[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]




A SAFE PLACE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1110 [21JN]




AARP (organization)

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2616 
        [10MY]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections, 
        S1718 [15MR]
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, S2498 
        [18AP]




ABBEVILLE, LA

  Remarks in House
      Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building: 
        designate (H.R. 3412), H3997, H3998 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building: 
        designate (H.R. 3412), S5894 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3412, Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office 
        Building, Abbeville, LA, H3997 [26JN]




ABBOUD, FADY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E989 [6JN]




ABDIN, MISBA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1085 [19JN]




ABDNOR, JAMES (a former Senator from South Dakota)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H2824 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S3724 [5JN]
      Tribute (S. Res. 475), S3613, S3659 [24MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 475, tribute, S3640, S3659 [24MY]




ABEDIN, HUMA

  Remarks in House
      Members of Congress: condemn remarks alleging use of position at 
        Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign policy relative to 
        Muslim Brotherhood (organization), H5075 [19JY], H5196 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Members of Congress: condemn remarks alleging use of position at 
        Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign policy relative to 
        Muslim Brotherhood (organization), S5106 [18JY]




ABEL, JOHN

  Remarks in Senate
      Nevada: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, S3275 [17MY]




ABERCROMBIE-WINSTANLEY, GINA K.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2084 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Malta: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]




ABILENE, TX

  Articles and editorials
      Dyess' 317th Airlift Group Celebrates 3,000 Continuous Days of 
        Deployment Today, E394 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Abilene Christian High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, 
        E350 [8MR]
      Dyess AFB, TX: tribute to Armed Forces members, E394 [20MR]
      Little Rock AFB, AR: Abilene, TX, Chamber of Commerce Military 
        Affairs Committee Abilene Trophy recipient, E1112 [21JN]




ABILENE (TX) REPORTER-NEWS

  Articles and editorials
      Dyess' 317th Airlift Group Celebrates 3,000 Continuous Days of 
        Deployment Today, E394 [20MR]




ABINGTON, MA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1027 [8JN]




ABINGTON, PA

  Remarks in House
      South Abington Elementary School: tribute to Paws for Peace 
        initiative, E831 [17MY]




ABORTION

  Articles and editorials
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------prohibit discrimination under the family planning program 
        on the basis of separate provision of abortion (see H.R. 
        5650), H2565 [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]
      Discrimination: prohibit against the unborn on the basis of sex 
        (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      District of Columbia: protect pain-capable unborn children (see 
        S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Health care professionals: require an abortion provider, before 
        performing an abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 
        3802), H114 [23JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Telecommunications: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine 
        abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine 
        technology (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      Women: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
  Letters
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
      ------Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), 
        S3884 [11JN]
      ------Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
  Remarks in House
      China: forced abortion policy, E1227-E1229 [11JY]
      ------mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, H3743 
        [19JN]
      Civil liberties: pro choice versus right to life, H86, H92, H93, 
        H94, H102-H108 [23JA], H380 [2FE], H5623-H5626 [1AU]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 374), H86 
        [23JA]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, 
        H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, 
        H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, 
        H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      Discrimination: prohibit against the unborn on the basis of sex 
        (H.R. 3541), H3180-H3191 [30MY], H3272, H3274, H3279, H3280 
        [31MY], H3691 [8JN], E916, E919, E920, E921, E922, E924, E935, 
        E943 [31MY], E945, E946 [1JN], E972 [5JN]
      ------prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]
      District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 
        [9JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 3803), H3074 
        [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY], H4692 [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 
        [17JY], H5334, H5440-H5448 [31JY], E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 
        [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, E1421 [3AU]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      Health: maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]
      ------prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]
      Health care professionals: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions 
        and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], 
        H3279 [31MY]
      Journal of Medical Ethics: reaction to article supporting after-
        birth abortions, H1220 [7MR], H1291 [8MR]
      ``October Baby'': tribute to film, H1523 [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, H1536-H1539 [22MR]
      ------modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion 
        services (H.R. 358), H3279 [31MY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, H1221 [7MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, H5623-H5626 [1AU], 
        E1425 [3AU]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102-
        H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, H226 [1FE], H385 [2FE]
      Women: impact of access to contraceptive services and supplies, 
        H1270 [7MR], H5634 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen 
        coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and 
        preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military 
        facilities, S4141 [13JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, 
        S3882-S3889 [11JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1077-S1082 [28FE], S1104-S1110, S1112, 
        S1113, S1115-S1129, S1132-S1139, S1141, S1156 [29FE], S1159-
        S1173 [1MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 
        [29FE]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S375-S379 [7FE]
      Women: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497, S1498 
        [8MR]
      ------health care for women, S1497-S1499 [8MR]
  Reports
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
  Reports filed
      Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 112-671), H6059 [14SE]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-
        640), H5524 [31JY]
      Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3541) (H. Rept. 112-496), H3176 [29MY]
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112-361), H25 
        [17JA]
  Testimonies
      China Forced Abortion Policy: Guo Yangling, E1228 [11JY]
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H3180-H3182 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child 
        Protection Act, H5440-H5442 [31JY]




ABORTION NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]




ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL FOUNDATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]




ABRAHAM LINCOLN COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]




ABRAMOFF, JACK

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into scandals associated with criminal 
        activities of Jack Abramoff: several Senators (2006), S3941 
        [12JN]




ABRAMS, AMANDA

  Articles and editorials
      First Person Singular--Carmen Castro-Conroy, 40, Gaithersburg, 
        Housing Counselor, Housing Initiative Partnership, E1261 
        [17JY]




ABRAMS, ELLIOT

  Appointments
      Commission on International Religious Freedom, H2698 [15MY]




ABRAMS, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E67 [24JA]




ABRAMS, RONNIE

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1191 [1MR], S1646 
        [14MR], S1981-S1984 [22MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1944 [21MR]




ABRAMSON, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E36 [18JA]




ABSHIRE, RICHARD F.

  Remarks in House
      Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, 
        Abbeville, LA: designate (H.R. 3412), H3997, H3998 [26JN], 
        H4421 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, 
        Abbeville, LA: designate (H.R. 3412), S5894 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3412, Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office 
        Building, Abbeville, LA, H3997 [26JN]




ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC

  Remarks in House
      KATM-Radio (Stockton, CA): Country Music Association and Academy 
        of Country Music Station of the Year Awards recipient, E789 
        [15MY]




ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES ARTS AND SCIENCES

  Remarks in House
      Motion pictures: tribute to Academy Award-winning documentary, 
        ``Undefeated'', H952 [27FE]




ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR JOB CREATORS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2940), H120 [24JA]




ACCESS TO CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 1974) (H. Rept. 112-663), H5764 [10SE]




ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT MISSING CHILDREN ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 225), S5976 
        [2AU]




ACCESS TO PAPERS LEADS TO UNINTERRUPTED SCHOLARS (A PLUS) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]




ACCESS TO VETERANS BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]




ACCOMACK COUNTY, VA

  Amendments
      Public lands: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 [19MR], 
        H1415, H1416 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Public lands: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see S. 2214), S1847 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 587), H1390 [19MR]
  Motions
      Public lands: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1418 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Public lands: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or 
        foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1411-H1419 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 
        587), H1405-H1410 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), motion to recommit, H1418 
        [20MR]
      ------require appraisal and payment of fair market value for a 
        parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      ------require independent appraisal of public land parcel next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed 
        restriction, H1416, H1417 [20MR]
  Reports filed
      Accomack County, VA, Land Parcel Next to NASA Wallops Flight 
        Facility Deed Restriction Removal: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2087) (H. Rept. 112-369), H77 [18JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 2087, Remove Deed Restriction From a 
        Parcel of Land in Accomack County, VA, Next to NASA Wallops 
        Flight Facility: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. 
        Rept. 112-415), H1390 [19MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 587, consideration of H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction 
        from a parcel of land in Accomack County, VA, next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility, H1405 [20MR]
      H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction from a parcel of land in 
        Accomack County, VA, next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415 [20MR]




ACHIEVABLE DREAM (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Achievable Dream Tennis Ball: anniversary, E1595 [21SE]




ACHIEVING A BETTER LIFE EXPERIENCE (ABLE) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3423), H1524 [22MR]




ACHTERMAN, GAIL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H379 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S259 [1FE]




ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H5202 [24JY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2447 [8MY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H641 [8FE]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H115 [23JA]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), 
        H1392 [19MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H6061 [14SE]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (see H.R. 2557), H1210 [6MR]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H376 [1FE]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: extend Small Business Lending Fund and 
        provide for an appeals process (see H.R. 3147), H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H950 [24FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H376 
        [1FE]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1571 
        [26MR]
      ------improve safety (see H.R. 1483), H376 [1FE]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H1306 [8MR]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H694 [9FE]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2814 [16MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H3405 [1JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H1101 [29FE]
      ------authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]
      Medicaid: provide payment for patient navigator services (see 
        H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1210 [6MR]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H2813 [16MY]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2648 [10MY]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Park Service: study ways to commemorate and preserve 
        the aviation history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 
        [25JY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing 
        subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the 
        Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and 
        penalizing price gouging (see H.R. 1748), H1017 [28FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H802 [15FE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (see H. Res. 177), H3662 [7JN]
      Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H2034 [19AP]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H1741 [28MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1154 [5MR]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer 
        emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H1741 [28MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1135 [1MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H5711 [2AU]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3164 [18MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H1741 [28MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2289 [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown 
        Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4080), H943 [17FE]
      Taxation: extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown 
        Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (H.R. 4080), H944 [17FE]
      Taxation: extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (H.R. 4038), H802 [15FE]
  Remarks
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2488 [9MY]
      National Marfan Awareness Month: observance, E277 [29FE]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H3359 [31MY]
  Subpoena Notices
      Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, H4892 
        [17JY]
  Tributes
      Levander, Seymour S., E1384 [1AU]
      Weinstein, Evelyn, E999 [6JN]




ACOSTA, INGIANNI

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1814 [19MR], S5894 [1AU]




ACRES, EBBY HALLIDAY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E341 [8MR]




ACT! FOR AMERICA (organization)

  Letters
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes, H4681 
        [9JY]
  Petitions
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes, H4681 
        [9JY]




ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Coard, Robert M.: renaming of headquarters building in honor, 
        E1084 [19JN]




ACTION FOR HEALTHY KIDS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Children and youth: tribute to ``Share Your Breakfast'' 
        initiative, E349, E352 [8MR]




ADAIR, IA

  Remarks in House
      Jorgensen, Hannah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E724 [8MY]




ADAM WALSH CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY ACT  see Child Protection and 
    Safety Act




ADAM WALSH REAUTHORIZATION ACT  see Child Protection and Safety Act




ADAMS, ALBERT P.S.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6441 [19SE], S6620 [21SE]




ADAMS, ALTO L., SR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 1791), S78 [24JA], S6666 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1791), S4821 
        [10JY]




ADAMS, CHARLES G.

  Biographies
      Personal, H1375 [19MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1375 [19MR]




ADAMS, DAVID S.

  Letters
      Detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan in Vietnam, E1213 [9JY], E1410 
        [3AU]
      Sudan hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions, E37 
        [18JA]




ADAMS, HERBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E263 [28FE]




ADAMS, MARILYN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E877 [18MY]




ADAMS, SANDY (a Representative from Florida)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H376 [1FE]
      ------prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H159 [24JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal 
        of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 503), H803 
        [15FE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H694 [9FE]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1846 [16AP]
      Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the 
        labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and 
        federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H159 
        [24JA]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce discretionary spending limit by an 
        amount equal to the amount obligated to provide recreational 
        facilities to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H3363 [31MY]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      ------provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and 
        technical research on implications of the use of mid-level 
        ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H571 [7FE]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1274 [7MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H3578 [6JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1571 [26MR]
      Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding 
        of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 3061), H1428 [20MR]
      ------permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited 
        access privilege programs (see H.R. 2772), H512 [6FE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H476 [3FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H115 [23JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: reform policies relative to family-sponsored 
        immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 
        692), H3807 [19JN]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H3976 [21JN]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1101 [29FE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1808 [29MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H4864 [12JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4656 [29JN]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline certain retirement 
        benefits and contributions by the Federal Government (see H.R. 
        981), H802 [15FE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H5767 [10SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4657 
        [29JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1274 [7MR]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H1741 [28MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H220 [31JA]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6234 [20SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      ------express that delays in implementing a clear mission for 
        the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H115 [23JA]
      Taxation: make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period 
        for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 3087), H79 
        [18JA]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H1017 [28FE]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1101 [29FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1808 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (H.R. 3991), H693 [9FE]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5291 [25JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2275 
        [27AP]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3183 [30MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5444 [31JY]
      Beard, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E405 [21MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4168, H4169 [28JN]
      Conte, Trevor P: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242 
        [27FE]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for subordinating any loan 
        obligation to other financing, H3466 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address issues in management of 
        Orlando, FL, VA Medical Center construction project, H3277 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3277 [31MY]
      DiRocco, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E498 
        [29MR]
      Dowdy, Caleb: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452 [10SE]
      Eagle, Kristopher A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1097 
        [20JN]
      Ehrhardt, Jack, Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E245 
        [27FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3466 [5JN]
      Falconer, Talon M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E95 
        [31JA]
      Hawkes, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1451 [10SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4758 [10JY]
      Holysz, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E632 [24AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4163 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4168, H4169 [28JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, H1158 [6MR]
      Koebke, Mitchell: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452 
        [10SE]
      Krohne, Austin N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1140 
        [26JN]
      McKelvey, Andrew R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 
        [17AP]
      Murphy, Tracy: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1453 [10SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4758 [10JY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5792 [11SE]
      Rivera-Bruno, Bryan A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, 
        E795 [15MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, H2634 
        [10MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant 
        victims of domestic violence and crime, H2770 [16MY]
      ------funding, H2634 [10MY]
      ------protect victims' identity to avoid retaliation, H2780 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2745, H2763, H2767, H2769, 
        H2770, H2774 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), motion to recommit, H2780 [16MY]
      Whetman, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1236 
        [11JY]
      Winchester, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1347 
        [26JY]
  Tributes
      Mallory, Peter E., E1391 [2AU]
      Terry, Brian A., H4163 [28JN]




ADAMS KEITHA

  Remarks in House
      Conference USA: Women's Basketball Coach of the Year award 
        recipient, E368 [13MR]




ADAMSVILLE, TN

  Remarks in House
      Adamsville Junior-Senior High School: tribute to band, E236 
        [21FE]




ADAMY, JANET

  Articles and editorials
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]




ADDISON, CARL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1360 [31JY]




ADDISON, DENISE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3621 [24MY]




ADDISON, TX

  Remarks in House
      Christian Faith World Ministries Church: tribute, E1672 [28SE]
      Volpi, John: Metroplex Technology Business Council Tech Titans 
        Corporate CTO of the Year Award recipient, E1678 [2OC]




ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. (a Representative from Alabama)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3637 [7JN]
  Appointments
      British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3148 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H4686 [9JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H4908 [17JY]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H79 [18JA]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4064 [26JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H6234 [20SE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2813 [16MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H3578 [6JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3976 
        [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H375 [1FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6152 [19SE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H27 [17JA]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H1209 [6MR]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H5766 [10SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6001 [13SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6326 [6NO]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6314 [23OC]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3733 [18JN]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H3808 [19JN]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        518), H78 [18JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (see H.R. 4850), H2204 [26AP]
      ------allow for innovations and alternative technologies that 
        meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make 
        technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (see 
        H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        5855), H3171 [25MY]
      Tariff: man-made shells used in the manufacture of sleeping bags 
        (see H.R. 4975), H2267 [27AP]
      ------non-woven polypropylene zippered sleeping bag carry cases 
        (see H.R. 4974), H2267 [27AP]
      ------sleeping bag carry cases (see H.R. 4973), H2267 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), H2208 [26AP]
      ------allow for innovations and alternative technologies that 
        meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make 
        technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (H.R. 
        6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Tariff: man-made shells used in the manufacture of sleeping bags 
        (H.R. 4975), H2275 [27AP]
      ------non-woven polypropylene zippered sleeping bag carry cases 
        (H.R. 4974), H2275 [27AP]
      ------sleeping bag carry cases (H.R. 4973), H2275 [27AP]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H5 [10JA]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H5 [10JA]
  Remarks
      Abortion: tribute to film ``October Baby'', H1523 [22MR]
      Coast Guard: ensure completion of required energy audits, H3552 
        [6JN]
      ------Great Lakes search and rescue operations funding, H3551 
        [6JN]
      ------report on costs of reactivating or interest in purchasing 
        Polar Sea (vessel) before decommissioning and disassembling 
        for scrap, H3552 [6JN]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): permission to file 
        privileged reports, H2745 [16MY]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), H3985 [26JN]
      Cullman, AL: tribute to Cullman Area Teenage Republican Club, 
        E1450 [10SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3639 [7JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection air and marine 
        interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement funding 
        through reductions in environmental mitigation funding, H3540 
        [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding, H3529, H3537 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-
        Defense Facility funding, H3538 [6JN]
      ------cell phone communications in rural border areas funding, 
        H3535 [6JN]
      ------cybersecurity infrastructure funding, H3619, H3636, H3637 
        [7JN]
      ------cybersecurity personnel funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------ensure sensitivity of treatment in the security screening 
        process for children, the elderly, and the infirmed traveling 
        by air, H3542 [6JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 [7JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Child Exploitation 
        Center funding, H3542, H3543 [6JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of 
        Investigations funding to combat child exploitation through 
        reductions in detention and removal operations funding, H3541 
        [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3499, H3505, H3529, 
        H3530, H3531, H3532, H3533, H3534, H3535, H3536, H3537, H3538, 
        H3540, H3541, H3542, H3543, H3544, H3549, H3551, H3552, H3556, 
        H3557, H3560 [6JN], H3618, H3619, H3620, H3622, H3623, H3624, 
        H3630, H3631, H3632, H3634, H3635, H3636, H3637, H3638, H3639, 
        H3640, H3641, H3642, H3649 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, 
        H3650 [7JN]
      ------Office of Civil Rights and Liberties funding, H3530 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Public Advocate position within 
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3622 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3635 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on providing 
        access to Federal programs and activities for persons with 
        limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]
      ------prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for 
        contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. 
        citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3642 [7JN]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3634 [7JN]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3560 [6JN]
      ------supplement Bureau of Customs and Border Protection funding 
        in Puerto Rico with general appropriations when a shortage 
        occurs in Puerto Rico Trust Fund, H3632 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program 
        suspension of reimbursement to States for costs of 
        incarcerating unknown documented aliens, H3544 [6JN]
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, E142 [6FE]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3536 [6JN]
      ------National Urban Search & Rescue Response System funding, 
        H3533 [6JN]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556 [6JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3556 
        [6JN], H3634 [7JN]
      ------State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3532 [6JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN]
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1088 [29FE]
      Law enforcement: respect individual dignity and operate on the 
        basis of what constitutes criminal behavior, H3620 [7JN]
      Point of order, H3537 [6JN], H3622 [7JN]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1481 
        [11SE]
      Tornadoes: tribute to first responders in Alabama, E651 
        [25AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: Federal Air Marshal 
        Service funding, H3549 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the 
        Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) 
        Program, H3641 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for security officers or behavior 
        detection officers outside an airport, H3631 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to provide certain employees uniforms or 
        badges resembling those of law enforcement officers, H3630 
        [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to restrict participation in Screening 
        Partnership Program (SPP), H3640 [7JN]
      ------surface transportation inspection program funding, H3638 
        [7JN]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5855) (H. Rept. 112-492), H3171 
        [25MY]
  Tributes
      Colson, Charles W., H2803 [16MY]
      Culbreth, Dennis, H1647 [28MR]
      Duboise, Stephen, II, E828 [17MY]
      Goldman, Arthur E. (Gene), E1444 [3AU]
      Schaffer, Gregory P., E331 [7MR]




ADING, JACK

  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site, H4891 [17JY]




ADJUSTING FOR INCOME DISPARITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4260), H1570 [26MR]




ADLER, ANDREW

  Remarks in House
      Obama, President: condemn comments relative to assassination, 
        H94 [23JA]




ADLER, JON

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S408 [9FE]




ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, U.S. COURTS  see Courts




ADOPTION  see Families and Domestic Relations




ADRIAN, MI

  Remarks in House
      Adrian City Band: anniversary, E1072 [19JN]




ADVANCING AMERICA'S NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND 
    DEVELOPMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3834), H186 [27JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3834), H2222-H2227, H2252 [27AP]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) 
        (H.R. 3834) (H. Rept. 112-420), H1541 [22MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3834, provisions, H2223-H2225 [27AP]




ADVANCING BREAKTHROUGH THERAPIES FOR PATIENTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR]




ADVANCING INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6081), H5025 [19JY]




ADVERTISING

  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
      HHS Signs $20M PR Contract To Promote Healthcare Law, S3391 
        [22MY]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), 
        S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 4390), H1977 [18AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see S. 3227), S3516 [23MY]
      Dept. of Education: protect college students from deceptive 
        practices and high-pressure sales by institutions, provide a 
        waiting period for enrollment decisions, and standardize and 
        elevate disclosures (see S. 3550), S6340 [13SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-
        9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by 
        entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]
      ------prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H218 [31JA]
      FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the 
        contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of 
        advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 6259), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: reduce Federal advertising 
        budgets (see S. 3540), S6340 [13SE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Fish and fishing: enhance national seafood marketing efforts by 
        creating National Seafood Marketing and Development Fund, 
        regional seafood marketing boards, and national coordinating 
        committee (see S. 3615), S6625 [21SE]
      Labor unions: require labor organizations to provide notice to 
        employees related to fees collected for purpose of political 
        speech (see H.R. 6322), H5706 [2AU]
      Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that 
        adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract 
        sponsorships (see S. Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal section 
        authorizing an education and outreach campaign (see H.R. 
        5894), H3480 [5JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY] (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 646), 
        H2320 [7MY]
  Cloture motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (H.R. 3596), H3749-H3752 [19JN]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), 
        E1601 [21SE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 
        [11JY], H5622 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense: motorsports sponsorship funding, H4947-H4951 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit Advanced Research Projects Agency-
        Energy funding to reimburse grant recipients for advertising, 
        marketing, or captial formation expenses, H3474 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for media campaign to promote alternative 
        green technologies, H3473 [5JN]
      Drugs: address issues relative to composition, marketing, and 
        regulatory approval of OxyContin, H5532 [1AU]
      FCC: require entities sponsoring political advertising to 
        disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a 
        certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1617, H1620, 
        H1621 [27MR]
      FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety, H3225 [30MY]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (H.R. 5691), E752 [9MY]
      House of Representatives: prohibit purchase of paid online 
        advertisements by Members, committees, and leadership offices, 
        H3683, H3684 [8JN]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR], H1213, H1218 [7MR], 
        H1300 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal section 
        authorizing an education and outreach campaign, H3486 [6JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities, H1594 [27MR], H3744 [19JN], H4074 [27JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], H3814 
        [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], H5023 
        [19JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), H3366 [1JN]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (H.R. 1404), H971 [28FE], H5622 [1AU]
      SEC: clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1215, H1223, 
        H1225, H1240, H1245 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), 
        H120 [24JA]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation in 
        check off programs to provide research and information for a 
        particular commodity or brand, S4281 [19JN]
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (S. 2296), 
        S5634 [30JY]
      Dept. of HHS: contract with public relations firm for 
        advertising campaign to promote preventive health benefits of 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3467 [23MY]
      Las Vegas News Bureau: anniversary, S2914 [7MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 2219), S1938-S1940 [21MR], S3470-S3478 [23MY], 
        S4454 [25JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4938-S4942 [12JY], S4985-S4991, 
        S4993-S5003, S5007, S5008, S5010-S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056-
        S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 [19JY]
      ------reform financing of Senate elections (S. 750), S285 [2FE]
      SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, S183 [31JA]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking, S2667 [25AP]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 439, support elimination of the ``adult entertainment'' 
        section of the Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, classified 
        advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of 
        online sex trafficking, S2736 [25AP]
      S. Res. 487, discourage ambush marketing by entities that 
        adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract 
        sponsorships for the Olympic Games, S3843 [7JN]




ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH, CARE, AND SERVICES

  Bills and resolutions
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP] (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, H2825 
        [17MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 434, support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, S2659 
        [24AP]




AERAS (nonprofit organization)

  Remarks in House
      Diseases: tribute to tuberculosis vaccine research, E429 [22MR]




AERONAUTICS  see Aviation




AFFIRMATION OF THE U.S. RECORD ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 399, provisions, S1792 [19MR]




AFFRONTI, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E627 [24AP]




AFGHANISTAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
  Amendments
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), S5624 [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6661, S6676 [21SE]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence to honor U.S. troops killed in military action 
        in Iraq and Afghanistan, H1597 [27MR], H2845 [17MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Fallen Soldiers, Families Are Heroes, E1213 [9JY]
      Intractable Afghan Graft Hampering U.S. Strategy, H1290 [8MR]
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]
      Nangalam--Symbol of the Afghan War's Troubles, H117 [24JA]
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, H576, H583 [8FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Arlington National Cemetery: establish a Tomb of Remembrance for 
        interment of unidentifiable or unclaimed remains of members of 
        the Armed Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or a subsequent 
        conflict (see H.R. 5735), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of private security contractors 
        and Afghan Public Protection Force members to provide security 
        for Armed Forces members and military installations and 
        facilities in Afghanistan (see H.R. 4117), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see S. 2060), S261 [1FE] (see H.R. 3863), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      ------require a report on designation of the Haqqani network as 
        a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 6036), H4156 [27JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: report to Congress about 
        refusal to implement certain recommendations for reimbursement 
        by inefficient or wasteful Afghanistan reconstruction 
        contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 [2AU]
      Federal employees: treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by 
        diplomatic or military translators, interpreters, or executive 
        security personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization 
        purposes (see H.R. 6223), H5327 [26JY]
      Foreign aid: establish requirements relative to the provision of 
        certain products (see H.R. 6485), H6274 [21SE]
      Foreign policy: express that the people of Baluchistan, 
        currently divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, 
        have the right to self-determination and to their own 
        sovereign country (see H. Con. Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (see S. Res. 459), S3129 [14MY]
      House of Representatives: observe a moment of silence on the 
        first legislative day of each month for those killed or 
        wounded in the U.S. engagement in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 
        575), H1272 [7MR]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (see S. 
        Res. 395), S1614 [13MR]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        472), S3631 [24MY]
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]
      Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of 
        U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 5787), H2812 [16MY]
  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Maryam Durani, S1499 [8MR]
  Essays
      Sacrifice a Soldier Makes: Katie Smith, E1230 [11JY]
  Letters
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group establishment: Representative 
        Wolf, H1121, H1122, H1123 [1MR]
      Armed Forces incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding: Raymond C. Kelley, VFW, 
        H4978 [18JY]
      Congressional hearings on war in Afghanistan: several 
        Representatives, H972 [28FE]
      Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: Representative Lamar 
        Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4874 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4874 [17JY]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: Representatives McGovern and Jones, H576 [8FE]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members from Mississippi killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3619 [24MY]
      Armed Forces members from Wisconsin killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, S1447 [7MR]
      Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
        S6433-S6437 [19SE]
      Armed Forces members killed in military action in Afghanistan, 
        H3483 [6JN]
      Armed Forces members killed in military action in Afghanistan 
        and Iraq, H3272 [31MY], H3736 [19JN]
  Poems
      ``Because of These,'' Albert C. Caswell, E390 [20MR]
      ``Couragejun Cajun!,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1626 [21SE]
      ``Few,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1614 [21SE]
      ``Greater Than Gold,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1437 [3AU]
      ``Heart of Texas,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1221 [10JY]
      ``Intel,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1439 [3AU]
      ``Praetorians,'' Albert C. Caswell, S6539 [20SE]
      ``We Stood!'' Albert C. Caswell, H5690 [2AU], E1436 [3AU]
      ``You Have No Idea,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1496 [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H4981-H4983 [18JY]
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group: establish (H.R. 1530), H1121 
        [1MR]
      Armed Forces: anniversary of Chinook helicopter crash in 
        Afghanistan that killed soliders, airmen, and SEALs, H5689 
        [2AU], E1436 [3AU]
      ------correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq and 
        Afghanistan and resurgence of terrorist organizations, H932-
        H934 [17FE]
      ------develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from 
        Afghanistan, H34 [18JA], H117 [24JA], H190 [31JA], H378 [2FE], 
        H578, H579, H582 [8FE], H730 [15FE], H805, H809, H811, H814 
        [16FE], H956 [27FE], H972, H973 [28FE], H1024 [29FE], H1118 
        [1MR], H1155 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1289 [8MR], H1369 [19MR], 
        H1527 [22MR], H1579 [27MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], H1852 [17AP], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2829-H2833, H2836-H2839, H3030, 
        H3031 [17MY], H3271, H3274, H3276 [31MY], H3483, H3485 [6JN], 
        H3740, H3741 [19JN], H4694 [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4918 [18JY], 
        H5135 [24JY], H5206 [25JY], H5333 [31JY], H5864 [12SE], H6071, 
        H6073 [19SE], H6258, H6262 [21SE], E163 [8FE], E419 [22MR], 
        E1076 [19JN], E1170 [28JN], E1298 [23JY]
      ------ensure funds provided for operations are only used for 
        safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. 
        of Defense contractors, H2824, H2830, H3011-H3014 [17MY], 
        H5028, H5029 [19JY]
      ------incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]
      ------investigate hazing among active personnel, H1438 [21MR]
      ------require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe 
        and completion date and reports with status updates on the 
        transition of U.S. military and security operations to the 
        Government of Afghanistan (H.R. 1735), E895 [30MY]
      ------tribute to members from Arizona killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan, H4945 [18JY]
      ------tribute to members from Massachusetts killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, H3743 [19JN]
      ------tribute to members killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, H3741 [19JN], E1105 [21JN]
      ------tribute to Oklahoma Army National Guard and Air National 
        Guard, E597 [19AP]
      ------violence resulting from burning of the Koran, H956 [27FE], 
        H973 [28FE], H1118 [1MR]
      Azerbaijan: logistics role in withdrawal of troops from 
        Afghanistan, E1380 [1AU]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms, H5753 [10SE]
      Crocker, Ryan C.: condemn remarks on U.S. policy on Afghanistan, 
        E84 [27JA]
      Dept. of Defense: certify Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps 
        to support counterterrorism operations prior to reimbursement 
        for efforts in support of war in Afghanistan, H3135 [18MY]
      ------certify Pakistan opens Ground Lines of Communication, 
        allows NATO supply transit into Afghanistan, and supports U.S. 
        equipment retrograde out of Afghanistan, H3015 [17MY], E877 
        [18MY]
      ------40-millimeter ammunition production funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------make available to the public the total costs of wars in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan on the Dept. of Defense website, H3005, 
        H3007 [17MY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4940-H4946, 
        H4952, H4994, H4995 [18JY], H5052-H5054 [19JY], H5944 [13SE]
      ------prohibit purchase of helicopters for Afghan security 
        forces from Russia, Syria, and other state sponsors of 
        terrorism, H3031 [17MY]
      ------provide mental health assessments to troops during 
        deployment to Afghanistan, H3064 [17MY]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), H4873-H4875 [17JY]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H177 
        [25JA], H805 [16FE], H1120 [1MR], H2201 [26AP]
      ------call for congressional hearings on war, H813 [16FE]
      ------express that the people of Baluchistan, currently divided 
        between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the right to 
        self-determination and to their own sovereign country (H. Con. 
        Res. 104), H2200 [26AP]
      ------support local and provincial elections and replace 
        centralized government with a Federal system ensuring full 
        participation of all ethnic communities and oppose Taliban 
        inclusion (H. Res. 423), H2310 [7MY]
      Freedom of religion: ensure, H962-H964 [27FE]
      Huizenga, Representative: report on trip to Afghanistan, H46 
        [18JA]
      Illinois: tribute to Illinois Patriot Guard Fallen Heroes 
        Traveling Memorial Wall, H1629 [27MR]
      Leesburg, VA: dedication of war memorial to fallen soldiers, 
        E1711 [19OC]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan: declassification 
        and release, H575 [8FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, H4678-H4681 [9JY]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H2310-H2314 
        [7MY], H5987 [13SE]
      Osborne, Christopher: Purple Heart recipient, E747 [9MY]
      Treaties and agreements: prohibit funding to negotiate or 
        implement a security agreement with Afghanistan unless the 
        agreement is in the form of a treaty or authorized by law, 
        H5061, H5062 [19JY]
      U.S. policy, H2200-H2202 [26AP], H5849-H5851 [11SE]
      Veterans: provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan 
        access to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], 
        E425 [22MR]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 [19JN], 
        H4068 [27JN], H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE], E549 [17AP]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, 
        S3224-S3226 [16MY]
      ------tribute to members from California killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, S1190 [1MR], S6100 [11SE]
      ------tribute to members from Mississippi killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3619 [24MY]
      ------tribute to members from Wisconsin killed in military 
        action, S1447 [7MR]
      ------tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan, S6433 [19SE]
      ------tribute to Montana Army National Guard, S2296 [16AP]
      Corps of Engineers: electric power infrastructure project 
        funding, S4844 [11JY]
      Cunningham, James B.: nomination to be Ambassador to 
        Afghanistan, S6006 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: funding, S3219 [16MY]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (S. 2060), S265 [1FE]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), House amendment, S5624, 
        S5625 [26JY]
      ------require investigations into attack on the U.S. consulate 
        in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 [20SE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6573-
        S6576 [21SE]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (S. Res. 459), S3133 [14MY]
      Honolulu, HI: tribute to Schofield Barracks soldiers killed in 
        helicopter crash in Afghanistan, S2582 [23AP]
      Human rights: condemn international human rights violations 
        against women and human trafficking, S2477, S2478 [18AP]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (S. Res. 
        395), S2279 [29MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, S6480 [20SE]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6676 [21SE]
      Sorenson, Daren S.: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, S1998 
        [22MR]
      Taxation: impose special tax to finance war, S4406 [21JN]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
  Reports
      Armed Opposition Groups (AOG) Initiated Attacks: Afghanistan NGO 
        Safety Office (excerpt), H812 [16FE]
  Reports filed
      Honor Sacrifices of NATO Personnel in Afghanistan and 
        Historically Throughout the World and Support the New 
        Strategic Concept and Upcoming Summit in Chicago, IL: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 395), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Statements
      Resignation of Ryan C. Crocker as Ambassador to Afghanistan: 
        Senators McCain, Graham, and Lieberman, S3511 [23MY]
      U.S. Policy on Afghanistan: Ryan C. Crocker, E84 [27JA]
  Texts of
      S. 1959, Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act, S5624 
        [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
      S. Res. 395, honor sacrifices of NATO personnel in Afghanistan 
        and historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL, S1618 
        [13MR], S2279 [29MR]
      S. Res. 459, tribute to Fort Wainwright, AK, 1st Stryker Brigade 
        Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, S3132 [14MY]
      S. Res. 472, Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day, S3639 
        [24MY], S6676 [21SE]




AFGHANISTAN EXIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1735), E895 [30MY]




AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STUDY GROUP

  Remarks in House
      Establish (H.R. 1530), H1121 [1MR]




AFL-CIO

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2840 [17MY]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2243 [27AP]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act, H4007 [26JN]
  Press releases
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, S1723 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      Houston, TX: anniversary of AFL-CIO local chapter 716, E355 
        [8MR]
      Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual 
        Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]




AFRICA

  Addresses
      Malawi Presidential Swearing-In: Joyce Banda, President, Malawi, 
        E707 [7MY]
      New Constitution of Kenya and the Role of the Judiciary: Willy 
        Mutunga, Supreme Court of Kenya, E652-E654 [25AP]
      Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya: Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic 
        and Cultural Representative to the U.S., S2914 [7MY]
  Amendments
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Foreign policy: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, 
        S6008 [2AU]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4831, S4833 [10JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        S. 3551), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Diseases: support continued international cooperation to combat 
        HIV/AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations (see S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]
      Foreign policy: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 
        [21MR] (see H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      ------express that continued deployment of U.S. military support 
        personnel advising regional forces working toward apprehension 
        of Joseph Kony is necessary and appropriate (see H. Res. 581), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (see S. 2215), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4221), H1426 [20MR]
      Kwanzaa Week: anniversary (see H. Res. 520), H78 [18JA]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      ------promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      Tunisia: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic elections 
        and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms and 
        economic development (see H. Res. 527), H181 [25JA]
      ------initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement 
        (see H. Res. 719), H4655 [29JN]
      Women: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2713 [15MY]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
  Letters
      Sudan and South Sudan conflict resolution: several Members of 
        Congress, H1898 [17AP]
  Messages
      Generalized System of Preferences Least-Developed Beneficiary 
        Developing Country Designation for Senegal: President Obama, 
        H4652 [29JN]
      National Emergency Relative to Cote D'Ivoire: President Obama, 
        S347 [6FE], H464 [3FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Somalia: President Obama, S5256 
        [23JY], H5082 [23JY]
      National Emergency Relative to the Former Liberian Regime of 
        Charles Taylor: President Obama, S5084 [17JY], H4872 [17JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe: President Obama, S1373 
        [2MR], H1139 [5MR]
  Remarks in House
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft 
        crash in Djibouti, E254 [27FE]
      China: assessment of role in Africa, E516 [30MR]
      ------status of international economic relations, H2197 [26AP]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: U.S. policy, E131 [3FE]
      Foreign policy: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (H.R. 4221), E579 [18AP]
      Mali: U.S. policy, E1201 [29JN]
      Nigeria: condemn Boko Haram (terrorist organization) attacks 
        against Christians, H5208 [25JY], E1234 [11JY]
      ------recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and coastal 
        marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery and 
        economic development a priority (H. Con. Res. 121), H5696 
        [2AU]
      ------U.S. policy, E1234 [11JY]
      Rwanda: U.N. report on support of rebels in the Democratic 
        Republic of the Congo, E1569 [19SE]
      South Sudan: independence anniversary, E1215 [10JY], E1249 
        [13JY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1212 [7MR], H1375 
        [19MR], H1898 [17AP]
      Taylor, Charles: conviction for war crimes and crimes against 
        humanity, E685 [27AP]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      ------recognize the growing threat of terrorist organizations, 
        E684 [27AP]
      Women: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (H.R. 5748), E788 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5451-
        S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-S5907, S5919-
        S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5425 [26JY]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn use of slave labor 
        for mining minerals used in the manufacture of cell phones, 
        S1783 [19MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 
        [21SE]
      ------require investigations into attack on the U.S. consulate 
        in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans job corps funding through 
        reductions in foreign aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and 
        Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Ethiopia: U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY], S4200 [14JN]
      Foreign aid: allocation, S6577 [21SE]
      Foreign policy: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (S. 2215), S1933 [21MR], S2065-S2068 [27MR], S3140 [15MY]
      Ghana: democracy efforts, S5294 [24JY]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
      Morocco: U.S. policy, S5727 [31JY]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (S. Res. 397), S2280, S2281 
        [29MR]
      Taiwan: tribute to food donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4832, S4833 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to 
        List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program 
        Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      Promote Peace and Stability in Sudan: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 397), S2166 [28MR]
      Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 429), S4366 [20JN]
  Statements
      Declaration to Moroccan-Controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi 
        Refugee Camps in Algeria--Summary of Preliminary Observations: 
        Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights 
        (organization), E1647 [21SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 5986, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to 
        Africa Act, S1933 [21MR]
      S. 3326, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, S5920 [2AU]
      S. Res. 397, promote peace and stability in Sudan, S1740 [15MR], 
        S2280, S2281 [29MR]
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]
      S. Res. 429, support goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, 
        S4833 [10JY]
      S. Res. 556, suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations, S6345 [13SE]




AFRICAN AMERICAN EDUCATION TASK FORCE

  Remarks in House
      Oakland, CA; tribute to the African American Education Task 
        Force Academic Achievement Celebration, E791 [15MY]




AFRICAN AMERICANS

  Articles and editorials
      Honoring Achievements, H509 [6FE]
      John Payton's Life of Principle, H1838 [16AP]
      Lawyer Louis Stokes Became Ohio's First Black Congressman--Black 
        History Month, H788 [15FE]
      Toni Morrison, Author, Won Pulitzer, Nobel Prizes--Black History 
        Month, H508 [6FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR] 
        (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown 
        Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4080), H943 [17FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a 
        marker acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the 
        construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 99), H693 
        [9FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. Con. Res. 
        45), S3729 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3266 [30MY]
      Children and youth: prevent childhood obesity (see H.R. 6461), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: acknowledge decision to consider or reject 
        civil rights claims within 45 days and process all accepted 
        claims within 270 days (see S. 2387), S2821 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 
        [3FE]
      Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (see S. Res. 493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 
        [26JY] (see H. Res. 753), H5629 [1AU]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        617), H1845 [16AP]
      Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (see H. Res. 721), H4655 
        [29JN]
      Gibson, Althea: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 4130), H1133 [1MR]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      Hickman, George: tribute (see S. Res. 567), S6455 [19SE]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (see H. Res. 562), H965 
        [27FE]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H374 [1FE]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Kwanzaa Week: anniversary (see H. Res. 520), H78 [18JA]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      Luter, Fred, Jr.: tribute to election as the first African-
        American President of the Southern Baptist Convention (see S. 
        Res. 518), S4773 [29JN]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      NAACP: anniversary (see S. Res. 520), S5047 [16JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health 
        Disparities: support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life 
        initiative (see S. Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International 
        Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 2203), S1790 
        [19MR]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see S. Res. 508), 
        S4636 [26JN] (see H. Res. 701), H3981 [25JN]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 5593), H2442 [8MY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
  Factsheets
      Race/Ethnicity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, H3066 [17MY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Florida legislation that would restrict the early voting period 
        and voter registration: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational 
        Fund, Inc., Florida Conference of Black State Legislators, and 
        Florida State Conference of the NAACP, E98-E100 [31JA]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1819 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1818 [16AP]
  Lists
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., summer interns, 
        E1374 [1AU]
      Montford Point Marines from Louisiana, S6618 [21SE]
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
  Obituaries
      In Remembrance of Sylvia Woods, February 2, 1926-July 19, 2012, 
        E1364 [31JY]
  Poems
      ``And From These Hands,'' Albert C. Caswell, E264 [28FE]
      ``On Point, Shades of Black and Green,'' Albert C. Caswell, 
        E1148 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Alabama: anniversary of Selma to Montgomery civil rights 
        marches, E308 [5MR]
      Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Beta Lambda 
        Chapter of Miami-Dade County, FL, for contribution to the 
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, E1 [6JA]
      Augusta, GA: tribute to NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, E33 [18JA]
      Bascomb, Paul: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award 
        recipient, E243 [27FE]
      Black History Month: observance, H464 [3FE], H505, H508-H510 
        [6FE], H796 [15FE], E135 [3FE], E153 [7FE], E160 [8FE], E185 
        [14FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, E264 
        [28FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a 
        marker acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the 
        construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 99), H658 [9FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), 
        H3444 [5JN]
      Carrollton, TX: tribute to Carrollton Black Cemetery, E1181 
        [29JN]
      Charles Drew University: tribute to graduates, E964 [1JN]
      Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1303), E135 [3FE]
      CIA: increase recruitment and retention of racial and ethnic 
        minorities to professional intelligence positions, H3301, 
        H3302 [31MY]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (H.R. 
        3866), H464 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H1110 [1MR]
      Collinsville, IL: anniversary of Wilkerson Chapel, E982 [5JN]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      ------tribute to Faith Forum, H3279 [31MY]
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: tribute to summer 
        interns, E1374 [1AU]
      Cureton, Anthony: New Jersery State Conference of the NAACP 
        Outstanding President Award recipient, E1614 [21SE]
      Davis, Belva: Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and 
        Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, 
        E1528 [14SE]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute, H522 [7FE]
      ------tribute to Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter 
        Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest participants, E324 
        [6MR]
      Dept. of Defense: anniversary of B-1 U.S. Navy Band, E498 [29MR]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for programs or activities 
        that involve racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law 
        enforcement organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for 
        commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo 
        Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (H.R. 1022), 
        H134 [24JA], E69 [25JA], E89 [31JA]
      Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community 
        (H.R. 1462), H4914 [18JY]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Black Pride Festival, E875 
        [18MY]
      ------tribute to Woodland Cemetery, E139 [3FE]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance, H2024 [19AP], 
        E527 [16AP]
      Doar, John: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E934 [31MY]
      Eatonville, FL: anniversary, E1366 [31JY]
      Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (H. Res. 721), H4690 
        [10JY], H5021 [19JY]
      Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary, E1464 [10SE], E1663 
        [28SE]
      Esnault, Betty: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Community Service Honoree, E947 [1JN]
      Faith & Politics Institute: tribute to Congressional Civil 
        Rights Pilgrimage, E454 [27MR]
      Fitts, Howard M., Jr.: NAACP, Durham, NC, chapter Freedom Fund 
        Honoree, E1631 [21SE]
      Flowers, Ira L.: Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc., Southeastern Province 
        Joseph R. Jenkins Award recipient, E738 [9MY]
      Fouche, Aloysia: One Hundred Black Women of Funeral Service 
        Organization Living Legends of Funeral Service Award 
        recipient, E1501 [12SE]
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]
      Grambling State University: anniversary, E1430 [3AU]
      Greenville Industrial College: tribute, E483 [29MR]
      Hartsfield, Wallace S., Sr.: Missouri Walk of Fame inductee, 
        E1564 [19SE]
      History: tribute to contributions of African American inventors, 
        H969 [28FE]
      Hollowell, Alescia M.: Miss Black Michigan USA pageant winner, 
        E160 [8FE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1815), H1817-H1820 [16AP]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1031 
        [29FE], H1104-H1113, H1116, H1124 [1MR], E308, E312 [5MR]
      Hughes, Cathy: NAACP Chairman's Award recipient, E263 [28FE]
      Indianola, MS: tribute to da' House of Khafre (business), E1718 
        [23OC]
      International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (H. 
        Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      International Federation of Black Prides, Inc.: tribute, E12 
        [13JA]
      Jackson, Frank G.: Black Professionals Association Charitable 
        Foundation Black Professional of the Year award recipient, 
        E1529 [14SE]
      Jefferson County, MS: tribute to Prospect Hill, E1113 [21JN]
      Johnson, Ed: New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP honoree, 
        E1456 [10SE]
      Johnson, Mark (Too Sharp): International Boxing Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1402 [3AU]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1049 [15JN], E1076, 
        E1079, E1080 [19JN]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 
        [16AP]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 
        4398), E573 [18AP]
      Links, Inc.: anniversary of Arlington, VA, chapter, E297 [1MR]
      ------tribute to Conyers, GA, Azalea City chapter, E304 [1MR]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1396 [20MR], H1437 
        [21MR], H1501, H1521, H1533-H1535 [22MR], H1646, H1651, H1652 
        [28MR], H1795, H1796 [29MR]
      Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H40 [18JA], E70 [25JA]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage 
        Festival, E1079 [19JN]
      Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in 
        the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and 
        slaves who fought during the American Revolution (H.R. 2181), 
        H4809 [11JY]
      Mound Bayou, MS: tribute to J&W Smokehouse (business), E1720 
        [23OC]
      NAACP: anniversary, H4673 [9JY], E1298 [23JY], E1460 [10SE]
      National Bar Association: anniversary of Women Lawyers Division, 
        E1240 [12JY]
      National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, H523, H550 
        [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      National Black Home Educators (organization): tribute, E1135 
        [26JN]
      New York, NY: anniversary of Boyer Lodge No. 1 of Free and 
        Accepted Masons of New York City, E432 [22MR]
      ------anniversary of Sylvia's Restaurant, E1364 [31JY]
      ------NAACP Mid-Manhattan branch NAACP Thalheimer award 
        recipient, E1298 [23JY]
      ------tribute to Harlem Fine Arts Show, E428 [22MR]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to Progressive Oakland Women for 
        Empowerment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Ms. Delilah Beasley Tea 
        reception, E1528 [14SE]
      Oakland, CA; tribute to the African American Education Task 
        Force Academic Achievement Celebration, E791 [15MY]
      Omega Boys Club/Street Soliders (organization): anniversary, 
        E1720 [23OC]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to YMCA of Central Florida for ``Red Tail 
        Pilots Tribute'' event, E232 [17FE]
      Republican Party: historical analysis of impact on pursuit for 
        equality, H796 [15FE]
      Robinson-Briggs, Sharon: New Jersey State Conference of the 
        NAACP Certificate of Achievement recipient, E1454 [10SE]
      Sacramento, CA: tribute to Sacramento African-American Art 
        Collective, E443 [26MR]
      Southwest Belmont Community Association: tribute, E144 [6FE]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Pilgrim Baptist Church, E1300 
        [23JY]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 5593), E730 [8MY]
      Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic: tribute, E1521 [13SE]
      Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., 
        event to honor Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]
      Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H94, H97, H101 [23JA]
      Wesby, Maya: Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Essay Contest 
        award recipient, E1718 [23OC]
      Women: tribute to achievements of African American women, E129 
        [3FE], E185 [14FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, H3235 [30MY], E1147, E1148, E1154, E1158 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), E691 [27AP]
      ------tribute to premiere of ``Red Tails'' movie about Tuskegee 
        Airmen, H83 [23JA], E27 [17JA], E54 [23JA]
      ------tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E41 [18JA], E232 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Black History Month: observance, S250 [1FE], S345 [6FE]
      ------observance (S. Res. 387), S1368 [1MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. 
        Res. 99), S802, S803 [15FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), 
        S4218 [14JN]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (S. Con. Res. 45), 
        S3738 [5JN]
      ------unveiling of bust of Sojourner Truth in the Capitol 
        rotunda, S4411 [21JN]
      Cheyney University: anniversary, S1144 [29FE]
      Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (S. Res. 493), S4206 [14JN]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 529), 
        S5626 [26JY]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Emancipation Day, S2233 
        [29MR]
      Hickman, George: tribute (S. Res. 567), S6469 [19SE]
      Jones Bar-B-Q Diner (business): James Beard Foundation America's 
        Classics Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (S.J. Res. 45), S4304 
        [19JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------observance, S4231 [18JN]
      ------observance (S. Res. 496), S4308 [19JN], S4410 [21JN]
      King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional 
        Gold Medal, S4411 [21JN]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 
        [27MR], S2354 [17AP]
      Links, Inc.: anniversary of Denver, CO chapter, S6535 [20SE]
      Luter, Fred, Jr.: tribute to election as the first African-
        American President of the Southern Baptist Convention, S4769 
        [29JN]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
      NAACP: anniversary (S. Res. 520), S5023, S5024 [16JY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal, S4411 [21JN]
      ------direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of 
        Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in 
        National Statuary Hall, S4411 [21JN]
      Portland, OR: anniversary of First African Methodist Episcopal 
        Zion Church, S2164 [28MR]
      Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role 
        it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, S1433 
        [7MR]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (S. Res. 508), 
        S4642 [26JN]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, S4669 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), S6426 [19SE], S6618 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]
      Memorial Establishment on Federal Land in the District of 
        Columbia To Honor Free African Americans and Slaves Who Fought 
        During the American Revolution: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 883) (S. Rept. 112-118), S41 
        [23JA]
  Resolutions by organizations
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day anniversary: District of 
        Colubmia City Council, S2234 [29MR]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day observance: District of 
        Columbia Council, E527 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 99, use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor 
        Center for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that 
        slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, 
        H658 [9FE]
      H. Con. Res. 128, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, H3444 
        [5JN]
      H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 
        [10SE]
      H. Res. 562, compile oral histories from current and former 
        Members of Congress involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement, H1104 [1MR]
      H.R. 1022, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, 
        H134 [24JA]
      H.R. 1815, posthumously award Congressional Gold Medal to Lena 
        Calhoun Horne, H1818 [16AP]
      S. Con. Res. 45, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, S3734, 
        S3738 [5JN]
      S. Res. 387, Black History Month, S1208, S1368 [1MR]
      S. Res. 493, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S4206 [14JN]
      S. Res. 496, Juneteenth Independence Day, S4304, S4308 [19JN]
      S. Res. 508, recognize the teams and players of the Negro 
        Baseball Leagues and support designation and mission of the 
        Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO, S4639, S4643 
        [26JN]
      S. Res. 518, tribute to election of Fred Luter, Jr., as the 
        first African-American President of the Southern Baptist 
        Convention, S4777 [29JN]
      S. Res. 520, NAACP anniversary, S5023, S5049 [16JY]
      S. Res. 529, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 535, support goals and ideals of National Caucus on 
        Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities Movement Is 
        Life initiative, S5882 [1AU]
      S. Res. 567, tribute to George Hickman, S6466, S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 579, National Historically Black Colleges and 
        Universities Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Ali, Muhammad, H38 [18JA]




AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6004 [2AU]




AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

  Amendments
      Foreign trade: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and 
        extend third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5905, S5995, 
        S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign trade: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and 
        extend third country fabric program (see S. 3326), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Foreign trade: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and 
        extend third country fabric program (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, 
        H5696 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign trade: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and 
        extend third country fabric program (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5451-
        S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-S5907, S5919-
        S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5425 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to 
        List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program 
        Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5986, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, S5920 [2AU]




AFRICAN UNION

  Bills and resolutions
      International relations: commend coordinated military efforts to 
        apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts 
        (see S. Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]




AFRIDI, SHAKEEL

  Bills and resolutions
      Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 4069), H901 [16FE]
      Immigration: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S. (see H. Res. 723), H4655 [29JN]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3260), S3688 [4JN] (see S. 3269), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        5924), H3660 [7JN]
      Relief (see S. 3259), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 3901), H475 [3FE]
  Remarks in House
      Immigration: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S., H5774 [11SE]
      Relief (H.R. 3901), E134 [3FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, 
        S3762 [6JN], S3961, S3962 [12JN], S6260 [12SE], S6316 [13SE], 
        S6598-S6601 [21SE]
      ------prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (S. 
        3269), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S4619 [26JN], S5054 [17JY], 
        S5186 [19JY], S5279 [24JY]
      Relief (S. 3259), S5279 [24JY]




AFTER SCHOOL FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3821), H158 [24JA]




AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE (organization)

  Bills and resolutions
      Lights on Afterschool!: support goals and ideals of event (see 
        S. Res. 587), S6626 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 587, support goals and ideals of Afterschool Alliance 
        (organization) Lights on Afterschool! event, S6634, S6683 
        [21SE]




AG AGENDA (American Farm Bureau Federation newsletter)

  Articles and editorials
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]




AG ONE FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Resnick, Stewart A.: Ag One Foundation Community Salute honoree, 
        E311 [5MR]




AGAN, SHAUNA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5688 [30JY]




AGE DISCRIMINATION  see Discrimination




AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Civil rights: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal 
        antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), 
        S1613 [13MR]
  Remarks in House
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Civil rights: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal 
        antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), 
        S1615-S1617 [13MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, 
        S1616 [13MR]




AGED  see Senior Citizens




AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT  related term(s) Department of 
    State
  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see 
        S. 3577), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 6436), H6150 [19SE]
      Dept. of State: require a quadrennial diplomacy and development 
        review (see S. 3341), S4636 [26JN]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), 
        S1932 [21MR]
      Food: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see S. 3310), S4299 [19JN]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]
      Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable 
        energy projects in developing countries (see H.R. 3888), H440 
        [2FE]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      Foreign aid: broadcasting of television show ``Sesame Street'' 
        in Palestine funding, H130 [24JA]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), 
        H1429 [21MR]
      World Water Day: observance, H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (S. Res. 378), S607 [14FE], S803 [15FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 
        3577), S6462, S6463 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Food for Peace program funding, S4130 
        [13JN]
      Dept. of State: require a quadrennial diplomacy and development 
        review (S. 3341), S4638 [26JN], S6673 [21SE]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (S. Res. 401), 
        S6388 [13SE]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (S. 3310), S4301 [19JN]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Nomination of Earl W. Gast To Be AID Assistant Administrator for 
        Africa: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3341) (S. Rept. 112-220), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service Professionals Who 
        Represent the U.S. Abroad: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 401), S2819 [26AP]
      Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3310, Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act, S4301 
        [19JN]
      S. 3341, Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act, S6673 
        [21SE]
      S. Res. 378, express importance of a safe, nurturing, and 
        permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption 
        promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization 
        or foster care, S704, S803 [15FE]
      S. Res. 401, tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad, S1940 [21MR], 
        S6388 [13SE]
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]




AGRELLA, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E650 [25AP]




AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Agriculture: determine the price of all milk used for 
        manufactured purposes by using the national average cost of 
        production, S4391 [21JN]




AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 6233): consideration (H. Res. 752), H5647 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6233), H5524 [31JY]
      Enact (H.R. 6233): consideration (see H. Res. 752), H5628 [1AU]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 6233), H5681 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: extend certain programs, prohibit supplemental 
        agricultural disaster assistance payments to foreign 
        corporations, and prohibit producers from collecting payments 
        from multiple programs, H5682 [2AU]
      Enact (H.R. 6233), H5650-H5658, H5681, H5697 [2AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 752), H5644-H5649 [2AU]
      ------motion to recommit, H5682 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 6233), S5946 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6233, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 752) (H. Rept. 112-644), H5628 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 752, consideration of H.R. 6233, provisions, H5644 [2AU]
      H.R. 6233, provisions, H5650-H5652 [2AU]




AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
        control livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2141), S1147 
        [29FE] (see H.R. 4284), H1739 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
        control livestock intended for slaughter (S. 2141), S1150 
        [29FE]
  Texts of
      S. 2141, make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter, S1150 [29FE]




AGRICULTURAL RISK PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: reduce crop insurance premium subsidies 
        (see H.R. 6098), H4827 [11JY]




AGRICULTURE  related term(s) Food
  Amendments
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (H.R. 4849), S3291, S3292 [17MY], H2228 [27AP], H3147 [18MY]
      Disasters: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5647 [2AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Programs: continue (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, S3790, S3791, S3792, 
        S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], S3845, S3846, S3847, 
        S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, S3854, S3855, S3856, 
        S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, S3904, S3905, S3906, 
        S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, S3913, S3916, S3917, 
        S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 [11JN], S3962, S3963, 
        S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, 
        S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, 
        S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, 
        S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, 
        S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 
        [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, S4270, S4271, S4272, 
        S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, S4279, S4280, S4281, 
        S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, S4338, S4339, S4340, 
        S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, S4348, S4349, S4350, 
        S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, S4357 [20JN], S4381, 
        S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3406), S5681 
        [30JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds, H1900 
        [17AP]
      Jersey Orchard Sweeps Apple Cider Awards, E229 [17FE]
      U.S. Corn Growers Farming in Hell as Midwest Heat Spreads, S4856 
        [11JY]
      U.S. Should Legalize Industrial Hemp, S4138 [13JN]
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]
      Vision Realized, S4413 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: reauthorize in Iowa 
        (see S. 2133), S1049 [27FE]
      Animals: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2141), S1147 [29FE] 
        (see H.R. 4284), H1739 [28MR]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]
      Birds: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3631 [24MY] 
        (see H.R. 3798), H113 [23JA]
      Brazil: authorize negotiations to eliminate tariffs and trade 
        barriers to U.S. ethanol exports (see H.R. 4621), H2123 [25AP]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      Business and industry: promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 
        2155), S1384 [5MR]
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish 
        (see S. 3568), S6454 [19SE]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4603 [28JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: acknowledge decision to consider or reject 
        civil rights claims within 45 days and process all accepted 
        claims within 270 days (see S. 2387), S2821 [26AP]
      ------anniversary (see S. Res. 458), S3087 [10MY]
      ------award grants to establish veterans gardens operated by 
        veterans to produce food that can be sold to individuals, 
        schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H512 [6FE]
      ------clarify maximum distance between Farm Service Agency 
        county offices for purposes of the closure or relocation of a 
        county office (see S. 3258), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 4330), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------convey lands of the former Fort Bayard Military 
        Reservation to Santa Clara, NM, Bayard, NM, or Grant County, 
        NM, for business and community development (see H.R. 6344), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      ------establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural 
        nonpoint source pollution prevention (see H.R. 4162), H1272 
        [7MR] (see H.R. 4328), H1804 [29MR]
      ------establish the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion 
        Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      ------establish the Revenue Loss Assistance Program, improve 
        crop insurance, and extend livestock disaster, tree 
        assistance, and commodity programs (see S. 2261), S2242 [29MR]
      ------expand coverage under crop insurance plans to include 
        losses to an insured commodity that must be destroyed due to a 
        federally-imposed quarantine (see H.R. 6022), H4063 [26JN]
      ------extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) 
        Program (see S. 2126), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4085), H944 
        [17FE]
      ------improve energy programs (see S. 2270), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      ------modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for 
        producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 
        5879), H3362 [31MY]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 
        2346), S2730 [25AP] (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery 
        services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and 
        redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see 
        H.R. 4333), H1804 [29MR]
      ------permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without 
        certification (see S. 2208), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 3914), 
        H567 [7FE]
      ------provide grants to enhance the most effective freezing 
        methods to improve access to affordable and locally produced 
        specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (see S. 2225), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 5825), H3103 
        [17MY]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------reduce crop insurance premium subsidies (see H.R. 6098), 
        H4827 [11JY]
      ------repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program (see H.R. 
        4015), H696 [13FE]
      ------require annual disclosure of crop insurance premium 
        subsidies in the public interest (see H.R. 6270), H5629 [1AU]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H1803 [29MR]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H3806 [19JN]
      ------use funds derived from conservation-related programs 
        executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the 
        Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program (see 
        H.R. 6231), H5331 [30JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain 
        items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, 
        or produced (see S. 2114), S699 [15FE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR] (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (see H.R. 4849), H2204 [26AP]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 4067), H901 
        [16FE]
      Disasters: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3384), S4950 [12JY] (see S. 3395), 
        S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 4948), H2206 [26AP] (see H.R. 6167), 
        H5130 [23JY] (see H.R. 6192), H5291 [25JY] (see H.R. 6228), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (see H.R. 6233), H5524 [31JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (see H. Res. 752), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Economy: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 3559), S6454 [19SE]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (see S. 3467), S5870 [1AU]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance under the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 6093), H4774 
        [10JY]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see S. 3428), S5304 [24JY]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (see H.R. 6545), H6276 [21SE]
      Federal aid programs: restore integrity to and strengthen 
        payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits 
        to farmers (see S. 2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (see S. 3552), S6340 [13SE]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4020), H725 [14FE]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives 
        relative to application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures 
        to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture 
        (see H.R. 6538), H6276 [21SE]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 
        2274), S2242 [29MR]
      Government regulations: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, 
        and ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or 
        fill material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4116), H1133 
        [1MR]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit use, production, sale, import, or 
        export of sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of 
        sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 4214), H1426 
        [20MR]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]
      Immigration: simplify petitioning procedure for H-2A 
        agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H-2A program 
        (see H.R. 6373), H5859 [11SE]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        S. 3584), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H1804 [29MR]
      Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform 
        consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 4759), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Programs: continue (see S. 3240), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 6083), 
        H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue (H.R. 6083), consideration (see H. Res. 739), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      Public lands: establish criteria for the rate of fees charged 
        for grazing private livestock on public rangelands (see S. 
        3374), S4893 [11JY]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 
        4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3285), 
        S3976 [12JN] (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Senior citizens: encourage the use of locally grown food in 
        meals programs (see S. 3592), S6545 [20SE]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]
      Tariff: daminozide (see S. 2862), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4784), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      Taxation: exclude certain farm rental income from self-
        employment net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease 
        agreement relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------exclude certain farmland and family-owned business 
        interests from the value of the gross estate of decedents (see 
        H.R. 6271), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the 
        estate tax (see S. 2200), S1734 [15MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification 
        as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment 
        taxes (see H.R. 5320), H2274 [27AP]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      ------provide for Commerical Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk 
        Management Accounts (see H.R. 6276), H5704 [2AU]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 [19JY] 
        (see H.R. 6279), H5704 [2AU]
      Urban areas: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
  Cloture motions
      Programs: continue (S. 3240), motion to proceed, S3714 [5JN], 
        S3807 [7JN]
  Essays
      Role of the Farm in a Healthy Diet: Andrea Ledgerwood, S2815 
        [26AP]
      ------Travis Koester, S2815 [26AP]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. 
        Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      Normal trade relations status with Russia extension: several 
        Russian dissidents, H5974 [13SE]
      Preserving America's Family Farms Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, H5166 [24JY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Lists
      Indiana Youth Essay Contest winners, S2815 [26AP]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Disasters: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5681 [2AU]
      Programs: continue (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], S3803 [7JN], S3962 
        [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      Alden, NY: tribute to Alden Farmers Market, E1578 [20SE]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Arkansas Farm Bureau: tribute to Arkansas Farm Family of the 
        Year award recipients, H4708 [10JY]
      Barton, Ken and Rhonda and family: Holmes County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1668 [28SE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921-H4925 
        [18JY]
      California: protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north 
        of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing 
        certain water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      ------protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association: anniversary, E1416 
        [3AU]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: U.S. Botanic Garden funding, 
        H3676, H3677 [8JN]
      Champaign County, IL: anniversary of Champaign County Farm 
        Bureau, E127 [3FE]
      Colleges and universities: anniversary of land grant college 
        program, H3398 [1JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5856 [11SE], 
        H6085 [19SE]
      Congressional Peanut Caucus: establish, E510 [29MR]
      Costa, Anthony: Grower Shipper Association E.E. ``Gene'' Harden 
        Award for Lifetime Achievement in Central Coast Agriculture 
        recipient, E1107 [21JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, H2666, H2667 [15MY], H2723 
        [16MY], E774 [10MY], E793, E795, E799, E800, E803, E805, E806 
        [15MY], E1047 [15JN]
      ------anniversary of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
        E815 [16MY]
      ------improve crop insurance, H5656, H5697 [2AU]
      ------include multi-year price decline protections in the 
        Agriculture Risk Coverage program, H4660 [9JY]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (H.R. 
        5873), H3365 [1JN]
      ------reform payment limitation rules for farm subsidies, H2603 
        [10MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1657 
        [28MR], H1849, H1869, H1898-H1905 [17AP], H2606, H2623-H2625 
        [10MY], E551 [17AP], E584 [19AP], E612 [23AP]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H2605 
        [10MY]
      ------tribute to domestic and global anti-hunger and nutrition 
        programs, E803 [15MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection salaries and expenses funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3537-H3539 
        [6JN]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559-H3561 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162, H5167 
        [24JY]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, H581 [8FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: extend water contract between the U.S. 
        and the East Bench Irrigation District (S. 997), H3715 [18JN]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), H2227, 
        H2228 [27AP]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), Senate 
        amendment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), 
        corrections in engrossment, H2252 [27AP]
      Disasters: extend certain programs, prohibit supplemental 
        agricultural disaster assistance payments to foreign 
        corporations, and prohibit producers from collecting payments 
        from multiple programs, H5682 [2AU]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, H5139 [24JY], H5854 [11SE]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5650-H5658, H5681, H5697 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5644-H5649 
        [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), motion to recommit, H5682 [2AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: World Affairs Council of 
        St. Louis International Humanitarian of the Year Award 
        recipient, E987 [6JN]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H5756, H5759, H5760 
        [10SE], H6224-H6227 [20SE]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (H.R. 3158), H5608, H5609 
        [1AU]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], 
        H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      Federal aid programs: repeal sugar price support program and 
        marketing allotments, H2144 [26AP]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (H.R. 1385), H701 [14FE]
      ------sugar price support program funding, H3710 [18JN], H4660 
        [9JY]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), H6024-H6042 [14SE]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program, H2578 [10MY]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      Flinn, Shannon and family: Santa Rosa County, FL, Outstanding 
        Farm Family award recipient, E1283 [19JY]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]
      Fresno, CA: anniversary of Fresno County Farm Bureau, E1178 
        [28JN]
      Geitner, Rex E.: San Mateo County, CA, Farm Bureau Farmer of the 
        Year award recipient, E202 [15FE]
      Georgia: impact of agriculture on State economy, E803 [15MY]
      Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, E1232 [11JY], E1360 
        [31JY]
      Gilmore, Jacob and Carla and family: Escambia County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1692 
        [12OC]
      Government regulations: provide for regulatory accountability 
        and revision of economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 
        4116), H5163 [24JY]
      Hines, Dale: Wisconsin Agriculturist (publication) Master 
        Agriculturist award recipient, E655 [25AP]
      House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      Huerta, Delores: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E896 
        [30MY], E934 [31MY], E1289 [19JY]
      Imperial Sugar Co.: anniversary of explosion of sugar factory in 
        Port Wentworth, GA, H520 [7FE]
      Joe Ringhausen Orchard and Apple House: Illinois Cider and 
        National Cider Contest winner, E229 [17FE]
      Johnston, Tiffany: National Association of Agricultural 
        Educators Teacher Mentor Award recipient, E1432 [3AU]
      Kankakee County, IL: anniversary of Kankakee County Farm Bureau, 
        E190 [14FE]
      Kimberling, Cleon: Colorado State University Dept. of Animal 
        Science Livestock Leader of the Year award recipient, H86 
        [23JA]
      Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association: anniversary, 
        E105 [1FE]
      Mann's Choice, PA: anniversary of Fair Family Farms, E1603 
        [21SE]
      McKinney, TX: Collin County Farm Museum participation in 
        National Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program 
        offering free admission to active military personnel and their 
        families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      Mississippi Poultry Association: anniversary, E606 [19AP]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Good Egg Breakfast, E1717 [23OC]
      Monsanto, Inc.: tribute to Sustainable Yield Pledge Award 
        recipients, E922 [31MY]
      Mosby Farm (business): King County, WA, Executive Rural Small 
        Business of the Year award finalist, E1524 [13SE]
      National Dairy Month: observance, H3811 [20JN], H4078 [27JN]
      National forests: extend and expand scope of a certain pilot 
        forest management project, H3763 [19JN]
      National Teach Ag Day: observance, H1221 [7MR]
      New Jersey: tribute to agricultural industry, E1397 [3AU]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of Beef 
        Products, Inc., E499 [29MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H5852 [11SE]
      Pleasanton, CA: anniversary of Alameda County Fair, E1080 [19JN]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H3273 [31MY]
      Programs: continue (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], H4688, H4708 
        [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], H4919 
        [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 [19JN]
      Public lands: establish a pilot program to test a small increase 
        in Federal grazing fees, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3746, 
        H3761, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      ------protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or 
        recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials promotion activities, H4847, H4848 [12JY]
      Rawson, David and Pat and family: Okaloosa County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1648 [21SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU]
      Resnick, Stewart A.: Ag One Foundation Community Salute honoree, 
        E311 [5MR]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H4912, H4913, 
        H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5136, H5137 [24JY], H5974-H5980 [13SE], 
        H6047 [14SE], E1098 [20JN]
      San Francisco, CA: anniversary of California Flower Market, 
        E1101 [21JN]
      Stokoe Farms LLC: anniversary, E1645 [21SE]
      Taxation: permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5646 [2AU]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757, H5759, H5760 [10SE]
      Taylor, Howarth: Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, 
        H4894 [17JY]
      Tos, John: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of 
        the Year award recipient, E1473 [11SE]
      Tracy Ranch (business): anniversary, E714 [7MY]
      Turkey: tribute to Mobile Turkish Coffee House Project, E728 
        [8MY]
      Turlock, CA: anniversary of Turlock Irrigation District, E214 
        [16FE]
      Veterinary Service, Inc.: Stanislaus County, CA, Ag Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1700 [16OC]
      Ward, Bruce and Shirley: Walton County, FL, Outstanding Farm 
        Family award recipient, E1667 [28SE]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5644-H5647, H5654, 
        H5656 [2AU], H5927 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Advertising: prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation in 
        check off programs to provide research and information for a 
        particular commodity or brand, S4281 [19JN]
      Animals: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter (S. 2141), S1150 [29FE]
      Baldwin Apple Ladders (business): tribute, S5209 [19JY]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (S. 3545), S6342 [13SE]
      Birds: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens, S4282 [19JN]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (S. 3239), S3633 [24MY]
      Bousman, Joel: Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication) Wyoming 
        Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      Business and industry: promote biobased manufacturing, S4171, 
        S4196 [14JN]
      CFTC: funding, S5960 [2AU]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana, S4138, S4139 [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: air quality improvement project funding, 
        S4274 [19JN]
      ------allow community land grant-mercedes and land grant 
        councils access to rural development program funding, S4391 
        [21JN]
      ------allow frontier communities access to rural development 
        program funding, S4391 [21JN]
      ------anniversary, S3164-S3169 [15MY], S3230 [16MY], S3273 
        [17MY], S3509 [23MY]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 458), S3103 [10MY]
      ------assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to 
        implement farm to school programs that improve access to local 
        foods in eligible schools, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4196 
        [14JN], S4344, S4345 [20JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------Biomass Crop Assistance Program funding, S4173 [14JN]
      ------biomass research and development funding, S4172 [14JN]
      ------Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality 
        Incentives Program funding, S4135, S4139-S4141 [13JN]
      ------consolidation and streamlining of conservation programs, 
        S4139 [13JN]
      ------determine the price of all milk used for manufactured 
        purposes by using the national average cost of production, 
        S4391 [21JN]
      ------eliminate farm subsidies, S3935 [12JN], S4195 [14JN]
      ------eliminate Organic Certification Cost Share and 
        Agricultural Management Assistance Program, S4276, S4277 
        [19JN]
      ------encourage partnerships between the National Agriculture 
        Library and educational institutions to support the 
        dissemination of objective and scholarly agricultural and food 
        law research and information, S4345 [20JN]
      ------ensure that farmers are able to buy public varieties of 
        seeds, S4127 [13JN]
      ------establish a pilot loan program to assist organizations 
        providing healthful food for the hungry, S4345, S4346 [20JN]
      ------establish a program to provide loans for local farms, 
        ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and 
        nutrition and reduce energy consumption, S4391 [21JN]
      ------establish the Aggregate Risk and Revenue Management 
        Program, S4143 [13JN]
      ------extend eligibility for certain emergency loans to 
        commercial fisherman, S4280 [19JN]
      ------Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, S4357 [20JN]
      ------Federal milk marketing order program reform, S4268 [19JN]
      ------improve agricultural land easements, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------improve crop insurance, S3230 [16MY], S4195, S4198 [14JN], 
        S5201 [19JY], S5836 [1AU]
      ------improve efficiency, digestibility, and nutritional value 
        of food for poultry and livestock, S4196 [14JN], S4352 [20JN]
      ------improve energy programs, S4396 [21JN]
      ------improve livestock forage disaster plan, S4267, S4268 
        [19JN]
      ------include multi-year price decline protections in the 
        Agriculture Risk Coverage program, S4358 [20JN]
      ------limit conservation program payments based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S4264 [19JN], S4337 [20JN]
      ------limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S3950-S3952 [12JN], S4263 
        [19JN], S4355, S4356 [20JN]
      ------limit farm subsidy payments based on adjusted gross income 
        of the producer, S4273 [19JN]
      ------limit payments for marketing loan gains and loan 
        deficiency payments, S4269 [19JN]
      ------Market Access Program funding, S4263 [19JN], S4336 [20JN]
      ------modify crop insurance eligibility requirements to include 
        compliance with conservation laws, S4354 [20JN]
      ------move the sugar import quota adjustment date forward in the 
        crop year, S4356 [20JN]
      ------oppose promotion of Meatless Monday initiative in 
        departmental newsletter, S5359 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY]
      ------permanently establish the Office of Tribal Relations, 
        S4266 [19JN]
      ------prohibit any entity receiving a business and industry 
        direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project from 
        receiving any other Federal benefit, assistance, or incentive 
        for the project, S4275 [19JN]
      ------prohibit loan guarantees, S4280 [19JN]
      ------promote access to healthful foods in areas known as health 
        deserts, S4196 [14JN]
      ------protect agricultural and forested lands from urban 
        development, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------provide Non-Insured Disaster Program funding to eligible 
        producers facing a loss due to freeze or frost, S4338 [20JN]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (S. 2225), S2002 [22MR]
      ------reform Federal grazing fees, S3935 [12JN]
      ------repeal Biorefinery Assistance Program, S4348 [20JN]
      ------repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program and 
        Conservation Reserve Program, S4343 [20JN]
      ------replace dairy product price support and Milk Income Loss 
        Contract (MILC) programs with a program to protect dairy 
        producer income and establish a dairy market stabilization 
        program, S4407 [21JN]
      ------require more frequent dairy reporting and conduct a study 
        of the feasibility of establishing two classes of milk, S4273 
        [19JN]
      ------require Risk Management Agency and FCIC to use plain 
        language and improve website to make crop insurance more 
        accessible, S4279 [19JN]
      ------require the FCIC provide insurance to organic crops 
        similar in terms and conditions provided for other crops, 
        S4335 [20JN]
      ------Rural Energy for America Program funding, S4170 [14JN]
      ------Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program 
        funding, S4390 [21JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing a business disruption 
        insurance policy and a catastrophic event policy for poultry 
        producers, S4274 [19JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing an insurance product 
        that covers food safety recalls, S4276 [19JN]
      ------value-added grant program funding, S4267 [19JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, S371 [7FE], S490 [9FE], S895-S898 [17FE], 
        S1112 [29FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (H.R. 4849), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3292 [17MY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]
      Disasters: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, S5836 [1AU], S6314 [13SE]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (S. 3395), S5810 [1AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), S5946 [2AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      EPA: establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (S. 3467), S5872 [1AU]
      ------establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
        national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate 
        matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in 
        certain areas, S3932 [12JN]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (S. 3428), S5306 [24JY], S5967 [2AU], 
        S6326 [13SE]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      Federal aid programs: phase out sugar price support program and 
        marketing allotments (S. 25), S606 [14FE]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (S. 
        2217), S1935 [21MR]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S3964-S3968 [12JN], 
        S4118-S4125, S4130 [13JN], S4349 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), S6370 [13SE]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      ------promote local and regional farm and food systems, S4393 
        [21JN]
      Foreign countries: improve international food security, S3274 
        [17MY]
      Foreign trade: promote U.S. agricultural export programs, S3816 
        [7JN]
      4-H (organization): anniversary of 4-H Club of Utah, S4819 
        [10JY]
      Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, S4633 [26JN], S5948 
        [2AU]
      Government regulations: exempt farms with aboveground fuel 
        storage tanks of a certain size from EPA Spill Prevention, 
        Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, S3960 [12JN]
      ------prohibit issuance of new EPA rule on municipal and 
        industrial stormwater discharges prior to completion of 
        evaluation of current rule, S3960 [12JN]
      Hardy, Gene: Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication) Wyoming 
        Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]
      Indiana: tribute to Youth Essay Contest winners, S2814 [26AP]
      Indiana Prairie Farmer (publication): tribute to Master Farmer 
        award program, S4237 [18JN]
      Innovative Livestock Services, Inc.: anniversary of Ward Feed 
        Yard, S4237 [18JN]
      Iran: exempt from sanctions humanitarian trade licensed by Dept. 
        of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, S3324 [21MY]
      Jackson's Sugar House and Vegetable Stand (business): tribute, 
        S1929 [21MR]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 502), S4375, S4377 [20JN]
      Lane, David J.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador for Food and 
        Agriculture, unanimous-consent agreement, S3651 [24MY]
      Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs: anniversary, S125 
        [26JA]
      National Dairy Month: observance, S4149 [13JN]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 470), 
        S3519 [23MY], S4250 [18JN]
      Portland, ME: tribute to Oakhurst Dairy (business), S4149 [13JN]
      Power resources: economic impact of ethanol production, S5828 
        [1AU], S6326 [13SE]
      Programs: continue, S3164, S3168 [15MY], S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-S3969 [12JN], 
        S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-S4173, S4181, 
        S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], S4262 [19JN], 
        S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 [21JN], S4455 
        [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], S5339, S5342, 
        S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-S5457 [26JY], 
        S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, S5956, S5967 
        [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-S6315, S6325 
        [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue (S. 3240), motion to proceed, S3714-S3717 [5JN], 
        S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-S3764, S3767 [6JN], 
        S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, S3831-S3834 [7JN], 
        S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, S3935-S3937, S3945, 
        S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue (S. 3240), motion to recommit, S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue (S. 3240), unanimous-consent agreement, S4235 
        [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue (S. 3240), unanimous-consent request, S3961 
        [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------reduce funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 [20JN]
      Richland County, WI: anniversary of Richland County Fair, S4819 
        [10JY]
      Rural areas: strengthen rural communities and foster the next 
        generation of farmers and ranchers, S4270 [19JN]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3285), S5125 
        [18JY]
      SBA: promote Microloan Program to businesses to establish 
        gleaning programs that redistribute surplus food to 
        organizations that serve the hungry, S3817 [7JN]
      Schools: encourage the purchase of pulse crop products for 
        school meals programs, S4271 [19JN]
      Shelburne, VT: tribute to Shelburne Farms, S4413 [21JN]
      States: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during 
        planting and harvest seasons, S1603, S1604 [13MR]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1440 [7MR], S1603 [13MR]
      Task Force To Promote National Security by Reducing Childhood 
        Obesity: establish, S3818 [7JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and 
        generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], 
        S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S4924-S4926 
        [12JY], S5336, S5340-S5345, S5357 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY], 
        S5840 [1AU]
      United Farm Workers of America: anniversary, S2236 [29MR]
      Water: conservation programs funding, S4268, S4269 [19JN]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5175 [19JY], S5339, 
        S5340 [25JY], S5454-S5457 [26JY], S5835 [1AU], S5956, S5966 
        [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 
        112-163), S2819 [26AP]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240) (S. 
        Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3568), S6451 [19SE]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 752) (H. Rept. 112-
        644), H5628 [1AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 997) (H. Rept. 112-
        527), H3706 [15JN]
      Farmer's Privacy Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5961) (H. Rept. 112-682), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        3158) (H. Rept. 112-643), H5628 [1AU]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Grazing Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4234) (H. Rept. 112-533), H3706 [15JN]
      Nataional Forest Management Pilot Project Scope Extension and 
        Expansion: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3685) 
        (H. Rept. 112-524), H3706 [15JN]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 6156) (H. Rept. 112-632), H5524 [31JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 6194) (H. Rept. 112-679), H6150 [19SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Sugar price support program funding: St. Mary Parish, LA, 
        Chamber of Commerce, E1206 [9JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H. Res. 752, consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster 
        Assistance Act, H5644 [2AU]
      H.R. 3158, Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship 
        (FUELS) Act, H5608 [1AU]
      H.R. 4157, Preserving America's Family Farms Act, H5162 [24JY]
      H.R. 4849, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Backcountry 
        Access Act, H2228 [27AP]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act, H5650-H5652 
        [2AU]
      S. 997, East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension 
        Act, H3715 [18JN]
      S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights 
        Settlement Act, S621-S636 [14FE]
      S. 2217, Rural America Preservation Act, S1936-S1938 [21MR]
      S. 2225, Dept. of Agriculture Rural Energy for America Program 
        reauthorization and improvement, S2003 [22MR]
      S. 3239, provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens, S3634-S3636 [24MY]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3428, Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act, S5307 [24JY]
      S. 3545, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act, S6343 
        [13SE]
      S. 3552, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act, 
        S6370-S6387 [13SE], H6025-H6041 [14SE]
      S. Res. 410, tribute to Cesar E. Chavez, S2172 [28MR]
      S. Res. 458, Dept. of Agriculture anniversary, S3091, S3103 
        [10MY]
      S. Res. 470, National Day of the American Cowboy, S3519 [23MY], 
        S4250 [18JN]
      S. Res. 502, Land-Grant College Act anniversary, S4374, S4376 
        [20JN]
  Tributes
      Chavez, Cesar E., S2082 [27MR], H1648, H1649 [28MR], E474 
        [28MR], E496 [29MR]




AGRICULTURE REFORM, FOOD, AND JOBS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, 
        S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, 
        S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, 
        S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, 
        S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, 
        S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, 
        S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, 
        S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 
        [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, 
        S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, 
        S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 
        [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, S4270, S4271, S4272, 
        S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, S4279, S4280, S4281, 
        S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, S4338, S4339, S4340, 
        S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, S4348, S4349, S4350, 
        S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, S4357 [20JN], S4381, 
        S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
  Articles and editorials
      U.S. Should Legalize Industrial Hemp, S4138 [13JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3240), S3631 [24MY]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 3240): motion to proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
  Letters
      Provisions: several agricultural organizations, S6313 [13SE]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, 
        S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: sugar price support program funding, H3710 [18JN]
      Enact (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: exempt farms with aboveground fuel storage tanks of 
        a certain size from EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and 
        Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, S3960 [12JN]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, S5836 [1AU], S6314 [13SE]
      ------prohibit issuance of new EPA rule on municipal and 
        industrial stormwater discharges prior to completion of 
        evaluation of current rule, S3960 [12JN]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing, S4171, S4196 [14JN]
      ------promote local and regional farm and food systems, S4393 
        [21JN]
      ------promote SBA Microloan Program to businesses to establish 
        gleaning programs that redistribute surplus food to 
        organizations that serve the hungry, S3817 [7JN]
      ------promote U.S. agricultural export programs, S3816 [7JN]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens, S4282 [19JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      ------strengthen rural communities and foster the next 
        generation of farmers and ranchers, S4270 [19JN]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S3964-S3968 [12JN], 
        S4118-S4125, S4130 [13JN], S4349 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      ------water conservation programs funding, S4268, S4269 [19JN]
      Animals: ensure that extras in film and television who bring 
        personal, domesticated household pets do not face unnecessary 
        regulations, S4353 [20JN]
      Budget: require detailed reports to Congress on impact of 
        defense and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386-S4388 
        [21JN]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana, S4138, S4139 [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, S3960 
        [12JN], S4353 [20JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: air quality improvement project funding, 
        S4274 [19JN]
      ------allow States to obtain a waiver from Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize healthier food 
        purchases by beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4399 
        [21JN]
      ------assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to 
        implement farm to school programs that improve access to local 
        foods in eligible schools, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4196 
        [14JN], S4344, S4345 [20JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------Biomass Crop Assistance Program funding, S4173 [14JN]
      ------biomass research and development funding, S4172 [14JN]
      ------clarify regulations for programs that provide loans to 
        purchasers of highly fractionated Native American lands, S4266 
        [19JN]
      ------Community Wood Energy Program biomass cooperatives grant 
        funding, S4353 [20JN]
      ------Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality 
        Incentives Program funding, S4135, S4139-S4141 [13JN]
      ------consolidation and streamlining of conservation programs, 
        S4139 [13JN]
      ------determine the price of all milk used for manufactured 
        purposes by using the national average cost of production, 
        S4391 [21JN]
      ------eliminate farm subsidies, S3935 [12JN], S4195 [14JN]
      ------eliminate Organic Certification Cost Share and 
        Agricultural Management Assistance Program, S4276, S4277 
        [19JN]
      ------encourage partnerships between the National Agriculture 
        Library and educational institutions to support the 
        dissemination of objective and scholarly agricultural and food 
        law research and information, S4345 [20JN]
      ------end State bonus payments for administering the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------ensure that farmers are able to buy public varieties of 
        seeds, S4127 [13JN]
      ------ensure that performance bonus payments are used by State 
        agencies only to carry out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------establish a pilot loan program to assist organizations 
        providing healthful food for the hungry, S4345, S4346 [20JN]
      ------establish a program to provide loans for local farms, 
        ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and 
        nutrition and reduce energy consumption, S4391 [21JN]
      ------establish the Aggregate Risk and Revenue Management 
        Program, S4143 [13JN]
      ------Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, S4357 [20JN]
      ------Federal milk marketing order program reform, S4268 [19JN]
      ------Food for Peace program funding, S4130 [13JN]
      ------improve agricultural land easements, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------improve crop insurance, S4195, S4198 [14JN], S5201 [19JY], 
        S5836 [1AU]
      ------improve efficiency, digestibility, and nutritional value 
        of food for poultry and livestock, S4196 [14JN], S4352 [20JN]
      ------improve energy programs, S4396 [21JN]
      ------improve livestock forage disaster plan, S4267, S4268 
        [19JN]
      ------include multi-year price decline protections in the 
        Agriculture Risk Coverage program, S4358 [20JN]
      ------limit conservation program payments based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S4264 [19JN], S4337 [20JN]
      ------limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S3950-S3952 [12JN], S4263 
        [19JN], S4355, S4356 [20JN]
      ------limit farm subsidy payments based on adjusted gross income 
        of the producer, S4273 [19JN]
      ------limit payments for marketing loan gains and loan 
        deficiency payments, S4269 [19JN]
      ------Market Access Program funding, S4263 [19JN], S4336 [20JN]
      ------modify crop insurance eligibility requirements to include 
        compliance with conservation laws, S4354 [20JN]
      ------move the sugar import quota adjustment date forward in the 
        crop year, S4356 [20JN]
      ------permanently establish the Office of Tribal Relations, 
        S4266 [19JN]
      ------prohibit any entity receiving a business and industry 
        direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project from 
        receiving any other Federal benefit, assistance, or incentive 
        for the project, S4275 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4270, S4271 [19JN]
      ------promote access to healthful foods in areas known as health 
        deserts, S4196 [14JN]
      ------protect agricultural and forested lands from urban 
        development, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------provide Non-Insured Disaster Program funding to eligible 
        producers facing a loss due to freeze or frost, S4338 [20JN]
      ------repeal Biorefinery Assistance Program, S4348 [20JN]
      ------repeal duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish, S4181 [14JN]
      ------repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]
      ------repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program and 
        Conservation Reserve Program, S4343 [20JN]
      ------replace dairy product price support and Milk Income Loss 
        Contract (MILC) programs with a program to protect dairy 
        producer income and establish a dairy market stabilization 
        program, S4407 [21JN]
      ------report on impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on obesity 
        and human health and examine public health proposals that 
        affect cost and size of such beverages, S4143 [13JN]
      ------require more frequent dairy reporting and conduct a study 
        of the feasibility of establishing two classes of milk, S4273 
        [19JN]
      ------require Risk Management Agency and FCIC to use plain 
        language and improve website to make crop insurance more 
        accessible, S4279 [19JN]
      ------require the FCIC provide insurance to organic crops 
        similar in terms and conditions provided for other crops, 
        S4335 [20JN]
      ------revise Housing Act requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas, S4348 [20JN]
      ------rural broadband telecommunications services programs 
        funding, S4279 [19JN], S4335, S4343, S4358 [20JN]
      ------Rural Energy for America Program funding, S4170 [14JN]
      ------State Rural Development Partnership funding, S4347 [20JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing a business disruption 
        insurance policy and a catastrophic event policy for poultry 
        producers, S4274 [19JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing an insurance product 
        that covers food safety recalls, S4276 [19JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3754 
        [6JN], S3964-S3968 [12JN], S4119, S4122, S4125, S4144 [13JN], 
        S4278 [19JN], S4352 [20JN], S4393 [21JN]
      ------The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding 
        through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program funding, S4346 [20JN]
      ------value-added grant program funding, S4267 [19JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Economy: express that proposed agricultural legislation not 
        manipulate prices or intefere with the free economy, S4280 
        [19JN]
      Enact (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, 
        S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 
        [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], S4262 [19JN], S4313, 
        S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 [21JN], S4455 [25JN], 
        S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 
        [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], 
        S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, 
        S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 
        [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, 
        S3758-S3760, S3762-S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-
        S3818, S3824, S3828, S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-
        S3892 [11JN], S3932, S3935, S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------motion to recommit, S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 
        [20JN]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 
        [13JN]
      EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
        national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate 
        matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in 
        certain areas, S3932 [12JN]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      FDA: repeal duplicate programs relating to the inspection and 
        grading of catfish, S4275 [19JN]
      ------require imported catfish be subject to same inspection 
        standards as domestic catfish, S4264 [19JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, S4265 [19JN]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management, S4181 [14JN]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      Forest Service: reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN]
      Forests: trees killed by bark beetles removal funding, S3891 
        [11JN], S4127 [13JN], S4339 [20JN]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit food aid, S4339 
        [20JN]
      ------prohibit food aid unless the President issues a national 
        interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract, S4388, S4389 [21JN]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, 
        S3762 [6JN], S3961, S3962 [12JN]
      Schools: encourage the purchase of pulse crop products for 
        school meals programs, S4271 [19JN]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales, S3932 [12JN]
      Task Force To Promote National Security by Reducing Childhood 
        Obesity: establish, S3818 [7JN]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]
      Water: amend consumer confidence reporting requirements for 
        community water systems, S4383 [21JN]
      ------clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations, S3932 
        [12JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3932 [12JN], S4168 
        [14JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
        (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Sugar price support program funding: St. Mary Parish, LA, 
        Chamber of Commerce, E1206 [9JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3240, provisions, S4483-S4592 [25JN]




AGUILAR, DAN

  Remarks in House
      Premio Internazionale Solidarieta Alpina (organization): Silver 
        Plaque International Alpine Solidarity Award recipient, E897 
        [30MY]




AGUILAR, LUIS A.

  Statements
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, S1970 [22MR]




AGUILERA, RAY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E6 [10JA]




AGUIRRE, YVETTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E173 [9FE]




AGUSEN, CANDONINO

  Remarks in Senate
      Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award 
        recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]




AHERN, HOLLY

  Remarks in House
      Diseases: promote Lyme disease awareness and treatment programs, 
        H3393 [1JN]
  Statements
      Forum on Tick-Borne Diseases, H3394 [1JN]




AHLSTROM, MARK

  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power, E1209 [9JY]




AHMAD, MASROOR

  Bills and resolutions
      Religion: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion of 
        peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Religion: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion of 
        peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (H. Res. 709), H4078 
        [27JN]




AHMADINEJAD, MAHMOUD (President, Iran)

  Bills and resolutions
      Genocide: call for arrest and prosecution for incitement to 
        genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Iran: condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]




AHMED, ANEESA

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Aneesa Ahmed, S1500 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]




AHMED, QANTA A.A.

  Testimonies
      American Muslim Response to Hearings on Radicalization Within 
        Their Community, E1255-E1258 [17JY]




AHO, BRIAN

  Remarks in House
      Costa Concordia (vessel): failure of safety measures aboard 
        cruise liner, E328 [7MR]
  Testimonies
      Costa Concordia (vessel) Cruise Liner Safety Measures Failure, 
        E328 [7MR]




AIKEN, SC

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: H-Canyon Chemical Separations Facility funding, 
        H11 [17JA]
      ------Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, E1028 [8JN]
      South Carolina: Dept. of Energy decision to install small 
        modular nuclear technology at the Savannah River Site in Aiken 
        and Barnwell, SC, H1138 [5MR]




AILLS, WADE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E521 [16AP]




AIR AND HEALTH QUALITY EMPOWERMENT ZONE DESIGNATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]




AIR FORCE  see Department of Defense




AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Beckwith, Frank: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E526 [16AP]
      Erickson, Scott: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High 
        School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E534 [16AP]
      Moczary, Steven: Air Force Association Eglin Chapter 365 Teacher 
        of the Year award recipient, E834 [17MY]
      Pink, Laura: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E529 
        [16AP]




AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL

  Press releases
      ALPA Hails Agreement on Eximbank Reauthorization, H2474 [9MY]




AIR POLLUTION  related term(s) Clean Air Act; Ecology and Environment
  Amendments
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S6611, S6648, S6649 [21SE]
  Analyses
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, S4319 [20JN]
      Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic, S5638 [30JY]
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, H2194 [26AP]
      Game Over for the Climate, S3073 [10MY]
      Green `Drivel' Exposed--The Godfather of Global Warming Lowers 
        the Boom on Climate Change Hysteria, H4650 [29JN]
      Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report, S3074 [10MY]
      IPCC Lead Author Misleads US Congress, S5856 [1AU]
      Measuring the Impact of Regulation--The Rule of More--Rule-
        Making Is Being Made To Look More Beneficial Under Barack 
        Obama, H5236 [25JY]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4603 [28JN]
      ------clarify a certain provision relative to prevention of 
        accidental releases (see S. 3529), S6107 [11SE]
      ------provide that State implementation plans address impairment 
        of visibility relative to emissions from taconite ore 
        processing facilities (see H.R. 6507), H6274 [21SE]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 
        [7MY]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see S. 
        2300), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 4387), H1976 [18AP]
      ------clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H5706 [2AU]
      ------designate and award grants for air and health quality 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 
        37), S850 [16FE]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see S. 3428), S5304 [24JY]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see S. 2226), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if 
        a State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H2317 [7MY]
      ------require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (see H.R. 6545), H6276 [21SE]
      Motor vehicles: improve certain laws relative to use of high 
        occupancy vehicle facilities (see S. 3191), S3234 [16MY]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      Power resources: reduce the allowable sulfur concentration in 
        heating oil and allow for certain exemptions and waivers from 
        such limits (see H.R. 6222), H5327 [26JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Tariff: polycrystalline fibers (see S. 2642), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5604), H2442 [8MY]
      Taxation: modify credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 
        3581), S6545 [20SE]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
  Cost Estimates
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 
        1956): CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Letters
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: several Senators, S4291 [19JN]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Douglas 
        W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6527 [20SE]
      Position of James Lovelock on global warming: Gordon J. Fulks, 
        H4650 [29JN]
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators: Lisa P. Jackson, EPA, S1510, S1514 
        [8MR]
      ------W. Randall Rawson, American Boiler Manufacturers 
        Association, S1510 [8MR]
      We're OK With the EPA's New Air-Quality Regulations: several 
        energy company leaders, S4321 [20JN]
  Lists
      Global cooling predictions, S5857 [1AU]
  Motions
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4314 [20JN]
  Press releases
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health: American Lung Association, 
        S4321 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      America's Natural Gas Alliance: report contesting EPA study on 
        greenhouse gas emissions and natural gas development, H3812 
        [20JN]
      Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4139, H4140 
        [27JN]
      Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation 
        and recreation, H1578 [27MR]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4614 [29JN]
      Clean Air Act: impact, H2058 [24AP]
      Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Public Power proposed gasification 
        plant, E35 [18JA]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
      ------global warming, H4649-H4652 [29JN], H4778 [11JY], H5017 
        [19JY]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, H5645-H5647 [2AU]
      ------impact of global warming on national security, H2451 [9MY]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy: require consultation and input of National 
        Energy Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, 
        H3898 [20JN]
      Dept. of Labor: issue interim occupational safety and health 
        standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 
        522), H520 [7FE]
      Economy: promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units, H3743 [19JN]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], 
        H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      ------impact of regulations on employment and job creation, 
        H3664 [8JN]
      ------issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing 
        facilities, H5756 [10SE]
      ------issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and 
        institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, 
        H5756 [10SE]
      ------prohibit consideration of feasibility and cost in revising 
        and supplementing national ambient air quality standards for 
        ozone, H3901, H3902 [20JN]
      ------prohibit delay in finalization of rules to establish clean 
        air standards and to reduce air pollution if such rules will 
        provide protection against asthma and other health effects, 
        H3899, H3900 [20JN]
      ------proposed rule relative to manganese alloy production, 
        H1583 [27MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, H1645 [28MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H358 [1FE], H635 [8FE]
      ------provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6244, H6245 [21SE]
      ------uphold scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers 
        the public health and welfare, H6214 [20SE]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, H1394 
        [20MR], H2193-H2197 [26AP], H3743 [19JN], H4691 [10JY]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208-
        H213 [31JA]
      ------preserve fuel efficiency standards, H6255 [21SE]
      NSF: Climate Change Education Program funding, H2535, H2536 
        [9MY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air 
        pollution (H.R. 2021), H634 [8FE]
      Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy 
        independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition 
        to a clean energy economy, H3399 [1JN]
      ------impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission 
        cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934, H1937, H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H4623 [29JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), 
        H635 [8FE]
      Waterford, OH: proposed closure of Muskingum River Power Plant, 
        H384 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S2995 [9MY], S5945 [2AU], S6527, S6528 [20SE], 
        S6611 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee receipts 
        for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. airlines 
        under the European Union emissions trading scheme, S6527, 
        S6528 [20SE]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4284, S4286 
        [19JN]
      ------impact, S488 [9FE]
      Climate: global warming, S673-S679 [15FE], S2221 [29MR], S2487 
        [18AP], S3073-S3075 [10MY], S3266, S3269 [17MY], S3612, S3613 
        [24MY], S3775 [6JN], S4184 [14JN], S4255-S4261 [19JN], S4647-
        S4649 [27JN], S4853-S4856, S4859-S4862 [11JY], S5196-S5198 
        [19JY], S5458-S5460 [26JY], S5635-S5642 [30JY], S5836-S5839, 
        S5841, S5853-S5858 [1AU], S5925-S5927 [2AU], S6306-S6308 
        [13SE], S6494, S6496 [20SE]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, S5637 [30JY]
      ------impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of 
        report entitled ``Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report 
        on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: air quality improvement project funding, 
        S4274 [19JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: grant States use of Congested 
        Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds toward 
        transit system programs, S1131 [29FE]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S2948-S2950 [8MY], 
        S4922 [12JY]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      EPA: codify and delay implementation of and compliance dates for 
        the cross-State air pollution rule (S. 1815), S3942-S3945 
        [12JN]
      ------delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable 
        control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S856-S858 [16FE], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945, S3952-S3954 
        [12JN], S4164-S4166, S4173, S4185 [14JN], S4231-S4233 [18JN], 
        S4265, S4283-S4293 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4314-S4334 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4236 [18JN], S4283 [19JN]
      ------establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for 
        the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]
      ------establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
        national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate 
        matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in 
        certain areas, S3932 [12JN]
      ------implementation of the cross-State air pollution rule, 
        S2220 [29MR]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (S. 3428), S5306 [24JY], S5967 [2AU], 
        S6326 [13SE]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S331 [6FE], S1508-S1511, S1513, 
        S1514, S1523, S1528 [8MR], S1573 [12MR]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, S3697 
        [5JN], S4333 [20JN]
      Inhofe, Senator: call to rethink opinion that global warming is 
        a hoax, S5635-S5638 [30JY]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 389), S1431 
        [6MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S2948-S2950 
        [8MY], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945 [12JN]
      Oceans: impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S6494, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      Power resources: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      ------national energy policy, S6307 [13SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
      U.N.: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change endangerment 
        findings relative to impact of economy-wide global warming 
        pollution emission cap and trade program, S5856 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1956) (S. Rept. 112-195), S5976 [2AU]
  Resolutions by organizations
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 
        S4292 [19JN]
  Texts of
      S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition 
        Act, S6611, S6612 [21SE]
      S. 3428, Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act, S5307 [24JY]
      S. Res. 389, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S1425, S1432 
        [6MR]




AIRCRAFT  see Common Carriers




AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION PILOT (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]




AIRLINE FIRST RESPONDER WORKPLACE FAIRNESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3824), H181 [25JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3824), E76 [25JA]




AIRLINE MAINTENANCE SAFETY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6002), H3974 [21JN]




AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS  see Aviation




AIRLINES FOR AMERICA (A4A) (organization)

  Press releases
      A4A Commends Important Reforms in Bipartisan Ex-Im Bank 
        Reauthorization Agreement, H2475 [9MY]




AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House), H136 [24JA]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H136 [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3800), H135-H137 [24JA], E77 [25JA]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H136 [24JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 3800), S136 [26JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3800, provisions, H135 [24JA]




AIRPORT COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA

  Letters
      Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, H4013 [26JN]




AIRPORTS, HIGHWAYS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, TRAINS, AND TRANSIT: MAKE IT IN 
    AMERICA ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, 
        H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], H4903 [17JY]




AKAKA, DANIEL K. (a Senator from Hawaii)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4104, S4106 
        [12JN], S4244 [18JN], S4266 [19JN]
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S6652, S6670 [21SE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2507, S2508, S2511 [18AP], S2646, S2650 [24AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S864 [16FE], S925 [17FE], S1148 
        [29FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1747, S1755 [15MR], S1806 [19MR], 
        S1853 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5622 [26JY], S5777, 
        S5778, S5788 [31JY], S5885 [1AU], S5980 [2AU]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S1371 [2MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2656 [24AP]
      Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter, and 
        Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: 
        implement (see S. 1980), S699 [15FE]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S2929 [7MY]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S5258 [23JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 2299), 
        S2496 [18AP]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S3901 [11JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S4419 [21JN]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        S. 1832), S4951 [12JY]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S5732 [31JY]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin 
        Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see S. 64), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see S. 1984), S351 [6FE]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Courts: require the attorney for the Government to disclose 
        favorable information to the defendant in criminal 
        prosecutions brought by the U.S. (see S. 2197), S1734 [15MR]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3786 [6JN] (see S. 
        3522), S6457 [19SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and 
        contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health 
        information centers to help families of children with 
        disabilities or special health care needs make informed 
        choices about health care (see S. 2123), S3729 [5JN]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see S. 3407), S5872 [1AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA]
      Dept. of HUD: reauthorize programs for housing assistance for 
        Native Hawaiians (see S. 65), S6455 [19SE]
      Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and 
        implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 3365), 
        S5085 [17JY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish an Employee Ownership and 
        Participation Initiative (see S. 3421), S5257 [23JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank 
        (see S. 3419), S5257 [23JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 
        2241), S2085 [27MR]
      Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes 
        for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), 
        S2394 [17AP]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S6458 [19SE]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 
        493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 [26JY]
      District of Columbia: permit determination of the fiscal year 
        period and make local funds for a fiscal year available for 
        use upon enactment of the local budget act for the year 
        subject to congressional review (see S. 2345), S2655 [24AP]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 29), 
        S133 [26JA]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 558), S5871 
        [1AU]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      ------tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals 
        who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), S3175 [15MY]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3394), S6547 [20SE]
      Firearms: prevent gun trafficking (see S. 1973), S1614 [13MR]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see S. 3458), S5733 [31JY]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S699 [15FE] (see S. 3394), 
        S6547 [20SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S568 [13FE]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Haiti: provide assistance to end deforestation and restore the 
        extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see 
        S. 1023), S208 [31JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2244 [29MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3130 [14MY]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1670), S4299 
        [19JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S43 [23JA]
      Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and 
        mental health counselor services (see S. 604), S2245 [29MR]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S3281 [17MY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S6341 [13SE]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S6341 [13SE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 565), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 
        [12SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher 
        educational opportunities (see S. 3504), S5977 [2AU]
      ------make technical corrections to the legal description of 
        certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of 
        Mission Indians (see S. 3193), S3234 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing 
        vitality of Native American languages (see S. 3546), S6340 
        [13SE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 2321), S2545 [19AP]
      NLRB: modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S2244 [29MR]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S5048 
        [16JY]
      ------reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 750), S164 
        [30JA]
      ------require shareholder authorization before a public company 
        may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1360), S132 
        [26JA]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S2547 [19AP]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see S. 648), S850 [16FE]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see S. 755), S3042 [9MY]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S6108 [11SE]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see S. 534), S2325 [16AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]
      Treaties and agreements: report on countries with which the U.S. 
        negotiates trade agreements, establish terms for future trade 
        agreements, and enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see S. 3347), S6456 [19SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 
        [25JN]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S5086 [17JY]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S495 
        [9FE]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S5488 
        [26JY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S2547 [19AP]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 
        418), S2497 [18AP]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S568 [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        474), S3631 [24MY]
      Federal employees: authorize certain employees to be 
        automatically enrolled to increase contributions to Thrift 
        Savings Plan accounts (see S. 3175), S3129 [14MY]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (see S. 2249), S2166 
        [28MR]
      FEMA: reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see 
        S. 3362), S4773 [29JN]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (see S. 3548), S6340 [13SE]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      Senate, S1371 [2MR]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4266 [19JN]
      Agusen, Candonino: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Alcohol Awareness Month: observance, S2598 [23AP]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, S6617 [21SE]
      Boyd, Jamie Kamailani: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community 
        Health Leaders Award recipient, S153 [30JA]
      Button, Jackson: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify regulations for programs that 
        provide loans to purchasers of highly fractionated Native 
        American lands, S4266 [19JN]
      ------permanently establish the Office of Tribal Relations, 
        S4266 [19JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S893 [17FE]
      Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the 
        National Alzheimer's Project, S6617 [21SE]
      Federal employees: authorize certain employees to be 
        automatically enrolled to increase contributions to Thrift 
        Savings Plan accounts (S. 3175), S3131 [14MY]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, S893 [17FE]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (S. 2249), S2168 
        [28MR]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582, S2584 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP]
      FEMA: reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (S. 
        3362), S4775 [29JN]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 409), S2234 [29MR]
      Hawaii: observance of Month of the Hawaiian Language, 
        S257 [1FE]
      Honolulu, HI: tribute to Schofield Barracks soldiers killed in 
        helicopter crash in Afghanistan, S2582 [23AP]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 
        561), S6464 [19SE]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (S. Res. 561), S6464 
        [19SE]
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (S. 3548), S6344 [13SE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2764 [26AP]
      Oahu Mathematics League (organization): tribute, S2235 
        [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1138 [29FE]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (S. 2170), S1461 [7MR]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5070 [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2582, S2584 [23AP], S2647, S2650 [24AP]
      ------permit postmasters and other supervisory organizations to 
        participate in the planning and development of changes in work 
        schedules and benefits, S2650 [24AP]
      Privacy: modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 
        [17AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1138 [29FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1782 [19MR]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5070 
        [17JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5351 [25JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5913 [2AU]
      U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary of Hawaiian Volcano 
        Observatory, S34 [23JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2764 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3193) (S. Rept. 112-
        207), S6062 [10SE]
      Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1065) (S. Rept. 112-199), S5976 [2AU]
      Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic 
        Development Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2467), S6625 [21SE]
      Deem Certain Claims Presented to an Indian Health Service 
        Contracting Officer Pursuant to Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act as Timely Presented: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389), S6339 [13SE]
      ------Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 
        112-228), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior Authority To Take Land Into Trust for 
        Indian Tribes Reaffirmation: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 676) (S. Rept. 112-166), S3279 [17MY]
      Determine Blood Quantum Requirement for Membership in the Ysleta 
        del Sur Pueblo Tribe: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) 
        (H.R. 1560), S5731 [31JY]
      Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 379) (S. Rept. 112-201), S5976 
        [2AU]
      Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 546) (S. Rept. 112-
        198), S5976 [2AU]
      Lumbee Recognition Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 
        1218) (S. Rept. 112-200), S5976 [2AU]
      Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 112-218), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1272), S5870 [1AU]
      Nomination of Kevin K. Washburn To Be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Interior for Indian Affairs: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168 [28MR]
      S. 3175, Save More Tomorrow Act, S3132 [14MY]
      S. 3362, Dam Safety Act, S4775 [29JN]
  Tributes
      Fetz, Scott, S1144 [29FE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2228 [29MR]
      Sonson, Jessica, S1144 [29FE]




AKARAS, ANDREAS N.

  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act, 
        H5092 [23JY]




AKIN, W. TODD (a Representative from Missouri)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of 
        certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at 
        which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular 
        service (see H.R. 1283), H4864 [12JY]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1154 [5MR]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4158 
        [27JN]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3982), H727 [14FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of 
        survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset 
        the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation 
        (see H.R. 178), H4828 [11JY]
      EPA: provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1978 [18AP]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations (see H.R. 6452), H6280 [21SE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1742 [28MR]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H5630 [1AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H3733 [18JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4065 [26JN]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H1391 [19MR] (see H.R. 2810), H3578 [6JN]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H1359 [9MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4657 
        [29JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H3703 [12JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5766 [10SE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H221 [31JA]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1543 
        [22MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6250), H5766 
        [10SE]
      ------expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists 
        and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 
        1957), H2569 [9MY]
      ------extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
        secondary school teachers and allow such deduction for home 
        school expenses (see H.R. 5963), H4606 [28JN]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4064 [26JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 488), H220 
        [31JA]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H3405 [1JN]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4828 [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (H.R. 6000), H3975 
        [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (H.R. 4971), H2275 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5447 [31JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains, H2836 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2836 
        [17MY]
      Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: World Affairs Council of 
        St. Louis International Humanitarian of the Year Award 
        recipient, E987 [6JN]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: designate (H.R. 3248), H707 [14FE]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: designate (H.R. 3247), H706 [14FE]
      Navy: shipbuilding funding, H2836 [17MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H395 [2FE], H980, 
        H995, H997 [28FE], H1408, 
        H1411, H1419 [20MR], H1558 [26MR], 
        H1599, H1626, H1629 [27MR], 
        H2108 [25AP], H3601, H3618 [7JN], 
        H3688, H3691 [8JN], H4616 [29JN], 
        H4711, H4725 [10JY], H4855 [12JY], 
        H4926 [18JY], H5072 [19JY], H5150 
        [24JY], H5320 [26JY], E262 [28FE], 
        E450 [27MR], E1030 [8JN], E1217 
        [10JY], E1277 [18JY], E1292 [19JY]
  Tributes
      Knowles, William S., E1095 [20JN]
      Moses, Frederic N., E491 [29MR]
      Siebert, Oliver, E1601 [21SE]
      Uhland, William, E913 [31MY]




AKPD MESSAGE AND MEDIA, LLC

  Articles and editorials
      Strassel--Axelrod's Obamacare Dollars, S4442, S4446 [25JN]




AKRON, OH

  Remarks in House
      Gordon, Terry: Akron, OH, Community Foundation Bert A. Polsky 
        Humanitarian Award recipient, E1725 [26OC]
      Rosary Hall (organization): anniversary, E1067 [19JN]




AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Gordon, Terry: Akron, OH, Community Foundation Bert A. Polsky 
        Humanitarian Award recipient, E1725 [26OC]




ALABAMA

  Amendments
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Birmingham, AL: recognize longest running celebration of 
        Veterans Day (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6231 [20SE]
      Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: conduct 
        suitability and feasibility study for expanding boundary (see 
        H.R. 4630), H2123 [25AP]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see S. 3601), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6459), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (see H. Res. 562), H965 
        [27FE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 
        361), S208 [31JA] (see H. Res. 518), H78 [18JA]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
  Motions
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Anniston, AL: anniversary of Parker Memorial Baptist Church, 
        E921 [31MY]
      Benn, Alvin: Alabama Press Association Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E204 [15FE]
      Birmingham, AL: tribute to visit by Michelle Obama to Camp Noah 
        at McAlpine Recreation Area, E1329 [25JY]
      Civil rights: anniversary of Selma to Montgomery civil rights 
        marches, E308 [5MR]
      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.: commend efforts to rebuild Oak 
        Grove Mine and Concord Preparation Plant after destruction by 
        tornadoes in Alabama, E1433 [3AU]
      Faith & Politics Institute: tribute to Congressional Civil 
        Rights Pilgrimage, E454 [27MR]
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]
      Gregorius, Robin: SBA Alabama Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E831 [17MY], E947 [1JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E758 [10MY], 
        E1508 [13SE]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1031 
        [29FE], H1104-H1113, H1116, H1124 [1MR], E308, E312 [5MR]
      Hundley, Barbara: Jackson, AL, Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E945 [1JN]
      Jacksonville, AL: tribute to Jacksonville High School girls' 
        basketball team, E383 [19MR]
      Lightfoot, Robert D.: Medical Association of the State of 
        Alabama Samuel Buford Word Award recipient, E1400 [3AU]
      Mobile, AL: inclusion of Alabama School of Math and Science in 
        Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E1363 
        [31JY]
      Oxford, AL: tribute to Oxford High School baseball team, E915 
        [31MY]
      Point Clear, AL: express sympathies for victims of Coast Guard 
        helicopter crash in Mobile Bay, H1079 [29FE]
      Roads and highways: prohibit funding for construction of 
        highways in foreign countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, 
        H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Thurmond, Aretha: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1329 [25JY]
      Tornadoes: tribute to first responders in Alabama, E651 [25AP]
      United Way: anniversary, E1107 [21JN]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team, E572 [18AP]
      ------tribute to football team (H. Res. 518), H32 [18JA]
      ------tribute to men's golf team, E1365 [31JY]
      ------tribute to women's softball team, E1367 [31JY]
      Uptagrafft, Eric: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1324 [25JY]
      Uptagrafft, Sandra: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1319 [25JY]
      White, Sally: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, H120 
        [24JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], 
        S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Point Clear, AL: express sympathies for victims of Coast Guard 
        helicopter crash in Mobile Bay, S1383 [5MR]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (S. Res. 361), 
        S222 [31JA]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 562, compile oral histories from current and former 
        Members of Congress involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement, H1104 [1MR]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      S. Res. 361, tribute to University of Alabama football team, 
        S213, S222 [31JA]
  Tributes
      Sewell, Representative, E308 [5MR]




ALABAMA PRESS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Benn, Alvin: Alabama Press Association Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E204 [15FE]




ALAFOYIANNIS, LOULA LOI

  Remarks in House
      Association of Greek American Professional Women: Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E1558 [19SE]




ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Alameda County Fair Association: dedication of Alameda County 
        Historical Monument, E1080 [19JN]
      Bravewomon, Lynn: GLOBE (Gays and Lesbians Organized for 
        Betterment and Equality of Alameda County) Pryor Conrad Award 
        recipient, E1684 [5OC]
      Pleasanton, CA: anniversary of Alameda County Fair, E1080 [19JN]




ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Alameda County Historical Monument: dedication, E1080 [19JN]
      Pleasanton, CA: anniversary of Alameda County Fair, E1080 [19JN]




ALASKA

  Bills and resolutions
      Air Force: prevent relocation of F-16 aircraft from Eielson AFB, 
        AK (see S. 2073), S350 [6FE]
      Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 
        4194), H1305 [8MR]
      Anchorage, AK: tribute to Nunaka Valley Little League junior 
        girls softball team (see S. Res. 571), S6546 [20SE]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR] (see S. 
        3613), S6625 [21SE]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
      Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (see S. 
        3590), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6478), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice: issue a report on the Alaska Rural Justice and 
        Law Enforcement Commission (see S. 3373), S4893 [11JY]
      Forest Service: resolve title issues involving real property and 
        equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln 
        Drying Grant Program (see H.R. 3777), H26 [17JA]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (see S. Res. 459), S3129 [14MY]
      Mount Chosin Few: designate (see H.R. 5928), H3660 [7JN]
      Mount Denali: designate (see S. 2272), S2242 [29MR]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian 
        lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal 
        development of Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H568 [7FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Roads and highways: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining 
        area road corridor (see S. 3330), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 
        6227), H5327 [26JY]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (see S. 
        2251), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4347), H1811 [30MR]
      Taxation: allow Indian tribes to receive charitable 
        contributions of apparently wholesome food (see S. 3299), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate 
        (see S. 2273), S2242 [29MR]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement 
        of certain claims, H3745, H3758, H3759, H3765, H3776, H3777 
        [19JN]
      ------resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 
        292), H3439, H3440 [5JN], H3575 [6JN]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H461, 
        H462 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631, H634, H636 [8FE]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
      Coast Guard: report on costs of reactivating or interest in 
        purchasing Polar Sea (vessel) before decommissioning and 
        disassembling for scrap, H3551, H3552 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a competitive oil and gas 
        leasing program for exploration, development, and production 
        of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------expedite a program of competitive leasing of oil and gas 
        in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at 
        least one lease sale in the Reserve each year during a certain 
        period, H3887 [20JN]
      EPA: repeal designation of the Colville River as an aquatic 
        resource of national importance, H3895 [20JN]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, E1431 [3AU]
      James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK: designate 
        (S. 1710), H1141, H1142 [5MR]
      Mount Chosin Few: designate (H.R. 5928), E1346 [26JY]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing 
        programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain 
        of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects 
        (H.R. 1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------require additional rights-of-way in and out of the 
        National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, H3895 [20JN]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 
        4347), H5104, H5105 [23JY]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, 
        H3777 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska Quarterly Review (publication): anniversary, S2918 [7MY]
      Alaska Sports Hall of Fame (organization): tribute, S698 [15FE]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1035 
        [27FE], S2460 [18AP]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]
      Civil rights: observance of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and 
        anniversary of Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, S827 [16FE]
      Coastal zones: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-
        S5850 [1AU]
      Crime: tribute to ``Choose Respect'' initiative to reduce rates 
        of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse, S2204 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      Disasters: tribute to Coast Guard and Alaska National Guard for 
        response to severe weather, S115-S117 [26JA]
      EPA: impact of regulations, S5460-S5462 [26JY]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (S. Res. 459), S3133 [14MY]
      Healy (vessel): tribute to Coast Guard icebreaker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]
      Murkowski, Senator: tribute to interns from Alaska, S5848 [1AU]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S1182 [1MR], 
        S1381 [5MR], S1403-S1407 [6MR]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Alaska participants, S6534 [20SE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      Renda (vessel): tribute to Russian flagged tanker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Roads and highways: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining 
        area road corridor (S. 3330), S4420 [21JN]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 
        4347), S6666, S6667 [21SE]
      ------designate (S. 2251), S2246 [29MR]
      Ted Stevens Day: observance, S5462 [26JY]
      Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate 
        (S. 2273), S2253 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of the Interior Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas 
        Pipeline Transportation Utility Systems in Denali National 
        Park and Preserve Nonwilderness Areas: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 302) (S. Rept. 112-107), S41 
        [23JA]
      Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112-129), S42 
        [23JA]
      Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 112-692), H6314 [23OC]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4347) (H. 
        Rept. 112-614), H5077 [19JY]
      Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 292) (H. Rept. 112-428), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4347, Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK, H5104 
        [23JY]
      S. 292, Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act, H3439 [5JN]
      S. 1710, James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK, 
        H1141 [5MR]
      S. 2147, Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act, 
        S1199 [1MR]
      S. 2251, Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK, S2246 
        [29MR]
      S. Res. 459, tribute to Fort Wainwright, AK, 1st Stryker Brigade 
        Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, S3132 [14MY]
      S. Res. 571, tribute to Anchorage, AK, Nunaka Valley Little 
        League junior girls softball team, S6555 [20SE]
  Tributes
      Begich, Senator, S196 [31JA]




ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 
        4194), H1305 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Bering Straits Native Corp.: resolve land claims (S. 292), 
        H3439, H3440 [5JN], H3575 [6JN]
      Native Americans: provide for the settlement of certain claims, 
        H3745, H3758, H3759, H3765, H3776, H3777 [19JN]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, 
        H3777 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 292) (H. Rept. 112-428), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      S. 292, Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act, H3439 [5JN]




ALASKA QUARTERLY REVIEW (publication)

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S2918 [7MY]




ALASKA RURAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Justice: issue a report on the Alaska Rural Justice and 
        Law Enforcement Commission (see S. 3373), S4893 [11JY]




ALASKA SPORTS HALL OF FAME (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S698 [15FE]




ALASKAN ENERGY FOR AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) 
        (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]




ALASKAN NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 
        4194), H1305 [8MR]




al-ASSAD, BASHAR (President, Syria)

  Bills and resolutions
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 549), H802 [15FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before 
        the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
  Letters
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership: 
        Mahmoud Khattab, American Syrian Coalition, E1385 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (H. Res. 742), E1384 [1AU]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy, H1301 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H2138 [26AP], H3729 
        [18JN], E1046 [15JN]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (H. Res. 549), H1029 [29FE], H1144 [5MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (S. Res. 428), S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations and Call for Transition to 
        Democracy in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 435), S2921 [7MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 370, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S503 [9FE]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]
      S. Res. 424, condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        in Syria, S2502 [18AP]
      S. Res. 428, condemn human rights violations in Syria, collect 
        information on crimes against humanity and take action for 
        those responsible for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, 
        and support people of Syria, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 435, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S2734 [25AP]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]




ALBANIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Addresses
      Victims of Communism in Albania: Joseph J. DioGuardi, E1253 
        [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Albanian 
        Cultural Garden, E1580 [20SE], E1666 [28SE]
  Tributes
      Nishani, Bujar, E1666 [28SE]




ALBANIAN AMERICANS

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Albanian 
        Cultural Garden, E1580 [20SE], E1666 [28SE]




ALBANY, GA

  Remarks in House
      Hind, Kay: Georgia Council on Aging Distinguished Older Georgian 
        Award recipient, E276 [29FE]
      Marine Corps Logistics Base: tribute to Albany Marine Band, E191 
        [14FE]
      Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany: anniversary, E285 [29FE]




ALBERS, ALISON

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5317 [24JY]




ALBERTSON, JENESSA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




ALBRIGHT, MADELINE

  Remarks in House
      Women: tribute to Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, E930 
        [31MY]




ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, FEDERAL LAND CONVEYANCE ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 3370), S5870 [1AU]




ALBUQUERQUE, NM

  Bills and resolutions
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the 
        Amy Biehl High School Foundation (see S. 3370), S4892 [11JY]
      University of New Mexico: establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
        (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) Center (see 
        S. 2082), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4008), H692 [9FE]
  Reports filed
      Albuquerque, NM, Federal Land Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3370), S5870 [1AU]




ALCARAZ, BENJAMIN

  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program, E770 [10MY]




ALCATEL-LUCENT CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Bell Labs: tribute, E1220 [10JY]




ALCOA INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S560 [13FE]




ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH

  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S2598 [23AP]




ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

  Articles and editorials
      More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, H318 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome 
        prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (see H.R. 3810), H114 [23JA]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H114 [23JA]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]
      Taxation: extend the increased limitation on the cover over of 
        tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 
        (see H.R. 4374), H1914 [17AP]
  Letters
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act: Tom 
        Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National Conference of State 
        Legislatures, H318 [1FE]
      ------Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services 
        Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State 
        TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Alchemy Brewing, LLC: tribute, H5933 [13SE]
      Bacardi & Co. Ltd.: anniversary, E65 [24JA]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit military promotion boards from 
        considering any information regarding mental health or 
        addiction issues, except in cases where individuals are 
        determined to be a danger to themselves or others, H3054-H3056 
        [17MY]
      Ed Keating Center, Inc.: tribute, E1575 [20SE]
      Hitchcock Center for Women Inc.: anniversary, E1375 [1AU]
      Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization): tribute to Prince 
        William County, VA, chapter, E936 [31MY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of 
        alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries 
        and fatalities, H4107, H4108 [27JN]
      Public welfare programs: require States to implement policies to 
        prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and 
        liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H226, H315-H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alcohol Awareness Month: observance, S2598 [23AP]
      Baxter Brewing Co.: BevNet (publication) New Brewery of the Year 
        award recipient, S1457 [7MR]
      Bull Jagger Brewing Co.: tribute, S258 [1FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, S4336 
        [20JN]
      Livingston, Luke: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``30 Under 
        30 Food & Wine'' list, S1457 [7MR]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (S. Res. 536), S5898 [1AU]
  Statements
      Tribute to Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation: 
        Senator Hoeven, S3622-S3625 [24MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families 
        Act, H315 [1FE]
      S. Res. 536, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness 
        Day, S5883, S5899 [1AU]




ALCORN, WALTER

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: Citizen of the Year award recipient, E402 
        [21MR]




ALDEN, IA

  Remarks in House
      Tibbs, Laura: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1554 [19SE]




ALDEN, NY

  Remarks in House
      Alden Farmers Market: tribute, E1578 [20SE]




ALDIE, VA

  Remarks in House
      Mercer Middle School: tribute to winter food drive, E478 [28MR]




ALEJANDRE, ARMANDO, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Cuba: anniversary of downing of Brothers to the Rescue 
        (organization) aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]




ALEXANDER, KEITH B.

  Letters
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012), S5704 [31JY]




ALEXANDER, LAMAR (a Senator from Tennessee)

  Addresses
      Bipartisan Policy Center Century of Service Honorees: Howard H. 
        Baker, Jr., S2127 [28MR]
      Film Introduction About Howard H. Baker, Jr.: by, S2126 [28MR]
      Fund for American Studies Congressional Scholarship Award 
        Dinner: by, S5206 [19JY]
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3846 [7JN], 
        S4275 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3453, S3455 [22MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2515 
        [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S543 [9FE], S787, S796 [15FE], S861 
        [16FE], S1152 [29FE], S1389 [5MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5383 
        [25JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4828 [10JY], S4896 [11JY], S4973 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5213 [19JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2865 [26AP]
  Appointments
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1399 [5MR]
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, William Lawson, Nashville (TN) 
        Tennessean, S4319 [20JN]
      Do You Want the Good News First? Thomas L. Friedman, New York 
        (NY) Times, S3761 [6JN]
      Puff, the Magic Drag on the Economy--Time To Let the Pernicious 
        Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Blow Away, by, Wall 
        Street Journal, S6530 [20SE]
      Republicans Blow With the Wind--Another Industry Wants To Keep 
        Its Taxpayer Subsidies, Wall Street Journal, S1453 [7MR]
      Senate Rule Changes Come With Risk, Martin P. Paone, Hill 
        (publication), S3250 [17MY]
      Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, by, Wall Street 
        Journal, S3762 [6JN]
      Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, Robert Knox, Boston 
        (MA) Globe, S670 [15FE]
      Turbines in the Backyard--The Sound and the Strobes, Andy 
        Webster, New York (NY) Times, S669 [15FE]
      Why the Wind Industry Is Full Hot Air and Costing You Big Bucks, 
        Robert Bryce, FoxNews.com (Internet site), S669 [15FE]
      Wind Farms Multiply, Fueling Clashes With Nearby Residents, 
        Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S670 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Agriculture: phase out sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see S. 25), S1089 [28FE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies 
        (see S. Con. Res. 36), S1195 [1MR]
      Collective bargaining: ensure fairness in election procedures 
        with respect to collective bargaining representatives (see S. 
        1425), S1050 [27FE]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. 
        Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3901 
        [11JN]
      Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and 
        development program (see S. 3459), S5732 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S351 [6FE]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S4205 [14JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see S. Res. 176), S4152 [13JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 
        [17AP]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4893 [11JY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6628 
        [21SE]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S2324 
        [16AP]
      ------repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance 
        (see S. 19), S5047 [16JY]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5213 [19JY]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S4369 [20JN]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see S. 
        1718), S4239 [18JN]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S5382 [25JY]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 
        1173), S4822 [10JY]
      Motor vehicles: improve certain laws relative to use of high 
        occupancy vehicle facilities (see S. 3191), S3234 [16MY]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Chess Day: designate (see S. Res. 539), S5871 [1AU]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S5134 [18JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 3221), S3730 
        [5JN]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S3731 [5JN]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal prohibition 
        on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-
        counter medications (see S. 1368), S4418 [21JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6342 [13SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5305 [24JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5980 [2AU]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see S. 672), S75 [24JA]
      ------make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of 
        expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music 
        copyrights (see S. 2258), S2242 [29MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), 
        S132 [26JA]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4725 
        [28JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2601 
        [23AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2497 [18AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S3088 
        [10MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 418), 
        S2324 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 
        [16MY]
  Letters
      Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4275 [19JN]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S1041, S1042, S1044, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE], S5112-S5114 [18JY], S5271, S5272, S5273, S5274 
        [24JY]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400 [22MY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3199 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3199 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3199 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3199 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3199 [16MY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, 
        S4880 [11JY]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S815-S817 [16FE]
      Colleges and universities: improve efforts to make higher 
        education more affordable, S2675 [25AP]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6476 [20SE]
      Corps of Engineers: port deepening projects funding, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit any entity receiving a business 
        and industry direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy 
        project from receiving any other Federal benefit, assistance, 
        or incentive for the project, S4275 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3610 [24MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2896 [7MY], 
        S2942, S2944 [8MY], S3003 [9MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2366), S2733 [25AP]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding, S3760 [6JN], S5722 [31JY]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration nuclear 
        modernization program funding, S815 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S2942, 
        S2944 [8MY], S3004 [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (S. 3192), S3199 [16MY], 
        S3258, S3260 [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258, S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S4628 [26JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S668 [15FE]
      Education: reduce higher education costs, S396-S398 [9FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S3952, S3954 [12JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4318 [20JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S2127 [28MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4627 [26JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3400 [22MY]
      Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4802 
        [10JY]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3949 [12JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN]
      Libraries: anniversary of founding of Carnegie libraries, S4629 
        [26JN]
      Medicaid: funding, S2896-S2898 [7MY]
      ------impact of increased funding obligations on States, S2942 
        [8MY], S3761 [6JN]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Memphis Academy of Science and 
        Engineering, S3002 [9MY]
      National Academy of Sciences: anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        447), S3002 [9MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S286 
        [2FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid 
        funding, S2011, S2012 [26MR]
      ------repeal, S2011, S2012 [26MR]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400 [22MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2371 
        [17AP], S2468 [18AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3248, S3249 [17MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2127 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S1453 [7MR], S2128 [28MR], S3952, 
        S3954 [12JN], S5721 [31JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S286 [2FE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, 
        S1590 [13MR], S4802 [10JY]
      Senate: legislative process, S3248-S3250 [17MY]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3248, S3249 [17MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5271 [24JY]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S668 [15FE], 
        S1452 [7MR], S5721 [31JY], S6530 [20SE]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2944 [8MY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4880 [11JY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S668 [15FE]
      Votes: position on missed, S4760 [29JN]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Tribute to Robert R. Bell: Tennessee Board of Regents, 
        S4362 [20JN]
  Statements
      Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]
  Tributes
      Baker, Howard H., Jr., S2127 [28MR]
      Bell, Robert R., S4362 [20JN]
      Boozman, Senator, S1043 [27FE]
      Hoffman, Bill, S2468 [18AP]
      Hoffman, Wilbur K. (Bill), S1130 [29FE]
      Iman, Neena, S5721 [31JY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2229 [29MR]
      Russell, Lowell, S2468 [18AP]
      Summitt, Pat, S2480 [18AP]
      Watson, Franklin N., S2468 [18AP]




ALEXANDER, MARQUIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2081 [25AP], E605 [19AP], E641 [25AP]




ALEXANDER, MIRIAM A.

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840 
        [16FE]




ALEXANDER, RODNEY (a Representative from Louisiana)

  Amendments
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H613 [8FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H376 [1FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H513 [6FE]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2289 [27AP]
      America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 253), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3981 [25JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H3363 [31MY]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H1847 [16AP]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and 
        recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from 
        regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 
        1558), H79 [18JA]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H5292 [25JY]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2569 [9MY]
      Medicare: provide for payment for services of qualified 
        radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H28 [17JA]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3700 
        [8JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H726 
        [14FE]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H903 
        [16FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H513 [6FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2447 [8MY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H1915 
        [17AP]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6280 [21SE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2447 [8MY]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H1209 [6MR]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H571 [7FE]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 
        104), H944 [17FE]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H613 [8FE]
      Burmah, Norman and Norma: Louisiana Family Forum (organization) 
        Marriage Hall of Fame inductees, E286 [29FE]
      Corps of Engineers: exempt from legislative line-item veto, H613 
        [8FE]
      Grambling State University: anniversary, E1430 [3AU]
      Monroe, LA: tribute to St. Francis Medical Center auxiliary 
        members, E285 [29FE]
      West Monroe, LA: anniversary of Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 
        E1318 [25JY]
  Tributes
      Addison, Carl, E1360 [31JY]
      Bolton, Roscoe, E390 [20MR]
      Bruscato, Angela, E285 [29FE]
      Cascio, Victor, E1584 [21SE]
      Cleveland, James F., E1511 [13SE]
      Lemoine, Bonnie, E1147 [27JN]
      Mintz, Saul, E1588 [21SE]
      Stassi, Annette, E1586 [21SE]




ALEXANDER CREEK, AK

  Bills and resolutions
      Native Americans: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 4194), 
        H1305 [8MR]




ALEXANDRIA, VA

  Remarks in House
      Days of Remembrance: observance, E550 [17AP]
      Links, Inc.: anniversary of Arlington, VA, chapter, E297 [1MR]
      Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to National Trademark Expo, 
        E1552 [19SE]
      Rodriguez, Andrew: Amateur Athletic Union James E. Sullivan 
        Award recipient, E482 [29MR]




ALEXION INC.

  Remarks in House
      Smithfield, RI: tribute to Alexion Inc., biopharmaceutical 
        manufacturing facility, E1636 [21SE]




ALFORD, EDWARD M.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4297 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Gambia: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]




ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace 
        Flexibility: tribute to recipients, S3726-S3728 [5JN]




ALGAZE, DAVID

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H4786 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4786 [11JY]




ALGERIA, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

  Statements
      Declaration to Moroccan-Controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi 
        Refugee Camps in Algeria--Summary of Preliminary Observations: 
        Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights 
        (organization), E1647 [21SE]




ALHAMBRA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Vargas, Joanna: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E475 [28MR]




ALI, MUHAMMAD

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (H.R. 3795), H45 [18JA]
      Tribute, H38 [18JA], E228 [17FE]




ALI, QUASEM

  Remarks in House
      Bangladesh: call for release of political prisoners, E1176 
        [28JN]




ALIBHAI, SULEIMAN

  Remarks in House
      Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington: 
        Professional Service Award recipient, E212 [16FE]




ALIENS  see Immigration; Refugees




ALL TRUST HOME CARE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Rohan, Mike: SBA Illinois Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        of the Year award recipient, H3488 [6JN]




ALLARD, MONICA

  Essays
      State of the Union, S123 [26JA]




ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Ameris, Philip: Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council Man of the 
        Year award recipient, E531 [16AP]
      Coultas, Carol: Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E531 [16AP]




ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA, LABOR COUNCIL

  Remarks in House
      Ameris, Philip: Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council Man of the 
        Year award recipient, E531 [16AP]
      Coultas, Carol: Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E531 [16AP]




ALLEGRO, NICOLAS

  Remarks in House
      Virginia: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army All-
        American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]




ALLEN, ANTHONY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1644 [21SE]




ALLEN, CHARLES

  Poems
      ``Praetorians,'' Albert C. Caswell, S6539 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6539 [20SE]




ALLEN, ERNIE

  Letters
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders, S2757, S2793 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5634 [2AU]




ALLEN, JACQUELINE C.

  Proclamations
      Tribute to Jacqueline C. Allen: Representative Moore, E1537 
        [14SE]




ALLEN, JALISA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1104 [21JN]




ALLEN, JESSICA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E812 [16MY]




ALLEN, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2214 [27AP]




ALLEN, JULIANNE E. MARKS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1597 [21SE]




ALLEN, LaVERDA O.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E145 [6FE]




ALLEN, NORRIS K., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E14 [13JA]




ALLEN, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E443 [26MR], E523 [16AP]




ALLEN, PHILLIP C.

  Remarks in House
      South Florida Business Leader of the Year: award recipient, E119 
        [2FE]




ALLEN, SHAWANDA L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1300 [23JY]




ALLENTOWN, PA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1637 [21SE]




ALLENTOWN (PA) MORNING CALL

  Articles and editorials
      Paterno Built Penn State On, Off the Field, H669 [9FE]




ALLERGY & ASTHMA NETWORK MOTHERS OF ASTHMATICS (organization)

  Letters
      Breath of Fresh Air Act, E1425 [3AU]




ALLEYNE, ATNRE

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




ALLIANCE FOR NATURAL HEALTH USA

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5384 [25JY]




ALLIANCE FOR NUCLEAR ACCOUNTABILITY

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2843 [17MY]




ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS

  Remarks in House
      Lozada, Marisha: Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Scholastic 
        Art and Writing Award recipient, E794 [15MY]




ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS AND WRITERS

  Remarks in House
      Anderson, Anthony: Alliance for Young Artists and Writers 
        National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards gold medal recipient, 
        H3488 [6JN]




ALLIANCE OF NUCLEAR WORKERS ADVOCACY GROUPS

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2842 [17MY]




ALLIANCE TO SAVE ENERGY

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 [26MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary (S. Res. 406), S2517 [18AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 406, anniversary, S2033 [26MR]
      S. Res. 406, annivresary, S2517 [18AP]




ALLISON, KEVIN M.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

  Remarks in House
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]
      Shaw, Mike: Time (publication) Dealer of the Year award 
        recipient, S1420 [6MR]




ALMEIDA, BRYAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4946 [12JY]




ALPHA DELTA KAPPA INTERNATIONAL HONORARY ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN 
    EDUCATORS

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1620 [21SE]




ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Theta Lambda Omega chapter: tribute to Debutante Scholarship 
        Cotillion, E777 [10MY]
      Tribute, E676 [26AP]




ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Miami-Dade County, FL: tribute to Beta Beta Lambda Chapter for 
        contribution to the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, E1 
        [6JA]




ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS ADDITIONS AND PRATT AND MIDDLE FORK SNOQUALMIE 
    RIVERS PROTECTION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 322) (S. Rept. 112-108), S41 [23JA]




al-QAEDA (terrorist organization)

  Remarks in House
      Africa: recognize the growing threat of terrorist organizations, 
        E684 [27AP]
      Pakistan: prohibit foreign assistance relative to harboring of 
        al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and Taliban fighters within 
        borders, H3487 [6JN]




ALSHOUSE, ALEX J.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E567 [18AP]




ALTA, UT

  Remarks in House
      Public lands: convey certain parcels of land to Alta, UT (S. 
        684), H3714 [18JN]
  Reports filed
      Land Parcel Conveyance to Alta, UT: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 684) (H. Rept. 112-434), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      S. 684, Alta, UT, land parcel conveyance, H3714 [18JN]




ALTADENA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Seitz, Carolyn Ingram: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E520 [16AP]
      Snortland, Ellen: California 29th Congressional District Woman 
        of the Year award recipient, E468 [28MR]




ALTERMAN, STEPHEN A.

  Letters
      Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, H4013 [26JN]




ALTERNATIVE ENERGY  see Power Resources; Renewable Energy




ALTHEA GIBSON EXCELLENCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4130), H1133 [1MR]




ALTMANN, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E3 [6JA]




ALTMIRE, JASON (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3027 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4980, H5011 [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H567 [7FE]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H903 [16FE]
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H2072 [24AP]
      Appalachian Development Highway System: allow a State to use 
        toll credits toward the non-Federal share requirement for 
        funds made available to carry out highway projects (see H.R. 
        1218), H159 [24JA]
      Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health 
        care (see H.R. 1092), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide equity between regular and Reserve component 
        members in the computation of disability retired pay for 
        members wounded in action (see H.R. 4177), H1304 [8MR]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H802 [15FE]
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1210 [6MR]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H802 [15FE]
      ------provide grants to States to ensure that students complete 
        the middle grades prepared for success in high school and 
        postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 1547), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative 
        care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing 
        schools, and other programs, and promote education in 
        palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career 
        education programs give priority to programs that provide a 
        national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 
        1325), H1543 [22MR]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H1391 [19MR]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H2813 [16MY]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H182 [25JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H1741 [28MR]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3916 [20JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H5711 [2AU]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1210 [6MR]
      Medicare: cover transitional care services to improve the 
        quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 6413), H6280 [21SE]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5631 [1AU]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H1306 [8MR]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1847 [16AP]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H5010 [18JY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H28 [17JA]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1367 [16MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5711 [2AU]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H3662 [7JN]
      Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a 
        former President (see H.R. 4093), H1016 [28FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H802 [15FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1154 [5MR]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H6318 [26OC]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H5860 [11SE]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3807 [19JN]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3578 [6JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H5860 [11SE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H1134 [1MR]
      ------treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 5903), H5712 [2AU]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3481 
        [5JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1543 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see H.R. 5996), H3974 [21JN]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H3732 [18JN]
      Tariff: Bayderm bottom DLV-N (see H.R. 4639), H2123 [25AP]
      ------chloromethylbenzene (see H.R. 4633), H2123 [25AP]
      ------ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers (see H.R. 4636), H2123 
        [25AP]
      ------iminodisuccinate (see H.R. 4641), H2123 [25AP]
      ------Mesamoll (see H.R. 4642), H2123 [25AP]
      ------phenylisocyanate (see H.R. 4635), H2123 [25AP]
      ------p-nitrotoluene (see H.R. 4638), H2123 [25AP]
      ------p-toluidine (see H.R. 4637), H2123 [25AP]
      ------2,3-dichloronitrobenzene (see H.R. 4634), H2123 [25AP]
      ------2-chlorotoluene (see H.R. 4632), H2123 [25AP]
      ------2-phenylphenol (see H.R. 4640), H2123 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (H.R. 5996), H3975 [21JN]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (H.R. 5954), H3733 [18JN]
      Tariff: Bayderm bottom DLV-N (H.R. 4639), H2127 [25AP]
      ------chloromethylbenzene (H.R. 4633), H2127 [25AP]
      ------ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers (H.R. 4636), H2127 
        [25AP]
      ------iminodisuccinate (H.R. 4641), H2127 [25AP]
      ------Mesamoll (H.R. 4642), H2127 [25AP]
      ------phenylisocyanate (H.R. 4635), H2127 [25AP]
      ------p-nitrotoluene (H.R. 4638), H2127 [25AP]
      ------p-toluidine (H.R. 4637), H2127 [25AP]
      ------2,3-dichloronitrobenzene (H.R. 4634), H2127 [25AP]
      ------2-chlorotoluene (H.R. 4632), H2127 [25AP]
      ------2-phenylphenol (H.R. 4640), H2127 [25AP]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H905 [17FE]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, H716, H718, H719, H720 [14FE]
      Business and industry: eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and 
        profits overseas, H718 [14FE]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H719 [14FE]
      Croatian American Civic Club: anniversary of ``Hrvatski Dom'' 
        Croatian home, E1686 [5OC]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3031 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4980 [18JY]
      ------report on feasibility of providing telecommunications 
        services to servicemembers in transit to or from overseas 
        deployment, H3031 [17MY]
      ------Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4980 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: cell phone communications in rural 
        border areas funding, H3535 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3535 [6JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway 
        safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of 
        older drivers and pedestrians, H4624 [29JN]
      ------State distracted driving prevention grant funding, H3953, 
        H3954, H3955 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: construction of VA health care center 
        offsite from Butler, PA, Medical Center, H3318 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3318 [31MY]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (H.R. 2505), E48 [19JA]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in 
        America agenda, H202, H204, H205 [31JA], H716, H718, H719, 
        H720 [14FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3744 
        [19JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3039 [17MY]
      Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H718 [14FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3744 [19JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3039 [17MY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6193 [20SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6193 
        [20SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 
        3643), H905 [17FE]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H44 [18JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4899, H4900 
        [17JY]
      Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Fox Chapel Area High School for 
        participation in Library of Congress Veterans History Project, 
        E850 [18MY]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (H.R. 3533), H202 [31JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3744 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4624 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3039 [17MY], H3953, H3954, 
        H3955 [21JN]
      Taxation: permanently extend the research and development 
        credit, H716, H718 [14FE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3592 [7JN]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H202, H204, H205 [31JA], H720 [14FE]
      ------infrastructure funding, H202, H204, H205 [31JA]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5905 [12SE]




ALTON, IL

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1223 [11JY]
      Parker, Garret: Illinois Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year 
        award recipient, E1349 [30JY]
      Union Baptist Church: anniversary, E775 [10MY]




ALTON (IL) TELEGRAPH

  Articles and editorials
      Jersey Orchard Sweeps Apple Cider Awards, E229 [17FE]




ALTOONA, PA

  Remarks in House
      Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School: anniversary, E1596 [21SE]




ALTURAS, CA

  Remarks in House
      Railroads: anniversary of Lake County Railroad, E1633 [21SE]




ALUM, ROLAND A.

  Articles and editorials
      Cuba's Culture of Poverty Persists, E59 [23JA]




ALVARADO, VICENTE

  Remarks in House
      Modesto, CA: inclusion of Dewz Restaurant in the OpenTable, 
        Inc., Diner's Choice ``Best Overall Top 100 Restaurants'' 
        list, E235 [21FE]




ALVARE, HELEN M.

  Letters
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1117 [29FE]




ALVEREZ, FRANCISCO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E809 [16MY]




ALVIS HOUSE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E382 [19MR]




ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act, S325 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1606, E1618, E1621, E1636, 
        E1640, E1642 [21SE]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1606, E1618, E1636 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, S6617 [21SE]




AMADOR, ANGELO I.

  Letters
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures, S854 
        [16FE]




AMADOR, BRIAN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5154 [18JY]




AMASH, JUSTIN (a Representative from Michigan)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4970 
        [18JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2171 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see H.R. 3583), H115 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      ------limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see 
        H.R. 3709), H945 [17FE]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 3785), H115 
        [23JA]
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H2289 [27AP]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 
        3581), H115 [23JA]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H159 [24JA]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 5936), H3698 [8JN]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), H27 
        [17JA]
      Economic Development Administration: terminate (see H.R. 3090), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the 
        cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for 
        Government programs, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3609), 
        H116 [23JA]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (see H.R. 3835), H221 [31JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3734 
        [18JN]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H6061 [14SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, 
        repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain 
        other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2313), H6152 [19SE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5293 [25JY]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H3164 [18MY]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H5631 [1AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H903 [16FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Taxation: provide for logical flow of tax return information 
        between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and 
        individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods 
        (see H.R. 2382), H6152 [19SE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H115 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for 
        commemorative coin programs to private organizations or 
        entities (see H.R. 6495), H6274 [21SE]
      Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H1641 [27MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for 
        commemorative coin programs to private organizations or 
        entities (H.R. 6495), H6277 [21SE]
      Eximbank: abolish (H.R. 4268), H1641 [27MR]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3077, H3079 [17MY]
      ------ensure competition in Government service contracts and 
        remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain 
        commercial products or services, H4970 [18JY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H3079 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4970 [18JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5153 [24JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2171 [26AP]
      ------prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity systems from 
        using sensitive personal documents received from certain 
        sources, H2171 [26AP]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H3077 [17MY]




AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION

  Remarks in House
      Rodriguez, Andrew: Amateur Athletic Union James E. Sullivan 
        Award recipient, E482 [29MR]




AMBROSE, JILLIAN

  Articles and editorials
      UK Offers New Tax Breaks for Remote Fields, S2051 [27MR]




AMBUL, MARIA

  Remarks in House
      American Heritage Girl (organization): Stars and Stripes Award 
        recipient, E1 [6JA]




AMERICA CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO MEANINGFULLY PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN 
    TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND SCIENCE (AMERICA COMPETES) ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]




AMERICA INVENTS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1249), H969 [28FE]
      Government regulations: exempt patent application process 
        regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6427 [19SE]
      Enact (H.R. 1249), S4194 [14JN]
      Patents: transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-
        inventor-to-file system, S4194 [14JN]




AMERICAN ACTION FORUM (organization)

  Letters
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act, H537 [7FE]




AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

  Articles and editorials
      Pikeville Medical Center, S3271 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Pikeville, KY: Pikeville Medical Center recipient of American 
        Alliance of Healthcare Providers Hospital of the Year award, 
        S3271 [17MY]




AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS

  Remarks in House
      Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation: Dept. of State Museums Connect 
        grant recipient, E1671 [28SE]




AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2473 [9MY]




AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CANCER RESEARCH

  Remarks in House
      Diseases: cancer research funding, E938 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Martins, Clarissa: American Association of Cancer Research 
        Thomas J. Bardos Award recipient, S5480 [26JY]




AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS

  Remarks in House
      Corning, NY: Rockwell Museum of Western Art accreditation by the 
        American Association of Museums, E1081 [19JN]




AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES

  Letters
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement, 
        H4153 [27JN]




AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS  see AARP (organization)




AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

  Remarks in House
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E233 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S1192 
        [1MR]
      ------American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S879 [17FE]




AMERICAN BANKER (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dressel, Melanie: American Banker (publication) Community Banker 
        of the Year award recipient, E117 [2FE]




AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge, S5646 
        [30JY]
      Paycheck Fairness Act, S3699 [5JN]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4607 
        [26JN], S5643 [30JY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S3229 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Access to Justice Committees: tribute, H1963 [18AP]
      Nunn, Diane: ABA Center on Children and the Law Mark Hardin 
        Award for Child Welfare Legal Scholarship and Systems Change 
        recipient, E1094 [20JN]




AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

  Amendments
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, 
        H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, 
        H3364 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 
        667), H3265 [30MY]
      Philippines: provide for ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans 
        Cemetery (see S. 2320), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4168), H1303 
        [8MR]
  Motions
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding for salary or 
        compensation of a Director of Construction and Facilities 
        Management who does not meet certain qualifications, H3344 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3285, H3315, H3316, H3331-H3339 [31MY], E957, E965 
        [1JN], E1024 [7JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319, H3339 
        [31MY], E966 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309-
        H3346, H3356-H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], 
        E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        H3331 [31MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 
        112-168), S3422 [22MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
  Tables
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, 
        Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 
        military construction and veterans' services, H3282 [31MY]




AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally 
        significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 2489), H3760 [19JN], 
        H5735, H5736 [10SE]
  Reports filed
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally 
        Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 112-605), H4906 [17JY]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefields Under the 
        American Battlefield Protection Program: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 779) (S. Rept. 112-116), 
        S41 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2489, National Park Service acquisition and protection of 
        nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of 
        the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program, H5735 [10SE]




AMERICAN BOILER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S1510 [8MR]




AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E36 [18JA], E92 [31JA]




AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3605 [7JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2241 [27AP]




AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK

  Letters
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1133 [29FE]




AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW & JUSTICE

  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3884 
        [11JN]




AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

  Bills and resolutions
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 
        [12JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 491, commend International Chemistry Olympiad 
        participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S3983, 
        S4108 [12JN]




AMERICAN CHEMISTRY SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      National Chemistry Week: observance, E1570 [19SE]




AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

  Remarks in House
      Brown, Chuck: ACLU of the Nation's Capital Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E2 [6JA]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        E901 [30MY]
      Grabill, David: Northern California ACLU Jack Green Civil 
        Liberties Award recipient, E634 [24AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]




AMERICAN CLOTHING FOR AMERICAN OLYMPIANS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6132), H4907 [17JY]




AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840 
        [16FE]




AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE

  Remarks in House
      National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute: tribute, E671 
        [26AP]




AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

  Letters
      Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services 
        in response to a disaster, H1512 [22MR]




AMERICAN COLLEGE TUITION TAX RELIEF ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]




AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act, H2237 [27AP]
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, H986 [28FE]
  Lists
      Members, H2237 [27AP]




AMERICAN COUNCIL ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

  Remarks in House
      Azama, Yo: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 
        National Language Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1170 
        [28JN]




AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CO.

  Remarks in House
      Moorhead, MN: restart of negotiations to settle labor dispute 
        and lockout at factory, H3489 [6JN]




AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Employment: decision to lockout factory workers, H386 [2FE]




AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3605 [7JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: L. Hunter Limbaugh, 
        American Diabetes Association, H2239 [27AP]




AMERICAN DIABETES MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1735 [6NO]




AMERICAN DREAM ACCOUNTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR] (see H.R. 4207), H1390 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2194), S1735 [15MR], S3018 [9MY]




AMERICAN EAGLE DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1067 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 498), S4308 [19JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 498, designate, S4305, S4309 [19JN]




AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.

  Remarks in House
      Waterford, OH: proposed closure of Muskingum River Power Plant, 
        H384 [2FE]




AMERICAN ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 7): consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
  Articles and editorials
      In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, H527 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]
      Enact (H.R. 7): consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
  Letters
      Provisions: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 
        [16FE]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 
        [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H461, 
        H462 [3FE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H662 [9FE]
      Enact (H.R. 7), H201-H207 [31JA], H386 [2FE], H461-H463 [3FE], 
        H477 [6FE], H526 [7FE], H632, H635 [8FE], H662 [9FE], H699, 
        H720, H721 [14FE], H731, H732, H737, H739, H759 [15FE], H818, 
        H894-H897 [16FE], H930 [17FE], H952 [27FE], H978 [28FE], 
        H1161, H1189, H1190 [6MR], H1221 [7MR], H1433, H1448 [21MR], 
        H1595, H1603-H1607 [27MR], H1668 [28MR], H1748, H1749, H1755-
        H1760 [29MR], H1934-H1937 [18AP], E213, E217 [16FE], E514 
        [30MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H750 [15FE]
      Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas 
        drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H477 
        [6FE], H631 [8FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 7), S585, S587 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 7, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Provisions: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 7) (H. 
        Rept. 112-397), H696 [13FE]
  Statements
      Provisions: Executive Office of the President, H745 [15FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 7, provisions, H740 [15FE]




AMERICAN ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS FINANCING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3864), H374 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3864) (H. 
        Rept. 112-396), H696 [13FE]




AMERICAN ENERGY AND JOB PROMOTION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2201), S3934 [12JN], S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4254 [19JN]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, S3934 
        [12JN], S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4254 [19JN]




AMERICAN ENERGY FIRST ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4211), H1375 [19MR]




AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 352), S1708 [15MR]




AMERICAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]




AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INVESTMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5874), H3362 [31MY]




AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.

  Remarks in House
      Dutch Monkey Doughnuts (business): American Express OPEN and 
        Facebook Big Break for Small Business award recipient, E1678 
        [2OC]




AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

  Articles and editorials
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]
  Remarks in House
      Champaign County, IL: anniversary of Champaign County Farm 
        Bureau, E127 [3FE]
      Geitner, Rex E.: San Mateo County, CA, Farm Bureau Farmer of the 
        Year award recipient, E202 [15FE]
      Kankakee County, IL: anniversary of Kankakee County Farm Bureau, 
        E190 [14FE]




AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

  Letters
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H920 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cox, J. David: American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center 
        (organization) Yitzhak Rabin Public Service Award recipient, 
        S3039 [9MY]




AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

  Letters
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, H329 [1FE]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3605 [7JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2243 [27AP]




AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2242 [27AP]




AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      MacLaine, Shirley: American Film Institute Life Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1022 [7JN], E1108 [21JN]




AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE YITZHAK RABIN CENTER (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Cox, J. David: American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center 
        (organization) Yitzhak Rabin Public Service Award recipient, 
        S3039 [9MY]




AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS (organization)

  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity, S5431 [26JY]




AMERICAN GROWTH, RECOVERY, EMPOWERMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (AGREE) 
    ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, S3765 [6JN]




AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S841 
        [16FE]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3605 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      National Wear Red Day: tribute, H443 [3FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: tribute to participation in American 
        Heart Association Go Red for Women cardiovascular disease 
        awareness campaign, S4293 [19JN]




AMERICAN HEART MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H201 [31JA], H817 [16FE], E128 [3FE]




AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION

  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act, 
        H5092 [23JY]




AMERICAN HERBAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5383 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E187 [14FE]




AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRL (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Ambul, Maria: American Heritage Girl (organization) Stars and 
        Stripes Award recipient, E1 [6JA]




AMERICAN HEROES COLA ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4142), H1153 [5MR]




AMERICAN HIGHWAY USERS ALLIANCE

  Letters
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5606 [1AU]




AMERICAN HORSE SLAUGHTER PREVENTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2966), H2144 [26AP]




AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E759 [10MY]




AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

  Letters
      Limitations on U.S. assistance, S6572 [21SE]




AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (AIPAC)

  Letters
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act, S3253 
        [17MY]




AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 
        [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], 
        H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 
        [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, 
        H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 
        [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 [21SE]




AMERICAN JOBS IN AMERICAN FORESTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4159), H1272 [7MR]




AMERICAN LEGION

  Letters
      Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding, H5059 [19JY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, S4858 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E341 [8MR]
      Bangor, ME: anniversary of James W. Williams American Legion 
        Post 12, E1650 [21SE]
      Berea, OH: tribute to restoration of Victory Arch at the 
        Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, E1379 [1AU]
      Maine: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary, E1048 [15JN]
      Plymouth, MA: rededication of American Legion Post 40, E1412 
        [3AU]




AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL

  Remarks in House
      Political ethics: influence on State legislators, H1920 [18AP], 
        H2019 [19AP], H2073 [25AP], H2141 [26AP]




AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION

  Press releases
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund, 
        H2240 [27AP]
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health, S4321 [20JN]




AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5865), H5830-H5835 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5865) 
        (H. Rept. 112-659), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5865, provisions, H5830 [11SE]




AMERICAN MEMORIAL PARK TINIAN ANNEX ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) 
        (H. Rept. 112-597), H4906 [17JY]




AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION

  Bills and resolutions
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      National Nurses Week: observance, H2819 [17MY], E747 [9MY]
      ------support goals and ideals (H. Res. 83), H2333 [8MY]




AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER

  Remarks in House
      Madison, WI: St. Mary's Hospital designation as magnet facility 
        by American Nurses Credentialing Center, E134 [3FE]




AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity, S5431 [26JY]




AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Evans, William: American Pharmacists Association Remington Honor 
        Medal recipient, E389 [20MR]




AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E422 [22MR]




AMERICAN PLASTIC TOYS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E906 [30MY]




AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 528), S5304 [24JY]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E936 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary (S. Res. 528), S5318 [24JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 528, anniversary, S5308, S5318 [24JY]




AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, E1677 [2OC]




AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2243 [27AP]




AMERICAN PUBLIC HUMAN SERVICES ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act, H318 
        [1FE]




AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3532 [6JN]




AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION

  Bills and resolutions
      National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 460), S3174 
        [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 460), S3177 
        [15MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 460, National Public Works Week, S3176, S3177 [15MY]




AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the 
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset 
        Relief Program (see H.R. 6570), H6306 [12OC]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Taxation: extend program to provide grants for specified energy 
        property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 4468), H2030 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (H.R. 5976), H4037 [26JN], 
        H4119 [27JN]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4037, H4038, 
        H4040, H4041 [26JN], H4119 [27JN]
      Economy: impact of stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 
        [2FE]
      Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 
        [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: impact of stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY], 
        S4434 [25JN]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S823 [16FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S898 [17FE]




AMERICAN RED CROSS

  Amendments
      World War II: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles (S. 
        Res. 471), S4424, S4429 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
      World War II: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles (see S. 
        Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
  Remarks in House
      Duval County, FL: anniversary of American Red Cross Life Saving 
        Corps, E676 [26AP]
      Green-Byrd, Danielle: American Red Cross Tiffany Circle 
        Distinguished Woman Warrior Award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Greenwalt, Sophia: American Red Cross Everyday Hero Award 
        recipient, E754 [9MY]
      Houston, TX: tribute to American Red Cross, the Texas Arrhythmia 
        Institute (organization), and the Methodist Hospital DeBakey 
        Heart and Vascular Center for Save a Life Community Heart 
        Training Day, H663 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]
      National Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]
      World War II: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles (S. 
        Res. 471), S4428 [21JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 471, tribute to women who served in American Red Cross 
        Clubmobiles during World War II, S3519 [23MY], S4429 [21JN]




AMERICAN RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT EXTENSION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3307), H5870, H5871, H5872 [12SE]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, H5870, 
        H5871, H5872 [12SE]




AMERICAN REVOLUTION

  Bills and resolutions
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (see S. 
        Res. 376), S699 [15FE]
      Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the 
        battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see 
        H.R. 3818), H158 [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      Canada: tribute to International Memorial Service at Fort 
        Chambly, E599 [19AP]
      Casimir Pulaski Day: observance, E310 [5MR]
      General Society Sons of the Revolution: tribute to Kings 
        Mountain, TN, chapter for signing of the U.S. Constitution 
        anniversary observation, E1477 [11SE]
      Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in 
        the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and 
        slaves who fought during the American Revolution (H.R. 2181), 
        H4809 [11JY]
      National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally 
        significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 2489), H3760 [19JN], 
        H5735, H5736 [10SE]
      Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189 
        [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (S. 
        Res. 376), S4780 [29JN]
      Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3822 [7JN]
  Reports filed
      Memorial Establishment on Federal Land in the District of 
        Columbia To Honor Free African Americans and Slaves Who Fought 
        During the American Revolution: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 883) (S. Rept. 112-118), S41 
        [23JA]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally 
        Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 112-605), H4906 [17JY]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefields Under the 
        American Battlefield Protection Program: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 779) (S. Rept. 112-116), 
        S41 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2489, National Park Service acquisition and protection of 
        nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of 
        the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program, H5735 [10SE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of the U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S4780 [29JN]




AMERICAN RIVERS (organization)

  Letters
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act, H1181 [6MR]
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5109 [23JY]




AMERICAN SAMOA

  Bills and resolutions
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
        and Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State under 
        the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to 
        the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      Immigration: waive certain requirements for naturalization for 
        American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 4021), H725 [14FE]
      National Guard: establish units in American Samoa (see H.R. 
        6294), H5704 [2AU]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 
        5824), H3103 [17MY]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
  Letters
      Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]
      Immigration: waive certain requirements for naturalization for 
        American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (H.R. 
        4021), E192 [14FE]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      Minimum wage: delay increase, H4890-H4892 [17JY]
      National Guard: establish units in American Samoa (H.R. 6294), 
        E1421 [3AU]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 
        5824), H2820 [17MY]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4888-H4894 [17JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]




AMERICAN SHORE AND BEACH PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H834 [16FE]




AMERICAN SHRIMP PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Countervailing duties application to nonmarket economy 
        countries, H1169 [6MR]




AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (ASPCA)

  Remarks in House
      Tucson, AZ: tribute to organizations supporting lives of shelter 
        animals, E125 [2FE]




AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

  Bills and resolutions
      Tariff: check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear 
        facilities (see H.R. 5219, 5225, 5226), H2272 [27AP]
      ------hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use 
        in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 5222, 5223, 5224), H2272 
        [27AP]




AMERICAN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS COUNCIL

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1724 [15MR]




AMERICAN SUSTAINBALE BUSINESS COUNCIL

  Surveys
      Economic State of Small Business, H5239 [25JY]




AMERICAN SYRIAN COALITION

  Letters
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership, 
        E1385 [1AU]




AMERICAN TAXPAYER AND WESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMER PROTECTION 
    ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2915) 
        (H. Rept. 112-431), H1844 [16AP]




AMERICAN TRADITION PARTNERSHIP, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Supreme Court: decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., 
        v. Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political 
        campaigns, S4452-S4455 [25JN]




AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS

  Letters
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement, 
        H4152 [27JN]




AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION

  Articles and editorials
      Why the Wind Industry Is Full Hot Air and Costing You Big Bucks, 
        S669 [15FE]




AMERICANS FOR SMART NATURAL CATASTROPHE POLICY  see SmarterSafer.org 
    (organization)




AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM (organization)

  Letters
      Buffett Rule Act, H6100 [19SE]




AMERICANS FOR TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY COALITION

  Letters
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), S404 
        [9FE]




AMERICANS NEED A HEALTHCARE RULING ACT

  Remarks in House
      Members of Congress: extend pay limitation, H391 [2FE]




AMERICANS UNITED FOR LIFE (organization)

  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3884 
        [11JN]




AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

  Affidavits
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: Hitesh Patel, 
        H2406 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 
        [20JN] (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see S. 2186), S1576 [12MR] (see S. 2191), S1679 [14MR] (see 
        H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see S. 2390), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4256), 
        H1570 [26MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: A. Anthony 
        Antosh, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, 
        H2400, H2431 [8MY]
      ------Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H2400, H2404, 
        H2432 [8MY]
      ------Fred Lamback, H2400 [8MY]
      ------L. Dara Baldwin and Mark Derry, National Council on 
        Independent Living, H2396, H2401 [8MY]
      ------Susan Henderson, Disability Rights Education and Defense 
        Fund (organization), H2404 [8MY]
      ------several veterans support organizations, H2399, H2431 [8MY]
  Remarks in House
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities, 
        H2396-H2406, H2431 [8MY], E749, E753 [9MY], E773 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement Americans With Disabilities 
        Act provision that allows miniature horses to be used as 
        service animals, H2531, H2532 [9MY]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S5472-S5474 [26JY], S6511 [20SE]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (S. 2186), S1581 [12MR], S1583 [13MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), S1683 [14MR], S1685 [15MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), unanimous-consent request, S2063-S2065 [27MR]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to the National Constitution Center 
        addition to ``The Story of We the People'' exhibit of the 
        wheelchair of disability-rights advocate Justin Dart, Jr., 
        S5480 [26JY]
  Testimonies
      Dept. of Justice's Guidance on Access to Pools and Spas Under 
        the Americans With Disabilities Act: National Disability 
        Rights Network, H2397 [8MY]




AMERICA'S BLOOD CENTERS (nonprofit organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E271 [28FE]




AMERICA'S CAMP (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Children and youth: tribute to Center for Grieving Children 
        support for children whose relatives were killed in September 
        11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit created 
        by attendees, E1479 [11SE]




AMERICA'S CUP EVENT AUTHORITY LLC

  Remarks in House
      Newport, RI: tribute to America's Cup World Series, H4076 [27JN]




AMERICA'S NATURAL GAS ALLIANCE

  Remarks in House
      Natual gas: report contesting EPA study on greenhouse gas 
        emissions and natural gas development, H3812 [20JN]




AMERICORPS  see Corporation for National and Community Service




AMERIGO VESPUCCI SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      Ferragina, Roberto: Amerigo Vespucci Society Man of the Year 
        Award recipient, E314 [5MR]




AMERIS, PHILIP

  Remarks in House
      Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council: Man of the Year award 
        recipient, E531 [16AP]




AMES, IA

  Remarks in House
      Brinkmeyer, Brady: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E552 [17AP]
      Graveline, Robert B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Hanson, Ryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1287 [19JY]
      Hurd, Benjamin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1289 [19JY]
      Keller, Nick: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 [17AP]
      Strickland, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E590 [19AP]
      Uhlmeyer, Joel H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E554 [17AP]
      VanEvery, Dean A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E553 [17AP]




AMGEN FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Tate, Aaron: Amgen Foundation Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, E1121 [21JN]




AMHERST, MA

  Remarks in House
      Amherst Ballet Theatre Co.: anniversary, E34 [18JA]
      University of Massachusetts Amherst: tribute to University 
        Without Walls program, H3108 [18MY]




AMHERST, NY

  Remarks in House
      Western New York Safety Conference, Inc.: tribute, E320 [6MR]




AMHERST BALLET THEATRE CO.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E34 [18JA]




AMODEI, MARK E. (a Representative from Nevada)

  Amendments
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3908 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H3976 [21JN]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H3916 [20JN]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H28 
        [17JA]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H1210 [6MR]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H4907 [17JY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H160 [24JA]
      Clark County, NV: withdraw Sloan Hills area from location, 
        entry, and patent under mining laws and disposition under all 
        laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral 
        materials (see H.R. 856), H79 [18JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H694 [9FE]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H441 [2FE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4864 [12JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2329 [7MY]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4908 
        [17JY]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6318 [26OC]
      Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real 
        property to assist with land management, conservation, and 
        development and identify land that no longer needs to be 
        federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H1846 [16AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2647 [10MY]
      ------deem certain service in the organized military forces of 
        the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active 
        service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H944 [17FE]
      ------ensure that employees who violate certain civil laws do 
        not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), H3481 [5JN]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H5728 [7AU]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), 
        H115 [23JA]
      EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 
        2284), H441 [2FE]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H376 [1FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H2447 [8MY]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H182 [25JA]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2289 
        [27AP]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H115 [23JA]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1306 [8MR]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H159 [24JA]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4908 [17JY]
      ------address public health and safety threat of catastrophic 
        wildfire in California by expediting forest management 
        projects on hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, 
        forest health, and watershed restoration (see H.R. 1485), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet 
        poker (see H.R. 2366), H2033 [19AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H1209 [6MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H376 [1FE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H641 [8FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2033 
        [19AP]
      Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), 
        H3734 [18JN]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2134 [25AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2033 [19AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H187 [27JA]
      ------establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H3808 [19JN]
      ------exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by 
        radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician 
        referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H5860 [11SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H79 [18JA]
      ------support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal 
        of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. Res. 757), H5707 [2AU]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H727 [14FE]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6234 [20SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H2813 [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6234 [20SE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H375 [1FE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H221 [31JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H221 [31JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H2034 [19AP]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1433), H115 [23JA]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 5991), H4908 [17JY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H4908 [17JY]
      ------revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a 
        person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting 
        period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see 
        H.R. 718), H3733 [18JN] (see H.R. 718), H3976 [21JN]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H1210 [6MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H2033 [19AP]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary 
        and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 4075), H2329 [7MY]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of 
        property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 2327), H3481 
        [5JN]
      ------extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3148), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5630 [1AU]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H2033 [19AP]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H1915 [17AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5923 [12SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H159 [24JA]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H1273 [7MR]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2813 [16MY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H1100 [29FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H2072 [24AP]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H3808 
        [19JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3700 [8JN]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1274 [7MR]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 333), 
        H726 [14FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1571 [26MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 
        4304), H2289 [27AP]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3700 
        [8JN]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H2647 [10MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see H.R. 
        4039), H801 [15FE]
      ------convey certain public land in and around historic mining 
        townsites in Nevada (see H.R. 6497), H6274 [21SE]
      ------convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in 
        Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve 
        conflicting ownership and title claims (see H.R. 6184), H5290 
        [25JY]
      ------convey to Carlin, NV, all right, title, and interest of 
        the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under its 
        jurisdiction (see H.R. 6282), H5704 [2AU]
      Crime: reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to 
        combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey, by quitclaim deed, to Fernley, 
        NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal 
        land within that city under the jurisdiction of BLM or the 
        Bureau of Reclamation (see H.R. 6236), H5524 [31JY]
      ------convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take 
        land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone 
        Indians of Nevada (see H.R. 3815), H158 [24JA]
      ------convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties, NV, to the 
        Nevada System of Higher Education (see H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]
      Lincoln County, NV: facilitate planning, permitting, 
        administration, implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-
        juniper dominated landscape restoration projects (see H.R. 
        6453), H6231 [20SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]
      Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and 
        BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such 
        public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2267 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (H.R. 4039), 
        H802 [15FE]
      ------convey certain public land in and around historic mining 
        townsites in Nevada (H.R. 6497), H6277 [21SE]
      ------convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in 
        Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve 
        conflicting ownership and title claims (H.R. 6184), H5291 
        [25JY]
      ------convey to Carlin, NV, all right, title, and interest of 
        the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under its 
        jurisdiction (H.R. 6282), H5708 [2AU]
      Crime: reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to 
        combat trafficking in persons (H.R. 6496), H6277 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey, by quitclaim deed, to Fernley, 
        NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal 
        land within that city under the jurisdiction of BLM or the 
        Bureau of Reclamation (H.R. 6236), H5525 [31JY]
      ------convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take 
        land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone 
        Indians of Nevada (H.R. 3815), H158 [24JA]
      ------convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties, NV, to the 
        Nevada System of Higher Education (H.R. 3996), H693 [9FE]
      Lincoln County, NV: facilitate planning, permitting, 
        administration, implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-
        juniper dominated landscape restoration projects (H.R. 6453), 
        H6233 [20SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H2031 [19AP]
      Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and 
        BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such 
        public lands (H.R. 4976), H2275 [27AP]
  Remarks
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV, H3760 [19JN]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3760 [19JN]
      Dalton, Jacob: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1341 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals 
        Program function from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining 
        Reclamation and Enforcement, H3908, H3909 [20JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5241 
        [25JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4833, H4837, 
        H4843 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4795 
        [11JY]
      ------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of 
        hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate 
        revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4843 [12JY]
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E233 
        [17FE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3908, H3909 [20JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H64 [18JA]
  Tributes
      Nixon, Patricia, E332 [7MR]
      Raggio, William J., H1145 [5MR]




AMTRAK

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail 
        stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and 
        operational expenses (see H.R. 4361), H1845 [16AP]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
  Motions
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail 
        stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and 
        operational expenses, E515 [30MR]
      ------develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses 
        (H.R. 4361), E520 [16AP]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Surface Transportation Board: funding, H4053 [26JN]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1478 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6606-S6609 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
  Tables
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]




AMVETS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Geiger, Roger: Torrington, CT, AMVETS (organization) Post 24 
        member of the year award recipient, E203 [15FE]




AMY BIEHL HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION

  Bills and resolutions
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the 
        Amy Biehl High School Foundation (see S. 3370), S4892 [11JY]
  Reports filed
      Albuquerque, NM, Federal Land Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3370), S5870 [1AU]




ANANIA, JAY N.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4298 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Suriname: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S4298 [19JN]




ANAYA, RUDOLFO

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2806 [26AP]




ANCHORAGE, AK

  Bills and resolutions
      Sports: tribute to Nunaka Valley Little League junior girls 
        softball team (see S. Res. 571), S6546 [20SE]
  Remarks in House
      James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse: designate (S. 1710), H1141, 
        H1142 [5MR]
  Texts of
      S. 1710, James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK, 
        H1141 [5MR]
      S. Res. 571, tribute to Anchorage, AK, Nunaka Valley Little 
        League junior girls softball team, S6555 [20SE]




ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS IN AMERICA, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Guerin, Kevin: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Irishman of the Year 
        award recipient, E131 [3FE]
      Ryan, Michael: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Hibernian of the 
        Year award recipient, E144 [6FE]




ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]




ANDEAN TRADE PROMOTION AND DRUG ERADICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]




ANDERSON, ANTHONY

  Remarks in House
      Alliance for Young Artists and Writers: National Scholastic Art 
        & Writing Awards gold medal recipient, H3488 [6JN]




ANDERSON, BESSIE M. RUDOLPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1231 [11JY]




ANDERSON, CARMELL F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E102 [31JA]




ANDERSON, DAN

  Remarks in House
      Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals: Principal 
        of the Year award recipient, E1556 [19SE]




ANDERSON, DAVID

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H588 [8FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H589 [8FE]




ANDERSON, DAVID E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4945 [12JY]




ANDERSON, FRANK W.

  Remarks in House
      Joint Veterans' Commission of Cuyahoga County, OH: Judge Felix 
        T. Matia/Chester J. Koch award recipient, E164 [8FE]




ANDERSON, FRED

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E5 [10JA]




ANDERSON, HARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E35 [18JA]




ANDERSON, IN

  Remarks in House
      Anderson Police Dept.: express condolences for loss of police 
        dogs, E1475 [11SE]




ANDERSON, JAMES

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4307 [19JN], S4729 [28JN]




ANDERSON, LEE M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1661 [28SE]




ANDERSON, LEE S.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2081 [27MR]




ANDERSON, LEITH

  Articles and editorials
      Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, H2765 [16MY]




ANDERSON, MARGARET

  Articles and editorials
      Park Ranger's Death Highlights the Risks in Federal Law 
        Enforcement, E44 [18JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E14 [13JA]




ANDERSON, MARGE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3179 [30MY]




ANDERSON, MATT

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]
      ------tribute to New York participants, H4829 [12JY], E1392 
        [2AU]




ANDERSON, NATE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E192 [14FE]




ANDERSON, RODNEY A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E440 [26MR]




ANDERSON, SC

  Remarks in House
      T.L. Hanna High School: tribute to girls' soccer team, E916 
        [31MY]




ANDERSON, SUSAN B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1671 [28SE]




ANDERSON, TEA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1009 [7JN]




ANDOVER, ME

  Remarks in House
      Television: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic 
        television signal, E1248 [12JY]




ANDRADE, PATRICIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E483 [29MR]




ANDREAS, JAMES W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E683 [27AP]




ANDREES, JoANN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E928 [31MY]




ANDREW P. CARPENTER TAX ACT  see Taxation




ANDREWS, ELEANOR K.

  Remarks in House
      California: 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award 
        recipient, E461 [28MR]




ANDREWS, JAMES J.

  Remarks in House
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Great Locomotive Chase, E517 
        [30MR]




ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3127 [18MY]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Articles and editorials
      House Republicans Tax Bill Leaves Some Military Families Behind, 
        Seth Hanlon, Center for American Progress (Internet site), 
        H5543 [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who 
        served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry 
        Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns 
        (see H.R. 4248), H4908 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1366 [16MR]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H1807 [29MR]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1498 [21MR]
      Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs 
        using a network of public and private community entities to 
        provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical 
        restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H5860 [11SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H5526 [31JY]
      Cyprus: allow for certain property claims against Turkey arising 
        out of exclusion of U.S. nationals from property such 
        nationals own in Turkish-occupied territory (see H.R. 2597), 
        H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative 
        financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation 
        among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory 
        lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3105 [17MY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H4157 [27JN]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H1273 [7MR]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6152 [19SE]
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see H.R. 3825), H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see H.R. 6401), H6062 [14SE]
      ------establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 870), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see H.R. 6404), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized 
        military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts 
        to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 
        210), H5292 [25JY]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5202 [24JY]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H6300 [2OC]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H966 [27FE]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H6234 [20SE]
      ------reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and 
        treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and 
        men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1807 [29MR]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H2569 
        [9MY]
      Education: aid gifted and talented learners, including high-
        ability learners not formally identified as gifted (see H.R. 
        1674), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide educational stability for children in foster care 
        (see H.R. 5876), H6152 [19SE]
      ------support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (see H.R. 4061), H966 
        [27FE]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H3662 [7JN]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 
        3737), H1017 [28FE]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1306 [8MR]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H3662 [7JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6062 [14SE]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1807 
        [29MR]
      ------provide for more accurate computation of retirement 
        benefits (see H.R. 1068), H2647 [10MY]
      Financial institutions: require holders of student loans to 
        apply prepayment ammounts to loans with the highest rates of 
        interest (see H.R. 6510), H6275 [21SE]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6152 [19SE]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5861 [11SE]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H159 [24JA]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide parity under group health plans and insurance 
        coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and 
        custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical 
        services (see H.R. 4175), H1304 [8MR]
      ------require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's 
        congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
        trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1018 [28FE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (see H.R. 
        4317), H4065 [26JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H2329 [7MY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H966 [27FE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5526 [31JY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H3976 [21JN]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H5079 [19JY]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H5078 [19JY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care 
        planning consultation (see H.R. 1589), H3163 [18MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H694 [9FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H4605 [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (see H.R. 4339), H1804 [29MR]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H726 [14FE]
      ------guarantee qualified preretirement survivor annuities under 
        insolvent or terminated multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 
        5981), H3914 [20JN]
      Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and 
        competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies 
        from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health 
        insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H1978 [18AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H3976 [21JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H2288 [27AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1306 [8MR]
      SBA: extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain 
        eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/
        504 Loan Program (see H.R. 2950), H2072 [24AP]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]
      Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for 
        lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
        wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports 
        (see H.R. 3797), H4605 [28JN]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H1154 [5MR]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2320 [7MY]
      Taxation: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of 
        wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 
        2466), H1391 [19MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4775 [10JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3703 [12JN]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6061 [14SE]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3733 [18JN]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3807 [19JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H187 [27JA]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H5712 [2AU]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H1101 [29FE]
      Workforce Investment Act: integrate public libraries into State 
        and local workforce investment boards (see H.R. 1616), H3363 
        [31MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4864 [12JY]
      ------ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought 
        against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H2288 
        [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Employment: exclude employment contracts and employment disputes 
        from arbitration (see H.R. 4181), H1304 [8MR]
      House of Representatives: take any legislative action necessary 
        to verify ratification of Equal Rights Amendment once 
        additional States ratify the amendment (see H. Res. 794), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of 
        Korean immigration in the U.S. (see H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]
      Pensions: extend special funding rules for certain plans 
        maintained by commercial airlines (see H.R. 5715), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Taiwan Relations Act: establish a Congressional Advisory 
        Commission on the Implementation of U.S. Policy (see H.R. 
        5902), H3577 [6JN]
      Tariff: chemicals (see H.R. 4854, 4864), H2204 [26AP]
      ------chlorotrifluoroethylene (see H.R. 4861), H2204 [26AP]
      ------diaminodecane (see H.R. 4855), H2204 [26AP]
      ------diphosphoric acid, polymers with ethoxylated reduced 
        methyl esters of reduced polymerized oxidized 
        tetrafluoroethylene (see H.R. 4862), H2204 [26AP]
      ------ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl 
        esters, reduced (see H.R. 4852), H2204 [26AP]
      ------ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl 
        esters, reduced, ethoxylated (see H.R. 4866), H2204 [26AP]
      ------4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone (see H.R. 4863), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------licorice extract (see H.R. 4868), H2204 [26AP]
      ------licorice extract derivatives (see H.R. 4867), H2204 [26AP]
      ------methoxycarbonyl-terminated perfluorinated 
        polyoxymethylene-polyoxyethylene (see H.R. 4853), H2204 [26AP]
      ------1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethene, oxidized, polymerized (see H.R. 
        4856), H2204 [26AP]
      ------1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethylene,oxidized, polymerized, reduced 
        (see H.R. 4859), H2204 [26AP]
      ------1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized 
        (see H.R. 4977), H2267 [27AP]
      ------1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized, 
        reduced hydrolyzed (see H.R. 4851), H2204 [26AP]
      ------oxiranemethanol, polymers with reduced methyl esters of 
        reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene (see H.R. 
        4865), H2204 [26AP]
      ------p-hydroxybenzoic acid (see H.R. 4858), H2204 [26AP]
      ------vinyldine fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer (see H.R. 
        4860), H2204 [26AP]
      ------vinylidene chloride-methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile 
        copolymer (see H.R. 4857), H2204 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Employment: exclude employment contracts and employment disputes 
        from arbitration (H.R. 4181), H1305 [8MR]
      Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of 
        Korean immigration in the U.S. (H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]
      Pensions: extend special funding rules for certain plans 
        maintained by commercial airlines (H.R. 5715), H2646 [10MY]
      Taiwan Relations Act: establish a Congressional Advisory 
        Commission on the Implementation of U.S. Policy (H.R. 5902), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      Tariff: chemicals (H.R. 4854), H2208 [26AP]
      ------chemicals (H.R. 4864), H2208 [26AP]
      ------chlorotrifluoroethylene (H.R. 4861), H2208 [26AP]
      ------diaminodecane (H.R. 4855), H2208 [26AP]
      ------diphosphoric acid, polymers with ethoxylated reduced 
        methyl esters of reduced polymerized oxidized 
        tetrafluoroethylene (H.R. 4862), H2208 [26AP]
      ------ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl 
        esters, reduced, ethoxylated (H.R. 4866), H2208 [26AP]
      ------ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl 
        esters, reduced (H.R. 4852), H2208 [26AP]
      ------4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone (H.R. 4863), H2208 [26AP]
      ------licorice extract derivatives (H.R. 4867), H2208 [26AP]
      ------licorice extract (H.R. 4868), H2208 [26AP]
      ------methoxycarbonyl-terminated perfluorinated 
        polyoxymethylene-polyoxyethylene (H.R. 4853), H2208 [26AP]
      ------1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethene, oxidized, polymerized (H.R. 
        4856), H2208 [26AP]
      ------1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethylene,oxidized, polymerized, reduced 
        (H.R. 4859), H2208 [26AP]
      ------1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized 
        (H.R. 4977), H2275 [27AP]
      ------1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized, 
        reduced hydrolyzed (H.R. 4851), H2208 [26AP]
      ------oxiranemethanol, polymers with reduced methyl esters of 
        reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene (H.R. 4865), 
        H2208 [26AP]
      ------p-hydroxybenzoic acid (H.R. 4858), H2208 [26AP]
      ------vinyldine fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer (H.R. 
        4860), H2208 [26AP]
      ------vinylidene chloride-methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile 
        copolymer (H.R. 4857), H2208 [26AP]
  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury 
        Employees Union, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Ronald E. Ault, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Sean McGarvey, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, 
        American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
  Motions
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4806 [11JY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. 
        Res. 697), H4024 [26JN]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (H.R. 4201), H3236 [30MY]
      Barrington, NJ: anniversary of Barrington Band, E11 
        [13JA]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (H. Res. 539), H525 [7FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H390 [2FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1683, H1726 [28MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), consideration (H. Res. 570), H1175 [6MR]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (H.R. 3596), H3750 [19JN]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (H. Res. 688), H3750 [19JN]
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H390 
        [2FE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169 [28JN]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (H.R. 964), H1175 [6MR]
      Corps of Engineers: Delaware River main channel deepening 
        project funding, E976 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2789 [16MY], H3008, H3016, H3025 
        [17MY], H3138 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2840 [17MY]
      ------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3025 
        [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4958 [18JY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3008 [17MY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H4958 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H4024 [26JN], H4613 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2231 [27AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H982 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other 
        renewable energy development funding, H3355, H3356 [31MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2231 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6171 [20SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 
        [15FE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4024 
        [26JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H48 [18JA], H525 [7FE], 
        H4742 [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H525 [7FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H140 [24JA], H619 [8FE]
      EEOC: ruling granting discrimination protections to 
        transgendered people under the Civil Rights Act, E670 
        [26AP]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3355, H3356 [31MY], E976 [5JN]
      Erick J. Umstead Memorial Foundation, Inc.: tribute, 
        E1245 [12JY]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4613 [29JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        consideration (H. Res. 741), H5303, H5304 [26JY]
      Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal 
        site funding, H3355 [31MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1474, H1475 [21MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1446 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4742, H4744, H4745, H4746, 
        H4747, H4748, H4749, H4750 [10JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4717 [10JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion 
        to recommit, H4806 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        fall district work period (H. Res. 788), H6171 [20SE]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169 [28JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1089 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2691 [15MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5575 [1AU]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1076 [19JN]
      Lawnside, NJ: anniversary of Lawnside Volunteer Fire Co., No. 1, 
        E1380 [1AU]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        H4747 [10JY]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H140 
        [24JA]
      ------reform, H1683 [28MR], H4743, H4744 [10JY]
      Members of Congress: require Members who repeal Federal benefits 
        for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593 
        [7JN]
      ------require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806 [11JY]
      NIH: anniversary of National Institute for Biomedical Imaging 
        and Bioengineering, E1056 [18JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H390 [2FE]
      Olympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1353 
        [31JY]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, 
        E1452 [10SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on budget 
        deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H4749 [10JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4745, H4747 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4742, H4744, H4745, H4746, H4747, 
        H4748, H4749, H4750 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4717 
        [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1446, H1474, H1475 [21MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H4745 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4746 [10JY]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H3355 [31MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H48 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6182 [20SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6171 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4613 [29JN]
      Rowan University: tribute to RCA Heritage Program Museum, 
        E1053 [18JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1034 [29FE]
      Social Finance, Inc.: tribute, E1461 [10SE]
      Taiwan: anniversary of the 2-28 incident, E367 [13MR]
      ------imprisonment conditions of former President Chen Shui-
        Bian, E1258 [17JY]
      Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E532 [16AP]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5542 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5542 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H6171 [20SE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H525 [7FE], H619 [8FE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3593 [7JN]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H391 [2FE]
      ------tax cut for small business, H391 [2FE]
      Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016 [17MY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification 
        that Russia has met certain conditions, H3138 [18MY]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H619 [8FE]
      Votes: correction, E1131 [25JN]
      ------position on missed, H3685 [8JN], E629 
        [24AP], E1472 [11SE]
      Woodbury, NJ: tribute to Woodbury Rotary Park Memorial Walkway, 
        E973 [5JN]
  Reports
      Effects of Incarceration on the Mental and Physical Health of 
        Former President Chen Shui-Bian of Taiwan: Joseph Lin, Ken 
        Yoneda, and Charles Whitcomb, E1258 [17JY]
  Tributes
      Barker, Margaret, E1454 [10SE]
      Hammell, Joseph, E1591 [21SE]
      Maley, Maurice J. (Bud), E14 [13JA]
      Payne, Donald M., H1196 [6MR]
      Raphaely, Marianne C., E239 [24FE]
      Rouse, Charles, E17 [13JA]
      Scriboni, Vincent, E1449 [10SE]
      Selko, Rob, E529 [16AP]
      Yu, Eugene Chin, E525 [16AP]




ANDREY, ROGER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1103 [21JN]




ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, ME

  Remarks in House
      Lewiston, ME: tribute to Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E26 [17JA]




ANGHEL, DENIS

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E744 [9MY]




ANGOLA, IN

  Essays
      Role of the Farm in a Healthy Diet: Andrea Ledgerwood, S2815 
        [26AP]




ANIELSKI, MARLENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1519 [13SE]




ANIMALS  related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges
  Amendments
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879, H1881, 
        H1882, H1883, H1885, H1886, H1887, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636, S6638, S6639 
        [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: establish criteria for the rate of fees charged for 
        grazing private livestock on public rangelands (see S. 3374), 
        S4893 [11JY]
      ------make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2141), S1147 [29FE] 
        (see H.R. 4284), H1739 [28MR]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3631 [24MY] 
        (see H.R. 3798), H113 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see S. 2134), S1049 [27FE] (see H.R. 4103), 
        H1016 [28FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      ------submit and provide access to a report on the animals 
        killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military 
        Readiness Areas for national defense purposes (see H.R. 4043), 
        H801 [15FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 3448), S5487 [26JY]
      ------establish a grant program to eradicate non-native 
        constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in 
        sustainable populations (see H.R. 5923), H3660 [7JN]
      Education: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain 
        central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 
        agreement and take into account ongoing State and local 
        conservation efforts (see S. 3446), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        6219), H5327 [26JY]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit use, production, sale, import, or 
        export of sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of 
        sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 4214), H1426 
        [20MR]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]
      K-9 Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 740), H5291 [25JY]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Morality and ethics: condemn practice of gassing stray cats and 
        dogs (see H. Res. 761), H5707 [2AU]
      ------disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter 
        animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for 
        euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H5078 [19JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see S. 3208), S3329 [21MY]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      North American bison: designate as the national mammal of the 
        U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 6304), H5705 [2AU]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE] 
        (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S323 [2FE]
      ------recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters 
        and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife 
        agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, 
        and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 [20SE]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see S. 3606), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see S. 3547), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 4122), H1133 
        [1MR]
      ------prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, 
        acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of 
        any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 
        4306), H1803 [29MR]
  Cloture motions
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  Letters
      Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities 
        protection and enhancement: several sportsmen organizations, 
        S6498 [20SE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of 
        Fish & Wildlife Agencies, H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------several recreational sports and wildlife conservation 
        organizations, H1875 [17AP]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 3525, Sportmen's Act, S6560 [21SE]
  Motions
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6502 [20SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Abington, PA: tribute to South Abington Elementary School Paws 
        for Peace initiative, E831 [17MY]
      Anderson, IN: express condolences to the Anderson Police Dept., 
        for loss of police dogs, E1475 [11SE]
      Atlanta, GA: tribute to Georgia Aquarium, E1583 [21SE]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 
        192), H3586 [7JN]
      Crime: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (H.R. 2966), H2144 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service, E815 [16MY]
      ------Horse Protection Program funding, H2819 [17MY]
      ------submit and provide access to a report on the animals 
        killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        Wildlife Services program (H.R. 6308), E1396 [3AU]
      Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military 
        Readiness Areas for national defense purposes, H3004, H3032 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to implement Americans With 
        Disabilities Act provision that allows miniature horses to be 
        used as service animals, H2531, H2532 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H480, H481 
        [6FE], E161 [8FE]
      ------establish a grant program to eradicate non-native 
        constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in 
        sustainable populations (H.R. 5923), E1008 [7JN]
      Education: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (H.R. 3886), E123 [2FE]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885, H1886 [17AP]
      Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River 
        salmon and other nonlisted species, H3776 [19JN]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]
      Forest Service: prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer 
        hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
      Georgetown, TX: tribute to Horses for Heroes program, E1721 
        [26OC]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations on offshore bank 
        account disclosure, middle income tax relief, invasive 
        species, prescription drug safety, and foreclosure relief and 
        predatory lending from regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (H.R. 192), H3586 [7JN]
      Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, E298 
        [1MR]
      Kimberling, Cleon: Colorado State University Dept. of Animal 
        Science Livestock Leader of the Year award recipient, H86 
        [23JA]
      Marine Mammal Commission: funding, H2414, H2415 [8MY]
      Mississippi Poultry Association: anniversary, E606 [19AP]
      National Park Service: clarify that all public lands under 
        National Park Service jurisdiction are included in the hunting 
        exemption, H1882, H1883 [17AP]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of Beef 
        Products, Inc., E499 [29MR]
      NOAA: John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant 
        Program funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule requiring shrimp 
        fishermen to use turtle excluder devices, H2522, H2523 [9MY]
      Pendleton, IN: express condolences to families of victims of 
        shooting, E1390 [2AU]
      Pleasanton, CA: anniversary of Alameda County Fair, E1080 [19JN]
      Public lands: establish a pilot program to test a small increase 
        in Federal grazing fees, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3746, 
        H3761, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      ------make new restrictions on managing hunting, fishing, and 
        recreational shooting effective only if the amount of land 
        available for those purposes falls below a certain acreage, 
        H1883, H1884 [17AP]
      ------preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting while 
        maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas development, mining, 
        logging, and motorized activities in wilderness areas, H1888, 
        H1889 [17AP]
      Sea Otter Awareness Week: observance, E1602 [21SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1873-H1897 
        [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5889 [12SE], E585, E589 [19AP], E621 
        [24AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1860-H1872 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1895, H1896 [17AP]
      West Chester Fish, Game & Wildlife Association: anniversary, 
        E1607 [21SE]
      Wood, Dave: Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame inductee, E213 [16FE]
      World Circus Day: observance, E546 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
        control livestock intended for slaughter (S. 2141), S1150 
        [29FE]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens, S4282 [19JN]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (S. 3239), S3633 [24MY]
      Bousman, Joel: Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication) Wyoming 
        Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the 
        U.S., S379-S381 [7FE]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, S3960 
        [12JN], S4353 [20JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency, digestibility, and 
        nutritional value of food for poultry and livestock, S4196 
        [14JN], S4352 [20JN]
      ------improve livestock forage disaster plan, S4267, S4268 
        [19JN]
      ------Market Access Program funding, S4336 [20JN]
      ------reform Federal grazing fees, S3935 [12JN]
      ------Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program 
        funding, S4390 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), S1945 [21MR]
      FDA: accelerate investigation into imported pet food from China, 
        S380 [7FE]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      Government regulations: ensure that extras in film and 
        television who bring personal, domesticated household pets do 
        not face unnecessary regulations, S4353 [20JN]
      Hardy, Gene: Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication) Wyoming 
        Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]
      Johnson, Jhett: Wrangler National Finals Rodeo team roping 
        competition gold buckle recipient, S33 [23JA]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 470), 
        S3519 [23MY], S4250 [18JN]
      North American bison: designate as the national mammal of the 
        U.S. (S. 3248), S3638 [24MY]
      Rapid City, SD: anniversary of Reptile Gardens, S4456 [25JN], 
        S4671 [27JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6604 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6415 [19SE], S6498, S6499 [20SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604, S6605 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6415 [19SE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (S. 3547), S6343 [13SE]
  Reports filed
      Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 112-188), S5084 [17JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 
        112-137), S131 [26JA]
      Grazing Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4234) (H. Rept. 112-533), H3706 [15JN]
      Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine 
        Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 179) (S. Rept. 112-149), S1049 [27FE]
      Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4043) (H. Rept. 
        112-606), H4906 [17JY]
      Prohibit Importation of Various Injurious Species of Constrictor 
        Snakes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 511) (H. 
        Rept. 112-691), H6297 [28SE]
      Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2834) (H. Rept. 
        112-609), H5077 [19JY]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 [16AP]
      Wildlife Disease Emergency Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 357) (S. Rept. 112-214), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2236) (H. Rept. 
        112-372), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage 
        Act, H1860 [17AP]
      H.R. 306, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, H480 [6FE]
      S. 2141, make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter, S1150 [29FE]
      S. 3239, provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens, S3634-S3636 [24MY]
      S. Res. 467, Endangered Species Day, S3288 [17MY]
      S. Res. 470, National Day of the American Cowboy, S3519 [23MY], 
        S4250 [18JN]




ANNALORO, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1421 [3AU]




ANNANDALE, NJ

  Remarks in House
      North Hunterdon High School: anniversary of first graduating 
        class of 1952, E1400 [3AU]




ANNAPOLIS, MD

  Remarks in House
      Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association: anniversary, E979 [5JN]




ANNENBERG, WALTER AND LEONORE

  Remarks in Senate
      Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands: tribute to opening of 
        Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, S35 [23JA]




ANNENBERG FOUNDATION TRUST AT SUNNYLANDS

  Remarks in Senate
      Rancho Mirage, CA: tribute opening of Annenberg Retreat at 
        Sunnylands, S35 [23JA]




ANNISTON, AL

  Remarks in House
      Parker Memorial Baptist Church: anniversary, E921 [31MY]
      Saks High School: tribute to girls' softball team, E927 [31MY]




ANSALDI, JOSEPH C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E900 [30MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3276 [17MY]




ANTHONY, BARBARA

  Remarks in House
      Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to 
        Elder Award nominees, E1374 [1AU]




ANTHONY, WENDELL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E334 [7MR]




ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE

  Remarks in Senate
      Webb, Wilma J.: Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Civil 
        Rights Award recipient, S563 [13FE]




ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Larry L. Palmer To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. 
        Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
        Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




ANTIQUITIES ACT

  Remarks in House
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1889-H1891 [17AP]




ANTI-TERRORISM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring 
        foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their 
        victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]




ANTITRUST POLICY

  Bills and resolutions
      Insurance: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that 
        health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance 
        issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (see H.R. 5838), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 3462), S5732 [31JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development 
        Program funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      Insurance: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the 
        business of health insurance to protect competition and 
        consumers, H1509-H1511 [22MR], H4689 [10JY], H4788 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, 
        S1142 [29FE]
      Railroads: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain 
        exemptions relative to railroads, S1129 [29FE], S1437 [7MR]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (S. 3462), S5736 [31JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3462, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S5736 [31JY]




ANTOLIN, JOSEPH A.

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S842 
        [16FE]




ANTONIO, NICKIE J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1517 [13SE]




ANTOSH, A. ANTHONY

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2400, H2431 
        [8MY]




APFELBAUM, HANNAH

  Essays
      State of the Union, S154 [30JA]




APONTE, MARI C.

  Cloture motions
      El Salvador: nomination to be Ambassador, S4176 [14JN]
  Letters
      Nomination of Mari C. Aponte to be Ambassador to El Salvador: 
        several former El Salvador Ministers of Foreign Relations, 
        S4175 [14JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      El Salvador: confirmation as Ambassador, S4181 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be Ambassador, S4174-S4176, S4181 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be Ambassador, unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S4170 [14JN]




APPALACHIAN COMMUNITIES HEALTH EMERGENCY (ACHE) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]




APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3378, H3379, 
        H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3405 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3412, 
        H3413, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421, H3424, H3425, H3426, 
        H3429, H3430, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3457, H3458, H3459, 
        H3460, H3461, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3465, H3466, H3467, H3468, 
        H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3474, H3475, H3476, H3477, H3482 
        [5JN], H3491, H3492, H3493 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 
        2465), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5325), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      Mississippi: add certain counties to the region represented by 
        the Appalachian Regional Commission (see H.R. 4620), H2067 
        [24AP]
  Motions
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3390 [1JN], H3524 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: regional economic development programs funding, 
        H3429, H3430 [5JN]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3467, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347-H3356 [31MY], 
        H3366-H3390 [1JN], H3409, H3444-H3447, H3451-H3478 [5JN], 
        H3489-H3499, H3513-H3526 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], E953 [1JN], E976, 
        E977, E982 [5JN], E988, E993 [6JN], E1018, E1023 [7JN], E1026, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468-H3470 [5JN]
      Roads and highways: prohibit funding for construction of 
        highways in foreign countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, 
        H1959, H1960 [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112-462), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 
        112-164), S2819 [26AP]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]
  Tables
      Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3348-
        H3351 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5325, energy and water 
        development appropriations, H3282 [31MY]




APPLETON, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E233 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S562 [13FE]




APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Insurance: tribute to health care innovations, E1319 [25JY]




APPROPRIATIONS

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA]
  Affidavits
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: Hitesh Patel, 
        H2406 [8MY]
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      Budget: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H611, H613 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H600 [8FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H542, H544, H545 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H393 [2FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1572 [26MR], H1705, H1710, H1717, H1731 [28MR], 
        H1763, H1776 [29MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1661 [28MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H404, H405, H406, H407, H408, H411, 
        H412 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H393 
        [2FE]
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), S6653, 
        S6661, S6673 [21SE]
      Continuing: making (H.J. Res. 117), S6468 [19SE], S6501, S6502, 
        S6557 [20SE]
      ------making (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 
        [13SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2716 [15MY], H2847, H2997, H2998, 
        H2999, H3000, H3001, H3002, H3003, H3008, H3009, H3011, H3014, 
        H3016, H3017, H3019, H3021, H3022, H3024, H3026, H3027, H3028, 
        H3029, H3030, H3050, H3051, H3053, H3054, H3056, H3057, H3059, 
        H3061, H3062, H3063, H3064, H3067, H3068, H3070, H3071, H3073, 
        H3075, H3076, H3078, H3081, H3082, H3083, H3085, H3086, H3092, 
        H3093, H3094, H3095 [17MY], H3121, H3122, H3123, H3124, H3125, 
        H3126, H3127, H3128, H3130, H3131, H3132, H3133, H3134, H3136, 
        H3138, H3139, H3140 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2844 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4865 [12JY], H4908, 
        H4909 [17JY], H4939, H4942, H4947, H4953, H4954, H4955, H4956, 
        H4957, H4958, H4959, H4960, H4961, H4962, H4964, H4965, H4970, 
        H4971, H4978, H4979, H4980, H4981, H4982, H4983, H4985, H4988, 
        H4989, H4990, H4991, H4992, H4993, H4994, H4995, H5010, H5011 
        [18JY], H5027, H5028, H5029, H5030, H5031, H5034, H5036, 
        H5038, H5040, H5042, H5043, H5047, H5050, H5052, H5054, H5057, 
        H5058, H5059, H5060, H5061, H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3482 [5JN], H3528, H3529, H3530, H3531, H3533, H3534, H3535, 
        H3537, H3539, H3541, H3543, H3544, H3545, H3546, H3548, H3549, 
        H3550, H3552, H3554, H3556, H3557, H3559, H3578, H3579 [6JN], 
        H3619, H3620, H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3629, H3630, 
        H3632, H3635, H3637, H3638, H3640, H3641, H3644, H3645, H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, 
        H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, 
        H3364 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3378, H3379, 
        H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3405 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3412, 
        H3413, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421, H3424, H3425, H3426, 
        H3429, H3430, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3457, H3458, H3459, 
        H3460, H3461, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3465, H3466, H3467, H3468, 
        H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3474, H3475, H3476, H3477, H3482 
        [5JN], H3491, H3492, H3493 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3091, S3092, S3093 [10MY], 
        S3146, S3148, S3150, S3152, S3156, S3176, S3177 [15MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5891, S5894, S5896 [1AU]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611, S3641 [24MY], H3250 [30MY]
      House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2344 
        [8MY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3295, H3297, H3298, H3299, H3300, H3301, H3302, H3305 [31MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. 
        Res. 667), H3287 [31MY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3676, H3677, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3683 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3598 [7JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S504, S505, S536, S538, S539, S540, 
        S541, S543 [9FE], S570, S571, S572, S573, S574, S575, S576, 
        S577, S581, S582 [13FE], S639, S640, S641, S642, S645, S646, 
        S647, S650, S651, S652, S653, S654, S655, S656, S657 [14FE], 
        S686, S687, S705, S706, S707, S708, S787, S788, S789, S790, 
        S791, S792, S794, S795, S796, S797 [15FE], S860, S861, S862, 
        S863, S864, S865, S866, S867, S870, S871, S872, S873, S874 
        [16FE], S913, S914, S919, S924, S925, S926, S927, S928, S1018, 
        S1019 [17FE], S1051, S1052, S1053 [27FE], S1079, S1090, S1095, 
        S1096, S1097 [28FE], S1151, S1152 [29FE], S1179, S1210, S1364, 
        S1365, S1367 [1MR], S1385, S1386, S1387, S1389, S1392, S1395, 
        S1396, S1397, S1398, S1399 [5MR], S1426, S1427, S1429, S1430 
        [6MR], S1463, S1464, S1466, S1467, S1468, S1470 [7MR], S1505, 
        S1512, S1515, S1517, S1531, S1533, S1534, S1535, S1544, S1548, 
        S1556 [8MR], S1573 [12MR], S1593, S1597, S1601, S1602, S1603, 
        S1605, S1618 [13MR], S1647 [14MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1750 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1944, H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2698, S2737, S2738, S2741 [25AP], 
        S2795, S2841, S2842, S2843, S2864, S2865, S2884 [26AP]
  Analyses
      Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Press Release Regarding 
        Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention, H2607-H2609 [10MY]
      Five Problems With Dynamic Scoring: Sarah Ayres, Center for 
        American Progress, H410 [2FE]
      National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development 
        Act, S1655-S1657 [14MR]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety Improvement Act, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 
        [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Backward on Domestic Violence, S3229 [16MY]
      Central Subway Needs Money To Fulfill Potential, H4137 [27JN]
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, S4707 
        [28JN]
      Delay on Domestic Violence, S5288 [24JY], S5348 [25JY]
      End Flood Insurance Program Uncertainty, S2994 [9MY]
      Executive Viewpont--Time To Bite the Bullet, H5056 [19JY]
      Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds, H1900 
        [17AP]
      GOP Budget Doesn't Even Say the Word ``Veteran'', E425 [22MR]
      House Reaches Agreement on Export-Import Bank Reauthorization To 
        Strengthen American Manufacturing, Spur Job Creation, H2477 
        [9MY]
      In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, H527 [7FE]
      Partisanship and the Violence Against Women Act, S3230 [16MY]
      Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, H2765 [16MY]
      Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, H2480 [9MY]
      Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, S2015 [26MR]
      Ryan Plan Puts GOP in Long-Term Bind, H1655 [28MR]
      Weakening Violence Against Women Act Betrays Immigrant Victims, 
        S6302 [13SE]
      Weatherization Assistance Is Effective Investment, E1184 [29JN]
      ``What's the Real Defense Budget?'', E109 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: reauthorize in Iowa 
        (see S. 2133), S1049 [27FE]
      Armed Forces: limit end strength reductions for regular 
        component of the Army and Marine Corps and ensure provision of 
        adequate resources to meet the National Security Strategy (see 
        H.R. 4294), H1740 [28MR]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 102), H726 [14FE] (see H.J. Res. 116), H5291 [25JY]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 4386), 
        H1976 [18AP]
      ------eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H439 [2FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see S. 2086), S494 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 540), H567 [7FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 539), H511 [6FE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see 
        S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      ------provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 
        3434), S5381 [25JY]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide incentive for Congress to pass a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 534), H373 [1FE]
      ------repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (see H.R. 4966), H2266 [27AP] (see H.R. 6365), H5765 
        [10SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (see H. Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY] (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 39), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 40), S2324 
        [16AP] (see S. Con. Res. 42), S2824 [26AP] (see H. Con. Res. 
        113), H1571 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 41), S2393 
        [17AP] (see S. Con. Res. 44), S2968 [8MY] (see S. Con. Res. 
        52), S5212 [19JY] (see H. Con. Res. 112), H1570 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (see H. Res. 597), H1641 [27MR]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (see H. Res. 534), H373 
        [1FE]
      ------require 20-year cost estimates for bills or joint 
        resolutions (see H.R. 6347), H5706 [2AU]
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: provide supplemental 
        appropriations for obesity programs (see H.R. 6143), H5008 
        [18JY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: terminate (see H.R. 
        6321), H5706 [2AU]
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5887), H3404 
        [1JN]
      Congress: require each bill enacted be limited to only one 
        subject (see S. 3359), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 3806), H114 
        [23JA]
      Continuing: making (see H.J. Res. 117), H5765 [10SE]
      ------making (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (see H. Res. 778), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management 
        projects (see H.R. 4353), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for 
        projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see 
        H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Crime: reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to 
        combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: extend and improve the Milk Income Loss 
        Contract (MILC) Program (see S. 2126), S909 [17FE]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (see S. 2225), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 5825), H3103 
        [17MY]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), S6546 [20SE] 
        (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 664), H3103 [17MY] (see H. Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor 
        Program (see S. 3354), S4724 [28JN]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (see S. 2467), S2823 [26AP] (see S. 3254), S3688 [4JN] (see 
        H.R. 4310), H1803 [29MR]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (see H. Res. 656), H2712 [15MY] 
        (see H. Res. 661), H2811 [16MY]
      ------making appropriations (see H.R. 5856), H3171 [25MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      ------provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 3487), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      ------reduce discretionary spending limit by an amount equal to 
        the amount obligated to provide recreational facilities to 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), H1304 [8MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      ------work with non-Federal entities and accept non-Federal 
        funding under strict guidelines to promote commercial space 
        transportation infrastructure efficiencies (see H.R. 4401), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]
      Dept. of HHS: provide additional funding for the Early Retiree 
        Reinsurance Program (see H.R. 3887), H440 [2FE]
      ------repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
        comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see S. 3216), 
        S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5855), H3171 [25MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      ------obtain an unqualified audit opinion and improve financial 
        accountability and management (see H.R. 5941), H3699 [8JN]
      ------prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an 
        abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (see H.R. 6189), H5290 [25JY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        S. 2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 [15MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 
        [24MY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      ------provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to 
        implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see 
        H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants 
        program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 6018), H4063 
        [26JN]
      ------prohibit Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation from 
        making grants (see H.R. 4307), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: use designated funding to pay for 
        construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (see H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (see H.R. 3837), 
        H186 [27JA]
      ------reauthorize surface transportation research, technology, 
        training, intelligent transportation, and university 
        transportation programs, and Bureau of Transportation 
        Statistics (see H.R. 3833), H186 [27JA]
      ------withhold certain highway funds from States unless they 
        enact a law strengthening penalties for motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 4236), H1497 [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make supplemental appropriations for 
        medical and prosthetic research (see H.R. 6071), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans 
        training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see S. 3206), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 
        667), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      District of Columbia: permit determination of the fiscal year 
        period and make local funds for a fiscal year available for 
        use upon enactment of the local budget act for the year 
        subject to congressional review (see S. 2345), S2655 [24AP]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]
      Economy: require a jobs score for each spending bill considered 
        in Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see S. 3578), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 
        2465), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5325), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      EPA: reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration 
        Program (see S. 3264), S3729 [5JN]
      Executive Office of the President: require the President to 
        submit with the budget an estimate of the deficit using 
        generally accepted accounting principles (see H.R. 6463), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H1641 [27MR]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4302), H1803 [29MR] (see H.R. 5444), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (see H.R. 
        5890), H3480 [5JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 533), H373 [1FE]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 
        3800), H113 [23JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      ------limit authority to award bonuses to employees and require 
        approval of, and reporting on high cost conferences (see S. 
        3481), S5976 [2AU]
      ------reduce discretionary budget authority if financial 
        statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive an 
        unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor 
        (see H.R. 6528), H6275 [21SE]
      ------reduce Federal advertising budgets (see S. 3540), S6340 
        [13SE]
      ------require approval by agency head for conferences costing 
        above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2030 [19AP]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        S. 2085), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4237), H1497 [21MR]
      Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        6315), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (see 
        H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]
      ------codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2344), 
        S2655 [24AP] (see S. 3050, 3051), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5740), 
        H2712 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see 
        S. 3362), S4773 [29JN] (see H.R. 4090), H965 [27FE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations (see H.R. 6452), H6230 [20SE]
      Government: increase accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (see S. 3600), S6546 [20SE]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, 
        sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 
        [17JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding 
        to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 643), H2316 
        [7MY]
      Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 
        2267), S2242 [29MR]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, 
        State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 
        2266), S2242 [29MR]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 3454), 
        S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 5743), H2712 [15MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      ------specifically authorize certain funds for intelligence or 
        intelligence-related activity (see S. 3314), S4299 [19JN]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4097), H1016 [28FE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide funding with a dedicated revenue source consisting 
        of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 3807), H114 
        [23JA]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
      Lobbyists: prohibit use of appropriated funds for publicity, 
        propaganda, or certain lobbying purposes (see H.R. 6520, 
        6520), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]
      Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if 
        Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see 
        H.R. 4036), H801 [15FE]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and 
        committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress 
        does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 
        3799), H113 [23JA]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H6151 [19SE]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations 
        for certain national heritage areas (see S. 3623), S6625 
        [21SE] (see H.R. 6572), H6306 [12OC]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (see S. 3281), S3838 [7JN]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5077 [19JY]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4240), correction in enrollment (see S. 
        Con. Res. 58), S5978 [2AU]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2037), S132 
        [26JA] (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to 
        implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 [28JN]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Pennsylvania: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
        Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware 
        and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA] (see 
        H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 515), H25 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA] (see 
        H.R. 3778), H77 [18JA]
      ------prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]
      Public lands: suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the 
        Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal 
        budget is balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (see H.R. 
        4239), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 4276, 4281), H1739 [28MR] (see 
        H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP] (see H.R. 6057), H4603 (see H.R. 
        6058), H4604 [28JN] (see H.R. 6064), H4654 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 600), H1739 [28MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      SBA: reauthorize the women's business center program (see S. 
        3197), S3280 [17MY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]
      Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable 
        energy projects in developing countries (see H.R. 3888), H440 
        [2FE]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------perform process for closure of field offices (see S. 
        3489), S5977 [2AU]
      ------require the President to transmit the annual budget 
        without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H3974 [21JN]
      Taxation: extend authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund 
        and provide revenues for highway programs (see S. 2132), S1049 
        [27FE] (see H.R. 3864), H374 [1FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2218), S1932 
        [21MR] (see H.R. 6229), H5330 [30JY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 
        2128), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 3895), H475 [3FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4271), H1641 [27MR] (see H.R. 4970, 4982), 
        H2267 [27AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (see H. Res. 656), 
        H2712 [15MY]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S614 [14FE]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Continuing: making (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], S6603 [21SE]
      ------making (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, S6405 [19SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
  Conference reports
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658), H230-H304 [1FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Excerpts
      Budget Control Act (S. 365): Senate budget enforcement, S6095 
        [11SE]
  Factsheets
      ManuFACTS--Ex-Im Bank and Export Finance, H2474 [9MY]
      Race/Ethnicity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, H3066 [17MY]
      Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, H3065 [17MY]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. 
        Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      Airport and Airway Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House), H136 [24JA]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H136 [24JA]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Armed Forces incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding: Raymond C. Kelley, VFW, 
        H4978 [18JY]
      Army depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base: several Representatives, H4987 [18JY]
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, 
        American Action Forum (organization), H537 [7FE]
      ------Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H535 [7FE]
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on 
        Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]
      Committee of the Budget (Senate) revision of aggregates and 
        allocations of spending authority: Senator Sessions, S3405 
        [22MY]
      Constitutionality of tribal government provisions in Violence 
        Against Women Act reauthorization: several law professors, 
        S2680-S2682 [25AP]
      Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation 
        organizations, H3376 [1JN]
      Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana: 
        John F. Young, Jr., Jefferson Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
      ------Paul P. Naquin, Jr., St. Mary Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        Angela Canterbury, Project on Government Oversight 
        (organization), H2841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), E842 [17MY]
      ------Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Jeff Miller, Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House), E842 [17MY]
      ------Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H2796 [16MY], E841, E842 [17MY], E868, E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        H2796 [16MY]
      ------Representative Peter King, Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House), H2796 [16MY]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Sam Graves, Committee on Small Business 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      Dept. of Defense motorsports sponsorship funding: Nese F. 
        DeBruyne, Congressional Research Service, H4949 [18JY]
      Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, H5059 
        [19JY]
      ------Wayne E. Carrignan, Florida VFW, H5059 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding: several organizations, H3454 [5JN]
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety: Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, H2843 
        [17MY]
      ------Alliance of Nuclear Workers Advocacy Groups, H2842 [17MY]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, 
        H2840 [17MY]
      ------Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H2842 
        [17MY]
      ------Peter S. Winokur, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
        H2834-H2836 [17MY]
      ------Ronald E. Ault, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Sean McGarvey, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America 
        (organization), H2842 [17MY]
      ------Terry O'Sullivan, Laborers International Union of North 
        America, H2836 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: A. Barry 
        Rand, AARP, H2616 [10MY]
      ------Joseph A. Antolin, Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., 
        S842 [16FE]
      ------Judy Sherman and Emily J. Holubowich, Coalition for Health 
        Funding, S840 [16FE]
      ------Margo G. Wootan, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S841 [16FE]
      ------Miriam A. Alexander, American College of Preventive 
        Medicine, S840 [16FE]
      ------Nancy A. Brown, American Heart Association, S841 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), 
        H2618 [10MY]
      ------Katherine Beh Nees, Easter Seals, Inc., H2615 [10MY]
      ------Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H2615 
        [10MY]
      ------National Foster Care Coalition, H2617 [10MY]
      ------several religious organizations, H2615 [10MY]
      Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E755 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: A. Anthony 
        Antosh, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, 
        H2400, H2431 [8MY]
      ------Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H2400, H2404, 
        H2432 [8MY]
      ------Fred Lamback, H2400 [8MY]
      ------L. Dara Baldwin and Mark Derry, National Council on 
        Independent Living, H2396, H2401 [8MY]
      ------Susan Henderson, Disability Rights Education and Defense 
        Fund (organization), H2404 [8MY]
      ------several veterans support organizations, H2399, H2431 [8MY]
      Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act: Kerry D. 
        Bolognese, George Mason University, H2095 [25AP]
      ------several organizations, H2093, H2094 [25AP]
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S.: Calman Cohen, 
        Emergency Committee for American Trade, H3046 [17MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3046 [17MY]
      Eximbank reauthorization: Andrew N. Liveris, Dow Chemical Co., 
        H2472 [9MY]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        and Kevin Burke, American Apparel & Footwear Association, 
        H2473 [9MY]
      ------Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of Washington, H2480 [9MY]
      ------David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of Commerce, H2479 [9MY]
      ------George Landrith, H2477 [9MY]
      ------Gregory J. Junemann, International Federation of 
        Professional & Technical Engineers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        and William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, H2472 
        [9MY]
      ------Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, H2479 [9MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2474 [9MY]
      ------R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of 
        Machinists and Aerospace Workers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------Representative Carolyn McCarthy, H2476 [9MY]
      ------Representative Yoder, H2477 [9MY]
      ------several Governors, H2479 [9MY]
      ------several organizations, H2472, H2475 [9MY]
      ------several Representatives, H2480 [9MY]
      ------Tim Keating, Boeing Co., H2470, H2473 [9MY]
      ------Todd McCracken, Small Business Exporters Association of 
        the U.S., H2472 [9MY]
      Expand Navy restrictions relative to the overhaul and repair of 
        vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a homeport in the 
        Northern Mariana Islands: Eddie Calvo, Governor of Guam, H3060 
        [17MY]
      ------Mathews Pothen, Guam Shipyard, H3060 [17MY]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension: Maurice Veissi, 
        National Association of REALTORS, H2785 [16MY]
      ------several organizations, S2994 [9MY]
      ------several Senators, S2769 [26AP]
      ------SmarterSafer.org (organization), S2994 [9MY]
      FEMA programs and activities reauthorization: Representative 
        Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6110 
        [19SE]
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation 
        Association, H3532 [6JN]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Intelligence services appropriations: Representative Peter T. 
        King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3309 [31MY]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), H3309 [31MY]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, 
        American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, H2241 
        [27AP]
      ------Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        H2241 [27AP]
      ------Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242 
        [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239 
        [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health 
        Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County 
        and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, S404 [9FE]
      ------Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      ------Transportation Construction Coalition, S416 [9FE]
      National missile defense system funding: Representatives McKeon 
        and Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services (House), 
        H5031 [19JY]
      NOAA storm warning systems funding: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2356 
        [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Prohibit use of Violence Against Women Act funds by religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices: Coalition 
        Against Religious Discrimination, H2729 [16MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Statutory public debt limit increase: Robert Boudiette, Jr., S92 
        [26JA]
      Surface Transportation Extension Act: Representative Camp, 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 
        [29MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
      Triple-negative breast cancer research funding: Betty Sommer, 
        Causes for a Cure (organization), H3065 [17MY]
      U.S. agreement with Russia relative to missile defenses: 
        Representative Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5032 [19JY]
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, courthouse construction funding: California 
        congressional delegation, H2541 [9MY]
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
      Vets4Warriors Program funding: several veterans organizations, 
        H5049 [19JY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) Democratic staff, H2771-H2773 [16MY]
      ------Desiree Hoffman, YWCA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2785 [26AP]
      ------National Association of Attorneys General, S2594 [23AP]
      ------National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence 
        Against Women, S5347 [25JY]
      ------Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, IL, Antonio R. 
        Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, and Michael R. 
        Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S2593 [23AP]
      ------Senators Leahy and Murkowski, S5348 [25JY]
      ------several domestic violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------several religious organizations, S3228 [16MY]
      ------several Representatives, S5348 [25JY]
      ------Sue Else, National Network To End Domestic Violence 
        (organization), S3228 [16MY]
      ------Thomas M. Susman, ABA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
      WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act: Curt Decker, 
        National Disability Rights Network, E1186 [29JN]
      ------Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., E1187 [29JN]
      ------several Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities members, 
        E1187 [29JN]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Fifteen earmarks from Sean Hannity's list of most egregious 
        earmarks, S294 [2FE]
      House of Representatives staff who worked on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H455 [3FE]
      Organizations supporting Bartlett amendment on project labor 
        agreement status in construction contracts to H.R. 4310, Dept. 
        of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction, E841 [17MY]
      Organizations supporting the Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public 
        Health Fund, H2247-H2250 [27AP]
      Surface transportation extensions passed in the House of 
        Representatives, H1756 [29MR]
      Working and recreational fishermen of the Gulf of Mexico, H2427 
        [8MY]
  Memorandums
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, Courthouse Condition: David M. Singer, U.S. 
        Marshals Service, H2540 [9MY]
      Violence Against Women Act Provision Clarifying Tribal Court 
        Jurisdiction to Issue Protection Orders and Due Process: Jane 
        M. Smith, Congressional Research Service, S2786 [26AP]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, S564-S567 [13FE], H702-H705 [14FE]
      National Defense Authorization Act Section 1022 Implementation 
        Procedures Relative to Detainee Military Custody Requirements: 
        President Obama, S1087 [28FE], H1008 [28FE]
      Statutory Debt Limit: President Obama, S37 [23JA], H7 [13JA]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H547 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H456 [3FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5967 [13SE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H417 [2FE]
      Continuing: making (H.J. Res. 117), S6405 [19SE], S6502 [20SE], 
        H5969 [13SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3097 [17MY], H3143 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3650 [7JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3390 [1JN], H3524 [6JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3051 [10MY], S3137 [15MY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3306 [31MY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3688 [8JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), S83 [26JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S382 [7FE], S686 [15FE], S1172, 
        S1179 [1MR], S1518 [8MR], S1605 [13MR], S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1959 [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2779 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2370 [17AP]
  Preambles
      Moment of Truth--Report of the National Commission on Fiscal 
        Responsibility and Reform, H1727 [28MR]
  Press releases
      A4A Commends Important Reforms in Bipartisan Ex-Im Bank 
        Reauthorization Agreement: Airlines for America (A4A) 
        (organization), H2475 [9MY]
      ALPA Hails Agreement on Eximbank Reauthorization: Air Line 
        Pilots Association, International, H2474 [9MY]
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 
        [15FE]
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      Ex-Im Bank Support: several organizations, H2467, H2470 [9MY]
      GAMA Urges Swift Action on Export Import Bank Reauthorization: 
        General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H2475 [9MY]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]
      More Than 300 Organizations Oppose House GOP VAWA Bill: 
        Representative Pelosi, H2771 [16MY]
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
      NGA Opposes DATA Act Legislation: National Governors 
        Association, H2094 [25AP]
      President's Budget Presents Dangerous, Costly Setback to Obesity 
        Epidemic, Campaign Warns: Campaign To End Obesity Action Fund 
        (organization), S841 [16FE]
      U.S. Chamber's Donohue Praises House Leaders for Reaching Deal 
        on Ex-Im: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2475 [9MY]
  Questions and answers
      Military operations in Syria, S3821, S3822 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H4981-H4983 [18JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      Air Force: Air National Guard firefighting aircraft funding, 
        H4953 [18JY]
      ------impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National Guard, 
        H1214 [7MR]
      ------methodology for determining which C-130 aircraft will be 
        retired and relocated, H2699 [15MY]
      ------prohibit funding cuts to Air National Guard units until an 
        impact study of the unit's loss is provided and increase 
        funding through a reduction in missile defense system funding, 
        H3052, H3053 [17MY]
      ------require cost analysis of proposed Air National Guard cuts, 
        H2572 [10MY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation programs 
        funding through reductions in operations and maintenance, 
        H4956 [18JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize members not in uniform and veterans to 
        render a military salute during the recitation of the Pledge 
        of Allegiance, H3066 [17MY]
      ------authorize military operations in Syria, H1293 [8MR]
      ------develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from 
        Afghanistan, H2829-H2833, H2836-H2839 [17MY], H3271, H3274 
        [31MY], H3483 [6JN], H3741 [19JN], H4918 [18JY], H5135 [24JY], 
        H5333 [31JY], H5864 [12SE], H6071, H6073 [19SE], H6258, H6262 
        [21SE], E1076 [19JN], E1170 [28JN], E1298 [23JY]
      ------ensure access by members to information about health care 
        coverage through Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]
      ------ensure extension of certain benefits and programs for 
        active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H2831 
        [17MY]
      ------incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]
      ------increase opportunities for women and minorities in officer 
        positions and Special Operations Forces, H5046, H5047 [19JY]
      ------limit end strength reductions for regular component of the 
        Army and Marine Corps and ensure provision of adequate 
        resources to meet the National Security Strategy, H2792 [16MY]
      ------preserve right to keep and bear arms for active duty 
        military personnel stationed or residing in the District of 
        Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      ------reduce end strength level for troops in Europe, H2571 
        [10MY], H3082, H3083 [17MY]
      ------require force reduction proposals at military 
        installations be submitted as part of the President's budget 
        request and include an evaluation of consequences of such 
        closures or realignments, H3141 [18MY]
      ------track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members, E980 [5JN]
      Army: depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base, H4987, H4988 [18JY], H5023 [19JY]
      ------require military chain of command for Army National 
        Cemeteries, H3056, H3057 [17MY]
      ATF: Multiple Sales Reporting Program funding, H2455, H2456 
        [9MY]
      Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4139, H4140 
        [27JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H39, H47, H48 [18JA], H120, H128, 
        H129, H130 [24JA], H516 [7FE], H591 [8FE], H700, H702, H712, 
        H715-H723 [14FE], H737, H738, H739 [15FE], H806, H816, H817, 
        H818, H895 [16FE], H939-H942 [17FE], H1530-H1533, H1535 
        [22MR], H1559-H1563 [26MR], H2012 [19AP], H2061 [24AP], H2572 
        [10MY], H3278 [31MY], H5691, H5695 [2AU], H6051-H6054 [14SE]
      ------application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      ------comparison between congressional and Obama administration 
        proposals, H5757 [10SE]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced, H470 [3FE], 
        H712, H715 [14FE]
      ------eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (H.R. 3883), H399 [2FE], H590 [8FE]
      ------establish biennial cycle, H466 [3FE]
      ------establish biennial cycle (H.R. 3577), H605 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H602-H615 [8FE], 
        H663 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H593-H602 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), corrections in 
        engrossment, H615 [8FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance, H3148 [18MY], H4078 [27JN]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H143-H149 [24JA]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H534-H549 [7FE], H644 [9FE], E164 [8FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (H. Res. 539), H523-H529 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (H.R. 3662), H162 [25JA], H4871 [17JY]
      ------provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 
        sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3072, H3073 
        [17MY]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (H.R. 3844), H383 [2FE], E119 [2FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H402, H419-H426, 
        H429 [2FE], H456-H458, H465-H468 [3FE], E135 [3FE], E175 [9FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H387-H395 [2FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), motion to 
        recommit, H456, H457 [3FE]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms, H5753 [10SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921-H4925 
        [18JY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5956-H5969 [13SE], E1522 [13SE], E1541 
        [14SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5939-H5948 
        [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), motion to recommit, H5967, H5968 [13SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4855 [12JY], H4918, H4920-H4926 [18JY], H5024 [19JY], H5208 
        [25JY], H5959 [13SE], H6160 [20SE]
      ------sequestration, H5758 [10SE], H5926 [13SE], H6235 [21SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. 
        Res. 34), H811 [16FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1441 
        [21MR], H1500, H1519, H1520, H1521 [22MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1578, H1583, H1584, H1585, H1629, H1638 [27MR], 
        H1644, H1648, H1649, H1651, H1652, H1665-H1738 [28MR], H1743, 
        H1744, H1762-H1795, H1798-H1802 [29MR], H1849, H1857, H1858, 
        H1859, H1860-H1872, H1898-H1905 [17AP], H1922, H1923, H1924 
        [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2332, H2333, H2335, H2336, H2338-H2340, 
        H2343 [8MY], H2459 [9MY], H2621 [10MY], H5929, H5982-H5986 
        [13SE], E485, E492, E496, E502 [29MR], E514, E515, E516, E518 
        [30MR], E543 [17AP], E570 [18AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1654-H1663 [28MR]
      ------status report, H1975 [18AP], H3097 [17MY], H3165 [22MY], 
        H3575 [6JN], H3658 [7JN], H4772 [10JY], H5626 [1AU]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs 
        (H.R. 6060), H6074, H6075 [19SE]
      ------management of Lake Berryessa in California relative to 
        concession bidding process, H3354, H3355 [31MY]
      Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2507-
        H2509 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce criminal penalty on 
        individuals who choose not to participate in the American 
        Community Survey, H2505-H2507 [9MY]
      Buy American Act: increase total domestic content of all steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods, including rolling stock, H4125 
        [27JN]
      California: high-speed rail project funding, H4141 [27JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: U.S. Botanic Garden funding, 
        H3676, H3677 [8JN]
      CBO: establish website which features a calculator to allow 
        taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate 
        of projected contribution to or receipt from major 
        legislation, H411 [2FE]
      ------extend requirement to prepare macroeconomic analysis of 
        major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the 
        Committees on Appropriations of each chamber, H406 [2FE]
      ------include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone 
        areas, H408-H410 [2FE]
      ------lower budgetary impact threshold to require a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H411, 
        H412 [2FE]
      ------make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (H.R. 6136), H5019 [19JY]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H396-H419, H428 [2FE], E135 [3FE], 
        E175 [9FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H387-
        H395 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), motion to recommit, H417 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits and trust 
        funds, H417 [2FE]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center for Medicare & 
        Medicaid Innovation grant funding, H3408 [5JN]
      CFTC: funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), H5450-H5452 [31JY], H5618 [1AU], E1379 [1AU]
      Cincinnati, OH: prohibit funding for streetcar project, H4147 
        [27JN]
      Coast Guard: ensure completion of required energy audits, H3552 
        [6JN]
      ------funding, H3504 [6JN]
      ------Great Lakes search and rescue operations funding, H3550, 
        H3551 [6JN]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): permission to file 
        privileged reports, H2745 [16MY]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. 
        of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, 
        H2347 [8MY]
      Committees of the House: adjust amount provided for expenses of 
        certain committees (H. Res. 496), H312-H314 [1FE]
      ------revised aggregates and allocation of spending authority, 
        H3101 [17MY], H3165 [22MY]
      Congress: legislative process, H2637 [10MY], H3390, H3393 [1JN], 
        H5945, H5953 [13SE], H6047 [14SE]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Continuing: making (H.J. Res. 117), H5949-H5956, H5969 [13SE], 
        H6047 [14SE], E1522 [13SE], E1537, E1538 [14SE], E1575 [20SE], 
        E1710 [19OC]
      ------making (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 778), 
        H5939-H5948 [13SE]
      ------making (H.J. Res. 117), motion to recommit, H5970 [13SE]
      Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management 
        projects (H.R. 4353), E1041 [12JN]
      ------coastal restoration project funding through reductions in 
        National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H3466 [5JN]
      ------coastal storm damage reduction projects funding, H3452 
        [5JN]
      ------Delaware River main channel deepening project funding, 
        E976 [5JN]
      ------ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance 
        Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance, H3355 [31MY]
      ------exempt from legislative line-item veto, H613, H614 [8FE]
      ------finalize proposed guidance on identification of waters 
        protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3372-
        H3377 [1JN], E977 [5JN]
      ------flood control and coastal emergencies funding, H3370 [1JN]
      ------flood protection funding, H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------funding, H3352 [31MY], H3367-H3369 [1JN]
      ------Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H3490 [6JN]
      ------operation and maintenance account funding through 
        reductions in construction account, H3369 [1JN]
      ------operation and maintenance funding, H3463 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for development or submission of 
        proposals to expand authorized uses of the Harbor Maintenance 
        Trust Fund, H3460, H3461 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes 
        Study, H3459, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration 
        Plan study, H3457, H3458 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, 
        H3472, H3473 [5JN]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees, H3354 [31MY]
      Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit 
        funding for additional base realignment and closure round, 
        H4992 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding for an informal base realignment and 
        closure, H3343 [31MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Horse Protection Program funding, H2819 
        [17MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1657 
        [28MR], H1849, H1869, H1898-H1905 [17AP], H2606, H2623-H2625 
        [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4831 
        [12JY], H5027 [19JY], H5655 [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H6225 [20SE], 
        E551 [17AP], E584 [19AP], E612 [23AP], E1232 [11JY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H2605 
        [10MY]
      ------WIC funding, H1898-H1905 [17AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. 
        companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, 
        H2357 [8MY]
      ------Economic Development Administration and departmental 
        management salaries and expenses funding, H2369 [8MY]
      ------Economic Development Administration funding, H2364-H2368 
        [8MY]
      ------expand Economic Development Administration definition of 
        grants to include grants authorized by the Regional Innovation 
        Program, H2368 [8MY]
      ------International Trade Administration funding, H2363 [8MY]
      ------International Trade Administration funding for combating 
        unfair trade practices by China, H2363, H2364 [8MY]
      ------Minority Business Development Agency funding, H2370 [8MY]
      ------SelectUSA Initiative funding, H2541, H2542 [9MY]
      Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H4988, 
        H4990, H4992, H4993 [18JY], H5034, H5035 [19JY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), H2571, H2572, H2636 [10MY], H2666, H2693, H2699-
        H2705 [15MY], H2723, H2787-H2796 [16MY], H2816, H2818, H2821, 
        H2823, H2824, H2826, H2847, H3049-H3097 [17MY], H3107, H3108, 
        H3109-H3145, H3150-H3155 [18MY], H3271 [31MY], E827, E833 
        [17MY], E846, E847, E848, E850, E851, E855, E857, E859, E863, 
        E864, E865, E866, E867, E877 [18MY], E895 [30MY], E938 [31MY], 
        E948, E954, E957 [1JN], E980 [5JN]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2726-H2744 [16MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2827-H2846 [17MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), corrections in engrossment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), motion to recommit, H3143, H3144 [18MY]
      ------breast cancer research funding, H3030 [17MY]
      ------certify Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps to support 
        counterterrorism operations prior to reimbursement for efforts 
        in support of war in Afghanistan, H3135 [18MY]
      ------certify Pakistan opens Ground Lines of Communication, 
        allows NATO supply transit into Afghanistan, and supports U.S. 
        equipment retrograde out of Afghanistan, H3015 [17MY], E877 
        [18MY]
      ------clarify that direct use solar energy is considered a 
        renewable energy source, H3093 [17MY]
      ------conduct outreach program to benefit women- and minority-
        owned small businesses prior to conversion of functions from 
        civilian employees to contractors, H2837, H3066 [17MY]
      ------C-17 Fighter program funding, H3030 [17MY], H5045 [19JY]
      ------Defense Environmental Restoration Program-Formerly Used 
        Defense Sites funding, H4954 [18JY]
      ------directed energy technologies initiatives funding, H2791 
        [16MY], H5057 [19JY]
      ------eliminate maximum age limitations for individuals who are 
        otherwise qualified to enlist in the Armed Forces, H3053, 
        H3054 [17MY]
      ------Energy Conservation Investment Program funding, H3320, 
        H3321 [31MY]
      ------ensure competition in Government service contracts and 
        remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain 
        commercial products or services, H4970, H4971 [18JY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H2788, H2793, H2794 [16MY], H2998 [17MY], E895 
        [30MY]
      ------ensure funding items added to the overseas contingency 
        operations account are war related, H3030 [17MY]
      ------establish an interagency organization to coordinate 
        military cyber operations, H3126 [18MY]
      ------establish National Language Service Corps, H3033 [17MY]
      ------examine potential benefits of closing outdated or excess 
        overseas military bases, H2837 [17MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5036, H5050, H5051 [19JY]
      ------expedite strategic ports study, H3135 [18MY]
      ------40-millimeter ammunition production funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels, H5054-H5057 [19JY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels unless financial 
        statements are ready for audit by a certain date, H4991, H4992 
        [18JY]
      ------F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3019-H3021 
        [17MY]
      ------F-22 Fighter program funding, H2821 [17MY]
      ------funding, H1677, H1678, H1736 [28MR], H2573-H2576, H2609, 
        H2610 [10MY], E167 [9FE]
      ------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3024-H3026 
        [17MY], H4965, H4966 [18JY]
      ------Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H4954, H4955 
        [18JY]
      ------health care research funding through reductions in Navy 
        cruiser shipbuilding funding, H4962, H4963 [18JY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H4608 [29JN], H4829 
        [12JY], H4871 [17JY], H4916, H4921, H4923-H4925, H4937 [18JY], 
        H5063 [19JY], H5117 [23JY], H5192 [24JY], H5208, H5210, H5211, 
        H5212 [25JY], H5337, H5518-H5522 [31JY], H5537 [1AU], H5633, 
        H5695 [2AU], H5959, H5961 [13SE], H6073, H6074 [19SE], H6161 
        [20SE]
      ------include finding that deployment of tactical nuclear 
        weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific 
        region, H3067, H3068 [17MY], E851 [18MY]
      ------include industry-recognized certifications in pilot 
        program on veterans' receipt of civilian credentialing for 
        military occupational specialty skills, H2823 [17MY], H3129 
        [18MY]
      ------Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund funding, 
        H4985, H4986 [18JY]
      ------limit funding to amount authorized under the Budget 
        Control Act, H3075, H3076 [17MY]
      ------limit funding to any institution or organization 
        established by U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, H3081 
        [17MY], E850 [18MY]
      ------limit salaries of contractor executives, H5042, H5043 
        [19JY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3023, 
        H3024 [17MY]
      ------make available to the public the total costs of wars in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan on the Dept. of Defense website, H3005, 
        H3007 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4855 [12JY], H4915, 
        H4926-H5006 [18JY], H5023, H5026, H5027-H5072 [19JY], H5954 
        [13SE], E1265, E1266 [17JY], E1284, E1286, E1288, E1290 
        [19JY], E1297, E1298 [23JY], E1317, E1318, E1321 [25JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), consideration (H. Res. 
        717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), corrections in 
        engrossment, H5075 [19JY]
      ------military musical units funding, H3135 [18MY], H4939 
        [18JY], E1265 [17JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4940-H4946, 
        H4952, H4994, H4995 [18JY], H5052-H5054 [19JY], H5944 [13SE]
      ------motorsports sponsorship funding, H4947-H4951 [18JY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, H2790 [16MY]
      ------NATO troop deployment funding, H5044, H5045 [19JY]
      ------overseas contingency operations account funding under 
        sequestration, H3586 [7JN]
      ------Precision Aerial Delivery System (PCADS) funding to battle 
        wildfires from military aircraft, H5046 [19JY]
      ------prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding to Russia 
        pending certification that they are not supporting Syria or 
        providing weapons of mass destruction technology to Syria, 
        North Korea, or Iran, H3086, H3094 [17MY]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3017-H3019 
        [17MY]
      ------prohibit foreign businesses that engage in business 
        activity with terrorist nations from contracting and 
        procurement opportunities, H3064 [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding for Armed Services Vocational Aptitude 
        Battery testing programs, H5036, H5037 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the 
        Defense of Marriage Act, H5027, H5028 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995, H4996 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into contracts with entities 
        having been convicted of fraud against the Federal Government, 
        H5060, H5061 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into non-competitive contracts 
        for helicopter leak-proof drip pans, H4991 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H5057 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or implement 
        studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, H5040-
        H5042 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5047, H5048 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to remove any portion of Mount Soledad 
        Veterans Memorial in San Diego, CA, H4993, H4994 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with 
        Russia, H5031-H5033 [19JY]
      ------prohibit military promotion boards from considering any 
        information regarding mental health or addiction issues, 
        except in cases where individuals are determined to be a 
        danger to themselves or others, H3054-H3056 [17MY]
      ------prohibit performance of same-sex marriage ceremonies on 
        military installations, H2791 [16MY]
      ------prohibit purchase of helicopters for Afghan security 
        forces from Russia, Syria, and other state sponsors of 
        terrorism, H3031 [17MY]
      ------provide assistance to State training centers to provide 
        emergency response training to the National Guard and Federal 
        agencies performing homeland defense activities, E948 [1JN]
      ------provide mental health assessments to troops during 
        deployment to Afghanistan, H3064 [17MY]
      ------provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of 
        soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3316, 
        H3317 [31MY]
      ------Rapid Innovation Fund funding, H4964, H4965 [18JY]
      ------recognize essential service provided by fighter wings 
        performing Aerospace Control Alert missions in defending 
        sovereign U.S. airspace, E859 [18MY]
      ------reduce amounts appropriated for printing and reproduction 
        (H.R. 1246), H2704 [15MY]
      ------reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic 
        priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]
      ------reduce funding to 2008 levels, H5030 [19JY]
      ------reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic 
        nuclear missiles, H4989 [18JY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, 
        E485 [29MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs 
        (H.R. 3974), H592 [8FE], H1532 [22MR]
      ------report on feasibility of providing telecommunications 
        services to servicemembers in transit to or from overseas 
        deployment, H3031 [17MY]
      ------report on status of work on cognitive radio, dynamic 
        spectrum access, software-defined radio, and other spectrum-
        sharing techniques and technologies, H5033 [19JY]
      ------request review of decision to cancel or consolidate Air 
        National Guard Component Numbered Air Force Augmentation 
        Force, H3067 [17MY]
      ------require audit of financial records, H2837 [17MY]
      ------require Federal contractors to disclose political 
        contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      ------require GAO review of handling, labeling, and packaging 
        procedures for hazardous material shipments, H3129 [18MY]
      ------require Navy or U.S.-flagged vessels that provide services 
        to the Federal Government to be overhauled, repaired, or 
        maintained in a shipyard located in the U.S. or Guam, H3143, 
        H3144 [18MY]
      ------require posting on departmental websites information on 
        sexual assault prevention and response resources, H3129 [18MY]
      ------require purchase of U.S. flags manufactured in the U.S. 
        using U.S. materials, H5051, H5052 [19JY]
      ------require status report on sharing of environmental exposure 
        incident data with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3130 [18MY]
      ------require use of U.S. owned and operated aircraft in the 
        Civil Reserve Air Fleet to transport cargo and passengers, 
        H5052 [19JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding, H4959 
        [18JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding for 
        perchlorate contamination cleanup through reductions in 
        operations and maintenance funding, H4971 [18JY], H5042 [19JY]
      ------security clearance process funding, H4952 [18JY]
      ------separate overseas contingency operations funding from base 
        defense spending, H4942 [18JY], H5057 [19JY]
      ------small business contracting reforms funding, H2792 [16MY]
      ------Spinal Cord Injury Research Program funding, H4957 [18JY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H4955, 
        H4956, H4984 [18JY], H5049, H5050 [19JY]
      ------survey all deployed troops to find lapses in equipment 
        provided by the military, H3064 [17MY]
      ------transport and escort of combat casualties remains funding, 
        E1286 [19JY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H4957, H4958 [18JY], H5062 [19JY], E1288 
        [19JY]
      ------TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee implementation 
        funding, H5059 [19JY]
      ------triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H3064 
        [17MY]
      ------vision and eye injury research programs funding, H4958, 
        H4959 [18JY]
      ------Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4980, H4981 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity 
        Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice 
        (H.R. 471), E71 [25JA]
      ------report on extent to which certain high-need students are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers-in-training who 
        have been deemed ``highly qualified'', E1710 [19OC]
      Dept. of Energy: address safety at nuclear weapons laboratories 
        and production facilities, H2833 [17MY]
      ------Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H3353 
        [31MY]
      ------Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through 
        reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding, H3410-H3412 [5JN], E993 [6JN]
      ------Batteries and Electric Drive Technology Program funding, 
        H3493 [6JN]
      ------Defense Environmental Management Program funding through 
        reductions in the National Nuclear Security Administration 
        Office of the Administrator funding, H3425, H3426 [5JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, 
        H3353 [31MY], H3378-H3383 [1JN], H3458 [5JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding 
        through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development 
        Program funding, H3383 [1JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program vehicle 
        technologies funding, H3383, H3384 [1JN]
      ------ensure Federal agencies complete required energy audits, 
        H3419 [5JN]
      ------Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding, 
        H3412, H3413 [5JN]
      ------Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, 
        H3452-H3454 [5JN]
      ------Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, E1028 [8JN]
      ------National Ignition Facility continued support of nuclear 
        weapons stockpile, inertial fusion energy development, and 
        basic science research funding, H3354 [31MY]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H2791 
        [16MY], H3006, H3007 [17MY], H3419, H3420 [5JN]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat 
        Reduction Initiative funding, H3418, H3424 [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding, H3430, H3431 
        [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3415 [5JN]
      ------nuclear energy research and development programs funding, 
        H3410 [5JN]
      ------Office of Science funding through reductions in Energy 
        Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3379 [1JN]
      ------prohibit Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding 
        to reimburse grant recipients for advertising, marketing, or 
        captial formation expenses, H3474 [5JN]
      ------prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for certain Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy Program international activities, H3461 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for grants requiring recipients to 
        replace any lighting that does not comply with the Energy 
        Policy and Conservation Act, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for media campaign to promote alternative 
        green technologies, H3473 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for science programs in contravention of 
        Dept. of Energy Organization Act, H3455-H3457 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for subordinating any loan obligation to 
        other financing, H3465, H3466 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce showerhead water restrictor 
        regulations, H3474, H3475 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement energy conservation 
        standards for golf cart battery chargers, H3476 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H3465 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to plan or undertake certain sales or 
        other transfers of natural or low enriched uranium in the open 
        market, H3475, H3476 [5JN]
      ------regional economic development programs funding, H3429, 
        H3430 [5JN]
      ------renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, H3454, 
        H3471 [5JN]
      ------U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center funding, H3464, 
        H3465 [5JN]
      ------Weatherization Assistance Program funding, E1183 [29JN]
      ------wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other renewable 
        energy development funding, H3355, H3356 [31MY]
      ------Wind Powering America Initiative funding, H3493, H3494 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish the American Center for Cures, H4069 
        [27JN]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2229-H2250, 
        H2252 [27AP], H2335 [8MY], H2602, H2604, H2606-H2609 [10MY], 
        H2825 [17MY], H3736 [19JN], H3960 [21JN], E705 [7MY], E721 
        [8MY]
      ------Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2606, H2613 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3638, H3639 [7JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection air and marine 
        interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement funding 
        through reductions in environmental mitigation funding, H3539, 
        H3540 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding, H3528, H3529, H3537 [6JN], H3619 [7JN], 
        E1008 [7JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-
        Defense Facility funding, H3537-H3539 [6JN]
      ------cell phone communications in rural border areas funding, 
        H3534, H3535 [6JN]
      ------cybersecurity infrastructure funding, H3619, H3636, H3637 
        [7JN]
      ------cybersecurity personnel funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 [7JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Child Exploitation 
        Center funding, H3542, H3543 [6JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H3545 [6JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of 
        Investigations funding to combat child exploitation through 
        reductions in detention and removal operations funding, H3541-
        H3543 [6JN]
      ------increase coordination with India on efforts to prevent 
        terrorist attacks, H3622 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3499-H3505, H3528-
        H3575 [6JN], H3618-H3652 [7JN], E1003 [6JN], E1008, E1022 
        [7JN], E1028, E1029, E1033 [8JN], E1040 [12JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, 
        H3650 [7JN]
      ------Office of Civil Rights and Liberties funding, H3529, H3530 
        [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for procurement of certain items unless 
        they are domestically grown or produced, H3502 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Public Advocate position within 
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3622 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3635, H3636 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on providing 
        access to Federal programs and activities for persons with 
        limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or 
        enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration 
        enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial 
        discretion, H3625-H3629 [7JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule on Provisional Unlawful 
        Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate 
        Relatives, H3620, H3621 [7JN]
      ------prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for 
        contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. 
        citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3641-H3643 [7JN]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3633, H3634 [7JN]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559-H3561 
        [6JN]
      ------supplement Bureau of Customs and Border Protection funding 
        in Puerto Rico with general appropriations when a shortage 
        occurs in Puerto Rico Trust Fund, H3632 [7JN]
      ------U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services immigrant 
        integration grants funding, H3546 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: administrative spending, operations, and 
        management resources funding, H4055, H4056 [26JN]
      ------allow public housing agencies to use operating and capital 
        funds directly without going through the Operating Fund 
        Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H4104-
        H4106 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program Loan Guarantee 
        Program funding, H4108 [27JN]
      ------disaster relief funding, H4111 [27JN]
      ------expand percentage of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 
        funding that can be used for demolition projects, H4117, 
        H4118, H4123 [27JN]
      ------Galveston, TX, low-income housing restoration funding, 
        H4032 [26JN]
      ------HOME Investment Partnership funding, H4109, H4110 [27JN]
      ------homeless assistance grants funding, H4112 [27JN]
      ------Housing Counseling Assistance Program funding, H4054, 
        H4055 [26JN]
      ------Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program 
        funding, H4056 [26JN]
      ------increase portion of Community Development Block Grant 
        Program assistance that may be used to provide public 
        services, H4107 [27JN]
      ------National Affordable Housing Trust Fund funding, H4032 
        [26JN]
      ------Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program and Section 
        184A Native Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Program funding, 
        E1156 [27JN]
      ------Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program funding, H4103 
        [27JN]
      ------Office of Community Planning and Development funding, 
        H4096, H4097 [27JN]
      ------Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity funding, 
        H4099 [27JN]
      ------Office of Housing funding, H4097 [27JN]
      ------Office of Policy Development and Research funding, H4097-
        H4099 [27JN]
      ------Office of Public and Indian Housing funding, H4096 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory standards 
        against the use of discriminatory disparate impact analysis in 
        risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, 
        H4144-H4146 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans' 
        preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly 
        built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H4144 
        [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule to expressly prohibit 
        an owner or landlord of housing from using a criminal 
        conviction to deny housing to an applicant for such housing, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H4101, H4102 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4102, H4103 [27JN]
      ------require inclusion of owner-occupied units and rental units 
        in property loss calculations used to determine disaster 
        relief assistance, H4111 [27JN]
      ------section 8 housing voucher program funding, H4100 [27JN]
      ------veteran rental voucher assistance funding, H4634 [29JN]
      ------vulnerable populations housing programs funding, E1239 
        [12JY]
      Dept. of Justice: allow private sector competition for 
        performance of commercial activities within the Bureau of 
        Prisons, H2406 [8MY]
      ------Antitrust Division regional field offices closure funding, 
        H2529-H2531 [9MY], E755 [9MY]
      ------Civil Rights Division funding, H2426 [8MY]
      ------Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program 
        funding, H2500, H2501 [9MY], E837 [17MY]
      ------Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program 
        funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support 
        funding, H2393-H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body 
        armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear 
        policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding, H2707 
        [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through 
        reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423, H2424 
        [8MY]
      ------Drug Courts Program funding, H2371 [8MY]
      ------Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program funding through reductions in the general 
        administration funding, H2377 [8MY]
      ------eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded 
        programs under the Office of Justice Programs (H.R. 6189), 
        H5796 [11SE]
      ------Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program 
        funding, H2536 [9MY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 5770), H2698 [15MY], H3737 [19JN]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 83), H1031 [29FE], H1398 [20MR]
      ------funding, H2376 [8MY]
      ------impact of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]
      ------impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States with Stand Your 
        Ground laws, H2392, H2393 [8MY]
      ------Internet Crimes Against Children task forces funding, 
        H2392 [8MY]
      ------investigate possible violations of U.S. law regarding 
        leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving the U.S. 
        and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      ------John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program funding 
        through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade Program funding, 
        H2496-H2498 [9MY]
      ------legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI financial and 
        mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding through 
        reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
      ------local community gang prevention funding, E735 [8MY]
      ------Missing Children's and Exploited Children programs 
        funding, E750 [9MY]
      ------Office of Juvenile Justice funding, E781 [11MY]
      ------Office of Violence Against Women funding through 
        reductions in general legal activities and salaries and 
        expenses funding, H2379 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for a single or multi-State court 
        settlement where funds are removed from any residential 
        mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503, H2504 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of 
        provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of 
        attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2544-
        H2547 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of 
        Marriage Act, H2547-H2551 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate 
        specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal 
        immigration laws, H2420-H2422 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to bring action against States for 
        implementation of State law requiring voter identification, 
        H2504, H2505 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to defend against challenges to the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498-H2500 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2396-H2406, 
        H2431 [8MY], E749, E753 [9MY], E773 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement Americans With Disabilities 
        Act provision that allows miniature horses to be used as 
        service animals, H2531, H2532 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to litigate against States on behalf of 
        the NLRB relative to secret ballot union elections, H2501 
        [9MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 [9MY]
      ------prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding 
        to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary 
        policies, H2524 [9MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), H5207 
        [25JY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787-H5790 [11SE]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H5514, H5515 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU], E1401 [3AU]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
      ------Regional Information Sharing Systems Program funding 
        through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 
        [8MY]
      ------Second Chance Act grant funding, H2390, H2391 [8MY], E734 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 6018), H4875-
        H4884 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: development of U.S. oil shale resources 
        and promote shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3355 [31MY]
      ------oil shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3413, H3414 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (H.R. 4308), H1796 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail projects 
        funding, H4148, H4149 [27JN]
      ------Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, H4623 
        [29JN]
      ------distracted driving prevention and research funding through 
        reductions in financial management funding, H4035, H4036 
        [26JN]
      ------Federal Transit Administration formula and bus grants 
        funding, H4041, H4042 [26JN]
      ------Federal Transit Administration funding, H4047, H4048 
        [26JN]
      ------high-speed rail projects funding, E1239 [12JY]
      ------Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Deployment Program funding, 
        E1237 [12JY]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (H.R. 5976), H4037 [26JN], H4119 [27JN]
      ------Minority Business Resource Center funding, H4033-H4035 
        [26JN]
      ------Office of Civil Rights funding, H4036, H4037 [26JN]
      ------Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
        funding, H4033-H4035 [26JN]
      ------Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 
        funding, H4052 [26JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the International Highway Technology 
        Scanning Program, H4141 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the use of unmanned aircraft systems 
        as weapons while operating in the national airspace system, 
        H4143, H4144 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement regulations to mandate 
        global positioning system (GPS) tracking, electronic on-board 
        recording devices, or event data recorders in passenger or 
        commercial motor vehicles, H4149, H4150 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to study alternatives to the current 
        system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based 
        on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle, H4137-H4139 
        [27JN]
      ------prohibit Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration requirement of placement of line markers other 
        than at public road crossings and railroad crossings, H4140, 
        H4141 [27JN]
      ------Projects of National and Regional Significance Program 
        funding, H4041 [26JN]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 3837), E83 
        [27JA]
      ------Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 [12JY]
      ------State distracted driving prevention grant funding, H3953-
        H3955 [21JN], E1149 [27JN]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4032, H4037, 
        H4038, H4040, H4041 [26JN], H4119 [27JN], E1239 [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: construction of VA health care center 
        offsite from Butler, PA, Medical Center, H3318 [31MY]
      ------ensure timely payments to non-VA medical providers, H3317 
        [31MY]
      ------medical and prosthetic research funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Defense base closure account funding, H3358 [31MY]
      ------National Energy Conservation Policy Act energy management 
        requirements funding, H3326 [31MY]
      ------permit Office of Inspector General to review practices 
        relative to collection and content of bids for certain 
        veterans' hospital construction projects, H3326, H3327 [31MY]
      ------post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma treatment 
        funding, H3327 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding for payment of employee performance 
        awards, H3346 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding for salary or compensation of a Director 
        of Construction and Facilities Management who does not meet 
        certain qualifications, H3344 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to hire a new director of a national 
        cemetery who is not a veteran, H3342, H3343 [31MY]
      ------report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit 
        claims, H3317 [31MY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H3322 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3285, H3315, H3316, H3331-H3339 [31MY], E957, E965 
        [1JN], E1024 [7JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319, H3339 
        [31MY], E966 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309-
        H3346, H3356-H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], 
        E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        H3331 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for 
        certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-
        traumatic stress disorder, H3129 [18MY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Diseases: Alzheimer's disease research funding, H44 [18JA]
      ------cancer research funding, H229 [1FE]
      Economy: analysis of levels of unobligated funding relative to 
        request for additional funding, H71 [18JA]
      ------impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs on 
        jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in 
        Congress, H412, H413 [2FE]
      Education: funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      ------Pell Grants funding, H983, H985 [28FE]
      ------science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 
        education funding, H383 [2FE], H557 [7FE], H1853 [17AP], H2522 
        [9MY]
      EEOC: funding, H2408, H2409 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce 
        final regulations on Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors 
        Other Than Age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 
        E748 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce 
        guidance relative to consideration of arrest and conviction 
        records in employment decisions, H2502 [9MY]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3467, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347-H3356 [31MY], 
        H3366-H3390 [1JN], H3409, H3444-H3447, H3451-H3478 [5JN], 
        H3489-H3499, H3513-H3526 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], E953 [1JN], E976, 
        E977, E982 [5JN], E988, E993 [6JN], E1018, E1023 [7JN], E1026, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468-H3470 [5JN]
      EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, E287 [29FE]
      Eximbank: exceptions to required Federal Register notice 
        relative to publication of trade secrets, H2467, H2468 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize, H1217 [7MR], H2082 [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2459, H2460-H2481 [9MY], E764 
        [10MY], E798 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        H3444 [5JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 5444), E713 [7MY]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, H453 [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H445-H447 
        [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), H192 [31JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H447-H456 [3FE], E142, 
        E147 [6FE], E155 [7FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE], H4039, 
        H4040 [26JN], H4146 [27JN]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        H135-H137 [24JA], E77 [25JA]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]
      ------prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/
        Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on 
        reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      ------reauthorize civil aviation research and development 
        projects and activities (H.R. 970), H452 [3FE]
      ------Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) for sports stadiums 
        implementation funding, H4125, H4126 [27JN]
      FBI: funding, H2362, H2388, H2389, H2425 [8MY]
      ------National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, 
        H2457 [9MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending, H4781 [11JY]
      Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to implement, 
        administer, or enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative to 
        the cliff swallow or barn swallow, H4148 [27JN]
      Federal Maritime Commission: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H4121 [27JN]
      Federal Mortuary Affairs Advisory Commission: establish, H3033 
        [17MY]
      Federal Railroad Administration: funding, H4045, H4046 [26JN]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3535, 
        H3536 [6JN], E1003 [6JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 
        [26JN]
      ------extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2783-H2787 [16MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2782-H2787 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        Senate amendment, H3250-H3252 [30MY], E932 [31MY]
      ------National Urban Search & Rescue Response System funding, 
        H3533 [6JN]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      ------reauthorize programs and activities (H.R. 2903), H6104-
        H6113 [19SE]
      ------State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3554-H3556 
        [6JN], H3634 [7JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]
      ------State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3531, H3532 [6JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 [8JN]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Foreign aid: prohibit funding for assistance to certain entities 
        whose policies call for the destruction of Israel, H5029 
        [19JY]
      Government: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      ------require accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (H.R. 2146), H2082-H2095 [25AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit funding for surveys in which 
        money is included or provided for the benefit of the 
        responder, H3462, H3463 [5JN]
      ------SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and 
        litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]
      GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of 
        Independence funding, H3679, H3680 [8JN]
      ------provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1926, H1934, H1938, H1944-H1946 
        [18AP], E592, E599 [19AP]
      ------ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor 
        maintenance (H.R. 104), H3950 [21JN]
      Hazardous substances: Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site 
        funding, H809 [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      Health: health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      ------maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]
      House of Representatives: franking budget funding, H3688, H3689 
        [8JN]
      ------prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food 
        service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]
      ------prohibit purchase of paid online advertisements by 
        Members, committees, and leadership offices, H3683, H3684 
        [8JN]
      ------reduce allotment of printed copies of the U.S. Code, H3683 
        [8JN]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. Res. 112, Federal 
        budget for 2013-2022, H1789 [29MR]
      House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H2011 [19AP]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2337-
        H2346 [8MY]
      Houston, TX: Port of Houston dredging project funding, E953 
        [1JN]
      Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, 
        H4752 [10JY], E1254 [17JY]
      Intelligence services: advanced technologies funding, H3293 
        [31MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), H3290-H3309 
        [31MY], E955 [1JN], E971 [5JN]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. 
        Res. 667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), motion to 
        recommit, H3306 [31MY]
      ------counterintelligence resources funding, H3294 [31MY]
      ------protect the civil liberties of ethnic and religious 
        minorities, H3302-H3305 [31MY]
      ------protect U.S. intelligence and military capability, defend 
        certain sensitive information against cybersecurity attack, 
        and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      Iran: prohibit U.S. military intervention, H2837 [17MY]
      Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act: funding, E749 
        [9MY]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 4097), H2296, H2297 [7MY]
      Law enforcement: respect individual dignity and operate on the 
        basis of what constitutes criminal behavior, H3620 [7JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3665-H3690 [8JN], E1039 [12JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, 
        H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      Lewis County, WA: prohibit funding to build flood protection 
        walls along certain section of Interstate 5, H4151 [27JN]
      Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, 
        H3680, H3681 [8JN]
      Los Angeles, CA: U.S. District Court for the Central District of 
        California courthouse construction funding, H2539, H2540 [9MY]
      LSC: funding, H2411-H2414 [8MY], E835, E837 [17MY]
      Marine Mammal Commission: funding, H2414, H2415 [8MY]
      Maritime Administration: Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program 
        funding, H4051 [26JN]
      ------Maritime Security Program and Cargo Preference Program 
        funding, H4623 [29JN]
      ------prohibit exemption from Federal Acquisition Regulations 
        and disposal of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels using 
        less than open and transparent competition, H3136 [18MY]
      Medicaid: prohibit reduction in Federal medical assistance 
        percentage for territories, E755 [9MY]
      Medicare: home health care providers and caregivers funding, 
        E1487 [12SE]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, H701, H702 [14FE]
      ------reform, H48, H67 [18JA], H433, H436 [2FE], H701 [14FE], 
        H788-H796 [15FE], H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1441, H1461 [21MR], 
        H3798, H3803 [19JN], H5913-H5917 [12SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 
        3643), H905 [17FE], H3108 [18MY]
      Mental health: treatment programs funding, H5138 [24JY]
      Miami, FL: Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical 
        Center operating room construction funding, E1605 [21SE]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, H3412, 
        H3471, H3472 [5JN]
      NASA: Commercial Crew Program funding, H2498 [9MY]
      ------consolidation of Arc Jet facilities, H2502, H2503 [9MY]
      ------Voyager (spacecraft) funding, E1480 [11SE]
      National Cancer Institute: funding, H2825 [17MY]
      National Guard: Air National Guard funding, H2577 [10MY], H3108 
        [18MY]
      ------complete capability assessment of medical equipment in 
        Humvee ambulances, H4960, H4961 [18JY], H5038 [19JY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: State 
        enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally passing a 
        stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of 
        Federal funds to acquire radio content, H5014 [19JY]
      National security: counterterrorism initiatives funding, H735 
        [15FE]
      ------cybersecurity funding, H1715 [28MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (H.R. 6150), E1285 [19JY], E1299 [23JY]
      Navy: DDG-51 destroyer funding, H4961, H4962, H4966 [18JY]
      ------expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands, H3059-H3061 [17MY]
      ------shipbuilding funding, H2836 [17MY]
      ------Virginia-class submarine program funding, H2791, H2793 
        [16MY]
      NeighborWorks America (organization): funding, H4122, H4123 
        [27JN]
      NIST: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AmTech) 
        funding, H2372 [8MY]
      ------Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, H717 [14FE], H2537, H2538 [9MY]
      NOAA: Climate Competitive Research, Sustained Observations and 
        Regional Information Program funding, E822 [16MY]
      ------Climate Portal Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS) 
        funding, H2522 [9MY]
      ------coral reef research programs funding, H2501 [9MY], E752 
        [9MY]
      ------Fisheries Management Commissions funding, H2536, H2537 
        [9MY]
      ------John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant 
        Program funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------Marine Debris Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------National Sea Grant College Program funding, H2359 [8MY]
      ------Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund funding, H2375 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries of individuals who misuse 
        Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund, H2523 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new 
        catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast 
        and Gulf of Mexico, H2426-H2431 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule requiring shrimp 
        fishermen to use turtle excluder devices, H2522, H2523 [9MY]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), H2685-
        H2687 [15MY]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      NSF: Climate Change Education Program funding, H2535, H2536 
        [9MY]
      ------education programs funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------Educational and Human Resources Account funding, H2551 
        [9MY]
      ------funding, H2409, H2410 [8MY]
      ------Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program funding, H2415 [8MY]
      ------Political Science Program funding, H2543 [9MY]
      Nuclear weapons: funding, H2790 [16MY]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on 
        improving methods of granting security clearances to 
        subcontractors and notifying them of Federal classified 
        contracting opportunities, H3298 [31MY]
      ------require report to identify and assess risks from foreign 
        suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign 
        governments, H3305, H3306 [31MY]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Interagency Trade 
        Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA Cross-
        Agency Support funding, H2360, H2361 [8MY]
      Older Americans Act: anniversary, E1217 [10JY]
      Pakistan: coalition support funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------condition Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund funding on 
        certification of efforts to counter improvised explosive 
        devices operations, H3135 [18MY]
      ------prohibit assistance, H3009-H3011 [17MY], H4979, H4980, 
        H4983 [18JY]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance relative to harboring of al-
        Qaeda (terrorist organization) and Taliban fighters within 
        borders, H3487 [6JN]
      ------require a certain time period between the release of the 
        Depts. of Defense and State report on current conditions in 
        Pakistan and the release of funds from the Pakistan 
        Counterinsurgency Fund, H3140 [18MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid 
        funding, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      Portland, OR: streetcar investment anchored revitalization 
        project funding, H518 [7FE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H3076-H3081 [17MY], H3150-
        H3155 [18MY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit authority to make unilateral 
        reductions to nuclear weapon stockpiles, H3070, H3071 [17MY]
      Public broadcasting: funding, H4911 [18JY], H5014 [19JY], E1328 
        [25JY]
      Public debt: ceiling, H5932 [13SE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H37, H45, H54, H69 
        [18JA], E47, E48 [19JA], E69 [25JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H46-H53 [18JA]
      ------increase statutory limit, H1578 [27MR], H2826 [17MY], 
        H5752 [10SE]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045-H3049 [17MY], E910 [30MY]
      Railroads: positive train control requirements implementation 
        funding, H4047 [26JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, E15 [13JA]
      Research: ensure continued publication and integrity of peer-
        reviewed research works by the private sector (H.R. 3699), 
        E252, E253 [27FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (H.R. 14), H1448 [21MR], H1519, H1520 [22MR], H1586, H1594, 
        H1595, H1603-H1608 [27MR], H1645, H1650, H1668, H1669 [28MR], 
        H1746, H1747, H1750, H1756-H1761 [29MR], H1927, H1928, H1930, 
        H1935 [18AP], H1994 [19AP], E418 [22MR], E513, E514 [30MR], 
        E539 [16AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1600-H1609 [27MR], H1755, H1775, H1776 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4276), 
        H1755 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1751-H1762 [29MR], E513, E514 [30MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1744-H1751 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1932-H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], 
        H3391, H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, 
        H3744 [19JN], H3817, H3881 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 
        [21JN], H4023-H4025, H4041 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], 
        E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3788-H3797 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, H4637 [29JN], 
        H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 [12JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 
        [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-
        H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 
        [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], 
        E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN], E1149 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        H4637 [29JN]
      ------obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to level of CBO 
        projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3652-H3658 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for construction of highways in foreign 
        countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Sacramento, CA: Natomas Levee Improvement Project funding, E1041 
        [12JN]
      San Francisco, CA: Central Subway project funding, H4136, H4137 
        [27JN]
      SBA: modify small business concern size standards, H2836 [17MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs 
        involving small contractors, H2704 [15MY]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H2997, H2998 [17MY]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (H.R. 6061), 
        E1185 [29JN]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      Surface Transportation Board: funding, H4053 [26JN]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual, H3740 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (H.R. 5993), H4071 [27JN], E1106 [21JN]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H201-H207 [31JA], H386 [2FE], H461-H463 [3FE], H477 
        [6FE], H526 [7FE], H632, H635 [8FE], H662 [9FE], H699, H720, 
        H721 [14FE], H731, H732, H737, H739, H759 [15FE], H818, H894-
        H897 [16FE], H930 [17FE], H952 [27FE], H978 [28FE], H1161, 
        H1189, H1190 [6MR], H1221 [7MR], H1433, H1448 [21MR], H1595, 
        H1603-H1607 [27MR], H1668 [28MR], H1748, H1749, H1755-H1760 
        [29MR], H1934-H1937 [18AP], E213, E217 [16FE], E514 [30MR]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H750 [15FE]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
      ------extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 
        2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]
      ------importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]
      ------importance of public transit program funding, H1004 [28FE]
      ------infrastructure funding, H201-H207 [31JA], H737 [15FE], 
        H976 [28FE], H1531-H1533 [22MR], H1715 [28MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015-H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]
      ------Federal Air Marshal Service funding, H3547, H3549, H3550 
        [6JN], H3619, H3643 [7JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------Federal Flight Deck Officer program funding, H3548, H3549 
        [6JN]
      ------funding, H3546, H3547 [6JN], H3644 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the 
        Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) 
        Program, H3640, H3641 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for security officers or behavior 
        detection officers outside an airport, H3630-H3632 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to provide certain employees uniforms or 
        badges resembling those of law enforcement officers, H3629, 
        H3630 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to restrict participation in Screening 
        Partnership Program (SPP), H3640 [7JN]
      ------reform, H3547 [6JN]
      ------require private companies contracted to provide security 
        screenings to be owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, H3644 
        [7JN]
      ------surface transportation inspection program funding, H3637, 
        H3638 [7JN]
      U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish, H3092 [17MY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification 
        that Russia has met certain conditions, H3137, H3138 [18MY]
      ------report on impact on national security of reducing nuclear 
        weapons stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], H3421-
        H3423 [5JN]
      Veterans: health care funding, H3235 [30MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into contracts that do not give 
        small businesses owned and controlled by veterans any 
        available preference, H3134 [18MY], H3341, H3342 [31MY]
      ------provide assistance to veterans and veteran-owned 
        businesses with respect to contract opportunities, H5060 
        [19JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2707-
        H2711 [15MY], H2727-H2729, H2732-H2739, H2764-H2779 [16MY], 
        E823 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2707-H2711 [15MY], H2726-H2739, H2764-
        H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]
      ------funding, H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding for religious organizations to 
        discriminate in hiring practices, H2736 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1658-H1661 [28MR], H2143 [26AP], 
        H2777 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2636, H2637 [10MY], H2705-H2711 
        [15MY], H2717, H2724, H2725, H2726, H2745-H2781 [16MY], H2818, 
        H2826 [17MY], H3279 [31MY], H3947 [21JN], H5854 [11SE], H6044 
        [14SE], H6098 [19SE], H6258-H6261 [21SE], E823 [16MY], E830, 
        E831, E832 [17MY], E851, E865 [18MY], E881 [22MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2726-H2744 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), motion to recommit, H2779, H2780 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), H2138 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], H3190 
        [30MY], H5322 [26JY], E1713 [19OC]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 [19JN], 
        H4068 [27JN], H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE], E549 [17AP]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H4048, 
        H4050 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------exempt farms with aboveground fuel storage tanks of a 
        certain size from EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and 
        Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, S3960 [12JN]
      ------prohibit issuance of new EPA rule on municipal and 
        industrial stormwater discharges prior to completion of 
        evaluation of current rule, S3960 [12JN]
      ------prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation in check 
        off programs to provide research and information for a 
        particular commodity or brand, S4281 [19JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      ------strengthen rural communities and foster the next 
        generation of farmers and ranchers, S4270 [19JN]
      ------water conservation programs funding, S4268, S4269 [19JN]
      Air Force: impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National 
        Guard, S408-S410 [9FE]
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, S1377-
        S1380 [5MR], S3819-S3822 [7JN], S5190-S5193 [19JY], S5934 
        [2AU]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692-S696 [15FE]
      Bridges: repairs and reconstruction funding, S4619 [26JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S31-S33 [23JA], S57-S59, S60, S63-
        S66 [24JA], S546-S554 [13FE], S586-S593, S599-S603 [14FE], 
        S663, S664, S682-S685 [15FE], S810, S814, S822, S824-S826 
        [16FE], S882 [17FE], S1641 [14MR], S1835, S1836 [20MR], S2121 
        [28MR], S2530-S2532 [19AP], S2747-S2750 [26AP], S3113-S3116 
        [14MY], S3143-S3146 [15MY], S3222 [16MY], S4623 [26JN], S5067 
        [17JY], S5100 [18JY], S5173, S5174 [19JY], S6030-S6032 [10SE], 
        S6321 [13SE], S6478, S6481, S6485-S6488, S6515 [20SE], S6586-
        S6590, S6593-S6595 [21SE]
      ------balance, S29 [23JA]
      ------clarify procedures of sequester established by the Budget 
        Control Act, S5923 [2AU]
      ------comparison between congressional and Obama administration 
        proposals, S6093-S6095 [11SE]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced, S3193 [16MY]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 
        24), S3275 [17MY]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, 
        S2990 [9MY], S3154 [15MY], S5053 [17JY]
      ------establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and 
        enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government 
        (S. 211), S3143 [15MY]
      ------establish executive line-item veto, S3275 [17MY]
      ------increase statutory debt limit, S4623 [26JN]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (S. 
        2065), S323 [2FE], S3758 [6JN], S3938 [12JN]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (S. 1651), S6257 [12SE], S6317 [13SE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1518, S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1604, 
        S1605 [13MR]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act, S3671 [4JN], S3756-S3758 [6JN]
      ------require detailed reports to Congress on impact of defense 
        and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386-S4388 [21JN]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5117, S5119 [18JY], S5173, S5174, S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], 
        S5413 [25JY], S6293, S6296 [13SE], S6412 [19SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (S. 3228), S3740 
        [6JN]
      ------sequestration, S6242, S6243 [12SE], S6479 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, S2522-
        S2526 [19AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S2015 [26MR], S2231 [29MR], S6031, S6039-S6042, 
        S6044-S6046 [10SE], S6087-S6091, S6095 [11SE], S6250 [12SE], 
        S6295-S6300, S6309-S6312, S6323-S6325 [13SE], S6409-S6411, 
        S6414 [19SE], S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3221 
        [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182, S3221 
        [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3143, S3144, S3154 [15MY], 
        S3182-S3220 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: water projects funding, S4767 [29JN]
      CFTC: funding, S5960 [2AU]
      Chicago, IL: O'Hare International Airport infrastructure 
        improvement project funding, S382 [7FE]
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), S6673 
        [21SE]
      Committees of the Senate: committee allocations and budget 
        aggregates, S1832-S1834 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      ------revise aggregates and allocation of spending authority, 
        S3405 [22MY], S5053 [17JY]
      Congress: legislative process, S1041-S1046 [27FE], S1063, S1064 
        [28FE], S5052 [17JY], S5100, S5112-S5114 [18JY], S5271-S5275, 
        S5299 [24JY], S5424 [26JY], S5648, S5653 [30JY], S5726 [31JY], 
        S6318, S6321 [13SE], S6396, S6416 [19SE]
      ------prohibit earmarks, S197-S199 [31JA], S244 [1FE], S291-
        S295, S302, S304 [2FE], S671 [15FE]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject, 
        S4741-S4743 [29JN]
      Continuing: making, S5963 [2AU]
      ------making (H.J. Res. 117), S6321, S6322 [13SE], S6393 [19SE], 
        S6501-S6504, S6524 [20SE], S6595, S6596, S6603 [21SE]
      ------making (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, S6405, S6416, 
        S6417 [19SE], S6492, S6495, S6496, S6499 [20SE]
      ------making (H.J. Res. 117), unanimous-consent request, S6418 
        [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      Corps of Engineers: port deepening projects funding, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries, S4742, S4752 [29JN]
      ------Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, S609 [14FE]
      Crime: provide transportation to crisis centers for battered 
        women in rural areas, S3272, S3273 [17MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: air quality improvement project funding, 
        S4274 [19JN]
      ------allow communities with rural development project loans to 
        apply for certain other types of loans, S4281 [19JN]
      ------allow community land grant-mercedes and land grant 
        councils access to rural development program funding, S4391 
        [21JN]
      ------allow frontier communities access to rural development 
        program funding, S4391 [21JN]
      ------Biomass Crop Assistance Program funding, S4173 [14JN]
      ------biomass research and development funding, S4172 [14JN]
      ------Community Wood Energy Program biomass cooperatives grant 
        funding, S4353 [20JN]
      ------Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality 
        Incentives Program funding, S4135, S4139-S4141 [13JN]
      ------eliminate Organic Certification Cost Share and 
        Agricultural Management Assistance Program, S4276, S4277 
        [19JN]
      ------encourage partnerships between the National Agriculture 
        Library and educational institutions to support the 
        dissemination of objective and scholarly agricultural and food 
        law research and information, S4345 [20JN]
      ------end State bonus payments for administering the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------ensure that farmers are able to buy public varieties of 
        seeds, S4127 [13JN]
      ------ensure that performance bonus payments are used by State 
        agencies only to carry out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------extend eligibility for certain emergency loans to 
        commercial fisherman, S4280 [19JN]
      ------Food for Peace program funding, S4130 [13JN]
      ------limit conservation program payments based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S4264 [19JN], S4337 [20JN]
      ------limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S3950-S3952 [12JN], S4263 
        [19JN], S4355, S4356 [20JN]
      ------limit farm subsidy payments based on adjusted gross income 
        of the producer, S4273 [19JN]
      ------Market Access Program funding, S4263 [19JN], S4336 [20JN]
      ------National Resource Conservation Service Emergency Watershed 
        Protection program funding, S6499, S6524 [20SE]
      ------prohibit any entity receiving a business and industry 
        direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project from 
        receiving any other Federal benefit, assistance, or incentive 
        for the project, S4275 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4270, S4271 [19JN]
      ------prohibit loan guarantees, S4280 [19JN]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (S. 2225), S2002 [22MR]
      ------repeal Biorefinery Assistance Program, S4348 [20JN]
      ------repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]
      ------require Risk Management Agency and FCIC to use plain 
        language and improve website to make crop insurance more 
        accessible, S4279 [19JN]
      ------revise Housing Act requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas, S4348 [20JN]
      ------rural broadband telecommunications services programs 
        funding, S4279 [19JN], S4335, S4343, S4358 [20JN]
      ------Rural Energy for America Program funding, S4170 [14JN]
      ------Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program 
        funding, S4390 [21JN]
      ------State Rural Development Partnership funding, S4347 [20JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3964-
        S3968 [12JN], S4278 [19JN], S4352 [20JN], S4393 [21JN], S6087 
        [11SE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S3832 
        [7JN]
      ------The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding 
        through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program funding, S4346 [20JN]
      ------value-added grant program funding, S4267 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: audit financial statements, S1672 [14MR]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        2467), S2828 [26AP]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        3254), S4141 [13JN], S4928 [12JY], S5191 [19JY], S5240 [23JY], 
        S5266 [24JY], S6294, S6296, S6320-S6322 [13SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        3254), unanimous-consent request, S6605, S6606 [21SE]
      ------clean energy technologies initiatives funding, S3266, 
        S3269 [17MY]
      ------economic impact of the budget sequester established by the 
        Budget Control Act upon the defense industry, S3757 [6JN]
      ------funding, S3219 [16MY], S5125 [18JY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S4745-S4748 [29JN], S5115-
        S5123, S5126, S5129 [18JY], S5171-S5175 [19JY], S5807 [1AU], 
        S6294-S6296, S6321, S6322 [13SE], S6412 [19SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------national missile defense system funding, S5127 [18JY], 
        S6085 [11SE]
      ------report to Congress on impact of budget sequestration, 
        S3937-S3939 [12JN], S5119 [18JY]
      ------small arms weapons and ammunition modernization funding, 
        S5832-S5835 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 3173), S3131 [14MY]
      ------clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity 
        Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice 
        (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding, S3760 [6JN], S5722 [31JY]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration nuclear 
        modernization program funding, S814, S815 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840-
        S842 [16FE], S2893-S2896, S2899-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2935, 
        S2937-S2944, S2947, S2955 [8MY], S2996-S2998, S3004, S3006-
        S3008, S3013, S3015, S3016, S3024-S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, 
        S3035 [9MY], S3054-S3057, S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3268 [17MY], 
        S3410 [22MY], S3536 [24MY]
      ------reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics 
        and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and 
        nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Federal Network Security funding, 
        S6416 [19SE], S6495, S6496 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate duplicate Violence Against Women Act 
        grant programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of 
        unexamined DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, 
        kidnapping and other criminal cases, S2777 [26AP]
      ------eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded 
        programs under the Office of Justice Programs (H.R. 6189), 
        S6674 [21SE]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 
        2554), S2930 [7MY]
      ------improve accountability of Violence Against Women Act grant 
        programs, S2773 [26AP]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], 
        S2789, S2793, S2796 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1525-S1528 [8MR], S1609 
        [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: allow funds to be used to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge on non-National Highway Systems Federal-
        aid highways, S1188 [1MR]
      ------allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain 
        percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement 
        projects, S405 [9FE]
      ------establish national safety standards for transit agencies 
        operating heavy rail on fixed guideway, S665 [15FE]
      ------grant States use of Congested Mitigation and Air Quality 
        Improvement Program funds toward transit system programs, 
        S1131 [29FE]
      ------off-system bridge program funding, S1451 [7MR], S1535 
        [8MR], S1602 [13MR]
      ------Projects of National and Regional Significance Program 
        funding, S1131 [29FE]
      Depts. of Agriculture and HHS: establish dietary guidelines for 
        pregnant women and children from birth until the age of 2, 
        S4334 [20JN]
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]
      Economy: express that proposed agricultural legislation not 
        manipulate prices or intefere with the free economy, S4280 
        [19JN]
      Education: anniversary of Pell Grants, S4401 [21JN]
      ------funding, S5943 [2AU], S6088-S6091 [11SE]
      Electric power: infrastructure funding, S4843-S4845 [11JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      EPA: use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      Eximbank: make an increase in lending authority contingent upon 
        the Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3152-S3154, S3157 [15MY]
      ------phase out authority and require President to initiate 
        negotiations with other major exporting countries to end 
        subsidized export financing programs, S3146, S3150 [15MY]
      ------prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold debt 
        instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]
      ------prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize, S1686 [15MR], S1763, S1776, S1777, S1782 
        [19MR], S1817, S1822, S1823, S1830, S1834, S1837, S1841 
        [20MR], S1885 [21MR], S1972, S1974, S1995 [22MR], S2127 
        [28MR], S2486 [18AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3146-S3158, S3159 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3051-S3053, 
        S3058, S3062-S3065, S3070 [10MY], S3107, S3123 [14MY], S3137, 
        S3139 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        S3871 [7JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S3122 [14MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent request, S3069, 
        S3070 [10MY]
      ------reform, S2950 [8MY]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, S383 [7FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S329, S333-S344 [6FE], 
        S382-S385 [7FE], S4194 [14JN]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), unanimous-consent agreement, S327 [2FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, S382 [7FE]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        S136 [26JA]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]
      FDA: repeal duplicate programs relating to the inspection and 
        grading of catfish, S4275 [19JN]
      ------require imported catfish be subject to same inspection 
        standards as domestic catfish, S4264 [19JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government programs, S3144 [15MY]
      ------consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government trade 
        programs, S5904-S5907 [2AU]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending 
        (S. 1409), S5894, S5896 [1AU]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), S6051 [10SE]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program, S4758 [29JN]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611 [24MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        S2660 [24AP], S2768 [26AP], S2993-S2995 [9MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3159, S3160 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (S. 
        3362), S4775 [29JN]
      Forest Service: FLAME wildfire suppression reserve fund funding, 
        S4661 [27JN]
      ------hazardous fuel reduction projects funding, S4660 [27JN]
      Forests: trees killed by bark beetles removal funding, S3891 
        [11JN], S4127 [13JN], S4339 [20JN]
      Government: establish a biennial appropriations process with the 
        exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and 
        performance of the Federal Government (S. 1274), S56 [24JA]
      ------increase transparency, S881 [17FE]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 3454), 
        S5820 [1AU]
      ------specifically authorize certain funds for intelligence or 
        intelligence-related activity (S. 3314), S4307 [19JN]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (S. 2325), S3420 [22MY]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 4097), S3534 [23MY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit food aid, S4339 
        [20JN]
      ------prohibit food aid unless the President issues a national 
        interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed, 
        S4283 [19JN]
      Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, S2675 [25AP]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        S592 [14FE], S3145 [15MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3154 [15MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      NASA: funding, S6305 [13SE]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (S. 3281), S3842 [7JN]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      NIST: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, S5105 [18JY]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (S. 2282), S2256 [29MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), S6006 
        [2AU]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4240), correction in enrollment (S. Con. 
        Res. 58), S6006 [2AU]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S880-S882 
        [17FE], S2298 [16AP], S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 [9MY]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 2037), S133 
        [26JA]
      ------reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 [19SE]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 
        [29FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, 
        S83, S89-S95 [26JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S77 [24JA]
      Railroads: positive railroad control crash avoidance systems 
        implementation, S820 [16FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs, S2209-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S364-S366 [7FE], S423-S486 [9FE], S545, S550, S559, 
        S561 [13FE], S585, S587, S593-S595, S599, S605, S607, S609 
        [14FE], S661-S665, S671, S672, S685-S690, S692-S697 [15FE], 
        S818-S822, S826, S832, S836-S838, S842 [16FE], S880, S885, 
        S886, S892 [17FE], S1072, S1073, S1077-S1083, S1085 [28FE], 
        S1104-S1110, S1112-S1139, S1141, S1142, S1155, S1156 [29FE], 
        S1159-S1173, S1179, S1188, S1189 [1MR], S1371-S1373 [2MR], 
        S1376 [5MR], S1405, S1407-S1410 [6MR], S1434, S1435, S1437, 
        S1440-S1443, S1448-S1452 [7MR], S1495-S1497, S1502-S1536 
        [8MR], S1561-S1564, S1572, S1573 [12MR], S1583, S1589-S1606, 
        S1608, S1609 [13MR], S1639, S1641, S1644, S1645, S1647-S1662, 
        S1667 [14MR], S1729 [15MR], S1877 [21MR], S1955, S1986-S1988 
        [22MR], S2009, S2013 [26MR], S2049, S2050, S2056-S2059, S2062, 
        S2076 [27MR], S2135, S2149, S2157 [28MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, 
        S2208, S2209 [29MR], S2314 [16AP], S2384-S2386 [17AP], S2458, 
        S2476, S2487 [18AP], S2590 [23AP], S3067 [10MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S400-S406, S414-S417, S420-S423 
        [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent agreement, S838 [16FE], S1455 
        [7MR], S1573 [12MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent request, S1409, S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2052 [27MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, S2208-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        unanimous-consent request, S2209-S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], 
        S3744 [6JN], S3813, S3815, S3827 [7JN], S3957 [12JN], S4114-
        S4118 [13JN], S4165, S4195 [14JN], S4452 [25JN], S4659 [27JN], 
        S4690 [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-S4714, S4716 
        [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], S4810-S4812 
        [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        insert S. 1813 language in lieu, S2615 [24AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        S4779 [29JN]
      SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation 
        Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology 
        Transfer (STTR) Program, S3391 [22MY]
      ------reauthorize the women's business center program (S. 3197), 
        S3281 [17MY]
      Schools: encourage the purchase of pulse crop products for 
        school meals programs, S4271 [19JN]
      SEC: funding, S5960 [2AU]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize, S666 [15FE]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S1642 [14MR], 
        S2747 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1813, 
        Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), 
        S1644 [14MR]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1925, 
        Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2798 [26AP]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S189, S191 [31JA], S307 [2FE], S1512, S1513, 
        S1518, S1528 [8MR]
      SSA: reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance 
        program, S4767 [29JN]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), S585, S587 [14FE]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      ------ensure transit agencies that partner with community 
        colleges on job training programs are eligible for Federal 
        grants, S842 [16FE]
      ------use of Social Security, Medicare, and other trust funds to 
        fund the Highway Trust Fund, S4690 [28JN]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (S. 2218), S1938 [21MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S2776 
        [26AP], S3678 [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, 
        S6302, S6303 [13SE]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5843, S5844 [1AU], 
        S6300, S6302, S6303 [13SE]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3160, S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3227 
        [16MY], S3678 [4JN], S3958 [12JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), unanimous-consent request, S3615 
        [24MY], S5845 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2204 [29MR], S2307 [16AP], S2698-
        S2720 [25AP], S2746, S2750-S2799, S2801, S2806 [26AP], S3160, 
        S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3217, S3226 [16MY], S3272, S3273 [17MY], 
        S3295 [21MY], S3678 [4JN], S3815 [7JN], S3958 [12JN], S4853 
        [11JY], S5288-S5291, S5295 [24JY], S5347-S5349 [25JY], S5422-
        S5424, S5444 [26JY], S5842-S5846 [1AU], S5968 [2AU], S6300-
        S6305 [13SE], S6521 [20SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2370 [17AP], 
        S2457, S2471, S2477 [18AP], S2519, S2530, S2533, S2534 [19AP], 
        S2559, S2560, S2579, S2587, S2591, S2592, S2593 [23AP], S2613-
        S2616, S2630 [24AP], S2663-S2667, S2669, S2670, S2680-S2682 
        [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), unanimous-consent agreement, S2697 
        [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 2338), S2603 [23AP], S2660 [24AP]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, S665 
        [15FE]
      Water: amend consumer confidence reporting requirements for 
        community water systems, S4383 [21JN]
      ------infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 
        [19JY]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (S. 2104), S615 [14FE]
  Reports
      Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S120 [26JA]
      Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H177-H180 
        [25JA], H3097-H3100 [17MY]
      Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence 
        Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women 
        Act: Jane M. Smith and Richard M. Thompson II, Congressional 
        Research Service, S2787 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 
        112-163), S2819 [26AP]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 112-489), H3166 [22MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-156), 
        S2545 [19AP]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-160), 
        S2730 [25AP]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-175), 
        S3976 [12JN]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Transportation (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 112-397), H696 
        [13FE]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act: Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3864) (H. Rept. 112-396), H696 
        [13FE]
      Baseline Reform Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3578) 
        (H. Rept. 112-378), H218 [31JA]
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 112-380), H218 [31JA]
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 
        112-182), S4950 [12JY]
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex 
        Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 112-
        637), H5524 [31JY]
      Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 112-135), S131 
        [26JA]
      Committees of the House Expenses Adjustment: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 112-362), H25 
        [17JA]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112-382), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 597) 
        (H. Rept. 112-423), H1641 [27MR]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 98, Disapprove the President's 
        Exercise of Authority To Increase the Debt Limit: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 112-365), H25 [17JA]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations and 
        H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 778) (H. Rept. 112-667), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-
        398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item Veto and 
        Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. 
        Rept. 112-389), H567 [7FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, 
        Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        534) (H. Rept. 112-383), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112-
        388), H511 [6FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 600) (H. Rept. 112-
        424), H1739 [28MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military 
        Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. 
        Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 661) (H. Rept. 112-
        485), H2811 [16MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. 
        Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5743, Intelligence Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland Security 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5856, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 
        [16JY]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 5856) (H. Rept. 112-493), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5856) (S. Rept. 
        112-196), S5976 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: 
        Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4310) (H. Rept. 112-
        479), H2662 [11MY], H2712 [15MY]
      ------Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3254) (S. Rept. 
        112-173), S3688 [4JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5855) (H. Rept. 112-492), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3216) (S. Rept. 
        112-169), S3422 [22MY]
      Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6062) (H. Rept. 112-636), H5524 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 
        112-168), S3422 [22MY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3578) (S. 
        Rept. 112-221), S6545 [20SE]
      Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6060) (H. Rept. 112-672), 
        H6059 [14SE]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112-462), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 
        112-164), S2819 [26AP]
      EPA Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate) (S. 3264) (S. Rept. 112-185), S5046 [16JY]
      Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-364), H439 [2FE]
      ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-
        364), H25 [17JA]
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        658) (H. Rept. 112-381), H373 [1FE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 112-152), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1409) (S. Rept. 112-181), S4950 [12JY]
      Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence 
        (Senate, Select) (S. 3454) (S. Rept. 112-192), S5658 [30JY]
      Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 5743) (H. Rept. 112-
        490), H3166 [22MY]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the 
        Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6019) (H. Rept. 112-582), H4683 [9JY]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Appropriations: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4097) (H. 
        Rept. 112-457), H2266 [27AP]
      Legally Binding Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        3575) (H. Rept. 112-379), H218 [31JA]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5882) (H. Rept. 112-511), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5882) (S. Rept. 
        112-197), S5976 [2AU]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 
        1813), S350 [6FE]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 1494) (S. Rept. 112-215), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 646) (S. Rept. 112-
        150), S1049 [27FE]
      ------Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 
        3479) (H. Rept. 112-666), H5922 [12SE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2282) (S. Rept. 112-
        217), S6451 [19SE]
      North Korean Human Rights Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4240), S5133 [18JY]
      Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act 
        Reauthorizartion: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 962) (S. Rept. 112-151), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        3582) (H. Rept. 112-377), H218 [31JA]
      Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 6189) (H. Rept. 112-648), H5764 [10SE]
      Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) 
        (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
      Sequester Replacement Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        4966) (H. Rept. 112-469), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequestration Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget (House) 
        (H.R. 5872) (H. Rept. 112-577), H4683 [9JY]
      Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 112) (H. Rept. 112-421), H1570 
        [26MR]
      Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2013: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 112-465), H2441 
        [8MY]
      Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness 
        Enhancements for (SECURE) Facilities Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 772) 
        (S. Rept. 112-202), S5976 [2AU]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112-361), H25 
        [17JA]
      U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2218) (S. Rept. 
        112-180), S4950 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4970) (H. Rept. 112-480), H2712 [15MY]
      Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for and 
        Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources 
        Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2104) (S. Rept. 112-189), S5211 
        [19JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      National security and veterans' benefits funding: El Paso 
        County, TX, Commissioners Court, E439 [26MR]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4943, 
        H4977, H4992 [18JY], H5029, H5043, H5058, H5062 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3537 [6JN], H3622 [7JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]
  Statements
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Executive Office of 
        the President, H745 [15FE]
      Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal 
        Credit--Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' 
        Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H1237 [7MR]
      Ryan Budget Plan: Bruce Bartlett, S6095 [11SE]
      Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: Representative 
        McCollum, H605 [8FE]
      Violence Against Women Act Anniversary: Attorney General Holder, 
        S6302 [13SE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Executive Office of 
        the President, S2594 [23AP], S3228 [16MY]
  Summaries
      GAO Reports Addressing Violence Against Women Act Grants and/or 
        Dept. of Justice Office of Violence Against Women, S2780 
        [26AP]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, S1832 [20MR], S4766 [29JN], H1975 [18AP], 
        H3101 [17MY], H3165 [22MY], H3575 [6JN], H3659 [7JN], H4772 
        [10JY], H5627 [1AU]
      Committee on Appropriations (Senate) budget allocations, S4767 
        [29JN]
      Committee on Appropriations (Senate) budget authority and outlay 
        allocations revisions, S4767 [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4928-H4934 [18JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
      Direct spending legislation--Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        allocation for resolution changes, H5627 [1AU]
      Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3348-
        H3351 [31MY]
      Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5882), 
        H3667-H3669 [8JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
      Senate committee budget authority and outlay allocations: 2012, 
        S1832, S1833 [20MR]
      Senate pay-as-you-go scorecard, S1832 [20MR]
      Social Security aggregates, S1832 [20MR]
  Testimonies
      Dept. of Justice's Guidance on Access to Pools and Spas Under 
        the Americans With Disabilities Act: National Disability 
        Rights Network, H2397 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-
        2022, H1699-H1705 [28MR]
      H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 
        [10SE]
      H. Res. 496, adjust amount provided for expenses of certain 
        committees of the House, H312 [1FE]
      H. Res. 515, consideration of H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the 
        President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, 
        H46 [18JA]
      H. Res. 516, express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance, H143 [24JA]
      H. Res. 533, consideration of conference report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H445 [3FE]
      H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and 
        H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H387 [2FE]
      H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting 
        Transparency Act, H523 [7FE]
      H. Res. 540, consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item 
        Veto and Rescissions Act, H593 [8FE]
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and 
        Infrastructure Jobs Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 597, consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth 
        the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1654 [28MR]
      H. Res. 600, consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation 
        Extension Act, H1744 [29MR]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women 
        Act reauthorization and H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction, H2726 [16MY]
      H. Res. 661, consideration of H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction, H2827 [17MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5325, energy and water 
        development appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5743, intelligence services 
        appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, 
        Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 
        military construction and veterans' services, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland 
        Security appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 5856, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 778, consideration of H.J. Res. 117, continuing 
        appropriations and consideration of H.R. 6365, National 
        Security and Job Protection Act, H5939 [13SE]
      H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, H54 [18JA]
      H.J. Res. 117, continuing appropriations, H5949-H5953 [13SE]
      H.R. 2072, Eximbank reauthorization, H2460-H2464 [9MY]
      H.R. 2146, Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act, 
        H2082-H2091 [25AP]
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]
      H.R. 2903, FEMA programs and activities reauthorization, H6104-
        H6110 [19SE]
      H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) 
        applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or 
        activation, H4015 [26JN]
      H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act, H419 [2FE]
      H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H404 [2FE]
      H.R. 3796, Child Protection and Safety Act programs relative to 
        sex offender management and registration reauthorization, 
        H5451 [31JY]
      H.R. 3800, Airport and Airway Extension Act, H135 [24JA]
      H.R. 4097, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 
        appropriations, H2296 [7MY]
      H.R. 4239, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1600-H1603 
        [27MR]
      H.R. 4240, North Korean Human Rights Act reauthorization, H2685 
        [15MY]
      H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1752-H1755 
        [29MR]
      H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]
      H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, H2847-H2996 [17MY]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H2745-
        H2763 [16MY]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5740, FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, 
        H2782 [16MY]
      H.R. 5743, intelligence services appropriations, H3295-H3297 
        [31MY]
      H.R. 5872, Sequestration Transparency Act, H4920 [18JY]
      H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, 
        H3671-H3675 [8JN]
      H.R. 5890, technical correction to H.R. 2072, Securing American 
        Jobs Through Exports Act, H3444 [5JN]
      H.R. 6018, Dept. of State appropriations, H4875-H4883 [17JY]
      H.R. 6060, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act, 
        H6074 [19SE]
      H.R. 6062, Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program reauthorization, H5514 
        [31JY]
      H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act, 
        H4637-H4641 [29JN]
      H.R. 6189, Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act, H5796 [11SE]
      H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act, H5957 
        [13SE]
      S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement 
        Act, S5896-S5898 [1AU]
      S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-
        21), S423-S484 [9FE]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. 2065, Down Payment To Protect National Security Act, S324 
        [2FE]
      S. 2104, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization and 
        require applied water supply research regarding water 
        resources research and technology institutes, S616 [14FE]
      S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization 
        extension, S1424 [6MR]
      S. 2225, Dept. of Agriculture Rural Energy for America Program 
        reauthorization and improvement, S2003 [22MR]
      S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]
      S. 3173, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3131 [14MY]
      S. 3197, Women's Small Business Ownership Act, S3283-S3286 
        [17MY]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. 3281, National Veterans Business Development Corp., Federal 
        authorization termination, S3842 [7JN]
      S. 3314, specifically authorize certain funds for intelligence 
        or intelligence-related activity, S4308 [19JN]
      S. 3362, Dam Safety Act, S4775 [29JN]
      S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]
      S. Con. Res. 37, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2259 [29MR]
      S. Con. Res. 39, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2265 [29MR]
      S. Con. Res. 40, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2326-S2333 [16AP]
      S. Con. Res. 41, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2401-S2405 [17AP]
      S. Con. Res. 42, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2833-S2840 [26AP]
      S. Con. Res. 44, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2971-S2977 [8MY]
      S. Con. Res. 52, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S5218-S5224 [19JY]
      S. Con. Res. 58, correction in enrollment of H.R. 4240, North 
        Korean Human Rights Act reauthorization, S5995, S6006 [2AU], 
        H5719 [7AU]
      S. Res. 427, Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government 
        Programs Resolution, S2551 [19AP]
      S.J. Res. 34, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, S45 [23JA]




AQUACULTURE

  Bills and resolutions
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4406), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi 
        River in Minnesota (see S. 2164), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4146), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 
        [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species, E988 [6JN]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries, H589 [8FE], H5140 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, S4742, S4752 [29JN]




ARAB AMERICANS

  Bills and resolutions
      Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H1805 [29MR]




ARAB COUNTRIES

  Amendments
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3047, S3048 
        [9MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Backlash to the Backlash, E1675 [2OC]
      Egypt's Witch Hunt Threatens a Rupture With the U.S., S319 [2FE]
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's 
        Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H1496 [21MR]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Egypt: condition assistance on holding of free and fair 
        elections (see H.R. 4340), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (see S. 2327), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      Freedom of religion: call for protection of religious minority 
        rights and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Syria: condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      ------condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H3974 [21JN]
      ------provide humanitarian assistance and support a transition 
        to democracy (see S. 3498), S5977 [2AU]
      ------require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (see S. 2224), S2001 
        [22MR]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
        S6433-S6437 [19SE]
  Questions and answers
      Military operations in Syria, S3821, S3822 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, H1293 
        [8MR]
      ------correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq and 
        Afghanistan and resurgence of terrorist organizations, H932-
        H934 [17FE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq, E191 [14FE]
      ------withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H1527 [22MR]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Middle 
        East Legislative Fellows Program, H4701 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: decision not to prosecute certain U.S. Muslim 
        organizations possibly related to terrorism, H5700-H5702 [2AU]
      Egypt: anniversary of revolution, H163 [25JA]
      ------condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, H6056 [14SE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, H1529 [22MR]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence for U.S. public 
        servants killed in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, 
        Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084, H3085 
        [17MY]
      ------prohibit U.S. military intervention, H2837 [17MY]
      Israel: encourage continued commitment to Israeli/Palestinian 
        peace initiatives, H2490 [9MY]
      ------U.S. policy, H3395-H3398 [1JN], H4825 [11JY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863, H5866, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5872, 
        H5873, H5893, H5918-H5920 [12SE], H5925, H5932, H5933, H5979, 
        H5980 [13SE], H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, H1145 
        [5MR], H1299 [8MR]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H930-H934 [17FE], H1123 [1MR], H1539 [22MR], H4678-H4681 
        [9JY], H5873 [12SE], H6054-H6058 [14SE], H6267 [21SE]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual, H3740 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (H.R. 5993), H4071 [27JN], E1106 [21JN]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      ------condemn attacks on U.S. consulates in Egypt, Libya, and 
        Yemen, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, 
        H5932 [13SE], E1587 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, S1377-
        S1380 [5MR], S3819-S3822 [7JN], S5190-S5193 [19JY], S5934 
        [2AU]
      ------tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan, S6433 [19SE]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 
        [21SE]
      ------require investigations into attack on the U.S. consulate 
        in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans job corps funding through 
        reductions in foreign aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and 
        Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, S6245 [12SE]
      ------condemn treatment of certain organizations working for 
        democracy and human rights, S318 [2FE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, S318 [2FE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers, S2347, S2356, S2357 
        [17AP], S2684 [25AP]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (S. 2327), S2557 [19AP], 
        S2561 [23AP]
      ------support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful 
        transition to a representative government, S318 [2FE]
      Foreign aid: make conditional upon promise of protection for 
        U.S. Embassies and diplomats, S6583-S6585 [21SE]
      Foreign Service: tribute, S6290, S6305 [13SE]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1207, S1208 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241-S6245, S6249, S6251-S6256 [12SE], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
      Middle East: clarify authority to declare war or use military 
        force in Iran or Syria, S2066 [27MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, S1414-
        S1416 [6MR], S5931 [2AU]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        S6480 [20SE]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3048 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      Presidential Requirement To Report to Congress on All Known 
        Syrian Opposition Groups and the Number and Security of 
        Weapons Used by the Regime and Opposition Forces: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2224), S2819 [26AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      S. Res. 386, support freedom and civil liberties, and free and 
        fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression in Iran, S1206 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      S. Res. 424, condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        in Syria, S2502 [18AP]
      S. Res. 551, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6273, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 575, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6629 [21SE]
      S. Res. 588, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6634, S6683 [21SE]




ARAB LEAGUE

  Bills and resolutions
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      U.N. Security Council: invoke ``Uniting for Peace'' resolution 
        to bypass China and Russia veto of Arab League plan for 
        cessation of violence and political transition in Syria, H3274 
        [31MY]
      ------veto of resolution by China and Russia supporting Arab 
        League plan for cessation of violence and political transition 
        in Syria, H587 [8FE], E147 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]




ARAGON, AUDREY

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E640 [25AP]




ARCHAEOLOGY

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Dept. of State: prohibit Ambassador's Fund for Cultural 
        Preservation from making grants (see H.R. 4307), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the 
        suitability and feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in 
        Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3908), 
        H512 [6FE]
  Remarks in House
      Chimney Rock National Monument: establish (H.R. 2621), H2678-
        H2680 [15MY], H2781 [16MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the 
        suitability and feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in 
        Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 3908), E127 
        [3FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
  Reports filed
      Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 112-473), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2621, Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act, 
        H2679 [15MY]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]




ARCHER, IRIS M.

  Remarks in House
      Congressional Coalition on Adoption: Angels in Adoption Award 
        recipients, E1463 [10SE]




ARCHER, WILFRED E. (BILL)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E785 [15MY]




ARCHULETA COUNTY, CO

  Remarks in House
      Chimney Rock National Monument: establish (H.R. 2621), H2678-
        H2680 [15MY], H2781 [16MY]
  Reports filed
      Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 112-473), 
        H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2621, Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act, 
        H2679 [15MY]




ARCTIC OCEAN RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND OBSERVING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2147, provisions, S1199 [1MR]




ARCTIC REGIONS

  Articles and editorials
      Arctic Ice Melt Is Setting Stage for Severe Winters, S4855 
        [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR] (see S. 
        3613), S6625 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H461, 
        H462 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631, H634, H636 [8FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a competitive oil and gas 
        leasing program for exploration, development, and production 
        of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing 
        programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain 
        of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects 
        (H.R. 1287), H3663 [8JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1035 
        [27FE], S2460 [18AP]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      Power resources: implement oil and gas leasing programs for the 
        Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        streamline regulation of other energy projects, and reserve 
        right of States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
  Reports filed
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
  Texts of
      S. 2147, Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act, 
        S1199 [1MR]




ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR] (see S. 
        3613), S6625 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2147, Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act, 
        S1199 [1MR]




ARCTIC SCIENCE ENDOWMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR]




ARDERY, PHILIP P.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5951 [2AU]




ARDMORE, OK

  Bills and resolutions
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office: designate (H.R. 
        1423), technical correction (see H.R. 5883), H3404 [1JN]
  Remarks in House
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office: designate (H.R. 
        1423), technical correction (H.R. 5883), H3444 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office: designate (H.R. 
        1423), S2885 [26AP]
      ------designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (H.R. 5883), 
        S3871 [7JN]
  Reports filed
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1423), S2730 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5883, technical correction to H.R. 1423, Specialist Micheal 
        E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK, H3444 [5JN]




ARDOUNY, BRYAN

  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act, 
        H5093 [23JY]




ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Belviq: tribute to FDA approval for treatment of obesity, E1232 
        [11JY]




ARENT, SHEREEN

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3605 [7JN]




ARGENTINA, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      International economic relations: condition membership in the 
        G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations 
        and commitment to the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 
        [10MY] (see H. Res. 686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
  Messages
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Argentina: President Obama, S2030 [26MR], 
        H1548 [26MR]
  Remarks in House
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require report 
        on information regarding human rights violations by the 
        military government in Argentina in the 1970s, H3284, H3285 
        [31MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]




ARGO MARKETING GROUP (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2164 [28MR]




ARGUE, DON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E469 [28MR]




ARGYLE, TX

  Remarks in House
      Argyle High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, E537 
        [16AP]




ARIZONA

  Articles and editorials
      Federal Courts in Arizona Face Crushing Caseload, S1983 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Navajo 
        Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of 
        certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning 
        Colorado River operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 
        4067), H901 [16FE]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Public lands: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. 
        to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui 
        Tribe of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H1427 [20MR]
      Statehood: anniversary (see S. Res. 373), S614 [14FE] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 100), H726 [14FE] (see H. Res. 551), H802 [15FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
  Forewords
      ``Arizona--100 Years Grand'': Senator McCain, S598 [14FE]
  Inscriptions
      Gabrielle Giffords Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award plaque, H4699 [10JY]
  Letters
      Election of Ron Barber to the House of Representatives: Amy B. 
        Chan, Arizona State Election Director, H3753 [19JN]
      ------Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
        H3753 [19JN]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: Representative 
        Giffords, H168, H170, H171 [25JA]
  Oaths of office
      Barber, Ron: House of Representatives, H3753, H3805 [19JN]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Arizona killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, H4945 [18JY]
      Barber, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, 
        H3754 [19JN]
      Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Foundaation: tribute to Birdies 
        & Butterflies fundraiser, E1732 [2NO]
      Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous 
        survey (H.R. 1038), H2045, H2046 [24AP]
      Cruz, Terri: Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives 
        (publication) Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, E565 
        [18AP]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      EPA: prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at the 
        Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3725-H3729 [18JN]
      Giffords, Gabrielle: Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award recipient, H4699 [10JY]
      Giffords, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H168 [25JA]
      Gila River Indian Community: water rights and land claims 
        settlements, H3726-H3728 [18JN]
      Native Americans: allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine 
        requirements for membership in that tribe (H.R. 3319), H6076 
        [19SE]
      Public lands: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. 
        to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui 
        Tribe of Arizona (H.R. 4222), H3443 [5JN]
      Statehood: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 100), H709 [14FE], E186 
        [14FE]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H3984 [26JN], H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H2213 [27AP], E470 [28MR]
      Tucson, AZ: tribute to organizations supporting lives of shelter 
        animals, E125 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: release of report relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S6585 
        [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Navajo 
        Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of 
        certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning 
        Colorado River operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Statehood: anniversary (S. Res. 373), S595-S598, S657 [14FE]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S4433, S4439-S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S2588 [23AP]
  Reports filed
      Arizona Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 112-
        126), S42 [23JA]
      Coconino National Forest Land Conveyance To Correct Erroneous 
        Survey: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1038) (H. 
        Rept. 112-436), H1844 [16AP]
      Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification 
        Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2938) (H. 
        Rept. 112-440), H1844 [16AP]
      Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 526) (S. Rept. 112-112), S41 
        [23JA]
      Nomination of Andrew D. Hurwitz To Be Circuit Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1194 [1MR]
      Nomination of John S. Leonardo To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe Determination of Requirements for Membership 
        in That Tribe: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3319) (H. Rept. 112-675), H6068 [18SE]
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4222) (H. Rept. 112-510), H3362 [31MY]
  Resignations
      House of Representatives: Gabrielle Giffords, H168, H170 [25JA]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 100, statehood anniversary, E186 [14FE]
      H.R. 1038, Dept. of Agriculture land conveyance within the 
        Coconino National Forest to correct erroneous survey, H2045 
        [24AP]
      H.R. 2938, Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement 
        Clarification Act, H3725 [18JN]
      H.R. 3319, Pascua Yaqui Tribe determination of requirements for 
        membership in that tribe, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 4222, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act, H3443 [5JN]
      S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights 
        Settlement Act, S621-S636 [14FE]
      S. Res. 373, statehood anniversary, S637, S657 [14FE]
  Tributes
      Giffords, Gabrielle, S95, S136 [26JA], E83 [27JA]
      Giffords, Representative, H118, H119, H131 [24JA], H161, H162, 
        H163-H169, H170 [25JA], E57 [23JA], E69 [25JA]




ARIZONA (AZ) REPUBLIC

  Articles and editorials
      Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, S2015 [26MR]




ARIZONA WALLOW FIRE RECOVERY AND MONITORING ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 112-126), S42 [23JA]




ARKANSAS

  Bills and resolutions
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, 
        AR: designate (see H.R. 3869), H374 [1FE]
  Cloture motions
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Lists
      Rotary Club of Little Rock, AR, veterans, E859 [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Arkansas County, AR: anniversary of Arkansas County Bank, H2051 
        [24AP]
      Arkansas Farm Bureau: tribute to Arkansas Farm Family of the 
        Year award recipients, H4708 [10JY]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S., H2794 [16MY]
      Colleges and universities: tribute to 1st Congressional District 
        service academy nominees, H549 [7FE]
      Kennametal Inc.: Rogers, AR, facility recipient of Arkansas 
        Three Million Work Hour Award, H2666 [15MY]
      Little Rock, AR: tribute to MacArthur Museum of Arkansas 
        Military History ``Vietnam--America's Conflict'' exhibit, 
        E1347 [26JY]
      ------tribute to Rotary Club of Little Rock veterans, E858 
        [18MY]
      Little Rock AFB, AR: Abilene, TX, Chamber of Commerce Military 
        Affairs Committee Abilene Trophy recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Mammoth Spring, AR: tribute to Mammoth Spring High School boys' 
        basketball team, H1648 [28MR]
      Mountain Home, AR: tribute to Mountain Home Bomb Squad baseball 
        team, H5209 [25JY]
      Statehood: anniversary, H664 [9FE]
      Taylor, Howarth: Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, 
        H4894 [17JY]
      University of Arkansas at Little Rock: tribute to women's 
        basketball team, H1291 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]
      Baker, Kristine G.: nomination to be district judge, S2907-S2913 
        [7MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2809 [26AP]
      Health care facilities: inclusion of Arkansas hospitals in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' high-
        performing list, S563 [13FE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      United Way: anniversary, S4720 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Kristine G. Baker To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
  Tributes
      Boozman, Senator, S1043 [27FE]
      Caraway, Hattie, S2228 [29MR]
      Hammerschmidt, John Paul, S3116, S3117 [14MY]




ARKANSAS COUNTY, AR

  Remarks in House
      Arkansas County Bank: anniversary, H2051 [24AP]




ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU

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




ARKANSAS LIGHT FOR THE BLIND (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]




ARLEN, VICTOIRA

  Remarks in House
      Paralympic Games: tribute for participation, E1689 [9OC]




ARLINGHAUS, BAILEY

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E335 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E335 [7MR]




ARLINGTON COUNTY, VA

  Amendments
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5141, S5154, S5167 
        [18JY], H5416 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who 
        served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry 
        Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns 
        (see H.R. 4248), H1542 [22MR]
      ------establish a Tomb of Remembrance for interment of 
        unidentifiable or unclaimed remains of members of the Armed 
        Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or a subsequent conflict 
        (see H.R. 5735), H2645 [10MY]
      ------provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
        of Army 24th Infantry Division members who have received the 
        Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. 
        Res. 55), S5871 [1AU]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, E688 
        [27AP]
      ------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and 
        Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory 
        Committee, E688 [27AP]
      ------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent 
        Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
      ------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools 
        Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: create a Tomb of the Unknowns for 
        every military conflict moving forward, H1159 [6MR]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, H5335, H5416-H5432 
        [31JY]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 
        55), H5552 [1AU]
      Links, Inc.: anniversary of Arlington, VA, chapter, E297 [1MR]
      National Hispana Leadership Institute: anniversary, H6071 [19SE]
      Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ: anniversary, 
        E845 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5105, S5154-S5167 
        [18JY], S5203 [19JY]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 
        55), S5824 [1AU]
      NumbersUSA (organization): anniversary, S2919 [7MY]
  Tables
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1627, Honoring America's Veterans 
        and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act, S5166 [18JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1627, Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp 
        Lejeune Families Act, H5416-H5428 [31JY]
      S. Con. Res. 55, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1627, Honoring 
        America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act, 
        S5824, S5884 [1AU], H5552 [1AU]




ARLINGTON SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act, E688 [27AP]




ARMADA, MI

  Remarks in Senate
      Macomb Academy of Arts & Sciences: tribute to robotics team, 
        S3681 [4JN]




ARMBRUSTER, THOMAS H.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S5485 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to the Marshall Islands: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]




ARMED FORCES  see Department of Defense




ARMED FORCES JOURNAL

  Articles and editorials
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, H576, H583 [8FE]




ARMENDARIZ, AL

  Articles and editorials
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, H2194 [26AP]
      Red Tape Diaries--One Small Business Owner's Struggle Against 
        Bureaucracy, S3620 [24MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      EPA: question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy (see H. Res. 635), H2274 
        [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      EPA: question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy, H2145, H2193 [26AP]
      ------resignation of Al Armendariz relative to remarks on 
        enforcement philosophy, H3485 [6JN]




ARMENIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Articles and editorials
      ``Most Important Book I Will Ever Write''--Bohjalian Talks About 
        `The Sandcastle Girls', S5300 [24JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
  Essays
      Armenian Genocide Survivor: Araxi Kechbouladian, E924 [31MY]
  Lists
      Nobel laureates urging the Turkish Government to acknowledge 
        Armenian genocide, E622 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Armenian Genocide Congressional Record Project: survival 
        stories, E924 [31MY]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide, H1918 [18AP]
      ------ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding 
        and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
        genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide 
        (H. Res. 304), H1980 [19AP], H2079, H2081 [25AP], E648 [25AP]
      Genocide: anniversary, H2079 [25AP], E622, E623, E631, E632, 
        E633, E636 [24AP], E648 [25AP], E660, E677 [26AP], E697, E699 
        [27AP], E811 [16MY]
      Independence: anniversary, E1589 [21SE]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, H227 [1FE], E110 [1FE], E225 [17FE], E241, E248, 
        E252 [27FE], E280 [29FE], E302, E303 [1MR], E352 [8MR], E474 
        [28MR]
      ------anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E191 [14FE], E224, 
        E227 [17FE], E254 [27FE]
      ------anniversary of independence and formation of Republic's 
        army, H2823 [17MY]
      ------anniversary of occupation of Shusha, E718 [7MY]
      ------tribute to citizens, E828 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      Genocide: anniversary, S2652, S2653 [24AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 399, Affirmation of the U.S. Record on the Armenian 
        Genocide Resolution, S1792 [19MR]




ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA

  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act, 
        H5093 [23JY]




ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF AMERICA

  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act, 
        H5093 [23JY]




ARMS CONTROL

  Articles and editorials
      Strategic Stability in Today's Nuclear World, S2810 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: further preparedness, in cooperation with regional 
        allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see 
        H.R. 4485), H2064 [24AP]
      Dept. of Defense: use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear 
        material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (see 
        H.R. 6555), H6276 [21SE]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Iraq: restrict provision of defense articles and services (see 
        H.R. 3830), H181 [25JA]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      Syria: oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5846), H3162 [18MY]
  Letters
      Condemn inclusion of Iran as conference member to negotiate U.N. 
        Arms Trade Treaty: Senator Isakson, S4807 [10JY]
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership: 
        Mahmoud Khattab, American Syrian Coalition, E1385 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense to end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria: several Senators, 
        S1697 [15MR]
      Oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty if such treaty restricts the right 
        to keep and bear arms: several Representatives, S4807 [10JY]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation 
        Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material 
        in Russia: President Obama, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: further preparedness, in cooperation with regional 
        allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, H2824 
        [17MY]
      Corps of Engineers: coastal restoration project funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3466 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, H5038-H5040 [19JY], 
        E1298 [23JY]
      ------prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding to Russia 
        pending certification that they are not supporting Syria or 
        providing weapons of mass destruction technology to Syria, 
        North Korea, or Iran, H3086, H3094 [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or implement 
        studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, H5040-
        H5042 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H2791 [16MY], H3006, H3007 [17MY], H3419, H3420 [5JN]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat 
        Reduction Initiative funding, H3418, H3424 [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3415 [5JN]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084, H3085 
        [17MY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launch of 
        multistage rocket, E569, E573 [18AP], E647 [25AP]
      ------nuclear weapons proliferation, E573 [18AP]
      National security: call for adoption of smart security platform 
        for the 21st century, H4995 [18JY]
      ------call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st 
        century (H. Res. 19), H123 [24JA], H378 [2FE], H585 [8FE], 
        H1024 [29FE], H1162 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H3485 [6JN], H4694 
        [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4916 [18JY], H5771 [11SE], H6157 [20SE]
      ------improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, 
        and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction, 
        E914 [31MY]
      Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear 
        understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (H. Res. 21), 
        H1162 [6MR]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (H. Res. 742), E1384 [1AU]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, H5296 [26JY], E1241 [12JY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification 
        that Russia has met certain conditions, H3137, H3138 [18MY]
      ------report on impact on national security of reducing nuclear 
        weapons stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 [15MR]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration 
        nuclear modernization program funding, S814, S815 [16FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (S. 2325), S3420 [22MY]
      National security: strengthen nuclear deterrence, S2809 [26AP]
      Russia: call for cessation of arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 
        [15MR]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: condemn inclusion of Iran as conference 
        member, S4806 [10JY]
      ------oppose if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear 
        arms, S4806 [10JY], S5128 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms (S. 2205), S3244 [17MY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense 
        systems, S2017 [26MR], S2192 [29MR]
      ------require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon 
        modernization plan, S815 [16FE]
  Reports filed
      Require Congressional Approval of Agreements for Peaceful 
        Nuclear Cooperation With Foreign Countries: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1280) (H. Rept. 112-507), H3265 
        [30MY]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 54, oppose sale, shipment, performance of 
        maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade 
        of any military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria, 
        S5401 [25JY]




ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or 
        implement studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, 
        H5040-H5042 [19JY]




ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 6018), H4063 
        [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 6018), H4875-
        H4884 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6018, Dept. of State appropriations, H4875-H4883 [17JY]




ARMS SALES

  Amendments
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Iraq: restrict provision of defense articles and services (see 
        H.R. 3830), H181 [25JA]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      Pakistan: terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (see 
        H.R. 6391), H5999 [13SE]
      Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 2034), 
        S75 [24JA]
      ------oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense to end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria: several Senators, 
        S1697 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, H5038-H5040 [19JY], 
        E1298 [23JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2481-H2492 [9MY], E763 [10MY], E779 [11MY], E787 
        [15MY], E810 [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4884-H4888 [17JY]
      Pakistan: terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (H.R. 
        6391), H6074 [19SE]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H1529 
        [22MR], H5567-H5569, H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E178 
        [9FE], E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, E1421 [3AU]
      Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China, E846 [18MY]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (H.R. 2992), E226 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 [15MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779, S4780 [29JN]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense 
        systems, S2017 [26MR], S2192 [29MR]
      ------require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon 
        modernization plan, S815 [16FE]
  Reports filed
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 
        [27JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4133, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H2481 
        [9MY]
      S. 2165, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H4884 
        [17JY]
      S. Con. Res. 54, oppose sale, shipment, performance of 
        maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade 
        of any military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria, 
        S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]




ARMSTRONG, ALEX

  Remarks in House
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]




ARMSTRONG, KAREN

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, S5864 [1AU]




ARMSTRONG, NEIL A.

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5775 [11SE], H5868 [12SE], H5928 [13SE], H6047 [14SE], 
        E1473, E1476 [11SE], E1504 [12SE], E1537 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6305 [13SE], S6614 [21SE]




ARMSTRONG, ROSEMARY

  Remarks in Senate
      Florida Bar: Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award recipient, 
        S2218 [29MR]




ARMY  see Department of Defense




ARMY ARSENAL STRATEGIC WORKLOAD ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3054), S3076 [10MY], S4717 [28JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3054, provisions, S3046 [9MY]




ARNESS, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E887 [25MY]




ARNETT, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2825 [17MY]




ARNOLD, ANN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1487 [12SE]




ARNOLD, JEFFREY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




ARNOLD, ROBERT K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1254 [17JY]




AROOSTOOK COUNTY, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center, S3726 
        [5JN]




ARRIAGA, M. ALEXANDRA

  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act, E688 [27AP]




ARRIGHI, EVA

  Remarks in House
      California: 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award 
        recipient, E466 [28MR]




ARROW CHILD & FAMILY MINISTRIES

  Letters
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses, S2793 [26AP]




ART ALLIANCE OF CONTEMPORARY GLASS

  Proposals
      Contemporary Glass Art Awareness Year observance, E1011 [7JN]




ARTER, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1476 [11SE]




ARTESIA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Artesia-Cerritos Lions Club: anniversary, E94 [31JA]




ARTS AND HUMANITIES  related term(s) Literature
  Addresses
      Constantino Brumidi Recipient of Congressional Gold Medal: 
        Senator Enzi, S5967 [2AU]
  Amendments
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), S6653, S6671 
        [21SE]
  Appointments
      Library of Congress American Folklife Center Board of Trustees, 
        H5689 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 49), S5870 [1AU] 
        (see H.J. Res. 120), H6000 [13SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown 
        Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4080), H943 [17FE]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 
        2212), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 4086), H950 [24FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish national program for arts and 
        technology (see S. 2263), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of State: prohibit Ambassador's Fund for Cultural 
        Preservation from making grants (see H.R. 4307), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      District of Columbia: support and honor performers and sponsors 
        of Lunchtime Music on the Mall festival (see H. Res. 769), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      Indian Arts and Crafts Act: clarify definition of Indian and 
        Indian organizations (see H.R. 6274), H5704 [2AU]
      Jon Faddis Day: designate (see H. Res. 641), H2274 [27AP]
      Keane, Bil: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 
        126), H3171 [25MY]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4097), H1016 [28FE]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (see H.R. 6122), H4863 [12JY]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H4684 [9JY]
      National Young Audiences Week: designate (see H. Res. 574), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Taxation: extend the election to treat the cost of qualified 
        film and television productions as an expense which is not 
        chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 5793), H3102 [17MY]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) business 
        development program: Guojian Cui, E771 [10MY]
  Letters
      Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, 
        Committee on Financial Services (House), H1825 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1825 [16AP]
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1819 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1818 [16AP]
  Proposals
      Contemporary Glass Art Awareness Year observance, E1011 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Amherst Ballet Theatre Co.: anniversary, E34 [18JA]
      Anderson, Anthony: Alliance for Young Artists and Writers 
        National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards gold medal recipient, 
        H3488 [6JN]
      Buffalo, NY: tribute to economic renaissance, H5024 [19JY]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Metro Chicago (music venue), E1389 
        [2AU]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (H.R. 6421), E1538 [14SE]
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, H3814 [20JN], E716 [7MY], E741 [9MY]
      Corning, NY: Rockwell Museum of Western Art accreditation by the 
        American Association of Museums, E1081 [19JN]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H1370-H1372 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: military musical units funding, H3135 [18MY], 
        H4939 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions 
        against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods 
        (H.R. 3261), H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      Flora-Bama Lounge, Package, & Oyster Bar (business): anniversary 
        of visit to New York, NY, to support recovery efforts after 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, E416 [22MR]
      Frisco, TX: Frisco Heritage Museum participation in National 
        Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free 
        admission to active military personnel and their families from 
        Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      Glen Echo, MD: anniversary of Adventure Theatre, E539 [16AP]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1815), H1817-H1820 [16AP]
      Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, 
        E268 [28FE]
      International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees: 
        anniversary of Art Directors Guild Local 800, E949 [1JN]
      International Dot Day: observance, E1507 [13SE]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 4097), H2296, H2297 [7MY]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (H.R. 6122), H5742 [10SE]
      Louisville, KY: anniversary of Louisville Ballet Co., E476 
        [28MR]
      Lozada, Marisha: Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Scholastic 
        Art and Writing Award recipient, E794 [15MY]
      MacLaine, Shirley: American Film Institute Life Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1022 [7JN], E1108 [21JN]
      Madsion, NJ: anniversary of Shakespeare Theatre, E1543 [14SE]
      McKinney, TX: Collin County Farm Museum participation in 
        National Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program 
        offering free admission to active military personnel and their 
        families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      Motion pictures: tribute to Academy Award-winning documentary, 
        ``Undefeated'', H952 [27FE]
      Nakasone, Lynne Yoshiko: National Endowment for the Arts 
        National Heritage Fellowship recipient, H6164 [20SE], E1480 
        [11SE]
      Nance, Fred and Jakki: Cleveland, OH, Public Theatre Pan Award 
        recipients, E1458 [10SE]
      Nashville, TN: anniversary of Nashville Symphony Orchestra 
        League, E1649 [21SE]
      National Young Audiences Week: observance, E354 [8MR]
      New Jersey Council for the Humanities (organization): 
        anniversary, E1590 [21SE]
      New York, NY: tribute to Harlem Fine Arts Show, E428 [22MR]
      Newport Art Museum and Art Association: anniversary, H228 [1FE]
      Ogunquit, ME: anniversary of Ogunquit Playhouse, E1083 [19JN]
      Original Florida Hall of Fame Highwaymen: tribute, E821 [16MY]
      Ruze Dalmatinke (musical group): tribute, E1265 [17JY]
      Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Camellia Symphony Orchestra, 
        E1381 [1AU]
      ------tribute to Sacramento African-American Art Collective, 
        E443 [26MR]
      San Antonio, TX: anniversary of San Antonio Art League and 
        Museum, E333 [7MR]
      Southwest Harbor, ME: tribute to Claremont Hotel summer lecture 
        and concert series, E1683 [5OC]
      Tamburitzans (song and dance group): tribute, E645 [25AP]
      Turkey: tribute to Mobile Turkish Coffee House Project, E728 
        [8MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), H1824-H1826 
        [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska Quarterly Review (publication): anniversary, S2918 [7MY]
      Arts Advocacy Day: observance, S2315 [16AP]
      Bacharach, Burt: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular 
        Song recipient, S3079 [10MY]
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 49), S5898 [1AU]
      Circus Barn, Inc.: anniversary of Circus Smirkus, S1730 [15MR]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (S. 3567), S6461 [19SE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (S. 2212), 
        S1848-S1850 [20MR]
      Denver, CO: anniversary of Denver Gay Men's Chorus, S3622 [24MY]
      Horton's Books & Gifts (business): anniversary, S1845 [20MR]
      Iowa: tribute to Iowa Arts Council Big Yellow School Bus grant 
        program, S2315 [16AP]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 4097), S3534 [23MY]
      Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Hispanic Museum of Nevada, S2959 
        [8MY]
      Olesen, James: Brandeis University Leonard Bernstein Festival of 
        the Creative Arts Distinguished Contribution to the Arts Award 
        recipient, S3082 [10MY]
      South Dakota Humanities Council: anniversary, S5207 [19JY]
      Toledo, OH: anniversary of American Studio Glass Movement, S2080 
        [27MR]
      Trethewey, Natasha: appointment as U.S. Poet Laureate, S4669 
        [27JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), S6671 [21SE]
      World Choir Games Month: designate (S. Res. 325), S1019 [17FE]
      Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio (organization): tribute, S1418 
        [6MR]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4086) (H. Rept. 
        112-413), H1390 [19MR]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Appropriations: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4097) (H. 
        Rept. 112-457), H2266 [27AP]
      Library of Congress Authority To Accept Gifts and Bequests 
        Revision: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 
        6122) (H. Rept. 112-624), H5326 [26JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1815, posthumously award Congressional Gold Medal to Lena 
        Calhoun Horne, H1818 [16AP]
      H.R. 2453, Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act, S6671 [21SE], 
        H1824 [16AP]
      H.R. 4086, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, H1370 [19MR]
      H.R. 4097, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 
        appropriations, H2296 [7MY]
      H.R. 6122, Library of Congress revision of authority to accept 
        gifts and bequests, H5742 [10SE]
      S. 2212, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, S1849 [20MR]
      S. Res. 325, World Choir Games Month, S1019 [17FE]
      S.J. Res. 49, appoint Barbara Barrett as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S5898 [1AU]




ARTUSO, NICK

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6370 [13SE]




ARVADA, CO

  Remarks in House
      Allen, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Anderson, Tea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Anghel, Denis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E744 [9MY]
      Aragon, Audrey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E640 [25AP]
      Avila, Jose: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E816 [16MY]
      Ballantyne, Brooke: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E647 [25AP]
      Batiste, Bailey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E641 [25AP]
      Bedford, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E865 [18MY]
      Blancas, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Blue-Norton, Elizabeth: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E742 [9MY]
      Bruce, Mallisyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E857 [18MY]
      Calderon, Miguel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Cantor-Gutierrez, Reyna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Carruthers, Emily: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E737 [9MY]
      Castaneda-Romero, Nalene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Chavez, Alicia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award, E469 [28MR]
      Chavez, Darlene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E668 [26AP]
      Cisneros, Jacob: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Clark, Austin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E644 [25AP]
      Cormier, Aaron: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E472 [28MR]
      Curiel, Frank: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Dassow, Chevelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      DeLaCerda, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E669 [26AP]
      Dunn, Kristen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E866 [18MY]
      Estes, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E863 [18MY]
      Estrada, Tanya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1014 [7JN]
      Fritz, Hunter: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E775 [10MY]
      Gallegos, Alexander: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award, E470 [28MR]
      Greenbury, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E814 [16MY]
      Groenhof, Samantha: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Grossetete, Chloe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Gurrola, Arisai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E646 [25AP]
      Harrison, Anjelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E645 [25AP]
      Hazlett, Angel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Herrera, Jada: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E773 [10MY]
      Hill, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E468 [28MR]
      Hoefler, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Holency, Crystina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Huerta, Wilfredo: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Irvine-Johnson, Kendra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E869 [18MY]
      Jamison, Janelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E766 [10MY]
      Johnson, Tyia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1015 [7JN]
      Kohen, Daniel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E672 [26AP]
      Kurtz, Melanie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E974 [5JN]
      Larson, Virginia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1123 [21JN]
      Lawrence, Anastasia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      Lopez, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E665 [26AP]
      Lucero, Jesse: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Maloku, Edite: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      McGehee, Kyler: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E858 [18MY]
      Medina, Jazmin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Meraz, Cristina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E667 [26AP]
      Mikhaylova, Mariya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E861 [18MY]
      Mikhaylova, Svetlana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Miller, Everett: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Miller, Tesla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Moore, Peyton: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Mora-Pina, Alysia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E466 [28MR]
      Nakata, Kayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Nichols, Donovan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E739 [9MY]
      Nielson, Zachary: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1126 [21JN]
      Orona, Kassie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Parson, Chesle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E670 [26AP]
      Perez, Ditza: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E745 [9MY]
      Pfankuch, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E979 [5JN]
      Prado, Angelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E463 [28MR]
      Pride, Savannah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1013 [7JN]
      Quintana, Luis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E856 [18MY]
      Quintrall, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E860 [18MY]
      Richardson, Driszelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E740 [9MY]
      Roberts, Bobby: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E643 [25AP]
      Rodriguez, Nancy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E973 [5JN]
      Ryan, Jha-Mier: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Saenz, Edwin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Salazar, Lawrence: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E862 [18MY]
      Sawaqued, Jwan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Sell, Jonnalynn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Serrano, Yimi: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1119 [21JN]
      Solis, Erika: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Soukup, Brian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E648 [25AP]
      Southwick, Casey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      Stave, Victoria: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1007 [7JN]
      Swartwood, Shyanne: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Thompson, Brugette: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Tiller, Shannia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1017 [7JN]
      Tiner, Joe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E818 [16MY]
      Trujillo, Joseph: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Valdez, Aujanae: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E639 [25AP]
      Valdez, Sarai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1011 [7JN]
      Watson, Max: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E972 [5JN]




ARVERNE, NY

  Remarks in House
      Mount Carmel Baptist Church: anniversary, E792 [15MY]




ASBELL, LAURA

  Remarks in House
      Issaquah, WA: tribute to National Association of Police 
        Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, E766 [10MY], E1053 
        [18JN]




ASBURY PARK, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Citron, Suzanne and Jeffrey: Big Brothers Big Sisters of 
        Monmouth & Middlesex Counties Annual Matching Smiles Gala 
        honorees, E1716 [23OC]
      Johnson, Ed: New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP honoree, 
        E1456 [10SE]




ASEF-SARGENT, NADINE

  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act, E688 [27AP]




ASHBURN, VA

  Articles and editorials
      LINK Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community, E1207 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      LINK, Inc.: anniversary, E1206 [9JY]




ASHE, KATHY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1413 [3AU]




ASHLAND, WI

  Remarks in House
      Ronning, Jean: Ashland, WI, Chamber of Commerce Person of the 
        Year award recipient, E624 [24AP]




ASIA

  Bills and resolutions
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        474), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 621), H1914 [17AP]
      Power resources: promote global energy supply security through 
        increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, 
        Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2719, H2720 
        [16MY], E704 [7MY], E733 [8MY], E769 [10MY], E811, E812, E822 
        [16MY], E826 [17MY]
      ------observance (H. Res. 621), E625 [24AP], E861 [18MY]
      Chinese New Year: observance, E73 [25JA]
      Federation of Asia-Pacific Women's Association: anniversary, 
        E1567 [19SE]
      Foreign policy: enhance peace, prosperity, and security in the 
        Asia-Pacific region, H2826 [17MY]
      Uzbekistan: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S., 
        E193 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 200), 
        S2960 [8MY]
      Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious 
        Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South 
        Central Asia (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 474, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, S3639 [24MY]




ASIAN AMERICANS

  Bills and resolutions
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        474), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 621), H1914 [17AP]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) business 
        development program: Guojian Cui, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program: Benjamin Alcaraz, E770 [10MY]
      ------Estella Navarrette, E770 [10MY]
      ------Kimberly Hua, E772 [10MY]
      ------Patrick Martinez, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) SBA 
        Micro-Loan Program: Linda Wong, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) 
        Transitional Subsidized Employment program: Arax Nazarian, 
        E770 [10MY]
      ------Hasmik Sargsyan, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Woman 
        Business Center: Judy Thang, E771 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Asian-American Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Asian-American 
        Chamber Award recipients, E561 [17AP]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2719, H2720 
        [16MY], E704 [7MY], E733 [8MY], E769 [10MY], E811, E812, E822 
        [16MY], E826 [17MY]
      ------observance (H. Res. 621), E625 [24AP], E861 [18MY]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (H. Res. 
        698), H3812 [20JN]
      Chinese New Year: observance, E73 [25JA]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (H. Res. 282), E1071 [19JN]
      Federation of Asia-Pacific Women's Association: anniversary, 
        E1567 [19SE]
      Hmong Heritage Month: observance, E518 [30MR]
      Minami, Dale: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) 
        Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E271 [28FE]
      National Association of Asian American Professionals: Seattle, 
        WA, chapter recipient of Chapter of the Year award, E1592 
        [21SE]
      Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE): tribute, E769 
        [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 200), 
        S2960 [8MY]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (S. Res. 201), S2960 [8MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 474, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, S3639 [24MY]




ASIAN COMMUNITY CENTER OF SACRAMENTO VALLEY, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1426 [3AU]




ASIAN PACIFIC STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Education: tribute to scholarship fund, E636 [24AP]




ASIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

  Remarks in House
      Asian-American Chamber Award: tribute to recipients, E561 [17AP]




ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see S. Res. 474), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 621), 
        H1914 [17AP]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2719, H2720 [16MY], E704 [7MY], E733 [8MY], E769 
        [10MY], E811, E812, E822 [16MY], E826 [17MY]
      Observance (H. Res. 621), E625 [24AP], E861 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance (S. Res. 200), S2960 [8MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 474, observance, S3639 [24MY]




ASLAM, MUHAMMAD N.

  Bills and resolutions
      Lateef, Humaira K., and family: relief (see H.R. 6479), H6232 
        [20SE]




ASPEN, CO

  Remarks in Senate
      Aspen Center for Physics: annviersary, S4722 [28JN]




ASPEN CENTER FOR PHYSICS

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4722 [28JN]




ASPEN HOMELAND SECURITY GROUP

  Statements
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012), S5437 [26JY]




ASPEN INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Northeast Iowa Community College: Aspen Institute ``Top Ten 
        Community Colleges'' honoree, E218 [16FE]




ASPESI, JUDY

  Remarks in House
      Modesto, CA: inclusion of Dewz Restaurant in the OpenTable, 
        Inc., Diner's Choice ``Best Overall Top 100 Restaurants'' 
        list, E235 [21FE]




ASPESI, SCOTT

  Remarks in House
      Modesto, CA: inclusion of Dewz Restaurant in the OpenTable, 
        Inc., Diner's Choice ``Best Overall Top 100 Restaurants'' 
        list, E235 [21FE]




ASQUINO, MARK L.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4297 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Guinea: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]




ASSESSING PROGRESS IN HAITI ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 1016), 
        S2819 [26AP]




ASSOCATION OF GREEK AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL WOMEN

  Remarks in House
      Alafoyiannis, Loula Loi: Association of Greek American 
        Professional Women Woman of the Year award recipient, E1558 
        [19SE]




ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.

  Letters
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5330 [25JY]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures, S855 
        [16FE]




ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

  Letters
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H832 [16FE]




ASSOCIATED PRESS (news service)

  Articles and editorials
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]
      PetroChina Produced More Oil Than Industry Giant Exxon Mobil in 
        2011, S2193 [29MR]
      Reaction to Death of Former State Sen. Bill Raggio, S1030 [27FE]




ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS OF THE U.S.  see The ARC of the U.S. 
    (organization)




ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY

  Remarks in House
      African Americans: tribute to achievements of African American 
        women, E129 [3FE]




ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

  Remarks in House
      Thorstenson, Sandy: Association of California School 
        Administrators California National Superintendent of the Year 
        award recipient, E279 [29FE]




ASSOCIATION OF CENTERS FOR THE STUDY OF CONGRESS

  Letters
      Congress Week, S6422 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress Week: observance, S6422 [19SE]




ASSOCIATION OF FISH & WILDLIFE AGENCIES

  Letters
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act, H1874 [17AP]




ASSOCIATION OF FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

  Inscriptions
      Dennis M. Hertel Association of Former Members of Congress 
        appreciation plaque, H4700 [10JY]
      Gabrielle Giffords Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award plaque, H4699 [10JY]
  Lists
      Association of Former Members of Congress members who have 
        passed away since the last congressional reception honoring 
        former Members of Congress, H4706 [10JY]
  Remarks in House
      Common Ground Project: tribute, H4698 [10JY]
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4696-
        H4706 [10JY]
      Congress to Campus program: tribute, H4697 [10JY]
      Congressional Golf Tournament: tribute, H4698, H4699 [10JY]
      Foreign countries: status of Congressional Study Groups on 
        Germany, Turkey, Japan, and Europe, H4703 [10JY]
      Giffords, Gabrielle: Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award recipient, H4699 [10JY]
      Middle East Legislative Fellows Program: tribute, H4701 [10JY]




ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR LEAGUES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Junior League of Chicago 
        (organization), H1744 [29MR]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Junior League of St. Paul, E723 
        [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Junior League of Baltimore, S845 
        [16FE]




ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN)

  Amendments
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see 
        S. Res. 524), S5257 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Southeast Asia: call on China to work with the Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states to resolve 
        territorial issues in the South China Sea, S5335 [25JY]
      ------reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. Res. 524), 
        S6011 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 524, reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China, S5263 [23JY], 
        S6011 [2AU]




ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2242 [27AP]




ASSOCIATION OF STATE FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS, INC.

  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5108 [23JY]




ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY CENTERS ON DISABILITIES

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2400, H2431 
        [8MY]




ASSOCIATION OF VILLAGE COUNCIL PRESIDENTS

  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula, 
        S695 [15FE]




ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON GENERALS

  Remarks in House
      Flynn, Mike: Association of Washington Generals Washingtonian of 
        the Year award recipient, E1586 [21SE]




ASTANA TIMES (Kazakhstan publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Kazakhstan Launches ATOM Project To Support Global Movement 
        Against Nuclear Tests, E1510 [13SE]




ASTHMA AWARENESS MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E703 [7MY]




ASTHMA INHALERS RELIEF ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6190) 
        (H. Rept. 112-673), H6059 [14SE]




ASTRACHAN, JEFFREY

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H518 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H518 [7FE]




ATATURK, MUSTAFA KEMEL

  Remarks in House
      Turkey: observance of Ataturk Youth and Sports Day, E834 [17MY]




ATCHLEY, CHLOE

  Essays
      Washington, DC, E992 [6JN]




ATENCIO, LAWRENCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E5 [10JA]




ATHENS, OH

  Remarks in Senate
      Ohio: tribute to teams advancing to Sweet 16 in NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, S1919 [21MR]




ATHENS, TX

  Remarks in House
      Trinity Valley Community College: tribute to women's basketball 
        team, E492 [29MR]




ATHERTON, CA

  Remarks in House
      Cole, Sean: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic Hall of 
        Fame inductee, E1641 [21SE], E1662 [28SE]
      Lee, Carmen A.: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1641 [21SE]
      Schaffer, Trevor: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E1644 [21SE], E1663 [28SE]
      Sheldon, Denise: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E1643 [21SE], E1660 [28SE]
      Sullivan, Nancy: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
      Walsh, Ken: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Henry Schimpf 
        Award recipient, E1642 [21SE], E1659 [28SE]




ATHLETICO PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (company)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E260 [28FE]




ATHOL, MA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1285 [19JY]




ATKIN, THOMAS F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E726 [8MY]




ATKINSON, AMY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Guam participants, E1411 [3AU]




ATKINSON, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1616 [21SE]




ATLANTA, GA

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see S. 
        3247), S3631 [24MY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E755 
        [9MY]
  Proclamations
      Thomas, Walker, and Wilson Family Reunion Day: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1206 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Adler, Andrew: condemn comments relative to assassination of 
        President Obama, H94 [23JA]
      Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding, H2529-H2531 [9MY], E755 [9MY]
      Georgia Aquarium: tribute, E1583 [21SE]
      Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic: tribute, E1521 [13SE]




ATLANTA (GA) JEWISH TIMES

  Remarks in House
      Adler, Andrew: condemn comments relative to assassination of 
        President Obama, H94 [23JA]




ATLANTA (GA) JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

  Articles and editorials
      Cashless Stimulus for Small Business, H1613 [27MR]




ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1661 [28SE]
      Guerin, Kevin: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Irishman of the Year 
        award recipient, E131 [3FE]




ATLANTIC (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      In Pennsylvania--the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation 
        Delays, S6034 [10SE]
      William Kayatta and the Needless Destruction of the Thurmond 
        Rule, S5248 [23JY]




ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Fish and fishing: allow recreational fishing for Atlantic 
        striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone (see H.R. 
        3906), H512 [6FE]




ATOMIC ENERGY  see Nuclear Energy




ATOMIC ENERGY ACT

  Reports filed
      Require Congressional Approval of Agreements for Peaceful 
        Nuclear Cooperation With Foreign Countries: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1280) (H. Rept. 112-507), H3265 
        [30MY]




ATROCITIES PREVENTION BOARD

  Remarks in House
      Human rights: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide, E697 [27AP]




AT&T INC.

  Remarks in House
      AT&T Veterans: tribute, E291 [1MR]




ATTA MILLS, JOHN (President, Ghana)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5696 [2AU]




ATTMAN, LEONARD AND PHYLLIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1167 [28JN]




ATTORNEY GENERAL (Eric H. Holder, Jr.)

  Articles and editorials
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
  Letters
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
  Press releases
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        E901 [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      ------objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide 
        photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a 
        ballot or registering to vote in an election, H2304-H2310 
        [7MY], H2638 [10MY], H3107 [18MY], H4659 [9JY], H4707 [10JY], 
        H4824 [11JY]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]
      ------objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide 
        photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a 
        ballot or registering to vote in an election, S1663 [14MR], 
        S3956 [12JN], S4869 [11JY]
      ------release of report relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms, S6585 [21SE]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3954-S3956 [12JN]
  Reports
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
      Violence Against Women Act Anniversary, S6302 [13SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]




ATTRACTING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6412), H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 
        [21SE]




ATWELL, BRADLEY W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1655 [25SE]




ATWOOD, VALDINE

  Remarks in House
      Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to 
        Elder Award nominees, E1374 [1AU]




AUBIN, JOSEPH W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3665 [8JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3127 [14MY]




AUBURN, CA

  Remarks in House
      California: anniversary of Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge, 
        E278 [29FE]




AUBURN, ME

  Remarks in House
      John F. Murphy Homes, Inc.: anniversary, E850 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Baxter Brewing Co.: BevNet (publication) New Brewery of the Year 
        award recipient, S1457 [7MR]
      Livingston, Luke: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``30 Under 
        30 Food & Wine'' list, S1457 [7MR]
      Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers (business): tribute, S698 [15FE]




AUBURN, NY

  Bills and resolutions
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]




AUBURN, WA

  Remarks in House
      Camelot Elementary School: Dept. of Education Green Ribbon 
        Schools award recipient, E1092 [20JN]
      Mosby Farm (business): King County, WA, Executive Rural Small 
        Business of the Year award finalist, E1524 [13SE]
      Thomas Jefferson High School: tribute to History Bowl teams, 
        E915 [31MY]




AUBURN UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Scammell, Emily: Auburn University Political Science Leadership 
        Award recipient, E538 [16AP]




AUDI, CHAD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E119 [2FE]




AUDIT THE PENTAGON ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]




AUGUSTA, GA

  Remarks in House
      Kitchens, George, Jr.: tribute for participation in Olympic 
        Games, H5296 [26JY]
      NAACP: tribute to Freedom Fund Banquet, E33 [18JA]




AUGUSTA, ME

  Remarks in House
      Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce: tribute to award 
        recipients, E20 [17JA]
      Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation 
        Mandate: tribute to signing, E1185 [29JN]




AUGUSTINE, KATHY

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Best of Braddock Awards 
        recipients, E1411 [3AU]




AULT, CO

  Remarks in Senate
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2917 
        [7MY]




AULT, RONALD E.

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2840 [17MY]




AUNG SAN SUU KYI

  Bills and resolutions
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (see H. Con. Res. 135), H5525 [31JY]
  Poems
      ``Daw of Freedom,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1655 [25SE]
  Remarks in House
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (H. Con. Res. 135), H5552 [1AU], H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      Tribute, E1655 [25SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (H. Con. Res. 135), S6013 [2AU]
      Congressional Gold Medal: presentation, S6394 [19SE]
      Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to 
        Burma, S82 [26JA]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 135, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, H5552 [1AU]




AURORA, CO

  Bills and resolutions
      Disasters: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
  Obituaries
      Blunk, Jonathan, H5299 [26JY]
      Boik, Alexander J. (A.J.), H5299 [26JY]
      Childress, Jesse, H5299 [26JY]
      Cowden, Gordon W., H5299 [26JY]
      Ghawi, Jessica, H5300 [26JY]
      Larimer, John, H5300 [26JY]
      McQuinn, Matt, H5300 [26JY]
      Medek, Micayla, H5300 [26JY]
      Moser, Veronica, H5300 [26JY]
      Sullivan, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Teves, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Wingo, Rebecca, H5299 [26JY]
  Poems
      ``Sense To Find . . .,'' Albert C. Caswell, H5301 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      Colorado Biobusiness Accelerator: opening, E1611 [21SE]
      Disasters: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5264 [25JY], H5297-H5302 [26JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5081, H5082, 
        H5117, H5118 [23JY], H5135, H5149 [24JY], H5212 [25JY], H5532 
        [1AU], E1362 [31JY], E1416 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Disasters: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), S5628 [26JY]
      ------condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences 
        for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (S. 
        Con. Res. 53), S5296, S5297 [24JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5239, S5243, 
        S5244, S5248, S5250 [23JY], S5280 [24JY], S5364 [25JY], S5466 
        [26JY], S5863 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 134, condemn, Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings 
        and express condolences for victims and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings, H5297 [26JY]
      S. Con. Res. 53, condemn Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings and 
        express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to 
        the shootings, S5309 [24JY]




AURORA, IL

  Remarks in House
      Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy: anniversary, H1980 
        [19AP]




AUSTIN, MN

  Remarks in House
      Hormel Foods Corp.: anniversary of SPAM, H5211 [25JY]




AUSTIN, TX

  Remarks in House
      Houston, TX: tribute to Multiple Sclerosis MS150 Bike Ride, E345 
        [8MR]
      Texas: importance of football rivalry between University of 
        Texas and Texas A&M University, E58 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      University of Texas at Austin: tribute to Dept. of History ``Not 
        Even Past'' website promoting U.S. and global history, S3325 
        [21MY]




AUSTRALIA, COMMONWEALTH OF

  Remarks in House
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, E78 [25JA], E141, E142 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, S205 [31JA]




AUSTRIA, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H476 [3FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H727 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal 
        of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 503), H513 
        [6FE]
      ------prevent disruptions at military funerals (see H.R. 1591), 
        H115 [23JA]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see 
        H.R. 3440), H28 [17JA]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H160 [24JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3404 [1JN]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H221 [31JA]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4864 [12JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see 
        H.R. 6118), H5010 [18JY]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3897), H641 [8FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs (see H.R. 4292), H1740 [28MR]
      ------prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple 
        rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of 
        service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive 
        amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
        (see H.R. 6464), H6302 [5OC]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H1571 [26MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3662 [7JN]
      Gold Star Dads of America, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 577), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H5711 [2AU]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3703 
        [12JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H2072 [24AP]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1808 [29MR]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H1741 [28MR]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H641 [8FE]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2570 [9MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H801 [15FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1847 [16AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H375 [1FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3267 [30MY]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1359 [9MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H115 [23JA]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3976 [21JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H187 [27JA]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H28 [17JA]
      Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal 
        protection clause to extend particular consideration to 
        members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to 
        exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H1099 [29FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1154 [5MR]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see H. Res. 777), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3977 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      EPA: express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H5925 [13SE]
  Poems
      ``To the 10th Power,'' Albert C. Caswell, E525 [16AP]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H985 
        [28FE]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H208 [31JA]
      Lange, Linda S.: Dept. of the Air Force Outstanding Civilian 
        Career Service Award nominee, E623 [24AP]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208 
        [31JA]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: observance, 
        H6159 [20SE]
      Parker, Randall B.: Dept. of the Air Force Meritorious Civilian 
        Service Award nominee, E1039 [12JN]
      Tyler's Light (organization): tribute, E533 [16AP]
      Wittenberg University: tribute to women's volleyball team, 
        E2 [6JA]
  Tributes
      Aills, Wade, E521 [16AP]
      Brown, Christopher L., E529 [16AP]
      Gladney, Amanda G., E1260 [17JY]
      Horbaczewski, Henry, E39 [18JA]
      Mechenbier, Edward J., E1042 [12JN]
      North, Brandon, E521 [16AP]
      Salisbury, Austin, E521 [16AP]
      Schenck, William F., E298 [1MR]
      Viassy, Iayie, E521 [16AP]
      Woodard, David, E525 [16AP]




AUTHORS  see Literature




AUTISM UNDERSTANDING AND TRAINING IN SCHOOL METHODOLOGIES FOR 
    EDUCATORS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
  Letters
      Provisions: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, E688 
        [27AP]
      ------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and 
        Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory 
        Committee, E688 [27AP]
      ------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent 
        Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
      ------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools 
        Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5195), E687 [27AP]




AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]




AUTOMATIC IRA ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4049), H900 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4049), H807 [16FE]




AUTOMOBILES  see Motor Vehicles




AUTRY, GEORGE R., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E387 [20MR]




AVERY, CHRIS

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3798 [6JN]




AVEZZANO, JOSEPH W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1628 [21SE]




AVIATION

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3482 [5JN], H3528, H3529, H3530, H3531, H3533, H3534, H3535, 
        H3537, H3539, H3541, H3543, H3544, H3545, H3546, H3548, H3549, 
        H3550, H3552, H3554, H3556, H3557, H3559, H3578, H3579 [6JN], 
        H3619, H3620, H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3629, H3630, 
        H3632, H3635, H3637, H3638, H3640, H3641, H3644, H3645, H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      European Union: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. 
        from participating in the European Union emissions trading 
        scheme (S. 1956), S6611, S6648, S6649 [21SE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), 
        S6003, S6004, S6010 [2AU]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, 
        terrorist attacks, S6080 [11SE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety Improvement Act, H192 [31JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Bone Notches 10,000 Combat Missions, E394 [20MR]
      Dyess' 317th Airlift Group Celebrates 3,000 Continuous Days of 
        Deployment Today, E394 [20MR]
      History in the Making, S2316 [16AP]
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Air Force: prevent relocation of F-16 aircraft from Eielson AFB, 
        AK (see S. 2073), S350 [6FE]
      ------prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft assigned 
        to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), H567 [7FE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE] (see H.R. 4164), H1272 
        [7MR]
      ------celebrate anniversary of combat action and recognize 
        contributions of American Volunteer Group and 23d Fighter 
        Group (Flying Tigers) to the Nation's defense (see H. Res. 
        802), H6276 [21SE]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a plan to ensure 
        the placement of sufficient officers at certain U.S. 
        international airports to effectively combat security threats 
        and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), H692 [9FE]
      Business and industry: require certain air carriers and their 
        agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees 
        (see H.R. 3867), H374 [1FE]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see S. 3287), S3976 
        [12JN] (see H.R. 5925), H3660 [7JN]
      Consumers: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see S. 
        3302), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6449), H6230 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: provide Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
        Service expedited authority to remove geese that threaten 
        aircraft (see S. 2377), S2821 [26AP]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see S. 
        3441), S5381 [25JY] (see H.R. 6248), H5628 [1AU]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      ------require an independent study and report on simulated 
        tactical flight training in a sustained gravity environment 
        (see S. 3554), S6453 [19SE]
      ------work with non-Federal entities and accept non-Federal 
        funding under strict guidelines to promote commercial space 
        transportation infrastructure efficiencies (see H.R. 4401), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4068), 
        H901 [16FE]
      ------making appropriations (see S. 3216), S3422 [22MY] (see 
        H.R. 5855), H3171 [25MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons 
        while operating in the national airspace system (see H.R. 
        5950), H3707 [15JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 6277), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S3234 [16MY]
      EPA: establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (see S. 3467), S5870 [1AU]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance under the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 6093), H4774 
        [10JY]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 533), H373 [1FE]
      ------establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H181 [25JA]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 
        3800), H113 [23JA]
      ------modify regulations governing aircraft maintenance 
        providers (see H.R. 6002), H3974 [21JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        3816), H158 [24JA]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (see S. 3261), S3688 [4JN]
      ------make First and Second Generation Modular Airborne 
        Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to certain Air 
        National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage of air 
        tankers to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5965), H3806 [19JN]
      Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 
        5926), H3660 [7JN]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Hickman, George: tribute (see S. Res. 567), S6455 [19SE]
      LA/Ontario International Airport: facilitate transfer or sale 
        from Los Angeles, CA, back to Ontario, CA (see H.R. 5832), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance 
        for air travel expenses unless an itemized description of 
        expenses is provided and a House credit card is used for such 
        expenses (see H. Res. 580), H1305 [8MR]
      Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of 
        Board of Directors (see H.R. 6356), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 
        6369), H5765 [10SE]
      ------provide for an Inspector General (see H.R. 5322), H2274 
        [27AP]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Park Service: study ways to commemorate and preserve 
        the aviation history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 
        [25JY]
      NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        S. 2388), S2821 [26AP]
      Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline 
        carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to 
        roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan 
        (see H.R. 3899), H475 [3FE]
      ------extend special funding rules for certain plans maintained 
        by commercial airlines (see H.R. 5715), H2644 [10MY]
      Safety: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply 
        to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S3729 [5JN] (see 
        H.R. 4350), H1845 [16AP]
      ------require security screening of passengers at airports to be 
        carried out by private screening companies (see S. 3303), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (see S. Res. 479), S3729 [5JN]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H3974 [21JN]
      Tariff: aircraft grade polyvinyl butyral (see H.R. 4762), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Taxation: close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]
      ------exempt certain air taxi services from taxes on 
        transportation by air (see S. 3451), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        6243), H5525 [31JY]
      ------extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      Terrorism: require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]
      ------require individuals seeking training in the operation of 
        certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5077 [19JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: appoint passenger 
        advocates at certain airports to assist elderly and disabled 
        passengers who believe they have been mistreated by personnel 
        (see S. 2207), S1847 [20MR]
      ------modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving 
        from preclearance airports (see S. 3542), S6340 [13SE] (see 
        H.R. 6028), H4064 [26JN]
      ------prohibit establishment by air carriers and airport 
        operators of expedited lines at airport screening checkpoints 
        for specific categories of passengers (see S. 2235), S2030 
        [26MR]
      ------transfer unclaimed clothes recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to local veterans organizations and other 
        charities (see H.R. 6328), H5706 [2AU]
      U.S. Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see H. Res. 692), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      Ultralight aircraft: include under the definition of aircraft 
        relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and 
        technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
      Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 6576), 
        H6310 [16OC]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 
        418), S2324 [16AP] (see H. Res. 777), H5860 [11SE]
  Chronologies
      Pilot's Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]
  Conference reports
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658), H230-H304 [1FE]
  Cost Estimates
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 
        1956): CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Drew Liscum, E528 
        [16AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
  Letters
      Airport and Airway Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House), H136 [24JA]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H136 [24JA]
      Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Greg 
        Principato, Airports Council International-North America, 
        H4013 [26JN]
      ------Roger J. Dow, U.S. Travel Association, H4013 [26JN]
      ------Stephen A. Alterman, Cargo Airline Association, H4013 
        [26JN]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Douglas 
        W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6527 [20SE]
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
  Lists
      Airline ticket fees, H929 [17FE]
      House of Representatives staff who worked on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H455 [3FE]
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, S3740 [6JN]
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Kansas (organization), S5700 [31JY]
      World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Big 
        Sky Honor Flight (organization), E1034 [8JN], E1599 [21SE]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], H5779 
        [11SE]
  Motions
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3650 [7JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
  Poems
      ``We Stood!'' Albert C. Caswell, H5690 [2AU], E1436 [3AU]
  Questions and answers
      Military operations in Syria, S3821, S3822 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Air Force: Air National Guard firefighting aircraft funding, 
        H4953 [18JY]
      ------anniversary, E1536 [14SE]
      ------impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National Guard, 
        H1214 [7MR]
      ------methodology for determining which C-130 aircraft will be 
        retired and relocated, H2699 [15MY]
      ------prohibit funding cuts to Air National Guard units until an 
        impact study of the unit's loss is provided and increase 
        funding through a reduction in missile defense system funding, 
        H3052, H3053 [17MY]
      ------require cost analysis of proposed Air National Guard cuts, 
        H2572 [10MY]
      Armed Forces: anniversary of Chinook helicopter crash in 
        Afghanistan that killed soliders, airmen, and SEALs, H5689 
        [2AU], E1436 [3AU]
      ------anniversary of Marine Corps Aviation, E814 [16MY]
      ------authorize military operations in Syria, H1293 [8MR]
      ------express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft crash in 
        Djibouti, E254 [27FE]
      ------tribute to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne 
        Division (Air Assault), E1128 [21JN]
      ------tribute to Iowa Air National Guard 132d Fighter Wing, 
        E1538 [14SE]
      ------tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard members 
        killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White Draw Fire, 
        H4690, H4708 [10JY]
      Beckwith, Frank: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E526 [16AP]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1034 [8JN], E1599 
        [21SE]
      Blench, Alexander W.: Air Force Lieutenant General Leo Marquez 
        Award recipient, E523 [16AP]
      Boeing Co.: tribute to production and delivery of Boeing 787 
        Dreamliner airplane, E182 [13FE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash, H519, H520 [7FE]
      ------implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5208 [25JY], H5296 [26JY]
      Business and industry: require certain air carriers and their 
        agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees 
        (H.R. 3867), H929 [17FE]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit, 
        H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones, H5133 [24JY]
      Colorado: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Waldo Canyon, E1201 [29JN]
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), H2048, H2049 [24AP]
      Cuba: anniversary of downing of Brothers to the Rescue 
        (organization) aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]
      Curtis, Jacob: Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year 
        award recipient, E725 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: C-17 Fighter program funding, H3030 [17MY], 
        H5045 [19JY]
      ------decision to relocate C-130 aircraft from Texas to Montana, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      ------exonerate pilots John A. Brow and Brooks S. Gruber from 
        responsibility in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ, 
        H1206-H1208 [6MR], H1796-H1798 [29MR], H2020-H2022 [19AP], 
        H3261-H3263 [30MY], H3729-H3731 [18JN], H4895-H4897 [17JY]
      ------F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3019-H3021 
        [17MY]
      ------F-22 Fighter program funding, H2821 [17MY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3023, 
        H3024 [17MY]
      ------Precision Aerial Delivery System (PCADS) funding to battle 
        wildfires from military aircraft, H5046 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into non-competitive contracts 
        for helicopter leak-proof drip pans, H4991 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5047, H5048 [19JY]
      ------prohibit information obtained via an unmanned aerial 
        vehicle to be used as evidence in a court of law without a 
        warrant, H3007 [17MY]
      ------prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems except in 
        accordance with the Fourth Amendment, H4990, H4991 [18JY]
      ------prohibit purchase of helicopters for Afghan security 
        forces from Russia, Syria, and other state sponsors of 
        terrorism, H3031 [17MY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3008, H3009 [17MY]
      ------recognize essential service provided by fighter wings 
        performing Aerospace Control Alert missions in defending 
        sovereign U.S. airspace, E859 [18MY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, 
        E485 [29MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs 
        (H.R. 3974), H592 [8FE], H1532 [22MR]
      ------request review of decision to cancel or consolidate Air 
        National Guard Component Numbered Air Force Augmentation 
        Force, H3067 [17MY]
      ------require use of U.S. owned and operated aircraft in the 
        Civil Reserve Air Fleet to transport cargo and passengers, 
        H5052 [19JY]
      ------V-22 Osprey funding, H3021, H3022 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3638, H3639 [7JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection air and marine 
        interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement funding 
        through reductions in environmental mitigation funding, H3539, 
        H3540 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-
        Defense Facility funding, H3537-H3539 [6JN]
      ------ensure sensitivity of treatment in the security screening 
        process for children, the elderly, and the infirmed traveling 
        by air, H3542 [6JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3499-H3505, H3528-
        H3575 [6JN], H3618-H3652 [7JN], E1003 [6JN], E1008, E1022 
        [7JN], E1028, E1029, E1033 [8JN], E1040 [12JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, 
        H3650 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for procurement of certain items unless 
        they are domestically grown or produced, H3502 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        E901 [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface 
        mineral rights near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: prevent the use of unmanned aircraft 
        systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace 
        system (H.R. 5950), H4144 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the use of unmanned aircraft systems 
        as weapons while operating in the national airspace system, 
        H4143, H4144 [27JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 6277), E1396 
        [3AU]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Dyess AFB, TX: tribute to Armed Forces members, E394 [20MR]
      Eastern Iowa Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E979 [5JN], 
        E1530 [14SE]
      Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild 
        and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways 
        back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 
        [17JA], H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 
        [8FE], H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 
        [21JN], H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 
        [24JY], H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, 
        H5983, H5986 [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, 
        H6262, H6264 [21SE]
      ------rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, H3149 
        [18MY]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary, H2820 [17MY]
      Erickson, Scott: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High 
        School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E534 [16AP]
      European Union: prohibit funding to implement emissions trading 
        scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4139, H4140 [27JN]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, H453 [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H445-H447 
        [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), H192 [31JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H447-H456 [3FE], E142, 
        E147 [6FE], E155 [7FE]
      ------clarify that fractional aviation is non-commerical and not 
        subject to commericial aviation ticket tax, H456 [3FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE], H4039, 
        H4040 [26JN], H4146 [27JN]
      ------establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (H.R. 3824), E76 [25JA]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        H135-H137 [24JA], E77 [25JA]
      ------implement reforms to improve aviation safety, H2081 
        [25AP], H5236 [25JY]
      ------improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the 
        National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]
      ------prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/
        Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on 
        reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      ------reauthorize civil aviation research and development 
        projects and activities (H.R. 970), H452 [3FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), H5100-H5102 [23JY]
      ------Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) for sports stadiums 
        implementation funding, H4125, H4126 [27JN]
      Federal Way, WA: tribute to Federal Way High School Air Force 
        Junior ROTC team, E920 [31MY]
      Flora-Bama Lounge, Package, & Oyster Bar (business): anniversary 
        of visit to New York, NY, to support recovery efforts after 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, E416 [22MR]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), H3691 [8JN]
      Fort Hood, TX: anniversary of Air Force 3d Weather Squadron, 
        E520 [16AP]
      Grand Canyon National Park: implementation of FAA aviation noise 
        control regulations relative to commercial air tours, H591 
        [8FE]
      Hampton, VA: anniversary of NASA Langley Research Center, E1581 
        [20SE]
      Hillsborough, CA: tribute for adopting H&H Co., 1st Battalion, 
        327th Infrantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne 
        Division, E1119 [21JN]
      Hollister, CA: anniversary of Hollister Municipal Airport, E900 
        [30MY]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, E1431 [3AU]
      Honor Flight Central Florida (organization): tribute, E1617 
        [21SE]
      Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E313 [5MR], E642, 
        E645 [25AP], E895 [30MY], E1131 [25JN], E1226 [11JY]
      Honor Flight Illinois (organization): tribute, H2718 [16MY]
      Honor Flight Iowa (organization): tribute, E629 [24AP]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E733 
        [8MY], E1558 [19SE]
      Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon & Portland (organization): 
        tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E749 [9MY], 
        E1593 [21SE], E1658 [25SE]
      Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E634 
        [24AP], E1579 [20SE]
      Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E758 [10MY], 
        E1508 [13SE]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        E1000 [6JN]
      Kristi House, Inc.: tribute to partnership with Miami 
        International Airport and Port of Miami to assist child 
        victims of human trafficking, H1522 [22MR]
      Little Rock AFB, AR: Abilene, TX, Chamber of Commerce Military 
        Affairs Committee Abilene Trophy recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Lockheed Martin Corp.: tribute to F-22 program, H2215 [27AP]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (H.R. 1621), E814 [16MY]
      ------report on transfer of certain BLM land to the Marine Corps 
        for expansion of Twentynine Palms, CA, Ground Air Combat 
        Center, H3094 [17MY]
      Moline, IL: Quad City International Airport recipient of 
        Illinois Primary Airport of the Year award, E1040 [12JN]
      Music City Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E610 [23AP], 
        E681 [27AP], E723 [8MY]
      Nashville, TN: anniversary of Nashville International Airport, 
        E1017 [7JN]
      National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, H3812 
        [20JN], E1071, E1077, E1079 [19JN], E1125 [21JN]
      National Guard: Air National Guard funding, H2577 [10MY], H3108 
        [18MY]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, E142 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, E142 
        [6FE]
      National security: counterterrorism initiatives funding, H735 
        [15FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of policies relative to general 
        aviation industry, H734 [15FE]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to YMCA of Central Florida for ``Red Tail 
        Pilots Tribute'' event, E232 [17FE]
      Palm Springs, CA: tribute to Palm Springs Air Museum Spirit of 
        '45 Day, E1345 [26JY]
      Peterson AFB, CO: 302d Airlift Wing rededication of SUMIT 38 
        Memorial, E1317 [25JY]
      Pink, Laura: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E529 
        [16AP]
      Rusnok, Richard: Marine Corps Aviation Association Marine Corps 
        Test Pilot of the Year award recipient, E348 [8MR]
      Sewell, Daniel E.: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
        Outstanding Public Service Award recipient, E139 [3FE]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual, H3740 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (H.R. 5993), H4071 [27JN], E1106 [21JN]
      Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil 
        Aviation Organization (ICAO) (S. Con. Res. 17), H5846, H5847 
        [11SE], E1486 [12SE]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China, E846 [18MY]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (H.R. 2992), E226 [17FE]
      Tampa, FL: establishment of United Service Organizations, Inc. 
        (USO) Center at Tampa International Airport, E254 [27FE]
      Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the 
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), H135-H137 [24JA], 
        E77 [25JA]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5749 [10SE], 
        H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5822-H5826, 
        H5848, H5851 [11SE], E1472, E1476, E1478, E1479, E1480, E1481, 
        E1483 [11SE]
      Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1556 
        [19SE]
      Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
      ------extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 
        2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]
      ------importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]
      ------infrastructure funding, H201-H207 [31JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: call for investigation 
        of allegations of airport screeners involved in a drug 
        smuggling ring, H2138 [26AP]
      ------establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 
        1447), H4011-H4014 [26JN], H4421 [28JN], E1167 [28JN]
      ------establish an Ombudsman Office (H.R. 1165), H5825 [11SE]
      ------Federal Air Marshal Service funding, H3547, H3549, H3550 
        [6JN], H3619, H3643 [7JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------Federal Flight Deck Officer program funding, H3548, H3549 
        [6JN]
      ------funding, H3546, H3547 [6JN], H3644 [7JN]
      ------modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving 
        from preclearance airports (H.R. 6028), H5824-H5826 [11SE]
      ------privatization proposals, H447 [3FE]
      ------prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the 
        Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) 
        Program, H3640, H3641 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for security officers or behavior 
        detection officers outside an airport, H3630-H3632 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to provide certain employees uniforms or 
        badges resembling those of law enforcement officers, H3629, 
        H3630 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to restrict participation in Screening 
        Partnership Program (SPP), H3640 [7JN]
      ------reform, H3547 [6JN]
      ------require private companies contracted to provide security 
        screenings to be owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, H3644 
        [7JN]
      ------transfer unclaimed clothes recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to local veterans organizations and other 
        charities (H.R. 6328), H5825 [11SE]
      U.S. Space and Rocket Center: anniversary of Space Camp, H3582 
        [7JN]
      Ultralight aircraft: include under the definition of aircraft 
        relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and 
        technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H163-H166 [25JA]
      United Launch Alliance (organization): tribute, H3587 [7JN]
      Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to Hmong pilots trained to fly 
        ``secret war'' counterinsurgency missions, E1081 [19JN]
      World War II: tribute to premiere of ``Red Tails'' movie about 
        Tuskegee Airmen, H83 [23JA], E27 [17JA], E54 [23JA]
      ------tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E41 [18JA], E232 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Air Force: impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National 
        Guard, S408-S410 [9FE]
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, S1377-
        S1380 [5MR], S3819-S3822 [7JN], S5190-S5193 [19JY], S5934 
        [2AU]
      ------tribute to Marines killed in helicopter collision during a 
        training exercise in Imperial County, CA, S1190 [1MR]
      ------tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard members 
        killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White Draw Fire, 
        S4815 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Vermont National Guard, S4852 [11JY]
      Beale AFB, CA: tribute to Child Development Center, S2081 [27MR]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S4145 [13JN], 
        S4192 [14JN], S6335 [13SE], S6527 [20SE], S6576 [21SE]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Boeing Co.: anniversary of B-52 bomber, S3726 [5JN]
      Chicago, IL: O'Hare International Airport infrastructure 
        improvement project funding, S382 [7FE]
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), S3241 [16MY], S3658 [24MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (S. 3441), 
        S5964 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (S. 2044), S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (S. Res. 464), S3239, S3240 
        [16MY]
      EPA: establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (S. 3467), S5872 [1AU]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      European Union: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. 
        from participating in the European Union emissions trading 
        scheme (S. 1956), S2995 [9MY], S5945 [2AU], S6527, S6528 
        [20SE], S6611 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee receipts 
        for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. airlines 
        under the European Union emissions trading scheme, S6527, 
        S6528 [20SE]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, S383 [7FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S329, S333-S344 [6FE], 
        S382-S385 [7FE], S4194 [14JN]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), unanimous-consent agreement, S327 [2FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, S341 [6FE], S382 
        [7FE]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        S136 [26JA]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 
        [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4176-S4180, S4182, S4183 [14JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), S3720 [5JN], S3870, S3871 [7JN]
      Hanscom AFB, MA: impact of proposed change in leadership rank 
        structure on cybersecurity, S4230 [18JN]
      Hickman, George: tribute (S. Res. 567), S6469 [19SE]
      Honolulu, HI: tribute to Schofield Barracks soldiers killed in 
        helicopter crash in Afghanistan, S2582 [23AP]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]
      Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3740 
        [6JN]
      Honor Flight Kansas (organization): tribute, S5700 [31JY]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2917 
        [7MY]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]
      Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of space flight speech, S6245 
        [12SE]
      McConnell AFB, KS: support selection as main operating base for 
        KC-46A Tanker fleet, S5108 [18JY]
      NASA: funding, S6305 [13SE]
      National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 527), S5318 [24JY]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, 
        S341 [6FE]
      ------modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and 
        negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, 
        S339-S341 [6FE]
      Peterson AFB, CO: anniversary of Air Force Space Command, S6622 
        [21SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]
      Safety: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply 
        to all-cargo air operations (S. 3263), S3731 [5JN]
      Sorenson, Daren S.: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, S1998 
        [22MR]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (S. Res. 479), S3736 [5JN]
      Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the 
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), S136 [26JA]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6075-S6081, S6085, 
        S6086, S6091-S6093, S6095, S6097, S6098, S6099 [11SE]
      Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      Ultralight aircraft: include under the definition of aircraft 
        relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and 
        technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S95, S136 [26JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (S. 418), S3071-S3073 [10MY]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), S2382 
        [17AP], S6010 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112-382), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland Security 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5855) (H. Rept. 112-492), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3216) (S. Rept. 
        112-169), S3422 [22MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1956) (S. Rept. 112-195), S5976 [2AU]
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        658) (H. Rept. 112-381), H373 [1FE]
      Farmer's Privacy Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5961) (H. Rept. 112-682), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Release Reversionary Interest Held By the U.S. in Certain Cook 
        County, MN, Land Conveyed for the Establishment of an Airport: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2947) (H. Rept. 
        112-441), H1844 [16AP]
      Transportation Security Administration Transfer of Unclaimed 
        Money Recovered at Airport Security Checkpoints to United 
        Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 2179) (H. Rept. 112-468), H2441 [8MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3537 [6JN], H3622 [7JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
  Summaries
      Pilot's Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]
  Tables
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 533, consideration of conference report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H445 [3FE]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland 
        Security appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H.R. 1447, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, 
        H4011 [26JN]
      H.R. 2947, release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in 
        certain Cook County, MN, land conveyed for the establishment 
        of an airport, H2048 [24AP]
      H.R. 3800, Airport and Airway Extension Act, H135 [24JA]
      H.R. 3801, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, H163 
        [25JA]
      H.R. 6028, No-Hassle Flying Act, H5824 [11SE]
      S. 418, award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil 
        Air Patrol, S3071 [10MY]
      S. 1335, Pilot's Bill of Rights, S4733-S4735 [29JN], H5100 
        [23JY]
      S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition 
        Act, S6611, S6612 [21SE]
      S. 3261, allow Forest Service to award certain contracts for 
        large air tankers, S3871 [7JN], H3691 [8JN]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. Con. Res. 17, accord Taiwan observer status in the 
        International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), H5846 [11SE]
      S. Res. 418, tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan in World War II, 
        S2326 [16AP], S6011 [2AU]
      S. Res. 464, Ellsworth AFB, SD, anniversary, S3238, S3241 [16MY]
      S. Res. 479, Strategic Air Command stand down anniversary and 
        memorial dedication, S3733, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 527, National Airborne Day, S5308, S5318 [24JY]
      S. Res. 567, tribute to George Hickman, S6466, S6471 [19SE]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., S6305 [13SE], S6614 [21SE], H5775 [11SE], 
        H5868 [12SE], H5928 [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1473, E1476 [11SE], 
        E1504 [12SE], E1537 [14SE]




AVIATION SECURITY STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Greg Principato, Airports Council International-
        North America, H4013 [26JN]
      ------Roger J. Dow, U.S. Travel Association, H4013 [26JN]
      ------Stephen A. Alterman, Cargo Airline Association, H4013 
        [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1447), H4011-H4014 [26JN], H4421 [28JN], E1167 
        [28JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1447, provisions, H4011 [26JN]




AVIEL, SARA M.

  Remarks in Senate
      International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: 
        nomination to be Alternate Executive Director, S3652 [24MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be International Bank for Reconstruction and 
        Development Alternate Executive Director: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]




AVILA, JOSE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E816 [16MY]




AWARDS, MEDALS, PRIZES

  Addresses
      Constantino Brumidi Recipient of Congressional Gold Medal: 
        Senator Enzi, S5967 [2AU]
      Tribute to Senator Levin: Senator McCain, S1191 [1MR]
  Appointments
      Congressional Award Board, S3388 [21MY]
      Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board, 
        S5264 [23JY]
      Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board, S6558 [20SE]
      State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery 
        Board, S5264 [23JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Jersey Orchard Sweeps Apple Cider Awards, E229 [17FE]
      Kentucky Academy Tops the Chart--Newsweek Ranks Kentucky Academy 
        as America's Top High School, S3679 [4JN]
      Laurel Man Receives French Military Honor, S1992 [22MR]
      Maj. Gen. Dubie Is Vermonter of the Year, S122 [26JA]
      Pikeville Medical Center, S3271 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial 
        marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division 
        members who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 
        111), H1542 [22MR]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see S. 2885), 
        S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5144), H2270 [27AP]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see S. Con. Res. 45), S3729 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 
        128), H3266 [30MY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (see H. Con. Res. 133), H4907 
        [17JY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (see H. Con. Res. 135), H5525 
        [31JY]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S4893 [11JY]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see S. 2404), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4933), H2206 [26AP]
      Dept. of Energy: provide a prize to the first manufacturer of 
        highly-efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline 
        (see H.R. 3872), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an honorary Excellence in 
        Veterans Education Award (see H.R. 4052), H900 [16FE]
      ------provide dental care to veterans awarded the Purple Heart 
        (see H.R. 5653), H2565 [9MY]
      Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 
        5926), H3660 [7JN]
      Gibson, Althea: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 4130), H1133 [1MR]
      Gilman, Benjamin A.: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III: World Peace Corps Mission World 
        Peace Prize recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H374 [1FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 4040), H801 [15FE]
      Taxation: treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 5903), H3577 [6JN]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H4774 [10JY]
      War of 1812: award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect residents of Lewiston, 
        NY, from British invasion (see H.R. 6516), H6275 [21SE]
      Yoon, Byung Wook: tribute (see H. Res. 599), H1641 [27MR]
  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Aneesa Ahmed, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hana Elhebshi, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Jineth Bedoya Lima, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Maryam Durani, S1499 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, S1499 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Safak Pavey, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Samar Badawi, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Shad Begum, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Zin Mar Aung, S1499 [8MR]
  Essays
      Role of the Farm in a Healthy Diet: Andrea Ledgerwood, S2815 
        [26AP]
      ------Travis Koester, S2815 [26AP]
  Inscriptions
      Dennis M. Hertel Association of Former Members of Congress 
        appreciation plaque, H4700 [10JY]
      Gabrielle Giffords Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award plaque, H4699 [10JY]
  Letters
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus: Representative 
        Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1822 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1821 [16AP]
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg: 
        Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1816 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1816 [16AP]
      Forensic analysis of events surrounding the death of Rafael 
        Peralta relative to nomination to receive the Medal of Honor: 
        Vincent J.M. DiMaio, H3139 [18MY]
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1819 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1818 [16AP]
      Tribute to Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey: Representative Larson, E1135 
        [26JN]
  Lists
      Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1002 [6JN]
      Indiana Youth Essay Contest winners, S2815 [26AP]
  Poems
      ``Legend of Latrobe,'' Albert C. Caswell, S6440 [19SE]
      ``On Point, Shades of Black and Green,'' Albert C. Caswell, 
        E1148 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Adams, Keitha: Conference USA Women's Basketball Coach of the 
        Year award recipient, E368 [13MR]
      Aguilar, Dan: Premio Internazionale Solidarieta Alpina 
        (organization) Silver Plaque International Alpine Solidarity 
        Award recipient, E897 [30MY]
      Alafoyiannis, Loula Loi: Association of Greek American 
        Professional Women Woman of the Year award recipient, E1558 
        [19SE]
      Alcorn, Walter: Fairfax County, VA, Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E402 [21MR]
      Alibhai, Suleiman: Prevention of Blindness Society of 
        Metropolitan Washington Professional Service Award recipient, 
        E212 [16FE]
      Allen, Phillip C.: South Florida Business Leader of the Year 
        award recipient, E119 [2FE]
      Alshouse, Alex J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E567 [18AP]
      Ambul, Maria: American Heritage Girl (organization) Stars and 
        Stripes Award recipient, E1 [6JA]
      Ameris, Philip: Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council Man of the 
        Year award recipient, E531 [16AP]
      Anderson, Anthony: Alliance for Young Artists and Writers 
        National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards gold medal recipient, 
        H3488 [6JN]
      Anderson, Dan: Missouri Association of Secondary School 
        Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, E1556 [19SE]
      Anderson, Frank W.: Joint Veterans' Commission of Cuyahoga 
        County, OH, Judge Felix T. Matia/Chester J. Koch award 
        recipient, E164 [8FE]
      Andrews, Eleanor K.: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E461 [28MR]
      Archer, Iris M.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in 
        Adoption Award recipient, E1463 [10SE]
      Arkansas Farm Bureau: tribute to Arkansas Farm Family of the 
        Year award recipients, H4708 [10JY]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S., H2794 [16MY]
      ------Iowa National Guard 2d Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry 
        Division recipient of Dept. of Defense Citizen Patriot Unit 
        Award, E1540 [14SE]
      Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action 
        Badge to include members who participated in combat during 
        which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941, 
        H3108 [18MY]
      Arrighi, Eva: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E466 [28MR]
      Auburn, WA: Camelot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E1092 [20JN]
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]
      Azama, Yo: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 
        National Language Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1170 
        [28JN]
      Bailey, NC: Southern Nash High School Air Force Junior ROTC 
        recipient of Distinguished Unit of Merit award, E652 [25AP]
      Baker, David: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Bangor, ME: tribute to Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E45 [18JA]
      Barceloneta, PR: New Jersey Puerto Rican Heritage Statewide 
        Parade Annual Banquet Gala and Puerto Rican Illustres honoree, 
        E1535 [14SE]
      Bardstown, KY: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Beautiful Small Town in America'' designee, E1284 [19JY]
      Barton, Ken and Rhonda and family: Holmes County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1668 [28SE]
      Bartron, Robert A.: Montrose, PA, Area Chamber of Commerce 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E913 [31MY]
      Bascomb, Paul: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award 
        recipient, E243 [27FE]
      Baton Rouge Area Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1624 [21SE]
      Baugus, Jeffery A.: Santa Rosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E253 [27FE]
      Baxamusa, Murtaza: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Honoree 
        of the Year, E1460 [10SE]
      Bay Area Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1489 [12SE]
      Beard, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E405 [21MR]
      Beckley, WV: inclusion in Smithsonian (publication) list of best 
        places to live, E575 [18AP]
      Beckwith, Frank: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E526 [16AP]
      Benjamin, Zachary D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1083 [19JN]
      Benn, Alvin: Alabama Press Association Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E204 [15FE]
      Berg, Natalie: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) 
        Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E595 [19AP]
      Blanchard, Talbot: New Hampshire Hospital Association Licensed 
        Nursing Assistant (LNA) of the Year Award recipient, E1032 
        [8JN]
      Blench, Alexander W.: Air Force Lieutenant General Leo Marquez 
        Award recipient, E523 [16AP]
      Block, Francine: Bucks County, PA, Women's History Month Award 
        recipient, E506 [29MR]
      Bonner, David: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H4608 [29JN]
      Borchardt, Mack: Texas Fire Chiefs Association Fire Chief of the 
        Year award recipient, E536 [16AP]
      Borg, Holly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for California, E161 [8FE]
      Bourns, Gordon: Riverside, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of 
        the Year award recipient, E480 [28MR]
      Bowers, Arthur B. (Deacon): Tennessee Dept. of Labor and 
        Workforce Development James H. Collier Service Award 
        recipient, E1648 [21SE]
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, H3274 [31MY]
      Boys, Ralph: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H2303 [7MY]
      Bradshaw, Aaron R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1613 [21SE]
      Branch, Jason: Massachusetts Army National Guard Best Warrior 
        Competition winner, E757 [10MY]
      Brand, Morgan: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Future 
        Leader Award recipient, E1056 [18JN]
      Bravewomon, Lynn: GLOBE (Gays and Lesbians Organized for 
        Betterment and Equality of Alameda County) Pryor Conrad Award 
        recipient, E1684 [5OC]
      Brinkmeyer, Brady: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E552 [17AP]
      Brookhaven, PA: Coebourn Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H2332 [8MY]
      Brown, Bob: Springfield, MO, Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee, 
        E1543 [14SE]
      Brown, Bridget: National Down Syndrome Society Self-Advocate of 
        the Year Champion of Change Award recipient, H1165 [6MR]
      Brown, Chuck: ACLU of the Nation's Capital Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E2 [6JA]
      Brown, Eric: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 [25JA]
      Brown, Shari: National Center for Family Literacy Toyota Teacher 
        of the Year Award recipient, E462 [28MR]
      Brown, Tom: Tri-County Mental Health Services, Inc., Phoenix 
        Community Achievement Leader Award recipient, E1341 [26JY]
      Brownsboro, TX: Chandler Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1569 [19SE]
      Bucci, Frank A.: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna 
        County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of 
        Service recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Buckey, John: Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' 
        Association Bertram H. Holland High School Principal of the 
        Year award recipient, E1457 [10SE]
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Bucks County YWCA ``Women Who Make 
        a Difference'' award recipients, E760 [10MY]
      ------tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, H225 [1FE]
      Bunnell, Brett: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1551 [19SE]
      Burbank, CA: John Burroughs High School Junior State of America 
        Chapter National Civic Impact Award recipient, E1107 [21JN]
      Burmah, Norman and Norma: Louisiana Family Forum (organization) 
        Marriage Hall of Fame inductees, E286 [29FE]
      Calton, Todd M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E401 [21MR]
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]
      Camden Property Trust: inclusion in Fortune (publication) ``Best 
        Companies To Work For'' list, H1795 [29MR]
      Campbell, Roy T., Jr.: Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, 
        Inc., Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1559 [19SE]
      Cansler, Tamara C.: Greystone Society Rebecca Lukens Award 
        recipient, E420 [22MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), H3444 [5JN]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (H. Con. Res. 133), H5072 [19JY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (H. Con. Res. 135), H5552 
        [1AU], H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      Carbray, John and Diane: Fresno Grizzlies (baseball team) Al 
        Radka Award recipients, E136 [3FE]
      Carpenter, Wyatt: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E9 [10JA]
      Carton, Clint J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1727 [26OC]
      Caruso, Julie: Pembroke (MA) Express Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E200 [15FE]
      Casey, Les and Cheri: SBA Central California Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipients, E891 [25MY]
      Cerullo, Joseph D.: Hazleton, PA, Chapter of UNICO National 
        (organization) Chapter Outstanding Italian American of the 
        Year award recipient, E1681 [5OC]
      Chemicomays, LLC: General Motors Co., Supplier of the Year award 
        recipient, E957 [1JN]
      Chiang, Elvin Yu-Ling Duncan: SBA Guam Small Business Financial 
        Services Champion of the Year award recipient, E449 [27MR]
      Chicago, IL: Academy for Global Citizenship recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E914 [31MY]
      Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1303), E135 [3FE]
      Citron, Suzanne and Jeffrey: Big Brothers Big Sisters of 
        Monmouth & Middlesex Counties Annual Matching Smiles Gala 
        honorees, E1716 [23OC]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (H.R. 
        3866), H464 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H1110 [1MR]
      Clarion, IA: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E535 [16AP]
      Clearwater, FL: Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 recipient of 
        Dept. of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, E229 [17FE]
      Cleary, Mike: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E283 [29FE]
      Clinton, SC: tribute to Bell Street Middle School Science 
        Olympiad team, H1024 [29FE]
      Cohen, Howard and Patricia: Rotary Club of Hammond, IN, Heinze 
        Vocational Service Award recipients, E726 [8MY]
      Colalillo, Michael: Medal of Honor recipient, H1022 [29FE]
      Cole, Sean: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic Hall of 
        Fame inductee, E1641 [21SE], E1662 [28SE]
      Coles, Dewey L.: National Infantry Association Order of St. 
        Maurice award recipient, E130 [3FE]
      Community Foundation for Northern Virginia: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1451 
        [10SE]
      Community Foundation of Sarasota County: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1496 [12SE]
      Compton, Catherine: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, 
        E303 [1MR]
      Compton, Jennifer: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, 
        E303 [1MR]
      Conaboy, Richard and Marion: Neighborhood Housing Services of 
        Lackawanna County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a 
        Lifetime of Service recipients, E549 [17AP]
      Conine, Kent: Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers 
        (organization) honoree, E28 [17JA]
      Conlon, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Conte, Trevor P: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242 [27FE]
      Conti, Maurice and Sophie: New Zealand Bravery Medal recipients, 
        E712 [7MY]
      Cook, Matthew R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E318 [6MR]
      Cooper, Wilfred, Sr.: California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of 
        Fame inductee, E1291 [19JY]
      Copeland, Reggie: Cottage Hill Civilian Club Mobilian of the 
        Year award recipient, E490 [29MR]
      Coppell, TX: Mockingbird Elementary School recipient of 
        Character Education Partnership (organization) National School 
        of Character award, E1715 [23OC]
      Corns, Evan R.: Ohio Wesleyan University Alumni Board of 
        Directors Herman ``Rusty'' Shipps leadership award recipient, 
        E945 [1JN]
      Corwin, Toni and Bruce: Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, CA, 
        Humanitarian Award recipients, E259 [28FE]
      Costa, Anthony: Grower Shipper Association E.E. ``Gene'' Harden 
        Award for Lifetime Achievement in Central Coast Agriculture 
        recipient, E1107 [21JN]
      Coulson, Samuel: Broadcom Corp., Math, Applied Science, 
        Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program 
        finalist, E1523 [13SE]
      Coultas, Carol: Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E531 [16AP]
      Cox, T. Randolph: YMCA of Kanawha Valley, WV, Spirit of the 
        Valley award recipient, E1380 [1AU]
      Crawford, Edward: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E281 [29FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (H.R. 1775), H4607 [29JN], H5793-H5795 
        [11SE], E1527 [14SE]
      Crouse, Katherine A. and Peter: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, 
        Ethics in Business Award recipients, E1111 [21JN]
      Cruz, Terri: Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives 
        (publication) Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, E565 
        [18AP]
      Cumberland, MD: Bel Air Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H3108 [18MY]
      Cureton, Anthony: New Jersery State Conference of the NAACP 
        Outstanding President Award recipient, E1614 [21SE]
      Curran, Elizabeth (Libby): People (publication) Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E1697 [12OC]
      Curtis, Jacob: Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year 
        award recipient, E725 [8MY]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War, H3125 [18MY], E954 [1JN]
      Czemerda, Mary: Clearview Federal Credit Union Joseph C. Cirelli 
        Community Service Award recipient, E45 [18JA]
      Czmyr, William: Jewett City, CT, VFW Veteran of the Year award 
        recipient, E872 [18MY]
      Dale City, VA: tribute to Dale City Civic Assocation Community 
        Awards recipients, E322 [6MR]
      Daly, Erin: Dept. of Agriculture Secretary's Honor Award 
        recipient, E1501 [12SE]
      Davis, Alvin A.: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E659 [26AP]
      Davis, Belva: Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and 
        Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, 
        E1528 [14SE]
      De Weerd, Kayla: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Iowa, E775 [10MY]
      DeCraene, Peter: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1170 [28JN]
      DeLeo, John: UNICO National (organization) UNICAN of the Year 
        Award recipient, E95 [31JA], E119 [2FE]
      Denison, Judy: Golden Landmarks Association Living Landmark 
        Award recipient, E1114 [21JN]
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
      DeSanto, Fred: Pittston (PA) Dispatch Joseph F. Saporito 
        Lifetime of Service Award recipient, E326 [7MR]
      Deters, Kyle A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E318 [6MR]
      Detwiler, Thomas C.: Paper Industry Management Association Mill 
        Manager of the Year Award recipient, H2214 [27AP]
      Diaz, Yethzell: University of California, Santa Cruz, Gabriel 
        Zimmerman Scholarship Fund award recipient, E652 [25AP]
      DiRocco, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E498 [29MR]
      Doar, John: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E934 [31MY]
      Dolan, Mike: Hazleton, PA, Elks Lodge 200 Elk of the Year award 
        recipient, E245 [27FE]
      Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: World Affairs Council of 
        St. Louis International Humanitarian of the Year Award 
        recipient, E987 [6JN]
      Dorsey, Christopher: Jazz Museum of Florida, Inc., ``Jazzonian'' 
        Excellence in Jazz Education Award recipient, E846 [18MY]
      Doutt, Nancy: Berea, OH, Chamber of Commerce Grindstone Award 
        recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Dowdy, Caleb: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452 [10SE]
      Downtown Washington Inc.: National Trust for Historic 
        Preservation Great American Main Street Award recipient, E739 
        [9MY]
      Dressel, Melanie: American Banker (publication) Community Banker 
        of the Year award recipient, E117 [2FE]
      Dublin, CA: National Civic League All-American City Award 
        recipient, E210 [16FE], E932 [31MY]
      Dubuque, IA: St. Columbkille Elementary School recipient of 
        Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E91 [31JA]
      Duchon, Elliott: Jurupa Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E957 [1JN]
      Duer, Jeffrey J., Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E320 [6MR]
      Dutch Monkey Doughnuts (business): American Express OPEN and 
        Facebook Big Break for Small Business award recipient, E1678 
        [2OC]
      Dylan, Bob: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E934 [31MY]
      Eagle, Kristopher A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1097 [20JN]
      Earnshaw, Tim: U.S. Investigations Services, LLC, Investigator 
        of the Year award recipient, H2571 [10MY]
      East Islip, NY: Timber Point Elementary School winner of Disney 
        Plant Challenge for New York, E906 [30MY]
      East Tennessee Community Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1500 [12SE]
      Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1453 
        [10SE]
      EDS Waste Solutions, Inc.: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of 
        Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E175 [9FE]
      Ehrhardt, Jack, Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E245 [27FE]
      El Paso, TX: Douglas Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1622 [21SE]
      ------El Paso Independent School District recipient of 
        ChildObesity 180 (organization) Active Schools Acceleration 
        Project School Programs Regional award, E1048 [15JN]
      ------Mission Early College High School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1651 [21SE]
      Eldersburg, MD: Oklahoma Road Middle School School recipient of 
        Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H3108 [18MY]
      Elizabeth, NJ: Union County Vocational-Technical High School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1587 [21SE]
      Ellis, Rick and Kela: Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E590, E599 [19AP]
      Emerson, Mollie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E979 [5JN]
      Enriquez, Amelito: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E624 
        [24AP]
      Erickson, Scott: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High 
        School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E534 [16AP]
      Esnault, Betty: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Community Service Honoree, E947 [1JN]
      Estabrook, Tove E.: First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business 
        (publication) Guam Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E675 [26AP]
      Evans, William: American Pharmacists Association Remington Honor 
        Medal recipient, E389 [20MR]
      Ewing, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E297 [1MR]
      Fagerstone, Nathan V.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E185 [14FE]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Best of Braddock Awards 
        recipients, E1411 [3AU]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Lord and 
        Ladies Fairfax award recipients, E1074 [19JN]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding 
        Corporate Citizenship Award recipients, E1080 [19JN]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Federation of Citizens 
        Associations honorees, E563 [17AP]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Football Hall of Fame inductees, 
        E321 [6MR]
      Fairfax County, VA, Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Valor Award 
        recipients, E561 [17AP]
      Fairport, NY: Martha Brown Middle School named to National Forum 
        To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1070 [19JN]
      Falbo, Joseph: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Citizen of the 
        Year award recipient, E788 [15MY]
      Falconer, Talon M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E95 [31JA]
      Falese, Michael: Illinois Fire Chiefs Association Chief of the 
        Year award recipient, E376 [19MR]
      Falmouth, MA: Gosnold on Cape Cod recipient of Massachusetts 
        Mental Health Counselors Association Mental Health Agency of 
        the Year award, E1455 [10SE]
      Farlinger, Mark H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E501 [29MR]
      Fawcett, Robert: Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians 
        Family Physician of the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]
      Ferragina, Roberto: Amerigo Vespucci Society Man of the Year 
        Award recipient, E314 [5MR]
      Fleisher, Carol W.: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
        Outstanding Public Service Award recipient, E129 [3FE]
      Flinn, Shannon and family: Santa Rosa County, FL, Outstanding 
        Farm Family award recipient, E1283 [19JY]
      Flores, Sol: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1278 [18JY]
      Florida: tribute to 13th District Congressional Law Enforcement 
        Award recipients, E451 [27MR]
      ------tribute to America's Young Heroes award recipients, E546 
        [17AP]
      ------tribute to 13th Congressional District Fire and Rescue and 
        EMS Award recipients, E1327 [25JY]
      Flowers, Ira L.: Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc., Southeastern Province 
        Joseph R. Jenkins Award recipient, E738 [9MY]
      Flynn, Mike: Association of Washington Generals Washingtonian of 
        the Year award recipient, E1586 [21SE]
      Foege, William: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E758 
        [10MY], E1091 [20JN]
      Fort Lauderdale, FL: Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble 
        winner of the Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Competition and 
        Festival, E876 [18MY]
      Fortuna family: Cleveland, OH, Slovenian National Home (East 
        80th) Persons of the Year award recipients, E828 [17MY]
      Fouche, Aloysia: One Hundred Black Women of Funeral Service 
        Organization Living Legends of Funeral Service Award 
        recipient, E1501 [12SE]
      Fowler, Michael L., Sr.: Georgia Funeral Service Practitioners 
        Association, Inc., 4th District Mortician of the Year Award 
        recipient, E483 [29MR]
      Francis Lee Contracting (company): Delegate Norton's Small 
        Business Access to Capital and Business Opportunities Fair 
        District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award 
        recipient, E613 [23AP]
      Freeman, Ira: California Pharmacists Association Pharmacist of 
        the Year award recipient, E674 [26AP]
      Fremont, CA: Hopkins Junior High School winner of Dept. of 
        Energy National Science Bowl, E713 [7MY]
      ------J. Haley Durham Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1735 [6NO]
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]
      Gainesville, TX: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Patriotic Small Town in America'' designee, E13030 [24JY]
      Garrett, Monica and Ivory: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1577 [20SE]
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]
      Gaylor, Gregory: United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) Sailor 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1611 [21SE]
      Geiger, Roger: Torrington, CT, AMVETS (organization) Post 24 
        member of the year award recipient, E203 [15FE]
      Geitner, Rex E.: San Mateo County, CA, Farm Bureau Farmer of the 
        Year award recipient, E202 [15FE]
      Gensler, Arthur: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research 
        (SPUR) Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E268 [28FE]
      Gibbons, Matthew T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E872 [18MY]
      Giesler, Marsha: National Fire Protection Association Fire and 
        Life Safety Educator of the Year award recipient, H4830 [12JY]
      Giffords, Gabrielle: Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award recipient, H4699 [10JY]
      Gilmore, Jacob and Carla and family: Escambia County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1692 
        [12OC]
      Gin, Diane: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E478 [28MR]
      Girl Scouts: tribute to Centennial Celebration--Women of 
        Achievement honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, 
        E311 [5MR]
      Glance, Stephanie: Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball 
        Coach of the Year award recipient, E406 [21MR]
      Goins, Wendy: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Ambassador 
        of the Year award recipient, E170 [9FE]
      Gold Eagle Co.: Dept. of Commerce President's ``E'' Award 
        recipient, E765 [10MY]
      Golden, CO: Colorado Railroad Museum recipient of Golden 
        Landmarks Association Living Landmark Award, E1123 [21JN]
      ------Golden Parks and Recreation Dept. recipient of Greater 
        Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Civic Award, E172 [9FE]
      ------USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage Six Team recipient of 
        Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Chairman's Award, E174 
        [9FE]
      Gordon, Terry: Akron, OH, Community Foundation Bert A. Polsky 
        Humanitarian Award recipient, E1725 [26OC]
      Grabill, David: Northern California ACLU Jack Green Civil 
        Liberties Award recipient, E634 [24AP]
      Graveline, Robert B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Gray, Marion: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E104 [1FE]
      Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1459 [10SE]
      Greco, Victor F.: UNICO National (organization) Marconi Science 
        Award recipient, E347 [8MR]
      Green, Martha: Congregation Emanu El, Redlands, CA, Tzedakah 
        Award recipient, E904 [30MY]
      Green-Byrd, Danielle: American Red Cross Tiffany Circle 
        Distinguished Woman Warrior Award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Greene, Trevor: MetLife/National Association of Secondary School 
        Principals National High School Principal of the Year award 
        recipient, E1579 [20SE]
      Greenwalt, Sophia: American Red Cross Everyday Hero Award 
        recipient, E754 [9MY]
      Gregorius, Robin: SBA Alabama Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E831 [17MY], E947 [1JN]
      Guerin, Kevin: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Irishman of the Year 
        award recipient, E131 [3FE]
      Guetzke, Kenneth: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, H170 [25JA]
      Guillen, Nancy E.: California 29th Congressional District Woman 
        of the Year award recipient, E471 [28MR]
      Gulf Coast Community Foundation: Council on Foundations Wilmer 
        Shields Rich Awards Program for Excellence in Communications 
        Silver Award recipient, E724 [8MY]
      Gurusamy, Ruth: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year 
        award recipient, E447 [27MR]
      Hamann, Paul: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1243 [12JY]
      Hanson, Ryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1287 [19JY]
      Hanson, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1435 [3AU]
      Harcum College: Main Line Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Business 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1398 [3AU]
      Harrelson, Patty: Florida Dept. of Education Principal 
        Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership recipient, E498 
        [29MR]
      Hartsfield, Wallace S., Sr.: Missouri Walk of Fame inductee, 
        E1564 [19SE]
      Haubert, Thom: Battelle Memorial Institute Inventor of the Year 
        award recipient, E456 [27MR]
      Hawkes, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1451 [10SE]
      Haynes, Lauren: International Brotherhood of Teamsters James R. 
        Hoffa Scholarship recipient, E1618 [21SE]
      Hazelton, PA: tribute to Hazelton, PA, Lions Club Melvin Jones 
        Fellowship award recipients, E1697 [12OC]
      Hebel, Tom: Heritage Conservancy Business Leader Conservation 
        Award recipient, H1856 [17AP]
      Heer, Melissa: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E298 
        [1MR]
      Hind, Kay: Georgia Council on Aging Distinguished Older Georgian 
        Award recipient, E276 [29FE]
      Hines, Dale: Wisconsin Agriculturist (publication) Master 
        Agriculturist award recipient, E655 [25AP]
      Hirabayashi, Gordon: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E765 [10MY], E934 [31MY], E1089 [20JN]
      Hittle, William M., IV: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1669 
        [28SE]
      Holleder, Donald: Distinguished Service Cross recipient 
        posthumously, E1487 [12SE]
      Hollowell, Alescia M.: Miss Black Michigan USA pageant winner, 
        E160 [8FE]
      Holysz, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E632 [24AP]
      Homer Glen, IL: International Dark Sky Association International 
        Dark Sky Community award recipient, E1219 [10JY]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1815), H1817-H1820 [16AP]
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Employee Excellence 
        Award recipients, E1541 [14SE]
      ------tribute to House Service Award recipients, E1541 [14SE]
      Houston, TX: inclusion of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer 
        Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best 
        Hospitals'' for cancer list, H5139 [24JY]
      Huerta, Delores: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E896 
        [30MY], E934 [31MY], E1289 [19JY]
      Hughes, Cathy: NAACP Chairman's Award recipient, E263 [28FE]
      Hundley, Barbara: Jackson, AL, Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E945 [1JN]
      Hunkapillar, Michael W.: BayBio (organization) Lifetime 
        Achievement DiNA Award recipient, E610 [23AP]
      Hurd, Benjamin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1289 [19JY]
      Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall 
        of Fame inductees, E565 [18AP]
      Industrial Systems & Supply, Inc.: SBA Nebraska Small Business 
        of the Year award recipient, E424 [22MR]
      Iowa: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, E776 [10MY]
      Issaquah, WA: tribute to National Association of Police 
        Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, E766 [10MY], E1053 
        [18JN]
      Jacks, Jacqueline: Washington County, FL, Rookie Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Jackson, Frank G.: Black Professionals Association Charitable 
        Foundation Black Professional of the Year award recipient, 
        E1529 [14SE]
      Jackson, H. Joaquin: Frontier Times Museum Texas Heroes Hall of 
        Honor inductee, E1391 [2AU]
      Jacobson, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E926 [31MY]
      Jadallah, Malak: Cleveland, OH, American Middle East 
        Organization Community Service Award recipient, E576 [18AP]
      James, Elroy A.: Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Inc., King of 
        Zulu designee, E223 [17FE]
      Jamesville, NC: Jamesville Middle School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1516 [13SE]
      Jenkins, Jackie: California School Employees Association Member 
        of the Year award recipient, E1124 [21JN]
      Jimenez, Tony: Small Business Council of America Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipient, E799 [15MY]
      Joe Ringhausen Orchard and Apple House: Illinois Cider and 
        National Cider Contest winner, E229 [17FE]
      Johnson, Ed: New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP honoree, 
        E1456 [10SE]
      Johnson, Nichele A.: Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 
        [7MY]
      Johnson, Representative Sam: Texas Association of Business 
        Maurice Acers Champion of Free Enterprise Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1512 [13SE]
      Johnston, Tiffany: National Association of Agricultural 
        Educators Teacher Mentor Award recipient, E1432 [3AU]
      Jones, Calvin (C.J.): Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation outstanding mentor honoree, E711 [7MY]
      Jones, Denise Houlemard: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E477 [28MR]
      Jones, Leechia: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in the Workplace award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Jones, Michael A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 [25JA]
      Jones, Wilbur D.: Wilmington (NC) Star-News Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1240 [12JY]
      Jorgensen, Hannah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E724 [8MY]
      Judah, Linda: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Karski, Jan: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E902 
        [30MY]
      KATM-Radio (Stockton, CA): Country Music Association and Academy 
        of Country Music Station of the Year Awards recipient, E789 
        [15MY]
      Kauffmann, Raphael: San Mateo County, CA, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E1103 [21JN]
      Kaushik, Sunedra K.: Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Samman Award 
        recipient, E255 [27FE]
      Keller, Nick: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 [17AP]
      Kelly, Lois: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County, 
        PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of Service 
        recipient, E558 [17AP]
      Kennametal Inc.: Rogers, AR, facility recipient of Arkansas 
        Three Million Work Hour Award, H2666 [15MY]
      Kennett, Bayard: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1732 [2NO]
      Kent, WA: Technology Access Foundation Academy recipient of 
        Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Award, E1521 [13SE]
      Kilbane, Kathleen: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E281 [29FE]
      Kimberling, Cleon: Colorado State University Dept. of Animal 
        Science Livestock Leader of the Year award recipient, H86 
        [23JA]
      Kirkley-Bey, Marie Lopez: Hartford Communities That Care 
        (organization) Community Service Award recipient, E1135 [26JN]
      Kirshner, Jean: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business 
        Award recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Kittinger Furniture Co., Inc.: MADE--In America (organization) 
        BEST--Made in America Award recipient, H4161 [28JN]
      Kleinwort, Seth A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1068 [19JN]
      Klender, Thomas W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E72 [25JA]
      Knowlton, Tanner M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E554 [17AP]
      Knudson, Michael: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, E301 
        [1MR]
      Koebke, Mitchell: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452 [10SE]
      Kona Kai Coffee Co.: King County, WA, Executive Workforce 
        Development Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1523 
        [13SE]
      Kopp, Kevin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E399 [21MR]
      Kosta, Stanley: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E375 [19MR]
      Kranz, Ken: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Charlie 
        O'Brien Award recipient, E176 [9FE]
      Krohne, Austin N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1140 [26JN]
      Kurtinitis, Sandra: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Humanitarian 
        of the Year award recipient, E790 [15MY]
      LaBonge, Tom: Los Angeles Police Historical Society Jack Webb 
        Award recipient, E1514 [13SE]
      Lai, Richard K.: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E448 [27MR]
      Lane, Joanne: United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar 
        recipient, E1142 [26JN]
      Lange, Linda S.: Dept. of the Air Force Outstanding Civilian 
        Career Service Award nominee, E623 [24AP]
      Lanning, Richard L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E261 [28FE]
      Lanthorn, Robert: Kids Voting USA (organization) Educator of the 
        Year award recipient, E602 [19AP]
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award 
        recipients, E566 [18AP]
      Laubscher, Rick: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research 
        (SPUR) Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E602 [19AP]
      Lee, Carmen A.: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1641 [21SE]
      Lee College: Texas Historical Marker recipient, E391 [20MR]
      Lemmon, Tom: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Labor Leader of 
        the Year, E1462 [10SE]
      Leonard, Tom: Essex National Heritage Commission Essex Heritage 
        Hero Award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Lewiston, ME: tribute to Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E26 [17JA]
      Lightfoot, Robert D.: Medical Association of the State of 
        Alabama Samuel Buford Word Award recipient, E1400 [3AU]
      Lijoi, Andre: Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians Family 
        Physician of the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]
      Lindsay, Randella: Walton County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E216 [16FE]
      Little Rock AFB, AR: Abilene, TX, Chamber of Commerce Military 
        Affairs Committee Abilene Trophy recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Long Beach, CA: Longfellow Elementary School recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E645 [25AP]
      Long Branch, NJ: tribute to Long Branch, NJ, Free Public Library 
        Library Champion award recipients, E1708 [19OC]
      Lopes, Alexandre: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1351 [31JY]
      Lopez, Miriam: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        community spirit honoree, E712 [7MY]
      Lozada, Marisha: Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Scholastic 
        Art and Writing Award recipient, E794 [15MY]
      Luzier, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1555 [19SE]
      MacLaine, Shirley: American Film Institute Life Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1022 [7JN], E1108 [21JN]
      Madison, WI: St. Mary's Hospital designation as magnet facility 
        by American Nurses Credentialing Center, E134 [3FE]
      Madisonville, KY: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 33 Make a 
        Difference Day Award recipients, E591 [19AP]
      Maine: tribute to Governor's Award for Volunteerism recipients, 
        E628 [24AP]
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]
      Marion County, FL: inclusion of several Marion County Public 
        Schools in Washington (DC) Post ``Top High Schools'' list, 
        E1341 [26JY]
      Matthews, Timothy M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E400 [21MR]
      Maxey, Jim: National Meat Association E. Floyd Forbes Award 
        recipient, E230 [17FE]
      Mazurkiwecz, Jeannine Lesante: Hazleton, PA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Athena Award recipient, E819 [16MY]
      McKelvey, Andrew R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 [17AP]
      Media, PA: Rose Tree Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H2332 [8MY]
      Mellor, Guy: Army Best Warrior Competition Noncommissioned 
        Officer of the Year award recipient, E28 [17JA]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Emissaries of Memphis Music honorees, 
        E514 [30MR]
      Memphis Horns (musical group): National Academy of Recording 
        Arts and Sciences, Inc., GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award 
        recipient, E181 [13FE]
      Meyers, Marvin: Fresno State Alumni Association ``Top Dog'' 
        Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient, E1673 [2OC]
      Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to 
        Elder Award nominees, E1374 [1AU]
      Minami, Dale: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) 
        Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E271 [28FE]
      Mobile, AL: inclusion of Alabama School of Math and Science in 
        Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E1363 
        [31JY]
      Moczary, Steven: Air Force Association Eglin Chapter 365 Teacher 
        of the Year award recipient, E834 [17MY]
      Modesto, CA: inclusion of Dewz Restaurant in the OpenTable, 
        Inc., Diner's Choice ``Best Overall Top 100 Restaurants'' 
        list, E235 [21FE]
      Moline, IL: Quad City International Airport recipient of 
        Illinois Primary Airport of the Year award, E1040 [12JN]
      Monsanto, Inc.: tribute to Sustainable Yield Pledge Award 
        recipients, E922 [31MY]
      Mooney, Beth: Notre Dame College Medal recipient, E1019 [7JN]
      Moore, Lisa Mantarro: Ceres, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of 
        the Year Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E96 [31JA]
      Moore, Mal: National Football Foundation John L. Toner Award 
        recipient, E1338 [26JY], E1366 [31JY]
      Moore, Susan: Roseland School District, Santa Rosa, CA, Lifetime 
        Achievement Volunteer Award recipient, E903 [30MY]
      Morgan, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E263 [28FE]
      Morganza, MD: tribute to Chopticon High School marching band, 
        E951 [1JN]
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E233 [17FE]
      Morrison, Richard M.: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Veteran of the 
        Year Award recipient, E1464 [10SE]
      Morro Bay, CA: NOAA Excellence in Local Government award 
        recipient, H5025 [19JY]
      Mosby Farm (business): King County, WA, Executive Rural Small 
        Business of the Year award finalist, E1524 [13SE]
      Motion pictures: tribute to Academy Award-winning documentary, 
        ``Undefeated'', H952 [27FE]
      Mount View-Edgewood Water Co.: National Rural Water Association 
        National Great American Water Taste Test Gold Medal award 
        recipient, E247 [27FE]
      Mountain Home, AR: Mountain Home High School robotics team 
        winners of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition, H4076 
        [27JN]
      Mouradian, Kay: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      Moynihan, Steven P.: James Madison Memorial Fellowship 
        Foundation James Madison Fellowship designee, E1142 [26JN]
      Mr. Trophy (business): Representative Fleischmann Economic 
        Excellence Award recipient, H974 [28FE]
      Muhammad, Arthur: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 [7MY]
      Murphy, Janice G.: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E283 [29FE]
      Murphy, Tracy: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1453 [10SE]
      Nagorney, Samuel T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Nakasone, Lynne Yoshiko: National Endowment for the Arts 
        National Heritage Fellowship recipient, H6164 [20SE], E1480 
        [11SE]
      Nance, Fred and Jakki: Cleveland, OH, Public Theatre Pan Award 
        recipients, E1458 [10SE]
      Nandipati, Snigdha: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee 
        winner, E964 [1JN]
      National Association of Asian American Professionals: Seattle, 
        WA, chapter recipient of Chapter of the Year award, E1592 
        [21SE]
      National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations: tribute to Ellis 
        Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1002 [6JN]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, E269 [28FE], 
        E375 [19MR]
      Navy: report on review, findings, and actions pertaining to the 
        Medal of Honor nomination of Rafael Peralta, H3138 [18MY]
      Nazareth College: inclusion in Military Advanced Education 
        (publication) ``Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities'' 
        list, E335 [7MR]
      Nelson, Ethan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E260 [28FE]
      Nesby & Associates, Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Minority 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1525 [13SE]
      New Jersey: tribute to Suburban Chamber of Commerce Service 
        award recipients, E387 [20MR]
      New York: tribute to 2d Congressional District Intel Corp., 
        Science Talent Search semifinalists, E53 [23JA]
      New York, NY: NAACP Mid-Manhattan branch NAACP Thalheimer award 
        recipient, E1298 [23JY]
      Newport, ME: tribute to Sebasticook Valley, ME, Chamber of 
        Commerce award recipients, E152 [7FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4040), 
        H1820-H1823 [16AP], E583 [19AP]
      Nolting, Stephen D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E320 [6MR]
      Nornhold, Bradley: Baltimore, MD, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E855 [18MY]
      Norris, Christi: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Support Services award recipient, E1053 [18JN]
      North Richland Hills, TX: North Hills Hospital recipient of 
        Society of Chest Pain Centers accreditation, E899 [30MY]
      Northeast Iowa Community College: Aspen Institute ``Top Ten 
        Community Colleges'' honoree, E218 [16FE]
      Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual 
        Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]
      Nowakowski, Arthur: Silver Star recipient, E317 [6MR]
      Nunn, Diane: ABA Center on Children and the Law Mark Hardin 
        Award for Child Welfare Legal Scholarship and Systems Change 
        recipient, E1094 [20JN]
      Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C.: Dept. of 
        Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom 
        Award recipient, E1362 [31JY]
      Oborny, Lucas J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E73 [25JA]
      Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter 
        recipient of the International Large Chapter of the Year and 
        International Social Action Chapter of the Year award 
        recipient, E1724 [26OC]
      Osborne, Christopher: Purple Heart recipient, E747 [9MY]
      Pablo, Benjamin C.: SBA Guam Veteran Small Business Champion of 
        the Year award recipient, E453 [27MR]
      Pacific Metallurgical Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Exporting 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1507 [13SE]
      Padron, Eduardo J.: Greater Miami, FL, Chamber of Commerce Sand 
        In My Shoes Award recipient, E252 [27FE]
      Paine, Peter S., Jr.: French Ordre des Palmes Academique 
        recipient, E1148 [27JN]
      Palermo, Donna E.: Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. 
        Rose Tucker Award recipient, E1721 [26OC]
      Palmersheim, Patrick: DAR Medal of Honor award recipient, E500 
        [29MR]
      Parker, Garret: Illinois Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year 
        award recipient, E1349 [30JY]
      Parker, Randall B.: Dept. of the Air Force Meritorious Civilian 
        Service Award nominee, E1039 [12JN]
      Pata, Donald: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1143 [26JN]
      Patterson, Garth: New Bedford, MA, Friend of the Fisherman Award 
        recipient, E1604 [21SE]
      Pearce, Logan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E303 [1MR]
      Pennsylvania: tribute to 12th Congressional District recipients 
        of Dept. of State Fulbright Program grants, E30 [18JA]
      Perry, Denzell: Boys & Girls Clubs of America Pacific Region 
        Youth of the Year award recipient, E1582 [20SE]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and 
        Peace Islands Institute Friendship Award recipients, E586 
        [19AP]
      Pickard, Justina: Walton County, FL, School District Related 
        Employee of the Year Award recipient, E212 [16FE]
      Pierce, Angela: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Carnegie Medal 
        recipient, E684 [27AP]
      Pink, Laura: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E529 
        [16AP]
      Pinkham, Peter: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1733 [2NO]
      Pippin, Christy: Washington County, FL, School District Related 
        Employee of the Year award recipient, E48 [19JA]
      Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of 
        Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science 
        and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Rookie All-Star Award, E552 [17AP]
      Plympton, Rick: SBA New York Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E875 [18MY]
      Powers, Francis G.: Silver Star recipient, E1092 [20JN]
      P'Pool, Zachary M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E568 [18AP]
      Prather, Gerald L.: Boy Scouts Del Rio, TX, Person of the Decade 
        Award recipient, E1467 [10SE]
      Pribble, Jeffrey: Escambia County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E249 [27FE]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Prince William County 
        Teacher of the Year/Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award 
        nominees, E320 [6MR]
      ------tribute to teachers achieving National Board for 
        Professional Teaching Standards certification, E323 [6MR]
      ------tribute to the Green Guiding Committee of Prince William 
        County Green Community Award recipients, E953 [1JN]
      Princeton, IN: Indiana Stellar Community Award recipient, E955 
        [1JN]
      Pritchard, Delanie: Washington County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Provencher, Philip D.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E26 [17JA]
      Prussman, Lori: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1055 [18JN]
      Putnam, William, Jr.: National Eagle Scout Association 
        Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]
      ------National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Scout 
        Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]
      Randazzo, Ciro G.: Federazione Siciliana Del New Jersey 
        ``Trinacria D'Oro'' Award recipient, E381 [19MR]
      Ransom, Marilyn: North Olmsted, OH, Community Council Citizen of 
        the Year award recipient, E830 [17MY]
      Rawson, David and Pat and family: Okaloosa County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1648 [21SE]
      Render, Kale R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242 [27FE]
      Renton, WA: inclusion of Talbot Hill Elementary School in Parent 
        & Child (publication) ``Coolest Schools in America'' list and 
        Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 
        Designated Innovative Schools honoree, E1593 [21SE]
      ------inclusion of Valley Medical Center in U.S. News & World 
        Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals in the Puget Sound'' 
        list, E1640 [21SE]
      Resnick, Stewart A.: Ag One Foundation Community Salute honoree, 
        E311 [5MR]
      Richards, James N.: Dept. of Defense Military Child of the Year 
        Award recipient, E553 [17AP]
      Richards, Kenny: National Tourette Syndrome Association Zak 
        Hollis Youth Achievement Award recipient, E1097 [20JN]
      Rittling, Mary: North Carolina Community College President of 
        the Year award recipient, E753 [9MY]
      Rivera, Antonio: United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) 
        Service Member of the Year Award recipient, E1637 [21SE]
      Rivera-Bruno, Bryan A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E795 [15MY]
      Rivers, Ken: Boy Scouts Long Beach, CA, Council Tahquitz 
        District Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
      Roberto, Joseph: SBA Guam Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small 
        Business of the Year award recipient, E452 [27MR]
      Roberts, Armisha: General Motors Foundation Buick Achievers 
        Scholarship Program award recipient, E615 [23AP]
      Roberts, Jason: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1435 [3AU]
      Robinette, Gretchen: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Robinson-Briggs, Sharon: New Jersey State Conference of the 
        NAACP Certificate of Achievement recipient, E1454 [10SE]
      Rochester, NY: Girl Scouts Hippie Pandas (robotics team) 
        recipient of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Gracious Professionalism Award, E971 [5JN]
      Rodges, Teresa A.: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Woman of the Year award recipient, E964 [1JN]
      Rodriguez, Andrew: Amateur Athletic Union James E. Sullivan 
        Award recipient, E482 [29MR]
      Roehl, Jackie: Education Minnesota (organization) Minnesota 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2303 [7MY]
      Rohan, Mike: SBA Illinois Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        of the Year award recipient, H3488 [6JN]
      Ronning, Jean: Ashland, WI, Chamber of Commerce Person of the 
        Year award recipient, E624 [24AP]
      Ross, Duscha: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E252 [27FE]
      Rothschild, Brian: Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts, Inc., 
        Prince Henry Society Award recipient, E1701 [16OC]
      Rusnok, Richard: Marine Corps Aviation Association Marine Corps 
        Test Pilot of the Year award recipient, E348 [8MR]
      Russell, Cindy: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1734 [2NO]
      Ruthton, MN: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (RTR) Elementary School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1668 [28SE]
      Ryan, Michael: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Hibernian of the 
        Year award recipient, E144 [6FE]
      Saffran, Miles: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E402 [21MR]
      Saginaw Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1499 [12SE]
      Salinas, Ricardo: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute 
        Trade and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]
      Sanders, Jan: League of Women Voters of Dallas, TX, Education 
        Fund Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E176 [9FE]
      Scammell, Emily: Auburn University Political Science Leadership 
        Award recipient, E538 [16AP]
      Scarola, Jack: Lord's Place (organization) Ending Homelessness 
        Award recipient, E105 [1FE]
      Schaffer, Trevor: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E1644 [21SE], E1663 [28SE]
      Schlenker, Paul C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E346 [8MR]
      Schmidt, Sydney: Our Military Kids (organization) Military Kid 
        of the Year award recipient, H1981 [19AP]
      Schweitzer, Edmund O., III: Institute of Electrical and 
        Electronics Engineers Medal in Power Engineering recipient, 
        E1190 [29JN]
      Scott, Michelle: Dept. of Justice Federal Service Award 
        recipient, E714 [7MY]
      Seattle, WA: Port of Seattle recipient of Dept. of Defense 
        Employer Support Freedom Award, E1397 [3AU]
      Seattle Chocolates (company): King County, WA, Executive Woman 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1545 [14SE]
      Seif, Dean: Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Chairman Award recipient, E42 [18JA]
      Seitz, Carolyn Ingram: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E520 [16AP]
      Senteza, Jimmy: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E300 
        [1MR]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): Palm 
        Beach, FL, chapter recipient of SBA National SCORE Chapter of 
        the Year Award, E1023 [7JN]
      Sewell, Dan: Fairview Park, OH, Community Council Fairview Park 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E731 [8MY]
      Sewell, Daniel E.: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
        Outstanding Public Service Award recipient, E139 [3FE]
      Sgro, Peter R.: SBA Guam Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        award recipient, E450 [27MR]
      Shaner, Lance T.: Navy League of Central Pennsylvania Lieutenant 
        Michael P. Murphy Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, H5902 
        [12SE]
      Sheldon, Denise: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E1643 [21SE], E1660 [28SE]
      Shelter House, Inc.: tribute to volunteer award recipients, 
        E1071 [19JN]
      Skeens, Mary: West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E652 [25AP]
      Smith, Courtney: San Clemente, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E39 [18JA]
      Smith, Stacie: Okaloosa County, FL, School District Educational 
        Support Professional of the Year award recipient, E349 [8MR]
      Snortland, Ellen: California 29th Congressional District Woman 
        of the Year award recipient, E468 [28MR]
      Sobieraj, George B.: Cleveland, OH, Society of Poles Foundation 
        ``Good Joe'' Award recipient, E573 [18AP]
      Solano, Patrick J.: Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization) 
        Community Leadership Award recipient, E91 [31JA]
      South Paris, ME: tribute to Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E42 [18JA]
      Southern Pines, NC: National Civic League All-American City 
        Award recipient, E1324 [25JY]
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School National 
        Merit Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School student council, 
        E920 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School students selected to 
        Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band, E893 [29MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School winterguard team, 
        E883 [22MY]
      Spaulding, Fredrick L.: Army Distinguished Service Cross 
        recipient, E691 [27AP]
      St. Louis Community Empowerment Foundation: tribute to Salute to 
        Women in Leadership Luncheon, E200 [15FE]
      Stark, Carol: Local Media Association Editor of the Year award 
        recipient, E834 [17MY]
      Stein, Sara Summers: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Emerging Leader award recipient, E1057 [18JN]
      Stinnett, Paige: Texas Music Educators Association All-State 
        Women's Choir selectee, E888 [25MY]
      Strader, Greg: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E138 [3FE]
      Straszheim, Charity: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, 
        E299 [1MR]
      Streit, Michael: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Strickland, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E590 [19AP]
      Stroder, Evelyn: Crane, TX, Chamber of Commerce Heritage Day 
        honoree, E1600, E1610 [21SE]
      Suffield, CT: tribute to Suffield Foundation for Excellent 
        Schools Hall of Honor inductees, E1010 [7JN]
      Suh, Debra: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E470 [28MR]
      Sullivan, Nancy: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
      Summitt, Pat: National Alzheimer's Association Sargent and 
        Eunice Shriver Profiles in Dignity Award recipient, H2075 
        [25AP]
      ------Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, H3180 [30MY]
      Susan J. Campbell Copywriting Solutions, LLC: St. Joseph, MO, 
        YWCA Women of Excellence Employer of Excellence award 
        recipient, E1051 [18JN]
      Sutherland, Doug: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E376 [19MR]
      Tate, Aaron: Amgen Foundation Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Taylor, Blake: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Taylor, Gregory B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E267 [28FE]
      Taylor, Howarth: Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, 
        H4894 [17JY]
      Ternus, Marsha: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Texas: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients, E706 [7MY]
      Theisen, Brandon A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1075 [19JN]
      Thomas, Connor S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E319 [6MR]
      Thomas, Miccerica: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        extra mile honoree, E713 [7MY]
      Thomas, Ryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E262 [28FE]
      Thompson, Representative Glenn: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award 
        recipient, E96 [31JA]
      Thorstenson, Sandy: Association of California School 
        Administrators California National Superintendent of the Year 
        award recipient, E279 [29FE]
      Tibbs, Laura: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1554 [19SE]
      Toledo, OH: tribute to Heroes of Compassion honorees, E995 [6JN]
      Tos, John: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of 
        the Year award recipient, E1473 [11SE]
      Tran, Elizabeth: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E405 [21MR]
      U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Metro Orlando, FL, chapter 
        Hispanic Chamber of the Year award recipient, E1615 [21SE]
      Uhlmeyer, Joel H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E554 [17AP]
      University of Missouri: Elmer Ellis Library recipient of Federal 
        Depository Library Program Spotlight Award, E715 [7MY]
      University of Texas at El Paso: Master of Business 
        Administration Program and Reverse Transfer Program recipients 
        of Excelencia in Education (organization) award, E1661 [28SE]
      Uribe, Alvaro: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute Trade 
        and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]
      Van Ness, Meg: Golden Landmarks Association Living Landmark 
        Award recipient, E1118 [21JN]
      VanEvery, Dean A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E553 [17AP]
      Vargas, Joanna: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E475 [28MR]
      Vernon, CT: Water Pollution Control Facility recipient of New 
        England Water Environment Association Wastewater Utility of 
        the Year award, E538 [16AP]
      Veterinary Service, Inc.: Stanislaus County, CA, Ag Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1700 [16OC]
      Vienna, VA: tribute to Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of 
        Commerce Business and Service Award recipients, E1069 [19JN]
      Villanova, William: Illinois State Crime Commission Police Chief 
        of the Year award recipient, E557 [17AP]
      Volpi, John: Metroplex Technology Business Council Tech Titans 
        Corporate CTO of the Year Award recipient, E1678 [2OC]
      Waialua, HI: Waialua High School robotics team recipient of 
        Hawaii For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Chairman's Award, E282 [29FE]
      Walker, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1555 [19SE]
      Walker, Chet: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and Naismith Memorial 
        Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1475 [11SE]
      Walker, Flora: Michigan Democratic Party Eleanor Roosevelt Award 
        recipient, E666 [26AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        H1814-H1817 [16AP], E546, E553 [17AP]
      Walne, Joan and Alan: Dallas, TX, Friends of Fair Park Spirit of 
        the Centennial Award recipients, E474 [28MR]
      Walsh, Ken: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Henry Schimpf 
        Award recipient, E1642 [21SE], E1659 [28SE]
      Ward, Bruce and Shirley: Walton County, FL, Outstanding Farm 
        Family award recipient, E1667 [28SE]
      Ward, Jacob W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E887 [25MY]
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]
      Waseca, MN: TEAM Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue 
        Ribbon Schools award, E1670 [28SE]
      Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E400 [21MR]
      Watson, Diane: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Volunteerism award recipient, E1053 [18JN]
      Watson, Saxton T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E269 [28FE]
      Weber State University Alumni Association: tribute to WSU 
        Salutes honorees, H6162 [20SE]
      Wedgeworth, Elbra: Metro Volunteers (organization) Community 
        Impact Award recipient, E467 [28MR]
      West St. Paul, MN: Garlough Environmental Magnet School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, 
        E904 [30MY]
      Western Springs, IL: St. John of the Cross Parish School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1513 [13SE]
      Westlake, FL: Westlake Christian School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1660 [28SE]
      Whetman, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1236 [11JY]
      Whitaker, Quinton C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E567 [18AP]
      White, Sally: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, H120 
        [24JA]
      Whitehead, Curtis: August Martin High School, Queens, NY, May 
        Student of the Month award recipient, E794 [15MY]
      Wiebbecke, Brittany: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1360 
        [31JY]
      Wilks, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Williams, Cassius S.: North Carolina State University Watauga 
        Medal Award recipient, H1220 [7MR]
      Williams-Skinner, Barbara: Presidential Champion of Change award 
        recipient, E1060 [18JN]
      Willoughby, William H., Jr.: Joint Veterans' Commission of 
        Cuyahoga County, OH, Outstanding Veteran of the Year award 
        recipient, E162 [8FE]
      Winchester, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1347 [26JY]
      Winfield, Claude L. and Michelle D.: Samuel J. Tilden Democratic 
        Club Humanitarian Award recipient, E1561 [19SE]
      Wittmuss, Jason K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1292 [19JY]
      Women: tribute to Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, E930 
        [31MY]
      Wong, Bernie: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E488 [29MR]
      Wood, Dave: Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame inductee, E213 [16FE]
      Wooden, Sherman: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna 
        County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of 
        Service recipient, E554 [17AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, H3235 [30MY], E1147, E1148, E1154, E1158 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), E691 [27AP]
      Wright, Hunter: Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Bright Minds 
        Scholarship recipient, E1076 [19JN]
      Xuan, Kathy: SBA Illinois Small Business Exporter the Year award 
        recipient, H3488 [6JN]
      Yamaichi, Jimi: Japan Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver 
        Rays award recipient, E163 [8FE]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, E587 [19AP]
      Yoon, Byung Wook: tribute (H. Res. 599), E493 [29MR]
      Yorktown, IN: Yorktown High School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1538 [14SE]
      Young, Neal A.: Partnership for Public Service Samuel J. Heyman 
        Service to America Medal for Science and Environment 
        recipient, E1519 [13SE]
      Ysrael, Diana Z.: First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business 
        (publication) Guam Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E673 [26AP]
      Zak, Mary Anne Kelly: Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools 
        Excellence in Education award recipient, E1010 [7JN]
      Zeller, Mike: Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E31 [18JA]
      Zhao, Mark: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the 
        Year award recipient, E451 [27MR]
      Zink, Robert J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E393 [20MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agusen, Candonino: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: tribute to Alfred P. Sloan Award for 
        Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility recipients, 
        S3726-S3728 [5JN]
      Arkansas: inclusion of Arkansas hospitals in U.S. News & World 
        Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' high-performing list, 
        S563 [13FE]
      Armstrong, Rosemary: Florida Bar Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service 
        Award recipient, S2218 [29MR]
      Aung San Suu Kyi: presentation of Congressional Gold Medal, 
        S6394 [19SE]
      Bacharach, Burt: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular 
        Song recipient, S3079 [10MY]
      Baxter Brewing Co.: BevNet (publication) New Brewery of the Year 
        award recipient, S1457 [7MR]
      Bosso, David: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award recipient, 
        S6531 [20SE]
      Boston, MA: inclusion of Massachusetts General Hospital in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' list, 
        S5083 [17JY], S5131 [18JY]
      Bousman, Joel: Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication) Wyoming 
        Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, S3679 [4JN]
      Boyd, Jamie Kamailani: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community 
        Health Leaders Award recipient, S153 [30JA]
      Bruce, Pat: BLM Making a Difference National Volunteer Award 
        recipient, S4148 [13JN]
      Button, Jackson: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Campbell, Ben: National Association of Police Organizations TOP 
        COPS Award recipient, S3079 [10MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), S4218 [14JN]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (S. Con. Res. 45), 
        S3738 [5JN]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (H. Con. Res. 133), S5628 [26JY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (H. Con. Res. 135), S6013 [2AU]
      Cedar, Kenneth and Vanese: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
      Cincinnati, OH: inclusion of Cincinnati Children's Hospital 
        Medical Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) 
        ``Best Children's Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]
      ------Walnut Hills High School named by U.S. News & World Report 
        (publication) as best high school in Ohio, S3422 [22MY]
      Cincinnati State Technical and Community College: Meridian 
        Bioscience, Inc., establishment of William J. Motto Annual 
        Bioscience Scholarship, S2917 [7MY]
      Columbus, OH: inclusion of Nationwide Children's Hospital in 
        U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best Children's 
        Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame inductees, 
        S2811 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]
      ------tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]
      Cox, J. David: American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center 
        (organization) Yitzhak Rabin Public Service Award recipient, 
        S3039 [9MY]
      Coyne, Ann: National Association of Social Workers Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, S2082 [27MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (S. 3372), S4894 [11JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (S. 1728), S4840 [11JY]
      Deloitte Development LLC: LATINA Style (publication) Company of 
        the Year award recipient, S846 [16FE]
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]
      Diaz, Matthew: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Dubie, Michael: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year 
        honoree, S121 [26JA]
      Eliot, ME: Eliot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S67 [24JA]
      Fetz, Alisha: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Foremaster, Angela: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3231 [16MY]
      Ganter, J. Carl: Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award 
        recipient, S4816 [10JY]
      Grubbs, Bonita: Community Mediation (organization) Reverend 
        Howard Nash Community Leadership Award recipient, S3897 [11JN]
      Hardy, Gene: Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication) Wyoming 
        Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]
      Harrison, Kayla: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6533 [20SE]
      Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Council on Foundations 
        Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program Bronze Award for Excellence 
        in Communications recipient, S3421 [22MY]
      ------Council on Foundations Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program 
        Bronze Award recipient, S4362 [20JN]
      Hope, ME: Hope Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education 
        Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6437 [19SE]
      Hutton, Douglas: Milken Family Foundation National Educator 
        Award recipient, S6532 [20SE]
      Idaho's Hometown Hero Medal (organization): tribute to award 
        recipients, S6262 [12SE]
      Indiana: tribute to Youth Essay Contest winners, S2814 [26AP]
      Indiana Prairie Farmer (publication): tribute to Master Farmer 
        award program, S4237 [18JN]
      Jarecki, Henry: Institute of International Education 
        Humanitarian Award recipient, S6102 [11SE]
      Johnson, Jhett: Wrangler National Finals Rodeo team roping 
        competition gold buckle recipient, S33 [23JA]
      Johnson, Ryan and Amber: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6054 [10SE]
      Jolin, Michael P.: Rhode Island Bar Association Victoria M. 
        Almeida Servant Leader Award recipient, S4671 [27JN]
      Jones Bar-B-Q Diner (business): James Beard Foundation America's 
        Classics Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Jordan, Cortney: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        S6535 [20SE]
      King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional 
        Gold Medal, S4411 [21JN]
      Kluse, Mike: Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory Director 
        of the Year award recipient, S386 [7FE]
      Lafayette, LA: Southern Living (publication) ``South's Tastiest 
        Town'' designee, S1790 [19MR]
      Laney, Paul: National Sheriffs' Association Sheriff of the Year 
        award recipient, S154 [30JA]
      Levin, Senator: Center for the National Interest Distinguished 
        Service Award recipient, S1191 [1MR]
      Libby, Ike: Dixfield, ME, Board of Selectmen Distinguished 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, S4455 [25JN]
      Lipps, Tess: Clay County, KY, Days Wall of Fame honoree, S6526 
        [20SE]
      Livingston, Luke: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``30 Under 
        30 Food & Wine'' list, S1457 [7MR]
      Martins, Clarissa: American Association of Cancer Research 
        Thomas J. Bardos Award recipient, S5480 [26JY]
      McCormick, James: Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation 
        Citizen Service Before Self Honoree, S2238 [29MR]
      McPherson, Paige: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6534 [20SE]
      Moore, Brandon: Dept. of Justice Law Enforcement Congressional 
        Badge of Bravery award recipient, S151 [30JA]
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S1192 
        [1MR]
      ------American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S879 [17FE]
      Moses, George: National Low Income Housing Coalition Cushing 
        Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award recipient, S1998 [22MR]
      National Association for the Specialty Food Trade: tribute to 
        award-winning vendors, S4718 [28JN]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, S1047 [27FE]
      Nelson-Kauffman, Wendy: Magnet Schools of America (organization) 
        National Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S4889 [11JY]
      Nevada: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, S3275 [17MY]
      Nevada Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, S6336 [13SE]
      Olesen, James: Brandeis University Leonard Bernstein Festival of 
        the Creative Arts Distinguished Contribution to the Arts Award 
        recipient, S3082 [10MY]
      Olsson, Jona: Fire Chief (publication) Volunteer Fire Chief of 
        the Year award recipient, S6433 [19SE]
      Palmer, Arnold: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, S6440 [19SE]
      Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal, S4411 [21JN]
      Pikeville, KY: Pikeville Medical Center recipient of American 
        Alliance of Healthcare Providers Hospital of the Year award, 
        S3271 [17MY]
      Raisman, Alexandra: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6533 [20SE]
      Record, Kristen: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, S6531 [20SE]
      Rich, Stuart: Technology Association of Maine CxO of the Year 
        Award recipient, S1145 [29FE]
      Richfield, UT: Joining Forces Community Challenge military 
        support competition finalist, S3778 [6JN]
      Shaw, Mike: Time (publication) Dealer of the Year award 
        recipient, S1420 [6MR]
      Smith, Ashlee: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3171 [15MY]
      Smucker, Richard: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern 
        Ohio Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Smucker, Tim: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio 
        Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Solon, ME: Solon Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6437 [19SE]
      Sorenson, Daren S.: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, S1998 
        [22MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        S4850, S4916 [11JY]
      Webb, Wilma J.: Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Civil 
        Rights Award recipient, S563 [13FE]
      Whelchel, Dave and Laura: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (S. 418), S3071-S3073 [10MY]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines, S4669 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), S6426 [19SE], S6618 [21SE]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, S2654 [24AP]
  Reports filed
      Stolen Valor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1775) 
        (H. Rept. 112-650), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 128, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, H3444 
        [5JN]
      H. Con. Res. 133, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer, H5072 [19JY]
      H. Con. Res. 135, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, H5552 [1AU]
      H. Res. 599, tribute to Byung Wook Yoon, E493 [29MR]
      H.R. 1775, Stolen Valor Act, H5793 [11SE]
      H.R. 1815, posthumously award Congressional Gold Medal to Lena 
        Calhoun Horne, H1818 [16AP]
      H.R. 3001, award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, 
        H1814 [16AP]
      H.R. 4040, award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus, 
        H1820 [16AP]
      S. 418, award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil 
        Air Patrol, S3071 [10MY]
      S. Con. Res. 45, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, S3734, 
        S3738 [5JN]
      S. Res. 505, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Benjamin A. Gilman 
        recipients of the World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient, S4638 [26JN]




AWEL, HANAN

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to In Hope Freedom Rings Foundation 
        scholarship recipients, E112 [1FE]




AXELROD, DAVID

  Articles and editorials
      Strassel--Axelrod's Obamacare Dollars, S4442, S4446 [25JN]




AYALA, RUBEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E24 [17JA]




AYERS, MARK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E535 [16AP]




AYOTTE, KELLY (a Senator from New Hampshire)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791, S3793 
        [6JN], S3840, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3852 [7JN], S3978, S3985 
        [12JN], S4351 [20JN], S4384, S4419 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S182 [31JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6272 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4727 [28JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2603 
        [23AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S575 [13FE], S1079 
        [28FE], S1395 [5MR], S1605 [13MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1871 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4896 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5740 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see S. 165), S208 [31JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S4418 [21JN]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S2087 [27MR]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay 
        freeze (see S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6548 [20SE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements 
        (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S3043 [9MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn 
        (see S. 968), S42 [23JA]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of 
        nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural 
        employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S2970 [8MY]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3785 [6JN]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S3423 [22MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: limit authority to award 
        bonuses to employees and require approval of, and reporting on 
        high cost conferences (see S. 3481), S5976 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5488 [26JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see S.J. Res. 19), S164 [30JA]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S6063 [10SE]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S3839 [7JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S2824 [26AP]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2929 [7MY]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 1162), S2824 [26AP]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S5871 [1AU]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), 
        S2969 [8MY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 
        1981), S2325 [16AP]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (see S. Res. 483), S3782 [6JN]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        472), S3631 [24MY]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), 
        S3422 [22MY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Syria: condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3786 [6JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), 
        S4151 [13JN]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S3839 [7JN]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 3199), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 
        [25JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S3424 [22MY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see S. 3410), 
        S5212 [19JY]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S2002 
        [22MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S1791 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S2545 [19AP]
  Letters
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: by, 
        Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5009 [16JY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4267 [19JN]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S6321 [13SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S600 [14FE], S5173 [19JY], S6295, 
        S6321 [13SE]
      ------deficit, S600 [14FE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (S. 
        2065), S3938 [12JN]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5173 [19JY], S6296 [13SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: value-added grant program funding, S4267 
        [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 3254), S6320 [13SE]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S4747 [29JN], S5120 
        [18JY], S5171, S5173, S5174 [19JY], S6294, S6295, S6296, S6321 
        [13SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------report to Congress on impact of budget sequestration, 
        S3937, S3938, S3939 [12JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S373 [7FE]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6579 [21SE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6579 
        [21SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S6578 [21SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, S6480 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1119 [29FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1119 [29FE]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3429 
        [22MY]
      Votes: correction, S1606 [13MR]
  Tributes
      Conley, Donald F., S845 [16FE]
      Kelley, Richard J., S3230 [16MY]
      Walk, Robert, S2236 [29MR]
      Wieczorek, Raymond J., S1731 [15MR]




AYRES, SARAH

  Analyses
      Five Problems With Dynamic Scoring, H410 [2FE]




AZAMA, YO

  Remarks in House
      American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: National 
        Language Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1170 [28JN]




AZERBAIJAN, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      International relations: allow Azeri people, currently divided 
        between Azerbaijan and Iran, to have the right to self-
        determination and to their own sovereign country if they so 
        choose (see H. Con. Res. 137), H5922 [12SE]
      Power resources: promote global energy supply security through 
        increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, 
        Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan: logistics role in withdrawal of troops from 
        Afghanistan, E1380 [1AU]
      Dept. of State: anniversary of diplomatic relations, E283 [29FE]
      Foreign aid: U.S. policy relative to restrictions on receiving 
        foreign aid, E1718 [23OC], E1722 [26OC]
      Freedom Support Act: U.S. policy relative to restrictions on 
        receiving foreign aid, E1727 [26OC]
      Independence: anniversary, E923, E929 [31MY], E966 [1JN]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, H227 [1FE], E110 [1FE], E225 [17FE], E241, E248, 
        E252 [27FE], E280 [29FE], E302, E303 [1MR], E352 [8MR], E474 
        [28MR]
      ------anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E191 [14FE], E224, 
        E227 [17FE], E254 [27FE]
      ------anniversary of independence and formation of Republic's 
        army, H2823 [17MY]
      ------anniversary of occupation of Shusha, E718 [7MY]
      ------tribute to citizens, E828 [17MY]
      Russia: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E48 
        [19JA], E51 [23JA], E64 [24JA], E78 [25JA]
      U.S. policy, E490 [29MR], E1163 [27JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Richard L. Morningstar To Be Ambassador to 
        Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]




BABCOCK, ERIC

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E907 [30MY]




BABERS, C. DONALD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E738 [9MY]




BACA, JOE (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3061 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4971 [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 361), 
        H2330 [7MY]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H803 [15FE]
      AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H187 [27JA]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H5767 [10SE]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H726 [14FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H221 [31JA]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 1873), H1571 [26MR]
      ------limit reimbursement for excessive compensation of 
        Government contractors equal to the pay of Cabinet Secretaries 
        (see H.R. 2980), H441 [2FE]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H5008 [18JY]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1428 [20MR]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6001 [13SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school 
        lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks 
        (see H.R. 207), H966 [27FE]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3808 [19JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      ------increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, 
        social workers, and psychologists by low-income local 
        educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H5202 [24JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H440 [2FE]
      ------establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
        ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H694 [9FE]
      ------establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 531), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6033), 
        H4864 [12JY]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H3363 [31MY]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H159 
        [24JA]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H5131 [23JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H1209 [6MR]
      ------protect children affected by immigration enforcement 
        actions (see H.R. 2607), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H727 [14FE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), 
        H375 [1FE]
      ------carry out programs and activities for connecting children 
        and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 3353), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      ------modify the surface transportation project delivery pilot 
        program to carry out a demonstration program using State 
        environmental laws (see H.R. 2389), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H3267 [30MY]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3662 [7JN]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H2647 [10MY]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H1846 [16AP]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 3710), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H3267 [30MY]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H1742 [28MR]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H4775 [10JY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1846 [16AP]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1154 [5MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H4776 [10JY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct 
        care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting 
        of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 2341), H159 
        [24JA]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H727 [14FE]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H5860 [11SE]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (see H.R. 2938), H376 [1FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3733 [18JN]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for coverage of medically necessary food under 
        Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 
        1311), H5078 [19JY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3977 [21JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H571 
        [7FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2072 [24AP]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H115 [23JA]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H966 [27FE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H1847 [16AP]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H28 [17JA]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H2134 [25AP]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5712 [2AU]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 
        2954), H27 [17JA]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. 
        Res. 40), H3268 [30MY]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5766 [10SE]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H2329 [7MY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 722), 
        H4776 [10JY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H966 [27FE]
      Political campaigns: reform financing of House of 
        Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H376 [1FE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H3807 [19JN]
      ------provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and 
        repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and 
        community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H2033 [19AP]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H1916 [17AP]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs 
        (see H.R. 1085), H27 [17JA]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4908 [17JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H376 [1FE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5292 [25JY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      ------treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher 
        education expenses under certain college savings plans and 
        allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such 
        plans (see H.R. 529), H2329 [7MY]
      Transportation: accelerate delivery process for highway and 
        public transportation construction projects (see H.R. 2766), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H1359 [9MR]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H1571 [26MR]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H3405 [1JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H441 [2FE]
      ------require mammography reports contain a breast density 
        summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary 
        screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see 
        H.R. 3102), H4775 [10JY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3977 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: provide supplemental 
        appropriations for obesity programs (see H.R. 6143), H5008 
        [18JY]
      CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games 
        that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see 
        H.R. 4204), H1390 [19MR]
      Credit: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for 
        affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity 
        (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]
      ------provide homeowners with additional protections and 
        safeguards against foreclosure (see H.R. 6395), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to establish veterans gardens 
        operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to 
        individuals, schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H512 
        [6FE]
      Dept. of Education: provide States and local educational 
        agencies with flexibility in using certain Federal education 
        funds (see H.R. 5546), H2441 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: require States and their designees receiving 
        grants for suicide early intervention and prevention 
        strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations 
        (see H.R. 4467), H2030 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve pensions for surviving 
        spouses of World War II and Korean War veterans (see H.R. 
        4371), H1914 [17AP]
      ------remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified 
        losses under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
        Traumatic Injury Protection Program (see H.R. 4978), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: remove mandated testing 
        provisions (see H.R. 5654), H2565 [9MY]
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H1209 [6MR]
      LA/Ontario International Airport: facilitate transfer or sale 
        from Los Angeles, CA, back to Ontario, CA (see H.R. 5832), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H801 [15FE]
      Postal Service: provide for the transfer of surplus relative to 
        certain retirement benefits (see H.R. 5790), H2812 [16MY]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H2645 [10MY]
      Taxation: encourage building of housing for moderate income 
        seniors (see H.R. 6295), H5704 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: provide supplemental 
        appropriations for obesity programs (H.R. 6143), H5009 [18JY]
      CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games 
        that are given certain ratings due to violent content (H.R. 
        4204), H1391 [19MR]
      Credit: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for 
        affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity 
        (H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]
      ------provide homeowners with additional protections and 
        safeguards against foreclosure (H.R. 6395), H6000 [13SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to establish veterans gardens 
        operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to 
        individuals, schools, and restaurants (H.R. 3905), H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of Education: provide States and local educational 
        agencies with flexibility in using certain Federal education 
        funds (H.R. 5546), H2444 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: require States and their designees receiving 
        grants for suicide early intervention and prevention 
        strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations 
        (H.R. 4467), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve pensions for surviving 
        spouses of World War II and Korean War veterans (H.R. 4371), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      ------remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified 
        losses under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
        Traumatic Injury Protection Program (H.R. 4978), H2275 [27AP]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: remove mandated testing 
        provisions (H.R. 5654), H2567 [9MY]
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (H.R. 4144), H1209 [6MR]
      LA/Ontario International Airport: facilitate transfer or sale 
        from Los Angeles, CA, back to Ontario, CA (H.R. 5832), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4040), H802 
        [15FE]
      Postal Service: provide for the transfer of surplus relative to 
        certain retirement benefits (H.R. 5790), H2812 [16MY]
      Taxation: encourage building of housing for moderate income 
        seniors (H.R. 6295), H5709 [2AU]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4708 [10JY]
      Bloomington, CA: dedication of Joe Baca Middle School, H5537 
        [1AU]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H3278 [31MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2624 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1583 [27MR], H1857 [17AP]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        E1207 [9JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H2624 [10MY], H4708 [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3066 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4971 [18JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding for 
        perchlorate contamination cleanup through reductions in 
        operations and maintenance funding, H4971 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H2825 [17MY], H3812 [20JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2080 [25AP], H2458 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        H2684 [15MY]
      ------study water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in 
        California, H3066 [17MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands, E1207 [9JY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H128 [24JA], H589 [8FE], 
        H1028 [29FE], H1220 [7MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H386 [2FE]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3728 [18JN]
      Green, Martha: Congregation Emanu El, Redlands, CA, Tzedakah 
        Award recipient, E904 [30MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4803 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), 
        H1111 [1MR]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (H.R. 2446), E1423 [3AU]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), 
        H6193 [20SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2692 [15MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), E1407 [3AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), H4888 [17JY]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2676 [15MY]
      Medicare: funding, H3278 [31MY]
      ------reform, H1583 [27MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4040), 
        H1822, H1823 [16AP]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H4917 [18JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4803 [11JY]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H1028 [29FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H1220 [7MR]
      San Bernardino, CA: anniversary of Mitla Cafe, E1482 
        [11SE]
      ------anniversary of St. Bernardine Parish, E674 [26AP]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5210 [25JY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H386 [2FE], H589 [8FE]
      TELACU Education Foundation: tribute to TELACU Scholars Day, 
        E633 [24AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H737 [15FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), H1825 [16AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2725 
        [16MY]
      Women: health care for women, H1500 [22MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3478 [5JN]
  Tributes
      Ayala, Ruben, E24 [17JA]
      Chavez, Cesar E., H1649 [28MR]
      Giffords, Gabrielle, E83 [27JA]
      Gutierrez, Sarah Rangel, E551 [17AP]
      Inghram, Dorothy, E396 [20MR]
      Martin, Robert, E1674 [2OC]
      Martin, Samuel, Sr., E196 [15FE]
      Milanovich, Richard M., E396 [20MR]
      Powell, Charles, E907 [30MY]
      Salgado, Ernest, Sr., E110 [1FE]
      Shaw, Emma, E1400 [3AU]
      Tuncer, Kaya, E133 [3FE]




BACARDI & CO. LTD.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E65 [24JA]




BACARDI MASSO, FACUNDO

  Remarks in House
      Bacardi & Co. Ltd.: anniversary, E65 [24JA]




BACARDI U.S.A., INC.

  Remarks in House
      Bacardi & Co. Ltd.: anniversary, E65 [24JA]




BACHARACH, BURT

  Remarks in Senate
      Library of Congress: Gershwin Prize for Popular Song recipient, 
        S3079 [10MY]




BACHARACH, ROBERT E.

  Articles and editorials
      Senate Republicans To Block Vote on Oklahoma Nominee for Federal 
        Appeals Court, S5643 [30JY]
  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 [26JY], S5650 
        [30JY]
  Letters
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge: Jimmy 
        Goodman, ABA Oklahoma State Delegation, S5646 [30JY]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: William T. 
        Robinson III, ABA, S5643 [30JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S4607 [26JN], S5246 
        [23JY], S5449 [26JY], S5631, S5632, S5642-S5651 [30JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3838 [7JN]




BACHER, KEVIN

  Articles and editorials
      Park Ranger's Death Highlights the Risks in Federal Law 
        Enforcement, E44 [18JA]




BACHMAN, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E139 [3FE]




BACHMANN, A. GREGORY

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]




BACHMANN, BRIAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5917 [12SE]




BACHMANN, MICHELE (a Representative from Minnesota)

  Articles and editorials
      In Defense of Michele Bachmann, Muslim Brotherhood Probes, 
        E1416-E1418 [3AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H1306 [8MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H476 [3FE]
      Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological 
        separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins 
        (see H.R. 892), H726 [14FE]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1741 [28MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H3577 [6JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5630 [1AU]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H2813 [16MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands (see H.R. 1505), H1543 [22MR]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H3362 [31MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require new policies and 
        procedures to address duplication and inefficient spending in 
        the Federal grants process (see H.R. 4370), H2329 [7MY]
      ------require periodic review and automatic termination of 
        Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), H1359 [9MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H694 
        [9FE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H6280 [21SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1306 [8MR]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H3404 [1JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3267 [30MY]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1101 [29FE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot 
        election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H4864 [12JY]
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6312 [19OC]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H5630 [1AU]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2329 [7MY]
      Power resources: protect the bulk-power system and electric 
        infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the 
        U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats 
        and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H115 [23JA]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see H.R. 4345), H3105 [17MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5526 [31JY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H3267 [30MY]
      Taxation: make members of health care sharing ministries 
        eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5202 [24JY]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4656 [29JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2715 [15MY]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1101 [29FE]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H1303 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Medicaid: require independent audits and actuarial services 
        under managed care programs (see H.R. 6498), H6274 [21SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Medicaid: require independent audits and actuarial services 
        under managed care programs (H.R. 6498), H6277 [21SE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H5625, H5626 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1084 [29FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4759 [10JY]
      Kimball, MN: anniversary of Knaus Sausage House (business), 
        E1725 [26OC]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5879 
        [12SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4759 [10JY]
      Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, H5623, H5625, 
        H5626 [1AU]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3588 
        [7JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H3250 [30MY], E754 
        [9MY]
      Woodbury, MN: tribute to Woodbury Fire Dept., E2441 
        [27FE]
      Wright-Hennepin Electric Cooperative Association: anniversary, 
        E484 [29MR]
  Tributes
      Gruber, Gene, E1722 [26OC]
      Schug, Jim, E448 [27MR]




BACHUS, SPENCER (a Representative from Alabama)

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4065 [26JN], H4110 [27JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1572 [26MR]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H2447 [8MY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H2072 [24AP]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3266 [30MY]
      CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous 
        substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H5202 [24JY]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H5766 [10SE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H6152 [19SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H1915 [17AP]
      ------produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on 
        enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting 
        foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see H.R. 6163), H6001 [13SE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5079 [19JY]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H4775 [10JY]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2570 [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 6381), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of State: improve and strengthen the Office of 
        International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom 
        training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H220 
        [31JA]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H5130 [23JY]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset 
        on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 184), H1642 [27MR]
      EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from 
        national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
        requirements (see H.R. 2541), H5728 [7AU]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1741 [28MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H6062 
        [14SE]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871), H374 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H5077 [19JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H4908 [17JY]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening 
        tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is 
        required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1543 [22MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1498 [21MR]
      ------repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative 
        to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2854), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H903 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 [7FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2329 [7MY]
      Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and 
        competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies 
        from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health 
        insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H6001 [13SE]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H5079 [19JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H641 [8FE]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H4776 [10JY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5202 [24JY]
      Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6326 [6NO]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4828 [11JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H2072 [24AP]
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize 
        (see H.R. 1856), H220 [31JA]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        518), H78 [18JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H4828 
        [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Birmingham, AL: recognize longest running celebration of 
        Veterans Day (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6231 [20SE]
      SEC: provide for the registration and oversight of national 
        investment adviser associations (see H.R. 4624), H2123 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      SEC: provide for the registration and oversight of national 
        investment adviser associations (H.R. 4624), H2126 [25AP]
  Letters
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus: by, Committee 
        on Financial Services (House), H1822 [16AP]
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenber: by, Committee 
        on Financial Services (House), H1816 [16AP]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on Financial Services (House), E841 [17MY]
      FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension: Maurice Veissi, 
        National Association of REALTORS, H2785 [16MY]
      Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Coin 
        Act: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5741, H5742 
        [10SE]
      March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on 
        Financial Services (House), H5616 [1AU]
      Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Financial 
        Services (House), H1825 [16AP]
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1819 
        [16AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee 
        on Financial Services (House), H5618 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Birmingham, AL: tribute to Veterans Day celebration, 
        E1441 [3AU]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2601 [10MY]
      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.: commend efforts to rebuild Oak 
        Grove Mine and Concord Preparation Plant after destruction by 
        tornadoes in Alabama, E1433 [3AU]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), E833 [17MY]
      Dept. of HUD: disaster relief funding, H4111 [27JN]
      ------require inclusion of owner-occupied units and rental units 
        in property loss calculations used to determine disaster 
        relief assistance, H4111 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4111 [27JN]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        E932 [31MY]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2784 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2784 [16MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4619 [29JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 
        4367), H4666 [9JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), E1351 [31JY]
      House Representative: legislative program, H1289 [8MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4619 [29JN]
      Samford University: anniversary of Cumberland School of Law, 
        E758 [10MY]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1591, H1592 [27MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1236 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1586, H1588, H1591, H1592 
        [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2000 [19AP]
      Votes: correction, H5312 [26JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H1388 [19MR], H1425 [20MR], H1495 
        [21MR], H3912 [20JN]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H. Rept. 112-559), H4653 [29JN]
      Adjust Date on Which Consolidated Assets Are Determined for 
        Purposes of Exempting Certain Instruments of Smaller 
        Institutions From Capital Deductions: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3128) (H. Rept. 112-566), H4654 [29JN]
      Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1588) (H. Rept. 112-565), H4654 [29JN]
      Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112-366), H25 [17JA]
      FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 4264) (H. Rept. 112-544), H3914 [20JN]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112-406), H1209 [6MR]
      Limit Fee Disclosure Requirement for an Automatic Teller Machine 
        to the Screen of That Machine: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4367) (H. Rept. 112-576), H4654 [29JN]
      Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112-417), H1426 [20MR]
      Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
        Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. 
        Rept. 112-406), H1133 [1MR]
      Repeal Certain Indemnification Requirements for Regulatory 
        Authorities To Obtain Access to Swap Data Required To Be 
        Provided by Swaps Entities: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4235) (H. Rept. 112-471), H2565 [9MY]
      Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or 
        Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1838) (H. Rept. 112-476), H2662 [11MY]
      RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 112-633), H5524 [31JY]
      SEC Regulatory Accountability Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 2308) (H. Rept. 112-453), H2123 [25AP]
      Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 112-477), H2662 [11MY]
      U.S. Covered Bond Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 112-407), H1152 [5MR]
  Statements
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H1237 [7MR]
  Tributes
      Borden, Michael, E1524 [13SE]
      Cashin, Gerry, E467 [28MR]
      Colvin, Julian L., H5688 [2AU]
      Goodwyn, Caleb, E1617 [21SE]
      Lavendar, Larry, E478 [28MR]




BACK TO WORK BLUEPRINT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6568), H6302 [5OC]




BACKPAGE.COM (Internet site)

  Bills and resolutions
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 646), 
        H2320 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking, S2667 [25AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 439, support elimination of the ``adult entertainment'' 
        section of the Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, classified 
        advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of 
        online sex trafficking, S2736 [25AP]




BACON, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3587 [7JN]




BACON, NICK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1382 [5MR]




BACON, NICKY D.

  Bills and resolutions
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 3870), H374 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (H.R. 3870), H5110, H5111 [23JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3870, Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR, 
        H5110 [23JY]




BADAT, NASIM

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




BADAWI, SAMAR

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Samar Badawi, S1500 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]




BADGER (vessel)

  Remarks in Senate
      Ludington, MI: anniversary of Lake Michigan car ferry, S3619 
        [24MY]




BAE, MOO HO, II

  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for 
        DC Democracy, E706 [7MY]




BAER, WILLIAM J.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust 
        Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6545 [20SE]




BAFILE, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Hazelton, PA: tribute to Hazelton, PA, Lions Club Melvin Jones 
        Fellowship award recipients, E1697 [12OC]




BAGI, BILL

  E-mails
      U.S.-Mexico border security, H1217 [7MR]




BAGOSY, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3735 [19JN]




BAHAMAS, COMMONWEALTH OF THE

  Remarks in House
      Martin Luther King, Jr., Bimini Plaque Project: tribute, E1686 
        [5OC]




BAHRAIN, KINGDOM OF

  Articles and editorials
      Prince and the Ayatollah, E750 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Foreign policy: recognize importance of relationship with the 
        U.S. and urge continued implementation of government reforms, 
        H1829 [16AP], E750 [9MY]




BAILEY, JOHN N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E537 [16AP]




BAILEY, JOHN R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E241 [27FE]




BAILEY, JONATHAN W.

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 559), S6454 [19SE] (see H. Res. 792), H6151 
        [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 559, tribute, S6463 [19SE]




BAILEY, JULIA

  Remarks in House
      Pennsylvania: tribute to 12th Congressional District recipients 
        of Dept. of State Fulbright Program grants, E30 [18JA]




BAILEY, NC

  Remarks in House
      Southern Nash High School: Air Force Junior ROTC recipient of 
        Distinguished Unit of Merit award, E652 [25AP]




BAILEY, R. STEVEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E390 [20MR]




BAINES, GENE M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E174 [9FE]




BAIRD, CARSON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5210 [25JY]




BAKER, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      John F. Kennedy Library Foundation: Profile in Courage Award 
        recipient, E762 [10MY]




BAKER, GERALD

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H1979 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1979 [19AP]




BAKER, HOWARD H., JR. (a former Senator from Tennessee)

  Addresses
      Bipartisan Policy Center Century of Service Honorees, S2127 
        [28MR]
      Film Introduction About Howard H. Baker, Jr.: Senator Alexander, 
        S2126 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S2126, S2127 [28MR]




BAKER, JESSE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3457 [22MY]




BAKER, JOHN F., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H92 [23JA], H127 [24JA]




BAKER, KENNY

  Obituaries
      By Jennifer Hewlett, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, S345 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S344 [6FE]




BAKER, KESHIA

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1557 [19SE]




BAKER, KRISTINE G.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S2907-S2913 [7MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2809 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S850 [16FE]




BAKER, KRISTINE GERHARD

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]




BAKER, MARGE

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2533 [9MY]




BAKER, NAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1518 [13SE]




BAKER, PETER

  Articles and editorials
      Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 
        [25JN]




BAKER, SAM

  Articles and editorials
      HHS Signs $20M PR Contract To Promote Healthcare Law, S3391 
        [22MY]
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]




BAKERSFIELD, CA

  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, H3814 [20JN]




BAKKE, DAN F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1097 [20JN]




BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT

  Amendments
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H542, H544, H545 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H393 [2FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H901 [16FE]
      ------eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 4386), 
        H1976 [18AP]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 539), H511 [6FE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see 
        S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 534), H373 [1FE]
      ------repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (see H.R. 4966), H2266 [27AP] (see H.R. 6365), H5765 
        [10SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (see H. Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Members of Congress: include pay within coverage of the Balanced 
        Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act provisions to reduce 
        the public debt (see H.R. 6499), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 
        2128), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 3895), H475 [3FE]
  Letters
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, 
        American Action Forum (organization), H537 [7FE]
      ------Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H535 [7FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Motions
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H547 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H456 [3FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5967 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H534-H549 [7FE], H644 [9FE], E164 [8FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (H. Res. 539), H523-H529 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (H.R. 3662), H162 [25JA], H4871 [17JY]
      ------provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 
        sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3072, H3073 
        [17MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H402, H419-H426, 
        H429 [2FE], H456-H458, H465-H468 [3FE], E135 [3FE], E175 [9FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H387-H395 [2FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), motion to 
        recommit, H456, H457 [3FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921-H4925 
        [18JY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5956-H5969 [13SE], E1522 [13SE], E1541 
        [14SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5939-H5948 
        [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), motion to recommit, H5967, H5968 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Budget: clarify procedures of sequester established by the 
        Budget Control Act, S5923 [2AU]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (S. 
        2065), S323 [2FE], S3758 [6JN], S3938 [12JN]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act, S3671 [4JN], S3756-S3758 [6JN]
      Dept. of Defense: economic impact of the budget sequester 
        established by the Budget Control Act upon the defense 
        industry, S3757 [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Baseline Reform Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3578) 
        (H. Rept. 112-378), H218 [31JA]
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 112-380), H218 [31JA]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations and 
        H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 778) (H. Rept. 112-667), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, 
        Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        534) (H. Rept. 112-383), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112-
        388), H511 [6FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequester Replacement Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        4966) (H. Rept. 112-469), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
  Statements
      Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal 
        Credit--Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' 
        Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and 
        H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H387 [2FE]
      H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting 
        Transparency Act, H523 [7FE]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 778, consideration of H.J. Res. 117, continuing 
        appropriations and consideration of H.R. 6365, National 
        Security and Job Protection Act, H5939 [13SE]
      H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act, H419 [2FE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act, H5957 
        [13SE]
      S. 2065, Down Payment To Protect National Security Act, S324 
        [2FE]




BALDWIN, HAL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E531 [16AP]




BALDWIN, L. DARA

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2396, H2401 
        [8MY]




BALDWIN, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E746 [9MY]




BALDWIN, PETER

  Remarks in Senate
      Baldwin Apple Ladders (business): tribute, S5209 [19JY]




BALDWIN, TAMMY (a Representative from Wisconsin)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4869 [13JY]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H1807 [29MR]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1498 [21MR]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H79 [18JA]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see H.R. 4933), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 
        1612), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see H.R. 3863), H1210 [6MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H1210 [6MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems 
        for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5923 
        [12SE]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H6279 [21SE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H6234 [20SE]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H79 
        [18JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H5010 [18JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      ------develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with 
        land management, conservation, and development and identify 
        land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 
        1620), H1846 [16AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display in each facility a Women 
        Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 809), H802 [15FE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H2813 [16MY]
      Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that 
        assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and 
        solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and 
        create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H5923 [12SE]
      Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income 
        women through increased participation in high-wage, high-
        demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2715 [15MY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H376 [1FE]
      Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement 
        officer to include certain positions relative to retirement 
        benefits (see H.R. 327), H6001 [13SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------require foreign manufacturers of products imported into 
        the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are 
        authorized to accept service of process against such 
        manufacturers (see H.R. 3646), H803 [15FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H966 [27FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H3976 [21JN]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H6062 [14SE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4775 [10JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H79 [18JA]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2447 [8MY]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6069 [18SE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H5630 [1AU]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5713 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2970), H28 [17JA]
      Pensions: reduce administrative burdens and encourage retirement 
        plan formation and retention (see H.R. 3561), H1915 [17AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 3533), H221 [31JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1741 [28MR]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H1306 [8MR]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H6001 [13SE]
      ------allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H1498 [21MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H3977 [21JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H4686 [9JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1847 [16AP]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H4605 [28JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H1741 [28MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H6062 [14SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H220 [31JA]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to have community 
        business leaders mentor Armed Forces members under the 
        Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5712), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide dental care to veterans 
        awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 5653), H2565 [9MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require purchase of paper and 
        paper products from domestic sources (see H.R. 5908), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4071), H943 [17FE]
      Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered 
        part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        6392), H5999 [13SE]
      Senior citizens: establish a grant program to enhance training 
        and services to prevent abuse in later life (see H.R. 4979), 
        H2267 [27AP]
      ------prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting 
        seniors and increase public awareness of the impact and 
        educate the public on how to identify such fraud (see H.R. 
        4846), H2204 [26AP]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 
        3903), H511 [6FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to have community 
        business leaders mentor Armed Forces members under the 
        Transition Assistance Program (H.R. 5712), H2646 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide dental care to veterans 
        awarded the Purple Heart (H.R. 5653), H2567 [9MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require purchase of paper and 
        paper products from domestic sources (H.R. 5908), H3661 [7JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4071), H944 [17FE]
      Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered 
        part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 6392), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      Senior citizens: establish a grant program to enhance training 
        and services to prevent abuse in later life (H.R. 4979), H2275 
        [27AP]
      ------prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting 
        seniors and increase public awareness of the impact and 
        educate the public on how to identify such fraud (H.R. 4846), 
        H2208 [26AP]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (H.R. 
        3903), H512 [6FE]
  Remarks
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        E1144 [26JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1082 [29FE]
      East Side Club (organization): anniversary, E746 [9MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1165 [6MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4780 [11JY]
      Madison, WI: St. Mary's Hospital designation as magnet facility 
        by American Nurses Credentialing Center, E134 [3FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4780 [11JY]
      Stoughton, WI: anniversary of Stoughton Area Senior Center, 
        E711 [7MY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1985 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (H.R. 3903), H522 
        [7FE], H1985 [19AP]
  Tributes
      Cavanaugh, Jim, E217 [16FE]
      Sullivan, John V., E484 [29MR]
      Turner, Robert L., E509 [29MR]




BALDWIN APPLE LADDERS (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5209 [19JY]




BALDWINSVILLE, NY

  Bills and resolutions
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building: designate (see S. 
        3435), S5381 [25JY] (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 
        5837), H5111, H5112 [23JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5837, Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, 
        Baldwinsville, NY, H5111 [23JY]




BALFOUR, ANDREW

  Remarks in Senate
      National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: addition of names of 
        Kansas officers, S3161 [15MY]
      Tribute, S3161 [15MY]




BALL, JANET

  Articles and editorials
      Greenspring Resident Honored for 30 Years of Volunteer Service, 
        E248 [27FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E248 [27FE]




BALL, JUDY

  Remarks in House
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]




BALLANCE, ALICE EASON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E596 [19AP]




BALLANTYNE, BROOKE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E647 [25AP]




BALLARD, BARBARA W.

  Letters
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act, H318 
        [1FE]




BALLARD, KENNETH M.

  Bills and resolutions
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5629 [1AU]




BALLARD, STAN

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H4915 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4916 [18JY]




BALLECER, ROBERT

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H2213 [27AP]




BALLWIN, MO

  Remarks in Senate
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building: designate 
        (H.R. 3246), S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3246), S2730 [25AP]




BALLY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1111 [21JN]




BALTA, ND

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S3512 [23MY]




BALTIMORE, MD

  Bills and resolutions
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      Loyola University Maryland: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see 
        S. Res. 514), S4725 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Hadassah of Greater Baltimore (organization): anniversary, E242 
        [27FE]
      Nornhold, Bradley: Baltimore, MD, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E855 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Flag Day: observance, S4200 [14JN]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      ------commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events (S. 
        Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S4412 [21JN]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
        writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812, 
        S1106 [29FE]
      Junior League of Baltimore: anniversary, S845 [16FE]
      Loyola University Maryland: tribute to men's lacrosse team (S. 
        Res. 514), S4729 [28JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 388, commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events, S1208, S1369 [1MR]
      S. Res. 514, tribute to Loyola University Maryland men's 
        lacrosse team, S4727, S4729 [28JN]




BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD

  Subpoena Notices
      District Court of Maryland, Baltimore County, H2292 [7MY]




BALTZ, JACK

  Remarks in House
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]




BAN THE USE OF CREDIT SCORES IN AUTO INSURANCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6129), H4868 [13JY]




BANDA, JOYCE (President, Malawi)

  Addresses
      Malawi Presidential Swearing-In, E707 [7MY]




BANDERA, TX

  Remarks in House
      Jackson, H. Joaquin: Frontier Times Museum Texas Heroes Hall of 
        Honor inductee, E1391 [2AU]




BANGLADESH, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      Civil liberties: call for release of political prisoners, E1176 
        [28JN]




BANGOR, ME

  Remarks in House
      American Legion: anniversary of James W. Williams American 
        Legion Post 12, E1650 [21SE]
      Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce: tribute to award recipients, 
        E45 [18JA]
      St. Joseph Hospital: inclusion on Thomson Reuters (news service) 
        Top 100 Hospitals list, E1632 [21SE]




BANK HOLDING COMPANY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Financial institutions: implement rule banning proprietary 
        trading by commercial banks after regulatory agencies have 
        issued their final rules (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      ------make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading 
        by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 [21SE]




BANK OF AMERICA CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]




BANKRUPTCY

  Amendments
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2555, S2556, S2557 
        [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]
      Business and industry: improve protections for employees and 
        retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] 
        (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and 
        repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension 
        plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]
      Claims: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly 
        reports that contain detailed information on receipt and 
        disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to 
        asbestos and filing of such reports (see S. 3076), S3084 
        [10MY] (see H.R. 4369), H1914 [17AP]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (see H.R. 4967), H2267 [27AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), 
        S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6404), H5999 [13SE]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]
      Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline 
        carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to 
        roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan 
        (see H.R. 3899), H475 [3FE]
      Real estate: provide authority to modify certain mortgages on 
        principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (see 
        H.R. 4058), H901 [16FE]
      Small business: make organization more efficient for small 
        business debtors (see S. 2370), S2821 [26AP]
  Letters
      Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act: Representative 
        Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E740 [9MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), E740 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), H2492 [9MY]
      Delphi Corp.: address impact of bankruptcy proceedings on 
        employee pensions, H3742 [19JN]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for subordinating any loan 
        obligation to other financing, H3465, H3466 [5JN]
      Education: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (H.R. 2028), E1226 [11JY]
      Real estate: provide authority to modify certain mortgages on 
        principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (H.R. 
        4058), H806 [16FE], E211 [16FE], E530 [16AP]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548-H1551 [26MR], E479 
        [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (S. 3545), S6342 [13SE]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2556 [19AP], S3680 
        [4JN]
      ------prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), S3102, S3103 [10MY]
      Education: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (S. 
        1102), S2069 [27MR]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 
        [28MR]
  Reports filed
      Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4369) (H. Rept. 112-687), H6273 
        [21SE]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
      Small Business Reorganization Efficiency and Clarity Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2370), S3630 [24MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]
      H.R. 4967, Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act, H2492 
        [9MY]
      S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business 
        Bankruptcies Act, S4954-S4958 [12JY]
      S. 3545, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act, S6343 
        [13SE]
      S. Res. 407, prevent bonuses from being paid to MF Global 
        Holdings, Ltd., employees responsible for day-to-day 
        operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers' 
        aggregated account funds are repaid in full, S2092, S2113 
        [27MR]




BANKRUPTCY EQUITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4058), E530 [16AP]




BANKS  see Financial Institutions




BANKS, DAVE AND WENDY

  Articles and editorials
      Dave and Wendy Banks Teach Villagers During Peace Corps 
        Experience, E293 [1MR]




BANKS, PAMELA

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2240 [27AP]




BAR, CHARLES L., III

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E51 [23JA]




BARANOSKI, MADELON

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




BARBA, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E913 [31MY]




BARBADOS

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Larry L. Palmer To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. 
        Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
        Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




BARBER, ERIC

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




BARBER, RON (a Representative from Arizona)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on 
        active duty or performed certain active service receive credit 
        toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see 
        H.R. 181), H5292 [25JY]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H6152 [19SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H5766 [10SE]
      ------prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
        orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H6279 [21SE]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H5009 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: improve academic content standards for 
        physical education (see H.R. 1057), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H6001 [13SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see H.R. 6171), H5200 [24JY]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H5292 [25JY]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see H.R. 5996), H6280 [21SE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6001 [13SE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H5766 [10SE]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H5711 [2AU]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H6001 [13SE]
      Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security (see H.R. 456), H6001 [13SE]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-
        provided health coverage to certain employee designated 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
      ------make certain estate tax provisions permanent (see H.R. 
        1757), H6152 [19SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain 
        farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation 
        easements (see H.R. 390), H6279 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider the veteran's best interest 
        when making determinations about contracted health care and 
        improve access to medical care for veterans with severe 
        injuries or illnesses (see H.R. 6393), H5999 [13SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider the veteran's best interest 
        when making determinations about contracted health care and 
        improve access to medical care for veterans with severe 
        injuries or illnesses (H.R. 6393), H6000 [13SE]
  Letters
      Election of Ron Barber to the House of Representatives: Amy B. 
        Chan, Arizona State Election Director, H3753 [19JN]
      ------Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
        H3753 [19JN]
  Motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5969 [13SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
  Oaths of office
      House of Representatives, H3753, H3805 [19JN]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to 
        recommit, H5970 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: ensure extension of certain benefits and programs 
        for active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        E1143 [26JN]
      Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Foundaation: tribute to Birdies 
        & Butterflies fundraiser, E1732 [2NO]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5687 [2AU]
      Critical Path Institute: tribute, E1404 [3AU]
      Dept. of HUD: veteran rental voucher assistance funding, H4634 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider the veteran's best interest 
        when making determinations about contracted health care and 
        improve access to medical care for veterans with severe 
        injuries or illnesses (H.R. 6393), H5970 [13SE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands, E1143 [26JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4790 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, 
        H3754 [19JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4790 [11JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5774 [11SE]
      University of Arizona: induction of baseball team into 
        University of Arizona Hall of Fame, E1422 [3AU]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H3753, H3754 [19JN]
  Tributes
      Crowe, Tim, E1413 [3AU]
      Gallegos, Justin, E1691 [12OC]
      Gallegos, MacAidan, E1691 [12OC]
      Ivie, Nicholas, E1681 [5OC]
      Savard, Ryan, E1725 [26OC]
      Sparks, Orion N., E1692 [12OC]




BARBIERI, VAN P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1519 [13SE]




BARBOUR, NANCY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1067 [19JN]




BARCELONETA, PR

  Remarks in House
      New Jersey Puerto Rican Heritage Statewide Parade: Annual 
        Banquet Gala and Puerto Rican Illustres honoree, E1535 [14SE]




BARCLAYS PLC

  Remarks in Senate
      Financial institutions: allegations of manipulation of London 
        InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), S5959 [2AU]




BARDSTOWN, KY

  Remarks in House
      Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today: ``Most Beautiful Small Town 
        in America'' designee, E1284 [19JY]




BARE, DANNY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3682 [4JN]




BARE, WILLIAM T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E988 [6JN]




BARGER, JOHN A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1450 [10SE]




BARKER, MARGARET

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1454 [10SE]




BARKER, ROGER W.

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




BARLETTA, LOU (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3635, H3662 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H27 [17JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program (see H.R. 1739), 
        H1497 [21MR]
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H567 [7FE]
      Appalachian Development Highway System: allow a State to use 
        toll credits toward the non-Federal share requirement for 
        funds made available to carry out highway projects (see H.R. 
        1218), H2329 [7MY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6152 [19SE]
      ------eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain 
        active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which 
        Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service 
        (see H.R. 1283), H376 [1FE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H1306 [8MR]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H5078 [19JY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1916 [17AP]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H1210 [6MR]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (see H.R. 2557), H1807 [29MR]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4828 [11JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H4605 [28JN]
      Dept. of HUD: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to 
        stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing 
        agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts 
        (see H.R. 6203), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1154 [5MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]
      Disasters: improve provision of Federal disaster assistance (see 
        H.R. 57), H159 [24JA]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H5923 [12SE]
      Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment 
        system (see H.R. 4297), H5010 [18JY]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H5526 
        [31JY]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 
        3737), H3177 [29MY]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H3177 [29MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        H.R. 4237), H2034 [19AP]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4065 [26JN]
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H1306 [8MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers 
        be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits 
        plan (see H.R. 2206), H1391 [19MR]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H1915 [17AP]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6284 
        [25SE]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H5711 [2AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5631 [1AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5202 [24JY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H4605 [28JN]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6304 [9OC]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5079 [19JY]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H441 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 3831), H5766 [10SE]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H4864 [12JY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Pennsylvania: modify requirements relative to an addition to 
        Corridor O on the Appalachian development highway system (see 
        H.R. 3417), H1154 [5MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6069 [18SE]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see H.R. 6113), H5631 [1AU]
      Tariff: knit garments with electrodes knit into or attached to 
        the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure 
        an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see H.R. 4985), H2448 
        [8MY]
      ------knit tank tops with electrodes knit into or attached to 
        the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure 
        an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see H.R. 4984), H2448 
        [8MY]
      ------sports bras with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see H.R. 4983), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 
        3444), H6310 [16OC]
      ------encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job 
        creation, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1380), H945 [17FE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H4907 [17JY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H27 
        [17JA]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3976 [21JN]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H1101 [29FE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H966 [27FE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H1367 [16MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Animals: condemn practice of gassing stray cats and dogs (see H. 
        Res. 761), H5707 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide protection for certain 
        Federal employees relative to implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 6069), H4654 [29JN]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      SBA: provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (see H.R. 6296), H5704 [2AU]
      Tariff: air pressure distillation columns (see H.R. 4626), H2123 
        [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide protection for certain 
        Federal employees relative to implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (H.R. 6069), H4655 [29JN]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      SBA: provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (H.R. 6296), H5709 [2AU]
      Tariff: air pressure distillation columns (H.R. 4626), H2127 
        [25AP]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H2213 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Bucci, Frank A.: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna 
        County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of 
        Service recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Cerullo, Joseph D.: Hazleton, PA, UNICO National (organization) 
        Chapter Outstanding Italian American of the Year award 
        recipient, E1681 [5OC]
      Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E420 [22MR]
      Conaboy, Richard and Marion: Neighborhood Housing Services of 
        Lackawanna County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a 
        Lifetime of Service recipients, E549 [17AP]
      DeLeo, John: UNICO National (organization) UNICAN of the Year 
        Award recipient, E95 [31JA]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H586 [8FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3635, H3636 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3635, H3636 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws, H2420 [8MY]
      DeSanto, Fred: Pittston (PA) Dispatch Joseph F. Saporito 
        Lifetime of Service Award recipient, E326 [7MR]
      Disasters: anniversary of Susquehanna River flooding in 
        aftermath of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, 
        E1544 [14SE]
      Dolan, Mike: Hazleton, PA, Elks Lodge 200 Elk of the Year award 
        recipient, E245 [27FE]
      Dunmore, PA: anniversary, E544 [17AP]
      Greco, Victor F.: UNICO National (organization) Marconi Science 
        Award recipient, E347 [8MR]
      Hanover Township, PA: anniversary of Hanover Township Police 
        Dept., E725 [8MY], E753 [9MY]
      ------anniversary of Sallie Mae Loan Servicing Center, 
        E661 [26AP]
      Hazelton, PA: tribute to Hazelton, PA, Lions Club Melvin Jones 
        Fellowship award recipients, E1697 [12OC]
      Hazleton, PA: anniversary of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
        E1666 [28SE]
      ------anniversary of Pioneer Fire Dept., E583 [19AP]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, H4070 [27JN]
      Kelly, Lois: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County, 
        PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of Service 
        recipient, E558 [17AP]
      Lithuania: independence anniversary, E212 [16FE]
      Lozada, Marisha: Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Scholastic 
        Art and Writing Award recipient, E794 [15MY]
      Malvern, PA: anniversary of Malvern Retreat House, E1279 
        [18JY]
      ------tribute to L.J. Ferdinand Hazleton Group of the Men of 
        Malvern, E1279 [18JY]
      Mazurkiwecz, Jeannine Lesante: Hazleton, PA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Athena Award recipient, E819 [16MY]
      National Craniofacial Acceptance Month: observance, 
        E1542 [14SE]
      Northeast Counseling Services (organization): anniversary, 
        E1712 [19OC]
      Palermo, Donna E.: Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. 
        Rose Tucker Award recipient, E1721 [26OC]
      Plains, PA: tribute to Plains, PA, Hall of Fame inductees, 
        E1710 [19OC]
      Rusnok, Richard: Marine Corps Aviation Association Marine Corps 
        Test Pilot of the Year award recipient, E348 [8MR]
      SBA: provide for low interest loans for small businesses in 
        major disaster areas (H.R. 3042), E1544 [14SE]
      ------provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (H.R. 6296), H6115, H6116, H6117 [19SE], E1544 [14SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2420 [8MY]
      Solano, Patrick J.: Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization) 
        Community Leadership Award recipient, E91 [31JA]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H4070 [27JN]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H2213 [27AP]
      Taylor, PA: anniversary of St. George's Carpatho-Russian 
        Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, E325 [7MR]
      Tobyhanna, PA: anniversary of Tobyhanna Army Depot, 
        E1097 [20JN], E1128 [21JN]
      Wooden, Sherman: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna 
        County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of 
        Service recipient, E554 [17AP]
  Tributes
      Bellini, Francesco, E360 [9MR]
      Digiglio, William, E733 [8MY]
      Dillman, Robert, E515 [30MR], E543 [17AP]
      Dones, D. Darell, E838 [17MY]
      Donnini, David M., E1380 [1AU]
      Genello, Patrick J., E721 [8MY]
      Gulla, Jacob, E731 [8MY]
      Jacobson, Marshall S. and April, E1708 [19OC]
      Lemmond, Charles D., Jr., E941 [31MY]
      Paterno, Joseph V., H666, H669 [9FE]
      Scranton, William W., E1275 [18JY], E1313 [24JY]




BARLOW, HAVEN J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S124 [26JA]




BARLOW, LAUREN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2491 [18AP]




BARNABAE, MONICA

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Employee Excellence 
        Award recipients, E1541 [14SE]




BARNEA, AVITAL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1098 [28FE], S2036 [26MR], S4831 [10JY], S5154 [18JY]




BARNES, DONALD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1204 [9JY]




BARNES, ELIZABETH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1704 [16OC]




BARNES, JOHN E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1517 [13SE]




BARNES, JOHNNY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E556 [17AP]




BARNES, MATTHEW

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H2078 [25AP]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2079 [25AP]




BARNETT, NED

  Articles and editorials
      Former NCCU Chancellor, USOC Head LeRoy Walker, Dies at 93, E696 
        [27AP]




BARNETTE, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E102 [31JA]




BARNWELL, SC

  Remarks in House
      South Carolina: Dept. of Energy decision to install small 
        modular nuclear technology at the Savannah River Site in Aiken 
        and Barnwell, SC, H1138 [5MR]




BARON, JON

  Letters
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, H3450 
        [5JN]




BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS LAND TRANSFER CLARIFICATION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 3193), S6652, S6670 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3193), S3234 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3193), S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3193) (S. 
        Rept. 112-207), S6062 [10SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3193, provisions, S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]




BARRASSO, JOHN (a Senator from Wyoming)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3792, S3793, 
        S3794 [6JN], S4152 [13JN], S4206 [14JN], S4245, S4246 [18JN], 
        S4357 [20JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6557 [20SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S170 [30JA], S184 [31JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2603 
        [23AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2093, S2094, S2102, S2110 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S504, S538 [9FE], S705 [15FE], 
        S1429 [6MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4896 [11JY], S4961 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5740 
        [31JY]
  Analyses
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Conferee: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, 
        D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Buffett Tax Divides Americans, but Solves Nothing, S2289 [16AP]
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, Sam Baker, Hill (publication), S2474 
        [18AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, 
        are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in 
        combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation 
        (see S. 316), S495 [9FE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may 
        use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 102), S5257 
        [23JY]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S4152 [13JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        S. 3551), S6457 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore 
        energy development (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5382 
        [25JY]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Equal Access to Justice Act: require disclosure of all payments 
        made from the Judgment Fund (see S. 3415), S5979 [2AU]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5134 [18JY]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S2244 [29MR]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S389 [7FE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S6547 [20SE]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5213 [19JY]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1848 [20MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3901 [11JN]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S2825 [26AP]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S2602 [23AP]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 
        1981), S2325 [16AP]
      Motor vehicles: exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum 
        fuel economy increase standards (see S. 2174), S2394 [17AP]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S3839 [7JN]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 
        2118), S850 [16FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 383), S1147 [29FE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S1423 [6MR]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see S. 3514), S5977 [2AU]
      Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4419 [21JN]
      Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 
        2242), S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1089 [28FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S389 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Remarks
      Aviel, Sara M.: nomination to be International Bank for 
        Reconstruction and Development Alternate Executive Director, 
        S3652 [24MY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S810 [16FE], S3114, S3116 [14MY]
      ------deficit, S810 [16FE], S6308 [13SE]
      Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of 
        report entitled ``Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report 
        on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6481 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: oppose promotion of Meatless Monday 
        initiative in departmental newsletter, S5442 [26JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3007 
        [9MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2366), S2675 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S412 [9FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3007 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish onshore oil and gas production 
        goals, repeal production barriers, improve lease issuance, 
        expedite judicial review, report on public land revenues, and 
        encourage oil shale exploration, S2146 [28MR]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S2948-S2950 [8MY]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3066 [10MY]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4319, S4320 [20JN]
      Evanston, WY: anniversary of Evanston Roundhouse and Railyards, 
        S4719 [28JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: require use of existing 
        environmental review documents to expedite oil and gas 
        permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4641 [26JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4755 [29JN]
      Hardy, Gene: Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication) Wyoming 
        Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (S. 17), S3245 
        [17MY]
      Johnson, Jhett: Wrangler National Finals Rodeo team roping 
        competition gold buckle recipient, S33 [23JA]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        S5111 [18JY]
      Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, S2675 [25AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2575 [23AP]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, S5344 [25JY]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1183 [1MR], S2070 [27MR]
      ------evaluation of administration, S2298 [16AP]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S4189, S4190, S4191 
        [14JN], S5284 [24JY], S6308 [13SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1182 [1MR], S2948-S2950 
        [8MY], S6481 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]
      ------Dept. of HHS transfer of funds to the IRS for 
        implementation, S2474 [18AP]
      ------impact, S1879, S1881 [21MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1890, S1892, S1893 [21MR], S2117, S2118, 
        S2120 [28MR], S3460 [23MY], S3741 [6JN], S5442 [26JY], S5706 
        [31JY], S6413 [19SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility for rural seniors receiving Medicare, S6308 
        [13SE]
      ------impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S1891 [21MR], S3115 [14MY], 
        S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4858 [11JY], S5443 [26JY]
      ------repeal, S118 [26JA], S412 [9FE], S665 [15FE], S1110 
        [29FE], S1444, S1445, S1446, S1447 [7MR], S1666 [14MR], S1890, 
        S1891, S1892, S1893 [21MR], S2117, S2118, S2120 [28MR], S3007 
        [9MY], S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4409 [21JN], S4858 [11JY], 
        S5442 [26JY], S5706 [31JY], S6413 [19SE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S250 [1FE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S1444, S1445, S1446, S1447 [7MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S5111 [18JY]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S4409 [21JN]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1709 [15MR]
      ------economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1182 [1MR]
      ------gasoline price levels, S810 [16FE], S1181-S1183 [1MR], 
        S2070 [27MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2070 [27MR], S2146 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S810 [16FE], S1709 [15MR], S2070 
        [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4755 [29JN]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S3826 [7JN]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]
      ------drawing down, S1182 [1MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5442 
        [26JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5284 [24JY], S5344 [25JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2297 [16AP]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5344 [25JY], 
        S5442 [26JY]
  Tributes
      Barlow, Lauren, S2491 [18AP]
      Buckingham, Greyson, S2491 [18AP]
      Capasso, Laura, S2492 [18AP]
      Cobb, Katrina, S5478 [26JY]
      Curuchet, Kelly, S5478 [26JY]
      Fettel, Kevin, S2492 [18AP]
      Gasdek, Barry, S4414 [21JN]
      Holland, Carlton J., Jr. (Jake), S491 [9FE]
      Hudson, Stephen, S2492 [18AP]
      Katz, Ana, S5479 [26JY]
      Laingen, L. Bruce, S5474 [26JY]
      McMurray, Neil, S5656 [30JY]
      Mock, Kaiser, S5479 [26JY]
      Neasloney, Tyler, S2492 [18AP]
      Nelson, Ben, S5479 [26JY]
      Nelson, Bernadette, S2492 [18AP]
      Perry, Lauren, S2492 [18AP]
      Praeuner, Shawna, S5479 [26JY]
      Rollino, Charlie, S5479 [26JY]
      Straub, Brianna, S5479 [26JY]
      Sullivan, Thomas, S5479 [26JY]
      Thomas, Katelynn, S2492 [18AP]
      Williams, Kaleigh, S2492 [18AP]
      Wise, David, S5479 [26JY]
      Wolfley, Natalya, S5480 [26JY]




BARRE, VT

  Articles and editorials
      Closing a Chapter--Mary Leahy Ends Career at Adult Basic 
        Education, S3075 [10MY]




BARRE-MONTPELIER (VT) TIMES ARGUS

  Articles and editorials
      Closing a Chapter--Mary Leahy Ends Career at Adult Basic 
        Education, S3075 [10MY]




BARRETT, BARBARA

  Bills and resolutions
      Smithsonian Institution: appoint as citizen regent of Board of 
        Regents (see S.J. Res. 49), S5870 [1AU] (see H.J. Res. 120), 
        H6000 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Smithsonian Institution: appoint as citizen regent of Board of 
        Regents (S.J. Res. 49), S5898 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S.J. Res. 49, appoint Barbara Barrett as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S5898 [1AU]




BARRIGAR, GARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1383 [1AU]




BARRINGTON, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Barrington Band: anniversary, E11 [13JA]




BARRO, ROBERT J.

  Articles and editorials
      Stimulus Spending Keeps Failing--If Austerity Is So Terrible, 
        How Come Germany and Sweden Have Done So Well?, S3213 [16MY]




BARRON, TREVOR

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, 
        E1497 [12SE]




BARRON'S (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      What a Drag!, S2673 [25AP]




BARROW, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4685 [9JY]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H2448 
        [8MY]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H1101 [29FE]
      ------include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental 
        health professionals for purposes of the National Health 
        Service Corps (see H.R. 3762), H4908 [17JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3267 [30MY]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 6381), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H1642 [27MR]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H2447 [8MY]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), 
        H1571 [26MR] (see H.R. 5969), H4864 [12JY]
      FDA: ensure appointments to advisory committees are made to 
        promote scientific and technical expertise while minimizing 
        conflicts of interest (see H.R. 3206), H220 [31JA]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H1915 [17AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3662 [7JN]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3662 [7JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H2072 [24AP]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5526 [31JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3808 [19JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Medicare: ensure home health agencies can assign appropriate 
        skilled professional to conduct initial assessment visit and 
        complete assessment for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation 
        therapy (see H.R. 2468), H4907 [17JY]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H4828 [11JY]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6280 [21SE]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H1101 [29FE]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H4828 [11JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      ------exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties 
        relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records 
        (see H.R. 4066), H6062 [14SE]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H5010 [18JY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H572 [7FE]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (see H.R. 6324), H5706 
        [2AU]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1273 [7MR]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5292 [25JY]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H696 [13FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids 
        (see H.R. 1479), H1915 [17AP]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1642 [27MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5766 [10SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4907 [17JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H5712 [2AU]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2288 [27AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see H. Res. 646), H2716 [15MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3489), H2447 
        [8MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2134 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Crime: support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, 
        investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex 
        trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such 
        exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: require child care providers receiving Child Care 
        and Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents 
        information on whether such providers carry current liability 
        insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make supplemental appropriations for 
        medical and prosthetic research (see H.R. 6071), H4655 [29JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: reform and consolidate to 
        improve efficiency and effectiveness (see H.R. 4409), H2029 
        [19AP]
      GSA: reduce amounts available for acquisition of new vehicles 
        for the Federal fleet (see H.R. 6144), H5008 [18JY]
      Members of Congress: include pay within coverage of the Balanced 
        Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act provisions to reduce 
        the public debt (see H.R. 6499), H6274 [21SE]
      National Mobility Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 673), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Taxation: allow employers a refundable credit for increasing 
        employment (see H.R. 4167), H1303 [8MR]
      ------extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
        secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3998), H692 [9FE]
      ------extend deduction for expensing of environmental 
        remediation costs (see H.R. 3997), H692 [9FE]
      ------extend the deduction for mortgage insurance (see H.R. 
        3999), H692 [9FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HHS: require child care providers receiving Child Care 
        and Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents 
        information on whether such providers carry current liability 
        insurance (H.R. 4283), H1740 [28MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make supplemental appropriations for 
        medical and prosthetic research (H.R. 6071), H4655 [29JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: reform and consolidate to 
        improve efficiency and effectiveness (H.R. 4409), H2031 [19AP]
      GSA: reduce amounts available for acquisition of new vehicles 
        for the Federal fleet (H.R. 6144), H5009 [18JY]
      Members of Congress: include pay within coverage of the Balanced 
        Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act provisions to reduce 
        the public debt (H.R. 6499), H6277 [21SE]
      Taxation: allow employers a refundable credit for increasing 
        employment (H.R. 4167), H1305 [8MR]
      ------extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
        secondary school teachers (H.R. 3998), H693 [9FE]
      ------extend deduction for expensing of environmental 
        remediation costs (H.R. 3997), H693 [9FE]
      ------extend the deduction for mortgage insurance (H.R. 3999), 
        H693 [9FE]
  Motions
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H2787 
        [16MY], H3038 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H2787 [16MY], H3038 
        [17MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H2787 [16MY], H3038 [17MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H3663 [8JN]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H607 [8FE]
      Augusta, GA: tribute to NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, E33 
        [18JA]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (H.R. 5910), H6134 
        [19SE]
      Dept. of Labor: issue interim occupational safety and health 
        standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 
        522), H520 [7FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical and prosthetic research 
        funding through reductions in Dept. of Defense base closure 
        account funding, H3358 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 [31MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3038, H3042, H3044 [17MY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, H444 [3FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3038, H3042, H3044 [17MY]
      Imperial Sugar Co.: anniversary of explosion of sugar factory in 
        Port Wentworth, GA, H520 [7FE]
      Kitchens, George, Jr.: tribute for participation in Olympic 
        Games, H5296 [26JY]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6098 
        [19SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3038, H3042, H3044 [17MY]
      Statesboro, GA: closing of Snooky's Restaurant, H3663 [8JN]
  Tributes
      Allen, Ernie, H5634 [2AU]
      Bell, Peyton, H6004 [14SE]
      Boatwright, Anthony D., H1650 [28MR]
      Brock, Otis, III, H2213 [27AP]
      Gregory, Kristie Johnson, H4607 [29JN]
      Jenkins, Ed, H125 [24JA]
      Lewis, Representative John, H1214 [7MR]
      Paugh, James D., H3109 [18MY]




BARROWS, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




BARTEE, HARRY A., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E221 [16FE]




BARTELS, ANNA

  Remarks in House
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]




BARTHOLD, THOMAS A.

  Letters
      Bring Jobs Home Act, S5183 [19JY]
      Revenue estimate for proposal to disallow a deduction for 
        amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a 
        discharge of oil, E90 [31JA]




BARTLETT, BRUCE

  Statements
      Ryan Budget Plan, S6095 [11SE]




BARTLETT, IL

  Remarks in House
      Falese, Michael: Illinois Fire Chiefs Association Chief of the 
        Year award recipient, E376 [19MR]




BARTLETT, ROSCOE G. (a Representative from Maryland)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3017, H3093 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H1391 [19MR]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H513 [6FE]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H5009 [18JY]
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see H.R. 
        6449), H6230 [20SE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H5078 [19JY]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see 
        H.R. 4153), H2033 [19AP]
      China: prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5079 [19JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H476 [3FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H512 [6FE]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see H.R. 3806), H5328 [26JY]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2033 [19AP]
      Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see 
        H.R. 973), H1978 [18AP]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]
      Crime: provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign 
        commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see 
        H.R. 2221), H5292 [25JY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5631 [1AU]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5766 [10SE]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2034 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5526 [31JY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal 
        to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1741 
        [28MR]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1742 [28MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 
        3737), H1017 [28FE]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 
        2245), H1741 [28MR]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H1808 [29MR]
      Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce in 
        firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate 
        firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H1391 [19MR]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H27 [17JA]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1101 [29FE]
      ------provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H2288 [27AP]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H4157 [27JN]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H571 [7FE]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1846 [16AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H6152 [19SE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H2072 [24AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4064 [26JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2569 [9MY]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1543 [22MR]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3733 [18JN]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1273 [7MR]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H5631 [1AU]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H4656 [29JN]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1808 [29MR]
      Middle East: support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria 
        if the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral 
        Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (see H. Res. 394), H2040 
        [23AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H4908 [17JY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for 
        Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 
        1909), H1154 [5MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------express that health insurance mandate violates the clause 
        of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue 
        originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed 
        as a tax (see H.R. 6334), H5706 [2AU]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2329 [7MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from 
        continued management as de facto wilderness areas and release 
        certain inventoried National Forest System roadless areas from 
        certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H1846 [16AP]
      Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending 
        on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work 
        requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-
        tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H1391 [19MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H6307 [12OC]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H2329 [7MY]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H6304 [9OC]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H1741 [28MR]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H1101 
        [29FE]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2072 [24AP]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4869 [13JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2647 [10MY]
      Telephones: permit informational calls to mobile telephone 
        numbers (see H.R. 3035), H2134 [25AP]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1209 [6MR]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Voting: require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines 
        for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at 
        NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H3808 [19JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Homeless: urge public and private institutions to continue to 
        work to eliminate homelessness and recognize efforts of those 
        who work to assist the homeless (see H. Res. 806), H6300 [2OC]
      National security: promote civil defense and power generation 
        (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H3165 [22MY]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting Bartlett amendment on project labor 
        agreement status in construction contracts to H.R. 4310, Dept. 
        of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction, E841 
        [17MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H3165 [22MY]
  Remarks
      Antietam National Battlefield: anniversary of Memorial 
        Illumination, H2015 [19AP]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, H3814 [20JN]
      Cumberland, MD: Bel Air Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H3108 [18MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2693 [15MY], H2789 [16MY], H3017, 
        H3019, H3021, H3093, H3094 [17MY]
      ------clarify that direct use solar energy is considered a 
        renewable energy source, H3093 [17MY]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3017, H3019 
        [17MY]
      ------V-22 Osprey funding, H3021 [17MY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H210 [31JA]
      Eldersburg, MD: Oklahoma Road Middle School School recipient of 
        Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H3108 [18MY]
      Frederick, MD: anniversary of the Great Frederick Fair, H2335 
        [8MY]
      Frederick County, MD: anniversary, H2824 [17MY]
      Hagerstown, MD: tribute to Cumberland Valley Athletic Club 
        annual JFK 50 mile run, E1615 [21SE]
      Marine Corps: report on transfer of certain BLM land to the 
        Marine Corps for expansion of Twentynine Palms, CA, Ground Air 
        Combat Center, H3094 [17MY]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H210 
        [31JA]
      Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, H210 
        [31JA], H563-H566 [7FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H935-H938 [17FE]
      ------national energy policy, H680-H683 [9FE]
      Taxation: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H1967 [18AP]
  Tributes
      Williams, Gary, E161 [8FE]




BARTLEY, MARGARET

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 
        Judge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S2821 [26AP]




BARTLIT BECK HERMAN PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP (law firm)

  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge, S3309 [21MY]




BARTMANN, AMANDA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S136 [26JA], S1098 [28FE], S5154 [18JY]




BARTON, FREDERICK D.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Conflict and 
        Stabilization Operations and Coordinator for Reconstruction 
        and Stabilization: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S2085 [27MR]




BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4656 [29JN]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6280 [21SE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of HHS: enable States to establish reinsurance programs or 
        high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able 
        to access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H4864 [12JY]
      ------repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
        comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of State: list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular 
        Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 16), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1847 [16AP]
      EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
      ------establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3164 [18MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (see H.R. 5651), H2565 [9MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H2135 [25AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1391 [19MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2813 [16MY]
      Medicare: repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare 
        Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H5712 [2AU]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Res. 271), H1101 [29FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2329 [7MY]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 [7FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3481 [5JN]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: exercise of recess appointment power 
        during a congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 
        604), H2814 [16MY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H641 [8FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H1101 [29FE]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2813 [16MY]
      Taxation: make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period 
        for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 3087), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H3976 [21JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see H.R. 6131), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in 
        human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their 
        families (see H.R. 156), H1846 [16AP]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1410), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H2135 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HHS: limit the number and pay of individuals serving as 
        special consultants, fellows, or other employees (see H.R. 
        6214), H5326 [26JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HHS: limit the number and pay of individuals serving as 
        special consultants, fellows, or other employees (H.R. 6214), 
        H5327 [26JY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H2717 [16MY], H3581 [7JN]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H93 [23JA]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), 
        E1601 [21SE]
      Congress: require that legislation be available for 72 hours on 
        the Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, 
        H910 [17FE]
      ------results of congressional baseball game, H4632 [29JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 
        631), H2150 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H770 [15FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H910 
        [17FE]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1615 [27MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3862 [20JN]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H770 [15FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E495 [29MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1454 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4727 [10JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2150 [26AP]
      Independent Association of Businesses: anniversary, 
        E1384 [1AU]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E819 [16MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2162 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2150 
        [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4727 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1454 [21MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4727 [10JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3874 [20JN]
      Rice University: anniversary, E1235 [11JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3874 [20JN]
      Santa Monica, CA: tribute to America's Family Day, E1601 
        [21SE]




BARTON, KEN AND RHONDA AND FAMILY

  Remarks in House
      Holmes County, FL: Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, 
        E1668 [28SE]




BARTOW, GENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E15 [13JA]




BARTOW, RICK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6265 [12SE]




BARTRON, ROBERT A.

  Remarks in House
      Montrose, PA, Area Chamber of Commerce: Citizen of the Year 
        award recipient, E913 [31MY]




BASCOMB, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      FBI: Director's Community Leadership Award recipient, E243 
        [27FE]




BASELINE REFORM ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 3578): consideration (H. Res. 534), H393 [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 3578): consideration (see H. Res. 534), H373 [1FE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 3578), H456 [3FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3578), H402, H419-H426, H429 [2FE], H456-H458, H465-
        H468 [3FE], E135 [3FE], E175 [9FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 534), H387-H395 [2FE]
      ------motion to recommit, H456, H457 [3FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3578, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 112-383), H373 [1FE]
      Provisions: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3578) (H. 
        Rept. 112-378), H218 [31JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3578, provisions, H387 [2FE]
      H.R. 3578, provisions, H419 [2FE]




BASS, CHARLES F. (a Representative from New Hampshire)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H3404 [1JN]
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4326), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H5631 [1AU]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H950 [24FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1741 [28MR]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H376 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2034 [19AP]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H220 
        [31JA]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2134 [25AP]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6298 [28SE]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H726 [14FE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6001 [13SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Northern Border Regional Commission: extend authorization (see 
        H.R. 3358), H2329 [7MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H1367 [16MR]
      ------repeal provisions relative to annual period for 
        disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to 
        receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 
        1580), H5711 [2AU]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1543 [22MR]
      Securities: determine a customer's net equity based on the 
        customer's last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and 
        change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 757), H2072 [24AP]
      Taxation: permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H4157 [27JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see H.R. 6131), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see H. Res. 777), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4656 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (H.R. 6438), 
        H6151 [19SE]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (H.R. 4017), H726 [14FE]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H1743 [29MR]
  Remarks
      Blanchard, Talbot: New Hampshire Hospital Association Licensed 
        Nursing Assistant (LNA) of the Year Award recipient, 
        E1032 [8JN]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1727 [28MR]
      Curran, Elizabeth (Libby): People (publication) Teacher of the 
        Year Award recipient, E1697 [12OC]
      Dartmouth College: tribute to men's rugby team, E1020 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2230 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2230 
        [27AP]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1614 [27MR]
      FDA: improve humanitarian device regulation, H3867 [20JN], 
        E917 [31MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), E917 [31MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3867 [20JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1439, H1459 [21MR]
      Milford, NH: tribute to Milford High School for participation in 
        We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, E816 [16MY]
      National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1756), 
        E1109 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1439, 
        H1459 [21MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: Pharmaceutical Traceability Enhancement Code 
        (RxTEC) proposal to establish national standard to address 
        drug traceability and pedigree, E917 [31MY]
      Washington, NH: anniversary of Washington Meetinghouse, 
        E1406 [3AU]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H2028 [19AP]
  Tributes
      Fortnam, Robert, E1612 [21SE]
      O'Connor, Steven, E325 [7MR]




BASS, KAREN (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3130 [18MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3922, H3927 [21JN]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1544 [22MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      ------extend third country fabric program to South Sudan (see 
        H.R. 2493), H3915 [20JN]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H6151 [19SE]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H6061 [14SE]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3163 [18MY]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption 
        accreditation standards (see H.R. 6027), H4864 [12JY]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H6300 
        [2OC]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see H.R. 3653), H1306 [8MR]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), 
        H4776 [10JY]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: ensure uniformity and fairness in deficiency judgments 
        arising from foreclosures on mortgages for single family homes 
        (see H.R. 3566), H966 [27FE]
      ------improve definitions of points and fees in connection with 
        a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H3662 [7JN]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6001 [13SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H803 [15FE]
      ------strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and 
        prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship 
        through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (see H.R. 2557), H5079 [19JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H440 [2FE]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H1428 [20MR]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H1428 [20MR]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H376 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      ------make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in 
        institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 
        3462), H1359 [9MR]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H5717 [3AU]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H1367 [16MR]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Education: provide educational stability for children in foster 
        care (see H.R. 5876), H3362 [31MY]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1392 [19MR]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H5009 [18JY]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (see H.R. 6035), H5131 [23JY]
      ------prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care 
        placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, 
        or marital status of any prospective parent or the child 
        involved (see H.R. 1681), H966 [27FE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H3733 [18JN]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H1497 [21MR]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3163 [18MY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see H.R. 
        4221), H1847 [16AP]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        H.R. 4259), H2716 [15MY]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H1359 [9MR]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H5923 [12SE]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3569), H221 [31JA]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3976 [21JN]
      Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State 
        attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage 
        fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H28 
        [17JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1571 [26MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3363 [31MY]
      ------establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-
        need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H945 [17FE]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1571 [26MR]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2329 [7MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5766 [10SE]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-
        provided health coverage to certain employee designated 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H950 [24FE]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H3363 [31MY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6151 [19SE]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H187 [27JA]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H1543 [22MR]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4828 [11JY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H3662 [7JN]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3808 [19JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Education: provide interest-free deferment on 
        unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see 
        H.R. 5895), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to reduce up-front 
        premiums on FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers 
        who complete a homeownership counseling program to help reduce 
        default rates (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H3362 [31MY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Education: provide interest-free deferment on 
        unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment 
        (H.R. 5895), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to reduce up-front 
        premiums on FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers 
        who complete a homeownership counseling program to help reduce 
        default rates (H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (H.R. 5871), 
        H3362 [31MY]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5643 [2AU]
      Dept. of Energy: require Transportation Fuels Regulatory 
        Committee to conduct study on how to shield consumers from 
        gasoline price fluctuations and supply disruptions, H3922 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish Office of Energy Employment and 
        Training and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, H3928, 
        H3929 [21JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Investment Generating 
        Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, 
        H4040 [26JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4040 [26JN]
      Millennium Momentum Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1233 
        [11JY]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2145 [26AP]
      National Foster Care Month: observance, H2458 [9MY]
      ------recognize goals and ideals (H. Res. 659), H2718 [16MY]
      Nunn, Diane: ABA Center on Children and the Law Mark Hardin 
        Award for Child Welfare Legal Scholarship and Systems Change 
        recipient, E1094 [20JN]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3922, H3928, H3929 [21JN]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H519 [7FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H519 [7FE]
  Tributes
      Beal, Marion M., E1155 [27JN]
      Edwards, Willis, H5336 [31JY]
      McGee, Pamela, E190 [14FE]
      McGee, Paula, E190 [14FE]
      Nash, Michael, E1250 [13JY]




BASSETT, KATHIE

  Articles and editorials
      Jersey Orchard Sweeps Apple Cider Awards, E229 [17FE]




BASSLER, BONNIE L.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the NSF National Science Board: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]




BATAAN-CORREGIDOR MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 636), H2274 [27AP]




BATCHELOR, MARKUS

  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for 
        DC Democracy, E706 [7MY]




BATEMAN, PAT

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4946 [12JY]




BATES, GARY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3616 [24MY]




BATINOVICH, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1670 [28SE]




BATISTE, BAILEY

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E641 [25AP]




BATON ROUGE, LA

  Bills and resolutions
      Corps of Engineers: modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, 
        Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (see 
        H.R. 6026), H4064 [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Baton Rouge Area Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1624 [21SE]
      Louisiana State University: tribute to football team, H39 [18JA]




BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundations National Standards Board: National 
        Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation 
        recipient, E1624 [21SE]




BATTAT, BRENDA

  Letters
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization, 
        S2550 [19AP]




BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Haubert, Thom: Battelle Memorial Institute Inventor of the Year 
        award recipient, E456 [27MR]




BATTIN, JAMES F. (a former Representative from Montana)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see S. 
        3311), S4299 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (S. 
        3311), S6667 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3311), S4821 [10JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3311, James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT, S6667 
        [21SE]




BATTLE, GEORGE E., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1608 [21SE]




BAUCUS, MAX (a Senator from Montana)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3901, S3913, 
        S3918 [11JN], S3979 [12JN], S4209, S4210 [14JN], S4267, S4300 
        [19JN], S4339, S4357 [20JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2110 
        [27MR], S2434 [17AP], S2497, S2509 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], 
        S2637, S2657 [24AP], S2688 [25AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S870 [16FE], S1544 [8MR]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, 
        D2 [3JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see S. 1773), S1577 [12MR]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S2546 [19AP]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S3175 
        [15MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S5381 [25JY]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see S. 881), S4368 [20JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Revenue Loss Assistance 
        Program, improve crop insurance, and extend livestock 
        disaster, tree assistance, and commodity programs (see S. 
        2261), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see S. 2121), S2244 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), 
        S3900 [11JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S2031 
        [26MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize 
        States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S1577 
        [12MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see S. 1629), S4725 [28JN]
      ------deem certain service in Reserve components as active 
        service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 491), 
        S850 [16FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        714), S2496 [18AP]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S6341 [13SE] (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed 
        handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 
        2188), S1613 [13MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]
      Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural 
        gas pipelines (see S. 2229), S2001 [22MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S5134 [18JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S3281 [17MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3330 [21MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S3234 [16MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S4774 [29JN]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4418 [21JN]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2656 [24AP]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6271 [12SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S2245 [29MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S5212 
        [19JY]
      Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 67), S3839 
        [7JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S495 
        [9FE]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 
        418), S2324 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3384), S4950 [12JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish 
        (see S. 3568), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize conveyance of mineral rights in 
        Montana to settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see 
        S. 2110), S699 [15FE]
      ------use designated funding to pay for construction of 
        authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), S5047 [16JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended 
        to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see S. 3524), S6062 [10SE]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see S. 
        3311), S4299 [19JN]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3406), 
        S5211 [19JY]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3285), 
        S3976 [12JN] (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY]
      Tariff: acrylic snow globes (see S. 2882), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with a layer or 
        layers of certified organic cotton (see S. 2876), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with other fabric 
        layers of either blends of hemp and cotton or polyester 
        microfleece (see S. 2875), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester with an inner layer or 
        layers of certified organic cotton (see S. 2877), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper shells each having a water-resistant outer layer of 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and a lining of mesh 
        fabric wholly of polyester (see S. 2878), S2966 [8MY]
      ------fabrics of man-made fibers consisting of one or two layers 
        of expanded poly-tetrafluoroethylene sheeting layered between 
        an outer knit fabric wholly of nylon and another outer woven 
        fabric (see S. 2874), S2965 [8MY]
      ------footwear consisting of an outer sole affixed to an 
        incomplete or unfinished upper (see S. 2883), S2966 [8MY]
      ------glass snow globes (see S. 2881), S2966 [8MY]
      ------golf bag bodies (see S. 2872), S2965 [8MY]
      ------3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (see S. 2873), S2965 [8MY]
      ------vulcanized rubber felt-bottom boots for actual use in 
        fishing waders (see S. 2879), S2966 [8MY]
      ------vulcanized rubber lug bottom boots for actual use in 
        fishing waders (see S. 2880), S2966 [8MY]
      Taxation: extend authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund 
        and provide revenues for highway programs (see S. 2132), S1049 
        [27FE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
      World War II: recognize superior service of members of the First 
        Special Service Force (see S. Res. 577), S6626 [21SE]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Motions
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4936 [12JY]
  Privilege of the floor
      Albers, Alison, S5317 [24JY]
      Barnea, Avital, S2036 [26MR]
      Bartmann, Amanda, S136 [26JA]
      Chen, Samson, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]
      DeLeon, Omar, S136 [26JA]
      Dellerson, Danielle, S1156 [29FE]
      Dogo, Harun, S136 [26JA], S2036 [26MR]
      Echeverri, Johannes, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]
      Fox, Herrick, S3798 [6JN], S4161 [13JN]
      Green, Claire, S136 [26JA]
      Hageman, Eric, S5317 [24JY]
      James, Talitha, S5317 [24JY]
      Lott, Whitney, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]
      Machado, Juan, S2036 [26MR]
      Porter, Kirk, S5317 [24JY]
      Riggins, Derrick, S1156 [29FE]
      Samson, Elizabeth, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]
      Sklar, David, S136 [26JA], S2036 [26MR]
      Summers, Amanda, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]
      Thomas, Benjamin, S3798 [6JN], S4161 [13JN]
      Torres, Edward, S1156 [29FE]
      Varhelyi, Andras, S5317 [24JY]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5426, S5451, S5452, S5453 [26JY], S5703 [31JY]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5425 [26JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4130 [13JN], 
        S4358 [20JN], S6405 [19SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3755 [6JN]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S4130 [13JN]
      Armed Forces: tribute to Montana Army National Guard, S2296 
        [16AP]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S4192 [14JN], 
        S6527 [20SE], S6576 [21SE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S2231 [29MR]
      Burma: impact of import restrictions, S93 [26JA]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5426, S5451, S5452, S5453 [26JY], 
        S5703 [31JY]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3273 [17MY]
      ------include multi-year price decline protections in the 
        Agriculture Risk Coverage program, S4358 [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1527 [8MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5426, S5451, S5452, S5453 [26JY], S5703 [31JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S888, S891 [17FE]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6576 [21SE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6576 
        [21SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4756 [29JN]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, S2211 [29MR]
      Medicare: reform, S2231 [29MR]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: anniversary, S6526 
        [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S2014 [26MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1113 [29FE]
      Pensions: reform funding rules, S1659 [14MR]
      Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5703 [31JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, 
        S83, S94 [26JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs, S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S1113 [29FE], S1527, S1528 [8MR], S1599 [13MR], 
        S1651, S1659 [14MR], S2013 [26MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4756 [29JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1975 [22MR]
      SSA: reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance 
        program, S4767 [29JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S4193 
        [14JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5293 [24JY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1660 [14MR]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses, S4936 [12JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), S4812 [10JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5451 [26JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4936 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4812 [10JY]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, S1599 [13MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2801 [26AP]
      Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5703 [31JY]
  Reports filed
      African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to 
        List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program 
        Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act Import Restrictions Renewal 
        Approval: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3568), S6451 [19SE]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 112-152), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      Nomination of Mark J. Mazur To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury 
        for Tax Policy: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4773 [29JN]
      Nomination of Matthew S. Rutherford To Be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Treasury for Financial Markets: Committee on Finance (Senate), 
        S4773 [29JN]
      Nomination of Meredith M. Broadbent to the ITC: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate), S4773 [29JN]
      Prevention of Importation of Merchandise Into the U.S. in a 
        Manner That Evades Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3524) (S. Rept. 112-209), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), 
        S6545 [20SE]
  Tributes
      Gilmore, Frank and Ann, S6441 [19SE]
      Hassann, Alhaji A. (A.J.), S6406 [19SE]
      Holder, Jon F., S6619 [21SE]
      Keenan, Nancy, S3896 [11JN]
      Mahan, John W., S5727 [31JY]
      McConnell, Senator, S93 [26JA]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1906 [21MR]
      Rice, Maureen, S2801 [26AP]
      Sullivan, Russ, S6406 [19SE]




BAUER, RICHARD L.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4819 [10JY]




BAUGUS, JEFFERY A.

  Remarks in House
      Santa Rosa County, FL: Teacher of the Year award recipient, E253 
        [27FE]




BAUMAN, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1309 [24JY]




BAUNE, TAYLOR

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, E1105 [21JN]




BAUTZ, PETER

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4641 [26JN]




BAXAMUSA, MURTAZA

  Remarks in House
      John S. Lyons Foundation: Fellowship Honoree of the Year, E1460 
        [10SE]




BAXTER BREWING CO.

  Remarks in Senate
      Baxter Brewing Co.: BevNet (publication) New Brewery of the Year 
        award recipient, S1457 [7MR]
      BevNet (publication): New Brewery of the Year award recipient, 
        S1457 [7MR]
      Livingston, Luke: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``30 Under 
        30 Food & Wine'' list, S1457 [7MR]




BAY AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundations National Standards Board: National 
        Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation 
        recipient, E1489 [12SE]




BAY CITY, MI

  Remarks in House
      Bay Area Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1489 [12SE]




BAYARD, NM

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey lands of the former Fort Bayard 
        Military Reservation to Santa Clara, NM, Bayard, NM, or Grant 
        County, NM, for business and community development (see H.R. 
        6344), H5706 [2AU]




BAYBIO (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Hunkapillar, Michael W.: Lifetime Achievement DiNA Award 
        recipient, E610 [23AP]




BAYH, BIRCH (a former Senator from Indiana)

  Addresses
      Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women, E805 
        [15MY]
  Statements
      Equal Rights Amendment, S2810 [26AP]




BAYH, EVAN (a former Senator from Indiana)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (see S. Res. 506), S4636 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (S. Res. 506), S4642 [26JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 506, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Bilbrey v. 
        Tyler, S4639, S4642 [26JN]




BAYHI, M. JEFFERY

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H5022 [19JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5022 [19JY]




BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

  Remarks in House
      Houston, TX: tribute to Texas Children's Hospital pediatric 
        tissue engineering research, H200 [31JA]




BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

  Bills and resolutions
      Sports: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. Res. 426), 
        S2496 [18AP]
  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to women's basketball team, H1917 [18AP], E535 
        [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to women's basketball team (S. Res. 426), S2517 
        [18AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 426, tribute to women's basketball team, S2503, S2517 
        [18AP]




BAYTOWN, TX

  Remarks in House
      Lee College: Texas Historical Marker recipient, E391 [20MR]
      Robert E. Lee High School: tribute to Interact Club, E1643 
        [21SE]




BE THE MATCH REGISTRY  see National Marrow Donor Program 
    (organization)




BEACH, EDWIN F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1314 [24JY]




BEACHES

  Amendments
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        4969), H2267 [27AP]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 2372), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4094), H1016 [28FE]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the 
        suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the 
        northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (see 
        H.R. 3907), H512 [6FE]
      Florida: remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 
        and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 4150), H1272 [7MR]
      ------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit P31-P (see H.R. 6354), H5707 [2AU]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]
      Topsail, NC: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit L06 (see S. 3561), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 4311), H1803 [29MR]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
  Motions
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access, H3746, H3763 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the 
        suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the 
        northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (H.R. 
        3907), E138 [3FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Point Reyes National Seashore: anniversary, E1518 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (S. 3587), S6552 [20SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], 
        S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton 
        Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach 
        Unit RI-07 (S. 1296), S276 [1FE]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P in Rhode Island: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2154) (H. Rept. 
        112-580), H4683 [9JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundary 
        Revision of Units in Rhode Island: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1296) (S. Rept. 112-138), S131 
        [26JA]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
        Recreational Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4094) (H. Rept. 112-526), H3706 [15JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      S. 1296, John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
        Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy 
        Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 boundary 
        revision, S276 [1FE]




BEACHWOOD, OH

  Remarks in House
      Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (organization): tribute to 
        Ohio chapter, E1531 [14SE]




BEACON FOR ADULT LITERACY (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Volunteer workers: tribute, E950 [1JN]




BEAL, MARION M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1155 [27JN]




BEALE, DANIEL

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




BEALE AFB, CA

  Remarks in Senate
      Child Development Center: tribute, S2081 [27MR]




BEAMER, KATHARINE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5826 [1AU]




BEAMON, SAMUEL, SR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




BEAN, LEON L.

  Remarks in House
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, E1195 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]




BEAR, JORDAN L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E394 [20MR]




BEAR, SARAH

  Addresses
      Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women, E805 
        [15MY]




BEARD, JOSHUA

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E405 [21MR]




BEASLEY, AARON

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4946 [12JY]




BEASLEY, DELILAH LEONTIUM

  Remarks in House
      Oakland, CA: tribute to Progressive Oakland Women for 
        Empowerment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Ms. Delilah Beasley Tea 
        reception, E1528 [14SE]




BEATO NUNEZ, VIRGILIO I.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5138 [24JY]




BEATTY, DENNIS L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1154 [27JN]




BEATTY, PAIGE

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Employee Excellence 
        Award recipients, E1541 [14SE]




BEAUCHAMP, CLAYTON R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1475 [11SE]




BEAUDOIN, JOSEPH A.

  Letters
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H920 [17FE]




BEAUFORD, GERTRUDE LORIO

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2388 [17AP]




BEAUMONT, TX

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




BECERRA, XAVIER (a Representative from California)

  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 120), H6000 [13SE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H440 [2FE]
      ------reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes 
        and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1210 [6MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H1363 [13MR]
      Medicare: provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H3267 [30MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H5711 [2AU]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H5923 [12SE]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6069 [18SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Taxation: provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to 
        tax preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (H.R. 6061), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Taxation: provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to 
        tax preparation (H.R. 6050), H4605 [28JN]
  Letters
      WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act: Curt Decker, 
        National Disability Rights Network, E1186 [29JN]
      ------Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., E1187 [29JN]
      ------several Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities members, 
        E1187 [29JN]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H6303 [9OC]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1688 [28MR], H1901 [17AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1901 [17AP]
      ------WIC funding, H1901 [17AP]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H918 [17FE]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H918 [17FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4800 [11JY]
      Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Dodger Stadium, E1368 
        [31JY]
      Medicare: reform, H1688 [28MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2774 [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4800 [11JY]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (H.R. 6061), 
        E1185 [29JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5584 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1994, H1995 [19AP]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (H.R. 6050), E1172 [28JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2774 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2774 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2774 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H3824 [20JN], H4176 
        [28JN], E214 [16FE], E1028 [8JN], 
        E1288 [19JY], E1309 [24JY]
  Tributes
      Chavez, Cesar E., E476 [28MR]




BECHER, JOHN W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3710 [18JN]




BECHLER, KENT L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E846 [18MY]




BECK, CHARLES

  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S4450 [25JN]




BECK, DEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3812 [20JN]




BECK, MICHAEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S387 [7FE]




BECKETT, KATIE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3836 [7JN]




BECKETT, MARY K. (KATIE)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3415, S3416 [22MY]




BECKLEY, WV

  Remarks in House
      Smithsonian (publication): inclusion in list of best places to 
        live, E575 [18AP]




BECKWITH, FRANK

  Remarks in House
      Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398: Middle School 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E526 [16AP]




BEDFORD, KYLE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E865 [18MY]




BEDFORD, TX

  Remarks in House
      Community Powered Revitalization (organization): tribute, E450 
        [27MR]




BEDFORD COUNTY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Mann's Choice, PA: anniversary of Fair Family Farms, E1603 
        [21SE]




BEDNARZ, ANTHONY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E52 [23JA]




BEDWELL, JONATHAN L.

  Poems
      ``Because of These,'' Albert C. Caswell, E390 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E390 [20MR]




BEECHWOOD, OH

  Remarks in House
      Milestones Autism Organization: anniversary, E1567 [19SE]




BEECROFT, ROBERT S.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S6685 [21SE]




BEEF PRODUCTS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of Beef 
        Products, Inc., E499 [29MR]




BEGICH, MARK (a Senator from Alaska)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3850, S3851, 
        S3855, S3867 [7JN], S3979, S3992 [12JN], S4205, S4210 [14JN], 
        S4245, S4247 [18JN], S4461 [25JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6112 [11SE], S6275, S6278, S6279, S6283 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3289 [17MY], S3495 
        [23MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2394, S2434 [17AP], S2508, S2511 [18AP], S2637 [24AP], S2691 
        [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2087, S2110 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S573 [13FE], S655 [14FE], S707, 
        S791 [15FE], S863, S866, S872 [16FE], S925, S926, S1018 
        [17FE], S1148 [29FE], S1397 [5MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4898 [11JY], S4965 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5777, S5778 [31JY], 
        S5980 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2841, S2842 
        [26AP]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S5 [10JA], S6691 [2OC], S6707 
        [30OC]
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S5733 [31JY]
      Air Force: prevent relocation of F-16 aircraft from Eielson AFB, 
        AK (see S. 2073), S350 [6FE]
      Alaska: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining area road 
        corridor (see S. 3330), S4417 [21JN]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S2545 [19AP]
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S3174 
        [15MY]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 2299), 
        S2496 [18AP]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 
        3624), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S1577 [12MR]
      ------track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members (see S. 3180), S3235 [16MY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        474), S3631 [24MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S1541 [8MR]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S2087 [27MR]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S75 [24JA]
      Children and youth: authorize a national toll-free hotline and 
        website to develop and disseminate child care consumer 
        education information to help parents access child care in 
        their community (see S. 2135), S1791 [19MR]
      ------issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at 
        improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see S. 
        3231), S3978 [12JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S4461 [25JN]
      Courts: require the attorney for the Government to disclose 
        favorable information to the defendant in criminal 
        prosecutions brought by the U.S. (see S. 2197), S1734 [15MR]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6271 [12SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU]
      ------revoke Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charters, temporarily 
        create a Mortgage Finance Agency to secure mortgages until the 
        transition to privatization, and protect against another 
        housing collapse (see S. 1963), S43 [23JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S4951 [12JY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and 
        contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (see S. 2194), S3423 [22MY]
      ------establish a grant program for automated external 
        defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see S. 1086), S1541 [8MR]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S615 [14FE] (see S. 2343), S2825 
        [26AP]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 434), 
        S1791 [19MR]
      ------require Statistics Commissioner to collect information 
        from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see 
        S. 1269), S495 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see S. 3461), S5732 [31JY]
      ------improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the 
        Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), 
        S5488 [26JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S1148 [29FE]
      ------reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome 
        prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Labor: provide off-base transition training for Armed 
        Forces members (see S. 2246), S2166 [28MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore 
        energy development (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3785 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------authorize transport of individuals to and from health 
        facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, 
        examination, treatment, and care (see S. 3511), S5977 [2AU]
      ------carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see S. 
        1838), S76 [24JA]
      ------deem certain service in Reserve components as active 
        service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 491), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 
        3309), S4789 [9JY]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S4369 [20JN]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      ------provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans 
        training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see S. 3206), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      ------reauthorize Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education (see 
        S. 3282), S3900 [11JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S5213 [19JY]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), 
        S1791 [19MR]
      Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes 
        for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), 
        S6271 [12SE]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see S. 1350), S1384 [5MR]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see S. 1221), S3977 [12JN]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Education: prohibit institutions of higher education that 
        participate in certain financial aid programs from including 
        predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see 
        S. 3557), S6454 [19SE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption of foster case placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identity, or marital status of prospective 
        adoptive or foster parents (see S. 1770), S1614 [13MR]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (see S. 2295), S2547 [19AP]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S2602 [23AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4460 [25JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3394), S5259 [23JY]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 
        509), S75 [24JA] (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S6547 
        [20SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S6271 [12SE]
      ------restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors 
        of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 3219), S3422 [22MY]
      ------treatment of information provided to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5259 [23JY]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born 
        physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved 
        communities (see S. 1979), S5659 [30JY]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S5979 [2AU]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S6108 [11SE]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 
        821), S3785 [6JN]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S1933 [21MR]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2288), S6341 [13SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2032 [26MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2825 [26AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2825 [26AP]
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S1089 [28FE]
      Medicaid: expand home and community-based services waiver to 
        include young individuals in need of services otherwise 
        provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see 
        S. 3289), S4369 [20JN]
      Medicare: authorize certified diabetes educators to provide 
        diabetes self-management training services, including as part 
        of telehealth services (see S. 1468), S4204 [14JN]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S5085 [17JY]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S5980 [2AU]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S4369 [20JN]
      Mount Denali: designate (see S. 2272), S5979 [2AU]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3633 
        [24MY]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3088 
        [10MY]
      National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and 
        Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to 
        veterans (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]
      National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 
        [12SE]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher 
        educational opportunities (see S. 3504), S5977 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        472), S3631 [24MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S5048 
        [16JY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR]
      Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal 
        real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
      Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 578), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S3978 [12JN]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S4204 
        [14JN]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S1541 [8MR]
      ------revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a 
        person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting 
        period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see 
        S. 648), S614 [14FE]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S1541 [8MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6271 [12SE]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 1945), 
        S1148 [29FE]
      Taiwan: support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (see S. Res. 
        542), S5978 [2AU]
      Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 704), S163 
        [30JA]
      Taxation: allow Indian tribes to receive charitable 
        contributions of apparently wholesome food (see S. 3299), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), S851 
        [16FE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 996), S5258 
        [23JY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S2393 
        [17AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S3785 [6JN]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 
        845), S5732 [31JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S4774 [29JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S133 [26JA]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 3199), 
        S3330 [21MY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 
        2128), S909 [17FE]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3233, 3236), S4369 [20JN]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), S4950 
        [12JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S4369 [20JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S133 
        [26JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3043 [9MY]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), 
        S2825 [26AP]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Anchorage, AK: tribute to Nunaka Valley Little League junior 
        girls softball team (see S. Res. 571), S6546 [20SE]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR] (see S. 
        3613), S6625 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      Bailey, Jonathan W.: tribute (see S. Res. 559), S6454 [19SE]
      Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (see S. 
        3590), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to 
        provide child care (see S. 2182), S1540 [8MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: set prices for Federal Migratory Bird 
        Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited 
        waivers of stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 3049), S3042 [9MY]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see S. 3325), S4417 [21JN]
      Education: provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood 
        educators (see S. 2181), S1540 [8MR]
      Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed 
        handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 
        2188), S1613 [13MR]
      Fish and fishing: enhance national seafood marketing efforts by 
        creating National Seafood Marketing and Development Fund, 
        regional seafood marketing boards, and national coordinating 
        committee (see S. 3615), S6625 [21SE]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (see S. Res. 459), S3129 [14MY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian 
        Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely 
        presented (see S. 2389), S2821 [26AP]
      NOAA: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        S. 2388), S2821 [26AP]
      Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that 
        adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract 
        sponsorships (see S. Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (see S. 
        2251), S2242 [29MR]
      Rural areas: improve housing for educators, public safety 
        officers, and medical providers, and their households (see S. 
        3278), S3838 [7JN]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]
      Taxation: exempt certain air taxi services from taxes on 
        transportation by air (see S. 3451), S5487 [26JY]
      ------provide a credit for early childhood education 
        professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses 
        to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for 
        dependent care services (see S. 2180), S1540 [8MR]
      ------provide expensing for small businesses (see S. 2284), 
        S2324 [16AP]
      Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 436), S2731 
        [25AP]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
  Privilege of the floor
      Mowitt, Willian, S136 [26JA]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4343 [20JN]
      Alaska: observance of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and anniversary 
        of Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, S827 [16FE]
      Alaska Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]
      Black History Month: observance, S345 [6FE]
      Coast Guard: ensure U.S. icebreaking capabilities (S. 1620), 
        S112 [26JA]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S195, S196 [31JA], S248 [1FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (S. 1903), S112 [26JA]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S195, S196 [31JA]
      Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition of independence, S1609 
        [13MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: rural broadband telecommunications 
        services programs funding, S4343 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3000 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to 
        provide child care (S. 2182), S1542 [8MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (S. 3049), S3044 [9MY]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (S. 3325), S4419 [21JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S421 [9FE]
      Education: provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood 
        educators (S. 2181), S1542 [8MR]
      Electric power: infrastructure funding, S4845 [11JY]
      Ethiopia: U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S248 [1FE]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S335 [6FE]
      Foreign policy: reaffirm U.S. commitment to global prosperity 
        through hunger and poverty reduction, S3324 [21MY]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (S. Res. 459), S3133 [14MY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (S. 2054), S263 [1FE]
      Healy (vessel): tribute to Coast Guard icebreaker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        S3037 [9MY]
      Members of Congress: require public disclosure of the terms of 
        home mortgages held by Members of Congress, S248 [1FE]
      National Inventors' Day: observance, S490 [9FE]
      National Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Alaska participants, S6534 [20SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5036, S5037 [16JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2071 [27MR]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S2071, 
        S2073, S2074, S2076 [27MR]
      ------national energy policy, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2076 
        [27MR]
      Renda (vessel): tribute to Russian flagged tanker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S2056, S2057 [27MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S421 [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S4115 [13JN]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (S. 
        2251), S2246 [29MR]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5036, 
        S5037 [16JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing 
        limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5331 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5331 [25JY]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S3000 [9MY]
      ------provide a credit for early childhood education 
        professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses 
        to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for 
        dependent care services (S. 2180), S1542 [8MR]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4845 [11JY]
      Unemployment: rates, S421 [9FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to 
        proceed, S2669 [25AP]
      Week of the Young Child: designate (S. Res. 436), S2735 [25AP]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S196 [31JA]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2147, Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act, 
        S1199 [1MR]
      S. 2251, Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK, S2246 
        [29MR]
  Tributes
      Adams, Albert P.S., S6441 [19SE]
      Boochever, Robert, S3725 [5JN]
      Colvin, Christopher C., S3512 [23MY]
      Hasquet, Julie, S6261 [12SE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2164 [28MR]
      Randall, Kikkan, S2490 [18AP]
      Rasmuson, Mary Louise M., S5865 [1AU]
      Taylor, Paul, S347 [6FE]




BEGUM, SHAD

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Shad Begum, S1500 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]
      Tribute, S1500 [8MR]




BEILER, BEATRICE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1298 [23JY]




BEISEL, ELIZABETH

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1374 [1AU]




BEITING, RALPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1503 [12SE]




BEKEMEIER, DYLAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E989 [6JN]




BEL, JEAN-PIERRE

  Remarks in Senate
      U.S. visit, S1606 [13MR]




BELAFONTE, HAROLD G., JR. (HARRY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E153 [7FE]




BELAFONTE, HARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1117 [1MR], E292 [1MR]




BELARUS, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), E503 [29MR]
      Civil liberties: call for release of political prisoners, H5698 
        [2AU]
      Human rights: violations, H5296 [26JY], H5698 [2AU]
      Independence: anniversary, E503 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign policy: promote human rights and democracy, S4710 [28JN]
      Human rights: violations, S2224 [29MR]
      International Ice Hockey Federation: urge suspension of plan to 
        hold 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Belarus and condemn 
        corporate sponsorship of such event relative to human rights 
        violations, S2224 [29MR]




BELARUS DEMOCRACY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Reauthorize (H.R. 515), E503 [29MR]




BELARUS DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 515), E503 [29MR]




BELIZE

  Remarks in House
      Kirshner, Jean: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business 
        Award recipient, E1112 [21JN]




BELIZE EDUCATION PROJECT (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Kirshner, Jean: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business 
        Award recipient, E1112 [21JN]




BELL, BRIAN A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6540 [20SE]




BELL, CHUCK

  Letters
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements, S3552 [24MY]




BELL, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E124 [2FE]




BELL, PEYTON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H6004 [14SE]




BELL, ROBERT R.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4362 [20JN]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Tribute: Tennessee Board of Regents, S4362 [20JN]




BELL FLAVORS AND FRAGRANCES (company)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H5137 [24JY]




BELLAMY, C.H. (BUDDY) AND JEANETTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1048 [15JN]




BELLAR, RICHARD

  Remarks in House
      Police Week: observance, E860 [18MY]




BELLEVUE, NE

  Remarks in House
      Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home: anniversary, E1239 [12JY]




BELLINGHAM, WA

  Bills and resolutions
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see S. Res. 423), S2393 [17AP] (see H. Res. 607), H1805 
        [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Kiwanis Club of Bellingham: anniversary, E317 [6MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (S. Res. 423), S2453 [17AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 423, tribute to Western Washington University men's 
        basketball team, S2400, S2453 [17AP]




BELLINI, FRANCESCO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E360 [9MR]




BELLOTTI, FRANCIS X.

  Remarks in House
      Quincy, MA: dedication of Francis X. Bellotti Courthouse, E1636 
        [21SE]




BELMONTES, JOSE O.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1375 [1AU]




BELZONI, MS

  Remarks in House
      Mid-Delta Home Health and Hospice Center: tribute, E499 [29MR]




BENAVIDEZ, ROY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1578 [20SE]




BENCIVENGO, CATHY A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S417-S420 [9FE], S1067 
        [28FE]




BEND, OR

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft 
        crash in Djibouti, E254 [27FE]
      Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (organization): tribute, E510 
        [29MR]
      Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon & Portland (organization): 
        tribute, E994 [6JN]




BEND (OR) BULLETIN

  Articles and editorials
      U.S. Should Legalize Industrial Hemp, S4138 [13JN]




BENDERSON, NATHAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E552 [17AP]




BENDICK, ROBERT

  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5110 [23JY]




BENEDICT, MICHELINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E67 [24JA]




BENESKI, TED W.

  Remarks in House
      Suffield, CT: tribute to Suffield Foundation for Excellent 
        Schools Hall of Honor inductees, E1010 [7JN]




BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA (fraternal 
    organization)

  Remarks in House
      Dolan, Mike: Hazleton, PA, Elks Lodge 200 Elk of the Year award 
        recipient, E245 [27FE]




BENFIELD, STEPHANIE STUCKEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1423 [3AU]




BENIN, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Michael A. Raynor To Be Ambassador to Benin: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]




BENISHEK, DAN (a Representative from Michigan)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6217 [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H1978 [18AP]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H513 [6FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3916 [20JN]
      ------express that the use of offensive military force by a 
        President without prior and clear authorization by Congress 
        constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. 
        Con. Res. 107), H3105 [17MY]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4103), H2814 [16MY]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H641 [8FE]
      Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H641 [8FE]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6280 [21SE]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the 
        labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and 
        federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H4864 
        [12JY]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2647 [10MY]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H3916 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see H.R. 3863), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
        comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H803 [15FE]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide certain employees of Members of Congress and 
        certain local government employees with access to case-
        tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H4158 [27JN]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H2813 [16MY]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H5328 [26JY]
      ------foster more effective implementation and coordination of 
        clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see 
        H.R. 2960), H1210 [6MR]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment 
        system (see H.R. 2295), H4685 [9JY]
      EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications 
        and public participation (see H.R. 6564), H6297 [28SE]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 
        3737), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H2288 [27AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: strengthen employee cost 
        savings suggestion programs (see H.R. 4237), H2134 [25AP]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (see H.R. 4155), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4065 [26JN]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H6298 [28SE]
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H2134 [25AP]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H2715 [15MY]
      Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations 
        between groups of health care professionals and health plans 
        and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1409), H2715 
        [15MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H1847 [16AP]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2135 [25AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2134 [25AP]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H3105 [17MY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1741 [28MR]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5711 [2AU]
      ------ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in 
        rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality 
        improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H441 [2FE]
      ------establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-based 
        payments for direct primary care medical homes for Medicare-
        Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        3315), H220 [31JA]
      ------exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by 
        radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician 
        referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H115 [23JA]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H2647 [10MY]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms 
        (see H.J. Res. 71), H1367 [16MR]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H376 [1FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2716 [15MY]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1756), H1101 [29FE]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H441 [2FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H5078 [19JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H696 [13FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      ------repeal limits on health-related tax benefits and treat 
        high deductible plans as qualified health plans (see H.R. 
        450), H1209 [6MR]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H221 [31JA]
      Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending 
        on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work 
        requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-
        tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H2647 [10MY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      Taxation: exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax 
        (see H.R. 1533), H5711 [2AU]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H6234 [20SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H966 [27FE]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H3916 [20JN]
      ------terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H4065 [26JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H5860 [11SE]
      Veterans: allow disabled veterans and their dependents to use 
        Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see H.R. 
        2148), H2447 [8MY]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 
        3895), H697 [13FE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114, 4142), H1741 [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H4158 [27JN]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service 
        connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss 
        (see H.R. 6297), H5705 [2AU]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H374 [1FE]
      Tariff: 4-acetyltoluene (see H.R. 5547), H2441 [8MY]
      ------1.4G grade fireworks (see H.R. 4981), H2267 [27AP]
      ------1.3G grade fireworks (see H.R. 4980), H2267 [27AP]
      ------recombinant staphylococcal protein A (56kDa) (see H.R. 
        5549), H2441 [8MY]
      ------2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (see H.R. 5548), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      Veterans: grant veterans access to Federal excess and surplus 
        property (see H.R. 6114), H4862 [12JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service 
        connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss 
        (H.R. 6297), H5709 [2AU]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (H.R. 3861), H375 [1FE]
      Tariff: 4-acetyltoluene (H.R. 5547), H2444 [8MY]
      ------1.4G grade fireworks (H.R. 4981), H2275 [27AP]
      ------1.3G grade fireworks (H.R. 4980), H2275 [27AP]
      ------recombinant staphylococcal protein A (56kDa) (H.R. 5549), 
        H2444 [8MY]
      ------2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (H.R. 5548), 
        H2444 [8MY]
      Veterans: grant veterans access to Federal excess and surplus 
        property (H.R. 6114), H4864 [12JY]
  Remarks
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1606 [21SE]
      Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations That Impact 
        Energy and Manufacturing in the U.S.: include health effects 
        associated with regulatory costs in analysis of EPA rules and 
        actions, H6217 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H430 [2FE], H906 [17FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6217 [20SE]
      ------modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes 
        Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3714 [18JN]
      Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (H.R. 3000), H431 [2FE]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1464 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4787 [11JY]
      Mackinac Island, MI: anniversary of Grand Hotel, E1216 
        [10JY]
      ------Mackinac Island State Park Commission commemoration of War 
        of 1812, E1260 [17JY]
      Medicare: reform, H794 [15FE], H5913, H5914, H5915, H5916 [12SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4835 [12JY]
      Morrison, Richard M.: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Veteran of the 
        Year Award recipient, E1464 [10SE]
      National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1607 
        [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare 
        funding, H794 [15FE], H5913, H5914, H5915, H5916 [12SE]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE]
      ------repeal, H430, H431, H432, H433, H435, H436 [2FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (H.R. 
        1370), H432 [2FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4787 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1464 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1877 [17AP]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5916 [12SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3587 
        [7JN]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1476 
        [11SE]
      Thunder Bay Community Health Service, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1356 [31JY]
      Veterans Suicide Prevention Month: observance, E1641 
        [21SE]
      Votes: position on missed, E1421 [3AU]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1606 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Archer, Wilfred E. (Bill), E785 [15MY]
      Day, David P., E1358 [31JY]
      Formolo, Cal, E1185 [29JN]
      Hansen, Justin M., E1393 [3AU]
      Szejbach, Clarence (Sonny), H3581 [7JN]
      West, Matthew J., E1358 [31JY]




BENJAMIN, GEORGES C.

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2243 [27AP]




BENJAMIN, ZACHARY D.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1083 [19JN]




BENN, ALVIN

  Remarks in House
      Alabama Press Association: Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, 
        E204 [15FE]




BENNA, BRUNO

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2543 [19AP]




BENNET, MICHAEL F. (a Senator from Colorado)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3849 [7JN], 
        S3912, S3913 [11JN], S4152 [13JN], S4301 [19JN], S4339, S4341, 
        S4357 [20JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6557 [20SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S271 [1FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3176 [15MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2428 
        [17AP], S2497, S2510, S2511 [18AP], S2648 [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2181 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S568, S572 [13FE], S707 [15FE], 
        S872 [16FE], S913 [17FE], S1089 [28FE], S1148 [29FE], S1396, 
        S1397 [5MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1806 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4897, S4900 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5744, S5746, S5792 
        [31JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2738 [25AP]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S5419 [26JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, David Rogers, 
        Politico (publication), S5456 [26JY]
      Norquist's Phantom Army, Senator Coburn, New York (NY) Times, 
        S5024 [16JY]
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        Greeley (CO) Tribune, S4866 [11JY]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions? 
        Ezra Klein, New Yorker (publication), S4863-S4866 [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S3840 [7JN]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (see S. 
        Res. 465), S3234 [16MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among 
        students by improving professional development programs for 
        teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see 
        S. 434), S6108 [11SE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), 
        S2602 [23AP]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn 
        (see S. 968), S42 [23JA]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 
        [24MY]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see S. 3325), S5258 [23JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Employment: streamline Federal job training system, steer 
        training dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish 
        Pay for Performance pilot program, and provide State access to 
        National Directory of New Hires (see S. 3599), S6546 [20SE]
      FDA: include devices in the postmarket risk identification and 
        analysis system and expedite implementation of the unique 
        device identification system for medical devices (see S. 
        2193), S1733 [15MR]
      FEMA: waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see S. 3320), S4726 [28JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5871 [1AU] (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 
        821), S6340 [13SE]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1384 [5MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S6109 
        [11SE]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5487 [26JY]
      Medicare: strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S4239 [18JN]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 531), S5487 [26JY]
      ------discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely 
        effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. 
        Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities 
        on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, 
        archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train 
        new land managers (see S. 896), S5258 [23JY]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see S. 1775), S3900 [11JN]
      SBA: remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities (see S. 2190), S1613 [13MR]
      Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and 
        reports in electronic form (see S. 219), S3729 [5JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see S. 1933), S2002 [22MR]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6271 [12SE]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1734 [15MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S3729 [5JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S495 
        [9FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (see S. 2341), S2655 [24AP]
      FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR]
      National Veterans Support Network: establish (see S. 3082), 
        S3084 [10MY]
      Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher 
        educational opportunities (see S. 3504), S5977 [2AU]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (see S. 3400), S5133 [18JY]
      Senior citizens: encourage the use of locally grown food in 
        meals programs (see S. 3592), S6545 [20SE]
      ------provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 
        transgender older individuals (see S. 3575), S6454 [19SE]
      ------strengthen programming, services, and outreach for diverse 
        elders (see S. 3593), S6545 [20SE]
      Space policy: authorize the President to determine appropriate 
        export controls of satellites and related items based on 
        national security and foreign policy objectives (see S. 3211), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Transportation: help leverage private investment for transit-
        oriented development near transit stations (see S. 2053), S261 
        [1FE]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Court decisions
      Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
  Letters
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: several 
        Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Ernest F. Kuhlman, San 
        Juan County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      ------Kellie C. Hotter, Robert A. Lieb, Jr., and Wallace White, 
        La Plata County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      Improve FDA capacity to prevent drug shortages: Carol Gill, 
        S3503 [23MY]
      ------Dawn Gibbs, S3503 [23MY]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation: 
        Candace Klein, SoMoLend Holdings, LLC, S1878 [21MR]
      ------Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy (organization), S1878 
        [21MR]
      ------Sara Hanks, CrowdCheck, Inc., S1879 [21MR]
      ------Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best, and Zak Cassady-Dorion, 
        Startup Exemption (organization), S1878 [21MR]
      ------Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, 
        S1877 [21MR]
      Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities 
        protection and enhancement: several sportsmen organizations, 
        S6498 [20SE]
      Wind power production tax credit extension: Colorado 
        congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------Iowa congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      Senate, S5419 [26JY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3968 [12JN], S4135 
        [13JN], S4357 [20JN], S5454, S5455, S5456 [26JY], S6499 [20SE]
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary (S. Res. 
        528), S5318 [24JY]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to 
        proceed, S6499 [20SE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (S. Con. Res. 53), S5297 [24JY]
      Budget: deficit, S4134 [13JN]
      Cincinnati, OH: tribute to University of Cincinnati Cancer 
        Institute, S4458 [25JN]
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, S1844 [20MR]
      Denver, CO: anniversary of Denver Gay Men's Chorus, 
        S3622 [24MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3230 [16MY]
      ------Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality 
        Incentives Program funding, S4135 [13JN]
      ------improve agricultural land easements, S4357 [20JN]
      ------improve crop insurance, S3230 [16MY]
      ------National Resource Conservation Service Emergency Watershed 
        Protection program funding, S6499 [20SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3061 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3429), S5319 [24JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3968 
        [12JN]
      Diaz, Matthew: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S831 [16FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S831 [16FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (S. Res. 500), S4414 [21JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), 
        S5019 [16JY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3062 
        [10MY]
      FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, S3417 [22MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3502 [23MY]
      ------provide additional quality control of drugs, S3417 [22MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3502 [23MY], S3557 
        [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3417 [22MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), S4916 [11JY]
      Fetz, Alisha: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4862 [11JY]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (S. 2090), S5317 [24JY]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 
        [12JN]
      Links, Inc.: anniversary of Denver, CO chapter, S6535 
        [20SE]
      National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 527), S5318 [24JY]
      National Girls and Women in Sports Day: observance, S257 
        [1FE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S4134 [13JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S4866 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4863 [11JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1165 [1MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4862 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4862, S4866 
        [11JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market, S3557 [24MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5019, S5020, S5024, 
        S5025 [16JY]
      Postal Service: establish citizen's protection advocates and 
        require Strategic Advisory Commission on Postal Service 
        Solvency and Innovation to develop inter-agency agreements to 
        provide additional services, S2648 [24AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2648 [24AP]
      Power resources: provide for offshore and oil shale energy 
        development and energy-related tax incentives, S1596 [13MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S832 [16FE], S1165 [1MR], S1596 
        [13MR], S1877 [21MR]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (S. 3400), S5138, S5139 [18JY]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1877-S1879, S1888 [21MR], S2231 
        [29MR]
      Senate: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the 
        Senate Chamber (S. Res. 381), S1098 [28FE]
      ------legislative program, S1098 [28FE], S4108 [12JN], S4916 
        [11JY], S5319 [24JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1877, S1888 [21MR], S2231 [29MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6498, S6499 [20SE]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5019 
        [16JY]
      Taxation: encourage alternative energy investments and job 
        creation, S1600 [13MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5357 [25JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (S. 2201), S4134 [13JN]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S831, S832 
        [16FE], S4134 [13JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5357 [25JY]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, S1600 [13MR]
      Unemployment: rates, S1888 [21MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2806 [26AP]
      Votes: position on missed, S4760 [29JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        S4916 [11JY]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5454, S5455, S5456 
        [26JY]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 492), S4108 
        [12JN]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S3503 [23MY]
  Tributes
      Mikulski, Senator, S1994 [22MR]
      Shaheen, Senator, S5454 [26JY]
      Wray, John D., S3836 [7JN]




BENNET, SARAH

  Articles and editorials
      Swopes Celebrate 60 Years in Business, S2159 [28MR]




BENNETT, AARON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E38 [18JA]




BENNETT, ALEXANDER

  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Kansas killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, S3818 [7JN]




BENNETT, HATTIE L. ABNER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E193 [15FE]




BENNETT, JEFF

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5154 [18JY]




BENSENVILLE, IL

  Remarks in House
       Zion-Concord Lutheran School: anniversary, E1485 [12SE]




BENTON, MICHEAL

  Proclamations
      Pastor Micheal Benton Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1532 [14SE]




BENTON, NELSON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1157 [27JN]




BENTON HARBOR, MI

  Remarks in House
      Walker, Chet: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and Naismith Memorial 
        Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1475 [11SE]




BENTONVILLE, AR

  Remarks in House
      Ozark Christian College: anniversary, E990 [6JN]




BENZIE COUNTY, MI

  Reports filed
      Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and 
        Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate) (S. 140) (S. Rept. 112-104), S41 [23JA]




BEREA, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Larry Shinn, Berea College President, Plans Retirement, S3616 
        [24MY]




BEREA, OH

  Remarks in House
      Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds: tribute to restoration of Victory 
        Arch, E1379 [1AU]
      Doutt, Nancy: Berea, OH, Chamber of Commerce Grindstone Award 
        recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Tribute, E1630 [21SE]




BEREA COLLEGE

  Articles and editorials
      Larry Shinn, Berea College President, Plans Retirement, S3616 
        [24MY]




BEREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      Berea, OH: tribute to restoration of Victory Arch at the 
        Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, E1379 [1AU]




BEREA (KY) SPOTLIGHT

  Articles and editorials
      Larry Shinn, Berea College President, Plans Retirement, S3616 
        [24MY]




BERENYI, JOE

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




BERG, NADINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E555 [17AP]




BERG, NATALIE

  Remarks in House
      San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) Association: 
        Silver Spur Award recipient, E595 [19AP]




BERG, RICK (a Representative from North Dakota)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5047 
        [19JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H27 [17JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H727 [14FE]
      Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see 
        H.R. 1161), H1741 [28MR]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H28 [17JA]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial 
        marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division 
        members who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 
        111), H1916 [17AP]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4606 [28JN]
      Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 3577), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H79 [18JA]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H441 [2FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Corps of Engineers: notify the public of certain flood 
        predictions for the Missouri River System (see H.R. 5717), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4685 [9JY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform 
        reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly 
        available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to 
        Justice Act (see H.R. 1996), H1915 [17AP]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see H.R. 3409), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H5331 [30JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H5711 [2AU]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H2569 [9MY]
      English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        1164), H1428 [20MR]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H5631 [1AU]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3481 [5JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H159 [24JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1428 [20MR]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H3734 
        [18JN]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1808 [29MR]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H79 [18JA]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H4656 [29JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1367 [16MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H5526 [31JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4656 [29JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5331 [30JY]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H6152 [19SE]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H5712 [2AU]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H5712 [2AU]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian 
        lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal 
        development of Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H3267 [30MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1808 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H220 [31JA]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H903 
        [16FE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------develop a plan to increase oil and gas production under 
        leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a draw down from 
        the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4136), H1572 [26MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1811 [30MR]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H476 [3FE]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1497 [21MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1741 [28MR]
      Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual 
        retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        2502), H1847 [16AP]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H4656 [29JN]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H966 [27FE]
      ------modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 
        2238), H1846 [16AP]
      ------permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable 
        contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3729), H2134 [25AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind, cosponsorship 
        withdrawn (see H.R. 3238), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to 
        agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2959), H1134 
        [1MR]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2288 [27AP]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1209 [6MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3363 
        [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      EPA: prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if a 
        State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Taxation: expand availability of cash method of accounting for 
        small businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2123 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      EPA: prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if a 
        State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (H.R. 6501), H6277 [21SE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 4282), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Taxation: expand availability of cash method of accounting for 
        small businesses (H.R. 4643), H2127 [25AP]
  Letters
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: Colleen 
        Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support Enforcement 
        Association, H3450 [5JN]
      ------Gordon L. Berlin, Building Knowledge To Improve Social 
        Policy (organization), H3450 [5JN]
      ------Jon Baron, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, H3450 
        [5JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H3451 [5JN]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H3451 [5JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4830 
        [12JY], H5026 [19JY]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5047 
        [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5047 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6244 [21SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H359 [1FE]
      EPA: provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6244 [21SE]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5105, H5106, H5107, H5110 [23JY]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 4282), 
        H3448, H3449, H3451 [5JN]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team, H11 
        [17JA], E94 [31JA]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), 
        H3816 [20JN]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H4914 [18JY]
      Taxation: expand availability of cash method of accounting for 
        small businesses (H.R. 4643), H2108 [25AP]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5674 [2AU]
      Unemployment: require all money withdrawn from States' 
        unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of 
        unemployment compensation, H359 [1FE]
      Votes: position on missed, H416 [2FE]




BERG, TERRENCE G.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4950 [12JY]




BERGDAHL, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E195 [15FE]




BERGH, ED

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1577 [20SE]




BERGINNIS, CHAD

  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5108 [23JY]




BERGREN, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E433 [22MR]




BERHANE, GABRIEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E558 [17AP]




BERING STRAITS NATIVE CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: resolve land claims of the 
        Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 292), H3439, H3440 [5JN], 
        H3575 [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 292) (H. Rept. 112-428), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      S. 292, Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act, H3439 [5JN]




BERK, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E727 [8MY]




BERKELEY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Center for Independent Living, Inc. (CIL): anniversary, E1516 
        [13SE]




BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ

  Remarks in House
      New Jersey: tribute to Suburban Chamber of Commerce Service 
        award recipients, E387 [20MR]




BERKLEY, SHELLEY (a Representative from Nevada)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3267 [30MY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2570 [9MY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H641 [8FE]
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see H.R. 
        4039), H801 [15FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1915 [17AP]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (see H.R. 1048), H3105 [17MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5328 [26JY]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1210 [6MR]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 
        3679), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H375 [1FE]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1359 [9MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye 
        Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see 
        H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of 
        service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive 
        amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
        (see H.R. 6464), H6302 [5OC]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H159 [24JA]
      ------establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to 
        provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. 
        merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H903 [16FE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1428 [20MR]
      Fish and fishing: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops 
        (see H.R. 1176), H802 [15FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4775 [10JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2814 [16MY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H2329 [7MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for imposition of sanctions relative to the 
        National Iranian Oil Co. and the National Iranian Tanker Co. 
        (see H.R. 3843), H2569 [9MY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H4864 [12JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H220 
        [31JA]
      Medicare: exempt certain requests by physicians for 
        consultations by radiation oncologists from the limitation on 
        certain physician referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H5130 [23JY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2329 [7MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1742 [28MR]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of 
        a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        854), H1846 [16AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H3404 [1JN]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]
      Taxation: clarify domestic production activities deduction rules 
        relating to allowance deduction by U.S. contract manufacturers 
        (see H.R. 2780), H2813 [16MY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1543 [22MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and 
        allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an 
        amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small 
        producers (see H.R. 777), H966 [27FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H4158 [27JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2716 [15MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see H.R. 3712), H476 [3FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see H.R. 6072), H4655 [29JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit policy that 
        discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation 
        destination as the location for a conference or event (see 
        H.R. 5332), H2316 [7MY]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see H. Res. 653), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      Taxation: increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 4108), H1099 [29FE]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes (see H.R. 5333), H2316 [7MY]
      Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 5833), H3161 [18MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (H.R. 6072), H4655 [29JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit policy that 
        discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation 
        destination as the location for a conference or event (H.R. 
        5332), H2321 [7MY]
      Taxation: increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (H.R. 4108), H1100 [29FE]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes (H.R. 5333), H2321 [7MY]
      Veterans: enhance burial benefits (H.R. 5833), H3162 [18MY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), E1400 [3AU]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1441 
        [21MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1629 [27MR], H1771 [29MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H2192 [26AP]
      Congressional Taiwan Caucus: anniversary, E534 [16AP]
      Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1320 [25JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H3587 [7JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (H.R. 3855), H663 [9FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from establishing a 
        travel or conference policy that takes into account the 
        perception of a possible event location as a resort or 
        vacation destination, H2081 [25AP]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E373 [16MR]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, E546 [17AP]
      Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal 
        site funding, H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E640 [25AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S. and assist 
        in the defense of Israel, E640 [25AP]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E978 [5JN]
      Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Second Baptist Church, 
        E371 [16MR]
      ------tribute to Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E566 [18AP]
      Medicare: reform, H1441 [21MR], H1771 [29MR]
      National Bar Association: anniversary of Women Lawyers Division, 
        E1240 [12JY]
      National Council of La Raza: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, E1171 [28JN]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), H1629 [27MR]
      Taiwan: anniversary of lifting of martial law, E1249 
        [13JY]
      ------anniversary of Six Assurances guidelines, E1249 
        [13JY]
      Taxation: increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (H.R. 4108), H1116 [1MR]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes, H5689 [2AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2005 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H1853 
        [17AP]
      Votes: position on missed, H1628 [27MR], H6257 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H76 [18JA]
  Tributes
      Ali, Muhammad, E228 [17FE]
      Gilbert, Jan, E731 [8MY]
      Mahmood, Ray, E392 [20MR]
      Trudell, Harriet, E1438 [3AU]
      Waddell, Gary, E1383 [1AU]




BERKOWITZ, SCOTT

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2719 [25AP], 
        S2790 [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, 
        S2793 [26AP]




BERKS COUNTY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Bally, PA: anniversary, E1111 [21JN]
      Shillington, PA: tribute to Governor Mifflin Middle School 
        ``Adopt a Veteran Program'', E1528 [14SE]
      Womelsdorf, PA: anniversary, E1529 [14SE]




BERLIN, CT

  Remarks in Senate
      Bosso, David: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award recipient, 
        S6531 [20SE]




BERLIN, GORDON L.

  Letters
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, H3450 
        [5JN]




BERMAN, HOWARD L. (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1392 [19MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H641 
        [8FE]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H3 
        [6JA]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H903 [16FE]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 289), H3707 [15JN]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H1392 [19MR]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3707 [15JN]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H802 [15FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H641 [8FE]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual 
        credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H3163 
        [18MY]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: authorize awarding of grants to promote 
        civic learning and engagement (see H.R. 3464), H2288 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H6001 
        [13SE]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H6001 [13SE]
      ------include problem and pathological gambling in Substance 
        Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and 
        establish grant program to address consequences of problem 
        gambling (see H.R. 2334), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H5630 [1AU]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1018 [28FE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
        Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals 
        who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II 
        (see H.R. 23), H802 [15FE]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4864 [12JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: recognize potential for virtual elimination of 
        pediatric HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive 
        (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H220 [31JA]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H1741 [28MR]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H3105 [17MY]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H1210 [6MR]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2814 [16MY]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1101 [29FE]
      ------prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H6300 [2OC]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H5631 [1AU]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      India: call for continued strengthening of relations with the 
        U.S. and recognize people and Government for building and 
        maintaining a constitutional democracy (see H. Res. 59), H2135 
        [25AP]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3171 
        [25MY]
      Internet: prevent transformation into a tool of censorship and 
        surveillance, promote freedom of expression, and restore 
        confidence in the integrity of U.S. businesses (see H.R. 
        3605), H2447 [8MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H6001 [13SE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4864 [12JY]
      Israel: extend authority to provide loan guarantees (see H.R. 
        4197), H1366 [16MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1152 [5MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H3707 [15JN]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3976 [21JN]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H1363 [13MR]
      Medicaid: apply prompt pay requirement to claims for payment for 
        covered items and services furnished by any Medicaid health 
        care entity (see H.R. 3587), H376 [1FE]
      Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease 
        and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H903 [16FE]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H220 [31JA]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3177 
        [29MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2289 [27AP]
      SEC: require companies to disclose in annual reports measures 
        taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, 
        slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply 
        chains (see H.R. 2759), H5923 [12SE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (see H.R. 6313), H5766 [10SE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
      ------strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1273 [7MR]
      Taxation: encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, 
        technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and 
        secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H5525 [31JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H3105 [17MY]
      ------extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film 
        and television productions as an expense which is not 
        chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 5793), H3102 [17MY]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H27 [17JA]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H1847 [16AP]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1154 [5MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H5202 [24JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H2134 [25AP]
      ------prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, 
        acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of 
        any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 
        4306), H2289 [27AP]
      ------prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H966 [27FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------require mammography reports contain a breast density 
        summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary 
        screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see 
        H.R. 3102), H220 [31JA]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Bataan-Corregidor Month: designate (see H. Res. 636), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see H.R. 4041), H801 [15FE]
      Iran: provide for imposition of sanctions relative to the 
        National Iranian Oil Co. and the National Iranian Tanker Co. 
        (see H.R. 3843), H218 [31JA]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H692 [9FE]
      ------authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Tariff: non-woven recycled polyethylene terephthalate (see H.R. 
        4824), H2203 [26AP]
      ------shopping bags (see H.R. 4822), H2203 [26AP]
      ------spun-bonded, non-woven, high-density polyethylene 
        materials (see H.R. 4823), H2203 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (H.R. 4041), H802 [15FE]
      Iran: provide for imposition of sanctions relative to the 
        National Iranian Oil Co. and the National Iranian Tanker Co. 
        (H.R. 3843), H219 [31JA]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (H.R. 
        3992), H693 [9FE]
      ------authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (H.R. 4229), H1497 [21MR]
      Tariff: non-woven recycled polyethylene terephthalate (H.R. 
        4824), H2207 [26AP]
      ------shopping bags (H.R. 4822), H2207 [26AP]
      ------spun-bonded, non-woven, high-density polyethylene 
        materials (H.R. 4823), H2207 [26AP]
  Cost Estimates
      Export Promotion Reform Act (H.R. 4041): CBO, H3254 [30MY]
  Letters
      Export Promotion Reform Act: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------Frank Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------John Engler, Business Roundtable (organization), H3255 
        [30MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        Inc., H3255 [30MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3254 [30MY]
      ------William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., 
        H3255 [30MY]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        several Representatives, E1313 [24JY]
  Lists
      Dept. of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control specially 
        designated nationals and blocked persons, H5569 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3718 [18JN]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H1371 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2997 [17MY]
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 6018), H4883 
        [17JY]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885 [17AP]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (H.R. 4041), H3253 [30MY]
      Freeman, Ira: California Pharmacists Association Pharmacist of 
        the Year award recipient, E674 [26AP]
      Huerta, Delores: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E1289 [19JY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, 
        E1268 [18JY]
      International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees: 
        anniversary of Art Directors Guild Local 800, E949 
        [1JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1090 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2688, H2690, H2691 [15MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), H4886 [17JY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5569, H5576 [1AU]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (H.R. 
        3992), H1372 [19MR]
      ------authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system, H2483 [9MY]
      ------extend authority to provide loan guarantees, H2483 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2483, H2487 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4885 [17JY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (H.R. 1464), H5843, H5844 [11SE]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, E248 [27FE]
      Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), E1313 [24JY]
      North Hollywood, CA: tribute to North Hollywood High School 
        science bowl team, E668 [26AP]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), H2686 
        [15MY]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H1373 [19MR]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H2997 [17MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1885 [17AP]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H5569 [1AU]
      Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil 
        Aviation Organization (ICAO) (S. Con. Res. 17), H5847 [11SE]
      ------observance of National Day, E1668 [28SE]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), H5845 [11SE]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), H5837, H5839 
        [11SE]
      Votes: position on missed, E1618 [21SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        E553 [17AP]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3478 [5JN], H6271 [21SE]
      Tribute, E1071 [19JN]
  Statements
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne: Rick Leach, World Food Program USA 
        (organization), E372 [16MR]
  Tributes
      Berk, Jim, E727 [8MY]
      Cates, Gilbert, E55 [23JA]
      Charles, Etienne, E981 [5JN]
      David, Hal, E1621 [21SE]
      Evenhaim, Dorit and Shawn, E1178 [28JN]
      Feldman, Esther, E923 [31MY]
      Laemmle, Carla, E1541 [14SE]
      Lalezary, Shervin, E1173 [28JN]
      Levine, Shirley, E52 [23JA]
      Preston, Frances Williams, E1073 [19JN]
      Skobin, Alan, E737 [9MY]




BERN, CHRIS

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4236 [18JN]




BERNAL, JESUS G.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4950 [12JY]




BERNANKE, BEN S. (Federal Reserve Board Chair)

  Articles and editorials
      How Bernanke Can Get Banks Lending Again, E1323 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: release of report on causes 
        of U.S. financial and economic crisis, H41 [18JA]




BERNARD, ALI

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1426 [3AU]




BERNAS, THOMAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E854 [18MY]




BERNER, RICHARD B.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Dept. of the Treasury Office of Financial 
        Research Director: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
        Affairs (Senate), S2242 [29MR]




BERNER, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1634 [21SE]




BERNSTEIN, ELAINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E123 [2FE]




BERRIEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1424 [3AU]




BERRIEN COUNTY, MI

  Remarks in House
      Berrien Community Foundation: anniversary, E1424 [3AU]




BERRY, ANNE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6661 [21SE]




BERRY, CYNTHIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E848 [18MY]




BERRY, FREDERICK E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1523 [13SE]




BERRY, TERYLE L.

  Proclamations
      Teryle L. Berry U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1463 [10SE]




BERTUCCI, DOROTHY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E376 [19MR]




BERWICK, DONALD M.

  Addresses
      Harvard Medical School Commencement, E1262-E1264 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1262 [17JY]




BEST, JASON

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1878 [21MR]




BEST PHARMACEUTICALS FOR CHILDREN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Permanently extend and strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Permanently extend and strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], S3565 
        [24MY]
      Permanently extend and strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 
        [23MY]




BETHEL, BRIAN

  Articles and editorials
      Dyess' 317th Airlift Group Celebrates 3,000 Continuous Days of 
        Deployment Today, E394 [20MR]




BETHELL, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3393 [1JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3322 [21MY]




BETHESDA, MD

  Obituaries
      McPherson, Harry C., Jr.: New York (NY) Times, E349 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      American Physiological Society: anniversary, E422 [22MR]
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary, E936 [31MY]
      Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 
        anniversary, E1559 [19SE]




BETHLEHEM, PA

  Remarks in House
      OraSure Technologies, Inc.: FDA approval of OraQuick In-Home HIV 
        test, E854 [18MY]




BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP.

  Remarks in House
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: expand 
        eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel workers 
        for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees 
        Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 [20MR], H5209 
        [25JY]




BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1454 [10SE]




BETZ, KORTNEY

  Remarks in House
      Columbia, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' swimming 
        and diving team, E526 [16AP]




BEUTLER, BRIAN

  Articles and editorials
      Obama Issues Veto Threat on Bush Tax Cuts, S3747 [6JN]




BEVERLY, OH

  Remarks in House
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H85 [23JA]




BEVERLY HILLS, CA

  Remarks in House
      Corwin, Toni and Bruce: Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, CA, 
        Humanitarian Award recipients, E259 [28FE]




BEVNET (publication)

  Remarks in Senate
      Baxter Brewing Co.: BevNet (publication) New Brewery of the Year 
        award recipient, S1457 [7MR]




BH SERVICES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1667 [28SE]




BHARGAVA, NICK

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1724 [15MR]




BICYCLES

  Bills and resolutions
      Tariff: baby or child carriers designed for use on bicycles (see 
        S. 2651), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4986), H2267 [27AP]
      ------bicycle brakes (see S. 2647), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4990), 
        H2267 [27AP]
      ------bicycle speedometer parts (see S. 2652), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4989), H2267 [27AP]
      ------bicycle speedometers (see S. 2649), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4988), H2267 [27AP]
      ------bicycle wheel rims (see S. 2648), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4991), H2267 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Carson, CA: tribute to Union Cycliste Internationale Para-
        cycling Track World Championships, E144 [6FE]
      Florham Park, NJ: anniversary of Police Unity Tour, E451 [27MR]
      Transportation: recognize importance of bicycling in 
        transportation and recreation, H1578 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Transportation: allow States to opt out of requirement 
        to spend certain percentage of surface transportation funds on 
        enhancement projects, S405 [9FE]




BIENNIAL BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATIONS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 211), S3143 [15MY]




BIENNIAL BUDGETING AND ENHANCED OVERSIGHT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3577), H605 [8FE]




BIENVENIDOS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1607 [21SE]




BIERET, STEFAN J.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Employee Excellence 
        Award recipients, E1541 [14SE]




BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Santa Cruz, CA: anniversary of chapter, E1025 [8JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      New York, NY: tribute to chapter, S205 [31JA]




BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Citron, Suzanne and Jeffrey: Big Brothers Big Sisters of 
        Monmouth & Middlesex Counties Annual Matching Smiles Gala 
        honorees, E1716 [23OC]




BIG CATS AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4122), H1133 [1MR]




BIG OIL BAILOUT PREVENTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]




BIG PICTURE FARM LLC

  Remarks in Senate
      National Association for the Specialty Food Trade: tribute to 
        award-winning vendors, S4718 [28JN]




BIG RAPIDS, MI

  Remarks in House
      Ferris State University: tribute to men's ice hockey team, E583 
        [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ferris State University: tribute to men's ice hockey team, S2387 
        [17AP]




BIG SKY HONOR FLIGHT (organization)

  Lists
      World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Big 
        Sky Honor Flight (organization), E1034 [8JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1034 [8JN], E1599 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4145 [13JN], S4192 [14JN], S6335 [13SE], S6527 [20SE], 
        S6576 [21SE]




BIGGER, SULLY

  Remarks in House
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]




BIGGERT, JUDY (a Representative from Illinois)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H1807 [29MR]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6234 [20SE]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3703 [12JN]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 6381), H6062 [14SE]
      ------establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans 
        Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness (see 
        H.R. 3298), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H6310 [16OC]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2329 [7MY]
      EPA: provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and 
        technical research on implications of the use of mid-level 
        ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H2033 [19AP]
      FCC: permit each Commissioner to appoint an electrical engineer 
        or computer scientist to provide technical consultation (see 
        H.R. 2102), H5009 [18JY]
      FDIC: exclude insurance companies from orderly liquidation 
        authority (see H.R. 6423), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H5712 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H4158 [27JN]
      Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        633), H2126 [25AP]
      Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1135 [1MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H2135 [25AP]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1741 [28MR]
      ------national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 3682), H4158 [27JN]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Insurance: prohibit financial regulators from collecting data 
        directly from an insurance company (see H.R. 3559), H376 [1FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5711 [2AU]
      ------establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H5711 
        [2AU]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        3682), H4158 [27JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from 
        continued management as de facto wilderness areas and release 
        certain inventoried National Forest System roadless areas from 
        certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H2813 [16MY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1543 
        [22MR]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H6234 [20SE]
      Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans 
        in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H6279 [21SE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H6152 [19SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5202 [24JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H1134 [1MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H1017 [28FE]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6361), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5711 [2AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H1808 [29MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H2135 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 4628), H2123 [25AP]
      Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and 
        development program (see H.R. 6454), H6231 [20SE]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        5740), H2712 [15MY]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H1641 [27MR]
      Read Across America Day: observance (see H. Res. 602), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Tariff: bromoxynil octanoate (see H.R. 4493), H2064 [24AP]
      ------dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, and 
        dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester (see H.R. 4495), H2064 [24AP]
      ------4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid and 4-(2,4-
        dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid, dimethylamine salt (see H.R. 
        4491), H2064 [24AP]
      ------MCPB acid and MCPB sodium salt (see H.R. 4492), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------triphenyltin hydroxide (see H.R. 4494), H2064 [24AP]
      ------2-ethylhexyl (4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy) acetate (see H.R. 
        4488), H2064 [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (see H.R. 4496), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, dimethylamine salt 
        (see H.R. 4490), H2064 [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-2-(methylthio)propanal O-(N-methylcarbamoyl)oxime 
        (see H.R. 4489), H2064 [24AP]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 6229), H5330 
        [30JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4982), H2267 
        [27AP]
      World MRSA Day: designate (see H. Res. 603), H1805 [29MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2127 [25AP]
      Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and 
        development program (H.R. 6454), H6233 [20SE]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2714 [15MY]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 
        4264), H1641 [27MR]
      Tariff: bromoxynil octanoate (H.R. 4493), H2067 [24AP]
      ------dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, and 
        dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester (H.R. 4495), H2067 [24AP]
      ------4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid and 4-(2,4-
        dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid, dimethylamine salt (H.R. 4491), 
        H2067 [24AP]
      ------MCPB acid and MCPB sodium salt (H.R. 4492), H2067 [24AP]
      ------triphenyltin hydroxide (H.R. 4494), H2067 [24AP]
      ------2-ethylhexyl (4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy) acetate (H.R. 
        4488), H2067 [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, dimethylamine salt 
        (H.R. 4490), H2067 [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (H.R. 4496), H2067 
        [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-2-(methylthio)propanal O-(N-methylcarbamoyl)oxime 
        (H.R. 4489), H2067 [24AP]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (H.R. 6229), H5331 [30JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4982), H2275 
        [27AP]
  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: Debra S. Daniels, Joliet Junior 
        College, H2237 [27AP]
      ------James Gaffney, Lewis University, H2237 [27AP]
      ------Mary Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H2237 
        [27AP]
  Lists
      American Council on Education members, H2237 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Bonner, David: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H4608 [29JN]
      Brown, Bridget: National Down Syndrome Society Self-Advocate of 
        the Year Champion of Change Award recipient, H1165 [6MR]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2783 [16MY]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Junior League of Chicago 
        (organization), H1744 [29MR]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), E1073 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H4612 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2228, H2229, H2231, H2234, H2236, 
        H2238 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2229, 
        H2231, H2234, H2238 [27AP]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]
      ------establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans 
        Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness (H.R. 
        3298), H1553, H1554, H1555 [26MR]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H2783 [16MY]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2783, H2787 [16MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2782, H2783, H2787 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        Senate amendment, H3250, H3252 [30MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4612, H4621 [29JN]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 
        4264), H5737, H5739 [10SE]
      Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6186), H5736 
        [10SE]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), H1555, H1556 
        [26MR]
      Giesler, Marsha: National Fire Protection Association Fire and 
        Life Safety Educator of the Year award recipient, H4830 [12JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1521 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4744 [10JY]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H2226 [27AP]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (H.R. 2446), H5612, H5613 [1AU]
      Illinois: tribute to Illinois Patriot Guard Fallen Heroes 
        Traveling Memorial Wall, H1629 [27MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 3187), H5615 [1AU]
      National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, H3812 
        [20JN]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2738 [16MY]
      Northwestern College: anniversary, E1584 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4744 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1521 [22MR]
      Point of order, H1555 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4612 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4621 [29JN]
      Rohan, Mike: SBA Illinois Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        of the Year award recipient, H3488 [6JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1240 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1590, H1592 [27MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5023 [19JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1995 [19AP]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 6361), 
        H6121, H6122 [19SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2738 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2738 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2738 [16MY]
      Votes: correction, E226 [17FE], E742 [9MY]
      ------position on missed, H6248 [21SE], E853 
        [18MY]
      Xuan, Kathy: SBA Illinois Small Business Exporter the Year award 
        recipient, H3488 [6JN]
  Tributes
      Derwinski, Edward J., H92 [23JA]
      Sullivan, John V., H1632 [27MR]




BIKAKIS, CHARLES N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E833 [17MY]




BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E123 [2FE]




BILBRAY, BRIAN P. (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4993 
        [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H6234 [20SE]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Bataan-Corregidor Month: designate (see H. Res. 636), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6234 [20SE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1154 [5MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4326), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H6280 [21SE]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: strengthen connections to early childhood 
        education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H5293 [25JY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H3363 [31MY]
      ------promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of 
        atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and 
        mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated 
        hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H6234 [20SE]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1210 [6MR]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3363 [31MY]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H694 [9FE]
      Forest Service: make First and Second Generation Modular 
        Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to 
        certain Air National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage 
        of air tankers to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5965), H5079 
        [19JY]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H6152 
        [19SE]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H5202 [24JY]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6152 [19SE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H2647 [10MY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H5711 
        [2AU]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H694 [9FE]
      Medicare: exclude customary prompt pay discounts from 
        manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for 
        drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H4157 [27JN]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H5292 [25JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6298 [28SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3976 
        [21JN]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H3577 [6JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3481 [5JN]
      Postal Service: authorize the sale, at fair market value, of any 
        post office building subject to relocation (see H.R. 6238), 
        H5525 [31JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public lands: expedite authorizations for private landowners to 
        conduct vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM 
        lands to reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten 
        residential structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 5991), H5923 [12SE] (see H.R. 6154), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5766 
        [10SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H5202 [24JY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H6314 [23OC]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide a credit for production of renewable chemicals 
        (see H.R. 4953), H2206 [26AP]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1428 [20MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Dept. of HHS: grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs 
        used in therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases 
        (see H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue a final decision whether or not to 
        issue a permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing 
        construction of an elementary school in San Diego, CA (see 
        H.R. 4244), H1541 [22MR]
      FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see H.R. 5334), H2316 [7MY]
      ------extend market exclusivity periods for drugs in certain 
        combinations of drugs (see H.R. 6502), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      NIH: establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 5716), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 6503), H6274 [21SE]
      Tariff: fairway wood heads (see H.R. 5552), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf club driver heads (see H.R. 5551), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf club iron heads (see H.R. 5553), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf club putter heads (see H.R. 5554), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf wedge club heads (see H.R. 5555), H2442 [8MY]
      ------hybrid golf club heads (see H.R. 5556), H2442 [8MY]
      ------liquid crystal display (LCD) panel assemblies (see H.R. 
        5550), H2441 [8MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HHS: grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs 
        used in therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases 
        (H.R. 6288), H5708 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue a final decision whether or not to 
        issue a permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing 
        construction of an elementary school in San Diego, CA (H.R. 
        4244), H1542 [22MR]
      FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (H.R. 5334), H2321 [7MY]
      ------extend market exclusivity periods for drugs in certain 
        combinations of drugs (H.R. 6502), H6277 [21SE]
      ------prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (H.R. 4056), H902 [16FE]
      NIH: establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (H.R. 5716), H2646 
        [10MY]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (H.R. 6503), H6277 [21SE]
      Tariff: fairway wood heads (H.R. 5552), H2444 [8MY]
      ------golf club driver heads (H.R. 5551), H2444 [8MY]
      ------golf club iron heads (H.R. 5553), H2444 [8MY]
      ------golf club putter heads (H.R. 5554), H2444 [8MY]
      ------golf wedge club heads (H.R. 5555), H2444 [8MY]
      ------hybrid golf club heads (H.R. 5556), H2444 [8MY]
      ------liquid crystal display (LCD) panel assemblies (H.R. 5550), 
        H2444 [8MY]
  Remarks
      Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: tribute to FDA approval of Belviq 
        for treatment of obesity, E1232 [11JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (H.R. 3596), H3750 [19JN]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (H. Res. 688), H3750 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4993 
        [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to remove any portion of Mount Soledad 
        Veterans Memorial in San Diego, CA, H4993 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3629 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or 
        enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration 
        enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial 
        discretion, H3629 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws, H2422 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue a final decision whether or not to 
        issue a permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing 
        construction of an elementary school in San Diego, CA (H.R. 
        4244), E423 [22MR]
      FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, H3228 [30MY]
      ------expedite process for requesting de novo classification of 
        a device, H3228 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3227 
        [30MY], E929 [31MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3866 [20JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6192 
        [20SE]
      Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the 
        service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols 
        (H.R. 290), H133 [24JA]
      Nandipati, Snigdha: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee 
        winner, E964 [1JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2422 [8MY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3612 
        [7JN]
      U.S. Tennis Association: tribute to military tennis camp, 
        E933 [31MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H6248 [21SE]
      World War II: anniversary of Bataan Death March, E664 
        [26AP]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H964 [27FE]
  Tributes
      Brubaker, Jim, E922 [31MY]
      Schwartz, Debra, E356 [8MR]
      Tenney, Lester, E664 [26AP]
      Watson, Muriel, E801 [15MY]




BILIRAKIS, GUS M. (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H775 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1274 [7MR]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal of 
        troops from Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 503), H1274 
        [7MR]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H220 [31JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]
      ------prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see H.R. 3215), H79 
        [18JA]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H3480 [5JN]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility (see H.R. 5843), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see H.R. 6401), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see H.R. 6171), H5200 [24JY]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see H.R. 2960), H5130 [23JY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H4158 [27JN]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H5130 [23JY]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H572 [7FE]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      FEMA: provide guidance and coordination for outreach to people 
        with disabilities during emergencies (see H.R. 5806), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1306 [8MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6069 [18SE]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. 
        in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty 
        orders (see H.R. 5708), H6152 [19SE]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H1642 [27MR]
      Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who 
        are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 
        140), H1391 [19MR]
      ------enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in 
        enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants 
        and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H1391 
        [19MR]
      India: condemn human rights violations against Kashmiri Pandits, 
        dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the region, and hold 
        terrorists accountable for their actions (see H. Res. 387), 
        H3808 [19JN]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H4064 [26JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H2813 [16MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Italian and Italian American Heritage Month: designate (see H. 
        Res. 367), H5861 [11SE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions 
        against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H115 [23JA]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 [19AP] 
        (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H2715 [15MY]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2329 [7MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      Pakistan: restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of 
        State certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, 
        advising, or informing the Haqqani network in any capacity 
        (see H.R. 4110), H1811 [30MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H694 
        [9FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H4828 [11JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5526 [31JY]
      Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see 
        H.R. 2404), H2288 [27AP]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5009 [18JY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H5860 [11SE]
      ------expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists 
        and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 
        1957), H159 [24JA]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H2663 [11MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3404 [1JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1210 [6MR]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H513 [6FE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114, 4142), H1741 [28MR]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H3105 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H901 [16FE]
      ------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
        receive a dignified burial (see H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]
      District of Columbia: authorize placement at the former Navy 
        Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor 
        Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H.R. 
        6367), H5765 [10SE]
      FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      Taxation: deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to 
        those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of 
        certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID 
        number application process (see H.R. 6074), H4655 [29JN]
      Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 6576), 
        H6310 [16OC]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (H.R. 4057), H902 [16FE]
      ------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
        receive a dignified burial (H.R. 6073), H4656 [29JN]
      District of Columbia: authorize placement at the former Navy 
        Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor 
        Armed Forces members who have served as divers (H.R. 6367), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (H.R. 5997), H3975 [21JN]
      Taxation: deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to 
        those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of 
        certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID 
        number application process (H.R. 6074), H4656 [29JN]
      Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (H.R. 6576), H6310 
        [16OC]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, H129 [24JA], H818 [16FE]
      Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H5017 [19JY]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (H. Res. 676), H5018 [19JY]
      ------support U.N.-brokered agreement between Tassos 
        Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat 
        relative to reunification, H5018 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3505 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: determine potential adverse economic 
        effects of offshore oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast 
        fishing and tourism industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H775, H776 [15FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5817, H5818, H5821 [11SE]
      FEMA: reauthorize programs and activities (H.R. 2903), H6112 
        [19SE]
      Greece: independence anniversary, H1582 [27MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1440 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4789 [11JY]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279 [31MY]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E123 [2FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4789 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1440 [21MR]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1650 [21SE]
      Tampa, FL: tribute to Military Officers Association of America 
        Operation Helping Hand, E1623 [21SE]
      Tarpon Springs, FL: anniversary of Faklis' Department Store and 
        Shoe Repair Service, E1725 [26OC]
      ------anniversary of the Tarapani Dept. Store, E1722 
        [26OC]
      Votes: position on missed, H881 [16FE], H3691 
        [8JN], E1035 [8JN], E1148 [27JN]
      Westlake, FL: Westlake Christian School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1660 [28SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3659 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Affronti, Joe, E627 [24AP]
      Lamerton, Walter, E792 [15MY]




BILLFISH CONSERVATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2706), H5732 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 2706), S6665 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2706) 
        (H. Rept. 112-656), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2706, provisions, H5732 [10SE]




BILLINGS, KEVIN W.

  Letters
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA, H774 [15FE]




BILLINGS, MO

  Remarks in House
      Billings High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, E502 
        [29MR]




BILLINGS, MT

  Bills and resolutions
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse: designate (see S. 3311), S4299 
        [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse: designate (S. 3311), S6667 
        [21SE]
  Reports filed
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3311), S4821 [10JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3311, James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT, S6667 
        [21SE]




BILLINGSLEA, ROBERT L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E465 [28MR]




BILLINGTON, JAMES H. (Librarian of Congress)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6242 [12SE], S6323 [13SE]




BIN LADEN, OSAMA

  Bills and resolutions
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      ------classify as a refugee of special humanitarian concern to 
        the U.S. (see H. Res. 723), H4655 [29JN]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3260), S3688 [4JN] (see S. 3269), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        5924), H3660 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Afridi, Shakeel: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S., H5774 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, 
        S3762 [6JN], S3961, S3962 [12JN], S6260 [12SE], S6316 [13SE], 
        S6598-S6601 [21SE]
      ------prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (S. 
        3269), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S4619 [26JN], S5054 [17JY], 
        S5186 [19JY], S5279 [24JY]




BINGAMAN, JEFF (a Senator from New Mexico)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3991, S3992 
        [12JN], S4159 [13JN]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6649 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6661, S6674 [21SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3290 [17MY], S3455 
        [22MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2512, S2516 [18AP], S2685 [25AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S504 [9FE], S640 [14FE], S708 
        [15FE], S863, S870 [16FE], S926 [17FE], S1210 [1MR], S1463 
        [7MR], S1544 [8MR], S1593 [13MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4828 [10JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5682 [30JY]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S7 [13JA], S1763 [19MR], S2039 
        [27MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, Adam Skaggs, 
        Politico (publication), S4993 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 
        [26MR]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        S. 1832), S76 [24JA]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 797), S3729 (see S. 3220), S3730 
        [5JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2343), S2970 [8MY]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 434), 
        S2601 [23AP]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S3329 [21MY]
      Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health 
        information centers to help families of children with 
        disabilities or special health care needs make informed 
        choices about health care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land in San Juan 
        County, NM (see S. 3357), S4724 [28JN]
      ------use designated funding to pay for construction of 
        authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), S5047 [16JY]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see S. 3325), S5979 [2AU]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (see S. 3261), S3688 [4JN]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the 
        Amy Biehl High School Foundation (see S. 3370), S5979 [2AU]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S4637 [26JN]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S5733 [31JY]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 463), S3234 
        [16MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Native Americans: allow tribes to adopt their own land leasing 
        regulations (see S. 703), S4460 [25JN]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see S. 27), S261 [1FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see S. 506), S42 [23JA]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR]
      Taxation: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of 
        wages paid by professional employer organizations (see S. 
        1908), S3977 [12JN]
      ------improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-
        efficient commercial buildings (see S. 3591), S6545 [20SE]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S6063 [10SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3043 [9MY]
      University of New Mexico: establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
        (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) Center (see 
        S. 2082), S494 [9FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S262 
        [1FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3730 [5JN]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), 
        S2825 [26AP]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S6457 
        [19SE]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see S. 2468), S2823 
        [26AP]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      ------improve high-end computing research and development 
        program (see S. 3459), S5732 [31JY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      FEMA: waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see S. 3320), S4368 [20JN]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      ------clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow 
        removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George 
        Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform 
        penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 [18JY]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood (see S. Res. 585), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 3469), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Taxation: improve and extend certain tax incentives for 
        industrial energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, 
        advanced motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 
        3352), S4724 [28JN]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      Senate, S1763 [19MR], S2039 [27MR]
  Privilege of the floor
      Breul, Hannah, S1476 [7MR]
      Delargy, Aoife, S875 [16FE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4268, S4269 
        [19JN]
      ------water conservation programs funding, S4268, S4269 [19JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: water projects funding, S4767 [29JN]
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (S. 2468), S2828 [26AP]
      Danielson, David T.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy 
        for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, unanimous-consent 
        request, S603 [14FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3006 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
      ------improve high-end computing research and development 
        program (S. 3459), S5734 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3006 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1527 [8MR]
      Drugs: modify certain exemptions to the Freedom of Information 
        Act relating to drug inspection information obtained from 
        foreign government agencies, S3547 [24MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3553 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3411 [22MY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (S. 2374), S2826 [26AP]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4716 [28JN]
      ------waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands, S4716 [28JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4716 [28JN]
      Harris, LaDoris Guess: nomination to be Dept. of Energy Office 
        of Minority Economic Impact Director, unanimous-consent 
        request, S603 [14FE]
      Majumdar, Arunava: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy, 
        unanimous-consent request, S603 [14FE]
      McConnell, Charles D.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy 
        for Fossil Energy, unanimous-consent request, S603 [14FE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      ------clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow 
        removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George 
        Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform 
        penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 [18JY]
      Natural gas: price levels, S1438-S1440 [7MR]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood, S154 [30JA]
      ------anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 585), S6684 [21SE]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]
      Olsson, Jona: Fire Chief (publication) Volunteer Fire Chief of 
        the Year award recipient, S6433 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S2021, S2022 
        [26MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1438-S1440 [7MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market, S3411 [22MY], S3547, S3553 
        [24MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4993 [16JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2685 
        [25AP]
      ------require State liaisons for States without a district 
        office be located within their respective States, S2685 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2123 [28MR]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S2123 
        [28MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        Dept. of Energy nominees, S603, S604, S605 [14FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1527 [8MR], S1593, S1595 [13MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4716 [28JN]
      ------remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, S1593, S1595 [13MR]
      Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S603 
        [14FE]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S4993 
        [16JY]
      Taxation: prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S3006 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork 
        Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 322) (S. Rept. 112-108), S41 
        [23JA]
      Arizona Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 112-
        126), S42 [23JA]
      Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 499) (S. Rept. 112-
        110), S41 [23JA]
      Dept. of Energy Administrative Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1160) (S. Rept. 112-
        147), S388 [7FE]
      Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River 
        Values: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1134) (S. Rept. 112-124), S42 [23JA]
      Dept. of the Interior Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas 
        Pipeline Transportation Utility Systems in Denali National 
        Park and Preserve Nonwilderness Areas: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 302) (S. Rept. 112-107), S41 
        [23JA]
      Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112-115), S41 
        [23JA]
      First State National Historical Park Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 323) (S. Rept. 112-109), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1142) (S. Rept. 112-145), 
        S388 [7FE]
      Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112-146), S388 
        [7FE]
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]
      Illabot Creek Segment Designation as a Component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 888) (S. Rept. 112-119), S41 [23JA]
      Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112-129), S42 
        [23JA]
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), S41 
        [23JA]
      Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 112-122), S41 
        [23JA]
      Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 112-125), S42 
        [23JA]
      Memorial Establishment on Federal Land in the District of 
        Columbia To Honor Free African Americans and Slaves Who Fought 
        During the American Revolution: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 883) (S. Rept. 112-118), S41 
        [23JA]
      Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1478) (S. Rept. 112-128), S42 [23JA]
      Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 526) (S. Rept. 112-112), S41 
        [23JA]
      Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 264) (S. Rept. 112-106), 
        S41 [23JA]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefields Under the 
        American Battlefield Protection Program: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 779) (S. Rept. 112-116), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Nomination of Adam E. Sieminski To Be Energy Information 
        Administration Administrator: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Anthony T. Clark to FERC: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of John R. Norris to FERC: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Marcilynn A. Burke To Be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Interior for Land and Mineral Management: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 [23JA]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation District of Columbia 
        Commemorative Work Authorization: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1421) (S. Rept. 112-127), S42 
        [23JA]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        667) (S. Rept. 112-113), S41 [23JA]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        114) (S. Rept. 112-103), S41 [23JA]
      Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and 
        Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate) (S. 140) (S. Rept. 112-104), S41 [23JA]
      South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 461) (S. Rept. 112-130), 
        S42 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        500) (S. Rept. 112-111), S41 [23JA]
      10 Million Solar Roofs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1108) (S. Rept. 112-144), S388 [7FE]
      Tennessee Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 112-123), S42 [23JA]
      White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 970) (S. Rept. 
        112-121), S41 [23JA]
  Statements
      New Mexico Enters the Union: Donald Ritchie, S154 [30JA]
  Texts of
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]
      S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, S2826-S2828 [26AP]
      S. 2468, Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, S2828-S2830 [26AP]
      S. 3459, Dept. of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act, 
        S5734 [31JY]
      S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act, S5874-S5880 [1AU]
  Tributes
      Black, Bruce D., S6433 [19SE]
      Cowan, George, S2653 [24AP]
      Lujan, Ben, S828 [16FE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1905 [21MR]
      Montoya, Kenny C., S3038 [9MY]




BINGHAM, GENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1246 [12JY]




BINGSON, AMANDA

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants, S4945 [12JY]




BIOLA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1719 [23OC]




BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS

  Amendments
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of HHS: make grants to train elementary and secondary 
        school nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical 
        attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school 
        building or on school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      National Guard: increase authorized number of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Civil Support Teams (see S. 3188), S3234 [16MY]
  Cost Estimates
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2764): CBO, 
        H3242 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection salaries and expenses funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3537-H3539 
        [6JN]
      ------establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of 
        mass destruction intelligence and information sharing 
        functions and require dissemination of information to relevant 
        entities (H.R. 2764), H3241-H3243 [30MY], E914 [31MY]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559-H3561 
        [6JN]
      FEMA: Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      National Guard: Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams 
        funding, H3031 [17MY]
      National security: improve efforts to prevent, protect against, 
        respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass 
        destruction, E914 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
  Reports filed
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 112-466), 
        H2441 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2764, WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H3241 
        [30MY]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]




BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT

  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]




BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER

  Addresses
      Bipartisan Policy Center Century of Service Honorees: Howard H. 
        Baker, Jr., S2127 [28MR]




BIPARTISAN TAX FAIRNESS AND SIMPLIFICATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 727), S4838 [11JY]




BIRDS  related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3631 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 3798), H113 [23JA]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        expedited authority to remove geese that threaten aircraft 
        (see S. 2377), S2821 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: set prices for Federal Migratory Bird 
        Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited 
        waivers of stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 
        [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      American Eagle Day: observance, E1067 [19JN]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary, H191 [31JA], E259 [28FE]
      Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to implement, 
        administer, or enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative to 
        the cliff swallow or barn swallow, H4148 [27JN]
      Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
        habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H2680, H2681 [15MY], 
        H2745 [16MY]
      Watsonville Wetlands Watch (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens, S4282 [19JN]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (S. 3239), S3633 [24MY]
      American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 498), S4308 [19JN]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, S3960 
        [12JN], S4353 [20JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency, digestibility, and 
        nutritional value of food for poultry and livestock, S4196 
        [14JN], S4352 [20JN]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (S. Res. 430), S2557 [19AP]
  Reports filed
      Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2156) (S. Rept. 
        112-216), S6451 [19SE]
      Virgin River Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan 
        Implementation Facilitation: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 112-474), H2644 [10MY]
      Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2236) (H. Rept. 
        112-372), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2745, Virgin River multispecies habitat conservation plan 
        implementation facilitation, H2680 [15MY]
      S. 3239, provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens, S3634-S3636 [24MY]
      S. Res. 430, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., anniversary, S2553, S2557 
        [19AP]
      S. Res. 498, American Eagle Day, S4305, S4309 [19JN]




BIRDWELL, J.R. (DICK)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1486 [12SE]




BIRDWELL, MEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1500 [12SE]




BIRK, SARAH

  Remarks in House
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]




BIRKHOLZ, CRAIG

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E793 [15MY]




BIRMINGHAM, AL

  Bills and resolutions
      Veterans Day: recognize longest running celebration (see H. Con. 
        Res. 138), H6231 [20SE]
  Proclamations
      Eileen Samuel U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative Henry 
        C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E614 [23AP]
  Remarks in House
      Faith & Politics Institute: tribute to Congressional Civil 
        Rights Pilgrimage, E454 [27MR]
      Obama, Michelle: tribute to visit to Camp Noah at McAlpine 
        Recreation Area, E1329 [25JY]
      Roads and highways: prohibit funding for construction of 
        highways in foreign countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, 
        H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Samford University: anniversary of Cumberland School of Law, 
        E758 [10MY]
      Veterans Day: tribute to celebration, E1441 [3AU]




BIRTH CONTROL

  Articles and editorials
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------prohibit discrimination under the family planning program 
        on the basis of separate provision of abortion (see H.R. 
        5650), H2565 [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
  Letters
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage 
        of certain women's preventive health services: several law 
        professors, E1370-E1372 [1AU]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
      ------Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), 
        S3884 [11JN]
      ------Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H86, H92, H93, H94, 
        H102-H108 [23JA], H380 [2FE], H5623-H5626 [1AU]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (H.R. 3541), H3180-H3191 [30MY], H3272, H3274, H3279, 
        H3280 [31MY], H3691 [8JN], E916, E919, E920, E921, E922, E924, 
        E935, E943 [31MY], E945, E946 [1JN], E972 [5JN]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 374), H86 
        [23JA]
      China: mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, H3743 
        [19JN]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hearings 
        on women's health and contraception with all-male panel, H972 
        [28FE], H1117 [1MR], H1599 [27MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to 
        domestic priorities, H4915 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, 
        H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, 
        H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, 
        H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 
        [9JY]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      Health: maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]
      ------prohibit cuts in health insurance benefits for women and 
        children, H2246, H2250 [27AP]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1116, H1118 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR], 
        H1213, H1218 [7MR], H1300 [8MR]
      Oakland County, MI: opening of Planned Parenthood Federation of 
        America, Inc., facility, E506 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, H1536-H1539 [22MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, H1221 [7MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102-
        H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]
      Women: health care for women, H1379-H1383 [19MR], H1398, H1399, 
        H1400 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1485 [21MR], 
        H1500 [22MR], H1651 [28MR], H1924 [18AP], H4803 [11JY], H5536, 
        H5537, H5538 [1AU], E464 [28MR], E506 [29MR], E1226 [11JY], 
        E1369 [1AU]
      ------impact of access to contraceptive services and supplies, 
        H1270 [7MR], H5634 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497, S1498 
        [8MR]
      Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen 
        coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and 
        preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military 
        facilities, S4141 [13JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: assessment of statements made relative to 
        the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other 
        foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, 
        S3882-S3889 [11JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1077-S1082 [28FE], S1104-S1110, S1112, 
        S1113, S1115-S1129, S1132-S1139, S1141, S1156 [29FE], S1159-
        S1173 [1MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 
        [29FE]
      Women: health care for women, S882-S885 [17FE], S1497-S1499 
        [8MR], S1821 [20MR], S5692-S5699 [31JY], S5806 [1AU]
  Reports
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
  Reports filed
      Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 112-671), H6059 [14SE]
      Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3541) (H. Rept. 112-496), H3176 [29MY]
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112-361), H25 
        [17JA]
  Testimonies
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H3180-H3182 
        [30MY]




BISBEE, AZ

  Remarks in House
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station: designate (H.R. 2668), 
        H2081 [25AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station: designate (H.R. 2668), 
        S2985 [8MY]
  Reports filed
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2668), S2921 [7MY]




BISCHOFF, TYLER

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2005 [22MR]




BISHER, FURMAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1921 [21MR], S2221 [29MR]




BISHOP, ROB (a Representative from Utah)

  Amendments
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3779 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2999 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3539 [6JN]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of 
        certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at 
        which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular 
        service (see H.R. 1283), H3661 [7JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H727 [14FE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H476 
        [3FE] (see H.R. 3702), H966 [27FE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see H.R. 3806), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable 
        economic activity for counties and local governments 
        containing National Forest System land through a management-
        focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H4606 [28JN]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5766 [10SE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility 
        confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2885), H5766 
        [10SE]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H4157 [27JN]
      EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H4686 [9JY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor 
        organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 
        2145), H696 [13FE]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H2329 [7MY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see 
        H.R. 2900), H28 [17JA]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      Food: recognize importance of animal-based protein as a 
        component of a balanced diet of most individuals and encourage 
        promotion of its health benefits and consumption (see H. Res. 
        804), H6277 [21SE]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H945 [17FE]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4828 [11JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H726 [14FE]
      Government regulations: decrease effect on the economy that a 
        rule must have to be a major rule in order to increase the 
        number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of 
        disapproval procedure (see H.R. 6486), H6274 [21SE]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H159 [24JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1306 [8MR]
      House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal 
        debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H27 [17JA]
      Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H6310 [16OC]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be 
        candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H1017 [28FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4685 [9JY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2288 [27AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2813 [16MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H2134 [25AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H182 [25JA]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5293 [25JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders (see H.R. 2308), H2134 [25AP]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1306 [8MR]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H5328 [26JY]
      Taxation: allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for 
        tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (see 
        H.R. 5932), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H6151 [19SE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote 
        conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6280 [21SE]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6234 [20SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H6151 [19SE]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3700 [8JN]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2072 [24AP]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 
        4027), H725 [14FE]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H3661 [7JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 587), H1390 [19MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), consideration (see H. Res. 570), H1152 [5MR]
      ------maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and 
        San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see H.R. 6060), H4654 
        [29JN]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 688), H3732 [18JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (see H. Res. 661), 
        H2811 [16MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (see H. Res. 788), 
        H6150 [19SE]
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        fall district work period (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 726), H4774 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (see H. Res. 691), 
        H3806 [19JN]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), 
        H6150 [19SE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs 
        (H.R. 6060), H4655 [29JN]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H2665 [15MY], H6003 [14SE]
  Remarks
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), 
        consideration (H. Res. 587), H1405, H1406, H1407, H1408, H1409 
        [20MR]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H2833, H2839 [17MY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1861, H1863, H1864, H1866, H1868 [17AP]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), consideration (H. Res. 570), H1173, H1174, H1176 [6MR]
      ------maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and 
        San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (H.R. 6060), H6074, 
        H6075 [19SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (H.R. 3596), H3749, H3750 [19JN]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3759, H3779, H3781, H3782 [19JN]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), consideration 
        (H. Res. 688), H3744, H3745, H3746, H3748, H3749, H3750, 
        H3751, H3752 [19JN]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access, H3746 [19JN]
      Chimney Rock National Monument: establish (H.R. 2621), H2678, 
        H2680 [15MY]
      Cibola National Forest: expand boundaries (H.R. 491), H2049 
        [24AP]
      Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous 
        survey (H.R. 1038), H2045, H2046 [24AP]
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H6171 [20SE]
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), H2048, H2049 [24AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2827, 
        H2828, H2829, H2830, H2831, H2833, H2838, H2839 [17MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H5519, H5521, H5522 [31JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection air and marine interdiction, operations, 
        maintenance, and procurement funding through reductions in 
        environmental mitigation funding, H3539 [6JN]
      ------exempt public lands in Hawaii from regulations waiving 
        certain conservation laws relative to border security 
        impedement, H3782 [19JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3539 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        H2682, H2683, H2684 [15MY]
      ------authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with 
        appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 
        1134), H1082 [29FE]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), Senate 
        amendment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165, H6166, H6167, 
        H6168, H6171, H6172 [20SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H743 
        [15FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: State distracted driving prevention 
        grant funding, H3953 [21JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3779, H3781 [19JN]
      ------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H3746, H3748, H3751, H3752, 
        H3759, H3779, H3781, H3782 [19JN]
      Federal-State relations: recognize historic and continuing 
        importance of Federalism and uphold States' rights, H2821 
        [17MY]
      Government: importance of separation of powers, H6168 [20SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4718 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        fall district work period (H. Res. 788), H6165, H6167, H6168, 
        H6171, H6172 [20SE]
      ------compile oral histories from current and former Members 
        involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, marches and the civil 
        rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1031 [29FE]
      Hydroelectric power: expand small-scale hydropower (H.R. 795), 
        H1177 [6MR]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), H2047, H2048 [24AP]
      Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving 
        certain non-Federal lands (H.R. 2157), H2046, H2047 [24AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. 
        Res. 726), H4791, H4794, H4795, H4796 [11JY]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5876 [12SE]
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1890 [17AP]
      National security: improve border security, H1008, H1012 [28FE]
      National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week: observance, H2303 
        [7MY]
      Native Americans: allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine 
        requirements for membership in that tribe (H.R. 3319), H6076 
        [19SE]
      ------authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated 
        water rights (H.R. 1461), H6075, H6076 [19SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H2058, H2061 
        [24AP], H3819 [20JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4431 [28JN]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2059 [24AP]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), 
        H3814, H3815, H3819, H3822 [20JN]
      ------national energy policy, H2059 [24AP]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits, 
        H3746 [19JN]
      ------prohibit the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior from 
        taking action on public lands which impede border security on 
        such lands, H1008, H1012 [28FE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6165, H6166, H6167, H6168, H6171, H6172 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3953 [21JN]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3746 [19JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031, H1032, H1035, 
        H1036, H1037, H1038, H1039 [29FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1890 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1860, H1861, H1862, H1863, H1864, H1866, H1868, 
        H1869 [17AP]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H6171 [20SE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H743 [15FE]
      Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
        habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H2680, H2681 [15MY]
      Weber State University Alumni Association: tribute to WSU 
        Salutes honorees, H6162 [20SE]
      Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2059 
        [24AP]
  Reports filed
      Clarify House of Representatives Proceedings and Actions During 
        Fall District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to 
        Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program 
        Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) 
        (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. 
        Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 2087, Remove Deed Restriction From a 
        Parcel of Land in Accomack County, VA, Next to NASA Wallops 
        Flight Facility: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. 
        Rept. 112-415), H1390 [19MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 688) (H. Rept. 112-
        539), H3732 [18JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 2842, Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit 
        Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 570) (H. Rept. 112-408), H1152 [5MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 
        [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military 
        Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 661) (H. 
        Rept. 112-485), H2811 [16MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical 
        Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        726) (H. Rept. 112-590), H4774 [10JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112-540), 
        H3806 [19JN]
  Tributes
      Markey, Representative, H4794 [11JY]
      Sullivan, John V., H1635 [27MR]




BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1978 [18AP]
      ------ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. agricultural 
        sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3808 [19JN]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3266 [30MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H3363 [31MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H2448 [8MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5328 [26JY]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical 
        therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment 
        Program (see H.R. 1426), H3915 [20JN]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H4157 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange 
        Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global 
        conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H6298 [28SE]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2647 
        [10MY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2072 [24AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H3808 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H4065 [26JN]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H802 [15FE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 
        397), H3916 [20JN]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3808 [19JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1274 [7MR]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]
      Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and 
        physicians' assistants (see H.R. 2134), H2040 [23AP]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H1306 [8MR]
      ------increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services 
        that use computer aided detection technology for early 
        detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H3807 [19JN]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H3976 [21JN]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H3976 [21JN]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H903 [16FE]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H4656 [29JN]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H3976 [21JN]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H3807 [19JN]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5079 [19JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2648 [10MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5860 [11SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H1306 [8MR]
      Small business: modify certain assistance and goals for 
        procurement contracts (see H.R. 2921), H641 [8FE]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H2040 [23AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H4656 [29JN]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2040 [23AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H3915 [20JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6284 [25SE]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5923 [12SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6152 [19SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5923 [12SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4776 [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Tariff: acrylic filament tow (see H.R. 4416, 4417, 4419, 4420), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4410), H2029 
        [19AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4418), H2029 [19AP]
      ------bromacil and diuron and application adjuvants formulations 
        (see H.R. 4497), H2064 [24AP]
      ------decorative dual wick torches (see H.R. 4649), H2123 [25AP]
      ------decorative outdoor bamboo garden torches (see H.R. 4651), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------decorative outdoor torches (see H.R. 4648), H2123 [25AP]
      ------decorative tabletop torch vessels (see H.R. 4647), H2123 
        [25AP]
      ------dimethyl carbonate (see H.R. 4499), H2064 [24AP]
      ------diuron and application adjuvants formulations (see H.R. 
        4498), H2064 [24AP]
      ------dyed acrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4412), H2029 [19AP]
      ------dyed polyacrylonitrile staple (see H.R. 4414), H2029 
        [19AP]
      ------esfenvalerate (see H.R. 4501), H2064 [24AP]
      ------fishing reels (see H.R. 4650), H2123 [25AP]
      ------5-chloro-1-indanone (see H.R. 4500), H2064 [24AP]
      ------grill brushes (see H.R. 4646), H2123 [25AP]
      ------polyacrylonitrile tow (see H.R. 4411), H2029 [19AP]
      ------portable electric grills (see H.R. 4644), H2123 [25AP]
      ------portable gas grills (see H.R. 4653), H2123 [25AP]
      ------portable infrared gas grill and cooler combinations (see 
        H.R. 4652), H2123 [25AP]
      ------smoker, roaster, and grill combinations (see H.R. 4645), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------undyed acrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4413), H2029 [19AP]
      ------undyed polyacrylonitrile staple (see H.R. 4415), H2029 
        [19AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: acrylic filament tow (H.R. 4416), H2031 [19AP]
      ------acrylic filament tow (H.R. 4417), H2031 [19AP]
      ------acrylic filament tow (H.R. 4419), H2031 [19AP]
      ------acrylic filament tow (H.R. 4420), H2031 [19AP]
      ------acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4410), H2031 
        [19AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4418), H2031 [19AP]
      ------bromacil and diuron and application adjuvants formulations 
        (H.R. 4497), H2067 [24AP]
      ------decorative dual wick torches (H.R. 4649), H2127 [25AP]
      ------decorative outdoor bamboo garden torches (H.R. 4651), 
        H2127 [25AP]
      ------decorative outdoor torches (H.R. 4648), H2127 [25AP]
      ------decorative tabletop torch vessels (H.R. 4647), H2127 
        [25AP]
      ------dimethyl carbonate (H.R. 4499), H2067 [24AP]
      ------diuron and application adjuvants formulations (H.R. 4498), 
        H2067 [24AP]
      ------dyed acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4412), H2031 [19AP]
      ------dyed polyacrylonitrile staple (H.R. 4414), H2031 [19AP]
      ------esfenvalerate (H.R. 4501), H2067 [24AP]
      ------fishing reels (H.R. 4650), H2127 [25AP]
      ------5-chloro-1-indanone (H.R. 4500), H2067 [24AP]
      ------grill brushes (H.R. 4646), H2127 [25AP]
      ------polyacrylonitrile tow (H.R. 4411), H2031 [19AP]
      ------portable electric grills (H.R. 4644), H2127 [25AP]
      ------portable gas grills (H.R. 4653), H2127 [25AP]
      ------portable infrared gas grill and cooler combinations (H.R. 
        4652), H2127 [25AP]
      ------smoker, roaster, and grill combinations (H.R. 4645), H2127 
        [25AP]
      ------undyed acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4413), H2031 [19AP]
      ------undyed polyacrylonitrile staple (H.R. 4415), H2031 [19AP]
  Remarks
      Air Force: anniversary, E1536 [14SE]
      Albany, GA: anniversary of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, 
        E285 [29FE]
      ------tribute to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Marine Band, 
        E191 [14FE]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center, 
        E1589 [21SE]
      Daly, Erin: Dept. of Agriculture Secretary's Honor Award 
        recipient, E1501 [12SE]
      Dept. of Defense: Energy Conservation Investment Program 
        funding, H3321 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4950 [18JY]
      ------motorsports sponsorship funding, H4950 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding, H2530, H2531 [9MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding to hire a new 
        director of a national cemetery who is not a veteran, H3342, 
        H3343 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3315, H3333 [31MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3315, H3321, H3333, H3341, 
        H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345 [31MY]
      Flowers, Ira L.: Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc., Southeastern Province 
        Joseph R. Jenkins Award recipient, E738 [9MY]
      Fowler, Michael L., Sr.: Georgia Funeral Service Practitioners 
        Association, Inc., 4th District Mortician of the Year Award 
        recipient, E483 [29MR]
      Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, E1360 [31JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4804 [11JY]
      Hind, Kay: Georgia Council on Aging Distinguished Older Georgian 
        Award recipient, E276 [29FE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3671 [8JN]
      Muscogee Retired Educators Association: anniversary, 
        E1102 [21JN]
      Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Georgia State 
        Workshop of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, E1645 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4804 [11JY]
      Rare Disease Day: observance, E287 [29FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2530, H2531 [9MY]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1563 [19SE]
      Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic: tribute, E1521 
        [13SE]
      United Way: anniversary, E1179 [28JN]
      Veterans: prohibit funding to enter into contracts that do not 
        give small businesses owned and controlled by veterans any 
        available preference, H3341 [31MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H1388 [19MR], H5522 [31JY]
  Tributes
      Anderson, Bessie M. Rudolph, E1231 [11JY]
      Blue, Gregory K., E1284 [19JY]
      Bollinger, Dan, Sr., E1167 [28JN]
      Brown, Wesley A., E1036 [8JN]
      Colson, Larry W., E1596 [21SE]
      Cordell, Helen Myers Long, E343 [8MR]
      Cutts, Grace V. Richardson Humphrey, E281 [29FE]
      Freeman, Jo A. Neal, E348 [8MR]
      Hanner, Bob, E707 [7MY]
      Harbison, Cecilia A. McIntyre, E455 [27MR]
      Harrison, Cecelia, E1433 [3AU]
      Henry, Carolyn, E1129 [21JN]
      Jenkins, Ed, H124 [24JA]
      Jones, Prince T., E595 [19AP]
      Jordan, Lawrence W., Sr., E1200 [29JN]
      Long, Buena Wooten, E1339 [26JY]
      Martin, Frank K., E1451 [10SE]
      Mullins, I.L., Sr., E1336 [26JY]
      Payne, Donald M., H1205, H1206 [6MR]
      Pearson, Monica Kaufman, H1432 [21MR]
      Phipps, Herbert E., E1293 [19JY]
      Reichert, Albert P., E230 [17FE]
      Stanley, David L., Sr., E1190 [29JN]
      Webb, James L., E210 [16FE]
      Young, Andrew J., Jr., E861 [18MY]




BISHOP, TIFFANY

  Remarks in House
      Police Week: observance, E860 [18MY]




BISHOP, TIMOTHY H. (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3000, H3002 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H990 
        [28FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3559 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H776 [15FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1887 [17AP]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5331 [30JY]
      American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and 
        technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum 
        development (see H.R. 4720), H4828 [11JY]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H6061 [14SE]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H182 
        [25JA]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H1846 [16AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H1845 
        [16AP]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce 
        students' burdens related to transferring credits between 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        6273), H5704 [2AU]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H441 [2FE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H803 [15FE] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2126 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment 
        Program (see H.R. 531), H5630 [1AU]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5202 [24JY]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6280 [21SE]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H6280 [21SE]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services (see H.R. 1666), H3163 [18MY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H5630 [1AU]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H945 [17FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5010 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see H.R. 2960), H1543 [22MR]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5923 [12SE]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H572 [7FE]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H1306 [8MR]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H27 [17JA]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H376 [1FE]
      Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5526 
        [31JY]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5631 [1AU]
      Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding 
        of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 3061), H803 [15FE]
      ------permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited 
        access privilege programs (see H.R. 2772), H5202 [24JY]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1978 [18AP]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H6061 [14SE]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H3267 [30MY]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H5292 [25JY]
      ------require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's 
        congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
        trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H945 
        [17FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified 
        U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements (see 
        H.R. 3202), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1543 [22MR] (see 
        H.R. 3364), H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 
        6521), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H5711 
        [2AU]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      ------create additional residency slots in participating 
        teaching hospitals, expand primary care bonus to certain 
        underserved specialties, and provide tax incentives for 
        practicing-teaching physicians (see H.R. 2224), H5766 [10SE]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H3734 [18JN]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H1497 [21MR]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H903 [16FE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H3807 [19JN]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H6284 
        [25SE]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1306 [8MR]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H376 [1FE]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5331 [30JY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Park Service: study ways to commemorate and preserve 
        the aviation history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 
        [25JY]
      Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher 
        educational opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H3167 [22MY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NOAA: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 
        3109), H5079 [19JY]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
      Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and 
        competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies 
        from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health 
        insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H3363 [31MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H3163 [18MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]
      SBA: establish and carry out a direct lending program for small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 3007), H5711 [2AU]
      ------extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain 
        eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/
        504 Loan Program (see H.R. 2950), H5711 [2AU]
      ------increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H5923 
        [12SE]
      ------provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned 
        small businesses (see H.R. 5835), H5712 [2AU]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H5202 [24JY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H182 [25JA]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H726 [14FE]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]
      Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H5630 [1AU]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H1273 [7MR]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H3808 [19JN]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried 
        before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), 
        H5331 [30JY]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4775 [10JY]
      ------expand and simplify the credit for employee health 
        insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4252), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see H.R. 721), H1367 [16MR]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small 
        producers (see H.R. 777), H966 [27FE]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2813 [16MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4864 [12JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see H.R. 3712), H6234 [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant 
        Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service 
        organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 
        6414), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently 
        disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
        of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in 
        civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      Fish and fishing: allow recreational fishing for Atlantic 
        striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone (see H.R. 
        3906), H512 [6FE]
      New York: add to the New England Fishery Management Council (see 
        H.R. 5885), H3404 [1JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (H.R. 3912), H569 [7FE]
      Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant 
        Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service 
        organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (H.R. 
        6414), H6061 [14SE]
      Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently 
        disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
        of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in 
        civil service (H.R. 4312), H1806 [29MR]
      Fish and fishing: allow recreational fishing for Atlantic 
        striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone (H.R. 
        3906), H512 [6FE]
      New York: add to the New England Fishery Management Council 
        (H.R. 5885), H3404 [1JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1497 [21MR]
  Histories
      Prevent Further Restriction of Federal Income Tax Deduction for 
        Interest Paid on Debt Secured by a First or Second Home (H. 
        Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
  Motions
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H549 [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5678 [2AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3616 
        [7JN]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1697 [28MR], H1870 [17AP]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), consideration (H. Res. 570), H1176 [6MR]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H1971, H1973, H1974 [18AP]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (H.R. 964), H1036 [29FE], H1176 [6MR]
      Dept. of Education: allow promulgation of rules or regulations 
        defining the term ``credit hour'', H991 [28FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H1971, H1973, H1974 [18AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H984, H991 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program 
        funding, H3381 [1JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3559 [6JN]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H776, H777 [15FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H549 [7FE], H615, H616, 
        H618, H621, H622 [8FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3381 [1JN]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1595 [27MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2102 [25AP], H3045 [17MY]
      Firearms: gun control, H6163 [20SE], E1582 [20SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3045 [17MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H2102 [25AP]
      Hampton Bays, NY: anniversary of Church of St. Mary, 
        E637 [24AP]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP]
      Middle Island, NY: tribute to Longwood Central School District 
        Longwood Veterans Walk and Longwood Veterans History Project, 
        E1062 [18JN]
      New York: allow for recreational fishing of Atlantic striped 
        bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone, H1887 [17AP]
      New York, NY: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 25, E814 [16MY]
      Power resources: prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the 
        northeast U.S., H776, H777 [15FE]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045 [17MY]
      Riverhead, NY: tribute to Riverhead High School girls' 
        basketball team, E819 [16MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1448 [21MR], H1595, H1606, H1607 
        [27MR], H1747, H1758 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1606, H1607 [27MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1758 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1747, H1748 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3790, H3791 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2102 [25AP], H3045 [17MY], 
        H3790, H3791 [19JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1036 [29FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1229 
        [7MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1887 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
      Stony Brook University: tribute to Louis and Beatrice Laufer 
        Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, E934 
        [31MY]
      Suffolk County, NY: anniversary of Teachers Federal Credit 
        Union, E6 [10JA]
      ------tribute to Suffolk County Fire Dept., H1964 [18AP]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), motion to recommit, H5679 [2AU]
      ------preserve deductions for mortgage interest and charitable 
        donations, H5679 [2AU]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (H. Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
      ------prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical 
        devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H616, H618, H621, H622 [8FE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), motion to 
        recommit, H3616 [7JN]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H1448 [21MR], H1595, H1606 [27MR], H1748, H1758 
        [29MR]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H616, H618, H622 [8FE]
      Votes: position on missed, H3945 [21JN], E1300 
        [23JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H1151 [5MR], H3972 [21JN], H5075 
        [19JY]
  Tributes
      Boule, John R., II, E1531 [14SE]
      Burke, James C., E59 [23JA]
      Byrnes, Barrett, E57 [23JA]
      Costello, Representative, H5911 [12SE]
      Coverdale, Shirley E., E1280 [18JY]
      Godleski, Neil, H6163 [20SE], E1582 [20SE]
      Imam, Nayyar, E1419 [3AU]
      Shah, Shetal I., E928 [31MY]
      Snider, William D., E347 [8MR]
      Zappone, Josephine, E130 [3FE]




BIVINS, JIMMY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1241 [12JY]




BLACK, BARRY C. (Chaplain of the Senate)

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H1809 [30MR]
      Senate, S13 [23JA], S51 [24JA], S139 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S233 
        [1FE], S329 [6FE], S361 [7FE], S395 [9FE], S545 [13FE], S585 
        [14FE], S661 [15FE], S879 [17FE], S1029 [27FE], S1099 [29FE], 
        S1159 [1MR], S1371 [2MR], S1375 [5MR], S1401 [6MR], S1433 
        [7MR], S1495 [8MR], S1559 [12MR], S1583 [13MR], S1639 [14MR], 
        S1763 [19MR], S1817 [20MR], S1873 [21MR], S1955 [22MR], S2009 
        [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S2115 [28MR], S2187 [29MR], S2287 
        [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2455 [18AP], S2559 [23AP], S2613 
        [24AP], S2891 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S2989 [9MY], S3051 [10MY], 
        S3107 [14MY], S3137 [15MY], S3181 [16MY], S3243 [17MY], S3295 
        [21MY], S3389 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], S3535 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], 
        S3695 [5JN], S3739 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S3875 [11JN], S3931 
        [12JN], S4109 [13JN], S4163 [14JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 
        [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4433 [25JN], S4601 [26JN], S4645 
        [27JN], S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], 
        S4835 [11JY], S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY], S5093 
        [18JY], S5239 [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY], S5631 
        [30JY], S5691 [31JY], S5805 [1AU], S5901 [2AU], S6023 [10SE], 
        S6075 [11SE], S6241 [12SE], S6393 [19SE], S6559 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1559 [12MR]




BLACK, BRUCE D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6433 [19SE]




BLACK, DIANE (a Representative from Tennessee)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3622 [7JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2419, H2448 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H1915 [17AP]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2447 [8MY]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 
        3581), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5293 [25JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H4869 [13JY]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H2033 [19AP]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3662 [7JN]
      ------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise 
        suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3481 [5JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3481 
        [5JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H4656 [29JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1017 [28FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2072 [24AP]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H966 [27FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H5331 [30JY]
      Firearms: protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps 
        of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 
        1865), H802 [15FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6152 
        [19SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H571 [7FE]
      Government: require procurement from the private sector the 
        goods and services necessary for operations and management of 
        certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H1391 [19MR]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H4828 [11JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (see H.R. 4078), H4828 [11JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H1846 [16AP]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H2447 [8MY]
      ------intensify stem cell research showing evidence of 
        substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal 
        debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H182 [25JA]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H4065 [26JN]
      ------prohibit Members and House employees from buying or 
        selling securities while in possession of material or 
        nonpublic information obtained by reason of employment in the 
        House (see H. Res. 480), H183 [25JA]
      Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who 
        are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 
        140), H3733 [18JN]
      ------temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal 
        immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain 
        deportations (see H.R. 2497), H3808 [19JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3808 [19JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1209 [6MR]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1274 [7MR]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5293 [25JY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H6279 [21SE]
      ------establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6001 [13SE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 431), H220 [31JA]
      ------prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal 
        year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 
        124), H182 [25JA]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H182 [25JA]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2072 
        [24AP]
      OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program 
        (see H.R. 665), H802 [15FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 
        [7FE]
      ------provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding 
        into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding 
        unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H5009 [18JY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3267 [30MY]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H945 
        [17FE]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H26 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H1846 [16AP]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H966 
        [27FE]
      Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by 
        aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived 
        from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 787), H1391 [19MR]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H2034 [19AP]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see H.R. 721), H27 [17JA]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H944 [17FE]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes (see H.R. 476), H1807 [29MR]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H6152 [19SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2134 [25AP]
      ------permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active 
        financing income (see H.R. 749), H1134 [1MR]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H948 [21FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1641 [27MR]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H641 [8FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1847 [16AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain 
        employees from using title of ``officer'' and from wearing 
        uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement 
        officers (see H.R. 3608), H28 [17JA]
      ------transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see 
        H.R. 2179), H1101 [29FE]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1846 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HUD: terminate authority to provide assistance under 
        the Tenant Resource Network Program (see H.R. 6298), H5705 
        [2AU]
      Health: repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans (see 
        H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1152 [5MR]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HUD: terminate authority to provide assistance under 
        the Tenant Resource Network Program (H.R. 6298), H5709 [2AU]
      Health: repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans 
        (H.R. 6299), H5709 [2AU]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (H.R. 3842), H219 [31JA]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (H.R. 4134), H1153 [5MR]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (H.R. 4372), H1915 [17AP]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3824 
        [20JN], H3952 [21JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3824 [20JN], H3952 
        [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3824 [20JN], H3952 [21JN]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1786 [29MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H401 [2FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3622 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Public Advocate position within 
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3622 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws, H2420 [8MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: State distracted driving prevention 
        grant funding, H3953, H3955 [21JN]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H4914 [18JY]
      Goodlettsville, TN: tribute to Goodlettsville Little League All-
        Stars baseball team, H6162 [20SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1474 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4736 [10JY], H4821 [11JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (H.R. 3842), H521 [7FE]
      Lenihan, Brian and Keagan: tribute to birth of child, 
        E559 [17AP]
      Medicare: reform, H1786 [29MR], H3798, H3803 [19JN]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 
        3643), H3108 [18MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H4914 [18JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3797, 
        H3798, H3799, H3800, H3802, H3803 [19JN]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4821 [11JY]
      ------repeal, H3366 [1JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3611 [7JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 5842), H3366 [1JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H330 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4736 [10JY], H4821 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1474 [21MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H3611 [7JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H3584, H3611 
        [7JN], H3797, H3803 [19JN]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3813 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3953, H3955 [21JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2420 [8MY]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (H.R. 4134), E561 [17AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H4914 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5585, H5590, H5591 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585, H5590, H5591 
        [1AU]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3584 [7JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1994 [19AP]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H2115 [25AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3366 
        [1JN], H3584, H3611 [7JN]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5770 [11SE]
      Votes: correction, E1001 [6JN]
      ------position on missed, H1751 [29MR], H5681 
        [2AU]
  Tributes
      Phillips, Bob J., E1217 [10JY]
      Rice, Jeff, E1019 [7JN]
      Summitt, Pat, H2079 [25AP]
      Thomas, Danny, H810 [16FE]




BLACK, GENEVA A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E490 [29MR]




BLACK, TIMUEL D., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E32 [18JA]




BLACK HILLS CEMETERY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3874) 
        (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3874, provisions, H2681 [15MY]




BLACK HISTORY MONTH

  Articles and editorials
      Lawyer Louis Stokes Became Ohio's First Black Congressman--Black 
        History Month, H788 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR] (see H. Res. 567), 
        H1100 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      African Americans: historical analysis of impact of Republican 
        Party on pursuit for equality, H796 [15FE]
      ------tribute to achievements of African American women, E185 
        [14FE]
      Observance, H464 [3FE], H505, H508-H510 [6FE], H796 [15FE], E135 
        [3FE], E153 [7FE], E160 [8FE], E185 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S250 [1FE], S345 [6FE]
      Observance (S. Res. 387), S1368 [1MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 387, observance, S1208, S1368 [1MR]




BLACK LESBIAN AND GAY PRIDE DAY, INC.

  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: tribute to Black Pride Festival, E875 
        [18MY]




BLACK PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Jackson, Frank G.: Black Professionals Association Charitable 
        Foundation Black Professional of the Year award recipient, 
        E1529 [14SE]




BLACK RIBBON DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Europe: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and 
        Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]




BLACK SHIELD POLICE ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1591 [21SE]




BLACKBURN, MARSHA (a Representative from Tennessee)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3629, H3630 [7JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4135 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3454, H3455 [5JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2424 [8MY], H2498 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H115 [23JA]
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 [23JA]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration 
        of members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total 
        population (see H.R. 5321), H2448 [8MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H5009 [18JY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        H.R. 4263), H1641 [27MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H441 [2FE] (see H.R. 4000), H950 [24FE]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy 
        efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H3404 [1JN]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H4065 [26JN]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1571 [26MR]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]
      ------repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments 
        to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3652), 
        H572 [7FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 
        1612), H1391 [19MR]
      ------transfer certain military equipment returning from Iraq to 
        Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      ------repeal the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan 
        program (see H.R. 3306), H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H3733 [18JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H1642 [27MR]
      ------repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
        comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see H.R. 4068), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see H. Res. 695), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of State: improve and strengthen the Office of 
        International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom 
        training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H1391 
        [19MR]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real 
        property to assist with land management, conservation, and 
        development and identify land that no longer needs to be 
        federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H1741 [28MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of 
        survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset 
        the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation 
        (see H.R. 178), H3981 [25JN]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H4908 [17JY]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      EPA: establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3164 [18MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1363 [13MR]
      ------prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H572 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H3267 [30MY]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        H.R. 4237), H1742 [28MR]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H1808 [29MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H115 [23JA]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H2569 [9MY]
      Foreign trade: improve trade promotion policies and programs 
        (see H.R. 5393), H2317 [7MY]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H2033 [19AP]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      ------provide adequate technical assistance and other support to 
        States for long-term care partnership program (see H.R. 6300), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      ------repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans (see 
        H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims 
        in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and 
        encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 6415), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H4776 [10JY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      ------make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H2033 [19AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1274 [7MR]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6069 [18SE]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (see H.R. 6326), H6280 [21SE]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3981 [25JN]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H4065 [26JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1154 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health 
        insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution 
        requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the 
        House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3267 [30MY]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5010 [18JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H3707 [15JN]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6152 [19SE]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H6234 [20SE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2072 [24AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H2663 [11MY]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H1154 [5MR]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H4064 [26JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H115 [23JA]
      ------transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see 
        H.R. 2179), H28 [17JA]
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize 
        (see H.R. 1856), H1391 [19MR]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2330 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services 
        Task Force (see H.R. 5998), H3974 [21JN]
      National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of the 
        Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and 
        establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated 
        area of the National Park System (see H.R. 6032), H4156 [27JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (H.R. 4295), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services 
        Task Force (H.R. 5998), H3975 [21JN]
      National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of the 
        Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and 
        establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated 
        area of the National Park System (H.R. 6032), H4157 [27JN]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H103 [23JA], 
        H5626 [1AU]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (H.R. 3541), H3187 [30MY]
      Adamsville, TN: tribute to Adamsville Junior-Senior High School 
        band, E236 [21FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H739 [15FE]
      Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program, H549 [7FE]
      ------renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, H3454 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H592 [8FE], H5626 [1AU]
      ------ensure that a majority of individuals above a certain age 
        have access to private long-term care insurance, H336 [1FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3629, H3630, H3631 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to defend against challenges 
        to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498 [9MY]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H14 [17JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6200 [20SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5172 [24JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4135 [27JN]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary, H191 [31JA]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H739 [15FE]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3454, H3455 [5JN]
      FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional 
        oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), H3232 
        [30MY]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1615 [27MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5154 [24JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4730 [10JY]
      Memphis, TN: anniversary of St. Jude Children's Research 
        Hospital, E711 [7MY]
      ------tribute to Emissaries of Memphis Music honorees, 
        E514 [30MR]
      Memphis Horns (musical group): National Academy of Recording 
        Arts and Sciences, Inc., GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award 
        recipient, E181 [13FE]
      Nashville, TN: anniversary of Nashville Symphony Orchestra 
        League, E1649 [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: observance, E857 [18MY]
      National Surgical Technologists Week: observance, E1638 
        [21SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H478 [6FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2077 [25AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3801 [19JN]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1649 [28MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H336 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4730 [10JY]
      Police Week: observance, E860 [18MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), 
        H3819, H3820 [20JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H59 [18JA]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2424 [8MY], H2498 
        [9MY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H103 [23JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit funding for 
        security officers or behavior detection officers outside an 
        airport, H3630, H3631 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to provide certain employees uniforms or 
        badges resembling those of law enforcement officers, H3629, 
        H3630 [7JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2733 [16MY]
  Tributes
      Dowdy, Eula Gardner, E857 [18MY]
      Edens, Jason K., E846 [18MY]
      Fox, Kenny, E875 [18MY]
      Jones, George (The Possum), E182 [13FE]
      Mechling, Robert, E85 [27JA]
      Summitt, Pat, H2139 [26AP]
      Thomas, Danny, E235 [21FE]
      Watson, Ricky, E83 [27JA]
      Wilson, Andrew, E81 [27JA]




BLACKFOOT RIVER LAND SETTLEMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1065) (S. 
        Rept. 112-199), S5976 [2AU]




BLACKMON, EDWARD, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E503 [29MR]




BLACKS  see African Americans




BLACKS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OF AMERICA (organization)

  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S4451 [25JN]




BLACKSBURG, VA

  Poems
      ``We Are Virginia Tech,'' Nikki Giovanni, E526 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, E526 
        [16AP]




BLACKWELL, UNITA

  Remarks in House
      Ripley Blackwell Head Start Center, Inc.: anniversary, E501 
        [29MR]




BLAIRE, STEPHEN E.

  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations, H4021 [26JN]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2613 [10MY]




BLAISDELL, MARIE (RIE)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1261 [17JY]




BLAKE, STEPHEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E41 [18JA]




BLAKNEY, HAROLD

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




BLANCAS, ANDREA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E464 [28MR]




BLANCHARD, SCOTT

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4459 [25JN]




BLANCHARD, TALBOT

  Remarks in House
      New Hampshire Hospital Association: Licensed Nursing Assistant 
        (LNA) of the Year Award recipient, E1032 [8JN]




BLANDING, MICHAEL

  Articles and editorials
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]




BLANKENSHIP, JAMES (J.E.)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1205 [9JY]




BLAS, RICARDO, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Guam participants, E1411 [3AU]




BLATNIK, THOMAS H.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




BLATTNER ENERGY, INC.

  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power, E1209 [9JY]




BLAZONCZYK, EDDIE, SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E934 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3511 [23MY]




BLEAKNEY, ADAM

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




BLENCH, ALEXANDER W.

  Remarks in House
      Air Force: Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award recipient, E523 
        [16AP]




BLEVINS, ALEX

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E107 [1FE]




BLIND  see Disabled




BLINDER, ALAN S.

  Articles and editorials
      How Bernanke Can Get Banks Lending Again, E1323 [25JY]




BLISS, ID

  Remarks in House
      Peterson AFB, CO: 302d Airlift Wing rededication of SUMIT 38 
        Memorial, E1317 [25JY]




BLM LIVE INTERNET AUCTIONS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2752) 
        (H. Rept. 112-371), H77 [18JA]




BLOCK, FRANCINE

  Remarks in House
      Bucks County, PA: Women's History Month Award recipient, E506 
        [29MR]




BLOCK, SHARON

  Bills and resolutions
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Letters
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H519 [7FE], H677-H680 
        [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], S87-S89, S113 [26JA], S149 
        [30JA], S179 [31JA], S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 [16FE], S1640 
        [14MR], S4439 [25JN]




BLOCKER, RONALD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E736 [8MY], E1126 [21JN]




BLONIEN, RODNEY J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E438 [26MR]




BLOOD DONORS  see Health




BLOOM, ELLEN

  Letters
      Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products, E1619 
        [21SE]




BLOOMBERG.COM (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      U.S. Corn Growers Farming in Hell as Midwest Heat Spreads, S4856 
        [11JY]




BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R.

  Letters
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects, H2102 [25AP]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2593 [23AP]




BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.

  Summaries
      Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact, H3595 [7JN]




BLOOMBERG MARKETS (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, 
        H5158-H5160 [24JY]




BLOOMFIELD, WILLIAM

  Remarks in Senate
      National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: addition of names of 
        Kansas officers, S3161 [15MY]
      Tribute, S3161 [15MY]




BLOOMINGTON, CA

  Remarks in House
      Joe Baca Middle School: dedication, H5537 [1AU]




BLOOMINGTON, IL

  Remarks in House
      Illinois Wesleyan University: tribute to women's basketball 
        team, E458 [27MR]




BLOOMINGTON, IN

  Lists
      Indiana University cheerleading team members, S697 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Indiana University: tribute to cheerleading team, S697 [15FE]




BLUE, GREGORY K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1284 [19JY]




BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of 
        Massachusetts, S6444 [19SE]




BLUE HILL, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      NexStraps (business): tribute, S3513 [23MY]




BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION ON AMERICA'S NUCLEAR FUTURE

  Bills and resolutions
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 3469), S5870 
        [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act, S5874-S5880 [1AU]




BLUE SPRINGS, MO

  Remarks in House
      Anderson, Dan: Missouri Association of Secondary School 
        Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, E1556 [19SE]




BLUE STAR FAMILIES (organization)

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




BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E818 [16MY]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Kingwood Fallen Heroes Memorial Golf 
        Tournament, E1325 [25JY]
      Tribute, E1325 [25JY]




BLUE-NORTON, ELIZABETH

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E742 [9MY]




BLUMBERG, DAVID M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E143 [6FE]




BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4909 
        [17JY], H4953 [18JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3327 [31MY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed 
        economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or 
        animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech 
        companies (see H.R. 3555), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1306 [8MR]
      Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H27 
        [17JA]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H4656 [29JN]
      ------require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a 
        bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see 
        H.R. 651), H1741 [28MR]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H903 [16FE]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H115 [23JA]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2289 
        [27AP]
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2072 [24AP]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H5717 [3AU]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H221 [31JA]
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see H.R. 5848), H4775 [10JY]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see H.R. 6483), H6273 [21SE]
      ------establish a mandatory mediation process for servicers of 
        residential mortgages and borrowers (see H.R. 3595), H1915 
        [17AP]
      ------establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see H.R. 3789), H727 [14FE]
      ------provide enhanced mortgage-backed and asset-backed security 
        investor protections to prevent foreclosure fraud (see H.R. 
        1783), H159 [24JA]
      ------require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for 
        modifications and establish a grant program for State and 
        local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H1915 
        [17AP]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see H.R. 6467), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      ------modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for 
        producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 
        5879), H6152 [19SE] (see H.R. 5879), H6280 [21SE]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies for 
        EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 3714), 
        H159 [24JA]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H6152 [19SE]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H220 
        [31JA]
      Dept. of HUD: provide grants to State and local governments to 
        carry out programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and 
        mortgagors facing foreclosure (see H.R. 1131), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Justice: fund and increase accessibility to National 
        Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with 
        National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate 
        reporting to such systems (see H.R. 1300), H6302 [5OC]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the Small Business Liaison Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 5975), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 3599), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: issue, upon request, veteran 
        identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H950 [24FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the 
        basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, 
        or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H5009 [18JY]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5202 [24JY]
      ------provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary 
        screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted 
        infections (see H.R. 1774), H4775 [10JY]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes 
        until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), 
        H115 [23JA]
      ------statehood (see H.R. 265), H115 [23JA]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers 
        (see H.R. 3821), H966 [27FE]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 86), 
        H27 [17JA]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      FDA: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of 
        ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls 
        on the use of such devices (see H.R. 1676), H1017 [28FE]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 
        2245), H966 [27FE]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H4158 [27JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------exclude credit union loans made to Main Street businesses 
        from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 4293), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5292 [25JY]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (see H.R. 591), H27 [17JA]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H1210 [6MR]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H4686 [9JY]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H1808 [29MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: reduce interest rates on 
        mortgages owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 
        (see H.R. 3733), H803 [15FE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H4656 [29JN]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H1154 [5MR]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6152 [19SE]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1101 [29FE]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]
      House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a 
        voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 
        267), H115 [23JA]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H3481 
        [5JN]
      Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien 
        entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from 
        investors to establish business in the U.S. (see H.R. 1114), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      ------establish entrepreneur-based immigrant category for aliens 
        who have completed or are in the process of completing a 
        degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) 
        related fields (see H.R. 3692), H1428 [20MR]
      ------facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming 
        visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in 
        residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H1543 [22MR]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4865 [12JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1572 [26MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H5766 [10SE]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H5631 [1AU]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 650), H2814 [16MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1428 [20MR]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H1846 
        [16AP]
      Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing 
        in rural health clinics for electronic health records and 
        quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H4157 [27JN]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H6279 [21SE]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H5079 [19JY]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3981 [25JN]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H1498 [21MR]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 
        2954), H4775 [10JY]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 285), 
        H4908 [17JY]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1018 [28FE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H1978 [18AP]
      Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2970), H1391 [19MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H803 [15FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1274 [7MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H3267 [30MY]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5526 
        [31JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H4828 [11JY]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 6154), H6280 [21SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4865 [12JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying 
        and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 975), H4775 
        [10JY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H1571 [26MR]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3599), H476 [3FE]
      Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs 
        (see H.R. 1085), H5711 [2AU]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H1978 [18AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with 
        a process under which the public is informed of proposals and 
        has the opportunity to participate in their development prior 
        to adoption (see H.R. 419), H159 [24JA]
      Supreme Court: express that Justices should make themselves 
        subject to existing and operative ethics guidelines set out in 
        the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, most of which are already 
        legally binding on them (see H. Res. 478), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the 
        Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 6468), H6231 [20SE]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H2663 [11MY]
      ------expand availability of saver's credit, make credit 
        refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into 
        the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H900 [16FE]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H159 [24JA]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and 
        swaps (see H.R. 2003), H1846 [16AP]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H5711 
        [2AU]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6234 [20SE]
      ------modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property credit 
        (see H.R. 6398), H6280 [21SE]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3662 [7JN]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6061 [14SE]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      ------reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small 
        producers (see H.R. 777), H1915 [17AP]
      ------regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 2230), H1359 
        [9MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see H.R. 
        4321), H1804 [29MR]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H4775 
        [10JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6300 [2OC]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H220 [31JA]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H5631 [1AU]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H1847 [16AP]
      ------prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, 
        acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of 
        any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 
        4306), H1803 [29MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4828 [11JY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Bankruptcy: provide authority to modify certain mortgages on 
        principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (see 
        H.R. 4058), H901 [16FE]
      Medicare: cover transitional care services to improve the 
        quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 6413), H6060 [14SE]
      National Commission for Independent Redistricting: establish 
        (see H.R. 3846), H218 [31JA]
      Tariff: baby or child carriers designed for use on bicycles (see 
        H.R. 4986), H2267 [27AP]
      ------bicycle brakes (see H.R. 4990), H2267 [27AP]
      ------bicycle speedometer parts (see H.R. 4989), H2267 [27AP]
      ------bicycle speedometers (see H.R. 4988), H2267 [27AP]
      ------bicycle wheel rims (see H.R. 4991), H2267 [27AP]
      ------boys' shirts (see H.R. 5563), H2442 [8MY]
      ------footwear (see H.R. 5559, 5564), H2442 [8MY]
      ------girls' shorts (see H.R. 5557), H2442 [8MY]
      ------girls' trousers and breeches (see H.R. 5558), H2442 [8MY]
      ------knit garments with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see H.R. 4985), H2267 
        [27AP]
      ------knit tank tops with electrodes knit into or attached to 
        the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure 
        an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see H.R. 4984), H2267 
        [27AP]
      ------sports bras with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see H.R. 4983), H2267 
        [27AP]
      ------sports footwear (see H.R. 5560, 5561, 5562), H2442 [8MY]
      ------wide angle reflectors (see H.R. 4987), H2267 [27AP]
      Taxation: extend the production and investment tax credits for 
        wind facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules 
        applicable to major integrated oil companies which are dual 
        capacity taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Bankruptcy: provide authority to modify certain mortgages on 
        principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (H.R. 
        4058), H902 [16FE]
      Medicare: cover transitional care services to improve the 
        quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 
        6413), H6061 [14SE]
      National Commission for Independent Redistricting: establish 
        (H.R. 3846), H219 [31JA]
      Tariff: baby or child carriers designed for use on bicycles 
        (H.R. 4986), H2275 [27AP]
      ------bicycle brakes (H.R. 4990), H2275 [27AP]
      ------bicycle speedometer parts (H.R. 4989), H2275 [27AP]
      ------bicycle speedometers (H.R. 4988), H2275 [27AP]
      ------bicycle wheel rims (H.R. 4991), H2275 [27AP]
      ------boys' shirts (H.R. 5563), H2444 [8MY]
      ------footwear (H.R. 5559), H2444 [8MY]
      ------footwear (H.R. 5564), H2444 [8MY]
      ------girls' shorts (H.R. 5557), H2444 [8MY]
      ------girls' trousers and breeches (H.R. 5558), H2444 [8MY]
      ------knit garments with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (H.R. 4985), H2275 [27AP]
      ------knit tank tops with electrodes knit into or attached to 
        the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure 
        an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (H.R. 4984), H2275 [27AP]
      ------sports bras with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (H.R. 4983), H2275 [27AP]
      ------sports footwear (H.R. 5560), H2444 [8MY]
      ------sports footwear (H.R. 5561), H2444 [8MY]
      ------sports footwear (H.R. 5562), H2444 [8MY]
      ------wide angle reflectors (H.R. 4987), H2275 [27AP]
      Taxation: extend the production and investment tax credits for 
        wind facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules 
        applicable to major integrated oil companies which are dual 
        capacity taxpayers (H.R. 6031), H4157 [27JN]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), H5629 [1AU]
  Lists
      Organizations opposed to S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or 
        local governments to construct levees on certain properties 
        otherwise designated as open space, H5107 [23JY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4688 [10JY]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H610 [8FE]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5081 
        [23JY]
      Bankruptcy: provide authority to modify certain mortgages on 
        principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (H.R. 
        4058), H806 [16FE], E211 [16FE], E530 [16AP]
      Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation 
        and recreation, H1578 [27MR]
      Budget: deficit, H3655 [7JN]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H144, H146, H147 
        [24JA]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2603 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1674 [28MR], H1773 [29MR], H1866 [17AP], 
        E514 [30MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), E330 [7MR]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, E330 [7MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H402 [2FE]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), E1079 [19JN]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 1397), H3809 
        [20JN]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        E151 [7FE]
      Climate: global warming, H4778 [11JY]
      ------impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (H.R. 1048), H3809 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H656 [9FE]
      Corp. for Public Broadcasting: tribute to supporters, H1020 
        [29FE]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (H.R. 1116), H3809 [20JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reform payment limitation rules for farm 
        subsidies, H2603 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2816, H3005 [17MY]
      ------Defense Environmental Restoration Program-Formerly Used 
        Defense Sites funding, H4954 [18JY]
      ------Energy Conservation Investment Program funding, H3320 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4943, H4954 [18JY], 
        H5044, H5045 [19JY], E1266 [17JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4943 [18JY]
      ------NATO troop deployment funding, H5044, H5045 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2244 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2244 [27AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), E273 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 
        6168), H5217 [25JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), E1608 [21SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5217 
        [25JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 
        [15FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes 
        to School Program, H731 [15FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: post-traumatic stress disorder and 
        brain trauma treatment funding, H3327 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3320, H3327 [31MY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H5134 [24JY]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004, 
        H1006 [28FE]
      ------importance of job creation, H1005 [28FE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H31 [18JA]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in 
        America agenda, H201, H203 [31JA], H1004 [28FE]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H455 [3FE]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (H.R. 1681), H3809 
        [20JN]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5106 [23JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H4067 
        [27JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3655 [7JN]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (H.R. 
        1418), H5863 [12SE]
      Firearms: gun control, H5081 [23JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5897 [12SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1168 [6MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), E1362 [31JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H4067 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3655 [7JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1471 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4738 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), E1180 [28JN]
      ------legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 
        1537), H3809 [20JN]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (S. 952), H2137 [26AP]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        E1632 [21SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), 
        E1632 [21SE]
      ------reform, H2137 [26AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2691 [15MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), E1421 [3AU]
      Israel: encourage continued commitment to Israeli/Palestinian 
        peace initiatives, H2490 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2490 [9MY]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H455 [3FE]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, H656 [9FE]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), E1652 [21SE]
      Medicare: cover transitional care services to improve the 
        quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 
        6413), E1533 [14SE]
      ------reform, H1674 [28MR]
      ------tribute to hospice care workers, H3735 [19JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care 
        planning consultation (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], 
        H5203 [25JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: clarify definition of ``strategic 
        and critical minerals'' relative to efforts to promote 
        domestic production of critical minerals and materials, 
        E1245 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), E1245 [12JY]
      National Commission for Independent Redistricting: establish 
        (H.R. 3846), H224 [1FE], E100 [31JA]
      National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of 
        Federal funds to acquire radio content, H5014 [19JY]
      National School Lunch Week: observance, H1211 [7MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), E693 [27AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4738 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1471 [21MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H971 [28FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (H.R. 1404), H971 [28FE]
      Portland, OR: streetcar investment anchored revitalization 
        project funding, H518 [7FE]
      ------tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the 
        People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, 
        H2331 [8MY], E749 [9MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform, H5195 [24JY]
      Powell's City of Books (business): anniversary, E1461 
        [10SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3879 [20JN]
      ------national energy policy, H1007 [28FE]
      Public broadcasting: funding, H4911 [18JY], H5014 [19JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H59 [18JA]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), E253 [27FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H144 [24JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4612 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (H.R. 14), H1645 [28MR], H1994 [19AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1746, H1747 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H4067 [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3789 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3655 [7JN], H3789 [19JN]
      ------obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to level of CBO 
        projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3655 [7JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (H.R. 1648), H3809 [20JN]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H3005 [17MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1866 [17AP]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971 [28FE]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, 
        E1421 [3AU]
      Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (H.R. 2479), H3484 [6JN]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5542 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5581 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5542 [1AU]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H1007 [28FE], H5870 [12SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H5870 [12SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1994, H2007 [19AP]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from wind, H1007 [28FE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H1850 [17AP], H3270 [31MY]
      ------repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (H.R. 
        4321), H2331 [8MY], E510 [29MR]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H1006 [28FE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5771 [11SE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H201, H203 [31JA], H386 [2FE], H930 [17FE]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
      ------importance of public transit program funding, H1004, H1005 
        [28FE]
      ------infrastructure funding, H201, H203 [31JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2717 
        [16MY]
      Votes: correction, E577 [18AP]
      ------position on missed, H2244 [27AP], E1079 
        [19JN], E1540 [14SE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H6153 [20SE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), 
        H1429 [21MR]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), E1382 [1AU]
      Women's Garden Club of America: tribute, H1020 [29FE]
      World Water Day: observance, H1429 [21MR]
  Tributes
      Achterman, Gail, H379 [2FE]
      Campbell, Duncan, H2074 [25AP]
      Hewitt, Ronald T., E507 [29MR]
      Houghton, Priscilla Dewey, H4830 [12JY]
      LaTourette, Representative, H5527 [1AU]
      Payne, Donald M., H1204 [6MR]
      Snowe, Senator, H1020 [29FE]
      Williams, Harold, E1230 [11JY]




BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD (a Senator from Connecticut)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3840 [7JN], 
        S3905, S3906, S3917 [11JN], S4158 [13JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S239, S270 [1FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6109 [11SE], S6275, S6276, S6283 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3430, S3432, S3433, 
        S3451, S3456 [22MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR], S2093 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S573 [13FE], S639, S655 [14FE], 
        S852 [16FE], S927, S928, S1018 [17FE], S1090 [28FE], S1152 
        [29FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1795, S1810 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139 [18JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5622 [26JY], S5777, 
        S5778, S5788, S5789, S5792 [31JY], S5885 [1AU], S5980 [2AU]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), S6653, S6671 
        [21SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2884 [26AP]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S13 [23JA], S175 [31JA], S329 
        [6FE], S361 [7FE], S1029 [27FE], S1375 [5MR], S1401 [6MR], 
        S2009 [26MR], S2613 [24AP], S2891 [7MY], S3107 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY], S3669 [4JN], S3695 [5JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], 
        S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], S5239 [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S6023 
        [10SE], S6075 [11SE], S6559 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3730 
        [5JN]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S4204 [14JN]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S1734 [15MR]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 2299), 
        S2929 [7MY]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see S. 
        3418), S6109 [11SE]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3423), S5305 [24JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see S. 3402), S6109 [11SE]
      ------promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve 
        worker training, retention, and advancement (see S. 665), 
        S1147 [29FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR]
      Children and youth: permit disclosure of certain information for 
        the purpose of missing child investigations (see S. 225), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      ------reduce youth homelessness by extending foster care 
        eligibility and programs and improving programs to keep 
        families together (see S. 961), S5305 [24JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Climate: establish a Federal strategy to respond to impacts of 
        climate change by protecting and conserving natural resources 
        and encourage development of similar State and local 
        adaptation plans (see S. 1881), S2969 [8MY]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 
        2280), S2326 [16AP]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S3234 [16MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S4951 [12JY]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see 
        S. 2286), S2392 [17AP]
      Consumers: protect against abusive debt collectors by regulating 
        medical debt collection practices, prohibit collectors from 
        seeking arrest warrants to collect debts, and provide 
        information about the debt (see S. 3350), S4674 [27JN]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 2139), S1195 [1MR] (see S. 3286), S3976 
        [12JN]
      Controlled Substances Act: prevent abuse of dextromethorphan 
        (see S. 3376), S5048 [16JY]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see S. 3426), S6341 [13SE]
      ------establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 
        3452), S6064 [10SE]
      ------establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification 
        pilot programs (see S. 2093), S5258 [23JY]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 
        2149), S3731 [5JN]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3522), S6271 [12SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor 
        Program (see S. 3354), S5659 [30JY]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see S. 2121), S2602 [23AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S2602 [23AP] (see S. 
        2343), S2825 [26AP]
      ------require Statistics Commissioner to collect information 
        from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see 
        S. 1269), S388 [7FE]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S3900 [11JN]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see S. 1878), S3174 [15MY]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 
        3461), S5732 [31JY]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see S. 1613), S3785 [6JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S1050 [27FE]
      ------reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics 
        and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and 
        nuclear weapons (see S. 1855), S1614 [13MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S1050 [27FE]
      Dept. of Justice: assist State oversight of proceedings, conduct 
        background checks, and improve monitoring relative to adult 
        guardianships and conservatorships of protected persons (see 
        S. 1744), S5212 [19JY]
      ------establish a permanent background check system for youth-
        serving organization volunteers (see S. 645), S5978 [2AU]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        S. 2554), S2970 [8MY]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (see S. 250), S4418 [21JN]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S6547 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish an Employee Ownership and 
        Participation Initiative (see S. 3421), S5257 [23JY]
      Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious 
        Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South 
        Central Asia (see S. 1245), S43 [23JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank 
        (see S. 3419), S5257 [23JY]
      ------terminate the U.S. Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program (see 
        S. 1385), S5978 [2AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see S. 1629), S351 [6FE]
      ------consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed 
        of by the applicants for less than fair market value when 
        determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 3270), S3840 
        [7JN]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2326 [16AP]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3457), S6064 
        [10SE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see S. 3049), S4675 [27JN]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 1391), 
        S6108 [11SE]
      ------improve provision of assistance to homeless veterans, 
        regulation of fiduciary matters, housing programs and loans, 
        and other benefits (see S. 1148), S1541 [8MR]
      ------improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans 
        with traumatic brain injury (see S. 957), S1734 [15MR]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see S. 1755), S2086 [27MR]
      ------provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for 
        educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see 
        S. 2206), S2325 [16AP]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S4638 [26JN]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), 
        S2325 [16AP]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see S. 414), S323 [2FE]
      Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision 
        discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender 
        identity, marital status, or source of income (see S. 1605), 
        S5305 [24JY]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see S. 649), S3785 [6JN]
      ------increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 [27JN]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S3235 [16MY]
      Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and 
        hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and 
        mitigation and control while helping communities detect, 
        control, and mitigate such events (see S. 1701), S3174 [15MY]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
        in certain financial aid programs from including predispute 
        arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see S. 3557), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Families and domestic relations: establish a toll-free telephone 
        helpline to provide information and assistance to parents and 
        caregivers of children to prevent child abuse and strengthen 
        families (see S. 2293), S2602 [23AP]
      ------prohibit discrimination in adoption of foster case 
        placements based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or 
        marital status of prospective adoptive or foster parents (see 
        S. 1770), S495 [9FE]
      FDA: include devices in the postmarket risk identification and 
        analysis system and expedite implementation of the unique 
        device identification system for medical devices (see S. 
        2193), S1848 [20MR]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S3330 [21MY]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit investments by mortgage 
        finance agencies that create disincentives to help homeowners 
        and stabilize the housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4822 [10JY] (see S. 3394), S6627 [21SE]
      ------provide protection for consumers who have prepaid cards 
        (see S. 2030), S3785 [6JN]
      Fish and fishing: establish uniform administrative and 
        enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas 
        Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar 
        statutes (see S. 52), S4204 [14JN]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 
        50), S4203 [14JN]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6627 [21SE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S4823 [10JY]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6065 [10SE]
      Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born 
        physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved 
        communities (see S. 1979), S3423 [22MY]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S3130 [14MY]
      Immigration: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who 
        are fleeing persecution (see S. 1202), S2824 [26AP]
      ------reform (see S. 1258), S5381 [25JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S6458 [19SE]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2602 [23AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2325 [16AP]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S3516 [23MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S3423 [22MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S5305 [24JY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S5213 [19JY]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        S. 1454), S2928 [7MY]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 
        1173), S4822 [10JY]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 424), S5212 
        [19JY]
      ------preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see 
        S. 1900), S1384 [5MR]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S5732 [31JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: implement prescriber education programs and 
        establish requirements for administration of antipsychotics to 
        residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 
        [20SE]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see S. 2257), S3516 [23MY]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S4461 [25JN]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 530), 
        S5487 [26JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 973), S350 
        [6FE]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        553), S6271 [12SE]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3633 
        [24MY]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        S. 775), S3785 [6JN]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        530), S5487 [26JY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S4774 
        [29JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        472), S3631 [24MY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see S. 998), S6063 [10SE]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during 
        states of market shortage (see S. 3622), S6625 [21SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S2031 [26MR]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S3175 [15MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see S. 1696), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      SEC: require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]
      Senior citizens: develop and test expanded and advanced role for 
        direct care workers who provide long-term services and 
        supports to older individuals to coordinate care and improve 
        efficiency (see S. 1982), S323 [2FE]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5488 [26JY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1848 
        [20MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 435), S3175 [15MY]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR]
      ------provide humanitarian assistance and support a transition 
        to democracy (see S. 3498), S6064 [10SE]
      Taxation: encourage alternative energy investments and job 
        creation (see S. 1863), S5085 [17JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S6063 [10SE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S6064 [10SE]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S4637 [26JN]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S567 [13FE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S2393 [17AP]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S6456 [19SE]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S3043 [9MY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S5048 [16JY] 
        (see S. 3364), S4893 [11JY]
      ------provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 
        3081), S3084 [10MY]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see S. 534), S4725 [28JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]
      Technology: support innovation (see S. 239), S5304 [24JY]
      Titantic (R.M.S.): provide additional protections for ship and 
        wreck site (see S. 2279), S2326 [16AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit establishment 
        by air carriers and airport operators of expedited lines at 
        airport screening checkpoints for specific categories of 
        passengers (see S. 2235), S3731 [5JN]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2087 [27MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2497 [18AP]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see S. 3547), S6340 [13SE]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see S. 438), S3280 [17MY]
      ------protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for 
        breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage 
        breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing 
        mothers (see S. 1463), S6063 [10SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see S. 2004), S3839 [7JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see S. 1460), S495 [9FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see S. 2134), S1049 [27FE]
      ------provide for relief in civil actions for violations of the 
        protections on credit extended to members and their dependents 
        (see S. 3207), S3329 [21MY]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY]
      Dept. of Education: protect college students from deceptive 
        practices and high-pressure sales by institutions, provide a 
        waiting period for enrollment decisions, and standardize and 
        elevate disclosures (see S. 3550), S6340 [13SE]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. 
        Res. 468), S3329 [21MY]
      NLRB: modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S1459 [7MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------protect elder adults from exploitation and financial 
        crimes, prevent elder adult abuse and financial exploitation, 
        and promote safety for elder adults (see S. 3598), S6546 
        [20SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      Tariff: carbonic dihydrazide (see S. 2508), S2922 [7MY]
      ------copper peptide (AHK-Cu) (see S. 2795), S2927 [7MY]
      ------copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1--1) (see S. 2793), S2927 [7MY]
      ------4-oxo-4-p-tolylbutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine 
        (NEM salt) (see S. 2794), S2927 [7MY]
      ------hydrazine hydrate, aqueous solution (see S. 2796), S2927 
        [7MY]
      ------1-methylimidazole (see S. 2792), S2927 [7MY]
      ------stannic oxide (see S. 2791), S2927 [7MY]
      ------2-benzothiazolythio butanedioic acid (2BBA) (see S. 2790), 
        S2927 [7MY]
      Taxation: extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans 
        (see S. 3536), S6270 [12SE]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY]
      ------increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-
        related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and 
        increase investment credit for more efficient fuel cells (see 
        S. 3531), S6270 [12SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), 
        S3977 [12JN]
  Cloture motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil 
        speculators on gasoline prices: by, S1774 [19MR]
      Impact of NCAA academic progress rate standards implementation: 
        Connecticut congressional delegation, S2482 [18AP]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      Senate, S13 [23JA], S175 [31JA], S329 [6FE], S361 [7FE], S1029 
        [27FE], S1375 [5MR], S1401 [6MR], S2009 [26MR], S2613 [24AP], 
        S2891 [7MY], S3107 [14MY], S3137 [15MY], S3669 [4JN], S3695 
        [5JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], 
        S5239 [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S6023 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
  Privilege of the floor
      Shah, Tejal, S4107 [12JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3960, S3961 
        [12JN], S4173 [14JN]
      Bosso, David: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award recipient, 
        S6531 [20SE]
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of Greater Bridgeport Youth 
        Orchestras, S2810 [26AP]
      ------anniversary of L'Ambiance Plaza construction collapse 
        killing 28 workers, S2579 [23AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3708 
        [5JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S239, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame inductees, 
        S2811 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]
      ------tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, S3960 
        [12JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3030 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S378 [7FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3030 [9MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6315 [13SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5825 [1AU]
      Drugs: fine prescription drug manufacturers for failure to 
        notify the FDA of a known discontinuance of a lifesaving drug, 
        S3396 [22MY]
      Egypt: tribute to release of U.S. citizens, S1177, S1178 [1MR]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), S102 
        [26JA]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4173 [14JN]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3396 [22MY]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S3396 [22MY], S5299 [24JY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S5299 [24JY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3396 [22MY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      Grubbs, Bonita: Community Mediation (organization) Reverend 
        Howard Nash Community Leadership Award recipient, 
        S3897 [11JN]
      Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Council on Foundations 
        Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program Bronze Award recipient, 
        S4362 [20JN]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S2322 [16AP]
      House of Heroes, Inc.: tribute, S4361 [20JN]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D. nomination to be circuit judge, S4199 [14JN]
      Hutton, Douglas: Milken Family Foundation National Educator 
        Award recipient, S6532 [20SE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S5935 [2AU], S6249 
        [12SE], S6519 [20SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S6578 [21SE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1207 [1MR]
      Jewish Family Services (organization): anniversary, 
        S4769 [29JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6249 [12SE]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, S3896 [11JN]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S5290 [24JY]
      Nelson-Kauffman, Wendy: Magnet Schools of America (organization) 
        National Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S4889 
        [11JY]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of New Haven Lions Club, S2080 [27MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2620 [24AP]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Connecticut participants, S5470 [26JY]
      OSHA: expedite approval of safety standards, S2579 [23AP]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Connecticut participants, S6677 
        [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1137 [29FE]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 
        [19MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5031 [16JY]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S363 [7FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (S. 3074), S3058 [10MY]
      ------protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of 
        and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability 
        and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable 
        information, S1686 [15MR]
      Record, Kristen: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, S6531 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1137 [29FE]
      Senate: anniversary of U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1929 [21MR]
      ------impact of partisanship, S363 [7FE]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S101 [26JA]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S5031 [16JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (S. Res. 428), S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (S. Res. 391), S2552 [19AP]
      Taxation: prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S3030 [9MY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4926 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5109 [18JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, S4848 [11JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193 [19JY], S5825 
        [1AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5440 [26JY]
      United Way: anniversary of United Way of Connecticut, S6531 
        [20SE]
      University of Connecticut: impact of implementation of NCAA 
        academic progress rate standards on men's basketball team, 
        S2481, S2482 [18AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S5290 
        [24JY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, S5290 [24JY], S5843 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2761 [26AP], S5290 [24JY], S5843 
        [1AU]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2534 [19AP]
      Votes: position on missed, S3619 [24MY]
      Women: health care for women, S378 [7FE]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 492), S4173 
        [14JN]
  Tributes
      Aubin, Joseph W., S3127 [14MY]
      Caguao, Yusmerith, S6519 [20SE]
      Crocker, Ryan C., S5465 [26JY]
      Cunningham, James B., S5465 [26JY]
      Davies, Mike, S2079 [27MR]
      Mazzarella, Gaetano (Tom), S5969 [2AU]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2323 [16AP]
      Moeller, William, S5131 [18JY]
      Munter, Cameron, S5465 [26JY]
      Ogden, Ross, S6530 [20SE]
      Princiotti, Salvatore, S2723 [25AP]
      Saavedra, Kenneth, Jr., S5255 [23JY]
      Satter, Robert, S2722 [25AP]
      Sendak, Maurice, S3897 [11JN]
      Smith, Merle J., Jr., S3126 [14MY]
      Summitt, Pat, S2481 [18AP]
      Wolfson, Zev, S6532 [20SE]




BLUNK, JONATHAN

  Obituaries
      Personal, H5299 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5239 [23JY]




BLUNT, ROY (a Senator from Missouri)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3903 [11JN], 
        S4152, S4158 [13JN], S4205, S4212 [14JN], S4351 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S170 [30JA], S184 [31JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2428 
        [17AP], S2510 [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S572 [13FE], S705, S791 
        [15FE], S860 [16FE], S1079, S1090 [28FE], S1466, S1470 [7MR], 
        S1535 [8MR], S1602 [13MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4828 [10JY], S4894, S4897 [11JY], S5048 
        [16JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5678, 
        S5681 [30JY], S5872 [1AU]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4300 [19JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S700 [15FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see S. Res. 
        150), S4726 [28JN]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S2325 [16AP]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (see S. 1956), S3977 [12JN]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (see S. 
        3293), S4203 [14JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 581), S6626 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see S. 2346), S2730 [25AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see S. 3227), S3516 [23MY]
      ------produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on 
        enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting 
        foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S4461 [25JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see S. 3461), S6457 [19SE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S3329 [21MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system 
        for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 645), S699 
        [15FE]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 968), 
        S42 [23JA]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see 
        S. 2186), S1614 [13MR]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3785 [6JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5659 [30JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve 
        components as active service for purpose of certain 
        administered laws (see S. 491), S2602 [23AP]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 1965), S1423 [6MR] (see S. 
        3217), S3422 [22MY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S1194 [1MR]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4239 [18JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3730 [5JN]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S2244 [29MR]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see S. 2171), S1459 [7MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6109 [11SE]
      Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born 
        physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved 
        communities (see S. 1979), S262 [1FE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2288), S2732 [25AP]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4774 [29JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1614 [13MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S495 
        [9FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1791 [19MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S2325 [16AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S2731 [25AP]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see S. 
        1718), S2031 [26MR]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S3424 [22MY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S6627 [21SE]
      Mental health: issue a semipostal stamp for research and 
        demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders 
        (see S. 2472), S5487 [26JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3633 
        [24MY]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S3839 
        (see S. 3221), S3840 [7JN]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2656 [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health 
        insurance tax (see S. 1880), S164 [30JA]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see S. 1368), S164 
        [30JA]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain 
        personal information of individuals to secure such information 
        and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security 
        involving such information (see S. 3333), S4417 [21JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 1751), S2928 [7MY] (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 445), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 704), S163 
        [30JA]
      Taxation: extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see S. 2240), S2085 [27MR]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see S. 3616), S6625 [21SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S2393 [17AP]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from 
        imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, 
        providers, or property (see S. 543), S3423 [22MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (see S. 3542), S6340 [13SE]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S495 [9FE]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S4239 [18JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3730 [5JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see S. 2004), S615 [14FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see S. Res. 509), S4636 [26JN]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (see S. Res. 570), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see S. Res. 508), 
        S4636 [26JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3959 [12JN], 
        S5946 [2AU]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1603 [13MR]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), S5946 [2AU]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S5100 [18JY], S5272, S5273, 
        S5274, S5275 [24JY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S589, S591, S592 [14FE], S5100 
        [18JY]
      ------deficit, S591, S592 [14FE]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S591 [14FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3186, S3187, S3188 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3186, S3187, S3188 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3186, S3187, S3188 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3186, S3187, S3188 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3186, S3187, S3188 [16MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6477 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS: contract with public relations firm for 
        advertising campaign to promote preventive health benefits of 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3467 [23MY]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S372, S373 [7FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: off-system bridge program funding, 
        S1451 [7MR], S1535 [8MR], S1602 [13MR]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S3959 [12JN], S6477 [20SE]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3766 [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S3959 [12JN], 
        S5100 [18JY]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4325 [20JN]
      FDA: improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3467 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3467 [23MY]
      Iran: conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, S6619 [21SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S5930 [2AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent request, S3252 [17MY]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S1070, S1071 [28FE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S6477 [20SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1069, S1070, S1071 [28FE], 
        S2521 [19AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S1891, S1892 [21MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1115, S1117, S1118, 
        S1119, S1120 [29FE], S1165 [1MR]
      ------repeal, S1891, S1892 [21MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1069, S1070, S1071 [28FE], 
        S2059 [27MR], S2521 [19AP]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY]
      Postal Service: establish citizen's protection advocates and 
        require Strategic Advisory Commission on Postal Service 
        Solvency and Innovation to develop inter-agency agreements to 
        provide additional services, S2649 [24AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2649 [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2521 [19AP]
      ------national energy policy, S2059 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S485 [9FE], S1115, S1117, S1118, 
        S1119, S1120 [29FE], S1165 [1MR], S1451 [7MR], S1535 [8MR], 
        S1602, S1603 [13MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S5102 [18JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2521 [19AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5194, S5196 [19JY], 
        S5929 [2AU]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Missouri, S1115 [29FE]
      Transportation: maintain competitive market by ensuring equal 
        treatment of contract rail operators, S1536 [8MR]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S2585 [23AP]
  Tributes
      Colson, Charles W., S2594 [23AP]
      Edwards, Jimmie, S1444 [7MR]
      Goyal, Des R., S5728 [31JY]
      Mackey, Neosha A., S5368 [25JY]
      Perry, John B., S1537 [8MR]
      Rohrs, Alvin, S6536 [20SE]
      Woolston, Michael R., S2918 [7MY]




BOAK, JOSH

  Articles and editorials
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]




BOARMAN, WILLIAM J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E399 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S842 [16FE]




BOATS  see Ships and Vessels




BOATWRIGHT, ANTHONY D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1650 [28MR]




BOBER, GARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E203 [15FE]




BOBO, ASHLEY

  Remarks in House
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]




BODDE, PETER W.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4297 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Nepal: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]




BODDIE, DAVID N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E255 [27FE]




BODDINGTON, JESSICA

  Remarks in House
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, E78 [25JA]




BOEHEIM, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, 
        E1494 [12SE]




BOEHM, MIKE

  Articles and editorials
      Park Ranger's Death Highlights the Risks in Federal Law 
        Enforcement, E44 [18JA]




BOEHNER, JOHN A. (a Representative from Ohio)

  Appointments
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H1420 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: by, S3696 [5JN]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1784 [29MR]
      Catholic Press Month: observance, E209 [16FE]
      Congress: staff exchange program with the German Bundestag, 
        E19 [17JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), motion to recommit, H2250 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H589 [8FE], E209 [16FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2250 [27AP]
      Harrison, Kayla: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1575 [20SE]
      Health: prohibit cuts in health insurance benefits for women and 
        children, H2250 [27AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4796 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4404 [28JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax 
        burden, H4796 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4796 [11JY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1038 [29FE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5581 [1AU]
  Tributes
      Coonan, Thomas, E1471 [11SE]
      Nein, Scott, E1575 [20SE]
      Pelosi, Representative, H3599 [7JN]
      Sullivan, John V., H1663 [28MR]




BOEING CO.

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2470, H2473 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane: tribute to production and 
        delivery, E182 [13FE]
      United Launch Alliance (organization): tribute, H3587 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      B-52 bomber: anniversary, S3726 [5JN]




BOG BROOK, ME

  Remarks in House
      Maine: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary, E1048 [15JN]




BOGERT, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1381 [1AU]




BOGGS, WILMER L.

  Articles and editorials
      World War II--Taking the Lead, S1993 [22MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1993 [22MR]




BOGUE, GARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1562 [19SE]




BOHJALIAN, CHRIS

  Articles and editorials
      Idyll Banter--Burning the Christmas Candle at Both Ends, S66 
        [24JA]
      ``Most Important Book I Will Ever Write''--Bohjalian Talks About 
        `The Sandcastle Girls', S5300 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5299 [24JY]




BOIK, ALEXANDER J. (A.J.)

  Obituaries
      Personal, H5299 [26JY]




BOISE, ID

  Remarks in Senate
      Armstrong, Karen: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S5864 [1AU]




BOLANOS, JOHN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4729 [28JN]




BOLIVAR COUNTY, MS

  Remarks in House
      Bolivar County Head Start Program: tribute, E511 [29MR]




BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF

  Remarks in House
      Foreign policy: call for the release of Jacob Ostreicher, E1430 
        [3AU]




BOLLINGER, DAN, SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1167 [28JN]




BOLOGNESE, KERRY D.

  Letters
      Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act, H2095 [25AP]




BOLTON, JOHN

  Addresses
      U.S. Obligations and Policy Options on Iran Conference, E681 
        [27AP]




BOLTON, ROSCOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E390 [20MR]




BOMBINGS  see Terrorism




BONAMICI, SUZANNE (a Representative from Oregon)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4960 
        [18JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1392 [19MR], H1505 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see H.R. 3286), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3105 [17MY]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H5009 [18JY]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3105 [17MY]
      Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on 
        active duty or performed certain active service receive credit 
        toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see 
        H.R. 181), H5292 [25JY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see 
        H.R. 3435), H5711 [2AU]
      ------prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see 
        H.R. 1092), H5292 [25JY]
      Bailey, Jonathan W.: tribute (see H. Res. 792), H6151 [19SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H1807 [29MR]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve 
        worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1240), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2329 [7MY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3703 [12JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H3363 [31MY]
      ------prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
        orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2329 [7MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H5131 [23JY]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5630 [1AU]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H641 [8FE]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H5860 [11SE]
      Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3808 [19JN]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Credit: establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see H.R. 3789), H1210 [6MR]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H6234 [20SE]
      ------prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit 
        (see H.R. 1488), H1209 [6MR]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H5130 [23JY]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Education: establish a comprehensive literacy program 
        (see H.R. 2272), H3267 [30MY]
      ------establish an awards program recognizing excellence 
        exhibited by public school system employees providing services 
        to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see 
        H.R. 1704), H903 [16FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1847 [16AP] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      ------promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Dept. of HHS: conduct programs to screen adolescents, and 
        educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding 
        disorders (see H.R. 1919), H1543 [22MR]
      ------establish a working group to develop and disseminate best 
        practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug 
        labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 
        4087), H1741 [28MR]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H3733 [18JN]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H6280 [21SE]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services (see H.R. 1666), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 3599), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H4064 [26JN]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6275 [21SE]
      ------repeal modification of authority to make certain interval 
        payments of educational assistance (see H.R. 1451), H1101 
        [29FE]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H1153 [5MR]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H1847 [16AP]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H1391 [19MR]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3808 
        [19JN]
      Education: express that adding art and design into Federal 
        programs that target science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic 
        growth (see H. Res. 319), H5861 [11SE]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H4907 [17JY]
      Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 3614), H3578 [6JN]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H1916 [17AP]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------strengthen families' engagement in the education of their 
        children (see H.R. 1821), H1497 [21MR]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H1915 [17AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H2072 [24AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1498 [21MR]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H571 [7FE]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H4907 [17JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1572 [26MR]
      Grand Ronde Reservation Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        726), H1306 [8MR]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1642 [27MR]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H6233 [20SE]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H1306 [8MR]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H1428 [20MR]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3734 [18JN]
      Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H1306 [8MR]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3268 
        [30MY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H6280 [21SE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2288 [27AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5202 [24JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2813 [16MY]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H4685 [9JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H3171 [25MY]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H4064 [26JN]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse 
        staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4776 [10JY]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken 
        driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 2324), H1210 [6MR]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2570 [9MY]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5631 [1AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of 
        any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil 
        Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H1807 [29MR]
      ------ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. 
        Res. 137), H1742 [28MR]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict 
        facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of 
        service (see H.R. 3591), H1101 [29FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Renewable energy: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable 
        energy research and development (see H.R. 2994), H6152 [19SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1571 [26MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H1978 [18AP]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5711 [2AU]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and 
        repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and 
        community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H2033 [19AP]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3599), H2647 [10MY]
      Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs 
        (see H.R. 1085), H5766 [10SE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act: extend reduced royalty rate for 
        soda ash (see H.R. 1192), H3915 [20JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H4828 [11JY]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1101 [29FE]
      ------recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 2071), H966 
        [27FE]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2447 [8MY]
      ------allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage 
        bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 834), H1428 [20MR]
      ------broaden special rules for certain governmental health 
        reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by 
        political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H1847 [16AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5079 [19JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H6279 [21SE]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1428 [20MR]
      ------expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older 
        buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1101 [29FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1154 [5MR]
      ------impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and 
        swaps (see H.R. 2003), H1428 [20MR]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H726 [14FE]
      ------make all veterans eligible for home loans under the 
        veterans mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 1595), H1846 
        [16AP]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5526 [31JY]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H1811 [30MR]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H4828 [11JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6151 [19SE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5923 [12SE]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H1134 [1MR]
      ------reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small 
        producers (see H.R. 777), H1100 [29FE]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H1391 [19MR]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1209 [6MR]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1811 [30MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2570 [9MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1572 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see H.R. 6483), H6273 [21SE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the Small Business Liaison Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 5975), H3914 [20JN]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Tariff: men's leathered footwear (see H.R. 4994, 4995), H2267 
        [27AP]
      ------women's leathered footwear (see H.R. 4992, 4993), H2267 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5330), H2316 [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (H.R. 6483), H6277 [21SE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the Small Business Liaison Pilot 
        Program (H.R. 5975), H3915 [20JN]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (H.R. 6251), H5629 [1AU]
      Tariff: men's leathered footwear (H.R. 4994), H2275 [27AP]
      ------men's leathered footwear (H.R. 4995), H2276 [27AP]
      ------women's leathered footwear (H.R. 4992), H2275 [27AP]
      ------women's leathered footwear (H.R. 4993), H2275 [27AP]
      ------women's leathered footwear (H.R. 5330), H2444 [8MY]
  Letters
      Election of Suzanne Bonamici to the House of Representatives: 
        Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H530 
        [7FE]
      ------Stephen N. Trout, Oregon Division of Elections, H530 [7FE]
  Oaths of office
      House of Representatives, H530, H566 [7FE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3280 [31MY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2606 [10MY]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4923 [18JY], H6160 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1651, H1675 [28MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6262 [21SE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H625 [8FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H2606 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4960 
        [18JY], H5038 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2257 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development Program funding, E993 [6JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H1030 [29FE]
      ------Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2606 [10MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), E1156 [27JN]
      Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild 
        and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways 
        back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6262 
        [21SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        E993 [6JN]
      Health: delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1505, H1507 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1505, H1507 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4694 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, 
        H531 [7FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H5211 
        [25JY]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3259 [30MY]
      National Guard: complete capability assessment of medical 
        equipment in Humvee ambulances, H4960 [18JY], H5038 [19JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2727 [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4694 [10JY]
      Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, H2454 [9MY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6262 [21SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), E381 [19MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2727 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2727 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2725 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2727 [16MY]
      Women: health care for women, H1030 [29FE], H5537 [1AU]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H530, H531 [7FE]
  Tributes
      Elliott-Parham, Maryk, E491 [29MR]




BOND, JULIAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2253 [27AP]




BONELLI, DAVID

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1557 [8MR]




BONESSA, BARBARA L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E186 [14FE]




BONNER, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      NSF: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and 
        Science Teaching recipient, H4608 [29JN]




BONNER, JO (a Representative from Alabama)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 
        374), H1017 [28FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 
        [23JA]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H513 [6FE]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H5712 [2AU]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H6152 [19SE]
      ------produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on 
        enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting 
        foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4064 [26JN]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2072 [24AP]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting 
        requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to 
        nonresident aliens (see H.R. 2568), H726 [14FE]
      EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from 
        national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
        requirements (see H.R. 2541), H1428 [20MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for 
        insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from 
        overtime pay requirments (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H1017 [28FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 5708), H5712 [2AU]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H3976 [21JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas 
        platforms for artificial reefs (see H.R. 3429), H3267 [30MY]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H2447 [8MY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H3733 [18JN]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H4157 [27JN]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1100 [29FE]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3481 [5JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2288 [27AP]
      Italian and Italian American Heritage Month: designate (see H. 
        Res. 367), H2329 [7MY]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H6280 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6312 [19OC]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H1210 [6MR]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H3171 [25MY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit funding for salaries and expenses 
        of offices and committees and hold salaries of Members in 
        escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution by a 
        certain date (see H.R. 3799), H113 [23JA]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2072 [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H220 [31JA]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5766 [10SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H441 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H512 [6FE]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H2647 [10MY]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5630 [1AU]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3363 [31MY]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H3733 [18JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1544 [22MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1571 [26MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H28 [17JA]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        518), H78 [18JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3700 
        [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (see H. Res. 755), H5707 [2AU]
      Tariff: benzyl carbazate (see H.R. 5675), H2566 [9MY]
      ------bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate (see H.R. 
        5669, 5670), H2566 [9MY]
      ------bromacil (see H.R. 5667), H2566 [9MY]
      ------butane, 1-chloro (see H.R. 5674), H2566 [9MY]
      ------dimethyl 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1, 4-benzenedicarboxylate 
        (see H.R. 5678), H2566 [9MY]
      ------ethanone, 2,2-dimethoxy-1,2-diphenyl- (see H.R. 5659), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      ------ethyl pyruvate (see H.R. 5680), H2566 [9MY]
      ------famoxadone, cymoxanil, and application adjuvants (see H.R. 
        5679), H2566 [9MY]
      ------hexane, 1,6-dichloro- (see H.R. 5676), H2566 [9MY]
      ------indoxacarb and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5657), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      ------methyl-4-trifluoro methoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) 
        carbamate (see H.R. 5656), H2565 (see H.R. 5671), H2566 [9MY]
      ------1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-tris(2-propenyloxyl)- (see H.R. 
        5682), H2566 [9MY]
      ------1-hydroxy cyclohexyl phenyl ketone (see H.R. 5661), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------1-propanone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl- (see H.R. 5655), 
        H2565 [9MY]
      ------1-propanone, 2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-(4-
        morpholinyl)-(9ci) (see H.R. 5665), H2566 [9MY]
      ------phosphine oxide, phenylbis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)- (see 
        H.R. 5664), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive blue 235 (see H.R. 5673), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive red 238 (see H.R. 5672), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive red 264 (see H.R. 5658), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive red 267 (see H.R. 5660), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive yellow 7459 (see H.R. 5681), H2566 [9MY]
      ------substituted hydroxy phenyl triazines isomeric mixtures 
        (see H.R. 5668), H2566 [9MY]
      ------topramezone technical (see H.R. 5666), H2566 [9MY]
      ------triazin mixtures (see H.R. 5663), H2566 [9MY]
      ------2,4-bis(2-hydroxy-4-butyloxyphenyl)-6-(2,4-bis-
        butyloxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 5662), H2566 [9MY]
      ------vat black 25 (see H.R. 5677), H2566 [9MY]
      Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: benzyl carbazate (H.R. 5675), H2568 [9MY]
      ------bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate (H.R. 5669), 
        H2568 [9MY]
      ------bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate (H.R. 5670), 
        H2568 [9MY]
      ------bromacil (H.R. 5667), H2567 [9MY]
      ------butane, 1-chloro (H.R. 5674), H2568 [9MY]
      ------dimethyl 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1, 4-benzenedicarboxylate 
        (H.R. 5678), H2568 [9MY]
      ------ethanone, 2,2-dimethoxy-1,2-diphenyl- (H.R. 5659), H2567 
        [9MY]
      ------ethyl pyruvate (H.R. 5680), H2568 [9MY]
      ------famoxadone, cymoxanil, and application adjuvants (H.R. 
        5679), H2568 [9MY]
      ------hexane, 1,6-dichloro- (H.R. 5676), H2568 [9MY]
      ------indoxacarb and inert ingredients mixtures (H.R. 5657), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      ------methyl-4-trifluoro methoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) 
        carbamate (H.R. 5656), H2567 [9MY]
      ------methyl-4-trifluoro methoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) 
        carbamate (H.R. 5671), H2568 [9MY]
      ------1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-tris(2-propenyloxyl)- (H.R. 5682), 
        H2568 [9MY]
      ------1-hydroxy cyclohexyl phenyl ketone (H.R. 5661), H2567 
        [9MY]
      ------1-propanone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl- (H.R. 5655), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      ------1-propanone, 2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-(4-
        morpholinyl)-(9ci) (H.R. 5665), H2567 [9MY]
      ------phosphine oxide, phenylbis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)- (H.R. 
        5664), H2567 [9MY]
      ------reactive blue 235 (H.R. 5673), H2568 [9MY]
      ------reactive red 238 (H.R. 5672), H2568 [9MY]
      ------reactive red 264 (H.R. 5658), H2567 [9MY]
      ------reactive red 267 (H.R. 5660), H2567 [9MY]
      ------reactive yellow 7459 (H.R. 5681), H2568 [9MY]
      ------substituted hydroxy phenyl triazines isomeric mixtures 
        (H.R. 5668), H2568 [9MY]
      ------topramezone technical (H.R. 5666), H2567 [9MY]
      ------triazin mixtures (H.R. 5663), H2567 [9MY]
      ------2,4-bis(2-hydroxy-4-butyloxyphenyl)-6-(2,4-bis-
        butyloxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine (H.R. 5662), H2567 [9MY]
      ------vat black 25 (H.R. 5677), H2568 [9MY]
      Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]
  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Lord of Hosts,'' George H. Jenks, Jr., 
        E327, E330, E331, E334 [7MR]
  Letters
      Appointment of substitute Members to serve for any Committee on 
        Ethics (House) proceeding related to the matter of 
        Representative Waters: by, H927 [17FE]
  Remarks
      Benn, Alvin: Alabama Press Association Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E204 [15FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H817 [16FE]
      Copeland, Reggie: Cottage Hill Civilian Club Mobilian of the 
        Year award recipient, E490 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H831 [16FE]
      Gregorius, Robin: SBA Alabama Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E831 [17MY], E947 [1JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831 [16FE]
      Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E758 
        [10MY], E1508 [13SE]
      Hundley, Barbara: Jackson, AL, Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E945 [1JN]
      Lightfoot, Robert D.: Medical Association of the State of 
        Alabama Samuel Buford Word Award recipient, E1400 
        [3AU]
      Mobile, AL: inclusion of Alabama School of Math and Science in 
        Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, 
        E1363 [31JY]
      Monroeville, AL: tribute to Monroeville Junior High robotics 
        team, E218 [16FE]
      Moore, Mal: National Football Foundation John L. Toner Award 
        recipient, E1338 [26JY], E1366 [31JY]
      Point Clear, AL: express sympathies for victims of Coast Guard 
        helicopter crash in Mobile Bay, H1079 [29FE]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5635, H5638, H5639 [2AU]
      Saraland, AL: tribute to Saraland School System, E1337 
        [26JY]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team, E572 
        [18AP]
      ------tribute to men's golf team, E1365 [31JY]
      ------tribute to women's softball team, E1367 [31JY]
  Reports filed
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
        Buchanan: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-588), 
        H4774 [10JY]
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
        Richardson: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-642), 
        H5628 [1AU]
      In the Matter of Arrests of Members of the House Outside the 
        Embassy of Sudan in Washington, DC: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-1419), H1541 [22MR]
  Tributes
      Bridges, Ed C., E1398 [3AU]
      Brown, Christopher L., E571 [18AP]
      Cameron, Thomas J., E331 [7MR]
      Cobb, Janet L., E1507 [13SE]
      Drummond, Elbert A. (Larry), E1507 [13SE]
      Finley, Dora, E1336 [26JY]
      Grant, Richard L., E1365 [31JY]
      Green, Steven D., Sr., E156 [7FE]
      Higgins, Bob, E1405 [3AU]
      Howell, Bob, E949 [1JN]
      Ingram, Robert, E1403 [3AU]
      Johnson, Louise Collins, E458 [27MR]
      Jorge, Fernando, E327 [7MR]
      Knight, Andrew, E333 [7MR]
      Lindsey, George S., E946 [1JN]
      Lord, Winfred Y. (Chuck), E833 [17MY]
      McMillian, Ed L., II, E682 [27AP]
      Noonan, Lionel W. (Red), E126 [2FE]
      Patterson, Sarah, E948 [1JN]
      Pittman, Virgil, E124 [2FE]
      Portera, Malcolm, E587 [19AP]
      Poulin, Steve, E1110 [21JN]
      Shell, Howard, E571 [18AP]
      Stephens, Carl, E1401 [3AU]
      Sullivan, John V., H1633 [27MR]
      Taylor, Dale T., E329 [7MR]
      Thompson, Daniel, E1368 [31JY]
      Vulevich, Edward J., Jr., E684 [27AP]




BONNER, MARGARET

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E199 [15FE]




BONNEVILLE UNIT CLEAN HYDROPOWER FACILITATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 499) (S. Rept. 112-110), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 460) (H. 
        Rept. 112-503), H3265 [30MY]




BONO, SONNY (a former Representative from California)

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




BONO MACK, MARY (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H4686 [9JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the 
        labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and 
        federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H802 
        [15FE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4685 [9JY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of 
        survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset 
        the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation 
        (see H.R. 178), H5711 [2AU]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H2447 [8MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3977 [21JN]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
      ------prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H79 [18JA]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4686 
        [9JY]
      ------provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H2329 [7MY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H5292 
        [25JY]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1916 [17AP]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H2715 [15MY]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H27 [17JA]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H4065 [26JN]
      Mexico: apply counterinsurgency tactics under a coordinated and 
        targeted strategy to combat terrorist insurgency waged by 
        transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 3401), H803 
        [15FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H903 [16FE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public lands: expedite authorizations for private landowners to 
        conduct vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM 
        lands to reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten 
        residential structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
      Taxation: permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 333), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        H.R. 4263), H1641 [27MR]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]
      Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of 
        Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation 
        of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 
        [16FE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6252), H5628 [1AU]
      Transportation: amend certain motor vehicle safety laws (see 
        H.R. 6051), H4603 [28JN]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see H.R. 6131), 
        H4906 [17JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards 
        (H.R. 4263), H1641 [27MR]
      Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of 
        Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation 
        of universal communications service (H.R. 4059), H902 [16FE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (H.R. 6252), H5629 [1AU]
      Transportation: amend certain motor vehicle safety laws (H.R. 
        6051), H4605 [28JN]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H4907 
        [17JY]
  Letters
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H165 [25JA]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (H.R. 5865), H5830, H5831, H5834 [11SE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6134, H6135, H6137 [19SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (H.R. 5910), H6132, 
        H6133, H6134 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3005 [17MY]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations pertaining to privacy 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5253 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5253 [25JY]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5253 [25JY], H5600 [1AU]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (H.R. 5859), H5098, H5100 [23JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2161 [26AP]
      Palm Springs, CA: tribute to Palm Springs Air Museum Spirit of 
        '45 Day, E1345 [26JY]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H5829, 
        H5830 [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2766 
        [16MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Hrabe, Mark and Chianna: tribute to birth of child, H930 [17FE]
      Leave of absence: granted, H900 [16FE], H1388 [19MR]
  Tributes
      Bozick, Michael, E74 [25JA]
      Giffords, Representative, H165 [25JA]
      Kelley, Richard C., E1176 [28JN]
      Milanovich, Richard M., E392 [20MR]




BOOCHEVER, ROBERT

  Bills and resolutions
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (see S. 
        2251), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4347), H1811 [30MR]
  Remarks in House
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 
        4347), H5104, H5105 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 
        4347), S6666, S6667 [21SE]
      ------designate (S. 2251), S2246 [29MR]
      Tribute, S3725 [5JN], S4721 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4347) (H. 
        Rept. 112-614), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4347, Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK, H5104 
        [23JY]
      S. 2251, Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK, S2246 
        [29MR]




BOOKER, CORY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E576 [18AP]




BOOKER, WILLIAM L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E169 [9FE]




BOOKS  see Literature




BOOKS, C. HUNTER

  Remarks in House
      Virginia: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army All-
        American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]




BOOKTER, JACK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4945 [12JY]




BOONE, COLIN

  Remarks in House
      Iowa: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, E776 [10MY]




BOONEVILLE, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Tribute for the ``First Lady of Booneville'', S5044 [16JY]




BOONEVILLE (KY) SENTINEL

  Articles and editorials
      Tribute for the ``First Lady of Booneville'', S5044 [16JY]




BOOTH, GREGORY

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Commerce: nomination to Manufacturing Council, H2291 
        [7MY]




BOOTH, JIM

  Articles and editorials
      Jim Booth Committed to Economic Development, S1676 [14MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1675 [14MR]




BOOTSMA, RACHEL

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, H5528 [1AU]




BOOZMAN, JOHN (a Senator from Arkansas)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3792 [6JN], 
        S3868 [7JN], S3903, S3912, S3922 [11JN], S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S4000 [12JN], S4152, S4158 [13JN], S4247 [18JN], S4345, S4346, 
        S4352 [20JN], S4382 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6279, S6280 [12SE]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), 
        S1050 [27FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S572 [13FE], S792 
        [15FE], S861 [16FE], S1398 [5MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309 
        [24JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4828 [10JY], S4896, S4898 [11JY], S4951 
        [12JY], S5048 [16JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760, S1761 [15MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see S. 165), S350 [6FE]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2031 [26MR]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S2002 [22MR]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S4675 [27JN]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S2244 [29MR]
      ------award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see S. 2885), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (see S. 1956), S133 [26JA]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see S. 3079), S3084 [10MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S5086 [17JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 581), S6626 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see S. 2346), S2970 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see S. 2060), S2928 
        [7MY]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see S. 827), S6271 [12SE]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 434), 
        S4637 [26JN]
      Dept. of Energy: require a quadrennial energy review to assess 
        current domestic capabilities and future energy needs (see S. 
        1703), S2969 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 
        3391), S5085 [17JY]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn 
        (see S. 968), S42 [23JA]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6548 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3839 [7JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), 
        S4774 [29JN]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see S. 3049), S3042 [9MY]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 
        [19AP]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S1423 [6MR]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see S. 3428), S5488 [26JY]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S4240 [18JN]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), 
        S4370 [20JN]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S4951 [12JY]
      FEMA: reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see 
        S. 3362), S4773 [29JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4239 [18JN]
      ------enhance ability of community banks to foster economic 
        growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, 
        and increase individual savings (see S. 1600), S164 [30JA]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S2929 [7MY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (see S. 2215), S1932 [21MR]
      Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 
        2274), S2326 [16AP]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S5085 
        [17JY]
      ------repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for 
        employees (see S. 20), S42 [23JA]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2288), S2732 [25AP]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6628 [21SE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1460 [7MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see S.J. Res. 48), S6272 [12SE]
      ------make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S615 
        [14FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S4369 [20JN]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2497 [18AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S5085 [17JY]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S2002 [22MR]
      Medicare: strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), 
        S5134 [18JY]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S6065 [10SE]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S6271 
        [12SE]
      Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that 
        adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract 
        sponsorships (see S. Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health 
        insurance tax (see S. 1880), S5979 [2AU]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S5659 [30JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S2393 [17AP]
      Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4461 [25JN]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see S. 
        577), S3423 [22MY]
      ------clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not 
        constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable 
        electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S2928 [7MY]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5980 [2AU]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see S. 1616), S495 [9FE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S1540 [8MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        S. 705), S3785 [6JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S568 [13FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3234 
        [16MY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S2086 [27MR]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S6064 [10SE]
      Vietnam: condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 541), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      ------impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human 
        rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families 
        (see S. 1051), S208 [31JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S851 [16FE]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S388 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Labor: provide off-base transition training for Armed 
        Forces members (see S. 2246), S2166 [28MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide monthly assistance allowance 
        to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic 
        Team (see S. 3206), S3280 [17MY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), 
        S3782 [6JN]
      Taxation: repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 
        [19JY]
  Letters
      Human rights violations and attacks on the border regions of 
        South Kordofan and Blue Nile in Sudan: several individuals, 
        S6528-S6530 [20SE]
  Remarks
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4345, S4346 
        [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3891 [11JN]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S1042 [27FE], S5424 [26JY]
      Baker, Kristine G.: nomination to be district judge, S2908 [7MY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S664 [15FE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3701 
        [5JN]
      Coleman Dairy (business): anniversary, S347 [6FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6477 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: encourage partnerships between the 
        National Agriculture Library and educational institutions to 
        support the dissemination of objective and scholarly 
        agricultural and food law research and information, S4345 
        [20JN]
      ------The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding 
        through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program funding, S4346 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3057 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S370 [7FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3057 [10MY]
      EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S331 [6FE]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (S. 2215), S2065, S2066, S2067 [27MR]
      Honor America Days: observance, S4629 [26JN]
      Jones Bar-B-Q Diner (business): James Beard Foundation America's 
        Classics Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Arkansas Children's Hospital, 
        S1610 [13MR]
      Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: dedication, 
        S122 [26JA]
      National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 469), S3620 
        [24MY]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S1406 [6MR]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S6477 [20SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1406 [6MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        S1770, S1772 [19MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1770, S1772 [19MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1120 [29FE]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1406 [6MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2195 [29MR]
      ------national energy policy, S2195 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1120 [29FE]
      Sudan: human rights violations and attacks on the border regions 
        of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, S6528 [20SE]
      Taxation: prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S3057 [10MY]
      ------rates, S664 [15FE]
      United Way: anniversary, S4720 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S1043 [27FE]
  Tributes
      Bacon, Nick, S1382 [5MR]
      Bunda, Jose, S204 [31JA]
      Childs, Gregory L., S4629 [26JN]
      Coulter, Ed, S1997 [22MR]
      Dawson, Howard A., Jr., S5972 [2AU]
      Hammerschmidt, John Paul, S3116 [14MY]
      Kelley, Joye, S6261 [12SE]
      Lange, Chuck, S3836 [7JN]
      Paneitz, Becky, S4889 [11JY]
      Reed, Jerry, II, S2013 [26MR]
      Reid, Ray, S256 [1FE]
      Strachota, Michael, S4988 [16JY]
      Wise, Benjamin, S137 [26JA]




BORCHARDT, MACK

  Remarks in House
      Texas Fire Chiefs Association: Fire Chief of the Year award 
        recipient, E536 [16AP]




BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. (a Delegate from Guam)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3027 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: require an abortion provider, before performing an 
        abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H182 
        [25JA]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice and express support to victims of 
        such atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1572 [26MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4158 [27JN]
      American Memorial Park: develop, maintain, and administer an 
        annex in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1103), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1642 [27MR]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H3808 [19JN]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see H.R. 6293), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2034 [19AP]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H726 [14FE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H6312 [19OC]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Bailey, Jonathan W.: tribute (see H. Res. 792), H6151 [19SE]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (see H.R. 2028), H2647 [10MY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3734 [18JN]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H2135 [25AP]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        6273), H6234 [20SE]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4685 [9JY]
      ------include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in 
        the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in 
        contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 5934), 
        H3698 [8JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as 
        States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of Education: enter into voluntary, flexible agreements 
        with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency 
        prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct 
        Loan Program borrowers (see H.R. 3624), H6302 [5OC]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H641 [8FE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment 
        Program (see H.R. 531), H1978 [18AP]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: study and report to Congress on gaps 
        in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 
        4005), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for 
        Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness 
        (see H.R. 3298), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
        and Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State under 
        the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 
        [29MR]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H182 [25JA]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H3363 [31MY]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H5130 [23JY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H2329 [7MY]
      ------give preference to veteran-owned local contractors (see 
        H.R. 6004), H4864 [12JY]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: recognize potential for virtual elimination of 
        pediatric HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive 
        (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1018 [28FE]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1274 
        [7MR]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income 
        women through increased participation in high-wage, high-
        demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2329 [7MY]
      FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5131 [23JY]
      Fish and fishing: provide the necessary scientific information 
        to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H3267 [30MY]
      Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve 
        effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing 
        burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 3786), H694 [9FE]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H4064 [26JN]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      ------waive certain requirements for naturalization for American 
        Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 4021), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2030 [19AP]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H1135 [1MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H3661 [7JN]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H5923 [12SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1135 [1MR]
      Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H966 [27FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H3662 [7JN]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H6302 
        [5OC]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of 
        establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      National security: provide for greater interagency experience 
        through the development of a national security and homeland 
        security human capital strategy and interagency rotational 
        service by employees (see H.R. 2314), H1359 [9MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6152 [19SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1391 [19MR]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to 
        regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H1807 [29MR]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 
        5824), H3103 [17MY]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1306 [8MR]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see H.R. 6331), H6062 [14SE]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H115 [23JA]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H3661 [7JN]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H1741 [28MR]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      Taxation: close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1741 [28MR]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3577 
        [6JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H159 [24JA]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H1915 
        [17AP]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed 
        clothes recovered at airport security checkpoints to local 
        veterans organizations and other charities (see H.R. 6328), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see 
        H.R. 2179), H182 [25JA]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H79 [18JA]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4908 [17JY]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114), H1741 [28MR]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H1847 [16AP]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4828 [11JY]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H1099 [29FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see H.R. 3712), H945 [17FE]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H903 [16FE]
      ------ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought 
        against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H1741 
        [28MR]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see H. Res. 777), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1978 [18AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Defense: promote use of cooperative agreements for land 
        management related to military installations and facilitate 
        interagncy cooperation in conservation programs (see H.R. 
        4408), H2029 [19AP]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Defense: promote use of cooperative agreements for land 
        management related to military installations and facilitate 
        interagncy cooperation in conservation programs (H.R. 4408), 
        H2031 [19AP]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), H1017 [28FE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), E1421 [3AU]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2719 [16MY]
      Azerbaijan: logistics role in withdrawal of troops from 
        Afghanistan, E1380 [1AU]
      Chiang, Elvin Yu-Ling Duncan: SBA Guam Small Business Financial 
        Services Champion of the Year award recipient, E449 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2793 [16MY], H3023, H3032, 
        H3050, H3051, H3093 [17MY]
      ------clarify that direct use solar energy is considered a 
        renewable energy source, H3093 [17MY]
      ------ensure competition in Government service contracts and 
        remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain 
        commercial products or services, H3050, H3051 [17MY]
      ------establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas for 
        national defense purposes, H3032 [17MY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3023 
        [17MY]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (H.R. 4045), H2697 [15MY]
      Estabrook, Tove E.: First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business 
        (publication) Guam Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E675 [26AP]
      Federation of Asia-Pacific Women's Association: anniversary, 
        E1567 [19SE]
      Filipino Community of Guam (organization): anniversary, 
        E1731 [2NO]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]
      Guam: anniversary of Salvation Army Guam Corps, E557 
        [17AP]
      Guam Diabetes Association: tribute to Guam Diabetes Conference, 
        E1732 [2NO]
      Gurusamy, Ruth: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year 
        award recipient, E447 [27MR]
      Lai, Richard K.: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E448 [27MR]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5612 [1AU]
      NOAA: coral reef research programs funding, H2501 [9MY]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Guam participants, E1411 [3AU]
      Pablo, Benjamin C.: SBA Guam Veteran Small Business Champion of 
        the Year award recipient, E453 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4625, 
        H4626 [29JN]
      Roberto, Joseph: SBA Guam Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small 
        Business of the Year award recipient, E452 [27MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2501 [9MY]
      Sgro, Peter R.: SBA Guam Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        award recipient, E450 [27MR]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1568 [19SE]
      Territories: provide for participation in Federal-aid highway 
        discretionary programs (H.R. 2734), H4625 [29JN]
      ------Territorial Highway Program funding, H4625 [29JN]
      University of Guam: anniversary, E348 [8MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2725 
        [16MY]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, E1427 [3AU]
      Western Visayas College of Science and Technology Alumni 
        Association: anniversary of Guam Chapter, E1733 [2NO]
      Ysrael, Diana Z.: First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business 
        (publication) Guam Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E673 [26AP]
      Zhao, Mark: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the 
        Year award recipient, E451 [27MR]
  Tributes
      Butler, Carl, E1732 [2NO]
      Calvo, Gregorio A., E176 [9FE]
      Diaz, Ramon V., E56 [23JA]
      Nelson, Gloria C. Borja, E1719 [23OC]
      Yoshino, Hayato (Jack), E181 [13FE]




BORDEN, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1524 [13SE]




BORDER ENFORCEMENT SECURITY TASK FORCE ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Border Enforcement 
        Security Task Force, H3244, H3245 [30MY]
      Enact (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 915, provisions, S6664 [21SE], H3243 [30MY]




BORDER PROTECTION  see Department of Homeland Security




BORDER SECURITY INFORMATION IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Letters
      Border Security Information Improvement Act: Representative 
        Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6368), H6118, H6119 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6368, provisions, H6118 [19SE]




BORDER TUNNEL PREVENTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4119), H1133 [1MR]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House), H2671 [15MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H2672 [15MY]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H2672 [15MY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4119), H2669-H2673 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 4119), S3292 [17MY]
      Enact (S. 1236), S172 [30JA]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4119) (H. 
        Rept. 112-418), H1496 [21MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4119, provisions, H2669 [15MY]
      S. 1236, provisions, S172 [30JA]




BORDNER, MARSHA S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E988 [6JN]




BOREN, DAN (a Representative from Oklahoma)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4605 [28JN]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1306 [8MR]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6326 [6NO]
      Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with 
        respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 
        1562), H3404 [1JN]
      Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 
        6065), H4654 [29JN]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4869 [13JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2329 [7MY]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1391 [19MR]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H5331 [30JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3808 [19JN]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3707 
        [15JN]
      Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal 
        investigators, and game law enforcement officers with 
        authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry 
        firearms (see H.R. 324), H944 [17FE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3171 [25MY]
      ------grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in 
        therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (see 
        H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6234 [20SE]
      ------include problem and pathological gambling in Substance 
        Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and 
        establish grant program to address consequences of problem 
        gambling (see H.R. 2334), H802 [15FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6062 [14SE]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services (see H.R. 1666), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system 
        for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1360), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H571 [7FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H476 [3FE]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H1273 [7MR]
      Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes 
        for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see H.R. 1953), 
        H376 [1FE]
      Education: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see 
        H.R. 4170), H2072 [24AP]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H6061 [14SE]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H948 [21FE]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1572 [26MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3405 [1JN]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Grand Ronde Reservation Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        726), H641 [8FE]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6152 [19SE]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3662 [7JN]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H3267 [30MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H220 [31JA]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2072 [24AP]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H115 [23JA]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing 
        in rural health clinics for electronic health records and 
        quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H4869 [13JY]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H3267 [30MY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6069 [18SE]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H1808 [29MR]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H3267 [30MY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H5010 [18JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H476 [3FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H1847 [16AP]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian 
        Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely 
        presented (see H.R. 4031), H1642 [27MR]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see H.R. 5862), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), 
        refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 
        [30MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal 
        and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H4907 [17JY]
      Power resources: promote global energy supply security through 
        increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, 
        Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H476 [3FE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1978 [18AP]
      ------express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the 
        President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should not 
        be less than the effective rate paid by middle class Americans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H803 [15FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1153 [5MR]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H1543 
        [22MR]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3363 [31MY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1571 [26MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3171 
        [25MY]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H727 [14FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      KRSC-TV (Claremore, OK): anniversary (see H. Res. 634), H2206 
        [26AP]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H1272 [7MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (H.R. 4154), H1273 
        [7MR]
  Remarks
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, 
        E51 [23JA]
      ------independence anniversary, E966 [1JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5165 
        [24JY]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program, H3675 [8JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3675 [8JN]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, 
        E224 [17FE]
      Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5095 [23JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2162 [26AP]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), E585 
        [19AP]
      Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK: designate (H.R. 
        1369), H5114 [23JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E1042 [12JN]
  Tributes
      Cantey, Frank, E326 [7MR]
      King, Carole, E707 [7MY]
      Powell, L.L., Jr., E1393 [3AU]
      Roan, Paul, E1602 [21SE]
      Shadid, Anthony, E276 [29FE]
      Suleymanov, Elin, E141 [6FE]




BORG, HOLLY

  Remarks in House
      Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award 
        recipient for California, E161 [8FE]




BORKOWSKI, WALTER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1596 [21SE]




BORN, JOSHUA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E351 [8MR]




BOROSAGE, ROBERT L.

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2242 [27AP]




BOROUGHS, BRYAN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5688 [30JY]




BORREBACH, DOUGLAS S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1319 [25JY]




BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]
      Independence: anniversary, H1116 [1MR]
      War: anniversary of conflict, E697 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      War: anniversary of conflict, S2915 [7MY]




BOSSO, DAVID

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S6531 [20SE]




BOSTON, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1359 [31JY]




BOSTON, MA

  Bills and resolutions
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see S. Res. 
        437), S2731 [25AP]
      White, Kevin H.: tribute (see S. Res. 365), S261 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.: renaming of 
        headquarters building in honor of Robert M. Coard, E1084 
        [19JN]
      Boston Carmen's Union Local Chapter 589: anniversary, E757 
        [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (S. Res. 437), 
        S2741 [25AP]
      Massachusetts General Hospital: inclusion in U.S. News & World 
        Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' list, S5083 [17JY], 
        S5131 [18JY]
      Run to Home Base (organization): tribute, S5970 [2AU]
      White, Kevin H.: tribute (S. Res. 365), S276 [1FE]
  Statements
      Boston Carmen's Union Local 589 Anniversary: Representative 
        Keating, E757 [10MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 365, tribute to Kevin H. White, S265, S277 [1FE]
      S. Res. 437, tribute to Boston College men's ice hockey team, 
        S2736, S2742 [25AP]




BOSTON COLLEGE

  Bills and resolutions
      Sports: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see S. Res. 437), 
        S2731 [25AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to men's ice hockey team (S. Res. 437), S2741 
        [25AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 437, tribute to men's ice hockey team, S2736, S2742 
        [25AP]




BOSTON (MA) GLOBE

  Articles and editorials
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]
      Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, S670 [15FE]




BOSTWICK, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1513 [13SE]




BOSWELL, LEONARD L. (a Representative from Iowa)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3027 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4983 [18JY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 6167), H5130 [23JY]
      ------make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 4284), H1808 [29MR]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1642 [27MR]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H3808 [19JN]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay 
        and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired 
        for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see 
        H.R. 186), H5331 [30JY]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H903 [16FE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1101 [29FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5292 [25JY]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H2134 [25AP]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1571 [26MR]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H6061 [14SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      ------modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for 
        producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 
        5879), H4775 [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2033 [19AP]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3977 
        [21JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H2647 [10MY]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see 
        H.R. 2557), H1134 [1MR]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5711 [2AU]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3662 [7JN]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6001 [13SE]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5923 [12SE]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H1209 [6MR]
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see H.R. 3825), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: withhold certain highway funds from 
        States unless they enact a law strengthening penalties for 
        motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 
        4236), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H950 [24FE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H5292 [25JY]
      ------repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters 
        regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic 
        pay (see H.R. 807), H1642 [27MR]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H5711 [2AU]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H4828 [11JY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1498 
        [21MR]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H3808 
        [19JN]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H4065 [26JN]
      Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement 
        in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H1497 
        [21MR]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6001 [13SE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1571 [26MR]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4828 [11JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3577 [6JN]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6062 [14SE]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H5711 [2AU]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1017 [28FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4656 [29JN]
      Medicaid: extend to physician assistants eligibility for 
        incentive payments for adoption and use of certified 
        electronic health records (see H.R. 2729), H220 [31JA]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H376 [1FE]
      ------ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in 
        rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality 
        improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H220 [31JA]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H3734 [18JN]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H5711 [2AU]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H2134 [25AP]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H5712 [2AU]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H441 
        [2FE]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H5079 [19JY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H803 [15FE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H82 [19JA]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6280 [21SE]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1543 
        [22MR]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5712 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 [18JN]
      ------tribute to establishment of Federal interagency 
        neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H3808 [19JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1017 [28FE]
      Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and 
        competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies 
        from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health 
        insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H5711 [2AU]
      Political campaigns: disclose third-party communications made 
        for or against a candidate and identifying information in 
        Internet communications, and apply disclosure requirements to 
        prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 3585), H641 [8FE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see 
        H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H2329 [7MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H4864 [12JY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H6280 [21SE]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2134 [25AP]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1572 [26MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5131 [23JY]
      ------encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, 
        engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 289), H5711 [2AU]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5728 [7AU]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see 
        H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H4064 
        [26JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2813 [16MY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3163 [18MY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3976 
        [21JN]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2813 [16MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1497 [21MR]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H950 [24FE]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5131 [23JY]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        2853), H512 (see H.R. 3884), H513 [6FE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H6280 [21SE]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1428 [20MR]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1543 [22MR]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H376 [1FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3916 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Colleges and universities: prohibit institutions of higher 
        education that have a certain cohort default rate from 
        receiving veterans' education benefits (see H.R. 5836), H3161 
        [18MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: require evaluation of county workload 
        assessments prior to closure or relocation of a county or 
        local Farm Service Agency office (see H.R. 4313), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: require States receiving Higher Education 
        Act assistance to charge in-State tuition at public 
        institutions to dependents of certain active duty personnel 
        residing in such State (see H.R. 5834), H3161 [18MY]
      Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
        study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces 
        members and veterans (see H.R. 4869), H2204 [26AP]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: support goals 
        and ideals (see H. Res. 782), H6000 [13SE]
      SBA: provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned 
        small businesses (see H.R. 5835), H3161 [18MY]
      Taxation: express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by 
        the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should 
        not be less than the effective rate paid by middle class 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Colleges and universities: prohibit institutions of higher 
        education that have a certain cohort default rate from 
        receiving veterans' education benefits (H.R. 5836), H3163 
        [18MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: require evaluation of county workload 
        assessments prior to closure or relocation of a county or 
        local Farm Service Agency office (H.R. 4313), H1806 [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: require States receiving Higher Education 
        Act assistance to charge in-State tuition at public 
        institutions to dependents of certain active duty personnel 
        residing in such State (H.R. 5834), H3162 [18MY]
      Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
        study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces 
        members and veterans (H.R. 4869), H2208 [26AP]
      SBA: provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned 
        small businesses (H.R. 5835), H3163 [18MY]
  Motions
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H417 [2FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3524 [6JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5654 [2AU], 
        H6171 [20SE]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5654 [2AU]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), motion to recommit, H417 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits and trust 
        funds, H417 [2FE]
      Corps of Engineers: flood protection funding, H3524 [6JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3030 [17MY]
      ------breast cancer research funding, H3030 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4984 [18JY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H4984 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5164 
        [24JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6171 [20SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        motion to recommit, H3524 [6JN]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (H.R. 3158), H5609 [1AU]
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        fall district work period (H. Res. 788), H6171 [20SE]
      Israel: nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance funding, H3524 
        [6JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2158 [26AP]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6171 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4618 [29JN]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, H6171 
        [20SE]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5912 [12SE]
      Peterson, Stanley E., H1020 [29FE]




BOU SAAB, ELIAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E994 [6JN]




BOUDIETTE, ROBERT, JR.

  Letters
      Statutory public debt limit increase, S92 [26JA]




BOUGHMAN, JOANN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1452 [10SE]




BOULE, JOHN R., II

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1459 [10SE], E1531 [14SE]




BOURCY, BRIAN

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School National 
        Merit Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]




BOURNE, MA

  Remarks in House
      Hurricanes: unveiling of high water mark commemorating 1938 
        hurricane, E943 [31MY]




BOURNS, GORDON

  Remarks in House
      Riverside, CA, Chamber of Commerce: Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E480 [28MR]




BOUSMAN, JOEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication): Wyoming Agriculture 
        Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]




BOUSTANY, CHARLES W., JR. (a Representative from Louisiana)

  Amendments
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944 
        [18AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944 [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1944 [18AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Cajun Towns Feud About Sausage With Links to the Past, Timothy 
        W. Martin, Wall Street Journal, E1168 [28JN]
      More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, Chris 
        Ingalls, KING5.com (Internet site), H318 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H476 [3FE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4685 [9JY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: extend suspension of limitation on the 
        period for which certain borrowers are eligible for Farm 
        Service Agency guaranteed assistance (see H.R. 1422), H5078 
        [19JY]
      ------repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric 
        limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
        (see H.R. 6418), H6302 [5OC]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H945 [17FE]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 [29MR]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H4157 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1571 [26MR]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H5712 [2AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2648 [10MY]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3363 [31MY]
      Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers 
        (see H.R. 2108), H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H5766 [10SE]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H5202 [24JY]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5293 [25JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H1805 [29MR]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5293 [25JY]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      SSA: protect information received related to deceased 
        individuals (see H.R. 3475), H2329 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use 
        of U.S. patents (see H.R. 6353), H5707 [2AU]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1978 [18AP]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1543 [22MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H803 [15FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3808 [19JN]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H220 [31JA]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H5202 
        [24JY]
      ------provide an increased penalty in certain cases of 
        fraudulent understatement of a taxpayer's liability by a tax 
        return preparer (see H.R. 5630), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3163 [18MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4656 [29JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2329 [7MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H6310 [16OC]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H4158 [27JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. 
        in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty 
        orders (see H.R. 5708), H2644 [10MY]
      Health: provide adequate technical assistance and other support 
        to States for long-term care partnership program (see H.R. 
        6300), H5705 [2AU]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H4684 [9JY]
      Social Security: permit hospitals to make incentive payments to 
        physicians to promote quality and efficiency (see H.R. 6176), 
        H5201 [24JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. 
        in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty 
        orders (H.R. 5708), H2646 [10MY]
      Health: provide adequate technical assistance and other support 
        to States for long-term care partnership program (H.R. 6300), 
        H5709 [2AU]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (H.R. 6085), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      Social Security: permit hospitals to make incentive payments to 
        physicians to promote quality and efficiency (H.R. 6176), 
        H5201 [24JY]
  Letters
      Countervailing duties application to nonmarket economy 
        countries: C. David Veal, American Shrimp Processors 
        Association, H1169 [6MR]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: by, H328 
        [1FE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY]
      ------sugar price support program funding, H4660 [9JY]
      Coles, Dewey L.: National Infantry Association Order of St. 
        Maurice award recipient, E130 [3FE]
      Corps of Engineers: ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor 
        Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance, H3355 
        [31MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: include multi-year price decline 
        protections in the Agriculture Risk Coverage program, H4660 
        [9JY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H5932 [13SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5172 [24JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address delays in expansion of 
        medical facility in Lafayette, LA, and construction of new 
        medical facility in Lake Charles, LA, H1369 [19MR]
      ------expedite delivery of health care to veterans at VA 
        community-based outpatient clinics in Lafayette, LA, and Lake 
        Charles, LA, H2143 [26AP]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3355 [31MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944 
        [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1926 [18AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1168 [6MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1926 [18AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1926, H1944 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1476, H1477 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4736 [10JY]
      Lafayette, LA: tribute to Teurlings Catholic High School girls' 
        softball team, E744 [9MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5979 [13SE]
      Louisiana: tribute to Cajun culture and food, E1168 
        [28JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1399 [20MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3606 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H327 [1FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), H195 
        [31JA]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4736 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1476, H1477 [21MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), 
        H3817 [20JN]
      ------national energy policy, H3817 [20JN]
      Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of 
        block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program (H.R. 3659), H315 [1FE]
      ------require States to implement policies to prevent assistance 
        under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from 
        being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 
        3567), H315, H317, H320, H321 [1FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1944 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1926 [18AP]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H5977, H5978, 
        H5979 [13SE]
      Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, 
        Abbeville, LA: designate (H.R. 3412), H3998 [26JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5582 [1AU]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3606 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3606 
        [7JN]
      Votes: position on missed, E811 [16MY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Sugar price support program funding: St. Mary Parish, LA, 
        Chamber of Commerce, E1206 [9JY]
  Subpoena Notices
      27th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Landry, LA, 
        H5329 [30JY]
  Tributes
      Dreier, Representative, H5976 [13SE]
      Duhon, Woodrow R., E1208 [9JY]




BOWEN, MURDIC AND BEULAH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1062 [18JN]




BOWENS, JACQUELINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1393 [3AU]




BOWER, COLIN

  Bills and resolutions
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (see S. Res. 477), S3729 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (S. Res. 477), S3736 [5JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 477, call for Egypt to honor rule of law and return Noor 
        and Ramsay Bower to the U.S., S3732, S3736 [5JN]




BOWER, NOOR

  Bills and resolutions
      Children and youth: call on all governments to assist in the 
        safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence (see S. Res. 
        449), S3042 [9MY]
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (see S. Res. 477), S3729 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (S. Res. 477), S3736 [5JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 449, call on all governments to assist in the safe 
        return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 477, call for Egypt to honor rule of law and return Noor 
        and Ramsay Bower to the U.S., S3732, S3736 [5JN]




BOWER, RAMSAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Children and youth: call on all governments to assist in the 
        safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence (see S. Res. 
        449), S3042 [9MY]
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (see S. Res. 477), S3729 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (S. Res. 477), S3736 [5JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 449, call on all governments to assist in the safe 
        return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 477, call for Egypt to honor rule of law and return Noor 
        and Ramsay Bower to the U.S., S3732, S3736 [5JN]




BOWERS, ARTHUR B. (DEACON)

  Remarks in House
      Tennessee Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development: James H. 
        Collier Service Award recipient, E1648 [21SE]




BOWERS, BENNIE F., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E171 [9FE]




BOWICK, THERESA L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1138 [26JN]




BOWLEY GRAHAM

  Articles and editorials
      Intractable Afghan Graft Hampering U.S. Strategy, H1290 [8MR]




BOWLING, CLYDE W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E172 [9FE]




BOWLING, JOHN

  Articles and editorials
      Jailer by Vocation, Father at Heart, S4887 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4886 [11JY]




BOWLING GREEN, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Causey Is Hailed as Public Servant; Guthrie Aide Retiring at the 
        End of January, S255 [1FE]
      Kentucky Academy Tops the Chart--Newsweek Ranks Kentucky Academy 
        as America's Top High School, S3679 [4JN]
  Remarks in House
      Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science: 
        inclusion in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' 
        list, H3274 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science: 
        inclusion in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' 
        list, S3679 [4JN]




BOWLING GREEN (KY) DAILY NEWS

  Articles and editorials
      Causey Is Hailed as Public Servant; Guthrie Aide Retiring at the 
        End of January, S255 [1FE]




BOWMASTER, JASON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E500 [29MR]




BOX ELDER, SD

  Bills and resolutions
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S3234 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary, H2820 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (S. Res. 464), S3239, S3240 
        [16MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 464, Ellsworth AFB, SD, anniversary, S3238, S3241 [16MY]




BOXER, BARBARA (a Senator from California)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787 [6JN], 
        S3907, S3917 [11JN], S4152, S4153, S4160 [13JN], S4247 [18JN], 
        S4274 [19JN], S4381, S4383 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S219 [31JA], S245 [1FE], S298 [2FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (H.R. 4849), S3291, S3292 [17MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6347 [13SE]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S135, S136 [26JA]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4483 [25JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2497 
        [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1467 [7MR], S1618 [13MR], S1647 
        [14MR], S1814 [19MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5402 [25JY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Let's Just Say It--The Republicans Are the Problem, Thomas E. 
        Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, Washington (DC) Post, S3020 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S5488 
        [26JY]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S4822 [10JY]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S43 
        [23JA]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (see S. 1102), S4204 [14JN]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: review and improve regulation of 
        proprietary or for-profit institutions (see S. 2032), S1195 
        [1MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3840 [7JN]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 
        3452), S5487 [26JY]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE]
      ------require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs 
        in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, 
        and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and 
        construction jobs (see S. 1737), S1734 [15MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2343), S2929 [7MY]
      ------require Statistics Commissioner to collect information 
        from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see 
        S. 1269), S323 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (see S. 1381), S3977 [12JN]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see S. 1613), S3839 [7JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S4151 [13JN]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1440), S3900 
        [11JN]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see S. 3430), S6547 [20SE]
      ------support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, 
        leverage public and private investment in research, and focus 
        on relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions 
        (see S. 1107), S2928 [7MY]
      District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative 
        Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), 
        S1680 [14MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Egypt: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S., urge 
        protection of civil liberties, and cease intimidation and 
        prosecution of civil society workers and democracy activists 
        (see S. Res. 372), S614 [14FE]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 29), 
        S5733 [31JY]
      Electronics: make it unlawful to alter or remove the 
        identification number of a mobile communications device (see 
        S. 3186), S5305 [24JY]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see S. 3458), S5733 [31JY]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      FRS: restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors 
        of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 3219), S3422 [22MY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S1541 [8MR]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Haiti: provide assistance to end deforestation and restore the 
        extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see 
        S. 1023), S164 [30JA]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S6548 [20SE]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S3130 [14MY]
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 497), 
        S4299 [19JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S1734 [15MR]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see S. 1454), S1577 [12MR]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S6547 [20SE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see S. Res. 
        572), S6546 [20SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (see S. 3193), S3234 [16MY]
      NLRB: modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S4419 [21JN]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S5086 
        [17JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S2031 [26MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S4240 [18JN]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see S. 3517), S5978 [2AU]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5488 [26JY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S1848 [20MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S3330 [21MY]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S1577 [12MR]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see S. 1616), S3087 [10MY]
      ------make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of 
        expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music 
        copyrights (see S. 2258), S2242 [29MR]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S3839 [7JN]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S6455 
        [19SE]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S3234 [16MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S496 [9FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S5659 [30JY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S6628 [21SE]
      Vietnam: condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 541), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), 
        S699 [15FE]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S614 [14FE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 
        [22MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S1541 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of 
        Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 587), S6626 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: prohibit issuance of a waiver for commissioning or 
        enlistment for any individual convicted of a felony sexual 
        offense (see S. 2137), S1088 [28FE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S3729 [5JN]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see S. 3375), S4893 [11JY]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE]
      China: call to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng by his family 
        and lawyers and his immediate and conditional release (see S. 
        Res. 554), S6340 [13SE]
      Contracts: implement controls on salaries of Government 
        contractors by limiting reimbursement for excessive 
        compensation equal to the pay of the President of the U.S. 
        (see S. 2198), S1734 [15MR]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for research and education to improve 
        screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see S. 
        3345), S4674 [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-
        9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by 
        entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      Eliot Ness ATF Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 
        3304), S4238 [18JN]
      Families and domestic relations: establish a toll-free telephone 
        helpline to provide information and assistance to parents and 
        caregivers of children to prevent child abuse and strengthen 
        families (see S. 2293), S2496 [18AP]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see S. 3304), 
        S4238 [18JN]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3042 [9MY]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S3977 [12JN]
      Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from 
        renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall 
        (see S. 3502), S5977 [2AU]
      National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 460), S3174 
        [15MY]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see S. 3304), S4238 [18JN]
  Cloture motions
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1372 [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
  Letters
      Call for female nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court 
        Justice David H. Souter: by, S1109 [29FE]
      Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
        transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, S404 [9FE]
      ------Transportation Construction Coalition, S416 [9FE]
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge: Daniel P. 
        Collins, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (law firm), S3312 [21MY]
      ------Eugene Volokh, Unversity of California, Los Angeles School 
        of Law, S3312 [21MY]
      ------Henry Weissman, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (law firm), 
        S3313 [21MY]
      ------Jeremy B. Rosen, Horvitz & Levy LLP (law firm), S3312 
        [21MY]
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators: Lisa P. Jackson, EPA, S1510 [8MR]
      ------W. Randall Rawson, American Boiler Manufacturers 
        Association, S1510 [8MR]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
      We're OK With the EPA's New Air-Quality Regulations: several 
        energy company leaders, S4321 [20JN]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members from California killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan, S3776 [6JN]
      Contraception coverage bills co-sponsored by former Senator 
        Edward M. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
  Motions
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1518 [8MR]
  Press releases
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health: American Lung Association, 
        S4321 [20JN]
  Privilege of the floor
      Barnea, Avital, S1098 [28FE]
      Bartmann, Amanda, S1098 [28FE]
      Chapman, Andrea, S1098 [28FE]
      Dogo, Harun, S1098 [28FE]
      Green, Claire, S1098 [28FE]
      Snyder, Elizabeth, S1098 [28FE]
      Tausanovitch, Christopher, S1098 [28FE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4381, S4382, 
        S4383 [21JN]
      American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 498), S4308 [19JN]
      Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands: tribute to opening of 
        Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, S35 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: tribute to Marines killed in helicopter collision 
        during a training exercise in Imperial County, CA, S1190 [1MR]
      ------tribute to members from California killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, S1190 [1MR], S3776 [6JN], S6100 [11SE]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2653 [24AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (S. 3263), S3731 [5JN]
      Bacharach, Burt: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular 
        Song recipient, S3079 [10MY]
      Beale AFB, CA: tribute to Child Development Center, 
        S2081 [27MR]
      Bencivengo, Cathy A.: nomination to be district judge, S420 
        [9FE]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (S. 3375), S4895 [11JY]
      Budget: reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1518, S1530, S1531 [8MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3209 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6039, S6040 [10SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3209 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3209 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3209 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3209 [16MY]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (S. 3587), S6552 [20SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3701, 
        S3714, S3715 [5JN]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S1107-S1110 [29FE], 
        S2945 [8MY]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S245, S246, S247, S248 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject, 
        S4743 [29JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, S4743 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2945 [8MY], 
        S3020, S3021 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S376 [7FE], S412 [9FE], S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], 
        S884 [17FE]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (S. 3345), S4676 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: reinstate Draft Proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, S1506, S1507, 
        S1526 [8MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: allow States to opt out of requirement 
        to spend certain percentage of surface transportation funds on 
        enhancement projects, S405 [9FE]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S404 [9FE], 
        S4111 [13JN]
      ------importance of job creation, S2203 [29MR]
      Egypt: suspend foreign aid until U.S. political prisoners are 
        released, S822 [16FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4165 [14JN], S4288, S4292, S4293 [19JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4321, S4323, S4331, S4333 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4283 [19JN]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S1509, S1510, S1511, S1528 [8MR]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S246, S247, S248 [1FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1974 [22MR]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4743 [29JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1711 
        [15MR]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (S. 3477), S5882 [1AU]
      Granada Hills, CA: tribute to Granada Hills Charter High School 
        academic decathlon team, S3081 [10MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1524 [8MR]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4712 [28JN], S4743, S4750, 
        S4755, S4760 [29JN]
      Intelligence services: specifically authorize certain funds for 
        intelligence or intelligence-related activity (S. 3314), S4307 
        [19JN]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (S. Res. 496), S4308 
        [19JN]
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 497), S4308, 
        S4309 [19JN]
      Members of Congress: require public disclosure of the terms of 
        home mortgages held by Members of Congress, S245, S246, S247, 
        S248 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      National City, CA: anniversary, S6443 [19SE]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 499), S4308 [19JN]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2753 [26AP], S5289 
        [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6302 [13SE]
      Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2912 
        [7MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2628 [24AP]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S1407 [6MR]
      ------evaluation of administration, S2616 [24AP]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S4111 [13JN]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1404 [6MR], S4288, S4293 
        [19JN]
      Parliamentary inquiry, S1595 [13MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S5695 [31JY]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S2148 [28MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1080 [28FE], S1107, 
        S1123, S1124, S1128, S1132, S1135, S1136 [29FE], S1171 [1MR]
      ------repeal, S2148 [28MR], S4842, S4843 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4744 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S2148 [28MR]
      Petaluma, CA: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, S6442 [19SE]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1404 [6MR]
      Point of order, S1650 [14MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5069 [17JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2147 [28MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S2049, S2052 [27MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S559 [13FE], S1643 [14MR]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S6039, S6040 [10SE]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647, S1649, S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, 
        S2209, S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S559 [13FE], S662, S687 [15FE], S818, S820, S822 
        [16FE], S886, S892 [17FE], S1072, S1073, S1080 [28FE], S1106, 
        S1123, S1124, S1128, S1132, S1135, S1136 [29FE], S1171 [1MR], 
        S1407 [6MR], S1441 [7MR], S1506, S1507, S1509, S1510, S1511, 
        S1514, S1518, S1519, S1524, S1526, S1528, S1530, S1531 [8MR], 
        S1589, S1593, S1595, S1601, S1604, S1605, S1606 [13MR], S1644, 
        S1647, S1648, S1649, S1650, S1659, S1661 [14MR], S1986 [22MR], 
        S2050, S2057 [27MR], S2149 [28MR], S2203, S2204 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S400, S404, S405, S416, S421 
        [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2052 [27MR], S2203, S2204, S2209, S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        unanimous-consent request, S2209 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S2615 [24AP], S4165 [14JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4712 [28JN], S4743, S4750, S4755, S4760 
        [29JN]
      ------increase Federal cost share for emergency relief permanent 
        repairs in extreme disasters, S1648 [14MR]
      San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Golden Gate Bridge, 
        S3420 [22MY]
      ------express condolences to families of victims of boating 
        accident while participating in a race off the coast of 
        California, S2812 [26AP]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1974 [22MR]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S559 [13FE]
      ------legislative program, S4310, S4311 [19JN]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1813, 
        Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), 
        S1644 [14MR]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, 
        S3020, S3021 [9MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1974 [22MR]
      Suicide Stand Down Day: observance, S6438 [19SE]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5069 
        [17JY]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S376 [7FE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4842 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5345, S5351 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5345, S5351 [25JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4842 [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5114 [18JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2304 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5695 [31JY]
      Transportation: allow States to permit non-highway uses in rest 
        areas along any highway, S1605 [13MR]
      ------allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, S1604 [13MR]
      ------empower States with authority for most taxing and spending 
        for highway and mass transit programs, S1595 [13MR]
      ------modify gas tax apportionment formula to ensure that the 
        percentage of funds received by a State is the same as the 
        percentage of total gas taxes paid by the State, S1601 [13MR]
      United Farm Workers of America: anniversary, S2236 
        [29MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S5289 
        [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6302 [13SE]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, S5289 [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6302 [13SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S1705 [15MR], S2752, S2753 [26AP], 
        S5289 [24JY], S5844, S5845 [1AU], S6302 [13SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2616 [24AP]
      Votes: position on missed, S2028 [26MR], S6604 
        [21SE]
      Water: amend consumer confidence reporting requirements for 
        community water systems, S4383 [21JN]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3311 [21MY]
      Women: health care for women, S376 [7FE], S884 [17FE], S5695 
        [31JY]
  Reports
      Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Executive Office of the 
        President (excerpt), S4293 [19JN]
      Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select) Activities, S203 [31JA]
  Reports filed
      Albuquerque, NM, Federal Land Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3370), S5870 [1AU]
      Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1791), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 112-188), S5084 [17JY]
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112-139), S131 [26JA]
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 
        [16JY]
      Eliot Ness ATF Building, Washington, DC: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      EPA Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate) (S. 3264) (S. Rept. 112-185), S5046 [16JY]
      Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 
        112-137), S131 [26JA]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3311), S4821 [10JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundary 
        Revision of Units in Rhode Island: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1296) (S. Rept. 112-138), S131 
        [26JA]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 112-
        184), S5046 [16JY]
      McKininey Lake National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1160) (S. Rept. 
        112-190), S5211 [19JY]
      Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2156) (S. Rept. 
        112-216), S6451 [19SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1813), 
        S350 [6FE]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 1494) (S. Rept. 112-215), S6451 
        [19SE]
      National Fish Habitat Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1201) (S. Rept. 112-187), S5084 
        [17JY]
      Nomination of Allison M. Macfarlene to the NRC: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of John Peabody to the Mississippi River Commission: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5381 
        [25JY]
      Nomination of Kristine L. Svinicki to the NRC: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2282) (S. Rept. 112-
        217), S6451 [19SE]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112-212), S6451 
        [19SE]
      San Francisco Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 97) (S. Rept. 112-136), S131 [26JA]
      Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From 
        Disease Clusters Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 76) (S. Rept. 112-213), S6451 [19SE]
      Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for and 
        Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources 
        Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2104) (S. Rept. 112-189), S5211 
        [19JY]
      Wildlife Disease Emergency Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 357) (S. Rept. 112-214), S6451 
        [19SE]
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), 
        S4821 [10JY]
  Testimonies
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Tributes
      Bookter, Jack, S4945 [12JY]
      Brown, Harold C., Jr. (Hal), S1789 [19MR]
      Campbell, James K., S1789 [19MR]
      Capoot, Jim, S34 [23JA]
      Clark, Dick, S2916 [7MY]
      Cohen, Bea Abrams, S2323 [16AP]
      Coyle, Robert E., S3231 [16MY]
      Donahou, Mary Ann, S34 [23JA]
      Douglas, Peter M., S2491 [18AP]
      Hellman, Warren, S34 [23JA]
      Inghram, Dorothy, S2813 [26AP]
      James, Etta, S122 [26JA]
      Jefferson, Luther, Sr., S491 [9FE]
      Landrieu, Senator, S4760 [29JN]
      Margolin, Frederick, S3682 [4JN]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1900 [21MR]
      Milanovich, Richard M., S1789 [19MR]
      Paris, Robert, S2917 [7MY]
      Ride, Sally K., S5367 [25JY]
      Rockefeller, Senator, S4317 [20JN]
      Snowe, Senator, S1107-S1109 [29FE]
      Tomlin, Lily, S35 [23JA]
      Vidal, Gore, S5966 [2AU]
      Wagner, Jane, S35 [23JA]
      Yates, Ernie, S3725 [5JN]
      Youngstrom, Kenyon M., S6535 [20SE]




BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

  Bills and resolutions
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Alshouse, Alex J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E567 [18AP]
      Beard, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E405 [21MR]
      Benjamin, Zachary D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1083 [19JN]
      Boys, Ralph: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H2303 [7MY]
      Bradshaw, Aaron R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1613 [21SE]
      Brinkmeyer, Brady: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E552 [17AP]
      Brown, Eric: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 [25JA]
      Calton, Todd M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E401 [21MR]
      Carpenter, Wyatt: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E9 [10JA]
      Carton, Clint J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1727 [26OC]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Hungarian Scouts, E1453 [10SE]
      Conlon, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Conte, Trevor P: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242 [27FE]
      Cook, Matthew R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E318 [6MR]
      Coppell, TX: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 840, E301 [1MR]
      Deters, Kyle A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E318 [6MR]
      DiRocco, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E498 [29MR]
      Dowdy, Caleb: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452 [10SE]
      Duer, Jeffrey J., Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E320 [6MR]
      Eagle, Kristopher A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1097 [20JN]
      Ehrhardt, Jack, Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E245 [27FE]
      Ewing, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E297 [1MR]
      Fagerstone, Nathan V.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E185 [14FE]
      Falconer, Talon M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E95 [31JA]
      Farlinger, Mark H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E501 [29MR]
      Gibbons, Matthew T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E872 [18MY]
      Graveline, Robert B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Hanson, Ryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1287 [19JY]
      Hanson, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1435 [3AU]
      Hawkes, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1451 [10SE]
      Hittle, William M., IV: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1669 
        [28SE]
      Holysz, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E632 [24AP]
      Hurd, Benjamin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1289 [19JY]
      Irving, TX: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 175, E1046 [15JN]
      ------anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 508, E1373 [1AU]
      Jones, Michael A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 [25JA]
      Keller, Nick: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 [17AP]
      Kleinwort, Seth A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1068 [19JN]
      Klender, Thomas W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E72 [25JA]
      Knowlton, Tanner M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E554 [17AP]
      Koebke, Mitchell: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452 [10SE]
      Kopp, Kevin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E399 [21MR]
      Krohne, Austin N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1140 [26JN]
      Lanning, Richard L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E261 [28FE]
      Matthews, Timothy M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E400 [21MR]
      McKelvey, Andrew R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 [17AP]
      Morgan, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E263 [28FE]
      Murphy, Tracy: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1453 [10SE]
      Nagorney, Samuel T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Nelson, Ethan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E260 [28FE]
      Nolting, Stephen D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E320 [6MR]
      Oborny, Lucas J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E73 [25JA]
      Pearce, Logan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E303 [1MR]
      P'Pool, Zachary M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E568 [18AP]
      Prather, Gerald L.: Boy Scouts Del Rio, TX, Person of the Decade 
        Award recipient, E1467 [10SE]
      Putnam, William, Jr.: National Eagle Scout Association 
        Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]
      ------National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Scout 
        Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]
      Render, Kale R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242 [27FE]
      Rivera-Bruno, Bryan A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E795 [15MY]
      Rivers, Ken: Boy Scouts Long Beach, CA, Council Tahquitz 
        District Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
      Rochester, MN: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 21, E1699 [16OC]
      Schlenker, Paul C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E346 [8MR]
      Springfield, VA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 1501, E359 [9MR]
      Taylor, Blake: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Taylor, Gregory B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E267 [28FE]
      Theisen, Brandon A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1075 [19JN]
      Thomas, Connor S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E319 [6MR]
      Thomas, Ryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E262 [28FE]
      Thompson, Representative Glenn: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award 
        recipient, E96 [31JA]
      Uhlmeyer, Joel H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E554 [17AP]
      VanEvery, Dean A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E553 [17AP]
      Walker, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1555 [19SE]
      Ward, Jacob W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E887 [25MY]
      Watson, Saxton T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E269 [28FE]
      Whetman, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1236 [11JY]
      Whitaker, Quinton C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E567 [18AP]
      Wilks, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Winchester, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1347 [26JY]
      Wittmuss, Jason K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1292 [19JY]
      Zink, Robert J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E393 [20MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the 
        Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (H.R. 473), 
        S1760 [15MR]




BOYCE, THOMAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1520 [13SE]




BOYD, BETTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1671 [28SE]




BOYD, GWENDOLYN E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E379 [19MR]




BOYD, JAMIE KAMAILANI

  Remarks in Senate
      Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Community Health Leaders Award 
        recipient, S153 [30JA]




BOYD, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189 
        [14FE]




BOYD, THOMAS J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4768 [29JN]




BOYENS, CHANTEL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3239 [16MY]




BOYER, LAUREN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3457 [22MY]




BOYKIN, WILLIAM G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H368-H370 [1FE]




BOYLAN, PETER J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1605 [21SE]




BOYNTON BEACH, FL

  Remarks in House
      Roberts, Armisha: General Motors Foundation Buick Achievers 
        Scholarship Program award recipient, E615 [23AP]
      Temple Beth Kodesh: anniversary, E160 [8FE]




BOYS, RALPH

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H2303 [7MY]




BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Parker, Garret: Illinois Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year 
        award recipient, E1349 [30JY]
      Perry, Denzell: Boys & Girls Clubs of America Pacific Region 
        Youth of the Year award recipient, E1582 [20SE]




BOZICK, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E74 [25JA]




BP P.L.C.

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: require new leases offered under 
        congressional plan to conduct additional oil and gas lease 
        sales to include drilling safety improvements in response to 
        BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]




BP P.L.C

  Bills and resolutions
      Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]




BRADBURY, SARAH

  Remarks in House
      Mattoon, IL: tribute to Mattoon High School students selected 
        for Illinois All-State Concert Band and All-State Orchestra, 
        E71 [25JA]




BRADEN, RALPH

  Remarks in House
      Police Week: observance, E860 [18MY]




BRADFORD, PA

  Remarks in House
      Zippo Manufacturing Co.: tribute, H2291 [7MY]




BRADFORD, TUTT S.

  Articles and editorials
      Tutt Bradford, Newspaper Owner, Community Leader, Dies at 94, 
        E745 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E744 [9MY]




BRADLEY, JIM

  Letters
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act, H1181 [6MR]
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5109 [23JY]




BRADLEY, KEVIN W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1644 [21SE]




BRADLEY, SUSAN

  Proclamations
      Ms. Susan Bradley Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1535 [14SE]




BRADLEY COUNTY, TN

  Remarks in House
      Lee University: tribute to Voices of Lee (singing group), H4708 
        [10JY]




BRADLEY UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Walker, Chet: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and Naismith Memorial 
        Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1475 [11SE]




BRADSHAW, AARON R.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1613 [21SE]




BRADSTREET, ANNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1532 [14SE]




BRADY, DAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1561 [19SE]




BRADY, DONA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1171 [28JN]




BRADY, KEVIN (a Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances 
        for members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H1154 [5MR]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H6234 [20SE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who 
        are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 
        140), H726 [14FE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3163 [18MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5292 
        [25JY]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H3976 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3363 [31MY]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H3915 [20JN]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H3267 [30MY]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3977 [21JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2715 [15MY]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H803 [15FE]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3481 
        [5JN]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H6152 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 4180), 
        H1305 [8MR]
  Letters
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S.: Calman Cohen, 
        Emergency Committee for American Trade, H3046 [17MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3046 [17MY]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5642 [2AU]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1690, H1694, H1696 [28MR]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5642 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit export of natural gas, H825 
        [16FE]
      ------require companies holding defective leases which allow for 
        off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to 
        bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H825, H827, H828 [16FE]
      Diseases: honor those who died from and those who continue to 
        struggle with bacterial meningitis and support all work to 
        eradicate disease in the U.S. (H. Res. 403), E1576 
        [20SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5642 [2AU]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H357, H361 [1FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3045 [17MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1167 [6MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3045 [17MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1476 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4738 [10JY]
      Lumberton, TX: anniversary of Lumberton Fire and EMS, 
        E469 [28MR]
      Orange, TX: anniversary of Greater Orange Area Chamber of 
        Commerce, E388 [20MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4738 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1476 [21MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H3613 [7JN]
      Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association: anniversary, 
        E979 [5JN]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045 [17MY]
      Rice University: anniversary, E1225 [11JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3045 [17MY]
      Southwest Belmont Community Association: tribute, E144 
        [6FE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5665 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5581 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1996 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3612 
        [7JN]
      Unemployment: require all money withdrawn from States' 
        unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of 
        unemployment compensation, H357, H361 [1FE]
      ------require drug testing as a condition for application and 
        receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, H361 [1FE]
      ------require enrollment in a program leading to a high school 
        diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment 
        compensation, H357, H361 [1FE]
      Votes: position on missed, E1581 [20SE], E1586 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H156 [24JA]
  Tributes
      Avezzano, Joseph W., E1628 [21SE]
      Blumberg, David M., E143 [6FE]
      Claybar, William B., E896 [30MY]
      Cooley, Jimmie R., E1337 [26JY]
      Dean, Stephen, E751 [9MY]
      Garrott, Anne Marquess, E144 [6FE]
      Raulz, Nathan, E1056 [18JN]
      Schwartz, Anna J., H4872 [17JY], E1260 [17JY]




BRADY, RICHARD J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1135 [26JN]




BRADY, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H1741 [28MR]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see 
        H.R. 3435), H27 [17JA]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1916 [17AP]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H802 [15FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1498 [21MR]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4864 
        [12JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and 
        award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 350), H79 [18JA]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H2447 [8MY]
      ------establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see 
        H.R. 1912), H376 [1FE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2033 [19AP]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient 
        staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H903 
        [16FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain 
        items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, 
        or produced (see H.R. 679), H1846 [16AP]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H6302 [5OC]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to build on and help 
        coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of 
        the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 2325), H1273 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H79 [18JA]
      ------repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters 
        regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic 
        pay (see H.R. 807), H903 [16FE]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H5328 [26JY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2288 [27AP]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1018 [28FE]
      Economy: provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-
        income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities 
        for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed 
        adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H6304 [9OC]
      Employment: provide funds to States, local government, and 
        community-based organizations to save and create local jobs 
        through retention, restoration, or expansion of services 
        needed by local communities (see H.R. 2828), H6304 [9OC]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H572 [7FE]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for 
        tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H1915 [17AP]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H512 [6FE]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6001 [13SE]
      Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish 
        (see H.R. 3300), H3267 [30MY]
      Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to 
        separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 
        1489), H5009 [18JY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        749), H5525 [31JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2448 [8MY]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3707 [15JN]
      Medicare: reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3481 [5JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out 
        production of $1 bills (see H.R. 2977), H1978 [18AP]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H3482 [5JN]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5713 [2AU]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5293 [25JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3808 [19JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal 
        services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1808 [29MR]
      Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of 
        block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3573), H1101 [29FE]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H5079 [19JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5202 [24JY]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4775 [10JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H3363 [31MY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2288 
        [27AP]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H3481 [5JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H945 [17FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured 
        goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public 
        water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H903 [16FE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims 
        brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H2033 
        [19AP]
  Remarks
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (H.R. 6336), H5746 [10SE]
      Committees of the House: adjust amount provided for expenses of 
        certain committees (H. Res. 496), H313, H314 [1FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3022 [17MY]
      ------V-22 Osprey funding, H3022 [17MY]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744 [10SE]
      ------tribute to online Federal document retrieval system, 
        E461 [28MR]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (H.R. 6122), H5742 [10SE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E728 [8MY]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Walter D. Palmer Leadership 
        Learning Partners Charter School Leadership Preparatory 
        Academy Foundations of Leadership Class of 2013, E684 
        [27AP]
      Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to 
        designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the 
        candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of 
        the candidate (H.R. 406), H5743 [10SE]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1639 [21SE]
      United Way: anniversary, E1094 [20JN]
      UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc.: tribute to UnitedHealthcare 
        Community Plan of Pennsylvania, E812 [16MY]
  Subpoena Notices
      Philadelphia, PA, Municipal Court, Criminal Division, H5729, 
        H5730 [10SE]
  Tributes
      Brown-Sow, Lynette M., E1587 [21SE]
      Cuffee, Otis N., E1577 [20SE]
      DeSerio, Alfred L., E746 [9MY]
      Ellis, Glenn, Sr., E130 [3FE]
      Fortin, John, E668 [26AP]
      Gillespie, C. Kevin, E1563 [19SE]
      Higgins, Walter, E1582 [20SE]
      Ladenheim, Steven, E1077 [19JN]
      Lederer, Tom, E487 [29MR]
      Lee, Edward, Sr., E1014 [7JN]
      Lewis, Jim, E429 [22MR]
      Pagano, Alessandro, E90 [31JA]
      Robinson, Edward, E1104 [21JN]
      Smukler, Joseph, E1273 [18JY]
      Tollefson, Don, E1495 [12SE]
      Washington, Christine Jackson, E506 [29MR]
      White, F. John, E64 [24JA]
      Yanoff, Shelly, E930 [31MY]




BRADY SERVICES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E908 [30MY]




BRAESTRUP, KATE

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H127 [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H128 [24JA]




BRAFF, JEFF

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E201 [15FE]




BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

  Remarks in House
      Brain Injury Awareness Month: observance, E367 [13MR]




BRALEY, BRUCE L. (a Representative from Iowa)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3130 [18MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4044 [26JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 6167), H5130 [23JY]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1642 [27MR]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 81), H2813 [16MY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1017 [28FE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]
      ------improve education and prevention related to campus sexual 
        violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking 
        (see H.R. 2016), H5526 [31JY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H2648 [10MY]
      Courts: protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before 
        a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to 
        negotiate the terms of payment of an award (see H.R. 4022), 
        H725 [14FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      ------modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for 
        producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 
        5879), H6001 [13SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1572 [26MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5631 
        [1AU]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1847 [16AP]
      ------educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and 
        Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 805), H2072 [24AP]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6284 [25SE]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      ------repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters 
        regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic 
        pay (see H.R. 807), H1846 [16AP]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H6304 [9OC]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2033 
        [19AP]
      Economy: rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (see H.R. 5727), H2645 [10MY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H5131 [23JY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H694 [9FE]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (see H.R. 4384), H1976 [18AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H727 [14FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]
      Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products 
        imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the 
        U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against 
        such manufacturers (see H.R. 3646), H79 [18JA]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6001 
        [13SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4157 [27JN]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6300 [2OC]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H1017 [28FE]
      ------provide parity under group health plans and insurance 
        coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and 
        custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical 
        services (see H.R. 4175), H2033 [19AP]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1154 [5MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1571 [26MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H966 [27FE]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2448 [8MY]
      ------ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in 
        rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality 
        improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H5860 [11SE]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4908 [17JY]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H5526 [31JY]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1273 [7MR]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H2447 [8MY]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H1543 
        [22MR]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H2134 [25AP]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H6069 [18SE]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H6061 [14SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H727 [14FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5712 [2AU]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1363 [13MR]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Guard: provide that the basic housing allowance is not 
        reduced when a member transitions between active duty and 
        full-time National Guard duty without a break in active 
        service (see H.R. 2733), H1571 [26MR]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1543 
        [22MR]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        407), H115 [23JA]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6280 [21SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1210 [6MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H726 [14FE]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5526 [31JY]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by 
        the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should 
        not be less than the effective rate paid by middle class 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide for death and disability protection for loans from 
        qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3656), H3733 [18JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H945 [17FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1306 [8MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H1741 [28MR]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H694 [9FE]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H5202 [24JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4605 [28JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H3915 [20JN]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      ------make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 4284), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: withhold certain highway funds from 
        States unless they enact a law strengthening penalties for 
        motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 
        4236), H1497 [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate certain medical facilities 
        as health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 4042), H801 
        [15FE]
      ------improve authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to blind veterans (see H.R. 5999), H3974 [21JN]
      EPA: establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon levels 
        in public schools (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]
      FDA: enhance oversight of medical device recalls and provide for 
        conditional clearance of certain medical devices (see H.R. 
        5866), H3266 [30MY]
      Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve 
        effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing 
        burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 3786), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]
      Small business: provide for grants to small business development 
        centers (see H.R. 6237), H5524 [31JY]
      Tariff: drive-axles (see H.R. 5335), H2316 [7MY]
      ------forged ring gear components and certain other parts of 
        crankshafts and connecting rods (see H.R. 5336), H2316 [7MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        (see H.R. 6100), H4827 [11JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        3865), H374 [1FE]
      ------increase deduction for business startup expenditures (see 
        H.R. 6177), H5201 [24JY]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H1914 [17AP]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works (see H.R. 5683), H2566 [9MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Agriculture: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
        control livestock intended for slaughter (H.R. 4284), H1740 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: withhold certain highway funds from 
        States unless they enact a law strengthening penalties for 
        motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus (H.R. 4236), 
        H1497 [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate certain medical facilities 
        as health professional shortage areas (H.R. 4042), H802 [15FE]
      ------improve authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to blind veterans (H.R. 5999), H3975 [21JN]
      EPA: establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon levels 
        in public schools (H.R. 6396), H6000 [13SE]
      FDA: enhance oversight of medical device recalls and provide for 
        conditional clearance of certain medical devices (H.R. 5866), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve 
        effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing 
        burdens on the regulated public (H.R. 3786), H78 [18JA]
      Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (H.R. 5796), H3104 [17MY]
      Small business: provide for grants to small business development 
        centers (H.R. 6237), H5525 [31JY]
      Tariff: drive-axles (H.R. 5335), H2321 [7MY]
      ------forged ring gear components and certain other parts of 
        crankshafts and connecting rods (H.R. 5336), H2321 [7MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        (H.R. 6100), H4827 [11JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (H.R. 3865), 
        H375 [1FE]
      ------increase deduction for business startup expenditures (H.R. 
        6177), H5201 [24JY]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (H.R. 4373), H1915 [17AP]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works (H.R. 5683), H2568 [9MY]
  Poems
      ``Greater Than Gold,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1437 [3AU]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5750, 
        H5751, H5752 [10SE]
      Baker, David: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4045 [26JN]
      Dubuque, IA: St. Columbkille Elementary School recipient of 
        Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E91 
        [31JA]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (H.R. 4384), E580 [18AP]
      Health: cap court-awarded damages in medical negligence claims, 
        H1460 [21MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1460 [21MR]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4414 [28JN]
      International Dot Day: observance, E1507 [13SE]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: State 
        enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally passing a 
        stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      Northeast Iowa Community College: Aspen Institute ``Top Ten 
        Community Colleges'' honoree, E218 [16FE]
      Streit, Michael: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Ternus, Marsha: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H169 [25JA], H395 
        [2FE], H1040 [29FE], H1262 [7MR], 
        H1892 [17AP], H3147 [18MY], H3514 
        [6JN]
  Tributes
      Abrams, Mike, E67 [24JA]
      Bauman, Robert, E1309 [24JY]
      Blake, Stephen, E41 [18JA]
      Glover, Mike, E698 [27AP]
      Gualtier, John, E1059 [18JN]
      Morris, Taylor, E1436 [3AU]
      Osterhaus, Bob, H2459 [9MY]




BRAMNICK, JON

  Remarks in House
      New Jersey: tribute to Suburban Chamber of Commerce Service 
        award recipients, E387 [20MR]




BRANCH, EDWARD L.

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




BRANCH, JASON

  Remarks in House
      Massachusetts Army National Guard: Best Warrior Competition 
        winner, E757 [10MY]




BRAND, MORGAN

  Remarks in House
      St. Joseph, MO: YWCA Women of Excellence Future Leader Award 
        recipient, E1056 [18JN]




BRAND, RACHEL L.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3279 [17MY]




BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Olesen, James: Brandeis University Leonard Bernstein Festival of 
        the Creative Arts Distinguished Contribution to the Arts Award 
        recipient, S3082 [10MY]




BRANN, MATTHEW W.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S6520 [20SE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S5211 [19JY]




BRANSON, MO

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E500 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Missouri, S1115 [29FE]




BRASWELL, RAY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1128 [21JN]




BRAUNSTEIN, DIANE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5831 [1AU]




BRAUNSTEIN, LORI

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




BRAV, HERB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1979 [19AP]




BRAVEWOMON, LYNN

  Remarks in House
      GLOBE (Gays and Lesbians Organized for Betterment and Equality 
        of Alameda County): Pryor Conrad Award recipient, E1684 [5OC]




BRAWN, TOGUE

  Remarks in Senate
      Maine Dayboat Scallops, Inc.: tribute, S4670 [27JN]




BRAZAS, SEAN E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6490 [20SE]




BRAZIL, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF

  Articles and editorials
      China Gets Jump on U.S. for Brazil's Oil--Two Export Pacts a 
        Coup for Beijing, S2194 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Foreign trade: authorize negotiations to eliminate tariffs and 
        trade barriers to U.S. ethanol exports (see H.R. 4621), H2123 
        [25AP]
      Tariff: reliquidation of certain entries of orange juice from 
        Brazil (see S. 2897), S2966 [8MY]
      U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade: establish 
        (see H.R. 6539), H6276 [21SE]
  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, S1499 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Foreign policy: suspend issuance of visas to nationals pending 
        certification that the Government of Brazil amends its laws to 
        remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals to other 
        countries, H3621 [7JN]




BRAZORIA COUNTY, TX

  Remarks in House
      Sweeny Civic Club (organization): anniversary, E544 [17AP]




BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1679 [2OC]




BREATH OF FRESH AIR ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6284), H5704 [2AU]
  Letters
      Provisions: Nancy Sander, Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of 
        Asthmatics (organization), E1425 [3AU]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6284), E1425 [3AU]




BREAUX, LUVENIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E550 [17AP]




BREEN, EILEEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E203 [15FE]




BREESE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Central Community High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, 
        E439 [26MR]




BREHMER, LIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H119 [24JA], E143 [6FE]




BREITBART, ANDREW

  Poems
      ``Peace,'' Rupert Brooke, H1119 [1MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1119, H1124-H1127 [1MR], E312 [5MR]




BRELAND, MARTIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1663 [28SE]




BREMERTON, WA

  Obituaries
      Wortman, Melvin D.: Kitsap (WA) Sun, H2041 [24AP]




BRENNAN, JAMES A., JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2324 [16AP]




BRENNAN, KEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H580 [8FE]




BRENNAN, RYAN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




BRENTWOOD, NY

  Remarks in House
      Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood: tribute, E1677 [2OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood: tribute, S5965 [2AU]




BREUER, LANNY

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: call for resignation for allegations relative 
        to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]




BREUL, HANNAH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1476 [7MR]




BREVARD COUNTY, FL

  Bills and resolutions
      SBA: ensure treatment of Brevard County, FL, as a HUBZone (see 
        S. 2157), S1422 [6MR]




BREWSTER, JAMES H. AND MARY E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E951 [1JN]




BREYER, CHARLES R.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the U.S. Sentencing Commission: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]




BREYFOGLE, BARBARA

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program 
        volunteers, E938 [31MY]




BRICE-O'HARA, SALLY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E836 [17MY]




BRICKER, PAUL W.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5472 [26JY]




BRIDAL VEIL, OR

  Remarks in Senate
      Bridal Veil Post Office: anniversary, S4770 [29JN]




BRIDGE TO JOBS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3837), H186 [27JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3837), E83 [27JA]




BRIDGEPORT, CT

  Remarks in House
      Workers Memorial Day: observance, H2215 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Disasters: anniversary of L'Ambiance Plaza construction collapse 
        killing 28 workers, S2579 [23AP]
      Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras: anniversary, S2810 [26AP]




BRIDGEPORT INDIAN COLONY LAND TRUST, HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
    ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2467), H5096-H5098 [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2467), 
        S6625 [21SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2467) (H. 
        Rept. 112-611), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2467, provisions, H5096 [23JY]




BRIDGES

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1304 [8MR]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (see H.R. 3837), 
        H186 [27JA]
      Roads and highways: stop excessive toll hikes (see H.R. 6515), 
        H6275 [21SE]
  Letters
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, 
        American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      California: anniversary of Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge, 
        E278 [29FE]
      Corps of Engineers: funding, H3352 [31MY], H3367-H3369 [1JN]
      ------Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H3490 [6JN]
      ------operation and maintenance account funding through 
        reductions in construction account, H3369 [1JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: implement commercial pre-inspection 
        pilot program at Peace Bridge to expedite traffic at U.S.-
        Canada border, H4709 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1079-H1085 [29FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: permit Federal regulation and review of 
        tolls and toll increases on certain surface transportation 
        facilities (H.R. 3684), E57 [23JA]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 3837), E83 
        [27JA]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004-H1006 
        [28FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      ------rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, H3149 
        [18MY]
      Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to implement, 
        administer, or enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative to 
        the cliff swallow or barn swallow, H4148 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: streamline environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for surface transportation projects, 
        H1934, H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Golden Gate Bridge, E859 
        [18MY], E890 [25MY]
      Transportation: authorize and sanction programs for residential 
        and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, 
        municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
        agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604-H5606 [1AU]
      ------importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]
      ------infrastructure funding, H201-H207 [31JA], H737 [15FE], 
        H976 [28FE], H1531-H1533 [22MR], H1715 [28MR]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program and apply savings to 
        deficit reduction and highway bridge program, S2048 [27MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S33, S47 [23JA], S1180 [1MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: allow funds to be used to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge on non-National Highway Systems Federal-
        aid highways, S1188 [1MR]
      ------off-system bridge program funding, S1451 [7MR], S1535 
        [8MR], S1602 [13MR]
      Economy: create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 
        [19SE]
      Infrastructure: repairs and reconstruction funding, S4619 [26JN]
      Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of I-35 bridge collapse, S5811, 
        S5847 [1AU]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647-S1650 [14MR]
      San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Golden Gate Bridge, S3420 
        [22MY]
      Sault Ste. Marie, MI: anniversary of Sault Ste. Marie 
        International Bridge, S4768 [29JN]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, 
        Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S123 [26JA]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River 
        Values: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1134) (S. Rept. 112-124), S42 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 
        [1AU]
      S. 1134, Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S47, S48 [23JA], H1079 [29FE]




BRIDGES, ED C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1398 [3AU]




BRIGGS, WARREN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1685 [5OC]




BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

  Bills and resolutions
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (see S. 2471), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4484), H2064 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 4484), H5085, H5086 
        [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4484) (H. Rept. 112-612), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4484, Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act, H5085 [23JY]




BRIGHTON, CO

  Remarks in House
      Tate, Aaron: Amgen Foundation Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, E1121 [21JN]




BRINER, ROBERT A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E492 [29MR]




BRING JOBS HOME ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 3364), S5139, S5140, S5141 [18JY], S5224, S5231, 
        S5232, S5236, S5237 [19JY], S5263 [23JY]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 3364): motion to proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
  Letters
      Provisions: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation (Joint), 
        S5183 [19JY]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 3364), S4885 [11JY], S5072 [17JY], S5093 [18JY], S5169 
        [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential 
        and commercial buildings and industry, S5182 [19JY]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage 
        penalty relief provisions permanent, S5178 [19JY]
      Enact (S. 3364), S5022 [16JY]
      ------motion to proceed, S5072-S5074 [17JY], S5093-S5100, S5105, 
        S5109-S5111, S5114, S5130 [18JY], S5169, S5170, S5175, S5178, 
        S5180-S5186, S5188-S5190 [19JY], S5328, S5346 [25JY]




BRING THE JOBS HOME LOAN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4102), H1016 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4102), H4720 [10JY]




BRINGING FUGITIVES TO JUSTICE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2183), S1576 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2183), S1577 [12MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2183, provisions, S1578 [12MR]




BRINKHEIDE, JOHN R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1409 [3AU], E1519 [13SE]




BRINKMEYER, BRADY

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E552 [17AP]




BRISCOE, CHARLES J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1571 [19SE]




BRISTOL, PA

  Remarks in House
      St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church: anniversary, E1074 
        [19JN]




BRISTOL, RACHEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S386 [7FE], S1930 [21MR]




BRISTOL COUNTY, MA

  Remarks in House
      Flaherty, Mark: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]
      Pinkham, Jim: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]




BRISTOW, VA

  Remarks in House
      BEACON for Adult Literacy (organization): tribute to volunteers, 
        E950 [1JN]




BRITISH-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP

  Appointments
      Members, H3148 [18MY]




BRITTON, JORDAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1320 [25JY]




BRITTON-MIHALO, TREVOR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E887 [25MY]




BROAD, MARY CORBETT

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act, H2237 [27AP]




BROAD, MOLLY CORBETT

  Letters
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, H986 [28FE]




BROADBENT, MEREDITH M.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the ITC: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4773 
        [29JN]




BROADCAST MUSIC INC.

  Articles and editorials
      From Receptionist to Music-Royalty Guarantor, S4361 [20JN]




BROADCASTING  see Radio; Television




BROADCOM CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Coulson, Samuel: Broadcom Corp., Math, Applied Science, 
        Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program 
        finalist, E1523 [13SE]




BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM EDUCATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]




BROAS, TIMOTHY M.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4298 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to the Netherlands: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 [19JN]




BROCK, OTIS, III

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2213 [27AP]




BROCKINGTON, CRYSTAL

  Proclamations
      Crystal Brockington and Johnathan Davis Day: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1193 [29JN]




BRODER, JOHN P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1225 [11JY]




BRODIE, MARGO KITSY

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1039-S1041 [27FE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1019 [17FE]




BROGAN, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]




BRONNER, ETHAN

  Articles and editorials
      Israel's Top Court Orders Settlers To Leave Outpost, E475 [28MR]




BRONX, NY  see New York, NY




BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Hall of Fame race: anniversary, E685 [27AP]




BROOK PARK, OH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1627 [21SE]




BROOKE, RUPERT

  Poems
      ``Peace'', H1119 [1MR]




BROOKES, PETER

  Appointments
      U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, H4426 [28JN]




BROOKHAVEN, PA

  Remarks in House
      Coebourn Elementary School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon 
        Schools award recipient, H2332 [8MY]




BROOKINS, HAMEL H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E904 [30MY], E927 [31MY]




BROOKLYN, NY  see New York, NY




BROOKLYN, OH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1631 [21SE]




BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1626 [21SE]




BROOKS, ALTON G. (TUNNEY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1061 [18JN]




BROOKS, ERIC

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2885 [26AP]




BROOKS, GA

  Remarks in House
      Brooks Elementary School: tribute to Veteran's Day Program, 
        E1710 [19OC]




BROOKS, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Baldwin Apple Ladders (business): tribute, S5209 [19JY]




BROOKS, MO (a Representative from Alabama)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5031, 
        H5079 [19JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3474 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 
        374), H726 [14FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2813 [16MY]
      Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force 
        by a President without prior and clear authorization by 
        Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6280 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H27 
        [17JA]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H641 [8FE]
      China: prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5712 [2AU]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see H.R. 3806), H803 [15FE]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Defense: use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear 
        material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (see 
        H.R. 6555), H6276 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4605 [28JN]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3732 [18JN]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's 
        Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H5766 [10SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require provision of chiropractic 
        care and services to veterans at all departmental medical 
        centers (see H.R. 329), H966 [27FE]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and 
        technical research on implications of the use of mid-level 
        ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H1847 [16AP]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H5079 [19JY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H571 [7FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H5711 [2AU]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1571 [26MR]
      Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms 
        (see H.J. Res. 93), H221 [31JA]
      ------make matching contributions to Thrift Savings Fund 
        contingent on Congress completing action on budget resolution 
        reducing the deficit (see H.R. 1168), H476 [3FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4864 
        [12JY]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1304 [8MR]
      OAS: withhold a percentage of U.S. contributions for every 
        permanent council meeting held where provisions of the Inter-
        American Democratic Charter are not invoked relative to 
        Venezuelan constitutional reforms (see H.R. 2542), H28 [17JA]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H571 [7FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 [8FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5766 [10SE]
      Power resources: protect the bulk-power system and electric 
        infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the 
        U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats 
        and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H1642 [27MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H376 [1FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      ------express that delays in implementing a clear mission for 
        the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 
        3444), H2813 [16MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5631 [1AU]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain 
        employees from using title of ``officer'' and from wearing 
        uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement 
        officers (see H.R. 3608), H903 [16FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H3405 [1JN]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        518), H78 [18JA]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H6152 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (H.R. 4125), H1134 [1MR]
  Remarks
      Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women 
        Educators: anniversary, E1620 [21SE]
      Budget: deficit, H935 [17FE], H3654 [7JN]
      Colleges and universities: impact of Government regulations on 
        research, H5205 [25JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3026 [17MY]
      ------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, 
        H3026 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5031 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with 
        Russia, H5031 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit Advanced Research Projects Agency-
        Energy funding to reimburse grant recipients for advertising, 
        marketing, or captial formation expenses, H3474 [5JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H934 [17FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3474 [5JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3654 [7JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3654 [7JN]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, H3710 [18JN], 
        H3738 [19JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5870 [12SE]
      Middle East: U.S. policy relative to support of opposition 
        groups, H5870 [12SE]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, H3664 [8JN]
      Presidents of the U.S.: Executive orders infringing on 
        congressional powers and duties, H3710 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3654 [7JN]
      ------obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to level of CBO 
        projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3654 [7JN]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H934 [17FE]
      U.S. Space and Rocket Center: anniversary of Space Camp, H3582 
        [7JN]
      United Launch Alliance (organization): tribute, H3587 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., H5928 [13SE]
      Dunwoody, Ann E., E727 [8MY]
      Lowman, Carol, E1414 [3AU]
      O'Reilly, Patrick J., E1565 [19SE]




BROOKS TRAP MILL (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4890 [11JY]




BROOMALL, HUGH T.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5480 [26JY]




BROTHERS TO THE RESCUE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Cuba: anniversary of downing of Brothers to the Rescue 
        (organization) aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]




BROUN, PAUL C. (a Representative from Georgia)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3053 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3530, H3546, H3578 [6JN], H3640 [7JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4036, H4045, H4047, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053 [26JN], H4096, H4097, H4099, H4101, H4102, H4121, H4122 
        [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3370, H3383, H3405 [1JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3677 [8JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2361, H2375, H2414, H2425 
        [8MY], H2544 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H376 [1FE]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1428 [20MR]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H641 [8FE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1808 [29MR]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H5202 [24JY]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5293 [25JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs 
        and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 
        6567), H6300 [2OC]
      ------terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 
        crop year (see H.R. 2487), H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of Energy: repeal the Advanced Technology Vehicle 
        Manufacturing loan program (see H.R. 3306), H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3982), H803 [15FE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H1153 [5MR]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H4686 [9JY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ophthalmologic service 
        and Director of Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health 
        Administration (see H.R. 3216), H948 [21FE]
      EPA: provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and 
        technical research on implications of the use of mid-level 
        ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H571 [7FE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1017 [28FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H696 [13FE]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        H.R. 4237), H1808 [29MR]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H2134 [25AP]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H182 [25JA]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 
        3461), H3105 [17MY]
      Food: replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block 
        grant to the States (see H.R. 6518), H6275 [21SE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H6280 [21SE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H3105 [17MY]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal 
        immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain 
        deportations (see H.R. 2497), H4656 [29JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1101 [29FE]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H948 [21FE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2570 [9MY]
      Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H5010 [18JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H2288 [27AP]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3808 [19JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4864 
        [12JY]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H696 [13FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health 
        insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution 
        requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the 
        House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H376 
        [1FE]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H5706 [2AU]
      ------clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on 
        branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H2813 [16MY]
      Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and 
        increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 
        [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H115 [23JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1272 [7MR]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1392 [19MR]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H115 [23JA]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]
      Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax 
        holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to 
        participate (see H.R. 3551), H945 [17FE]
      ------clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not 
        deductible (see H.R. 3720), H2715 [15MY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3404 [1JN]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1154 [5MR]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H4605 [28JN]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H6280 [21SE]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2716 
        [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H439 [2FE]
      Health: make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 4074), H943 
        [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        4224), H1427 [20MR]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H1303 [8MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (H.R. 3883), H440 [2FE]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (H.R. 4074), H944 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 4224), 
        H1427 [20MR]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (H.R. 4171), H1305 
        [8MR]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3250 
        [30MY], H3499 [6JN], H3652 [7JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3250 [30MY], H3499 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3250 [30MY], H3499 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H94 [23JA]
      Budget: deficit, H3654 [7JN]
      ------eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (H.R. 3883), H399 [2FE], H590 [8FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H399 [2FE]
      Congressional Research Service: funding, H3677, H3679 [8JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3053, H3054 [17MY]
      ------eliminate maximum age limitations for individuals who are 
        otherwise qualified to enlist in the Armed Forces, H3053, 
        H3054 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program 
        vehicle technologies funding, H3383 [1JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3531, H3546, H3555 
        [6JN], H3640 [7JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Office of Community Planning and Development 
        funding, H4096 [27JN]
      ------Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity funding, 
        H4099 [27JN]
      ------Office of Housing funding, H4097 [27JN]
      ------Office of Policy Development and Research funding, H4097 
        [27JN]
      ------Office of Public and Indian Housing funding, H4096 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H4101, H4102 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4102 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for carrying out or 
        enforcement of provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal 
        preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or 
        practices, H2544, H2547 [9MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration funding, 
        H4047 [26JN]
      ------Office of Civil Rights funding, H4036, H4037 [26JN]
      ------Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 
        funding, H4052 [26JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4036, H4037, H4045, H4047, H4051, 
        H4052, H4053 [26JN], H4096, H4097, H4099, H4101, H4102, H4121, 
        H4122 [27JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H3658 [7JN]
      Energy and water development: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3371, H3383 [1JN]
      FBI: funding, H2362 [8MY]
      Federal Maritime Commission: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H4121 [27JN]
      Federal Railroad Administration: funding, H4045 [26JN]
      FEMA: State and local grant programs funding, H3555 [6JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3499 [6JN], H3652, H3654, H3656, H3657, 
        H3658 [7JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3499 [6JN], H3652, H3654, H3656, H3657, H3658 [7JN]
      Health: make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR], H2025-H2027 [19AP], 
        H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR], H2025-H2027 
        [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3677, H3679 [8JN]
      LSC: funding, H2413 [8MY]
      Marine Mammal Commission: funding, H2414, H2415 [8MY]
      Maritime Administration: Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program 
        funding, H4051 [26JN]
      Medicaid: reform, H5184, H5185 [24JY]
      Medicare: reform, H790 [15FE]
      NeighborWorks America (organization): funding, H4122 [27JN]
      NOAA: Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund funding, H2375 [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid 
        funding, H5184, H5185 [24JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H790 [15FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H4077 [27JN]
      Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in 
        management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), 
        H1876 [17AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3499 [6JN], H3652, H3654, H3656, H3657, H3658 [7JN]
      ------obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to level of CBO 
        projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3652, H3654, H3656, 
        H3657, H3658 [7JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2425 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2362, H2375, H2413, 
        H2414, H2415, H2425 [8MY], H2544, H2547 [9MY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States 
        (H.R. 4160), H5184, H5185 [24JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1876 [17AP]
      Surface Transportation Board: funding, H4053 [26JN]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1923 [18AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: funding, H3546 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the 
        Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) 
        Program, H3640 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to restrict participation in Screening 
        Partnership Program (SPP), H3640 [7JN]
      Votes: position on missed, E1566 [19SE]
      Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, 
        E189 [14FE]
  Tributes
      Boylan, Peter J., E1605 [21SE]
      Cutshaw, James R. (Roman), E1233 [11JY]
      Harrell, William F., E1365 [31JY]
      Long, Crawford, H1796 [29MR]
      Pearson, Monica Kaufman, H1439 [21MR]




BROUSSARD, LA

  Articles and editorials
      Cajun Towns Feud About Sausage With Links to the Past, E1168 
        [28JN]




BROW, JOHN A.

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: exonerate pilots John A. Brow and Brooks S. 
        Gruber from responsibility in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in 
        Marana, AZ, H1206-H1208 [6MR], H1796-H1798 [29MR], H2020-H2022 
        [19AP], H3261-H3263 [30MY], H3729-H3731 [18JN], H4895-H4897 
        [17JY]




BROWARD COUNTY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Broward County Health Dept.: tribute to ``Broward Is Greater 
        Than AIDS'' campaign, E1122 [21JN]
      Broward County Sheriff's Office: tribute to Anti-Bullying 
        Initiative, E121 [2FE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E774 [10MY]




BROWN, ABE

  Remarks in House
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3276), H4000, H4001 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3276), S5894 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3276, Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL, 
        H4000 [26JN]




BROWN, BARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1642 [21SE]




BROWN, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Springfield, MO, Area Sports Hall of Fame: inductee, E1543 
        [14SE]




BROWN, BRIDGET

  Remarks in House
      National Down Syndrome Society: Self-Advocate of the Year 
        Champion of Change Award recipient, H1165 [6MR]




BROWN, CHRISTOPHER L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E529 [16AP], E571 [18AP]




BROWN, CHUCK

  Bills and resolutions
      Chuck Brown Day: designate (see H. Res. 670), H3266 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      ACLU of the Nation's Capital: Lifetime Achievement Award 
        recipient, E2 [6JA]
      Tribute, E851 [18MY], E924 [31MY]




BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3061 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3619 [7JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2536 [9MY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3733 [18JN]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5328 [26JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H727 [14FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3734 [18JN]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H1017 [28FE]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 
        Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H5131 [23JY]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H1018 [28FE]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Dept. of HHS: include occupational therapists as behavioral and 
        mental health professionals for purposes of the National 
        Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3762), H79 [18JA]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H28 [17JA]
      Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for 
        Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness 
        (see H.R. 3298), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H220 [31JA]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H5728 [7AU]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4776 [10JY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H3267 [30MY]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H1210 [6MR]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5328 [26JY]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H159 [24JA]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6062 [14SE]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H2813 [16MY]
      House of Representatives: recommend against finding Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      ------reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H4158 [27JN]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H3734 [18JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1807 [29MR]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal 
        medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H1154 [5MR]
      ------improve availability of assistance for certain breast and 
        cervical cancer patients in the territories (see H.R. 2135), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H115 [23JA]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, 
        service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 
        1449), H159 [24JA]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1572 [26MR]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NIST: reduce the cost share requirement for the Hollings 
        Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 3138), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1154 [5MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H4656 [29JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H1134 [1MR]
      ------require educational agencies participating in certain 
        school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students 
        to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year 
        (see H.R. 576), H1100 [29FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H4908 [17JY]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5526 [31JY]
      ------apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution 
        and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain 
        amounts (see H.R. 797), H476 [3FE]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H1274 [7MR]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H903 [16FE]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3976 [21JN]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5766 [10SE]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1135 [1MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H79 [18JA]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H6152 [19SE]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide employment opportunities for veterans in 
        transportation construction projects (see H.R. 3473), H115 
        [23JA]
      Veterans Day: encourage observance by listening, with respect 
        and without judgment, to stories of combat veterans (see H. 
        Res. 456), H221 [31JA]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6300 [2OC]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1274 [7MR]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1391 [19MR]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H6234 [20SE]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      ------require mammography reports contain a breast density 
        summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary 
        screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see 
        H.R. 3102), H1017 [28FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1543 [22MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3405 [1JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3266 [30MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (see 
        H.R. 6455), H6231 [20SE]
      Postal Service: maintain number of officers and employees 
        necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster 
        assistance responsibilities (see H.R. 6301), H5705 [2AU]
      Taxation: eliminate separate tax return forms for earned income 
        credit, include certain information required by that form on 
        appropriate tax forms, and compute earned income credit for 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 4421), H2029 [19AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (H.R. 
        6455), H6233 [20SE]
      Postal Service: maintain number of officers and employees 
        necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster 
        assistance responsibilities (H.R. 6301), H5709 [2AU]
      Taxation: eliminate separate tax return forms for earned income 
        credit, include certain information required by that form on 
        appropriate tax forms, and compute earned income credit for 
        taxpayers (H.R. 4421), H2031 [19AP]
  Poems
      ``On Point, Shades of Black and Green,'' Albert C. Caswell, 
        E1148 [27JN]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (H.R. 4201), H3235 [30MY]
      Bahamas: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Bimini Plaque 
        Project, E1686 [5OC]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1710, H1715 [28MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), H3444 [5JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5687 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection salaries and expenses funding, H3619 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3619 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance 
        Program funding, H2536 [9MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical 
        facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities 
        (H.R. 6375), E1605 [21SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4109 [27JN]
      Eatonville, FL: anniversary, E1366 [31JY]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H452 [3FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1935 
        [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1928 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2101 [25AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1935 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4622 [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1928 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H2101 [25AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4784 [11JY]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1437 [21MR]
      Miami, FL: Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical 
        Center operating room construction funding, E1605 
        [21SE]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to YMCA of Central Florida for ``Red Tail 
        Pilots Tribute'' event, E232 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4664, 
        H4674, H4675 [9JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4784 [11JY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5687 [2AU]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1606 [27MR], H1928 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1606 [27MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1935 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4622 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1928 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2101 [25AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2536 [9MY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1478 
        [11SE]
      Transportation: infrastructure funding, H1715 [28MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (H.R. 3670), H3240 [30MY]
      Veterans: health care funding, H3235 [30MY]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (H.R. 4114), H4663, H4664 [9JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2740 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H927 [17FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, H3235 [30MY], E1148 [27JN]
      ------tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E232 [17FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H1569 [26MR]
  Tributes
      Blocker, Ronald, E1126 [21JN]
      Brown, Chuck, E851 [18MY], E924 [31MY]
      Clark, Mercerdese, E1402 [3AU]
      Costello, Representative, H5908 [12SE]
      Dennis, Willye, E372 [16MR]
      Evans, Earl, Jr., E235 [21FE]
      Felder, Anne Mitchell, E1262 [17JY]
      Goss, Suzanne, E1158 [27JN]
      Hemsley, Sherman, E1443 [3AU]
      Johnson, Leon C., Sr., E227 [17FE]
      Maclay, Jeffrey, E13 [13JA]
      Mills, John E.A., E1324, E1326 [25JY]
      Payne, Donald M., H1203 [6MR]
      Saunders, Ansil, E1681 [5OC]
      Sharpton, Ada, E442 [26MR]




BROWN, DAVID

  Articles and editorials
      Study Predicts 42 Percent of Americans Will Be Obese in 2030, 
        S2948 [8MY]




BROWN, DENNIS

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]




BROWN, ERIC

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 [25JA]




BROWN, GAGE

  Remarks in House
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]




BROWN, GEORGE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1534 [14SE]




BROWN, HAROLD C., JR. (HAL)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1789 [19MR]




BROWN, HELEN GURLEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1457 [10SE]




BROWN, JESSE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1051 [18JN]




BROWN, KAMDEN

  Remarks in House
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]




BROWN, KELVIN D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E25 [17JA]




BROWN, LORRAINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E245 [27FE]




BROWN, MAIA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




BROWN, MARSHA LEWIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E667 [26AP]




BROWN, NANCY A.

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S841 
        [16FE]




BROWN, NICK AND TRACY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E118 [2FE]




BROWN, O.C.

  Remarks in House
      Motion pictures: tribute to Academy Award-winning documentary, 
        ``Undefeated'', H952 [27FE]




BROWN, ROBERT H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1571 [19SE]




BROWN, SCOTT P. (a Senator from Massachusetts)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791 [6JN], 
        S3840, S3850 [7JN], S3905, S3917 [11JN], S4419 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S169 [30JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6276 [12SE], S6363 [13SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5891, S5896 [1AU]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2333 
        [16AP], S2435 [17AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2103 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S700 [15FE], S851, S864 [16FE], 
        S1541 [8MR], S1614 [13MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1797, S1806 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4896 [11JY], S4973 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5740 [31JY], S5885 
        [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S4460 [25JN]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3730 
        [5JN]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S2732 [25AP]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S4894 [11JY]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 
        3624), S6625 [21SE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S1195 [1MR]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see S. Res. 
        437), S2731 [25AP]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Children and youth: call on all governments to assist in the 
        safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence (see S. Res. 
        449), S3633 [24MY]
      ------issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at 
        improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see S. 
        3231), S6627 [21SE]
      China: recognize anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong, call 
        for an end to continued persecution, release detained 
        practitioners, and support Tuidang movement renouncing ties to 
        the Communist Party (see S. Res. 232), S6458 [19SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S6547 [20SE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      ------prohibit earmarks (see S. 1930), S262 [1FE]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S850 [16FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S1195 [1MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (see S. 1381), S76 [24JA]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S4204 [14JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish hospital care, medical 
        services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed 
        at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (see 
        S. 277), S1089 [28FE]
      ------improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or 
        who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4461 [25JN]
      ------provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for 
        educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see 
        S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S1540 [8MR]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see S. 3325), S6456 [19SE]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see S. 3430), S6457 [19SE]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see S. Res. 176), S6458 [19SE]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3632 [24MY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (see S. Res. 477), S3729 [5JN]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), 
        S4205 [14JN]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S5382 [25JY]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4369 [20JN]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S6455 [19SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S44 [23JA]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S6547 [20SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S6458 [19SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3785 [6JN]
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (see S. 1215), S5381 [25JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S1195 [1MR]
      Medicaid: expand home and community-based services waiver to 
        include young individuals in need of services otherwise 
        provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see 
        S. 3289), S6456 [19SE]
      Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and 
        clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive 
        cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), 
        S6456 [19SE]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S6456 [19SE]
      ------expand access to medication therapy management services 
        (see S. 274), S6455 [19SE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see S. 738), S163 [30JA]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S6547 [20SE]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see S. 960), S3130 [14MY]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S6456 [19SE]
      ------issue a semipostal stamp for research and demonstration 
        projects relating to autism spectrum disorders (see S. 2472), 
        S6456 [19SE]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S3977 [12JN]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: 
        establish (see S. 3196), S6341 [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S495 [9FE]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2732 [25AP]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see S. 
        2013), S6627 [21SE]
      SBA: reauthorize the women's business center program (see S. 
        3197), S6341 [13SE]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S6341 [13SE]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities (see S. 2190), S1613 [13MR]
      Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and 
        reports in electronic form (see S. 219), S2324 [16AP]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S2825 [26AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S1195 [1MR]
      Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 526), 
        S5304 [24JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S568 [13FE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S6109 [11SE]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see S. 1512), S4299 [19JN]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see S. 672), S2393 [17AP]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1734 [15MR]
      ------increase and make permanent the alternative simplified 
        research credit (see S. 1577), S1050 [27FE]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S4460 [25JN]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see S. 2316), S2545 [19AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S209 [31JA]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 3199), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S5047 
        [16JY]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2218), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3236), S5733 [31JY]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      ------require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6627 [21SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S262 
        [1FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S4239 [18JN]
      White, Kevin H.: tribute (see S. Res. 365), S261 [1FE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see S. 3547), S6457 [19SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S44 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 
        2232), S2001 [22MR]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher 
        education to post certain IRS returns on their websites (see 
        S. 2835), S2927 [7MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2834), S2927 [7MY]
      Dept. of Justice: dedicate funds from the Crime Victims Fund to 
        victims of elder abuse (see S. 3294), S4203 [14JN] (see S. 
        3490), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see S. 3249), S3631 [24MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to nonprofit 
        organizations for construction of facilities for temporary 
        lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, or care 
        of a veteran (see S. 3324), S4368 [20JN]
      ------modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences 
        for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
        after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Employment: establish a youth summer employment program (see S. 
        3273), S3838 [7JN]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (see S. 3283), S3900 [11JN]
      Federal employees: require Members and employees of Congress and 
        other Federal employees who file under the Ethics in 
        Government Act to disclose delinquent tax liability (see S. 
        2195), S1734 [15MR]
      SSA: perform process for closure of field offices (see S. 3489), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. 
        Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S148 [30JA]
  Letters
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: by, S4945 [12JY]
  Lists
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
  Privilege of the floor
      Rose, Jay, S3457 [22MY]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen 
        coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and 
        preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military 
        facilities, S4141 [13JN]
      Boston, MA: inclusion of Massachusetts General Hospital in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' list, 
        S5131 [18JY]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher 
        education to post certain IRS returns on their websites (S. 
        2835), S2946 [8MY]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S148 [30JA], S2945 [8MY]
      ------prohibit earmarks, S295 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S193, S196, S197 [31JA], S248, S254 [1FE], 
        S291, S295, S302, S304 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S146 [30JA]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S148 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (S. 1728), S4840 [11JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 3254), S4141 [13JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2945 
        [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2834), S2946 [8MY]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S248 [1FE]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (S. 3283), S4180 [14JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3412 [22MY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, S304 [2FE]
      Hanscom AFB, MA: impact of proposed change in leadership rank 
        structure on cybersecurity, S4230 [18JN]
      Harrison, Kayla: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6533 [20SE]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S3676 
        [4JN]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses, S302 [2FE]
      ------require public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages 
        held by Members of Congress, S248 [1FE]
      NOAA: misuse of fishermen fines to purchase luxury boat and 
        demand for greater accountability regarding the misuse of 
        Government vessels, S893 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax 
        burden, S4924 [12JY]
      Postal Service: establish citizen's protection advocates and 
        require Strategic Advisory Commission on Postal Service 
        Solvency and Innovation to develop inter-agency agreements to 
        provide additional services, S2649 [24AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2371, S2375 
        [17AP], S2636, S2649 [24AP], S2697 [25AP]
      Raisman, Alexandra: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6533 [20SE]
      Run to Home Base (organization): tribute, S5970 [2AU]
      Securities: amend securities laws to provide for registration 
        exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (S. 1791), S1111 
        [29FE], S2230 [29MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1894 [21MR], S2230 [29MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1894 [21MR], S2230 [29MR]
      Social Security: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability 
        by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]
      Taxation: prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2945 [8MY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4924 [12JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3412 [22MY], S4924 
        [12JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3958 
        [12JN]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S1895 [21MR], S3958 [12JN]
      Year of the Girl: designate (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S4840 [11JY]
  Tributes
      Begich, Senator, S196 [31JA]
      Connors, John M., Jr. (Jack), S3724 [5JN]
      Daley, Joseph N., S1192 [1MR]
      Davey, Irene, S2542 [19AP]
      Dignam, John F., S6536 [20SE]
      Dulong, Michael G., S3681 [4JN]
      Hamilton, Hurmon E., Jr., S1730 [15MR]
      Hoopes, Nathaniel, S147 [30JA]
      Hudner, Thomas J., Jr., S3081 [10MY]
      Stanford, Moira McCarthy, S6536 [20SE]




BROWN, SHANTE

  Remarks in House
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]




BROWN, SHARI

  Remarks in House
      National Center for Family Literacy: Toyota Teacher of the Year 
        Award recipient, E462 [28MR]




BROWN, SHERROD (a Senator from Ohio)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3991 [12JN], 
        S4206, S4210 [14JN], S4245 [18JN], S4270 [19JN], S4419 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S181, S215, S216 [31JA], S243 [1FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6279, S6283 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3330 [21MY], S3455 
        [22MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2497, S2509 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2688 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR], S2093 [27MR], S2244 
        [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S573 [13FE], S655 [14FE], S789 
        [15FE], S910 [17FE], S1050 [27FE], S1090 [28FE], S1210, S1365 
        [1MR], S1395, S1398 [5MR], S1423, S1430 [6MR], S1467, S1468 
        [7MR], S1601 [13MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1747, S1755 [15MR], S1796 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827 [10JY], S4897 [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139 [18JY]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), 
        S6003, S6004, S6010 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
      Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 
        [5MR]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 
        2217), S1932 [21MR]
      American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and 
        technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum 
        development (see S. 2369), S2731 [25AP]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. 
        Con. Res. 48), S4461 [25JN]
      ------enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their 
        spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S3174 [15MY]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 
        3624), S6625 [21SE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (see S. 2280), S2326 [16AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        S. 2149), S1194 [1MR]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S850 [16FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      ------prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 1534), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see S. 2270), 
        S2326 [16AP]
      ------suspend limitation on the period for which certain 
        borrowers are eligible to receive loan guarantees (see S. 
        368), S3129 [14MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and 
        contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]
      ------limit increases in certain costs of health care services 
        under departmental health care programs (see S. 3203), S3730 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish national program for arts and 
        technology (see S. 2263), S2242 [29MR]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S699 [15FE] (see S. 2343), S2732 
        [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 
        3391), S6456 [19SE]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see S. 2192), S6456 [19SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish an Employee Ownership and 
        Participation Initiative (see S. 3421), S5257 [23JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank 
        (see S. 3419), S5257 [23JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize transport of individuals to 
        and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, 
        counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 3511), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 1147), 
        S4725 [28JN]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see S. 414), S567 [13FE]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      ------increase access to adult education to provide for economic 
        growth (see S. 2117), S850 [16FE]
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 1335), S3280 [17MY]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S6456 [19SE]
      ------tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals 
        who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), S3632 [24MY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S5979 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4675 [27JN] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 
        2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S699 [15FE] (see S. 3394), 
        S5085 [17JY]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 539), S75 [24JA]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S6627 [21SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2825 [26AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2602 [23AP]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S262 [1FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S2244 [29MR]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see S. 227), S6455 [19SE]
      ------extend reasonable cost contracts (see S. 1497), S1384 
        [5MR]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see S. 738), S6546 [20SE]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S5732 [31JY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), 
        S3839 [7JN]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR]
      National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 425), S2496 
        [18AP]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 565), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), 
        S3782 [6JN]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S2243 
        [29MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S3631 [24MY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S1933 [21MR]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S615 [14FE]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 1945), 
        S2086 [27MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 435), S4205 [14JN]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 2034), 
        S75 [24JA]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S5382 [25JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see S. 2240), S2085 [27MR]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 996), S3839 
        [7JN]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S4637 [26JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S6626 [21SE]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see S. 1526), S5979 [2AU]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 
        845), S4789 [9JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN]
      ------require the use of domestic property to be eligible for 
        certain tax incentives for solar energy (see S. 3183), S3174 
        [15MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S1384 [5MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3043 [9MY]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S851 
        [16FE]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S5872 
        [1AU]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1790 [19MR]
      ------ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought 
        against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 634), S6271 
        [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform 
        certain provisions of law relative to employment and 
        reemployment rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Columbus, OH: anniversary (see S. Res. 375), S614 [14FE]
      Corps of Engineers: preserve historical integrity of Zoar, OH, 
        while carrying out any study or construction of flood damage 
        reduction measures, including levees (see S. 3580), S6545 
        [20SE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see S. 3484), S5977 [2AU]
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (see S. 3238), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve the program of access to broadband 
        telecommunications services in rural areas (see S. 2298), 
        S2496 [18AP]
      Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ``produced'' to include 
        melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on 
        procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see 
        S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish a grant program for automated 
        external defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see S. 3461), S5732 [31JY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for 
        wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see S. 2108), 
        S614 [14FE]
      ------minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see S. 
        3297), S4203 [14JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), 
        S6340 [13SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of work-study 
        allowances for individuals pursuing rehabilitation, education, 
        or training programs (see S. 3503), S5977 [2AU]
      ------provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in 
        science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 
        3488), S5977 [2AU]
      ------provide veterans, when they electronically file claims for 
        benefits, with notice that relevant services may be available 
        to them from veterans service organizations (see S. 3052), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S494 [9FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require textile and apparel 
        articles acquired for use be manufactured from articles, 
        materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or 
        manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 3444), S5486 [26JY]
      Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, 
        and efficient banking system (see S. 3048), S3041 [9MY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Motor vehicles: improve certain laws relative to use of high 
        occupancy vehicle facilities (see S. 3191), S3234 [16MY]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see S. 3327), S4417 [21JN]
      Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 383), S1147 [29FE]
      SEC: require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]
      Tariff: (acetato) pentammine cobalt dinitrate with a polymeric 
        or paraffinic carrier mixture (see S. 2501), S2824 [26AP]
      ------alkali metal phenate, mineral oil, and p-dodecylphenol 
        mixtures (see S. 2499), S2823 [26AP]
      ------barium magnesium aluminate phosphor activated by europium 
        or manganese (see S. 2544), S2922 [7MY]
      ------basic violet 11 (see S. 2539), S2922 [7MY]
      ------basic violet 11--1 (see S. 2540), S2922 [7MY]
      ------benzene, polypropene derivatives (see S. 2502), S2824 
        [26AP]
      ------benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, with 2- aminoethanol and 
        poly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), a-[1-oxo-9- octadecenyl]- w-
        hydroxy-, (9Z) mixtures (see S. 2505), S2824 [26AP]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate phosphor activated by manganese 
        and antimony (see S. 2535), S2922 [7MY]
      ------caprolactam disulfide with an elastomer binder of 
        ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and 
        dispersing agents mixtures (see S. 2489), S2823 [26AP]
      ------clarify duty on sanitary towels and tampons, diapers and 
        diaper liners for babies, and similar articles, of any 
        material (see S. 2545), S2922 [7MY]
      ------clearcoat lacquer (see S. 2495), S2823 [26AP]
      ------copper phthalocyanine green 7, crude (see S. 2491), S2823 
        [26AP]
      ------D-galacto-D-mannan (see S. 2506), S2824 [26AP]
      ------D-galacto-D-mannan, 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl 
        ether, chloride (83589-59-7), 1-propanaminium, 2,3-dihydroxy-
        N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride (34004-36-9) and water (see S. 
        2504), S2824 [26AP]
      ------ethylene-propylene polymer (see S. 2486), S2823 [26AP]
      ------4,8-dicyclohexyl -6-2,10-dimethyl -12H-
        dibenzo[d,g][1,3,2]- dioxaphosphocin (see S. 2478), S2823 
        [26AP]
      ------4,4'-oxydiphthalic anhydride (see S. 2498), S2823 [26AP]
      ------4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, lithium salt (see S. 2480), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      ------4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, sodium salt hydrate (see S. 
        2482), S2823 [26AP]
      ------frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like 
        (see S. 2488), S2823 [26AP]
      ------huron yellow dye (see S. 2549), S2922 [7MY]
      ------invisible blue dye (see S. 2550), S2922 [7MY]
      ------lanthanum phosphate phosphor, activated by cerium and 
        terbium (see S. 2553), S2922 [7MY]
      ------N'-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N,Ndimethylurea with acrylate 
        rubber mixtures (see S. 2475), S2823 [26AP]
      ------o-chloro-p-toluidine (3-chloro-4-methylaniline) (see S. 
        2479), S2823 [26AP]
      ------1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine, polymer with formaldehyde 
        (see S. 2493), S2823 [26AP]
      ------1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene (RODA) (see S. 2503), S2824 
        [26AP]
      ------1,3-propanediaminium, N-[3-[[[dimethyl[3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-
        2-pro-penyl)amino]propyl]ammonio]acety ]amino]propyl]-2-
        hydroxy-N,N,N',N',N'-pentamethyl-, trichloride, polymer with 
        2-propenamide (see S. 2483), S2823 [26AP]
      ------1-octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-,(Sp-4-2)-
        [29H. 31.-phthalocyanine-2-sulfonato(3-)-kN29,kN30,kN31, 
        kN32]cuprate(1-) (see S. 2481), S2823 [26AP]
      ------1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2-
        naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers) mixture (see S. 2476), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      ------parts of frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or 
        the like (see S. 2507), S2824 [26AP]
      ------phosphorescent pigment (see S. 2541), S2922 [7MY]
      ------plastic laminate sheets (see S. 2485), S2823 [26AP]
      ------polyethylene glycol, C16 C18 fatty acids, and C2 C6 
        aliphatic hydrocarbons mixtures (see S. 2497), S2823 [26AP]
      ------p-toluidine (see S. 2484), S2823 [26AP]
      ------reactive red (see S. 2546), S2922 [7MY]
      ------sodium thiocyanate (see S. 2492), S2823 [26AP]
      ------solvent orange 115, marigold orange (see S. 2542), S2922 
        [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 160--1, Potomac (see S. 2551), S2922 [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 195 (see S. 2548), S2922 [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 131, fluorescent yellow M, Mohawk (see S. 
        2543), S2922 [7MY]
      ------strontium halophosphate doped with europium (see S. 2547), 
        S2922 [7MY]
      ------3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-enyl)but-3-en-2-one 
        (methylionine) (see S. 2500), S2824 [26AP]
      ------3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (see S. 2490), S2823 
        [26AP]
      ------2-cyclo-hexylidene-2-phenyl acetonitrile (see S. 2487), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      ------2-oxepanone, polymer with aziridine and tetrahydro- 2H-
        pyran-2-one, dodecanoate ester (see S. 2494), S2823 [26AP]
      ------warp knit open-work fabric (see S. 2477), S2823 [26AP]
      ------yttrium oxide phosphor, activated by europium (see S. 
        2552), S2922 [7MY]
      ------zinc dicyanato diamine with an elastomer binder of 
        ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and 
        dispersing agents mixtures (see S. 2496), S2823 [26AP]
      Taxation: limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States (see 
        S. 3485), S5977 [2AU]
      ------make permanent and increase credit for increasing research 
        activities and increase domestic production activities 
        deduction for property for which research and development 
        occurred in the U.S. (see S. 3307), S4238 [18JN]
      Treaties and agreements: report on countries with which the U.S. 
        negotiates trade agreements, establish terms for future trade 
        agreements, and enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see S. 3347), S4674 [27JN]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 
        418), S2324 [16AP]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], 
        S2028 [26MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
  Privilege of the floor
      Cohen, Ben, S5688 [30JY]
      Jamal, Ghazan, S5894 [1AU]
      Lacko, Michelle, S3798 [6JN]
      Parsons, Jennifer, S5238 [19JY]
      Smith, Nicole, S802 [15FE]
      Yakub, Kareem, S5894 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4143 [13JN], 
        S4270 [19JN], S4398 [21JN], S4833 [10JY]
      ------strengthen rural communities and foster the next 
        generation of farmers and ranchers, S4270 [19JN]
      Alcoa Inc.: tribute, S560 [13FE]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 373), S657 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform 
        certain provisions of law relative to employment and 
        reemployment rights of members (S. 3322), S5848 [1AU]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S3133 [14MY]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 549), S6238 [11SE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (S. 2222), S2207 [29MR]
      Chardon, OH: express condolences to community and families of 
        victims of Chardon High School shooting, S1186 [1MR]
      China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the 
        U.S., S379-S381 [7FE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3457 [22MY]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (S. 
        Res. 357), S173 [30JA]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, 
        S4457 [25JN]
      Columbus, OH: anniversary (S. Res. 375), S657, S658 [14FE]
      ------tribute to Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital and 
        Solove Reseach Institute, S4457 [25JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S823 [16FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S174 [30JA]
      ------extend the same financial conflict of interest rules to 
        Senators and their staff that apply to congressional committee 
        and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 [31JA], 
        S241, S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]
      ------modify reporting requirements for personal financial trade 
        transactions by Members and certain employees, S182 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S182, S194 [31JA], S241, S243 [1FE], S309 
        [2FE]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content in 
        transportation construction projects, S1602, S1608 [13MR]
      Cordray, Richard: recess appointment to be FRS Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau Director, S151 [30JA]
      Dayton, OH: tribute to hosting of NCAA men's basketball 
        tournament first round games, S1919 [21MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Aggregate Risk and Revenue 
        Management Program, S4143 [13JN]
      ------increase awareness of the Summer Food Service Program, 
        S4359 [20JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S4144 
        [13JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, S2589 [23AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), S2931 [7MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3677 [4JN], S3834 [7JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2935, S2953 
        [8MY], S3028 [9MY], S3060 [10MY], S3261, S3262, S3263 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S413 [9FE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (S. 3461), 
        S5735 [31JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce trafficking of drugs and 
        prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by 
        deterring construction and use of border tunnels (S. 1236), 
        S172 [30JA]
      Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for 
        wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (S. 2108), S619 
        [14FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (H.R. 4849), S2931 [7MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require 
        action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S1608 [13MR], 
        S2384 [17AP], S3893 [11JN], S4815 [10JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (S. 2241), 
        S2589 [23AP]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5689 [30JY]
      ------implementation of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, 
        S4930 [12JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (S. 3340), S4463 [25JN]
      Economy: impact of Government bailout of automobile industry, 
        S3892 [11JN]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S1174 
        [1MR], S2132, S2133 [28MR], S2383 [17AP], S3419 [22MY]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S823 [16FE], S3123 
        [14MY], S4814 [10JY]
      EPA: address soil contamination issues in areas surrounding 
        former lead smelter sites, S3322 [21MY]
      ------assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (S. 2094), S413 [9FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S2486 [18AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3123 [14MY]
      FDA: accelerate investigation into imported pet food from China, 
        S380 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require textile and apparel 
        articles acquired for use be manufactured from articles, 
        materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or 
        manufactured in the U.S. (S. 3444), S5726 [31JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S4452 
        [25JN]
      Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, 
        and efficient banking system (S. 3048), S5921-S5923 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), S1608 [13MR]
      ------clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to 
        address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (S. 328), S824 [16FE]
      ------U.S. deficit, S561 [13FE], S824 [16FE], S1608 [13MR]
      General Motors Corp.: anniversary of Chevrolet Cruze automobile, 
        S6097 [11SE]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (S. Res. 377), S690, S691 [15FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), S5689 
        [30JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S4452 [25JN]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (S. Con. Res. 34), S174 [30JA]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S3141 
        [15MY], S3768, S3772 [6JN]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), S2931 [7MY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S4814 [10JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S5654 
        [30JY]
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3321 [21MY]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2486 [18AP]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, S3626 [24MY]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S4231 [18JN]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), S2931 [7MY]
      Moore, Brandon: Dept. of Justice Law Enforcement Congressional 
        Badge of Bravery award recipient, S151 [30JA]
      Motor vehicles: domestic sourcing of auto supply parts, S1175 
        [1MR]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], S824 
        [16FE], S3419 [22MY]
      ------improve safety of motorcoaches, S1188 [1MR]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, S4457 [25JN]
      National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 550), 
        S6238 [11SE]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support mission and goals 
        (S. Res. 374), S657 [14FE]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (S. Res. 358), S173 [30JA]
      National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: 
        designate (S. Res. 548), S6238 [11SE]
      National Eye Donor Month: observance, S2079 [27MR]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 462), S3689 [4JN]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S6440 
        [19SE]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 
        468), S3385 [21MY]
      National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 469), S3386, 
        S3387 [21MY]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (S. Res. 533), S5688 
        [30JY]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 3221), S3457 [22MY]
      Obama, President: formation of foreign trade laws enforcement 
        panel, S561 [13FE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (S. 3327), S5126 [18JY]
      Ohio: tribute to teams advancing to Sweet 16 in NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, S1919 [21MR]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S., S5181 [19JY], S5726 [31JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S4833 [10JY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5007, S5012 [16JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S194 
        [31JA]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2207 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S3141 [15MY], S3768, S3772 [6JN]
      Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 383), S1143 [29FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1188 [1MR], S1602, S1608 [13MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S4452 [25JN]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3285), S5125 
        [18JY]
      Senate: legislative program, S174 [30JA], S659 [14FE], S2931 
        [7MY], S3133 [14MY], S3388 [21MY], S3458 [22MY], S3690 [4JN], 
        S4161 [13JN], S4833 [10JY], S5689 [30JY], S6239 [11SE]
      ------reading of George Washington's farewell address, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S659 [14FE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5285 [24JY]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2935 [8MY], S3060 [10MY], S3263 [17MY], S3677 
        [4JN]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5181 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S659 [14FE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6097 [11SE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, S2913 [7MY]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4832, S4833 [10JY]
      World Trade Organization: U.S. complaint against China over 
        tariffs on American-made automobile exports, S4814 [10JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, S4669 [27JN]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, S3769 [6JN]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), S2382 
        [17AP]
      Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio (organization): tribute, 
        S1418 [6MR]
  Tributes
      Crown, John, S2382 [17AP]
      Harget, Frank E., S3769 [6JN]
      Hudner, Thomas J., Jr., S3399 [22MY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1918 [21MR]
      Price, Raymond J., III, S2079 [27MR]




BROWN, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Tri-County Mental Health Services, Inc.: Phoenix Community 
        Achievement Leader Award recipient, E1341 [26JY]




BROWN, WESLEY A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E984 [5JN], E1036 [8JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3680 [4JN]




BROWN, WHITNEY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5050 [16JY]




BROWN, ZACHERY

  Remarks in House
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]




BROWN UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, H4787 [11JY]




BROWNING, JESSE R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E806 [15MY]




BROWNSBORO, TX

  Remarks in House
      Chandler Elementary School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon 
        Schools award recipient, E1569 [19SE]




BROWN-SOW, LYNETTE M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1587 [21SE]




BRUBAKER, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E922 [31MY]




BRUCE, MALLISYN

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E857 [18MY]




BRUCE, PAT

  Remarks in Senate
      BLM: Making a Difference National Volunteer Award recipient, 
        S4148 [13JN]




BRUGUIER, ERIC

  Articles and editorials
      Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be 
        Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, E1478 [11SE]




BRUMBY, OTIS A., JR.

  Articles and editorials
      Journal Publisher Dies After Two-Year Battle With Cancer, S6026-
        S6028 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1466 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6026-S6029 [10SE]




BRUMIDI, CONSTANTINO

  Addresses
      Constantino Brumidi Recipient of Congressional Gold Medal: 
        Senator Enzi, S5967 [2AU]




BRUNICARDI, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1690 [9OC]




BRUNSWICK, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Gelato Fiasco, Inc.: tribute, S2724 [25AP]
      PenBay Solutions LLC: tribute, S1145 [29FE]
      Rich, Stuart: Technology Association of Maine CxO of the Year 
        Award recipient, S1145 [29FE]




BRUSCATO, ANGELA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E285 [29FE]




BRYANT, GIDARELL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1274 [18JY]




BRYANT, JOHN R.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1418 [6MR]




BRYCE, ROBERT

  Articles and editorials
      Why the Wind Industry Is Full Hot Air and Costing You Big Bucks, 
        S669 [15FE]




BUCCI, FRANK A.

  Remarks in House
      Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County, PA: Governor 
        Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of Service recipient, 
        E551 [17AP]




BUCHANAN, KEAGAN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5688 [30JY]




BUCHANAN, VERN (a Representative from Florida)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]
      Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, 
        transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and 
        condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial 
        Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H28 [17JA]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H4685 [9JY]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1154 [5MR]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 5968), H3806 [19JN]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see 
        H.R. 973), H1571 [26MR]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H5860 [11SE]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H4907 [17JY]
      ------carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see 
        H.R. 198), H1543 [22MR]
      ------enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless 
        veterans to participate in the Grant and Per Diem Program to 
        provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless 
        veterans (see H.R. 5830), H5331 [30JY]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H697 [13FE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1808 [29MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1543 [22MR]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5712 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1428 [20MR]
      Foreign countries: increase transparency regarding U.S. debt 
        instruments held by foreign governments and assess risks to 
        the U.S. of such holdings (see H.R. 2166), H441 [2FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 5708), H5131 [23JY]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5010 
        [18JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 3096), H903 [16FE]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3734 [18JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3267 [30MY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H1428 [20MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Law enforcement: ensure that sex offenders or sexually violent 
        predators are not eligible for parole (see H.R. 578), H1209 
        [6MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1807 [29MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2716 [15MY]
      ------clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H4685 [9JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3915 [20JN]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H2569 [9MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H440 [2FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2813 [16MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H6234 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H2329 [7MY]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes (see H.R. 476), H512 [6FE]
      ------provide an increased penalty in certain cases of 
        fraudulent understatement of a taxpayer's liability by a tax 
        return preparer (see H.R. 5630), H5131 [23JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3105 [17MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Water pollution: impose penalties and provide for the recovery 
        of removal costs and damages in connection with certain 
        discharges of oil from foreign offshore units (see H.R. 3393), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, H816 [16FE]
      Community Foundation of Sarasota County: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1496 [12SE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H385 [2FE]
      Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills, H3224 
        [30MY]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, H3224 [30MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3224 [30MY]
      Florida: tribute to 13th District Congressional Law Enforcement 
        Award recipients, E451 [27MR]
      ------tribute to 13th Congressional District Fire and Rescue and 
        EMS Award recipients, E1327 [25JY]
      Gulf Coast Community Foundation: Council on Foundations Wilmer 
        Shields Rich Awards Program for Excellence in Communications 
        Silver Award recipient, E724 [8MY]
      Votes: correction, E948 [1JN]
      World Circus Day: observance, E546 [17AP]
  Reports filed
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
        Buchanan: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-588), 
        H4774 [10JY]
  Tributes
      Anderson, David, H589 [8FE]
      Horowitz, Herbert, E1565 [19SE]




BUCKEY, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' Association: 
        Bertram H. Holland High School Principal of the Year award 
        recipient, E1457 [10SE]




BUCKINGHAM, GREYSON

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2491 [18AP]




BUCKLES, FRANK W.

  Bills and resolutions
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial 
        (H.R. 938), H124 [24JA], H386 [2FE]




BUCKLEY, JAMES L. (a former Senator from New York)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (see H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (H.R. 5958), H5086, H5087 [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 
        Visitor Contact Station Naming in Honor of James L. Buckley: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5958) (H. Rept. 
        112-608), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5958, Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station naming in honor of James L. 
        Buckley, H5086 [23JY]




BUCKS COUNTY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Block, Francine: Bucks County, PA, Women's History Month Award 
        recipient, E506 [29MR]
      Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Purushottam Mandir (Hindu temple): 
        tribute, E1619 [21SE]
      Bucks County YWCA: tribute to ``Women Who Make a Difference'' 
        award recipients, E760 [10MY]
      Girl Scouts: tribute to Gold Award recipients, H225 [1FE]
      Lahaska, PA: anniversary of Peddler's Village, E1169 [28JN]
      Levittown, PA: anniversary, H3741 [19JN]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and 
        Peace Islands Institute Friendship Award recipients, E586 
        [19AP]
      Warren, PA: anniversary of Sines Nickel & Dime Store, E1445 
        [3AU]




BUCSHON, LARRY (a Representative from Indiana)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6212 [20SE]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H2569 [9MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program (see H.R. 1739), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H6318 [26OC]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 3144), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see H.R. 6401), H5999 [13SE]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H4656 [29JN]
      Domestic Volunteer Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H182 
        [25JA]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H218 
        [31JA]
      Economy: increase business engagement and improve training 
        opportunities for occupations in-demand in order to get 
        Americans back to work (see H.R. 3611), H159 [24JA]
      Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment 
        system (see H.R. 4297), H1916 [17AP]
      EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H3363 [31MY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H4908 [17JY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H1273 [7MR]
      Federal aid programs: consolidate and streamline redundant and 
        ineffective Federal workforce development programs (see H.R. 
        3610), H159 [24JA]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4685 [9JY]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5923 
        [12SE]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2447 [8MY]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H6234 [20SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H1154 [5MR]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2329 [7MY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2447 
        [8MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4605 [28JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3700 [8JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve mine safety practices and 
        compliance in order to prevent mine accidents (see H.R. 3697), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------improve mine safety practices and compliance in order to 
        prevent mine accidents, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 
        3697), H1498 [21MR]
      ------require greater experience of mine safety inspectors (see 
        H.R. 6547), H6276 [21SE]
      National and Community Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H182 
        [25JA]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see H.R. 1112), H5526 [31JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4864 
        [12JY]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 [18JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H726 [14FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6001 [13SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 3501), H79 [18JA]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1101 [29FE]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H3267 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (H.R. 6456), H6233 [20SE]
  Letters
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H227 [1FE]
  Remarks
      Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.: tribute to health care 
        innovations, E1319 [25JY]
      Clinton, IN: Corps of Engineers completion of Feather Creek 
        flood mitigation project, H43 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6212, H6213 [20SE]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (H.R. 
        3742), H5102, H5103 [23JY]
      EPA: impact of regulations on employment and job creation, H1029 
        [29FE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), H5100, H5101, H5102 [23JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2102 [25AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H2102 
        [25AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1464 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4747 [10JY]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        H4747 [10JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1857 [17AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax 
        burden, H4747 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4747 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1464 [21MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1857 [17AP]
      Princeton, IN: Indiana Stellar Community Award recipient, 
        E955 [1JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), complete conference report, H3792 
        [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4622 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2102 [25AP], H3792 [19JN]
      ------remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, H4623 [29JN]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3556), H5103, H5104 [23JY]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials 
        proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in 
        developing such rules, H6212, H6213 [20SE]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1615 [21SE]
      Terre Haute, IN: tribute to CANDLES Holocaust Museum and 
        Education Center, E1108 [21JN]
      Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
  Tributes
      Fields, Arronn D., E984 [5JN]
      Spohn, Paul B., E254 [27FE]
      Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.: tribute, H228 [1FE]




BUDD, HERBERT A., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Woodbury, NJ: tribute to Woodbury Rotary Park Memorial Walkway, 
        E973 [5JN]




BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING TRANSPARENCY ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 3581), H542, H544, H545 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 3581): consideration (see H. Res. 539), H511 [6FE]
  Letters
      Provisions: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum 
        (organization), H537 [7FE]
      ------Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H535 [7FE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 3581), H547 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      ------ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      ------establish a commission of budgeting and accounting experts 
        to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best 
        measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit 
        programs, H545, H546 [7FE]
      Enact (H.R. 3581), H534-H549 [7FE], H644 [9FE], E164 [8FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 539), H523-H529 [7FE]
      ------motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]
      OMB: require all budgets submitted to the President be prepared 
        using both accrual-based and cash-based accounting standards, 
        H544, H545 [7FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3581, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112-388), H511 [6FE]
      Provisions: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. 
        Rept. 112-380), H218 [31JA]
  Statements
      Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal 
        Credit--Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' 
        Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 3581, provisions, H523 [7FE]




BUDGET BEFORE BORROWING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3778), H77 [18JA]




BUDGET CONTROL ACT

  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 4386), 
        H1976 [18AP]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (see H.R. 4966), H2266 [27AP] (see H.R. 6365), H5765 
        [10SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (see H. Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY] (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Economy: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut 
        Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases 
        revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic 
        growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
  Excerpts
      Provisions (S. 365): Senate budget enforcement, S6095 [11SE]
  Letters
      Committee of the Budget (Senate) revision of aggregates and 
        allocations of spending authority: Senator Sessions, S3405 
        [22MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5967 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 
        sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3072, H3073 
        [17MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms, H5753 [10SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921-H4925 
        [18JY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5956-H5969 [13SE], E1522 [13SE], E1541 
        [14SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5939-H5948 
        [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), motion to recommit, H5967, H5968 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act with a deficit-reducing increase in tax revenue, H5967, 
        H5968 [13SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4855 [12JY], H4918, H4920-H4926 [18JY], H5024 [19JY], H5208 
        [25JY], H5959 [13SE], H6160 [20SE]
      ------sequestration, H5758 [10SE], H5926 [13SE], H6235 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H4608 [29JN], 
        H4829 [12JY], H4871 [17JY], H4916, H4921, H4923-H4925, H4937 
        [18JY], H5063 [19JY], H5117 [23JY], H5192 [24JY], H5208, 
        H5210, H5211, H5212 [25JY], H5337, H5518-H5522 [31JY], H5537 
        [1AU], H5633, H5695 [2AU], H5959, H5961 [13SE], H6073, H6074 
        [19SE], H6161 [20SE]
      ------limit funding to amount authorized under the Budget 
        Control Act, H3075, H3076 [17MY]
      Economy: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut 
        Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases 
        revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic 
        growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Appropriations: revised aggregates and allocations of spending 
        authority to Committee on the Budget (House), S3405 [22MY], 
        S5053 [17JY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S6030-S6032 [10SE], S6485-S6488 
        [20SE]
      ------clarify procedures of sequester established by the Budget 
        Control Act, S5923 [2AU]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, 
        S2990 [9MY], S3154 [15MY], S5053 [17JY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1518, S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1604, 
        S1605 [13MR]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act, S3671 [4JN], S3756-S3758 [6JN]
      ------require detailed reports to Congress on impact of defense 
        and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386-S4388 [21JN]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5117, S5119 [18JY], S5173, S5174, S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], 
        S5413 [25JY], S6293, S6296 [13SE], S6412 [19SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (S. 3228), S3740 
        [6JN]
      ------sequestration, S6242, S6243 [12SE], S6479 [20SE]
      Committees of the Senate: committee allocations and budget 
        aggregates, S1832-S1834 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense: economic impact of the budget sequester 
        established by the Budget Control Act upon the defense 
        industry, S3757 [6JN]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S4745-S4748 [29JN], S5115-
        S5123, S5126, S5129 [18JY], S5171-S5175 [19JY], S5807 [1AU], 
        S6294-S6296, S6321, S6322 [13SE], S6412 [19SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------report to Congress on impact of budget sequestration, 
        S3937-S3939 [12JN], S5119 [18JY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S4653-S4658 [27JN]
      Veterans Jobs Corps Act: violation of Budget Control Act by 
        increasing authority and outlays above Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (Senate) allocation, S6317 [13SE], S6396 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations and 
        H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 778) (H. Rept. 112-667), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequester Replacement Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        4966) (H. Rept. 112-469), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequestration Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget (House) 
        (H.R. 5872) (H. Rept. 112-577), H4683 [9JY]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, S1832 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      Senate committee budget authority and outlay allocations: 2012, 
        S1832, S1833 [20MR]
      Senate pay-as-you-go scorecard, S1832 [20MR]
      Social Security aggregates, S1832 [20MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 778, consideration of H.J. Res. 117, continuing 
        appropriations and consideration of H.R. 6365, National 
        Security and Job Protection Act, H5939 [13SE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5872, Sequestration Transparency Act, H4920 [18JY]
      H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act, H5957 
        [13SE]




BUDGET OR BUST ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3883), H590 [8FE]




BUDGET--U.S.

  Amendments
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H611, H613 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H600 [8FE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6468 [19SE], S6501, 
        S6502, S6557 [20SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 
        778), H5946 [13SE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H393 [2FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H404, H405, H406, H407, H408, H411, 
        H412 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H393 
        [2FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5891, S5894, S5896 [1AU]
      Federal budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1572 
        [26MR], H1705, H1710, H1717, H1731 [28MR], H1763, H1776 [29MR]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), 
        consideration (H. Res. 597), H1661 [28MR]
      Government: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 
        3581), H542, H544, H545 [7FE]
      House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2344 
        [8MY]
  Analyses
      Five Problems With Dynamic Scoring: Sarah Ayres, Center for 
        American Progress, H410 [2FE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Buffett Tax Divides Americans, but Solves Nothing, S2289 [16AP]
      Dems Wait by Phone for Obama, S3390 [22MY]
      Executive Viewpont--Time To Bite the Bullet, H5056 [19JY]
      Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds, H1900 
        [17AP]
      GOP Budget Doesn't Even Say the Word ``Veteran'', E425 [22MR]
      Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, S2015 [26MR]
      Ryan Plan Puts GOP in Long-Term Bind, H1655 [28MR]
      Stimulus Spending Keeps Failing--If Austerity Is So Terrible, 
        How Come Germany and Sweden Have Done So Well?, S3213 [16MY]
      ``What's the Real Defense Budget?'', E109 [1FE]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see S. 2086), S494 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 540), H567 [7FE]
      ------increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (see H.J. Res. 117), H5765 [10SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
      ------provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 
        3434), S5381 [25JY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 534), H373 [1FE]
      ------require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in 
        Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (see H. Res. 534), H373 
        [1FE]
      ------require 20-year cost estimates for bills or joint 
        resolutions (see H.R. 6347), H5706 [2AU]
      ------require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced 
        bills (see H.R. 4320), H1804 [29MR]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Constitutional amendments: balance (see H.J. Res. 102), H726 
        [14FE] (see H.J. Res. 116), H5291 [25JY]
      ------provide incentive for Congress to pass a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements 
        (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: obtain an unqualified audit opinion 
        and improve financial accountability and management (see H.R. 
        5941), H3699 [8JN]
      Disasters: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H1976 [18AP]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Executive Office of the President: require the President to 
        submit with the budget an estimate of the deficit using 
        generally accepted accounting principles (see H.R. 6463), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      ------reduce discretionary budget authority if financial 
        statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive an 
        unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor 
        (see H.R. 6528), H6275 [21SE]
      ------reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (see 
        H.R. 4472), H2039 [23AP]
      Federal budget: allow taxpayers the opportunity to specify their 
        choice of Federal budget priorities (see S. 2260), S2242 
        [29MR]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see 
        S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (see H.R. 4966), H2266 [27AP] (see H.R. 6365), H5765 
        [10SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (see H. Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY] (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]
      ------setting forth for 2012-2022 (see S. Con. Res. 39), S2243 
        [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 40), S2324 [16AP] (see S. Con. Res. 
        42), S2824 [26AP] (see H. Con. Res. 113), H1571 [26MR]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (see S. Con. Res. 37), S2243 
        [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 41), S2393 [17AP] (see S. Con. Res. 
        44), S2968 [8MY] (see S. Con. Res. 52), S5212 [19JY] (see H. 
        Con. Res. 112), H1570 [26MR]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 597), H1641 [27MR]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        6315), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]
      Government: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H901 [16FE]
      ------increase accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (see S. 3600), S6546 [20SE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 539), H511 [6FE]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 643), H2316 
        [7MY]
      Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if 
        Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see 
        H.R. 4036), H801 [15FE]
      ------include pay within coverage of the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act provisions to reduce the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6499), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and 
        committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress 
        does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 
        3799), H113 [23JA]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      National objectives: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 
        Federal budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), 
        H78 [18JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: eliminate requirement that the President 
        submit a budget to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), 
        H439 [2FE]
      Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an 
        increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority 
        of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA] (see 
        H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 515), H25 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA] (see 
        H.R. 3778), H77 [18JA]
      ------prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]
      Public lands: suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the 
        Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal 
        budget is balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 5912), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 3903), H511 
        [6FE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 
        2128), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 3895), H475 [3FE]
  Cloture motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 
        2230), motion to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Excerpts
      Budget Control Act (S. 365): Senate budget enforcement, S6095 
        [11SE]
  Letters
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, 
        American Action Forum (organization), H537 [7FE]
      ------Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H535 [7FE]
      Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: several 
        Senators, S6524 [20SE]
      Committee of the Budget (Senate) revision of aggregates and 
        allocations of spending authority: Senator Sessions, S3405 
        [22MY]
      Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act: Kerry D. 
        Bolognese, George Mason University, H2095 [25AP]
      ------several organizations, H2093, H2094 [25AP]
      NOAA storm warning systems funding: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2356 
        [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Statutory public debt limit increase: Robert Boudiette, Jr., S92 
        [26JA]
  Lists
      CBO staff, H1789 [29MR]
      Fifteen earmarks from Sean Hannity's list of most egregious 
        earmarks, S294 [2FE]
      Representative Paul Ryan's personal office staff, H1789 [29MR]
  Memorandums
      Use of Evidence and Evaluation in the 2014 Budget: Jeffrey D. 
        Zients, OMB, E1270 [18JY]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, S564-S567 [13FE], H702-H705 [14FE]
      Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE]
      Statutory Debt Limit: President Obama, S37 [23JA], H7 [13JA]
  Motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6405 [19SE], 
        S6502 [20SE], H5969 [13SE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H456 [3FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H417 [2FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Federal budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5967 [13SE]
      Government: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 
        3581), H547 [7FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), S83 [26JA]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 
        2230), S2055 [27MR]
  Preambles
      Moment of Truth--Report of the National Commission on Fiscal 
        Responsibility and Reform, H1727 [28MR]
  Press releases
      NGA Opposes DATA Act Legislation: National Governors 
        Association, H2094 [25AP]
      President's Budget Presents Dangerous, Costly Setback to Obesity 
        Epidemic, Campaign Warns: Campaign To End Obesity Action Fund 
        (organization), S841 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: analysis of levels of unobligated funding 
        relative to request for additional funding, H71 [18JA]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H602-H615 [8FE], 
        H663 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H593-H602 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), corrections in 
        engrossment, H615 [8FE]
      ------legislative process, H2637 [10MY], H3390, H3393 [1JN], 
        H5945, H5953 [13SE], H6047 [14SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5949-H5956, H5969 
        [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1522 [13SE], E1537, E1538 [14SE], E1575 
        [20SE], E1710 [19OC]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 
        778), H5939-H5948 [13SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to recommit, 
        H5970 [13SE]
      ------making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments 
        and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce 
        discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H402, H419-H426, 
        H429 [2FE], H456-H458, H465-H468 [3FE], E135 [3FE], E175 [9FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H387-H395 [2FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), motion to 
        recommit, H456, H457 [3FE]
      ------require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in 
        Congress, H412, H413 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H1736 [28MR]
      ------require force reduction proposals at military 
        installations be submitted as part of the President's budget 
        request and include an evaluation of consequences of such 
        closures or realignments, H3141 [18MY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      CBO: establish website which features a calculator to allow 
        taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate 
        of projected contribution to or receipt from major 
        legislation, H411 [2FE]
      ------include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone 
        areas, H408-H410 [2FE]
      ------include income equality among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407, H408 [2FE]
      ------include interest rates among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407 [2FE]
      ------lower budgetary impact threshold to require a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H411, 
        H412 [2FE]
      ------make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (H.R. 6136), H5019 [19JY]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H396-H419, H428 [2FE], E135 [3FE], 
        E175 [9FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H387-
        H395 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), motion to recommit, H417 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits and trust 
        funds, H417 [2FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6112 [19SE]
      ------establish biennial cycle, H466 [3FE]
      ------establish biennial cycle (H.R. 3577), H605 [8FE]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Constitutional amendments: balance, H470 [3FE], H712, H715 
        [14FE]
      Corps of Engineers: exempt from legislative line-item veto, 
        H613, H614 [8FE]
      Credit: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      Deficit, H69, H70 [18JA], H86 [23JA], H229 [1FE], H585, H589 
        [8FE], H711-H713, H723 [14FE], H935 [17FE], H1030 [29FE], 
        H1119 [1MR], H1295 [8MR], H1500 [22MR], H1639 [27MR], H1668, 
        H1680, H1692 [28MR], H2002 [19AP], H2057 [24AP], H2110, H2112 
        [25AP], H2198-H2200 [26AP], H2614 [10MY], H2703 [15MY], H2723 
        [16MY], H2818 [17MY], H3654-H3657 [7JN], H4025 [26JN], H4098, 
        H4104 [27JN], H4780 [11JY], H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], 
        H5754 [10SE], H6046 [14SE], H6236, H6258 [21SE], E23 [17JA], 
        E41 [18JA], E47 [19JA], E55 [23JA], E68 [24JA], E77 [25JA], 
        E93 [31JA], E108, E111 [1FE], E125 [2FE], E138 [3FE], E144 
        [6FE], E154 [7FE], E164 [8FE], E177 [9FE], E187 [14FE], E195 
        [15FE], E218 [16FE], E234 [17FE], E246 [27FE], E271 [28FE], 
        E283 [29FE], E303 [1MR], E311 [5MR], E323 [6MR], E330 [7MR], 
        E355 [8MR], E379 [19MR], E392 [20MR], E409 [21MR], E435 
        [22MR], E440 [26MR], E455 [27MR], E471 [28MR], E507 [29MR], 
        E527 [16AP], E549 [17AP], E573 [18AP], E601 [19AP], E646 
        [25AP], E670 [26AP], E701 [27AP], E712 [7MY], E730 [8MY], E776 
        [10MY], E794 [15MY], E906 [30MY], E976 [5JN], E998 [6JN], 
        E1017 [7JN], E1054 [18JN], E1078 [19JN], E1094 [20JN], E1125 
        [21JN], E1140 [26JN], E1157 [27JN], E1172 [28JN], E1198 
        [29JN], E1204 [9JY], E1220 [10JY], E1231 [11JY], E1244 [12JY], 
        E1262 [17JY], E1277 [18JY], E1288 [19JY], E1311 [24JY], E1324 
        [25JY], E1347 [26JY], E1433 [3AU], E1472 [11SE], E1566 [19SE], 
        E1595, E1647 [21SE]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H427-H430 [2FE], H522 [7FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1657 [28MR], H1849, H1869, H1898-H1905 [17AP], 
        H2606, H2623-H2625 [10MY], E551 [17AP], E584 [19AP], E612 
        [23AP]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H2605 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: freeze funding at current levels, H5054-H5057 
        [19JY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels unless financial 
        statements are ready for audit by a certain date, H4991, H4992 
        [18JY]
      ------funding, H1677, H1678, H1736 [28MR], H2573-H2576, H2609, 
        H2610 [10MY], E167 [9FE]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H4608 [29JN], H4829 
        [12JY], H4871 [17JY], H4916, H4921, H4923-H4925, H4937 [18JY], 
        H5063 [19JY], H5117 [23JY], H5192 [24JY], H5208, H5210, H5211, 
        H5212 [25JY], H5337, H5518-H5522 [31JY], H5537 [1AU], H5633, 
        H5695 [2AU], H5959, H5961 [13SE], H6073, H6074 [19SE], H6161 
        [20SE]
      ------overseas contingency operations account funding under 
        sequestration, H3586 [7JN]
      ------reduce amounts appropriated for printing and reproduction 
        (H.R. 1246), H2704 [15MY]
      ------reduce funding to 2008 levels, H5030 [19JY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, 
        E485 [29MR]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461, H470 
        [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE]
      ------create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, 
        cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, 
        and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (H.R. 
        3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, H1638 [27MR], H1670 
        [28MR], H1799-H1802 [29MR]
      ------importance of job creation, H1668, H1735 [28MR], H1924 
        [18AP], H4691 [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      ------reform entitlement programs, H806 [16FE]
      EEOC: funding, H2408, H2409 [8MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending, H4781 [11JY]
      Federal aid programs: ensure that any changes to accounting 
        standards for Federal loan programs do not adversely affect 
        veterans and students, H547 [7FE]
      Federal budget: allocation of funds, H39, H47, H48 [18JA], H120, 
        H128, H129, H130 [24JA], H516 [7FE], H591 [8FE], H700, H702, 
        H712, H715-H723 [14FE], H737, H738, H739 [15FE], H806, H816, 
        H817, H818, H895 [16FE], H939-H942 [17FE], H1295 [8MR], H1530-
        H1533, H1535 [22MR], H1559-H1563 [26MR], H2012 [19AP], H2061 
        [24AP], H2572 [10MY], H3157-H3160 [18MY], H3278 [31MY], H5691, 
        H5695 [2AU], H6051-H6054 [14SE]
      ------comparison between congressional and Obama administration 
        proposals, H5757 [10SE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (H.R. 3662), H162 [25JA], H4871 [17JY]
      ------provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 
        sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3072, H3073 
        [17MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms, H5753 [10SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921-H4925 
        [18JY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5956-H5969 [13SE], E1522 [13SE], E1541 
        [14SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5939-H5948 
        [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), motion to recommit, H5967, H5968 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act with a deficit-reducing increase in tax revenue, H5967, 
        H5968 [13SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4855 [12JY], H4918, H4920-H4926 [18JY], H5024 [19JY], H5208 
        [25JY], H5959 [13SE], H6160 [20SE]
      ------sequestration, H5758 [10SE], H5926 [13SE], H6235 [21SE]
      ------setting forth for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H811 [16FE]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022, H1441 [21MR], H1500, H1519, 
        H1520, H1521 [22MR]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1578, 
        H1583, H1584, H1585, H1629, H1638 [27MR], H1644, H1648, H1649, 
        H1651, H1652, H1665-H1738 [28MR], H1743, H1744, H1762-H1795, 
        H1798-H1802 [29MR], H1849, H1857, H1858, H1859, H1860-H1872, 
        H1898-H1905 [17AP], H1922, H1923, H1924 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], 
        H2332, H2333, H2335, H2336, H2338-H2340, H2343 [8MY], H2459 
        [9MY], H2621 [10MY], H5929, H5982-H5986 [13SE], E485, E492, 
        E496, E502 [29MR], E514, E515, E516, E518 [30MR], E543 [17AP], 
        E570 [18AP]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), 
        consideration (H. Res. 597), H1654-H1663 [28MR]
      Federal employees: tribute, E489 [29MR]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program, H2578 [10MY]
      Gingrich, Newt: campaign for nomination to be Republican Party 
        Presidential candidate and implementation of Republican Party 
        national agenda, H121 [24JA]
      Government: establish a commission of budgeting and accounting 
        experts to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the 
        best measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal 
        credit programs, H545, H546 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H534-H549 [7FE], H644 [9FE], E164 [8FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (H. Res. 539), H523-H529 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (H.R. 3844), H383 [2FE], E119 [2FE]
      ------require accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (H.R. 2146), H2082-H2095 [25AP]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, H2013 [19AP]
      Health: health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      House of Representatives: tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. 
        Res. 112, Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1789 [29MR]
      House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H2011 [19AP]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2337-
        H2346 [8MY]
      Medicaid: funding, H1669, H1670, H1694 [28MR]
      Medicare: home health care providers and caregivers funding, 
        E1487 [12SE]
      ------reform, H48, H67 [18JA], H433, H436 [2FE], H700, H701, 
        H702 [14FE], H788-H796 [15FE], H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1441, 
        H1461 [21MR], H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656-H1658, 
        H1667, H1669-H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771-H1773, H1784-H1788 
        [29MR], H1863-H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], H3798, H3803 [19JN], 
        H4743, H4744 [10JY], H4799, H4811 [11JY], H5867, H5913-H5917 
        [12SE], H5933, H5934, H5986 [13SE], E502 [29MR], E612 [23AP], 
        E769 [10MY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 
        3643), H905 [17FE], H3108 [18MY]
      National Guard: Air National Guard funding, H2577 [10MY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], 
        H229, H230 [1FE], H470-H473 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H6048-H6051 
        [14SE], H6236 [21SE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance, H3148 [18MY], H4078 [27JN]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H143-H149 [24JA]
      National security: call for adoption of smart security platform 
        for the 21st century (H. Res. 19), H1736 [28MR]
      ------cybersecurity funding, H1715 [28MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3399-H3402 
        [1JN], H3918 [21JN], H5985-H5988 [13SE], H6265-H6271 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H39, H70-H73 [18JA], H121 
        [24JA], H390 [2FE], H445, H470 [3FE], H4677 [9JY], H4917 
        [18JY], H5755, H5758, H5760 [10SE], H5852 [11SE], H6074 
        [19SE], E1030 [8JN]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      ------State of the Union Message, H162 [25JA]
      OMB: require all budgets submitted to the President be prepared 
        using both accrual-based and cash-based accounting standards, 
        H544, H545 [7FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      ------impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H2613 [10MY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: eliminate requirement that the President 
        submit a budget to the Congress each year (H.R. 3883), H399 
        [2FE], H590 [8FE]
      Public debt: ceiling, H5932 [13SE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H37, H45, H54, H69 
        [18JA], E47, E48 [19JA], E69 [25JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H46-H53 [18JA]
      ------increase statutory limit, H1578 [27MR], H2826 [17MY], 
        H5752 [10SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H33, H42 [18JA], H121 [24JA], 
        H516 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H3692, H3693 [8JN], H4692 [10JY], 
        H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU], H5752-H5754 [10SE], H6258-H6265 
        [21SE], E15 [13JA]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H660 [9FE], 
        H709 [14FE]
      ------maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, H2146 
        [26AP], H3489 [6JN]
      ------reform budget treatment of Social Security disability 
        trust fund, H3488 [6JN]
      Status: report, H1975 [18AP], H3097 [17MY], H3165 [22MY], H3575 
        [6JN], H3658 [7JN], H4772 [10JY], H5626 [1AU]
      Taxation: history and development of U.S. tax system, H2253 
        [27AP]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113-H6115 [19SE], E1616 
        [21SE]
      ------rates, H1735 [28MR], H2620 [10MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, H816 [16FE], 
        H1911 [17AP], H1968 [18AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (H.R. 3903), H522 
        [7FE], H1985 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H1853, 
        H1854, H1857 [17AP], H2015-H2017 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]
      Transportation: infrastructure funding, H1715 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with 
        the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and 
        performance of the Federal Government (S. 1274), S56 [24JA]
      ------establish executive line-item veto, S3275 [17MY]
      ------legislative process, S1041-S1046 [27FE], S1063, S1064 
        [28FE], S5052 [17JY], S5100, S5112-S5114 [18JY], S5271-S5275, 
        S5299 [24JY], S5424 [26JY], S5648, S5653 [30JY], S5726 [31JY], 
        S6318, S6321 [13SE], S6396, S6416 [19SE]
      ------making continuing, S5963 [2AU]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6321, S6322 [13SE], 
        S6393 [19SE], S6501-S6504, S6524 [20SE], S6595, S6596, S6603 
        [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405, S6416, S6417 [19SE], S6492, S6495, S6496, S6499 [20SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      ------revised aggregates and allocations of spending authority 
        to Committee on the Budget (House), S3405 [22MY], S5053 [17JY]
      Balance, S29 [23JA]
      CBO: scoring method on savings achieved by refund of postal 
        surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (FERS), S2564-S2566 [23AP]
      Committees of the Senate: committee allocations and budget 
        aggregates, S1832-S1834 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      Congress: prohibit earmarks, S197-S199 [31JA], S244 [1FE], S291-
        S295, S302, S304 [2FE], S671 [15FE]
      Constitutional amendments: balance, S3193 [16MY]
      ------balance (S.J. Res. 24), S3275 [17MY]
      Deficit, S65 [24JA], S368 [7FE], S546-S549, S551-S554 [13FE], 
        S589, S591-S593, S600-S603 [14FE], S682-S685 [15FE], S810, 
        S822, S824, S830 [16FE], S882 [17FE], S1659 [14MR], S2562 
        [23AP], S2679 [25AP], S2747-S2750 [26AP], S3113-S3116 [14MY], 
        S3143 [15MY], S3204, S3217, S3218, S3219, S3222 [16MY], S3745, 
        S3756-S3758, S3800 [6JN], S3945 [12JN], S4134 [13JN], S4191, 
        S4193 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S4655, S4660 [27JN], S4931 [12JY], 
        S5067 [17JY], S5124 [18JY], S5448 [26JY], S6030 [10SE], S6083-
        S6085 [11SE], S6308 [13SE], S6400, S6409 [19SE], S6478 [20SE]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA], 
        S3812-S3816 [7JN], S6023, S6025 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: economic impact of the budget sequester 
        established by the Budget Control Act upon the defense 
        industry, S3757 [6JN]
      ------funding, S3219 [16MY], S5125 [18JY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S4745-S4748 [29JN], S5115-
        S5123, S5126, S5129 [18JY], S5171-S5175 [19JY], S5807 [1AU], 
        S6294-S6296, S6321, S6322 [13SE], S6412 [19SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------report to Congress on impact of budget sequestration, 
        S3937-S3939 [12JN], S5119 [18JY]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration 
        nuclear modernization program funding, S814, S815 [16FE]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S4111 [13JN], 
        S5448 [26JY]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, S3114 [14MY], S3144 
        [15MY], S3191, S3193, S3219 [16MY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S590, S591 [14FE], S685 
        [15FE], S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government programs, S3144 [15MY]
      ------consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government trade 
        programs, S5904-S5907 [2AU]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending 
        (S. 1409), S5894, S5896 [1AU]
      Federal budget: allocation of funds, S31-S33 [23JA], S57-S59, 
        S60, S63-S66 [24JA], S546-S554 [13FE], S586-S593, S599-S603 
        [14FE], S663, S664, S682-S685 [15FE], S810, S814, S822, S824-
        S826 [16FE], S882 [17FE], S1641 [14MR], S1835, S1836 [20MR], 
        S2121 [28MR], S2530-S2532 [19AP], S2747-S2750 [26AP], S3113-
        S3116 [14MY], S3143-S3146 [15MY], S3222 [16MY], S4623 [26JN], 
        S5067 [17JY], S5100 [18JY], S5173, S5174 [19JY], S6030-S6032 
        [10SE], S6321 [13SE], S6478, S6481, S6485-S6488, S6515 [20SE], 
        S6586-S6590, S6593-S6595 [21SE]
      ------clarify procedures of sequester established by the Budget 
        Control Act, S5923 [2AU]
      ------comparison between congressional and Obama administration 
        proposals, S6093-S6095 [11SE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (S. 
        2065), S323 [2FE], S3758 [6JN], S3938 [12JN]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act, S3671 [4JN], S3756-S3758 [6JN]
      ------require detailed reports to Congress on impact of defense 
        and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386-S4388 [21JN]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5117, S5119 [18JY], S5173, S5174, S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], 
        S5413 [25JY], S6293, S6296 [13SE], S6412 [19SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (S. 3228), S3740 
        [6JN]
      ------sequestration, S6242, S6243 [12SE], S6479 [20SE]
      ------setting forth for 2012-2022 (S. Con. Res. 42), motion to 
        proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth for 2012-2022 (S. Con. Res. 42), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022, S2522-S2526 [19AP]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), S2015 
        [26MR], S2231 [29MR], S6031, S6039-S6042, S6044-S6046 [10SE], 
        S6087-S6091, S6095 [11SE], S6250 [12SE], S6295-S6300, S6309-
        S6312, S6323-S6325 [13SE], S6409-S6411, S6414 [19SE], S6485-
        S6488 [20SE]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), motion to 
        proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3221 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (S. Con. Res. 37), motion to 
        proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182, S3221 [16MY], S3246, S3275 
        [17MY]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (S. Con. Res. 37), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (S. Con. Res. 41), motion to 
        proceed, S3143, S3144, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3220 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (S. Con. Res. 41), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (S. Con. Res. 44), motion to 
        proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth for 2013-2022 (S. Con. Res. 44), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      Government: establish biennial budget and appropriations 
        processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal 
        Government (S. 211), S3143 [15MY]
      ------increase transparency, S881 [17FE], S1706 [15MR]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (S. 1651), S6257 [12SE], S6317 [13SE]
      Highway Trust Fund: reduce discretionary spending limits to 
        offset Highway Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1518, S1530, S1531 
        [8MR], S1604, S1605 [13MR]
      Medicaid: funding, S2896-S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 
        [16MY]
      Medicare: reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], 
        S6032, S6046 [10SE], S6297, S6324 [13SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        S592 [14FE], S3145 [15MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3154 [15MY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S57-S59, S62 [24JA], 
        S332 [6FE], S368 [7FE], S2804 [26AP], S3110-S3113 [14MY], 
        S4649, S4653-S4658 [27JN], S4870-S4872 [11JY], S5107 [18JY], 
        S5652-S5654 [30JY], S5806, S5826-S5828 [1AU], S6029-S6032 
        [10SE], S6243 [12SE], S6480, S6492, S6505-S6507, S6510 [20SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S402 [9FE], 
        S880-S882 [17FE], S2298 [16AP], S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 
        [9MY], S3052 [10MY], S3460 [23MY], S4314 [20JN], S4986-S4988 
        [16JY], S5052-S5054, S5074, S5076-S5081 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S52, S53, S56, S61 
        [24JA], S140 [30JA], S177, S180 [31JA], S550 [13FE], S1567 
        [12MR], S2560 [23AP], S3298-S3300 [21MY], S3390, S3392 [22MY], 
        S3671 [4JN], S3746 [6JN], S4110-S4114 [13JN], S4189-S4192 
        [14JN], S4224 [18JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4922 [12JY], S6308 
        [13SE], S6411-S6413 [19SE], S6476-S6482, S6509 [20SE], S6592-
        S6595 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], 
        S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        S1769-S1773 [19MR]
      ------implementation funding, S3460 [23MY]
      Public debt: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, 
        S2990 [9MY], S3154 [15MY], S5053 [17JY]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, 
        S83, S89-S95 [26JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S77 [24JA]
      ------increase statutory debt limit, S4623 [26JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S233 [1FE], S3812-S3816 
        [7JN], S6039 [10SE]
      Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR]
      ------legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S1642 [14MR], S2747 
        [26AP], S3052 [10MY]
      ------legislative process, S6330-S6332 [13SE], S6419-S6421 
        [19SE]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S189, S191 [31JA], S307 [2FE], S1512, S1513, 
        S1518, S1528 [8MR]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S6522-S6524 
        [20SE]
      ------maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, S6486-S6488 
        [20SE]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
      ------rates, S823 [16FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, S3218 [16MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2059), S263 
        [1FE], S319 [2FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S2007 
        [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2055 [27MR], S5287 [24JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2115, S2117 [28MR], S2223 [29MR], S2287-S2305, 
        S2308-S2311, S2313, S2314 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2521 [19AP]
      Unemployment: rates, S823 [16FE], S6508 [20SE]
      Veterans Jobs Corps Act: violation of Budget Control Act by 
        increasing authority and outlays above Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (Senate) allocation, S6317 [13SE], S6396 [19SE]
  Reports
      Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S120 [26JA]
      Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H177-H180 
        [25JA], H3097-H3100 [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 112-489), H3166 [22MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-156), 
        S2545 [19AP]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-160), 
        S2730 [25AP]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-175), 
        S3976 [12JN]
      Baseline Reform Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3578) 
        (H. Rept. 112-378), H218 [31JA]
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 112-380), H218 [31JA]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 597) 
        (H. Rept. 112-423), H1641 [27MR]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 98, Disapprove the President's 
        Exercise of Authority To Increase the Debt Limit: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 112-365), H25 [17JA]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations and 
        H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 778) (H. Rept. 112-667), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item Veto and 
        Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. 
        Rept. 112-389), H567 [7FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, 
        Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        534) (H. Rept. 112-383), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112-
        388), H511 [6FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-364), H439 [2FE]
      ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-
        364), H25 [17JA]
      GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1409) (S. Rept. 112-181), S4950 [12JY]
      Legally Binding Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        3575) (H. Rept. 112-379), H218 [31JA]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        3582) (H. Rept. 112-377), H218 [31JA]
      Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) 
        (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Sequester Replacement Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        4966) (H. Rept. 112-469), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequestration Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget (House) 
        (H.R. 5872) (H. Rept. 112-577), H4683 [9JY]
      Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 112) (H. Rept. 112-421), H1570 
        [26MR]
      Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2013: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 112-465), H2441 
        [8MY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      National security and veterans' benefits funding: El Paso 
        County, TX, Commissioners Court, E439 [26MR]
  Statements
      Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal 
        Credit--Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' 
        Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]
      Ryan Budget Plan: Bruce Bartlett, S6095 [11SE]
      Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: Representative 
        McCollum, H605 [8FE]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, S1832 [20MR], S4766 [29JN], H1975 [18AP], 
        H3101 [17MY], H3165 [22MY], H3575 [6JN], H3659 [7JN], H4772 
        [10JY], H5627 [1AU]
      Budgetary effects of Senate substitute amendment to S. 1789, 
        21st Century Postal Service Act, S2565 [23AP]
      Committee on Appropriations (Senate) budget allocations, S4767 
        [29JN]
      Committee on Appropriations (Senate) budget authority and outlay 
        allocations revisions, S4767 [29JN]
      Direct spending legislation--Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        allocation for resolution changes, H5627 [1AU]
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5731 [10SE]
      Senate committee budget authority and outlay allocations: 2012, 
        S1832, S1833 [20MR]
      Senate pay-as-you-go scorecard, S1832 [20MR]
      Social Security aggregates, S1832 [20MR]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-
        2022, H1699-H1705 [28MR]
      H. Res. 515, consideration of H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the 
        President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, 
        H46 [18JA]
      H. Res. 516, express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance, H143 [24JA]
      H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and 
        H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H387 [2FE]
      H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting 
        Transparency Act, H523 [7FE]
      H. Res. 540, consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item 
        Veto and Rescissions Act, H593 [8FE]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 597, consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth 
        the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1654 [28MR]
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 778, consideration of H.J. Res. 117, continuing 
        appropriations and consideration of H.R. 6365, National 
        Security and Job Protection Act, H5939 [13SE]
      H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, H54 [18JA]
      H.J. Res. 117, continuing appropriations, H5949-H5953 [13SE]
      H.R. 2146, Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act, 
        H2082-H2091 [25AP]
      H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act, H419 [2FE]
      H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H404 [2FE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5872, Sequestration Transparency Act, H4920 [18JY]
      H.R. 5912, prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, H6113 [19SE]
      H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act, H5957 
        [13SE]
      S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement 
        Act, S5896-S5898 [1AU]
      S. 2065, Down Payment To Protect National Security Act, S324 
        [2FE]
      S. Con. Res. 37, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2259 [29MR]
      S. Con. Res. 39, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2265 [29MR]
      S. Con. Res. 40, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2326-S2333 [16AP]
      S. Con. Res. 41, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2401-S2405 [17AP]
      S. Con. Res. 42, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2833-S2840 [26AP]
      S. Con. Res. 44, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2971-S2977 [8MY]
      S. Con. Res. 52, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S5218-S5224 [19JY]
      S. Res. 427, Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government 
        Programs Resolution, S2551 [19AP]
      S.J. Res. 34, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, S45 [23JA]




BUDISH, ARMOND

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1516 [13SE]




BUECHNER, JOHN W. (a former Representative from Missouri)

  Remarks
      Association of Former Members of Congress: status of 
        Congressional Study Groups on Germany, Turkey, Japan, and 
        Europe, H4703 [10JY]
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4703 
        [10JY]




BUERKLE, ANN MARIE (a Representative from New York)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1544 [22MR]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4776 [10JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H696 [13FE]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see H.R. 3806), H903 [16FE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal rule on nutrition standards that 
        impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and 
        breakfast programs (see H.R. 6418), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to 
        determine distribution of low-income student assistance 
        funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H6279 
        [21SE]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4157 [27JN]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4908 [17JY]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities 
        relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H159 
        [24JA]
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (see H. Res. 193), H4065 [26JN]
      Executive Office of the President: define advisors often 
        characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any 
        associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H1915 [17AP]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4065 [26JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1135 [1MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3159), H4775 [10JY]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H2813 [16MY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4157 [27JN]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1742 [28MR]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H5630 [1AU]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H6151 [19SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      ------reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural 
        workers (see H.R. 3443), H2715 [15MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2580), H5526 [31JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H3171 [25MY]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H187 [27JA]
      ------establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical 
        equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in 
        a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1846 [16AP]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2570 [9MY]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense against Iran's 
        nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3363 [31MY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H641 [8FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        H.R. 5924), H3977 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the 
        individual mandate shall not be construed as a tax (see H.R. 
        6334), H5706 [2AU]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H4064 [26JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H1915 [17AP]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H5631 [1AU]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1543 [22MR]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1134 [1MR]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2663 [11MY]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1741 [28MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see H.R. 721), H220 [31JA]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1915 [17AP]
      ------extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and 
        allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an 
        amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H948 [21FE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H4864 [12JY]
      ------make permanent improvements to Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 6148), H5008 [18JY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2647 [10MY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2569 [9MY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H1100 [29FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H6298 [28SE]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H6001 
        [13SE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H2072 [24AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H6001 
        [13SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2569 [9MY]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H376 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (see H.R. 
        4365), H1914 [17AP]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Kolenda, Zenon and Orysya Bilyanska: relief (see H.R. 5899), 
        H3480 [5JN]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]
      Tariff: manganese ferrite carrier covered with acrylic resin 
        (see H.R. 5340), H2317 [7MY]
      ------poly(methyl methacrylate) and zinc acetate mixtures (see 
        H.R. 5337), H2316 [7MY]
      ------titanium dioxide, silica, and decyl(trimethoxy)silane 
        mixtures (see H.R. 5338), H2316 [7MY]
      ------titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane mixtures (see 
        H.R. 5339), H2317 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for 
        tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (see 
        H.R. 5932), H3698 [8JN]
      ------increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell 
        education savings accounts (see H.R. 6115), H4862 [12JY]
      Terrorism: require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (H.R. 6218), H5327 [26JY]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (H.R. 5837), H3163 [18MY]
      Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Kolenda, Zenon and Orysya Bilyanska: relief (H.R. 5899), H3481 
        [5JN]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (H.R. 6075), H4656 [29JN]
      Tariff: manganese ferrite carrier covered with acrylic resin 
        (H.R. 5340), H2321 [7MY]
      ------poly(methyl methacrylate) and zinc acetate mixtures (H.R. 
        5337), H2321 [7MY]
      ------titanium dioxide, silica, and decyl(trimethoxy)silane 
        mixtures (H.R. 5338), H2321 [7MY]
      ------titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane mixtures 
        (H.R. 5339), H2321 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for 
        tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 
        5932), H3699 [8JN]
      ------increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell 
        education savings accounts (H.R. 6115), H4864 [12JY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H5863 [12SE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H104 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (H.R. 3541), H3185 [30MY]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, 
        H5429 [31JY]
      Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, 
        TX: designate (H.R. 3477), H5112, H5113 [23JY]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (H.R. 5837), H5111 [23JY]
      Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, 
        H1650 [28MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2231 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2231 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5820 [11SE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, H5429 [31JY]
      ------require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults 
        and other safety incidents occurring at departmental medical 
        facilities, H5429 [31JY]
      Diseases: increase diabetes awareness and prevention, 
        E181 [13FE]
      Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), 
        H5410 [31JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E298 [1MR]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5231 
        [25JY]
      Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly (G.R.A.P.E.): 
        anniversary, E138 [3FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4733 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4404 [28JN]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (H.R. 2896), H5113, H5114 [23JY]
      Lomong, Lopez: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1343 [26JY]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E859 [18MY]
      Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation: Dept. of State Museums Connect 
        grant recipient, E1671 [28SE]
      Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, H701 [14FE]
      ------reform, H793 [15FE], H5915 [12SE]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H5915 [12SE]
      National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David 
        Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3593), H5112 [23JY]
      National Marriage Week: observance, E182 [13FE]
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (H.R. 3870), H5110, H5111 [23JY]
      North Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Ancient Accepted Scottish 
        Rite of the Valley of Syracuse, E897 [30MY]
      Onondaga Community College: anniversary, E127 [3FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare 
        funding, H433 [2FE], H793 [15FE], H5915 [12SE]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H890 
        [16FE]
      ------repeal, H433 [2FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4733 [10JY]
      Plympton, Rick: SBA New York Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E875 [18MY]
      Polish Constitution Day: observance, E906 [30MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H63 [18JA]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H104 [23JA]
      Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, 
        E291 [1MR]
      ------anniversary of Syracuse Rescue Mission, E305 [1MR]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1655 [25SE]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5915 [12SE]
      Vietnam Veterans Day: observance, E905 [30MY]
      Vietnam Veterans' Day: observance, E505 [29MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2735 [16MY]
      Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK: designate (H.R. 
        1369), H5114 [23JY]
      Wayne County, NY: anniversary of Walworth-Seely Public Library, 
        E909 [30MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H510 [6FE]
  Tributes
      Bradley, Kevin W., E1644 [21SE]
      Cudworth, Bob, E895 [30MY]
      Davis, Barbara, E352 [8MR]
      Milton, Douglas E., E898 [30MY]
      Schneider, Kyle R., H4637 [29JN]
      Timpano, MaryJo, E903 [30MY]




BUFFALO, NY

  Bills and resolutions
      Aviation: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane 
        crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse: designate (see S. 2326), 
        S2546 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Aviation: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane 
        crash, H519, H520 [7FE]
      ------implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5208 [25JY], H5296 [26JY]
      Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: anniversary, E757 
        [10MY]
      Economy: tribute to renaissance, H5024 [19JY]
      FCC: eliminate blackout rule relative to television broadcast of 
        National Football League games, H43 [18JA], H385 [2FE], H4810 
        [11JY]
      FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for Buffalo, NY, 
        area, H5536 [1AU]
      First Presbyterian Church: anniversary, E665 [26AP]
      Kittinger Furniture Co., Inc.: MADE--In America (organization) 
        BEST--Made in America Award recipient, H4161 [28JN]
      Postal Service: prevent closure of postal processing and 
        distribution center in Buffalo, NY, H384 [2FE]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse: designate (H.R. 3556), H5103, 
        H5104 [23JY]
      Roswell Park Cancer Institute: cancer vaccine research funding, 
        H129 [24JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse: designate (H.R. 3556), S6666 
        [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3556) (H. 
        Rept. 112-456), H2266 [27AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3556, Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY, H5103 
        [23JY]




BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E757 [10MY]




BUFFALO BILLS (football team)

  Remarks in House
      FCC: eliminate blackout rule relative to television broadcast of 
        National Football League games, H43 [18JA], H385 [2FE], H4810 
        [11JY]




BUFFALO (NY) NEWS

  Obituaries
      Schmid, Jacquelyn A., E1429 [3AU]




BUFFALO SOLDIERS IN THE NATIONAL PARKS STUDY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1022), H134 [24JA], E69 [25JA], E89 [31JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1022, provisions, H134 [24JA]




BUFFENBARGER, R. THOMAS

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2475 [9MY]




BUFFETT, WARREN

  Articles and editorials
      Buffett Tax Divides Americans, but Solves Nothing, S2289 [16AP]




BUFFETT RULE ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform 
        (organization), H6100 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6410), H6099-H6101 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1676), S2295 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6410, provisions, H6099 [19SE]




BUIE, LELA SIMS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E22 [17JA]




BUILD AMERICA BONDS TO CREATE JOBS NOW ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 11), H3407 [5JN]




BUILDING AMERICA'S FUTURE EDUCATION FUND

  Letters
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects, H2102 [25AP]




BUILDING BETTER BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3985), H816 [16FE]




BUILDING KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE SOCIAL POLICY (organization)

  Letters
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, H3450 
        [5JN]




BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL

  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures, S2624 [24AP]




BULGARIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in Senate
      Terrorism: condemn attack on Israeli citizens in Burgas, 
        Bulgaria, S5656 [30JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Marcie B. Ries To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]




BULL JAGGER BREWING CO.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S258 [1FE]




BULLARD, MERCER

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1878 [21MR]




BULLARD, TX

  Remarks in House
      Brook Hill School: tribute, E119 [2FE]




BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2554), S2930 [7MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 
        [17MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 
        112-182), S4950 [12JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2554, provisions, S2930 [7MY]




BULLOCK, STEVE

  Remarks in Senate
      Supreme Court: decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., 
        v. Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political 
        campaigns, S4452-S4455 [25JN]




BULLYING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 83), H1031 [29FE], H1398 [20MR]




BUNCH, DEWAYNE E.

  Obituaries
      Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5655 [30JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1299 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5654 [30JY]




BUNDA, JOSE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S204 [31JA]




BUNNELL, BRETT

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: Gold Award recipient, E1551 [19SE]




BUNTING, WILLIAM F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E453 [27MR]




BURBANK, CA

  Remarks in House
      Guillen, Nancy E.: California 29th Congressional District Woman 
        of the Year award recipient, E471 [28MR]
      John Burroughs High School: Junior State of America Chapter 
        National Civic Impact Award recipient, E1107 [21JN]




BURBANK, DANIEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1267 [18JY]




BURCH, JEANNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1197 [29JN]




BURCHETT, TIM

  Proclamations
      Tribute to Thomas C. Prince, Jr., E977 [5JN]




BURD, JUDITH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E918 [31MY]




BURDA, NICOLE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2005 [22MR]




BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Eliot Ness ATF Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 
        3304), S4238 [18JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
  Letters
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Press releases
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding 
        through reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, 
        H2423, H2424 [8MY]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, 
        H1918 [18AP], H5204 [25JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      Multiple Sales Reporting Program: funding, H2455, H2456 [9MY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Dept. of Justice: release of report relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S6585 
        [21SE]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (S. 35), S2773 [26AP], S4632 [26JN]
  Reports
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Eliot Ness ATF Building, Washington, DC: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]




BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      Native Americans: provide for community approval before Indian 
        class III gaming opportunities may take effect (see H.R. 
        4033), H801 [15FE]
  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        H2682-H2685 [15MY], H5089, H5090, H5092-H5094, H5096 [23JY], 
        E889 [25MY]
      Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, 
        H4752 [10JY], E1254 [17JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        S5057 [17JY]
      Native Americans: determine blood quantum requirement for 
        membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1560), 
        S5894 [1AU]
      Roads and highways: revised funding formula for Indian 
        Reservation Roads program, S692-S696 [15FE]
  Reports filed
      Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1065) (S. Rept. 112-199), S5976 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      Determine Blood Quantum Requirement for Membership in the Ysleta 
        del Sur Pueblo Tribe: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) 
        (H.R. 1560), S5731 [31JY]
      Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership 
        (HEARTH) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        205) (H. Rept. 112-427), H1844 [16AP]
      Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 546) (S. Rept. 112-
        198), S5976 [2AU]
      Lumbee Recognition Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 
        1218) (S. Rept. 112-200), S5976 [2AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 205, Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home 
        Ownership (HEARTH) Act, H2682 [15MY]




BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

  Bills and resolutions
      Colleges and universities: provide students with information 
        from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Program and 
        Occupational Outlook Handbook (see H.R. 6458), H6231 [20SE]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Erica L. Groshen To Be BLS Commissioner: Committee 
        on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 
        [13JN]




BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, 
        H774, H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, 
        H823, H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 
        [15FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879, H1881, 
        H1882, H1883, H1885, H1886, H1887, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636, S6638, S6639 
        [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see S. 3375), S4893 [11JY] (see H.R. 5545), H2441 [8MY]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        4969), H2267 [27AP]
      Carlin, NV: convey all right, title, and interest of the U.S., 
        to any Federal land within that city under its jurisdiction 
        (see H.R. 6282), H5704 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey, by quitclaim deed, to Fernley, 
        NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal 
        land within that city under the jurisdiction of BLM or the 
        Bureau of Reclamation (see H.R. 6236), H5524 [31JY]
      ------convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties, NV, to the 
        Nevada System of Higher Education (see H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty (see H.R. 4382), H1976 [18AP]
      ------modify Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit 
        Steamlining Pilot Project (see S. 3563), S6454 [19SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 
        [14FE]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]
      ------extend stewardship end result contracting authority for 
        projects to improve land management and reduce fire hazards in 
        national forests (see H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]
      El Dorado County, CA: convey certain Federal lands to Shingle 
        Springs Band of Miwok Indians (see H.R. 6532), H6275 [21SE]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      ------improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      Lincoln County, NV: facilitate planning, permitting, 
        administration, implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-
        juniper dominated landscape restoration projects (see H.R. 
        6453), H6231 [20SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: conduct study of legal and 
        administrative steps needed to cancel contracts for the sale 
        of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts (see H.R. 6469), H6231 
        [20SE]
      National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and 
        Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to 
        veterans (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]
      Nevada: convey certain public land in and around historic mining 
        townsites (see H.R. 6497), H6274 [21SE]
      ------provide for land conveyances for Tule Springs Fossil Beds 
        National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects 
        (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), H4655 [29JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and 
        BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such 
        public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2267 [27AP]
      ------direct land management agencies to report on public access 
        and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, and 
        recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds to 
        secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
      ------expedite authorizations for private landowners to conduct 
        vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM lands to 
        reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten residential 
        structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 
        4234), H1496 [21MR]
      ------suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the Depts. of 
        Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal budget is 
        balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), H1304 [8MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE] 
        (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 
        4027), H725 [14FE]
      Virginia City, NV: convey quitclaim surface rights to certain 
        Federal land to Storey County, NV, to resolve conflicting 
        ownership and title claims (see H.R. 6184), H5290 [25JY]
      Yerington, NV: convey certain Federal land (see S. 2228), S2001 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 4039), H801 [15FE]
  Cloture motions
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities 
        protection and enhancement: several sportsmen organizations, 
        S6498 [20SE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of 
        Fish & Wildlife Agencies, H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------several recreational sports and wildlife conservation 
        organizations, H1875 [17AP]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 3525, Sportmen's Act, S6560 [21SE]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6502 [20SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: development of U.S. oil shale resources 
        and promote shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3355 [31MY]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty, H3820 [20JN]
      ------oil shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3413, H3414 [5JN]
      ------prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals Program function 
        from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
        Enforcement, H3908, H3909 [20JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H752-H787 [15FE], H810, H820-H834, 
        H880-H886 [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, 
        E233 [17FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-
        H744, H746-H750 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884-H886 [16FE]
      Deschutes County, OR: convey certain land (S. 270), H5437, H5438 
        [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
      Forest Service: improve forest management and reduce hazardous 
        fuels, H3970-H3972 [21JN]
      Marine Corps: report on transfer of certain BLM land to the 
        Marine Corps for expansion of Twentynine Palms, CA, Ground Air 
        Combat Center, H3094 [17MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: authorize lead Federal agency to 
        extend permit review process time period for mining critical 
        minerals and materials if new information is obtained during 
        the review, H4841, H4842 [12JY]
      ------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of 
        hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate 
        revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842-H4844 
        [12JY]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      Public lands: establish a pilot program to test a small increase 
        in Federal grazing fees, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3746, 
        H3761, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      ------make new restrictions on managing hunting, fishing, and 
        recreational shooting effective only if the amount of land 
        available for those purposes falls below a certain acreage, 
        H1883, H1884 [17AP]
      ------prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the 
        granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3906, 
        H3907 [20JN], E1108 [21JN]
      ------provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting, 
        H1877 [17AP]
      ------require hunting activities be a land use in management 
        plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1873-H1897 
        [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5889 [12SE], E585, E589 [19AP], E621 
        [24AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1860-H1872 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1895, H1896 [17AP]
      Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity 
        Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service 
        and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5083-H5085 [23JY]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027), 
        H3712, H3713 [18JN]
      Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2059-H2061 
        [24AP]
      Yerington, NV: convey certain Federal land, H3760 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (S. 3375), S4895 [11JY]
      Bruce, Pat: BLM Making a Difference National Volunteer Award 
        recipient, S4148 [13JN]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (S. 3587), S6552 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish onshore oil and gas production 
        goals, repeal production barriers, improve lease issuance, 
        expedite judicial review, report on public land revenues, and 
        encourage oil shale exploration, S2146 [28MR]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development, S2145 [28MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Nevada: provide for land conveyances for Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local 
        projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6604 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6415 [19SE], S6498, S6499 [20SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604, S6605 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6415 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      BLM Federal Land Conveyance to Yerington, NV: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 112-525), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale 
        the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
        Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      Grazing Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4234) (H. Rept. 112-533), H3706 [15JN]
      La Pine Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (S. 270) (H. Rept. 112-581), H4683 [9JY]
      Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 526) (S. Rept. 112-112), S41 
        [23JA]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 
        112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 112-531), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 [16AP]
      Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) (H. Rept. 112-528), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Trinity County, CA, Public Utilities District Land Exchange 
        Involving Transfer of Forest Service and BLM Lands: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 112-500), 
        H3265 [30MY]
      Ute Indian Tribe and Utah State Institutional Trust Land 
        Administration Land Exchange: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4027) (H. Rept. 112-509), H3362 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment 
        in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and 
        Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage 
        Act, H1860 [17AP]
      H.R. 1237, provide for a land exchange with Trinity, CA, Public 
        Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and 
        BLM lands, H5083 [23JY]
      H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next 
        Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security 
        (PIONEERS) Act, H761-H767 [15FE]
      H.R. 4027, Ute Indian Tribe and the Utah State Institutional 
        Trust Land Administration land exchange, H3712 [18JN]
      S. 270, La Pine Land Conveyance Act, H5437 [31JY]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]




BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3378, H3379, 
        H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3405 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3412, 
        H3413, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421, H3424, H3425, H3426, 
        H3429, H3430, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3457, H3458, H3459, 
        H3460, H3461, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3465, H3466, H3467, H3468, 
        H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3474, H3475, H3476, H3477, H3482 
        [5JN], H3491, H3492, H3493 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      Hydroelectric power: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower 
        development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), H1154 
        [5MR], H1187, H1188 [6MR]
      ------authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development 
        under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), consideration (H. 
        Res. 570), H1177 [6MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: convey, by quitclaim deed, to Fernley, 
        NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal 
        land within that city under the jurisdiction of BLM or the 
        Bureau of Reclamation (see H.R. 6236), H5524 [31JY]
      ------convey certain interests in Federal land acquired for the 
        Scofield Project in Carbon County, UT (see S. 2056), S261 
        [1FE]
      ------provide assistance to non-Federal interests for levee 
        stability improvements located within the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin Delta related to certain water deliveries (see H.R. 
        6484), H6273 [21SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 
        2465), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5325), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      Fish and fishing: maintain annual base funding for the Upper 
        Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see H.R. 
        6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Hydroelectric power: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower 
        development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 570), H1152 [5MR]
      ------authorize development of hydropower and efficiencies at 
        existing facilities (see H.R. 6024), H4064 [26JN]
      ------protect the Federal Columbia River Power System, Power 
        Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau of Reclamation 
        dams and facilities and promote hydropower generation (see 
        H.R. 6247), H5628 [1AU]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and 
        Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to 
        veterans (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]
      New Mexico: transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-
        of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District (see H.R. 6343), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (see S. 3464), S5732 [31JY]
  Letters
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act: Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization), H1181 [6MR]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H1181 [6MR]
      ------several environmental organizations, H1181 [6MR]
  Motions
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3390 [1JN], H3524 [6JN]
      Hydroelectric power: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower 
        development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), H1232 
        [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      California: management of Lake Berryessa relative to concession 
        bidding process, H3354, H3355 [31MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of 
        nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 
        3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
      ------extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench 
        Irrigation District (S. 997), H3715 [18JN]
      ------facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the 
        Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project, H3762 [19JN]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3467, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347-H3356 [31MY], 
        H3366-H3390 [1JN], H3409, H3444-H3447, H3451-H3478 [5JN], 
        H3489-H3499, H3513-H3526 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], E953 [1JN], E976, 
        E977, E982 [5JN], E988, E993 [6JN], E1018, E1023 [7JN], E1026, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468-H3470 [5JN]
      Fish and fishing: maintain annual base funding for the Upper 
        Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (H.R. 
        6060), H6074, H6075 [19SE]
      Hydroelectric power: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower 
        development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), H1180-
        H1190 [6MR], E330 [7MR], E343 [8MR]
      ------authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development 
        under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), consideration (H. 
        Res. 570), H1173-H1180 [6MR]
      ------authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development 
        under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), motion to recommit, 
        H1232, H1233 [7MR]
      ------ensure authorization of conduit facilities for hydropower 
        development under Federal reclamation law shall not result in 
        net job loss, H1189, H1190 [6MR]
      ------require all materials used for conduit hydropower 
        generation be manufactured in the U.S., H1232, H1233 [7MR]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1181-H1188 [6MR], E330 
        [7MR], E343 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      Leadville, CO: remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage 
        tunnel (S. 1047), S588 [14FE]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (S. 3464), S5737 [31JY]
      Water projects: funding, S4767 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 499) (S. Rept. 112-
        110), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 460) (H. 
        Rept. 112-503), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 2842, Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit 
        Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 570) (H. Rept. 112-408), H1152 [5MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 997) (H. Rept. 112-
        527), H3706 [15JN]
      Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6060) (H. Rept. 112-672), 
        H6059 [14SE]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112-462), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 
        112-164), S2819 [26AP]
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), S41 
        [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. 
        Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
      Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 112-122), S41 
        [23JA]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]
  Tables
      Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3348-
        H3351 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 570, consideration of H.R. 2842, Bureau of Reclamation 
        Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act, H1173 
        [6MR]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5325, energy and water 
        development appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]
      H.R. 6060, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act, 
        H6074 [19SE]
      S. 997, East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension 
        Act, H3715 [18JN]




BUREAU OF RECLAMATION SMALL CONDUIT HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND RURAL 
    JOBS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 2842), H1154 [5MR], H1187, H1188 [6MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 570), H1177 [6MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 2842): consideration (see H. Res. 570), H1152 [5MR]
  Letters
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act: Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization), H1181 [6MR]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H1181 [6MR]
      ------several environmental organizations, H1181 [6MR]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 2842), H1232 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Bureau of Reclamation: ensure authorization of conduit 
        facilities for hydropower development under Federal 
        reclamation law shall not result in net job loss, H1189, H1190 
        [6MR]
      ------require all materials used for conduit hydropower 
        generation be manufactured in the U.S., H1232, H1233 [7MR]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1181-H1188 [6MR], E330 
        [7MR], E343 [8MR]
      Enact (H.R. 2842), H1180-H1190 [6MR], E330 [7MR], E343 [8MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 570), H1173-H1180 [6MR]
      ------motion to recommit, H1232, H1233 [7MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 2842, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 570) (H. Rept. 112-408), H1152 [5MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 570, consideration of H.R. 2842, provisions, H1173 [6MR]




BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Community Survey: make participation voluntary, except 
        with respect to certain basic questions (see S. 3079), S3084 
        [10MY]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see S. Con. Res. 57), 
        S5978 [2AU] (see H. Con. Res. 136), H5707 [2AU]
      ------celebrate release of 1940 census and commend Bureau of the 
        Census and National Archives and Records Administration 
        efforts to maintain information (see H. Res. 637), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of 
        members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total 
        population (see S. 2470), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5321), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal 
        poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the 
        Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 6076), H4655 [29JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      American Community Survey: funding, H2507-H2509 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce criminal penalty on 
        individuals who choose not to participate, H2505-H2507 [9MY]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (H. Con. Res. 136), 
        E1443 [3AU]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (S. Con. Res. 57), 
        S5993 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      S. Con. Res. 57, acknowledge census surveys and information 
        derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare, 
        S5994 [2AU]




BURGESS, KEVIN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5793 [31JY]




BURGESS, MICHAEL C. (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4143 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3405 [1JN], H3421, H3461 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H727 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H221 
        [31JA]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H641 [8FE]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H726 [14FE]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see 
        H.R. 6118), H5079 [19JY]
      ------eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers 
        to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H4828 [11JY]
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1543 [22MR]
      ------extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H2072 [24AP]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2447 [8MY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H115 [23JA]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3734 [18JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1391 [19MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]
      Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H4157 [27JN]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H641 [8FE]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3808 [19JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3404 [1JN]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H944 [17FE]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide State 
        flexibility for the offering of health benefits through 
        alternative health arrangements (see H.R. 3072), H694 [9FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H115 [23JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H115 [23JA]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H6151 [19SE]
      Taxation: permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H4656 [29JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2447 [8MY]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H4775 [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify provision of civil penalties for 
        Federal officials who issue loan guarantees in violation of 
        policies of the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 5863), H3266 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS: enable States to establish reinsurance programs or 
        high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able 
        to access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting a work 
        authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully 
        present in the U.S. (see H.R. 6001), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: prevent the use of unmanned aircraft 
        systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace 
        system (see H.R. 5950), H3707 [15JN]
      EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
      FAA: modify regulations governing aircraft maintenance providers 
        (see H.R. 6002), H3974 [21JN]
      Medicaid: increase price transparency of hospital information 
        and provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]
      Medicare: extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 
        [18JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (H.R. 6482), H6277 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify provision of civil penalties for 
        Federal officials who issue loan guarantees in violation of 
        policies of the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        (H.R. 5863), H3266 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS: enable States to establish reinsurance programs or 
        high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able 
        to access health insurance (H.R. 6283), H5708 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting a work 
        authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully 
        present in the U.S. (H.R. 6001), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: prevent the use of unmanned aircraft 
        systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace 
        system (H.R. 5950), H3707 [15JN]
      EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (H.R. 6190), H5292 [25JY]
      FAA: modify regulations governing aircraft maintenance providers 
        (H.R. 6002), H3975 [21JN]
      Medicaid: increase price transparency of hospital information 
        and provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3104 [17MY]
      Medicare: extend physician payment rates (H.R. 6142), H5009 
        [18JY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H191 [31JA], H478 [6FE], H3709 [18JN], 
        H3983 [26JN], H4871 [17JY]
  Remarks
      Argyle, TX: tribute to Argyle High School boys' basketball team, 
        E537 [16AP]
      Borchardt, Mack: Texas Fire Chiefs Association Fire Chief of the 
        Year award recipient, E536 [16AP]
      Budget: deficit, H86 [23JA]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1694 [28MR]
      Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light 
        bulbs, H3461 [5JN]
      Denton, TX: anniversary of Denton Public Library, E987 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6009 [14SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: prevent the use of unmanned aircraft 
        systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace 
        system (H.R. 5950), H4144 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the use of unmanned aircraft systems 
        as weapons while operating in the national airspace system, 
        H4143, H4144 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4143, H4144 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3421, H3461 [5JN]
      EPA: waive ban on over-the-counter asthma inhalers enacted as 
        part of international agreement to stop using products 
        containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and allow existing stock 
        to be sold until FDA approves replacement, H4872 [17JY]
      FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of 
        laboratory-developed tests (H.R. 3207), H952 [27FE]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3225 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3863 [20JN]
      Flower Mound, TX: tribute to Marcus High School boys' basketball 
        team, E679 [27AP]
      Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of Glen Garden Golf and Courntry 
        Club, E737 [9MY]
      Gainesville, TX: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Patriotic Small Town in America'' designee, E13030 
        [24JY]
      Georgia (country): support NATO membership, democratic reforms, 
        and peaceful resolution of conflict, E285 [29FE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1370 [19MR], H1456 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660 [9JY], H4729 [10JY]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, H3709 [18JN]
      Medicaid: funding, H1694 [28MR]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]
      ------reform, H5187, H5188 [24JY]
      Medicare: extend physician payment rates (H.R. 6142), H5337 
        [31JY]
      ------reform, H1650 [28MR]
      North Richland Hills, TX: North Hills Hospital recipient of 
        Society of Chest Pain Centers accreditation, E899 
        [30MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H3709 [18JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H5082 [23JY]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, H5187, H5188 [24JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660 [9JY], H4729 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1370 [19MR], H1456 [21MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H191 [31JA], 
        H1138 [5MR], H3983 [26JN]
      Rare Disease Day: observance, H952 [27FE]
      Saakashvili, Mikheil: U.S. visit by Georgian President, 
        E285 [29FE]
      Taxation: provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the 
        current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1265, H1266, H1267, 
        H1268, H1269, H1270 [7MR]
      ------rates, H1266 [7MR]
      United Way: tribute to United Way of Denton County, TX, 
        E1450 [10SE]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3421 [5JN]
  Statements
      Dallas Healthcare Policy Conference: by, E1138 [26JN]
  Tributes
      Arnold, Ann, E1487 [12SE]
      Babers, C. Donald, E738 [9MY]
      Boston, David, E1359 [31JY]
      Braswell, Ray, E1128 [21JN]
      Brown, Barry, E1642 [21SE]
      Bunting, William F., E453 [27MR]
      Carpenter, Charles W., E1648 [21SE]
      Johnson, Representative Sam, H701 [14FE]
      Jones, Andy, E681 [27AP]
      Jones, Gary, E27 [17JA]
      Meyer, Fredrick R., E1664 [28SE]
      Ramsey, Curtis, E307 [5MR]
      Reagan, Ronald, H478 [6FE]
      Tatum, Lonnie, E1197 [29JN]
      Weber, Mary E., E156 [7FE]
      Wilcox, Terry, E479 [28MR]




BURGESS, RONALD L.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4941 [12JY]




BURKART, JUNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E710 [7MY]




BURKE, FRANK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E929 [31MY]




BURKE, JAMES C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E59 [23JA]




BURKE, KEVIN

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2473 [9MY]




BURKE, LILLIAN W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E547 [17AP]




BURKE, MARCILYNN A.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Land and 
        Mineral Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate), S2820 [26AP]




BURKE, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




BURKE, VA

  Remarks in House
      Oaks Elementary School: tribute to 4th grade class fundraiser, 
        E108 [1FE]




BURKE, WARREN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3862 [20JN]




BURKE CENTER CONSERVANCY

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Best of Braddock Awards 
        recipients, E1411 [3AU]




BURLESON, MARCUS

  Poems
      ``Heart of Texas,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1221 [10JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1221 [10JY]




BURLINGAME, CA

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute for adopting Co. B, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1125 
        [21JN]




BURLINGTON, VT

  Articles and editorials
      (Web) Recipe for Success, S346 [6FE]




BURLINGTON (VT) FREE PRESS

  Articles and editorials
      Idyll Banter--Burning the Christmas Candle at Both Ends, S66 
        [24JA]
      Maj. Gen. Dubie Is Vermonter of the Year, S122 [26JA]
      ``Most Important Book I Will Ever Write''--Bohjalian Talks About 
        `The Sandcastle Girls', S5300 [24JY]
      UVM Ranks 5th in Producing Peace Corps Vols., S204 [31JA]
      Vision Realized, S4413 [21JN]
      (Web) Recipe for Success, S346 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dubie, Michael: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year 
        honoree, S121 [26JA]




BURMA, UNION OF

  Amendments
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3976 [12JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 
        109), H3162 [18MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (see H. Con. Res. 135), H5525 [31JY]
      Foreign aid: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (see H.R. 6431), H6150 [19SE]
  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Zin Mar Aung, S1499 [8MR]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Burma: President Obama, S4890 [11JY], H4810 
        [11JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Obama, S3277 
        [17MY], H2826 [17MY]
  Poems
      ``Daw of Freedom,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1655 [25SE]
  Remarks in House
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (H. Con. Res. 135), H5552 [1AU], H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      Foreign aid: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      Foreign policy: U.S. decision to lift economic sanctions on 
        business activities, E856 [18MY]
      Human rights: violations, E867 [18MY]
      U.S. policy, E867 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aung San Suu Kyi: presentation of Congressional Gold Medal, 
        S6394 [19SE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5425, 
        S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-
        S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3979-S3981 [12JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (H. Con. Res. 135), S6013 [2AU]
      Foreign aid: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), S6670, S6671 [21SE]
      Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to 
        Burma, S82 [26JA]
      Foreign trade: impact of import restrictions, S93 [26JA]
      Mitchell, Derek J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Burma, S4765 
        [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act Import Restrictions Renewal 
        Approval: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 135, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, H5552 [1AU]
      H.R. 5986, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 6431, provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma, H6124 [19SE]
      S. 3326, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, S5920 [2AU]
      S.J. Res. 43, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import 
        restrictions renewal approval, S3980 [12JN]




BURMAH, NORMAN AND NORMA

  Remarks in House
      Louisiana Family Forum: Marriage Hall of Fame inductees, E286 
        [29FE]




BURMESE FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY ACT

  Amendments
      Foreign trade: approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign trade: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see S.J. Res. 43), S3976 [12JN] (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 109), H3162 [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Foreign trade: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign trade: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5425, 
        S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-
        S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3979-S3981 [12JN]
  Reports filed
      Import Restrictions Renewal Approval: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5986, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, S5920 [2AU]
      S.J. Res. 43, import restrictions renewal approval, S3980 [12JN]




BURNS, ALLYSON

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5729 [31JY]




BURNS, KEN

  Statements
      Pinnacles National Park Act, H5434 [31JY]




BURNS, MARGARET

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1637 [21SE]




BURNS, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1726 [26OC]




BURR, GEOFFREY

  Letters
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5330 [25JY]




BURR, GEOFFREY G.

  Letters
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures, S855 
        [16FE]




BURR, RICHARD (a Senator from North Carolina)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3797 [6JN], 
        S3852 [7JN], S4384 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S189, S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6111 [11SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3431, S3453, S3455 
        [22MY], S3488, S3489, S3492 [23MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2603 
        [23AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S651 [14FE], S797 [15FE], S1392 
        [5MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309 
        [24JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4896 [11JY], S4951, S4962, S4973 
        [12JY], S5048 [16JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5495, 
        S5507, S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5579, S5591 [26JY], S5748, 
        S5760 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4300 [19JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2731 [25AP]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S1933 [21MR]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see S. Con. Res. 45), S3729 [5JN]
      Collective bargaining: ensure fairness in election procedures 
        with respect to collective bargaining representatives (see S. 
        1425), S1460 [7MR]
      Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 452), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S1933 [21MR]
      ------reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans 
        (see S. 3266), S3781 [6JN]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 
        3391), S6456 [19SE]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S496 [9FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 
        3250), S6547 [20SE]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see S. 3316), S4368 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule on the certification of nonimmigrant 
        workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment 
        (see S.J. Res. 38), S1932 [21MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 3448), S5487 [26JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to nonprofit 
        organizations for construction of facilities for temporary 
        lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, or care 
        of a veteran (see S. 3324), S4368 [20JN]
      ------consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed 
        of by the applicants for less than fair market value when 
        determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 3270), S3781 
        [6JN]
      ------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
        receive a dignified burial (see S. 3202), S3280 [17MY]
      ------improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or 
        who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4300 [19JN]
      ------modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences 
        for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
        after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S2086 [27MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: modify provisions relative to 
        exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, 
        software engineers, or other similarly skilled workers (see S. 
        1747), S568 [13FE]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN]
      FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4893 [11JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S389 [7FE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1460 [7MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1148 [29FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2547 [19AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S2825 [26AP]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S3632 [24MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S5085 [17JY]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S3900 [11JN]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 586), S6626 [21SE]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S5134 [18JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (see S. 3225), S3730 [5JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health 
        insurance tax (see S. 1880), S5085 [17JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see S. 998), S6546 [20SE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S2496 [18AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S1933 [21MR]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S5733 
        [31JY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S389 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 2372), S2821 
        [26AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reorganize the Veterans Integrated 
        Service Networks of the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 
        3084), S3084 [10MY]
      FDA: promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 420), S2393 [17AP]
      Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, 
        State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 
        2266), S2242 [29MR]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4299 [19JN]
      National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or 
        information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security 
        clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (see S. 
        3367), S4821 [10JY]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
      Taxation: provide that the value of certain historic property 
        shall be determined using an income approach in determining 
        the taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2209), S1847 [20MR]
      U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to 
        reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia 
        (see S. 2045), S208 [31JA]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary (see S. 
        Res. 414), S2243 [29MR]
      Veterans: require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3353), S4724 [28JN]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), 
        S2242 [29MR]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, S4623 [26JN]
      ------deficit, S4623 [26JN]
      ------increase statutory debt limit, S4623 [26JN]
      ------sequestration, S6479 [20SE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6479 [20SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S4624 [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish hospital care, medical 
        services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed 
        at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (S. 
        277), S4619 [26JN]
      ------reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the 
        Veterans Health Administration (S. 3084), S3416 [22MY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S4623 [26JN]
      FDA: ensure transparency in drug and medical device user fee 
        agreement negotiations by allowing Members of Congress or 
        designated staff to attend negotiation meetings, S3492 [23MY]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, S4615, S4618 [26JN]
      ------improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 
        [26JN]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4616 [26JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3492 [23MY], S3563 
        [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4612, S4615 [26JN]
      Louisberg College: anniversary, S6051 [10SE]
      National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or 
        information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security 
        clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (S. 3367), 
        S4825 [10JY]
      ------impact of leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations, S4622 [26JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1961, S1962 
        [22MR]
      ------repeal, S4620-S4622 [26JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S1961 [22MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S4620-S4622 
        [26JN]
      Plymouth, NC: anniversary of Grace Episcopal Church, S2029 
        [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1561-S1564 [12MR]
      Taxation: encourage alternative energy investments and job 
        creation, S1561-S1564 [12MR], S1600 [13MR]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, S1600 [13MR]
      Unemployment: rates, S4623 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S1685 [15MR]
  Tributes
      Beckett, Mary K. (Katie), S3416 [22MY]
      Lewis, Warren B., III (Sneak), S3835 [7JN]




BURRELL, KASEY

  Bills and resolutions
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]




BURROUGHS, JORDAN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1353 [31JY]




BURROW, GEORGE D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E709 [7MY]




BURTON, DAN (a Representative from Indiana)

  Articles and editorials
      Prince and the Ayatollah, Ed Husain, New York (NY) Times, 
        E750 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1392 [19MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3977 [21JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H221 [31JA]
      ------express that the use of offensive military force by a 
        President without prior and clear authorization by Congress 
        constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. 
        Con. Res. 107), H1978 [18AP]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see H.R. 
        6449), H6230 [20SE]
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6280 [21SE]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal rule on nutrition standards that 
        impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and 
        breakfast programs (see H.R. 6418), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H3405 [1JN]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4908 [17JY]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6033), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      ------prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an 
        abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H4686 [9JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1808 [29MR]
      ------prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple 
        rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1018 [28FE]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H5293 [25JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1274 
        [7MR]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H5631 [1AU]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H2289 [27AP]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H5631 [1AU]
      FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples 
        collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 6196), 
        H5291 [25JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H115 
        [23JA]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1496 [21MR]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1808 [29MR]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1367 [16MR]
      Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve 
        effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing 
        burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 3786), H727 [14FE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H6280 [21SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H3976 [21JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3405 [1JN]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H3661 [7JN]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H903 [16FE]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6234 [20SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5525 [31JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5712 
        [2AU]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5766 [10SE]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H5860 [11SE]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H187 [27JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H6062 [14SE]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3363 [31MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 3501), H79 [18JA]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6280 [21SE]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2448 [8MY]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5077 [19JY]
      ------allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a 
        retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H572 [7FE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H513 [6FE]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1642 [27MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5631 [1AU]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2447 [8MY]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1274 [7MR]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H5331 [30JY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1410), H1273 
        [7MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2034 [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Tariff: acetic acid, 5 chloro-8-quinolinoxy, 1 methylhexylester 
        (see H.R. 5023), H2268 [27AP]
      ------benfluralin (see H.R. 5024), H2268 [27AP]
      ------benzamide, N[[[3,5 dichloro-2-fluoro-4-1,1,2,3,3,3-
        hexafluoropropoxy)phenyl] amino]carbonyl] 2,6 difluoro - (9Cl) 
        (see H.R. 5002), H2268 [27AP]
      ------DAT intermediate (see H.R. 4998), H2267 [27AP]
      ------DEPCT (see H.R. 5006), H2268 [27AP]
      ------dichlormid (see H.R. 5017), H2268 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl malonate (see H.R. 5003), H2268 [27AP]
      ------diphenyl sulfide (see H.R. 5004), H2268 [27AP]
      ------DMDS (see H.R. 4999), H2267 [27AP]
      ------ethalfluralin (see H.R. 5015), H2268 [27AP]
      ------fenbuconazole (see H.R. 5008), H2268 [27AP]
      ------formulated product containing propyzamide as the active 
        ingredient (see H.R. 5011), H2268 [27AP]
      ------4,4-dimethoxy-2-butanone (see H.R. 5026), H2268 [27AP]
      ------4 ethoxy 1,1,1 trifluoro 3 butene-2-one (see H.R. 5014), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------fungicide mixtures (see H.R. 5020), H2268 [27AP]
      ------gallery (see H.R. 5019), H2268 [27AP]
      ------MCPA-2-ethylhexyl (see H.R. 5012), H2268 [27AP]
      ------methoxyfenozide (see H.R. 5000), H2267 [27AP]
      ------myclobutanil (see H.R. 5021), H2268 [27AP]
      ------1,3-dichloropropene mixed isomers (see H.R. 5027), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (see H.R. 5009), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------propiconazole (see H.R. 5018), H2268 [27AP]
      ------quinoline (see H.R. 4996), H2267 [27AP]
      ------Quintec (see H.R. 5001), H2268 [27AP]
      ------(R)-(+)-2-(4 hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid (see H.R. 
        5022), H2268 [27AP]
      ------tebuthiuron (see H.R. 5013), H2268 [27AP]
      ------trifluralin (see H.R. 5025), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2,6-dichloroaniline (see H.R. 5005), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2 chloro 1 (3 ethoxy 4 nitrophenoxy) 4 (trifluoromethyl) 
        benzene (see H.R. 5016), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2 methoxy-4-trifluoromethylpyridine (see H.R. 5007), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------2-amino-5,7-dimethoxy-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (see 
        H.R. 5010), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2-cyanopyridine (see H.R. 4997), H2267 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: acetic acid, 5 chloro-8-quinolinoxy, 1 methylhexylester 
        (H.R. 5023), H2277 [27AP]
      ------benfluralin (H.R. 5024), H2277 [27AP]
      ------benzamide, N[[[3,5 dichloro-2-fluoro-4-1,1,2,3,3,3-
        hexafluoropropoxy)phenyl] amino]carbonyl] 2,6 difluoro - (9Cl) 
        (H.R. 5002), H2276 [27AP]
      ------DAT intermediate (H.R. 4998), H2276 [27AP]
      ------DEPCT (H.R. 5006), H2276 [27AP]
      ------dichlormid (H.R. 5017), H2276 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl malonate (H.R. 5003), H2276 [27AP]
      ------diphenyl sulfide (H.R. 5004), H2276 [27AP]
      ------DMDS (H.R. 4999), H2276 [27AP]
      ------ethalfluralin (H.R. 5015), H2276 [27AP]
      ------fenbuconazole (H.R. 5008), H2276 [27AP]
      ------formulated product containing propyzamide as the active 
        ingredient (H.R. 5011), H2276 [27AP]
      ------4,4-dimethoxy-2-butanone (H.R. 5026), H2277 [27AP]
      ------4 ethoxy 1,1,1 trifluoro 3 butene-2-one (H.R. 5014), H2276 
        [27AP]
      ------fungicide mixtures (H.R. 5020), H2277 [27AP]
      ------gallery (H.R. 5019), H2276 [27AP]
      ------MCPA-2-ethylhexyl (H.R. 5012), H2276 [27AP]
      ------methoxyfenozide (H.R. 5000), H2276 [27AP]
      ------myclobutanil (H.R. 5021), H2277 [27AP]
      ------1,3-dichloropropene mixed isomers (H.R. 5027), H2277 
        [27AP]
      ------1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (H.R. 5009), H2276 [27AP]
      ------propiconazole (H.R. 5018), H2276 [27AP]
      ------quinoline (H.R. 4996), H2276 [27AP]
      ------Quintec (H.R. 5001), H2276 [27AP]
      ------(R)-(+)-2-(4 hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid (H.R. 5022), 
        H2277 [27AP]
      ------tebuthiuron (H.R. 5013), H2276 [27AP]
      ------trifluralin (H.R. 5025), H2277 [27AP]
      ------2,6-dichloroaniline (H.R. 5005), H2276 [27AP]
      ------2 chloro 1 (3 ethoxy 4 nitrophenoxy) 4 (trifluoromethyl) 
        benzene (H.R. 5016), H2276 [27AP]
      ------2 methoxy-4-trifluoromethylpyridine (H.R. 5007), H2276 
        [27AP]
      ------2-amino-5,7-dimethoxy-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine 
        (H.R. 5010), H2276 [27AP]
      ------2-cyanopyridine (H.R. 4997), H2276 [27AP]
  Lists
      Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1002 [6JN]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5970 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, H1293 
        [8MR]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2828 
        [17MY]
      Bahrain: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S. and 
        urge continued implementation of government reforms, H1829 
        [16AP], E750 [9MY]
      Budget: deficit, H1119 [1MR]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2627 [10MY]
      Citizen's Commission on Human Rights: tribute to initiatives to 
        protect parental rights, E1299 [23JY]
      ------tribute to opening of new National Public Affairs Office 
        in Washington, DC, E1299 [23JY]
      Cyprus: support reunification agreement, E1391 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2828 
        [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4946 [18JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4946 [18JY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H93 [23JA]
      Egypt: prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1937 
        [18AP]
      Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries that support 
        radical Muslim fundamentalism, H6258 [21SE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), E1606 [21SE]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, H2195, 
        H2196, H2197 [26AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1937 [18AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4409 [28JN]
      Kazakhstan: independence anniversary, E357 [8MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launch of 
        multistage rocket, E573 [18AP]
      ------nuclear weapons proliferation, E573 [18AP]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5873 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5970, 
        H5973 [13SE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E817 [16MY]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2627 [10MY]
      National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations: tribute to Ellis 
        Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1002 [6JN]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1491 [12SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4040), 
        H1823 [16AP]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H93 [23JA]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1376 [19MR], H1525 [22MR]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H5873 [12SE], H6054 [14SE]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H5970 [13SE]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1376 [19MR], H2195, H2196, 
        H2197 [26AP]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H970 [28FE], H2195, 
        H2196, H2197 [26AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H50 [18JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1937 [18AP]
      Spaulding, Fredrick L.: Army Distinguished Service Cross 
        recipient, E691 [27AP]
      Syria: Presidential authority under the War Powers Resolution as 
        it pertains to the authorization of military operations, H1293 
        [8MR]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1593 [21SE]
      Taxation: rates, H1119 [1MR]
      Votes: position on missed, H2745 [16MY], E985 
        [5JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        H1817 [16AP]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H683 [9FE], H3263 [30MY]
  Tributes
      Cope, Stanton E., E1326 [25JY]
      Denktas, Rauf R., E198 [15FE]
      Hall, Katie, H955, H956 [27FE]
      Kim, Jim Yong, E572 [18AP]
      Muakkassa, Kamel F., E840 [17MY]
      Ocampo, Jose A., E572 [18AP]
      Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi, E572 [18AP]
      Overholt, Brinton W., Sr., E1278 [18JY]
      Payne, Donald M., H1195 [6MR]
      Quattrone, Joe, H1300 [8MR]
      VanNatter, Gretchen, E601 [19AP]
      Wagoner, Lois, E331 [7MR]




BURTON, LINCOLN (ED)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1528 [14SE]




BURUNDI, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Dawn M. Liberi To Be Ambassador to Burundi: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6452 [19SE]




BURY, BRANDON

  Remarks in House
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Kingwood Fallen Heroes Memorial Golf 
        Tournament, E1325 [25JY]




BURY, HARRY J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E134 [3FE]




BUSCAINO, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E215 [16FE]




BUSCH, ALEXIS

  Remarks in Senate
      San Francisco, CA: express condolences to families of victims of 
        boating accident while participating in a race off the coast 
        of California, S2812 [26AP]




BUSES  see Common Carriers; Motor Vehicles




BUSH, GEORGE (41st President of the United States)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see S. 3304), 
        S4238 [18JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H580 [8FE]
  Reports filed
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]




BUSH, GEORGE W. (43d President of the United States)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see S. 3304), 
        S4238 [18JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461, H470 
        [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H1237 [7MR], H1462 [21MR], 
        H5856 [11SE]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H580 [8FE]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S404 [9FE], 
        S4111 [13JN], S5448 [26JY], S6590-S6592 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]




BUSH, KY

  Articles and editorials
      They Answer the Call, S3077 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bush Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, S3076 [10MY]




BUSH, LAURA

  Articles and editorials
      Why Malala Inspires Us, E1695 [12OC]




BUSH, MEGAN

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Affidavits
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: Hitesh Patel, 
        H2406 [8MY]
  Amendments
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S169, S170, S171, S172 [30JA], S181, S182, 
        S183, S184, S189, S190, S191, S194, S195, S199, S215, S216, 
        S218, S219, S220, S221 [31JA], S239, S240, S243, S245, S248, 
        S249, S266, S270, S271, S272, S273, S274, S276 [1FE], S290, 
        S296, S298, S302, S326 [2FE], S1839, S1840, S1871 [20MR], 
        S1942 [21MR], H572 [7FE], H645 [9FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (H.R. 4849), S3291, S3292 [17MY], H2228 [27AP], H3147 [18MY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6211, H6212, H6214, H6216, H6217, H6218 [20SE], H6237, 
        H6239, H6240, H6242, H6243, H6245 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, 
        H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3091, S3092, S3093 [10MY], 
        S3146, S3148, S3150, S3152, S3156, S3176, S3177 [15MY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5131 
        [23JY], H5251, H5252, H5253, H5259, H5260, H5265, H5266, 
        H5267, H5268, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5273, H5274, H5275, H5276, 
        H5277, H5278, H5280, H5282, H5283, H5284, H5286 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, 
        H5306 [26JY]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6003, S6007 [2AU]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2166, H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172, H2173, H2174, 
        H2175, H2176, H2178 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 
        [26AP]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2034, S2035 [26MR], S2055, S2093, 
        S2094, S2095, S2100, S2101, S2102, S2103, S2104, S2105, S2110 
        [27MR], S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2179, S2180, S2181, S2182 
        [28MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, 
        S1747, S1754, S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], 
        S1794, S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, 
        S1805, S1806, S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, 
        S1852, S1853, S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, 
        S1865, S1868, S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, 
        H1250, H1251, H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, 
        H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1990, H2003 [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1981, H1987 [19AP]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4825, S4827, S4828, S4829, S4830 [10JY], 
        S4884, S4885, S4896, S4897, S4898, S4899, S4900, S4912, S4914, 
        S4915 [11JY], S4960, S4961, S4962, S4963, S4964, S4965, S4966, 
        S4973, S4976, S4978 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139, S5140, 
        S5141 [18JY], S5224, S5231, S5232, S5236, S5237 [19JY], S5263 
        [23JY]
  Analyses
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, S4319 [20JN]
      Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, H3097 [17MY]
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
      Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, S2499 [18AP]
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Carl Dick's General Store--A Science Hill Tradition, S153 [30JA]
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, H2194 [26AP]
      Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Now, S3299 [21MY]
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      House Reaches Agreement on Export-Import Bank Reauthorization To 
        Strengthen American Manufacturing, Spur Job Creation, H2477 
        [9MY]
      In Manchester United's I.P.O., a Preference for American Rules, 
        H5279 [25JY]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Jimmy Lee Vance--Remembrances of Jimmy Lee Vance, S1575 [12MR]
      Job Gains Reflect Hope a Recovery Is Blooming, H527 [7FE]
      Measuring the Impact of Regulation--The Rule of More--Rule-
        Making Is Being Made To Look More Beneficial Under Barack 
        Obama, H5236 [25JY]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
      Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be 
        Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, E1478 [11SE]
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Payroll Tax Fight, H527 [7FE]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
      Puff, the Magic Drag on the Economy--Time To Let the Pernicious 
        Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Blow Away, S6530 [20SE]
      Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]
      Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, H2480 [9MY]
      Republicans Blow With the Wind--Another Industry Wants To Keep 
        Its Taxpayer Subsidies, S1453 [7MR]
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]
      Swopes Celebrate 60 Years in Business, S2159 [28MR]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, S670 [15FE]
      Turbines in the Backyard--The Sound and the Strobes, S669 [15FE]
      U.K. Plans Oil Sector Tax Relief, S2052 [27MR]
      U.S. Should Legalize Industrial Hemp, S4138 [13JN]
      UK Offers New Tax Breaks for Remote Fields, S2051 [27MR]
      (Web) Recipe for Success, S346 [6FE]
      Why Dodd-Frank Is Necessary, E1311 [24JY]
      Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs, S1670 [14MR]
      Why the Wind Industry Is Full Hot Air and Costing You Big Bucks, 
        S669 [15FE]
      Will Any Senate Democrat Stand Up to Obama's NLRB?, S2578 [23AP]
      Wind Farms Multiply, Fueling Clashes With Nearby Residents, S670 
        [15FE]
      Wind Power Faces Taxing Headwind, S5055 [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      ------ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. agricultural 
        sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      ------make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2141), S1147 [29FE] 
        (see H.R. 4284), H1739 [28MR]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 
        2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5706), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see S. 
        3302), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6449), H6230 [20SE]
      ------require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket 
        agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), 
        H374 [1FE]
      ------require security screening of passengers at airports to be 
        carried out by private screening companies (see S. 3303), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6117), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and 
        repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension 
        plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]
      ------make organization more efficient for small business 
        debtors (see S. 2370), S2821 [26AP]
      BLM: conduct study of legal and administrative steps needed to 
        cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining 
        contracts (see H.R. 6469), H6231 [20SE]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering 
        of copyright and trademark information on merchandise 
        presented for examination (see H.R. 4216), H1426 [20MR]
      Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National 
        Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration 
        gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 2268), S2242 
        [29MR]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see H.R. 6216), H5326 
        [26JY]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the 
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset 
        Relief Program (see H.R. 6570), H6306 [12OC]
      CFTC: require a regulation to limit the aggregate positions of 
        nontraditional bona fide hedgers in petroleum and related 
        products (see S. 2238), S2085 [27MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4391), 
        H1977 [18AP] (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 
        [20JN] (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4603 [28JN]
      ------provide that State implementation plans address impairment 
        of visibility relative to emissions from taconite ore 
        processing facilities (see H.R. 6507), H6274 [21SE]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Colleges and universities: provide students with information 
        from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Program and 
        Occupational Outlook Handbook (see H.R. 6458), H6231 [20SE]
      ------require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure 
        and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to 
        receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 3474), S5870 
        [1AU]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S2496 [18AP] 
        (see H.R. 4390), H1977 [18AP]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (see S. 2032), S42 [23JA]
      Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish 
        (see H.R. 6505), H6274 [21SE]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      ------protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see 
        S. 2102), S567 [13FE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (see S. 2038), S132 [26JA]
      ------strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and 
        employees, display subject matter of debates, make legislation 
        available before voting, and promote availability of FEC 
        reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy 
        efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Consumers: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, 
        make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, 
        and require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]
      ------protect against abusive debt collectors by regulating 
        medical debt collection practices, prohibit collectors from 
        seeking arrest warrants to collect debts, and provide 
        information about the debt (see S. 3350), S4674 [27JN]
      ------provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or statement 
        of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered to have 
        been made on the date with which the envelope used to transmit 
        such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 [9FE]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 2139), S1147 [29FE] (see S. 3286), S3976 
        [12JN]
      ------establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see 
        H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]
      ------implement controls on salaries of Government contractors 
        by limiting reimbursement for excessive compensation equal to 
        the pay of the President of the U.S. (see S. 2198), S1734 
        [15MR]
      ------improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (see H.R. 6080), H4684 [9JY]
      ------increase accountability in contracts for overseas 
        contingency operations (see H.R. 6360), H5727 [7AU]
      ------require solicitations for Federal procurement contracts to 
        include information about the Buy American Act and whether 
        foreign goods may be used to fulfill requirements of the 
        contracts (see H.R. 4047), H801 [15FE]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana (see S. 3501), S5977 [2AU]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 
        (see S. 3389), S5084 [17JY]
      CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games 
        that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see 
        H.R. 4204), H1390 [19MR]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see S. 3426), S5304 [24JY] (see H.R. 6483), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      ------establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see H.R. 3789), H77 [18JA]
      ------improve definitions of points and fees in connection with 
        a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H1804 [29MR]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S850 [16FE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY] (see 
        H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey lands of the former Fort Bayard 
        Military Reservation to Santa Clara, NM, Bayard, NM, or Grant 
        County, NM, for business and community development (see H.R. 
        6344), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]
      ------enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and 
        importers to carry out coordinated program of research, 
        education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop 
        markets (see S. 3227), S3516 [23MY]
      ------produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on 
        enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting 
        foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 [7JN] (see 
        H.R. 5910), H3660 [7JN]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of private security contractors 
        and Afghan Public Protection Force members to provide security 
        for Armed Forces members and military installations and 
        facilities in Afghanistan (see H.R. 4117), H1133 [1MR]
      ------work with non-Federal entities and accept non-Federal 
        funding under strict guidelines to promote commercial space 
        transportation infrastructure efficiencies (see H.R. 4401), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of Education: protect college students from deceptive 
        practices and high-pressure sales by institutions, provide a 
        waiting period for enrollment decisions, and standardize and 
        elevate disclosures (see S. 3550), S6340 [13SE]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of Energy: provide a prize to the first manufacturer of 
        highly-efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline 
        (see H.R. 3872), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------establish a public-private partnership program to provide 
        child care (see S. 2182), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 5877), H3362 
        [31MY]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE] 
        (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      ------provide additional funding for the Early Retiree 
        Reinsurance Program (see H.R. 3887), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain 
        items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, 
        or produced (see S. 2114), S699 [15FE]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see S. 2186), S1576 [12MR] (see S. 2191), S1679 [14MR] (see 
        H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]
      ------prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple 
        rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see S. 2390), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4256), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a study on the feasibility of creating 
        pilot programs to evaluate reforming Federal job training 
        programs for long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 6568), 
        H6302 [5OC]
      ------disapprove rule on the certification of nonimmigrant 
        workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment 
        (see S.J. Res. 38), S1932 [21MR]
      ------disapprove rule relative to temporary non-agricultural 
        employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 104), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------establish a competitive grant program for community 
        colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 4261), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      ------establish a pilot program to have community business 
        leaders mentor Armed Forces members under the Transition 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 5712), H2644 [10MY]
      ------establish alternate guidelines for measuring progress of 
        State and local performance for entrepreneurial training 
        services under the Workforce Investment Act (see H.R. 5805), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      ------establish an Employee Ownership and Participation 
        Initiative (see S. 3421), S5257 [23JY]
      ------establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 4277), H1739 [28MR]
      ------establish the Small Business Liaison Pilot Program (see 
        H.R. 5975), H3914 [20JN]
      ------include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Northern 
        Mariana Islands in the definition of State under the Trade 
        Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 [29MR]
      ------minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see S. 
        3297), S4203 [14JN]
      ------require companies to notify employees and local 
        communities if they are closing plants or laying off U.S. 
        workers to offshore jobs and operations (see S. 3425), S5304 
        [24JY]
      ------require State workforce agencies and employers to certify 
        the active recruitment of Americans for job placement prior to 
        hiring H-2B nonimmigrant workers (see S. 2167), S1459 [7MR] 
        (see H.R. 4159), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for 
        sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]
      ------allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum 
        products produced from such leases will be offered for sale 
        only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]
      ------conduct a special resource study of the Pullman Historic 
        Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 [3FE]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 6168), H5200 
        [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------include areas off the coast of South Carolina in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program (see S. 3284), S3900 [11JN]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (see H.R. 4849), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------prohibit leasing of Federal lands to any person who has 
        violated the Trading With the Enemy Act or who conducts 
        business with a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 3876), 
        H374 [1FE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank 
        (see S. 3419), S5257 [23JY]
      ------provide growth and stability funding for Detroit, MI (see 
        H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]
      ------transfer proceeds from the sale of Government stock in 
        General Motors Corp., to fund pension benefits for former 
        Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 
        6404), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail 
        stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and 
        operational expenses (see H.R. 4361), H1845 [16AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify contracting goals and 
        preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled 
        by veterans (see H.R. 4048), H900 [16FE]
      ------give preference to veteran-owned local contractors (see 
        H.R. 6004), H3974 [21JN]
      ------modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences 
        for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
        after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 6277), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Detroit, MI: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and 
        temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for 
        certain new investments (see H.R. 6500), H6274 [21SE]
      Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated 
        funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase 
        reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and 
        preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]
      Economy: accelerate research, development, and innovation in 
        manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 6081), 
        H4684 [9JY]
      ------create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5893), 
        H3480 [5JN]
      ------permit voluntary economic activity (see S. 2269), S2242 
        [29MR]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 5865), H3266 [30MY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs (see S. 2199), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Education: increase participation of historically 
        underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry 
        (see S. 3475), S5870 [1AU]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended 
        to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]
      Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update 
        standards for government and law enforcement access to stored 
        communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Employment: exclude employment contracts and employment disputes 
        from arbitration (see H.R. 4181), H1304 [8MR]
      ------permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider 
        requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see S. 
        2142), S1147 [29FE] (see H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an applicant 
        for employment has been convicted of a criminal offense, 
        except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), H5327 [26JY]
      ------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see 
        H.R. 4297), H1803 [29MR]
      ------require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      ------streamline Federal job training system, steer training 
        dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish Pay for 
        Performance pilot program, and provide State access to 
        National Directory of New Hires (see S. 3599), S6546 [20SE]
      EPA: clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H5706 [2AU]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 
        37), S850 [16FE]
      ------express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      ------question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy (see H. Res. 635), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (see H.R. 6545), H6276 [21SE]
      Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H1641 [27MR]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4302), H1803 [29MR] (see H.R. 5444), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (see H.R. 
        5890), H3480 [5JN]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        3816), H158 [24JA]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt marketing research participants 
        and mystery shoppers from certain provisions (see H.R. 5915), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim 
        adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay 
        requirments (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]
      FCC: ensure rule adopting methodology for establishing 
        benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support 
        shall have no force or effect and require report on an 
        alternative methodology (see H.R. 6526), H6275 [21SE]
      ------promulgate regulations to provide for accurate disclosure 
        of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards 
        and services (see H.R. 4319), H1804 [29MR]
      ------require reallocation and auction for commercial use of 
        certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 
        4817), H2203 [26AP]
      FDA: establish procedures and requirements for registration of 
        cosmetic product manufacturing entities, submission of 
        cosmetic product and ingredient statements, and reporting of 
        adverse events (see H.R. 4395), H1977 [18AP]
      ------extend market exclusivity periods for drugs in certain 
        combinations of drugs (see H.R. 6502), H6274 [21SE]
      ------improve safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4262), H1570 [26MR]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 
        4384), H1976 [18AP]
      ------prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H218 [31JA]
      ------prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs 
        from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of 
        drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 
        5853), H3166 [22MY]
      ------reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new 
        medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 
        [2FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish a pilot program to 
        accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering 
        world-class entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see S. 3222), 
        S3423 [22MY] (see H.R. 6119), H4863 [12JY]
      ------report to Congress about refusal to implement certain 
        recommendations for reimbursement by inefficient or wasteful 
        Afghanistan reconstruction contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 
        [2AU]
      ------require purchase of paper and paper products from domestic 
        sources (see H.R. 5908), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be 
        manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely 
        grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 3444), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit investments by mortgage 
        finance agencies that create disincentives to help homeowners 
        and stabilize the housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]
      Financial institutions: address the concept of ``Too Big To 
        Fail'' through improved regulation and breaking up large banks 
        in order to prevent future Government bailouts (see H.R. 
        4963), H2206 [26AP]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 
        2231), S2001 [22MR]
      ------authorize depository institutions, holding companies, 
        Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease foreclosed property held 
        by such institutions and companies (see S. 2080), S494 [9FE]
      ------focus Federal banking regulators on credit availability 
        and provide insured depository institutions with certain 
        authorities when calculating the institution's capital (see 
        H.R. 6037), H4156 [27JN]
      ------implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial 
        banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules 
        (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S1422 [6MR]
      ------make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading 
        by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 [21SE]
      ------preserve privilege of information provided to Federal and 
        State agencies (see H.R. 6125), H4863 [12JY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H3103 [17MY]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (see S. 3048), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5714), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      ------specify that courses offered by lenders for their own 
        employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or continuing 
        education requirements of mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 
        6158), H5077 [19JY]
      Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial 
        institutions and small businesses to provide continuing 
        financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees 
        (see H.R. 4394), H1977 [18AP]
      Fish and fishing: enhance national seafood marketing efforts by 
        creating National Seafood Marketing and Development Fund, 
        regional seafood marketing boards, and national coordinating 
        committee (see S. 3615), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide additional flexibility for fishery managers, 
        additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum for catch 
        shares, and additional sources for fishery survey funding (see 
        H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]
      ------strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, 
        unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement the Antigua 
        Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern 
        Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR] (see H.R. 4208), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see S. 3495), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6178), H5201 
        [24JY]
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        S. 3279), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
      ------create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see S. 
        2215), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4221), H1426 [20MR]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (see S. 2171), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4041), H801 [15FE] (see 
        H.R. 5798), H3102 [17MY]
      ------improve trade promotion policies and programs (see H.R. 
        5393), H2317 [7MY]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see S. 3524), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 5708), H2644 [10MY]
      ------prohibit purchases by the Federal Government of Chinese 
        goods and services until China becomes a party to the 
        Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 3449), S5487 
        [26JY]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1496 [21MR]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871), H374 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]
      ------restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors 
        of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 3219), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        6023), H4063 [26JN]
      ------treatment of information provided to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S494 [9FE] (see S. 
        3394), S5085 [17JY]
      FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose 
        use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 6508), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Government regulations: clarify exemptions for captive finance 
        companies from the definition of major swap participant and 
        from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------eliminate requirements for duplicative clinical testing of 
        new drugs, vaccines, biological products, or medical devices 
        if inconsistent with relevant ethical norms (see S. 3506), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (see H. Res. 738), 
        H5130 [23JY] (see H. Res. 741), H5290 [25JY]
      ------prohibit executives of financial firms from insuring 
        against having to repay illegally-received compensation or to 
        pay civil penalties to protect personal assets (see H.R. 
        5860), H3265 [30MY]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 3513), S5977 [2AU]
      ------enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S388 [7FE]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 4259), H1570 
        [26MR]
      Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal 
        immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, 
        and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      ------permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program (see 
        H.R. 5874), H3362 [31MY]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S3631 [24MY]
      ------provide for additional visas for certain entrepreneurs and 
        job creators (see H.R. 6210), H5326 [26JY]
      ------simplify petitioning procedure for H-2A agricultural 
        workers and expand the scope of the H-2A program (see H.R. 
        6373), H5859 [11SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2068), S323 [2FE] (see 
        S. 2288), S2392 [17AP]
      ------prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that 
        health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance 
        issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (see H.R. 5838), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      ------require issuers of long-term care insurance to establish 
        third party review processes for disputed claims (see S. 
        3230), S3516 [23MY]
      International economic relations: prohibit the transfer of 
        proprietary technology and intellectual property developed 
        with Federal funding to entities of certain countries (see S. 
        2063), S323 [2FE]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S2824 [26AP]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H901 [16FE]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H439 [2FE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4123), 
        H1133 [1MR]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S3174 [15MY] 
        (see H.R. 4074), H943 [17FE]
      ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative 
        to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
      LIHEAP: provide funding with a dedicated revenue source 
        consisting of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 
        3807), H114 [23JA]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Maritime Administration: make grants to States or port 
        authorities to cover the cost of repair and construction 
        activities relative to certain strategic commercial seaports 
        (see H.R. 6253), H5628 [1AU]
      Medicare: clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]
      ------increase fines and penalties for Medicare fraud to augment 
        Medicare fraud enforcement activities (see H.R. 6103), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D 
        prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: implement prescriber education programs and 
        establish requirements for administration of antipsychotics to 
        residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 
        [20SE]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty 
        threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of 
        the Census (see H.R. 6076), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      ------issue postage stamp in commemoration of coal miners (see 
        H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from 
        renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall 
        (see S. 3502), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6094), H4774 [10JY]
      NASA: convey excess property at the Kennedy Space Center to a 
        State or political subdivision, municipality, or 
        instrumentality of a State for development of and operation of 
        a spaceport (see H.R. 6540), H6276 [21SE]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 548), 
        H802 [15FE]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU] (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 530), 
        S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S2655 [24AP]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H692 [9FE]
      National objectives: reform taxes, regulations, and workforce 
        development programs to increase employment in the 
        manufacturing sector and overall economy (see H.R. 6240), 
        H5525 [31JY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        530), S5487 [26JY]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]
      National Robotics Week: designate (see H. Res. 598), H1641 
        [27MR]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 653), H2646 [10MY]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (see S. 3281), S3838 [7JN]
      National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: 
        establish (see S. 3196), S3280 [17MY]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      Natural gas: promote domestic development and deployment and 
        expedite transition to natural gas as a vehicle fuel (see S. 
        2070), S350 [6FE]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H114 [23JA]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE] (see H.J. Res. 
        103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S1459 [7MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 
        [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (see H.R. 4339), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        4037), H801 [15FE]
      NRC: retain and redistribute certain collected fines (see H.R. 
        3822), H158 [24JA]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: establish pilot 
        program to facilitate communication between borrowers and 
        servicers (see S. 3589), S6545 [20SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H4868 [13JY]
      ------discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely 
        effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. 
        Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]
      ------express that clothing issued to athletes representing the 
        U.S. should be made in the U.S. (see H. Res. 731), H4907 
        [17JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy that 
        requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the U.S. (see 
        S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that goods 
        donated or supplied to athletes are substantially made in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 6132), H4907 [17JY]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain 
        component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 3889), H440 [2FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health 
        insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution 
        requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the 
        House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed 
        as a tax (see S. 3411), S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6334), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 5981), H3914 [20JN]
      Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline 
        carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to 
        roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan 
        (see H.R. 3899), H475 [3FE]
      ------extend special funding rules for certain plans maintained 
        by commercial airlines (see H.R. 5715), H2644 [10MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H692 [9FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY] (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel 
        production (see S. 3080), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 5745), H2713 
        [15MY]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (see S. 2204), S1790 [19MR]
      ------permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and 
        extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime 
        exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic 
        zone (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment of clean 
        energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      ------prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2268 [27AP]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 5684), H2566 [9MY]
      Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see S. 3306), S4238 
        [18JN] (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR] (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5008 [18JY]
      SBA: ensure treatment of Brevard County, FL, as a HUBZone (see 
        S. 2157), S1422 [6MR]
      ------establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (see S. 3174), S3129 [14MY]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 
        3198), S3280 [17MY]
      ------improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      ------increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial education (see S. 3214), S3422 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 5944), H3699 [8JN]
      SEC: change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred 
        stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities 
        by, and revise rules on business development companies (see 
        H.R. 5929), H3698 [8JN]
      ------enable national securities exchanges to provide incentives 
        to market-makers that increase liquidity and depth of capital 
        markets and promote enhanced trading and price-discovery for 
        smaller companies (see H.R. 6127), H4868 [13JY]
      ------enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see 
        S. 3416), S5257 [23JY]
      ------exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (see 
        H.R. 6161), H5078 [19JY]
      ------improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders (see S. 2373), S2821 [26AP]
      ------provide for the registration and oversight of national 
        investment adviser associations (see H.R. 4624), H2123 [25AP]
      ------require annual disclosures relative to the compensation 
        brackets in which an issuer's minority and women employees 
        reside (see H.R. 3791), H78 [18JA]
      ------require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]
      ------require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration (see H.R. 4088), H950 [24FE]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities (see S. 2190), S1613 [13MR]
      ------provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for customers 
        during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the Securities 
        Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 [9FE]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        improve (see S. 3246), S3631 [24MY]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 3508), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Small business: encourage exporting (see S. 3277), S3838 [7JN]
      ------establish a loan program to assist and provide incentives 
        for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4102), H1016 [28FE]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), S3422 [22MY]
      ------improve lending and cooperation between the National 
        Credit Union Administration and SBA (see H.R. 4191), H1304 
        [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide certainty for small business concerns (see S. 
        3572), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]
      Space policy: authorize the President to determine appropriate 
        export controls of satellites and related items based on 
        national security and foreign policy objectives (see S. 3211), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------express that delays in implementing a clear mission for 
        the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 
        2034), S75 [24JA]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
      Tariff: cupping machines (see H.R. 5809), H3102 [17MY]
      ------cupping presses parts (see H.R. 5811), H3102 [17MY]
      ------horizontally-oriented lead shot machines (see H.R. 5808), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      ------increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of 
        articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one 
        day (see S. 3597), S6546 [20SE]
      ------manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 4840, 4841, 4842), H2204 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5047, 5048), H2268 [27AP]
      ------sector molds and tooling (see H.R. 5049), H2268 [27AP]
      ------tool blocks (see H.R. 5810), H3102 [17MY]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]
      ------allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of 
        U.S. patents (see H.R. 6353), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6544), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      ------allow an ordinary and necessary business expense deduction 
        for contributions to regional infrastructure improvement zones 
        (see H.R. 3780), H77 [18JA]
      ------allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------allow employers a refundable credit for increasing 
        employment (see H.R. 4167), H1303 [8MR]
      ------allow partial exclusion for foreign earned income of 
        employees of Federal contractors who do not fulfill foreign 
        country residency requirements for certain reasons (see H.R. 
        6341), H5706 [2AU]
      ------allow partnerships invested in infrastructure property to 
        be treated as publicly traded partnerships and reduce the 
        depreciation recovery periods for such property (see H.R. 
        4001), H692 [9FE]
      ------allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to access 
        tax-exempt financing for alternative private student loans 
        (see H.R. 6209), H5326 [26JY]
      ------amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday 
        to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see 
        S. 2107), S614 [14FE]
      ------authorize agricultural producers to establish and 
        contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts (see 
        H.R. 3885), H439 [2FE]
      ------clarify tax treatment of certain life insurance contract 
        transactions (see S. 2048), S208 [31JA]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1152 [5MR]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]
      ------deny all deductions for business expenses associated with 
        the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (see H.R. 4376), H1914 [17AP]
      ------deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]
      ------deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to 
        those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of 
        certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID 
        number application process (see H.R. 6074), H4655 [29JN]
      ------disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H218 [31JA]
      ------enact long-term tax policy and allow one year for citizens 
        to adjust and prepare for impact of any tax increases (see H. 
        Res. 805), H6277 [21SE]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (see S. 2033), S42 [23JA]
      ------exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an 
        employee's student loans (see H.R. 5129), H2270 [27AP]
      ------exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the 
        estate tax (see S. 2200), S1734 [15MR]
      ------exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business 
        holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises 
        which are independently supervised (see S. 3377), S4950 [12JY] 
        (see H.R. 4035), H801 [15FE]
      ------expand and make permanent rules relative to investment by 
        nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds (see H.R. 4623), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------expand and simplify the credit for employee health 
        insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2227), S2001 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 4252), H1542 [22MR]
      ------expand credit for employee health insurance expenses of 
        small employers (see H.R. 4324), H1804 [29MR]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H900 [16FE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (see H. Res. 747), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see S. 2240), S2085 [27MR] (see H.R. 4196), 
        H1362 [13MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend eligibility of activities in Puerto Rico for the 
        deduction for income attributable to domestic production 
        activities (see H.R. 4605), H2066 [24AP]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]
      ------extend program to provide grants for specified energy 
        property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 4468), H2030 [19AP]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        H.R. 6437), H6150 [19SE]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (see S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film 
        and television productions as an expense which is not 
        chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 5793), H3102 [17MY]
      ------extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 
        6066), H4654 [29JN]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------extend the time for making S corporation elections (see S. 
        2271), S2242 [29MR]
      ------extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans 
        (see S. 3536), S6270 [12SE]
      ------extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and 
        allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an 
        amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6060 [14SE]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-
        efficient commercial buildings (see S. 3591), S6545 [20SE]
      ------increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 4108), H1099 [29FE]
      ------increase deduction for business startup expenditures (see 
        H.R. 6177), H5201 [24JY]
      ------increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
        assistance (see H.R. 5938), H3699 [8JN]
      ------limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States (see 
        S. 3485), S5977 [2AU]
      ------limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned 
        by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 [8MY]
      ------make permanent and increase credit for increasing research 
        activities and increase domestic production activities 
        deduction for property for which research and development 
        occurred in the U.S. (see S. 3307), S4238 [18JN]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see S. 2088), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4032), 
        H801 [15FE]
      ------make the research credit permanent, increase for 
        businesses manufacturing in the U.S., and make refundable for 
        small businesses (see H.R. 6329), H5706 [2AU]
      ------permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax 
        increases (see H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]
      ------permanently extend the employer-provided child care credit 
        (see S. 3427), S5304 [24JY]
      ------permanently extend the reduction in recognition period for 
        built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 3223), S3515 [23MY]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (see H.R. 5839), H3162 [18MY]
      ------provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see 
        S. 3466), S5870 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1496 [21MR]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 620), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small 
        business stock (see H.R. 4139), H1153 [5MR] (see H.R. 4226), 
        H1427 [20MR]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2030 [26MR]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide expensing for small businesses (see S. 2284), 
        S2324 [16AP]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------provide for economic growth and personal financial liberty 
        (see H.R. 6225), H5327 [26JY]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4016), H725 
        [14FE]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        S. 3460), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6319), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide grants in lieu of expensing for energy efficient 
        commercial buildings placed in service by manufacturers (see 
        H.R. 6403), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 6487), H6274 [21SE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief (see H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]
      ------provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 6102), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
      ------reform international tax system (see S. 2091), S494 [9FE]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require the use of domestic property to be eligible for 
        certain tax incentives for solar energy (see S. 3183), S3174 
        [15MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see S. 2064), S323 [2FE]
      Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of 
        an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology 
        standards as a condition of market access, and promote free 
        flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]
      Telecommunications: create a Federal Spectrum Reallocation 
        Commission and provide for the use of a portion of the 
        proceeds from the auction of reallocated Federal spectrum for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 4044), H801 [15FE]
      ------prohibit mobile service providers from providing service 
        on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen 
        and enable consumers to remotely delete data from such devices 
        (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
      Telephones: prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on 
        wireline telephone bills (see S. 3291), S4151 [13JN]
      Territories: extend the production certificate program that 
        allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in U.S. 
        insular areas (see H.R. 3979), H640 [8FE]
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (see H.R. 6215), H5326 [26JY]
      Transportation: help leverage private investment for transit-
        oriented development near transit stations (see S. 2053), S261 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 3854), H218 [31JA]
      Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, 
        and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism 
        areas (see H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]
      ------stimulate international tourism by reforming the visa 
        process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to the U.S., 
        and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), S2030 
        [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Treaties and agreements: report on countries with which the U.S. 
        negotiates trade agreements, establish terms for future trade 
        agreements, and enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see S. 3347), S4674 [27JN]
      Truth in Lending Act: add a rule of construction relative to 
        certain payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (see 
        H.R. 4076), H943 [17FE]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see S. 3306), S4238 [18JN] 
        (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN] (see H. Res. 678), H3480 [5JN]
      U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade: establish 
        (see H.R. 6539), H6276 [21SE]
      Urban areas: create jobs by attracting global investment to 
        economically distressed urban areas (see H.R. 6493), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]
      Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal 
        employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds 
        (see H.R. 6406), H6000 [13SE]
      ------provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust 
        whistleblowers (see S. 3462), S5732 [31JY]
      ------streamline administration of whistleblower protections for 
        private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), H6000 [13SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 
        3565), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR] (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) business 
        development program: Guojian Cui, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) SBA 
        Micro-Loan Program: Linda Wong, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) 
        Transitional Subsidized Employment program: Hasmik Sargsyan, 
        E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Woman 
        Business Center: Judy Thang, E771 [10MY]
  Chronologies
      Pilot's Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY], S5008 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Cost Estimates
      Export Promotion Reform Act (H.R. 4041): CBO, H3254 [30MY]
  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Andreas N. Akaras, American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
        Association, H5092 [23JY]
      ------Bryan Ardouny, Armenian Assembly of America, H5093 [23JY]
      ------Kate Nahapetian, Armenian National Committee of America, 
        H5093 [23JY]
      ------Representative Cole, H5094 [23JY]
  Essays
      Modern Tax System--Fair to the Average American? Lisa Vatavuk, 
        H2718 [16MY]
  Factsheets
      Average American Wind Farm, S676 [15FE]
      ManuFACTS--Ex-Im Bank and Export Finance, H2474 [9MY]
  Letters
      Army depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base: several Representatives, H4987 [18JY]
      Bring Jobs Home Act: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), S5183 [19JY]
      Characterization of President Obama's remarks concerning small 
        business: William H. Robbins, Earth Analytical Service, Inc., 
        S5179 [19JY]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E755 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: A. Anthony 
        Antosh, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, 
        H2400, H2431 [8MY]
      ------Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H2400, H2404, 
        H2432 [8MY]
      ------Fred Lamback, H2400 [8MY]
      ------L. Dara Baldwin and Mark Derry, National Council on 
        Independent Living, H2396, H2401 [8MY]
      ------Susan Henderson, Disability Rights Education and Defense 
        Fund (organization), H2404 [8MY]
      ------several veterans support organizations, H2399, H2431 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil 
        speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 
        [19MR]
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: Senators Inhofe and 
        Scott P. Brown, S4945 [12JY]
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures: Ann Wilson, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers 
        Association, S2624 [24AP]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        S2624 [24AP]
      ------Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Karen W. Penafiel, Building Owners and Managers 
        Association International, S2624 [24AP]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent 
        Business, S2577 [23AP]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program: Representative Kline, 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H5816 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5816 [11SE]
      Economic climate for small businesses: Stephanie Rumford, 
        Rumford Industrial Group, E1539 [14SE]
      Emerging growth companies' requirement to fully comply with say-
        on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: 
        Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S.: Calman Cohen, 
        Emergency Committee for American Trade, H3046 [17MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3046 [17MY]
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: several Senators, S4291 [19JN]
      Eximbank reauthorization: Andrew N. Liveris, Dow Chemical Co., 
        H2472 [9MY]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        and Kevin Burke, American Apparel & Footwear Association, 
        H2473 [9MY]
      ------Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of Washington, H2480 [9MY]
      ------David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of Commerce, H2479 [9MY]
      ------George Landrith, H2477 [9MY]
      ------Gregory J. Junemann, International Federation of 
        Professional & Technical Engineers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        and William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, H2472 
        [9MY]
      ------Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, H2479 [9MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2474 [9MY]
      ------R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of 
        Machinists and Aerospace Workers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------Representative Carolyn McCarthy, H2476 [9MY]
      ------Representative Yoder, H2477 [9MY]
      ------several Governors, H2479 [9MY]
      ------several organizations, H2472, H2475 [9MY]
      ------several Representatives, H2480 [9MY]
      ------Tim Keating, Boeing Co., H2470, H2473 [9MY]
      ------Todd McCracken, Small Business Exporters Association of 
        the U.S., H2472 [9MY]
      Export Promotion Reform Act: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------Frank Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------John Engler, Business Roundtable (organization), H3255 
        [30MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        Inc., H3255 [30MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3254 [30MY]
      ------William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., 
        H3255 [30MY]
      Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
        transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]
      Impact of drug approval process on drug prices: Alfred E. Mann, 
        H3585 [7JN]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        several Representatives, E1313 [24JY]
      IRS enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity: Senator 
        Levin, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S6429, S6432 [19SE]
      ------Steven T. Miller, IRS, S6430, S6432 [19SE]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Jack E. Herstein, North 
        American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718-
        S1720 [15MR]
      ------Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720-
        S1722 [15MR]
      ------Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1698, S1722 [15MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation: 
        Candace Klein, SoMoLend Holdings, LLC, S1878 [21MR]
      ------David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council, S1724 
        [15MR]
      ------Freeman White, S1724 [15MR]
      ------John Ducrest, Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, 
        S1724 [15MR]
      ------Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy (organization), S1878 
        [21MR]
      ------Nick Bhargava, MOTAAVI (business), S1724 [15MR]
      ------Sara Hanks, CrowdCheck, Inc., S1879 [21MR]
      ------several State Secs. of State, S1723 [15MR]
      ------Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best, and Zak Cassady-Dorion, 
        Startup Exemption (organization), S1878 [21MR]
      ------Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, 
        S1877 [21MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections: 
        Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures: Angelo 
        I. Amador and Michelle Reinke Neblett, National Restaurant 
        Association, S854 [16FE]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, 
        Inc., S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, 
        S855 [16FE]
      ------National Association of Manufacturers, S854 [16FE]
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge: several 
        business general counsels, S3311 [21MY]
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act: Allison M. 
        Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), S2499 [18AP]
      ------Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]
      ------several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]
      Prevent national security breech and protect certain military 
        officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet 
        publication of certain information: several former national 
        security officials, S5953 [2AU]
      Prevention of professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes: several organizations, S2900 [7MY]
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators: Lisa P. Jackson, EPA, S1510, S1514 
        [8MR]
      ------W. Randall Rawson, American Boiler Manufacturers 
        Association, S1510 [8MR]
      Revenue estimate for proposal to disallow a deduction for 
        amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a 
        discharge of oil: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), E90 [31JA]
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act: Aaron 
        Smith, Young Invincibles (organization), S3427 [22MY]
      ------Amy Rosen, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Debra W. Stewart, Council of Graduate Schools, S3428 
        [22MY]
      ------Edward L. Davis, DECA, Inc., S3427 [22MY]
      ------Jack E. Kosakowski, Junior Achievement USA (organization), 
        S3428 [22MY]
      ------Kent Schescke, Future Farmers of America (organization), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Michael Simmons, Empact (organization), S3426 [22MY]
      ------Scott Gerber, Young Entrepreneur Council, S3427 [22MY]
      ------Tim Williamson, Idea Village (organization), S3426 [22MY]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement: 
        Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations, H4152 [27JN]
      ------Kurt J. Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, 
        H4153 [27JN]
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
      We're OK With the EPA's New Air-Quality Regulations: several 
        energy company leaders, S4321 [20JN]
      Wind power production tax credit extension: Colorado 
        congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------Iowa congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------several businesses, S6400 [19SE]
  Lists
      Airline ticket fees, H929 [17FE]
      Organizations supporting Bartlett amendment on project labor 
        agreement status in construction contracts to H.R. 4310, Dept. 
        of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction, E841 [17MY]
      Organizations supporting S.J. Res. 36, disapprove NLRB rule 
        relative to representation election procedures, S2576 [23AP]
      Reasons why small businesses are important, H4035 [26JN]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day attendees and family 
        members or guardians on the Senate floor, S2799 [26AP]
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
      Wall Street CEOs taking millions, H4695 [10JY]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian 
        Financial Institutions: President Obama, S348 [6FE], H479 
        [6FE]
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
      Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S5730 
        [31JY], H5439 [31JY]
  Motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S1839 [20MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4314 [20JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3051 [10MY], S3137 [15MY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5318 
        [26JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2568 [23AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2184 [26AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1984 [22MR], S2055 [27MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5678 [2AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2008 [19AP]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4448 [25JN], S4627 [26JN], S4645 [27JN], 
        S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], S4936 
        [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S4885 [11JY], 
        S5072 [17JY], S5093 [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
  Press releases
      A4A Commends Important Reforms in Bipartisan Ex-Im Bank 
        Reauthorization Agreement: Airlines for America (A4A) 
        (organization), H2475 [9MY]
      ALPA Hails Agreement on Eximbank Reauthorization: Air Line 
        Pilots Association, International, H2474 [9MY]
      Ex-Im Bank Support: several organizations, H2467, H2470 [9MY]
      GAMA Urges Swift Action on Export Import Bank Reauthorization: 
        General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H2475 [9MY]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: AFL-CIO, S1723 [15MR]
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health: American Lung Association, 
        S4321 [20JN]
      U.S. Chamber's Donohue Praises House Leaders for Reaching Deal 
        on Ex-Im: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2475 [9MY]
  Proclamations
      Carolyn B. Parks Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1191 [29JN]
      Marshalls Distribution Center Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1540 [14SE]
  Remarks in House
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Agriculture: extend certain programs, prohibit supplemental 
        agricultural disaster assistance payments to foreign 
        corporations, and prohibit producers from collecting payments 
        from multiple programs, H5682 [2AU]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      Alchemy Brewing, LLC: tribute, H5933 [13SE]
      Allen, Phillip C.: South Florida Business Leader of the Year 
        award recipient, E119 [2FE]
      American Crystal Sugar, Inc.: decision to lockout factory 
        workers, H386 [2FE]
      American Crystal Sugar Co.: restart of negotiations to settle 
        labor dispute and lockout at Moorhead, MN, factory, H3489 
        [6JN]
      American Plastic Toys, Inc.: anniversary, E906 [30MY]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]
      American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4890-H4892 
        [17JY]
      Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws 
        to the business of health insurance to protect competition and 
        consumers, H1509-H1511 [22MR], H4689 [10JY], H4788 [11JY]
      Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.: tribute to health care 
        innovations, E1319 [25JY]
      Appropriations: revised aggregates and allocations of spending 
        authority to Committee on the Budget (House), H3101 [17MY]
      Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: tribute to FDA approval of Belviq 
        for treatment of obesity, E1232 [11JY]
      Army: depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base, H4987, H4988 [18JY], H5023 [19JY]
      AthletiCo Physical and Occupational Therapy (company): tribute, 
        E260 [28FE]
      Aurora, CO: opening of Colorado Biobusiness Accelerator, E1611 
        [21SE]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (H.R. 3867), 
        H929 [17FE]
      Bacardi & Co. Ltd.: anniversary, E65 [24JA]
      Bangor, ME: tribute to Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E45 [18JA]
      Bell Flavors and Fragrances (company): anniversary, H5137 [24JY]
      Better Business Bureau: anniversary, E1454 [10SE]
      Booth, Gregory: nomination to Dept. of Commerce Manufacturing 
        Council, H2291 [7MY]
      Brady Services, Inc.: anniversary, E908 [30MY]
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921-H4925 
        [18JY]
      Buffalo, NY: tribute to economic renaissance, H5024 [19JY]
      Burma: U.S. decision to lift economic sanctions on business 
        activities, E856 [18MY]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit, 
        H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      Cabot Guns (company): tribute, H1030 [29FE]
      Camden Property Trust: inclusion in Fortune (publication) ``Best 
        Companies To Work For'' list, H1795 [29MR]
      Cannon's Catering (business): tribute, E1716 [23OC]
      Cape Cod, MA: anniversary of Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, E1030 
        [8JN]
      Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H807, H819 
        [16FE]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], H4614 
        [29JN]
      Carpinteria, CA: anniversary of Carpinteria Valley Chamber of 
        Commerce, E78 [25JA]
      Casey, Les and Cheri: SBA Central California Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipients, E891 [25MY]
      CBO: add findings section addressing impact of Bush 
        administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 
        [2FE]
      CFTC: funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H1220, H1264 [7MR], H2798-H2800 [16MY]
      ------improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations 
        and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5228 [25JY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP], H1929 [18AP]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]
      Chemicomays, LLC: General Motors Co., Supplier of the Year award 
        recipient, E957 [1JN]
      Chiang, Elvin Yu-Ling Duncan: SBA Guam Small Business Financial 
        Services Champion of the Year award recipient, E449 [27MR]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), 
        E1601 [21SE]
      China: assessment of role in Africa, E516 [30MR]
      ------status of international economic relations, H2197 [26AP]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 1397), H3809 
        [20JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 [21JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: provide assistance to 
        small, minority, and woman-owned businesses seeking to be 
        awarded contracts to redevelop Federal property, H500-H502 
        [6FE]
      Clean Air Act: clarify that the term ``public health'' pertains 
        to the health of people and not corporations or other 
        nonliving entities, H3901 [20JN]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of International Association of Heat 
        and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 3, E1373 [1AU]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (H.R. 6202), E1328 [25JY]
      Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, E147 [6FE]
      Colleges and universities: efforts of for-profit colleges and 
        universities to recruit active-duty military personnel and 
        veterans, H2824 [17MY]
      Combat Medical Systems (business): tribute to opening of new 
        Fayetteville, NC, office after original location was destroyed 
        by tornado, E639 [25AP]
      Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations That Impact 
        Energy and Manufacturing in the U.S.: include health effects 
        associated with regulatory costs in analysis of EPA rules and 
        actions, H6217, H6218 [20SE]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H719, H720 [14FE], H733 
        [15FE]
      Computers: protect cyber privacy, H5686 [2AU]
      Concurrent Technologies Corp.: anniversary, E1372 [1AU]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H463 [3FE], H643, H644, H645-H657, H663, 
        H670-H672 [9FE], H739 [15FE], E163 [8FE], E548 [17AP]
      Consumers: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, 
        make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, 
        and require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (H.R. 3596), H3749-H3752 [19JN]
      ------protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels 
        (H.R. 964), H1036 [29FE], H1104 [1MR], H1175, H1176 [6MR]
      ------provide reasonable and proportional fees and rules for 
        electronic debit transactions, H6163 [20SE]
      Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information 
        regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal 
        contract, H3006 [17MY]
      ------improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (H.R. 6080), H5796-H5814 [11SE]
      ------increase requirement for American-made content in 
        transportation construction projects, H3795 [19JN]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 
        [11JY], H5622 [1AU]
      Corps of Engineers: approve permit for economic development in 
        Henry County, VA, H3489 [6JN]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (H.R. 1498), H385 [2FE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (H.R. 6063), H5507-H5510 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]
      Crouse, Katherine A. and Peter: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, 
        Ethics in Business Award recipients, E1111 [21JN]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: set sunset date, 
        H2176 [26AP]
      D.L. Martin Co.: anniversary, E1412 [3AU]
      DAN-LOC Bolt & Gasket (company): tribute, H1980 [19AP]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (H.R. 4403), 
        H2045 [24AP]
      Delphi Corp.: address impact of bankruptcy proceedings on 
        employee pensions, H3742 [19JN]
      Democratic Party: support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reform payment limitation rules for farm 
        subsidies, H2603 [10MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. 
        companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, 
        H2357 [8MY]
      ------Economic Development Administration and departmental 
        management salaries and expenses funding, H2369 [8MY]
      ------Economic Development Administration funding, H2364-H2368 
        [8MY]
      ------expand Economic Development Administration definition of 
        grants to include grants authorized by the Regional Innovation 
        Program, H2368 [8MY]
      ------International Trade Administration funding, H2363 [8MY]
      ------International Trade Administration funding for combating 
        unfair trade practices by China, H2363, H2364 [8MY]
      ------Minority Business Development Agency funding, H2370 [8MY]
      ------produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on 
        enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting 
        foreign direct investments (H.R. 5910), H6047 [14SE], H6132-
        H6134 [19SE], H6257 [21SE]
      ------SelectUSA Initiative funding, H2541, H2542 [9MY]
      Dept. of Defense: conduct outreach program to benefit women- and 
        minority-owned small businesses prior to conversion of 
        functions from civilian employees to contractors, H2837, H3066 
        [17MY]
      ------ensure competition in Government service contracts and 
        remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain 
        commercial products or services, H3050, H3051 [17MY], H4970, 
        H4971 [18JY]
      ------include industry-recognized certifications in pilot 
        program on veterans' receipt of civilian credentialing for 
        military occupational specialty skills, H2823 [17MY], H3129 
        [18MY]
      ------limit salaries of contractor executives, H5042, H5043 
        [19JY]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3017-H3019 
        [17MY]
      ------prohibit foreign businesses that engage in business 
        activity with terrorist nations from contracting and 
        procurement opportunities, H3064 [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995, H4996 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into contracts with entities 
        having been convicted of fraud against the Federal Government, 
        H5060, H5061 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into non-competitive contracts 
        for helicopter leak-proof drip pans, H4991 [18JY]
      ------require Federal contractors to disclose political 
        contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      ------require Navy or U.S.-flagged vessels that provide services 
        to the Federal Government to be overhauled, repaired, or 
        maintained in a shipyard located in the U.S. or Guam, H3143, 
        H3144 [18MY]
      ------require purchase of U.S. flags manufactured in the U.S. 
        using U.S. materials, H5051, H5052 [19JY]
      ------require use of U.S. owned and operated aircraft in the 
        Civil Reserve Air Fleet to transport cargo and passengers, 
        H5052 [19JY]
      ------small business contracting reforms funding, H2792 [16MY]
      ------tribute to Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve 
        Program, E1230 [11JY]
      Dept. of Education: Community College to Career Fund funding, 
        H733 [15FE]
      Dept. of Energy: analyze regulations other nations apply to 
        their oil and gas industries and compare them to U.S. 
        regulations, H3898 [20JN]
      ------end loan guarantee program, H549 [7FE], H3744 [19JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program vehicle 
        technologies funding, H3383, H3384 [1JN]
      ------lower energy efficiency standards for service-over-the-
        counter, self-contained, medium temperature commercial 
        refrigerators, H3921, H3922 [21JN]
      ------prohibit Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding 
        to reimburse grant recipients for advertising, marketing, or 
        captial formation expenses, H3474 [5JN]
      ------prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding for procurement of 
        certain items unless they are domestically grown or produced, 
        H3502 [6JN]
      ------reform EB-5 visa program, H799 [15FE]
      Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, 
        H4104-H4106 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program Loan Guarantee 
        Program funding, H4108 [27JN]
      ------increase portion of Community Development Block Grant 
        Program assistance that may be used to provide public 
        services, H4107 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: allow private sector competition for 
        performance of commercial activities within the Bureau of 
        Prisons, H2406 [8MY]
      ------Antitrust Division regional field offices closure funding, 
        H2529-H2531 [9MY], E755 [9MY]
      ------legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI financial and 
        mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding through 
        reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
      ------limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement 
        eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain 
        data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), 
        H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2396-H2406, 
        H2431 [8MY], E749, E753 [9MY], E773 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to litigate against States on behalf of 
        the NLRB relative to secret ballot union elections, H2501 
        [9MY], E901 [30MY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      ------assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands 
        for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and 
        economic and national security (H.R. 2011), H4792 [11JY], 
        H4832, H4833 [12JY]
      ------authority to increase civil fines against oil companies 
        that violate offshore drilling laws, H3817 [20JN]
      ------certify oil drilling platforms are capable of handling new 
        drilling before allowing coastline drilling to take place, 
        H5170 [24JY]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 
        1230), H2062 [24AP]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service 
        gift shops and visitor centers are produced in the U.S., H3785 
        [19JN]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), H2227, 
        H2228 [27AP]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), Senate 
        amendment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), 
        corrections in engrossment, H2252 [27AP]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, H1276 
        [8MR]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], H6157, H6196-H6219 [20SE], H6236, 
        H6237, H6257 [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624-E1626, E1630, E1634, 
        E1635 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H5170 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas, H825, H826 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, 
        H3920 [21JN], H5179 [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights 
        near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey, 
        H5217 [25JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY], E1330 [25JY]
      ------reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas 
        production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas 
        companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3905, 
        H3906 [20JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require companies holding defective leases which allow for 
        off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to 
        bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
      ------require consultation with independent drilling safety 
        organization and completion of mandatory safety and 
        environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil 
        and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]
      ------require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer 
        leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources 
        (H.R. 1231), H2062 [24AP]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices 
        as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]
      ------require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN], H4837 
        [12JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (H.R. 4308), H1796 [29MR]
      ------repeal the Office of Financial Research, H2603 [10MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail 
        stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and 
        operational expenses, E515 [30MR]
      ------develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses 
        (H.R. 4361), E520 [16AP]
      ------Minority Business Resource Center funding, H4033-H4035 
        [26JN]
      ------Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
        funding, H4033-H4035 [26JN]
      ------submit report estimating the number of lost jobs, 
        fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by 
        new fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, H6214-H6216 
        [20SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3285, H3315, H3316, H3331-H3339 [31MY], E957, E965 
        [1JN], E1024 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 6277), E1396 
        [3AU]
      Detwiler, Thomas C.: Paper Industry Management Association Mill 
        Manager of the Year Award recipient, H2214 [27AP]
      Didone, Cristina: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Female 
        Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E1515 [13SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Drugs: address issues relative to composition, marketing, and 
        regulatory approval of OxyContin, H5532 [1AU]
      Dutch Monkey Doughnuts (business): American Express OPEN and 
        Facebook Big Break for Small Business award recipient, E1678 
        [2OC]
      Economy: accelerate research, development, and innovation in 
        manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 6081), H5025 
        [19JY]
      ------analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H560-H563 [7FE], H675, H676 [9FE], H808 
        [16FE], H5134 [24JY], H5981 [13SE]
      ------bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H40 [18JA], 
        H121 [24JA], H5757 [10SE]
      ------comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461, H470 
        [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H1237 [7MR], H1462 [21MR], 
        H4912 [18JY], H5856 [11SE]
      ------Federal Government control versus free enterprise, H6257 
        [21SE]
      ------impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H400, H401, H403 
        [2FE], H661 [9FE], H4098 [27JN]
      ------impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs on 
        jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H85 [23JA], H207-H213 
        [31JA], H581, H629 [8FE], H739 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H959-H962 
        [27FE], H1013 [28FE], H1021 [29FE], H1295 [8MR], H1651 [28MR], 
        H1980 [19AP], H2079 [25AP], H4641-H4643 [29JN], H4855, H4856 
        [12JY], H4913, H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5122-H5129 [23JY], H5134 
        [24JY], H5756 [10SE], H6224-H6227 [20SE]
      ------impact of tax cuts, H398 [2FE]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4694 
        [10JY]
      ------importance of job creation, H39, H45, H48, H57, H69, H70 
        [18JA], H93, H102 [23JA], H128 [24JA], H170 [25JA], H229, 
        H230, H362, H363, H365, H367 [1FE], H386 [2FE], H444, H445, 
        H460, H461 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H516, H521, H524-H529, H536 
        [7FE], H585, H589, H590, H629-H636 [8FE], H662, H670 [9FE], 
        H739 [15FE], H815, H816, H819, H896 [16FE], H957-H962 [27FE], 
        H975, H976, H977-H980 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1147 [5MR], 
        H1163, H1174, H1176 [6MR], H1220, H1221 [7MR], H1531 [22MR], 
        H1668, H1735 [28MR], H1924, H1966 [18AP], H2056 [24AP], H2073 
        [25AP], H2291 [7MY], H2572 [10MY], H2724 [16MY], H3408 [5JN], 
        H3602, H3613, H3658 [7JN], H3811, H3813 [20JN], H3984, H4023 
        [26JN], H4691, H4715, H4742 [10JY], H4793 [11JY], H5122 
        [23JY], H5645 [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H5774 [11SE], H5973 [13SE], 
        H6042, H6044, H6045 [14SE], E849 [18MY], E1468 [10SE]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 [11JY]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H31 [18JA], 
        H1530-H1533, H1535 [22MR], H1559-H1563 [26MR], H5854, H5855, 
        H5857 [11SE], E101 [31JA]
      ------promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (H.R. 5865), H5830-H5835 [11SE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      ------rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, H3149 
        [18MY]
      ------revitalize the middle class, H3957 [21JN], H5855 [11SE]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs, H119 [24JA]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs (H.R. 3400), H2111 
        [25AP]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H521 
        [7FE], H4690 [10JY]
      EDS Waste Solutions, Inc.: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of 
        Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E175 [9FE]
      EEOC: funding, H2408, H2409 [8MY]
      Employment: encourage job training programs, H6004 [14SE]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, H578 [8FE], H1980 
        [19AP], H2458 [9MY]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America 
        agenda, H18 [17JA], H201-H207 [31JA], H554-H560 [7FE], H715-
        H722 [14FE], H1004, H1005 [28FE], H2116-H2121 [25AP]
      ------importance of service sector, E1627 [21SE]
      ------permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider 
        requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (H.R. 4106), 
        E282 [29FE]
      ------promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women 
        through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand 
        occupations (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]
      ------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system 
        (H.R. 4297), H6181 [20SE]
      EPA: consider the impact on employment levels and economic 
        activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or 
        guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered 
        program, E1624 [21SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units, H3743 [19JN]
      ------effect of regulations on coal-fired powerplants, H1651 
        [28MR]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], 
        H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      ------impact of regulations on employment and job creation, 
        H1029 [29FE], H3664 [8JN]
      ------issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing 
        facilities, H5756 [10SE]
      ------issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and 
        institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, 
        H5756 [10SE]
      ------prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, H1645 [28MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H358 [1FE], H635 [8FE]
      ------question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy, H2145, H2193 [26AP]
      ------resignation of Al Armendariz relative to remarks on 
        enforcement philosophy, H3485 [6JN]
      Euro-American Brands, Inc.: tribute, E676 [26AP]
      Eximbank: exceptions to required Federal Register notice 
        relative to publication of trade secrets, H2467, H2468 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize, H1217 [7MR], H2082 [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2459, H2460-H2481 [9MY], E764 
        [10MY], E798 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        H3444 [5JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 5444), E713 [7MY]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, H453 [3FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE], H4039, 
        H4040 [26JN], H4146 [27JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), H5100-H5102 [23JY]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Chamber of 
        Commerce Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Award recipients, 
        E1080 [19JN]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (H.R. 3151), H2725 [16MY]
      FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and 
        prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis 
        (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]
      FCC: preserve ability to protect online privacy, including rules 
        prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from requiring job 
        applicants to disclose passwords to social networking web 
        sites, H1627 [27MR]
      ------provide report on impact of changes to transparency and 
        procedures on agency mandate to promote competition and 
        innovation, H1623, H1624 [27MR]
      FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of 
        laboratory-developed tests (H.R. 3207), H952 [27FE]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (H.R. 
        6160), H5531 [1AU]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (H.R. 4384), E580 [18AP]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, H3227, H3228 [30MY], E927 [31MY]
      Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain 
        activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, 
        H2417 [8MY]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2783-H2787 [16MY], H3250 [30MY]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      Financial Accounting Standards Board: proposed changes to 
        accounting standards, E342 [8MR]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), H2095-H2099 [25AP], E667 [26AP], E696 [27AP]
      ------focus Federal banking regulators on credit availability 
        and provide insured depository institutions with certain 
        authorities when calculating the institution's capital (H.R. 
        6037), H4076 [27JN]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review 
        authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (H.R. 1781), H2456 [9MY]
      ------establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1918 
        [18AP], H5204 [25JY]
      ------prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, H5135 [24JY]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]
      Flex-a-lite (business): anniversary, E1403 [3AU]
      Ford Motor Co.: tribute to Louisville, KY, assembly plant, H4690 
        [10JY]
      Foreign countries: advantages of foreign outsourcing, H4159 
        [28JN]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (H.R. 4221), E579 [18AP]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (H.R. 4041), H3252-H3256 [30MY]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (H.R. 5798), E833 [17MY]
      ------impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, 
        H125 [24JA]
      ------U.S. deficit, H559 [7FE], H718, H719 [14FE]
      Fortune (publication): tribute to annual Fortune 500 issue and 
        efforts to assist veterans to find employment, E683 [27AP]
      Fouche, Aloysia: One Hundred Black Women of Funeral Service 
        Organization Living Legends of Funeral Service Award 
        recipient, E1501 [12SE]
      Fowler, Michael L., Sr.: Georgia Funeral Service Practitioners 
        Association, Inc., 4th District Mortician of the Year Award 
        recipient, E483 [29MR]
      Francis Lee Contracting (company): Delegate Norton's Small 
        Business Access to Capital and Business Opportunities Fair 
        District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award 
        recipient, E613 [23AP]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (H.R. 
        4232), H1648 [28MR]
      Fresno, CA: anniversary of Fresno County Farm Bureau, E1178 
        [28JN]
      FRS: move the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the 
        Dept. of the Treasury, H2602 [10MY]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), H1555, H1556 
        [26MR], E448 [27MR]
      ------reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219-
        H6224 [20SE]
      FTC: approval of merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and 
        Medco, E704 [7MY]
      ------potential merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and Medco, 
        E673 [26AP]
      Gold Eagle Co.: Dept. of Commerce President's ``E'' Award 
        recipient, E765 [10MY]
      Government: consolidation of certain ecomonic development 
        entities into a single entity designed to support business and 
        industry, H42 [18JA]
      Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering 
        requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5269, H5270 [25JY]
      ------clarify that definition of annual cost to the economy 
        includes expected change in business revenue, H5274 [25JY]
      ------exempt clean drinking water regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations to protect 
        consumers from any regulatory freeze, H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      ------exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]
      ------exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety 
        regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, 
        H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      ------exempt patent application process regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]
      ------exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
        implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, H5268 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from 
        any regulatory freeze, H5253-H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, 
        middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug 
        safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from 
        regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions 
        or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 
        [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from 
        regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme 
        weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for 
        gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]
      ------impact on the energy sector, H1394 [20MR], H2193-H2197 
        [26AP], H3743 [19JN], H4691 [10JY]
      ------include existing Dept. of the Treasury rule on U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens in any regulatory freeze, H5286-H5289 
        [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      ------lower threshold at which significant regulatory action is 
        measured relative to the unemployment rate and the economy, 
        H5273, H5274 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H960, H961 [27FE], H5117, H5122-
        H5129 [23JY], H5134, H5138 [24JY], H5208, H5209, H5225-H5289 
        [25JY], H5296, H5307-H5320, H5323 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], E1335, 
        E1339, E1341 [26JY], E1356 [31JY], E1386 [1AU]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141-
        H5150 [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302-
        H5307 [26JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]
      ------require attorneys fees or costs be paid from 
        administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business 
        substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken 
        during regulatory freeze, H5270, H5271 [25JY]
      ------require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines 
        ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific 
        information, H5283, H5284 [25JY], E1339 [26JY]
      ------require publicly traded companies to disclose the number 
        of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]
      ------SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and 
        litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]
      Greater Lansing Business Monthly (publication): anniversary, 
        E1055 [18JN]
      Gregorius, Robin: SBA Alabama Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E831 [17MY], E947 [1JN]
      GSA: ensure contracts are in compliance with workforce diversity 
        rules, H1829 [16AP], H1854 [17AP]
      Guetzke, Kenneth: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, H170 [25JA]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      ------facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources 
        (H.R. 1229), H2062 [24AP]
      Gurusamy, Ruth: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year 
        award recipient, E447 [27MR]
      Halliburton Co.: provide assistance to at-risk youth of Houston, 
        TX, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math 
        (STEM), H3737 [19JN]
      Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (H.R. 3000), H431 [2FE]
      Hebel, Tom: Heritage Conservancy Business Leader Conservation 
        Award recipient, H1856 [17AP]
      Helitech (business): anniversary, E1681 [5OC]
      Hormel Foods Corp.: anniversary of SPAM, H5211 [25JY]
      Houston, TX: Port of Houston dredging project funding, E953 
        [1JN]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting, H3135, H3136 [18MY]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who 
        have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and 
        exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical 
        limitations (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE]
      ------permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, E1022 
        [7JN]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5814-H5817 [11SE], E1507, E1511, 
        E1520 [13SE]
      Imperial Sugar Co.: anniversary of explosion of sugar factory in 
        Port Wentworth, GA, H520 [7FE]
      Independent Association of Businesses: anniversary, E1384 [1AU]
      Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall 
        of Fame inductees, E565 [18AP]
      Industrial Systems & Supply, Inc.: SBA Nebraska Small Business 
        of the Year award recipient, E424 [22MR]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5253 [25JY], H5599-H5602 [1AU], 
        E1403 [3AU]
      ------require regulatory information provided to private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities sharing intelligence community 
        cybersecurity systems remain subject to the Freedom of 
        Information Act, H2170 [26AP]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (H.R. 1971), E673 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: clarify certain definitions to maintain 
        consistency across all cybersecurity policies, H2175, H2176 
        [26AP]
      ------clarify that private-sector cybersecurity entity liability 
        exemption in use of intelligence community systems extends 
        only to identification and acquisition of cyber threat 
        information, H2169 [26AP]
      ------counterintelligence resources funding, H3294 [31MY]
      ------protect U.S. intelligence and military capability, defend 
        certain sensitive information against cybersecurity attack, 
        and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets, H5569 [1AU]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (H.R. 4070), H2824 [17MY]
      ------impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that 
        deal with the Central Bank of Iran, E1415 [3AU]
      Jewish B2B Networking (organization): tribute, E995 [6JN]
      John F. Murphy Homes, Inc.: anniversary, E799 [15MY]
      Johnson, Representative Sam: Texas Association of Business 
        Maurice Acers Champion of Free Enterprise Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1512 [13SE]
      Kansas City, MO: tribute to Entrepreneur Day, E1135 [26JN]
      Kennametal Inc.: Rogers, AR, facility recipient of Arkansas 
        Three Million Work Hour Award, H2666 [15MY]
      Kennett, Bayard: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1732 [2NO]
      Kernersville, NC: tribute to Designer's Attic (business) and 
        Friddle and Co., Inc., for donation to Second Harvest Food 
        Bank, H70 [18JA]
      Kinard & Myles True Gospel Productions, Inc.: tribute, E1713 
        [19OC]
      Kirshner, Jean: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business 
        Award recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Kittinger Furniture Co., Inc.: MADE--In America (organization) 
        BEST--Made in America Award recipient, H4161 [28JN]
      Kona Kai Coffee Co.: King County, WA, Executive Workforce 
        Development Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1523 
        [13SE]
      Kraft Foods Global, Inc.: anniversary of the Oreo cookie, E319 
        [6MR]
      Kranz, Ken: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Charlie 
        O'Brien Award recipient, E176 [9FE]
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, E1195 [29JN]
      Lai, Richard K.: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E448 [27MR]
      Lewiston, ME: tribute to Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E26 [17JA]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, H652, H653, H656, H657 [9FE]
      Lockheed Martin Corp.: tribute to F-22 program, H2215 [27AP]
      Martin, Donnie L.: Franklin County, PA, ``Business Person of the 
        Year'' award recipient, E1412 [3AU]
      Maxey, Jim: National Meat Association E. Floyd Forbes Award 
        recipient, E230 [17FE]
      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.: grand opening of Farmers 
        Branch, TX, campus, E433 [22MR]
      Medicare: clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (H.R. 6435), E1560 [19SE]
      MICA Corp.: anniversary, E334 [7MR]
      Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to 
        Elder Award nominees, E1374 [1AU]
      Millennium Momentum Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1233 [11JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: prohibit mineral exploration or 
        mining permits to companies that have failed to pay taxes, 
        have connections to Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, 
        and require equipment be made in the U.S., H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      ------require companies that earn a profit mining on public 
        lands to disclose political campaign contributions, H4794 
        [11JY]
      Minnesota: ensure that private property interests are not 
        negatively impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 
        [12SE]
      Mississippi Poultry Association: anniversary, E606 [19AP]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Modesto Chamber of Commerce, E319 
        [6MR]
      Monsanto, Inc.: tribute to Sustainable Yield Pledge Award 
        recipients, E922 [31MY]
      Mosby Farm (business): King County, WA, Executive Rural Small 
        Business of the Year award finalist, E1524 [13SE]
      Motor vehicles: provide incentives for the purchase of electric 
        vehicles and increase investment in advanced vehicle 
        technology, development, and manufacturing, H976 [28FE]
      Mr. Trophy (business): Representative Fleischmann Economic 
        Excellence Award recipient, H974 [28FE]
      My Possibilities (organization): opening of HIPStore featuring 
        gifts made by special-needs adults, E416 [22MR]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E122, E123, E124 
        [2FE]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 548), E215 [16FE]
      National Association of Asian American Professionals: Seattle, 
        WA, chapter recipient of Chapter of the Year award, E1592 
        [21SE]
      National Association of Real Estate Brokers: tribute, E250 
        [27FE]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      National Frozen Food Corp.: anniversary, E459 [27MR]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, E142 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, E142 
        [6FE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], 
        H229, H230 [1FE], H470-H473 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H6048-H6051 
        [14SE], H6236 [21SE]
      National Telework Week: observance, E372 [16MR]
      National Work and Family Month: observance, E1656 [25SE]
      Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5020 [19JY], H5088-
        H5096 [23JY], E1313 [24JY], E1478 [11SE]
      Nesby & Associates, Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Minority 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1525 [13SE]
      Neumann Brothers, Inc.: anniversary, E676 [26AP]
      New Jersey: tribute to agricultural industry, E1397 [3AU]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of Beef 
        Products, Inc., E499 [29MR]
      NIST: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AmTech) 
        funding, H2372 [8MY]
      ------Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, H717 [14FE], H2537, H2538 [9MY]
      NOAA: prohibit funding to implement rule requiring shrimp 
        fishermen to use turtle excluder devices, H2522, H2523 [9MY]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (H.R. 4339), E491 [29MR]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (H.R. 4037), 
        E204 [15FE]
      NSF: Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program funding, H2415 [8MY]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, H4917, H4919 [18JY], H5013, H5020, H5025 [19JY], 
        H5645-H5647 [2AU], H5871 [12SE]
      ------economic policies relative to stability of domestic 
        automobile manufacturers, H1547 [26MR]
      ------evaluation of administration, H3399-H3402 [1JN], H3918 
        [21JN]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H939-H942 [17FE], H2315 
        [7MY], H3407 [5JN], H3664 [8JN], H3709 [18JN], H4677 [9JY], 
        H5634 [2AU], H5852 [11SE]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to general aviation 
        industry, H734 [15FE]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, H191 [31JA], H444 [3FE], 
        H1276 [8MR]
      ------State of the Union Message, H386 [2FE], H588 [8FE]
      Oberto Sausage Co.: tribute, E1427 [3AU]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2077 [25AP], H2146, H2156-H2186 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], 
        H3293 [31MY], E693 [27AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2147-H2156 
        [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), corrections in engrossment, H2186 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), motion to recommit, H2184 [26AP]
      ------allow intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for 
        only certain purposes, H2170, H2171 [26AP]
      ------clarify retention and use rules for personal information 
        received by the intelligence community from private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]
      ------exempt private-sector cybersecurity entities from 
        liability for non-participation in voluntary intelligence 
        community cyber threat efforts, H2174 [26AP]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2167-H2169, H2178, H2179 [26AP]
      ------limit authority of intelligence community to use Federal 
        cybersecurity systems on private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities, H2173 [26AP]
      ------narrow definitions of what information private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence 
        community, H2174, H2175 [26AP]
      ------prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity systems from 
        using sensitive personal documents received from certain 
        sources, H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Interagency Trade 
        Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA Cross-
        Agency Support funding, H2360, H2361 [8MY]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (H. Res. 729), H4859 [12JY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas 
        drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H444 
        [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631 [8FE]
      Pablo, Benjamin C.: SBA Guam Veteran Small Business Champion of 
        the Year award recipient, E453 [27MR]
      Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE): tribute, E769 
        [10MY]
      Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to National Trademark Expo, 
        E1552 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, H1536-H1539 [22MR]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4760 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (H.R. 
        1370), H432 [2FE]
      Peabody Energy, Inc.: call for investigation into contracts with 
        public power organizations to fund Prairie State Energy Campus 
        in Marissa, IL, and impact on consumer electricity rates, 
        H6161 [20SE], H6236 [21SE]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (H.R. 5981), E1093 [20JN]
      ------pension funding relief reforms, H4627, H4628, H4629 [29JN]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE], 
        H633 [8FE]
      ------gasoline price levels, H951 [27FE], H974 [28FE], H1026, 
        H1027, H1028, H1029, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], 
        H1156, H1163, H1164 [6MR], H1211, H1220, H1221, H1222, H1264 
        [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], H1559 [26MR], H1649 [28MR], H1744 
        [29MR], H1857, H1858 [17AP], H1969 [18AP], H2059 [24AP], 
        H2194-H2197 [26AP], H3820 [20JN]
      ------impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 [6MR], 
        H1395 [20MR], H2060 [24AP]
      ------provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies 
        for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic 
        Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing 
        price gouging (H.R. 1748), H1229 [7MR]
      Pinkham, Peter: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1733 [2NO]
      Plympton, Rick: SBA New York Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E875 [18MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities, H1594 [27MR], H3744 [19JN], H4074 [27JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], H3814 
        [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], H5023 
        [19JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), H3366 [1JN]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 592), E393 [20MR]
      Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel 
        production, H1800 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), H1629 [27MR]
      ------prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they 
        forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire 
        U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment of clean 
        energy technologies (H.R. 6275), E1424 [3AU]
      ------promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under 
        existing geothermal leases, H828-H830 [16FE]
      ------renewable energy funding through reductions in fossil fuel 
        subsidies, H5193 [24JY]
      ------require estimates of economic impact, including job 
        losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      ------use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas 
        exploration, H2060 [24AP]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 
        [2AU]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective 
        employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social 
        networking web sites or personal accounts, H2184 [26AP]
      Professional Social Work Month: observance, E489 [29MR]
      Public debt: impact on job creation and economy, H5754-H5760 
        [10SE]
      Public lands: preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting while maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas 
        development, mining, logging, and motorized activities in 
        wilderness areas, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045-H3049 [17MY], E910 [30MY]
      ------ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects 
        using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (H.R. 3533), 
        H202 [31JA]
      Raytheon Co.: tribute, H591 [8FE]
      Reagan, Ronald: evaluation of economic policies, H3407 [5JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H516 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H3280 
        [31MY], H3489 [6JN], H6050 [14SE]
      Research: ensure continued publication and integrity of peer-
        reviewed research works by the private sector (H.R. 3699), 
        E252, E253 [27FE]
      Resnick, Stewart A.: Ag One Foundation Community Salute honoree, 
        E311 [5MR]
      Roberto, Joseph: SBA Guam Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small 
        Business of the Year award recipient, E452 [27MR]
      Roehl Transport Inc.: anniversary, E555 [17AP]
      Rohan, Mike: SBA Illinois Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        of the Year award recipient, H3488 [6JN]
      Roman Meal Co.: anniversary, E1021 [7JN]
      Rowan University: tribute to RCA Heritage Program Museum, E1053 
        [18JN]
      Rumford Industrial Group: tribute, E1539 [14SE]
      Russell, Cindy: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1734 [2NO]
      Salinas, Ricardo: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute 
        Trade and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]
      SBA: provide for low interest loans for small businesses in 
        major disaster areas (H.R. 3042), E1544 [14SE]
      Seattle Chocolates (company): King County, WA, Executive Woman 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1545 [14SE]
      SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the 
        term ``held of record'' should be changed to mean beneficial 
        owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1237, H1243, H1245 
        [7MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act (H.R. 1070), H148 [24JA]
      ------change threshold number of shareholders for required 
        registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1243 [7MR], H1278, H1279 
        [8MR]
      ------clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
      ------consider burden of internal controls auditing requirements 
        for companies with public float less than a certain amount, 
        H5278-H5280 [25JY]
      ------delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit 
        analysis of regulations until certification that such 
        requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect 
        investors and the financial system, H5282, H5283 [25JY]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1215, H1223, 
        H1225, H1240, H1245 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), 
        H120 [24JA]
      ------establish new filing fees to discourage frivolous filings, 
        H1259 [7MR]
      ------exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 
        [8MR]
      ------exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548-H1551 [26MR], E479 
        [28MR]
      ------improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5227, H5241 [25JY]
      ------preserve anti-fraud enforcement authorities, H655 [9FE]
      ------prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance 
        on climate change, H5280-H5282 [25JY]
      ------provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      ------report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      ------require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable 
        investments and activities in Iran, H5572 [1AU]
      ------require companies to disclose in annual reports measures 
        taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, 
        slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply 
        chains (H.R. 2759), E353 [8MR]
      ------study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, 
        H1280 [8MR]
      ------study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1227, H1238, 
        H1240-H1242, H1245 [7MR]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), H1551-H1553 [26MR], E479 [28MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1228, H1240, 
        H1245 [7MR], H1580, H1590-H1592 [27MR]
      ------require brokers underwriting initial public offerings for 
        emerging growth companies be held to strict liability for 
        publicly released research and that certain communications be 
        filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257, H1261 [7MR]
      ------require emerging growth companies to fully comply with 
        say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements, 
        H1252-H1255 [7MR]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): Palm 
        Beach, FL, chapter recipient of SBA National SCORE Chapter of 
        the Year Award, E1023 [7JN]
      Sgro, Peter R.: SBA Guam Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        award recipient, E450 [27MR]
      Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for 
        inflation, H1249, H1250 [7MR]
      ------establish a loan program to assist and provide incentives 
        for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in the U.S. 
        (H.R. 4102), H4720 [10JY]
      ------expand Federal contracting mentor-protege programs, H522 
        [7FE]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), H906 [17FE], H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], H1214, 
        H1215, H1217, H1219, H1236-H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277-H1289 
        [8MR], H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], E381 
        [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586-H1593 
        [27MR], E517 [30MR], E536 [16AP]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222-H1231 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, 
        H1250, H1251 [7MR], H5278, H5279 [25JY]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1257-H1259 [7MR]
      ------provide additional exemptions from internal control 
        auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies 
        (H.R. 3213), H5279 [25JY]
      ------raise limit of expensing for purchase of products made in 
        America, H5595 [1AU]
      ------repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for 
        certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------require public disclosure of political contributions, 
        H1287 [8MR]
      ------require that companies not be considered emerging growth 
        companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-
        convertible debt over the prior three years, H1251, H1252 
        [7MR]
      ------stimulate growth through accelerating Federal payments, 
        reducing paperwork, improving access to loans and tax credits, 
        and increasing investment expensing, E1229 [11JY]
      Smithfield, RI: tribute to Alexion Inc., biopharmaceutical 
        manufacturing facility, E1636 [21SE]
      South Carolina: formation of joint technology initiative between 
        Savannah River National Laboratory and University of South 
        Carolina to build new technology-based businesses and create 
        jobs, H1813 [16AP]
      South Paris, ME: tribute to Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E42 [18JA]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H2792 [16MY], H2997, H2998, H3005, H3006 [17MY]
      St. Louis Community Empowerment Foundation: tribute to Salute to 
        Women in Leadership Luncheon, E200 [15FE]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of United Steelworkers (organization) 
        Local 264, E1349 [30JY]
      Stokoe Farms LLC: anniversary, E1645 [21SE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H1529 
        [22MR], H5567-H5569, H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E178 
        [9FE], E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, E1421 [3AU]
      Tan Holdings Corp.: anniversary, H1441 [21MR], E409 [21MR]
      Tarpon Springs, FL: anniversary of Faklis' Department Store and 
        Shoe Repair Service, E1725 [26OC]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use 
        of U.S. patents (H.R. 6353), H5633 [2AU]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (H.R. 4134), E561 [17AP]
      ------clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not 
        deductible (H.R. 3720), H1150 [5MR]
      ------deny all deductions for business expenses associated with 
        the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (H.R. 4376), E558 [17AP]
      ------deny deduction for domestic business income of qualified 
        small businesses to any company that reduces number of 
        American workers and jobs while correspondingly increasing its 
        foreign workforce, H1997 [19AP]
      ------disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 3852), 
        E90, E97 [31JA]
      ------eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, 
        H718 [14FE]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 3179), H5138 [24JY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (H.R. 5542), H4722 [10JY]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (H.R. 4049), H807 [16FE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5592 [1AU], 
        H5658-H5681, H5690, H5692 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-
        H5552 [1AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), motion to recommit, H5679 [2AU]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets, H2004, H2007 [19AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3391 [1JN], H3657 
        [7JN], H5855 [11SE]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (H.R. 6549), E1634 [21SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H4660 [9JY], 
        H5870, H5871, H5872 [12SE], H6022, H6023 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], 
        E1208 [9JY]
      ------extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (H.R. 
        6066), H4783 [11JY]
      ------increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (H.R. 4108), H1116 [1MR]
      ------limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States 
        (H.R. 1864), H2667-H2669 [15MY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (H.R. 4032), H737 [15FE]
      ------permanently extend the research and development credit, 
        H715-H720 [14FE]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, H3960 [21JN]
      ------prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in illegal 
        activities, discriminate based on race or gender, create or 
        distribute pornographic material, conduct business with Iran, 
        or outsource jobs overseas, H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      ------prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical 
        devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
      ------promote simplification and fairness in the administration 
        and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 
        [24JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1854, H1855, H1897, 
        H1903 [17AP], H1923, H1966, H1967-H1969 [18AP], H1990-H2010, 
        H2012, H2013, H2015, H2017 [19AP], E612 [23AP], E646 [25AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1981-H1989 [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), motion to recommit, 
        H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (H.R. 2866), H2721 [16MY], 
        E852 [18MY]
      ------provide enhanced research and development credits to 
        companies that manufacture products in the U.S., H556 [7FE]
      ------provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a 
        reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (H.R. 
        1163), H203 [31JA]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (H.R. 3840), E92 [31JA]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 4016), E187 [14FE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H55, H68 [18JA], H129 [24JA], 
        H385, H386 [2FE], H478 [6FE], H519, H522, H524-H529 [7FE], 
        H589, H590, H591, H592, H616-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907-H913, H921-H925, H929, 
        H934 [17FE]
      ------raise expensing limitation for small businesses to 
        purchase products made in America, H5596 [1AU]
      ------rates, H592 [8FE], H660, H661 [9FE], H739 [15FE], H908 
        [17FE], H1119 [1MR], H1266 [7MR], H1735, H1736 [28MR], H2041 
        [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2334 [8MY], H2578, H2620 [10MY], H4912 
        [18JY], H5757 [10SE], H5934, H5962 [13SE], H6043-H6045 [14SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H130 [24JA], H162 [25JA], 
        H472 [3FE], H605 [8FE], H806 [16FE], H960, H962 [27FE], H1828 
        [16AP], H1850, H1859, H1911 [17AP], H2109-H2116 [25AP], H2334 
        [8MY], H2718 [16MY], H3270 [31MY], H4856, H4857 [12JY], E742 
        [9MY]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H557 
        [7FE], H754 [15FE], H1006 [28FE], H1928, H1929 [18AP], H2232, 
        H2233, H2235, H2252 [27AP], H2605 [10MY], H3959 [21JN], E721 
        [8MY]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H391, H422 [2FE], H522 
        [7FE], H1964-H1967 [18AP], H2111, H2114 [25AP], H2343 [8MY], 
        H5691 [2AU]
      ------repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign 
        corporations attributable to imported property (H.R. 2280), 
        H161 [25JA]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (H.R. 6048), H4764 [10JY]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3509-H3513 
        [6JN]
      ------tax cut for small business, H391 [2FE]
      Technology: maintain security relative to information technology 
        procurement and supply chain management, H3097 [17MY]
      Teichert, Inc.: anniversary, E1406 [3AU]
      Telecommunications: importance of economic investment, E1272 
        [18JY]
      Telect, Inc.: anniversary, E1526 [13SE]
      Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.: tribute, H228 [1FE]
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (H.R. 6215), H5795 [11SE]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for 
        Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        construction, H772 [15FE]
      Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
      ------importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]
      ------infrastructure funding, H201-H207 [31JA], H737 [15FE], 
        H976 [28FE], H1531-H1533 [22MR], H1715 [28MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require private 
        companies contracted to provide security screenings to be 
        owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, H3644 [7JN]
      Twitchell Technical Products, Inc.: anniversary, E588 [19AP], 
        E632 [24AP]
      U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Metro Orlando, FL, chapter 
        Hispanic Chamber of the Year award recipient, E1615 [21SE]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      Unemployment: rate among college graduates, H5755 [10SE]
      ------rates, H478 [6FE], H1219 [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], 
        H4780 [11JY], H5755 [10SE]
      Unified Grocers (company): anniversary, E1019 [7JN]
      United Technologies Corp.: tribute to Employee Scholars Program, 
        E225 [17FE]
      Veterans: prohibit funding to enter into contracts that do not 
        give small businesses owned and controlled by veterans any 
        available preference, H3134 [18MY], H3341, H3342 [31MY]
      ------provide assistance to veterans and veteran-owned 
        businesses with respect to contract opportunities, H5060 
        [19JY]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, H37 [18JA], H5138 [24JY]
      Vienna, VA: tribute to Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of 
        Commerce Business and Service Award recipients, E1069 [19JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: protect foreign women brought to the 
        U.S. through the mail-order bride industry from serial 
        abusers, H2769 [16MY]
      Virgin Islands: economic impact of closure of HOVENSA L.L.C., 
        oil refinery, H98, H102 [23JA]
      Volpi, John: Metroplex Technology Business Council Tech Titans 
        Corporate CTO of the Year Award recipient, E1678 [2OC]
      W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home Inc.: tribute, E1722 [26OC]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, E1311 
        [24JY]
      ------repeal, H714 [14FE], H1151 [5MR], H5022 [19JY], H5230 
        [25JY]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
      Winona, MN: anniversary of Winona Area Chamber of Commerce, 
        H3588 [7JN]
      WIRE-Net (organization): tribute, E1161 [27JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (H.R. 
        5647), H2459 [9MY]
      Workers Memorial Day: observance, H2215 [27AP], E621 [24AP], 
        E691 [27AP]
      World Circus Day: observance, E546 [17AP]
      WPX Energy Inc.: tribute, E312 [5MR]
      Wright-Hennepin Electric Cooperative Association: anniversary, 
        E484 [29MR]
      Xuan, Kathy: SBA Illinois Small Business Exporter the Year award 
        recipient, H3488 [6JN]
      Yarmouth, MA: anniversary of Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce, E1699 
        [16OC]
      Zhao, Mark: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the 
        Year award recipient, E451 [27MR]
      Zippo Manufacturing Co.: tribute, H2291 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5451-
        S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-S5907, S5919-
        S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5425 [26JY]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), S1615-S1617 [13MR]
      Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during 
        planting and harvest seasons, S1603, S1604 [13MR]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1440 [7MR], S1603 [13MR]
      ------make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter (S. 2141), S1150 [29FE]
      ------prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation in check 
        off programs to provide research and information for a 
        particular commodity or brand, S4281 [19JN]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing, S4171, S4196 [14JN]
      ------promote SBA Microloan Program to businesses to establish 
        gleaning programs that redistribute surplus food to 
        organizations that serve the hungry, S3817 [7JN]
      ------promote U.S. agricultural export programs, S3816 [7JN]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (S. 
        2217), S1935 [21MR]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      Alcoa Inc.: tribute, S560 [13FE]
      Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: tribute to Alfred P. Sloan Award for 
        Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility recipients, 
        S3726-S3728 [5JN]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY], S4434 [25JN]
      Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate 
        certain exemptions relative to railroads, S1129 [29FE], S1437 
        [7MR]
      Argo Marketing Group (business): tribute, S2164 [28MR]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (S. 3054), S3076 [10MY], S4717 [28JN]
      Baxter Brewing Co.: BevNet (publication) New Brewery of the Year 
        award recipient, S1457 [7MR]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Century Aluminum Co.: retiree ratification of agreement to 
        restore health care benefits, S1665 [14MR]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, S1174 [1MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (S. 2222), S2138, S2139 [28MR], S2207 [29MR]
      China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the 
        U.S., S379-S381 [7FE]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 
        [20JN]
      Coleman Dairy (business): anniversary, S347 [6FE]
      Colleges and universities: efforts of for-profit colleges and 
        universities to recruit active-duty military personnel and 
        veterans, S5634 [30JY]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (S. 2296), S5634 [30JY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions, S2069 [27MR], S2535 [19AP], S2671, S2674 [25AP], 
        S2955 [8MY], S5632-S5635 [30JY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (S. 2032), S44 [23JA], S3742 [6JN]
      Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of 
        report entitled ``Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report 
        on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        release of ``For-Profit Higher Education--The Failure to 
        Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success'', 
        S5632 [30JY], S5710 [31JY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 
        2102), S568 [13FE]
      Congress: allegations that Members and employees profitted from 
        using nonpublic information derived from their official 
        positions for personal benefit, S4604 [26JN]
      ------clarify guidelines for personal financial disclosure 
        filings of Members and certain employees, S188 [31JA]
      ------clarify the transaction reporting requirement is not 
        applicable to widely held investment funds, S302 [2FE]
      ------modify reporting requirements for personal financial trade 
        transactions by Members and certain employees, S182 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S172 [30JA]-S202 [31JA], S233, 
        S238-S250, S254 [1FE], S288, S290-S315 [2FE], S486 [9FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1839, S1840 [20MR], 
        S1964-S1966, S1977-S1981 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment--unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1919, S1944 [21MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S139-S149 [30JA], S176, 
        S177, S180 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), unanimous-consent agreement, S120 [26JA], 
        S290, S297, S298 [2FE]
      ------require Members and employees to certify they have not 
        used material, nonpublic information derived from their 
        official positions for personal financial benefit, S190-S192 
        [31JA], S299, S300 [2FE]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S141, S143, S147 [30JA], S195, S196 [31JA]
      Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]
      Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential 
        and commercial buildings and industry, S5182 [19JY], S5652 
        [30JY]
      Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain 
        a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and 
        that consent may be obtained through the Internet, S5914 [2AU]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content in 
        transportation construction projects, S1440 [7MR], S1602, 
        S1608 [13MR]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana, S4138, S4139 [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, 
        S609 [14FE]
      Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 
        (S. 3389), S5086 [17JY]
      ------settlement in class-action lawsuit filed by merchants 
        against Visa, MasterCard, and financial institutions, S5961 
        [2AU]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (S. 3426), S5490 [26JY]
      ------encourage financial institutions to discontinue certain 
        fees on debit and prepaid cards used by colleges and 
        universities to disburse student financial aid, S5199 [19JY]
      ------promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card 
        interchange transaction fees, S3403-S3405 [22MY], S5960-S5962 
        [2AU]
      Cyr Bus Line (business): anniversary, S125 [26JA]
      Deloitte Development LLC: LATINA Style (publication) Company of 
        the Year award recipient, S846 [16FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: determine the price of all milk used for 
        manufactured purposes by using the national average cost of 
        production, S4391 [21JN]
      ------eliminate farm subsidies, S3935 [12JN], S4195 [14JN]
      ------Federal milk marketing order program reform, S4268 [19JN]
      ------limit payments for marketing loan gains and loan 
        deficiency payments, S4269 [19JN]
      ------Market Access Program funding, S4263 [19JN], S4336 [20JN]
      ------prohibit any entity receiving a business and industry 
        direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project from 
        receiving any other Federal benefit, assistance, or incentive 
        for the project, S4275 [19JN]
      ------reform Federal grazing fees, S3935 [12JN]
      ------replace dairy product price support and Milk Income Loss 
        Contract (MILC) programs with a program to protect dairy 
        producer income and establish a dairy market stabilization 
        program, S4407 [21JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing a business disruption 
        insurance policy and a catastrophic event policy for poultry 
        producers, S4274 [19JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing an insurance product 
        that covers food safety recalls, S4276 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: economic impact of the budget sequester 
        established by the Budget Control Act upon the defense 
        industry, S3757 [6JN]
      Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program and apply savings to 
        deficit reduction and highway bridge program, S2048 [27MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to 
        provide child care (S. 2182), S1542 [8MR]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S324, S325 [2FE]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27-S31 
        [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2186), S1581 [12MR], S1583 [13MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), S1683 [14MR], S1685 [15MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), unanimous-consent request, S2063-S2065 [27MR]
      Dept. of Labor: minimize adverse effects of employment 
        dislocation (S. 3297), S5118 [18JY]
      Dept. of State: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors 
        who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: extend certain offshore oil and gas lease 
        sales, S2144 [28MR]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), S2931 
        [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3292 [17MY]
      ------prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, S2197 
        [29MR]
      ------reinstate Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
        Gas Leasing Program, S1505-S1507, S1523, S1526 [8MR]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------require the offshore oil and gas leasing program to have a 
        domestic strategic production goal, S2141 [28MR]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      Drugs: fine prescription drug manufacturers for failure to 
        notify the FDA of a known discontinuance of a lifesaving drug, 
        S3396 [22MY]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S404 [9FE], 
        S4111 [13JN], S5448 [26JY], S6590-S6592 [21SE]
      ------create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (S. 2162), S1425 [6MR]
      ------express that proposed agricultural legislation not 
        manipulate prices or intefere with the free economy, S4280 
        [19JN]
      ------Federal Government control versus free enterprise, S1036 
        [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S4434 [25JN], S6326-S6329 [13SE]
      ------impact of deregulation of the financial sector, S4658 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------impact of free enterprise system on charitable giving, 
        S3063 [10MY]
      ------impact of Government bailout of automobile industry, S3892 
        [11JN]
      ------impact of Government regulations, S2676-S2679 [25AP], 
        S2948-S2950 [8MY], S3823 [7JN], S4113, S4118 [13JN], S4168 
        [14JN], S4318 [20JN], S4922 [12JY], S6477 [20SE]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4658 
        [27JN], S5123 [18JY], S5449 [26JY], S6083-S6085 [11SE]
      ------importance of job creation, S14 [23JA], S332, S337 [6FE], 
        S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S1568 [12MR], S1642 [14MR], S1705 
        [15MR], S2203 [29MR], S3110 [14MY], S3823 [7JN], S3959 [12JN], 
        S4112 [13JN], S4194 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S6477 [20SE]
      ------invest in innovation through research and development and 
        improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 [17MY], 
        S3760 [6JN]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S831 [16FE], 
        S3392 [22MY], S3745 [6JN], S3959 [12JN], S4659 [27JN], S5100 
        [18JY]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, S3765 [6JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S1064 
        [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S2132, S2133 [28MR], S2217 [29MR], S2383 
        [17AP], S3419 [22MY]
      Elections: contributions and expenditures by corporations and 
        other business organizations intended to affect elections, 
        S881 [17FE]
      Employment: disparity between public and private sector wages 
        and benefits, S3877 [11JN]
      ------impact of tax rates and government regulations on decision 
        to outsource jobs to foreign countries, S4991 [16JY]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, S283-S285 [2FE], S823 
        [16FE], S3123 [14MY], S4814 [10JY]
      ------make E-verify program for employment eligibility 
        confirmation permanent and mandatory, S3068 [10MY]
      EPA: delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control 
        technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S856-S858 [16FE], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945, S3952-S3954 
        [12JN], S4164-S4166, S4173, S4185 [14JN], S4231-S4233 [18JN], 
        S4265, S4283-S4293 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4314-S4334 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4236 [18JN], S4283 [19JN]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, S3620 [24MY]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S331 [6FE], S1508-S1511, S1513, 
        S1514, S1523, S1528 [8MR], S1573 [12MR]
      Executive Office of the President: prohibit appointees or staff 
        from holding positions giving them oversight, rule-making, 
        loan or grant-making abilities over entities in which they 
        have a significant financial interest, S194 [31JA], S241 
        [1FE], S300 [2FE]
      Eximbank: amend membership of Advisory Committee to include a 
        representative from the textile industry, S1782 [19MR]
      ------limit financing to transactions subsidized by other 
        countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable 
        or prohibitively expensive, S3148-S3150, S3156 [15MY]
      ------make an increase in lending authority contingent upon the 
        Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3152-S3154, S3157 [15MY]
      ------phase out authority and require President to initiate 
        negotiations with other major exporting countries to end 
        subsidized export financing programs, S3146, S3150 [15MY]
      ------prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold debt 
        instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]
      ------prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize, S1686, S1728 [15MR], S1763, S1776, S1777, 
        S1782 [19MR], S1817, S1822, S1823, S1830, S1834, S1837, S1841 
        [20MR], S1885 [21MR], S1972, S1974, S1995 [22MR], S2127 
        [28MR], S2486 [18AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3146-S3158, S3159 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3051-S3053, 
        S3058, S3062-S3065, S3070 [10MY], S3107, S3123 [14MY], S3137, 
        S3139 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        S3871 [7JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S3122 [14MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent request, S3069, 
        S3070 [10MY]
      ------reform, S2950 [8MY]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, S383 [7FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, S382 [7FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 
        [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4176-S4180, S4182, S4183 [14JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      Facebook, Inc.: stock option tax deductions relative to initial 
        public offering, S3273 [17MY]
      FDA: accelerate investigation into imported pet food from China, 
        S380 [7FE]
      ------ensure that adequate information is disseminated to health 
        care providers about potential benefits and risks of medical 
        products on all patient populations, S3498-S3500 [23MY]
      ------improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 
        [26JN]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (S. 2295), S2497-S2500 [18AP]
      ------promote development of medical devices for patients with 
        rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and 
        lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]
      ------provide additional quality control of drugs, S3417 [22MY]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S3396 [22MY], S3477 [23MY], S3555 
        [24MY], S4624 [26JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3486-S3488 [23MY], S3540, S3543, S3562 
        [24MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to implement 
        rule to improve Federal permitting and review process of 
        infrastructure projects, S2144 [28MR]
      ------require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be 
        manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely 
        grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (S. 3444), S5726 
        [31JY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (S. 2374), S2826 [26AP]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), S6051 [10SE]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities, S1673 [14MR], S1695 [15MR]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (S. 
        2231), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR]
      ------allegations of manipulation of London InterBank Offered 
        Rate (LIBOR), S5959 [2AU]
      ------authorize depository institutions, holding companies, 
        Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease foreclosed property held 
        by such institutions and companies (S. 2080), S496 [9FE], 
        S3463 [23MY]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (S. 3048), S5921-S5923 [2AU]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (S. 35), S2773 [26AP], S4632 [26JN]
      ------prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (S. 32), S4632 [26JN], S5863 [1AU]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management, S4181 [14JN]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]
      Food: increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations 
        relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), 
        S2542 [19AP]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (S. 2215), S1933 [21MR], S2065-S2068 [27MR], S3140 [15MY]
      ------U.S. deficit, S561 [13FE], S824 [16FE], S1608 [13MR]
      Frederick County, MD: anniversary of Frederick County Chamber of 
        Commerce, S1456 [7MR]
      FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 
        [2AU]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), S2113 
        [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      ------reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3247, 
        S3248 [17MY]
      General Motors Corp.: anniversary of Chevrolet Cruze automobile, 
        S6097 [11SE]
      Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, S4633 [26JN], S5948 
        [2AU]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, S3697 
        [5JN], S4333 [20JN]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), S5689 [30JY], S5691 [31JY]
      ------temporarily suspend certain regulations (S. 1538), S140 
        [30JA]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, S184-S186 [31JA], S304 [2FE]
      Grossenburg Implement (business): anniversary, S5482 [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-
        S6670 [21SE]
      Horton's Books & Gifts (business): anniversary, S1845 [20MR]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (S. 3513), S5987 [2AU]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S3636 [24MY], S6007 [2AU], 
        S6334 [13SE]
      Information technology: ensure free flow of commerce through 
        secure cyber communications, continued development of Internet 
        and Intranet communications, and development of cybersecurity 
        specialists, S5911 [2AU]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (S. 1058), S3080 [10MY]
      International Ice Hockey Federation: urge suspension of plan to 
        hold 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Belarus and condemn 
        corporate sponsorship of such event relative to human rights 
        violations, S2224 [29MR]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]
      Iran: prohibit foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to 
        continue doing business with Iran without facing penalties, 
        S5862 [1AU]
      IRS: enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity, S6428 
        [19SE]
      Jackson's Sugar House and Vegetable Stand (business): tribute, 
        S1929 [21MR]
      Jones Bar-B-Q Diner (business): James Beard Foundation America's 
        Classics Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      JSI Store Fixtures, Inc.: tribute, S3779 [6JN]
      K-I Lumber & Building Materials (company): tribute, S609 [14FE]
      King Arthur Flour Co., Inc.: tribute, S346 [6FE]
      Koch Industries, Inc.: characterization relative to corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5177 
        [19JY]
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 2173), 
        S1493 [7MR], S1495 [8MR]
      Lansing, MI: anniversary of Lansing Regional Chamber of 
        Commerce, S848 [16FE]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 
        [16FE]
      Livingston, Luke: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``30 Under 
        30 Food & Wine'' list, S1457 [7MR]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, S296, S308 [2FE], S486 [9FE], S1964-S1966 [22MR]
      Maine Dayboat Scallops, Inc.: tribute, S4670 [27JN]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (S. 3453), S5491 [26JY]
      Motor vehicles: domestic sourcing of auto supply parts, S1175 
        [1MR]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], S824 
        [16FE], S3419 [22MY]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. 
        Res. 546), S6012 [2AU]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (S. Res. 530), S5626 
        [26JY]
      National Association for the Specialty Food Trade: tribute to 
        award-winning vendors, S4718 [28JN]
      National Frozen Food Corp.: anniversary, S2081 [27MR]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, 
        S341 [6FE]
      ------modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and 
        negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, 
        S339-S341 [6FE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S57-S59, S62 [24JA], 
        S332 [6FE], S368 [7FE], S2804 [26AP], S3110-S3113 [14MY], 
        S4134 [13JN], S4193, S4196 [14JN], S4602-S4604 [26JN], S4649, 
        S4653-S4658 [27JN], S4870-S4872 [11JY], S5107 [18JY], S5652-
        S5654 [30JY], S5806, S5826-S5828 [1AU], S6029-S6032 [10SE], 
        S6243 [12SE], S6480, S6492, S6505-S6507, S6510 [20SE]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (S. Res. 
        530), S5626 [26JY]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]
      National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 469), S3386, 
        S3387 [21MY], S3391 [22MY], S3620 [24MY]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, S3069 [10MY]
      ------observance (S. Res. 451), S3049 [9MY]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (S. 3281), S3842 [7JN]
      National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: 
        establish (S. 3196), S3281 [17MY]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (S. Res. 533), S5688 
        [30JY]
      Natural gas: price levels, S1438-S1440 [7MR]
      New Hampshire: importance of travel and tourism, S6329 [13SE]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      NIST: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, S5105 [18JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S853-S856 [16FE], S2587, S2588 
        [23AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2559, S2568-
        S2579 [23AP], S2616-S2630 [24AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), unanimous-consent agreement, S2538 
        [19AP]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract, S4388, S4389 [21JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 2371), S3706 [5JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 3221), S3457 
        [22MY], S3459 [23MY]
      ------provide for appropriate designation of collective 
        bargaining units (S. 1843), S3270 [17MY]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------characterization of remarks concerning small business, 
        S5178 [19JY], S5344 [25JY]
      ------evaluation of administration, S402 [9FE], S880-S882 
        [17FE], S2298 [16AP], S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 [9MY], S3052 
        [10MY], S3460 [23MY], S4314 [20JN], S4986-S4988 [16JY], S5052-
        S5054, S5074, S5076-S5081 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S1036 [27FE], S1450 
        [7MR], S1567 [12MR], S2560 [23AP], S3298-S3300 [21MY], S3390, 
        S3392 [22MY], S3931, S3932 [12JN], S4110-S4114 [13JN], S4224 
        [18JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4794 [10JY], S5101 [18JY], S5170, 
        S5184 [19JY], S5241-S5243 [23JY], S5281, S5284 [24JY], S5693 
        [31JY], S5808, S5829 [1AU], S5902 [2AU], S6411-S6413 [19SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S2948-S2950 [8MY]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], 
        S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      ------formation of foreign trade laws enforcement panel, S561 
        [13FE]
      ------State of the Union Message, S82 [26JA]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: establish pilot 
        program to facilitate communication between borrowers and 
        servicers (S. 3589), S6553 [20SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), S2559 [23AP], S3814 [7JN]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S., S5181 [19JY], S5726 [31JY]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-S6670 
        [21SE]
      Patents: transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-
        inventor-to-file system, S4194 [14JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]
      Pensions: reform funding rules, S1659 [14MR]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 
        [27FE], S1182 [1MR]
      ------gasoline price levels, S810 [16FE], S1064, S1068-S1072 
        [28FE], S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1174, S1181-S1183, S1187 [1MR], 
        S1381 [5MR], S1403-S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436, S1438-S1440 
        [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1662 [14MR], S2023, S2026 [26MR], S2046, 
        S2050, S2059-S2062, S2070 [27MR], S2116, S2132-S2135, S2137, 
        S2141 [28MR], S2192, S2193, S2215 [29MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, 
        S2460 [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665 [25AP], S5130 [18JY]
      ------impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 
        [19MR], S2018-S2020 [26MR], S2134, S2140 [28MR], S2217 [29MR]
      ------make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S1142 
        [29FE]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market, S3411 [22MY], S3542, S3547, 
        S3553, S3557 [24MY]
      Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 2219), S1938-S1940 [21MR], S3470-S3478 [23MY], 
        S4454 [25JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4938-S4942 [12JY], S4985-S4991, 
        S4993-S5003, S5007, S5008, S5010-S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056-
        S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 [19JY]
      ------require shareholder authorization before a public company 
        may make certain political expenditures (S. 1360), S5012 
        [16JY]
      Postal Service: authorize move to a 5-day mail delivery service, 
        S2580-S2582 [23AP], S2644, S2645 [24AP]
      ------encourage colocation of an employee at a commercial or 
        government entity to maintain local access to postal services, 
        S2642 [24AP]
      ------impact of closure of post offices and facilities, S3260 
        [17MY]
      ------maintain all current door delivery point services, S2692 
        [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1814 [19MR], S1817, S1837 [20MR], 
        S2055, S2061, S2070, S2071 [27MR], S2116, S2120-S2131, S2134-
        S2148, S2154-S2157 [28MR], S2187-S2190, S2192-S2202, S2207, 
        S2216 [29MR], S2521 [19AP]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1984 [22MR], S2009, 
        S2010, S2018, S2023-S2028 [26MR], S2039, S2045-S2052 [27MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR], 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (S. 2264), S2250 [29MR]
      Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information, S5914 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information (S. 1151), S66 [24JA]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5940, 
        S5952 [2AU]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (S. 3074), S3058 [10MY]
      ------protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and 
        require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]
      ------protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of 
        and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability 
        and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable 
        information, S1686 [15MR]
      Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]
      Railroads: allow Federal funds made available for purchase of 
        rolling stock to be used to purchase any equipment used for 
        high-speed rail, S1652 [14MR]
      ------change railcar procurement rules for transit systems to 
        allow up to 5 years for delivery of railcars after delivery of 
        1st railcar, S559 [13FE]
      Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to renaming of Eagle Gate Tower as 
        World Trade Center at City Creek, S3622 [24MY]
      Saverin, Eduardo: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid 
        capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public 
        offering (IPO), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (S. 3174), S3131 [14MY]
      ------extend and reauthorize certain programs, S4876-S4879 
        [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (S. 3198), 
        S3281 [17MY]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (S. 2172), S1462 [7MR]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial education (S. 3214), S3424 
        [22MY]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of World's Fair, S2534 [19AP]
      SEC: determine if the term ``held of record'' should include 
        beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR], 
        S1973 [22MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, S183 [31JA]
      ------enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (S. 
        3416), S5259 [23JY]
      ------exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 
        [28MR]
      ------issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral 
        companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial 
        development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, S1968, S1973, S1975 [22MR], S2078 
        [27MR], S2229 [29MR]
      ------amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder 
        registration (S. 1824), S1455 [7MR]
      ------comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to increase 
        transparency and reduce risks in the financial system, S3403 
        [22MY]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, 
        S3932 [12JN]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1828 [20MR], S1877-S1879, S1884-
        S1889, S1894 [21MR], S1968, S1972-S1976 [22MR], S2230, S2231 
        [29MR], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S3052 [10MY]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        improve (S. 3246), S3636 [24MY]
      Shaw, Mike: Time (publication) Dealer of the Year award 
        recipient, S1420 [6MR]
      Small business: economic role, S5101 [18JY], S5809 [1AU]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities, S4877 [11JY]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3428, S3429 [22MY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], S1583-
        S1586 [13MR], S1667-S1671, S1673-S1675 [14MR], S1686-S1696, 
        S1698-S1700, S1705, S1714-S1729 [15MR], S1764-S1768, S1776-
        S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822-S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837-S1842 
        [20MR], S1875, S1877-S1879, S1883-S1890, S1894 [21MR], S1957, 
        S1963, S1966-S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229-S2231 
        [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1568, S1569 [12MR], 
        S1585 [13MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (S. 1933), S1455 [7MR]
      ------provide certainty for small business concerns (S. 3572), 
        S6461 [19SE]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Smucker, Richard: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern 
        Ohio Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Smucker, Tim: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio 
        Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Space policy: tribute to historical and recent accomplishments 
        of the U.S. space program, S6245 [12SE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., v. 
        Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political campaigns, 
        S4452-S4455 [25JN]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S2799, 
        S2800 [26AP]
      ------support goals and ideals (S. Res. 408), S2184 [28MR]
      Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the 
        contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of 
        certain amounts (S. 1558), S5276 [24JY]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (S. 2075), S389 
        [7FE], S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 [19JY]
      ------create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such 
        jobs overseas, S284 [2FE]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes, S4880-S4884 [11JY]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815-
        S817 [16FE]
      ------encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, 
        S1561-S1564 [12MR], S1591, S1600 [13MR]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (S. 2033), S45 [23JA]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S3746, S3757 [6JN], 
        S3804 [7JN], S4405 [21JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 
        [14MR]
      ------extend certain renewable fuel tax incentives, S487-S489 
        [9FE]
      ------extend production tax credit for nuclear power, S2130 
        [28MR]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S668, S674-
        S679 [15FE], S831, S832 [16FE], S1452 [7MR], S2129 [28MR], 
        S3934 [12JN], S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4165 [14JN], S4254 [19JN], 
        S4380 [21JN], S4795-S4798 [10JY], S4841 [11JY], S4921 [12JY], 
        S5055, S5056 [17JY], S5098 [18JY], S5176 [19JY], S5421 [26JY], 
        S5712, S5721 [31JY], S5809, S5810 [1AU], S5924, S5925 [2AU], 
        S6078, S6101 [11SE], S6244 [12SE], S6292 [13SE], S6399 [19SE], 
        S6530 [20SE]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (S. 3275), S3841 [7JN]
      ------extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 
        [12MR], S1599 [13MR]
      ------extend the time for making S corporation elections (S. 
        2271), S2251 [29MR]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (S. 2088), S497 [9FE]
      ------permanently extend and modify the research credit (S. 
        825), S337 [6FE]
      ------permanently extend the employer-provided child care credit 
        (S. 3427), S5305 [24JY]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2802 [26AP], S2898-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2948, 
        S2954 [8MY], S2998, S3000, S3003, S3004, S3006, S3013, S3015, 
        S3024-S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, S3035 [9MY], S3054-S3057, 
        S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3264, S3268 [17MY], S3411 [22MY], S3536 
        [24MY], S3677 [4JN], S4188 [14JN]
      ------prohibit capital gains rate increase, S2313 [16AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses, S4936 [12JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), S4812 [10JY], S4921 
        [12JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5451 [26JY], S5845 [1AU], S6419 [19SE]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S2036 [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S4884-S4886 
        [11JY], S4919-S4928, S4930-S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4448 [25JN], S4765 
        [29JN], S4784 [9JY], S4793, S4795, S4804-S4806, S4812 [10JY], 
        S4835-S4846, S4851, S4852, S4872-S4884 [11JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), unanimous-consent request, S4836, S4885, 
        S4886 [11JY]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (S. 
        3460), S5735 [31JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S4791 [9JY], 
        S4793 [10JY], S5022 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072-S5074 [17JY], S5093-S5100, S5105, S5109-S5111, 
        S5114, S5130 [18JY], S5169, S5170, S5175, S5178, S5180-S5186, 
        S5188-S5190 [19JY], S5328, S5346 [25JY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S329 [6FE], S362 [7FE], S587 
        [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE], S830, S840 [16FE], S882 [17FE]
      ------provide permanent extension of tax relief and repeal 
        estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5102 [18JY]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (S. 3205), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      ------rates, S547-S549, S551-S554 [13FE], S664, S683-S685 
        [15FE], S823 [16FE], S3392 [22MY], S3756-S3758 [6JN], S4794, 
        S4795, S4798-S4800 [10JY], S4931, S4939 [12JY], S5903 [2AU], 
        S6031, S6046 [10SE], S6088 [11SE], S6403, S6409, S6414 [19SE], 
        S6478, S6479, S6508 [20SE]
      ------reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2048 [27MR]
      ------reform international tax system (S. 2091), S497 [9FE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S85 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S233 
        [1FE], S2216 [29MR], S2302 [16AP], S2524 [19AP], S3110 [14MY], 
        S3194 [16MY], S3298 [21MY], S3740, S3746 [6JN], S3804 [7JN], 
        S4657 [27JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4869-S4872 [11JY], S4919, 
        S4920, S4934 [12JY], S5077-S5081 [17JY], S5170 [19JY], S5242 
        [23JY], S5323, S5343, S5344 [25JY], S6509 [20SE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, S675 
        [15FE]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S1532, S1533 
        [8MR], S3220 [16MY]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 1346), 
        S389 [7FE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, S1599 [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (S. 2064), S327 [2FE], S329 [6FE]
      Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers (business): tribute, S698 [15FE]
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (H.R. 6215), S6665 [21SE]
      Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to 
        communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
        business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., S3069 [10MY], 
        S6047 [10SE]
      U.N.: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change endangerment 
        findings relative to impact of economy-wide global warming 
        pollution emission cap and trade program, S5856 [1AU]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (S. Res. 482), S3782 [6JN]
      ------position on enhancing security and resiliency of U.S. 
        cyber and communications infrastructure, S5823 [1AU]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], 
        S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      Unemployment: rates, S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S823 [16FE], S1888 
        [21MR], S4623 [26JN], S6508 [20SE]
      Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and 
        transition assistance and providing incentives to employers 
        for hiring veterans, S3504-S3506 [23MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, S5960 
        [2AU]
      ------impact on concept of ``Too Big To Fail'', S6510 [20SE]
      ------repeal, S140 [30JA], S3298 [21MY]
      West Branch Heritage Timber, LLC: tribute, S2543 [19AP]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (S. 3462), S5736 [31JY]
      Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5703, S5704, 
        S5726 [31JY]
      World Trade Organization: U.S. complaint against China over 
        tariffs on American-made automobile exports, S4814 [10JY]
      Xuron Corp.: tribute, S1678 [14MR]
      Yale Cordage (business): tribute, S6445 [19SE]
  Reports
      Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation--
        Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House), H5231 [25JY]
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family 
        Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust 
        (organization), H4712-H4715 [10JY]
      Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by 
        Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions: Marcus Henn, New 
        England Fuel Institute, H5254-H5258 [25JY]
      Telecom Sector Leads the Way in Domestic Economic Investments: 
        Progressive Policy Institute, E1272 [18JY]
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive 
        Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]
  Reports filed
      Adjust Date on Which Consolidated Assets Are Determined for 
        Purposes of Exempting Certain Instruments of Smaller 
        Institutions From Capital Deductions: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3128) (H. Rept. 112-566), H4654 [29JN]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to 
        List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program 
        Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5865) (H. Rept. 112-659), H5764 
        [10SE]
      Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. Rept. 112-343), H639 
        [8FE]
      Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        6063) (H. Rept. 112-638), H5524 [31JY]
      Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3409) (H. Rept. 112-670), H5999 [13SE]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 620) (H. Rept. 112-447), H1914 
        [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 
        [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and 
        Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. 
        Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112-
        623), H5290 [25JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a 
        Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3523) (H. Rept. 112-445), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]
      Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112-146), S388 
        [7FE]
      Improve CFTC Consideration of Costs and Benefits of Regulations 
        and Orders: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. 
        Rept. 112-482), H2811 [16MY]
      Improve Enactment of Certain Laws Relative to Public Contracts: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6080) (H. Rept. 112-
        662), H5764 [10SE]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2362) (H. Rept. 
        112-451), H2029 [19AP]
      Inquiry Into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Dept. of 
        Defense Supply Chain: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 
        Rept. 112-167), S3329 [21MY]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112-406), H1209 [6MR]
      Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2008) (H. Rept. 
        112-536), H3706 [15JN]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1864) (H. Rept. 112-386), H475 
        [3FE]
      Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3486), S6545 [20SE]
      Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 6169) (H. Rept. 112-629), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Under 
        Which the Internet Has Thrived: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 112-564), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112-417), H1426 [20MR]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Prevention of Importation of Merchandise Into the U.S. in a 
        Manner That Evades Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3524) (S. Rept. 112-209), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and 
        Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model 
        Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]
      Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H5130 [23JY]
      Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H2266 [27AP]
      Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
        Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. 
        Rept. 112-406), H1133 [1MR]
      Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or 
        Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1838) (H. Rept. 112-476), H2662 [11MY]
      Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement 
        Fairness (RELIEF) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3210) (H. Rept. 112-604), H4906 [17JY]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
      SEC Regulatory Accountability Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 2308) (H. Rept. 112-453), H2123 [25AP]
      Small Business Credit Availability Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3336) (H. Rept. 112-390), H639 [8FE]
      Small Business Reorganization Efficiency and Clarity Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2370), S3630 [24MY]
      Small Business Tax Cut Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 112-425), H1844 [16AP]
      Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 
        2038), S131 [26JA]
      Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112-345), H639 [8FE]
      Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 112-477), H2662 [11MY]
      Trademark Act Error Correction Relative to Remedies for 
        Dilution: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6215) (H. 
        Rept. 112-647), H5764 [10SE]
      U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 6194) (H. Rept. 112-679), H6150 [19SE]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), 
        S6545 [20SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 
        S4292 [19JN]
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]
  Statements
      Application of Insider Trading Law to Trading by Members of 
        Congress and Their Staffs: Robert Khuzami, SEC, S144-S146 
        [30JA]
      Business Tax Reform: Executive Office of the President, H1225 
        [7MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H1237 [7MR]
      ------Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 [22MR]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power: Doug Fredrickson, Blattner 
        Energy, Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Mark Ahlstrom, WindLogics Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Shanelle Montan, enXco, Inc., E1208 [9JY]
      ------Tim Maag, M.A. Mortenson Co., E1209 [9JY]
      Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: Representative 
        McCollum, H605 [8FE]
  Summaries
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]
  Surveys
      Economic State of Small Business: American Sustainable Business 
        Council, Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority 
        (organization), H5239 [25JY]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H3101 [17MY]
      Jobs supported through Eximbank financing by State, S3147 [15MY]
  Testimonies
      Dept. of Justice's Guidance on Access to Pools and Spas Under 
        the Americans With Disabilities Act: National Disability 
        Rights Network, H2397 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 127, preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model under which the Internet has thrived, H5599 
        [1AU]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business 
        Startups Act, H1222 [7MR]
      H. Res. 620, consideration of H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut 
        Act, H1981 [19AP]
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act, H5302 [26JY]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation 
        through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment 
        and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, H6165 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act, H1990 [19AP]
      H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, 
        H2667 [15MY]
      H.R. 2072, Eximbank reauthorization, H2460-H2464 [9MY]
      H.R. 2362, Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration 
        Project Act, H5088 [23JY]
      H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, 
        H1551 [26MR]
      H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]
      H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act, H2095 [25AP]
      H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act, H6204-H6211 [20SE]
      H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H2166 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1245-H1249 
        [7MR]
      H.R. 4014, preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H1555 [26MR]
      H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act, H3252 [30MY]
      H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation 
        Act, H5244-H5251 [25JY]
      H.R. 4849, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Backcountry 
        Access Act, H2228 [27AP]
      H.R. 5865, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, H5830 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 5890, technical correction to H.R. 2072, Securing American 
        Jobs Through Exports Act, H3444 [5JN]
      H.R. 5910, Global Investment in American Jobs Act, H6132 [19SE]
      H.R. 5986, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 6063, Child Protection Act, H5507 [31JY]
      H.R. 6080, improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts, H5796-H5814 [11SE]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax 
        Code Act, H5658 [2AU]
      H.R. 6215, Trademark Act error correction relative to remedies 
        for dilution, H5795 [11SE]
      S. 1335, Pilot's Bill of Rights, S4733-S4735 [29JN], H5100 
        [23JY]
      S. 2032, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S44 
        [23JA]
      S. 2038, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, 
        S310-S315 [2FE], H645-H648 [9FE]
      S. 2091, U.S. Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act, 
        S498-S502 [9FE]
      S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]
      S. 2141, make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter, S1150 [29FE]
      S. 2172, Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act, 
        S1462 [7MR]
      S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, 
        S1616 [13MR]
      S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to 
        Africa Act, S1933 [21MR]
      S. 2217, Rural America Preservation Act, S1936-S1938 [21MR]
      S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, S2032 [26MR]
      S. 2271, Small Business Election Simplification Act, S2252 
        [29MR]
      S. 2295, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, 
        S2498 [18AP]
      S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, S2826-S2828 [26AP]
      S. 3054, Army Arsenal Strategic Workload Enhancement Act, S3046 
        [9MY]
      S. 3196, National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task 
        Force Act, S3282 [17MY]
      S. 3214, Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, 
        S3425 [22MY]
      S. 3245, EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program permanent reauthorization, 
        S3636 [24MY], H5814 [11SE]
      S. 3246, SCORE Program Improvement Act, S3637 [24MY]
      S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act, S3842 [7JN]
      S. 3281, National Veterans Business Development Corp., Federal 
        authorization termination, S3842 [7JN]
      S. 3326, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business 
        Bankruptcies Act, S4954-S4958 [12JY]
      S. 3389, Protecting American Trade Secrets and Innovation Act, 
        S5086 [17JY]
      S. 3416, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act, S5260-
        S5262 [23JY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3453, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S5492 [26JY]
      S. 3462, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S5736 [31JY]
      S. 3486, Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act, S5980-S5983 
        [2AU], S6667-S6670 [21SE]
      S. 3510, prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information, S5940, S5986 
        [2AU], H5686 [2AU]
      S. Con. Res. 50, global Internet promotion, free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S4683 [27JN]
      S. Con. Res. 50, promote a global Internet free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S6667 [21SE]
      S. Res. 400, support goals and ideals of World Social Work Day 
        and Professional Social Work Month, S1850 [20MR]
      S. Res. 407, prevent bonuses from being paid to MF Global 
        Holdings, Ltd., employees responsible for day-to-day 
        operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers' 
        aggregated account funds are repaid in full, S2092, S2113 
        [27MR]
      S. Res. 408, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and 
        Sons to Work Day, S2171, S2184 [28MR]
      S. Res. 446, oppose any effort to transfer control of the 
        Internet to the U.N. or any other international governmental 
        organization, S2833 [26AP]
      S. Res. 451, National Travel and Tourism Week, S3047, S3049 
        [9MY]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]
      S. Res. 469, National Small Business Week, S3331, S3387 [21MY]
      S. Res. 482, U.S. Chamber of Commerce anniversary, S3782 [6JN]
      S. Res. 487, discourage ambush marketing by entities that 
        adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract 
        sponsorships for the Olympic Games, S3843 [7JN]
      S. Res. 530, National Apprenticeship Act anniversary and 
        National Registered Apprenticeship Month, S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 533, National Work and Family Month, S5660, S5688 [30JY]
      S. Res. 546, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, 
        S5992, S6012 [2AU]
      S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for 
        Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]




BUSINESS JOURNALS (Internet site)

  Obituaries
      Chuck Colson, Founder of Prison Fellowship & Colson Center for 
        Christian World View, Dies at Age 80, E644 [25AP]




BUSINESS RISK MITIGATION AND PRICE STABILIZATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2682), H1551-H1553 [26MR], E479 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 2682), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. 
        Rept. 112-343), H639 [8FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2682, provisions, H1551 [26MR]




BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE (organization)

  Letters
      Export Promotion Reform Act, H3255 [30MY]




BUSINESS TRANSPARENCY ON TRAFFICKING AND SLAVERY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2759), E353 [8MR]




BUTLER, CARL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1732 [2NO]




BUTLER, CLARENCE G.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




BUTLER, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E56 [23JA]




BUTLER, PA

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: construction of VA health care center 
        offsite from Butler, PA, Medical Center, H3318 [31MY]




BUTLER, SAMUEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E68 [24JA]




BUTLER, SARAH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6237 [11SE], S6469 [19SE]




BUTTERFIELD, G.K. (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H3662 [7JN]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H5526 [31JY]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5292 [25JY]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H2813 [16MY]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H4064 [26JN]
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4326), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H6152 [19SE]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H5010 [18JY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H79 [18JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1017 [28FE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5202 
        [24JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H945 [17FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      ------modify the Interstate System Reconstruction & 
        Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing toll facilities in 
        North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H79 [18JA]
      ------establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to 
        provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. 
        merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H220 [31JA]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see H.R. 2960), H2134 [25AP]
      ------raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research 
        and treatment of psychosocial needs of children, adolescents, 
        and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their 
        families (see H. Res. 262), H4869 [13JY]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3915 [20JN]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H3405 [1JN]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H5079 [19JY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3915 [20JN]
      Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under 
        the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1978 [18AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5079 [19JY]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6302 [5OC]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2970), H28 [17JA]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H697 [13FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1210 [6MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H4828 [11JY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H1134 [1MR]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5202 [24JY]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2072 [24AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5292 [25JY]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6252), H5628 [1AU]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6298 [28SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3700 [8JN]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H3733 [18JN]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H5526 
        [31JY]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H4157 [27JN]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H2072 [24AP]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see H.R. 6131), 
        H4906 [17JY]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5131 [23JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1133 [1MR]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see H.R. 3712), H476 [3FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Transportation: prioritize local comments when 
        selecting a toll pilot project (see H.R. 5713), H2644 [10MY]
      Tariff: eyelash curlers (see H.R. 4656), H2123 [25AP]
      ------manicure and pedicure sets (see H.R. 4654), H2123 [25AP]
      ------nail clippers (see H.R. 4655), H2123 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Transportation: prioritize local comments when 
        selecting a toll pilot project (H.R. 5713), H2646 [10MY]
      Tariff: eyelash curlers (H.R. 4656), H2127 [25AP]
      ------manicure and pedicure sets (H.R. 4654), H2127 [25AP]
      ------nail clippers (H.R. 4655), H2127 [25AP]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4831 [12JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1584 [27MR]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (H.R. 5865), H5832 [11SE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4166 [28JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H4831 [12JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H122 [24JA], H444 [3FE]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5828 [11SE]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3226 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3865 [20JN]
      Fitts, Howard M., Jr.: NAACP, Durham, NC, chapter Freedom Fund 
        Honoree, E1631 [21SE]
      FTC: potential merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and Medco, 
        E673 [26AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1441 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4730 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4166 
        [28JN]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (H.R. 5859), H5098 [23JY]
      Jamesville, NC: Jamesville Middle School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1516 [13SE]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1080 [19JN]
      Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under 
        the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), E673 [26AP]
      Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in 
        the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and 
        slaves who fought during the American Revolution (H.R. 2181), 
        H4809 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4730 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4163 [28JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H4070 [27JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: Pharmaceutical Traceability Enhancement Code 
        (RxTEC) proposal to establish national standard to address 
        drug traceability and pedigree, H3226 [30MY]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, H816 
        [16FE]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H5829 
        [11SE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H122 [24JA]
      ------require enrollment in a program leading to a high school 
        diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment 
        compensation, H444 [3FE]
      Williams, Cassius S.: North Carolina State University Watauga 
        Medal Award recipient, H1220 [7MR]
      Women: health care for women, H1441 [21MR]
  Tributes
      Ballance, Alice Eason, E596 [19AP]
      Barnes, Johnny, E556 [17AP]
      Battle, George E., Jr., E1608 [21SE]
      Cobbs, Joe, E1054 [18JN], E1113 [21JN]
      DeMuth, Bobby G., H5770 [11SE]
      Dunston, Lottie H. Rollins, H738 [15FE]
      Hunter, Kyleanne, E597 [19AP]
      Jones, Edward, E1225 [11JY]
      Locks, Sidney A., Jr., E1245 [12JY]
      Martin, Luke, Jr., E1054 [18JN], E1113 [21JN]
      Nelson, Joshua N., E1652 [21SE]
      Odom, Stephanie, E1149 [27JN]
      Taylor, Dale, E392 [20MR]
      Taylor, Gardner C., E1057 [18JN]
      Thompskins, Johnny, E1054 [18JN], E1113 [21JN]
      Thornton, Steve S., E905 [30MY]
      Wainwright, William L., H5016 [19JY]
      Walker, LeRoy T., E692 [27AP]
      Woolard, William H. (Babe), E547 [17AP]




BUTTON, JACKSON

  Remarks in Senate
      Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award 
        recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]




BUTTONWILLOW, CA

  Remarks in House
      Tracy Ranch (business): anniversary, E714 [7MY]




BUXTON, KATHRYN

  Articles and editorials
      Driving Through History, S3127 [14MY]




BUY AMERICAN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: ensure that all items for sale in 
        National Park Service or National Archives and Records 
        Administration gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 
        2268), S2242 [29MR]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Contracts: require solicitations for Federal procurement 
        contracts to include information about the Buy American Act 
        and whether foreign goods may be used to fulfill requirements 
        of the contracts (see H.R. 4047), H801 [15FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain 
        items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, 
        or produced (see S. 2114), S699 [15FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require purchase of paper and 
        paper products from domestic sources (see H.R. 5908), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Government regulations: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      Renewable energy: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
  Letters
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S.: Calman Cohen, 
        Emergency Committee for American Trade, H3046 [17MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3046 [17MY]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content in 
        transportation construction projects, H3795 [19JN]
      Democratic Party: support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding for procurement of 
        certain items unless they are domestically grown or produced, 
        H3502 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure that all items for sale in 
        National Park Service gift shops and visitor centers are 
        produced in the U.S., H3785 [19JN]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      Government regulations: increase total domestic content of all 
        steel, iron, and manufactured goods, including rolling stock, 
        H4125 [27JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit, H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045-H3049 [17MY], E910 [30MY]
      ------ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects 
        using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (H.R. 3533), 
        H202 [31JA]
      Renewable energy: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]
      ------require total domestic content in green technologies 
        purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and 
        property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits 
        (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], 
        H5193 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content in 
        transportation construction projects, S1440 [7MR], S1602, 
        S1608 [13MR]




BUY AMERICAN WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]




BYKER, GAYLEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3488 [6JN]




BYRD, IDA MAE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E416 [22MR]




BYRD, JAMES, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]




BYRD, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E588 [19AP]




BYRNES, BARRETT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E57 [23JA]




BYRON, BEVERLY B. (a former Representative from Maryland)

  Remarks
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4705 
        [10JY]




BYTYQI, AGRON

  Remarks in Senate
      Helsinki Final Act: anniversary, S5864 [1AU]




BYTYQI, MEHMET

  Remarks in Senate
      Helsinki Final Act: anniversary, S5864 [1AU]




BYTYQI, YLLI

  Remarks in Senate
      Helsinki Final Act: anniversary, S5864 [1AU]




C.M. ALMY AND SONS INC.

  Remarks in House
      Newport, ME: tribute to Sebasticook Valley, ME, Chamber of 
        Commerce award recipients, E152 [7FE]




CABIN FEE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3397), H5730-H5732 [10SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3397) 
        (H. Rept. 112-602), H4906 [17JY]
  Tables
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3397, provisions, H5731 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3397, provisions, H5730 [10SE]




CABLE SATELLITE PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK (C-SPAN)

  Articles and editorials
      C-SPAN Founder Lamb Steps Down After 34 Years, E408 [21MR]




CABOT, PA

  Remarks in House
      Cabot Guns (company): tribute, H1030 [29FE]




CABOT GUNS (company)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1030 [29FE]




CABRERA, KATIE

  Remarks in House
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]




CACCIOTTOLO, CONCETTA AND CARMEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E762 [10MY]




CAFARO, ERIN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, H5687 [2AU]




CAFTA  see Treaties and Agreements




CAGUAO, YUSMERITH

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6519 [20SE]




CAHILL, ALAN

  Remarks in Senate
      San Francisco, CA: express condolences to families of victims of 
        boating accident while participating in a race off the coast 
        of California, S2812 [26AP]




CALABRESE, GERALD A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E117 [2FE]




CALAS, KAY A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1211 [9JY], E1249 [13JY]




CALDERON, MIGUEL

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E977 [5JN]




CALDWELL, SIMON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1203 [9JY]




CALDWELL COUNTY, KY

  Articles and editorials
      TL Publisher Joins Hall of Fame Ranks, S2539 [19AP]




CALERO PORTOCARRERO, ADOLFO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1242 [12JY]




CALHOUN, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5933 [13SE]




CALIFONIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO

  Remarks in House
      Meyers, Marvin: Fresno State Alumni Association ``Top Dog'' 
        Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient, E1673 [2OC]




CALIFORNIA

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (H.R. 4849), S3291, S3292 [17MY], H2228 [27AP], H3147 [18MY]
      Lower Merced River: amend certain laws relative to a FERC 
        project located on a segment (H.R. 2578), H3765, H3776, H3778, 
        H3779, H3781, H3782 [19JN]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment (H.R. 2578), consideration (H. Res. 688), H3752 [19JN]
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S6652, S6670 [21SE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1069, 
        H1070 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Justice Delayed as Judge Nominees Wait, S1589 [13MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program: expand (see H.R. 
        3910), H512 [6FE]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see S. 3375), S4893 [11JY] (see H.R. 5545), H2441 [8MY]
      BLM: conduct study of legal and administrative steps needed to 
        cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining 
        contracts (see H.R. 6469), H6231 [20SE]
      ------convey to Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians certain 
        Federal lands located in El Dorado County, CA (see H.R. 6532), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        4969), H2267 [27AP]
      Clear Creek National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 6286), 
        H5704 [2AU]
      Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management 
        projects (see H.R. 4353), H1845 [16AP]
      Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 
        3890), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military 
        Readiness Areas for national defense purposes (see H.R. 4043), 
        H801 [15FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (see H.R. 4849), H2204 [26AP]
      ------provide assistance to non-Federal interests for levee 
        stability improvements located within the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin Delta related to certain water deliveries (see H.R. 
        6484), H6273 [21SE]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 4067), H901 
        [16FE]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as 
        wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate 
        Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and 
        facilitate land exchange (see H.R. 4109), H1099 [29FE]
      Lower Merced River: amend certain laws relative to a FERC 
        project located on a segment (H.R. 2578), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 688), H3732 [18JN]
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (see S. 3193), S3234 [16MY]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see S. 3517), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6331), H5706 [2AU]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3660 
        [7JN]
  Biographies
      Sanderson, William D., E956 [1JN]
  Cloture motions
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
  Letters
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: Dennis A. 
        Cardoza, H5729 [10SE]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. 
        Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
      ------David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental 
        Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 
        [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, courthouse construction funding: California 
        congressional delegation, H2541 [9MY]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members from California killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan, S3776 [6JN]
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043-H1045 [29FE]
  Memorandums
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, Courthouse Condition: David M. Singer, U.S. 
        Marshals Service, H2540 [9MY]
  Motions
      Lower Merced River: amend certain laws relative to a FERC 
        project located on a segment (H.R. 2578), H3785 [19JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      Alameda County Fair Association: dedication of Alameda County 
        Historical Monument, E1080 [19JN]
      Andrews, Eleanor K.: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E461 [28MR]
      Armed Forces: tribute to Marine Corps 5th Regiment and 
        Regimental Combat Team 5, E1096 [20JN]
      Arrighi, Eva: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E466 [28MR]
      Artesia, CA: anniversary of Artesia-Cerritos Lions Club, E94 
        [31JA]
      Asian Pacific State Employees Association: tribute to 
        scholarship fund, E636 [24AP]
      Baker, Keshia: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1557 
        [19SE]
      Baxamusa, Murtaza: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Honoree 
        of the Year, E1460 [10SE]
      Biola, CA: anniversary, E1719 [23OC]
      Bureau of Reclamation: management of Lake Berryessa in 
        California relative to concession bidding process, H3354, 
        H3355 [31MY]
      Burlingame, CA: tribute for adopting Co. B, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1125 
        [21JN]
      Cafaro, Erin: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, H5687 
        [2AU]
      Carpinteria, CA: anniversary of Carpinteria Valley Chamber of 
        Commerce, E78 [25JA]
      Carson, CA: tribute to Southern California Special Olympics, 
        E632 [24AP]
      Casey, Les and Cheri: SBA Central California Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipients, E891 [25MY]
      Central Valley Flood Protection Board: anniversary, E94 [31JA]
      Chabad of the Valley (organization): tribute, H5697 [2AU]
      Coalinga, CA: anniversary of Coalinga-Huron Library District, 
        E1667 [28SE]
      Cole, Sean: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic Hall of 
        Fame inductee, E1641 [21SE], E1662 [28SE]
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, H3814 [20JN]
      Cooper, Wilfred, Sr.: California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of 
        Fame inductee, E1291 [19JY]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 
        192), H3586 [7JN]
      Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management 
        projects (H.R. 4353), E1041 [12JN]
      Corwin, Toni and Bruce: Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, CA, 
        Humanitarian Award recipients, E259 [28FE]
      Costa, Anthony: Grower Shipper Association E.E. ``Gene'' Harden 
        Award for Lifetime Achievement in Central Coast Agriculture 
        recipient, E1107 [21JN]
      Coughlin, Natalie: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1557 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military 
        Readiness Areas for national defense purposes, H3004, H3032 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: consult with California Governor and 
        legislature when determining areas off California coast open 
        for oil and gas leasing under congressional plan to conduct 
        additional lease sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), H2227, 
        H2228 [27AP]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), Senate 
        amendment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), 
        corrections in engrossment, H2252 [27AP]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H5170 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights 
        near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      ------study water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in 
        California, H3066, H3067 [17MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail projects 
        funding, H4148, H4149 [27JN]
      Devil Pups, Inc.: tribute, E1309 [24JY]
      Dreier, Representative: announcement of upcoming retirement and 
        appreciation of opportunity to serve, H1019 [29FE]
      Dublin, CA: anniversary, E210 [16FE]
      ------National Civic League All-American City Award recipient, 
        E210 [16FE], E932 [31MY]
      El Cajon, CA: anniversary, E1729 [30OC]
      El Paso, TX: tribute to El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra 
        Diplomatic International Cultural Exchange Tour, E1149 [27JN]
      Employment: protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north 
        of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing 
        certain water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      Enriquez, Amelito: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E624 
        [24AP]
      Fouche, Aloysia: One Hundred Black Women of Funeral Service 
        Organization Living Legends of Funeral Service Award 
        recipient, E1501 [12SE]
      Freeman, Ira: California Pharmacists Association Pharmacist of 
        the Year award recipient, E674 [26AP]
      Fresno, CA: anniversary of Fresno County Farm Bureau, E1178 
        [28JN]
      Friends of Light Rail and Transit (organization): anniversary, 
        E1669 [28SE]
      Gin, Diane: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E478 [28MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E1125 [21JN]
      Grabill, David: Northern California ACLU Jack Green Civil 
        Liberties Award recipient, E634 [24AP]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (S. 1302), 
        H2299, H2300 [7MY], H3148 [18MY]
      Guillen, Nancy E.: California 29th Congressional District Woman 
        of the Year award recipient, E471 [28MR]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (H.R. 192), H3586 [7JN]
      Hollister, CA: anniversary of Hollister Municipal Airport, E900 
        [30MY]
      Huerta, Delores: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E896 
        [30MY], E934 [31MY], E1289 [19JY]
      Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving 
        certain non-Federal lands (H.R. 2157), H2046, H2047 [24AP]
      Jenkins, Jackie: California School Employees Association Member 
        of the Year award recipient, E1124 [21JN]
      Jones, Denise Houlemard: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E477 [28MR]
      KATM-Radio (Stockton, CA): Country Music Association and Academy 
        of Country Music Station of the Year Awards recipient, E789 
        [15MY]
      King City, CA: anniversary of Mee Memorial Hospital, E1686 [5OC]
      Lee, Carmen A.: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1641 [21SE]
      Lemmon, Tom: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Labor Leader of 
        the Year, E1462 [10SE]
      Lemon Grove, CA: tribute to Lemon Grove Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, E1455 [10SE]
      Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Dodger Stadium, E1368 [31JY]
      ------U.S. District Court for the Central District of California 
        courthouse construction funding, H2539, H2540 [9MY]
      Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 241), 
        H3432, H3438 [5JN]
      Lower Merced River: amend certain laws relative to a FERC 
        project located on a segment (H.R. 2578), H3755-H3787 [19JN], 
        E1089 [20JN], E1143, E1144 [26JN], E1155 [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment (H.R. 2578), consideration (H. Res. 688), H3744-H3755 
        [19JN]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment (H.R. 2578), motion to recommit, H3785 [19JN]
      Marine Corps: report on transfer of certain BLM land to the 
        Marine Corps for expansion of Twentynine Palms, CA, Ground Air 
        Combat Center, H3094 [17MY]
      Military Order of the Purple Heart (organization): tribute to 
        Michael A. DiRaimondo Chapter, E1102 [21JN]
      Military Order of the World Wars (organization): tribute to 
        Conejo Valley Chapter, E1102 [21JN]
      Millennium Momentum Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1233 [11JY]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Modesto Lions Club, E452 [27MR]
      ------anniversary of the Modesto Arch, E1720 [23OC]
      ------inclusion of Dewz Restaurant in the OpenTable, Inc., 
        Diner's Choice ``Best Overall Top 100 Restaurants'' list, E235 
        [21FE]
      Mono County, CA: take certain Federal land into trust for the 
        benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony (H.R. 2467), H5096-
        H5098 [23JY]
      Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1581 
        [20SE]
      Monterey County, CA: anniversary of Monterey County Free 
        Libraries, E1512 [13SE]
      Monterey-Salinas Transit: anniversary, E1551 [19SE]
      Moore, Susan: Roseland School District, Santa Rosa, CA, Lifetime 
        Achievement Volunteer Award recipient, E903 [30MY]
      Morgan Hill, CA: tribute to Central High School improvement in 
        California Academic Performance Index, E1717 [23OC]
      Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge: anniversary, E278 [29FE]
      Mouradian, Kay: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      Nandipati, Snigdha: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee 
        winner, E964 [1JN]
      National forests: extend and expand scope of a certain pilot 
        forest management project, H3763 [19JN]
      Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: confirmation as circuit judge, E740 [9MY]
      Nunn, Diane: ABA Center on Children and the Law Mark Hardin 
        Award for Child Welfare Legal Scholarship and Systems Change 
        recipient, E1094 [20JN]
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]
      Orange, CA: anniversary of Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, E914 
        [31MY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H4794 [11JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, 
        H3818 [20JN]
      Pacifica, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club of Pacifica, E1691 
        [12OC]
      Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, 
        E1150 [27JN]
      Pata, Donald: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1143 [26JN]
      Pelosi, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, 
        H3599 [7JN]
      Petaluma, CA: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, H5864 [12SE], E1503 [12SE]
      Petri, Heather: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1557 [19SE]
      Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5433-H5435 
        [31JY]
      Pleasanton, CA: anniversary of Alameda County Fair, E1080 [19JN]
      Point Reyes National Seashore: anniversary, E1518 [13SE]
      Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: tribute to Santa Margarita Catholic 
        High School football team, E27 [17JA]
      Rhode, Kim: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1447 
        [7AU]
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]
      Rivers, Ken: Boy Scouts Long Beach, CA, Council Tahquitz 
        District Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
      Robinette, Gretchen: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Rohnert Park, CA: anniversary, E1583 [21SE]
      Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Camellia Symphony Orchestra, 
        E1381 [1AU]
      ------authorize improvements to flood damage reduction 
        facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers, 
        H3283 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Pioneer House veterans, E860 [18MY]
      ------tribute to Sutter Club, E1627 [21SE]
      Salinas, CA: tribute to DAR Santa Lucia chapter commemoration of 
        Harvey House, E1018 [7JN]
      San Bernardino, CA: anniversary of St. Bernardine Parish, E674 
        [26AP]
      San Carlos, CA: anniversary of San Carlos Adult Community 
        Center, E1693 [12OC]
      San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Golden Gate Bridge, E859 
        [18MY], E890 [25MY]
      ------Central Subway project funding, H4136, H4137 [27JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], 
        E314 [5MR]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      ------restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 [9MY], H3452 
        [5JN]
      San Jose, CA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 332, E1557 [19SE]
      ------Dartmouth Middle School named to National Forum To 
        Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1089 [20JN]
      San Mateo, CA: tribute for adopting Co. A, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1102 
        [21JN]
      San Rafael, CA: anniversary of Spectrum LGBT Center, E1524 
        [13SE]
      Santa Clarita, CA: annexation of Elsmere Canyon, E1233 [11JY]
      Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve: tribute, E662 [26AP]
      Schaffer, Trevor: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E1644 [21SE], E1663 [28SE]
      Seitz, Carolyn Ingram: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E520 [16AP]
      Sheldon, Denise: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E1643 [21SE], E1660 [28SE]
      Smith, Courtney: San Clemente, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E39 [18JA]
      Snortland, Ellen: California 29th Congressional District Woman 
        of the Year award recipient, E468 [28MR]
      Sonoma County, CA: anniversary of Fort Ross State Historical 
        Park, E1153 [27JN]
      Stockton, CA: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Stockton, E964 
        [1JN]
      Suh, Debra: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E470 [28MR]
      Sullivan, Nancy: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
      Thorstenson, Sandy: Association of California School 
        Administrators California National Superintendent of the Year 
        award recipient, E279 [29FE]
      Tos, John: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of 
        the Year award recipient, E1473 [11SE]
      Transportation: high-speed rail project funding, H4141 [27JN]
      Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity 
        Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service 
        and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5083-H5085 [23JY]
      Turlock, CA: anniversary of Turlock Irrigation District, E214 
        [16FE]
      United Way: anniversary, E1172 [28JN]
      University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball 
        team, E1009 [7JN]
      Vargas, Joanna: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E475 [28MR]
      Ventura County, CA: anniversary of Ventura County Stand Down, 
        E1238 [12JY]
      Veterinary Service, Inc.: Stanislaus County, CA, Ag Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1700 [16OC]
      Walsh, Ken: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Henry Schimpf 
        Award recipient, E1642 [21SE], E1659 [28SE]
      Water: clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1061, H1062 [29FE]
      ------clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1066, H1067 [29FE]
      ------eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new 
        contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt 
        repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Watsonville Wetlands Watch (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]
      Wise, Joe: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, E1664 
        [28SE]
      Wood, Dave: Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame inductee, E213 [16FE]
      Zeller, Mike: Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E31 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to Marines killed in helicopter collision 
        during a training exercise in Imperial County, CA, S1190 [1MR]
      ------tribute to members from California killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, S1190 [1MR], S3776 [6JN], S6100 [11SE]
      Bencivengo, Cathy A.: nomination to be district judge, S1067 
        [28FE]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (S. 3375), S4895 [11JY]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (S. 3587), S6552 [20SE]
      Curiel, Gonzalo P.: nomination to be district judge, S6609, 
        S6610 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (H.R. 4849), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3292 [17MY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1067 
        [28FE], S1711-S1714 [15MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1682 [14MR]
      Granada Hills, CA: tribute to Granada Hills Charter High School 
        academic decathlon team, S3081 [10MY]
      National City, CA: anniversary, S6443 [19SE]
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]
      Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: nomination to be circuit judge, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S2809 [26AP]
      Petaluma, CA: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, S6442 [19SE]
      San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Golden Gate Bridge, S3420 
        [22MY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
  Reports filed
      Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3193) (S. Rept. 112-
        207), S6062 [10SE]
      Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic 
        Development Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2467), S6625 [21SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2467) (H. 
        Rept. 112-611), H5077 [19JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. 
        Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 688) (H. Rept. 112-
        539), H3732 [18JN]
      Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine 
        Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 179) (S. Rept. 112-149), S1049 [27FE]
      Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 
        112-367), H77 [18JA]
      Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Facilitation Involving 
        Certain Non-Federal Lands: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2157) (H. Rept. 112-439), H1844 [16AP]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4043) (H. Rept. 
        112-606), H4906 [17JY]
      Nataional Forest Management Pilot Project Scope Extension and 
        Expansion: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3685) 
        (H. Rept. 112-524), H3706 [15JN]
      Nomination of Fernando M. Olguin To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Gonzalo P. Curiel To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Jesus G. Bernal To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of Jon S. Tigar To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of William H. Orrick III, To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3641) (H. Rept. 112-626), H5326 [26JY]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-403), 
        H965 [27FE]
      San Francisco Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 97) (S. Rept. 112-136), S131 [26JA]
      Trinity County, CA, Public Utilities District Land Exchange 
        Involving Transfer of Forest Service and BLM Lands: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 112-500), 
        H3265 [30MY]
  Resignations
      Cardoza, Dennis A., H5729 [10SE]
  Statements
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, H5434 
        [31JY]
  Subpoena Notices
      Superior Court of California, North Valley District, H1654 
        [28MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1031 [29FE]
      H. Res. 688, consideration of H.R. 2578, Conservation and 
        Economic Growth Act, H3744 [19JN]
      H.R. 241, Los Padres National Forest land conveyance, H3438 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 1237, provide for a land exchange with Trinity, CA, Public 
        Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and 
        BLM lands, H5083 [23JY]
      H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, 
        H1055-H1061 [29FE]
      H.R. 2157, Inyo National Forest land exchange facilitation 
        involving certain non-Federal lands, H2046 [24AP]
      H.R. 2467, Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and 
        Economic Development Act, H5096 [23JY]
      H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, H3765-H3776 
        [19JN]
      H.R. 3641, Pinnacles National Park Act, H5433 [31JY]
      H.R. 4849, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Backcountry 
        Access Act, H2228 [27AP]
      S. 1302, GSA conveyance of a parcel of real property to Tracy, 
        CA, H2299 [7MY]
      S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights 
        Settlement Act, S621-S636 [14FE]
      S. 3193, Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer 
        Clarification Act, S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Berman, Representative, E1071 [19JN]
      Dreier, Representative, H1032 [29FE], H5976 [13SE]
      Feinstein, Senator, S3109 [14MY]
      Lewis, Representative Jerry, H5063 [19JY]
      Lloyd, James F., H51 [7FE]
      Pelosi, Representative, H3599 [7JN], E1039 [12JN]




CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL WATER CAUCUS

  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1050 
        [29FE]




CALIFORNIA HOMEBUILDING FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Cooper, Wilfred, Sr.: California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of 
        Fame inductee, E1291 [19JY]




CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

  Remarks in House
      NASA: Voyager (spacecraft) funding, E1480 [11SE]




CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1458 [21MR]




CALIFORNIA PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Freeman, Ira: California Pharmacists Association Pharmacist of 
        the Year award recipient, E674 [26AP]




CALIFORNIA POULTRY FEDERATION

  Remarks in House
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Good Egg Breakfast, E1717 [23OC]




CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Jenkins, Jackie: California School Employees Association Member 
        of the Year award recipient, E1124 [21JN]




CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO

  Remarks in House
      Resnick, Stewart A.: Ag One Foundation Community Salute honoree, 
        E311 [5MR]




CALLAHAN, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Paralympic Games: tribute for participation, E1502 [12SE]




CALLAN, MARY P. MACK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2387 [17AP]




CALMAR, IA

  Remarks in House
      Northeast Iowa Community College: Aspen Institute ``Top Ten 
        Community Colleges'' honoree, E218 [16FE]




CALTON, TODD M.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E401 [21MR]




CALVERT, KEN (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H3164 [18MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1572 [26MR]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4606 [28JN]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H159 [24JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H513 [6FE]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H1391 [19MR]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1543 [22MR]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H3703 [12JN]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H6061 [14SE]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2034 [19AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H3404 [1JN]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H4656 [29JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H2034 [19AP]
      FDA: prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
      Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations 
        between groups of health care professionals and health plans 
        and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1409), H2329 [7MY]
      ------prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H3661 [7JN]
      ------repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for 
        employees (see H.R. 1744), H512 [6FE]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1367 [16MR]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H1363 [13MR]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H2569 [9MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2648 
        [10MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions 
        against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4605 [28JN]
      Medicare: strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 
        3506), H6302 [5OC]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H4065 [26JN]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H3167 [22MY]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3164 
        [18MY]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Power resources: prevent Federal residential and commercial 
        mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that 
        contravene established State and local property assessed clean 
        energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H1807 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5328 [26JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H3164 [18MY]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H220 [31JA]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2072 [24AP]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6280 [21SE]
      Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (see H.R. 2992), H4775 [10JY]
      ------strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other 
        relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 2918), H3808 
        [19JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (see H.R. 8), H5630 [1AU]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6151 [19SE]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H3734 
        [18JN]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1847 [16AP]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1544 [22MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H950 [24FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
      Yosemite National Park: acquire a certain amount of land and 
        interests in land in Mariposa, CA, for improved visitor 
        services (see H.R. 3640), H1808 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5628 [1AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (H.R. 
        6248), H5629 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H606 [8FE]
      Bourns, Gordon: Riverside, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of 
        the Year award recipient, E480 [28MR]
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5964 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1677 [28MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3067 [17MY]
      ------funding, H1677 [28MR]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4939 [18JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: study water resources in the Rialto-
        Colton Basin in California, H3067 [17MY]
      Duchon, Elliott: Jurupa Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E957 [1JN]
      House of Representatives: prohibit funding for polystyrene 
        containers in food service facilities, H3682 [8JN]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5816 [11SE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3682 [8JN]
      Rivers, Ken: Boy Scouts Long Beach, CA, Council Tahquitz 
        District Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1643 
        [21SE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), E314 [5MR]
      Seif, Dean: Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Chairman Award recipient, E42 [18JA]
      Smith, Courtney: San Clemente, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E39 [18JA]
      Zeller, Mike: Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E31 [18JA]
  Tributes
      Bechler, Kent L., E846 [18MY]
      Belmontes, Jose O., E1375 [1AU]
      Cleghorn, Janet E., E314 [5MR]
      Eisen, Harry, E1312 [24JY]
      Emerson, Frank E., E314 [5MR]
      Froehlich, Laura, E1440 [3AU]
      Gunnoe, Charles E., E422 [22MR]
      Hall, Frank, E1120 [21JN]
      Louis, Charles, E874 [18MY]
      Milanovich, Richard M., E436 [22MR]
      Moore, Brian, E856 [18MY]
      Newman, Lawrence, H953 [27FE]
      Ober, Ray and Judy, E590 [19AP]
      Schatz, John, E1129 [21JN]
      Webb, Arthur H., E983 [5JN]
      Wood, Patrick J., E1466 [10SE]




CALVO, EDDIE (Governor of Guam)

  Letters
      Expand Navy restrictions relative to the overhaul and repair of 
        vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a homeport in the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, H3060 [17MY]




CALVO, GREGORIO A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E176 [9FE]




CAMACHO, RICHARD

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S904 [17FE]




CAMBODIA, KINGDOM OF

  Remarks in House
      Human rights: violations, E1662 [28SE]
      Long Beach, CA: tribute to Cambodian New Year Festival, E635 
        [24AP]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of William E. Todd To Be Ambassador to Cambodia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]




CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Camden County Freedom Medal: tribute to recipients, E105 [1FE]




CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST

  Remarks in House
      Fortune (publication): inclusion in Fortune (publication) ``Best 
        Companies To Work For'' list, H1795 [29MR]




CAMERAS IN THE COURTROOM ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3572), H738 [15FE]




CAMERON, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1547 [26MR]




CAMERON, THOMAS J.

  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Lord of Hosts,'' George H. Jenks, Jr., E331 
        [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E331 [7MR]




CAMP, DAVE (a Representative from Michigan)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H727 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3734 [18JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ophthalmologic service 
        and Director of Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health 
        Administration (see H.R. 3216), H1391 [19MR]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H4864 [12JY]
      FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 
        3800), H113 [23JA]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4686 [9JY]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H5631 [1AU]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6062 [14SE]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H3363 [31MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2662 [11MY]
      Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be 
        candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H726 [14FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H3981 [25JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1642 [27MR]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (see H.R. 4239), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 4276, 
        4281), H1739 [28MR] (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H726 [14FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H727 [14FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1359 [9MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2029 [19AP]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H5859 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Taxation: extend authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund 
        and provide revenues for highway programs (see H.R. 3864), 
        H374 [1FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834, 
        H880 [16FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H3975 [21JN]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H3975 [21JN]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (H.R. 4406), H2031 [19AP]
      Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), H5860 [11SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H3975 [21JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1100 [29FE]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H5078 
        [19JY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.R. 6140), H5009 [18JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H5078 
        [19JY]
      Taxation: extend authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund 
        and provide revenues for highway programs (H.R. 3864), H375 
        [1FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5201 [24JY]
  Letters
      Airport and Airway Extension Act: by, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), H136 [24JA]
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus: by, Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House), H1821 [16AP]
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg: by, 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1816 [16AP]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House), H2671 [15MY]
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: Lynn 
        H. Gibson, GAO, H6179 [20SE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: by, Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House), H1933 [18AP]
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: by, 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3451 [5JN]
      Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Coin 
        Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5741 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), H5616 [1AU]
      Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), H1825 [16AP]
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1818 [16AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House), H5618 [1AU]
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: 
        Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]
      ------several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]
      Secure Border Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E972 
        [5JN]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House), E1175 [28JN]
      Surface Transportation Extension Act: by, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
      Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act: by, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), E740 [9MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), E740 [9MY]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5640, H5641, H5642, H5644 [2AU]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2613 [10MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5640, H5641, H5644 [2AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640, H5641, H5644 [2AU]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H911, H921 [17FE]
      Ferris State University: tribute to men's ice hockey team, 
        E583 [19AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1166, H1167, H1170 [6MR]
      Gaylor, Gregory: United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) Sailor 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1611 [21SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1467, H1471, H1472, H1474, 
        H1475, H1478 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4734, H4735, H4741 [10JY]
      Midland (MI) Daily News: anniversary, E899 [30MY]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: anniversary, 
        E1592, E1646 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3601, H3613 [7JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4734, H4735, H4741 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1467, H1471, H1472, H1474, H1475, H1478 
        [21MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3613 [7JN]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: pension funding relief reforms, 
        H4627 [29JN]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6174, H6175, H6176, H6178 
        [20SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4627 [29JN]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5592 [1AU], H5664, H5665, H5668, 
        H5671, H5674, H5675 [2AU]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets, H2007 [19AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5578, H5579, H5584, H5585, H5587, H5589, H5590, 
        H5591 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5596 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585, H5587, H5589, 
        H5590, H5591 [1AU]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3601 [7JN]
      ------prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in illegal 
        activities, discriminate based on race or gender, create or 
        distribute pornographic material, conduct business with Iran, 
        or outsource jobs overseas, H2009 [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1990, H1991, H2007 
        [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), motion to recommit, H2009 
        [19AP]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (H.R. 6410), H6099, H6101 [19SE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H911, H921 [17FE]
      ------raise expensing limitation for small businesses to 
        purchase products made in America, H5596 [1AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3601, 
        H3613 [7JN]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H911 [17FE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H. Rept. 112-556), H4603 [28JN]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act: Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3864) (H. Rept. 112-396), H696 
        [13FE]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112-677), H6068 
        [18SE]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 112-517), H3479 [5JN]
      Medical FSA Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1004) (H. Rept. 112-515), H3479 [5JN]
      Medicare Decisions Accountability Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112-412), H1362 [13MR]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Protect Medical Innovation Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 112-514), H3479 [5JN]
      Restoring Access to Medication Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 5842) (H. Rept. 112-516), H3479 [5JN]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 6156) (H. Rept. 112-632), H5524 [31JY]
      Small Business Tax Cut Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 112-425), H1844 [16AP]
  Tributes
      Mesler, Robert J., Jr., E1210 [9JY]
      Oreffice, Paul F., E1600 [21SE]




CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, H5335, H5416-H5432 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Defense: call for release of government records 
        regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, S5190 [19JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish hospital care, medical 
        services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed 
        at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (S. 
        277), S4619 [26JN]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], 
        S5203 [19JY]




CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE (organization)

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2242 [27AP]




CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS (organization)

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2243 [27AP]




CAMPAIGN TO END OBESITY ACTION FUND (organization)

  Press releases
      President's Budget Presents Dangerous, Costly Setback to Obesity 
        Epidemic, Campaign Warns, S841 [16FE]




CAMPBELL, BEN

  Remarks in Senate
      National Association of Police Organizations: TOP COPS Award 
        recipient, S3079 [10MY]




CAMPBELL, DUNCAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2074 [25AP]




CAMPBELL, EARL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1361 [31JY]




CAMPBELL, EMORY S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E318 [6MR]




CAMPBELL, GLEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2825 [17MY]




CAMPBELL, JAMES K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E455 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1789 [19MR]




CAMPBELL, JOHN (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1498 [21MR]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H3481 [5JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H727 [14FE]
      Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage 
        modification pilot programs (see H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]
      ------improve definitions of points and fees in connection with 
        a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H3405 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: submit and provide access to a report on 
        the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      EPA: provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and 
        technical research on implications of the use of mid-level 
        ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H803 [15FE]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H3915 [20JN]
      Financial institutions: make certain improvements relative to 
        proprietary trading by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 
        [21SE]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H6279 [21SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]
      Immigration: restrict community policing programs funding for 
        States that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal 
        immigrants (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H694 [9FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2813 [16MY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public lands: expedite authorizations for private landowners to 
        conduct vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM 
        lands to reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten 
        residential structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H3974 [21JN]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H3163 [18MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1978 [18AP]
      Taxation: expand and make permanent rules relative to investment 
        by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds (see H.R. 
        4623), H2123 [25AP]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H3733 [18JN]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H2329 [7MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2134 [25AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H3481 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit use, production, sale, import, or 
        export of sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of 
        sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 4214), H1426 
        [20MR]
      Tariff: non-toric shaped polarized materials of 80 mm or less in 
        diameter (see H.R. 4872), H2205 [26AP]
      ------non-toric shaped polarized materials of more than 80 mm in 
        diameter (see H.R. 4870), H2205 [26AP]
      ------toric shaped polarized materials (see H.R. 4871), H2205 
        [26AP]
      Taxation: allow partnerships invested in infrastructure property 
        to be treated as publicly traded partnerships and reduce the 
        depreciation recovery periods for such property (see H.R. 
        4001), H692 [9FE]
  Biographies
      Sanderson, William D., E956 [1JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (H.R. 6397), H6000 [13SE]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit use, production, sale, import, or 
        export of sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of 
        sodium cyanide for predator control (H.R. 4214), H1427 [20MR]
      Tariff: non-toric shaped polarized materials of 80 mm or less in 
        diameter (H.R. 4872), H2208 [26AP]
      ------non-toric shaped polarized materials of more than 80 mm in 
        diameter (H.R. 4870), H2208 [26AP]
      ------toric shaped polarized materials (H.R. 4871), H2208 [26AP]
      Taxation: allow partnerships invested in infrastructure property 
        to be treated as publicly traded partnerships and reduce the 
        depreciation recovery periods for such property (H.R. 4001), 
        H693 [9FE]
  Remarks
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5963 [13SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2469 [9MY]
      University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball 
        team, E1009 [7JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H724 [14FE], H900 [16FE]
  Tributes
      Sanderson, William D., E955 [1JN]




CAMPBELL, PIPER A. WIND

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4297 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Mongolia: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]




CAMPBELL, ROBERT N., III

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E809 [16MY]




CAMPBELL, ROY T., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, Inc.: Citizen of the 
        Year award recipient, E1559 [19SE]




CAMPBELL, SUSAN

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program 
        volunteers, E938 [31MY]




CAMPBELL, SUSAN J.

  Remarks in House
      Susan J. Campbell Copywriting Solutions, LLC: St. Joseph, MO, 
        YWCA Women of Excellence Employer of Excellence award 
        recipient, E1051 [18JN]




CAMPBELL, TYLER

  Remarks in House
      Tyler's Light (organization): tribute, E533 [16AP]




CAMPBELLSVILLE (KY) CENTRAL KENTUCKY NEWS-JOURNAL

  Articles and editorials
      Rep. Danny Ford Calling It Quits After 30 Years in Frankfort, 
        S2595 [23AP]




CAMPUS FIRE SAFETY MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 549), S6108 [11SE]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1554 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 549), S6238 [11SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 549, designate, S6110, S6238 [11SE]




CAMPUS PROGRESS ACTION (organization)

  Press releases
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling, H2240 [27AP]




CANADA

  Amendments
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: permit the export of apples to Canada in 
        bulk bins without certification (see S. 2208), S1847 [20MR] 
        (see H.R. 3914), H567 [7FE]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for annual reports on the 
        status of operational control of international land and 
        maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 
        6025), H4064 [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain 
        veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at 
        Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to 
        toxins (see H.R. 6534), H6276 [21SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      War of 1812: recognize anniversary and the ensuing 200 years of 
        peace and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Res. 
        685), H3699 [8JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Secure Border Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E972 [5JN]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H1937 [18AP]
      ------expedite consideration and approval of construction and 
        operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), 
        E122 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: allow to cause destruction of any drug refused 
        admission due to reasonable probability of causing serious 
        adverse health consequences or death or valued below a certain 
        amount, H3228 [30MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: implement commercial pre-inspection 
        pilot program at Peace Bridge to expedite traffic at U.S.-
        Canada border, H4709 [10JY]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      ------revision of Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement with 
        Canada, H3812 [20JN]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885, H1886 [17AP]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      ------review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Fort Chambly: tribute to International Memorial Service, E599 
        [19AP]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      National security: improve border security, H1008-H1013 [28FE]
      ------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: authorize 
        participation in information sharing with Canada and Mexico 
        for the purposes of border security and combating drug 
        trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE], 
        H633 [8FE]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H5749 [10SE]
      Roads and highways: prohibit funding for construction of 
        highways in foreign countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, 
        H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for 
        Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        construction, H772 [15FE]
      World War II: anniversary of Battle of Dieppe, E1440 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: assessment of statements made relative to 
        the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other 
        foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      Petroleum: decrease dependence on oil from foreign sources 
        hostile to U.S. interests and recognize employment impact of 
        increased access to Canadian energy resources, S367 [7FE]
      ------economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 [27FE]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 
        [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Sault Ste. Marie, MI: anniversary of Sault Ste. Marie 
        International Bridge, S4768 [29JN]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (S.J. Res. 44), 
        S6387 [13SE]
  Reports filed
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding Congressional Consent: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 44), S5976 [2AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act, H3237 [30MY]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      S.J. Res. 44, State and Province Emergency Management Assistance 
        Memorandum of Understanding congressional consent, S6387 
        [13SE]




CANADAIGUA, NY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, E1280 [18JY]




CANAL ZONE  see Panama Canal




CANALES, KALEB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E455 [27MR]




CANASTOTA, NY

  Remarks in House
      Johnson, Mark (Too Sharp): International Boxing Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1402 [3AU]




CANCER DRUG COVERAGE PARITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2746), H4076 [27JN]




CANCER-FREE LABEL ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]




CANINE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4103), H1016 [28FE]




CANNAN, GEORGINA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




CANNAN, RITA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1046 [15JN]




CANNING, CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E167 [9FE]




CANNON, BOBBY AND DELLA

  Remarks in House
      Cannon's Catering (business): tribute, E1716 [23OC]




CANNON, ROBERT S.

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, H4690, H4708 [10JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, S4815 [10JY]




CANNON'S CATERING (business)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1716 [23OC]




CANSECO, FRANCISCO ``QUICO'' (a Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1978 [18AP]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H181 [25JA]
      ------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty 
        or performed certain active service receive credit toward 
        early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 
        181), H5078 [19JY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 6055), H4603 [28JN]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3707 [15JN]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H476 [3FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-
        related cases by establishing that human life begins at 
        fertilization (see H.R. 212), H1741 [28MR]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3982), H803 [15FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H2134 [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-
        free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H4775 [10JY]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6280 [21SE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H2134 [25AP]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H697 [13FE]
      ------provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and 
        technical research on implications of the use of mid-level 
        ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H1642 [27MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H115 [23JA]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H182 
        [25JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H115 [23JA]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1808 [29MR]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871), H641 
        [8FE] (see H.R. 4014), H803 [15FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3916 [20JN]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6234 
        [20SE]
      ------revise requirements for areas to be considered rural areas 
        (see H.R. 273), H4656 [29JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H5202 [24JY]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H476 
        [3FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2813 [16MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2570 [9MY]
      Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot 
        election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H5526 [31JY]
      ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative 
        to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H802 
        [15FE] (see H.R. 2810), H159 [24JA]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5631 [1AU]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H376 [1FE]
      ------ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in 
        rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality 
        improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H4828 [11JY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5328 [26JY]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H2033 [19AP]
      Mexico: apply counterinsurgency tactics under a coordinated and 
        targeted strategy to combat terrorist insurgency waged by 
        transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 3401), H803 
        [15FE]
      ------apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3808 [19JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3481 [5JN]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H3976 [21JN]
      ------develop a plan to increase oil and gas production under 
        leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a draw down from 
        the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H115 [23JA]
      President's of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H160 [24JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5293 [25JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3578 [6JN]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H1018 [28FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H727 [14FE]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H1497 [21MR]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1847 [16AP]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H3808 [19JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6279 [21SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1017 [28FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain 
        employees from using title of ``officer'' and from wearing 
        uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement 
        officers (see H.R. 3608), H221 [31JA]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H1847 [16AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1915 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on 
        ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border 
        violence along the Southwest border (see H.R. 6368), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] (see 
        H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      Tariff: nylon woolpacks used to package wool (see H.R. 5028), 
        H2268 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on 
        ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border 
        violence along the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H5765 [10SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (H.J. Res. 108), H2647 [10MY]
      ------disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank reporting 
        requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to 
        nonresident aliens (H.J. Res. 113), H4605 [28JN]
      Tariff: nylon woolpacks used to package wool (H.R. 5028), H2277 
        [27AP]
  Remarks
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2603 [10MY]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3762 [19JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H650 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H738 [15FE]
      Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on 
        ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border 
        violence along the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: repeal the Office of Financial Research, 
        H2603 [10MY]
      Dunlay, TX: tribute, E689 [27AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        consideration (H. Res. 738), H5145 [24JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4717 [10JY]
      Helotes, TX: tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor High School science 
        bowl team, E663 [26AP]
      Jackson, H. Joaquin: Frontier Times Museum Texas Heroes Hall of 
        Honor inductee, E1391 [2AU]
      Natalia, TX: anniversary, E1556 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H738 [15FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4717 
        [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3879 [20JN]
      Prather, Gerald L.: Boy Scouts Del Rio, TX, Person of the Decade 
        Award recipient, E1467 [10SE]
      Presidio, TX: tribute to Lucy Reede Franco Middle School 
        rocketry team, E757 [10MY]
      ------tribute to Presidio High School rocketry team, 
        E757 [10MY]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to Dr. Hector P. Garcia Middle School 
        science bowl team, E662 [26AP]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3762 [19JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1214 [7MR]
      Votes: position on missed, E751 [9MY]
  Tributes
      Foster, Chad, E1392 [2AU]
      Gutierrez, Alfredo, Jr., E854 [18MY]




CANSLER, TAMARA C.

  Remarks in House
      Greystone Society: Rebecca Lukens Award recipient, E420 [22MR]




CANTERBURY, ANGELA

  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        H2841 [17MY]




CANTERBURY, CHUCK

  Letters
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act, E1153 
        [27JN]




CANTEY, FRANK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E326 [7MR]




CANTON, CT

  Bills and resolutions
      FERC: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and extend 
        deadline for commencement of construction of certain projects 
        (see H.R. 5625), H2443 [8MY]
  Remarks in House
      FERC: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and extend 
        deadline for commencement of construction of certain projects 
        (H.R. 5625), H3985, H3986 [26JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5625, Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act, H3985 
        [26JN]




CANTON, MS

  Bills and resolutions
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building: designate 
        (see H.R. 3772), H26 [17JA]
  Remarks in House
      Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.: tribute, 
        E197 [15FE]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building: designate 
        (H.R. 3772), H3999, H4000 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building: designate 
        (H.R. 3772), S5894 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3772, First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, 
        Canton, MS, H3999 [26JN]




CANTON, NY

  Remarks in House
      State University of New York, Canton: tribute to first 
        responders, E280 [29FE]




CANTON, OH

  Bills and resolutions
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 3077), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 4104), H1016 
        [28FE]
  Letters
      Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: Representative 
        Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5618 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5618 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 4104), H5616-H5618 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4104, Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act, 
        H5616 [1AU]




CANTONMENT, FL

  Remarks in House
      J.M. Tate High School: tribute to mock trial team, E525 [16AP]




CANTOR, ERIC (a Representative from Virginia)

  Appointments
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H1420 [20MR]
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Committee to notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Congress: notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see 
        H. Res. 512), H26 [17JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      House of Representatives: fixing the hour of daily meeting (see 
        H. Res. 514), H26 [17JA]
      ------notify the Senate that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 
        513), H26 [17JA]
      Irving, Paul D.: election as Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 511), H26 [17JA]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1496 [21MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4685 [9JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H1153 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1497 [21MR]
  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: by, S3696 [5JN]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5447 [31JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5321, H5322 
        [26JY], H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]
      Appropriations: legislative process, H2637 [10MY], H3393 [1JN]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H462 
        [3FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H2012 [19AP]
      ------deficit, H6046 [14SE], E108 [1FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H3393 [1JN]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5960 [13SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4855 [12JY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1519, 
        H1520, H1521 [22MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1790 [29MR], H2011 [19AP]
      Burke, VA: tribute to Oaks Elementary School's 4th grade class 
        fundraiser, E108 [1FE]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H462, H463 [3FE]
      ------legislative process, H662 [9FE]
      ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 
        512), H10 [17JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H463 [3FE], H651, H652 [9FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H463 [3FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2636 [10MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4855 [12JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H3947 [21JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), H3392, H3393 [1JN]
      Dept. of Justice: whistleblower allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H3947 
        [21JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H461 [3FE]
      ------impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H661 [9FE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H4855, H4856 [12JY]
      ------importance of job creation, H461 [3FE], H662 [9FE], H6042, 
        H6044, H6045 [14SE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H460 [3FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H659, H660, H661 [9FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2470 [9MY]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1519 [22MR]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H3393 [1JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H2011 
        [19AP], H3391 [1JN], H3946 [21JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5240 
        [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H2011 [19AP], H3391 
        [1JN], H3946 [21JN]
      Health: delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1506 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1506 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4802 [11JY], H4856 [12JY], 
        E1231 [11JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion 
        to recommit, H4807 [11JY]
      Henrico County, VA: tribute to fallen law enforcement officers, 
        E1169 [28JN]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1110 
        [1MR]
      ------fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 514), H10 [17JA]
      ------legislative program, H459, H460, H461, H462, H463 [3FE], 
        H659, H660, H661, H662 [9FE], H1114, H1115 [1MR], H1519, 
        H1520, H1521 [22MR], H2011 [19AP], H2636, H2637 [10MY], H3390, 
        H3391, H3392, H3393 [1JN], H3946, H3947, H3948 [21JN], H4855, 
        H4856, H4857, H4858 [12JY], H5320, H5321, H5322, H5323 [26JY], 
        H6042, H6043, H6044, H6045, H6046 [14SE]
      ------notify the Senate that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 
        513), H10 [17JA]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6189 
        [20SE]
      Irving, Paul D.: election as Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
        Representatives (H. Res. 511), H10 [17JA]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2484 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4885 [17JY]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, H652 [9FE]
      Luray, VA: anniversary, E482 [29MR]
      Members of Congress: require Members who repeal health care 
        benefits for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, 
        H4807 [11JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4856 [12JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H3391 [1JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, H3609 [7JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4802 [11JY], H4856 [12JY], 
        E1231 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4807 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1506 [22MR]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform, H6044 [14SE]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), H5323 [26JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3880 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1519, H1520 [22MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H2011 [19AP], H3391 [1JN], H3946 [21JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1275 [8MR], H1519 [22MR]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H660 [9FE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5670 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3391 [1JN], H4855, 
        H4856, H4857, H4858 [12JY], H5855 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H6043 [14SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H6044 [14SE]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3609 [7JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1992, H1994, H1995, 
        H1996, H1997, H2012 [19AP]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H659, H660, H661 [9FE]
      ------rates, H660, H661 [9FE], H6043, H6045 [14SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H4856, H4857, H4858 [12JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3609 
        [7JN]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6078 
        [19SE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H462 [3FE], H662 [9FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H659 [9FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2636 
        [10MY], H3947 [21JN], H6044 [14SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), H5322 [26JY]
      Virginia: anniversary of National Guard, E30 [18JA]
      Votes: position on missed, E1298 [23JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, E1147 [27JN]
  Tributes
      Giffords, Representative, H167 [25JA]




CANTOR-GUTIERREZ, REYNA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E976 [5JN]




CANTRELL, EDWARD (DUANE)

  Poems
      ``Our Faith This Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E406 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E406 [21MR]




CANTRELL, ISABELLA

  Poems
      ``Our Faith This Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E406 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E406 [21MR]




CANTRELL, NATALIA

  Poems
      ``Our Faith This Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E406 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E406 [21MR]




CANTWELL, MARIA (a Senator from Washington)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3855 [7JN], 
        S3905, S3917 [11JN], S3978, S3993 [12JN], S4271, S4300 [19JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6272 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3289 [17MY], S3495 
        [23MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S795 [15FE], S1018 [17FE], S1148 
        [29FE], S1387, S1399 [5MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5777, S5778, S5782, 
        S5783 [31JY], S5980 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter, and 
        Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: 
        implement (see S. 1980), S1195 [1MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3730 
        [5JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S3632 [24MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1665), S1050 
        [27FE]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see S. 987), S1791 [19MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S2497 [18AP]
      Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes 
        for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), 
        S5258 [23JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (see S. 1451), 
        S76 [24JA]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6628 [21SE]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2970 [8MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3977 [12JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S6108 [11SE]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see S. 227), S4299 [19JN]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 
        1173), S5487 [26JY]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 
        829), S6063 [10SE]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 530), 
        S5487 [26JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        530), S5487 [26JY]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Native Americans: allow tribes to adopt their own land leasing 
        regulations (see S. 703), S5047 [16JY]
      ------reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing 
        vitality of Native American languages (see S. 3546), S6457 
        [19SE]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S2245 [29MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S4418 [21JN]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S164 [30JA]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      Syria: provide humanitarian assistance and support a transition 
        to democracy (see S. 3498), S6627 [21SE]
      Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans 
        in S corporations (see S. 1512), S3423 [22MY]
      ------extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans 
        (see S. 3536), S6270 [12SE]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see S. 2083), S494 [9FE]
      ------provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to 
        agricultural research organizations (see S. 1561), S2928 [7MY]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S1460 [7MR]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2826 [26AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S262 
        [1FE]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see S. Res. 423), S2393 [17AP]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see S. 1460), S5258 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Hickman, George: tribute (see S. Res. 567), S6455 [19SE]
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (see S. Res. 511), S4674 [27JN]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of Seattle World's Fair (see S. Res. 
        431), S2546 [19AP]
      Tariff: electronic drawing toys, electronic games, or 
        educational toys cases or containers (see S. 3045), S3041 
        [9MY]
      ------injection-molded ABS of PP cases or containers used for 
        electronic drawing toys or electronic games (see S. 3046), 
        S3041 [9MY]
      ------linuron (see S. 3034), S3041 [9MY]
      ------men's footwear, covering the ankle, designed to be worn in 
        lieu of, but not over, other footwear as a protection against 
        water, oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement weather 
        (see S. 3037, 3039), S3041 [9MY]
      ------men's footwear, not covering the ankle, designed to be 
        worn in lieu of, but not over, other footwear as a protection 
        against water, oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement 
        weather (see S. 3036, 3038), S3041 [9MY]
      ------men's footwear designed to be worn in lieu of, but not 
        over, other footwear as a protection against water, oil, 
        grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement weather (see S. 
        3041, 3042), S3041 [9MY]
      ------suspension system stablilizer bars (see S. 3044), S3041 
        [9MY]
      ------terbacil (see S. 3035), S3041 [9MY]
      ------women's footwear, covering the ankle, designed to be worn 
        in lieu of, but not over, other footwear as a protection 
        against water, oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement 
        weather (see S. 3043), S3041 [9MY]
      ------women's footwear designed to be worn in lieu of, but not 
        over, other footwear as a protection against water, oil, 
        grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement weather (see S. 
        3040), S3041 [9MY]
  Cloture motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4271 [19JN]
      Eximbank: limit financing to transactions subsidized by other 
        countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable 
        or prohibitively expensive, S3150, S3156 [15MY]
      ------make an increase in lending authority contingent upon the 
        Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3154, S3157 [15MY]
      ------phase out authority and require President to initiate 
        negotiations with other major exporting countries to end 
        subsidized export financing programs, S3150 [15MY]
      ------prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold debt 
        instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]
      ------prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize, S1837 [20MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3146, S3147, S3150, S3151, 
        S3154, S3156, S3157 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3053, S3070 
        [10MY]
      Foreign Service: tribute, S6290 [13SE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2753 [26AP]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary, 
        S5728 [31JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1167 [1MR]
      Rice, Thomas O.: nomination to be district judge, S1413 [6MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1167 [1MR], S1596 [13MR]
      Schools: encourage the purchase of pulse crop products for 
        school meals programs, S4271 [19JN]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of World's Fair, S2534 [19AP]
      Senate: legislative program, S582 [13FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1837 [20MR]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code, S1596 [13MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2753 [26AP]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), S582 [13FE]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S3159 [15MY]
  Tables
      Jobs supported through Eximbank financing by State, S3147 [15MY]
  Tributes
      Hickman, George, S6290 [13SE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1916 [21MR]




CANTY, LEONARD J., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1702 [16OC]




CAPANO, JOHN

  Articles and editorials
      Park Ranger's Death Highlights the Risks in Federal Law 
        Enforcement, E44 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E190 [14FE]




CAPASSO, LAURA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2492 [18AP]




CAPE COD, MA

  Remarks in House
      Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce: anniversary, E1030 [8JN]




CAPE COD CRANBERRY GROWERS' ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1416 [3AU]




CAPE VERDE, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      Harwich, MA: tribute to Cape Verdean Historical Trust So Sabi! 
        exhibit, E1030 [8JN]




CAPERTON, GASTON

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4408 [21JN]




CAPITAL EXPANSION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4088), H950 [24FE]




CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
  Press releases
      Key Vote Alert--``No'' on the Nomination of Andrew Hurwitz: 
        Heritage Action for America (organization), S3883 [11JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Gerrard, John M.: suitability to be district judge relative to 
        decisions on use of electrocution in capital punishment cases, 
        S16-S19, S23, S26 [23JA]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to 
        decisions and position on the death penalty, S3881, S3886, 
        S3887 [11JN], S3947 [12JN]
  Reports
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]




CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE (a Representative from West Virginia)

  Appointments
      Committee on Ethics (House), H928 [17FE]
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-
        sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a 
        specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a 
        non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform 
        reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly 
        available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to 
        Justice Act (see H.R. 1996), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3662 [7JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see H.R. 
        3409), H182 [25JA]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3700 [8JN]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3163 [18MY]
      ------raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research 
        and treatment of psychosocial needs of children, adolescents, 
        and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their 
        families (see H. Res. 262), H5079 [19JY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H694 [9FE]
      Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 
        1065), H440 [2FE]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-
        and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H159 
        [24JA]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H571 
        [7FE]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H3808 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3105 [17MY]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871), H374 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3481 [5JN]
      Health: repeal mandate that individuals purchase health 
        insurance (see H.R. 21), H182 [25JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal 
        immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain 
        deportations (see H.R. 2497), H4864 [12JY]
      Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual 
        health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see 
        H.R. 371), H5009 [18JY]
      Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: prohibit U.S. 
        contributions (see H.R. 680), H182 [25JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2289 [27AP]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2288 [27AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1017 [28FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H512 [6FE]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H966 [27FE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H6279 [21SE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H4907 [17JY]
      ------treat certain provider taxes as allowable costs for 
        purposes of reimbursements to critical access hospitals (see 
        H.R. 1398), H1978 [18AP]
      Members of Congress: prohibit the use of Federal funds for a 
        project or program named for an individual currently serving 
        (see H.R. 951), H182 [25JA]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H944 [17FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (see H.R. 782), H182 [25JA]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H903 
        [16FE]
      ------provide for appropriate procedures for verification of 
        citizenship status (see H.R. 1822), H182 [25JA]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see 
        H.R. 605), H115 [23JA]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H3578 [6JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see H.R. 6113), H5766 [10SE]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5328 [26JY]
      ------allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to 
        file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of 
        interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H375 [1FE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------increase alternative minimum tax exemption amount and 
        index such amount for inflation (see H.R. 3747), H641 [8FE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2072 [24AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3363 
        [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      EPA: provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Tariff: A5546 sulfonamide (see H.R. 4889), H2205 [26AP]
      ------ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE) (see H.R. 
        4890), H2205 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid (see H.R. 4876, 4883), H2205 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid and cyfluthrin or its b-cyfluthrin isomer 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4877), H2205 [26AP] (see H.R. 5565), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------imidacloprid and thiodicarb mixtures (see H.R. 4873), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid with application adjuvants mixtures (see H.R. 
        4875), H2205 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with divinylbenzene, iminodiacetic acid, sodium 
        form (see H.R. 4881), H2205 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with ethenylbenzene, aminophosphonic acid, sodium 
        form (see H.R. 4882), H2205 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder (see H.R. 4880), H2205 [26AP]
      ------1-naphthyl, N-methylcarbamate (see H.R. 4878), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------penflufen (see H.R. 4879), H2205 [26AP]
      ------picoxystrobin (see H.R. 4888), H2205 [26AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxaflutole, and cyprosulfamide 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4874), H2205 [26AP]
      ------2-amino-5-cyano-N,3-dimethylbenzamide (see H.R. 4887), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------2-hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (see H.R. 4885), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------2-phenylphenol (see H.R. 4886), H2205 [26AP]
      ------2-phenylphenol sodium salt (see H.R. 4884), H2205 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      EPA: provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (H.R. 5961), H3807 [19JN]
      Tariff: A5546 sulfonamide (H.R. 4889), H2209 [26AP]
      ------ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE) (H.R. 4890), 
        H2209 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid and cyfluthrin or its b-cyfluthrin isomer 
        mixtures (H.R. 4877), H2208 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid and cyfluthrin or its b-cyfluthrin isomer 
        mixtures (H.R. 5565), H2444 [8MY]
      ------imidacloprid and thiodicarb mixtures (H.R. 4873), H2208 
        [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid (H.R. 4876), H2208 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid (H.R. 4883), H2209 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid with application adjuvants mixtures (H.R. 
        4875), H2208 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with divinylbenzene, iminodiacetic acid, sodium 
        form (H.R. 4881), H2209 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with ethenylbenzene, aminophosphonic acid, sodium 
        form (H.R. 4882), H2209 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder (H.R. 4880), H2208 [26AP]
      ------1-naphthyl, N-methylcarbamate (H.R. 4878), H2208 [26AP]
      ------penflufen (H.R. 4879), H2208 [26AP]
      ------picoxystrobin (H.R. 4888), H2209 [26AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxaflutole, and cyprosulfamide 
        mixtures (H.R. 4874), H2208 [26AP]
      ------2-amino-5-cyano-N,3-dimethylbenzamide (H.R. 4887), H2209 
        [26AP]
      ------2-hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (H.R. 4885), H2209 [26AP]
      ------2-phenylphenol (H.R. 4886), H2209 [26AP]
      ------2-phenylphenol sodium salt (H.R. 4884), H2209 [26AP]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H643 [9FE], H4829 [12JY]
  Letters
      Appointment of substitute Members to serve for any Committee on 
        Ethics (House) proceeding related to the matter of 
        Representative Waters: Representative Bonner, H927 [17FE]
  Remarks
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1636 [21SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H644 [9FE]
      Cox, T. Randolph: YMCA of Kanawha Valley, WV, Spirit of the 
        Valley award recipient, E1380 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], 
        E1624-E1626 [21SE]
      Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, 
        E1453 [10SE]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H1651 [28MR]
      EPA: consider the impact on employment levels and economic 
        activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or 
        guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered 
        program, E1624 [21SE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4623 [29JN]
      Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1459 [10SE]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, E55 
        [23JA]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: pension funding relief reforms, 
        H4628 [29JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3871 [20JN], H4623 [29JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4623, 
        H4628 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3871 [20JN]
      Romney, WV: anniversary, E785 [15MY]
      Skeens, Mary: West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E652 [25AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1219 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1591 [27MR]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1986 [19AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2765 
        [16MY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act, H5022 [19JY]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1636 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Carney, John K., E536 [16AP]
      Peterson, Robert D., E1096 [20JN], E1219 [10JY]
      Poe, Rebecca, E535 [16AP]
      Scritchfield, Linda, E1195 [29JN]
      Woo, Theodore R., E917 [31MY]




CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS

  Addresses
      Constantino Brumidi Recipient of Congressional Gold Medal: 
        Senator Enzi, S5967 [2AU]
  Amendments
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3676, H3677, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3683 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3598 [7JN]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3641, S3657 [24MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Aung San Suu Kyi: permit use of rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal (see H. Con. Res. 135), H5525 [31JY]
      Capitol Police: give members the option to delay mandatory 
        retirement until age 60 (see H.R. 4285), H1739 [28MR]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 6336), H5706 [2AU]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable 
        location in the Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 49), S4418 [21JN]
      District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run: 
        authorizing use of Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2067 
        [24AP]
      Emancipation Hall: authorize use for event to celebrate the 
        birthday of King Kamehameha (see H. Con. Res. 105), H1016 
        [28FE]
      ------authorize use for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the 
        role that slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. 
        Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 99), H693 [9FE]
      ------authorize use to award Congressional Gold Medal to the 
        Montford Point Marines (see S. Con. Res. 45), S3729 [5JN] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 128), H3266 [30MY]
      Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of Grounds 
        (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1100 [29FE]
      History: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown Slave'' for display 
        in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 
        4080), H943 [17FE]
      Holocaust: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims 
        (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1390 [19MR]
      House of Representatives: repeal authorization to provide office 
        space, a furnishings allowance, congressional franking 
        privileges, and staff assistance to former Speakers of the 
        House (see S. 3528), S6107 [11SE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: authorizing use of 
        Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 117), H2030 [19AP]
      National Statuary Hall: display plaque recognizing Christian 
        church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including 
        attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Palmer, Arnold: permit use of rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal (see H. Con. Res. 133), H4907 [17JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies 
        (see S. Con. Res. 36), S1195 [1MR]
      Senate: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the 
        Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 381), S1089 [28FE] (see S. Res. 
        405), S2001 [22MR]
  Motions
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3688 [8JN]
  Notices
      Imminent impairment of the place of reconvening of the House of 
        Representatives: Paul D. Irving, House of Representatives 
        Sergeant of Arms, H6319 [30OC]
  Poems
      ``And From These Hands,'' Albert C. Caswell, E264 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Aung San Suu Kyi: permit use of rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal (H. Con. Res. 135), H5552 [1AU], 
        H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center, 
        E1589 [21SE]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation 
        Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center (H.R. 6336), H5745, H5746 
        [10SE]
      District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run: 
        authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 118), H2298, H2299 
        [7MY]
      Emancipation Hall: authorize use for event to celebrate the 
        birthday of King Kamehameha (H. Con. Res. 105), H2292-H2295 
        [7MY]
      ------authorize use for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the 
        role that slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. 
        Capitol, E264 [28FE]
      ------authorize use for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the 
        role that slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. 
        Capitol (H. Con. Res. 99), H658 [9FE]
      ------authorize use to award Congressional Gold Medal to the 
        Montford Point Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), H3444 [5JN]
      Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of Grounds 
        (H. Con. Res. 106), H2295, H2296 [7MY]
      Holocaust: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims 
        (H. Con. Res. 108), H1442 [21MR]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3665-H3690 [8JN], E1039 [12JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, 
        H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      Maine: tribute to advocates visiting the U.S. Capitol to raise 
        awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), E804 [15MY]
      National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: authorizing use of 
        Grounds (H. Con. Res. 117), H2297, H2298 [7MY]
      Palmer, Arnold: permit use of rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal (H. Con. Res. 133), H5072 [19JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. 
        Con. Res. 36), H1144 [5MR]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), H5649 [2AU]
      U.S. Botanic Garden: funding, H3676, H3677 [8JN]
      U.S. Capitol Historical Society: anniversary, E1562 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aung San Suu Kyi: permit use of rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal (H. Con. Res. 135), S6013 [2AU]
      Capitol Police: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and 
        Jacob J. Chestnut, S5265-S5267, S5283, S5298 [24JY]
      ------moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. 
        Chestnut, S5282 [24JY]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (H.R. 6336), S6284, S6285 [12SE]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable 
        location in the Capitol (S. Con. Res. 49), S4423 [21JN]
      District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run: 
        authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 118), S3049 [9MY]
      Emancipation Hall: authorize use for event to celebrate the 
        birthday of King Kamehameha (H. Con. Res. 105), S3049 [9MY]
      ------authorize use for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the 
        role that slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. 
        Capitol (H. Con. Res. 99), S802, S803 [15FE]
      ------authorize use to award Congressional Gold Medal to the 
        Montford Point Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), S4218 [14JN]
      ------authorize use to award Congressional Gold Medal to the 
        Montford Point Marines (S. Con. Res. 45), S3738 [5JN]
      Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of Grounds 
        (H. Con. Res. 106), S3049 [9MY]
      Holocaust: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims 
        (H. Con. Res. 108), S2006 [22MR]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), S6007 [2AU]
      Monuments and memorials: unveiling of bust of Sojourner Truth in 
        the Capitol rotunda, S4411 [21JN]
      National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: authorizing use of 
        Grounds (H. Con. Res. 117), S3049 [9MY]
      Palmer, Arnold: permit use of rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal (H. Con. Res. 133), S5628 [26JY]
      Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a 
        statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. 
        Capitol in National Statuary Hall, S4411 [21JN]
      Postal Service: require closing of post offices in the Capitol 
        Complex, S2685 [25AP]
      Presidents of the U.S.: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. 
        Con. Res. 36), S1368 [1MR]
      Senate: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the 
        Senate Chamber (S. Res. 381), S1098 [28FE]
      ------authorize the taking of an official photograph in the 
        Senate Chamber (S. Res. 405), S2007 [22MR]
      ------establish battery recharging stations for privately owned 
        vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to Federal 
        Government (S. 739), S3657 [24MY]
  Reports filed
      Battery Recharging Stations Establishment for Privately Owned 
        Vehicles in House of Representatives Parking Areas at No Net 
        Cost to Federal Government: Committee on House Administration 
        (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 112-625), H5326 [26JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5882) (S. Rept. 112-197), 
        S5976 [2AU]
  Tables
      Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5882), 
        H3667-H3669 [8JN]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 99, use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor 
        Center for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that 
        slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, 
        H658 [9FE]
      H. Con. Res. 105, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for event to 
        celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha, H2292 [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 106, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington 
        Soap Box Derby, H2295 [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 108, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to honor 
        victims of the Holocaust, H1442 [21MR]
      H. Con. Res. 117, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace 
        Officers' Memorial Service, H2297 [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 118, use of Capitol Grounds for District of 
        Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, H2298 
        [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 128, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, H3444 
        [5JN]
      H. Con. Res. 133, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer, H5072 [19JY]
      H. Con. Res. 135, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, H5552 [1AU]
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H.R. 1402, battery recharging stations establishment for 
        privately owned vehicles in House of Representatives parking 
        areas at no net cost to Federal Government, H5650 [2AU]
      H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, 
        H3671-H3675 [8JN]
      H.R. 6336, Committee on the Library (Joint) acceptance of a 
        statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of 
        Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation Hall of the 
        Capitol Visitor Center, H5745 [10SE]
      S. 739, battery recharging stations establishment for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, H5649 [2AU]
      S. 739, establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, S3657 [24MY]
      S. Con. Res. 36, use of Capitol rotunda and Emancipation Hall 
        for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S1209, S1368 [1MR], 
        H1144 [5MR]
      S. Con. Res. 45, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, S3734, 
        S3738 [5JN]
      S. Con. Res. 49, Committee on the Library (Joint) acceptance of 
        a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of 
        Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the 
        Capitol, S4423 [21JN]
      S. Res. 381, taking of an official photograph in the Senate 
        Chamber, S1090, S1098 [28FE]
      S. Res. 405, taking of an official photograph in the Senate 
        Chamber, S2004, S2007 [22MR]




CAPITOL PAGES  see Congress




CAPITOL POLICE  see Congress




CAPOCCIAMA, JOSEPH A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1077 [19JN]




CAPOOT, JIM

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S34 [23JA]




CAPPS, LOIS (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H774 [15FE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4054, H4066 [26JN]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3923 [21JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1282 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H4864 [12JY]
      ------restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H6279 
        [21SE]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H5766 [10SE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H6234 [20SE]
      ------grant family of members temporary annual leave during 
        deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5860 [11SE]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see 
        H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H966 [27FE]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (see H.R. 2028), H2033 [19AP]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1571 [26MR]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3404 [1JN]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H6280 [21SE]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (see H.R. 964), H1497 [21MR]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Crime: save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE 
        program policy relative to child health care (see H.R. 4341), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H6152 
        [19SE]
      ------reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H3976 
        [21JN]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5728 [7AU]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H3167 [22MY]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 
        6163), H5078 [19JY]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6280 [21SE]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]
      ------make grants to train elementary and secondary school 
        nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an 
        outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on 
        school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H221 [31JA]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H220 [31JA]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H441 [2FE]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 83), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for 
        connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 
        3353), H6152 [19SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
        Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals 
        who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II 
        (see H.R. 23), H1273 [7MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3808 [19JN]
      ------improve comprehensive service programs for homeless 
        veterans (see H.R. 2559), H1978 [18AP]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H2663 [11MY]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4908 [17JY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H3267 [30MY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H512 
        [6FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H4158 [27JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 86), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H4864 [12JY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1210 [6MR]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H571 [7FE]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H3578 [6JN]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H2135 
        [25AP]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1760), H1209 
        [6MR]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3481 [5JN]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H3363 [31MY]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H2288 [27AP]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of 
        U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories 
        to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 2161), H571 [7FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      ------require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's 
        congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
        trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H945 
        [17FE]
      Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H6280 [21SE]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2072 [24AP]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H2329 [7MY]
      ------count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H4869 [13JY]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H4828 [11JY]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H1306 [8MR]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H3267 [30MY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1306 [8MR]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H1367 [16MR]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H1017 [28FE]
      National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        341), H1101 [29FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6280 [21SE]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing 
        subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the 
        Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and 
        penalizing price gouging (see H.R. 1748), H1497 [21MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H3267 [30MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1808 [29MR]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H4828 [11JY]
      Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities 
        on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, 
        archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train 
        new land managers (see H.R. 587), H27 [17JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H2328 [7MY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H6001 [13SE]
      SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business 
        concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 
        4185), H1304 [8MR]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H572 [7FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H945 [17FE]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1847 [16AP]
      ------encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel 
        (see H.R. 2014), H4605 [28JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6318 [26OC]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H3163 [18MY]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------provide an investment credit for waste-to-energy 
        facilities (see H.R. 66), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5631 [1AU]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can 
        travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded 
        streets and highways (see H.R. 1780), H1428 [20MR]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1133 [1MR]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1391 [19MR]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3662 [7JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H513 
        [6FE]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1808 [29MR]
      World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 1718), H1209 [6MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H5526 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: stop sale of products fraudulently labeled 
        as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to 
        maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on 
        violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 5962), H3806 [19JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish alternate guidelines for measuring 
        progress of State and local performance for entrepreneurial 
        training services under the Workforce Investment Act (see H.R. 
        5805), H3102 [17MY]
      FDA: improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices (see H.R. 5341), H2317 [7MY]
      Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from 
        renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall 
        (see H.R. 6094), H4774 [10JY]
      Tariff: women's footwear covering the ankle (see H.R. 5030), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------women's footwear not covering the ankle (see H.R. 5029), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H439 [2FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: stop sale of products fraudulently labeled 
        as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to 
        maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on 
        violators of organic food laws (H.R. 5962), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (H.R. 4314), H1806 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish alternate guidelines for measuring 
        progress of State and local performance for entrepreneurial 
        training services under the Workforce Investment Act (H.R. 
        5805), H3104 [17MY]
      FDA: improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices (H.R. 5341), H2321 [7MY]
      Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from 
        renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall 
        (H.R. 6094), H4775 [10JY]
      Tariff: women's footwear covering the ankle (H.R. 5030), H2277 
        [27AP]
      ------women's footwear not covering the ankle (H.R. 5029), H2277 
        [27AP]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 3884), 
        H440 [2FE]
  Letters
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public 
        Health Fund, H2247-H2250 [27AP]
  Motions
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2246 [27AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H995 [28FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA]
  Remarks
      American Heart Month: observance, H817 [16FE]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H477 
        [6FE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5302 [26JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1697 [28MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1656 [28MR]
      Carpinteria, CA: anniversary of Carpinteria Valley Chamber of 
        Commerce, E78 [25JA]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H228 [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2143 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), motion to recommit, H2246 [27AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), motion to recommit, H995 
        [28FE]
      ------protect students from higher education costs and increased 
        student loan interest rates, H995 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: determine if impact analyses of EPA rules and 
        actions on energy prices are infeasible to conduct, requires 
        data that does not exist, or would generate unreliable or 
        useless results, H3924 [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 
        6118), H6141 [19SE]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H627 [8FE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 
        6163), H6139 [19SE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2247 [27AP]
      Dept. of HUD: Housing Counseling Assistance Program funding, 
        H4054 [26JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: certify oil drilling platforms are 
        capable of handling new drilling before allowing coastline 
        drilling to take place, H5170 [24JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H5170 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights 
        near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5170 [24JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H774, H775 [15FE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4054 [26JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137, H142, H143 [24JA]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2481 [9MY]
      FDA: improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices, H3224 [30MY], H3865 [20JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3224 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3865 [20JN]
      Health: prohibit cuts in health insurance benefits for women and 
        children, H2246 [27AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4729 [10JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), E294 [1MR]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H137, 
        H143 [24JA]
      ------reform, H1656 [28MR]
      Morro Bay, CA: NOAA Excellence in Local Government award 
        recipient, H5025 [19JY]
      Motor vehicles: preserve fuel efficiency standards, H6255 [21SE]
      National Nurses Week: observance, E747 [9MY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas 
        drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H477 
        [6FE]
      ------prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, 
        H3818 [20JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1441 [21MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H324 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4729 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3924 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3818 
        [20JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (H. 
        Res. 689), H4709 [10JY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), E295 [1MR]
      SEC: report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1283, H1284 [8MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), E1390 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, E1390 [2AU]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H5871 [12SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H5871 [12SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        E1025 [8JN]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H477 [6FE]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), 
        H6143 [19SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2733 [16MY]
      Votes: correction, H1114 [1MR]
      ------position on missed, H1119 [1MR]
      Women: health care for women, H1030 [29FE], H5536 [1AU]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, 
        H3865 [20JN]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (H.R. 3526), H817 [16FE]
  Tributes
      Gaynes, George, E789 [15MY]
      Payne, Donald M., H1277 [8MR]
      Schimberg, Henry A., E1253 [17JY]




CAPSHAW, KENNETH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E882 [22MY]




CAPTIVE PRIMATE SAFETY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 112-188), S5084 [17JY]




CAPTIVE WILDLIFE SAFETY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see S. 3547), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 4122), H1133 
        [1MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (S. 3547), S6343 [13SE]




CAPUANO, MICHAEL E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

  Amendments
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1280 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1544 [22MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4657 [29JN]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H1807 [29MR]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3733 [18JN]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4869 [13JY]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see 
        H.R. 2085), H966 [27FE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H28 
        [17JA]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H726 [14FE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2447 [8MY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H1210 [6MR]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1017 [28FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H5766 [10SE]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      ------protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical 
        restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H5130 [23JY]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (see H.R. 1048), H3105 [17MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H5009 [18JY]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H3808 [19JN]
      ------constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for 
        political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H3734 
        [18JN]
      ------constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to 
        natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and 
        affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations 
        and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H3808 [19JN]
      Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive 
        consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by 
        public utility companies (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H27 [17JA]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H1210 [6MR]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H4064 [26JN]
      Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of 
        individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H571 [7FE]
      ------protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see 
        H.R. 3357), H4775 [10JY]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      ------expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H5130 [23JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H6310 [16OC]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H5079 [19JY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H1306 [8MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment 
        option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2130), H4907 
        [17JY]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3915 
        [20JN]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (see H.R. 5714), H3405 [1JN]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5010 
        [18JY]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H2647 [10MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H6062 [14SE]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        H.R. 4259), H2134 [25AP]
      Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien 
        entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from 
        investors to establish business in the U.S. (see H.R. 1114), 
        H966 [27FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      ------require the Dept. of State and SSA to help restore 
        pensions earned in the former Soviet Union by immigrants now 
        living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2494), H3404 [1JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5079 [19JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H6304 [9OC]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H27 [17JA]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2715 [15MY]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H6151 [19SE]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H5010 [18JY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H803 [15FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5010 [18JY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      SEC: require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help 
        cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment 
        advisers (see H.R. 6204), H5291 [25JY]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H944 [17FE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H1210 [6MR]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H1642 [27MR]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H27 [17JA] (see H.R. 6411), H6312 [19OC]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1978 [18AP]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3163 [18MY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H694 [9FE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H903 [16FE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H3481 [5JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H4605 [28JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H1306 [8MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Television: establish signal quality and content requirements 
        for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental 
        channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 
        1746), H2134 [25AP]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H3662 [7JN]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1154 [5MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H3733 [18JN]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H3404 [1JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4864 [12JY]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H4656 
        [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Capitol Police: give members the option to delay mandatory 
        retirement until age 60 (see H.R. 4285), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and 
        Community Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use 
        license plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H5705 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Capitol Police: give members the option to delay mandatory 
        retirement until age 60 (H.R. 4285), H1740 [28MR]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and 
        Community Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use 
        license plate readers (H.R. 6302), H5709 [2AU]
  Remarks
      Business and industry: require emerging growth companies to 
        fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder 
        vote requirements, H1255 [7MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        E827 [17MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2487 [9MY]
      SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the 
        term ``held of record'' should be changed to mean beneficial 
        owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      Securities: require brokers underwriting initial public 
        offerings for emerging growth companies be held to strict 
        liability for publicly released research and that certain 
        communications be filed with the SEC, H1256 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1251, H1255, H1256 [7MR], H1280, H1281 
        [8MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, H1251 
        [7MR]
      South Sudan: independence anniversary, E1215 [10JY]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5907 [12SE]
      Schlesinger, Marian Cannon, E1353 [31JY]




CARAWAY, HATTIE (a former Senator from Arkansas)

  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S2228 [29MR]




CARBON COUNTY, UT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain interests in Federal land 
        acquired for the Scofield Project in Carbon County, UT (see S. 
        2056), S261 [1FE]




CARBRAY, JOHN AND DIANE

  Remarks in House
      Fresno Grizzlies (baseball team): Al Radka Award recipients, 
        E136 [3FE]




CARDEN, GEORGE D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E511 [29MR]




CARDENAS, AL

  Articles and editorials
      Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, S4707 
        [28JN]




CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Senator from Maryland)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3852 [7JN], 
        S3999 [12JN], S4152 [13JN], S4213 [14JN], S4240 [18JN], S4300 
        [19JN]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S6611, S6648 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6278 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3384 [21MY], S3433, 
        S3452 [22MY], S3497 [23MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2509, S2516 [18AP], S2554 [19AP], S2732 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S572, S573, S574 [13FE], S873 
        [16FE], S1152 [29FE], S1470 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1760 [15MR], S1795, S1798, S1810 
        [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4828 [10JY]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S3295 [21MY]
      Conferee: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, 
        D2 [3JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S6456 
        [19SE]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Armed Forces: ensure military leadership reflects the diversity 
        of the population of the U.S. (see S. 3181), S3174 [15MY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see S. 3323), S4368 [20JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        S. 1832), S164 [30JA]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S3423 [22MY]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (see S. 3231), S3516 [23MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see S. 987), S132 [26JA]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see S. Con. Res. 47), S4300 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health 
        care services under departmental health care programs (see S. 
        3203), S3840 [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among 
        students by improving professional development programs for 
        teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see 
        S. 434), S2546 [19AP]
      ------require Statistics Commissioner to collect information 
        from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see 
        S. 1269), S5733 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see S. 362), S2243 [29MR]
      ------provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia 
        (see S. 3396), S5133 [18JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S909 [17FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of State: require a quadrennial diplomacy and development 
        review (see S. 3341), S4636 [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-
        9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by 
        entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S5979 [2AU]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S2929 [7MY]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see S. 1350), S1848 [20MR]
      ------foster more effective implementation and coordination of 
        clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see 
        S. 3430), S5659 [30JY]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 
        493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 [26JY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 29), 
        S44 [23JA]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4789 [9JY]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption of foster case placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identity, or marital status of prospective 
        adoptive or foster parents (see S. 1770), S3977 [12JN]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see S. 1283), 
        S4774 [29JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      ------tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals 
        who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), S3043 [9MY]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (see S. 35), S6063 [10SE]
      ------prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (see S. 32), S6063 [10SE]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S6341 
        [13SE]
      ------ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding 
        and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
        genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide 
        (see S. Res. 399), S3281 [17MY]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (see S. 2215), S2002 [22MR]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3731 [5JN]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 539), S614 [14FE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S2825 [26AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1614 [13MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2929 [7MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3234 [16MY]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5382 [25JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1309), S164 [30JA]
      Medicare: modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (see S. 2125), S1460 [7MR]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S6341 [13SE]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3633 
        [24MY]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 
        [12SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3978 [12JN]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2656 [24AP]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S1459 [7MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S5048 
        [16JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S2031 [26MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2826 [26AP]
      SBA: remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S5382 [25JY]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5488 [26JY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (see S. Res. 435), S3043 [9MY]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4370 [20JN]
      Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of 
        volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service 
        organizations (see S. 932), S6063 [10SE]
      ------clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 
        3532), S6270 [12SE]
      ------exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful 
        discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay 
        and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1781), S76 [24JA]
      ------expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists 
        and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 
        974), S4725 [28JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see S. 1171), S6063 [10SE]
      ------extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans 
        (see S. 3536), S6341 [13SE]
      ------improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-
        efficient commercial buildings (see S. 3591), S6545 [20SE]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see S. 3616), S6625 [21SE]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S567 [13FE]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S3234 [16MY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 3364), S5048 [16JY]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3517 [23MY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S2032 [26MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S1050 [27FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3043 [9MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S43 
        [23JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3423 [22MY]
      Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. 
        Res. 21), S351 [6FE]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see S. 1460), S495 [9FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 
        528), S5304 [24JY]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of Maryland Campaign (see S. Res. 
        560), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and 
        contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust 
        survivors (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]
      EPA: partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see S. 3428), S5304 [24JY]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      Loyola University Maryland: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see 
        S. Res. 514), S4725 [28JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S2730 [25AP]
      NAACP: anniversary (see S. Res. 520), S5047 [16JY]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 586), S6626 [21SE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see S. Res. 
        572), S6546 [20SE]
      Small business: modify goals for procurement contracts awarded 
        to small business concerns (see S. 3213), S3422 [22MY]
      Small Business Investment Act: remove sunset date for amendments 
        (see S. 2187), S1576 [12MR]
      Tariff: black pepper extracted oleoresin (see S. 2398), S2821 
        [26AP]
      ------capsicum extracted oleoresin (see S. 2394), S2821 [26AP]
      ------cassia extracted oleoresin (see S. 2395), S2821 [26AP]
      ------celery extracted oleoresin (see S. 2393), S2821 [26AP]
      ------ginger extracted oleoresin (see S. 2392), S2821 [26AP]
      ------turmeric extracted oleoresin (see S. 2396), S2821 [26AP]
      ------white pepper extracted oleoresin (see S. 2397), S2821 
        [26AP]
      Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S350 [6FE]
      ------permanently extend the reduction in recognition period for 
        built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 3223), S3515 [23MY]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S614 [14FE]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 
        [22MR]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 
        [9FE]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY], S5008 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      Senate, S3295 [21MY]
  Privilege of the floor
      Beamer, Katharine, S5894 [1AU]
      Butler, Sarah, S6469 [19SE]
      Dessai, Freny, S6469 [19SE]
      Eickenberg, Elizabeth, S5412 [25JY]
      Furst, Hala, S5623 [26JY]
      James, Talitha, S6469 [19SE]
      Lind, Daniel, S6469 [19SE]
      Sellers, Amanda, S6469 [19SE]
      Watt, Bryan, S6469 [19SE]
      West, Daniel, S6469 [19SE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1498 [8MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5703 [31JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S5967 [2AU], 
        S6325 [13SE]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S6527, S6528 [20SE]
      ------prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee receipts 
        for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. airlines 
        under the European Union emissions trading scheme, S6527, 
        S6528 [20SE]
      Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Junior League of Baltimore, 
        S845 [16FE]
      Black History Month: observance, S250 [1FE]
      Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: tribute, S1732 [15MR]
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, S2915 [7MY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3205 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3205 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3205 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3205 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3205 [16MY]
      Bulgaria: condemn attack on Israeli citizens in Burgas, 
        Bulgaria, S5656 [30JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5703 [31JY]
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tourette Syndrome 
        Public Health Education Research Outreach Program funding, 
        S4867 [11JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3672-
        S3674 [4JN]
      Colora, MD: anniversary of West Nottingham Academy, S491 
        [9FE]
      Congress: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 56), S5940 [2AU]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, S5826 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3011 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care, S1180 [1MR]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services, S1180 [1MR]
      ------provide preferences for certain services, designate an 
        Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, 
        and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors 
        (S. 3358), S4726 [28JN]
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, S2040 [27MR]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Emancipation Day, S2233 
        [29MR]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5703 [31JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S834 [16FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4322 [20JN]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (S. 3428), S5306 [24JY], S5967 [2AU], 
        S6326 [13SE]
      FDA: ensure that adequate information is disseminated to health 
        care providers about potential benefits and risks of medical 
        products on all patient populations, S3498 [23MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3498 [23MY]
      ------require report on issues with respect to small business, 
        S3500 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3497 [23MY]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, S835 [16FE]
      Flag Day: observance, S4200 [14JN]
      Foreign countries: improve international food security, S3274 
        [17MY]
      Frederick County, MD: anniversary of Frederick County Chamber of 
        Commerce, S1456 [7MR]
      Frostburg, MD: anniversary, S5969 [2AU]
      Greenbelt, MD: anniversary, S6620 [21SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal 
        wetland of Gulf Coast States, and provide Land and Water 
        Conservation Fund funding, S2476 [18AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4867 [11JY]
      Helsinki Final Act: anniversary, S5864 [1AU]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (S. Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S4412 [21JN]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
        writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812, 
        S1106 [29FE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls, S1498 [8MR]
      Hungary: human rights violations, S4944 [12JY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (S. Res. 
        532), S5468 [26JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S6033 
        [10SE]
      International Women's Day: observance, S1498 [8MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 
        [27MR], S2354 [17AP]
      Leonardtown, MD: anniversary of MedStar St. Mary's Hospital, 
        S1144 [29FE]
      ------anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 
        S3171 [15MY]
      Loyola University Maryland: tribute to men's lacrosse team (S. 
        Res. 514), S4729 [28JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (S. 2347), S2916 [7MY]
      Memorial Day: observance, S3617 [24MY]
      National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 469), S3391 
        [22MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge System: anniversary, S1732 [15MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S4866 
        [11JY], S5445-S5447 [26JY]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S4704 [28JN]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1121 [29FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4867 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4704 [28JN], 
        S4866 [11JY]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2137 [28MR]
      Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5703 [31JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5001 [16JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2685 
        [25AP]
      ------prohibit closure or consolidation of a postal facility 
        that is more than a certain distance from the nearest postal 
        facility, S2685 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2137 [28MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S1073 [28FE], S3122 [14MY]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5940 
        [2AU]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6408, S6409 [19SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. 
        Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6408 [19SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs, S2209 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S836 [16FE], S1072 [28FE], S1121 [29FE], S1597 
        [13MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S414 [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2209 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        unanimous-consent request, S2210 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S4114 [13JN]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1073 
        [28FE], S3122 [14MY]
      Russia: human rights violations, S806, S809, S810 [16FE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 1039), S806, S809, S810 [16FE]
      SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation 
        Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology 
        Transfer (STTR) Program, S3391 [22MY]
      ------reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits, S4927 
        [12JY]
      SEC: issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral 
        companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial 
        development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]
      Senate: moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, S6033 [10SE]
      Slovakia: human rights violations against the Romani people, 
        S562 [13FE]
      Small business: modify goals for procurement contracts awarded 
        to small business concerns (S. 3213), S3392 [22MY]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5001 
        [16JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5345 [25JY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1597 [13MR]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4927 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5346 [25JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5345 [25JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6091 [11SE]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
      Water: infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 
        [19JY]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (S. 2104), S615 [14FE]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5966 [2AU]
      Women: health care for women, S1498 [8MR]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 39), S2003 [22MR]
      Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5703 [31JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day anniversary: District of 
        Colubmia City Council, S2234 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2104, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization and 
        require applied water supply research regarding water 
        resources research and technology institutes, S616 [14FE]
  Tributes
      Anderson, David E., S4945 [12JY]
      Beamer, Katharine, S5826 [1AU]
      Brown, Wesley A., S3680 [4JN]
      Bryant, John R., S1418 [6MR]
      Driver, Deamonte, S1180 [1MR]
      Garbarino, Steven D., S35 [23JA]
      Gladhill, T. Susan, S3725 [5JN]
      Havel, Vaclav, S121 [26JA]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1899 [21MR]
      Murray, Jeannette, S3421 [22MY]
      Schnydman, Jerome D., S2724 [25AP]
      Seurkamp, Mary Pat, S1419 [6MR]
      Smith, Martha, S2961 [8MY]
      Tubman, Harriet, S250 [1FE]




CARDOSO, ANTHONY B. AND MARY COUTO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1705 [16OC]




CARDOZA, DENNIS A. (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H2072 [24AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand coverage under crop insurance plans 
        to include losses to an insured commodity that must be 
        destroyed due to a federally-imposed quarantine (see H.R. 
        6022), H4063 [26JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1642 [27MR]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H1498 [21MR]
      EPA: prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3105 [17MY]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H4065 [26JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H696 
        [13FE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2072 [24AP]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1154 [5MR]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Taxation: express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by 
        the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should 
        not be less than the effective rate paid by middle class 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1642 [27MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H4908 
        [17JY]
  Remarks
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        E1089 [20JN]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E672 [26AP]
      KATM-Radio (Stockton, CA): Country Music Association and Academy 
        of Country Music Station of the Year Awards recipient, 
        E789 [15MY]
      Memorial Day: observance, E950 [1JN]
      Moore, Lisa Mantarro: Ceres, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of 
        the Year Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E96 
        [31JA]
      Riverbank, CA: tribute to Riverbank Lions Club, E703 
        [7MY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1052 [29FE]
  Tributes
      Alverez, Francisco, E809 [16MY]
      Brown, Jesse, E1051 [18JN]
      Christiansen, Gregory, E888 [25MY]
      Duran, Benjamin T., E1046 [15JN]
      Hellam, Anita, E891 [25MY]
      Hildebrand, Alex, E1045 [15JN]
      Hopp, Sandy, E26 [17JA]
      Johnston, Jane M., E608 [23AP]
      Lakireddy, Hanimireddy, E665 [26AP]
      Mahacek, Richard L., E25 [17JA]
      Paris, Robert L., Jr., E607 [23AP]
      Powell, Billy, E304 [1MR]
      Ridenour, Jim, E260 [28FE]
      Rodriguez, Jose, E1224 [11JY]
      Roduner, Lloyd, E704 [7MY]
      Welsh, Eugene M., E1375 [1AU]




CARDOZA, DENNIS A. (a former Representative from California)

  Letters
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: by, H5729 [10SE]
  Resignations
      House of Representatives, H5729 [10SE]




CARE (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]




CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H807, H819 [16FE]




CARGILL, KENNETH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1731 [2NO]




CARGO AIRLINE ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, H4013 [26JN]




CARGO TRANSPORTATION  related term(s) Aviation; Railroads; Shipping 
    Industry; Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S3729 [5JN] 
        (see H.R. 4350), H1845 [16AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (see H.R. 3838), H186 [27JA]
      ------make capital grants for certain freight rail economic 
        development projects (see H.R. 4272), H1641 [27MR]
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        S. 3279), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
  Letters
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Edward Wytkind, Transportation 
        Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, H4007 [26JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        E1175 [28JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1176 [28JN]
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement: 
        Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations, H4152 [27JN]
      ------Kurt J. Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, 
        H4153 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Business and industry: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], H4614 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense: expedite strategic ports study, H3135 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), H3502, H3503 [6JN], 
        H4003-H4009 [26JN], E1151 [27JN]
      ------implement commercial pre-inspection pilot program at Peace 
        Bridge to expedite traffic at U.S.-Canada border, H4709 [10JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (H.R. 3838), E81 [27JA]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 592), E393 [20MR]
      Railroads: anniversary of Lake County Railroad, E1633 [21SE]
      ------positive train control requirements implementation 
        funding, H4047 [26JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015-H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]
      ------ensure that certain transportation worker identification 
        credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for 
        implementation of electronic readers for such credentials, 
        H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate 
        certain exemptions relative to railroads, S1129 [29FE], S1437 
        [7MR]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (S. 3263), S3731 [5JN]
      Corps of Engineers: port deepening projects funding, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      ------Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, S609 [14FE]
      Ships and vessels: allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to 
        be transported in non-U.S. built, owned or crewed vessels, 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
  Reports filed
      Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 112-162), S2730 [25AP]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 4251) (H. Rept. 112-521), H3702 [12JN]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) 
        applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or 
        activation, H4015 [26JN]
      H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based 
        Targeting for (SMART) Port Security Act, H4003-H4007 [26JN]




CARIBBEAN NATIONS

  Articles and editorials
      Cuba's Culture of Poverty Persists, E59 [23JA]
      Hope Flows--VT. NonProfit Pours ``Pure Water for the World,'', 
        S2599 [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, commend pro-democracy activist 
        organizations, and pledge solidarity with the people of Cuba 
        (see H. Res. 536), H440 [2FE]
      ------condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE] (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), 
        H3362 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Barceloneta, PR: New Jersey Puerto Rican Heritage Statewide 
        Parade Annual Banquet Gala and Puerto Rican Illustres honoree, 
        E1535 [14SE]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance, E973 [5JN]
      ------support goals and ideals (H. Res. 289), E1047 [15JN]
      Cuba: anniversary of downing of Brothers to the Rescue 
        (organization) aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]
      ------call for release of political prisoners, H1376 [19MR], 
        H1393 [20MR], H5973 [13SE], E224 [17FE], E690 [27AP]
      ------tribute to hunger strike by pro-democracy activists, H5929 
        [13SE], H6258 [21SE]
      ------U.S. policy, H1963 [18AP]
      Haiti: anniversary of earthquake, E53 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, S54 [24JA], S3324 
        [21MY], S3893-S3895 [11JN], S5826, S5853 [1AU], S5957 [2AU]
      ------condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (S. 
        Res. 366), S277 [1FE]
      ------human rights violations, S5851-S5853 [1AU]
      ------independence anniversary, S3324 [21MY]
      ------U.S. policy, S3893-S3895 [11JN]
      Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to 
        Cuba and Haiti, S53-S56 [24JA]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (S. Res. 368), 
        S358 [6FE]
  Reports filed
      Assessing Progress in Haiti Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1016), S2819 [26AP]
      Haiti Reforestation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 1023) (S. Rept. 112-165), S3173 [15MY]
      Tribute to Laura Pollan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 342), S613 [14FE]
  Statements
      Jorge Luis Garcia Perez Arrest by Cuban State Security: Yris T. 
        Perez Aguilera, S3893 [11JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and 
        children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]
      S. Res. 354, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S134 [26JA]
      S. Res. 366, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S265, S277 [1FE]
      S. Res. 368, recognize anniversary of earthquake in Haiti, honor 
        victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance, 
        S351, S358 [6FE]




CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Goals and ideals: support (H. Res. 289), E1047 [15JN]
      Observance, E973 [5JN]




CARIBOU, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary of Veterans' Community 
        Based Outpatient Clinic in Caribou, ME, S4148 [13JN]




CARING FOR CAMP LEJEUNE VETERANS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 277), S4619 [26JN]




CARLIN, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1020 [7JN]




CARLIN, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: convey to Carlin, NV, all right, title, and interest of the 
        U.S., to any Federal land within that city under its 
        jurisdiction (see H.R. 6282), H5704 [2AU]




CARLSON, BRUCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1161 [27JN]




CARLUCCI, FRANK C.

  Letters
      Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act, H5410 
        [31JY]




CARNAHAN, RUSS (a Representative from Missouri)

  Amendments
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H502 [6FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3086 [17MY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2713 [15MY]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H187 [27JA]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H641 [8FE]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4869 [13JY]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H220 [31JA]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1391 [19MR]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H1210 [6MR]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), 
        H4157 [27JN]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see H.R. 3653), H1306 [8MR]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy 
        efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1588), H2330 
        [7MY]
      Contracts: limit reimbursement for excessive compensation of 
        Government contractors equal to the pay of Cabinet Secretaries 
        (see H.R. 2980), H1306 [8MR]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      ------provide funds to hire veterans and Armed Forces members to 
        assist with curation and historic preservation activities (see 
        H.R. 2370), H726 [14FE]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see 
        H.R. 6436), H6280 [21SE]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (see 
        H.R. 5512), H2448 [8MY]
      Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit 
        (see H.R. 1488), H3577 [6JN]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4864 [12JY]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H3700 [8JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to establish veterans gardens 
        operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to 
        individuals, schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding 
        child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 [16MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program on enhancements of 
        efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves 
        through community partnerships (see H.R. 2751), H2715 [15MY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE 
        program policy relative to child health care (see H.R. 4341), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), 
        H3164 [18MY]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H3405 [1JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H803 [15FE]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H2329 [7MY]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and programs on 
        childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H694 [9FE]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H2447 
        [8MY]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H727 [14FE]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H727 [14FE]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H2134 [25AP]
      ------authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational 
        organized crime and for information concerning foreign 
        nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see H.R. 
        4077), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H4908 [17JY]
      ------deem certain service in the organized military forces of 
        the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active 
        service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H944 [17FE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H3481 [5JN]
      ------protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see 
        H.R. 6087), H4908 [17JY]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H1154 [5MR]
      Diseases: provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary 
        screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted 
        infections (see H.R. 1774), H3577 [6JN]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a 
        quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1366), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working 
        families by providing medical, child care, and educational 
        assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-
        friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2346), H1571 [26MR]
      ------prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care 
        placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, 
        or marital status of any prospective parent or the child 
        involved (see H.R. 1681), H3577 [6JN]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H2134 [25AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H3733 [18JN]
      Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish 
        (see H.R. 3300), H571 [7FE]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H2033 [19AP]
      Floods: ensure that Federal assistance for construction of 
        certain emergency levees is not conditioned on the subsequent 
        dismantlement of those levees, except as provided for in a 
        status certificate (see H.R. 3251), H1154 [5MR]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see H.R. 6178), H5201 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1135 [1MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2814 [16MY]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H1808 [29MR]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H3700 [8JN]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3808 [19JN]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H3164 [18MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4865 [12JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2447 [8MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4864 [12JY]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see H. Res. 702), H3981 [25JN]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H2134 [25AP]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1915 [17AP]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2330 [7MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 
        2954), H2033 [19AP]
      Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State 
        taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2469), H3163 [18MY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H944 [17FE]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      National security: provide for greater interagency experience 
        through the development of a national security and homeland 
        security human capital strategy and interagency rotational 
        service by employees (see H.R. 2314), H1359 [9MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), 
        H5010 [18JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H5202 [24JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 
        452), H1153 [5MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H4907 [17JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4776 [10JY]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Senior citizens: improve public transportation services for 
        seniors (see H.R. 4028), H725 [14FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H641 [8FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see H. Res. 701), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1274 [7MR]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]
      ------allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5077 [19JY]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1847 [16AP]
      ------encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, 
        engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 289), H5525 [31JY]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H4828 
        [11JY]
      ------extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and 
        allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an 
        amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H726 [14FE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H5202 [24JY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H945 [17FE]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (see H.R. 5839), H6280 [21SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Transportation: prevent and remedy discrimination relating to 
        federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H694 
        [9FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2715 [15MY]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H2040 [23AP]
      Tunisia: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic elections 
        and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms and 
        economic development (see H. Res. 527), H181 [25JA]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1153 [5MR]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H3163 [18MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1363 [13MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3578 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: grant family of members temporary annual leave 
        during deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 
        [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide unlimited eligibility for 
        health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat 
        service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see 
        H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States 
        for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 
        6254), H5628 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see 
        H.R. 4090), H965 [27FE]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]
      Tariff: sports footwear for women (see H.R. 4901), H2205 [26AP]
      ------women's footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics (see H.R. 4897, 4898), H2205 [26AP]
      ------women's footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastic and 
        uppers of textile materials and leather (see H.R. 4900), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------women's platform footwear (see H.R. 4899), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work boots for men (see H.R. 4895), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work boots for women (see H.R. 4896), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for men (see H.R. 4891), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for men covering the ankle (see H.R. 4894), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for women (see H.R. 4892), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for women covering the ankle (see H.R. 
        4893), H2205 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: grant family of members temporary annual leave 
        during deployment of such members (H.R. 6188), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (H.R. 5711), H2646 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide unlimited eligibility for 
        health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat 
        service during certain periods of hostilities and war (H.R. 
        4315), H1806 [29MR]
      FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States 
        for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (H.R. 
        6254), H5629 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program 
        (H.R. 4090), H966 [27FE]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (H.R. 6255), H5630 
        [1AU]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (H.R. 6303), H5709 [2AU]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (H.R. 5916), H3661 [7JN]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]
      Tariff: sports footwear for women (H.R. 4901), H2209 [26AP]
      ------women's footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics (H.R. 4897), H2209 [26AP]
      ------women's footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics (H.R. 4898), H2209 [26AP]
      ------women's footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastic and 
        uppers of textile materials and leather (H.R. 4900), H2209 
        [26AP]
      ------women's platform footwear (H.R. 4899), H2209 [26AP]
      ------work boots for men (H.R. 4895), H2209 [26AP]
      ------work boots for women (H.R. 4896), H2209 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for men covering the ankle (H.R. 4894), 
        H2209 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for men (H.R. 4891), H2209 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for women covering the ankle (H.R. 4893), 
        H2209 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for women (H.R. 4892), H2209 [26AP]
  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space: Chad 
        Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., 
        H5108 [23JY]
      ------Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization) and Joshua 
        Saks, Wildlife Federation, H5109 [23JY]
      ------Robert Bendick, Nature Conservancy (organization), H5110 
        [23JY]
      ------Smarter Safer Coalition, H5107 [23JY]
      ------Stephen Ellis, Eli Lehrer and Andrew Moylan, Taxpayers for 
        Common Sense (organization), H5107 [23JY]
      ------several environmental organizations, H5108 [23JY]
  Lists
      Smarter Safer Coalition members, H5108 [23JY]
  Remarks
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: independence anniversary, H1116 [1MR]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1922 [18AP]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H502, H503 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6163 [20SE], 
        H6263 [21SE]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, E977 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3092 [17MY]
      ------regulate open-end credit loans to Armed Forces members and 
        reduce use of predatory lenders, H5075 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2457 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H1030 [29FE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3337 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3337 [31MY]
      Earthquake Awareness Month: observance, E286 [29FE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H815 [16FE], H3813 [20JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3412 [5JN], E977 [5JN]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5106, H5107 [23JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4747 [10JY], H4790 [11JY]
      International Women's Day: observance, E359 [9MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E665 [26AP]
      January 28 Group (organization): tribute to efforts to organize 
        a parade in St. Louis, MO, to honor veterans returning from 
        Iraq, H129 [24JA]
      Medicare: funding, H817 [16FE]
      ------reform, H1922 [18AP]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, 
        H3412 [5JN]
      National Women's History Month: observance, H1030 [29FE], 
        E359 [9MR]
      Nurses for Newborns (organization): anniversary, E600 
        [19AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, E389 
        [20MR]
      ------repeal, H6263 [21SE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4747 [10JY], H4790 [11JY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2666 [15MY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6263 [21SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1758 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1758 [29MR]
      St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, 
        E1053 [18JN]
      ------anniversary of Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, 
        E194 [15FE]
      ------anniversary of Teamsters Local Union No. 600, 
        E1082 [19JN]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H1758 [29MR]
      U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish, H3092 [17MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2826 
        [17MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E777 [10MY], E1376 
        [1AU]
  Tributes
      Clancy-May, Maureen, E786 [15MY]
      Costello, Representative, E1553 [19SE]
      Hehmeyer, Barbara, E788 [15MY]
      Henke, Linda, E1069 [19JN]
      Kampelman, William, E1289 [19JY]
      Metaferia, Gedlu, E1078 [19JN]
      Saracino, Chris, E1689 [9OC]
      Schneider, William H., E458 [27MR]
      Svetanics, Neil J., E438 [26MR]




CARNEGIE, ANDREW

  Remarks in Senate
      Libraries: anniversary of founding of Carnegie libraries, S4629 
        [26JN]




CARNEGIE HERO FUND COMMISSION

  Remarks in House
      Pierce, Angela: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Carnegie Medal 
        recipient, E684 [27AP]




CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Heinz School of Public Policy: tribute to students for winning 
        the Hult International Business School Hult Global Case 
        Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]




CARNEY, JOHN C., JR. (a Representative from Delaware)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4158 [27JN]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide flexible spending accounts for military families 
        (see H.R. 791), H6279 [21SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H4157 [27JN]
      ------prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
        orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H5130 [23JY]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H3481 [5JN]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H1428 [20MR]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H6304 [9OC]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H2072 [24AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3915 [20JN]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H3807 [19JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3404 [1JN]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3578 [6JN]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H3578 [6JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H4864 [12JY]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5292 
        [25JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H476 [3FE]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H5630 [1AU]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H1543 
        [22MR]
      Tariff: men's footwear (see H.R. 4927, 4928), H2206 [26AP]
      ------women's footwear (see H.R. 4926, 4929), H2206 [26AP]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]
      ------allow a credit to pass-thru entities for hiring unemployed 
        individuals receiving unemployment compensation (see H.R. 
        3681), H1274 [7MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5766 
        [10SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H802 [15FE]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H220 [31JA]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H3915 [20JN]
      Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. 
        Res. 69), H4158 [27JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H218 
        [31JA]
      Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited 
        consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the 
        Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of 
        Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Tariff: black 661 inkjet printing ink (see H.R. 4425), H2030 
        [19AP]
      ------black 820 inkjet printing ink (see H.R. 4426), H2030 
        [19AP]
      ------buprofezin (see H.R. 4433), H2030 [19AP]
      ------cyan 1 RO inkjet printing ink (see H.R. 4424), H2030 
        [19AP]
      ------cyan 854 inkjet printing ink (see H.R. 4423), H2030 [19AP]
      ------cymoxanil and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5032), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------ethyl 2-(isocyanatosulfonyl)benzoate (see H.R. 4431), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------fenpyroximate (see H.R. 4439), H2030 [19AP]
      ------flutolanil (see H.R. 4432), H2030 [19AP]
      ------lamps used in liquid chromatographs or spectrophotometry 
        (see H.R. 4429), H2030 [19AP]
      ------men's footwear (see H.R. 4502, 4503), H2064 [24AP]
      ------methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-
        1,3,5- triazin-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]-3- 
        methylbenzoate mixtures (see H.R. 4428), H2030 [19AP]
      ------phenyl (4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl) carbamate (see H.R. 
        4427), H2030 [19AP]
      ------phosphoric acid (see H.R. 4436), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyraflufen-ethyl (see H.R. 4434), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyrithiobac-sodium (see H.R. 4430), H2030 [19AP]
      ------6-amino-5-chloro-2-cyclopropyl-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic 
        acid and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5033), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon (see H.R. 4422), H2029 
        [19AP]
      ------thiamethoxam (see H.R. 4437), H2030 [19AP]
      ------triasulfuron (see H.R. 4435), H2030 [19AP]
      ------trifloxysulfuron-sodium (see H.R. 4438), H2030 [19AP]
      ------2-chlorobenzenesulfonyl isocyanate (see H.R. 5031), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------women's footwear (see H.R. 4504, 4505), H2064 [24AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (H.R. 3839), H219 [31JA]
      Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited 
        consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the 
        Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of 
        Information and Regulatory Affairs (H.R. 5720), H2646 [10MY]
      Tariff: black 661 inkjet printing ink (H.R. 4425), H2031 [19AP]
      ------black 820 inkjet printing ink (H.R. 4426), H2031 [19AP]
      ------buprofezin (H.R. 4433), H2032 [19AP]
      ------cyan 1 RO inkjet printing ink (H.R. 4424), H2031 [19AP]
      ------cyan 854 inkjet printing ink (H.R. 4423), H2031 [19AP]
      ------cymoxanil and inert ingredients mixtures (H.R. 5032), 
        H2277 [27AP]
      ------ethyl 2-(isocyanatosulfonyl)benzoate (H.R. 4431), H2032 
        [19AP]
      ------fenpyroximate (H.R. 4439), H2032 [19AP]
      ------flutolanil (H.R. 4432), H2032 [19AP]
      ------lamps used in liquid chromatographs or spectrophotometry 
        (H.R. 4429), H2032 [19AP]
      ------men's footwear (H.R. 4502), H2067 [24AP]
      ------men's footwear (H.R. 4503), H2067 [24AP]
      ------methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-
        1,3,5- triazin-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]-3- 
        methylbenzoate mixtures (H.R. 4428), H2031 [19AP]
      ------phenyl (4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl) carbamate (H.R. 
        4427), H2031 [19AP]
      ------phosphoric acid (H.R. 4436), H2032 [19AP]
      ------pyraflufen-ethyl (H.R. 4434), H2032 [19AP]
      ------pyrithiobac-sodium (H.R. 4430), H2032 [19AP]
      ------6-amino-5-chloro-2-cyclopropyl-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic 
        acid and inert ingredients mixtures (H.R. 5033), H2277 [27AP]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon (H.R. 4422), H2031 [19AP]
      ------thiamethoxam (H.R. 4437), H2032 [19AP]
      ------triasulfuron (H.R. 4435), H2032 [19AP]
      ------trifloxysulfuron-sodium (H.R. 4438), H2032 [19AP]
      ------2-chlorobenzenesulfonyl isocyanate (H.R. 5031), H2277 
        [27AP]
      ------women's footwear (H.R. 4504), H2067 [24AP]
      ------women's footwear (H.R. 4505), H2067 [24AP]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1743 [29MR]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages, H3281 [31MY]
      ------address critical drug shortages (H.R. 3839), H387 [2FE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3281 [31MY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, 
        E1318 [25JY]
      SEC: clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1261 [7MR]
      Securities: require brokers underwriting initial public 
        offerings for emerging growth companies be held to strict 
        liability for publicly released research and that certain 
        communications be filed with the SEC, H1261 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H906 [17FE], H1237, H1249, H1261 [7MR]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        E1041 [12JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H6174 [20SE], E189 
        [14FE]
  Tributes
      Gilligan, Robert F., H5872 [12SE]
      Moyer, Maurice, H1440 [21MR], E346 [8MR]




CARNEY, JOHN K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E536 [16AP], E560 [17AP]




CARNEY, RALPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1514 [13SE]




CARNIVAL CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Costa Concordia (vessel): failure of safety measures aboard 
        cruise liner, E328 [7MR]
  Testimonies
      Costa Concordia (vessel) Cruise Liner Safety Measures Failure: 
        Brian Aho, E328 [7MR]




CAROL, WILLIAM

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3048 [9MY]




CAROL CITY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Lopes, Alexandre: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1351 [31JY]




CAROLINE COUNTY, MD

  Bills and resolutions
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]




CARON, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1731 [2NO]




CARPENTER, BRIDGETT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E171 [9FE]




CARPENTER, CHARLES W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1648 [21SE]




CARPENTER, CLAYTON

  Remarks in House
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]




CARPENTER, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1268 [18JY]




CARPENTER, G. KENNETH

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




CARPENTER, WYATT

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E9 [10JA]




CARPER, THOMAS R. (a Senator from Delaware)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3912 [11JN], 
        S3999 [12JN], S4153 [13JN], S4240 [18JN], S4352 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6277 [12SE], S6363 [13SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5891, S5896 [1AU]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2333 
        [16AP], S2435 [17AP], S2514, S2515 [18AP], S2687 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2174 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S536 [9FE], S851, S861, S862, S871 
        [16FE], S1385, S1395 [5MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5678 [30JY], S5724, 
        S5789 [31JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Lugar Proved `Bipartisanship' Serves Principles Well, Ted 
        Kaufman, Wilmington (DE) News Journal, S3274 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 
        [5MR]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see S. 2885), 
        S6271 [12SE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 811), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (see S. 2119), S850 [16FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Agriculture 
        Inspection (see S. 1673), S5134 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 
        3328), S4417 [21JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S1540 [8MR]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S2928 [7MY]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204, 3394), S5979 [2AU]
      ------implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial 
        banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules 
        (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5979 [2AU]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1423 [6MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3130 [14MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S5381 [25JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S6108 [11SE]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 818), 
        S4822 [10JY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S6064 [10SE]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4637 [26JN]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting 
        of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see S. 1423), S6546 [20SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S2326 [16AP] (see S. 3369), S5048 
        [16JY]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 555), 
        S4368 [20JN]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S4205 [14JN]
      Tariff: difenoconazole and mefenoxam mixtures (see S. 2618), 
        S2924 [7MY]
      ------flubendiamide (see S. 2617), S2924 [7MY]
      ------1,3-benzenedicarbonitrile (see S. 2619), S2924 [7MY]
      ------pyraflufen-ethyl (see S. 2616), S2924 [7MY]
      Taxation: clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not 
        constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable 
        electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S1791 [19MR]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4789 [9JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S1614 [13MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4725 
        [28JN]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2218), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S1050 
        [27FE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provide 
        exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements 
        (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges 
        from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-
        Federal sources to count military and veterans' education 
        benefits under such rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (see S. 3315), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal 
        real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
      Tariff: benzene, 2,4-dichloro-1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl) 
        (see S. 2597), S2923 [7MY]
      ------black 661 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2606), S2923 [7MY]
      ------black 820 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2607), S2923 [7MY]
      ------buprofezin (see S. 2602), S2923 [7MY]
      ------cyan 1 RO inkjet printing ink (see S. 2605), S2923 [7MY]
      ------cyan 854 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2604), S2923 [7MY]
      ------dichloroacetyl chloride (see S. 2598), S2923 [7MY]
      ------fenpyroximate (see S. 2599), S2923 [7MY]
      ------flutolanil (see S. 2601), S2923 [7MY]
      ------phosphoric acid, tris (2-ethylhexyl) ester (see S. 2595), 
        S2923 [7MY]
      ------pyraflufen-ethyl (see S. 2600), S2923 [7MY]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 2592), S2923 [7MY]
      ------thiamethoxam (see S. 2594), S2923 [7MY]
      ------tolfenpyrad technical (see S. 2603), S2923 [7MY]
      ------triasulfuron (see S. 2596), S2923 [7MY]
      ------trifloxysulfuron-sodium (see S. 2593), S2923 [7MY]
      ------ultraviolet lamps filled with deuterium gas (see S. 2591), 
        S2923 [7MY]
  Cloture motions
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4195 [14JN], 
        S4352 [20JN]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing, S4196 [14JN]
      Budget: deficit, S3204 [16MY], S4193 [14JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3204 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3204 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3204 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3204 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3204 [16MY]
      Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4284 [19JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5715 [31JY]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S3274 [17MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit 
        entities to implement farm to school programs that improve 
        access to local foods in eligible schools, S4196 [14JN]
      ------eliminate farm subsidies, S4195 [14JN]
      ------improve crop insurance, S4195 [14JN]
      ------improve efficiency, digestibility, and nutritional value 
        of food for poultry and livestock, S4196 [14JN], S4352 [20JN]
      ------promote access to healthful foods in areas known as health 
        deserts, S4196 [14JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S4194 [14JN]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S2217 
        [29MR]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4283 [19JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4324 [20JN]
      ------establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for 
        the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S342 [6FE], S4194 [14JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3557 [24MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: limit conference expenses, 
        S2640 [24AP]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S2804 [26AP], S4193, 
        S4196 [14JN]
      Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), S4194 [14JN]
      ------transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-
        inventor-to-file system, S4194 [14JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S2214 [29MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S2214 [29MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2215 [29MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3559 [24MY]
      Postal Service: encourage colocation of an employee at a 
        commercial or government entity to maintain local access to 
        postal services, S2642 [24AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2379 [17AP], 
        S2635, S2640, S2642 [24AP], S2687 [25AP], S2805 [26AP], S4195 
        [14JN]
      ------limit compensation of Postal Service executives, S2687 
        [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2216 [29MR]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, S2215 [29MR]
      ------national energy policy, S2216 [29MR]
      ------promote diligent development of Federal oil and gas 
        leases, S2216 [29MR]
      Privacy: protect consumers and businesses from identity theft 
        and require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1649 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S415 [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S4195 [14JN]
      ------prohibit imposition of new tolls on the Federal-aid 
        system, S1649 [14MR]
      ------provide States with additional flexibility to implement 
        tolls on interstate highways, S1649 [14MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S4195 [14JN]
      Smyrna, DE: anniversary of Citizens' Hose Fire Co. No. 1, 
        S2919 [7MY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5715 [31JY], S5813 
        [1AU]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S4194 
        [14JN]
  Tributes
      Gilligan, Robert F., S6537 [20SE]
      Lugar, Senator, S3274 [17MY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1915 [21MR]
      Parets, Paul L., S4458 [25JN]




CARPINTERIA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce: anniversary, E78 [25JA]




CARR, BOB (a former Representative from Michigan)

  Remarks
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4698 
        [10JY]




CARR, CLESPIE WEST

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E12 [13JA]




CARR, MICHELLE

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




CARREIRO, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




CARRENO ROJAS, J. REFUGIO

  Reports filed
      Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 823) (H. Rept. 
        112-619), H5200 [24JY]




CARRIED INTEREST FAIRNESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4016), H725 [14FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4016), E187 [14FE]




CARRIGNAN, WAYNE E.

  Letters
      Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding, H5059 [19JY]




CARROLL, ANNALEE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1570 [19SE]




CARROLL, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E747 [9MY]




CARROLL, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1007 [7JN]




CARROLL COUNTY, MO

  Remarks in House
      Carrollton, MO: anniversary of Carrollton Area Chamber of 
        Commerce, E297 [1MR]




CARROLLTON, GA

  Bills and resolutions
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village: designate (see H.R. 6374), H5859 
        [11SE]
  Remarks in House
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village: opening, E1500 [12SE], E1660 
        [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Horton's Books & Gifts (business): anniversary, S1845 [20MR]




CARROLLTON, MO

  Remarks in House
      Carrollton Area Chamber of Commerce: anniversary, E297 [1MR]




CARROLLTON, TX

  Remarks in House
      Carrollton Black Cemetery: tribute, E1181 [29JN]




CARRUTH, RICHARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E916 [31MY]




CARRUTHERS, EMILY

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E737 [9MY]




CARSON, ANDRE (a Representative from Indiana)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3054, H3061, H3062 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H2034 [19AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5766 [10SE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see H.R. 6293), 
        H5704 [2AU]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2447 [8MY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H5526 [31JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6298 
        [28SE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4686 [9JY]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]
      ------improve education and prevention related to campus sexual 
        violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking 
        (see H.R. 2016), H5526 [31JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H4864 [12JY]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H5631 [1AU]
      Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H220 [31JA]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4864 [12JY]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H3404 [1JN]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 
        1612), H1846 [16AP]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 
        6390), H5999 [13SE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5923 [12SE]
      ------establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 531), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6033), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------revise and extend projects relating to children and 
        violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive 
        mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H571 [7FE]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (see H.R. 6003), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H3105 [17MY]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H903 [16FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------require certain Federal job training and career education 
        programs give priority to programs that provide a national 
        industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H2033 [19AP]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 
        3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2033 [19AP]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H3733 [18JN]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see H.R. 5996), H5712 [2AU]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H1847 [16AP]
      Discrimination: condemn illicit and religious profiling and 
        surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police 
        Dept., and call for a Federal investigation of such 
        surveillance (see H. Res. 651), H3662 [7JN]
      Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure 
        Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone 
        marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H5630 [1AU]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1367 
        [16MR]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild 
        and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways 
        back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H159 
        [24JA]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H2033 [19AP]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H5766 [10SE]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H376 [1FE]
      Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote 
        responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see 
        H.R. 2193), H571 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H2570 [9MY]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish 
        (see H.R. 3300), H79 [18JA]
      Financial institutions: allow non-federally insured credit 
        unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system 
        (see H.R. 6105), H4827 [11JY]
      ------establish fair and transparent practices related to 
        marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at 
        depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 [9MY]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------provide amortization authority in certain situations for 
        capital calculation under the Financial Institutions 
        Examination Council Consolidated Reports of Condition and 
        Income (see H.R. 1356), H2033 [19AP]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H945 [17FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5526 
        [31JY]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H4828 [11JY]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H4775 [10JY]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H4775 [10JY]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5861 [11SE]
      Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted 
        single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H5010 [18JY]
      Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense 
        services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross 
        violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see 
        H.R. 5749), H5712 [2AU]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H187 [27JA]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5331 [30JY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H220 [31JA]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H476 [3FE]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H4869 [13JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6062 [14SE]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Nuclear energy: ensure that nuclear powerplants can withstand 
        and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong 
        storms, or other events that threaten a major impact (see H.R. 
        1242), H2033 [19AP]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (see H.R. 190), H182 [25JA]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H4775 [10JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to 
        regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H2288 [27AP]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H5712 [2AU]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5711 [2AU]
      Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H2072 [24AP]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H5712 [2AU]
      SBA: improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity 
        building grant program and establish an Office of Youth 
        Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H2033 [19AP]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5526 [31JY]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 3501), H79 [18JA]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2033 [19AP]
      Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids 
        (see H.R. 1479), H3363 [31MY]
      ------allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5010 [18JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial 
        buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal 
        residences (see H.R. 5930), H3698 [8JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2288 [27AP]
      ------make permanent and increase credit for increasing research 
        activities and increase domestic production activities 
        deduction for property for which research and development 
        occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 689), H375 [1FE]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H4065 
        [26JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H726 [14FE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        2853), H512 (see H.R. 3884), H513 [6FE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H2033 [19AP]
      Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in 
        human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their 
        families (see H.R. 156), H1846 [16AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5712 [2AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H5328 [26JY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H2288 [27AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1846 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Colleges and universities: provide students with information 
        from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Program and 
        Occupational Outlook Handbook (see H.R. 6458), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants to enhance the most 
        effective freezing methods to improve access to affordable and 
        locally produced specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Colleges and universities: provide students with information 
        from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Program and 
        Occupational Outlook Handbook (H.R. 6458), H6233 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants to enhance the most 
        effective freezing methods to improve access to affordable and 
        locally produced specialty crops (H.R. 6457), H6233 [20SE]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (H.R. 4205), H1391 
        [19MR]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (H.R. 6256), H5630 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3054, H3064 [17MY]
      ------prohibit military promotion boards from considering any 
        information regarding mental health or addiction issues, 
        except in cases where individuals are determined to be a 
        danger to themselves or others, H3054 [17MY]
      ------provide mental health assessments to troops during 
        deployment to Afghanistan, H3064 [17MY]
      ------survey all deployed troops to find lapses in equipment 
        provided by the military, H3064 [17MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4120 [27JN]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        E954 [1JN]
      House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H4120 [27JN]
      Indiana Blood Center (organization): anniversary, E458 
        [27MR]
      Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, 
        E268 [28FE]
      ------tribute to International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 
        Local 481 for Circle of Light Holiday event, E1632 
        [21SE]
      ------tribute to Super Bowl XLVI, H581 [8FE]
      Medicare: reform, H701 [14FE]
      Murfreesboro, TN: community opposition to construction of 
        Murfreesboro Islamic Center, E947 [1JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H356 [1FE], H419 
        [2FE], H2303 [7MY], H2346 [8MY], E130 
        [3FE], E738 [9MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H370 [1FE], H2315 [7MY]
  Tributes
      Goldstone, Marcia, E1563 [19SE]
      Hall, Katie, H956 [27FE]
      Hardin, Boniface, E507 [29MR]
      Holmes, Gilbert, E435 [22MR]
      Odle, Samuel L., E1433 [3AU]
      Payne, Donald M., H1204 [6MR]
      Thomas, Booker, E1019 [7JN]
      Zahn, Tamara, E1264 [17JY]




CARSON, CA

  Remarks in House
      Carson Women's Club: tribute, E282 [29FE]
      Southern California Special Olympics: tribute, E632 [24AP]
      Union Cycliste Internationale: tribute to Para-cycling Track 
        World Championships, E144 [6FE]




CARSON, JENNY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




CARSON, RACHEL

  Bills and resolutions
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (see H.R. 6077), H4655 
        [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (H.R. 6077), E1196 [29JN]




CARTER, JAMES M.

  Bills and resolutions
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]




CARTER, JIMMY (39th President of the United States)

  Articles and editorials
      Cruel and Unusual Record, E1159 [27JN]




CARTER, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Iowa: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, E776 [10MY]




CARTER, JOHN R. (a Representative from Texas)

  Affidavits
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: Hitesh Patel, 
        H2406 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H221 [31JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1498 [21MR]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2289 [27AP]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H6234 [20SE]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H159 [24JA]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H3734 [18JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H727 [14FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Crime: provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign 
        commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see 
        H.R. 2221), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 
        1612), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Education: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 
        1342), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for annual reports on the 
        status of operational control of international land and 
        maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 
        6025), H5131 [23JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions 
        against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H160 [24JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 [27MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H4775 [10JY]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1543 [22MR]
      ------designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H187 [27JA]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H2715 [15MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Diseases: recognize potential for virtual elimination of 
        pediatric HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive 
        (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1392 [19MR]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (see 
        H.R. 3742), H441 [2FE]
      EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H694 [9FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps 
        of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 
        1865), H2569 [9MY]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas 
        platforms for artificial reefs (see H.R. 3429), H5328 [26JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H3163 [18MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1916 [17AP]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2715 
        [15MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      LSC: terminate (see H.R. 2774), H3662 [7JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1915 [17AP]
      Medicaid: increase price transparency of hospital information 
        and provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H27 
        [17JA]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4907 [17JY]
      ------extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 
        [18JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H3105 [17MY]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H903 [16FE]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H4869 [13JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H694 [9FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H571 [7FE]
      OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to 
        include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H376 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H726 [14FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5711 [2AU]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6069 [18SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5526 [31JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H4908 [17JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H476 [3FE]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6152 [19SE]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H476 [3FE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2813 [16MY]
      ------exempt sales of natural gas for use in natural gas 
        vehicles from the retail sales limitation on defining 
        independent producers of petroleum products (see H.R. 1712), 
        H182 [25JA]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H3105 
        [17MY]
      ------repeal credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles (see 
        H.R. 3768), H727 [14FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5631 [1AU]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H6280 [21SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H513 [6FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain 
        central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 
        agreement and take into account ongoing State and local 
        conservation efforts (see H.R. 6219), H5327 [26JY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Tariff: photomask blanks (see H.R. 4902), H2205 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain 
        central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 
        agreement and take into account ongoing State and local 
        conservation efforts (H.R. 6219), H5327 [26JY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (H.R. 6174), H5201 [24JY]
      Tariff: photomask blanks (H.R. 4902), H2209 [26AP]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S., H2794 [16MY]
      Army: anniversary, H3486 [6JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H5521 [31JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2794 [16MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H5518, H5520, H5521, H5522 
        [31JY]
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H982 
        [28FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
        funding, H3545 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3504, H3543, H3544, 
        H3545, H3547, H3548 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities, H2405 
        [8MY]
      ------State Criminal Alien Assistance Program suspension of 
        reimbursement to States for costs of incarcerating unknown 
        documented aliens, H3543 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6214 [20SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: submit report estimating the number of 
        lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the 
        economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor 
        vehicles, H6214 [20SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3318 [31MY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H207, H208, H209, 
        H212, H213 [31JA]
      FEMA: State and local grant programs funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]
      Fort Hood, TX: anniversary of Air Force 3d Weather Squadron, 
        E520 [16AP]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H209, 
        H212, H213 [31JA]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2405 [8MY]
      Temple, TX: closing of South Temple Post Office, H519 [7FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: Federal Flight Deck 
        Officer program funding, H3548 [6JN]
      ------funding, H3547 [6JN]
  Tributes
      Burrow, George D., E709 [7MY]
      Domeracki, Henry, E1264 [17JY]
      Fu, Xiuqui (Bob), E1311 [24JY]




CARTER, WILLIE H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1694 [12OC]




CARTER COUNTY, TN

  Remarks in House
      Bowers, Arthur B. (Deacon): Tennessee Dept. of Labor and 
        Workforce Development James H. Collier Service Award 
        recipient, E1648 [21SE]




CARTHAGE, MO

  Remarks in House
      Putnam, William, Jr.: National Eagle Scout Association 
        Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]
      ------National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Scout 
        Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]




CARTON, CLINT J.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1727 [26OC]




CARUSO, JULIE

  Remarks in House
      Pembroke (MA) Express: Citizen of the Year award recipient, E200 
        [15FE]




CARUTH, LAWRENCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1254 [17JY]




CARVER, MA

  Remarks in House
      Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association: anniversary, E1416 
        [3AU]




CASAS, DANIEL

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E426 [22MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E426 [22MR]




CASCIO, VICTOR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1584 [21SE]




CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, 
        S4457 [25JN]




CASEY, LES AND CHERI

  Remarks in House
      SBA: Central California Small Business Person of the Year award 
        recipients, E891 [25MY]




CASEY, ROBERT E., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E420 [22MR]




CASEY, ROBERT P., JR. (a Senator from Pennsylvania)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3867, S3868, 
        S3869 [7JN], S3999 [12JN], S4273, S4306 [19JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6065 [10SE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2509 
        [18AP], S2688 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2087, S2093 [27MR], S2180, S2181 
        [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S572, S576 [13FE], S639, S655 
        [14FE], S863, S871 [16FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1804, S1806 [19MR], S1848 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4897 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5872 [1AU], S5980 
        [2AU]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, 
        D2 [3JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S4370 [20JN]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S4725 [28JN]
      Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 
        [5MR]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S4774 [29JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S1933 [21MR]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S2087 [27MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S4675 [27JN]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        S. 1886), S1195 [1MR]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see S. 3227), S6456 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ``produced'' to include 
        melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on 
        procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see 
        S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S1933 [21MR]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), 
        S851 [16FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see S. 1629), S351 [6FE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3457), S6341 
        [13SE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see S. 3049), S3978 [12JN]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. 
        Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP]
      District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative 
        Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), 
        S2245 [29MR]
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S2086 [27MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see S. 1409), S1577 [12MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2970 [8MY]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6065 [10SE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S3729 [5JN]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2732 [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2602 [23AP]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 
        [19JN]
      Law enforcement officers: include fire police officers in the 
        list of officers who are eligible for public safety officers' 
        death benefits (see S. 1315), S495 [9FE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5487 [26JY]
      Medicare: clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient 
        admission to and care furnished in participating long-term 
        care hospitals (see S. 1486), S164 [30JA]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S3175 [15MY]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 424), S75 
        [24JA]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see S. 738), S2602 [23AP]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), 
        S3977 [12JN]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        (see S. 1749), S3329 [21MY]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        553), S6271 [12SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), 
        S3782 [6JN]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. 
        Res. 468), S3329 [21MY]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S4951 [12JY]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see 
        S. 394), S1422 [6MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S2031 [26MR]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      SBA: remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S2656 [24AP]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S388 
        [7FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see S. 1933), S1384 [5MR]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S1933 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6627 [21SE]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1933 
        [21MR]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see S. 3514), S5977 [2AU]
      Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4370 [20JN]
      Taxation: make permanent and increase credit for increasing 
        research activities and increase domestic production 
        activities deduction for property for which research and 
        development occurred in the U.S. (see S. 3307), S4238 [18JN]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S2001 
        [22MR]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2732 [25AP]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 3364), S5048 [16JY]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]
      Teen Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 573), S6628 
        [21SE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), 
        S5871 [1AU]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S5487 [26JY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S6458 [19SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]
      ------ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought 
        against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 634), S42 
        [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Controlled Substances Act: prevent abuse of dextromethorphan 
        (see S. 3376), S4893 [11JY]
      Courts: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and 
        retaliation (see S. 2127), S909 [17FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor 
        Program (see S. 3354), S4724 [28JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish national program for arts and 
        technology (see S. 2263), S2242 [29MR]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see 
        S. 2142), S1147 [29FE]
      FDA: reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new 
        medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 
        [2FE]
      Mental health: issue a semipostal stamp for research and 
        demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders 
        (see S. 2472), S2823 [26AP]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR]
      National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 565), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Natural gas: promote domestic development and deployment and 
        expedite transition to natural gas as a vehicle fuel (see S. 
        2070), S350 [6FE]
      ------provide assistance to States to carry out initiatives to 
        promote the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel and 
        public and private investment in natural gas vehicles and 
        transportation infrastructure (see S. 3437), S5381 [25JY]
      Pennsylvania: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
        Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware 
        and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 411), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see S. 3386), S5047 [16JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      ------provide humanitarian assistance and support a transition 
        to democracy (see S. 3498), S5977 [2AU]
      Tariff: Agilon 400 (see S. 2661), S2924 [7MY]
      ------air pressure distillation columns (see S. 2731), S2926 
        [7MY]
      ------alkene polylmers with maleic anhydride, 2-(1-piperazinyl) 
        ethylimides, diisononyl phthalate and bis(1-methylethyl)-
        naphthalene mixture (see S. 2740), S2926 [7MY]
      ------alpha-phenyl-2-piperdylacetic acid (see S. 2732), S2926 
        [7MY]
      ------alpha-threo phenyl-2-piperidyl acetamide (see S. 2730), 
        S2926 [7MY]
      ------aminocyclopyrachlor and inert ingredients mixtures (see S. 
        2750), S2926 [7MY]
      ------Ancamine 2422 (see S. 2675), S2925 [7MY]
      ------Bayderm bottom DLV-N (see S. 2709), S2925 [7MY]
      ------Bayowet C4 (see S. 2712), S2925 [7MY]
      ------benzamine, dodecyl-, branched (see S. 2748), S2926 [7MY]
      ------brine electrolysis ion exchange apparatus (see S. 2660), 
        S2924 [7MY]
      ------captan (see S. 2771), S2926 [7MY]
      ------cerium nitrate (see S. 2739), S2926 [7MY]
      ------chemical mixtures (see S. 2727), S2925 (see S. 2733), 
        S2926 [7MY]
      ------chemicals (see S. 2772), S2926 [7MY]
      ------chlorobenzene (see S. 2694), S2925 [7MY]
      ------chloromethylbenzene (see S. 2715), S2925 [7MY]
      ------cypermethrin (see S. 2780), S2926 [7MY]
      ------cyprosulfamide mixtures (see S. 2726), S2925 [7MY]
      ------di-cup organic peroxide (see S. 2711), S2925 [7MY]
      ------diethenyl-benzene polymer with ethenylbenzene and 
        ethenylethylbenzene, sulfonated (see S. 2653), S2924 [7MY]
      ------dimethyl carbonate polymer with 1,6-hexanediol copolymer 
        and 2-oxepanone (see S. 2763), S2926 [7MY]
      ------dimethyl dicarbonate (see S. 2697), S2925 [7MY]
      ------dimethylisopropylamine (DMIPA) (see S. 2687), S2925 [7MY]
      ------Disflamoll DPK (see S. 2718), S2925 [7MY]
      ------Disflamoll TOF (see S. 2684), S2925 [7MY]
      ------11-aminoundecanoic acid (see S. 2698), S2925 [7MY]
      ------europium oxide (see S. 2744), S2926 [7MY]
      ------ferroniobium (see S. 2673), S2925 [7MY]
      ------fiberglass sheets used in flooring (see S. 2708), S2925 
        [7MY]
      ------5-amino-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexanemethanamine, 1,3-
        butanediol and 1,1'methylenebis[4-isocyanatocyclohexane], Me 
        Et ketone oxime- polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether blocked 
        hexanedioic acid, dihydrazide polymer (see S. 2773), S2926 
        [7MY]
      ------5(1,1-dimethylheptyl) resorcinol (see S. 2736), S2926 
        [7MY]
      ------fluopyram and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2681), S2925 [7MY]
      ------fluopyram and prothioconazole mixtures (see S. 2719), 
        S2925 [7MY]
      ------fluopyram and pyrimethanil mixtures (see S. 2721), S2925 
        [7MY]
      ------fluopyram and tebuconazole mixtures (see S. 2680), S2925 
        [7MY]
      ------fluopyram and trifloxystrobin mixtures (see S. 2720), 
        S2925 [7MY]
      ------formaldehyde polymers with aniline and with 4,4'-
        methylendianiline mixtures (see S. 2738), S2926 [7MY]
      ------fosetyl-Al (see S. 2704), S2925 [7MY]
      ------4,4'-oxydianiline (see S. 2754), S2926 [7MY]
      ------4-bromobenzyl bromide (see S. 2734), S2926 [7MY]
      ------gadolinium oxide (see S. 2741), S2926 [7MY]
      ------helium (see S. 2735), S2926 [7MY]
      ------iminodisuccinate (see S. 2706), S2925 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with divinylbenzene, thio functionalized (see S. 
        2657), S2924 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin of benzene, diethenyl, polymer with 
        ethenylbenzene and ethenylethylbenzene, chloromethylated, 
        trimethylaminoquaternized (see S. 2683), S2925 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder comprising a copolymer of 
        methacrylic acid cross-linked with divinylbenzene, potassium 
        ionic form (see S. 2656), S2924 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin-methanamine, N methyl reaction products 
        with chloromethylated divinylbenzene-styrene polymer (see S. 
        2658), S2924 [7MY]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics containing elastomeric yarn 
        (see S. 2743), S2926 [7MY]
      ------Lambda-Cy (see S. 2766), S2926 [7MY]
      ------lanthanum, cerium, and terbium phosphates mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see S. 2747), S2926 [7MY]
      ------lanthanum oxide (see S. 2742), S2926 [7MY]
      ------Levapren-Levamel (see S. 2707), S2925 [7MY]
      ------liquid-filled glass bulbs designed for sprinkler systems 
        and other release devices (see S. 2769), S2926 [7MY]
      ------metallic manganese (see S. 2669), S2925 [7MY]
      ------methanesulfonic acid (see S. 2714), S2925 [7MY]
      ------methanesulfonyl chloride (see S. 2717), S2925 [7MY]
      ------methyl sulfanilylcarbamate sodium salt (see S. 2777), 
        S2926 [7MY]
      ------methylated and butylated melamine-formaldehyde polymer 
        (see S. 2659), S2924 [7MY]
      ------micro-porous, ultrafine, spherical polyamide powders of 
        polyamide 6; polyamide-12; and polyamide 6, 12 (see S. 2693), 
        S2925 [7MY]
      ------N,N'N''-[(2,4,5-trioxo-1,3,5-triazine-1,3,5(2H,4H,6H)-
        triyl)tris[methylene(3,5,5-trimetyl-3,1-
        cyclohexanediyl)]]tris[hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-azepine-1-
        carboxamide (see S. 2775), S2926 [7MY]
      ------n-ethyl-n-benzyl aniline (see S. 2751), S2926 [7MY]
      ------N-[(4-methoxymethyl)-1-phenylmethyl-4-piperidinyl]N-
        phenylpropanamide-ethanedioate (see S. 2674), S2925 [7MY]
      ------nitroaniline (see S. 2756), S2926 [7MY]
      ------N-[methoxy(methylthio)phosphinoyl] acetamide formulation 
        (see S. 2774), S2926 [7MY]
      ------o-acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) (see S. 2758), S2926 
        [7MY]
      ------1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid (see S. 2672), S2925 
        [7MY]
      ------1,6-diisocyanato-hexane homopolymer, polyethylene-
        polypropylene glycol mono-Bu ether blocked (see S. 2779), 
        S2926 [7MY]
      ------1,6-hexanediol and 1,5-pentanediol dimethyl carbonate 
        polymer (see S. 2767), S2926 [7MY]
      ------1,6-hexanediol-dimethyl carbonate copolymer (see S. 2765), 
        S2926 [7MY]
      ------1,3-diisocyanatomethylbenzene, polymer with 1,6-
        diisocyanatohexane (see S. 2786), S2927 [7MY]
      ------1,2,3-propanetriol, polymer with 2,4-diisocyanato-1-
        methylbenzene, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, 
        methyloxirane and oxirane (see S. 2784), S2927 [7MY]
      ------1-benzyl-4-phenyl-4-piperidine carboxylic acid ethyl ester 
        HCl (see S. 2677), S2925 [7MY]
      ------1H-[1,2,4]triazole (see S. 2678), S2925 [7MY]
      ------1-(2-chloroethyl)-4-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-5H-tetrazol-5-one 
        (see S. 2671), S2925 [7MY]
      ------oryzalin (see S. 2782), S2927 [7MY]
      ------oxyfluorfen (see S. 2768), S2926 [7MY]
      ------p-dichlorobenzene (see S. 2695), S2925 [7MY]
      ------phenmedipham (see S. 2701), S2925 [7MY]
      ------phenyl esters of C10 C18 alkylsulfonic acids mixtures (see 
        S. 2692), S2925 [7MY]
      ------phenyl isocyanate (see S. 2665), S2924 [7MY]
      ------phenyl-2-pyridyl acetamide (see S. 2728), S2926 [7MY]
      ------phosphorus sulfochloride (see S. 2699), S2925 [7MY]
      ------picoxystrobin (see S. 2752), S2926 [7MY]
      ------pigment violet 23 (see S. 2663), S2924 [7MY]
      ------pigments based on titanium dioxide (see S. 2662), S2924 
        [7MY]
      ------piperazine co-polymerized copolyamide resin high-
        temperature melt adhesive pellets (see S. 2696), S2925 [7MY]
      ------p-nitrotoluene (see S. 2691), S2925 [7MY]
      ------polyisocyanate cross linking agent products containing 
        triphenylmethane triisocyanate in solvents (see S. 2788), 
        S2927 [7MY]
      ------poly(methyl methacrylate) (see S. 2690), S2925 [7MY]
      ------poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate) (see S. 2689), S2925 
        [7MY]
      ------poly(toluene diisocyanate) (see S. 2760), S2926 [7MY]
      ------potassium 1,3-dioxo-1H,3H-naphthol[1,8-cd]pyran-6-
        sulfonate (see S. 2753), S2926 [7MY]
      ------Preventol O extra (see S. 2789), S2927 [7MY]
      ------Preventol ON extra preservative (see S. 2686), S2925 [7MY]
      ------p-toluidine (see S. 2688), S2925 [7MY]
      ------pyrimethanil (see S. 2700), S2925 [7MY]
      ------pyromellitic dianhydride (see S. 2757), S2926 [7MY]
      ------rolled glass in sheets (see S. 2679), S2925 [7MY]
      ------(RS)-1-(B-allyloxy-2,4-dichlorophenethyl)imidazole (see S. 
        2724), S2925 [7MY]
      ------smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets of a type primarily used 
        as acoustical facing for ceiling panels (see S. 2705), S2925 
        [7MY]
      ------spirodiclofen (see S. 2702), S2925 [7MY]
      ------spirotetramat (see S. 2722), S2925 [7MY]
      ------stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds (see S. 
        2737), S2926 [7MY]
      ------strong base anionic resin (see S. 2682), S2925 [7MY]
      ------styrene, ar-ethyl-, polymer with divinylbenzene and 
        styrene beads with low ash (see S. 2655), S2924 [7MY]
      ------tetraethylammonium perfluoroctanesulfonate (see S. 2716), 
        S2925 [7MY]
      ------thiacloprid (see S. 2723), S2925 [7MY]
      ------thidiazuron (see S. 2725), S2925 [7MY]
      ------thionyl chloride (see S. 2710), S2925 [7MY]
      ------thiophanate methyl (see S. 2787), S2927 [7MY]
      ------thiophanate methyl and application adjuvants mixtures (see 
        S. 2776), S2926 [7MY]
      ------3,5,5-trimethylhexylamine (see S. 2759), S2926 [7MY]
      ------3,5-dimethyl-1,2-diazole with polymer of hexane-1,6-diyl 
        diisocyanate in organic solvent reaction product (see S. 2770, 
        2778), S2926 [7MY]
      ------3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (see S. 
        2755), S2926 [7MY]
      ------triethylenediamine (see S. 2729), S2926 [7MY]
      ------tris(4-isocyanatophenyl)thiophosphate mixtures (see S. 
        2762), S2926 [7MY]
      ------tungsten carbide (see S. 2670), S2925 [7MY]
      ------tungsten concentrate (see S. 2666), S2924 [7MY]
      ------tungsten oxide (see S. 2668), S2925 [7MY]
      ------2,5-dimethyl-2, 5 hexanediol (dimethylhexanediol) (see S. 
        2685), S2925 [7MY]
      ------2,3-dichloronitrobenzene (see S. 2664), S2924 [7MY]
      ------2-acetylbutyrolactone (see S. 2703), S2925 [7MY]
      ------2-butyl-5-chloro-3H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde (see S. 
        2676), S2925 [7MY]
      ------2-chlorotoluene (see S. 2713), S2925 [7MY]
      ------2-ethylhexylamine (see S. 2761), S2926 [7MY]
      ------2-oxepanone polymer with 1,4-butanediol and 5-isocyanato-
        1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethyl-cyclohexane, 2-ethyl-1-
        hexanol-blocked (see S. 2783), S2927 [7MY]
      ------2-propenoic acid, polymer with diethenylbenzene (see S. 
        2654), S2924 [7MY]
      ------vacuum-grade ferroniobium (see S. 2667), S2925 [7MY]
      ------vat violet 10 (see S. 2764), S2926 [7MY]
      ------water-dispersible polyisocyanate products in nexamethylene 
        diisocyanate trimer and cyclohexanamine, N,N-demethyl-, 3-
        (cyclohexylamino)-1-propanesulfonic acid-blocked 1,6-
        diisocyanathohexane homopolymer (see S. 2781), S2926 [7MY]
      ------xylidine mixtures (see S. 2745), S2926 [7MY]
      ------yttrium oxide and europium oxide mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see S. 2749), S2926 [7MY]
      ------yttrium oxides (see S. 2746), S2926 [7MY]
      ------zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate (see S. 2785), S2927 [7MY]
      Taxation: clarify tax treatment of certain life insurance 
        contract transactions (see S. 2048), S208 [31JA]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3233), S3516 [23MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 
        3565), S6454 [19SE]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1372 [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Poems
      ``Legend of Latrobe,'' Albert C. Caswell, S6440 [19SE]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, 
        S3224-S3226 [16MY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4273 [19JN], 
        S4391 [21JN]
      Brann, Matthew W.: nomination to be district judge, S6520 [20SE]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Cheyney University: anniversary, S1144 [29FE]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (S. Res. 
        465), S3239 [16MY]
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), S3241 [16MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3167 [15MY]
      ------determine the price of all milk used for manufactured 
        purposes by using the national average cost of production, 
        S4391 [21JN]
      ------establish a program to provide loans for local farms, 
        ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and 
        nutrition and reduce energy consumption, S4391 [21JN]
      ------require more frequent dairy reporting and conduct a study 
        of the feasibility of establishing two classes of milk, S4273 
        [19JN]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, S6538 [20SE]
      Drexel University: tribute to 11th Street Family Health Services 
        Center, S1419 [6MR]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (S. Res. 464), S3239 [16MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S6601 [21SE]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, S5204 [19JY]
      Mannion, Malachy E.: nomination to be district judge, S6520 
        [20SE]
      Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship: anniversary, 
        S5727 [31JY]
      Morocco: U.S. policy, S5727 [31JY]
      Moses, George: National Low Income Housing Coalition Cushing 
        Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award recipient, S1998 
        [22MR]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 463), S3239 
        [16MY]
      Pakistan: U.S. policy, S3226 [16MY]
      Palmer, Arnold: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, S6440 [19SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5034 [16JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2688, S2689 [25AP]
      ------maintain current delivery time for market-dominant 
        products, S2688, S2689 [25AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S3239 [16MY]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S6520 [20SE]
      Railroads: allow Federal funds made available for purchase of 
        rolling stock to be used to purchase any equipment used for 
        high-speed rail, S1652 [14MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1652 [14MR]
      Scranton, PA: anniversary of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 
        S1144 [29FE]
      Senate: legislative program, S3241, S3242 [16MY]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S3239 [16MY]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5034 
        [16JY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4874 [11JY]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (S. 
        3233), S3518 [23MY]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, S2654 [24AP]
  Tributes
      Gray, William H., III, S1037 [27FE]
      Landrieu, Senator, S4874 [11JY]
      Lesniewski, Joseph A., S4294 [19JN]
      Lukasiewicz, Gary, S3421 [22MY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2227 [29MR]
      Moore, Henry L., S6538 [20SE]




CASEY COUNTY (KY) NEWS

  Articles and editorials
      Judge Weddle Remembered--Circuit Court Judge Dies Days After 
        Announcing Retirement, S2651 [24AP]




CASEYVILLE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Helitech (business): anniversary, E1681 [5OC]




CASH, SWIN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, 
        E1497 [12SE]




CASHELL, ROBERT A., SR.

  Letters
      Nomination of Miranda Du to be district judge, S2151 [28MR]




CASHIN, GERRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E467 [28MR]




CASS COUNTY, ND

  Remarks in Senate
      Laney, Paul: National Sheriffs' Association Sheriff of the Year 
        award recipient, S154 [30JA]




CASSADY-DORION, ZAK

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1878 [21MR]




CASSCELLS-HAMBY, MEG

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4946 [12JY]




CASSEL, DONA J.

  Poems
      ``Battle Cry, a Call to Action'', E1224 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1224 [11JY]




CASSIDY, BILL (a Representative from Louisiana)

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4146 [27JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 
        4390), H2570 [9MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H2716 [15MY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H4864 [12JY]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5631 [1AU]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H5079 [19JY]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3481 [5JN]
      ------eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers 
        to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]
      ------establish a demonstration program to facilitate physician 
        reentry into clinical practice to provide required primary 
        health services (see H.R. 5888), H6234 [20SE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4828 [11JY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modernize the integrated public 
        alert and warning system to disseminate homeland security and 
        other information (see H.R. 3563), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a system of background checks for 
        employers and employees of the electronic life safety and 
        security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 
        1331), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H2447 [8MY]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H2813 [16MY]
      Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering 
        entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence 
        when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to 
        a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 1145), H3363 [31MY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1017 [28FE]
      ------provide for regulation of medical gases (see H.R. 2227), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H3363 [31MY]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        H.R. 4237), H1916 [17AP]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H1916 [17AP]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H5331 [30JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H802 [15FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas 
        platforms for artificial reefs (see H.R. 3429), H4907 [17JY]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H5079 [19JY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H2033 [19AP]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3578 [6JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5009 [18JY]
      Medicare: cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home 
        needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and 
        disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or 
        similar program (see H.R. 3150), H5766 [10SE]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5009 [18JY]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H2288 [27AP]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H4064 [26JN]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6062 [14SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain 
        component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 3889), H2329 [7MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Power resources: provide local communities with tools to make 
        solar permitting more efficient (see H.R. 3664), H6280 [21SE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending 
        on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work 
        requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-
        tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H4864 [12JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H5009 
        [18JY]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H1915 [17AP]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H115 [23JA]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5711 [2AU]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H3363 [31MY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4157 [27JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3363 [31MY]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H4065 [26JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H79 [18JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3915 
        [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1016 [28FE]
      Medicaid: reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H3914 [20JN]
      Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Tariff: clodinafop (see H.R. 4479), H2039 [23AP]
      ------DEMBB (see H.R. 4475), H2039 [23AP]
      ------dimethyl hydrogen phosphite (see H.R. 5343), H2317 [7MY]
      ------glyoxylic acid (see H.R. 4440), H2030 [19AP]
      ------mesotrione (see H.R. 4473), H2039 [23AP]
      ------o-nitrophenol (see H.R. 4477), H2039 [23AP]
      ------phosphonic acid, maleic anhydride sodium salt complex (see 
        H.R. 5342), H2317 [7MY]
      ------pinoxaden (see H.R. 4478), H2039 [23AP]
      ------prodiamine (see H.R. 4476), H2039 [23AP]
      ------s-metolachlor (see H.R. 4474), H2039 [23AP]
      ------triflic acid (see H.R. 4442), H2030 [19AP]
      ------triflic anhydride (see H.R. 4441), H2030 [19AP]
      Taxation: permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (H.R. 6459), H6233 [20SE]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (H.R. 4095), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      Medicaid: reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H3915 [20JN]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (H.R. 4002), H693 [9FE]
      Tariff: clodinafop (H.R. 4479), H2040 [23AP]
      ------DEMBB (H.R. 4475), H2039 [23AP]
      ------dimethyl hydrogen phosphite (H.R. 5343), H2321 [7MY]
      ------glyoxylic acid (H.R. 4440), H2032 [19AP]
      ------mesotrione (H.R. 4473), H2039 [23AP]
      ------o-nitrophenol (H.R. 4477), H2040 [23AP]
      ------phosphonic acid, maleic anhydride sodium salt complex 
        (H.R. 5342), H2321 [7MY]
      ------pinoxaden (H.R. 4478), H2040 [23AP]
      ------prodiamine (H.R. 4476), H2040 [23AP]
      ------s-metolachlor (H.R. 4474), H2039 [23AP]
      ------triflic acid (H.R. 4442), H2032 [19AP]
      ------triflic anhydride (H.R. 4441), H2032 [19AP]
      Taxation: permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
  Poems
      ``Couragejun Cajun!,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1626 [21SE]
  Remarks
      Baton Rouge Area Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1624 [21SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4146 [27JN]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H4146 [27JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1440 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4731 [10JY]
      Louisiana State University: tribute to football team, H39 [18JA]
      Medicaid: reform, H5183, H5184, H5185 [24JY]
      ------reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 
        [24JY]
      Medicare: reform, H792 [15FE]
      National Black Home Educators (organization): tribute, 
        E1135 [26JN]
      Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas 
        drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H444 
        [3FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid 
        funding, H5183, H5184, H5185 [24JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H792 [15FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4731 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1440 [21MR]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1612 [21SE]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team, H39 [18JA]
      Votes: correction, H3035 [17MY]
      ------position on missed, H414 [2FE], H996 
        [28FE], H1827 [16AP], H4670 [9JY]
  Statements
      Dallas Healthcare Policy Conference: by, E1138 [26JN]
  Tributes
      Bayhi, M. Jeffery, H5022 [19JY]
      Cavalier, Clark, E1626 [21SE]




CASSIDY, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E682 [27AP]




CASTANEDA-ROMERO, NALENE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E978 [5JN]




CASTEEL, CHRIS

  Articles and editorials
      Senate Republicans To Block Vote on Oklahoma Nominee for Federal 
        Appeals Court, S5643 [30JY]




CASTLE, MICHAEL N. (a former Representative from Delaware)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]




CASTLE, SARAH

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




CASTLE HILLS, TX

  Remarks in House
      Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, E437 [26MR]




CASTOR, KATHY (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5011 
        [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws 
        to the business of health insurance to protect competition and 
        consumers (see H.R. 1150), H3177 [29MY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H1017 [28FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H4065 [26JN]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical 
        restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H5078 [19JY]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2288 [27AP]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6280 [21SE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H2289 [27AP]
      Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response 
        to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
        stalking (see H.R. 1578), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a research program under the 
        Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to discover 
        a cure for HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 6187), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3707 
        [15JN]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3171 [25MY]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 
        6163), H6062 [14SE]
      ------establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 531), H2569 [9MY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5131 [23JY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H6298 [28SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting 
        requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to 
        nonresident aliens (see H.R. 2568), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no 
        known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see H.R. 
        6073), H4655 [29JN]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5766 [10SE]
      ------protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see 
        H.R. 3357), H3808 [19JN]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5631 [1AU]
      ------provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary 
        screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted 
        infections (see H.R. 1774), H3577 [6JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1306 [8MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]
      ------require holders of student loans to apply prepayment 
        ammounts to loans with the highest rates of interest (see H.R. 
        6510), H6275 [21SE]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H6001 [13SE]
      Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. 
        in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty 
        orders (see H.R. 5708), H6302 [5OC]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H1017 [28FE]
      ------require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's 
        congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
        trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H3661 
        [7JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5202 [24JY]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H3363 [31MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2288 [27AP]
      Medicaid: provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured 
        newborns (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1498 [21MR]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H1101 [29FE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H6061 [14SE]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H2813 [16MY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of 
        a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        854), H1428 [20MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced 
        innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, 
        and regulatory relief (see H.R. 2967), H3808 [19JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H441 [2FE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 
        [31JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3703 [12JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H2329 [7MY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2033 [19AP]
      ------modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating 
        in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1100 [29FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H1808 [29MR]
      ------prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H1978 [18AP]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 548), 
        H802 [15FE]
      National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 722), 
        H4655 [29JN]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H604 [8FE]
      Armed Forces: ensure access by members to information about 
        health care coverage through Medicaid and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2605 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1672 [28MR]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H644 [9FE]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), H3985 [26JN]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5033 
        [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authority to increase civil fines against 
        oil companies that violate offshore drilling laws, H3817 
        [20JN]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5144 [24JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H831, H832 [16FE], E225 
        [17FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884, H885 [16FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H139 [24JA]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3817 
        [20JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        consideration (H. Res. 738), H5144 [24JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831, H832 [16FE], E225 
        [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3817 [20JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4730 [10JY]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H139 
        [24JA]
      ------reform, H1672 [28MR]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 548), 
        E215 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1400 [20MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4730 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), 
        H3816 [20JN]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3276), H4001 [26JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3817 [20JN]
      Spread the Word To End the Word Campaign: tribute, E703 
        [7MY]
      Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2605 [10MY]
      University of South Florida: tribute, E215 [16FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        E832 [17MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2733 [16MY]
      Women: health care for women, H1400 [20MR]
  Tributes
      Beatty, Dennis L., E1154 [27JN]
      Porter, Ann R., E230 [17FE]
      Seija, Ricardo, H4872 [17JY]




CASTRO, RAUL H.

  Remarks in House
      Cruz, Terri: Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives 
        (publication) Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, E565 
        [18AP]




CASTRO RAMIREZ, MARIA C.

  Reports filed
      Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 823) (H. Rept. 
        112-619), H5200 [24JY]




CASTRO-CONROY, CARMEN

  Articles and editorials
      First Person Singular--Carmen Castro-Conroy, 40, Gaithersburg, 
        Housing Counselor, Housing Initiative Partnership, E1261 
        [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1261 [17JY]




CASWELL, ALBERT C.

  Poems
      ``And From These Hands'', E264 [28FE]
      ``Because of These'', E390 [20MR]
      ``Couragejun Cajun!'', E1626 [21SE]
      ``Daw of Freedom'', E1655 [25SE]
      ``Few'', E1614 [21SE]
      ``G Forces'', E211 [16FE]
      ``Going Deeppppppp!'', E1259 [17JY]
      ``Greater Than Gold'', E1437 [3AU]
      ``Heart of Texas'', E1221 [10JY]
      ``Heat Is On'', E1192 [29JN]
      ``I Volunteered'', H2193 [26AP]
      ``In Honor's Code'', E1414 [3AU]
      ``Independence Day'', E1168 [28JN]
      ``Intel'', E1439 [3AU]
      ``Legend of Latrobe'', S6440 [19SE]
      ``On Point, Shades of Black and Green'', E1148 [27JN]
      ``Our Faith This Day'', E406 [21MR]
      ``Praetorians'', S6539 [20SE]
      ``Sense To Find . . .'', H5301 [26JY]
      ``The Few'', E1427 [3AU]
      ``They Make Us Who We Are'', E881 [22MY]
      ``They'll Not Take That From You'', H2638 [10MY]
      ``To the 10th Power'', E525 [16AP]
      ``We Stood!'', H5690 [2AU], E1436 [3AU]
      ``Written on Your Soul'', E333 [7MR]
      ``You Have No Idea'', E1496 [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2639 [10MY]




CATANIA, RONALD

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




CATCHINGS, TAMIKA

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1353 [31JY]




CATCHPOLE, MATTILOU SEXTON

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2809 [26AP]




CATES, GILBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E55 [23JA]




CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA (organization)

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2615 
        [10MY]




CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Catholic Press Month: observance, E209 [16FE]




CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Education: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools (see S. Res. 364), S208 [31JA] (see H. Res. 523), H158 
        [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      Education: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools (H. Res. 523), H122 [24JA], H225 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Education: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools, S37 [23JA]
      ------recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools (S. Res. 364), S222 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 364, recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools, S215, S224 [31JA]




CATRON, JANIE G.

  Obituaries
      Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5952 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5952 [2AU]




CATT, MICHAEL

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H5535 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5535 [1AU]




CAUSES FOR A CURE (organization)

  Letters
      Triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H3065 [17MY]




CAUSEY, PHYLLIS

  Articles and editorials
      Causey Is Hailed as Public Servant; Guthrie Aide Retiring at the 
        End of January, S255 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S254 [1FE]




CAVALIER, CLARK

  Poems
      ``Couragejun Cajun!,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1626 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1626 [21SE]




CAVANAUGH, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E217 [16FE]




CAVILLA, DEREK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1601 [21SE]




CAWTHORN, AARON

  Remarks in House
      Iowa: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, E776 [10MY]




CBSNEWS.COM (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      Nangalam--Symbol of the Afghan War's Troubles, H117 [24JA]




CEA, BILL

  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4797 [11JY]




CEASER-PATTERSON, RENEE

  Remarks in House
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]




CECIL, JAMES T.

  Articles and editorials
      Sole Surviving Marines' Lexington Platoon Member To Be Honored, 
        S3323 [21MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3323 [21MY]




CEDAR, KENNETH AND VANESE

  Remarks in Senate
      Congressional Coalition on Adoption: Angels in Adoption Award 
        recipients, S6053 [10SE]




CEDAR PARK, TX

  Remarks in Senate
      Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building: 
        designate (H.R. 298), S2885 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar 
        Park, TX: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 298), S2730 [25AP]




CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

  Remarks in House
      Eastern Iowa Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E979 [5JN], 
        E1530 [14SE]




CEDAR RAPIDS (IA) GAZETTE

  Articles and editorials
      Colleagues Call Rose a Good Choice for Federal Bench, S6036 
        [10SE]
      Rose Picked for Federal Bench, S6035 [10SE]




CELEBREZZE, NICHOLAS J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1514 [13SE]




CEMETERIES AND FUNERALS

  Amendments
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, 
        H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, 
        H3364 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
  Articles and editorials
      He's Done It All, S2959 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]
      Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who 
        served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry 
        Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns 
        (see H.R. 4248), H1542 [22MR]
      ------establish a Tomb of Remembrance for interment of 
        unidentifiable or unclaimed remains of members of the Armed 
        Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or a subsequent conflict 
        (see H.R. 5735), H2645 [10MY]
      ------provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
        of Army 24th Infantry Division members who have received the 
        Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1542 [22MR]
      Armed Forces: require military command responsibility and 
        accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of 
        the remains of a deceased member to ensure treatment with 
        dignity, honor, and respect (see H.R. 4913), H2205 [26AP]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see S. 2089), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 3981), 
        H640 [8FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 
        3288), S4151 [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
        receive a dignified burial (see S. 3202), S3280 [17MY] (see 
        H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 
        667), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service 
        from veterans and veterans service organizations at national 
        cemeteries (see H.R. 6044), H4156 [27JN]
      Freedom of religion: include desecration of cemeteries among the 
        many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom 
        (see H.R. 6355), H5707 [2AU]
      New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International 
        Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 2203), S1790 
        [19MR]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3266 [30MY]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4149), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 
        4176), H1304 [8MR]
      Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 5833), H3161 [18MY]
  Motions
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Arlington National Cemetery: create a Tomb of the Unknowns for 
        every military conflict moving forward, H1159 [6MR]
      Armed Forces: clarify procedures for the care, handling, and 
        transportation of the remains of a deceased member, H5037, 
        H5038 [19JY], E1290 [19JY]
      ------require military command responsibility and accountability 
        for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a 
        deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and 
        respect (H.R. 4913), E663 [26AP]
      Army: require military chain of command for Army National 
        Cemeteries, H3056, H3057 [17MY]
      Carrollton, TX: tribute to Carrollton Black Cemetery, E1181 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding to hire a new 
        director of a national cemetery who is not a veteran, H3342, 
        H3343 [31MY]
      ------protect freedom of speech of veterans service 
        organizations participating in funerals or memorial services 
        at veterans' cemeteries, H3343 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309-
        H3346, H3356-H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], 
        E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        H3331 [31MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: protect tribal 
        sovereignty with respect to Native American burial or other 
        sacred sites, H3785 [19JN]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Woodland Cemetery, E139 [3FE]
      Fort Sam Houston, TX: anniversary of Memorial Services 
        Detachment, E889 [25MY]
      Fouche, Aloysia: One Hundred Black Women of Funeral Service 
        Organization Living Legends of Funeral Service Award 
        recipient, E1501 [12SE]
      Houston, TX: misplaced grave markers at Houston National 
        Cemetery, H1301 [8MR]
      McGuire Funeral Service, Inc.: anniversary, E1735 [6NO]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to Florida chapter, 
        E1479 [11SE]
      ------tribute to mission to show sincere respect for fallen 
        Armed Forces members by attending funeral services of a fallen 
        member as invited guests of the family (H. Res. 669), H3279 
        [31MY]
      ``Taps'': anniversary of writing, E1072 [19JN]
      ------designate musical piece as National Song of Remembrance 
        (H.R. 595), E1072 [19JN]
      Veterans: make memorial headstones and markers available for 
        purchase for members of Reserve components who performed 
        inactive duty training or active duty training but did not 
        serve on active duty, H3324 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no 
        known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), 
        S3287 [17MY]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (S. 
        2150), S1200 [1MR]
  Reports filed
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 
        112-168), S3422 [22MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
  Tables
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, 
        Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 
        military construction and veterans' services, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]
      S. 2150, clarify SSI policy that the value of certain funeral 
        and burial arrangements are not to be considered available 
        resources, S1201 [1MR]
      S. 3202, Dignified Burial of Veterans Act, S3287 [17MY]




CEMEX (company)

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: conduct study of legal and administrative steps needed to 
        cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining 
        contracts (see H.R. 6469), H6231 [20SE]




CENSUS

  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: provide for the more accurate and complete 
        enumeration of members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation 
        of total population (see S. 2470), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5321), H2274 [27AP]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see S. 3079), S3084 [10MY]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 3541), S6340 [13SE] 
        (see H.R. 6416), H6060 [14SE]
      Information technology: celebrate release of 1940 census and 
        commend Bureau of the Census and National Archives and Records 
        Administration efforts to maintain information (see H. Res. 
        637), H2274 [27AP]
      National objectives: acknowledge surveys and information derived 
        from those surveys are crucial to national welfare (see S. 
        Con. Res. 57), S5978 [2AU] (see H. Con. Res. 136), H5707 [2AU]
      Taxation: revise the new market tax credit rules for population 
        census tracts with low populations (see H.R. 5718), H2645 
        [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2507-
        H2509 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce criminal penalty on 
        individuals who choose not to participate in the American 
        Community Survey, H2505-H2507 [9MY]
      National objectives: acknowledge surveys and information derived 
        from those surveys are crucial to national welfare (H. Con. 
        Res. 136), E1443 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Agriculture: revise Housing Act requirements for areas 
        to be considered rural areas, S4348 [20JN]
      National objectives: acknowledge surveys and information derived 
        from those surveys are crucial to national welfare (S. Con. 
        Res. 57), S5993 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 57, acknowledge census surveys and information 
        derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare, 
        S5994 [2AU]




CENSUS BUREAU  see Bureau of the Census




CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS

  Analyses
      Five Problems With Dynamic Scoring, H410 [2FE]




CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS (Internet site)

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




CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN

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




CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, INC. (CIL)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1516 [13SE]




CENTER FOR MILITARY RECRUITMENT, ASSESSMENT, AND VETERANS EMPLOYMENT

  Remarks in House
      Helmets to Hardhats: tribute to program to provide veterans with 
        training and employment opportunities in the construction 
        industry, H1643 [28MR]




CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S841 
        [16FE]
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements, S3552 [24MY]




CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST

  Addresses
      Tribute to Senator Levin: Senator McCain, S1191 [1MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Levin, Senator: Center for the National Interest Distinguished 
        Service Award recipient, S1191 [1MR]




CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E66 [24JA]




CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES

  Statements
      Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal 
        Credit--Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' 
        Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]




CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

  Analyses
      Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Press Release Regarding 
        Communities Putting Prevention to Work, H2607-H2609 [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), 
        S323 [2FE] (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see S. 3345), 
        S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 [27JN]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Health: provide supplemental appropriations for obesity programs 
        (see H.R. 6143), H5008 [18JY]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]
  Letters
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      American Diabetes Month: observance, E1735 [6NO]
      Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community 
        (H.R. 1462), H4914 [18JY]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), E1735 
        [6NO]
      ------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (H.R. 2505), E48 [19JA], E1648 
        [21SE]
      Drugs: encourage development of prescription drug monitoring 
        programs to track the dispensing of controlled drugs to 
        patients, H2335 [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S324, 
        S325 [2FE]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (S. 3345), S4676 
        [27JN]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
      Tourette Syndrome Public Health Education Research Outreach 
        Program: funding, S4867 [11JY]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]




CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of HHS: provide additional funding for the Early Retiree 
        Reinsurance Program (see H.R. 3887), H440 [2FE]
      Medicare: repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare 
        Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]
      Medicare Integrity Program: improve operations of recovery 
        auditors to increase transparency and accuracy in audits 
        conducted by contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
  Remarks in House
      Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation: grant funding, H3408 
        [5JN]




CENTERVILLE, OH

  Letters
      Economic climate for small businesses: Stephanie Rumford, 
        Rumford Industrial Group, E1539 [14SE]
  Remarks in House
      Rumford Industrial Group: tribute, E1539 [14SE]




CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      ------express that continued deployment of U.S. military support 
        personnel advising regional forces working toward apprehension 
        of Joseph Kony is necessary and appropriate (see H. Res. 581), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]




CENTRAL AMERICA

  Amendments
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Honduras: human rights violations, E835 [17MY]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, H1529 
        [22MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H1163 [6MR], H6079-H6083 [19SE]
      Kirshner, Jean: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business 
        Award recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
  Reports filed
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Nicaragua Democratic Aspirations Support and Call Attention to 
        the Deterioration of Constitutional Order: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 344), S2166 [28MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3783, Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, H6079 
        [19SE]
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]




CENTRAL DELTA WATER AGENCY

  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1049 
        [29FE]




CENTRAL ELECTRIC CO.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1356 [31JY]




CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

  Amendments
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3295, H3297, H3298, H3299, H3300, H3301, H3302, H3305 [31MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. 
        Res. 667), H3287 [31MY]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN] (see H. Res. 
        695), H3914 [20JN]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (see H.R. 4257), H1570 [26MR]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 3454), 
        S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 5743), H2712 [15MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 
        [18JY]
      National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or 
        information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security 
        clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (see S. 
        3367), S4821 [10JY]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3260), S3688 [4JN] (see S. 3269), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        5924), H3660 [7JN]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into disclosure of identity and employment of 
        Valerie Plame: several Senators (2003), S3941 [12JN]
      Federal information security improvement: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E699 
        [27AP]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E699 [27AP]
      Intelligence services appropriations: Representative Peter T. 
        King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3309 [31MY]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), H3309 [31MY]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Motions
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3306 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      CIA: increase recruitment and retention of racial and ethnic 
        minorities to professional intelligence positions, H3301, 
        H3302 [31MY]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2187-H2192 [26AP], E668 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3290-H3309 [31MY], E955 [1JN], E971 [5JN]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. 
        Res. 667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), motion to 
        recommit, H3306 [31MY]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, H3664 [8JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on 
        improving methods of granting security clearances to 
        subcontractors and notifying them of Federal classified 
        contracting opportunities, H3298 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3717-S3720 [5JN], 
        S3946 [12JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (S. Res. 489), S3939-S3942 [12JN], S4186 
        [14JN], S4261 [19JN], S4359 [20JN]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (S. Res. 489), unanimous-consent request, S3942 
        [12JN]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 3454), 
        S5820 [1AU]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 
        [18JY]
      National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or 
        information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security 
        clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (S. 3367), 
        S4825 [10JY]
      ------impact of leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations, S3109 [14MY], S3717-S3720 [5JN], S3946, S3954-
        S3956 [12JN], S4622 [26JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, 
        S3762 [6JN], S3961, S3962 [12JN], S6260 [12SE], S6316 [13SE], 
        S6598-S6601 [21SE]
      ------prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (S. 
        3269), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S4619 [26JN], S5054 [17JY], 
        S5186 [19JY], S5279 [24JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5743, Intelligence Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4257) (H. Rept. 112-455), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence 
        (Senate, Select) (S. 3454) (S. Rept. 112-192), S5658 [30JY]
      Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 5743) (H. Rept. 112-
        490), H3166 [22MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5743, intelligence services 
        appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 4257, Federal information security improvement, H2187-H2189 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 5743, intelligence services appropriations, H3295-H3297 
        [31MY]
      S. Res. 489, support Dept. of Justice appointment of an 
        independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence 
        information on covert operations, S3982 [12JN]




CENTRAL MAINE DISPOSAL (business)

  Remarks in House
      Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E400 [21MR]




CENTRAL OREGON JOBS AND WATER SECURITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2060), H3432-H3434 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2060) 
        (H. Rept. 112-438), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2060, provisions, H3432 [5JN]




CENTRAL OREGON VETERANS OUTREACH (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E510 [29MR]




CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Amendments
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1069, 
        H1070 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. 
        Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
      ------David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental 
        Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 
        [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
  Lists
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043-H1045 [29FE]
  Motions
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      California: ensure compliance with State laws and require use of 
        best available science relative to certain water-related 
        concerns, H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], 
        E314 [5MR]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      ------restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 [9MY], H3452 
        [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. 
        Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-403), 
        H965 [27FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1031 [29FE]
      H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, 
        H1055-H1061 [29FE]




CENTRE COUNTY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Centre County Women's Resource Center: tribute, H5118 [23JY]
      Shaner, Lance T.: Navy League of Central Pennsylvania Lieutenant 
        Michael P. Murphy Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, H5902 
        [12SE]




CENTURY ALUMINUM CO.

  Remarks in Senate
      Retirees: ratification of agreement to restore health care 
        benefits, S1665 [14MR]




CERES, CA

  Remarks in House
      Moore, Lisa Mantarro: Ceres, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of 
        the Year Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E96 [31JA]




CERNOBORI, LUBIANA BAGNESCHI

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E613 [23AP]




CERNOK, VICTORIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1218 [10JY]




CERULLO, JOSEPH D.

  Remarks in House
      Hazleton, PA: UNICO National (organization) Chapter Outstanding 
        Italian American of the Year award recipient, E1681 [5OC]




CESAR E. CHAVEZ (U.S.S.)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E693 [27AP]




CHABAD OF THE VALLEY (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5697 [2AU]




CHABOT, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4146 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3429 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H376 [1FE]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5860 [11SE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program (see H.R. 1739), 
        H182 [25JA]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H3733 [18JN]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H1976 [18AP]
      ------eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H439 [2FE]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering 
        of copyright and trademark information on merchandise 
        presented for examination (see H.R. 4216), H1426 [20MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H221 [31JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (see H.R. 5163), H2271 [27AP]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H1808 [29MR]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5328 [26JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs 
        and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 
        6567), H6300 [2OC]
      Dept. of Defense: transfer certain military equipment returning 
        from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H3171 [25MY]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1811 [30MR]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H4065 [26JN]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H1134 [1MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      ------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise 
        suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1018 [28FE]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2134 [25AP]
      ------require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
        and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see 
        H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      ------require periodic review and automatic termination of 
        Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), H903 [16FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H441 
        [2FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H27 [17JA]
      Food: replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block 
        grant to the States (see H.R. 6518), H6275 [21SE]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Foreign trade: improve trade promotion policies and programs 
        (see H.R. 5393), H2317 [7MY]
      ------require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff 
        and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign 
        countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 
        5513), H2320 [7MY]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H2034 [19AP]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3976 [21JN]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see H. Con. Res. 102), H902 [16FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      Health: require the President, Vice President, Members of 
        Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to 
        purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges 
        (see H.R. 360), H5292 [25JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5201 [24JY]
      Honduras: limit assistance pending certification that the 
        Government of Honduras has settled all outstanding 
        expropriation claims brought by U.S. companies (see H.R. 
        2200), H5009 [18JY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 
        [15MY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H5728 [7AU]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1154 [5MR]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3268 [30MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H948 [21FE]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H439 [2FE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3481 [5JN]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2570 [9MY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions 
        against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H2033 [19AP]
      ------recognize importance of Federal law enforcement officers 
        to U.S. national security and counterterrorism (see H. Res. 
        776), H6284 [25SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3808 [19JN]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2647 [10MY]
      ------establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H3105 [17MY]
      Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if 
        Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see 
        H.R. 4036), H1498 [21MR]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and 
        committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress 
        does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 
        3799), H113 [23JA]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian 
        support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli 
        people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons 
        (see H. Res. 271), H1274 [7MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H79 
        [18JA]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5201 [24JY]
      ------ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health 
        plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal 
        abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H79 [18JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H4908 [17JY]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1018 [28FE]
      ------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H1210 [6MR]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H1017 [28FE]
      ------improve lending and cooperation between the National 
        Credit Union Administration and SBA (see H.R. 4191), H1304 
        [8MR]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H1018 [28FE]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H1017 [28FE]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H966 [27FE]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H3267 [30MY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H5130 [23JY]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H1571 [26MR]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2715 [15MY]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H4064 
        [26JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1811 [30MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal 
        protection clause to extend particular consideration to 
        members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to 
        exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1359 [9MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 102), H726 [14FE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see H.R. 
        4086), H950 [24FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, 
        tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery 
        of missing individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see H.R. 6178), H5201 [24JY]
      SBA: increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses 
        under common control (see H.R. 6504), H6274 [21SE]
      Tariff: frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the 
        like (see H.R. 4443), H2030 [19AP]
      ------frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like, 
        the foregoing of plastics (see H.R. 4444), H2030 [19AP]
      U.S. Housing Act: reform the program for rental assistance under 
        section 8 (see H.R. 4145), H1209 [6MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 
        102), H726 [14FE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H950 [24FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, 
        tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery 
        of missing individuals (H.R. 4305), H1806 [29MR]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (H.R. 6178), H5201 [24JY]
      SBA: increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses 
        under common control (H.R. 6504), H6278 [21SE]
      Tariff: frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the 
        like, the foregoing of plastics (H.R. 4444), H2032 [19AP]
      ------frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like 
        (H.R. 4443), H2032 [19AP]
      U.S. Housing Act: reform the program for rental assistance under 
        section 8 (H.R. 4145), H1209 [6MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5445 [31JY]
      Cincinnati, OH: prohibit funding for streetcar project, H4147 
        [27JN]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H1371 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3096 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: regional economic development programs funding, 
        H3429, H3430 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, 
        tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery 
        of missing individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787, H5788, H5789 [11SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4147 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3429, H3430 [5JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 2), H3802 [19JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4763 
        [10JY]
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5570 [1AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2483 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4887 [17JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1969 [18AP]
      Ohio: tribute to availability of home health services to senior 
        citizens, E1617 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3802 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 2), H3802 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4763 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H3802 [19JN]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1969 [18AP]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1967, H1968 [18AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, H1968 [18AP]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3096 [17MY]
  Tributes
      Coombs, John L., E475 [28MR]




CHAFFETZ, JASON (a Representative from Utah)

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4104 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3382 [1JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2531 
        [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Courts: provide for recovery of computer hardware and software 
        patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the 
        claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding 
        (see H.R. 6245), H5628 [1AU]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reduce crop insurance premium subsidies 
        (see H.R. 6098), H4827 [11JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3707 
        [15JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4605 [28JN]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see H.R. 4068), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3977 [21JN]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-
        free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H802 [15FE]
      EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H5712 [2AU]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: provide for additional visas for certain 
        entrepreneurs and job creators (see H.R. 6210), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2288 [27AP]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4685 [9JY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1210 [6MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1017 [28FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see H.R. 4152), H3105 [17MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      ------remove commercial satellites and related components from 
        the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3288), H1916 [17AP]
      Taxation: repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H3363 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Afghanistan: establish requirements relative to the provision of 
        certain products (see H.R. 6485), H6274 [21SE]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see H.R. 6480), H6273 [21SE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a 
        former President (see H.R. 4093), H1016 [28FE]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (see H.R. 4484), H2064 [24AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Afghanistan: establish requirements relative to the provision of 
        certain products (H.R. 6485), H6277 [21SE]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (H.R. 6480), H6277 [21SE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a 
        former President (H.R. 4093), H1017 [28FE]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 4484), H2067 [24AP]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H161 [25JA]
  Letters
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H1404 [20MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1404 [20MR]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Representative 
        Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), 
        H5413 [31JY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5413 [31JY]
      Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act: Frank 
        C. Carlucci, H5410 [31JY]
      ------Fred Thompson, H5410 [31JY]
  Press releases
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
  Remarks
      Budget: deficit, H1030 [29FE], H1680 [28MR], H4104 [27JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1680, H1714, H1715, H1717 [28MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3762 [19JN]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169, H4171 [28JN]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        H5411, H5413 [31JY]
      Dept. of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program 
        funding, H3382 [1JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, 
        H4104 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to implement Americans With 
        Disabilities Act provision that allows miniature horses to be 
        used as service animals, H2531, H2532 [9MY]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493, 
        H2495 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: facilitate development of hydroelectric 
        power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project, 
        H3762 [19JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4104 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3382 [1JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H4661, H4662 
        [9JY]
      Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), 
        H5410, H5411 [31JY]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (H.R. 3835), H228, H307, H308 [1FE]
      ------make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts 
        ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 828), H5414, H5415 
        [31JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5152 [24JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4163, H4408 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169, H4171 [28JN]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2191 [26AP]
      ------require regulatory information provided to private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities sharing intelligence community 
        cybersecurity systems remain subject to the Freedom of 
        Information Act, H2170 [26AP]
      Mellor, Guy: Army Best Warrior Competition Noncommissioned 
        Officer of the Year award recipient, E28 [17JA]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6097, 
        H6098 [19SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2170 [26AP]
      OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program 
        (H.R. 665), H1401, H1403, H1405 [20MR]
      Presidential appointments: reduce number of executive positions 
        subject to Senate confirmation (S. 679), H5405, H5408, H5409 
        [31JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2493, H2495, H2531, H2532 
        [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493, H2495 [9MY]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 4484), H5085 [23JY]
  Tributes
      Covey, Stephen R., E1287 [19JY]
      Densley, Steve, E766 [10MY]
      Ivie, Nicholas J., E1695 [12OC]
      Merkely, Eric, E27 [17JA]
      Tarbet, Brian L., E989 [6JN]




CHALEFF, GERALD L.

  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S4450 [25JN]




CHALMERS, RYAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




CHAMBERLAIN, WILT

  Remarks in House
      National Basketball Association: anniversary of 100-point game, 
        E245 [27FE]




CHAMBERS, ANDREW W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E223 [17FE]




CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

  Articles and editorials
      Board of Directors--Larry Corum, S5252 [23JY]
      Jim Booth Committed to Economic Development, S1676 [14MR]
      Mortimers--A Good Place To Call Home, S1785 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN] (see H. Res. 678), H3480 [5JN]
  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization: David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of 
        Commerce, H2479 [9MY]
  Press releases
      Ex-Im Bank Support: several organizations, H2467, H2470 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Alden, NY: tribute to Alden Farmers Market, E1578 [20SE]
      Asian-American Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Asian-American 
        Chamber Award recipients, E561 [17AP]
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]
      Bangor, ME: tribute to Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E45 [18JA]
      Bartron, Robert A.: Montrose, PA, Area Chamber of Commerce 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E913 [31MY]
      Bourns, Gordon: Riverside, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of 
        the Year award recipient, E480 [28MR]
      Cape Cod, MA: anniversary of Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, E1030 
        [8JN]
      Carpinteria, CA: anniversary of Carpinteria Valley Chamber of 
        Commerce, E78 [25JA]
      Carrollton, MO: anniversary of Carrollton Area Chamber of 
        Commerce, E297 [1MR]
      Didone, Cristina: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Female 
        Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E1515 [13SE]
      Doutt, Nancy: Berea, OH, Chamber of Commerce Grindstone Award 
        recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Duchon, Elliott: Jurupa Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E957 [1JN]
      EDS Waste Solutions, Inc.: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of 
        Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E175 [9FE]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Chamber of 
        Commerce Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Award recipients, 
        E1080 [19JN]
      Fairfax County, VA, Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Valor Award 
        recipients, E561, E562 [17AP]
      Goins, Wendy: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Ambassador 
        of the Year award recipient, E170 [9FE]
      Golden, CO: Golden Parks and Recreation Dept. recipient of 
        Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Civic Award, E172 
        [9FE]
      ------USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage Six Team recipient of 
        Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Chairman's Award, E174 
        [9FE]
      Harcum College: Main Line Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Business 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1398 [3AU]
      Kansas City, MO: tribute to Entrepreneur Day, E1135 [26JN]
      Kennett, Bayard: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1732 [2NO]
      Kranz, Ken: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Charlie 
        O'Brien Award recipient, E176 [9FE]
      Lewiston, ME: tribute to Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E26 [17JA]
      Little Rock AFB, AR: Abilene, TX, Chamber of Commerce Military 
        Affairs Committee Abilene Trophy recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Mazurkiwecz, Jeannine Lesante: Hazleton, PA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Athena Award recipient, E819 [16MY]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Good Egg Breakfast, E1717 [23OC]
      ------anniversary of Modesto Chamber of Commerce, E319 [6MR]
      Moore, Lisa Mantarro: Ceres, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of 
        the Year Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E96 [31JA]
      New Jersey: tribute to Suburban Chamber of Commerce Service 
        award recipients, E387 [20MR]
      Newport, ME: tribute to Sebasticook Valley, ME, Chamber of 
        Commerce award recipients, E152 [7FE]
      Orange, TX: anniversary of Greater Orange Area Chamber of 
        Commerce, E388 [20MR]
      Padron, Eduardo J.: Greater Miami, FL, Chamber of Commerce Sand 
        In My Shoes Award recipient, E252 [27FE]
      Pinkham, Peter: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1733 [2NO]
      Ronning, Jean: Ashland, WI, Chamber of Commerce Person of the 
        Year award recipient, E624 [24AP]
      Russell, Cindy: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1734 [2NO]
      Seif, Dean: Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Chairman Award recipient, E42 [18JA]
      Smith, Courtney: San Clemente, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E39 [18JA]
      South Paris, ME: tribute to Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E42 [18JA]
      Stroder, Evelyn: Crane, TX, Chamber of Commerce Heritage Day 
        honoree, E1600, E1610 [21SE]
      Tos, John: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of 
        the Year award recipient, E1473 [11SE]
      U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Metro Orlando, FL, chapter 
        Hispanic Chamber of the Year award recipient, E1615 [21SE]
      Vienna, VA: tribute to Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of 
        Commerce Business and Service Award recipients, E1069 [19JN]
      Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E400 [21MR]
      Winona, MN: anniversary of Winona Area Chamber of Commerce, 
        H3588 [7JN]
      Yarmouth, MA: anniversary of Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce, E1699 
        [16OC]
      Zeller, Mike: Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E31 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Frederick County, MD: anniversary of Frederick County Chamber of 
        Commerce, S1456 [7MR]
      Lansing, MI: anniversary of Lansing Regional Chamber of 
        Commerce, S848 [16FE]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (S. Res. 482), S3782 [6JN]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Sugar price support program funding: St. Mary Parish, LA, 
        Chamber of Commerce, E1206 [9JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 482, U.S. Chamber of Commerce anniversary, S3782 [6JN]




CHAMBLEE, VIRGINIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1540 [14SE]




CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Senator from Georgia)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791 [6JN], 
        S3917, S3922, S3923, S3924 [11JN], S3992 [12JN], S4209, S4210, 
        S4211, S4217 [14JN], S4240 [18JN], S4274, S4276 [19JN], S4353, 
        S4356, S4357 [20JN], S4419 [21JN]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4979, S4980 [12JY]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), 
        S1050 [27FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S640 [14FE], S1398 [5MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1854, S1855, S1856, S1871 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S5048 [16JY], S5086 [17JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5495, S5507, S5522, 
        S5532, S5544, S5556, S5579, S5591 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676 
        [30JY], S5748, S5760 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S3785 [6JN]
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 
        528), S5304 [24JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and 
        mandatory spending (see S. 1316), S2496 [18AP]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (see S. 
        Res. 376), S1577 [12MR]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see S. 881), S2602 [23AP]
      Credit: restore and repair mortgage markets by making them 
        transparent, bringing in private capital, and winding down 
        Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 1834), S389 [7FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S5382 [25JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see S. 3227), S5048 [16JY]
      ------produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on 
        enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting 
        foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2970 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S76 [24JA]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn 
        (see S. 968), S132 [26JA]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of 
        nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural 
        employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S3088 [10MY]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3249), S3631 [24MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]
      ------terminate the U.S. Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program (see 
        S. 1385), S4951 [12JY]
      Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (see S. Res. 493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 
        [26JY]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see S. 503), S3900 [11JN]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: modify provisions relative to 
        exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, 
        software engineers, or other similarly skilled workers (see S. 
        1747), S4789 [9JY]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S909 [17FE]
      FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S5487 [26JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: strengthen employee cost 
        savings suggestion programs (see S. 2085), S4675 [27JN]
      Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax 
        debts ineligible for Federal employment (see S. 376), S132 
        [26JA]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3632 [24MY]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S2325 [16AP]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see S. 1438), S6271 
        [12SE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S4418 
        [21JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2288), S2732 [25AP]
      Intelligence services: specifically authorize certain funds for 
        intelligence or intelligence-related activity (see S. 3314), 
        S4299 [19JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to reporting requirements for 
        interest on deposits maintained at U.S. offices of certain 
        financial institutions and is paid to certain nonresident 
        alien individuals (see S.J. Res. 40), S3424 [22MY]
      ------make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S3088 
        [10MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2002 [22MR]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 1162), S2824 [26AP] (see S. 3292), 
        S4369 [20JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S2825 [26AP]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S3175 [15MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S5382 [25JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 
        1981), S909 [17FE]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S5382 [25JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S132 [26JA]
      National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health 
        Disparities: support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life 
        initiative (see S. Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. 
        Res. 468), S3329 [21MY]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371, 3221), 
        S3730 [5JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S208 [31JA]
      ------repeal health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S699 [15FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S. 3397), S6271 [12SE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4419 [21JN]
      Taxation: clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not 
        constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable 
        electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S3785 [6JN]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 
        845), S6063 [10SE]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2394 [17AP]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3281 [17MY]
      Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from 
        imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, 
        providers, or property (see S. 543), S1848 [20MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), 
        S389 [7FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 
        [25JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S3130 [14MY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3236), S3731 [5JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S4299 [19JN]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S2656 [24AP]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1790 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (see S. 
        3363), S4773 [29JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4269 [19JN], 
        S4354, S4356, S4357 [20JN], S4398 [21JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3824 [7JN]
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3719, S3720 [5JN], 
        S5819 [1AU]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1203 [1MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6480 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, 
        S4357 [20JN]
      ------limit payments for marketing loan gains and loan 
        deficiency payments, S4269 [19JN]
      ------modify crop insurance eligibility requirements to include 
        compliance with conservation laws, S4354 [20JN]
      ------move the sugar import quota adjustment date forward in the 
        crop year, S4356 [20JN]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, S6480 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (S. Res. 489), S4359 [20JN]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4285 [19JN]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6575 [21SE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6575 
        [21SE]
      Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, S5948 [2AU]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1525 [8MR]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 3454), 
        S5820 [1AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, S3720 [5JN]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        S3126 [14MY]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3719, S3720 [5JN], S5819 [1AU]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S1188 [1MR]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1187 [1MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S2222 [29MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1187 [1MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5909 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Bisher, Furman, S2221 [29MR]
      Burgess, Ronald L., S4941 [12JY]
      Gracie, Wayne R., S2813 [26AP]




CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Leadership Alliance: tribute to membership, E1331 [25JY]




CHAMPAIGN, IL

  Remarks in House
      Champaign County, IL: anniversary of Champaign County Farm 
        Bureau, E127 [3FE]
      McGill, Tyler: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1485 
        [12SE]
      University of Illinois: tribute to women's volleyball team, E48 
        [19JA]
      University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: anniversary of 
        Division of Campus Recreation, E1679 [2OC]




CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, IL

  Remarks in House
      Champaign County Farm Bureau: anniversary, E127 [3FE]




CHAMPION, EUGENE M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E162 [8FE]




CHAN, AMY B.

  Letters
      Election of Ron Barber to the House of Representatives, H3753 
        [19JN]




CHAN, CHIU MOON

  Obituaries
      Houston (TX) Chronicle, E949 [1JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E949 [1JN]




CHAN, STEVEN D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E633 [24AP]




CHANDLER, BEN (a Representative from Kentucky)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H3481 [5JN]
      Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of 
        certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at 
        which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular 
        service (see H.R. 1283), H4605 [28JN]
      ------prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see 
        H.R. 1092), H4064 [26JN]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H641 [8FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1391 [19MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H5328 [26JY]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see 
        H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 
        1612), H1273 [7MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H3577 [6JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H6152 [19SE]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H571 [7FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and 
        Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4064 [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H4064 [26JN]
      ------establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to 
        provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. 
        merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4064 
        [26JN]
      ------improve efficiency of processing certain claims for 
        disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 2053), H4685 
        [9JY]
      ------improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans 
        with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1855), H4685 [9JY]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H4064 [26JN]
      Diseases: reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and 
        treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and 
        men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement 
        in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H1497 
        [21MR]
      FDA: provide for regulation of medical gases (see H.R. 2227), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      ------provide amortization authority in certain situations for 
        capital calculation under the Financial Institutions 
        Examination Council Consolidated Reports of Condition and 
        Income (see H.R. 1356), H3577 [6JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3577 [6JN]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1978 [18AP]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1916 [17AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish 
        standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee 
        due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see 
        H.R. 1789), H5009 [18JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1915 [17AP]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H1846 
        [16AP]
      Medicare: provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H3577 [6JN]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H3578 [6JN]
      ------repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical 
        equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in 
        a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H3481 [5JN]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H3976 [21JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6279 [21SE]
      Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2970), H3578 [6JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H696 [13FE]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2813 [16MY]
      ------express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the 
        President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should not 
        be less than the effective rate paid by middle class Americans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
      ------extend the work opportunity credit for employers of 
        recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H4685 [9JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (see H.R. 5839), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H2447 [8MY]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H3267 [30MY]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3171 
        [25MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. 
        Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]
  Remarks
      FDA: develop uniform Federal standards for third party logistics 
        providers to ensure safety and security in the delivery of 
        pharmaceuticals, H3230 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3230 
        [30MY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3293 [31MY]
      National Teach Ag Day: observance, H1221 [7MR]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (H. 
        Res. 622), H1917 [18AP]
      Versailles, KY: anniversary of Versailles High School 1962 State 
        football championship, E1523 [13SE]
  Tributes
      Runyon, Keith, E1104 [21JN]
      Schaars, Barbara, E1393 [3AU]




CHANDLER, SHANA

  Remarks in House
      West, Hudson S.: tribute to birth, E499 [29MR]




CHANEY, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1667 [28SE]




CHANG, DEBBIE I.

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2240, H2244 [27AP]




CHAPA, ROBERTO

  Remarks in House
      Urbana, IL: tribute to University Laboratory High School 
        robotics team, E456 [27MR]




CHAPDELAINE, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Suffield, CT: tribute to Suffield Foundation for Excellent 
        Schools Hall of Honor inductees, E1010 [7JN]




CHAPIN, JAMES T.

  Remarks in House
      Police Week: observance, E860 [18MY]




CHAPMAN, AMANDA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




CHAPMAN, ANDREA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1098 [28FE], S6284 [12SE]




CHARACTER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Coppell, TX: Mockingbird Elementary School recipient of 
        Character Education Partnership (organization) National School 
        of Character award, E1715 [23OC]




CHARD, DAVID J.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the National Board for Education Sciences Board of 
        Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]




CHARDON, OH

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: moment of silence for victims of 
        school shooting in Chardon, OH, H993 [28FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Chardon High School: express condolences to community and 
        families of victims of shooting, S1186, S1187 [1MR]




CHARITIES  related term(s) Nonprofit Organizations
  Bills and resolutions
      Committee on Small Business (House): expand jurisdiction to 
        include nonprofit organizations (see H. Res. 768), H5707 [2AU]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
      Homeless: urge public and private institutions to continue to 
        work to eliminate homelessness and recognize efforts of those 
        who work to assist the homeless (see H. Res. 806), H6300 [2OC]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (see H.R. 6122), H4863 [12JY]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see S. Res. 509), S4636 [26JN] 
        (see H. Res. 702), H3981 [25JN]
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (see 
        S. Res. 415), S2243 [29MR]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 411), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for charity care provided by 
        physicians (see H.R. 5849), H3162 [18MY]
      ------allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of 
        apparently wholesome food (see S. 3299), S4203 [14JN]
      ------exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business 
        holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises 
        which are independently supervised (see S. 3377), S4950 [12JY] 
        (see H.R. 4035), H801 [15FE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]
      ------treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 5903), H3577 [6JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed 
        clothes recovered at airport security checkpoints to local 
        veterans organizations and other charities (see H.R. 6328), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
  Motions
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E980 [5JN], E1622 [21SE]
      Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Foundaation: tribute to Birdies 
        & Butterflies fundraiser, E1732 [2NO]
      Cleveland Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, E1530 
        [14SE]
      Community Foundation of Sarasota County: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1496 [12SE]
      Congress: results of congressional baseball game, H4631, H4632 
        [29JN]
      ------results of congressional women's softball game, H3783 
        [19JN], H3931 [21JN]
      Congressional Hockey Caucus: tribute to Lawmakers v. Lobbyists 
        charity hockey game, H1235 [7MR]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute, E454 [27MR]
      Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: tribute, H1291 [8MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school 
        lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks, 
        E803 [15MY]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten 
        Mile Run and 5K Walk, E480 [28MR]
      Filipino Community of Guam (organization): anniversary, E1731 
        [2NO]
      Gary Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, E1637 
        [21SE]
      Guam: anniversary of Salvation Army Guam Corps, E557 [17AP]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (H.R. 6122), H5742 [10SE]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      Memphis, TN: anniversary of St. Jude Children's Research 
        Hospital, H810 [16FE], E711 [7MY]
      Minden, LA: tribute to charity auction benefiting St. Jude 
        Children's Research Hospital, H787 [15FE]
      National AMBUCS, Inc.: tribute to Wichita, KS, Air Capital 
        AMBUCS chapter, H1139 [5MR]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1289 [8MR]
      Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (H.R. 6549), E1634 [21SE]
      ------preserve deductions for mortgage interest and charitable 
        donations, H5679 [2AU]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed 
        clothes recovered at airport security checkpoints to local 
        veterans organizations and other charities (H.R. 6328), H5825 
        [11SE]
      United Way: anniversary, H4647 [29JN], E1087 [19JN], E1094 
        [20JN], E1101, E1107 [21JN], E1172, E1179 [28JN], E1204, E1208 
        [9JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]
      Cleveland Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, S6532 
        [20SE]
      Economy: impact of free enterprise system on charitable giving, 
        S3063 [10MY]
      Fort Scott, KS: tribute to Lowell Milken Center for National 
        Projects Kick-off, S6444 [19SE]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (S. Res. 509), S4642 [26JN]
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (S. 
        Res. 415), S2282 [29MR]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 522), S5023 
        [16JY]
      Nevada Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, S6336 [13SE]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, 
        S1660 [14MR]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      United Way: anniversary, S3890 [11JN], S3974 [12JN], S4414, 
        S4416 [21JN], S4720, S4721 [28JN], S4739 [29JN], S4820 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      Library of Congress Authority To Accept Gifts and Bequests 
        Revision: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 
        6122) (H. Rept. 112-624), H5326 [26JY]
      Transportation Security Administration Transfer of Unclaimed 
        Money Recovered at Airport Security Checkpoints to United 
        Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 2179) (H. Rept. 112-468), H2441 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6122, Library of Congress revision of authority to accept 
        gifts and bequests, H5742 [10SE]
      S. Res. 411, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/
        Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn 
        State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S2257 
        [29MR]
      S. Res. 415, National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day, 
        S2258, S2282 [29MR]
      S. Res. 509, recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city of the 
        Major League Baseball All-Star Game and baseball-related 
        events benefitting charities and fan appreciation, S4640, 
        S4643 [26JN]
      S. Res. 522, National Child Awareness Month, S5023, S5049 [16JY]
  Tributes
      Houston, Whitney E., S906 [17FE]




CHARITY PRODUCTIONS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Ecumenical Hurricane Forum: tribute, H3279 [31MY]




CHARLES, ERIC

  Poems
      ``Power of One--Ode to Ms. Natasha Trethewey'', E1527 [14SE]




CHARLES, ETIENNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E981 [5JN]




CHARLES CITY, VA

  Remarks in House
      Mount Zion Baptist Church: anniversary, E930 [31MY]




CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Graduates: tribute, E964 [1JN]




CHARLES LAFITTE FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Citron, Suzanne and Jeffrey: Big Brothers Big Sisters of 
        Monmouth & Middlesex Counties Annual Matching Smiles Gala 
        honorees, E1716 [23OC]




CHARLESTON, SC

  Obituaries
      Mason, Mary T. Grayson: Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, E853 
        [18MY]




CHARLESTON, WV

  Remarks in House
      Cox, T. Randolph: YMCA of Kanawha Valley, WV, Spirit of the 
        Valley award recipient, E1380 [1AU]
      Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1459 [10SE]




CHARLESTON (SC) POST AND COURIER

  Obituaries
      Mason, Mary T. Grayson, E853 [18MY]




CHARLOTTE, NC

  Remarks in Senate
      Democratic Party: tribute to speeches at Democratic National 
        Convention, S6023 [10SE]




CHASE, JOHN S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E539 [16AP]




CHASE, PETER M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E900 [30MY]




CHATHAM, MA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1026 [8JN]




CHAVEZ, ALICIA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E469 [28MR]




CHAVEZ, CESAR E.

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Cesar E. Chavez (U.S.S.): tribute, E693 [27AP]
      Tribute, H1648, H1649 [28MR], E474, E476 [28MR], E496 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2082 [27MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 410, tribute, S2172 [28MR]




CHAVEZ, DARLENE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E668 [26AP]




CHEEKS, LANDRES

  Bills and resolutions
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (see H.R. 3772), H26 [17JA]
  Remarks in House
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (H.R. 3772), H3999, H4000 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (H.R. 3772), S5894 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3772, First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, 
        Canton, MS, H3999 [26JN]




CHEEKTOWAGA, NY

  Obituaries
      Schmid, Jacquelyn A.: Buffalo (NY) News, E1429 [3AU]
      ------Cheektowaga (NY) Am-Pol Eagle, E1430 [3AU]




CHEEKTOWAGA (NY) AM-POL EAGLE

  Obituaries
      Schmid, Jacquelyn A., E1430 [3AU]




CHELAN COUNTY, WA

  Letters
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: John Janney, Chelan 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]




CHEMAWA INDIAN SCHOOL TRUST TRANSFER AND SELF-DETERMINATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3878), H374 [1FE]




CHEMICAL WEAPONS

  Amendments
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of HHS: make grants to train elementary and secondary 
        school nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical 
        attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school 
        building or on school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      National Guard: increase authorized number of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Civil Support Teams (see S. 3188), S3234 [16MY]
  Cost Estimates
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2764): CBO, 
        H3242 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Intelligence and 
        Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and 
        information sharing functions and require dissemination of 
        information to relevant entities (H.R. 2764), H3241-H3243 
        [30MY], E914 [31MY]
      National Guard: Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams 
        funding, H3031 [17MY]
      National security: improve efforts to prevent, protect against, 
        respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass 
        destruction, E914 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
  Reports filed
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 112-466), 
        H2441 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2764, WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H3241 
        [30MY]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]




CHEMICALS

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Justice: provide with additional tools to target 
        extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see H.R. 3909), 
        H512 [6FE]
      EPA: clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H5706 [2AU]
      ------establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon 
        levels in public schools (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (see S. 3552), S6340 [13SE]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, 
        distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see 
        H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]
      ------prohibit use, production, sale, import, or export of 
        sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of sodium 
        cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 4214), H1426 [20MR]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      ------prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H1804 [29MR]
      Tariff: acephate (see H.R. 5078), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 5728), 
        H2645 [10MY]
      ------acetamiprid, whether or not combined with application 
        adjuvants (see S. 2430), S2822 [26AP]
      ------acetamiprid technical (see H.R. 5307), H2274 [27AP]
      ------acetic acid (see H.R. 3943), H568 [7FE]
      ------acetic acid, cyano-(3-[(6-methyoxy-2-benzothiazoyl)amino]-
        1H-isoindol-1- ylidene}-, pentyl ester (see S. 3115), S3085 
        [10MY]
      ------acetic acid, 5 chloro-8-quinolinoxy, 1 methylhexylester 
        (see H.R. 5023), H2268 [27AP]
      ------acetoacetyl-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroanilide (see S. 2821), 
        S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5054), H2269 [27AP]
      ------acetyl chloride (see H.R. 4593), H2066 [24AP]
      ------acid black 172 (see H.R. 3920), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid black 244 (chromate (2-), cobaltate (1-), and 
        chromate (1-)) mixtures (see H.R. 3957), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 171 (see H.R. 3945), H568 [7FE] (see H.R. 4757), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------acid blue 221 (see H.R. 3935), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 264 (see H.R. 3963), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 284 (see H.R. 3958), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 324 (see S. 3104), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 3933), 
        H568 [7FE]
      ------acid red 182 (see H.R. 3948), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid red 278 (see H.R. 3941), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid red 414 (see H.R. 3938), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid red 426 (see H.R. 3965), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 79 (see H.R. 3944), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 137 (see H.R. 3936), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 151 (see H.R. 3934), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 230 (see H.R. 3937), H568 [7FE]
      ------acifluorfen (see S. 3146), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 5466), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------acrylate modified vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer 
        (see H.R. 5519), H2320 [7MY]
      ------AE 0172747 ether (see H.R. 4574), H2066 [24AP]
      ------A5546 sulfonamide (see S. 2590), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4889), H2205 [26AP]
      ------Aflux 37 (see H.R. 4939), H2206 [26AP]
      ------Agilon 400 (see S. 2661), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4915), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------agrumex (see S. 3001), S2968 [8MY]
      ------aircraft grade polyvinyl butyral (see H.R. 4762), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------alginates (see H.R. 5280), H2273 [27AP]
      ------alginic acid, ammonium alginate, potassium alginate, 
        calcium alginate, and magnesium alginate (see S. 2833), S2927 
        [7MY]
      ------alkali metal phenate, mineral oil, and p-dodecylphenol 
        mixtures (see S. 2499), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 4943), H2206 
        [26AP]
      ------alkene polylmers with maleic anhydride, 2-(1-piperazinyl) 
        ethylimides, diisononyl phthalate and bis(1-methylethyl)-
        naphthalene mixture, S2926 [7MY]
      ------alkene polymers mixtures (see H.R. 5040), H2268 [27AP]
      ------allantoin (see H.R. 5759), H2713 [15MY]
      ------allyl bromide (see H.R. 4792), H2126 [25AP]
      ------allyl caproate (see S. 2973), S2967 [8MY]
      ------allyl cyclohexyl propionate (see S. 2972), S2967 [8MY]
      ------allyl heptoate (see S. 2966), S2967 [8MY]
      ------allyl isosulfocynate (see S. 3000), S2968 [8MY]
      ------allyl pentaerythritol (see H.R. 5769), H2713 [15MY]
      ------alpha-phenyl-2-piperdylacetic acid (see S. 2732), S2926 
        [7MY]
      ------alpha-phenyl-2-piperidylacetic acid (see H.R. 5100), H2269 
        [27AP]
      ------alpha-threo phenyl-2-piperidyl acetamide (see S. 2730), 
        S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5093), H2269 [27AP]
      ------Amberwood F (see S. 2965), S2967 [8MY]
      ------amino ethyl carbazole (see H.R. 5212), H2272 [27AP]
      ------aminocyclopyrachlor and inert ingredients mixtures (see S. 
        2750), S2926 [7MY]
      ------ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate (see H.R. 4600), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------ammonium polyphosphate (see H.R. 4831), H2204 [26AP]
      ------anatase titanium dioxide (see S. 2457), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5200), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Ancamine 2422 (see S. 2675), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5043), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------Ancamine 2432 (see H.R. 5042), H2268 [27AP]
      ------anisic aldehyde (see S. 3002), S2968 [8MY]
      ------antioxidant 3114 (see H.R. 5775), H2713 [15MY]
      ------aqueous hydrazine hydrate solution (see H.R. 5106), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------ascorbic acid encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate 
        (see S. 2646), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5600), H2442 [8MY]
      ------asulam sodium salt and mixed application adjuvants (see 
        H.R. 5079), H2269 [27AP]
      ------avermectin B (see S. 2624), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4741), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------azadirachtin A mixtures (see H.R. 5645), H2443 [8MY]
      ------azoxystrobin (see S. 2631), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4519), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------azoxystrobin mixtures (see H.R. 4518), H2065 [24AP]
      ------barium carbonate, strontium carbonate, calcium carbonate, 
        and 1-methoxy-2-propanol acetate mixture for use as emitter 
        suspension cathode coating (see H.R. 5117), H2270 [27AP]
      ------barium magnesium aluminate phosphor (see H.R. 5126), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------barium magnesium aluminate phosphor activated by europium 
        or manganese (see S. 2544), S2922 [7MY]
      ------barium magnesium aluminum oxide for use in the production 
        of fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5724), H2645 [10MY]
      ------basic blue 7 (see S. 2824), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5056), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------basic blue 94--1 (see H.R. 3959), H568 [7FE]
      ------basic red 1 (see S. 2826), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5053), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------basic red 1--1 (see S. 2825), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5061), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------basic red 51 (see H.R. 5582), H2442 [8MY]
      ------basic violet 1 (see S. 2827), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5058), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------basic violet 11 (see S. 2539), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5383), H2317 [7MY]
      ------basic violet 11--1 (see S. 2540), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5384), H2317 [7MY]
      ------basic yellow 40 chloride based (see H.R. 5578), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------Bayderm bottom DLV-N (see S. 2709), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4639), H2123 [25AP]
      ------Bayhydur BL 5335 (see H.R. 5235), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Bayhydur XP 2547 (see H.R. 5234), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Bayowet C4 (see S. 2712), S2925 [7MY]
      ------b-cyfluthrin (see S. 3023, 3025), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4669), H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 5591), H2442 [8MY]
      ------b-cyfluthrin mixtures (see H.R. 4657), H2123 [25AP] (see 
        H.R. 5592), H2442 [8MY]
      ------benfluralin (see H.R. 5024), H2268 [27AP]
      ------bentazon sodium salt (see H.R. 4573), H2066 [24AP]
      ------benzamide, N[[[3,5 dichloro-2-fluoro-4-1,1,2,3,3,3-
        hexafluoropropoxy)phenyl] amino]carbonyl] 2,6 difluoro - (9Cl) 
        (see H.R. 5002), H2268 [27AP]
      ------benzamine, dodecyl-, branched (see S. 2748), S2926 [7MY]
      ------benzene, polypropene derivatives (see S. 2502), S2824 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4946), H2206 [26AP]
      ------benzene, 2,4-dichloro-1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl) (see 
        S. 2597), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4509), H2064 [24AP]
      ------benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, with 2- aminoethanol and 
        poly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), a-[1-oxo-9- octadecenyl]- w-
        hydroxy-, (9Z) mixtures (see S. 2505), S2824 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4936), H2206 [26AP]
      ------benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chloro-2-[[4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-
        oxo-1-(3-sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]azo]-5-methyl-, calcium 
        salt (see S. 2802), S2927 [7MY]
      ------benzenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 4359), H1845 [16AP] 
        (see H.R. 4964), H2206 [26AP] (see H.R. 5211), H2272 [27AP]
      ------benzoyl chloride (see H.R. 5767), H2713 [15MY]
      ------benzyl carbazate (see S. 2615), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5675), H2566 [9MY]
      ------benzylimidazole phenyl ethanol (see S. 2353), S2731 [25AP]
      ------bifenazate (see S. 2855), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4773), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------Bifenthrin (see H.R. 4558), H2065 [24AP]
      ------Bis(4-tbutylcyclohexyl) peroxydicarbonate (see H.R. 5262), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      ------bis-phenol (see S. 2900), S2966 [8MY]
      ------bisphenol A bis(3-methacryloyloxypropyl) ether substituted 
        dimethacylate (see S. 2639), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5602), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      ------bis(2,3-dibromopropyl ether) of tetrabromobisphenol A (see 
        S. 2865), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4787), H2126 [25AP]
      ------bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate (see H.R. 
        5669, 5670), H2566 [9MY]
      ------bitolylene diisocyanate (see S. 2391), S2821 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 4968), H2267 [27AP]
      ------boscalid (see H.R. 5440), H2318 [7MY]
      ------brine electrolysis ion exchange apparatus (see S. 2660), 
        S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4916), H2205 [26AP]
      ------brodifacoum (see H.R. 4705), H2124 [25AP]
      ------bromacil (see H.R. 5667), H2566 [9MY]
      ------bromacil and diuron and application adjuvants formulations 
        (see H.R. 4497), H2064 [24AP]
      ------bromoxynil octanoate (see H.R. 4493), H2064 [24AP]
      ------buprofezin (see S. 2602), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4433), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------butanamide, N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1 H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-2-
        [2-(2-methoxyphenyl) diazenyl]-3-oxo (see S. 2803), S2927 
        [7MY]
      ------butane, 1-chloro (see S. 2894), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5674), H2566 [9MY]
      ------butanedioic acid, dimethylester polymer with 4-hydroxy-
        2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperdine ethanol (see H.R. 5753), H2713 
        [15MY]
      ------butralin (see S. 2856), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4786), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate activated by manganese and/or 
        antimony for use in the production of fluorescent lamps (see 
        H.R. 5725), H2645 [10MY]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (see H.R. 5120), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate phosphor activated by manganese 
        and antimony (see S. 2535), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5119), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------canagliflozin (see S. 2921), S2966 [8MY]
      ------caprolactam disulfide with an elastomer binder of 
        ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and 
        dispersing agents mixtures (see S. 2489), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 4938), H2206 [26AP]
      ------captan (see S. 2512), S2922 (see S. 2771), S2926 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5622), H2443 [8MY]
      ------captan technical (see H.R. 5445), H2318 [7MY]
      ------Caramba fungicide (see H.R. 5399), H2318 [7MY]
      ------carbamic acid (see H.R. 4557), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carbamic acid, [4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-[[[[methyl(1-
        methylethyl amino]sulfonyl]amino]carbonyl]phenyl]-, ethyl 
        ester (PCM) (see H.R. 4569), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carbaryl (see S. 2587), S2923 [7MY]
      ------Carbofuran technical (see H.R. 4559), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carbonic acid, dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,6-hexanediol 
        (see S. 2926), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4710), H2124 [25AP]
      ------carbonic dihydrazide (see S. 2508), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5105), H2270 [27AP]
      ------Carbosulfan technical (see H.R. 4560), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carfentrazone-ethyl (see H.R. 4614), H2067 [24AP]
      ------cerium nitrate (see S. 2739), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5182), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      ------cerium sulfide pigments (see S. 2942), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5629), H2443 [8MY]
      ------C5-8 perfluorocarbonalkanes (see S. 2635), S2924 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5599), H2442 [8MY]
      ------C5-18 perfluorocarbon alkanes, perfluorocarbon amines, 
        and/or perfluorocarbon ethers mixtures (see S. 2636), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5598), H2442 [8MY]
      ------chemical mixtures (see S. 2727), S2925 (see S. 2733), 
        S2926 [7MY] (see S. 3101, 3102, 3103, 3105, 3114), S3085 
        [10MY] (see H.R. 3949), H568 [7FE] (see H.R. 5305), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------chemicals (see S. 2772), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 2979), S2967 
        (see S. 3004), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4854, 4864), H2204 (see 
        H.R. 4940), H2206 [26AP]
      ------chloroacetic acid, sodium salt (see H.R. 4592), H2066 
        [24AP]
      ------chloroacetone (see H.R. 4704), H2124 [25AP]
      ------chlorobenzene (see S. 2694), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5238), 
        H2272 [27AP]
      ------chloromethylbenzene (see S. 2715), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4633), H2123 [25AP]
      ------chlorophyllin (see H.R. 5581), H2442 [8MY]
      ------chlorotrifluoroethylene (see H.R. 4861), H2204 [26AP]
      ------chromate(4-), [7-amino-3-[(3-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-
        nitrophenyl)azo]-4-hydroxy-2-naphthalenesulfonato(3-)][6-
        amino-4-hydroxy-3-[(2-hydroxy 5-nitro-3-[(sulfophenyl)azo]-2-
        naphthalenesulfonato(4-)]-, tetrasodium (P 96-1335) (see H.R. 
        5146), H2270 [27AP]
      ------cinnamic acid (see S. 2352), S2731 [25AP]
      ------cis-3-hexen-1-ol (see S. 2431), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5170), H2271 [27AP]
      ------citronitile (see S. 2964), S2967 [8MY]
      ------clodinafop (see H.R. 4479), H2039 [23AP]
      ------clodinafop-propargyl (see S. 2626), S2924 [7MY]
      ------clomazone (see H.R. 5404), H2318 [7MY]
      ------cloquintocet-mexyl (see S. 2632), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4507), H2064 [24AP]
      ------clothianidin (see S. 3015), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4576), 
        H2066 [24AP] (see H.R. 5352), H2317 [7MY]
      ------clothianidin and bacillus firmus product mixtures (see S. 
        3008), S2968 [8MY]
      ------clothianidin and bacillus firmus strain I-1582 mixtures 
        (see H.R. 4695), H2124 [25AP]
      ------clothianidin mixtures (see H.R. 4696), H2124 [25AP]
      ------coarse yttrium oxide phosphor (see H.R. 5127), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------cobaltate (2-) and cobaltate (3-) (see H.R. 3953), H568 
        [7FE]
      ------cobaltate(1-), bis[4-(hydroxy-k O)-3-[2-[2-(hydroxy-k O)-
        1-naphthalenyl]diazenyl-k N1]benzenesulfonamidato(2-)]-, 
        sodium (1--1) (see S. 3111), S3085 [10MY]
      ------C1-3 perfluoroalkyl perfluoromorpholine (see S. 2637), 
        S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5597), H2442 [8MY]
      ------copoly(acrylic acid/itaconic acid) (see S. 2638), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5603), H2442 [8MY]
      ------copper oxychloride and copper hydroxide (see H.R. 5460), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------copper peptide (AHK-Cu) (see S. 2795), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5111), H2270 [27AP]
      ------copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1--1) (see S. 2793), S2927 [7MY]
      ------copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1-1) (see H.R. 5112), H2270 [27AP]
      ------C12-18 alkenes, polymers (TPX) with 4-methyl-1-pentene 
        (see S. 2435), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5174), H2271 [27AP]
      ------cuprate (4-) (see H.R. 3922), H568 [7FE]
      ------cuprate (4-), [2-[[3-[[substituted]-1,3,5-triazin-2-
        yl]amino]-2-hydroxy-5-sulfophenyl](substituted)azo], sodium 
        salt (see S. 3112), S3085 [10MY]
      ------cyanamide (see S. 2349), S2731 [25AP]
      ------cyanuric chloride (see S. 2436), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4836), H2204 [26AP] (see H.R. 5768), H2713 [15MY]
      ------cyasorb 1164 (see S. 2902), S2966 [8MY]
      ------cyasorb 2908 (see S. 2898), S2966 [8MY]
      ------cyasorb 3346 (see S. 2901), S2966 [8MY]
      ------cyazofamid (see H.R. 5306), H2274 [27AP]
      ------cyclogalbanate (see S. 2963), S2967 [8MY]
      ------cyclopentylpropionyl chloride (see S. 2348), S2730 [25AP]
      ------cyflufenamid (see S. 2428), S2822 [26AP]
      ------cyfluthrin (see S. 3024), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4668), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------cyhalothrin mixtures (see S. 2955), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4512), H2064 [24AP]
      ------cymoxanil and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5032), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------cypermethrin (see S. 2780), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 3139), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4745), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5084), 
        H2269 (see H.R. 5308), H2274 [27AP] (see H.R. 5349), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------cyproconazole (see S. 2625), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4744), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------cyprodinil (see S. 2908), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4510), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      ------cyprosulfamide (see H.R. 4699), H2124 [25AP]
      ------cyprosulfamide mixtures (see S. 2726), S2925 [7MY]
      ------damascenone (see S. 2931), S2967 [8MY]
      ------daminozide (see S. 2862), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4784), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------decanedioic acid, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) 
        ester (see H.R. 5777), H2713 [15MY]
      ------deltamethrin (see H.R. 4658), H2123 [25AP]
      ------DEMBB (see S. 2524), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4475), H2039 
        [23AP]
      ------DEPCT (see H.R. 5006), H2268 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur BL 1100/1 (see H.R. 5236), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur E 14 (see H.R. 5230), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur HL BA (see H.R. 5231), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur R-E (see H.R. 5247), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur RF-E (see H.R. 5249), H2273 [27AP]
      ------D-galacto-D-mannan (see S. 2506), S2824 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4945), H2206 [26AP]
      ------D-galacto-D-mannan, 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl 
        ether, chloride (83589-59-7), 1-propanaminium, 2,3-dihydroxy-
        N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride (34004-36-9) and water (see S. 
        2504), S2824 [26AP]
      ------diacid modified vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer 
        (see H.R. 5517), H2320 [7MY]
      ------diaminodecane (see S. 2994), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4855), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      ------dianil (see H.R. 5210), H2272 [27AP]
      ------dichlormid (see H.R. 5017), H2268 [27AP]
      ------dichloroacetyl chloride (see S. 2598), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5504), H2320 [7MY]
      ------dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, and 
        dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester (see H.R. 4495), H2064 [24AP]
      ------dicumyl peroxide (see H.R. 4690), H2124 [25AP]
      ------di-cup organic peroxide (see S. 2711), S2925 [7MY]
      ------didecanoyl peroxide (see H.R. 5261), H2273 [27AP]
      ------diethenyl-benzene polymer with ethenylbenzene and 
        ethenylethylbenzene, sulfonated (see S. 2653), S2924 [7MY]
      ------diethyl ketone (see H.R. 4566), H2065 [24AP]
      ------diethylaminoethyl-dextran (see S. 2350), S2731 [25AP]
      ------difenoconazole (see S. 2907), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4508), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      ------difenoconazole and mefenoxam mixtures (see S. 2618), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4514), H2065 [24AP]
      ------diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (see H.R. 5702), H2566 [9MY]
      ------dilauroyl peroxide (see H.R. 5260), H2273 [27AP]
      ------dimethomorph (see H.R. 5439), H2318 [7MY]
      ------dimethyl carbonate (see H.R. 4499), H2064 [24AP]
      ------dimethyl carbonate polymer with 1,6-hexanediol copolymer 
        and 2-oxepanone (see S. 2763), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5252), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl dicarbonate (see S. 2697), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5240), H2272 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl hydrogen phosphite (see S. 3011), S2968 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 5343), H2317 [7MY]
      ------dimethyl malonate (see S. 3031), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4728), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5003), H2268 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl 3,3'-thiodipropionate (see H.R. 4750), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------dimethyl 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1, 4-benzenedicarboxylate 
        (see H.R. 5678), H2566 [9MY]
      ------dimethylisopropylamine (DMIPA) (see S. 2687), S2925 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5378), H2317 [7MY]
      ------dinotefuran (see H.R. 4572), H2066 [24AP] (see H.R. 5350), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      ------diphenyl sulfide (see H.R. 5004), H2268 [27AP]
      ------diphosphoric acid, polymers with ethoxylated reduced 
        methyl esters of reduced polymerized oxidized 
        tetrafluoroethylene (see S. 2981), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4862), H2204 [26AP]
      ------direct green 91 (see H.R. 3950), H568 [7FE]
      ------direct red 84 (see H.R. 3942), H568 [7FE]
      ------direct yellow 119 (see H.R. 5575), H2442 [8MY]
      ------Disflamoll DPK (see S. 2718), S2925 [7MY]
      ------Disflamoll TOF (see S. 2684), S2925 [7MY]
      ------disperse blue 56 (see H.R. 3962), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 77 (see S. 3110), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        3925), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 77 mixtures (see H.R. 3969), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 284 (see H.R. 3931, 3961), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 359 (see H.R. 5590), H2442 [8MY]
      ------disperse orange 288 (see H.R. 3960), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 60 (see S. 3119), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        3917), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 159 (see H.R. 3951), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 311 (see H.R. 3954), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 367 mixtures (see H.R. 3939), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 367, benzo, and acetic acid mixtures (see 
        H.R. 3968), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 42 (see H.R. 4755), H2125 [25AP]
      ------disperse yellow 64 (see S. 3118), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        3918), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 71 (see H.R. 3956), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 184--1 (see H.R. 3947), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 241 (see H.R. 5589), H2442 [8MY]
      ------di-tert-amyl-2'-hydroxyphenyl) benzotriazole (see H.R. 
        5752), H2713 [15MY]
      ------di-tert-butyl polysulfides (see H.R. 4749), H2125 [25AP]
      ------diuron and application adjuvants formulations (see H.R. 
        4498), H2064 [24AP]
      ------diuron technical (see H.R. 4674), H2124 [25AP]
      ------D-mannose (see S. 3028), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5277), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      ------DMDS (see H.R. 4999), H2267 [27AP]
      ------dodecahydro-3a,6,6,9atetramethylnaphtho(2,1-b)furan (see 
        S. 2930), S2967 [8MY]
      ------dodecyl aniline, mixed isomers (see H.R. 5374), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------Dragosantol (see S. 2962), S2967 [8MY]
      ------e-caprolactone-neopentylglycol copolymer (see S. 2927), 
        S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4716), H2124 [25AP]
      ------e-caprolactone-2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol 
        polymer (see S. 2939), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4715), H2124 
        [25AP]
      ------E-5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-
        triazol- 1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol (see H.R. 5395), H2318 [7MY]
      ------Efka 6225 (see H.R. 5254), H2273 [27AP]
      ------11-aminoundecanoic acid (see S. 2698), S2925 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5452), H2319 [7MY]
      ------eptam technical (see H.R. 5641), H2443 [8MY]
      ------esfenvalerate (see H.R. 4501), H2064 [24AP]
      ------esfenvalerate technical (see S. 2610), S2923 [7MY]
      ------ester gum 10D from China (see H.R. 5290), H2273 [27AP]
      ------ethalfluralin (see H.R. 5015), H2268 [27AP]
      ------ethanediamide, N-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-N'-(4-isodecylphenyl)- 
        (see S. 3169), S3087 [10MY] (see H.R. 5148), H2270 [27AP] (see 
        H.R. 5327), H2316 [7MY]
      ------ethanol, 2,2'-[[4-[2-(3,5-dinitro-2-
        thienyl)diazenyl]phenyl]imino]bis-, 1,1'-diacetate (see S. 
        3108), S3085 [10MY]
      ------ethanone, 2,2-dimethoxy-1,2-diphenyl- (see H.R. 5659), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      ------ethanoyl chloride (see S. 3172), S3087 [10MY]
      ------ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl 
        esters, reduced (see S. 3033), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4852), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      ------ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl 
        esters, reduced, ethoxylated (see S. 2985), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 4866), H2204 [26AP]
      ------ethene,1 chloro-1,2,2-trifluoro (see S. 3005), S2968 [8MY]
      ------ethofumesate mixtures (see H.R. 4698), H2124 [25AP]
      ------ethoxyquin (see H.R. 5443), H2318 [7MY]
      ------ethyl pyruvate (see H.R. 5680), H2566 [9MY]
      ------ethyl salicilate (see S. 2976), S2967 [8MY]
      ------ethyl 3-amino-4,4,4-trifluorocrotonate (see H.R. 4570), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------ethyl 2-(isocyanatosulfonyl)benzoate (see S. 2614), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4431), H2030 [19AP]
      ------ethylene-propylene polymer (see S. 2486), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4942), H2206 [26AP]
      ------ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers (see H.R. 4636), H2123 
        [25AP]
      ------ethylhexylglycerine (see H.R. 5318), H2274 [27AP]
      ------etoxazole (see H.R. 5353), H2317 [7MY]
      ------etridiazole (see S. 2871), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4789), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------europium oxide (see S. 2744), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5179), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      ------famoxadone, cymoxanil, and application adjuvants (see S. 
        2609), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 5679), H2566 [9MY]
      ------Fastac (see H.R. 4692), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fatty acids, C12-21 and C18-unsatd., 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-
        4-piperidol esters and polyethylene or polypropylene or 3,5-
        di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, hexadecyl ester mixtures 
        (see H.R. 5268), H2273 [27AP]
      ------fenamidone (see S. 3135), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4460), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------fenazaquin mixtures (see H.R. 5642), H2443 [8MY]
      ------fenbuconazole (see H.R. 5008), H2268 [27AP]
      ------fenhexamid (see S. 3133), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4682), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, 
        bromoxynil heptanoate, and mefenpyr-diethyl mixtures (see S. 
        3012, 3022), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5258), H2273 [27AP]
      ------fenpropathrin (see H.R. 5351), H2317 [7MY]
      ------fenpyroximate (see S. 2599), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4439), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------fipronil (see H.R. 5438), H2318 [7MY]
      ------5-amino-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexanemethanamine, 1,3-
        butanediol and 1,1'methylenebis[4-isocyanatocyclohexane], Me 
        Et ketone oxime- polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether blocked 
        hexanedioic acid, dihydrazide polymer (see S. 2773), S2926 
        [7MY]
      ------5-chloro-1-indanone (see H.R. 4500), H2064 [24AP]
      ------5-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methoxy-2-naphthanilide (see S. 
        2828), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5059), H2269 [27AP]
      ------5-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-naphthanilide (see S. 2829), 
        S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5057), H2269 [27AP]
      ------5-ethylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 4571), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------5-methylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 4561), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------5-methylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester (see 
        H.R. 4581), H2066 [24AP]
      ------5(1,1-dimethylheptyl) resorcinol (see S. 2736), S2926 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5087), H2269 [27AP]
      ------flonicamid (see H.R. 5402), H2318 [7MY]
      ------flubendiamide (see S. 2617), S2924 [7MY] (see S. 3132, 
        3162), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4665), H2124 [25AP]
      ------flubendiamide mixtures (see H.R. 4677), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fludioxonil (see S. 2627), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4708), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------flumioxazin (see H.R. 5355), H2317 [7MY]
      ------fluopicolide (see S. 3134), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4683), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram (see S. 3130), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4684), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2681), S2925 [7MY]
      ------fluopyram and prothioconazole mixtures (see S. 2719), 
        S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4679), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and pyrimethanil mixtures (see S. 2721), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4681), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and tebuconazole mixtures (see S. 2680), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4914), H2205 [26AP]
      ------fluopyram and trifloxystrobin mixtures (see S. 2720), 
        S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4680), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram mixtures (see H.R. 4678), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluorescent brightener CBS-X (see H.R. 5761), H2713 [15MY]
      ------fluoroalkyl acrylic copolymerisates dispersed in water 
        (see H.R. 4838), H2204 [26AP]
      ------fluoropolymers (see H.R. 5694), H2566 [9MY]
      ------fluoropolymers containing 95 percent or more by weight of 
        the monomer units tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, 
        and vinylidene fluoride (see S. 2641), S2924 [7MY]
      ------fluthiacet-methyl technical (see H.R. 4613), H2067 [24AP]
      ------flutolanil (see S. 2601), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4432), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------formaldehyde, polymer with methylphenol, 2-hydroxy-3[(1-
        oxo-2-propenyl)oxy]propyl ether and formaldehyde, polymer with 
        (chloromethyl) oxirane and methylphenol, 4-cyclohexene-1,2-
        dicarboxylate 2-propenoate (see S. 2537), S2922 [7MY]
      ------formaldehyde polymers with aniline and with 4,4'-
        methylendianiline mixtures (see S. 2738), S2926 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5041), H2268 [27AP]
      ------formulated product containing propyzamide as the active 
        ingredient (see H.R. 5011), H2268 [27AP]
      ------fosamine (see S. 2513), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5621), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------fosetyl-Al (see S. 2704), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4466), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------4,8-dicyclohexyl -6-2,10-dimethyl -12H-
        dibenzo[d,g][1,3,2]- dioxaphosphocin (see S. 2478), S2823 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4934), H2206 [26AP]
      ------4,4'-butylidenebis [3-methyl 6 tert butylphenol] (see S. 
        2863), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4781), H2126 [25AP]
      ------4,4'-diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid (see H.R. 5917), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone (see S. 2980), S2967 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4863), H2204 [26AP]
      ------4,4-dimethoxy-2-butanone (see H.R. 5026), H2268 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) (see S. 2860), S2965 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 4791), H2126 [25AP]
      ------4,4'-oxydianiline (see S. 2754), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5264), H2273 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-oxydiphthalic anhydride (see S. 2498), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5266), H2273 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-sulfonyldiphenol (see H.R. 5267), H2273 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-thiobis[2-(1,1-di-methylethyl)-5-methyl-phenol] (see 
        S. 2866), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4777), H2126 [25AP]
      ------4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinamine (see H.R. 4556), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------4 ethoxy 1,1,1 trifluoro 3 butene-2-one (see H.R. 5014), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------4-acetyltoluene (see H.R. 5547), H2441 [8MY]
      ------4-aminobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5585), H2442 [8MY]
      ------4-bromobenzyl bromide (see S. 2734), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5088), H2269 [27AP]
      ------4-chlorobenzaldehyde (see S. 3021), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4686), H2124 [25AP]
      ------4-chloro-1,8-naphthalic anhydride (see H.R. 5289), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------4-chloro-3,5-dinitro- a,a,a- trifluorotoluene (see S. 
        3099), S3085 [10MY]
      ------4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-,,-trifluorotoluene (see H.R. 4517), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid (see S. 2623), S2924 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5228), H2272 [27AP]
      ------4-chloro-2-nitroaniline (see H.R. 4930), H2206 [26AP]
      ------4-[(4-aminophenyl)azo]benzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 
        5577), H2442 [8MY]
      ------4-hexylresorcinol (see H.R. 5064), H2269 [27AP]
      ------4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (see H.R. 
        5755), H2713 [15MY]
      ------4'-methoxy-2,2',4-trimethyl diphenylamine (see S. 2336), 
        S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 4733), H2125 [25AP]
      ------4-methoxy-2-methyldiphenylamine (see S. 2328), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4732), H2125 [25AP]
      ------4-nitrobenzoyl chloride (see H.R. 5754), H2713 [15MY]
      ------4-(1-thoxyethoxy) styrene-4- (t-butylcarbonyloxy) styrene-
        4-hydroxystyrene copolymer (see H.R. 5363), H2317 [7MY]
      ------4-oxo-4-p-tolybutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine 
        (NEM Salt) (see H.R. 5109), H2270 [27AP]
      ------4-oxo-4-p-tolylbutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine 
        (NEM salt) (see S. 2794), S2927 [7MY]
      ------4-propylbenzaldehyde (see H.R. 4354), H1845 [16AP]
      ------4-sulfo-1,8-naphthalic anhydride potassium salt (see H.R. 
        5372), H2317 [7MY]
      ------4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid and 4-(2,4-
        dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid, dimethylamine salt (see H.R. 
        4491), H2064 [24AP]
      ------4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, lithium salt (see S. 2480), 
        S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5511), H2320 [7MY]
      ------4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, sodium salt hydrate (see S. 
        2482), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5509), H2320 [7MY]
      ------Frequency herbicide (see H.R. 4691), H2124 [25AP]
      ------Frescolat MGA (see S. 2967), S2967 [8MY]
      ------Frescolat ML (see S. 2968), S2967 [8MY]
      ------fungicide mixtures (see H.R. 5020), H2268 [27AP]
      ------gadolinium oxide (see S. 2741), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5183), H2271 [27AP]
      ------gallium unwrought (see S. 2460), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4925), H2206 [26AP]
      ------germanium oxides (see S. 2459), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4924), H2205 [26AP]
      ------germanium unwrought (see S. 2458), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4923), H2205 [26AP]
      ------glufosinate-ammonium (GA) (see S. 2356), S2731 [25AP] (see 
        H.R. 4736), H2125 [25AP]
      ------glyoxylic acid (see S. 2520), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4440), 
        H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 4595), H2066 [24AP]
      ------helional (see S. 2432), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5169), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      ------helium (see S. 2735), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5075), H2269 
        [27AP]
      ------helvetolide (see S. 2928), S2966 [8MY]
      ------hexadecyl (see H.R. 5065), H2269 [27AP]
      ------hexane, 1,6-dichloro- (see S. 2896), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5676), H2566 [9MY]
      ------hexythiazox technical (see H.R. 5639), H2443 [8MY]
      ------himic anhydride (see H.R. 5214), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Hostanox P-EPQ (see S. 3168), S3087 [10MY]
      ------Hostapur SAS (see S. 3142), S3086 [10MY]
      ------Hostavin 3055 (see S. 3170), S3087 [10MY]
      ------Hostavin 3058 (see S. 3141), S3086 [10MY]
      ------huron yellow dye (see S. 2549), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5385), H2317 [7MY]
      ------hydrazine hydrate, aqueous solution (see S. 2796), S2927 
        [7MY]
      ------hydrolite 5 (see S. 2998), S2968 [8MY]
      ------Hydrolite 6 (see S. 2969), S2967 [8MY]
      ------hydroxylamine sulfate (see H.R. 5271), H2273 [27AP]
      ------imazalil (see S. 2922), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4725, 4734, 
        4771), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5259), H2273 [27AP]
      ------imazalil mixtures and application adjuvants (see S. 2918), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------imidacloprid (see S. 2385), S2821 [26AP] (see S. 3136), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4876, 4883), H2205 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid and cyfluthrin or its b-cyfluthrin isomer 
        mixtures (see S. 2384), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4877), H2205 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5565), H2442 [8MY]
      ------imidacloprid and thiodicarb mixtures (see S. 2381), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4873), H2205 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid with application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2383), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4875), H2205 [26AP]
      ------Imidan technical (see H.R. 5643), H2443 [8MY]
      ------imidurea (see H.R. 5760), H2713 [15MY]
      ------iminodisuccinate (see S. 2706), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4641), H2123 [25AP]
      ------indaziflam (see S. 3131, 3161), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4685), H2124 [25AP]
      ------indaziflam mixtures (see H.R. 4676), H2124 [25AP]
      ------indoxacarb and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5657), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      ------invisible blue dye (see S. 2550), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5386), H2317 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin and adsorbent (see H.R. 5082), H2269 
        [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with divinylbenzene, iminodiacetic acid, sodium 
        form (see H.R. 4881), H2205 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with divinylbenzene, thio functionalized (see S. 
        2657), S2924 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with ethenylbenzene, aminophosphonic acid, sodium 
        form (see H.R. 4882), H2205 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin of benzene, diethenyl, polymer with 
        ethenylbenzene and ethenylethylbenzene, chloromethylated, 
        trimethylaminoquaternized (see S. 2683), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5076), H2269 [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder (see H.R. 4880), H2205 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5347), H2317 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder comprising a copolymer of 
        methacrylic acid cross-linked with divinylbenzene, potassium 
        ionic form (see S. 2656), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5077), H2269 
        [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder comprising a copolymer of 
        styrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene (see H.R. 5360), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin-methanamine, N methyl reaction products 
        with chloromethylated divinylbenzene-styrene polymer (see S. 
        2658), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5081), H2269 [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resins (see S. 3030), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4843, 4844), H2204 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resins consisting of copolymers of acrylic 
        acid and diethylene glycol divinyl ether (see S. 3029), S2968 
        [8MY]
      ------ipconazole (see S. 2853), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4783), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------iprodione (see H.R. 5403), H2318 [7MY]
      ------isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its sodium salt (see H.R. 
        4601), H2066 [24AP]
      ------isononylamine (see H.R. 5373), H2317 [7MY]
      ------isophthalic acid (see H.R. 5296), H2273 [27AP]
      ------isoviolanthrone crude dry presscake (see H.R. 5369), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------isoxadifen-ethyl (see H.R. 4667), H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 
        5462), H2319 [7MY]
      ------isoxaflutole (see H.R. 4575), H2066 [24AP]
      ------isoxaflutole and cyprosulfamide mixtures (see H.R. 4577), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------lambda-cyhalothrin mixtures (see H.R. 5449), H2318 [7MY]
      ------lanthanum, cerium, and terbium phosphates mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see S. 2747), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5180), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      ------lanthanum oxide (see S. 2742), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5184), H2271 [27AP]
      ------lanthanum phosphate for use in the production of 
        fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5726), H2645 [10MY]
      ------lanthanum phosphate phosphor (see H.R. 5125), H2270 [27AP]
      ------lanthanum phosphate phosphor, activated by cerium and 
        terbium (see S. 2553), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5122), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------Laromer PE 55 F (see S. 2532), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5328), H2316 [7MY]
      ------leucoquinizarin (see H.R. 4356), H1845 [16AP]
      ------linuron (see S. 3034), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4718), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------lithium carbonate (see S. 3153), S3086 [10MY]
      ------lithium chloride (see S. 3152), S3086 [10MY]
      ------Lucirin TPO (see H.R. 4907), H2205 [26AP]
      ------lutetium oxide (see S. 2943), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5627), 
        H2443 [8MY]
      ------macroporous ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of 
        styrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene, thiol functionalized 
        (see H.R. 5083), H2269 [27AP]
      ------macroporous poly(divinylbenzene) (see H.R. 5346), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------macroporus adsorpent polymers (see H.R. 5362), H2317 [7MY]
      ------magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic 
        hydrotalcite) and magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate 
        (synthetic hydrotalcite) coated with stearic acid (see S. 
        2434), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5167), H2271 [27AP]
      ------magnesium hydroxide (see H.R. 4794), H2126 [25AP]
      ------magnesium peroxide (see S. 2986), S2967 [8MY]
      ------magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate coated with 
        stearic acid (see S. 2433), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5168), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      ------majantol (see S. 2997), S2968 [8MY]
      ------mandipropamid (see S. 2521), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4706), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------manganese ferrite carrier covered with acrylic resin (see 
        S. 3071), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5340), H2317 [7MY]
      ------manganese flake (see S. 2379), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5469), H2319 [7MY]
      ------MCPA-2-ethylhexyl (see H.R. 5012), H2268 [27AP]
      ------MCPB acid and MCPB sodium salt (see H.R. 4492), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------menthol-D (see S. 2970), S2967 [8MY]
      ------Mesamoll (see H.R. 4642), H2123 [25AP]
      ------mesosulfuron-methyl (see S. 3009), S2968 [8MY]
      ------mesosulfuron-methyl product mixtures (see H.R. 5257), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      ------mesotrione (see S. 2525), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4473), 
        H2039 [23AP]
      ------metalaxyl-M and L-metalaxylfenoxam (see H.R. 4506), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------metallic manganese (see S. 2669), S2925 [7MY]
      ------metconazole (see H.R. 5437), H2318 [7MY]
      ------methane sulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 5450), H2318 [7MY]
      ------methanesulfonic acid (see S. 2714), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5451), H2319 [7MY]
      ------methanesulfonyl chloride (see S. 2717), S2925 [7MY]
      ------methidathion (see S. 2950), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4516), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------methoxycarbonyl-terminated perfluorinated 
        polyoxymethylene-polyoxyethylene (see S. 2991), S2968 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4853), H2204 [26AP]
      ------methoxyfenozide (see H.R. 5000), H2267 [27AP]
      ------methyl cinnamate (see S. 2975), S2967 [8MY]
      ------methyl 4-({[(3-methoxy-4-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H. 
        1.2,4-triazol-1-yl)carbonyl]-amino}sulfonyl)-5-
        methylthiophene-3-carboxylate, isoxaflutole, and 
        cyprosulfamide mixtures (see S. 2382), S2821 [26AP]
      ------methyl 4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) 
        carbamate (see S. 2608), S2923 [7MY]
      ------methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (see H.R. 5704), H2566 [9MY]
      ------methyl methoxyacetate (see H.R. 4565), H2065 [24AP]
      ------methyl N-(2-[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-
        oxymethyl]phenyl) -N-methoxycarbanose (see H.R. 5396), H2318 
        [7MY]
      ------methyl salicylate (see S. 2916), S2966 (see S. 2999), 
        S2968 [8MY]
      ------methyl sulfanilylcarbamate sodium salt (see S. 2777), 
        S2926 [7MY]
      ------methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-
        1,3,5- triazin-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]-3- 
        methylbenzoate and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2612), S2924 [7MY]
      ------methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-
        1,3,5- triazin-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]-3- 
        methylbenzoate mixtures (see H.R. 4428), H2030 [19AP]
      ------methyl 2-[(4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-4,5-dihydro-
        [1,2,4]triazole-1-carbonyl)sulfamoyl]benzoate, sodium salt 
        (see H.R. 4537), H2065 [24AP]
      ------methylated and butylated melamine-formaldehyde polymer 
        (see S. 2659), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5456), H2319 [7MY]
      ------methyl-4-trifluoro methoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) 
        carbamate (see H.R. 5656), H2565 (see H.R. 5671), H2566 [9MY]
      ------methylionine (see H.R. 5500), H2319 [7MY]
      ------microcrystalline anatase-type titanium dioxide (see H.R. 
        5196), H2271 [27AP]
      ------micro-porous, ultrafine, spherical polyamide powders of 
        polyamide 6; polyamide-12; and polyamide 6, 12 (see S. 2693), 
        S2925 [7MY]
      ------modified phenolic resin in alkaline solution (see H.R. 
        5771), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modified vinyl chloride-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer 
        (see H.R. 5514), H2320 [7MY]
      ------monocarboxylic fatty acids derived from palm oil (see S. 
        3027), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4721), H2125 [25AP]
      ------mucochloric acid (see S. 3098), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4515), H2065 [24AP]
      ------muscenone delta (see S. 2932), S2967 [8MY]
      ------myclobutanil (see H.R. 5021), H2268 [27AP]
      ------N,N-hexane-1,6-diylbis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-
        phenylpropionamide)) (see S. 2869), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4778), H2126 [25AP]
      ------N,N'N''-[(2,4,5-trioxo-1,3,5-triazine-1,3,5(2H,4H,6H)-
        triyl)tris[methylene(3,5,5-trimetyl-3,1-
        cyclohexanediyl)]]tris[hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-azepine-1-
        carboxamide (see S. 2775), S2926 [7MY]
      ------n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl 
        benzisothiazoline), 1-hydroxypyridine-2-thione, zinc salt 
        (zinc pyrithione) and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2424), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5316), H2274 [27AP]
      ------n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl 
        benzisothiazoline) and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2425), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5317), H2274 [27AP]
      ------Neo Heliopan Hydro (see S. 2971), S2967 [8MY]
      ------neon, compressed (see S. 2941), S2967 [8MY]
      ------neononyl acetate (see S. 2982), S2967 [8MY]
      ------n-ethyl-n-benzyl aniline (see S. 2751), S2926 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5375), H2317 [7MY]
      ------n-ethyl-n-(3-sulfobenzyl)aniline (3- 
        [(ethylphenylamino)methyl]-benzenesulfonic acid) (see H.R. 
        5569), H2442 [8MY]
      ------N-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-N-(1-methylethyl)acetamide 
        (see H.R. 4659), H2124 [25AP]
      ------N-[(4-methoxymethyl)-1-phenylmethyl-4-piperidinyl]N-
        phenylpropanamide-ethanedioate (see S. 2674), S2925 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5097), H2269 [27AP]
      ------9, 10-anthracenedione, 2-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)- (CAS No. 
        32588-54-8) and 9,10-anthracenedione, 2-(1,2-dimethylpropyl)- 
        (see S. 2978), S2967 [8MY]
      ------(9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-dihydroxy(4-
        hydroxyphenyl)-) and (9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-
        dihydroxy(4-methoxyphenyl)-) mixtures (see H.R. 3964), H568 
        [7FE]
      ------9-anthracenecarboxylic acid, (triethoxysilyl)methyl ester 
        (see H.R. 5697), H2566 [9MY]
      ------nitroaniline (see S. 2756), S2926 [7MY]
      ------N-[methoxy(methylthio)phosphinoyl] acetamide formulation 
        (see S. 2774), S2926 [7MY]
      ------NN-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N,Ndimethylurea with acrylate 
        rubber mixtures (see H.R. 4937), H2206 [26AP]
      ------NORBLOC 7966 (see H.R. 4726), H2125 [25AP]
      ------normal paraffin M (see H.R. 4758), H2125 [25AP]
      ------N-phenyl-N-((trichloromethyl)thio)- benzenesulfonamide, 
        calcium carbonate, and mineral oil mixtures (see H.R. 5763), 
        H2713 [15MY]
      ------N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (see H.R. 4763), H2125 [25AP] 
        (see H.R. 5764), H2713 [15MY]
      ------n-propyl gallate (see S. 2440), S2822 [26AP]
      ------N'-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N,Ndimethylurea with acrylate 
        rubber mixtures (see S. 2475), S2823 [26AP]
      ------N-[2-(2-oxoimidazolidine-1-yl)ethyl]-2-methylacrylamide, 
        methacrylic acid, aminoethyl ethylene urea and hydroquinone 
        mixtures (see S. 2990), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4729), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------Nylostab Seed (see S. 3171), S3087 [10MY]
      ------o-anisidine (see H.R. 5285), H2273 [27AP]
      ------o-chloro-p-toluidine (3-chloro-4-methylaniline) (see S. 
        2479), S2823 [26AP]
      ------octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-4-hydroxphenyl)-propionate (see 
        H.R. 5762), H2713 [15MY]
      ------octanoyl chloride (see H.R. 4594), H2066 [24AP]
      ------1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with N,NNbis(2-
        aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, cyclized, methosulfate (see 
        H.R. 4835), H2204 [26AP] (see H.R. 5522), H2320 [7MY]
      ------1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethene, oxidized, polymerized (see S. 
        2977), S2967 [8MY] (see S. 3032), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4856), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      ------1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethylene,oxidized, polymerized, reduced 
        (see S. 3007), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4859), H2204 [26AP]
      ------1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid (see S. 2672), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5090), H2269 [27AP]
      ------1,1'-methylenebis[3(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxo-4-
        imidazolidinyl]urea] (see H.R. 5758), H2713 [15MY]
      ------1,6-diisocyanato-hexane homopolymer, polyethylene-
        polypropylene glycol mono-Bu ether blocked (see S. 2779), 
        S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5229), H2272 [27AP]
      ------1,6-hexanediamine, N,N`-Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-
        piperidinyl)-, P/W 2,4-dichloro-6-(4-morpholinyl)-1,3,5-
        triazine (see H.R. 5269), H2273 [27AP]
      ------1,6-hexanediol and 1,5-pentanediol dimethyl carbonate 
        polymer (see S. 2767), S2926 [7MY]
      ------1,6-hexanediol-dimethyl carbonate copolymer (see S. 2765), 
        S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5250, 5251), H2273 [27AP]
      ------1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-tris(2-propenyloxyl)- (see S. 2895), 
        S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5682), H2566 [9MY]
      ------1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine, polymer with formaldehyde 
        (see S. 2493), S2823 [26AP]
      ------1,3-benzenedicarbonitrile (see S. 2619), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4707), H2124 [25AP]
      ------1,3-benzenedicarboxamide, N, N'-bis-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-
        4-piperidinyl)- (see H.R. 5152), H2270 [27AP]
      ------1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene (RODA) (see S. 2503), S2824 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5265), H2273 [27AP]
      ------1,3-bis(3-methyl-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrolinylmethyl)benzene 
        (see H.R. 5765), H2713 [15MY]
      ------1,3-cyclohexanedione (see H.R. 4664), H2124 [25AP]
      ------1,3-dibromo-5-dimethylhydantoin (see H.R. 4793), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------1,3-dichloropropene mixed isomers (see H.R. 5027), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------1,3-diisocyanatomethylbenzene, polymer with 1,6-
        diisocyanatohexane (see S. 2786), S2927 [7MY]
      ------1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (see H.R. 5009), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------1,3-isobenzofurandione, 5,5'-sulfonylbis-, polymer with 
        4,4'-methylenebis[2,6-dimethylbenzenamine] (see H.R. 5072), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------1,3-propanediaminium, N-[3-[[[dimethyl[3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-
        2-pro-penyl)amino]propyl]ammonio]acety ]amino]propyl]-2-
        hydroxy-N,N,N',N',N'-pentamethyl-, trichloride, polymer with 
        2-propenamide (see S. 2483), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5503), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (see H.R. 4700), H2124 [25AP]
      ------1,2,3-propanetriol, polymer with 2,4-diisocyanato-1-
        methylbenzene, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, 
        methyloxirane and oxirane (see S. 2784), S2927 [7MY]
      ------1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutanesulfonic acid, potassium 
        salt (see H.R. 5232), H2272 [27AP]
      ------1,2-bis(3-aminopropyl)ethylenediamine, polymer with N-
        butyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinamine and 2,4,6-
        trichloro-1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 5772), H2713 [15MY]
      ------1-acetyl-4-(3-dodecyl-2,5-dioxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)-2,2,6,6-
        tetramethylpiperidine (see H.R. 5153), H2270 [27AP]
      ------1-benzyl-4-phenyl-4-piperidine carboxylic acid ethyl ester 
        HCl (see S. 2677), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5096), H2269 [27AP]
      ------1-chloro-2-propanone (see S. 2523), S2922 [7MY]
      ------1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3[2-
        (dimethylcarbamoyl)phenylsufamoyl] urea (see H.R. 5464), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------1H-[1,2,4]triazole (see S. 2678), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4675), H2124 [25AP]
      ------1H-xantheno (see H.R. 3928), H568 [7FE]
      ------1-hydroxy cyclohexyl phenyl ketone (see H.R. 5661), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------1-methylimidazole (see S. 2792), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5110), H2270 [27AP]
      ------1-naphthyl, N-methylcarbamate (see H.R. 4878), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------1-nitroanthraquinone (see H.R. 4357), H1845 [16AP]
      ------1-octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-,(Sp-4-2)-
        [29H. 31.-phthalocyanine-2-sulfonato(3-)-kN29,kN30,kN31, 
        kN32]cuprate(1-) (see S. 2481), S2823 [26AP]
      ------1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2-
        naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers) mixture (see S. 2476), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      ------1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2-
        naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers) mixtures (see H.R. 
        5501), H2319 [7MY]
      ------1-propanone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl- (see H.R. 5655), 
        H2565 [9MY]
      ------1-propanone, 2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-(4-
        morpholinyl)-(9ci) (see H.R. 5665), H2566 [9MY]
      ------1-propanonesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-
        propenyl)amino]-, monoammonium salt, polymer with 1-ethenyl-2-
        pyrrolidinone (see H.R. 4598), H2066 [24AP]
      ------1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized 
        (see S. 2993), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4977), H2267 [27AP]
      ------1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized, 
        reduced hydrolyzed (see S. 2992), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4851), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      ------1-propene, polymer with ethene (see H.R. 4832), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------(1S)-1,5-anhydro-1-[3-[[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-
        thienyl]methyl] -4-methylphenyl]-D-glucitol (see H.R. 4724), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------1-(2-chloroethyl)-4-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-5H-tetrazol-5-one 
        (see S. 2671), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5089), H2269 [27AP]
      ------o-nitrophenol (see S. 2522), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4477), 
        H2039 [23AP]
      ------organic pigments and dyes (see H.R. 5063), H2269 [27AP]
      ------oryzalin (see S. 2782), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5448), H2318 
        [7MY]
      ------o-toluidine (see S. 2514), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5155), 
        H2271 (see H.R. 5299), H2273 [27AP]
      ------oxadiazon (see S. 2354), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4737), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------oxalic acid, diethyl ester (DEO) (see H.R. 4568), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------oxalic acid, dimethyl ester (DMO) (see H.R. 4567), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------oxiranemethanol, polymers with reduced methyl esters of 
        reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene (see S. 
        2989), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4865), H2204 [26AP]
      ------oxyfluorfen (see S. 2768), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 3145), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 5085), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 5465), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------paclobutrazol (see S. 2951), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4703), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------p-aminobenzamide (4-aminobenzamide) (see S. 2822), S2927 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5060), H2269 [27AP]
      ------parahydroxybenzoic acid esters and sodium esters (see H.R. 
        4599), H2066 [24AP]
      ------para-methoxyphenol (see S. 2528), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4919), H2205 [26AP]
      ------para-nitroaniline (see H.R. 5371), H2317 [7MY]
      ------paraquat and emetic mixtures (see S. 2905), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4702), H2124 [25AP]
      ------paraquat dichloride (see S. 2857), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4774), H2125 [25AP]
      ------paraquat dichloride and inerts (see S. 2858), S2965 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4785), H2126 [25AP]
      ------PCBTF (see S. 2843), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 5202), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with a corrosion inhibitor (see H.R. 5208), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with acid acceptor (see S. 2842), S2965 [8MY]
      ------PCBTF with an acid acceptor (see H.R. 5204), H2272 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with antioxidant (see S. 2841), S2965 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5205), H2272 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with antistatic (see S. 2852), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5207), H2272 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with corrosion inhibitor (see S. 2844), S2965 [8MY]
      ------p-cresidinesulfonic acid (see H.R. 5568), H2442 [8MY]
      ------p-dichlorobenzene (see S. 2695), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4748), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5239), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Penbotec 400SC (see H.R. 4772), H2125 [25AP]
      ------penflufen (see S. 2386), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4879), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------pentaerythritol tetrakis[3-(dodecylthio)propionate] (see 
        S. 2859), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4776), H2126 [25AP]
      ------pentaerythritol tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-
        hydroxyhydrocinnamate) (see H.R. 5757), H2713 [15MY]
      ------penthiopyrad technical (see H.R. 4555), H2065 [24AP]
      ------perfluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride (see S. 2643), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5596), H2442 [8MY]
      ------perfluorocarbon amines (see S. 2634), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5693), H2566 [9MY]
      ------permethrin (see S. 3020), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4538), 
        H2065 [24AP] (see H.R. 5354), H2317 [7MY]
      ------petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene 
        resins; polyterpenes (see H.R. 5298), H2273 [27AP]
      ------PHBA (see S. 2995), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5309), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------phenmedipham (see S. 2701), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4687), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------phenol 2,4 -bis(1,1-dimethyl ethyl),-phosphite (3--1) (see 
        H.R. 5774), H2713 [15MY]
      ------phenyl esters of C10 C18 alkylsulfonic acids mixtures (see 
        S. 2692), S2925 [7MY]
      ------phenyl (4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl) carbamate (see S. 
        2611), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4427), H2030 [19AP]
      ------phenyl isocyanate (see S. 2665), S2924 [7MY]
      ------phenyl salicylate (benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, phenyl ester) 
        (see H.R. 5287), H2273 [27AP]
      ------phenylethyl isobutyrate (see S. 2983), S2967 [8MY]
      ------phenylisocyanate (see H.R. 4635), H2123 [25AP]
      -------phenyl-7-(4,4,5,6-tetramentyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-
        quinoline (OSIP-690520, quinolone boronate) (see H.R. 5786), 
        H2812 [16MY]
      ------phenyl-2-pyridyl acetamide (see S. 2728), S2926 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5092), H2269 [27AP]
      ------phosphine oxide, phenylbis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)- (see 
        H.R. 5664), H2566 [9MY]
      ------phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt (see H.R. 4834), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      ------phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt with synergists 
        and encapsulating agents (see H.R. 4833), H2204 [26AP]
      ------phosphonic acid, maleic anhydride sodium salt complex (see 
        S. 2987), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5342), H2317 [7MY]
      ------phosphonium, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-, chloride, polymer 
        with urea, phosphonium, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-, chloride, 
        formaldehyde mixtures (see S. 3013), S2968 [8MY]
      ------phosphor blend of yttrium oxide doped with europium, 
        cerium aluminate doped with terbium, and barium aluminate 
        doped with europium (see H.R. 5123), H2270 [27AP]
      ------phosphor blend yttrium oxide doped with europium and 
        lanthanum phosphate luminophores (see H.R. 5118), H2270 [27AP]
      ------phosphorescent pigment (see S. 2541), S2922 [7MY]
      ------phosphoric acid (see H.R. 4436), H2030 [19AP]
      ------phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped (see 
        S. 3010), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4922), H2205 [26AP]
      ------phosphoric acid, tris (2-ethylhexyl) ester (see S. 2595), 
        S2923 [7MY] (see S. 2868), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4788), H2126 
        [25AP] (see H.R. 5242), H2272 [27AP]
      ------phosphorus sulfochloride (see S. 2699), S2925 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5244), H2272 [27AP]
      ------phosphorus trichloride with 1,1'-biphenyl and 2,4-bis(1,1-
        dimethylethyl)phenol reaction products (see H.R. 5147), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------p-hydroxybenzoic acid (see H.R. 4858), H2204 [26AP]
      ------picoxystrobin (see S. 2589), S2923 [7MY]
      ------pigment brown 25 (see H.R. 5149), H2270 [27AP]
      ------pigment orange 62 (see H.R. 5150), H2270 [27AP]
      ------pigment orange 74 (see H.R. 5689), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment red 185 (see H.R. 5687), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment red 187 (see S. 2831), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4768), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment violet 23 (see S. 2663), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5455), H2319 [7MY]
      ------pigment yellow 151 (see S. 3167), S3087 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        5685), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment yellow 154 (see S. 3165), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        5686), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment yellow 175 (see S. 3166), S3087 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        5688), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment yellow 180 (see S. 2801), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4769), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 181 (see S. 2832), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4766), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 191 (see H.R. 4767), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 194 (see H.R. 4765), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigments based on titanium dioxide (see S. 2662), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5457), H2319 [7MY]
      ------pinoxaden (see S. 2633), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4478), 
        H2039 [23AP]
      ------piperazine co-polymerized copolyamide resin high-
        temperature melt adhesive pellets (see S. 2696), S2925 [7MY]
      ------plasticizers (see H.R. 5241), H2272 [27AP]
      ------p-nitrobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5778), H2713 [15MY]
      ------p-nitrotoluene (see S. 2691), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4638), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------polyalkene yellow (4A100) (see H.R. 4932), H2206 [26AP]
      ------polyethylene glycol, C16 C18 fatty acids, and C2 C6 
        aliphatic hydrocarbons mixtures (see S. 2497), S2823 [26AP]
      ------poly(4-(1-isobutoxy ethoxy)styrene-co-4-hydroxystyrene 
        (see H.R. 5348), H2317 [7MY]
      ------polyisocyanate cross linking agent products containing 
        triphenylmethane triisocyanate in solvents (see S. 2788), 
        S2927 [7MY]
      ------polymer, caprolactone-diethylene glycol (see S. 2925), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------polymer, e-caprolactone-diethylene glycol (see H.R. 4709), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------poly(methyl methacrylate) (see S. 2690), S2925 [7MY]
      ------poly(methyl methacrylate) and zinc acetate mixtures (see 
        S. 3072), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5337), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Poly-Pale from China (see H.R. 5291), H2273 [27AP]
      ------poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate) (see S. 2689), S2925 
        [7MY]
      ------polytetramethylene ether glycol (see H.R. 5197), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------poly(toluene diisocyanate) (see S. 2760), S2926 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5248), H2273 [27AP]
      ------poly(2,2'-bis(4-cyanatophenyl)propane) (see S. 2940), 
        S2967 [8MY]
      ------poly(urea/formaldehyde/isobutyraldehyde) (see S. 2533), 
        S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5329), H2316 [7MY]
      ------polyvinyl acetate for use in food (see H.R. 5518), H2320 
        [7MY]
      ------poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing 
        unhydrolyzed acetate groups (see H.R. 5382), H2317 [7MY]
      ------polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl pyrrolidone mixtures (see 
        S. 2518), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4722), H2125 [25AP]
      ------polyvinyl formal resin (see H.R. 4760), H2125 [25AP]
      ------potassium decafluoro(pentafluorethyl)cyclohexanesulfonate 
        (see H.R. 4764), H2125 [25AP]
      ------potassium 1,3-dioxo-1H,3H-naphthol[1,8-cd]pyran-6-
        sulfonate (see S. 2753), S2926 [7MY]
      ------potassium persulfate encapsulated in cellulose acetate 
        butyrate (see S. 2640), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5601), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------potassium sorbate (see S. 2439), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5311), H2274 [27AP]
      ------preformed iodide pellets or powder composed of iodides of 
        dysprosium, thallium sodium, holmium, thulium and calcium (see 
        S. 2846), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 5472), H2319 [7MY]
      ------Preventol O extra (see S. 2789), S2927 [7MY]
      ------Preventol ON extra preservative (see S. 2686), S2925 [7MY]
      ------Primid QM-1260 (see H.R. 5921), H3660 [7JN]
      ------Primid XL-552 (see H.R. 5922), H3660 [7JN]
      ------Problad Plus fungicide (see H.R. 5454), H2319 [7MY]
      ------prodiamine (see H.R. 4476), H2039 [23AP]
      ------profenofos (see S. 2960), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5505), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------prohexadione calcium (see H.R. 5442), H2318 [7MY]
      ------propargite (see S. 2870), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4775), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------propiconazole (see S. 2906, 2917), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4701), H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 5018), H2268 [27AP]
      ------propiconazole and 3-iodo-propynol butylcarbamate mixtures 
        and application adjuvants (see S. 2923), S2966 [8MY]
      ------propoxur (2-(1-methylethoxy)phenol methylcarbamate) (see 
        S. 3026), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5278), H2273 [27AP]
      ------propoxycarbazone-sodium (see S. 3019), S2968 [8MY]
      ------propylene glycol alginates (see S. 2837), S2928 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5281), H2273 [27AP]
      ------prosulfuron (see H.R. 4742), H2125 [25AP]
      ------p-toluenesulfonamide (see S. 2426), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5400), H2318 [7MY]
      ------p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 5213), H2272 [27AP]
      ------p-toluidine (see S. 2484), S2823 [26AP] (see S. 2688), 
        S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4637), H2123 [25AP]
      ------pymetrozine (see S. 2630), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4743), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------pyraclostrobin (see H.R. 5397), H2318 [7MY]
      ------pyraflufen-ethyl (see S. 2600), S2923 (see S. 2616), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4434), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyrasulfotole (see H.R. 4465), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, and bromoxynil 
        heptanoate mixtures, including application adjuvants (see H.R. 
        4697), H2124 [25AP]
      ------pyridaben technical (see H.R. 5640), H2443 [8MY]
      ------pyrimethanil (see S. 2700), S2925 [7MY] (see S. 2924), 
        S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4464), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyrithiobac-sodium (see S. 2613), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4430), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyromellitic dianhydride (see S. 2757), S2926 [7MY]
      ------pyroxasulfone (see H.R. 4616), H2067 [24AP]
      ------quinaldine (see H.R. 4355), H1845 [16AP]
      ------quinoline (see H.R. 4996), H2267 [27AP]
      ------Quintec (see H.R. 5001), H2268 [27AP]
      ------(R,S)--2-((2,6-dimethylphenyl)methoxyacetylamino) 
        propionic acid, methyl ester (see S. 2629), S2924 [7MY]
      ------reactive black 005 (see H.R. 4588), H2066 [24AP]
      ------reactive black 5 (see S. 3106), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        3930), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive black 31 (see S. 3164), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        5145), H2270 [27AP]
      ------reactive black 5, benzenesulfonic acid, and 1-
        naphthalenesulfonic acid mixtures (see H.R. 3967), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 19 (see H.R. 3946), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 19 mixtures (see H.R. 3971), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 187 (see H.R. 3955), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 224 (see H.R. 3921), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 235 (see H.R. 5673), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive blue 250 and reactive black 5 mixtures (see H.R. 
        3966), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 268 (see H.R. 4756), H2125 [25AP]
      ------reactive blue 269 (see H.R. 4754), H2125 [25AP]
      ------reactive orange 131 (see H.R. 4589), H2066 [24AP]
      ------reactive red (see S. 2546), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5391), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      ------reactive red 122 (see H.R. 3952), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 123 (see H.R. 3929), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 198 (see H.R. 3932), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 198 and reactive red 239 mixtures (see H.R. 
        3970), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 238 (see H.R. 5672), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive red 264 (see H.R. 5658), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive red 266 (see H.R. 4587), H2066 [24AP]
      ------reactive red 267 (see H.R. 5660), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive yellow 27 (see H.R. 3924), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive yellow 7459 (see H.R. 5681), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reduced vat blue 1 (see H.R. 3940), H568 [7FE]
      ------reliquidation of certain entries of industrial 
        nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom (see S. 2936), S2967 
        [8MY]
      ------resin cement based on calcium carbonate and silicone 
        resins (see H.R. 5115), H2270 [27AP]
      ------rosin and resin acids and derivatives thereof (see H.R. 
        5297), H2273 [27AP]
      ------(RS)-1-(B-allyloxy-2,4-dichlorophenethyl)imidazole (see S. 
        2724), S2925 [7MY]
      ------(R)-(+)-2-(4 hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid (see H.R. 
        5022), H2268 [27AP]
      ------sedaxane (see H.R. 5506), H2320 [7MY]
      ------Sensomer CT-400 (see H.R. 4944), H2206 [26AP]
      ------sethoxydim/nicobifen (see H.R. 5463), H2319 [7MY]
      ------6-amino-5-chloro-2-cyclopropyl-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic 
        acid and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5033), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------small particle calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (see 
        H.R. 5121), H2270 [27AP]
      ------s-metolachlor (see S. 2519), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4474), 
        H2039 [23AP]
      ------S-N-alkyl-anilin (see H.R. 5507), H2320 [7MY]
      ------sodium alginate (see S. 2836), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5282), H2273 [27AP]
      ------sodium benzoate, ODR/FLV Comp (see H.R. 5295), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------sodium ferrocyanide (see S. 2443), S2822 [26AP]
      ------sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (see S. 2437), S2822 (see 
        S. 2456), S2823 [26AP] (see S. 3014), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5198), H2272 [27AP]
      ------sodium monochloroacetate (see S. 3163), S3086 [10MY]
      ------sodium petroleum sulfonic acids, sodium salts (see H.R. 
        4596), H2066 [24AP]
      ------sodium thiocyanate (see S. 2492), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4918), H2205 [26AP]
      ------solvent orange 115, marigold orange (see S. 2542), S2922 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5387), H2317 [7MY]
      ------solvent violet 11 (see H.R. 5587), H2442 [8MY]
      ------solvent violet 13 (see H.R. 5579, 5586), H2442 [8MY]
      ------solvent yellow 160--1, Potomac (see S. 2551), S2922 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5390), H2317 [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 163 (see H.R. 3927), H568 [7FE]
      ------solvent yellow 195 (see S. 2548), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5392), H2317 [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 131, fluorescent yellow M, Mohawk (see S. 
        2543), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5388), H2317 [7MY]
      ------sorbic acid (see S. 2438), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5310), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      ------spirodiclofen (see S. 2702), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4461), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------spiromesifen (see S. 3017), S2968 [8MY] (see S. 3160), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4661), H2124 [25AP]
      ------spiromesifen mixtures (see H.R. 4694), H2124 [25AP]
      ------spirotetramat (see S. 2722), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4666), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------spirotetramat mixtures (see H.R. 4672), H2124 [25AP]
      ------stannic oxide (see S. 2791), S2927 [7MY]
      ------strong base anionic resin (see S. 2682), S2925 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5080), H2269 [27AP]
      ------strontium chloropatite-europium compound (see H.R. 5113), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------strontium europium halophosphate for use in the production 
        of fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5722), H2645 [10MY]
      ------strontium halophosphate doped with europium (see S. 2547), 
        S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5124), H2270 [27AP]
      ------strontium magnesium phosphate-tin doped inorganic products 
        (see H.R. 5114), H2270 [27AP]
      ------S-(2-benzothiazolyl)-2-(2-amino-thiazol-4-yl)-2-
        acetoxyimino thioacetate (thioester) (see H.R. 5698), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------substituted hydroxy phenyl triazines isomeric mixtures 
        (see H.R. 5668), H2566 [9MY]
      ------sulfentrazone (see H.R. 4615), H2067 [24AP]
      ------sulfur black 1 (see H.R. 4839), H2204 [26AP]
      ------Sylobloc K-200 (see H.R. 5292), H2273 [27AP]
      ------synthetic and natural beta carotenes (see H.R. 5580), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      ------synthetic indigo powder, (3H-indol-3-one, 2-(1,3-dihydro- 
        3-oxo-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,2-dihydro-) (see H.R. 5570), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------tebufenozide (see S. 2429), S2822 [26AP]
      ------tebuthiuron (see H.R. 5013), H2268 [27AP]
      ------10,10'-oxybisphenoxarsine (see H.R. 5361), H2317 [7MY]
      ------terbacil (see S. 3035), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4719), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------tertiobutyl catechol flakes (see H.R. 4921), H2205 [26AP]
      ------tertiobutyl catechol flakes and tertiobutyl catechol with 
        a certain percentage of water or methanol (see S. 2517), S2922 
        [7MY]
      ------tetraacetylethylenediamine with extenders and additives 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4597), H2066 [24AP]
      ------tetraconazole (see H.R. 5461), H2319 [7MY]
      ------tetraethylammonium perfluoroctanesulfonate (see S. 2716), 
        S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5237), H2272 [27AP]
      ------tetrahydrothiophene (see H.R. 4747), H2125 [25AP]
      ------tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate (see S. 2988), 
        S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4723), H2125 [25AP]
      ------TFM (see H.R. 4845), H2204 [26AP]
      ------thiacloprid (see S. 2723), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4463), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------thiamethoxam (see S. 2594), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4437), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------thiamethoxam, difenoconazole, fludioxonil, and mefenoxam 
        formulations (see S. 2628), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4513), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------thidiazuron (see S. 2725), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4459), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl (see H.R. 4660), H2124 [25AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, and tembotrione 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4579), H2066 [24AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxaflutole, and cyprosulfamide 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4874), H2205 [26AP]
      ------thionyl chloride (see S. 2710), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5245), H2272 [27AP]
      ------thiophanate methyl (see S. 2787), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5086), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 5446), H2318 [7MY]
      ------thiophanate methyl and application adjuvants mixtures (see 
        S. 2776), S2926 [7MY]
      ------thiourea dioxide (see S. 2441), S2822 [26AP]
      ------3,5,5-trimethylhexylamine (see S. 2759), S2926 [7MY]
      ------3,5-difluoroaniline (see H.R. 4564), H2065 [24AP]
      ------3,5-dimethyl-1,2-diazole with polymer of hexane-1,6-diyl 
        diisocyanate in organic solvent reaction product (see S. 2770, 
        2778), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5253), H2273 [27AP]
      ------3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (see S. 
        2755), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5263), H2273 [27AP]
      ------3,3 dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (see H.R. 4931), 
        H2206 [26AP]
      ------3,3'-dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride ([1,1'-biphenyl]-
        4,4'-diamino, 3,3'-dichloro-) (see S. 2830), S2927 [7MY]
      ------3,3N dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (see H.R. 5062), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------(3-acetoxy-3-cyanpropyl)methylphosphinic acid, butyl ester 
        (see S. 2355), S2731 [25AP]
      ------3-amino-4-methylbenzamide (see S. 2823), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5055), H2269 [27AP]
      ------3-amino-1,2-propanediol (see S. 2886), S2966 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5066), H2269 [27AP]
      ------3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(3',4',5'- 
        trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide (see H.R. 5394), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      ------3-dodecyl-1-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-2,5-
        pyrrolid inedione (see H.R. 5151), H2270 [27AP]
      ------3-[8-amino-1-(2-phenyl-quinolin-7-yl)-imidazo[1,5-
        a]pyrazin- 3-yl]-1-methyl-cyclobutanol (OSI-906) (see H.R. 
        5345, 5356), H2317 [7MY]
      ------3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide (see H.R. 4612), 
        H2067 [24AP]
      ------[3-(4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)-4-mesyl-o-tolyl](5-
        hydroxy- 1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)methanone formulations (see H.R. 
        5441), H2318 [7MY]
      ------3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-enyl)but-3-en-2-one 
        (methylionine) (see S. 2500), S2824 [26AP]
      ------3-methylylbenzyl chloride (see S. 2974), S2967 [8MY]
      ------3-(1-bromo-8-chloroimidazo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-
        yl)cyclobutanone (OSIP-690631, bicyclic intermediate) (see 
        H.R. 5359), H2317 [7MY]
      ------3-phthalimidopropionaldehyde (see S. 2351), S2731 [25AP]
      ------3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (see S. 2490), S2823 
        [26AP] (see S. 2873), S2965 [8MY]
      ------thymol (see S. 2996), S2968 [8MY]
      ------Tinopal (see S. 2888), S2966 [8MY]
      ------Tinopal OB CO (see H.R. 4905), H2205 [26AP]
      ------titanium dioxide, silica, and decyl(trimethoxy)silane 
        mixtures (see S. 3075), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5338), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane mixtures (see 
        S. 3070), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5339), H2317 [7MY]
      ------titanium mononitride (see H.R. 5286), H2273 [27AP]
      ------tolfenpyrad technical (see S. 2603), S2923 [7MY]
      ------topramezone technical (see H.R. 5666), H2566 [9MY]
      ------topremazone (see H.R. 5398), H2318 [7MY]
      ------tralopyril (see S. 2920), S2966 [8MY]
      ------triacetonamine (see S. 2854), S2965 [8MY]
      ------triadimefon (see S. 3016), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4578), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------triasulfuron (see S. 2596), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4435), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------triazin mixtures (see H.R. 5663), H2566 [9MY]
      ------triethylenediamine (see S. 2729), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5039), H2268 [27AP]
      ------triflic acid (see S. 2527), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4442), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------triflic anhydride (see S. 2526), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4441), H2030 [19AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin (see H.R. 4662), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin, clothianidin, carboxin, and metalaxyl 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4580), H2066 [24AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin and propiconazole mixtures (see H.R. 
        4673), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin and prothioconazole mixtures (see H.R. 
        4670), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin mixtures (see H.R. 4671), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxysulfuron-sodium (see S. 2593), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4438), H2030 [19AP]
      ------trifluralin (see H.R. 5025), H2268 [27AP]
      ------Trilon MGDA (see S. 2887), S2966 [8MY]
      ------trimethylcyclohexanol (see S. 2984), S2967 [8MY]
      ------trinexapac-ethyl (see S. 3138), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4511), H2064 [24AP]
      ------triphenyltin hydroxide (see H.R. 4494), H2064 [24AP]
      ------tris 2-(hydroxy ethyl)-isocyanurate (THEIC) (see H.R. 
        4761), H2125 [25AP]
      ------tris(4-isocyanatophenyl)thiophosphate mixtures (see S. 
        2762), S2926 [7MY]
      ------tungsten carbide (see S. 2670), S2925 [7MY]
      ------tungsten oxide (see S. 2668), S2925 [7MY]
      ------12-hydroxystearic acid (see S. 2442), S2822 [26AP]
      ------2,5-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)-1,4-benzenediol (see S. 2867), 
        S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4779), H2126 [25AP]
      ------2,5-bis[(1,3-dioxobutyl)amino]benzenesulfonic acid (see 
        H.R. 5574), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2,5-dimethyl-2, 5 hexanediol (dimethylhexanediol) (see S. 
        2685), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5377), H2317 [7MY]
      ------2,4-bis(2-hydroxy-4-butyloxyphenyl)-6-(2,4-bis-
        butyloxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 5662), H2566 [9MY]
      ------2,4-dichloroaniline (see S. 3137), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4462), H2030 [19AP]
      ------2,4-dihydroxy-benzophenone (see H.R. 5779), H2713 [15MY]
      ------2,4-disulfobenzaldehyde (see H.R. 5572), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2,4-xylidine (see H.R. 5288), H2273 [27AP]
      ------2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3,3'-[carbonylbis(imino-
        4,1-phenylene-2,1-diazenydiyl)]bis[4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-(2-
        phenyldiazenyl)-, sodium salt (1--4) (see S. 3109), S3085 
        [10MY]
      ------2,6- xylidine (see H.R. 5584), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2,6-dichloroaniline (see H.R. 5005), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (see H.R. 5548), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      ------2,3-dichloronitrobenzene (see S. 2664), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4634), H2123 [25AP]
      ------2,3-pyridinedicarboxylic acid; (see H.R. 5158), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------2,3-quinolinedicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 4693), H2124 
        [25AP]
      ------2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinone (see H.R. 4790), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------2,2 -(2,5-thiophenediyl)bis(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl) (see 
        H.R. 5776), H2713 [15MY]
      ------[2,2'-bi-1H-indole]-3,3'-diol, potassium sodium salt (see 
        S. 3100), S3085 [10MY]
      ------2,2'-bis(4-cyanatophenyl)propane homopolymer (see H.R. 
        4717), H2124 [25AP]
      ------2,2'-dithiobisbenzothiazole (see H.R. 5766), H2713 [15MY]
      ------2,2'-methylenebis (4 methyl 6 tert butylphenol) (see S. 
        2864), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4782), H2126 [25AP]
      ------2,2'-(2-methylpropylidene) bis(4,6-dimethylphenol) (see S. 
        2861), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4780), H2126 [25AP]
      ------2 chloro 1 (3 ethoxy 4 nitrophenoxy) 4 (trifluoromethyl) 
        benzene (see H.R. 5016), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2 methoxy-4-trifluoromethylpyridine (see H.R. 5007), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------2-acetylbutyrolactone (see S. 2703), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4663), H2124 [25AP]
      ------2-acetylnicotinic acid (see H.R. 4562), H2065 [24AP]
      ------2-amino-5,7-dimethoxy-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (see 
        H.R. 5010), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2-amino-5-cyano-N,3-dimethylbenzamide (see H.R. 4887), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------2-amino-5-sulfobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5573), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2-amino-4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine (see S. 2839), 
        S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4611), H2066 [24AP]
      ------2-aminopyridine (see S. 2622), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5227), H2272 [27AP]
      ------2-amino-6-niotrophenol-4-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5576), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      ------2-amino-3-cyano thiophene (see H.R. 5588), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2-aminotoluene-5-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5583), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------2-amino-2,3-dimethylbutanenitrile and toluene (see H.R. 
        4563), H2065 [24AP]
      ------2-anthracenesulfonic acid, 1-amino-9,10-dioxo-4-[[3-[[2-
        (sulfooxy)ethyl]sulfonyl]phenyl]amino]-, sodium salth (1--2) 
        (see S. 3113), S3085 [10MY]
      ------2-benzothiazolythio butanedioic acid (2BBA) (see S. 2790), 
        S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5108), H2270 [27AP]
      ------2-butyl-5-chloro-3H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde (see S. 
        2676), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5091), H2269 [27AP]
      ------2-butyne-1,4-diol, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane, 
        brominated, dehydrochlorinated, methoxylated and triethyl 
        phosphate (see H.R. 5159), H2271 [27AP]
      ------2-chlorobenzenesulfonyl isocyanate (see H.R. 5031), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------2-chlorobenzyl chloride (see S. 3018), S2968 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 4536), H2065 [24AP]
      ------2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl chloride (see H.R. 4520), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------2-chlorotoluene (see S. 2713), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4632), H2123 [25AP]
      ------2-cyanopyridine (see H.R. 4997), H2267 [27AP]
      ------2-cyclo-hexylidene-2-phenyl acetonitrile (see S. 2487), 
        S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5499), H2319 [7MY]
      ------2-ethylhexanol (see H.R. 5294), H2273 [27AP]
      ------2-ethylhexyl (4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy) acetate (see H.R. 
        4488), H2064 [24AP]
      ------2-ethylhexyl salicylate (see S. 2903), S2966 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5068), H2269 [27AP]
      ------2-ethylhexylamine (see S. 2761), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5370), H2317 [7MY]
      ------2-(4,6-bis-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-
        (octyl oxy)-phenol (see H.R. 5270), H2273 [27AP]
      ------2-hydroxyethyl-n-octyl sulfide (see H.R. 4751), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------2-hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (see H.R. 4885), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------2-mercaptoethanol (see H.R. 4746), H2125 [25AP]
      ------2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 4358), 
        H1845 [16AP] (see H.R. 5571), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (see H.R. 4496), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, dimethylamine salt 
        (see H.R. 4490), H2064 [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-methylamino-1,3,5-triazine (see S. 
        2840), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4610), H2066 [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-2-(methylthio)propanal O-(N-methylcarbamoyl)oxime 
        (see H.R. 4489), H2064 [24AP]
      ------2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 5,5'[carobnylbis(imino-4,1-
        phenylene-2,1-diazenediyl)]bis[8-[2-(4-sulfophenyl)diazenyl]-, 
        sodium salt (1--4) (see S. 3116), S3085 [10MY]
      ------2-oxepanone, polymer with aziridine and tetrahydro- 2H-
        pyran-2-one, dodecanoate ester (see S. 2494), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4941), H2206 [26AP]
      ------2-oxepanone polymer with 1,4-butanediol and 5-isocyanato-
        1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane, 2-ethyl-1-
        hexanol-blocked (see H.R. 5246), H2272 [27AP]
      ------2-oxepanone polymer with 1,4-butanediol and 5-isocyanato-
        1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethyl-cyclohexane, 2-ethyl-1-
        hexanol-blocked (see S. 2783), S2927 [7MY]
      ------2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid (see S. 2904), S2966 
        [8MY]
      ------2-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5067), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------2-phenylphenol (see H.R. 4640), H2123 [25AP] (see H.R. 
        4886), H2205 [26AP]
      ------2-phenylphenol sodium salt (see H.R. 4884), H2205 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5243), H2272 [27AP]
      ------2-propenoic acid, polymer with diethenylbenzene (see S. 
        2654), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5074), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 
        5703), H2566 [9MY]
      ------2-propenoic acid, reaction products with o-cresol-
        epichlorohydrin-formaldehyde polymer and 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-
        1,3-isobenzofurandione (see S. 2538), S2922 [7MY]
      ------2-[2 -hydroxy - 3,5 - di (1,1dimethylbenzyl)phenyl]-2H-
        benzotriazole (see H.R. 5756), H2713 [15MY]
      ------2-(2'-hydroxy-5'-methacrylyloxyethylphenyl)-2 
        Hbenzotriazole (see S. 2919), S2966 [8MY]
      ------ultrafine yttrium oxide phosphor (see H.R. 5128), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------Uvasorb S130 (see H.R. 5773), H2713 [15MY]
      ------Uvinul 3039 (see H.R. 4906), H2205 [26AP]
      ------vat black 25 (see H.R. 5677), H2566 [9MY]
      ------vat blue 66 (see S. 3117), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 3919), 
        H568 [7FE]
      ------vat violet 10 (see S. 2764), S2926 [7MY]
      ------vinyl acetate-alkeneoic acid copolymer (see H.R. 5516), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer (see H.R. 5520), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------vinyl chloride-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer (see H.R. 
        5515), H2320 [7MY]
      ------vinyldine fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer (see S. 
        3006), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4860), H2204 [26AP]
      ------vinylidene chloride-methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile 
        copolymer (see S. 3003), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4857), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------water-dispersible polyisocyanate products in nexamethylene 
        diisocyanate trimer and cyclohexanamine, N,N-demethyl-, 3-
        (cyclohexylamino)-1-propanesulfonic acid-blocked 1,6-
        diisocyanathohexane homopolymer (see S. 2781), S2926 [7MY]
      ------xylidine mixtures (see S. 2745), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5380), H2317 [7MY]
      ------yttrium europium oxide for use in the production of 
        fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5723), H2645 [10MY]
      ------yttrium oxide and europium oxide mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see S. 2749), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 2945), S2967 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 5181), H2271 [27AP] (see H.R. 5628), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------yttrium oxide phosphor, activated by europium (see S. 
        2552), S2922 [7MY]
      ------yttrium oxides (see S. 2746), S2926 (see S. 2813), S2927 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4770), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5185), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------yttrium phosphate and cerium phosphate mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see S. 2944), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4920), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------zeta-cypermethrin (see H.R. 5401), H2318 [7MY]
      ------zinc dicyanato diamine with an elastomer binder of 
        ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and 
        dispersing agents mixtures (see S. 2496), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 4935), H2206 [26AP]
      ------zinc diethylphosphinate (see H.R. 4837), H2204 [26AP]
      ------zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate (see S. 2785), S2927 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5447), H2318 [7MY]
      ------zinc silicate phosphor (see H.R. 5116), H2270 [27AP]
      ------zinc sulfide, copper chloride doped (see H.R. 5389), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------zoxamide (see H.R. 5644), H2443 [8MY]
      Taxation: provide a credit for production of renewable chemicals 
        (see S. 3491), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 4953), H2206 [26AP]
      Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      African Americans: tribute to contributions of African American 
        inventors, H969 [28FE]
      Dept. of Defense: Defense Environmental Restoration Program-
        Formerly Used Defense Sites funding, H4954 [18JY]
      ------require status report on sharing of environmental exposure 
        incident data with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3130 [18MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
        release of draft report on Vieques, PR, identified health 
        problems relative to Navy activities conducted there, H1158 
        [6MR]
      Dept. of Labor: issue interim occupational safety and health 
        standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 
        522), H520 [7FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, H5335, H5416-H5432 [31JY]
      EPA: proposed rule relative to manganese alloy production, H1583 
        [27MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), H6024-H6042 [14SE]
      House of Representatives: prohibit funding for polystyrene 
        containers in food service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]
      National Fire Protection Association: issuance of new standards 
        for gas process safety following Kleen Energy Plant disaster, 
        E943 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Defense: call for release of government records 
        regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, S5190 [19JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish hospital care, medical 
        services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed 
        at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (S. 
        277), S4619 [26JN]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], 
        S5203 [19JY]
      Drugs: address increase in synthetic drug use, S679-S682 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, S4449 [25JN], 
        S4625 [26JN]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 409), S680, 
        S681 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 839), S680, 
        S681 [15FE]
      EPA: address soil contamination issues in areas surrounding 
        former lead smelter sites, S3322 [21MY]
      ------establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for 
        the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), S6370 [13SE]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 
        [12JN]
      Safety: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (S. 847), S3463-S3466 [23MY], S5839 
        [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. 3552, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act, 
        S6370-S6387 [13SE], H6025-H6041 [14SE]
      S. Res. 491, commend International Chemistry Olympiad 
        participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S3983, 
        S4108 [12JN]




CHEMICOMAYS, LLC

  Remarks in House
      General Motors Co.: Supplier of the Year award recipient, E957 
        [1JN]




CHEN, SAMSON

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]




CHENEVEY, PAUL R. AND SANDRA J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1521 [13SE]




CHENEY, RICHARD B. (a former Vice President of the United States)

  Remarks
      Tribute, S2015 [26MR]




CHESAPEAKE, VA

  Eulogies
      Katz, David: by Sam Katz, E19 [17JA]




CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE ACT

  Reports filed
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]




CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4153), E329 [7MR]




CHESHIER, RALPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2723 [16MY]




CHESHIRE, CT

  Remarks in House
      Cheshire Fire Dept.: anniversary, E547 [17AP]




CHESSER, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E247 [27FE]




CHESTER COUNTY, PA

  Remarks in House
      ARC of Chester County: anniversary, E423 [22MR]
      West Chester Fish, Game & Wildlife Association: anniversary, 
        E1607 [21SE]




CHESTERFIELD, MO

  Remarks in House
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building: 
        designate (H.R. 3247), H706, H707 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building: 
        designate (H.R. 3247), S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3247), S2730 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3247, Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office 
        Building, Chesterfield, MO, H706 [14FE]




CHESTERFIELD, VA

  Subpoena Notices
      Chesterfield, VA, General District Court, H5902 [12SE]




CHESTNUT, JACOB J.

  Remarks in House
      Capitol Building and Grounds: moment of silence for John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H5153 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5265-S5267, S5283, S5298 [24JY]
      ------moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. 
        Chestnut, S5282 [24JY]




CHEW, JENNIFER

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




CHEYNEY, PA

  Remarks in Senate
      Cheyney University: anniversary, S1144 [29FE]




CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S1144 [29FE]




CHIANG, ELVIN YU-LING DUNCAN

  Remarks in House
      SBA: Guam Small Business Financial Services Champion of the Year 
        award recipient, E449 [27MR]




CHIARELLA, JOHN

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




CHIARELLI, PETER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E96 [31JA]




CHICAGO, IL

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 
        [3FE]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (see S. 
        Res. 395), S1614 [13MR]
  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Rahm Emanuel, Mayor 
        of Chicago, IL, Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, 
        CA, and Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S2593 
        [23AP]
  Remarks in House
      Academy for Global Citizenship: Dept. of Education Green Ribbon 
        Schools award recipient, E914 [31MY]
      Center on Halsted: anniversary, H1859 [17AP]
      Chinese New Year: observance, E73 [25JA]
      Edward Hines, Jr., Veteran Affairs Hospital: tribute, E168 [9FE]
      Flores, Sol: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1278 [18JY]
      Gold Eagle Co.: Dept. of Commerce President's ``E'' Award 
        recipient, E765 [10MY]
      Hamann, Paul: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1243 [12JY]
      Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E313 [5MR], E642, 
        E645 [25AP], E895 [30MY], E1131 [25JN], E1226 [11JY]
      Hurley Elementary School: tribute to Science Bowl Team for 
        participation in the National Science Bowl, E764 [10MY]
      Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center: tribute, E168 [9FE]
      Junior League of Chicago (organization): anniversary, H1744 
        [29MR]
      Logan Square Neighborhood Association: anniversary, E795 [15MY]
      Metro Chicago (music venue): anniversary, E1389 [2AU]
      Nation of Islam (organization): reopening of Salaam Restaurant 
        in Chicago, IL, E1369 [1AU]
      NATO summit meeting: tribute, H2573 [10MY]
      Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club: anniversary, E261 [28FE]
      Northwestern College: anniversary, E1584 [21SE]
      Polish Museum of America: anniversary, E831 [17MY]
      Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago: 
        anniversary, E1708 [19OC]
      St. Xavier University: tribute to football team, E28 [17JA]
      Sts. Peter and Paul Baseball Club: anniversary, E763 [10MY]
      VFW: anniversary of Rhine Post 2729, E1723 [26OC]
      Wong, Bernie: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E488 [29MR]
      WXRT-Radio (Chicago, IL): anniversary, H119 [24JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (S. Res. 
        395), S2279 [29MR]
      O'Hare International Airport: infrastructure improvement project 
        funding, S382 [7FE]
      St. Bernard Hospital: tribute to free mammogram program, S5202 
        [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Honor Sacrifices of NATO Personnel in Afghanistan and 
        Historically Throughout the World and Support the New 
        Strategic Concept and Upcoming Summit in Chicago, IL: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 395), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 395, honor sacrifices of NATO personnel in Afghanistan 
        and historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL, S1618 
        [13MR], S2279 [29MR]




CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT  see Roberts, John G., Jr. (Chief 
    Justice, Supreme Court)




CHIH-CHIEN LU, RONNIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E743 [9MY]




CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of HHS: make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]




CHILD AND ELDERLY MISSING ALERT PROGRAM

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4305), H5787-H5790 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. 
        Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4305, provisions, H5787 [11SE]




CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Children and youth: require States to take certain additional 
        steps to assist foster children in making the transition to 
        independent living, H3275 [31MY]
      Enact (H.R. 2883), H3275 [31MY]




CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Children and youth: authorize a national toll-free hotline and 
        website to develop and disseminate child care consumer 
        education information to help parents access child care in 
        their community (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure access to high-quality child care for 
        homeless children and families under the Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]
      ------improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the 
        Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      ------require child care providers receiving Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents 
        information on whether such providers carry current liability 
        insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]




CHILD CARE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5877), H3362 [31MY]




CHILD GUN SAFETY AND GUN ACCESS PREVENTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 227), H1854 [17AP]




CHILD INTERSTATE ABORTION NOTIFICATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. 
        Rept. 112-671), H6059 [14SE]




CHILD NUTRITION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 
        [16MY]




CHILD PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6063), H5507-H5510 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6063) (H. 
        Rept. 112-638), H5524 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6063, provisions, H5507 [31JY]




CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Sex offenders: reauthorize certain programs relative to 
        management and registration (see H.R. 3796), H82 [19JA]
  Remarks in House
      Sex offenders: reauthorize certain programs relative to 
        management and registration (H.R. 3796), H5450-H5452 [31JY], 
        H5618 [1AU], E1379 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex 
        Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 112-
        637), H5524 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3796, Child Protection and Safety Act programs relative to 
        sex offender management and registration reauthorization, 
        H5451 [31JY]




CHILD PROTECTION IMPROVEMENTS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 645), S6451 
        [19SE]




CHILD TAX CREDIT INTEGRITY PRESERVATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 577), S3397-S3399 [22MY]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S3397 [22MY]




CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (CWLA)

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2618 
        [10MY]




CHILDCARE ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]




CHILDOBESITY 180 (organization)

  Remarks in House
      El Paso, TX: El Paso Independent School District recipient of 
        ChildObesity 180 (organization) Active Schools Acceleration 
        Project School Programs Regional award, E1048 [15JN]




CHILDREN AND YOUTH  related term(s) Colleges and Universities; 
    Education; Families and Domestic Relations; Schools
  Addresses
      Fund for American Studies Congressional Scholarship Award 
        Dinner: Senator Alexander, S5206 [19JY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Family & Children's Place Has Money for Big Center, S904 [17FE]
      Fedor Found Voice in Human-Traffic Battle, E1419 [3AU]
      Highlands Center for Autism, S2597 [23AP]
      House Republicans Tax Bill Leaves Some Military Families Behind, 
        H5543 [1AU]
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
      LA Selects Win Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament, 
        E265 [28FE]
      More Time for Justice, S2894 [7MY]
      No Longer Just ``Adult-Onset'', S2894 [7MY]
      Our View--Perfect Pioneers--Third Title ``Icing on the Cake'', 
        E496 [29MR]
      Stop Demagoguing Our Food Safety Net, E284 [29FE]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
      Why Malala Inspires Us, E1695 [12OC]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 
        [23JA]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of 
        Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 587), S6626 [21SE]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Anchorage, AK: tribute to Nunaka Valley Little League junior 
        girls softball team (see S. Res. 571), S6546 [20SE]
      Armed Forces: pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit 
        Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for 
        the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant 
        (see H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1366 [16MR]
      ------provide for relief in civil actions for violations of the 
        protections on credit extended to members and their dependents 
        (see S. 3207), S3329 [21MY]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 364), S208 [31JA] (see H. 
        Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 
        6065), H4654 [29JN]
      Children's Grief Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 681), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      Consumers: authorize a national toll-free hotline and website to 
        develop and disseminate child care consumer education 
        information to help parents access child care in their 
        community (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE]
      Courts: provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal 
        representation to parents and legal guardians relative to 
        child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), H374 [1FE]
      CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games 
        that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see 
        H.R. 4204), H1390 [19MR]
      Crime: consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that 
        support families and victims in the justice system affected by 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 3977), H640 [8FE]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6063), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to 
        combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]
      ------support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, 
        investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex 
        trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such 
        exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 
        [16MY]
      ------issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing 
        improvements to school lunch facilities and training school 
        food service personnel (see H.R. 6481), H6273 [21SE]
      ------repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric 
        limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
        (see H.R. 6418), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), S6546 [20SE] 
        (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 664), H3103 [17MY] (see H. Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care 
        (see H.R. 4341), H1805 [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      ------amend Impact Aid Program to extend eligibility for 
        emergency and modernization grants to local educational 
        agencies in which a certain percentage of land is federally 
        owned (see H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]
      ------assure comparability of opportunity for educationally 
        disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5933), H3698 [8JN]
      ------authorize grants to prepare and train principals on 
        effective core competencies and in instructional leadership 
        skills (see H.R. 6376), H5859 [11SE]
      ------award grants to States that enact laws making school 
        attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 6434), 
        H6150 [19SE]
      ------encourage effective teachers and innovative education 
        programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
      ------establish a grant program for automated external 
        defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE]
      ------establish a ``Grow Your Own Teacher'' program (see H.R. 
        6230), H5331 [30JY]
      ------establish an alternative accountability model for 
        elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress 
        (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]
      ------establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and 
        secondary schools (see H.R. 6284), H5704 [2AU]
      ------establish national program for arts and technology (see S. 
        2263), S2242 [29MR]
      ------increase percentage of Federal education tax dollars spent 
        in classrooms (see H.R. 3775), H26 [17JA]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S208 [31JA]
      ------provide States and local educational agencies with 
        flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 
        5546), H2441 [8MY]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States for demonstration 
        projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization 
        or health to include body mass index (BMI) (see H.R. 6402), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------award competitive grants to public and private entities to 
        provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and 
        their parents (see S. 2185), S1576 [12MR]
      ------ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless 
        children and families under the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 
        3461), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
      ------establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (see S. 2119), S850 [16FE]
      ------establish a public-private partnership program to provide 
        child care (see S. 2182), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 5877), H3362 
        [31MY]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      ------implement demonstration projects at federally qualified 
        community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and 
        promote family well-being through parenting practices and 
        skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the 
        Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      ------make grants to train elementary and secondary school 
        nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an 
        outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on 
        school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia 
        (see S. 3396), S5133 [18JY]
      ------provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at-
        risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy and 
        provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in 
        such programs (see H.R. 4034), H801 [15FE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
      ------reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome 
        prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      ------require child care providers receiving Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents 
        information on whether such providers carry current liability 
        insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3733 [18JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3732 [18JN]
      ------provide protection for certain Federal employees relative 
        to implementation of certain immigration policies regarding 
        the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6069), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), 
        H4063 [26JN]
      ------provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 3328), S4417 
        [21JN]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      ------reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants 
        program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for 
        wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see S. 2108), 
        S614 [14FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR] 
        (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (see H.R. 3838), H186 [27JA]
      ------issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit 
        together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H4863 [12JY]
      ------withhold certain highway funds from States unless they 
        enact a law strengthening penalties for motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 4236), H1497 [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 
        2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 
        3309), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]
      ------improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or 
        who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4238 [18JN]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4684 [9JY]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. 
        Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]
      Diseases: recognize potential for virtual elimination of 
        pediatric HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive 
        (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN] (see H. 
        Res. 694), H3914 [20JN] (see H. Res. 700), H3975 [21JN]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (see S. 3582), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        6447), H6230 [20SE]
      ------provide children in foster care with school stability and 
        equal access to educational opportunities (see H.R. 5868), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      ------provide educational stability for children in foster care 
        (see H.R. 5876), H3362 [31MY]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H158 [24JA]
      ------support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (see S. 2098), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 4061), H901 [16FE]
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (see S. Res. 477), S3729 [5JN]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see S. 3578), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      ------remove mandated testing provisions (see H.R. 5654), H2565 
        [9MY]
      Employment: establish a youth summer employment program (see S. 
        3273), S3838 [7JN]
      EPA: establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon levels 
        in public schools (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN] (see H.J. Res. 
        107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      ------establish a toll-free telephone helpline to provide 
        information and assistance to parents and caregivers of 
        children to prevent child abuse and strengthen families (see 
        S. 2293), S2496 [18AP]
      ------establish national and State putative father registries 
        and make grants to States to promote permanent families for 
        children and responsible fatherhood (see S. 3321), S4368 
        [20JN] (see H.R. 6035), H4156 [27JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]
      FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples 
        collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 6196), 
        H5291 [25JY]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 
        [17AP]
      FEMA: provide guidance to and coordination with local 
        educational agencies and school districts that are at high 
        risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      Foreign countries: provide for universal intercountry adoption 
        accreditation standards (see S. 3331), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 
        6027), H4064 [26JN]
      Foster Children's Day: designate (see H. Res. 660), H2812 [16MY]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 647), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Health: prevent childhood obesity (see H.R. 6461), H6231 [20SE]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2067 [24AP]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-
        term residents who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 
        3823), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 5869), H3266 [30MY]
      ------permit certain alien elementary and secondary school 
        students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens 
        reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
        providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      International relations: call on all governments to assist in 
        the safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully 
        retained outside the country of their habitual residence (see 
        S. Res. 449), S3042 [9MY]
      International Water Safety Day: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 658), H2714 [15MY]
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Medicaid: expand home and community-based services waiver to 
        include young individuals in need of services otherwise 
        provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see 
        S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]
      ------increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]
      ------provide an option of States to cover a children's program 
        of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 4147), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns 
        (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see H. Res. 626), 
        H2031 [19AP]
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (see 
        S. Res. 415), S2243 [29MR]
      National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Chess Day: designate (see S. Res. 539), S5871 [1AU]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        433), S2655 [24AP]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        510), S4637 [26JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3234 
        [16MY]
      ------recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 586), S6626 [21SE]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 463), S3234 
        [16MY]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 367), S323 
        [2FE]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (see S. Res. 570), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. 
        Res. 468), S3329 [21MY]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        593), H1497 [21MR]
      National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. 
        Res. 798), H6232 [20SE]
      National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 798), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 754), H5629 [1AU]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE] (see H. Res. 525), H158 [24JA]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: support goals 
        and ideals (see H. Res. 782), H6000 [13SE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2320 [7MY]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (see S. Res. 362), S208 [31JA] (see H. Res. 535), 
        H374 [1FE]
      National Young Audiences Week: designate (see H. Res. 574), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        441), S2824 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: improve eligibility 
        requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting 
        condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition 
        Insurance Program (see H.R. 6327), H5706 [2AU]
      Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see 
        H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 411), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Postage and stamps: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (see S. 3231), S3516 [23MY]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5201 
        [24JY]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 
        5824), H3103 [17MY]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]
      Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 382), S1147 
        [29FE]
      ------observance (see H. Res. 602), H1805 [29MR]
      Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 578), 
        S6626 [21SE] (see H. Res. 795), H6232 [20SE]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 704), H4064 
        [26JN]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see S. 3214), S3422 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 5944), H3699 [8JN]
      Schools: help close the gaps in principal preparation and 
        provide new principals with the support and tools they need to 
        meet the complex challenges of school leadership (see H.R. 
        4113), H1100 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      ------require States to follow certain procedures in placing a 
        child who has been removed from the custody of his or her 
        parents (see H.R. 6021), H4063 [26JN]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
      Tariff: baby or child carriers designed for use on bicycles (see 
        S. 2651), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4986), H2267 [27AP]
      ------clarify duty on sanitary towels and tampons, diapers and 
        diaper liners for babies, and similar articles, of any 
        material (see S. 2545), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5496), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with a layer or 
        layers of certified organic cotton (see S. 2876), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with other fabric 
        layers of either blends of hemp and cotton or polyester 
        microfleece (see S. 2875), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester with an inner layer or 
        layers of certified organic cotton (see S. 2877), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper shells each having a water-resistant outer layer of 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and a lining of mesh 
        fabric wholly of polyester (see S. 2878), S2966 [8MY]
      ------infant products (see S. 2559), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4456), H2030 [19AP]
      ------plastic children's wallets (see S. 2956), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5606), H2442 [8MY]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]
      Taxation: allow an income disparity tax credit (see H.R. 4260), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      ------allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for tuition 
        for elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 
        5932), H3698 [8JN]
      ------allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (see H.R. 4397), H1977 [18AP]
      ------deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to 
        those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of 
        certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID 
        number application process (see H.R. 6074), H4655 [29JN]
      ------exclude from gross income certain State foster care 
        program payments made to the biological parents of disabled 
        children (see H.R. 4111), H1100 [29FE]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
        secondary school teachers and allow such deduction for home 
        school expenses (see H.R. 5963), H3806 [19JN]
      ------improve the dependent care credit by repealing the 
        phasedown of the credit percentage and making permanent the 
        increased dollar limitations (see H.R. 5886), H3404 [1JN]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see S. 3616), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 4373), H1914 
        [17AP]
      ------permanently extend the employer-provided child care credit 
        (see S. 3427), S5304 [24JY]
      ------provide a credit for early childhood education 
        professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses 
        to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for 
        dependent care services (see S. 2180), S1540 [8MR]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for education and training 
        expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the 
        number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 6084), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S5977 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the 
        dependent care credit (see H.R. 6268), H5629 [1AU]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 6165), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------require that individual taxpayer identification number 
        applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer 
        assistance centers (see H.R. 6523), H6275 [21SE]
      Teen Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 573), S6546 
        [20SE]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 646), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
      Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 436), S2731 
        [25AP]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program: Benjamin Alcaraz, E770 [10MY]
      ------Estella Navarrette, E770 [10MY]
      ------Kimberly Hua, E772 [10MY]
      ------Patrick Martinez, E772 [10MY]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Emily Schlichting, H4798 [11JY]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Allison Mock, E335 
        [7MR]
      ------Amanda Kerstman, E355 [8MR]
      ------Baher Michel, E401 [21MR]
      ------Bailey Arlinghaus, E335 [7MR]
      ------Blake Huddleston, E415 [22MR]
      ------Daniel Casas, E426 [22MR]
      ------Drew Liscum, E528 [16AP]
      ------Gordon Tsai, E532 [16AP]
      ------Irene Cofie, E625 [24AP]
      ------Katelyn Moody, E628 [24AP]
      ------Kayla Cox, E621 [24AP]
      ------Komal Luthra, E630 [24AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
      ------Madison Weaver, E820 [16MY], E874 [18MY]
      ------Mah-Rulch Mohammad, E813 [16MY]
      ------Maximillian McElligott, E354 [8MR]
      ------Meredith Brandt, E421 [22MR]
      ------Milan Doshi, E403 [21MR]
      ------Ravena Jacob, E340 [8MR]
      ------Rima Patel, E810 [16MY]
      ------Rohail Dadwani, E409 [21MR]
      ------Saydi Wollney, E411 [21MR]
      ------Siri Soth, E873 [18MY]
      ------Stephanie Lin, E873 [18MY]
      ------Stephanie Tsai, E873 [18MY]
      My American Appreciation: Anna Stout, E991 [6JN]
      Role of the Farm in a Healthy Diet: Andrea Ledgerwood, S2815 
        [26AP]
      ------Travis Koester, S2815 [26AP]
      State of the Union: Alden Fletcher, S155 [30JA]
      ------Dahlia Somers, S157 [30JA]
      ------Emma Hamilton, S156 [30JA]
      ------Erin Clauss, S155 [30JA]
      ------Giovanina Mier, S157 [30JA]
      ------Hannah Apfelbaum, S154 [30JA]
      ------Jack Du Pre, S156 [30JA]
      ------Jennifer Sikorski, S59 [24JA]
      ------Julienne DeVita, S155 [30JA]
      ------Karolina Sowulewska, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kate Raszka, S124 [26JA]
      ------Katie Leavitt, S156 [30JA]
      ------Kayleigh Ehler-Vock, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kidder Spillane, S158 [30JA]
      ------Monica Allard, S123 [26JA]
      ------Theophila Lee, S157 [30JA]
      ------Travis K. Reed, S157 [30JA]
      ------Yamuna Dahal, S155 [30JA]
      ------Zach Holman, S156 [30JA]
      Washington, DC: Callie Effler, E992 [6JN]
      ------Chloe Atchley, E992 [6JN]
      ------Madison Jacobs, E992 [6JN]
  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, E688 
        [27AP]
      ------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and 
        Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory 
        Committee, E688 [27AP]
      ------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent 
        Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
      ------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools 
        Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
      Breath of Fresh Air Act: Nancy Sander, Allergy & Asthma Network 
        Mothers of Asthmatics (organization), E1425 [3AU]
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on 
        Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]
      Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain 
        long-term resident alien students: several Representatives, 
        H5015 [19JY]
      Importance of education: Colin T. Mays, E356 [8MR]
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: Colleen 
        Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support Enforcement 
        Association, H3450 [5JN]
      ------Gordon L. Berlin, Building Knowledge To Improve Social 
        Policy (organization), H3450 [5JN]
      ------Jon Baron, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, H3450 
        [5JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H3451 [5JN]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H3451 [5JN]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, S2719 [25AP]
      ------Mark Tennant, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child 
        pornography: Grier Weeks, National Association To Protect 
        Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2719 [25AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for 
        Missing & Exploited Children, S2757, S2793 [26AP]
      ------Linda Smith, Shared Hope International (organization), 
        S2719 [25AP]
      Preserving America's Family Farms Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, H5166 [24JY]
      Protect child custody arrangements for parents who are Armed 
        Forces members deployed in support of a contingency operation: 
        several Representatives, E839 [17MY]
      Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage 
        of certain women's preventive health services: several law 
        professors, E1370-E1372 [1AU]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3235 [30MY]
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
      ------Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), 
        S3884 [11JN]
      ------Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act: Aaron 
        Smith, Young Invincibles (organization), S3427 [22MY]
      ------Amy Rosen, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Debra W. Stewart, Council of Graduate Schools, S3428 
        [22MY]
      ------Edward L. Davis, DECA, Inc., S3427 [22MY]
      ------Jack E. Kosakowski, Junior Achievement USA (organization), 
        S3428 [22MY]
      ------Kent Schescke, Future Farmers of America (organization), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Michael Simmons, Empact (organization), S3426 [22MY]
      ------Scott Gerber, Young Entrepreneur Council, S3427 [22MY]
      ------Tim Williamson, Idea Village (organization), S3426 [22MY]
      U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Grier Weeks, National Association 
        To Protect Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2794 [26AP]
  Lists
      Battlefield High School, Haymarket, VA, marching band staff, 
        instructors, and members, E359 [9MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture duplicate Federal aid programs, H1676 
        [28MR]
      Fredericksburg, VA, area Armed Forces enlistees, E918 [31MY]
      Indiana Youth Essay Contest winners, S2815 [26AP]
      New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, 
        E133 [3FE]
      Ohio high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S3038 
        [9MY]
      Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, S5301 [24JY]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day attendees and family 
        members or guardians on the Senate floor, S2799 [26AP]
      Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E921 
        [31MY]
      United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar Initiative 
        participants, E1151 [27JN]
  Motions
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
  Pledge
      Girl Scout motto, S1501 [8MR]
  Poems
      ``Battle Cry, a Call to Action,'' Dona J. Cassel, E1224 [11JY]
      ``They Make Us Who We Are,'' Albert C. Caswell, E881 [22MY]
  Proclamations
      Dr. Thomas Smith and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., High School 
        Civic Leadership Students Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E906 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Abilene, TX: tribute to Abilene Christian High School boys' 
        basketball team, E350 [8MR]
      Abington, PA: tribute to South Abington Elementary School Paws 
        for Peace initiative, E831 [17MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3180-H3191 [30MY], H3272, H3274, 
        H3279, H3280 [31MY], H3691 [8JN], E916, E919, E920, E921, 
        E922, E924, E935, E943 [31MY], E945, E946 [1JN], E972 [5JN]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 374), H86 
        [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY], H4692 
        [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5440-H5448 [31JY], 
        E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, E1421 
        [3AU]
      ------tribute to film ``October Baby'', H1523 [22MR]
      Achievable Dream (organization): anniversary of Achievable Dream 
        Tennis Ball, E1595 [21SE]
      Adamsville, TN: tribute to Adamsville Junior-Senior High School 
        band, E236 [21FE]
      AID: broadcasting of television show ``Sesame Street'' in 
        Palestine funding, H130 [24JA]
      Aldie, VA: tribute to Mercer Middle School winter food drive, 
        E478 [28MR]
      Allen, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Alshouse, Alex J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E567 [18AP]
      Ambul, Maria: American Heritage Girl (organization) Stars and 
        Stripes Award recipient, E1 [6JA]
      American Plastic Toys, Inc.: anniversary, E906 [30MY]
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Amherst Ballet Theatre Co.: anniversary, E34 [18JA]
      Anderson, Anthony: Alliance for Young Artists and Writers 
        National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards gold medal recipient, 
        H3488 [6JN]
      Anderson, SC: tribute to T.L. Hanna High School girls' soccer 
        team, E916 [31MY]
      Anderson, Tea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Anghel, Denis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E744 [9MY]
      Annandale, NJ: anniversary of North Hunterdon High School first 
        graduating class of 1952, E1400 [3AU]
      Anniston, AL: tribute to Saks High School girls' softball team, 
        E927 [31MY]
      Aragon, Audrey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E640 [25AP]
      Archer, Iris M.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in 
        Adoption Award recipient, E1463 [10SE]
      Argyle, TX: tribute to Argyle High School boys' basketball team, 
        E537 [16AP]
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]
      Armed Forces: ensure access by members to information about 
        health care coverage through Medicaid and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (H.R. 
        4329), E506 [29MR]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (H.R. 4201), H3234-H3236 [30MY]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2827, 
        H2828 [17MY]
      ------tribute to members and their families, H1212 [7MR], E227 
        [17FE], E881 [22MY]
      Asian Pacific State Employees Association: tribute to 
        scholarship fund, E636 [24AP]
      Asthma Awareness Month: observance, E703 [7MY]
      Auburn, WA: tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School History Bowl 
        teams, E915 [31MY]
      Augusta, ME: tribute to signing of Maine Wabanaki-State Child 
        Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Mandate, E1185 [29JN]
      Aurora, IL: anniversary of Illinois Mathematics and Science 
        Academy, H1980 [19AP]
      Avila, Jose: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E816 [16MY]
      Azama, Yo: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 
        National Language Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1170 
        [28JN]
      Bailey, NC: Southern Nash High School Air Force Junior ROTC 
        recipient of Distinguished Unit of Merit award, E652 [25AP]
      Ballantyne, Brooke: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E647 [25AP]
      Batiste, Bailey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E641 [25AP]
      Baugus, Jeffery A.: Santa Rosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E253 [27FE]
      Baytown, TX: tribute to Robert E. Lee High School Interact Club, 
        E1643 [21SE]
      Beard, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E405 [21MR]
      Beckwith, Frank: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E526 [16AP]
      Bedford, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E865 [18MY]
      Benjamin, Zachary D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1083 [19JN]
      Berrien Community Foundation: anniversary, E1424 [3AU]
      Bienvenidos (organization): anniversary, E1607 [21SE]
      Big Brothers Big Sisters (organization): anniversary of Santa 
        Cruz, CA, chapter, E1025 [8JN]
      Bikers Against Child Abuse, Inc.: tribute, E123 [2FE]
      Billings, MO: tribute to Billings High School boys' basketball 
        team, E502 [29MR]
      Birmingham, AL: tribute to visit by Michelle Obama to Camp Noah 
        at McAlpine Recreation Area, E1329 [25JY]
      Blancas, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Bloomington, CA: dedication of Joe Baca Middle School, H5537 
        [1AU]
      Blue-Norton, Elizabeth: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E742 [9MY]
      Bolivar County, MS: tribute to Bolivar County Head Start 
        Program, E511 [29MR]
      Bonner, David: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H4608 [29JN]
      Borg, Holly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for California, E161 [8FE]
      Bradshaw, Aaron R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1613 [21SE]
      Bravewomon, Lynn: GLOBE (Gays and Lesbians Organized for 
        Betterment and Equality of Alameda County) Pryor Conrad Award 
        recipient, E1684 [5OC]
      Breese, IL: tribute to Central Community High School boys' 
        basketball team, E439 [26MR]
      Brinkmeyer, Brady: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E552 [17AP]
      Brooks, GA: tribute to Brooks Elementary School Veteran's Day 
        Program, E1710 [19OC]
      Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Sheriff's Office 
        Anti-Bullying Initiative, E121 [2FE]
      Brown, Eric: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 [25JA]
      Brown, Shari: National Center for Family Literacy Toyota Teacher 
        of the Year Award recipient, E462 [28MR]
      Bruce, Mallisyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E857 [18MY]
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, 
        H225 [1FE]
      Bullard, TX: tribute to Brook Hill School, E119 [2FE]
      Bunnell, Brett: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1551 [19SE]
      Burbank, CA: John Burroughs High School Junior State of America 
        Chapter National Civic Impact Award recipient, E1107 [21JN]
      Burke, VA: tribute to Oaks Elementary School's 4th grade class 
        fundraiser, E108 [1FE]
      Calderon, Miguel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Calton, Todd M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E401 [21MR]
      Cantonment, FL: tribute to J.M. Tate High School mock trial 
        team, E525 [16AP]
      Cantor-Gutierrez, Reyna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 106), H2295, 
        H2296 [7MY]
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]
      Carpenter, Wyatt: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E9 [10JA]
      Carruthers, Emily: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E737 [9MY]
      Carson, CA: tribute to Southern California Special Olympics, 
        E632 [24AP]
      Carton, Clint J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1727 [26OC]
      Castaneda-Romero, Nalene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (H. Res. 523), H122 [24JA], H225 [1FE]
      Chandler, Shana: tribute to birth of child, E499 [29MR]
      Chardon, OH: moment of silence for victims of school shooting, 
        H993 [28FE]
      Chavez, Alicia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award, E469 [28MR]
      Chavez, Darlene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E668 [26AP]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club, 
        E261 [28FE]
      ------anniversary of Solomon Schechter Day School of 
        Metropolitan Chicago, E1708 [19OC]
      ------anniversary of Sts. Peter and Paul Baseball Club, E763 
        [10MY]
      ------tribute to Hurley Elementary School Science Bowl Team for 
        participation in the National Science Bowl, E764 [10MY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), H5450-H5452 [31JY], H5618 [1AU], E1379 [1AU]
      Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E420 [22MR]
      China: mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, H3743 
        [19JN]
      Cisneros, Jacob: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Citizen's Commission on Human Rights: tribute to initiatives to 
        protect parental rights, E1299 [23JY]
      Citron, Suzanne and Jeffrey: Big Brothers Big Sisters of 
        Monmouth & Middlesex Counties Annual Matching Smiles Gala 
        honorees, E1716 [23OC]
      Clairton, PA: tribute to Clairton High School football team, E34 
        [18JA]
      Clark, Austin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E644 [25AP]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of West Tech High School, E1264 
        [17JY]
      ------tribute to Hungarian Scouts, E1453 [10SE]
      ------tribute to St. Ignatius High School football team, E65 
        [24JA]
      Clinton, SC: tribute to Bell Street Middle School Science 
        Olympiad team, H1024 [29FE]
      Collinsville, IL: tribute to Collinsville High School boys' 
        basketball team, E217 [16FE]
      Columbia, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' 
        basketball team, E522 [16AP]
      ------tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' swimming and 
        diving team, E526, E533 [16AP]
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, H3814 [20JN], E716 [7MY], E741 [9MY]
      Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus: establish, E1173 [28JN]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Congressional Hockey Caucus: tribute to Lawmakers v. Lobbyists 
        charity hockey game, H1235 [7MR]
      Conlon, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Connecticut: tribute to Valentines for Troops program, E644 
        [25AP]
      Conte, Trevor P: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242 [27FE]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute, E454 [27MR]
      Cook, Matthew R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E318 [6MR]
      Coppell, TX: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 840, E301 [1MR]
      Cormier, Aaron: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E472 [28MR]
      Cortland, NY: Cortland Junior Senior High School students 
        winners of NASA Space Settlement Contest, E1221 [10JY]
      Coulson, Samuel: Broadcom Corp., Math, Applied Science, 
        Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program 
        finalist, E1523 [13SE]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, E1428 [3AU]
      Creal Springs, IL: anniversary of Creal Springs School, E847 
        [18MY]
      Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, 
        H1650 [28MR]
      ------address senseless acts of violence, E418 [22MR]
      ------combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      ------enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase 
        penalties relative to sex trafficking, H1276 [8MR]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (H.R. 6063), H5507-H5510 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, H2735 [16MY]
      Cullman, AL: tribute to Cullman Area Teenage Republican Club, 
        E1450 [10SE]
      Curiel, Frank: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Curran, Elizabeth (Libby): People (publication) Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E1697 [12OC]
      Cypress, TX: tribute to Cool Blast Lemonade Stand, H5020 [19JY]
      Damariscotta, ME: tribute to Coastal Kids Preschool, E621 [24AP]
      Dassow, Chevelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: anniversary, E1081 [19JN], 
        E1132 [25JN]
      Davis, Alvin A.: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E659 [26AP]
      De Weerd, Kayla: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Iowa, E775 [10MY]
      DeCraene, Peter: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1170 [28JN]
      Deer Park, TX: tribute to Deer Park High School girls' softball 
        team, E1077 [19JN]
      DeLaCerda, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E669 [26AP]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William 
        County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth 
        Oratorical Contest participants, E324 [6MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school 
        lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks, 
        E803 [15MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3582 
        [7JN], H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4831 [12JY], H5027 
        [19JY], H5655 [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H6225 [20SE], E1232 [11JY]
      ------tribute to domestic and global anti-hunger and nutrition 
        programs, E803 [15MY]
      ------WIC funding, H1898-H1905 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care 
        (H.R. 4341), E650 [25AP]
      ------prohibit funding for Armed Services Vocational Aptitude 
        Battery testing programs, H5036, H5037 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: authorize grants to prepare and train 
        principals on effective core competencies and in instructional 
        leadership skills (H.R. 6376), E1473 [11SE]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), E687 [27AP]
      ------establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and 
        secondary schools (H.R. 6284), E1425 [3AU]
      ------provide grants to State educational agencies and 
        institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and 
        secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship 
        Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), E71 
        [25JA]
      ------report on extent to which certain high-need students are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers-in-training who 
        have been deemed ``highly qualified'', E1710 [19OC]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (H.R. 
        6128), E1249 [13JY]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 
        6163), H6138-H6140 [19SE]
      ------extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), 
        H3275 [31MY]
      ------make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure sensitivity of treatment in 
        the security screening process for children, the elderly, and 
        the infirmed traveling by air, H3542 [6JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Child Exploitation 
        Center funding, H3542, H3543 [6JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of 
        Investigations funding to combat child exploitation through 
        reductions in detention and removal operations funding, H3541-
        H3543 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (H.R. 5770), H2698 [15MY], H3737 [19JN]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 83), H1031 [29FE], H1398 [20MR]
      ------Internet Crimes Against Children task forces funding, 
        H2392 [8MY]
      ------investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin by 
        neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, H1398 [20MR], 
        H1522 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1579, H1580 [27MR], H1830-H1836 
        [16AP], E418 [22MR]
      ------local community gang prevention funding, E735 [8MY]
      ------Missing Children's and Exploited Children programs 
        funding, E750 [9MY]
      ------Office of Juvenile Justice funding, E781 [11MY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787-H5790 [11SE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162, H5167 
        [24JY]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, H581 [8FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (H.R. 3838), E81 [27JA]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program, 
        H731 [15FE]
      ------Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 [12JY]
      Deters, Kyle A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E318 [6MR]
      Detroit, MI: observance of Metro Detroit Youth Day, E1216 [10JY]
      Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: observance, H1580 
        [27MR]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1389 [2AU], E1641 [21SE], 
        E1665 [28SE]
      Devil Pups, Inc.: tribute, E1309 [24JY]
      DiRocco, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E498 [29MR]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten 
        Mile Run and 5K Walk, E480 [28MR]
      Dowdy, Caleb: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452 [10SE]
      Drugs: encourage development of prescription drug monitoring 
        programs to track the dispensing of controlled drugs to 
        patients, H2335 [8MY]
      Duer, Jeffrey J., Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E320 [6MR]
      Dunn, Kristen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E866 [18MY]
      Eagle, Kristopher A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1097 [20JN]
      East Islip, NY: Timber Point Elementary School winner of Disney 
        Plant Challenge for New York, E906 [30MY]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset 
        on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance 
        programs, H68 [18JA]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      Eden Prairie, MN: tribute to Eden Prairie High School boys' 
        swimming and diving team, H1144 [5MR]
      Education: anniversary of charter schools establishment, H4810 
        [11JY]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls, E1223, E1231 [11JY]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 694), E1093 [20JN]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 700), E1103 [21JN]
      ------encourage school choice, H521 [7FE]
      ------funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      ------importance, E356 [8MR]
      ------improve teacher quality and increase access to effective 
        teachers, H5956 [13SE]
      ------provide educational stability for children in foster care 
        (H.R. 5876), H3275 [31MY]
      ------provide student loan borrowers with basic consumer 
        protections, H815 [16FE]
      ------reduce the costs of higher education, H523 [7FE]
      ------science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 
        education funding, H383 [2FE], H557 [7FE], H1853 [17AP], H2522 
        [9MY]
      ------tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, E78 [25JA], E141, E142 [6FE]
      Effingham, IL: tribute to St. Anthony High School baseball team, 
        E1512 [13SE]
      Ehrhardt, Jack, Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E245 [27FE]
      El Paso, TX: El Paso Independent School District recipient of 
        ChildObesity 180 (organization) Active Schools Acceleration 
        Project School Programs Regional award, E1048 [15JN]
      ------tribute to El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra Diplomatic 
        International Cultural Exchange Tour, E1149 [27JN]
      Emerson, Mollie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E979 [5JN]
      Enriquez, Amelito: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E624 
        [24AP]
      Erick J. Umstead Memorial Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1245 
        [12JY]
      Erickson, Scott: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High 
        School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E534 [16AP]
      Estes, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E863 [18MY]
      Estrada, Tanya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1014 [7JN]
      Ewing, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E297 [1MR]
      Fagerstone, Nathan V.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E185 [14FE]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Youth Football 
        League, E321 [6MR]
      ------tribute to Hidden Pond Nature Center Envirothon Team, 
        E1077 [19JN]
      ------tribute to In Hope Freedom Rings Foundation scholarship 
        recipients, E112 [1FE]
      Fairport, NY: Martha Brown Middle School named to National Forum 
        To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1070 [19JN]
      Falconer, Talon M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E95 [31JA]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (H.R. 1681), H3809 
        [20JN]
      Family Central, Inc.: anniversary, E152 [7FE]
      Farlinger, Mark H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E501 [29MR]
      FCC: promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of 
        certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted 
        by potential intruders, H1619, H1620 [27MR]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      Federal Way, WA: tribute to Federal Way High School Air Force 
        Junior ROTC team, E920 [31MY]
      Fedor, Teresa: tribute to efforts in Ohio General Assembly to 
        combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      Firearms: gun control, H1856 [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5081, H5117 
        [23JY], H5204 [25JY]
      ------prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 
        227), H1854 [17AP]
      First Book (organization): anniversary, E858 [18MY], E1440 [3AU]
      Flemington, NJ: tribute to Hunterdon Regional High School 
        cheerleading team, E270 [28FE]
      Florida: tribute to America's Young Heroes award recipients, 
        E546 [17AP]
      Florissant, MO: tribute to McCleur North High School boys' 
        basketball team, E401 [21MR]
      Flower Mound, TX: tribute to Marcus High School boys' basketball 
        team, E679 [27AP]
      Fond du Lac, WI: tribute to Fond du Lac School District, E862 
        [18MY]
      Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H976 [28FE], H1849 [17AP], 
        E284 [29FE]
      For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology 
        (FIRST) (organization): tribute, E199 [15FE]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment 
        of obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E353 [8MR]
      Fort Lauderdale, FL: Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble 
        winner of the Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Competition and 
        Festival, E876 [18MY]
      ------tribute to Dillard High School girls' basketball team, 
        E326 [7MR]
      Fort Walton Beach, FL: anniversary of Camp Walton School, E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------anniversary of Choctawhatchee High School, E1650 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Fort Walton Beach High School cheerleading 
        team, E350 [8MR]
      Fredericksburg, VA: tribute to Armed Forces enlistees, E918 
        [31MY]
      Fremont, CA: Hopkins Junior High School winner of Dept. of 
        Energy National Science Bowl, E713 [7MY]
      Friendship Circle of Cleveland (organization): tribute, E1019 
        [7JN]
      Fritz, Hunter: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E775 [10MY]
      Gallegos, Alexander: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award, E470 [28MR]
      Garrett, Monica and Ivory: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1577 [20SE]
      Gastonia, NC: anniversary of First Wesleyan Christian School, 
        E378 [19MR]
      Germantown, MD: tribute to MSC Coyotes Green Girls Soccer Club, 
        E1434 [3AU]
      Gibbons, Matthew T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E872 [18MY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, H201 [31JA], H225 [1FE], H444, H445 
        [3FE], H1219 [7MR], H2146 [26AP], E107 [1FE], E298 [1MR], E311 
        [5MR], E368 [13MR], E373 [16MR], E380 [19MR], E441 [26MR], 
        E495, E498 [29MR], E910 [30MY], E1070 [19JN], E1094 [20JN], 
        E1125 [21JN], E1718, E1719 [23OC]
      ------anniversary of Girl Scout Council of the Florida 
        Panhandle, E1647 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Centennial Celebration--Women of Achievement 
        honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, E311 [5MR]
      ------tribute to Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, H1219 [7MR]
      Glen Echo, MD: anniversary of Adventure Theatre, E539 [16AP]
      Glenview, IL: anniversary of Glenbrook South High School, H644 
        [9FE]
      Goodlettsville, TN: tribute to Goodlettsville Little League All-
        Stars baseball team, H6162 [20SE]
      Goreville, IL: tribute to Goreville High School girls' softball 
        team, E1495 [12SE]
      Grapevine, TX: anniversary of Grapevine-Colleyville Independent 
        School District, E571 [18AP]
      Graveline, Robert B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Greater Cleveland Community Shares (organization): tribute, 
        E1162 [27JN]
      Green Lake, WI: tribute to the Green Lake School District for 
        developing 21st century readiness knowledge and skills in 
        students, E876 [18MY]
      Greenbury, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E814 [16MY]
      Greene, Trevor: MetLife/National Association of Secondary School 
        Principals National High School Principal of the Year award 
        recipient, E1579 [20SE]
      Greensboro, NC: tribute to Northern Guilford High School 
        football team, E103 [1FE]
      ------tribute to Walter H. Page High School football team, E106 
        [1FE]
      Greenville, IL: tribute to Greenville Elementary School students 
        and staff, E981 [5JN]
      Greenwalt, Sophia: American Red Cross Everyday Hero Award 
        recipient, E754 [9MY]
      Groenhof, Samantha: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Grosse Pointe, MI: tribute to Grosse Pointe South High School 
        girls' tennis team, E1195 [29JN]
      ------tribute to Grosse Pointe South High School girls' track 
        and field team, E1195 [29JN]
      Grossetete, Chloe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Gurrola, Arisai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E646 [25AP]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E583 [19AP], E670 [26AP]
      Hadassah of Greater Baltimore (organization): anniversary, E242 
        [27FE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 4282), 
        H3448-H3451 [5JN]
      Halliburton Co.: provide assistance to at-risk youth of Houston, 
        TX, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math 
        (STEM), H3737 [19JN]
      Hampton, VA: tribute to Hampton High School boys' basketball 
        team, E443 [26MR]
      Hand in Hand (organization): tribute, E975 [5JN]
      Hanson, Ryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1287 [19JY]
      Hanson, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1435 [3AU]
      Harrisburg, MO: tribute to Harrisburg High School girls' 
        basketball team, E519 [16AP]
      Harrison, Anjelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E645 [25AP]
      Hawkes, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1451 [10SE]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School for 
        participation in the Securities Industry and Financial Markets 
        Association (SIFMA) Foundation Stock Market Game ``Capitol 
        Hill Challenge'', E651 [25AP]
      ------tribute to Battlefield High School marching band, E359 
        [9MR]
      ------tribute to Battlefield High School robotics team, E928 
        [31MY]
      Haynes, Lauren: International Brotherhood of Teamsters James R. 
        Hoffa Scholarship recipient, E1618 [21SE]
      Hazlett, Angel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Health: health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      ------maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]
      ------prohibit cuts in health insurance benefits for women and 
        children, H2246, H2250 [27AP]
      Helotes, TX: tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor High School science 
        bowl team, E663 [26AP]
      Herrera, Jada: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E773 [10MY]
      Herrin, IL: anniversary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, E563 
        [17AP]
      Hill, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E468 [28MR]
      Hillsides Organization: anniversary, E1276 [18JY]
      Hittle, William M., IV: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1669 
        [28SE]
      Hoefler, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Holency, Crystina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Holysz, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E632 [24AP]
      Hornell, NY: tribute to St. Ann's School, E1232 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program, H3675 [8JN]
      ------tribute to charitable golf tournament, H4808 [11JY]
      Houston, TX: tribute to Texas Children's Hospital pediatric 
        tissue engineering research, H200 [31JA]
      Hrabe, Mark and Chianna: tribute to birth of child, H930 [17FE]
      Huerta, Wilfredo: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls, H1118 [1MR]
      Hunger: tribute to ``Share Your Breakfast'' initiative, E349, 
        E352 [8MR]
      Hurd, Benjamin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1289 [19JY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-
        term residents who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 5869), 
        H3180 [30MY]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H3737 [19JN], E1048 
        [15JN]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (S. 952), H2137 [26AP]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, H3709, H3710 
        [18JN], H3737, H3738, H3742, H3749 [19JN], H3812 [20JN], 
        H3966-H3970 [21JN], H3984 [26JN], H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY], 
        E1061 [18JN]
      ------reform, H562 [7FE]
      ------release of guidelines on application process to cancel 
        removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien 
        students, H5528 [1AU]
      International Children's Day: observance, E633 [24AP]
      International Dot Day: observance, E1507 [13SE]
      Irvine-Johnson, Kendra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E869 [18MY]
      Irving, TX: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 175, E1046 [15JN]
      ------anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 508, E1373 [1AU]
      Jacks, Jacqueline: Washington County, FL, Rookie Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Jacksonville, AL: tribute to Jacksonville High School girls' 
        basketball team, E383 [19MR]
      Jacobson, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E926 [31MY]
      Jamison, Janelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E766 [10MY]
      Johnson, Nichele A.: Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 
        [7MY]
      Johnson, Tyia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1015 [7JN]
      Jones, Calvin (C.J.): Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation outstanding mentor honoree, E711 [7MY]
      Jones, Michael A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 [25JA]
      Jorgensen, Hannah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E724 [8MY]
      Journal of Medical Ethics: reaction to article supporting after-
        birth abortions, H1220 [7MR], H1291 [8MR]
      Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act: funding, E749 
        [9MY]
      Kansas City, MO: tribute to Staley High School football team, 
        E32 [18JA]
      Kauffmann, Raphael: San Mateo County, CA, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E1103 [21JN]
      Keller, Nick: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 [17AP]
      Kent, WA: Technology Access Foundation Academy recipient of 
        Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Award, E1521 [13SE]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Creekwood Middle School Korean War 
        history project, H3269 [31MY]
      Kirshner, Jean: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business 
        Award recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Kleinwort, Seth A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1068 [19JN]
      Klender, Thomas W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E72 [25JA]
      Knowlton, Tanner M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E554 [17AP]
      Koebke, Mitchell: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452 [10SE]
      Kohen, Daniel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E672 [26AP]
      Kopp, Kevin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E399 [21MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (H.R. 1464), H5842-H5844 [11SE], 
        E1497 [12SE]
      Kristi House, Inc.: tribute to partnership with Miami 
        International Airport and Port of Miami to assist child 
        victims of human trafficking, H1522 [22MR]
      Krohne, Austin N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1140 [26JN]
      Kurtz, Melanie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E974 [5JN]
      Lafayette, LA: tribute to Teurlings Catholic High School girls' 
        softball team, E744 [9MY]
      Lanning, Richard L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E261 [28FE]
      Lanthorn, Robert: Kids Voting USA (organization) Educator of the 
        Year award recipient, E602 [19AP]
      Larson, Virginia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1123 [21JN]
      Lawrence, Anastasia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, E1342 [26JY]
      Lemon Grove, CA: tribute to Lemon Grove Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, E1455 [10SE]
      Lenihan, Brian and Keagan: tribute to birth of child, E559 
        [17AP]
      LeRoy, IL: tribute to LeRoy High School wrestling team, E295 
        [1MR]
      Lisle, IL: anniversary of Benet Academy, E30 [18JA]
      Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Arkansas Children's Hospital, 
        H1264 [7MR]
      Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine 
        High School, H5532 [1AU]
      Livonia, MI: tribute to Ladywood High School girls' softball 
        team, E1123 [21JN]
      Lopes, Alexandre: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1351 [31JY]
      Lopez, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E665 [26AP]
      Lopez, Miriam: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        community spirit honoree, E712 [7MY]
      Los Angeles Hockey Club (organization): tribute to LA Selects 
        Hockey Peewee AAA team, E265 [28FE]
      Lucero, Jesse: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Lufkin, TX: tribute to Hudson High School girls' softball team, 
        E1164 [27JN]
      Luzier, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1555 [19SE]
      Madisonville, KY: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 33 Make a 
        Difference Day Award recipients, E591 [19AP]
      Maine: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary, E1048 [15JN]
      Maloku, Edite: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Mammoth Spring, AR: tribute to Mammoth Spring High School boys' 
        basketball team, H1648 [28MR]
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]
      Maple Heights, OH: tribute to St. Martin of Tours School, E1000 
        [6JN]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1396 [20MR], H1437 
        [21MR], H1501, H1521, H1533-H1535 [22MR], H1646, H1651, H1652 
        [28MR], H1795, H1796 [29MR]
      Maryville, TN: tribute to Heritage Middle School student trip to 
        Washington, DC, E991 [6JN]
      Matthews, Timothy M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E400 [21MR]
      Mattoon, IL: tribute to Mattoon High School students selected 
        for Illinois All-State Concert Band and All-State Orchestra, 
        E71 [25JA]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      McDonald's Corp.: anniversary of Ronald McDonald House of Long 
        Branch and New Brunswick, NJ, E660 [26AP]
      McGehee, Kyler: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E858 [18MY]
      McKelvey, Andrew R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 [17AP]
      McKinney, TX: anniversary of McKinney Christian Academy, E293 
        [1MR]
      McLean, VA: tribute to Langley High School staff for efforts to 
        support Maureen Marsh during health crisis, E188 [14FE]
      Medicaid: prohibit reduction in Federal medical assistance 
        percentage for territories, E755 [9MY]
      ------provide an option of States to cover a children's program 
        of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R. 4147), E321 
        [6MR]
      Medina, Jazmin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Medina, TN: tribute to first graduating class of South Gibson 
        County High School, E914 [31MY]
      ------tribute to first graduating class of South Gibson High 
        School, E855 [18MY]
      Memphis, TN: anniversary of St. Jude Children's Research 
        Hospital, H810, H813 [16FE], E711 [7MY]
      ------inclusion of Hollis F. Price Middle College in U.S. News & 
        World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, H6257 
        [21SE]
      Meraz, Cristina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E667 [26AP]
      Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.: tribute to Merck for Mothers program, 
        H730 [15FE]
      Miami, FL: tribute to Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, 
        Inc., E1626 [21SE]
      ------tribute to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Friends 
        of St. Jude (network) Miami, FL, chapter, E1650 [21SE]
      Middle Island, NY: tribute to Longwood Central School District 
        Longwood Veterans Walk and Longwood Veterans History Project, 
        E1062 [18JN]
      Midland, TX: tribute to Midland Christian School football team, 
        E59 [23JA]
      Mikhaylova, Mariya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E861 [18MY]
      Mikhaylova, Svetlana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Millennium Momentum Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1233 [11JY]
      Miller, Everett: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Miller, Tesla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Mills River, NC: tribute to Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School 
        5th grade graduating class, E980 [5JN]
      Minden, LA: tribute to charity auction benefiting St. Jude 
        Children's Research Hospital, H787 [15FE]
      Minnesota: adoption of new rules to ensure player safety during 
        high school hockey games, H11 [17JA]
      Minnetonka, MN: tribute to Minnetonka High School girls' hockey 
        team, H956 [27FE]
      Missouri: tribute to Girl Scouts of Missouri, E498 [29MR]
      Moczary, Steven: Air Force Association Eglin Chapter 365 Teacher 
        of the Year award recipient, E834 [17MY]
      Monroeville, AL: tribute to Monroeville Junior High robotics 
        team, E218 [16FE]
      Montgomery, AL: tribute to G.W. Carver High School boys' 
        basketball team, E382 [19MR]
      Month of the Military Child: observance, E650 [25AP]
      Moore, Peyton: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Mora-Pina, Alysia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E466 [28MR]
      Morgan, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E263 [28FE]
      Morgan Hill, CA: tribute to Central High School improvement in 
        California Academic Performance Index, E1717 [23OC]
      Morganza, MD: tribute to Chopticon High School marching band, 
        E951 [1JN]
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E233 [17FE]
      Mother's Day: observance, H2454 [9MY], H2638 [10MY], E769 [10MY]
      Motion pictures: tribute to Academy Award-winning documentary, 
        ``Undefeated'', H952 [27FE]
      Mount Vernon, MO: tribute to Mount Vernon High School girls' 
        basketball team, E487 [29MR]
      Mountain Home, AR: Mountain Home High School robotics team 
        winners of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition, H4076 
        [27JN]
      ------tribute to Mountain Home Bomb Squad baseball team, H5209 
        [25JY]
      Mountain Lakes, NJ: anniversary of Lakeland Hills YWCA, E872 
        [18MY]
      Muhammad, Arthur: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 [7MY]
      Murphy, Tracy: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1453 [10SE]
      Music and dance: tribute to ``All About Bullies . . . Big and 
        Small'' album production team, E916 [31MY]
      Nagorney, Samuel T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Nakata, Kayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Nandipati, Snigdha: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee 
        winner, E964 [1JN]
      Nashville, IL: tribute to Nashville High School girls' softball 
        team, E1493 [12SE]
      National Adoption Month: observance, E1736 [6NO]
      National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E530 [16AP]
      National Black Home Educators (organization): tribute, E1135 
        [26JN]
      National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2145 [26AP], 
        E533 [16AP]
      National Child Protection Training Center: tribute, E750 [9MY]
      National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H5773 
        [11SE]
      National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, H5933 
        [13SE], E1610, E1616 [21SE]
      National Craniofacial Acceptance Month: observance, E1542 [14SE]
      National Day of Silence: observance, H2013 [19AP]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 242), E710 [7MY]
      ------observance, H2457, H2458 [9MY], H3275 [31MY], E849, E857 
        [18MY], E965 [1JN]
      ------recognize goals and ideals (H. Res. 659), H2717, H2718 
        [16MY]
      National GEAR UP Week: observance, E1613 [21SE]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: State 
        enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally passing a 
        stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, E269 [28FE], 
        E375 [19MR]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: observance, E1622 
        [21SE]
      National Marriage Week: observance, H550-H554 [7FE]
      National Rural Electric Cooperative Association: tribute to 
        Electric Cooperative Youth Tour, H3710 [18JN]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 
        593), E423 [22MR]
      National School Breakfast Week: observance, H1166 [6MR], E332 
        [7MR], E349, E352, E354 [8MR]
      National School Choice Week: observance, H120, H129 [24JA], E71 
        [25JA]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (H. Res. 525), E170 
        [9FE]
      National School Lunch Week: observance, H1211 [7MR]
      National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week: observance, H2303 
        [7MY]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: observance, 
        H6159 [20SE], E1638, E1641 [21SE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2336, H2337 
        [8MY], H2458, H2459 [9MY], H2572 [10MY], E706 [7MY], E731 
        [8MY], E752, E754 [9MY], E774 [10MY]
      National Teacher Day: observance, H2332 [8MY], E734 [8MY]
      ------support goals and ideals (H. Res. 645), E773 [10MY]
      National Young Audiences Week: observance, E354 [8MR]
      National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute: tribute, H3586 
        [7JN]
      National Youth Sports Week: observance, H5210 [25JY]
      Nelson, Ethan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E260 [28FE]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of Neighborhood Music School, E1054 
        [18JN]
      New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service 
        academy nominees, E133 [3FE]
      ------tribute to high school seniors deciding to enlist in the 
        Armed Forces, E791 [15MY]
      New Providence, NJ: inclusion of New Providence High School in 
        New Jersey Monthly (publication) ``Top Public High Schools'' 
        list, E1490 [12SE]
      New York: tribute to 2d Congressional District Intel Corp., 
        Science Talent Search semifinalists, E53 [23JA]
      New York, NY: anniversary of Regis High School Recruiting 
        Excellence in Academics for Catholic High Schools (REACH) 
        program, E330 [7MR]
      Nichols, Donovan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E739 [9MY]
      Nielson, Zachary: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1126 [21JN]
      Nixa, MO: tribute to Nixa High School bowling team, E1224 [11JY]
      Nolting, Stephen D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E320 [6MR]
      Nornhold, Bradley: Baltimore, MD, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E855 [18MY]
      North Hollywood, CA: tribute to North Hollywood High School 
        science bowl team, E668 [26AP]
      Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to Saipan Southern High School 
        concert band, H5337 [31JY], E1354 [31JY]
      Norwood, NC: tribute to South Stanly High School boys' baseball 
        team, E981 [5JN]
      Novi, MI: tribute to Detroit Catholic Central High School 
        wrestling team, H951 [27FE]
      NSF: education programs funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------Educational and Human Resources Account funding, H2551 
        [9MY]
      Nunn, Diane: ABA Center on Children and the Law Mark Hardin 
        Award for Child Welfare Legal Scholarship and Systems Change 
        recipient, E1094 [20JN]
      Nurses for Newborns (organization): anniversary, E600 [19AP]
      Oakland, CA; tribute to the African American Education Task 
        Force Academic Achievement Celebration, E791 [15MY]
      Oborny, Lucas J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E73 [25JA]
      Omega Boys Club/Street Soliders (organization): anniversary, 
        E1720 [23OC]
      Orchards Children's Services, Inc.: anniversary, E712 [7MY]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to Nemours Children's Hospital, E1616 
        [21SE]
      Orona, Kassie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Osterville, MA: tribute to Cape Cod Academy Stand Down event, 
        E1413 [3AU]
      Owings, MD: tribute to Northern High School girls' softball 
        team, E945 [1JN]
      Oxford, AL: tribute to Oxford High School baseball team, E915 
        [31MY]
      Palermo, Donna E.: Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. 
        Rose Tucker Award recipient, E1721 [26OC]
      Parker, Garret: Illinois Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year 
        award recipient, E1349 [30JY]
      Parson, Chesle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E670 [26AP]
      Pata, Donald: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1143 [26JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1378-H1384 
        [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1436, 
        H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 [21MR], H1524 [22MR], 
        H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1924 
        [18AP], H3797-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H4664, H4673-
        H4677 [9JY], H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784 [11JY], H4897-
        H4900 [17JY], H5139, H5188-H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E404 
        [21MR], E418 [22MR], E464 [28MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1397 [20MR]
      ------improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals 
        with a preexisting condition for coverage under the 
        Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (H.R. 6327), E1399 
        [3AU]
      Pearce, Logan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E303 [1MR]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
      Pennsylvania: tribute to 7th Congressional District service 
        academy nominees, H1216 [7MR]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1289 [8MR]
      Perez, Ditza: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E745 [9MY]
      Petaluma, CA: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, H5864 [12SE], E1503 [12SE]
      Pfankuch, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E979 [5JN]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Walter D. Palmer Leadership 
        Learning Partners Charter School Leadership Preparatory 
        Academy Foundations of Leadership Class of 2013, E684 [27AP]
      Pink, Laura: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E529 
        [16AP]
      Pippin, Christy: Washington County, FL, School District Related 
        Employee of the Year award recipient, E48 [19JA]
      Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of 
        Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science 
        and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Rookie All-Star Award, E552 [17AP]
      ------tribute to Fox Chapel Area High School for participation 
        in Library of Congress Veterans History Project, E850 [18MY]
      Plano, TX: tribute to Plano Senior High School WorldQuest team, 
        H2080 [25AP]
      ------tribute to Plano West Senior High School girls' soccer 
        team, H2080 [25AP]
      Plast National Scouting Organization of Ukraine: anniversary, 
        E1291 [19JY], E1344 [26JY]
      Plymouth, MN: tribute to Providence Academy girls' basketball 
        team, H1559 [26MR]
      Poe, Suzy and Kurt: tribute to birth of child, H1828 [16AP]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], 
        H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 
        [13SE]
      Power resources: prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within 
        one thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 
        [20JN]
      P'Pool, Zachary M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E568 [18AP]
      Prado, Angelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E463 [28MR]
      Presidio, TX: tribute to Lucy Reede Franco Middle School 
        rocketry team, E757 [10MY]
      ------tribute to Presidio High School rocketry team, E757 [10MY]
      Pribble, Jeffrey: Escambia County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E249 [27FE]
      Pride, Savannah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1013 [7JN]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Juvenile Detention Center 
        volunteers, E965 [1JN]
      ------tribute to Prince William County Teacher of the Year/Agnes 
        Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award nominees, E320 [6MR]
      ------tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program volunteers, E938 [31MY]
      Princeton, WV: tribute to Princeton Senior High School baseball 
        team, E1049 [15JN]
      Pritchard, Delanie: Washington County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Privacy: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, 
        use, and disclosure of personal information of children and 
        establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), E1601 [21SE]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 
        5824), H2820 [17MY]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program participation rate requirements (H.R. 4379), E570 
        [18AP]
      Quintana, Luis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E856 [18MY]
      Quintrall, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E860 [18MY]
      Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: tribute to Santa Margarita Catholic 
        High School football team, E27 [17JA]
      Reach Out and Read Rhode Island (organization): tribute, H1029 
        [29FE]
      Render, Kale R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242 [27FE]
      Renton, WA: inclusion of Talbot Hill Elementary School in Parent 
        & Child (publication) ``Coolest Schools in America'' list and 
        Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 
        Designated Innovative Schools honoree, E1593 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Catch a Special Thrill (C.A.S.T) for Kids 
        Foundation, E1517 [13SE]
      Republic, MO: tribute to Republic High School girls' basketball 
        team, E505 [29MR]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6050 [14SE]
      Reston, VA: anniversary of Reston Children's Center, E361 [9MR]
      Richards, James N.: Dept. of Defense Military Child of the Year 
        Award recipient, E553 [17AP]
      Richards, Kenny: National Tourette Syndrome Association Zak 
        Hollis Youth Achievement Award recipient, E1097 [20JN]
      Richardson, Driszelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E740 [9MY]
      Richland Springs, TX: tribute to Richland Springs High School 
        football team, E56 [23JA]
      Richmond, CA: anniversary of Richmond Police Activities League, 
        E470 [28MR]
      Ridgefield, CT: tribute to Ridgefield High School Students 
        Against Internet Discrimination (organization), H590 [8FE]
      Ripley Blackwell Head Start Center, Inc.: anniversary, E501 
        [29MR]
      Rivera-Bruno, Bryan A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E795 [15MY]
      Riverhead, NY: tribute to Riverhead High School girls' 
        basketball team, E819 [16MY]
      Rivers, Ken: Boy Scouts Long Beach, CA, Council Tahquitz 
        District Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
      Roberts, Armisha: General Motors Foundation Buick Achievers 
        Scholarship Program award recipient, E615 [23AP]
      Roberts, Bobby: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E643 [25AP]
      Rochester, MN: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 21, E1699 [16OC]
      Rochester, NY: Girl Scouts Hippie Pandas (robotics team) 
        recipient of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Gracious Professionalism Award, E971 [5JN]
      ------tribute to Hippie Pandas Girl Scout technical team for 
        helping develop a solar-powered pasteurization system for raw 
        milk, E1460 [10SE]
      Rock Bridge, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School cheerleading 
        team, E93 [31JA]
      Rockledge, FL: tribute to Rockledge Junior League baseball team, 
        E1505 [12SE]
      Rockport, ME: tribute to Camden Hills Regional High School 
        Windplanners student group for installing a wind turbine on 
        campus, E862 [18MY]
      Rockwall, TX: tribute to Rockwall High School girls' basketball 
        team, E1227 [11JY]
      ------tribute to Rockwall-Heath High School baseball team, E1136 
        [26JN]
      Rodriguez, Nancy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E973 [5JN]
      Ross, Duscha: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E252 [27FE]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio, E1141 [26JN]
      Ryan, Jha-Mier: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Saenz, Edwin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Saffran, Miles: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E402 [21MR]
      Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: anniversary of Mount Carmel 
        School, H5932 [13SE], E1515 [13SE]
      Salazar, Lawrence: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E862 [18MY]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to Dr. Hector P. Garcia Middle School 
        science bowl team, E662 [26AP]
      San Jose, CA: Dartmouth Middle School named to National Forum To 
        Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1089 [20JN]
      San Leandro, CA: tribute to Davis Street Family Resource Center, 
        E766 [10MY]
      San Luis, AZ: tribute to Gadsden Elementary School District #32 
        marching band, E318 [6MR]
      San Rafael, CA: anniversary of school system, E168 [9FE]
      Santa Monica, CA: tribute to America's Family Day, E1601 [21SE]
      Saraland, AL: tribute to Saraland School System, E1337 [26JY]
      Sawaqued, Jwan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Schlenker, Paul C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E346 [8MR]
      Schmidt, Sydney: Our Military Kids (organization) Military Kid 
        of the Year award recipient, H1981 [19AP]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students, H1644 [28MR], H2459 [9MY]
      ------address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment 
        of students (H.R. 1648), H3809, H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      ------encourage growth and replication of successful charter 
        school models (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE], H4810 [11JY]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 998), 
        H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      ------protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical 
        restraint (H.R. 1381), H2453 [9MY]
      ------require charter schools to demonstrate successful 
        operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for 
        expansion grants, H4810 [11JY]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of One World Now! educational program, 
        E1562 [19SE]
      SEC: require companies to disclose in annual reports measures 
        taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, 
        slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply 
        chains (H.R. 2759), E353 [8MR]
      Sell, Jonnalynn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Seminole, FL: anniversary of Seminole High School, E1322 [25JY]
      Serrano, Yimi: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1119 [21JN]
      Service League of San Mateo County (organization): tribute, E264 
        [28FE]
      Sharyland, TX: tribute to Sharyland High School boys' soccer 
        team, E628 [24AP]
      Shillington, PA: tribute to Governor Mifflin Middle School 
        ``Adopt a Veteran Program'', E1528 [14SE]
      Skokie, IL: tribute to McCracken Middle School students, E675 
        [26AP]
      Smith, Courtney: San Clemente, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E39 [18JA]
      Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 
        [10MY]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------require States to follow certain procedures in placing a 
        child who has been removed from the custody of his or her 
        parents (H.R. 6021), E1139 [26JN]
      Solis, Erika: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Soukup, Brian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E648 [25AP]
      South Hadley, MA: anniversary of Michael E. Smith Middle School, 
        E23 [17JA]
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School boys' and 
        girls' cross country teams, E54 [23JA]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School boys' and girls' 
        swimming and diving teams, E893 [29MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School football team, E65 
        [24JA]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School National Merit 
        Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School Odyssey of the Mind 
        team, E935 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School student council, 
        E920 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School winterguard team, 
        E883 [22MY]
      Southwick, Casey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      Spread the Word To End the Word Campaign: tribute, E703 [7MY]
      Springfield, MO: tribute to Parkview High School boys' track and 
        field relay team, E1236 [11JY]
      Springfield, VA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 1501, E359 [9MR]
      St. Louis, MO: tribute to Soldan High School boys' basketball 
        team, E411 [21MR]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities, 
        E587 [19AP]
      States: require States to take certain additional steps to 
        assist foster children in making the transition to independent 
        living, H3275 [31MY]
      Stave, Victoria: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1007 [7JN]
      Strickland, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E590 [19AP]
      Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corps: anniversary, E604 
        [19AP]
      Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1673 [2OC]
      Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc.: tribute, E494 
        [29MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102-
        H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]
      Sussex County, NJ: anniversary of Court Appointed Special 
        Advocates for Children, E821 [16MY]
      Swartwood, Shyanne: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Tacoma, WA: anniversary of Lincoln High School, E1580 [20SE]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (H.R. 6207), E1342 [26JY]
      Tate, Aaron: Amgen Foundation Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Taxation: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (H.R. 4397), E572 [18AP]
      ------impose an excise tax on certain sugary drinks, H3594 [7JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, H2613 [10MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (H.R. 1956), H1149 [5MR]
      ------require that individual taxpayer identification number 
        applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer 
        assistance centers (H.R. 6523), H6236 [21SE]
      Taylor, Blake: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Taylor, Gregory B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E267 [28FE]
      TELACU Education Foundation: tribute to TELACU Scholars Day, 
        E633 [24AP]
      Temple Hills, MD: anniversary of Crossland Vocational Center, 
        H2825 [17MY]
      Tenaha, TX: tribute to Tenaha High School football team, E95 
        [31JA]
      Tennessee: tribute to school districts in West Tennessee that 
        earned exemplary status from the Tennessee Dept. of Education, 
        E1395 [3AU]
      Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      ------tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, E921 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, E1718 [23OC]
      ------tribute to Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, E1719 
        [23OC]
      ------tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E334, E335 [7MR], E340, E353, 
        E355 [8MR], E400, E403, E409, E411 [21MR], E415, E421, E426 
        [22MR], E524, E528, E531 [16AP], E621, E625, E628, E630 
        [24AP], E810, E813, E820 [16MY], E873 [18MY]
      Theisen, Brandon A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1075 [19JN]
      Thomas, Connor S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E319 [6MR]
      Thomas, Miccerica: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        extra mile honoree, E713 [7MY]
      Thomas, Ryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E262 [28FE]
      Thompson, Brugette: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Thompson, Representative Glenn: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award 
        recipient, E96 [31JA]
      Tibbs, Laura: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1554 [19SE]
      Tiller, Shannia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1017 [7JN]
      Tiner, Joe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E818 [16MY]
      Tran, Elizabeth: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E405 [21MR]
      Trujillo, Joseph: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Turkey: observance of Ataturk Youth and Sports Day, E834 [17MY]
      Tyler, TX: tribute to Chapel Hill High School football team, E3 
        [6JA]
      Tyler's Light (organization): tribute, E533 [16AP]
      U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression 
        of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the 
        Prostitution of Others (H. Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      U.S. Space and Rocket Center: anniversary of Space Camp, H3582 
        [7JN]
      Uhlmeyer, Joel H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E554 [17AP]
      United Health Foundation: tribute to Diverse Scholar Initiative, 
        E1151 [27JN]
      UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc.: tribute to UnitedHealthcare 
        Community Plan of Pennsylvania, E812 [16MY]
      University of Texas: tribute to School of Public Health 
        Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) initiative to 
        combat childhood obesity, H738 [15FE]
      Urbana, IL: tribute to University Laboratory High School 
        robotics team, E456 [27MR]
      Valdez, Aujanae: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E639 [25AP]
      Valdez, Sarai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1011 [7JN]
      VanEvery, Dean A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E553 [17AP]
      Versailles, KY: anniversary of Versailles High School 1962 State 
        football championship, E1523 [13SE]
      Virginia: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army All-
        American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]
      Visiting Nurse Association Health Group: anniversary, E1073 
        [19JN]
      Waialua, HI: Waialua High School robotics team recipient of 
        Hawaii For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Chairman's Award, E282 [29FE]
      Walker, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1555 [19SE]
      Walsh, Ken: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Henry Schimpf 
        Award recipient, E1659 [28SE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], E549 [17AP]
      Ward, Jacob W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E887 [25MY]
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]
      Warrington, PA: tribute to Warrington-Warwick Little League 
        girls' softball team, H5025 [19JY]
      Washington, MO: tribute to St. Francis Borgia Regional High 
        School cheerleading squad, E97 [31JA]
      Watson, Max: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E972 [5JN]
      Watson, Saxton T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E269 [28FE]
      Wesby, Maya: Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Essay Contest 
        award recipient, E1718 [23OC]
      West, Brandon: tribute to birth of child, E499 [29MR]
      West New York, NJ: tribute to West New York, NJ, School District 
        for nutrition and physical education programs under the Dept. 
        of Education Healthy School Program, H43 [18JA]
      West Palm Beach, FL: Wynnebrook Elementary School designated 
        Florida Dept. of Education Grade ``A'' School, E377 [19MR]
      Whetman, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1236 [11JY]
      Whitaker, Quinton C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E567 [18AP]
      White, Sally: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, H120 
        [24JA]
      Whitehead, Curtis: August Martin High School, Queens, NY, May 
        Student of the Month award recipient, E794 [15MY]
      Whiteville, NC: tribute to Whiteville High School baseball team, 
        E1063 [18JN]
      Wiebbecke, Brittany: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1360 
        [31JY]
      Wilks, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Williams-Skinner, Barbara: Presidential Champion of Change award 
        recipient, E1060 [18JN]
      Wilson, Julian and Joy: tribute to birth of child, E1233 [11JY]
      Winchester, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1347 [26JY]
      Winchester, VA: tribute to Millbrook High School girls' 
        basketball team, E496 [29MR]
      Wittmuss, Jason K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1292 [19JY]
      Women: health care for women, H348 [1FE], H1028, H1029, H1030, 
        H1031 [29FE], H1160, H1164, H1165 [6MR], H1218, H1270 [7MR], 
        H1379-H1383 [19MR], H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1439, H1440, 
        H1441, H1442, H1475, H1485 [21MR], H1500 [22MR], H1651 [28MR], 
        H1924 [18AP], H4803 [11JY], H5536, H5537, H5538 [1AU], H5634 
        [2AU], E464 [28MR], E506 [29MR], E1226 [11JY], E1369 [1AU]
      Woodlawn, IL: tribute to Woodlawn High School boys' basketball 
        team, E437 [26MR]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, E587 [19AP]
      Zink, Robert J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E393 [20MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497, S1498 
        [8MR]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (S. Res. 378), S607 [14FE], S803 [15FE]
      Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S6577 [21SE]
      Agusen, Candonino: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Alaska: tribute to ``Choose Respect'' initiative to reduce rates 
        of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse, S2204 
        [29MR]
      Armada, MI: tribute to Macomb Academy of Arts & Sciences 
        robotics team, S3681 [4JN]
      Beale AFB, CA: tribute to Child Development Center, S2081 [27MR]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Big Brothers Big Sisters (organization): tribute to New York 
        chapter, S205 [31JA]
      Bosso, David: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award recipient, 
        S6531 [20SE]
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of Greater Bridgeport Youth 
        Orchestras, S2810 [26AP]
      Button, Jackson: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 106), S3049 
        [9MY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools, S37 [23JA]
      ------recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools (S. Res. 364), S222 [31JA]
      Cedar, Kenneth and Vanese: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tourette Syndrome 
        Public Health Education Research Outreach Program funding, 
        S4867 [11JY]
      Chardon, OH: express condolences to community and families of 
        victims of Chardon High School shooting, S1186, S1187 [1MR]
      Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan: anniversary, S6530 
        [20SE]
      China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the 
        U.S., S379-S381 [7FE]
      Cincinnati, OH: inclusion of Cincinnati Children's Hospital 
        Medical Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) 
        ``Best Children's Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]
      Circus Barn, Inc.: anniversary of Circus Smirkus, S1730 [15MR]
      Colora, MD: anniversary of West Nottingham Academy, S491 [9FE]
      Columbus, OH: inclusion of Nationwide Children's Hospital in 
        U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best Children's 
        Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn use of slave labor 
        for mining minerals used in the manufacture of cell phones, 
        S1783 [19MR]
      Connecticut: tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]
      Crime: impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, S2667 [25AP], S2791 [26AP]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of 
        child pornography, S2757, S2792 [26AP]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants, S2774 [26AP]
      Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: anniversary, S3898 [11JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to obtain a waiver from 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize 
        healthier food purchases by beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 
        [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to 
        implement farm to school programs that improve access to local 
        foods in eligible schools, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4196 
        [14JN], S4344, S4345 [20JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------increase awareness of the Summer Food Service Program, 
        S4359 [20JN]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]
      ------report on impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on obesity 
        and human health and examine public health proposals that 
        affect cost and size of such beverages, S4143 [13JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3964-
        S3968 [12JN], S6087 [11SE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S3832 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 3173), S3131 [14MY]
      ------clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity 
        Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice 
        (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]
      ------require report on the extent to which certain children are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers in training who are 
        deemed highly qualified, S6596 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (S. 3461), S5735 [31JY]
      ------establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (S. 2119), S852 [16FE]
      ------establish a public-private partnership program to provide 
        child care (S. 2182), S1542 [8MR]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services, S1180 [1MR]
      ------provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (S. 
        3396), S5135 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, S2040 [27MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for 
        wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (S. 2108), S619 
        [14FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, S371 [7FE], S490 [9FE], S895-S898 [17FE], 
        S1112 [29FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (S. 2241), 
        S2087 [27MR], S2589 [23AP]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 
        3309), S4241 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), 
        S4302 [19JN]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (S. 3405), S5213 [19JY]
      Depts. of Agriculture and HHS: establish dietary guidelines for 
        pregnant women and children from birth until the age of 2, 
        S4334 [20JN]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (S. 414), S3655-S3657 [24MY], S4812 [10JY]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, S6538 [20SE]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. 
        Res. 432), S2660 [24AP]
      Diaz, Matthew: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]
      Drugs: address increase in synthetic drug use, S679-S682 [15FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (S. Res. 500), S4375 [20JN], S4414 [21JN]
      ------funding, S5943 [2AU], S6088-S6091 [11SE]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (S. 3582), S6548 [20SE]
      ------reduce higher education costs, S396-S398 [9FE]
      ------support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (S. 2098), S502 [9FE], 
        S3005 [9MY]
      ------tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, S205 [31JA]
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (S. Res. 477), S3736 [5JN]
      EPA: address soil contamination issues in areas surrounding 
        former lead smelter sites, S3322 [21MY]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (S. 3321), S4372 [20JN]
      Family & Children's Place (organization): tribute, S904 [17FE]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (S. 3472), 
        S5880 [1AU]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], S3565 
        [24MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (S. 2289), S2395 [17AP]
      Fetz, Alisha: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Firearms: gun control, S1729 [15MR]
      Foremaster, Angela: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3231 [16MY]
      4-H (organization): anniversary of 4-H Club of Utah, S4819 
        [10JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1501, S1525 [8MR]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR], S1609 [13MR]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (S. Res. 421), S2452 [17AP]
      Granada Hills, CA: tribute to Granada Hills Charter High School 
        academic decathlon team, S3081 [10MY]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 448), S6676, S6679 [21SE]
      Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Council on Foundations 
        Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program Bronze Award for Excellence 
        in Communications recipient, S3421 [22MY]
      ------Council on Foundations Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program 
        Bronze Award recipient, S4362 [20JN]
      Health: release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls, S1498 [8MR]
      ------condemn international human rights violations against 
        women and human trafficking, S2477, S2478 [18AP]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, 
        S3882-S3889 [11JN]
      Hutton, Douglas: Milken Family Foundation National Educator 
        Award recipient, S6532 [20SE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S117 [26JA], S2204-
        S2206 [29MR], S2470 [18AP], S2589 [23AP], S2956 [8MY], S3068 
        [10MY], S3260 [17MY], S3402 [22MY], S3721 [5JN], S4141-S4143 
        [13JN], S4223, S4233 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4434, S4440, S4441 
        [25JN], S4645-S4647 [27JN], S4813, S4814 [10JY], S5064, S5081 
        [17JY], S5269 [24JY], S5935 [2AU], S6249 [12SE], S6519 [20SE]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, S4223, S4233 
        [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4604 [26JN], S4813 [10JY], S5064 [17JY]
      Indiana: tribute to Youth Essay Contest winners, S2814 [26AP]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 
        [12JN]
      Iowa: tribute to Iowa Arts Council Big Yellow School Bus grant 
        program, S2315 [16AP]
      Johnson, Ryan and Amber: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6054 [10SE]
      Kaysville, UT: tribute to Davis High School marching band, S2491 
        [18AP]
      Kentucky: tribute to students who participated in National 
        History Day (organization) Competition, S4360 [20JN]
      Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Arkansas Children's Hospital, 
        S1086 [28FE], S1610 [13MR]
      Meadow Bridge, WV: tribute to Meadow Bridge High School student 
        voter registration campaign, S2668 [25AP]
      Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for 
        in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual 
        alone, S3836 [7JN]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 
        [13JN]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Memphis Academy of Science and 
        Engineering, S3002 [9MY]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S879 [17FE]
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (S. 
        Res. 415), S2282 [29MR]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 569), S6469 
        [19SE]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        447), S2986 [8MY], S3002 [9MY]
      National Chess Day: designate (S. Res. 539), S5898, S5900 [1AU]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 433), 
        S2660 [24AP]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 522), S5023 
        [16JY]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        510), S4642 [26JN]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (S. Res. 536), S5898 [1AU]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 462), S3236-S3238 
        [16MY], S3689 [4JN]
      National Girls and Women in Sports Day: observance, S257 [1FE]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, S1047 [27FE]
      National Infertility Awareness Week: observance, S2812 [26AP]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 463), S3239 
        [16MY]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        564), S6469 [19SE]
      National Mentoring Month: designate (S. Res. 367), S327 [2FE]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (S. Res. 570), S6469 
        [19SE]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 
        468), S3385 [21MY]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 371), S544 
        [9FE]
      National School Nurse Day: observance, S3037 [9MY]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (S. Res. 461), 
        S3177 [15MY]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (S. Res. 362), S222 [31JA]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 441), 
        S2886 [26AP]
      Oahu Mathematics League (organization): tribute, S2235 [29MR]
      Ohio: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed 
        Forces, S3037 [9MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1821 
        [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], S1956-S1963, S1988-
        S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], S2160-S2163 [28MR], 
        S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-
        S4810 [10JY], S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-S5447 [26JY], 
        S5692-S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1843 [20MR]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4856-S4858 [11JY]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Petaluma, CA: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, S6442 [19SE]
      Postage and stamps: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (S. 3231), S3518 [23MY]
      Prestonburg, KY: tribute to Highlands Center for Autism, S2596 
        [23AP]
      Public welfare programs: Executive order to reform Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, S4995 
        [16JY]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S. 
        3397), S5136 [18JY]
      Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 382), S1143 [29FE]
      Record, Kristen: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, S6531 [20SE]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (S. Res. 473), S4641 [26JN]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (S. 3214), S3424 
        [22MY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (S. 506), S1928 [21MR]
      ------encourage the purchase of pulse crop products for school 
        meals programs, S4271 [19JN]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 555), 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary, S4202 [14JN]
      Senate: anniversary of U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1929 [21MR]
      ------tribute to U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1085 [28FE]
      Smith, Ashlee: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3171 [15MY]
      Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership: tribute to Stennis 
        Congressional Intern Program, S5301 [24JY]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S2799, 
        S2800 [26AP]
      ------support goals and ideals (S. Res. 408), S2184 [28MR]
      Task Force To Promote National Security by Reducing Childhood 
        Obesity: establish, S3818 [7JN]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), 
        S3397-S3399 [22MY]
      ------clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3397 [22MY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------permanently extend the employer-provided child care credit 
        (S. 3427), S5305 [24JY]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
      ------provide a credit for early childhood education 
        professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses 
        to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for 
        dependent care services (S. 2180), S1542 [8MR]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, S3068 [10MY]
      U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other 
        Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the 
        investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing 
        children (S. 1792), S1921 [21MR]
      ------provide subpoena authority to investigate unregistered sex 
        offenders, S2667 [25AP], S2792, S2793 [26AP]
      Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S3039 [9MY]
      Vermont: tribute to students who participated in Senator 
        Sanders' essay contest on the State of the Union, S59 [24JA]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking, S2667 [25AP]
      Week of the Young Child: designate (S. Res. 436), S2735 [25AP]
      Whelchel, Dave and Laura: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
      Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, S2599 [23AP]
      Women: health care for women, S374-S379, S381 [7FE], S882-S885 
        [17FE], S1497-S1499 [8MR], S1821 [20MR], S5692-S5699 [31JY], 
        S5806 [1AU]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, S2654 [24AP]
      Year of the Girl: designate (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR], S1609 
        [13MR]
      Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio (organization): tribute, S1418 
        [6MR]
  Reports
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
  Reports filed
      Access to Information About Missing Children Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 225), S5976 [2AU]
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 112-671), H6059 [14SE]
      Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        6063) (H. Rept. 112-638), H5524 [31JY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex 
        Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 112-
        637), H5524 [31JY]
      Child Protection Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 645), S6451 [19SE]
      Commend Rotary International Efforts To Prevent and Eradicate 
        Polio: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 473), 
        S4366 [20JN]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-
        640), H5524 [31JY]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3578) (S. 
        Rept. 112-221), S6545 [20SE]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for 
        Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 543), S6451 
        [19SE]
      International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 414) (S. Rept. 
        112-170), S3514 [23MY]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the 
        Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6019) (H. Rept. 112-582), H4683 [9JY]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3541) (H. Rept. 112-496), H3176 [29MY]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 112-488), H3161 [18MY]
      Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From 
        Disease Clusters Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 76) (S. Rept. 112-213), S6451 [19SE]
      Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112-458), H2266 [27AP]
  Statements
      Tribute to Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation: 
        Senator Hoeven, S3622-S3625 [24MY]
  Summaries
      Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 5188), E694 
        [27AP]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 106, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington 
        Soap Box Derby, H2295 [7MY]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H.R. 1464, North Korean Refugee Adoption Act, H5842 [11SE]
      H.R. 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H3180-H3182 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3796, Child Protection and Safety Act programs relative to 
        sex offender management and registration reauthorization, 
        H5451 [31JY]
      H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child 
        Protection Act, H5440-H5442 [31JY]
      H.R. 4157, Preserving America's Family Farms Act, H5162 [24JY]
      H.R. 4201, Servicemember Family Protection Act, H3234 [30MY]
      H.R. 4282, International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, 
        H3448 [5JN]
      H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]
      H.R. 6063, Child Protection Act, H5507 [31JY]
      H.R. 6163, National Pediatric Research Network Act, H6138 [19SE]
      S. 414, International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child 
        Marriage Act, S3656 [24MY]
      S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization 
        extension, S1424 [6MR]
      S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act, S2088-S2092 [27MR]
      S. 3173, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3131 [14MY]
      S. 3214, Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, 
        S3425 [22MY]
      S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 
        [18JN]
      S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, 
        S4303 [19JN]
      S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]
      S. Res. 310, Year of the Girl designation and Girl Scouts 
        anniversary, S1580 [12MR]
      S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and 
        children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]
      S. Res. 362, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and 
        Prevention Month, S214, S223 [31JA]
      S. Res. 364, recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools, S215, S224 [31JA]
      S. Res. 367, National Mentoring Month, S326, S327 [2FE]
      S. Res. 371, National School Counseling Week, S504, S544 [9FE]
      S. Res. 378, express importance of a safe, nurturing, and 
        permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption 
        promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization 
        or foster care, S704, S803 [15FE]
      S. Res. 382, Read Across America Day, S1143, S1150 [29FE]
      S. Res. 408, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and 
        Sons to Work Day, S2171, S2184 [28MR]
      S. Res. 411, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/
        Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn 
        State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S2257 
        [29MR]
      S. Res. 413, National Autism Awareness Month, S2258 [29MR]
      S. Res. 415, National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day, 
        S2258, S2282 [29MR]
      S. Res. 421, Global Youth Service Days, S2399, S2452 [17AP]
      S. Res. 432, Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans, 
        S2658, S2660 [24AP]
      S. Res. 433, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, S2658, S2660 
        [24AP]
      S. Res. 436, Week of the Young Child, S2735 [25AP]
      S. Res. 439, support elimination of the ``adult entertainment'' 
        section of the Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, classified 
        advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of 
        online sex trafficking, S2736 [25AP]
      S. Res. 441, National Youth Traffic Safety Month, S2832, S2887 
        [26AP]
      S. Res. 447, support goals and ideals of National Charter 
        Schools Week, S2970, S2986 [8MY]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc., anniversary, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc. anniversary, S6676 [21SE]
      S. Res. 449, call on all governments to assist in the safe 
        return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 461, National Teacher Appreciation Week, S3176, S3177 
        [15MY]
      S. Res. 462, National Foster Care Month, S3236 [16MY], S3689 
        [4JN]
      S. Res. 463, National Kids to Parks Day, S3238, S3241 [16MY]
      S. Res. 468, National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month, S3331, 
        S3385 [21MY]
      S. Res. 473, commend efforts of Rotary International to prevent 
        and eradicate polio, S3639 [24MY], S4642 [26JN]
      S. Res. 477, call for Egypt to honor rule of law and return Noor 
        and Ramsay Bower to the U.S., S3732, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 491, commend International Chemistry Olympiad 
        participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S3983, 
        S4108 [12JN]
      S. Res. 500, Title IX anniversary, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, S4373, S4375 [20JN]
      S. Res. 510, National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month, S4640, 
        S4643 [26JN]
      S. Res. 522, National Child Awareness Month, S5023, S5049 [16JY]
      S. Res. 536, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness 
        Day, S5883, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 539, National Chess Day, S5884, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 543, ensure compliance with Hague Convention on the 
        Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by certain 
        countries and establish procedures for prompt return of 
        children abducted to other countries, S5991 [2AU]
      S. Res. 564, National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, S6465, 
        S6470 [19SE]
      S. Res. 569, National Character Counts Week, S6467, S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 570, National Parents as Teachers Day, S6467, S6472 
        [19SE]
      S. Res. 571, tribute to Anchorage, AK, Nunaka Valley Little 
        League junior girls softball team, S6555 [20SE]
      S. Res. 573, Teen Cancer Awareness Week, S6556 [20SE]
      S. Res. 578, support goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, S6631, 
        S6680 [21SE]
      S. Res. 584, Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day, S6633, S6682 
        [21SE]
      S. Res. 586, support goals and ideals of National Infant 
        Mortality Awareness Month, S6634, S6683 [21SE]
      S. Res. 587, support goals and ideals of Afterschool Alliance 
        (organization) Lights on Afterschool! event, S6634, S6683 
        [21SE]




CHILDREN'S GASOLINE BURN PREVENTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Improve (see H.R. 6065), H4654 [29JN]




CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 681), H3660 [7JN]




CHILDREN'S LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6530 [20SE]




CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK (organization)

  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: tribute to Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten 
        Mile Run and 5K Walk, E480 [28MR]




CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), 
        E1601 [21SE]




CHILDREN'S SERVICE CENTER OF WYOMING VALLEY, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E420 [22MR]




CHILDRESS, JESSE

  Obituaries
      Personal, H5299 [26JY]




CHILDS, GREGORY L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1016 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4629 [26JN]




CHILE, REPUBLIC OF

  Messages
      Tax Convention With Chile: President Obama, S3293 [17MY]




CHIMNEY ROCK NATIONAL MONUMENT ESTABLISHMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2621), H2678-H2680 [15MY], H2781 [16MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2621) 
        (H. Rept. 112-473), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2621, provisions, H2679 [15MY]




CHIN, VINCENT J.

  Bills and resolutions
      Ethnic groups: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Ethnic groups: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (H. Res. 
        698), H3812 [20JN]




CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
  Appointments
      U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, S48 [23JA], 
        H169 [25JA], H4426 [28JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, H3097 [17MY]
      China Gets Jump on U.S. for Brazil's Oil--Two Export Pacts a 
        Coup for Beijing, S2194 [29MR]
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
      China's Solyndra Economy, H6015 [14SE]
      Myth of China as a Harmless Tiger, E198 [15FE]
      PetroChina Produced More Oil Than Industry Giant Exxon Mobil in 
        2011, S2193 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: celebrate anniversary of combat action and 
        recognize contributions of American Volunteer Group and 23d 
        Fighter Group (Flying Tigers) to the Nation's defense (see H. 
        Res. 802), H6276 [21SE]
      Business and industry: prohibit the transfer of proprietary 
        technology and intellectual property developed with Federal 
        funding to entities of certain countries (see S. 2063), S323 
        [2FE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      Foreign policy: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain 
        strategic objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      Foreign trade: prohibit purchases by the Federal Government of 
        Chinese goods and services until China becomes a party to the 
        Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 3449), S5487 
        [26JY]
      Gao Zhisheng: call to facilitate access by his family and 
        lawyers and his immediate and conditional release (see S. Res. 
        554), S6340 [13SE]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Human rights: condemn human rights and legal due process 
        standards violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H4868 [13JY]
      Refugees: prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and 
        allow diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, 
        such refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1427 [20MR]
      Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (see H.R. 6313), H5705 [2AU]
      ------reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see S. Res. 
        524), S5257 [23JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2320 [7MY]
      Tariff: ester gum 10D from China (see H.R. 5290), H2273 [27AP]
      ------Poly-Pale from China (see H.R. 5291), H2273 [27AP]
      Taxation: require the use of domestic property to be eligible 
        for certain tax incentives for solar energy (see S. 3183), 
        S3174 [15MY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
  Letters
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: assessment of role, E516 [30MR]
      Corvallis, OR: attempts by Chinese diplomats to urge local 
        officials to compel a local business to remove a mural 
        dedicated to a free Tibet and Taiwan independence, H5903 
        [12SE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: International Trade Administration funding 
        for combating unfair trade practices by China, H2363, H2364 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for certain Energy Efficiency 
        and Renewable Energy Program international activities, H3461 
        [5JN]
      ------U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center funding, H3464, 
        H3465 [5JN]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Falun Dafa Experience Sharing 
        Conference and Rally, E1219 [10JY]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (H. Res. 282), E1071 [19JN]
      Foreign aid: eliminate U.S. assistance, H2807-H2810 [16MY]
      Foreign trade: allegations of exporting pharmaceuticals 
        containing human flesh, H2335 [8MY]
      ------clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to 
        address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (H.R. 639), H559 [7FE]
      ------impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, 
        H125 [24JA]
      ------U.S. deficit, H559 [7FE]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]
      Human rights: forced abortion policy, E1227-E1229 [11JY]
      ------mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, H3743 
        [19JN]
      ------violations, H1172 [6MR]
      International economic relations: status, H2197 [26AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (H.R. 1464), H5842-H5844 [11SE], 
        E1497 [12SE]
      ------encourage China to force a North Korean suspension of 
        nuclear weapons activities, H1814 [16AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: prohibit mineral exploration or 
        mining permits to companies that have failed to pay taxes, 
        have connections to Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, 
        and require equipment be made in the U.S., H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (H. Res. 729), H4859 [12JY]
      Saakashvili, Mikheil: U.S. visit by Georgian President, E285 
        [29FE]
      Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China, E846 [18MY]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (H.R. 2992), E226 [17FE]
      Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E491 [29MR], E517 [30MR], 
        E532 [16AP], E1247 [12JY]
      Technology: maintain security relative to information technology 
        procurement and supply chain management, H3097 [17MY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
      U.N. Security Council: invoke ``Uniting for Peace'' resolution 
        to bypass China and Russia veto of Arab League plan for 
        cessation of violence and political transition in Syria, H3274 
        [31MY]
      ------veto of resolution by China and Russia supporting Arab 
        League plan for cessation of violence and political transition 
        in Syria, H587 [8FE], E147 [6FE]
      U.S. policy, E198 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require 
        action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S1608 [13MR], 
        S2384 [17AP], S3893 [11JN], S4815 [10JY]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (S. Res. 201), S2960 [8MY]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (S. Res. 476), S3871 [7JN]
      FDA: accelerate investigation into imported pet food from China, 
        S380 [7FE]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (S. 328), S824 [16FE]
      ------U.S. deficit, S561 [13FE], S824 [16FE], S1608 [13MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (S. Res. 557), S6472 [19SE]
      Human rights: violations, S1710 [15MR]
      Product safety: enforce regulations on imports to the U.S., 
        S379-S381 [7FE]
      Southeast Asia: call on China to work with the Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states to resolve 
        territorial issues in the South China Sea, S5335 [25JY]
      ------reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. Res. 524), 
        S6011 [2AU]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR], S2652 [24AP]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and 
        resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, 
        S5823 [1AU]
      World Trade Organization: U.S. complaint against China over 
        tariffs on American-made automobile exports, S4814 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Inquiry Into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Dept. of 
        Defense Supply Chain: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 
        Rept. 112-167), S3329 [21MY]
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1464, North Korean Refugee Adoption Act, H5842 [11SE]
      H.R. 4212, Drywall Safety Act, H6134 [19SE]
      S. Res. 356, support people of Tibet, call on China to allow 
        free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and 
        congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic 
        elections, S166 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]
      S. Res. 476, tribute to Fang Lizhi, S3689 [4JN], S3871 [7JN]
      S. Res. 524, reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China, S5263 [23JY], 
        S6011 [2AU]
      S. Res. 554, call on China to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng 
        by his family and lawyers and his immediate and conditional 
        release, S6344 [13SE]
      S. Res. 557, tribute to Lodi G. Gyari, S6345 [13SE], S6472 
        [19SE]




CHINA, REPUBLIC OF  see Taiwan




CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CO.

  Articles and editorials
      China Gets Jump on U.S. for Brazil's Oil--Two Export Pacts a 
        Coup for Beijing, S2194 [29MR]




CHINESE AMERICANS

  Bills and resolutions
      Discrimination: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2646 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Chinese New Year: observance, E73 [25JA]
      Discrimination: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3715-H3719 [18JN], 
        E1067, E1071, E1073, E1079 [19JN], E1144 [26JN]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (H. Res. 282), E1071 [19JN]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (H. Res. 654), E1268 [18JY]
      Wong, Bernie: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E488 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (S. Res. 201), S2960 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 683, express regret for passage of laws that adversely 
        affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the Chinese 
        Exclusion Act, H3715 [18JN]




CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
  Remarks in House
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3715-H3719 [18JN], 
        E1067, E1071, E1073, E1079 [19JN], E1144 [26JN]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (H. Res. 282), E1071 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (S. Res. 201), S2960 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 683, express regret for passage of laws that adversely 
        affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the Chinese 
        Exclusion Act, H3715 [18JN]




CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: modify a land grant patent issued to the 
        Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3713, 
        H3714 [18JN]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior Modification of Land Grant Patent Issued 
        to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 404) (H. Rept. 112-433), H1844 
        [16AP]
  Texts of
      S. 404, Dept. of the Interior modification of a land grant 
        patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, 
        H3713 [18JN]




CHIROPRACTORS  see Health Care Professionals




CHISHOLM, SHIRLEY (a former Representative from New York)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously (H.R. 1303), E135 
        [3FE]




CHISSUS, LISA

  Remarks in House
      Flex-a-lite (business): anniversary, E1403 [3AU]




CHITTUM, LLOYD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5075 [19JY]




CHO, PU HWI

  Remarks in House
      Older Americans Month: observance, E861 [18MY]




CHOLLET, DEREK H.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for International 
        Security Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3174 
        [15MY]




CHOLOYAN, OSHAGAN

  Prayers
      Senate, S2663 [25AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2664 [25AP]




CHOVANEC, PATRICK

  Articles and editorials
      China's Solyndra Economy, H6015 [14SE]




CHRISTENSEN, DONNA M. (a Delegate from the Virgin Islands)

  Amendments
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H476 [3FE]
      ------prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H1497 [21MR]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H4685 [9JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H2135 [25AP]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2033 [19AP]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Correctional institutions: reduce spread of sexually transmitted 
        infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits 
        to certain individuals released from a public institution (see 
        H.R. 2704), H6234 [20SE]
      Crime: save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H903 [16FE]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H1101 [29FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H512 [6FE]
      ------implement demonstration projects at federally qualified 
        community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and 
        promote family well-being through parenting practices and 
        skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H28 [17JA]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6033), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address 
        occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related 
        programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 83), H115 [23JA]
      ------improve services for victims of sexual assault and 
        domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), 
        H27 [17JA]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H1154 [5MR]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H5202 [24JY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1742 [28MR]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H220 [31JA]
      EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to 
        increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or 
        forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement 
        in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H3404 
        [1JN]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding 
        of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 3061), H159 [24JA]
      ------strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, 
        unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement the Antigua 
        Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern 
        Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H3577 [6JN]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5328 [26JY]
      Medicaid: provide payment for patient navigator services (see 
        H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H2567 [9MY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H727 [14FE]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Guard: establish units in American Samoa (see H.R. 
        6294), H5704 [2AU]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      Northern Mariana Islands: prevent Federal funds from being used 
        for any construction project exceeding a certain cost unless 
        the workforce is composed of a certain percentage of U.S. 
        workers (see H.R. 4037), H5131 [23JY]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Peace Corps: require sexual assault risk-reduction and response 
        training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish 
        victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory 
        Council (see H.R. 2337), H2040 [23AP]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of 
        a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        854), H1846 [16AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 
        5824), H3103 [17MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H5630 [1AU]
      Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of 
        maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program (see H.R. 3620), H3578 [6JN]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      Taxation: promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate 
        development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide 
        standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see 
        H.R. 607), H79 [18JA]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H1101 [29FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
        and Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State under 
        the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to 
        the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      Kenneth Leslie Harmon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate 
        (see H.R. 5567), H2442 [8MY]
      Kenneth Leslie Hermon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate 
        (see H.R. 5867), H3266 [30MY]
      Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]
      Taxation: extend the increased limitation on the cover over of 
        tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 
        (see H.R. 4374), H1914 [17AP]
      Territories: extend the production certificate program that 
        allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in U.S. 
        insular areas (see H.R. 3979), H640 [8FE]
      Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of 
        decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see H.R. 6116), 
        H4862 [12JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
        and Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State under 
        the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (H.R. 4316), H1806 
        [29MR]
      Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to 
        the territories (H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      Kenneth Leslie Harmon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate 
        (H.R. 5567), H2444 [8MY]
      Kenneth Leslie Hermon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate 
        (H.R. 5867), H3266 [30MY]
      Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (H.R. 5566), H2444 [8MY]
      Taxation: extend the increased limitation on the cover over of 
        tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 
        (H.R. 4374), H1915 [17AP]
      Territories: extend the production certificate program that 
        allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in U.S. 
        insular areas (H.R. 3979), H640 [8FE]
      Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (H.R. 5875), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of 
        decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (H.R. 6116), 
        H4864 [12JY]
  Letters
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne: Claire Nelson, Institute of 
        Caribbean Studies, H1203 [6MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E935 [31MY]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5118 
        [23JY]
      Black History Month: observance, H510 [6FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H1559, H1560, H1561 [26MR]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2614 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1715 [28MR]
      Children and youth: address senseless acts of violence, 
        E418 [22MR]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559, H1560, 
        H1561 [26MR]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6015 [14SE]
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, E418 
        [22MR]
      Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to 
        help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent 
        crime (H.R. 1550), H5517 [31JY]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress, H1831 [16AP]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H102 [23JA]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H1559, H1560, 
        H1561 [26MR]
      FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional 
        oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), 
        H3234 [30MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3229 
        [30MY]
      Health: health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1456 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4673 [9JY], H4786 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4077 [27JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H5023 
        [19JY]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2614 [10MY]
      NAACP: anniversary, H4673 [9JY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H130 [24JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1378, 
        H1379, H1381, H1382 [19MR], H4673, H4674, H4675 [9JY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H346 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4673 [9JY], H4786 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1456 [21MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H3589 [7JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4611 [29JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H3589 [7JN]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1580 [20SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2729 [16MY]
      Virgin Islands: economic impact of closure of HOVENSA L.L.C., 
        oil refinery, H98, H102 [23JA]
      ------establish Office of Chief Financial Officer (H.R. 3706), 
        H5436 [31JY]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H95, H96, H97, H98, H102 [23JA], 
        H503, H509, H510 [6FE], H5119, H5120, H5121 [23JY]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H5121 [23JY]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office (H.R. 3316), H503 [6FE]
      ------require States to permit individuals to register to vote 
        in an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (H.R. 3317), H503 [6FE]
      Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H94 [23JA]
      Women: health care for women, H1381, H1382 [19MR]
  Statements
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne: National Black Leadership Commission 
        on AIDS, Inc., E353 [8MR]
  Tributes
      Golden, Arnold M., Sr., E1276 [18JY]
      Morrison, Toni, H509 [6FE]
      Payne, Donald M., H1190, H1203 [6MR]
      Payton, John A., H1830, H1836, H1838 [16AP]




CHRISTENSEN, RELLA P.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2598 [23AP]




CHRISTENSEN, TERRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E489 [29MR]




CHRISTENSON, MILFORD

  Remarks in House
      Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall 
        of Fame inductees, E565 [18AP]




CHRISTIAN HARMONIZERS (musical group)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1706 [16OC]




CHRISTIAN VOLUNTEER SERVICES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1717 [23OC]




CHRISTIANSEN, GREGORY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E888 [25MY]




CHRISTINA-TAYLOR GREEN MEMORIAL FOUNDAATION

  Remarks in House
      Charities: tribute to Birdies & Butterflies fundraiser, E1732 
        [2NO]




CHRISTMAN, SELENE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




CHRISTO, COSTA G.

  Prayers
      Senate, S805 [16FE]




CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Terminate (see H.R. 6321), H5706 [2AU]




CHRONIGER, KEN

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H2823 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2823 [17MY]




CHRYSLER LLC

  Remarks in House
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H521 
        [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S1064 
        [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S2217 [29MR], S3419 [22MY]




CHU, JUDY (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3002 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H6307 [12OC]
      ------appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members 
        continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the 
        failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the 
        Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1297), H1017 [28FE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H5010 [18JY]
      ------eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain 
        active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which 
        Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service 
        (see H.R. 1283), H1134 [1MR]
      ------grant family of members temporary annual leave during 
        deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5631 [1AU]
      ------increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, 
        hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other 
        special and incentive pays (see H.R. 1110), H1017 [28FE]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see 
        H.R. 2085), H27 [17JA]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see 
        H.R. 4329), H3707 [15JN]
      ------prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see 
        H.R. 1092), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide flexible spending accounts for military families 
        (see H.R. 791), H3733 [18JN]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H726 [14FE]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: establish a pilot program to accelerate 
        entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class 
        entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see H.R. 6119), H6302 
        [5OC]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H2072 [24AP]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H726 
        [14FE]
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 
        4390), H2570 [9MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H182 [25JA]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see H.R. 6483), H6273 [21SE]
      Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. 
        in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in 
        contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 5934), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H1428 [20MR]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H6307 [12OC]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program on enhancements of 
        efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves 
        through community partnerships (see H.R. 2751), H3662 [7JN]
      ------establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE 
        program policy relative to child health care (see H.R. 4341), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      ------provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the Forest 
        Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 6248), 
        H5628 [1AU]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H1101 [29FE]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H5202 [24JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H440 [2FE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H3405 [1JN]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prevent terrorism, including 
        terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and 
        domestic violent extremism (see H.R. 6003), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 6019), H4158 [27JN]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H3808 [19JN]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all petroleum products produced from such leases will be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H966 [27FE]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H2813 [16MY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6323 [2NO]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      ------inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the 
        U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 
        3192), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H1017 [28FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance 
        of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and 
        call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. 
        Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H376 
        [1FE]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes 
        until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      ------statehood (see H.R. 265), H4157 [27JN]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3700 [8JN]
      Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that 
        assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and 
        solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and 
        create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H79 [18JA]
      ------stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for 
        coordination and coherence of, science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see 
        H.R. 3373), H966 [27FE]
      Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income 
        women through increased participation in high-wage, high-
        demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2329 [7MY]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H6152 [19SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H3662 [7JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6152 [19SE]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding 
        be expended through small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals (see H.R. 3513), H3481 [5JN]
      FEMA: revise regulations regarding estimated cost of the 
        assistance and localized impacts factors (see H.R. 5870), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3981 
        [25JN]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3481 [5JN]
      Firearms: limit possession, sale, and other disposition by 
        persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children 
        (see H.R. 505), H476 [3FE]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5766 [10SE]
      Forest Service: make First and Second Generation Modular 
        Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to 
        certain Air National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage 
        of air tankers to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5965), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 3096), H3167 [22MY]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H694 [9FE]
      Health: provide for human stem cell research, including 
        embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H2134 [25AP]
      House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a 
        voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 
        267), H3733 [18JN]
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H6302 [5OC]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3977 [21JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H3163 [18MY]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H1134 [1MR]
      ------establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued 
        by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial 
        recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), H1017 
        [28FE]
      ------increase maximum age for children eligible for medical 
        care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 115), H1100 [29FE]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H220 [31JA]
      Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law 
        enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and 
        programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      ------prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H187 [27JA]
      ------prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 6357), H6152 [19SE]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2814 [16MY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5078 [19JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H5728 [7AU]
      Medicare: exclude customary prompt pay discounts from 
        manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for 
        drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H2447 [8MY]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H2289 [27AP]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H4828 [11JY]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H6061 [14SE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3700 [8JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H376 [1FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6280 [21SE]
      Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce 
        training and education at community colleges in sustainable 
        energy (see H.R. 1881), H2033 [19AP]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities 
        on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, 
        archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train 
        new land managers (see H.R. 587), H3733 [18JN]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State 
        attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage 
        fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H28 
        [17JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5525 [31JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      SBA: improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      ------increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1154 [5MR]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for low interest loans for small businesses in 
        major disaster areas (see H.R. 3042), H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (see H.R. 6296), H5704 [2AU]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs 
        involving small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H640 [8FE]
      ------modify certain assistance and goals for procurement 
        contracts (see H.R. 2921), H641 [8FE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H5766 [10SE]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H802 [15FE]
      ------close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H2447 [8MY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H115 [23JA]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H6280 [21SE]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6280 [21SE]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H1017 [28FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6061 [14SE]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H3481 [5JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see 
        H.R. 601), H903 [16FE]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H1306 [8MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H1363 [13MR]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from 
        receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available 
        to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related 
        individuals (see H.R. 2355), H3700 [8JN]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1017 [28FE] (see H.R. 333), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1154 [5MR]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H3405 [1JN]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6152 [19SE]
      Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1847 [16AP]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H5328 
        [26JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: celebrate anniversary of combat action and 
        recognize contributions of American Volunteer Group and 23d 
        Fighter Group (Flying Tigers) to the Nation's defense (see H. 
        Res. 802), H6276 [21SE]
      ------prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members 
        (see H.R. 5344), H2317 [7MY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve educational counseling 
        opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) business 
        development program: Guojian Cui, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program: Benjamin Alcaraz, E770 [10MY]
      ------Estella Navarrette, E770 [10MY]
      ------Kimberly Hua, E772 [10MY]
      ------Patrick Martinez, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 
        [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) SBA 
        Micro-Loan Program: Linda Wong, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) 
        Transitional Subsidized Employment program: Arax Nazarian, 
        E770 [10MY]
      ------Hasmik Sargsyan, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Woman 
        Business Center: Judy Thang, E771 [10MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members (H.R. 5344), H2321 [7MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve educational counseling 
        opportunities for veterans (H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5956 
        [13SE]
      Armed Forces: investigate hazing among active personnel, H1438 
        [21MR]
      ------prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members, 
        H3006 [17MY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2720 [16MY], 
        E769 [10MY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1652, H1737 [28MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3764 [19JN]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H1220 [7MR]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (H. Res. 
        698), H3812 [20JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3716, H3718 [18JN], 
        E1071 [19JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6162 [20SE]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 
        3668), H3720 [18JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3006 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H3281 [31MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development Program funding, H3412 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H1028 [29FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3624 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on providing 
        access to Federal programs and activities for persons with 
        limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]
      ------provide for a land exchange with the South Carolina State 
        Ports Authority (S. 2061), H4673 [9JY]
      Dept. of Justice: condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof 
        vests and body armor on unique fit for female officers and 
        mandatory wear policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), E1401 [3AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve educational counseling 
        opportunities for veterans (H.R. 6101), H4787 [11JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands, H3764 [19JN]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (H. Res. 785), H6158 [20SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42 [18JA]
      Education: improve teacher quality and increase access to 
        effective teachers, H5956 [13SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3412 [5JN]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (H. Res. 282), E1071 [19JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4161 [28JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6189 
        [20SE]
      Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under 
        the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), H2144 [26AP]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, H227 [1FE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2767 [16MY]
      Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE): tribute, 
        E769 [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1924 [18AP]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1220 [7MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H5023 [19JY]
      Small business: expand Federal contracting mentor-protege 
        programs, H522 [7FE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5774 [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2767 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2767 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2767 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H602 [8FE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H5209 [25JY]
      Women: health care for women, H1028 [29FE], H1924 [18AP]
  Tributes
      Berman, Representative, E1071 [19JN]
      Hill, Leora, E178 [9FE]
      Portillo, Irene, E434 [22MR]
      Valencia, Jacinto (Jay), E170 [9FE]
      Willner, Ruth, E309 [5MR]




CHU, STEVEN  see Secretary of Energy (Steven Chu)




CHUCK BROWN DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 670), H3266 [30MY]




CHUKWUEKE, SOPURUCHI

  Affidavits
      U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S5413 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Relief (S. 285), S5412 [25JY], S5623 [26JY]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S5413 [25JY]
  Reports filed
      Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 285), S5211 
        [19JY]
  Texts of
      S. 285, relief, S5412 [25JY], S5623 [26JY]




CHUNG, ED

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1062 [27FE]




CHUR, ROBERT M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E971 [5JN]




CHURCH PLAN CLARIFICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3532), S6270 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3532), S6272 [12SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3532, provisions, S6272 [12SE]




CHURCH PLAN INVESTMENT CLARIFICATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 33), S4428 [21JN]




CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES

  Amendments
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6003, S6007 [2AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Congregation Agudath Achim Celebrates Centennial in Taunton, 
        E919 [31MY]
      Idyll Banter--Burning the Christmas Candle at Both Ends, S66 
        [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 364), S208 [31JA] (see H. 
        Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see S. 
        3247), S3631 [24MY]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S3631 [24MY]
      Price, Frederick K.C.: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H78 [18JA]
      Roman, Agustin: tribute (see S. Res. 443), S2824 [26AP]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 5988), H3974 [21JN]
      Taxation: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 
        3532), S6270 [12SE]
      Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. 
        Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]
  Biographies
      Adams, Charles G., H1375 [19MR]
  Inscriptions
      Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Magnolia Park, TX, Texas 
        Historical Marker, E193 [15FE]
  Letters
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program: Representative Kline, 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H5816 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5816 [11SE]
  Obituaries
      Chuck Colson, Founder of Prison Fellowship & Colson Center for 
        Christian World View, Dies at Age 80, E644 [25AP]
  Proclamations
      Eddie L. Long Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1536 [14SE]
      Victory for the World Church Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1204 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Addison, TX: tribute to Christian Faith World Ministries Church, 
        E1672 [28SE]
      Alton, IL: anniversary of Union Baptist Church, E775 [10MY]
      Anniston, AL: anniversary of Parker Memorial Baptist Church, 
        E921 [31MY]
      Arlington County, VA: anniversary of Rock Spring Congregational 
        United Church of Christ, E845 [18MY]
      Arverne, NY: anniversary of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, E792 
        [15MY]
      Boynton Beach, FL: anniversary of Temple Beth Kodesh, E160 [8FE]
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        E1677 [2OC]
      Bristol, PA: anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic 
        Church, E1074 [19JN]
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar 
        Purushottam Mandir (Hindu temple), E1619 [21SE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of First Presbyterian Church, E665 
        [26AP]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (H. Res. 523), H122 [24JA], H225 [1FE]
      Chabad of the Valley (organization): tribute, H5697 [2AU]
      Charles City, VA: anniversary of Mount Zion Baptist Church, E930 
        [31MY]
      Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Old St. Mary's Church, E1355 
        [31JY]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of First Cleveland Mosque, E1538 
        [14SE]
      ------tribute to Czech Catholics of Greater Cleveland Feast of 
        St. Wenceslaus, E1566 [19SE]
      ------tribute to Joseph's Home, E1179 [28JN]
      ------tribute to St. Barbara Church, E1307 [24JY]
      ------tribute to St. Patrick Church, E1309 [24JY]
      Collinsville, IL: anniversary of Wilkerson Chapel, E982 [5JN]
      Constitution--U.S.: history and explanation of ``separation of 
        church and State'', H2640 [10MY]
      Corwin, Toni and Bruce: Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, CA, 
        Humanitarian Award recipients, E259 [28FE]
      Dallas, TX: anniversary of Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church, E60 
        [23JA]
      ------anniversary of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, E1052 
        [18JN]
      Detroit, MI: anniversary of Third New Hope Baptist Church, E434 
        [22MR]
      Franklin Township, NJ: tribute to Jain Center of New Jersey 
        temple construction, E1203 [9JY]
      Freedom of religion: ensure, H962-H964 [27FE]
      Garfield, NJ: anniversary of Calvary Baptist Church, E860 [18MY]
      Grapevine, TX: anniversary of Unity Church in Grapevine, E1472 
        [11SE]
      Green, Martha: Congregation Emanu El, Redlands, CA, Tzedakah 
        Award recipient, E904 [30MY]
      Hampton, VA: anniversary of West End Baptist Church, E1441 [3AU]
      Hampton Bays, NY: anniversary of Church of St. Mary, E637 [24AP]
      Hazleton, PA: anniversary of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
        E1666 [28SE]
      Hinsdale, IL: anniversary of Zion Lutheran Church, E1485 [12SE]
      Huron, OH: anniversary of Christ Episcopal Church, E1392 [2AU]
      ------anniversary of Macedonia Baptist Church, E1444 [3AU]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5814-H5817 [11SE], E1507, 
        E1511, E1520 [13SE]
      Indian Rocks Beach, FL: anniversary of Calvary Episcopal Church, 
        E482 [29MR]
      Jackson, TN: Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church installation of 
        new pastor, E915 [31MY]
      Joplin, MO: anniversary of Grace Apostolic Church, E1002 [6JN]
      Lakewood, OH: reopening of St. James Church, E1325 [25JY]
      Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Second Baptist Church, E371 [16MR]
      Leonardtown, MD: anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic 
        Church, E1112 [21JN]
      Magnolia Park, TX: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 
        recipient of an official Texas Historical Marker, E193 [15FE]
      McKinney, TX: anniversary of McKinney Christian Academy, E293 
        [1MR]
      Miami, FL: anniversary of Beth David Congregation, H1420 [20MR]
      ------anniversary of Temple Israel, E840 [17MY]
      Michigan City, IN: anniversary of St. Luke United Lutheran 
        Church, E848 [18MY]
      Milton, FL: anniversary of Milton First Assembly of God, E1727 
        [26OC]
      Murfreesboro, TN: community opposition to construction of 
        Murfreesboro Islamic Center, E947 [1JN]
      Newport News, VA: anniversary of First Baptist Church Denbigh, 
        E1604 [21SE]
      ------anniversary of Wesley Grove United Church of Christ, E1435 
        [3AU]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of religious 
        issues, H3409 [5JN]
      Orange, CA: anniversary of Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, E914 
        [31MY]
      Orange, CT: anniversary of Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven, 
        E779 [11MY]
      Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, 
        E1150 [27JN]
      Portsmouth, VA: anniversary of Trinity Episcopal Church, E1119 
        [21JN]
      Raleigh, NC: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E313 [5MR]
      Randolph, NJ: anniversary of St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, 
        E578 [18AP]
      Raritan, NJ: anniversary of St. Joseph's Slovak Catholic Church, 
        E1472 [11SE]
      Rockaway Township, NJ: anniversary of White Meadow Temple, E1481 
        [11SE]
      Rolling Fork, MS: anniversary of Mount Herald Missionary Baptist 
        Church, E524 [16AP]
      Rosary Hall (organization): anniversary, E1067 [19JN]
      Sacramento, CA: anniversary of St. Paul Missionary Baptist 
        Church, E1033 [8JN]
      San Antonio, TX: anniversary of West End Church of God In 
        Christ, E1685 [5OC]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3746, H3762, H3776 [19JN]
      San Bernardino, CA: anniversary of St. Bernardine Parish, E674 
        [26AP]
      San Juan Bautista, CA: anniversary of San Juan Bautista Old 
        Mission Church, E1105 [21JN]
      Santa Fe, NM: anniversary of Scottish Rite Cathedral, E1068 
        [19JN]
      Sisters of Loretto (organization): anniversary, E94 [31JA], E545 
        [17AP]
      Southfield, MI: anniversary of St. David's Episcopal Church, 
        E355 [8MR]
      St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Sisters of St. Joseph of 
        Carondelet, E194 [15FE]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Pilgrim Baptist Church, E1300 
        [23JY]
      Streamwood, IL: anniversary of St. John the Evangelist Catholic 
        Church, E204 [15FE]
      Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, 
        E291 [1MR]
      Taunton, MA: anniversary of Agudath Achim and Jewish Community 
        House, E919 [31MY]
      Taylor, PA: anniversary of St. George's Carpatho-Russian 
        Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, E325 [7MR]
      Vienna, VA: anniversary of Marah Christian Counseling Center, 
        E360 [9MR]
      Virginia Beach, VA: anniversary of Congregation Beth Chaverim, 
        E1194 [29JN]
      West Monroe, LA: anniversary of Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 
        E1318 [25JY]
      Wilmette, IL: anniversary of Baha'i House of Worship, E665 
        [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        S5965 [2AU]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools, S37 [23JA]
      ------recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools (S. Res. 364), S222 [31JA]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S3636 [24MY], S6007 [2AU], 
        S6334 [13SE]
      Jackson, MI: anniversary of Temple Beth Israel, S2540 [19AP]
      Leonardtown, MD: anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic 
        Church, S3171 [15MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S880-S882 [17FE]
      Plymouth, NC: anniversary of Grace Episcopal Church, S2029 
        [26MR]
      Portland, OR: anniversary of First African Methodist Episcopal 
        Zion Church, S2164 [28MR]
      Reno, NV: anniversary of the Temple Sinai, S2386 [17AP]
      Roman, Agustin: tribute (S. Res. 443), S2886 [26AP]
      Scranton, PA: anniversary of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 
        S1144 [29FE]
      Securities: specify when certain securities issued in connection 
        with church plans are treated as exempted securities (H.R. 
        33), S4428 [21JN]
      Taxation: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (S. 
        3532), S6272 [12SE]
  Reports filed
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        114) (S. Rept. 112-103), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. 
        Rept. 112-538), H3732 [18JN]
  Statements
      Congregation Beth Chaverim, Virginia Beach, VA, Anniversary: 
        Israel Zoberman, E1194 [29JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3245, EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program permanent reauthorization, 
        S3636 [24MY], H5814 [11SE]
      S. 3532, Church Plan Clarification Act, S6272 [12SE]
      S. Res. 364, recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools, S215, S224 [31JA]
      S. Res. 392, end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties in Turkey, 
        S1543 [8MR]
      S. Res. 443, tribute to Agustin Roman, S2832, S2887 [26AP]




CICILLINE, DAVID N. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

  Amendments
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H412 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3131 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4981, H5011 [18JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2368, H2448 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H5526 [31JY]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H5009 [18JY]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H3733 [18JN]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 5865), H5712 [2AU]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 613, 6216), H5766 [10SE]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4828 [11JY]
      CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to 
        eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of 
        crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply 
        and demand (see H.R. 2328), H4775 [10JY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4828 
        [11JY]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H2447 [8MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see H.R. 3653), H1741 [28MR]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H6318 [26OC]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H945 [17FE]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 1873), H182 [25JA]
      ------increase requirement for American-made content and 
        strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts 
        (see H.R. 2722), H5923 [12SE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H4606 [28JN]
      Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit 
        (see H.R. 1488), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6234 [20SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5130 [23JY]
      ------provide sentencing enhancements for certain identity theft 
        offenses victimizing the elderly (see H.R. 6330), H5766 [10SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: require contractors and subcontractors working 
        on military construction projects to comply with licensing 
        requirements for employees working at the project location 
        (see H.R. 4184), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H28 [17JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H441 [2FE]
      ------improve academic content standards for physical education 
        (see H.R. 1057), H6061 [14SE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H512 [6FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6062 [14SE]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H3481 [5JN]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H5711 [2AU]
      ------clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain 
        veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 
        3612), H1847 [16AP]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H5526 [31JY]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H5923 [12SE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H945 [17FE]
      ------inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the 
        U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 
        3192), H3105 [17MY]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5766 [10SE]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H3171 [25MY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H3267 [30MY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5079 
        [19JY]
      Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild 
        and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways 
        back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Education: express that adding art and design into Federal 
        programs that target science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic 
        growth (see H. Res. 319), H6280 [21SE]
      ------improve foreign language instruction (see H.R. 1994), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------increase access to adult education to provide for economic 
        growth (see H.R. 2226), H2072 [24AP]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H5328 [26JY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H5923 [12SE]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H3362 [31MY]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6280 [21SE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: limit possession, sale, and other disposition by 
        persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children 
        (see H.R. 505), H476 [3FE]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H3267 [30MY]
      Flag--U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for 
        use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1344), H5711 [2AU]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H476 [3FE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H6152 [19SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1846 [16AP]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6152 [19SE]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H6234 [20SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H115 [23JA]
      ------facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming 
        visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in 
        residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H4908 [17JY]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H3164 [18MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4865 [12JY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H3578 [6JN]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1210 [6MR]
      Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use 
        iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects 
        for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public 
        building or public work (see H.R. 1703), H5711 [2AU]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Italian and Italian American Heritage Month: designate (see H. 
        Res. 367), H1847 [16AP]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H571 [7FE]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse 
        staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      ------terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except 
        the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan 
        (see H.R. 2913), H3662 [7JN]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H2648 [10MY]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H2288 
        [27AP]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H3808 [19JN]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H5526 [31JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6280 [21SE]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H3267 [30MY]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 3533), H1642 [27MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
        (see H.R. 4129), H1133 [1MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      SBA: improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity 
        building grant program and establish an Office of Youth 
        Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H376 [1FE]
      ------improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1428 [20MR]
      ------increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses 
        under common control (see H.R. 6504), H6274 [21SE]
      ------increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H3807 [19JN]
      Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs 
        involving small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded 
        to small business concerns (see H.R. 6078), H4655 [29JN]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H1846 [16AP]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1572 [26MR]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2813 [16MY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an 
        employee's student loans (see H.R. 5129), H4686 [9JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H4908 [17JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H441 [2FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H2447 [8MY]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H5923 [12SE]
      ------impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and 
        swaps (see H.R. 2003), H1134 [1MR]
      ------increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see 
        H.R. 1124), H79 [18JA]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H28 [17JA]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1916 [17AP]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H697 [13FE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H6284 
        [25SE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5923 [12SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H572 [7FE]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H1306 [8MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H4157 [27JN]
      Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued 
        to small businesses (see H.R. 1137), H6001 [13SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water: require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured 
        goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public 
        water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H3915 [20JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H3808 [19JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H3105 [17MY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3578 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]
      Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish 
        (see H.R. 6505), H6274 [21SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress (H.R. 3787), H78 [18JA]
      Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish 
        (H.R. 6505), H6278 [21SE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H161 [25JA], H6003 [14SE]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H4981 [18JY]
      Alabama: anniversary of Selma to Montgomery civil rights 
        marches, E308 [5MR]
      Anderson, Anthony: Alliance for Young Artists and Writers 
        National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards gold medal recipient, 
        H3488 [6JN]
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress, H412, H413 [2FE]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2079 [25AP], E677 
        [26AP]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1649 [28MR], E570 [18AP]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H412, H413 [2FE]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H1970, H1973, H1974 [18AP]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        E1405 [3AU]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5688 [2AU], 
        H6003 [14SE]
      ------legislative process, H5933 [13SE]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (H.R. 964), H1104 [1MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: expand Economic Development Administration 
        definition of grants to include grants authorized by the 
        Regional Innovation Program, H2368 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3135 [18MY]
      ------certify Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps to support 
        counterterrorism operations prior to reimbursement for efforts 
        in support of war in Afghanistan, H3135 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4981 [18JY], 
        E1317 [25JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H1970, H1973, H1974 [18AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2260, H2262 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), H2335 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2335 
        [8MY]
      Earnshaw, Tim: U.S. Investigations Services, LLC, Investigator 
        of the Year award recipient, H2571 [10MY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H1163 [6MR]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H5933 [13SE]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 304), H2079 [25AP]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, H1219 [7MR]
      ------tribute to Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, H1219 [7MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4707 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), E1405 [3AU]
      ------impact of partisanship, H3794 [19JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4916 
        [18JY]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, H4787 [11JY]
      Little Compton, RI: closing of Grey's General Store, 
        E1444 [3AU]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of independence and formation of 
        Republic's army, H2823 [17MY]
      National Women's History Month: observance, H1219 [7MR]
      Newport, RI: tribute to America's Cup World Series, H4076 [27JN]
      Newport Art Museum and Art Association: anniversary, H228 [1FE]
      Pakistan: condition Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund funding on 
        certification of efforts to counter improvised explosive 
        devices operations, H3135 [18MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4707 [10JY]
      Peace Corps: anniversary, H1438 [21MR]
      Raytheon Co.: tribute, H591 [8FE]
      Reach Out and Read Rhode Island (organization): tribute, H1029 
        [29FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5688 [2AU], H6235 [21SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2368 [8MY]
      Smithfield, RI: tribute to Alexion Inc., biopharmaceutical 
        manufacturing facility, E1636 [21SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5536 [1AU]
      ------repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign 
        corporations attributable to imported property (H.R. 2280), 
        H161 [25JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2818 
        [17MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E1089 [20JN], E1303 
        [24JY], E1485 [12SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3697 [8JN], H5920 [12SE]
  Tributes
      Beck, Devin, H3812 [20JN]
      Dorley, Maxwell, H3148 [18MY]
      Mey, Walter C., Jr., H2723 [16MY]
      Ottaviano, Donna, H5210 [25JY]
      Sewell, Representative, E308 [5MR]
      Tarwoe, Abraham, H1980 [19AP]
      Weichel, Dennis, Jr., H1923 [18AP]




CIGARETTES  see Tobacco Products




CINCINNATI, OH

  Remarks in House
      Old St. Mary's Church: anniversary, E1355 [31JY]
      Transportation: prohibit funding for streetcar project, H4147 
        [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: inclusion in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best Children's 
        Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]
      Cincinnati State Technical and Community College: Meridian 
        Bioscience, Inc., establishment of William J. Motto Annual 
        Bioscience Scholarship, S2917 [7MY]
      Ohio: tribute to teams advancing to Sweet 16 in NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, S1919 [21MR]
      University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute: tribute, S4458 [25JN]
      Walnut Hills High School: named by U.S. News & World Report 
        (publication) as best high school in Ohio, S3422 [22MY]
      World Choir Games Month: designate (S. Res. 325), S1019 [17FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 325, World Choir Games Month, S1019 [17FE]




CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  Remarks in Senate
      Meridian Bioscience, Inc.: establishment of William J. Motto 
        Annual Bioscience Scholarship, S2917 [7MY]




CINCO DE MAYO

  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E714 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance (S. Res. 440), S2831 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 440, observance, S2831 [26AP]




CINEMARK USA, INC.

  Bills and resolutions
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
  Obituaries
      Blunk, Jonathan, H5299 [26JY]
      Boik, Alexander J. (A.J.), H5299 [26JY]
      Childress, Jesse, H5299 [26JY]
      Cowden, Gordon W., H5299 [26JY]
      Ghawi, Jessica, H5300 [26JY]
      Larimer, John, H5300 [26JY]
      McQuinn, Matt, H5300 [26JY]
      Medek, Micayla, H5300 [26JY]
      Moser, Veronica, H5300 [26JY]
      Sullivan, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Teves, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Wingo, Rebecca, H5299 [26JY]
  Poems
      ``Sense To Find . . .,'' Albert C. Caswell, H5301 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5264 [25JY], H5297-H5302 [26JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5081, H5082, 
        H5117, H5118 [23JY], H5135, H5149 [24JY], H5212 [25JY], H5532 
        [1AU], E1362 [31JY], E1416 [3AU]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims 
        of Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings, H5149 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), S5628 [26JY]
      ------condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences 
        for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (S. 
        Con. Res. 53), S5296, S5297 [24JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5239, S5243, 
        S5244, S5248, S5250 [23JY], S5280 [24JY], S5364 [25JY], S5466 
        [26JY], S5863 [1AU]
      Senate: moment of silence in memory of victims of Aurora, CO, 
        movie theater shootings, S5239 [23JY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 134, condemn, Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings 
        and express condolences for victims and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings, H5297 [26JY]
      S. Con. Res. 53, condemn Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings and 
        express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to 
        the shootings, S5309 [24JY]




CIOCCI, LINDA CHURCH

  Letters
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act, H1181 [6MR]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4668 [9JY]




CIRCLE OF BLUE (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Ganter, J. Carl: Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award 
        recipient, S4816 [10JY]




CIRCUS BARN, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Circus Smirkus: anniversary, S1730 [15MR]




CISNEROS, JACOB

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E767 [10MY]




CITIES  see Suburban areas; Urban Areas




CITIGROUP INC.

  Remarks in House
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]




CITIZEN LEGISLATOR ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3774), H26 [17JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3774), H655 [9FE]




CITIZEN'S COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: tribute to opening of new National Public 
        Affairs Office, E1299 [23JY]
      Parental rights: tribute to initiatives to protect, E1299 [23JY]




CITIZENS UNITED (organization)

  Articles and editorials
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]




CITIZENSHIP

  Bills and resolutions
      Afridi, Shakeel: relief (see S. 3259), S3688 [4JN]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Federal employees: treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by 
        diplomatic or military translators, interpreters, or executive 
        security personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization 
        purposes (see H.R. 6223), H5327 [26JY]
      Immigration: waive certain requirements for naturalization for 
        American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 4021), H725 [14FE]
      Taxation: provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]
      Veterans: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen born 
        overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War (see 
        H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        E1381 [1AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
        Services immigrant integration grants funding, H3546 [6JN]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (H.R. 997), H714 [14FE]
      Hammond, IN: tribute to naturalization ceremony, E1170 [28JN]
      Hasan family: tribute to naturalization ceremony, H1919 [18AP]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 
        1537), H3809 [20JN]
      ------waive certain requirements for naturalization for American 
        Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (H.R. 4021), 
        E192 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Afridi, Shakeel: relief (S. 3259), S5279 [24JY]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 
        821), S1842 [20MR]
      Saverin, Eduardo: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid 
        capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public 
        offering (IPO), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      Taxation: provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (S. 3205), S3548-S3550 [24MY]




CITIZENSHIP DAY  see Constitution Day




CITRON, SUZANNE AND JEFFREY

  Remarks in House
      Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties: 
        Annual Matching Smiles Gala honorees, E1716 [23OC]




CITRUS, WOOL, AND COTTON TRUST FUND ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568), S6451 
        [19SE]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]




CITY CLUB OF CLEVELAND (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6619 [21SE]




CIVIL LIBERTIES  related term(s) Civil Rights
  Addresses
      Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women: Birch 
        Bayh, E805 [15MY]
      ------Janet Kopenhaver, Federally Employed Women (organization), 
        E805 [15MY]
      ------Sarah Bear, E805 [15MY]
      ------Terry O'Neill, National Organization for Women, E806 
        [15MY]
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Ed Rendell, E473 [28MR]
      ------Michael Mukasey, E497 [29MR]
      ------Rudolf Giuliani, E504 [29MR]
      Victims of Communism in Albania: Joseph J. DioGuardi, E1253 
        [17JY]
  Amendments
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2272, S2276 [29MR]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5802 [31JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 3406), S5681 [30JY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Appointments
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, S2037 [26MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Egypt's Witch Hunt Threatens a Rupture With the U.S., S319 [2FE]
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
      Prince and the Ayatollah, E750 [9MY]
      Voter ID Mess Subverts an American Birthright, H5119 [23JY]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 
        [23JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see S. 3526), 
        S6107 [11SE] (see H.R. 3828), H181 [25JA]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        5751), H2713 [15MY]
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see S. 
        3302), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6449), H6230 [20SE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3976 [12JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 
        109), H3162 [18MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (see H. Con. Res. 135), H5525 [31JY]
      China: call to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng by his family 
        and lawyers and his immediate and conditional release (see S. 
        Res. 554), S6340 [13SE]
      ------condemn human rights and legal due process standards 
        violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
      Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay 
        requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3256), 
        S3688 [4JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN] (see 
        H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      ------protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]
      Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (see H.R. 5163), H2271 [27AP]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H1570 [26MR]
      ------prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 
        [25JY] (see H.R. 6205), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see 
        H.R. 3781), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide sentencing enhancements for certain identity theft 
        offenses victimizing the elderly (see H.R. 6330), H5706 [2AU]
      ------reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to 
        combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, commend pro-democracy activist 
        organizations, and pledge solidarity with the people of Cuba 
        (see H. Res. 536), H440 [2FE]
      ------condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify relationship of certain constitutional 
        rights to laws relating to the military detention of certain 
        covered persons (see H.R. 4092), H965 [27FE]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see S. 2175), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4192), H1304 
        [8MR] (see H.R. 5936), H3698 [8JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]
      ------revoke requirement on use of privately owned 
        communications resources in Executive order on assignment of 
        national security and emergency preparedness communications 
        function (see H.R. 6340), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice: improve administration of grants to States 
        under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program and ensure that all criminal defendants 
        receive adequate representation (see S. 3335), S4417 [21JN]
      ------prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community 
        Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license 
        plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H5705 [2AU]
      ------prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple 
        rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), 
        H1845 [16AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer 
        identification numbers of residents of U.S. territories and 
        possessions to be used to obtain a credit or refund on tax 
        returns (see H.R. 6583), H6323 [2NO]
      Discrimination: condemn illicit and religious profiling and 
        surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police 
        Dept., and call for a Federal investigation of such 
        surveillance (see H. Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      Egypt: condition assistance on holding of free and fair 
        elections (see H.R. 4340), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (see S. 2327), S2546 
        [19AP]
      ------recognize importance of relationship with the U.S., urge 
        protection of civil liberties, and cease intimidation and 
        prosecution of civil society workers and democracy activists 
        (see S. Res. 372), S614 [14FE]
      Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update 
        standards for government and law enforcement access to stored 
        communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see 
        S. 2142), S1147 [29FE] (see H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an applicant 
        for employment has been convicted of a criminal offense, 
        except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), H5327 [26JY]
      EPA: provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]
      Financial institutions: preserve privilege of information 
        provided to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 6125), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H3103 [17MY]
      Flag--U.S.: protect (see S. 3296), S4203 [14JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 
        3276), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 
        [10SE]
      ------provide additional privacy protections (see S. 3515), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Freedom of religion: include desecration of cemeteries among the 
        many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom 
        (see H.R. 6355), H5707 [2AU]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871), H374 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Health: protect privacy of protected health information by 
        requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store 
        health information, restricting access, and improving 
        congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]
      House of Representatives: take any legislative action necessary 
        to verify ratification of Equal Rights Amendment once 
        additional States ratify the amendment (see H. Res. 794), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        S. 2234), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to refugee 
        resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6231 [20SE]
      India: anniversary of communal violence in Gujarat (see H. Res. 
        569), H1134 [1MR]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see S. 3339), S4460 [25JN]
      International relations: allow Azeri people, currently divided 
        between Azerbaijan and Iran, to have the right to self-
        determination and to their own sovereign country if they so 
        choose (see H. Con. Res. 137), H5922 [12SE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR] (see H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S1459 [7MR]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
      ------limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory 
        and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Members of Congress: support and promote the respectful and 
        dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. 
        Res. 757), H5707 [2AU]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act: support goals and 
        ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1305 [8MR]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 
        [18MY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2268 [27AP]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 5684), H2566 [9MY]
      ------protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see S. 3287), S3976 
        [12JN] (see H.R. 5925), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require certain entities that collect and maintain 
        personal information of individuals to secure such information 
        and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security 
        involving such information (see S. 3333), S4417 [21JN]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (see S. 3334), S4417 [21JN]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 4405), H2029 
        [19AP]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in District of Columbia 
        v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 677), H3480 [5JN]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 549), H802 [15FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before 
        the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR] 
        (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 2034), 
        S75 [24JA]
      ------oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Taxation: require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      Telecommunications: require disclosures to consumers on the 
        capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and 
        require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 
        6377), H5922 [12SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: appoint passenger 
        advocates at certain airports to assist elderly and disabled 
        passengers who believe they have been mistreated by personnel 
        (see S. 2207), S1847 [20MR]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Tunisia: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic elections 
        and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms and 
        economic development (see H. Res. 527), H181 [25JA]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
      ------end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. 
        Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H1571 [26MR] (see H. Res. 628), H2031 
        [19AP]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5846), H3162 [18MY]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see 
        H.R. 4291), H1740 [28MR]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
      ------ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders 
        sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. 
        visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-
        democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 [13JY]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see S. 3410), 
        S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6131), H4906 [17JY]
      Vietnam: condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 541), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 
        3608), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
      ------prohibit tactics that discourage college students from 
        registering to vote or voting and allow use of school-issued 
        photo identification when photo identification is required to 
        vote (see H.R. 3978), H640 [8FE]
      ------require each individual who desires to vote in an election 
        for Federal office to provide the appropriate election 
        official with a government-issued photo identification (see 
        H.R. 5971), H3807 [19JN] (see H.R. 6408), H6000 [13SE]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 
        [22MR]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Cloture motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Saydi Wollney, 
        E411 [21MR]
  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership: 
        Mahmoud Khattab, American Syrian Coalition, E1385 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense detention of enemy combatants: several former 
        Government officials, H3080 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Secure Communities deportation 
        program: several legal aid organizations, H3529 [6JN]
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: Senators Inhofe and 
        Scott P. Brown, S4945 [12JY]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Senators Leahy and Grassley, 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
      Felony prosecution of individuals relative to violation of 
        Internet ``terms of service'' agreements: several 
        organizations, S5915 [2AU]
      Impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation: several Representatives, H101 
        [23JA]
      Improve privacy of electronic communications: several 
        organizations, S5914 [2AU]
      Oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty if such treaty restricts the right 
        to keep and bear arms: several Representatives, S4807 [10JY]
      Paycheck Fairness Act: David French, National Retail Federation, 
        S3713 [5JN]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3712 [5JN]
      ------several business organizations, S3712 [5JN]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S3699 [5JN]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Boris Nemtsov, S808 [16FE]
      ------several Russian citizens, S808 [16FE]
      Sudan and South Sudan conflict resolution: several Members of 
        Congress, H1898 [17AP]
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
      ------Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), 
        S3884 [11JN]
      ------Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
      Tax return identity theft: Representative C.W. Bill Young, H5513 
        [31JY]
      ------Rosalind C. Kochmanski, IRS, H5513 [31JY]
      Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo 
        identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot 
        or registering to vote in an election: Representative Jackson 
        Lee, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
      Voter suppression legislation by State, H2310 [7MY]
  Memorandums
      Military Chaplain Participation in or Officiation of Private 
        Ceremonies: Clifford L. Stanley, Dept. of Defense, H5027 
        [19JY]
      Use of Dept. of Defense Real Property and Facilities for Private 
        Functions: Jeh C. Johnson, Dept. of Defense, H5028 [19JY]
  Motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]
  Poems
      ``Daw of Freedom,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1655 [25SE]
  Press releases
      Retired JAGs Speak Out Against NDAA Misinformation: Human Rights 
        First (organization), H3079 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H86, H92, H93, H94, 
        H102-H108 [23JA], H380 [2FE], H5623-H5626 [1AU]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (H.R. 3541), H3180-H3191 [30MY], H3272, H3274, H3279, 
        H3280 [31MY], H3691 [8JN], E916, E919, E920, E921, E922, E924, 
        E935, E943 [31MY], E945, E946 [1JN], E972 [5JN]
      ------prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 374), H86 
        [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY], H4692 
        [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5440-H5448 [31JY], 
        E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, E1421 
        [3AU]
      Afghanistan: support local and provincial elections and replace 
        centralized government with a Federal system ensuring full 
        participation of all ethnic communities and oppose Taliban 
        inclusion (H. Res. 423), H2310 [7MY]
      African Americans: historical analysis of impact of Republican 
        Party on pursuit for equality, H796 [15FE]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains, H2791 [16MY], 
        H2836 [17MY]
      ------preserve right to keep and bear arms for active duty 
        military personnel stationed or residing in the District of 
        Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        5751), H3079 [17MY]
      Armenia: independence anniversary, E1589 [21SE]
      Azerbaijan: independence anniversary, E923, E929 [31MY], E966 
        [1JN]
      Bahrain: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S. and 
        urge continued implementation of government reforms, H1829 
        [16AP], E750 [9MY]
      Bangladesh: call for release of political prisoners, E1176 
        [28JN]
      Belarus: call for release of political prisoners, H5698 [2AU]
      ------independence anniversary, E503 [29MR]
      Bolivia: call for the release of Jacob Ostreicher, E1430 [3AU]
      Brown, Chuck: ACLU of the Nation's Capital Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E2 [6JA]
      Burma: U.S. decision to lift economic sanctions on business 
        activities, E856 [18MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (H. Con. Res. 135), H5552 [1AU], H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), 
        E1601 [21SE]
      China: forced abortion policy, E1227-E1229 [11JY]
      Citizen's Commission on Human Rights: tribute to initiatives to 
        protect parental rights, E1299 [23JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex, E519 [16AP]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H444 [3FE], H2192 [26AP], 
        H3190 [30MY], H3278, H3280, H3285, H3286 [31MY], E553, E560 
        [17AP], E976 [5JN], E1036 [8JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 [21JN]
      Computers: protect cyber privacy, H5686 [2AU]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: U.S. policy, E131 [3FE]
      Constitution--U.S.: history and explanation of ``separation of 
        church and State'', H2640 [10MY]
      Corvallis, OR: attempts by Chinese diplomats to urge local 
        officials to compel a local business to remove a mural 
        dedicated to a free Tibet and Taiwan independence, H5903 
        [12SE]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (H.J. Res. 106), E1448 [7AU]
      Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition of independence, E382 
        [19MR]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, H1376 [19MR], 
        H1393 [20MR], H5973 [13SE], E224 [17FE], E690 [27AP]
      ------tribute to hunger strike by pro-democracy activists, H5929 
        [13SE], H6258 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: construction of soccer field at Guantanamo 
        Bay, Cuba, H1115 [1MR]
      ------eliminate maximum age limitations for individuals who are 
        otherwise qualified to enlist in the Armed Forces, H3053, 
        H3054 [17MY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H2788, H2793, H2794 [16MY], H2998, H3077-H3081 
        [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E847, E848 [18MY], E895 [30MY]
      ------prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems except in 
        accordance with the Fourth Amendment, H4990, H4991 [18JY]
      ------prohibit performance of same-sex marriage ceremonies on 
        military installations, H2791 [16MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, 
        H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, 
        H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, 
        H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Office of Civil Rights and Liberties 
        funding, H3529, H3530 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement rule to expressly 
        prohibit an owner or landlord of housing from using a criminal 
        conviction to deny housing to an applicant for such housing, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding, H2426 [8MY]
      ------make available to the public a redacted summary of Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions that permit 
        warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide 
        photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a 
        ballot or registering to vote in an election, H2304-H2310 
        [7MY], H2638 [10MY], H3107 [18MY], H4659 [9JY], H4707 [10JY], 
        H4824 [11JY]
      ------prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of 
        provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of 
        attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2544-
        H2547 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to bring action against States for 
        implementation of State law requiring voter identification, 
        H2504, H2505 [9MY]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), H5510-
        H5514 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      District of Columbia: history as a municipality and the District 
        of Columbia Home Rule Act, H1127-H1129 [1MR], H4643-H4645 
        [29JN]
      ------prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 [9JY]
      ------provide full voting representation in Congress, H1831 
        [16AP]
      ------restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 645), H3074 
        [17MY]
      EEOC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce 
        guidance relative to consideration of arrest and conviction 
        records in employment decisions, H2502 [9MY]
      ------ruling granting discrimination protections to 
        transgendered people under the Civil Rights Act, E670 [26AP]
      Egypt: anniversary of revolution, H163 [25JA]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, H1529 [22MR]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions 
        (H.R. 4106), E282 [29FE]
      Equal Pay Day: observance, H1925 [18AP], E553 [17AP], E585, E604 
        [19AP]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
      FCC: preserve ability to protect online privacy, including rules 
        prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from requiring job 
        applicants to disclose passwords to social networking web 
        sites, H1627 [27MR]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for 
        authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, 
        H3279 [31MY]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), H5776 [11SE], H5890-H5901 [12SE], E1533 
        [14SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 
        [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5782 [11SE]
      ------prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained 
        through the search of a legally amassed data pool without 
        prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]
      ------reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]
      Freedom of religion: ensure, H962-H964 [27FE]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), H1555, H1556 
        [26MR], E448 [27MR]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations pertaining to privacy 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]
      Greece: independence anniversary, E476 [28MR]
      Honduras: human rights violations, E835 [17MY]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting, H3135, H3136 [18MY]
      Hungary: anniversary of Hungarian Revolution, E381 [19MR]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (H.R. 6292), E1430 [3AU]
      ------reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are 
        fleeing persecution (H.R. 2185), E1093 [20JN]
      Intelligence services: protect the civil liberties of ethnic and 
        religious minorities, H3302-H3305 [31MY]
      ------shorten extension of intelligence gathering tools, H5893 
        [12SE]
      International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (H. 
        Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1028, H1087-H1091 [29FE], H4709 [10JY], E294, E297 
        [1MR]
      ------conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, H5869 [12SE]
      Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the 
        residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty, H6163 [20SE]
      Israel: independence anniversary, H2139, H2145 [26AP], E526 
        [16AP], E648 [25AP], E659, E663, E665, E667, E669, E672, E674, 
        E675 [26AP], E680, E694, E700 [27AP]
      ------reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1139, H1145 [5MR], H1220 [7MR], H2074 [25AP], H2201 
        [26AP]
      Italy: independence anniversary, E1199 [29JN]
      Kazakhstan: independence anniversary, E357 [8MR]
      Korea, Democratice People's Republic of: call for release of 
        political prisoners, E837 [17MY]
      Law enforcement: respect individual dignity and operate on the 
        basis of what constitutes criminal behavior, H3620 [7JN]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1116, H1118 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR], 
        H1213, H1218 [7MR], H1300 [8MR]
      Lithuania: independence anniversary, E212 [16FE], E279 [29FE]
      Macedonia: anniversary of Ilinden Uprising, E1432 [3AU]
      ------independence anniversary, E1518 [13SE]
      Michigan: passage of motorcycle helmet choice law for adult 
        riders, E803 [15MY]
      Murfreesboro, TN: community opposition to construction of 
        Murfreesboro Islamic Center, E947 [1JN]
      National Day of Silence: observance, H2013 [19AP]
      National objectives: call for civility in public discourse while 
        preserving First Amendment rights of citizens, H40 [18JA]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (H.R. 
        4063), E218 [16FE]
      Norwegian Constitution Day: observance, H2823 [17MY], E825 
        [17MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: clarify 
        retention and use rules for personal information received by 
        the intelligence community from private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities, H2172 [26AP]
      ------prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity systems from 
        using sensitive personal documents received from certain 
        sources, H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, H1221 [7MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H2998, H3005, H3076-H3081 
        [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E865 [18MY]
      Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective 
        employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social 
        networking web sites or personal accounts, H2184 [26AP]
      ------protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones, H5133 [24JY]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H952 [27FE], H997-H1003 
        [28FE], E253 [27FE]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (H. Res. 742), E1384 [1AU]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations, H5975, H5979 [13SE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (H.R. 4405), E594 [19AP]
      San Rafael, CA: anniversary of Spectrum LGBT Center, E1524 
        [13SE]
      Slovak Republic: independence anniversary, E1163 [27JN]
      South Sudan: independence anniversary, E1215 [10JY], E1249 
        [13JY]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (H. Res. 177), E847, E850 [18MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1212 [7MR], H1375 
        [19MR], H1898 [17AP]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102-
        H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]
      ------decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement 
        use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, H3984 
        [26JN], H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H2213 [27AP], E470 [28MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy, H1301 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H2138 [26AP], H3729 
        [18JN], E1046 [15JN]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (H. Res. 549), H1029 [29FE], H1144 [5MR]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H1529 [22MR], 
        H5567-H5569, H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E178 [9FE], 
        E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, E1421 [3AU]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      ------require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016, H3017 [17MY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
      U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression 
        of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the 
        Prostitution of Others (H. Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, H5296 [26JY], E1241 [12JY]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish 
        (H.R. 4291), E467 [28MR]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H5829, 
        H5830 [11SE]
      Vietnam: call for release of Nguyen Quoc Quan, H5839 [11SE]
      ------condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures 
        used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards, H1222 [7MR]
      ------condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures 
        used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), H229 [1FE], H5844-H5846 
        [11SE], E1482 [11SE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H94-H102 [23JA], H503-H510 [6FE], 
        H2304-H2310 [7MY], H3729 [18JN], H5118-H5122 [23JY], H5209, 
        H5212 [25JY], H5537 [1AU], H6072 [19SE], H6153, H6159, H6162 
        [20SE], H6237 [21SE], E98 [31JA], E1301 [23JY], E1427 [3AU]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H5118, H5120-H5122 [23JY], E838 [17MY], E1703 [16OC]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office, H2315 [7MY], H6072 [19SE]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office (H.R. 3316), H503 [6FE]
      Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H94, H97, H101 [23JA]
      Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. 
        Res. 69), H3190 [30MY], E805 [15MY]
      ------impact of access to contraceptive services and supplies, 
        H1270 [7MR], H5634 [2AU]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of Executive order 
        authorizing internment of Japanese-American communities and 
        increase awareness of events surrounding such internment, E231 
        [17FE], E701 [27AP], E1130 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497, S1498 
        [8MR]
      Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen 
        coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and 
        preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military 
        facilities, S4141 [13JN]
      Aung San Suu Kyi: presentation of Congressional Gold Medal, 
        S6394 [19SE]
      Burma: impact of import restrictions, S93 [26JA]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5425, 
        S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-
        S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3979-S3981 [12JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (H. Con. Res. 135), S6013 [2AU]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3457 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], 
        S3536 [24MY]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], 
        S3669-S3671, S3672-S3674 [4JN], S3695, S3697-S3715 [5JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 [20JN]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (S. 1466), S4631 [26JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain 
        a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and 
        that consent may be obtained through the Internet, S5914 [2AU]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S5950, S5958, S5964 [2AU], S6511-S6515 [20SE]
      ------ratify, unanimous-consent request, S6512 [20SE]
      Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (S. 410), S1707 [15MR]
      Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition of independence, S1609 
        [13MR]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, S54 [24JA], S3324 
        [21MY], S3893-S3895 [11JN], S5826, S5853 [1AU], S5957 [2AU]
      ------condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (S. 
        Res. 366), S277 [1FE]
      ------independence anniversary, S3324 [21MY]
      ------U.S. policy, S3893-S3895 [11JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      Dept. of Justice: improve administration of grants to States 
        under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program and ensure that all criminal defendants 
        receive adequate representation (S. 3335), S4421 [21JN]
      ------objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide 
        photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a 
        ballot or registering to vote in an election, S1663 [14MR], 
        S3956 [12JN], S4869 [11JY]
      Dept. of State: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors 
        who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]
      Ecuador: condemn efforts to suppress freedom of the press, S2914 
        [7MY], S5963 [2AU]
      Egypt: condemn treatment of certain organizations working for 
        democracy and human rights, S318 [2FE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, S318 [2FE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers, S2347, S2356, S2357 
        [17AP], S2684 [25AP]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (S. 2327), S2557 [19AP], 
        S2561 [23AP]
      ------support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful 
        transition to a representative government, S318 [2FE]
      EPA: use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4382 [21JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (S. 3472), 
        S5880 [1AU]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (S. Res. 476), S3871 [7JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        S6389 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470-S5472 
        [26JY]
      Foreign policy: promote human rights and democracy, S1709 
        [15MR], S4710 [28JN]
      Freedom of Information Act: anniversary, S4631 [26JN]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), S2113 
        [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: assessment of statements made relative to 
        the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other 
        foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (S. Res. 557), S6472 [19SE]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, 
        S3882-S3889 [11JN]
      Institute of International Education: anniversary of Scholar 
        Rescue Fund, S6102 [11SE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2276 [29MR]
      ------conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, S6619 [21SE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1207, S1208 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      Jarecki, Henry: Institute of International Education 
        Humanitarian Award recipient, S6102 [11SE]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 2173), 
        S1493 [7MR], S1495 [8MR]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 
        [16FE]
      Mongolia: condemn arrest and detention of former President 
        Nambaryn Enkbayar, S3108 [14MY]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (S. Res. 358), S173 [30JA]
      ------observance, S66 [24JA]
      National objectives: protect First Amendment rights of citizens, 
        S5457 [26JY]
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: passage of 
        resolution imposing sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, S5187 [19JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1077-S1082 [28FE], S1104-S1110, S1112, 
        S1113, S1115-S1129, S1132-S1139, S1141, S1156 [29FE], S1159-
        S1173 [1MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5792, S5802 
        [31JY], S5956 [2AU]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 
        [29FE]
      POW: improve procedures for detention and review of status of 
        detainees of the U.S., S5947 [2AU]
      Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 
        [2AU]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 1011), 
        S66 [24JA]
      ------modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information, S5914 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information (S. 1151), S66 [24JA]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (S. 3074), S3058 [10MY]
      ------protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and 
        require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]
      ------protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of 
        and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability 
        and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable 
        information, S1686 [15MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 1039), S806-S810 [16FE], S5187 [19JY]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S4433, S4439-S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S2588 [23AP]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (S. Res. 428), S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (S. Res. 391), S2278 [29MR], 
        S2552 [19AP]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR], S2652 [24AP]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, S4806 [10JY], S5128 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms (S. 2205), S3244 [17MY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, S90 [26JA], S2913 [7MY], S3958 
        [12JN]
      Women: anniversary of congressional passage of equal rights 
        amendment to the Constitution, S2810 [26AP]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 39), S2003 [22MR]
      World Press Freedom Day: observance, S2914 [7MY]
  Reports
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
  Reports filed
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act Import Restrictions Renewal 
        Approval: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations and Call for Transition to 
        Democracy in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 435), S2921 [7MY]
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
      Condemn Iran for Continued Persecution, Imprisonment, and 
        Sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the Charge of Apostasy: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 385), S4366 
        [20JN]
      Condemn Persecution of Baha'is and Continued Violation of 
        International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for 
        Violations, Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 80), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Condemn Violence Against and Detention of Journalists and 
        Support Freedom of the Press in Syria: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 391), S2166 [28MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 
        112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-6), S5731 
        [31JY]
      Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-
        640), H5524 [31JY]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, 
        Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]
      Farmer's Privacy Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5961) (H. Rept. 112-682), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee 
        on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112-
        645), H5703 [2AU]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 
        112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3541) (H. Rept. 112-496), H3176 [29MY]
      Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112-417), H1426 [20MR]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1433) (H. Rept. 112-401), H943 [17FE]
      Recognize Importance of Relationship of Egypt With U.S., Urge 
        Protection of Civil Liberties, and Cease Intimidation and 
        Prosecution of Civil Society Workers and Democracy Activists: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 372), S613 
        [14FE]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. 1039) (S. Rept. 112-191), S5257 [23JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
      Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 
        112-639), H5524 [31JY]
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Tribute to Laura Pollan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 342), S613 [14FE]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3410), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      ------Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6131) (H. 
        Rept. 112-653), H5764 [10SE]
  Resolutions of ratification
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S5731 
        [31JY]
  Statements
      Equal Rights Amendment: Birch Bayh, S2810 [26AP]
      Jorge Luis Garcia Perez Arrest by Cuban State Security: Yris T. 
        Perez Aguilera, S3893 [11JN]
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Passage of 
        Resolution Imposing Sanctions on Persons Responsible for 
        Detention, Abuse, or Death of Sergei Magnitsky: Senator 
        McCain, S5188 [19JY]
  Testimonies
      China Forced Abortion Policy: Guo Yangling, E1228 [11JY]
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 135, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, H5552 [1AU]
      H. Res. 484, condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards in Vietnam, H5844 [11SE]
      H. Res. 556, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, H1087 [29FE]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 1433, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H997-H999 
        [28FE]
      H.R. 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H3180-H3182 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child 
        Protection Act, H5440-H5442 [31JY]
      H.R. 4014, preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H1555 [26MR]
      H.R. 4362, Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) 
        Identity Theft Act, H5510 [31JY]
      H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, 
        H5890 [12SE]
      H.R. 5986, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 6131, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With 
        Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act extension, H5829 
        [11SE]
      S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]
      S. 3326, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3335, Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act, S4422 
        [21JN]
      S. Con. Res. 54, oppose sale, shipment, performance of 
        maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade 
        of any military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria, 
        S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 80, condemn Iran's persecution of Baha'is and continued 
        violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 
        impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of 
        religious prisoners, S2276 [29MR]
      S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and 
        children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]
      S. Res. 354, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S134 [26JA]
      S. Res. 356, support people of Tibet, call on China to allow 
        free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and 
        congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic 
        elections, S166 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR]
      S. Res. 358, National Data Privacy Day, S168, S173 [30JA]
      S. Res. 366, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S265, S277 [1FE]
      S. Res. 370, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S503 [9FE]
      S. Res. 372, recognize importance of relationship of Egypt with 
        the U.S., urge protection of civil liberties, and cease 
        intimidation and prosecution of civil society workers and 
        democracy activists, S636 [14FE]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]
      S. Res. 385, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, S1205 [1MR]
      S. Res. 386, support freedom and civil liberties, and free and 
        fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression in Iran, S1206 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      S. Res. 391, condemn violence against and detention of 
        journalists and support freedom of the press in Syria, S1543 
        [8MR], S2278 [29MR]
      S. Res. 392, end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties in Turkey, 
        S1543 [8MR]
      S. Res. 424, condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        in Syria, S2502 [18AP]
      S. Res. 428, condemn human rights violations in Syria, collect 
        information on crimes against humanity and take action for 
        those responsible for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, 
        and support people of Syria, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 435, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S2734 [25AP]
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]
      S. Res. 476, tribute to Fang Lizhi, S3689 [4JN], S3871 [7JN]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]
      S. Res. 525, tribute to Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, S5307 [24JY], 
        S5802 [31JY]
      S. Res. 541, condemn Vietnam human rights violations, S5989 
        [2AU]
      S. Res. 554, call on China to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng 
        by his family and lawyers and his immediate and conditional 
        release, S6344 [13SE]
      S. Res. 557, tribute to Lodi G. Gyari, S6345 [13SE], S6472 
        [19SE]
      S.J. Res. 43, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import 
        restrictions renewal approval, S3980 [12JN]
  Tributes
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo, S5851 [1AU]




CIVIL RIGHTS  related term(s) Civil Liberties; Commission on Civil 
    Rights; Discrimination; Human Rights
  Addresses
      Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women: Birch 
        Bayh, E805 [15MY]
      ------Janet Kopenhaver, Federally Employed Women (organization), 
        E805 [15MY]
      ------Sarah Bear, E805 [15MY]
      ------Terry O'Neill, National Organization for Women, E806 
        [15MY]
  Articles and editorials
      John Payton's Life of Principle, H1838 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]
      Armed Forces: strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform 
        certain provisions of law relative to employment and 
        reemployment rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. 
        Con. Res. 99), H693 [9FE]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
      Congressional Gold Medal: award in honor of the pioneers and 
        participants of the civil rights movement (see H.R. 3866), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see S. 3618), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5848), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN] (see 
        H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, commend pro-democracy activist 
        organizations, and pledge solidarity with the people of Cuba 
        (see H. Res. 536), H440 [2FE]
      ------condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: acknowledge decision to consider or reject 
        civil rights claims within 45 days and process all accepted 
        claims within 270 days (see S. 2387), S2821 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 
        [3FE]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        617), H1845 [16AP]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN] (see H. 
        Res. 694), H3914 [20JN] (see H. Res. 700), H3975 [21JN]
      Employment: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay 
        requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3256), 
        S3688 [4JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an applicant 
        for employment has been convicted of a criminal offense, 
        except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), H5327 [26JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (see H. Res. 562), H965 
        [27FE]
      ------take any legislative action necessary to verify 
        ratification of Equal Rights Amendment once additional States 
        ratify the amendment (see H. Res. 794), H6232 [20SE]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      NAACP: anniversary (see S. Res. 520), S5047 [16JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see S. Res. 
        572), S6546 [20SE] (see H. Res. 758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5077 [19JY]
      Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, 
        bisexual, and transgender older individuals (see S. 3575), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 
        3565), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 
        [22MR]
  Cloture motions
      Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
  Excerpts
      ``Speeches on the Passage of the Bill for the Removal of the 
        Indians'' (1830): Sketch of Remarks by David Crockett, E63 
        [24JA]
      U.S. Code: definition of ``marriage'' and ``spouse'', H5028 
        [19JY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Homeland Security Secure Communities deportation 
        program: several legal aid organizations, H3529 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Paycheck Fairness Act: David French, National Retail Federation, 
        S3713 [5JN]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3712 [5JN]
      ------several business organizations, S3712 [5JN]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S3699 [5JN]
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1819 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1818 [16AP]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
  Motions
      Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]
  Poems
      ``And From These Hands,'' Albert C. Caswell, E264 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3180-H3191 [30MY], H3272, H3274, 
        H3279, H3280 [31MY], H3691 [8JN], E916, E919, E920, E921, 
        E922, E924, E935, E943 [31MY], E945, E946 [1JN], E972 [5JN]
      Alabama: anniversary of Selma to Montgomery civil rights 
        marches, E308 [5MR]
      Augusta, GA: tribute to NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, E33 [18JA]
      Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Sheriff's Office 
        Anti-Bullying Initiative, E121 [2FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, E264 
        [28FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a 
        marker acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the 
        construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 99), H658 [9FE]
      Center for Victims of Torture: tribute, E66 [24JA]
      China: eliminate U.S. assistance, H2807-H2810 [16MY]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3715-H3719 [18JN], 
        E1067, E1071, E1073, E1079 [19JN], E1144 [26JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Cleveland Pride Festival, E1162 [27JN]
      Committee on Homeland Security (House): radicalization in the 
        American Muslim community hearings, E1254 [17JY]
      Congressional Gold Medal: award in honor of the pioneers and 
        participants of the civil rights movement (H.R. 3866), H464 
        [3FE], H739 [15FE], H1110 [1MR]
      Courts: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 
        [21JN]
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William 
        County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth 
        Oratorical Contest participants, E324 [6MR]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to be used in contravention 
        of the Defense of Marriage Act, H5027, H5028 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Office of Civil Rights and Liberties 
        funding, H3529, H3530 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory 
        standards against the use of discriminatory disparate impact 
        analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for 
        housing, H4144-H4146 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding, H2426 [8MY]
      ------investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin by 
        neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, H1398 [20MR], 
        H1522 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1579, H1580 [27MR], H1830-H1836 
        [16AP], E418 [22MR]
      ------prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of 
        provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of 
        attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2544-
        H2547 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of 
        Marriage Act, H2547-H2551 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: Office of Civil Rights funding, H4036, 
        H4037 [26JN]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Black Pride Festival, E875 
        [18MY]
      ------tribute to Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference and 
        Rally, E1219 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Latino Pride, E839 [17MY], E871 [18MY]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance, H2024 [19AP], 
        E527 [16AP]
      Doar, John: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E934 [31MY]
      Dylan, Bob: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E934 [31MY]
      Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H670-H677 
        [9FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, E1223, E1231 [11JY]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 694), E1093 [20JN]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 700), E1103 [21JN]
      EEOC: funding, H2408, H2409 [8MY]
      ------ruling granting discrimination protections to 
        transgendered people under the Civil Rights Act, E670 [26AP]
      Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary, E1464 [10SE]
      Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex, E519 [16AP]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H444 [3FE], H2192 [26AP], 
        H3190 [30MY], H3278, H3280, H3285, H3286 [31MY], E553, E560 
        [17AP], E976 [5JN], E1036 [8JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]
      ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation 
        or gender identity (H.R. 1397), H3809 [20JN]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (H. Res. 282), E1071 [19JN]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
      Faith & Politics Institute: tribute to Congressional Civil 
        Rights Pilgrimage, E454 [27MR]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (H.R. 1681), H3809 
        [20JN]
      FBI: national security impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim 
        rhetoric, H2641-H2643 [10MY]
      Feminist Majority Foundation: anniversary, E471 [28MR]
      Fitts, Howard M., Jr.: NAACP, Durham, NC, chapter Freedom Fund 
        Honoree, E1631 [21SE]
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]
      Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: 
        anniversary, E626 [24AP]
      Grabill, David: Northern California ACLU Jack Green Civil 
        Liberties Award recipient, E634 [24AP]
      Hirabayashi, Gordon: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E934 [31MY]
      Hispanic Americans: oppose inflammatory rhetoric toward Latinos, 
        H1430 [21MR]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1815), H1817-H1820 [16AP]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1031 
        [29FE], H1104-H1113, H1116, H1124 [1MR], E308, E312 [5MR]
      Houston, TX: tribute to League of Women Voters of Houston 
        Education Fund, E1434 [3AU]
      Huerta, Delores: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E896 
        [30MY], E934 [31MY], E1289 [19JY]
      Human Rights Campaign: tribute, E1451 [10SE]
      International Women's Day: observance, H1276 [8MR], E342, E353 
        [8MR], E359 [9MR]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1049 [15JN], E1076, 
        E1079, E1080 [19JN]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 
        [16AP]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 
        4398), E573 [18AP]
      ------respect individual dignity and operate on the basis of 
        what constitutes criminal behavior, H3620 [7JN]
      Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month: observance, 
        E990 [6JN], E1083 [19JN]
      LGBT History Month: observance, E1676 [2OC]
      Louisville, KY: anniversary of Louisville Metro Human Relations 
        Commission, E449 [27MR]
      Maine: referendum to allow same-sex marriage, H387 [2FE]
      Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H40 [18JA], E70 [25JA]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage 
        Festival, E1079 [19JN]
      NAACP: anniversary, H4673 [9JY], E1298 [23JY], E1460 [10SE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (H. Res. 758), 
        E1423 [3AU]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (H.R. 6150), E1285 [19JY], E1299 [23JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        influence of Islamic organizations, H5196-H5198 [24JY], H5323-
        H5325 [26JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: ensure that 
        coordination and training between the intelligence community 
        and local law enforcement agencies not violate the civil 
        rights of minorities, H3301 [31MY]
      San Rafael, CA: anniversary of Spectrum LGBT Center, E1524 
        [13SE]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (H.R. 458), E1103 [21JN]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 998), 
        H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      Seneca Falls, NY: anniversary of Women's Rights Convention, 
        E1295 [23JY]
      Taiwan: anniversary of the 2-28 incident, E244 [27FE], E367 
        [13MR]
      Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H94, H97, H101 [23JA]
      Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. 
        Res. 69), H3190 [30MY], E805 [15MY]
      ------ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (H.R. 
        5647), H2459 [9MY]
      ------strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign 
        countries (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), S1615-S1617 [13MR]
      Alaska: observance of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and anniversary 
        of Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, S827 [16FE]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S5472-S5474 
        [26JY], S6511 [20SE]
      Armed Forces: strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform 
        certain provisions of law relative to employment and 
        reemployment rights of members (S. 3322), S5848 [1AU]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. 
        Res. 99), S802, S803 [15FE]
      ------unveiling of bust of Sojourner Truth in the Capitol 
        rotunda, S4411 [21JN]
      Courts: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 
        [20JN]
      Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local 
        jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (S. 
        Res. 366), S277 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, S2040 [27MR]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Emancipation Day, S2233 
        [29MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (S. Res. 500), S4375 [20JN], S4414 [21JN]
      Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3457 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], 
        S3536 [24MY]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], 
        S3669-S3671, S3672-S3674 [4JN], S3695, S3697-S3715 [5JN]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (S. Res. 201), S2960 [8MY]
      International Women's Day: observance, S1497-S1501 [8MR]
      ------support goals (S. Res. 90), S1499 [8MR]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (S.J. Res. 45), S4304 
        [19JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------observance, S4231 [18JN]
      ------observance (S. Res. 496), S4308 [19JN], S4410 [21JN]
      King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional 
        Gold Medal, S4411 [21JN]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 
        [27MR], S2354 [17AP]
      NAACP: anniversary (S. Res. 520), S5023, S5024 [16JY]
      Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal, S4411 [21JN]
      ------direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of 
        Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in 
        National Statuary Hall, S4411 [21JN]
      Ravi, Dharun: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on 
        and then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler 
        Clementi and another man, S1928 [21MR]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 555), 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role 
        it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, S1433 
        [7MR]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
      Webb, Wilma J.: Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Civil 
        Rights Award recipient, S563 [13FE]
      Women: anniversary of congressional passage of equal rights 
        amendment to the Constitution, S2810 [26AP]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 39), S2003 [22MR]
  Reports filed
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]
      Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3541) (H. Rept. 112-496), H3176 [29MY]
      Tribute to Laura Pollan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 342), S613 [14FE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day anniversary: District of 
        Colubmia City Council, S2234 [29MR]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day observance: District of 
        Columbia Council, E527 [16AP]
  Statements
      Equal Rights Amendment: Birch Bayh, S2810 [26AP]
  Testimonies
      American Muslim Response to Hearings on Radicalization Within 
        Their Community: Qanta A.A. Ahmed, E1255-E1258 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 99, use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor 
        Center for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that 
        slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, 
        H658 [9FE]
      H. Res. 562, compile oral histories from current and former 
        Members of Congress involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement, H1104 [1MR]
      H. Res. 683, express regret for passage of laws that adversely 
        affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the Chinese 
        Exclusion Act, H3715 [18JN]
      H.R. 1815, posthumously award Congressional Gold Medal to Lena 
        Calhoun Horne, H1818 [16AP]
      H.R. 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H3180-H3182 
        [30MY]
      S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, 
        S1616 [13MR]
      S. Res. 354, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S134 [26JA]
      S. Res. 366, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S265, S277 [1FE]
      S. Res. 410, tribute to Cesar E. Chavez, S2172 [28MR]
      S. Res. 496, Juneteenth Independence Day, S4304, S4308 [19JN]
      S. Res. 500, Title IX anniversary, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, S4373, S4375 [20JN]
      S. Res. 520, NAACP anniversary, S5023, S5049 [16JY]
      S. Res. 572, National Month of Voter Registration, S6555 [20SE]
  Tributes
      Chavez, Cesar E., S2082 [27MR], H1648, H1649 [28MR], E474 
        [28MR], E496 [29MR]




CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 
        [20JN] (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Wards Cove Packing Co.: repeal exemption (see H.R. 4275), H1739 
        [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 
        [21JN]
      EEOC: ruling granting discrimination protections to 
        transgendered people under the Civil Rights Act, E670 [26AP]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
      Wards Cove Packing Co.: repeal exemption (H.R. 4275), E472 
        [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 
        [20JN]




CIVIL SERVICE  see Federal Employees




CIVIL WARS

  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      ------express that continued deployment of U.S. military support 
        personnel advising regional forces working toward apprehension 
        of Joseph Kony is necessary and appropriate (see H. Res. 581), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), H6083-H6086 [19SE], 
        E1606, E1608 [21SE]
      ------support NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict, E285 [29FE]
      Sri Lanka: anniversary of end of civil war, H2822 [17MY], H4608 
        [29JN]
      ------commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (H. Res. 177), E847, E850 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 526, support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity in Georgia (country), U.S.-Georgia 
        Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic 
        reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict, H6083 [19SE]
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]




CIVIL WAR--U.S.

  Bills and resolutions
      Battle of Mill Springs: anniversary (see S. Res. 357), S163 
        [30JA] (see H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see S. 2404), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4933), H2206 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 
        [18JA]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        617), H1845 [16AP]
      Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to 
        include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 5103), H2269 
        [27AP]
      Maryland Campaign: anniversary (see S. Res. 560), S6454 [19SE]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of the 
        Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and 
        establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated 
        area of the National Park System (see H.R. 6032), H4156 [27JN]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
  Remarks in House
      Antietam National Battlefield: anniversary of Memorial 
        Illumination, H2015 [19AP]
      Battle of Mill Springs: anniversary (H. Res. 517), E42 [18JA]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War, H3125 [18MY], E954 [1JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 3792), E42 [18JA]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance, H2024 [19AP], 
        E527 [16AP]
      Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary, E1464 [10SE], E1663 
        [28SE]
      Great Locomotive Chase: anniversary, E517 [30MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Battle of Mill Springs: anniversary (S. Res. 357), S173 [30JA], 
        S203 [31JA]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S4624 [26JN]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Emancipation Day, S2233 
        [29MR]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Gettysburg National Military Park Boundary Revision To Include 
        the Gettysburg Train Station: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 112-449), H2029 [19AP]
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]
  Resolutions by organizations
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day anniversary: District of 
        Colubmia City Council, S2234 [29MR]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day observance: District of 
        Columbia Council, E527 [16AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 357, Civil War Battle of Mill Springs anniversary, S167, 
        S173 [30JA]
      S. Res. 560, U.S. Civil War Maryland Campaign anniversary, S6464 
        [19SE]




CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS

  Remarks in House
      Reestablish (H.R. 494), H1668 [28MR]




CIVILIAN PROPERTY REALIGNMENT ACT (CPRA)

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 1734), H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 1734): consideration (see H. Res. 537), H475 [3FE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 1734), H531 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H491-H494 [6FE]
      ------exempt certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities from 
        decommissioning, H531, H532 [7FE]
      ------protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local 
        governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as 
        open space, H499 [6FE]
      ------provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned 
        businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop 
        Federal property, H500-H502 [6FE]
      ------provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, 
        H491-H494, H498, H503 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]
      Enact (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490-H503 
        [6FE], H529-H533 [7FE], E151 [7FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 537), H485-H488 [6FE]
      ------motion to recommit, H531, H532 [7FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 112-385), H475 [3FE]
      Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. Rept. 112-384), H373 [1FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, provisions, H486 [6FE]
      H.R. 1734, provisions, H495-H498 [6FE]




CIVILIAN PROPERTY REALIGNMENT COMMISSION

  Amendments
      Establish (H.R. 1734), H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see S. 2232), S2001 [22MR]
      Establish (H.R. 1734): consideration (see H. Res. 537), H475 
        [3FE]
  Motions
      Establish (H.R. 1734), H531 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Contracts: provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-
        owned businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop 
        Federal property, H500-H502 [6FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt certain facilities from 
        decommissioning, H531, H532 [7FE]
      Establish (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490-H503 
        [6FE], H529-H533 [7FE], E151 [7FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 537), H485-H488 [6FE]
      ------motion to recommit, H531, H532 [7FE]
      Federal-State relations: protect ability of Federal agencies to 
        work with local governments to preserve appropriate excess 
        Federal property as open space, H499 [6FE]
      Homeless: provide for review of properties for use for the 
        homeless, H491-H494, H498, H503 [6FE]
      National Environmental Policy Act: ensure compliance, H491-H494 
        [6FE]
      Public buildings: require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the 
        design or lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]
  Reports filed
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. 
        Rept. 112-384), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act 
        (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 
        112-385), H475 [3FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property 
        Realignment Act (CPRA), H486 [6FE]
      H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H495-H498 
        [6FE]




CLAIBORNE COUNTY, MS

  Remarks in House
      Christian Volunteer Services (organization): tribute, E1717 
        [23OC]




CLAIMS

  Amendments
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1392 [19MR], H1504, H1505, 
        H1507, H1509, H1511 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1449 [21MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]
      Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 
        4194), H1305 [8MR]
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]
      ------improve protections for employees and retirees in business 
        bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6117), 
        H4862 [12JY]
      ------require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly reports 
        that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition 
        of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos and 
        filing of such reports (see S. 3076), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4369), H1914 [17AP]
      BLM: convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in 
        Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve 
        conflicting ownership and title claims (see H.R. 6184), H5290 
        [25JY]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 
        [20JN] (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]
      Courts: protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before 
        a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to 
        negotiate the terms of payment of an award (see H.R. 4022), 
        H725 [14FE]
      ------provide for recovery of computer hardware and software 
        patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the 
        claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding 
        (see H.R. 6245), H5628 [1AU]
      ------provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: acknowledge decision to consider or reject 
        civil rights claims within 45 days and process all accepted 
        claims within 270 days (see S. 2387), S2821 [26AP]
      ------allow veterans to file for Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program benefits under the status of disabled while 
        their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability claims are pending 
        (see H.R. 6269), H5629 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize conveyance of mineral rights in 
        Montana to settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see 
        S. 2110), S699 [15FE]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian 
        Community (see S. 3209), S3329 [21MY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 4067), H901 
        [16FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of 
        service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive 
        amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
        (see H.R. 6464), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide certain employees of Members of Congress and 
        certain local government employees with access to case-
        tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]
      ------provide veterans, when they electronically file claims for 
        benefits, with notice that relevant services may be available 
        to them from veterans service organizations (see S. 3052), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated 
        funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase 
        reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and 
        preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for 
        insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from 
        overtime pay requirments (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]
      GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative 
        to processing of claims for payment of workers who were not 
        paid appropriate wages under certain provisions of law (see 
        H.R. 6371), H5859 [11SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 
        591), H1426 [20MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (see H. Res. 
        596), H1641 [27MR]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see S. 3339), S4460 [25JN]
      Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims 
        in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and 
        encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 6415), H6060 
        [14SE]
      ------require issuers of long-term care insurance to establish 
        third party review processes for disputed claims (see S. 
        3230), S3516 [23MY]
      Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]
      Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian 
        Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely 
        presented (see S. 2389), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4031), H726 
        [14FE]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see H.R. 5862), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), 
        refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 
        [30MY]
      Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring 
        foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their 
        victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 5593), H2442 [8MY]
      U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to 
        reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia 
        (see S. 2045), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4213), H1390 [19MR]
      Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal 
        employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds 
        (see H.R. 6406), H6000 [13SE]
      ------streamline administration of whistleblower protections for 
        private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), H6000 [13SE]
  Letters
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: Senators Inhofe and 
        Scott P. Brown, S4945 [12JY]
      Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services 
        in response to a disaster: David B. Hoyt, American College of 
        Surgeons, H1512 [22MR]
      ------several health care organizations, H1512 [22MR]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
  Motions
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]
  Remarks in House
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement 
        of certain claims, H3745, H3758, H3759, H3765, H3776, H3777 
        [19JN]
      ------resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 
        292), H3439, H3440 [5JN], H3575 [6JN]
      Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land 
        claims settlements, H3726-H3728 [18JN]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform 
        reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly 
        available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to 
        Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess skills of certain employees 
        and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 
        2349), H5428 [31JY]
      ------eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt 
        of medical care, H2140 [26AP]
      ------report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit 
        claims, H3317 [31MY]
      Health: cap court-awarded damages in medical negligence claims, 
        H1460, H1461 [21MR]
      ------delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1505-H1507 [22MR]
      ------preserve joint and several liability for damages in 
        medical malpractice, H1465 [21MR]
      ------preserve liability for damages for serious and 
        irreversible injuries, E427 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform, H2623, H2629 [10MY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 
        [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, 
        H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1501-H1519, H1521, 
        H1522, H1524 [22MR], E415, E416, E418, E421, E423, E425, E427, 
        E429, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 
        [29MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1443-H1452 [21MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (H. Res. 
        596), H1593 [27MR]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1511-
        H1513 [22MR]
      ------prohibit exemption of health care professionals who 
        intentionally harm patients from medical malpractice 
        liability, H1482 [21MR]
      Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims 
        in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and 
        encourage licensing of claims adjusters (H.R. 6415), E1543 
        [14SE]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, 
        H3777 [19JN]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 5593), E730 [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), S1615-S1617 [13MR]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (S. 3545), S6342 [13SE]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of State: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors 
        who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Fort 
        Belknap Indian Community (S. 3209), S3330 [21MY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
      District of Columbia: revise certain administrative authorities 
        of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide 
        professional liability insurance for its officers and 
        employees for certain claims (S. 1379), S4790, S4791 [9JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], 
        S2282 [29MR], S2288 [16AP]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S2113 [27MR]
      OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of 
        Federal retirement benefits, S2566-S2568 [23AP], S2692, S2693 
        [25AP]
  Reports filed
      Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1065) (S. Rept. 112-199), S5976 [2AU]
      Consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112-416), 
        H1426 [20MR]
      D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1379) 
        (S. Rept. 112-178), S4460 [25JN]
      Deem Certain Claims Presented to an Indian Health Service 
        Contracting Officer Pursuant to Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act as Timely Presented: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389), S6339 [13SE]
      ------Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 
        112-228), S6545 [20SE]
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]
      Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4369) (H. Rept. 112-687), H6273 
        [21SE]
      Government Litigation Savings Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1996) (H. Rept. 112-594), H4827 [11JY]
      Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 
        112-39), H1366 [16MR]
      Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 292) (H. Rept. 112-428), H1844 [16AP]
  Statements
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Several Representatives and 
        Scholars, H1504 [22MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 591, consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1443 [21MR]
      H. Res. 596, return to House of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1593 [27MR]
      H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1501-H1503 [22MR]
      S. 292, Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act, H3439 [5JN]
      S. 1379, D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act, S4790 
        [9JY], S4831 [10JY]
      S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights 
        Settlement Act, S621-S636 [14FE]
      S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, 
        S1616 [13MR]
      S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business 
        Bankruptcies Act, S4954-S4958 [12JY]
      S. 3545, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act, S6343 
        [13SE]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]




CLAIRE FRICK RHABDOMYOSARCOMA AWARENESS MONTH  see Rhabdomyosarcoma 
    Awareness Month




CLAIRTON, PA

  Remarks in House
      Clairton High School: tribute to football team, E34 [18JA]




CLALLUM COUNTY, WA

  Remarks in Senate
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary, S4820 
        [10JY]




CLANCY-MAY, MAUREEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E786 [15MY]




CLAREMORE, OK

  Bills and resolutions
      KRSC-TV (Claremore, OK): anniversary (see H. Res. 634), H2206 
        [26AP]




CLARENCE CENTER, NY

  Bills and resolutions
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
  Remarks in House
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash, H519, H520 [7FE]
      ------implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5208 [25JY], H5296 [26JY]




CLARION, IA

  Remarks in House
      Make a Difference Day Award: tribute to recipients, E535 [16AP]




CLARK, ANTHONY T.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to FERC: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate), S2820 [26AP]




CLARK, AUSTIN

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E644 [25AP]




CLARK, DICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1964 [18AP], H2252 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2916 [7MY]




CLARK, MARCUS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E177 [9FE]




CLARK, MERCERDESE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1402 [3AU]




CLARK, WILLIAM, JR. (BUD)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E832 [17MY]




CLARK COUNTY, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye 
        Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see 
        H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]
  Remarks in House
      Three Kids Mine Project Site: provide for conveyance of certain 
        Federal land for environmental remediation and reclamation 
        (H.R. 2512), H3434-H3437 [5JN]
      Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
        habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H2680, H2681 [15MY], 
        H2745 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
  Reports filed
      Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2512) (H. Rept. 112-512), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Virgin River Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan 
        Implementation Facilitation: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 112-474), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2512, Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act, 
        H3434 [5JN]
      H.R. 2745, Virgin River multispecies habitat conservation plan 
        implementation facilitation, H2680 [15MY]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]




CLARKE, ELIJAH

  Remarks in House
      Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189 
        [14FE]




CLARKE, HANSEN (a Representative from Michigan)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3534, H3544 [6JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4041 [26JN], H4112 [27JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed 
        economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or 
        animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech 
        companies (see H.R. 3555), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide assistance and opportunity to create and support 
        sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to 
        nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H945 [17FE]
      Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see 
        H.R. 1161), H1807 [29MR]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H79 [18JA]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H572 
        [7FE]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H5009 [18JY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5712 [2AU]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H1571 [26MR]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4828 [11JY]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3707 [15JN]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H220 
        [31JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2288 [27AP]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and 
        strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts 
        (see H.R. 2722), H4065 [26JN]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H220 [31JA]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H3267 [30MY]
      Correctional institutions: reduce spread of sexually transmitted 
        infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits 
        to certain individuals released from a public institution (see 
        H.R. 2704), H6234 [20SE]
      Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent 
        criminal offenses (see H.R. 2065), H2813 [16MY]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see H.R. 6483), H6273 [21SE]
      Crime: provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see 
        H.R. 3781), H641 [8FE]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1363 [13MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to establish veterans gardens 
        operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to 
        individuals, schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal 
        investigators, and game law enforcement officers with 
        authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry 
        firearms (see H.R. 324), H3267 [30MY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2289 [27AP]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H3577 [6JN]
      ------promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H28 
        [17JA]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see 
        H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3808 [19JN]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4776 [10JY]
      ------establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
        ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H159 [24JA]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services (see H.R. 1666), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      ------protect children affected by immigration enforcement 
        actions (see H.R. 2607), H803 [15FE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase 
        economic development in underserved areas by promoting 
        cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      ------repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters 
        regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic 
        pay (see H.R. 807), H1100 [29FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to 
        raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H27 
        [17JA]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income 
        adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for 
        low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed 
        adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H694 [9FE]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H182 [25JA]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for 
        tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H375 [1FE]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H3481 [5JN]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H3404 
        [1JN]
      ------provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a 
        qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for 
        overtime pay (see H.R. 987), H3807 [19JN]
      FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3578 [6JN]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H476 [3FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4685 [9JY]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 
        85), H1153 [5MR]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2329 [7MY]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H3578 [6JN]
      Immigration: make permanent the waiver of foreign country 
        residence requirement relative to international medical 
        graduates (see H.R. 2805), H1210 [6MR]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H966 [27FE]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2289 [27AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1571 
        [26MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2662 [11MY]
      Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law 
        enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and 
        programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      ------prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H2072 [24AP]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2646 [10MY]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5009 [18JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2647 [10MY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H115 [23JA]
      ------count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4907 [17JY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1808 [29MR]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H6062 [14SE]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H3981 [25JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons 
        of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in 
        Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H802 [15FE]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 3533), H641 [8FE]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H3734 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H694 [9FE]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H4907 [17JY]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2570 [9MY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H5631 [1AU]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H3808 [19JN]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H2663 [11MY]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5711 [2AU]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see H.R. 721), H1367 [16MR]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6326 [6NO]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H1209 [6MR]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1978 [18AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2134 [25AP]
      ------provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and 
        deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor 
        vehicles (see H.R. 1706), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H1306 [8MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6069 [18SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H5202 [24JY]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H3481 [5JN]
      ------prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, 
        acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of 
        any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 
        4306), H3662 [7JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H3481 
        [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Consumers: prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer 
        information in making any determination involving auto 
        insurance (see H.R. 6129), H4868 [13JY]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (see H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish position of Recovered Mineral 
        Component Ombudsman in the Federal Highway Administration 
        Office of Pavement Technology (see H.R. 6492), H6274 [21SE]
      Detroit, MI: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and 
        temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for 
        certain new investments (see H.R. 6500), H6274 [21SE]
      Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (see H. Res. 721), H4655 
        [29JN]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1303 [8MR]
      Employment: prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an 
        applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal 
        offense, except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), 
        H5327 [26JY]
      Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness and performance of 
        financial assistance programs, simplify application and 
        reporting requirements, and improve delivery of services to 
        the public (see H.R. 6420), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see 
        H. Res. 657), H2713 [15MY]
      Tariff: create jobs and promote fair trade by increasing duties 
        on certain foreign goods imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 
        5920), H3660 [7JN]
      ------direct injection fuel injectors (see H.R. 4910), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------high pressure fuel pumps (see H.R. 4908), H2205 [26AP]
      ------hybrid electric vehicle inverters (see H.R. 4909), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------lithium-ion electrical storage batteries (see H.R. 4911), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------Lucirin TPO (see H.R. 4907), H2205 [26AP]
      ------motor generator units (see H.R. 4912), H2205 [26AP]
      ------power electronics boxes and static converter composite 
        units (see H.R. 4903), H2205 [26AP]
      ------stator/rotor parts (see H.R. 4904), H2205 [26AP]
      ------Tinopal OB CO (see H.R. 4905), H2205 [26AP]
      ------Uvinul 3039 (see H.R. 4906), H2205 [26AP]
      Urban areas: create jobs by attracting global investment to 
        economically distressed urban areas (see H.R. 6493), H6274 
        [21SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Consumers: prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer 
        information in making any determination involving auto 
        insurance (H.R. 6129), H4868 [13JY]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (H.R. 4848), H2208 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (H.R. 4308), H1806 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish position of Recovered Mineral 
        Component Ombudsman in the Federal Highway Administration 
        Office of Pavement Technology (H.R. 6492), H6277 [21SE]
      Detroit, MI: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and 
        temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for 
        certain new investments (H.R. 6500), H6277 [21SE]
      Education: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers 
        (H.R. 4170), H1305 [8MR]
      Employment: prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an 
        applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal 
        offense, except in certain circumstances (H.R. 6220), H5328 
        [26JY]
      Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness and performance of 
        financial assistance programs, simplify application and 
        reporting requirements, and improve delivery of services to 
        the public (H.R. 6420), H6061 [14SE]
      Tariff: create jobs and promote fair trade by increasing duties 
        on certain foreign goods imported into the U.S. (H.R. 5920), 
        H3661 [7JN]
      ------direct injection fuel injectors (H.R. 4910), H2209 [26AP]
      ------high pressure fuel pumps (H.R. 4908), H2209 [26AP]
      ------hybrid electric vehicle inverters (H.R. 4909), H2209 
        [26AP]
      ------lithium-ion electrical storage batteries (H.R. 4911), 
        H2209 [26AP]
      ------Lucirin TPO (H.R. 4907), H2209 [26AP]
      ------motor generator units (H.R. 4912), H2209 [26AP]
      ------power electronics boxes and static converter composite 
        units (H.R. 4903), H2209 [26AP]
      ------stator/rotor parts (H.R. 4904), H2209 [26AP]
      ------Tinopal OB CO (H.R. 4905), H2209 [26AP]
      ------Uvinul 3039 (H.R. 4906), H2209 [26AP]
      Urban areas: create jobs by attracting global investment to 
        economically distressed urban areas (H.R. 6493), H6277 [21SE]
  Memorandums
      Use of Evidence and Evaluation in the 2014 Budget: Jeffrey D. 
        Zients, OMB, E1270 [18JY]
  Remarks
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H2054 [24AP]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to Social 
        Innovation Fund, E1269 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H4078 [27JN], H4637 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2054, H2056 [24AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2236 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2236 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3534, H3536, H3544 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: homeless assistance grants funding, H4112 [27JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (H.R. 4308), H1796 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration formula 
        and bus grants funding, H4041, H4042 [26JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4041, H4042 [26JN], H4112 [27JN]
      Detroit, MI: anniversary of Indian Village Tennis Club, 
        E462 [28MR]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3584 [7JN]
      ------provide local free radio broadcasting on mobile devices, 
        H3584 [7JN]
      Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (H. Res. 721), H4690 
        [10JY], H5021 [19JY]
      ------provide student loan borrowers with basic consumer 
        protections, H815 [16FE]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (H.R. 4170), 
        H1291 [8MR], H2054 [24AP], H2117, H2118 [25AP]
      Employment: encourage job training programs, H6004 [14SE]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3536 [6JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding, H3534 [6JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]
      Grosse Pointe, MI: tribute to Grosse Pointe South High School 
        girls' tennis team, E1195 [29JN]
      ------tribute to Grosse Pointe South High School girls' track 
        and field team, E1195 [29JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4637 [29JN]
      Hollowell, Alescia M.: Miss Black Michigan USA pageant winner, 
        E160 [8FE]
      NSF: education programs funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------Educational and Human Resources Account funding, H2551 
        [9MY]
      Pata, Donald: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1143 
        [26JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4637 [29JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2358 [8MY], H2551 [9MY]
      United Way: anniversary, H4647 [29JN]
  Songs
      ``Call to Courage,'' Darron McKinney, E159 [8FE]
  Tributes
      Audi, Chad, E119 [2FE]
      Jackson, Marcel D., H5021 [19JY]
      McKinney, Darron, E159 [8FE]
      Payne, Donald M., H1194 [6MR]




CLARKE, TIMOTHY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1610 [13MR]




CLARKE, YVETTE D. (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1624 [27MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2370, H2448 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5131 [23JY]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H5711 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: improve provision of civil relief and the 
        enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members 
        (see H.R. 6293), H5704 [2AU]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5328 [26JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H28 [17JA]
      Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs 
        using a network of public and private community entities to 
        provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H694 [9FE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1846 [16AP]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention program by 
        requiring suicide prevention training during recruit basic 
        training, preseparation counseling, and mental health 
        assessments (see H.R. 1284), H1497 [21MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1017 [28FE] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H1847 [16AP]
      ------support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2098), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for research and education to improve 
        screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see 
        H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a toll-free telephone hotline where 
        individuals may obtain information on voting in Federal 
        elections and report on problems encountered in voting in such 
        elections (see H.R. 2540), H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H1571 [26MR] (see H.R. 4277), H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and 
        Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1428 [20MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H6318 [26OC]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary 
        screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted 
        infections (see H.R. 1774), H4907 [17JY]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1392 [19MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H4158 [27JN]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1916 [17AP]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H1209 [6MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H1741 [28MR]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1210 [6MR]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H3362 [31MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget 
        authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year 
        does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external 
        independent auditor (see H.R. 6528), H6275 [21SE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6152 [19SE]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H2134 [25AP]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2329 [7MY]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3267 [30MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6318 [26OC]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see H.R. 3590), H2715 [15MY]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2289 [27AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2570 [9MY]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2580), H4685 [9JY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1571 [26MR]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National security: promote civil defense and power generation 
        (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5712 [2AU]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), 
        H5010 [18JY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H966 [27FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5331 [30JY]
      SBA: improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      ------increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1154 [5MR]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1210 [6MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H3976 [21JN]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H3404 [1JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H903 [16FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2134 [25AP]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H1359 [9MR]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H1391 [19MR]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H6234 [20SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1274 [7MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prevent terrorism, including 
        terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and 
        domestic violent extremism (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Taxation: allow an income disparity tax credit (see H.R. 4260), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prevent terrorism, including 
        terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and 
        domestic violent extremism (H.R. 6003), H3976 [21JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), H5328 [26JY]
      Taxation: allow an income disparity tax credit (H.R. 4260), 
        H1571 [26MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E946 [1JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), E1396 [3AU]
      Dept. of Commerce: Minority Business Development Agency funding, 
        H2370 [8MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2258 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2258 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2258 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prevent terrorism, including 
        terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and 
        domestic violent extremism (H.R. 6003), E1112, 
        E1129 [21JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), E1181 [29JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, E957 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), E957 [1JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4120 [27JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H976 [28FE]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), E1199 [29JN]
      ------impact of partisanship, H4120 [27JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, 
        E1312 [24JY]
      National Foster Care Month: observance, E965 [1JN]
      Prostate Cancer Awareness Day: observance, E121 [2FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2370 [8MY]
      Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative 
        to law enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, E470 [28MR]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H592 [8FE]
      ------rates, H592 [8FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H592 [8FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant 
        victims of domestic violence and crime, H2726 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2726 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H1143 [5MR], H3945 
        [21JN], E1155 [27JN], E1225 [11JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3972 [21JN], H4062 [26JN]
  Tributes
      Khaliquzzaman, Abu Naser, E1643 [21SE]
      Payne, Donald M., H1202 [6MR]




CLARKSTON, GA

  Proclamations
      Georgia Piedmont Technical College Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E614 [23AP]




CLARY, TYLER

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

  Amendments
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S2978 [8MY], H6293 [28SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2166, H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172, H2173, H2174, 
        H2175, H2176, H2178 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 
        [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN] (see H. Res. 
        695), H3914 [20JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 
        3276), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 
        [10SE]
      ------provide additional privacy protections (see S. 3515), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or 
        information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security 
        clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (see S. 
        3367), S4821 [10JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]
      Public Interest Declassification Act: extend (see S. 3564), 
        S6454 [19SE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into disclosure of identity and employment of 
        Valerie Plame: several Senators (2003), S3941 [12JN]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Senators Leahy and Grassley, 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: Representatives McGovern and Jones, H576 [8FE]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Representative Issa, 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E1659, 
        E1660 [28SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1659 [28SE]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E1659 [28SE]
  Lists
      Members of Congress taking oath for access to classified 
        information, H683 [9FE], H3972 [21JN]
  Motions
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2184 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: set sunset date, 
        H2176 [26AP]
      Dept. of Justice: investigate possible violations of U.S. law 
        regarding leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving 
        the U.S. and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      ------make available to the public a redacted summary of Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions that permit 
        warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), H6286, H6296 [28SE], E1664, 
        E1665 [28SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for 
        authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, 
        H3279 [31MY]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), H5776 [11SE], H5890-H5901 [12SE], E1533 
        [14SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 
        [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5782 [11SE]
      ------prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained 
        through the search of a legally amassed data pool without 
        prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]
      ------reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]
      Information technology: require regulatory information provided 
        to private-sector cybersecurity entities sharing intelligence 
        community cybersecurity systems remain subject to the Freedom 
        of Information Act, H2170 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: clarify certain definitions to maintain 
        consistency across all cybersecurity policies, H2175, H2176 
        [26AP]
      ------clarify that private-sector cybersecurity entity liability 
        exemption in use of intelligence community systems extends 
        only to identification and acquisition of cyber threat 
        information, H2169 [26AP]
      ------shorten extension of intelligence gathering tools, H5893 
        [12SE]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan: declassification 
        and release, H575 [8FE]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, H3664 [8JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2077 [25AP], H2146, H2156-H2186 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], 
        H3293 [31MY], E693 [27AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2147-H2156 
        [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), corrections in engrossment, H2186 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), motion to recommit, H2184 [26AP]
      ------allow intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for 
        only certain purposes, H2170, H2171 [26AP]
      ------clarify retention and use rules for personal information 
        received by the intelligence community from private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]
      ------exempt private-sector cybersecurity entities from 
        liability for non-participation in voluntary intelligence 
        community cyber threat efforts, H2174 [26AP]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2167-H2169, H2178, H2179 [26AP]
      ------limit authority of intelligence community to use Federal 
        cybersecurity systems on private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities, H2173 [26AP]
      ------narrow definitions of what information private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence 
        community, H2174, H2175 [26AP]
      ------prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity systems from 
        using sensitive personal documents received from certain 
        sources, H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      ------require list of all Federal agencies receiving cyber 
        threat intelligence information from the intelligence 
        community, H2173 [26AP]
      ------require report on information regarding human rights 
        violations by the military government in Argentina in the 
        1970s, H3284, H3285 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (S. 1466), S4631 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (S. Res. 489), S3939-S3942 [12JN], S4186 
        [14JN], S4261 [19JN], S4359 [20JN]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (S. Res. 489), unanimous-consent request, S3942 
        [12JN]
      FAA: improve treatment of certain sensitive national security 
        information under the Freedom of Information Act, S342 [6FE]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S1707 [15MR], S2978, S2985 
        [8MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        S6389 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470-S5472 
        [26JY]
      Freedom of Information Act: anniversary, S4631 [26JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, S3719, S3720 [5JN]
      National security: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3717-S3720 [5JN], 
        S3946 [12JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      ------deter public disclosure of evidence or information on U.S. 
        covert actions by prohibiting security clearances to 
        individuals who make such disclosures (S. 3367), S4825 [10JY]
      ------impact of leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations, S3109 [14MY], S3717-S3720 [5JN], S3946, S3954-
        S3956 [12JN], S4622 [26JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), S2559 [23AP], S3814 [7JN]
  Reports
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and 
        Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. 
        Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 
        112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3523) (H. Rept. 112-445), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, 
        Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee 
        on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112-
        645), H5703 [2AU]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 
        112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 743) (S. Rept. 
        112-155), S2545 [19AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H2166 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, 
        H5890 [12SE]
      S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, S2978-S2985 
        [8MY], H6286, H6293-H6296 [28SE]
      S. Res. 489, support Dept. of Justice appointment of an 
        independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence 
        information on covert operations, S3982 [12JN]




CLASSIFIED INFORMATION PROCEDURES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]




CLAUSS, ERIN

  Essays
      State of the Union, S155 [30JA]




CLAY, BILLY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E485 [29MR]




CLAY, RUDOLPH

  Remarks in House
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]




CLAY, WM. LACY (a Representative from Missouri)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H4775 [10JY]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4656 [29JN]
      Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H441 [2FE]
      ------restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions, cosponsorship withdrawn 
        (see H.R. 3359), H1498 [21MR]
      Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen 
        coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and 
        preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military 
        facilities (see H.R. 2085), H6318 [26OC]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H441 
        [2FE]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H2647 [10MY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H726 [14FE]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      ------require employers to keep records on non-employees who 
        perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a 
        special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see 
        H.R. 3178), H220 [31JA]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 144), H4606 [28JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 
        1303), H802 [15FE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
        orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H1846 [16AP]
      Clean Energy Consortia: establish (see H.R. 3389), H1154 [5MR]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5292 [25JY]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1847 [16AP]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H1804 [29MR]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------impose penalties for failing to report, within a 
        reasonable amount of time, the disappearance or death of a 
        child (see H.R. 2716), H220 [31JA]
      ------improve the health care system's assessment and response 
        to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
        stalking (see H.R. 1578), H802 [15FE]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H1135 [1MR]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and 
        award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 350), H4157 [27JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3404 [1JN]
      ------establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see 
        H.R. 1912), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental 
        health conditions acquired on active duty to reduce suicide 
        and discover traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 26), H571 
        [7FE]
      ------preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual 
        assault and sexual harassment in the military (see H.R. 1260), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies 
        and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports 
        and other early intervening services (see H.R. 3165), H4656 
        [29JN]
      ------authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
        grant funds for dating violence prevention (see H.R. 2689), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      ------establish grants to support evidence-based social and 
        emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H5130 [23JY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H441 [2FE]
      ------improve academic content standards for physical education 
        (see H.R. 1057), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H2569 [9MY]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3808 [19JN]
      ------conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health 
        professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 
        1919), H1101 [29FE]
      ------establish a working group to develop and disseminate best 
        practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug 
        labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 
        4087), H1741 [28MR]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3481 [5JN]
      ------include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental 
        health professionals for purposes of the National Health 
        Service Corps (see H.R. 3762), H4158 [27JN]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6033), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality 
        review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------require a criminal background check for a child care staff 
        member of any child care provider in a State that receives 
        funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program 
        (see H.R. 1711), H3163 [18MY]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of HUD: provide grant to eligible nonprofit organizations 
        to provide specialized housing and social services to elderly 
        individuals who are the primary caregiver of a related child 
        (see H.R. 2963), H4157 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address 
        occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related 
        programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 83), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display in each facility a Women 
        Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 809), H802 [15FE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see H.R. 5996), H5712 [2AU]
      Detroit, MI: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and 
        temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for 
        certain new investments (see H.R. 6500), H6274 [21SE]
      Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and 
        civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see 
        H.R. 3053), H441 [2FE]
      ------prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 
        1113), H375 [1FE]
      Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal 
        to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H802 
        [15FE]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1846 [16AP]
      District of Columbia: eliminate all federally imposed mandates 
        over the local budget process, financial management, and the 
        borrowing of money (see H.R. 345), H4157 [27JN]
      Economy: increase business engagement and improve training 
        opportunities for occupations in-demand in order to get 
        Americans back to work (see H.R. 3611), H1135 [1MR] (see H.R. 
        3611), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H440 [2FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H5202 [24JY]
      ------award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century 
        workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 3036), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H441 [2FE]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H4908 [17JY]
      Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 5815), H5526 [31JY]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H441 [2FE]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5292 [25JY]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H3481 [5JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H1741 [28MR]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H4064 [26JN]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H441 [2FE]
      ------allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic 
        partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent 
        with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H1915 [17AP]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H441 [2FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H692 [9FE]
      Federal aid programs: consolidate and streamline redundant and 
        ineffective Federal workforce development programs (see H.R. 
        3610), H1135 [1MR]
      ------consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective 
        Federal workforce development programs, cosponsorship 
        withdrawn (see H.R. 3610), H1210 [6MR]
      ------increase AmeriCorps, Job Corps, and Peace Corps funding 
        (see H. Res. 216), H4656 [29JN]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5131 [23JY]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3976 [21JN]
      Firearms: prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H376 [1FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6152 [19SE]
      ------enhance and further research of prevention and treatment 
        of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 
        1448), H5526 [31JY]
      ------increase public awareness and create educational programs 
        concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 36), H476 [3FE]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide coverage of hormone replacement therapy and 
        alternative therapies for treatment of menopausal symptoms 
        (see H.R. 383), H802 [15FE]
      Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 
        85), H476 [3FE]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H476 [3FE]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6152 [19SE]
      Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are 
        survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H802 [15FE]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H3661 [7JN]
      ------extend protection of interests of tenants in the case of 
        any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property 
        and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with 
        such protections (see H.R. 3619), H4158 [27JN]
      ------require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-
        family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H3578 [6JN]
      Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National 
        Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H966 [27FE]
      Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who 
        have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and 
        exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical 
        limitations (see H.R. 399), H220 [31JA]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H5292 [25JY]
      ------require coverage of minimum hospital stays for 
        mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative 
        to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see 
        H.R. 111), H1428 [20MR]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H3164 [18MY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5767 [10SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H3105 [17MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H5328 
        [26JY]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see H. Res. 702), H3981 [25JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1571 [26MR]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2288 [27AP]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H5526 [31JY]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H2134 [25AP]
      ------increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services 
        that use computer aided detection technology for early 
        detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H1807 [29MR]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H5766 [10SE]
      Members of Congress: terminate further retirement benefits for 
        Members, except the right to continue participating in the 
        Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3480), H441 [2FE]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see H.R. 5989), H5712 [2AU]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H694 
        [9FE]
      National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals 
        (see H. Res. 51), H4065 [26JN]
      National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (see 
        H. Res. 494), H1018 [28FE]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        (see H.R. 2342), H5202 [24JY]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H727 [14FE]
      National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        334), H4065 [26JN]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5712 [2AU]
      National School Breakfast Week: observance (see H. Res. 153), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 87), H5526 [31JY]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H4864 [12JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor 
        organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 
        2775), H3267 [30MY]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (see H.R. 190), H641 [8FE]
      Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2970), H945 [17FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1848 
        [16AP]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5201 
        [24JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H4065 [26JN]
      Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of 
        block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3573), H803 [15FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5525 [31JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5010 [18JY]
      SBA: improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity 
        building grant program and establish an Office of Youth 
        Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H441 [2FE]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H726 [14FE]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H440 [2FE]
      ------establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-
        need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2134 [25AP]
      ------revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a 
        person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting 
        period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see 
        H.R. 718), H5766 [10SE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see H. Res. 701), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2448), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H4157 [27JN]
      ------encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, 
        engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 135), H1017 [28FE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H2034 [19AP]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H4064 [26JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6284 [25SE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3662 [7JN]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5766 [10SE]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1210 [6MR]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H4157 [27JN]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H220 
        [31JA]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H5010 [18JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3976 [21JN]
      ------provide tax incentives for producing electricity from 
        wasted heat (see H.R. 2812), H4157 [27JN]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3915 [20JN]
      ------qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 3076), 
        H696 [13FE]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2813 [16MY]
      Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with 
        graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum 
        requirements (see H.R. 1515), H159 [24JA]
      Truth in Lending Act: improve certain provisions relative to the 
        compensation of mortgage originators (see H.R. 4163), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 3316), H5292 [25JY]
      ------prohibit tactics that discourage college students from 
        registering to vote or voting and allow use of school-issued 
        photo identification when photo identification is required to 
        vote (see H.R. 3978), H5631 [1AU]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-
        offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 2212), 
        H4869 [13JY]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H3915 [20JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H3808 [19JN]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H966 [27FE]
      ------protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for 
        breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage 
        breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing 
        mothers (see H.R. 2758), H4157 [27JN]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H6312 
        [19OC]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H4065 [26JN]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Tariff: basic red 51 (see H.R. 5582), H2442 [8MY]
      ------basic yellow 40 chloride based (see H.R. 5578), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------chlorophyllin (see H.R. 5581), H2442 [8MY]
      ------direct yellow 119 (see H.R. 5575), H2442 [8MY]
      ------disperse blue 359 (see H.R. 5590), H2442 [8MY]
      ------disperse yellow 241 (see H.R. 5589), H2442 [8MY]
      ------4-aminobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5585), H2442 [8MY]
      ------4-[(4-aminophenyl)azo]benzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 
        5577), H2442 [8MY]
      ------n-ethyl-n-(3-sulfobenzyl)aniline (3- 
        [(ethylphenylamino)methyl]-benzenesulfonic acid) (see H.R. 
        5569), H2442 [8MY]
      ------p-cresidinesulfonic acid (see H.R. 5568), H2442 [8MY]
      ------solvent violet 11 (see H.R. 5587), H2442 [8MY]
      ------solvent violet 13 (see H.R. 5579, 5586), H2442 [8MY]
      ------synthetic and natural beta carotenes (see H.R. 5580), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      ------synthetic indigo powder, (3H-indol-3-one, 2-(1,3-dihydro- 
        3-oxo-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,2-dihydro-) (see H.R. 5570), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------2,5-bis[(1,3-dioxobutyl)amino]benzenesulfonic acid (see 
        H.R. 5574), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2,4-disulfobenzaldehyde (see H.R. 5572), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2,6- xylidine (see H.R. 5584), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2-amino-5-sulfobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5573), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2-amino-6-niotrophenol-4-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5576), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      ------2-amino-3-cyano thiophene (see H.R. 5588), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2-aminotoluene-5-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5583), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 5571), 
        H2442 [8MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (H.R. 6304), H5709 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (H.R. 6257), 
        H5630 [1AU]
      Tariff: basic red 51 (H.R. 5582), H2445 [8MY]
      ------basic yellow 40 chloride based (H.R. 5578), H2445 [8MY]
      ------chlorophyllin (H.R. 5581), H2445 [8MY]
      ------direct yellow 119 (H.R. 5575), H2445 [8MY]
      ------disperse blue 359 (H.R. 5590), H2445 [8MY]
      ------disperse yellow 241 (H.R. 5589), H2445 [8MY]
      ------4-aminobenzoic acid (H.R. 5585), H2445 [8MY]
      ------4-[(4-aminophenyl)azo]benzenesulfonic acid (H.R. 5577), 
        H2445 [8MY]
      ------n-ethyl-n-(3-sulfobenzyl)aniline (3- 
        [(ethylphenylamino)methyl]-benzenesulfonic acid) (H.R. 5569), 
        H2444 [8MY]
      ------p-cresidinesulfonic acid (H.R. 5568), H2444 [8MY]
      ------solvent violet 11 (H.R. 5587), H2445 [8MY]
      ------solvent violet 13 (H.R. 5579), H2445 [8MY]
      ------solvent violet 13 (H.R. 5586), H2445 [8MY]
      ------synthetic and natural beta carotenes (H.R. 5580), H2445 
        [8MY]
      ------synthetic indigo powder, (3H-indol-3-one, 2-(1,3-dihydro- 
        3-oxo-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,2-dihydro-) (H.R. 5570), H2444 
        [8MY]
      ------2,5-bis[(1,3-dioxobutyl)amino]benzenesulfonic acid (H.R. 
        5574), H2445 [8MY]
      ------2,4-disulfobenzaldehyde (H.R. 5572), H2444 [8MY]
      ------2,6- xylidine (H.R. 5584), H2445 [8MY]
      ------2-amino-5-sulfobenzoic acid (H.R. 5573), H2444 [8MY]
      ------2-amino-6-niotrophenol-4-sulfonic acid (H.R. 5576), H2445 
        [8MY]
      ------2-amino-3-cyano thiophene (H.R. 5588), H2445 [8MY]
      ------2-aminotoluene-5-sulfonic acid (H.R. 5583), H2445 [8MY]
      ------2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid (H.R. 5571), H2444 
        [8MY]
  Remarks
      Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2509 
        [9MY]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H4002 [26JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 4631), H5777 [11SE]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (H.R. 3772), H4000 [26JN]
      Florissant, MO: tribute to McCleur North High School boys' 
        basketball team, E401 [21MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5161 [24JY]
      Government: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (H.R. 538), H5779 [11SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5228 
        [25JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1475 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4785 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4077 [27JN], H4404 [28JN]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (H.R. 
        2079), H706 [14FE]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: designate (H.R. 3248), H708 [14FE]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: designate (H.R. 3247), H707 [14FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1475 
        [21MR], H4785 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4785 [11JY]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3276), H4001 [26JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2509 [9MY]
      Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, 
        Abbeville, LA: designate (H.R. 3412), H3997, H3998 [26JN]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (H.R. 3501), H3999 [26JN]
      St. Louis, MO: tribute to Soldan High School boys' basketball 
        team, E411 [21MR]
      St. Louis Community Empowerment Foundation: tribute to Salute to 
        Women in Leadership Luncheon, E200 [15FE]
      Women: health care for women, H1475 [21MR]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5904, H5912 [12SE]
      Draper, George W., E197 [15FE]
      Freeman, Frankie Muse, E97 [31JA]
      Neals, Marvin, E137 [3FE]
      Payne, Donald M., H1201 [6MR]




CLAY COUNTY, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
      Lipps Known for Commitment to Community, S6526 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Lipps, Tess: Clay County, KY, Days Wall of Fame honoree, S6526 
        [20SE]
      World War II: tribute to veterans, S3078 [10MY]




CLAYBAR, WILLIAM B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E896 [30MY]




CLAYTON, JAYDIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E505 [29MR]




CLAYTON, XERNONA

  Remarks in House
      St. Louis Community Empowerment Foundation: tribute to Salute to 
        Women in Leadership Luncheon, E200 [15FE]




CLEAN AIR ACT

  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, S4319 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Air pollution: reduce the allowable sulfur concentration in 
        heating oil and allow for certain exemptions and waivers from 
        such limits (see H.R. 6222), H5327 [26JY]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see S. 
        2300), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 4387), H1976 [18AP]
      ------amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H5706 [2AU]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 
        37), S850 [16FE]
      ------establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see S. 3428), S5304 [24JY]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see S. 2226), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if 
        a State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H2317 [7MY]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]
      ------require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (see H.R. 6545), H6276 [21SE]
      Government regulations: clarify a certain provision relative to 
        prevention of accidental releases (see S. 3529), S6107 [11SE]
      Iron and steel industry: provide that State implementation plans 
        address impairment of visibility relative to emissions from 
        taconite ore processing facilities (see H.R. 6507), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Renewable energy: amend the renewable fuel program to require 
        the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4603 [28JN]
      Taxation: reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
  Letters
      EPA analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions 
        that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, 
        jobs, and the economy: several public health and medical 
        organizations, H3818 [20JN]
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: several Senators, S4291 [19JN]
      We're OK With the EPA's New Air-Quality Regulations: several 
        energy company leaders, S4321 [20JN]
  Motions
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4314 [20JN]
  Press releases
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health: American Lung Association, 
        S4321 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: require the Energy Information 
        Administration to determine whether implementation of such Act 
        is projected to lower gas prices or create jobs within a 
        certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units, H3743 [19JN]
      ------impact of regulations on employment and job creation, 
        H3664 [8JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at 
        the Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H358 [1FE], H635 [8FE]
      ------provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6244, H6245 [21SE]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy, H3818 [20JN]
      ------take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would 
        increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for 
        oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
      Health: clarify that the term ``public health'' pertains to the 
        health of people and not corporations or other nonliving 
        entities, H3901 [20JN]
      Impact, H2058 [24AP]
      Motor vehicles: preserve fuel efficiency standards, H6255 [21SE]
      Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air 
        pollution (H.R. 2021), H634 [8FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      EPA: codify and delay implementation of and compliance dates for 
        the cross-State air pollution rule (S. 1815), S3942-S3945 
        [12JN]
      ------delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable 
        control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S856-S858 [16FE], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945, S3952-S3954 
        [12JN], S4164-S4166, S4173, S4185 [14JN], S4231-S4233 [18JN], 
        S4265, S4283-S4293 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4314-S4334 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4236 [18JN], S4283 [19JN]
      ------establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for 
        the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]
      ------establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
        national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate 
        matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in 
        certain areas, S3932 [12JN]
      ------implementation of the cross-State air pollution rule, 
        S2220 [29MR]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (S. 3428), S5306 [24JY], S5967 [2AU], 
        S6326 [13SE]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S1523 [8MR]
      Government regulations: economic and environmental impact, 
        S4284, S4286 [19JN]
      Impact, S488 [9FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Gasoline Regulations Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 4471) (H. Rept. 112-519), H3577 [6JN]
  Resolutions by organizations
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 
        S4292 [19JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3428, Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act, S5307 [24JY]




CLEAN ENERGY JOBS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4108), H1099 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4108), H1116 [1MR]




CLEAN ENERGY STANDARD ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2146, provisions, S1197-S1199 [1MR]




CLEAN UP GOVERNMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2572) (H. 
        Rept. 112-488), H6273 [21SE]




CLEANING UNNECESSARY REGULATORY BURDENS (CURB) ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 602), S4411 [21JN]




CLEARVILLE, PA

  Remarks in House
      Dell, Natalie: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1422 
        [3AU]




CLEARWATER, FL

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




CLEARY, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Irish American Archives Society: Walks of Life Award recipient, 
        E283 [29FE]




CLEAVER, EMANUEL (a Representative from Missouri)

  Amendments
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1710 [28MR]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3370 [1JN]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H441 [2FE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4065 [26JN]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H5293 [25JY]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 1873), H512 [6FE]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Healthy Food Financing 
        Initiative (see H.R. 3525), H1101 [29FE]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 4816), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3977 
        [21JN]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5292 [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other 
        sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H2569 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 6381), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and 
        Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide growth and stability funding for Detroit, MI (see 
        H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide equity for tuition and fees 
        for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing 
        education programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3404 [1JN]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H4908 [17JY]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H1428 [20MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for 
        tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H1391 [19MR]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5202 [24JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3662 [7JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H3267 [30MY]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see 
        H.R. 1561), H1154 [5MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor 
        organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 
        2775), H3981 [25JN]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced 
        innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, 
        and regulatory relief (see H.R. 2967), H3808 [19JN]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security (see H.R. 456), H3577 [6JN]
      Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative 
        to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 
        between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 1001), H3577 [6JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H4908 [17JY]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2072 [24AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6298 [28SE]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6310 [16OC]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5630 
        [1AU]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 35), H5765 
        [10SE]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5711 [2AU]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2813 [16MY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 4107), 
        H1099 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H5077 [19JY]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see H. Res. 702), H3981 [25JN]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see H. Res. 701), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Tariff: b-cyfluthrin (see H.R. 4669), H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 
        5591), H2442 [8MY]
      ------b-cyfluthrin mixtures (see H.R. 4657), H2123 [25AP] (see 
        H.R. 5592), H2442 [8MY]
      ------cyfluthrin (see H.R. 4668), H2124 [25AP]
      ------deltamethrin (see H.R. 4658), H2123 [25AP]
      ------flubendiamide (see H.R. 4665), H2124 [25AP]
      ------isoxadifen-ethyl (see H.R. 4667), H2124 [25AP]
      ------N-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-N-(1-methylethyl)acetamide 
        (see H.R. 4659), H2124 [25AP]
      ------1,3-cyclohexanedione (see H.R. 4664), H2124 [25AP]
      ------spiromesifen (see H.R. 4661), H2124 [25AP]
      ------spirotetramat (see H.R. 4666), H2124 [25AP]
      ------spirotetramat mixtures (see H.R. 4672), H2124 [25AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl (see H.R. 4660), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin (see H.R. 4662), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin and propiconazole mixtures (see H.R. 
        4673), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin and prothioconazole mixtures (see H.R. 
        4670), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin mixtures (see H.R. 4671), H2124 [25AP]
      ------2-acetylbutyrolactone (see H.R. 4663), H2124 [25AP]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------prohibit tactics that discourage college students from 
        registering to vote or voting and allow use of school-issued 
        photo identification when photo identification is required to 
        vote (see H.R. 3978), H640 [8FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (H.R. 6157), H5078 [19JY]
      Tariff: b-cyfluthrin (H.R. 4669), H2128 [25AP]
      ------b-cyfluthrin (H.R. 5591), H2445 [8MY]
      ------b-cyfluthrin mixtures (H.R. 4657), H2127 [25AP]
      ------b-cyfluthrin mixtures (H.R. 5592), H2445 [8MY]
      ------cyfluthrin (H.R. 4668), H2128 [25AP]
      ------deltamethrin (H.R. 4658), H2127 [25AP]
      ------flubendiamide (H.R. 4665), H2128 [25AP]
      ------isoxadifen-ethyl (H.R. 4667), H2128 [25AP]
      ------N-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-N-(1-methylethyl)acetamide 
        (H.R. 4659), H2127 [25AP]
      ------1,3-cyclohexanedione (H.R. 4664), H2128 [25AP]
      ------spiromesifen (H.R. 4661), H2128 [25AP]
      ------spirotetramat (H.R. 4666), H2128 [25AP]
      ------spirotetramat mixtures (H.R. 4672), H2128 [25AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl (H.R. 4660), H2128 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin and propiconazole mixtures (H.R. 4673), 
        H2128 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin and prothioconazole mixtures (H.R. 4670), 
        H2128 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin (H.R. 4662), H2128 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin mixtures (H.R. 4671), H2128 [25AP]
      ------2-acetylbutyrolactone (H.R. 4663), H2128 [25AP]
      Voting: prohibit tactics that discourage college students from 
        registering to vote or voting and allow use of school-issued 
        photo identification when photo identification is required to 
        vote (H.R. 3978), H640 [8FE]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1585 [27MR], H1713, H1716 [28MR]
      Corps of Engineers: flood control and coastal emergencies 
        funding, H3370 [1JN]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5026 
        [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H3589 [7JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3370 [1JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3918 
        [21JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3918 [21JN]
      Hartsfield, Wallace S., Sr.: Missouri Walk of Fame inductee, 
        E1564 [19SE]
      Mutual Musicians Foundation: tribute, E1131 [25JN]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5638 [2AU]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3918 [21JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H1114 [1MR], E210 
        [16FE], E232 [17FE], E1001 [6JN]
  Tributes
      Boyd, Gwendolyn E., E379 [19MR]
      Briscoe, Charles J., E1571 [19SE]
      Jordan, Pat, E505 [29MR]
      Kynard, Ben, E1278 [18JY]
      Payne, Donald M., H1196 [6MR]
      Petrovic, Alex M., E1576 [20SE]




CLEGHORN, JANET E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E314 [5MR]




CLEMENS, WILLIAM R.

  Bills and resolutions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): direct the 
        Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the deposition of 
        William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of 
        the U.S. v. Clemens (see H. Res. 558), H944 [17FE]
  Remarks in House
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): direct the 
        Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the deposition of 
        William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of 
        the U.S. v. Clemens (H. Res. 558), H928 [17FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 558, direct the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of 
        the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        deposition of William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys 
        in the case of the U.S. v. Clemens, H928 [17FE]




CLEMENTI, TYLER

  Remarks in Senate
      Ravi, Dharun: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on 
        and then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler 
        Clementi and another man, S1928 [21MR]




CLEMONS, RICK

  Appointments
      Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board, S5319 [24JY]




CLERGY  see Religion




CLERMONT, KY

  Remarks in House
      Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest: inclusion in Yahoo! 
        Travel ``America's Prettiest Parks'' list, E1576 [20SE]




CLEVELAND, JAMES F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1511 [13SE]




CLEVELAND, OH

  Articles and editorials
      Honoring Achievements, H509 [6FE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E755 
        [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1310 [24JY]
      Black Shield Police Association: tribute, E1591 [21SE]
      Brooklyn Center neighborhood: anniversary, E1463 [10SE]
      City Club of Cleveland: anniversary, E731 [8MY]
      Cleary, Mike: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E283 [29FE]
      Cleveland, OH, Federal Executive Board: anniversary, E577 [18AP]
      Cleveland Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, E1530 
        [14SE]
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Albanian 
        Cultural Garden, E1580 [20SE], E1666 [28SE]
      ------dedication of Croatian Cultural Garden, E992 [6JN]
      ------dedication of Dante Alighieri statue in the Italian 
        Cultural Garden, E1199 [29JN]
      Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association: observance of David 
        Webster Greener Way to Work Day, E1633 [21SE]
      Cleveland Municipal Court: anniversary, E1513 [13SE]
      Cleveland Peace Action (organization): tribute, E577 [18AP]
      Cleveland Pride Festival: tribute, E1162 [27JN]
      Cleveland Public Power: proposed gasification plant, E35 [18JA]
      Cleveland Toastmasters Club: anniversary, E578 [18AP]
      Council on American-Islamic Relations: tribute to Cleveland, OH, 
        chapter, E547 [17AP]
      Crawford, Edward: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E281 [29FE]
      Czech Catholics of Greater Cleveland: tribute to Feast of St. 
        Wenceslaus, E1566 [19SE]
      Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding, H2529-H2531 [9MY], E755 [9MY]
      Duchnovich, Alexander: tribute to dedication of bust in Rusin 
        Cultural Garden in Cleveland, OH, E829 [17MY]
      Earth Day Coalition of Cleveland, OH: tribute to Earthfest, E650 
        [25AP]
      EcoWatch (organization): tribute, E1564 [19SE]
      Ed Keating Center, Inc.: tribute, E1575 [20SE]
      Federally Qualified Health Centers: tribute, E1369 [1AU]
      First Cleveland Mosque: anniversary, E1538 [14SE]
      Fortuna family: Cleveland, OH, Slovenian National Home (East 
        80th) Persons of the Year award recipients, E828 [17MY]
      Greater Cleveland Community Shares (organization): tribute, 
        E1162 [27JN]
      Gus Gallucci Co.: anniversary, E1163 [27JN]
      Hitchcock Center for Women Inc.: anniversary, E1375 [1AU]
      Hospice of the Western Reserve: anniversary, E988 [6JN]
      Hungarian Scouts: tribute, E1453 [10SE]
      International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and 
        Allied Workers: anniversary of Local 3, E1373 [1AU]
      International Services Center (organization): tribute to World 
        Refugee Day celebration, E1096 [20JN]
      Jadallah, Malak: Cleveland, OH, American Middle East 
        Organization Community Service Award recipient, E576 [18AP]
      Joseph's Home: tribute, E1179 [28JN]
      Kilbane, Kathleen: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E281 [29FE]
      Magos Hungarian Folk Band: tribute, E730 [8MY]
      Murphy, Janice G.: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E283 [29FE]
      Nance, Fred and Jakki: Cleveland, OH, Public Theatre Pan Award 
        recipients, E1458 [10SE]
      Navy Week: observance, E1449 [10SE]
      New Avenues to Independence, Inc.: anniversary, E1463 [10SE]
      Polish Constitution Day: observance, E732 [8MY]
      Sobieraj, George B.: Cleveland, OH, Society of Poles Foundation 
        ``Good Joe'' Award recipient, E573 [18AP]
      St. Barbara Church: tribute, E1307 [24JY]
      St. Ignatius High School: tribute to football team, E65 [24JA]
      St. Patrick Church: tribute, E1309 [24JY]
      U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: tribute to luncheon, E998 [6JN]
      Vietnamese Community in Greater Cleveland, Inc.: observance of 
        Vietnamese New Year, E137 [3FE]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the fall of Saigon to 
        Communist forces, E729 [8MY]
      West Side Market: anniversary, E1021 [7JN]
      West Tech High School: anniversary, E1264 [17JY]
      WIRE-Net (organization): tribute, E1161 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alcoa Inc.: tribute, S560 [13FE]
      Case Comprehensive Cancer Center: tribute, S4457 [25JN]
      City Club of Cleveland (organization): anniversary, S6619 [21SE]
      Cleveland Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, S6532 
        [20SE]
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Croatian 
        Cultural Garden, S3777 [6JN]
      Smucker, Richard: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern 
        Ohio Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Smucker, Tim: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio 
        Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio (organization): tribute, S1418 
        [6MR]




CLEVELAND, OH, AMERICAN MIDDLE EAST ORGANIZATION

  Remarks in House
      Jadallah, Malak: Cleveland, OH, American Middle East 
        Organization Community Service Award recipient, E576 [18AP]




CLEVELAND, OH, FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E577 [18AP]




CLEVELAND, OH, SOCIETY OF POLES FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Sobieraj, George B.: Cleveland, OH, Society of Poles Foundation 
        ``Good Joe'' Award recipient, E573 [18AP]




CLEVELAND, PHYLLIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1557 [19SE]




CLEVELAND CATHOLIC CHARITIES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1530 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6532 [20SE]




CLEVELAND CULTURAL GARDENS FEDERATION

  Remarks in House
      Albanian Cultural Garden: dedication, E1580 [20SE], E1666 [28SE]
      Croatian Cultural Garden: dedication, E992 [6JN]
      Italian Cultural Garden: dedication of Dante Alighieri statue, 
        E1199 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Croatian Cultural Garden: dedication, S3777 [6JN]




CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH

  Remarks in House
      Small Business: anniversary of Tommy's Restaurant, E64 [24JA]




CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN BAR ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      David Webster Greener Way to Work Day: observance, E1633 [21SE]




CLEVELAND (OH) PLAIN DEALER

  Articles and editorials
      Honoring Achievements, H509 [6FE]
      Lawyer Louis Stokes Became Ohio's First Black Congressman--Black 
        History Month, H788 [15FE]
      Toni Morrison, Author, Won Pulitzer, Nobel Prizes--Black History 
        Month, H508 [6FE]




CLEVELAND PEACE ACTION (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E577 [18AP]




CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Alabama: commend efforts to rebuild Oak Grove Mine and Concord 
        Preparation Plant after destruction by tornadoes, E1433 [3AU]




CLIMATE  see Ecology and Environment; Weather




CLINE, BILL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6423 [19SE]




CLINE, JACK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E102 [31JA]




CLINGENPEEL, CALE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




CLINICS  see Health Care Facilities




CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM  see Secretary of State (Hillary Rodham 
    Clinton)




CLINTON, IN

  Remarks in House
      Corps of Engineers: completion of Feather Creek flood mitigation 
        project, H43 [18JA]




CLINTON, NY

  Bills and resolutions
      Hamilton College: anniversary (see S. Res. 478), S3729 [5JN]
  Remarks in House
      Hamilton College: anniversary, E804 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Hamilton College: anniversary, S3421 [22MY]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 478), S3736 [5JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 478, Hamilton College anniversary, S3732, S3736 [5JN]




CLINTON, SC

  Remarks in House
      Bell Street Middle School: tribute to Science Olympiad team, 
        H1024 [29FE]




CLINTON, WILLIAM J. (42d President of the United States)

  Articles and editorials
      Our Heritage Forests--An American Legacy, E376 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see S. 3304), S4238 [18JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H5856 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S404 [9FE], 
        S4111 [13JN], S5448 [26JY], S6590-S6592 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC (S. 
        3304), S4821 [10JY]




CLINTON RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E523 [16AP], E1594 [21SE]




CLOOBECK, STEVE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6047 [10SE]




CLOONEY, GEORGE

  Articles and editorials
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      Satellite Sentinel Project (organization): tribute, E717 [7MY]
      Tribute, H1401 [20MR]




CLOONEY, NICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1401 [20MR]




CLOSING CORPORATE JET TAX LOOPHOLES TO EMPLOY VETERANS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]




CLOSING THE DERIVATIVES BLENDED RATE LOOPHOLE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2033), S42 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2033), S45 [23JA]




CLOTHE A HOMELESS HERO ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6328), H5825 [11SE]




CLOTHING INDUSTRY

  Amendments
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: require textile and apparel 
        articles acquired for use be manufactured from articles, 
        materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or 
        manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 3444), S5486 [26JY]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H4868 [13JY]
      ------express that clothing issued to athletes representing the 
        U.S. should be made in the U.S. (see H. Res. 731), H4907 
        [17JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy that 
        requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the U.S. (see 
        S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that goods 
        donated or supplied to athletes are substantially made in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 6132), H4907 [17JY]
      Tariff: boys' knitted or crocheted shirts of man-made fibers 
        (see S. 3059), S3042 [9MY]
      ------boys' shirts (see H.R. 5563), H2442 [8MY]
      ------clarify classification of recreational performance 
        outerwear (see S. 3073), S3042 [9MY]
      ------girls' knitted or crocheted shorts of synthetic fibers 
        (see S. 3064), S3042 [9MY]
      ------girls' knitted or crocheted trousers and breeches of 
        synthetic fibers (see S. 3060), S3042 [9MY]
      ------girls' shorts (see H.R. 5557), H2442 [8MY]
      ------girls' trousers and breeches (see H.R. 5558), H2442 [8MY]
      ------knit garments with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3063), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4985), H2267 [27AP]
      ------knit tank tops with electrodes knit into or attached to 
        the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure 
        an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3062), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4984), H2267 [27AP]
      ------sports bras with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3061), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4983), H2267 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (H. Res. 729), H4859 [12JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5451-
        S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-S5907, S5919-
        S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5425 [26JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      Eximbank: amend membership of Advisory Committee to include a 
        representative from the textile industry, S1782 [19MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: require textile and apparel 
        articles acquired for use be manufactured from articles, 
        materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or 
        manufactured in the U.S. (S. 3444), S5726 [31JY]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S., S5181 [19JY], S5726 [31JY]
      Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY]
      Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5703, S5704, 
        S5726 [31JY]
  Reports filed
      African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to 
        List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program 
        Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5986, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]




CLYBURN, BEVERLY D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E410 [21MR]




CLYBURN, JAMES E. (a Representative from South Carolina)

  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (see H.R. 5739), H2662 
        [11MY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide equity for tuition and fees 
        for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing 
        education programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal 
        elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 4183), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6152 [19SE]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4065 [26JN]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H5526 [31JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, 
        SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]
      Tariff: 4,4'-diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid (see H.R. 
        5917), H3660 [7JN]
      ------Grilamid TR 90 (see H.R. 5918), H3660 [7JN]
      ------Grilbond IL 6-50%F (see H.R. 5919), H3660 [7JN]
      ------Primid QM-1260 (see H.R. 5921), H3660 [7JN]
      ------Primid XL-552 (see H.R. 5922), H3660 [7JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, 
        SC: designate (H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]
      Tariff: 4,4'-diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid (H.R. 5917), 
        H3661 [7JN]
      ------Grilamid TR 90 (H.R. 5918), H3661 [7JN]
      ------Grilbond IL 6-50%F (H.R. 5919), H3661 [7JN]
      ------Primid QM-1260 (H.R. 5921), H3661 [7JN]
      ------Primid XL-552 (H.R. 5922), H3661 [7JN]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1681 [28MR]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H921 [17FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2481 [9MY]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H921 [17FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4799 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4799 [11JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5582 [1AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H921 [17FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H112 [23JA], H510 [6FE], H3402 [1JN], 
        H4653 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role 
        it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, S1433 
        [7MR]
  Tributes
      Billingslea, Robert L., E465 [28MR]
      Campbell, Emory S., E318 [6MR]
      Clyburn, Beverly D., E410 [21MR]
      Gibson, James, E722 [8MY]
      Gibson, John, E725 [8MY]
      Greene, Milton B. (Duke), E209 [16FE]
      Grose, Philip G., E219 [16FE]
      Hollis, Michael R., E1150 [27JN]
      Payne, Donald M., H1201 [6MR]
      Ravenell, Elizabeth McCants, E324 [6MR]
      Steadman, Jorie Daniels, E213 [16FE]
      Webber, Clemmie E., E1378 [1AU]
      Whitson, Caroline, E1091 [20JN]
      Wilson, Terecia, E636 [24AP]




CNN.COM (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, H2765 [16MY]




COAL

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6212, H6214, H6216, 
        H6217, H6218 [20SE], H6237, H6239, H6240, H6242, H6243, H6245 
        [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, S4319 [20JN]
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, H2194 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 
        37), S850 [16FE]
      ------express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, 
        distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see 
        H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      ------place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal 
        coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of 
        HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Pennsylvania: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
        Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware 
        and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel 
        production (see S. 3080), S3084 [10MY]
      ------enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on Energy 
        Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Taxation: allow additional investment credits for qualifying 
        supercritical advanced coal projects (see H.R. 4826), H2204 
        [26AP]
  Letters
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: several Senators, S4291 [19JN]
      We're OK With the EPA's New Air-Quality Regulations: several 
        energy company leaders, S4321 [20JN]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4314 [20JN]
  Press releases
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health: American Lung Association, 
        S4321 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Clean Air Act: impact, H2058 [24AP]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (H.R. 6202), E1328 [25JY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development Program funding, H3410-H3412 [5JN], E993 [6JN]
      ------Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding, 
        H3412, H3413 [5JN]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, H1276 
        [8MR]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], H6157, H6196-H6219 [20SE], H6236, 
        H6237, H6257 [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624-E1626, E1630, E1634, 
        E1635 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H85 [23JA]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units, H3743 [19JN]
      ------effect of regulations on coal-fired powerplants, H1651 
        [28MR]
      ------prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at 
        the Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, H1394 
        [20MR], H3743 [19JN], H4691 [10JY]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H174-H177 [25JA], H362, 
        H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H951, H957, H958 
        [27FE], H970 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 [6MR], H1220, H1222 
        [7MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], H5986 
        [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934, H1937, H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H4623 [29JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), 
        H635 [8FE]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials 
        proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in 
        developing such rules, H6212, H6213 [20SE]
      Transportation: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report 
        on health, environmental, and public safety impacts of 
        fugitive dust emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 
        [21SE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act, H5022 [19JY]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
      Waterford, OH: proposed closure of Muskingum River Power Plant, 
        H384 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4284, S4286 
        [19JN]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S4318 [20JN]
      EPA: delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control 
        technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S856-S858 [16FE], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945, S3952-S3954 
        [12JN], S4164-S4166, S4173, S4185 [14JN], S4231-S4233 [18JN], 
        S4265, S4283-S4293 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4314-S4334 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4236 [18JN], S4283 [19JN]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, S3697 
        [5JN], S4333 [20JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S3690-S3694 
        [4JN], S3942-S3945 [12JN]
      Power resources: national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 
        [16FE], S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], 
        S1707-S1709 [15MR], S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2128, S2134 [28MR], 
        S2192-S2197, S2216 [29MR], S3952-S3954 [12JN], S4185 [14JN], 
        S5721 [31JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
  Reports filed
      Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3409) (H. Rept. 112-670), H5999 [13SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 
        [19SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 
        S4292 [19JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment 
        and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, H6165 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act, H6204-H6211 [20SE]




COAL ASH RECYCLING AND OVERSIGHT ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3512), S6516 [20SE]




COAL MINER EMPLOYMENT AND DOMESTIC ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION 
    ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6212, H6214, H6216, H6217, H6218 
        [20SE], H6237, H6239, H6240, H6242, H6243, H6245 [21SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 3409): consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations That Impact 
        Energy and Manufacturing in the U.S.: include health effects 
        associated with regulatory costs in analysis of EPA rules and 
        actions, H6217, H6218 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: submit report estimating the number of 
        lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the 
        economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor 
        vehicles, H6214-H6216 [20SE]
      Enact (H.R. 3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], H6157, H6196-H6219 
        [20SE], H6236, H6237, H6257 [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624-E1626, 
        E1630, E1634, E1635 [21SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      EPA: make data and modeling inputs that regulations are based on 
        available to the public and require regulatory impact analysis 
        to undergo external peer review, H6218, H6219 [20SE]
      ------prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at 
        the Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      ------provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6244, H6245 [21SE]
      ------require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      ------take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would 
        increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for 
        oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
      ------uphold scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers 
        the public health and welfare, H6214 [20SE]
      Motor vehicles: preserve fuel efficiency standards, H6255 [21SE]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, 
        H6241, H6242 [21SE]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6201, H6202 [20SE]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials 
        proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in 
        developing such rules, H6212, H6213 [20SE]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3409) 
        (H. Rept. 112-670), H5999 [13SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.R. 3409, provisions, H6165 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 3409, provisions, H6204-H6211 [20SE]




COAL RESIDUALS REUSE AND MANAGEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2273), H635 [8FE]




COALINGA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Coalinga-Huron Library District: anniversary, E1667 [28SE]




COALITION AGAINST RELIGOUS DISCRIMINATION

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




COALITION FOR A DEMOCRATIC WORKPLACE

  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures, S2576 [23AP]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures, S855 
        [16FE]




COALITION FOR EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EXPORTS

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2472 [9MY]




COALITION FOR EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EXPORTS, INC.

  Letters
      Export Promotion Reform Act, H3255 [30MY]




COALITION FOR EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY

  Letters
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, H3450 
        [5JN]




COALITION FOR HEALTH FUNDING

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840 
        [16FE]




COALITION ON HUMAN NEEDS

  Letters
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding, H2618 [10MY]




COARD, ROBERT M.

  Remarks in House
      Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.: renaming of 
        headquarters building in honor of Robert M. Coard, E1084 
        [19JN]




COAST GUARD

  Amendments
      Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 2838), S6653, S6661, S6673 
        [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3482 [5JN], H3528, H3529, H3530, H3531, H3533, H3534, H3535, 
        H3537, H3539, H3541, H3543, H3544, H3545, H3546, H3548, H3549, 
        H3550, H3552, H3554, H3556, H3557, H3559, H3578, H3579 [6JN], 
        H3619, H3620, H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3629, H3630, 
        H3632, H3635, H3637, H3638, H3640, H3641, H3644, H3645, H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 5887), H3404 [1JN]
      Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances 
        for members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see S. 3216), 
        S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5855), H3171 [25MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5797), H3102 [17MY]
      Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S3782 
        [6JN]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Ships and vessels: require development and posting of passenger 
        capacity limits for recreational vessels over a certain length 
        (see S. 3537), S6339 [13SE]
  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Lord of Hosts,'' George H. Jenks, Jr., E327, 
        E330, E331, E334 [7MR]
  Lists
      Dept. of Homeland Security agents, officers, and military 
        personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
  Memorandums
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5607 [1AU]
  Motions
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3650 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Clearwater, FL: Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 recipient of 
        Dept. of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, E229 [17FE]
      Conservation of energy: ensure completion of required energy 
        audits, H3552 [6JN]
      Crime: tribute to interception of cocaine shipments, E1040 
        [12JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3638, H3639 [7JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3499-H3505, H3528-
        H3575 [6JN], H3618-H3652 [7JN], E1003 [6JN], E1008, E1022 
        [7JN], E1028, E1029, E1033 [8JN], E1040 [12JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, 
        H3650 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for procurement of certain items unless 
        they are domestically grown or produced, H3502 [6JN]
      Funding, H3504 [6JN]
      Great Lakes: search and rescue operations funding, H3550, H3551 
        [6JN]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606-H5608 [1AU]
      Point Clear, AL: express sympathies for victims of Coast Guard 
        helicopter crash in Mobile Bay, H1079 [29FE]
      Polar Sea (vessel): report on costs of reactivating or interest 
        in purchasing before decommissioning and disassembling for 
        scrap, H3551, H3552 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: tribute to Coast Guard and Alaska National Guard for 
        response to severe weather, S115-S117 [26JA]
      Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 2838), S6673 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: tribute to agents, officers, and 
        military personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Healy (vessel): tribute to Coast Guard icebreaker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Point Clear, AL: express sympathies for victims of Coast Guard 
        helicopter crash in Mobile Bay, S1383 [5MR]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2274 [29MR], S4765 [29JN], S6606-S6609 [21SE]
      Ships and vessels: ensure U.S. icebreaking capabilities (S. 
        1620), S112 [26JA]
      Topeka, KS: anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Pay and 
        Personnel Center, S6622 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 112-135), S131 
        [26JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland Security 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5855) (H. Rept. 112-492), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3216) (S. Rept. 
        112-169), S3422 [22MY]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), 
        H5524 [31JY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3537 [6JN], H3622 [7JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland 
        Security appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 5797, Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5606 [1AU]
      S. Con. Res. 46, provide an appropriate site at the former Navy 
        Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea 
        Memorial Monument to honor military divers, S3783 [6JN]




COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 2838), S6653, S6661, S6673 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5887), H3404 [1JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 2838), S6673 [21SE]




COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Florida: remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 
        and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 4150), H1272 [7MR]




COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]




COASTAL ZONES

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 
        [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR] (see S. 
        3613), S6625 [21SE]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        4969), H2267 [27AP]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 2372), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4094), H1016 [28FE]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      ------issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance 
        existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery 
        Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), H5764 
        [10SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the 
        suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the 
        northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (see 
        H.R. 3907), H512 [6FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 6168), H5200 
        [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------include areas off the coast of South Carolina in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program (see S. 3284), S3900 [11JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (see H.R. 3882), 
        H439 [2FE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (see S. 3549), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6405), H6000 
        [13SE]
      Fish and fishing: provide additional flexibility for fishery 
        managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum 
        for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey 
        funding (see H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]
      Florida: remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 
        and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 4150), H1272 [7MR]
      ------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Saddlebunch Keys Unit FL-57 (see H.R. 6425), 
        H6060 [14SE]
      ------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit P31-P (see H.R. 6354), H5707 [2AU]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      NOAA: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      ------establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage 
        coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in 
        exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a 
        foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. 
        exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5008 [18JY]
      Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]
      ------disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H218 [31JA]
      Topsail, NC: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit L06 (see S. 3561), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 4311), H1803 [29MR]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana: 
        John F. Young, Jr., Jefferson Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
      ------Paul P. Naquin, Jr., St. Mary Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      Revenue estimate for proposal to disallow a deduction for 
        amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a 
        discharge of oil: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), E90 [31JA]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access, H3746, H3763 [19JN]
      Congressional Ports, Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security 
        (PORTS) Caucus: inaugural event, H1219, H1221 [7MR]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 
        192), H3586 [7JN]
      Corps of Engineers: coastal restoration project funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3466 [5JN]
      ------coastal storm damage reduction projects funding, H3452 
        [5JN]
      ------flood control and coastal emergencies funding, H3370 [1JN]
      ------funding, H3367-H3369 [1JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, 
        H3472, H3473 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: certify oil drilling platforms are 
        capable of handling new drilling before allowing coastline 
        drilling to take place, H5170 [24JY]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast 
        of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (H.R. 3907), E138 
        [3FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (H.R. 3908), E127 [3FE]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide 
        fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate 
        offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure 
        revenue, H753, H756 [15FE], E217 [16FE]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, H3911, H3912 
        [20JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (H.R. 3882), H521 
        [7FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H5170 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights 
        near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey, 
        H5217 [25JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY], E1330 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer 
        leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources 
        (H.R. 1231), H2062 [24AP]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices 
        as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]
      EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (H.R. 6405), E1521 [13SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      ------repeal, H810 [16FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (H.R. 192), H3586 [7JN]
      Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1581 
        [20SE]
      Morro Bay, CA: NOAA Excellence in Local Government award 
        recipient, H5025 [19JY]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      National Marine Sanctuaries Act: anniversary, E1581 [20SE]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (H. Con. Res. 121), H5696 
        [2AU]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H4794 [11JY]
      ------lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and 
        exploration on certain portions, H444 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631 
        [8FE]
      ------prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, 
        H3818 [20JN]
      ------protect marine and coastal environments in making areas 
        available for leasing, exploration, and development and 
        prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in 
        important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      Point Reyes National Seashore: anniversary, E1518 [13SE]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      ------establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for 
        the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 
        1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they 
        forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire 
        U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      ------prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast 
        U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy 
        resources, H3920, H3921 [21JN]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 3852), 
        E90, E97 [31JA]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (H.R. 3238), H778 
        [15FE]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H483-H485 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (S. 3587), S6552 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater 
        drilling, S2197 [29MR]
      ------reinstate Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
        Gas Leasing Program, S1505-S1507, S1523, S1526 [8MR]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------require the offshore oil and gas leasing program to have a 
        domestic strategic production goal, S2141 [28MR]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], 
        S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (S. Res. 566), S6469 [19SE]
      Power resources: implement oil and gas leasing programs for the 
        Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        streamline regulation of other energy projects, and reserve 
        right of States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S4879 [11JY]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton 
        Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach 
        Unit RI-07 (S. 1296), S276 [1FE]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), S582 [13FE]
  Reports filed
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3410) (H. Rept. 112-395), H696 
        [13FE]
      Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 
        112-137), S131 [26JA]
      Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine 
        Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 179) (S. Rept. 112-149), S1049 [27FE]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Certain Rhode Island Units in Sachuest Point, 
        Easton Beach, Almy Pond, and Hazards Beach: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2027) (H. Rept. 112-579), 
        H4683 [9JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P in Rhode Island: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2154) (H. Rept. 
        112-580), H4683 [9JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundary 
        Revision of Units in Rhode Island: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1296) (S. Rept. 112-138), S131 
        [26JA]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
        Recreational Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4094) (H. Rept. 112-526), H3706 [15JN]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian 
        Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the 
        tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      S. 1296, John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
        Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy 
        Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 boundary 
        revision, S276 [1FE]
      S. 2147, Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act, 
        S1199 [1MR]
      S. Res. 566, National Estuaries Day, S6466, S6471 [19SE]




COATESVILLE, PA

  Remarks in House
      Cansler, Tamara C.: Greystone Society Rebecca Lukens Award 
        recipient, E420 [22MR]




COATS, DANIEL (a Senator from Indiana)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3789 [6JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S536, S538 [9FE], S651 [14FE], S851 
        [16FE], S1090 [28FE], S1535 [8MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4896 [11JY], S5048 [16JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5495, S5507, S5522, 
        S5532, S5544, S5556, S5579, S5591 [26JY], S5748, S5760 [31JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Charles Colson Found Freedom in Prison, Michael Gerson, 
        Washington (DC) Post, S3163 [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2731 [25AP]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S5733 [31JY]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S4789 [9JY]
      Colleges and universities: preserve State and institutional 
        authority relative to State authorization and the definition 
        of credit hour (see S. 1297), S2928 [7MY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the 
        labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and 
        federally funded construction projects (see S. 119), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S5382 [25JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private 
        entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education 
        to youth and their parents (see S. 2185), S2547 [19AP]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S1848 [20MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S4151 [13JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3785 [6JN]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 1162), S2824 [26AP] (see S. 3292), 
        S4151 [13JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S1147 [29FE]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S3280 [17MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 
        2118), S850 [16FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6272 [12SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 
        2242), S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1790 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Energy: establish the Office of Federal Energy 
        Production (see S. 3404), S5211 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S5339 [25JY]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to 
        proceed, S6495 [20SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S882 [17FE]
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3946 [12JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6481 [20SE]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject, 
        S4741, S4743 [29JN]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, S4742, S4752 [29JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S370 [7FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Federal Network Security funding, 
        S6495 [20SE]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S3823 [7JN]
      ------importance of job creation, S3823 [7JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S882 [17FE]
      EPA: delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control 
        technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3301 [21MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3301 [21MY]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6517-S6519 [20SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4752 [29JN]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3949 [12JN]
      Indiana: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage 
        caused by tornadoes, S1414 [6MR]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S5107 [18JY]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3946 [12JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S6481 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S2020 [26MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1119 [29FE]
      ------repeal, S4708 [28JN]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4708 [28JN]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S2133 
        [28MR]
      ------gasoline price levels, S2133 [28MR]
      Point of order, S4751 [29JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2636 
        [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2134 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S2134 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S688 [15FE], S1119 [29FE], S1535 
        [8MR], S1601 [13MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4741, S4743, S4752 [29JN]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S5106 [18JY]
      ------legislative process, S5106 [18JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4838 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5339, S5340, S5341 [25JY]
      ------make the Federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and 
        more fiscally responsible (S. 727), S4838 [11JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4838 [11JY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S882 [17FE]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5340, S5341 
        [25JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5919 [2AU], S6079 
        [11SE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6079 [11SE]
      Transportation: modify gas tax apportionment formula to ensure 
        that the percentage of funds received by a State is the same 
        as the percentage of total gas taxes paid by the State, S1535 
        [8MR], S1601 [13MR]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5339, S5340 [25JY]
  Tributes
      Colson, Charles W., S3162 [15MY]




COBB, JANET L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1507 [13SE]




COBB, KATRINA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5478 [26JY]




COBBS, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1054 [18JN], E1113 [21JN]




COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H803 [15FE]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H4775 [10JY]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H6001 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H5010 [18JY]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H3481 [5JN]
      Bankruptcy: increase maximum pay for services rendered by 
        trustees and repeal trustee administration of certain employee 
        pension plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H4775 [10JY]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see H.R. 4094), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H513 [6FE] (see H.R. 4000), H5079 [19JY]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (see H.R. 4967), H2267 [27AP]
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4326), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H5631 [1AU]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 [20MR]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6061 [14SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H6312 [19OC]
      ------produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on 
        enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting 
        foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify the requirement to procure footwear 
        from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4908 [17JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5131 [23JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for annual reports on the 
        status of operational control of international land and 
        maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 
        6025), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 
        [29JN]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H3164 [18MY]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H1274 
        [7MR]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H4908 [17JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1498 
        [21MR]
      ------prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local 
        governments for any program to check helmet usage or create 
        checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H2288 
        [27AP]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H3105 [17MY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands (see H.R. 1505), H1101 [29FE]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H5766 [10SE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H3267 [30MY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H4775 [10JY]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), 
        H945 [17FE]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1017 [28FE]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H1976 [18AP]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H803 [15FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4605 
        [28JN]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H376 
        [1FE]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H79 [18JA]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2033 [19AP]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H374 [1FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H1134 [1MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5630 [1AU]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H513 [6FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in U.S. security or 
        foreign policy interests, review all visa applications before 
        adjudication, and disseminate visa revocation information (see 
        H.R. 1741), H1134 [1MR]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1135 [1MR]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5331 [30JY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4908 [17JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2134 [25AP]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 4074), H943 
        [17FE]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H6152 [19SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]
      Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 
        6352), H6152 [19SE]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2288 [27AP]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H2033 [19AP]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H2033 [19AP]
      Members of Congress: terminate further retirement benefits for 
        Members, except the right to continue participating in the 
        Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3480), H159 [24JA]
      Mexico: apply counterinsurgency tactics under a coordinated and 
        targeted strategy to combat terrorist insurgency waged by 
        transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 3401), H1135 
        [1MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3267 [30MY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H512 [6FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3700 
        [8JN]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (see H.R. 5952), H4686 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5630 [1AU]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H726 
        [14FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions relative to annual period for 
        disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to 
        receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 
        1580), H1978 [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: exercise of recess appointment power 
        during a congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 
        604), H1916 [17AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish website to receive gifts to reduce the public 
        debt (see H.R. 3504), H641 [8FE]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H4908 [17JY]
      SBA: modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H3808 [19JN]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H2033 [19AP]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H4656 [29JN]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1498 [21MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), 
        H6001 [13SE] (see H.R. 4336), H6280 [21SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2033 [19AP]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1845 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Tariff: acrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4445, 4447, 4448, 4449, 
        4450, 4451, 4452, 4453), H2030 [19AP]
      ------azoxystrobin (see H.R. 4519), H2065 [24AP]
      ------azoxystrobin mixtures (see H.R. 4518), H2065 [24AP]
      ------benzene, 2,4-dichloro-1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl) (see 
        H.R. 4509), H2064 [24AP]
      ------cloquintocet-mexyl (see H.R. 4507), H2064 [24AP]
      ------cyhalothrin mixtures (see H.R. 4512), H2064 [24AP]
      ------cyprodinil (see H.R. 4510), H2064 [24AP]
      ------difenoconazole (see H.R. 4508), H2064 [24AP]
      ------difenoconazole and mefenoxam mixtures (see H.R. 4514), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-,,-trifluorotoluene (see H.R. 4517), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------metalaxyl-M and L-metalaxylfenoxam (see H.R. 4506), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------methidathion (see H.R. 4516), H2065 [24AP]
      ------modacrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4446), H2030 [19AP]
      ------mucochloric acid (see H.R. 4515), H2065 [24AP]
      ------thiamethoxam, difenoconazole, fludioxonil, and mefenoxam 
        formulations (see H.R. 4513), H2064 [24AP]
      ------trinexapac-ethyl (see H.R. 4511), H2064 [24AP]
      ------2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl chloride (see H.R. 4520), H2065 
        [24AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4445), H2032 [19AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4447), H2032 [19AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4448), H2032 [19AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4449), H2032 [19AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4450), H2032 [19AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4451), H2032 [19AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4452), H2032 [19AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4453), H2032 [19AP]
      ------azoxystrobin (H.R. 4519), H2068 [24AP]
      ------azoxystrobin mixtures (H.R. 4518), H2068 [24AP]
      ------benzene, 2,4-dichloro-1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl) 
        (H.R. 4509), H2067 [24AP]
      ------cloquintocet-mexyl (H.R. 4507), H2067 [24AP]
      ------cyhalothrin mixtures (H.R. 4512), H2068 [24AP]
      ------cyprodinil (H.R. 4510), H2068 [24AP]
      ------difenoconazole and mefenoxam mixtures (H.R. 4514), H2068 
        [24AP]
      ------difenoconazole (H.R. 4508), H2067 [24AP]
      ------4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-,,-trifluorotoluene (H.R. 4517), 
        H2068 [24AP]
      ------metalaxyl-M and L-metalaxylfenoxam (H.R. 4506), H2067 
        [24AP]
      ------methidathion (H.R. 4516), H2068 [24AP]
      ------modacrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4446), H2032 [19AP]
      ------mucochloric acid (H.R. 4515), H2068 [24AP]
      ------thiamethoxam, difenoconazole, fludioxonil, and mefenoxam 
        formulations (H.R. 4513), H2068 [24AP]
      ------trinexapac-ethyl (H.R. 4511), H2068 [24AP]
      ------2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl chloride (H.R. 4520), H2068 [24AP]
  Remarks
      Brady Services, Inc.: anniversary, E908 [30MY]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), H2492 [9MY]
      ------realign divisions within two judicial districts (H.R. 
        5512), H3191, H3192 [30MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process, H5236 
        [25JY]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof, H5236 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5235, H5236 [25JY]
      Greensboro, NC: tribute to Northern Guilford High School 
        football team, E103 [1FE]
      ------tribute to Walter H. Page High School football team, 
        E106 [1FE]
      House of Representatives: appreciation for get-well wishes, H43 
        [18JA]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E838 [17MY]
      Sandhills Community College: tribute to men's basketball team, 
        E466 [28MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students, H1644 [28MR]
      Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a 
        surety (H.R. 3534), H2678 [15MY]
      Southern Pines, NC: National Civic League All-American City 
        Award recipient, E1324 [25JY]
      Taxation: limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States 
        (H.R. 1864), H2667, H2668 [15MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3575 [6JN], H4681 [9JY], H4860 
        [12JY]
  Tributes
      Miller, Maersk M., H4778 [11JY]
      Stevens, Rudy, H736 [15FE]
      Sumner, Jethro E., E918 [31MY]




COBURN, TOM (a Senator from Oklahoma)

  Amendments
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5905, S5995 [2AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3797 [6JN], 
        S3846, S3848, S3852, S3855 [7JN], S3912 [11JN], S3986 [12JN], 
        S4243 [18JN], S4300 [19JN], S4336, S4337, S4355 [20JN], S4384 
        [21JN]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5905, S5995 [2AU]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S171, S172 [30JA], S189, S190, S191, S209 
        [31JA], S271 [1FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6278 [12SE], S6347, S6348, S6349, S6350 [13SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995 [2AU]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3431, S3455 [22MY], 
        S3488, S3489, S3492 [23MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5891, S5896 [1AU]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2406, S2426, S2427 [17AP], S2504, S2512, S2513 [18AP], S2639, 
        S2642 [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2174, S2175 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S650, S651 [14FE], S708 [15FE], 
        S864 [16FE], S1051, S1052 [27FE], S1512 [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1799, S1800, S1801, S1805, S1806, 
        S1814 [19MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309 
        [24JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4896 [11JY], S4951, S4961, S4962, 
        S4973, S4976, S4978 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5141 [18JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5743, S5746 [31JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2737 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Norquist's Phantom Army, S5024 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2031 [26MR]
      ------require parental notification and intervention for minors 
        seeking an abortion (see S. 1005), S3632 [24MY]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S3977 [12JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see S. 3079), S3130 [14MY]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see S. 3287), S4774 
        [29JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (see S. 1002), S1460 [7MR]
      ------prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 
        [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of 
        nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural 
        employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S2087 [27MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S5048 [16JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for 
        commemorative coin programs to private organizations or 
        entities (see S. 3612), S6625 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve 
        components as active service for purpose of certain 
        administered laws (see S. 491), S4238 [18JN]
      ------reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the 
        Veterans Health Administration (see S. 3084), S3978 [12JN]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see S. 503), S3087 [10MY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S1194 [1MR]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: modify provisions relative to 
        exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, 
        software engineers, or other similarly skilled workers (see S. 
        1747), S76 [24JA]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN]
      FDA: promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]
      ------reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new 
        medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 1700), S2001 
        [22MR]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see S. 1133), S2824 [26AP]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see S. 3382), S4950 [12JY]
      ------require that Federal regulations use plain writing that is 
        clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best 
        practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended 
        audience (see S. 2337), S2601 [23AP]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S6458 [19SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2245 [29MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1933 [21MR]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 1162), S2824 [26AP] (see S. 3292), 
        S4151 [13JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S1459 [7MR]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S2243 [29MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out 
        production of $1 bills (see S. 2049), S208 [31JA]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (see S. 3281), S3838 [7JN]
      Navy Dental Corps: anniversary (see S. Res. 544), S5978 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S3424 
        (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (see S. 3225), S4300 [19JN]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3269), S3781 [6JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 
        2118), S850 [16FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal 
        real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S77 [24JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S1680 [14MR]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 
        2242), S2166 [28MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S1089 [28FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S2969 [8MY]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S1148 [29FE]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 
        [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly 
        reports that contain detailed information on receipt and 
        disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to 
        asbestos and filing of such reports (see S. 3076), S3084 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements 
        (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: reset interest rates for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 3266), S3781 [6JN]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Letters
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S6427 [19SE]
      Nomination of Heidi Shyu to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for 
        Acquisitions, Logistics, and Technology: by, S4361 [20JN]
      Statutory public debt limit increase: Robert Boudiette, Jr., S92 
        [26JA]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5425, S5426, S5452 [26JY], S5904, S5906 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5425 [26JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3951 [12JN], 
        S4126 [13JN], S4262 [19JN], S4336, S4337, S4356 [20JN], S4385 
        [21JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S4126 [13JN]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S5653 [30JY]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5651 
        [30JY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S3144 [15MY]
      ------deficit, S6400 [19SE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5452 [26JY]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      Coburn, Senator: apology to Senator Reid relative to 
        inappropriate remarks, S5652 [30JY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6479 [20SE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S172 [30JA], S188, S189, S190, S191, S192 
        [31JA], S305, S307 [2FE]
      ------require Members and employees to certify they have not 
        used material, nonpublic information derived from their 
        official positions for personal financial benefit, S190, S191, 
        S192 [31JA]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S190 
        [31JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: limit conservation program payments based 
        on adjusted gross income of the producer, S4264 [19JN], S4337 
        [20JN]
      ------limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S3951 [12JN], S4263 [19JN], 
        S4356 [20JN]
      ------Market Access Program funding, S4263 [19JN], S4336 [20JN]
      Dept. of Defense: small arms weapons and ammunition 
        modernization funding, S5832-S5835 [1AU]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate duplicate Violence Against Women Act 
        grant programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of 
        unexamined DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, 
        kidnapping and other criminal cases, S2777 [26AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6400, S6401, S6402, S6403 [19SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S6247 [12SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5452 [26JY]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      FDA: require a portion of employee performance awards be 
        connected to employee's ability to review drugs and medical 
        devices in a timely manner, S3490 [23MY]
      ------require an independent assessment of review of the drug 
        application process, S3489 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3489, S3490 [23MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government programs, S3144 [15MY]
      ------consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government trade 
        programs, S5904, S5906 [2AU]
      ------limit conference expenses, S2521 [19AP], S2640 [24AP]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3159, S3160 [15MY]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, S2521 [19AP]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3949 [12JN]
      Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S305 [2FE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S5652-S5654 [30JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1960 [22MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1820, S1821 [20MR]
      ------repeal, S1820, S1821 [20MR]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S1960 [22MR]
      Postal Service: encourage colocation of an employee at a 
        commercial or government entity to maintain local access to 
        postal services, S2642 [24AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2521 [19AP], 
        S2636, S2640, S2642 [24AP]
      ------reduce the postal workforce by creating a mandatory 
        retirement requirement for eligible employees, S2642 [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2154 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S2154 [28MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S1640 [14MR]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, 
        S1640 [14MR], S5651 [30JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, S91 
        [26JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1155 [29FE], S1511, S1512, S1513, 
        S1528 [8MR], S1596 [13MR]
      ------remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, S1596 [13MR]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S5653 [30JY]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S189 [31JA], S307 [2FE], S1512, S1513, S1528 
        [8MR]
      Shyu, Heidi: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for 
        Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, S5832 [1AU]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5651 [30JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2777 [26AP]
  Summaries
      GAO Reports Addressing Violence Against Women Act Grants and/or 
        Dept. of Justice Office of Violence Against Women, S2780 
        [26AP]




COCHRAN, THAD (a Senator from Mississippi)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3916, S3922 
        [11JN], S3994, S3999 [12JN], S4206 [14JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S272 [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6347, S6358 [13SE]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), 
        S1050 [27FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S570, S573 [13FE], S615 [14FE], 
        S797 [15FE]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4896 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5872, S5889, S5890, 
        S5891 [1AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Raspberry's Amazing Legacy Reaches Beyond Journalism, Sid 
        Salter, Jackson (MI) Clarion-Ledger, S5203 [19JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4951 [12JY]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 49), S5870 [1AU]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4951 [12JY] (see S.J. Res. 43), 
        S4894 [11JY]
      Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (see S. 3231), S3516 [23MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (see S. 
        3293), S4203 [14JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2970 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), 
        S323 [2FE]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of 
        nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural 
        employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S1932 [21MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3839 [7JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4951 [12JY]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 
        [19AP]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5871 [1AU]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S5381 [25JY]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas 
        platforms for artificial reefs (see S. 1555), S5212 [19JY]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S5871 [1AU]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see S. 1058), S388 [7FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1460 [7MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3632 [24MY]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4726 
        [28JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S1791 [19MR]
      Medicaid: expand home and community-based services waiver to 
        include young individuals in need of services otherwise 
        provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see 
        S. 3289), S4419 [21JN]
      Medicare: expand access to medication therapy management 
        services (see S. 274), S2324 [16AP]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see S. 960), S4893 [11JY]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S4419 [21JN]
      National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 425), S2496 
        [18AP]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        540), S5871 [1AU]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]
      Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that 
        adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract 
        sponsorships (see S. Res. 487), S4894 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health 
        insurance tax (see S. 1880), S5871 [1AU]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S3785 [6JN]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S. 3397), S5382 [25JY]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S4240 [18JN]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S5213 [19JY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S5382 [25JY]
      ------provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, 
        create jobs, and encourage investment (see S. 1174), S2243 
        [29MR]
      ------provide that the value of certain historic property shall 
        be determined using an income approach in determining the 
        taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2209), S1847 [20MR]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see S. 
        1966), S6341 [13SE]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 3199), 
        S6108 [11SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4893 
        [11JY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S3839 [7JN]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 576), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Medicare: permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain 
        compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an 
        implanted infusion pump (see S. 3496), S5977 [2AU]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members from Mississippi killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3619 [24MY]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: legislative process, S5726 [31JY]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6503 [20SE]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Mississippi killed in 
        military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3619 [24MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6480 [20SE]
      Frumin, Alan S.: tribute (S. Res. 359), S201 [31JA]
      Medicare: permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain 
        compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an 
        implanted infusion pump (S. 3496), S5986 [2AU]
      Memorial Day: observance, S3619 [24MY]
      Mississippi: tribute to Mississippi Levee Board and Yazoo-
        Mississippi Delta Levee Board, S3512 [23MY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S6480 [20SE]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (S. Res. 369), S372 
        [7FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court review 
        of constitutionality, S2042 [27MR]
      United Way: anniversary, S4414 [21JN]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., S6614 [21SE]
      Flowers, Bowen, S2542 [19AP]
      Harrell, Woody, S1844 [20MR]
      Manning, Eli, S372 [7FE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1904 [21MR]
      Rankins, Alfred, Sr., S2542 [19AP]
      Raspberry, William, S5203 [19JY]




COCKBURN, ALEXANDER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1439 [3AU]




COCKE COUNTY, TN

  Remarks in House
      Campbell, Roy T., Jr.: Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, 
        Inc., Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1559 [19SE]




COCKRELL, JERRELL J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E346 [8MR]




COCOA BEACH, FL

  Bills and resolutions
      Richard K. Salick Post Office: designate (see H.R. 6473), H6231 
        [20SE]




CODY, CORRINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E510 [29MR]




COFFMAN, MIKE (a Representative from Colorado)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3050, H3082 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5011 [18JY], H5043 
        [19JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2033 [19AP]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H5630 [1AU]
      ------prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H803 [15FE]
      Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force 
        by a President without prior and clear authorization by 
        Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1978 [18AP]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1916 [17AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see H. Con. Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H572 [7FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6280 [21SE]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H159 [24JA]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2288 [27AP]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H727 [14FE]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see H.R. 6480), H6318 [26OC]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H4605 [28JN]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5331 [30JY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1642 [27MR]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see H. Res. 695), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Labor: pay Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
        Compensation Program benefits to survivors of eligible Dept. 
        of Energy contractor employees (see H.R. 1029), H6323 [2NO]
      Dept. of State: designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H903 [16FE]
      ------designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see 
        H.R. 4381), H3481 [5JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enable certain nonprofit 
        organizations that serve homeless veterans to participate in 
        the Grant and Per Diem Program to provide transitional housing 
        or facilities for homeless veterans (see H.R. 5830), H5331 
        [30JY]
      Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H3177 
        [29MY]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H6234 [20SE]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1154 [5MR]
      EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from 
        national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
        requirements (see H.R. 2541), H1543 [22MR]
      ------prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 
        2284), H441 [2FE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H2570 [9MY]
      Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        3365), H476 [3FE]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H476 [3FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H950 [24FE]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H2033 [19AP]
      ------require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff 
        and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign 
        countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 
        5513), H2320 [7MY]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care facilities: prohibit health care entities from 
        reporting certain professional review actions against health 
        care professionals before adequate notice and hearing 
        procedures are afforded to such professionals (see H.R. 2472), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H1359 [9MR]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      ------reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural 
        workers (see H.R. 3443), H3177 [29MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5328 [26JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2134 [25AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1498 [21MR]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6319 [30OC]
      ------extend reasonable cost contracts (see H.R. 2770), H1391 
        [19MR]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H6001 [13SE]
      Mexico: apply counterinsurgency tactics under a coordinated and 
        targeted strategy to combat terrorist insurgency waged by 
        transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 3401), H727 
        [14FE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3808 [19JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3976 [21JN]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H3703 [12JN]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5923 [12SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2034 [19AP]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H2072 [24AP]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1642 [27MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H79 [18JA]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        H.R. 5924), H4828 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H27 [17JA]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H1363 [13MR]
      ------repeal provisions relative to annual period for 
        disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to 
        receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 
        1580), H376 [1FE]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see H.R. 4345), H3267 [30MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5131 [23JY]
      Refuse disposal: provide for the safe disposal of Federal 
        Government-owned transuranic waste (see H.R. 2367), H512 [6FE]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]
      Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security (see H.R. 1086), H1741 [28MR]
      Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on 
        Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H2447 [8MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1392 [19MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H1847 [16AP]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4907 [17JY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H1915 [17AP]
      ------permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in 
        political campaigns (see H.R. 3600), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3976 [21JN]
      ------repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 
        547), H159 [24JA]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Television: provide certain rural counties with the ability to 
        receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 
        4469), H2030 [19AP]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H641 [8FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H115 [23JA]
      Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1410), H1846 
        [16AP]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5923 [12SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H5010 
        [18JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1808 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: require military command responsibility and 
        accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of 
        the remains of a deceased member to ensure treatment with 
        dignity, honor, and respect (see H.R. 4913), H2205 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H1976 [18AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require consideration of veterans 
        before non-veterans for departmental employment in the 
        competitive service (see H.R. 6372), H5859 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: focus Federal banking regulators on 
        credit availability and provide insured depository 
        institutions with certain authorities when calculating the 
        institution's capital (see H.R. 6037), H4156 [27JN]
      Small business: increase penalties for contracting fraud (see 
        H.R. 4206), H1390 [19MR]
      Taxation: allow an additional advance refunding for certain tax-
        exempt bonds (see H.R. 6560), H6284 [25SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: require military command responsibility and 
        accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of 
        the remains of a deceased member to ensure treatment with 
        dignity, honor, and respect (H.R. 4913), H2209 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (H.R. 4382), H1977 [18AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require consideration of veterans 
        before non-veterans for departmental employment in the 
        competitive service (H.R. 6372), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: focus Federal banking regulators on 
        credit availability and provide insured depository 
        institutions with certain authorities when calculating the 
        institution's capital (H.R. 6037), H4157 [27JN]
      Small business: increase penalties for contracting fraud (H.R. 
        4206), H1391 [19MR]
      Taxation: allow an additional advance refunding for certain tax-
        exempt bonds (H.R. 6560), H6284 [25SE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H2571 [10MY], H4076 [27JN]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: reduce end strength level for troops in Europe, 
        H2571 [10MY], H3082, H3083 [17MY]
      ------require military command responsibility and accountability 
        for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a 
        deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and 
        respect (H.R. 4913), E663 [26AP]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5297, H5300 [26JY]
      Budget: deficit, E23 [17JA], E41 [18JA], 
        E47 [19JA], E55 [23JA], E68 [24JA], 
        E77 [25JA], E93 [31JA], E111 [1FE], 
        E125 [2FE], E138 [3FE], E144 [6FE], 
        E154 [7FE], E164 [8FE], E177 [9FE], 
        E187 [14FE], E195 [15FE], E218 [16FE], 
        E234 [17FE], E246 [27FE], E271 [28FE], 
        E283 [29FE], E303 [1MR], E311 [5MR], 
        E323 [6MR], E330 [7MR], E355 [8MR], 
        E379 [19MR], E392 [20MR], E409 [21MR], 
        E435 [22MR], E440 [26MR], E455 [27MR], 
        E471 [28MR], E507 [29MR], E527 [16AP], 
        E549 [17AP], E573 [18AP], E601 [19AP], 
        E646 [25AP], E670 [26AP], E701 [27AP], 
        E712 [7MY], E730 [8MY], E776 [10MY], 
        E794 [15MY], E906 [30MY], E976 [5JN], 
        E998 [6JN], E1017 [7JN], E1054 [18JN], 
        E1078 [19JN], E1094 [20JN], E1125 
        [21JN], E1140 [26JN], E1157 [27JN], 
        E1172 [28JN], E1198 [29JN], E1204 
        [9JY], E1220 [10JY], E1231 [11JY], 
        E1244 [12JY], E1262 [17JY], E1277 
        [18JY], E1288 [19JY], E1311 [24JY], 
        E1324 [25JY], E1347 [26JY], E1433 
        [3AU], E1472 [11SE], E1566 [19SE], 
        E1595, E1647 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2571 [10MY], H3050, H3082, H3083 
        [17MY]
      ------ensure competition in Government service contracts and 
        remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain 
        commercial products or services, H3050 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5044 [19JY]
      ------NATO troop deployment funding, H5044 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty, H3820 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require consideration of veterans 
        before non-veterans for departmental employment in the 
        competitive service (H.R. 6372), E1474 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: focus Federal banking regulators on 
        credit availability and provide insured depository 
        institutions with certain authorities when calculating the 
        institution's capital (H.R. 6037), H4076 [27JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4762 [10JY]
      National forests: improve land management and reduce fire 
        hazards, H1981 [19AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4762 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), 
        H3820, H3821 [20JN]
      ------establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for 
        the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 
        1287), H3663 [8JN]
  Tributes
      Sotorodriguez, Hector, E1444 [3AU]




COFIE, IRENE

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E625 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E625 [24AP]




COHEN, ANDREW

  Articles and editorials
      In Pennsylvania--the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation 
        Delays, S6034 [10SE]
      William Kayatta and the Needless Destruction of the Thurmond 
        Rule, S5248 [23JY]




COHEN, BEA ABRAMS

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2323 [16AP]




COHEN, BEN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5688 [30JY]




COHEN, CALMAN

  Letters
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., H3046 [17MY]




COHEN, GREGORY M.

  Letters
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5606 [1AU]




COHEN, HOWARD AND PATRICIA

  Remarks in House
      Rotary Club of Hammond, IN: Heinze Vocational Service Award 
        recipients, E726 [8MY]




COHEN, MARSHA

  Remarks in House
      Long Branch, NJ: tribute to Long Branch, NJ, Free Public Library 
        Library Champion award recipients, E1708 [19OC]




COHEN, STEVE (a Representative from Tennessee)

  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Ed Rendell, E473 [28MR]
      Malawi Presidential Swearing-In: Joyce Banda, President, Malawi, 
        E707 [7MY]
      New Constitution of Kenya and the Role of the Judiciary: Willy 
        Mutunga, Supreme Court of Kenya, E652-E654 
        [25AP]
  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4962, 
        H4982 [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H803 
        [15FE]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, 
        transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and 
        condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial 
        Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H27 [17JA]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H221 
        [31JA]
      ------prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see 
        H.R. 1092), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H1543 [22MR]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1391 [19MR]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H115 [23JA]
      ------protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical 
        restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H5078 [19JY]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (see H.R. 1048), H1543 [22MR]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H5860 [11SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H1741 [28MR]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1978 [18AP]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see H.R. 
        4086), H950 [24FE]
      ------prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (see H.R. 4967), H2267 [27AP]
      Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit 
        (see H.R. 1488), H1428 [20MR]
      Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H1497 [21MR]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1359 [9MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H1306 [8MR]
      ------terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 
        crop year (see H.R. 2487), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------improve academic content standards for physical education 
        (see H.R. 1057), H182 [25JA]
      ------increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, 
        social workers, and psychologists by low-income local 
        educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H1915 [17AP]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1018 
        [28FE]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H2663 [11MY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H6312 [19OC]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide grants to support job creation initiatives under 
        the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3701), H513 
        [6FE]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H966 
        [27FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H571 [7FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H4686 [9JY]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H4828 [11JY]
      ------authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational 
        organized crime and for information concerning foreign 
        nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see H.R. 
        4077), H2134 [25AP]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 
        3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 
        1521), H1846 [16AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: terminate the U.S. Mint Presidential $1 
        Coin Program (see H.R. 2593), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H3733 [18JN]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H4656 [29JN]
      ------establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to 
        provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. 
        merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3404 [1JN]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4065 [26JN]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H3977 [21JN]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      ------provide certified trainers of service animals access to 
        the same public transportation and public accommodations 
        afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 
        1878), H726 [14FE]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H2329 [7MY]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H4158 [27JN]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H3808 [19JN]
      Drugs: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based 
        offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (see H.R. 3638), H182 [25JA]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 97), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H1741 [28MR]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      FDA: strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding 
        be expended through small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals (see H.R. 3513), H945 [17FE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H1101 [29FE]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of 
        Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 
        1269), H220 [31JA]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1741 [28MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H3164 [18MY]
      Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, 
        sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 
        [17JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]
      House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an 
        apportionment of Representatives and require such 
        redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see 
        H.R. 453), H27 [17JA]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H3733 [18JN]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H5202 [24JY]
      Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H1543 [22MR]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H3164 [18MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law 
        enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and 
        programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H4064 [26JN]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H4605 [28JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H1210 [6MR]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1363 [13MR]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      NATO: strengthen (see H.R. 4243), H3267 [30MY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H802 [15FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6280 [21SE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of 
        block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3573), H79 [18JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2329 [7MY]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H2813 [16MY]
      States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with 
        a process under which the public is informed of proposals and 
        has the opportunity to participate in their development prior 
        to adoption (see H.R. 419), H27 [17JA]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), 
        H803 [15FE]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H6280 [21SE]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        4279), H4065 [26JN]
      Telecommunications: prohibit mobile service providers from 
        providing service on mobile electronic devices that have been 
        reported stolen and enable consumers to remotely delete data 
        from such devices (see H.R. 4247), H4775 [10JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H1915 [17AP]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H159 [24JA]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H726 [14FE]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H4065 [26JN]
      Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in 
        Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for 
        descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and 
        assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H3733 
        [18JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 3316), H1498 [21MR]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4656 [29JN]
      ------promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, 
        authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls 
        and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on 
        Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 2513), H2569 [9MY]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H220 [31JA]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H3915 [20JN]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4606 [28JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or 
        statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered 
        to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to 
        transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 
        [9FE]
      Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for 
        educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5933), H3698 
        [8JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: give preference to veteran-owned 
        local contractors (see H.R. 6004), H3974 [21JN]
      Tariff: diuron technical (see H.R. 4674), H2124 [25AP]
      ------electric cooktops (see H.R. 5721), H2645 [10MY]
      Voting: require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (H.R. 
        3866), H375 [1FE]
      Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or 
        statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered 
        to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to 
        transmit such payment is postmarked (H.R. 4003), H693 [9FE]
      Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for 
        educationally disadvantaged students (H.R. 5933), H3699 [8JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: give preference to veteran-owned 
        local contractors (H.R. 6004), H3976 [21JN]
      Tariff: diuron technical (H.R. 4674), H2128 [25AP]
      ------electric cooktops (H.R. 5721), H2646 [10MY]
      Voting: require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (H.R. 4126), H1134 [1MR]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H4786 [11JY]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H4982, H4983 [18JY]
      Black History Month: observance, H464 [3FE]
      Budget: maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, H2146 
        [26AP]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (H.R. 
        3866), H464 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H1110 [1MR]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2459 [9MY]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H651, H663 [9FE]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, E1538 
        [14SE]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (H. Res. 676), E1342 [26JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: Minority Business Development Agency funding, 
        H2370 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: health care research funding through 
        reductions in Navy cruiser shipbuilding funding, H4962 [18JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4962, H4982, H4983 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2146 [26AP]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2526 [9MY]
      Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran 
        (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (H. 
        Res. 60), E472 [28MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: investigation into fees collected by Ed 
        Rendell for speeches supporting removal of People's Mojahedin 
        Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from Dept. of State list of 
        foreign terrorist organizations, E472 [28MR]
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, H2825 
        [17MY]
      Evans, William: American Pharmacists Association Remington Honor 
        Medal recipient, E389 [20MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1937 
        [18AP], H3693 [8JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3042 [17MY]
      Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, H4787 
        [11JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1937 [18AP], H3693 
        [8JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3042 [17MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4759 [10JY], H4782 [11JY]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014 [19AP], 
        E700 [27AP]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1110 
        [1MR]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4077 
        [27JN]
      Journal: question of approval, H1647 [28MR]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1079 [19JN]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR]
      LSC: funding, H2413 [8MY]
      Marine Mammal Commission: funding, H2415 [8MY]
      Memphis, TN: anniversary of St. Jude Children's Research 
        Hospital, H810, H813 [16FE]
      ------inclusion of Hollis F. Price Middle College in U.S. News & 
        World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, H6257 
        [21SE]
      ------tribute to Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival, 
        E1079 [19JN]
      Mental health: treatment programs funding, H5138 [24JY]
      Motion pictures: tribute to Academy Award-winning documentary, 
        ``Undefeated'', H952 [27FE]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, 
        E191 [14FE]
      National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: observance, 
        E834 [17MY]
      National School Breakfast Week: observance, H1166 [6MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H1104 [1MR]
      ------State of the Union Message, H162 [25JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1395 
        [20MR], H4782 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4759 [10JY], H4782 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4162 [28JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1648 [28MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3881 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1937 [18AP], H3693 [8JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3042 [17MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2370, H2413, H2415 [8MY], 
        H2526 [9MY]
      Summitt, Pat: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, H3180 
        [30MY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5544 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5538 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5544 [1AU]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5773 [11SE]
      Turkey: observance of Ataturk Youth and Sports Day, E834 
        [17MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E604 [19AP], E819 
        [16MY], E1458 [10SE]
      World War II: tribute to premiere of ``Red Tails'' movie about 
        Tuskegee Airmen, H83 [23JA]
  Tributes
      Bartow, Gene, E15 [13JA]
      Bond, Julian, H2253 [27AP]
      Cameron, James, H1547 [26MR]
      Campbell, Glen, H2825 [17MY]
      Fisher, John T., II, E43 [18JA]
      Hill, Marvin L., H5773 [11SE]
      Lane, Hunter, Jr., E694 [27AP]
      Lugar, Senator, H2459 [9MY]
      Norfleet, Frank M., E307 [5MR]
      Payne, Donald M., H1157, H1201 [6MR]
      Thomas, Danny, H813 [16FE]
      Thomas, Rufus, Jr., E495 [29MR]
      Vidal, Gore, E1424 [3AU]




COINS

  Amendments
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4979, S4980 [12JY], H5072 [19JY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), S6653, S6671 
        [21SE]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760, S1761 [15MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for 
        commemorative coin programs to private organizations or 
        entities (see S. 3612), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6495), H6274 
        [21SE]
      ------provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum and 
        Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the 
        battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see 
        H.R. 3818), H158 [24JA]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H3914 [20JN]
      Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of 
        Korean immigration in the U.S. (see H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]
      Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out 
        production of $1 bills (see S. 2049), S208 [31JA]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S132 [26JA]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (see S. 
        3363), S4773 [29JN]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3162 [18MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 3077), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 4104), H1016 
        [28FE]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see S. 3517), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6331), H5706 [2AU]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H1099 [29FE]
  Letters
      Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Coin 
        Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H5741, H5742 [10SE]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5741 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, 
        Committee on Financial Services (House), H5616 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5616 [1AU]
      Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, 
        Committee on Financial Services (House), H1825 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1825 [16AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: Representative 
        Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5618 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5618 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      American Eagle Day: observance, E1067 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide clarity on the use of National 
        Infantry Museum and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln 
        commemorative coin surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), H5740-H5742 [10SE], E1471 [11SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 3187), H5613-H5616 [1AU], E1424 [3AU]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (H.R. 1621), E814 [16MY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), Senate amendment, H5072 [19JY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), H5613 [1AU]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 4104), H5616-H5618 [1AU]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), H1824-H1826 
        [16AP]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), H1442, H1443 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 498), S4308 [19JN]
      History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
        writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812, 
        S1106 [29FE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), S6675 [21SE]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment 
        (S. 1299), S5625 [26JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4980 [12JY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), S4781 [29JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), S6671 [21SE]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760 [15MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 886, U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative 
        Coin Act, S1761 [15MR], H1442 [21MR]
      H.R. 2139, Lions Club International Century of Service 
        Commemorative Coin Act, H5740 [10SE]
      H.R. 2453, Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act, S6671 [21SE], 
        H1824 [16AP]
      H.R. 3187, March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act, H5613 [1AU]
      H.R. 4104, Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act, 
        H5616 [1AU]
      S. 1299, mint coins in commemoration of centennial of Lions 
        Clubs establishment, S5625 [26JY]
      S. 3363, allow National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center use 
        of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt, S4781 
        [29JN]
      S. 3363, use of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of 
        National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center debt, H5613 [1AU]
      S. Res. 498, American Eagle Day, S4305, S4309 [19JN]




COKER, CONNIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E59 [23JA]




COKER, GEORGE

  Remarks in House
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz 
        Eleven'' from POW camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]




COLALILLO, CHRIS

  Remarks in Senate
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, S205 [31JA]




COLALILLO, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Medal of Honor: recipient, H1022 [29FE]




COLBY COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1568 [19SE]




COLE, HELEN

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




COLE, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E566 [18AP]




COLE, SEAN

  Remarks in House
      Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA: Athletic Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1641 [21SE], E1662 [28SE]




COLE, TOM (a Representative from Oklahoma)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H376 [1FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1572 [26MR]
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H1642 [27MR]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4606 [28JN]
      ------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty 
        or performed certain active service receive credit toward 
        early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 
        181), H3703 [12JN]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1306 [8MR]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H79 [18JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H2135 [25AP]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1101 [29FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]
      ------prohibit use of private security contractors and Afghan 
        Public Protection Force members to provide security for Armed 
        Forces members and military installations and facilities in 
        Afghanistan (see H.R. 4117), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see H.R. 3863), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game 
        law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, 
        make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H726 [14FE]
      Dept. of Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among 
        students by improving professional development programs for 
        teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see 
        H.R. 885), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems 
        for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H159 
        [24JA]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H945 [17FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 [17AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H4605 [28JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: empower federally recognized Indian 
        tribes to accept restricted fee tribal lands (see H.R. 3532), 
        H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1642 [27MR]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H571 [7FE]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H1808 [29MR]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H3703 [12JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering 
        entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence 
        when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to 
        a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 1145), H2134 [25AP]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1742 [28MR]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H3481 [5JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1978 [18AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      ------develop public access policies relative to research 
        conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that 
        agency, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4004), H2648 [10MY]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H115 
        [23JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H376 
        [1FE]
      ------protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of 
        Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 
        1865), H220 [31JA]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5631 
        [1AU]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Government: improve the Federal hiring process (see H.R. 3064), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2330 [7MY]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H2716 [15MY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H4775 
        [10JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5766 [10SE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW 
        from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite 
        surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 333), H2135 [25AP]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H5079 [19JY]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H2569 [9MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4656 [29JN]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H220 [31JA]
      Medicare: include screening computed tomography colonography as 
        a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H1303 [8MR]
      Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if 
        Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see 
        H.R. 4036), H903 [16FE]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and 
        committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress 
        does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 
        3799), H113 [23JA]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      ------deem certain claims presented to an Indian Health Service 
        contracting officer pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination 
        and Education Assistance Act as timely presented (see H.R. 
        4031), H726 [14FE]
      ------establish a position for a representative of Indian tribes 
        on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal 
        communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 [16FE]
      ------improve education (see H.R. 3568), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 
        3569), H1808 [29MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H3915 [20JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4864 
        [12JY]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1741 [28MR]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3916 [20JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H376 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H1571 [26MR]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H3164 [18MY]
      Presidential appointments: exercise of recess appointment power 
        during a congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 
        604), H1916 [17AP]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H79 [18JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H3363 [31MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting 
        symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H160 
        [24JA]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried 
        before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), 
        H3707 [15JN]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H6234 [20SE]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1572 [26MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H476 [3FE]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H4064 
        [26JN]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3703 [12JN]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H4605 [28JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H159 [24JA]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H3700 [8JN]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114), H1741 [28MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4982), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1915 [17AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H159 [24JA]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H1367 [16MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2330 [7MY]
      Yosemite National Park: acquire a certain amount of land and 
        interests in land in Mariposa, CA, for improved visitor 
        services (see H.R. 3640), H1642 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 
        6065), H4654 [29JN]
      Native Americans: pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and 
        its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see 
        H.R. 5862), H3266 [30MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), 
        refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 
        [30MY]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (see H.R. 5883), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Taxation: extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary 
        and secondary school teachers and allow such deduction for 
        home school expenses (see H.R. 5963), H3806 [19JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (H.R. 6065), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Native Americans: pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and 
        its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets 
        (H.R. 5862), H3266 [30MY]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (H.R. 5883), H3404 
        [1JN]
      Taxation: extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary 
        and secondary school teachers and allow such deduction for 
        home school expenses (H.R. 5963), H3807 [19JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H3661 [7JN]
  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act, 
        H5094 [23JY]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H607 [8FE]
      Budget: deficit, H2614 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2614 [10MY], H4924 [18JY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H421 [2FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4924 [18JY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1677 [28MR]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H4924 [18JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4938 [18JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of 
        nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 
        3263), H3437 [5JN]
      ------authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases 
        without prior express approval (H.R. 205), H2684 [15MY], H5090 
        [23JY]
      ------conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and 
        interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early 
        years of the national parks (H.R. 1022), E69 [25JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4751 [10JY]
      Medicare: reform, H1677 [28MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2768 [16MY]
      ------facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and 
        encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American 
        communities (H.R. 2362), H5090, H5091, H5095 [23JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4751 [10JY]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (H.R. 5883), H3444 
        [5JN]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6114 [19SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2768 
        [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H530 [7FE], H602 
        [8FE]




COLEBROOK, NH

  Remarks in House
      Blanchard, Talbot: New Hampshire Hospital Association Licensed 
        Nursing Assistant (LNA) of the Year Award recipient, E1032 
        [8JN]




COLEMAN, DOROTHY

  Letters
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012), S5909 [2AU]




COLEMAN, ELEITHET

  Remarks in Senate
      Coleman Dairy (business): anniversary, S347 [6FE]




COLEMAN, JAMES J.

  Articles and editorials
      University of Illinois' James Coleman Elected to National 
        Academy of Engineering, E231 [17FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E231 [17FE]




COLEMAN, MARY E. BROWN (EDITH)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E91 [31JA]




COLEMAN DAIRY (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S347 [6FE]




COLES, DEWEY L.

  Remarks in House
      National Infantry Association: Order of St. Maurice award 
        recipient, E130 [3FE]




COLGAN AIR, INC.

  Bills and resolutions
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
  Remarks in House
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash, H519, H520 [7FE]
      ------implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5208 [25JY], H5296 [26JY]




COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

  Articles and editorials
      Will Any Senate Democrat Stand Up to Obama's NLRB?, S2578 [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S3174 [15MY] 
        (see H.R. 4074), H943 [17FE]
      ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative 
        to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S1459 
        [7MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE] (see H.J. Res. 
        103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S1459 [7MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 
        [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures: Ann Wilson, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers 
        Association, S2624 [24AP]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        S2624 [24AP]
      ------Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Karen W. Penafiel, Building Owners and Managers 
        Association International, S2624 [24AP]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent 
        Business, S2577 [23AP]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures: Angelo 
        I. Amador and Michelle Reinke Neblett, National Restaurant 
        Association, S854 [16FE]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, 
        Inc., S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, 
        S855 [16FE]
      ------National Association of Manufacturers, S854 [16FE]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S.J. Res. 36, disapprove NLRB rule 
        relative to representation election procedures, S2576 [23AP]
  Memorandums
      Congressional Authority To Alter Postal Service Employee-
        Management Relations Including Collective Bargaining 
        Agreements: Congressional Research Service, S2633 [24AP]
  Motions
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2568 [23AP]
  Remarks in House
      American Crystal Sugar Co.: restart of negotiations to settle 
        labor dispute and lockout at Moorhead, MN, factory, H3489 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to litigate against States on 
        behalf of the NLRB relative to secret ballot union elections, 
        H2501 [9MY], E901 [30MY]
      Flaherty, Mark: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H136 [24JA], H446-H450, H452, 
        H454-H456 [3FE]
      ------support rights of all workers, E147 [6FE]
      Pinkham, Jim: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Century Aluminum Co.: retiree ratification of agreement to 
        restore health care benefits, S1665 [14MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 2173), 
        S1493 [7MR], S1495 [8MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S853-S856 [16FE], S2587, S2588 
        [23AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2559, S2568-
        S2579 [23AP], S2616-S2630 [24AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), unanimous-consent agreement, S2538 
        [19AP]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract, S4388, S4389 [21JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 2371), S3706 [5JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 3221), S3457 
        [22MY], S3459 [23MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-
        S97 [26JA]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S2560 [23AP]
      Postal Service: prohibit employees from engaging in collective 
        bargaining, S2688 [25AP]
      ------renegotiation of current collective bargaining agreements, 
        S2632-S2634 [24AP]
      States: proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for 
        most public employees, S3773-S3775 [6JN]




COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 452), S3042 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 452), S3049 [9MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 452, designate, S3047, S3050 [9MY]




COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye 
        Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see 
        H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]




COLLEGE PARK, MD

  Bills and resolutions
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
  Remarks in House
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, E269 [28FE], 
        E375 [19MR]
      University of Maryland: anniversary of International Food Safety 
        Training Laboratory, E1458 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 
        [12JN]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, S1047 [27FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 491, commend International Chemistry Olympiad 
        participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S3983, 
        S4108 [12JN]




COLLEGE STATION, TX

  Remarks in House
      Texas: importance of football rivalry between University of 
        Texas and Texas A&M University, E58 [23JA]
      Texas A&M University: tribute to Corps of Cadets, E1143 [26JN]




COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES  related term(s) Education
  Addresses
      Harvard Medical School Commencement: Donald M. Berwick, E1262-
        E1264 [17JY]
  Amendments
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 
        631), H2154 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H988, H989, 
        H990, H991 [28FE]
  Appointments
      U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H227 [1FE], H1091 
        [29FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Colleges Take a Leap Into Voter Registration, E1703 [16OC]
      From the Archives--Colvin '78 Reflects on Yale Career, S1183 
        [1MR]
      House Republicans Tax Bill Leaves Some Military Families Behind, 
        H5543 [1AU]
      Larry Shinn, Berea College President, Plans Retirement, S3616 
        [24MY]
      Midway College President Dr. William B. Drake, Jr., S843 [16FE]
      Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]
      To Pay Off Loans, Grads Put Off Marriage, Children, S2672 [25AP]
      U.S.S. Kentucky's Commander Is a Proud UK Alum, S5252 [23JY]
      UVM Ranks 5th in Producing Peace Corps Vols., S204 [31JA]
      What a Drag!, S2673 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Army: clarify authority to correct erroneous Army College Fund 
        benefit amounts (see H.R. 6123), H4863 [12JY]
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 426), S2496 [18AP]
      BLS: provide students with information from the Occupational 
        Employment Statistics Program and Occupational Outlook 
        Handbook (see H.R. 6458), H6231 [20SE]
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see S. Res. 
        437), S2731 [25AP]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 549), S6108 
        [11SE]
      Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish 
        (see H.R. 6505), H6274 [21SE]
      Crime: increase civil penalties for institutions of higher 
        education that fail to comply with campus security disclosure 
        and campus crime statistics policies (see S. 2285), S2324 
        [16AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Community-Supported 
        Agriculture Promotion Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR] 
        (see H.R. 4207), H1390 [19MR]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA] (see S. 2343), S2655 
        [24AP] (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP] (see S. 2834), S2927 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA] (see H.R. 4628), H2123 (see H.R. 
        4816), H2126 [25AP] (see H.R. 5812), H3102 [17MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (see H. Res. 631), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 563), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect college students from deceptive practices and 
        high-pressure sales by institutions, provide a waiting period 
        for enrollment decisions, and standardize and elevate 
        disclosures (see S. 3550), S6340 [13SE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see 
        H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require States receiving Higher Education Act assistance 
        to charge in-State tuition at public institutions to 
        dependents of certain active duty personnel residing in such 
        State (see H.R. 5834), H3161 [18MY]
      ------reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans 
        (see S. 3266), S3781 [6JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H1740 [28MR]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see S. 3407), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6155), H5077 
        [19JY]
      ------provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at-
        risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy and 
        provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in 
        such programs (see H.R. 4034), H801 [15FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 
        [16MY]
      ------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise 
        suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 5957), H3733 [18JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3732 [18JN]
      ------provide certain immigration benefits for aliens with 
        advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (see S. 3185), S3174 [15MY]
      ------provide protection for certain Federal employees relative 
        to implementation of certain immigration policies regarding 
        the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6069), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish a competitive grant program for 
        community colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 
        4261), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye 
        Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see 
        H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize surface transportation 
        research, technology, training, intelligent transportation, 
        and university transportation programs, and Bureau of 
        Transportation Statistics (see H.R. 3833), H186 [27JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H901 [16FE]
      ------eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and 
        entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 4140), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      ------provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in 
        science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 
        3488), S5977 [2AU]
      ------provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for 
        educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see 
        S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]
      ------reauthorize Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education (see 
        S. 3282), S3900 [11JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S1540 [8MR]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see S. 3325), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5996), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: amend (see H.R. 6556), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN] (see H. 
        Res. 694), H3914 [20JN] (see H. Res. 700), H3975 [21JN]
      ------enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file 
        Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification 
        petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools 
        from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]
      ------ensure students and taxpayers receive full value of their 
        education investments (see H.R. 6407), H6000 [13SE]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (see S. 3582), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        6447), H6230 [20SE]
      ------increase participation of historically underrepresented 
        demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 3475), S5870 
        [1AU]
      ------increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police 
        officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see 
        H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      ------increase transparency and reduce students' burdens related 
        to transferring credits between institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
        in certain financial aid programs from including predispute 
        arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see S. 3557), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators 
        (see S. 2181), S1540 [8MR]
      ------reform graduate medical education payments (see S. 3201), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1303 [8MR]
      ------support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (see S. 2098), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 4061), H901 [16FE]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      Federal aid programs: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 6506), H6274 
        [21SE]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S2496 [18AP] 
        (see H.R. 4390), H1977 [18AP]
      ------simplify the process for determining the need and 
        eligibility of students for financial assistance (see H.R. 
        6558), H6276 [21SE]
      Financial institutions: require holders of student loans to 
        apply prepayment ammounts to loans with the highest rates of 
        interest (see H.R. 6510), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 
        2280), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 6273), H5704 [2AU]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
      Government regulations: require programs offered by institutions 
        to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an 
        occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and 
        loans (see S. 3474), S5870 [1AU]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (see S. 2032), S42 [23JA]
      Hamilton College: anniversary (see S. Res. 478), S3729 [5JN]
      Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force: establish (see 
        H.R. 6557), H6276 [21SE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Loyola University Maryland: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see 
        S. Res. 514), S4725 [28JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: implement prescriber education programs and 
        establish requirements for administration of antipsychotics to 
        residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 
        [20SE]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 548), 
        H802 [15FE]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide 
        funding (see H.R. 3915), H567 [7FE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Public Higher Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        384), S1147 [29FE]
      Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher 
        educational opportunities (see S. 3504), S5977 [2AU]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 353), S75 [24JA]
      Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see 
        S. Res. 517), S4773 [29JN]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (see S. Res. 511), S4674 [27JN]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 411), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 363), S208 [31JA]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2268 [27AP]
      Research Corp. for Science Advancement: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        550), H802 [15FE]
      Rice University: anniversary (see S. Res. 512), S4674 [27JN]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see S. 3214), S3422 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 5944), H3699 [8JN]
      St. Bonaventure University: tribute to men's and women's 
        basketball teams (see H. Res. 588), H1390 [19MR]
      Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to 
        provide need-based college scholarships (see S. 2287), S2392 
        [17AP] (see H.R. 4349), H1845 [16AP]
      ------allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a 
        program of study in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 6325), H5706 [2AU]
      ------allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to access 
        tax-exempt financing for alternative private student loans 
        (see H.R. 6209), H5326 [26JY]
      ------exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an 
        employee's student loans (see H.R. 5129), H2270 [27AP]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------expand deductions allowed for education-related expenses 
        and extend the American opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 
        5878), H3362 [31MY]
      ------extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see 
        S. 3267), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 6522), H6275 [21SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        3865), H374 [1FE] (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 6013), H3975 
        [21JN]
      ------increase income limitations for student loan interest 
        deduction (see H.R. 6010), H3975 [21JN]
      ------increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell 
        education savings accounts (see H.R. 6115), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      ------make permanent improvements to Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 6148), H5008 [18JY]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for certain expenses of 
        applying to graduate school (see H.R. 6565), H6297 [28SE]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------require institutions of higher education to post certain 
        IRS returns on their websites (see S. 2835), S2927 [7MY]
      Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job 
        training program or completing degree or certificate work 
        remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see S. 
        2095), S494 [9FE]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 
        361), S208 [31JA] (see H. Res. 518), H78 [18JA]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 422), S2393 [17AP] (see H. Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]
      University of New Mexico: establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
        (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) Center (see 
        H.R. 4008), H692 [9FE]
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary (see S. 
        Res. 414), S2243 [29MR]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team (see H. 
        Res. 699), H3975 [21JN]
      Veterans: prohibit institutions of higher education that have a 
        certain cohort default rate from receiving veterans' education 
        benefits (see H.R. 5836), H3161 [18MY]
      Voting: prohibit tactics that discourage college students from 
        registering to vote or voting and allow use of school-issued 
        photo identification when photo identification is required to 
        vote (see H.R. 3978), H640 [8FE]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see S. Res. 423), S2393 [17AP] (see H. Res. 607), H1805 
        [29MR]
  Cloture motions
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, E688 
        [27AP]
      ------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and 
        Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory 
        Committee, E688 [27AP]
      ------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent 
        Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
      ------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools 
        Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
      Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain 
        long-term resident alien students: several Representatives, 
        H5015 [19JY]
      Impact of NCAA academic progress rate standards implementation: 
        Connecticut congressional delegation, S2482 [18AP]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: Debra S. Daniels, Joliet Junior 
        College, H2237 [27AP]
      ------James Gaffney, Lewis University, H2237 [27AP]
      ------Mary Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H2237 
        [27AP]
      ------Senators McConnell and Kyl and Representatives Boehner and 
        Cantor, S3696 [5JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, 
        American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, H2241 
        [27AP]
      ------Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        H2241 [27AP]
      ------Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242 
        [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239 
        [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health 
        Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County 
        and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act: Jeremiah W. 
        Nixon, Governor of Missouri and Robert F. McDonnell, Governor 
        of Virginia, National Governors Association, H985 [28FE]
      ------Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H986 
        [28FE]
      ------Richard P. Salmi, Spring Hill College, E296 [1MR]
      Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act: Mario Parker-
        Milligan, S2951 [8MY]
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act: Aaron 
        Smith, Young Invincibles (organization), S3427 [22MY]
      ------Amy Rosen, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Debra W. Stewart, Council of Graduate Schools, S3428 
        [22MY]
      ------Edward L. Davis, DECA, Inc., S3427 [22MY]
      ------Jack E. Kosakowski, Junior Achievement USA (organization), 
        S3428 [22MY]
      ------Kent Schescke, Future Farmers of America (organization), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Michael Simmons, Empact (organization), S3426 [22MY]
      ------Scott Gerber, Young Entrepreneur Council, S3427 [22MY]
      ------Tim Williamson, Idea Village (organization), S3426 [22MY]
  Lists
      American Council on Education members, H986 [28FE], H2237 [27AP]
      Indiana University cheerleading team members, S697 [15FE]
      New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, 
        E133 [3FE]
      Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, S5301 [24JY]
      Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E921 
        [31MY]
      United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar Initiative 
        participants, E1151 [27JN]
  Motions
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2246 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2799 [26AP], S3158 [15MY]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H995 [28FE]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
  Poems
      ``We Are Virginia Tech,'' Nikki Giovanni, E526 [16AP]
  Press releases
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
  Proclamations
      Georgia Piedmont Technical College Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E614 [23AP], E779 [11MY]
  Remarks in House
      Adams, Keitha: Conference USA Women's Basketball Coach of the 
        Year award recipient, E368 [13MR]
      Affordability, H1435 [21MR]
      Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute, E676 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Theta Lambda Omega chapter Debutante 
        Scholarship Cotillion, E777 [10MY]
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]
      Armed Forces: efforts of for-profit colleges and universities to 
        recruit active-duty military personnel and veterans, H2824 
        [17MY]
      Asian Pacific State Employees Association: tribute to 
        scholarship fund, E636 [24AP]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Congress 
        to Campus program, H4697 [10JY]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (H.R. 2028), E1226 [11JY]
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team, H1917 
        [18AP], E535 [16AP]
      Berrien Community Foundation: anniversary, E1424 [3AU]
      Bronx Community College: anniversary of Hall of Fame race, E685 
        [27AP]
      Budget: ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H5025 [19JY]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: observance, E1554 [19SE]
      Chaminade University: tribute to Leadership Alliance membership, 
        E1331 [25JY]
      Charles Drew University: tribute to graduates, E964 [1JN]
      Colby College: anniversary, E1568 [19SE]
      Colorado School of Mines: tribute to women's softball team, E170 
        [9FE]
      Columbia University: tribute to Mailman School of Public Health 
        Dept. of Sociomedical Sciences Doctoral Program/Initiative for 
        Maximizing Student Diversity, E1662 [28SE]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H719, H720 [14FE], H733 
        [15FE]
      Compton, Catherine: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, 
        E303 [1MR]
      Compton, Jennifer: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, 
        E303 [1MR]
      Corns, Evan R.: Ohio Wesleyan University Alumni Board of 
        Directors Herman ``Rusty'' Shipps leadership award recipient, 
        E945 [1JN]
      Crafton Hills College: anniversary, E486 [29MR]
      Crime: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (H.R. 1048), H3809 
        [20JN]
      Dartmouth College: tribute to men's rugby team, E1020 [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: allow promulgation of rules or regulations 
        defining the term ``credit hour'', H991 [28FE]
      ------allow States to regulate credit-hour and clock-hour 
        programs, H989 [28FE]
      ------Community College to Career Fund funding, H733 [15FE]
      ------develop a plan to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in 
        financial aid programs, H991, H992 [28FE], E330 [7MR]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), E687 [27AP]
      ------establish State review process for student complaints on 
        institutions, H988, H989 [28FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, H1851 [17AP], H1923, H1924 [18AP], H2451 
        [9MY], H2724 [16MY], H2825 [17MY], H3408 [5JN], H3488 [6JN], 
        H3586, H3587, H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3664, H3692 [8JN], H3736, 
        H3743 [19JN], H3811, H3812 [20JN], H3947, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023, H4024 [26JN], H4078, H4079, H4120 [27JN], H4612, H4613, 
        H4619, H4620, H4626, H4636, H4637 [29JN], E613 [23AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H974 [28FE], H1813 [16AP], H1854, 
        H1898 [17AP], H1969-H1975 [18AP], H2052-H2056 [24AP], H2075, 
        H2117-H2120 [25AP], H2143, H2145, H2146 [26AP], H2244, H2258 
        [27AP], H2336 [8MY], H2721 [16MY], H3108 [18MY], H3398 [1JN], 
        H3817 [20JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2079, H2080, H2081, H2117-H2120 
        [25AP], H2214, H2228, H2252, H2258, H2262-H2264 [27AP], H2336, 
        H2337 [8MY], H2457, H2458 [9MY], H2572 [10MY], H3279, H3280, 
        H3281 [31MY], H3365, H3366 [1JN], E676 [26AP], E705 [7MY], 
        E721, E733 [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), 
        H2147-H2156 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), motion to recommit, H2246, H2250 
        [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2256-H2262 [27AP], H2340-H2344 
        [8MY], H3280 [31MY], H3817, H3821 [20JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 5812), H2825 [17MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), H2335 [8MY], H3392, H3393 [1JN]
      ------extension of reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, H4830 [12JY]
      ------freeze income-based student loan repayment plan, H5146 
        [24JY]
      ------freeze interest rates on subsidized student loans, H738 
        [15FE], H1795 [29MR]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H980-H997 
        [28FE], E273 [28FE], E296 [1MR], E330 [7MR]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), consideration 
        (H. Res. 563), H976-H980 [28FE]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), motion to 
        recommit, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------protect students from higher education costs and increased 
        student loan interest rates, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------provide grants to State educational agencies and 
        institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and 
        secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment 
        (H.R. 5801), E876 [18MY]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (H.R. 4286), H2081 [25AP], E465 [28MR]
      ------retain State authorization requirements for institutions 
        with below-average graduation and annual completion rates, and 
        above-average loan default rates, H990 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (H.R. 6400), E1524 [13SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5817-H5821 [11SE]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (H.R. 6101), H4787 [11JY]
      Diaz, Yethzell: University of California, Santa Cruz, Gabriel 
        Zimmerman Scholarship Fund award recipient, E652 [25AP]
      East Texas Baptist University: anniversary, E241 [27FE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, E849 [18MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 [11JY]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, E1223, E1231 [11JY]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 694), E1093 [20JN]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 700), E1103 [21JN]
      ------funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      ------Pell Grants funding, H983, H985 [28FE]
      ------provide student loan borrowers with basic consumer 
        protections, H815 [16FE]
      ------reduce the costs of higher education, H523 [7FE]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (H.R. 4170), 
        H1291 [8MR], H2054 [24AP], H2117, H2118 [25AP]
      ------science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 
        education funding, H383 [2FE], H557 [7FE], H1853 [17AP], H2522 
        [9MY]
      ------student loans and financial aid programs funding, H68 
        [18JA]
      ------tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, E78 [25JA], E141, E142 [6FE]
      Farmingdale State College: anniversary, E437 [26MR]
      ------tribute to Green Building Institute, E437 [26MR]
      Ferris State University: tribute to men's ice hockey team, E583 
        [19AP]
      Financial institutions: require private educational lenders to 
        obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education, H5531 [1AU]
      George Mason University: tribute to green and sustainable 
        initiatives, E649 [25AP]
      Glance, Stephanie: Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball 
        Coach of the Year award recipient, E406 [21MR]
      Gonzaga University: anniversary, E1525 [13SE]
      Government regulations: impact on research, H5205 [25JY]
      Grambling State University: anniversary, E1430 [3AU]
      Greenville Industrial College: tribute, E483 [29MR]
      Hamilton College: anniversary, E804 [15MY]
      Harcum College: Main Line Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Business 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1398 [3AU]
      Heer, Melissa: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E298 
        [1MR]
      Highline Community College: anniversary, E237 [24FE]
      Illinois Wesleyan University: tribute to women's basketball 
        team, E458 [27MR]
      Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who 
        have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and 
        exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical 
        limitations (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H3737 [19JN], E1048 
        [15JN]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (S. 952), H2137 [26AP]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, H3709, H3710 
        [18JN], H3737, H3738, H3742, H3749 [19JN], H3812 [20JN], 
        H3966-H3970 [21JN], H3984 [26JN], H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY], 
        E1061 [18JN]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 [21SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      ------release of guidelines on application process to cancel 
        removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien 
        students, H5528 [1AU]
      ------require accreditation of certain educational institutions 
        for purposes of a nonimmigrant student visa (H.R. 3120), 
        H5504-H5506 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Inter American University of Puerto Rico: anniversary, E1015 
        [7JN]
      Jones County Junior College: anniversary, H11 [17JA]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated 
        as NIH National Cancer Institute, H4789 [11JY]
      Kaushik, Sunedra K.: Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Samman Award 
        recipient, E255 [27FE]
      Kent State University: tribute to men's baseball team, E1067 
        [19JN]
      Knudson, Michael: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, E301 
        [1MR]
      Kurtinitis, Sandra: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Humanitarian 
        of the Year award recipient, E790 [15MY]
      Lakeland College: anniversary, E1122 [21JN]
      Lamar Community College: anniversary, E1663 [28SE]
      Lane, Joanne: United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar 
        recipient, E1142 [26JN]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, H4787 [11JY], E937 [31MY], 
        E1290 [19JY], E1331 [25JY], E1342 [26JY]
      Leadership Alliance (organization): anniversary, E1059 [18JN]
      Lee College: Texas Historical Marker recipient, E391 [20MR]
      Lee University: tribute to Voices of Lee (singing group), H4708 
        [10JY]
      Louisburg College: anniversary, E1398 [3AU]
      Louisiana State University: tribute to football team, H39 [18JA]
      Marymount Manhattan College: anniversary, E734 [8MY]
      Meyers, Marvin: Fresno State Alumni Association ``Top Dog'' 
        Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient, E1673 [2OC]
      Monmouth University: anniversary of Marjorie K. Unterberg School 
        of Nursing & Health Studies, E601 [19AP]
      Montgomery GI Bill: anniversary, H3272 [31MY], E958 [1JN]
      Mooney, Beth: Notre Dame College Medal recipient, E1019 [7JN]
      Moore, Mal: National Football Foundation John L. Toner Award 
        recipient, E1338 [26JY], E1366 [31JY]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E122, E123, E124 
        [2FE]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 548), E215 [16FE]
      National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide 
        funding (H.R. 3915), E155 [7FE]
      National Day of Silence: observance, H2013 [19AP]
      National GEAR UP Week: observance, E1613 [21SE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: observance, E1577 
        [20SE], E1635 [21SE]
      Nazareth College: inclusion in Military Advanced Education 
        (publication) ``Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities'' 
        list, E335 [7MR]
      New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service 
        academy nominees, E133 [3FE]
      New York, NY: anniversary of Regis High School Recruiting 
        Excellence in Academics for Catholic High Schools (REACH) 
        program, E330 [7MR]
      NOAA: National Sea Grant College Program funding, H2359 [8MY]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team, H11 
        [17JA], E94 [31JA]
      Northeast Iowa Community College: Aspen Institute ``Top Ten 
        Community Colleges'' honoree, E218 [16FE]
      Northwestern College: anniversary, E1584 [21SE]
      Northwestern University: tribute to efforts to increase student 
        voter registration with UVote Project, E1703 [16OC]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]
      Oakland University: designation of Meadow Brook Hall as a 
        National Historic Landmark, E1275 [18JY]
      Obama, President: administration proposals to make higher 
        education more affordable, H1138 [5MR]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H5755 [10SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: recognize 
        importance of instruction in foreign language and culture in 
        development of training programs to protect against cyber 
        attacks and intrusions, H3299, H3300 [31MY]
      Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Georgia State 
        Workshop of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, E1645 [21SE]
      Onondaga Community College: anniversary, E127 [3FE]
      Oregon Institute of Technology: tribute to men's basketball 
        team, E568 [18AP]
      Ozark Christian College: anniversary, E990 [6JN]
      Padron, Eduardo J.: Greater Miami, FL, Chamber of Commerce Sand 
        In My Shoes Award recipient, E252 [27FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3586 [7JN]
      Pennsylvania: tribute to 7th Congressional District service 
        academy nominees, H1216 [7MR]
      ------tribute to 12th Congressional District recipients of Dept. 
        of State Fulbright Program grants, E30 [18JA]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1289 [8MR]
      Rice University: anniversary, H4787, H4789, H4790 [11JY], E1225, 
        E1230, E1235 [11JY], E1239, E1242, E1244 [12JY], E1287 [19JY]
      Rittling, Mary: North Carolina Community College President of 
        the Year award recipient, E753 [9MY]
      Rochester Institute of Technology: anniversary of Cooperative 
        Education Program, E1564 [19SE]
      Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: 
        anniversary, H5687 [2AU]
      Salisbury University: tribute to men's lacrosse team, E942 
        [31MY]
      Samford University: anniversary of Cumberland School of Law, 
        E758 [10MY]
      San Jacinto College: anniversary, E418 [22MR]
      ------receipt of grant to fund collaborative programs with local 
        secondary school districts to increase college readiness and 
        completion of post-secondary education courses, E418 [22MR]
      Sandhills Community College: tribute to men's basketball team, 
        E466 [28MR]
      Senteza, Jimmy: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E300 
        [1MR]
      Shaw University: tribute to women's basketball team, E591 [19AP]
      Social Finance, Inc.: tribute, E1461 [10SE]
      Sonoma State University: anniversary of Environmental Technology 
        Center, E534 [16AP]
      South Carolina: formation of joint technology initiative between 
        Savannah River National Laboratory and University of South 
        Carolina to build new technology-based businesses and create 
        jobs, H1813 [16AP]
      St. Joseph's College: anniversary, E1554 [19SE]
      St. Mary's College of California: anniversary, E1583 [21SE]
      St. Xavier University: tribute to football team, E28 [17JA]
      Stanford University: tribute to women's water polo team, E1312 
        [24JY]
      State University of New York, Canton: tribute to first 
        responders, E280 [29FE]
      States: anniversary of land grant college program, H3398 [1JN]
      Statesboro, GA: closing of Snooky's Restaurant, H3663 [8JN]
      Stony Brook University: tribute to Louis and Beatrice Laufer 
        Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, E934 [31MY]
      Straszheim, Charity: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, 
        E299 [1MR]
      Student loans: address increasing levels of debt and default 
        rates, H515 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H1969-H1975 [18AP], H2052-H2055 
        [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2145, H2146 [26AP]
      Texas: importance of football rivalry between University of 
        Texas and Texas A&M University, E58 [23JA]
      ------tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, E921 [31MY]
      Texas A&M University: tribute to Corps of Cadets, E1143 [26JN]
      Trinity Valley Community College: tribute to women's basketball 
        team, E492 [29MR]
      Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic: tribute, E1521 [13SE]
      Unemployment: rate among college graduates, H5755 [10SE]
      Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 
        anniversary, E1559 [19SE]
      United Health Foundation: tribute to Diverse Scholar Initiative, 
        E1151 [27JN]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team, H39 [18JA], 
        E572 [18AP]
      ------tribute to football team (H. Res. 518), H32 [18JA]
      ------tribute to men's golf team, E1365 [31JY]
      ------tribute to women's softball team, E1367 [31JY]
      University of Arizona: induction of baseball team into 
        University of Arizona Hall of Fame, E1422 [3AU]
      University of Arkansas at Little Rock: tribute to women's 
        basketball team, H1291 [8MR]
      University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball 
        team, E1009 [7JN]
      University of Guam: anniversary, E348 [8MR]
      University of Houston: anniversary of Center for Mexican 
        American Studies, E1683 [5OC]
      ------tribute to Hispanic-Serving Institution designation, E606 
        [19AP]
      University of Illinois: tribute to women's volleyball team, E48 
        [19JA]
      University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: anniversary of 
        Division of Campus Recreation, E1679 [2OC]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, E521 
        [16AP]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 622), H1917 
        [18AP]
      University of Massachusetts Amherst: tribute to University 
        Without Walls program, H3108 [18MY]
      University of Missouri: anniversary of Elmer Ellis Library, E715 
        [7MY]
      ------Elmer Ellis Library recipient of Federal Depository 
        Library Program Spotlight Award, E715 [7MY]
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary, E351 
        [8MR]
      University of Notre Dame: anniversary, E1486 [12SE]
      University of San Diego: anniversary of Women PeaceMakers 
        Program, E1453 [10SE]
      University of South Carolina: inclusion of Honors Program in 
        Public University Honors (organization) list of top honors 
        programs, H2044 [24AP]
      University of South Florida: tribute, E121, E122, E124 [2FE], 
        E215 [16FE]
      University of Texas at El Paso: Master of Business 
        Administration Program and Reverse Transfer Program recipients 
        of Excelencia in Education (organization) award, E1661 [28SE]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team, E1126 
        [21JN]
      USA Cheer (organization): tribute to STUNT competition format, 
        H5026 [19JY]
      Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, E526 
        [16AP]
      Weber State University Alumni Association: tribute to WSU 
        Salutes honorees, H6162 [20SE]
      West Virginia University: tribute to football team, H45 [18JA]
      Western Visayas College of Science and Technology Alumni 
        Association: anniversary of Guam Chapter, E1733 [2NO]
      Williams, Cassius S.: North Carolina State University Watauga 
        Medal Award recipient, H1220 [7MR]
      Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College: anniversary, E1218 
        [10JY]
      Wittenberg University: tribute to women's volleyball team, E2 
        [6JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: efforts of for-profit colleges and universities to 
        recruit active-duty military personnel and veterans, S5634 
        [30JY]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (S. 1102), S2069 [27MR]
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (S. Res. 
        426), S2517 [18AP]
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (S. Res. 437), 
        S2741 [25AP]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 549), S6238 [11SE]
      Cheyney University: anniversary, S1144 [29FE]
      Cincinnati State Technical and Community College: Meridian 
        Bioscience, Inc., establishment of William J. Motto Annual 
        Bioscience Scholarship, S2917 [7MY]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        release of ``For-Profit Higher Education--The Failure to 
        Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success'', 
        S5632 [30JY], S5710 [31JY]
      Credit: encourage financial institutions to discontinue certain 
        fees on debit and prepaid cards used by colleges and 
        universities to disburse student financial aid, S5199 [19JY]
      Dayton, OH: tribute to hosting of NCAA men's basketball 
        tournament first round games, S1919 [21MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: encourage partnerships between the 
        National Agriculture Library and educational institutions to 
        support the dissemination of objective and scholarly 
        agricultural and food law research and information, S4345 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (S. 2194), S1735 [15MR], 
        S3018 [9MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, S2589 [23AP], S2671 [25AP], S3190, S3216 
        [16MY], S4188 [14JN], S4627 [26JN], S4710 [28JN], S4735, 
        S4743, S4757 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3268 
        [17MY], S3671 [4JN], S3696 [5JN], S3804 [7JN], S4380 [21JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2051), S212 [31JA], S2373 [17AP], S2722 
        [25AP], S3059 [10MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2660 [24AP], S2664, S2667 [25AP], 
        S3536, S3538, S3609-S3612 [24MY], S3677 [4JN], S3834 [7JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799, S2802 
        [26AP], S2891-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2948, S2951-S2959 [8MY], 
        S2989, S2996-S2998, S3000, S3001, S3003-S3008, S3011-S3035 
        [9MY], S3053-S3057, S3059-S3062 [10MY], S3181, S3200 [16MY], 
        S3261-S3264, S3268 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3410 [22MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), unanimous-consent agreement, S3479 
        [23MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2366), S2675, S2733, S2742 [25AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2834), S2946 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: facilitate emergency medical services personnel 
        training and certification curriculums for veterans, S6256 
        [12SE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (S. 3407), S5214 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (S. 3192), S3199, S3200 
        [16MY], S3258-S3260 [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (S. 2241), 
        S2087 [27MR], S2589 [23AP]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (S. 2179), S1541 [8MR]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (S. 3325), S4419 [21JN]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 
        [15MR], S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S4628 [26JN]
      Education: anniversary of Pell Grants, S4401 [21JN]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (S. Res. 500), S4375 [20JN], S4414 [21JN]
      ------funding, S5943 [2AU], S6088-S6091 [11SE]
      ------improve efforts to make higher education more affordable, 
        S2675 [25AP]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (S. 3582), S6548 [20SE]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
        in certain financial aid programs from including predispute 
        arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (S. 3557), 
        S6458-S6460 [19SE]
      ------provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators 
        (S. 2181), S1542 [8MR]
      ------reduce higher education costs, S396-S398 [9FE]
      ------reform graduate medical education payments (S. 3201), 
        S3286 [17MY]
      ------support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (S. 2098), S502 [9FE], 
        S3005 [9MY]
      ------tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, S205 [31JA]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (S. Res. 476), S3871 [7JN]
      Federal aid programs: restrict institutions of higher education 
        from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (S. 2296), 
        S5634 [30JY]
      Ferris State University: tribute to men's ice hockey team, S2387 
        [17AP]
      Financial institutions: require private educational lenders to 
        obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (S. 2280), S2254 [29MR], S5710 [31JY]
      Government regulations: review and improve regulation of 
        proprietary or for-profit institutions, S2069 [27MR], S2535 
        [19AP], S2671, S2674 [25AP], S2955 [8MY], S5632-S5635 [30JY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (S. 2032), S44 [23JA], S3742 [6JN]
      Hamilton College: anniversary, S3421 [22MY]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 478), S3736 [5JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S117 [26JA], S2204-
        S2206 [29MR], S2470 [18AP], S2589 [23AP], S2956 [8MY], S3068 
        [10MY], S3260 [17MY], S3402 [22MY], S3721 [5JN], S4141-S4143 
        [13JN], S4223, S4233 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4434, S4440, S4441 
        [25JN], S4645-S4647 [27JN], S4813, S4814 [10JY], S5064, S5081 
        [17JY], S5269 [24JY], S5935 [2AU], S6249 [12SE], S6519 [20SE]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, S4223, S4233 
        [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4604 [26JN], S4813 [10JY], S5064 [17JY]
      Indiana University: tribute to cheerleading team, S697 [15FE]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated 
        as NIH National Cancer Institute, S4923 [12JY]
      Kennesaw State University: tribute to Homelessness Awareness 
        Week, S5369 [25JY]
      Kentucky: tribute to University of Louisville v. University of 
        Kentucky NCAA men's basketball tournament game, S2117 [28MR]
      Knox College: anniversary, S202 [31JA]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN], S4669 
        [27JN]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 502), S4375, S4377 [20JN]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, S5204, S5205 [19JY]
      Louisberg College: anniversary, S6051 [10SE]
      Loyola University Maryland: tribute to men's lacrosse team (S. 
        Res. 514), S4729 [28JN]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        S2942 [8MY], S3761 [6JN]
      Midway College: tribute, S842 [16FE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 
        568), S6469 [19SE], S6534 [20SE]
      NLRB: provide for appropriate designation of collective 
        bargaining units (S. 1843), S3270 [17MY]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 
        353), S77, S78 [24JA]
      Northeast Wisconsin Technical College: anniversary, S6262 [12SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S3671 [4JN], 
        S6308 [13SE]
      Ohio: tribute to teams advancing to Sweet 16 in NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, S1919 [21MR]
      Olesen, James: Brandeis University Leonard Bernstein Festival of 
        the Creative Arts Distinguished Contribution to the Arts Award 
        recipient, S3082 [10MY]
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (S. Res. 511), S4685 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S3741 [6JN], S4696-S4706, S4709, S4714 [28JN], 
        S5442 [26JY], S5706 [31JY]
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 
        363), S222 [31JA]
      Portland Community College: anniversary, S698 [15FE]
      Ravi, Dharun: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on 
        and then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler 
        Clementi and another man, S1928 [21MR]
      Reed College: anniversary, S67 [24JA]
      Rice University: anniversary (S. Res. 512), S4686 [27JN]
      Salve Regina University: tribute to men's rugby team, S3325 
        [21MY]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (S. 3214), S3424 
        [22MY]
      Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College: 
        inclusion in Washington Monthly (publication) list of best 
        community colleges, S1140 [29FE]
      Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership: tribute to Stennis 
        Congressional Intern Program, S5301 [24JY]
      Student loans: address increasing levels of debt and default 
        rates, S237 [1FE], S2068-S2070 [27MR], S2536-S2538 [19AP], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to 
        provide need-based college scholarships (S. 2287), S3017 [9MY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 
        [14MR]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      ------require institutions of higher education to post certain 
        IRS returns on their websites (S. 2835), S2946 [8MY]
      Transportation: ensure transit agencies that partner with 
        community colleges on job training programs are eligible for 
        Federal grants, S842 [16FE]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (S. Res. 361), 
        S222 [31JA]
      University of Connecticut: impact of implementation of NCAA 
        academic progress rate standards on men's basketball team, 
        S2481, S2482 [18AP]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 422), S2453 
        [17AP]
      University of Louisville: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]
      University of Nevada, Las Vegas: tribute to men's basketball 
        team, S14 [23JA]
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary (S. Res. 
        414), S2282 [29MR]
      University of South Dakota: anniversary, S3728 [5JN]
      University of Texas at Austin: tribute to Dept. of History ``Not 
        Even Past'' website promoting U.S. and global history, S3325 
        [21MY]
      University of Vermont: tribute to Peace Corps volunteers, S204 
        [31JA]
      Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S3039 [9MY]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (S. Res. 423), S2453 [17AP]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic Freedom in 
        Higher Education Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 563) 
        (H. Rept. 112-404), H965 [27FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs Policy To Improve Outreach and 
        Transparency to Veterans and Service Members Through 
        Information on Institutions of Higher Learning: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 112-646), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      Student Visa Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3120) (H. Rept. 112-595), H4862 [12JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Tribute to Robert R. Bell: Tennessee Board of Regents, S4362 
        [20JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 563, consideration of H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic 
        Freedom in Higher Education Act, H976 [28FE]
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H.R. 3120, Student Visa Reform Act, H5504 [31JY]
      H.R. 4057, Dept. of Veterans Affairs comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning, H5817 [11SE]
      H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act, H2228 [27AP]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. 2032, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S44 
        [23JA]
      S. 2051, Dept. of Education extension of the reduced interest 
        rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, S213 [31JA]
      S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act, S2088-S2092 [27MR]
      S. 2280, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S2255 
        [29MR]
      S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act, S2657 
        [24AP]
      S. 3214, Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, 
        S3425 [22MY]
      S. 3407, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, 
        S5215 [19JY]
      S. Res. 353, tribute to North Dakota State University football 
        team, S77, S78 [24JA]
      S. Res. 361, tribute to University of Alabama football team, 
        S213, S222 [31JA]
      S. Res. 363, tribute to Pittsburg State University football 
        team, S214, S223 [31JA]
      S. Res. 384, National Public Higher Education Day, S1151 [29FE]
      S. Res. 411, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/
        Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn 
        State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S2257 
        [29MR]
      S. Res. 414, University of North Carolina at Pembroke 
        anniversary, S2258, S2282 [29MR]
      S. Res. 422, tribute to University of Kentucky men's basketball 
        team, S2400, S2453 [17AP]
      S. Res. 423, tribute to Western Washington University men's 
        basketball team, S2400, S2453 [17AP]
      S. Res. 426, tribute to Baylor University women's basketball 
        team, S2503, S2517 [18AP]
      S. Res. 437, tribute to Boston College men's ice hockey team, 
        S2736, S2742 [25AP]
      S. Res. 476, tribute to Fang Lizhi, S3689 [4JN], S3871 [7JN]
      S. Res. 478, Hamilton College anniversary, S3732, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 500, Title IX anniversary, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, S4373, S4375 [20JN]
      S. Res. 502, Land-Grant College Act anniversary, S4374, S4376 
        [20JN]
      S. Res. 511, tribute to Pacific Lutheran University women's 
        softball team, S4683, S4686 [27JN]
      S. Res. 512, Rice University anniversary, S4683, S4686 [27JN]
      S. Res. 514, tribute to Loyola University Maryland men's 
        lacrosse team, S4727, S4729 [28JN]
      S. Res. 517, tribute to Northwestern University women's lacrosse 
        team, S4776 [29JN]
      S. Res. 549, Campus Fire Safety Month, S6110, S6238 [11SE]
      S. Res. 568, National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, S6467, 
        S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 579, National Historically Black Colleges and 
        Universities Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Summitt, Pat, S2480, S2481 [18AP], H2075, H2076, H2077, H2079 
        [25AP], H2139 [26AP], E639 [25AP]




COLLETT, RACHEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E52 [23JA]




COLLEYVILLE, TX

  Remarks in House
      Grapevine, TX: anniversary of Grapevine-Colleyville Independent 
        School District, E571 [18AP]




COLLIGAN, CARLY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




COLLIN COUNTY, TX

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




COLLINS, DANIEL P.

  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge, S3312 [21MY]




COLLINS, GAIL

  Articles and editorials
      Congress Has No Date for the Prom, S813 [16FE]




COLLINS, KELTIE McCATHERIN

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




COLLINS, MYRNA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2572 [10MY]




COLLINS, NY

  Remarks in House
      Collins Fire Dept.: anniversary, E51 [23JA]




COLLINS, SUSAN M. (a Senator from Maine)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791 [6JN], 
        S3905 [11JN], S3993 [12JN], S4240, S4245 [18JN], S4300 [19JN], 
        S4419 [21JN]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4424, S4429 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S169 [30JA]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6233 [11SE], S6283 [12SE], S6363 [13SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5891, S5896 [1AU]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4727 [28JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2333 
        [16AP], S2435 [17AP], S2547 [19AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S577 [13FE], S654, S655 [14FE], 
        S789, S796 [15FE], S863, S864 [16FE], S926 [17FE], S1089 
        [28FE], S1397 [5MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1804 [19MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5316 
        [24JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4896 [11JY], S4973 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5231 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724, S5789 [31JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Driving Through History, Kathryn Buxton, Maine Trails 
        (publication), S3127 [14MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of 
        Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 587), S6626 [21SE]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3901 
        [11JN]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 
        [26MR]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S2325 
        [16AP]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S3730 [5JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S851 [16FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S3976 [12JN]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 549), S6108 
        [11SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 3286), S3976 [12JN]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision (see S. 605), S1147 [29FE]
      Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 576), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see S. 3618), S6625 [21SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 
        1947), S3839 [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S851 [16FE]
      ------promote environmental education (see S. 1372), S5085 
        [17JY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see S. 1878), S5733 [31JY]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 
        3461), S6627 [21SE]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        S. 975), S2602 [23AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain 
        items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, 
        or produced (see S. 2114), S699 [15FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 
        3250), S3631 [24MY]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of 
        nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural 
        employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S2602 [23AP]
      Dept. of State: allow issuance of a certain number of E-3 visas 
        per year to Irish nationals (see S. 2005), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3978 [12JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits for homeless 
        veterans who are women or who have dependents (see S. 3308), 
        S4823 [10JY]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (see S. 3405), S6271 [12SE]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see S. 3430), S5381 [25JY]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      ------reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and 
        treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and 
        men with a family history of prostate cancer (see S. 1190), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP]
      District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative 
        Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), 
        S5305 [24JY]
      ------permit determination of the fiscal year period and make 
        local funds for a fiscal year available for use upon enactment 
        of the local budget act for the year subject to congressional 
        review (see S. 2345), S2655 [24AP]
      Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (see S. 839), 
        S1540 [8MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require independent regulatory 
        agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements 
        applicable to executive agencies (see S. 3468), S5870 [1AU]
      Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax 
        debts ineligible for Federal employment (see S. 376), S208 
        [31JA]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3731 [5JN]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 
        2231), S2001 [22MR]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S3175 [15MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (see S. 3315), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Government regulations: require that Federal regulations use 
        plain writing that is clear, concise, well-organized, and 
        follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or 
        field and intended audience (see S. 2337), S2601 [23AP]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3042 [9MY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S4893 [11JY]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S2968 
        [8MY]
      Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born 
        physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved 
        communities (see S. 1979), S2325 [16AP]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 
        821), S6455 [19SE]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S5979 [2AU]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2288), S2732 [25AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S3130 [14MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S1374 [2MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S3088 [10MY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S4461 [25JN]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S5732 [31JY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), 
        S2030 [26MR]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see S. 960), S2031 [26MR]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 548), S6108 [11SE]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        553), S6271 [12SE]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3633 
        [24MY]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health 
        insurance tax (see S. 1880), S1541 [8MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (see 
        S. 3625), S6626 [21SE]
      Public Interest Declassification Act: extend (see S. 3564), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6272 [12SE]
      Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 382), S1147 
        [29FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S351 [6FE]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see 
        S. Res. 524), S5733 [31JY]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S851 [16FE]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1541 [8MR]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S4204 [14JN]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S5259 [23JY]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see S. 697), S6063 [10SE]
      ------allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 557), S3977 
        [12JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S2825 [26AP]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see S. 1512), S3087 [10MY]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S3977 [12JN]
      ------expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists 
        and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 
        974), S3043 [9MY]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see S. 672), S75 [24JA]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 996), S6455 
        [19SE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see S. 1575), S133 [26JA]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S2602 [23AP]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S3978 [12JN]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 
        845), S5257 [23JY]
      ------repeal sunset of adoption credit expansion and adoption 
        assistance programs and allow credit to be claimed in the year 
        expenses are incurred, regardless of when the adoption becomes 
        final (see S. 82), S699 [15FE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see 
        S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S6063 [10SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: appoint passenger 
        advocates at certain airports to assist elderly and disabled 
        passengers who believe they have been mistreated by personnel 
        (see S. 2207), S1847 [20MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3729 [5JN]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2218), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S3633 [24MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S164 
        [30JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3900 [11JN]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 
        [7MY]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        433), S2655 [24AP]
      Tariff: alginic acid, ammonium alginate, potassium alginate, 
        calcium alginate, and magnesium alginate (see S. 2833), S2927 
        [7MY]
      ------propylene glycol alginates (see S. 2837), S2928 [7MY]
      ------sodium alginate (see S. 2836), S2927 [7MY]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon (see S. 2838), S2928 [7MY]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Letters
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): several individuals, S5437 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------by, S1168 [1MR]
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: 
        Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------John G. Pare, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      Postal Service surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (FERS): David C. Williams, Postal Service, 
        S2467 [18AP]
      ------Patrick E. McFarland, OPM, S2467 [18AP]
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
  Memorandums
      Congressional Authority To Alter Postal Service Employee-
        Management Relations Including Collective Bargaining 
        Agreements: Congressional Research Service, S2633 [24AP]
  Remarks
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4428 [21JN]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S1042 [27FE], S5299 [24JY], 
        S6416 [19SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6416 [19SE]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, S6096 [11SE]
      CBO: scoring method on savings achieved by refund of postal 
        surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (FERS), S2564 [23AP]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (S. 3567), S6461 [19SE]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5715 [31JY]
      Congress: clarify guidelines for personal financial disclosure 
        filings of Members and certain employees, S188 [31JA]
      ------clarify the transaction reporting requirement is not 
        applicable to widely held investment funds, S302 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial disclosure rules to executive 
        branch and independent agencies, S241 [1FE], S301 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S181, S188, S200 [31JA], S241, S246, S247 
        [1FE], S299, S300, S301, S302, S310 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1977 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S143 [30JA]
      ------require Members and employees to certify they have not 
        used material, nonpublic information derived from their 
        official positions for personal financial benefit, S300 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S325 
        [2FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (S. 2044), S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: reinstate Draft Proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, S1526 [8MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary of Veterans' Community 
        Based Outpatient Clinic in Caribou, ME, S4148 [13JN]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S6096 [11SE]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S6477 [20SE]
      Eliot, ME: Eliot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S67 [24JA]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4411 [21JN]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S1508, S1528 [8MR]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S246, S247 [1FE]
      Executive Office of the President: prohibit appointees or staff 
        from holding positions giving them oversight, rule-making, 
        loan or grant-making abilities over entities in which they 
        have a significant financial interest, S241 [1FE]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3418 [22MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (S. 296), S107 
        [26JA]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3418 [22MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: limit conference expenses, 
        S2640 [24AP]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2583 [23AP], S2647 
        [24AP], S2691 [25AP]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]
      Frumin, Alan S.: tribute (S. Res. 359), S201 [31JA]
      Government regulations: reform (S. 602), S4411 [21JN]
      Hope, ME: Hope Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education 
        Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6437 [19SE]
      John T. Cyr and Sons, Inc.: anniversary, S2813 [26AP], 
        S3127 [14MY]
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits for former Members 
        who work as lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200 
        [31JA]
      ------require public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages 
        held by Members of Congress, S246, S247 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2579 [23AP]
      OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of 
        Federal retirement benefits, S2568 [23AP], S2693 [25AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare 
        funding, S2212, S2232 [29MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1168 [1MR]
      ------repeal, S2212, S2232 [29MR]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: require evaluation of area mail 
        processing studies if proposed closure or consolidation of 
        postal facility is appealed, S2644 [24AP]
      Postal Service: authorize move to a 5-day mail delivery service, 
        S2581 [23AP], S2645 [24AP]
      ------consider impact of regulations when developing a 
        profitability plan, S2687 [25AP]
      ------eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree 
        Health Benefits Fund, S2473 [18AP]
      ------encourage colocation of an employee at a commercial or 
        government entity to maintain local access to postal services, 
        S2642 [24AP]
      ------end mailbox use monopoly, S2650 [24AP]
      ------establish pilot program to test alternative methods for 
        the delivery of postal services, S2686 [25AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S1774-S1776 
        [19MR], S2377 [17AP], S2466, S2467, S2468, S2473 [18AP], 
        S2561, S2563, S2568, S2581, S2583 [23AP], S2632, S2633, S2637, 
        S2638, S2640, S2642, S2644, S2645, S2647, S2650 [24AP], S2685, 
        S2686, S2687, S2688, S2691, S2693, S2695, S2696 [25AP], S6616 
        [21SE]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S2348, S2352 [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S2539 [19AP]
      ------maintain services to rural areas, S2562 [23AP]
      ------modify process for closure or consolidation of post 
        offices and postal facilities, S2638 [24AP]
      ------permit postmasters and other supervisory organizations to 
        participate in the planning and development of changes in work 
        schedules and benefits, S2650 [24AP]
      ------prohibit employees from engaging in collective bargaining, 
        S2688 [25AP]
      ------reduce the postal workforce by creating a mandatory 
        retirement requirement for eligible employees, S2642 [24AP]
      ------renegotiation of current collective bargaining agreements, 
        S2632, S2633-S2634 [24AP]
      ------request refund of postal surplus contributions into the 
        Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) in order to 
        finance buyouts and retirement incentives, S2467, S2468 
        [18AP], S2562, S2564 [23AP]
      ------require closing of post offices in the Capitol Complex, 
        S2685 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2156 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S2156 [28MR]
      Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center, 
        S3726 [5JN]
      Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (organization): tribute, 
        S4818 [10JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1168 [1MR], S1508, S1526, S1528 
        [8MR]
      Saco, ME: anniversary, S4633 [26JN]
      Solon, ME: Solon Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6437 [19SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5294 [24JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2302 [16AP]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S2302 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S618 [14FE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5714, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5907 [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5361 [25JY], S5436 [26JY]
      Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers (business): tribute, S698 
        [15FE]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (S. 2218), S1938 [21MR]
      Veterans: include certain veterans organizations as eligible 
        recipient organizations for donation of Federal surplus 
        personal property through State agencies, S6096 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S4936, S4937 [12JY]
  Statements
      Application of Insider Trading Law to Trading by Members of 
        Congress and Their Staffs: Robert Khuzami, SEC, S144-S146 
        [30JA]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Aspen Homeland Security Group, 
        S5437 [26JY]
  Tributes
      Epplin, Robert, S6617 [21SE]
      Kalikow, Theodora J., S3231 [16MY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1904 [21MR]




COLLINSVILLE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Collinsville High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, E217 
        [16FE]
      Wilkerson Chapel: anniversary, E982 [5JN]




COLLINSVILLE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROMOTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5625), H3985, H3986 [26JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5625, provisions, H3985 [26JN]




COLOMBIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Jineth Bedoya Lima, S1500 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Secret Service: call for investigation into allegations of 
        sexual misconduct by personnel in Colombia, H1829 [16AP]
      ------call for investigation into allegations of sexual 
        misconduct by personnel in Colombia and El Salvador, H2138 
        [26AP]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      Uribe, Alvaro: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute Trade 
        and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
  Reports filed
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), 
        S6545 [20SE]




COLORA, MD

  Remarks in Senate
      West Nottingham Academy: anniversary, S491 [9FE]




COLORADO

  Bills and resolutions
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (see S. 2341), S2655 [24AP] (see 
        H.R. 4073), H943 [17FE]
      Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit 
        County, CO (see H.R. 6370), H5859 [11SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (see S. 3400), S5133 [18JY]
      U.S. Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see H. Res. 692), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      Year of Water: recognize proclamation (see S. Res. 465), S3234 
        [16MY]
  Letters
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Ernest F. Kuhlman, San 
        Juan County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      ------Kellie C. Hotter, Robert A. Lieb, Jr., and Wallace White, 
        La Plata County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Mike King, 
        Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 [29FE]
      Wind power production tax credit extension: Colorado 
        congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
  Obituaries
      Blunk, Jonathan, H5299 [26JY]
      Boik, Alexander J. (A.J.), H5299 [26JY]
      Childress, Jesse, H5299 [26JY]
      Cowden, Gordon W., H5299 [26JY]
      Ghawi, Jessica, H5300 [26JY]
      Larimer, John, H5300 [26JY]
      McQuinn, Matt, H5300 [26JY]
      Medek, Micayla, H5300 [26JY]
      Moser, Veronica, H5300 [26JY]
      Sullivan, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Teves, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Wingo, Rebecca, H5299 [26JY]
  Poems
      ``Sense To Find . . .,'' Albert C. Caswell, H5301 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      Ambul, Maria: American Heritage Girl (organization) Stars and 
        Stripes Award recipient, E1 [6JA]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5264 [25JY], H5297-H5302 [26JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5081, H5082, 
        H5117, H5118 [23JY], H5135, H5149 [24JY], H5212 [25JY], H5532 
        [1AU], E1362 [31JY], E1416 [3AU]
      ------opening of Colorado Biobusiness Accelerator, E1611 [21SE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs 
        (H.R. 6060), H6074, H6075 [19SE]
      Chimney Rock National Monument: establish (H.R. 2621), H2678-
        H2680 [15MY], H2781 [16MY]
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, E396 [20MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5432, H5433 [31JY], 
        H5599 [1AU]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Disasters: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Waldo Canyon, E1201 [29JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H45 [18JA]
      Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit 
        County, CO (H.R. 6370), H5781 [11SE]
      Golden, CO: Colorado Railroad Museum recipient of Golden 
        Landmarks Association Living Landmark Award, E1123 [21JN]
      Herman, David: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1359 
        [31JY]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E733 
        [8MY], E1558 [19SE]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims 
        of Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings, H5149 [24JY]
      Lamar Community College: anniversary, E1663 [28SE]
      Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine 
        High School, H5532 [1AU]
      Peterson AFB, CO: 302d Airlift Wing rededication of SUMIT 38 
        Memorial, E1317 [25JY]
      Washington County, CO: anniversary, E1597 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), S5628 [26JY]
      ------condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences 
        for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (S. 
        Con. Res. 53), S5296, S5297 [24JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5239, S5243, 
        S5244, S5248, S5250 [23JY], S5280 [24JY], S5364 [25JY], S5466 
        [26JY], S5863 [1AU]
      Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed 
        drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (S. 1047), S588 [14FE]
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, S1844 [20MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Forest Service: reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN], S4660 
        [27JN]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (S. 3400), S5138, S5139 [18JY]
      Senate: moment of silence in memory of victims of Aurora, CO, 
        movie theater shootings, S5239 [23JY]
      Shaw, Mike: Time (publication) Dealer of the Year award 
        recipient, S1420 [6MR]
      United Way: anniversary, S3890 [11JN], S3974 [12JN]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5454-S5457 [26JY]
      Year of Water: recognize proclamation (S. Res. 465), S3239, 
        S3240 [16MY]
  Reports filed
      Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 112-473), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture Acceptance of the Quitclaim, Disclaimer, 
        and Relinquishment of a Railroad Right of Way Within and 
        Adjacent to Pike National Forest: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4073) (H. Rept. 112-599), H4906 [17JY]
      Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6060) (H. Rept. 112-672), 
        H6059 [14SE]
      Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 112-122), S41 
        [23JA]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 134, condemn, Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings 
        and express condolences for victims and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings, H5297 [26JY]
      H.R. 2621, Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act, 
        H2679 [15MY]
      H.R. 4073, Dept. of Agriculture acceptance of quitclaim, 
        disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way 
        within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted 
        to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co., H5432 [31JY]
      H.R. 6060, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act, 
        H6074 [19SE]
      S. Con. Res. 53, condemn Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings and 
        express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to 
        the shootings, S5309 [24JY]
      S. Res. 465, recognize proclamation of the Year of Water in 
        Colorado, S3239, S3241 [16MY]
  Tributes
      Bennet, Senator, S3503 [23MY]




COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to women's softball team, E170 [9FE]




COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft 
        crash in Djibouti, E254 [27FE]
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, E396 [20MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, S1844 [20MR]




COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Kimberling, Cleon: Colorado State University Dept. of Animal 
        Science Livestock Leader of the Year award recipient, H86 
        [23JA]




COLORADO VETERANS RESOURCE COALITION

  Remarks in House
      Crawford House: anniversary of homeless veterans shelter, E396 
        [20MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Crawford House: anniversary of homeless veterans shelter, S1844 
        [20MR]




COLORED WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Southwest Belmont Community Association: tribute, E144 [6FE]




COLSON, CHARLES W.

  Articles and editorials
      Charles Colson Found Freedom in Prison, S3163 [15MY], E662 
        [26AP]
  Eulogies
      By Emily Colson, E996 [6JN]
      By Timothy George, E996-E998 [6JN]
  Obituaries
      Chuck Colson, Founder of Prison Fellowship & Colson Center for 
        Christian World View, Dies at Age 80, E644 [25AP]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2044 [24AP], H2214 [27AP], H2800-H2807 [16MY], E643 
        [25AP], E662 [26AP], E821 [16MY], E996 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2594 [23AP], S3162 [15MY]




COLSON, EMILY

  Eulogies
      Colson, Charles W., E996 [6JN]




COLSON, LARRY W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1596 [21SE]




COLUMBIA, MD

  Remarks in Senate
      Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.: anniversary, S6263 [12SE]




COLUMBIA, MO

  Remarks in House
      Rock Bridge High School: tribute to girls' basketball team, E522 
        [16AP]
      ------tribute to girls' swimming and diving team, E526, E533 
        [16AP]
      University of Missouri: anniversary of Elmer Ellis Library, E715 
        [7MY]
      ------Elmer Ellis Library recipient of Federal Depository 
        Library Program Spotlight Award, E715 [7MY]




COLUMBIA, SC

  Remarks in House
      South Carolina: formation of joint technology initiative between 
        Savannah River National Laboratory and University of South 
        Carolina to build new technology-based businesses and create 
        jobs, H1813 [16AP]
      University of South Carolina: inclusion of Honors Program in 
        Public University Honors (organization) list of top honors 
        programs, H2044 [24AP]




COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, E937 [31MY]
      Mailman School of Public Health: tribute to Dept. of 
        Sociomedical Sciences Doctoral Program/Initiative for 
        Maximizing Student Diversity, E1662 [28SE]




COLUMBINE-HONDO WILDERNESS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2468), S2828 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. 2468, provisions, S2828-S2830 [26AP]




COLUMBUS, GA

  Bills and resolutions
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (see S. 
        3363), S4773 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      Muscogee Retired Educators Association: anniversary, E1102 
        [21JN]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), H5613 [1AU]
      Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Georgia State 
        Workshop of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, E1645 [21SE]
      Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic: tribute, E1521 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), S4781 [29JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3363, allow National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center use 
        of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt, S4781 
        [29JN]
      S. 3363, use of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of 
        National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center debt, H5613 [1AU]




COLUMBUS, NE

  Remarks in House
      Industrial Systems & Supply, Inc.: SBA Nebraska Small Business 
        of the Year award recipient, E424 [22MR]




COLUMBUS, OH

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 375), S614 [14FE]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3914 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Alvis House (organization): anniversary, E382 [19MR]
      Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: anniversary, E1081 [19JN], 
        E1132 [25JN]
      Forest Park Civic Association: anniversary, E983 [5JN]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      Rotary Club of Columbus: anniversary, E107 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary (S. Res. 375), S657, S658 [14FE]
      Nationwide Children's Hospital: inclusion in U.S. News & World 
        Report (publication) ``Best Children's Hospitals'' list, S4817 
        [10JY]
      Ohio: tribute to teams advancing to Sweet 16 in NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, S1919 [21MR]
      Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital and Solove Reseach 
        Institute: tribute, S4457 [25JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 375, anniversary, S637, S658 [14FE]




COLVIN, ARLENE D.

  Remarks in House
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]




COLVIN, CHRISTOPHER C.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3512 [23MY]




COLVIN, JULIAN L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5688 [2AU]




COLVIN, MARIE C.

  Articles and editorials
      From the Archives--Colvin '78 Reflects on Yale Career, S1183 
        [1MR]
      Marie Colvin--The Natural, S1184 [1MR]
      Remembering Journalist Marie Colvin, S1185 [1MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 404), S2001 [22MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1183-S1186 [1MR]
      Tribute (S. Res. 404), S2006 [22MR]
  Statements
      Tribute to Marie C. Colvin: Gerald Weaver, S1184 [1MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 404, tribute, S2004, S2007 [22MR]




COMBAT MEDICAL SYSTEMS (business)

  Remarks in House
      Fayetteville, NC: tribute to opening of new office after 
        original location was destroyed by tornado, E639 [25AP]




COMBATING AUTISM ACT

  Remarks in House
      Reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]




COMBATING DANGEROUS SYNTHETIC STIMULANTS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 409), S680, S681 [15FE]




COMBATING DESIGNER DRUGS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 839), S680, S681 [15FE]




COMBS, GLENN

  Articles and editorials
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]




COMBS, PEGGY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1482 [11SE]




COMBS, TOLEMAN

  Articles and editorials
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]




COMMEMORATIVE COINS  see Coins




COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS  see Postage and Stamps




COMMENTARY (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Who Will Defend the Defenders?, E959-E962 [1JN]




COMMERCE, CA

  Remarks in House
      Unified Grocers (company): anniversary, E1019 [7JN]




COMMERCIAL SEAFOOD CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 50) (S. Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]




COMMISSION ON AMERICANS LIVING ABROAD

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see H.R. 6263), H5629 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Establish (H.R. 6263), E1381 [1AU]




COMMISSION ON AMERICANS LIVING ABROAD ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6263), H5629 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6263), E1381 [1AU]




COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]




COMMISSION ON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCESSING DELAYS

  Remarks in Senate
      Establish (S. 1466), S4631 [26JN]




COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

  Appointments
      Members, S3534 [23MY], H2698 [15MY]




COMMISSION ON POSTAL REORGANIZATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Establish, S2630-S2632, S2640, S2641 [24AP]




COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see H.R. 6505), H6274 [21SE]




COMMISSION TO ACCELERATE THE END OF BREAST CANCER

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]




COMMISSION TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL CREATION OF A NATIONAL WOMEN'S 
    HISTORY MUSEUM

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 6421), H6060 
        [14SE]
  Remarks in House
      Establish (H.R. 6421), E1538 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Establish (S. 3567), S6461 [19SE]




COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN], E980 [5JN], E1492 
        [12SE], E1622 [21SE], E1667 [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]




COMMITTEE FOR THE CUMULATIVE ANALYSIS OF REGULATIONS THAT IMPACT 
    ENERGY AND MANUFACTURING IN THE U.S.

  Remarks in House
      EPA: include health effects associated with regulatory costs in 
        analysis of rules and actions, H6217, H6218 [20SE]




COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (House)

  Letters
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act, H1874 [17AP]
      Strategic Energy Production Act, H3876 [20JN]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-574), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act (H.R. 2682) 
        (H. Rept. 112-343), H639 [8FE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (H.R. 6083) 
        (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 [13SE]
      Improve CFTC Consideration of Costs and Benefits of Regulations 
        and Orders (H.R. 1840) (H. Rept. 112-482), H2811 [16MY]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act 
        (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-391), H639 [8FE]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 
        [8FE]
      Small Business Credit Availability Act (H.R. 3336) (H. Rept. 
        112-390), H639 [8FE]
      Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 
        112-345), H639 [8FE]




COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY (Senate)

  Reports filed
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act (S. 3240), S3630 [24MY]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-
        203), S6062 [10SE]
      Nomination of Bruce J. Sherrick to the Federal Agricultural 
        Mortgage Corp., Board of Directors, S699 [15FE]
      Nomination of Chester J. Culver to the Federal Agricultural 
        Mortgage Corp., Board of Directors, S699 [15FE]
      Nomination of Michael T. Scuse To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture 
        for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, S699 [15FE]
      Nomination of Michael T. Scuse to the CCC Board of Directors, 
        S699 [15FE]




COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (House)

  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: permission to file privileged reports, H2745 
        [16MY]
      CBO: extend requirement to prepare macroeconomic analysis of 
        major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the 
        Committees on Appropriations of each chamber, H406 [2FE]
      Staff: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. 
        of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, 
        H2347 [8MY]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-570), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals (H. Rept. 112-489), 
        H3166 [22MY]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 5856) (H. Rept. 112-493), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 5855) (H. Rept. 
        112-492), H3171 [25MY]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 6091) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services (H.R. 5854) (H. Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 5325) (H. 
        Rept. 112-462), H2316 [7MY]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 
        6020) (H. Rept. 112-550), H4063 [26JN]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 5882) 
        (H. Rept. 112-511), H3404 [1JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2013 (H. 
        Rept. 112-465), H2441 [8MY]




COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (Senate)

  Remarks in House
      CBO: extend requirement to prepare macroeconomic analysis of 
        major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the 
        Committees on Appropriations of each chamber, H406 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Committees of the Senate: committee allocations and budget 
        aggregates, S1832-S1834 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 112-163), S2819 
        [26AP]
      Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals (S. Rept. 112-156), 
        S2545 [19AP]
      Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals (S. Rept. 112-160), 
        S2730 [25AP]
      Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals (S. Rept. 112-175), 
        S3976 [12JN]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 5856) (S. Rept. 112-196), 
        S5976 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations (S. 3216) (S. Rept. 
        112-169), S3422 [22MY]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 112-168), S3422 [22MY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (S. 3295) (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 
        112-164), S2819 [26AP]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (S. 
        3301) (S. Rept. 112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 5882) 
        (S. Rept. 112-197), S5976 [2AU]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Tables
      Committee on Appropriations (Senate) budget allocations, S4767 
        [29JN]
      Committee on Appropriations (Senate) budget authority and outlay 
        allocations revisions, S4767 [29JN]




COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES (House)

  Bills and resolutions
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 553), H902 [16FE] (see H. Res. 707), H4064 [26JN]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        H2796 [16MY], E841, E842 [17MY], E868, E869 [18MY]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, H5413 [31JY]
      National missile defense system funding, H5031 [19JY]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act, H3235 [30MY]
      Strategic Energy Production Act, H3876 [20JN]
      U.S. agreement with Russia relative to missile defenses, H5032 
        [19JY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: require force reduction proposals at military 
        installations be submitted as part of the President's budget 
        request and include an evaluation of consequences of such 
        closures or realignments, H3141 [18MY]
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 
        553), H887 [16FE]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 707), H4028 [26JN]
      Navy: report on review, findings, and actions pertaining to the 
        Medal of Honor nomination of Rafael Peralta, H3138 [18MY]
      Veterans: improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-575), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction 
        (H.R. 4310) (H. Rept. 112-479), H2662 [11MY], H2712 [15MY]
  Resignations
      Ruppersberger, Representative, H3979 [25JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 553, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H887 [16FE]
      H. Res. 707, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H4028 [26JN]




COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES (Senate)

  Letters
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification, S5009 [16JY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: require force reduction proposals at military 
        installations be submitted as part of the President's budget 
        request and include an evaluation of consequences of such 
        closures or realignments, H3141 [18MY]
      Navy: report on review, findings, and actions pertaining to the 
        Medal of Honor nomination of Rafael Peralta, H3138 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Nomination lists, S907 [17FE]
  Reports filed
      Air Force Nominations, S907, S908 [17FE], S2000 [22MR], S2820 
        [26AP], S3515 [23MY], S4366 [20JN], S5380 [25JY], S6451, S6452 
        [19SE]
      Army Nominations, S907, S908 [17FE], S2000, S2001 [22MR], S2820 
        [26AP], S3515 [23MY], S4366 [20JN], S5380 [25JY], S6451, S6452 
        [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 
        3254) (S. Rept. 112-173), S3688 [4JN]
      Inquiry Into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Dept. of 
        Defense Supply Chain (S. Rept. 112-167), S3329 [21MY]
      Marine Corps Nominations, S907, S908, S909 [17FE], S2001 [22MR], 
        S2820 [26AP], S3515 [23MY], S4366, S4367 [20JN], S5380 [25JY]
      Navy Nominations, S907, S909 [17FE], S2001 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], 
        S3515 [23MY], S4366-S4368 [20JN], S5380, S5381 [25JY], S6451, 
        S6452 [19SE]
      Nomination of Derek H. Chollet To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense 
        for International Security Affairs, S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Erin C. Conaton To Be Under Sec. of Defense for 
        Personnel and Readiness, S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Frank Kendall III To Be Under Sec. of Defense for 
        Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Heidi Shyu To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for 
        Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of James N. Miller, Jr., To Be Under Sec. of Defense 
        for Policy, S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Jessica L. Wright To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense 
        for Reserve Affairs, S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Katharina G. McFarland To Be Assistant Sec. of 
        Defense for Acquisition, S3514 [23MY]
      Nomination of Kathleen H. Hicks To Be Principal Deputy Under 
        Sec. of Defense for Policy, S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Mark W. Lippert To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense 
        for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, S907 [17FE]
      Nomination of Scott L. Silliman To Be U.S. Court of Military 
        Commission Review Judge, S4366 [20JN]
      Nomination of Sean Sullivan to the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
        Safety Board, S5380 [25JY]
      Nomination of William B. Pollard III To Be U.S. Court of 
        Military Commission Review Judge, S4366 [20JN]




COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS (Senate)

  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Christy L. Romero To Be Dept. of the Treasury 
        Troubled Assest Relief Program Special Inpsector General, 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Jeremiah O. Norton to the FDIC Board of Directors, 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Jeremy C. Stein to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Jerome H. Powell to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Richard B. Berner To Be Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Financial Research Director, S2242 [29MR]
      Strengthen Multilateral Sanctions Regime Against Iran and Expand 
        Sanctions Relative to the Energy Sector, Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Proliferation, and Human Rights Abuses (S. 2101), 
        S567 [13FE]
  Tributes
      Johnson, Senator Tim, S3159 [15MY]




COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION (Senate)

  Reports filed
      Coast Guard Appropriations (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 112-135), S131 
        [26JA]
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act (S. 50) (S. Rept. 
        112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization (S. 46) (S. Rept. 
        112-210), S6270 [12SE]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 
        1956) (S. Rept. 112-195), S5976 [2AU]
      Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine 
        Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act (S. 179) 
        (S. Rept. 112-149), S1049 [27FE]
      Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act (S. 
        1952) (S. Rept. 112-162), S2730 [25AP]
      International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act (S. 52) 
        (S. Rept. 112-132), S131 [26JA]
      Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act (S. 646) (S. Rept. 112-150), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      NOAA Conveyance of Property to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363) (S. Rept. 
        112-133), S131 [26JA]
      NOAA Nominations, S5731 [31JY]
      Nomination of Michael P. Huerta To Be FAA Administrator, S5731 
        [31JY]
      Nomination of Patricia K. Falcone To Be Office of Science and 
        Technology Policy Associate Director, S5731 [31JY]
      Nomination of William P. Doyle to the Federal Maritime 
        Commission, S5731 [31JY]
      Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act 
        Reauthorization (S. 962) (S. Rept. 112-151), S1049 [27FE]
      Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act (S. 1401) (S. Rept. 
        112-140), S163 [30JA]
      Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act (S. 
        1657) (S. Rept. 112-141), S163 [30JA]
      Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve 
        Boundary Modification Act (S. 485) (S. Rept. 112-134), S131 
        [26JA]
      Trash Free Seas Act (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 [25AP]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension (S. 3410), S5731 
        [31JY]




COMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC JUSTICE AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

  Letters
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2613 [10MY]




COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE (House)

  Bills and resolutions
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 590), H1427 [20MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        E868 [18MY]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program, H5816 [11SE]
      Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 
        590), H1411 [20MR]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-569), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements (H.J. Res. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 112-677), H6068 [18SE]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (H.R. 3990) 
        (H. Rept. 112-459), H2266 [27AP]
      Student Success Act (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112-458), H2266 [27AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 590, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H1411 [20MR]




COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE (House)

  Analyses
      Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Press Release Regarding 
        Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention, H2607-H2609 [10MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 
        [25JN]
      ObamaCare's Secret History--How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma 
        Colluded With the White House at the Public's Expense, S4444 
        [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 590), H1427 [20MR]
  Letters
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act, H6136 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        E869 [18MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      No More Solyndras Act, H6008 [14SE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act, H1874 [17AP]
      Strategic Energy Production Act, H3876 [20JN]
  Memorandums
      Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and 
        Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S4443, S4444 
        [25JN]
  Remarks in House
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 
        590), H1411 [20MR]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify certain findings from Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative 
        technology loan guarantee program, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-561), H4653 
        [29JN]
      American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (H.R. 5865) (H. Rept. 
        112-659), H5764 [10SE]
      Asthma Inhalers Relief Act (H.R. 6190) (H. Rept. 112-673), H6059 
        [14SE]
      FCC Consolidated Reporting Act (H.R. 3310) (H. Rept. 112-443), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      FCC Process Reform Act (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 112-414), H1390 
        [19MR]
      FDA Reform Act (H.R. 5651) (H. Rept. 112-495), H3171 [25MY]
      Gasoline Regulations Act (H.R. 4471) (H. Rept. 112-519), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act (S. 710) 
        (H. Rept. 112-654), H5764 [10SE]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-
        563), H4654 [29JN]
      Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112-
        412), H1366 [16MR]
      Motor Vehicle Insurance Cost Reporting Requirement Law Repeal 
        (H.R. 5898) (H. Rept. 112-591), H4774 [10JY]
      No More Solyndras Act (H.R. 6213) (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 
        [10SE]
      Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Under 
        Which the Internet Has Thrived (H. Con. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 
        112-564), H4654 [29JN]
      Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act (H.R. 
        4273) (H. Rept. 112-586), H4684 [9JY]
      Strategic Energy Production Act (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 112-520), 
        H3698 [8JN]
      U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act (H.R. 6194) (H. Rept. 112-
        679), H6150 [19SE]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension (H.R. 6131) (H. 
        Rept. 112-653), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 590, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H1411 [20MR]




COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES (Senate)

  Reports filed
      Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork 
        Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act (S. 322) (S. Rept. 112-108), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Arizona Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring Act (S. 1344) (S. 
        Rept. 112-126), S42 [23JA]
      Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act (S. 499) (S. 
        Rept. 112-110), S41 [23JA]
      Dept. of Energy Administrative Improvement Act (S. 1160) (S. 
        Rept. 112-147), S388 [7FE]
      Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River 
        Values (S. 1134) (S. Rept. 112-124), S42 [23JA]
      Dept. of the Interior Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas 
        Pipeline Transportation Utility Systems in Denali National 
        Park and Preserve Nonwilderness Areas (S. 302) (S. Rept. 112-
        107), S41 [23JA]
      Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112-115), 
        S41 [23JA]
      First State National Historical Park Act (S. 323) (S. Rept. 112-
        109), S41 [23JA]
      Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act (S. 1142) (S. Rept. 
        112-145), S388 [7FE]
      Geothermal Production Expansion Act (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112-
        146), S388 [7FE]
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act (S. 247) (S. Rept. 
        112-105), S41 [23JA]
      Illabot Creek Segment Designation as a Component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (S. 888) (S. Rept. 112-119), S41 [23JA]
      Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112-
        129), S42 [23JA]
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 112-122), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 112-
        125), S42 [23JA]
      Memorial Establishment on Federal Land in the District of 
        Columbia To Honor Free African Americans and Slaves Who Fought 
        During the American Revolution (S. 883) (S. Rept. 112-118), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification 
        Act (S. 1478) (S. Rept. 112-128), S42 [23JA]
      Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act (S. 526) (S. Rept. 112-112), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act (S. 264) (S. Rept. 
        112-106), S41 [23JA]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefields Under the 
        American Battlefield Protection Program (S. 779) (S. Rept. 
        112-116), S41 [23JA]
      Nomination of Adam E. Sieminski To Be Energy Information 
        Administration Administrator, S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Anthony T. Clark to FERC, S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of John R. Norris to FERC, S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Marcilynn A. Burke To Be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Interior for Land and Mineral Management, S2820 [26AP]
      Oregon Caves Revitalization Act (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 
        [23JA]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation District of Columbia 
        Commemorative Work Authorization (S. 1421) (S. Rept. 112-127), 
        S42 [23JA]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 
        [23JA]
      Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment 
        Act (S. 667) (S. Rept. 112-113), S41 [23JA]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion 
        Act (S. 114) (S. Rept. 112-103), S41 [23JA]
      Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and 
        Recreation Act (S. 140) (S. Rept. 112-104), S41 [23JA]
      South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act (H.R. 461) (S. Rept. 
        112-130), S42 [23JA]
      South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act (S. 500) (S. Rept. 
        112-111), S41 [23JA]
      10 Million Solar Roofs Act (S. 1108) (S. Rept. 112-144), S388 
        [7FE]
      Tennessee Wilderness Act (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 112-123), S42 
        [23JA]
      White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act (S. 970) 
        (S. Rept. 112-121), S41 [23JA]




COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS (Senate)

  Analyses
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment, S2949 [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Government regulations: release of report entitled ``Red Tape 
        Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health Impacts of 
        High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
  Reports filed
      Albuquerque, NM, Federal Land Conveyance Act (S. 3370), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL (H.R. 
        1791), S4821 [10JY]
      Captive Primate Safety Act (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 112-188), S5084 
        [17JY]
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization 
        (S. 1740) (S. Rept. 112-139), S131 [26JA]
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-
        183), S5046 [16JY]
      Eliot Ness ATF Building, Washington, DC (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      EPA Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization 
        (S. 3264) (S. Rept. 112-185), S5046 [16JY]
      Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act (S. 893) 
        (S. Rept. 112-137), S131 [26JA]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT (S. 3311), S4821 
        [10JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundary 
        Revision of Units in Rhode Island (S. 1296) (S. Rept. 112-
        138), S131 [26JA]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 
        [7FE]
      Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act (S. 2018) (S. 
        Rept. 112-184), S5046 [16JY]
      McKininey Lake National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act (H.R. 1160) 
        (S. Rept. 112-190), S5211 [19JY]
      Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act (S. 2156) 
        (S. Rept. 112-216), S6451 [19SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (S. 
        1813), S350 [6FE]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments (S. 1494) (S. Rept. 112-215), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      National Fish Habitat Conservation Act (S. 1201) (S. Rept. 112-
        187), S5084 [17JY]
      Nomination of Allison M. Macfarlene to the NRC, S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of John Peabody to the Mississippi River Commission, 
        S5381 [25JY]
      Nomination of Kristine L. Svinicki to the NRC, S4417 [21JN]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act (S. 2282) (S. 
        Rept. 112-217), S6451 [19SE]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112-
        212), S6451 [19SE]
      San Francisco Bay Restoration Act (S. 97) (S. Rept. 112-136), 
        S131 [26JA]
      Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From 
        Disease Clusters Act (S. 76) (S. Rept. 112-213), S6451 [19SE]
      Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for and 
        Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources 
        Research and Technology Institutes (S. 2104) (S. Rept. 112-
        189), S5211 [19JY]
      Wildlife Disease Emergency Act (S. 357) (S. Rept. 112-214), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC (S. 
        3304), S4821 [10JY]




COMMITTEE ON ETHICS (House)

  Appointments
      Members, H928 [17FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (see H. Res. 755), H5707 [2AU]
  Letters
      Appointment of substitute Members to serve for any Committee on 
        Ethics (House) proceeding related to the matter of 
        Representative Waters: Representative Bonner, H927 [17FE]
  Remarks in House
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5635-H5639 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Buchanan 
        (H. Rept. 112-588), H4774 [10JY]
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
        Richardson (H. Rept. 112-642), H5628 [1AU]
      In the Matter of Arrests of Members of the House Outside the 
        Embassy of Sudan in Washington, DC (H. Rept. 112-419), H1541 
        [22MR]
      In the Matter of Representative Waters (H. Rept. 112-690), H6284 
        [25SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 755, adopt Committee on Ethics (House) report on 
        Representative Richardson use of congressional staff to 
        perform campaign work, H5635 [2AU]




COMMITTEE ON ETHICS (Senate, Select)

  Reports
      Activities, S203 [31JA]




COMMITTEE ON FINANCE (Senate)

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: clarify Committee on Finance (Senate) 
        vetting process relative to request for nominee's tax returns, 
        S6421 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to 
        List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program 
        Extension (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to 
        List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program 
        Extension (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-225), S6545 [20SE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act Import Restrictions Renewal 
        Approval (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act Import Restrictions Renewal 
        Approval (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-225), S6545 [20SE]
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act (S. 3568), S6451 [19SE]
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification (S. 
        3326), S5133 [18JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification (S. 
        3326) (S. Rept. 112-225), S6545 [20SE]
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 
        112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act (S. 
        2132) (S. Rept. 112-152), S1049 [27FE]
      Nomination of Mark J. Mazur To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury 
        for Tax Policy, S4773 [29JN]
      Nomination of Matthew S. Rutherford To Be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Treasury for Financial Markets, S4773 [29JN]
      Nomination of Meredith M. Broadbent to the ITC, S4773 [29JN]
      Prevention of Importation of Merchandise Into the U.S. in a 
        Manner That Evades Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders 
        (S. 3524) (S. Rept. 112-209), S6062 [10SE]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act (S. 3406), S5211 [19JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-226), S6545 
        [20SE]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (S. 
        1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (S. 1642) (S. 
        Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (S. 
        1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), S6545 [20SE]




COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES (House)

  Bills and resolutions
      Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        751), H5629 [1AU]
  Letters
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus, H1822 [16AP]
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, H1816 [16AP]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        E841 [17MY]
      Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Coin 
        Act, H5741, H5742 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act, H5616 [1AU]
      Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act, H1825 [16AP]
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne, H1819 [16AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act, H5618 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 
        751), H5538 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-559), H4653 
        [29JN]
      Adjust Date on Which Consolidated Assets Are Determined for 
        Purposes of Exempting Certain Instruments of Smaller 
        Institutions From Capital Deductions (H.R. 3128) (H. Rept. 
        112-566), H4654 [29JN]
      Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act (H.R. 1588) (H. Rept. 
        112-565), H4654 [29JN]
      Equity in Government Compensation Act (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112-
        366), H25 [17JA]
      FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act (H.R. 4264) (H. Rept. 112-
        544), H3914 [20JN]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112-
        406), H1209 [6MR]
      Limit Fee Disclosure Requirement for an Automatic Teller Machine 
        to the Screen of That Machine (H.R. 4367) (H. Rept. 112-576), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112-417), 
        H1426 [20MR]
      Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
        Act (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112-406), H1133 [1MR]
      Repeal Certain Indemnification Requirements for Regulatory 
        Authorities To Obtain Access to Swap Data Required To Be 
        Provided by Swaps Entities (H.R. 4235) (H. Rept. 112-471), 
        H2565 [9MY]
      Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or 
        Participants (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 112-476), H2662 [11MY]
      RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 112-
        633), H5524 [31JY]
      SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 2308) (H. Rept. 112-
        453), H2123 [25AP]
      Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 112-477), 
        H2662 [11MY]
      U.S. Covered Bond Act (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 112-407), H1152 [5MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 751, majority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H5538 [1AU]




COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS (House)

  Letters
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act, H6136 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        E868 [18MY]
      Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act, H4874 [17JY]
      Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-552), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Require Congressional Approval of Agreements for Peaceful 
        Nuclear Cooperation With Foreign Countries (H.R. 1280) (H. 
        Rept. 112-507), H3265 [30MY]
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition (H.R. 2059) (H. 
        Rept. 112-361), H25 [17JA]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]




COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (Senate)

  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign Service: nominations, S614 [14FE], S2085 [27MR], S2821 
        [26AP], S4299 [19JN], S5486 [26JY], S6453 [19SE]
  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S613, S614 
        [14FE], S2084, S2085 [27MR], S2820 [26AP], S4297, S4298 
        [19JN], S4788 [9JY], S5485, S5486 [26JY], S6452, S6453 [19SE], 
        S6685 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Assessing Progress in Haiti Act (H.R. 1016), S2819 [26AP]
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
      Commend Rotary International Efforts To Prevent and Eradicate 
        Polio (S. Res. 473), S4366 [20JN]
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria (S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations and Call for Transition to 
        Democracy in Syria (S. Res. 435), S2921 [7MY]
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release (S. Res. 466), S6451 [19SE]
      Condemn Iran for Continued Persecution, Imprisonment, and 
        Sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the Charge of Apostasy (S. 
        Res. 385), S4366 [20JN]
      Condemn Persecution of Baha'is and Continued Violation of 
        International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for 
        Violations, Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran 
        (S. Res. 80), S2166 [28MR]
      Condemn Violence Against and Detention of Journalists and 
        Support Freedom of the Press in Syria (S. Res. 391), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (Exec. 
        Rept. 112-6), S5731 [31JY]
      Foreign Service Nominations, S614 [14FE], S2085 [27MR], S2821 
        [26AP], S4299 [19JN], S5486 [26JY], S6453 [19SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for 
        Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries (S. Res. 
        543), S6451 [19SE]
      Haiti Reforestation Act (S. 1023) (S. Rept. 112-165), S3173 
        [15MY]
      Honor Sacrifices of NATO Personnel in Afghanistan and 
        Historically Throughout the World and Support the New 
        Strategic Concept and Upcoming Summit in Chicago, IL (S. Res. 
        395), S2166 [28MR]
      International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act 
        (S. 414) (S. Rept. 112-170), S3514 [23MY]
      Nicaragua Democratic Aspirations Support and Call Attention to 
        the Deterioration of Constitutional Order (S. Res. 344), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Nomination of Alexander M. Laskaris To Be Ambassador to Guinea, 
        S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Anne C. Richard To Be Assistant Sec. of State for 
        Population, Refugees, and Migration, S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Carlos Pascual To Be Assistant Sec. of State for 
        Energy Resources, S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of David B. Wharton To Be Ambassador to Zimbabwe, 
        S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Dawn M. Liberi To Be Ambassador to Burundi, S6452 
        [19SE]
      Nomination of Deborah R. Malac To Be Ambassador to Liberia, 
        S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Dorothea-Maria Rosen To Be Ambassador to 
        Micronesia, S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Douglas M. Griffiths To Be Ambassador to 
        Mozambique, S4298 [19JN]
      Nomination of Earl W. Gast To Be AID Assistant Administrator for 
        Africa, S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Edward M. Alford To Be Ambassador to Gambia, S4297 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Frederick D. Barton To Be Assistant Sec. of State 
        for Conflict and Stabilization Operations and Coordinator for 
        Reconstruction and Stabilization, S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Gene A. Cretz To Be Ambassador to Ghana, S5485 
        [26JY]
      Nomination of Gina K. Abercrombie-Winstanley To Be Ambassador to 
        Malta, S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Greta C. Holtz To Be Ambassador to Oman, S5486 
        [26JY]
      Nomination of Jacob Walles To Be Ambassador to Tunisia, S2084 
        [27MR]
      Nomination of Jay N. Anania To Be Ambassador to Suriname, S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Jeffrey D. Levine To Be Ambassador to Estonia, 
        S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of John C. Stevens To Be Ambassador to Libya, S2084 
        [27MR]
      Nomination of John M. Koenig To Be Ambassador to Cyprus, S5486 
        [26JY]
      Nomination of Jonathan D. Farrar To Be Ambassador to Panama, 
        S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Joseph E. Macmanus To Be U.S. Representative to 
        the International Atomic Energy Agency, S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Joseph E. Macmanus To Be U.S. Representative to 
        the U.N. Vienna Office, S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Julissa Reynoso To Be Ambassador to Uruguay, S2084 
        [27MR]
      Nomination of Kenneth H. Merten To Be Ambassador to Croatia, 
        S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Larry L. Palmer To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. 
        Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
        Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield To Be Foreign Service 
        Director General, S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Makila James To Be Ambassador to Swaziland, S2820 
        [26AP]
      Nomination of Marcie B. Ries To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria, S5486 
        [26JY]
      Nomination of Mark A. Pekala To Be Ambassador to Latvia, S2085 
        [27MR]
      Nomination of Mark L. Asquino To Be Ambassador to Guinea, S4297 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Michael A. Raynor To Be Ambassador to Benin, S2820 
        [26AP]
      Nomination of Michael D. Kirby To Be Ambassador to Serbia, S5486 
        [26JY]
      Nomination of Michele J. Sison To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and 
        Maldives, S4298 [19JN]
      Nomination of Nancy J. Powell To Be Ambassador to India, S614 
        [14FE]
      Nomination of Pamela A. White To Be Ambassador to Haiti, S2084 
        [27MR]
      Nomination of Peter W. Bodde To Be Ambassador to Nepal, S4297 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Phyllis M. Powers To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua, 
        S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Piper A. Wind Campbell To Be Ambassador to 
        Mongolia, S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Richard B. Norland To Be Ambassador to Georgia, 
        S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Richard G. Olson To Be Ambassador to Pakistan, 
        S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Richard L. Morningstar To Be Ambassador to 
        Azerbaijan, S4298 [19JN]
      Nomination of Robert E. Whitehead To Be Ambassador to Togo, S613 
        [14FE]
      Nomination of Sara M. Aviel To Be International Bank for 
        Reconstruction and Development Alternate Executive Director, 
        S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Scott H. DeLisi To Be Ambassador to Uganda, S2820 
        [26AP]
      Nomination of Senator Isakson To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. 
        Representative, S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Senator Leahy To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. 
        Representative, S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Sharon E.W. Villarosa To Be Ambassador to 
        Mauritius and Seychelles, S6452 [19SE]
      Nomination of Stephen D. Mull To Be Ambassador to Poland, S6453 
        [19SE]
      Nomination of Susan Marsh Elliott To Be Ambassador to 
        Tajikistan, S4298 [19JN]
      Nomination of Tara D. Sonenshine To Be Under Sec. of State for 
        Public Diplomacy, S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Thomas H. Armbruster To Be Ambassador to the 
        Marshall Islands, S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Timothy M. Broas To Be Ambassador to the 
        Netherlands, S4298 [19JN]
      Nomination of Tracey A. Jacobson To Be Ambassador to Kosovo, 
        S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Walter North To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, 
        Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of William E. Todd To Be Ambassador to Cambodia, 
        S2084 [27MR]
      Presidential Requirement To Report to Congress on All Known 
        Syrian Opposition Groups and the Number and Security of 
        Weapons Used by the Regime and Opposition Forces (S. 2224), 
        S2819 [26AP]
      Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and 
        Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model 
        Currently in Effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]
      Promote Peace and Stability in Sudan (S. Res. 397), S2166 [28MR]
      Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act (S. 3341) (S. 
        Rept. 112-220), S6451 [19SE]
      Recognize Importance of Relationship of Egypt With U.S., Urge 
        Protection of Civil Liberties, and Cease Intimidation and 
        Prosecution of Civil Society Workers and Democracy Activists 
        (S. Res. 372), S613 [14FE]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act (S. 1039) (S. Rept. 112-191), 
        S5257 [23JY]
      Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day (S. Res. 429), 
        S4366 [20JN]
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S2166 [28MR]
      Tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service Professionals Who 
        Represent the U.S. Abroad (S. Res. 401), S2819 [26AP]
      Tribute to Laura Pollan (S. Res. 342), S613 [14FE]
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act (S. 2165) (S. 
        Rept. 112-179), S4674 [27JN]
      Water for the World Act (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 
        [31JY]
  Resolutions of ratification
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S5731 
        [31JY]
  Tributes
      Lugar, Senator, S3009-S3011 [9MY], S3052, S3054 [10MY]




COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS (Senate)

  Lists
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) 
        staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, 
        S3608 [24MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      ``For-Profit Higher Education--The Failure to Safeguard the 
        Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success'': release, 
        S5632 [30JY], S5710 [31JY]
      Public Health Service: nominations, S6453 [19SE]
      Staff: tribute to staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and 
        Innovation Act, S3608 [24MY]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity (S. 1440), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment (S. 3578) (S. 
        Rept. 112-221), S6545 [20SE]
      FDA Safety and Innovation Act (S. 2516), S2922 [7MY]
      Nomination of Adam Gamoran to the National Board for Education 
        Sciences Board of Directors, S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Bonnie L. Bassler to the NSF National Science 
        Board, S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of David J. Chard to the National Board for Education 
        Sciences Board of Directors, S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Deborah J. Jeffrey To Be Corp. for National and 
        Community Service Inspector General, S4150 [13JN]
      Nomination of Deborah S. Delisle To Be Assistant Sec. of 
        Education for Elementary and Secondary Education, S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Erica L. Groshen To Be BLS Commissioner, S4150 
        [13JN]
      Nomination of Hirokazu Yoshikawa to the National Board for 
        Education Sciences Board of Directors, S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Judith D. Singer to the National Board for 
        Education Sciences Board of Directors, S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Kamilah O. Martin-Proctor to the National Council 
        on Disability, S4151 [13JN]
      Nomination of Larry V. Hedges to the National Board for 
        Education Sciences Board of Directors, S4150 [13JN]
      Nomination of Sara A. Gelser to the National Council on 
        Disability, S4151 [13JN]
      Nomination of Susanna Loeb to the National Board for Education 
        Sciences Board of Directors, S4151 [13JN]
      Public Health Service Nominations, S6453 [19SE]
      Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act (S. 3566), S6451 [19SE]
      Taking Essential Steps for Testing (TEST) Act (S. 3391), S6451 
        [19SE]




COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY (House)

  Bills and resolutions
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 707), H4064 [26JN]
  Letters
      Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6119 [19SE]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act, H2672 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        H2796 [16MY]
      FEMA programs and activities reauthorization, H6110 [19SE]
      Intelligence services appropriations, H3309 [31MY]
      Secure Border Act, E972 [5JN]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act, E1176 [28JN]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, E1659 [28SE]
  Remarks in House
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 
        707), H4028 [26JN]
      Religion: radicalization in the American Muslim community 
        hearings, E1254 [17JY]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-552), H3702 
        [12JN]
      Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 
        112-498), H3265 [30MY]
      Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act 
        (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 112-685), H6230 [20SE]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act (H.R. 3140) (H. 
        Rept. 112-467), H2441 [8MY]
      Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing 
        Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112-592), 
        H4827 [11JY]
      Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act 
        (H.R. 3857) (H. Rept. 112-498), H3265 [30MY]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act (H.R. 4251) (H. Rept. 112-521), 
        H3702 [12JN]
      Transportation Security Administration Transfer of Unclaimed 
        Money Recovered at Airport Security Checkpoints to United 
        Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (H.R. 2179) (H. Rept. 112-
        468), H2441 [8MY]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 
        112-523), H3706 [15JN]
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2764) (H. 
        Rept. 112-466), H2441 [8MY]
  Resignations
      Speier, Representative, H887 [16FE]
  Testimonies
      American Muslim Response to Hearings on Radicalization Within 
        Their Community: Qanta A.A. Ahmed, E1255-E1258 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 707, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H4028 [26JN]




COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS (Senate)

  Letters
      IRS enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity, S6429, 
        S6432 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 111th Congress (S. Rept. 112-193), S5731 
        [31JY]
      Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar 
        Park, TX (H.R. 298), S2730 [25AP]
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act (H.R. 915) (S. Rept. 
        112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ (H.R. 2668), 
        S2921 [7MY]
      Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY (H.R. 
        2244), S2730 [25AP]
      D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act (S. 1379) (S. Rept. 
        112-178), S4460 [25JN]
      Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act (S. 792), S5731 
        [31JY]
      District of Columbia Southwest Waterfront Development Promotion 
        (H.R. 2297) (S. Rept. 112-154), S2242 [29MR]
      District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act (H.R. 3902), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act (H.R. 3902) (S. 
        Rept. 112-186), S5046 [16JY]
      Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act (S. 2061) (S. 
        Rept. 112-171), S3630 [24MY]
      GAO Improvement Act (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), S2655 [24AP]
      GAO Mandates Revision Act (S. 3315) (S. Rept. 112-219), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Hatch Act Modernization Act (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112-211), S6339 
        [13SE]
      Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act (S. 
        1409) (S. Rept. 112-181), S4950 [12JY]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY (H.R. 2079), S2730 
        [25AP]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO (H.R. 3248), S2730 [25AP]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO (H.R. 3247), S2730 [25AP]
      Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN 
        (H.R. 3220), S3233 [16MY]
      Nomination of Joseph G. Jordan To Be OMB Office of Federal 
        Procurement Policy Administrator, S3234 [16MY]
      Nomination of Mark A. Robbins to the Merit Systems Protection 
        Board, S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Roy W. McLeese III To Be District of Columbia 
        Court of Appeals Associate Judge, S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Tony Hammond to the Postal Regulatory Commission, 
        S2730 [25AP]
      Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, 
        Yountville, CA (H.R. 3004), S2730 [25AP]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY (H.R. 3413), 
        S3233 [16MY]
      Public Service Recognition Week (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]
      Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office, Iuka, MS (H.R. 2213), 
        S2730 [25AP]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK (H.R. 
        1423), S2730 [25AP]
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO 
        (H.R. 3246), S2730 [25AP]
      Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act (S. 2038), 
        S131 [26JA]
      Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness 
        Enhancements for (SECURE) Facilities Act (S. 772) (S. Rept. 
        112-202), S5976 [2AU]
      Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX (H.R. 2660), S2730 
        [25AP]
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA 
        (H.R. 2415), S3233 [16MY]
      21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) (S. Rept. 112-143), 
        S207 [31JA]
      21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789), S131 [26JA]
      U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization (Senate) (S. 2218) (S. 
        Rept. 112-180), S4950 [12JY]
      U.S. Secret Service Retirement Act (S. 1515) (S. Rept. 112-205), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act (S. 2239), S4773 [29JN]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 743) (S. Rept. 112-
        155), S2545 [19AP]
      William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA (H.R. 
        2767), S2730 [25AP]
  Statements
      Application of Insider Trading Law to Trading by Members of 
        Congress and Their Staffs: Robert Khuzami, SEC, S144-S146 
        [30JA]




COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION (House)

  Bills and resolutions
      Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance 
        for air travel expenses unless an itemized description of 
        expenses is provided and a House credit card is used for such 
        expenses (see H. Res. 580), H1305 [8MR]
  Letters
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, E825 [17MY]
  Regulations
      Standards for the electronic posting of House and committee 
        documents and data, H370 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-571), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Battery Recharging Stations Establishment for Privately Owned 
        Vehicles in House of Representatives Parking Areas at No Net 
        Cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 112-625), 
        H5326 [26JY]
      Committees of the House Expenses Adjustment (H. Res. 496) (H. 
        Rept. 112-362), H25 [17JA]
      Library of Congress Authority To Accept Gifts and Bequests 
        Revision (H.R. 6122) (H. Rept. 112-624), H5326 [26JY]
      Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual 
        Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the 
        Candidate's Death (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112-628), H5330 [30JY]




COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES (Joint)

  Appointments
      Members, S1399 [5MR], H1420 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies 
        (see S. Con. Res. 36), S1195 [1MR]
      Establish (see S. Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]
  Remarks in House
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. 
        Con. Res. 36), H1144 [5MR]
      Establish (S. Con. Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. 
        Con. Res. 36), S1368 [1MR]
      Establish (S. Con. Res. 35), S1368 [1MR]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 35, establish, S1209, S1368 [1MR], H1143 [5MR]
      S. Con. Res. 36, use of Capitol rotunda and Emancipation Hall 
        for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S1209, S1368 [1MR], 
        H1144 [5MR]




COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS (Senate)

  Reports filed
      Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act 
        (S. 3193) (S. Rept. 112-207), S6062 [10SE]
      Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act (S. 1065) (S. Rept. 112-
        199), S5976 [2AU]
      Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic 
        Development Act (H.R. 2467), S6625 [21SE]
      Deem Certain Claims Presented to an Indian Health Service 
        Contracting Officer Pursuant to Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act as Timely Presented (S. 2389), S6339 
        [13SE]
      Deem Certain Claims Presented to an Indian Health Service 
        Contracting Officer Pursuant to Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act as Timely Presented (S. 2389) (S. 
        Rept. 112-228), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior Authority To Take Land Into Trust for 
        Indian Tribes Reaffirmation (S. 676) (S. Rept. 112-166), S3279 
        [17MY]
      Determine Blood Quantum Requirement for Membership in the Ysleta 
        del Sur Pueblo Tribe (H.R. 1560), S5731 [31JY]
      Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act (S. 379) (S. 
        Rept. 112-201), S5976 [2AU]
      Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act (S. 546) 
        (S. Rept. 112-198), S5976 [2AU]
      Lumbee Recognition Act (S. 1218) (S. Rept. 112-200), S5976 [2AU]
      Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act (S. 134) (S. 
        Rept. 112-218), S6451 [19SE]
      Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act (H.R. 
        1272), S5870 [1AU]
      Nomination of Kevin K. Washburn To Be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Interior for Indian Affairs, S6545 [20SE]




COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (House, Select)

  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        E868 [18MY]
      Intelligence services appropriations, H3309 [31MY]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, E1659 [28SE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-560), H4653 
        [29JN]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R. 3523) (H. 
        Rept. 112-445), H1914 [17AP]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools (H.R. 5949) 
        (H. Rept. 112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 5743) (H. Rept. 112-
        490), H3166 [22MY]




COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (Senate, Select)

  Reports filed
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 
        [7JN]
      Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 3454) (S. Rept. 112-
        192), S5658 [30JY]




COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES (House)

  Bills and resolutions
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 553), H902 [16FE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        E842 [17MY]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act, H1874 [17AP]
  Remarks in House
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 
        553), H887 [16FE]
  Reports filed
      Accomack County, VA, Land Parcel Next to NASA Wallops Flight 
        Facility Deed Restriction Removal (H.R. 2087) (H. Rept. 112-
        369), H77 [18JA]
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-572), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-
        392), H691 [9FE]
      American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 
        112-597), H4906 [17JY]
      American Taxpayer and Western Power Administration Customer 
        Protection Act (H.R. 2915) (H. Rept. 112-431), H1844 [16AP]
      Billfish Conservation Act (H.R. 2706) (H. Rept. 112-656), H5764 
        [10SE]
      Black Hills Cemetery Act (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 
        [10MY]
      BLM Federal Land Conveyance to Yerington, NV (H.R. 4039) (H. 
        Rept. 112-525), H3706 [15JN]
      BLM Live Internet Auctions Act (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112-371), 
        H77 [18JA]
      Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act (H.R. 460) (H. 
        Rept. 112-503), H3265 [30MY]
      Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic 
        Development Act (H.R. 2467) (H. Rept. 112-611), H5077 [19JY]
      Cabin Fee Act (H.R. 3397) (H. Rept. 112-602), H4906 [17JY]
      Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act (H.R. 2060) (H. Rept. 
        112-438), H1844 [16AP]
      Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act (H.R. 2621) (H. 
        Rept. 112-473), H2644 [10MY]
      Cibola National Forest Boundaries Expansion (H.R. 491) (H. Rept. 
        112-435), H1844 [16AP]
      Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority 
        To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation 
        Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs (S. 897) (H. Rept. 
        112-429), H1844 [16AP]
      Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure 
        Protection Act (H.R. 3409) (H. Rept. 112-670), H5999 [13SE]
      Coconino National Forest Land Conveyance To Correct Erroneous 
        Survey (H.R. 1038) (H. Rept. 112-436), H1844 [16AP]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan (H.R. 
        6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture Acceptance of the Quitclaim, Disclaimer, 
        and Relinquishment of a Railroad Right of Way Within and 
        Adjacent to Pike National Forest (H.R. 4073) (H. Rept. 112-
        599), H4906 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Boundary Adjustment of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park To Allow 
        Certain Road Rebuilding (H.R. 2352) (H. Rept. 112-532), H3706 
        [15JN]
      Dept. of the Interior Modification of Land Grant Patent Issued 
        to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404) (H. 
        Rept. 112-433), H1844 [16AP]
      Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, 
        Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and 
        Minerals Management Service Abolishment (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 
        112-601), H4906 [17JY]
      East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act (S. 
        997) (H. Rept. 112-527), H3706 [15JN]
      Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act (H.R. 6060) (H. 
        Rept. 112-672), H6059 [14SE]
      Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act (H.R. 3410) (H. 
        Rept. 112-395), H696 [13FE]
      Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 
        Visitor Contact Station Naming in Honor of James L. Buckley 
        (H.R. 5958) (H. Rept. 112-608), H5077 [19JY]
      Gettysburg National Military Park Boundary Revision To Include 
        the Gettysburg Train Station (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-449), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act 
        (H.R. 2938) (H. Rept. 112-440), H1844 [16AP]
      Grazing Improvement Act (H.R. 4234) (H. Rept. 112-533), H3706 
        [15JN]
      Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership 
        (HEARTH) Act (H.R. 205) (H. Rept. 112-427), H1844 [16AP]
      Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act (H.R. 2050) (H. 
        Rept. 112-437), H1844 [16AP]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act 
        (H.R. 2362) (H. Rept. 112-451), H2029 [19AP]
      Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act 
        (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 112-367), H77 [18JA]
      Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Facilitation Involving 
        Certain Non-Federal Lands (H.R. 2157) (H. Rept. 112-439), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      Issue Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines in Glacier 
        National Park (H.R. 4606) (H. Rept. 112-627), H5326 [26JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Certain Rhode Island Units in Sachuest Point, 
        Easton Beach, Almy Pond, and Hazards Beach (H.R. 2027) (H. 
        Rept. 112-579), H4683 [9JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P in Rhode Island 
        (H.R. 2154) (H. Rept. 112-580), H4683 [9JY]
      La Pine Land Conveyance Act (S. 270) (H. Rept. 112-581), H4683 
        [9JY]
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act (H.R. 3263) (H. Rept. 112-
        442), H1844 [16AP]
      Land Parcel Conveyance to Alta, UT (S. 684) (H. Rept. 112-434), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act (H.R. 2240) 
        (H. Rept. 112-450), H2029 [19AP]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act (H.R. 5987) (H. 
        Rept. 112-676), H6068 [18SE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), 
        H4684 [9JY]
      Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act (H.R. 
        4043) (H. Rept. 112-606), H4906 [17JY]
      Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Distribution Act (H.R. 1272) 
        (H. Rept. 112-501), H3265 [30MY]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act (H.R. 5544) 
        (H. Rept. 112-655), H5764 [10SE]
      Mount Andrea Lawrence Designation Act (H.R. 1818) (H. Rept. 112-
        505), H3265 [30MY]
      Mount Andrea Lawrence Designation Act (S. 925) (H. Rept. 112-
        506), H3265 [30MY]
      Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act (H.R. 5319) (H. 
        Rept. 112-658), H5764 [10SE]
      Nataional Forest Management Pilot Project Scope Extension and 
        Expansion (H.R. 3685) (H. Rept. 112-524), H3706 [15JN]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally 
        Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 
        112-605), H4906 [17JY]
      National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act (H.R. 1505) 
        (H. Rept. 112-448), H1914 [17AP]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act (H.R. 
        4402) (H. Rept. 112-583), H4684 [9JY]
      Native American Energy Act (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 112-692), H6314 
        [23OC]
      New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act (H.R. 2606) (H. 
        Rept. 112-373), H113 [23JA]
      NOAA Property Conveyance to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363) (H. Rept. 
        112-502), H3265 [30MY]
      North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act (H.R. 6007) (H. Rept. 112-
        657), H5764 [10SE]
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe Determination of Requirements for Membership 
        in That Tribe (H.R. 3319) (H. Rept. 112-675), H6068 [18SE]
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act (H.R. 4222) (H. Rept. 112-
        510), H3362 [31MY]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act (H.R. 3117) (H. Rept. 112-
        374), H113 [23JA]
      Pinnacles National Park Act (H.R. 3641) (H. Rept. 112-626), 
        H5326 [26JY]
      Planning for American Energy Act (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
        Recreational Area Act (H.R. 4094) (H. Rept. 112-526), H3706 
        [15JN]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act 
        (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act (H.R. 4382) 
        (H. Rept. 112-531), H3706 [15JN]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), 
        H475 [3FE]
      Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act 
        (H.R. 2834) (H. Rept. 112-609), H5077 [19JY]
      Release Reversionary Interest Held By the U.S. in Certain Cook 
        County, MN, Land Conveyed for the Establishment of an Airport 
        (H.R. 2947) (H. Rept. 112-441), H1844 [16AP]
      Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement 
        Fairness (RELIEF) Act (H.R. 3210) (H. Rept. 112-604), H4906 
        [17JY]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act (H.R. 1837) 
        (H. Rept. 112-403), H965 [27FE]
      Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act (S. 292) (H. Rept. 
        112-428), H1844 [16AP]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion 
        Act (H.R. 3100) (H. Rept. 112-538), H3732 [18JN]
      Soda Ash Royalty Extension, Job Creation, and Export Enhancement 
        Act (H.R. 1192) (H. Rept. 112-578), H4683 [9JY]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act (H.R. 4383) (H. 
        Rept. 112-528), H3706 [15JN]
      Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (H.R. 
        3065) (H. Rept. 112-529), H3706 [15JN]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA 
        (H.R. 4400) (H. Rept. 112-598), H4906 [17JY]
      Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act (H.R. 2512) (H. 
        Rept. 112-512), H3404 [1JN]
      Trinity County, CA, Public Utilities District Land Exchange 
        Involving Transfer of Forest Service and BLM Lands (H.R. 1237) 
        (H. Rept. 112-500), H3265 [30MY]
      Ute Indian Tribe and Utah State Institutional Trust Land 
        Administration Land Exchange (H.R. 4027) (H. Rept. 112-509), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Virgin Islands Office of Chief Financial Officer Establishment 
        (H.R. 3706) (H. Rept. 112-600), H4906 [17JY]
      Virgin River Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan 
        Implementation Facilitation (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 112-474), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act (H.R. 1545) (H. 
        Rept. 112-430), H1844 [16AP]
      Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act (S. 271) (H. 
        Rept. 112-432), H1844 [16AP]
      Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act (H.R. 3452) (H. 
        Rept. 112-452), H2029 [19AP]
      Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act (H.R. 
        2236) (H. Rept. 112-372), H77 [18JA]
      Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 
        112-603), H4906 [17JY]
      World War II Memorial Prayer Act (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 112-368), 
        H77 [18JA]
      Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act (H.R. 4484) (H. Rept. 112-
        612), H5077 [19JY]
      York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 
        112-370), H77 [18JA]
  Resignations
      Sarbanes, Representative, H1411 [20MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 553, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H887 [16FE]




COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM (House)

  Bills and resolutions
      Courts: direct the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the 
        deposition of William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys 
        in the case of the U.S. v. Clemens (see H. Res. 558), H944 
        [17FE]
      Holder, Attorney General: initiate or intervene in judicial 
        proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued (see H. Res. 
        706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued (H. Res. 706), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Issa, Representative: disapprove of the chairman's actions 
        relative to certain ongoing criminal investigations and 
        statements relative to Attorney General Holder (see H. Res. 
        718), H4614 [29JN]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        E868 [18MY]
      District of Columbia southwest waterfront development promotion, 
        H4003 [26JN]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act, H1404 [20MR]
      Federal information security improvement, E699 [27AP]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, H5413 [31JY]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409 [28JN], E1189 [29JN]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act, H5792 [11SE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, E825 [17MY]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, E1659, E1660 [28SE]
  Motions
      Holder, Attorney General: initiate or intervene in judicial 
        proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Issa, Representative: disapprove of the chairman's actions 
        relative to certain ongoing criminal investigations and 
        statements relative to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 718), 
        H4615 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Courts: direct the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the 
        deposition of William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys 
        in the case of the U.S. v. Clemens (H. Res. 558), H928 [17FE]
      Holder, Attorney General: initiate or intervene in judicial 
        proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued (H. Res. 706), 
        H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued (H. Res. 706), consideration (H. Res. 
        708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold in contempt relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      Issa, Representative: disapprove of the chairman's actions 
        relative to certain ongoing criminal investigations and 
        statements relative to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 718), 
        H4614 [29JN]
      Women: hearings on women's health and contraception with all-
        male panel, H972 [28FE], H1117 [1MR], H1599 [27MR]
  Reports
      Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation--
        Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape, H5231 [25JY]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas, H4177-H4401 
        [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (H.R. 1974) (H. 
        Rept. 112-663), H5764 [10SE]
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-568), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records (H. Rept. 112-689), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      Clarify That Accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan Are Subject to 
        Certain Federal Tax Levies (H.R. 4365) (H. Rept. 112-630), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act (H.R. 665) (H. 
        Rept. 112-402), H965 [27FE]
      Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act (H.R. 4363) (H. Rept. 
        112-535), H3706 [15JN]
      Federal Information Security Improvement (H.R. 4257) (H. Rept. 
        112-455), H2203 [26AP]
      Federal Reserve Transparency Act (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 112-607), 
        H4906 [17JY]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act (S. 300) (H. Rept. 
        112-376), H186 [27JA]
      Government Customer Service Improvement Act (H.R. 538) (H. Rept. 
        112-534), H3706 [15JN]
      Government Employee Accountability Act (H.R. 6016) (H. Rept. 
        112-686), H6273 [21SE]
      Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act (H.R. 4631) (H. 
        Rept. 112-664), H5859 [11SE]
      Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act (H.R. 3433) (H. 
        Rept. 112-484), H2811 [16MY]
      Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act (H.R. 2008) (H. 
        Rept. 112-536), H3706 [15JN]
      Midnight Rule Relief Act (H.R. 4607) (H. Rept. 112-513), H3404 
        [1JN]
      Postal Reform Act (H.R. 2309) (H. Rept. 112-363), H25 [17JA]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas (H. Rept. 112-
        546), H3981 [25JN]
      Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act (H.R. 
        4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H5130 [23JY]
      Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act (H.R. 3813) (H. 
        Rept. 112-394), H691 [9FE]
      Taxpayers Right To Know Act (H.R. 3609) (H. Rept. 112-635), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 373) 
        (H. Rept. 112-483), H2811 [16MY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act (H.R. 4155) (H. Rept. 112-585), H4684 
        [9JY]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (H.R. 3289) (H. Rept. 
        112-508), H3265 [30MY]
  Resignations
      Guinta, Representative, H5538 [1AU]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Subpoena Notices
      U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H2667 [15MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 558, direct the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of 
        the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        deposition of William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys 
        in the case of the U.S. v. Clemens, H928 [17FE]
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]




COMMITTEE ON PRINTING (Joint)

  Remarks in House
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), H314 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), S5627, S5628 [26JY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 90, printing of pocket version of U.S. 
        Constitution, H314 [1FE]




COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION (Senate)

  Rules
      Procedure, S3970-S3972 [12JN]




COMMITTEE ON RULES (House)

  Amendments
      House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2344 
        [8MY]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 779), H5922 [12SE]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 643), H2316 
        [7MY] (see H. Res. 717), H4603 [28JN] (see H. Res. 747), H5524 
        [31JY]
  Remarks in House
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5934-H5939 [13SE]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2337-
        H2346 [8MY]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 717), H4609-
        H4614 [29JN]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5538-
        H5552 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-567), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and 
        Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and 
        Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and 
        Consider Certain Legislation (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Clarify House of Representatives Proceedings and Actions During 
        August District Work Period (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Clarify House of Representatives Proceedings and Actions During 
        Fall District Work Period (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), 
        H6150 [19SE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act (H. Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112-382), 
        H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-
        400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H. Res. 717) 
        (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 2013-2022 (H. Res. 597) (H. Rept. 112-423), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) Initiation or Intervention in 
        Proceedings To Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General 
        Holder (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-
        553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 98, Disapprove the President's 
        Exercise of Authority To Increase the Debt Limit (H. Res. 515) 
        (H. Rept. 112-365), H25 [17JA]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations and 
        H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act (H. Res. 
        778) (H. Rept. 112-667), H5922 [12SE]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to 
        Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program 
        Work Requirements (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 
        [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (H. 
        Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112-416), H1426 [20MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs 
        Act (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act (H. Res. 
        620) (H. Rept. 112-447), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 679) (H. Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act 
        (CPRA) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 112-385), H475 [3FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act (H. Res. 566) (H. Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 2087, Remove Deed Restriction From a 
        Parcel of Land in Accomack County, VA, Next to NASA Wallops 
        Flight Facility (H. Res. 587) (H. Rept. 112-415), H1390 [19MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic Freedom in 
        Higher Education Act (H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 112-404), H965 
        [27FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act 
        (H. Res. 688) (H. Rept. 112-539), H3732 [18JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 2842, Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit 
        Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act (H. Res. 570) (H. 
        Rept. 112-408), H1152 [5MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 3309, FCC Process Reform Act (H. Res. 595) 
        (H. Rept. 112-422), H1570 [26MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale 
        the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
        Security (PIONEERS) Act (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 
        [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act (H. Res. 
        788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item Veto and 
        Rescissions Act (H. Res. 540) (H. Rept. 112-389), H567 [7FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and 
        Protection Act (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, 
        Pro-Growth Budgeting Act (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 112-383), 
        H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency 
        Act (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112-388), H511 [6FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act 
        (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), H1209 [6MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal 
        Employees Act (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act (H. Res. 738) (H. Rept. 112-616), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112-623), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act (H. Res. 
        614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act 
        (H. Res. 600) (H. Rept. 112-424), H1739 [28MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military 
        Construction (H. Res. 656) (H. Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military 
        Construction (H. Res. 661) (H. Rept. 112-485), H2811 [16MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration (H. Res. 619) 
        (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical 
        Minerals Production Act (H. Res. 726) (H. Rept. 112-590), 
        H4774 [10JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (H. 
        Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112-540), H3806 [19JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act (H. Res. 
        631) (H. Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act 
        Reauthorization (H. Res. 656) (H. Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 643) 
        (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and 
        Employment Act (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5743, Intelligence Services Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services (H. Res. 667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 
        [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland Security 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5856, Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H. 
        Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-
        545), H3974 [21JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 697) (H. 
        Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act (H. Res. 
        724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan (H. Res. 738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a 
        Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act (H. Res. 779) 
        (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act 
        (H. Res. 752) (H. Rept. 112-644), H5628 [1AU]
      Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act (H.R. 3521) (H. 
        Rept. 112-364), H439 [2FE]
      Legally Binding Budget Act (H.R. 3575) (H. Rept. 112-379), H218 
        [31JA]
      Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act 
        (H.R. 6169) (H. Rept. 112-629), H5330 [30JY]
      Postal Reform Act (H.R. 2309) (H. Rept. 112-363), H1803 [29MR]
      Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 
        [7MY]
      Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 
        [31JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Tribute to John V. Sullivan, H1631 [27MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H. Res. 717, same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation, H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 747, same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act 
        and allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5934 [13SE]




COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY (House)

  Bills and resolutions
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 553), H902 [16FE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        E841 [17MY]
      Federal information security improvement, E699 [27AP]
      No More Solyndras Act, H6008 [14SE]
      NOAA storm warning systems funding, H2356 [8MY]
  Remarks in House
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 
        553), H887 [16FE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-555), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology 
        Research and Development Act (H.R. 3834) (H. Rept. 112-420), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act (H.R. 3479) (H. Rept. 112-
        666), H5922 [12SE]
  Resignations
      Fudge, Representative, H1411 [20MR]
      Sarbanes, Representative, H1411 [20MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 553, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H887 [16FE]




COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS (House)

  Bills and resolutions
      House Rules: expand jurisdiction to include nonprofit 
        organizations (see H. Res. 768), H5707 [2AU]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        E869 [18MY]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-554), H4603 
        [28JN]




COMMITTEE ON TAXATION (Joint)

  Analyses
      Five Problems With Dynamic Scoring: Sarah Ayres, Center for 
        American Progress, H410 [2FE]
  Letters
      Bring Jobs Home Act, S5183 [19JY]
      Revenue estimate for proposal to disallow a deduction for 
        amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a 
        discharge of oil, E90 [31JA]




COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (House)

  Bills and resolutions
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 553), H902 [16FE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        H2796 [16MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, E825, E826 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: revised aggregates and allocations of spending 
        authority to Committee on the Budget (House), H3101 [17MY], 
        H3165 [22MY]
      Budget: status report, H1975 [18AP], H3097 [17MY], H3165 [22MY], 
        H3575 [6JN], H3658 [7JN], H4772 [10JY], H5626 [1AU]
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 
        553), H887 [16FE]
      House of Representatives: tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. 
        Res. 112, Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1789 [29MR]
  Reports
      Status of the Budget, H177-H180 [25JA], H3097-H3100 [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-543), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Baseline Reform Act (H.R. 3578) (H. Rept. 112-378), H218 [31JA]
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 
        112-37), H218 [31JA]
      Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act (H.R. 3521) (H. 
        Rept. 112-364), H25 [17JA]
      Pro-Growth Budgeting Act (H.R. 3582) (H. Rept. 112-377), H218 
        [31JA]
      Sequester Replacement Act (H.R. 4966) (H. Rept. 112-469), H2565 
        [9MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 
        112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequestration Transparency Act (H.R. 5872) (H. Rept. 112-577), 
        H4683 [9JY]
      Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. Res. 
        112) (H. Rept. 112-421), H1570 [26MR]
  Resignations
      Guinta, Representative, H5538 [1AU]
      Tonko, Representative, H887 [16FE]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H3101 [17MY], H3165 [22MY], H4772 [10JY], 
        H5627 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 553, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H887 [16FE]




COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (Senate)

  Letters
      Revision of aggregates and allocations of spending authority, 
        S3405 [22MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Appropriations: revised aggregates and allocations of spending 
        authority to Committee on the Budget (House), S3405 [22MY], 
        S5053 [17JY]
      Committees of the Senate: committee allocations and budget 
        aggregates, S1832-S1834 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, S1832 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      Senate committee budget authority and outlay allocations: 2012, 
        S1832, S1833 [20MR]
      Senate pay-as-you-go scorecard, S1832 [20MR]
      Social Security aggregates, S1832 [20MR]




COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (House)

  Bills and resolutions
      Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (see H.R. 6080), H4684 [9JY]
  Letters
      Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6119 [19SE]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act, H2672 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        E869 [18MY]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program, H5816 [11SE]
      Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act, H4874 [17JY]
      Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, H3451 
        [5JN]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171 
        [28JN]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act, H5792 [11SE]
      Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act, E740 [9MY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Democratic staff, 
        H2771-H2773 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (H.R. 6080), H5796-H5814 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-562), H4653 
        [29JN]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act (H.R. 4119) (H. Rept. 112-418), 
        H1496 [21MR]
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 
        112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 
        112-671), H6059 [14SE]
      Child Protection Act (H.R. 6063) (H. Rept. 112-638), H5524 
        [31JY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex 
        Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization (H.R. 
        3796) (H. Rept. 112-637), H5524 [31JY]
      Clean Up Government Act (H.R. 2572) (H. Rept. 112-688), H6273 
        [21SE]
      Codify Into Law as Title 54 of the U.S. Code Certain Laws 
        Relative to the National Park System (H.R. 1950) (H. Rept. 
        112-631), H5524 [31JY]
      Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act (H.R. 3668) (H. Rept. 
        112-537), H3732 [18JN]
      Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program Reauthorization (H.R. 6062) (H. Rept. 112-
        636), H5524 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 
        [10SE]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 
        (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-640), H5524 [31JY]
      Divisional Realignment Act (H.R. 5512) (H. Rept. 112-497), H3177 
        [29MY]
      Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act (H.R. 
        6029) (H. Rept. 112-610), H5077 [19JY]
      Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification 
        Act (H.R. 4086) (H. Rept. 112-413), H1390 [19MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools (H.R. 5949) 
        (H. Rept. 112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act (H.R. 4369) 
        (H. Rept. 112-687), H6273 [21SE]
      Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996) (H. Rept. 112-
        594), H4827 [11JY]
      Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) 
        Act (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 112-39), H1366 [16MR]
      Improve Enactment of Certain Laws Relative to Public Contracts 
        (H.R. 6080) (H. Rept. 112-662), H5764 [10SE]
      Israeli Nationals Eligibility To Receive E-2 Nonimmigrant Visas 
        Relative to Eligibility of U.S. Nationals for Similar 
        Nonimmigrant Status in Israel (H.R. 3992) (H. Rept. 112-410), 
        H1303 [8MR]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the 
        Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act (H.R. 6019) (H. Rept. 
        112-582), H4683 [9JY]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act (H.R. 6185) (H. Rept. 112-661), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1864) 
        (H. Rept. 112-386), H475 [3FE]
      National Blue Alert Act (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112-478), H2662 
        [11MY]
      Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of 
        Maritime Navigation Act (H.R. 5889) (H. Rept. 112-551), H4063 
        [26JN]
      Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) (H.R. 3541) (H. Rept. 
        112-496), H3176 [29MY]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1433) (H. Rept. 
        112-401), H943 [17FE]
      Prohibit Importation of Various Injurious Species of Constrictor 
        Snakes (H.R. 511) (H. Rept. 112-691), H6297 [28SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 112-
        548), H3981 [25JN]
      Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), 
        H2266 [27AP]
      Relief of Allan B. Kelley (H.R. 794) (H. Rept. 112-620), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Relief of Bartosz Kumor (H.R. 1857) (H. Rept. 112-617), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic (H.R. 357) (H. Rept. 112-
        621), H5200 [24JY]
      Relief of Daniel Wachira (H.R. 824) (H. Rept. 112-618), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Relief of Esther Karinge (H.R. 316) (H. Rept. 112-622), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Relief of Maria C. Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas 
        (H.R. 823) (H. Rept. 112-619), H5200 [24JY]
      Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act (H.R. 6189) (H. Rept. 112-
        648), H5764 [10SE]
      Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) 
        Act (H.R. 4377) (H. Rept. 112-596), H4906 [17JY]
      Secure Visas Act (H.R. 1741) (H. Rept. 112-411), H1303 [8MR]
      Security in Bonding Act (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 112-460), H2266 
        [27AP]
      Stolen Valor Act (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 112-650), H5764 [10SE]
      Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft Act 
        (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 112-639), H5524 [31JY]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement To Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (Safe Doses) Act (H.R. 4223) (H. 
        Rept. 112-549), H3981 [25JN]
      Student Visa Reform Act (H.R. 3120) (H. Rept. 112-595), H4862 
        [12JY]
      Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act (H.R. 3862) 
        (H. Rept. 112-593), H4827 [11JY]
      Trademark Act Error Correction Relative to Remedies for Dilution 
        (H.R. 6215) (H. Rept. 112-647), H5764 [10SE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4970) (H. Rept. 
        112-480), H2712 [15MY]
  Testimonies
      Dept. of Justice's Guidance on Access to Pools and Spas Under 
        the Americans With Disabilities Act: National Disability 
        Rights Network, H2397 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6080, improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts, H5796-H5814 [11SE]




COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (Senate)

  Letters
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act, S4767 [29JN]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act, S6427 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S5250, S5251 [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Access to Information About Missing Children Act (S. 225), S5976 
        [2AU]
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 112-
        182), S4950 [12JY]
      Child Protection Improvements Act (S. 645), S6451 [19SE]
      Data Breach Notification Act (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization (S. 250), S4417 
        [21JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension 
        Act (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act (S. 3276), S5211 [19JY]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-229), S6545 
        [20SE]
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-
        142), S163 [30JA]
      Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act (S. 1744), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of Andrew D. Hurwitz To Be Circuit Judge, S1194 [1MR]
      Nomination of Anuj C. Desai to the Foreign Claims Settlement 
        Commission, S323 [2FE]
      Nomination of Brian J. Davis To Be District Judge, S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Charles R. Breyer to the U.S. Sentencing 
        Commission, S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Charles T. Massarone to the U.S. Parole 
        Commission, S3630 [24MY]
      Nomination of Danny C. Williams, Sr., To Be U.S. Attorney, S4950 
        [12JY]
      Nomination of David Medine to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
        Oversight Board, S3279 [17MY]
      Nomination of Dennis J. Erby To Be U.S. Marshal, S323 [2FE]
      Nomination of Elizabeth Collins Cook to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board, S3279 [17MY]
      Nomination of Fernando M. Olguin To Be District Judge, S5211 
        [19JY]
      Nomination of Frank P. Geraci, Jr., To Be District Judge, S5211 
        [19JY]
      Nomination of George L. Russell III To Be District Judge, S850 
        [16FE]
      Nomination of Gershwin A. Drain To Be District Judge, S2242 
        [29MR]
      Nomination of Gonzalo P. Curiel To Be District Judge, S2821 
        [26AP]
      Nomination of Grande Lum To Be Dept. of Justice Community 
        Relations Service Director, S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Gregory K. Davis To Be U.S. Attorney, S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of James X. Dempsey to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board, S3279 [17MY]
      Nomination of Jamie A. Hainsworth To Be U.S. Marshal, S4417 
        [21JN]
      Nomination of Jeffrey J. Helmick To Be District Judge, S1540 
        [8MR]
      Nomination of Jesus G. Bernal To Be District Judge, S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of John E. Dowdell To Be District Judge, S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of John J. Tharp, Jr., To Be District Judge, S850 
        [16FE]
      Nomination of John S. Leonardo To Be U.S. Attorney, S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of John T. Fowlkes, Jr., To Be District Judge, S2545 
        [19AP]
      Nomination of John Z. Lee To Be District Judge, S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of Jon S. Tigar To Be District Judge, S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of Kevin McNulty To Be District Judge, S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of Kristine G. Baker To Be District Judge, S850 
        [16FE]
      Nomination of Lorna G. Schofield To Be District Judge, S4950 
        [12JY]
      Nomination of Malachy E. Mannion To Be District Judge, S5211 
        [19JY]
      Nomination of Mark E. Walker To Be District Judge, S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of Mary Geiger Lewis To Be District Judge, S1540 
        [8MR]
      Nomination of Matthew W. Brann To Be District Judge, S5211 
        [19JY]
      Nomination of Michael A. Shipp To Be District Judge, S2545 
        [19AP]
      Nomination of Michael P. Shea To Be District Judge, S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Patricia M. Wald to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board, S3280 [17MY]
      Nomination of Patrick A. Miles, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney, S4417 
        [21JN]
      Nomination of Patty Shwartz To Be Circuit Judge, S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford To Be Circuit Judge, S322 [2FE]
      Nomination of Paul W. Grimm To Be District Judge, S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of Rachel L. Brand to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
        Oversight Board, S3279 [17MY]
      Nomination of Richard G. Taranto To Be Circuit Judge, S2242 
        [29MR]
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach To be Circuit Judge, S3838 
        [7JN]
      Nomination of Robert J. Shelby To Be District Judge, S2821 
        [26AP]
      Nomination of Robin S. Rosenbaum To Be District Judge, S2242 
        [29MR]
      Nomination of Stephanie M. Rose To Be District Judge, S2545 
        [19AP]
      Nomination of Terrence G. Berg To Be District Judge, S4950 
        [12JY]
      Nomination of Thomas M. Durkin To Be District Judge, S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of Thomas M. Harrigan To Be DEA Deputy Administrator, 
        S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Timothy S. Hillman To Be District Judge, S1540 
        [8MR]
      Nomination of William H. Orrick III, To Be District Judge, S5976 
        [2AU]
      Nomination of William J. Baer To Be Assistant Attorney General 
        for the Antitrust Division, S6545 [20SE]
      Nomination of William J. Kayatta, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge, 
        S2545 [19AP]
      Officer Safety Act (S. 2276), S3514 [23MY]
      Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act (S. 3486), S6545 [20SE]
      Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings (S. 1945), S567 
        [13FE]
      Relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke (S. 285), S5211 [19JY]
      Small Business Reorganization Efficiency and Clarity Act (S. 
        2370), S3630 [24MY]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding Congressional Consent (S.J. Res. 44), S5976 
        [2AU]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (SAFE DOSES) Act (S. 1002) (S. 
        Rept. 112-204), S6062 [10SE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization (S. 1925), S388 [7FE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 
        112-153), S1576 [12MR]




COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY (Joint)

  Bills and resolutions
      Douglass, Frederick: accept a statue depicting Frederick 
        Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue 
        in a suitable location in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6336), H5706 [2AU]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable 
        location in the Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 49), S4418 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Douglass, Frederick: accept a statue depicting Frederick 
        Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue 
        in a suitable location in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center, E1589 [21SE]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable 
        location in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (H.R. 6336), H5745, H5746 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Douglass, Frederick: accept a statue depicting Frederick 
        Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue 
        in a suitable location in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (H.R. 6336), S6284, S6285 [12SE]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable 
        location in the Capitol (S. Con. Res. 49), S4423 [21JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6336, Committee on the Library (Joint) acceptance of a 
        statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of 
        Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation Hall of the 
        Capitol Visitor Center, H5745 [10SE]
      S. Con. Res. 49, Committee on the Library (Joint) acceptance of 
        a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of 
        Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the 
        Capitol, S4423 [21JN]




COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE (House)

  Letters
      Airport and Airway Extension Act, H136 [24JA]
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved 
        resolutions, H1307 [9MR], H5338 [31JY]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        E841 [17MY]
      District of Columbia southwest waterfront development promotion, 
        H4002 [26JN]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act, H1404 [20MR]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration, H1933 [18AP]
      Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period, H744 [15FE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-573), H4654 
        [29JN]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 
        112-397), H696 [13FE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA) (H.R. 1734) (H. Rept. 
        112-384), H373 [1FE]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM (H.R. 3742) (H. 
        Rept. 112-613), H5077 [19JY]
      Farmer's Privacy Act (H.R. 5961) (H. Rept. 112-682), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act 
        (H.R. 3158) (H. Rept. 112-643), H5628 [1AU]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Appropriations (H.R. 
        4097) (H. Rept. 112-457), H2266 [27AP]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), 
        H4906 [17JY]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-
        634), H5524 [31JY]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      Prevent EPA or Corps of Engineers Finalization of Proposed 
        Guidance on Identification of Waters Protected by Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 4965) (H. Rept. 112-681), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK (H.R. 4347) (H. 
        Rept. 112-614), H5077 [19JY]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY (H.R. 3556) (H. 
        Rept. 112-456), H2266 [27AP]
      Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (H.R. 2541) (H. Rept. 
        112-684), H6230 [20SE]
  Resignations
      Guinta, Representative, H5538 [1AU]
  Resolutions by organizations
      GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program, H1307-H1359 [9MR], 
        H5338-H5405 [31JY]




COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS (House)

  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        E842 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Veterans: improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-547), H3981 
        [25JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs Policy To Improve Outreach and 
        Transparency to Veterans and Service Members Through 
        Information on Institutions of Higher Learning (H.R. 4057) (H. 
        Rept. 112-646), H5764 [10SE]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 112-
        488), H3161 [18MY]
      Transportation Security Administration Compliance With the 
        Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (H.R. 3670) (H. Rept. 112-487), H3161 [18MY]
      Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act (H.R. 4114) 
        (H. Rept. 112-486), H3161 [18MY]
      Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act (H.R. 
        5948) (H. Rept. 112-678), H6150 [19SE]




COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS (Senate)

  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Veterans Jobs Corps Act: violation of Budget Control Act by 
        increasing authority and outlays above Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (Senate) allocation, S6317 [13SE], S6396 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Coral Wong Pietsch To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for 
        Veterans Claims Judge, S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Margaret Bartley To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for 
        Veterans Claims Judge, S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Thomas S. Sowers II, To Be Assistant Sec. of 
        Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, 
        S5976 [2AU]




COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (House)

  Letters
      Airport and Airway Extension Act, H136 [24JA]
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus, H1821 [16AP]
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, H1816 [16AP]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act, H2671 [15MY]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration, H1933 [18AP]
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, H3451 
        [5JN]
      Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Coin 
        Act, H5741 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act, H5616 [1AU]
      Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act, H1825 [16AP]
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne, H1818 [16AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act, H5618 [1AU]
      Secure Border Act, E972 [5JN]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act, E1175 [28JN]
      Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
      Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act, E740 [9MY]
  Press releases
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democratic Members, H2477 
        [9MY]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-556), H4603 
        [28JN]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act (H.R. 
        3864) (H. Rept. 112-396), H696 [13FE]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements (H.J. Res. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 112-677), H6068 [18SE]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (H.R. 1173) 
        (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 [23JA]
      Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 
        112-517), H3479 [5JN]
      Medical FSA Improvement Act (H.R. 1004) (H. Rept. 112-515), 
        H3479 [5JN]
      Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112-
        412), H1362 [13MR]
      Protect Medical Innovation Act (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 112-514), 
        H3479 [5JN]
      Restoring Access to Medication Act (H.R. 5842) (H. Rept. 112-
        516), H3479 [5JN]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act (H.R. 6156) (H. 
        Rept. 112-632), H5524 [31JY]
      Small Business Tax Cut Act (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 112-425), H1844 
        [16AP]
  Tables
      Direct spending legislation--Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        allocation for resolution changes, H5627 [1AU]




COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE

  Appointments
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1399 [5MR], H1420 
        [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Committee on Financial Services (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 751), H5629 [1AU]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. 
        Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]
      Committee on Small Business (House): expand jurisdiction to 
        include nonprofit organizations (see H. Res. 768), H5707 [2AU]
      Members of Congress: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        553), H902 [16FE] (see H. Res. 590), H1427 [20MR] (see H. Res. 
        707), H4064 [26JN]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and 
        committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress 
        does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 
        3799), H113 [23JA]
      ------reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions 
        if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on 
        outside income, and allow benefit plan options (see H.R. 
        3774), H26 [17JA]
  Letters
      Appointment of substitute Members to serve for any Committee on 
        Ethics (House) proceeding related to the matter of 
        Representative Waters: Representative Bonner, H927 [17FE]
      Congressional hearings on war in Afghanistan: several 
        Representatives, H972 [28FE]
  Regulations
      Standards for the electronic posting of House and committee 
        documents and data: Committee on House Administration (House), 
        H370 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: adjust amount provided for expenses of certain 
        committees (H. Res. 496), H312-H314 [1FE]
      ------revised aggregates and allocations of spending authority 
        to Committee on the Budget (House), H3101 [17MY], H3165 [22MY]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): permission to file 
        privileged reports, H2745 [16MY]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      House of Representatives: prohibit purchase of paid online 
        advertisements by Members, committees, and leadership offices, 
        H3683, H3684 [8JN]
      Members of Congress: majority party appointments (H. Res. 751), 
        H5538 [1AU]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 553), H887 [16FE]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 590), H1411 [20MR]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 707), H4028 [26JN]
      ------reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions 
        if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on 
        outside income, and allow benefit plan options (H.R. 3774), 
        H655 [9FE]
      Reports: permission to file, H1810 [30MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), S1368 [1MR]
      Congress: extend the same financial conflict of interest rules 
        to Senators and their staff that apply to congressional 
        committee and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 
        [31JA], S241-S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-574), H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 112-570), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Rept. 112-575), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H. Rept. 
        112-569), H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Rept. 112-
        561), H4653 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Financial Services (House) (H. Rept. 112-
        559), H4653 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 112-552), 
        H4155 [27JN]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Rept. 112-552), 
        H3702 [12JN]
      ------Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Rept. 112-
        571), H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 112-
        560), H4653 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H. Rept. 112-572), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. 
        Rept. 112-568), H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Rept. 112-567), H4654 
        [29JN]
      ------Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H. 
        Rept. 112-555), H4603 [28JN]
      ------Committee on Small Business (House) (H. Rept. 112-554), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Rept. 112-543), H3914 
        [20JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Rept. 112-562), 
        H4653 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Rept. 112-573), H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 112-547), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 112-556), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 112-489), H3166 [22MY]
      Committees of the House Expenses Adjustment: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 112-362), H25 
        [17JA]
  Resignations
      Committee on Armed Services (House): Representative 
        Ruppersberger, H3979 [25JN]
      Committee on Budget (House): Representative Tonko, H887 [16FE]
      Committee on Homeland Security (House): Representative Speier, 
        H887 [16FE]
      Committee on Natural Resources (House): Representative Sarbanes, 
        H1411 [20MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): 
        Representative Guinta, H5538 [1AU]
      Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): 
        Representative Fudge, H1411 [20MR]
      ------Representative Sarbanes, H1411 [20MR]
      Committee on the Budget (House): Representative Guinta, H5538 
        [1AU]
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): 
        Representative Guinta, H5538 [1AU]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H3101 [17MY], H3165 [22MY]
      Direct spending legislation--Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        allocation for resolution changes, H5627 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 496, adjust amount provided for expenses of certain 
        committees of the House, H312 [1FE]
      H. Res. 553, minority party appointments, H887 [16FE]
      H. Res. 590, minority party appointments, H1411 [20MR]
      H. Res. 707, minority party appointments, H4028 [26JN]
      H. Res. 751, majority party appointments, H5538 [1AU]
      S. Con. Res. 35, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) 
        establishment, S1209, S1368 [1MR], H1143 [5MR]




COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE

  Appointments
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1399 [5MR], H1420 
        [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. 
        Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit funding for salaries and expenses 
        of offices and committees and hold salaries of Members in 
        escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution by a 
        certain date (see H.R. 3799), H113 [23JA]
  Letters
      Committee of the Budget (Senate) revision of aggregates and 
        allocations of spending authority: Senator Sessions, S3405 
        [22MY]
  Remarks in House
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Appropriations: committee allocations and budget aggregates, 
        S1832-S1834 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      ------revised aggregates and allocations of spending authority 
        to Committee on the Budget (House), S3405 [22MY], S5053 [17JY]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), S1368 [1MR]
      Congress: extend the same financial conflict of interest rules 
        to Senators and their staff that apply to congressional 
        committee and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 
        [31JA], S241-S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]
  Reports
      Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select) Activities, S203 [31JA]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 111th Congress: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-193), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on 
        Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-156), S2545 [19AP]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-160), 
        S2730 [25AP]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-175), 
        S3976 [12JN]
  Rules
      Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S3970-S3972 
        [12JN]
  Schedules
      Meetings, E61 [23JA], E80 [25JA], E87 [30JA], E114, E115 [1FE], 
        E147-E149 [6FE], E165, E166 [8FE], E183 [13FE], E206 [15FE], 
        E256 [27FE], E289 [29FE], E315, E316 [5MR], E336 [7MR], E363-
        E365 [12MR], E369 [14MR], E384 [19MR], E413, E414 [21MR], 
        E444, E445 [26MR], E480 [28MR], E541 [16AP], E581 [18AP], E618 
        [23AP], E657 [25AP], E719 [7MY], E756 [9MY], E783 [14MY], E823 
        [16MY], E879 [21MY], E885 [23MY], E969 [4JN], E1004 [6JN], 
        E1037 [11JN], E1043 [13JN], E1064 [18JN], E1100 [20JN], E1132 
        [25JN], E1165 [27JN], E1213 [9JY], E1236 [11JY], E1251 [16JY], 
        E1282 [18JY], E1302 [23JY], E1334 [25JY], E1350 [30JY], E1388 
        [1AU], E1468 [10SE], E1505 [12SE], E1547 [17SE], E1573 [19SE]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, S1832 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      Senate committee budget authority and outlay allocations: 2012, 
        S1832, S1833 [20MR]
      Senate pay-as-you-go scorecard, S1832 [20MR]
      Social Security aggregates, S1832 [20MR]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 35, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) 
        establishment, S1209, S1368 [1MR], H1143 [5MR]




COMMODITIES PROMOTION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, S4633 [26JN], S5948 
        [2AU]




COMMODITY CREDIT CORP.

  Amendments
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Brazil Cotton Institute: prohibit funding (see H.R. 5143), H2270 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Community-Supported 
        Agriculture Promotion Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. 
        Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: strengthen rural communities and foster the next 
        generation of farmers and ranchers, S4270 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 
        112-163), S2819 [26AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Nomination of Michael T. Scuse to the CCC Board of Directors: 
        Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), 
        S699 [15FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]




COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance 
        companies from the definition of major swap participant and 
        from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 
        [8MY]
      CFTC: require a regulation to limit the aggregate positions of 
        nontraditional bona fide hedgers in petroleum and related 
        products (see S. 2238), S2085 [27MR]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1497 [21MR]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (H.R. 2682), H1551-H1553 [26MR], E479 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales, S3932 [12JN]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
  Reports filed
      Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. Rept. 112-343), H639 
        [8FE]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Repeal Certain Indemnification Requirements for Regulatory 
        Authorities To Obtain Access to Swap Data Required To Be 
        Provided by Swaps Entities: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4235) (H. Rept. 112-471), H2565 [9MY]
      Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 112-477), H2662 [11MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, 
        H1551 [26MR]




COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

  Amendments
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance 
        companies from the definition of major swap participant and 
        from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 
        [8MY]
      Financial institutions: implement rule banning proprietary 
        trading by commercial banks after regulatory agencies have 
        issued their final rules (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      Government regulations: require a regulation to limit the 
        aggregate positions of nontraditional bona fide hedgers in 
        petroleum and related products (see S. 2238), S2085 [27MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4391), 
        H1977 [18AP] (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. 
        Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil 
        speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 
        [19MR]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      Funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil 
        speculations from any regulatory freeze, H5253-H5259 [25JY]
      ------implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H1220, H1264 [7MR], H2798-H2800 [16MY]
      ------improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations 
        and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5228 [25JY]
      ------SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and 
        litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP], H1929 [18AP]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 
        [6MR], H2060 [24AP]
      SEC: study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (H.R. 2682), H1551-H1553 [26MR], E479 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Funding, S5960 [2AU]
      Government regulations: implementation of regulations limiting 
        amount of outside speculator participation in the energy 
        futures trading markets, S1174 [1MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (S. 2222), S2138, S2139 [28MR], S2207 [29MR]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 
        [19MR], S2018-S2020 [26MR], S2134, S2140 [28MR], S2217 [29MR]
      Securities: comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to 
        increase transparency and reduce risks in the financial 
        system, S3403 [22MY]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, 
        S3932 [12JN]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
  Reports
      Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by 
        Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions: Marcus Henn, New 
        England Fuel Institute, H5254-H5258 [25JY]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 
        112-163), S2819 [26AP]
      Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. Rept. 112-343), H639 
        [8FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Improve CFTC Consideration of Costs and Benefits of Regulations 
        and Orders: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. 
        Rept. 112-482), H2811 [16MY]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or 
        Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1838) (H. Rept. 112-476), H2662 [11MY]
      Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112-345), H639 [8FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, 
        H1551 [26MR]
      S. Res. 407, prevent bonuses from being paid to MF Global 
        Holdings, Ltd., employees responsible for day-to-day 
        operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers' 
        aggregated account funds are repaid in full, S2092, S2113 
        [27MR]




COMMON CARRIERS  related term(s) Aviation; Cargo Transportation; Motor 
    Vehicles; Railroads
  Amendments
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Driving Through History, S3127 [14MY]
      In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, H527 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a plan to ensure 
        the placement of sufficient officers at certain U.S. 
        international airports to effectively combat security threats 
        and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), H692 [9FE]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to States to assist 
        veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while 
        serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers 
        licenses (see H.R. 4288), H1740 [28MR]
      National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. 
        Res. 798), H6232 [20SE]
      National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 798), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 754), H5629 [1AU]
      Senior citizens: improve public transportation services for 
        seniors (see H.R. 4028), H725 [14FE]
      Taxation: extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 
        6066), H4654 [29JN]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      ------help leverage private investment for transit-oriented 
        development near transit stations (see S. 2053), S261 [1FE] 
        (see H.R. 3854), H218 [31JA]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation 
        Association, H3532 [6JN]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 
        [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Boston, MA: anniversary of Boston Carmen's Union Local Chapter 
        589, E757 [10MY]
      Buy American Act: increase total domestic content of all steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods, including rolling stock, H4125 
        [27JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit, H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      California: high-speed rail project funding, H4141 [27JN]
      Cincinnati, OH: prohibit funding for streetcar project, H4147 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prioritize assignment of officers 
        and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to 
        enhance security of mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, 
        H3247 [30MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail projects 
        funding, H4148, H4149 [27JN]
      ------Federal Transit Administration formula and bus grants 
        funding, H4041, H4042 [26JN]
      ------Federal Transit Administration funding, H4047, H4048 
        [26JN]
      ------high-speed rail projects funding, E1239 [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to States to assist 
        veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while 
        serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers 
        licenses (H.R. 4288), E469 [28MR]
      FEMA: State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3531, H3532 [6JN]
      Motor vehicles: require certain safety measures on motorcoaches, 
        E923 [31MY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: State 
        enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally passing a 
        stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      Taxation: extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (H.R. 
        6066), H4783 [11JY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H201-H207 [31JA], H386 [2FE], H461-H463 [3FE], H477 
        [6FE], H526 [7FE], H632, H635 [8FE], H662 [9FE], H699, H720, 
        H721 [14FE], H731, H732, H737, H739, H759 [15FE], H818, H894-
        H897 [16FE], H930 [17FE], H952 [27FE], H978 [28FE], H1161, 
        H1189, H1190 [6MR], H1221 [7MR], H1433, H1448 [21MR], H1595, 
        H1603-H1607 [27MR], H1668 [28MR], H1748, H1749, H1755-H1760 
        [29MR], H1934-H1937 [18AP], E213, E217 [16FE], E514 [30MR]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H750 [15FE]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H4048, 
        H4050 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cyr Bus Line (business): anniversary, S125 [26JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for 
        transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway, S665 
        [15FE]
      John T. Cyr and Sons, Inc.: anniversary, S3127 [14MY]
      Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches, S1188 [1MR], 
        S5178 [19JY]
      Railroads: allow Federal funds made available for purchase of 
        rolling stock to be used to purchase any equipment used for 
        high-speed rail, S1652 [14MR]
      ------change railcar procurement rules for transit systems to 
        allow up to 5 years for delivery of railcars after delivery of 
        1st railcar, S559 [13FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), S585, S587 [14FE]
      ------maintain competitive market by ensuring equal treatment of 
        contract rail operators, S1536 [8MR]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, S665 
        [15FE]
  Reports filed
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Transportation (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 112-397), H696 
        [13FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-
        398), H725 [14FE]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112-467), 
        H2441 [8MY]
  Statements
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Executive Office of 
        the President, H745 [15FE]
      Boston Carmen's Union Local 589 Anniversary: Representative 
        Keating, E757 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and 
        Infrastructure Jobs Act, H740 [15FE]
      H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 
        [30MY]




COMMON CAUSE (organization)

  Bills and resolutions
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (see S. Res. 
        485), S3782 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (S. Res. 485), 
        S3799 [6JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 485, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al., S3783, S3799 
        [6JN]




COMMON GROUND ALLIANCE

  Bills and resolutions
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        438), S2742 [25AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 438, support goals and ideals of National Safe Digging 
        Month, S2736, S2742 [25AP]




COMMUNICATIONS  see Telecommunications




COMMUNICATIONS ACT

  Amendments
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1617, H1619, H1620, H1621, H1622, H1623, H1624 
        [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1596 [27MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Cashless Stimulus for Small Business, H1613 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      FCC: add an additional purpose (see H.R. 6553), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (see H. Res. 595), H1570 [26MR]
      Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of 
        Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation 
        of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 
        [16FE]
      Telecommunications: ensure that security is taken into account 
        in certain efforts relative to interconnectivity of 
        telecommunications networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]
      ------prohibit mobile service providers from providing service 
        on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen 
        and enable consumers to remotely delete data from such devices 
        (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
  Letters
      FCC development of plan for greater broadband access: 
        Representative Gingrey and Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia 
        (2010), H1613 [27MR]
  Motions
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1626 [27MR]
  Remarks in House
      FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional 
        oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), H3230-
        H3234 [30MY]
      ------ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not 
        impede implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in 
        rural areas, H1622 [27MR]
      ------preserve ability for effective and efficient communication 
        systems to alert the public of dangerous weather conditions, 
        H1623 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1519 [22MR], H1609-H1629 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1593-H1597 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), motion to recommit, H1627 [27MR]
      ------provide report on impact of changes to transparency and 
        procedures on agency mandate to promote competition and 
        innovation, H1623, H1624 [27MR]
      ------require entities sponsoring political advertising to 
        disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a 
        certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1617, H1620, 
        H1621 [27MR]
      ------require the Freedom of Information Act process be more 
        open and transparent, H1621, H1622 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3309, FCC Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 595) (H. Rept. 112-422), H1570 [26MR]
      FCC Consolidated Reporting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3310) (H. Rept. 112-443), H1844 [16AP]
      FCC Process Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 112-414), H1390 [19MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 595, consideration of H.R. 3309, FCC Process Reform Act, 
        H1593 [27MR]
      H.R. 3310, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, H3230 [30MY]




COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA (organization)

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2842 [17MY]




COMMUNISM

  Addresses
      Victims of Communism in Albania: Joseph J. DioGuardi, E1253 
        [17JY]
  Amendments
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5802 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        766), H5707 [2AU]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]
  Remarks in House
      Belarus: call for release of political prisoners, H5698 [2AU]
      Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2017, H2018 
        [19AP]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, H1376 [19MR], 
        H1393 [20MR], H5973 [13SE], E224 [17FE], E690 [27AP]
      Korea, Democratice People's Republic of: call for release of 
        political prisoners, E837 [17MY]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of American involvement, E870 
        [18MY]
      ------anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, 
        E729 [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, S54 [24JA], S3324 
        [21MY], S3893-S3895 [11JN], S5826, S5853 [1AU], S5957 [2AU]
      ------U.S. policy, S3893-S3895 [11JN]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (S. Con. Res. 34), S174 [30JA]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5792, S5802 
        [31JY], S5956 [2AU]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
  Statements
      Jorge Luis Garcia Perez Arrest by Cuban State Security: Yris T. 
        Perez Aguilera, S3893 [11JN]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 34, tribute to Vaclav Havel, S168, S174 [30JA]
      S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the 
        restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally 
        confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other 
        countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]
      S. Res. 525, tribute to Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, S5307 [24JY], 
        S5802 [31JY]
  Tributes
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo, S5851 [1AU]




COMMUNITIES  see Suburban areas; Urban Areas




COMMUNITIES COMMITTED TO COLLEGE TAX CREDIT ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2287), S3017 [9MY]




COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY

  Remarks in House
      Kurtinitis, Sandra: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Humanitarian 
        of the Year award recipient, E790 [15MY]




COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT  related term(s) Suburban areas
  Amendments
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 
        [19MR], H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), S2272, S2275 [29MR], H4001 [26JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be 
        Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, E1478 [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see S. 2214), S1847 
        [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 587), H1390 [19MR]
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see S. 2228), 
        S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4039), H801 [15FE]
      Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (see S. 
        3590), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6478), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey lands of the former Fort Bayard 
        Military Reservation to Santa Clara, NM, Bayard, NM, or Grant 
        County, NM, for business and community development (see H.R. 
        6344), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs 
        (see S. 3583), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (see H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail 
        stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and 
        operational expenses (see H.R. 4361), H1845 [16AP]
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H1209 [6MR]
      Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 4253), H1542 [22MR]
      Mississippi: add certain counties to the region represented by 
        the Appalachian Regional Commission (see H.R. 4620), H2067 
        [24AP]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        593), H1497 [21MR]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (see S. 3334), S4417 [21JN]
      SBA: ensure treatment of Brevard County, FL, as a HUBZone (see 
        S. 2157), S1422 [6MR]
      States: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood 
        Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake 
        significant residential and commercial structure demolition 
        projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Taxation: allow an ordinary and necessary business expense 
        deduction for contributions to regional infrastructure 
        improvement zones (see H.R. 3780), H77 [18JA]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S350 [6FE]
      Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, 
        and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism 
        areas (see H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]
      Urban areas: create jobs by attracting global investment to 
        economically distressed urban areas (see H.R. 6493), H6274 
        [21SE]
  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Andreas N. Akaras, American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
        Association, H5092 [23JY]
      ------Bryan Ardouny, Armenian Assembly of America, H5093 [23JY]
      ------Kate Nahapetian, Armenian National Committee of America, 
        H5093 [23JY]
      ------Representative Cole, H5094 [23JY]
  Letters
      District of Columbia southwest waterfront development promotion: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4003 [26JN]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4002 [26JN]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        several Representatives, E1313 [24JY]
  Motions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1418 
        [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Accomack County, VA: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to 
        NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or 
        foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1411-H1419 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 
        587), H1405-H1410 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), motion to recommit, H1418 
        [20MR]
      ------require appraisal and payment of fair market value for a 
        parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      ------require independent appraisal of public land parcel next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed 
        restriction, H1416, H1417 [20MR]
      Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.: renaming of 
        headquarters building in honor of Robert M. Coard, E1084 
        [19JN]
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]
      Berg, Natalie: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) 
        Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E595 [19AP]
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV, H3760 [19JN]
      Bourns, Gordon: Riverside, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of 
        the Year award recipient, E480 [28MR]
      CBO: include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone 
        areas, H408-H410 [2FE]
      Community Powered Revitalization (organization): tribute, E450 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of HUD: allow public housing agencies to use operating and 
        capital funds directly without going through the Operating 
        Fund Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H4104-
        H4106 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program Loan Guarantee 
        Program funding, H4108 [27JN]
      ------expand percentage of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 
        funding that can be used for demolition projects, H4117, 
        H4118, H4123 [27JN]
      ------increase portion of Community Development Block Grant 
        Program assistance that may be used to provide public 
        services, H4107 [27JN]
      ------Office of Community Planning and Development funding, 
        H4096, H4097 [27JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (H.R. 4308), H1796 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail 
        stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and 
        operational expenses, E515 [30MR]
      ------develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses 
        (H.R. 4361), E520 [16AP]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H4001-H4003 [26JN]
      Downtown Washington Inc.: National Trust for Historic 
        Preservation Great American Main Street Award recipient, E739 
        [9MY]
      Dublin, CA: National Civic League All-American City Award 
        recipient, E210 [16FE], E932 [31MY]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Federation of 
        Citizens Associations honorees, E563 [17AP]
      Gensler, Arthur: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research 
        (SPUR) Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E268 [28FE]
      Hope Through Housing Foundation: anniversary, E1723 [26OC]
      Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall 
        of Fame inductees, E565 [18AP]
      Kankakee County, IL: anniversary of Kankakee County Farm Bureau, 
        E190 [14FE]
      Leonard, Tom: Essex National Heritage Commission Essex Heritage 
        Hero Award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Minami, Dale: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) 
        Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E271 [28FE]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Modesto Chamber of Commerce, E319 
        [6MR]
      Mono County, CA: take certain Federal land into trust for the 
        benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony (H.R. 2467), H5096-
        H5098 [23JY]
      Nation of Islam (organization): reopening of Salaam Restaurant 
        in Chicago, IL, E1369 [1AU]
      National Community Renaissance (organization): anniversary, 
        E1723 [26OC]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 
        593), E423 [22MR]
      Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5020 [19JY], H5088-
        H5096 [23JY], E1313 [24JY], E1478 [11SE]
      Newport, ME: tribute to Sebasticook Valley, ME, Chamber of 
        Commerce award recipients, E152 [7FE]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H952 [27FE], H997-H1003 
        [28FE], E253 [27FE]
      Roberts, Jason: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1435 [3AU]
      Sacramento, CA: anniversary of NeighborWorks (organization) 
        Homeownership Center Sacramento Region, E1442 [3AU]
      Solano, Patrick J.: Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization) 
        Community Leadership Award recipient, E91 [31JA]
      Southern Pines, NC: National Civic League All-American City 
        Award recipient, E1324 [25JY]
      Southwest Belmont Community Association: tribute, E144 [6FE]
      States: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood 
        Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake 
        significant residential and commercial structure demolition 
        projects (H.R. 4210), H4117 [27JN]
      Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (H.R. 2479), H3484 [6JN]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (H.R. 2655), H377 [2FE]
      Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.: tribute, H228 [1FE]
      U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Metro Orlando, FL, chapter 
        Hispanic Chamber of the Year award recipient, E1615 [21SE]
      Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E400 [21MR]
      WIRE-Net (organization): tribute, E1161 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow communities with rural development 
        project loans to apply for certain other types of loans, S4281 
        [19JN]
      ------allow community land grant-mercedes and land grant 
        councils access to rural development program funding, S4391 
        [21JN]
      ------allow frontier communities access to rural development 
        program funding, S4391 [21JN]
      ------clarify regulations for programs that provide loans to 
        purchasers of highly fractionated Native American lands, S4266 
        [19JN]
      ------permanently establish the Office of Tribal Relations, 
        S4266 [19JN]
      ------State Rural Development Partnership funding, S4347 [20JN]
      Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs (S. 
        3583), S6549 [20SE]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), S2275 [29MR]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (S. 2162), S1425 [6MR]
      Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.: anniversary, S6263 [12SE]
      Holdrege, NE: tribute to renovation and expansion of Phelps 
        Memorial Health Center, S1382 [5MR]
      King Arthur Flour Co., Inc.: tribute, S346 [6FE]
  Reports filed
      Accomack County, VA, Land Parcel Next to NASA Wallops Flight 
        Facility Deed Restriction Removal: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2087) (H. Rept. 112-369), H77 [18JA]
      BLM Federal Land Conveyance to Yerington, NV: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 112-525), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic 
        Development Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2467), S6625 [21SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2467) (H. 
        Rept. 112-611), H5077 [19JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 2087, Remove Deed Restriction From a 
        Parcel of Land in Accomack County, VA, Next to NASA Wallops 
        Flight Facility: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. 
        Rept. 112-415), H1390 [19MR]
      District of Columbia Southwest Waterfront Development Promotion: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2297) (S. Rept. 112-154), S2242 [29MR]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2362) (H. Rept. 
        112-451), H2029 [19AP]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1433) (H. Rept. 112-401), H943 [17FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 587, consideration of H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction 
        from a parcel of land in Accomack County, VA, next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility, H1405 [20MR]
      H.R. 1433, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H997-H999 
        [28FE]
      H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction from a parcel of land in 
        Accomack County, VA, next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415 [20MR]
      H.R. 2297, District of Columbia southwest waterfront development 
        promotion, S2275 [29MR]
      H.R. 2362, Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration 
        Project Act, H5088 [23JY]
      H.R. 2467, Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and 
        Economic Development Act, H5096 [23JY]
      S. 3583, Community Parks Revitalization Act, S6549-S6552 [20SE]




COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundations National Standards Board: National 
        Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation 
        recipient, E1451 [10SE]




COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundations National Standards Board: tribute to 
        National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations 
        accreditation, E1726 [26OC]




COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundations National Standards Board: National 
        Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation 
        recipient, E1496 [12SE]




COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS NATIONAL STANDARDS BOARD

  Remarks in House
      Baton Rouge Area Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1624 [21SE]
      Bay Area Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1489 [12SE]
      Community Foundation for Northern Virginia: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1451 
        [10SE]
      Community Foundation for Southwest Washington: tribute to 
        National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations 
        accreditation, E1726 [26OC]
      Community Foundation of Sarasota County: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1496 [12SE]
      East Tennessee Community Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1500 [12SE]
      Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1453 
        [10SE]
      Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1459 [10SE]
      Saginaw Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1499 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Nevada Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, S6336 [13SE]




COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E767 [10MY]




COMMUNITY MEDIATION (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Grubbs, Bonita: Community Mediation (organization) Reverend 
        Howard Nash Community Leadership Award recipient, S3897 [11JN]




COMMUNITY PARKS REVITALIZATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3583), S6545 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3583), S6549 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3583, provisions, S6549-S6552 [20SE]




COMMUNITY POWERED REVITALIZATION (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E450 [27MR]




COMMUNITY RENEWAL TAX RELIEF ACT

  Remarks in House
      Taxation: extend the new markets tax credit (H.R. 2655), H377 
        [2FE]




COMMUNITY SERVICE

  Articles and editorials
      Driving Through History, S3127 [14MY]
      First Person Singular--Carmen Castro-Conroy, 40, Gaithersburg, 
        Housing Counselor, Housing Initiative Partnership, E1261 
        [17JY]
      Greenspring Resident Honored for 30 Years of Volunteer Service, 
        E248 [27FE]
      LINK Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community, E1207 [9JY]
      Maj. Gen. Dubie Is Vermonter of the Year, S122 [26JA]
      They Answer the Call, S3077 [10MY]
      Virginia Developer Is on a Mission To Revive His Town, S5369 
        [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant 
        Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service 
        organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 
        5521), H2320 [7MY] (see H.R. 6414), H6060 [14SE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for 
        wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see S. 2108), 
        S614 [14FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enable certain nonprofit 
        organizations that serve homeless veterans to participate in 
        the Grant and Per Diem Program to provide transitional housing 
        or facilities for homeless veterans (see H.R. 5830), H3161 
        [18MY]
      ------provide veterans, when they electronically file claims for 
        benefits, with notice that relevant services may be available 
        to them from veterans service organizations (see S. 3052), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service 
        from veterans and veterans service organizations at national 
        cemeteries (see H.R. 6044), H4156 [27JN]
      Domestic Volunteer Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H78 
        [18JA]
      Education: authorize national elementary and secondary service-
        learning program that promotes student academic achievement 
        (see H.R. 5436), H2318 [7MY]
      Federal employees: allow continuation of public service while 
        partially retired (see H.R. 4363), H1914 [17AP]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
      Gilman, Benjamin A.: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 647), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      Homeless: urge public and private institutions to continue to 
        work to eliminate homelessness and recognize efforts of those 
        who work to assist the homeless (see H. Res. 806), H6300 [2OC]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU] (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National and Community Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H78 
        [18JA]
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (see 
        S. Res. 415), S2243 [29MR]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 411), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN] (see H. Res. 689), H3733 
        [18JN]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Yoon, Byung Wook: tribute (see H. Res. 599), H1641 [27MR]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) business 
        development program: Guojian Cui, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program: Benjamin Alcaraz, E770 [10MY]
      ------Estella Navarrette, E770 [10MY]
      ------Kimberly Hua, E772 [10MY]
      ------Patrick Martinez, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) SBA 
        Micro-Loan Program: Linda Wong, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) 
        Transitional Subsidized Employment program: Arax Nazarian, 
        E770 [10MY]
      ------Hasmik Sargsyan, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Woman 
        Business Center: Judy Thang, E771 [10MY]
  Letters
      Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Coin 
        Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H5741, H5742 [10SE]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5741 [10SE]
      Tribute to Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey: Representative Larson, E1135 
        [26JN]
  Lists
      Rotary Club of Little Rock, AR, veterans, E859 [18MY]
  Pledge
      Girl Scout motto, S1501 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      A Safe Place, Inc.: anniversary, E1110 [21JN]
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E980 [5JN], E1492 [12SE], E1622 
        [21SE]
      Achievable Dream (organization): anniversary of Achievable Dream 
        Tennis Ball, E1595 [21SE]
      Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.: renaming of 
        headquarters building in honor of Robert M. Coard, E1084 
        [19JN]
      Alcorn, Walter: Fairfax County, VA, Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E402 [21MR]
      Aldie, VA: tribute to Mercer Middle School winter food drive, 
        E478 [28MR]
      Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women 
        Educators: anniversary, E1620 [21SE]
      Alvis House (organization): anniversary, E382 [19MR]
      America's Blood Centers (nonprofit organization): anniversary, 
        E271 [28FE]
      Andrews, Eleanor K.: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E461 [28MR]
      Arrighi, Eva: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E466 [28MR]
      Artesia, CA: anniversary of Artesia-Cerritos Lions Club, E94 
        [31JA]
      Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Asian-American Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Asian-American 
        Chamber Award recipients, E561 [17AP]
      AT&T Inc.: tribute to AT&T Veterans group, E291 [1MR]
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]
      Bangor, ME: anniversary of James W. Williams American Legion 
        Post 12, E1650 [21SE]
      ------inclusion of St. Joseph Hospital on Thomson Reuters (news 
        service) Top 100 Hospitals list, E1632 [21SE]
      Bartron, Robert A.: Montrose, PA, Area Chamber of Commerce 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E913 [31MY]
      Baton Rouge Area Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1624 [21SE]
      Bay Area Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1489 [12SE]
      Baytown, TX: tribute to Robert E. Lee High School Interact Club, 
        E1643 [21SE]
      BEACON for Adult Literacy (organization): tribute to volunteers, 
        E950 [1JN]
      Bellingham, WA: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Bellingham, E317 
        [6MR]
      Berrien Community Foundation: anniversary, E1424 [3AU]
      Bienvenidos (organization): anniversary, E1607 [21SE]
      Big Brothers Big Sisters (organization): anniversary of Santa 
        Cruz, CA, chapter, E1025 [8JN]
      Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: tribute, E1325 [25JY]
      Borg, Holly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for California, E161 [8FE]
      Bourns, Gordon: Riverside, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of 
        the Year award recipient, E480 [28MR]
      Bowers, Arthur B. (Deacon): Tennessee Dept. of Labor and 
        Workforce Development James H. Collier Service Award 
        recipient, E1648 [21SE]
      Brand, Morgan: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Future 
        Leader Award recipient, E1056 [18JN]
      Brazoria County, TX: anniversary of Sweeny Civic Club 
        (organization), E544 [17AP]
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        E1677 [2OC]
      Brown, Bridget: National Down Syndrome Society Self-Advocate of 
        the Year Champion of Change Award recipient, H1165 [6MR]
      Brown, Tom: Tri-County Mental Health Services, Inc., Phoenix 
        Community Achievement Leader Award recipient, E1341 [26JY]
      Bucci, Frank A.: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna 
        County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of 
        Service recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Bucks County YWCA ``Women Who Make 
        a Difference'' award recipients, E760 [10MY]
      ------tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, H225 [1FE]
      Burbank, CA: John Burroughs High School Junior State of America 
        Chapter National Civic Impact Award recipient, E1107 [21JN]
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]
      Campbell, Roy T., Jr.: Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, 
        Inc., Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1559 [19SE]
      Cansler, Tamara C.: Greystone Society Rebecca Lukens Award 
        recipient, E420 [22MR]
      Carbray, John and Diane: Fresno Grizzlies (baseball team) Al 
        Radka Award recipients, E136 [3FE]
      Carson, CA: tribute to Carson Women's Club, E282 [29FE]
      Caruso, Julie: Pembroke (MA) Express Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E200 [15FE]
      Center for Independent Living, Inc. (CIL): anniversary, E1516 
        [13SE]
      Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (organization): tribute, E510 
        [29MR]
      Centre County, PA: tribute to Centre County Women's Resource 
        Center, H5118 [23JY]
      Cerullo, Joseph D.: Hazleton, PA, Chapter of UNICO National 
        (organization) Chapter Outstanding Italian American of the 
        Year award recipient, E1681 [5OC]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Center on Halsted, H1859 [17AP]
      ------anniversary of Junior League of Chicago (organization), 
        H1744 [29MR]
      ------anniversary of Logan Square Neighborhood Association, E795 
        [15MY]
      ------anniversary of Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club, E261 
        [28FE]
      ------anniversary of Sts. Peter and Paul Baseball Club, E763 
        [10MY]
      Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E420 [22MR]
      Christian Volunteer Services (organization): tribute, E1717 
        [23OC]
      Citron, Suzanne and Jeffrey: Big Brothers Big Sisters of 
        Monmouth & Middlesex Counties Annual Matching Smiles Gala 
        honorees, E1716 [23OC]
      Clarion, IA: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E535 [16AP]
      Cleary, Mike: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E283 [29FE]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Joseph's Home, E1179 [28JN]
      Cleveland Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, E1530 
        [14SE]
      Cohen, Howard and Patricia: Rotary Club of Hammond, IN, Heinze 
        Vocational Service Award recipients, E726 [8MY]
      Columbis, OH: anniversary of Rotary Club of Columbus, E107 [1FE]
      Columbus, OH: anniversary of Forest Park Civic Association, E983 
        [5JN]
      Community Foundation for Northern Virginia: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1451 
        [10SE]
      Community Foundation for Southwest Washington: tribute to 
        National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations 
        accreditation, E1726 [26OC]
      Community Foundation of Sarasota County: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1496 [12SE]
      Community Health Center, Inc.: anniversary, E767 [10MY]
      Conaboy, Richard and Marion: Neighborhood Housing Services of 
        Lackawanna County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a 
        Lifetime of Service recipients, E549 [17AP]
      Concord, NC: anniversary of Concord Lions Club, E1451 [10SE]
      Connecticut: tribute to Valentines for Troops program, E644 
        [25AP]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute to Joplin, MO, recovery 
        efforts in aftermath of tornado, E768 [10MY]
      Copeland, Reggie: Cottage Hill Civilian Club Mobilian of the 
        Year award recipient, E490 [29MR]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]
      ------tribute to Social Innovation Fund, E1269 [18JY]
      Corwin, Toni and Bruce: Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, CA, 
        Humanitarian Award recipients, E259 [28FE]
      Cox, T. Randolph: YMCA of Kanawha Valley, WV, Spirit of the 
        Valley award recipient, E1380 [1AU]
      Crawford, Edward: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E281 [29FE]
      Crouse, Katherine A. and Peter: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, 
        Ethics in Business Award recipients, E1111 [21JN]
      Cruz, Terri: Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives 
        (publication) Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, E565 
        [18AP]
      Cureton, Anthony: New Jersery State Conference of the NAACP 
        Outstanding President Award recipient, E1614 [21SE]
      Czemerda, Mary: Clearview Federal Credit Union Joseph C. Cirelli 
        Community Service Award recipient, E45 [18JA]
      Dale City, VA: tribute to Dale City Civic Assocation Community 
        Awards recipients, E322 [6MR]
      De Weerd, Kayla: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Iowa, E775 [10MY]
      Denison, Judy: Golden Landmarks Association Living Landmark 
        Award recipient, E1114 [21JN]
      Denton, TX: anniversary of Denton Public Library, E987 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency 
        Support funding, H2393-H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------impact of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]
      Dept. of Labor: expand the Senior Community Service Employment 
        Program (H.R. 3749), E819 [16MY]
      DeSanto, Fred: Pittston (PA) Dispatch Joseph F. Saporito 
        Lifetime of Service Award recipient, E326 [7MR]
      Detroit, MI: observance of Metro Detroit Youth Day, E1216 [10JY]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1389 [2AU], E1641 [21SE], 
        E1665 [28SE]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten 
        Mile Run and 5K Walk, E480 [28MR]
      Dolan, Mike: Hazleton, PA, Elks Lodge 200 Elk of the Year award 
        recipient, E245 [27FE]
      Doutt, Nancy: Berea, OH, Chamber of Commerce Grindstone Award 
        recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Duchon, Elliott: Jurupa Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E957 [1JN]
      East Tennessee Community Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1500 [12SE]
      Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1453 
        [10SE]
      Ed Keating Center, Inc.: tribute, E1575 [20SE]
      Ellis, Rick and Kela: Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E590, E599 [19AP]
      Enable America (organization): anniversary, E1488 [12SE]
      Erick J. Umstead Memorial Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1245 
        [12JY]
      Esnault, Betty: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Community Service Honoree, E947 [1JN]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Best of Braddock Awards 
        recipients, E1411 [3AU]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Lord and 
        Ladies Fairfax award recipients, E1074 [19JN]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Federation of Citizens 
        Associations honorees, E563 [17AP]
      Fairfax County, VA, Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Valor Award 
        recipients, E561, E562 [17AP]
      Falbo, Joseph: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Citizen of the 
        Year award recipient, E788 [15MY]
      Family Pantry of Cape Cod (organization): tribute, E941 [31MY]
      Federation of Asia-Pacific Women's Association: anniversary, 
        E1567 [19SE]
      Ferragina, Roberto: Amerigo Vespucci Society Man of the Year 
        Award recipient, E314 [5MR]
      Filipino Community of Guam (organization): anniversary, E1731 
        [2NO]
      First Book (organization): anniversary, E858 [18MY], E1440 [3AU]
      Fitts, Howard M., Jr.: NAACP, Durham, NC, chapter Freedom Fund 
        Honoree, E1631 [21SE]
      Flores, Sol: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1278 [18JY]
      Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.: 
        anniversary, H975 [28FE]
      Flowers, Ira L.: Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc., Southeastern Province 
        Joseph R. Jenkins Award recipient, E738 [9MY]
      Flynn, Mike: Association of Washington Generals Washingtonian of 
        the Year award recipient, E1586 [21SE]
      Fond du Lac, WI: anniversary of Exchange Club of Fond du Lac, 
        E600 [19AP]
      For the Love of the Lake (organization): tribute to Second 
        Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up event, E1405 [3AU]
      Fort Sam Houston, TX: anniversary of Memorial Services 
        Detachment, E889 [25MY]
      Fortuna family: Cleveland, OH, Slovenian National Home (East 
        80th) Persons of the Year award recipients, E828 [17MY]
      Fortune Society: tribute, E111 [1FE]
      Fresno, CA: anniversary of Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, 
        E626 [24AP]
      Friends of the San Carlos Adult Community Center, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E1693 [12OC]
      Friendship Circle of Cleveland (organization): tribute, E1019 
        [7JN]
      Gary Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, E1637 
        [21SE]
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]
      Geiger, Roger: Torrington, CT, AMVETS (organization) Post 24 
        member of the year award recipient, E203 [15FE]
      Giesler, Marsha: National Fire Protection Association Fire and 
        Life Safety Educator of the Year award recipient, H4830 [12JY]
      Gin, Diane: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E478 [28MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, H201 [31JA], H225 [1FE], H444, H445 
        [3FE], H1219 [7MR], H2146 [26AP], E107 [1FE], E298 [1MR], E311 
        [5MR], E368 [13MR], E373 [16MR], E380 [19MR], E441 [26MR], 
        E495, E498 [29MR], E910 [30MY], E1070 [19JN], E1094 [20JN], 
        E1125 [21JN], E1718, E1719 [23OC]
      ------anniversary of Girl Scout Council of the Florida 
        Panhandle, E1647 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Centennial Celebration--Women of Achievement 
        honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, E311 [5MR]
      ------tribute to Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, H1219 [7MR]
      Gordon, Terry: Akron, OH, Community Foundation Bert A. Polsky 
        Humanitarian Award recipient, E1725 [26OC]
      Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: tribute to volunteer 
        program, E932 [31MY]
      Greater Cleveland Community Shares (organization): tribute, 
        E1162 [27JN]
      Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1459 [10SE]
      Greater Prince William Medical Reserve Corps: tribute, E952 
        [1JN]
      Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly (G.R.A.P.E.): 
        anniversary, E138 [3FE], E182 [13FE]
      Green, Martha: Congregation Emanu El, Redlands, CA, Tzedakah 
        Award recipient, E904 [30MY]
      Guam: anniversary of Salvation Army Guam Corps, E557 [17AP]
      Guillen, Nancy E.: California 29th Congressional District Woman 
        of the Year award recipient, E471 [28MR]
      Gulf Coast Community Foundation: Council on Foundations Wilmer 
        Shields Rich Awards Program for Excellence in Communications 
        Silver Award recipient, E724 [8MY]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E583 [19AP], E670 [26AP]
      Hadassah of Greater Baltimore (organization): anniversary, E242 
        [27FE]
      Hamann, Paul: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1243 [12JY]
      Hand in Hand (organization): tribute, E975 [5JN]
      Hartsfield, Wallace S., Sr.: Missouri Walk of Fame inductee, 
        E1564 [19SE]
      Hazelton, PA: tribute to Hazelton, PA, Lions Club Melvin Jones 
        Fellowship award recipients, E1697 [12OC]
      Helmets to Hardhats (nonprofit organization): tribute, H819 
        [16FE]
      Hennepin County, MN: tribute to Hennipin Health program, H1920 
        [18AP]
      Hind, Kay: Georgia Council on Aging Distinguished Older Georgian 
        Award recipient, E276 [29FE]
      HIP Housing (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1352 [31JY]
      Hollidaysburg, PA: anniversary of YMCA of Hollidaysburg, E524 
        [16AP]
      Hope Through Housing Foundation: anniversary, E1723 [26OC]
      House of Representatives: tribute to charitable golf tournament, 
        H4808 [11JY]
      Houston, TX: tribute to American Red Cross, the Texas Arrhythmia 
        Institute (organization), and the Methodist Hospital DeBakey 
        Heart and Vascular Center for Save a Life Community Heart 
        Training Day, H663 [9FE]
      ------tribute to Multiple Sclerosis MS150 Bike Ride, E345 [8MR]
      Hundley, Barbara: Jackson, AL, Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E945 [1JN]
      Independence, MO: Palmer Center recipient of National Institute 
        for Senior Centers accreditation, E30 [18JA]
      Independence Empowerment Center Inc.: tribute to volunteers, 
        E956 [1JN]
      Indianapolis, IN: tribute to International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 481 for Circle of Light Holiday 
        event, E1632 [21SE]
      Jadallah, Malak: Cleveland, OH, American Middle East 
        Organization Community Service Award recipient, E576 [18AP]
      Johnson, Nichele A.: Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 
        [7MY]
      Jones, Calvin (C.J.): Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation outstanding mentor honoree, E711 [7MY]
      Jones, Denise Houlemard: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E477 [28MR]
      Jones, Leechia: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in the Workplace award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Jorgensen, Hannah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E724 [8MY]
      Judah, Linda: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      KCPQ-TV (Seattle, WA): tribute to ``Washington's Most Wanted'' 
        program for role in capture of fugitives in Washington (State) 
        and Oregon, E1203 [9JY]
      Kelly, Lois: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County, 
        PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of Service 
        recipient, E558 [17AP]
      Kernersville, NC: tribute to Designer's Attic (business) and 
        Friddle and Co., Inc., for donation to Second Harvest Food 
        Bank, H70 [18JA]
      Khan Academy (organization): tribute, E22 [17JA]
      Kilbane, Kathleen: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E281 [29FE]
      Kirkley-Bey, Marie Lopez: Hartford Communities That Care 
        (organization) Community Service Award recipient, E1135 [26JN]
      Kirshner, Jean: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business 
        Award recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Ko'olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club: anniversary, E79 [25JA]
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award 
        recipients, E566 [18AP]
      Law enforcement officers: tribute, H5917 [12SE]
      Lee, Carmen A.: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1641 [21SE]
      Leonard, Tom: Essex National Heritage Commission Essex Heritage 
        Hero Award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for 
        Community Caregivers Award recipients, E1726 [26OC]
      Lightfoot, Robert D.: Medical Association of the State of 
        Alabama Samuel Buford Word Award recipient, E1400 [3AU]
      LINK, Inc.: anniversary, E1206 [9JY]
      Links, Inc.: anniversary of Arlington, VA, chapter, E297 [1MR]
      ------tribute to Conyers, GA, Azalea City chapter, E304 [1MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), H5740-H5742 [10SE], E1471 [11SE]
      Literacy Council of Northern Virginia: anniversary, E559 [17AP]
      Little Rock, AR: tribute to Rotary Club of Little Rock veterans, 
        E858 [18MY]
      Lopez, Miriam: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        community spirit honoree, E712 [7MY]
      Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of APAIT Health Center, E1631 
        [21SE]
      Madison, NJ: anniversary of DAR Loantaka-Parsippanong chapter, 
        E574 [18AP]
      Madisonville, KY: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 33 Make a 
        Difference Day Award recipients, E591 [19AP]
      Maine: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary, E1048 [15JN]
      ------tribute to Governor's Award for Volunteerism recipients, 
        E628 [24AP]
      Malvern, PA: tribute to L.J. Ferdinand Hazleton Group of the Men 
        of Malvern, E1279 [18JY]
      Manassas, VA: tribute to Habitat for Humanity, Prince William 
        County, Manassas & Manassas Park, E954 [1JN]
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]
      Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition: tribute to ``Against the 
        Tide'' race, E1420 [3AU]
      McDonald's Corp.: anniversary of Ronald McDonald House of Long 
        Branch and New Brunswick, NJ, E660 [26AP]
      Miami, FL: tribute to Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, 
        Inc., E1626 [21SE]
      Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to 
        Elder Award nominees, E1374 [1AU]
      Milestones Autism Organization: anniversary, E1567 [19SE]
      Minden, LA: tribute to charity auction benefiting St. Jude 
        Children's Research Hospital, H787 [15FE]
      Missouri: tribute to Girl Scouts of Missouri, E498 [29MR]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Modesto Lions Club, E452 [27MR]
      Monroe, LA: tribute to St. Francis Medical Center auxiliary 
        members, E285 [29FE]
      Moore, Lisa Mantarro: Ceres, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of 
        the Year Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E96 [31JA]
      Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization): tribute to Prince 
        William County, VA, chapter, E936 [31MY]
      Mouradian, Kay: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      Muhammad, Arthur: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 [7MY]
      Murphy, Janice G.: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E283 [29FE]
      Murray, UT: anniversary of Murray City Library, E161 [8FE]
      My Possibilities (organization): opening of HIPStore featuring 
        gifts made by special-needs adults, E416 [22MR]
      Nance, Fred and Jakki: Cleveland, OH, Public Theatre Pan Award 
        recipients, E1458 [10SE]
      Naples, ME: tribute to Cross Walk Community Outreach Food 
        Pantry, E624 [24AP]
      National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association: 
        anniversary of Chapter 1270, E1724 [26OC]
      National AMBUCS, Inc.: tribute to Wichita, KS, Air Capital 
        AMBUCS chapter, H1139 [5MR]
      National Association of Asian American Professionals: Seattle, 
        WA, chapter recipient of Chapter of the Year award, E1592 
        [21SE]
      National Association of the Remodeling Industry: tribute to the 
        Bucks-Mont, PA, chapter, E1617 [21SE]
      National Community Renaissance (organization): anniversary, 
        E1723 [26OC]
      National Council of La Raza: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, E1171 [28JN]
      National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute: tribute, H3586 
        [7JN]
      New Avenues to Independence, Inc.: anniversary, E1463 [10SE]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of New Haven Lions Club, E532 [16AP]
      New Jersey: tribute to Suburban Chamber of Commerce Service 
        award recipients, E387 [20MR]
      New Jersey Citizen Action (organization): anniversary, E787 
        [15MY]
      New York, NY: anniversary of Boyer Lodge No. 1 of Free and 
        Accepted Masons of New York City, E432 [22MR]
      ------NAACP Mid-Manhattan branch NAACP Thalheimer award 
        recipient, E1298 [23JY]
      Newport Art Museum and Art Association: anniversary, H228 [1FE]
      Norris, Christi: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Support Services award recipient, E1053 [18JN]
      North Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Ancient Accepted Scottish 
        Rite of the Valley of Syracuse, E897 [30MY]
      Northeast Counseling Services (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]
      Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual 
        Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]
      Omega Boys Club/Street Soliders (organization): anniversary, 
        E1720 [23OC]
      Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter 
        recipient of the International Large Chapter of the Year and 
        International Social Action Chapter of the Year award 
        recipient, E1724 [26OC]
      ------tribute to Georgia State Workshop of Omega Psi Phi 
        Fraternity, E1645 [21SE]
      Orange, CA: anniversary of Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, E914 
        [31MY]
      Osterville, MA: tribute to Cape Cod Academy Stand Down event, 
        E1413 [3AU]
      Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE): tribute, E769 
        [10MY]
      Pacifica, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club of Pacifica, E1691 
        [12OC]
      Peninsula Family Services (organization): anniversary of senior 
        peer counseling program, E1355 [31JY]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1289 [8MR]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and 
        Peace Islands Institute Friendship Award recipients, E586 
        [19AP]
      Pine Tree Legal Assistance (organization): anniversary, E1238 
        [12JY]
      Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of Jewish Federation of Greater 
        Pittsburgh, E1243 [12JY]
      Plattsburgh, NY: tribute to Relay for Life participants, E1076 
        [19JN]
      Plymouth, MA: rededication of American Legion Post 40, E1412 
        [3AU]
      Pocasset, MA: anniversary of Pocasset Community Club, E1682 
        [5OC]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Dept. of Public Works 
        volunteers, E951 [1JN]
      ------tribute to Historic Preservation Division volunteers, E955 
        [1JN]
      ------tribute to Juvenile Detention Center volunteers, E965 
        [1JN]
      ------tribute to Prince William County Retired and Senior 
        Volunteer Program volunteers, E939 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Six Weeks To Make a Difference Program 
        volunteers, E937 [31MY]
      ------tribute to the Green Guiding Committee of Prince William 
        County Green Community Award recipients, E953 [1JN]
      ------tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program volunteers, E938 [31MY]
      Project Mend-a-House (organization): tribute, E937 [31MY]
      Prussman, Lori: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1055 [18JN]
      Putnam, William, Jr.: National Eagle Scout Association 
        Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]
      ------National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Scout 
        Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]
      Ransom, Marilyn: North Olmsted, OH, Community Council Citizen of 
        the Year award recipient, E830 [17MY]
      Redwood City, CA: anniversary of Peninsula Hills Women's Club, 
        E597 [19AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (H. 
        Res. 689), H4161 [28JN], H4709 [10JY]
      Renton, WA: tribute to Catch a Special Thrill (C.A.S.T) for Kids 
        Foundation, E1517 [13SE]
      Resnick, Stewart A.: Ag One Foundation Community Salute honoree, 
        E311 [5MR]
      Richards, James N.: Dept. of Defense Military Child of the Year 
        Award recipient, E553 [17AP]
      Richmond, CA: anniversary of Richmond Police Activities League, 
        E470 [28MR]
      Riverbank, CA: tribute to Riverbank Lions Club, E703 [7MY]
      Riverdale, NJ: anniversary of Riverdale Women's Club, E670 
        [26AP]
      Roberts, Jason: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1435 [3AU]
      Robinette, Gretchen: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Rodges, Teresa A.: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Woman of the Year award recipient, E964 [1JN]
      Ronning, Jean: Ashland, WI, Chamber of Commerce Person of the 
        Year award recipient, E624 [24AP]
      Rosary Hall (organization): anniversary, E1067 [19JN]
      Rotary Day: observance, H1981 [19AP]
      Ryan, Michael: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Hibernian of the 
        Year award recipient, E144 [6FE]
      Sacramento, CA: anniversary of NeighborWorks (organization) 
        Homeownership Center Sacramento Region, E1442 [3AU]
      Saffran, Miles: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E402 [21MR]
      Saginaw Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1499 [12SE]
      Salinas, Ricardo: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute 
        Trade and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]
      San Carlos, CA: anniversary of San Carlos Adult Community 
        Center, E1693 [12OC]
      San Leandro, CA: tribute to Davis Street Family Resource Center, 
        E766 [10MY]
      San Rafael, CA: anniversary of Spectrum LGBT Center, E1524 
        [13SE]
      Scammell, Emily: Auburn University Political Science Leadership 
        Award recipient, E538 [16AP]
      Scarola, Jack: Lord's Place (organization) Ending Homelessness 
        Award recipient, E105 [1FE]
      Schererville, IN: anniversary of Indian American Cultural 
        Center, E556 [17AP]
      Seitz, Carolyn Ingram: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E520 [16AP]
      Service League of San Mateo County (organization): tribute, E264 
        [28FE]
      Sewell, Dan: Fairview Park, OH, Community Council Fairview Park 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E731 [8MY]
      Shaner, Lance T.: Navy League of Central Pennsylvania Lieutenant 
        Michael P. Murphy Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, H5902 
        [12SE]
      Shelter House, Inc.: tribute to volunteer award recipients, 
        E1071 [19JN]
      Shepard's Center of Oakton-Vienna (organization): tribute, E560 
        [17AP]
      Shillington, PA: tribute to Governor Mifflin Middle School 
        ``Adopt a Veteran Program'', E1528 [14SE]
      Sisters of Loretto (organization): anniversary, E94 [31JA], E545 
        [17AP]
      Skokie, IL: tribute to McCracken Middle School students, E675 
        [26AP]
      Smith, Courtney: San Clemente, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E39 [18JA]
      Snortland, Ellen: California 29th Congressional District Woman 
        of the Year award recipient, E468 [28MR]
      Society of Santa Maria Maddalena of New Haven: tribute, E528 
        [16AP]
      Southwest Belmont Community Association: tribute, E144 [6FE]
      St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Sisters of St. Joseph of 
        Carondelet, E194 [15FE]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Junior League of St. Paul, E723 
        [8MY]
      ------anniversary of Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities, E587 
        [19AP]
      Stand With Those Who Serve Week: observance, E1238 [12JY]
      Stein, Sara Summers: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Emerging Leader award recipient, E1057 [18JN]
      Stockton, CA: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Stockton, E964 
        [1JN]
      Strader, Greg: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E138 [3FE]
      Stroder, Evelyn: Crane, TX, Chamber of Commerce Heritage Day 
        honoree, E1600, E1610 [21SE]
      Suh, Debra: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E470 [28MR]
      Sullivan, Nancy: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
      Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc.: tribute, E494 
        [29MR]
      Superior, WI: anniversary of Rotary Club of Superior, E1310 
        [24JY], E1587 [21SE]
      Susan J. Campbell Copywriting Solutions, LLC: St. Joseph, MO, 
        YWCA Women of Excellence Employer of Excellence award 
        recipient, E1051 [18JN]
      Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Syracuse Rescue Mission, E305 [1MR]
      Tampa, FL: tribute to Military Officers Association of America 
        Operation Helping Hand, E1623 [21SE]
      Tarpon Springs, FL: anniversary of the Tarapani Dept. Store, 
        E1722 [26OC]
      Taxation: preserve deductions for mortgage interest and 
        charitable donations, H5679 [2AU]
      Teichert, Inc.: anniversary, E1406 [3AU]
      TELACU Education Foundation: tribute to TELACU Scholars Day, 
        E633 [24AP]
      Texas: tribute to Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, E1718 [23OC]
      ------tribute to Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, E1719 
        [23OC]
      Thomas, Miccerica: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        extra mile honoree, E713 [7MY]
      Toledo, OH: tribute to Heroes of Compassion honorees, E995 [6JN]
      Tos, John: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of 
        the Year award recipient, E1473 [11SE]
      Tran, Elizabeth: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E405 [21MR]
      Tucson, AZ: tribute to organizations supporting lives of shelter 
        animals, E125 [2FE]
      Turtle Bay Association: anniversary, E1570 [19SE]
      Tyler's Light (organization): tribute, E533 [16AP]
      United Way: anniversary, H4647 [29JN], E1087 [19JN], E1094 
        [20JN], E1101, E1107 [21JN], E1172, E1179 [28JN], E1204, E1208 
        [9JY]
      ------anniversary of United Way of Bucks County, PA, E673 [26AP]
      ------tribute to United Way of Denton County, TX, E1450 [10SE]
      ------tribute to United Way of McLean County, IL, E176 [9FE]
      Van Ness, Meg: Golden Landmarks Association Living Landmark 
        Award recipient, E1118 [21JN]
      Vargas, Joanna: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E475 [28MR]
      Ventura County, CA: anniversary of Ventura County Stand Down, 
        E1238 [12JY]
      Vienna, VA: tribute to Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of 
        Commerce Business and Service Award recipients, E1069 [19JN]
      Visiting Nurse Association Health Group: anniversary, E1073 
        [19JN]
      Volunteer Prince William, Inc.: tribute to volunteers and Board 
        of Directors, E940 [31MY]
      Walne, Joan and Alan: Dallas, TX, Friends of Fair Park Spirit of 
        the Centennial Award recipients, E474 [28MR]
      Walsh, Ken: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Henry Schimpf 
        Award recipient, E1642 [21SE]
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]
      Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E400 [21MR]
      Watson, Diane: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Volunteerism award recipient, E1053 [18JN]
      Wedgeworth, Elbra: Metro Volunteers (organization) Community 
        Impact Award recipient, E467 [28MR]
      West Caldwell, NJ: anniversary of West Caldwell Volunteer Fire 
        Dept., E1475 [11SE]
      White, Sally: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, H120 
        [24JA]
      Williams-Skinner, Barbara: Presidential Champion of Change award 
        recipient, E1060 [18JN]
      Winfield, Claude L. and Michelle D.: Samuel J. Tilden Democratic 
        Club Humanitarian Award recipient, E1561 [19SE]
      Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, E464 [28MR]
      Women's Garden Club of America: tribute, H1020 [29FE]
      Wong, Bernie: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E488 [29MR]
      Wooden, Sherman: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna 
        County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of 
        Service recipient, E554 [17AP]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, E587 [19AP]
      Yoon, Byung Wook: tribute (H. Res. 599), E493 [29MR]
      York County, ME: tribute to Mothers and Others Against Hunger 
        program, E302 [1MR]
      Zeller, Mike: Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E31 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]
      Agriculture: promote SBA Microloan Program to businesses to 
        establish gleaning programs that redistribute surplus food to 
        organizations that serve the hungry, S3817 [7JN]
      Agusen, Candonino: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Armstrong, Rosemary: Florida Bar Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service 
        Award recipient, S2218 [29MR]
      Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Junior League of Baltimore, S845 
        [16FE]
      Big Brothers Big Sisters (organization): tribute to New York 
        chapter, S205 [31JA]
      Boyd, Jamie Kamailani: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community 
        Health Leaders Award recipient, S153 [30JA]
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        S5965 [2AU]
      Bush, KY: tribute to Bush Volunteer Fire Dept., S3076 [10MY]
      Button, Jackson: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to St. Bernard Hospital free mammogram 
        program, S5202 [19JY]
      Cleveland Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, S6532 
        [20SE]
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, S1844 [20MR]
      Coyne, Ann: National Association of Social Workers Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, S2082 [27MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for 
        wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (S. 2108), S619 
        [14FE]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, S6538 [20SE]
      Drexel University: tribute to 11th Street Family Health Services 
        Center, S1419 [6MR]
      Dubie, Michael: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year 
        honoree, S121 [26JA]
      Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.: anniversary, S6263 [12SE]
      Fife Lake, MI: anniversary of Fife Lake Public Library, S3898 
        [11JN]
      Foremaster, Angela: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3231 [16MY]
      Fort Scott, KS: tribute to Lowell Milken Center for National 
        Projects Kick-off, S6444 [19SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1501, S1525 [8MR]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR], S1609 [13MR]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (S. Res. 421), S2452 [17AP]
      Grubbs, Bonita: Community Mediation (organization) Reverend 
        Howard Nash Community Leadership Award recipient, S3897 [11JN]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 448), S6676, S6679 [21SE]
      Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Council on Foundations 
        Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program Bronze Award for Excellence 
        in Communications recipient, S3421 [22MY]
      ------Council on Foundations Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program 
        Bronze Award recipient, S4362 [20JN]
      Holdrege, NE: tribute to renovation and expansion of Phelps 
        Memorial Health Center, S1382 [5MR]
      House of Heroes, Inc.: tribute, S4361 [20JN]
      Idaho's Hometown Hero Medal (organization): tribute to award 
        recipients, S6262 [12SE]
      Jewish Family Services (organization): anniversary, S4769 [29JN]
      John T. Cyr and Sons, Inc.: anniversary, S2813 [26AP], S3127 
        [14MY]
      Jolin, Michael P.: Rhode Island Bar Association Victoria M. 
        Almeida Servant Leader Award recipient, S4671 [27JN]
      Junior League of Washington, Inc.: anniversary, S6618 [21SE]
      Libby, Ike: Dixfield, ME, Board of Selectmen Distinguished 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, S4455 [25JN]
      Links, Inc.: anniversary of Denver, CO chapter, S6535 [20SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), S6675 [21SE]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment 
        (S. 1299), S5625 [26JY]
      Lipps, Tess: Clay County, KY, Days Wall of Fame honoree, S6526 
        [20SE]
      Louisville, KY: anniversary of Rotary Club of Louisville, S3895 
        [11JN]
      McCormick, James: Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation 
        Citizen Service Before Self Honoree, S2238 [29MR]
      Moses, George: National Low Income Housing Coalition Cushing 
        Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award recipient, S1998 [22MR]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. 
        Res. 546), S6012 [2AU]
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (S. 
        Res. 415), S2282 [29MR]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 522), S5023 
        [16JY]
      Nevada Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, S6336 [13SE]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of New Haven Lions Club, S2080 [27MR]
      Portland, OR: anniversary of Royal Rosarians, S3728 [5JN]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 
        [17AP], S2886 [26AP]
      Richfield, UT: Joining Forces Community Challenge military 
        support competition finalist, S3778 [6JN]
      Run to Home Base (organization): tribute, S5970 [2AU]
      Salt Lake Council of Women: anniversary, S844 [16FE]
      Smith, Ashlee: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3171 [15MY]
      Smyrna, DE: anniversary of Citizens' Hose Fire Co. No. 1, S2919 
        [7MY]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Illinois, S1403 [6MR]
      United Way: anniversary, S3890 [11JN], S3974 [12JN], S4414, 
        S4416 [21JN], S4720, S4721 [28JN], S4739 [29JN], S4820 [10JY]
      ------anniversary of United Way of Connecticut, S6531 [20SE]
      Upright Frameworks (business): tribute to assistance provided to 
        reduce home heating costs, S3232 [16MY]
      Webb, Wilma J.: Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Civil 
        Rights Award recipient, S563 [13FE]
      Wilbur's of Maine Chocolate Confections (business): tribute, 
        S610 [14FE]
      Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, S2599 [23AP]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, S2654 [24AP]
  Reports filed
      Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4363) (H. Rept. 112-535), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 599, tribute to Byung Wook Yoon, E493 [29MR]
      H.R. 2139, Lions Club International Century of Service 
        Commemorative Coin Act, H5740 [10SE]
      S. 1299, mint coins in commemoration of centennial of Lions 
        Clubs establishment, S5625 [26JY]
      S. Res. 310, Year of the Girl designation and Girl Scouts 
        anniversary, S1580 [12MR]
      S. Res. 411, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/
        Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn 
        State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S2257 
        [29MR]
      S. Res. 415, National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day, 
        S2258, S2282 [29MR]
      S. Res. 419, Public Service Recognition Week, S2398 [17AP], 
        S2886 [26AP]
      S. Res. 421, Global Youth Service Days, S2399, S2452 [17AP]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc., anniversary, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc. anniversary, S6676 [21SE]
      S. Res. 505, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Benjamin A. Gilman 
        recipients of the World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient, S4638 [26JN]
      S. Res. 515, honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters, 
        S4727 [28JN]
      S. Res. 522, National Child Awareness Month, S5023, S5049 [16JY]
      S. Res. 546, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, 
        S5992, S6012 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Lauder, Evelyn Hausner, S320 [2FE]




COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2256), S2242 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2256), S2247 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2256, provisions, S2247 [29MR]




COMMUTER PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3684), E57 [23JA]




COMMUTER SAVINGS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6066), H4783 [11JY]




COMPACT DISCS  see Sound Recording and Reproducing




COMPANIONSHIP EXEMPTION PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3066), E1154 [27JN]




COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE

  Reports
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]




COMPOUND 1080 AND SODIUM CYANIDE ELIMINATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4214), H1426 [20MR]




COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL REFORM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN]




COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT 
    (CERCLA)

  Bills and resolutions
      EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (see S. 3549), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6405), H6000 
        [13SE]
      Taxation: extend deduction for expensing of environmental 
        remediation costs (see H.R. 3997), H692 [9FE]
  Remarks in House
      EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (H.R. 6405), E1521 [13SE]




COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Iran: provide for imposition of sanctions relative to the 
        National Iranian Oil Co. and the National Iranian Tanker Co. 
        (see H.R. 3843), H218 [31JA]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases 
        to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions 
        against Iran and Syria, H5222 [25JY]




COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT LOAN PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3266), S3781 [6JN]




COMPREHENSIVE 1099 TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND REPAYMENT OF EXCHANGE 
    SUBSIDY OVERPAYMENTS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4), H3607, H3608 [7JN]




COMPTON, CATHERINE

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: Fulbright award recipient, E303 [1MR]




COMPTON, JENNIFER

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: Fulbright award recipient, E303 [1MR]




COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT

  Letters
      Felony prosecution of individuals relative to violation of 
        Internet ``terms of service'' agreements: several 
        organizations, S5915 [2AU]




COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY]




COMPUTERS  related term(s) Electronics; Technology
  Amendments
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826 [11SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2166, H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172, H2173, H2174, 
        H2175, H2176, H2178 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 
        [26AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401, S5402, S5403, 
        S5405, S5409, S5410 [25JY], S5495, S5507, S5519, S5520, S5521, 
        S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5568, S5572, S5575, S5579, S5591, 
        S5603, S5615, S5622 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676, S5677, S5678, 
        S5681, S5682, S5684, S5685, S5686, S5687, S5688 [30JY], S5724, 
        S5739, S5740, S5741, S5743, S5744, S5746, S5747, S5748, S5760, 
        S5772, S5773, S5777, S5778, S5782, S5783, S5784, S5786, S5787, 
        S5788, S5789, S5791, S5792, S5793 [31JY], S5885, S5886, S5888, 
        S5889, S5890, S5891 [1AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, H3097 [17MY]
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
      Cyber Hill Battle--Searching for a Common Sense Defense Against 
        a ``Digital Pearl Harbor'', S5910 [2AU]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Children and youth: authorize a national toll-free hotline and 
        website to develop and disseminate child care consumer 
        education information to help parents access child care in 
        their community (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher 
        education to post certain IRS returns on their websites (see 
        S. 2835), S2927 [7MY]
      Congress: strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, 
        and employees, display subject matter of debates, make 
        legislation available before voting, and promote availability 
        of FEC reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see S. 3609), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6480), H6273 [21SE]
      Courts: provide for recovery of computer hardware and software 
        patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the 
        claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding 
        (see H.R. 6245), H5628 [1AU]
      ------provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic lawsuits 
        against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect journalists 
        and Internet service providers (see S. 3493), S5977 [2AU]
      CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games 
        that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see 
        H.R. 4204), H1390 [19MR]
      Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments 
        by communications-related service providers of certain 
        information consisting of or relating to communications (see 
        H.R. 6529), H6275 [21SE]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6063), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 
        [25JY] (see H.R. 6205), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      ------support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, 
        investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex 
        trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such 
        exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish grant program within rural 
        broadband program (see S. 2275), S2243 [29MR]
      ------improve the program of access to broadband 
        telecommunications services in rural areas (see S. 2298), 
        S2496 [18AP]
      ------submit and provide access to a report on the animals 
        killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR] 
        (see H.R. 4207), H1390 [19MR]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]
      Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and 
        development program (see S. 3459), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 
        6454), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see S. 3316), S4368 [20JN] 
        (see H.R. 6401), H5999 [13SE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve utilization of 
        teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and 
        telehealth coordination services for veterans' health care 
        (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]
      Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update 
        standards for government and law enforcement access to stored 
        communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Electronics: make it unlawful to alter or remove the 
        identification number of a mobile communications device (see 
        S. 3186), S3174 [15MY]
      FCC: ensure rule adopting methodology for establishing 
        benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support 
        shall have no force or effect and require report on an 
        alternative methodology (see H.R. 6526), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require reallocation and auction for commercial use of 
        certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 
        4817), H2203 [26AP]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1016 [28FE]
      FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the 
        contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of 
        advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 6259), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website 
        for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 4404), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------develop public access policies relative to research 
        conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that 
        agency (see S. 2096), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4004), H692 [9FE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 
        3276), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 
        [10SE]
      ------provide additional privacy protections (see S. 3515), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose 
        use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 6508), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Government: optimize Federal data center usage and efficiency 
        (see H.R. 6278), H5704 [2AU]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in 
        Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see 
        S. 3439), S5381 [25JY]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      ------protect privacy of protected health information by 
        requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store 
        health information, restricting access, and improving 
        congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]
      Information technology: improve cybersecurity by collaborating 
        with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening 
        criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal 
        security standards (see S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), 
        S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 4263), H1641 [27MR]
      ------improve enforcement of criminal and civil law with respect 
        to cloud computing (see S. 3569), S6454 [19SE]
      ------improve Federal information security (see H.R. 4257), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      ------preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see 
        S. 2102), S567 [13FE]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S2824 [26AP]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]
      Medicare: make publicly available on the official Medicare 
        Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital 
        inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and 
        physicians' services (see H.R. 5730), H2645 [10MY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of 
        Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation 
        of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 
        [16FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]
      Political campaigns: eliminate certain contribution limitations 
        and require political committees to post information on 
        contributions received by the committees on their websites 
        (see H.R. 6197), H5291 [25JY]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (see 
        S. 3625), S6626 [21SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      ------prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2268 [27AP]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 5684), H2566 [9MY]
      ------protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]
      ------require certain entities that collect and maintain 
        personal information of individuals to secure such information 
        and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security 
        involving such information (see S. 3333), S4417 [21JN]
      Rural areas: authorize a competitive grant program to implement 
        and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (see H.R. 
        5732), H2645 [10MY]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities (see S. 2190), S1613 [13MR]
      Senior citizens: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud 
        targeting seniors and increase public awareness of the impact 
        and educate the public on how to identify such fraud (see H.R. 
        4846), H2204 [26AP]
      Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]
      ------limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned 
        by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 [8MY]
      Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of 
        an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology 
        standards as a condition of market access, and promote free 
        flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see 
        S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
      Telecommunications: continue an advisory committee considering 
        optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of 
        communications systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]
      ------encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum 
        available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless 
        coverage (see S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]
      ------ensure that security is taken into account in certain 
        efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications 
        networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish an advisory committee on national security 
        telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]
      ------prohibit mobile service providers from providing service 
        on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen 
        and enable consumers to remotely delete data from such devices 
        (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]
      ------require disclosures to consumers on the capability of 
        software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of 
        the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H1571 [26MR] (see H. Res. 628), H2031 
        [19AP]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see S. 3410), 
        S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6131), H4906 [17JY]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 646), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        S. 3608), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
  Cloture motions
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Cybersecurity Act: several former national security officials, 
        S4136 [13JN]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Dorothy Coleman, National 
        Association of Manufacturers, S5909 [2AU]
      ------Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S5704 [31JY]
      ------several financial services organizations, S5909 [2AU]
      ------several individuals, S5437 [26JY]
      ------Shawn Osbourne, TechAmerica (organization), S5915 [2AU]
      Enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications 
        infrastructure: several former government officials, S4847 
        [11JY]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Senators Leahy and Grassley, 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
      Federal information security improvement: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E699 
        [27AP]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E699 [27AP]
      Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
        transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]
      Felony prosecution of individuals relative to violation of 
        Internet ``terms of service'' agreements: several 
        organizations, S5915 [2AU]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]
      Improve privacy of electronic communications: several 
        organizations, S5914 [2AU]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation: 
        Candace Klein, SoMoLend Holdings, LLC, S1878 [21MR]
      ------David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council, S1724 
        [15MR]
      ------Freeman White, S1724 [15MR]
      ------John Ducrest, Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, 
        S1724 [15MR]
      ------Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy (organization), S1878 
        [21MR]
      ------Nick Bhargava, MOTAAVI (business), S1724 [15MR]
      ------Sara Hanks, CrowdCheck, Inc., S1879 [21MR]
      ------several State Secs. of State, S1723 [15MR]
      ------Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best, and Zak Cassady-Dorion, 
        Startup Exemption (organization), S1878 [21MR]
      ------Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, 
        S1877 [21MR]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]
      Prevent national security breech and protect certain military 
        officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet 
        publication of certain information: several former national 
        security officials, S5953 [2AU]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small 
        Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to 
        require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and 
        use taxes, S4883 [11JY]
  Motions
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2184 [26AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5357 [25JY], S5419 
        [26JY], S5724 [31JY]
  Regulations
      Standards for the electronic posting of House and committee 
        documents and data: Committee on House Administration (House), 
        H370 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Air Force: research, development, test, and evaluation programs 
        funding through reductions in operations and maintenance, 
        H4956 [18JY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 
        3179), H5138 [24JY]
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]
      CBO: establish website which features a calculator to allow 
        taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate 
        of projected contribution to or receipt from major 
        legislation, H411 [2FE]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), 
        E1601 [21SE]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (H.R. 1048), H3809 [20JN]
      Congress: require that legislation be available for 72 hours on 
        the Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, 
        H910 [17FE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (H.R. 6063), H5507-H5510 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: set sunset date, 
        H2176 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: submit and provide access to a report on 
        the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (H.R. 6308), 
        E1396 [3AU]
      Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. 
        companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, 
        H2357 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: establish an interagency organization to 
        coordinate military cyber operations, H3126 [18MY]
      ------make available to the public the total costs of wars in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan on the Dept. of Defense website, H3005, 
        H3007 [17MY]
      ------provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of 
        soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3316, 
        H3317 [31MY]
      ------require posting on departmental websites information on 
        sexual assault prevention and response resources, H3129 [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies 
        and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary 
        and secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize interception of 
        communications and other system traffic that is transmitted 
        and stored on Federal systems and deploy countermeasures for 
        cybersecurity purposes, H2177 [26AP]
      ------cybersecurity infrastructure funding, H3619, H3636, H3637 
        [7JN]
      ------cybersecurity personnel funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Child Exploitation 
        Center funding, H3542, H3543 [6JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: Internet Crimes Against Children task forces 
        funding, H2392 [8MY]
      ------make available to the public a redacted summary of Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions that permit 
        warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), 
        H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), 
        H1397 [20MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales 
        through Internet-based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to implement 
        regulations to mandate global positioning system (GPS) 
        tracking, electronic on-board recording devices, or event data 
        recorders in passenger or commercial motor vehicles, H4149, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826-H5829 [11SE], E1493 [12SE]
      Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office 
        for Cyberspace, H2792 [16MY]
      FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, 
        H2457 [9MY]
      FCC: ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not impede 
        implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in rural 
        areas, H1622 [27MR]
      ------preserve ability to protect online privacy, including 
        rules prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from 
        requiring job applicants to disclose passwords to social 
        networking web sites, H1627 [27MR]
      ------provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H914, H918-H921 [17FE], E237-E239 [24FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (H.R. 4004), E174 [9FE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for 
        authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, 
        H3279 [31MY]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), H5776 [11SE], H5890-H5901 [12SE], E1533 
        [14SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 
        [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5782 [11SE]
      ------prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained 
        through the search of a legally amassed data pool without 
        prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]
      ------reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]
      ------tribute to online Federal document retrieval system, E461 
        [28MR]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H2222-H2227, H2252 [27AP]
      House of Representatives: prohibit purchase of paid online 
        advertisements by Members, committees, and leadership offices, 
        H3683, H3684 [8JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2147-H2156 [26AP]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]
      Information technology: advance cybersecurity research, 
        development, and technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2215-H2222 
        [27AP]
      ------improve Federal information security (H.R. 4257), H2187-
        H2192 [26AP], E668 [26AP]
      ------preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        under which the Internet has thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5253 
        [25JY], H5599-H5602 [1AU], E1403 [3AU]
      ------require regulatory information provided to private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities sharing intelligence community 
        cybersecurity systems remain subject to the Freedom of 
        Information Act, H2170 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: clarify certain definitions to maintain 
        consistency across all cybersecurity policies, H2175, H2176 
        [26AP]
      ------clarify that private-sector cybersecurity entity liability 
        exemption in use of intelligence community systems extends 
        only to identification and acquisition of cyber threat 
        information, H2169 [26AP]
      ------counterintelligence resources funding, H3294 [31MY]
      ------shorten extension of intelligence gathering tools, H5893 
        [12SE]
      International Day of Radiology: observance, E1381 [1AU]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673-H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]
      National security: cybersecurity funding, H1715 [28MR]
      National Telework Week: observance, E372 [16MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2077 [25AP], H2146, H2156-H2186 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], 
        H3293 [31MY], E693 [27AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2147-H2156 
        [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), corrections in engrossment, H2186 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), motion to recommit, H2184 [26AP]
      ------allow intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for 
        only certain purposes, H2170, H2171 [26AP]
      ------clarify retention and use rules for personal information 
        received by the intelligence community from private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]
      ------exempt private-sector cybersecurity entities from 
        liability for non-participation in voluntary intelligence 
        community cyber threat efforts, H2174 [26AP]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2167-H2169, H2178, H2179 [26AP]
      ------limit authority of intelligence community to use Federal 
        cybersecurity systems on private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities, H2173 [26AP]
      ------narrow definitions of what information private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence 
        community, H2174, H2175 [26AP]
      ------prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity systems from 
        using sensitive personal documents received from certain 
        sources, H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      ------recognize importance of instruction in foreign language 
        and culture in development of training programs to protect 
        against cyber attacks and intrusions, H3299, H3300 [31MY]
      ------require list of all Federal agencies receiving cyber 
        threat intelligence information from the intelligence 
        community, H2173 [26AP]
      ------require report to identify and assess risks from foreign 
        suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign 
        governments, H3305, H3306 [31MY]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), H6285 [28SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 
        [2AU]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective 
        employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social 
        networking web sites or personal accounts, H2184 [26AP]
      ------protect cyber privacy, H5686 [2AU]
      Ridgefield, CT: tribute to Ridgefield High School Students 
        Against Internet Discrimination (organization), H590 [8FE]
      SEC: provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1228, H1240, 
        H1245 [7MR], H1580, H1590-H1592 [27MR]
      Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (H.R. 6549), E1634 [21SE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]
      ------maintain security relative to information technology 
        procurement and supply chain management, H3097 [17MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015-H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H5829, 
        H5830 [11SE]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H5118, H5120-H5122 [23JY], E838 [17MY], E1703 [16OC]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, 
        S4880-S4884 [11JY]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815-
        S817 [16FE]
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3717-S3720 [5JN], 
        S3946 [12JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher 
        education to post certain IRS returns on their websites (S. 
        2835), S2946 [8MY]
      Congress: modify reporting requirements for personal financial 
        trade transactions by Members and certain employees, S182 
        [31JA]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S141, S143, S147 [30JA], S195, S196 [31JA]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S190, 
        S191 [31JA]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, S6046 [10SE]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (S. 3609), S6628 [21SE]
      Courts: provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic lawsuits 
        against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect journalists 
        and Internet service providers (S. 3493), S5983 [2AU]
      Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 
        3556), S6458 [19SE]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): set sunset date, S5439 [26JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: require Risk Management Agency and FCIC to 
        use plain language and improve website to make crop insurance 
        more accessible, S4279 [19JN]
      ------rural broadband telecommunications services programs 
        funding, S4279 [19JN], S4335, S4343, S4358 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (S. 2194), S1735 [15MR], 
        S3018 [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and 
        development program (S. 3459), S5734 [31JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that creation of center to 
        protect Federal Government networks does not disrupt current 
        cyber law enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]
      ------Federal Network Security funding, S6416 [19SE], S6495, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in 
        international law enforcement issues and maintain 
        accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27-S31 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches, S6256 [12SE]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), S6672, S6673 [21SE]
      FDA: investigation into allegations of monitoring of protected 
        communications of Federal employees suspected to be 
        whistleblowers, S5074-S5076 [17JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        S6389 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470-S5472 
        [26JY]
      GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in 
        Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (S. 
        3439), S5385 [25JY]
      Hanscom AFB, MA: impact of proposed change in leadership rank 
        structure on cybersecurity, S4230 [18JN]
      Information technology: ensure free flow of commerce through 
        secure cyber communications, continued development of Internet 
        and Intranet communications, and development of cybersecurity 
        specialists, S5911 [2AU]
      ------expand and improve cybersecurity test beds program, S5914 
        [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      ------promote public awareness of cyber security (S. 813), S2458 
        [18AP]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 
        2102), S568 [13FE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 
        [16FE]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (S. 3539), S6342 [13SE]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (S. Res. 358), S173 [30JA]
      ------observance, S66 [24JA]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), S2559 [23AP], S3814 [7JN]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), S6675 [21SE]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 [2AU]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 1011), 
        S66 [24JA]
      ------modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information, S5914 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information (S. 1151), S66 [24JA]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5940, 
        S5952 [2AU]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (S. 3074), S3058 [10MY]
      ------protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and 
        require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]
      ------protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of 
        and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability 
        and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable 
        information, S1686 [15MR]
      Ravi, Dharun: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on 
        and then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler 
        Clementi and another man, S1928 [21MR]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1828 [20MR], S1877-S1879, S1884-
        S1889, S1894 [21MR], S1968, S1972-S1976 [22MR], S2230, S2231 
        [29MR], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      Senate: require all Senate candidates file quarterly campaign 
        finance reports electronically with the FEC, S249 [1FE]
      Technology: conduct study to determine current cyber law 
        enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, S4846-S4849 [11JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S616-S619, S659 
        [14FE], S663 [15FE], S2458 [18AP], S3300 [21MY], S3933-S3935 
        [12JN], S4135-S4137 [13JN]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193-S5196, S5238 
        [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5266 [24JY], S5322, S5367 [25JY], S5652 
        [30JY], S5691-S5706, S5708-S5712, S5714-S5725 [31JY], S5805, 
        S5806, S5812-S5818, S5823-S5825, S5830, S5841, S5850 [1AU], 
        S5901-S5904, S5907-S5919, S5929, S5936, S5937, S5942 [2AU], 
        S6079 [11SE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357, S5359-S5364 [25JY], S5419-S5421, S5426-S5441, S5444, 
        S5448, S5450, S5463-S5465 [26JY], S5631, S5632 [30JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5651 [30JY]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (S. 3516), S5988 [2AU]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (S. 3433), S5385 [25JY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and 
        resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, 
        S5823 [1AU]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking, S2667 [25AP]
      Water: amend consumer confidence reporting requirements for 
        community water systems, S4383 [21JN]
  Reports
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]
  Reports filed
      Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1974) (H. Rept. 
        112-663), H5764 [10SE]
      Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology 
        Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House) (H.R. 3834) (H. Rept. 112-420), H1541 
        [22MR]
      Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and 
        Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112-371), H77 [18JA]
      Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        6063) (H. Rept. 112-638), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and 
        Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. 
        Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 
        112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3523) (H. Rept. 112-445), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, 
        Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]
      Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4257) (H. Rept. 112-455), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee 
        on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112-
        645), H5703 [2AU]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 
        112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 710) (H. Rept. 112-654), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112-478), H2662 [11MY]
      Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Under 
        Which the Internet Has Thrived: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 112-564), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and 
        Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model 
        Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]
      Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing 
        Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112-592), H4827 [11JY]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3410), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      ------Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6131) (H. 
        Rept. 112-653), H5764 [10SE]
  Statements
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Aspen Homeland Security Group, 
        S5437 [26JY]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]
  Summaries
      Free Press Act (S. 3493), S5985 [2AU]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): 
        Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 127, preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model under which the Internet has thrived, H5599 
        [1AU]
      H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 
        [10SE]
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]
      H.R. 2096, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H2215-H2218 [27AP]
      H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) 
        applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or 
        activation, H4015 [26JN]
      H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H2166 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 3834, Advancing America's Networking and Information 
        Technology Research and Development Act, H2223-H2225 [27AP]
      H.R. 4257, Federal information security improvement, H2187-H2189 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, 
        H5890 [12SE]
      H.R. 6063, Child Protection Act, H5507 [31JY]
      H.R. 6131, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With 
        Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act extension, H5829 
        [11SE]
      S. 710, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, 
        H5826 [11SE]
      S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]
      S. 3459, Dept. of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act, 
        S5734 [31JY]
      S. 3493, Free Press Act, S5984 [2AU]
      S. 3510, prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information, S5940, S5986 
        [2AU], H5686 [2AU]
      S. 3625, change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees, 
        S6675 [21SE], H6285 [28SE]
      S. Con. Res. 50, global Internet promotion, free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S4683 [27JN]
      S. Con. Res. 50, promote a global Internet free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S6667 [21SE]
      S. Res. 358, National Data Privacy Day, S168, S173 [30JA]
      S. Res. 439, support elimination of the ``adult entertainment'' 
        section of the Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, classified 
        advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of 
        online sex trafficking, S2736 [25AP]
      S. Res. 446, oppose any effort to transfer control of the 
        Internet to the U.N. or any other international governmental 
        organization, S2833 [26AP]




CONABOY, RICHARD AND MARION

  Remarks in House
      Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County, PA: Governor 
        Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of Service recipients, 
        E549 [17AP]




CONATON, ERIN C.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Under Sec. of Defense for Personnel and 
        Readiness: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]




CONAWAY, K. MICHAEL (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3124 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H221 [31JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6152 [19SE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H441 [2FE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H2072 [24AP]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA] (see H.R. 4000), H945 [17FE]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal authority to make performance-based 
        bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to 
        enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see 
        H.R. 3652), H572 [7FE]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3662 [7JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3578 
        [6JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3700 [8JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-
        free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require entrance into contracts with 
        community health care providers to improve access to health 
        care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 575), H1391 
        [19MR]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3578 [6JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H441 
        [2FE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H4869 [13JY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H2647 [10MY]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H966 [27FE]
      Georgia (country): initiate negotiations to enter into a free 
        trade agreement (see H. Res. 374), H2329 [7MY]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H2447 [8MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1154 [5MR]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3481 [5JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4869 [13JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H182 [25JA]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1808 [29MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5526 [31JY]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2716 [15MY]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver's license holders 
        in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a 
        hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service 
        vehicles (see H.R. 2429), H376 [1FE]
      NASA: establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Texas, 
        Virginia, California, and Florida (see H.R. 1536), H641 [8FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H441 [2FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------modify monetary allowance payable to a former President 
        (see H.R. 4093), H2447 [8MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H966 [27FE]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1847 [16AP]
      ------nylon woolpacks used to package wool (see H.R. 5028), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      Taxation: repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H6302 [5OC]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H79 [18JA]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H3405 [1JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: further preparedness, in cooperation with regional 
        allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see 
        H.R. 4485), H2064 [24AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: further preparedness, in cooperation with regional 
        allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (H.R. 
        4485), H2067 [24AP]
  Poems
      ``Heart of Texas,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1221 [10JY]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3012 [17MY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5656 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5656 [2AU]
      American Institute of Certified Public Accountants: anniversary, 
        E759 [10MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5302 [26JY]
      CFTC: funding, H3926 [21JN]
      ------improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations 
        and orders, H5228 [25JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve crop insurance, H5656 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3010, H3012 [17MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5036, H5050 [19JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5036, H5050 [19JY]
      Financial Accounting Standards Board: proposed changes to 
        accounting standards, E342 [8MR]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), H2098 [25AP]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil 
        speculations from any regulatory freeze, H5258 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5228, H5258 [25JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4766 [10JY]
      Manzano, Leonel: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1511 [13SE]
      Midland, TX: tribute to Midland Christian School football team, 
        E59 [23JA]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H365 [1FE]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance, H3010 [17MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4766 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3882 [20JN], H3926 [21JN]
      Rice University: anniversary, E1235 [11JY]
      Richland Springs, TX: tribute to Richland Springs High School 
        football team, E56 [23JA]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1550 [26MR]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (H.R. 2682), H1553 [26MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), E342 [8MR]
      Stroder, Evelyn: Crane, TX, Chamber of Commerce Heritage Day 
        honoree, E1600, E1610 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Burleson, Marcus, E1221 [10JY]
      Ezzell, William F., E761 [10MY]
      Sullivan, John V., H1634 [27MR]
      Wright, Ricky, H6153 [20SE]
      Young, Representative C.W. Bill, H5035 [19JY]




CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA (organization)

  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3883 
        [11JN]




CONCORD, NC

  Remarks in House
      Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast: anniversary, E1335 [26JY]
      Concord Lions Club: anniversary, E1451 [10SE]




CONCORD, NH

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




CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1372 [1AU]




CONFERENCE REPORTS

  Texts of
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658), H230-H304 [1FE]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]




CONFERENCES

  Bills and resolutions
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit policy that 
        discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation 
        destination as the location for a conference or event (see S. 
        2469), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5332), H2316 [7MY]
      ------reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (see 
        H.R. 4472), H2039 [23AP]
      ------require approval by agency head for conferences costing 
        above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2030 [19AP]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: notify Congress of departmental 
        conferences, H5430 [31JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 4631), H5776-H5778 
        [11SE], E1531 [14SE]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, H1897, H1898 [17AP], E546 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, S2462 [18AP], S2521 [19AP]
  Reports filed
      Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 
        112-4631), H5859 [11SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4631, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act, H5776 
        [11SE]




CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

  Bills and resolutions
      FDA: reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new 
        medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 
        [2FE]
      Federal employees: prohibit senior Government officers and 
        employees from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or 
        instrumentalities for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 
        4343), H1805 [29MR]
      FRS: restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors 
        of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 3219), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        6023), H4063 [26JN]
      Members of Congress: prohibit former Members employed as highly-
        paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions 
        (see H.R. 5737), H2662 [11MY]
  Remarks in House
      Members of Congress: prohibit former Members employed as highly-
        paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions 
        and require increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: extend the same financial conflict of interest rules 
        to Senators and their staff that apply to congressional 
        committee and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 
        [31JA], S241-S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]
      FDA: improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 
        [26JN]
      ------promote development of medical devices for patients with 
        rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and 
        lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]
      Supreme Court: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices 
        and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from 
        cases, S1402 [6MR]




CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT AWARENESS WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E154 [7FE]




CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      ------express that continued deployment of U.S. military support 
        personnel advising regional forces working toward apprehension 
        of Joseph Kony is necessary and appropriate (see H. Res. 581), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      Rwanda: U.N. report on support of rebels in the Democratic 
        Republic of the Congo, E1569 [19SE]
      U.S. policy, E131 [3FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      Health care facilities: conditions of Heal Africa Hospital in 
        Goma treating women for obstetric fistula, S1783 [19MR]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
      Mining and minerals: condemn use of slave labor for mining 
        minerals used in the manufacture of cell phones, S1783 [19MR]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]




CONGRESS  related term(s) House of Representatives; Legislative Branch 
    of the Government; Members of Congress
  Addresses
      Bipartisan Policy Center Century of Service Honorees: Howard H. 
        Baker, Jr., S2127 [28MR]
      Constantino Brumidi Recipient of Congressional Gold Medal: 
        Senator Enzi, S5967 [2AU]
  Amendments
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H611, H613 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H600 [8FE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1572 [26MR], H1705, H1710, H1717, H1731 [28MR], 
        H1763, H1776 [29MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1661 [28MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 
        [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        August district work period (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------clarify proceedings and actions during fall district work 
        period (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779 [29JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3676, H3677, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3683 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3598 [7JN]
      Political ethics: prohibit Members and employees from using 
        nonpublic information derived from their official positions 
        for personal benefit (S. 2038), S169, S170, S171, S172 [30JA], 
        S181, S182, S183, S184, S189, S190, S191, S194, S195, S199, 
        S215, S216, S218, S219, S220, S221 [31JA], S239, S240, S243, 
        S245, S248, S249, S266, S270, S271, S272, S273, S274, S276 
        [1FE], S290, S296, S298, S302, S326 [2FE], S1839, S1840, S1871 
        [20MR], S1942 [21MR], H572 [7FE], H645 [9FE]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3047, S3048 
        [9MY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Committee to notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
      Congressional Award Board, S3388 [21MY]
      Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board, 
        S5264 [23JY]
      House of Representatives Parliamentarian, H974 [28FE]
      State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery 
        Board, S5264 [23JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      Congress Has No Date for the Prom, S813 [16FE]
      Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, 
        Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]
      C-SPAN Founder Lamb Steps Down After 34 Years, E408 [21MR]
      Dems Wait by Phone for Obama, S3390 [22MY]
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, S4737 [29JN]
      Let's Just Say It--The Republicans Are the Problem, S3020 [9MY]
      Lugar Proved `Bipartisanship' Serves Principles Well, S3274 
        [17MY]
      Man Who Would Not Quit--A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight 
        for a New Constitutional Amendment, E722 [8MY]
      Rand Paul's Situational Principle, H4645 [29JN]
      Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, S2015 [26MR]
      Schumer Schemes To Hit GOP, S1688 [15MR]
      Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, 
        H5158-H5160 [24JY]
      Senate Rule Changes Come With Risk, S3250 [17MY]
      Taking It to the Street, E1115-E1118 [21JN]
      Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]
      Will Any Senate Democrat Stand Up to Obama's NLRB?, S2578 [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 38), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. 
        Res. 43), S2824 [26AP] (see S. Con. Res. 51), S4773 [29JN] 
        (see S. Con. Res. 56, 59), S5978 [2AU]
      ------prohibit unless Bush administration tax cuts and certain 
        expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. Res. 746), H5525 
        [31JY]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see S. 2086), S494 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 540), H567 [7FE]
      ------require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in 
        Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]
      Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force 
        by a President without prior and clear authorization by 
        Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1272 [7MR]
      ------require the President to seek congressional approval 
        before engaging members in military humanitarian operations 
        (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H439 [2FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide incentive for Congress to pass a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (see H.R. 4966), H2266 [27AP] (see H.R. 6365), H5765 
        [10SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (see H. Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY] (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 39), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 40), S2324 
        [16AP] (see S. Con. Res. 42), S2824 [26AP] (see H. Con. Res. 
        113), H1571 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 41), S2393 
        [17AP] (see S. Con. Res. 44), S2968 [8MY] (see S. Con. Res. 
        52), S5212 [19JY] (see H. Con. Res. 112), H1570 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (see H. Res. 597), H1641 [27MR]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (see H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H1016 [28FE]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (see H. Con. Res. 133), H4907 
        [17JY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (see H. Con. Res. 135), H5525 
        [31JY]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      ------require 20-year cost estimates for bills or joint 
        resolutions (see H.R. 6347), H5706 [2AU]
      ------require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced 
        bills (see H.R. 4320), H1804 [29MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Committee on Financial Services (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 751), H5629 [1AU]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. 
        Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 553), H902 [16FE] (see H. Res. 590), H1427 [20MR] (see H. 
        Res. 707), H4064 [26JN]
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]
      Constitution--U.S.: end the unconstitutional delegation of 
        legislative power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing 
        the extent of such delegation in order to phase it out (see S. 
        3361), S4724 [28JN]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see S. 2404), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4933), H2206 [26AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: study and report to Congress on gaps 
        in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 
        4005), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on 
        ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border 
        violence along the Southwest border (see H.R. 6368), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 
        6168), H5200 [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide certain employees of Members 
        of Congress and certain local government employees with access 
        to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]
      District of Columbia: permit determination of the fiscal year 
        period and make local funds for a fiscal year available for 
        use upon enactment of the local budget act for the year 
        subject to congressional review (see S. 2345), S2655 [24AP]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended 
        to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H3733 [18JN]
      ------prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see 
        H.R. 5815), H3103 [17MY]
      Executive Office of the President: require the President to 
        submit with the budget an estimate of the deficit using 
        generally accepted accounting principles (see H.R. 6463), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: report to Congress about 
        refusal to implement certain recommendations for reimbursement 
        by inefficient or wasteful Afghanistan reconstruction 
        contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 [2AU]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (see S. 2079), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 
        3835), H186 [27JA]
      ------prohibit certain employees from making certain purchases 
        or sales of registered securities or certain related products 
        and prohibit bonus payments to executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4009), H692 [9FE]
      ------require Members and employees of Congress and other 
        Federal employees who file under the Ethics in Government Act 
        to disclose delinquent tax liability (see S. 2195), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Frumin, Alan S.: tribute (see S. Res. 359), S208 [31JA]
      Gibson, Althea: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 4130), H1133 [1MR]
      Government regulations: decrease effect on the economy that a 
        rule must have to be a major rule in order to increase the 
        number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of 
        disapproval procedure (see H.R. 6486), H6274 [21SE]
      ------provide congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (see 
        H.R. 6333), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide for presentation and expedited consideration by 
        Congress of the recommendations in the Federal Regulatory 
        Reform Report prepared by the Office of Information and 
        Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2645 [10MY]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      Health: protect privacy of protected health information by 
        requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store 
        health information, restricting access, and improving 
        congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]
      Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force: establish (see 
        H.R. 6557), H6276 [21SE]
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        August district work period (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------clarify proceedings and actions during fall district work 
        period (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 711), 
        H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 514), H26 
        [17JA]
      ------notify the Senate that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 
        513), H26 [17JA]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      ------repeal authorization to provide office space, a 
        furnishings allowance, congressional franking privileges, and 
        staff assistance to former Speakers of the House (see S. 
        3528), S6107 [11SE]
      ------take any legislative action necessary to verify 
        ratification of Equal Rights Amendment once additional States 
        ratify the amendment (see H. Res. 794), H6232 [20SE]
      House Rules: provide that the House may not consider major 
        legislation unless it addresses one issue at a time (see H. 
        Res. 541), H640 [8FE]
      Irving, Paul D.: election as Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 511), H26 [17JA]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H374 [1FE]
      Legislation: preserve constitutional authority and ensure 
        accountability and transparency in legislation (see S. 3360), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see S. 3359), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 3806), H114 [23JA]
      Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment 
        restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 4030), H726 [14FE]
      ------making appropriations (see H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (see H.R. 6122), H4863 [12JY]
      Lobbyists: provide that a former Member of Congress or 
        congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist 
        shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other 
        Federal benefits (see H.R. 6424), H6060 [14SE]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H4684 [9JY]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 
        105), H1100 [29FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and extend the 
        length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H512 [6FE]
      ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 2210), 
        S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]
      ------impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails 
        to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), 
        H801 [15FE]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions (see H.R. 5737), 
        H2662 [11MY]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and 
        committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress 
        does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 
        3799), H113 [23JA]
      ------reduce pay of Members who miss votes because of 
        campaigning for election to another office (see H.R. 6108), 
        H4862 [12JY]
      ------reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary 
        adjustments (see H.R. 4399), H1977 [18AP]
      ------reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions 
        if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on 
        outside income, and allow benefit plan options (see H.R. 
        3774), H26 [17JA]
      ------support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal 
        of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. Res. 757), H5707 [2AU]
      National Commission for Independent Redistricting: establish 
        (see H.R. 3846), H218 [31JA]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      NATO: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of 
        intelligence community in support of military operations 
        without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 
        6290), H5704 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 4040), H801 [15FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE] (see H.J. Res. 
        103), H901 [16FE]
      Obama, President: notification that a quorum has assembled (see 
        H. Res. 512), H26 [17JA]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (see S. 3225), S3516 [23MY]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Pipelines: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H78 [18JA]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Political ethics: prohibit Members and employees from using 
        nonpublic information derived from their official positions 
        for personal benefit (see S. 2038), S132 [26JA]
      ------strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and 
        employees, display subject matter of debates, make legislation 
        available before voting, and promote availability of FEC 
        reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Presidential address: joint session (see H. Con. Res. 96), H78 
        [18JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5201 
        [24JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA] (see 
        H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 515), H25 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA] (see 
        H.R. 3778), H77 [18JA]
      ------prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]
      SBA: submit a National Small Business Index to Congress to 
        assess how policies provide incentives or impediments to small 
        business development (see S. 3200), S3280 [17MY]
      Senate: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the 
        Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 381), S1089 [28FE] (see S. Res. 
        405), S2001 [22MR]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (see S. Res. 506), S4636 [26JN]
      ------authorize legal representation in Common Cause, et al v. 
        Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (see S. Res. 485), S3782 [6JN]
      ------authorize testimony, document production, and legal 
        representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) Scruggs (see S. 
        Res. 403), S1932 [21MR]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (see S. 2224), S2001 
        [22MR]
      Taiwan Relations Act: establish a Congressional Advisory 
        Commission on the Implementation of U.S. Policy (see H.R. 
        5902), H3577 [6JN]
      Taxation: constitutional amendment to require all laws passed to 
        lay and collect taxes are honestly and openly labeled as taxes 
        during the legislative process (see H.J. Res. 114), H4655 
        [29JN]
      ------enact long-term tax policy and allow one year for citizens 
        to adjust and prepare for impact of any tax increases (see H. 
        Res. 805), H6277 [21SE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (see H. Res. 747), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Travel: enhance disclosure on information on official foreign 
        travel of Members and employees and impose additional 
        restrictions on such travel (see H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]
      Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of 
        U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 5787), H2812 [16MY]
      ------report on countries with which the U.S. negotiates trade 
        agreements, establish terms for future trade agreements, and 
        enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see 
        S. 3347), S4674 [27JN]
      U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: increase congressional oversight (see 
        H.R. 6546), H6276 [21SE]
  Cloture motions
      Political ethics: prohibit Members and employees from using 
        nonpublic information derived from their official positions 
        for personal benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Allison Mock, E335 
        [7MR]
      ------Amanda Kerstman, E355 [8MR]
      ------Bailey Arlinghaus, E335 [7MR]
      ------Drew Liscum, E528 [16AP]
      ------Irene Cofie, E625 [24AP]
      ------Katelyn Moody, E628 [24AP]
      ------Kayla Cox, E621 [24AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
      ------Mah-Rulch Mohammad, E813 [16MY]
      ------Maximillian McElligott, E354 [8MR]
      ------Ravena Jacob, E340 [8MR]
      ------Rima Patel, E810 [16MY]
      ------Siri Soth, E873 [18MY]
      ------Stephanie Lin, E873 [18MY]
  Excerpts
      Budget Control Act (S. 365): Senate budget enforcement, S6095 
        [11SE]
      ``Speeches on the Passage of the Bill for the Removal of the 
        Indians'' (1830): Sketch of Remarks by David Crockett, E63 
        [24JA]
  Explanations
      Previous Question Vote--What It Really Means, H394 [2FE], H600 
        [8FE], H748 [15FE], H1039 [29FE], H1177 [6MR], H1231 [7MR], 
        H1450 [21MR], H1596 [27MR], H1661 [28MR], H1750 [29MR], H1870 
        [17AP], H1930 [18AP], H1988 [19AP], H2155 [26AP], H2344 [8MY], 
        H2581 [10MY], H2742 [16MY], H2844 [17MY], H3287 [31MY], H3598 
        [7JN], H3752 [19JN], H3822 [20JN], H4025 [26JN], H4722 [10JY], 
        H5148 [24JY], H5306 [26JY], H5549 [1AU], H5647 [2AU], H5785 
        [11SE], H5946 [13SE], H6173 [20SE]
  Inscriptions
      Dennis M. Hertel Association of Former Members of Congress 
        appreciation plaque, H4700 [10JY]
      Gabrielle Giffords Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award plaque, H4699 [10JY]
  Letters
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus: Representative 
        Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1822 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1821 [16AP]
      Border Security Information Improvement Act: Representative 
        Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
      Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: several 
        Senators, S6524 [20SE]
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved 
        resolutions: Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House), H1307 [9MR], H5338 [31JY]
      Congress Week: Leigh McWhite, Congressional Papers Roundtable 
        (organization) and Sheryl B. Vogt, Association of Centers for 
        the Study of Congress, S6422 [19SE]
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into scandals associated with criminal 
        activities of Jack Abramoff: several Senators (2006), S3941 
        [12JN]
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures: Ann Wilson, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers 
        Association, S2624 [24AP]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        S2624 [24AP]
      ------Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Karen W. Penafiel, Building Owners and Managers 
        Association International, S2624 [24AP]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent 
        Business, S2577 [23AP]
      Election of Ron Barber to the House of Representatives: Amy B. 
        Chan, Arizona State Election Director, H3753 [19JN]
      ------Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
        H3753 [19JN]
      Election of Suzanne Bonamici to the House of Representatives: 
        Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H530 
        [7FE]
      ------Stephen N. Trout, Oregon Division of Elections, H530 [7FE]
      Elimination of automatic salary adjustments for Members of 
        Congress: several Representatives, H307 [1FE]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures: Angelo 
        I. Amador and Michelle Reinke Neblett, National Restaurant 
        Association, S854 [16FE]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, 
        Inc., S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, 
        S855 [16FE]
      ------National Association of Manufacturers, S854 [16FE]
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1819 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1818 [16AP]
      Resignation as House of Representatives Parliamentarian: John V. 
        Sullivan, H973 [28FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Statutory public debt limit increase: Robert Boudiette, Jr., S92 
        [26JA]
  Lists
      Association of Former Members of Congress members who have 
        passed away since the last congressional reception honoring 
        former Members of Congress, H4706 [10JY]
      Bills enacted into public law, 112th Cong., 1st sess., D213-D221 
        [7MR]
      CBO staff, H1789 [29MR]
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., summer interns, 
        E1374 [1AU]
      Fifteen earmarks from Sean Hannity's list of most egregious 
        earmarks, S294 [2FE]
      Organizations supporting S.J. Res. 36, disapprove NLRB rule 
        relative to representation election procedures, S2576 [23AP]
      Representative Paul Ryan's personal office staff, H1789 [29MR]
      Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, S5301 [24JY]
  Memorandums
      Certain Questions Related to Pro Forma Sessions of the Senate: 
        Christopher M. Davis, Congressional Research Service, S5954-
        S5956 [2AU]
      Congressional Authority To Alter Postal Service Employee-
        Management Relations Including Collective Bargaining 
        Agreements: Congressional Research Service, S2633 [24AP]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, S564-S567 [13FE], H702-H705 [14FE]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5967 [13SE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      House of Representatives: adjournment, H4710 [10JY]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 
        [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3688 [8JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2568 [23AP]
      Political ethics: prohibit Members and employees from using 
        nonpublic information derived from their official positions 
        for personal benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S1839 [20MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), S83 [26JA]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5678 [2AU]
  Notices
      Imminent impairment of the place of reconvening of the House of 
        Representatives: Paul D. Irving, House of Representatives 
        Sergeant of Arms, H6319 [30OC]
      Senate Quarterly Mass Mail, S47 [23JA], S2183 [28MR], S4729 
        [28JN]
  Oaths of office
      Barber, Ron: House of Representatives, H3753, H3805 [19JN]
      Bonamici, Suzanne: House of Representatives, H530, H566 [7FE]
      Irving, Paul D.: House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms, H10 
        [17JA]
  Poems
      ``Daw of Freedom,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1655 [25SE]
  Preambles
      Moment of Truth--Report of the National Commission on Fiscal 
        Responsibility and Reform, H1727 [28MR]
  Press releases
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
  Questions and answers
      Military operations in Syria, S3821, S3822 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Adjournment: prohibit unless Bush administration tax cuts and 
        certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 746), 
        H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 43), H2252 [27AP]
      Afghanistan: call for congressional hearings on war in 
        Afghanistan, H813 [16FE]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H602-H615 [8FE], 
        H663 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H593-H602 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), corrections in 
        engrossment, H615 [8FE]
      ------legislative process, H2637 [10MY], H3390, H3393 [1JN], 
        H5945, H5953 [13SE], H6047 [14SE]
      ------require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in 
        Congress, H412, H413 [2FE]
      Archer, Iris M.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in 
        Adoption Award recipient, E1463 [10SE]
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, H1293 
        [8MR]
      ------require force reduction proposals at military 
        installations be submitted as part of the President's budget 
        request and include an evaluation of consequences of such 
        closures or realignments, H3141 [18MY]
      Artistic Discovery student art competition: tribute to 
        participants, H3814 [20JN], E716 [7MY], E741 [9MY]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: status of 
        Congressional Study Groups on Germany, Turkey, Japan, and 
        Europe, H4703 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Common Ground Project, H4698 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Congress to Campus program, H4697 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Congressional Golf Tournament, H4698, H4699 
        [10JY]
      ------tribute to Middle East Legislative Fellows Program, H4701 
        [10JY]
      Bipartisanship: importance, H73 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H461-H463 
        [3FE], H2459 [9MY], H3391 [1JN], H5925 [13SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H39, H47, H48 [18JA], H120, H128, 
        H129, H130 [24JA], H516 [7FE], H591 [8FE], H700, H702, H712, 
        H715-H723 [14FE], H737, H738, H739 [15FE], H806, H816, H817, 
        H818, H895 [16FE], H939-H942 [17FE], H1295 [8MR], H1530-H1533, 
        H1535 [22MR], H1559-H1563 [26MR], H2012 [19AP], H2061 [24AP], 
        H2572 [10MY], H3157-H3160 [18MY], H3278 [31MY], H5691, H5695 
        [2AU], H6051-H6054 [14SE]
      ------comparison between congressional and Obama administration 
        proposals, H5757 [10SE]
      ------eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (H.R. 3883), H399 [2FE], H590 [8FE]
      ------establish biennial cycle, H466 [3FE]
      ------establish biennial cycle (H.R. 3577), H605 [8FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance, H3148 [18MY], H4078 [27JN]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H143-H149 [24JA]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, H1638 [27MR], H1670 
        [28MR], H1799-H1802 [29MR]
      ------provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 
        sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3072, H3073 
        [17MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, H806 [16FE]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms, H5753 [10SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921-H4925 
        [18JY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5956-H5969 [13SE], E1522 [13SE], E1541 
        [14SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5939-H5948 
        [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), motion to recommit, H5967, H5968 [13SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4855 [12JY], H4918, H4920-H4926 [18JY], H5024 [19JY], H5208 
        [25JY], H5959 [13SE], H6160 [20SE]
      ------sequestration, H5758 [10SE], H5926 [13SE], H6235 [21SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. 
        Res. 34), H811 [16FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1441 
        [21MR], H1500, H1519, H1520, H1521 [22MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1578, H1583, H1584, H1585, H1629, H1638 [27MR], 
        H1644, H1648, H1649, H1651, H1652, H1665-H1738 [28MR], H1743, 
        H1744, H1762-H1795, H1798-H1802 [29MR], H1849, H1857, H1858, 
        H1859, H1860-H1872, H1898-H1905 [17AP], H1922, H1923, H1924 
        [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2332, H2333, H2335, H2336, H2338-H2340, 
        H2343 [8MY], H2459 [9MY], H2621 [10MY], H5929, H5982-H5986 
        [13SE], E485, E492, E496, E502 [29MR], E514, E515, E516, E518 
        [30MR], E543 [17AP], E570 [18AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1654-H1663 [28MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H2292-H2295 [7MY]
      ------moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. 
        Chestnut, H5153 [24JY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (H. Con. Res. 133), H5072 [19JY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (H. Con. Res. 135), H5552 
        [1AU], H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      ------U.S. Botanic Garden funding, H3676, H3677 [8JN]
      CBO: extend requirement to prepare macroeconomic analysis of 
        major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the 
        Committees on Appropriations of each chamber, H406 [2FE]
      ------make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (H.R. 6136), H5019 [19JY]
      Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1303), E135 [3FE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (H.R. 
        3866), H464 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H1110 [1MR]
      Committee on Homeland Security (House): radicalization in the 
        American Muslim community hearings, E1254 [17JY]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 
        751), H5538 [1AU]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 553), H887 [16FE]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 590), H1411 [20MR]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 707), H4028 [26JN]
      ------permission to file reports, H1810 [30MR]
      Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus: establish, E1173 [28JN]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      ------tribute to Faith Forum, H3279 [31MY]
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: tribute to summer 
        interns, E1374 [1AU]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, E1538 [14SE]
      Congressional Peanut Caucus: establish, E510 [29MR]
      Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2017, H2018 
        [19AP]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, H3814 [20JN]
      Congressional Research Service: funding, H3677-H3679 [8JN]
      Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus: tribute to annual Trap, Skeet, 
        and Sporting Clay Competition, H3034 [17MY]
      Congressional Taiwan Caucus: anniversary, E534 [16AP]
      Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 27th 
        Amendment relative to congressional compensation, E722 [8MY]
      Continental Congress: anniversary of Northwest Ordinance 
        adoption, E1594 [21SE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 
        [11JY], H5622 [1AU]
      Corps of Engineers: exempt from legislative line-item veto, 
        H613, H614 [8FE]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War, H3125 [18MY], E954 [1JN]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H427-H430 [2FE], H522 [7FE], 
        H894-H897 [16FE]
      ------support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H4608 [29JN], 
        H4829 [12JY], H4871 [17JY], H4916, H4921, H4923-H4925, H4937 
        [18JY], H5063 [19JY], H5117 [23JY], H5192 [24JY], H5208, 
        H5210, H5211, H5212 [25JY], H5337, H5518-H5522 [31JY], H5537 
        [1AU], H5633, H5695 [2AU], H5959, H5961 [13SE], H6073, H6074 
        [19SE], H6161 [20SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: study and report to Congress on gaps 
        in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), 
        H4009-H4011 [26JN], E175 [9FE], E1181 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on 
        ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border 
        violence along the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118, H6119 
        [19SE]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: consult with California Governor and 
        legislature when determining areas off California coast open 
        for oil and gas leasing under congressional plan to conduct 
        additional lease sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY], E1330 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: notify Congress of departmental 
        conferences, H5430 [31JY]
      ------report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit 
        claims, H3317 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: submit to Congress 
        annual reports on the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
        Program, H5428 [31JY]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress, H1831 [16AP]
      Domestic policy: prohibit adjournment until certain legislation 
        is passed, H6257 [21SE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H48 [18JA], H5774 [11SE]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns, H3959 [21JN]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (H.J. Res. 111), H4788 [11JY]
      Faith & Politics Institute: tribute to Congressional Civil 
        Rights Pilgrimage, E454 [27MR]
      FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional 
        oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), H3230-
        H3234 [30MY]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5687 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), 
        H5127, H5128 [23JY], H5134 [24JY], H5241 [25JY]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), H5756 [10SE]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H228, H230, H304-H312 
        [1FE], H391, H392 [2FE], H460 [3FE], E127, E130, E132 [3FE], 
        E145 [6FE], E156 [7FE]
      ------require certain individuals to place stocks, bonds, 
        commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a blind 
        trust or disclose trades to the appropriate congressional 
        official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      ------require federally elected officials to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 [8FE]
      Garrett, Monica and Ivory: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1577 [20SE]
      Germany: staff exchange program with the Bundestag, E19 [17JA]
      Giffords, Gabrielle: Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award recipient, H4699 [10JY]
      Gingrich, Newt: campaign for nomination to be Republican Party 
        Presidential candidate and implementation of Republican Party 
        national agenda, H121 [24JA]
      Government: importance of separation of powers, H6168 [20SE]
      Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering 
        requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5269, H5270 [25JY]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]
      ------tribute to online Federal document retrieval system, E461 
        [28MR]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1815), H1817-H1820 [16AP]
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        August district work period (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------clarify proceedings and actions during fall district work 
        period (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, 
        H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, 
        H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, 
        E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 514), H10 [17JA]
      ------franking budget funding, H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      ------guidelines relative to conduct of Members while in the 
        House chamber, H90 [23JA]
      ------impact of partisanship, H3794 [19JN], H4071, H4120 [27JN], 
        H4163 [28JN]
      ------legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      ------notify the Senate that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 
        513), H10 [17JA]
      ------prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food 
        service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]
      ------prohibit purchase of paid online advertisements by 
        Members, committees, and leadership offices, H3683, H3684 
        [8JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      ------reduce allotment of printed copies of the U.S. Code, H3683 
        [8JN]
      ------reestablish Page Program, H3675 [8JN]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. Res. 112, Federal 
        budget for 2013-2022, H1789 [29MR]
      House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H2011 [19AP]
      Irving, Paul D.: election as Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
        Representatives (H. Res. 511), H10 [17JA]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2481-H2492 [9MY], E763 [10MY], E779 [11MY], E787 
        [15MY], E810 [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4884-H4888 [17JY]
      Legislation: impact of a bicameral legislature on ability to 
        pass legislation, H5182 [24JY]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, H910 
        [17FE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3665-H3690 [8JN], E1039 [12JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, 
        H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      Legislative process, H661, H662 [9FE], H709 [14FE], H5933 
        [13SE], H6282 [25SE], H6286, H6296 [28SE]
      Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, 
        H3680, H3681 [8JN]
      ------revise authority to accept gifts and bequests (H.R. 6122), 
        H5742 [10SE]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign 
        agents, H1895 [17AP]
      ------require disclosure of political intelligence activities, 
        H652, H653, H656, H657 [9FE]
      Markey, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H4794 [11JY]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses, H650, H655 [9FE]
      ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3858), H307 
        [1FE], H393 [2FE], E145 [6FE]
      ------extend pay limitation, H391 [2FE]
      ------importance of interoffice fiscal discipline, E294 [1MR]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions and require 
        increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 3643), H905 
        [17FE], H3108 [18MY]
      ------reception honoring former Members, H4696-H4706 [10JY]
      ------reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions 
        if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on 
        outside income, and allow benefit plan options (H.R. 3774), 
        H655 [9FE]
      ------require Members who repeal Federal benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, 
        H3596, H3597 [7JN]
      ------require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1889-H1891 [17AP]
      National Commission for Independent Redistricting: establish 
        (H.R. 3846), H224 [1FE], E100 [31JA]
      Netanyahu, Benjamin: U.S. visit by Israeli Prime Minister, H1165 
        [6MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4040), 
        H1820-H1823 [16AP], E583 [19AP]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H390 [2FE], 
        H470 [3FE]
      ------notification that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 512), 
        H10 [17JA]
      Olver, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H4031 [26JN]
      112th Congress: accomplishments, H6112 [19SE], H6258-H6265 
        [21SE], H3957 [21JN], H5663, H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU], H5773, 
        H5775, H5852, H5854, H5855, H5856 [11SE], H5865, H5867 [12SE], 
        H5926, H5934 [13SE], H6003, H6007, H6008, H6009, H6047-H6051 
        [14SE], H6072, H6085 [19SE], H6162, H6163, H6164 [20SE]
      Pipelines: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (H.J. Res. 100), H128 [24JA]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (H.R. 1404), H971 [28FE], H5622 [1AU]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (H.R. 6426), E1527 [14SE]
      Political ethics: prohibit Members and employees from using 
        nonpublic information derived from their official positions 
        for personal benefit (S. 2038), H463 [3FE], H643, H644, H645-
        H657, H663, H670-H672 [9FE], H739 [15FE], E163 [8FE], E548 
        [17AP]
      Power resources: evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]
      Presidential address: joint session (H. Con. Res. 96), H54 
        [18JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H519 [7FE], H677-H680 
        [9FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: Executive orders infringing on 
        congressional powers and duties, H3709, H3710 [18JN]
      Public debt: ceiling, H5932 [13SE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H37, H45, H54, H69 
        [18JA], E47, E48 [19JA], E69 [25JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H46-H53 [18JA]
      ------increase statutory limit, H1578 [27MR], H2826 [17MY], 
        H5752 [10SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H33, H42 [18JA], H121 [24JA], 
        H516 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H975, H977, H978 [28FE], H1220, H1221 
        [7MR], H3692, H3693 [8JN], H5752-H5754 [10SE], H6258-H6265 
        [21SE], E15 [13JA]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      Securities: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H191 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H381, H385, 
        H387 [2FE], H463 [3FE], H594-H599, H623-H625 [8FE], H670 
        [9FE], E113 [1FE], E201 [15FE]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H660 [9FE], 
        H709 [14FE]
      ------reform budget treatment of Social Security disability 
        trust fund, H3488 [6JN]
      Sports: results of congressional baseball game, H4631, H4632 
        [29JN]
      ------results of congressional women's softball game, H3783 
        [19JN], H3931 [21JN]
      Staff: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      States: impact of congressional redistricting, H507 [6FE]
      Sunlight Foundation: satirical remarks relative to writing and 
        speaking skill level of congressional members, E908 [30MY]
      Syria: Presidential authority under the War Powers Resolution as 
        it pertains to the authorization of military operations, H1293 
        [8MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5592 [1AU], 
        H5658-H5681, H5690, H5692 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-
        H5552 [1AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), motion to recommit, H5679 [2AU]
      Treaties and agreements: prohibit funding to negotiate or 
        implement a security agreement with Afghanistan unless the 
        agreement is in the form of a treaty or authorized by law, 
        H5061, H5062 [19JY]
      War: Presidential authority under the Constitution as it 
        pertains to the authorization of drone strikes, H3278 [31MY]
      Wesby, Maya: Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Essay Contest 
        award recipient, E1718 [23OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 38), S2275 [29MR]
      Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 43), S2888 [26AP]
      Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 51), S4764 [29JN]
      Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 56), S5940 [2AU]
      Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 59), S6013 [2AU]
      Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with 
        the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and 
        performance of the Federal Government (S. 1274), S56 [24JA]
      ------establish executive line-item veto, S3275 [17MY]
      ------legislative process, S1041-S1046 [27FE], S1063, S1064 
        [28FE], S5052 [17JY], S5100, S5112-S5114 [18JY], S5271-S5275, 
        S5299 [24JY], S5424 [26JY], S5648, S5653 [30JY], S5726 [31JY], 
        S6318, S6321 [13SE], S6396, S6416 [19SE]
      ------prohibit earmarks, S197-S199 [31JA], S244 [1FE], S291-
        S295, S302, S304 [2FE], S671 [15FE]
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, S1377-
        S1380 [5MR], S3819-S3822 [7JN], S5190-S5193 [19JY], S5934 
        [2AU]
      Aung San Suu Kyi: presentation of Congressional Gold Medal, 
        S6394 [19SE]
      Bipartisanship: importance, S13 [23JA], S52, S53 [24JA], S148 
        [30JA], S177 [31JA], S1107-S1110 [29FE], S2945 [8MY], S2989-
        S2991 [9MY], S3274 [17MY], S3814 [7JN], S4379 [21JN], S4624 
        [26JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S31-S33 [23JA], S57-S59, S60, S63-
        S66 [24JA], S546-S554 [13FE], S586-S593, S599-S603 [14FE], 
        S663, S664, S682-S685 [15FE], S810, S814, S822, S824-S826 
        [16FE], S882 [17FE], S1641 [14MR], S1835, S1836 [20MR], S2121 
        [28MR], S2530-S2532 [19AP], S2747-S2750 [26AP], S3113-S3116 
        [14MY], S3143-S3146 [15MY], S3222 [16MY], S4623 [26JN], S5067 
        [17JY], S5100 [18JY], S5173, S5174 [19JY], S6030-S6032 [10SE], 
        S6321 [13SE], S6478, S6481, S6485-S6488, S6515 [20SE], S6586-
        S6590, S6593-S6595 [21SE]
      ------clarify procedures of sequester established by the Budget 
        Control Act, S5923 [2AU]
      ------comparison between congressional and Obama administration 
        proposals, S6093-S6095 [11SE]
      ------establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and 
        enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government 
        (S. 211), S3143 [15MY]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, S3114 [14MY], S3144 
        [15MY], S3191, S3193, S3219 [16MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S590, S591 [14FE], S685 
        [15FE], S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act, S3671 [4JN], S3756-S3758 [6JN]
      ------require detailed reports to Congress on impact of defense 
        and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386-S4388 [21JN]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5117, S5119 [18JY], S5173, S5174, S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], 
        S5413 [25JY], S6293, S6296 [13SE], S6412 [19SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (S. 3228), S3740 
        [6JN]
      ------sequestration, S6242, S6243 [12SE], S6479 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, S2522-
        S2526 [19AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S2015 [26MR], S2231 [29MR], S6031, S6039-S6042, 
        S6044-S6046 [10SE], S6087-S6091, S6095 [11SE], S6250 [12SE], 
        S6295-S6300, S6309-S6312, S6323-S6325 [13SE], S6409-S6411, 
        S6414 [19SE], S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3221 
        [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182, S3221 
        [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3143, S3144, S3154 [15MY], 
        S3182-S3220 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5265-S5267, S5283, S5298 [24JY]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate 
        the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. Con. Res. 105), S3049 
        [9MY]
      ------moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. 
        Chestnut, S5282 [24JY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (H. Con. Res. 133), S5628 [26JY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (H. Con. Res. 135), S6013 [2AU]
      ------unveiling of bust of Sojourner Truth in the Capitol 
        rotunda, S4411 [21JN]
      Capitol Pages: tribute, S137 [26JA], S3873 [7JN], S6014 [2AU]
      Cedar, Kenneth and Vanese: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), S1368 [1MR]
      Committee to escort President Obama into the House chamber: 
        authority to appoint, S56 [24JA]
      Congress Week: observance, S6422 [19SE]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, S6046 [10SE]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, S4380 [21JN]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA], 
        S3812-S3816 [7JN], S6023, S6025 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, S4745-S4748 
        [29JN], S5115-S5123, S5126, S5129 [18JY], S5171-S5175 [19JY], 
        S5807 [1AU], S6294-S6296, S6321, S6322 [13SE], S6412 [19SE], 
        S6480 [20SE]
      ------report to Congress on impact of budget sequestration, 
        S3937-S3939 [12JN], S5119 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in 
        international law enforcement issues and maintain 
        accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]
      ------Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion on authority of 
        President Obama to make recess appointments, S149 [30JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], S5631 [30JY]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Thompson-Markward Hall 
        (Young Woman's Christian Home) congressional charter, S5082 
        [17JY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), 
        S102-S106, S109 [26JA], S285 [2FE], S1442 [7MR], S3472 [23MY], 
        S5018, S5019 [16JY]
      ------contributions and expenditures by corporations and other 
        business organizations intended to affect elections, S881 
        [17FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide for congressional 
        review of agency guidance documents, S4287, S4288 [19JN]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law, S4265 [19JN]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), S4287 [19JN], S4870 [11JY], 
        S6328 [13SE]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (S. 2079), S392 [7FE], S395 [9FE]
      Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to 
        Burma, S82 [26JA]
      ------report on congressional delegation trip to Cuba and Haiti, 
        S53-S56 [24JA]
      Frumin, Alan S.: tribute (S. Res. 359), S200, S201 [31JA]
      Government: increase transparency, S881 [17FE], S1706 [15MR]
      Investments: clarify the transaction reporting requirement is 
        not applicable to widely held investment funds, S302 [2FE]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779, S4780 [29JN]
      Johnson, Ryan and Amber: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6054 [10SE]
      King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional 
        Gold Medal, S4411 [21JN]
      Legislation: require each bill enacted be limited to only one 
        subject, S4741-S4743 [29JN]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S190, 
        S191 [31JA]
      Legislative process, S202 [31JA]
      Lincoln Home National Historic Site: tribute to efforts to 
        establish, S5957 [2AU]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, S296, S308 [2FE], S486 [9FE], S1964-S1966 [22MR]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, 
        S195 [31JA], S308 [2FE]
      ------deny retirement benefits for former Members who work as 
        lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200, S201 [31JA]
      ------deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of 
        certain offenses, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), S592 
        [14FE], S3145 [15MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3154 [15MY]
      ------require public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages 
        held by Members of Congress, S245-S248 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      Middle East: clarify authority to declare war or use military 
        force in Iran or Syria, S2066 [27MR]
      Murkowski, Senator: tribute to interns from Alaska, S5848 [1AU]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S853-S856 [16FE], S2587, S2588 
        [23AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2559, S2568-
        S2579 [23AP], S2616-S2630 [24AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), unanimous-consent agreement, S2538 
        [19AP]
      Obama, President: address made at the congressional National 
        Prayer Breakfast, S316 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of administration, S3052 [10MY], S3460 [23MY], 
        S4314 [20JN], S4986-S4988 [16JY], S5052-S5054, S5074, S5076-
        S5081 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of administration relative to constitutional 
        role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-S97 [26JA], 
        S149-S151 [30JA], S286 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S52 [24JA], S140 [30JA], 
        S177, S180 [31JA], S550 [13FE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (S. 3225), S3517 [23MY]
      112th Congress: accomplishments, S823 [16FE], S3812, S3873 
        [7JN], S4783 [9JY], S6476-S6488 [20SE], S6592-S6595 [21SE]
      Palmer, Arnold: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, S6440 [19SE]
      Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal, S4411 [21JN]
      Pipelines: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Political campaigns: reform financing of Senate elections (S. 
        750), S285 [2FE]
      Political ethics: allegations that Members and employees 
        profitted from using nonpublic information derived from their 
        official positions for personal benefit, S4604 [26JN]
      ------clarify guidelines for personal financial disclosure 
        filings of Members and certain employees, S188 [31JA]
      ------extend the same financial disclosure rules to executive 
        branch and independent agencies, S240, S241 [1FE], S297, S298, 
        S300, S301 [2FE]
      ------modify reporting requirements for personal financial trade 
        transactions by Members and certain employees, S182 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S172 [30JA]-S202 [31JA], S233, 
        S238-S250, S254 [1FE], S288, S290-S315 [2FE], S486 [9FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1839, S1840 [20MR], 
        S1964-S1966, S1977-S1981 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment--unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1919, S1944 [21MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S139-S149 [30JA], S176, 
        S177, S180 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), unanimous-consent agreement, S120 [26JA], 
        S290, S297, S298 [2FE]
      ------require Members and employees to certify they have not 
        used material, nonpublic information derived from their 
        official positions for personal financial benefit, S190-S192 
        [31JA], S299, S300 [2FE]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S141, S143, S147 [30JA], S195, S196 [31JA]
      Postal Service: require closing of post offices in the Capitol 
        Complex, S2685 [25AP]
      Presidential address: joint session, S78 [24JA]
      ------joint session (H. Con. Res. 96), S48 [23JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], S87-S89, S111, S113 [26JA], 
        S139, S149 [30JA], S179 [31JA], S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 
        [16FE], S1640 [14MR], S4439 [25JN]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days, S5954 [2AU]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, 
        S83, S89-S95 [26JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S77 [24JA]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S233 [1FE], S3812-S3816 
        [7JN], S4109 [13JN], S6039 [10SE]
      Securities: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (S. 1903), S110, S112 [26JA]
      Senate: anniversary of U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1929 [21MR]
      ------authority of majority leader to sign duly enrolled bills 
        or joint resolutions, S1493 [7MR]
      ------authority of officials during adjournment, S1020 [17FE], 
        S2282 [29MR], S2888 [26AP], S3659 [24MY], S4781 [29JN], S6014 
        [2AU], S6684 [21SE]
      ------authorize the taking of an official photograph in the 
        Senate Chamber (S. Res. 381), S1098 [28FE]
      ------authorize the taking of an official photograph in the 
        Senate Chamber (S. Res. 405), S2007 [22MR]
      ------extend the same financial conflict of interest rules to 
        Senators and their staff that apply to congressional committee 
        and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 [31JA], 
        S241-S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]
      ------impact of partisanship, S139 [30JA], S362-S364 [7FE], 
        S554-S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S1687 [15MR], 
        S3138, S3139 [15MY], S3181, S3222 [16MY], S3295 [21MY], S3825-
        S3827 [7JN], S4187 [14JN], S4226-S4230 [18JN], S4794 [10JY], 
        S5094-S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5250, S5251 [23JY], S5653 [30JY], 
        S6260 [12SE], S6290 [13SE], S6482-S6488, S6494, S6495, S6520 
        [20SE], S6559-S6562 [21SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR], S4407 [21JN]
      ------legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S1642 [14MR], S2747 
        [26AP], S4434 [25JN], S5845 [1AU]
      ------legislative process, S3248-S3250 [17MY], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4627 [26JN], S5094-S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5240 [23JY], S6330-
        S6332 [13SE], S6419-S6421 [19SE], S6482-S6488, S6515 [20SE], 
        S6559-S6562 [21SE]
      ------require all Senate candidates file quarterly campaign 
        finance reports electronically with the FEC, S249 [1FE]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      ------tribute to U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1085 [28FE]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (S. Res. 506), S4642 [26JN]
      ------authorize legal representation in Common Cause, et al v. 
        Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (S. Res. 485), S3799 [6JN]
      ------authorize testimony, document production, and legal 
        representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) Scruggs (S. Res. 
        403), S1944 [21MR]
      Senate Rules: improve debate and consideration of legislative 
        matters and nominations (S. Res. 10), S3017 [9MY]
      ------reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S3016-
        S3022 [9MY], S3708 [5JN], S5094 [18JY], S6612-S6614 [21SE]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S6522-S6524 
        [20SE]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (S.J. Res. 44), 
        S6387 [13SE]
      Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership: tribute to Stennis 
        Congressional Intern Program, S5301 [24JY]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3048 [9MY]
      Veterans: encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified 
        veterans for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]
      War: ensure balance of power, as established by the 
        Constitution, between Congress and the President relative to 
        initiation of hostilities by Armed Forces, S2998-S3000 [9MY]
      Whelchel, Dave and Laura: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
      Women: anniversary of congressional passage of equal rights 
        amendment to the Constitution, S2810 [26AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (S. 418), S3071-S3073 [10MY]
  Reports
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1974) (H. Rept. 
        112-663), H5764 [10SE]
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 112-547), H3981 [25JN]
      Clarify House of Representatives Proceedings and Actions During 
        August District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
      Clarify House of Representatives Proceedings and Actions During 
        Fall District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 597) 
        (H. Rept. 112-423), H1641 [27MR]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 98, Disapprove the President's 
        Exercise of Authority To Increase the Debt Limit: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 112-365), H25 [17JA]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations and 
        H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 778) (H. Rept. 112-667), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item Veto and 
        Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. 
        Rept. 112-389), H567 [7FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a 
        Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
      Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-364), H439 [2FE]
      ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-
        364), H25 [17JA]
      FCC Consolidated Reporting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3310) (H. Rept. 112-443), H1844 [16AP]
      GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 112-499), H3265 [30MY]
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
        Richardson: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-642), 
        H5628 [1AU]
      In the Matter of Representative Waters: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-690), H6284 [25SE]
      Legally Binding Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        3575) (H. Rept. 112-379), H218 [31JA]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5882) (H. Rept. 112-511), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5882) (S. Rept. 
        112-197), S5976 [2AU]
      Library of Congress Authority To Accept Gifts and Bequests 
        Revision: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 
        6122) (H. Rept. 112-624), H5326 [26JY]
      Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 6169) (H. Rept. 112-629), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Presidential Requirement To Report to Congress on All Known 
        Syrian Opposition Groups and the Number and Security of 
        Weapons Used by the Regime and Opposition Forces: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2224), S2819 [26AP]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Require Congressional Approval of Agreements for Peaceful 
        Nuclear Cooperation With Foreign Countries: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1280) (H. Rept. 112-507), H3265 
        [30MY]
      Sequester Replacement Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        4966) (H. Rept. 112-469), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequestration Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget (House) 
        (H.R. 5872) (H. Rept. 112-577), H4683 [9JY]
      Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 112) (H. Rept. 112-421), H1570 
        [26MR]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding Congressional Consent: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 44), S5976 [2AU]
      Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 
        2038), S131 [26JA]
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 
        [27JN]
  Resignations
      House of Representatives: Gabrielle Giffords, H168, H170 [25JA]
      ------Geoff Davis, H5527 [1AU]
      ------Jay Inslee, H1375 [19MR]
      ------Thaddeus G. McCotter, H4660 [9JY]
  Resumes
      Congressional Activity: 112th Cong., 1st sess., D3 [3JA], D210 
        [7MR], D813 [1AU]
      ------112th Cong., 2d sess., D67 [1FE], D175 [1MR], D351 [16AP], 
        D551 [4JN], D697 [9JY], D837 [10SE], D429 [7MY]
  Statements
      Application of Insider Trading Law to Trading by Members of 
        Congress and Their Staffs: Robert Khuzami, SEC, S144-S146 
        [30JA]
      Equal Rights Amendment: Birch Bayh, S2810 [26AP]
      New Mexico Enters the Union: Donald Ritchie, S154 [30JA]
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
      Ryan Budget Plan: Bruce Bartlett, S6095 [11SE]
      Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: Representative 
        McCollum, H605 [8FE]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H1975 [18AP], H3101 [17MY], H3165 [22MY], 
        H3575 [6JN], H3659 [7JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5882), 
        H3667-H3669 [8JN]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 96, joint session of Congress for Presidential 
        address, H54 [18JA]
      H. Con. Res. 105, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for event to 
        celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha, H2292 [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-
        2022, H1699-H1705 [28MR]
      H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 
        [10SE]
      H. Con. Res. 133, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer, H5072 [19JY]
      H. Con. Res. 135, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, H5552 [1AU]
      H. Res. 511, election of Paul D. Irving as Sergeant at Arms of 
        the House of Representatives, H10 [17JA]
      H. Res. 512, notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
      H. Res. 513, notify the Senate that a quorum of the House has 
        assembled, H10 [17JA]
      H. Res. 514, fixing the hour of daily meeting of the House, H11 
        [17JA]
      H. Res. 515, consideration of H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the 
        President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, 
        H46 [18JA]
      H. Res. 516, express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance, H143 [24JA]
      H. Res. 540, consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item 
        Veto and Rescissions Act, H593 [8FE]
      H. Res. 553, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H887 [16FE]
      H. Res. 590, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H1411 [20MR]
      H. Res. 597, consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth 
        the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1654 [28MR]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H. Res. 707, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H4028 [26JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H. Res. 747, clarify proceedings and actions during August 
        district work period, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation 
        through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 751, majority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 778, consideration of H.J. Res. 117, continuing 
        appropriations and consideration of H.R. 6365, National 
        Security and Job Protection Act, H5939 [13SE]
      H. Res. 788, clarify House of Representatives proceedings and 
        actions during fall district work period, H6165 [20SE]
      H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, H54 [18JA]
      H.R. 1815, posthumously award Congressional Gold Medal to Lena 
        Calhoun Horne, H1818 [16AP]
      H.R. 3310, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, H3230 [30MY]
      H.R. 3835, extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and 
        Federal employees, H304 [1FE]
      H.R. 4005, Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act, H4009 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 4040, award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus, 
        H1820 [16AP]
      H.R. 4133, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H2481 
        [9MY]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5872, Sequestration Transparency Act, H4920 [18JY]
      H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, 
        H3671-H3675 [8JN]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6122, Library of Congress revision of authority to accept 
        gifts and bequests, H5742 [10SE]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax 
        Code Act, H5658 [2AU]
      H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act, H5957 
        [13SE]
      H.R. 6368, Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6118 
        [19SE]
      S. 418, award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil 
        Air Patrol, S3071 [10MY]
      S. 2038, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, 
        S310-S315 [2FE], H645-H648 [9FE]
      S. 2165, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H4884 
        [17JY]
      S. Con. Res. 35, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) 
        establishment, S1209, S1368 [1MR], H1143 [5MR]
      S. Con. Res. 37, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2259 [29MR]
      S. Con. Res. 38, adjournment, S2264, S2275 [29MR], H1809 [30MR]
      S. Con. Res. 39, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2265 [29MR]
      S. Con. Res. 40, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2326-S2333 [16AP]
      S. Con. Res. 41, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2401-S2405 [17AP]
      S. Con. Res. 42, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2833-S2840 [26AP]
      S. Con. Res. 43, adjournment, S2840, S2888 [26AP], H2252 [27AP]
      S. Con. Res. 44, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2971-S2977 [8MY]
      S. Con. Res. 51, adjournment, S4764, S4777 [29JN], H4652 [29JN]
      S. Con. Res. 52, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S5218-S5224 [19JY]
      S. Con. Res. 56, adjournment, S5940, S5994 [2AU], H5685 [2AU]
      S. Con. Res. 59, adjournment, S5995, S6013 [2AU], H5719 [7AU]
      S. Res. 359, tribute to Alan S. Frumin, S200, S213 [31JA]
      S. Res. 381, taking of an official photograph in the Senate 
        Chamber, S1090, S1098 [28FE]
      S. Res. 403, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, document 
        production, and representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) 
        Scruggs, S1942, S1944 [21MR]
      S. Res. 405, taking of an official photograph in the Senate 
        Chamber, S2004, S2007 [22MR]
      S. Res. 485, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al., S3783, S3799 
        [6JN]
      S. Res. 506, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Bilbrey v. 
        Tyler, S4639, S4642 [26JN]
      S.J. Res. 34, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, S45 [23JA]
      S.J. Res. 44, State and Province Emergency Management Assistance 
        Memorandum of Understanding congressional consent, S6387 
        [13SE]
  Transcripts
      National Prayer Breakfast, S1922-S1928 [21MR]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., S6305 [13SE], S6614 [21SE], H5775 [11SE], 
        H5868 [12SE], H5928 [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1473, E1476 [11SE], 
        E1504 [12SE], E1537 [14SE]




CONGRESS IS NOT A CAREER ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 981), H381 [2FE], H597 [8FE]




CONGRESSIONAL AWARD BOARD

  Appointments
      Members, S3388 [21MY]




CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION, INC.

  Lists
      Summer interns, E1374 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Summer interns: tribute, E1374 [1AU]




CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT

  Amendments
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H404, H405, H406, H407, H408, H411, 
        H412 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H393 
        [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (see H. Res. 534), H373 
        [1FE]
      ------require 20-year cost estimates for bills or joint 
        resolutions (see H.R. 6347), H5706 [2AU]
      ------require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced 
        bills (see H.R. 4320), H1804 [29MR]
      Health: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health 
        savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA] (see 
        H.R. 3778), H77 [18JA]
      ------prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]
  Motions
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H417 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress, H412, H413 [2FE]
      CBO: lower budgetary impact threshold to require a macroeconomic 
        analysis of the impact of legislation, H411, H412 [2FE]
      ------make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (H.R. 6136), H5019 [19JY]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H396-H419, H428 [2FE], E135 [3FE], 
        E175 [9FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H387-
        H395 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), motion to recommit, H417 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits and trust 
        funds, H417 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Committees of the Senate: committee allocations and budget 
        aggregates, S1832-S1834 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, 
        Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        534) (H. Rept. 112-383), H373 [1FE]
      Legally Binding Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        3575) (H. Rept. 112-379), H218 [31JA]
      Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        3582) (H. Rept. 112-377), H218 [31JA]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, S1832 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      Senate committee budget authority and outlay allocations: 2012, 
        S1832, S1833 [20MR]
      Senate pay-as-you-go scorecard, S1832 [20MR]
      Social Security aggregates, S1832 [20MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and 
        H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H387 [2FE]
      H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H404 [2FE]




CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT

  Amendments
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H611, H613 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H600 [8FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see S. 2086), S494 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 540), H567 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H602-H615 [8FE], 
        H663 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H593-H602 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), corrections in 
        engrossment, H615 [8FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item Veto and 
        Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. 
        Rept. 112-389), H567 [7FE]
      Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-364), H439 [2FE]
      ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-
        364), H25 [17JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 540, consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item 
        Veto and Rescissions Act, H593 [8FE]




CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

  Amendments
      Economy: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H404, H405, H406, H407, H408, H411, 
        H412 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H393 
        [2FE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3676, H3677, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3683 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3598 [7JN]
  Analyses
      Five Problems With Dynamic Scoring: Sarah Ayres, Center for 
        American Progress, H410 [2FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Would Repeal of Key Dodd-Frank Provision Really Save $22 
        Billion?, H2610 [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      Congress: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      ------require 20-year cost estimates for bills or joint 
        resolutions (see H.R. 6347), H5706 [2AU]
      ------require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced 
        bills (see H.R. 4320), H1804 [29MR]
      Economy: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to 
        the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled 
        Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 6570), H6306 [12OC]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (see H. Res. 534), H373 
        [1FE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
  Cost Estimates
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 
        1956), S6527 [20SE]
      Export Promotion Reform Act (H.R. 4041), H3254 [30MY]
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2764), H3242 
        [30MY]
  Letters
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act, H535 [7FE]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act, S6527 
        [20SE]
      Export Promotion Reform Act, H3254 [30MY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), 
        S4752 [29JN]
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, 
        H1507 [22MR]
  Lists
      CBO staff, H1789 [29MR]
  Motions
      Economy: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H417 [2FE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3688 [8JN]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 
        [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      Congress: extend requirement to prepare macroeconomic analysis 
        of major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the 
        Committees on Appropriations of each chamber, H406 [2FE]
      ------make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (H.R. 6136), H5019 [19JY]
      Economy: establish website which features a calculator to allow 
        taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate 
        of projected contribution to or receipt from major 
        legislation, H411 [2FE]
      ------include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone 
        areas, H408-H410 [2FE]
      ------include interest rates among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407 [2FE]
      ------lower budgetary impact threshold to require a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H411, 
        H412 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H396-H419, H428 [2FE], E135 [3FE], 
        E175 [9FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H387-
        H395 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), motion to recommit, H417 [2FE]
      Federal aid programs: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the 
        impact of legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits 
        and trust funds, H417 [2FE]
      Health: study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Income: include income equality among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407, H408 [2FE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3665-H3690 [8JN], E1039 [12JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, 
        H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H445 [3FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      ------impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]
      Roads and highways: obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to 
        level of CBO projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3652-H3658 
        [7JN]
      Taxation: add findings section addressing impact of Bush 
        administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 
        [2FE]
      Unemployment: rates, H1219 [7MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Budget: clarify procedures of sequester established by the 
        Budget Control Act, S5923 [2AU]
      ------deficit, S3756-S3758, S3800 [6JN]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act, S3756-S3758 [6JN]
      Committees of the Senate: committee allocations and budget 
        aggregates, S1832-S1834 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        S1769-S1773 [19MR]
      Postal Service: scoring method on savings achieved by refund of 
        surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (FERS), S2564-S2566 [23AP]
      Taxation: rates, S3756-S3758 [6JN], S4939 [12JY]
      Unemployment: rates, S1888 [21MR]
  Reports
      Budget Scorekeeping, S120 [26JA]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, 
        Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        534) (H. Rept. 112-383), H373 [1FE]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5882) (H. Rept. 112-511), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5882) (S. Rept. 
        112-197), S5976 [2AU]
      Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        3582) (H. Rept. 112-377), H218 [31JA]
  Tables
      Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5882), 
        H3667-H3669 [8JN]
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5731 [10SE]
      Senate committee budget authority and outlay allocations: 2012, 
        S1832, S1833 [20MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and 
        H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H387 [2FE]
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H404 [2FE]
      H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, 
        H3671-H3675 [8JN]




CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE TRANSPARENCY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6136), H5019 [19JY]




CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUSES  see Congress




CONGRESSIONAL COALITION ON ADOPTION INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Archer, Iris M.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in 
        Adoption Award recipient, E1463 [10SE]
      Garrett, Monica and Ivory: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1577 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cedar, Kenneth and Vanese: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
      Johnson, Ryan and Amber: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6054 [10SE]
      Whelchel, Dave and Laura: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]




CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES  see Congress




CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES  see Congress




CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS  see Congress




CONGRESSIONAL HEALTH CARE FOR SENIORS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2196), S1734 [15MR]




CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Salinas, Ricardo: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute 
        Trade and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]
      Uribe, Alvaro: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute Trade 
        and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]




CONGRESSIONAL MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1538 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6046 [10SE]




CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      McCormick, James: Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation 
        Citizen Service Before Self Honoree, S2238 [29MR]




CONGRESSIONAL PAPERS ROUNDTABLE (organization)

  Letters
      Congress Week, S6422 [19SE]




CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

  Notices
      Correction, H5289 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Armenian Genocide Congressional Record Project: survival 
        stories, E924 [31MY]
      Frank, Representative: striking of words from Record, H1240 
        [7MR]
      House of Representatives: permission for Representative Paul 
        Ryan to insert extraneous material into the Congressional 
        Record, H170 [25JA]




CONGRESSIONAL REPLACEMENT OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ENERGY-RESTRICTING AND 
    JOB-LIMITING OFFSHORE DRILLING PLAN

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, 
        H5181 [24JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      Enact (H.R. 6082): consideration (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: certify oil drilling platforms are 
        capable of handling new drilling before allowing coastline 
        drilling to take place, H5170 [24JY]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H5170 [24JY]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H5179 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights 
        near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY], E1330 [25JY]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands, H5170 [24JY]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices 
        as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]
      Enact (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 
        [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------motion to recommit, H5222 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], S5631 [30JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) 
        (H. Rept. 112-615), H5130 [23JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 6082, provisions, H5141 
        [24JY]
      H.R. 6082, provisions, H5174 [24JY]




CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

  Amendments
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3676, H3677, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3683 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3598 [7JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, 
        Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]
      Internet: provide public access to certain publications (see H. 
        Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense motorsports sponsorship funding, H4949 [18JY]
  Memorandums
      Certain Questions Related to Pro Forma Sessions of the Senate, 
        S5954-S5956 [2AU]
      Congressional Authority To Alter Postal Service Employee-
        Management Relations Including Collective Bargaining 
        Agreements, S2633 [24AP]
      Violence Against Women Act Provision Clarifying Tribal Court 
        Jurisdiction to Issue Protection Orders and Due Process, S2786 
        [26AP]
  Motions
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3688 [8JN]
  Remarks in House
      Funding, H3677-H3679 [8JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3665-H3690 [8JN], E1039 [12JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, 
        H3688, H3689 [8JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S189, S191 [31JA], S307 [2FE], S1512, S1513, 
        S1528 [8MR]
  Reports
      Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President 
        Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses: (excerpt), S3772 
        [6JN]
      Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence 
        Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women 
        Act, S2787 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5882) (H. Rept. 112-511), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5882) (S. Rept. 
        112-197), S5976 [2AU]
  Tables
      Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5882), 
        H3667-H3669 [8JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, 
        H3671-H3675 [8JN]
      S. Res. 427, Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government 
        Programs Resolution, S2551 [19AP]




CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE ELECTRONIC ACCESSIBILITY RESOLUTION

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]




CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: 
        George Sheldon, Dept. of HHS, S6050 [10SE]
      ------Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE], H6179 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Federal agencies and departments: provide for congressional 
        review of agency guidance documents, S4287, S4288 [19JN]




CONINE, KENT

  Remarks in House
      Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers 
        (organization): honoree, E28 [17JA]




CONLEY, DONALD F.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S845 [16FE]




CONLEY, TIM

  Remarks in House
      West Liberty, KY: tribute to first responders, E1462 [10SE]




CONLON, TYLER

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E551 [17AP]




CONNALLY, C. ELLEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1489 [12SE]




CONNECTICUT

  Amendments
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S4249, S4250 [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3423), S5257 [23JY]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (see H.R. 5625), H2443 [8MY]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]
      Rivers: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon Brook 
        as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 
        2286), S2392 [17AP] (see H.R. 4360), H1845 [16AP]
  Letters
      Impact of NCAA academic progress rate standards implementation: 
        Connecticut congressional delegation, S2482 [18AP]
  Remarks in House
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), H5087, H5088 [23JY], E1307 
        [24JY]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (H.R. 5625), H3985, H3986 [26JN]
      Cheshire, CT: anniversary of Cheshire Fire Dept., E547 [17AP]
      Hazardous substances: Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site 
        funding, H809 [16FE]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of New Haven Lions Club, E532 [16AP]
      Orange, CT: anniversary of Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven, 
        E779 [11MY]
      Power resources: prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the 
        northeast U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      Suffield, CT: tribute to Suffield Foundation for Excellent 
        Schools Hall of Honor inductees, E1010 [7JN]
      Thaddeus Kosciuszko Society: anniversary, E286 [29FE]
      Valentines for Troops program: tribute, E644 [25AP]
      Vernon, CT: Water Pollution Control Facility recipient of New 
        England Water Environment Association Wastewater Utility of 
        the Year award, E538 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (S. 3423), S5262 [23JY]
      Bosso, David: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award recipient, 
        S6531 [20SE]
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of Greater Bridgeport Youth 
        Orchestras, S2810 [26AP]
      Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame: tribute to inductees, S2811 
        [26AP]
      Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame: tribute to inductees, S2811 
        [26AP]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      Intel Corp.: tribute to Science Talent Search semifinalists, 
        S2723 [25AP]
      Jewish Family Services (organization): anniversary, S4769 [29JN]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S3872 [7JN], S4249 [18JN]
      Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed, 
        S4283 [19JN]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of New Haven Lions Club, S2080 [27MR]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Connecticut participants, S5470 [26JY]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Connecticut participants, S6677 
        [21SE]
      Record, Kristen: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, S6531 [20SE]
      Rivers: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon Brook 
        as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2286), 
        S2394 [17AP]
      SBA: tribute to award recipients, S3079 [10MY]
      United Way: anniversary of United Way of Connecticut, S6531 
        [20SE]
      University of Connecticut: impact of implementation of NCAA 
        academic progress rate standards on men's basketball team, 
        S2481 [18AP]
  Reports filed
      Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 112-
        184), S5046 [16JY]
      Nomination of Michael P. Shea To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 112-603), H4906 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3388, Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act, H5087 [23JY]
      H.R. 5625, Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act, H3985 
        [26JN]
      S. Res. 488, tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        in Kittery, ME, S3844, S3872 [7JN]




CONNOLLY, GERALD E. (a Representative from Virginia)

  Amendments
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H406 [2FE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H499 [6FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3014 [17MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4035 [26JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3413 [5JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5269 
        [25JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3901, H3906 [20JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1259 [7MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Greenspring Resident Honored for 30 Years of Volunteer Service, 
        Kali Shumitz, Fairfax (VA) Times, E248 [27FE]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, Carlo Munoz, cuttingedgenews.com (Internet 
        site), H2452 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1210 
        [6MR]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H1847 [16AP]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who 
        served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry 
        Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns 
        (see H.R. 4248), H4828 [11JY]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H6318 [26OC]
      ------authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for 
        certain current and former members of the Reserve components, 
        widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see 
        H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H5526 [31JY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see 
        H.R. 4329), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired 
        pay paid to deceased retired members following their death 
        (see H.R. 493), H2569 [9MY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2447 [8MY]
      ------require individuals seeking training in the operation of 
        certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H6304 [9OC]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen 
        born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War 
        (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H5766 [10SE]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H476 [3FE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H1018 [28FE]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2448 [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H803 [15FE] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      ------increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, 
        social workers, and psychologists by low-income local 
        educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H1154 [5MR]
      ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies for 
        EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 3714), 
        H159 [24JA]
      ------provide grants to States to ensure that students complete 
        the middle grades prepared for success in high school and 
        postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 1547), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3105 [17MY]
      ------conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health 
        professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 
        1919), H3363 [31MY]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H115 [23JA]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3167 [22MY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H6061 [14SE]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: obtain an unqualified audit opinion 
        and improve financial accountability and management (see H.R. 
        5941), H3699 [8JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see 
        H.R. 1523), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H4605 [28JN]
      Dept. of Labor: publish on an Internet website certain 
        information about the number of veterans who are employed by 
        Federal contractors (see H.R. 2243), H6302 [5OC]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for 
        connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 
        3353), H182 [25JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H5712 [2AU]
      ------inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the 
        U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 
        3192), H1101 [29FE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      ------prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property 
        (see H.R. 1154), H79 [18JA]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H3105 [17MY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary 
        hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H2813 [16MY]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5630 
        [1AU]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3734 [18JN]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (see H.R. 3476), H966 [27FE]
      Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers 
        (see H.R. 3821), H1916 [17AP]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H903 
        [16FE]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending 
        (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (see H.R. 4155), H4685 [9JY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H3481 [5JN]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 6042), H4156 
        [27JN]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H6234 [20SE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H115 [23JA]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5328 [26JY]
      ------establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. 
        development programs and private sector investment activities 
        (see H.R. 6178), H5201 [24JY]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H1017 [28FE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H476 [3FE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H1916 [17AP]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4869 
        [13JY]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H6307 [12OC]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H3976 [21JN]
      House of Representatives: recommend against finding Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing 
        party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to 
        be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see 
        H.R. 1208), H1273 [7MR]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H3105 [17MY]
      ------require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's 
        congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
        trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H4828 
        [11JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1847 [16AP]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4158 [27JN]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H4656 [29JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2813 [16MY]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H694 [9FE]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H3105 [17MY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see 
        H.R. 2195), H1017 [28FE]
      ------provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H1915 [17AP]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H1101 [29FE]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3808 [19JN]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H3163 [18MY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H5712 [2AU]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of 
        Board of Directors (see H.R. 6369), H5765 [10SE]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1306 [8MR]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5713 [2AU]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6300 [2OC]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H159 [24JA]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1742 [28MR]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see 
        H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H571 [7FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities 
        on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, 
        archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train 
        new land managers (see H.R. 587), H2072 [24AP]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      ------make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission 
        to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such 
        individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. 
        Magnitsky (see H.R. 1575), H1543 [22MR]
      SBA: modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H640 [8FE]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H2569 [9MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2329 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1847 [16AP]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1847 [16AP]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and 
        allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an 
        amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), 
        H6302 [5OC]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H159 [24JA]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5631 [1AU]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H801 [15FE]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H4606 [28JN]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H6318 [26OC]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H966 [27FE]
      ------prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. 
        under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act 
        (see H.R. 5157), H2271 [27AP]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1410), H1273 [7MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H1572 [26MR]
      Women: require mammography reports contain a breast density 
        summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary 
        screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see 
        H.R. 3102), H5631 [1AU]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4828 [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal 
        wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal 
        land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see 
        H.R. 6306), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal Executive Boards: improve efficiency to enhance 
        coordination, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency 
        activities, including emergency preparedness and continuity of 
        operations in areas outside of Washington, DC (see H.R. 6305), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Government: optimize Federal data center usage and efficiency 
        (see H.R. 6278), H5704 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal 
        wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal 
        land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (H.R. 
        6306), H5709 [2AU]
      Federal Executive Boards: improve efficiency to enhance 
        coordination, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency 
        activities, including emergency preparedness and continuity of 
        operations in areas outside of Washington, DC (H.R. 6305), 
        H5709 [2AU]
      Government: optimize Federal data center usage and efficiency 
        (H.R. 6278), H5708 [2AU]
  Letters
      Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act: Kerry D. 
        Bolognese, George Mason University, H2095 [25AP]
      ------several organizations, H2094 [25AP]
  Lists
      Battlefield High School, Haymarket, VA, marching band staff, 
        instructors, and members, E359 [9MR]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H973 [28FE], H6309 [16OC], H6313 
        [23OC]
  Press releases
      NGA Opposes DATA Act Legislation: National Governors 
        Association, H2094 [25AP]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5865 [12SE]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H606 [8FE]
      Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, 
        TX: designate (H.R. 3477), H5113 [23JY]
      Asian-American Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Asian-American 
        Chamber Award recipients, E561 [17AP]
      BEACON for Adult Literacy (organization): tribute to volunteers, 
        E950 [1JN]
      BLM: prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the 
        granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3906 
        [20JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2626 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1500 
        [22MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1648, H1677 [28MR], H1924 [18AP], H2332 [8MY]
      CBO: extend requirement to prepare macroeconomic analysis of 
        major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the 
        Committees on Appropriations of each chamber, H406 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H406 [2FE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H499 [6FE]
      ------protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local 
        governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as 
        open space, H499 [6FE]
      Clean Air Act: clarify that the term ``public health'' pertains 
        to the health of people and not corporations or other 
        nonliving entities, H3901 [20JN]
      Climate: impact of global warming on national security, H2451 
        [9MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5865 [12SE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (H.R. 5837), H5112 [23JY]
      Dale City, VA: tribute to Dale City Civic Assocation Community 
        Awards recipients, E322 [6MR]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William 
        County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth 
        Oratorical Contest participants, E324 [6MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E800 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3015 [17MY], H3136 [18MY]
      ------certify Pakistan opens Ground Lines of Communication, 
        allows NATO supply transit into Afghanistan, and supports U.S. 
        equipment retrograde out of Afghanistan, H3015 [17MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H5537 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H3488 [6JN]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development Program funding, H3411 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3533 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: local community gang prevention funding, 
        E735 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: oil shale technology research and 
        development funding, H3413 [5JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H769 [15FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: distracted driving prevention and 
        research funding through reductions in financial management 
        funding, H4035 [26JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3339 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3339 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4035 [26JN]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H4912 [18JY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H228 [1FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H917 [17FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3411, H3413 [5JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, H2082 [25AP]
      Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Mosby Woods neighborhhood, 
        E1522 [13SE]
      ------tribute to Best of Braddock Awards recipients, 
        E1411 [3AU]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Lord and 
        Ladies Fairfax award recipients, E1074 [19JN]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding 
        Corporate Citizenship Award recipients, E1080 [19JN]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Federation of Citizens 
        Associations honorees, E563 [17AP]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Football Hall of Fame inductees, 
        E321 [6MR]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Youth Football League, 
        E321 [6MR]
      ------tribute to Hidden Pond Nature Center Envirothon Team, 
        E1077 [19JN]
      ------tribute to In Hope Freedom Rings Foundation scholarship 
        recipients, E112 [1FE]
      ------tribute to public school math and science teachers 
        participating in Sally Ride Science Academy in San Diego, CA, 
        E322 [6MR]
      Fairfax County, VA, Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Valor Award 
        recipients, E561, E562 [17AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H4661, H4662 
        [9JY]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H309 [1FE]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H917 [17FE]
      FEMA: National Urban Search & Rescue Response System funding, 
        H3533 [6JN]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H769 [15FE]
      George Mason University: tribute to green and sustainable 
        initiatives, E649 [25AP]
      Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (H.R. 2146), H2094 [25AP]
      Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering 
        requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5269, H5270 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5226, H5227, H5269, H5270 [25JY]
      Greater Prince William Medical Reserve Corps: tribute, 
        E952 [1JN]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School for 
        participation in the Securities Industry and Financial Markets 
        Association (SIFMA) Foundation Stock Market Game ``Capitol 
        Hill Challenge'', E651 [25AP]
      ------tribute to Battlefield High School marching band, 
        E359 [9MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY], H4779 [11JY]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E561 [17AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4076 [27JN], H4404 [28JN]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting, H3136 [18MY]
      Independence Empowerment Center Inc.: tribute to volunteers, 
        E956 [1JN]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2190 [26AP]
      Jimenez, Tony: Small Business Council of America Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipient, E799 [15MY]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (H.R. 2896), H5114 [23JY]
      Keep Prince William Beautiful (organization): tribute to 
        volunteers, E935 [31MY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3596 [7JN]
      LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for 
        Community Caregivers Award recipients, E1726 [26OC]
      Literacy Council of Northern Virginia: anniversary, E559 
        [17AP]
      Manassas, VA: tribute to Habitat for Humanity, Prince William 
        County, Manassas & Manassas Park, E954 [1JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments 
        (H.R. 3858), H393 [2FE]
      ------require Members who repeal Federal benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3596 [7JN]
      Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization): tribute to Prince 
        William County, VA, chapter, E936 [31MY]
      National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association: 
        anniversary of Chapter 1270, E1724 [26OC]
      National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association: 
        anniversary of Dulles, VA, chapter, E1156 [27JN]
      National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David 
        Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3593), H5112 [23JY]
      National Telework Week: observance, E372 [16MR]
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (H.R. 3870), H5110, H5111 [23JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H3407 [5JN]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H5140 [24JY]
      Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter 
        recipient of the International Large Chapter of the Year and 
        International Social Action Chapter of the Year award 
        recipient, E1724 [26OC]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H332 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY], H4779 [11JY]
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), H5865 
        [12SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3738 [19JN], H3901, H3906 
        [20JN]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Dept. of Public Works 
        volunteers, E951 [1JN]
      ------tribute to Historic Preservation Division volunteers, 
        E955 [1JN]
      ------tribute to Juvenile Detention Center volunteers, 
        E965 [1JN]
      ------tribute to Prince William County Retired and Senior 
        Volunteer Program volunteers, E939 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Prince William County Teacher of the Year/Agnes 
        Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award nominees, E320 [6MR]
      ------tribute to Prince William Forest Park volunteers, 
        E937 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Six Weeks To Make a Difference Program 
        volunteers, E937 [31MY]
      ------tribute to teachers achieving National Board for 
        Professional Teaching Standards certification, E323 
        [6MR]
      ------tribute to the Green Guiding Committee of Prince William 
        County Green Community Award recipients, E953 [1JN]
      ------tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program volunteers, E938 
        [31MY]
      Prince William Forest Park: anniversary, E360 [9MR]
      Project Mend-a-House (organization): tribute, E937 
        [31MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H49 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6184 [20SE]
      Reagan, Ronald: evaluation of economic policies, H3407 [5JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H975 [28FE], H3693 [8JN]
      Reston, VA: anniversary of Reston Children's Center, 
        E361 [9MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1759 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1759 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3952 [21JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E735 [8MY]
      SEC: study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      Shelter House, Inc.: tribute to volunteer award recipients, 
        E1071 [19JN]
      Shepard's Center of Oakton-Vienna (organization): tribute, 
        E560 [17AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1259, H1260 [7MR]
      Springfield, VA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 1501, 
        E359 [9MR]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (H.R. 3572), 
        H738 [15FE]
      Taxation: extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), 
        H3407 [5JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2006 [19AP]
      ------rates, H4912 [18JY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H699 [14FE], H1161 [6MR]
      Vienna, VA: anniversary of Marah Christian Counseling Center, 
        E360 [9MR]
      ------tribute to Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce 
        Business and Service Award recipients, E1069 [19JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        H2778, H2779 [16MY]
      Virginia: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army All-
        American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]
      Volunteer Prince William, Inc.: tribute to volunteers and Board 
        of Directors, E940 [31MY]
      Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK: designate (H.R. 
        1369), H5114 [23JY]
      Woodbridge, VA: tribute to Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer 
        Fire Dept., E323 [6MR]
  Tributes
      Appleton, Steve, E233 [17FE]
      Ball, Janet, E248 [27FE]
      Barbour, Nancy, E1067 [19JN]
      Berhane, Gabriel, E558 [17AP]
      Boyce, Thomas, E1520 [13SE]
      Brinkheide, John R., E1409 [3AU], E1519 [13SE]
      Carney, John K., E560 [17AP]
      Chenevey, Paul R. and Sandra J., E1521 [13SE]
      Chih-Chien Lu, Ronnie, E743 [9MY]
      Cook, Bette, E941 [31MY]
      Falcone, James P., E155 [7FE]
      Graham, Lenwood, Sr., E360 [9MR]
      Griffin, Anthony H., E609 [23AP]
      Hilton, Jeremy, E232 [17FE]
      Hinkle, Jim, E1076 [19JN]
      Hutchison, Barry, E1405 [3AU]
      Jodzies, Florence, E648 [25AP]
      Jones, Terrence D., E1529 [14SE], E1589 [21SE]
      Lederer, Rob, E1049 [15JN]
      Merten, Alan G., E801 [15MY]
      Neiss, Norm, E795 [15MY]
      Strycula, John J., E1078 [19JN]
      Thompson, Cheryl E., E761 [10MY]
      Trainer, Peter B., E796 [15MY]
      Vehrs, Nancy, E2 [6JA]
      Wenzel, Ed, E1407 [3AU]




CONNORS, JOHN M., JR. (JACK)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3724 [5JN]




CONRAD, KENT (a Senator from North Dakota)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3792 [6JN], 
        S3994 [12JN], S4153 [13JN], S4209, S4210 [14JN], S4419 [21JN]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4727 [28JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2547 
        [19AP], S2603 [23AP], S2637 [24AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1053 [27FE], S1095 [28FE], S1148 
        [29FE], S1387 [5MR], S1467 [7MR], S1531 [8MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827 [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3384), S4950 [12JY]
      ------make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2141), S1147 [29FE]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. 
        Con. Res. 48), S4774 [29JN]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S2244 [29MR]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see S. 881), S388 [7FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S4893 [11JY]
      Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 581), S6626 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see S. 2270), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health 
        information centers to help families of children with 
        disabilities or special health care needs make informed 
        choices about health care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see S. 3407), S6457 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: modify Pilot Project offices of the 
        Federal Permit Steamlining Pilot Project (see S. 3563), S6454 
        [19SE]
      ------use designated funding to pay for construction of 
        authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), S5047 [16JY]
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 3559), S6454 [19SE]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (see S. 
        2039), S132 [26JA]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3394), S5213 [19JY]
      Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 
        2274), S2242 [29MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5213 [19JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S496 [9FE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S6547 [20SE]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S4726 [28JN]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S568 [13FE]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see S. 1058), S3087 [10MY]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S5134 [18JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S3977 [12JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), 
        S1089 [28FE]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and 
        continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 
        3546), S6548 [20SE]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see S. 998), S6340 [13SE]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see S. 506), S3087 [10MY]
      Taxation: close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), 
        S388 [7FE]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see S. 1512), S6341 [13SE]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see S. 672), S5047 [16JY]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 
        845), S3516 [23MY]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S6546 [20SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3043 [9MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S495 
        [9FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2325 [16AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S496 [9FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Revenue Loss Assistance 
        Program, improve crop insurance, and extend livestock 
        disaster, tree assistance, and commodity programs (see S. 
        2261), S2242 [29MR]
      Medicare: improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease 
        (see S. 2163), S1422 [6MR]
      Mental health: strike the word ``lunatic'' from Federal law (see 
        S. 2367), S2731 [25AP]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 353), S75 [24JA]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Tariff: cyprodinil (see S. 2908), S2966 [8MY]
      ------difenoconazole (see S. 2907), S2966 [8MY]
      ------paraquat and emetic mixtures (see S. 2905), S2966 [8MY]
      ------propiconazole (see S. 2906), S2966 [8MY]
      Taxation: modify credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 
        3581), S6545 [20SE]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1372 [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
  Privilege of the floor
      Boyens, Chantel, S3239 [16MY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4118 [13JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3805 [7JN]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S4118 [13JN]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5166 [18JY]
      Balta, ND: anniversary, S3512 [23MY]
      Boeing Co.: anniversary of B-52 bomber, S3726 [5JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S60 [24JA], S6030-S6032 [10SE], 
        S6485 [20SE]
      ------clarify procedures of sequester established by the Budget 
        Control Act, S5923 [2AU]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, 
        S3154 [15MY]
      ------deficit, S4655 [27JN], S6030 [10SE]
      ------maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, S6486 
        [20SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5264 [23JY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3183, S3189, 
        S3192, S3194, S3196, S3219, S3221 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, S2522-
        S2526 [19AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6031 [10SE], S6485 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3183, S3189, 
        S3192, S3194, S3196, S3219, S3220 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3183, S3189, 
        S3192, S3194, S3196, S3219, S3221 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3183, S3189, 
        S3192, S3194, S3196, S3219, S3220 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3183, S3189, 
        S3192, S3194, S3196, S3219, S3222 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5267 [24JY]
      Committees of the Senate: committee allocations and budget 
        aggregates, S1832-S1834 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4653 [27JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6485 [20SE]
      ------allegations that Members and employees profitted from 
        using nonpublic information derived from their official 
        positions for personal benefit, S4604 [26JN]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Thompson-Markward Hall 
        (Young Woman's Christian Home) congressional charter, 
        S5082 [17JY]
      Edgeley, ND: anniversary, S3512 [23MY]
      Floods: anniversary of Souris River flooding in North Dakota, 
        S4415 [21JN]
      Forest River, ND: anniversary, S4769 [29JN]
      Fullerton, ND: anniversary, S4415 [21JN]
      Gilby, ND: anniversary, S4720 [28JN]
      Hazen, ND: anniversary, S6102 [11SE]
      Laney, Paul: National Sheriffs' Association Sheriff of the Year 
        award recipient, S154 [30JA]
      Medicare: improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease 
        (S. 2163), S1425 [6MR]
      ------reform, S6032 [10SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3154 [15MY]
      Mental health: strike the word ``lunatic'' from Federal law (S. 
        2367), S2734 [25AP]
      Milton, ND: anniversary, S4720 [28JN]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S4653 [27JN], S6029-
        S6032 [10SE]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (S. Res. 455), S3090 [10MY]
      Parliamentary inquiry, S5924 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare 
        funding, S4656 [27JN]
      Regan, ND: anniversary, S4770 [29JN]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S6485 [20SE]
      ------legislative process, S6485 [20SE]
      ------legislative program, S5264 [23JY]
      Social Security: solvency, S2524 [19AP]
      St. Pius Verein (organization): anniversary, S4201 
        [14JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S6485 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5267 [24JY]
      ------rates, S6031 [10SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S2524 [19AP], S3194 [16MY], 
        S4657 [27JN]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S3220 [16MY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5264 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S2522 [19AP]
  Reports
      Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S120 [26JA]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, S1832 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      Committee on Appropriations (Senate) budget allocations, S4767 
        [29JN]
      Committee on Appropriations (Senate) budget authority and outlay 
        allocations revisions, S4767 [29JN]
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1627, Honoring America's Veterans 
        and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act, S5166 [18JY]
      Senate committee budget authority and outlay allocations: 2012, 
        S1832, S1833 [20MR]
      Senate pay-as-you-go scorecard, S1832 [20MR]
      Social Security aggregates, S1832 [20MR]
  Tributes
      Conrad, Senator, S2522 [19AP]
      Isakson, Senator, S6029 [10SE]
      Mahr, Tom, S4816 [10JY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2163 [28MR]
      Smith, Jennifer L., S2235 [29MR]




CONRAD, T.J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H956 [27FE]




CONROY, PATRICK J. (Chaplain of the House of Representatives)

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H1 [3JA], H7 [13JA], H9 [17JA], H42 
        [18JA], H81 [19JA], H85 [23JA], H161 [25JA], H190 [31JA], H384 
        [2FE], H478 [6FE], H643 [9FE], H695 [13FE], H700 [14FE], H815 
        [16FE], H905 [17FE], H951 [27FE], H1103 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], 
        H1162 [6MR], H1218 [7MR], H1275 [8MR], H1307 [9MR], H1361 
        [13MR], H1369 [19MR], H1499 [22MR], H1546 [26MR], H1582 
        [27MR], H1743 [29MR], H1813 [16AP], H1856 [17AP], H1922 
        [18AP], H2035 [23AP], H2144 [26AP], H2291 [7MY], H2334 [8MY], 
        H2457 [9MY], H2571 [10MY], H2661 [11MY], H2665 [15MY], H3107 
        [18MY], H3169 [25MY], H3173 [29MY], H3179 [30MY], H3365 [1JN], 
        H3408 [5JN], H3585 [7JN], H3663 [8JN], H3705 [15JN], H3709 
        [18JN], H3742 [19JN], H3917 [21JN], H3983 [26JN], H4075 
        [27JN], H4607 [29JN], H4659 [9JY], H4829 [12JY], H4867 [13JY], 
        H4871 [17JY], H5208 [25JY], H5295 [26JY], H5329 [30JY], H5336 
        [31JY], H5715 [3AU], H5729 [10SE], H5772 [11SE], H6063 [18SE], 
        H6073 [19SE], H6235 [21SE], H6299 [2OC], H6301 [5OC]




CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 2578), H3765, H3776, H3778, H3779, H3781, H3782 
        [19JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 688), H3752 [19JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 2578): consideration (see H. Res. 688), H3732 [18JN]
  Letters
      Waco Mammoth National Monument establishment: Malcolm Duncan, 
        Jr., Mayor of Waco, TX, H3761 [19JN]
  Lists
      Environmental and Latino organizations opposing Title XIV of 
        H.R. 2578, provisions, on Depts. of the Interior and 
        Agriculture prohibition from taking action on public lands 
        which impede border security, H3758 [19JN]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 2578), H3785 [19JN]
  Remarks in House
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement 
        of certain claims, H3745, H3758, H3759, H3765, H3776, H3777 
        [19JN]
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV, H3760 [19JN]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access, H3746, H3763 [19JN]
      Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for 
        restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to 
        develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3760, 
        H3765 [19JN]
      Corps of Engineers: revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir 
        System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage 
        capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding, H3748 [19JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt public lands in Hawaii from 
        regulations waiving certain conservation laws relative to 
        border security impedement, H3782 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow 
        rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain, H3776 [19JN]
      ------ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service 
        gift shops and visitor centers are produced in the U.S., H3785 
        [19JN]
      ------facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the 
        Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project, H3762 [19JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3779-H3781 [19JN]
      ------enter into contracts with States to treat insect-infested 
        trees and clear hazardous fuel to prevent wildfires, H3785 
        [19JN]
      ------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H3745-H3749, H3751, H3752, 
        H3756-H3759, H3761-H3765, H3779-H3782 [19JN], E1143 [26JN], 
        E1155 [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      ------protect tribal sovereignty with respect to Native American 
        burial or other sacred sites, H3785 [19JN]
      Enact (H.R. 2578), H3755-H3787 [19JN], E1089 [20JN], E1143, 
        E1144 [26JN], E1155 [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 688), H3744-H3755 [19JN]
      ------motion to recommit, H3785 [19JN]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]
      Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River 
        salmon and other nonlisted species, H3776 [19JN]
      National forests: extend and expand scope of a certain pilot 
        forest management project, H3763 [19JN]
      Public lands: establish a pilot program to test a small increase 
        in Federal grazing fees, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3746, 
        H3761, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3746, H3762, H3776 [19JN]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, 
        H3777 [19JN]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish, H3760 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 2578, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 688) (H. Rept. 112-539), H3732 [18JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 688, consideration of H.R. 2578, provisions, H3744 
        [19JN]
      H.R. 2578, provisions, H3765-H3776 [19JN]




CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

  Amendments
      Ecology and environment: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6649, S6651 [21SE]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2034, S2035 [26MR], S2055, S2093, 
        S2094, S2095, S2100, S2101, S2102, S2103, S2104, S2105, S2110 
        [27MR], S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2179, S2180, S2181, S2182 
        [28MR]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3641, S3657 [24MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Drill Baby Drill, Redux--Republicans' Tired Remedy for Rising 
        Gas Prices Won't Fix Anything, S1404 [6MR]
      Weatherization Assistance Is Effective Investment, E1184 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 
        [26MR]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4603 [28JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities that 
        will make loans to consumers to implement cost-effective 
        energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost savings and 
        rural development (see S. 2216), S1932 [21MR]
      ------improve energy programs (see S. 2270), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (see S. 2225), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 5825), H3103 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3161 [18MY]
      ------create a market-oriented standard for clean electric 
        energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      ------establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit 
        organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with 
        energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 3535), S6270 [12SE]
      ------establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained 
        commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts 
        (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      ------establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program 
        (see H.R. 4230), H1496 [21MR]
      ------establish the Office of Federal Energy Production (see S. 
        3404), S5211 [19JY]
      ------improve energy efficiency of electric instantaneous water 
        heaters (see H.R. 3817), H158 [24JA]
      ------prohibit enforcement of regulations pertaining to certain 
        battery chargers (see S. 3408), S5211 [19JY]
      ------provide a prize to the first manufacturer of highly-
        efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline (see H.R. 
        3872), H374 [1FE]
      Domestic policy: promote efficient energy use in the Federal and 
        private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
      Ecology and environment: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (see H.R. 4850), H2204 [26AP]
      ------allow for innovations and alternative technologies that 
        meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make 
        technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (see 
        H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      ------require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (see H.R. 6545), H6276 [21SE]
      Government regulations: exempt decorative hearth products from 
        certain energy efficiency regulations (see H.R. 6578), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Motor vehicles: exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum 
        fuel economy increase standards (see S. 2174), S1540 [8MR]
      ------improve certain laws relative to use of high occupancy 
        vehicle facilities (see S. 3191), S3234 [16MY]
      National security: promote civil defense and power generation 
        (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1790 [19MR]
      ------enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on Energy 
        Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      ------impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a 
        tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient 
        vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare 
        reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (see 
        H.R. 5967), H3806 [19JN]
      Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S350 [6FE]
      ------extend program to provide grants for specified energy 
        property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 4468), H2030 [19AP]
      ------extend the energy efficient appliance credit (see H.R. 
        6056), H4603 [28JN]
      ------extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include 
        insulated siding (see H.R. 6226), H5327 [26JY]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-
        efficient commercial buildings (see S. 3591), S6545 [20SE]
      ------increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-
        related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and 
        increase investment credit for more efficient fuel cells (see 
        S. 3531), S6270 [12SE] (see H.R. 6384), H5922 [12SE]
      ------modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property credit 
        (see H.R. 6398), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide grants in lieu of expensing for energy efficient 
        commercial buildings placed in service by manufacturers (see 
        H.R. 6403), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
  Cloture motions
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
  Motions
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1984 [22MR], S2055 [27MR]
  Remarks in House
      Auburn, WA: Camelot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E1092 [20JN]
      Chicago, IL: Academy for Global Citizenship recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E914 [31MY]
      Coast Guard: ensure completion of required energy audits, H3552 
        [6JN]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, H3814 [20JN]
      Dept. of Defense: Energy Conservation Investment Program 
        funding, H3320, H3321 [31MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5036, H5050, H5051 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H5057 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (H.R. 5827), E853 [18MY]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, 
        H3353 [31MY], H3378-H3383 [1JN], H3458 [5JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding 
        through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development 
        Program funding, H3383 [1JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program vehicle 
        technologies funding, H3383, H3384 [1JN]
      ------ensure Federal agencies complete required energy audits, 
        H3419 [5JN]
      ------lower energy efficiency standards for service-over-the-
        counter, self-contained, medium temperature commercial 
        refrigerators, H3921, H3922 [21JN]
      ------Office of Science funding through reductions in Energy 
        Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3379 [1JN]
      ------prohibit funding for certain Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy Program international activities, H3461 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for grants requiring recipients to 
        replace any lighting that does not comply with the Energy 
        Policy and Conservation Act, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement energy conservation 
        standards for golf cart battery chargers, H3476 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H3465 [5JN]
      ------renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, H3454, 
        H3471 [5JN]
      ------Weatherization Assistance Program funding, E1183 [29JN]
      ------wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other renewable 
        energy development funding, H3355, H3356 [31MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt from certain requirements on 
        the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish production incentive fee for 
        lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not 
        occurring (H.R. 927), H5217 [25JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: submit report estimating the number of 
        lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the 
        economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor 
        vehicles, H6214-H6216 [20SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: exempt 
        from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition 
        of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      Ecology and environment: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), H3984, H3985 [26JN]
      Energy and water development: exempt from certain requirements 
        on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, 
        H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      FAA: Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]
      Farmingdale State College: tribute to Green Building Institute, 
        E437 [26MR]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations that promote energy 
        efficiency from regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      High-Performance Building Week: observance, H2721 [16MY], E852 
        [18MY]
      Homer Glen, IL: International Dark Sky Association International 
        Dark Sky Community award recipient, E1219 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Israel: nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance funding, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208-
        H213 [31JA]
      ------increase fuel efficiency, E1211 [9JY]
      ------preserve fuel efficiency standards, H6255 [21SE]
      ------provide incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and increase investment in advanced vehicle technology, 
        development, and manufacturing, H976 [28FE]
      Navy: tribute to development of clean energy sources, H1277 
        [8MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H752 [15FE], 
        H1026, H1027 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], H1163 [6MR], H1221, H1222 
        [7MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), H1629 [27MR]
      ------national energy policy, H174-H177 [25JA], H215 [31JA], 
        H362, H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H951, 
        H957, H958 [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 
        [6MR], H1220, H1222 [7MR], H1297 [8MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], 
        H2194-H2197 [26AP], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], 
        E122 [2FE]
      ------renewable energy funding through reductions in fossil fuel 
        subsidies, H5193 [24JY]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, 
        H6241, H6242 [21SE]
      Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable energy standard, 
        H3819, H3884 [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), H5649 [2AU]
      Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (H.R. 2479), H3484 [6JN]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (H.R. 2866), H2721 [16MY], 
        E852 [18MY]
      Technology: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H3427, 
        H3461, H3462 [5JN], E1023 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (S. Res. 406), S2517 [18AP]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, S4380 [21JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to provide loans for 
        local farms, ranches, and market gardens to improve public 
        health and nutrition and reduce energy consumption, S4391 
        [21JN]
      ------improve energy programs, S4396 [21JN]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (S. 2225), S2002 [22MR]
      ------Rural Energy for America Program funding, S4170 [14JN]
      Dept. of Defense: clean energy technologies initiatives funding, 
        S3266, S3269 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
      Ecology and environment: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6661 [21SE]
      ------promote energy savings in residential and commercial 
        buildings and industry, S5182 [19JY], S5652 [30JY]
      Electric power: impact of global warming on increasing national 
        and global electrical needs, S6306 [13SE]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, S341 [6FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), S6007 [2AU]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S1068-S1072 
        [28FE], S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1182, S1187 [1MR], S1381 [5MR], 
        S1403-S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436 [7MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1814 [19MR], S1817, S1837 [20MR], 
        S2055, S2061, S2070, S2071 [27MR], S2116, S2120-S2131, S2134-
        S2148, S2154-S2157 [28MR], S2187-S2190, S2192-S2202, S2207, 
        S2216 [29MR], S2521 [19AP]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1984 [22MR], S2009, 
        S2010, S2018, S2023-S2028 [26MR], S2039, S2045-S2052 [27MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR], 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      ------facilitate planning, construction, and operation of a 
        secure national clean energy grid, S5839 [1AU]
      ------national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], 
        S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707-
        S1709 [15MR], S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2128, S2134 [28MR], S2192-
        S2197, S2216 [29MR], S3952-S3954 [12JN], S4185 [14JN], S4659 
        [27JN], S5721 [31JY]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3657 [24MY]
      Taxation: extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 
        [12MR], S1599 [13MR]
      Upright Frameworks (business): tribute to assistance provided to 
        reduce home heating costs, S3232 [16MY]
  Reports filed
      Battery Recharging Stations Establishment for Privately Owned 
        Vehicles in House of Representatives Parking Areas at No Net 
        Cost to Federal Government: Committee on House Administration 
        (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 112-625), H5326 [26JY]
      10 Million Solar Roofs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1108) (S. Rept. 112-144), S388 [7FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1402, battery recharging stations establishment for 
        privately owned vehicles in House of Representatives parking 
        areas at no net cost to Federal Government, H5650 [2AU]
      H.R. 4850, Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act, S6661-S6664 
        [21SE], H3984 [26JN]
      S. 739, battery recharging stations establishment for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, H5649 [2AU]
      S. 739, establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, S3657 [24MY]
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]
      S. 2225, Dept. of Agriculture Rural Energy for America Program 
        reauthorization and improvement, S2003 [22MR]
      S. Res. 406, Alliance To Save Energy anniversary, S2033 [26MR], 
        S2517 [18AP]




CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES  related term(s) Ecology and 
    Environment; Natural Resources
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5647 [2AU]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Our Heritage Forests--An American Legacy, E376 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (see H.R. 6233), H5524 [31JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (see H. Res. 752), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see S. 3375), S4893 [11JY] (see H.R. 5545), H2441 [8MY]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (see S. 
        Res. 465), S3234 [16MY]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the Conservation Stewardship 
        Program (see H.R. 4015), H696 [13FE]
      ------use funds derived from conservation-related programs 
        executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the 
        Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program (see 
        H.R. 6231), H5331 [30JY]
      Dept. of Defense: promote use of cooperative agreements for land 
        management related to military installations and facilitate 
        interagncy cooperation in conservation programs (see H.R. 
        4408), H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a Veterans Conservation Corps 
        (see S. 2130), S909 [17FE]
      ------grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue 
        electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 [6FE]
      ------make grants to facilitate certain acquisitions of property 
        for conservation purposes (see H.R. 5626), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment 
        and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 
        4458), H2030 [19AP]
      ------set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and 
        Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of 
        stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), S1422 
        [6MR]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist 
        foreign countries in environmentally sustainable 
        administration of natural resources (see H.R. 6422), H6060 
        [14SE]
      Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain 
        central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 
        agreement and take into account ongoing State and local 
        conservation efforts (see S. 3446), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        6219), H5327 [26JY]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S494 [9FE]
      ------reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration 
        Program (see S. 3264), S3729 [5JN]
      Fish and fishing: ensure continuation of successful fisheries 
        mitigation programs (see H.R. 5931), H3698 [8JN]
      ------prohibit the sale of billfish (see S. 3422), S5257 [23JY] 
        (see S. 3424), S5304 [24JY]
      Florida: remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 
        and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 4150), H1272 [7MR]
      ------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit P31-P (see H.R. 6354), H5707 [2AU]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (see S. 2158), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4148), H1209 [6MR]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      International relations: strengthen the U.S. role in the 
        international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as 
        wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate 
        Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and 
        facilitate land exchange (see H.R. 4109), H1099 [29FE]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see S. 3208), S3329 [21MY]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 442), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Natural resources: strengthen U.S. role in the international 
        community in conserving natural resources (see S. 3356), S4724 
        [28JN]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Taxation: facilitate water leasing and water transfers to 
        promote conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-
        related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and 
        increase investment credit for more efficient fuel cells (see 
        S. 3531), S6270 [12SE] (see H.R. 6384), H5922 [12SE]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      Topsail, NC: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit L06 (see S. 3561), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 4311), H1803 [29MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 4965), H2266 [27AP]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. 
        Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation 
        organizations, H3376 [1JN]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
      ------Representative McMorris Rodgers, H4668 [9JY]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5681 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      ------extend certain programs, prohibit supplemental 
        agricultural disaster assistance payments to foreign 
        corporations, and prohibit producers from collecting payments 
        from multiple programs, H5682 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5650-H5658, H5681, H5697 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5644-H5649 
        [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), motion to recommit, H5682 [2AU]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      American Eagle Day: observance, E1067 [19JN]
      Appalachian Trail: anniversary of completion, E1424 [3AU]
      Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for 
        restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to 
        develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3760, 
        H3765 [19JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
      Coast Guard: ensure completion of required energy audits, H3552 
        [6JN]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, H3814 [20JN]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3372-H3377 [1JN], E977 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: Energy Conservation Investment Program 
        funding, H3320, H3321 [31MY]
      Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program, H3744 [19JN]
      ------ensure Federal agencies complete required energy audits, 
        H3419 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce showerhead water restrictor 
        regulations, H3474, H3475 [5JN]
      ------U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center funding, H3464, 
        H3465 [5JN]
      ------wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other renewable 
        energy development funding, H3355, H3356 [31MY]
      ------Wind Powering America Initiative funding, H3493, H3494 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt public lands in Hawaii from 
        regulations waiving certain conservation laws relative to 
        border security impedement, H3782 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize 
        States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H88-H90 
        [23JA]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary, H191 [31JA], E259 [28FE]
      Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist 
        foreign countries in environmentally sustainable 
        administration of natural resources (H.R. 6422), E1534 [14SE]
      Economy: impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs 
        on jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      EcoWatch (organization): tribute, E1564 [19SE]
      EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, E287 [29FE]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Hidden Pond Nature Center 
        Envirothon Team, E1077 [19JN]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        H5732 [10SE]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (H.R. 4148), E319 [6MR]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      Hudson Highlands Land Trust (organization): accreditation by the 
        Land Trust Accreditation Commission, E1394 [3AU]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 5892), H4666-H4672 [9JY]
      Izaak, Walton League of America: anniversary, E188 [14FE]
      Izaak Walton League: anniversary, E1473 [11SE]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821, H822 [16FE]
      Love of the Lake (organization): anniversary, E1733 [2NO]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609-H5612 [1AU], E1394, 
        E1422 [3AU]
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Canoe River Aquifer Advisory 
        Committee, E1526 [13SE]
      Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1581 
        [20SE]
      Morro Bay, CA: NOAA Excellence in Local Government award 
        recipient, H5025 [19JY]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      National Marine Sanctuaries Act: anniversary, E1581 [20SE]
      NOAA: coral reef research programs funding, H2501 [9MY], E752 
        [9MY]
      ------Marine Debris Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]
      People for Puget Sound (organization): tribute, E1533 [14SE]
      Pinchot Institute for Conservation: anniversary, E1344 [26JY]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      ------analysis of oil supplies and usage, H210 [31JA], H563-H566 
        [7FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H935-H938 [17FE]
      ------require estimates of economic impact, including job 
        losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
        habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H2680, H2681 [15MY], 
        H2745 [16MY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act, H5022 [19JY]
      Watsonville Wetlands Watch (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5644-H5647, H5654, 
        H5656 [2AU], H5927 [13SE]
      Westchester Land Trust (organization): accreditation by the Land 
        Trust Accreditation Commission, E1394 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), S5946 [2AU]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      ------water conservation programs funding, S4268, S4269 [19JN]
      American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 498), S4308 [19JN]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (S. 3375), S4895 [11JY]
      Bruce, Pat: BLM Making a Difference National Volunteer Award 
        recipient, S4148 [13JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: water projects funding, S4767 [29JN]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (S. Res. 
        465), S3239, S3240 [16MY]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, S4380 [21JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Biomass Crop Assistance Program funding, 
        S4173 [14JN]
      ------biomass research and development funding, S4172 [14JN]
      ------Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality 
        Incentives Program funding, S4135, S4139-S4141 [13JN]
      ------consolidation and streamlining of conservation programs, 
        S4139 [13JN]
      ------improve agricultural land easements, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------improve efficiency, digestibility, and nutritional value 
        of food for poultry and livestock, S4196 [14JN], S4352 [20JN]
      ------limit conservation program payments based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S4264 [19JN], S4337 [20JN]
      ------modify crop insurance eligibility requirements to include 
        compliance with conservation laws, S4354 [20JN]
      ------prohibit any entity receiving a business and industry 
        direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project from 
        receiving any other Federal benefit, assistance, or incentive 
        for the project, S4275 [19JN]
      ------protect agricultural and forested lands from urban 
        development, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]
      ------repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program and 
        Conservation Reserve Program, S4343 [20JN]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (S. Res. 430), S2557 [19AP]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (S. 2094), S413 [9FE]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        S6665 [21SE]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (S. 2158), S1423 [6MR]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S4716 [28JN]
      ------provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to 
        maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 1265), S6329 
        [13SE]
      Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed, 
        S4283 [19JN]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 442), 
        S2886 [26AP]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (S. 2282), S2256 [29MR]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to East Bay Municipal Utility District for 
        renewable energy project, S2236 [29MR]
      Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (organization): tribute, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Rapid City, SD: anniversary of Reptile Gardens, S4456 [25JN], 
        S4671 [27JN]
      Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton 
        Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach 
        Unit RI-07 (S. 1296), S276 [1FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3932 [12JN], S4168 
        [14JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S. 2245), S3032 [9MY]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5175 [19JY], S5339, 
        S5340 [25JY], S5454-S5457 [26JY], S5835 [1AU], S5956, S5966 
        [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 
        112-163), S2819 [26AP]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Billfish Conservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2706) (H. Rept. 112-656), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 752) (H. Rept. 112-
        644), H5628 [1AU]
      Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 46) (S. 
        Rept. 112-210), S6270 [12SE]
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 
        [16JY]
      Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112-115), S41 
        [23JA]
      EPA Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate) (S. 3264) (S. Rept. 112-185), S5046 [16JY]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 
        112-137), S131 [26JA]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P in Rhode Island: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2154) (H. Rept. 
        112-580), H4683 [9JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundary 
        Revision of Units in Rhode Island: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1296) (S. Rept. 112-138), S131 
        [26JA]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4906 [17JY]
      Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2156) (S. Rept. 
        112-216), S6451 [19SE]
      Mount Andrea Lawrence Designation Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1818) (H. Rept. 112-505), H3265 [30MY]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 925) (H. Rept. 
        112-506), H3265 [30MY]
      National Fish Habitat Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1201) (S. Rept. 112-187), S5084 
        [17JY]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2282) (S. Rept. 112-
        217), S6451 [19SE]
      Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act 
        Reauthorizartion: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 962) (S. Rept. 112-151), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1401) (S. 
        Rept. 112-140), S163 [30JA]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112-212), S6451 
        [19SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. 
        Rept. 112-374), H113 [23JA]
      Prevent EPA or Corps of Engineers Finalization of Proposed 
        Guidance on Identification of Waters Protected by Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4965) (H. Rept. 112-681), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement 
        Fairness (RELIEF) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3210) (H. Rept. 112-604), H4906 [17JY]
      Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1657) (S. Rept. 112-141), S163 [30JA]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
      Virgin River Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan 
        Implementation Facilitation: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 112-474), H2644 [10MY]
      Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2236) (H. Rept. 
        112-372), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H. Res. 752, consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster 
        Assistance Act, H5644 [2AU]
      H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        reauthorization and amendment, H5609 [1AU]
      H.R. 2706, Billfish Conservation Act, H5732 [10SE]
      H.R. 2745, Virgin River multispecies habitat conservation plan 
        implementation facilitation, H2680 [15MY]
      H.R. 3117, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, H88 [23JA]
      H.R. 5892, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4666-H4668 
        [9JY]
      H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act, H5650-H5652 
        [2AU]
      S. 1296, John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
        Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy 
        Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 boundary 
        revision, S276 [1FE]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. Res. 430, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., anniversary, S2553, S2557 
        [19AP]
      S. Res. 442, support goals and ideals of National Arbor Day, 
        S2832, S2887 [26AP]
      S. Res. 465, recognize proclamation of the Year of Water in 
        Colorado, S3239, S3241 [16MY]
      S. Res. 467, Endangered Species Day, S3288 [17MY]
      S. Res. 498, American Eagle Day, S4305, S4309 [19JN]
      S. Res. 580, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]




CONSISTENCY, ACCURACY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND EXCELLENCE IN MEDICAL 
    IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]




CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2055): conference report, H603 [8FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, S4742, S4752 [29JN]




CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Rural areas: improve housing for educators, public safety 
        officers, and medical providers, and their households (see S. 
        3278), S3838 [7JN]




CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 5968), H3806 [19JN] (see H.R. 
        6055), H4603 [28JN]




CONSORTIUM FOR CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2400, H2404, 
        H2432 [8MY]
      WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act, E1187 [29JN]




CONSTITUTION AND CITIZENSHIP DAY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6390), H5999 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6390), H6004 [14SE]




CONSTITUTION DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 
        6390), H5999 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 
        6390), H6004 [14SE]
      Observance, E1482 [11SE], E1581 [20SE], E1623 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S6424 [19SE]




CONSTITUTION PROJECT

  Reports
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: (excerpt), H5896 [12SE]




CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

  Addresses
      Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women: Birch 
        Bayh, E805 [15MY]
      ------Janet Kopenhaver, Federally Employed Women (organization), 
        E805 [15MY]
      ------Sarah Bear, E805 [15MY]
      ------Terry O'Neill, National Organization for Women, E806 
        [15MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Man Who Would Not Quit--A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight 
        for a New Constitutional Amendment, E722 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 102), H726 [14FE] (see H.J. Res. 116), H5291 [25JY]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------provide incentive for Congress to pass a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H1570 [26MR]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended 
        to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H3733 [18JN]
      ------constitutional amendment to increase by 29 votes the 
        number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for 
        President who receives the largest percentage of the popular 
        vote (see H.J. Res. 121), H6314 [23OC]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN] (see H.J. Res. 
        107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      House of Representatives: take any legislative action necessary 
        to verify ratification of Equal Rights Amendment once 
        additional States ratify the amendment (see H. Res. 794), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms 
        (see H.J. Res. 105), H1100 [29FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and extend the 
        length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H512 [6FE]
      National Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act: support goals and 
        ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1305 [8MR]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H78 [18JA]
      Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an 
        increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority 
        of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]
      Taxation: constitutional amendment to require all laws passed to 
        lay and collect taxes are honestly and openly labeled as taxes 
        during the legislative process (see H.J. Res. 114), H4655 
        [29JN]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 
        [22MR]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H470 
        [3FE], H712, H715 [14FE]
      Constitution--U.S.: history and explanation of ``separation of 
        church and State'', H2640 [10MY]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 
        [11JY], H5622 [1AU]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (H.J. Res. 106), E1448 [7AU]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft 
        systems except in accordance with the Fourth Amendment, H4990, 
        H4991 [18JY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns, H3959 [21JN]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (H.J. Res. 111), H4788 [11JY]
      Federal-State relations: recognize historic and continuing 
        importance of Federalism and uphold States' rights, H2821 
        [17MY]
      Freedom of religion: ensure, H962-H964 [27FE]
      Members of Congress: anniversary of ratification of 27th 
        Amendment relative to congressional compensation, E722 [8MY]
      National objectives: call for civility in public discourse while 
        preserving First Amendment rights of citizens, H40 [18JA]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (H.J. Res. 100), H128 [24JA]
      Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. 
        Res. 69), H3190 [30MY], E805 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, S3193 
        [16MY]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 
        24), S3275 [17MY]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, 
        S2990 [9MY], S3154 [15MY], S5053 [17JY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), 
        S102-S106, S109 [26JA], S285 [2FE], S1442 [7MR], S3472 [23MY], 
        S5018, S5019 [16JY]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, 
        S195 [31JA], S308 [2FE]
      National objectives: protect First Amendment rights of citizens, 
        S5457 [26JY]
      Women: anniversary of congressional passage of equal rights 
        amendment to the Constitution, S2810 [26AP]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 39), S2003 [22MR]
  Statements
      Equal Rights Amendment: Birch Bayh, S2810 [26AP]




CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY CENTER (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      1000 Days, S2307 [16AP]




CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENTS

  Lists
      H.J. Res. 98, H8 [13JA]
      H.J. Res. 99, H27 [17JA]
      H.J. Res. 100, H78 [18JA]
      H.J. Res. 101, H512 [6FE]
      H.J. Res. 102, H726 [14FE]
      H.J. Res. 103, H903 [16FE]
      H.J. Res. 104, H944 [17FE]
      H.J. Res. 105, H1100 [29FE]
      H.J. Res. 106, H1571 [26MR]
      H.J. Res. 107, H1807 [29MR]
      H.J. Res. 108, H2647 [10MY]
      H.J. Res. 109, H3163 [18MY]
      H.J. Res. 110, H3481 [5JN]
      H.J. Res. 111-112, H3733 [18JN]
      H.J. Res. 113, H4605 [28JN]
      H.J. Res. 114, H4656 [29JN]
      H.J. Res. 115, H5201 [24JY]
      H.J. Res. 116, H5292 [25JY]
      H.J. Res. 117, H5765 [10SE]
      H.J. Res. 118, H5860 [11SE]
      H.J. Res. 119-120, H6001 [13SE]
      H.J. Res. 121, H6314 [23OC]
      H.R. 7, H219 [31JA]
      H.R. 8, H5201 [24JY]
      H.R. 9, H1497 [21MR]
      H.R. 14, H1497 [21MR]
      H.R. 15-16, H5331 [30JY]
      H.R. 2453 (correction), H902 [16FE]
      H.R. 3769-3777, H26 [17JA]
      H.R. 3778-3795, H78 [18JA]
      H.R. 3796, H82 [19JA]
      H.R. 3797-3810, H114 [23JA]
      H.R. 3811-3823, H158 [24JA]
      H.R. 3824-3832, H182 [25JA]
      H.R. 3833-3838, H187 [27JA]
      H.R. 3839-3858, H219 [31JA]
      H.R. 3859-3879, H374 [1FE]
      H.R. 3880-3893, H440 [2FE]
      H.R. 3902-3910, H512 [6FE]
      H.R. 3911-3973, H569-H571 [7FE]
      H.R. 3974-3988, H640 [8FE]
      H.R. 3984-3901, H475 [3FE]
      H.R. 3989-4012, H693 [9FE]
      H.R. 4013-4015, H696 [13FE]
      H.R. 4016-4031, H726 [14FE]
      H.R. 4032-4047, H802 [15FE]
      H.R. 4048-4070, H902 [16FE]
      H.R. 4071-4085, H944 [17FE]
      H.R. 4086-4088, H950 [24FE]
      H.R. 4089-4092, H966 [27FE]
      H.R. 4093-4104, H1016 [28FE]
      H.R. 4105-4115, H1100 [29FE]
      H.R. 4116-4131, H1134 [1MR]
      H.R. 4132-4143, H1153 [5MR]
      H.R. 4144-4149, H1209 [6MR]
      H.R. 4150-4164, H1273 [7MR]
      H.R. 4165-4194, H1305 [8MR]
      H.R. 4195, H1359 [9MR]
      H.R. 4196, H1362 [13MR]
      H.R. 4197-4201, H1366 [16MR]
      H.R. 4202-4213, H1390 [19MR]
      H.R. 4214-4227, H1427 [20MR]
      H.R. 4228-4238, H1497 [21MR]
      H.R. 4239-4255, H1542 [22MR]
      H.R. 4256-4262, H1571 [26MR]
      H.R. 4263-4272, H1641 [27MR]
      H.R. 4273-4294, H1740 [28MR]
      H.R. 4295-4343, H1805-H1807 [29MR]
      H.R. 4302 (correction), H2031 [19AP]
      H.R. 4344-4337, H1811 [30MR]
      H.R. 4348-4362, H1845 [16AP]
      H.R. 4363-4376, H1914 [17AP]
      H.R. 4377-4399, H1977 [18AP]
      H.R. 4400-4470, H2031-H2033 [19AP]
      H.R. 4471-4479, H2039 [23AP]
      H.R. 4480-4620, H2067-H2071 [24AP]
      H.R. 4621-4816, H2126-H2134 [25AP]
      H.R. 4817-4964, H2206 [26AP]
      H.R. 4965-5324, H2275-H2288 [27AP]
      H.R. 5325-5329, H2321 [7MY]
      H.R. 5330, H2444 [8MY]
      H.R. 5331-5541, H2321-H2328 [7MY]
      H.R. 5542-5649, H2444-H2447 [8MY]
      H.R. 5650-5651, H2567 [9MY]
      H.R. 5653-5707, H2567-H2569 [9MY]
      H.R. 5708-5736, H2646 [10MY]
      H.R. 5737-5739, H2662 [11MY]
      H.R. 5740-5780, H2714 [15MY]
      H.R. 5781-5792, H2812 [16MY]
      H.R. 5793-5825, H3104 [17MY]
      H.R. 5826-5852, H3162 [18MY]
      H.R. 5853, H3167 [22MY]
      H.R. 5854-5857, H3171 [25MY]
      H.R. 5858, H3177 [29MY]
      H.R. 5859-5870, H3266 [30MY]
      H.R. 5871-5881, H3362 [31MY]
      H.R. 5882-5888, H3404 [1JN]
      H.R. 5889-5899, H3480 [5JN]
      H.R. 5900-5904, H3577 [6JN]
      H.R. 5905-5928, H3661 [7JN]
      H.R. 5929-5945, H3699 [8JN]
      H.R. 5946-5948, H3703 [12JN]
      H.R. 5949-5951, H3707 [15JN]
      H.R. 5952-5958, H3733 [18JN]
      H.R. 5959-5971, H3807 [19JN]
      H.R. 5972-5985, H3915 [20JN]
      H.R. 5986-6016, H3975 [21JN]
      H.R. 6017, H3981 [25JN]
      H.R. 6018-6028, H4064 [26JN]
      H.R. 6029-6046, H4156 [27JN]
      H.R. 6047-6058, H4604 [28JN]
      H.R. 6059-6078, H4655 [29JN]
      H.R. 6079-6089, H4685 [9JY]
      H.R. 6090-6097, H4775 [10JY]
      H.R. 6098-6105, H4827 [11JY]
      H.R. 6106-6126, H4863 [12JY]
      H.R. 6127-6130, H4868 [13JY]
      H.R. 6131-6136, H4907 [17JY]
      H.R. 6137-6149, H5009 [18JY]
      H.R. 6150-6163, H5078 [19JY]
      H.R. 6164-6167, H5130 [23JY]
      H.R. 6168-6181, H5201 [24JY]
      H.R. 6182-6204, H5291 [25JY]
      H.R. 6205-6227, H5327 [26JY]
      H.R. 6228-6231, H5331 [30JY]
      H.R. 6232-6243, H5525 [31JY]
      H.R. 6244-6271, H5629 [1AU]
      H.R. 6272-6356, H5708-H5711 [2AU]
      H.R. 6357-6358, H5716 [3AU]
      H.R. 6359-6360, H5728 [7AU]
      H.R. 6361-6369, H5765 [10SE]
      H.R. 6370-6376, H5860 [11SE]
      H.R. 6377-6387, H5922 [12SE]
      H.R. 6388-6409, H6000 [13SE]
      H.R. 6410-6428, H6061 [14SE]
      H.R. 6429, H6068 [18SE]
      H.R. 6430-6443, H6151 [19SE]
      H.R. 6444-6479, H6232 [20SE]
      H.R. 6480-6558, H6277-H6279 [21SE]
      H.R. 6559-6563, H6284 [25SE]
      H.R. 6564-6566, H6297 [28SE]
      H.R. 6567, H6300 [2OC]
      H.R. 6568-6569, H6302 [5OC]
      H.R. 6570-6574, H6306 [12OC]
      H.R. 6575-6576, H6310 [16OC]
      H.R. 6577, H6312 [19OC]
      H.R. 6578, H6314 [23OC]
      H.R. 6579-6580, H6318 [26OC]
      H.R. 6581-6584, H6323 [2NO]
      H.R. 6585, H6326 [6NO]




CONSTITUTION--U.S.

  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, S4737 [29JN]
      Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
      Man Who Would Not Quit--A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight 
        for a New Constitutional Amendment, E722 [8MY]
      ObamaCare and the Power To Tax, S4737 [29JN]
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 
        [21MR]
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        S4866 [11JY]
      Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      What's Behind Roberts' Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: prohibit detention of certain individuals without 
        due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        5751), H2713 [15MY]
      ------require the President to seek congressional approval 
        before engaging members in military humanitarian operations 
        (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]
      Congress: end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative 
        power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of 
        such delegation in order to phase it out (see S. 3361), S4724 
        [28JN]
      ------preserve constitutional authority and ensure 
        accountability and transparency in legislation (see S. 3360), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify relationship of certain constitutional 
        rights to laws relating to the military detention of certain 
        covered persons (see H.R. 4092), H965 [27FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 
        6390), H5999 [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health 
        insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution 
        requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the 
        House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]
      Patriotism: commemorate anniversary of signing and commend 
        contributions of historical, educational, and patriotic 
        societies in promoting patriotism and values (see S. Res. 
        376), S699 [15FE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in District of Columbia 
        v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 677), H3480 [5JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5846), H3162 [18MY]
  Court decisions
      Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
  Letters
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
      Oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty if such treaty restricts the right 
        to keep and bear arms: several Representatives, S4807 [10JY]
  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Memorandums
      Certain Questions Related to Pro Forma Sessions of the Senate: 
        Christopher M. Davis, Congressional Research Service, S5954-
        S5956 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: preserve right to keep and bear arms for active 
        duty military personnel stationed or residing in the District 
        of Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        5751), H3079 [17MY]
      Constitution Day: observance, E1482 [11SE], E1581 [20SE], E1623 
        [21SE]
      Constitution Week: observance, E1581 [20SE]
      Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 27th 
        Amendment relative to congressional compensation, E722 [8MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 
        6390), H6004 [14SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect freedom of speech of veterans 
        service organizations participating in funerals or memorial 
        services at veterans' cemeteries, H3343 [31MY]
      District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 
        645), H3074 [17MY]
      Easthampton, MA: tribute to Easthampton High School for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E122 [2FE]
      Federal-State relations: recognize historic and continuing 
        importance of Federalism and uphold States' rights, H2821 
        [17MY]
      General Society Sons of the Revolution: tribute to Kings 
        Mountain, TN, chapter for signing of the U.S. Constitution 
        anniversary observation, E1477 [11SE]
      GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of 
        Independence funding, H3679, H3680 [8JN]
      Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to 
        have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], H2263 [27AP]
      Interpretation: differences, H1129-H1131 [1MR]
      Miami, FL: tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E811 [16MY]
      Milford, NH: tribute to Milford High School for participation in 
        We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, E816 [16MY]
      Moynihan, Steven P.: James Madison Memorial Fellowship 
        Foundation James Madison Fellowship designee, E1142 [26JN]
      Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to Saipan Southern High School 
        for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, H2044 [24AP], E626 [24AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: ensure that 
        coordination and training between the intelligence community 
        and local law enforcement agencies not violate the civil 
        rights of minorities, H3301 [31MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court 
        decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, H4163, H4164, 
        H4422-H4425, H4426-H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, H4609, H4646-
        H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, H4728, H4731, 
        H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, H4817, H4824 
        [11JY], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H191 [31JA], 
        H1138 [5MR], H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563-
        H1569 [26MR], H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 
        [7JN], H3797-H3799, H3801-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], 
        H3983 [26JN], H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], 
        E1063 [18JN], E1152 [27JN]
      Pocket version: authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 90), H314 [1FE]
      Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, H2331 [8MY], H2454 [9MY], E749 [9MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H519 [7FE], H677-H680 
        [9FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: Executive orders infringing on 
        congressional powers and duties, H3709, H3710 [18JN]
      Religion: history and explanation of ``separation of church and 
        State'', H2640 [10MY]
      South Berwick, ME: tribute to Marshwood High School for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E978 [5JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, H5296 [26JY], E1241 [12JY]
      War: Presidential authority under the Constitution as it 
        pertains to the authorization of drone strikes, H3278 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Constitution Day: observance, S6424 [19SE]
      Dept. of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion on 
        authority of President Obama to make recess appointments, S149 
        [30JA]
      Gerrard, John M.: suitability to be district judge relative to 
        decisions on use of electrocution in capital punishment cases, 
        S16-S19, S23, S26 [23JA]
      Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: assessment of statements made relative to 
        the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other 
        foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-
        S97 [26JA], S149-S151 [30JA], S286 [2FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court 
        decision on constitutionality, S4690-S4710, S4714 [28JN], 
        S4731-S4733, S4735-S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4808 
        [10JY], S4862-S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 [20SE]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], 
        S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015-
        S2017 [26MR], S2041-S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 
        [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808-S3812 [7JN], S4409 
        [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]
      Patriotism: commemorate anniversary of signing and commend 
        contributions of historical, educational, and patriotic 
        societies in promoting patriotism and values (S. Res. 376), 
        S4780 [29JN]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to the National Constitution Center 
        addition to ``The Story of We the People'' exhibit of the 
        wheelchair of disability-rights advocate Justin Dart, Jr., 
        S5480 [26JY]
      Pocket version: authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 90), S5627, 
        S5628 [26JY]
      Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, S3422 [22MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], S87-S89, S111, S113 [26JA], 
        S139, S149 [30JA], S179 [31JA], S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 
        [16FE], S1640 [14MR], S4439 [25JN]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days, S5954 [2AU]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, S4806 [10JY], S5128 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms (S. 2205), S3244 [17MY]
      War: ensure balance of power, as established by the 
        Constitution, between Congress and the President relative to 
        initiation of hostilities by Armed Forces-S3000 [9MY]
      Women: anniversary of congressional passage of equal rights 
        amendment to the Constitution, S2810 [26AP]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Statements
      Equal Rights Amendment: Birch Bayh, S2810 [26AP]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 90, printing of pocket version of U.S. 
        Constitution, H314 [1FE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of the U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S4780 [29JN]




CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: conduct study of legal and administrative steps needed to 
        cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining 
        contracts (see H.R. 6469), H6231 [20SE]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      Corps of Engineers: facilitate and expedite review of proposed 
        improvements to Federal flood control projects to be 
        constructed by local sponsors (see H.R. 6450), H6230 [20SE]
      ------preserve historical integrity of Zoar, OH, while carrying 
        out any study or construction of flood damage reduction 
        measures, including levees (see S. 3580), S6545 [20SE]
      ------provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for 
        projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see 
        H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see S. 3227), S3516 [23MY]
      Dept. of Defense: require contractors and subcontractors working 
        on military construction projects to comply with licensing 
        requirements for employees working at the project location 
        (see H.R. 4184), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit 
        Rebate Program (see H.R. 4230), H1496 [21MR]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 5911), H3660 [7JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: report to Congress about 
        refusal to implement certain recommendations for reimbursement 
        by inefficient or wasteful Afghanistan reconstruction 
        contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 [2AU]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S388 [7FE]
      ------require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-
        family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      Maritime Administration: make grants to States or port 
        authorities to cover the cost of repair and construction 
        activities relative to certain strategic commercial seaports 
        (see H.R. 6253), H5628 [1AU]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]
      Northern Mariana Islands: prevent Federal funds from being used 
        for any construction project exceeding a certain cost unless 
        the workforce is composed of a certain percentage of U.S. 
        workers (see H.R. 4037), H801 [15FE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Tariff: reliquidation of certain entries of high-density, 
        fiberboard-core laminate wall and floor panels (see S. 2946), 
        S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5154), H2271 [27AP]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]
      ------encourage building of housing for moderate income seniors 
        (see H.R. 6295), H5704 [2AU]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S350 [6FE]
      ------extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include 
        insulated siding (see H.R. 6226), H5327 [26JY]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (see H.R. 5839), H3162 [18MY]
  Letters
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S.: Calman Cohen, 
        Emergency Committee for American Trade, H3046 [17MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3046 [17MY]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting Bartlett amendment on project labor 
        agreement status in construction contracts to H.R. 4310, Dept. 
        of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction, E841 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit, 
        H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment, and Veterans 
        Employment: tribute to Helmets to Hardhats program to provide 
        veterans with training and employment opportunities in the 
        construction industry, H1643 [28MR]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute to Joplin, MO, recovery 
        efforts in aftermath of tornado, E768 [10MY]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (H.R. 4403), 
        H2045 [24AP]
      Democratic Party: support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit discrimination based on project labor 
        agreement status in awarding of construction contracts, H3017-
        H3019 [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995, H4996 [18JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address issues in management of 
        Orlando, FL, VA Medical Center construction project, H3277, 
        H3319 [31MY]
      ------permit Office of Inspector General to review practices 
        relative to collection and content of bids for certain 
        veterans' hospital construction projects, H3326, H3327 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3285, H3315, H3316, H3331-H3339 [31MY], E957, E965 
        [1JN], E1024 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]
      Energy and water development: prohibit funding to enforce wage 
        rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, 
        H3468-H3470 [5JN]
      Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to implement, 
        administer, or enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative to 
        the cliff swallow or barn swallow, H4148 [27JN]
      Francis Lee Contracting (company): Delegate Norton's Small 
        Business Access to Capital and Business Opportunities Fair 
        District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award 
        recipient, E613 [23AP]
      Helitech (business): anniversary, E1681 [5OC]
      MICA Corp.: anniversary, E334 [7MR]
      Northern Mariana Islands: prevent Federal funds from being used 
        for any construction project exceeding a certain cost unless 
        the workforce is composed of a certain percentage of U.S. 
        workers (H.R. 4037), E204 [15FE]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045-H3049 [17MY], E910 [30MY]
      ------ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects 
        using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (H.R. 3533), 
        H202 [31JA]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934, H1937, H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        E1106 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: streamline environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for surface transportation projects, 
        H1934, H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (H.R. 2479), H3484 [6JN]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (H.R. 2866), H2721 [16MY], 
        E852 [18MY]
      Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 
        [21JN]
      ------infrastructure funding, H201-H207 [31JA], H737 [15FE], 
        H976 [28FE], H1531-H1533 [22MR], H1715 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of L'Ambiance Plaza construction 
        collapse killing 28 workers, S2579 [23AP]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (S. 2162), S1425 [6MR]
      K-I Lumber & Building Materials (company): tribute, S609 [14FE]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        438), S2742 [25AP]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647-S1650 [14MR]
      Water: infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 
        [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4212, Drywall Safety Act, H6134 [19SE]
      S. Res. 438, support goals and ideals of National Safe Digging 
        Month, S2736, S2742 [25AP]




CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT

  Reports filed
      Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1588) (H. Rept. 112-565), H4654 [29JN]




CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Articles and editorials
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]




CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 
        [27JN] (see H.R. 4326), H1804 [29MR]




CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 
        6065), H4654 [29JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Hazardous substances: designate drywall manufactured in China a 
        banned hazardous product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      ------require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 
        [27JN] (see H.R. 4326), H1804 [29MR]
      Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform 
        consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 4759), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Video games: require certain warning labels to be placed on 
        video games that are given certain ratings due to violent 
        content (see H.R. 4204), H1390 [19MR]
  Letters
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Hazardous substances: designate drywall manufactured in China a 
        banned hazardous product (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
      Motor vehicles: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway 
        vehicles from certain lead prohibitions, E1428 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Motor vehicles: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway 
        vehicles from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 4212, Drywall Safety Act, H6134 [19SE]




CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, E1428 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]




CONSUMER PROTECTION HOME INSPECTION COUNSELING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4219), H1426 [20MR]




CONSUMER RENTAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1588) 
        (H. Rept. 112-565), H4654 [29JN]




CONSUMERS  related term(s) Credit; Product Safety
  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1392 [19MR], H1504, H1505, 
        H1507, H1509, H1511 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1449 [21MR]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3641, S3657 [24MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see S. 
        3302), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6449), H6230 [20SE]
      ------require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket 
        agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), 
        H374 [1FE]
      ------require security screening of passengers at airports to be 
        carried out by private screening companies (see S. 3303), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Children and youth: authorize a national toll-free hotline and 
        website to develop and disseminate child care consumer 
        education information to help parents access child care in 
        their community (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE]
      Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 
        6065), H4654 [29JN]
      Colleges and universities: require programs offered by 
        institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements 
        for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants 
        and loans (see S. 3474), S5870 [1AU]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      ------require certain warning labels to be placed on video games 
        that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see 
        H.R. 4204), H1390 [19MR]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see S. 3426), S5304 [24JY] (see H.R. 6483), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      ------clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive 
        consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by 
        public utility companies (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]
      ------create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H5008 [18JY]
      ------encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      ------establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 
        3452), S5487 [26JY]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 
        2149), S1194 [1MR]
      ------prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for 
        affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity 
        (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see S. 3484), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 3849), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide homeowners with additional protections and 
        safeguards against foreclosure (see H.R. 6395), H5999 [13SE]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S850 [16FE]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 
        [25JY] (see H.R. 6205), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      Debt collection: protect against abusive debt collectors by 
        regulating medical debt collection practices, prohibit 
        collectors from seeking arrest warrants to collect debts, and 
        provide information about the debt (see S. 3350), S4674 [27JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities that 
        will make loans to consumers to implement cost-effective 
        energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost savings and 
        rural development (see S. 2216), S1932 [21MR]
      ------permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery 
        services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and 
        redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see 
        H.R. 4333), H1804 [29MR]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative 
        financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation 
        among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory 
        lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]
      Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit 
        Rebate Program (see H.R. 4230), H1496 [21MR]
      ------improve energy efficiency of electric instantaneous water 
        heaters (see H.R. 3817), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of HHS: develop a national model disclosure form to assist 
        consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 
        3229), S3516 [23MY]
      ------establish a working group to develop and disseminate best 
        practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug 
        labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 
        4087), H950 [24FE]
      ------provide for public disclosure of charges for certain 
        hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes 
        (see H.R. 5709), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 
        2241), S2085 [27MR]
      Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update 
        standards for government and law enforcement access to stored 
        communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 
        [2AU]
      EPA: prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if a 
        State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]
      FCC: promulgate regulations to provide for accurate disclosure 
        of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards 
        and services (see H.R. 4319), H1804 [29MR]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 
        [17AP]
      ------extend market exclusivity periods for drugs in certain 
        combinations of drugs (see H.R. 6502), H6274 [21SE]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (see S. 2301), S2545 
        [19AP]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1016 [28FE]
      ------prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs 
        from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of 
        drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 
        5853), H3166 [22MY]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2267 [27AP]
      FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3280 [17MY] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      ------establish fair and transparent practices related to 
        marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at 
        depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 [9MY]
      ------exempt debt collectors from liability when leaving certain 
        voice mail messages as long as the collector follows 
        regulations prescribed on the appropriate manner in which to 
        leave such a message (see H.R. 4101), H1016 [28FE] (see H.R. 
        5794), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit certain current loans that would otherwise be 
        treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain 
        purposes (see H.R. 4029), H725 [14FE]
      ------preserve privilege of information provided to Federal and 
        State agencies (see H.R. 6125), H4863 [12JY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H3103 [17MY]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (see S. 3048), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5714), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      ------support and promote mutual community banks (see H.R. 
        4217), H1426 [20MR]
      Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial 
        institutions and small businesses to provide continuing 
        financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees 
        (see H.R. 4394), H1977 [18AP]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE] (see H.R. 6174), H5200 [24JY]
      ------require labels on packages of meat include a statement on 
        whether the meat contains lean finely textured beef (pink 
        slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871), H374 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]
      ------require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to 
        conduct a small business review panel on the qualified 
        mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with a final 
        rule (see S. 3571), S6454 [19SE]
      ------treatment of information provided to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S494 [9FE] (see S. 
        3394), S5085 [17JY]
      Government: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (see S. 3455), S5658 [30JY]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      ------protect privacy of protected health information by 
        requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store 
        health information, restricting access, and improving 
        congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (see H.R. 4242), H1541 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 
        591), H1426 [20MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (see H. Res. 
        596), H1641 [27MR]
      Hydroelectric power: protect the Federal Columbia River Power 
        System, Power Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau 
        of Reclamation dams and facilities and promote hydropower 
        generation (see H.R. 6247), H5628 [1AU]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2068), S323 [2FE] (see 
        S. 2288), S2392 [17AP]
      ------prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer information 
        in making any determination involving auto insurance (see H.R. 
        6129), H4868 [13JY]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
      Medicaid: increase price transparency of hospital information 
        and provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]
      Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered 
        part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        6392), H5999 [13SE]
      Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from 
        renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall 
        (see S. 3502), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6094), H4774 [10JY]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 653), H2646 [10MY]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: establish pilot 
        program to facilitate communication between borrowers and 
        servicers (see S. 3589), S6545 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: improve eligibility 
        requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting 
        condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition 
        Insurance Program (see H.R. 6327), H5706 [2AU]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3162 [18MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H692 [9FE]
      Postal Service: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or 
        statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered 
        to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to 
        transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 
        [9FE]
      Power resources: enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on 
        Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      ------impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a 
        tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient 
        vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare 
        reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
      Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform 
        consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 4759), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Real estate: establish programs to provide counseling to 
        homebuyers regarding voluntary home inspections and train 
        counselors to provide such counseling (see H.R. 4219), H1426 
        [20MR]
      ------prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the reduction of 
        principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 
        (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
      Roads and highways: stop excessive toll hikes (see H.R. 6515), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      SEC: require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help 
        cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment 
        advisers (see H.R. 6204), H5291 [25JY]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Senior citizens: protect elder adults from exploitation and 
        financial crimes, prevent elder adult abuse and financial 
        exploitation, and promote safety for elder adults (see S. 
        3598), S6546 [20SE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 793), H6232 [20SE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1152 [5MR]
      ------extend the energy efficient appliance credit (see H.R. 
        6056), H4603 [28JN]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes (see H.R. 5333), H2316 [7MY]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see S. 2083), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 3877), H374 [1FE]
      ------provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 
        3081), S3084 [10MY]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 6050), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of 
        an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology 
        standards as a condition of market access, and promote free 
        flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]
      Telecommunications: ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and 
        surcharges are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative 
        to prepaid mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]
      ------prohibit mobile service providers from providing service 
        on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen 
        and enable consumers to remotely delete data from such devices 
        (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
      ------require disclosures to consumers on the capability of 
        software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of 
        the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]
      Telephones: prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on 
        wireline telephone bills (see S. 3291), S4151 [13JN]
      Television: provide certain rural counties with the ability to 
        receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 
        4469), H2030 [19AP]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see S. 3410), 
        S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6131), H4906 [17JY]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 3462), S5732 [31JY]
  Letters
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
      Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil 
        speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 
        [19MR]
      Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
        transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]
      Felony prosecution of individuals relative to violation of 
        Internet ``terms of service'' agreements: several 
        organizations, S5915 [2AU]
      Impact of drug approval process on drug prices: Alfred E. Mann, 
        H3585 [7JN]
      Improve privacy of electronic communications: several 
        organizations, S5914 [2AU]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Lists
      Airline ticket fees, H929 [17FE]
      Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small 
        Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to 
        require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and 
        use taxes, S4883 [11JY]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]
  Remarks in House
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]
      Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws 
        to the business of health insurance to protect competition and 
        consumers, H1509-H1511 [22MR], H4689 [10JY], H4788 [11JY]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (H.R. 3867), 
        H929 [17FE]
      Better Business Bureau: anniversary, E1454 [10SE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 
        3179), H5138 [24JY]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (H.R. 3596), H3749-H3752 [19JN]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP], H1929 [18AP]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H515 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H1969-
        H1975 [18AP], H2052-H2055 [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2145, H2146 
        [26AP]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, E1428 [3AU]
      ------designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (H.R. 1498), H385 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: regulate open-end credit loans to Armed Forces 
        members and reduce use of predatory lenders, H5075 [19JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 
        [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), 
        H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      Education: funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      ------waive ban on over-the-counter asthma inhalers enacted as 
        part of international agreement to stop using products 
        containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and allow existing stock 
        to be sold until FDA approves replacement, H4872 [17JY]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (H.R. 5691), E752 [9MY]
      ------provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners and 
        assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure 
        prevention programs and information on loan modifications, 
        H701 [14FE]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review 
        authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]
      ------strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      FRS: move the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the 
        Dept. of the Treasury, H2602 [10MY]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), H1555, H1556 
        [26MR], E448 [27MR]
      FTC: approval of merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and 
        Medco, E704 [7MY]
      Government: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (H.R. 538), H5778, H5779 [11SE]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations on offshore bank 
        account disclosure, middle income tax relief, invasive 
        species, prescription drug safety, and foreclosure relief and 
        predatory lending from regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------provide reasonable and proportional fees and rules for 
        electronic debit transactions, H6163 [20SE]
      Health: delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1505-H1507 [22MR]
      ------preserve joint and several liability for damages in 
        medical malpractice, H1465 [21MR]
      ------preserve liability for damages for serious and 
        irreversible injuries, E427 [22MR]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 
        [10JY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform, H2623, H2629 [10MY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 
        [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, 
        H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1501-H1519, H1521, 
        H1522, H1524 [22MR], E415, E416, E418, E421, E423, E425, E427, 
        E429, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 
        [29MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1443-H1452 [21MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (H. Res. 
        596), H1593 [27MR]
      Health care professionals: prohibit exemption of health care 
        professionals who intentionally harm patients from medical 
        malpractice liability, H1482 [21MR]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (H.R. 2446), H5612, H5613 [1AU], E1423 [3AU]
      Intelligence services: protect U.S. intelligence and military 
        capability, defend certain sensitive information against 
        cybersecurity attack, and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, E1195 [29JN]
      Medicaid: increase price transparency of hospital information 
        and provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]
      Motor vehicles: provide incentives for the purchase of electric 
        vehicles and increase investment in advanced vehicle 
        technology, development, and manufacturing, H976 [28FE]
      New Jersey Citizen Action (organization): anniversary, E787 
        [15MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: improve eligibility 
        requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting 
        condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition 
        Insurance Program (H.R. 6327), E1399 [3AU]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, 
        H3601, H3605, H3606, H3609, H3611, H3613, H3614, H3616 [7JN], 
        E1031 [8JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 5842), H3366 [1JN]
      ------repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]
      Peabody Energy, Inc.: call for investigation into contracts with 
        public power organizations to fund Prairie State Energy Campus 
        in Marissa, IL, and impact on consumer electricity rates, 
        H6161 [20SE], H6236 [21SE]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 
        [6MR], H1395 [20MR], H2060 [24AP]
      ------provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies 
        for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic 
        Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing 
        price gouging (H.R. 1748), H1229 [7MR]
      Power resources: prohibit granting new leases to oil companies 
        until they forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made 
        products, and hire U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      ------protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels 
        (H.R. 964), H1036 [29FE], H1104 [1MR], H1175, H1176 [6MR]
      SEC: delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit 
        analysis of regulations until certification that such 
        requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect 
        investors and the financial system, H5282, H5283 [25JY]
      ------exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548-H1551 [26MR], E479 
        [28MR]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), H5649 [2AU]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (H.R. 4134), E561 [17AP]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes, H5689 [2AU]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (H.R. 6050), E1172 [28JN]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H5829, 
        H5830 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY], S4434 [25JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, 
        S4880-S4884 [11JY]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815-
        S817 [16FE]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, S237 [1FE], S2068-S2070 [27MR], 
        S2536-S2538 [19AP], S2992 [9MY]
      Courts: settlement in class-action lawsuit filed by merchants 
        against Visa, MasterCard, and financial institutions, S5961 
        [2AU]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (S. 3426), S5490 [26JY]
      ------encourage financial institutions to discontinue certain 
        fees on debit and prepaid cards used by colleges and 
        universities to disburse student financial aid, S5199 [19JY]
      ------establish a national consumer credit usury rate (S. 3452), 
        S5489 [26JY]
      ------promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card 
        interchange transaction fees, S3403-S3405 [22MY], S5960-S5962 
        [2AU]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE]
      Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 
        3556), S6458 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, 
        S4357 [20JN]
      ------promote access to healthful foods in areas known as health 
        deserts, S4196 [14JN]
      ------repeal duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish, S4181 [14JN]
      Dept. of HHS: contract with public relations firm for 
        advertising campaign to promote preventive health benefits of 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3467 [23MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27-S31 
        [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (S. 2241), 
        S2087 [27MR], S2589 [23AP]
      Drugs: address increase in synthetic drug use, S679-S682 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, S4449 [25JN], 
        S4625 [26JN]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 409), S680, 
        S681 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 839), S680, 
        S681 [15FE]
      FDA: create standards for information provided to patients when 
        receiving prescription medications, S3464 [23MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], S3565 
        [24MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (S. 2289), S2395 [17AP]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (S. 2301), S2547 [19AP]
      ------provide additional quality control of drugs, S3417 [22MY]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: decision to prohibit use of 
        principal reduction by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prevent 
        foreclosure, S5936 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, 
        and efficient banking system (S. 3048), S5921-S5923 [2AU]
      ------provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners and 
        assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure 
        prevention programs and information on loan modifications, 
        S361 [7FE]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 
        [2AU]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), S2113 
        [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], 
        S2282 [29MR], S2288 [16AP]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S2113 [27MR]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), S6007 [2AU]
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]
      Law enforcement: clarify that a video tape service provider may 
        obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing 
        basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet, 
        S5914 [2AU]
      ------enhance punishment for identity theft and other violations 
        of data privacy (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 [16FE]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, S3069 [10MY]
      ------observance (S. Res. 451), S3049 [9MY]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: establish pilot 
        program to facilitate communication between borrowers and 
        servicers (S. 3589), S6553 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation of 
        medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance plans, 
        S5712-S5714 [31JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, S3829 [7JN]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 
        [19MR], S2018-S2020 [26MR], S2134, S2140 [28MR], S2217 [29MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 
        [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
      ------prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
        generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug 
        into the market, S3411 [22MY], S3542, S3547, S3553, S3557 
        [24MY]
      Postal Service: establish citizen's protection advocates and 
        require Strategic Advisory Commission on Postal Service 
        Solvency and Innovation to develop inter-agency agreements to 
        provide additional services, S2648, S2649 [24AP]
      Power resources: establish commission to analyze and report on 
        cumulative impacts of certain EPA rules and actions on 
        gasoline and diesel fuel prices, S2125 [28MR]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (S. 2264), S2250 [29MR]
      Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 
        [2AU]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 1011), 
        S66 [24JA]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information, S5914 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information (S. 1151), S66 [24JA]
      ------protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and 
        require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]
      ------protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of 
        and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability 
        and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable 
        information, S1686 [15MR]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 
        [28MR]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3657 [24MY]
      Taxation: adjust gasoline tax rates with inflation, S1448-S1450 
        [7MR], S4690 [28JN]
      U.N.: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change endangerment 
        findings relative to impact of economy-wide global warming 
        pollution emission cap and trade program, S5856 [1AU]
      Water: amend consumer confidence reporting requirements for 
        community water systems, S4383 [21JN]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (S. 3462), S5736 [31JY]
  Reports filed
      Battery Recharging Stations Establishment for Privately Owned 
        Vehicles in House of Representatives Parking Areas at No Net 
        Cost to Federal Government: Committee on House Administration 
        (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 112-625), H5326 [26JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112-416), 
        H1426 [20MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1588) (H. Rept. 112-565), H4654 [29JN]
      Government Customer Service Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 538) (H. Rept. 
        112-534), H3706 [15JN]
      Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 
        112-39), H1366 [16MR]
      Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112-417), H1426 [20MR]
      RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 112-633), H5524 [31JY]
      Restoring Access to Medication Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 5842) (H. Rept. 112-516), H3479 [5JN]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3410), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      ------Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6131) (H. 
        Rept. 112-653), H5764 [10SE]
  Statements
      Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Several Representatives and 
        Scholars, H1504 [22MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 591, consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1443 [21MR]
      H. Res. 596, return to House of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1593 [27MR]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1501-H1503 [22MR]
      H.R. 538, Government Customer Service Improvement Act, H5778 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 1402, battery recharging stations establishment for 
        privately owned vehicles in House of Representatives parking 
        areas at no net cost to Federal Government, H5650 [2AU]
      H.R. 2446, RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act, H5612 [1AU]
      H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]
      H.R. 4014, preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H1555 [26MR]
      H.R. 4212, Drywall Safety Act, H6134 [19SE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 6131, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With 
        Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act extension, H5829 
        [11SE]
      S. 739, battery recharging stations establishment for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, H5649 [2AU]
      S. 739, establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, S3657 [24MY]
      S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]
      S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act, S2088-S2092 [27MR]
      S. 3081, Tobacco Tax Equity Act, S3088 [10MY]
      S. 3452, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates 
        Act, S5490 [26JY]
      S. 3462, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S5736 [31JY]
      S. Res. 451, National Travel and Tourism Week, S3047, S3049 
        [9MY]
      S. Res. 589, Small Business Saturday, S6635, S6684 [21SE]




CONSUMERS HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5384 [25JY]




CONSUMERS UNION

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3603 [7JN]
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements, S3552 [24MY]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2240 [27AP]
      Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products, E1619 
        [21SE]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval, S3496 [23MY]
  Press releases
      Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 
        H3604 [7JN]




CONTAMINATED DRYWALL SAFETY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4212, provisions, H6134 [19SE]




CONTE, TREVOR P.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242 [27FE]




CONTI, MAURICE AND SOPHIE

  Remarks in House
      New Zealand: Bravery Medal recipients, E712 [7MY]




CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

  Bills and resolutions
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
  Remarks in House
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash, H519, H520 [7FE]
      ------implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5208 [25JY], H5296 [26JY]




CONTINENTAL CONGRESS  see Congress




CONTINENTAL SHELF  see Outer Continental Shelf




CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA

  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Mary 
        Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      California: protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-
        San Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]




CONTRACEPTIVES

  Articles and editorials
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
  Letters
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage 
        of certain women's preventive health services: several law 
        professors, E1370-E1372 [1AU]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
      Contraception coverage bills co-sponsored by former Senator 
        Edward M. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, 
        H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, 
        H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, 
        H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      Health: maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]
      ------prohibit cuts in health insurance benefits for women and 
        children, H2246, H2250 [27AP]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1116, H1118 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR], 
        H1213, H1218 [7MR], H1300 [8MR]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of religious 
        issues, H3409 [5JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, H1221 [7MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      Women: health care for women, H1379-H1383 [19MR], H1398, H1399, 
        H1400 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1485 [21MR], 
        H1500 [22MR], H1651 [28MR], H1924 [18AP], H4803 [11JY], H5536, 
        H5537, H5538 [1AU], E464 [28MR], E506 [29MR], E1226 [11JY], 
        E1369 [1AU]
      ------impact of access to contraceptive services and supplies, 
        H1270 [7MR], H5634 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S880-S882 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1077-S1082 [28FE], S1104-S1110, S1112, 
        S1113, S1115-S1129, S1132-S1139, S1141, S1156 [29FE], S1159-
        S1173 [1MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 
        [29FE]
      Women: health care for women, S374-S379, S381 [7FE], S882-S885 
        [17FE], S1497-S1499 [8MR], S1821 [20MR], S5692-S5699 [31JY], 
        S5806 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112-361), H25 
        [17JA]
  Testimonies
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]




CONTRACTOR OPPORTUNITY PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4081), H943 [17FE]




CONTRACTS

  Bills and resolutions
      Arbitration: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]
      BLM: conduct study of legal and administrative steps needed to 
        cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining 
        contracts (see H.R. 6469), H6231 [20SE]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and 
        contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of private security contractors and Afghan 
        Public Protection Force members to provide security for Armed 
        Forces members and military installations and facilities in 
        Afghanistan (see H.R. 4117), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide and implement insurance for workers on military 
        bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance 
        program (see H.R. 5891), H3480 [5JN]
      ------require contractors and subcontractors working on military 
        construction projects to comply with licensing requirements 
        for employees working at the project location (see H.R. 4184), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4068), 
        H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are 
        domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see S. 
        2114), S699 [15FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify contracting goals and 
        preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled 
        by veterans (see H.R. 4048), H900 [16FE]
      ------extend authority to enter into contracts with private 
        physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see 
        H.R. 5880), H3362 [31MY]
      ------give preference to veteran-owned local contractors (see 
        H.R. 6004), H3974 [21JN]
      ------modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences 
        for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
        after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 6277), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests (see 
        H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]
      Education: prohibit institutions of higher education that 
        participate in certain financial aid programs from including 
        predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see 
        S. 3557), S6454 [19SE]
      Employment: exclude employment contracts and employment disputes 
        from arbitration (see H.R. 4181), H1304 [8MR]
      ------require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to enter into 
        contracts with private sector for property management (see 
        H.R. 6264), H5629 [1AU]
      ------hold accountable agencies that fail to meet goals on 
        participation of small business concerns in procurement 
        contracts and authorize preferential treatment of such 
        concerns (see H.R. 3779), H77 [18JA]
      ------permit agencies to count certain contracts toward certain 
        small business contracting goals (see H.R. 5829), H3161 [18MY]
      ------prohibit purchase of merchandise subject to antidumping or 
        countervailing duty orders (see S. 3611), S6625 [21SE]
      ------report to Congress about refusal to implement certain 
        recommendations for reimbursement by inefficient or wasteful 
        Afghanistan reconstruction contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Federal contracts: require solicitations for Federal procurement 
        contracts to include information about the Buy American Act 
        and whether foreign goods may be used to fulfill requirements 
        of the contracts (see H.R. 4047), H801 [15FE]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4774 [10JY]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (see S. 3261), S3688 [4JN]
      Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 4259), H1570 
        [26MR]
      Income: implement controls on salaries of Government contractors 
        by limiting reimbursement for excessive compensation equal to 
        the pay of the President of the U.S. (see S. 2198), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S3174 [15MY] 
        (see H.R. 4074), H943 [17FE]
      Medicare: repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare 
        Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H943 [17FE]
      ------improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      ------increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]
      ------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H640 [8FE]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H640 
        [8FE]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H218 [31JA]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H640 [8FE]
      ------increase penalties for contracting fraud (see H.R. 4206), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see S. 3213), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 3850), 
        H218 [31JA]
      ------provide certainty for small business concerns (see S. 
        3572), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded 
        to small business concerns (see H.R. 6078), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]
      Taxation: allow partial exclusion for foreign earned income of 
        employees of Federal contractors who do not fulfill foreign 
        country residency requirements for certain reasons (see H.R. 
        6341), H5706 [2AU]
      ------clarify tax treatment of certain life insurance contract 
        transactions (see S. 2048), S208 [31JA]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      U.S. Code: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (see H.R. 6080), H4684 [9JY]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3236), S3630 [24MY]
      War: enhance security, increase accountability, and improve 
        Federal contracting for overseas contingency operations (see 
        S. 2139), S1147 [29FE] (see S. 3286), S3976 [12JN]
      ------increase accountability in contracts for overseas 
        contingency operations (see H.R. 6360), H5727 [7AU]
      Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal 
        employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds 
        (see H.R. 6406), H6000 [13SE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense to end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria: several Senators, 
        S1697 [15MR]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting Bartlett amendment on project labor 
        agreement status in construction contracts to H.R. 4310, Dept. 
        of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction, E841 [17MY]
  Memorandums
      Congressional Authority To Alter Postal Service Employee-
        Management Relations Including Collective Bargaining 
        Agreements: Congressional Research Service, S2633 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H2824, H2830, H3011-
        H3014 [17MY], H5028, H5029 [19JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: management of Lake Berryessa in 
        California relative to concession bidding process, H3354, 
        H3355 [31MY]
      Business and industry: advantages of foreign outsourcing, H4159 
        [28JN]
      California: clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1061, H1062 [29FE]
      ------clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1066, H1067 [29FE]
      ------eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new 
        contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt 
        repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: provide assistance to 
        small, minority, and woman-owned businesses seeking to be 
        awarded contracts to redevelop Federal property, H500-H502 
        [6FE]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (H.R. 4403), 
        H2045 [24AP]
      Dept. of Defense: conduct outreach program to benefit women- and 
        minority-owned small businesses prior to conversion of 
        functions from civilian employees to contractors, H2837, H3066 
        [17MY]
      ------end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to 
        role in arms sales to Syria, H5038-H5040 [19JY], E1298 [23JY]
      ------ensure competition in Government service contracts and 
        remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain 
        commercial products or services, H3050, H3051 [17MY], H4970, 
        H4971 [18JY]
      ------limit salaries of contractor executives, H5042, H5043 
        [19JY]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3017-H3019 
        [17MY]
      ------prohibit foreign businesses that engage in business 
        activity with terrorist nations from contracting and 
        procurement opportunities, H3064 [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995, H4996 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into contracts with entities 
        having been convicted of fraud against the Federal Government, 
        H5060, H5061 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into non-competitive contracts 
        for helicopter leak-proof drip pans, H4991 [18JY]
      ------Rapid Innovation Fund funding, H4964, H4965 [18JY]
      ------require Federal contractors to disclose political 
        contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      ------small business contracting reforms funding, H2792 [16MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding for procurement of 
        certain items unless they are domestically grown or produced, 
        H3502 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: allow private sector competition for 
        performance of commercial activities within the Bureau of 
        Prisons, H2406 [8MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 
        Program funding, H4623 [29JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit Office of Inspector General to 
        review practices relative to collection and content of bids 
        for certain veterans' hospital construction projects, H3326, 
        H3327 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3285, H3315, H3316, H3331-H3339 [31MY], E957, E965 
        [1JN], E1024 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 6277), E1396 
        [3AU]
      FDA: develop uniform Federal standards for third party logistics 
        providers to ensure safety and security in the delivery of 
        pharmaceuticals, H3227, H3230 [30MY]
      Federal contracts: allow contracting officers to consider 
        information regarding domestic employment before awarding a 
        Federal contract, H3006 [17MY]
      Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain 
        activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, 
        H2417 [8MY]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), H3691 [8JN]
      GSA: ensure contracts are in compliance with workforce diversity 
        rules, H1829 [16AP], H1854 [17AP]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting, H3135, H3136 [18MY]
      Maritime Administration: prohibit exemption from Federal 
        Acquisition Regulations and disposal of National Defense 
        Reserve Fleet vessels using less than open and transparent 
        competition, H3136 [18MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: prohibit mineral exploration or 
        mining permits to companies that have failed to pay taxes, 
        have connections to Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, 
        and require equipment be made in the U.S., H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on 
        improving methods of granting security clearances to 
        subcontractors and notifying them of Federal classified 
        contracting opportunities, H3298 [31MY]
      Peabody Energy, Inc.: call for investigation into contracts with 
        public power organizations to fund Prairie State Energy Campus 
        in Marissa, IL, and impact on consumer electricity rates, 
        H6161 [20SE], H6236 [21SE]
      SBA: modify small business concern size standards, H2836 [17MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      Small business: expand Federal contracting mentor-protege 
        programs, H522 [7FE]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors, H2704 [15MY]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (H.R. 3985), H816 [16FE]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (H.R. 5542), H4722 [10JY]
      ------provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a 
        reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (H.R. 
        1163), H203 [31JA]
      Transportation: increase requirement for American-made content 
        in transportation construction projects, H3795 [19JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit funding to 
        restrict participation in Screening Partnership Program (SPP), 
        H3640 [7JN]
      ------require private companies contracted to provide security 
        screenings to be owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, H3644 
        [7JN]
      U.S. Code: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (H.R. 6080), H5796-H5814 [11SE]
      U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish, H3092 [17MY]
      Veterans: prohibit funding to enter into contracts that do not 
        give small businesses owned and controlled by veterans any 
        available preference, H3134 [18MY], H3341, H3342 [31MY]
      ------provide assistance to veterans and veteran-owned 
        businesses with respect to contract opportunities, H5060 
        [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 [15MR]
      Dept. of HHS: contract with public relations firm for 
        advertising campaign to promote preventive health benefits of 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3467 [23MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (S. 2044), S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: treat small businesses bequeathed to 
        family by Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty as 
        owned and controlled by veterans for contracting goals and 
        preferences (S. 3405), S5213 [19JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Education: prohibit institutions of higher education that 
        participate in certain financial aid programs from including 
        predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (S. 
        3557), S6458-S6460 [19SE]
      FDA: develop uniform Federal standards for third party logistics 
        providers to ensure safety and security in the delivery of 
        pharmaceuticals, S3414 [22MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to implement 
        rule to improve Federal permitting and review process of 
        infrastructure projects, S2144 [28MR]
      ------prohibit purchase of merchandise subject to antidumping or 
        countervailing duty orders (S. 3611), S6629 [21SE]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), S3720 [5JN], S3870, S3871 [7JN]
      Iran: prohibit foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to 
        continue doing business with Iran without facing penalties, 
        S5862 [1AU]
      Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal 
        contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional 
        spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal 
        elections, S100, S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]
      Postal Service: renegotiation of current collective bargaining 
        agreements, S2632-S2634 [24AP]
      SBA: reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits, S4927 
        [12JY]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (S. 2172), S1462 [7MR]
      Small business: modify goals for procurement contracts awarded 
        to small business concerns (S. 3213), S3392 [22MY]
      ------provide certainty for small business concerns (S. 3572), 
        S6461 [19SE]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Transportation: increase requirement for American-made content 
        in transportation construction projects, S1440 [7MR], S1602, 
        S1608 [13MR]
      ------maintain competitive market by ensuring equal treatment of 
        contract rail operators, S1536 [8MR]
  Reports filed
      Improve Enactment of Certain Laws Relative to Public Contracts: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6080) (H. Rept. 112-
        662), H5764 [10SE]
      Inquiry Into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Dept. of 
        Defense Supply Chain: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 
        Rept. 112-167), S3329 [21MY]
      Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2008) (H. Rept. 
        112-536), H3706 [15JN]
  Resolutions by organizations
      GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1307-H1359 [9MR], 
        H5338-H5405 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6080, improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts, H5796-H5814 [11SE]
      S. 2172, Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act, 
        S1462 [7MR]
      S. 3261, allow Forest Service to award certain contracts for 
        large air tankers, S3871 [7JN], H3691 [8JN]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]




CONTRERAS, RUDOLPH

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1981-S1984 [22MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1944 [21MR]




CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

  Articles and editorials
      U.S. Should Legalize Industrial Hemp, S4138 [13JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 2297), S2496 
        [18AP]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 3431), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (see S. 
        3189, 3190), S3234 [16MY] (see H.R. 6312), H5705 [2AU]
      ------prevent abuse of dextromethorphan (see S. 3376), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Law enforcement: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of 
        marijuana (see S. 3501), S5977 [2AU]
  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Gretchen DuBeau, Alliance 
        for Natural Health USA, S5384 [25JY]
      ------John Shaw, Natural Products Association, S5383 [25JY]
      ------Loren Israelsen, United Natural Products Alliance, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Michael McGuffin, American Herbal Products Association, 
        S5383 [25JY]
      ------Scott M. Melville, Consumers Healthcare Products 
        Association, S5384 [25JY]
      ------Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, S5384 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills, H3224 
        [30MY]
      ------increase penalties for operators of pill mills (H.R. 
        1065), H5529 [1AU]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, H3224 [30MY]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, H3868 
        [20JN]
      Health care professionals: require practitioners to obtain 
        particular training or special certification on addiction and 
        substance abuse, and appropriate and safe use of certain 
        controlled substances (H.R. 2119), H5529 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, S3506 [23MY], S3560, 
        S3564 [24MY], S4183 [14JN], S4408 [21JN], S4605 [26JN]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 3431), 
        S5383-S5385 [25JY]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, S3491, 
        S3503 [23MY], S3546, S3548, S3556 [24MY], S4449 [25JN], S4625, 
        S4630 [26JN]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), 
        S680, S681 [15FE]
      Law enforcement: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of 
        marijuana, S4138, S4139 [13JN], S4399 [21JN]




CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES CLINICAL STANDARDS COMMISSION

  Remarks in House
      Drugs: increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]




CONTZIUS, ERIK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E710 [7MY]




CONVOY OF HOPE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Joplin, MO: tribute to recovery efforts in aftermath of tornado, 
        E768 [10MY]
      Tribute, E454 [27MR]




CONWAY, BARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1669 [28SE]




CONWAY, BARRY E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1684 [5OC]




CONWELL, YVONNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1491 [12SE]




CONYERS, GA

  Proclamations
      Brian A. Mann Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1183 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Links, Inc.: tribute to Conyers, GA, Azalea City chapter, E304 
        [1MR]




CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3019 [17MY], H3125 [18MY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3298 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Armed Forces: enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, 
        installment contract, and eviction protections during a 
        funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-
        year appropriations (see H.R. 2654), H2647 [10MY]
      ------permanently extend period of mortgage foreclosure 
        protections (see H.R. 544), H2569 [9MY]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        5751), H2713 [15MY]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H5711 [2AU]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1101 [29FE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3976 
        [21JN]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational 
        seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of 
        personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the 
        U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H4862 
        [12JY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H5526 [31JY]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H1915 [17AP]
      ------prohibit executives of financial firms from insuring 
        against having to repay illegally-received compensation or to 
        pay civil penalties to protect personal assets (see H.R. 
        5860), H3734 [18JN]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4657 [29JN]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen 
        born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War 
        (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3707 [15JN]
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 
        4390), H6300 [2OC]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H5711 [2AU]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H2648 [10MY]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Consumers: prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer 
        information in making any determination involving auto 
        insurance (see H.R. 6129), H4868 [13JY]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]
      ------improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (see H.R. 6080), H4684 [9JY]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H1916 [17AP]
      ------constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for 
        political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 92), H2648 
        [10MY]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2289 [27AP]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see H.R. 
        4086), H950 [24FE]
      ------prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (see H.R. 4967), H2267 [27AP]
      ------provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see H.R. 3863), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      ------report the long-term costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 
        (see H.R. 974), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for 
        educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1294), H6151 
        [19SE]
      ------authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
        grant funds for dating violence prevention (see H.R. 2689), 
        H945 [17FE]
      ------establish a temporary private education loan debt 
        consolidation program to assist eligible borrowers in 
        refinancing private education debt as Federal Direct 
        Consolidation Loans (see H.R. 2410), H1642 [27MR]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see 
        H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H376 [1FE]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count veterans' education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 
        3764), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H6323 [2NO]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H5328 [26JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H79 [18JA]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H28 [17JA]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1847 [16AP]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services (see H.R. 1666), H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide grants to support job creation initiatives under 
        the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3701), H513 
        [6FE]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 
        [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants 
        program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and 
        Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for 
        unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed 
        communities (see H.R. 2368), H2647 [10MY]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H2329 [7MY]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 
        3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 
        1521), H1154 [5MR]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Asset 
        Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to 
        homeowners to avoid foreclosure (see H.R. 1238), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide growth and stability funding for Detroit, MI (see 
        H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a transformational 
        infrastructure competitive grant program (see H.R. 4352), 
        H1845 [16AP]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized 
        military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts 
        to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 
        210), H4828 [11JY]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6152 [19SE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H2329 [7MY]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6300 [2OC]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H1847 [16AP]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Economy: rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (see H.R. 5727), H3363 [31MY]
      Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers 
        (see H.R. 3821), H221 [31JA]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1808 [29MR]
      Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update 
        standards for government and law enforcement access to stored 
        communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Employment: prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an 
        applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal 
        offense, except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      ------promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women 
        through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand 
        occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2647 [10MY]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 996), H27 
        [17JA]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1210 [6MR]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget 
        authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year 
        does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external 
        independent auditor (see H.R. 6528), H6310 [16OC]
      Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see 
        H. Res. 657), H2713 [15MY]
      ------provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 
        3485), H6001 [13SE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H2134 [25AP]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H27 [17JA]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6318 [26OC]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H2647 [10MY]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense 
        services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross 
        violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see 
        H.R. 5749), H2713 [15MY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H2447 [8MY]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H3164 [18MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1642 [27MR]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2662 [11MY]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H2072 [24AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5009 [18JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H4685 [9JY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (see H. Res. 535), H374 [1FE]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3568), H28 [17JA]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H3404 [1JN]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5293 [25JY]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H5712 [2AU]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H3915 [20JN]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H2647 [10MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel 
        production (see H.R. 5745), H3405 [1JN]
      ------impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a 
        tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient 
        vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare 
        reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      ------prevent Federal residential and commercial mortgage 
        lending regulators from adopting policies that contravene 
        established State and local property assessed clean energy 
        (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H1807 [29MR]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5526 [31JY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H3481 [5JN]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H2330 [7MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5010 [18JY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H182 [25JA]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H115 [23JA]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H1428 [20MR]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H1543 [22MR]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2570 [9MY]
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H3661 [7JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1363 [13MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H1848 [16AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H3734 [18JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3808 [19JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ------facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax 
        assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see 
        H.R. 2151), H3733 [18JN]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6060 [14SE]
      ------increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
        assistance (see H.R. 2481), H5328 [26JY]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5328 [26JY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1135 [1MR]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H5766 
        [10SE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2329 [7MY]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H2329 [7MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H572 [7FE]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of 
        U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 5787), H5860 [11SE]
      U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. 
        Res. 690), H3807 [19JN]
      U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: increase congressional oversight (see 
        H.R. 6546), H6276 [21SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative to 
        employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H3662 [7JN]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H6312 [19OC]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        2853), H512 (see H.R. 3884), H513 [6FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 3316), H2647 [10MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      ------require States to permit individuals to register to vote 
        in an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (see H.R. 3317), H2647 [10MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H641 [8FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1428 [20MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H3163 [18MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1845 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Computers: protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (see H.R. 6189), H5290 [25JY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H1739 [28MR]
      Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, 
        sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 
        [17JA]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2067 [24AP]
      Immigration: provide for additional visas for certain 
        entrepreneurs and job creators (see H.R. 6210), H5326 [26JY]
      Insurance: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that 
        health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance 
        issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (see H.R. 5838), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law 
        enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and 
        programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in 
        placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his 
        or her parents (see H.R. 6021), H4063 [26JN]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 5593), H2442 [8MY]
  Biographies
      Adams, Charles G., H1375 [19MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (H.R. 6117), H4864 [12JY]
      Computers: protect cyber privacy (H.R. 6183), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (H.R. 6189), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (H.R. 4277), H1740 [28MR]
      Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, 
        sustainable rebuilding and development (H.R. 3771), H27 [17JA]
      Immigration: provide for additional visas for certain 
        entrepreneurs and job creators (H.R. 6210), H5327 [26JY]
      Insurance: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that 
        health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance 
        issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (H.R. 5838), H3163 
        [18MY]
      Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law 
        enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and 
        programs (H.R. 4098), H1017 [28FE]
      Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in 
        placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his 
        or her parents (H.R. 6021), H4064 [26JN]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 5593), H2445 [8MY]
  Letters
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, 
        H1507 [22MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3183, H3187, H3189 [30MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5442, H5443, H5445, H5446 [31JY]
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3012 [17MY]
      Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws 
        to the business of health insurance to protect competition and 
        consumers, H1510 [22MR]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1678, H1737 [28MR]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H649, H652, H653, H654 [9FE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H1371 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3008, H3012, H3019, H3020 [17MY]
      ------F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3019, H3020 
        [17MY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3008 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), E1151 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (H.R. 6189), H5796 [11SE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5893, H5895, H5896 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5896 [12SE]
      ------reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]
      Government regulations: exempt clean drinking water regulations 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5252 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from 
        any regulatory freeze, H5254 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5235, H5236, H5237, H5238, H5241, 
        H5252, H5254 [25JY]
      Health: delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1507 [22MR]
      ------improve access to emergency medical services, H1508, H1509 
        [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1479, H1485, H1489 [21MR], 
        H1504, H1505, H1507, H1508, H1509, H1510, H1512, H1513 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4755, H4756, H4758 [10JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1512, 
        H1513 [22MR]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6190, 
        H6191 [20SE]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3298, H3299 [31MY]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (H.R. 
        3992), H1373 [19MR]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, H652 [9FE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E965 [1JN]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1501 [22MR]
      Medicare: reform, H1678 [28MR]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (H. Res. 758), 
        E1423 [3AU]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2764, H2773, H2774 
        [16MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: assess 
        consequences of a military strike against Iran, H3298, H3299 
        [31MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4755, H4756, H4758 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1479 [21MR], H1507 [22MR]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H1000 [28FE]
      Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in 
        placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his 
        or her parents (H.R. 6021), E1139 [26JN]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 5593), E730 
        [8MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2764, 
        H2774 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2764, H2767, H2774 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2764, H2767, H2768, H2769, 
        H2770, H2773, H2774 [16MY]
      Votes: correction, H4851 [12JY]
      ------position on missed, H4616 [29JN], H4672 
        [9JY], H5117 [23JY], E145 [6FE]
  Statements
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Several Representatives and 
        Scholars, H1504 [22MR]
  Tributes
      Adams, Charles G., H1375 [19MR]
      Belafonte, Harry, H1117 [1MR]
      Heath, Jimmy, E1491 [12SE]
      Keith, Damon J., E1174 [28JN]
      Payne, Donald M., H1198 [6MR]
      Payton, John A., E576 [18AP]
      Schmidt, Marylyn, H1004 [28FE]
      St. Angelo, George, E379 [19MR]
      Staub, Benjamin, E1443 [3AU]




COOK, BETTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E941 [31MY]




COOK, DEE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2142 [26AP]




COOK, ELIZABETH COLLINS

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3279 [17MY]




COOK, FRANK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H171 [25JA]




COOK, JENNIFER

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




COOK, JOHN J.

  Remarks in House
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (H.R. 
        2079), H705, H706 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (H.R. 
        2079), S2885 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2079), S2730 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2079, John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY, H705 
        [14FE]




COOK, MATTHEW R.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E318 [6MR]




COOK COUNTY, MN

  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Letters
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Land use: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in 
        certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), H2048, H2049 [24AP]
      Minnesota: exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest from calculation of payments 
        to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Land use: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in 
        certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), S3241 [16MY], S3658 [24MY]
  Reports filed
      Release Reversionary Interest Held By the U.S. in Certain Cook 
        County, MN, Land Conveyed for the Establishment of an Airport: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2947) (H. Rept. 
        112-441), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2947, release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in 
        certain Cook County, MN, land conveyed for the establishment 
        of an airport, H2048 [24AP]




COOK-CROWDER, IDA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E647 [25AP]




COOLEY, DENTON A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H6236 [21SE]




COOLEY, JIMMIE R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1337 [26JY]




COOMBS, JOHN L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E475 [28MR]




COON, TAMMY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1277 [18JY]




COONAN, THOMAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1471 [11SE]




COONS, CHRISTOPHER A. (a Senator from Delaware)

  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6008 [2AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3999 [12JN], 
        S4152, S4153 [13JN], S4210 [14JN], S4274 [19JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S272 [1FE], S351 [6FE]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2555, S2556, S2557 
        [19AP]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3177 [15MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S573, S576 [13FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4952 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5622 [26JY], S5777, 
        S5778, S5787 [31JY], S5885 [1AU], S5980 [2AU]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S51 [24JA], S139 [30JA], S545 
        [13FE], S585 [14FE], S879 [17FE], S1063 [28FE], S1559 [12MR], 
        S1583 [13MR], S1817 [20MR], S2287 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2933 
        [8MY], S3875 [11JN], S3931 [12JN], S4433 [25JN], S4601 [26JN], 
        S4731 [29JN], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY], S5691 [31JY], S6021 
        [3AU], S6391 [17SE], S6687 [25SE], S6699 [16OC]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 
        [5MR]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S2732 [25AP]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. 
        Con. Res. 48), S4675 [27JN]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 
        (see S. 3389), S5084 [17JY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: make grants to support early college high 
        schools and other dual enrollment programs (see S. 154), S2324 
        [16AP]
      ------promote environmental education (see S. 1372), S5258 
        [23JY]
      ------strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and 
        prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship 
        through innovative partnerships (see S. 426), S6271 [12SE]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      ------improve high-end computing research and development 
        program (see S. 3459), S6271 [12SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (see S. 2119), S850 [16FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of Justice: assist State oversight of proceedings, conduct 
        background checks, and improve monitoring relative to adult 
        guardianships and conservatorships of protected persons (see 
        S. 1744), S4951 [12JY]
      ------establish a permanent background check system for youth-
        serving organization volunteers (see S. 645), S6108 [11SE]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        S. 2554), S2922 [7MY]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (see S. 250), S4204 [14JN]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S6547 
        [20SE]
      ------provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 3328), S4417 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP]
      ------require a quadrennial diplomacy and development review 
        (see S. 3341), S6547 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: set prices for Federal Migratory Bird 
        Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited 
        waivers of stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), 
        S3423 [22MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 
        2241), S2085 [27MR]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see S. 414), S614 [14FE]
      Diseases: improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary 
        hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see S. 1167), S3785 [6JN]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2732 
        [25AP]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 29), 
        S4774 [29JN]
      ------prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see S. 
        1994), S4637 [26JN]
      EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see S. 1270), 
        S1791 [19MR]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S3175 [15MY]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5085 [17JY]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (see S. 2215), S1932 [21MR]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Haiti: provide assistance to end deforestation and restore the 
        extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see 
        S. 1023), S614 [14FE]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S5871 [1AU]
      Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for 
        employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country 
        limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 1983), S209 
        [31JA]
      ------enhance national security, combat illegal immigration, and 
        promote job creation, innovation, investment, and research 
        (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4774 [29JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2825 [26AP]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1670), S2325 
        [16AP]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S2243 [29MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S3730 [5JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S1791 [19MR]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      Nicaragua: support democratic aspirations and call attention to 
        the deterioration of constitutional order (see S. Res. 344), 
        S2087 [27MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S3424 [22MY]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S1459 [7MR]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S2326 [16AP]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S3423 [22MY]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 3508), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 435), S3043 [9MY]
      ------provide humanitarian assistance and support a transition 
        to democracy (see S. 3498), S6064 [10SE]
      Tariff: benzene, 2,4-dichloro-1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl) 
        (see S. 2597), S2923 [7MY]
      ------black 661 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2606), S2923 [7MY]
      ------black 820 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2607), S2923 [7MY]
      ------buprofezin (see S. 2602), S2923 [7MY]
      ------cyan 1 RO inkjet printing ink (see S. 2605), S2923 [7MY]
      ------cyan 854 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2604), S2923 [7MY]
      ------dichloroacetyl chloride (see S. 2598), S2923 [7MY]
      ------fenpyroximate (see S. 2599), S2923 [7MY]
      ------flutolanil (see S. 2601), S2923 [7MY]
      ------phosphoric acid, tris (2-ethylhexyl) ester (see S. 2595), 
        S2923 [7MY]
      ------pyraflufen-ethyl (see S. 2600), S2923 [7MY]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 2592), S2923 [7MY]
      ------thiamethoxam (see S. 2594), S2923 [7MY]
      ------tolfenpyrad technical (see S. 2603), S2923 [7MY]
      ------triasulfuron (see S. 2596), S2923 [7MY]
      ------trifloxysulfuron-sodium (see S. 2593), S2923 [7MY]
      ------ultraviolet lamps filled with deuterium gas (see S. 2591), 
        S2923 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 
        1806), S4460 [25JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S6456 [19SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see S. 1171), S6455 [19SE]
      ------increase and make permanent the alternative simplified 
        research credit (see S. 1577), S6108 [11SE]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S4822 [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S3043 [9MY] 
        (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see S. 1035), S75 [24JA]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3043 [9MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S76 
        [24JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3785 [6JN]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S2326 [16AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1374 [2MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Tariff: benzyl carbazate (see S. 2615), S2924 [7MY]
      ------difenoconazole and mefenoxam mixtures (see S. 2618), S2924 
        [7MY]
      ------esfenvalerate technical (see S. 2610), S2923 [7MY]
      ------ethyl 2-(isocyanatosulfonyl)benzoate (see S. 2614), S2924 
        [7MY]
      ------famoxadone, cymoxanil, and application adjuvants (see S. 
        2609), S2923 [7MY]
      ------flubendiamide (see S. 2617), S2924 [7MY]
      ------methyl 4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) 
        carbamate (see S. 2608), S2923 [7MY]
      ------methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-
        1,3,5- triazin-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]-3- 
        methylbenzoate and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2612), S2924 [7MY]
      ------1,3-benzenedicarbonitrile (see S. 2619), S2924 [7MY]
      ------phenyl (4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl) carbamate (see S. 
        2611), S2924 [7MY]
      ------pyraflufen-ethyl (see S. 2616), S2924 [7MY]
      ------pyrithiobac-sodium (see S. 2613), S2924 [7MY]
      ------2-amino-4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine (see S. 2839), 
        S2965 [8MY]
      ------2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-methylamino-1,3,5-triazine (see S. 
        2840), S2965 [8MY]
      Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to 
        provide need-based college scholarships (see S. 2287), S2392 
        [17AP]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        S. 3460), S5732 [31JY]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1372 [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      Senate, S51 [24JA], S139 [30JA], S545 [13FE], S585 [14FE], S879 
        [17FE], S1063 [28FE], S1559 [12MR], S1583 [13MR], S1817 
        [20MR], S2287 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2933 [8MY], S3875 [11JN], 
        S3931 [12JN], S4433 [25JN], S4601 [26JN], S4731 [29JN], S4985 
        [16JY], S5051 [17JY], S5691 [31JY]
  Remarks
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5453 [26JY], S5905, S5907 [2AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4274 [19JN]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5453 [26JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3703 
        [5JN]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S3680 [4JN]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): set sunset date, S5439 [26JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: study feasibility of establishing a 
        business disruption insurance policy and a catastrophic event 
        policy for poultry producers, S4274 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (S. 2194), S1735 [15MR], 
        S3018 [9MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3017 [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (S. 3192), S3200 [16MY], 
        S3259, S3260 [17MY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5453 [26JY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S337 [6FE]
      ------invest in innovation through research and development and 
        improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3259, S3260 [17MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3765 [6JN]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3765 [6JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1830 [20MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3313 [21MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government trade programs, S5905, S5907 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (S. 2215), S2065, S2066, S2067, S2068 [27MR]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S3260 [17MY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, 
        S4818 [10JY]
      National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard 
        Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in 
        domestic emergency response, S1731 [15MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S6303 [13SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5026 [16JY]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S1068 [28FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S2056, S2057 [27MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1830 [20MR]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5026 
        [16JY]
      Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to 
        provide need-based college scholarships (S. 2287), S3017 [9MY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5326 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5326 [25JY]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (S. 
        3275), S3841 [7JN]
      ------permanently extend and modify the research credit (S. 
        825), S337 [6FE]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (S. 
        3460), S5735 [31JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5099 [18JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5194 [19JY], S5710 
        [31JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5439 [26JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S2776 
        [26AP], S6303 [13SE]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, S6303 [13SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S289 [2FE], S2776 [26AP], S6303 
        [13SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act, S3842 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Broomall, Hugh T., S5480 [26JY]
      Gerdts, Douglas, S6475 [20SE]
      Gilligan, Robert F., S6537 [20SE]
      Hargett, Gus, S1731 [15MR]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1909 [21MR]
      Morgan, Robin W., S5969 [2AU]
      Smith, Eugene, S6538 [20SE]
      Vavala, Frank, S1731 [15MR]




COOPER, JIM (a Representative from Tennessee)

  Amendments
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1717 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H6234 [20SE]
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H3163 [18MY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4158 [27JN]
      ------require military command responsibility and accountability 
        for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a 
        deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and 
        respect (see H.R. 4913), H2205 [26AP]
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy 
        efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges 
        from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-
        Federal sources to count military and veterans' education 
        benefits under such rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H2814 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of 
        survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset 
        the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation 
        (see H.R. 178), H3981 [25JN]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H2716 [15MY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H3915 [20JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3662 [7JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H1306 [8MR]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2135 [25AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2663 [11MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H727 [14FE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H696 [13FE]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2570 [9MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1543 [22MR]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H4656 [29JN]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H6062 [14SE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H5712 [2AU]
      Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H5767 [10SE]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H2647 [10MY]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H2268 [27AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H696 [13FE]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H5331 [30JY]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5860 [11SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1543 [22MR]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1693, H1725, H1728 [28MR]
      Music City Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E610 
        [23AP], E681 [27AP], E723 [8MY]
      Nashville, TN: anniversary of Nashville International Airport, 
        E1017 [7JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H2636 [10MY]
  Tributes
      Langstaff, George, E1452 [10SE]




COOPER, WILFRED, SR.

  Remarks in House
      California Homebuilding Foundation: Hall of Fame inductee, E1291 
        [19JY]




COOPER CITY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Danberg, Scott: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]




COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 576), S6626 [21SE] (see H. Res. 797), 
        H6232 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 576, anniversary, S6630, S6680 [21SE]




COOPERSTOWN, NY

  Amendments
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4979, S4980 [12JY], H5072 [19JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S132 [26JA]
  Remarks in House
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), Senate amendment, H5072 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4980 [12JY]




COORDINATION OF PRO BONO MEDICALLY RECOMMENDED DENTAL CARE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4091), H965 [27FE]




COPE, MARIANNE

  Remarks in Senate
      Catholic Church: canonization, S6539 [20SE]




COPE, STANTON E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1326 [25JY]




COPELAND, CALVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1474 [11SE]




COPELAND, REGGIE

  Remarks in House
      Cottage Hill Civilian Club: Mobilian of the Year award 
        recipient, E490 [29MR]




COPLEY, OH

  Remarks in Senate
      Campbell, Ben: National Association of Police Organizations TOP 
        COPS Award recipient, S3079 [10MY]




COPPELL, TX

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: anniversary of Troop 840, E301 [1MR]
      Mockingbird Elementary School: Character Education Partnership 
        (organization) National School of Character award recipient, 
        E1715 [23OC]




COPPS, MICHAEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S152 [30JA]




COPYRIGHTS

  Articles and editorials
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering 
        of copyright and trademark information on merchandise 
        presented for examination (see H.R. 4216), H1426 [20MR]
      Business and industry: provide protection for fashion design 
        (see S. 3523), S6062 [10SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 548), 
        H802 [15FE]
      Taxation: make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of 
        expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music 
        copyrights (see S. 2258), S2242 [29MR]
      Telecommunications: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see S. 3609), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6480), H6273 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 
        [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), 
        H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E122, E123, E124 
        [2FE]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 548), E215 [16FE]
      Research: ensure continued publication and integrity of peer-
        reviewed research works by the private sector (H.R. 3699), 
        E252, E253 [27FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27-S31 
        [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]
      Telecommunications: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (S. 3609), S6628 [21SE]




CORAL GABLES, FL

  Remarks in House
      Bacardi & Co. Ltd.: anniversary, E65 [24JA]




CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Reauthorize: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 46) (S. Rept. 112-210), S6270 [12SE]




CORAL SPRINGS, FL

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1590 [21SE]




CORBIN, KY

  Obituaries
      Bunch, Dewayne E.: Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5655 [30JY]




CORBIN, MITCHELL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1094 [20JN]




CORBIN (KY) TIMES-TRIBUNE

  Articles and editorials
      Father and Son Team Up To Go Outside the Wire, S2318 [16AP]
      Former Wildcat, Coaching Legend Dead at 59, S6424 [19SE]
      Jimmy Lee Vance--Remembrances of Jimmy Lee Vance, S1575 [12MR]
  Obituaries
      Bunch, Dewayne E., S5655 [30JY]
      Catron, Janie G., S5952 [2AU]




CORDELL, HELEN MYERS LONG

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E343 [8MR]




CORDER, MIKE

  Articles and editorials
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]




CORDOVA, AK

  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: tribute to Coast Guard and Alaska National Guard for 
        response to severe weather, S115-S117 [26JA]




CORDOVA, BEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E171 [9FE]




CORDOVA, FRANCE A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2159 [28MR]




CORDRAY, RICHARD

  Bills and resolutions
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Letters
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H677-H680 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      FRS: recess appointment to be Consumer Financial Protection 
        Bureau Director, S151 [30JA], S418 [9FE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], S87-S89, S111, S113 [26JA], 
        S139, S149 [30JA], S179 [31JA], S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 
        [16FE], S1640 [14MR], S4439 [25JN]




CORKER, BOB (a Senator from Tennessee)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4370 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S218 [31JA], S266, S270 [1FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3092 [10MY], S3148 [15MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2511 
        [18AP], S2555 [19AP], S2649 [24AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S787 [15FE], S1096 [28FE], S1395 
        [5MR], S1463 [7MR], S1534 [8MR], S1605 [13MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1742, S1758, S1759 [15MR]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3047, S3048 
        [9MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2865 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Agriculture: phase out sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see S. 25), S2001 [22MR]
      ------repeal sugar price support program (see S. 685), S1791 
        [19MR]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: provide an optional fast-track procedure the President 
        may use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 102), 
        S4204 [14JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (see S. 1821), S2325 [16AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see S. 2121), S2656 [24AP]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S2002 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        S. 3551), S6340 [13SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3839 [7JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3280 [17MY] (see S. 3394), S5134 [18JY]
      ------implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial 
        banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules 
        (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      FRS: require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to conduct 
        a small business review panel on the qualified mortgage rule 
        before the Bureau can go forward with a final rule (see S. 
        3571), S6454 [19SE]
      ------treatment of information provided to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5134 [18JY]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S6628 [21SE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see S.J. Res. 48), S6272 [12SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers 
        (see S. 1173), S3174 [15MY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 
        1981), S1791 [19MR]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S5134 [18JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S389 [7FE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6272 [12SE]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Taxation: make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of 
        expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music 
        copyrights (see S. 2258), S2242 [29MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2732 
        [25AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3087 [10MY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2245 
        [29MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S2001 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (see S. 2224), S2001 
        [22MR]
  Motions
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1605 [13MR]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, S550 [13FE], S3113, S3116 [14MY]
      ------deficit, S2679 [25AP], S3114 [14MY], S6478 [20SE]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, S3114 [14MY]
      ------reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1604, S1605 
        [13MR]
      ------sequestration, S6243 [12SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2940 
        [8MY]
      Eximbank: limit financing to transactions subsidized by other 
        countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable 
        or prohibitively expensive, S3148, S3156 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3148, S3156 [15MY]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S3555 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3555 [24MY]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6579 [21SE]
      Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4803 
        [10JY]
      FRS: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3248 
        [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4747, S4754 
        [29JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3256 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S6579 [21SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3256 [17MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6243 [12SE]
      Medicaid: funding, S2940 [8MY]
      National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard 
        Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in 
        domestic emergency response, S1731 [15MR]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S6243 [12SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S550 [13FE], 
        S6478 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare 
        funding, S3115 [14MY]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S2041 [27MR]
      Point of order, S1517 [8MR], S4752 [29JN]
      Postal Service: authorize move to a 5-day mail delivery service, 
        S2580, S2582 [23AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2580, S2582 
        [23AP], S2635, S2649 [24AP], S2679, S2695 [25AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3248 [17MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S550 [13FE], S685 [15FE], S826 
        [16FE], S1435 [7MR], S1502, S1517, S1530, S1531, S1533 [8MR], 
        S1604, S1605 [13MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4747, S4754 [29JN]
      Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3248 [17MY]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 
        2230), motion to proceed, S2305 [16AP]
  Tributes
      Anderson, Lee S., S2081 [27MR]
      Hargett, Gus, S1731 [15MR]
      Johnston, Lorin, S3128 [14MY]
      Vavala, Frank, S1731 [15MR]




CORMIER, AARON

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E472 [28MR]




CORMIER, LAURIANNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1241 [12JY]




CORNELIUS, DON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E182 [13FE]




CORNETT, ALFRED

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E311 [5MR]




CORNETT, ERNESTINE

  Articles and editorials
      Cornett Looks Back on Her Career With WYMT, S6425 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1192 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6425 [19SE]




CORNING, NY

  Remarks in House
      Rockwell Museum of Western Art: accreditation by the American 
        Association of Museums, E1081 [19JN]




CORNS, EVAN R.

  Remarks in House
      Ohio Wesleyan University Alumni Board of Directors: Herman 
        ``Rusty'' Shipps leadership award recipient, E945 [1JN]




CORNYN, JOHN (a Senator from Texas)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791 [6JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S216 [31JA], S2002 [22MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2174 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S707, S788 [15FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1814 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827, S4829 [10JY], S4894, S4896 [11JY], 
        S4951 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5232 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5872 
        [1AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2738 [25AP], 
        S2865 [26AP]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2731 [25AP]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see S. 2885), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 426), S2496 [18AP]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see 
        S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      China: call to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng by his family 
        and lawyers and his immediate and conditional release (see S. 
        Res. 554), S6340 [13SE]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements 
        (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: assist State oversight of proceedings, conduct 
        background checks, and improve monitoring relative to adult 
        guardianships and conservatorships of protected persons (see 
        S. 1744), S4460 [25JN]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]
      EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        cement manufacturing facilities (see S. 1610), S262 [1FE]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4152 [13JN]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S3043 [9MY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S2243 [29MR]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see S. 3382), S4950 [12JY]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S6065 [10SE]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3330 [21MY]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S2825 [26AP]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S5381 [25JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 
        1981), S1734 [15MR]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371, 3221), 
        S3730 [5JN]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S1680 [14MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]
      Rice University: anniversary (see S. Res. 512), S4674 [27JN]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S568 [13FE]
      ------oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      ------require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (see S. 2224), S2969 [8MY]
      Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts 
        from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property 
        interests (see S. 1616), S568 [13FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2601 
        [23AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S4725 [28JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 
        418), S2497 [18AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain immigration benefits 
        for aliens with advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics (see S. 3185), S3174 [15MY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 
        3250), S3631 [24MY]
      Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain 
        central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 
        agreement and take into account ongoing State and local 
        conservation efforts (see S. 3446), S5487 [26JY]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see S. 2096), S494 [9FE]
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        S. 3279), S3838 [7JN]
      International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and 
        local governments for expenses incurred in designing, 
        constructing, and rehabilitating certain water projects (see 
        S. 2290), S2392 [17AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 
        2118), S850 [16FE]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see S. 3543), S6340 
        [13SE]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (see S. 3334), S4417 [21JN]
      Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      Taxation: provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses 
        (see S. 2291), S2392 [17AP]
      Vietnam: condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 541), 
        S5978 [2AU]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense to end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria: several Senators, 
        S1697 [15MR]
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2790 [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses: Mark Tennant, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for 
        Missing & Exploited Children, S2793 [26AP]
      Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act: Javier Palomarez, 
        U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S2398 [17AP]
      U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Grier Weeks, National Association 
        To Protect Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2794 [26AP]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, S31-S33 [23JA], S546 [13FE], S6478 
        [20SE]
      ------deficit, S546 [13FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6478 [20SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1502 [8MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S305, S306 [2FE]
      Crime: impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, S2667 [25AP]
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 [15MR]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S5117 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]
      ------objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide 
        photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a 
        ballot or registering to vote in an election, S1663 [14MR], 
        S3956 [12JN], S4869 [11JY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], 
        S2789, S2793, S2796 [26AP]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S3954-
        S3956 [12JN]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4315 [20JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4868 [11JY]
      Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S305, S306 [2FE]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S2026 [26MR]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S5281 [24JY], S6509 
        [20SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1502 [8MR], S2026 [26MR]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S4998 [16JY]
      ------State of the Union Message, S31-S33 [23JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on small 
        business hiring, S4868 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4868 [11JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1118 [29FE]
      ------repeal, S1445, S1446 [7MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4868 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S1445, S1446 [7MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4693 [28JN], 
        S6508 [20SE]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S3810 [7JN]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1502 [8MR], S2026 [26MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5069 [17JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S2026 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1118 [29FE], S1502 [8MR], S1729 
        [15MR]
      Russia: call for cessation of arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 
        [15MR]
      Senate: legislative program, S27 [23JA]
      Taxation: encourage alternative energy investments and job 
        creation, S1600 [13MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4998 [16JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5445 [26JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5281 [24JY]
      ------provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (S. 
        2291), S2395 [17AP]
      ------rates, S547 [13FE], S6508 [20SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S6509 [20SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices, S6508 [20SE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, S1600 [13MR]
      U.S. Marshals Service: provide subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregistered sex offenders, S2667 [25AP], S2793 [26AP]
      Unemployment: rates, S6508 [20SE]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking, S2667 [25AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2789, S2793, 
        S2796 [26AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2666 [25AP]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact on 
        concept of ``Too Big To Fail'', S6510 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. 2291, Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S2396-S2398 
        [17AP]
  Tributes
      Hall, Kenneth, S845 [16FE]
      Kirk, Senator, S31 [23JA]




COROLLA WILD HORSES PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 306), H480, H481 [6FE], E161 [8FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 306), S1945 [21MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 306, provisions, H480 [6FE]




CORONA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Seif, Dean: Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Chairman Award recipient, E42 [18JA]
      Zeller, Mike: Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E31 [18JA]




CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

  Bills and resolutions
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      National and Community Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H78 
        [18JA]
      Nonprofit Capacity Building Program: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
  Remarks in House
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Nonprofit Capacity Building Program: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]
      Social Innovation Fund: tribute, E1269 [18JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Jeffrey, Deborah J.: nomination to be Corp. for National and 
        Community Service Inspector General, S4766 [29JN]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273, S2274 [29MR], S2807-S2809 [26AP], S3653-S3655 
        [24MY]
  Reports filed
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Nomination of Deborah J. Jeffrey To Be Corp. for National and 
        Community Service Inspector General: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 [13JN]




CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

  Bills and resolutions
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
  Remarks in House
      AID: broadcasting of television show ``Sesame Street'' in 
        Palestine funding, H130 [24JA]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Public broadcasting: funding, H4911 [18JY], H5014 [19JY], E1328 
        [25JY]
      Supporters: tribute, H1020 [29FE]
  Reports filed
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]




CORPORATIONS

  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
      Payroll Tax Fight, H527 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]
      ------prohibit executives of financial firms from insuring 
        against having to repay illegally-received compensation or to 
        pay civil penalties to protect personal assets (see H.R. 
        5860), H3265 [30MY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 
        (see S. 3389), S5084 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank 
        (see S. 3419), S5257 [23JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended 
        to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: address the concept of ``Too Big To 
        Fail'' through improved regulation and breaking up large banks 
        in order to prevent future Government bailouts (see H.R. 
        4963), H2206 [26AP]
      Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that 
        adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract 
        sponsorships (see S. Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY] (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use 
        of U.S. patents (see H.R. 6353), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6544), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      ------allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to access 
        tax-exempt financing for alternative private student loans 
        (see H.R. 6209), H5326 [26JY]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4016), H725 
        [14FE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief (see H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]
      ------reform international tax system (see S. 2091), S494 [9FE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see S. 2064), S323 [2FE]
  Cloture motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Motions
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Business and industry: eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and 
        profits overseas, H718 [14FE]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (H.R. 3596), H3749-H3752 [19JN]
      Clean Air Act: clarify that the term ``public health'' pertains 
        to the health of people and not corporations or other 
        nonliving entities, H3901 [20JN]
      Constitutional amendments: clarify authority of Congress and the 
        States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political 
        activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 [11JY], H5622 
        [1AU]
      Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. 
        companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, 
        H2357 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: require Federal contractors to disclose 
        political contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5687 [2AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities, H1594 [27MR], H3744 [19JN], H4074 [27JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], H3814 
        [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], H5023 
        [19JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), H3366 [1JN]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548-H1551 [26MR], E479 
        [28MR]
      Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting 
        requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), 
        H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use 
        of U.S. patents (H.R. 6353), H5633 [2AU]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (H.R. 6549), E1634 [21SE]
      ------provide enhanced research and development credits to 
        companies that manufacture products in the U.S., H556 [7FE]
      ------provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a 
        reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (H.R. 
        1163), H203 [31JA]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 4016), E187 [14FE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H55, H68 [18JA], H129 [24JA], 
        H385, H386 [2FE], H478 [6FE], H519, H522, H524-H529 [7FE], 
        H589, H590, H591, H592, H616-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907-H913, H921-H925, H929, 
        H934 [17FE]
      ------repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign 
        corporations attributable to imported property (H.R. 2280), 
        H161 [25JA]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3509-H3513 
        [6JN]
      United Technologies Corp.: tribute to Employee Scholars Program, 
        E225 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 
        (S. 3389), S5086 [17JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Elections: contributions and expenditures by corporations and 
        other business organizations intended to affect elections, 
        S881 [17FE]
      Koch Industries, Inc.: characterization relative to corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5177 
        [19JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 2219), S1938-S1940 [21MR], S3470-S3478 [23MY], 
        S4454 [25JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4938-S4942 [12JY], S4985-S4991, 
        S4993-S5003, S5007, S5008, S5010-S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056-
        S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 [19JY]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 
        [28MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., v. 
        Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political campaigns, 
        S4452-S4455 [25JN]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
      Taxation: close certain corporate tax loopholes (S. 2075), S389 
        [7FE], S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 [19JY]
      ------create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such 
        jobs overseas, S284 [2FE]
      ------extend certain renewable fuel tax incentives, S487-S489 
        [9FE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S329 [6FE], S362 [7FE], S587 
        [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE], S830, S840 [16FE], S882 [17FE]
      ------reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2048 [27MR]
      ------reform international tax system (S. 2091), S497 [9FE]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S1532, S1533 
        [8MR], S3220 [16MY]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 1346), 
        S389 [7FE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, S1599 [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (S. 2064), S327 [2FE], S329 [6FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]
      S. 2091, U.S. Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act, 
        S498-S502 [9FE]
      S. 3389, Protecting American Trade Secrets and Innovation Act, 
        S5086 [17JY]
      S. Res. 487, discourage ambush marketing by entities that 
        adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract 
        sponsorships for the Olympic Games, S3843 [7JN]




CORPS OF ENGINEERS

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3378, H3379, 
        H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3405 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3412, 
        H3413, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421, H3424, H3425, H3426, 
        H3429, H3430, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3457, H3458, H3459, 
        H3460, H3461, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3465, H3466, H3467, H3468, 
        H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3474, H3475, H3476, H3477, H3482 
        [5JN], H3491, H3492, H3493 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      Disasters: temporarily relieve cost-sharing requirements of 
        watershed mitigation projects and flood damage reduction 
        projects for counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 
        2465), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5325), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      Fish and fishing: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the 
        Mississippi River in Minnesota (see S. 2164), S1422 [6MR] (see 
        H.R. 4146), H1209 [6MR]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      Floods: authorize certain flood risk management projects (see 
        H.R. 4353), H1845 [16AP]
      ------facilitate and expedite review of proposed improvements to 
        Federal flood control projects to be constructed by local 
        sponsors (see H.R. 6450), H6230 [20SE]
      Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study: compel 
        completion within a certain time period and focus attention on 
        permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species (see S. 
        2317), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4406), H2029 [19AP]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      Hydroelectric power: protect the Federal Columbia River Power 
        System, Power Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau 
        of Reclamation dams and facilities and promote hydropower 
        generation (see H.R. 6247), H5628 [1AU]
      Levees: review policy guidelines on vegetation management (see 
        H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Marine resources: provide construction and major rehabilitation 
        funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal 
        waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Mississippi River: modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, 
        Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (see 
        H.R. 6026), H4064 [26JN]
      Missouri River: notify the public of certain flood predictions 
        for the Missouri River System (see H.R. 5717), H2644 [10MY]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      Public works: establish program to evaluate cost-effectiveness 
        and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project 
        delivery team for civil works flood control and navigation 
        construction projects (see S. 2138), S1147 [29FE]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4304), H1803 [29MR]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 4965), H2266 [27AP]
      Zoar, OH: preserve historical integrity while carrying out any 
        study or construction of flood damage reduction measures, 
        including levees (see S. 3580), S6545 [20SE]
  Letters
      Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation 
        organizations, H3376 [1JN]
      Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana: 
        John F. Young, Jr., Jefferson Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
      ------Paul P. Naquin, Jr., St. Mary Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
  Motions
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3390 [1JN], H3524 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: exempt from legislative line-item veto, H613, 
        H614 [8FE]
      ------making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments 
        and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce 
        discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      California: anniversary of Central Valley Flood Protection 
        Board, E94 [31JA]
      Clinton, IN: Corps of Engineers completion of Feather Creek 
        flood mitigation project, H43 [18JA]
      Coastal zones: coastal restoration project funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3466 [5JN]
      ------coastal storm damage reduction projects funding, H3452 
        [5JN]
      Delaware River: main channel deepening project funding, E976 
        [5JN]
      Disasters: flood control and coastal emergencies funding, H3370 
        [1JN]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3467, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347-H3356 [31MY], 
        H3366-H3390 [1JN], H3409, H3444-H3447, H3451-H3478 [5JN], 
        H3489-H3499, H3513-H3526 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], E953 [1JN], E976, 
        E977, E982 [5JN], E988, E993 [6JN], E1018, E1023 [7JN], E1026, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468-H3470 [5JN]
      Fish and fishing: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, H589 [8FE], H5140 [24JY]
      Floods: authorize certain flood risk management projects (H.R. 
        4353), E1041 [12JN]
      ------protection funding, H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      Funding, H3352 [31MY], H3367-H3369 [1JN]
      Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study: compel 
        completion within a certain time period and focus attention on 
        permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species, E988 [6JN]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1926, H1934, H1938, H1944-H1946 
        [18AP], H3355 [31MY], E592, E599 [19AP]
      ------ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor 
        maintenance (H.R. 104), H3950 [21JN]
      ------prohibit funding for development or submission of 
        proposals to expand authorized uses, H3460, H3461 [5JN]
      Henry County, VA: approve permit for economic development, H3489 
        [6JN]
      Houston, TX: Port of Houston dredging project funding, E953 
        [1JN]
      Inland Waterways Trust Fund: funding, H3490 [6JN]
      Levees: review policy guidelines on vegetation management, H3354 
        [31MY]
      Lewis County, WA: prohibit funding to build flood protection 
        walls along certain section of Interstate 5, H4151 [27JN]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, H3412, 
        H3471, H3472 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes 
        Study, H3459, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration 
        Plan study, H3457, H3458 [5JN]
      Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control 
        Manual: revise to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent 
        serious downstream flooding, H3748 [19JN]
      Operation and maintenance: funding, H3463 [5JN]
      Operation and maintenance account: funding through reductions in 
        construction account, H3369 [1JN]
      Puerto Rico: proposal for construction of natural gas pipeline, 
        H4777 [11JY]
      Sacramento, CA: Natomas Levee Improvement Project funding, E1041 
        [12JN]
      Water: finalize proposed guidance on identification of waters 
        protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3372-
        H3377 [1JN], E977 [5JN]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
      Waterways: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of 
        the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (H.R. 892), E287 
        [29FE]
      Wetlands: prohibit funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, 
        H3472, H3473 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Afghanistan: Corps of Engineers electric power infrastructure 
        project funding, S4844 [11JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      FEMA: economic impact on property owners of inclusion in certain 
        floodplains, S3407 [22MY]
      ------mapping of floodplain areas, S3406, S3407 [22MY]
      Floods: anniversary of Souris River flooding in North Dakota, 
        S4415 [21JN]
      Great Lakes: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great 
        Lakes and their tributaries, S4742, S4752 [29JN]
      Mississippi: tribute to Mississippi Levee Board and Yazoo-
        Mississippi Delta Levee Board, S3512 [23MY]
      Public works: establish program to evaluate cost-effectiveness 
        and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project 
        delivery team for civil works flood control and navigation 
        construction projects (S. 2138), S1149 [29FE]
      Savannah Harbor Expansion Project: funding, S609 [14FE]
      Shipping industry: port deepening projects funding, S1045, S1046 
        [27FE]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations, S3932 
        [12JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3932 [12JN], S4168 
        [14JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S. 2245), S3032 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112-462), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 
        112-164), S2819 [26AP]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Prevent EPA or Corps of Engineers Finalization of Proposed 
        Guidance on Identification of Waters Protected by Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4965) (H. Rept. 112-681), H6230 
        [20SE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]
  Tables
      Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3348-
        H3351 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5325, energy and water 
        development appropriations, H3282 [31MY]




CORPUZ, BERNARD P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1111 [21JN]




CORREA, RAFAEL (President, Ecuador)

  Remarks in Senate
      Ecuador: condemn efforts to suppress freedom of the press, S2914 
        [7MY], S5963 [2AU]




CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons Director to be 
        appointed by and with advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 
        2169), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4730), H2125 [25AP]
      Foreign aid: eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other 
        detention facilities that do not meet minimum human standards 
        of health, sanitation, and safety (see S. 3577), S6454 [19SE] 
        (see H.R. 6436), H6150 [19SE]
      Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, 
        State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 
        2266), S2242 [29MR]
      ------make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal 
        aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      Taxation: provide benefits to individuals who have been 
        wrongfully incarcerated (see H.R. 4241), H1541 [22MR]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
  Eulogies
      Colson, Charles W.: by Emily Colson, E996 [6JN]
      ------by Timothy George, E996-E998 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement funding for contravention of mandatory detention 
        requirement for non-U.S. citizens convicted of certain crimes, 
        H3641-H3643 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: allow private sector competition for 
        performance of commercial activities within the Bureau of 
        Prisons, H2406 [8MY]
      ------prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding 
        to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary 
        policies, H2524 [9MY]
      ------Second Chance Act grant funding, H2390, H2391 [8MY], E734 
        [8MY]
      ------State Criminal Alien Assistance Program suspension of 
        reimbursement to States for costs of incarcerating unknown 
        documented aliens, H3543, H3544 [6JN]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Juvenile Detention Center 
        volunteers, E965 [1JN]
      Service League of San Mateo County (organization): tribute, E264 
        [28FE]
      Taiwan: imprisonment conditions of former President Chen Shui-
        Bian, E1258 [17JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: implement national standards to eliminate 
        sexual assault in prisons, jails, and detention centers, 
        S3509-S3511 [23MY]
      Foreign aid: eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other 
        detention facilities that do not meet minimum human standards 
        of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 3577), S6462, S6463 
        [19SE]
  Reports
      Effects of Incarceration on the Mental and Physical Health of 
        Former President Chen Shui-Bian of Taiwan: Joseph Lin, Ken 
        Yoneda, and Charles Whitcomb, E1258 [17JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act, S1461 [7MR]




CORRIGAN, ROBERT A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E244 [27FE], E554 [17AP]




CORROTHERS, ANGI

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1623 [21SE]




CORTES, ISAAC T.

  Remarks in House
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3413), H1140, H1141 [5MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3413), S3291 [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        3413), S3233 [16MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3413, Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY, H1140 
        [5MR]




CORTEZ, LOURDES

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: tribute to Centennial Celebration--Women of 
        Achievement honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, 
        E311 [5MR]




CORTLAND, NY

  Remarks in House
      Cortland Junior Senior High School: students winners of NASA 
        Space Settlement Contest, E1221 [10JY]




CORUM, LARRY

  Articles and editorials
      Board of Directors--Larry Corum, S5252 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5251 [23JY]




CORVALLIS, OR

  Remarks in House
      China: attempts by Chinese diplomats to urge local officials to 
        compel a local business to remove a mural dedicated to a free 
        Tibet and Taiwan independence, H5903 [12SE]




CORWIN, TONI AND BRUCE

  Remarks in House
      Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, CA: Humanitarian Award 
        recipients, E259 [28FE]




COSMAN, TERESA

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program 
        volunteers, E938 [31MY]




COSMETICS

  Articles and editorials
      Evelyn H. Lauder, Chairman of Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 
        75, S321 [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      FDA: establish procedures and requirements for registration of 
        cosmetic product manufacturing entities, submission of 
        cosmetic product and ingredient statements, and reporting of 
        adverse events (see H.R. 4395), H1977 [18AP]
      ------improve safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4262), H1570 [26MR]
      Tariff: allantoin (see H.R. 5759), H2713 [15MY]
      ------Frescolat MGA (see S. 2967), S2967 [8MY]
      ------Frescolat ML (see S. 2968), S2967 [8MY]
      ------helvetolide (see S. 2928), S2966 [8MY]
      ------hydrolite 5 (see S. 2998), S2968 [8MY]
      ------Hydrolite 6 (see S. 2969), S2967 [8MY]
      ------imidurea (see H.R. 5760), H2713 [15MY]
      ------majantol (see S. 2997), S2968 [8MY]
      ------Neo Heliopan Hydro (see S. 2971), S2967 [8MY]
  Remarks in House
      Bell Flavors and Fragrances (company): anniversary, H5137 [24JY]
  Tributes
      Lauder, Evelyn Hausner, S320 [2FE]




COSMETICS SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4262), H1570 [26MR]




COSSMAN, LEANNA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E131 [3FE]




COST OF LIVING  see Economy; Income




COSTA, ANTHONY

  Remarks in House
      Grower Shipper Association: E.E. ``Gene'' Harden Award for 
        Lifetime Achievement in Central Coast Agriculture recipient, 
        E1107 [21JN]




COSTA, CARLOS

  Remarks in House
      Cuba: anniversary of downing of Brothers to the Rescue 
        (organization) aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]




COSTA, GREGG J.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S2758-S2761 [26AP]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2722 [25AP]




COSTA, JIM (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H3164 [18MY]
      ------ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. agricultural 
        sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3977 [21JN]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see 
        H.R. 3435), H376 [1FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H4157 [27JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1742 [28MR]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H1570 [26MR]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand coverage under crop insurance plans 
        to include losses to an insured commodity that must be 
        destroyed due to a federally-imposed quarantine (see H.R. 
        6022), H4063 [26JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H2813 [16MY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5767 [10SE]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------designate and award grants for air and health quality 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
      Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H4065 [26JN]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H2072 [24AP]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 
        397), H3916 [20JN]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3662 [7JN]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H4656 [29JN]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H1741 [28MR]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H641 [8FE]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H6061 [14SE]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H1571 [26MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H5711 [2AU]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1101 [29FE]
      Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H220 [31JA]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2813 [16MY]
      ------express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the 
        President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should not 
        be less than the effective rate paid by middle class Americans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H3733 [18JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5078 [19JY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1363 [13MR]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H159 [24JA]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Water pollution: clarify requirement that permit applications 
        for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested 
        board members (see H.R. 2765), H1543 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Tariff: fenhexamid (see H.R. 4682), H2124 [25AP]
      ------flubendiamide mixtures (see H.R. 4677), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopicolide (see H.R. 4683), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram (see H.R. 4684), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and prothioconazole mixtures (see H.R. 4679), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and pyrimethanil mixtures (see H.R. 4681), H2124 
        [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and tebuconazole mixtures (see H.R. 4914), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------fluopyram and trifloxystrobin mixtures (see H.R. 4680), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram mixtures (see H.R. 4678), H2124 [25AP]
      ------4-chlorobenzaldehyde (see H.R. 4686), H2124 [25AP]
      ------indaziflam (see H.R. 4685), H2124 [25AP]
      ------indaziflam mixtures (see H.R. 4676), H2124 [25AP]
      ------1H-[1,2,4]triazole (see H.R. 4675), H2124 [25AP]
      ------phenmedipham (see H.R. 4687), H2124 [25AP]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3660 
        [7JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (H.R. 4389), 
        H1977 [18AP]
      Tariff: fenhexamid (H.R. 4682), H2129 [25AP]
      ------flubendiamide mixtures (H.R. 4677), H2128 [25AP]
      ------fluopicolide (H.R. 4683), H2129 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and prothioconazole mixtures (H.R. 4679), H2128 
        [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and pyrimethanil mixtures (H.R. 4681), H2128 
        [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and tebuconazole mixtures (H.R. 4914), H2209 
        [26AP]
      ------fluopyram and trifloxystrobin mixtures (H.R. 4680), H2128 
        [25AP]
      ------fluopyram (H.R. 4684), H2129 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram mixtures (H.R. 4678), H2128 [25AP]
      ------4-chlorobenzaldehyde (H.R. 4686), H2129 [25AP]
      ------indaziflam (H.R. 4685), H2129 [25AP]
      ------indaziflam mixtures (H.R. 4676), H2128 [25AP]
      ------1H-[1,2,4]triazole (H.R. 4675), H2128 [25AP]
      ------phenmedipham (H.R. 4687), H2129 [25AP]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (H.R. 5907), H3661 
        [7JN]
  Motions
      Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5681 [2AU]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4919 
        [18JY], H5655 [2AU], H6261 [21SE]
      ------extend certain programs, prohibit supplemental 
        agricultural disaster assistance payments to foreign 
        corporations, and prohibit producers from collecting payments 
        from multiple programs, H5682 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5655 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), motion to recommit, H5682 [2AU]
      Biola, CA: anniversary, E1719 [23OC]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1744 [29MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (H. Res. 688), H3748 [19JN]
      Carbray, John and Diane: Fresno Grizzlies (baseball team) Al 
        Radka Award recipients, E136 [3FE]
      Coalinga, CA: anniversary of Coalinga-Huron Library District, 
        E1667 [28SE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6261 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, H3814 [20JN]
      Delano, CA: tribute to Philippine Weekend Grand Marshals, 
        E1345 [26JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands, H3748 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), H2097 [25AP]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 304), H2081 [25AP]
      Fresno, CA: anniversary of Fresno County Farm Bureau, 
        E1178 [28JN]
      ------anniversary of Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, 
        E626 [24AP]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H6164 [20SE]
      Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-
        based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-
        income families (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]
      Maxey, Jim: National Meat Association E. Floyd Forbes Award 
        recipient, E230 [17FE]
      Meyers, Marvin: Fresno State Alumni Association ``Top Dog'' 
        Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient, E1673 [2OC]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, E352 [8MR]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, H2214 [27AP]
      National Dairy Month: observance, H4078 [27JN]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2572 [10MY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6261 [21SE]
      Resnick, Stewart A.: Ag One Foundation Community Salute honoree, 
        E311 [5MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1046 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1035 [29FE]
      Tos, John: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of 
        the Year award recipient, E1473 [11SE]
      Tracy Ranch (business): anniversary, E714 [7MY]
      Veterans: tribute to Japanese-American men and women who served 
        in the military during World War II, E220 [16FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2724 
        [16MY], H6261 [21SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H2252 [27AP]
      Wood, Dave: Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame inductee, E213 
        [16FE]
  Tributes
      Anderson, Rodney A., E440 [26MR]
      Anderson, Susan B., E1671 [28SE]
      Andreas, James W., E683 [27AP]
      Cardoso, Anthony B. and Mary Couto, E1705 [16OC]
      Collins, Myrna, H2572 [10MY]
      Costa, Scott J., E29 [18JA]
      Cucuk, Walter V., E1675 [2OC]
      Dietzel, Bill, E695 [27AP]
      Everett, Justin A., E328 [7MR]
      Falasco, Robert M., E693 [27AP]
      Ford, Clifford G., E279 [29FE]
      Franco, Frank C., E1357 [31JY]
      Fugelsang, Kenneth C., E437 [26MR], E698 [27AP]
      Gaston, Rutherford (Bud), E905 [30MY]
      Hinds, Nancy, E1677 [2OC]
      Hunt, Edward W., E703 [7MY]
      Jimenez Gutierrez, Jose, E1662 [28SE]
      King, Jack, E109 [1FE]
      O'Donel-Browne, Candy, E679 [27AP]
      Osborne, Nancy, E1674 [2OC]
      Perry, Al, E700 [27AP]
      Peters, Pete P., E435 [22MR]
      Pia, Betty, E1698 [12OC]
      Ramon, Rona, E1711 [19OC]
      Rank, Everett, Jr. (Bud), E1029 [8JN]
      Toste, Frank M., Sr., E1274 [18JY]
      van Ark, Roelof, E283 [29FE]
      Vitucci, Francesco (Frank), E1693 [12OC]
      Wagner, Al, E1689 [9OC]
      Wayne, Wendy, H4162 [28JN], E1168 [28JN]




COSTA, SCOTT J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E29 [18JA]




COSTA CONCORDIA (vessel)

  Remarks in House
      Disasters: failure of safety measures aboard cruise liner, E328 
        [7MR]
  Testimonies
      Costa Concordia (vessel) Cruise Liner Safety Measures Failure: 
        Brian Aho, E328 [7MR]




COSTA RICA, REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]




COSTELLO, JERRY F. (a Representative from Illinois)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1101 [29FE]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see H.R. 6456), H6280 [21SE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H27 [17JA]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and 
        strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts 
        (see H.R. 2722), H4065 [26JN]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2448 [8MY]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H903 [16FE]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H1807 [29MR] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H945 
        [17FE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H5923 [12SE]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H2288 [27AP]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1392 [19MR]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H2134 [25AP]
      EPA: prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 
        3800), H113 [23JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement 
        officer to include certain positions relative to retirement 
        benefits (see H.R. 327), H1100 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5526 
        [31JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H28 [17JA]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1847 [16AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]
      Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing 
        in rural health clinics for electronic health records and 
        quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H4864 [12JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, 
        service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 
        1449), H3163 [18MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H3167 [22MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H966 [27FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see H.R. 6113), H5010 [18JY]
      Taxation: allow additional investment credits for qualifying 
        supercritical advanced coal projects (see H.R. 4826), H2647 
        [10MY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5079 [19JY]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5079 [19JY]
      ------extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H5923 [12SE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H4157 [27JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H945 [17FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 589), H1915 [17AP]
      Veterans: provide employment opportunities for veterans in 
        transportation construction projects (see H.R. 3473), H115 
        [23JA]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3171 
        [25MY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H28 [17JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Corps of Engineers: facilitate and expedite review of proposed 
        improvements to Federal flood control projects to be 
        constructed by local sponsors (see H.R. 6450), H6230 [20SE]
      Tariff: cupping machines (see H.R. 5809), H3102 [17MY]
      ------cupping presses parts (see H.R. 5811), H3102 [17MY]
      ------horizontally-oriented lead shot machines (see H.R. 5808), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      ------tool blocks (see H.R. 5810), H3102 [17MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Corps of Engineers: facilitate and expedite review of proposed 
        improvements to Federal flood control projects to be 
        constructed by local sponsors (H.R. 6450), H6232 [20SE]
      Tariff: cupping machines (H.R. 5809), H3104 [17MY]
      ------cupping presses parts (H.R. 5811), H3104 [17MY]
      ------horizontally-oriented lead shot machines (H.R. 5808), 
        H3104 [17MY]
      ------tool blocks (H.R. 5810), H3104 [17MY]
  Remarks
      Alton, IL: anniversary, E1223 [11JY]
      ------anniversary of Union Baptist Church, E775 [10MY]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E648 [25AP]
      Boeing Co.: tribute to production and delivery of Boeing 787 
        Dreamliner airplane, E182 [13FE]
      Creal Springs, IL: anniversary of Creal Springs School, 
        E847 [18MY]
      Curtis, Jacob: Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year 
        award recipient, E725 [8MY]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (H.R. 
        3742), H5103 [23JY]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H449, H454 [3FE]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        H136, H137 [24JA]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H449 [3FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), H5102 [23JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        E663 [26AP]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 304), E648 [25AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), E663 [26AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4803 [11JY]
      Helitech (business): anniversary, E1681 [5OC]
      Herrin, IL: anniversary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, 
        E563 [17AP]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H449 [3FE]
      Mascoutah, IL: anniversary, E340 [8MR]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        tribute to Committee of Conference members and staff, 
        H4625 [29JN]
      National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, 
        E1125 [21JN]
      Parker, Garret: Illinois Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year 
        award recipient, E1349 [30JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4803 [11JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), E663 [26AP]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 
        4347), H5105 [23JY]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3556), H5103, H5104 [23JY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), 
        E1581 [20SE]
      Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the 
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), H136, H137 [24JA]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1479 
        [11SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H449, H450 [3FE], H5903-H5913 [12SE], E1553 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S6332 [13SE]
  Statements
      Tribute to Representative Costello: Senator Kirk, S6333 [13SE]
  Tributes
      Courtney, William J., E1681 [5OC]
      Iacono, Mariana (Mimi), E562 [17AP]
      McGowen, Sam H., E826 [17MY]
      Payne, Donald M., E339 [8MR]




COTE, DAVE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3973 [12JN]




COTE D'IVOIRE, REPUBLIC OF

  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Cote D'Ivoire: President Obama, 
        S347 [6FE], H464 [3FE]




COTTA, RICHARD L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E157 [7FE]




COTTAGE HILL CIVILIAN CLUB

  Remarks in House
      Copeland, Reggie: Cottage Hill Civilian Club Mobilian of the 
        Year award recipient, E490 [29MR]




COUGHLIN, NATALIE

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1557 [19SE]




COULBOURNE, PAM

  Remarks in Senate
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]




COULSON, SAMUEL

  Remarks in House
      Broadcom Corp.: Math, Applied Science, Technology and 
        Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program finalist, E1523 
        [13SE]




COULTAS, CAROL

  Remarks in House
      Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council: Woman of the Year award 
        recipient, E531 [16AP]




COULTER, ED

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1997 [22MR], S3682 [4JN]




COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLD

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S3683 [4JN]




COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5384 [25JY]




COUNCIL OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3428 
        [22MY]




COUNCIL OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

  Letters
      Emerging growth companies' requirement to fully comply with say-
        on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements, 
        H1253 [7MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, S1720-S1722 [15MR]




COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland, OH, chapter: tribute, E547 [17AP]
      Dept. of Justice: decision not to prosecute certain U.S. Muslim 
        organizations possibly related to terrorism, H5700-H5702 [2AU]




COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS

  Remarks in House
      Gulf Coast Community Foundation: Council on Foundations Wilmer 
        Shields Rich Awards Program for Excellence in Communications 
        Silver Award recipient, E724 [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Council on Foundations 
        Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program Bronze Award for Excellence 
        in Communications recipient, S3421 [22MY]
      ------Council on Foundations Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program 
        Bronze Award recipient, S4362 [20JN]




COUNCIL ON ORGANIZATIONS

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundation for Southwest Washington: tribute to 
        National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations 
        accreditation, E1726 [26OC]




COUNTERFEIT DRUG PENALTY ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 1886), S1430, S1431 [6MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3668), H3719-H3721 [18JN], E1101 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1886), S1431 [6MR]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3668) (H. 
        Rept. 112-537), H3732 [18JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3668, provisions, H3719 [18JN]




COUNTERING IRAN IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3783), H1163 [6MR], H6079-H6083 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3783, provisions, H6079 [19SE]




COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      KATM-Radio (Stockton, CA): Country Music Association and Academy 
        of Country Music Station of the Year Awards recipient, E789 
        [15MY]




COURTNEY, BILL

  Remarks in House
      Motion pictures: tribute to Academy Award-winning documentary, 
        ``Undefeated'', H952 [27FE]




COURTNEY, JOE (a Representative from Connecticut)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H5630 [1AU]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4828 [11JY]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H4065 [26JN]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H966 [27FE]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (see H.R. 2028), H5328 [26JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H726 [14FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1017 [28FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H6001 [13SE]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5292 [25JY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]
      ------extend stolen goods offense to cover all veterans' 
        memorials (see H.R. 3636), H28 [17JA]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for 
        beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H1306 [8MR]
      ------extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) 
        Program (see H.R. 4085), H944 [17FE]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow 
        flexibility setting homeowner assistance commencement date for 
        Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage 
        crisis (see H.R. 237), H220 [31JA]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: authorizing appropriations for improving 
        basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see 
        H.R. 864), H1846 [16AP]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 4816), H2126 [25AP]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H5712 [2AU]
      ------conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health 
        professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 
        1919), H3808 [19JN]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see 
        H.R. 2557), H5766 [10SE]
      ------establish a working group to develop and disseminate best 
        practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug 
        labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 
        4087), H5712 [2AU]
      ------establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 531), H1543 [22MR]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide additional funding for the Early Retiree 
        Reinsurance Program (see H.R. 3887), H440 [2FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5131 [23JY]
      ------revise and extend projects relating to children and 
        violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive 
        mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system 
        for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1360), 
        H1273 [7MR]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        H.R. 5742), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H1134 [1MR]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H79 [18JA]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H1642 [27MR]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H6279 [21SE]
      Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure 
        Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone 
        marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H3807 [19JN]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H2288 [27AP]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H6279 
        [21SE]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1018 [28FE]
      Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers 
        (see H.R. 3821), H966 [27FE]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H6279 [21SE]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H966 [27FE]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H3662 [7JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1210 [6MR]
      Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish 
        (see H.R. 3300), H727 [14FE]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H28 [17JA]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H5712 [2AU]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H1100 [29FE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3977 [21JN]
      Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 864), H1846 [16AP]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3662 [7JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H694 [9FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3808 [19JN]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1498 [21MR]
      ------improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' 
        assistants (see H.R. 2134), H6234 [20SE]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H3734 [18JN]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H6152 [19SE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H1017 [28FE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H5712 [2AU]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H5711 [2AU]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H2567 [9MY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see H.R. 5989), H5712 [2AU]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2570 [9MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H802 [15FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5631 
        [1AU]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3734 
        [18JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5079 [19JY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2570 [9MY]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1807 [29MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1154 [5MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        3865), H641 [8FE]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H27 [17JA]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3808 [19JN]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6062 [14SE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5711 [2AU]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H1209 [6MR]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Telecommunications: adopt technology allowing 9-1-1 call centers 
        to receive and respond to emergency text messages (see H.R. 
        3654), H1571 [26MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H5712 [2AU]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1392 [19MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H3163 [18MY]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H3404 [1JN]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3489), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H3700 [8JN]
      ------require mammography reports contain a breast density 
        summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary 
        screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see 
        H.R. 3102), H2715 [15MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H966 [27FE]
      ------ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought 
        against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H1273 
        [7MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA]
      Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]
      Tariff: biaxially oriented polypropylene film (see H.R. 4534), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------camel hair not processed beyond the degreased or 
        carbonized condition (see H.R. 4529), H2065 [24AP]
      ------camel hair processed beyond the degreased or carbonized 
        condition (see H.R. 4525), H2065 [24AP]
      ------camel hair waste (see H.R. 4526), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carded camel hair yarn (see H.R. 4533), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carded cashmere yarn (see H.R. 4524, 4532), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carded or combed camel hair (see H.R. 4527), H2065 [24AP]
      ------cashmere goat hair processed beyond the degreased or 
        carbonized condition (see H.R. 4531), H2065 [24AP]
      ------combed cashmere yarn or camel hair yarn (see H.R. 4523), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------noils of camel hair (see H.R. 4530), H2065 [24AP]
      ------thermoplastic biodegradable polymer blend (see H.R. 4521, 
        4522, 4535), H2065 [24AP]
      ------woven fabric containing vicuna hair (see H.R. 4528), H2065 
        [24AP]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care 
        insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with 
        long-term care needs (see H.R. 6005), H3974 [21JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (H.R. 6506), H6278 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H182 [25JA]
      Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor (H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]
      Tariff: biaxially oriented polypropylene film (H.R. 4534), H2068 
        [24AP]
      ------camel hair not processed beyond the degreased or 
        carbonized condition (H.R. 4529), H2068 [24AP]
      ------camel hair processed beyond the degreased or carbonized 
        condition (H.R. 4525), H2068 [24AP]
      ------camel hair waste (H.R. 4526), H2068 [24AP]
      ------carded camel hair yarn (H.R. 4533), H2068 [24AP]
      ------carded cashmere yarn (H.R. 4524), H2068 [24AP]
      ------carded cashmere yarn (H.R. 4532), H2068 [24AP]
      ------carded or combed camel hair (H.R. 4527), H2068 [24AP]
      ------cashmere goat hair processed beyond the degreased or 
        carbonized condition (H.R. 4531), H2068 [24AP]
      ------combed cashmere yarn or camel hair yarn (H.R. 4523), H2068 
        [24AP]
      ------noils of camel hair (H.R. 4530), H2068 [24AP]
      ------thermoplastic biodegradable polymer blend (H.R. 4521), 
        H2068 [24AP]
      ------thermoplastic biodegradable polymer blend (H.R. 4522), 
        H2068 [24AP]
      ------thermoplastic biodegradable polymer blend (H.R. 4535), 
        H2068 [24AP]
      ------woven fabric containing vicuna hair (H.R. 4528), H2068 
        [24AP]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care 
        insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with 
        long-term care needs (H.R. 6005), H3976 [21JN]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H3107 [18MY], H3365 [1JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5749, 
        H5750, H5751, H5752 [10SE], H5853, H5854 [11SE], H6072 [19SE]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, H5854 [11SE]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. 
        Res. 697), H4023 [26JN]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), E1307 [24JY]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms, H5753 [10SE]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H515 [7FE], H1969, H1971, H1972, 
        H1973, H1974, H1975 [18AP], H2052, H2054 [24AP]
      ------anniversary of land grant college program, H3398 [1JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5855, H5856 
        [11SE], H6072 [19SE], H6162 [20SE]
      Czmyr, William: Jewett City, CT, VFW Veteran of the Year award 
        recipient, E872 [18MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3017, H3019, H3020 [17MY]
      ------F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3020 [17MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H6073 [19SE]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3017, H3019 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H3408 [5JN], H3664 [8JN], H3736 [19JN], 
        H4023 [26JN], H4636 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H974 [28FE], H1813 [16AP], H1969, 
        H1971, H1972, H1973, H1974, H1975 [18AP], H2052, H2054, H2055, 
        H2056 [24AP], H2336 [8MY], H2721 [16MY], H3108 [18MY], H3398 
        [1JN], H3817 [20JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2230, H2231 [27AP], H3366 [1JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2152 
        [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2341 [8MY], H3817 [20JN]
      ------extension of reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, H4830 [12JY]
      ------freeze income-based student loan repayment plan, H5146 
        [24JY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2231 
        [27AP], H3736 [19JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4023 
        [26JN]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H5856 [11SE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H478 [6FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H924 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H140 [24JA]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1945 
        [18AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        consideration (H. Res. 738), H5146 [24JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1945 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4636 [29JN]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1945 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E415 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4746 [10JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2341 
        [8MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        E434 [22MR]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H140 
        [24JA]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H924 [17FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1399 [20MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4746 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, E415 [22MR]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform, H5854 [11SE], 
        H6073 [19SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), 
        H3817 [20JN]
      Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5752 [10SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5752-H5754 [10SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1945 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4636 [29JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2341 [8MY]
      Suffield, CT: tribute to Suffield Foundation for Excellent 
        Schools Hall of Honor inductees, E1010 [7JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5336 
        [31JY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H478 [6FE], H924 
        [17FE]
      Vernon, CT: Water Pollution Control Facility recipient of New 
        England Water Environment Association Wastewater Utility of 
        the Year award, E538 [16AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H5854 
        [11SE]
      Zak, Mary Anne Kelly: Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools 
        Excellence in Education award recipient, E1010 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Calhoun, Jim, H5933 [13SE]
      Dailey, Eileen, E1644 [21SE]
      Domina, Don, E58 [23JA]
      Donald, Kirkland, E1591 [21SE]
      Gallacher, John, E1183 [29JN]
      Jaskiewicz, Joe, E1022 [7JN]
      Milstein, Jeanne, E251 [27FE]
      Muraco, Teresa, E668 [26AP]
      Pollock, Seymour (Sy), E1265 [17JY]
      Rein, Bernie, E1575 [20SE]
      Russell, Charles M. (Skip), E1258 [17JY]
      Smith, Patricia, E323 [6MR]
      Torre, Anthony A., E1183 [29JN]
      Zimble, James A., E47 [19JA]




COURTNEY, WILLIAM J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1681 [5OC]




COURTS  related term(s) Crime; Law Enforcement; Lawyers and Attorneys
  Addresses
      New Constitution of Kenya and the Role of the Judiciary: Willy 
        Mutunga, Supreme Court of Kenya, E652-E654 [25AP]
  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1430, S1431 [6MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1392 [19MR], H1504, H1505, 
        H1507, H1509, H1511 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1449 [21MR]
      Judiciary: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2555, S2556, S2557 
        [19AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Bench With Plenty of Room, S5927 [2AU]
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Case for Confirming District Court Judges, S6521 [20SE]
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]
      Colleagues Call Rose a Good Choice for Federal Bench, S6036 
        [10SE]
      Congress Needs To Stop Judicial Partisan Games, S2150 [28MR]
      Crisis Mode--A Fair and Constitutional Option To Beat the 
        Filibuster Game, S1076 [28FE]
      Federal Courts in Arizona Face Crushing Caseload, S1983 [22MR]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      In Pennsylvania--the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation 
        Delays, S6034 [10SE]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Israel's Top Court Orders Settlers To Leave Outpost, E475 [28MR]
      Judge Weddle Remembered--Circuit Court Judge Dies Days After 
        Announcing Retirement, S2651 [24AP]
      Justice Delayed as Judge Nominees Wait, S1589 [13MR]
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 
        [21MR]
      1000 Days, S2307 [16AP]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
      Reject the ``Thurmond Rule''--Senate Minority Leader Mitch 
        McConnell Invokes the Legacy of Strom Thurmond To Hold Up 
        Judicial Confirmations--It's Bad for Judges and Bad for 
        Justice, S5248 [23JY]
      Rose Picked for Federal Bench, S6035 [10SE]
      Senate Republicans To Block Vote on Oklahoma Nominee for Federal 
        Appeals Court, S5643 [30JY]
      William Kayatta and the Needless Destruction of the Thurmond 
        Rule, S5248 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 
        [23JA]
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
      Armed Forces: improve provision of civil relief and the 
        enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members 
        (see S. 2299), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 6293), H5704 [2AU]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        5751), H2713 [15MY]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1366 [16MR]
      ------provide for relief in civil actions for violations of the 
        protections on credit extended to members and their dependents 
        (see S. 3207), S3329 [21MY]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 3785), H77 
        [18JA]
      Arts and humanities: clarify exception to foreign sovereign 
        jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art 
        exhibitions (see S. 2212), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 4086), H950 
        [24FE]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6117), H4862 [12JY]
      ------require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly reports 
        that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition 
        of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos and 
        filing of such reports (see S. 3076), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4369), H1914 [17AP]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Business and industry: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of 
        trade secrets (see S. 3389), S5084 [17JY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      China: condemn human rights and legal due process standards 
        violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 
        [20JN] (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
      Claims: protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before 
        a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to 
        negotiate the terms of payment of an award (see H.R. 4022), 
        H725 [14FE]
      Classified information: provide safe, fair, and responsible 
        procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets 
        privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Colleges and universities: increase civil penalties for 
        institutions of higher education that fail to comply with 
        campus security disclosure and campus crime statistics 
        policies (see S. 2285), S2324 [16AP]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): direct the 
        Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the deposition of 
        William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of 
        the U.S. v. Clemens (see H. Res. 558), H944 [17FE]
      ------disapprove of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see 
        H. Res. 718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]
      ------improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (see H.R. 6080), H4684 [9JY]
      Crime: consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that 
        support families and victims in the justice system affected by 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 3977), H640 [8FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H1570 [26MR]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6063), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 [20MR]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      ------provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see 
        H.R. 3781), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide sentencing enhancements for certain identity theft 
        offenses victimizing the elderly (see H.R. 6330), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify relationship of certain constitutional 
        rights to laws relating to the military detention of certain 
        covered persons (see H.R. 4092), H965 [27FE]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see S. 2175), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4192), H1304 
        [8MR] (see H.R. 5936), H3698 [8JN]
      ------expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when 
        property at closed military installations is conveyed (see 
        H.R. 4407), H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and 
        implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 3365), 
        S4821 [10JY]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (see S. 3335), S4417 [21JN]
      ------issue a report on the Alaska Rural Justice and Law 
        Enforcement Commission (see S. 3373), S4893 [11JY]
      ------prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community 
        Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license 
        plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H5705 [2AU]
      ------reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants 
        program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4077), H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Navajo 
        Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of 
        certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning 
        Colorado River operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 
        4067), H901 [16FE]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]
      Discrimination: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service 
        on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see S. 3618), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5848), H3162 
        [18MY]
      District courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts 
        (see S. 3293), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5512), H2320 [7MY]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (see H.R. 3810), H114 [23JA]
      Education: prohibit institutions of higher education that 
        participate in certain financial aid programs from including 
        predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see 
        S. 3557), S6454 [19SE]
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (see S. Res. 477), S3729 [5JN]
      Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update 
        standards for government and law enforcement access to stored 
        communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      Equal Access to Justice Act: require disclosure of all payments 
        made from the Judgment Fund (see S. 3415), S5212 [19JY]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Families and domestic relations: provide funds to State courts 
        for the provision of legal representation to parents and legal 
        guardians relative to child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of 
        firearms (see H.R. 4190), H1304 [8MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 
        3276), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 
        [10SE]
      ------provide additional privacy protections (see S. 3515), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Freedom of speech: provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic 
        lawsuits against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect 
        journalists and Internet service providers (see S. 3493), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871), H374 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (see 
        S. 2183), S1576 [12MR]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see S. 3304), 
        S4238 [18JN]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see S. 3382), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 3862), 
        H374 [1FE]
      ------reinstate reporting provision relative to fees and 
        expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions 
        involving the U.S. (see S. 2042), S163 [30JA]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 
        591), H1426 [20MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (see H. Res. 
        596), H1641 [27MR]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H3914 [20JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, 
        State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 
        2266), S2242 [29MR]
      ------make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal 
        aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]
      ------make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present 
        alien an aggravated felony (see S. 3579), S6545 [20SE]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide authority for immigration judges to terminate 
        proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with 
        mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H439 [2FE]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Information technology: improve enforcement of criminal and 
        civil law with respect to cloud computing (see S. 3569), S6454 
        [19SE]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see S. 
        3311), S4299 [19JN]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Judiciary: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 
        3890), H440 [2FE]
      ------prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (see H.R. 4967), H2267 [27AP]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
      ------prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 4309), H1803 [29MR]
      Lawyers and attorneys: require the attorney for the Government 
        to disclose favorable information to the defendant in criminal 
        prosecutions brought by the U.S. (see S. 2197), S1734 [15MR]
      Medicare: increase fines and penalties for Medicare fraud to 
        augment Medicare fraud enforcement activities (see H.R. 6103), 
        H4827 [11JY]
      Native Americans: pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and 
        its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see 
        H.R. 5862), H3266 [30MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), 
        refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 
        [30MY]
      News media: provide for media coverage of Federal court 
        proceedings (see H.R. 5163), H2271 [27AP]
      Patents: provide for recovery of computer hardware and software 
        patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the 
        claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding 
        (see H.R. 6245), H5628 [1AU]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 6185), H5290 
        [25JY]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (see S. 3334), S4417 [21JN]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (see S. 
        2251), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4347), H1811 [30MR]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see 
        S. 2326), S2546 [19AP]
      Safety: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and 
        retaliation (see S. 2127), S909 [17FE]
      SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see 
        S. 3416), S5257 [23JY]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (see S. Res. 506), S4636 [26JN]
      ------authorize legal representation in Common Cause, et al v. 
        Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (see S. Res. 485), S3782 [6JN]
      Senior citizens: establish a grant program to enhance training 
        and services to prevent abuse in later life (see H.R. 4979), 
        H2267 [27AP]
      Small business: reform limits and increase Federal 
        subcontracting opportunities, require agencies to publish 
        insourcing processes, and provide opportunities to challenge 
        insourcing decisions (see H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]
      Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for 
        lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
        wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports 
        (see H.R. 3797), H113 [23JA]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in District of Columbia 
        v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 677), H3480 [5JN]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried 
        before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), 
        H3707 [15JN]
      Taxation: provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses 
        (see S. 2291), S2392 [17AP] (see H.R. 4375), H1914 [17AP]
      Terrorism: amend statute of limitations for civil actions 
        regarding terrorist acts (see S. 3534), S6270 [12SE]
      ------deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign 
        sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in 
        U.S. courts (see H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (see H.R. 6215), H5326 [26JY]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 5593), H2442 [8MY]
      U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to 
        reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia 
        (see S. 2045), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4213), H1390 [19MR]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3233), S3516 [23MY] (see S. 3236), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        6015), H3975 [21JN]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal 
        employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds 
        (see H.R. 6406), H6000 [13SE]
      ------streamline administration of whistleblower protections for 
        private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), H6000 [13SE]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 4171), H1303 [8MR]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Baher Michel, E401 
        [21MR]
  Letters
      Call for female nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court 
        Justice David H. Souter: Senators Boxer and Snowe, S1109 
        [29FE]
      Dept. of Defense detention of enemy combatants: several former 
        Government officials, H3080 [17MY]
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: Senators Inhofe and 
        Scott P. Brown, S4945 [12JY]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Senators Leahy and Grassley, 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
      Felony prosecution of individuals relative to violation of 
        Internet ``terms of service'' agreements: several 
        organizations, S5915 [2AU]
      Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services 
        in response to a disaster: David B. Hoyt, American College of 
        Surgeons, H1512 [22MR]
      ------several health care organizations, H1512 [22MR]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Representative Issa, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Senator Coburn, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6427 
        [19SE]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, S2719 [25AP]
      ------Mark Tennant, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child 
        pornography: Grier Weeks, National Association To Protect 
        Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2719 [25AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for 
        Missing & Exploited Children, S2757, S2793 [26AP]
      ------Linda Smith, Shared Hope International (organization), 
        S2719 [25AP]
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge: Bill L. Lee, Lewis, Feinberg, 
        Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C. (law firm), S4451 [25JN]
      ------Charles Beck and Gerald L. Chaleff, Los Angeles, CA, 
        Police Dept., S4450 [25JN]
      ------Charles D. Reynolds, S4451 [25JN]
      ------John R. Dunne, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP (law firm), 
        S4451 [25JN]
      ------Ronald E. Hampton, Blacks in Law Enforcement of America 
        (organization), S4451 [25JN]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, S4450 [25JN]
      Nomination of Miranda Du to be district judge: Brian K. 
        Krolicki, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, S2151 [28MR]
      ------Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada, S2150 [28MR]
      ------Robert A. Cashell, Sr., Mayor of Reno, NV, S2151 [28MR]
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge: Daniel P. 
        Collins, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (law firm), S3312 [21MY]
      ------Eugene Volokh, Unversity of California, Los Angeles School 
        of Law, S3312 [21MY]
      ------Henry Weissman, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (law firm), 
        S3313 [21MY]
      ------Jeremy B. Rosen, Horvitz & Levy LLP (law firm), S3312 
        [21MY]
      ------Jill E. Thomas, Mattel, Inc., S3311 [21MY]
      ------Sean W. Gallagher and Mark S. Ouweleen, Bartlit Beck 
        Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP (law firm), S3309 [21MY]
      ------several business general counsels, S3311 [21MY]
      ------several former Supreme Court law clerks, S3310 [21MY]
      ------several former U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 
        law clerks, S3310 [21MY]
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge: Jimmy 
        Goodman, ABA Oklahoma State Delegation, S5646 [30JY]
      Protect child custody arrangements for parents who are Armed 
        Forces members deployed in support of a contingency operation: 
        several Representatives, E839 [17MY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Senators 
        McConnell and Grassley, S5965 [2AU]
      ------several Senators, S1075 [28FE]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S4607 [26JN], S5643 [30JY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3235 [30MY]
      Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act: Javier Palomarez, 
        U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S2398 [17AP]
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
      ------Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), 
        S3884 [11JN]
      ------Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
      Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act: Representative 
        Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E740 [9MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), E740 [9MY]
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, courthouse construction funding: California 
        congressional delegation, H2541 [9MY]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
      Senators who would have voted against the confirmation of Andrew 
        D. Hurwitz as circuit judge if there had been a rollcall vote, 
        S4148 [13JN]
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Memorandums
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, Courthouse Condition: David M. Singer, U.S. 
        Marshals Service, H2540 [9MY]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
  Press releases
      Key Vote Alert--``No'' on the Nomination of Andrew Hurwitz: 
        Heritage Action for America (organization), S3883 [11JN]
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
      Retired JAGs Speak Out Against NDAA Misinformation: Human Rights 
        First (organization), H3079 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      ABA: tribute to Access to Justice Committees, H1963 [18AP]
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY], 
        H4692 [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5440-H5448 
        [31JY], E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, 
        E1421 [3AU]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land 
        claims settlements, H3726-H3728 [18JN]
      Armed Forces: preserve right to keep and bear arms for active 
        duty military personnel stationed or residing in the District 
        of Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        5751), H3079 [17MY]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (H.R. 4201), H3234-H3236 [30MY]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (H.R. 3785), H39 
        [18JA]
      Arts and humanities: clarify exception to foreign sovereign 
        jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art 
        exhibitions (H.R. 4086), H1370-H1372 [19MR]
      Baker, David: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals pending 
        certification that the Government of Brazil amends its laws to 
        remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals to other 
        countries, H3621 [7JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Cantonment, FL: tribute to J.M. Tate High School mock trial 
        team, E525 [16AP]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), H5450-H5452 [31JY], H5618 [1AU], E1379 [1AU]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 1397), H3809 
        [20JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 [21JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Cleveland Municipal Court, E1513 
        [13SE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): direct the 
        Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the deposition of 
        William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of 
        the U.S. v. Clemens (H. Res. 558), H928 [17FE]
      ------disapprove of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      Constitution--U.S.: differences in interpretation, H1129-H1131 
        [1MR]
      ------history and explanation of ``separation of church and 
        State'', H2640 [10MY]
      Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (H.R. 6080), H5796-H5814 [11SE]
      Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, 
        H1648, H1650 [28MR]
      ------anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (H.J. Res. 106), E1448 [7AU]
      ------enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase 
        penalties relative to sex trafficking, H1276 [8MR]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (H.R. 6063), H5507-H5510 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, H2735 [16MY]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 
        3668), H3719-H3721 [18JN], E1101 [21JN]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), H3991-H3994 [26JN], 
        E1173 [28JN]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military, H2788, H2793, H2794 [16MY], 
        H2998, H3077-H3081 [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E847, E848 
        [18MY], E895 [30MY]
      ------prohibit information obtained via an unmanned aerial 
        vehicle to be used as evidence in a court of law without a 
        warrant, H3007 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      Dept. of Justice: arraignment of individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H2314 [7MY]
      ------decision not to prosecute certain U.S. Muslim 
        organizations possibly related to terrorism, H5700-H5702 [2AU]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 
        terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, E901 
        [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      ------Drug Courts Program funding, H2371 [8MY]
      ------limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement 
        eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain 
        data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      ------local community gang prevention funding, E735 [8MY]
      ------make available to the public a redacted summary of Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions that permit 
        warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------Office of Juvenile Justice funding, E781 [11MY]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), 
        H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prohibit funding for a single or multi-State court 
        settlement where funds are removed from any residential 
        mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503, H2504 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate 
        specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal 
        immigration laws, H2420-H2422 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to defend against challenges to the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498-H2500 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to litigate against States on behalf of 
        the NLRB relative to secret ballot union elections, H2501 
        [9MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (H.R. 4077), H1429 [21MR]
      District courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts 
        (H.R. 5512), H3191, H3192 [30MY]
      District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 
        645), H3074 [17MY]
      Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills, H3224 
        [30MY]
      ------increase penalties for operators of pill mills (H.R. 
        1065), H5529 [1AU]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (H.R. 
        3742), H5102, H5103 [23JY]
      EEOC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce 
        guidance relative to consideration of arrest and conviction 
        records in employment decisions, H2502 [9MY]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (H.R. 6029), H5506, H5507 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
      Federal employees: require certain individuals to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust or disclose trades to the appropriate 
        congressional official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      ------tribute, E44 [18JA]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Foreign aid: suspend U.S. assistance to countries that do not 
        comply with agreements to extradite criminals, E39 [18JA]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for 
        authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, 
        H3279 [31MY]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), H5776 [11SE], H5890-H5901 [12SE], E1533 
        [14SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 
        [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5782 [11SE]
      ------prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained 
        through the search of a legally amassed data pool without 
        prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]
      ------reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]
      Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, H4787 
        [11JY]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), H1555, H1556 
        [26MR], E448 [27MR]
      Government: importance of separation of powers, H6168 [20SE]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof, H5125 [23JY], H5141 [24JY], H5233, H5235, 
        H5236, H5238, H5243 [25JY]
      ------require attorneys fees or costs be paid from 
        administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business 
        substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken 
        during regulatory freeze, H5270, H5271 [25JY]
      Health: cap court-awarded damages in medical negligence claims, 
        H1460, H1461 [21MR]
      ------constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to 
        have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], H2263 [27AP]
      ------delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1505-H1507 [22MR]
      ------preserve joint and several liability for damages in 
        medical malpractice, H1465 [21MR]
      ------preserve liability for damages for serious and 
        irreversible injuries, E427 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform, H2623, H2629 [10MY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 
        [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, 
        H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1501-H1519, H1521, 
        H1522, H1524 [22MR], E415, E416, E418, E421, E423, E425, E427, 
        E429, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 
        [29MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1443-H1452 [21MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (H. Res. 
        596), H1593 [27MR]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1511-
        H1513 [22MR]
      ------prohibit exemption of health care professionals who 
        intentionally harm patients from medical malpractice 
        liability, H1482 [21MR]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (H.R. 3842), H521 [7FE]
      ------provide authority for immigration judges to terminate 
        proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with 
        mental disabilities (H.R. 3881), E118 [2FE]
      Intelligence services: clarify that private-sector cybersecurity 
        entity liability exemption in use of intelligence community 
        systems extends only to identification and acquisition of 
        cyber threat information, H2169 [26AP]
      ------shorten extension of intelligence gathering tools, H5893 
        [12SE]
      Israel: Supreme Court ruling that Migron, an illegal settlement 
        established in the West Bank, must be dismantled and the 
        occupants removed, E474 [28MR]
      James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK: designate 
        (S. 1710), H1141, H1142 [5MR]
      Judiciary: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), H2492 [9MY]
      Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act: funding, E749 
        [9MY]
      Los Angeles, CA: U.S. District Court for the Central District of 
        California courthouse construction funding, H2539, H2540 [9MY]
      LSC: funding, H2411-H2414 [8MY], E835, E837 [17MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: permit awarding of attorneys fees 
        to nonprofit entities and individuals in lawsuits against 
        certain Federal agencies issuing a mining permit, H4846, H4847 
        [12JY]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, E142 
        [6FE]
      Native Americans: provide for the use and distribution of the 
        funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the 
        U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 
        (H.R. 1272), H3723-H3725 [18JN]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of religious 
        issues, H3409 [5JN]
      Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: confirmation as circuit judge, E740 [9MY]
      Nunn, Diane: ABA Center on Children and the Law Mark Hardin 
        Award for Child Welfare Legal Scholarship and Systems Change 
        recipient, E1094 [20JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: exempt private-
        sector cybersecurity entities from liability for non-
        participation in voluntary intelligence community cyber threat 
        efforts, H2174 [26AP]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H2998, H3005, H3076-H3081 
        [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E865 [18MY]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Juvenile Detention Center 
        volunteers, E965 [1JN]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5791-H5793 [11SE]
      Quincy, MA: dedication of Francis X. Bellotti Courthouse, E1636 
        [21SE]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H952 [27FE], H997-H1003 
        [28FE], E253 [27FE]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 
        4347), H5104, H5105 [23JY]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3556), H5103, H5104 [23JY]
      Ships and vessels: revise laws on liability in certain civil 
        actions arising from maritime incidents, E615 [23AP]
      Streit, Michael: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement 
        use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, H3984 
        [26JN], H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H2213 [27AP], E470 [28MR]
      ------permit televising of proceedings, H701 [14FE]
      ------permit televising of proceedings (H.R. 3572), H738 [15FE]
      Sussex County, NJ: anniversary of Court Appointed Special 
        Advocates for Children, E821 [16MY]
      Taylor, Charles: conviction for war crimes and crimes against 
        humanity, E685 [27AP]
      Ternus, Marsha: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4888 [17JY]
      Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016, H3017 [17MY]
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (H.R. 6215), H5795 [11SE]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 5593), E730 [8MY]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]
      Will, Kevin: sentencing of Johoan Rodriguez on charges of 
        intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer relative to death 
        of Kevin Will, E1032 [8JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1191 [1MR], 
        S1646 [14MR], S1981-S1984 [22MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1944 [21MR]
      Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 1791), S78 [24JA], S6666 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: improve provision of civil relief and the 
        enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members 
        (S. 2299), S2500 [18AP]
      Armstrong, Rosemary: Florida Bar Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service 
        Award recipient, S2218 [29MR]
      Arts and humanities: clarify exception to foreign sovereign 
        jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art 
        exhibitions (S. 2212), S1848-S1850 [20MR]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4607 
        [26JN], S5246 [23JY], S5449 [26JY], S5631, S5632, S5642-S5651 
        [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine G.: nomination to be district judge, S2907-S2913 
        [7MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2809 [26AP]
      Bencivengo, Cathy A.: nomination to be district judge, S417-S420 
        [9FE], S1067 [28FE]
      Brann, Matthew W.: nomination to be district judge, S6520 [20SE]
      Brodie, Margo Kitsy: nomination to be district judge, S1039-
        S1041 [27FE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1019 [17FE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Business and industry: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of 
        trade secrets (S. 3389), S5086 [17JY]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 
        [20JN]
      Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain 
        a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and 
        that consent may be obtained through the Internet, S5914 [2AU]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1981-S1984 
        [22MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1944 [21MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S2758-S2761 
        [26AP]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2722 [25AP]
      Credit: settlement in class-action lawsuit filed by merchants 
        against Visa, MasterCard, and financial institutions, S5961 
        [2AU]
      Crime: impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, S2667 [25AP], S2791 [26AP]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of 
        child pornography, S2757, S2792 [26AP]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, S3507 
        [23MY], S3566, S3567 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1431 [6MR]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), S6671 [21SE]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, S3960 
        [12JN], S4353 [20JN]
      ------provide criminal penalties for stalking, S1701 [15MR], 
        S2592 [23AP], S2718 [25AP], S6304, S6305 [13SE]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S1928 [21MR]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 
        3556), S6458 [19SE]
      Curiel, Gonzalo P.: nomination to be district judge, S6609, 
        S6610 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and 
        implement State court interpreter programs (S. 3365), S4823 
        [10JY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 
        terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, S3956 
        [12JN]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (S. 3335), S4421 [21JN]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27-S31 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
      Dept. of State: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors 
        who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Navajo 
        Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of 
        certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning 
        Colorado River operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
      District courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts 
        (H.R. 5512), S6674 [21SE]
      District of Columbia: revise certain administrative authorities 
        of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide 
        professional liability insurance for its officers and 
        employees for certain claims (S. 1379), S4790, S4791 [9JY]
      Drain, Gershwin A.: nomination to be district judge, S5927-S5932 
        [2AU]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5921 [2AU]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1671 [14MR], 
        S2115, S2116, S2149-S2153 [28MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2113 [27MR]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to sanction by 
        court after failure to raise lack of subject matter 
        jurisdiction as a reason to dismiss case, S2151-S2153 [28MR]
      Ecology and environment: expedite environmental and judicial 
        review of projects subject to the National Environmental 
        Policy Act, S2144 [28MR]
      Education: prohibit institutions of higher education that 
        participate in certain financial aid programs from including 
        predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (S. 
        3557), S6458-S6460 [19SE]
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (S. Res. 477), S3736 [5JN]
      El Salvador: democracy efforts, S5655 [30JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to implement 
        rule to improve Federal permitting and review process of 
        infrastructure projects, S2144 [28MR]
      ------require use of existing environmental review documents to 
        expedite oil and gas permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1067 
        [28FE], S1711-S1714 [15MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1682 [14MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        S6389 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470-S5472 
        [26JY]
      Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4800-
        S4804 [10JY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4765 [29JN]
      Freedom of speech: provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic 
        lawsuits against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect 
        journalists and Internet service providers (S. 3493), S5983 
        [2AU]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), S2113 
        [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (S. 
        2183), S1577 [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE], 
        S811, S812 [16FE], S885-S888 [17FE], S1039 [27FE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S838 [16FE]
      Gerrard, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S15-S21, S23, 
        S24, S26 [23JA]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to decisions on 
        use of electrocution in capital punishment cases, S16-S19, 
        S23, S26 [23JA]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (S. 3382), S4958-S4960 [12JY]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1710, S1714 
        [15MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1682 [14MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S2758-
        S2761 [26AP]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2722 [25AP]
      Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3880 
        [11JN], S3948 [12JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], 
        S2282 [29MR], S2288 [16AP]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S2113 [27MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S3141 
        [15MY], S3768-S3773 [6JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3739 [6JN]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S3674-
        S3677 [4JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3655 [24MY]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: confirmation as circuit judge, S4148 [13JN]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 [6JN], S3835 [7JN], 
        S3878-S3890 [11JN], S3947-S3950 [12JN], S4199 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3835 [7JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to decisions and 
        position on the death penalty, S3881, S3886, S3887 [11JN], 
        S3947 [12JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in 
        decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, S3882-S3889 
        [11JN]
      Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve 
        border security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (S. 2090), S5317 [24JY]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (S. 
        3311), S6667 [21SE]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S554-S558 [13FE], S592, S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], 
        S811 [16FE]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S410 [9FE]
      Judiciary: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2556 [19AP], S3680 
        [4JN]
      ------prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), S3102, S3103 [10MY]
      Kayatta, William J., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 
        [6JN], S4607 [26JN], S5246 [23JY], S5643 [30JY]
      Knowles, Kimberley S.: nomination to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S6005 [2AU]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 
        [16FE]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (S. 2276), S2253 [29MR], S3620 [24MY]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1066 [28FE], 
        S1571 [12MR], S1640 [14MR], S2907-S2913 [7MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2809 [26AP]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S3771 
        [6JN], S4218 [14JN], S4223, S4226-S4230 [18JN]
      Mannion, Malachy E.: nomination to be district judge, S6520 
        [20SE]
      McNulty, Kevin: nomination to be district judge, S3141 [15MY], 
        S5003-S5007 [16JY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4942 [12JY]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S2115, S2149-
        S2154 [28MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2113 [27MR]
      Murphy, Donna M.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior 
        Court associate judge, S4449 [25JN]
      ------nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court 
        associate judge, unanimous-consent request, S2224 [29MR], 
        S4451, S4452 [25JN]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, 
        S341 [6FE]
      ------modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and 
        negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      Native Americans: provide for the use and distribution of the 
        funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the 
        U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 
        (H.R. 1272), S6674 [21SE]
      News media: provide for media coverage of Federal court 
        proceedings (S. 410), S1707 [15MR]
      Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1067 
        [28FE], S2907-S2913 [7MY]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2809 [26AP]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1981-S1984 
        [22MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1944 [21MR]
      Phillips, Mary E.: nomination to be district judge, S1410-S1413 
        [6MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1374 [2MR]
      POW: improve procedures for detention and review of status of 
        detainees of the U.S., S5947 [2AU]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S1569 [12MR], S3653-S3655 [24MY]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S19-
        S21 [23JA], S139 [30JA], S362-S364 [7FE], S418-S420 [9FE], 
        S554-S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S811-S813 
        [16FE], S1039, S1040 [27FE], S1065-S1068, S1073-S1077 [28FE], 
        S1191 [1MR], S1402, S1411 [6MR], S1559, S1570 [12MR], S1584-
        S1591, S1606-S1608 [13MR], S1639-S1646, S1658, S1659, S1664, 
        S1671, S1677 [14MR], S1711-S1714 [15MR], S1981-S1983 [22MR], 
        S2149-S2151 [28MR], S2305-S2307, S2311 [16AP], S2585 [23AP], 
        S2758 [26AP], S2907-S2913 [7MY], S3117-S3122 [14MY], S3140-
        S3142 [15MY], S3307, S3315 [21MY], S3674, S3675 [4JN], S3768-
        S3773 [6JN], S3878, S3887 [11JN], S4226-S4230 [18JN], S4438 
        [25JN], S4606-S4610 [26JN], S4800-S4803 [10JY], S5003-S5005 
        [16JY], S5245-S5247, S5250 [23JY], S5642-S5651 [30JY], S5927, 
        S5928, S5964 [2AU], S6033, S6036 [10SE], S6494, S6495, S6520 
        [20SE], S6609-S6611 [21SE]
      ------Senate use of filibuster to block nominations, S1645 
        [14MR], S3118 [14MY]
      Privacy: protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice 
        of and remedies for security breaches, and enhance 
        accountability and penalties for unauthorized use of 
        personally identifiable information, S1686 [15MR]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (S. 2076), S390 [7FE], S1814 [19MR]
      Ravi, Dharun: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on 
        and then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler 
        Clementi and another man, S1928 [21MR]
      Rice, Thomas O.: nomination to be district judge, S1401, S1410-
        S1413 [6MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1374 [2MR]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 
        4347), S6666, S6667 [21SE]
      ------designate (S. 2251), S2246 [29MR]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3556), S6666 [21SE]
      Rose, Stephanie M.: nomination to be district judge, S6025, 
        S6026, S6033-S6038 [10SE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S6004 [2AU]
      Rosenbaum, Robin S.: nomination to be district judge, S4601, 
        S4606-S4610 [26JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4425 [21JN]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1073 
        [28FE], S3117-S3122 [14MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3104 [10MY]
      Schwartz, Patty: nomination to be circuit judge, S5006 [16JY]
      SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (S. 
        3416), S5259 [23JY]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S1642 [14MR]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (S. Res. 506), S4642 [26JN]
      ------authorize legal representation in Common Cause, et al v. 
        Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (S. Res. 485), S3799 [6JN]
      Shelby, Robert J.: nomination to be district judge, S6609, S6610 
        [21SE]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S3141 
        [15MY], S5006 [16JY], S5202 [19JY], S5244-S5251 [23JY]
      Shwartz, Patty: nomination to be circuit judge, S3141 [15MY], 
        S3771 [6JN], S4187 [14JN], S4607 [26JN], S5246 [23JY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and 
        establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases, 
        S1402 [6MR]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
      ------decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement 
        use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, S4433, 
        S4439-S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S2588 [23AP]
      ------permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), S1402 [6MR], 
        S1919 [21MR]
      ------permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), unanimous-
        consent request, S1920, S1921 [21MR]
      Taranto, Richard G.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 
        [6JN], S4607 [26JN], S5246 [23JY], S5643 [30JY]
      Taxation: provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses 
        (S. 2291), S2395 [17AP]
      Thacker, Stephanie D.: confirmation as circuit judge, S2490 
        [18AP]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, S2305, S2310, S2312 [16AP]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2275 [29MR]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1066 
        [28FE], S1571 [12MR], S1640 [14MR], S2910 [7MY], S3117, S3123 
        [14MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3104 [10MY]
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (H.R. 6215), S6665 [21SE]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (S. 
        3233), S3518 [23MY]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1067 [28FE], 
        S3252 [17MY], S3307-S3316 [21MY]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3296, S3313 [21MY]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S2585, S2586 
        [23AP]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2556 [19AP]
      Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, S2599 [23AP]
  Reports
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
      Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President 
        Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses: Barry J. 
        McMillion, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), S3772 
        [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1791), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1065) (S. Rept. 112-199), S5976 [2AU]
      Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        6063) (H. Rept. 112-638), H5524 [31JY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex 
        Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 112-
        637), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112-416), 
        H1426 [20MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 
        112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1379) 
        (S. Rept. 112-178), S4460 [25JN]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-
        640), H5524 [31JY]
      Divisional Realignment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 5512) (H. Rept. 112-497), H3177 [29MY]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3742) (H. 
        Rept. 112-613), H5077 [19JY]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, 
        Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6029) (H. Rept. 112-
        610), H5077 [19JY]
      Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4086) (H. Rept. 
        112-413), H1390 [19MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee 
        on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112-
        645), H5703 [2AU]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 
        112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4369) (H. Rept. 112-687), H6273 
        [21SE]
      GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      Government Litigation Savings Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1996) (H. Rept. 112-594), H4827 [11JY]
      Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 [12JY]
      Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 
        112-39), H1366 [16MR]
      Improve Enactment of Certain Laws Relative to Public Contracts: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6080) (H. Rept. 112-
        662), H5764 [10SE]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3311), S4821 [10JY]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 6185) (H. Rept. 112-661), H5764 [10SE]
      Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Distribution Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1272) (H. Rept. 112-501), 
        H3265 [30MY]
      Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1272), S5870 [1AU]
      Nomination of Andrew D. Hurwitz To Be Circuit Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1194 [1MR]
      Nomination of Brian J. Davis To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Coral Wong Pietsch To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for 
        Veterans Claims Judge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Fernando M. Olguin To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Frank P. Geraci, Jr., To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of George L. Russell III To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of Gershwin A. Drain To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Gonzalo P. Curiel To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Gregory K. Davis To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Jeffrey J. Helmick To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Jesus G. Bernal To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of John E. Dowdell To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of John J. Tharp, Jr., To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of John S. Leonardo To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of John T. Fowlkes, Jr., To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of John Z. Lee To Be District Judge: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of Jon S. Tigar To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of Kevin McNulty To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of Kristine G. Baker To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of Lorna G. Schofield To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of Malachy E. Mannion To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Margaret Bartley To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for 
        Veterans Claims Judge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Mark E. Walker To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of Mary Geiger Lewis To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Matthew W. Brann To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Michael A. Shipp To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of Michael P. Shea To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Patrick A. Miles, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Patty Shwartz To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S322 [2FE]
      Nomination of Paul W. Grimm To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of Richard G. Taranto To Be Circuit Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach To be Circuit Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of Robert J. Shelby To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Robin S. Rosenbaum To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Roy W. McLeese III To Be District of Columbia 
        Court of Appeals Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Scott L. Silliman To Be U.S. Court of Military 
        Commission Review Judge: Committee on the Armed Services 
        (Senate), S4366 [20JN]
      Nomination of Stephanie M. Rose To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of Terrence G. Berg To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of Thomas M. Durkin To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of Timothy S. Hillman To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of William B. Pollard III To Be U.S. Court of 
        Military Commission Review Judge: Committee on the Armed 
        Services (Senate), S4366 [20JN]
      Nomination of William H. Orrick III, To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of William J. Kayatta, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Officer Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 
        2276), S3514 [23MY]
      Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1945), S567 [13FE]
      Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112-417), H1426 [20MR]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1433) (H. Rept. 112-401), H943 [17FE]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4347) (H. 
        Rept. 112-614), H5077 [19JY]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3556) (H. 
        Rept. 112-456), H2266 [27AP]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 112-488), H3161 [18MY]
      Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) (H. Rept. 112-528), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement To Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (Safe Doses) Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 112-549), H3981 [25JN]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (SAFE DOSES) Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1002) (S. Rept. 112-204), S6062 [10SE]
      Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3862) (H. Rept. 112-593), H4827 
        [11JY]
      Trademark Act Error Correction Relative to Remedies for 
        Dilution: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6215) (H. 
        Rept. 112-647), H5764 [10SE]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3289) (H. Rept. 112-508), 
        H3265 [30MY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1307-H1359 [9MR], 
        H5338-H5405 [31JY]
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Statements
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Several Representatives and 
        Scholars, H1504 [22MR]
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Subpoena Notices
      Chesterfield, VA, General District Court, H5902 [12SE]
      Circuit Court for Deshutes County, OR, H185 [27JA]
      District Court of Maryland, Baltimore County, H2292 [7MY]
      Fairfax County, VA, Circuit Court, H5848 [11SE]
      Massachusetts Dept. of Industrial Accidents, H1963 [18AP]
      Philadelphia, PA, Municipal Court, Criminal Division, H5729, 
        H5730 [10SE]
      Superior Court for the State of North Carolina, Surry County, 
        H3346 [31MY]
      Superior Court of California, North Valley District, H1654 
        [28MR]
      Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H7 [13JA]
      Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, H4892 
        [17JY]
      27th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Landry, LA, 
        H5329 [30JY]
      U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H185 [27JA], 
        H2667 [15MY]
      U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, H887 
        [16FE]
      U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, H1003 
        [28FE]
      U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, H2292 
        [7MY]
  Summaries
      Free Press Act (S. 3493), S5985 [2AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 558, direct the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of 
        the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        deposition of William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys 
        in the case of the U.S. v. Clemens, H928 [17FE]
      H. Res. 591, consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1443 [21MR]
      H. Res. 596, return to House of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1593 [27MR]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1501-H1503 [22MR]
      H.R. 1272, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Distribution Act, 
        H3723 [18JN]
      H.R. 1433, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H997-H999 
        [28FE]
      H.R. 3556, Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY, H5103 
        [23JY]
      H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act, H3719 
        [18JN]
      H.R. 3742, Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM, 
        H5102 [23JY]
      H.R. 3796, Child Protection and Safety Act programs relative to 
        sex offender management and registration reauthorization, 
        H5451 [31JY]
      H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child 
        Protection Act, H5440-H5442 [31JY]
      H.R. 4014, preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H1555 [26MR]
      H.R. 4086, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, H1370 [19MR]
      H.R. 4201, Servicemember Family Protection Act, H3234 [30MY]
      H.R. 4223, Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement To Deter 
        Organized Stealing and Enhance Safety (Safe Doses) Act, H3991 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 4347, Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK, H5104 
        [23JY]
      H.R. 4967, Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act, H2492 
        [9MY]
      H.R. 5512, Divisional Realignment Act, H3191 [30MY]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, 
        H5890 [12SE]
      H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement 
        Act, H5506 [31JY]
      H.R. 6063, Child Protection Act, H5507 [31JY]
      H.R. 6080, improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts, H5796-H5814 [11SE]
      H.R. 6185, Local Courthouse Safety Act, H5791 [11SE]
      H.R. 6215, Trademark Act error correction relative to remedies 
        for dilution, H5795 [11SE]
      S. 1379, D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act, S4790 
        [9JY], S4831 [10JY]
      S. 1710, James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK, 
        H1141 [5MR]
      S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]
      S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act, S391 [7FE]
      S. 2090, extend period of time provided to Indian Law and Order 
        Commission to produce a required report, S5318 [24JY]
      S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights 
        Settlement Act, S621-S636 [14FE]
      S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]
      S. 2183, Bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, S1578 [12MR]
      S. 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act, S1736 [15MR]
      S. 2212, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, S1849 [20MR]
      S. 2251, Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK, S2246 
        [29MR]
      S. 2291, Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S2396-S2398 
        [17AP]
      S. 2299, Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act, 
        S2501 [18AP]
      S. 3311, James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT, S6667 
        [21SE]
      S. 3335, Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act, S4422 
        [21JN]
      S. 3365, State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act, S4824 [10JY]
      S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business 
        Bankruptcies Act, S4954-S4958 [12JY]
      S. 3389, Protecting American Trade Secrets and Innovation Act, 
        S5086 [17JY]
      S. 3416, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act, S5260-
        S5262 [23JY]
      S. 3493, Free Press Act, S5984 [2AU]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]
      S. Res. 477, call for Egypt to honor rule of law and return Noor 
        and Ramsay Bower to the U.S., S3732, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 485, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al., S3783, S3799 
        [6JN]
      S. Res. 506, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Bilbrey v. 
        Tyler, S4639, S4642 [26JN]




COVERDALE, SHIRLEY E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1280 [18JY]




COVEY, BARBARA

  Remarks in House
      Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E400 [21MR]




COVEY, STEPHEN R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1287 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5181 [19JY]




COWAN, GEORGE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2653 [24AP]




COWAN, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E294 [1MR]




COWAN, KRISTOR W.

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2242 [27AP]




COWDEN, GORDON W.

  Obituaries
      Personal, H5299 [26JY]




COWEN, ALISA

  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act, E688 [27AP]




COX, J. DAVID

  Remarks in Senate
      American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center (organization): 
        Yitzhak Rabin Public Service Award recipient, S3039 [9MY]




COX, J'DEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E485 [29MR]




COX, KAYLA

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E621 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E621 [24AP]




COX, REGINALD

  Remarks in House
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]




COX, T. RANDOLPH

  Remarks in House
      YMCA of Kanawha Valley, WV: Spirit of the Valley award 
        recipient, E1380 [1AU]




COYLE, ROBERT E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3231 [16MY]




COYNE, ANN

  Remarks in Senate
      National Association of Social Workers: Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, S2082 [27MR]




COYNE, RUTH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1593 [21SE]




COZEWITH, ARTHUR

  Addresses
      Memorial Day, E1014 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1014 [7JN]




COZY HARBOR SEAFOOD, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5481 [26JY]




CRAFTON HILLS COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E486 [29MR]




CRAIG, ANTHONY

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H5 [10JA]




CRAIG, RICK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4721 [28JN]




CRANDALL, LAUREN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, 
        E1497 [12SE]




CRANE, SAM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E498 [29MR]




CRANE, TX

  Remarks in House
      Stroder, Evelyn: Crane, TX, Chamber of Commerce Heritage Day 
        honoree, E1600, E1610 [21SE]




CRANSTON, RI

  Remarks in Senate
      Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3822 [7JN]




CRAPO, MIKE (a Senator from Idaho)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3792 [6JN], 
        S3848, S3849 [7JN], S3913, S3916 [11JN], S3992, S3998 [12JN], 
        S4357, S4370 [20JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1544 [8MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4830 [10JY], S4896 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5687 [30JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2741 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S4204 [14JN]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see S. 2346), S6064 [10SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see S. 362), S4637 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S4205 [14JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which 
        veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated 
        mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase 
        firearms (see S. 1707), S43 [23JA]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. 
        Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]
      FEMA: reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see 
        S. 3362), S4773 [29JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4822 [10JY] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by 
        implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see 
        S. 1906), S1791 [19MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S568 [13FE] (see S. 3394), 
        S5085 [17JY]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S2968 
        [8MY]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1148 [29FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3088 [10MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S5258 [23JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S2928 [7MY]
      Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and 
        clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive 
        cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), 
        S261 [1FE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), 
        S2602 [23AP]
      Mental health: strike the word ``lunatic'' from Federal law (see 
        S. 2367), S2731 [25AP]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 309), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S2970 [8MY]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see S. 1763), S909 
        [17FE]
      ------deem certain claims presented to an Indian Health Service 
        contracting officer pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination 
        and Education Assistance Act as timely presented (see S. 
        2389), S2821 [26AP]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health 
        insurance tax (see S. 1880), S2325 [16AP]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S2031 [26MR]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1460 [7MR]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S4204 [14JN]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: suspend sales of petroleum products 
        until certain conditions are met (see S. 2100), S700 [15FE]
      Taxation: permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax 
        deduction (see S. 3470), S5870 [1AU]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3632 [24MY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S3043 [9MY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Financial institutions: implement rule banning proprietary 
        trading by commercial banks after regulatory agencies have 
        issued their final rules (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      FRS: require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to conduct 
        a small business review panel on the qualified mortgage rule 
        before the Bureau can go forward with a final rule (see S. 
        3571), S6454 [19SE]
      National Men's Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 501), S4368 
        [20JN]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (see S. Res. 362), S208 [31JA]
      Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting 
        of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4123 [13JN]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S4123 [13JN]
      Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: tribute to Alfred P. Sloan Award for 
        Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility recipients, 
        S3726-S3728 [5JN]
      Armstrong, Karen: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S5864 [1AU]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3206 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3206 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3206 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3206 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3206 [16MY]
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, S205 [31JA]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), S6051 [10SE]
      Idaho's Hometown Hero Medal (organization): tribute to award 
        recipients, S6262 [12SE]
      Kramer, Jerry: endorse Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, 
        S3898 [11JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2770 [26AP]
  Tributes
      Appleton, Steve, S562 [13FE]
      Bauer, Richard L., S4819 [10JY]
      Donald, Kirkland, S6538 [20SE]
      Eardley, Richard, S5132 [18JY]
      Kotter, Roger D., S36 [23JA]
      Rohleder, Patricia R. McCoy, S4295 [19JN]
      Swisher, Joseph (Perry), S4295 [19JN]




CRAVAACK, CHIP (a Representative from Minnesota)

  Amendments
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3061 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3548, H3579 [6JN], H3641 [7JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4137, H4139 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3405 [1JN], H3460 [5JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4845 [12JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2535 [9MY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H220 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H3164 [18MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
      Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see 
        H.R. 1161), H802 [15FE]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------extend military commissary and exchange store privileges 
        to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-
        connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), 
        H6274 [21SE]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6280 [21SE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H640 [8FE]
      ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of 
        firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 126), H512 [6FE]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6280 [21SE]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H903 [16FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see 
        H.R. 973), H220 [31JA]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2288 [27AP]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3916 [20JN]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H5131 [23JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
        Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals 
        who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II 
        (see H.R. 23), H3267 [30MY]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H82 [19JA]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H2448 [8MY]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H5328 
        [26JY]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H376 [1FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      ------protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of 
        Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 
        1865), H220 [31JA]
      Fish and fishing: provide the necessary scientific information 
        to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H2328 [7MY]
      ------repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for 
        employees (see H.R. 1744), H1741 [28MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H2447 [8MY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1367 [16MR]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5860 [11SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H966 [27FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2716 [15MY]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H1642 [27MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions 
        against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), 
        H950 [24FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H1741 [28MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H115 [23JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from 
        continued management as de facto wilderness areas and release 
        certain inventoried National Forest System roadless areas from 
        certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H966 [27FE]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5293 [25JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H903 
        [16FE]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3734 [18JN]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H5202 
        [24JY]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H220 [31JA]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1741 [28MR]
      ------repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 
        547), H1741 [28MR]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H1100 [29FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H5860 [11SE]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1428 [20MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2570 
        [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H1845 
        [16AP]
      Clean Air Act: provide that State implementation plans address 
        impairment of visibility relative to emissions from taconite 
        ore processing facilities (see H.R. 6507), H6274 [21SE]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2441 [8MY]
      ------remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see H.R. 5797), H3102 [17MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (H.R. 4350), H1845 [16AP]
      Clean Air Act: provide that State implementation plans address 
        impairment of visibility relative to emissions from taconite 
        ore processing facilities (H.R. 6507), H6278 [21SE]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H2444 [8MY]
      ------remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H3104 [17MY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H223 [1FE]
  Letters
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Tim Spreck, Minnesota 
        Outdoor Heritage Alliance, H5607 [1AU]
  Memorandums
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      ------D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4139 [27JN]
      Budget: deficit, H69 [18JA]
      Colalillo, Michael: Medal of Honor recipient, H1022 [29FE]
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), H2048 [24AP]
      Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for development or 
        submission of proposals to expand authorized uses of the 
        Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, H3460 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), E859 [18MY]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (H.R. 4045), H2697 [15MY]
      ------recognize essential service provided by fighter wings 
        performing Aerospace Control Alert missions in defending 
        sovereign U.S. airspace, E859 [18MY]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for grants requiring 
        recipients to replace any lighting that does not comply with 
        the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, H3460 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H582 [8FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3548 [6JN], H3641, H3642 [7JN]
      ------prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for 
        contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. 
        citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3641, H3642 [7JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to study alternatives 
        to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including 
        systems based on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle, 
        H4137, H4139 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4137, H4139 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3460 [5JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), H192 [31JA]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, H4845, H4846 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4845, H4846 [12JY]
      Minnesota: ensure that private property interests are not 
        negatively impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 
        [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5014 [19JY], H5874, 
        H5882, H5883, H5884, H5885 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5782 [11SE]
      ------remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606, H5608 [1AU]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5885 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5882 [12SE]
      Native Americans: provide for the use and distribution of the 
        funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the 
        U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 
        (H.R. 1272), H3724 [18JN]
      NSF: Climate Change Education Program funding, H2535, H2536 
        [9MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), complete conference report, H3792 
        [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3792 [19JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2535, H2536 [9MY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1984 [19AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: Federal Flight Deck 
        Officer program funding, H3548 [6JN]
      Votes: correction, E351 [8MR]
  Tributes
      Hed, John R., H736 [15FE]




CRAVATH, CATE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2272 [29MR]




CRAVEN, JASPER

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




CRAVERO, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Music and dance: tribute to ``All About Bullies . . . Big and 
        Small'' album production team, E916 [31MY]




CRAWFORD, BRIAN

  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for 
        DC Democracy, E706 [7MY]




CRAWFORD, EDWARD

  Remarks in House
      Irish American Archives Society: Walks of Life Award recipient, 
        E281 [29FE]




CRAWFORD, ERIC A. ``RICK'' (a Representative from Arkansas)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H572 [7FE]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H220 [31JA]
      ------provide further protection for puppies, cosponsorship 
        withdrawn (see H.R. 835), H4865 [12JY]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H182 [25JA]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H4908 [17JY]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H3405 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance ineligibility 
        requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on 
        native sod (see H.R. 5879), H4158 [27JN]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H4158 [27JN]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H2570 [9MY]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2134 [25AP]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      ------provide that certain rules on emission standards for 
        reciprocating internal combustion engines have no force or 
        effect on certain engines used to generate electricity or 
        operate a water pump (see H.R. 3185), H2569 [9MY]
      Executive Office of the President: define advisors often 
        characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any 
        associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H1915 [17AP]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H476 [3FE]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 
        3461), H115 [23JA]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H6061 [14SE] (see H.R. 5708), H5010 [18JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H802 [15FE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H27 [17JA]
      Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H5202 [24JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H1915 [17AP]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H3404 [1JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1915 [17AP]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1543 [22MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]
      ------make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H27 [17JA]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5202 [24JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H694 [9FE]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver's license holders 
        in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a 
        hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service 
        vehicles (see H.R. 2429), H726 [14FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Guard: elevate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau 
        to a position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reestablish 
        position of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 
        3455), H182 [25JA]
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 3870), H374 [1FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1742 [28MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1306 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, 
        AR: designate (see H.R. 3869), H374 [1FE]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H3976 [21JN]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H6062 [14SE]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5202 [24JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1978 [18AP]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2569 [9MY]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H2447 [8MY]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2570 
        [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: support designation of ``Initial Success or Total 
        Failure'' as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal 
        organizations (see H. Res. 624), H2031 [19AP]
      Budget: provide incentive for Congress to pass a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website 
        for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 4404), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Fish and fishing: ensure continuation of successful fisheries 
        mitigation programs (see H.R. 5931), H3698 [8JN]
      National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 
        624), H2031 [19AP]
      Taxation: authorize agricultural producers to establish and 
        contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts (see 
        H.R. 3885), H439 [2FE]
      ------impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Budget: provide incentive for Congress to pass a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website 
        for reports issued by inspectors general (H.R. 4404), H2031 
        [19AP]
      Fish and fishing: ensure continuation of successful fisheries 
        mitigation programs (H.R. 5931), H3699 [8JN]
      Taxation: authorize agricultural producers to establish and 
        contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts (H.R. 
        3885), H440 [2FE]
      ------impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income 
        taxpayers (H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1027 [29FE], H5137 [24JY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3691 [8JN]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4708 
        [10JY], H5931 [13SE]
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]
      Arkansas County, AR: anniversary of Arkansas County Bank, H2051 
        [24AP]
      Arkansas Farm Bureau: tribute to Arkansas Farm Family of the 
        Year award recipients, H4708 [10JY]
      Budget: deficit, H69 [18JA]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H644 [9FE]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (H.R. 3158), H5608, H5609 
        [1AU]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, H2013 [19AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1522 [22MR]
      Mammoth Spring, AR: tribute to Mammoth Spring High School boys' 
        basketball team, H1648 [28MR]
      Mountain Home, AR: Mountain Home High School robotics team 
        winners of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition, H4076 
        [27JN]
      ------tribute to Mountain Home Bomb Squad baseball team, H5209 
        [25JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1264 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1522 
        [22MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1264 [7MR]
      Postal Service: decision to maintain services to rural areas, 
        H2638 [10MY]
      ------prohibit closing of any post office which results in more 
        than a certain distance between any 2 post offices (H.R. 
        3370), H2458 [9MY], H2638 [10MY]
      Taylor, Howarth: Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, 
        H4894 [17JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5772 [11SE]
      Transportation: authorize and sanction programs for residential 
        and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, 
        municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
        agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604, H5605, H5606 [1AU]
      Votes: position on missed, H997 [28FE], E826 
        [17MY]
  Tributes
      Allen, John, H2214 [27AP]
      Ballard, Stan, H4916 [18JY]
      Cheshier, Ralph, H2723 [16MY]
      D'Augustine, Joseph, H1795 [29MR]
      Dunklin, George, H5117 [23JY]
      Hamilton, Reta, H5137 [24JY]
      Huling, John, H2816 [17MY]
      Kaczynski, Donald, H3487 [6JN]
      Low, Sara E., H5772 [11SE]
      Mosko, Christopher, H2816 [17MY]
      Parr, Christine, H1028 [29FE]
      Patchell, Betty R. Stair, H1857 [17AP]
      Swaim, Jerol, H1584 [27MR]




CREAL SPRINGS, IL

  Remarks in House
      Creal Springs School: anniversary, E847 [18MY]




CREATING AMERICAN PROSPERITY THROUGH PRESERVATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2479), H3484 [6JN]




CREATING SMALL BUSINESS JOBS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Taxation: extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act 
        provisions (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Taxation: extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act 
        provisions (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]




CREDIT

  Addresses
      FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155-H5157 [24JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]
      How the Fed Favors the 1%, E706 [7MY]
      Job Gains Reflect Hope a Recovery Is Blooming, H527 [7FE]
      Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, 
        H5158-H5160 [24JY]
      That Comeback Trail for the Economy? Here, It's Littered With 
        Foreclosures, H672 [9FE]
      To Pay Off Loans, Grads Put Off Marriage, Children, S2672 [25AP]
      What a Drag!, S2673 [25AP]
      Would Repeal of Key Dodd-Frank Provision Really Save $22 
        Billion?, H2610 [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S3174 
        [15MY]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see S. 3323), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5747), 
        H2713 [15MY]
      ------provide for relief in civil actions for violations of the 
        protections on credit extended to members and their dependents 
        (see S. 3207), S3329 [21MY]
      Colleges and universities: prohibit institutions of higher 
        education that have a certain cohort default rate from 
        receiving veterans' education benefits (see H.R. 5836), H3161 
        [18MY]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 
        2280), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 6273), H5704 [2AU]
      ------simplify the process for determining the need and 
        eligibility of students for financial assistance (see H.R. 
        6558), H6276 [21SE]
      Consumers: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see S. 3426), S5304 [24JY] (see H.R. 6483), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      ------clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive 
        consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by 
        public utility companies (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 
        2149), S1194 [1MR]
      ------prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer information 
        in making any determination involving auto insurance (see H.R. 
        6129), H4868 [13JY]
      ------protect against abusive debt collectors by regulating 
        medical debt collection practices, prohibit collectors from 
        seeking arrest warrants to collect debts, and provide 
        information about the debt (see S. 3350), S4674 [27JN]
      ------provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or statement 
        of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered to have 
        been made on the date with which the envelope used to transmit 
        such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 [9FE]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative 
        financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation 
        among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory 
        lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]
      Dept. of Education: provide interest-free deferment on 
        unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see 
        H.R. 5895), H3480 [5JN]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see 
        H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H1740 [28MR]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in 
        the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan 
        repayment programs (see S. 2192), S1733 [15MR]
      ------provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at-
        risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy and 
        provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in 
        such programs (see H.R. 4034), H801 [15FE]
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see S. 2035), S131 [26JA] (see H.R. 
        3825), H181 [25JA]
      ------establish a pilot program to reduce up-front premiums on 
        FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers who complete 
        a homeownership counseling program to help reduce default 
        rates (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA mortgage 
        insurance program during periods that the Mutual Mortgage 
        Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio 
        requirements (see H.R. 3853), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), 
        S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6404), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the Multifamily Transitional 
        Housing Loan Program (see S. 3348), S4674 [27JN]
      ------make home loan guaranty programs for veterans regarding 
        adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages 
        (see H.R. 4482), H2064 [24AP]
      Education: provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood 
        educators (see S. 2181), S1540 [8MR]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1303 [8MR]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit investments by mortgage 
        finance agencies that create disincentives to help homeowners 
        and stabilize the housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H1641 [27MR]
      ------establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to 
        refinance mortgages (see S. 3047), S3041 [9MY]
      ------establish Second Chance at Homeownership Program (see H.R. 
        4172), H1304 [8MR]
      Financial institutions: establish a national consumer credit 
        usury rate (see S. 3452), S5487 [26JY]
      ------exclude credit union loans made to Main Street businesses 
        from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 4293), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      ------exempt community banks from certain escrow requirements 
        (see S. 2278), S2243 [29MR]
      ------focus Federal banking regulators on credit availability 
        and provide insured depository institutions with certain 
        authorities when calculating the institution's capital (see 
        H.R. 6037), H4156 [27JN]
      ------permit certain current loans that would otherwise be 
        treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain 
        purposes (see H.R. 4029), H725 [14FE]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require holders of student loans to apply prepayment 
        ammounts to loans with the highest rates of interest (see H.R. 
        6510), H6275 [21SE]
      ------specify that courses offered by lenders for their own 
        employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or continuing 
        education requirements of mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 
        6158), H5077 [19JY]
      Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial 
        institutions and small businesses to provide continuing 
        financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees 
        (see H.R. 4394), H1977 [18AP]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 633), H2126 [25AP]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S388 [7FE]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
      Mortgages: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      ------establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see H.R. 3789), H77 [18JA]
      ------establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification 
        pilot programs (see S. 2093), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 5940), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      ------improve definitions of points and fees in connection with 
        a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for 
        affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity 
        (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see S. 3484), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 3849), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide homeowners with additional protections and 
        safeguards against foreclosure (see H.R. 6395), H5999 [13SE]
      ------require closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with 
        respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see S. 2909), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S850 [16FE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]
      ------require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (see S. 
        3177), S3174 [15MY]
      National Consumer Credit Corporations: create a Federal charter 
        (see H.R. 6139), H5008 [18JY]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: establish pilot 
        program to facilitate communication between borrowers and 
        servicers (see S. 3589), S6545 [20SE]
      Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]
      SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business 
        concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 
        4185), H1304 [8MR]
      ------extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (see S. 
        2364), S2731 [25AP]
      ------increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses 
        under common control (see H.R. 6504), H6274 [21SE]
      ------increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------make permanent the Small Loan Advantage program (see H.R. 
        3836), H186 [27JA]
      ------provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned 
        small businesses (see H.R. 5835), H3161 [18MY]
      ------provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (see H.R. 6296), H5704 [2AU]
      SEC: require nationally recognized statistical rating 
        organizations to certify that they monitor the accuracy of 
        credit ratings issued by the organization (see H.R. 6512), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Small business: improve lending and cooperation between the 
        National Credit Union Administration and SBA (see H.R. 4191), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Taxation: allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to 
        access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student 
        loans (see H.R. 6209), H5326 [26JY]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers 
        discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain foreign 
        residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2144), S1147 [29FE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR] (see H.R. 4250), H1542 [22MR] (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend the deduction for mortgage insurance (see H.R. 
        3999), H692 [9FE]
      ------increase income limitations for student loan interest 
        deduction (see H.R. 6010), H3975 [21JN]
      ------permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax 
        deduction (see S. 3470), S5870 [1AU]
      ------prevent an unfair tax burden for veterans and homeowners 
        who have received assistance from the National Mortgage 
        Settlement (see S. 3224), S3515 [23MY]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]
      Truth in Lending Act: add a rule of construction relative to 
        certain payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (see 
        H.R. 4076), H943 [17FE]
      ------improve certain provisions relative to the compensation of 
        mortgage originators (see H.R. 4163), H1272 [7MR]
  Histories
      Prevent Further Restriction of Federal Income Tax Deduction for 
        Interest Paid on Debt Secured by a First or Second Home (H. 
        Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
  Letters
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Representative 
        Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), 
        H5413 [31JY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5413 [31JY]
  Motions
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
  Opinion polls
      District of Columbia budget autonomy: Purple Insights 
        (organization), H2024 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures, H3058, H3059 [17MY]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (H.R. 2028), E1226 [11JY]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      ------ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      ------establish a commission of budgeting and accounting experts 
        to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best 
        measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit 
        programs, H545, H546 [7FE]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H515 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H1969-
        H1975 [18AP], H2052-H2055 [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2145, H2146 
        [26AP]
      ------affordability, H1435 [21MR]
      ------Obama administration proposals to make higher education 
        more affordable, H1138 [5MR]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education, H5531 
        [1AU]
      Consumers: provide reasonable and proportional fees and rules 
        for electronic debit transactions, H6163 [20SE]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        H5411-H5414 [31JY], H5599 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense: regulate open-end credit loans to Armed Forces 
        members and reduce use of predatory lenders, H5075 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: freeze income-based student loan repayment 
        plan, H5146 [24JY]
      ------freeze interest rates on subsidized student loans, H738 
        [15FE], H1795 [29MR]
      ------protect students from higher education costs and increased 
        student loan interest rates, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment 
        (H.R. 5801), E876 [18MY]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (H.R. 4286), H2081 [25AP], E465 [28MR]
      Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program Loan 
        Guarantee Program funding, H4108 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory standards 
        against the use of discriminatory disparate impact analysis in 
        risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, 
        H4144-H4146 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI 
        financial and mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding 
        through reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for a single or multi-State court 
        settlement where funds are removed from any residential 
        mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503, H2504 [9MY]
      District of Columbia: eliminate all federally imposed mandates 
        over the local budget process, financial management, and the 
        borrowing of money, H2022-H2024 [19AP], H4643-H4645 [29JN]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H560-H563 [7FE], H675, H676 [9FE], H808 
        [16FE], H5134 [24JY], H5981 [13SE]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4694 
        [10JY]
      ------modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive 
        and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and 
        regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], 
        H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      Education: funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (H.R. 4170), 
        H1291 [8MR], H2054 [24AP], H2117, H2118 [25AP]
      ------student loans and financial aid programs funding, H68 
        [18JA]
      FDIC: repeal orderly liquidation authority to prevent failure of 
        large financial firms, H2610 [10MY]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 
        4264), H5737-H5740 [10SE]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), H2095-H2099 [25AP], E667 [26AP], E696 [27AP]
      ------Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of 
        abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
      ------focus Federal banking regulators on credit availability 
        and provide insured depository institutions with certain 
        authorities when calculating the institution's capital (H.R. 
        6037), H4076 [27JN]
      ------provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners and 
        assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure 
        prevention programs and information on loan modifications, 
        H701 [14FE]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review 
        authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]
      FRS: move the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the 
        Dept. of the Treasury, H2602 [10MY]
      ------reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219-
        H6224 [20SE]
      Government regulations: exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act 
        regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, 
        middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug 
        safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from 
        regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]
      Maritime Administration: Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program 
        funding, H4051 [26JN]
      Mortgages: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (H.R. 1498), H385 [2FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of policies relative to taxation 
        and tax code, H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      SBA: make permanent the Small Loan Advantage program (H.R. 
        3836), E84 [27JA]
      ------provide for low interest loans for small businesses in 
        major disaster areas (H.R. 3042), E1544 [14SE]
      ------provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (H.R. 6296), H6115-H6118 [19SE], E1544 [14SE]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548-H1551 [26MR], E479 
        [28MR]
      Small business: stimulate growth through accelerating Federal 
        payments, reducing paperwork, improving access to loans and 
        tax credits, and increasing investment expensing, E1229 [11JY]
      Social Finance, Inc.: tribute, E1461 [10SE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (H.R. 5044), H6101-H6104 [19SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4290), E477 [28MR]
      ------preserve deductions for mortgage interest and charitable 
        donations, H5679 [2AU]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (H. Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (S. 3179), S3175 [15MY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (S. 3323), S4372 [20JN]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (S. 1102), S2069 [27MR]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, S237 [1FE], S2068-S2070 [27MR], 
        S2536-S2538 [19AP], S2992 [9MY]
      ------encourage financial institutions to discontinue certain 
        fees on debit and prepaid cards used to disburse student 
        financial aid, S5199 [19JY]
      ------improve efforts to make higher education more affordable, 
        S2675 [25AP]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 
        2280), S2254 [29MR], S5710 [31JY]
      Consumers: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (S. 3426), S5490 [26JY]
      Courts: settlement in class-action lawsuit filed by merchants 
        against Visa, MasterCard, and financial institutions, S5961 
        [2AU]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        House amendment, S6672 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow communities with rural development 
        project loans to apply for certain other types of loans, S4281 
        [19JN]
      ------establish a program to provide loans for local farms, 
        ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and 
        nutrition and reduce energy consumption, S4391 [21JN]
      ------extend eligibility for certain emergency loans to 
        commercial fisherman, S4280 [19JN]
      ------prohibit loan guarantees, S4280 [19JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the Multifamily Transitional 
        Housing Loan Program (S. 3348), S4682 [27JN]
      Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, 
        S4658 [27JN]
      Education: funding, S5943 [2AU], S6088-S6091 [11SE]
      ------provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators 
        (S. 2181), S1542 [8MR]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S246-S248 [1FE]
      Eximbank: limit financing to transactions subsidized by other 
        countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable 
        or prohibitively expensive, S3148-S3150, S3156 [15MY]
      FHA: establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to 
        refinance mortgages (S. 3047), S3044 [9MY]
      Financial Guidance Center (organization): tribute, S33 [23JA]
      Financial institutions: allegations of manipulation of London 
        InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), S5959 [2AU]
      ------establish a national consumer credit usury rate (S. 3452), 
        S5489 [26JY]
      ------Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of 
        abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]
      ------provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners and 
        assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure 
        prevention programs and information on loan modifications, 
        S361 [7FE]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 409), S2184 [28MR], 
        S2234 [29MR]
      FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 
        [2AU]
      ------reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3247, 
        S3248 [17MY]
      Government regulations: promulgate regulations regarding debit 
        and credit card interchange transaction fees, S3403-S3405 
        [22MY], S5960-S5962 [2AU]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      ------prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac during the term of any conservatorship, S184-S186 
        [31JA], S304 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 
        [16FE]
      Members of Congress: require public disclosure of the terms of 
        home mortgages held by Members of Congress, S245-S248 [1FE], 
        S302 [2FE]
      Mortgages: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held 
        by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE]
      ------require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (S. 3177), 
        S3463 [23MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], 
        S4998 [16JY], S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: establish pilot 
        program to facilitate communication between borrowers and 
        servicers (S. 3589), S6553 [20SE]
      Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information, S5914 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information (S. 1151), S66 [24JA]
      ------protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and 
        require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]
      ------protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of 
        and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability 
        and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable 
        information, S1686 [15MR]
      SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (S. 2364), 
        S2732 [25AP]
      ------extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain 
        eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/
        504 Loan Program, S4876 [11JY]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 
        [28MR]
      Securities: comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to 
        increase transparency and reduce risks in the financial 
        system, S3403 [22MY]
      South Dakota: anniversary of Services Center Federal Credit 
        Union, S6264 [12SE]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (S. 2250), S3463 [23MY]
  Reports filed
      Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1588) (H. Rept. 112-565), H4654 [29JN]
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 4264) (H. Rept. 112-544), H3914 [20JN]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (S. 300) (H. Rept. 
        112-376), H186 [27JA]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
      Small Business Credit Availability Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3336) (H. Rept. 112-390), H639 [8FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]
      H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act, H2095 [25AP]
      H.R. 4264, FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act, H5737-H5739 [10SE]
      H.R. 5044, exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans, 
        H6101 [19SE]
      H.R. 6296, Disaster Loan Fairness Act, H6115 [19SE]
      S. 300, Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, H5411 
        [31JY]
      S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]
      S. 2280, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S2255 
        [29MR]
      S. 3348, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional 
        Housing Loan Program improvement, S4682 [27JN]
      S. 3452, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates 
        Act, S5490 [26JY]
      S. Res. 409, Financial Literacy Month, S2171, S2184 [28MR]




CREDIT ACCESS AND INCLUSION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]




CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTABILITY RESPONSIBILITY AND DISCLOSURE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (H.R. 
        4063), E218 [16FE]




CREDIT CARDS  see Credit




CREDIT REFORM ACT

  Amendments
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H542, H544, H545 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 539), H511 [6FE]
  Letters
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, 
        American Action Forum (organization), H537 [7FE]
      ------Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H535 [7FE]
  Motions
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H547 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      ------establish a commission of budgeting and accounting experts 
        to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best 
        measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit 
        programs, H545, H546 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H534-H549 [7FE], H644 [9FE], E164 [8FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (H. Res. 539), H523-H529 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]
  Reports filed
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 112-380), H218 [31JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112-
        388), H511 [6FE]
  Statements
      Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal 
        Credit--Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' 
        Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting 
        Transparency Act, H523 [7FE]




CREDIT UNIONS  see Financial Institutions




CREGAN, JOHN J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E998 [6JN]




CREITOFF, RAQUEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1666 [28SE]




CRENSHAW, ANDER (a Representative from Florida)

  Appointments
      British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3148 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H79 [18JA]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H1543 [22MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3266 [30MY]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of HHS: limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-
        sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a 
        specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a 
        non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Justice: convey a small parcel of Bureau of Prisons 
        land to Leon County, FL (see H.R. 4151), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H694 [9FE]
      Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist 
        foreign countries in environmentally sustainable 
        administration of natural resources (see H.R. 6422), H6060 
        [14SE]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Firearms: protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps 
        of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 
        1865), H802 [15FE]
      ------update certain procedures applicable to commerce in 
        firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate 
        firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H1017 [28FE]
      Fish and fishing: provide the necessary scientific information 
        to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), 
        H6284 [25SE]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see H.R. 6178), H5201 [24JY]
      Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H3267 [30MY]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H3267 [30MY]
      ------repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for 
        employees (see H.R. 1744), H1367 [16MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H1391 [19MR]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5860 [11SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2329 [7MY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H903 
        [16FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2329 [7MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2134 [25AP]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H3363 [31MY]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H3363 [31MY]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H3163 [18MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an 
        amnesty period during which veterans and their families can 
        register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H944 [17FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H220 [31JA]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5202 [24JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H1153 [5MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 3276), H182 [25JA]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H27 [17JA]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (see H.R. 8), H5328 [26JY]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H694 
        [9FE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3404 [1JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1134 [1MR]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4828 [11JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H115 [23JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5711 [2AU]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1571 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for 
        duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of 
        Preferences (see H.R. 6307), H5705 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for 
        duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of 
        Preferences (H.R. 6307), H5709 [2AU]
  Poems
      ``Intel,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1439 [3AU]
  Remarks
      Capitol Building and Grounds: U.S. Botanic Garden funding, H3676 
        [8JN]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H4937 [18JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4937 [18JY]
      Duval County, FL: anniversary of American Red Cross Life Saving 
        Corps, E676 [26AP]
      Florida: anniversary of landing by French explorer Jean Ribault, 
        E462 [28MR]
      GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of 
        Independence funding, H3679 [8JN]
      House of Representatives: franking budget funding, H3689 [8JN]
      ------prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food 
        service facilities, H3682 [8JN]
      ------prohibit purchase of paid online advertisements by 
        Members, committees, and leadership offices, H3683 [8JN]
      ------reduce allotment of printed copies of the U.S. Code, H3683 
        [8JN]
      ------tribute to charitable golf tournament, H4808 [11JY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3665, H3675, H3676, H3679, H3680, H3682, H3683 
        [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, 
        H3689 [8JN]
      Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, H3680 
        [8JN]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E845 [18MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E1395 [3AU]
  Reports filed
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5882) (H. Rept. 112-511), 
        H3404 [1JN]
  Tables
      Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5882), 
        H3667-H3669 [8JN]
  Tributes
      Dandrea, Marcus W., E1439 [3AU]
      Goss, Suzanne, E1111 [21JN]
      Sinderbrand, Gary, E201 [15FE]




CRESCENZ, JOSEPH

  Bills and resolutions
      Philadelphia, PA: encourage the Philadelphia VA Medical Center 
        to form an advisory committee to consider naming the hospital 
        in honor of an individual or group of veterans (see H. Res. 
        625), H2031 [19AP]




CRESCO, IA

  Remarks in House
      Farlinger, Mark H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E501 [29MR]




CRESTVIEW, FL

  Remarks in House
      Pink, Laura: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E529 
        [16AP]




CRETZ, GENE A.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S5485 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Ghana: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]




CREWS, CLYDE W., JR.

  Reports
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]




CRIME  related term(s) Espionage; Sexual Harassment
  Amendments
      Drugs: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1430, S1431 [6MR]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
      ------correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating 
        to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), H953 [27FE]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 3406), S5681 [30JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2698, S2737, S2738, S2741 [25AP], 
        S2795, S2841, S2842, S2843, S2864, S2865, S2884 [26AP]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Backlash to the Backlash, E1675 [2OC]
      Backward on Domestic Violence, S3229 [16MY]
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]
      Delay on Domestic Violence, S5288 [24JY], S5348 [25JY]
      Family & Children's Place Has Money for Big Center, S904 [17FE]
      Fedor Found Voice in Human-Traffic Battle, E1419 [3AU]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Intractable Afghan Graft Hampering U.S. Strategy, H1290 [8MR]
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      More Time for Justice, S2894 [7MY]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Partisanship and the Violence Against Women Act, S3230 [16MY]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
      Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, H2765 [16MY]
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, H576, H583 [8FE]
      Weakening Violence Against Women Act Betrays Immigrant Victims, 
        S6302 [13SE]
      Who Will Defend the Defenders?, E959-E962 [1JN]
      Why Malala Inspires Us, E1695 [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Armed Forces: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims 
        about military service if such claims are made for tangible 
        benefit or personal gain (see S. 3372), S4893 [11JY]
      ------prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members 
        (see H.R. 5344), H2317 [7MY] (see H.R. 5638), H2443 [8MY]
      ------prohibit issuance of a waiver for commissioning or 
        enlistment for any individual convicted of a felony sexual 
        offense (see S. 2137), S1088 [28FE]
      ------track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members (see S. 3180), S3174 [15MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a plan to ensure 
        the placement of sufficient officers at certain U.S. 
        international airports to effectively combat security threats 
        and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), H692 [9FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        117), H2030 [19AP]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      Children and youth: call on all governments to assist in the 
        safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence (see S. Res. 
        449), S3042 [9MY]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Civil rights: protect civil rights of victims of gender-
        motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent 
        conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-
        controlled premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      Colleges and universities: increase civil penalties for 
        institutions of higher education that fail to comply with 
        campus security disclosure and campus crime statistics 
        policies (see S. 2285), S2324 [16AP]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      ------protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]
      Constitutional amendments: protect the rights of crime victims 
        (see H.J. Res. 106), H1570 [26MR]
      Courts: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and 
        retaliation (see S. 2127), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 
        (see S. 3389), S5084 [17JY]
      ------require the attorney for the Government to disclose 
        favorable information to the defendant in criminal 
        prosecutions brought by the U.S. (see S. 2197), S1734 [15MR]
      CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games 
        that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see 
        H.R. 4204), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see S. 2175), S1540 [8MR] (see 
        H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR] (see H.R. 5936), H3698 [8JN]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust 
        survivors (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prevent terrorism, including 
        terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and 
        domestic violent extremism (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H4064 [26JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (see H.R. 4119), H1133 [1MR]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: dedicate funds from the Crime Victims Fund to 
        victims of elder abuse (see S. 3294), S4203 [14JN] (see S. 
        3490), S5977 [2AU]
      ------eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded 
        programs under the Office of Justice Programs (see H.R. 6189), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]
      ------establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled 
        substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, 
        fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs (see S. 2254), 
        S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4292), H1740 [28MR]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (see S. 3335), S4417 [21JN]
      ------improve services for victims of sexual assault and 
        domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      ------issue a report on the Alaska Rural Justice and Law 
        Enforcement Commission (see S. 3373), S4893 [11JY]
      ------prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community 
        Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license 
        plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 
        [24MY]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), 
        H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 3328), S4417 
        [21JN]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      ------provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to 
        implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see 
        H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      ------provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial 
        drug trafficking activity (see H.R. 3909), H512 [6FE]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants 
        program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]
      ------report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to 
        track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along 
        the Southwest border (see H.R. 6368), H5765 [10SE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4077), H943 [17FE]
      ------designate as foreign terrorist organizations certain 
        Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities 
        assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (see H.R. 4303), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer 
        identification numbers of residents of U.S. territories and 
        possessions to be used to obtain a credit or refund on tax 
        returns (see H.R. 6583), H6323 [2NO]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that employees who violate 
        certain civil laws do not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: amend (see H.R. 6556), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]
      Domestic violence: consolidate, improve, and reauthorize 
        programs that support families and victims in the justice 
        system affected by domestic violence (see H.R. 3977), H640 
        [8FE]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (see H.R. 3810), H114 [23JA]
      Education: enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file 
        Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification 
        petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools 
        from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]
      Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 5815), H3103 [17MY]
      Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update 
        standards for government and law enforcement access to stored 
        communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Electronics: make it unlawful to alter or remove the 
        identification number of a mobile communications device (see 
        S. 3186), S3174 [15MY]
      Employment: prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an 
        applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal 
        offense, except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), 
        H5327 [26JY]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Families and domestic relations: establish a toll-free telephone 
        helpline to provide information and assistance to parents and 
        caregivers of children to prevent child abuse and strengthen 
        families (see S. 2293), S2496 [18AP]
      FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples 
        collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 6196), 
        H5291 [25JY]
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H3103 [17MY]
      Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5291 
        [25JY]
      ------enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of 
        firearms (see H.R. 4190), H1304 [8MR]
      ------establish national standard to allow State concealed 
        handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 
        2188), S1613 [13MR]
      ------more comprehensively address the interstate transportation 
        of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H1641 [27MR]
      ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 2213), 
        S1847 [20MR]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see S. 3458), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6241), H5525 
        [31JY]
      Flag--U.S.: protect (see S. 3296), S4203 [14JN]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (see 
        S. 2183), S1576 [12MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        S. 2234), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]
      Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal 
        immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, 
        and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      ------improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, 
        and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2266), S2242 
        [29MR]
      ------make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal 
        aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]
      ------make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present 
        alien an aggravated felony (see S. 3579), S6545 [20SE]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Information technology: improve enforcement of criminal and 
        civil law with respect to cloud computing (see S. 3569), S6454 
        [19SE]
      International law: combat trafficking in human organs (H.R. 
        6148) (see H.R. 6573), H6306 [12OC]
      ------hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war criminals 
        accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and extradition 
        of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), H5922 [12SE]
      Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S3174 [15MY] 
        (see H.R. 4074), H943 [17FE]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      ------encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and 
        require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law 
        enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 5947), 
        H3702 [12JN]
      ------enhance punishment for identity theft and other violations 
        of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
      ------limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory 
        and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      ------prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 
        [25JY] (see H.R. 6205), H5326 [26JY]
      ------prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      ------provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see 
        H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      ------reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to 
        combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]
      ------support training efforts on identifying, investigating, 
        prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex trafficking and 
        eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such exploitation 
        (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 4309), H1803 [29MR]
      ------allow screening entities to submit, receive, and screen 
        criminal history record information for searches on private 
        security officers (see H.R. 4112), H1100 [29FE]
      ------provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see 
        H.R. 3781), H77 [18JA]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Medicaid: establish grant program to provide States with funds 
        to detect waste, fraud, and abuse and to recover resulting 
        improper payments (see H.R. 6332), H5706 [2AU]
      Medicare: increase fines and penalties for Medicare fraud to 
        augment Medicare fraud enforcement activities (see H.R. 6103), 
        H4827 [11JY]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        433), S2655 [24AP]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support mission and goals 
        (see S. Res. 374), S614 [14FE]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 
        [18JY]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), 
        S208 [31JA]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (see S. Res. 362), S208 [31JA] (see H. Res. 535), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, 
        and storing stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 
        [20MR]
      ------prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during states of 
        market shortage (see S. 3622), S6625 [21SE]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
      Pornography: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY] (see 
        H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 4405), H2029 
        [19AP]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see S. 3378), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6106), H4862 [12JY]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting 
        seniors and increase public awareness of the impact and 
        educate the public on how to identify such fraud (see H.R. 
        4846), H2204 [26AP]
      ------protect elder adults from exploitation and financial 
        crimes, prevent elder adult abuse and financial exploitation, 
        and promote safety for elder adults (see S. 3598), S6546 
        [20SE]
      ------provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 
        3621), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide sentencing enhancements for certain identity theft 
        offenses victimizing the elderly (see H.R. 6330), H5706 [2AU]
      Small business: increase penalties for contracting fraud (see 
        H.R. 4206), H1390 [19MR]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR] 
        (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
      Taxation: require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      Telecommunications: amend provisions relative to disclosures to 
        governments by communications-related service providers of 
        certain information consisting of or relating to 
        communications (see H.R. 6529), H6275 [21SE]
      ------prohibit mobile service providers from providing service 
        on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen 
        and enable consumers to remotely delete data from such devices 
        (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
      Terrorism: amend statute of limitations for civil actions 
        regarding terrorist acts (see S. 3534), S6270 [12SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      ------deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign 
        sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in 
        U.S. courts (see H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]
      ------require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]
      Tobacco products: include certain territories and possessions of 
        the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of 
        trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco 
        (see H.R. 5934), H3698 [8JN]
      Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see S. Res. 486), S3839 [7JN] (see H. Res. 772), H5708 
        [2AU]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see S. 3410), 
        S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6131), H4906 [17JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4271), H1641 [27MR] (see H.R. 4970, 4982), 
        H2267 [27AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (see H. Res. 656), 
        H2712 [15MY]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 3462), S5732 [31JY]
      ------streamline administration of whistleblower protections for 
        private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), H6000 [13SE]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 4171), H1303 [8MR]
      Women: provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), 
        S3977 [12JN]
  E-mails
      U.S.-Mexico border security: Bill Bagi, H1217 [7MR]
  Letters
      Border Security Information Improvement Act: Representative 
        Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H2671 [15MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H2672 [15MY]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H2672 [15MY]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Constitutionality of tribal government provisions in Violence 
        Against Women Act reauthorization: several law professors, 
        S2680-S2682 [25AP]
      Dept. of Defense detention of enemy combatants: several former 
        Government officials, H3080 [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E755 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into disclosure of identity and employment of 
        Valerie Plame: several Senators (2003), S3941 [12JN]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into scandals associated with criminal 
        activities of Jack Abramoff: several Senators (2006), S3941 
        [12JN]
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]
      Ecuadorian human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation: Carlos R. Lange, Sociedad Ecuatoriana 
        del Exterior (organization), E1652 [21SE]
      Felony prosecution of individuals relative to violation of 
        Internet ``terms of service'' agreements: several 
        organizations, S5915 [2AU]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Representative 
        Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), 
        H5413 [31JY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5413 [31JY]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, S2719 [25AP]
      ------Mark Tennant, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child 
        pornography: Grier Weeks, National Association To Protect 
        Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2719 [25AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for 
        Missing & Exploited Children, S2757, S2793 [26AP]
      ------Linda Smith, Shared Hope International (organization), 
        S2719 [25AP]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: Representatives McGovern and Jones, H576 [8FE]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Prohibit use of Violence Against Women Act funds by religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices: Coalition 
        Against Religious Discrimination, H2729 [16MY]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Boris Nemtsov, S808 [16FE]
      ------several Russian citizens, S808 [16FE]
      Secure Border Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E972 [5JN]
      Tax return identity theft: Representative C.W. Bill Young, H5513 
        [31JY]
      ------Rosalind C. Kochmanski, IRS, H5513 [31JY]
      U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Grier Weeks, National Association 
        To Protect Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2794 [26AP]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) Democratic staff, H2771-H2773 [16MY]
      ------Desiree Hoffman, YWCA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2785 [26AP]
      ------Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, 
        S408 [9FE]
      ------National Association of Attorneys General, S407 [9FE], 
        S2594 [23AP]
      ------National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence 
        Against Women, S406 [9FE], S5347 [25JY]
      ------Paul H. Fitzgerald, National Sheriffs' Association, S407 
        [9FE]
      ------Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, IL, Antonio R. 
        Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, and Michael R. 
        Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S2593 [23AP]
      ------Senators Leahy and Murkowski, S5348 [25JY]
      ------several domestic violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------several religious organizations, S3228 [16MY]
      ------several Representatives, S5348 [25JY]
      ------Sue Else, National Network To End Domestic Violence 
        (organization), S3228 [16MY]
      ------Thomas M. Susman, ABA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
  Lists
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
  Memorandums
      Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Dentention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3625 [7JN]
      Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent With the Civil 
        Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Detention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement, H3626 [7JN]
      Prosecutorial Discretion in Removal Cases Involving Certain 
        Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3627 [7JN]
      Violence Against Women Act Provision Clarifying Tribal Court 
        Jurisdiction to Issue Protection Orders and Due Process: Jane 
        M. Smith, Congressional Research Service, S2786 [26AP]
  Messages
      National Drug Control Strategy: President Obama, S2543 [19AP], 
        H2028 [19AP]
      National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 
        Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], 
        H5779 [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to Significant Transnational 
        Criminal Organizations: President Obama, S5132 [18JY], H4920 
        [18JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Somalia: President Obama, S5256 
        [23JY], H5082 [23JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Syria: President Obama, S3040 
        [9MY], H2460 [9MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], H5779 
        [11SE]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2779 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2370 [17AP]
  Obituaries
      Blunk, Jonathan, H5299 [26JY]
      Boik, Alexander J. (A.J.), H5299 [26JY]
      Childress, Jesse, H5299 [26JY]
      Cowden, Gordon W., H5299 [26JY]
      Ghawi, Jessica, H5300 [26JY]
      Larimer, John, H5300 [26JY]
      McQuinn, Matt, H5300 [26JY]
      Medek, Micayla, H5300 [26JY]
      Moser, Veronica, H5300 [26JY]
      Sullivan, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Teves, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Wingo, Rebecca, H5299 [26JY]
  Poems
      ``Sense To Find . . .,'' Albert C. Caswell, H5301 [26JY]
      ``We Are Virginia Tech,'' Nikki Giovanni, E526 [16AP]
  Press releases
      More Than 300 Organizations Oppose House GOP VAWA Bill: 
        Representative Pelosi, H2771 [16MY]
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
      Retired JAGs Speak Out Against NDAA Misinformation: Human Rights 
        First (organization), H3079 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Anderson, IN: express condolences to the Anderson Police Dept., 
        for loss of police dogs, E1475 [11SE]
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (H.R. 2966), H2144 [26AP]
      Armed Forces: assist victims of sexual harassment, E827 [17MY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (H.R. 1775), H4607 [29JN], H5793-H5795 
        [11SE], E1527 [14SE]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H2831, 
        H3006 [17MY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (H.R. 
        3435), H735 [15FE], H1215, H1216 [7MR], H1434 [21MR], H1646 
        [28MR], H2142 [26AP], H2822 [17MY], H3583 [7JN], H4160 [28JN], 
        H5019 [19JY]
      ------preserve right to keep and bear arms for active duty 
        military personnel stationed or residing in the District of 
        Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      ------prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members, 
        H3006 [17MY]
      ------provide for transfer of victims of hazing incidents, H3129 
        [18MY]
      ------track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members, E980 [5JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5264 [25JY], H5297-H5302 [26JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5081, H5082, 
        H5117, H5118 [23JY], H5135, H5149 [24JY], H5212 [25JY], H5532 
        [1AU], E1362 [31JY], E1416 [3AU]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H163-H166 [25JA]
      Bascomb, Paul: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award 
        recipient, E243 [27FE]
      Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals pending 
        certification that the Government of Brazil amends its laws to 
        remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals to other 
        countries, H3621 [7JN]
      Bureau of the Census: prohibit funding to enforce criminal 
        penalty on individuals who choose not to participate in the 
        American Community Survey, H2505-H2507 [9MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), 
        H2297, H2298 [7MY]
      ------moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. 
        Chestnut, H5153 [24JY]
      Center for Victims of Torture: tribute, E66 [24JA]
      Chardon, OH: moment of silence for victims of school shooting, 
        H993 [28FE]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), H5450-H5452 [31JY], H5618 [1AU], E1379 [1AU]
      Children and youth: address senseless acts of violence, E418 
        [22MR]
      ------enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase 
        penalties relative to sex trafficking, H1276 [8MR]
      ------extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, 
        use, and disclosure of personal information of children and 
        establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), E1601 [21SE]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (H. Res. 
        698), H3812 [20JN]
      Civil rights: protect civil rights of victims of gender-
        motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent 
        conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-
        controlled premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]
      Coast Guard: tribute to interception of cocaine shipments, E1040 
        [12JN]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (H.R. 1048), H3809 [20JN]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Computers: protect cyber privacy, H5686 [2AU]
      Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus: establish, E1173 [28JN]
      Constitutional amendments: protect the rights of crime victims 
        (H.J. Res. 106), E1448 [7AU]
      Courts: impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, H2735 [16MY]
      ------revise laws on liability in certain civil actions arising 
        from maritime incidents, E615 [23AP]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        H5411-H5414 [31JY], H5599 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military, H2788, H2793, H2794 [16MY], 
        H2998, H3077-H3081 [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E847, E848 
        [18MY], E895 [30MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into contracts with entities 
        having been convicted of fraud against the Federal Government, 
        H5060, H5061 [19JY]
      ------require posting on departmental websites information on 
        sexual assault prevention and response resources, H3129 [18MY]
      Dept. of HHS: make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Border Enforcement 
        Security Task Force, H3244, H3245 [30MY]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Child Exploitation 
        Center funding, H3542, H3543 [6JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of 
        Investigations funding to combat child exploitation through 
        reductions in detention and removal operations funding, H3541-
        H3543 [6JN]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (H.R. 6003), E1112, E1129 [21JN]
      ------prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or 
        enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration 
        enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial 
        discretion, H3625-H3629 [7JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for 
        contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. 
        citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3641-H3643 [7JN]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3633, H3634 [7JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), H2669-H2673 [15MY]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      ------supplement Bureau of Customs and Border Protection funding 
        in Puerto Rico with general appropriations when a shortage 
        occurs in Puerto Rico Trust Fund, H3632 [7JN]
      Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement rule to expressly 
        prohibit an owner or landlord of housing from using a criminal 
        conviction to deny housing to an applicant for such housing, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding, H2529-H2531 [9MY], E755 [9MY]
      ------arraignment of individuals involved in the September 11, 
        2001, terrorist attacks, H2314 [7MY]
      ------Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program 
        funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support 
        funding, H2393-H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body 
        armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear 
        policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding, H2707 
        [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through 
        reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423, H2424 
        [8MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 
        terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, E901 
        [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      ------Drug Courts Program funding, H2371 [8MY]
      ------Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program funding through reductions in the general 
        administration funding, H2377 [8MY]
      ------eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded 
        programs under the Office of Justice Programs (H.R. 6189), 
        H5796 [11SE]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 5770), H2698 [15MY], H3737 [19JN]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 83), H1031 [29FE], H1398 [20MR]
      ------funding, H2376 [8MY]
      ------impact of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]
      ------impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States with Stand Your 
        Ground laws, H2392, H2393 [8MY]
      ------Internet Crimes Against Children task forces funding, 
        H2392 [8MY]
      ------investigate possible violations of U.S. law regarding 
        leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving the U.S. 
        and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      ------investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin by 
        neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, H1398 [20MR], 
        H1522 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1579, H1580 [27MR], H1830-H1836 
        [16AP], E418 [22MR]
      ------legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI financial and 
        mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding through 
        reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
      ------local community gang prevention funding, E735 [8MY]
      ------Missing Children's and Exploited Children programs 
        funding, E750 [9MY]
      ------Office of Juvenile Justice funding, E781 [11MY]
      ------Office of Violence Against Women funding through 
        reductions in general legal activities and salaries and 
        expenses funding, H2379 [8MY]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), 
        H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding 
        to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary 
        policies, H2524 [9MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), H5207 
        [25JY]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), H5510-
        H5514 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787-H5790 [11SE]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H5514, H5515 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU], E1401 [3AU]
      ------Regional Information Sharing Systems Program funding 
        through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 
        [8MY]
      ------report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to 
        track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along 
        the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118, H6119 [19SE]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (H.R. 4077), H1429 [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require a policy on reporting and 
        tracking sexual assaults and other safety incidents occurring 
        at departmental medical facilities, H5428, H5429 [31JY]
      Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to 
        help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent 
        crime (H.R. 1550), H5515-H5518 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 
        645), H3074 [17MY]
      Domestic policy: address issues of domestic violence and sexual 
        abuse, H1648, H1650 [28MR]
      ------condemn senseless acts of violence, H1919 [18AP]
      Drugs: address issues relative to prescription drug abuse, 
        H5529-H5532 [1AU]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 
        3668), H3719-H3721 [18JN], E1101 [21JN]
      ------increase penalties for operators of pill mills, H3224 
        [30MY]
      ------increase penalties for operators of pill mills (H.R. 
        1065), H5529 [1AU]
      Ecuador: human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation, E1651 [21SE]
      EEOC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce 
        guidance relative to consideration of arrest and conviction 
        records in employment decisions, H2502 [9MY]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (H.R. 6029), H5506, H5507 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (H.R. 3151), H2725 [16MY]
      FBI: funding, H2362, H2388, H2389, H2425 [8MY]
      ------National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, 
        H2457 [9MY]
      ------provide additional resources for Federal investigations 
        and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial 
        crisis (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]
      FCC: promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of 
        certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted 
        by potential intruders, H1619, H1620 [27MR]
      Federal employees: require certain individuals to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust or disclose trades to the appropriate 
        congressional official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      Fedor, Teresa: tribute to efforts in Ohio General Assembly to 
        combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (H.R. 1781), H2456 [9MY]
      ------establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1918 
        [18AP], H5204 [25JY]
      ------gun control, H1856 [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5081, H5117 
        [23JY], H5135 [24JY], H5204 [25JY], H5634 [2AU], H6163 [20SE], 
        E1582 [20SE]
      ------prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 
        227), H1854 [17AP]
      ------prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, H5135 [24JY]
      Foreign aid: suspend U.S. assistance to countries that do not 
        comply with agreements to extradite criminals, E39 [18JA]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide safeguards for 
        communications involving persons inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 
        [12SE]
      Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as 
        new global threat, H1525-H1530 [22MR]
      ------assess status of the war on terrorism, H177 [25JA], H805, 
        H897-H900 [16FE], H1120 [1MR], H2201 [26AP]
      ------political correctness as a potential threat to national 
        security, H2639-H2643 [10MY]
      Fort Hood, TX: recognize 2009 attack as an act of radical 
        Islamic terrorism and Jihad (H. Res. 495), H2642 [10MY]
      Hate crimes: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal 
        assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes 
        to prosecute hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------moment of silence for U.S. public servants killed in 
        attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      ------moment of silence in memory of victims of Aurora, CO, 
        movie theater shootings, H5149 [24JY]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls, H1118 [1MR]
      ------combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting, 
        H3135, H3136 [18MY]
      Immigration: clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas 
        to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay 
        repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY]
      ------reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are 
        fleeing persecution (H.R. 2185), E1093 [20JN]
      Intelligence services: counterintelligence resources funding, 
        H3294 [31MY]
      Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act: funding, E749 
        [9MY]
      KCPQ-TV (Seattle, WA): tribute to ``Washington's Most Wanted'' 
        program for role in capture of fugitives in Washington (State) 
        and Oregon, E1203 [9JY]
      Kristi House, Inc.: tribute to partnership with Miami 
        International Airport and Port of Miami to assist child 
        victims of human trafficking, H1522 [22MR]
      Lackland AFB, TX: call for congressional investigation of sexual 
        assaults of recruits, H5019 [19JY]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation, H1836 
        [16AP], H1856 [17AP]
      ------coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug 
        trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, 
        and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (H.R. 915), 
        H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      ------correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating 
        to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), Senate 
        amendment, H953-H955 [27FE]
      ------prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 [16AP]
      ------provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 5889), H3986-H3991 
        [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 
        4398), E573 [18AP]
      ------respect individual dignity and operate on the basis of 
        what constitutes criminal behavior, H3620 [7JN]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673-H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863, H5866, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5872, 
        H5873, H5893, H5918-H5920 [12SE], H5925, H5932, H5933, H5979, 
        H5980 [13SE], H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine 
        High School, H5532 [1AU]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1396 [20MR], H1437 
        [21MR], H1501, H1521, H1533-H1535 [22MR], H1646, H1651, H1652 
        [28MR], H1795, H1796 [29MR]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses, H650, H655 [9FE]
      National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2145 [26AP], 
        E533 [16AP]
      National Community Pharmacists Association: tribute to Protect 
        Your Pharmacy Now! week, E550 [17AP]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, H2214 [27AP]
      National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1675 
        [2OC], E1713 [19OC]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan: declassification 
        and release, H575 [8FE]
      National security: improve border security, H1008-H1013 [28FE], 
        H1144 [5MR], H1217 [7MR], H1850 [17AP]
      ------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: observance, E79 [25JA], E127 
        [3FE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2709 [15MY], 
        H2727-H2729, H2734-H2739, H2764-H2769, H2773-H2779 [16MY], 
        E823 [16MY]
      New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence 
        (NHCADSV): anniversary, E1715 [23OC]
      New York: tribute to passage of law combating prescription drug 
        abuse, H4830 [12JY]
      New York, NY: tribute to New York Police Dept., efforts to 
        prevent acts of terrorism, E958 [1JN]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, E1490 [12SE], E1518 
        [13SE]
      ------condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express 
        condolences to victims' families and friends and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings (H. Res. 775), H5973 [13SE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
      ------tribute to address on human trafficking made at the 
        Clinton Global Initiative, E1662 [28SE]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: authorize 
        participation in information sharing with Canada and Mexico 
        for the purposes of border security and combating drug 
        trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building, H1922 [18AP]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2052 [24AP], H2666 
        [15MY], H2743 [16MY], H2815 [17MY], E793 [15MY]
      Pendleton, IN: express condolences to families of victims of 
        shooting, E1390 [2AU]
      Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing 
        subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the 
        Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and 
        penalizing price gouging (H.R. 1748), H1229 [7MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, 
        and storing stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), H3991-H3994 
        [26JN], E1173 [28JN]
      Pornography: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (H.R. 6063), H5507-H5510 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H2998, H3005, H3076-H3081 
        [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E865 [18MY]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Juvenile Detention Center 
        volunteers, E965 [1JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations, H5975, H5979 [13SE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (H.R. 4405), E594 [19AP]
      Safety: amend stalking laws, H2730 [16MY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students, H1644 [28MR], H2459 [9MY]
      ------address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment 
        of students (H.R. 1648), H3809, H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      Scott, Michelle: Dept. of Justice Federal Service Award 
        recipient, E714 [7MY]
      SEC: preserve anti-fraud enforcement authorities, H655 [9FE]
      Service League of San Mateo County (organization): tribute, E264 
        [28FE]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (H. Res. 177), E847, E850 [18MY]
      Taxation: prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in 
        illegal activities, discriminate based on race or gender, 
        create or distribute pornographic material, conduct business 
        with Iran, or outsource jobs overseas, H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      Taylor, Charles: conviction for war crimes and crimes against 
        humanity, E685 [27AP]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5749 [10SE], 
        H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5822-H5826, 
        H5848, H5851 [11SE], E1472, E1476, E1478, E1479, E1480, E1481, 
        E1483 [11SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      ------condemn attacks on U.S. consulates in Egypt, Libya, and 
        Yemen, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, 
        H5932 [13SE], E1587 [21SE]
      ------require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016, H3017 [17MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: call for investigation 
        of allegations of airport screeners involved in a drug 
        smuggling ring, H2138 [26AP]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H5829, 
        H5830 [11SE]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]
      Viginia Beach Crime Solvers (organization): anniversary, E1379 
        [1AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2707-
        H2711 [15MY], H2727-H2729, H2732-H2739, H2764-H2779 [16MY], 
        E823 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2707-H2711 [15MY], H2726-H2739, H2764-
        H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]
      ------funding, H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding for religious organizations to 
        discriminate in hiring practices, H2736 [16MY]
      ------protect foreign women brought to the U.S. through the 
        mail-order bride industry from serial abusers, H2769 [16MY]
      ------protect victims' identity to avoid retaliation, H2779, 
        H2780 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1658-H1661 [28MR], H2143 [26AP], 
        H2777 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2636, H2637 [10MY], H2705-H2711 
        [15MY], H2717, H2724, H2725, H2726, H2745-H2781 [16MY], H2818, 
        H2826 [17MY], H3279 [31MY], H3947 [21JN], H5854 [11SE], H6044 
        [14SE], H6098 [19SE], H6258-H6261 [21SE], E823 [16MY], E830, 
        E831, E832 [17MY], E851, E865 [18MY], E881 [22MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2726-H2744 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), motion to recommit, H2779, H2780 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), H2138 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], H3190 
        [30MY], H5322 [26JY], E1713 [19OC]
      Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, E526 
        [16AP]
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]
      Will, Kevin: sentencing of Johoan Rodriguez on charges of 
        intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer relative to death 
        of Kevin Will, E1032 [8JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: tribute to ``Choose Respect'' initiative to reduce rates 
        of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse, S2204 
        [29MR]
      Animals: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, 
        S3960 [12JN], S4353 [20JN]
      Armed Forces: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims 
        about military service if such claims are made for tangible 
        benefit or personal gain (S. 3372), S4894 [11JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (S. 1728), S4840 [11JY]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities, S4141 
        [13JN]
      ------report on Fort Hood, TX, shootings, S5458 [26JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), S5628 [26JY]
      ------condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences 
        for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (S. 
        Con. Res. 53), S5296, S5297 [24JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5239, S5243, 
        S5244, S5248, S5250 [23JY], S5280 [24JY], S5364 [25JY], S5466 
        [26JY], S5863 [1AU]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S95, S136 [26JA]
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), 
        S3049 [9MY]
      ------moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. 
        Chestnut, S5282 [24JY]
      Chardon, OH: express condolences to community and families of 
        victims of Chardon High School shooting, S1186, S1187 [1MR]
      Children and youth: save money and reduce tragedies through teen 
        dating abuse prevention grants, S2774 [26AP]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain 
        a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and 
        that consent may be obtained through the Internet, S5914 [2AU]
      Courts: impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, S2667 [25AP], S2791 [26AP]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of 
        child pornography, S2757, S2792 [26AP]
      ------provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 
        (S. 3389), S5086 [17JY]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        House amendment, S6672 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 3173), S3131 [14MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust 
        survivors (S. 3358), S4726 [28JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce trafficking of drugs and 
        prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by 
        deterring construction and use of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), 
        S3292 [17MY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (S. 1236), S172 [30JA]
      Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice 
        of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and 
        local authorities with respect to certain serious violent 
        crimes (S. 1793), S1921 [21MR]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 
        terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, S3956 
        [12JN]
      ------eliminate duplicate Violence Against Women Act grant 
        programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of unexamined 
        DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, kidnapping 
        and other criminal cases, S2777 [26AP]
      ------eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded 
        programs under the Office of Justice Programs (H.R. 6189), 
        S6674 [21SE]
      ------establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled 
        substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, 
        fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs, S3555 [24MY], 
        S4630 [26JN]
      ------implement national standards to eliminate sexual assault 
        in prisons, jails, and detention centers, S3509-S3511 [23MY]
      ------improve accountability of Violence Against Women Act grant 
        programs, S2773 [26AP]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (S. 3335), S4421 [21JN]
      ------investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin by 
        neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, S2040 [27MR]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27-S31 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], 
        S2789, S2793, S2796 [26AP]
      ------release of report relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms, S6585 [21SE]
      ------safeguard the Crime Victims Fund, S2592 [23AP]
      ------tribute to Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors 
        (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program, S1704 
        [15MR]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Drugs: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, 
        S3507 [23MY], S3566, S3567 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1431 [6MR]
      Family & Children's Place (organization): tribute, S904 [17FE]
      FDA: investigation into allegations of monitoring of protected 
        communications of Federal employees suspected to be 
        whistleblowers, S5074-S5076 [17JY]
      ------prohibit FDA employees from carrying firearms and making 
        arrests without warrants, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------require proof of intent for certain prohibited acts, S3501 
        [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3486-S3488 [23MY], S3540, S3543, S3562 
        [24MY]
      Financial institutions: allegations of manipulation of London 
        InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), S5959 [2AU]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (S. 35), S2773 [26AP], S4632 [26JN]
      ------gun control, S1729 [15MR], S5249 [23JY], S5280 [24JY], 
        S5466 [26JY]
      ------prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (S. 32), S4632 [26JN], S5863 [1AU]
      Food: increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations 
        relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), 
        S2542 [19AP]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6573-
        S6576, S6579 [21SE]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (S. 
        2183), S1577 [12MR]
      Hate crimes: provide Federal assistance to States, local 
        jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls, S1498 [8MR]
      Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve 
        border security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (S. 2090), S5317 [24JY]
      Information technology: promote public awareness of cyber 
        security (S. 813), S2458 [18AP]
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., 
        Hispanic American Resource Team efforts to combat crimes 
        against and foster trust with the Hispanic community, S3323 
        [21MY]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      ------correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating 
        to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), S357, S358 
        [6FE]
      ------correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating 
        to restricted buildings or grounds (S. 1794), S357 [6FE]
      ------deter public corruption, S186 [31JA], S305-S307 [2FE], 
        S1978 [22MR]
      ------enhance punishment for identity theft and other violations 
        of data privacy (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 [16FE]
      ------ensure prosecutorial discretion in international law 
        enforcement issues and maintain accountability to Congress, 
        S5723 [31JY]
      ------prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 [27MR], S2354 
        [17AP]
      ------provide criminal penalties for stalking, S1701 [15MR], 
        S2592 [23AP], S2718 [25AP], S6304, S6305 [13SE]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (S. 2276), S2253 [29MR], S3620 [24MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241-S6245, S6249, S6251-S6256 [12SE], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 433), 
        S2660 [24AP]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, S2592 [23AP]
      ------support mission and goals (S. Res. 374), S608, S657 [14FE]
      National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: addition of names of 
        Kansas officers, S3161 [15MY]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 
        [18JY]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 360), S222 
        [31JA]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (S. Res. 362), S222 [31JA]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2670, S2680-S2682 
        [25AP], S2753, S2764, S2771, S2772 [26AP], S3164 [15MY], S3678 
        [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5444 [26JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, 
        S6302-S6304 [13SE]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: passage of 
        resolution imposing sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, S5187 [19JY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, S3170 [15MY]
      ------observance (S. Res. 456), S3103 [10MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, 
        and storing stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), S6671 
        [21SE]
      POW: improve procedures for detention and review of status of 
        detainees of the U.S., S5947 [2AU]
      Presidential appointments: clarify Committee on Finance (Senate) 
        vetting process relative to request for nominee's tax returns, 
        S6421 [19SE]
      Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information, S5914 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information (S. 1151), S66 [24JA]
      ------protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and 
        require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]
      ------protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of 
        and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability 
        and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable 
        information, S1686 [15MR]
      Ravi, Dharun: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on 
        and then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler 
        Clementi and another man, S1928 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 1039), S806-S810 [16FE], S5187 [19JY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (S. 506), S1928 [21MR]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (S. 3378), S4952 [12JY]
      Senate: moment of silence in memory of victims of Aurora, CO, 
        movie theater shootings, S5239 [23JY]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1925, 
        Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2798 [26AP]
      Senior citizens: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes 
        that force senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical 
        equipment (S. 3556), S6458 [19SE]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (S. Res. 391), S2278 [29MR], 
        S2552 [19AP]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6075-S6081, S6085, 
        S6086, S6091-S6093, S6095, S6097, S6098, S6099 [11SE]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
      U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other 
        Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the 
        investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing 
        children (S. 1792), S1921 [21MR]
      ------provide administrative subpoena authority for 
        investigation of unregistered sex offenders (S. 671), 
        unanimous-consent request, S1921 [21MR]
      ------provide subpoena authority to investigate unregistered sex 
        offenders, S2667 [25AP], S2792, S2793 [26AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S2776 
        [26AP], S3678 [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, 
        S6302, S6303 [13SE]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5843, S5844 [1AU], 
        S6300, S6302, S6303 [13SE]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3160, S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3227 
        [16MY], S3678 [4JN], S3958 [12JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), unanimous-consent request, S3615 
        [24MY], S5845 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S289 [2FE], S406-S408 [9FE], S1700-
        S1705 [15MR], S1895 [21MR], S1991 [22MR], S2204 [29MR], S2307 
        [16AP], S2698-S2720 [25AP], S2746, S2750-S2799, S2801, S2806 
        [26AP], S3160, S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3217, S3226 [16MY], 
        S3272, S3273 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3678 [4JN], S3815 [7JN], 
        S3958 [12JN], S4853 [11JY], S5288-S5291, S5295 [24JY], S5347-
        S5349 [25JY], S5422-S5424, S5444 [26JY], S5842-S5846 [1AU], 
        S5968 [2AU], S6300-S6305 [13SE], S6521 [20SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2370 [17AP], 
        S2457, S2471, S2477 [18AP], S2519, S2530, S2533, S2534 [19AP], 
        S2559, S2560, S2579, S2587, S2591, S2592, S2593 [23AP], S2613-
        S2616, S2630 [24AP], S2663-S2667, S2669, S2670, S2680-S2682 
        [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), unanimous-consent agreement, S2697 
        [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 2338), S2603 [23AP], S2660 [24AP]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (S. 3462), S5736 [31JY]
      Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, S2599 [23AP]
      Women: provide transportation to crisis centers for battered 
        women in rural areas, S3272, S3273 [17MY]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 492), S4108 
        [12JN], S4173 [14JN]
  Reports
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
      Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence 
        Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women 
        Act: Jane M. Smith and Richard M. Thompson II, Congressional 
        Research Service, S2787 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Access to Information About Missing Children Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 225), S5976 [2AU]
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 112-671), H6059 [14SE]
      Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        6063) (H. Rept. 112-638), H5524 [31JY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex 
        Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 112-
        637), H5524 [31JY]
      Clean Up Government Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2572) (H. Rept. 112-688), H6273 [21SE]
      Condemn Violence Against and Detention of Journalists and 
        Support Freedom of the Press in Syria: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 391), S2166 [28MR]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. 
        Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3668) (H. Rept. 112-537), H3732 [18JN]
      Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6062) (H. Rept. 112-636), H5524 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]
      Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6029) (H. Rept. 112-
        610), H5077 [19JY]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (S. 300) (H. Rept. 
        112-376), H186 [27JA]
      Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 [12JY]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for 
        Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 543), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the 
        Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6019) (H. Rept. 112-582), H4683 [9JY]
      National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112-478), H2662 [11MY]
      Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of 
        Maritime Navigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 5889) (H. Rept. 112-551), H4063 [26JN]
      Officer Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 
        2276), S3514 [23MY]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4119) (H. Rept. 112-418), H1496 [21MR]
      Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing 
        Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112-592), H4827 [11JY]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 6189) (H. Rept. 112-648), H5764 [10SE]
      Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement 
        Fairness (RELIEF) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3210) (H. Rept. 112-604), H4906 [17JY]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. 1039) (S. Rept. 112-191), S5257 [23JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
      Stolen Valor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1775) 
        (H. Rept. 112-650), H5764 [10SE]
      Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 
        112-639), H5524 [31JY]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement To Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (Safe Doses) Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 112-549), H3981 [25JN]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (SAFE DOSES) Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1002) (S. Rept. 112-204), S6062 [10SE]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3410), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      ------Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6131) (H. 
        Rept. 112-653), H5764 [10SE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4970) (H. Rept. 112-480), H2712 [15MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1925), S388 [7FE]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 
        112-153), S1576 [12MR]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3289) (H. Rept. 112-508), 
        H3265 [30MY]
  Statements
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Passage of 
        Resolution Imposing Sanctions on Persons Responsible for 
        Detention, Abuse, or Death of Sergei Magnitsky: Senator 
        McCain, S5188 [19JY]
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
      Violence Against Women Act Anniversary: Attorney General Holder, 
        S6302 [13SE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Executive Office of 
        the President, S2594 [23AP], S3228 [16MY]
  Summaries
      GAO Reports Addressing Violence Against Women Act Grants and/or 
        Dept. of Justice Office of Violence Against Women, S2780 
        [26AP]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 117, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace 
        Officers' Memorial Service, H2297 [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 134, condemn, Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings 
        and express condolences for victims and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings, H5297 [26JY]
      H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women 
        Act reauthorization and H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction, H2726 [16MY]
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H. Res. 775, condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5973 [13SE]
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 347, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement 
        Act, S358 [6FE]
      H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act, H3237 [30MY]
      H.R. 1550, Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Resources 
        Allocation Improvement Act, H5515 [31JY]
      H.R. 1775, Stolen Valor Act, H5793 [11SE]
      H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act, H3719 
        [18JN]
      H.R. 3796, Child Protection and Safety Act programs relative to 
        sex offender management and registration reauthorization, 
        H5451 [31JY]
      H.R. 3801, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, H163 
        [25JA]
      H.R. 4119, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, H2669 [15MY]
      H.R. 4223, Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement To Deter 
        Organized Stealing and Enhance Safety (Safe Doses) Act, H3991 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]
      H.R. 4362, Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) 
        Identity Theft Act, H5510 [31JY]
      H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H2745-
        H2763 [16MY]
      H.R. 5889, Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and 
        Safety of Maritime Navigation Act, H3986-H3989 [26JN]
      H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement 
        Act, H5506 [31JY]
      H.R. 6062, Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program reauthorization, H5514 
        [31JY]
      H.R. 6063, Child Protection Act, H5507 [31JY]
      H.R. 6131, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With 
        Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act extension, H5829 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 6189, Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act, H5796 [11SE]
      H.R. 6368, Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6118 
        [19SE]
      S. 300, Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, H5411 
        [31JY]
      S. 1236, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, S172 [30JA]
      S. 1794, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement 
        Act, S357 [6FE]
      S. 2090, extend period of time provided to Indian Law and Order 
        Commission to produce a required report, S5318 [24JY]
      S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]
      S. 2183, Bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, S1578 [12MR]
      S. 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act, S1736 [15MR]
      S. 3173, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3131 [14MY]
      S. 3335, Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act, S4422 
        [21JN]
      S. 3378, Forensic Science and Standards Act, S4952-S4954 [12JY]
      S. 3389, Protecting American Trade Secrets and Innovation Act, 
        S5086 [17JY]
      S. 3462, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S5736 [31JY]
      S. Con. Res. 53, condemn Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings and 
        express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to 
        the shootings, S5309 [24JY]
      S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and 
        children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]
      S. Res. 360, National Stalking Awareness Month, S213, S222 
        [31JA]
      S. Res. 362, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and 
        Prevention Month, S214, S223 [31JA]
      S. Res. 374, support mission and goals of National Crime 
        Victims' Rights Week, S637, S657 [14FE]
      S. Res. 391, condemn violence against and detention of 
        journalists and support freedom of the press in Syria, S1543 
        [8MR], S2278 [29MR]
      S. Res. 433, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, S2658, S2660 
        [24AP]
      S. Res. 449, call on all governments to assist in the safe 
        return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 456, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S3090, S3103 [10MY]
      S. Res. 486, condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) 
        for violence and acts of terror and support efforts to 
        eliminate threat in Turkey, S3843 [7JN]
      S. Res. 492, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, S3983, S4108 
        [12JN]
      S. Res. 543, ensure compliance with Hague Convention on the 
        Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by certain 
        countries and establish procedures for prompt return of 
        children abducted to other countries, S5991 [2AU]
      S. Res. 551, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6273, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 575, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6629 [21SE]
      S. Res. 588, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6634, S6683 [21SE]




CRIMINAL ANTITRUST ANTI-RETALIATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3462), S5732 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3462), S5736 [31JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3462, provisions, S5736 [31JY]




CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGAL FOUNDATION

  Letters
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses, S2719 [25AP]




CRIST, CHARLIE

  Articles and editorials
      Voter ID Mess Subverts an American Birthright, H5119 [23JY]




CRITICAL PATH INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1404 [3AU]




CRITZ, MARK S. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3133 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H567 [7FE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H3915 [20JN]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1916 [17AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H5712 [2AU]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational 
        seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of 
        personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the 
        U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2072 [24AP]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H2716 [15MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4685 [9JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4828 [11JY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H1273 [7MR]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue categorical exclusions from 
        requirement that an environmental assessment or impact 
        statement be prepared for highway safety improvement projects 
        (see H.R. 6387), H5922 [12SE]
      ------prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local 
        governments for any program to check helmet usage or create 
        checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H3577 [6JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in 
        payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 2530), H6001 
        [13SE]
      ------clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain 
        veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 
        3612), H79 [18JA]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H182 [25JA]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1847 [16AP]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure 
        Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone 
        marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H1811 [30MR]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic 
        telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H1273 [7MR]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H182 [25JA]
      EPA: prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H2813 [16MY]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3734 [18JN]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H220 [31JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2447 [8MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4828 [11JY]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6069 [18SE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H187 [27JA]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H3662 
        [7JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6280 [21SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5293 [25JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H182 [25JA]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H376 [1FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H4908 [17JY]
      Public safety officers: extend public safety officers' death 
        benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H115 [23JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4657 [29JN]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1306 [8MR]
      SBA: improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1428 [20MR]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H1273 [7MR]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see H.R. 6113), H5712 [2AU]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H641 [8FE]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5923 [12SE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H5711 [2AU]
      ------modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 
        2238), H441 [2FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 6487), H6274 [21SE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate 
        development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide 
        standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see 
        H.R. 607), H79 [18JA]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H376 [1FE]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H4869 [13JY]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5923 [12SE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H5923 [12SE]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H1543 [22MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see H.R. 3712), H694 [9FE]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H641 [8FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3578 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      SBA: increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      SBA: increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (H.R. 4118), H1134 [1MR]
  Essays
      Modern Tax System--Fair to the Average American? Lisa Vatavuk, 
        H2718 [16MY]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H4029 
        [26JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H4029 [26JN]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3306 [31MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H4029 [26JN]
  Remarks
      Ameris, Philip: Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council Man of the 
        Year award recipient, E531 [16AP]
      Concurrent Technologies Corp.: anniversary, E1372 [1AU]
      Corps of Engineers: Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H3490 
        [6JN]
      Coultas, Carol: Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E531 [16AP]
      Czemerda, Mary: Clearview Federal Credit Union Joseph C. Cirelli 
        Community Service Award recipient, E45 [18JA]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3490 [6JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1170 [6MR]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3306 [31MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), motion to 
        recommit, H3306 [31MY]
      ------protect U.S. intelligence and military capability, defend 
        certain sensitive information against cybersecurity attack, 
        and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      New Kensington, PA: anniversary of New Kensington Area Rotary 
        Club, E1587 [21SE]
      Pennsylvania: tribute to 12th Congressional District recipients 
        of Dept. of State Fulbright Program grants, E30 [18JA]
      Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of Jewish Federation of Greater 
        Pittsburgh, E1243 [12JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3873 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3873 [20JN]
      Somerset County, PA: tribute to Somerset County Military Family 
        Support Group, E280 [29FE]
      Somerset (U.S.S.): tribute, E1272 [18JY]
      Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2718 [16MY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3608 
        [7JN]
  Tributes
      Greene, Michelle, E395 [20MR]
      Lockhart, Mary G., E742 [9MY]
      Mascelli, Armond, E1072 [19JN]
      McCullough, Marie, E1152 [27JN]
      Meeder, Curtis, E387 [20MR]
      Van Horne, Terry, E104 [1FE]
      White, Jim, E406 [21MR]




CROATIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Croatian 
        Cultural Garden, E992 [6JN]
      Independence: anniversary of U.S. recognition, E382 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Croatian 
        Cultural Garden, S3777 [6JN]
      Independence: anniversary of U.S. recognition, S1609 [13MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Kenneth H. Merten To Be Ambassador to Croatia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]




CROATIAN AMERICAN CIVIC CLUB

  Remarks in House
      ``Hrvatski Dom'' Croatian home: anniversary, E1686 [5OC]




CROATIAN AMERICANS

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Croatian 
        Cultural Garden, E992 [6JN]
      Croatian American Civic Club: anniversary of ``Hrvatski Dom'' 
        Croatian home, E1686 [5OC]
      Croatian Fraternal Union: tribute to Croatian Sons Lodge 170, 
        E1450 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Croatian 
        Cultural Garden, S3777 [6JN]




CROATIAN FRATERNAL UNION

  Remarks in House
      Croatian Sons Lodge 170: tribute, E1450 [10SE]




CROCKER, RYAN C.

  Remarks in House
      Afghinistan: condemn remarks on U.S. policy, E84 [27JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5433, S5465 [26JY]
  Statements
      Resignation of Ryan C. Crocker as Ambassador to Afghanistan: 
        Senators McCain, Graham, and Lieberman, S3511 [23MY]
      U.S. Policy on Afghanistan, E84 [27JA]




CROCKETT, DAVID (a former Representative from Tennessee)

  Excerpts
      ``Speeches on the Passage of the Bill for the Removal of the 
        Indians'' (1830): Sketch of Remarks by David Crockett, E63 
        [24JA]




CROGAN, RICHARD E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E788 [15MY], E839 [17MY]




CROHE, HARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1697 [12OC]




CROMONA, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Superior Printing--Family Pride in Each and Every Job, S3036 
        [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Superior Printing and Publishing Co., Inc.: tribute, S3036 [9MY]




CRONA, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E251 [27FE]




CRONIN, JOSEPH P., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1402 [3AU]




CROOKS, STANLEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1592 [21SE]




CROPPER, DOUGLAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1436 [3AU]




CROSBY, TX

  Remarks in House
      Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building: 
        designate (H.R. 3477), H5112, H5113 [23JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3477, Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office 
        Building, Crosby, TX, H5112 [23JY]




CROSS STATE AIR POLLUTION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1815), S3942-S3945 [12JN]




CROUSE, KATHERINE A. AND PETER

  Remarks in House
      Rotary Club of Golden, CO: Ethics in Business Award recipients, 
        E1111 [21JN]




CROWDCHECK, INC.

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1879 [21MR]




CROWE, RICHARD A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1123 [21JN]




CROWE, TIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1413 [3AU]




CROWLEY, JOSEPH (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3622, H3662 [7JN]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1619 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1428 [20MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1915 [17AP]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H115 
        [23JA]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5292 [25JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Defense: certify that American Forces Radio and 
        Television Service programming communicates departmental 
        policies, priorities, goals, and initiatives and supports 
        basic values of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4189), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2033 [19AP]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H2072 [24AP]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H4907 [17JY]
      FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H3915 [20JN]
      Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently 
        disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
        of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in 
        civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H2715 [15MY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H3363 [31MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1571 
        [26MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3267 [30MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H571 [7FE]
      Medicaid: provide payment for patient navigator services (see 
        H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H3981 [25JN]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H220 [31JA]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H4907 [17JY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H3733 [18JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1210 [6MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5331 [30JY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H3404 [1JN]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H3578 [6JN]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H5131 [23JY]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1274 [7MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      ------exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see 
        H.R. 1533), H159 [24JA]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H2033 [19AP]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H2663 [11MY]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H2647 
        [10MY]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H1847 [16AP]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H2447 [8MY]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.J. Res. 109), H3162 [18MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (see H. Con. Res. 135), H5525 [31JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Employment: make grants to States to hire and prevent layoffs of 
        teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        6561), H6284 [25SE]
      Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 
        6562), H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H1976 [18AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.J. Res. 109), H3163 [18MY]
      Employment: make grants to States to hire and prevent layoffs of 
        teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers (H.R. 
        6561), H6284 [25SE]
      Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (H.R. 6562), 
        H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (H.R. 4378), H1977 [18AP]
  Poems
      ``Daw of Freedom,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1655 [25SE]
  Remarks
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5642 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2245 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, 
        H2245 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: increase coordination with India on 
        efforts to prevent terrorist attacks, H3622 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3622 [7JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H141 [24JA]
      FCC: promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of 
        certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted 
        by potential intruders, H1619 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1619 [27MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E416 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4740, H4741 [10JY], H4785 
        [11JY]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2015 [19AP]
      House Rules: require Members to notify the Clerk of 
        participation in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program 
        (H. Res. 169), H3596 [7JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3596 [7JN]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H141 
        [24JA]
      Members of Congress: require Members who repeal Federal benefits 
        for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3596 
        [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4740, H4741 [10JY], H4785 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, E416 [22MR]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3413), H1141 [5MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6178 [20SE]
      Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3637), H1140 [5MR]
      Taxation: deny deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses to any company that reduces number 
        of American workers and jobs while correspondingly increasing 
        its foreign workforce, H1997 [19AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5582, H5590 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5590 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1996, H1997, H2006 
        [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3596 [7JN]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5772 [11SE]
      Votes: position on missed, E1154 [27JN]
  Tributes
      Aung San Suu Kyi, E1655 [25SE]
      Henson, Miriam V., E391 [20MR]




CROWN, JOHN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2382 [17AP]




CRUMBY, CAROL

  Proclamations
      Ms. Carol Crumby Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E617 [23AP]




CRUTCHFIELD, ANTHONY G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1431 [3AU]




CRUZ, TERRI

  Remarks in House
      Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives (publication): 
        Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, E565 [18AP]




CRUZ, VICTOR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E154 [7FE]




CSINTYAN, DAVE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E641 [25AP]




CUBA, REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5802 [31JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Cuba's Culture of Poverty Persists, E59 [23JA]
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Defense: reduce discretionary spending limit by an 
        amount equal to the amount obligated to provide recreational 
        facilities to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Human rights: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, commend pro-democracy 
        activist organizations, and pledge solidarity with the people 
        of Cuba (see H. Res. 536), H440 [2FE]
      ------condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]
  Remarks in House
      Bacardi & Co. Ltd.: anniversary, E65 [24JA]
      Brothers to the Rescue (organization): anniversary of downing of 
        aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]
      Civil liberties: call for release of political prisoners, H1376 
        [19MR], H1393 [20MR], H5973 [13SE], E224 [17FE], E690 [27AP]
      Dept. of Defense: construction of soccer field at Guantanamo 
        Bay, Cuba, H1115 [1MR]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        E901 [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      Human rights: violations, E224 [17FE]
      Public demonstrations: tribute to hunger strike by pro-democracy 
        activists, H5929 [13SE], H6258 [21SE]
      U.S. policy, H1963 [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Civil liberties: call for release of political prisoners, S54 
        [24JA], S3324 [21MY], S3893-S3895 [11JN], S5826, S5853 [1AU], 
        S5957 [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]
      Human rights: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners (S. Res. 366), S277 [1FE]
      ------violations, S5851-S5853 [1AU]
      Independence: anniversary, S3324 [21MY]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5792, S5802 
        [31JY], S5956 [2AU]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
      U.S. policy, S3893-S3895 [11JN]
  Reports filed
      Tribute to Laura Pollan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 342), S613 [14FE]
  Statements
      Jorge Luis Garcia Perez Arrest by Cuban State Security: Yris T. 
        Perez Aguilera, S3893 [11JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 354, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S134 [26JA]
      S. Res. 366, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S265, S277 [1FE]
      S. Res. 525, tribute to Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, S5307 [24JY], 
        S5802 [31JY]
  Tributes
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo, S5851 [1AU]




CUBAN AMERICANS

  Bills and resolutions
      Roman, Agustin: tribute (see S. Res. 443), S2824 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Roman, Agustin: tribute (S. Res. 443), S2886 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 443, tribute to Agustin Roman, S2832, S2887 [26AP]




CUCUK, WALTER V.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1675 [2OC]




CUDWORTH, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E895 [30MY]




CUELLAR, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3300 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H182 [25JA]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------modify commencement date of active force drawdown period 
        used for reimplementation of the temporary early retirement 
        authority to restore benefits for certain members (see H.R. 
        3904), H1571 [26MR]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5328 [26JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous 
        substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H4065 [26JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H3363 [31MY]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6061 [14SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of HHS: limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-
        sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a 
        specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a 
        non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] (see 
        H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      ------prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting requirements 
        relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens 
        (see H.R. 2568), H2288 [27AP]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1428 [20MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2329 [7MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H641 [8FE]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1847 [16AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H802 [15FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1135 [1MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Taxation: allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to 
        access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student 
        loans (see H.R. 6209), H5326 [26JY]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2072 [24AP]
      ------prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas 
        pipeline property (see H.R. 4847), H5860 [11SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4685 [9JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H3703 [12JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3808 [19JN]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1100 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 5988), H3974 [21JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry 
        (H.R. 5964), H3807 [19JN]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions (H.R. 5988), H3975 [21JN]
  Remarks
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, 
        E64 [24JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Border Enforcement 
        Security Task Force, H3245 [30MY]
      ------tribute to U.S. Border Patrol Academy graduating class, 
        E589 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure timely payments to non-VA 
        medical providers, H3317 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3317 [31MY]
      Government: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (H.R. 538), H5779 [11SE]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3300 [31MY]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3245 [30MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: authorize 
        participation in information sharing with Canada and Mexico 
        for the purposes of border security and combating drug 
        trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      Sharyland, TX: tribute to Sharyland High School boys' soccer 
        team, E628 [24AP]
      Votes: position on missed, E847 [18MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H3318 [31MY]
  Tributes
      Baldwin, Hal, E531 [16AP]
      Canales, Kaleb, E455 [27MR]
      Figueroa-Munoz, Adelita, E1032 [8JN]
      Hall, Horace C., III, E1377 [1AU]
      Herrera, Tomas S., E1288 [19JY]
      Hyatt, Robert, E646 [25AP]
      Juarez, Marina A. (Toni), E548 [17AP]
      Matthies, Betty Ann, E1326 [25JY]
      Meza, Juan, E110 [1FE]
      Owen, Charles W., E568 [18AP]
      Schott, Harold, E669 [26AP]




CUETO, KEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, E1105 [21JN]




CUFFEE, OTIS N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1577 [20SE]




CUI, GUOJIAN

  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) business 
        development program, E771 [10MY]




CULBERSON, JOHN ABNEY (a Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H1642 [27MR]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H1915 [17AP]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1916 [17AP]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H6279 [21SE]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H79 [18JA]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H4686 [9JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5292 [25JY]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H2715 [15MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for annual reports on the 
        status of operational control of international land and 
        maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 
        6025), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6318 [26OC]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H2569 [9MY]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H2813 [16MY]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H5631 [1AU]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3163 [18MY]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H2715 [15MY]
      FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of 
        laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H1847 [16AP]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations (see H.R. 6452), H6298 [28SE]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal apology is 
        issued condemning attacks on, and safety of personnel is 
        assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and Cairo, Egypt 
        (see H. Res. 783), H6298 [28SE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H2715 [15MY]
      Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H1428 [20MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3707 [15JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2716 [15MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2134 [25AP]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3707 [15JN]
      Medicare: allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits and 
        allow such individuals to be eligible for health savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 2435), H1017 [28FE]
      ------repeal reduction in disproportionate share hospital 
        payments (see H.R. 3633), H1428 [20MR]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H3808 [19JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H694 [9FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H441 [2FE]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H115 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6062 [14SE]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H2715 [15MY]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1543 [22MR]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------express that delays in implementing a clear mission for 
        the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H6069 [18SE]
      Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not 
        deductible (see H.R. 3720), H3404 [1JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6069 [18SE]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H440 [2FE]
      ------modify timing rules for determining gross income relative 
        to certain construction contracts (see H.R. 1993), H5923 
        [12SE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H2715 [15MY]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 
        3308), H3164 [18MY]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H2288 [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see H.R. 5854), H3171 [25MY]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3171 [25MY]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (H.R. 6491), H6277 [21SE]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H2035 [23AP], H2041 [24AP], H4871 
        [17JY], H6285 [28SE]
  Motions
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H2035 [23AP]
  Remarks
      Budget: reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H422, H423, H424 
        [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3152 [18MY]
      ------Energy Conservation Investment Program funding, H3321 
        [31MY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H3152 [18MY]
      ------provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of 
        soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3317 
        [31MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3628, H3635 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3635 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or 
        enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration 
        enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial 
        discretion, H3628 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws, H2421 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address issues in management of 
        Orlando, FL, VA Medical Center construction project, H3319 
        [31MY]
      ------construction of VA health care center offsite from Butler, 
        PA, Medical Center, H3318 [31MY]
      ------ensure timely payments to non-VA medical providers, H3317 
        [31MY]
      ------medical and prosthetic research funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Defense base closure account funding, H3358 [31MY]
      ------National Energy Conservation Policy Act energy management 
        requirements funding, H3326 [31MY]
      ------permit Office of Inspector General to review practices 
        relative to collection and content of bids for certain 
        veterans' hospital construction projects, H3327 [31MY]
      ------post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma treatment 
        funding, H3327 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to hire a new director of a national 
        cemetery who is not a veteran, H3342 [31MY]
      ------protect freedom of speech of veterans service 
        organizations participating in funerals or memorial services 
        at veterans' cemeteries, H3343 [31MY]
      ------report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit 
        claims, H3317 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3332, H3333, H3334, H3335 [31MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3309, H3317, H3318, H3319, 
        H3321, H3324, H3326, H3327, H3332, H3333, H3334, H3335, H3341, 
        H3342, H3344, H3346 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreemnet, 
        H3331 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3346 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4050 [26JN]
      Israel: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1145 [5MR]
      Point of order, H3341 [31MY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H3152 [18MY]
      Rice University: anniversary, H4790 [11JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2421 [8MY]
      Veterans: prohibit funding to enter into contracts that do not 
        give small businesses owned and controlled by veterans any 
        available preference, H3342 [31MY]
      ------recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals 
        during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs benefits, H3341 [31MY]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H4050 
        [26JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H20 [17JA], H112 [23JA], H156 [24JA], 
        H177 [25JA], H724 [14FE], H964 [27FE], H1302 [8MR], H1839 
        [16AP], H3575 [6JN], H4681 [9JY], H5325 [26JY], H5920 [12SE]
  Reports filed
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
  Tables
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
  Tributes
      Cuellar, Representative, H3318 [31MY]




CULBERTSON, THOMAS

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1046 [27FE]




CULBRETH, DENNIS

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H1647 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1647 [28MR]




CULLEN, JESSICA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6065 [10SE]




CULLEN-TOWLE, BRANDON

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6540 [20SE]




CULLINAN, ELIZABETH

  Remarks in House
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]




CULLMAN, AL

  Remarks in House
      Cullman Area Teenage Republican Club: tribute, E1450 [10SE]




CULPO, OLIVIA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5478 [26JY]




CULPO, PETER AND SUSAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5478 [26JY]




CULVER, CHESTER J.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Board of 
        Directors: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
        (Senate), S699 [15FE]




CUMBERLAND, MD

  Remarks in House
      Bel Air Elementary School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon 
        Schools award recipient, H3108 [18MY]




CUMMING, GA

  Remarks in House
      Dutch Monkey Doughnuts (business): American Express OPEN and 
        Facebook Big Break for Small Business award recipient, E1678 
        [2OC]




CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3057, H3062, H3064 [17MY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see H.R. 3286), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H6152 [19SE]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H5711 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: extend authority of certain members and veterans 
        to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits 
        to family members (see H.R. 1910), H6001 [13SE]
      ------prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members 
        (see H.R. 5344), H2317 [7MY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3662 [7JN]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1210 [6MR]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3707 [15JN]
      Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 
        Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H5131 [23JY]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H5766 [10SE]
      Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual 
        credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Crime: save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H1135 [1MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H1135 [1MR]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H1101 [29FE]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H220 [31JA] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H3404 
        [1JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 
        1521), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide equity for tuition and fees 
        for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing 
        education programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H5328 [26JY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H5728 [7AU]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H6152 [19SE]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1210 [6MR]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5860 [11SE]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological 
        effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields 
        from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3808 [19JN]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (see H.R. 4257), H1570 [26MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1915 [17AP]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H6152 [19SE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H1847 [16AP]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6323 [2NO]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H27 [17JA]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal 
        and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H6302 [5OC]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see 
        H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H6001 [13SE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H5923 [12SE]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6298 
        [28SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H6314 [23OC]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6326 [6NO]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H4685 
        [9JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5766 [10SE]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6069 [18SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1017 [28FE]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3405 [1JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide and implement insurance for workers on 
        military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-
        insurance program (see H.R. 5891), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 
        6390), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for research and education to improve 
        screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see 
        H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]
      FDA: prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs 
        from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of 
        drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 
        5853), H3166 [22MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see H.R. 5909), H3660 [7JN]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures (H.R. 5747), H2714 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide and implement insurance for workers on 
        military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-
        insurance program (H.R. 5891), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 
        6390), H6000 [13SE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for research and education to improve 
        screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (H.R. 
        6033), H4157 [27JN]
      FDA: prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs 
        from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of 
        drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (H.R. 5853), 
        H3167 [22MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (H.R. 6170), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (H.R. 5909), H3661 [7JN]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (H.R. 4152), H1273 [7MR]
  Letters
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: by, H4171, H4172 [28JN]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H6301 [5OC]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures, H3058, H3059 [17MY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2612 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), E515 [30MR]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H492 [6FE]
      ------provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, 
        H492 [6FE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        H4419, H4420 [28JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H653 [9FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3058, H3059 [17MY], E855 
        [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 
        6390), H6004 [14SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 
        Program funding, H4623 [29JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H918, H923 [17FE]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), E1665 [28SE]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (H.R. 3835), H305, H306, H308, H309 [1FE]
      ------increase contribution by employees for defined retirement 
        benefits, H2612 [10MY]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H918, H923 [17FE]
      Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, 
        E1477 [11SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5154 [24JY]
      Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (H.R. 2146), H2091, H2093 [25AP]
      Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering 
        requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5270 [25JY]
      ------clarify that definition of annual cost to the economy 
        includes expected change in business revenue, H5274 [25JY]
      ------lower threshold at which significant regulatory action is 
        measured relative to the unemployment rate and the economy, 
        H5273, H5274 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5228, H5233, H5234, H5270, H5273, 
        H5274, H5281, H5282, H5283, H5284 [25JY]
      ------require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines 
        ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific 
        information, H5283, H5284 [25JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4402, H4405, H4409, H4411 [28JN], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2190, H2192 [26AP]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, H653 [9FE]
      Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified 
        U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements, 
        E855 [18MY]
      ------Maritime Security Program and Cargo Preference Program 
        funding, H4623 [29JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2165 [26AP]
      OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program 
        (H.R. 665), H1405 [20MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4623 [29JN]
      SEC: prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance on 
        climate change, H5281, H5282 [25JY]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H923 [17FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H923 [17FE]
  Subpoena Notices
      District Court of Maryland, Baltimore County, H2292 [7MY]
  Tributes
      Francois, Jerrelle, E987 [6JN]
      Merchant, Zeita, E565 [18AP]




CUMMINGS, RICHARD A., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1285 [19JY]




CUMULUS BROADCASTING LLC

  Remarks in House
      KATM-Radio (Stockton, CA): Country Music Association and Academy 
        of Country Music Station of the Year Awards recipient, E789 
        [15MY]




CUNNINGHAM, JAMES B.

  Remarks in Senate
      Afghanistan: nomination to be Ambassador, S6006 [2AU]
      Tribute, S5465 [26JY]




CURETON, ANTHONY

  Remarks in House
      NAACP: New Jersey State Conference Outstanding President Award 
        recipient, E1614 [21SE]




CURIEL, FRANK

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E768 [10MY]




CURIEL, GONZALO

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S2821 [26AP]




CURIEL, GONZALO P.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S6609, S6610 [21SE]




CURLEY, KEITH

  Letters
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval, S3497 [23MY]




CURRA, ILIANA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E484 [29MR]




CURRAN, ELIZABETH (LIBBY)

  Remarks in House
      People (publication): Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1697 
        [12OC]




CURRENCY  see Money




CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE OVERSIGHT REFORM ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1619), S1608 [13MR], S2384 [17AP], S3893 [11JN], S4815 
        [10JY]




CURRENCY REFORM FOR FAIR TRADE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 639), H559 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 328), S824 [16FE]




CURTIS, JACOB

  Remarks in House
      Air National Guard: Outstanding Airman of the Year award 
        recipient, E725 [8MY]




CURTIS, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E596 [19AP]




CURUCHET, KELLY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5478 [26JY]




CURUVIJA, SLAVKO

  Remarks in Senate
      Helsinki Final Act: anniversary, S5864 [1AU]




CUSHING, ALONZO H.

  Bills and resolutions
      Medal of Honor: award for acts of valor during the Civil War 
        (see S. 2404), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 4933), H2206 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Medal of Honor: award for acts of valor during the Civil War, 
        H3125 [18MY], E954 [1JN]




CUSHING, FRANK M.

  Obituaries
      Personal, E173 [9FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H623 [8FE], E172 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S697 [15FE]




CUSTOMS TRAINING ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6110), H4862 [12JY]




CUT UNJUSTIFIED TAX (CUT) LOOPHOLES ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2075), S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 
        [19JY]




CUTSHAW, JAMES R. (ROMAN)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1233 [11JY]




CUTTING FEDERAL UNNECESSARY AND EXPENSIVE LEASING (CUTTING FUEL) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6324), H6097-H6099 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6324, provisions, H6097 [19SE]




CUTTINGEDGENEWS.COM (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]




CUTTS, GRACE V. RICHARDSON HUMPHREY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E281 [29FE]




CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH

  Remarks in House
      Anderson, Frank W.: Joint Veterans' Commission of Cuyahoga 
        County, OH, Judge Felix T. Matia/Chester J. Koch award 
        recipient, E164 [8FE]
      Berea, OH: tribute to restoration of Victory Arch at the 
        Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, E1379 [1AU]
      Willoughby, William H., Jr.: Joint Veterans' Commission of 
        Cuyahoga County, OH, Outstanding Veteran of the Year award 
        recipient, E162 [8FE]




CYBER CRIME PROTECTION SECURITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 [16FE]
  Texts of
      S. 2111, provisions, S701 [15FE]




CYBER INTELLIGENCE SHARING AND PROTECTION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 3523), H2166, H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172, 
        H2173, H2174, H2175, H2176, H2178 [26AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 3523): consideration (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 3523), H2184 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize interception of 
        communications and other system traffic that is transmitted 
        and stored on Federal systems and deploy countermeasures for 
        cybersecurity purposes, H2177 [26AP]
      Enact (H.R. 3523), H2077 [25AP], H2146, H2156-H2186 [26AP], 
        H2253 [27AP], H3293 [31MY], E693 [27AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 631), H2147-H2156 [26AP]
      ------corrections in engrossment, H2186 [26AP]
      ------motion to recommit, H2184 [26AP]
      Information technology: require regulatory information provided 
        to private-sector cybersecurity entities sharing intelligence 
        community cybersecurity systems remain subject to the Freedom 
        of Information Act, H2170 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: clarify certain definitions to maintain 
        consistency across all cybersecurity policies, H2175, H2176 
        [26AP]
      ------clarify that private-sector cybersecurity entity liability 
        exemption in use of intelligence community systems extends 
        only to identification and acquisition of cyber threat 
        information, H2169 [26AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow 
        intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with 
        private-sector cybersecurity entities for only certain 
        purposes, H2170, H2171 [26AP]
      ------clarify retention and use rules for personal information 
        received by the intelligence community from private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]
      ------exempt private-sector cybersecurity entities from 
        liability for non-participation in voluntary intelligence 
        community cyber threat efforts, H2174 [26AP]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2167-H2169, H2178, H2179 [26AP]
      ------limit authority of intelligence community to use Federal 
        cybersecurity systems on private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities, H2173 [26AP]
      ------narrow definitions of what information private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence 
        community, H2174, H2175 [26AP]
      ------prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity systems from 
        using sensitive personal documents received from certain 
        sources, H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      ------require list of all Federal agencies receiving cyber 
        threat intelligence information from the intelligence 
        community, H2173 [26AP]
      Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective 
        employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social 
        networking web sites or personal accounts, H2184 [26AP]
      Sunset: set date, H2176 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 3523), S2559 [23AP], S3814 [7JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3523, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      Provisions: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 
        3523) (H. Rept. 112-445), H1914 [17AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, provisions, H2147 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 3523, provisions, H2166 [26AP]




CYBER SECURITY PUBLIC AWARENESS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 813), S2458 [18AP]




CYBERSECURITY ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: several former national security officials, S4136 
        [13JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2105), S2458 [18AP], S3300 [21MY], S3933-S3935 [12JN], 
        S4135-S4137 [13JN]




CYBERSECURITY ACT (CSA2012)

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 3414), S5401, S5402, S5403, S5405, S5409, S5410 
        [25JY], S5495, S5507, S5519, S5520, S5521, S5522, S5532, 
        S5544, S5556, S5568, S5572, S5575, S5579, S5591, S5603, S5615, 
        S5622 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676, S5677, S5678, S5681, S5682, 
        S5684, S5685, S5686, S5687, S5688 [30JY], S5724, S5739, S5740, 
        S5741, S5743, S5744, S5746, S5747, S5748, S5760, S5772, S5773, 
        S5777, S5778, S5782, S5783, S5784, S5786, S5787, S5788, S5789, 
        S5791, S5792, S5793 [31JY], S5885, S5886, S5888, S5889, S5890, 
        S5891 [1AU]
  Articles and editorials
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
      Cyber Hill Battle--Searching for a Common Sense Defense Against 
        a ``Digital Pearl Harbor'', S5910 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 [2AU]
      ------motion to proceed, S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Felony prosecution of individuals relative to violation of 
        Internet ``terms of service'' agreements: several 
        organizations, S5915 [2AU]
      Improve privacy of electronic communications: several 
        organizations, S5914 [2AU]
      Provisions: Dorothy Coleman, National Association of 
        Manufacturers, S5909 [2AU]
      ------Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S5704 [31JY]
      ------several financial services organizations, S5909 [2AU]
      ------several individuals, S5437 [26JY]
      ------Shawn Osbourne, TechAmerica (organization), S5915 [2AU]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 3414), S5357 [25JY], S5419 [26JY], S5724 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917 [2AU]
      Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential 
        and commercial buildings and industry, S5652 [30JY]
      Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain 
        a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and 
        that consent may be obtained through the Internet, S5914 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that creation of center to 
        protect Federal Government networks does not disrupt current 
        cyber law enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in 
        international law enforcement issues and maintain 
        accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]
      Enact (S. 3414), S5193-S5196, S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5266 
        [24JY], S5322, S5367 [25JY], S5652 [30JY], S5691-S5706, S5708-
        S5712, S5714-S5725 [31JY], S5805, S5806, S5812-S5818, S5823-
        S5825, S5830, S5841, S5850 [1AU], S5901-S5904, S5907-S5919, 
        S5929, S5936, S5937, S5942 [2AU], S6079 [11SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S5357, S5359-S5364 [25JY], S5419-S5421, 
        S5426-S5441, S5444, S5448, S5450, S5463-S5465 [26JY], S5631, 
        S5632 [30JY]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S5651 [30JY]
      Information technology: expand and improve cybersecurity test 
        beds program, S5914 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, S5692, 
        S5693, S5696, S5698 [31JY], S5806 [1AU]
      Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 
        [2AU]
      ------modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information, S5914 [2AU]
      ------protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and 
        require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]
      Sunset: set date, S5439 [26JY]
      Technology: conduct study to determine current cyber law 
        enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and 
        resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, 
        S5823 [1AU]




CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2096), H2215-H2222 [27AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2096, provisions, H2215-H2218 [27AP]




CYPRESS, TX

  Remarks in House
      Cool Blast Lemonade Stand: tribute, H5020 [19JY]




CYPRUS, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      International relations: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to 
        end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with 
        energy resources (see S. Con. Res. 47), S3782 [6JN] (see H. 
        Res. 676), H3480 [5JN]
  Remarks in House
      International relations: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to 
        end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with 
        energy resources, E1331 [25JY]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (H. Res. 676), H5018, H5020 [19JY], E1342 [26JY]
      ------support reunification agreement, E1389, E1391 [2AU]
      ------support U.N.-brokered agreement between Tassos 
        Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat 
        relative to reunification, H5018 [19JY]
      Turkey: anniversary of occupation, H5017, H5020 [19JY], H5082 
        [23JY], E1293 [19JY], E1320, E1331 [25JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of John M. Koenig To Be Ambassador to Cyprus: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 47, respect sovereignty of Cyprus and urge Turkey 
        to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with 
        energy resources, S3784 [6JN]




CYR, ADRIAN J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1733 [2NO]




CYR, JOE

  Remarks in Senate
      John T. Cyr and Sons, Inc.: anniversary, S2813 [26AP]




CYR, JOE AND SUE

  Articles and editorials
      Driving Through History, S3127 [14MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      John T. Cyr and Sons, Inc.: anniversary, S3127 [14MY]




CYR, JOHN T.

  Articles and editorials
      Driving Through History, S3127 [14MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      John T. Cyr and Sons, Inc.: anniversary, S2813 [26AP], S3127 
        [14MY]




CYR, SUE

  Remarks in Senate
      John T. Cyr and Sons, Inc.: anniversary, S2813 [26AP]




CYR BUS LINE (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S125 [26JA]




CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1291 [8MR]




CZECH REPUBLIC

  Bills and resolutions
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (S. Con. Res. 34), S174 [30JA]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 34, tribute to Vaclav Havel, S168, S174 [30JA]
  Tributes
      Havel, Vaclav, S121 [26JA]




CZEMERDA, MARY

  Remarks in House
      Clearview Federal Credit Union: Joseph C. Cirelli Community 
        Service Award recipient, E45 [18JA]




CZERNEC, ALINA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1598 [21SE]




CZMYR, WILLIAM

  Remarks in House
      Jewett City, CT: VFW Veteran of the Year award recipient, E872 
        [18MY]




CZYSCON, JOHN S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E111 [1FE]




D.C. COURTS AND PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1379), S4790, S4791 [9JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 1379) (S. Rept. 112-178), S4460 [25JN]
  Texts of
      S. 1379, provisions, S4790 [9JY], S4831 [10JY]




D.C. DIVAS (football team)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1074 [19JN]




D.L. MARTIN CO.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1412 [3AU]
      Martin, Donnie L.: Franklin County, PA, ``Business Person of the 
        Year'' award recipient, E1412 [3AU]




DADIAN, MARIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1592 [21SE]




DADWANI, ROHAIL

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E409 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E409 [21MR]




DAGGETT, STEPHEN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3511 [23MY]




DAHAL, YAMUNA

  Essays
      State of the Union, S155 [30JA]




DAHLBERG, MARK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E622 [24AP]




DAHLSTROM, DARREN

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




DAILEY, EILEEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1644 [21SE]




DAILY CALLER (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      What's Behind Roberts' Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]
      Will Any Senate Democrat Stand Up to Obama's NLRB?, S2578 [23AP]




DAILY RACING FORM (publication)

  Remarks in Senate
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to National Handicapping Championship, 
        S123 [26JA]




DALAI LAMA

  Bills and resolutions
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (S. Res. 557), S6472 [19SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR], S2652 [24AP]
  Reports filed
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 356, support people of Tibet, call on China to allow 
        free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and 
        congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic 
        elections, S166 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR]
      S. Res. 557, tribute to Lodi G. Gyari, S6345 [13SE], S6472 
        [19SE]




DALE CITY, VA

  Remarks in House
      Dale City Civic Assocation: tribute to Community Awards 
        recipients, E322 [6MR]




DALEY, JOSEPH N.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1192 [1MR]




DALEY, WILLIAM M.

  Letters
      NRC management issues, S2520 [19AP]




DALICANDRO, JOHN (JAY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E640 [25AP]




DALLAS, TX

  Bills and resolutions
      William H. `Bill' Nelson Post Office Building: designate (see 
        H.R. 6383), H5922 [12SE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E755 
        [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Conine, Kent: Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers 
        (organization) honoree, E28 [17JA]
      Dallas VA Medical Center: tribute to participation in Valentines 
        to Veterans program, H228 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding, H2529-H2531 [9MY], E755 [9MY]
      For the Love of the Lake (organization): tribute to Second 
        Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up event, E1405 [3AU]
      Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church: anniversary, E60 [23JA]
      Independent Association of Businesses: anniversary, E1384 [1AU]
      Love of the Lake (organization): anniversary, E1733 [2NO]
      Sanders, Jan: League of Women Voters of Dallas, TX, Education 
        Fund Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E176 [9FE]
      St. John Missionary Baptist Church: anniversary, E1052 [18JN]
      Walne, Joan and Alan: Dallas, TX, Friends of Fair Park Spirit of 
        the Centennial Award recipients, E474 [28MR]




DALLAS COUNTY, TX

  Remarks in House
      Carrollton, TX: tribute to Carrollton Black Cemetery, E1181 
        [29JN]




D'ALLESSANDRO, ROBBI GORMAN

  Remarks in House
      Suffield, CT: tribute to Suffield Foundation for Excellent 
        Schools Hall of Honor inductees, E1010 [7JN]




DALTON, JACOB

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1341 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants, S4945 [12JY]




DALY, ERIN

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: Secretary's Honor Award recipient, E1501 
        [12SE]




DALY, PATRICK H., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E253 [27FE]




DAM SAFETY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3362), S4773 [29JN] (see H.R. 4090), H965 [27FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3362), S4775 [29JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3362, provisions, S4775 [29JN]




DAMARISCOTTA, ME

  Remarks in House
      Coastal Kids Preschool: tribute, E621 [24AP]




DAMIAMI, AARON

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H3979 [25JN]




DAMIANI, AARON

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H949 [24FE]




DAMS

  Amendments
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S135, S136 [26JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Corps of Engineers: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the 
        Mississippi River in Minnesota (see S. 2164), S1422 [6MR] (see 
        H.R. 4146), H1209 [6MR]
      ------notify the public of certain flood predictions for the 
        Missouri River System (see H.R. 5717), H2644 [10MY]
      ------preserve historical integrity of Zoar, OH, while carrying 
        out any study or construction of flood damage reduction 
        measures, including levees (see S. 3580), S6545 [20SE]
      ------provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for 
        projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see 
        H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain interests in Federal land 
        acquired for the Scofield Project in Carbon County, UT (see S. 
        2056), S261 [1FE]
      ------provide assistance to non-Federal interests for levee 
        stability improvements located within the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin Delta related to certain water deliveries (see H.R. 
        6484, 6484), H6273 [21SE]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (see S. 
        2039), S132 [26JA]
      ------establish a program to provide grant assistance to States 
        for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 
        6254), H5628 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see 
        S. 3362), S4773 [29JN] (see H.R. 4090), H965 [27FE]
      Hydroelectric power: protect the Federal Columbia River Power 
        System, Power Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau 
        of Reclamation dams and facilities and promote hydropower 
        generation (see H.R. 6247), H5628 [1AU]
  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space: Chad 
        Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., 
        H5108 [23JY]
      ------Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization) and Joshua 
        Saks, Wildlife Federation, H5109 [23JY]
      ------Robert Bendick, Nature Conservancy (organization), H5110 
        [23JY]
      ------Smarter Safer Coalition, H5107 [23JY]
      ------Stephen Ellis, Eli Lehrer and Andrew Moylan, Taxpayers for 
        Common Sense (organization), H5107 [23JY]
      ------several environmental organizations, H5108 [23JY]
  Lists
      Organizations opposed to S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or 
        local governments to construct levees on certain properties 
        otherwise designated as open space, H5107 [23JY]
      Smarter Safer Coalition members, H5108 [23JY]
  Remarks in House
      Corps of Engineers: flood control and coastal emergencies 
        funding, H3370 [1JN]
      ------funding, H3352 [31MY], H3367-H3369 [1JN]
      ------Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H3490 [6JN]
      ------operation and maintenance account funding through 
        reductions in construction account, H3369 [1JN]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees, H3354 [31MY]
      ------revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master 
        Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to 
        prevent serious downstream flooding, H3748 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of 
        nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 
        3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5105-H5110 [23JY]
      Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River 
        salmon and other nonlisted species, H3776 [19JN]
      Sacramento, CA: Natomas Levee Improvement Project funding, E1041 
        [12JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S136 [26JA], S385 [7FE]
      ------delay mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements 
        until evaluation of levee and dam strength and efficiency can 
        be completed, S4664 [27JN]
      ------reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (S. 
        3362), S4775 [29JN]
      Hydroelectric power: encourage research and development of 
        hydropower technologies, S3126 [14MY]
      South Dakota: anniversary of Oahe Dam construction, S5482 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), S41 
        [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. 
        Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]
      S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or local governments to 
        construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as 
        open space, H5105 [23JY]
      S. 3362, Dam Safety Act, S4775 [29JN]




DANBERG, SCOTT

  Remarks in House
      Paralympic Games: tribute for participation, E1502 [12SE]




DANDREA, MARCUS W.

  Poems
      ``Intel,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1439 [3AU]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1439 [3AU]




DANFORTH, DONALD

  Remarks in House
      Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: World Affairs Council of 
        St. Louis International Humanitarian of the Year Award 
        recipient, E987 [6JN]




DANGEROUS SYNTHETIC DRUG CONTROL ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 605), S680, S681 [15FE]




DANIEL, KIM

  Letters
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1117 [29FE]




DANIELS, DEBRA S.

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act, H2237 [27AP]




DANIELS, MITCH (Governor of Indiana)

  Letters
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects, H2102 [25AP]




DANIELSON, DAVID T.

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Energy: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy for 
        Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, unanimous-consent 
        request, S603 [14FE]




DAN-LOC BOLT & GASKET (company)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1980 [19AP]




DANSEREAU, KEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




DAQDUQ, ALI MUSSA

  Remarks in Senate
      POW: improve procedures for detention and review of status of 
        detainees of the U.S., S5947 [2AU]




d'AQUIN, ERICA M.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S258 [1FE]




DARDIK, HERBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E667 [26AP]




DARIEN, IL

  Remarks in House
      Bonner, David: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H4608 [29JN]
      Brown, Bridget: National Down Syndrome Society Self-Advocate of 
        the Year Champion of Change Award recipient, H1165 [6MR]




DART, JUSTIN, JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to the National Constitution Center 
        addition to ``The Story of We the People'' exhibit of the 
        wheelchair of disability-rights advocate Justin Dart, Jr., 
        S5480 [26JY]




DARTMOUTH, MA

  Remarks in House
      Rothschild, Brian: Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts, Inc., 
        Prince Henry Society Award recipient, E1701 [16OC]




DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to men's rugby team, E1020 [7JN]




DASCHBACH, HOWARD M., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E216 [16FE]




DASH, GREG

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E144 [6FE]




DASH, RONALD F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1378 [1AU]




DASSOW, CHEVELLE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E666 [26AP]




DATA  see Information Technology




DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 
        [6FE]




DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION  see National Society of the 
    Daughters of the American Revolution




D'AUGUSTINE, JOSEPH

  Bills and resolutions
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1795 [29MR], H1855 [17AP]




DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1081 [19JN], E1132 [25JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S3898 [11JN]




DAVENPORT, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E189 [14FE]




DAVENPORT, IA

  Remarks in House
      Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E634 
        [24AP], E1579 [20SE]




D'AVERSO, NANCY LYNN A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1706 [16OC]




DAVEY, IRENE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2542 [19AP]




DAVID, ELAINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E709 [7MY]




DAVID, HAL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1621 [21SE]




DAVID, RYAN S.

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, H4690, H4708 [10JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, S4815 [10JY]




DAVID MITCHELL ROZGA ACT  see Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act




DAVIDOFF, STEVEN M.

  Articles and editorials
      In Manchester United's I.P.O., a Preference for American Rules, 
        H5279 [25JY]




DAVIDSON, BIRDIE E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5970 [2AU]




DAVIDSON, JOE

  Articles and editorials
      Park Ranger's Death Highlights the Risks in Federal Law 
        Enforcement, E44 [18JA]




DAVIES, LAWRENCE A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E272 [28FE]




DAVIES, MIKE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2079 [27MR]




DAVIS, ALVIN A.

  Remarks in House
      Macy's, Inc.: Florida Dept. of Education State Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E659 [26AP]




DAVIS, BARBARA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E352 [8MR]




DAVIS, BELVA

  Remarks in House
      Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and Reform 
        (P.O.W.E.R.): Lifetime Achievement award recipient, E1528 
        [14SE]
      Tribute, E303 [1MR]




DAVIS, BRAD

  Bills and resolutions
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, document production, 
        and legal representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) 
        Scruggs (see S. Res. 403), S1932 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, document production, 
        and legal representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) 
        Scruggs (S. Res. 403), S1944 [21MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 403, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, document 
        production, and representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) 
        Scruggs, S1942, S1944 [21MR]




DAVIS, BRIAN J.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4417 [21JN]




DAVIS, CHARLES C., III

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4946 [12JY]




DAVIS, CHRISTOPHER M.

  Memorandums
      Certain Questions Related to Pro Forma Sessions of the Senate, 
        S5954-S5956 [2AU]




DAVIS, CLAY M.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4947 [12JY]




DAVIS, CURTIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1721 [26OC]




DAVIS, DANIEL

  Letters
      Congressional hearings on war in Afghanistan: several 
        Representatives, H972 [28FE]




DAVIS, DANIEL L.

  Articles and editorials
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, H576, H583 [8FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H730 [15FE], H813 [16FE]




DAVIS, DANNY K. (a Representative from Illinois)

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2390 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5077 [19JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce 
        students' burdens related to transferring credits between 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1847 [16AP]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Crime: save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H945 [17FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H4065 [26JN]
      ------support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2098), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H3105 [17MY]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H6234 [20SE]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services (see H.R. 1666), H3163 [18MY]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prevent terrorism, including 
        terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and 
        domestic violent extremism (see H.R. 6003), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2134 [25AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H945 
        [17FE]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 3710), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5292 [25JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Education: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see 
        H.R. 4170), H3481 [5JN]
      Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement 
        in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness and performance of 
        financial assistance programs, simplify application and 
        reporting requirements, and improve delivery of services to 
        the public (see H.R. 6420), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see 
        H. Res. 657), H2713 [15MY]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H3105 [17MY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1741 [28MR]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3662 [7JN]
      House of Representatives: recommend against finding Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2814 [16MY]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H4869 [13JY]
      ------establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H5630 
        [1AU]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H1303 [8MR]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5631 [1AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2134 [25AP]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H5712 [2AU]
      ------permit State and local employees to run for elective 
        office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees 
        and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to 
        political activities (see H.R. 4152), H2663 [11MY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see 
        H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5630 [1AU]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H440 [2FE]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H3363 [31MY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6312 [19OC]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4605 [28JN]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3808 [19JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3163 [18MY]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H3163 [18MY]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5923 [12SE]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H1642 [27MR]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Census: celebrate release of 1940 census and commend Bureau of 
        the Census and National Archives and Records Administration 
        efforts to maintain information (see H. Res. 637), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Crime: provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see 
        H.R. 3781), H77 [18JA]
      Education: provide educational stability for children in foster 
        care (see H.R. 5876), H3362 [31MY]
      Telecommunications: ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and 
        surcharges are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative 
        to prepaid mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Crime: provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law 
        (H.R. 3781), H78 [18JA]
      Education: provide educational stability for children in foster 
        care (H.R. 5876), H3363 [31MY]
      Telecommunications: ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and 
        surcharges are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative 
        to prepaid mobile services (H.R. 3788), H78 [18JA]
  Poems
      ``Crossing the Bar,'' Alfred Lord Tennyson, H1202 [6MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3190 [30MY]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (H.R. 2028), E1226 [11JY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H1561 [26MR]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2627 [10MY]
      Chinese New Year: observance, E73 [25JA]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H2054 [24AP]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1561 [26MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2054 [24AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2233 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2233 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of Justice: Second Chance Act grant funding, H2390 [8MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3285, H3338 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3338 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3285 [31MY]
      Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1561 [26MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, E1223, E1231 [11JY]
      First Book (organization): anniversary, E1440 [3AU]
      Green-Byrd, Danielle: American Red Cross Tiffany Circle 
        Distinguished Woman Warrior Award recipient, E768 
        [10MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4803 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4073 [27JN]
      Nation of Islam (organization): reopening of Salaam Restaurant 
        in Chicago, IL, E1369 [1AU]
      National Glaucoma Awareness Month: observance, E77 
        [25JA]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2776 
        [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H325 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4803 [11JY]
      Public welfare programs: require States to implement policies to 
        prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and 
        liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H319 [1FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2390 [8MY]
      Sri Lanka: anniversary of end of civil war, H2822 [17MY]
      Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2233 [27AP]
      Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs 
        (H.R. 2887), E71 [25JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, 
        H2776 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2776 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2776 [16MY]
      Wong, Bernie: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E488 [29MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H112 [23JA], H724 [14FE], H1151 
        [5MR], H1271 [7MR], H1388 [19MR], H1495 [21MR]
  Tributes
      Ali, Muhammad, H38 [18JA]
      Bell, James, E124 [2FE]
      Costello, Representative, H5903 [12SE]
      Osteen, Joel, E897 [30MY]
      Payne, Donald M., H1202 [6MR]
      Triplett, Brenda V., E592 [19AP]




DAVIS, DICK C.E. AND CHARON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E246 [27FE]




DAVIS, EDDY

  Remarks in House
      Flex-a-lite (business): anniversary, E1403 [3AU]




DAVIS, EDWARD L.

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3427 
        [22MY]




DAVIS, GEOFF (a Representative from Kentucky)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1808 [29MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Armed Forces: provide equity between regular and Reserve 
        component members in the computation of disability retired pay 
        for members wounded in action (see H.R. 4177), H1304 [8MR]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H3481 [5JN]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H5079 [19JY]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see 
        H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H5331 
        [30JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H641 [8FE]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H697 [13FE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H5202 [24JY]
      Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be 
        candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H1807 [29MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H5131 [23JY]
      ------clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5130 [23JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H727 [14FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3481 [5JN]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H187 
        [27JA]
      Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline 
        carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to 
        roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan 
        (see H.R. 3899), H475 [3FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5328 [26JY]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H5202 [24JY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H220 [31JA]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1273 [7MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4656 [29JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. 
        Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H5202 
        [24JY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H4065 [26JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Tariff: barium magnesium aluminum oxide for use in the 
        production of fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5724), H2645 [10MY]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate activated by manganese and/or 
        antimony for use in the production of fluorescent lamps (see 
        H.R. 5725), H2645 [10MY]
      ------lanthanum phosphate for use in the production of 
        fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5726), H2645 [10MY]
      ------strontium europium halophosphate for use in the production 
        of fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5722), H2645 [10MY]
      ------TFM (see H.R. 4845), H2204 [26AP]
      ------yttrium europium oxide for use in the production of 
        fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5723), H2645 [10MY]
      Taxation: allow additional investment credits for qualifying 
        supercritical advanced coal projects (see H.R. 4826), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------allow an ordinary and necessary business expense deduction 
        for contributions to regional infrastructure improvement zones 
        (see H.R. 3780), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (see H.R. 5839), H3162 [18MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: barium magnesium aluminum oxide for use in the 
        production of fluorescent lamps (H.R. 5724), H2646 [10MY]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate activated by manganese and/or 
        antimony for use in the production of fluorescent lamps (H.R. 
        5725), H2646 [10MY]
      ------lanthanum phosphate for use in the production of 
        fluorescent lamps (H.R. 5726), H2646 [10MY]
      ------strontium europium halophosphate for use in the production 
        of fluorescent lamps (H.R. 5722), H2646 [10MY]
      ------TFM (H.R. 4845), H2208 [26AP]
      ------yttrium europium oxide for use in the production of 
        fluorescent lamps (H.R. 5723), H2646 [10MY]
      Taxation: allow additional investment credits for qualifying 
        supercritical advanced coal projects (H.R. 4826), H2207 [26AP]
      ------allow an ordinary and necessary business expense deduction 
        for contributions to regional infrastructure improvement zones 
        (H.R. 3780), H78 [18JA]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (H.R. 5839), H3163 [18MY]
  Letters
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: by, H5527 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2613 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2701 [15MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2613 
        [10MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4737 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4737 [10JY]
      Public welfare programs: require States to implement policies to 
        prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and 
        liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H316, H319, H321 [1FE]
      Votes: position on missed, E697 [27AP], E1085 
        [19JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H2202 [26AP]
  Resignations
      House of Representatives, H5527 [1AU]
  Tributes
      Blevins, Alex, E107 [1FE]
      Newman, Mark S., E286 [29FE]




DAVIS, GREGORY K.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S2242 [29MR]




DAVIS, JOHN H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1045 [15JN]




DAVIS, JOHNATHAN

  Proclamations
      Crystal Brockington and Johnathan Davis Day: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1193 [29JN]




DAVIS, JONATHAN F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2141 [26AP]




DAVIS, JOSH

  Remarks in Senate
      Gelato Fiasco, Inc.: tribute, S2724 [25AP]




DAVIS, KAREN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1700 [16OC]




DAVIS, KATHERINE (TRINKA)

  Bills and resolutions
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]
  Remarks in House
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: opening, E1500 
        [12SE], E1660 [28SE]




DAVIS, KEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E927 [31MY]




DAVIS, LAWRENCE K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E75 [25JA]




DAVIS, MARK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1432 [3AU]




DAVIS, MARTHA WILLIAMS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E194 [15FE]




DAVIS, SUSAN A. (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H5631 [1AU]
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see H.R. 3286), H1135 [1MR]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3733 [18JN]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5711 [2AU]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3267 [30MY]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H441 
        [2FE]
      ------support designation of ``Initial Success or Total 
        Failure'' as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal 
        organizations (see H. Res. 624), H2031 [19AP]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 6055), H4603 [28JN]
      Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National 
        Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration 
        gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3415), H5079 
        [19JY]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (see H.R. 1048), H5923 [12SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3404 [1JN]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see H.R. 5848), H3405 [1JN]
      Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit 
        (see H.R. 1488), H802 [15FE]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6304 [9OC]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE 
        program policy relative to child health care (see H.R. 4341), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H3976 [21JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1571 [26MR] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H1846 [16AP]
      ------require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to 
        eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 
        2094), H5526 [31JY]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4158 
        [27JN]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H2647 
        [10MY]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3976 [21JN]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5079 [19JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see 
        H.R. 1523), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the Small Business Liaison Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 5975), H5010 [18JY]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H966 
        [27FE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H221 [31JA]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6275 [21SE]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H6284 [25SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5766 [10SE]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H512 [6FE]
      ------extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to 
        raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H220 
        [31JA]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H3733 [18JN]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H5079 [19JY]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H1428 [20MR]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H1642 [27MR]
      FDA: prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H4605 
        [28JN]
      Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently 
        disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
        of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in 
        civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish 
        (see H.R. 3300), H727 [14FE]
      Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to 
        separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 
        1489), H441 [2FE]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H3808 [19JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H1428 [20MR]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H903 [16FE]
      ------require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's 
        congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
        trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H1017 
        [28FE]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4776 [10JY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5712 [2AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2663 [11MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1274 [7MR]
      Medicaid: apply prompt pay requirement to claims for payment for 
        covered items and services furnished by any Medicaid health 
        care entity (see H.R. 3587), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H6310 [16OC]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H4065 [26JN]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H2663 [11MY]
      ------provide coverage for diabetes prevention services (see 
        H.R. 6548), H6276 [21SE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H5009 [18JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H967 [27FE]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 
        624), H2031 [19AP]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National security: provide for greater interagency experience 
        through the development of a national security and homeland 
        security human capital strategy and interagency rotational 
        service by employees (see H.R. 2314), H1359 [9MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal 
        and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H6302 [5OC]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H3267 [30MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      ------require shareholder authorization before a public company 
        may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H1428 
        [20MR]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1572 
        [26MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1741 [28MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3171 
        [25MY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see 
        H.R. 2404), H966 [27FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H1100 [29FE]
      Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on 
        Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H1017 [28FE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual 
        retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        2502), H6318 [26OC]
      ------encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, 
        engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 289), H5711 [2AU]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H696 [13FE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1978 [18AP]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H1134 [1MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1154 [5MR]
      ------prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. 
        under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act 
        (see H.R. 5157), H2271 [27AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, 
        authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls 
        and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on 
        Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 2513), H966 [27FE]
      World MRSA Day: designate (see H. Res. 603), H1805 [29MR]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H572 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: submit and provide access to a report on 
        the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose 
        use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 6508), H6274 
        [21SE]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 781), H6000 
        [13SE]
      Postal Service: authorize the sale, at fair market value, of any 
        post office building subject to relocation (see H.R. 6238), 
        H5525 [31JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: submit and provide access to a report on 
        the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (H.R. 6308), 
        H5709 [2AU]
      FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose 
        use of price-altering computer programs (H.R. 6508), H6278 
        [21SE]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Postal Service: authorize the sale, at fair market value, of any 
        post office building subject to relocation (H.R. 6238), H5525 
        [31JY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. 
        Res. 697), H4024 [26JN]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains, H2791 [16MY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H738 [15FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance, H4078 [27JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1585 [27MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6164 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: submit and provide access to a report on 
        the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (H.R. 6308), 
        E1396 [3AU]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2791 [16MY], H2826, H3053 [17MY]
      ------eliminate maximum age limitations for individuals who are 
        otherwise qualified to enlist in the Armed Forces, H3053 
        [17MY]
      ------prohibit performance of same-sex marriage ceremonies on 
        military installations, H2791 [16MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H4024 [26JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2236 [27AP]
      ------freeze interest rates on subsidized student loans, H738 
        [15FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H626 [8FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2236 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection salaries and expenses funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3538 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3538 [6JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4024 
        [26JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H819 [16FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4745 [10JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E675 [26AP]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3259 [30MY]
      Lemon Grove, CA: tribute to Lemon Grove Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, E1455 [10SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H6004 [14SE]
      Medicare: reform, H1585 [27MR]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: observance, 
        E1635 [21SE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2727 [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1400 [20MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4745 [10JY]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1029 [29FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H3814 [20JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5689 [2AU]
      University of San Diego: anniversary of Women PeaceMakers 
        Program, E1453 [10SE]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards, H1222 [7MR]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), H5839 [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2727 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2727 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2726 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2727 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H752 [15FE], H1073 
        [29FE], E671 [26AP]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H5537 [1AU]
      Women: health care for women, H1400 [20MR]
  Tributes
      Doherty, Glen, H6004 [14SE]
      Ride, Sally K., H5139 [24JY]
      Szekely, Deborah, E774 [10MY]
      Woods, Tyrone, H6004 [14SE]




DAVIS, TOM

  Articles and editorials
      Dark Side of Death, S5366 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5364-S5366 [25JY]




DAVIS, TOM (a former Representative from Virginia)

  Articles and editorials
      Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, H2480 [9MY]




DAVIS, TYRONE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1702 [16OC]




DAVIS, WIL

  Remarks in House
      Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall 
        of Fame inductees, E565 [18AP]




DAVISON, JARED

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6540 [20SE]




DAVISON, LEA

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute to Vermont participants, S5368 [25JY]




DAWSON, HOWARD A., JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5972 [2AU]




DAWSON, RACHEL

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1353 [31JY]




DAY, DAVID P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1358 [31JY]




DAY, SHILOH

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4459 [25JN]




DAY CARE  see Children and Youth




DAY OF THE DEPLOYED

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 581), S6626 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 581, designate, S6632, S6681 [21SE]




DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME  see Time




DAYTON, OH

  Remarks in House
      Mangold, Holley: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1544 [14SE]
      Pierce, Angela: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Carnegie Medal 
        recipient, E684 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to hosting of NCAA men's basketball tournament 
        first round games, S1919 [21MR]




DC STATEHOOD STUDENT ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for 
        DC Democracy, E706 [7MY]




DE JESUS RODRIGUEZ, ANIBAL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1379 [1AU]




de la PENA, MARIO

  Remarks in House
      Cuba: anniversary of downing of Brothers to the Rescue 
        (organization) aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]




de MATEO SMITH, ROCIO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1579 [20SE]




de OLIVEIRA AZEVEDO, PRICILLA

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, S1499 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]




DE ST. MAURICE, GREGORY

  Remarks in House
      Pennsylvania: tribute to 12th Congressional District recipients 
        of Dept. of State Fulbright Program grants, E30 [18JA]




DE WEERD, KAYLA

  Remarks in House
      Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award 
        recipient for Iowa, E775 [10MY]




DEAF  see Disabled




DEAL, NATHAN (Governor of Georgia)

  Letters
      FCC development of plan for greater broadband access: (2010), 
        H1613 [27MR]




DEAN, STEPHEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E751 [9MY]




DEAN MILLER, ELIZABETH CONNER (LIBBA)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E236 [21FE]




DEARBORN, MO

  Remarks in House
      Ewing, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E297 [1MR]




DEATH AND DYING

  Articles and editorials
      Air Force Dumped Ashes of More Troops' Remains in VA Landfill 
        Than Acknowledged, H1159 [6MR]
      Singleton Takes Pride in Helping Families, S1786 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: require military command responsibility and 
        accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of 
        the remains of a deceased member to ensure treatment with 
        dignity, honor, and respect (see H.R. 4913), H2205 [26AP]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        117), H2030 [19AP]
      Children's Grief Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 681), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), 
        S323 [2FE] (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see S. 3407), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6155), H5077 
        [19JY]
      ------require States and their designees receiving grants for 
        suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to 
        consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 4467), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
        receive a dignified burial (see S. 3202), S3280 [17MY] (see 
        H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]
      ------modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences 
        for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
        after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S4460 [25JN]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently 
        disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
        of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in 
        civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      FEMA: provide guidance and coordination for mass fatality 
        planning (see H.R. 6566), H6297 [28SE]
      Medicare: exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation 
        applicable to payments for hospice care (see H.R. 6466), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H181 
        [25JA]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 586), S6626 [21SE]
      Pakistan: provide compensation for the deadly acts by elements 
        of the Pakistani military and intelligence services against 
        U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5734), H2645 [10MY]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3266 [30MY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H725 [14FE]
      Taxation: exclude certain farmland and family-owned business 
        interests from the value of the gross estate of decedents (see 
        H.R. 6271), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the 
        estate tax (see S. 2200), S1734 [15MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 
        [25JY]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 6013), H3975 
        [21JN]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide that the value of certain historic property shall 
        be determined using an income approach in determining the 
        taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2209), S1847 [20MR] (see 
        H.R. 5982), H3914 [20JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 [19JY] 
        (see H.R. 6279), H5704 [2AU]
      Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 5833), H3161 [18MY]
  Letters
      Forensic analysis of events surrounding the death of Rafael 
        Peralta relative to nomination to receive the Medal of Honor: 
        Vincent J.M. DiMaio, H3139 [18MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: Chuck 
        Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, E1153 [27JN]
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
  Lists
      Dept. of Homeland Security agents, officers, and military 
        personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: clarify procedures for the care, handling, and 
        transportation of the remains of a deceased member, H5037, 
        H5038 [19JY], E1290 [19JY]
      ------require military command responsibility and accountability 
        for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a 
        deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and 
        respect (H.R. 4913), E663 [26AP]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), 
        H2297, H2298 [7MY]
      Dept. of Defense: suicide prevention and outreach programs 
        funding, H4955, H4956, H4984 [18JY], H5049, H5050 [19JY]
      ------transport and escort of combat casualties remains funding, 
        E1286 [19JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: suicide prevention and outreach 
        programs funding, H3322 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: protect tribal 
        sovereignty with respect to Native American burial or other 
        sacred sites, H3785 [19JN]
      Drugs: encourage development of prescription drug monitoring 
        programs to track the dispensing of controlled drugs to 
        patients, H2335 [8MY]
      ------increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]
      Federal Mortuary Affairs Advisory Commission: establish, H3033 
        [17MY]
      Fowler, Michael L., Sr.: Georgia Funeral Service Practitioners 
        Association, Inc., 4th District Mortician of the Year Award 
        recipient, E483 [29MR]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations relative to work-
        related electrocutions or other fatalities from regulatory 
        freeze, H5276, H5277 [25JY]
      Medicare: tribute to hospice care workers, H3735 [19JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care 
        planning consultation (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], 
        H5203 [25JY]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: observance, E1622 
        [21SE]
      Navy: report on review, findings, and actions pertaining to the 
        Medal of Honor nomination of Rafael Peralta, H3138 [18MY]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (H. Res. 669), H3279 [31MY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2052 [24AP], H2666 
        [15MY], H2743 [16MY], H2815 [17MY], E793 [15MY]
      Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to 
        designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the 
        candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of 
        the candidate (H.R. 406), H5743, H5744 [10SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3994-H3997 [26JN], H4079 [27JN], H4625 [29JN], E1153 [27JN]
      ``Taps'': anniversary of writing, E1072 [19JN]
      ------designate musical piece as National Song of Remembrance 
        (H.R. 595), E1072 [19JN]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (H.R. 5044), H6101-H6104 [19SE]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5646 [2AU]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757, H5759, H5760 [10SE]
      W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home Inc.: tribute, E1722 [26OC]
      Workers Memorial Day: observance, H2215 [27AP], E621 [24AP], 
        E691 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), 
        S3049 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S324, 
        S325 [2FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (S. 3407), S5214 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: tribute to agents, officers, and 
        military personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no 
        known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), 
        S3287 [17MY]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (S. 3405), S5213 [19JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (S. 3340), S4461-S4463 [25JN], S4719 [28JN]
      National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: addition of names of 
        Kansas officers, S3161 [15MY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, S3170 [15MY]
      ------observance (S. Res. 456), S3103 [10MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]
      ------improve (H.R. 4018), S4781 [29JN], S4783 [9JY]
      ------improve (S. 1696), S1921 [21MR]
      Sacagawea: anniversary of death, S6442, S6443 [19SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and 
        generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], 
        S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
      ------provide permanent extension of tax relief and repeal 
        estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5102 [18JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S4924-S4926 
        [12JY], S5336, S5340-S5345, S5357 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY], 
        S5840 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual 
        Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the 
        Candidate's Death: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112-628), H5330 [30JY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 112-
        548), H3981 [25JN]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 117, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace 
        Officers' Memorial Service, H2297 [7MY]
      H.R. 406, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an 
        individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's 
        campaign committees in the event of the death of the 
        candidate, H5743 [10SE]
      H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements 
        Act, H3994 [26JN]
      H.R. 5044, exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans, 
        H6101 [19SE]
      S. 3202, Dignified Burial of Veterans Act, S3287 [17MY]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3407, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, 
        S5215 [19JY]
      S. Res. 456, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S3090, S3103 [10MY]
      S. Res. 586, support goals and ideals of National Infant 
        Mortality Awareness Month, S6634, S6683 [21SE]




DEATH PENALTY  see Capital Punishment




DeBOSE, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E729 [8MY]




DeBRUYNE, NESE F.

  Letters
      Dept. of Defense motorsports sponsorship funding, H4949 [18JY]




DECA, INC.

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3427 
        [22MY]




DeCARO, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E34 [18JA]




DECATUR, GA

  Proclamations
      Marshalls Distribution Center Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1540 [14SE]
      Ms. Clara Sims Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E310 [5MR]




DECKER, CURT

  Letters
      WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act, E1186 [29JN]




DECKER, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E521 [16AP]




DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

  Poems
      ``Independence Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1168 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of 
        Independence funding, H3679, H3680 [8JN]
      Independence Day: observance, E1168 [28JN], E1213 [9JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Independence Day: observance, S4718 [28JN], S4745 [29JN]




DeCRAENE, PETER

  Remarks in House
      NSF: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and 
        Science Teaching recipient, E1170 [28JN]




DEDUCTIBILITY AND INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND 
    MAXIMIZE ASSISTANCE (DIPLOMA) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5878), H3362 [31MY]




DEEB, ED

  Remarks in House
      Detroit, MI: observance of Metro Detroit Youth Day, E1216 [10JY]




DEEGAN, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E870 [18MY]




DEER PARK, TX

  Remarks in House
      Deer Park High School: tribute to girls' softball team, E1077 
        [19JN]




DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)

  Amendments
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3776 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6242 [21SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3492 [6JN]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1428 [20MR]
      Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food 
        or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to 
        regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial 
        crops (see H.R. 3554), H79 [18JA]
      ------protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed 
        economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or 
        animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech 
        companies (see H.R. 3555), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1306 [8MR]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H5712 [2AU]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see 
        H.R. 3435), H641 [8FE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H27 
        [17JA]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H5766 [10SE]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (see H.R. 2028), H1807 [29MR]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational 
        seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of 
        personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the 
        U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1915 [17AP]
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2647 [10MY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and 
        strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts 
        (see H.R. 2722), H4065 [26JN]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for 
        beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H28 [17JA]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3662 [7JN]
      ------submit and provide access to a report on the animals 
        killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), H5705 [2AU]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H182 [25JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H1811 [30MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H6151 [19SE]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 
        [17AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: hold in trust for the benefit of 
        federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa 
        Indian School land and improvements (see H.R. 3878), H572 
        [7FE]
      ------provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes 
        program (see H.R. 3599), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5010 
        [18JY]
      ------prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local 
        governments for any program to check helmet usage or create 
        checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3363 [31MY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 3357), H159 [24JA]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 
        3737), H1847 [16AP]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H4158 [27JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H2569 [9MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans made to Main 
        Street businesses from the definition of member business loan 
        (see H.R. 4293), H1740 [28MR]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H79 [18JA]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1847 [16AP]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5328 [26JY]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H2072 [24AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Gold Star Dads of America, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 577), 
        H6304 [9OC]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit use, production, sale, import, or 
        export of sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of 
        sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 4214), H1426 
        [20MR]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]
      Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense 
        services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross 
        violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see 
        H.R. 5749), H2713 [15MY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1498 [21MR]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H1741 [28MR]
      ------count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H28 [17JA]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H6310 [16OC]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6152 [19SE]
      Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of 
        Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation 
        of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 
        [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H4158 [27JN]
      Political campaigns: disclose third-party communications made 
        for or against a candidate and identifying information in 
        Internet communications, and apply disclosure requirements to 
        prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 3585), H641 [8FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H1306 [8MR]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H5631 [1AU]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3363 [31MY]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3599), H115 [23JA]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H2447 [8MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids 
        (see H.R. 1479), H6001 [13SE]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4908 [17JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6318 [26OC]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H1571 [26MR]
      ------modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating 
        in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2569 
        [9MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see 
        H.R. 601), H476 [3FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: allow disabled veterans and their dependents to use 
        Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see H.R. 
        2148), H1017 [28FE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H6280 [21SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1391 [19MR]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H1101 [29FE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H2569 [9MY]
      Women: require mammography reports contain a breast density 
        summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary 
        screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see 
        H.R. 3102), H6234 [20SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H572 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Courts: provide for recovery of computer hardware and software 
        patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the 
        claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding 
        (see H.R. 6245), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 5812), H3102 [17MY]
      Dept. of Labor: require State workforce agencies and employers 
        to certify the active recruitment of Americans for job 
        placement prior to hiring H-2B nonimmigrant workers (see H.R. 
        4159), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility for veteran 
        reimbursement for emergency treatment provided in non-
        departmental facilities (see H.R. 4246), H1542 [22MR]
      ------reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare 
        benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses owed by 
        veterans for certain treatment provided in non-departmental 
        facilities (see H.R. 4245), H1542 [22MR]
      FRS: restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors 
        of Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 6023), H4063 [26JN]
      Natural gas: modify application of the right to exercise eminent 
        domain in construction of pipelines for the exportation of 
        natural gas (see H.R. 3913), H567 [7FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Courts: provide for recovery of computer hardware and software 
        patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the 
        claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding 
        (H.R. 6245), H5629 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 5812), H3104 [17MY]
      Dept. of Labor: require State workforce agencies and employers 
        to certify the active recruitment of Americans for job 
        placement prior to hiring H-2B nonimmigrant workers (H.R. 
        4159), H1273 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility for veteran 
        reimbursement for emergency treatment provided in non-
        departmental facilities (H.R. 4246), H1542 [22MR]
      ------reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare 
        benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses owed by 
        veterans for certain treatment provided in non-departmental 
        facilities (H.R. 4245), H1542 [22MR]
      FRS: restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors 
        of Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 6023), H4064 [26JN]
      Natural gas: modify application of the right to exercise eminent 
        domain in construction of pipelines for the exportation of 
        natural gas (H.R. 3913), H569 [7FE]
  Letters
      Importance of education: Colin T. Mays, E356 [8MR]
  Motions
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement 
        of certain claims, H3776, H3777 [19JN]
      Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws 
        to the business of health insurance to protect competition and 
        consumers, H1510 [22MR], H4689 [10JY], H4788 [11JY]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit, 
        H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H3694 [8JN]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3776, H3777 [19JN]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Corvallis, OR: attempts by Chinese diplomats to urge local 
        officials to compel a local business to remove a mural 
        dedicated to a free Tibet and Taiwan independence, H5903 
        [12SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2837 
        [17MY]
      ------require audit of financial records, H2837 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2146 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 5812), H2825 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee 
        program is able to continue to accept applications for new 
        loan guarantees, H6016 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H6016 [14SE]
      ------prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2825 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), H33 
        [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906 [17FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H3694 [8JN]
      Education: importance, E356 [8MR]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3492 [6JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H450 [3FE]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1594 [27MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1935, 
        H1939, H1944, H1954 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2100 [25AP], H3653, H3655, H3656, H3657, 
        H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], E856 [18MY], E1106 
        [21JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5140 [24JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1935, H1939, H1944, 
        H1954 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3653, H3655, 
        H3656, H3657, H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], E856 [18MY], 
        E1106 [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H2100 [25AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1944 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1510 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1448 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4689 [10JY], H4788 [11JY]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, H3664 [8JN]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H450 [3FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4689 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4689 [10JY], H4788 [11JY]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 
        [6MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (H.R. 3591), H2460 [9MY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        E1106 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1594, H1605 [27MR], H1756, H1757, 
        H1759 [29MR], H1935 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1605 [27MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1756, H1757, H1759 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1749 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1935, H1939, H1944, H1954 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3790 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4618 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2100 [25AP], H3653, H3655, 
        H3656, H3657, H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3790 [19JN], 
        E856 [18MY], E1106 [21JN]
      ------obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to level of CBO 
        projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3653, H3655, H3656, 
        H3657, H3658 [7JN]
      ------streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements 
        for surface transportation projects, H1954 [18AP]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, 
        H3777 [19JN]
      Small business: raise limit of expensing for purchase of 
        products made in America, H5595 [1AU]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3657 [7JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595 [1AU]
      Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: encourage increased 
        transparency in negotiations, H5926 [13SE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H952 [27FE], H1433 [21MR], H1749, H1757, H1759 
        [29MR], H1935 [18AP]
      ------extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 
        2887), H520 [7FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H112 [23JA]
  Tributes
      Bonamici, Representative, H530 [7FE]
      Costello, Representative, H5903 [12SE]




DEFEND AND SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1213), S61 [24JA], S90 [26JA], S663 [15FE], S3115 
        [14MY]




DEFENDING QUALITY POSTAL DELIVERY FOR THE FUTURE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4161), H1272 [7MR]




DEFENSE BASE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Defense: provide and implement insurance for workers on 
        military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-
        insurance program (see H.R. 5891), H3480 [5JN]




DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Energy: streamline process of Federal approval for 
        construction or expansion of petroleum refineries and 
        designate certain closed military installations for siting 
        refineries (see H.R. 3879), H374 [1FE]




DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION

  Amendments
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, 
        H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, 
        H3364 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Defense: expand indemnification responsibilities 
        applicable when property at closed military installations is 
        conveyed (see H.R. 4407), H2029 [19AP]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 
        667), H3265 [30MY]
  Motions
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for additional base 
        realignment and closure round, H4992 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding for an informal base realignment and 
        closure, H3343 [31MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical and prosthetic research 
        funding through reductions in Dept. of Defense base closure 
        account funding, H3358 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309-
        H3346, H3356-H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], 
        E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        H3331 [31MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 
        112-168), S3422 [22MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
  Tables
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, 
        Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 
        military construction and veterans' services, H3282 [31MY]




DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2834-H2836 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6004 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Sean Sullivan to the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
        Safety Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5380 
        [25JY]




DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT

  Excerpts
      U.S. Code: definition of ``marriage'' and ``spouse'', H5028 
        [19JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to be used in contravention 
        of the Defense of Marriage Act, H5027, H5028 [19JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for contravention of the 
        Defense of Marriage Act, H2547-H2551 [9MY]
      Families and domestic relations: repeal and ensure respect for 
        State regulation of marriage, H906 [17FE]
      ------repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage 
        (H.R. 1116), H3809 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Families and domestic relations: repeal and ensure respect for 
        State regulation of marriage (S. 598), S1842 [20MR]




DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Civil liberties: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]




DEFICIT  see Public Debt




DEFICIT REDUCTION, JOB CREATION, AND ENERGY SECURITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3710), H747, H760 [15FE], H1186 [6MR], H1854 [17AP], 
        H2620 [10MY], H3466 [5JN]




DeFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL

  Remarks in House
      Lindsay, Randella: Walton County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E216 [16FE]




DeFUSCO, LEIDE W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1449 [10SE]




DeGETTE, DIANA (a Representative from Colorado)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6018 [14SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1363 [13MR]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see H. Con. Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2033 [19AP]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see 
        H.R. 2557), H5079 [19JY]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H5077 [19JY]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services (see H.R. 1666), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H1391 [19MR]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H726 
        [14FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized 
        military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts 
        to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 
        210), H3167 [22MY]
      ------establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to 
        provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. 
        merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3404 [1JN]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H3707 [15JN]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H2813 [16MY]
      ------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H945 [17FE]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H6279 
        [21SE]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1135 
        [1MR]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H5079 [19JY]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H3363 [31MY]
      FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see H.R. 5334), H2316 [7MY]
      ------extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H2570 [9MY]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental 
        leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave 
        (see H.R. 616), H1915 [17AP]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H1543 [22MR]
      ------limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons 
        convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see 
        H.R. 505), H476 [3FE]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H802 [15FE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H5766 [10SE]
      ------require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's 
        congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
        trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H1428 
        [20MR]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4776 [10JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H5712 [2AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H6152 [19SE]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H6279 [21SE]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H903 [16FE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H3171 [25MY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, 
        service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 
        1449), H4828 [11JY]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. 
        Res. 40), H2034 [19AP]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H803 [15FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Small business: ensure State-certified medical marijuana 
        businesses have full access to banking services (see H.R. 
        1984), H5292 [25JY]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H1543 [22MR]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H2288 [27AP]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1543 [22MR]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6151 [19SE]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3661 [7JN]
      Telecommunications: require disclosures to consumers on the 
        capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and 
        require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 
        6377), H5922 [12SE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6152 [19SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H6234 [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H965 [27FE]
      ------reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes 
        and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4774 [10JY]
      Medicaid: provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured 
        newborns (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (H.R. 4091), H966 [27FE]
      ------reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes 
        and Indians (H.R. 6309), H5709 [2AU]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (H.R. 6092), H4775 [10JY]
      Medicaid: provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured 
        newborns (H.R. 6258), H5630 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E919 [31MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5298 [26JY]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify certain findings from Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative 
        technology loan guarantee program, H6018 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H6005, H6018 [14SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H1028 [29FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H761 [15FE]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (H.R. 2245), 
        H3863 [20JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3863 [20JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H761 [15FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4729 [10JY]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 5892), H4669 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4729 [10JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2732 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2732 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2732 [16MY]
      Women: health care for women, H1028 [29FE]
  Tributes
      Gabow, Patricia, E1428 [3AU]
      Sandoval, Paul J., E249 [27FE]
      Yamamoto, Tadashi, E557 [17AP]




DeKALB COUNTY, GA

  Proclamations
      Carolyn B. Parks Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1191 [29JN]
      Crystal Brockington and Johnathan Davis Day: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1193 [29JN]
      Dempsey Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1196 [29JN]
      Dr. Felicia Moss Mayfield Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E32 [18JA]
      Dr. Thomas Smith and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., High School 
        Civic Leadership Students Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E906 [30MY]
      Fannie Sheridan U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1461 [10SE]
      Leon and Joyce Henry Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1203 [9JY]
      Mrs. Julia A. Snell Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1197 [29JN]
      Mrs. Karen L. Macon Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E905 [30MY]
      Mrs. Loretta J. Maloy Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E903 [30MY]
      Ms. Margaret Schuelke Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1530 [14SE]
      Myers Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1544 [14SE]
      Pastor Micheal Benton Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1532 [14SE]
      Teryle L. Berry U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1463 [10SE]
      Victory for the World Church Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1204 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Georgia Piedmont Technical College Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E614 [23AP]
      Mrs. Curtis Lucille Sanders Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E45 [18JA]
      Ms. Clara Sims Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E310 [5MR]
      Ms. Lorraine B. Myles Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E615 [23AP]




DEL CITY, OK

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of 
        nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 
        3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), S41 
        [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. 
        Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]




DEL NORTE COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing 
        off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and 
        Marin Counties in California, H820, H821 [16FE]




DEL RIO, TX

  Remarks in House
      Prather, Gerald L.: Boy Scouts Del Rio, TX, Person of the Decade 
        Award recipient, E1467 [10SE]




DeLaCERDA, CARLOS

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E669 [26AP]




DELANO, CA

  Remarks in House
      Philippine Weekend: tribute to Grand Marshals, E1345 [26JY]




DELARGY, AOIFE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S875 [16FE]




DELATORRE, ARREN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4947 [12JY]




DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3028 [17MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3926 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5728 [7AU]
      Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see 
        H.R. 2288), H1154 [5MR]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1391 [19MR]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H1846 [16AP]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H4908 [17JY]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see H.R. 6483), H6273 [21SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5130 [23JY]
      Cuba: discontinue Radio Marti and Television Marti broadcasts 
        (see H.R. 1317), H3404 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 
        [16MY]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1101 [29FE]
      ------make grants to promote the education of pregnant and 
        parenting students (see H.R. 2617), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H2715 [15MY]
      ------repeal modification of authority to make certain interval 
        payments of educational assistance (see H.R. 1451), H1101 
        [29FE]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H4828 [11JY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3808 
        [19JN]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H4158 [27JN]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H158 [24JA]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H2813 [16MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for 
        tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H3163 [18MY]
      FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]
      ------extend market exclusivity periods for drugs in certain 
        combinations of drugs (see H.R. 6502), H6274 [21SE]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 
        2245), H1571 [26MR]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H640 [8FE]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6152 [19SE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6001 [13SE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1846 [16AP]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H1428 [20MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1847 [16AP]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H115 [23JA]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H5130 [23JY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see H.R. 1579), H27 [17JA]
      ------place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal 
        coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of 
        HHS (see H.R. 5959), H4158 [27JN]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H4685 [9JY]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1756), H2813 [16MY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1808 [29MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5293 [25JY]
      National Young Audiences Week: designate (see H. Res. 574), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting 
        requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 6272), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5008 [18JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic 
        rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and 
        Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 3334), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H3808 [19JN]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H966 [27FE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1392 [19MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H5526 [31JY]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H4828 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 
        [31JY]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5526 [31JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H6152 [19SE]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H1359 [9MR]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H1847 [16AP]
      ------increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
        assistance (see H.R. 5938), H3699 [8JN]
      ------limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned 
        by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2813 [16MY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1978 [18AP]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H1915 [17AP]
      ------modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 
        2238), H2813 [16MY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H5526 [31JY]
      Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of 
        U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 5787), H4605 [28JN]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1846 [16AP] (see H.R. 333), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6280 [21SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1915 [17AP]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H220 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2713 [15MY]
      Air pollution: reduce the allowable sulfur concentration in 
        heating oil and allow for certain exemptions and waivers from 
        such limits (see H.R. 6222), H5327 [26JY]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Credit: establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see H.R. 3789), H77 [18JA]
      Economy: rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (see H.R. 5727), H2645 [10MY]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (see H.R. 6509), H6274 [21SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5525 [31JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]
      Tariff: magnetic snaps (see H.R. 5035), H2268 [27AP]
      ------rooftop cargo bags (see H.R. 5034), H2268 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (H.R. 5748), H2714 [15MY]
      Air pollution: reduce the allowable sulfur concentration in 
        heating oil and allow for certain exemptions and waivers from 
        such limits (H.R. 6222), H5328 [26JY]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3915 
        [20JN]
      Credit: establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (H.R. 3789), H78 [18JA]
      Economy: rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (H.R. 5727), H2646 [10MY]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (H.R. 6509), H6278 [21SE]
      Tariff: magnetic snaps (H.R. 5035), H2277 [27AP]
      ------rooftop cargo bags (H.R. 5034), H2277 [27AP]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. 
        Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]
      Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products: Ellen 
        Bloom and Ami V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, E1619 [21SE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H3917 [21JN]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E920 [31MY]
      Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (H.R. 5748), E788 [15MY]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. 
        Res. 697), H4021 [26JN]
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement 
        of certain claims, H3759 [19JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2577, H2578 [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H422 [2FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1898, H1900, H1901, H1902 [17AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1657, H1659 [28MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3759 [19JN]
      CFTC: funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1929 [18AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H444 [3FE], H3285 [31MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 [21JN]
      Community Health Center, Inc.: anniversary, E767 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E793 [15MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1657 
        [28MR], H1898, H1900, H1901, H1902 [17AP]
      ------WIC funding, H1898, H1900, H1901, H1902 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3031 [17MY]
      ------end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to 
        role in arms sales to Syria, H5039 [19JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4944 [18JY], H5039, 
        H5062 [19JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4944 [18JY]
      ------prohibit purchase of helicopters for Afghan security 
        forces from Russia, Syria, and other state sponsors of 
        terrorism, H3031 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2235 [27AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H985 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H627 [8FE], H1031 [29FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2235 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4021 
        [26JN]
      EEOC: funding, H2409 [8MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 [31MY]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (H.R. 6509), E1619 [21SE]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3229 
        [30MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1929 [18AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        consideration (H. Res. 741), H5305 [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), 
        H1929 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1440 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4800, H4803 [11JY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 [31MY]
      Medicare: reform, H1657 [28MR]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, E776 [10MY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2734 [16MY]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of Neighborhood Music School, 
        E1054 [18JN]
      ------anniversary of New Haven Lions Club, E532 [16AP]
      ------anniversary of New Haven Public Library, E272 
        [28FE]
      Orange, CT: anniversary of Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven, 
        E779 [11MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H325 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4800, H4803 [11JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6170 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), 
        H1929 [18AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2409 [8MY]
      Society of Santa Maria Maddalena of New Haven: tribute, 
        E528 [16AP]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5541 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5541 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305 [26JY]
      ------rates, H2578 [10MY]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2235 [27AP]
      Thaddeus Kosciuszko Society: anniversary, E286 [29FE]
      Titanic (R.M.S.): anniversary of sinking, E524 [16AP]
      Treaties and agreements: prohibit funding to negotiate or 
        implement a security agreement with Afghanistan unless the 
        agreement is in the form of a treaty or authorized by law, 
        H5062 [19JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2734 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1659 [28MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2734 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E1594 [21SE]
      Women: health care for women, H1031 [29FE], H1440 [21MR], 
        H4803 [11JY], H5537 [1AU]
  Tributes
      Kelly family, E524 [16AP]
      Lender, Murray, H1545 [26MR], E438 [26MR]
      Levenson, Joel, H4706 [10JY]
      Marder, Alfred L., E388 [20MR]
      Milstein, Jeanne, E262 [28FE]
      Siegel, Bernard, E395 [20MR]
      Sirey, Aileen Riotto, E760 [10MY]
      Vinci, Joseph J., Sr., E284 [29FE]
      Williams, Vincent, E1057 [18JN]




DELAWARE

  Remarks in House
      Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for 
        restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to 
        develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3760, 
        H3765 [19JN]
      Corps of Engineers: Delaware River main channel deepening 
        project funding, E976 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Smyrna, DE: anniversary of Citizens' Hose Fire Co. No. 1, S2919 
        [7MY]
  Reports filed
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 
        [16JY]
      First State National Historical Park Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 323) (S. Rept. 112-109), 
        S41 [23JA]
      White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 970) (S. Rept. 
        112-121), S41 [23JA]




DELAWARE, OH

  Remarks in House
      Corns, Evan R.: Ohio Wesleyan University Alumni Board of 
        Directors Herman ``Rusty'' Shipps leadership award recipient, 
        E945 [1JN]




DELAWARE RIVER BASIN CONSERVATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 [16JY]




DELCOUR, DAVID

  Articles and editorials
      Closing a Chapter--Mary Leahy Ends Career at Adult Basic 
        Education, S3075 [10MY]




DeLEO, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      UNICO National (organization): UNICAN of the Year Award 
        recipient, E95 [31JA], E119 [2FE]




DeLEON, OMAR

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S136 [26JA]




DeLISI, SCOTT H.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2820 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Uganda: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]




DELISLE, DEBORAH S.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Elementary and 
        Secondary Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
        and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]




DELL, NATALIE

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1366 [31JY], E1422 
        [3AU]




DELLERSON, DANIELLE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1156 [29FE]




DELOITTE DEVELOPMENT LLC

  Remarks in Senate
      LATINA Style (publication): Company of the Year award recipient, 
        S846 [16FE]




DELORES HUERTA FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Huerta, Delores: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E896 
        [30MY], E934 [31MY], E1289 [19JY]




DeLOUCH, JANAY

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute to Alaska participants, S6534 [20SE]




DELPHI CORP.

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), 
        S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6404), H5999 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Pensions: address impact of bankruptcy proceedings, H3742 [19JN]




DELPHI SALARIED RETIREES ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: increase transparency, H385 
        [2FE]




DELTA COUNTIES COALITION

  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1048 
        [29FE]




DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter: tribute to Martin 
        Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest participants, E324 [6MR]
      Tribute, H522 [7FE]




DEMAREE, SARAH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1669 [28SE]




DEMBOWSKI, NANCY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E375 [19MR]




DeMINT, JIM (a Senator from South Carolina)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3909, S3910, 
        S3911, S3912 [11JN], S3979, S3994, S4104 [12JN], S4159 [13JN], 
        S4278, S4280, S4281 [19JN], S4335 [20JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6468 [19SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S182, S195, S219 [31JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6276 [12SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3092, S3093 [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3432 [22MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2510 
        [18AP], S2690 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2173 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S541 [9FE], S568, S575 [13FE], 
        S641, S642, S645, S646, S647 [14FE], S867 [16FE], S1152 
        [29FE], S1196, S1367 [1MR], S1396 [5MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1796 [19MR], S1851, S1852, S1853, 
        S1871 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5263 [23JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5622 [26JY], S5661, 
        S5678, S5681 [30JY], S5740, S5773 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 91), 
        S1089 [28FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2602 [23AP]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 39), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 40), S2324 
        [16AP] (see S. Con. Res. 42), S3043 [9MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 44), S2968 [8MY]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see S. 3287), S4239 
        [18JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of 
        nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural 
        employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S2497 [18AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3785 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1460 [7MR]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 
        [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3269), S3781 [6JN]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain 
        personal information of individuals to secure such information 
        and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security 
        involving such information (see S. 3333), S4417 [21JN]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA]
      Senior citizens: provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care 
        to seniors (see S. 2196), S1734 [15MR]
      Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax 
        holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to 
        participate (see S. 2107), S614 [14FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S5382 [25JY]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S909 [17FE]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S3234 
        [16MY]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 
        [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see S. 2186), S1576 [12MR] (see S. 2191), S1679 [14MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        S. 3551), S6340 [13SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for 
        commemorative coin programs to private organizations or 
        entities (see S. 3612), S6625 [21SE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S1459 [7MR]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Taxation: terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see S. 2064), S323 [2FE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4279, S4280, 
        S4281 [19JN], S4335 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3945 [12JN]
      ------prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation in check 
        off programs to provide research and information for a 
        particular commodity or brand, S4281 [19JN]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5105 [18JY]
      Budget: deficit, S3945 [12JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S195 [31JA], S308 [2FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit loan guarantees, S4280 [19JN]
      ------rural broadband telecommunications services programs 
        funding, S4279 [19JN], S4335 [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (S. 2191), unanimous-consent request, S2063 [27MR]
      Economy: express that proposed agricultural legislation not 
        manipulate prices or intefere with the free economy, S4280 
        [19JN]
      Eximbank: make an increase in lending authority contingent upon 
        the Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3153 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3153 [15MY]
      ------reform, S2950 [8MY]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6598 [21SE]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, 
        S195 [31JA], S308 [2FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S6477 [20SE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2690 
        [25AP]
      ------provide protections for postal employees with respect to 
        their right not to subsidize union nonrepresentational 
        activities, S2690 [25AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1594, S1599 [13MR]
      Taxation: terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, S1599 [13MR]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs, S1594 
        [13MR]




DEMMERT, A. WEBSTER, III

  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula, 
        S695 [15FE]




DEMOCRACY

  Addresses
      New Constitution of Kenya and the Role of the Judiciary: Willy 
        Mutunga, Supreme Court of Kenya, E652-E654 [25AP]
  Amendments
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5802 [31JY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Egypt's Witch Hunt Threatens a Rupture With the U.S., S319 [2FE]
      Georgian Politics--Blood Feud, E1438 [3AU]
      In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur, H1023 [29FE]
      Prince and the Ayatollah, E750 [9MY]
      Voter ID Mess Subverts an American Birthright, H5119 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3976 [12JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 
        109), H3162 [18MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (see H. Con. Res. 135), H5525 [31JY]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (see S. 
        Res. 376), S699 [15FE]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, commend pro-democracy activist 
        organizations, and pledge solidarity with the people of Cuba 
        (see H. Res. 536), H440 [2FE]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Egypt: condition assistance on holding of free and fair 
        elections (see H.R. 4340), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (see S. 2327), S2546 
        [19AP]
      ------recognize importance of relationship with the U.S., urge 
        protection of civil liberties, and cease intimidation and 
        prosecution of civil society workers and democracy activists 
        (see S. Res. 372), S614 [14FE]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (see H.R. 4258), H1570 [26MR]
      ------support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial 
        integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO 
        membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of 
        conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      International relations: allow Azeri people, currently divided 
        between Azerbaijan and Iran, to have the right to self-
        determination and to their own sovereign country if they so 
        choose (see H. Con. Res. 137), H5922 [12SE]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 [18MY]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 549), H802 [15FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before 
        the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 2034), 
        S75 [24JA]
      ------oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      ------provide humanitarian assistance and support a transition 
        to democracy (see S. 3498), S5977 [2AU]
      Taiwan: support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (see S. Res. 
        542), S5978 [2AU]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Tunisia: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic elections 
        and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms and 
        economic development (see H. Res. 527), H181 [25JA]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
      ------ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders 
        sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. 
        visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-
        democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 [13JY]
      Vietnam: condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 541), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        S. 3608), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Amanda Kerstman, 
        E355 [8MR]
      ------Gordon Tsai, E532 [16AP]
      ------Kayla Cox, E621 [24AP]
      ------Komal Luthra, E630 [24AP]
      My American Appreciation: Anna Stout, E991 [6JN]
      Washington, DC: Callie Effler, E992 [6JN]
      ------Chloe Atchley, E992 [6JN]
      ------Madison Jacobs, E992 [6JN]
  Letters
      Call for removal of David B. Shear as Ambassador to Vietnam: 
        Representative Wolf, E1212 [9JY], E1410, E1411 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1411 [3AU]
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership: 
        Mahmoud Khattab, American Syrian Coalition, E1385 [1AU]
      Detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan in Vietnam: David S. Adams, Dept. 
        of State, E1213 [9JY], E1410 [3AU]
      ------Representative Wolf, E1410 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1409 [3AU]
      Ecuadorian human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation: Carlos R. Lange, Sociedad Ecuatoriana 
        del Exterior (organization), E1652 [21SE]
      Human rights violations and attacks on the border regions of 
        South Kordofan and Blue Nile in Sudan: several individuals, 
        S6528-S6530 [20SE]
      Impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation: several Representatives, H101 
        [23JA]
      Sudan hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions: 
        David S. Adams, Dept. of State, E37 [18JA]
      ------Representative Wolf, E37 [18JA]
  Lists
      Voter suppression legislation by State, H2310 [7MY]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Cote D'Ivoire: President Obama, 
        S347 [6FE], H464 [3FE]
      National Emergency Relative to the Former Liberian Regime of 
        Charles Taylor: President Obama, S5084 [17JY], H4872 [17JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions: President Obama, S5302 [24JY], H5141 [24JY]
  Poems
      ``Daw of Freedom,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1655 [25SE]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan: support local and provincial elections and replace 
        centralized government with a Federal system ensuring full 
        participation of all ethnic communities and oppose Taliban 
        inclusion (H. Res. 423), H2310 [7MY]
      Armenia: independence anniversary, E1589 [21SE]
      Azerbaijan: independence anniversary, E923, E929 [31MY], E966 
        [1JN]
      Bahrain: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S. and 
        urge continued implementation of government reforms, H1829 
        [16AP], E750 [9MY]
      Belarus: human rights violations, H5296 [26JY], H5698 [2AU]
      ------independence anniversary, E503 [29MR]
      Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), E503 [29MR]
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: independence anniversary, H1116 [1MR]
      Burma: human rights violations, E867 [18MY]
      ------U.S. decision to lift economic sanctions on business 
        activities, E856 [18MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Cambodia: human rights violations, E1662 [28SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (H. Con. Res. 135), H5552 [1AU], H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      China: human rights violations, H1172 [6MR]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: U.S. policy, E131 [3FE]
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), H314 [1FE]
      Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition of independence, E382 
        [19MR]
      Crocker, Ryan C.: condemn remarks on U.S. policy on Afghanistan, 
        E84 [27JA]
      Cuba: human rights violations, E224 [17FE]
      ------tribute to hunger strike by pro-democracy activists, H5929 
        [13SE], H6258 [21SE]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for 
        DC Democracy, E706 [7MY]
      Ecuador: human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation, E1651 [21SE]
      Egypt: anniversary of revolution, H163 [25JA]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, H1529 [22MR]
      ------elections, H4637 [29JN]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (H.R. 4258), E440 [26MR], E1438 
        [3AU]
      ------support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial 
        integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO 
        membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of 
        conflict (H. Res. 526), H6083-H6086 [19SE], E1606, E1608 
        [21SE]
      ------support NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict, E285 [29FE]
      Government: importance of separation of powers, H6168 [20SE]
      GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of 
        Independence funding, H3679, H3680 [8JN]
      Greece: independence anniversary, H1582 [27MR], E429 [22MR], 
        E440 [26MR], E457 [27MR], E476 [28MR], E573 [18AP]
      Honduras: human rights violations, E835 [17MY]
      House Democracy Partnership: tribute to partnership with 
        Kyrgyzstan Parliament, H951 [27FE]
      Huizenga, Representative: report on trip to Afghanistan, H46 
        [18JA]
      Hungary: anniversary of Hungarian Revolution, E381 [19MR]
      Illinois: tribute to Lech Walesa Day, E177 [9FE]
      International Children's Day: observance, E633 [24AP]
      Israel: independence anniversary, H2139, H2145 [26AP], E526 
        [16AP], E648 [25AP], E659, E663, E665, E667, E669, E672, E674, 
        E675 [26AP], E680, E694, E700 [27AP]
      ------reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1139, H1145 [5MR], H1220 [7MR], H2074 [25AP], H2201 
        [26AP]
      Italy: independence anniversary, E1199 [29JN]
      Kazakhstan: independence anniversary, E357 [8MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: human rights violations, 
        H5025 [19JY]
      Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, 
        H3680, H3681 [8JN]
      Lithuania: independence anniversary, E212 [16FE], E279 [29FE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E721, E728 [8MY], E747 [9MY], E758, E775 [10MY], E785, E790, 
        E792, E803 [15MY], E809, E810, E817, E819, E822 [16MY], E829, 
        E830, E838 [17MY], E845, E855, E857, E859, E875 [18MY], E881 
        [22MY], E965 [1JN]
      ------tribute to reelection as President of Taiwan, E33 [18JA], 
        E185 [14FE], E486 [29MR], E697 [27AP]
      Macedonia: anniversary of Ilinden Uprising, E1432 [3AU]
      ------independence anniversary, E1518 [13SE]
      Maryville, TN: tribute to Heritage Middle School student trip to 
        Washington, DC, E991 [6JN]
      Morocco: human rights violations, E1646 [21SE]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, E1224 [11JY]
      Pakistan: human rights violations of Baloch people, E1628 [21SE]
      ------human rights violations of Baluch people, E649 [25AP]
      Polish Constitution Day: observance, E732 [8MY], E906 [30MY]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (H. Res. 742), E1384 [1AU]
      ------elections, H1137 [5MR]
      ------human rights violations, H5979 [13SE]
      Shear, David B.: call for removal as Ambassador to Vietnam, 
        E1212 [9JY], E1409 [3AU]
      Slovak Republic: independence anniversary, E1163 [27JN]
      South Sudan: independence anniversary, E1215 [10JY], E1249 
        [13JY]
      Sudan: hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions, 
        E37 [18JA]
      ------human rights violations, E37 [18JA]
      ------human rights violations and attacks on the border regions 
        of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, H1022 [29FE], H1442 [21MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy, H1301 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H2138 [26AP], H3729 
        [18JN], E1046 [15JN]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (H. Res. 549), H1029 [29FE], H1144 [5MR]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H1529 [22MR], 
        H5567-H5569, H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E178 [9FE], 
        E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, E1421 [3AU]
      Taiwan: anniversary of lifting of martial law, E1249 [13JY], 
        E1271 [18JY]
      ------democracy efforts, E785 [15MY], E875 [18MY]
      ------observance of National Day, E1551, E1555, E1563, E1568 
        [19SE], E1578, E1580 [20SE], E1585, E1593, E1595, E1599, 
        E1602, E1612, E1615, E1621, E1635, E1638, E1639, E1650 [21SE], 
        E1655 [25SE], E1660, E1668, E1670, E1671 [28SE], E1689 [9OC]
      Thailand: democracy efforts, E1106 [21JN]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
      U.N. Security Council: invoke ``Uniting for Peace'' resolution 
        to bypass China and Russia veto of Arab League plan for 
        cessation of violence and political transition in Syria, H3274 
        [31MY]
      ------veto of resolution by China and Russia supporting Arab 
        League plan for cessation of violence and political transition 
        in Syria, H587 [8FE], E147 [6FE]
      Ukraine: democracy efforts, E321 [6MR]
      ------ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders 
        sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. 
        visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-
        democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]
      Uzbekistan: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S., 
        E193 [15FE]
      Vietnam: call for release of Nguyen Quoc Quan, H5839 [11SE]
      ------condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures 
        used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards, H1222 [7MR]
      ------condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures 
        used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), H229 [1FE], H5844-H5846 
        [11SE], E1482 [11SE]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), H5835-H5842 
        [11SE], E72 [25JA], E1482 [11SE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H94-H102 [23JA], H503-H510 [6FE], 
        H2304-H2310 [7MY], H3729 [18JN], H5118-H5122 [23JY], H5209, 
        H5212 [25JY], H5537 [1AU], H6072 [19SE], H6153, H6159, H6162 
        [20SE], H6237 [21SE], E98 [31JA], E1301 [23JY], E1427 [3AU]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H5118, H5120-H5122 [23JY], E838 [17MY], E1703 [16OC]
      ------require States to permit individuals to register to vote 
        in an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (H.R. 3317), H503 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aung San Suu Kyi: presentation of Congressional Gold Medal, 
        S6394 [19SE]
      Belarus: human rights violations, S2224 [29MR]
      Burma: impact of import restrictions, S93 [26JA]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5425, 
        S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-
        S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3979-S3981 [12JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (H. Con. Res. 135), S6013 [2AU]
      China: human rights violations, S1710 [15MR]
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), S5627, S5628 [26JY]
      ------commemorate anniversary of signing and commend 
        contributions of historical, educational, and patriotic 
        societies in promoting patriotism and values (S. Res. 376), 
        S4780 [29JN]
      Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition of independence, S1609 
        [13MR]
      Cuba: human rights violations, S5851-S5853 [1AU]
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      Egypt: condemn treatment of certain organizations working for 
        democracy and human rights, S318 [2FE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, S318 [2FE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers, S2347, S2356, S2357 
        [17AP], S2684 [25AP]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (S. 2327), S2557 [19AP], 
        S2561 [23AP]
      ------support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful 
        transition to a representative government, S318 [2FE]
      El Salvador: democracy efforts, S5655 [30JY]
      Ethiopia: human rights violations, S4200 [14JN]
      ------U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (S. Res. 476), S3871 [7JN]
      Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to 
        Burma, S82 [26JA]
      ------report on congressional delegation trip to Cuba and Haiti, 
        S53-S56 [24JA]
      Foreign policy: promote human rights and democracy, S1709 
        [15MR], S4710 [28JN]
      Ghana: democracy efforts, S5294 [24JY]
      Greece: independence anniversary (S. Res. 398), S1761 [15MR]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (S. Con. Res. 34), S174 [30JA]
      Hungary: human rights violations, S4944 [12JY]
      International Ice Hockey Federation: urge suspension of plan to 
        hold 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Belarus and condemn 
        corporate sponsorship of such event relative to human rights 
        violations, S2224 [29MR]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1207, S1208 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (S. Res. 
        394), S1581 [12MR], S1678 [14MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: human rights violations, 
        S2540 [19AP]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        S2960 [8MY], S3037 [9MY], S3126 [14MY], S3171 [15MY], S3420 
        [22MY], S3621 [24MY]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5792, S5802 
        [31JY], S5956 [2AU]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to the National Constitution Center 
        addition to ``The Story of We the People'' exhibit of the 
        wheelchair of disability-rights advocate Justin Dart, Jr., 
        S5480 [26JY]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (S. Res. 
        481), S3737 [5JN]
      Russia: human rights violations, S806-S810 [16FE]
      Slovakia: human rights violations against the Romani people, 
        S562 [13FE]
      Sudan: human rights violations and attacks on the border regions 
        of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, S6528 [20SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (S. Res. 428), S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      Taiwan: democracy efforts, S2960 [8MY]
      ------observance of National Day, S6533, S6534 [20SE], S6616 
        [21SE]
      ------support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (S. Res. 
        542), S5991 [2AU], S6438 [19SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR], S2652 [24AP]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, S90 [26JA], S2913 [7MY], S3958 
        [12JN]
      World Press Freedom Day: observance, S2914 [7MY]
  Reports
      National Election in Taiwan: International Election Observers 
        Mission, S6438-S6440 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act Import Restrictions Renewal 
        Approval: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations and Call for Transition to 
        Democracy in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 435), S2921 [7MY]
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
      Nicaragua Democratic Aspirations Support and Call Attention to 
        the Deterioration of Constitutional Order: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 344), S2166 [28MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4240), S5133 [18JY]
      Recognize Importance of Relationship of Egypt With U.S., Urge 
        Protection of Civil Liberties, and Cease Intimidation and 
        Prosecution of Civil Society Workers and Democracy Activists: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 372), S613 
        [14FE]
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Statements
      Declaration to Moroccan-Controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi 
        Refugee Camps in Algeria--Summary of Preliminary Observations: 
        Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights 
        (organization), E1647 [21SE]
      Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Vietnamese Embassy in the U.S., 
        H5840-H5842 [11SE]
      U.S. Policy on Afghanistan: Ryan C. Crocker, E84 [27JA]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 90, printing of pocket version of U.S. 
        Constitution, H314 [1FE]
      H. Con. Res. 135, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, H5552 [1AU]
      H. Res. 484, condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards in Vietnam, H5844 [11SE]
      H. Res. 526, support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity in Georgia (country), U.S.-Georgia 
        Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic 
        reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict, H6083 [19SE]
      H.R. 1410, Vietnam Human Rights Act, H5835-H5837 [11SE]
      H.R. 5986, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, S5920 [2AU]
      S. Con. Res. 34, tribute to Vaclav Havel, S168, S174 [30JA]
      S. Con. Res. 54, oppose sale, shipment, performance of 
        maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade 
        of any military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria, 
        S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 356, support people of Tibet, call on China to allow 
        free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and 
        congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic 
        elections, S166 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR]
      S. Res. 370, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S503 [9FE]
      S. Res. 372, recognize importance of relationship of Egypt with 
        the U.S., urge protection of civil liberties, and cease 
        intimidation and prosecution of civil society workers and 
        democracy activists, S636 [14FE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of the U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S4780 [29JN]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]
      S. Res. 386, support freedom and civil liberties, and free and 
        fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression in Iran, S1206 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      S. Res. 394, recognize anniversary of unification of Italy, 
        honor Italian servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the 
        U.S., S1579, S1581 [12MR]
      S. Res. 398, Greece independence anniversary, S1741, S1761 
        [15MR]
      S. Res. 424, condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        in Syria, S2502 [18AP]
      S. Res. 428, condemn human rights violations in Syria, collect 
        information on crimes against humanity and take action for 
        those responsible for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, 
        and support people of Syria, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 435, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S2734 [25AP]
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]
      S. Res. 476, tribute to Fang Lizhi, S3689 [4JN], S3871 [7JN]
      S. Res. 481, U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and overall 
        bilateral relationship anniversary celebration, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]
      S. Res. 525, tribute to Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, S5307 [24JY], 
        S5802 [31JY]
      S. Res. 541, condemn Vietnam human rights violations, S5989 
        [2AU]
      S. Res. 542, support efforts by Taiwan to strengthen democracy 
        and human rights and encourage Government to take into 
        consideration international election monitoring 
        recommendations, S5990 [2AU]
      S.J. Res. 43, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import 
        restrictions renewal approval, S3980 [12JN]
  Tributes
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo, S5851 [1AU]




DEMOCRACY IS STRENGTHENED BY CASTING LIGHT ON SPENDING IN ELECTIONS 
    (DISCLOSE) ACT

  Articles and editorials
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3369), S4821 [10JY]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 3369): motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 [17JY]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 2219), H3366 [1JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2219), S3470-S3478 [23MY], S4454 [25JN]
      Enact (S. 3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S4938-S4942 [12JY], S4993-S5003, S5007, 
        S5008-S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056-S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 
        [19JY]
      Enact (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4985-S4991, S5010 [16JY]
      Koch Industries, Inc.: characterization relative to corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5177 
        [19JY]




DEMOCRATIC PARTY

  Articles and editorials
      Bench With Plenty of Room, S5927 [2AU]
      Case for Confirming District Court Judges, S6521 [20SE]
      Congress Needs To Stop Judicial Partisan Games, S2150 [28MR]
      Crisis Mode--A Fair and Constitutional Option To Beat the 
        Filibuster Game, S1076 [28FE]
      Dems Wait by Phone for Obama, S3390 [22MY]
      Federal Courts in Arizona Face Crushing Caseload, S1983 [22MR]
      In Pennsylvania--the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation 
        Delays, S6034 [10SE]
      Justice Delayed as Judge Nominees Wait, S1589 [13MR]
      Let's Just Say It--The Republicans Are the Problem, S3020 [9MY]
      Norquist's Phantom Army, S5024 [16JY]
      1000 Days, S2307 [16AP]
      Reject the ``Thurmond Rule''--Senate Minority Leader Mitch 
        McConnell Invokes the Legacy of Strom Thurmond To Hold Up 
        Judicial Confirmations--It's Bad for Judges and Bad for 
        Justice, S5248 [23JY]
      Schumer Schemes To Hit GOP, S1688 [15MR]
      Senate Republicans To Block Vote on Oklahoma Nominee for Federal 
        Appeals Court, S5643 [30JY]
      Senate Rule Changes Come With Risk, S3250 [17MY]
      Taking It to the Street, E1115-E1118 [21JN]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      William Kayatta and the Needless Destruction of the Thurmond 
        Rule, S5248 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 553), H902 [16FE] (see H. Res. 590), H1427 [20MR] (see H. 
        Res. 707), H4064 [26JN]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 5912), 
        H3660 [7JN]
  Letters
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge: Jimmy 
        Goodman, ABA Oklahoma State Delegation, S5646 [30JY]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Senators 
        McConnell and Grassley, S5965 [2AU]
      ------several Senators, S1075 [28FE]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S5643 [30JY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) Democratic staff, H2771-H2773 [16MY]
  Press releases
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: comparison between congressional and Obama 
        administration proposals, H5757 [10SE]
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 
        553), H887 [16FE]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 590), H1411 [20MR]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 707), H4028 [26JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE], 
        H3957 [21JN], H5663, H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU], H5773, H5775, 
        H5852, H5854, H5855, H5856 [11SE], H5865, H5867 [12SE], H5926, 
        H5934 [13SE], H6003, H6007, H6008, H6009, H6047-H6051 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6085, H6112 [19SE], H6162, H6163, H6164 [20SE], H6258-
        H6265 [21SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, H73 [18JA], H92 [23JA], 
        H461-H463 [3FE], H2459 [9MY], H3391 [1JN], H5925 [13SE]
      Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2017, H2018 
        [19AP]
      Domestic policy: national agenda, H427-H430 [2FE], H522 [7FE], 
        H894-H897 [16FE]
      Earth Day: observance, E607 [23AP]
      Hammond, IN: anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic 
        Club, E1487 [12SE]
      House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H3794 [19JN], 
        H4071, H4120 [27JN], H4163 [28JN]
      ------legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      Make It in America plan: support, H5022 [19JY]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues 
        based on political affiliation, H907 [17FE], H1814 [16AP], 
        E349 [8MR], E1206 [9JY]
      Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H162, H163, H170 
        [25JA]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        H5929 [13SE]
      Small business: promote job growth, H3391 [1JN]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113-H6115 [19SE], E1616 
        [21SE]
      Walker, Flora: Michigan Democratic Party Eleanor Roosevelt Award 
        recipient, E666 [26AP]
      Winfield, Claude L. and Michelle D.: Samuel J. Tilden Democratic 
        Club Humanitarian Award recipient, E1561 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Budget: comparison between congressional and Obama 
        administration proposals, S6093-S6095 [11SE]
      Coburn, Senator: apology to Senator Reid relative to 
        inappropriate remarks, S5652 [30JY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S823 [16FE], 
        S3812, S3873 [7JN], S4783 [9JY], S6476-S6488 [20SE], S6592-
        S6595 [21SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S13 [23JA], S52, S53 [24JA], 
        S148 [30JA], S177 [31JA], S1107-S1110 [29FE], S2945 [8MY], 
        S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3274 [17MY], S3814 [7JN], S4379 [21JN], 
        S4624 [26JN]
      Democratic National Convention: tribute to speeches, S6023 
        [10SE]
      Domestic policy: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA], S3812-
        S3816 [7JN], S6023, S6025 [10SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of environmental and climate 
        policies, S6307 [13SE]
      ------State of the Union Message, S31-S33 [23JA], S82 [26JA]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6393, S6395, S6421 [19SE], S6497 [20SE], S6590 [21SE]
      Power resources: national energy policy, S6307 [13SE]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        Dept. of Energy nominees, S603-S605 [14FE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S19-
        S21 [23JA], S139 [30JA], S362-S364 [7FE], S418-S420 [9FE], 
        S554-S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S811-S813 
        [16FE], S1039, S1040 [27FE], S1065-S1068, S1073-S1077 [28FE], 
        S1191 [1MR], S1402, S1411 [6MR], S1559, S1570 [12MR], S1584-
        S1591, S1606-S1608 [13MR], S1639-S1646, S1658, S1659, S1664, 
        S1671, S1677 [14MR], S1711-S1714 [15MR], S1981-S1983 [22MR], 
        S2149-S2151 [28MR], S2305-S2307, S2311 [16AP], S2585 [23AP], 
        S2758 [26AP], S2907-S2913 [7MY], S3117-S3122 [14MY], S3140-
        S3142 [15MY], S3307, S3315 [21MY], S3674, S3675 [4JN], S3768-
        S3773 [6JN], S3878, S3887 [11JN], S4226-S4230 [18JN], S4438 
        [25JN], S4606-S4610 [26JN], S4800-S4803 [10JY], S5003-S5005 
        [16JY], S5245-S5247, S5250 [23JY], S5642-S5651 [30JY], S5927, 
        S5928, S5964 [2AU], S6033, S6036 [10SE], S6494, S6495, S6520 
        [20SE], S6609-S6611 [21SE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, 
        S2273 [29MR], S3250 [17MY]
      ------Senate use of filibuster to block nominations, S1645 
        [14MR], S3118 [14MY]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S139 [30JA], S362-S364 [7FE], 
        S554-S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S1687 [15MR], 
        S3138, S3139 [15MY], S3181, S3222 [16MY], S3295 [21MY], S3825-
        S3827 [7JN], S4187 [14JN], S4226-S4230 [18JN], S4794 [10JY], 
        S5094-S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5250, S5251 [23JY], S5653 [30JY], 
        S6260 [12SE], S6290 [13SE], S6482-S6488, S6494, S6495, S6520 
        [20SE], S6559-S6562 [21SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR], S4407 [21JN]
      ------legislative priorities, S4434 [25JN], S5845 [1AU]
      ------legislative process, S3248-S3250 [17MY], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4627 [26JN], S5094-S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5240 [23JY], S6330-
        S6332 [13SE], S6419-S6421 [19SE], S6482-S6488, S6515 [20SE], 
        S6559-S6562 [21SE]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
  Reports
      Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President 
        Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses: Barry J. 
        McMillion, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), S3772 
        [6JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 553, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H887 [16FE]
      H. Res. 590, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H1411 [20MR]
      H. Res. 707, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H4028 [26JN]
      H.R. 5912, prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, H6113 [19SE]




DEMOCRATIZING ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1791), S1064 [28FE], S1111 [29FE], S2230 [29MR]




DEMONSTRATIONS  see Public Demonstrations




DEMPSEY, EZEKIEL

  Proclamations
      Dempsey Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1196 [29JN]




DEMPSEY, JAMES X.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3279 [17MY]




DEMPSEY FAMILY

  Proclamations
      Dempsey Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1196 [29JN]




DeMUTH, BOBBY G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5770 [11SE]




DENALI COMMISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Alaska: reauthorize and modify membership (see S. 3590), S6545 
        [20SE] (see H.R. 6478), H6231 [20SE]




DENALI COMMISSION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (see S. 
        3590), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6478), H6231 [20SE]




DENHAM, JEFF (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H498 [6FE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4066 [26JN], H4148 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3452, H3482 [5JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2448 [8MY], H2538, H2539 
        [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H3703 [12JN]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H113 [23JA]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      Armed Forces: review separation of members on the basis of a 
        mental condition not amounting to a disability, including a 
        personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 
        [12OC]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2067 [24AP]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3481 [5JN]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (see H.R. 4849), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3481 [5JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H6069 [18SE]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H2329 [7MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3662 [7JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3976 [21JN]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (see H.R. 
        2406), H1428 [20MR]
      ------improve functioning (see H.R. 6430), H6150 [19SE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1134 [1MR]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5767 [10SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4097), H1016 [28FE]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H3662 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]
      Taxation: extend the research credit and increase and make 
        permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 
        942), H5630 [1AU]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3700 [8JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H3577 [6JN]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3808 
        [19JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: extend military commissary and exchange store 
        privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a 
        service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 
        6488), H6274 [21SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        117), H2030 [19AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]
      GSA: require an annual audit (see H.R. 4629), H2123 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: extend military commissary and exchange store 
        privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a 
        service-connected disability and their dependents (H.R. 6488), 
        H6277 [21SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H1273 [7MR]
      GSA: require an annual audit (H.R. 4629), H2127 [25AP]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H3 [6JA], H477 [6FE], H951 [27FE], 
        H1137 [5MR], H1545 [26MR], H1809 [30MR]
  Letters
      FEMA programs and activities reauthorization: Representative 
        Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6110 
        [19SE]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: tribute to members and their families, 
        E227 [17FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H39 [18JA]
      Cafaro, Erin: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, H5687 
        [2AU]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3757 [19JN]
      ------protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain 
        water-related concerns, H1063 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065 [29FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (H. Con. Res. 118), H2298, H2299 [7MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), H2297, H2298 [7MY]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4153 [27JN]
      Casey, Les and Cheri: SBA Central California Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipients, E891 [25MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490, H491, H493, H494, H498, 
        H499, H502, H503 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H487 
        [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H532 [7FE]
      ------exempt certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities from 
        decommissioning, H532 [7FE]
      ------protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local 
        governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as 
        open space, H499 [6FE]
      ------provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned 
        businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop 
        Federal property, H502 [6FE]
      ------provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, 
        H493, H494, H498 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail projects 
        funding, H4148, H4149 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4148, H4149 [27JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H39 [18JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H3366 [1JN], 
        H4661 [9JY], H5026 [19JY]
      FEMA: reauthorize programs and activities (H.R. 2903), H6104, 
        H6110, H6111, H6112 [19SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E441 [26MR]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (S. 1302), 
        H2300 [7MY], H3148 [18MY]
      ------liquidate excess and surplus Federal properties, H3148 
        [18MY]
      ------require an annual audit (H.R. 4629), H2080 [25AP]
      James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK: designate 
        (S. 1710), H1141, H1142 [5MR]
      Los Angeles, CA: U.S. District Court for the Central District of 
        California courthouse construction funding, H2539 [9MY]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Good Egg Breakfast, E1717 
        [23OC]
      ------anniversary of Modesto Chamber of Commerce, E319 
        [6MR]
      ------anniversary of Modesto Lions Club, E452 [27MR]
      ------anniversary of the Modesto Arch, E1720 [23OC]
      ------inclusion of Dewz Restaurant in the OpenTable, Inc., 
        Diner's Choice ``Best Overall Top 100 Restaurants'' list, 
        E235 [21FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H39 [18JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H4153 [27JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1046, H1063, H1065 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1036, H1037 [29FE]
      ------restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 [9MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2538, H2539 [9MY]
      Sonora, CA: closure of Tuolumne General Hospital, E13 
        [13JA]
      Turlock, CA: anniversary of Turlock Irrigation District, 
        E214 [16FE]
      Veterinary Service, Inc.: Stanislaus County, CA, Ag Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1700 [16OC]
      Votes: correction, E1203 [9JY]
      ------position on missed, E1039, E1040, 
        E1041, E1042 [12JN]
      Wright, Hunter: Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Bright Minds 
        Scholarship recipient, E1076 [19JN]
  Tributes
      Barnes, Elizabeth, E1704 [16OC]
      Blonien, Rodney J., E438 [26MR]
      Brown, Robert H., E1571 [19SE]
      Burke, Frank, E929 [31MY]
      Cernok, Victoria, E1218 [10JY]
      Cotta, Richard L., E157 [7FE]
      Donahou, Mary Ann, E2 [6JA]
      Engert, Glendon, E592 [19AP]
      Florez, Genevieve, E1596 [21SE]
      Fremont, Jessie Benton, E388 [20MR]
      Harden, Mike, E1347 [26JY]
      Harris, Vince, E888 [25MY]
      Hebenstreich, Carolyn, E442 [26MR]
      Hieb, Darlene, E1 [6JA]
      Linn, David A., E1568 [19SE]
      Lo, Neng, E440 [26MR]
      McShane, Biruta Stakle, E641 [25AP]
      Mello, Jim and Bobbie, E1467 [10SE]
      Milanovich, Richard M., E439 [26MR]
      Monteith, Dick, E151 [7FE]
      Paris, Robert L., Jr., E604 [19AP]
      Poppen, Karen, E513 [30MR]
      Ray, Frank E., E1015 [7JN]
      Richards, Milton, E82 [27JA]
      Ridenour, Jim, E189 [14FE]
      Schnoor, Donald E., E616 [23AP]
      Shirvani, Hamid, E794 [15MY]
      Small, Robert W., E1599 [21SE]
      Sperring, Alvar E., E1483 [11SE]
      Spradley, Lafayette, E610 [23AP]
      Stewart, Stephen M., E607 [23AP]
      Stubblefield, Rod W., E1603 [21SE]
      Tudor, Alison, E1555 [19SE]
      Vang, Yer, E1377 [1AU]
      Westerlund, Lawrence E., E1385 [1AU]
      Woods, Henry L., E614 [23AP]




DENISON, JUDY

  Remarks in House
      Golden Landmarks Association: Living Landmark Award recipient, 
        E1114 [21JN]




DENKTAS, RAUF R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E96 [31JA], E132 [3FE], E198 [15FE]




DENNIS, WILLYE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E372 [16MR]




DENSLEY, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E766 [10MY]




DENT, CHARLES W. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3127 [18MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1507 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H3976 [21JN]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 4153), H2033 [19AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision (see H.R. 6312), H6280 [21SE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H2033 [19AP]
      Crime: provide penalties with respect to employers' conduct 
        relative to persons engaging in sexual conduct with children 
        (see H.R. 3766), H1498 [21MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: require evaluation of county workload 
        assessments prior to closure or relocation of a county or 
        local Farm Service Agency office (see H.R. 4313), H2034 [19AP]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4776 
        [10JY]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5860 [11SE]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H5711 [2AU]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6152 [19SE]
      EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and 
        recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from 
        regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 
        1558), H1807 [29MR]
      FDA: strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1741 [28MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H4775 [10JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3577 [6JN]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H6069 
        [18SE]
      ------repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for 
        employees (see H.R. 1744), H220 [31JA]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H726 [14FE]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1101 [29FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H4908 [17JY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5292 [25JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H3481 [5JN]
      Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish 
        standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee 
        due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see 
        H.R. 1789), H1391 [19MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1807 [29MR]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H3981 [25JN]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H2813 [16MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations 
        for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 6572), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H3976 [21JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H1543 [22MR]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H6061 [14SE]
      Tariff: air pressure distillation columns (see H.R. 4626), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H4157 [27JN]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H694 [9FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see 
        H.R. 3231), H641 [8FE]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H1391 [19MR]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H5630 [1AU]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H2813 [16MY]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5711 [2AU]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Treasury: prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer 
        identification numbers of residents of U.S. territories and 
        possessions to be used to obtain a credit or refund on tax 
        returns (see H.R. 6583), H6323 [2NO]
      Federal employees: treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by 
        diplomatic or military translators, interpreters, or executive 
        security personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization 
        purposes (see H.R. 6223), H5327 [26JY]
      Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance 
        coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and 
        custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical 
        services (see H.R. 4175), H1304 [8MR]
      Medicare: waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening 
        tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is 
        required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      Tariff: alkene polymers mixtures (see H.R. 5040), H2268 [27AP]
      ------Ancamine 2422 (see H.R. 5043), H2268 [27AP]
      ------Ancamine 2432 (see H.R. 5042), H2268 [27AP]
      ------chocolate confectionery products filled with caramel or 
        sugar-based paste imported in bulk quantities but ready for 
        consumption in their condition as imported (see H.R. 5038), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------chocolate crumb imported in bulk quantities (see H.R. 
        5037), H2268 [27AP]
      ------formaldehyde polymers with aniline and with 4,4'-
        methylendianiline mixtures (see H.R. 5041), H2268 [27AP]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics containing elastomeric yarn 
        (see H.R. 5036), H2268 [27AP]
      ------triethylenediamine (see H.R. 5039), H2268 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of the Treasury: prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer 
        identification numbers of residents of U.S. territories and 
        possessions to be used to obtain a credit or refund on tax 
        returns (H.R. 6583), H6323 [2NO]
      Federal employees: treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by 
        diplomatic or military translators, interpreters, or executive 
        security personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization 
        purposes (H.R. 6223), H5328 [26JY]
      Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance 
        coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and 
        custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical 
        services (H.R. 4175), H1305 [8MR]
      Medicare: waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening 
        tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is 
        required during the screening (H.R. 4120), H1134 [1MR]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (H.R. 4099), H1017 
        [28FE]
      Tariff: alkene polymers mixtures (H.R. 5040), H2277 [27AP]
      ------Ancamine 2422 (H.R. 5043), H2277 [27AP]
      ------Ancamine 2432 (H.R. 5042), H2277 [27AP]
      ------chocolate confectionery products filled with caramel or 
        sugar-based paste imported in bulk quantities but ready for 
        consumption in their condition as imported (H.R. 5038), H2277 
        [27AP]
      ------chocolate crumb imported in bulk quantities (H.R. 5037), 
        H2277 [27AP]
      ------formaldehyde polymers with aniline and with 4,4'-
        methylendianiline mixtures (H.R. 5041), H2277 [27AP]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics containing elastomeric yarn 
        (H.R. 5036), H2277 [27AP]
      ------triethylenediamine (H.R. 5039), H2277 [27AP]
  Eulogies
      Paterno, Joseph V.: by Paterno family member, H668 [9FE]
  Remarks
      Allentown, PA: anniversary, E1637 [21SE]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, H3868 [20JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3504 [6JN]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1641 [21SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3868 [20JN]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services, H1508, 
        H1509 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1476 [21MR], H1508, H1509 
        [22MR]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3594 [7JN]
      Lehigh County, PA: anniversary, E1640 [21SE]
      OraSure Technologies, Inc.: FDA approval of OraQuick In-Home HIV 
        test, E854 [18MY]
      ------tribute, E1227 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1476 
        [21MR]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5636 [2AU]
      Roseto, PA: anniversary, E1639 [21SE]
      Souderton, PA: anniversary, E1127 [21JN]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3594 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Paterno, Joseph V., H666, H667, H668 [9FE]




DENTISTS  see Health Care Professionals




DENTON, JEREMIAH (a former Senator from Alabama)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz 
        Eleven'' from POW camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]




DENTON, TX

  Remarks in House
      Denton Public Library: anniversary, E987 [6JN]




DENTON COUNTY, TX

  Remarks in House
      United Way: tribute to United Way of Denton County, TX, E1450 
        [10SE]




DENVER, BOB

  Remarks in Senate
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]




DENVER, CO

  Remarks in House
      Wedgeworth, Elbra: Metro Volunteers (organization) Community 
        Impact Award recipient, E467 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Denver Gay Men's Chorus: anniversary, S3622 [24MY]
      Links, Inc.: anniversary of Denver, CO chapter, S6535 [20SE]
      Shaw, Mike: Time (publication) Dealer of the Year award 
        recipient, S1420 [6MR]
      United Way: anniversary, S3890 [11JN], S3974 [12JN]




DENVER, DREAMA

  Remarks in Senate
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]




DENVER FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]




DENYING FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES TO DANGEROUS TERRORISTS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1506), H2456 [9MY]




DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE  related term(s) Agriculture
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5647 [2AU]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839, H4840, 
        H4841, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5880, H5881, 
        H5882, H5884 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5785 [11SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, 
        H3898, H3899, H3901, H3902, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908, H3909, 
        H3910, H3911 [20JN], H3919, H3920, H3921, H3922, H3923, H3925, 
        H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 
        [20JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds, H1900 
        [17AP]
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      ------ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. agricultural 
        sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3384), S4950 [12JY] (see S. 3395), 
        S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 4948), H2206 [26AP] (see H.R. 6167), 
        H5130 [23JY] (see H.R. 6192), H5291 [25JY] (see H.R. 6228), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (see H.R. 6233), H5524 [31JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (see H. Res. 752), H5628 
        [1AU]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]
      ------provide assistance and opportunity to create and support 
        sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to 
        nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 
        2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program: use funds 
        derived from conservation-related programs executed on 
        National Forest System lands (see H.R. 6231), H5331 [30JY]
      Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: provide expedited 
        authority to remove geese that threaten aircraft (see S. 
        2377), S2821 [26AP]
      Animals: submit and provide access to a report on the animals 
        killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), H5705 [2AU]
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 458), S3087 [10MY]
      Black Hills National Forest: convey cemeteries located on 
        National Forest System land to local South Dakota communities 
        maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 3288), S4151 [13JN] (see 
        H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Canada: permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins 
        without certification (see S. 2208), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 
        3914), H567 [7FE]
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Children and youth: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 
        [16MY]
      ------repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric 
        limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
        (see H.R. 6418), H6060 [14SE]
      Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish 
        (see S. 3568), S6454 [19SE]
      Civil rights: acknowledge decision to consider or reject civil 
        rights claims within 45 days and process all accepted claims 
        within 270 days (see S. 2387), S2821 [26AP]
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see S. 2468), S2823 
        [26AP]
      Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion Program: establish 
        (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      Conservation of energy: authorize loans to certain entities that 
        will make loans to consumers to implement cost-effective 
        energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost savings and 
        rural development (see S. 2216), S1932 [21MR]
      Conservation Stewardship Program: repeal (see H.R. 4015), H696 
        [13FE]
      Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 576), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 797), H6232 [20SE]
      Crop insurance: expand coverage under plans to include losses to 
        an insured commodity that must be destroyed due to a 
        federally-imposed quarantine (see H.R. 6022), H4063 [26JN]
      ------modify ineligibility requirements for producers that 
        produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 5879), H3362 
        [31MY]
      ------reduce premium subsidies (see H.R. 6098), H4827 [11JY]
      ------require annual disclosure of crop insurance premium 
        subsidies in the public interest (see H.R. 6270), H5629 [1AU]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]
      ------extend stewardship end result contracting authority for 
        projects to improve land management and reduce fire hazards in 
        national forests (see H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      EPA: partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see S. 3428), S5304 [24JY]
      Farm Service Agency: clarify maximum distance between county 
        offices for purposes of the closure or relocation of a county 
        office (see S. 3258), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 4330), H1804 
        [29MR]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local office (see H.R. 
        4313), H1803 [29MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      Federal aid programs: establish the Revenue Loss Assistance 
        Program, improve crop insurance, and extend livestock 
        disaster, tree assistance, and commodity programs (see S. 
        2261), S2242 [29MR]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4020), H725 [14FE]
      Fish and fishing: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading 
        program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      Food: recognize importance of animal-based protein as a 
        component of a balanced diet of most individuals and encourage 
        promotion of its health benefits and consumption (see H. Res. 
        804), H6277 [21SE]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), S6546 [20SE] 
        (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
      Food industry: provide grants to enhance the most effective 
        freezing methods to improve access to affordable and locally 
        produced specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]
      ------require labels on packages of meat include a statement on 
        whether the meat contains lean finely textured beef (pink 
        slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives 
        relative to application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures 
        to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture 
        (see H.R. 6538), H6276 [21SE]
      Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit 
        County, CO (see H.R. 6370), H5859 [11SE]
      ------resolve title issues involving real property and equipment 
        acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 3777), H26 [17JA]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      ------improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 
        2274), S2242 [29MR]
      Government regulations: stop sale of products fraudulently 
        labeled as organic, require organic producers and certifiers 
        to maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on 
        violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 5962), H3806 [19JN]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit use, production, sale, import, or 
        export of sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of 
        sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 4214), H1426 
        [20MR]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]
      Miami-Dade County, FL: convey federally owned land for 
        construction of a fire station (see S. 3390), S5084 [17JY]
      Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program: extend and improve 
        (see S. 2126), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4085), H944 [17FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (see H. Res. 726), H4774 
        [10JY]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2441 [8MY]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      ------establish a program to generate dependable economic 
        activity for counties and local governments containing 
        National Forest System land through a management-focused 
        approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]
      ------improve employment and educational opportunities in, and 
        economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, 
        while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources 
        from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 [14FE]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      Natural resources: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see S. 2346), S2730 [25AP] (see H.R. 5873), H3362 
        [31MY]
      New Mexico: convey lands of the former Fort Bayard Military 
        Reservation to Santa Clara, NM, Bayard, NM, or Grant County, 
        NM, for business and community development (see H.R. 6344), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      Pike National Forest: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (see S. 2341), S2655 [24AP] (see 
        H.R. 4073), H943 [17FE]
      Pollution: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for 
        agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see H.R. 
        4162), H1272 [7MR] (see H.R. 4328), H1804 [29MR]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (see H. Res. 691), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------improve energy programs (see S. 2270), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      ------suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the Depts. of 
        Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal budget is 
        balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), H1304 [8MR]
      Research: biomass research and development funding, S4172 [14JN]
      Rural areas: establish grant program within rural broadband 
        program (see S. 2275), S2243 [29MR]
      Rural Energy for America Program: reauthorize and improve (see 
        S. 2225), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 5825), H3103 [17MY]
      Schools: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing 
        improvements to school lunch facilities and training school 
        food service personnel (see H.R. 6481), H6273 [21SE]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), 
        S3422 [22MY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: allow veterans to 
        file for benefits under the status of disabled while their 
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability claims are pending (see 
        H.R. 6269), H5629 [1AU]
      ------funding (see H. Res. 664), H3103 [17MY] (see H. Res. 760), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      ------permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery 
        services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and 
        redeem benefits (see H.R. 4333), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prevent cash payments to recipients of benefits for return 
        of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with 
        such benefits (see H.R. 6239), H5525 [31JY]
      ------prohibit income deductions for controlled substances, 
        including medical marijuana, when determining benefits (see S. 
        3368), S4821 [10JY]
      ------recognize significance and support adequate funding (see 
        H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 
        [28MR]
      Taxation: increase amount of low-income housing credit that may 
        be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 3769), H26 
        [17JA]
      Telecommunications: improve the program of access to broadband 
        telecommunications services in rural areas (see S. 2298), 
        S2496 [18AP]
      Veterans: award grants to establish veterans gardens operated by 
        veterans to produce food that can be sold to individuals, 
        schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H512 [6FE]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
      Wildlife: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of 
        nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant 
        Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and 
        private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. 
        Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on 
        Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen 
        R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
        Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Representative Lucas, Committee 
        on Agriculture (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
  Lists
      Dept. of Agriculture duplicate Federal aid programs, H1676 
        [28MR]
      Environmental and Latino organizations opposing Title XIV of 
        H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, on Depts. of 
        the Interior and Agriculture prohibition from taking action on 
        public lands which impede border security, H3758 [19JN]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5681 [2AU]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      ------extend certain programs, prohibit supplemental 
        agricultural disaster assistance payments to foreign 
        corporations, and prohibit producers from collecting payments 
        from multiple programs, H5682 [2AU]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, H5139 [24JY], H5854 [11SE]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5650-H5658, H5681, H5697 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5644-H5649 
        [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), motion to recommit, H5682 [2AU]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments, H2144 [26AP]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (H.R. 1385), H701 [14FE]
      ------sugar price support program funding, H3710 [18JN], H4660 
        [9JY]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      Agriculture Risk Coverage program: include multi-year price 
        decline protections, H4660 [9JY]
      Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: anniversary, E815 
        [16MY]
      Animals: submit and provide access to a report on the animals 
        killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        Wildlife Services program (H.R. 6308), E1396 [3AU]
      Anniversary, H2666, H2667 [15MY], H2723 [16MY], E774 [10MY], 
        E793, E795, E799, E800, E803, E805, E806 [15MY], E1047 [15JN]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Black Hills National Forest: convey cemeteries located on 
        National Forest System land to local South Dakota communities 
        maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
      California: protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north 
        of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing 
        certain water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous 
        survey (H.R. 1038), H2045, H2046 [24AP]
      Crop insurance: improve, H5656, H5697 [2AU]
      Daly, Erin: Dept. of Agriculture Secretary's Honor Award 
        recipient, E1501 [12SE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to 
        domestic priorities, H4915 [18JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3779-H3781 [19JN]
      ------enter into contracts with States to treat insect-infested 
        trees and clear hazardous fuel to prevent wildfires, H3785 
        [19JN]
      ------include in Quadrennial Strategic Federal Onshore Energy 
        Production Strategy the best estimate of expected increase in 
        production of renewable energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, 
        H3925 [21JN]
      ------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H3745-H3749, H3751, H3752, 
        H3756-H3759, H3761-H3765, H3779-H3782 [19JN], E1143 [26JN], 
        E1155 [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      ------protect tribal sovereignty with respect to Native American 
        burial or other sacred sites, H3785 [19JN]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of National Cherry Blossom 
        Festival, E449 [27MR]
      Economy: impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs 
        on jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (H.R. 4131), E301 [1MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      Federal aid programs: reform payment limitation rules for farm 
        subsidies, H2603 [10MY]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program, H2578 [10MY]
      Food: allow schools and local educational agencies participating 
        in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local 
        food banks, E803 [15MY]
      ------require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]
      ------tribute to domestic and global anti-hunger and nutrition 
        programs, E803 [15MY]
      Forest Service: convey certain land to Wallowa, OR (S. 271), 
        H5438, H5439 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
      ------convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, CO 
        (H.R. 6370), H5781 [11SE]
      ------revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a 
        procedure for determining cabin user fees (H.R. 3397), H5730-
        H5732 [10SE]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H580 [8FE]
      ------characterization of remarks relative to number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]
      Horse Protection Program: funding, H2819 [17MY]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), H2047, H2048 [24AP], H2186 [26AP]
      Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving 
        certain non-Federal lands (H.R. 2157), H2046, H2047 [24AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, H4845, H4846 [12JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------authorize lead Federal agency to extend permit review 
        process time period for mining critical minerals and materials 
        if new information is obtained during the review, H4841, H4842 
        [12JY]
      ------clarify definition of ``strategic and critical minerals'' 
        relative to efforts to promote domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials, H4840, H4841 [12JY], E1245 [12JY], 
        E1258 [17JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4833-H4835 [12JY]
      ------permit awarding of attorneys fees to nonprofit entities 
        and individuals in lawsuits against certain Federal agencies 
        issuing a mining permit, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4831-H4855, H4856 [12JY], H5173 
        [24JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4791-
        H4796 [11JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      ------streamline mining development permitting process, H4836 
        [12JY]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal 
        consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5880, H5881 
        [12SE]
      ------ensure that private property interests are not negatively 
        impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]
      ------exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest from calculation of payments to St. 
        Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5014 [19JY], H5873-
        H5890 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5780-H5787 [11SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), motion to recommit, 
        H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5884, H5885 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, H5933 
        [13SE], E1610, E1616 [21SE]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      Natural resources: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (H.R. 5873), H3365 [1JN]
      Pike National Forest: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5432, H5433 [31JY], 
        H5599 [1AU]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3738 [19JN], H3813, H3814, 
        H3875-H3912 [20JN], H3918-H3945, H3957-H3959 [21JN], H5173 
        [24JY], E1108, E1114, E1121 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3814-H3824 
        [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      Public lands: prohibit the Depts. of Agriculture and the 
        Interior from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H1008-H1013 [28FE]
      ------protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or 
        recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials promotion activities, H4847, H4848 [12JY]
      ------require hunting activities be a land use in management 
        plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]
      Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: funding, H1657 
        [28MR], H1849, H1869, H1898-H1905 [17AP], H2574-H2577, H2579-
        H2581, H2606, H2623-H2625 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H4708 [10JY], 
        H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4831 [12JY], H5027 [19JY], H5655 [2AU], 
        H5749 [10SE], H6225 [20SE], E551 [17AP], E584 [19AP], E612 
        [23AP], E908 [30MY], E1232 [11JY]
      ------reform, H2605 [10MY]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the program (H.R. 4280), H1644 [28MR]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, 
        repealing fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and 
        terminating certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, 
        H5962 [13SE]
      Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity 
        Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service 
        and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5083-H5085 [23JY]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 
        [21JN]
      WIC: funding, H1898-H1905 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aggregate Risk and Revenue Management Program: establish, S4143 
        [13JN]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------ensure that farmers are able to buy public varieties of 
        seeds, S4127 [13JN]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, S5836 [1AU], S6314 [13SE]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (S. 3395), S5810 [1AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), S5946 [2AU]
      ------phase out sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (S. 25), S606 [14FE]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing, S4171, S4196 [14JN]
      ------promote local and regional farm and food systems, S4393 
        [21JN]
      ------promote SBA Microloan Program to businesses to establish 
        gleaning programs that redistribute surplus food to 
        organizations that serve the hungry, S3817 [7JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (S. 
        2217), S1935 [21MR]
      ------strengthen rural communities and foster the next 
        generation of farmers and ranchers, S4270 [19JN]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S3964-S3968 [12JN], 
        S4118-S4125, S4130 [13JN], S4349 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      ------value-added grant program funding, S4267 [19JN]
      ------water conservation programs funding, S4268, S4269 [19JN]
      Agriculture Risk Coverage program: include multi-year price 
        decline protections, S4358 [20JN]
      Air pollution: air quality improvement project funding, S4274 
        [19JN]
      Anniversary, S3164-S3169 [15MY], S3230 [16MY], S3273 [17MY], 
        S3509 [23MY]
      Anniversary (S. Res. 458), S3103 [10MY]
      Biomass Crop Assistance Program: funding, S4173 [14JN]
      Biorefinery Assistance Program: repeal, S4348 [20JN]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (S. 2468), S2828 [26AP]
      Community Wood Energy Program: biomass cooperatives grant 
        funding, S4353 [20JN]
      Conservation of natural resources: consolidation and 
        streamlining of conservation programs, S4139 [13JN]
      ------limit conservation program payments based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S4264 [19JN], S4337 [20JN]
      Conservation Reserve Program: repeal, S4343 [20JN]
      Conservation Stewardship Program: funding, S4135, S4139-S4141 
        [13JN]
      ------repeal, S4343 [20JN]
      Crop insurance: improve, S3230 [16MY], S4195, S4198 [14JN], 
        S5201 [19JY], S5836 [1AU]
      ------limit premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of 
        the producer, S3950-S3952 [12JN], S4263 [19JN], S4355, S4356 
        [20JN]
      ------modify eligibility requirements to include compliance with 
        conservation laws, S4354 [20JN]
      ------require Risk Management Agency and FCIC to use plain 
        language and improve website to make crop insurance more 
        accessible, S4279 [19JN]
      Dairy industry: determine the price of all milk used for 
        manufactured purposes by using the national average cost of 
        production, S4391 [21JN]
      ------Federal milk marketing order program reform, S4268 [19JN]
      ------replace dairy product price support and Milk Income Loss 
        Contract (MILC) programs with a program to protect dairy 
        producer income and establish a dairy market stabilization 
        program, S4407 [21JN]
      ------require more frequent dairy reporting and conduct a study 
        of the feasibility of establishing two classes of milk, S4273 
        [19JN]
      Depts. of Agriculture and HHS: establish dietary guidelines for 
        pregnant women and children from birth until the age of 2, 
        S4334 [20JN]
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Economy: express that proposed agricultural legislation not 
        manipulate prices or intefere with the free economy, S4280 
        [19JN]
      Environmental Quality Incentives Program: funding, S4135, S4139-
        S4141 [13JN]
      EPA: partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (S. 3428), S5306 [24JY], S5967 [2AU], 
        S6326 [13SE]
      Farmers Market Promotion Program: funding, S4357 [20JN]
      FCIC: provide insurance to organic crops similar in terms and 
        conditions provided for other crops, S4335 [20JN]
      FDA: repeal duplicate programs relating to the inspection and 
        grading of catfish, S4275 [19JN]
      ------require imported catfish be subject to same inspection 
        standards as domestic catfish, S4264 [19JN]
      Federal aid programs: eliminate farm subsidies, S3935 [12JN], 
        S4195 [14JN]
      ------improve livestock forage disaster plan, S4267, S4268 
        [19JN]
      ------limit farm subsidy payments based on adjusted gross income 
        of the producer, S4273 [19JN]
      ------prohibit loan guarantees, S4280 [19JN]
      ------provide payment limitations for marketing loan gains and 
        loan deficiency payments, S4269 [19JN]
      Fish and fishing: extend eligibility for certain emergency loans 
        to commercial fisherman, S4280 [19JN]
      ------repeal duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish, S4181 [14JN]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management, S4181 [14JN]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      ------establish a pilot loan program to assist organizations 
        providing healthful food for the hungry, S4345, S4346 [20JN]
      ------establish a program to provide loans for local farms, 
        ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and 
        nutrition and reduce energy consumption, S4391 [21JN]
      ------oppose promotion of Meatless Monday initiative in 
        departmental newsletter, S5359 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY]
      ------promote access to healthful foods in areas known as health 
        deserts, S4196 [14JN]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]
      Food for Peace program: funding, S4130 [13JN]
      Foreign trade: move the sugar import quota adjustment date 
        forward in the crop year, S4356 [20JN]
      Forest Legacy Program: repeal, S4340 [20JN]
      Forests: trees killed by bark beetles removal funding, S3891 
        [11JN], S4339 [20JN]
      Health: report on impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on obesity 
        and human health and examine public health proposals that 
        affect cost and size of such beverages, S4143 [13JN]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas, S4348 [20JN]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY]
      Insurance: study feasibility of establishing a business 
        disruption insurance policy and a catastrophic event policy 
        for poultry producers, S4274 [19JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing an insurance product 
        that covers food safety recalls, S4276 [19JN]
      Land use: clarify regulations for programs that provide loans to 
        purchasers of highly fractionated Native American lands, S4266 
        [19JN]
      ------improve agricultural land easements, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------protect agricultural and forested lands from urban 
        development, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed, 
        S4283 [19JN]
      Market Access Program: funding, S4263 [19JN], S4336 [20JN]
      National Resource Conservation Service: Emergency Watershed 
        Protection program funding, S6499, S6524 [20SE]
      Non-Insured Disaster Program: provide funding to eligible 
        producers facing a loss due to freeze or frost, S4338 [20JN]
      Office of Tribal Relations: permanently establish, S4266 [19JN]
      Organic Certification Cost Share and Agricultural Management 
        Assistance Program: eliminate, S4276, S4277 [19JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------improve energy programs, S4396 [21JN]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2807-S2809 [26AP]
      Public lands: reform Federal grazing fees, S3935 [12JN]
      Renewable energy: prohibit any entity receiving a business and 
        industry direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project 
        from receiving any other Federal benefit, assistance, or 
        incentive for the project, S4275 [19JN]
      Research: encourage partnerships between the National 
        Agriculture Library and educational institutions to support 
        the dissemination of objective and scholarly agricultural and 
        food law research and information, S4345 [20JN]
      ------improve efficiency, digestibility, and nutritional value 
        of food for poultry and livestock, S4196 [14JN], S4352 [20JN]
      Rural areas: allow communities with rural development project 
        loans to apply for certain other types of loans, S4281 [19JN]
      ------allow community land grant-mercedes and land grant 
        councils access to rural development program funding, S4391 
        [21JN]
      ------allow frontier communities access to rural development 
        program funding, S4391 [21JN]
      Rural Energy for America Program: funding, S4170 [14JN]
      ------reauthorize and improve (S. 2225), S2002 [22MR]
      Schools: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to 
        implement farm to school programs that improve access to local 
        foods in eligible schools, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4196 
        [14JN], S4344, S4345 [20JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------encourage the purchase of pulse crop products for school 
        meals programs, S4271 [19JN]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities, S4877 [11JY]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3428, S3429 [22MY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program: funding, 
        S4390 [21JN]
      State Rural Development Partnership: funding, S4347 [20JN]
      Summer Food Service Program: increase awareness, S4359 [20JN]
      Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: allow States to 
        obtain a waiver to incentivize healthier food purchases by 
        beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------end State bonus payments, S4272 [19JN]
      ------ensure that performance bonus payments are used by State 
        agencies to carry out the program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------funding, S3754 [6JN], S3964-S3968 [12JN], S4119, S4122, 
        S4125, S4131-S4134, S4144 [13JN], S4278 [19JN], S4352 [20JN], 
        S4393 [21JN], S6087 [11SE]
      ------prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility, S4270, 
        S4271 [19JN]
      ------reform, S3832 [7JN]
      Task Force To Promote National Security by Reducing Childhood 
        Obesity: establish, S3818 [7JN]
      Telecommunications: rural broadband telecommunications services 
        programs funding, S4279 [19JN], S4335, S4343, S4358 [20JN]
      The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP): funding through 
        reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, S4346 [20JN]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 
        112-163), S2819 [26AP]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Arizona Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 112-
        126), S42 [23JA]
      Cabin Fee Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3397) (H. Rept. 112-602), H4906 [17JY]
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3568), S6451 [19SE]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]
      Coconino National Forest Land Conveyance To Correct Erroneous 
        Survey: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1038) (H. 
        Rept. 112-436), H1844 [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical 
        Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        726) (H. Rept. 112-590), H4774 [10JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112-540), 
        H3806 [19JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and 
        Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. 
        Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 752) (H. Rept. 112-
        644), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture Acceptance of the Quitclaim, Disclaimer, 
        and Relinquishment of a Railroad Right of Way Within and 
        Adjacent to Pike National Forest: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4073) (H. Rept. 112-599), H4906 [17JY]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2050) (H. Rept. 112-437), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Facilitation Involving 
        Certain Non-Federal Lands: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2157) (H. Rept. 112-439), H1844 [16AP]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5544) (H. Rept. 112-655), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1505) (H. Rept. 112-448), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 
        112-583), H4684 [9JY]
      Nomination of Michael T. Scuse To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture 
        for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S699 [15FE]
      Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 [23JA]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 112-520), H3698 [8JN]
      Tennessee Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 112-123), S42 [23JA]
      Trinity County, CA, Public Utilities District Land Exchange 
        Involving Transfer of Forest Service and BLM Lands: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 112-500), 
        H3265 [30MY]
      U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 6194) (H. Rept. 112-679), H6150 [19SE]
      Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 271) (H. Rept. 112-432), H1844 
        [16AP]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Sugar price support program funding: St. Mary Parish, LA, 
        Chamber of Commerce, E1206 [9JY]
  Tables
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5731 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and 
        Jobs Act, H3814 [20JN]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H. Res. 726, consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and 
        Critical Minerals Production Act, H4791 [11JY]
      H. Res. 752, consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster 
        Assistance Act, H5644 [2AU]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 1038, Dept. of Agriculture land conveyance within the 
        Coconino National Forest to correct erroneous survey, H2045 
        [24AP]
      H.R. 1237, provide for a land exchange with Trinity, CA, Public 
        Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and 
        BLM lands, H5083 [23JY]
      H.R. 2050, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, 
        H2047 [24AP]
      H.R. 2157, Inyo National Forest land exchange facilitation 
        involving certain non-Federal lands, H2046 [24AP]
      H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5730 [10SE]
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]
      H.R. 4073, Dept. of Agriculture acceptance of quitclaim, 
        disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way 
        within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted 
        to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co., H5432 [31JY]
      H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, H3890-H3895 [20JN]
      H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act, 
        H5879 [12SE]
      H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act, H5650-H5652 
        [2AU]
      S. 271, Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act, H5438 
        [31JY]
      S. 2217, Rural America Preservation Act, S1936-S1938 [21MR]
      S. 2225, Dept. of Agriculture Rural Energy for America Program 
        reauthorization and improvement, S2003 [22MR]
      S. 2468, Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, S2828-S2830 [26AP]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. 3428, Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act, S5307 [24JY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]
      S. Res. 458, anniversary, S3091, S3103 [10MY]
      S. Res. 576, Cooperative Forestry Act anniversary, S6630, S6680 
        [21SE]




DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

  Amendments
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Appointments
      President's Export Council, H1291 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see S. 3079), S3084 [10MY]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and 
        importers to carry out coordinated program of research, 
        education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop 
        markets (see S. 3227), S3516 [23MY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Census: celebrate release of 1940 census and commend Bureau of 
        the Census and National Archives and Records Administration 
        efforts to maintain information (see H. Res. 637), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of 
        members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total 
        population (see S. 2470), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5321), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Coastal zones: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit purchase of 
        merchandise subject to antidumping or countervailing duty 
        orders (see S. 3611), S6625 [21SE]
      Fish and fishing: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR] (see H.R. 4208), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Foreign investments: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 
        [7JN] (see H.R. 5910), H3660 [7JN]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (see S. 2215), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4221), H1426 [20MR]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (see S. 2171), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4041), H801 [15FE] (see 
        H.R. 5798), H3102 [17MY]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Marine mammals: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]
      NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        S. 2388), S2821 [26AP]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]
      Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), 
        S3422 [22MY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing 
        duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax 
        credit property (see S. 3610), S6625 [21SE]
      Telecommunications: require an inventory of radio spectrum bands 
        managed by the National Telecommunications and Information 
        Administration and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]
  Cost Estimates
      Export Promotion Reform Act (H.R. 4041): CBO, H3254 [30MY]
  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Export Promotion Reform Act: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------Frank Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------John Engler, Business Roundtable (organization), H3255 
        [30MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        Inc., H3255 [30MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3254 [30MY]
      ------William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., 
        H3255 [30MY]
      NOAA storm warning systems funding: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2356 
        [8MY]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 
        [23MY]
      ------Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Booth, Gregory: nomination to Dept. of Commerce Manufacturing 
        Council, H2291 [7MY]
      Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2507-
        H2509 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce criminal penalty on 
        individuals who choose not to participate in the American 
        Community Survey, H2505-H2507 [9MY]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H5025 [19JY]
      ------develop online calculator to assist U.S. companies in 
        determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, H2357 [8MY]
      California: protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north 
        of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing 
        certain water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Corps of Engineers: ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor 
        Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance, H3355 
        [31MY]
      Departmental management: salaries and expenses funding, H2369 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: make available to the public the total costs 
        of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on the Dept. of Defense 
        website, H3005, H3007 [17MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 3710), H747, 
        H760 [15FE], H1186 [6MR], H1854 [17AP], H2620 [10MY], H3466 
        [5JN]
      Economic Development Administration: expand definition of grants 
        to include grants authorized by the Regional Innovation 
        Program, H2368 [8MY]
      ------funding, H2364-H2366 [8MY]
      ------salaries and expenses funding, H2369 [8MY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 
        [11JY]
      Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain 
        activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, 
        H2417 [8MY]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Foreign investments: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (H.R. 5910), H6047 
        [14SE], H6132-H6134 [19SE], H6257 [21SE]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (H.R. 4221), E579 [18AP]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (H.R. 4041), H3252-H3256 [30MY]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (H.R. 5798), E833 [17MY]
      ------require that certain actions be taken relative to 
        complaints of nontariff barriers imposed by other countries 
        (H.R. 3112), H1173 [6MR]
      Gold Eagle Co.: Dept. of Commerce President's ``E'' Award 
        recipient, E765 [10MY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1926, H1934, H1938, H1944-H1946 
        [18AP], E592, E599 [19AP]
      ------ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor 
        maintenance (H.R. 104), H3950 [21JN]
      International Trade Administration: funding, H2363 [8MY]
      ------funding for combating unfair trade practices by China, 
        H2363, H2364 [8MY]
      Minority Business Development Agency: funding, H2370 [8MY]
      NIST: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, H717 [14FE], H2537, H2538 [9MY]
      NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363), H3440, H3441 
        [5JN], H3575 [6JN]
      ------John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant 
        Program funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund funding, H2375 [8MY]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to National Trademark Expo, 
        E1552 [19SE]
      Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H969 [28FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      SelectUSA Initiative: funding, H2541, H2542 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      America Invents Act: anniversary, S6427 [19SE]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 
        [15MR], S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      FDA: prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], S3554 [24MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government trade programs, S5904-S5907 [2AU]
      ------prohibit purchase of merchandise subject to antidumping or 
        countervailing duty orders (S. 3611), S6629 [21SE]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management, S4181 [14JN]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (S. 2215), S1933 [21MR], S2065-S2068 [27MR], S3140 [15MY]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-
        S6670 [21SE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]
      NIST: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, S5105 [18JY]
      NOAA: misuse of fishermen fines to purchase luxury boat and 
        demand for greater accountability regarding the misuse of 
        Government vessels, S893 [17FE]
      Obama, President: formation of foreign trade laws enforcement 
        panel, S561 [13FE]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-S6670 
        [21SE]
      Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), S4194 [14JN]
      ------transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-
        inventor-to-file system, S4194 [14JN]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities, S4877 [11JY]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3428, S3429 [22MY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing 
        duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax 
        credit property (S. 3610), S6629 [21SE]
      Telecommunications: require an inventory of radio spectrum bands 
        managed by the National Telecommunications and Information 
        Administration and the FCC (S. 3433), S5385 [25JY]
  Reports filed
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      NOAA Conveyance of Property to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 363) (S. 
        Rept. 112-133), S131 [26JA]
      NOAA Property Conveyance to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 363) (H. Rept. 112-502), H3265 [30MY]
      Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1401) (S. 
        Rept. 112-140), S163 [30JA]
      Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3486), S6545 [20SE]
      Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and 
        Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model 
        Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
      Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve 
        Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 485) (S. Rept. 112-134), S131 
        [26JA]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act, H3252 [30MY]
      H.R. 5910, Global Investment in American Jobs Act, H6132 [19SE]
      S. 363, NOAA conveyance of property to Pascagoula, MS, H3440 
        [5JN]
      S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to 
        Africa Act, S1933 [21MR]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3486, Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act, S5980-S5983 
        [2AU], S6667-S6670 [21SE]
      S. Con. Res. 50, global Internet promotion, free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S4683 [27JN]
      S. Con. Res. 50, promote a global Internet free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S6667 [21SE]




DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE  related term(s) Corps of Engineers; National 
    Guard
  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Ed Rendell, E473 [28MR]
      ------Michael Mukasey, E497 [29MR]
      ------Rudolf Giuliani, E504 [29MR]
      Memorial Day: Arthur Cozewith, E1014 [7JN]
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
      Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), 
        H2716 [15MY], H2847, H2997, H2998, H2999, H3000, H3001, H3002, 
        H3003, H3008, H3009, H3011, H3014, H3016, H3017, H3019, H3021, 
        H3022, H3024, H3026, H3027, H3028, H3029, H3030, H3050, H3051, 
        H3053, H3054, H3056, H3057, H3059, H3061, H3062, H3063, H3064, 
        H3067, H3068, H3070, H3071, H3073, H3075, H3076, H3078, H3081, 
        H3082, H3083, H3085, H3086, H3092, H3093, H3094, H3095 [17MY], 
        H3121, H3122, H3123, H3124, H3125, H3126, H3127, H3128, H3130, 
        H3131, H3132, H3133, H3134, H3136, H3138, H3139, H3140 [18MY]
      ------authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]
      ------authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), 
        consideration (H. Res. 661), H2844 [17MY]
      ------making (H.R. 5856), H4865 [12JY], H4908, H4909 [17JY], 
        H4939, H4942, H4947, H4953, H4954, H4955, H4956, H4957, H4958, 
        H4959, H4960, H4961, H4962, H4964, H4965, H4970, H4971, H4978, 
        H4979, H4980, H4981, H4982, H4983, H4985, H4988, H4989, H4990, 
        H4991, H4992, H4993, H4994, H4995, H5010, H5011 [18JY], H5027, 
        H5028, H5029, H5030, H5031, H5034, H5036, H5038, H5040, H5042, 
        H5043, H5047, H5050, H5052, H5054, H5057, H5058, H5059, H5060, 
        H5061, H5079 [19JY]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5141, S5154, S5167 
        [18JY], H5416 [31JY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, 
        H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, 
        H3364 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, 
        H3898, H3899, H3901, H3902, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908, H3909, 
        H3910, H3911 [20JN], H3919, H3920, H3921, H3922, H3923, H3925, 
        H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 
        [20JN]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), 
        S6003, S6004, S6010 [2AU]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, 
        terrorist attacks, S6080 [11SE]
      Moment of silence to honor U.S. troops killed in military action 
        in Iraq and Afghanistan, H1597 [27MR], H2845 [17MY]
  Appointments
      U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H227 [1FE], H1091 
        [29FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Force Dumped Ashes of More Troops' Remains in VA Landfill 
        Than Acknowledged, H1159 [6MR]
      Back on His Home Land, S2317 [16AP]
      Bone Notches 10,000 Combat Missions, E394 [20MR]
      Capt. Quin Remembered--``He Was the Best'', E430 [22MR]
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
      Cruel and Unusual Record, E1159 [27JN]
      Dyess' 317th Airlift Group Celebrates 3,000 Continuous Days of 
        Deployment Today, E394 [20MR]
      Fallen Soldiers, Families Are Heroes, E1213 [9JY]
      Father and Son Team Up To Go Outside the Wire, S2318 [16AP]
      History in the Making, S2316 [16AP]
      House Republicans Tax Bill Leaves Some Military Families Behind, 
        H5543 [1AU]
      Intractable Afghan Graft Hampering U.S. Strategy, H1290 [8MR]
      Laurel Man Receives French Military Honor, S1992 [22MR]
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]
      Nangalam--Symbol of the Afghan War's Troubles, H117 [24JA]
      Navy Supplier, S2318 [16AP]
      Needs of Military Families Must Not Be Overlooked, E973 [5JN]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
      Six Months After Repeal, Military Says DADT Died Quietly, E402 
        [21MR]
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, H576, H583 [8FE]
      U.S.S. Kentucky's Commander Is a Proud UK Alum, S5252 [23JY]
      ``What's the Real Defense Budget?'', E109 [1FE]
      World War II--Taking the Lead, S1993 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Afghanistan: establish requirements relative to the provision of 
        certain products (see H.R. 6485), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of private security contractors and Afghan 
        Public Protection Force members to provide security for Armed 
        Forces members and military installations and facilities (see 
        H.R. 4117), H1133 [1MR]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------express that continued deployment of U.S. military support 
        personnel advising regional forces working toward apprehension 
        of Joseph Kony is necessary and appropriate (see H. Res. 581), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      Air Force: prevent relocation of F-16 aircraft from Eielson AFB, 
        AK (see S. 2073), S350 [6FE]
      ------prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft assigned 
        to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), H567 [7FE]
      Air Force Weather: anniversary (see S. Res. 545), S5978 [2AU]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]
      Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 2467), 
        S2823 [26AP] (see S. 3254), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 4310), H1803 
        [29MR]
      ------authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 656), H2712 [15MY] (see H. Res. 
        661), H2811 [16MY]
      ------making (see H.R. 5856), H3171 [25MY]
      ------making (H.R. 5856), consideration (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 3487), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      ------reduce discretionary spending limit by an amount equal to 
        the amount obligated to provide recreational facilities to 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), H1304 [8MR]
      Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who 
        served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry 
        Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns 
        (see H.R. 4248), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
        of Army 24th Infantry Division members who have received the 
        Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. 
        Res. 55), S5871 [1AU]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for 
        certain current and former members of the Reserve components, 
        widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see S. 
        2112), S699 [15FE] (see H.R. 4164), H1272 [7MR]
      ------award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see S. 2885), 
        S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5144), H2270 [27AP]
      ------celebrate anniversary of combat action and recognize 
        contributions of American Volunteer Group and 23d Fighter 
        Group (Flying Tigers) to the Nation's defense (see H. Res. 
        802), H6276 [21SE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S3977 [12JN] (see H. Con. Res. 129), H3699 [8JN]
      ------enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their 
        spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S3174 [15MY]
      ------ensure military leadership reflects the diversity of the 
        population of the U.S. (see S. 3181), S3174 [15MY]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see S. 3526), 
        S6107 [11SE] (see H.R. 3828), H181 [25JA]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------express that the use of offensive military force by a 
        President without prior and clear authorization by Congress 
        constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. 
        Con. Res. 107), H1272 [7MR]
      ------extend military commissary and exchange store privileges 
        to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-
        connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), 
        H6274 [21SE]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2064 [24AP]
      ------grant family of members temporary annual leave during 
        deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 [25JY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see S. 3323), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5747), 
        H2713 [15MY]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 2299), 
        S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 6293), H5704 [2AU]
      ------limit end strength reductions for regular component of the 
        Army and Marine Corps and ensure provision of adequate 
        resources to meet the National Security Strategy (see H.R. 
        4294), H1740 [28MR]
      ------modify commencement date of active force drawdown period 
        used for reimplementation of the temporary early retirement 
        authority to restore benefits for certain members (see H.R. 
        3904), H511 [6FE]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see 
        H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 
        3624), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      ------prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members 
        (see H.R. 5344), H2317 [7MY] (see H.R. 5638), H2443 [8MY]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        5751), H2713 [15MY]
      ------prohibit issuance of a waiver for commissioning or 
        enlistment for any individual convicted of a felony sexual 
        offense (see S. 2137), S1088 [28FE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1366 [16MR]
      ------provide behavioral health readiness services to members of 
        Reserve components based on need (see S. 2466), S2823 [26AP]
      ------provide equity between regular and Reserve component 
        members in the computation of disability retired pay for 
        members wounded in action (see H.R. 4177), H1304 [8MR]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S1049 [27FE] (see H.R. 4103), H1016 [28FE]
      ------provide for employment of additional instructor for Junior 
        ROTC units in which a large percentage of the student 
        population is enrolled (see H.R. 6471), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide for relief in civil actions for violations of the 
        protections on credit extended to members and their dependents 
        (see S. 3207), S3329 [21MY]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 3785), H77 
        [18JA]
      ------require a report on implementation of a termination of the 
        ground combat exclusion policy for female members (see S. 
        3182), S3174 [15MY] (see H.R. 5792), H2812 [16MY]
      ------require military command responsibility and accountability 
        for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a 
        deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and 
        respect (see H.R. 4913), H2205 [26AP]
      ------require the President to seek congressional approval 
        before engaging members in military humanitarian operations 
        (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see S. 
        3418), S5257 [23JY]
      ------review separation of members on the basis of a mental 
        condition not amounting to a disability, including a 
        personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 
        [12OC]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      ------support designation of ``Initial Success or Total 
        Failure'' as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal 
        organizations (see H. Res. 624), H2031 [19AP]
      ------track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members (see S. 3180), S3174 [15MY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: clarify authority to correct erroneous Army College Fund 
        benefit amounts (see H.R. 6123), H4863 [12JY]
      ------expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see S. 2089), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 3981), 
        H640 [8FE]
      ------provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5706), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
      ------require an independent study and report on simulated 
        tactical flight training in a sustained gravity environment 
        (see S. 3554), S6453 [19SE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see S. Con. Res. 45), S3729 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 
        128), H3266 [30MY]
      Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration 
        of members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total 
        population (see S. 2470), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5321), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Civil liberties: clarify relationship of certain constitutional 
        rights to laws relating to the military detention of certain 
        covered persons (see H.R. 4092), H965 [27FE]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see S. 2175), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4192), H1304 
        [8MR] (see H.R. 5936), H3698 [8JN]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program: establish a 
        research program to discover a cure for HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 
        6187), H5290 [25JY]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 2139), S1147 [29FE] (see S. 3286), S3976 
        [12JN]
      ------increase accountability in contracts for overseas 
        contingency operations (see H.R. 6360), H5727 [7AU]
      ------require contractors and subcontractors working on military 
        construction projects to comply with licensing requirements 
        for employees working at the project location (see H.R. 4184), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Corps of Engineers: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the 
        Mississippi River in Minnesota (see S. 2164), S1422 [6MR] (see 
        H.R. 4146), H1209 [6MR]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      Courts: expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when 
        property at closed military installations is conveyed (see 
        H.R. 4407), H2029 [19AP]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S4893 [11JY]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see S. 2404), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4933), H2206 [26AP]
      Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 581), S6626 [21SE]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------require States receiving Higher Education Act assistance 
        to charge in-State tuition at public institutions to 
        dependents of certain active duty personnel residing in such 
        State (see H.R. 5834), H3161 [18MY]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of Energy: streamline process of Federal approval for 
        construction or expansion of petroleum refineries and 
        designate certain closed military installations for siting 
        refineries (see H.R. 3879), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN] (see H. Res. 
        695), H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to have community 
        business leaders mentor Armed Forces members under the 
        Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5712), H2644 [10MY]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members (see S. 2246), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4051), H900 
        [16FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to assist veterans 
        to acquire commercial driver's licenses (see S. 2084), S494 
        [9FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of 
        service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive 
        amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
        (see H.R. 6464), H6231 [20SE]
      ------consider the veteran's best interest when making 
        determinations about contracted health care and improve access 
        to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses 
        (see H.R. 6393), H5999 [13SE]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H901 [16FE]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in 
        science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 
        3488), S5977 [2AU]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 
        667), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 6277), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service 
        from veterans and veterans service organizations at national 
        cemeteries (see H.R. 6044), H4156 [27JN]
      ------improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide 
        prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for 
        Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 3340), S4460 [25JN]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), 
        S1540 [8MR]
      Disasters: provide funding assistance to State training centers 
        certified by FEMA as capable of providing emergency response 
        training (see H.R. 5620), H2443 [8MY]
      Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
        study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces 
        members and veterans (see H.R. 4869), H2204 [26AP]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 
        493), S4203 [14JN]
      District of Columbia: authorize placement at the former Navy 
        Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor 
        Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H.R. 
        6367), H5765 [10SE]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S3234 [16MY]
      Employment: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and contract 
        services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (see S. 3283), S3900 [11JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: report to Congress about 
        refusal to implement certain recommendations for reimbursement 
        by inefficient or wasteful Afghanistan reconstruction 
        contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 [2AU]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR] (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently 
        disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
        of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in 
        civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      ------provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain 
        veterans and Armed Forces members receive competitive service 
        employment preference (see H.R. 5852), H3162 [18MY]
      ------treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by diplomatic or 
        military translators, interpreters, or executive security 
        personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization purposes (see 
        H.R. 6223), H5327 [26JY]
      Financial institutions: carry out a program to develop 
        innovative financial products that encourage savings and 
        wealth-creation among active servicemembers and reduce use of 
        predatory lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see S. 3310), S4299 [19JN]
      Forest Service: make First and Second Generation Modular 
        Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to 
        certain Air National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage 
        of air tankers to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5965), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the Forest 
        Service for wildfire suppression activities (see S. 3441), 
        S5381 [25JY] (see H.R. 6248), H5628 [1AU]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (see S. Res. 459), S3129 [14MY]
      Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 
        5926), H3660 [7JN]
      Gold Star Dads of America, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 577), 
        H1273 [7MR]
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 420), S2393 [17AP]
      Health: establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE 
        program policy relative to child health care (see H.R. 4341), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      ------limit increases in certain costs of health care services 
        under departmental health care programs (see S. 3203), S3280 
        [17MY] (see H.R. 6266), H5629 [1AU]
      Hickman, George: tribute (see S. Res. 567), S6455 [19SE]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      House of Representatives: observe a moment of silence on the 
        first legislative day of each month for those killed or 
        wounded in the U.S. engagement in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 
        575), H1272 [7MR]
      Housing: improve oversight and accountability for certain 
        military housing projects (see H.R. 4608), H2066 [24AP]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        S. 2234), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (see H.R. 4257), H1570 [26MR]
      Insurance: provide and implement insurance for workers on 
        military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-
        insurance program (see H.R. 5891), H3480 [5JN]
      Intelligence services: specifically authorize certain funds for 
        intelligence or intelligence-related activity (see S. 3314), 
        S4299 [19JN]
      Iraq: restrict provision of defense articles and services (see 
        H.R. 3830), H181 [25JA]
      Iron and steel industry: amend meaning of ``produced'' to 
        include melting and finishing processes for purposes of 
        limitations on procurement of specialty metals used in steel 
        armor plate (see S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP]
      K-9 Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 740), H5291 [25JY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      Lewistown, PA: convey former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center 
        (see H.R. 6285), H5704 [2AU]
      Marine mammals: establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness 
        Areas for national defense purposes (see H.R. 4043), H801 
        [15FE]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H3660 [7JN]
      National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 
        624), H2031 [19AP]
      National Guard: establish units in American Samoa (see H.R. 
        6294), H5704 [2AU]
      ------increase authorized number of Weapons of Mass Destruction 
        Civil Support Teams (see S. 3188), S3234 [16MY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (see S. 
        3363), S4773 [29JN]
      National Nuclear Security Administration: use Armed Forces to 
        protect certain nuclear material (see H.R. 6555), H6276 [21SE]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
      NATO: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of 
        intelligence community in support of military operations 
        without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 
        6290), H5704 [2AU]
      Navy: expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 4338), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S3782 
        [6JN]
      Navy Dental Corps: anniversary (see S. Res. 534), S5732 [31JY] 
        (see S. Res. 544), S5978 [2AU]
      Nuclear weapons: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Pakistan: terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (see 
        H.R. 6391), H5999 [13SE]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3266 [30MY]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program: modify 
        award of administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members 
        whose mobilization began before changes to the program took 
        effect (see S. 2121), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4045), H801 [15FE]
      ------provide benefits for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see S. 2060), S261 [1FE] (see H.R. 3863), 
        H374 [1FE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (see H. Res. 691), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (see 
        S. 3625), S6626 [21SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      Public lands: promote use of cooperative agreements for land 
        management related to military installations and facilitate 
        interagncy cooperation in conservation programs (see H.R. 
        4408), H2029 [19AP]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (see H. Res. 
        720), H4655 [29JN]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 445), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability 
        insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service 
        members (see H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]
      Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (see H.R. 6313), H5705 [2AU]
      ------reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see S. Res. 
        524), S5257 [23JY]
      Space policy: work with non-Federal entities and accept non-
        Federal funding under strict guidelines to promote commercial 
        space transportation infrastructure efficiencies (see H.R. 
        4401), H2029 [19AP]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (see S. Res. 479), S3729 [5JN]
      Syria: express the President should request authorization before 
        sending in U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 770), H5707 [2AU]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H3974 [21JN]
      Taxation: allow partial exclusion for foreign earned income of 
        employees of Federal contractors who do not fulfill foreign 
        country residency requirements for certain reasons (see H.R. 
        6341), H5706 [2AU]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 6013), H3975 
        [21JN]
      ------prevent an unfair tax burden for veterans and homeowners 
        who have received assistance from the National Mortgage 
        Settlement (see S. 3224), S3515 [23MY]
      Telecommunications: certify that American Forces Radio and 
        Television Service programming communicates departmental 
        policies, priorities, goals, and initiatives and supports 
        basic values of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4189), H1304 [8MR]
      Transition Assistance Advisor Program: authorize (see S. 3354), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      U.S. Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see H. Res. 692), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (see S. Res. 480), S3729 
        [5JN]
      Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 6576), 
        H6310 [16OC]
      ------authorize military departments to provide an exception to 
        standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H4774 [10JY]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3233), S3516 [23MY] (see S. 3236), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        6015), H3975 [21JN]
      ------require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3353), S4724 [28JN]
      Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (see H.R. 5828), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      ------express that it is not a violation of the equal protection 
        clause to extend particular consideration to members of the 
        uniformed services or overseas citizens to exercise right to 
        vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      War of 1812: anniversary (see S. Res. 513), S4725 [28JN]
      ------recognize anniversary and the ensuing 200 years of peace 
        and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Res. 685), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      World War II: anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (see H. 
        Res. 696), H3914 [20JN]
      ------establish a process to determine whether individuals 
        claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War 
        II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the 
        Missouri List (see S. 3530), S6270 [12SE]
      ------recognize superior service of members of the First Special 
        Service Force (see S. Res. 577), S6626 [21SE]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 418), 
        S2324 [16AP] (see H. Res. 777), H5860 [11SE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1845 [16AP]
  Essays
      Sacrifice a Soldier Makes: Katie Smith, E1230 [11JY]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Factsheets
      Race/Ethnicity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, H3066 [17MY]
  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save,'' Senator Wicker (extra 
        verse), S5084 [17JY]
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save,'' William Whiting, S5084 
        [17JY]
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save'' (excerpt), E1550 [18SE]
  Letters
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group establishment: Representative 
        Wolf, H1121, H1122, H1123 [1MR]
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]
      Armed Forces incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding: Raymond C. Kelley, VFW, 
        H4978 [18JY]
      Army depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base: several Representatives, H4987 [18JY]
      Congressional hearings on war in Afghanistan: several 
        Representatives, H972 [28FE]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        Angela Canterbury, Project on Government Oversight 
        (organization), H2841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), E842 [17MY]
      ------Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Jeff Miller, Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House), E842 [17MY]
      ------Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H2796 [16MY], E841, E842 [17MY], E868, E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        H2796 [16MY]
      ------Representative Peter King, Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House), H2796 [16MY]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Sam Graves, Committee on Small Business 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      Dept. of Defense detention of enemy combatants: several former 
        Government officials, H3080 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense motorsports sponsorship funding: Nese F. 
        DeBruyne, Congressional Research Service, H4949 [18JY]
      Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, H5059 
        [19JY]
      ------Wayne E. Carrignan, Florida VFW, H5059 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety: Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, H2843 
        [17MY]
      ------Alliance of Nuclear Workers Advocacy Groups, H2842 [17MY]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, 
        H2840 [17MY]
      ------Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H2842 
        [17MY]
      ------Peter S. Winokur, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
        H2834-H2836 [17MY]
      ------Ronald E. Ault, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Sean McGarvey, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America 
        (organization), H2842 [17MY]
      ------Terry O'Sullivan, Laborers International Union of North 
        America, H2836 [17MY]
      Expand Navy restrictions relative to the overhaul and repair of 
        vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a homeport in the 
        Northern Mariana Islands: Eddie Calvo, Governor of Guam, H3060 
        [17MY]
      ------Mathews Pothen, Guam Shipyard, H3060 [17MY]
      Federal information security improvement: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E699 
        [27AP]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E699 [27AP]
      Forensic analysis of events surrounding the death of Rafael 
        Peralta relative to nomination to receive the Medal of Honor: 
        Vincent J.M. DiMaio, H3139 [18MY]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: Representatives McGovern and Jones, H576 [8FE]
      National missile defense system funding: Representatives McKeon 
        and Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services (House), 
        H5031 [19JY]
      Nomination of Heidi Shyu to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for 
        Acquisitions, Logistics, and Technology: Senator Coburn, S4361 
        [20JN]
      Prevent national security breech and protect certain military 
        officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet 
        publication of certain information: several former national 
        security officials, S5953 [2AU]
      Protect child custody arrangements for parents who are Armed 
        Forces members deployed in support of a contingency operation: 
        several Representatives, E839 [17MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3235 [30MY]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Representative Lucas, Committee 
        on Agriculture (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      Triple-negative breast cancer research funding: Betty Sommer, 
        Causes for a Cure (organization), H3065 [17MY]
      U.S. agreement with Russia relative to missile defenses: 
        Representative Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5032 [19JY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, S4858 
        [11JY]
      Vets4Warriors Program funding: several veterans organizations, 
        H5049 [19JY]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members from California killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan, S3776 [6JN]
      Armed Forces members from Mississippi killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3619 [24MY]
      Armed Forces members from Wisconsin killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, S1447 [7MR]
      Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
        S6433-S6437 [19SE]
      Armed Forces members killed in military action in Afghanistan, 
        H3483 [6JN]
      Armed Forces members killed in military action in Afghanistan 
        and Iraq, H3272 [31MY], H3736 [19JN]
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
      Fredericksburg, VA, area Armed Forces enlistees, E918 [31MY]
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Montford Point Marines from Louisiana, S6618 [21SE]
      New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, 
        E133 [3FE]
      Ohio high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S3038 
        [9MY]
      Organizations supporting Bartlett amendment on project labor 
        agreement status in construction contracts to H.R. 4310, Dept. 
        of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction, E841 [17MY]
      Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E921 
        [31MY]
      U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security Advisory 
        Council members, S6571 [21SE]
  Memorandums
      Military Chaplain Participation in or Officiation of Private 
        Ceremonies: Clifford L. Stanley, Dept. of Defense, H5027 
        [19JY]
      Use of Dept. of Defense Real Property and Facilities for Private 
        Functions: Jeh C. Johnson, Dept. of Defense, H5028 [19JY]
  Messages
      National Defense Authorization Act Section 1022 Implementation 
        Procedures Relative to Detainee Military Custody Requirements: 
        President Obama, S1087 [28FE], H1008 [28FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], H5779 
        [11SE]
  Motions
      Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), 
        H3097 [17MY], H3143 [18MY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
  Poems
      ``Because of These,'' Albert C. Caswell, E390 [20MR]
      ``Couragejun Cajun!,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1626 [21SE]
      ``Few,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1614 [21SE]
      ``Going Deeppppppp!'' Albert C. Caswell, E1259 [17JY]
      ``Heart of Texas,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1221 [10JY]
      ``I Volunteered,'' Albert C. Caswell, H2193 [26AP]
      ``In Honor's Code,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1414 [3AU]
      ``New Hope'', E781 [11MY]
      ``On Point, Shades of Black and Green,'' Albert C. Caswell, 
        E1148 [27JN]
      ``Praetorians,'' Albert C. Caswell, S6539 [20SE]
      ``The Few,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1427 [3AU]
      ``They Make Us Who We Are,'' Albert C. Caswell, E881 [22MY]
      ``They'll Not Take That From You,'' Albert C. Caswell, H2638 
        [10MY]
      ``To the 10th Power,'' Albert C. Caswell, E525 [16AP]
      ``We Stood!'' Albert C. Caswell, H5690 [2AU], E1436 [3AU]
      ``Written on Your Soul,'' Albert C. Caswell, E333 [7MR]
      ``You Have No Idea,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1496 [12SE]
  Prayers
      Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt, S3748 [6JN]
  Press releases
      Retired JAGs Speak Out Against NDAA Misinformation: Human Rights 
        First (organization), H3079 [17MY]
  Questions and answers
      Military operations in Syria, S3821, S3822 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN], E1667 [28SE]
      Afghanistan: call for congressional hearings on war in 
        Afghanistan, H813 [16FE]
      ------ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only 
        used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces 
        and Dept. of Defense contractors, H2824, H2830, H3011-H3014 
        [17MY], H5028, H5029 [19JY]
      ------military operations funding, H4940-H4946, H4952, H4994, 
        H4995 [18JY], H5052-H5054 [19JY], H5944 [13SE]
      ------require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe 
        and completion date and reports with status updates on the 
        transition of U.S. military and security operations to the 
        Government of Afghanistan (H.R. 1735), E895 [30MY]
      ------violence against Armed Forces resulting from burning of 
        the Koran, H956 [27FE], H973 [28FE], H1118 [1MR]
      Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H4981-H4983 [18JY]
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group: establish (H.R. 1530), H1121 
        [1MR]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      Air Force: Air National Guard firefighting aircraft funding, 
        H4953 [18JY]
      ------anniversary, E1536 [14SE]
      ------impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National Guard, 
        H1214 [7MR]
      ------methodology for determining which C-130 aircraft will be 
        retired and relocated, H2699 [15MY]
      ------prohibit funding cuts to Air National Guard units until an 
        impact study of the unit's loss is provided and increase 
        funding through a reduction in missile defense system funding, 
        H3052, H3053 [17MY]
      ------require cost analysis of proposed Air National Guard cuts, 
        H2572 [10MY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation programs 
        funding through reductions in operations and maintenance, 
        H4956 [18JY]
      Albany, GA: anniversary of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, 
        E285 [29FE]
      ------tribute to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Marine Band, 
        E191 [14FE]
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction, H4988, 
        H4990, H4992, H4993 [18JY], H5034, H5035 [19JY]
      ------authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H2571, 
        H2572, H2636 [10MY], H2666, H2693, H2699-H2705 [15MY], H2723, 
        H2787-H2796 [16MY], H2816, H2818, H2821, H2823, H2824, H2826, 
        H2847, H3049-H3097 [17MY], H3107, H3108, H3109-H3145, H3150-
        H3155 [18MY], H3271 [31MY], E827, E833 [17MY], E846, E847, 
        E848, E850, E851, E855, E857, E859, E863, E864, E865, E866, 
        E867, E877 [18MY], E895 [30MY], E938 [31MY], E948, E954, E957 
        [1JN], E980 [5JN]
      ------authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2726-H2744 [16MY]
      ------authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), 
        consideration (H. Res. 661), H2827-H2846 [17MY]
      ------authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), corrections 
        in engrossment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), motion to 
        recommit, H3143, H3144 [18MY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels, H5054-H5057 [19JY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels unless financial 
        statements are ready for audit by a certain date, H4991, H4992 
        [18JY]
      ------making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments 
        and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce 
        discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      ------making (H.R. 5856), H4855 [12JY], H4915, H4926-H5006 
        [18JY], H5023, H5026, H5027-H5072 [19JY], H5954 [13SE], E1265, 
        E1266 [17JY], E1284, E1286, E1288, E1290 [19JY], E1297, E1298 
        [23JY], E1317, E1318, E1321 [25JY]
      ------making (H.R. 5856), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-
        H4614 [29JN]
      ------making (H.R. 5856), corrections in engrossment, H5075 
        [19JY]
      ------reduce amounts appropriated for printing and reproduction 
        (H.R. 1246), H2704 [15MY]
      ------reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic 
        priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]
      ------reduce funding to 2008 levels, H5030 [19JY]
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: create a Tomb of the Unknowns for 
        every military conflict moving forward, H1159 [6MR]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, H5335, H5416-H5432 
        [31JY]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 
        55), H5552 [1AU]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]
      ------anniversary of Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan 
        that killed soliders, airmen, and SEALs, H5689 [2AU], E1436 
        [3AU]
      ------anniversary of Marine Corps Aviation, E814 [16MY]
      ------assist victims of sexual harassment, E827 [17MY]
      ------authorize members not in uniform and veterans to render a 
        military salute during the recitation of the Pledge of 
        Allegiance, H3066 [17MY]
      ------authorize military operations in Syria, H1293 [8MR]
      ------award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S., H2794 [16MY]
      ------clarify procedures for the care, handling, and 
        transportation of the remains of a deceased member, H5037, 
        H5038 [19JY], E1290 [19JY]
      ------correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq and 
        Afghanistan and resurgence of terrorist organizations, H932-
        H934 [17FE]
      ------develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from 
        Afghanistan, H34 [18JA], H117 [24JA], H190 [31JA], H378, H380 
        [2FE], H578, H579, H582 [8FE], H730 [15FE], H805, H809, H811, 
        H814 [16FE], H956 [27FE], H972, H973 [28FE], H1024 [29FE], 
        H1118 [1MR], H1155 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1289 [8MR], H1369 
        [19MR], H1527 [22MR], H1579 [27MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], H1852 
        [17AP], H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2829-H2833, H2836-H2839, 
        H3030, H3031 [17MY], H3271, H3274, H3276 [31MY], H3483, H3485 
        [6JN], H3740, H3741 [19JN], H4694 [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4918 
        [18JY], H5135 [24JY], H5206 [25JY], H5333 [31JY], H5864 
        [12SE], H6071, H6073 [19SE], H6258, H6262 [21SE], E163 [8FE], 
        E419 [22MR], E1076 [19JN], E1170 [28JN], E1298 [23JY]
      ------eliminate maximum age limitations for individuals who are 
        otherwise qualified to enlist, H3053, H3054 [17MY]
      ------ensure access by members to information about health care 
        coverage through Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]
      ------ensure extension of certain benefits and programs for 
        active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains, H2791 [16MY], 
        H2836 [17MY]
      ------express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft crash in 
        Djibouti, E254 [27FE]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, H2824 [17MY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H2831, 
        H3006 [17MY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (H.R. 
        3435), H735 [15FE], H1215, H1216 [7MR], H1434 [21MR], H1646 
        [28MR], H2142 [26AP], H2822 [17MY], H3583 [7JN], H4160 [28JN], 
        H5019 [19JY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures, H3058, H3059 [17MY]
      ------incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]
      ------increase opportunities for women and minorities in officer 
        positions and Special Operations Forces, H5046, H5047 [19JY]
      ------investigate hazing among active personnel, H1438 [21MR]
      ------Iowa National Guard 2d Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry 
        Division recipient of Dept. of Defense Citizen Patriot Unit 
        Award, E1540 [14SE]
      ------limit end strength reductions for regular component of the 
        Army and Marine Corps and ensure provision of adequate 
        resources to meet the National Security Strategy, H2792 [16MY]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (H.R. 
        4329), E506 [29MR]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (S. 3624), 
        H6285 [28SE]
      ------preserve right to keep and bear arms for active duty 
        military personnel stationed or residing in the District of 
        Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      ------prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members, 
        H3006 [17MY]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        5751), H3079 [17MY]
      ------prohibit military promotion boards from considering any 
        information regarding mental health or addiction issues, 
        except in cases where individuals are determined to be a 
        danger to themselves or others, H3054-H3056 [17MY]
      ------proposed troop reductions, H200 [31JA], H227 [1FE], H471 
        [3FE], H1103 [1MR]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (H.R. 4201), H3234-H3236 [30MY]
      ------provide for transfer of victims of hazing incidents, H3129 
        [18MY]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2827, 
        H2828 [17MY]
      ------reduce end strength level for troops in Europe, H2571 
        [10MY], H3082, H3083 [17MY]
      ------regulate open-end credit loans to members and reduce use 
        of predatory lenders, H5075 [19JY]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (H.R. 3785), H39 
        [18JA]
      ------require force reduction proposals at military 
        installations be submitted as part of the President's budget 
        request and include an evaluation of consequences of such 
        closures or realignments, H3141 [18MY]
      ------require military command responsibility and accountability 
        for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a 
        deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and 
        respect (H.R. 4913), E663 [26AP]
      ------track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members, E980 [5JN]
      ------tribute to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne 
        Division (Air Assault), E1128 [21JN]
      ------tribute to Iowa Air National Guard 132d Fighter Wing, 
        E1538 [14SE]
      ------tribute to Marine Corps 5th Regiment and Regimental Combat 
        Team 5, E1096 [20JN]
      ------tribute to members and their families, H1212 [7MR], E227 
        [17FE], E881 [22MY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq, E191 [14FE]
      ------tribute to members from Arizona killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan, H4945 [18JY]
      ------tribute to members from California killed in military 
        action, H5918 [12SE]
      ------tribute to members from Massachusetts killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, H3743 [19JN]
      ------tribute to members killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, H3741 [19JN], E1105 [21JN]
      ------tribute to Oklahoma Army National Guard and Air National 
        Guard, E597 [19AP]
      ------withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H1527 [22MR]
      Arms control: prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding to 
        Russia pending certification that they are not supporting 
        Syria or providing weapons of mass destruction technology to 
        Syria, North Korea, or Iran, H3086, H3094 [17MY]
      Army: anniversary, H3486 [6JN]
      ------depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base, H4987, H4988 [18JY], H5023 [19JY]
      ------expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action 
        Badge to include members who participated in combat during 
        which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941, 
        H3108 [18MY]
      ------40-millimeter ammunition production funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------require military chain of command for Army National 
        Cemeteries, H3056, H3057 [17MY]
      Aviation: C-17 Fighter program funding, H3030 [17MY], H5045 
        [19JY]
      ------decision to relocate C-130 aircraft from Texas to Montana, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      ------exonerate pilots John A. Brow and Brooks S. Gruber from 
        responsibility in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ, 
        H1206-H1208 [6MR], H1796-H1798 [29MR], H2020-H2022 [19AP], 
        H3261-H3263 [30MY], H3729-H3731 [18JN], H4895-H4897 [17JY]
      ------F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3019-H3021 
        [17MY]
      ------F-22 Joint Fighter program funding, H2821 [17MY]
      ------include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H163-H166 [25JA]
      ------prohibit purchase of helicopters for Afghan security 
        forces from Russia, Syria, and other state sponsors of 
        terrorism, H3031 [17MY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3008, H3009 [17MY]
      ------recognize essential service provided by fighter wings 
        performing Aerospace Control Alert missions in defending 
        sovereign U.S. airspace, E859 [18MY]
      ------request review of decision to cancel or consolidate Air 
        National Guard Component Numbered Air Force Augmentation 
        Force, H3067 [17MY]
      Azerbaijan: logistics role in withdrawal of troops from 
        Afghanistan, E1380 [1AU]
      B-1 U.S. Navy Band: anniversary, E498 [29MR]
      Bailey, NC: Southern Nash High School Air Force Junior ROTC 
        recipient of Distinguished Unit of Merit award, E652 [25AP]
      Beckwith, Frank: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E526 [16AP]
      Birmingham, AL: tribute to Veterans Day celebration, E1441 [3AU]
      Blench, Alexander W.: Air Force Lieutenant General Leo Marquez 
        Award recipient, E523 [16AP]
      Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: anniversary, E818 [16MY]
      Branch, Jason: Massachusetts Army National Guard Best Warrior 
        Competition winner, E757 [10MY]
      Budget: impact of sequestration, H4608 [29JN], H4829 [12JY], 
        H4871 [17JY], H4916, H4921, H4923-H4925, H4937 [18JY], H5063 
        [19JY], H5117 [23JY], H5192 [24JY], H5208, H5210, H5211, H5212 
        [25JY], H5337, H5518-H5522 [31JY], H5537 [1AU], H5633, H5695 
        [2AU], H5959, H5961 [13SE], H6073, H6074 [19SE], H6161 [20SE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (H.R. 3662), H162 [25JA], H4871 [17JY]
      ------provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 
        sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3072, H3073 
        [17MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms, H5753 [10SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      ------limit funding to amount authorized, H3075, H3076 [17MY]
      Burlingame, CA: tribute for adopting Co. B, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1125 
        [21JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), H3444 [5JN]
      Caruso, Julie: Pembroke (MA) Express Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E200 [15FE]
      Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment, and Veterans 
        Employment: tribute to Helmets to Hardhats program to provide 
        veterans with training and employment opportunities in the 
        construction industry, H1643 [28MR]
      Cesar E. Chavez (U.S.S.): tribute, E693 [27AP]
      Civil liberties: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military, H2788, H2793, H2794 [16MY], 
        H2998, H3077-H3081 [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E847, E848 
        [18MY], E895 [30MY]
      Civil Reserve Air Fleet: require use of U.S. owned and operated 
        aircraft to transport cargo and passengers, H5052 [19JY]
      Clearwater, FL: Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 recipient of 
        Dept. of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, E229 [17FE]
      Climate: impact of global warming on national security, H2451 
        [9MY]
      Clinton, IN: Corps of Engineers completion of Feather Creek 
        flood mitigation project, H43 [18JA]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      Colalillo, Michael: Medal of Honor recipient, H1022 [29FE]
      Coles, Dewey L.: National Infantry Association Order of St. 
        Maurice award recipient, E130 [3FE]
      Colleges and universities: efforts of for-profit colleges and 
        universities to recruit active-duty military personnel and 
        veterans, H2824 [17MY]
      Colorado: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Waldo Canyon, E1201 [29JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE]
      Connecticut: tribute to Valentines for Troops program, E644 
        [25AP]
      Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information 
        regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal 
        contract, H3006 [17MY]
      ------end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to 
        role in arms sales to Syria, H5038-H5040 [19JY], E1298 [23JY]
      ------limit salaries of contractor executives, H5042, H5043 
        [19JY]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3017-H3019 
        [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into contracts with entities 
        having been convicted of fraud against the Federal Government, 
        H5060, H5061 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into non-competitive contracts 
        for helicopter leak-proof drip pans, H4991 [18JY]
      ------require Federal contractors to disclose political 
        contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      ------small business contracting reforms funding, H2792 [16MY]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, H589 [8FE], H5140 [24JY]
      ------prohibit funding for development or submission of 
        proposals to expand authorized uses of the Harbor Maintenance 
        Trust Fund, H3460, H3461 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes 
        Study, H3459, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration 
        Plan study, H3457, H3458 [5JN]
      Courts: prohibit information obtained via an unmanned aerial 
        vehicle to be used as evidence in a court of law without a 
        warrant, H3007 [17MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (H.R. 1775), H4607 [29JN], H5793-H5795 
        [11SE], E1527 [14SE]
      ------require posting on departmental websites information on 
        sexual assault prevention and response resources, H3129 [18MY]
      Curtis, Jacob: Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year 
        award recipient, E725 [8MY]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War, H3125 [18MY], E954 [1JN]
      Davis-Bacon Act: prohibit funding to enforce wage rate 
        requirements for contracts, H4995, H4996 [18JY]
      Death and dying: transport and escort of combat casualties 
        remains funding, E1286 [19JY]
      Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit 
        funding for additional base realignment and closure round, 
        H4992 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding for an informal base realignment and 
        closure, H3343 [31MY]
      Defense Environmental Restoration Program-Formerly Used Defense 
        Sites: funding, H4954 [18JY]
      Defense of Marriage Act: prohibit funding to be used in 
        contravention, H5027, H5028 [19JY]
      Dept. of Defense: traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic 
        stress disorder treatment funding, H4957, H4958 [18JY], H5062 
        [19JY], E1288 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: address safety at nuclear weapons laboratories 
        and production facilities, H2833 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
        release of draft report on Vieques, PR, identified health 
        problems relative to Navy activities conducted there, H1158 
        [6MR]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        E901 [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      ------investigate possible violations of U.S. law regarding 
        leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving the U.S. 
        and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for 
        commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo 
        Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (H.R. 1022), 
        H134 [24JA], E69 [25JA], E89 [31JA]
      ------prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights 
        near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider the veteran's best interest 
        when making determinations about contracted health care and 
        improve access to medical care for veterans with severe 
        injuries or illnesses (H.R. 6393), H5970 [13SE]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (H.R. 4057), H5817-H5821 [11SE]
      ------eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt 
        of medical care, H2140 [26AP]
      ------medical and prosthetic research funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Defense base closure account funding, H3358 [31MY]
      ------post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma treatment 
        funding, H3327 [31MY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, H5335, H5416-
        H5432 [31JY]
      ------provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of 
        soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3316, 
        H3317 [31MY]
      ------report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit 
        claims, H3317 [31MY]
      ------require status report on sharing of environmental exposure 
        incident data, H3130 [18MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3285, H3315, H3316, H3331-H3339 [31MY], E957, E965 
        [1JN], E1024 [7JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319, H3339 
        [31MY], E966 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309-
        H3346, H3356-H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], 
        E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        H3331 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 6277), E1396 
        [3AU]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]
      ------make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain 
        injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, H3129 [18MY]
      ------submit to Congress annual reports on the Post-9/11 
        Educational Assistance Program, H5428 [31JY]
      Diseases: breast cancer research funding, H3030 [17MY]
      ------triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H3064 
        [17MY]
      Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: implementation, E402 [21MR]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, H518, H519, H521 [7FE]
      Dyess AFB, TX: tribute to Armed Forces members, E394 [20MR]
      Ecology and environment: research, development, test, and 
        evaluation funding for perchlorate contamination cleanup 
        through reductions in operations and maintenance funding, 
        H4971 [18JY], H5042 [19JY]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      Education: prohibit funding for Armed Services Vocational 
        Aptitude Battery testing programs, H5036, H5037 [19JY]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary, H2820 [17MY]
      Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Program: tribute, 
        E1230 [11JY]
      Employment: conduct outreach program to benefit women- and 
        minority-owned small businesses prior to conversion of 
        functions from civilian employees to contractors, H2837, H3066 
        [17MY]
      Energy Conservation Investment Program: funding, H3320, H3321 
        [31MY]
      Erickson, Scott: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High 
        School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E534 [16AP]
      FAA: improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the 
        National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H3366 [1JN], 
        H4661-H4663 [9JY], H5026 [19JY]
      Federal contracts: ensure competition in Government service 
        contracts and remove restrictions which prohibit contracting 
        certain commercial products or services, H3050, H3051 [17MY], 
        H4970, H4971 [18JY]
      ------prohibit foreign businesses that engage in business 
        activity with terrorist nations from contracting and 
        procurement opportunities, H3064 [17MY]
      Federal Mortuary Affairs Advisory Commission: establish, H3033 
        [17MY]
      Federal Way, WA: tribute to Federal Way High School Air Force 
        Junior ROTC team, E920 [31MY]
      Flag--U.S.: require purchase of U.S. flags manufactured in the 
        U.S. using U.S. materials, H5051, H5052 [19JY]
      Fleisher, Carol W.: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
        Outstanding Public Service Award recipient, E129 [3FE]
      Foreign aid: prohibit funding for assistance to certain entities 
        whose policies call for the destruction of Israel, H5029 
        [19JY]
      Foreign countries: examine potential benefits of closing 
        outdated or excess overseas military bases, H2837 [17MY]
      Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as 
        new global threat, H1525-H1530 [22MR]
      ------assess status of the war on terrorism, H177 [25JA], H805, 
        H897-H900 [16FE], H1120 [1MR], H2201 [26AP]
      Fort Hood, TX: anniversary of Air Force 3d Weather Squadron, 
        E520 [16AP]
      ------recognize 2009 attack as an act of radical Islamic 
        terrorism and Jihad (H. Res. 495), H2642 [10MY]
      Fort Sam Houston, TX: anniversary of Memorial Services 
        Detachment, E889 [25MY]
      Fortune (publication): tribute to annual Fortune 500 issue and 
        efforts to assist veterans to find employment, E683 [27AP]
      Fredericksburg, VA: tribute to Armed Forces enlistees, E918 
        [31MY]
      Frisco, TX: Frisco Heritage Museum participation in National 
        Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free 
        admission to active military personnel and their families from 
        Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      Funding, H1677, H1678, H1736 [28MR], H2573-H2576, H2609, H2610 
        [10MY], E167 [9FE]
      GAO: effectiveness of certain studies, H2722 [16MY]
      ------require audits of financial statements, H2837 [17MY]
      ------require review of handling, labeling, and packaging 
        procedures for hazardous material shipments, H3129 [18MY]
      Gaylor, Gregory: United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) Sailor 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1611 [21SE]
      Gulf War Illness Research Program: funding, H4954, H4955 [18JY]
      Harbors: expedite strategic ports study, H3135 [18MY]
      Health: establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE 
        program policy relative to child health care (H.R. 4341), E650 
        [25AP]
      ------health care research funding through reductions in Navy 
        cruiser shipbuilding funding, H4962, H4963 [18JY]
      ------limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or 
        other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE 
        program, H1858 [17AP]
      ------medical and prosthetic research funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Defense base closure account funding, H3358 [31MY]
      ------protect TRICARE health care program, H1213 [7MR], H2723 
        [16MY]
      ------vision and eye injury research programs funding, H4958, 
        H4959 [18JY]
      HeartsApart.org (organization): tribute, E647 [25AP]
      Hillsborough, CA: tribute for adopting H&H Co., 1st Battalion, 
        327th Infrantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne 
        Division, E1119 [21JN]
      Holleder, Donald: Distinguished Service Cross recipient 
        posthumously, E1487 [12SE]
      Homosexuality: prohibit performance of same-sex marriage 
        ceremonies on military installations, H2791 [16MY]
      Houston, TX: misplaced grave markers at Houston National 
        Cemetery, H1301 [8MR]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]
      Huizenga, Representative: report on trip to Afghanistan, H46 
        [18JA]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting, H3135, H3136 [18MY]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2187-H2192 [26AP], E668 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: protect U.S. intelligence and military 
        capability, defend certain sensitive information against 
        cybersecurity attack, and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      Iran: prohibit U.S. military intervention, H2837 [17MY]
      Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the 
        residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty, H6163 [20SE]
      January 28 Group (organization): tribute to efforts to organize 
        a parade in St. Louis, MO, to honor veterans returning from 
        Iraq, H129 [24JA], H229 [1FE]
      Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund: funding, H4985, 
        H4986 [18JY]
      Korean Constabulary: tribute to veterans, E1337 [26JY]
      Lackland AFB, TX: call for congressional investigation of sexual 
        assaults of recruits, H5019 [19JY]
      Little Rock AFB, AR: Abilene, TX, Chamber of Commerce Military 
        Affairs Committee Abilene Trophy recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Lockheed Martin Corp.: tribute to F-22 program, H2215 [27AP]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (H.R. 1621), E814 [16MY]
      ------report on transfer of certain BLM land to the Marine Corps 
        for expansion of Twentynine Palms, CA, Ground Air Combat 
        Center, H3094 [17MY]
      Marine mammals: establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness 
        Areas for national defense purposes, H3004, H3032 [17MY]
      McKinney, TX: Collin County Farm Museum participation in 
        National Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program 
        offering free admission to active military personnel and their 
        families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      Mellor, Guy: Army Best Warrior Competition Noncommissioned 
        Officer of the Year award recipient, E28 [17JA]
      Mental health: provide mental health assessments to troops 
        during deployment to Afghanistan, H3064 [17MY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H4955, 
        H4956, H4984 [18JY], H5049, H5050 [19JY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H4957, H4958 [18JY], H5062 [19JY], E1288 
        [19JY]
      Military Appreciation Month: observance, E760 [10MY]
      Military Mental Health Awareness Day: observance, H2698 [15MY]
      Military musical units: funding, H3135 [18MY], H4939 [18JY], 
        E1265 [17JY]
      Military Order of the Purple Heart (organization): tribute to 
        Michael A. DiRaimondo Chapter, E1102 [21JN]
      Military Order of the World Wars (organization): tribute to 
        Conejo Valley Chapter, E1102 [21JN]
      Month of the Military Child: observance, E650 [25AP]
      Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the 
        service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols 
        (H.R. 290), H132-H134 [24JA], E108 [1FE]
      Motor vehicles: prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light 
        duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential 
        memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H5057 [19JY]
      National Defense Transportation Day: observance, E815 [16MY]
      National Guard: Air National Guard funding, H2577 [10MY], H3108 
        [18MY]
      ------complete capability assessment of medical equipment in 
        Humvee ambulances, H4960, H4961 [18JY], H5038 [19JY]
      ------establish units in American Samoa (H.R. 6294), E1421 [3AU]
      ------tribute to Vets4Warriors program, H5049 [19JY]
      ------Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams funding, 
        H3031 [17MY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), H5613 [1AU]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan: declassification 
        and release, H575 [8FE]
      National Language Service Corps: establish, H3033 [17MY]
      National Marine Week: observance, E1107 [21JN]
      National Military Appreciation Month: observance, E679 [27AP]
      National security: call for adoption of smart security platform 
        for the 21st century, H4995 [18JY]
      ------call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st 
        century (H. Res. 19), H123 [24JA], H378 [2FE], H585 [8FE], 
        H1024 [29FE], H1162 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H3485 [6JN], H4694 
        [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4916 [18JY], H5771 [11SE], H6157 [20SE]
      ------establish an interagency organization to coordinate 
        military cyber operations, H3126 [18MY]
      ------include finding that deployment of tactical nuclear 
        weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific 
        region, H3067, H3068 [17MY], E851 [18MY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, H2790 [16MY]
      NATO: troop deployment funding, H5044, H5045 [19JY]
      Navy: DDG-51 destroyer funding, H4961, H4962, H4966 [18JY]
      ------expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands, H3059-H3061 [17MY]
      ------report on review, findings, and actions pertaining to the 
        Medal of Honor nomination of Rafael Peralta, H3138 [18MY]
      ------shipbuilding funding, H2836 [17MY]
      ------tribute to development of clean energy sources, H1277 
        [8MR]
      ------Virginia-class submarine program funding, H2791, H2793 
        [16MY]
      Navy Week: observance, E1449 [10SE]
      Nazareth College: inclusion in Military Advanced Education 
        (publication) ``Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities'' 
        list, E335 [7MR]
      New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service 
        academy nominees, E133 [3FE]
      ------tribute to high school seniors deciding to enlist in the 
        Armed Forces, E791 [15MY]
      Nowakowski, Arthur: Silver Star recipient, E317 [6MR]
      Nuclear weapons: funding, H2790 [16MY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or implement 
        studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, H5040-
        H5042 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5047, H5048 [19JY]
      ------recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear 
        understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (H. Res. 21), 
        H1162 [6MR]
      ------reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic 
        nuclear missiles, H4989 [18JY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, 
        E485 [29MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs 
        (H.R. 3974), H592 [8FE], H1532 [22MR]
      Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C.: Dept. of 
        Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom 
        Award recipient, E1362 [31JY]
      ------inclusion in Dept. of Defense Employer Support of the 
        Guard and Reserve list of top employers, E919 [31MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H4778 [11JY]
      OPM: security clearance process funding, H4952 [18JY]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to YMCA of Central Florida for ``Red Tail 
        Pilots Tribute'' event, E232 [17FE]
      Osborne, Christopher: Purple Heart recipient, E747 [9MY]
      Overseas contingency operations account: funding under 
        sequestration, H3586 [7JN]
      Pakistan: certify Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps to 
        support counterterrorism operations prior to reimbursement for 
        efforts in support of war in Afghanistan, H3135 [18MY]
      ------certify Pakistan opens Ground Lines of Communication, 
        allows NATO supply transit into Afghanistan, and supports U.S. 
        equipment retrograde out of Afghanistan, H3015 [17MY], E877 
        [18MY]
      ------coalition support funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------condition Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund funding on 
        certification of efforts to counter improvised explosive 
        devices operations, H3135 [18MY]
      ------prohibit assistance, H3009-H3011 [17MY], H4979, H4980, 
        H4983 [18JY]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance relative to harboring of al-
        Qaeda (terrorist organization) and Taliban fighters within 
        borders, H3487 [6JN]
      ------require a certain time period between the release of the 
        Depts. of Defense and State report on current conditions in 
        Pakistan and the release of funds from the Pakistan 
        Counterinsurgency Fund, H3140 [18MY]
      ------terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (H.R. 
        6391), H6074 [19SE]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (H. Res. 669), H3279 [31MY]
      Pennsylvania: tribute to 7th Congressional District service 
        academy nominees, H1216 [7MR]
      Peterson AFB, CO: 302d Airlift Wing rededication of SUMIT 38 
        Memorial, E1317 [25JY]
      Pink, Laura: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E529 
        [16AP]
      Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program: modify 
        award of administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members 
        whose mobilization began before changes to the program took 
        effect, H1583 [27MR], H3007 [17MY], E957 [1JN]
      ------modify award of administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (H.R. 4045), H2695-H2698 [15MY]
      POW: construction of soccer field at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H1115 
        [1MR]
      ------ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H2998, H3005, H3076-H3081 
        [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E865 [18MY]
      Power resouces: exempt from certain requirements on the 
        procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H5050, H5051 
        [19JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3738 [19JN], H3813, H3814, 
        H3875-H3912 [20JN], H3918-H3945, H3957-H3959 [21JN], H5173 
        [24JY], E1108, E1114, E1121 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3814-H3824 
        [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5036 [19JY]
      Powers, Francis G.: Silver Star recipient, E1092 [20JN]
      Precision Aerial Delivery System (PCADS): funding to battle 
        wildfires from military aircraft, H5046 [19JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit authority to make unilateral 
        reductions to nuclear weapon stockpiles, H3070, H3071 [17MY]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), H6285 [28SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 
        [2AU]
      ------prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems except in 
        accordance with the Fourth Amendment, H4990, H4991 [18JY]
      Rapid Innovation Fund: funding, H4964, H4965 [18JY]
      Raytheon Co.: tribute, H591 [8FE]
      Renewable energy: clarify that direct use solar energy is 
        considered a renewable energy source, H3093 [17MY]
      Research, development, test, and evaluation: funding, H4959 
        [18JY]
      Richards, James N.: Dept. of Defense Military Child of the Year 
        Award recipient, E553 [17AP]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (H. Res. 
        720), E1199 [29JN]
      Russia: prohibit funding to share missile defense technology, 
        H5031-H5033 [19JY]
      Safety: survey all deployed troops to find lapses in equipment 
        provided by the military, H3064 [17MY]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (H.R. 
        1339), H1652-H1654 [28MR]
      San Diego, CA: prohibit funding to remove any portion of Mount 
        Soledad Veterans Memorial, H4993 [18JY]
      San Mateo, CA: tribute for adopting Co. A, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1102 
        [21JN]
      SBA: modify small business concern size standards, H2836 [17MY]
      Seattle, WA: Port of Seattle recipient of Dept. of Defense 
        Employer Support Freedom Award, E1397 [3AU]
      Sewell, Daniel E.: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
        Outstanding Public Service Award recipient, E139 [3FE]
      Shillington, PA: tribute to Governor Mifflin Middle School 
        ``Adopt a Veteran Program'', E1528 [14SE]
      Ships and vessels: require Navy or U.S.-flagged vessels that 
        provide services to the Federal Government to be overhauled, 
        repaired, or maintained in a shipyard located in the U.S. or 
        Guam, H3143, H3144 [18MY]
      Somerset County, PA: tribute to Somerset County Military Family 
        Support Group, E280 [29FE]
      Somerset (U.S.S.): tribute, H5323 [26JY], E1272 [18JY]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H2997, H2998 [17MY]
      Spaulding, Fredrick L.: Army Distinguished Service Cross 
        recipient, E691 [27AP]
      Spinal Cord Injury Research Program: funding, H4957 [18JY]
      Sports: motorsports sponsorship funding, H4947-H4951 [18JY]
      States: provide assistance to State training centers to provide 
        emergency response training to the National Guard and Federal 
        agencies performing homeland defense activities, E948 [1JN]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual, H3740 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (H.R. 5993), H4071 [27JN], E1106 [21JN]
      Tampa, FL: establishment of United Service Organizations, Inc. 
        (USO) Center at Tampa International Airport, E254 [27FE]
      ------tribute to Military Officers Association of America 
        Operation Helping Hand, E1623 [21SE]
      ``Taps'': anniversary of writing, E1072 [19JN]
      ------designate musical piece as National Song of Remembrance 
        (H.R. 595), E1072 [19JN]
      Technology: directed energy technologies initiatives funding, 
        H2791 [16MY], H5057 [19JY]
      Telecommunications: report on feasibility of providing 
        telecommunications services to servicemembers in transit to or 
        from overseas deployment, H3031 [17MY]
      ------report on status of work on cognitive radio, dynamic 
        spectrum access, software-defined radio, and other spectrum-
        sharing techniques and technologies, H5033 [19JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5749 [10SE], 
        H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5822-H5826, 
        H5848, H5851 [11SE], E1472, E1476, E1478, E1479, E1480, E1481, 
        E1483 [11SE]
      ------require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016, H3017 [17MY]
      Texas: tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, E921 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Medal of Honor recipients, E706 [7MY]
      Texas A&M University: tribute to Corps of Cadets, E1143 [26JN]
      Texas (U.S.S.): tribute, E1209 [9JY]
      Tobyhanna, PA: anniversary of Tobyhanna Army Depot, E1097 
        [20JN], E1108, E1128 [21JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (H.R. 3670), H3239-H3241 [30MY]
      TRICARE for Life program: enrollment fee implementation funding, 
        H5059 [19JY]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: limit funding to any 
        institution or organization established, H3081 [17MY], E850 
        [18MY]
      U.S. Northern Command: increase effectiveness, H3129 [18MY]
      U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish, H3092 [17MY]
      U.S. Tennis Association: tribute to military tennis camp, E933 
        [31MY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification 
        that Russia has met certain conditions, H3137, H3138 [18MY]
      ------report on impact on national security of reducing nuclear 
        weapons stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
      Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 
        anniversary, E1559 [19SE]
      United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: tribute to hiring of 
        reservists and returning veterans, E1726 [26OC]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], H3421-
        H3423 [5JN]
      Veterans: improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
      ------include industry-recognized certifications in pilot 
        program on receipt of civilian credentialing for military 
        occupational specialty skills, H2823 [17MY], H3129 [18MY]
      ------provide assistance to veterans and veteran-owned 
        businesses with respect to contract opportunities, H5060 
        [19JY]
      ------provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan access 
        to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], E425 
        [22MR]
      ------recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals 
        during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs benefits, H1276 [8MR], H3340, H3341 [31MY], H5295 
        [26JY]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, H37 [18JA], H5138 [24JY]
      ------tribute to Japanese-American men and women who served in 
        the military during World War II, E220 [16FE], E277 [29FE]
      Virginia: anniversary of National Guard, E30 [18JA]
      Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (H.R. 5828), E862 
        [18MY]
      ------ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas 
        voters are aware of their voting rights and have an 
        opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee 
        ballots cast and counted, H5870 [12SE]
      V-22 Osprey: funding, H3021, H3022 [17MY]
      War: ensure funding items added to the overseas contingency 
        operations account are war related, H3030 [17MY]
      ------make available to the public the total costs of wars in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan on the Dept. of Defense website, H3005, 
        H3007 [17MY]
      ------Presidential authority under the Constitution as it 
        pertains to the authorization of drone strikes, H3278 [31MY]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 [19JN], 
        H4068 [27JN], H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE], E549 [17AP]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
      ------separate overseas contingency operations funding from base 
        defense spending, H4942 [18JY], H5057 [19JY]
      Weapons: ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3024-
        H3026 [17MY], H4965, H4966 [18JY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3023, 
        H3024 [17MY]
      West Virginia (U.S.S.): tribute to reunion of crew, E1549 [18SE]
      World War II: anniversary of Battle of Dieppe, E1440 [3AU]
      ------anniversary of Battle of Midway, H3588 [7JN]
      ------anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (H. Res. 696), 
        E1412 [3AU]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines, H3235 [30MY], E1147, E1148, E1154, E1158 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), E691 [27AP]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, H3484, H3489 [6JN], E989 [6JN]
      ------recognize superior service of members of the First Special 
        Service Force, E1665 [28SE]
      ------tribute to premiere of ``Red Tails'' movie about Tuskegee 
        Airmen, H83 [23JA], E27 [17JA], E54 [23JA]
      ------tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E41 [18JA], E232 [17FE]
      Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program: funding, H4980, H4981 
        [18JY]
      YF-415 (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, E716 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Afghanistan: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, 
        S3224-S3226 [16MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      Air Force: impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National 
        Guard, S408-S410 [9FE]
      Air Force Weather: anniversary (S. Res. 545), S6012 [2AU]
      Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2467), 
        S2828 [26AP]
      ------authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S4141 [13JN], 
        S4928 [12JY], S5191 [19JY], S5240 [23JY], S5266 [24JY], S6294, 
        S6296, S6320-S6322 [13SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), unanimous-
        consent request, S6605, S6606 [21SE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5105, S5154-S5167 
        [18JY], S5203 [19JY]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 
        55), S5824 [1AU]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, S6096 [11SE]
      ------authorize military operations in Syria, S1377-S1380 [5MR], 
        S3819-S3822 [7JN], S5190-S5193 [19JY], S5934 [2AU]
      ------enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their 
        spouses relative to mortgages (S. 3179), S3175 [15MY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (S. 3323), S4372 [20JN]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (S. 2299), S2500 
        [18AP]
      ------improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, 
        vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans 
        (S. 951), S3504 [23MY]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities, S4141 
        [13JN]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (S. 3624), 
        S6675 [21SE]
      ------proposed troop reductions, S3266 [17MY]
      ------report on Fort Hood, TX, shootings, S5458 [26JY]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (S. 3418), 
        S5262 [23JY]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (S. 3322), S5848 [1AU]
      ------tribute to Marines killed in helicopter collision during a 
        training exercise in Imperial County, CA, S1190 [1MR]
      ------tribute to members from California killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, S1190 [1MR], S3776 [6JN], S6100 [11SE]
      ------tribute to members from Kansas killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan, S3818 [7JN]
      ------tribute to members from Mississippi killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3619 [24MY]
      ------tribute to members from Wisconsin killed in military 
        action, S1447 [7MR]
      ------tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan, S6433 [19SE]
      ------tribute to Montana Army National Guard, S2296 [16AP]
      ------tribute to Vermont National Guard, S4852 [11JY]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (S. 3054), S3076 [10MY], S4717 [28JN]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S95, S136 [26JA]
      Beale AFB, CA: tribute to Child Development Center, S2081 [27MR]
      Boeing Co.: anniversary of B-52 bomber, S3726 [5JN]
      Budget: economic impact of the budget sequester established by 
        the Budget Control Act upon the defense industry, S3757 [6JN]
      ------impact of sequestration, S4745-S4748 [29JN], S5115-S5123, 
        S5126, S5129 [18JY], S5171-S5175 [19JY], S5807 [1AU], S6294-
        S6296, S6321, S6322 [13SE], S6412 [19SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      ------report to Congress on impact of sequestration, S3937-S3939 
        [12JN], S5119 [18JY]
      ------require detailed reports to Congress on impact of defense 
        and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386-S4388 [21JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), S4218 [14JN]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (S. Con. Res. 45), 
        S3738 [5JN]
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]
      Colleges and universities: efforts of for-profit colleges and 
        universities to recruit active-duty military personnel and 
        veterans, S5634 [30JY]
      Committee on Armed Services (Senate): nomination lists, S907 
        [17FE]
      Congress: encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified 
        veterans for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]
      Contracts: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative 
        to role in arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 [15MR]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, S4742, S4752 [29JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (S. 3372), S4894 [11JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (S. 1728), S4840 [11JY]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (S. Res. 489), S3939-S3942 [12JN], S4186 [14JN], 
        S4261 [19JN], S4359 [20JN]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (S. Res. 489), unanimous-consent request, S3942 
        [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: provide off-base transition training for Armed 
        Forces members, S6256 [12SE]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into attack on the U.S. 
        consulate in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (S. 2241), 
        S2087 [27MR], S2589 [23AP]
      ------expand and improve health care services available to women 
        veterans, S2078 [27MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), 
        S4302 [19JN]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], 
        S5203 [19JY]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (S. 3405), S5213 [19JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (S. 3340), S4461-S4463 [25JN], S4719 [28JN]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (S. 2179), 
        S1541 [8MR]
      Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (S. Res. 493), S4206 [14JN]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, S385 [7FE]
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (S. Res. 464), S3239, S3240 
        [16MY]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (S. 3283), S4180 [14JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), S4858, S4916 
        [11JY]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (S. 2239), S4781 [29JN]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]
      Financial statements: audit, S1672 [14MR]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6573-
        S6576, S6579 [21SE]
      ------establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs 
        (S. 3310), S4301 [19JN]
      Forest Service: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (S. 3441), 
        S5964 [2AU]
      Fort Huachuca, AZ: anniversary of the Military Intelligence 
        Branch and the Military Intelligence Corps, S4631 [26JN]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (S. Res. 459), S3133 [14MY]
      Funding, S3219 [16MY], S5125 [18JY]
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (S. Res. 420), S2451 [17AP]
      Hanscom AFB, MA: impact of proposed change in leadership rank 
        structure on cybersecurity, S4230 [18JN]
      Hickman, George: tribute (S. Res. 567), S6469 [19SE]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      ------commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events (S. 
        Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S4412 [21JN]
      Honolulu, HI: tribute to Schofield Barracks soldiers killed in 
        helicopter crash in Afghanistan, S2582 [23AP]
      Honor America Days: observance, S4629 [26JN]
      House of Heroes, Inc.: tribute, S4361 [20JN]
      Intelligence services: specifically authorize certain funds for 
        intelligence or intelligence-related activity (S. 3314), S4307 
        [19JN]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (S. 2325), S3420 [22MY]
      McConnell AFB, KS: support selection as main operating base for 
        KC-46A Tanker fleet, S5108 [18JY]
      Middle East: clarify authority to declare war or use military 
        force in Iran or Syria, S2066 [27MR]
      Mississippi (U.S.S.): commissioning, S5084 [17JY]
      National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 527), S5318 [24JY]
      National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard 
        Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in 
        domestic emergency response, S1731 [15MR]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), S4781 [29JN]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (S. Res. 455), S3090 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]
      ------observance, S4719 [28JN]
      National security: national missile defense system funding, 
        S5127 [18JY], S6085 [11SE]
      Navy Dental Corps: anniversary (S. Res. 544), S6012 [2AU]
      Nevada Military Support Alliance: tribute, S3129 [14MY]
      Ohio: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed 
        Forces, S3037 [9MY]
      Peterson AFB, CO: anniversary of Air Force Space Command, S6622 
        [21SE]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (S. Res. 
        481), S3737 [5JN]
      Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program: modify 
        award of administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members 
        whose mobilization began before changes to the program took 
        effect (H.R. 4045), S3292 [17MY]
      ------modify award of administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (S. 2121), S3264 [17MY]
      ------provide benefits for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (S. 2060), S265 [1FE]
      POW: improve procedures for detention and review of status of 
        detainees of the U.S., S5947 [2AU]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S900-S903 [17FE], S2036 [26MR], S2807-S2809 [26AP], 
        S3653-S3655 [24MY], S4425-S4428 [21JN], S4765 [29JN], S5623 
        [26JY], S6004 [2AU], S6606-S6609 [21SE]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), S6675 [21SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5940, 
        S5952 [2AU]
      Richfield, UT: Joining Forces Community Challenge military 
        support competition finalist, S3778 [6JN]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal, S4717 
        [28JN]
      Shine Family Foundation: anniversary, S3777 [6JN]
      Shyu, Heidi: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for 
        Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, S5832 [1AU]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (S. Res. 445), S2886 
        [26AP]
      Somerset (U.S.S.): tribute, S5368 [25JY]
      Sorenson, Daren S.: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, S1998 
        [22MR]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6011 [2AU]
      Spacy, Bradley D.: nomination to be Air Force brigadier general, 
        S392 [7FE]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (S. Res. 479), S3736 [5JN]
      Suicide Stand Down Day: observance, S6438 [19SE]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      ------impose special tax to finance war, S4406 [21JN]
      Technology: clean energy technologies initiatives funding, 
        S3266, S3269 [17MY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6075-S6081, S6085, 
        S6086, S6091-S6093, S6095, S6097, S6098, S6099 [11SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (H.R. 3670), S6007 [2AU]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (S. Res. 480), S3736 [5JN]
      Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S3039 [9MY]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (S. 
        3233), S3518 [23MY]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, S3504-S3506 [23MY]
      War: ensure balance of power, as established by the 
        Constitution, between Congress and the President relative to 
        initiation of hostilities by Armed Forces, S2998-S3000 [9MY]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      Weapons: small arms weapons and ammunition modernization 
        funding, S5832-S5835 [1AU]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (S. Res. 523), S5023 [16JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, S4669 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), S6426 [19SE], S6618 [21SE]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, S3740, S3769 [6JN]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), S2382 
        [17AP], S6010 [2AU]
  Reports
      Report to Congress--Rare Earth Materials in Defense 
        Applications: Frank Kendall III, Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 
        H4838 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Air Force Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S907, S908 [17FE], S2000 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], S3515 [23MY], 
        S4366 [20JN], S5380 [25JY], S6451, S6452 [19SE]
      Army Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S907, 
        S908 [17FE], S2000, S2001 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], S3515 [23MY], 
        S4366 [20JN], S5380 [25JY], S6451, S6452 [19SE]
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military 
        Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. 
        Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 661) (H. Rept. 112-
        485), H2811 [16MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112-540), 
        H3806 [19JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5856, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 5856) (H. Rept. 112-493), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5856) (S. Rept. 
        112-196), S5976 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: 
        Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4310) (H. Rept. 112-
        479), H2662 [11MY], H2712 [15MY]
      ------Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3254) (S. Rept. 
        112-173), S3688 [4JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs Policy To Improve Outreach and 
        Transparency to Veterans and Service Members Through 
        Information on Institutions of Higher Learning: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 112-646), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 
        112-168), S3422 [22MY]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4257) (H. Rept. 112-455), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      Inquiry Into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Dept. of 
        Defense Supply Chain: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 
        Rept. 112-167), S3329 [21MY]
      Marine Corps Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S907, S908, S909 [17FE], S2001 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], S3515 
        [23MY], S4366, S4367 [20JN], S5380 [25JY]
      Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4043) (H. Rept. 
        112-606), H4906 [17JY]
      Navy Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S907, 
        S909 [17FE], S2001 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], S3515 [23MY], S4366-
        S4368 [20JN], S5380, S5381 [25JY], S6451, S6452 [19SE]
      Nomination of Derek H. Chollet To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense 
        for International Security Affairs: Committee on Armed 
        Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Erin C. Conaton To Be Under Sec. of Defense for 
        Personnel and Readiness: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Frank Kendall III To Be Under Sec. of Defense for 
        Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics: Committee on Armed 
        Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Heidi Shyu To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for 
        Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology: Committee on Armed 
        Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of James N. Miller, Jr., To Be Under Sec. of Defense 
        for Policy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Jessica L. Wright To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense 
        for Reserve Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Katharina G. McFarland To Be Assistant Sec. of 
        Defense for Acquisition: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S3514 [23MY]
      Nomination of Kathleen H. Hicks To Be Principal Deputy Under 
        Sec. of Defense for Policy: Committee on Armed Services 
        (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Mark W. Lippert To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense 
        for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs: Committee on Armed 
        Services (Senate), S907 [17FE]
      Nomination of Scott L. Silliman To Be U.S. Court of Military 
        Commission Review Judge: Committee on the Armed Services 
        (Senate), S4366 [20JN]
      Nomination of William B. Pollard III To Be U.S. Court of 
        Military Commission Review Judge: Committee on the Armed 
        Services (Senate), S4366 [20JN]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 112-488), H3161 [18MY]
      Stolen Valor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1775) 
        (H. Rept. 112-650), H5764 [10SE]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 112-520), H3698 [8JN]
      Transportation Security Administration Compliance With the 
        Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3670) (H. Rept. 
        112-487), H3161 [18MY]
      Transportation Security Administration Transfer of Unclaimed 
        Money Recovered at Airport Security Checkpoints to United 
        Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 2179) (H. Rept. 112-468), H2441 [8MY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2239), S4773 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4155) (H. Rept. 112-585), H4684 [9JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      National security and veterans' benefits funding: El Paso 
        County, TX, Commissioners Court, E439 [26MR]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Appropriations: making (H.R. 5856), H4943, H4977 [18JY], H5029, 
        H5043, H5058 [19JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
  Statements
      Service Academy Appointment Candidate Statement: Bradley W. 
        Snyder, E1306 [24JY]
  Tables
      Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4928-H4934 [18JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1627, Honoring America's Veterans 
        and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act, S5166 [18JY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 128, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, H3444 
        [5JN]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women 
        Act reauthorization and H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction, H2726 [16MY]
      H. Res. 661, consideration of H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction, H2827 [17MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, 
        Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 
        military construction and veterans' services, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and 
        Jobs Act, H3814 [20JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 5856, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 290, War Memorial Protection Act, H132 [24JA]
      H.R. 1022, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, 
        H134 [24JA]
      H.R. 1339, recognize Salem, MA, as birthplace of the National 
        Guard, H1652 [28MR]
      H.R. 1627, Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp 
        Lejeune Families Act, H5416-H5428 [31JY]
      H.R. 1775, Stolen Valor Act, H5793 [11SE]
      H.R. 3670, require Transportation Security Administration 
        compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and 
        Reemployment Rights Act, H3239 [30MY]
      H.R. 3801, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, H163 
        [25JA]
      H.R. 4045, modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect, H2695 [15MY]
      H.R. 4057, Dept. of Veterans Affairs comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning, H5817 [11SE]
      H.R. 4155, Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, H4661 [9JY]
      H.R. 4201, Servicemember Family Protection Act, H3234 [30MY]
      H.R. 4257, Federal information security improvement, H2187-H2189 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, H2847-H2996 [17MY]
      H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, H3890-H3895 [20JN]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      S. 2239, treat relevant military training as sufficient to 
        satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal 
        licenses, S4781 [29JN]
      S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act, S2088-S2092 [27MR]
      S. 2299, Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act, 
        S2501 [18AP]
      S. 3054, Army Arsenal Strategic Workload Enhancement Act, S3046 
        [9MY]
      S. 3310, Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act, S4301 
        [19JN]
      S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, 
        S4303 [19JN]
      S. 3314, specifically authorize certain funds for intelligence 
        or intelligence-related activity, S4308 [19JN]
      S. 3363, allow National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center use 
        of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt, S4781 
        [29JN]
      S. 3363, use of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of 
        National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center debt, H5613 [1AU]
      S. 3510, prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information, S5940, S5986 
        [2AU], H5686 [2AU]
      S. 3624, Military Commercial Driver's License Act, S6675 [21SE], 
        H6285 [28SE]
      S. 3625, change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees, 
        S6675 [21SE], H6285 [28SE]
      S. Con. Res. 45, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, S3734, 
        S3738 [5JN]
      S. Con. Res. 46, provide an appropriate site at the former Navy 
        Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea 
        Memorial Monument to honor military divers, S3783 [6JN]
      S. Con. Res. 48, commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve, S3983 
        [12JN]
      S. Con. Res. 55, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1627, Honoring 
        America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act, 
        S5824, S5884 [1AU], H5552 [1AU]
      S. Res. 388, commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events, S1208, S1369 [1MR]
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 418, tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan in World War II, 
        S2326 [16AP], S6011 [2AU]
      S. Res. 420, Gold Star Wives Day, S2399, S2451 [17AP]
      S. Res. 445, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2833, S2888 [26AP]
      S. Res. 455, National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness 
        Day, S3089 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]
      S. Res. 459, tribute to Fort Wainwright, AK, 1st Stryker Brigade 
        Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, S3132 [14MY]
      S. Res. 464, Ellsworth AFB, SD, anniversary, S3238, S3241 [16MY]
      S. Res. 479, Strategic Air Command stand down anniversary and 
        memorial dedication, S3733, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 480, U.S. Strategic Command anniversary, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 481, U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and overall 
        bilateral relationship anniversary celebration, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 489, support Dept. of Justice appointment of an 
        independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence 
        information on covert operations, S3982 [12JN]
      S. Res. 493, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S4206 [14JN]
      S. Res. 513, War of 1812 anniversary, S4726 [28JN]
      S. Res. 523, tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources, S5024, S5050 [16JY]
      S. Res. 524, reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China, S5263 [23JY], 
        S6011 [2AU]
      S. Res. 527, National Airborne Day, S5308, S5318 [24JY]
      S. Res. 534, Navy Dental Corps anniversary, S5738 [31JY]
      S. Res. 544, Navy Dental Corps anniversary, S5992, S6012 [2AU]
      S. Res. 545, Air Force Weather anniversary, S5992, S6012 [2AU]
      S. Res. 567, tribute to George Hickman, S6466, S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 577, recognize superior service of members of the First 
        Special Service Force during World War II, S6630, S6680 [21SE]
      S. Res. 581, Day of the Deployed, S6632, S6681 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Webb, Senator, S5705 [31JY]




DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

  Amendments
      Colleges and universities: prohibit from overreaching into 
        academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 
        2117), H988, H989, H990, H991 [28FE]
      Federal Direct Loan Program: extend the reduced interest rate 
        for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration 
        (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Children and youth: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      Colleges and universities: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR] 
        (see H.R. 4207), H1390 [19MR]
      ------increase civil penalties for institutions of higher 
        education that fail to comply with campus security disclosure 
        and campus crime statistics policies (see S. 2285), S2324 
        [16AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 563), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect students from deceptive practices and high-
        pressure sales by institutions, provide a waiting period for 
        enrollment decisions, and standardize and elevate disclosures 
        (see S. 3550), S6340 [13SE]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 
        2280), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 6273), H5704 [2AU]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S2496 [18AP] 
        (see H.R. 4390), H1977 [18AP]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (see S. 2032), S42 [23JA]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see S. 3325), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5996), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: amend (see H.R. 6556), H6276 [21SE]
      Education: authorize national elementary and secondary service-
        learning program that promotes student academic achievement 
        (see H.R. 5436), H2318 [7MY]
      ------award grants for science, technology, engineering, and 
        math education programs (see H.R. 4366), H1914 [17AP]
      ------award grants to States that enact laws making school 
        attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 6434), 
        H6150 [19SE]
      ------establish national program for arts and technology (see S. 
        2263), S2242 [29MR]
      ------establish State infrastructure banks for education (see 
        H.R. 3793), H78 [18JA]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (see S. 3582), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        6447), H6230 [20SE]
      ------increase participation of historically underrepresented 
        demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 3475), S5870 
        [1AU]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
        in certain financial aid programs from including predispute 
        arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see S. 3557), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H158 [24JA]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1303 [8MR]
      Employment: make grants to States to hire and prevent layoffs of 
        teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        6561), H6284 [25SE]
      EPA: establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon levels 
        in public schools (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]
      Federal aid programs: assure comparability of opportunity for 
        educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5933), H3698 
        [8JN]
      Federal Direct Loan Program: extend the reduced interest rate 
        for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA] 
        (see S. 2343), S2655 [24AP] (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP] (see 
        S. 2834), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA] (see H.R. 
        4628), H2123 (see H.R. 4816), H2126 [25AP] (see H.R. 5812), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (see H. Res. 631), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see 
        H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]
      ------reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans 
        (see S. 3266), S3781 [6JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans (see H.R. 4286), H1740 [28MR]
      Federal-State relations: encourage effective teachers and 
        innovative education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 
        [9FE]
      ------provide States and local educational agencies with 
        flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 
        5546), H2441 [8MY]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      ``Grow Your Own Teacher'' program: establish (see H.R. 6230), 
        H5331 [30JY]
      Health: establish a grant program for automated external 
        defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE]
      Impact Aid Program: amend to extend eligibility for emergency 
        and modernization grants to local educational agencies in 
        which a certain percentage of land is federally owned (see 
        H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]
      Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program: reauthorize 
        and strengthen (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Political science: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 
        6390), H5999 [13SE]
      Principals: authorize grants to prepare and train principals on 
        effective core competencies and in instructional leadership 
        skills (see H.R. 6376), H5859 [11SE]
      Schools: establish alternative accountability model for 
        elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress 
        (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]
      ------establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and 
        secondary schools (see H.R. 6284), H5704 [2AU]
      ------help close the gaps in principal preparation and provide 
        new principals with the support and tools they need to meet 
        the complex challenges of school leadership (see H.R. 4113), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      ------increase percentage of Federal education tax dollars spent 
        in classrooms (see H.R. 3775), H26 [17JA]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S208 [31JA]
      States: make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require States receiving Higher Education Act assistance 
        to charge in-State tuition at public institutions to 
        dependents of certain active duty personnel residing in such 
        State (see H.R. 5834), H3161 [18MY]
      Teachers: establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
  Cloture motions
      Federal Direct Loan Program: extend the reduced interest rate 
        for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to 
        proceed, S2799 [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, E688 
        [27AP]
      ------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and 
        Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory 
        Committee, E688 [27AP]
      ------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent 
        Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
      ------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools 
        Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
      Breath of Fresh Air Act: Nancy Sander, Allergy & Asthma Network 
        Mothers of Asthmatics (organization), E1425 [3AU]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: Debra S. Daniels, Joliet Junior 
        College, H2237 [27AP]
      ------James Gaffney, Lewis University, H2237 [27AP]
      ------Mary Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H2237 
        [27AP]
      ------Senators McConnell and Kyl and Representatives Boehner and 
        Cantor, S3696 [5JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, 
        American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, H2241 
        [27AP]
      ------Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        H2241 [27AP]
      ------Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242 
        [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239 
        [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health 
        Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County 
        and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act: Jeremiah W. 
        Nixon, Governor of Missouri and Robert F. McDonnell, Governor 
        of Virginia, National Governors Association, H985 [28FE]
      ------Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H986 
        [28FE]
      ------Richard P. Salmi, Spring Hill College, E296 [1MR]
      Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act: Mario Parker-
        Milligan, S2951 [8MY]
  Motions
      Colleges and universities: prohibit from overreaching into 
        academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 
        2117), H995 [28FE]
      Federal Direct Loan Program: extend the reduced interest rate 
        for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2246 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2799 [26AP], S3158 [15MY]
  Press releases
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Auburn, WA: Camelot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E1092 [20JN]
      Brookhaven, PA: Coebourn Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H2332 [8MY]
      Brownsboro, TX: Chandler Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1569 [19SE]
      Chicago, IL: Academy for Global Citizenship recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E914 [31MY]
      Colleges and universities: affordability, H1435 [21MR]
      ------allow promulgation of rules or regulations defining the 
        term ``credit hour'', H991 [28FE]
      ------allow States to regulate credit-hour and clock-hour 
        programs, H989 [28FE]
      ------develop a plan to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in 
        financial aid programs, H991, H992 [28FE], E330 [7MR]
      ------establish State review process for student complaints on 
        institutions, H988, H989 [28FE]
      ------Obama administration proposals to make higher education 
        more affordable, H1138 [5MR]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H980-H997 
        [28FE], E273 [28FE], E296 [1MR], E330 [7MR]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), consideration 
        (H. Res. 563), H976-H980 [28FE]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), motion to 
        recommit, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------protect students from higher education costs and increased 
        student loan interest rates, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (H.R. 1048), H3809 
        [20JN]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education, H5531 
        [1AU]
      ------retain State authorization requirements for institutions 
        with below-average graduation and annual completion rates, and 
        above-average loan default rates, H990 [28FE]
      Community College to Career Fund: funding, H733 [15FE]
      Computers: provide grants to State educational agencies and 
        institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and 
        secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY]
      Cumberland, MD: Bel Air Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H3108 [18MY]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to 
        domestic priorities, H4915 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program: 
        reauthorize for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), 
        E71 [25JA]
      Dubuque, IA: St. Columbkille Elementary School recipient of 
        Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E91 [31JA]
      Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, 
        and math education programs (H.R. 4366), E595 [19AP]
      ------improve teacher quality and increase access to effective 
        teachers, H5956 [13SE]
      ------Pell Grants funding, H983, H985 [28FE]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (H.R. 4170), 
        H1291 [8MR], H2054 [24AP], H2117, H2118 [25AP]
      ------student loans and financial aid programs funding, H68 
        [18JA]
      El Paso, TX: Douglas Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1622 [21SE]
      ------Mission Early College High School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1651 [21SE]
      Eldersburg, MD: Oklahoma Road Middle School School recipient of 
        Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H3108 [18MY]
      Elizabeth, NJ: Union County Vocational-Technical High School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1587 [21SE]
      Federal Direct Loan Program: extend the reduced interest rate 
        for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H1851 [17AP], H1923, H1924 
        [18AP], H2451 [9MY], H2724 [16MY], H2825 [17MY], H3408 [5JN], 
        H3488 [6JN], H3586, H3587, H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3664, H3692 
        [8JN], H3736, H3743 [19JN], H3811, H3812 [20JN], H3947, H3956, 
        H3960 [21JN], H4023, H4024 [26JN], H4078, H4079, H4120 [27JN], 
        H4612, H4613, H4619, H4620, H4626, H4636, H4637 [29JN], E613 
        [23AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H974 [28FE], H1813 [16AP], H1854, 
        H1898 [17AP], H1969-H1975 [18AP], H2052-H2056 [24AP], H2075, 
        H2117-H2120 [25AP], H2143, H2145, H2146 [26AP], H2244, H2258 
        [27AP], H2336 [8MY], H2721 [16MY], H3108 [18MY], H3398 [1JN], 
        H3817 [20JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2079, H2080, H2081, H2117-H2120 
        [25AP], H2214, H2228, H2252, H2258, H2262-H2264 [27AP], H2336, 
        H2337 [8MY], H2457, H2458 [9MY], H2572 [10MY], H3279, H3280, 
        H3281 [31MY], H3365, H3366 [1JN], E676 [26AP], E705 [7MY], 
        E721, E733 [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), 
        H2147-H2156 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), motion to recommit, H2246, H2250 
        [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2256-H2262 [27AP], H2340-H2344 
        [8MY], H3280 [31MY], H3817, H3821 [20JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 5812), H2825 [17MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), H2335 [8MY], H3392, H3393 [1JN]
      ------extension of reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, H4830 [12JY]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment 
        (H.R. 5801), E876 [18MY]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans (H.R. 4286), H2081 [25AP], E465 [28MR]
      Fremont, CA: J. Haley Durham Elementary School recipient of 
        Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1735 [6NO]
      Green Lake, WI: tribute to the Green Lake School District for 
        developing 21st century readiness knowledge and skills in 
        students, E876 [18MY]
      Jamesville, NC: Jamesville Middle School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1516 [13SE]
      Long Beach, CA: Longfellow Elementary School recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E645 [25AP]
      Media, PA: Rose Tree Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H2332 [8MY]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]
      Political science: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 
        6390), H6004 [14SE]
      Principals: authorize grants to prepare and train principals on 
        effective core competencies and in instructional leadership 
        skills (H.R. 6376), E1473 [11SE]
      Ruthton, MN: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (RTR) Elementary School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1668 [28SE]
      Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter 
        school models (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE], H4810 [11JY]
      ------establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and 
        secondary schools (H.R. 6284), E1425 [3AU]
      ------require charter schools to demonstrate successful 
        operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for 
        expansion grants, H4810 [11JY]
      Student loans: freeze income-based repayment plan, H5146 [24JY]
      ------freeze interest rates on subsidized student loans, H738 
        [15FE], H1795 [29MR]
      Teachers: establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), E687 [27AP]
      ------report on extent to which certain high-need students are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers-in-training who 
        have been deemed ``highly qualified'', E1710 [19OC]
      University of Houston: tribute to Hispanic-Serving Institution 
        designation, E606 [19AP]
      Waseca, MN: TEAM Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue 
        Ribbon Schools award, E1670 [28SE]
      West New York, NJ: tribute to West New York, NJ, School District 
        for nutrition and physical education programs under the Dept. 
        of Education Healthy School Program, H43 [18JA]
      West St. Paul, MN: Garlough Environmental Magnet School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, 
        E904 [30MY]
      Western Springs, IL: St. John of the Cross Parish School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1513 [13SE]
      Westlake, FL: Westlake Christian School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1660 [28SE]
      Yorktown, IN: Yorktown High School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1538 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Children and youth: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 3173), S3131 [14MY]
      Colleges and universities: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (S. 2194), S1735 [15MR], 
        S3018 [9MY]
      ------improve efforts to make higher education more affordable, 
        S2675 [25AP]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 
        2280), S2254 [29MR], S5710 [31JY]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (S. 2296), S5634 [30JY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions, S2069 [27MR], S2535 [19AP], S2671, S2674 [25AP], 
        S2955 [8MY], S5632-S5635 [30JY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (S. 2032), S44 [23JA], S3742 [6JN]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        release of ``For-Profit Higher Education--The Failure to 
        Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success'', 
        S5632 [30JY], S5710 [31JY]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (S. 3325), S4419 [21JN]
      District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program: clarify 
        scope for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 3237), S47 
        [23JA]
      Education: anniversary of Pell Grants, S4401 [21JN]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (S. 3582), S6548 [20SE]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
        in certain financial aid programs from including predispute 
        arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (S. 3557), 
        S6458-S6460 [19SE]
      ------require report on the extent to which certain children are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers in training who are 
        deemed highly qualified, S6596 [21SE]
      Eliot, ME: Eliot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S67 [24JA]
      Federal Direct Loan Program: extend the reduced interest rate 
        for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, S2589 [23AP], S2671 [25AP], 
        S3190, S3216 [16MY], S4188 [14JN], S4627 [26JN], S4710 [28JN], 
        S4735, S4743, S4757 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3268 
        [17MY], S3671 [4JN], S3696 [5JN], S3804 [7JN], S4380 [21JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2051), S212 [31JA], S2373 [17AP], S2722 
        [25AP], S3059 [10MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2660 [24AP], S2664, S2667 [25AP], 
        S3536, S3538, S3609-S3612 [24MY], S3677 [4JN], S3834 [7JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799, S2802 
        [26AP], S2891-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2948, S2951-S2959 [8MY], 
        S2989, S2996-S2998, S3000, S3001, S3003-S3008, S3011-S3035 
        [9MY], S3053-S3057, S3059-S3062 [10MY], S3181, S3200 [16MY], 
        S3261-S3264, S3268 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3410 [22MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), unanimous-consent agreement, S3479 
        [23MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2366), S2675, S2733, S2742 [25AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2834), S2946 [8MY]
      Hope, ME: Hope Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education 
        Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6437 [19SE]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2807-S2809 [26AP]
      Solon, ME: Solon Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6437 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic Freedom in 
        Higher Education Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 563) 
        (H. Rept. 112-404), H965 [27FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
      Nomination of Deborah S. Delisle To Be Assistant Sec. of 
        Education for Elementary and Secondary Education: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112-458), H2266 [27AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 563, consideration of H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic 
        Freedom in Higher Education Act, H976 [28FE]
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act, H2228 [27AP]
      S. 2032, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S44 
        [23JA]
      S. 2051, Dept. of Education extension of the reduced interest 
        rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, S213 [31JA]
      S. 2280, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S2255 
        [29MR]
      S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act, S2657 
        [24AP]
      S. 3173, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3131 [14MY]




DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2716 [15MY], H2847, H2997, H2998, 
        H2999, H3000, H3001, H3002, H3003, H3008, H3009, H3011, H3014, 
        H3016, H3017, H3019, H3021, H3022, H3024, H3026, H3027, H3028, 
        H3029, H3030, H3050, H3051, H3053, H3054, H3056, H3057, H3059, 
        H3061, H3062, H3063, H3064, H3067, H3068, H3070, H3071, H3073, 
        H3075, H3076, H3078, H3081, H3082, H3083, H3085, H3086, H3092, 
        H3093, H3094, H3095 [17MY], H3121, H3122, H3123, H3124, H3125, 
        H3126, H3127, H3128, H3130, H3131, H3132, H3133, H3134, H3136, 
        H3138, H3139, H3140 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2844 [17MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3378, H3379, 
        H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3405 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3412, 
        H3413, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421, H3424, H3425, H3426, 
        H3429, H3430, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3457, H3458, H3459, 
        H3460, H3461, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3465, H3466, H3467, H3468, 
        H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3474, H3475, H3476, H3477, H3482 
        [5JN], H3491, H3492, H3493 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      Innovative technology loan guarantee program: phase out and 
        provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants 
        (H.R. 6213), H6017, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, 
        H3898, H3899, H3901, H3902, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908, H3909, 
        H3910, H3911 [20JN], H3919, H3920, H3921, H3922, H3923, H3925, 
        H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 
        [20JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Weatherization Assistance Is Effective Investment, E1184 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Air pollution: reduce the allowable sulfur concentration in 
        heating oil and allow for certain exemptions and waivers from 
        such limits (see H.R. 6222), H5327 [26JY]
      Computers: improve high-end computing research and development 
        program (see S. 3459), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6454), H6231 
        [20SE]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy 
        efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      ------establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained 
        commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts 
        (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      ------improve energy efficiency of electric instantaneous water 
        heaters (see H.R. 3817), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (see S. 2467), S2823 [26AP] (see S. 3254), S3688 
        [4JN] (see H.R. 4310), H1803 [29MR]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (see H. Res. 656), H2712 [15MY] 
        (see H. Res. 661), H2811 [16MY]
      ------use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear material of 
        the National Nuclear Security Administration (see H.R. 6555), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]
      ------create a market-oriented standard for clean electric 
        energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 
        2465), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5325), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit enforcement of regulations 
        pertaining to certain battery chargers (see S. 3408), S5211 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 5935), H3698 [8JN]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]
      Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program: establish (see H.R. 
        4230), H1496 [21MR]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      ------protect the Federal Columbia River Power System, Power 
        Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau of Reclamation 
        dams and facilities and promote hydropower generation (see 
        H.R. 6247), H5628 [1AU]
      Innovative technology loan guarantee program: clarify provision 
        of civil penalties for Federal officials who issue loan 
        guarantees in violation of policies (see H.R. 5863), H3266 
        [30MY]
      ------phase out and provide taxpayer protections from pending 
        program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      ------phase out and provide taxpayer protections from pending 
        program participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (see H. Res. 
        779), H5922 [12SE]
      Motor vehicles: provide a prize to the first manufacturer of 
        highly-efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline 
        (see H.R. 3872), H374 [1FE]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      Nonprofit organizations: establish a pilot program to award 
        grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit 
        buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 3535), 
        S6270 [12SE]
      Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting 
        of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 3469), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Office of Federal Energy Production: establish (see S. 3404), 
        S5211 [19JY]
      Petroleum: streamline process of Federal approval for 
        construction or expansion of petroleum refineries and 
        designate certain closed military installations for siting 
        refineries (see H.R. 3879), H374 [1FE]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (see H. Res. 691), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on Energy 
        Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment of clean 
        energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable 
        energy projects in developing countries (see H.R. 3888), H440 
        [2FE]
      ------establish a grant program for State and local governments 
        to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 4622), H2123 [25AP]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      ------suspend sales of petroleum products until certain 
        conditions are met (see S. 2100), S567 [13FE]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: ensure oil transported through the 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce 
        to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 
        [3FE]
      Water: consider water intensity in energy research, development, 
        and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, 
        reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water 
        resources (see H.R. 5827), H3161 [18MY]
  Letters
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        Angela Canterbury, Project on Government Oversight 
        (organization), H2841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), E842 [17MY]
      ------Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Jeff Miller, Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House), E842 [17MY]
      ------Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H2796 [16MY], E841, E842 [17MY], E868, E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        H2796 [16MY]
      ------Representative Peter King, Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House), H2796 [16MY]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Sam Graves, Committee on Small Business 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding: several organizations, H3454 [5JN]
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety: Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, H2843 
        [17MY]
      ------Alliance of Nuclear Workers Advocacy Groups, H2842 [17MY]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, 
        H2840 [17MY]
      ------Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H2842 
        [17MY]
      ------Peter S. Winokur, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
        H2834-H2836 [17MY]
      ------Ronald E. Ault, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Sean McGarvey, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America 
        (organization), H2842 [17MY]
      ------Terry O'Sullivan, Laborers International Union of North 
        America, H2836 [17MY]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
      ------Representative McMorris Rodgers, H4668 [9JY]
      Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      No More Solyndras Act: Representative Hall, Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6008 [14SE]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Representative Lucas, Committee 
        on Agriculture (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
  Motions
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3097 [17MY], H3143 [18MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3390 [1JN], H3524 [6JN]
      Innovative technology loan guarantee program: phase out and 
        provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants 
        (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy: funding, H3353 [31MY]
      ------funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development Program funding, H3410-H3412 [5JN], E993 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to reimburse grant recipients for 
        advertising, marketing, or captial formation expenses, H3474 
        [5JN]
      Aiken, SC: H-Canyon Chemical Separations Facility funding, H11 
        [17JA]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Batteries and Electric Drive Technology Program: funding, H3493 
        [6JN]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to Hurley Elementary School Science Bowl 
        Team for participation in the National Science Bowl, E764 
        [10MY]
      Conservation of energy: ensure Federal agencies complete 
        required energy audits, H3419 [5JN]
      Corps of Engineers: coastal restoration project funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3466 [5JN]
      Defense Environmental Management Program: funding through 
        reductions in the National Nuclear Security Administration 
        Office of the Administrator funding, H3425, H3426 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2571, H2572, H2636 [10MY], H2666, 
        H2693, H2699-H2705 [15MY], H2723, H2787-H2796 [16MY], H2816, 
        H2818, H2821, H2823, H2824, H2826, H2847, H3049-H3097 [17MY], 
        H3107, H3108, H3109-H3145, H3150-H3155 [18MY], H3271 [31MY], 
        E827, E833 [17MY], E846, E847, E848, E850, E851, E855, E857, 
        E859, E863, E864, E865, E866, E867, E877 [18MY], E895 [30MY], 
        E938 [31MY], E948, E954, E957 [1JN], E980 [5JN]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2726-H2744 [16MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2827-H2846 [17MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), corrections in engrossment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), motion to recommit, H3143, H3144 [18MY]
      ------clarify that direct use solar energy is considered a 
        renewable energy source, H3093 [17MY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, H2790 [16MY]
      Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: require the Energy Information 
        Administration to determine whether implementation of such Act 
        is projected to lower gas prices or create jobs within a 
        certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), H5602-H5604 [1AU], E1426 
        [3AU]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3467, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347-H3356 [31MY], 
        H3366-H3390 [1JN], H3409, H3444-H3447, H3451-H3478 [5JN], 
        H3489-H3499, H3513-H3526 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], E953 [1JN], E976, 
        E977, E982 [5JN], E988, E993 [6JN], E1018, E1023 [7JN], E1026, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468-H3470 [5JN]
      Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program: funding, H3353 
        [31MY], H3378-H3383 [1JN], H3458 [5JN]
      ------funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development Program funding, H3383 [1JN]
      ------prohibit funding for certain international activities, 
        H3461 [5JN]
      ------vehicle technologies funding, H3383, H3384 [1JN]
      EPA: determine if impact analyses of rules and actions on energy 
        prices are infeasible to conduct, requires data that does not 
        exist, or would generate unreliable or useless results, H3924 
        [21JN]
      ------expand ability to waive certain pollution control fuel 
        requirements when there is a fuel distribution problem and 
        complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. of Energy, 
        H3903, H3904 [20JN]
      Federal aid programs: end loan guarantee program, H549 [7FE], 
        H3744 [19JN]
      Fossil Energy Research and Development Program: funding, H3412, 
        H3413 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to oil or gas companies convicted of 
        antitrust violations, H3492 [6JN]
      Fremont, CA: Hopkins Junior High School winner of Dept. of 
        Energy National Science Bowl, E713 [7MY]
      Government regulations: lower energy efficiency standards for 
        service-over-the-counter, self-contained, medium temperature 
        commercial refrigerators, H3921, H3922 [21JN]
      ------prohibit funding for grants requiring recipients to 
        replace any lighting that does not comply with the Energy 
        Policy and Conservation Act, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for subordinating any loan obligation to 
        other financing, H3465, H3466 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement energy conservation 
        standards for golf cart battery chargers, H3476 [5JN]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], 
        H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]
      ------certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the 
        designated site for development of a repository for disposal 
        of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]
      ------Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 
        [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 5892), H4666-H4672 [9JY]
      Innovative technology loan guarantee program: clarify certain 
        findings from Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        investigation, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
      ------ensure the program is able to continue to accept 
        applications for new loan guarantees, H6016, H6019-H6022 
        [14SE]
      Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program: funding, H3452-
        H3454 [5JN]
      Innovative technology loan guarantee program: nuclear and coal 
        projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------phase out and provide taxpayer protections from pending 
        program participants (H.R. 6213), H5930, H5932 [13SE], H6004-
        H6024, H6049 [14SE], E1549 [18SE]
      ------phase out and provide taxpayer protections from pending 
        program participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), 
        H5934-H5939 [13SE]
      ------phase out and provide taxpayer protections from pending 
        program participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022, 
        H6023 [14SE]
      Marshall Islands: continue monitoring of impact of the U.S. 
        nuclear testing program on Runit Island, H4890 [17JY]
      Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility: funding, E1028 [8JN]
      Motor vehicles: prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light 
        duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential 
        memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H3465 [5JN]
      National Ignition Facility: continued support of nuclear weapons 
        stockpile, inertial fusion energy development, and basic 
        science research funding, H3354 [31MY]
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: expand 
        eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel workers 
        for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees 
        Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 [20MR], H5209 
        [25JY]
      National Nuclear Security Administration: funding, H2791 [16MY], 
        H3006, H3007 [17MY], H3419, H3420 [5JN]
      ------Global Threat Reduction Initiative funding, H3418, H3424 
        [5JN]
      Non-defense environmental cleanup: funding, H3430, H3431 [5JN]
      ------funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security 
        Administration funding, H3415 [5JN]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      Nuclear energy: research and development programs funding, H3410 
        [5JN]
      Nuclear weapons: address safety at laboratories and production 
        facilities, H2833 [17MY]
      ------funding, H2790 [16MY]
      Office of Science: funding through reductions in Energy 
        Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3379 [1JN]
      Power resources: analyze regulations other nations apply to 
        their oil and gas industries and compare them to U.S. 
        regulations, H3898 [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3738 [19JN], H3813, H3814, H3875-H3912 
        [20JN], H3918-H3945, H3957-H3959 [21JN], H5173 [24JY], E1108, 
        E1114, E1121 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3814-H3824 
        [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      ------national energy policy, H174-H177 [25JA], H215 [31JA], 
        H362, H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H951, 
        H957, H958 [27FE], H970 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 [6MR], 
        H1220, H1222 [7MR], H1297 [8MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], H2194-
        H2197 [26AP], H2796-H2800 [16MY], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], 
        H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment of clean 
        energy technologies (H.R. 6275), E1424 [3AU]
      Regional economic development programs: funding, H3429, H3430 
        [5JN]
      Renewable energy: loan guarantee programs funding, H3454, H3471 
        [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for media campaign to promote alternative 
        green technologies, H3473 [5JN]
      ------streamline Federal review to facilitate projects, H823-
        H825 [16FE]
      ------wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other renewable 
        energy development funding, H3355, H3356 [31MY]
      Research: require consultation and input of National Energy 
        Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, H3898 
        [20JN]
      Science programs: prohibit funding in contravention of Dept. of 
        Energy Organization Act, H3455-H3457 [5JN]
      South Carolina: Dept. of Energy decision to install small 
        modular nuclear technology at the Savannah River Site in Aiken 
        and Barnwell, SC, H1138 [5MR]
      ------formation of joint technology initiative between Savannah 
        River National Laboratory and University of South Carolina to 
        build new technology-based businesses and create jobs, H1813 
        [16AP]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 [19MR]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4888-H4894 [17JY]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: ensure oil transported through the 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce 
        to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H1937 [18AP]
      ------expedite consideration and approval of construction and 
        operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), 
        E122 [2FE]
      Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee: require to conduct 
        study on how to shield consumers from gasoline price 
        fluctuations and supply disruptions, H3922, H3923 [21JN]
      U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center: funding, H3464, H3465 
        [5JN]
      Uranium: prohibit funding to plan or undertake certain sales or 
        other transfers of natural or low enriched uranium in the open 
        market, H3475, H3476 [5JN]
      Water: consider water intensity in energy research, development, 
        and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, 
        reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water 
        resources (H.R. 5827), E853 [18MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce showerhead water restrictor 
        regulations, H3474, H3475 [5JN]
      Weatherization Assistance Program: funding, E1183 [29JN]
      Wind Powering America Initiative: funding, H3493, H3494 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy: funding, S3760 [6JN], 
        S5722 [31JY]
      Computers: improve high-end computing research and development 
        program (S. 3459), S5734 [31JY]
      Danielson, David T.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy 
        for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, unanimous-consent 
        request, S603 [14FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 2467), S2828 [26AP]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        3254), S4141 [13JN], S4928 [12JY], S5191 [19JY], S5240 [23JY], 
        S5266 [24JY], S6294, S6296, S6320-S6322 [13SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        3254), unanimous-consent request, S6605, S6606 [21SE]
      ------national missile defense system funding, S5127 [18JY]
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      Electric power: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
      ------impact of global warming on increasing national and global 
        electrical needs, S6306 [13SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      Federal aid programs: end loan guarantee program and apply 
        savings to deficit reduction and highway bridge program, S2048 
        [27MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (S. 2374), S2826 [26AP]
      Harris, LaDoris Guess: nomination to be Dept. of Energy Office 
        of Minority Economic Impact Director, unanimous-consent 
        request, S603 [14FE]
      Kluse, Mike: Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory Director 
        of the Year award recipient, S386 [7FE]
      Majumdar, Arunava: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy, 
        unanimous-consent request, S603 [14FE]
      McConnell, Charles D.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy 
        for Fossil Energy, unanimous-consent request, S603 [14FE]
      National Nuclear Security Administration: nuclear modernization 
        program funding, S814, S815 [16FE]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1182 [1MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], 
        S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707-
        S1709 [15MR], S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2134 [28MR], S2192-S2197, 
        S2216 [29MR], S3952-S3954 [12JN], S4185 [14JN], S5721 [31JY], 
        S6307 [13SE]
      ------require a quadrennial energy review to assess current 
        domestic capabilities and future energy needs (S. 1703), S1174 
        [1MR]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR], S3653-S3655 [24MY]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of Dept. of Energy 
        nominees, S603-S605 [14FE]
      Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S603 
        [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military 
        Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. 
        Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 661) (H. Rept. 112-
        485), H2811 [16MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112-540), 
        H3806 [19JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: 
        Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4310) (H. Rept. 112-
        479), H2662 [11MY], H2712 [15MY]
      ------Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3254) (S. Rept. 
        112-173), S3688 [4JN]
      Dept. of Energy Administrative Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1160) (S. Rept. 112-
        147), S388 [7FE]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112-462), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 
        112-164), S2819 [26AP]
      Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1142) (S. Rept. 112-145), 
        S388 [7FE]
      Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112-146), S388 
        [7FE]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
      No More Solyndras Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 6213) (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 [10SE]
      Nomination of Adam E. Sieminski To Be Energy Information 
        Administration Administrator: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act: 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4273) (H. Rept. 
        112-586), H4684 [9JY]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 112-520), H3698 [8JN]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
  Tables
      Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3348-
        H3351 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women 
        Act reauthorization and H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction, H2726 [16MY]
      H. Res. 661, consideration of H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction, H2827 [17MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5325, energy and water 
        development appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and 
        Jobs Act, H3814 [20JN]
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act 
        and allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5934 [13SE]
      H.R. 4273, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability 
        Conflicts Act, H5602 [1AU]
      H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, H2847-H2996 [17MY]
      H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, H3890-H3895 [20JN]
      H.R. 5892, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4666-H4668 
        [9JY]
      S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]
      S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, S2826-S2828 [26AP]
      S. 3459, Dept. of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act, 
        S5734 [31JY]
      S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act, S5874-S5880 [1AU]
      S. Res. 454, tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting of 
        Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S., S3089 [10MY]




DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 1160) (S. Rept. 112-147), S388 [7FE]




DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see H.R. 4295), H1803 [29MR]




DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HIGH-END COMPUTING IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3459), S5732 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3459), S5734 [31JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3459, provisions, S5734 [31JY]




DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HIGH-END COMPUTING REVITALIZATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and 
        development program (see S. 3459), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 
        6454), H6231 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and 
        development program (S. 3459), S5734 [31JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3459, Dept. of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act, 
        S5734 [31JY]




DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORGANIZATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for science programs in 
        contravention of Dept. of Energy Organization Act, H3455-H3457 
        [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Energy: require a quadrennial energy review to assess 
        current domestic capabilities and future energy needs (S. 
        1703), S1174 [1MR]




DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

  Amendments
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]
      Public health: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6172 [20SE]
  Analyses
      Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Press Release Regarding 
        Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention, H2607-H2609 [10MY]
  Articles and editorials
      HHS Signs $20M PR Contract To Promote Healthcare Law, S3391 
        [22MY]
      More Time for Justice, S2894 [7MY]
      No Longer Just ``Adult-Onset'', S2894 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination under the family planning 
        program on the basis of separate provision of abortion (see 
        H.R. 5650), H2565 [9MY]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Cardiomyopathy: provide education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Child Care and Development Block Grant Program: ensure access to 
        high-quality child care for homeless children and families 
        (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]
      ------improve the quality of infant and toddler care (see S. 
        3436), S5381 [25JY]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      ------require child care providers receiving funds to provide 
        parents information on whether such providers carry current 
        liability insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]
      Children and youth: authorize grants to States for demonstration 
        projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization 
        or health to include body mass index (BMI) (see H.R. 6402), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------award competitive grants to public and private entities to 
        provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and 
        their parents (see S. 2185), S1576 [12MR]
      ------establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (see S. 2119), S850 [16FE]
      ------establish a public-private partnership program to provide 
        child care (see S. 2182), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 5877), H3362 
        [31MY]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      ------implement demonstration projects at federally qualified 
        community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and 
        promote family well-being through parenting practices and 
        skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at-
        risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy and 
        provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in 
        such programs (see H.R. 4034), H801 [15FE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
      Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: provide for a national campaign 
        to increase public awareness and knowledge (see S. 3396), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: make grants to eligible local educational 
        agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in 
        elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 
        2047), S208 [31JA]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see S. 3325), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5996), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Disabled: establish a working group to develop and disseminate 
        best practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug 
        labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 
        4087), H950 [24FE]
      Diseases: expedite research and drug development to combat the 
        most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      ------foster more effective implementation and coordination of 
        clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see 
        S. 3430), S5381 [25JY]
      ------increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 [27JN]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see S. 3345), 
        S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers (see S. 3560, 3566), S6454 [19SE]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP] (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 
        493), S4203 [14JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]
      ------promulgate regulations on patient medication information 
        to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality 
        information about prescription drugs (see S. 3212), S3422 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 6514), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Early Retiree Reinsurance Program: provide additional funding 
        (see H.R. 3887), H440 [2FE]
      Education: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative 
        care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing 
        schools, and other programs, and promote education in 
        palliative care and hospice (see S. 3407), S5211 [19JY] (see 
        H.R. 6155), H5077 [19JY]
      Families and domestic relations: ensure that immigration status 
        alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and 
        clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care 
        cases (see H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1152 [5MR]
      Federal employees: limit the number and pay of individuals 
        serving as special consultants, fellows, or other employees 
        (see H.R. 6214), H5326 [26JY]
      Fetal alcohol syndrome: reauthorize and extend prevention and 
        services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      Health: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 
        [7JN]
      ------make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      ------protect privacy of protected health information by 
        requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store 
        health information, restricting access, and improving 
        congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (see H.R. 4242), H1541 [22MR]
      Health care facilities: provide for public disclosure of charges 
        for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment 
        episodes (see H.R. 5709), H2644 [10MY]
      Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to 
        facilitate physician reentry into clinical practice to provide 
        required primary health services (see H.R. 5888), H3404 [1JN]
      Holocaust survivors: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services (see S. 
        3358), S4724 [28JN]
      Insurance: develop a national model disclosure form to assist 
        consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 
        3229), S3516 [23MY]
      ------enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high 
        risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to 
        access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]
      Laboratories: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 
        3391), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6118), H4863 [12JY]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see S. 2243), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        6232), H5524 [31JY]
      ------exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation 
        applicable to payments for hospice care (see H.R. 6466), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 
        [18JY]
      ------permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D 
        prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: implement prescriber education programs and 
        establish requirements for administration of antipsychotics to 
        residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 
        [20SE]
      Mental health: provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (see S. 2256), S2242 [29MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      National Health Service Corps: provide for the participation of 
        optometrists in the scholarship and loan repayment programs 
        (see S. 2192), S1733 [15MR]
      National Pediatric Research Network: establish (see S. 3461), 
        S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
      Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian 
        Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely 
        presented (see S. 2389), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4031), H726 
        [14FE]
      ------reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes 
        and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]
      ------require States and their designees receiving grants for 
        suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to 
        consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 4467), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting 
        requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 5283), H2273 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 6272), H5704 [2AU]
      ------establish a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (see 
        H.R. 4138), H1153 [5MR]
      Obesity: provide for a national program to conduct and support 
        activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight 
        and obesity in the U.S. (see H.R. 4604), H2066 [24AP]
      Older Americans Act: define care coordination, include care 
        coordination as a fully restorative service, and detail such 
        departmental functions (see S. 3465), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6543), H6276 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), H158 [24JA]
      Pharmaceuticals: grant provisional approval to fast-tracked 
        drugs used in therapies and treatments for life-threatening 
        diseases (see H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      Poverty: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended 
        dental care (see H.R. 4091), H965 [27FE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE] (see H.J. Res. 
        118), H5859 [11SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------repeal the program of block grants to States for social 
        services (see H.R. 6442), H6151 [19SE]
      Religion: ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Research: repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
        comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships 
        (RDOCS): assist States in operating programs to increase 
        availability of health care services in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]
      Schools: make grants to train elementary and secondary school 
        nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an 
        outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on 
        school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in 
        placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his 
        or her parents (see H.R. 6021), H4063 [26JN]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]
      Taxation: extend, expand, and improve the qualifying therapeutic 
        discovery project credit (see S. 3232), S3516 [23MY]
      U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: revise operations (see H.R. 
        5998), H3974 [21JN]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program: Benjamin Alcaraz, E770 [10MY]
      ------Estella Navarrette, E770 [10MY]
      ------Kimberly Hua, E772 [10MY]
      ------Patrick Martinez, E772 [10MY]
  Letters
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on 
        Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: Lynn 
        H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE], H6179 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: A. Barry 
        Rand, AARP, H2616 [10MY]
      ------Joseph A. Antolin, Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., 
        S842 [16FE]
      ------Judy Sherman and Emily J. Holubowich, Coalition for Health 
        Funding, S840 [16FE]
      ------Margo G. Wootan, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S841 [16FE]
      ------Miriam A. Alexander, American College of Preventive 
        Medicine, S840 [16FE]
      ------Nancy A. Brown, American Heart Association, S841 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), 
        H2618 [10MY]
      ------Katherine Beh Nees, Easter Seals, Inc., H2615 [10MY]
      ------National Foster Care Coalition, H2617 [10MY]
      ------several religious organizations, H2615 [10MY]
      Expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions: several health advocacy organizations, 
        H3225 [30MY]
      Faster Access to Specialized Treatments (FAST) Act: several 
        health organizations, E975 [5JN]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements: Chuck Bell and Ioana Rusu, Consumers 
        Union, S3552 [24MY]
      ------Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S3552 [24MY]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, 
        American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, H2241 
        [27AP]
      ------Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        H2241 [27AP]
      ------Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242 
        [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239 
        [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health 
        Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County 
        and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
      Organizations supporting the Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public 
        Health Fund, H2247-H2250 [27AP]
  Memorandums
      Waivers Relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program Work Requirements: Earl S. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, 
        S6048-S6050 [10SE]
  Motions
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H352 [1FE]
  Press releases
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
      President's Budget Presents Dangerous, Costly Setback to Obesity 
        Epidemic, Campaign Warns: Campaign To End Obesity Action Fund 
        (organization), S841 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]
      Aeras (nonprofit organization): tribute to tuberculosis vaccine 
        research, E429 [22MR]
      Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: release of 
        draft report on Vieques, PR, identified health problems 
        relative to Navy activities conducted there, H1158 [6MR]
      American Center for Cures: establish, H4069 [27JN]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center for Medicare & 
        Medicaid Innovation grant funding, H3408 [5JN]
      Child and family services program: extend (H.R. 2883), H3275 
        [31MY]
      Children and youth: make child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694 [27AP]
      Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]
      Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program: increase flexibility for implementation, H338 [1FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      Crime: enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase 
        penalties relative to sex trafficking, H1276 [8MR]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to 
        domestic priorities, H4915 [18JY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community 
        (H.R. 1462), H4914 [18JY]
      ------cancer research funding, H229 [1FE]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), E1735 
        [6NO]
      ------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (H.R. 2505), E48 [19JA], E1648 
        [21SE]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers, H6144-H6147 [19SE]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, H2825 
        [17MY]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages, H3281 [31MY]
      ------address critical drug shortages (H.R. 3839), H387 [2FE]
      ------allow to cause destruction of any drug refused admission 
        due to reasonable probability of causing serious adverse 
        health consequences or death or valued below a certain amount, 
        H3228 [30MY]
      ------encourage development of prescription drug monitoring 
        programs to track the dispensing of controlled drugs to 
        patients, H2335 [8MY]
      ------increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]
      Epilepsy: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      Families and domestic relations: ensure that immigration status 
        alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and 
        clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care 
        cases (H.R. 6128), E1249 [13JY]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN], E974 [5JN]
      Health: delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1505-H1507 [22MR]
      ------make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 
        [10JY]
      ------study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, 
        H4752 [10JY], E1254 [17JY]
      Insurance: ensure that a majority of individuals above a certain 
        age have access to private long-term care insurance, H335-H337 
        [1FE]
      ------implement a voluntary insurance program to provide long-
        term care services for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and 
        other disabled individuals, H352, H353 [1FE]
      Laboratories: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 
        6118), H6140-H6142 [19SE]
      Medicare: clinical laboratory services payment rates, H924 
        [17FE]
      ------extend physician payment rates (H.R. 6142), H5337 [31JY]
      ------home health care providers and caregivers funding, E1487 
        [12SE]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, H701, H702 [14FE]
      ------reform, H48, H67 [18JA], H433, H436 [2FE], H701 [14FE], 
        H788-H796 [15FE], H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1441, H1461 [21MR], 
        H3798, H3803 [19JN], H5913-H5917 [12SE]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H738 [15FE], H811 [16FE], H908, H909, H913, H914, 
        H916, H919, H924, H925 [17FE], H1422 [20MR], H5915 [12SE]
      ------tribute to hospice care workers, H3735 [19JN]
      National Pediatric Research Network: establish (H.R. 6163), 
        H6138-H6140 [19SE]
      NIH: anniversary of National Institute for Biomedical Imaging 
        and Bioengineering, E1056 [18JN]
      ------anniversary of release of Women's Health Initiative study, 
        E1208 [9JY]
      Obesity: provide for a national program to conduct and support 
        activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight 
        and obesity in the U.S. (H.R. 4604), E635 [24AP]
      Pancreatic Cancer Initiative: establish and implement (H.R. 
        733), H6144-H6147 [19SE], E1612 [21SE], E1684 [5OC]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program repeal 
        if failure to implement program would increase Medicaid 
        spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 
        [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], 
        E141 [6FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), 
        H192-H200 [31JA]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 
        [1FE]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      Prevention and Public Health Fund: funding, H2229-H2250, H2252 
        [27AP], H2335 [8MY], H2602, H2604, H2606-H2609 [10MY], H2825 
        [17MY], H3736 [19JN], H3960 [21JN], E705 [7MY], E721 [8MY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6174-H6185 [20SE], E1618, E1621 
        [21SE], E1657 [25SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      Religion: ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, 
        H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, 
        H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, 
        H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      Research: tribute to global health research efforts, E462 [28MR]
      Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships 
        (RDOCS): assist States in operating programs to increase 
        availability of health care services in health professional 
        shortage areas (H.R. 6400), E1524 [13SE]
      Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in 
        placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his 
        or her parents (H.R. 6021), E1139 [26JN]
      Social Services Block Grant Program: funding, H2606, H2613 
        [10MY]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (H.R. 6207), E1342 [26JY]
      Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (H.R. 2557), 
        E1303 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tourette Syndrome 
        Public Health Education Research Outreach Program funding, 
        S4867 [11JY]
      Children and youth: establish a pilot program to reduce the 
        increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-
        olds in child care settings (S. 2119), S852 [16FE]
      ------establish a public-private partnership program to provide 
        child care (S. 2182), S1542 [8MR]
      Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: provide for a national campaign 
        to increase public awareness and knowledge (S. 3396), S5135 
        [18JY]
      Depts. of Agriculture and HHS: establish dietary guidelines for 
        pregnant women and children from birth until the age of 2, 
        S4334 [20JN]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (S. 3325), S4419 [21JN]
      Diseases: expedite research and drug development to combat the 
        most deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S324, S325 
        [2FE]
      ------increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (S. 3345), S4676 
        [27JN]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 493), 
        S4206 [14JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]
      Drugs: fine prescription drug manufacturers for failure to 
        notify the FDA of a known discontinuance of a lifesaving drug, 
        S3396 [22MY]
      ------promulgate regulations on patient medication information 
        to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality 
        information about prescription drugs, S3564 [24MY]
      Education: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative 
        care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing 
        schools, and other programs, and promote education in 
        palliative care and hospice (S. 3407), S5214 [19JY]
      FDA: develop standardized protocols for obtaining authorization 
        for administering an antipsychotic for non-FDA approved use, 
        S3418 [22MY]
      ------improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3413 [22MY], S3466, S3467, 
        S3482-S3485 [23MY], S3552, S3563 [24MY]
      ------prohibit FDA employees from carrying firearms and making 
        arrests without warrants, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------require report on issues with respect to small business, 
        S3500 [23MY]
      Holocaust survivors: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services (S. 3358), 
        S4726 [28JN]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (S. 3539), S6342 [13SE]
      Medicare: establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (S. 2243), S2233 [29MR]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, S2675 [25AP]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, S833 [16FE], S890 [17FE], S4875 [11JY]
      Mental health: provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (S. 2256), S2247 [29MR]
      National Pediatric Research Network: establish (S. 3461), S5735 
        [31JY]
      Older Americans Act: define care coordination, include care 
        coordination as a fully restorative service, and detail such 
        departmental functions (S. 3465), S5872 [1AU]
      Oral health: make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve 
        oral health education and dental disease prevention, and 
        enhance Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program 
        dental services, S1180 [1MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living 
        Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, 
        S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------contract with public relations firm for advertising 
        campaign to promote preventive health benefits, S3467 [23MY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 
        [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 
        [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 
        [29FE]
      Poverty: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended 
        dental care, S1083-S1085 [28FE], S1180 [1MR]
      Prevention and Public Health Fund: funding, S840-S842 [16FE], 
        S2893-S2896, S2899-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2935, S2937-S2944, 
        S2947, S2955 [8MY], S2996-S2998, S3004, S3006-S3008, S3013, 
        S3015, S3016, S3024-S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, S3035 [9MY], 
        S3054-S3057, S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3268 [17MY], S3410 [22MY], 
        S3536 [24MY]
      Public health: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 [11SE], S6407-S6409 [19SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. 
        Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407, S6408 [19SE]
      Religion: ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      Veterans: facilitate emergency medical services personnel 
        training and certification curriculums, S6256 [12SE]
      Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections for the 
        Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service Act, S3468, 
        S3491 [23MY]
  Reports filed
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to 
        Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program 
        Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) 
        (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Deem Certain Claims Presented to an Indian Health Service 
        Contracting Officer Pursuant to Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act as Timely Presented: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389), S6339 [13SE]
      ------Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 
        112-228), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on 
        Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112-
        677), H6068 [18SE]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 112-677), H6068 [18SE]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Taking Essential Steps for Testing (TEST) Act: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3391), 
        S6451 [19SE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
  Summaries
      Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 5188), E694 
        [27AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 
        and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program work requirements, H6165 [20SE]
      H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirement, H6175 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 733, Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, H6144 [19SE]
      H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, 
        H333 [1FE]
      H.R. 6118, Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act, H6140 [19SE]
      H.R. 6163, National Pediatric Research Network Act, H6138 [19SE]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization 
        extension, S1424 [6MR]
      S. 2256, Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure 
        Improvements Act, S2247 [29MR]
      S. 3407, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, 
        S5215 [19JY]
      S. Res. 434, support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, S2659 
        [24AP]
      S. Res. 493, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S4206 [14JN]




DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

  Amendments
      Appropriations: making (H.R. 5855), H3482 [5JN], H3528, H3529, 
        H3530, H3531, H3533, H3534, H3535, H3537, H3539, H3541, H3543, 
        H3544, H3545, H3546, H3548, H3549, H3550, H3552, H3554, H3556, 
        H3557, H3559, H3578, H3579 [6JN], H3619, H3620, H3621, H3622, 
        H3623, H3624, H3625, H3629, H3630, H3632, H3635, H3637, H3638, 
        H3640, H3641, H3644, H3645, H3662 [7JN]
      ------making (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3287 
        [31MY]
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), S6653, 
        S6661, S6673 [21SE]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6003, S6007 [2AU]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
      South Carolina State Ports Authority: provide for a land 
        exchange (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401, S5402, S5403, 
        S5405, S5409, S5410 [25JY], S5495, S5507, S5519, S5520, S5521, 
        S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5568, S5572, S5575, S5579, S5591, 
        S5603, S5615, S5622 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676, S5677, S5678, 
        S5681, S5682, S5684, S5685, S5686, S5687, S5688 [30JY], S5724, 
        S5739, S5740, S5741, S5743, S5744, S5746, S5747, S5748, S5760, 
        S5772, S5773, S5777, S5778, S5782, S5783, S5784, S5786, S5787, 
        S5788, S5789, S5791, S5792, S5793 [31JY], S5885, S5886, S5888, 
        S5889, S5890, S5891 [1AU]
  Articles and editorials
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for 
        an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]
      Appropriations: making (see S. 3216), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5855), H3171 [25MY]
      ------making (H.R. 5855), consideration (see H. Res. 667), H3265 
        [30MY]
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see S. 
        3302), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6449), H6230 [20SE]
      ------include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
      ------require individuals seeking training in the operation of 
        certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5077 [19JY]
      ------require security screening of passengers at airports to be 
        carried out by private screening companies (see S. 3303), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Budget: obtain an unqualified audit opinion and improve 
        financial accountability and management (see H.R. 5941), H3699 
        [8JN]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 5968), H3806 [19JN] (see H.R. 
        6055), H4603 [28JN]
      ------establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to 
        improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles 
        imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see 
        H.R. 6110), H4862 [12JY]
      ------provide for gathering of copyright and trademark 
        information on merchandise presented for examination (see H.R. 
        4216), H1426 [20MR]
      ------submit a plan to ensure the placement of sufficient 
        officers at certain U.S. international airports to effectively 
        combat security threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), 
        H692 [9FE]
      Business and industry: prohibit the procurement of certain items 
        unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or 
        produced (see S. 2114), S699 [15FE]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5887), H3404 
        [1JN]
      Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on 
        ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border 
        violence along the Southwest border (see H.R. 6368), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 6277), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Education: enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file 
        Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification 
        petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools 
        from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]
      Employment: make grants to States to hire and prevent layoffs of 
        teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        6561), H6284 [25SE]
      ------require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      FEMA: audit regional offices' support of coordinated and 
        integrated Federal preparedness, protection, response, 
        recovery, and mitigation capabilities in response to act of 
        terrorism or other incident (see H.R. 5807), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (see 
        H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]
      ------codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for outreach to people 
        with disabilities during emergencies (see H.R. 5806), H3102 
        [17MY]
      ------provide guidance to and coordination with local 
        educational agencies and school districts that are at high 
        risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      Foreign countries: modify requirements for the visa waiver 
        program (see S. 2046), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 3855), H218 
        [31JA]
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        S. 3279), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see S. 3524), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 5708), H2644 [10MY]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Government: create independent advisory panel to assess 
        management structure and capabilities and make recommendations 
        to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see H.R. 5913), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Health: contract with an independent laboratory to study health 
        effects of backscatter x-ray machines used at airline 
        checkpoints and improve notice to airline passengers (see S. 
        2044), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4068), H901 [16FE]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-
        term residents who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 
        3823), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 5869), H3266 [30MY]
      ------establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa for aliens pursuing 
        advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics and authorize conditional permanent residency for 
        such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 [16MY]
      ------improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, 
        and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2266), S2242 
        [29MR]
      ------permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program (see 
        H.R. 5874), H3362 [31MY]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S3631 [24MY]
      ------prohibit from granting a work authorization to an alien 
        found to have been unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        6001), H3974 [21JN]
      ------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise 
        suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 5957), H3733 [18JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the rule entitled ``Provisional 
        Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain 
        Immediate Relatives'' (see H.R. 6052), H4603 [28JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3732 [18JN]
      ------provide certain benefits for aliens with advanced degrees 
        in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (see S. 
        3185), S3174 [15MY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      ------provide protection for certain Federal employees relative 
        to implementation of certain immigration policies regarding 
        the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6069), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------simplify petitioning procedure for H-2A agricultural 
        workers and expand the scope of the H-2A program (see H.R. 
        6373), H5859 [11SE]
      Information technology: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Law enforcement: reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human 
        smuggling across the Southwest border by deterring 
        construction and use of border tunnels (see H.R. 4119), H1133 
        [1MR]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      National security: establish an interagency working group to 
        improve coordination of Federal preparedness grants (see H.R. 
        5847), H3162 [18MY]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H4064 [26JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
      ------revoke requirement on use of privately owned 
        communications resources in Executive order on assignment of 
        national security and emergency preparedness communications 
        function (see H.R. 6340), H5706 [2AU]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H692 [9FE]
      Ports: authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security 
        programs through increased efficiency and risk-based 
        coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
      Research: permit use of certain grant funds for training 
        conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or 
        research facility (see H.R. 5843), H3162 [18MY]
      Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]
      South Carolina State Ports Authority: provide for a land 
        exchange (see S. 2061), S261 [1FE] (see H.R. 5739), H2662 
        [11MY]
      Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of 
        articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one 
        day (see S. 3597), S6546 [20SE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see 
        S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
      Terrorism: prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated 
        with homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent 
        extremism (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      Transit Security Grant Program: require inclusion as an eligible 
        use the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by 
        local law enforcement (see H.R. 3857), H219 [31JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: appoint passenger 
        advocates at certain airports to assist elderly and disabled 
        passengers who believe they have been mistreated by personnel 
        (see S. 2207), S1847 [20MR]
      ------modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving 
        from preclearance airports (see S. 3542), S6340 [13SE] (see 
        H.R. 6028), H4064 [26JN]
      ------prohibit establishment by air carriers and airport 
        operators of expedited lines at airport screening checkpoints 
        for specific categories of passengers (see S. 2235), S2030 
        [26MR]
      ------transfer unclaimed clothes recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to local veterans organizations and other 
        charities (see H.R. 6328), H5706 [2AU]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: extend the special 
        immigrant religious professionals program (see H.R. 6193), 
        H5291 [25JY]
      Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), 
        H3362 [31MY]
  Cloture motions
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Cost Estimates
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2764): CBO, 
        H3242 [30MY]
  E-mails
      U.S.-Mexico border security: Bill Bagi, H1217 [7MR]
  Letters
      Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Greg 
        Principato, Airports Council International-North America, 
        H4013 [26JN]
      ------Roger J. Dow, U.S. Travel Association, H4013 [26JN]
      ------Stephen A. Alterman, Cargo Airline Association, H4013 
        [26JN]
      Border Security Information Improvement Act: Representative 
        Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H2671 [15MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H2672 [15MY]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H2672 [15MY]
      Cybersecurity Act: several former national security officials, 
        S4136 [13JN]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Dorothy Coleman, National 
        Association of Manufacturers, S5909 [2AU]
      ------Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S5704 [31JY]
      ------several financial services organizations, S5909 [2AU]
      ------several individuals, S5437 [26JY]
      ------Shawn Osbourne, TechAmerica (organization), S5915 [2AU]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program: Representative Kline, 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H5816 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5816 [11SE]
      Enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications 
        infrastructure: several former government officials, S4847 
        [11JY]
      Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain 
        long-term resident alien students: several Representatives, 
        H5015 [19JY]
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: Lisa 
        Piraneo, ACT! for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
      FEMA programs and activities reauthorization: Representative 
        Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6110 
        [19SE]
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation 
        Association, H3532 [6JN]
      Secure Border Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E972 [5JN]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Edward Wytkind, Transportation 
        Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, H4007 [26JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        E1175 [28JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1176 [28JN]
  Lists
      Dept. of Homeland Security agents, officers, and military 
        personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Environmental and Latino organizations opposing Title XIV of 
        H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, on Depts. of 
        the Interior and Agriculture prohibition from taking action on 
        public lands which impede border security, H3758 [19JN]
  Memorandums
      Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Dentention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3625 [7JN]
      Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent With the Civil 
        Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Detention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement, H3626 [7JN]
      Prosecutorial Discretion in Removal Cases Involving Certain 
        Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3627 [7JN]
  Motions
      Appropriations: making (H.R. 5855), H3650 [7JN]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5357 [25JY], S5419 
        [26JY], S5724 [31JY]
  Petitions
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: ACT! 
        for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction exempting 
        counterterrorism accounts, H3638, H3639 [7JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments 
        and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce 
        discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      ------making (H.R. 5855), H3499-H3505, H3528-H3575 [6JN], H3618-
        H3652 [7JN], E1003 [6JN], E1008, E1022 [7JN], E1028, E1029, 
        E1033 [8JN], E1040 [12JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------making (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3281-
        H3289 [31MY]
      ------making (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, H3650 [7JN]
      Aviation: ensure sensitivity of treatment in the security 
        screening process for children, the elderly, and the infirmed 
        traveling by air, H3542 [6JN]
      ------include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H163-H166 [25JA]
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force: establish, H3244, H3245 
        [30MY]
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate 
        (H.R. 2668), H2081 [25AP]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: air and marine 
        interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement funding 
        through reductions in environmental mitigation funding, H3539, 
        H3540 [6JN]
      ------salaries and expenses funding, H3528, H3529, H3537 [6JN], 
        H3619 [7JN], E1008 [7JN]
      ------salaries and expenses funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3537-H3539 
        [6JN]
      Business and industry: prohibit funding for procurement of 
        certain items unless they are domestically grown or produced, 
        H3502 [6JN]
      Coast Guard: ensure completion of required energy audits, H3552 
        [6JN]
      ------funding, H3504 [6JN]
      ------Great Lakes search and rescue operations funding, H3550, 
        H3551 [6JN]
      Cybersecurity: infrastructure funding, H3619, H3636, H3637 [7JN]
      ------personnel funding, H3650 [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: allow to cause destruction of any drug refused 
        admission due to reasonable probability of causing serious 
        adverse health consequences or death or valued below a certain 
        amount, H3228 [30MY]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on 
        ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border 
        violence along the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118, H6119 
        [19SE]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 6277), E1396 
        [3AU]
      Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to 
        help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent 
        crime (H.R. 1550), H5515-H5518 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3779-H3781 [19JN]
      ------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H3745-H3749, H3751, H3752, 
        H3756-H3759, H3761-H3765, H3779-H3782 [19JN], E1143 [26JN], 
        E1155 [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      EB-5 visa program: reform, H799 [15FE]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3535, 
        H3536 [6JN], E1003 [6JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 
        [26JN]
      ------National Urban Search & Rescue Response System funding, 
        H3533 [6JN]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      ------reauthorize programs and activities (H.R. 2903), H6104-
        H6113 [19SE]
      ------State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3554-H3556 
        [6JN], H3634 [7JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]
      ------State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3531, H3532 [6JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for Buffalo, NY, 
        area, H5536 [1AU]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 [8JN]
      Foreign countries: modify requirements for the visa waiver 
        program (H.R. 3855), H663 [9FE]
      Hawaii: exempt public lands from regulations waiving certain 
        conservation laws relative to border security impedement, 
        H3782 [19JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-
        term residents who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 5869), 
        H3180 [30MY]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H3737 [19JN], E1048 
        [15JN]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (S. 952), H2137 [26AP]
      ------clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas to 
        nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay 
        repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY]
      ------construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the 
        U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such 
        border, H1148 [5MR]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, H3709, H3710 
        [18JN], H3737, H3738, H3742, H3749 [19JN], H3812 [20JN], 
        H3966-H3970 [21JN], H3984 [26JN], H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY], 
        E1061 [18JN]
      ------permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, E1022 
        [7JN]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5814-H5817 [11SE], E1507, E1511, 
        E1520 [13SE]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3635, H3636 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or 
        enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration 
        enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial 
        discretion, H3625-H3629 [7JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule on Provisional Unlawful 
        Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate 
        Relatives, H3620, H3621 [7JN]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3633, H3634 [7JN]
      ------reform, H562 [7FE], H1021 [29FE], H1144, H1149 [5MR], 
        H2137, H2138 [26AP], H3749 [19JN]
      ------release of guidelines on application process to cancel 
        removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien 
        students, H5528 [1AU]
      Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Child Exploitation Center 
        funding, H3542, H3543 [6JN]
      ------funding, H3545 [6JN]
      ------Office of Investigations funding to combat child 
        exploitation through reductions in detention and removal 
        operations funding, H3541-H3543 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for contravention of mandatory detention 
        requirement for non-U.S. citizens convicted of certain crimes, 
        H3641-H3643 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Public Advocate position, H3622 [7JN]
      India: increase coordination on efforts to prevent terrorist 
        attacks, H3622 [7JN]
      Languages: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on 
        providing access to Federal programs and activities for 
        persons with limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), H2669-H2673 [15MY]
      Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified 
        U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements, E855 
        [18MY]
      National security: authorize interception of communications and 
        other system traffic that is transmitted and stored on Federal 
        systems and deploy countermeasures for cybersecurity purposes, 
        H2177 [26AP]
      ------counterterrorism initiatives funding, H735 [15FE]
      ------improve border security, H1008-H1013 [28FE], H1144 [5MR], 
        H1217 [7MR], H1850 [17AP]
      ------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4009-H4011 [26JN], 
        E175 [9FE], E1181 [29JN]
      Office of Civil Rights and Liberties: funding, H3529, H3530 
        [6JN]
      Office of Intelligence and Analysis: establish weapons of mass 
        destruction intelligence and information sharing functions and 
        require dissemination of information to relevant entities 
        (H.R. 2764), H3241-H3243 [30MY], E914 [31MY]
      Point Clear, AL: express sympathies for victims of Coast Guard 
        helicopter crash in Mobile Bay, H1079 [29FE]
      Ports: authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security 
        programs through increased efficiency and risk-based 
        coordination (H.R. 4251), H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4003-H4009 
        [26JN], E1151 [27JN]
      Power resources: exempt from certain requirements on the 
        procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 [7JN]
      Puerto Rico: supplement Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 
        funding in Puerto Rico with general appropriations when a 
        shortage occurs in Puerto Rico Trust Fund, H3632 [7JN]
      Research: permit use of certain grant funds for training 
        conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or 
        research facility (H.R. 5843), H4014, H4015 [26JN], H4421 
        [28JN]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559-H3561 
        [6JN]
      Secret Service: call for investigation into allegations of 
        sexual misconduct by personnel in Colombia, H1829 [16AP]
      ------call for investigation into allegations of sexual 
        misconduct by personnel in Colombia and El Salvador, H2138 
        [26AP]
      South Carolina State Ports Authority: provide for a land 
        exchange (S. 2061), H4672, H4673 [9JY], E1216 [10JY]
      Systematic Alienation Verification Entitlement (SAVE) database: 
        denial of access by States to identify noncitizens among 
        registered voters, H3584 [7JN]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]
      Telecommunications: cell phone communications in rural border 
        areas funding, H3534, H3535 [6JN]
      Terrorism: prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated 
        with homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent 
        extremism (H.R. 6003), E1112, E1129 [21JN]
      Transit Security Grant Program: require inclusion as an eligible 
        use the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by 
        local law enforcement (H.R. 3857), H5821-H5824 [11SE]
      Transportation: implement commercial pre-inspection pilot 
        program at Peace Bridge to expedite traffic at U.S.-Canada 
        border, H4709 [10JY]
      ------prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain 
        State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of 
        mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, H3247 [30MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015-H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]
      ------call for investigation of allegations of airport screeners 
        involved in a drug smuggling ring, H2138 [26AP]
      ------ensure that certain transportation worker identification 
        credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for 
        implementation of electronic readers for such credentials, 
        H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]
      ------establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 
        1447), H4011-H4014 [26JN], H4421 [28JN], E1167 [28JN]
      ------establish an Ombudsman Office (H.R. 1165), H5825 [11SE]
      ------Federal Air Marshal Service funding, H3547, H3549, H3550 
        [6JN], H3619, H3643 [7JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------Federal Flight Deck Officer program funding, H3548, H3549 
        [6JN]
      ------funding, H3546, H3547 [6JN], H3644 [7JN]
      ------modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving 
        from preclearance airports (H.R. 6028), H5824-H5826 [11SE]
      ------privatization proposals, H447 [3FE]
      ------prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the 
        Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) 
        Program, H3640, H3641 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for security officers or behavior 
        detection officers outside an airport, H3630-H3632 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to provide certain employees uniforms or 
        badges resembling those of law enforcement officers, H3629, 
        H3630 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to restrict participation in Screening 
        Partnership Program (SPP), H3640 [7JN]
      ------reform, H3547 [6JN]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (H.R. 3670), H3239-H3241 [30MY]
      ------require private companies contracted to provide security 
        screenings to be owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, H3644 
        [7JN]
      ------surface transportation inspection program funding, H3637, 
        H3638 [7JN]
      ------transfer unclaimed clothes recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to local veterans organizations and other 
        charities (H.R. 6328), H5825 [11SE]
      U.S. Border Patrol Academy: tribute to graduating class, E589 
        [19AP]
      U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: immigrant integration 
        grants funding, H3546 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S95, S136 [26JA]
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate 
        (H.R. 2668), S2985 [8MY]
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), S6673 
        [21SE]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): set sunset date, S5439 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: implement national standards to eliminate 
        sexual assault in prisons, jails, and detention centers, 
        S3509-S3511 [23MY]
      Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility 
        confirmation permanent and mandatory, S3068 [10MY]
      Federal employees: tribute to agents, officers, and military 
        personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Federal Network Security: funding, S6416 [19SE], S6495, S6496 
        [20SE]
      Foreign countries: modify requirements for the visa waiver 
        program (S. 2046), S256 [1FE]
      Health: contract with an independent laboratory to study health 
        effects of backscatter x-ray machines used at airline 
        checkpoints and improve notice to airline passengers (S. 
        2044), S209 [31JA]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S117 [26JA], S2204-
        S2206 [29MR], S2470 [18AP], S2589 [23AP], S2956 [8MY], S3068 
        [10MY], S3260 [17MY], S3402 [22MY], S3721 [5JN], S4141-S4143 
        [13JN], S4223, S4233 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4434, S4440, S4441 
        [25JN], S4645-S4647 [27JN], S4813, S4814 [10JY], S5064, S5081 
        [17JY], S5269 [24JY], S5935 [2AU], S6249 [12SE], S6519 [20SE]
      ------enforce existing immigration laws and improve border 
        security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
      ------establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa for aliens pursuing 
        advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics and authorize conditional permanent residency for 
        such aliens (S. 3192), S3199, S3200 [16MY], S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, S4223, S4233 
        [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4604 [26JN], S4813 [10JY], S5064 [17JY]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), S3636 [24MY], S6007 [2AU], S6334 
        [13SE]
      ------reform, S4433 [25JN], S6570 [21SE]
      Information technology: expand and improve cybersecurity test 
        beds program, S5914 [2AU]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), S3292 [17MY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (S. 1236), S172 [30JA]
      National security: ensure that creation of center to protect 
        Federal Government networks does not disrupt current cyber law 
        enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]
      Point Clear, AL: express sympathies for victims of Coast Guard 
        helicopter crash in Mobile Bay, S1383 [5MR]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR]
      South Carolina State Ports Authority: provide for a land 
        exchange (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
      Technology: conduct study to determine current cyber law 
        enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, S4846-S4849 [11JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S616-S619, S659 
        [14FE], S663 [15FE], S2458 [18AP], S3300 [21MY], S3933-S3935 
        [12JN], S4135-S4137 [13JN]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193-S5196, S5238 
        [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5266 [24JY], S5322, S5367 [25JY], S5652 
        [30JY], S5691-S5706, S5708-S5712, S5714-S5725 [31JY], S5805, 
        S5806, S5812-S5818, S5823-S5825, S5830, S5841, S5850 [1AU], 
        S5901-S5904, S5907-S5919, S5929, S5936, S5937, S5942 [2AU], 
        S6079 [11SE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357, S5359-S5364 [25JY], S5419-S5421, S5426-S5441, S5444, 
        S5448, S5450, S5463-S5465 [26JY], S5631, S5632 [30JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5651 [30JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (H.R. 3670), S6007 [2AU]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and 
        resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, 
        S5823 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2668), S2921 [7MY]
      Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 112-135), S131 
        [26JA]
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland Security 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5855) (H. Rept. 112-492), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3216) (S. Rept. 
        112-169), S3422 [22MY]
      Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2061) 
        (S. Rept. 112-171), S3630 [24MY]
      Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 112-499), H3265 [30MY]
      Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 
        112-685), H6230 [20SE]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112-467), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      Prevention of Importation of Merchandise Into the U.S. in a 
        Manner That Evades Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3524) (S. Rept. 112-209), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4119) (H. Rept. 112-418), H1496 [21MR]
      Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing 
        Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112-592), H4827 [11JY]
      Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3857) (H. Rept. 
        112-498), H3265 [30MY]
      Secure Visas Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1741) 
        (H. Rept. 112-411), H1303 [8MR]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 4251) (H. Rept. 112-521), H3702 [12JN]
      Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness 
        Enhancements for (SECURE) Facilities Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 772) 
        (S. Rept. 112-202), S5976 [2AU]
      Transportation Security Administration Compliance With the 
        Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3670) (H. Rept. 
        112-487), H3161 [18MY]
      Transportation Security Administration Transfer of Unclaimed 
        Money Recovered at Airport Security Checkpoints to United 
        Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 2179) (H. Rept. 112-468), H2441 [8MY]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 112-466), 
        H2441 [8MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3622 [7JN]
  Statements
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Aspen Homeland Security Group, 
        S5437 [26JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland 
        Security appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act, H3237 [30MY]
      H.R. 1447, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, 
        H4011 [26JN]
      H.R. 1550, Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Resources 
        Allocation Improvement Act, H5515 [31JY]
      H.R. 2764, WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H3241 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 2903, FEMA programs and activities reauthorization, H6104-
        H6110 [19SE]
      H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) 
        applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or 
        activation, H4015 [26JN]
      H.R. 3670, require Transportation Security Administration 
        compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and 
        Reemployment Rights Act, H3239 [30MY]
      H.R. 3801, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, H163 
        [25JA]
      H.R. 3857, Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement 
        Support Act, H5822 [11SE]
      H.R. 4005, Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act, H4009 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 4119, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, H2669 [15MY]
      H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based 
        Targeting for (SMART) Port Security Act, H4003-H4007 [26JN]
      H.R. 5843, Dept. of Homeland Security use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility, H4014 [26JN]
      H.R. 6028, No-Hassle Flying Act, H5824 [11SE]
      H.R. 6368, Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6118 
        [19SE]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. 1236, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, S172 [30JA]
      S. 2061, Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act, S3735 
        [5JN], H4672 [9JY]
      S. 3245, EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program permanent reauthorization, 
        S3636 [24MY], H5814 [11SE]
      S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]




DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
  Articles and editorials
      First Person Singular--Carmen Castro-Conroy, 40, Gaithersburg, 
        Housing Counselor, Housing Initiative Partnership, E1261 
        [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Community Development Block Grant Program: set-aside funds for 
        grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for 
        rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 5521), H2320 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 6414), H6060 [14SE]
      Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage 
        modification pilot programs (see S. 2093), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot 
        program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see 
        H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H1641 [27MR]
      ------establish Second Chance at Homeownership Program (see H.R. 
        4172), H1304 [8MR]
      ------provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA mortgage 
        insurance program during periods that the Mutual Mortgage 
        Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio 
        requirements (see H.R. 3853), H218 [31JA]
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H1209 [6MR]
      ------authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a mortgage 
        insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see S. 2035), S131 [26JA] (see H.R. 
        3825), H181 [25JA]
      ------preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 4218), H1426 [20MR]
      Mortgages: establish a pilot program to reduce up-front premiums 
        on FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers who 
        complete a homeownership counseling program to help reduce 
        default rates (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]
      Public housing: reform laws relative to small public housing 
        agencies (see S. 3538), S6339 [13SE]
      Taxation: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay 
        current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies 
        to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts (see H.R. 
        6203), H5291 [25JY]
      Tenant Resource Network Program: terminate authority to provide 
        assistance (see H.R. 6298), H5705 [2AU]
      U.S. Housing Act: reform the program for rental assistance under 
        section 8 (see H.R. 4145), H1209 [6MR]
      Urban areas: provide Federal grants for the rehabilitation of 
        critically needed recreational areas and facilities and 
        development of improved recreation programs (see S. 3583), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 3349), S4674 [27JN]
      ------establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and 
        low-income veterans (see S. 3614), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6381), H5922 [12SE]
  Motions
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: administrative spending, operations, and 
        management resources funding, H4055, H4056 [26JN]
      ------making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments 
        and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce 
        discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: provide for review of 
        properties for use for the homeless, H491-H494, H498, H503 
        [6FE]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (H.R. 4210), H4117 [27JN]
      Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4104-H4106 
        [27JN]
      ------increase portion of assistance that may be used to provide 
        public services, H4107 [27JN]
      ------Loan Guarantee Program funding, H4108 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Disasters: relief funding, H4111 [27JN]
      ------require inclusion of owner-occupied units and rental units 
        in property loss calculations used to determine disaster 
        relief assistance, H4111 [27JN]
      Discrimination: prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory 
        standards against the use of discriminatory disparate impact 
        analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for 
        housing, H4144-H4146 [27JN]
      Federal aid programs: section 8 housing voucher program funding, 
        H4100 [27JN]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 
        4264), H5737-H5740 [10SE]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
      Galveston, TX: low-income housing restoration funding, H4032 
        [26JN]
      HOME Investment Partnership: funding, H4109, H4110 [27JN]
      Homeless: homeless assistance grants funding, H4112 [27JN]
      Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-
        based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-
        income families (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule to expressly prohibit 
        an owner or landlord of housing from using a criminal 
        conviction to deny housing to an applicant for such housing, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      ------vulnerable populations housing programs funding, E1239 
        [12JY]
      Housing Counseling Assistance Program: funding, H4054, H4055 
        [26JN]
      Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program: funding, 
        H4056 [26JN]
      National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: funding, H4032 [26JN]
      Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program: funding, H4103 
        [27JN], E1156 [27JN]
      Neighborhood Stabilization Program: expand percentage of funding 
        that can be used for demolition projects, H4117, H4118, H4123 
        [27JN]
      Office of Community Planning and Development: funding, H4096, 
        H4097 [27JN]
      Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity: funding, H4099 
        [27JN]
      Office of Housing: funding, H4097 [27JN]
      Office of Policy Development and Research: funding, H4097-H4099 
        [27JN]
      Office of Public and Indian Housing: funding, H4096 [27JN]
      Public housing: allow public housing agencies to use operating 
        and capital funds directly without going through the Operating 
        Fund Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]
      Public Housing Capital Fund: funding, H4101, H4102 [27JN]
      Public Housing Operating Fund: funding, H4102, H4103 [27JN]
      Section 184A Native Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Program: 
        funding, E1156 [27JN]
      Veterans: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and 
        low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]
      ------establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans 
        Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness (H.R. 
        3298), H1553-H1555 [26MR], H1744 [29MR]
      ------improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans' 
        preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly 
        built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H4144 
        [27JN]
      ------veteran rental voucher assistance funding, H4634 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]
      Galante, Carol J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD and 
        FHA Commissioner, unanimous-consent agreement, S5623 [26JY]
      Housing: combat fraud, waste, and abuse at public housing 
        authorities, S1706 [15MR]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR]
      Urban areas: provide Federal grants for the rehabilitation of 
        critically needed recreational areas and facilities and 
        development of improved recreation programs (S. 3583), S6549 
        [20SE]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 3349), S4682 [27JN]
      ------establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and 
        low-income veterans (S. 3614), S6629 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 4264) (H. Rept. 112-544), H3914 [20JN]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
  Tables
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H.R. 3298, Homes for Heroes Act, H1553 [26MR]
      H.R. 4264, FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act, H5737-H5739 [10SE]
      S. 3583, Community Parks Revitalization Act, S6549-S6552 [20SE]




DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

  Affidavits
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: Hitesh Patel, 
        H2406 [8MY]
  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760, S1761 [15MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Alaska: issue a report on the Alaska Rural Justice and Law 
        Enforcement Commission (see S. 3373), S4893 [11JY]
      Armed Forces: improve provision of civil relief and the 
        enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members 
        (see S. 2299), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 6293), H5704 [2AU]
      Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly 
        reports that contain detailed information on receipt and 
        disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to 
        asbestos and filing of such reports (see S. 3076), S3084 
        [10MY] (see H.R. 4369), H1914 [17AP]
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership: extend authorization (see S. 
        2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 [15MY]
      Bureau of Prisons: require Director to be appointed by and with 
        advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 2169), S1459 [7MR] 
        (see H.R. 4730), H2125 [25AP]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      Children and youth: provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see 
        S. 3328), S4417 [21JN]
      Classified information: support appointment of an independent 
        special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information 
        on covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN] (see H. 
        Res. 695), H3914 [20JN]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): direct the 
        Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the deposition of 
        William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of 
        the U.S. v. Clemens (see H. Res. 558), H944 [17FE]
      ------disapprove of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see 
        H. Res. 718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      Courts: improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (see S. 3335), S4417 [21JN]
      ------provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Crime: improve services for victims of sexual assault and 
        domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      Crime Victims Fund: dedicate funds to victims of elder abuse 
        (see S. 3294), S4203 [14JN] (see S. 3490), S5977 [2AU]
      Disabled: prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see 
        S. 2186), S1576 [12MR] (see S. 2191), S1679 [14MR] (see H.R. 
        4200), H1366 [16MR]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see S. 2390), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4256), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      Discrimination: condemn illicit and religious profiling and 
        surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police 
        Dept., and call for a Federal investigation of such 
        surveillance (see H. Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled 
        substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, 
        fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs (see S. 2254), 
        S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4292), H1740 [28MR]
      ------provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial 
        drug trafficking activity (see H.R. 3909), H512 [6FE]
      Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program: provide incentive payments for States to implement 
        minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see H.R. 6014), 
        H3975 [21JN]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]
      Employment: make grants to States to hire and prevent layoffs of 
        teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        6561), H6284 [25SE]
      Firearms: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (see 
        S. 2183), S1576 [12MR]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, 
        State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 
        2266), S2242 [29MR]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program: enhance use for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), 
        H4063 [26JN]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]
      Languages: award grants to States to develop and implement State 
        court interpreter programs (S. 1329) (see S. 3365), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground 
        laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with 
        local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see 
        H.R. 5947), H3702 [12JN]
      ------enhance punishment for identity theft and other violations 
        of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
      ------improve public safety through increased law enforcement 
        presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs 
        (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      ------prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community 
        Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license 
        plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), 
        H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      ------report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to 
        track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along 
        the Southwest border (see H.R. 6368), H5765 [10SE]
      Leon County, FL: convey a small parcel of Bureau of Prisons (see 
        H.R. 4151), H1272 [7MR]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide 
        funding (see H.R. 3915), H567 [7FE]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support mission and goals 
        (see S. Res. 374), S614 [14FE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Office of Justice Programs: eliminate unnecessary reporting 
        requirements for unfunded programs (see H.R. 6189), H5290 
        [25JY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 6185), H5290 
        [25JY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H725 [14FE]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see S. 3378), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6106), H4862 [12JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
      Sexual assaults: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 
        3250), S3631 [24MY]
      Terrorism: require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3233), S3516 [23MY]
      Women: provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
  Letters
      Border Security Information Improvement Act: Representative 
        Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E755 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into disclosure of identity and employment of 
        Valerie Plame: several Senators (2003), S3941 [12JN]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into scandals associated with criminal 
        activities of Jack Abramoff: several Senators (2006), S3941 
        [12JN]
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: A. Anthony 
        Antosh, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, 
        H2400, H2431 [8MY]
      ------Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H2400, H2404, 
        H2432 [8MY]
      ------Fred Lamback, H2400 [8MY]
      ------L. Dara Baldwin and Mark Derry, National Council on 
        Independent Living, H2396, H2401 [8MY]
      ------Susan Henderson, Disability Rights Education and Defense 
        Fund (organization), H2404 [8MY]
      ------several veterans support organizations, H2399, H2431 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil 
        speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 
        [19MR]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Representative Issa, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Senator Coburn, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6427 
        [19SE]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child 
        pornography: Grier Weeks, National Association To Protect 
        Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2719 [25AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for 
        Missing & Exploited Children, S2757, S2793 [26AP]
      ------Linda Smith, Shared Hope International (organization), 
        S2719 [25AP]
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S4450 [25JN]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: Chuck 
        Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, E1153 [27JN]
      Sudan hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions: 
        David S. Adams, Dept. of State, E37 [18JA]
      ------Representative Wolf, E37 [18JA]
      Tax return identity theft: Representative C.W. Bill Young, H5513 
        [31JY]
      ------Rosalind C. Kochmanski, IRS, H5513 [31JY]
      Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo 
        identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot 
        or registering to vote in an election: Representative Jackson 
        Lee, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, courthouse construction funding: California 
        congressional delegation, H2541 [9MY]
      U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Grier Weeks, National Association 
        To Protect Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2794 [26AP]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Memorandums
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, Courthouse Condition: David M. Singer, U.S. 
        Marshals Service, H2540 [9MY]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Press releases
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Americans With Disabilities Act: prohibit funding to implement 
        provision that allows miniature horses to be used as service 
        animals, H2531, H2532 [9MY]
      Antitrust Division: regional field offices closure funding, 
        H2529-H2531 [9MY], E755 [9MY]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      ATF: Multiple Sales Reporting Program funding, H2455, H2456 
        [9MY]
      Bureau of Prisons: allow private sector competition for 
        performance of commercial activities, H2406 [8MY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), H5450-H5452 [31JY], H5618 [1AU], E1379 [1AU]
      Children and youth: establish guidelines to prevent and address 
        occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related 
        programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (H.R. 83), H1031 [29FE], H1398 [20MR]
      Civil Rights Division: funding, H2426 [8MY]
      Collective bargaining: prohibit funding to litigate against 
        States on behalf of the NLRB relative to secret ballot union 
        elections, H2501 [9MY], E901 [30MY]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): direct the 
        Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the deposition of 
        William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of 
        the U.S. v. Clemens (H. Res. 558), H928 [17FE]
      ------disapprove of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program: funding, 
        H2500, H2501 [9MY], E837 [17MY]
      ------funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support 
        funding, H2393-H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------impact of funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]
      Computers: prevent online threats to economic creativity and 
        theft of intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 
        [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), 
        H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      Courts: arraignment of individuals involved in the September 11, 
        2001, terrorist attacks, H2314 [7MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 
        terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, E901 
        [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      Crime: amend stalking laws, H2730 [16MY]
      ------enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase 
        penalties relative to sex trafficking, H1276 [8MR]
      ------investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin by 
        neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, H1398 [20MR], 
        H1522 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1579, H1580 [27MR], H1830-H1836 
        [16AP], E418 [22MR]
      Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program: funding, H2707 [15MY], 
        H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]
      ------funding through reductions in ATF salaries and expenses 
        funding, H2423, H2424 [8MY]
      Defense of Marriage Act: prohibit funding for contravention of 
        such Act, H2547-H2551 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to 
        help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent 
        crime (H.R. 1550), H5515-H5518 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Disabled: prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2396-H2406, 
        H2431 [8MY], E749, E753 [9MY], E773 [10MY]
      Drug Courts Program: funding, H2371 [8MY]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages, H3281 [31MY]
      ------address critical drug shortages (H.R. 3839), H387 [2FE]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 [9MY]
      Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program: condition funding for bulletproof vests and body 
        armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear 
        policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------funding through reductions in the general administration 
        funding, H2377 [8MY]
      ------impose penalty on grants for States with Stand Your Ground 
        laws, H2392, H2393 [8MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 6062), H5514, H5515 [31JY], H5619 [1AU], 
        E1401 [3AU]
      Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program: funding, 
        H2536 [9MY]
      Equal Access to Justice Act: limit awarding of fees and 
        lawsuits, reform reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and 
        make publicly available, certain data, H5285 [25JY]
      FBI: funding, H2362, H2388, H2389, H2425 [8MY]
      ------National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, 
        H2457 [9MY]
      ------national security impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim 
        rhetoric, H2641-H2643 [10MY]
      ------provide additional resources for Federal investigations 
        and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial 
        crisis (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]
      Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain 
        activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, 
        H2417 [8MY]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: make available to the 
        public a redacted summary of court decisions that permit 
        warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program, H5893 
        [12SE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H897-H900 
        [16FE]
      Funding, H2376 [8MY]
      Health care professionals: require practitioners to obtain 
        particular training or special certification on addiction and 
        substance abuse, and appropriate and safe use of certain 
        controlled substances (H.R. 2119), H5529 [1AU]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------impact of partisanship, H4071 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      Immigration: prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate 
        specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal 
        immigration laws, H2420-H2422 [8MY]
      Internet Crimes Against Children task forces: funding, H2392 
        [8MY]
      John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program: funding through 
        reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade Program funding, H2496-
        H2498 [9MY]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program: enhance use for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize (H.R. 5770), H2698 [15MY], H3737 [19JN]
      Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act: funding, E749 
        [9MY]
      Law enforcement: investigate possible violations of U.S. law 
        regarding leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving 
        the U.S. and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      ------legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI financial and 
        mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding through 
        reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
      ------local community gang prevention funding, E735 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), H5510-
        H5514 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787-H5790 [11SE]
      ------report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to 
        track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along 
        the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118, H6119 [19SE]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      Los Angeles, CA: U.S. District Court for the Central District of 
        California courthouse construction funding, H2539, H2540 [9MY]
      Mexico: U.S. policy, H4825 [11JY]
      Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program: reauthorize 
        (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
      Missing Children's and Exploited Children programs: funding, 
        E750 [9MY]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide 
        funding (H.R. 3915), E155 [7FE]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, H2214 [27AP]
      National security: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or 
        the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
        suspected terrorists (H.R. 1506), H2456 [9MY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of administration, H4073 [27JN]
      ------evaluation of administration relative to influence of 
        Islamic organizations, H5196-H5198 [24JY], H5323-H5325 [26JY]
      Office of Justice Programs: eliminate unnecessary reporting 
        requirements for unfunded programs (H.R. 6189), H5796 [11SE]
      Office of Juvenile Justice: funding, E781 [11MY]
      Office of Violence Against Women: funding through reductions in 
        general legal activities and salaries and expenses funding, 
        H2379 [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to 
        defend against challenges, H2498-H2500 [9MY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5791-H5793 [11SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3994-H3997 [26JN], H4079 [27JN], H4625 [29JN], E1153 [27JN]
      Real estate: prohibit funding for a single or multi-State court 
        settlement where funds are removed from any residential 
        mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503, H2504 [9MY]
      Regional Information Sharing Systems Program: funding through 
        reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 [8MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      Scott, Michelle: Dept. of Justice Federal Service Award 
        recipient, E714 [7MY]
      Second Chance Act: grant funding, H2390, H2391 [8MY], E734 [8MY]
      Sexual assaults: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 
        1523), H5207 [25JY]
      State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: prohibit funding to 
        jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary 
        policies, H2524 [9MY]
      ------suspension of reimbursement to States for costs of 
        incarcerating unknown documented aliens, H3543, H3544 [6JN]
      Sudan: hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions, 
        E37 [18JA]
      Terrorism: decision not to prosecute certain U.S. Muslim 
        organizations possibly related to terrorism, H5700-H5702 [2AU]
      Texas: objection to requirement for individuals to provide photo 
        identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot 
        or registering to vote in an election, H2304-H2310 [7MY], 
        H2638 [10MY], H3107 [18MY], H4659 [9JY], H4707 [10JY], H4824 
        [11JY]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), H1442, H1443 [21MR]
      Voting: prohibit funding to bring action against States for 
        implementation of State law requiring voter identification, 
        H2504, H2505 [9MY]
      Voting Rights Act: prohibit funding for carrying out or 
        enforcement of provisions on Federal preclearance of attempts 
        to change voting qualifications or practices, H2544-H2547 
        [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: improve provision of civil relief and the 
        enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members 
        (S. 2299), S2500 [18AP]
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership: extend authorization (S. 2554), 
        S2930 [7MY]
      Classified information: support appointment of an independent 
        special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information 
        on covert operations (S. Res. 489), S3939-S3942 [12JN], S4186 
        [14JN], S4261 [19JN], S4359 [20JN]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (S. Res. 489), unanimous-consent request, S3942 
        [12JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27, S31 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]
      Correctional institutions: implement national standards to 
        eliminate sexual assault in prisons, jails, and detention 
        centers, S3509-S3511 [23MY]
      Courts: decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 
        terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, S3956 
        [12JN]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (S. 3335), S4421 [21JN]
      Crime: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin by 
        neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, S2040 [27MR]
      Crime Victims Fund: safeguard, S2592 [23AP]
      Disabled: prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2186), S1581 [12MR], S1583 [13MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), S1683 [14MR], S1685 [15MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), unanimous-consent request, S2063-S2065 [27MR]
      Drugs: establish uniform standards for the exchange of 
        controlled substance and prescription information to prevent 
        diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs, 
        S3555 [24MY], S4630 [26JN]
      ------fine prescription drug manufacturers for failure to notify 
        the FDA of a known discontinuance of a lifesaving drug, S3396 
        [22MY]
      Federal aid: eliminate duplicate Violence Against Women Act 
        grant programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of 
        unexamined DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, 
        kidnapping and other criminal cases, S2777 [26AP]
      Federal employees: Inspector General report on violations of 
        hiring practices, S5458 [26JY]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]
      Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (S. 32), S4632 [26JN], S5863 [1AU]
      Florida: lawsuit by Dept. of Justice to prevent purge of 
        noncitizens from voter rolls, S3958 [12JN]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (S. 
        2183), S1577 [12MR]
      Languages: award grants to States to develop and implement State 
        court interpreter programs (S. 1329) (S. 3365), S4823 [10JY]
      Law enforcement: clarify statutory authority for the practice of 
        providing investigatory assistance on request of State and 
        local authorities with respect to certain serious violent 
        crimes (S. 1793), S1921 [21MR]
      ------enhance punishment for identity theft and other violations 
        of data privacy (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 [16FE]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
      ------release of report relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms, S6585 [21SE]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Moore, Brandon: Dept. of Justice Law Enforcement Congressional 
        Badge of Bravery award recipient, S151 [30JA]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, S2592 [23AP]
      ------support mission and goals (S. Res. 374), S608, S657 [14FE]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      News media: investigate alleged policy which prohibits 
        journalists from quoting or recording certain Dept. of Justice 
        attorneys, S4933 [12JY]
      Office of Justice Programs: eliminate unnecessary reporting 
        requirements for unfunded programs (H.R. 6189), S6674 [21SE]
      Office of Legal Counsel: legal opinion on authority of President 
        Obama to make recess appointments, S149 [30JA]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273, S2274 [29MR], S4765 [29JN], S6004 [2AU]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (S. 2076), S390 [7FE], S1814 [19MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        S4781 [29JN], S4783 [9JY]
      ------improve (S. 1696), S1921 [21MR]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (S. 3378), S4952 [12JY]
      Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors (STOP) Violence 
        Against Women Formula Grants Program: tribute, S1704 [15MR]
      Sexual assaults: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 
        [25AP], S2789-S2793, S2796 [26AP]
      Texas: objection to requirement for individuals to provide photo 
        identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot 
        or registering to vote in an election, S1663 [14MR], S3956 
        [12JN], S4869 [11JY]
      U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other 
        Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the 
        investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing 
        children (S. 1792), S1921 [21MR]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 886), 
        S1760 [15MR]
      ------provide administrative subpoena authority for 
        investigation of unregistered sex offenders (S. 671), 
        unanimous-consent request, S1921 [21MR]
      ------provide subpoena authority to investigate unregistered sex 
        offenders, S2667 [25AP], S2792, S2793 [26AP]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (S. 
        3233), S3518 [23MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: improve accountability of grant 
        programs, S2773 [26AP]
  Reports
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 
        112-182), S4950 [12JY]
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex 
        Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 112-
        637), H5524 [31JY]
      Child Protection Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 645), S6451 [19SE]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6062) (H. Rept. 112-636), H5524 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]
      Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4369) (H. Rept. 112-687), H6273 
        [21SE]
      Government Litigation Savings Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1996) (H. Rept. 112-594), H4827 [11JY]
      Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 [12JY]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the 
        Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6019) (H. Rept. 112-582), H4683 [9JY]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 6185) (H. Rept. 112-661), H5764 [10SE]
      Nomination of Anuj C. Desai to the Foreign Claims Settlement 
        Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S323 [2FE]
      Nomination of Danny C. Williams, Sr., To Be U.S. Attorney: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of David Medine to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
        Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3279 
        [17MY]
      Nomination of Dennis J. Erby To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S323 [2FE]
      Nomination of Elizabeth Collins Cook to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3279 [17MY]
      Nomination of Grande Lum To Be Dept. of Justice Community 
        Relations Service Director: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Gregory K. Davis To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of James X. Dempsey to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3279 [17MY]
      Nomination of Jamie A. Hainsworth To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of John S. Leonardo To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Patricia M. Wald to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3280 [17MY]
      Nomination of Patrick A. Miles, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Rachel L. Brand to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
        Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3279 
        [17MY]
      Nomination of Thomas M. Harrigan To Be DEA Deputy Administrator: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of William J. Baer To Be Assistant Attorney General 
        for the Antitrust Division: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S6545 [20SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 112-
        548), H3981 [25JN]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 6189) (H. Rept. 112-648), H5764 [10SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
      Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 
        112-639), H5524 [31JY]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Summaries
      GAO Reports Addressing Violence Against Women Act Grants and/or 
        Dept. of Justice Office of Violence Against Women, S2780 
        [26AP]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Testimonies
      Dept. of Justice's Guidance on Access to Pools and Spas Under 
        the Americans With Disabilities Act: National Disability 
        Rights Network, H2397 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 558, direct the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of 
        the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        deposition of William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys 
        in the case of the U.S. v. Clemens, H928 [17FE]
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H.R. 886, U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative 
        Coin Act, S1761 [15MR], H1442 [21MR]
      H.R. 1550, Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Resources 
        Allocation Improvement Act, H5515 [31JY]
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]
      H.R. 3796, Child Protection and Safety Act programs relative to 
        sex offender management and registration reauthorization, 
        H5451 [31JY]
      H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements 
        Act, H3994 [26JN]
      H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]
      H.R. 4362, Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) 
        Identity Theft Act, H5510 [31JY]
      H.R. 6062, Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program reauthorization, H5514 
        [31JY]
      H.R. 6185, Local Courthouse Safety Act, H5791 [11SE]
      H.R. 6189, Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act, H5796 [11SE]
      H.R. 6368, Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6118 
        [19SE]
      S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act, S391 [7FE]
      S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]
      S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. 2183, Bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, S1578 [12MR]
      S. 2299, Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act, 
        S2501 [18AP]
      S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]
      S. 3335, Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act, S4422 
        [21JN]
      S. 3365, State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act, S4824 [10JY]
      S. 3378, Forensic Science and Standards Act, S4952-S4954 [12JY]
      S. Res. 374, support mission and goals of National Crime 
        Victims' Rights Week, S637, S657 [14FE]
      S. Res. 489, support Dept. of Justice appointment of an 
        independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence 
        information on covert operations, S3982 [12JN]




DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: provide off-base transition training for members 
        (see S. 2246), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4051), H900 [16FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Children and youth: prohibit finalization of certain proposed 
        child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), 
        S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]
      Colleges and universities: provide students with information 
        from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Program and 
        Occupational Outlook Handbook (see H.R. 6458), H6231 [20SE]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (see S. 2117), S850 [16FE]
      Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative: establish (see 
        S. 3421), S5257 [23JY]
      Employment: conduct a study on the feasibility of creating pilot 
        programs to evaluate reforming Federal job training programs 
        for long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 6568), H6302 [5OC]
      ------establish a youth summer employment program (see S. 3273), 
        S3838 [7JN]
      ------minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see S. 
        3297), S4203 [14JN]
      ------permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider 
        requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see S. 
        2142), S1147 [29FE] (see H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]
      ------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see 
        H.R. 4297), H1803 [29MR]
      ------require companies to notify employees and local 
        communities if they are closing plants or laying off U.S. 
        workers to offshore jobs and operations (see S. 3425), S5304 
        [24JY]
      ------require State workforce agencies and employers to certify 
        the active recruitment of Americans for job placement prior to 
        hiring H-2B nonimmigrant workers (see S. 2167), S1459 [7MR] 
        (see H.R. 4159), H1272 [7MR]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]
      Federal Black Lung Benefits Program: conduct a review of forms 
        related to obtaining workers' compensation benefits (see H.R. 
        4298), H1803 [29MR]
      GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative 
        to processing of claims for payment of workers who were not 
        paid appropriate wages under certain provisions of law (see 
        H.R. 6371), H5859 [11SE]
      Government regulations: disapprove rule on the certification of 
        nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural 
        employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S1932 [21MR]
      Immigration: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      ------simplify petitioning procedure for H-2A agricultural 
        workers and expand the scope of the H-2A program (see H.R. 
        6373), H5859 [11SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: require greater experience of mine 
        safety inspectors (see H.R. 6547), H6276 [21SE]
      National Full Employment Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4277), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Small Business Liaison Pilot Program: establish (see H.R. 5975), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      Trade Adjustment Assistance program: include Guam, Virgin 
        Islands, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands in the 
        definition of State (see H.R. 4316), H1804 [29MR]
      Transition Assistance Program: establish a pilot program to have 
        community business leaders mentor Armed Forces members (see 
        H.R. 5712), H2644 [10MY]
      Veterans: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans with 
        access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate 
        online job searches (see S. 3316), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 
        6401), H5999 [13SE]
      ------establish a competitive grant program for community 
        colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 4261), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      Workforce Investment Act: establish alternate guidelines for 
        measuring progress of State and local performance for 
        entrepreneurial training services (see H.R. 5805), H3102 
        [17MY]
      Youth Corps: establish programs and provide for wider 
        dissemination of the model (see S. 2108), S614 [14FE]
  Letters
      Preserving America's Family Farms Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, H5166 [24JY]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (H.R. 3596), H3749-H3752 [19JN]
      California: protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north 
        of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing 
        certain water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      Children and youth: prohibit finalization of certain proposed 
        child labor rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162, H5167 
        [24JY]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, H581 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: Community College to Career Fund funding, 
        H733 [15FE]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions 
        (H.R. 4106), E282 [29FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (H.R. 5970), H4067 [27JN], E1154 
        [27JN]
      ------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system 
        (H.R. 4297), H6181 [20SE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), H1397 [20MR]
      National Full Employment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 870), H1859 
        [17AP]
      Occupational safety and health: issue interim standard regarding 
        worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 522), H520 [7FE]
      Senior Community Service Employment Program: expand (H.R. 3749), 
        E819 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: provide off-base transition training for members, 
        S6256 [12SE]
      Children and youth: prohibit finalization of certain proposed 
        child labor rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, S371 [7FE], S490 [9FE], S895-S898 [17FE], 
        S1112 [29FE]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (S. 2117), S852 [16FE]
      Employment: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation 
        (S. 3297), S5118 [18JY]
      Kelly, Keith: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for 
        Veterans' Employment and Training, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S6510 [20SE]
      Veterans: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans with 
        access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate 
        online job searches, S6256 [12SE]
      Youth Corps: establish programs and provide for wider 
        dissemination of the model (S. 2108), S619 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Nomination of Erica L. Groshen To Be BLS Commissioner: Committee 
        on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 
        [13JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4157, Preserving America's Family Farms Act, H5162 [24JY]




DEPARTMENT OF STATE  related term(s) Diplomats
  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Ed Rendell, E473 [28MR]
      ------Michael Mukasey, E497 [29MR]
      ------Rudolf Giuliani, E504 [29MR]
      U.S. Obligations and Policy Options on Iran Conference: John 
        Bolton, E681 [27AP]
  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2272, S2276 [29MR]
      Terrorism: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (S. 1959), S5624 [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Backlash to the Backlash, E1675 [2OC]
      Georgian Politics--Blood Feud, E1438 [3AU]
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation: prohibit from 
        making grants (see H.R. 4307), H1803 [29MR]
      Appropriations: authorize (see H.R. 6018), H4063 [26JN]
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see 
        S. 3577), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 6436), H6150 [19SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 3855), 
        H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 
        [7MY]
      ------protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see 
        H.R. 6087), H4684 [9JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Egypt: condition assistance on holding of free and fair 
        elections (see H.R. 4340), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (see S. 2327), S2546 
        [19AP]
      ------raise travel advisory for Egypt from ``Travel Alert'' to 
        ``Travel Warning'' until all detained nongovernmental 
        organization workers are given the freedom to leave Egypt (see 
        H. Res. 546), H726 [14FE]
      Embassies: require investigations into and a report on attacks 
        on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), 
        S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        766), H5707 [2AU]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), 
        S1932 [21MR]
      Foreign aid: require a quadrennial diplomacy and development 
        review (see S. 3341), S4636 [26JN]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal apology is 
        issued condemning attacks on, and safety of personnel is 
        assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and Cairo, Egypt 
        (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is certified they 
        are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies and consulates 
        pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (see 
        S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see S. 3310), S4299 [19JN]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see S. 2171), S1459 [7MR]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (see H.R. 4258), H1570 [26MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 
        [15MY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      International Commission on Missing Persons: assist the 
        establishment of a permanent and international legal status 
        necessary for global operations and continue financial support 
        (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      International law: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4077), H943 [17FE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H1496 [21MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program: establish to promote global 
        respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 3795), H78 
        [18JA]
      Nigeria: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see S. 3249), S3631 [24MY] 
        (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Pakistan: restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of 
        State certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, 
        advising, or informing the Haqqani network in any capacity 
        (see H.R. 4110), H1100 [29FE]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H158 [24JA]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), 
        S3422 [22MY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable 
        energy projects in developing countries (see H.R. 3888), H440 
        [2FE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      ------designate as foreign terrorist organizations certain 
        Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities 
        assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (see H.R. 4303), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      ------designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      ------require a report on designation of the Haqqani network as 
        a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 6036), H4156 [27JN]
      ------require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
      Travel and tourism: require priority visa processing for 
        visitors to national heritage areas or national parks and make 
        infrastructure grants to communities hosting these areas (see 
        H.R. 6130), H4868 [13JY]
      ------stimulate international tourism by reforming the visa 
        process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to the U.S., 
        and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), S2030 
        [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
      Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), 
        H3362 [31MY]
  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Aneesa Ahmed, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hana Elhebshi, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Jineth Bedoya Lima, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Maryam Durani, S1499 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, S1499 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Safak Pavey, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Samar Badawi, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Shad Begum, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Zin Mar Aung, S1499 [8MR]
  Cloture motions
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      Call for removal of David B. Shear as Ambassador to Vietnam: 
        Representative Wolf, E1212 [9JY], E1410, E1411 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1411 [3AU]
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: Senators Inhofe and 
        Scott P. Brown, S4945 [12JY]
      Detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan in Vietnam, E1213 [9JY], E1410 
        [3AU]
      Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: Representative Lamar 
        Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4874 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4874 [17JY]
      Nomination of Mari C. Aponte to be Ambassador to El Salvador: 
        several former El Salvador Ministers of Foreign Relations, 
        S4175 [14JN]
      Sudan hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions, E37 
        [18JA]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions: President Obama, S5302 [24JY], H5141 [24JY]
  Motions
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
  Remarks in House
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), H5075 
        [19JY], H5196 [24JY]
      Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H4981-H4983 [18JY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      Appropriations: authorize (H.R. 6018), H4875-H4884 [17JY]
      ------making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments 
        and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce 
        discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Middle 
        East Legislative Fellows Program, H4701 [10JY]
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of diplomatic relations, E283 [29FE]
      Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals pending 
        certification that the Government of Brazil amends its laws to 
        remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals to other 
        countries, H3621 [7JN]
      Compton, Catherine: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, 
        E303 [1MR]
      Compton, Jennifer: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, 
        E303 [1MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (H.R. 3855), H663 [9FE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: investigation into fees collected by Ed 
        Rendell for speeches supporting removal of People's Mojahedin 
        Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from Dept. of State list of 
        foreign terrorist organizations, E472 [28MR]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      Egypt: anniversary of revolution, H163 [25JA]
      ------condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, H6056 [14SE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, H1529 [22MR]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Foreign aid: green energy development grants, H4162 [28JN]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (H.R. 4258), E440 [26MR], E1438 
        [3AU]
      Heer, Melissa: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E298 
        [1MR]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence for U.S. public 
        servants killed in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, 
        Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      Immigration: clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas 
        to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay 
        repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 [21SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      International Commission on Missing Persons: assist the 
        establishment of a permanent and international legal status 
        necessary for global operations and continue financial support 
        (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]
      International law: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (H.R. 4077), H1429 [21MR]
      International Women of Courage Award: tribute to recipients, 
        H2139 [26AP]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, H1529 
        [22MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H1163 [6MR], H6079-H6083 [19SE]
      Israel: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H2201 [26AP]
      Knudson, Michael: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, E301 
        [1MR]
      Lakes: revision of Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement with 
        Canada, H3812 [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863, H5866, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5872, 
        H5873, H5893, H5918-H5920 [12SE], H5925, H5932, H5933, H5979, 
        H5980 [13SE], H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation: Dept. of State Museums Connect 
        grant recipient, E1671 [28SE]
      Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program: establish to promote global 
        respect, understanding, and communication (H.R. 3795), H45 
        [18JA]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        influence of Islamic organizations, H5196-H5198 [24JY], H5323-
        H5325 [26JY]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H1539 [22MR], H4678-H4681 [9JY], H5873 [12SE], H6054-H6058 
        [14SE], H6267 [21SE]
      Pakistan: condition Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund funding on 
        certification of efforts to counter improvised explosive 
        devices operations, H3135 [18MY]
      ------require a certain time period between the release of the 
        Depts. of Defense and State report on current conditions in 
        Pakistan and the release of funds from the Pakistan 
        Counterinsurgency Fund, H3140 [18MY]
      Pennsylvania: tribute to 12th Congressional District recipients 
        of Dept. of State Fulbright Program grants, E30 [18JA]
      People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK): remove Dept. of State 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H1161 [6MR]
      Petroleum: encourage Saudi Arabia to increase oil production, 
        H1094, H1095 [29FE]
      Pipelines: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      Senteza, Jimmy: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E300 
        [1MR]
      Shear, David B.: call for removal as Ambassador to Vietnam, 
        E1212 [9JY], E1409 [3AU]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H2792 [16MY], H2997, H2998, H3005, H3006 [17MY]
      Straszheim, Charity: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, 
        E299 [1MR]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 [19MR]
      Taiwan: designate as a visa waiver program country, E33 [18JA]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      ------condemn attacks on U.S. consulates in Egypt, Libya, and 
        Yemen, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, 
        H5932 [13SE], E1587 [21SE]
      ------designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (S. 1959), H4873-H4875 [17JY]
      ------determine whether Boko Haram meets criteria for 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H3064 [17MY]
      ------remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) 
        from list of foreign terrorist organizations, H1923 [18AP], 
        H6163 [20SE]
      ------remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) 
        from list of foreign terrorist organizations (H. Res. 60), 
        E472 [28MR], E503 [29MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
      U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish, H3092 [17MY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), 
        H1429 [21MR]
      Women: strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign 
        countries (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]
      World Water Day: observance, H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), S5106 
        [18JY]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (S. Res. 378), S607 [14FE], S803 [15FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      Aponte, Mari C.: confirmation as Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4181 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, S4174-S4176, 
        S4181 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S4170 [14JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 
        3577), S6462, S6463 [19SE]
      Cunningham, James B.: nomination to be Ambassador to 
        Afghanistan, S6006 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (S. 2046), S256 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in 
        international law enforcement issues and maintain 
        accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]
      Dept. of State: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors 
        who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans job corps funding through 
        reductions in foreign aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and 
        Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, S6245 [12SE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, S318 [2FE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers, S2347, S2356, S2357 
        [17AP], S2684 [25AP]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (S. 2327), S2557 [19AP], 
        S2561 [23AP]
      ------support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful 
        transition to a representative government, S318 [2FE]
      Embassies: require investigations into and a report on attacks 
        on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 [21SE]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (S. Res. 401), 
        S6388 [13SE]
      Foreign aid: make conditional upon promise of protection for 
        U.S. Embassies and diplomats, S6583-S6585 [21SE]
      ------require a quadrennial diplomacy and development review (S. 
        3341), S4638 [26JN], S6673 [21SE]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (S. 3310), S4301 [19JN]
      ------require investigations into attack on the U.S. consulate 
        in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 [20SE]
      Foreign Service: nominations, S614 [14FE], S2085 [27MR], S2821 
        [26AP], S4299 [19JN], S5486 [26JY], S6453 [19SE]
      ------tribute, S6290, S6305 [13SE]
      Immigration: allow issuance of a certain number of E-3 visas per 
        year to Irish nationals, S1921 [21MR]
      International Women of Courage Award: tribute to recipients, 
        S1499 [8MR]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2276 [29MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (S. 2325), S3420 [22MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241-S6245, S6249, S6251-S6256 [12SE], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
      Mitchell, Derek J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Burma, S4765 
        [29JN]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        S6480 [20SE]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273, S2274 [29MR], S2807-S2809 [26AP], S3653-S3655 
        [24MY], S4765 [29JN], S6004 [2AU], S6606-S6609 [21SE]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities, S4877 [11JY]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3428, S3429 [22MY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious 
        Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia: establish 
        (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (S. Res. 428), S2552 [19AP]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      Terrorism: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (S. 1959), House amendment, S5624, S5625 [26JY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR], S2652 [24AP]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
      Visas: improve issuance process, S3069 [10MY]
      World Press Freedom Day: observance, S2914 [7MY]
  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S613, S614 
        [14FE], S2084, S2085 [27MR], S2820 [26AP], S4297, S4298 
        [19JN], S4788 [9JY], S5485, S5486 [26JY], S6452, S6453 [19SE], 
        S6685 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
      Condemn Persecution of Baha'is and Continued Violation of 
        International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for 
        Violations, Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 80), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for 
        Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 543), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Nicaragua Democratic Aspirations Support and Call Attention to 
        the Deterioration of Constitutional Order: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 344), S2166 [28MR]
      Nomination of Alexander M. Laskaris To Be Ambassador to Guinea: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Anne C. Richard To Be Assistant Sec. of State for 
        Population, Refugees, and Migration: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Carlos Pascual To Be Assistant Sec. of State for 
        Energy Resources: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of David B. Wharton To Be Ambassador to Zimbabwe: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Dawn M. Liberi To Be Ambassador to Burundi: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6452 [19SE]
      Nomination of Deborah R. Malac To Be Ambassador to Liberia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Dorothea-Maria Rosen To Be Ambassador to 
        Micronesia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Douglas M. Griffiths To Be Ambassador to 
        Mozambique: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Edward M. Alford To Be Ambassador to Gambia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Frederick D. Barton To Be Assistant Sec. of State 
        for Conflict and Stabilization Operations and Coordinator for 
        Reconstruction and Stabilization: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Gene A. Cretz To Be Ambassador to Ghana: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Gina K. Abercrombie-Winstanley To Be Ambassador to 
        Malta: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Greta C. Holtz To Be Ambassador to Oman: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Jacob Walles To Be Ambassador to Tunisia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Jay N. Anania To Be Ambassador to Suriname: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 [19JN]
      Nomination of Jeffrey D. Levine To Be Ambassador to Estonia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of John C. Stevens To Be Ambassador to Libya: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of John M. Koenig To Be Ambassador to Cyprus: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Jonathan D. Farrar To Be Ambassador to Panama: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Julissa Reynoso To Be Ambassador to Uruguay: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Kenneth H. Merten To Be Ambassador to Croatia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Larry L. Palmer To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. 
        Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
        Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Makila James To Be Ambassador to Swaziland: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Marcie B. Ries To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Mark A. Pekala To Be Ambassador to Latvia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Mark L. Asquino To Be Ambassador to Guinea: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Michael A. Raynor To Be Ambassador to Benin: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Michael D. Kirby To Be Ambassador to Serbia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Michele J. Sison To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and 
        Maldives: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Nancy J. Powell To Be Ambassador to India: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S614 [14FE]
      Nomination of Pamela A. White To Be Ambassador to Haiti: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Peter W. Bodde To Be Ambassador to Nepal: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Phyllis M. Powers To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Piper A. Wind Campbell To Be Ambassador to 
        Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Richard B. Norland To Be Ambassador to Georgia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Richard G. Olson To Be Ambassador to Pakistan: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Richard L. Morningstar To Be Ambassador to 
        Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Robert E. Whitehead To Be Ambassador to Togo: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Scott H. DeLisi To Be Ambassador to Uganda: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Sharon E.W. Villarosa To Be Ambassador to 
        Mauritius and Seychelles: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6452 [19SE]
      Nomination of Stephen D. Mull To Be Ambassador to Poland: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Susan Marsh Elliott To Be Ambassador to 
        Tajikistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Tara D. Sonenshine To Be Under Sec. of State for 
        Public Diplomacy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Thomas H. Armbruster To Be Ambassador to the 
        Marshall Islands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Timothy M. Broas To Be Ambassador to the 
        Netherlands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Tracey A. Jacobson To Be Ambassador to Kosovo: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Walter North To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, 
        Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of William E. Todd To Be Ambassador to Cambodia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and 
        Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model 
        Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]
      Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3341) (S. Rept. 112-220), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Secure Visas Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1741) 
        (H. Rept. 112-411), H1303 [8MR]
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service Professionals Who 
        Represent the U.S. Abroad: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 401), S2819 [26AP]
      Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]
  Statements
      Resignation of Ryan C. Crocker as Ambassador to Afghanistan: 
        Senators McCain, Graham, and Lieberman, S3511 [23MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 3783, Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, H6079 
        [19SE]
      H.R. 6018, Dept. of State appropriations, H4875-H4883 [17JY]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. 1959, Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act, S5624 
        [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
      S. 3310, Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act, S4301 
        [19JN]
      S. 3341, Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act, S6673 
        [21SE]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. Con. Res. 50, global Internet promotion, free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S4683 [27JN]
      S. Con. Res. 50, promote a global Internet free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S6667 [21SE]
      S. Con. Res. 54, oppose sale, shipment, performance of 
        maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade 
        of any military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria, 
        S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 80, condemn Iran's persecution of Baha'is and continued 
        violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 
        impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of 
        religious prisoners, S2276 [29MR]
      S. Res. 356, support people of Tibet, call on China to allow 
        free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and 
        congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic 
        elections, S166 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR]
      S. Res. 378, express importance of a safe, nurturing, and 
        permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption 
        promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization 
        or foster care, S704, S803 [15FE]
      S. Res. 401, tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad, S1940 [21MR], 
        S6388 [13SE]
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 428, condemn human rights violations in Syria, collect 
        information on crimes against humanity and take action for 
        those responsible for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, 
        and support people of Syria, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]
      S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the 
        restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally 
        confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other 
        countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]
      S. Res. 543, ensure compliance with Hague Convention on the 
        Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by certain 
        countries and establish procedures for prompt return of 
        children abducted to other countries, S5991 [2AU]
      S. Res. 551, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6273, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 556, suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations, S6345 [13SE]
      S. Res. 575, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6629 [21SE]
      S. Res. 588, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6634, S6683 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Derwinski, Edward J., H92 [23JA]




DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR  related term(s) Bureau of Indian Affairs; 
    Bureau of Land Management; Bureau of Reclamation
  Amendments
      California: issue commercial use authorizations to commercial 
        stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within 
        the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), 
        S3291, S3292 [17MY], H2228 [27AP], H3147 [18MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3378, H3379, 
        H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3405 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3412, 
        H3413, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421, H3424, H3425, H3426, 
        H3429, H3430, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3457, H3458, H3459, 
        H3460, H3461, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3465, H3466, H3467, H3468, 
        H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3474, H3475, H3476, H3477, H3482 
        [5JN], H3491, H3492, H3493 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: allow construction and 
        operation of natural gas pipeline facilities (H.R. 2606), 
        S6661, S6674 [21SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839, H4840, 
        H4841, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S6652, S6670 [21SE]
      Outer Continental Shelf: replace President Obama's proposed oil 
        and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will 
        conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, 
        H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed oil and gas leasing 
        program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional 
        lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 
        [24JY]
      Petroleum: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, 
        H774, H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, 
        H823, H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 
        [15FE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, 
        H3898, H3899, H3901, H3902, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908, H3909, 
        H3910, H3911 [20JN], H3919, H3920, H3921, H3922, H3923, H3925, 
        H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 
        [20JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1069, 
        H1070 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879, H1881, 
        H1882, H1883, H1885, H1886, H1887, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636, S6638, S6639 
        [21SE]
      St. Croix River Crossing Project: authorize with appropriate 
        mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), S46, 
        S47 [23JA]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: limit authority to 
        issue regulations before a certain date (H.R. 3409), H6211, 
        H6212, H6214, H6216, H6217, H6218 [20SE], H6237, H6239, H6240, 
        H6242, H6243, H6245 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 
        4194), H1305 [8MR]
      Atlanta, GA: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter 
        Street Baptist Church (see S. 3247), S3631 [24MY]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3423), S5257 [23JY]
      BLM: conduct study of legal and administrative steps needed to 
        cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining 
        contracts (see H.R. 6469), H6231 [20SE]
      ------convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in 
        Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve 
        conflicting ownership and title claims (see H.R. 6184), H5290 
        [25JY]
      ------convey to Carlin, NV, all right, title, and interest of 
        the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under its 
        jurisdiction (see H.R. 6282), H5704 [2AU]
      ------convey to Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians certain 
        Federal lands located in El Dorado County, CA (see H.R. 6532), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (see H.R. 4849), H2204 
        [26AP]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        4969), H2267 [27AP]
      Carbon County, UT: convey certain interests in Federal land 
        acquired for the Scofield Project (see S. 2056), S261 [1FE]
      Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: conduct 
        suitability and feasibility study for expanding boundary (see 
        H.R. 4630), H2123 [25AP]
      Chicago, IL: conduct a special resource study of the Pullman 
        Historic Site (see H.R. 3894), H475 [3FE]
      Clear Creek National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 6286), 
        H5704 [2AU]
      Conservation of natural resources: make grants to facilitate 
        certain acquisitions of property for conservation purposes 
        (see H.R. 5626), H2443 [8MY]
      Currituck National Wildlife Refuge: enter into an agreement to 
        provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses (see S. 
        3448), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of Energy: establish the Office of Federal Energy 
        Production (see S. 3404), S5211 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]
      ------extend stewardship end result contracting authority for 
        projects to improve land management and reduce fire hazards in 
        national forests (see H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 
        2465), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5325), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      Federal Permit Steamlining Pilot Project: modify Pilot Project 
        offices (see S. 3563), S6454 [19SE]
      Fernley, NV: convey, by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and 
        interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within that city 
        under the jurisdiction of BLM or the Bureau of Reclamation 
        (see H.R. 6236), H5524 [31JY]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      ------improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (see S. 2158), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4148), H1209 [6MR]
      Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural 
        gas pipelines (see S. 2229), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4606), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      Government regulations: delay further action on the proposed 
        rule regarding well stimulation on Federal and Indian lands 
        until submission of a report examining certain effects of such 
        rule (see H.R. 6235), H5524 [31JY]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Hawaii: conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast as a unit of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Hudson-Mohawk River Basin: authorize projects and conduct 
        research on water resources and establish a Hudson-Mohawk 
        River Basin Commission (see H.R. 5927), H3660 [7JN]
      Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to 
        include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 5103), H2269 
        [27AP]
      Kentucky: conduct a special resource study to evaluate the 
        significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne 
        Counties, KY, and the feasibility of inclusion in the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 [18JA]
      Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including certain lands on the northern 
        shoreline in the National Park System (see H.R. 3907), H512 
        [6FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (see H. Res. 726), H4774 
        [10JY]
      Mississippi River: provide a scientific basis for the management 
        of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River Basin 
        (see H.R. 4458), H2030 [19AP]
      Montana: authorize conveyance of mineral rights to settle claims 
        of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see S. 2110), S699 [15FE]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      ------improve employment and educational opportunities in, and 
        economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, 
        while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources 
        from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 [14FE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6175), H5200 [24JY]
      ------clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow 
        removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George 
        Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform 
        penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 [18JY]
      ------extend authorization of appropriations for certain 
        national heritage areas (see S. 3623), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6572), H6306 [12OC]
      ------study ways to commemorate and preserve the aviation 
        history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 [25JY]
      Native Americans: hold in trust for the benefit of federally 
        recognized Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa Indian School 
        land and improvements (see H.R. 3878), H374 [1FE]
      ------make technical corrections to the legal description of 
        certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of 
        Mission Indians (see S. 3193), S3234 [16MY]
      ------place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, 
        into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 5992), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------place certain lands in trust for the Zuni Tribe and Navajo 
        Nation (see H.R. 4187), H1304 [8MR]
      ------provide for community approval before Indian class III 
        gaming opportunities may take effect (see H.R. 4033), H801 
        [15FE]
      Natural gas: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases 
        of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all natural 
        gas produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]
      Nevada: convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take 
        land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone 
        Indians of Nevada (see H.R. 3815), H158 [24JA]
      ------convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties to the 
        Nevada System of Higher Education (see H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]
      New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park: provide 
        preservation and interpretation assistance for resources (see 
        H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        S. 3319), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5980), H3914 [20JN]
      Outer Continental Shelf: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 
        6168), H5200 [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------include areas off the coast of South Carolina in the 
        leasing program (see S. 3284), S3900 [11JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed oil and gas leasing 
        program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional 
        lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed oil and gas leasing 
        program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional 
        lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration (see H. Res. 738), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Petroleum: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum 
        products produced from such leases will be offered for sale 
        only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 
        [14FE]
      Postage and stamps: grant permanent authority to authorize 
        States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 
        [6FE]
      ------set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and 
        Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of 
        stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), S1422 
        [6MR]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (see H. Res. 691), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty (see H.R. 4382), H1976 [18AP]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]
      ------temporarily limit the authority to require or authorize 
        the removal or movement of offshore oil or gas facilities (see 
        H.R. 6208), H5326 [26JY]
      Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and 
        BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such 
        public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2267 [27AP]
      ------direct land management agencies to report on public access 
        and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, and 
        recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds to 
        secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 
        4234), H1496 [21MR]
      ------prohibit leasing of Federal lands to any person who has 
        violated the Trading With the Enemy Act or who conducts 
        business with a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 3876), 
        H374 [1FE]
      ------provide for State approval of new units of national 
        forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, 
        trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, or other 
        Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      ------suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the Depts. of 
        Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal budget is 
        balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), H1304 [8MR]
      Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 5991), H3974 [21JN] (see H.R. 6154), 
        H5077 [19JY] (see H.R. 6503), H6274 [21SE]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 5988), H3974 [21JN]
      San Diego, CA: issue a final decision whether or not to issue a 
        permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing 
        construction of an elementary school (see H.R. 4244), H1541 
        [22MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
      San Juan County, NM: convey certain Federal land (see S. 3357), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE] 
        (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S323 [2FE]
      ------recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters 
        and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife 
        agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, 
        and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 [20SE]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: limit authority to 
        issue regulations before a certain date (see S. 3450), S5487 
        [26JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        (H.R. 3409), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      U.S. Civil Rights Trail System: require a study of the 
        feasibility of establishing (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans Conservation Corps: establish (see S. 2130), S909 
        [17FE]
      Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Virginia: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (see H.R. 3882), 
        H439 [2FE]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
      Water: settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian 
        Community (see S. 3209), S3329 [21MY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 4067), H901 
        [16FE]
      ------use designated funding to pay for construction of 
        authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), S5047 [16JY]
      Water Resources Development Act: expedite implementation of 
        comprehensive Everglades restoration project plan (see S. 
        3509), S5977 [2AU]
      Waterways: provide assistance to non-Federal interests for levee 
        stability improvements located within the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin Delta related to certain water deliveries (see H.R. 
        6484), H6273 [21SE]
      Wildlife: establish a grant program to eradicate non-native 
        constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in 
        sustainable populations (see H.R. 5923), H3660 [7JN]
      ------establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see S. 3606), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      World War II: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3084 
        [10MY]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3660 
        [7JN]
  Cloture motions
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities 
        protection and enhancement: several sportsmen organizations, 
        S6498 [20SE]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. 
        Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
      ------David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental 
        Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 
        [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of 
        Fish & Wildlife Agencies, H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------several recreational sports and wildlife conservation 
        organizations, H1875 [17AP]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Representative Lucas, Committee 
        on Agriculture (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument establishment: Malcolm Duncan, 
        Jr., Mayor of Waco, TX, H3761 [19JN]
  Lists
      Environmental and Latino organizations opposing Title XIV of 
        H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, on Depts. of 
        the Interior and Agriculture prohibition from taking action on 
        public lands which impede border security, H3758 [19JN]
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043-H1045 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting S. 3525, Sportmen's Act, S6560 [21SE]
  Motions
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3390 [1JN], H3524 [6JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: replace President Obama's proposed oil 
        and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will 
        conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      Petroleum: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1077 [29FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6502 [20SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: limit authority to 
        issue regulations before a certain date (H.R. 3409), H6254 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Alaska: establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------expedite a program of competitive leasing of oil and gas 
        in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at 
        least one lease sale in the Reserve each year during a certain 
        period, H3887 [20JN]
      Animals: enter into an agreement to provide for management of 
        the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck 
        National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H480, H481 [6FE], E161 
        [8FE]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), H5087, H5088 [23JY], E1307 
        [24JY]
      BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 270), 
        H5437, H5438 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
      ------prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the 
        granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3906, 
        H3907 [20JN], E1108 [21JN]
      ------provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting, 
        H1877 [17AP]
      Buffalo Soldiers: conduct a study of alternatives for 
        commemorating and interpreting the role in the early years of 
        the national parks (H.R. 1022), H134 [24JA], E69 [25JA], E89 
        [31JA]
      Bureau of Reclamation: ensure authorization of conduit 
        facilities for hydropower development under Federal 
        reclamation law shall not result in net job loss, H1189, H1190 
        [6MR]
      ------maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and 
        San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (H.R. 6060), H6074, 
        H6075 [19SE]
      ------management of Lake Berryessa in California relative to 
        concession bidding process, H3354, H3355 [31MY]
      Business and industry: reduce number of onshore leases on which 
        oil and gas production is not occurring as an incentive for 
        oil and gas companies to begin production on currently held 
        leases, H3905, H3906 [20JN]
      ------require companies holding defective leases which allow for 
        off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to 
        bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
      Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National 
        Park Service gift shops and visitor centers are produced in 
        the U.S., H3785 [19JN]
      California: clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1061, H1062 [29FE]
      ------clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1066, H1067 [29FE]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), H2227, 
        H2228 [27AP]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), Senate 
        amendment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), 
        corrections in engrossment, H2252 [27AP]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast, 
        H5170 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain 
        water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      ------protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      ------study water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in 
        California, H3066, H3067 [17MY]
      Central Utah Project: facilitate development of hydroelectric 
        power on the Diamond Fork System, H3762 [19JN]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: protect ability of 
        Federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve 
        appropriate excess Federal property as open space, H499 [6FE]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Coastal zones: certify oil drilling platforms are capable of 
        handling new drilling before allowing coastline drilling to 
        take place, H5170 [24JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3779-H3781 [19JN]
      ------enter into contracts with States to treat insect-infested 
        trees and clear hazardous fuel to prevent wildfires, H3785 
        [19JN]
      ------include in Quadrennial Strategic Federal Onshore Energy 
        Production Strategy the best estimate of expected increase in 
        production of renewable energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, 
        H3925 [21JN]
      ------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H3745-H3749, H3751, H3752, 
        H3756-H3759, H3761-H3765, H3779-H3782 [19JN], E1143 [26JN], 
        E1155 [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      ------protect tribal sovereignty with respect to Native American 
        burial or other sacred sites, H3785 [19JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 3710), H747, 
        H760 [15FE], H1186 [6MR], H1854 [17AP], H2620 [10MY], H3466 
        [5JN]
      Dillon, MT: extend water contract between the U.S. and the East 
        Bench Irrigation District (S. 997), H3715 [18JN]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3467, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347-H3356 [31MY], 
        H3366-H3390 [1JN], H3409, H3444-H3447, H3451-H3478 [5JN], 
        H3489-H3499, H3513-H3526 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], E953 [1JN], E976, 
        E977, E982 [5JN], E988, E993 [6JN], E1018, E1023 [7JN], E1026, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468-H3470 [5JN]
      Foreign policy: prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to 
        companies which are in violation of certain sanctions against 
        Iran and Syria, H5222 [25JY]
      Forest Service: improve forest management and reduce hazardous 
        fuels, H3970-H3972 [21JN]
      ------prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer hunting in 
        Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (H.R. 4148), E319 [6MR]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: allow construction and 
        operation of natural gas pipeline facilities (H.R. 2606), 
        H481-H483 [6FE], H549 [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      Grand Canyon National Park: implementation of FAA aviation noise 
        control regulations relative to commercial air tours, H591 
        [8FE]
      Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: tribute to volunteer 
        program, E932 [31MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy 
        resources (H.R. 1229), H2062 [24AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Hawaii: conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast as a unit of the 
        National Park System (H.R. 3908), E127 [3FE]
      Hudson-Mohawk River Basin: authorize projects and conduct 
        research on water resources and establish a Hudson-Mohawk 
        River Basin Commission (H.R. 5927), E1011 [7JN]
      Hydroelectric power: expand small-scale hydropower (H.R. 795), 
        H1177 [6MR]
      Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1740), H3441, H3442 [5JN]
      Kentucky: conduct a special resource study to evaluate the 
        significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne 
        Counties, KY, and the feasibility of inclusion in the National 
        Park System (H.R. 3792), E42 [18JA]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821, H822 [16FE]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP], H2156 [26AP]
      Marine Corps: report on transfer of certain BLM land to the 
        Marine Corps for expansion of Twentynine Palms, CA, Ground Air 
        Combat Center, H3094 [17MY]
      Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including certain lands on the northern 
        shoreline in the National Park System (H.R. 3907), E138 [3FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, H4845, H4846 [12JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands 
        for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and 
        economic and national security (H.R. 2011), H4792 [11JY], 
        H4832, H4833 [12JY]
      ------authorize lead Federal agency to extend permit review 
        process time period for mining critical minerals and materials 
        if new information is obtained during the review, H4841, H4842 
        [12JY]
      ------clarify definition of ``strategic and critical minerals'' 
        relative to efforts to promote domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials, H4840, H4841 [12JY], E1245 [12JY], 
        E1258 [17JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4833-H4835 [12JY]
      ------permit awarding of attorneys fees to nonprofit entities 
        and individuals in lawsuits against certain Federal agencies 
        issuing a mining permit, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      ------prohibit mineral exploration or mining permits to 
        companies that have failed to pay taxes, have connections to 
        Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, and require equipment 
        be made in the U.S., H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4831-H4855, H4856 [12JY], H5173 
        [24JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4791-
        H4796 [11JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      ------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of 
        hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate 
        revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842-H4844 
        [12JY]
      ------streamline mining development permitting process, H4836 
        [12JY]
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1889-H1891 [17AP]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      ------improve land management and reduce fire hazards, H1981 
        [19AP]
      National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally 
        significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 2489), H3760 [19JN], 
        H5735, H5736 [10SE]
      National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 
        of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park 
        System (H.R. 1950), H5452-H5504 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Native Americans: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain 
        leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), H2682-H2685 
        [15MY], H5089, H5090, H5092-H5094, H5096 [23JY], E889 [25MY]
      ------authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated 
        water rights (H.R. 1461), H6075, H6076 [19SE]
      Natural gas: prohibit export, H825, H826 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export under congressional plan to conduct 
        additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177 [24JY]
      New Jersey: prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast, H5217 
        [25JY]
      North Cascades National Park: adjust boundary of the Stephen 
        Mather Wilderness to allow rebuilding of a road outside of the 
        floodplain, H3776 [19JN]
      Northern Mariana Islands: study suitability and feasibility of 
        designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites 
        on Rota as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1141), H87 
        [23JA]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Office of Energy Employment and Training: establish, H3928-H3930 
        [21JN]
      Office of Minority and Women Inclusion: establish, H3928-H3930 
        [21JN]
      Oklahoma: allow storage and conveyance of nonproject water at 
        the Norman Project (H.R. 3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
      Olympic National Park: designate certain land as wilderness or 
        potential wilderness (H.R. 3222), H485 [6FE]
      Outer Continental Shelf: authority to increase civil fines 
        against oil companies that violate offshore drilling laws, 
        H3817 [20JN]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 
        1230), H2062 [24AP]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and 
        exploration on certain portions, H444 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631 
        [8FE]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY], E1330 [25JY]
      ------protect marine and coastal environments in making areas 
        available for leasing, exploration, and development and 
        prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in 
        important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed oil and gas leasing 
        program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional 
        lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-H5183 [24JY], H5213-
        H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed oil and gas leasing 
        program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional 
        lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141-
        H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed oil and gas leasing 
        program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional 
        lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require consultation with independent drilling safety 
        organization and completion of mandatory safety and 
        environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil 
        and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]
      ------require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer 
        leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources 
        (H.R. 1231), H2062 [24AP]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices 
        as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]
      Petroleum: development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote 
        shale technology research and development funding, H3355 
        [31MY]
      ------oil shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3413, H3414 [5JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H752-H787 [15FE], H810, H820-H834, 
        H880-H886 [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, 
        E233 [17FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-
        H744, H746-H750 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884-H886 [16FE]
      Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5433-H5435 
        [31JY]
      Postage and stamps: grant permanent authority to authorize 
        States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H88-H90 
        [23JA]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide 
        fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate 
        offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure 
        revenue, H753, H756 [15FE]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide 
        fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate 
        offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure 
        revenue (H.R. 3410), E217 [16FE]
      ------conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-
        based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3738 [19JN], H3813, H3814, H3875-H3912 
        [20JN], H3918-H3945, H3957-H3959 [21JN], H5173 [24JY], E1108, 
        E1114, E1121 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3814-H3824 
        [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty, H3820 [20JN]
      ------establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for 
        the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 
        1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      ------establish production incentive fee for lands leased for 
        oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (H.R. 
        927), H5217 [25JY]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, H1029 [29FE]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H2057 
        [24AP]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      ------prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they 
        forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire 
        U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, 
        H3920 [21JN], H5179 [24JY]
      ------prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast 
        U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      ------promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under 
        existing geothermal leases, H828-H830 [16FE]
      ------require application for permit to drill be deemed approved 
        if review process is not completed within 60 days, H3925, 
        H3926 [21JN]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands, H5170 [24JY]
      ------require estimates of economic impact, including job 
        losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      ------require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN], H4837 
        [12JY]
      ------use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas 
        exploration, H2060 [24AP]
      Public lands: establish a pilot program to test a small increase 
        in Federal grazing fees, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3746, 
        H3761, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      ------make new restrictions on managing hunting, fishing, and 
        recreational shooting effective only if the amount of land 
        available for those purposes falls below a certain acreage, 
        H1883, H1884 [17AP]
      ------modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes 
        Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3713, H3714 [18JN]
      ------preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting while 
        maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas development, mining, 
        logging, and motorized activities in wilderness areas, H1888, 
        H1889 [17AP]
      ------prohibit the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior from 
        taking action on public lands which impede border security on 
        such lands, H1008-H1013 [28FE]
      ------protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or 
        recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials promotion activities, H4847, H4848 [12JY]
      ------require hunting activities be a land use in management 
        plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3746, H3762, H3776 [19JN]
      San Diego, CA: issue a final decision whether or not to issue a 
        permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing 
        construction of an elementary school (H.R. 4244), E423 [22MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], 
        E314 [5MR]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      Solid Minerals Program: prohibit transfer of any function from 
        BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
        Enforcement, H3908, H3909 [20JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1873-H1897 
        [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5889 [12SE], E585, E589 [19AP], E621 
        [24AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1860-H1872 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1895, H1896 [17AP]
      St. Croix River Crossing Project: authorize with appropriate 
        mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), H1079-
        H1085 [29FE], E291 [1MR]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: allow issuance of 
        rules that reduce the prevalence of certain diseases or 
        reproductive problems in pregnant women and children, H6211, 
        H6212 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain 
        date, H1276 [8MR]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        (H.R. 3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], H6157, H6196-H6219 [20SE], 
        H6236, H6237, H6257 [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624-E1626, E1630, 
        E1634, E1635 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        (H.R. 3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      ------require officials proposing rules to publish scientific 
        studies relied upon in developing such rules, H6212, H6213 
        [20SE]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4888-H4894 [17JY]
      Travel and tourism: determine potential adverse economic effects 
        of offshore oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and 
        tourism industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity 
        Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service 
        and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5083-H5085 [23JY]
      Vandenberg AFB, CA: prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface 
        mineral rights, H5170 [24JY]
      Virginia: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, H3911, H3912 
        [20JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (H.R. 3882), H521 
        [7FE]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish, H3760 [19JN]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H483-H485 [6FE]
      ------designate and expand wilderness areas and designate 
        certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National 
        Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 [21JN]
      Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2059-H2061 
        [24AP]
      Wildlife: establish a grant program to eradicate non-native 
        constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in 
        sustainable populations (H.R. 5923), E1008 [7JN]
      World War II: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 2070), H131, 
        H132 [24JA], E71 [25JA]
      York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for 
        study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 
        (H.R. 2336), H3442 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      Animals: enter into an agreement to provide for management of 
        the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck 
        National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), S1945 [21MR]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (S. 3423), S5262 [23JY]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692-S696 [15FE]
      Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: tribute, S1732 [15MR]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed 
        drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (S. 1047), S588 [14FE]
      ------water projects funding, S4767 [29JN]
      California: issue commercial use authorizations to commercial 
        stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within 
        the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), S2931 
        [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3292 [17MY]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (S. 3587), S6552 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify regulations for programs that 
        provide loans to purchasers of highly fractionated Native 
        American lands, S4266 [19JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      Federal aid programs: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1525-S1528 [8MR], S1609 
        [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (S. 2158), S1423 [6MR]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: allow construction and 
        operation of natural gas pipeline facilities (H.R. 2606), 
        S6674 [21SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S4716 [28JN]
      ------provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to 
        maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 1265), S6329 
        [13SE]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S6674 
        [21SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      ------clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow 
        removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George 
        Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform 
        penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 [18JY]
      National Wildlife Refuge System: anniversary, S1732 [15MR]
      Native Americans: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain 
        leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), S5057 [17JY]
      ------make technical corrections to the legal description of 
        certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of 
        Mission Indians (S. 3193), S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]
      Outer Continental Shelf: extend certain offshore oil and gas 
        lease sales, S2144 [28MR]
      ------prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, S2197 
        [29MR]
      ------reinstate Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
        Gas Leasing Program, S1505-S1507, S1523, S1526 [8MR]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed oil and gas leasing 
        program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional 
        lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], S5631 [30JY]
      ------require the offshore oil and gas leasing program to have a 
        domestic strategic production goal, S2141 [28MR]
      Petroleum: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development, S2145 [28MR]
      Power resources: establish onshore oil and gas production goals, 
        repeal production barriers, improve lease issuance, expedite 
        judicial review, report on public land revenues, and encourage 
        oil shale exploration, S2146 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, S2215 [29MR]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S1708 
        [15MR], S2071-S2076 [27MR], S2123 [28MR]
      ------promote diligent development of Federal oil and gas 
        leases, S2216, S2217 [29MR]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6606-S6609 [21SE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
      SEC: issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral 
        companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial 
        development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, 
        Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S123 [26JA]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6604 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6415 [19SE], S6498, S6499 [20SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604, S6605 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6415 [19SE]
      St. Croix River Crossing Project: authorize with appropriate 
        mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), S33, 
        S47 [23JA], S1180 [1MR]
      Timberline Lodge, OR: anniversary of Timberline Lodge and Ski 
        Area, S5970 [2AU]
      U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary of Hawaiian Volcano 
        Observatory, S34 [23JA]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), S582 [13FE]
      Water: settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian 
        Community (S. 3209), S3330 [21MY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
      World War II: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 3078), S3747-S3749 
        [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork 
        Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 322) (S. Rept. 112-108), S41 
        [23JA]
      American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 112-597), H4906 [17JY]
      Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3193) (S. Rept. 112-
        207), S6062 [10SE]
      Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1065) (S. Rept. 112-199), S5976 [2AU]
      BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112-371), H77 [18JA]
      Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 499) (S. Rept. 112-
        110), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 460) (H. 
        Rept. 112-503), H3265 [30MY]
      Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority 
        To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation 
        Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 897) (H. Rept. 112-429), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3409) (H. Rept. 112-670), H5999 [13SE]
      Codify Into Law as Title 54 of the U.S. Code Certain Laws 
        Relative to the National Park System: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1950) (H. Rept. 112-631), H5524 [31JY]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. 
        Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale 
        the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
        Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 
        [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical 
        Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        726) (H. Rept. 112-590), H4774 [10JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112-540), 
        H3806 [19JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 
        [16JY]
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Authority To Take Land Into Trust for 
        Indian Tribes Reaffirmation: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 676) (S. Rept. 112-166), S3279 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River 
        Values: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1134) (S. Rept. 112-124), S42 [23JA]
      Dept. of the Interior Boundary Adjustment of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park To Allow 
        Certain Road Rebuilding: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2352) (H. Rept. 112-532), H3706 [15JN]
      Dept. of the Interior Modification of Land Grant Patent Issued 
        to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 404) (H. Rept. 112-433), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, 
        Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and 
        Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112-601), H4906 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas 
        Pipeline Transportation Utility Systems in Denali National 
        Park and Preserve Nonwilderness Areas: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 302) (S. Rept. 112-107), S41 
        [23JA]
      East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 997) (H. Rept. 112-
        527), H3706 [15JN]
      Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6060) (H. Rept. 112-672), 
        H6059 [14SE]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112-462), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 
        112-164), S2819 [26AP]
      Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3410) (H. Rept. 112-395), H696 
        [13FE]
      Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 
        112-137), S131 [26JA]
      Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112-146), S388 
        [7FE]
      Grazing Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4234) (H. Rept. 112-533), H3706 [15JN]
      Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership 
        (HEARTH) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        205) (H. Rept. 112-427), H1844 [16AP]
      Illabot Creek Segment Designation as a Component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 888) (S. Rept. 112-119), S41 [23JA]
      Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 
        112-367), H77 [18JA]
      Issue Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines in Glacier 
        National Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        4606) (H. Rept. 112-627), H5326 [26JY]
      Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112-129), S42 
        [23JA]
      La Pine Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (S. 270) (H. Rept. 112-581), H4683 [9JY]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
      Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 112-122), S41 
        [23JA]
      Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 546) (S. Rept. 112-
        198), S5976 [2AU]
      Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2240) (H. Rept. 112-450), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 112-125), S42 
        [23JA]
      McKininey Lake National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1160) (S. Rept. 
        112-190), S5211 [19JY]
      Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 112-218), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2156) (S. Rept. 
        112-216), S6451 [19SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 264) (S. Rept. 112-106), 
        S41 [23JA]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally 
        Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 112-605), H4906 [17JY]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefields Under the 
        American Battlefield Protection Program: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 779) (S. Rept. 112-116), 
        S41 [23JA]
      National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1505) (H. Rept. 112-448), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 
        112-583), H4684 [9JY]
      New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 112-373), H113 
        [23JA]
      Nomination of Kevin K. Washburn To Be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Interior for Indian Affairs: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate), S6545 [20SE]
      Nomination of Marcilynn A. Burke To Be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Interior for Land and Mineral Management: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 [23JA]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112-212), S6451 
        [19SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. 
        Rept. 112-374), H113 [23JA]
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3641) (H. Rept. 112-626), H5326 [26JY]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 
        112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 112-531), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
      Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2834) (H. Rept. 
        112-609), H5077 [19JY]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-403), 
        H965 [27FE]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        114) (S. Rept. 112-103), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. 
        Rept. 112-538), H3732 [18JN]
      South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 461) (S. Rept. 112-130), 
        S42 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        500) (S. Rept. 112-111), S41 [23JA]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 [16AP]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 112-520), H3698 [8JN]
      Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) (H. Rept. 112-528), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Trinity County, CA, Public Utilities District Land Exchange 
        Involving Transfer of Forest Service and BLM Lands: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 112-500), 
        H3265 [30MY]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1545) (H. Rept. 112-430), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 970) (S. Rept. 
        112-121), S41 [23JA]
      Wildlife Disease Emergency Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 357) (S. Rept. 112-214), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 112-603), H4906 [17JY]
      World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 112-368), H77 [18JA]
      York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 112-370), H77 [18JA]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, H5434 
        [31JY]
  Tables
      Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3348-
        H3351 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment 
        in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and 
        Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1031 [29FE]
      H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage 
        Act, H1860 [17AP]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5325, energy and water 
        development appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and 
        Jobs Act, H3814 [20JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 726, consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and 
        Critical Minerals Production Act, H4791 [11JY]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment 
        and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, H6165 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 205, Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home 
        Ownership (HEARTH) Act, H2682 [15MY]
      H.R. 306, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, H480 [6FE]
      H.R. 1022, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, 
        H134 [24JA]
      H.R. 1141, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act, H87 
        [23JA]
      H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian 
        Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the 
        tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]
      H.R. 1237, provide for a land exchange with Trinity, CA, Public 
        Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and 
        BLM lands, H5083 [23JY]
      H.R. 1461, Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act, 
        H6075 [19SE]
      H.R. 1740, Illabot Creek segment desgination as a component of 
        the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H3441 [5JN]
      H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, 
        H1055-H1061 [29FE]
      H.R. 1950, codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain 
        laws relative to the National Park System, H5452-H5504 [31JY]
      H.R. 2070, World War II Memorial Prayer Act, H131 [24JA]
      H.R. 2240, Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, 
        H2050 [24AP]
      H.R. 2336, York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H3442 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 2489, National Park Service acquisition and protection of 
        nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of 
        the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program, H5735 [10SE]
      H.R. 2606, New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act, 
        H481 [6FE]
      H.R. 3117, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, H88 [23JA]
      H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]
      H.R. 3388, Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act, H5087 [23JY]
      H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next 
        Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security 
        (PIONEERS) Act, H761-H767 [15FE]
      H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act, H6204-H6211 [20SE]
      H.R. 3641, Pinnacles National Park Act, H5433 [31JY]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, H3890-H3895 [20JN]
      H.R. 4849, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Backcountry 
        Access Act, H2228 [27AP]
      H.R. 6060, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act, 
        H6074 [19SE]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      S. 270, La Pine Land Conveyance Act, H5437 [31JY]
      S. 404, Dept. of the Interior modification of a land grant 
        patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, 
        H3713 [18JN]
      S. 997, East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension 
        Act, H3715 [18JN]
      S. 1134, Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S47, S48 [23JA], H1079 [29FE]
      S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]
      S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights 
        Settlement Act, S621-S636 [14FE]
      S. 3193, Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer 
        Clarification Act, S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]




DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

  Amendments
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6017, H6018, H6019 
        [14SE]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4979, S4980 [12JY], H5072 [19JY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), S6653, S6671 
        [21SE]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760, S1761 [15MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 
        4194), H1305 [8MR]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR]
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the 
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset 
        Relief Program (see H.R. 6570), H6306 [12OC]
      Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish 
        (see S. 3568), S6454 [19SE]
      Coins: prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin 
        programs to private organizations or entities (see S. 3612), 
        S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6495), H6274 [21SE]
      ------provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum and 
        Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (see S. 2280), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 6273), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Delphi Corp.: transfer proceeds from the sale of Government 
        stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension benefits for 
        former employees (see S. 3544), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6404), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Education: reset interest rates for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 3266), S3781 [6JN]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (see H. Res. 779), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      Detroit, MI: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and 
        temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for 
        certain new investments (see H.R. 6500), H6274 [21SE]
      ------provide growth and stability funding (see H.R. 4308), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education 
        (see H.R. 3793), H78 [18JA]
      Employment: establish a youth summer employment program (see S. 
        3273), S3838 [7JN]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]
      Financial institutions: allow non-federally insured credit 
        unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system 
        (see H.R. 6105), H4827 [11JY]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Government regulations: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN] (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] 
        (see H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the 
        battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see 
        H.R. 3818), H158 [24JA]
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H1209 [6MR]
      Iran: provide for imposition of sanctions relative to the 
        National Iranian Oil Co. and the National Iranian Tanker Co. 
        (see H.R. 3843), H218 [31JA]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4123), 
        H1133 [1MR]
      Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of 
        Korean immigration in the U.S. (see H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]
      Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out 
        production of $1 bills (see S. 2049), S208 [31JA]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S132 [26JA]
      National Directory of New Hires: expand authority to access for 
        purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 5543), H2441 [8MY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (see S. 
        3363), S4773 [29JN]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3162 [18MY]
      Native Americans: pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and 
        its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see 
        H.R. 5862), H3266 [30MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), 
        refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 
        [30MY]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: establish pilot 
        program to facilitate communication between borrowers and 
        servicers (see S. 3589), S6545 [20SE]
      Presidential appointments: specify further conditions under 
        which payment for services of a recess appointee may not be 
        made from the Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 3077), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 4104), H1016 
        [28FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA] (see 
        H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 515), H25 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA] (see 
        H.R. 3778), H77 [18JA]
      ------prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see S. 3517), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6331), H5706 [2AU]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Taxation: permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers 
        of residents of U.S. territories and possessions to be used to 
        obtain a credit or refund on tax returns (see H.R. 6583), 
        H6323 [2NO]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see S. 2083), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 3877), H374 [1FE]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 6050), H4603 
        [28JN]
      U.S. Employee Ownership Bank: establish (see S. 3419), S5257 
        [23JY]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H1099 [29FE]
  Letters
      Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Coin 
        Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H5741, H5742 [10SE]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5741 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, 
        Committee on Financial Services (House), H5616 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5616 [1AU]
      Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, 
        Committee on Financial Services (House), H1825 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1825 [16AP]
      No More Solyndras Act: Representative Hall, Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6008 [14SE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: Representative 
        Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5618 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5618 [1AU]
      Statutory public debt limit increase: Robert Boudiette, Jr., S92 
        [26JA]
  Lists
      Dept. of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control specially 
        designated nationals and blocked persons, H5569 [1AU]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions: President Obama, S5302 [24JY], H5141 [24JY]
      Statutory Debt Limit: President Obama, S37 [23JA], H7 [13JA]
  Motions
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), S83 [26JA]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      California: eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require 
        new contracts charge interest for water delivery and project 
        debt repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education, H5531 [1AU]
      Corps of Engineers: ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor 
        Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance, H3355 
        [31MY]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify certain findings from Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative 
        technology loan guarantee program, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
      ------ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee program is 
        able to continue to accept applications for new loan 
        guarantees, H6016, H6019-H6022 [14SE]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H5930, H5932 [13SE], H6004-H6024, 
        H6049 [14SE], E1549 [18SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5934-
        H5939 [13SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022, H6023 
        [14SE]
      Detroit, MI: provide growth and stability funding (H.R. 4308), 
        H1796 [29MR]
      Economy: modernize and reform monetary system and restore 
        exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create 
        and regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 
        [1FE], H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review 
        authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (H.R. 639), H559 [7FE]
      FRS: move the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the 
        Dept. of the Treasury, H2602 [10MY]
      ------reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219-
        H6224 [20SE]
      Government regulations: include existing Dept. of the Treasury 
        rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest 
        on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory 
        freeze, H5286-H5289 [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1926, H1934, H1938, H1944-H1946 
        [18AP], E592, E599 [19AP]
      ------ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor 
        maintenance (H.R. 104), H3950 [21JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), H5740-H5742 [10SE], E1471 [11SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 3187), H5613-H5616 [1AU], E1424 [3AU]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (H.R. 1621), E814 [16MY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), Senate amendment, H5072 [19JY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), H5613 [1AU]
      Office of Financial Research: repeal, H2603 [10MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 4104), H5616-H5618 [1AU]
      Public debt: ceiling, H5932 [13SE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H37, H45, H54, H69 
        [18JA], E47, E48 [19JA], E69 [25JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H46-H53 [18JA]
      ------increase statutory limit, H1578 [27MR], H2826 [17MY], 
        H5752 [10SE]
      Rendell, Ed: investigation into fees collected for speeches 
        supporting removal of People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran 
        (PMOI/MEK) from Dept. of State list of foreign terrorist 
        organizations, E472 [28MR]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548-H1551 [26MR], E479 
        [28MR]
      Taxation: extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), 
        H3407 [5JN]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (H.R. 6050), E1172 [28JN]
      Troubled Asset Relief Program: economic effects, H2314 [7MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), H1824-H1826 
        [16AP]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), H1442, H1443 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (S. 2280), S2254 [29MR], S5710 [31JY]
      Economy: impact of Government bailout of automobile industry, 
        S3892 [11JN]
      Eximbank: make an increase in lending authority contingent upon 
        the Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3152-S3154, S3157 [15MY]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (S. 2253), S2246 [29MR], S5103-
        S5105 [18JY]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (S. 328), S824 [16FE]
      FRS: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3247, 
        S3248 [17MY]
      International economic relations: identify misaligned currency 
        and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), 
        S1608 [13MR], S2384 [17AP], S3893 [11JN], S4815 [10JY]
      Iran: exempt from sanctions humanitarian trade licensed by Dept. 
        of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, S3324 [21MY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), S6675 [21SE]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment 
        (S. 1299), S5625 [26JY]
      Mazur, Mark J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury 
        for Tax Policy, S4668, S4685 [27JN], S5655 [30JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4980 [12JY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), S4781 [29JN]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: establish pilot 
        program to facilitate communication between borrowers and 
        servicers (S. 3589), S6553 [20SE]
      Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273, S2274 [29MR], S6004 [2AU]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, 
        S83, S89-S95 [26JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S77 [24JA]
      Rutherford, Matthew S.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Treasury for Financial Markets, S4668, S4685 [27JN], S5655 
        [30JY]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 
        [28MR]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      Taxation: Build America Bonds program, S836 [16FE]
      ------establish Transportation and Regional Infrastructure 
        Project (TRIP) Bonds program, S836, S838 [16FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), S6671 [21SE]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760 [15MR]
      Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5703, S5704, 
        S5726 [31JY]
  Reports filed
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3568), S6451 [19SE]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 98, Disapprove the President's 
        Exercise of Authority To Increase the Debt Limit: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 112-365), H25 [17JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      No More Solyndras Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 6213) (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 [10SE]
      Nomination of Christy L. Romero To Be Dept. of the Treasury 
        Troubled Assest Relief Program Special Inpsector General: 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Mark J. Mazur To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury 
        for Tax Policy: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4773 [29JN]
      Nomination of Matthew S. Rutherford To Be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Treasury for Financial Markets: Committee on Finance (Senate), 
        S4773 [29JN]
      Nomination of Richard B. Berner To Be Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Financial Research Director: Committee on Banking, 
        Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
      U.S. Covered Bond Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 112-407), H1152 [5MR]
      U.S. Secret Service Retirement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1515) (S. Rept. 
        112-205), S6062 [10SE]
  Statements
      Business Tax Reform: Executive Office of the President, H1225 
        [7MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 515, consideration of H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the 
        President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, 
        H46 [18JA]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act 
        and allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5934 [13SE]
      H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, H54 [18JA]
      H.R. 886, U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative 
        Coin Act, S1761 [15MR], H1442 [21MR]
      H.R. 2139, Lions Club International Century of Service 
        Commemorative Coin Act, H5740 [10SE]
      H.R. 2453, Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act, S6671 [21SE], 
        H1824 [16AP]
      H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]
      H.R. 3187, March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act, H5613 [1AU]
      H.R. 4104, Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act, 
        H5616 [1AU]
      S. 1299, mint coins in commemoration of centennial of Lions 
        Clubs establishment, S5625 [26JY]
      S. 2253, Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act, 
        S2247 [29MR]
      S. 2280, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S2255 
        [29MR]
      S. 3363, allow National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center use 
        of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt, S4781 
        [29JN]
      S. 3363, use of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of 
        National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center debt, H5613 [1AU]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]
      S.J. Res. 34, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, S45 [23JA]




DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION  related term(s) Maritime Administration
  Amendments
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S6611, S6648, S6649 [21SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S504, S505, S536, S538, S539, S540, 
        S541, S543 [9FE], S570, S571, S572, S573, S574, S575, S576, 
        S577, S581, S582 [13FE], S639, S640, S641, S642, S645, S646, 
        S647, S650, S651, S652, S653, S654, S655, S656, S657 [14FE], 
        S686, S687, S705, S706, S707, S708, S787, S788, S789, S790, 
        S791, S792, S794, S795, S796, S797 [15FE], S860, S861, S862, 
        S863, S864, S865, S866, S867, S870, S871, S872, S873, S874 
        [16FE], S913, S914, S919, S924, S925, S926, S927, S928, S1018, 
        S1019 [17FE], S1051, S1052, S1053 [27FE], S1079, S1090, S1095, 
        S1096, S1097 [28FE], S1151, S1152 [29FE], S1179, S1210, S1364, 
        S1365, S1367 [1MR], S1385, S1386, S1387, S1389, S1392, S1395, 
        S1396, S1397, S1398, S1399 [5MR], S1426, S1427, S1429, S1430 
        [6MR], S1463, S1464, S1466, S1467, S1468, S1470 [7MR], S1505, 
        S1512, S1515, S1517, S1531, S1533, S1534, S1535, S1544, S1548, 
        S1556 [8MR], S1573 [12MR], S1593, S1597, S1601, S1602, S1603, 
        S1605, S1618 [13MR], S1647 [14MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1750 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1944, H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
      National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development 
        Act, S1655-S1657 [14MR]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety Improvement Act, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 
        [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Central Subway Needs Money To Fulfill Potential, H4137 [27JN]
      Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, S4707 
        [28JN]
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: reauthorize surface transportation research, 
        technology, training, intelligent transportation, and 
        university transportation programs, and Bureau of 
        Transportation Statistics (see H.R. 3833), H186 [27JA]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S3729 [5JN]
      ------issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit 
        together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H4863 [12JY]
      ------prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons 
        while operating in the national airspace system (see H.R. 
        5950), H3707 [15JN]
      Bridges: provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (see H.R. 3837), 
        H186 [27JA]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Ecology and environment: issue categorical exclusions from 
        requirement that an environmental assessment or impact 
        statement be prepared for highway safety improvement projects 
        (see H.R. 6387), H5922 [12SE]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 533), H373 [1FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        3816), H158 [24JA]
      Federal Highway Administration: establish position of Recovered 
        Mineral Component Ombudsman in the Office of Pavement 
        Technology (see H.R. 6492), H6274 [21SE]
      Interstate System Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program: 
        modify by disallowing toll facilities in North Carolina (see 
        H.R. 4174), H1304 [8MR]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      Motor vehicles: ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial 
        motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural 
        gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 6451), H6230 [20SE]
      ------prevent car and truck rental companies from renting or 
        selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall (see S. 
        3502), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6094), H4774 [10JY]
      ------withhold certain highway funds from States unless they 
        enact a law strengthening penalties for motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 4236), H1497 [21MR]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 
        [18JY]
      Ports: establish a program to make grants to ports to enable 
        ports to employ high school students during the summer (see 
        H.R. 3838), H186 [27JA]
      Power resources: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural 
        gas, allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-
        efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for 
        fare reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      Railroads: develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses 
        (see H.R. 4361), H1845 [16AP]
      ------make capital grants for certain freight rail economic 
        development projects (see H.R. 4272), H1641 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: conduct a study of economically beneficial 
        uses of rights-of-way associated with certain highways (see 
        H.R. 6541), H6276 [21SE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs pending 
        enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (see H.R. 
        4239), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 4276, 4281), H1739 [28MR] (see 
        H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP] (see H.R. 6057), H4603 (see H.R. 
        6058), H4604 [28JN] (see H.R. 6064), H4654 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 600), H1739 [28MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot 
        project (see H.R. 5713), H2644 [10MY]
      Taxation: extend authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund 
        and provide revenues for highway programs (see S. 2132), S1049 
        [27FE] (see H.R. 3864), H374 [1FE]
      Transformational infrastructure competitive grant program: 
        establish (see H.R. 4352), H1845 [16AP]
      Transportation: amend certain motor vehicle safety laws (see 
        H.R. 6051), H4603 [28JN]
      ------help leverage private investment for transit-oriented 
        development near transit stations (see S. 2053), S261 [1FE] 
        (see H.R. 3854), H218 [31JA]
      Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) 
        Discretionary Grant Program: making supplemental 
        appropriations (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]
      Travel and tourism: require priority visa processing for 
        visitors to national heritage areas or national parks and make 
        infrastructure grants to communities hosting these areas (see 
        H.R. 6130), H4868 [13JY]
      Veterans: establish a program to assist veterans to acquire 
        commercial driver's licenses (see S. 2084), S494 [9FE]
  Chronologies
      Pilot's Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]
  Cloture motions
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
  Conference reports
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658), H230-H304 [1FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Cost Estimates
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 
        1956): CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S.: Calman Cohen, 
        Emergency Committee for American Trade, H3046 [17MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3046 [17MY]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Douglas 
        W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6527 [20SE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, S404 [9FE]
      ------Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      ------Transportation Construction Coalition, S416 [9FE]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, 
        American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]
      Surface Transportation Extension Act: Representative Camp, 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 
        [29MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
  Lists
      House of Representatives staff who worked on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H455 [3FE]
      Staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
        21st Century Act (MAP-21), E1223 [11JY]
      Surface transportation extensions passed in the House of 
        Representatives, H1756 [29MR]
  Motions
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S382 [7FE], S686 [15FE], S1172, 
        S1179 [1MR], S1518 [8MR], S1605 [13MR], S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1959 [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Petitions and memorials
      Georgia: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, H733 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Aviation: prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as 
        weapons while operating in the national airspace system (H.R. 
        5950), H4144 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the use of unmanned aircraft systems 
        as weapons while operating in the national airspace system, 
        H4143, H4144 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4139, H4140 
        [27JN]
      Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation 
        and recreation, H1578 [27MR]
      Bridges: provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 3837), E83 
        [27JA]
      California: high-speed rail project funding, H4141 [27JN]
      ------high-speed rail projects funding, H4148, H4149 [27JN]
      Cincinnati, OH: prohibit funding for streetcar project, H4147 
        [27JN]
      Contracts: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, 
        H4623 [29JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H445-H447 
        [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), H192 [31JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H447-H456 [3FE], E142, 
        E147 [6FE], E155 [7FE]
      ------clarify that fractional aviation is non-commerical and not 
        subject to commericial aviation ticket tax, H456 [3FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE], H4039, 
        H4040 [26JN], H4146 [27JN]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), H5100-H5102 [23JY]
      Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to implement, 
        administer, or enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative to 
        the cliff swallow or barn swallow, H4148 [27JN]
      Federal Railroad Administration: funding, H4045, H4046 [26JN]
      Federal Transit Administration: formula and bus grants funding, 
        H4041, H4042 [26JN]
      ------funding, H4047, H4048 [26JN]
      Government regulations: submit report estimating the number of 
        lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the 
        economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor 
        vehicles, H6214-H6216 [20SE]
      High-speed rail projects: funding, E1239 [12JY]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, H3664 [8JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------increase minimum rate of return to States for payments 
        made through the Federal gas tax, H3505-H3509 [6JN]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment (H.R. 632), H3507 [6JN]
      Information technology: prohibit funding to implement 
        regulations to mandate global positioning system (GPS) 
        tracking, electronic on-board recording devices, or event data 
        recorders in passenger or commercial motor vehicles, H4149, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      International Highway Technology Scanning Program: prohibit 
        funding, H4141 [27JN]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (H.R. 4398), E573 [18AP]
      Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Deployment Program: funding, E1237 
        [12JY]
      Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified 
        U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements, E855 
        [18MY]
      ------Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program funding, H4051 [26JN]
      ------Maritime Security Program and Cargo Preference Program 
        funding, H4623 [29JN]
      Minority Business Resource Center: funding, H4033-H4035 [26JN]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208-
        H213 [31JA]
      ------prohibit funding to study alternatives to the current 
        system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based 
        on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle, H4137-H4139 
        [27JN]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        tribute to Committee of Conference members and staff, E1223 
        [11JY]
      National Defense Transportation Day: observance, E815 [16MY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of 
        alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries 
        and fatalities, H4107, H4108 [27JN]
      ------State enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      National Transportation Week: observance, E815 [16MY]
      Office of Civil Rights: funding, H4036, H4037 [26JN]
      Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization: funding, 
        H4033-H4035 [26JN]
      Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: funding, 
        H4052 [26JN]
      ------prohibit requirement of placement of line markers other 
        than at public road crossings and railroad crossings, H4140, 
        H4141 [27JN]
      Portland, OR: streetcar investment anchored revitalization 
        project funding, H518 [7FE]
      Ports: establish a program to make grants to ports to enable 
        ports to employ high school students during the summer (H.R. 
        3838), E81 [27JA]
      Projects of National and Regional Significance Program: funding, 
        H4041 [26JN]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045-H3049 [17MY], E910 [30MY]
      Railroads: develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses, 
        E515 [30MR]
      ------develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses 
        (H.R. 4361), E520 [16AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (H.R. 14), H1448 [21MR], H1519, H1520 [22MR], H1586, H1594, 
        H1595, H1603-H1608 [27MR], H1645, H1650, H1668, H1669 [28MR], 
        H1746, H1747, H1750, H1756-H1761 [29MR], H1927, H1928, H1930, 
        H1935 [18AP], H1994 [19AP], E418 [22MR], E513, E514 [30MR], 
        E539 [16AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1600-H1609 [27MR], H1755, H1775, H1776 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4276), 
        H1755 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1751-H1762 [29MR], E513, E514 [30MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1744-H1751 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1932-H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], 
        H3391, H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, 
        H3744 [19JN], H3817, H3881 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 
        [21JN], H4023-H4025, H4041 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], 
        E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3788-H3797 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, H4637 [29JN], 
        H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 [12JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 
        [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-
        H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 
        [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], 
        E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN], E1149 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        H4637 [29JN]
      ------obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to level of CBO 
        projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3652-H3658 [7JN]
      ------permit Federal regulation and review of tolls and toll 
        increases on certain surface transportation facilities (H.R. 
        3684), E57 [23JA]
      ------prohibit funding for construction of highways in foreign 
        countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      ------remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, H4623 [29JN]
      ------streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements 
        for surface transportation projects, H1934, H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      Safe Routes to School Program: funding, E1238 [12JY]
      ------reauthorize and improve, H731 [15FE]
      Safety: carry out a program to improve roadway safety 
        infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older 
        drivers and pedestrians, H4624 [29JN]
      ------distracted driving prevention and research funding through 
        reductions in financial management funding, H4035, H4036 
        [26JN]
      San Francisco, CA: Central Subway project funding, H4136, H4137 
        [27JN]
      States: distracted driving prevention grant funding, H3953-H3955 
        [21JN], E1149 [27JN]
      Surface Transportation Board: funding, H4053 [26JN]
      Territories: provide for participation in Federal-aid highway 
        discretionary programs (H.R. 2734), H4625 [29JN]
      ------Territorial Highway Program funding, H4625, H4626 [29JN]
      Transformational infrastructure competitive grant program: 
        establish (H.R. 4352), H6163 [20SE]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, H732 [15FE]
      ------authorize and sanction programs for residential and 
        commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, 
        municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
        agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604-H5606 [1AU]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
      ------extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 
        2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]
      Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) 
        Discretionary Grant Program: funding, H4032, H4037, H4038, 
        H4040, H4041 [26JN], H4119 [27JN], E1239 [12JY]
      ------making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 5976), H4037 
        [26JN], H4119 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (S. 3263), S3731 [5JN]
      ------prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S2995 [9MY], S5945 [2AU], S6527, S6528 [20SE], 
        S6611 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee receipts 
        for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. airlines 
        under the European Union emissions trading scheme, S6527, 
        S6528 [20SE]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692-S696 [15FE]
      Bridges: allow funds to be used to repair or reconstruct a 
        bridge on non-National Highway Systems Federal-aid highways, 
        S1188 [1MR]
      ------off-system bridge program funding, S1451 [7MR], S1535 
        [8MR], S1602 [13MR]
      ------repairs and reconstruction funding, S4619 [26JN]
      Budget: reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1518, S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1604, 
        S1605 [13MR]
      Congested Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program: grant 
        States use of funds toward transit system programs, S1131 
        [29FE]
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S4118 [13JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S329, S333-S344 [6FE], 
        S382-S385 [7FE], S4194 [14JN]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), unanimous-consent agreement, S327 [2FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, S341 [6FE], S382 
        [7FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 
        [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4176-S4180, S4182, S4183 [14JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, S2211 [29MR]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment, S1592 [13MR]
      Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches, S1188 [1MR], 
        S5178 [19JY]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 
        [18JY]
      Projects of National and Regional Significance Program: funding, 
        S1131 [29FE]
      Railroads: allow Federal funds made available for purchase of 
        rolling stock to be used to purchase any equipment used for 
        high-speed rail, S1652 [14MR]
      ------establish national safety standards for transit agencies 
        operating heavy rail on fixed guideway, S665 [15FE]
      ------positive railroad control crash avoidance systems 
        implementation, S820 [16FE]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647-S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, 
        S2209-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S364-S366 [7FE], S423-S486 [9FE], S545, S550, S559, 
        S561 [13FE], S585, S587, S593-S595, S599, S605, S607, S609 
        [14FE], S661-S665, S671, S672, S685-S690, S692-S697 [15FE], 
        S818-S822, S826, S832, S836-S838, S842 [16FE], S880, S885, 
        S886, S892 [17FE], S1072, S1073, S1077-S1083, S1085 [28FE], 
        S1104-S1110, S1112-S1139, S1141, S1142, S1155, S1156 [29FE], 
        S1159-S1173, S1179, S1188, S1189 [1MR], S1371-S1373 [2MR], 
        S1376 [5MR], S1405, S1407-S1410 [6MR], S1434, S1435, S1437, 
        S1440-S1443, S1448-S1452 [7MR], S1495-S1497, S1502-S1536 
        [8MR], S1561-S1564, S1572, S1573 [12MR], S1583, S1589-S1606, 
        S1608, S1609 [13MR], S1639, S1641, S1644, S1645, S1647-S1662, 
        S1667 [14MR], S1729 [15MR], S1877 [21MR], S1955, S1986-S1988 
        [22MR], S2009, S2013 [26MR], S2049, S2050, S2056-S2059, S2062, 
        S2076 [27MR], S2135, S2149, S2157 [28MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, 
        S2208, S2209 [29MR], S2314 [16AP], S2384-S2386 [17AP], S2458, 
        S2476, S2487 [18AP], S2590 [23AP], S3067 [10MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S400-S406, S414-S417, S420-S423 
        [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent agreement, S838 [16FE], S1455 
        [7MR], S1573 [12MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent request, S1409, S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2052 [27MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, S2208-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        unanimous-consent request, S2209-S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], 
        S3744 [6JN], S3813, S3815, S3827 [7JN], S3957 [12JN], S4114-
        S4118 [13JN], S4165, S4195 [14JN], S4452 [25JN], S4659 [27JN], 
        S4690 [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-S4714, S4716 
        [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], S4810-S4812 
        [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        insert S. 1813 language in lieu, S2615 [24AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        S4779 [29JN]
      ------increase Federal cost share for emergency relief permanent 
        repairs in extreme disasters, S1648 [14MR]
      ------prohibit imposition of new tolls on the Federal-aid 
        system, S1592 [13MR], S1648, S1649 [14MR]
      ------provide States with additional flexibility to implement 
        tolls on interstate highways, S1648, S1649 [14MR]
      ------remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, S1593-S1596 [13MR]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1813, 
        Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), 
        S1644 [14MR]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      States: allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain 
        percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement 
        projects, S405 [9FE]
      Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      ------ensure transit agencies that partner with community 
        colleges on job training programs are eligible for Federal 
        grants, S842 [16FE]
  Reports filed
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act: Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3864) (H. Rept. 112-396), H696 
        [13FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112-382), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 600) (H. Rept. 112-
        424), H1739 [28MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1956) (S. Rept. 112-195), S5976 [2AU]
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        658) (H. Rept. 112-381), H373 [1FE]
      Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 112-152), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 
        1813), S350 [6FE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
  Summaries
      Pilot's Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]
  Tables
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 533, consideration of conference report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H445 [3FE]
      H. Res. 600, consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation 
        Extension Act, H1744 [29MR]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 
        [1AU]
      H.R. 4239, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1600-H1603 
        [27MR]
      H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1752-H1755 
        [29MR]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act, 
        H4637-H4641 [29JN]
      S. 1335, Pilot's Bill of Rights, S4733-S4735 [29JN], H5100 
        [23JY]
      S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-
        21), S423-S484 [9FE]
      S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition 
        Act, S6611, S6612 [21SE]




DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

  Amendments
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, 
        H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, 
        H3364 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
      Employment: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6065 
        [10SE], S6110, S6111, S6112, S6113, S6233 [11SE], S6259, 
        S6260, S6275, S6276, S6277, S6278, S6279, S6280, S6283 [12SE], 
        S6346, S6347, S6348, S6349, S6350, S6351, S6357, S6358, S6360, 
        S6361, S6363, S6368, S6369 [13SE]
  Articles and editorials
      GOP Budget Doesn't Even Say the Word ``Veteran'', E425 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Benefits: improve assistance provided to women veterans, 
        facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of 
        veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain 
        veterans (see S. 3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 
        [21SE]
      ------provide veterans, when they electronically file claims for 
        benefits, with notice that relevant services may be available 
        to them from veterans service organizations (see S. 3052), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Canada: establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base 
        Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (see H.R. 6534), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      Cemeteries and funerals: ensure deceased veterans with no known 
        next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see S. 3202), 
        S3280 [17MY] (see H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]
      Claims: accept certain documents as proof of service in 
        determining eligibility of an individual to receive amounts 
        from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (see H.R. 
        6464), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide certain employees of Members of Congress and 
        certain local government employees with access to case-
        tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]
      Colleges and universities: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that have a 
        certain cohort default rate from receiving veterans' education 
        benefits (see H.R. 5836), H3161 [18MY]
      Contracts: clarify contracting goals and preferences for small 
        business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 
        4048), H900 [16FE]
      ------modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences 
        for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
        after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (see S. 3238), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of 
        disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability 
        claims are pending (see H.R. 6269), H5629 [1AU]
      ------award grants to establish veterans gardens operated by 
        veterans to produce food that can be sold to individuals, 
        schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges 
        from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-
        Federal sources to count military and veterans' education 
        benefits under such rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 
        4055), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish a competitive grant program for 
        community colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 
        4261), H1570 [26MR]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 
        667), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service 
        from veterans and veterans service organizations at national 
        cemeteries (see H.R. 6044), H4156 [27JN]
      ------improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide 
        prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for 
        Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 3340), S4460 [25JN]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), 
        S1540 [8MR]
      Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot 
        program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see 
        H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]
      Disabled: extend authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing 
        owned by a family member (see H.R. 4299), H1803 [29MR]
      ------improve authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to blind veterans (see H.R. 5999), H3974 [21JN]
      ------provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans 
        training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see S. 3206), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
        study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces 
        members and veterans (see H.R. 4869), H2204 [26AP]
      Education: eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and 
        entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 4140), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]
      ------make permanent the authority to provide work-study 
        allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving 
        educational assistance (see H.R. 4300), H1803 [29MR]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      ------provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for 
        educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see 
        S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]
      Employment: establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3429), S5304 
        [24JY] (see S. 3457), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6455), H6231 
        [20SE] (see H.R. 6563), H6284 [25SE]
      ------improve employment services for veterans by consolidating 
        various programs (see H.R. 4072), H943 [17FE]
      ------improve provision of work-study allowances for individuals 
        pursuing rehabilitation, education, or training programs (see 
        S. 3503), S5977 [2AU]
      ------provide grants to States to assist veterans who were 
        trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military 
        in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (see H.R. 
        4288), H1740 [28MR]
      Excellence in Veterans Education Award: establish (see H.R. 
        4052), H900 [16FE]
      Federal employees: ensure that employees who violate certain 
        civil laws do not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for 
        departmental employment in the competitive service (see H.R. 
        6372), H5859 [11SE]
      Government regulations: improve supervision of fiduciaries of 
        veterans (see H.R. 5948), H3702 [12JN]
      Grant and Per Diem Program: enable certain nonprofit 
        organizations that serve homeless veterans to participate to 
        provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless 
        veterans (see H.R. 5830), H3161 [18MY]
      Health: consider the veteran's best interest when making 
        determinations about contracted health care and improve access 
        to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses 
        (see H.R. 6393), H5999 [13SE]
      ------establish presumption of service connection for certain 
        veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see H.R. 6297), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------expand eligibility for veteran reimbursement for emergency 
        treatment provided in non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 
        4246), H1542 [22MR]
      ------improve utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal 
        imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services 
        for veterans' health care (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]
      ------make supplemental appropriations for medical and 
        prosthetic research (see H.R. 6071), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide dental care to veterans awarded the Purple Heart 
        (see H.R. 5653), H2565 [9MY]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]
      ------reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare 
        benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses owed by 
        veterans for certain treatment provided in non-departmental 
        facilities (see H.R. 4245), H1542 [22MR]
      Health care facilities: authorize certain major medical facility 
        projects and leases and extend certain authorities (see H.R. 
        6375), H5859 [11SE]
      ------designate certain medical facilities as health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 4042), H801 [15FE]
      Health care professionals: extend authority to enter into 
        contracts with private physicians to conduct medical 
        disability examinations (see H.R. 5880), H3362 [31MY]
      Homeless: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes 
        of benefits (see S. 3049), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 4287), H1740 
        [28MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 
        3309), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or 
        who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4238 [18JN]
      ------require recipients of grants and other assistance for 
        provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans 
        to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H943 [17FE]
      Mental health: provide unlimited eligibility for health care for 
        mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      Mortgages: make home loan guaranty programs for veterans 
        regarding adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate 
        mortgages (see H.R. 4482), H2064 [24AP]
      Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program: improve (see S. 
        3348), S4674 [27JN]
      National cemeteries: assist in identification of unclaimed and 
        abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are 
        eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Veterans Support Network: establish (see S. 3082), 
        S3084 [10MY]
      Nonprofit organizations: award grants for construction of 
        facilities for temporary lodging in connection with the 
        examination, treatment, or care of a veteran (see S. 3324), 
        S4368 [20JN]
      Oahu, HI: carry out a major medical facility project lease for 
        an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain (see S. 3336), S4418 [21JN]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H374 [1FE]
      Pensions: consider resources of pension applicants recently 
        disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value 
        when determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 3270), 
        S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 6171), H5200 [24JY]
      ------improve for surviving spouses of World War II and Korean 
        War veterans (see H.R. 4371), H1914 [17AP]
      Philadelphia, PA: encourage the Philadelphia VA Medical Center 
        to form an advisory committee to consider naming the hospital 
        in honor of an individual or group of veterans (see H. Res. 
        625), H2031 [19AP]
      Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program: provide 
        additional assistance to veterans pursuing degrees in science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 3488), S5977 
        [2AU]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 
        [27MR]
      Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection 
        Program: remove the maximum payment amount for certain 
        qualified losses (see H.R. 4978), H2267 [27AP]
      Small business: give preference to veteran-owned local 
        contractors (see H.R. 6004), H3974 [21JN]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]
      U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to 
        reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia 
        (see S. 2045), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4213), H1390 [19MR]
      Veterans: allow recipients of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health 
        care benefits to be eligible for supplemental dental and 
        vision insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefit 
        Program (see H.R. 6580), H6318 [26OC]
      ------authorize transport of individuals to and from health 
        facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, 
        examination, treatment, and care (see S. 3511), S5977 [2AU]
      ------enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 3349), S4674 [27JN]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 
        2128), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 3895), H475 [3FE]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3233), S3516 [23MY] (see S. 3236), S3630 [24MY]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4114), H1100 
        [29FE] (see H.R. 4142), H1153 [5MR]
      ------require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3353), S4724 [28JN]
      Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education: reauthorize (see S. 
        3282), S3900 [11JN]
      Veterans Health Administration: reorganize the Veterans 
        Integrated Service Networks (see S. 3084), S3084 [10MY]
      Veterans Retraining Assistance Program: improve by providing 
        assistance for certain training programs that are considered 
        less than full-time (see H.R. 6577), H6312 [19OC]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see S. 
        3603), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
  Cloture motions
      Employment: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6259, 
        S6260 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Motions
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
      Employment: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3429), S5724 
        [31JY]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5805 [1AU], 
        S5901 [2AU], S6025 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], S6259 [12SE], S6396 
        [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]
      ------ensure extension of certain benefits and programs for 
        active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]
      Benefits: eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in 
        receipt of medical care, H2140 [26AP]
      ------report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit 
        claims, H3317 [31MY]
      Butler, PA: construction of VA health care center offsite from 
        Butler Medical Center, H3318 [31MY]
      Camp Lejeune, NC: presume service connection for illnesses 
        associated with water contaminants, and provide health care to 
        those affected by such contamination, H5335, H5416-H5432 
        [31JY]
      Cemeteries and funerals: protect freedom of speech of veterans 
        service organizations participating in funerals or memorial 
        services at veterans' cemeteries, H3343 [31MY]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to Edward Hines, Jr., Veteran Affairs 
        Hospital, E168 [9FE]
      ------tribute to Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 
        E168 [9FE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: exempt certain Dept. 
        of Veterans Affairs facilities from decommissioning, H531, 
        H532 [7FE]
      Colleges and universities: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5817-H5821 [11SE]
      Congress: notify of departmental conferences, H5430 [31JY]
      Crime: require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual 
        assaults and other safety incidents occurring at departmental 
        medical facilities, H5428, H5429 [31JY]
      Dallas, TX: tribute to Dallas VA Medical Center for 
        participation in Valentines to Veterans program, H228 [1FE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide VA medical personnel access to medical 
        records of soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, 
        H3316, H3317 [31MY]
      ------require status report on sharing of environmental exposure 
        incident data with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3130 [18MY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for 
        Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness 
        (H.R. 3298), H1553-H1555 [26MR], H1744 [29MR]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans' 
        preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly 
        built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H4144 
        [27JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3285, H3315, H3316, H3331-H3339 [31MY], E957, E965 
        [1JN], E1024 [7JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319, H3339 
        [31MY], E966 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309-
        H3346, H3356-H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], 
        E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        H3331 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]
      ------make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain 
        injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, H3129 [18MY]
      ------submit to Congress annual reports on the Post-9/11 
        Educational Assistance Program, H5428 [31JY]
      Education: improve educational counseling opportunities for 
        veterans (H.R. 6101), H4787 [11JY]
      Employment: improve certain laws relative to employment and 
        training of veterans (H.R. 2433), H3270 [31MY]
      ------provide grants to States to assist veterans who were 
        trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military 
        in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (H.R. 4288), 
        E469 [28MR]
      Federal employees: assess skills of certain employees and 
        managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration, H5428 [31JY]
      ------prohibit funding for payment of employee performance 
        awards, H3346 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding for salary or compensation of a Director 
        of Construction and Facilities Management who does not meet 
        certain qualifications, H3344 [31MY]
      ------require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for 
        departmental employment in the competitive service (H.R. 
        6372), E1474 [11SE]
      Federal Mortuary Affairs Advisory Commission: establish, H3033 
        [17MY]
      Government regulations: improve supervision of fiduciaries of 
        veterans (H.R. 5948), H6088-H6094 [19SE]
      Health: allow veterans in rural areas to visit an approved non-
        departmental health care provider in their area, H3327, H3328 
        [31MY]
      ------consider the veteran's best interest when making 
        determinations about contracted health care and improve access 
        to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses 
        (H.R. 6393), H5970 [13SE]
      Health care facilities: address delays in expansion of medical 
        facility in Lafayette, LA, and construction of new medical 
        facility in Lake Charles, LA, H1369 [19MR]
      ------authorize certain major medical facility projects and 
        leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6375), H6094-H6096 
        [19SE], E1605 [21SE]
      ------ensure timely payments to non-VA medical providers, H3317 
        [31MY]
      Homeless: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes 
        of benefits (H.R. 4287), E478 [28MR]
      Houston, TX: misplaced grave markers at Houston National 
        Cemetery, H1301 [8MR]
      Louisiana: expedite delivery of health care to veterans at VA 
        community-based outpatient clinics in Lafayette, LA, and Lake 
        Charles, LA, H2143 [26AP]
      Mental health: post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma 
        treatment funding, H3327 [31MY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H3322 
        [31MY]
      Miami, FL: Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical 
        Center operating room construction funding, E1605 [21SE]
      Montgomery GI Bill: anniversary, H3272 [31MY], E958 [1JN]
      National cemeteries: prohibit funding to hire a new director of 
        a national cemetery who is not a veteran, H3342, H3343 [31MY]
      National Energy Conservation Policy Act: energy management 
        requirements funding, H3326 [31MY]
      National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, E168 [9FE]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1641 [21SE]
      Oakland, CA: implement plan to address VA regional office 
        disability claims backlog and inaccuracy rates, H2145 [26AP]
      Office of Inspector General: permit to review practices relative 
        to collection and content of bids for certain veterans' 
        hospital construction projects, H3326, H3327 [31MY]
      Orlando, FL: address issues in management of VA Medical Center 
        construction project, H3277, H3319 [31MY]
      Philippines: deem certain service in the organized military 
        forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have 
        been active service for benefit purposes (H.R. 210), E200 
        [15FE]
      Plymouth, MA: opening of Veterans Outreach Clinic, E1412 [3AU]
      Small business: revise enforcement penalties for 
        misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business 
        concern owned and controlled by veterans or by service-
        disabled veterans, H5430 [31JY]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: opening, E1500 
        [12SE], E1660 [28SE]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]
      ------health care funding, H3235 [30MY]
      ------improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (H.R. 4114), H4660, H4663, H4664 [9JY]
      ------provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan access 
        to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], E425 
        [22MR]
      ------recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals 
        during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs benefits, H1276 [8MR], H3340, H3341 [31MY], H5295 
        [26JY]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, H37 [18JA], H5138 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Heart Association: tribute to participation in Go Red 
        for Women cardiovascular disease awareness campaign, S4293 
        [19JN]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, S6096 [11SE]
      ------improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, 
        vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans 
        (S. 951), S3504 [23MY]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (S. 3322), S5848 [1AU]
      Benefits: improve assistance provided to women veterans, 
        facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of 
        veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain 
        veterans (S. 3313), S4302 [19JN]
      ------improve veterans assistance programs, S5154 [18JY]
      Camp Lejeune, NC: call for release of government records 
        regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, S5190 [19JY]
      ------furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home 
        care to veterans who were stationed when the well water was 
        contaminated (S. 277), S4619 [26JN]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants, and provide health care to those affected 
        by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], S5203 [19JY]
      Caribou, ME: anniversary of Veterans' Community Based Outpatient 
        Clinic, S4148 [13JN]
      Cemeteries and funerals: ensure deceased veterans with no known 
        next of kin can receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), S3287 
        [17MY]
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (S. 3238), S4780 
        [29JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (S. 3340), S4461-S4463 [25JN], S4719 [28JN]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (S. 2179), 
        S1541 [8MR]
      Diseases: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs and NIH research 
        into deep brain stimulation therapy for Parkinson's disease, 
        S5474 [26JY]
      Employment: ensure veterans jobs corps program counselors are 
        available to veterans in rural areas, S6315 [13SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3429), S5319 [24JY], 
        S5321 [25JY]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5689 [30JY], 
        S5691 [31JY], S6260 [12SE], S6289-S6292, S6294, S6296, S6298, 
        S6315-S6318, S6330 [13SE], S6393, S6395, S6400-S6405 [19SE], 
        S6488 [20SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5805, S5825 [1AU], S5921, S5934, S5950 [2AU], S6025 
        [10SE], S6075, S6077, S6080-S6083, S6095 [11SE], S6246-S6249, 
        S6254-S6259 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S6332 [13SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-
        consent request, S6260, S6261 [12SE]
      ------veterans job corps funding through reductions in foreign 
        aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Health: provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve 
        the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S6077 
        [11SE]
      Health care facilities: authorize certain major medical facility 
        projects and leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 
        6375), S6671 [21SE]
      Homeless: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes 
        of benefits (S. 3049), S3044 [9MY]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 
        3309), S4241 [18JN]
      Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: dedication, S122 
        [26JA]
      Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program: improve (S. 
        3348), S4682 [27JN]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (S. Res. 455), S3090 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]
      ------observance, S4719 [28JN]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      Oahu, HI: carry out a major medical facility project lease for 
        an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain (S. 3336), S4422 [21JN]
      Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program: ensure 
        veterans have information and protections required to make 
        informed decisions on benefits (S. 2241), S2087 [27MR], S2589 
        [23AP]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6004 [2AU]
      Small business: treat small businesses bequeathed to family by 
        Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (S. 3405), S5213 [19JY]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 3349), S4682 [27JN]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (S. 
        3233), S3518 [23MY]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, S3504-S3506 [23MY]
      ------tribute to Caregiver Support Program, S5200 [19JY]
      Veterans Health Administration: reorganize the Veterans 
        Integrated Service Networks (S. 3084), S3416 [22MY]
      Veterans Jobs Corps Act: violation of Budget Control Act by 
        increasing authority and outlays above Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (Senate) allocation, S6317 [13SE], S6396 [19SE]
      Veterans Retraining Assistance Program: implementation, S4930 
        [12JY]
      Women: expand and improve health care services available to 
        women veterans, S2078 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs Policy To Improve Outreach and 
        Transparency to Veterans and Service Members Through 
        Information on Institutions of Higher Learning: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 112-646), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 
        112-168), S3422 [22MY]
      Nomination of Thomas S. Sowers II, To Be Assistant Sec. of 
        Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4114) (H. Rept. 112-486), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5948) (H. Rept. 
        112-678), H6150 [19SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      National security and veterans' benefits funding: El Paso 
        County, TX, Commissioners Court, E439 [26MR]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
  Tables
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, 
        Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 
        military construction and veterans' services, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 4057, Dept. of Veterans Affairs comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning, H5817 [11SE]
      H.R. 4114, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, 
        H4663 [9JY]
      H.R. 5948, Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service 
        Act, H6088-H6092 [19SE]
      H.R. 6375, VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring 
        Authorities Extension Act, H6094 [19SE]
      S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act, S2088-S2092 [27MR]
      S. 3202, Dignified Burial of Veterans Act, S3287 [17MY]
      S. 3238, David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community 
        Based Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH, S4780 [29JN]
      S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 
        [18JN]
      S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, 
        S4303 [19JN]
      S. 3336, carry out a major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facility project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, 
        Oahu, HI, S4422 [21JN]
      S. 3348, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional 
        Housing Loan Program improvement, S4682 [27JN]
      S. Res. 455, National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness 
        Day, S3089 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]
  Tributes
      Derwinski, Edward J., H92 [23JA]




DEPORT CONVICTED FOREIGN CRIMINALS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY]




DEROUIN, PETE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1407 [3AU]




DERRICK, SCOTT

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




DERRY, MARK

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2396, H2401 
        [8MY]




DERWINSKI, EDWARD J. (a former Representative from Illinois)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H92 [23JA], E83 [27JA]




DES JARDIN, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1713 [19OC]




DES MOINES, IA

  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E980 [5JN]
      Armed Forces: tribute to Iowa Air National Guard 132d Fighter 
        Wing, E1538 [14SE]
      Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C.: Dept. of 
        Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom 
        Award recipient, E1362 [31JY]
      ------inclusion in Dept. of Defense Employer Support of the 
        Guard and Reserve list of top employers, E919 [31MY]




DES MOINES, WA

  Remarks in House
      Highline Community College: anniversary, E237 [24FE]




DESAI, ANUJ C.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S323 [2FE]




DESAI, KETAKI

  Remarks in House
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]




DeSANTO, FRED

  Remarks in House
      Pittston (PA) Dispatch: Joseph F. Saporito Lifetime of Service 
        Award recipient, E326 [7MR]




DESCHUTES COUNTY, OR

  Subpoena Notices
      Circuit Court for Deshutes County, OR, H185 [27JA]




DeSERIO, ALFRED L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E746 [9MY]




DESIGNER ANABOLIC STEROID CONTROL ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3431), S5381 [25JY]
  Letters
      Provisions: Gretchen DuBeau, Alliance for Natural Health USA, 
        S5384 [25JY]
      ------John Shaw, Natural Products Association, S5383 [25JY]
      ------Loren Israelsen, United Natural Products Alliance, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Michael McGuffin, American Herbal Products Association, 
        S5383 [25JY]
      ------Scott M. Melville, Consumers Healthcare Products 
        Association, S5384 [25JY]
      ------Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, S5384 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3431), S5383-S5385 [25JY]




DESIGNER'S ATTIC (business)

  Remarks in House
      Kernersville, NC: tribute to Designer's Attic (business) and 
        Friddle and Co., Inc., for donation to Second Harvest Food 
        Bank, H70 [18JA]




DesJARLAIS, SCOTT (a Representative from Tennessee)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), 
        H512 [6FE]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H476 [3FE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H694 [9FE]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H3404 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H2034 [19AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H5860 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H513 [6FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: clarify congressional intent of 
        agricultural hours-of-service regulations relative to the 
        delivery of agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see 
        H.R. 3265), H79 [18JA]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2447 [8MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H115 
        [23JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3105 [17MY]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3703 [12JN]
      Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers 
        be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits 
        plan (see H.R. 2206), H3976 [21JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H966 [27FE]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H6234 [20SE]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H220 [31JA]
      Medicare: exempt certain requests by physicians for 
        consultations by radiation oncologists from the limitation on 
        certain physician referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1978 [18AP]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H159 [24JA]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5292 
        [25JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1100 [29FE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6069 [18SE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H5010 [18JY]
      Taxation: make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1100 [29FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4656 [29JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3976 [21JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H218 [31JA]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H3733 [18JN]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (H.R. 3848), H219 [31JA]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (H.J. Res. 112), H3733 [18JN]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (H.R. 5044), H2277 [27AP]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H6301 [5OC], H6305 [12OC]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5165 
        [24JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1386, H1387, H1388 [19MR], 
        H1400 [20MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4746 [10JY]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (H.J. Res. 112), H4746 [10JY]
      Medicaid: reform, H5184, H5186 [24JY]
      Medicare: reform, H792 [15FE], H1386, H1387, H1388 [19MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid 
        funding, H5184, H5186 [24JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H792 [15FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4746 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1386, H1387, H1388 [19MR], H1400 [20MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H63 [18JA]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (H.R. 5044), H6102, H6104 [19SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H3945 [21JN], H4672 [9JY], 
        H5450 [31JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H4681 [9JY]
  Tributes
      Summitt, Pat, H2077 [25AP]




DESSAI, FRENY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6469 [19SE]




DETERS, KYLE A.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E318 [6MR]




DETROIT, MI

  Bills and resolutions
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (see H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]
      Detroit Jobs Trust Fund: establish and temporarily provide a 
        zero percent capital gains rate for certain new investments 
        (see H.R. 6500), H6274 [21SE]
  Biographies
      Adams, Charles G., H1375 [19MR]
  Remarks in House
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (H. Res. 
        698), H3812 [20JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (H.R. 4308), H1796 [29MR]
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H521 
        [7FE]
      Indian Village Tennis Club: anniversary, E462 [28MR]
      Metro Detroit Youth Day: observance, E1216 [10JY]
      Rodges, Teresa A.: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Woman of the Year award recipient, E964 [1JN]
      Third New Hope Baptist Church: anniversary, E434 [22MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S1064 
        [28FE], S1174 [1MR]




DETWILER, THOMAS C.

  Remarks in House
      Paper Industry Management Association: Mill Manager of the Year 
        Award recipient, H2214 [27AP]




DEUTCH, THEODORE E. (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H780 [15FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H337 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1428 [20MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H2072 [24AP]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4828 [11JY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see 
        H.R. 3435), H376 [1FE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1498 [21MR]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H3163 [18MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H3363 [31MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5526 [31JY]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (see H.R. 5163), H2271 [27AP]
      ------restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow 
        disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure 
        disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see H.R. 
        592), H694 [9FE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H1018 [28FE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H3405 [1JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3267 [30MY]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1135 [1MR]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2034 [19AP]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H571 [7FE]
      ------reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans 
        unauthorized fees (see H.R. 1826), H220 [31JA]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3808 
        [19JN]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H2447 [8MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 
        2245), H1571 [26MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (see H.R. 591), H5711 [2AU]
      ------limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons 
        convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see 
        H.R. 505), H694 [9FE]
      ------prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H5711 [2AU]
      FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of 
        abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H1543 [22MR]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1498 [21MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2814 [16MY]
      Health: provide for human stem cell research, including 
        embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H220 [31JA]
      ------support regenerative medicine through research funding and 
        commercial development and develop a regulatory environment 
        that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products 
        (see H.R. 1862), H2134 [25AP]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H4158 [27JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4908 [17JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H903 
        [16FE]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H1018 [28FE]
      ------authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------extend authority to provide loan guarantees (see H.R. 
        4197), H1498 [21MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H4908 
        [17JY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2072 [24AP]
      Medicaid: provide payment for patient navigator services (see 
        H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6152 [19SE]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H1543 [22MR]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H1543 [22MR]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H6279 [21SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3915 [20JN]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 703), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5526 
        [31JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1571 [26MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H3481 [5JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      Securities: determine a customer's net equity based on the 
        customer's last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and 
        change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 757), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for customers 
        during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the Securities 
        Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 [9FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H4065 [26JN]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H4828 [11JY]
      ------wrist watches (see H.R. 5750), H2813 [16MY]
      Taxation: close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H2072 [24AP]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H2134 [25AP]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H2034 [19AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1134 [1MR]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who 
        donate certain life-saving organs (see H.R. 2755), H1571 
        [26MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H3977 [21JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H572 [7FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see H. Res. 766), H5707 [2AU]
      FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the 
        contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of 
        advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 6259), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      Financial institutions: require holders of student loans to 
        apply prepayment ammounts to loans with the highest rates of 
        interest (see H.R. 6510), H6275 [21SE]
      Iran: expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (see H.R. 
        4317), H1804 [29MR]
      Tariff: coffee brewers with milk frothing capacity (see H.R. 
        5045), H2268 [27AP]
      ------electromechanical ice shavers (see H.R. 5046), H2268 
        [27AP]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H4774 [10JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the 
        contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of 
        advertisements to furnish such contents (H.R. 6259), H5630 
        [1AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5292 [25JY]
      Financial institutions: require holders of student loans to 
        apply prepayment ammounts to loans with the highest rates of 
        interest (H.R. 6510), H6278 [21SE]
      Iran: expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (H.R. 
        4317), H1806 [29MR]
      Tariff: coffee brewers with milk frothing capacity (H.R. 5045), 
        H2277 [27AP]
      ------electromechanical ice shavers (H.R. 5046), H2277 [27AP]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (H.R. 6095), H4775 [10JY]
  Motions
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2008 [19AP]
  Proposals
      Contemporary Glass Art Awareness Year observance, E1011 
        [7JN]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5444 [31JY]
      Allen, Phillip C.: South Florida Business Leader of the Year 
        award recipient, E119 [2FE]
      Boynton Beach, FL: anniversary of Temple Beth Kodesh, 
        E160 [8FE]
      Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Sheriff's Office 
        Anti-Bullying Initiative, E121 [2FE]
      Coral Springs, FL: anniversary, E1590 [21SE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6136 [19SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2572 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: increase flexibility for implementation of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H338 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, 
        tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery 
        of missing individuals (H.R. 4305), H5789 [11SE]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), H4874 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6237 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6170 [20SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H780, H781 [15FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      Florida: tribute to America's Young Heroes award recipients, 
        E546 [17AP]
      Haiti: anniversary of earthquake, E53 [23JA]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1482 [21MR]
      Health care professionals: prohibit exemption of health care 
        professionals who intentionally harm patients from medical 
        malpractice liability, H1482 [21MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2690 [15MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, H593 [8FE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5572 [1AU]
      Israel: independence anniversary, H2145 [26AP]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3258 [30MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program repeal 
        if failure to implement program would increase Medicaid 
        spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H337, H338 [1FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H4919 [18JY]
      Power resources: require estimates of economic impact, including 
        job losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      Rotary Day: observance, H1981 [19AP]
      SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable 
        investments and activities in Iran, H5572 [1AU]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H5572 [1AU]
      Taxation: prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in 
        illegal activities, discriminate based on race or gender, 
        create or distribute pornographic material, conduct business 
        with Iran, or outsource jobs overseas, H2008 [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), motion to recommit, H2008 
        [19AP]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Bernstein, Elaine, E123 [2FE]
      Fentin, Annette, E671 [26AP]
      Glasser, Diane, E813 [16MY]
      Goodman, Stanley and Pearl, E529 [16AP]
      Grant, Robert C., E525 [16AP]
      Gumm, Annette, E459 [27MR]
      Jones, Mike, E521 [16AP]
      Kessel, Joan and George, E117 [2FE]
      Klein, Jeffrey L., E449 [27MR]
      Kling, William, H5776 [11SE]
      Levin, Matthew, E1113 [21JN]
      Lippman, Frederick, E533 [16AP]
      Metcalf, Michael, H2214 [27AP]




DeVEAUX, WILLIAM P., AND PATRICIA A. MORRIS

  Proclamations
      Bishop William P. DeVeaux and Dr. Patricia Ann Morris DeVeaux 
        Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1181 
        [29JN]




DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

  Amendments
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4831, S4833 [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2713 [15MY]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Air pollution: promote the use of clean cookstoves in order to 
        create a thriving global market for clean and efficient 
        household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 [7MY]
      Children and youth: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4684 [9JY]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see S. 3495), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6178), H5201 
        [24JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR] (see H.R. 4071), H943 
        [17FE] (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, 
        sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 
        [17JA]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 4259), H1570 
        [26MR]
      Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable 
        energy projects in developing countries (see H.R. 3888), H440 
        [2FE]
      Vietnam: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. 
        under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act 
        (see H.R. 5157), H2271 [27AP]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  Letters
      Countervailing duties application to nonmarket economy 
        countries: C. David Veal, American Shrimp Processors 
        Association, H1169 [6MR]
  Messages
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Designation for South Sudan: President Obama, S2030 [26MR], 
        H1548 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Argentina: President Obama, S2030 [26MR], 
        H1548 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Gibraltar and the Turks and Caicos Islands: 
        President Obama, S4770 [29JN], H4652 [29JN]
      Generalized System of Preferences Least-Developed Beneficiary 
        Developing Country Designation for Senegal: President Obama, 
        H4652 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (H.R. 5748), E788 [15MY]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1165, H1166-H1173 [6MR]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting, H3135, H3136 [18MY]
      Peace Corps: anniversary, H1103 [1MR], H1438 [21MR], E276 
        [29FE], E296 [1MR], E308 [5MR], E322 [6MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), 
        H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (S. Res. 378), S607 [14FE], S803 [15FE]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5451-
        S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-S5907, S5919-
        S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5425 [26JY]
      Air pollution: promote the use of clean cookstoves in order to 
        create a thriving global market for clean and efficient 
        household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]
      Children and youth: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (S. 414), S3655-S3657 [24MY], S4812 [10JY]
      Ethiopia: U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), S1375 [5MR], S1608 [13MR]
      ------apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries 
        (S. 2153), S1375 [5MR]
      SEC: issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral 
        companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial 
        development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4832, S4833 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to 
        List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program 
        Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Assessing Progress in Haiti Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1016), S2819 [26AP]
      International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 414) (S. Rept. 
        112-170), S3514 [23MY]
      Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 429), S4366 [20JN]
      Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4105, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries, H1166 [6MR]
      H.R. 5986, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 414, International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child 
        Marriage Act, S3656 [24MY]
      S. 2153, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries, S1375 [5MR]
      S. 3326, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, S5920 [2AU]
      S. Res. 378, express importance of a safe, nurturing, and 
        permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption 
        promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization 
        or foster care, S704, S803 [15FE]
      S. Res. 429, support goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, 
        S4833 [10JY]




DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF, AND EDUCATION FOR ALIEN MINORS (DREAM) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1842), H3737 [19JN], E1048 [15JN]
      Enact (S. 952), H2137 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 952), S117 [26JA], S2204-S2206 [29MR], S2470 [18AP], 
        S2589 [23AP], S2956 [8MY], S3068 [10MY], S3260 [17MY], S3402 
        [22MY], S3721 [5JN], S4141-S4143 [13JN], S4223, S4233 [18JN], 
        S4253 [19JN], S4434, S4440, S4441 [25JN], S4645-S4647 [27JN], 
        S4813, S4814 [10JY], S5064, S5081 [17JY], S5269 [24JY], S5935 
        [2AU], S6249 [12SE], S6519 [20SE]




DEVER, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H6147 [19SE]




DEVEREUX, HELENA

  Remarks in House
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1641 [21SE], E1665 [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, S6538 [20SE]




DEVEREUX FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1389 [2AU], E1641 [21SE], E1665 [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6538 [20SE]




DEVIL PUPS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1309 [24JY]




DEVIL'S STAIRCASE WILDERNESS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112-115), S41 [23JA]




DeVITA, JULIENNE

  Essays
      State of the Union, S155 [30JA]




DEVRING, KATHLEEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E42 [18JA]




DEW, VICTOR A.

  Bills and resolutions
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (H.R. 3892), H378 [2FE]




DeWAN, SHALIA

  Articles and editorials
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]




DEWHURST, C. KURT

  Appointments
      Library of Congress American Folklife Center Board of Trustees, 
        H5689 [2AU]




DHS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5913), H3660 [7JN]




DI CROCE, NICK

  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1050 
        [29FE]




DIA DE LOS NINOS--CELEBRATING YOUNG AMERICANS

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 432), S2660 [24AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 432, designate, S2658, S2660 [24AP]




DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES ACCESS PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2347), S2916 [7MY]




DIANDA, NORMAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4720 [28JN]




DIAZ, CHARLEY L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E679 [27AP]




DIAZ, GUARIONE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E559 [17AP]




DIAZ, JOSE N., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1636 [21SE]




DIAZ, MATTHEW

  Remarks in Senate
      9-1-1 for Kids (organization): Medal of Honor recipient, S4458 
        [25JN]




DIAZ, RAMON V.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E56 [23JA]




DIAZ, YETHZELL

  Remarks in House
      University of California, Santa Cruz: Gabriel Zimmerman 
        Scholarship Fund award recipient, E652 [25AP]




DIAZ-BALART, MARIO (a Representative from Florida)

  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Rudolf Giuliani, E504 [29MR]
  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4106 [27JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2569 [9MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H2135 [25AP]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H948 [21FE]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]
      China: ensure open and free journalism access by establishing a 
        reciprocal relationship between the number of visas issued to 
        state-controlled media workers in China and the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2899), H4065 [26JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H948 [21FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see H.J. Res. 108), H2813 [16MY] (see 
        H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H441 [2FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1428 [20MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3661 [7JN]
      Georgia (country): initiate negotiations to enter into a free 
        trade agreement (see H. Res. 374), H376 [1FE]
      ------support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial 
        integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO 
        membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of 
        conflict (see H. Res. 526), H641 [8FE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Health: require the President, Vice President, Members of 
        Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to 
        purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges 
        (see H.R. 360), H5526 [31JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H3363 [31MY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5331 [30JY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H945 
        [17FE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H2033 [19AP]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H1017 [28FE]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 703), H4064 
        [26JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H694 [9FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5630 [1AU]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5331 [30JY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (see H.R. 5839), H3162 [18MY]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 3099), H5860 [11SE] (see H.R. 6410), H6060 
        [14SE]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H79 [18JA]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. 
        Res. 690), H3807 [19JN]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H6310 [16OC]
      Wildlife: prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H641 [8FE]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, commend pro-democracy activist 
        organizations, and pledge solidarity with the people of Cuba 
        (see H. Res. 536), H440 [2FE]
  Remarks
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2607 [10MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H493, H494 [6FE]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, E690 
        [27AP]
      ------tribute to hunger strike by pro-democracy activists, H5929 
        [13SE]
      Dept. of HUD: disaster relief funding, H4111 [27JN]
      ------increase portion of Community Development Block Grant 
        Program assistance that may be used to provide public 
        services, H4107 [27JN]
      ------require inclusion of owner-occupied units and rental units 
        in property loss calculations used to determine disaster 
        relief assistance, H4111 [27JN]
      Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran 
        (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (H. 
        Res. 60), E503 [29MR]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4107, H4111 [27JN]
      Korea, Democratice People's Republic of: call for release of 
        political prisoners, E837 [17MY]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607 [10MY]
      National Women's History Month: observance, E469, 
        E479 [28MR], E483, E484, E485, 
        E486 [29MR]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H494 [6FE]
      Point of order, H4111 [27JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1037 [29FE]
      Votes: position on missed, H4028 [26JN], E463 
        [28MR]
  Tributes
      Andrade, Patricia, E483 [29MR]
      Curra, Iliana, E484 [29MR]
      Ferre, Helen Aguirre, E466 [28MR]
      Finlan, Mary, E455 [27MR]
      Giuliani, Rudolf, E503 [29MR]
      Grant, Robert C., E270 [28FE]
      Hernandez, Emilio, E1602 [21SE]
      Iriondo, Sylvia G., E351 [8MR]
      Kalangwa, Aime, E726 [8MY]
      Lozano, Lourdes, E498 [29MR], E659 [26AP]
      Matte, Tina McCain, E486 [29MR]
      Oeters, Phillis, E453 [27MR]
      Puig, Claudia, E488 [29MR]
      Rundle, Katherine Fernandez, E485 [29MR]
      Russell, Mary Scott, E469 [28MR]
      Smith, Geraldine, E487 [29MR]
      Sosa, Rebeca, E456 [27MR]
      Tokar, Stella, E1292 [19JY]
      Travierso, Maria, E479 [28MR]
      Ubieta, Lourdes, E661 [26AP]
      Valoppi, Jennifer, E500 [29MR]
      Zapata Tamayo, Orlando, E210 [16FE], E804 [15MY]




DIBLASI, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E129 [3FE]




DICK, JEFFREY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1353 [31JY]




DICK FAMILY

  Articles and editorials
      Carl Dick's General Store--A Science Hill Tradition, S153 [30JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S153 [30JA]




DICKERSON, CALVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E22 [17JA]




DICKERSON, JOYCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E478 [28MR]




DICKS, NORMAN D. (a Representative from Washington)

  Articles and editorials
      Scoop Jackson Never Forgot His Roots, Peter Jackson, Everett 
        (WA) Herald, E940 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H3363 [31MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H440 [2FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H2647 [10MY]
      Fish and fishing: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops 
        (see H.R. 1176), H802 [15FE]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H6318 [26OC]
      Hydroelectric power: recognize as the most abundant source of 
        clean, renewable energy and should be fully utilized in 
        pursuit of energy independence and affordable energy (see H. 
        Res. 579), H1305 [8MR]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 
        5987), H4656 [29JN]
      Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 3197), H4065 [26JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1915 [17AP]
      Medicare: provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H571 [7FE]
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1572 
        [26MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance 
        credit (see H.R. 721), H1367 [16MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team (see H. 
        Res. 699), H3975 [21JN]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see H. Res. 607), H1805 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see H.R. 5995), 
        H3974 [21JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), H3975 
        [21JN]
  Letters
      Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation 
        organizations, H3376 [1JN]
      Eximbank reauthorization: Tim Keating, Boeing Co., H2470 [9MY]
  Obituaries
      Wortman, Melvin D.: Kitsap (WA) Sun, H2041 [24AP]
  Press releases
      Ex-Im Bank Support: several organizations, H2470 [9MY]
  Remarks
      Air Force: Air National Guard firefighting aircraft funding, 
        H4953 [18JY]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H608 [8FE]
      ------legislative process, H5953 [13SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5953, H5955 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: clarify procedures for the care, handling, and 
        transportation of the remains of a deceased member, H5037 
        [19JY]
      ------increase opportunities for women and minorities in officer 
        positions and Special Operations Forces, H5047 [19JY]
      Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2508 
        [9MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: U.S. Botanic Garden funding, H3676 
        [8JN]
      Coast Guard: report on costs of reactivating or interest in 
        purchasing Polar Sea (vessel) before decommissioning and 
        disassembling for scrap, H3551 [6JN]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3376 [1JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3024 [17MY]
      ------C-17 Fighter program funding, H5045 [19JY]
      ------directed energy technologies initiatives funding, H5057 
        [19JY]
      ------end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to 
        role in arms sales to Syria, H5040 [19JY]
      ------Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H4955 [18JY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H5063 [19JY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3024 
        [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4935, H4952, H4953, 
        H4955, H4956, H4957, H4958, H4959, H4961, H4964, H4965, H4978, 
        H4981, H4984, H4989, H4991, H4995 [18JY], H5028, H5033, H5037, 
        H5038, H5040, H5041, H5042, H5044, H5045, H5046, H5047, H5049, 
        H5057, H5062, H5063 [19JY]
      ------NATO troop deployment funding, H5044 [19JY]
      ------Precision Aerial Delivery System (PCADS) funding to battle 
        wildfires from military aircraft, H5046 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the 
        Defense of Marriage Act, H5028 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into non-competitive contracts 
        for helicopter leak-proof drip pans, H4991 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or implement 
        studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, H5041, 
        H5042 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5047 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with 
        Russia, H5033 [19JY]
      ------prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems except in 
        accordance with the Fourth Amendment, H4991 [18JY]
      ------provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of 
        soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3316 
        [31MY]
      ------Rapid Innovation Fund funding, H4964, H4965 [18JY]
      ------reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic 
        nuclear missiles, H4989 [18JY]
      ------security clearance process funding, H4952 [18JY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H4955, 
        H4956, H4984 [18JY], H5049 [19JY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H4958 [18JY], H5062 [19JY]
      ------vision and eye injury research programs funding, H4959 
        [18JY]
      ------Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4981 [18JY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding, H3353 [31MY]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, 
        H3353 [31MY]
      ------Wind Powering America Initiative funding, H3494 [6JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3639 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3551, H3555 [6JN], 
        H3631, H3634, H3637, H3639, H3641 [7JN]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3634 [7JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding for payment of 
        employee performance awards, H3346 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to hire a new director of a national 
        cemetery who is not a veteran, H3343 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3316, H3332, H3333, H3334, H3337 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3316, H3319, H3332, H3333, 
        H3334, H3337, H3342, H3343, H3346 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3346 [31MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3353 [31MY], H3376 [1JN], H3417 [5JN], H3494 [6JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2470 [9MY]
      FEMA: State and local grant programs funding, H3555 [6JN]
      Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal 
        site funding, H3353 [31MY]
      House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H5956 
        [13SE]
      ------appreciation of opportunity to serve, H5063 [19JY], H5956 
        [13SE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3670, H3675, H3676 [8JN]
      National Guard: complete capability assessment of medical 
        equipment in Humvee ambulances, H4961 [18JY], H5038 [19JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2776 
        [16MY]
      NOAA: Climate Portal Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund funding, H2375 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new 
        catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast 
        and Gulf of Mexico, H2426, H2428, H2429, H2430 [8MY]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3417 [5JN]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2511, 
        H2513, H2514 [9MY]
      Olympic National Park: designate certain land as wilderness or 
        potential wilderness (H.R. 3222), H485 [6FE]
      Point of order, H3342 [31MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2355, H2373, H2375, 
        H2424, H2426, H2428, H2429, H2430 [8MY], H2508, H2510, H2511, 
        H2513, H2514 [9MY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit funding for 
        behavior detection officers and the Screening of Passengers by 
        Observation Techniques (SPOT) Program, H3641 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for security officers or behavior 
        detection officers outside an airport, H3631 [7JN]
      U.S. Capitol Historical Society: anniversary, E1562 
        [19SE]
      Veterans: prohibit funding to enter into contracts that do not 
        give small businesses owned and controlled by veterans any 
        available preference, H3342 [31MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, 
        H2776 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2776 [16MY]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H484 [6FE]
      ------designate and expand wilderness areas and designate 
        certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National 
        Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 
        [21JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H3495 [6JN], H5062 [19JY], H5956 [13SE]
  Tributes
      Bonessa, Barbara L., E186 [14FE]
      Hone, Marc A., E1532 [14SE]
      Jackson, Henry M., E939 [31MY]
      Laurel, Kelly M., E1570 [19SE]
      Peterson, Tim, H3316 [31MY]
      Wortman, Melvin D., H2041 [24AP]




DIDIER, ERLEEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E550 [17AP]




DIDONE, CRISTINA

  Remarks in House
      Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Hispanic Female Entrepreneur of 
        the Year award recipient, E1515 [13SE]




DIEMERT, STEPHEN O., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E284 [29FE]




DIETZEL, BILL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E695 [27AP]




DIGIGLIO, WILLIAM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E733 [8MY]




DIGITAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY (DATA) ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Kerry D. Bolognese, George Mason University, H2095 
        [25AP]
      ------several organizations, H2093, H2094 [25AP]
  Press releases
      NGA Opposes DATA Act Legislation: National Governors 
        Association, H2094 [25AP]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2146), H2082-H2095 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2146, provisions, H2082-H2091 [25AP]




DIGITALGLOBE, INC.

  Articles and editorials
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      Satellite Sentinel Project (organization): tribute, E717 [7MY]




DIGNAM, JOHN F.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6536 [20SE]




DIGNIFIED BURIAL OF VETERANS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3202), S3280 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3202), S3287 [17MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3202, provisions, S3287 [17MY]




DiLISIO, ANTHONY A.

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




DILLARD, CARRIE

  Articles and editorials
      History in the Making, S2316 [16AP]
      World War II--A Trip Around the World, S2226 [29MR]
      World War II--Taking the Lead, S1993 [22MR]




DILLARD, LAVADA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E243 [27FE]




DILLENBECK, DON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1387 [1AU]




DILLION, THOMAS (BILL)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1398 [20MR], E403 [21MR]




DILLMAN, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E515 [30MR], E543 [17AP]




DILLON, MT

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: extend water contract between the U.S. 
        and the East Bench Irrigation District (S. 997), H3715 [18JN]
  Reports filed
      East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 997) (H. Rept. 112-
        527), H3706 [15JN]
  Texts of
      S. 997, East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension 
        Act, H3715 [18JN]




DILLON, WILLIAM P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1530 [14SE]




DiMAIO, VINCENT J.M.

  Letters
      Forensic analysis of events surrounding the death of Rafael 
        Peralta relative to nomination to receive the Medal of Honor, 
        H3139 [18MY]




DiMATTEO, DANIEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E500 [29MR]




DINGELL, JOHN D. (a Representative from Michigan)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3916 [20JN]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H6280 [21SE]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H221 [31JA]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H5526 [31JY]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1572 [26MR]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2289 [27AP]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H3404 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3363 [31MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2570 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H1571 
        [26MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H5010 [18JY]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H727 [14FE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal prohibition on collective 
        bargaining on matters regarding compensation of employees 
        other than rates of basic pay (see H.R. 807), H903 [16FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal 
        elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 4183), 
        H2716 [15MY]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H6279 [21SE]
      FDA: establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and 
        biosimilars (see H.R. 3988), H948 [21FE]
      ------extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H2134 [25AP]
      ------improve safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4262), H1570 [26MR]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (see H.R. 5651), H2565 [9MY]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3578 
        [6JN]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H3163 [18MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the 
        battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see 
        H.R. 3818), H2329 [7MY]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H2663 [11MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5202 [24JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2447 [8MY]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2813 [16MY]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), 
        H6279 [21SE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an 
        amnesty period during which veterans and their families can 
        register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H4656 [29JN]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H6151 [19SE]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5328 [26JY]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of 
        establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2570 [9MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H5131 [23JY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H6279 [21SE]
      Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional 
        elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the 
        funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see 
        H.R. 2404), H945 [17FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2569 [9MY]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs 
        (see H.R. 1085), H2647 [10MY]
      Sports: recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational 
        boaters and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and 
        wildlife agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, 
        wildlife, and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2647 [10MY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2648 [10MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5131 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 
        [31JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5525 [31JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6279 [21SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see H.R. 6131), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H4864 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3405 [1JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H3808 [19JN]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2072 [24AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Tariff: Laromer PE 55 F (see H.R. 5328), H2316 [7MY]
      ------poly(urea/formaldehyde/isobutyraldehyde) (see H.R. 5329), 
        H2316 [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5709 [2AU]
      Tariff: Laromer PE 55 F (H.R. 5328), H2321 [7MY]
      ------poly(urea/formaldehyde/isobutyraldehyde) (H.R. 5329), 
        H2321 [7MY]
  Motions
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), E1522 
        [13SE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, 
        H5430 [31JY]
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), E1522 [13SE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hold 
        bipartisan public hearings with testimony from persons having 
        knowledge relative to operations transferring firearms to drug 
        cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6009 [14SE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H655 [9FE]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3373 [1JN]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), 
        E1284 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), E721 [8MY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6009 [14SE]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, 
        E721 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6203 [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, H5430 [31JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), E1182 [29JN]
      Drugs: improve safety, H3224 [30MY]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), E1426 [3AU]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3373 [1JN]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1612, H1613 [27MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3224 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3863 [20JN]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5687 [2AU]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5899 [12SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1173 [6MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E418 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4801 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), motion to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        E836 [17MY]
      ------oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran 
        to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H2490 [9MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2490 [9MY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2777 
        [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, E418 
        [22MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H332 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4801 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, E418 [22MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H65 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6184 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4628 
        [29JN]
      SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1245 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1245 
        [7MR]
      ------preserve anti-fraud enforcement authorities, H655 
        [9FE]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1245 [7MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1245 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1245 [7MR]
      Taxation: increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3614 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        H3614 [7JN]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        E721 [8MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, 
        H2777 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2777 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2777 [16MY]
      Walker, Flora: Michigan Democratic Party Eleanor Roosevelt Award 
        recipient, E666 [26AP]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Subpoena Notices
      U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, H887 
        [16FE]
  Tributes
      Ferrell, Phillip L., E76 [25JA]
      Sullivan, John V., H1630, H1636 [27MR]




DioGUARDI, JOSEPH J. (a former Representative from New York)

  Addresses
      Victims of Communism in Albania, E1253 [17JY]




DIOMARTICH, FELIX S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1386 [1AU]




DiPERRO, CHRISTINE

  Remarks in House
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, 
        H225 [1FE]




DIPLOMATS  related term(s) Department of State
  Amendments
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 6018), H4063 
        [26JN]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Federal employees: treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by 
        diplomatic or military translators, interpreters, or executive 
        security personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization 
        purposes (see H.R. 6223), H5327 [26JY]
      ------tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals 
        who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), S1932 [21MR]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is certified they 
        are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies and consulates 
        pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (see 
        S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
  Cloture motions
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
  Letters
      Nomination of Mari C. Aponte to be Ambassador to El Salvador: 
        several former El Salvador Ministers of Foreign Relations, 
        S4175 [14JN]
  Remarks in House
      Corvallis, OR: attempts by Chinese diplomats to urge local 
        officials to compel a local business to remove a mural 
        dedicated to a free Tibet and Taiwan independence, H5903 
        [12SE]
      Crocker, Ryan C.: condemn remarks on U.S. policy on Afghanistan, 
        E84 [27JA]
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 6018), H4875-
        H4884 [17JY]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, H6056 [14SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Foreign policy: importance of statesmanship, H4859 [12JY]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence for U.S. public 
        servants killed in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, 
        Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084, H3085 
        [17MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863, H5866, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5872, 
        H5873, H5893, H5918-H5920 [12SE], H5925, H5932, H5933, H5979, 
        H5980 [13SE], H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      Turkey: U.S. policy, H46 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aponte, Mari C.: confirmation as Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4181 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, S4174-S4176, 
        S4181 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S4170 [14JN]
      Cunningham, James B.: nomination to be Ambassador to 
        Afghanistan, S6006 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious 
        Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South 
        Central Asia (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 [21SE]
      ------require investigations into attack on the U.S. consulate 
        in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 [20SE]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, S6245 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (S. Res. 401), 
        S6388 [13SE]
      Foreign aid: make conditional upon promise of protection for 
        U.S. Embassies and diplomats, S6583-S6585 [21SE]
      Foreign Service: nominations, S614 [14FE], S2085 [27MR], S2821 
        [26AP], S4299 [19JN], S5486 [26JY], S6453 [19SE]
      ------tribute, S6290, S6305 [13SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241-S6245, S6249, S6251-S6256 [12SE], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
      Mitchell, Derek J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Burma, S4765 
        [29JN]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S613, S614 
        [14FE], S2084, S2085 [27MR], S2820 [26AP], S4297, S4298 
        [19JN], S4788 [9JY], S5485, S5486 [26JY], S6452, S6453 [19SE], 
        S6685 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S2085 [27MR], S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Alexander M. Laskaris To Be Ambassador to Guinea: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of David B. Wharton To Be Ambassador to Zimbabwe: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Dawn M. Liberi To Be Ambassador to Burundi: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6452 [19SE]
      Nomination of Deborah R. Malac To Be Ambassador to Liberia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Dorothea-Maria Rosen To Be Ambassador to 
        Micronesia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Douglas M. Griffiths To Be Ambassador to 
        Mozambique: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Edward M. Alford To Be Ambassador to Gambia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Gene A. Cretz To Be Ambassador to Ghana: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Gina K. Abercrombie-Winstanley To Be Ambassador to 
        Malta: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Greta C. Holtz To Be Ambassador to Oman: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Jacob Walles To Be Ambassador to Tunisia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Jay N. Anania To Be Ambassador to Suriname: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 [19JN]
      Nomination of Jeffrey D. Levine To Be Ambassador to Estonia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of John C. Stevens To Be Ambassador to Libya: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of John M. Koenig To Be Ambassador to Cyprus: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Jonathan D. Farrar To Be Ambassador to Panama: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Joseph E. Macmanus To Be U.S. Representative to 
        the U.N. Vienna Office: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Julissa Reynoso To Be Ambassador to Uruguay: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Kenneth H. Merten To Be Ambassador to Croatia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Larry L. Palmer To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. 
        Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
        Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Makila James To Be Ambassador to Swaziland: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Marcie B. Ries To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Mark A. Pekala To Be Ambassador to Latvia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Mark L. Asquino To Be Ambassador to Guinea: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Michael A. Raynor To Be Ambassador to Benin: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Michael D. Kirby To Be Ambassador to Serbia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Michele J. Sison To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and 
        Maldives: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Nancy J. Powell To Be Ambassador to India: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S614 [14FE]
      Nomination of Pamela A. White To Be Ambassador to Haiti: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Peter W. Bodde To Be Ambassador to Nepal: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Phyllis M. Powers To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Piper A. Wind Campbell To Be Ambassador to 
        Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Richard B. Norland To Be Ambassador to Georgia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Richard G. Olson To Be Ambassador to Pakistan: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Richard L. Morningstar To Be Ambassador to 
        Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Robert E. Whitehead To Be Ambassador to Togo: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Scott H. DeLisi To Be Ambassador to Uganda: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Sharon E.W. Villarosa To Be Ambassador to 
        Mauritius and Seychelles: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6452 [19SE]
      Nomination of Stephen D. Mull To Be Ambassador to Poland: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Susan Marsh Elliott To Be Ambassador to 
        Tajikistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Thomas H. Armbruster To Be Ambassador to the 
        Marshall Islands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Timothy M. Broas To Be Ambassador to the 
        Netherlands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Tracey A. Jacobson To Be Ambassador to Kosovo: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Walter North To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, 
        Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of William E. Todd To Be Ambassador to Cambodia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service Professionals Who 
        Represent the U.S. Abroad: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 401), S2819 [26AP]
  Statements
      Resignation of Ryan C. Crocker as Ambassador to Afghanistan: 
        Senators McCain, Graham, and Lieberman, S3511 [23MY]
      U.S. Policy on Afghanistan: Ryan C. Crocker, E84 [27JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 6018, Dept. of State appropriations, H4875-H4883 [17JY]
      S. Res. 401, tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad, S1940 [21MR], 
        S6388 [13SE]
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]
      S. Res. 551, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6273, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 556, suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations, S6345 [13SE]
      S. Res. 575, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6629 [21SE]
      S. Res. 588, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6634, S6683 [21SE]




DiROCCO, CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E498 [29MR]




DISABILITY PENSION FAIRNESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3447), S5487 [26JY]




DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND (organization)

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2404 [8MY]




DISABLED  related term(s) Americans With Disabilities Act
  Affidavits
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: Hitesh Patel, 
        H2406 [8MY]
  Amendments
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Highlands Center for Autism, S2597 [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: extend military commissary and exchange store 
        privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a 
        service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 
        6488), H6274 [21SE]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see 
        H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]
      ------provide equity between regular and Reserve component 
        members in the computation of disability retired pay for 
        members wounded in action (see H.R. 4177), H1304 [8MR]
      ------review separation of members on the basis of a mental 
        condition not amounting to a disability, including a 
        personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2067 [24AP]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 
        [20JN] (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of 
        disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability 
        claims are pending (see H.R. 6269), H5629 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: develop a national model disclosure form to assist 
        consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 
        3229), S3516 [23MY]
      ------establish a working group to develop and disseminate best 
        practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug 
        labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 
        4087), H950 [24FE]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see S. 3614), S6625 [21SE] 
        (see H.R. 6381), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see S. 2186), S1576 [12MR] (see S. 2191), S1679 [14MR] (see 
        H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see S. 2390), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4256), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize transport of individuals to 
        and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, 
        counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 3511), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      ------establish presumption of service connection for certain 
        veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see H.R. 6297), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------extend authority to enter into contracts with private 
        physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see 
        H.R. 5880), H3362 [31MY]
      ------extend authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing 
        owned by a family member (see H.R. 4299), H1803 [29MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]
      ------improve authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to blind veterans (see H.R. 5999), H3974 [21JN]
      ------make supplemental appropriations for medical and 
        prosthetic research (see H.R. 6071), H4655 [29JN]
      ------modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences 
        for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
        after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans 
        training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see S. 3206), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]
      Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently 
        disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
        of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in 
        civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (see S. 2249), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 6042), H4156 [27JN]
      FEMA: provide guidance and coordination for outreach to people 
        with disabilities during emergencies (see H.R. 5806), H3102 
        [17MY]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 453), 
        S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 759), H5707 [2AU]
      ------improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 
        [7JN]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H1497 [21MR]
      Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted 
        single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      ------train public housing residents as home health aides and in 
        home-based health services to provide such services to certain 
        elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted housing 
        residents (see H.R. 4220), H1426 [20MR]
      Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to 
        terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for 
        aliens with mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H439 [2FE]
      Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance 
        coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and 
        custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical 
        services (see H.R. 4175), H1304 [8MR]
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 3242), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 503), 
        S4460 [25JN] (see H. Res. 674), H3480 [5JN]
      National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        510), S4637 [26JN]
      National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 548), S6108 [11SE]
      National Mobility Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 673), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 2321), S2545 [19AP]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 531), S5487 [26JY]
      ------support goals and ideals of the Olympic movement and 
        congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic 
        and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H5922 [12SE]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants (see S. Res. 
        558), S6340 [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), H158 [24JA]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: permit access by individuals 
        with covered pensions to certain disabilty benefits without 
        penalty (see S. 3447), S5487 [26JY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H725 [14FE]
      Senior citizens: improve public transportation services for 
        seniors (see H.R. 4028), H725 [14FE]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 445), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability 
        insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service 
        members (see H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 521), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------perform process for closure of field offices (see S. 
        3489), S5977 [2AU]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      ------clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4149), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 
        4176), H1304 [8MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (see H.R. 
        6287), H5704 [2AU] (see H.R. 6359), H5727 [7AU]
      ------exclude from gross income certain State foster care 
        program payments made to the biological parents of disabled 
        children (see H.R. 4111), H1100 [29FE]
      ------exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax 
        abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange 
        for services (see H.R. 6316), H5705 [2AU]
      ------improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for education and training 
        expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the 
        number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 6084), H4684 
        [9JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: appoint passenger 
        advocates at certain airports to assist elderly and disabled 
        passengers who believe they have been mistreated by personnel 
        (see S. 2207), S1847 [20MR]
      Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 6576), 
        H6310 [16OC]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4114), H1100 
        [29FE] (see H.R. 4142), H1153 [5MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        S. 3608), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, E688 
        [27AP]
      ------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and 
        Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory 
        Committee, E688 [27AP]
      ------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent 
        Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
      ------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools 
        Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: A. Anthony 
        Antosh, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, 
        H2400, H2431 [8MY]
      ------Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H2400, H2404, 
        H2432 [8MY]
      ------Fred Lamback, H2400 [8MY]
      ------L. Dara Baldwin and Mark Derry, National Council on 
        Independent Living, H2396, H2401 [8MY]
      ------Susan Henderson, Disability Rights Education and Defense 
        Fund (organization), H2404 [8MY]
      ------several veterans support organizations, H2399, H2431 [8MY]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: Chuck 
        Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, E1153 [27JN]
      WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act: Curt Decker, 
        National Disability Rights Network, E1186 [29JN]
      ------Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., E1187 [29JN]
      ------several Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities members, 
        E1187 [29JN]
  Messages
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: President 
        Obama, S3293 [17MY]
  Motions
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H352 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN], E980 [5JN], E1492 
        [12SE], E1622 [21SE], E1667 [28SE]
      Arlen, Victoria: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1689 [9OC]
      Armed Forces: pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit 
        Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for 
        the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant 
        (H.R. 4329), E506 [29MR]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2827, 
        H2828 [17MY]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to 
        Congressional Golf Tournament, H4698, H4699 [10JY]
      AthletiCo Physical and Occupational Therapy (company): tribute, 
        E260 [28FE]
      Brain Injury Awareness Month: observance, E367 [13MR]
      Brown, Bridget: National Down Syndrome Society Self-Advocate of 
        the Year Champion of Change Award recipient, H1165 [6MR]
      Callahan, Paul: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (H. Con. Res. 118), H2298, H2299 [7MY]
      Carson, CA: tribute to Southern California Special Olympics, 
        E632 [24AP]
      ------tribute to Union Cycliste Internationale Para-cycling 
        Track World Championships, E144 [6FE]
      Center for Independent Living, Inc. (CIL): anniversary, E1516 
        [13SE]
      Chester County, PA: anniversary of ARC of Chester County, E423 
        [22MR]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2453 
        [9MY]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 
        [21JN]
      Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]
      Danberg, Scott: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Dept. of Defense: Spinal Cord Injury Research Program funding, 
        H4957 [18JY]
      ------vision and eye injury research programs funding, H4958 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), E687 [27AP]
      ------report on extent to which certain high-need students are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers-in-training who 
        have been deemed ``highly qualified'', E1710 [19OC]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that a majority of individuals above a 
        certain age have access to private long-term care insurance, 
        H335-H337 [1FE]
      ------implement a voluntary insurance program to provide long-
        term care services for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and 
        other disabled individuals, H352, H353 [1FE]
      ------increase flexibility for implementation of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure sensitivity of treatment in 
        the security screening process for children, the elderly, and 
        the infirmed traveling by air, H3542 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]
      ------vulnerable populations housing programs funding, E1239 
        [12JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities, 
        H2396-H2406, H2431 [8MY], E749, E753 [9MY], E773 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement Americans With Disabilities 
        Act provision that allows miniature horses to be used as 
        service animals, H2531, H2532 [9MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration formula 
        and bus grants funding, H4041, H4042 [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate backlog of benefit claims 
        and delays in receipt of medical care, H2140 [26AP]
      ------post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma treatment 
        funding, H3327 [31MY]
      ------report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit 
        claims, H3317 [31MY]
      ------revise enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a 
        business concern as a small business concern owned and 
        controlled by veterans or by service-disabled veterans, H5430 
        [31JY]
      Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: observance, H1580 
        [27MR]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1641 [21SE], E1665 [28SE]
      Down Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, H1524 [22MR]
      Enable America (organization): anniversary, E1488 [12SE]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 
        6042), E1152 [27JN]
      Friendship Circle of Cleveland (organization): tribute, E1019 
        [7JN]
      Georgetown, TX: tribute to Horses for Heroes program, E1721 
        [26OC]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (H. Res. 759), E1597 
        [21SE]
      ------study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to 
        terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for 
        aliens with mental disabilities (H.R. 3881), E118 [2FE]
      Independence Empowerment Center Inc.: tribute to volunteers, 
        E956 [1JN]
      John F. Murphy Homes, Inc.: anniversary, E850 [18MY]
      Johnson, Brad: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]
      Medicare: modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (H.R. 1958), H1897 [17AP]
      ------prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or 
        reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 
        [22MR]
      My Possibilities (organization): opening of HIPStore featuring 
        gifts made by special-needs adults, E416 [22MR]
      National AMBUCS, Inc.: tribute to Wichita, KS, Air Capital 
        AMBUCS chapter, H1139 [5MR]
      National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E530 [16AP]
      National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]
      National Essential Tremor Awareness Month: observance, E488 
        [29MR]
      New Avenues to Independence, Inc.: anniversary, E1463 [10SE]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the 2012 
        Olympic and Paralympic Games, E1632 [21SE]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1452 
        [10SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program repeal 
        if failure to implement program would increase Medicaid 
        spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 
        [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], 
        E141 [6FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), 
        H192-H200 [31JA]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 
        [1FE]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, 
        H3610-H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3994-H3997 [26JN], H4079 [27JN], H4625 [29JN], E1153 [27JN]
      Smith, Courtney: San Clemente, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E39 [18JA]
      Snyder, Bradley W.: tribute for participation in Paralympic 
        Games, E1306 [24JY], E1467 [10SE]
      Social Security: reform budget treatment of Social Security 
        disability trust fund, H3488 [6JN]
      Spread the Word To End the Word Campaign: tribute, E703 [7MY]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (H.R. 6061), 
        E1185 [29JN]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]
      Sullivan, Nancy: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 
        3423), H1524 [22MR]
      Veterans: health care funding, H3235 [30MY]
      ------improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (H.R. 4114), H4660, H4663, H4664 [9JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H5118, H5120-H5122 [23JY], E838 [17MY], E1703 [16OC]
      Wise, Joe: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, E1664 
        [28SE]
      Workers Memorial Day: observance, H2215 [27AP], E621 [24AP], 
        E691 [27AP]
      World Down Syndrome Day: observance, H1433 [21MR]
      Yablong, Noah: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Zook, Justin: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S5472-S5474 
        [26JY], S6511 [20SE]
      Armed Forces: improve provision of Federal transition, 
        rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to 
        members and veterans (S. 951), S3504 [23MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (H. Con. Res. 118), S3049 [9MY]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 
        [20JN]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S5950, S5958, S5964 [2AU], S6511-S6515 [20SE]
      ------ratify, unanimous-consent request, S6512 [20SE]
      Dept. of Education: require report on the extent to which 
        certain children are being taught by alternative route 
        teachers in training who are deemed highly qualified, S6596 
        [21SE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (S. 3614), S6629 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (S. 2186), S1581 [12MR], S1583 [13MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), S1683 [14MR], S1685 [15MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), unanimous-consent request, S2063-S2065 [27MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women 
        veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health 
        of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain 
        veterans (S. 3313), S4302 [19JN]
      ------improve veterans assistance programs, S5154 [18JY]
      ------provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve 
        the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S6077 
        [11SE]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, S6538 [20SE]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (S. 
        2249), S2168 [28MR]
      House of Heroes, Inc.: tribute, S4361 [20JN]
      Jordan, Cortney: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        S6535 [20SE]
      Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: dedication, S122 
        [26JA]
      Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for 
        in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual 
        alone, S3836 [7JN]
      Medicare: modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (S. 2125), S910 [17FE]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (S. 3289), S4153 [13JN]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 503), S4593 
        [25JN]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        510), S4642 [26JN]
      National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: 
        designate (S. Res. 548), S6238 [11SE]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (S. Res. 531), S5626 [26JY]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Connecticut participants, S6677 
        [21SE]
      ------tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]
      ------tribute to Michigan participants, S6677 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Mississippi participants, S6678 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Nevada participants (S. Res. 558), S6676, S6678 
        [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living 
        Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, 
        S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 
        [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to the National Constitution Center 
        addition to ``The Story of We the People'' exhibit of the 
        wheelchair of disability-rights advocate Justin Dart, Jr., 
        S5480 [26JY]
      Prestonburg, KY: tribute to Highlands Center for Autism, S2596 
        [23AP]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]
      ------improve (H.R. 4018), S4781 [29JN], S4783 [9JY]
      ------improve (S. 1696), S1921 [21MR]
      Run to Home Base (organization): tribute, S5970 [2AU]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (S. Res. 445), S2886 
        [26AP]
      Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 521), 
        S5023 [16JY]
      SSA: reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance 
        program, S4767 [29JN]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (S. 
        2150), S1200 [1MR]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-6), S5731 
        [31JY]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 [12JY]
      Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 112-517), H3479 [5JN]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 112-
        548), H3981 [25JN]
      Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4114) (H. Rept. 112-486), 
        H3161 [18MY]
  Resolutions of ratification
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S5731 
        [31JY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
  Testimonies
      Dept. of Justice's Guidance on Access to Pools and Spas Under 
        the Americans With Disabilities Act: National Disability 
        Rights Network, H2397 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 118, use of Capitol Grounds for District of 
        Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, H2298 
        [7MY]
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 
        and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]
      H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, 
        H333 [1FE]
      H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements 
        Act, H3994 [26JN]
      H.R. 4114, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, 
        H4663 [9JY]
      S. 2125, Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act, 
        S910-S912 [17FE]
      S. 2150, clarify SSI policy that the value of certain funeral 
        and burial arrangements are not to be considered available 
        resources, S1201 [1MR]
      S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168-S2171 [28MR]
      S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, 
        S4303 [19JN]
      S. Res. 413, National Autism Awareness Month, S2258 [29MR]
      S. Res. 445, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2833, S2888 [26AP]
      S. Res. 453, expand and support strong home care workforce and 
        make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible 
        for seniors and individuals with disabilities, S3089 [10MY]
      S. Res. 503, National Aphasia Awareness Month, S4463, S4593 
        [25JN]
      S. Res. 510, National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month, S4640, 
        S4643 [26JN]
      S. Res. 521, Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, S5023, S5049 
        [16JY]
      S. Res. 531, commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 25 
        Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games, S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 548, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition 
        Week, S6109, S6238 [11SE]
      S. Res. 558, tribute to Nevada participants in Olympic Games and 
        Paralympic Games, S6346 [13SE], S6678 [21SE]




DISASTER ASSISTANCE RECOUPMENT FAIRNESS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 792), S5731 [31JY]




DISASTER LOAN FAIRNESS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3042), E1544 [14SE]
      Enact (H.R. 6296), H6115-H6118 [19SE], E1544 [14SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6296, provisions, H6115 [19SE]




DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT

  Amendments
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S135, S136 [26JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes 
        for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (see S. 
        2039), S132 [26JA]
      ------modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space: Chad 
        Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., 
        H5108 [23JY]
      ------Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization) and Joshua 
        Saks, Wildlife Federation, H5109 [23JY]
      ------Robert Bendick, Nature Conservancy (organization), H5110 
        [23JY]
      ------Smarter Safer Coalition, H5107 [23JY]
      ------Stephen Ellis, Eli Lehrer and Andrew Moylan, Taxpayers for 
        Common Sense (organization), H5107 [23JY]
      ------several environmental organizations, H5108 [23JY]
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: 
        Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------John G. Pare, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, 
        S2550 [19AP]
  Lists
      Organizations opposed to S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or 
        local governments to construct levees on certain properties 
        otherwise designated as open space, H5107 [23JY]
      Smarter Safer Coalition members, H5108 [23JY]
  Remarks in House
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5105-H5110 [23JY]
      ------modernize the integrated public alert and warning system, 
        H6111 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S136 [26JA], S385 [7FE]
      ------modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]
  Texts of
      S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or local governments to 
        construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as 
        open space, H5105 [23JY]




DISASTERS  related term(s) Earthquakes; Floods; Hunger; Hurricanes
  Addresses
      Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya: Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic 
        and Cultural Representative to the U.S., S2914 [7MY]
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5647 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S135, S136 [26JA]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611, S3641 [24MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4424 [21JN], S4447, S4448, S4464, S4481, 
        S4482, S4483 [25JN], S4640, S4641 [26JN], S4684, S4685 [27JN], 
        S4727 [28JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S4249, S4250 [18JN]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence for victims of Hurricane Sandy, H6319 [30OC], 
        H6321 [2NO]
      Moment of silence on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, 
        terrorist attacks, S6080 [11SE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic, S5638 [30JY]
      End Flood Insurance Program Uncertainty, S2994 [9MY]
      Game Over for the Climate, S3073 [10MY]
      Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report, S3074 [10MY]
      Maj. Gen. Dubie Is Vermonter of the Year, S122 [26JA]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3384), S4950 [12JY] (see S. 3395), 
        S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 4948), H2206 [26AP] (see H.R. 6167), 
        H5130 [23JY] (see H.R. 6192), H5291 [25JY] (see H.R. 6228), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (see H.R. 6233), H5524 [31JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (see H. Res. 752), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Armed Forces: require the President to seek congressional 
        approval before engaging members in military humanitarian 
        operations (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H1976 [18AP]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
      Corps of Engineers: facilitate and expedite review of proposed 
        improvements to Federal flood control projects to be 
        constructed by local sponsors (see H.R. 6450), H6230 [20SE]
      ------notify the public of certain flood predictions for the 
        Missouri River System (see H.R. 5717), H2644 [10MY]
      ------preserve historical integrity of Zoar, OH, while carrying 
        out any study or construction of flood damage reduction 
        measures, including levees (see S. 3580), S6545 [20SE]
      ------temporarily relieve cost-sharing requirements of watershed 
        mitigation projects and flood damage reduction projects for 
        counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee 
        (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Revenue Loss Assistance 
        Program, improve crop insurance, and extend livestock 
        disaster, tree assistance, and commodity programs (see S. 
        2261), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: provide funding assistance to State training 
        centers certified by FEMA as capable of providing emergency 
        response training (see H.R. 5620), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: make grants to train elementary and secondary 
        school nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical 
        attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school 
        building or on school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an interagency working 
        group to improve coordination of Federal preparedness grants 
        (see H.R. 5847), H3162 [18MY]
      ------revoke requirement on use of privately owned 
        communications resources in Executive order on assignment of 
        national security and emergency preparedness communications 
        function (see H.R. 6340), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for 
        insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from 
        overtime pay requirments (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]
      Federal Executive Boards: improve efficiency to enhance 
        coordination, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency 
        activities, including emergency preparedness and continuity of 
        operations in areas outside of Washington, DC (see H.R. 6305), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4020), H725 [14FE]
      ------allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (see S. 
        2039), S132 [26JA]
      ------audit regional offices' support of coordinated and 
        integrated Federal preparedness, protection, response, 
        recovery, and mitigation capabilities in response to act of 
        terrorism or other incident (see H.R. 5807), H3102 [17MY]
      ------codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2344), 
        S2655 [24AP] (see S. 3050, 3051), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5740), 
        H2712 [15MY]
      ------improve assistance after a hurricane or major disaster 
        (see H.R. 6542), H6276 [21SE]
      ------modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for mass fatality 
        planning (see H.R. 6566), H6297 [28SE]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for outreach to people 
        with disabilities during emergencies (see H.R. 5806), H3102 
        [17MY]
      ------provide guidance to and coordination with local 
        educational agencies and school districts that are at high 
        risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      ------require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 
        2303), S2545 [19AP]
      ------revise regulations regarding estimated cost of the 
        assistance and localized impacts factors (see H.R. 5870), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      ------waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see S. 3320), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 6017), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      ------require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
      Forest Service: make First and Second Generation Modular 
        Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to 
        certain Air National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage 
        of air tankers to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5965), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE] (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      ------provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Irene and 
        Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3986), H640 [8FE]
      Insurance: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated 
        funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase 
        reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and 
        preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]
      ------facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the 
        case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage 
        licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 6415), H6060 [14SE]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        S. 3584), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Native Americans: include procedures for requests from Indian 
        tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 
        2283), S2243 [29MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Postal Service: maintain number of officers and employees 
        necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster 
        assistance responsibilities (see H.R. 6301), H5705 [2AU]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (see S. 2202), 
        S1734 [15MR]
      Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]
      SBA: provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (see H.R. 6296), H5704 [2AU]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Taxation: authorize agricultural producers to establish and 
        contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts (see 
        H.R. 3885), H439 [2FE]
      ------deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 3769), H26 
        [17JA]
      ------provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac disaster 
        area (see S. 3601), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      Telecommunications: establish an advisory committee on national 
        security telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]
      Terrorism: require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]
      Titantic (R.M.S.): provide additional protections for ship and 
        wreck site (see S. 2279), S2243 [29MR]
      Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to 
        wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, 
        supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (see 
        H.R. 5791), H2812 [16MY]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Drew Liscum, E528 
        [16AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
  Letters
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space: Chad 
        Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., 
        H5108 [23JY]
      ------Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization) and Joshua 
        Saks, Wildlife Federation, H5109 [23JY]
      ------Robert Bendick, Nature Conservancy (organization), H5110 
        [23JY]
      ------Smarter Safer Coalition, H5107 [23JY]
      ------Stephen Ellis, Eli Lehrer and Andrew Moylan, Taxpayers for 
        Common Sense (organization), H5107 [23JY]
      ------several environmental organizations, H5108 [23JY]
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: 
        Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------John G. Pare, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension: Maurice Veissi, 
        National Association of REALTORS, H2785 [16MY]
      ------several organizations, S2994 [9MY]
      ------several Senators, S2769 [26AP]
      ------SmarterSafer.org (organization), S2994 [9MY]
      FEMA programs and activities reauthorization: Representative 
        Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6110 
        [19SE]
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation 
        Association, H3532 [6JN]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services 
        in response to a disaster: David B. Hoyt, American College of 
        Surgeons, H1512 [22MR]
      ------several health care organizations, H1512 [22MR]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      NOAA storm warning systems funding: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2356 
        [8MY]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
  Lists
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Organizations opposed to S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or 
        local governments to construct levees on certain properties 
        otherwise designated as open space, H5107 [23JY]
      Smarter Safer Coalition members, H5108 [23JY]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], H5779 
        [11SE]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5681 [2AU]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4109, S4127 [13JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 
        [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434, S4448 [25JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Obituaries
      Blunk, Jonathan, H5299 [26JY]
      Boik, Alexander J. (A.J.), H5299 [26JY]
      Childress, Jesse, H5299 [26JY]
      Cowden, Gordon W., H5299 [26JY]
      Ghawi, Jessica, H5300 [26JY]
      Larimer, John, H5300 [26JY]
      McQuinn, Matt, H5300 [26JY]
      Medek, Micayla, H5300 [26JY]
      Moser, Veronica, H5300 [26JY]
      Sullivan, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Teves, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Wingo, Rebecca, H5299 [26JY]
  Poems
      ``Sense To Find . . .,'' Albert C. Caswell, H5301 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      ------extend certain programs, prohibit supplemental 
        agricultural disaster assistance payments to foreign 
        corporations, and prohibit producers from collecting payments 
        from multiple programs, H5682 [2AU]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, H5139 [24JY], H5854 [11SE]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5650-H5658, H5681, H5697 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5644-H5649 
        [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), motion to recommit, H5682 [2AU]
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Armed Forces: anniversary of Chinook helicopter crash in 
        Afghanistan that killed soliders, airmen, and SEALs, H5689 
        [2AU], E1436 [3AU]
      ------express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft crash in 
        Djibouti, E254 [27FE]
      ------tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard members 
        killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White Draw Fire, 
        H4690, H4708 [10JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5264 [25JY], H5297-H5302 [26JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5081, H5082, 
        H5117, H5118 [23JY], H5135, H5149 [24JY], H5212 [25JY], H5532 
        [1AU], E1362 [31JY], E1416 [3AU]
      Bourne, MA: unveiling of high water mark commemorating 1938 
        hurricane, E943 [31MY]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash, H519, H520 [7FE]
      ------implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5208 [25JY], H5296 [26JY]
      Charity Productions (organization): tribute to Ecumenical 
        Hurricane Forum, H3279 [31MY]
      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.: commend efforts to rebuild Oak 
        Grove Mine and Concord Preparation Plant after destruction by 
        tornadoes in Alabama, E1433 [3AU]
      Climate: impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, H5645-H5647 [2AU]
      ------impact of global warming on national security, H2451 [9MY]
      Clinton, IN: Corps of Engineers completion of Feather Creek 
        flood mitigation project, H43 [18JA]
      Colorado: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Waldo Canyon, E1201 [29JN]
      Combat Medical Systems (business): tribute to opening of new 
        Fayetteville, NC, office after original location was destroyed 
        by tornado, E639 [25AP]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute, E454 [27MR]
      ------tribute to Joplin, MO, recovery efforts in aftermath of 
        tornado, E768 [10MY]
      Corps of Engineers: coastal storm damage reduction projects 
        funding, H3452 [5JN]
      ------exempt from legislative line-item veto, H613, H614 [8FE]
      ------flood control and coastal emergencies funding, H3370 [1JN]
      ------flood protection funding, H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------funding, H3352 [31MY], H3367-H3369 [1JN]
      ------operation and maintenance account funding through 
        reductions in construction account, H3369 [1JN]
      Costa Concordia (vessel): failure of safety measures aboard 
        cruise liner, E328 [7MR]
      Dept. of Defense: decision to relocate C-130 aircraft from Texas 
        to Montana, H1438 [21MR]
      ------exonerate pilots John A. Brow and Brooks S. Gruber from 
        responsibility in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ, 
        H1206-H1208 [6MR], H1796-H1798 [29MR], H2020-H2022 [19AP], 
        H3261-H3263 [30MY], H3729-H3731 [18JN], H4895-H4897 [17JY]
      ------Precision Aerial Delivery System (PCADS) funding to battle 
        wildfires from military aircraft, H5046 [19JY]
      ------provide assistance to State training centers to provide 
        emergency response training to the National Guard and Federal 
        agencies performing homeland defense activities, E948 [1JN]
      Dept. of HUD: disaster relief funding, H4111 [27JN]
      ------Galveston, TX, low-income housing restoration funding, 
        H4032 [26JN]
      ------require inclusion of owner-occupied units and rental units 
        in property loss calculations used to determine disaster 
        relief assistance, H4111 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        E901 [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: require new leases offered under 
        congressional plan to conduct additional oil and gas lease 
        sales to include drilling safety improvements in response to 
        BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      Duquesne, MO: tribute, E826 [17MY]
      Earthquake Awareness Month: observance, E286 [29FE]
      Economy: impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs 
        on jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      FCC: preserve ability for effective and efficient communication 
        systems to alert the public of dangerous weather conditions, 
        H1623 [27MR]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program, H2578 [10MY]
      ------allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5105-H5110 [23JY]
      ------extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2783-H2787 [16MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2782-H2787 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        Senate amendment, H3250-H3252 [30MY], E932 [31MY]
      ------modernize the integrated public alert and warning system, 
        H6111 [19SE]
      ------National Urban Search & Rescue Response System funding, 
        H3533 [6JN]
      ------reauthorize programs and activities (H.R. 2903), H6104-
        H6113 [19SE]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4610, H4612, H4613, H4619-H4623 [29JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3554-H3556 
        [6JN], H3634 [7JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]
      ------State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3531, H3532 [6JN]
      Floods: anniversary of Susquehanna River flooding in aftermath 
        of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, E1544 [14SE]
      ------require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6186), H5736, 
        H5737 [10SE]
      Flora-Bama Lounge, Package, & Oyster Bar (business): anniversary 
        of visit to New York, NY, to support recovery efforts after 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, E416 [22MR]
      Fort Collins, CO: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to wildfires, H5024 [19JY]
      Fort Kent, ME: tribute to citizens and surrounding communities 
        for downtown fire response efforts, E453 [27MR]
      Geiger, Roger: Torrington, CT, AMVETS (organization) Post 24 
        member of the year award recipient, E203 [15FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Haiti: anniversary of earthquake, E53 [23JA]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1511-
        H1513 [22MR]
      House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      ------moment of silence in memory of victims of Aurora, CO, 
        movie theater shootings, H5149 [24JY]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      Illinois: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts 
        in responding to tornadoes, E408 [21MR]
      Indiana: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage 
        caused by tornadoes, H1190 [6MR]
      ------tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts in 
        responding to tornadoes, H1160 [6MR], E327 [7MR]
      Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims 
        in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and 
        encourage licensing of claims adjusters (H.R. 6415), E1543 
        [14SE]
      Joplin, MO: anniversary of tornado, E749 [9MY]
      ------tribute to reopening of Mercy Village Apartments, E199 
        [15FE]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      National security: improve efforts to prevent, protect against, 
        respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass 
        destruction, E914 [31MY]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, E1490 [12SE], E1518 
        [13SE]
      ------condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express 
        condolences to victims' families and friends and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings (H. Res. 775), H5973 [13SE]
      Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building, H1922 [18AP]
      Pendleton, IN: express condolences to families of victims of 
        shooting, E1390 [2AU]
      Point Clear, AL: express sympathies for victims of Coast Guard 
        helicopter crash in Mobile Bay, H1079 [29FE]
      Power resources: require estimates of economic impact, including 
        job losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      Radio: provide local free radio broadcasting on mobile devices, 
        H3584 [7JN], E1007 [7JN]
      Roads and highways: streamline environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for surface transportation projects, 
        H1934, H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction 
        facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers, 
        H3283 [31MY]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to Oak Knoll Villa and the Retirement 
        Housing Foundation, E330 [7MR]
      SBA: provide for low interest loans for small businesses in 
        major disaster areas (H.R. 3042), E1544 [14SE]
      ------provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (H.R. 6296), H6115-H6118 [19SE], E1544 [14SE]
      Stark, Carol: Local Media Association Editor of the Year award 
        recipient, E834 [17MY]
      Strader, Greg: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E138 [3FE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5749 [10SE], 
        H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5822-H5826, 
        H5848, H5851 [11SE], E1472, E1476, E1478, E1479, E1480, E1481, 
        E1483 [11SE]
      Titanic (R.M.S.): anniversary of sinking, H1963 [18AP], E524 
        [16AP]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Harrisburg, IL, H1079 
        [29FE]
      ------express condolences for victims, commend first responders, 
        and provide assistance to Tennessee, E698 [27AP]
      ------express condolences to victims of recent tornadoes in the 
        Midwest and South, E423 [22MR]
      ------tribute to first responders in Alabama, E651 [25AP]
      U.S. Northern Command: increase effectiveness, H3129 [18MY]
      Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, E526 
        [16AP]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H483-H485 [6FE]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5644-H5647, H5654, 
        H5656 [2AU], H5927 [13SE]
      ------express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3271, H3278, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H3584 [7JN], E932, E942 
        [31MY], E954, E956 [1JN], E1007 [7JN]
      West Liberty, KY: tribute to first responders, E1462 [10SE]
      YF-415 (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, E716 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, S5836 [1AU], S6314 [13SE]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (S. 3395), S5810 [1AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), S5946 [2AU]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      Alaska: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      ------tribute to Coast Guard and Alaska National Guard for 
        response to severe weather, S115-S117 [26JA]
      Alaska Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]
      Armed Forces: tribute to Marines killed in helicopter collision 
        during a training exercise in Imperial County, CA, S1190 [1MR]
      ------tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard members 
        killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White Draw Fire, 
        S4815 [10JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), S5628 [26JY]
      ------condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences 
        for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (S. 
        Con. Res. 53), S5296, S5297 [24JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5239, S5243, 
        S5244, S5248, S5250 [23JY], S5280 [24JY], S5364 [25JY], S5466 
        [26JY], S5863 [1AU]
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of L'Ambiance Plaza construction 
        collapse killing 28 workers, S2579 [23AP]
      Chardon, OH: express condolences to community and families of 
        victims of Chardon High School shooting, S1186, S1187 [1MR]
      Climate: global warming, S673-S679 [15FE], S2221 [29MR], S2487 
        [18AP], S3073-S3075 [10MY], S3266, S3269 [17MY], S3612, S3613 
        [24MY], S3775 [6JN], S4853-S4856 [11JY], S5196-S5198 [19JY], 
        S5458-S5460 [26JY], S5635-S5642 [30JY], S5836-S5839, S5841 
        [1AU], S5925-S5927 [2AU], S6306-S6308 [13SE], S6494, S6496 
        [20SE]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, S5637 [30JY]
      ------impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: extend eligibility for certain emergency 
        loans to commercial fisherman, S4280 [19JN]
      ------improve livestock forage disaster plan, S4267, S4268 
        [19JN]
      ------National Resource Conservation Service Emergency Watershed 
        Protection program funding, S6499, S6524 [20SE]
      ------provide Non-Insured Disaster Program funding to eligible 
        producers facing a loss due to freeze or frost, S4338 [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]
      Dubie, Michael: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year 
        honoree, S121 [26JA]
      Electric power: infrastructure funding, S4843-S4845 [11JY]
      FEMA: allow rebuilding in flood velocity zones under correct 
        elevation and standards, S4699 [28JN]
      ------allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S136 [26JA], S385 [7FE]
      ------delay mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements 
        until evaluation of levee and dam strength and efficiency can 
        be completed, S4664 [27JN]
      ------economic impact on property owners of inclusion in certain 
        floodplains, S3407 [22MY]
      ------extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), S6051 [10SE]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program, S4758 [29JN]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611 [24MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        S2660 [24AP], S2768 [26AP], S2993-S2995 [9MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3159, S3160 [15MY]
      ------make flood insurance more affordable for those on fixed-
        incomes and lower and middle-income families, S4699 [28JN]
      ------mapping of floodplain areas, S3406, S3407 [22MY]
      ------modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]
      ------require mandatory purchase of flood insurance in residual 
        risk areas, S4661-S4667 [27JN]
      ------require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (S. 
        2303), S2548 [19AP]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4699, S4710, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4743, S4755, S4757 
        [29JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S3406-S3408 [22MY], S3478, S3479 [23MY], S3535 
        [24MY], S4446-S4448 [25JN], S4601, S4627 [26JN], S4661-S4667 
        [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S3964 [12JN], S4163 [14JN], 
        S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434 
        [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to recommit, S4448 [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), unanimous-consent agreement, S4388, S4424 
        [21JN], S4446 [25JN]
      ------waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands, S4716 [28JN]
      Floods: anniversary of Souris River flooding in North Dakota, 
        S4415 [21JN]
      Forest Service: FLAME wildfire suppression reserve fund funding, 
        S4661 [27JN]
      ------reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN], S4660 
        [27JN]
      GAO: study effect of applying mandatory flood insurance purchase 
        requirements to areas of residual risk and voluntary 
        community-based flood insurance options, S4663-S4667 [27JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], 
        S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (S. Res. 368), 
        S358 [6FE]
      Indiana: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage 
        caused by tornadoes, S1414 [6MR], S1519 [8MR]
      Inhofe, Senator: call to rethink opinion that global warming is 
        a hoax, S5635-S5638 [30JY]
      Japan: anniversary of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, 
        S1575 [12MR]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S3872 [7JN], S4249 [18JN]
      Miami (U.S.S.): tribute to local fire departments for fighting 
        fire aboard nuclear-powered submarine, S3543 [24MY]
      Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of I-35 bridge collapse, S5811, 
        S5847 [1AU]
      Mississippi: tribute to Mississippi Levee Board and Yazoo-
        Mississippi Delta Levee Board, S3512 [23MY]
      National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard 
        Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in 
        domestic emergency response, S1731 [15MR]
      National Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]
      Point Clear, AL: express sympathies for victims of Coast Guard 
        helicopter crash in Mobile Bay, S1383 [5MR]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (S. 2202), S1737 
        [15MR]
      Railroads: positive railroad control crash avoidance systems 
        implementation, S820 [16FE]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647-S1650 [14MR]
      ------increase Federal cost share for emergency relief permanent 
        repairs in extreme disasters, S1648 [14MR]
      San Francisco, CA: express condolences to families of victims of 
        boating accident while participating in a race off the coast 
        of California, S2812 [26AP]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S4434 [25JN]
      ------moment of silence in memory of victims of Aurora, CO, 
        movie theater shootings, S5239 [23JY]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (S.J. Res. 44), 
        S6387 [13SE]
      Taiwan: tribute to food donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6075-S6081, S6085, 
        S6086, S6091-S6093, S6095, S6097, S6098, S6099 [11SE]
      Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Illinois, S1571 [12MR]
      ------express condolences for victims, commend first responders, 
        and provide assistance to Illinois, S1114 [29FE], S1380 [5MR], 
        S1403 [6MR]
      ------express condolences for victims, commend first responders, 
        and provide assistance to Kentucky, S1161 [1MR], S1376 [5MR], 
        S1573 [12MR], S2190 [29MR]
      ------express condolences for victims, commend first responders, 
        and provide assistance to Missouri, S1115 [29FE]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), S582 [13FE]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5175 [19JY], S5339, 
        S5340 [25JY], S5454-S5457 [26JY], S5835 [1AU], S5956, S5966 
        [2AU]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (S. Res. 523), S5023 [16JY]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Arizona Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 112-
        126), S42 [23JA]
      Assessing Progress in Haiti Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1016), S2819 [26AP]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 752) (H. Rept. 112-
        644), H5628 [1AU]
      Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 792), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 
        112-685), H6230 [20SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 646) (S. Rept. 112-
        150), S1049 [27FE]
      ------Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 
        3479) (H. Rept. 112-666), H5922 [12SE]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding Congressional Consent: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 44), S5976 [2AU]
  Testimonies
      Costa Concordia (vessel) Cruise Liner Safety Measures Failure: 
        Brian Aho, E328 [7MR]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 134, condemn, Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings 
        and express condolences for victims and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings, H5297 [26JY]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 752, consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster 
        Assistance Act, H5644 [2AU]
      H. Res. 775, condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5973 [13SE]
      H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian 
        Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the 
        tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]
      H.R. 2903, FEMA programs and activities reauthorization, H6104-
        H6110 [19SE]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 5740, FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, 
        H2782 [16MY]
      H.R. 6186, require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program, H5736 [10SE]
      H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act, H5650-H5652 
        [2AU]
      H.R. 6296, Disaster Loan Fairness Act, H6115 [19SE]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or local governments to 
        construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as 
        open space, H5105 [23JY]
      S. 2202, Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act, S1738-S1740 
        [15MR]
      S. 2303, Fairness in Federal Disaster Declaration Act, S2549 
        [19AP]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. Con. Res. 53, condemn Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings and 
        express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to 
        the shootings, S5309 [24JY]
      S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and 
        children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]
      S. Res. 368, recognize anniversary of earthquake in Haiti, honor 
        victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance, 
        S351, S358 [6FE]
      S. Res. 488, tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        in Kittery, ME, S3844, S3872 [7JN]
      S. Res. 523, tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources, S5024, S5050 [16JY]
      S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]
      S.J. Res. 44, State and Province Emergency Management Assistance 
        Memorandum of Understanding congressional consent, S6387 
        [13SE]




DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY AND CAMPUS CRIME STATISTICS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Amend (see H.R. 6556), H6276 [21SE]
      Colleges and universities: provide further clarity for 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]




DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON SPENDING ON CAMPAIGNS LEADS TO OPEN AND 
    SECURE ELECTIONS (DISCLOSE) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], 
        H3814 [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], 
        H5023 [19JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]




DISCOVER THE POWER OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Midway College President Dr. William B. Drake, Jr., S843 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      VanHoose Lumber Since 1910, S905 [17FE]




DISCRIMINATION

  Addresses
      International Human Rights Day: Hilary Rodham Clinton, Sec. of 
        State, E6-E8 [10JA]
  Amendments
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S2978 [8MY], H6293 [28SE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2272, S2276 [29MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Six Months After Repeal, Military Says DADT Died Quietly, E402 
        [21MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay 
        requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3256), 
        S3688 [4JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN] (see 
        H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see S. 3618), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5848), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: acknowledge decision to consider or reject 
        civil rights claims within 45 days and process all accepted 
        claims within 270 days (see S. 2387), S2821 [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: prohibit discrimination under the family planning 
        program on the basis of separate provision of abortion (see 
        H.R. 5650), H2565 [9MY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN] (see H. 
        Res. 694), H3914 [20JN] (see H. Res. 700), H3975 [21JN]
      Employment: prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an 
        applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal 
        offense, except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), 
        H5327 [26JY]
      Ethnic groups: condemn illicit and religious profiling and 
        surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police 
        Dept. (see H. Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (see S. 3283), S3900 [11JN]
      Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance 
        coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and 
        custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical 
        services (see H.R. 4175), H1304 [8MR]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      Medicare: provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed 
        issue of a supplemental policy (see S. 3271), S3838 [7JN]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]
      Religion: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, 
        bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-
        Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in 
        the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated 
        with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (see H.R. 4376), H1914 [17AP]
      Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. 
        Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        S. 3608), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 
        3565), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
  Cloture motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Paycheck Fairness Act: David French, National Retail Federation, 
        S3713 [5JN]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3712 [5JN]
      ------several business organizations, S3712 [5JN]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S3699 [5JN]
      Prohibit use of Violence Against Women Act funds by religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices: Coalition 
        Against Religious Discrimination, H2729 [16MY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: several domestic 
        violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Representative Issa, 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E1659, 
        E1660 [28SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1659 [28SE]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E1659 [28SE]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
  Motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (H. Res. 
        698), H3812 [20JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3715-H3719 [18JN], 
        E1067, E1071, E1073, E1079 [19JN], E1144 [26JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex, E519 [16AP]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H444 [3FE], H2192 [26AP], 
        H3190 [30MY], H3278, H3280, H3285, H3286 [31MY], E553, E560 
        [17AP], E976 [5JN], E1036 [8JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]
      ------prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
        orientation or gender identity (H.R. 1397), H3809 [20JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 [21JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Cleveland Pride Festival, E1162 [27JN]
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: eliminate maximum age limitations for 
        individuals who are otherwise qualified to enlist in the Armed 
        Forces, H3053, H3054 [17MY]
      Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory 
        standards against the use of discriminatory disparate impact 
        analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for 
        housing, H4144-H4146 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding, H2426 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of 
        provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of 
        attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2544-
        H2547 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: Office of Civil Rights funding, H4036, 
        H4037 [26JN]
      Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: implementation, E402 [21MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, E1223, E1231 [11JY]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 694), E1093 [20JN]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 700), E1103 [21JN]
      EEOC: funding, H2408, H2409 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce 
        final regulations on Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors 
        Other Than Age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 
        E748 [9MY]
      ------ruling granting discrimination protections to 
        transgendered people under the Civil Rights Act, E670 [26AP]
      Equal Pay Day: observance, H1925 [18AP], E553 [17AP], E585, E604 
        [19AP]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (H. Res. 282), E1071 [19JN]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (H.R. 1681), H3809 
        [20JN]
      FBI: national security impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim 
        rhetoric, H2641-H2643 [10MY]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), H6286, H6296 [28SE], E1664, 
        E1665 [28SE]
      Hispanic Americans: oppose inflammatory rhetoric toward Latinos, 
        H1430 [21MR]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 
        1537), H3809 [20JN]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 
        [16AP]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 
        4398), E573 [18AP]
      ------respect individual dignity and operate on the basis of 
        what constitutes criminal behavior, H3620 [7JN]
      Louisville, KY: anniversary of Louisville Metro Human Relations 
        Commission, E449 [27MR]
      Maine: referendum to allow same-sex marriage, H387 [2FE]
      Murfreesboro, TN: community opposition to construction of 
        Murfreesboro Islamic Center, E947 [1JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        influence of Islamic organizations, H5196-H5198 [24JY], H5323-
        H5325 [26JY]
      Religion: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, 
        bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-
        Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in 
        the U.S. (H. Res. 785), H6158 [20SE]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (H.R. 458), E1103 [21JN]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 998), 
        H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated 
        with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (H.R. 4376), E558 [17AP]
      ------prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in illegal 
        activities, discriminate based on race or gender, create or 
        distribute pornographic material, conduct business with Iran, 
        or outsource jobs overseas, H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2707-
        H2711 [15MY], H2727-H2729, H2732-H2739, H2764-H2779 [16MY], 
        E823 [16MY]
      ------prohibit funding for religious organizations to 
        discriminate in hiring practices, H2736 [16MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H5118, H5120-H5122 [23JY], E838 [17MY], E1703 [16OC]
      Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H94, H97, H101 [23JA]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (H.R. 
        5647), H2459 [9MY]
      ------strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign 
        countries (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of Executive order 
        authorizing internment of Japanese-American communities and 
        increase awareness of events surrounding such internment, E231 
        [17FE], E701 [27AP], E1130 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), S1615-S1617 [13MR]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S5472-S5474 
        [26JY], S6511 [20SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3457 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], 
        S3536 [24MY]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], 
        S3669-S3671, S3672-S3674 [4JN], S3695, S3697-S3715 [5JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 [20JN]
      Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local 
        jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (S. Res. 500), S4375 [20JN], S4414 [21JN]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (S. Res. 201), S2960 [8MY]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (S. 3283), S4180 [14JN]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S1707 [15MR], S2978, S2985 
        [8MY]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 
        821), S1842 [20MR]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2276 [29MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 
        [27MR], S2354 [17AP]
      Medicare: provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed 
        issue of a supplemental policy (S. 3271), S3840 [7JN]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (S. 3289), S4153 [13JN]
      Ravi, Dharun: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on 
        and then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler 
        Clementi and another man, S1928 [21MR]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 555), 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S4433, S4439-S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S2776 
        [26AP], S3678 [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, 
        S6302, S6303 [13SE]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Persecution of Baha'is and Continued Violation of 
        International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for 
        Violations, Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 80), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 743) (S. Rept. 
        112-155), S2545 [19AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 683, express regret for passage of laws that adversely 
        affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the Chinese 
        Exclusion Act, H3715 [18JN]
      S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, S2978-S2985 
        [8MY], H6286, H6293-H6296 [28SE]
      S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, 
        S1616 [13MR]
      S. Res. 80, condemn Iran's persecution of Baha'is and continued 
        violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 
        impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of 
        religious prisoners, S2276 [29MR]
      S. Res. 392, end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties in Turkey, 
        S1543 [8MR]
      S. Res. 500, Title IX anniversary, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, S4373, S4375 [20JN]




DISEASES  related term(s) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Amendments
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S221, S222 [31JA]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4831, S4833 [10JY]
  Analyses
      Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Press Release Regarding 
        Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention, H2607-H2609 [10MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Evelyn H. Lauder, Chairman of Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 
        75, S321 [2FE]
      Highlands Center for Autism, S2597 [23AP]
      More Time for Justice, S2894 [7MY]
      No Longer Just ``Adult-Onset'', S2894 [7MY]
      Study Predicts 42 Percent of Americans Will Be Obese in 2030, 
        S2948 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Alzheimer's disease: support goal of preventing and effectively 
        treating Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals 
        of the National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see 
        S. Res. 434), S2655 [24AP] (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 
        [24AP]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Breast cancer: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans 
        Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed 
        Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 4869), H2204 [26AP]
      ------provide research and education on triple-negative breast 
        cancer (see H.R. 6417), H6060 [14SE]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and 
        encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 
        796), H6232 [20SE]
      Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish 
        (see S. 3568), S6454 [19SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a research program under the 
        Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to discover 
        a cure for HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 6187), H5290 [25JY]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans 
        Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, 
        and detail such departmental functions (see S. 3465), S5870 
        [1AU] (see H.R. 6543), H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 
        3461), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE] 
        (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      ------grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in 
        therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (see 
        H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see S. 3407), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6155), H5077 
        [19JY]
      ------make grants to train elementary and secondary school 
        nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an 
        outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on 
        school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see S. 3345), 
        S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]
      ------reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome 
        prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      ------reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes 
        and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a review of forms related to obtaining 
        workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 4298), H1803 [29MR]
      Diabetes: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see S. 3430), S5381 [25JY]
      Drugs: increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 [27JN]
      FDA: ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (see S. 2113), S699 [15FE]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1152 [5MR]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 
        5334), H2316 [7MY]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (see S. 2301), S2545 
        [19AP]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see S. 2281), S2243 [29MR] 
        (see H.R. 4156), H1272 [7MR]
      ------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE] (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H5077 [19JY]
      ------examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological 
        effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields 
        from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), 
        H5716 [3AU]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]
      HIV/AIDS: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat (see 
        H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2030 [19AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 713), H4604 [28JN] (see H. 
        Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-
        income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Medicare: exempt certain requests by physicians for 
        consultations by radiation oncologists from the limitation on 
        certain physician referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (see 
        S. 2163), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 6011), H3975 [21JN]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see S. 2265), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 4165), H1303 [8MR]
      ------provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed 
        issue of a supplemental policy (see S. 3271), S3838 [7JN]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see S. 2097), S494 
        [9FE]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide coverage for diabetes prevention services (see 
        H.R. 6548), H6276 [21SE]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S5732 [31JY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S3977 [12JN]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR] (see H. Res. 560), H944 [17FE]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 503), 
        S4460 [25JN] (see H. Res. 674), H3480 [5JN]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health 
        Disparities: support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life 
        initiative (see S. Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]
      National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        550), S6108 [11SE]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4299 [19JN]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3042 
        [9MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5525 [31JY]
      ------support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        563), S6454 [19SE]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU] (see H. Res. 787), H6068 [18SE]
      National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 722), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      NIH: establish a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (see 
        H.R. 4138), H1153 [5MR]
      ------establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 5716), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 2321), S2545 [19AP]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S2243 
        [29MR] (see H. Res. 642), H2274 [27AP]
      Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see 
        H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 411), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H5706 [2AU]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        495), S4238 [18JN]
      Prostate cancer: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (see S. Res. 493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 
        [26JY] (see H. Res. 753), H5629 [1AU]
      Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 383), S1147 [29FE]
      Research: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560, 3566), S6454 [19SE]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H2645 [10MY]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 704), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 526), 
        S5304 [24JY] (see H. Res. 800), H6232 [20SE]
      Taxation: extend, expand, and improve the qualifying therapeutic 
        discovery project credit (see S. 3232), S3516 [23MY]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for education and training 
        expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the 
        number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 6084), H4684 
        [9JY]
      Teen Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 573), S6546 
        [20SE]
      Tuberculosis: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis 
        programs (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      University of New Mexico: establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
        (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) Center (see 
        S. 2082), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4008), H692 [9FE]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see S. 3606), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      World MRSA Day: designate (see H. Res. 603), H1805 [29MR]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Emily Schlichting, H4798 [11JY]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Factsheets
      Race/Ethnicity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, H3066 [17MY]
      Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, H3065 [17MY]
  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, E688 
        [27AP]
      ------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and 
        Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory 
        Committee, E688 [27AP]
      ------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent 
        Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
      ------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools 
        Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on 
        Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: A. Barry 
        Rand, AARP, H2616 [10MY]
      ------Joseph A. Antolin, Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., 
        S842 [16FE]
      ------Judy Sherman and Emily J. Holubowich, Coalition for Health 
        Funding, S840 [16FE]
      ------Margo G. Wootan, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S841 [16FE]
      ------Miriam A. Alexander, American College of Preventive 
        Medicine, S840 [16FE]
      ------Nancy A. Brown, American Heart Association, S841 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), 
        H2618 [10MY]
      ------Katherine Beh Nees, Easter Seals, Inc., H2615 [10MY]
      ------National Foster Care Coalition, H2617 [10MY]
      ------several religious organizations, H2615 [10MY]
      Expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions: several health advocacy organizations, 
        H3225 [30MY]
      Faster Access to Specialized Treatments (FAST) Act: several 
        health organizations, E975 [5JN]
      Forum on tick-borne diseases: Representative Gibson, H3394 [1JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, 
        American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, H2241 
        [27AP]
      ------Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        H2241 [27AP]
      ------Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242 
        [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239 
        [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health 
        Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County 
        and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
      March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, 
        Committee on Financial Services (House), H5616 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5616 [1AU]
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
      Triple-negative breast cancer research funding: Betty Sommer, 
        Causes for a Cure (organization), H3065 [17MY]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public 
        Health Fund, H2247-H2250 [27AP]
      Persons denied access to compassionate drug use by the FDA, 
        E1408 [3AU]
      Speakers at forum on tick-borne diseases, H3394 [1JN]
  Press releases
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
      President's Budget Presents Dangerous, Costly Setback to Obesity 
        Epidemic, Campaign Warns: Campaign To End Obesity Action Fund 
        (organization), S841 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Aeras (nonprofit organization): tribute to tuberculosis vaccine 
        research, E429 [22MR]
      African Americans: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American 
        community (H.R. 1462), H4914 [18JY]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1606, E1618, E1621, E1636, 
        E1640, E1642 [21SE]
      Alzheimer's disease: research funding, H44 [18JA]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, H2825 
        [17MY]
      American Diabetes Month: observance, E1735 [6NO]
      American Heart Association: tribute to National Wear Red Day, 
        H443 [3FE]
      American Heart Month: observance, H201 [31JA], E128 [3FE]
      Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: tribute to FDA approval of Belviq 
        for treatment of obesity, E1232 [11JY]
      Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Asthma Awareness Month: observance, E703 [7MY]
      Bacterial meningitis: honor those who died from and those who 
        continue to struggle and support all work to eradicate disease 
        in the U.S. (H. Res. 403), E1576 [20SE]
      Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1679 [2OC]
      Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Health Dept., 
        ``Broward Is Greater Than AIDS'' campaign, E1122 [21JN]
      Cancer: research funding, E938 [31MY]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of the Hospice of the Western 
        Reserve, E988 [6JN]
      Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]
      Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: observance, E154 [7FE]
      Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: tribute, H1291 [8MR]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute, H522 [7FE]
      Dept. of Defense: breast cancer research funding, H3030 [17MY]
      ------Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H4954, H4955 
        [18JY]
      ------health care research funding through reductions in Navy 
        cruiser shipbuilding funding, H4962, H4963 [18JY]
      ------prohibit military promotion boards from considering any 
        information regarding mental health or addiction issues, 
        except in cases where individuals are determined to be a 
        danger to themselves or others, H3054-H3056 [17MY]
      ------provide mental health assessments to troops during 
        deployment to Afghanistan, H3064 [17MY]
      ------triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H3064 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), E687 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
        release of draft report on Vieques, PR, identified health 
        problems relative to Navy activities conducted there, H1158 
        [6MR]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 
        6163), H6138-H6140 [19SE]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (H.R. 
        2557), E1303 [24JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (H.R. 733), H6144-H6147 [19SE], E1612 [21SE], E1684 [5OC]
      ------establish the American Center for Cures, H4069 [27JN]
      ------implement a voluntary insurance program to provide long-
        term care services for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and 
        other disabled individuals, H352, H353 [1FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2229-H2250, 
        H2252 [27AP], H2335 [8MY], H2602, H2604, H2606-H2609 [10MY], 
        H2825 [17MY], H3736 [19JN], H3960 [21JN], E705 [7MY], E721 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: science and technology research 
        funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-Defense 
        Facility funding, H3559-H3561 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
        program funding, H4056 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease 
        Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
      Dept. of Labor: issue interim occupational safety and health 
        standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 
        522), H520 [7FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, H5335, H5416-H5432 [31JY]
      Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: observance, H1580 
        [27MR]
      Diabetes: increase diabetes awareness and prevention, E181 
        [13FE]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten 
        Mile Run and 5K Walk, E480 [28MR]
      Down Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, H1524 [22MR]
      Drugs: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (H.R. 2746), H4076 [27JN]
      EPA: prohibit delay in finalization of rules to establish clean 
        air standards and to reduce air pollution if such rules will 
        provide protection against asthma and other health effects, 
        H3899, H3900 [20JN]
      Erick J. Umstead Memorial Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1245 
        [12JY]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (H.R. 
        3737), H580 [8FE], H3864 [20JN]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN], E974 [5JN]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, H3228 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, H3227, H3228 [30MY], E927 [31MY]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      FEMA: Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      Glaucoma Awareness Month: observance, E113 [1FE]
      Guam Diabetes Association: tribute to Guam Diabetes Conference, 
        E1732 [2NO]
      Haubert, Thom: Battelle Memorial Institute Inventor of the Year 
        award recipient, E456 [27MR]
      Health: health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      High Blood Pressure Awareness Month: observance, E712 [7MY]
      Hitchcock Center for Women Inc.: anniversary, E1375 [1AU]
      HIV/AIDS: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (H.R. 6138), E1272 [18JY]
      Houston, TX: inclusion of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer 
        Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best 
        Hospitals'' for cancer list, H5139 [24JY]
      ------tribute to American Red Cross, the Texas Arrhythmia 
        Institute (organization), and the Methodist Hospital DeBakey 
        Heart and Vascular Center for Save a Life Community Heart 
        Training Day, H663 [9FE]
      ------tribute to Multiple Sclerosis MS150 Bike Ride, E345 [8MR]
      ------tribute to Texas Children's Hospital pediatric tissue 
        engineering research, H200 [31JA]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4916, 
        H4917, H4918 [18JY], H5023, H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 
        [25JY], E1268, E1272 [18JY], E1290 [19JY], E1312 [24JY]
      ------support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, 
        prevention, and treatment programs (H. Res. 713), E1174 
        [28JN], E1359 [31JY]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated 
        as NIH National Cancer Institute, H4789 [11JY]
      Kidney Action Day: observance, E287 [29FE], E296 [1MR]
      Kimberling, Cleon: Colorado State University Dept. of Animal 
        Science Livestock Leader of the Year award recipient, H86 
        [23JA]
      Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of APAIT Health Center, E1631 
        [21SE]
      Lung cancer: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), E1735 [6NO]
      Lupus Awareness Week: observance, E942 [31MY]
      Lyme disease: address contrasting views of science and research 
        and increase efforts to combat the disease, E1303-E1305 [24JY]
      ------promote awareness and treatment programs, H3393 [1JN]
      Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E426 [22MR]
      Maine: tribute to advocates visiting the U.S. Capitol to raise 
        awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), E804 [15MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 3187), H5613-H5616 [1AU], E1424 [3AU]
      Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition: tribute to ``Against the 
        Tide'' race, E1420 [3AU]
      McLean, VA: tribute to Langley High School staff for efforts to 
        support Maureen Marsh during health crisis, E188 [14FE]
      Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease 
        and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]
      Memphis, TN: anniversary of St. Jude Children's Research 
        Hospital, H810 [16FE], E711 [7MY]
      Minden, LA: tribute to charity auction benefiting St. Jude 
        Children's Research Hospital, H787 [15FE]
      National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E530 [16AP]
      National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, H523, H550 
        [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      National Cancer Institute: funding, H2825 [17MY]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, H2825 [17MY], E776 
        [10MY], E898 [30MY], E937, E938 [31MY]
      National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (H. 
        Res. 494), H3276 [31MY]
      National Cancer Survivors Day: observance, E1034 [8JN]
      National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H5773 
        [11SE]
      National Craniofacial Acceptance Month: observance, E1542 [14SE]
      National Glaucoma Awareness Month: observance, E77 [25JA]
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: expand 
        eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel workers 
        for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees 
        Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 [20MR], H5209 
        [25JY]
      National Kidney Month: observance, E281, E287 [29FE], E296 [1MR]
      National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1735 [6NO]
      National Marfan Awareness Month: observance, E277 [29FE]
      National Marrow Donor Program (organization): tribute, E732 
        [8MY]
      National MPS Awareness Day: observance, E813 [16MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1485, 
        E1489, E1491, E1492, E1498, E1503 [12SE], E1585, E1598 [21SE]
      National Scoliosis Awareness Month: observance, E1032 [8JN]
      National Stroke Awareness Month: observance, E712 [7MY], E926 
        [31MY]
      National Therapeutic Recreation Week: observance, H929 [17FE]
      New York, NY: tribute to Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care 
        Center ``Stepping Up for HIV and AIDS'' Community Events Week, 
        E1552 [19SE]
      NIH: anniversary of release of Women's Health Initiative study, 
        E1208 [9JY]
      OraSure Technologies, Inc.: FDA approval of OraQuick In-Home HIV 
        test, E854 [18MY]
      ------tribute, E1227 [11JY]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to Nemours Children's Hospital, E1616 
        [21SE]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate, E548 [17AP]
      ------observance, E447 [27MR], E502 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, H1397 [20MR]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1289 [8MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (H.R. 6342), E1407 [3AU]
      Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association: anniversary, E979 [5JN]
      Plattsburgh, NY: tribute to Relay for Life participants, E1076 
        [19JN]
      Prostate Cancer Awareness Day: observance, E121 [2FE]
      Pulmonary fibrosis: expand research, prevention, and awareness 
        activities (H.R. 2505), E48 [19JA], E1648 [21SE]
      Rare Disease Day: observance, H952 [27FE], H1029 [29FE], E287 
        [29FE]
      Research: cancer research funding, H229 [1FE]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers, H6144-H6147 [19SE]
      Richards, Kenny: National Tourette Syndrome Association Zak 
        Hollis Youth Achievement Award recipient, E1097 [20JN]
      Roswell Park Cancer Institute: cancer vaccine research funding, 
        H129 [24JA]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio, E1141 [26JN]
      Streptococcal: increase in group A infections, H5209 [25JY]
      Summitt, Pat: National Alzheimer's Association Sargent and 
        Eunice Shriver Profiles in Dignity Award recipient, H2075 
        [25AP]
      ------Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, H3180 [30MY]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, H226 [1FE], H385 [2FE]
      UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc.: tribute to UnitedHealthcare 
        Community Plan of Pennsylvania, E812 [16MY]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, 
        H3865 [20JN]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (H.R. 3526), H817 [16FE]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1606, E1618, E1636 [21SE]
      World Down Syndrome Day: observance, H1433 [21MR]
      World Immunization Week: observance, E661 [26AP]
      World Water Day: observance, H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S6577 [21SE]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, S6617 [21SE]
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tourette Syndrome 
        Public Health Education Research Outreach Program funding, 
        S4867 [11JY]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to St. Bernard Hospital free mammogram 
        program, S5202 [19JY]
      Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan: anniversary, S6530 
        [20SE]
      Cincinnati, OH: tribute to University of Cincinnati Cancer 
        Institute, S4458 [25JN]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, 
        S4457 [25JN]
      Columbus, OH: tribute to Ohio State University James Cancer 
        Hospital and Solove Reseach Institute, S4457 [25JN]
      Dept. of Defense: call for release of government records 
        regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, S5190 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS: contract with public relations firm for 
        advertising campaign to promote preventive health benefits of 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3467 [23MY]
      ------define care coordination under the Older Americans Act, 
        include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and 
        detail such departmental functions (S. 3465), S5872 [1AU]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (S. 3461), 
        S5735 [31JY]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S324, S325 [2FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (S. 3407), S5214 [19JY]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840-S842 
        [16FE], S2893-S2896, S2899-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2935, S2937-
        S2944, S2947, S2955 [8MY], S2996-S2998, S3004, S3006-S3008, 
        S3013, S3015, S3016, S3024-S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, S3035 
        [9MY], S3054-S3057, S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3268 [17MY], S3410 
        [22MY], S3536 [24MY]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (S. 3345), S4676 
        [27JN]
      ------reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics 
        and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and 
        nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish hospital care, medical 
        services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed 
        at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (S. 
        277), S4619 [26JN]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], 
        S5203 [19JY]
      ------tribute to participation in American Heart Association Go 
        Red for Women cardiovascular disease awareness campaign, S4293 
        [19JN]
      Drugs: increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]
      Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the 
        National Alzheimer's Project, S6617 [21SE]
      FDA: ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health, S3556 [24MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (S. 2113), S702 [15FE]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, S3417 [22MY], S4615, S4618 [26JN]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (S. 2301), S2547 [19AP]
      ------improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 
        [26JN]
      ------promote development of medical devices for patients with 
        rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and 
        lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S3396 [22MY], S3477 [23MY], S3555 
        [24MY], S4624 [26JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, S3507 [23MY]
      Forest Service: reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN], S4660 
        [27JN]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (S. Res. 368), 
        S358 [6FE]
      Health: impact of medical research, S3702 [5JN]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S222 [31JA]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (S. Res. 
        532), S5468, S5627 [26JY]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center application 
        for National Cancer Institute designation, S3703 [5JN]
      ------University of Kansas Cancer Center designated as NIH 
        National Cancer Institute, S4923 [12JY]
      Martins, Clarissa: American Association of Cancer Research 
        Thomas J. Bardos Award recipient, S5480 [26JY]
      Medicare: improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease 
        (S. 2163), S1425 [6MR]
      ------provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed 
        issue of a supplemental policy (S. 3271), S3840 [7JN]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (S. 
        3463), S5736 [31JY], S5846 [1AU]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 396), S1682 [14MR]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 503), S4593 
        [25JN]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 389), S1431 
        [6MR]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, S3702 [5JN], S3896 
        [11JN], S4457 [25JN]
      National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 550), 
        S6238 [11SE]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (S. Res. 536), S5898 [1AU]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 499), S4308 [19JN]
      National Marrow Donor Program: tribute to marrow donor registry 
        drives, S386 [7FE]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 450), S3049 [9MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S6101 
        [11SE], S6261 [12SE], S6440 [19SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (S. Res. 537), S5898 [1AU]
      National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 563), 
        S6469 [19SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        538), S5898 [1AU]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary, S4820 
        [10JY], S5728 [31JY]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 416), S2282 
        [29MR]
      Parkinson's disease: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs and 
        NIH research into deep brain stimulation therapy, S5474 [26JY]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 
        495), S4250 [18JN]
      Prestonburg, KY: tribute to Highlands Center for Autism, S2596 
        [23AP]
      Prostate cancer: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (S. Res. 493), S4206 [14JN]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 529), 
        S5626 [26JY]
      Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 383), S1143 [29FE]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (S. Res. 473), S4641 [26JN]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S375-S379 [7FE]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4832, S4833 [10JY]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (S. Res. 393), S1557 [8MR]
  Reports filed
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3568), S6451 [19SE]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]
      Commend Rotary International Efforts To Prevent and Eradicate 
        Polio: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 473), 
        S4366 [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
      Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From 
        Disease Clusters Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 76) (S. Rept. 112-213), S6451 [19SE]
      Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 429), S4366 [20JN]
      Wildlife Disease Emergency Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 357) (S. Rept. 112-214), S6451 
        [19SE]
  Statements
      Forum on Tick-Borne Diseases: Christina T. Fisk and Holly Ahern, 
        H3394 [1JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 733, Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, H6144 [19SE]
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]
      H.R. 3187, March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act, H5613 [1AU]
      H.R. 6163, National Pediatric Research Network Act, H6138 [19SE]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. 3407, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, 
        S5215 [19JY]
      S. Res. 286, Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day, S222 [31JA]
      S. Res. 368, recognize anniversary of earthquake in Haiti, honor 
        victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance, 
        S351, S358 [6FE]
      S. Res. 383, Rare Disease Day, S1143, S1150 [29FE]
      S. Res. 389, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S1425, S1432 
        [6MR]
      S. Res. 393, World Plumbing Day, S1544, S1557 [8MR]
      S. Res. 396, support goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis 
        Awareness Week, S1680, S1682 [14MR]
      S. Res. 411, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/
        Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn 
        State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S2257 
        [29MR]
      S. Res. 413, National Autism Awareness Month, S2258 [29MR]
      S. Res. 416, Parkinson's Awareness Month, S2259, S2282 [29MR]
      S. Res. 429, support goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, 
        S4833 [10JY]
      S. Res. 434, support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, S2659 
        [24AP]
      S. Res. 450, National MPS Awareness Day, S3047, S3049 [9MY]
      S. Res. 473, commend efforts of Rotary International to prevent 
        and eradicate polio, S3639 [24MY], S4642 [26JN]
      S. Res. 490, Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, S3982 [12JN]
      S. Res. 493, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S4206 [14JN]
      S. Res. 495, Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week, S4243, 
        S4250 [18JN]
      S. Res. 499, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and 
        Bioengineering anniversary, S4305, S4310 [19JN]
      S. Res. 503, National Aphasia Awareness Month, S4463, S4593 
        [25JN]
      S. Res. 526, Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, S5308 [24JY]
      S. Res. 529, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 532, support International AIDS Conference and encourage 
        global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, 
        S5494, S5627 [26JY]
      S. Res. 535, support goals and ideals of National Caucus on 
        Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities Movement Is 
        Life initiative, S5882 [1AU]
      S. Res. 536, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness 
        Day, S5883, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 537, support goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer 
        Awareness Month, S5883, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 538, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S5883, 
        S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 550, National Celiac Disease Awareness Day, S6110, S6238 
        [11SE]
      S. Res. 563, National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day, S6465, 
        S6470 [19SE]
      S. Res. 573, Teen Cancer Awareness Week, S6556 [20SE]
      S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Lauder, Evelyn Hausner, S320 [2FE]




DISHMAN, LAKE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1760 [15MR]




DISL AWA

  Remarks in House
      LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for 
        Community Caregivers Award recipients, E1726 [26OC]




DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

  Amendments
      Real estate: promote development of southwest waterfront (H.R. 
        2297), S2272, S2275 [29MR], H4001 [26JN]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, 
        terrorist attacks, S6080 [11SE]
  Articles and editorials
      John Payton's Life of Principle, H1838 [16AP]
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
      Rand Paul's Situational Principle, H4645 [29JN]
      Taking It to the Street, E1115-E1118 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 
        [23JA]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who 
        served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry 
        Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns 
        (see H.R. 4248), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
        of Army 24th Infantry Division members who have received the 
        Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1542 [22MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2067 [24AP]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1100 [29FE]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 117), H2030 [19AP]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
      Chuck Brown Day: designate (see H. Res. 670), H3266 [30MY]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 6336), H5706 [2AU]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable 
        location in the Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 49), S4418 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3084 [10MY]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        617), H1845 [16AP]
      Elections: revise the timing of special elections for local 
        office (see H.R. 3902), H511 [6FE]
      Eliot Ness ATF Building: designate (see S. 3304), S4238 [18JN]
      EPA: limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to 
        the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      Local government: permit determination of the fiscal year period 
        and make local funds for a fiscal year available for use upon 
        enactment of the local budget act for the year subject to 
        congressional review (see S. 2345), S2655 [24AP]
      Lunchtime Music on the Mall festival: support and honor 
        performers and sponsors (see H. Res. 769), H5707 [2AU]
      Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of 
        Board of Directors (see H.R. 6356), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 
        6369), H5765 [10SE]
      ------provide for an Inspector General (see H.R. 5322), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Monuments and memorials: authorize placement at the former Navy 
        Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor 
        Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H.R. 
        6367), H5765 [10SE]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H4684 [9JY]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H3660 [7JN]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 
        [18JY]
      Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S3782 
        [6JN]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H158 [24JA]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR] 
        (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in District of Columbia 
        v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 677), H3480 [5JN]
      U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to 
        reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia 
        (see S. 2045), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4213), H1390 [19MR]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building: designate (see S. 
        3304), S4238 [18JN]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Drew Liscum, E528 
        [16AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
      My American Appreciation: Anna Stout, E991 [6JN]
      Washington, DC: Callie Effler, E992 [6JN]
      ------Chloe Atchley, E992 [6JN]
      ------Madison Jacobs, E992 [6JN]
  Letters
      District of Columbia southwest waterfront development promotion: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4003 [26JN]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4002 [26JN]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge: Bill L. Lee, Lewis, Feinberg, 
        Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C. (law firm), S4451 [25JN]
      ------Charles Beck and Gerald L. Chaleff, Los Angeles, CA, 
        Police Dept., S4450 [25JN]
      ------Charles D. Reynolds, S4451 [25JN]
      ------John R. Dunne, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP (law firm), 
        S4451 [25JN]
      ------Ronald E. Hampton, Blacks in Law Enforcement of America 
        (organization), S4451 [25JN]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, S4450 [25JN]
  Lists
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, S3740 [6JN]
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Kansas (organization), S5700 [31JY]
      World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Big 
        Sky Honor Flight (organization), E1034 [8JN], E1599 [21SE]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], H5779 
        [11SE]
  Opinion polls
      District of Columbia budget autonomy: Purple Insights 
        (organization), H2024 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 [9JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY], H4692 
        [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5440-H5448 [31JY], 
        E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, E1421 
        [3AU]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (H. Res. 709), H4078 
        [27JN]
      Alibhai, Suleiman: Prevention of Blindness Society of 
        Metropolitan Washington Professional Service Award recipient, 
        E212 [16FE]
      Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Beta Lambda 
        Chapter of Miami-Dade County, FL, for contribution to the 
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, E1 [6JA]
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: preserve right to keep and bear arms for active 
        duty military personnel stationed or residing in the District 
        of Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      Asian-American Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Asian-American 
        Chamber Award recipients, E561 [17AP]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1034 [8JN], E1599 
        [21SE]
      Black Pride Festival: tribute, E875 [18MY]
      Brown, Chuck: ACLU of the Nation's Capital Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E2 [6JA]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (H. Con. Res. 118), H2298, H2299 [7MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (H. Con. Res. 106), H2295, H2296 [7MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), H2297, H2298 [7MY]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (H.R. 4153), E329 [7MR]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to Hurley Elementary School Science Bowl 
        Team for participation in the National Science Bowl, E764 
        [10MY]
      Citizen's Commission on Human Rights: tribute to opening of new 
        National Public Affairs Office in Washington, DC, E1299 [23JY]
      Civil liberties: provide full voting representation in Congress, 
        H1831 [16AP]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (H.R. 6421), E1538 [14SE]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center, 
        E1589 [21SE]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation 
        Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center (H.R. 6336), H5745, H5746 
        [10SE]
      Congressional Hockey Caucus: tribute to Lawmakers v. Lobbyists 
        charity hockey game, H1235 [7MR]
      Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run and 5K Walk: tribute, 
        E480 [28MR]
      D.C. Divas (football team): tribute, E1074 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity 
        Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice 
        (H.R. 471), E71 [25JA]
      Dept. of Justice: arraignment of individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H2314 [7MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 
        2070), H131, H132 [24JA], E71 [25JA]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance, H2024 [19AP], 
        E527 [16AP]
      Eastern Iowa Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E979 [5JN], 
        E1530 [14SE]
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, E78 [25JA], E141, E142 [6FE]
      Elections: revise the timing of special elections for local 
        office (H.R. 3902), H1085-H1087 [29FE], E147 [6FE]
      Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference and Rally: tribute, 
        E1219 [10JY]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Firearms: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 645), H3074 
        [17MY]
      First Book (organization): anniversary, E858 [18MY]
      Florham Park, NJ: anniversary of Police Unity Tour, E451 [27MR]
      Francis Lee Contracting (company): Delegate Norton's Small 
        Business Access to Capital and Business Opportunities Fair 
        District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award 
        recipient, E613 [23AP]
      Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: 
        anniversary, E626 [24AP]
      Government regulations: eliminate all federally imposed mandates 
        over the local budget process, financial management, and the 
        borrowing of money, H2022-H2024 [19AP], H4643-H4645 [29JN]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School for 
        participation in the Securities Industry and Financial Markets 
        Association (SIFMA) Foundation Stock Market Game ``Capitol 
        Hill Challenge'', E651 [25AP]
      History: municipality and the District of Columbia Home Rule 
        Act, H1127-H1129 [1MR], H4643-H4645 [29JN]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, E1431 [3AU]
      Honor Flight Central Florida (organization): tribute, E1617 
        [21SE]
      Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E313 [5MR], E642, 
        E645 [25AP], E895 [30MY], E1131 [25JN], E1226 [11JY]
      Honor Flight Illinois (organization): tribute, H2718 [16MY]
      Honor Flight Iowa (organization): tribute, E629 [24AP]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E733 
        [8MY], E1558 [19SE]
      Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon & Portland (organization): 
        tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E749 [9MY], 
        E1593 [21SE], E1658 [25SE]
      Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E634 
        [24AP], E1579 [20SE]
      Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E758 [10MY], 
        E1508 [13SE]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        E1000 [6JN]
      Independent Association of Businesses: anniversary, E1384 [1AU]
      International Federation of Black Prides, Inc.: tribute, E12 
        [13JA]
      Issaquah, WA: tribute to National Association of Police 
        Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, E766 [10MY], E1053 
        [18JN]
      Johnson, Mark (Too Sharp): International Boxing Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1402 [3AU]
      Kidney Action Day: observance, E287 [29FE], E296 [1MR]
      Last Colony March and Rally for DC Democracy: tribute, E706 
        [7MY]
      Latino Pride: tribute, E839 [17MY], E871 [18MY]
      Maine: tribute to advocates visiting the U.S. Capitol to raise 
        awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), E804 [15MY]
      Maryville, TN: tribute to Heritage Middle School student trip to 
        Washington, DC, E991 [6JN]
      McGuire Funeral Service, Inc.: anniversary, E1735 [6NO]
      Monroeville, AL: tribute to Monroeville Junior High robotics 
        team, E218 [16FE]
      Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in 
        the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and 
        slaves who fought during the American Revolution (H.R. 2181), 
        H4809 [11JY]
      Music City Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E610 [23AP], 
        E681 [27AP], E723 [8MY]
      National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, H3812 
        [20JN], E1071, E1077, E1079 [19JN], E1125 [21JN]
      National Cherry Blossom Festival: anniversary, E449 [27MR]
      Pinchot Institute for Conservation: anniversary, E1344 [26JY]
      Real estate: promote development of southwest waterfront (H.R. 
        2297), Senate amendment, H4001-H4003 [26JN]
      Rolling Thunder Demonstration Run: anniversary, E1141 [26JN]
      Ruze Dalmatinke (musical group): tribute, E1265 [17JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5749 [10SE], 
        H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5822-H5826, 
        H5848, H5851 [11SE], E1472, E1476, E1478, E1479, E1480, E1481, 
        E1483 [11SE]
      Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1556 
        [19SE]
      Volusia Honor Air (organization): tribute, E1542 [14SE], E1666 
        [28SE]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H4048, 
        H4050 [26JN]
      Woodland Cemetery: tribute, E139 [3FE]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial 
        (H.R. 938), H124 [24JA], H386 [2FE]
      Young, Neal A.: Partnership for Public Service Samuel J. Heyman 
        Service to America Medal for Science and Environment 
        recipient, E1519 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S4145 [13JN], 
        S4192 [14JN], S6335 [13SE], S6527 [20SE], S6576 [21SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (H. Con. Res. 118), S3049 [9MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (H. Con. Res. 106), S3049 [9MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), S3049 [9MY]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (S. 3567), S6461 [19SE]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (H.R. 6336), S6284, S6285 [12SE]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable 
        location in the Capitol (S. Con. Res. 49), S4423 [21JN]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1981-S1984 
        [22MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1944 [21MR]
      Courts: revise certain administrative authorities of the courts 
        and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional 
        liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain 
        claims (S. 1379), S4790, S4791 [9JY]
      Dept. of Education: clarify scope of District of Columbia 
        Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school 
        choice (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 3078), 
        S3747-S3749 [6JN]
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, S205 [31JA]
      Elections: revise the timing of special elections for local 
        office (H.R. 3902), S4980 [12JY]
      Emancipation Day: anniversary, S2233 [29MR]
      Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3880 
        [11JN], S3948 [12JN]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]
      Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3740 
        [6JN]
      Honor Flight Kansas (organization): tribute, S5700 [31JY]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2917 
        [7MY]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]
      Junior League of Washington, Inc.: anniversary, S6618 [21SE]
      Kentucky: tribute to students who participated in National 
        History Day (organization) Competition, S4360 [20JN]
      Knowles, Kimberley S.: nomination to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S6005 [2AU]
      Murphy, Donna M.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior 
        Court associate judge, S4449 [25JN]
      ------nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court 
        associate judge, unanimous-consent request, S2224 [29MR], 
        S4451, S4452 [25JN]
      National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: addition of names of 
        Kansas officers, S3161 [15MY]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 
        [18JY]
      Police Week: observance, S3138 [15MY]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (S. 2170), S1461 [7MR]
      Postal Service: require closing of post offices in the Capitol 
        Complex, S2685 [25AP]
      Real estate: promote development of southwest waterfront (H.R. 
        2297), S2275 [29MR]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6075-S6081, S6085, 
        S6086, S6091-S6093, S6095, S6097, S6098, S6099 [11SE]
      Thompson-Markward Hall (Young Woman's Christian Home): 
        anniversary of congressional charter, S5082 [17JY]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, S665 
        [15FE]
  Reports filed
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1379) 
        (S. Rept. 112-178), S4460 [25JN]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-
        640), H5524 [31JY]
      District of Columbia Southwest Waterfront Development Promotion: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2297) (S. Rept. 112-154), S2242 [29MR]
      District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        3902), S4950 [12JY]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3902) (S. Rept. 112-186), S5046 [16JY]
      Eliot Ness ATF Building, Washington, DC: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Hatch Act Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112-211), 
        S6339 [13SE]
      In the Matter of Arrests of Members of the House Outside the 
        Embassy of Sudan in Washington, DC: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-419), H1541 [22MR]
      Memorial Establishment on Federal Land in the District of 
        Columbia To Honor Free African Americans and Slaves Who Fought 
        During the American Revolution: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 883) (S. Rept. 112-118), S41 
        [23JA]
      Nomination of Roy W. McLeese III To Be District of Columbia 
        Court of Appeals Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation District of Columbia 
        Commemorative Work Authorization: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1421) (S. Rept. 112-127), S42 
        [23JA]
      U.S. Secret Service Retirement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1515) (S. Rept. 
        112-205), S6062 [10SE]
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), 
        S4821 [10JY]
      World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 112-368), H77 [18JA]
  Resolutions by organizations
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day anniversary: District of 
        Colubmia City Council, S2234 [29MR]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day observance: District of 
        Columbia Council, E527 [16AP]
  Subpoena Notices
      Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H7 [13JA]
      U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H185 [27JA], 
        H2667 [15MY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 106, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington 
        Soap Box Derby, H2295 [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 117, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace 
        Officers' Memorial Service, H2297 [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 118, use of Capitol Grounds for District of 
        Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, H2298 
        [7MY]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 2070, World War II Memorial Prayer Act, H131 [24JA]
      H.R. 2297, District of Columbia southwest waterfront development 
        promotion, S2275 [29MR]
      H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child 
        Protection Act, H5440-H5442 [31JY]
      H.R. 3902, District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act, 
        H1085 [29FE]
      H.R. 6336, Committee on the Library (Joint) acceptance of a 
        statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of 
        Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation Hall of the 
        Capitol Visitor Center, H5745 [10SE]
      S. 1379, D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act, S4790 
        [9JY], S4831 [10JY]
      S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. Con. Res. 46, provide an appropriate site at the former Navy 
        Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea 
        Memorial Monument to honor military divers, S3783 [6JN]
      S. Con. Res. 49, Committee on the Library (Joint) acceptance of 
        a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of 
        Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the 
        Capitol, S4423 [21JN]




DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      District of Columbia: permit determination of the fiscal year 
        period and make local funds for a fiscal year available for 
        use upon enactment of the local budget act for the year 
        subject to congressional review (see S. 2345), S2655 [24AP]
      ------revise the timing of special elections for local office 
        (see H.R. 3902), H511 [6FE]
  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: history as a municipality and the District 
        of Columbia Home Rule Act, H1127-H1129 [1MR], H4643-H4645 
        [29JN]
      ------revise the timing of special elections for local office 
        (H.R. 3902), H1085-H1087 [29FE], E147 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      District of Columbia: revise the timing of special elections for 
        local office (H.R. 3902), S4980 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        3902), S4950 [12JY]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3902) (S. Rept. 112-186), S5046 [16JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3902, District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act, 
        H1085 [29FE]




DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT

  Articles and editorials
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3803), H4692 [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], 
        H5334, H5440-H5448 [31JY], E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], 
        E1396, E1399, E1400, E1421 [3AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. 
        Rept. 112-640), H5524 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3803, provisions, H5440-H5442 [31JY]




DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILDREN PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY]




DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPECIAL ELECTION REFORM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3902), H511 [6FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3902), H1085-H1087 [29FE], E147 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 3902), S4980 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3902), S4950 [12JY]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3902) (S. Rept. 112-186), S5046 [16JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3902, provisions, H1085 [29FE]




DIVER, KAREN R.

  Letters
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on 
        Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation, H5881 
        [12SE]




DIVISIONAL REALIGNMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5512), H3191, H3192 [30MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 5512), S6674 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5512) (H. 
        Rept. 112-497), H3177 [29MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5512, provisions, H3191 [30MY]




DIVORCE  see Families and Domestic Relations




DIXFIELD, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Libby, Ike: Dixfield, ME, Board of Selectmen Distinguished 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, S4455 [25JN]




DIXON, BERNITA (BERT)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1708 [19OC]




DIXON, BILLIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E684 [27AP]




DIXON, DIAMOND

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1301 [23JY]




DIXON, RICKY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1129 [21JN]




DIXON, STACY

  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula, 
        S694 [15FE]




DIZZY FEET FOUNDATION

  Bills and resolutions
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H4684 [9JY]




DJIBOUTI, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft 
        crash in Djibouti, E254 [27FE]




DNA ANALYSIS BACKLOG ELIMINATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 
        3250), S3631 [24MY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funding, H2707 [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), H5207 
        [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 
        [25AP], S2789, S2793, S2796 [26AP]




DO NOT TRACK KIDS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1895), E1601 [21SE]




DO YOUR JOB ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3799), H113 [23JA]




DOAR, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Presidential Medal of Freedom: recipient, E934 [31MY]




DOBIS, CHET

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E377 [19MR]




DOCTORS  see Health Care Professionals




DoDBUZZ (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Bone Notches 10,000 Combat Missions, E394 [20MR]




DODD, CHRISTOPHER J. (a former Senator from Connecticut)

  Articles and editorials
      Why Dodd-Frank Is Necessary, E1311 [24JY]
  Eulogies
      Ribicoff, Casey, S1610 [13MR]




DODD, JOHN AND BETTY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1377 [1AU]




DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT  see Wall 
    Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act




DOGAN, HARDY AND ROSE

  Proclamations
      Dogan Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E898 [30MY]




DOGGETT, LLOYD (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3133 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5631 [1AU]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H4064 [26JN]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676, 
        3702), H27 [17JA]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1017 [28FE]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H1392 [19MR]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H220 [31JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H966 [27FE]
      ------review military service records of Jewish American World 
        War I veterans to determine whether they should be 
        posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1457), H376 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: strengthen connections to early childhood 
        education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5292 [25JY]
      ------strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and 
        prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship 
        through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H5292 [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment 
        Program (see H.R. 531), H950 [24FE]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H6302 [5OC]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H1391 
        [19MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for 
        wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), 
        H903 [16FE]
      ------provide grants for Civic Justice Corps programs for court-
        involved, previously incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged 
        youth and young adults (see H.R. 3114), H1134 [1MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require provision of chiropractic 
        care and services to veterans at all departmental medical 
        centers (see H.R. 329), H966 [27FE]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5711 [2AU]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H1210 [6MR]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: provide grants to better understand and reduce 
        gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H3577 [6JN]
      Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish 
        (see H.R. 3300), H220 [31JA]
      Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to 
        separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 
        1489), H6279 [21SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4157 [27JN]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of 
        Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 
        1269), H220 [31JA]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H1571 [26MR]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H5631 [1AU]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H6302 [5OC]
      Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under 
        the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1572 [26MR]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5860 [11SE]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 
        2954), H1363 [13MR]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H966 [27FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to 
        regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H1100 [29FE]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H4907 [17JY]
      Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities 
        on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, 
        archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train 
        new land managers (see H.R. 587), H726 [14FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H4065 [26JN]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 5988), H3974 [21JN]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H3976 [21JN]
      Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and 
        accessible financial products for entities that do not have 
        access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H1210 
        [6MR]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H4908 [17JY]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H945 [17FE]
      ------allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H2040 [23AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H5202 [24JY]
      ------permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable 
        contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3729), H2072 [24AP]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H5331 [30JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H4158 [27JN]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, 
        distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see 
        H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]
      Taxation: extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the 
        administration of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see 
        H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, 
        distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (H.R. 
        4166), H1305 [8MR]
      Taxation: extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the 
        administration of Federal or federally-assisted programs (H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
  Letters
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act: Tom 
        Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National Conference of State 
        Legislatures, H318 [1FE]
      ------Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services 
        Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State 
        TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3447 
        [5JN], H3509 [6JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3447 [5JN], H3509 
        [6JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3447 [5JN], H3509 [6JN]
  Remarks
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H146 [24JA]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2604 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1675 [28MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (H. Res. 688), H3746 [19JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H400 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2837 
        [17MY]
      ------examine potential benefits of closing outdated or excess 
        overseas military bases, H2837 [17MY]
      Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H400 [2FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3447 [5JN], H3509, H3510, H3511, H3512 
        [6JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3447 [5JN], H3509, H3510, H3511, H3512 [6JN]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 4282), 
        H3450 [5JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1473 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4720 [10JY]
      Medicare: reform, H1675 [28MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H325, H326 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4720 
        [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1473 [21MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6170 [20SE]
      ------require States to implement policies to prevent assistance 
        under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from 
        being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 
        3567), H316, H318, H321 [1FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3447 [5JN], H3509, H3510, H3511, H3512 [6JN]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3746 [19JN]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5671 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5584 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1995, H1996 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3608 
        [7JN]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3509, 
        H3510, H3511, H3512 [6JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2739 [16MY]




DOGO, HARUN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S136 [26JA], S1098 [28FE], S2036 [26MR], S4831 [10JY], 
        S5154 [18JY]




DOHERTY, GLEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6317 [13SE]




DOHERTY, HUGH M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1350 [30JY]




DOHERTY, MATT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1052 [18JN]




DOLAN, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Hazleton, PA: Elks Lodge 200 Elk of the Year award recipient, 
        E245 [27FE]




DOLAN, THOMAS, JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]




DOLAN, TIMOTHY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H737 [15FE]




DOLD, ROBERT J. (a Representative from Illinois)

  Amendments
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H544 [7FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3550 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1916 [17AP]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5728 [7AU]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Clean Air Act: reduce number of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1412), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3167 [22MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H6312 [19OC]
      Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based 
        social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), 
        H3177 [29MY]
      ------improve academic content standards for physical education 
        (see H.R. 1057), H3577 [6JN]
      ------require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to 
        eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 
        2094), H6304 [9OC]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to reduce up-front 
        premiums on FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers 
        who complete a homeownership counseling program to help reduce 
        default rates (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system 
        for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1360), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of State: raise travel advisory for Egypt from ``Travel 
        Alert'' to ``Travel Warning'' until all detained 
        nongovernmental organization workers are given the freedom to 
        leave Egypt (see H. Res. 546), H1018 [28FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H945 
        [17FE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H2288 [27AP]
      ------extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H2570 [9MY]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H3808 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2570 [9MY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6280 [21SE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H2135 [25AP]
      Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited 
        consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the 
        Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of 
        Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Health: increase public awareness and create educational 
        programs concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 36), H3577 
        [6JN]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H6234 [20SE]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6318 [26OC]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3981 [25JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H4685 [9JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H5328 
        [26JY]
      Iran: expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (see H.R. 
        4317), H1804 [29MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1154 [5MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1978 [18AP]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H115 [23JA]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6001 [13SE]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (see H. Res. 638), H2274 [27AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H1642 [27MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see 
        H.R. 2404), H5292 [25JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5328 [26JY]
      SEC: change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred 
        stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities 
        by, and revise rules on business development companies (see 
        H.R. 5929), H4908 [17JY]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H441 
        [2FE]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1543 
        [22MR]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1916 [17AP]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H2329 [7MY]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend and expand tax relief for national disasters (see 
        H.R. 2718), H4065 [26JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 
        6066), H4654 [29JN]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3577 
        [6JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H441 [2FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4982), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H4828 [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: prohibit discrimination under the family planning 
        program on the basis of separate provision of abortion (see 
        H.R. 5650), H2565 [9MY]
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a study on the feasibility of creating 
        pilot programs to evaluate reforming Federal job training 
        programs for long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 6568), 
        H6302 [5OC]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (see 
        H.R. 5890), H3480 [5JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1497 [21MR]
      Tariff: clothianidin (see H.R. 5352), H2317 [7MY]
      ------cypermethrin (see H.R. 5349), H2317 [7MY]
      ------dinotefuran (see H.R. 5350), H2317 [7MY]
      ------etoxazole (see H.R. 5353), H2317 [7MY]
      ------fenpropathrin (see H.R. 5351), H2317 [7MY]
      ------flumioxazin (see H.R. 5355), H2317 [7MY]
      ------4-(1-thoxyethoxy) styrene-4- (t-butylcarbonyloxy) styrene-
        4-hydroxystyrene copolymer (see H.R. 5363), H2317 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder (see H.R. 5347), H2317 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder comprising a copolymer of 
        styrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene (see H.R. 5360), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------macroporous poly(divinylbenzene) (see H.R. 5346), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------macroporus adsorpent polymers (see H.R. 5362), H2317 [7MY]
      ------permethrin (see H.R. 5354), H2317 [7MY]
      -------phenyl-7-(4,4,5,6-tetramentyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-
        quinoline (OSIP-690520, quinolone boronate) (see H.R. 5786), 
        H2812 [16MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASKP1240 (see H.R. 5364), H2317 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASP0777 (see H.R. 5358), H2317 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASP2408 (see H.R. 5357), H2317 [7MY]
      ------poly(4-(1-isobutoxy ethoxy)styrene-co-4-hydroxystyrene 
        (see H.R. 5348), H2317 [7MY]
      ------10,10'-oxybisphenoxarsine (see H.R. 5361), H2317 [7MY]
      ------3-[8-amino-1-(2-phenyl-quinolin-7-yl)-imidazo[1,5-
        a]pyrazin- 3-yl]-1-methyl-cyclobutanol (OSI-906) (see H.R. 
        5345, 5356), H2317 [7MY]
      ------3-(1-bromo-8-chloroimidazo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-
        yl)cyclobutanone (OSIP-690631, bicyclic intermediate) (see 
        H.R. 5359), H2317 [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (H.R. 5910), H3661 [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: prohibit discrimination under the family planning 
        program on the basis of separate provision of abortion (H.R. 
        5650), H2567 [9MY]
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a study on the feasibility of creating 
        pilot programs to evaluate reforming Federal job training 
        programs for long-term unemployed workers (H.R. 6568), H6302 
        [5OC]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 
        5890), H3480 [5JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (H.R. 4235), H1497 [21MR]
      Tariff: clothianidin (H.R. 5352), H2322 [7MY]
      ------cypermethrin (H.R. 5349), H2322 [7MY]
      ------dinotefuran (H.R. 5350), H2322 [7MY]
      ------etoxazole (H.R. 5353), H2322 [7MY]
      ------fenpropathrin (H.R. 5351), H2322 [7MY]
      ------flumioxazin (H.R. 5355), H2322 [7MY]
      ------4-(1-thoxyethoxy) styrene-4- (t-butylcarbonyloxy) styrene-
        4-hydroxystyrene copolymer (H.R. 5363), H2322 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder comprising of a copolymer of 
        styrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene (H.R. 5360), H2322 
        [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder (H.R. 5347), H2322 [7MY]
      ------macroporous poly(divinylbenzene) (H.R. 5346), H2322 [7MY]
      ------macroporus adsorpent polymers (H.R. 5362), H2322 [7MY]
      ------permethrin (H.R. 5354), H2322 [7MY]
      -------phenyl-7-(4,4,5,6-tetramentyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-
        quinoline (OSIP-690520, quinolone boronate) (H.R. 5786), H2812 
        [16MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASKP1240 (H.R. 5364), H2322 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASP0777 (H.R. 5358), H2322 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASP2408 (H.R. 5357), H2322 [7MY]
      ------poly(4-(1-isobutoxy ethoxy)styrene-co-4-hydroxystyrene 
        (H.R. 5348), H2322 [7MY]
      ------10,10'-oxybisphenoxarsine (H.R. 5361), H2322 [7MY]
      ------3-[8-amino-1-(2-phenyl-quinolin-7-yl)-imidazo[1,5-
        a]pyrazin- 3-yl]-1-methyl-cyclobutanol (OSI-906) (H.R. 5345), 
        H2321 [7MY]
      ------3-[8-amino-1-(2-phenyl-quinolin-7-yl)-imidazo[1,5-
        a]pyrazin- 3-yl]-1-methyl-cyclobutanol (OSI-906) (H.R. 5356), 
        H2322 [7MY]
      ------3-(1-bromo-8-chloroimidazo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-
        yl)cyclobutanone (OSIP-690631, bicyclic intermediate) (H.R. 
        5359), H2322 [7MY]
  Letters
      Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Coin 
        Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H5741, H5742 [10SE]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5741 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, 
        Committee on Financial Services (House), H5616 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5616 [1AU]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1499 [22MR], H3277 [31MY]
  Remarks
      Bell Flavors and Fragrances (company): anniversary, H5137 [24JY]
      Budget: deficit, H585 [8FE], H1500 [22MR]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance, H3148 [18MY]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H544, H545 [7FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1728 [28MR]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to NATO summit meeting, H2573 [10MY]
      Coast Guard: Great Lakes search and rescue operations funding, 
        H3550, H3551 [6JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H650 [9FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (H.R. 5910), H6047 
        [14SE], H6134 [19SE], H6257 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4962 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish the American Center for Cures, H4069 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3550, H3551 [6JN]
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H821 [16FE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H585 [8FE]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H585 [8FE]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs, H119 [24JA]
      Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM) education funding, H383 [2FE], H1853 [17AP]
      Egypt: elections, H4637 [29JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2469 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        H3444 [5JN]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2786 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2786 [16MY]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 304), H1980 [19AP]
      Glenview, IL: anniversary of Glenbrook South High School, H644 
        [9FE]
      Honor Flight Illinois (organization): tribute, H2718 [16MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H930 [17FE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5575 [1AU]
      Kraft Foods Global, Inc.: anniversary of the Oreo cookie, 
        E319 [6MR]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821 [16FE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5870 [12SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), H5740, H5741 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 3187), H5613, H5614, H5615, H5616 [1AU]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses, H650 [9FE]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, E303 [1MR]
      National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (H. 
        Res. 494), H3276 [31MY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), H5613 [1AU]
      Navy: DDG-51 destroyer funding, H4962 [18JY]
      OMB: require all budgets submitted to the President be prepared 
        using both accrual-based and cash-based accounting standards, 
        H544, H545 [7FE]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1649 [28MR]
      Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: 
        anniversary, H5687 [2AU]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H5137 [24JY]
      SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), 
        H120 [24JA]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1241 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1590 [27MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5586 [1AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3611 
        [7JN]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H731 [15FE]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz 
        Eleven'' from POW camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]
      Votes: position on missed, H90 [23JA], H1374 
        [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1452 [21MR], 
        E815 [16MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 
        2827), H6125, H6126, H6127, H6128 [19SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H1728 [28MR]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5909 [12SE]
      Giffords, Representative, H119 [24JA]
      Kirk, Senator, H86 [23JA]
      Melman, Aaron, H3277 [31MY]
      Ott, George, H2718 [16MY]
      Schoenstadt, Richard, H3811 [20JN]
      Vana, Thomas, H2718 [16MY]




DOLE, BOB (a former Senator from Kansas)

  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S2126 [28MR]




DOMENE, JAN HARP

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1221 [7MR]




DOMERACKI, HENRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1264 [17JY]




DOMESTIC ALTERNATIVE FUELS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3773), H26 [17JA]




DOMESTIC ENERGY AND JOBS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, H3898, H3899, 
        H3901, H3902, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908, H3909, H3910, H3911 
        [20JN], H3919, H3920, H3921, H3922, H3923, H3925, H3926, H3927 
        [21JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Enact (H.R. 4480): consideration (see H. Res. 691), H3806 [19JN]
  Letters
      EPA analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions 
        that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, 
        jobs, and the economy: several public health and medical 
        organizations, H3818 [20JN]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Alaska: require additional rights-of-way in and out of the 
        National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, H3895 [20JN]
      BLM: prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the 
        granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3906, 
        H3907 [20JN], E1108 [21JN]
      CFTC: funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      Clean Air Act: clarify that the term ``public health'' pertains 
        to the health of people and not corporations or other 
        nonliving entities, H3901 [20JN]
      Dept. of Energy: analyze regulations other nations apply to 
        their oil and gas industries and compare them to U.S. 
        regulations, H3898 [20JN]
      ------determine if impact analyses of EPA rules and actions on 
        energy prices are infeasible to conduct, requires data that 
        does not exist, or would generate unreliable or useless 
        results, H3924 [21JN]
      ------lower energy efficiency standards for service-over-the-
        counter, self-contained, medium temperature commercial 
        refrigerators, H3921, H3922 [21JN]
      ------require consultation and input of National Energy 
        Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, H3898 
        [20JN]
      ------require Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to 
        conduct study on how to shield consumers from gasoline price 
        fluctuations and supply disruptions, H3922, H3923 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authority to increase civil fines against 
        oil companies that violate offshore drilling laws, H3817 
        [20JN]
      ------conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-
        based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty, H3820 [20JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      ------establish Office of Energy Employment and Training and 
        Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, H3928-H3930 [21JN]
      ------expedite a program of competitive leasing of oil and gas 
        in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at 
        least one lease sale in the Reserve each year during a certain 
        period, H3887 [20JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, H3911, H3912 
        [20JN]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, 
        H3920 [21JN]
      ------prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals Program function 
        from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
        Enforcement, H3908, H3909 [20JN]
      ------reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas 
        production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas 
        companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3905, 
        H3906 [20JN]
      ------require application for permit to drill be deemed approved 
        if review process is not completed within 60 days, H3925, 
        H3926 [21JN]
      ------require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: include in Quadrennial 
        Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best 
        estimate of expected increase in production of renewable 
        energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H3925 [21JN]
      Enact (H.R. 4480), H3813, H3814, H3875-H3912 [20JN], H3918-
        H3945, H3957-H3959 [21JN], H5173 [24JY], E1108, E1114, E1121 
        [21JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 691), H3814-H3824 [20JN]
      ------motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      Energy Information Administration: determine whether 
        implementation of such Act is projected to lower gas prices or 
        create jobs within a certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]
      EPA: expand ability to waive certain pollution control fuel 
        requirements when there is a fuel distribution problem and 
        complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. of Energy, 
        H3903, H3904 [20JN]
      ------prohibit consideration of feasibility and cost in revising 
        and supplementing national ambient air quality standards for 
        ozone, H3901, H3902 [20JN]
      ------prohibit delay in finalization of rules to establish clean 
        air standards and to reduce air pollution if such rules will 
        provide protection against asthma and other health effects, 
        H3899, H3900 [20JN]
      ------repeal designation of the Colville River as an aquatic 
        resource of national importance, H3895 [20JN]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy, H3818 [20JN]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H3818 [20JN]
      ------protect marine and coastal environments in making areas 
        available for leasing, exploration, and development and 
        prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in 
        important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      Power resources: prohibit granting new leases to oil companies 
        until they forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made 
        products, and hire U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      ------prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within one 
        thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 [20JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable energy standard, 
        H3819, H3884 [20JN]
      ------facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources, 
        H3920, H3921 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S5816 
        [1AU]
      Enact (S. 3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 
        112-540), H3806 [19JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 4480, provisions, H3814 
        [20JN]
      H.R. 4480, provisions, H3890-H3895 [20JN]




DOMESTIC JOBS, DOMESTIC ENERGY, AND DEFICIT REDUCTION (3-D) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1287), H3663 [8JN]




DOMESTIC POLICY

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4722 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, S4737 [29JN]
      Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]
      ObamaCare and the Power To Tax, S4737 [29JN]
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 
        [21MR]
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        S4866 [11JY]
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]
      Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]
      Unfinished War, E1367 [31JY]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      What's Behind Roberts' Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: allow taxpayers the opportunity to specify their choice 
        of Federal budget priorities (see S. 2260), S2242 [29MR]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3266 [30MY]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish national program for arts and 
        technology (see S. 2263), S2242 [29MR]
      Economy: rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (see S. 2252), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5727), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding 
        to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), 
        H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions not declared 
        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2067 [24AP]
      Hydroelectric power: recognize as the most abundant source of 
        clean, renewable energy and should be fully utilized in 
        pursuit of energy independence and affordable energy (see H. 
        Res. 579), H1305 [8MR]
      Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal 
        immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, 
        and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to refugee 
        resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6231 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to 
        implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 4242), 
        H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the 
        Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      ------repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6137), H5008 [18JY]
      Senior citizens: provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights 
        (see S. 3621), S6625 [21SE]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Taxation: repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
  Court decisions
      Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Aracely Rodriguez, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Bill Cea, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Emily Schlichting, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Jamal Lee, H4797 [11JY]
  Essays
      Modern Tax System--Fair to the Average American? Lisa Vatavuk, 
        H2718 [16MY]
      State of the Union: Alden Fletcher, S155 [30JA]
      ------Dahlia Somers, S157 [30JA]
      ------Emma Hamilton, S156 [30JA]
      ------Erin Clauss, S155 [30JA]
      ------Giovanina Mier, S157 [30JA]
      ------Hannah Apfelbaum, S154 [30JA]
      ------Jack Du Pre, S156 [30JA]
      ------Jennifer Sikorski, S59 [24JA]
      ------Julienne DeVita, S155 [30JA]
      ------Karolina Sowulewska, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kate Raszka, S124 [26JA]
      ------Katie Leavitt, S156 [30JA]
      ------Kayleigh Ehler-Vock, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kidder Spillane, S158 [30JA]
      ------Monica Allard, S123 [26JA]
      ------Theophila Lee, S157 [30JA]
      ------Travis K. Reed, S157 [30JA]
      ------Yamuna Dahal, S155 [30JA]
      ------Zach Holman, S156 [30JA]
  Excerpts
      Budget Control Act (S. 365): Senate budget enforcement, S6095 
        [11SE]
      ``Speeches on the Passage of the Bill for the Removal of the 
        Indians'' (1830): Sketch of Remarks by David Crockett, E63 
        [24JA]
  Letters
      Characterization of President Obama's remarks concerning small 
        business: William H. Robbins, Earth Analytical Service, Inc., 
        S5179 [19JY]
      Importance of education: Colin T. Mays, E356 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: 
        Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]
      ------Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E1212 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage 
        of certain women's preventive health services: several law 
        professors, E1370-E1372 [1AU]
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, 
        H1507 [22MR]
      ------Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]
      ------several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]
      ------several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Memorandums
      Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Dentention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3625 [7JN]
      Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent With the Civil 
        Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Detention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement, H3626 [7JN]
      Prosecutorial Discretion in Removal Cases Involving Certain 
        Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3627 [7JN]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, S564-S567 [13FE], H702-H705 [14FE]
      Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE], H938 [17FE]
      National Drug Control Strategy: President Obama, S2543 [19AP], 
        H2028 [19AP]
      National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 
        Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], 
        H5779 [11SE]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4806 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H39, H47, H48 [18JA], H120, H128, 
        H129, H130 [24JA], H516 [7FE], H591 [8FE], H700, H702, H712, 
        H715-H723 [14FE], H737, H738, H739 [15FE], H806, H816, H817, 
        H818, H895 [16FE], H939-H942 [17FE], H1295 [8MR], H1530-H1533, 
        H1535 [22MR], H1559-H1563 [26MR], H2012 [19AP], H2061 [24AP], 
        H2572 [10MY], H3157-H3160 [18MY], H3278 [31MY], H5691, H5695 
        [2AU], H6051-H6054 [14SE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (H.R. 5865), H5830-H5835 [11SE]
      CBO: add findings section addressing impact of Bush 
        administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 
        [2FE]
      Children and youth: address senseless acts of violence, E418 
        [22MR]
      Clean Air Act: impact, H2058 [24AP]
      Congress: evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]
      ------prohibit adjournment until certain legislation is passed, 
        H6257 [21SE]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, 
        H1648, H1650 [28MR]
      ------condemn senseless acts of violence, H1919 [18AP]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute, H522 [7FE]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H427-H430 [2FE], H522 [7FE], 
        H894-H897 [16FE]
      ------support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of Defense: protect TRICARE health care program, H1213 
        [7MR], H2723 [16MY]
      ------reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic 
        priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to finalize, 
        implement, administer, or enforce memos from John Morton 
        relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on 
        prosecutorial discretion, H3625-H3629 [7JN], E1080 [19JN]
      Dept. of HUD: National Affordable Housing Trust Fund funding, 
        H4032 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to defend against challenges 
        to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498-H2500 
        [9MY]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H560-H563 [7FE], H675, H676 [9FE], H808 
        [16FE], H5134 [24JY], H5981 [13SE]
      ------Federal Government control versus free enterprise, H6257 
        [21SE]
      ------impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H400, H401, H403 
        [2FE], H661 [9FE], H4098 [27JN]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H817 [16FE]
      ------impact of tax cuts, H398 [2FE]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4694 
        [10JY]
      ------modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive 
        and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and 
        regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], 
        H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H31 [18JA], 
        H670-H677 [9FE], H808 [16FE], H1530-H1533, H1535 [22MR], 
        H1559-H1563 [26MR], H5854, H5855, H5857 [11SE], E101 [31JA]
      ------revitalize the middle class, H3957 [21JN], H5855 [11SE]
      Education: importance, E356 [8MR]
      ------reduce the costs of higher education, H523 [7FE]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H578 [8FE], H1980 
        [19AP], H2458 [9MY]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America 
        agenda, H18 [17JA], H201-H207 [31JA], H554-H560 [7FE], H715-
        H722 [14FE], H1004, H1005 [28FE], H2116-H2121 [25AP]
      ------importance of service sector, E1627 [21SE]
      EPA: effect of regulations on coal-fired powerplants, H1651 
        [28MR]
      Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 
        227), H1854 [17AP]
      Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]
      FRS: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219-
        H6224 [20SE]
      Government regulations: exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act 
        regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      Green Lake, WI: tribute to the Green Lake School District for 
        developing 21st century readiness knowledge and skills in 
        students, E876 [18MY]
      Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to 
        have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], H2263 [27AP]
      ------national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H4422 [28JN]
      ------reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H2025-
        H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660, 
        H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, 
        H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, 
        H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, 
        H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion 
        to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      Immigration: reform, H562 [7FE], H1021 [29FE], H1144, H1149 
        [5MR], H2137, H2138 [26AP], H3749 [19JN]
      IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      Medicaid: funding, H819 [16FE], H1669, H1670, H1694 [28MR]
      Medicare: funding, H817 [16FE], H1296 [8MR], H3278 [31MY], H6260 
        [21SE]
      ------home health care providers and caregivers funding, E1487 
        [12SE]
      ------prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or 
        reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------reform, H48, H67 [18JA], H433, H436 [2FE], H701 [14FE], 
        H788-H796 [15FE], H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1441, H1461 [21MR], 
        H3798, H3803 [19JN], H5913-H5917 [12SE]
      Minnesota: restore public participation with environmental 
        review relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      Morality and ethics: value of personal responsibility versus 
        Federal aid programs, H466 [3FE], H5926 [13SE], H6161 [20SE]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, H4917, H4919 [18JY], H5013, H5020, H5025 [19JY], 
        H5645-H5647 [2AU], H5871 [12SE]
      ------evaluation of administration, H699 [14FE], H1025 [29FE], 
        H1104 [1MR], H1921 [18AP], H3399-H3402 [1JN], H3918 [21JN], 
        H4073 [27JN], H5335 [31JY], H5985-H5988 [13SE], H6003, H6051-
        H6054 [14SE], H6235, H6265-H6271 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of administration relative to influence of 
        Islamic organizations, H5196-H5198 [24JY], H5323-H5325 [26JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H39, H70-H73 [18JA], H121 
        [24JA], H390, H397, H398 [2FE], H445, H470 [3FE], H478 [6FE], 
        H896 [16FE], H905, H939-H942 [17FE], H1147 [5MR], H1294-H1297 
        [8MR], H1461 [21MR], H1649 [28MR], H2041 [24AP], H2198-H2200 
        [26AP], H2315 [7MY], H3407 [5JN], H3664 [8JN], H3709 [18JN], 
        H4677 [9JY], H4778 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H4913, H4914, H4915, 
        H4917 [18JY], H5634 [2AU], H5755, H5758, H5760 [10SE], H5852 
        [11SE], H6074 [19SE], E1030 [8JN]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H752 [15FE], H1026, H1027, 
        H1028, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], H1156, H1163 
        [6MR], H1211, H1221, H1222, H1264 [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], 
        H1376 [19MR], H1399 [20MR], H1525 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1583, 
        H1585 [27MR], H1645 [28MR], H1857, H1858, H1912 [17AP], H1969 
        [18AP], H2056-H2062 [24AP], H3179 [30MY], H3815, H3818, H3819 
        [20JN], H5140 [24JY], H6265 [21SE]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, H191 [31JA], H444 [3FE], 
        H1276 [8MR]
      ------remarks at National Prayer Breakfast stating policies are 
        grounded in Christian faith, H464 [3FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      ------impact, H1378-H1384 [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, 
        H1400 [20MR], H1436, H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 
        [21MR], H1524 [22MR], H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1651 [28MR], H1744 
        [29MR], H1859 [17AP], H1924 [18AP], H3586 [7JN], H3797-H3804 
        [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H4664, H4673-H4677 [9JY], H4689, 
        H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, H4785, H4813-H4816 [11JY], H4830 
        [12JY], H4897-H4900 [17JY], H5082 [23JY], H5139, H5188-H5191 
        [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E389 [20MR], E404 [21MR], E418 [22MR], 
        E464 [28MR], E1383 [1AU]
      ------impact of dental care provisions, E1587 [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1397 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP]
      ------impact of requirement for States to establish health 
        insurance exchanges, H4814, H4815 [11JY]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H433 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], 
        H788-H800 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H1422-H1425 [20MR], H1430 
        [21MR], H3798 [19JN], H4749 [10JY], H4817 [11JY], H4830 
        [12JY], H5913-H5917 [12SE]
      ------impact on small business hiring, H4739 [10JY], H4818, 
        H4824 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4688, H4728, H4745, H4746, H4747, 
        H4760 [10JY], H4778, H4796, H4799, H4800, H4815, H4817-H4824 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal, H430-H436 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H713 
        [14FE], H738 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H906 [17FE], H1298 [8MR], 
        H1369 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, 
        H1563-H1569 [26MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP], H3366, H3391, H3400-
        H3402 [1JN], H3409 [5JN], H3486 [6JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], 
        H3917, H3918 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], H6263, H6265 [21SE], E424 
        [22MR], E1063 [18JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, 
        H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], 
        H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-
        H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 
        [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-
        H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1399, 
        H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1430, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1444-
        H1450, H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1506, H1507, 
        H1516, H1521, H1522, H1524, H1539 [22MR], H1564-H1566, H1568 
        [26MR], H3607 [7JN], H3801 [19JN], H4821 [11JY], E415, E416, 
        E418, E423, E425, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 
        [26MR], E481 [29MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, 
        H3610-H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, 
        H4163, H4164, H4422-H4425, H4426-H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, 
        H4609, H4646-H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, 
        H4728, H4731, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, 
        H4817, H4824 [11JY], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H191 [31JA], 
        H1138 [5MR], H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563-
        H1569 [26MR], H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 
        [7JN], H3797-H3799, H3801-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], 
        H3983 [26JN], H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], 
        E1063 [18JN], E1152 [27JN]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], 
        H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 
        [13SE]
      Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy 
        independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition 
        to a clean energy economy, H3399 [1JN]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, H1029 [29FE]
      Public debt: impact on job creation and economy, H5754-H5760 
        [10SE]
      Reagan, Ronald: evaluation of economic policies, H3407 [5JN]
      Religion: role of tenets of faith in establishing policies to 
        provide social services and welfare programs, H224 [1FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H33, H42 [18JA], H121, H144 
        [24JA], H516 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H975, H977, H978 [28FE], 
        H1220, H1221 [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], H3692, H3693 
        [8JN], H4692 [10JY], H5533 [1AU], H5686, H5687, H5688, H5689 
        [2AU], H5752-H5754 [10SE], H6050 [14SE], H6235, H6258-H6265 
        [21SE], E15 [13JA]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H3984 [26JN], H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H2213 [27AP], E470 [28MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3391 [1JN], 
        H3657 [7JN], H5855 [11SE]
      ------prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical 
        devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H130 [24JA], H162 [25JA], 
        H472 [3FE], H605 [8FE], H806 [16FE], H960, H962 [27FE], H1828 
        [16AP], H1850, H1859, H1911 [17AP], H2109-H2116 [25AP], H2334 
        [8MY], H2718 [16MY], H3270 [31MY], H4856, H4857 [12JY], E742 
        [9MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (H.R. 6048), H4764 [10JY]
      Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs 
        (H.R. 2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]
      ------importance of public transit program funding, H1004 [28FE]
      Unemployment: rate among college graduates, H5755 [10SE]
      ------rates, H478 [6FE], H1219 [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], 
        H4780 [11JY], H5755 [10SE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 [19JN], 
        H4068 [27JN], H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE], E549 [17AP]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
      Wesby, Maya: Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Essay Contest 
        award recipient, E1718 [23OC]
      Women: health care for women, H348 [1FE], H1028, H1029, H1030, 
        H1031 [29FE], H1160, H1164, H1165 [6MR], H1218, H1270 [7MR], 
        H1379-H1383 [19MR], H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1439, H1440, 
        H1441, H1442, H1475, H1485 [21MR], H1500 [22MR], H1651 [28MR], 
        H1924 [18AP], H4803 [11JY], H5536, H5537, H5538 [1AU], H5634 
        [2AU], E464 [28MR], E506 [29MR], E1226 [11JY], E1369 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: strengthen rural communities and foster the next 
        generation of farmers and ranchers, S4270 [19JN]
      Alcoa Inc.: tribute, S560 [13FE]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY], S4434 [25JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S31-S33 [23JA], S57-S59, S60, S63-
        S66 [24JA], S546-S554 [13FE], S586-S593, S599-S603 [14FE], 
        S663, S664, S682-S685 [15FE], S810, S814, S822, S824-S826 
        [16FE], S882 [17FE], S1641 [14MR], S1835, S1836 [20MR], S2121 
        [28MR], S2530-S2532 [19AP], S2747-S2750 [26AP], S3113-S3116 
        [14MY], S3143-S3146 [15MY], S3222 [16MY], S4623 [26JN], S5067 
        [17JY], S5100 [18JY], S5173, S5174 [19JY], S6030-S6032 [10SE], 
        S6321 [13SE], S6478, S6481, S6485-S6488, S6515 [20SE], S6586-
        S6590, S6593-S6595 [21SE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      Business and industry: impact of tax rates and government 
        regulations on decision to outsource jobs to foreign 
        countries, S4991 [16JY]
      Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4284, S4286 
        [19JN]
      ------impact, S488 [9FE]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA], 
        S3812-S3816 [7JN], S6023, S6025 [10SE]
      Economy: Federal Government control versus free enterprise, 
        S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S4434 [25JN], S6326-S6329 [13SE]
      ------impact of free enterprise system on charitable giving, 
        S3063 [10MY]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4658 
        [27JN], S5123 [18JY], S5449 [26JY], S6083-S6085 [11SE]
      ------invest in innovation through research and development and 
        improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 [17MY], 
        S3760 [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S831 [16FE], 
        S3392 [22MY], S3745 [6JN], S3959 [12JN], S4628 [26JN], S4659 
        [27JN], S5100 [18JY]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, S3765 [6JN]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (S. 2252), S2483 [18AP]
      Education: reduce higher education costs, S396-S398 [9FE]
      Electric power: infrastructure funding, S4843-S4845 [11JY]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S283-S285 [2FE], 
        S823 [16FE], S3123 [14MY], S4814 [10JY]
      FRS: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3247, 
        S3248 [17MY]
      Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures, S3811 [7JN]
      ------release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, 
        S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      Immigration: reform, S4433 [25JN], S6570 [21SE]
      Medicaid: funding, S2896-S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 
        [16MY]
      Medicare: funding, S6586-S6590 [21SE]
      Motor vehicles: importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], 
        S824 [16FE], S3419 [22MY]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, S5178 [19JY], S5344 [25JY]
      ------evaluation of administration, S3052 [10MY], S3460 [23MY], 
        S4314 [20JN], S4986-S4988 [16JY], S5052-S5054, S5074, S5076-
        S5081 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S52, S53, S56, S61 
        [24JA], S140 [30JA], S177, S180 [31JA], S550 [13FE], S898 
        [17FE], S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S1567 [12MR], S2560 [23AP], 
        S3298-S3300 [21MY], S3390, S3392 [22MY], S3671 [4JN], S3746 
        [6JN], S3931, S3932 [12JN], S4110-S4114 [13JN], S4189-S4192 
        [14JN], S4224 [18JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4794 [10JY], S4922, 
        S4939 [12JY], S5101 [18JY], S5170, S5184 [19JY], S5241-S5243 
        [23JY], S5281, S5284 [24JY], S5693 [31JY], S5808, S5829 [1AU], 
        S5902 [2AU], S6308, S6322 [13SE], S6411-S6413 [19SE], S6476-
        S6482, S6509 [20SE], S6592-S6595 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1064, S1068-S1072 [28FE], 
        S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1182, S1187 [1MR], S1381 [5MR], S1403-
        S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436 [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1642 [14MR], 
        S1836 [20MR], S2023-S2026 [26MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, S2460 
        [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665, S2676-S2679 [25AP], S2948-S2950 
        [8MY], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945 [12JN], S4288, S4293 
        [19JN], S6480, S6481 [20SE]
      ------evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S6307 
        [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]
      ------CBO cost estimate, S1769-S1773 [19MR]
      ------Dept. of HHS transfer of funds to the IRS for 
        implementation, S2474 [18AP]
      ------impact, S1821 [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], 
        S1956-S1963, S1988-S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], 
        S2160-S2163 [28MR], S2200 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S3114 [14MY], 
        S3298 [21MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-S4810 
        [10JY], S4857, S4866, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-S5447 
        [26JY], S5692-S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE], S6586-
        S6589 [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1564-S1567 [12MR], S1768-S1773 [19MR], 
        S1818-S1821, S1843 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], S2042-
        S2045 [27MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], S2222 [29MR], 
        S3460 [23MY], S3741 [6JN], S4696-S4706, S4709, S4714 [28JN], 
        S5442 [26JY], S5706 [31JY], S6413 [19SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier 
        areas receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]
      ------impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, S2010-S2013 [26MR]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S1567 [12MR], S1874, S1880, 
        S1891 [21MR], S2118 [28MR], S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3115 
        [14MY], S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4656 [27JN]
      ------impact on small business hiring, S4868 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4706, S4707 [28JN], S4735-S4737 
        [29JN], S4856, S4858, S4863, S4868 [11JY], S4924, S4935 
        [12JY], S5443 [26JY]
      ------implementation funding, S3460 [23MY]
      ------repeal, S118-S120 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S412 [9FE], S665 
        [15FE], S1110 [29FE], S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1564-S1567 [12MR], 
        S1666 [14MR], S1818-S1821 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957 [22MR], S2010-S2013 [26MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 
        [28MR], S2190, S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3007-S3009 [9MY], 
        S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4409 [21JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], 
        S4708 [28JN], S4842, S4843, S4857, S4858 [11JY], S5442 [26JY], 
        S5692, S5693, S5696, S5698, S5706 [31JY], S5806 [1AU], S6046 
        [10SE], S6413 [19SE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, 
        S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1957, S1960, S1961 [22MR], 
        S2044 [27MR]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (S. 2118), S875 [16FE], S879 [17FE]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4690-S4710, 
        S4714 [28JN], S4731-S4733, S4735-S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 
        [9JY], S4808 [10JY], S4862-S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 
        [20SE]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], 
        S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015-
        S2017 [26MR], S2041-S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 
        [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808-S3812 [7JN], S4409 
        [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]
      Power resources: increase domestic production of oil and gas, 
        S2215 [29MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S233 [1FE], S3669, S3671 
        [4JN], S3812-S3816 [7JN], S4109 [13JN], S6039 [10SE]
      Romney, Mitt: evaluation of environmental and climate policies, 
        S6307 [13SE]
      Social Security: reform, S5275-S5277 [24JY]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S4433, S4439-S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S2588 [23AP]
      Task Force To Promote National Security by Reducing Childhood 
        Obesity: establish, S3818 [7JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S3746, S3757 
        [6JN], S3804 [7JN], S4405 [21JN]
      ------extend renewable energy production tax credit, S674-S678 
        [15FE]
      ------make the Federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and 
        more fiscally responsible (S. 727), S4838 [11JY]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S85 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S233 
        [1FE], S2216 [29MR], S2302 [16AP], S2524 [19AP], S3110 [14MY], 
        S3194 [16MY], S3298 [21MY], S3740, S3746 [6JN], S3804 [7JN], 
        S4657 [27JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4869-S4872 [11JY], S4919, 
        S4920, S4934 [12JY], S5077-S5081 [17JY], S5170 [19JY], S5242 
        [23JY], S5323, S5343, S5344 [25JY], S6509 [20SE]
      Unemployment: rates, S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S823 [16FE], S1888 
        [21MR], S4623 [26JN], S6508 [20SE]
      Vermont: tribute to students who participated in Senator 
        Sanders' essay contest on the State of the Union, S59 [24JA]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      Women: health care for women, S374-S379, S381 [7FE], S1497-S1499 
        [8MR], S1821 [20MR], S5692-S5699 [31JY], S5806 [1AU]
  Reports
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family 
        Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust 
        (organization), H4712-H4715 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare 
        Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and 
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of 
        Trustees, H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5865) (H. Rept. 112-659), H5764 
        [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
      Medicare Decisions Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112-412), H1366 [16MR]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 
        112-412), H1362 [13MR]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
  Statements
      Dallas Healthcare Policy Conference: Representatives Sessions, 
        Burgess, Fleming, and Cassidy, E1138 [26JN]
      Indiana Senate Race and the Direction of American Politics and 
        the Republican Party: Senator Lugar, S3055 [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Milton R. Wolf, 
        H4719 [10JY]
      Ryan Budget Plan: Bruce Bartlett, S6095 [11SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare 
        Act, H4711 [10JY]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5865, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, H5830 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4725 [10JY]




DOMESTIC VIOLENCE  see Families and Domestic Relations




DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEAVE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3151), H2725 [16MY]




DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Repeal (see H.R. 3794), H78 [18JA]




DOMINA, DON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E58 [23JA]




DOMINA, GLORIA

  Remarks in House
      Music and dance: tribute to ``All About Bullies . . . Big and 
        Small'' album production team, E916 [31MY]




DOMINGUEZ, SANTOS ALBERTO

  Remarks in House
      Honduras: human rights violations, E835 [17MY]




DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Larry L. Palmer To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. 
        Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
        Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

  Amendments
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]




DONA ANA COUNTY, NM

  Bills and resolutions
      Organ Mountains: establish a national monument to protect (see 
        H.R. 4334), H1804 [29MR]




DONAHOE, PATRICK R.

  Remarks in House
      Postal Service: replace as Postmaster General, H3587 [7JN]




DONAHOU, MARY ANN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E2 [6JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S34 [23JA]




DONALD, CLEVELAND, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E131 [3FE]




DONALD, KINEU

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1272 [18JY]




DONALD, KIRKLAND

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1591 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6538 [20SE]




DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER

  Remarks in House
      World Affairs Council of St. Louis: International Humanitarian 
        of the Year Award recipient, E987 [6JN]




DONES, D. DARELL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E838 [17MY]




DONNELLY, BRIAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S846 [16FE]




DONNELLY, JOE (a Representative from Indiana)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 6167), H5202 [24JY]
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H4775 [10JY]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H903 [16FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 4816), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain 
        Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H3577 [6JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H4656 [29JN]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3662 
        [7JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H5711 [2AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1847 [16AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3105 [17MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H3976 [21JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6001 [13SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H5861 [11SE]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 3501), H79 [18JA]
      Taxation: exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax 
        (see H.R. 1533), H3807 [19JN]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5630 [1AU]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H1846 [16AP]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H6234 [20SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H1915 [17AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H2813 [16MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H5766 
        [10SE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5211 [25JY]
      University of Notre Dame: anniversary, E1486 [12SE]
  Tributes
      Atwell, Bradley W., E1655 [25SE]
      Dembowski, Nancy, E375 [19MR]
      Oliver, John, H1156 [6MR], E307 [5MR]
      Parseghian, Ara, H1577 [27MR]
      Tauteris, Robert J., Jr., H811 [16FE], E188 [14FE]




DONNINI, DAVID M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1380 [1AU]




DONOHOE, MICHAEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6102 [11SE]




DONOHUE, THERESE BRADY

  Remarks in House
      Amherst Ballet Theatre Co.: anniversary, E34 [18JA]




DONOVAN, BILLY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4947 [12JY]




DONOVAN, EDWARD AND VERGENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1363 [31JY]




DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL REPEAL ACT

  Remarks in House
      Implementation, E402 [21MR]




DOOLY, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189 
        [14FE]




DOOR COUNTY, WI

  Remarks in House
      Sister Bay, WI: anniversary, E556 [17AP]




DORANDO, DOUGLAS

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5688 [30JY]




DORCHESTER COUNTY, MD

  Bills and resolutions
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: tribute, S1732 [15MR]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]




DORCHESTER (U.S.A.T.)

  Remarks in House
      Navy: tribute to chaplains who were killed in action during 
        World War II, H518, H519, H521 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Navy: tribute to chaplains who were killed in action during 
        World War II, S385 [7FE]




DORKO, JEFFREY J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S846 [16FE]




DORLEY, MAXWELL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3148 [18MY]




DORLEY, MAXWELL R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E683 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2720, S2721 [25AP]




DORSEY, CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Jazz Museum of Florida, Inc.: ``Jazzonian'' Excellence in Jazz 
        Education Award recipient, E846 [18MY]




DORTON, DENNIS T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1296 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4943 [12JY]




DORTON, JEAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1296 [23JY]




DOSHI, MILAN

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E403 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E403 [21MR]




DOTHAN, AL

  Remarks in House
      Twitchell Technical Products, Inc.: anniversary, E588 [19AP], 
        E632 [24AP]




DOTI, JAMES L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E705 [7MY]




DOTSON, BENNIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E68 [24JA]




DOUGHERTY, OLGA (BETTY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E728 [8MY]




DOUGLAS, BARBARA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E285 [29FE]




DOUGLAS, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E574 [18AP]




DOUGLAS, GABRIELLE C.V.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1459 [10SE]




DOUGLAS, PETER M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E599, E603 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2491 [18AP]




DOUGLAS, SHAUNTIERA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1152 [27JN]




DOUGLASS, FREDERICK

  Bills and resolutions
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 6336), H5706 [2AU]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable 
        location in the Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 49), S4418 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center, 
        E1589 [21SE]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation 
        Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center (H.R. 6336), H5745, H5746 
        [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (H.R. 6336), S6284, S6285 [12SE]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable 
        location in the Capitol (S. Con. Res. 49), S4423 [21JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6336, Committee on the Library (Joint) acceptance of a 
        statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of 
        Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation Hall of the 
        Capitol Visitor Center, H5745 [10SE]
      S. Con. Res. 49, Committee on the Library (Joint) acceptance of 
        a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of 
        Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the 
        Capitol, S4423 [21JN]




DOUTHITT, ROBIN A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1790 [19MR], S1998 [22MR]




DOUTT, NANCY

  Remarks in House
      Berea, OH, Chamber of Commerce: Grindstone Award recipient, E642 
        [25AP]




DOVE, LAURA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2191, S2192, S2283 [29MR]




DOVIDIO, GENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1696 [12OC]




DOVILLA, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1535 [14SE]




DOW, ROGER J.

  Letters
      Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, H4013 [26JN]




DOW CHEMICAL CO.

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2472 [9MY]




DOWDELL, DEBORAH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E457 [27MR]




DOWDELL, JOHN E.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3838 [7JN]




DOWDY, CALEB

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452 [10SE]




DOWDY, EULA GARDNER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E857 [18MY]




DOWN PAYMENT TO PROTECT NATIONAL SECURITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3662), H162 [25JA], H4871 [17JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2065), S323 [2FE], S3758 [6JN], S3938 [12JN]
  Texts of
      S. 2065, provisions, S324 [2FE]




DOWNERS GROVE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Giesler, Marsha: National Fire Protection Association Fire and 
        Life Safety Educator of the Year award recipient, H4830 [12JY]




DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON INC.

  Remarks in House
      National Trust for Historic Preservation: Great American Main 
        Street Award recipient, E739 [9MY]




DOYCHAK, KENDRA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4729 [28JN]




DOYLE, MICHAEL F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H771 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H567 [7FE]
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (see H.R. 3435), H1017 [28FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H221 [31JA]
      Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for 
        prevention and treatment of concussions caused by 
        participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H2447 [8MY]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H512 
        [6FE]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H1210 [6MR]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response 
        to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
        stalking (see H.R. 1578), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
      ------establish an awards program recognizing excellence 
        exhibited by public school system employees providing services 
        to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see 
        H.R. 1704), H1846 [16AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H803 [15FE]
      ------strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and 
        prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship 
        through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of HHS: improve health of children, reduce occurrence of 
        sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health 
        activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H571 [7FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2072 [24AP]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H512 
        [6FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H1209 [6MR]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1571 [26MR]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H4908 [17JY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H2813 [16MY]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H220 [31JA]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H966 [27FE]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6280 [21SE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1210 [6MR]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H3267 [30MY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2813 [16MY]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2134 [25AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H28 [17JA]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H2447 [8MY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H5010 [18JY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5860 [11SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        341), H1101 [29FE]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3808 [19JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H966 [27FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H3662 [7JN]
      ------reform (see H.R. 1262), H2134 [25AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5202 [24JY]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H966 [27FE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4908 [17JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5202 [24JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H694 [9FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1154 [5MR]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H966 [27FE]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H1210 [6MR]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H5078 
        [19JY]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H6062 [14SE]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for education and training 
        expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the 
        number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 6084), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2072 [24AP]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5078 [19JY]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H6284 
        [25SE]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Children's Grief Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 681), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H692 [9FE]
      National Robotics Week: designate (see H. Res. 598), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Tariff: Agilon 400 (see H.R. 4915), H2205 [26AP]
      ------brine electrolysis ion exchange apparatus (see H.R. 4916), 
        H2205 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (H.R. 4004), H693 [9FE]
      Tariff: Agilon 400 (H.R. 4915), H2210 [26AP]
      ------brine electrolysis ion exchange apparatus (H.R. 4916), 
        H2210 [26AP]
  Remarks
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], 
        E852 [18MY]
      Clairton, PA: tribute to Clairton High School football team, 
        E34 [18JA]
      Congress: results of congressional baseball game, H4631, H4632 
        [29JN]
      ------tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, E741 [9MY]
      Corps of Engineers: Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H3490 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H771, H772 [15FE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), H5603 [1AU]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3490 [6JN]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1614 [27MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (H.R. 4004), E174 [9FE]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3040 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3040 [17MY]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5600 [1AU]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, 
        E1497 [12SE]
      Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of 
        Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science 
        and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Rookie All-Star Award, E552 [17AP]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3878 [20JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3872 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3040 [17MY], H3872 [20JN]
  Tributes
      Khosla, Pradeep, E983 [5JN]
      Roman, Andrew G., E152 [7FE]




DOYLE, PATRICK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2029 [26MR]




DOYLE, WILLIAM P.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Federal Maritime Commission: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5731 [31JY]




DOYLESTOWN, PA

  Remarks in House
      Hebel, Tom: Heritage Conservancy Business Leader Conservation 
        Award recipient, H1856 [17AP]




DOYON TOURISM, INC.

  Reports filed
      Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112-129), S42 
        [23JA]




DR. ARENIA C. MALLORY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E197 [15FE]




DR. SEUSS  see Geisel, Theodore




DRABBLE-McCORMACK, CHRISTINE M. (TINA)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1218 [10JY]




DRAGOO, GREGORY F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1105 [21JN]




DRAIN, GERSHWIN A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S5927-S5932 [2AU]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5921 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S2242 [29MR]




DRAKE, WILLIAM B., JR.

  Articles and editorials
      Midway College President Dr. William B. Drake, Jr., S843 [16FE]




DRAPER, GEORGE W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E197 [15FE]




DRAPER, JEAN LEIDIG

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E202 [15FE]




DR-CAFTA  see Treaties and Agreements




DREIER, DAVID (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce trafficking of drugs and 
        prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by 
        deterring construction and use of border tunnels (see H.R. 
        4119), H1133 [1MR]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1392 [19MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H5328 [26JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5526 [31JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public lands: expedite authorizations for private landowners to 
        conduct vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM 
        lands to reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten 
        residential structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5331 [30JY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H4656 [29JN]
      Tunisia: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic elections 
        and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms and 
        economic development (see H. Res. 527), H181 [25JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): direct the 
        Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the deposition of 
        William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of 
        the U.S. v. Clemens (see H. Res. 558), H944 [17FE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film 
        and television productions as an expense which is not 
        chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 5793), H3102 [17MY]
      Tunisia: initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade 
        agreement (see H. Res. 719), H4655 [29JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film 
        and television productions as an expense which is not 
        chargeable to a capital account (H.R. 5793), H3104 [17MY]
  Letters
      Normal trade relations status with Russia extension: several 
        Russian dissidents, H5974 [13SE]
  Lists
      Publications and speaking highlights of Adam McHugh, H974 [28FE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1809 [30MR]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H2830 [17MY]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5643 [2AU]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H613 [8FE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1869 [17AP]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5643 [2AU]
      Business and industry: advantages of foreign outsourcing, H4159 
        [28JN]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): direct the 
        Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the deposition of 
        William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of 
        the U.S. v. Clemens (H. Res. 558), H928 [17FE]
      Committees of the House: permission to file reports, H1810 
        [30MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1869 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2830 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3284 [31MY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), H2672 [15MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3284 
        [31MY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H5973 [13SE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H909 
        [17FE]
      Egypt: U.S. policy, H5334 [31JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3284 [31MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4721 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: announcement of upcoming retirement 
        and appreciation of opportunity to serve, H1019 [29FE]
      Hrabe, Mark and Chianna: tribute to birth of child, H930 [17FE]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3284 [31MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5866 [12SE], H5979 [13SE]
      Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H909 [17FE]
      Mexico: U.S. policy, H1814 [16AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4721 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4721 [10JY]
      Reagan, Ronald: anniversary of Westminster address, H3692 [8JN]
      Russia: elections, H1137 [5MR]
      ------extend normal trade relations status, H1577 [27MR], H4912 
        [18JY], H5136 [24JY], H5974, H5975, H5976, H5977, H5978, H5979 
        [13SE]
      ------human rights violations, H5979 [13SE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations, H5975, H5979 [13SE]
      ------U.S. policy, H1577 [27MR], H5337 [31JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1869 [17AP]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5658, H5659, H5664, H5677, H5678 
        [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5660 [2AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H909 [17FE]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H909 [17FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H1032 [29FE], H5976 [13SE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Rept. 112-567), H4654 [29JN]
      Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-364), H439 [2FE]
      Legally Binding Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        3575) (H. Rept. 112-379), H218 [31JA]
      Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 6169) (H. Rept. 112-629), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Postal Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2309) (H. 
        Rept. 112-363), H1803 [29MR]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Tribute to John V. Sullivan: Committee on Rules (House), H1631 
        [27MR]
  Tributes
      Clark, Dick, H1964 [18AP], H2252 [27AP]
      Jackson, Khieem, E1358 [31JY]
      Lloyd, James F., H51 [7FE]
      McHugh, Adam, H974 [28FE]
      Payne, Donald M., H1205 [6MR]
      Price, Charles, H382 [2FE]
      Sullivan, John V., H974 [28FE], H1631 [27MR]




DRESSEL, MELANIE

  Remarks in House
      American Banker (publication): Community Banker of the Year 
        award recipient, E117 [2FE]




DRESSLER, MICHAEL R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E120 [2FE]




DREVNA, CHARLES T.

  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity, S5431 [26JY]




DREXEL UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in Senate
      11th Street Family Health Services Center: tribute, S1419 [6MR]




DRISKO, BARBARA

  Remarks in House
      Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to 
        Elder Award nominees, E1374 [1AU]




DRIVER, DEAMONTE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1180 [1MR]




DRIVER, ROY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1552 [19SE]




DRIVING RESEARCH THROUGH INNOVATIVE VIABLE ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS (DRIVES) 
    ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3833), H186 [27JA]




DROGGITIS, SPIROS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1158 [27JN]




DRUG ABUSE  see Drugs




DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Drugs: more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 
        3431), S5381 [25JY]
      Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 578), 
        S6626 [21SE] (see H. Res. 795), H6232 [20SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Gretchen DuBeau, Alliance 
        for Natural Health USA, S5384 [25JY]
      ------John Shaw, Natural Products Association, S5383 [25JY]
      ------Loren Israelsen, United Natural Products Alliance, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Michael McGuffin, American Herbal Products Association, 
        S5383 [25JY]
      ------Scott M. Melville, Consumers Healthcare Products 
        Association, S5384 [25JY]
      ------Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, S5384 [25JY]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Drugs: increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]
      National Drug Take Back Day: tribute, E672 [26AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Drugs: more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 3431), 
        S5383-S5385 [25JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Nomination of Thomas M. Harrigan To Be DEA Deputy Administrator: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      S. Res. 578, support goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, S6631, 
        S6680 [21SE]




DRUG SHORTAGE PREVENTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3839), H218 [31JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3839), H387 [2FE]




DRUGS  related term(s) Crime
  Amendments
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1430, S1431 [6MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3288, S3289, S3290 
        [17MY], S3332, S3333, S3335, S3384, S3385 [21MY], S3430, 
        S3431, S3432, S3433, S3434, S3450, S3451, S3452, S3453, S3454, 
        S3455, S3456 [22MY], S3482, S3485, S3488, S3489, S3490, S3491, 
        S3492, S3495, S3497, S3506, S3520, S3533 [23MY], S3536, S3545, 
        S3546 [24MY], S4410, S4423, S4424 [21JN], H3825 [20JN]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S221, S222 [31JA]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, S2499 [18AP]
      Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 
        [25JN]
      ObamaCare's Secret History--How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma 
        Colluded With the White House at the Public's Expense, S4444 
        [25JN]
      Strassel--Axelrod's Obamacare Dollars, S4442, S4446 [25JN]
      U.S. Should Legalize Industrial Hemp, S4138 [13JN]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Animals: condemn practice of gassing stray cats and dogs (see H. 
        Res. 761), H5707 [2AU]
      ------disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter 
        animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for 
        euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H5078 [19JY]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana (see S. 3501), S5977 [2AU]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug (see S. 2297), S2496 [18AP]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (see S. 
        3189, 3190), S3234 [16MY] (see H.R. 6312), H5705 [2AU]
      ------prevent abuse of dextromethorphan (see S. 3376), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and 
        storing stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Death and dying: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see 
        H.R. 6311), H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit income deductions for controlled 
        substances, including medical marijuana, when determining 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 
        3368), S4821 [10JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a working group to develop and 
        disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in 
        prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind 
        individuals (see H.R. 4087), H950 [24FE]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE] 
        (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      ------grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in 
        therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (see 
        H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]
      ------promulgate regulations on patient medication information 
        to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality 
        information about prescription drugs (see S. 3212), S3422 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 6514), H6275 [21SE]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide for public disclosure of charges for certain 
        hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes 
        (see H.R. 5709), H2644 [10MY]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for annual reports on the 
        status of operational control of international land and 
        maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 
        6025), H4064 [26JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (see H.R. 4119), H1133 [1MR]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs (see S. 2254), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4292), H1740 
        [28MR]
      ------provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 3328), S4417 
        [21JN]
      ------provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial 
        drug trafficking activity (see H.R. 3909), H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of State: designate as foreign terrorist organizations 
        certain Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities 
        assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (see H.R. 4303), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 [27JN]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
      FDA: ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (see S. 2113), S699 [15FE]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 
        [17AP]
      ------establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and 
        biosimilars (see H.R. 3988), H640 [8FE]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1152 [5MR]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 
        5334), H2316 [7MY]
      ------extend market exclusivity periods for drugs in certain 
        combinations of drugs (see H.R. 6502), H6274 [21SE]
      ------extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H1804 [29MR]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1016 [28FE]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 
        4384), H1976 [18AP]
      ------prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs 
        from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of 
        drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 
        5853), H3166 [22MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2267 [27AP]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (see S. 2516), S2922 [7MY] (see 
        S. 3187), S3174 [15MY] (see H.R. 5651), H2565 [9MY]
      ------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of 
        firearms (see H.R. 4190), H1304 [8MR]
      Government regulations: eliminate requirements for duplicative 
        clinical testing of new drugs, vaccines, biological products, 
        or medical devices if inconsistent with relevant ethical norms 
        (see S. 3506), S5977 [2AU]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 3431), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      Health: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Marijuana: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use in 
        accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 6134), H4907 
        [17JY]
      Medicare: permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain 
        compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an 
        implanted infusion pump (see S. 3496), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 
        6326), H5706 [2AU]
      ------permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D 
        prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1426 [20MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: implement prescriber education programs and 
        establish requirements for administration of antipsychotics to 
        residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 
        [20SE]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3162 [18MY]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H5706 [2AU]
      ------prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
        generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug 
        into the market (see H.R. 3995), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during states of 
        market shortage (see S. 3622), S6625 [21SE]
      Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 578), 
        S6626 [21SE] (see H. Res. 795), H6232 [20SE]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 704), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Tariff: canagliflozin (see S. 2921), S2966 [8MY]
      ------Cetalox (see H.R. 4727), H2125 [25AP]
      ------cyanamide (see S. 2349), S2731 [25AP]
      ------diethylaminoethyl-dextran (see S. 2350), S2731 [25AP]
      ------o-acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) (see S. 2758), S2926 
        [7MY] (see S. 2948), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5276), H2273 [27AP]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASKP1240 (see H.R. 5364), H2317 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASP0777 (see H.R. 5358), H2317 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASP2408 (see H.R. 5357), H2317 [7MY]
      ------3-phthalimidopropionaldehyde (see S. 2351), S2731 [25AP]
      Taxation: repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 
        [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]
      U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: increase congressional oversight (see 
        H.R. 6546), H6276 [21SE]
  Cloture motions
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
  E-mails
      U.S.-Mexico border security: Bill Bagi, H1217 [7MR]
  Letters
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H2671 [15MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H2672 [15MY]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H2672 [15MY]
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Gretchen DuBeau, Alliance 
        for Natural Health USA, S5384 [25JY]
      ------John Shaw, Natural Products Association, S5383 [25JY]
      ------Loren Israelsen, United Natural Products Alliance, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Michael McGuffin, American Herbal Products Association, 
        S5383 [25JY]
      ------Scott M. Melville, Consumers Healthcare Products 
        Association, S5384 [25JY]
      ------Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, S5384 [25JY]
      Ecuadorian human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation: Carlos R. Lange, Sociedad Ecuatoriana 
        del Exterior (organization), E1652 [21SE]
      Expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions: several health advocacy organizations, 
        H3225 [30MY]
      Faster Access to Specialized Treatments (FAST) Act: several 
        health organizations, E975 [5JN]
      Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act: Emil 
        Kakkis, EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases, H3864 [20JN]
      ------Pat Furlong, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy 
        (organization), H3864 [20JN]
      Impact of drug approval process on drug prices: Alfred E. Mann, 
        H3585 [7JN]
      Improve FDA capacity to prevent drug shortages: Carol Gill, 
        S3503 [23MY]
      ------Dawn Gibbs, S3503 [23MY]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act: Allison M. 
        Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), S2499 [18AP]
      ------Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]
      ------several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]
      Secure Border Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E972 [5JN]
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
  Lists
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) 
        staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, 
        S3608 [24MY]
      Organizations supporting S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, 
        S3305 [21MY]
      Persons denied access to compassionate drug use by the FDA, 
        E1408 [3AU]
  Memorandums
      Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and 
        Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House), S4443, S4444 [25JN]
  Messages
      National Drug Control Strategy: President Obama, S2543 [19AP], 
        H2028 [19AP]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3243 [17MY], S3295 
        [21MY], S3389 [22MY], S3561, S3563 [24MY], S4409, S4410 [21JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
  Press releases
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      American Herbal Products Association: anniversary, E187 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H163-H166 [25JA]
      China: allegations of exporting pharmaceuticals containing human 
        flesh, H2335 [8MY]
      Coast Guard: tribute to interception of cocaine shipments, E1040 
        [12JN]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Controlled Substances Act: make any substance containing 
        hydrocodone a schedule II drug, H3224 [30MY]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, H3868 
        [20JN]
      Crime: address issues relative to prescription drug abuse, 
        H5529-H5532 [1AU]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 
        3668), H3719-H3721 [18JN], E1101 [21JN]
      ------increase penalties for operators of pill mills, H3224 
        [30MY]
      ------increase penalties for operators of pill mills (H.R. 
        1065), H5529 [1AU]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), H3991-H3994 [26JN], 
        E1173 [28JN]
      DEA: tribute to National Drug Take Back Day, E672 [26AP]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit military promotion boards from 
        considering any information regarding mental health or 
        addiction issues, except in cases where individuals are 
        determined to be a danger to themselves or others, H3054-H3056 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: allow to cause destruction of any drug refused 
        admission due to reasonable probability of causing serious 
        adverse health consequences or death or valued below a certain 
        amount, H3228 [30MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Border Enforcement 
        Security Task Force, H3244, H3245 [30MY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), H2669-H2673 [15MY]
      Dept. of Justice: Drug Courts Program funding, H2371 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 [9MY]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (H.R. 2746), H4076 [27JN]
      Ecuador: human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation, E1651 [21SE]
      Ed Keating Center, Inc.: tribute, E1575 [20SE]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, E933 
        [31MY]
      ------allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (H.R. 
        3737), H580 [8FE], H3864 [20JN]
      ------develop uniform Federal standards for third party 
        logistics providers to ensure safety and security in the 
        delivery of pharmaceuticals, H3227, H3230 [30MY]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN], E974 [5JN]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, H3228 [30MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (H.R. 2245), 
        H3863 [20JN]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (H.R. 
        6160), H5531 [1AU]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (H.R. 4384), E580 [18AP]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, H3227, H3228 [30MY], E927 [31MY]
      ------review classification of painkiller OxyContin for 
        treatment of moderate pain and deny approval for generic 
        versions, H5530 [1AU]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H2457 [9MY], H3192-
        H3230 [30MY], H3281 [31MY], E917, E925, E927, E929, E930, 
        E932, E933 [31MY], E948, E950 [1JN], E974 [5JN], E1018 [7JN], 
        E1162 [27JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3825-H3868 [20JN], 
        E1147 [27JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      FTC: approval of merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and 
        Medco, E704 [7MY]
      ------potential merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and Medco, 
        E673 [26AP]
      Government regulations: encourage development of prescription 
        drug monitoring programs to track the dispensing of controlled 
        drugs to patients, H2335 [8MY]
      ------exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, 
        middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug 
        safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from 
        regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]
      Health: address critical drug shortages, H3281 [31MY]
      ------address critical drug shortages (H.R. 3839), H387 [2FE]
      ------health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      Health care professionals: require practitioners to obtain 
        particular training or special certification on addiction and 
        substance abuse, and appropriate and safe use of certain 
        controlled substances (H.R. 2119), H5529 [1AU]
      Hitchcock Center for Women Inc.: anniversary, E1375 [1AU]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on S. 3187, Food and Drug 
        Administration Safety and Innovation Act, H3861 [20JN]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (H.R. 1971), E673 [26AP]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under 
        the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), H2144 [26AP], E673 [26AP], 
        E713 [7MY]
      Mexico: U.S. policy, H4825 [11JY]
      National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of 
        RxIMPACT Day, E381 [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      National Community Pharmacists Association: tribute to Protect 
        Your Pharmacy Now! week, E550 [17AP]
      National Prescription Drug Awareness Month: observance, E449 
        [27MR]
      National security: improve border security, H1008-H1013 [28FE], 
        H1144 [5MR], H1217 [7MR]
      ------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
      New York: tribute to passage of law combating prescription drug 
        abuse, H4830 [12JY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: authorize 
        participation in information sharing with Canada and Mexico 
        for the purposes of border security and combating drug 
        trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      Operation UNITE (organization): tribute, E592 [19AP]
      OxyContin: address issues relative to composition, marketing, 
        and regulatory approval, H5532 [1AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4830 [12JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, 
        H3601, H3605, H3606, H3609, H3611, H3613, H3614, H3616 [7JN], 
        E1031 [8JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 5842), H3366 [1JN]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (H.R. 6342), E1407 [3AU]
      ------Pharmaceutical Traceability Enhancement Code (RxTEC) 
        proposal to establish national standard to address drug 
        traceability and pedigree, H3226, H3229 [30MY], E917 [31MY]
      Rosary Hall (organization): anniversary, E1067 [19JN]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio, E1141 [26JN]
      Safety: improve, H3224 [30MY]
      Smithfield, RI: tribute to Alexion Inc., biopharmaceutical 
        manufacturing facility, E1636 [21SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: call for investigation 
        of allegations of airport screeners involved in a drug 
        smuggling ring, H2138 [26AP]
      Tyler's Light (organization): tribute, E533 [16AP]
      Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for 
        application and receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, 
        H360, H361 [1FE]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]
      World Immunization Week: observance, E661 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, S6096 [11SE]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S95, S136 [26JA]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        tribute to staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and 
        Innovation Act, S3608 [24MY]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana, S4138, S4139 [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug, S3506 [23MY], S3560, S3564 [24MY], S4183 [14JN], S4408 
        [21JN], S4605 [26JN]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, S3491, 
        S3503 [23MY], S3546, S3548, S3556 [24MY], S4449 [25JN], S4625, 
        S4630 [26JN]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), 
        S680, S681 [15FE]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, 
        S3507 [23MY], S3566, S3567 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1431 [6MR]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), S6671 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S324, 
        S325 [2FE]
      ------promulgate regulations on patient medication information 
        to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality 
        information about prescription drugs, S3564 [24MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce trafficking of drugs and 
        prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by 
        deterring construction and use of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), 
        S3292 [17MY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (S. 1236), S172 [30JA]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs, S3555 [24MY], S4630 [26JN]
      ------release of report relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms, S6585 [21SE]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, S3564 
        [24MY]
      ------create standards for information provided to patients when 
        receiving prescription medications, S3464 [23MY]
      ------develop standardized protocols for obtaining authorization 
        for administering an antipsychotic for non-FDA approved use, 
        S3418 [22MY]
      ------develop uniform Federal standards for third party 
        logistics providers to ensure safety and security in the 
        delivery of pharmaceuticals, S3414 [22MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health, S3556 [24MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (S. 2113), S702 [15FE]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], S3565 
        [24MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (S. 2289), S2395 [17AP]
      ------ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance 
        authorities, S3468 [23MY], S3551 [24MY]
      ------ensure that adequate information is disseminated to health 
        care providers about potential benefits and risks of medical 
        products on all patient populations, S3498-S3500 [23MY]
      ------ensure transparency in drug and medical device user fee 
        agreement negotiations by allowing Members of Congress or 
        designated staff to attend negotiation meetings, S3492-S3494 
        [23MY]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, S3417 [22MY], S4615, S4618 [26JN]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3301-S3304 
        [21MY], S3389, S3396, S3418 [22MY], S3460, S3469, S3488, 
        S3498, S3502 [23MY], S3551, S3567 [24MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (S. 296), S106-
        S108 [26JA]
      ------investigation into allegations of monitoring of protected 
        communications of Federal employees suspected to be 
        whistleblowers, S5074-S5076 [17JY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (S. 2295), S2497-S2500 [18AP]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness, S3494 [23MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4616, S4625 [26JN]
      ------provide additional quality control of drugs, S3417 [22MY]
      ------provide for regulation of medical gases, S3414 [22MY]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S3396 [22MY], S3477 [23MY], S3555 
        [24MY], S4624 [26JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------require a portion of employee performance awards be 
        connected to employee's ability to review drugs and medical 
        devices in a timely manner, S3490 [23MY]
      ------require an independent assessment of review of the drug 
        application process, S3489 [23MY]
      ------require report on issues with respect to small business, 
        S3500 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3178 [15MY], S3181 
        [16MY], S3479-S3504, S3506-S3509 [23MY], S3535-S3538, S3540-
        S3548, S3550-S3609 [24MY], S4668 [27JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4408, S4409, S4410 [21JN], S4435-S4438, S4441-S4446, S4449 
        [25JN], S4601, S4602, S4605, S4610, S4624-S4627, S4630 [26JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3243, S3252, S3265 [17MY], S3295-S3298, S3301-S3307, S3313 
        [21MY], S3389, S3394-S3397, S3400-S3402, S3409-S3415, S3417-
        S3419 [22MY], S3459, S3460, S3464-S3470, S3477, S3479 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3316 [21MY], S3479 [23MY], S4388 [21JN]
      ------revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3486-S3488 [23MY], S3540, S3543, S3562 
        [24MY]
      Government regulations: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, 
        S4449 [25JN], S4625 [26JN]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 409), S680, 
        S681 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 839), S680, 
        S681 [15FE]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 3431), 
        S5383-S5385 [25JY]
      Health: fine prescription drug manufacturers for failure to 
        notify the FDA of a known discontinuance of a lifesaving drug, 
        S3396 [22MY]
      ------release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S222 [31JA]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (S. 1058), S3080 [10MY]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      Medicare: permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain 
        compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an 
        implanted infusion pump (S. 3496), S5986 [2AU]
      National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of 
        RxIMPACT Day, S1844 [20MR]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        564), S6469 [19SE]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      ------provide a deadline for issuance of regulations regarding 
        clinical trial registration and report requirements, S3491 
        [23MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S1843 [20MR]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, S3829 [7JN]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 
        [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
      ------prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
        generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug 
        into the market, S3411 [22MY], S3542, S3547, S3553, S3557 
        [24MY]
      Postal Service: require maintenance of expected delivery time 
        for protected mail items, S2466 [18AP]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (S. Res. 473), S4641 [26JN]
      Synthetic drugs: address increase in use, S679-S682 [15FE]
  Reports
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare 
        Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and 
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of 
        Trustees, H4715 [10JY]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Asthma Inhalers Relief Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 6190) (H. Rept. 112-673), H6059 [14SE]
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Commend Rotary International Efforts To Prevent and Eradicate 
        Polio: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 473), 
        S4366 [20JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3668) (H. Rept. 112-537), H3732 [18JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
      FDA Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        5651) (H. Rept. 112-495), H3171 [25MY]
      FDA Safety and Innovation Act: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2516), S2922 [7MY]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4119) (H. Rept. 112-418), H1496 [21MR]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Restoring Access to Medication Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 5842) (H. Rept. 112-516), H3479 [5JN]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement To Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (Safe Doses) Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 112-549), H3981 [25JN]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (SAFE DOSES) Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1002) (S. Rept. 112-204), S6062 [10SE]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act, H3237 [30MY]
      H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act, H3719 
        [18JN]
      H.R. 3801, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, H163 
        [25JA]
      H.R. 4119, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, H2669 [15MY]
      H.R. 4223, Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement To Deter 
        Organized Stealing and Enhance Safety (Safe Doses) Act, H3991 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, H3192-H3223 [30MY]
      S. 1236, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, S172 [30JA]
      S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization 
        extension, S1424 [6MR]
      S. 2295, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, 
        S2498 [18AP]
      S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, S3568-S3608 [24MY]
      S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, 
        H3825-H3861 [20JN]
      S. Res. 286, Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day, S222 [31JA]
      S. Res. 473, commend efforts of Rotary International to prevent 
        and eradicate polio, S3639 [24MY], S4642 [26JN]
      S. Res. 564, National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, S6465, 
        S6470 [19SE]
      S. Res. 578, support goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, S6631, 
        S6680 [21SE]




DRUMMOND, ELBERT A. (LARRY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1507 [13SE]




DRUMMOND, FRANCIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E75 [25JA]




DRUNKEN DRIVING

  Bills and resolutions
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H114 [23JA]
      Law enforcement: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (see H.R. 3810), H114 [23JA]
  Remarks in House
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of 
        alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries 
        and fatalities, H4107, H4108 [27JN]
      Will, Kevin: sentencing of Johoan Rodriguez on charges of 
        intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer relative to death 
        of Kevin Will, E1032 [8JN]




DRYWALL SAFETY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4212, provisions, H6134 [19SE]




DU, MIRANDA

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Letters
      Nomination of Miranda Du to be district judge: Brian K. 
        Krolicki, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, S2151 [28MR]
      ------Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada, S2150 [28MR]
      ------Robert A. Cashell, Sr., Mayor of Reno, NV, S2151 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1671 [14MR], S2115, 
        S2116, S2149-S2153 [28MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2113 [27MR]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to sanction by 
        court after failure to raise lack of subject matter 
        jurisdiction as a reason to dismiss case, S2151-S2153 [28MR]




DU PRE, JACK

  Essays
      State of the Union, S156 [30JA]




DuBEAU, GRETCHEN

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5384 [25JY]




DUBIE, BRIAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3232 [16MY]




DUBIE, MICHAEL

  Articles and editorials
      Maj. Gen. Dubie Is Vermonter of the Year, S122 [26JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Burlington (VT) Free Press: Vermonter of the Year honoree, S121 
        [26JA]




DUBLIN, CA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E210 [16FE]
      National Civic League: All-American City Award recipient, E210 
        [16FE], E932 [31MY]




DUBLIN, PA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1450 [10SE]




DuBOIS, BRUCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1211 [9JY]




DUBOIS, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1054 [18JN]




DUBOISE, STEPHEN, II

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E828 [17MY]




DUBUQUE, IA

  Remarks in House
      St. Columbkille Elementary School: Dept. of Education Blue 
        Ribbon Schools award recipient, E91 [31JA]




DUCHNOVICH, ALEXANDER

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to dedication of bust of Alexander 
        Duchnovich in Rusin Cultural Garden, E829 [17MY]




DUCHON, ELLIOTT

  Remarks in House
      Jurupa Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce: Citizen of the Year 
        award recipient, E957 [1JN]




DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC.

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H191 [31JA], E259 [28FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary (S. Res. 430), S2557 [19AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 430, anniversary, S2553, S2557 [19AP]




DUCREST, JOHN

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1724 [15MR]




DUENAS, CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Guam participants, E1411 [3AU]




DUER, JEFFREY J., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E320 [6MR]




DUFFORD, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1691 [12OC]




DUFFY, JOSEPH J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1199 [29JN]




DUFFY, SEAN P. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 
        374), H2033 [19AP]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H572 [7FE]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H571 [7FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------use funds derived from conservation-related programs 
        executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the 
        Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program (see 
        H.R. 6231), H5331 [30JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H4685 [9JY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see H.R. 3863), H641 
        [8FE]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see 
        H.R. 6118), H5860 [11SE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H5526 [31JY]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H4158 [27JN]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H3808 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3915 [20JN]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H6304 [9OC]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations (see H.R. 6452), H6280 [21SE]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4908 [17JY]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1808 [29MR]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1306 [8MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H950 [24FE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1101 [29FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1916 [17AP]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5766 [10SE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H3105 [17MY]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1847 [16AP]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6069 [18SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit funding for salaries and expenses 
        of offices and committees and hold salaries of Members in 
        escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution by a 
        certain date (see H.R. 3799), H160 [24JA]
      ------terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except 
        the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan 
        (see H.R. 2913), H6152 [19SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1391 [19MR]
      Taxation: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of 
        wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 
        2466), H5923 [12SE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H3405 [1JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H4775 [10JY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H1209 
        [6MR]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H4605 [28JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2134 [25AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H220 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (see H.R. 3835), H186 [27JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H187 [27JA]
  Remarks
      Budget: deficit, H1692 [28MR], H2112 [25AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1692 [28MR]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H651 [9FE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5163 
        [24JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1083 [29FE]
      Ellis, Rick and Kela: Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E590 [19AP]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H306 [1FE]
      ------require certain individuals to place stocks, bonds, 
        commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a blind 
        trust or disclose trades to the appropriate congressional 
        official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2786 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2786 [16MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1385, H1386 [19MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4749 [10JY]
      Hmong Heritage Month: observance, E518 [30MR]
      Medicare: reform, H1385, H1386 [19MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4836 [12JY]
      ------streamline mining development permitting process, H4836 
        [12JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare 
        funding, H4749 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4749 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1385, H1386 [19MR]
      Ronning, Jean: Ashland, WI, Chamber of Commerce Person of the 
        Year award recipient, E624 [24AP]
      Superior, WI: anniversary of Rotary Club of Superior, 
        E1310 [24JY]
      Sutherland, Doug: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E376 [19MR]
      Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2112 [25AP]
      Votes: position on missed, H1519 [22MR], H3447 
        [5JN]
      Wausau Kayak/Canoe Corp.: hosting of International Canoe 
        Federation Junior and Under-23 Canoe Slalom World 
        Championships, E1217 [10JY]
      Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College: anniversary, 
        E1218 [10JY]
  Tributes
      Altmann, Joseph, E3 [6JA]
      Dahlberg, Mark, E622 [24AP]
      Kampmeyer, Jamison, E340 [8MR]




DUGGAN, ABBY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6661 [21SE]




DUHON, WOODROW R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1208 [9JY]




DUKES, OFIELD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E16 [13JA], E107 [1FE]




DULCHINOS, DAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E930 [31MY]




DULONG, MICHAEL G.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3681 [4JN]




DULUTH, MN

  Remarks in House
      Colalillo, Michael: Medal of Honor recipient, H1022 [29FE]




DULWORTH, MARTY

  Remarks in House
      Pendleton, IN: express condolences to families of victims of 
        shooting, E1390 [2AU]




DUMFRIES, VA

  Remarks in House
      Greater Prince William Medical Reserve Corps: tribute, E952 
        [1JN]
      Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter 
        recipient of the International Large Chapter of the Year and 
        International Social Action Chapter of the Year award 
        recipient, E1724 [26OC]




DUNBARTON, NH

  Remarks in House
      Provencher, Philip D.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E26 [17JA]




DUNCAN, DAYTON

  Statements
      Pinnacles National Park Act, H5434 [31JY]




DUNCAN, JEFF (a Representative from South Carolina)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3081 [17MY], H3125 [18MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2449 [8MY], 
        H2501 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H513 [6FE]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H441 [2FE]
      ------express that the use of offensive military force by a 
        President without prior and clear authorization by Congress 
        constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. 
        Con. Res. 107), H1544 [22MR]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see H.R. 
        6449), H6230 [20SE]
      ------require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket 
        agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), 
        H803 [15FE]
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H1976 [18AP]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H115 [23JA]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: transfer certain military equipment returning 
        from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see H. Res. 695), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of State: designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H441 [2FE]
      ------designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H6234 [20SE]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H6304 [9OC]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas 
        lease sales, provide fair revenue sharing for coastal States, 
        and formulate offshore energy development plans to generate 
        infrastructure revenue (see H.R. 3410), H376 [1FE]
      ------delegate to States certain authorities relative to 
        management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H1807 [29MR]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3481 [5JN]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 3407), H220 [31JA]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3481 
        [5JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for 
        commemorative coin programs to private organizations or 
        entities (see H.R. 6495), H6274 [21SE]
      District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National 
        Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 
        1980), H512 [6FE]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6280 [21SE]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3578 [6JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2134 [25AP]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H79 [18JA]
      Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding 
        of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 3061), H1807 [29MR]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H3481 
        [5JN]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H1847 [16AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H376 [1FE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]
      ------make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H803 
        [15FE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions 
        against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H376 [1FE]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1135 [1MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H3976 [21JN]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2570 [9MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------restrict litigation authority to enjoin State laws that 
        are preempted by or conflict with the National Labor Relations 
        Act (see H.R. 2118), H476 [3FE]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H4864 [12JY]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        H.R. 5924), H4158 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality 
        (see H. Res. 475), H115 [23JA]
      ------ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health 
        plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal 
        abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H726 
        [14FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5130 [23JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H220 [31JA]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H3481 [5JN]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, 
        SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1101 [29FE]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H220 [31JA]
      Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from 
        a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H220 [31JA]
      U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions until the U.N. formally 
        retracts the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between 
        Israel and the Palestinians (see H.R. 1501), H376 [1FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Abortion: require an abortion provider, before performing an 
        abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H114 
        [23JA]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and 
        increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 
        [29MR]
      South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: designate management 
        entity (see H.R. 6090), H4774 [10JY]
      Tariff: machinery for molding unvulcanized rubber for tires (see 
        H.R. 5365, 5366), H2317 [7MY]
      ------machinery for molding unvulcanized rubber for tubeless 
        radial tires (see H.R. 5367, 5368), H2317 [7MY]
      ------manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 5047, 5048), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------sector molds and tooling (see H.R. 5049), H2268 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Abortion: require an abortion provider, before performing an 
        abortion, to wait for a certain period (H.R. 3802), H114 
        [23JA]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (H.R. 
        6511), H6278 [21SE]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H78 [18JA]
      Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and 
        increase domestic energy production (H.R. 4301), H1805 [29MR]
      South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: designate management 
        entity (H.R. 6090), H4775 [10JY]
      Tariff: machinery for molding unvulcanized rubber for tires 
        (H.R. 5365), H2322 [7MY]
      ------machinery for molding unvulcanized rubber for tires (H.R. 
        5366), H2322 [7MY]
      ------machinery for molding unvulcanized rubber for tubeless 
        radial tires (H.R. 5367), H2322 [7MY]
      ------machinery for molding unvulcanized rubber for tubeless 
        radial tires (H.R. 5368), H2322 [7MY]
      ------manufacturing equipment (H.R. 5047), H2277 [27AP]
      ------manufacturing equipment (H.R. 5048), H2277 [27AP]
      ------sector molds and tooling (H.R. 5049), H2277 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Anderson, SC: tribute to T.L. Hanna High School girls' soccer 
        team, E916 [31MY]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H631 
        [8FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H120 [24JA]
      ------deficit, H3656 [7JN]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H5411 [7FE]
      Clinton, SC: tribute to Bell Street Middle School Science 
        Olympiad team, H1024 [29FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3077, H3081 [17MY], H3125 [18MY]
      ------limit funding to any institution or organization 
        established by U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, H3081 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to litigate against States on 
        behalf of the NLRB relative to secret ballot union elections, 
        H2501 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5171 [24JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate backlog of benefit claims 
        and delays in receipt of medical care, H2140 [26AP]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H817 [16FE]
      ------importance of job creation, H630 [8FE]
      Egypt: limit U.S. assistance unless Egypt honors commitments 
        under the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, H3125 [18MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3656 [7JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3656 [7JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4720 [10JY]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H6081 [19SE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2486 [9MY]
      National School Choice Week: observance, H120 [24JA]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, H4917 [18JY]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        H367 [1FE], H630 [8FE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1092, H1093, H1095, H1097 
        [29FE], H1291 [8MR]
      Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas 
        drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H631 
        [8FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H1564, H1565 
        [26MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4720 
        [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1564, H1565 [26MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1564, H1565 
        [26MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1092, H1093, H1095, H1097 
        [29FE], H1291 [8MR], H1744 [29MR]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H3077 [17MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3887 [20JN]
      ------national energy policy, H630 [8FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H48 [18JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3656 [7JN]
      ------obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to level of CBO 
        projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3656 [7JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2501 [9MY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      Votes: position on missed, H1873 [17AP]




DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Tutt Bradford, Newspaper Owner, Community Leader, Dies at 94, 
        Maryville (TN) Daily Times, E745 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5526 [31JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H641 [8FE]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H802 [15FE]
      Armed Forces: repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        3785), H187 [27JA]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1018 [28FE]
      ------establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 3575), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H5331 
        [30JY]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H5293 [25JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5079 [19JY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5728 [7AU]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H3171 [25MY]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H5293 [25JY]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1017 [28FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2716 [15MY]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H6298 [28SE]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H376 [1FE]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 
        3461), H115 [23JA]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2716 [15MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5712 [2AU]
      Gold Star Dads of America, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 577), 
        H6312 [19OC]
      Government regulations: provide for regulatory impact analyses 
        for certain rules and for consideration of the least 
        burdensome regulatory alternative (see H.R. 2964), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625), 
        H2716 [15MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H3405 [1JN]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 
        397), H3405 [1JN]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5767 [10SE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5293 [25JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H2569 [9MY]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6307 [12OC]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H966 [27FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H726 
        [14FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H966 [27FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a 
        former President (see H.R. 4093), H2569 [9MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (see H.R. 4239), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 4276, 
        4281), H1739 [28MR]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1392 [19MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5766 [10SE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H6284 [25SE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2447 [8MY]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]
      U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H3171 [25MY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3162 [18MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (H.R. 5840), H3163 [18MY]
  Essays
      My American Appreciation: Anna Stout, E991 [6JN]
      Washington, DC: Callie Effler, E992 [6JN]
      ------Chloe Atchley, E992 [6JN]
      ------Madison Jacobs, E992 [6JN]
  Proclamations
      Tribute to Thomas C. Prince, Jr.: Tim Burchett, Mayor of Knox 
        County, TN, E977 [5JN]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: violence against Armed Forces resulting from 
        burning of the Koran, H973 [28FE]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H973 [28FE], H6258 [21SE]
      Budget: deficit, H6258 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6013 [14SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3547 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H4102 [27JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a competitive oil and gas 
        leasing program for exploration, development, and production 
        of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, H755 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H755 [15FE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4051 [26JN], H4102 [27JN]
      East Tennessee Community Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1500 [12SE]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H808 [16FE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H808 [16FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1934 
        [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2101 [25AP]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5207 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1934 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H2101 [25AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1934 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E421 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4719 [10JY]
      Maryville, TN: tribute to Heritage Middle School student trip to 
        Washington, DC, E991 [6JN]
      Motor vehicles: use of motorcycles and scooters as 
        transportation options, E874 [18MY]
      National security: counterterrorism initiatives funding, H735 
        [15FE]
      National Transportation Week: observance, E874 [18MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4719 [10JY]
      Point of order, H4051 [26JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934 [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4239), H1604 [27MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1756 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1934 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3788, H3793 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4617 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2101 [25AP], H3788, H3793 
        [19JN]
      ------streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements 
        for surface transportation projects, H1934 [18AP]
      Summitt, Pat: National Alzheimer's Association Sargent and 
        Eunice Shriver Profiles in Dignity Award recipient, H2075 
        [25AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H1604 [27MR], H1756 [29MR], H1934 [18AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: Federal Air Marshal 
        Service funding, H3547 [6JN]
      Votes: Duncan, E1674 [2OC]
  Statements
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Milton R. Wolf, 
        H4719 [10JY]
  Tributes
      Bradford, Tutt S., E744 [9MY]
      Clark, William, Jr. (Bud), E832 [17MY]
      Housley, Bill, E849 [18MY]
      Jones, Charles M., E1091 [20JN]
      Pinniger, Jennifer J. (Joy), E1558 [19SE]
      Prince, Thomas C., Jr., E977 [5JN]
      Summitt, Pat, H2075 [25AP]
      Wood, Hobson P., E767 [10MY]




DUNCAN, MALCOLM, JR.

  Letters
      Waco Mammoth National Monument establishment, H3761 [19JN]




DUNCAN, SPENCER

  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Kansas killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, S3818 [7JN]




DUNDALK, MD

  Remarks in House
      Falbo, Joseph: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Citizen of the 
        Year award recipient, E788 [15MY]
      Kurtinitis, Sandra: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Humanitarian 
        of the Year award recipient, E790 [15MY]




DUNKLIN, GEORGE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5117 [23JY]




DUNKLIN, KELDA Y.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




DUNLAP, KENNETH O.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4456 [25JN]




DUNLAY, TX

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E689 [27AP]




DUNMORE, PA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E544 [17AP]




DUNN, JAMES (PAPPY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1466 [10SE]




DUNN, JOE BOB AND ROSE L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E493 [29MR]




DUNN, KRISTEN

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E866 [18MY]




DUNN, MARIA

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Guam participants, E1411 [3AU]




DUNN, WILLIAM EILEEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E261 [28FE]




DUNNE, JOHN R.

  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S4451 [25JN]




DUNNINGTON, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1652 [21SE]




DUNSTON, LOTTIE H. ROLLINS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H738 [15FE]




DUNWOODY, ANN E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E727 [8MY]




DuPAGE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Hinsdale, IL: anniversary of Zion Lutheran Church, E1485 [12SE]




DUPLESSIS, IRENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E633 [24AP]




DUQUESNE, MO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E826 [17MY]




DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Tamburitzans (song and dance group): tribute, E645 [25AP]




DURAN, BENJAMIN T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1046 [15JN]




DURANI, MARYAM

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Maryam Durani, S1499 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]




DURANT, MS

  Remarks in House
      Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.: tribute, 
        E197 [15FE]




DURANTE, BLAISE J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1127 [21JN]




DURBIN, MARTY

  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity, S5431 [26JY]




DURBIN, RICHARD J. (a Senator from Illinois)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3789, S3797 
        [6JN], S4152 [13JN], S4243 [18JN], S4355 [20JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3424, S3430 [22MY], 
        S3482 [23MY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4979, S4980 [12JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2508 
        [18AP], S2554, S2555 [19AP], S2645 [24AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S543 [9FE], S706, S708 [15FE], S863 
        [16FE], S1210, S1367 [1MR], S1398 [5MR], S1593 [13MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1747 [15MR], S1848 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4828 [10JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5734, S5777, S5778 
        [31JY], S5885 [1AU], S5980 [2AU]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S233 [1FE]
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Articles and editorials
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, Siobhan Gorman, 
        Wall Street Journal, S5823 [1AU]
      Drill Baby Drill, Redux--Republicans' Tired Remedy for Rising 
        Gas Prices Won't Fix Anything, New York (NY) Times, S1404 
        [6MR]
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, Ruth 
        Marcus, Washington (DC) Post, S1874 [21MR]
      They Have Very Short Memories, New York (NY) Times, S1668 [14MR]
      To Pay Off Loans, Grads Put Off Marriage, Children, Sue 
        Shellenbarger, Wall Street Journal, S2672 [25AP]
      What a Drag! Jonathan R. Laing, Barron's (publication), S2673 
        [25AP]
      Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs, Greg Smith, New York (NY) Times, 
        S1670 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4823 [10JY]
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see S. 1773), S2824 [26AP]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see S. 810), S6546 [20SE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S2244 [29MR]
      ------enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their 
        spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S3174 [15MY]
      ------prohibit issuance of a waiver for commissioning or 
        enlistment for any individual convicted of a felony sexual 
        offense (see S. 2137), S2002 [22MR]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4823 [10JY] (see S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3976 [12JN]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption 
        accreditation standards (see S. 3331), S6456 [19SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S5382 [25JY]
      ------require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure 
        and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to 
        receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 3474), S5980 
        [2AU]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S2547 [19AP]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in a suitable location in the Capitol (see S. Con. 
        Res. 49), S4418 [21JN]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see S. 3426), S5304 [24JY]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 
        2149), S1194 [1MR]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see S. 2270), 
        S2497 [18AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: develop a comprehensive national 
        manufacturing strategy (see S. 751), S6455 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and 
        contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]
      ------preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual 
        assault and sexual harassment in the military (see S. 658), 
        S2325 [16AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S2086 [27MR] (see S. 
        2343), S2732 [25AP]
      Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and 
        development program (see S. 3459), S5732 [31JY]
      ------require a quadrennial energy review to assess current 
        domestic capabilities and future energy needs (see S. 1703), 
        S2969 [8MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S6341 [13SE]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see S. 2554), S2970 [8MY]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-
        9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by 
        entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S4638 [26JN]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), 
        S1680 [14MR]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 
        [7MY]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. 
        Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 752), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      ------increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 [27JN]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4823 [10JY]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Education: prohibit institutions of higher education that 
        participate in certain financial aid programs from including 
        predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see 
        S. 3557), S6454 [19SE]
      Egypt: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S., urge 
        protection of civil liberties, and cease intimidation and 
        prosecution of civil society workers and democracy activists 
        (see S. Res. 372), S614 [14FE]
      FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 
        1882), S4418 [21JN]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      ------tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals 
        who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), S3043 [9MY]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2732 [25AP]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6458 [19SE]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S3281 [17MY]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S4774 [29JN]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S3516 [23MY]
      ------encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans 
        throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is 
        seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 657), 
        S5212 [19JY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5305 [24JY]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S4725 [28JN]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S132 [26JA]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), 
        S3782 [6JN]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S4951 [12JY]
      NLRB: modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S1459 [7MR]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 531), S5487 [26JY]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5383 [25JY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S5048 
        [16JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1933 [21MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration (see S. 1824), S2001 [22MR]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S4239 
        [18JN]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 526), 
        S5304 [24JY]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S3043 [9MY]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2732 [25AP]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S4726 [28JN] 
        (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2230), 
        S2001 [22MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3043 [9MY]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S4204 [14JN]
      Vietnam: condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 541), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        S. 3608), S6625 [21SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S43 [23JA]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 
        [22MR]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), 
        S3977 [12JN]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see S. 1460), S3632 [24MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY]
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (see S. 2280), S2243 [29MR]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (see S. 2032), S42 [23JA]
      Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 
        3452), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the Multifamily Transitional 
        Housing Loan Program (see S. 3348), S4674 [27JN]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
      FEMA: require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 
        2303), S2545 [19AP]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (see S. 2215), S1932 [21MR]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (see 
        S. 2183), S1576 [12MR]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (see S. 
        Res. 395), S1614 [13MR]
      Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see 
        S. Res. 517), S4773 [29JN]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S3631 [24MY]
      Taxation: provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products 
        (see S. 3081), S3084 [10MY]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], 
        S2028 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 
        [9FE]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Letters
      Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE]
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements: Chuck Bell and Ioana Rusu, Consumers 
        Union, S3552 [24MY]
      ------Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S3552 [24MY]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Mary L. Schapiro, SEC 
        Chair, S1698 [15MR]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small 
        Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to 
        require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and 
        use taxes, S4883 [11JY]
  Motions
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6396 [19SE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      Senate, S233 [1FE]
  Privilege of the floor
      Barnea, Avital, S5154 [18JY]
      Bartmann, Amanda, S5154 [18JY]
      Dogo, Harun, S5154 [18JY]
      Freis, Farrah, S5154 [18JY]
      Goodbody, Caroline, S3048 [9MY]
      Mendoze, Amanda, S3048 [9MY]
      Pinney, Neil, S5154 [18JY]
      Tausanovitch, Christopher, S5154 [18JY]
  Remarks
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S1944 [21MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950 [12JN], 
        S4355 [20JN], S5201 [19JY], S5956 [2AU]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3763 [6JN]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S6511 [20SE]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S6396 [19SE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in 
        enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), S5824 [1AU]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (S. 3054), S3076 [10MY], S4717 [28JN]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5243 
        [23JY]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5649 
        [30JY]
      Badger (vessel): anniversary of Lake Michigan car ferry, S3619 
        [24MY]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (S. 1102), S2069 [27MR]
      Belarus: human rights violations, S2224 [29MR]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S586 [14FE]
      ------deficit, S368 [7FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3195 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6044 [10SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3195 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3195 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3195 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3195 [16MY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, 
        S4883 [11JY]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (S. Con. Res. 45), S3738 [5JN]
      CFTC: funding, S5960 [2AU]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (S. 847), S3465 [23MY]
      Chicago, IL: O'Hare International Airport infrastructure 
        improvement project funding, S382 [7FE]
      ------tribute to St. Bernard Hospital free mammogram program, 
        S5202 [19JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3706 
        [5JN]
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S5819, S5820, S5822, 
        S5823 [1AU]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, S237 [1FE], S2068-S2070 [27MR], 
        S2536-S2538 [19AP]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 
        2280), S2254 [29MR]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions, S2069 [27MR], S2535 [19AP], S2671, S2674 [25AP], 
        S2955 [8MY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (S. 2032), S44 [23JA], S3742 [6JN]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (H.R. 6336), S6284 [12SE]
      Committee to escort President Obama into the House chamber: 
        authority to appoint, S56 [24JA]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5435 [26JY]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn use of slave labor 
        for mining minerals used in the manufacture of cell phones, 
        S1783 [19MR]
      ------conditions of Heal Africa Hospital in Goma treating women 
        for obstetric fistula, S1783 [19MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6484 [20SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S53 [24JA], S177 [31JA]
      ------joint session for Presidential address (H. Con. Res. 96), 
        S48 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S201 [31JA], S308 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment--unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1919, S1944 [21MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S177 [31JA]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S1944 [21MR]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S5958 [2AU], S6511, S6512 [20SE]
      ------ratify, unanimous-consent request, S6512 [20SE]
      Courts: settlement in class-action lawsuit filed by merchants 
        against Visa, MasterCard, and financial institutions, S5961 
        [2AU]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (S. 3426), S5490 [26JY]
      ------encourage financial institutions to discontinue certain 
        fees on debit and prepaid cards used by colleges and 
        universities to disburse student financial aid, S5199 [19JY]
      ------establish a national consumer credit usury rate (S. 3452), 
        S5489 [26JY]
      ------promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card 
        interchange transaction fees, S3403-S3405 [22MY], S5960-S5962 
        [2AU]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6066 [10SE]
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), S357 
        [6FE]
      ------correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating 
        to restricted buildings or grounds (S. 1794), S357 [6FE]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, S3567 
        [24MY]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1431 [6MR]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, S54 [24JA], S5957 
        [2AU]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S3813 [7JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3164 [15MY]
      ------improve crop insurance, S5201 [19JY]
      ------limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S3950 [12JN], S4355 [20JN]
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 [15MR]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S4748 [29JN], S5121 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: clarify scope of District of Columbia 
        Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school 
        choice (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, S2671 [25AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2954, S2956 
        [8MY], S3018 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S2955 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice 
        of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and 
        local authorities with respect to certain serious violent 
        crimes (S. 1793), S1921 [21MR]
      ------implement national standards to eliminate sexual assault 
        in prisons, jails, and detention centers, S3509-S3511 [23MY]
      Dept. of State: allow issuance of a certain number of E-3 visas 
        per year to Irish nationals, S1921 [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S47 [23JA]
      ------enter into an agreement to provide for management of the 
        free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
        Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), S1945 [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6396 [19SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S6077 [11SE]
      ------improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program 
        (S. 3348), S4682 [27JN]
      ------provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve 
        the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S6077 
        [11SE]
      ------tribute to Caregiver Support Program, S5200 [19JY]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (S. 414), S4812 [10JY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S368 [7FE], S2203 [29MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S2133 
        [28MR]
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (S. Res. 477), S3736 [5JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), S285 
        [2FE]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S283-S285 [2FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4330 [20JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1972 [22MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3139 [15MY]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S382 [7FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, S382 [7FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S382 [7FE]
      FDA: ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance 
        authorities, S3551 [24MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3551, S3567 
        [24MY]
      ------improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3413 [22MY], S3466, S3483, 
        S3484 [23MY], S3552, S3563 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3483, S3484 [23MY], 
        S3550, S3563, S3566 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3413 [22MY], S3465 [23MY]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (S. 2253), S2246 [29MR], S5103 
        [18JY]
      ------tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals 
        who represent the U.S. abroad (S. Res. 401), S6388 [13SE]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), S6370 [13SE]
      FEMA: delay mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements 
        until evaluation of levee and dam strength and efficiency can 
        be completed, S4664 [27JN]
      ------require mandatory purchase of flood insurance in residual 
        risk areas, S4664 [27JN]
      ------require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (S. 
        2303), S2548 [19AP]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4664 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: allegations of manipulation of London 
        InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), S5959 [2AU]
      Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to 
        Cuba and Haiti, S53-S56 [24JA]
      ------report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and Armenia, 
        S3722 [5JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        S6389 [13SE]
      Foreign policy: promote human rights and democracy, S4710 [28JN]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (S. 2215), S1933 [21MR], S2065, S2066, S2067, S2068 [27MR], 
        S3140 [15MY]
      FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 
        [2AU]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (S. 
        2183), S1577 [12MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4710 [28JN]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (S. Res. 368), 
        S358 [6FE]
      Hamilton College: anniversary (S. Res. 478), S3736 [5JN]
      Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures, S3811 [7JN]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3950 [12JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S117 [26JA], S2204-
        S2206 [29MR], S2470 [18AP], S2589 [23AP], S2956 [8MY], S3402 
        [22MY], S3721 [5JN], S4141-S4143 [13JN], S4233 [18JN], S4440, 
        S4441 [25JN], S4646 [27JN], S4813 [10JY], S5081 [17JY], S5269 
        [24JY]
      ------eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for 
        employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country 
        limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3012), S1921 
        [21MR]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, S4233 [18JN], S4813 
        [10JY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (S. Res. 
        532), S5468 [26JY]
      International Ice Hockey Federation: urge suspension of plan to 
        hold 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Belarus and condemn 
        corporate sponsorship of such event relative to human rights 
        violations, S2224 [29MR]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S6033 
        [10SE]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1399 [5MR]
      Kelly, Keith: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for 
        Veterans' Employment and Training, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S6510 [20SE]
      Knox College: anniversary, S202 [31JA]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (S. 2276), S3620 [24MY]
      Leahy, Senator: tribute to casting 14,000th vote, S5358 [25JY]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1066 [28FE], 
        S1571 [12MR], S1640 [14MR], S2910 [7MY]
      Lincoln Home National Historic Site: tribute to efforts to 
        establish, S5957 [2AU]
      Lugar, Senator: tribute to casting 13,000th vote, S5358 [25JY]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (S. Res. 509), S4642 [26JN]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, 
        S308 [2FE]
      ------deny retirement benefits for former Members who work as 
        lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S201 [31JA]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 507), S4642 
        [26JN]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 389), S1431 
        [6MR]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (S. Res. 483), S5090 [17JY]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        510), S4642 [26JN]
      National Football League: investigation of alleged New Orleans 
        Saints (football team) bounty program, S1985 [22MR]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 484), S3798 
        [6JN]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules protecting rights of 
        workers to organize and negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S368 [7FE], S6510 [20SE]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S5819, S5820, S5822, S5823 [1AU]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2588 [23AP]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 2371), S3706 [5JN]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S1944 [21MR]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S1381 [5MR], S1403, S1404 [6MR]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S53 [24JA], S177 [31JA]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1381 [5MR], S1403, S1404 
        [6MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), S3814 [7JN]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S5469 [26JY]
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (S. Res. 511), S4685 [27JN]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1873-S1875 
        [21MR], S5202 [19JY], S5698 [31JY], S6042, S6044 [10SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1876 [21MR], S2131 [28MR], S4696 [28JN]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S1874 [21MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1077 [28FE], S1138 
        [29FE]
      ------repeal, S1876 [21MR], S2131 [28MR], S5693, S5698 [31JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4696 [28JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1873, S1919 
        [21MR], S2131 [28MR], S4667 [27JN]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5956 [2AU]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1381 [5MR], S1403, S1404 
        [6MR], S2132 [28MR]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (S. Res. 
        481), S3737 [5JN]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6395 [19SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S6562 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5020 [16JY]
      ------reform financing of Senate elections (S. 750), S285 [2FE]
      Postal Service: impact of closure of post offices and 
        facilities, S3260 [17MY]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2469 [18AP], 
        S2645, S2646 [24AP], S3260 [17MY]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S2054 [27MR], S2202 [29MR]
      ------prohibit closure, consolidation, or reduction in workforce 
        of certain postal facilities that have received a positive 
        efficiency review, S2645, S2646 [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2144, S2146 [28MR], S2201 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2145 [28MR]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2036 [26MR]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, 
        S1065 [28FE], S1570 [12MR], S1640 [14MR], S2910 [7MY], S3119 
        [14MY], S5649 [30JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, S92 
        [26JA]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (S. 1696), 
        S1921 [21MR]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3813 [7JN], S6042, S6044 
        [10SE]
      Rice University: anniversary (S. Res. 512), S4686 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S587 [14FE], S1077 [28FE], S1138 
        [29FE], S1405 [6MR], S1593 [13MR], S1667 [14MR], S1877 [21MR], 
        S2202, S2203 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2202 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S3813 [7JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4710 [28JN]
      ------remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, S1593 [13MR]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal, S4717 
        [28JN]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (S. Res. 473), S4641 [26JN]
      Russia: call for cessation of arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 
        [15MR]
      SEC: funding, S5960 [2AU]
      Securities: comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to 
        increase transparency and reduce risks in the financial 
        system, S3403 [22MY]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1972 [22MR]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S3139 [15MY], S4794 [10JY], 
        S6484 [20SE], S6560 [21SE]
      ------legislative process, S6484 [20SE], S6560 [21SE]
      ------legislative program, S27 [23JA], S359 [6FE], S1400 [5MR], 
        S1432 [6MR], S1919, S1945 [21MR], S2037, S2038 [26MR], S3738 
        [5JN], S4644 [26JN], S4686 [27JN], S5090 [17JY], S6066 [10SE], 
        S6389 [13SE]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, S6033 [10SE]
      ------require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (S. 3519), 
        S6066 [10SE]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (S. Res. 506), S4642 [26JN]
      ------authorize testimony, document production, and legal 
        representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) Scruggs (S. Res. 
        403), S1944 [21MR]
      Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, 
        S3018 [9MY]
      Ships and vessels: allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to 
        be transported in non-U.S. built, owned or crewed vessels, 
        S2146 [28MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1667-S1671 [14MR], S1698, S1699 
        [15MR], S1877 [21MR], S1969, S1971 [22MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6066 [10SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6605 [21SE]
      ------recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (S. Res. 508), 
        S4642 [26JN]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (S.J. Res. 44), 
        S6387 [13SE]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (S. Res. 479), S3736 [5JN]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S285 [2FE]
      ------apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and 
        establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases, 
        S1402 [6MR]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S5020 [16JY], S6562 
        [21SE]
      ------decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement 
        use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, S4439, 
        S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S2588 [23AP]
      ------permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), S1402 [6MR], 
        S1919 [21MR]
      ------permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), unanimous-
        consent request, S1920 [21MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1139 [29FE]
      Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of 
        such jobs overseas, S284 [2FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S6066 [10SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5337 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5268 [24JY], S5337 [25JY]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2954 [8MY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S2036 [26MR]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4795 [10JY], S4883 
        [11JY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S587 [14FE]
      ------rates, S4795 [10JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5693, S5698, S5708 
        [31JY], S5806, S5823, S5824 [1AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5435 [26JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6076, S6080 [11SE]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1066 
        [28FE], S1571 [12MR], S1640 [14MR], S2910 [7MY], S3119 [14MY]
      Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Illinois, S1571 [12MR]
      ------express condolences for victims, commend first responders, 
        and provide assistance to Illinois, S1114 [29FE], S1380 [5MR], 
        S1403 [6MR]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), S587 [14FE]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and 
        resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, 
        S5823 [1AU]
      U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other 
        Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the 
        investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing 
        children (S. 1792), S1921 [21MR]
      ------provide administrative subpoena authority for 
        investigation of unregistered sex offenders (S. 671), 
        unanimous-consent request, S1921 [21MR]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (S. Res. 480), S3736 [5JN]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, S368 [7FE]
      ------rates, S368 [7FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2783 [26AP]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, S5960 
        [2AU]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5956 [2AU]
      Women: health care for women, S5693, S5698 [31JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines (H.R. 2447), S6426 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 112-
        177), S4203 [14JN]
  Statements
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 
        [22MR]
      Tribute to Representative Costello: Senator Kirk, S6333 [13SE]
  Texts of
      S. 2032, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S44 
        [23JA]
      S. 2183, Bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, S1578 [12MR]
      S. 2253, Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act, 
        S2247 [29MR]
      S. 2280, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S2255 
        [29MR]
      S. 2303, Fairness in Federal Disaster Declaration Act, S2549 
        [19AP]
      S. 3054, Army Arsenal Strategic Workload Enhancement Act, S3046 
        [9MY]
      S. 3081, Tobacco Tax Equity Act, S3088 [10MY]
      S. 3348, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional 
        Housing Loan Program improvement, S4682 [27JN]
      S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business 
        Bankruptcies Act, S4954-S4958 [12JY]
      S. 3452, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates 
        Act, S5490 [26JY]
  Tributes
      Blazonczyk, Eddie, Sr., S3511 [23MY]
      Catchpole, Mattilou Sexton, S2809 [26AP]
      Collins, Senator, S4937 [12JY]
      Costello, Representative, S6332 [13SE]
      Eckhardt, Larry, S3035 [9MY]
      Findley, Paul, S5957 [2AU]
      Fitzgerald, Patrick, S3036 [9MY]
      Frumin, Alan S., S176 [31JA]
      Harris, Shelby, S5959 [2AU]
      Hibbler, William, S2225 [29MR]
      Kang, Young Woo, S1082 [28FE]
      Kirk, Senator, S27 [23JA], S3011 [9MY]
      Leighton, George N., S4943 [12JY]
      Lugar, Senator, S3011 [9MY]
      Luna, Maria, S117 [26JA]
      Lusi, Jo and Lyn, S1783 [19MR]
      MacDonough, Elizabeth, S176 [31JA]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1897 [21MR]
      Mukahhal, Alaa, S117 [26JA]
      Steltzer, Yaniv, S2470 [18AP]




DURHAM, NC

  Remarks in House
      Fitts, Howard M., Jr.: NAACP, Durham, NC, chapter Freedom Fund 
        Honoree, E1631 [21SE]




DURKIN, THOMAS M.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S5976 [2AU]




DURNEY, MAXINE KORTUM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E380 [19MR]




DURRANI, HARDON H.

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




DUTCH MONKEY DOUGHNUTS (business)

  Remarks in House
      American Express OPEN and Facebook Big Break for Small Business 
        award: recipient, E1678 [2OC]




DUTTON, TYLER

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5209 [19JY]




DUVAL COUNTY, FL

  Remarks in House
      American Red Cross: anniversary of Life Saving Corps, E676 
        [26AP]




DUXBURY, MA

  Articles and editorials
      Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, S670 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1028 [8JN]




DYESS AFB, TX

  Articles and editorials
      Dyess' 317th Airlift Group Celebrates 3,000 Continuous Days of 
        Deployment Today, E394 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to members, E394 [20MR]




DYKSTRA, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E202 [15FE]




DYLAN, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Presidential Medal of Freedom: recipient, E934 [31MY]




DYMALLY, MERVYN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1700 [16OC]




DYMARCIK, STEPHEN A., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1203 [9JY]




DYNACQ HEALTHCARE, INC.

  Obituaries
      Chan, Chiu Moon: Houston (TX) Chronicle, E949 [1JN]




E.W. SCRIPPS CO.

  Remarks in House
      Nandipati, Snigdha: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee 
        winner, E964 [1JN]




E911 SURCHARGE FAIRNESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]




E PRIZE ACT  see Excellence in Energy Efficiency Act




EAGAN, RICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2454 [9MY]




EAGLE, KRISTOPHER A.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1097 [20JN]




EARDLEY, RICHARD

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5132 [18JY]




EARL, CHARLIE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3276 [17MY]




EARLVILLE, IA

  Remarks in House
      Carton, Clint J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1727 [26OC]




EARLY STAGE SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]




EARMARKS/LIMITED TAX OR TARIFF BENEFITS

  Declaratory Statements
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H694 [9FE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5767 [10SE]
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5861 [11SE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1154 [5MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3734 [18JN]
      CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the 
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset 
        Relief Program (H.R. 6570), H6307 [12OC]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2814 [16MY]
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H967 
        [27FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1101 [29FE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6152 [19SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5202 [24JY]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), H727 [14FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4686 [9JY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4828 [11JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2212 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4686 [9JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3808 [19JN]
      Public welfare programs: require States to implement policies to 
        prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and 
        liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H221 [31JA]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1018 [28FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1210 [6MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5526 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5331 [30JY], H5526 [31JY]




EARNSHAW, TIM

  Remarks in House
      U.S. Investigations Services, LLC: Investigator of the Year 
        award recipient, H2571 [10MY]




EARTH ANALYTICAL SERVICE, INC.

  Letters
      Characterization of President Obama's remarks concerning small 
        business, S5179 [19JY]




EARTH DAY

  Remarks in House
      Earth Day Coalition of Cleveland, OH: tribute to Earthfest, E650 
        [25AP]
      Observance, E607 [23AP]




EARTH DAY COALITION OF CLEVELAND

  Remarks in House
      Ecology and environment: tribute to Earthfest, E650 [25AP]




EARTHQUAKES

  Bills and resolutions
      Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated 
        funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase 
        reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and 
        preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE] (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]
  Remarks in House
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3271, H3278, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H3584 [7JN], E932, E942 
        [31MY], E954, E956 [1JN], E1007 [7JN]
      Earthquake Awareness Month: observance, E286 [29FE]
      Haiti: anniversary of earthquake, E53 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (S. Res. 368), 
        S358 [6FE]
      Japan: anniversary of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, 
        S1575 [12MR]
  Reports filed
      Assessing Progress in Haiti Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1016), S2819 [26AP]
      Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 646) (S. Rept. 112-
        150), S1049 [27FE]
      ------Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 
        3479) (H. Rept. 112-666), H5922 [12SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and 
        children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]
      S. Res. 368, recognize anniversary of earthquake in Haiti, honor 
        victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance, 
        S351, S358 [6FE]




EASON, ELIJAH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E26 [17JA]




EAST BENCH IRRIGATION DISTRICT WATER CONTRACT EXTENSION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 997), H3715 [18JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 997) (H. 
        Rept. 112-527), H3706 [15JN]
  Texts of
      S. 997, provisions, H3715 [18JN]




EAST BERNSTADT, KY

  Articles and editorials
      History in the Making, S2316 [16AP]




EAST FARMINGDALE, NY

  Remarks in House
      Farmingdale State College: anniversary, E437 [26MR]
      ------tribute to Green Building Institute, E437 [26MR]




EAST ISLAND TINTING (business)

  Remarks in House
      Roberto, Joseph: SBA Guam Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small 
        Business of the Year award recipient, E452 [27MR]




EAST ISLIP, NY

  Remarks in House
      Timber Point Elementary School: Disney Plant Challenge winner 
        for New York, E906 [30MY]




EAST KEANSBURG, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Ryan, Michael: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Hibernian of the 
        Year award recipient, E144 [6FE]




EAST ROCKAWAY, NY

  Remarks in House
      John J. Cook Post Office: designate (H.R. 2079), H705, H706 
        [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      John J. Cook Post Office: designate (H.R. 2079), S2885 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2079), S2730 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2079, John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY, H705 
        [14FE]




EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ

  Bills and resolutions
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 369), S388 
        [7FE]
  Poems
      ``G Forces,'' Albert C. Caswell, E211 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (S. Res. 369), S372, 
        S392 [7FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 369, tribute to New York Giants (football team), S391, 
        S392 [7FE]




EAST SIDE CLUB (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E746 [9MY]




EAST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundations National Standards Board: National 
        Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation 
        recipient, E1500 [12SE]




EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E241 [27FE]




EASTER

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H1796 [29MR]




EASTER SEALS, INC.

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2615 
        [10MY]
      WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act, E1187 [29JN]




EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

  Bills and resolutions
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
  Remarks in House
      Belarus: call for release of political prisoners, H5698 [2AU]
      ------independence anniversary, E503 [29MR]
      Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), E503 [29MR]
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, E697 [27AP]
      ------independence anniversary, H1116 [1MR]
      Hungary: anniversary of Hungarian Revolution, E381 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, S2915 [7MY]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (S. Con. Res. 34), S174 [30JA]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 34, tribute to Vaclav Havel, S168, S174 [30JA]




EASTERN IOWA HONOR FLIGHT (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E979 [5JN], E1530 [14SE]




EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundations National Standards Board: National 
        Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation 
        recipient, E1453 [10SE]




EASTHAM, MA

  Bills and resolutions
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center: designate (see 
        S. 2316), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center: designate 
        (H.R. 4400), E586 [19AP]
  Reports filed
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4400) (H. Rept. 
        112-598), H4906 [17JY]




EASTHAMPTON, MA

  Remarks in House
      Easthampton High School: tribute to participation in We the 
        People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, 
        E122 [2FE]




EASTMAN, ELMER (BOB)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E272 [28FE]




EASTMAN KODAK CO.

  Remarks in House
      Rochester, NY: tribute to Hippie Pandas Girl Scout technical 
        team for helping develop a solar-powered pasteurization system 
        for raw milk, E1460 [10SE]




EASTON, MA

  Remarks in House
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Canoe River Aquifer Advisory 
        Committee, E1526 [13SE]




EASTON, MD

  Remarks in Senate
      Postal Service: prohibit closure or consolidation of processing 
        and distribution center in Easton, MD, S2466 [18AP]




EASTON, PA

  Bills and resolutions
      Pennsylvania: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
        Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware 
        and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 
        [27FE]




EASTWOOD, CLINT

  Remarks in House
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H521 
        [7FE]




EATONVILLE, FL

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1366 [31JY]




EATONVILLE, WA

  Bills and resolutions
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office: designate 
        (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]




EBLEN, TOM

  Articles and editorials
      Sole Surviving Marines' Lexington Platoon Member To Be Honored, 
        S3323 [21MY]




EBNER, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1283 [19JY]




ECHEVERRI, JOHANNES

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]




ECKERLY, SUSAN

  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures, S2577 [23AP]




ECKHARDT, LARRY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3035 [9MY]




ECKLUND, EDNA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E556 [17AP]




ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT  related term(s) Clean Air Act; Hazardous 
    Substances; Recycled materials; Recycling; Renewable Energy
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S6611, S6648, S6649 [21SE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6649, S6651 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, 
        H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, 
        H774, H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, 
        H823, H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 
        [15FE]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826 [11SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839, H4840, 
        H4841, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2034, S2035 [26MR], S2055, S2093, 
        S2094, S2095, S2100, S2101, S2102, S2103, S2104, S2105, S2110 
        [27MR], S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2179, S2180, S2181, S2182 
        [28MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1069, 
        H1070 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, S4319 [20JN]
      Arctic Ice Melt Is Setting Stage for Severe Winters, S4855 
        [11JY]
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic, S5638 [30JY]
      Drill Baby Drill, Redux--Republicans' Tired Remedy for Rising 
        Gas Prices Won't Fix Anything, S1404 [6MR]
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, H2194 [26AP]
      Game Over for the Climate, S3073 [10MY]
      Green `Drivel' Exposed--The Godfather of Global Warming Lowers 
        the Boom on Climate Change Hysteria, H4650 [29JN]
      Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report, S3074 [10MY]
      IPCC Lead Author Misleads US Congress, S5856 [1AU]
      Measuring the Impact of Regulation--The Rule of More--Rule-
        Making Is Being Made To Look More Beneficial Under Barack 
        Obama, H5236 [25JY]
      Our Heritage Forests--An American Legacy, E376 [19MR]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
      Puff, the Magic Drag on the Economy--Time To Let the Pernicious 
        Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Blow Away, S6530 [20SE]
      Republicans Blow With the Wind--Another Industry Wants To Keep 
        Its Taxpayer Subsidies, S1453 [7MR]
      Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, S670 [15FE]
      Turbines in the Backyard--The Sound and the Strobes, S669 [15FE]
      U.S. Corn Growers Farming in Hell as Midwest Heat Spreads, S4856 
        [11JY]
      Why the Wind Industry Is Full Hot Air and Costing You Big Bucks, 
        S669 [15FE]
      Wind Farms Multiply, Fueling Clashes With Nearby Residents, S670 
        [15FE]
      Wind Power Faces Taxing Headwind, S5055 [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      ------continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 [24MY] (see 
        H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      Air pollution: reduce the allowable sulfur concentration in 
        heating oil and allow for certain exemptions and waivers from 
        such limits (see H.R. 6222), H5327 [26JY]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 
        [26MR]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR] (see S. 
        3613), S6625 [21SE]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 2372), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4094), H1016 [28FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and 
        improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and 
        foresters within the watershed and to States with water 
        quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see 
        H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 
        2232), S2001 [22MR]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (see H. Res. 537), 
        H475 [3FE]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4603 [28JN]
      ------provide that State implementation plans address impairment 
        of visibility relative to emissions from taconite ore 
        processing facilities (see H.R. 6507), H6274 [21SE]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (see S. 
        Res. 465), S3234 [16MY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see 
        S. 2286), S2392 [17AP] (see H.R. 4360), H1845 [16AP]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (see H.R. 4850), H2204 [26AP]
      ------allow for innovations and alternative technologies that 
        meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make 
        technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (see 
        H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      ------promote efficient energy use in the Federal and private 
        sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 576), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 797), H6232 [20SE]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4406), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi 
        River in Minnesota (see S. 2164), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4146), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (see S. 3483), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities that 
        will make loans to consumers to implement cost-effective 
        energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost savings and 
        rural development (see S. 2216), S1932 [21MR]
      ------define urban rodent control for clarifying control of 
        nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant 
        Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and 
        private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      ------establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural 
        nonpoint source pollution prevention (see H.R. 4162), H1272 
        [7MR] (see H.R. 4328), H1804 [29MR]
      ------improve energy programs (see S. 2270), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      ------repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program (see H.R. 
        4015), H696 [13FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]
      ------establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and 
        response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military 
        Readiness Areas for national defense purposes (see H.R. 4043), 
        H801 [15FE]
      ------expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when 
        property at closed military installations is conveyed (see 
        H.R. 4407), H2029 [19AP]
      ------promote use of cooperative agreements for land management 
        related to military installations and facilitate interagncy 
        cooperation in conservation programs (see H.R. 4408), H2029 
        [19AP]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      ------establish a grant program for State and local governments 
        to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 4622), H2123 [25AP]
      ------establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit 
        organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with 
        energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 3535), S6270 [12SE]
      ------establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained 
        commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts 
        (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      ------establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program 
        (see H.R. 4230), H1496 [21MR]
      ------provide a prize to the first manufacturer of highly-
        efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline (see H.R. 
        3872), H374 [1FE]
      ------streamline process of Federal approval for construction or 
        expansion of petroleum refineries and designate certain closed 
        military installations for siting refineries (see H.R. 3879), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize projects and conduct research 
        on water resources in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and 
        establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (see H.R. 
        5927), H3660 [7JN]
      ------enter into an agreement to provide for management of the 
        free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
        Wildlife Refuge (see S. 3448), S5487 [26JY]
      ------establish a grant program to eradicate non-native 
        constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in 
        sustainable populations (see H.R. 5923), H3660 [7JN]
      ------establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see S. 2130), 
        S909 [17FE]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue 
        electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 [6FE]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 6168), H5200 
        [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------include areas off the coast of South Carolina in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program (see S. 3284), S3900 [11JN]
      ------modify Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit 
        Steamlining Pilot Project (see S. 3563), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment 
        and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 
        4458), H2030 [19AP]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 
        [14FE]
      ------set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and 
        Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of 
        stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), S1422 
        [6MR]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue categorical exclusions from 
        requirement that an environmental assessment or impact 
        statement be prepared for highway safety improvement projects 
        (see H.R. 6387), H5922 [12SE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests (see 
        H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 
        [7MY]
      Dona Ana County, NM: establish a national monument to protect 
        the Organ Mountains (see H.R. 4334), H1804 [29MR]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]
      Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain 
        central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 
        agreement and take into account ongoing State and local 
        conservation efforts (see S. 3446), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        6219), H5327 [26JY]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see S. 
        2300), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 4387), H1976 [18AP]
      ------amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based 
        paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 
        2148), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 5911), H3660 [7JN]
      ------amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S494 [9FE]
      ------change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 3559), S6454 [19SE]
      ------clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H5706 [2AU]
      ------designate and award grants for air and health quality 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 
        37), S850 [16FE]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (see S. 3467), S5870 [1AU]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance under the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 6093), H4774 
        [10JY]
      ------establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      ------express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      ------limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see S. 2115), S850 [16FE] (see 
        H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      ------limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see S. 3428), S5304 [24JY]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see S. 2226), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if 
        a State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      ------provide for Scientific Advisory Board member 
        qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 6564), H6297 
        [28SE]
      ------provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (see S. 3549), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6405), H6000 
        [13SE]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration 
        Program (see S. 3264), S3729 [5JN]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H2317 [7MY]
      ------require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (see H.R. 6545), H6276 [21SE]
      ------standardize definition of the term ``small business 
        refiner'' for purposes of administered laws (see S. 3379), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H1976 [18AP]
      Fish and fishing: allow recreational fishing for Atlantic 
        striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone (see H.R. 
        3906), H512 [6FE]
      ------ensure continuation of successful fisheries mitigation 
        programs (see H.R. 5931), H3698 [8JN]
      Florida: remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 
        and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 4150), H1272 [7MR]
      ------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit P31-P (see H.R. 6354), H5707 [2AU]
      Foreign countries: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to 
        assign and support volunteers to assist foreign countries in 
        environmentally sustainable administration of natural 
        resources (see H.R. 6422), H6060 [14SE]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      ------improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]
      ------prohibit manufacture, processing, distribution in 
        commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see H.R. 4166), H1303 
        [8MR]
      ------prohibit use, production, sale, import, or export of 
        sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of sodium 
        cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 4214), H1426 [20MR]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      ------recognize as the most abundant source of clean, renewable 
        energy and should be fully utilized in pursuit of energy 
        independence and affordable energy (see H. Res. 579), H1305 
        [8MR]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (see H. Res. 726), H4774 
        [10JY]
      Motor vehicles: exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum 
        fuel economy increase standards (see S. 2174), S1540 [8MR]
      Nashua River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5319), H2274 [27AP]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H6151 [19SE]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (see H.R. 5826), H3161 [18MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Natural gas: promote domestic development and deployment and 
        expedite transition to natural gas as a vehicle fuel (see S. 
        2070), S350 [6FE]
      Natural resources: strengthen U.S. role in the international 
        community in conserving natural resources (see S. 3356), S4724 
        [28JN]
      Neches River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2324), S2545 [19AP]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      ------establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      ------establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage 
        coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 3469), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Pennsylvania: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
        Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware 
        and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      ------prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H1804 [29MR]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production 
        (see S. 3080), S3084 [10MY]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (see S. 2204), S1790 [19MR]
      ------enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on Energy 
        Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a 
        tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient 
        vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare 
        reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment of clean 
        energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      ------recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
      Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on 
        public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, 
        and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds 
        to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
      Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (see H.R. 6077), H4655 
        [29JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      ------require refund value for certain beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 6531), H6275 [21SE]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 5991), H3974 [21JN] (see H.R. 6154), 
        H5077 [19JY] (see H.R. 6503), H6274 [21SE]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (see S. 3400), S5133 [18JY]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN] (see S. 3570), S6454 [19SE]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]
      ------preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards (see S. 3558), S6454 [19SE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]
      Taxation: clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not 
        constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable 
        electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S1147 [29FE]
      ------clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the 
        Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 6468), H6231 [20SE]
      ------deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]
      ------disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H218 [31JA]
      ------extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles 
        (see S. 2161), S1422 [6MR]
      ------extend authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund and 
        provide revenues for highway programs (see S. 2132), S1049 
        [27FE]
      ------extend deduction for expensing of environmental 
        remediation costs (see H.R. 3997), H692 [9FE]
      ------extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include 
        insulated siding (see H.R. 6226), H5327 [26JY]
      ------facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote 
        conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6231 [20SE]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (see H.R. 6323), H5706 [2AU]
      ------modify credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 
        3581), S6545 [20SE]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      Topsail, NC: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit L06 (see S. 3561), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 4311), H1803 [29MR]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4304), H1803 [29MR]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 4965), H2266 [27AP]
      ------require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]
      Water Resources Development Act: expedite implementation of 
        comprehensive Everglades restoration project plan (see S. 
        3509), S5977 [2AU]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see S. 3606), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see S. 3547), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 4122), H1133 
        [1MR]
      ------prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, 
        acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of 
        any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 
        4306), H1803 [29MR]
      ------repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 4171), H1303 [8MR]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Cost Estimates
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 
        1956): CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Factsheets
      Average American Wind Farm, S676 [15FE]
  Letters
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act: Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization), H1181 [6MR]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H1181 [6MR]
      ------several environmental organizations, H1181 [6MR]
      Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation 
        organizations, H3376 [1JN]
      Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana: 
        John F. Young, Jr., Jefferson Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
      ------Paul P. Naquin, Jr., St. Mary Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: several Senators, S4291 [19JN]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Douglas 
        W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6527 [20SE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Ernest F. Kuhlman, San 
        Juan County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      ------Kellie C. Hotter, Robert A. Lieb, Jr., and Wallace White, 
        La Plata County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
      ------Representative McMorris Rodgers, H4668 [9JY]
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Position of James Lovelock on global warming: Gordon J. Fulks, 
        H4650 [29JN]
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators: Lisa P. Jackson, EPA, S1510, S1514 
        [8MR]
      ------W. Randall Rawson, American Boiler Manufacturers 
        Association, S1510 [8MR]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      Revenue estimate for proposal to disallow a deduction for 
        amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a 
        discharge of oil: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), E90 [31JA]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. 
        Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
      ------David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental 
        Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 
        [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
      We're OK With the EPA's New Air-Quality Regulations: several 
        energy company leaders, S4321 [20JN]
      Wind power production tax credit extension: Colorado 
        congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------Iowa congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------several businesses, S6400 [19SE]
  Lists
      Global cooling predictions, S5857 [1AU]
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043-H1045 [29FE]
      Working and recreational fishermen of the Gulf of Mexico, H2427 
        [8MY]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H531 [7FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4314 [20JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1984 [22MR], S2055 [27MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1077 [29FE]
  Press releases
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health: American Lung Association, 
        S4321 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      American Bureau of Shipping: anniversary, E36 [18JA], E92 [31JA]
      America's Natural Gas Alliance: report contesting EPA study on 
        greenhouse gas emissions and natural gas development, H3812 
        [20JN]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (H.R. 3886), E123 [2FE]
      Appalachian Trail: anniversary of completion, E1424 [3AU]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Auburn, WA: Camelot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E1092 [20JN]
      Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4139, H4140 
        [27JN]
      Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation 
        and recreation, H1578 [27MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs 
        (H.R. 6060), H6074, H6075 [19SE]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1181-H1188 [6MR], E330 
        [7MR], E343 [8MR]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]
      ------require total domestic content in green technologies 
        purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and 
        property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits 
        (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], 
        H5193 [24JY]
      California: eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require 
        new contracts charge interest for water delivery and project 
        debt repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      ------tribute to Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve, E662 [26AP]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access, H3746, H3763 [19JN]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4614 [29JN]
      Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for 
        restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to 
        develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3760, 
        H3765 [19JN]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (H.R. 
        4153), E329 [7MR]
      Chicago, IL: Academy for Global Citizenship recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E914 [31MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H491-H494 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490-
        H503 [6FE], H529-H533 [7FE], E151 [7FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H485-
        H488 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H531, H532 
        [7FE]
      ------protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local 
        governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as 
        open space, H499 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]
      Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land 
        for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three 
        Kids Mine Project Site (H.R. 2512), H3434-H3437 [5JN]
      Clean Air Act: impact, H2058 [24AP]
      Clermont, KY: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest inclusion 
        in Yahoo! Travel ``America's Prettiest Parks'' list, E1576 
        [20SE]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
      ------global warming, H4649-H4652 [29JN], H4778 [11JY], H5017 
        [19JY]
      ------impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, H5645-H5647 [2AU]
      ------impact of global warming on national security, H2451 [9MY]
      Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E523 [16AP], E1594 
        [21SE]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (H.R. 6202), E1328 [25JY]
      Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations That Impact 
        Energy and Manufacturing in the U.S.: include health effects 
        associated with regulatory costs in analysis of EPA rules and 
        actions, H6217, H6218 [20SE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), H3984, H3985 [26JN]
      ------repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H3427, 
        H3461, H3462 [5JN], E1023 [7JN]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 
        192), H3586 [7JN]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species, E988 [6JN]
      ------finalize proposed guidance on identification of waters 
        protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3372-
        H3377 [1JN], E977 [5JN]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries, H589 [8FE], H5140 [24JY]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration 
        Plan study, H3457, H3458 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, 
        H3472, H3473 [5JN]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (H.R. 2060), H3432-H3434 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: Defense Environmental Restoration Program-
        Formerly Used Defense Sites funding, H4954 [18JY]
      ------Energy Conservation Investment Program funding, H3320, 
        H3321 [31MY]
      ------establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas for 
        national defense purposes, H3004, H3032 [17MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5036, H5050, H5051 [19JY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, H2790 [16MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H5057 [19JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding for 
        perchlorate contamination cleanup through reductions in 
        operations and maintenance funding, H4971 [18JY], H5042 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: lower energy efficiency standards for service-
        over-the-counter, self-contained, medium temperature 
        commercial refrigerators, H3921, H3922 [21JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding, H3430, H3431 
        [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3415 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H3465 [5JN]
      ------renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, H3454, 
        H3471 [5JN]
      ------U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center funding, H3464, 
        H3465 [5JN]
      ------wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other renewable 
        energy development funding, H3355, H3356 [31MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection air and marine interdiction, operations, 
        maintenance, and procurement funding through reductions in 
        environmental mitigation funding, H3539, H3540 [6JN]
      Dept. of State: revision of Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 
        with Canada, H3812 [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      ------authorize projects and conduct research on water resources 
        in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and establish a Hudson-Mohawk 
        River Basin Commission (H.R. 5927), E1011 [7JN]
      ------authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with 
        appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 
        1134), H1079-H1085 [29FE], E291 [1MR]
      ------certify oil drilling platforms are capable of handling new 
        drilling before allowing coastline drilling to take place, 
        H5170 [24JY]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 
        1230), H2062 [24AP]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale 
        technology research and development funding, H3355 [31MY]
      ------enter into an agreement to provide for management of the 
        free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
        Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H480, H481 [6FE], E161 [8FE]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------establish a grant program to eradicate non-native 
        constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in 
        sustainable populations (H.R. 5923), E1008 [7JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      ------establish production incentive fee for lands leased for 
        oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (H.R. 
        927), H5217 [25JY]
      ------grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue 
        electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H88-H90 [23JA]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------oil shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3413, H3414 [5JN]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H5170 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      ------prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights 
        near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey, 
        H5217 [25JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY], E1330 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require application for permit to drill be deemed approved 
        if review process is not completed within 60 days, H3925, 
        H3926 [21JN]
      ------require consultation with independent drilling safety 
        organization and completion of mandatory safety and 
        environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil 
        and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H752-H787 [15FE], H810, H820-H834, 
        H880-H886 [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, 
        E233 [17FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-
        H744, H746-H750 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884-H886 [16FE]
      ------study water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in 
        California, H3066, H3067 [17MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: submit report estimating the number of 
        lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the 
        economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor 
        vehicles, H6214-H6216 [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Energy Conservation Policy 
        Act energy management requirements funding, H3326 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3779-H3781 [19JN]
      ------include in Quadrennial Strategic Federal Onshore Energy 
        Production Strategy the best estimate of expected increase in 
        production of renewable energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, 
        H3925 [21JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: exempt 
        from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition 
        of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary, H191 [31JA], E259 [28FE]
      Earth Day: observance, E607 [23AP]
      Earth Day Coalition of Cleveland, OH: tribute to Earthfest, E650 
        [25AP]
      East Islip, NY: Timber Point Elementary School winner of Disney 
        Plant Challenge for New York, E906 [30MY]
      Economy: impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs 
        on jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H85 [23JA], H5756, 
        H5759, H5760 [10SE], H6224-H6227 [20SE]
      ------promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      EcoWatch (organization): tribute, E1564 [19SE]
      EDS Waste Solutions, Inc.: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of 
        Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E175 [9FE]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (H.R. 4131), E301 [1MR]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), H5602-H5604 [1AU], E1426 
        [3AU]
      Energy and water development: exempt from certain requirements 
        on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, 
        H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (H.R. 3158), H5608, H5609 
        [1AU]
      ------consider the impact on employment levels and economic 
        activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or 
        guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered 
        program, E1624 [21SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units, H3743 [19JN]
      ------establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826-H5829 [11SE], E1493 [12SE]
      ------Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, E287 [29FE]
      ------green initiative grants for energy production research, 
        H2252 [27AP]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], 
        H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      ------issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and 
        institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, 
        H5756 [10SE]
      ------make data and modeling inputs that regulations are based 
        on available to the public and require regulatory impact 
        analysis to undergo external peer review, H6218, H6219 [20SE]
      ------prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at 
        the Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      ------proposed rule relative to manganese alloy production, 
        H1583 [27MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, H1645 [28MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H358 [1FE], H635 [8FE]
      ------provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (H.R. 6405), E1521 [13SE]
      ------provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6244, H6245 [21SE]
      ------repeal designation of the Colville River as an aquatic 
        resource of national importance, H3895 [20JN]
      ------require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      ------take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would 
        increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for 
        oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
      ------uphold scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers 
        the public health and welfare, H6214 [20SE]
      ------waive ban on over-the-counter asthma inhalers enacted as 
        part of international agreement to stop using products 
        containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and allow existing stock 
        to be sold until FDA approves replacement, H4872 [17JY]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Hidden Pond Nature Center 
        Envirothon Team, E1077 [19JN]
      Farmingdale State College: tribute to Green Building Institute, 
        E437 [26MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process, H5141 
        [24JY], H5235, H5236 [25JY]
      FERC: review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      For the Love of the Lake (organization): tribute to Second 
        Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up event, E1405 [3AU]
      Foreign countries: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to 
        assign and support volunteers to assist foreign countries in 
        environmentally sustainable administration of natural 
        resources (H.R. 6422), E1534 [14SE]
      Galveston Bay Foundation: anniversary, E1141 [26JN]
      George Mason University: tribute to green and sustainable 
        initiatives, E649 [25AP]
      Government regulations: exempt clean drinking water regulations 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, 
        middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug 
        safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from 
        regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from 
        regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      ------impact on the energy sector, H1394 [20MR], H2193-H2197 
        [26AP], H3743 [19JN], H4691 [10JY]
      Great Lakes Week: observance, E287 [29FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      ------facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources 
        (H.R. 1229), H2062 [24AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (H.R. 192), H3586 [7JN]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], 
        H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]
      ------certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the 
        designated site for development of a repository for disposal 
        of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]
      ------Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 
        [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      Hebel, Tom: Heritage Conservancy Business Leader Conservation 
        Award recipient, H1856 [17AP]
      High-Performance Building Week: observance, H2721 [16MY], E852 
        [18MY]
      Homer Glen, IL: International Dark Sky Association International 
        Dark Sky Community award recipient, E1219 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      ------prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food 
        service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]
      Housing: tribute to log cabin industry, E1017 [7JN]
      Hudson Highlands Land Trust (organization): accreditation by the 
        Land Trust Accreditation Commission, E1394 [3AU]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 5892), H4666-H4672 [9JY]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), H2047, H2048 [24AP], H2186 [26AP]
      Izaak, Walton League of America: anniversary, E188 [14FE]
      Izaak Walton League: anniversary, E1473 [11SE]
      Keep Prince William Beautiful (organization): tribute to 
        volunteers, E935 [31MY]
      Kranz, Ken: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Charlie 
        O'Brien Award recipient, E176 [9FE]
      Leonard, Tom: Essex National Heritage Commission Essex Heritage 
        Hero Award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Long Beach, CA: Longfellow Elementary School recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E645 [25AP]
      Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association: anniversary, 
        E105 [1FE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609-H5612 [1AU], E1394, 
        E1422 [3AU]
      Maryland: anniversary of Patuxent River Wade-In, E1023 [7JN]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, H4845, H4846 [12JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------clarify definition of ``strategic and critical minerals'' 
        relative to efforts to promote domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials, H4840, H4841 [12JY], E1245 [12JY], 
        E1258 [17JY]
      ------condition new mining permits on disclosure of Federal 
        political contributions made by applicant during preceding 
        five years, H4835 [12JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4833-H4835 [12JY]
      ------permit awarding of attorneys fees to nonprofit entities 
        and individuals in lawsuits against certain Federal agencies 
        issuing a mining permit, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4831-H4855, H4856 [12JY], H5173 
        [24JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4791-
        H4796 [11JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      ------streamline mining development permitting process, H4836 
        [12JY]
      Minnesota: restore public participation with environmental 
        review relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, H3412, 
        H3471, H3472 [5JN]
      Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1581 
        [20SE]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208-
        H213 [31JA]
      ------increase fuel efficiency, E1211 [9JY]
      ------preserve fuel efficiency standards, H6255 [21SE]
      ------provide incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and increase investment in advanced vehicle technology, 
        development, and manufacturing, H976 [28FE]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      ------improve land management and reduce fire hazards, H1981 
        [19AP]
      National Fuel Efficiency Month: designate, E1291 [19JY]
      National Ground Water Association: tribute, E371 [16MR]
      National Marine Sanctuaries Act: anniversary, E1581 [20SE]
      National Oceans Month: observance, H3586, H3589 [7JN]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (H.R. 5826), E853 [18MY]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H108-H112 
        [23JA], E55 [23JA]
      Navy: tribute to development of clean energy sources, H1277 
        [8MR]
      New Jersey: tribute to agricultural industry, E1397 [3AU]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (H. Con. Res. 121), H5696 
        [2AU]
      NOAA: Climate Competitive Research, Sustained Observations and 
        Regional Information Program funding, E822 [16MY]
      ------Climate Portal Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS) 
        funding, H2522 [9MY]
      ------coral reef research programs funding, H2501 [9MY], E752 
        [9MY]
      ------Fisheries Management Commissions funding, H2536, H2537 
        [9MY]
      ------John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant 
        Program funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------Marine Debris Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new 
        catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast 
        and Gulf of Mexico, H2426-H2431 [8MY]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      NSF: Climate Change Education Program funding, H2535, H2536 
        [9MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3399-H3402 
        [1JN], H3918 [21JN]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H752 [15FE], H1026, H1027, 
        H1028, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], H1156, H1163 
        [6MR], H1211, H1221, H1222, H1264 [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], 
        H1376 [19MR], H1399 [20MR], H1525 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1583, 
        H1585 [27MR], H1645 [28MR], H1857, H1858, H1912 [17AP], H1969 
        [18AP], H2056-H2062 [24AP], H3179 [30MY], H3815, H3818 [20JN], 
        H5140 [24JY], H6265 [21SE]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]
      Olympic National Park: designate certain land as wilderness or 
        potential wilderness (H.R. 3222), H485 [6FE]
      Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H4794 [11JY]
      ------lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and 
        exploration on certain portions, H444 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631 
        [8FE]
      ------monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), 
        H634 [8FE]
      ------prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, 
        H3818 [20JN]
      ------protect marine and coastal environments in making areas 
        available for leasing, exploration, and development and 
        prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in 
        important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE], 
        H633 [8FE]
      Pinchot Institute for Conservation: anniversary, E1344 [26JY]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      ------create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, 
        reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean 
        energy economy, H3399 [1JN]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), H1629 [27MR]
      ------establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for 
        the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 
        1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------national energy policy, H174-H177 [25JA], H215 [31JA], 
        H362, H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H951, 
        H957, H958 [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 
        [6MR], H1220, H1222 [7MR], H1297 [8MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], 
        H2194-H2197 [26AP], H2796-H2800 [16MY], H3817 [20JN], H3958 
        [21JN], H5749 [10SE], H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      ------prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within one 
        thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 [20JN]
      ------prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast 
        U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment of clean 
        energy technologies (H.R. 6275), E1424 [3AU]
      ------renewable energy funding through reductions in fossil fuel 
        subsidies, H5193 [24JY]
      ------use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas 
        exploration, H2060 [24AP]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Historic Preservation 
        Division volunteers, E955 [1JN]
      ------tribute to Six Weeks To Make a Difference Program 
        volunteers, E937 [31MY]
      ------tribute to the Green Guiding Committee of Prince William 
        County Green Community Award recipients, E953 [1JN]
      Public lands: protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, 
        grazing, or recreation from domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials promotion activities, H4847, H4848 
        [12JY]
      Puerto Rico: proposal for construction of natural gas pipeline, 
        H729 [15FE], H4777 [11JY]
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (H.R. 6077), E1196 [29JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934, H1937, H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H4623 [29JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), 
        H635 [8FE]
      Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. 
        Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste 
        disposal site, H5698 [2AU]
      Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy 
        resources, H3920, H3921 [21JN]
      ------streamline Federal review to facilitate projects, H823-
        H825 [16FE]
      Roads and highways: streamline environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for surface transportation projects, 
        H1934, H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      Rockport, ME: tribute to Camden Hills Regional High School 
        Windplanners student group for installing a wind turbine on 
        campus, E862 [18MY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], 
        E314 [5MR]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      ------restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 [9MY], H3452 
        [5JN]
      Santa Clarita, CA: annexation of Elsmere Canyon, E1233 [11JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      Sea Otter Awareness Week: observance, E1602 [21SE]
      SEC: prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance on 
        climate change, H5280-H5282 [25JY]
      Sonoma State University: anniversary of Environmental Technology 
        Center, E534 [16AP]
      South Carolina: formation of joint technology initiative between 
        Savannah River National Laboratory and University of South 
        Carolina to build new technology-based businesses and create 
        jobs, H1813 [16AP]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6201, H6202 [20SE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 [19MR]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (H.R. 6207), E1342 [26JY]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 3852), 
        E90, E97 [31JA]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H4660 [9JY], 
        H5870, H5871, H5872 [12SE], H6022, H6023 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], 
        E1208 [9JY]
      ------increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (H.R. 6323), E1427 [3AU]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (H.R. 2866), H2721 [16MY], 
        E852 [18MY]
      Trust for Public Land (organization): anniversary, E1554 [19SE]
      Vernon, CT: Water Pollution Control Facility recipient of New 
        England Water Environment Association Wastewater Utility of 
        the Year award, E538 [16AP]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 
        [21JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act, H5022 [19JY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), 
        H1429 [21MR]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), E1382 [1AU]
      Waterford, OH: proposed closure of Muskingum River Power Plant, 
        H384 [2FE]
      Watsonville Wetlands Watch (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5644-H5647, H5654, 
        H5656 [2AU], H5927 [13SE]
      West Chester Fish, Game & Wildlife Association: anniversary, 
        E1607 [21SE]
      West St. Paul, MN: Garlough Environmental Magnet School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, 
        E904 [30MY]
      Westchester Land Trust (organization): accreditation by the Land 
        Trust Accreditation Commission, E1394 [3AU]
      Western New York Safety Conference, Inc.: tribute, E320 [6MR]
      World Environment Day: observance, E1001 [6JN]
      World Water Day: observance, H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------economic impact of ethanol production, S5828 [1AU], S6326 
        [13SE]
      ------exempt farms with aboveground fuel storage tanks of a 
        certain size from EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and 
        Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, S3960 [12JN]
      ------prohibit issuance of new EPA rule on municipal and 
        industrial stormwater discharges prior to completion of 
        evaluation of current rule, S3960 [12JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      Alaska: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (S. Res. 406), S2517 [18AP]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S2995 [9MY], S5945 [2AU], S6527, S6528 [20SE], 
        S6611 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee receipts 
        for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. airlines 
        under the European Union emissions trading scheme, S6527, 
        S6528 [20SE]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed 
        drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (S. 1047), S588 [14FE]
      ------water projects funding, S4767 [29JN]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4284, S4286 
        [19JN]
      ------impact, S488 [9FE]
      Climate: global warming, S673-S679 [15FE], S2221 [29MR], S2487 
        [18AP], S3073-S3075 [10MY], S3266, S3269 [17MY], S3612, S3613 
        [24MY], S3775 [6JN], S4184 [14JN], S4255-S4261 [19JN], S4647-
        S4649 [27JN], S4853-S4856, S4859-S4862 [11JY], S5196-S5198 
        [19JY], S5458-S5460 [26JY], S5635-S5642 [30JY], S5836-S5839, 
        S5841, S5853-S5858 [1AU], S5925-S5927 [2AU], S6306-S6308 
        [13SE], S6494, S6496 [20SE]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, S5637 [30JY]
      ------impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (S. Res. 
        465), S3239, S3240 [16MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 
        2286), S2394 [17AP]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6661 [21SE]
      ------promote energy savings in residential and commercial 
        buildings and industry, S5182 [19JY], S5652 [30JY]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, S4742, S4752 [29JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: air quality improvement project funding, 
        S4274 [19JN]
      ------Community Wood Energy Program biomass cooperatives grant 
        funding, S4353 [20JN]
      ------Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality 
        Incentives Program funding, S4135, S4139-S4141 [13JN]
      ------consolidation and streamlining of conservation programs, 
        S4139 [13JN]
      ------eliminate Organic Certification Cost Share and 
        Agricultural Management Assistance Program, S4276, S4277 
        [19JN]
      ------establish a program to provide loans for local farms, 
        ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and 
        nutrition and reduce energy consumption, S4391 [21JN]
      ------improve energy programs, S4396 [21JN]
      ------modify crop insurance eligibility requirements to include 
        compliance with conservation laws, S4354 [20JN]
      ------oppose promotion of Meatless Monday initiative in 
        departmental newsletter, S5359 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY]
      ------prohibit any entity receiving a business and industry 
        direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project from 
        receiving any other Federal benefit, assistance, or incentive 
        for the project, S4275 [19JN]
      ------repeal Biorefinery Assistance Program, S4348 [20JN]
      ------repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]
      ------repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program and 
        Conservation Reserve Program, S4343 [20JN]
      ------value-added grant program funding, S4267 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: clean energy technologies initiatives funding, 
        S3266, S3269 [17MY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, S5127 [18JY]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      ------authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with 
        appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 
        1134), S33, S47 [23JA], S1180 [1MR]
      ------enter into an agreement to provide for management of the 
        free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
        Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), S1945 [21MR]
      ------extend certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, S2144 
        [28MR]
      ------reinstate Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
        Gas Leasing Program, S1505-S1507, S1523, S1526 [8MR]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development, S2145 [28MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (S. Res. 430), S2557 [19AP]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S4318 [20JN]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      Electric power: impact of global warming on increasing national 
        and global electrical needs, S6306 [13SE]
      EPA: address soil contamination issues in areas surrounding 
        former lead smelter sites, S3322 [21MY]
      ------assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (S. 2094), S413 [9FE]
      ------codify and delay implementation of and compliance dates 
        for the cross-State air pollution rule (S. 1815), S3942-S3945 
        [12JN]
      ------delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable 
        control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S856-S858 [16FE], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945, S3952-S3954 
        [12JN], S4164-S4166, S4173, S4185 [14JN], S4231-S4233 [18JN], 
        S4265, S4283-S4293 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4314-S4334 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4236 [18JN], S4283 [19JN]
      ------establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), S6672, S6673 [21SE]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (S. 3467), S5872 [1AU]
      ------establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for 
        the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]
      ------establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
        national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate 
        matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in 
        certain areas, S3932 [12JN]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, S3620 [24MY]
      ------impact of regulations, S5460-S5462 [26JY]
      ------implementation of the cross-State air pollution rule, 
        S2220 [29MR]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (S. 3428), S5306 [24JY], S5967 [2AU], 
        S6326 [13SE]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S331 [6FE], S1508-S1511, S1513, 
        S1514, S1523, S1528 [8MR], S1573 [12MR]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      FDA: repeal duplicate programs relating to the inspection and 
        grading of catfish, S4275 [19JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: require use of existing 
        environmental review documents to expedite oil and gas 
        permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      Forest Service: hazardous fuel reduction projects funding, S4660 
        [27JN]
      Forests: trees killed by bark beetles removal funding, S3891 
        [11JN], S4127 [13JN], S4339 [20JN]
      Ganter, J. Carl: Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award 
        recipient, S4816 [10JY]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, S3697 
        [5JN], S4333 [20JN]
      ------preempt regulation of, action relating to, or 
        consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal 
        policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], 
        S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY]
      Inhofe, Senator: call to rethink opinion that global warming is 
        a hoax, S5635-S5638 [30JY]
      Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed, 
        S4283 [19JN]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of 
        National Forest System land and add certain land to the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 268), S4660 [27JN]
      NASA: anniversary of Landsat Satellite Program, S5256 [23JY]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 389), S1431 
        [6MR]
      National Environmental Policy Act: expedite environmental and 
        judicial review of projects, S2144 [28MR]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (S. Res. 566), S6469 [19SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (S. 2282), S2256 [29MR]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to East Bay Municipal Utility District for 
        renewable energy project, S2236 [29MR]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------evaluation of administration relative to constitutional 
        role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-S97 [26JA]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1064, S1068-S1072 [28FE], 
        S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1182, S1187 [1MR], S1381 [5MR], S1403-
        S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436 [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1642 [14MR], 
        S1836 [20MR], S2023-S2026 [26MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, S2460 
        [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665, S2676-S2679 [25AP], S2948-S2950 
        [8MY], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945 [12JN], S4288, S4293 
        [19JN], S6480, S6481 [20SE]
      ------evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S6307 
        [13SE]
      Oceans: impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S6494, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 
        [27FE], S1182 [1MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), S1814 [19MR], S1817, S1837 [20MR], S2055, 
        S2061, S2070, S2071 [27MR], S2116, S2120-S2131, S2134-S2148, 
        S2154-S2157 [28MR], S2187-S2190, S2192-S2202, S2207, S2216 
        [29MR], S2521 [19AP]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1984 [22MR], S2009, 
        S2010, S2018, S2023-S2028 [26MR], S2039, S2045-S2052 [27MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR], 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      ------establish commission to analyze and report on cumulative 
        impacts of certain EPA rules and actions on gasoline and 
        diesel fuel prices, S2125 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], 
        S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707-
        S1709 [15MR], S2059-S2062, S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2134, S2154-
        S2157 [28MR], S2192-S2197, S2216 [29MR], S3952-S3954 [12JN], 
        S4185 [14JN], S4659 [27JN], S4879 [11JY], S5721 [31JY], S6307 
        [13SE]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (S. 2264), S2250 [29MR]
      Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (organization): tribute, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S4109 [13JN]
      Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton 
        Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach 
        Unit RI-07 (S. 1296), S276 [1FE]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647-S1650 [14MR]
      Romney, Mitt: evaluation of environmental and climate policies, 
        S6307 [13SE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (S. 3400), S5138, S5139 [18JY]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, 
        Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S123 [26JA]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, S668, 
        S674-S679 [15FE], S831, S832 [16FE], S1452 [7MR], S2129 
        [28MR], S3934 [12JN], S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4165 [14JN], S4254 
        [19JN], S4380 [21JN], S4795-S4798 [10JY], S4841 [11JY], S4921 
        [12JY], S5055, S5056 [17JY], S5098 [18JY], S5176 [19JY], S5421 
        [26JY], S5712, S5721 [31JY], S5809, S5810 [1AU], S5924, S5925 
        [2AU], S6078, S6101 [11SE], S6244 [12SE], S6292 [13SE], S6399 
        [19SE], S6530 [20SE]
      ------extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 
        [12MR], S1599 [13MR]
      U.N.: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change endangerment 
        findings relative to impact of economy-wide global warming 
        pollution emission cap and trade program, S5856 [1AU]
      U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary of Hawaiian Volcano 
        Observatory, S34 [23JA]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations, S3932 
        [12JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3932 [12JN], S4168 
        [14JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S. 2245), S3032 [9MY]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5175 [19JY], S5339, 
        S5340 [25JY], S5454-S5457 [26JY], S5835 [1AU], S5956, S5966 
        [2AU]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (S. 3547), S6343 [13SE]
  Reports
      Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Executive Office of the 
        President (excerpt), S4293 [19JN]
      Report to Congress--Rare Earth Materials in Defense 
        Applications: Frank Kendall III, Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 
        H4838 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Arizona Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 112-
        126), S42 [23JA]
      Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 112-188), S5084 [17JY]
      Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2060) (H. Rept. 112-438), H1844 [16AP]
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. 
        Rept. 112-384), H373 [1FE]
      Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority 
        To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation 
        Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 897) (H. Rept. 112-429), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act 
        (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 
        112-385), H475 [3FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. 
        Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale 
        the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
        Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical 
        Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        726) (H. Rept. 112-590), H4774 [10JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 46) (S. 
        Rept. 112-210), S6270 [12SE]
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 
        [16JY]
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River 
        Values: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1134) (S. Rept. 112-124), S42 [23JA]
      Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112-115), S41 
        [23JA]
      Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6060) (H. Rept. 112-672), 
        H6059 [14SE]
      EPA Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate) (S. 3264) (S. Rept. 112-185), S5046 [16JY]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1956) (S. Rept. 112-195), S5976 [2AU]
      Farmer's Privacy Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5961) (H. Rept. 112-682), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        3158) (H. Rept. 112-643), H5628 [1AU]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 
        112-137), S131 [26JA]
      Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine 
        Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 179) (S. Rept. 112-149), S1049 [27FE]
      Haiti Reforestation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 1023) (S. Rept. 112-165), S3173 [15MY]
      Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 710) (H. Rept. 112-654), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 112-152), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
      Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2050) (H. Rept. 112-437), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P in Rhode Island: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2154) (H. Rept. 
        112-580), H4683 [9JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundary 
        Revision of Units in Rhode Island: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1296) (S. Rept. 112-138), S131 
        [26JA]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 112-122), S41 
        [23JA]
      Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 112-
        184), S5046 [16JY]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4906 [17JY]
      Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2156) (S. Rept. 
        112-216), S6451 [19SE]
      Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4043) (H. Rept. 
        112-606), H4906 [17JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5319) (H. Rept. 112-658), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 1494) (S. Rept. 112-215), S6451 
        [19SE]
      National Fish Habitat Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1201) (S. Rept. 112-187), S5084 
        [17JY]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 
        112-583), H4684 [9JY]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2282) (S. Rept. 112-
        217), S6451 [19SE]
      Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act 
        Reauthorizartion: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 962) (S. Rept. 112-151), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 [23JA]
      Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1401) (S. 
        Rept. 112-140), S163 [30JA]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112-212), S6451 
        [19SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. 
        Rept. 112-374), H113 [23JA]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
        Recreational Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4094) (H. Rept. 112-526), H3706 [15JN]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Prevent EPA or Corps of Engineers Finalization of Proposed 
        Guidance on Identification of Waters Protected by Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4965) (H. Rept. 112-681), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Prohibit Importation of Various Injurious Species of Constrictor 
        Snakes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 511) (H. 
        Rept. 112-691), H6297 [28SE]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 
        112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act: 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4273) (H. Rept. 
        112-586), H4684 [9JY]
      Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4377) (H. Rept. 
        112-596), H4906 [17JY]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-403), 
        H965 [27FE]
      San Francisco Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 97) (S. Rept. 112-136), S131 [26JA]
      Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 112-684), H6230 [20SE]
      Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1657) (S. Rept. 112-141), S163 [30JA]
      Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) (H. Rept. 112-528), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From 
        Disease Clusters Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 76) (S. Rept. 112-213), S6451 [19SE]
      10 Million Solar Roofs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1108) (S. Rept. 112-144), S388 [7FE]
      Tennessee Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 112-123), S42 [23JA]
      Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2512) (H. Rept. 112-512), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
      Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 
        S4292 [19JN]
  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power: Doug Fredrickson, Blattner 
        Energy, Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Mark Ahlstrom, WindLogics Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Shanelle Montan, enXco, Inc., E1208 [9JY]
      ------Tim Maag, M.A. Mortenson Co., E1209 [9JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property 
        Realignment Act (CPRA), H486 [6FE]
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment 
        in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and 
        Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1031 [29FE]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 726, consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and 
        Critical Minerals Production Act, H4791 [11JY]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H.R. 306, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, H480 [6FE]
      H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        reauthorization and amendment, H5609 [1AU]
      H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H495-H498 
        [6FE]
      H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, 
        H1055-H1061 [29FE]
      H.R. 2050, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, 
        H2047 [24AP]
      H.R. 2060, Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act, H3432 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 2512, Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act, 
        H3434 [5JN]
      H.R. 3117, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, H88 [23JA]
      H.R. 3158, Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship 
        (FUELS) Act, H5608 [1AU]
      H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next 
        Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security 
        (PIONEERS) Act, H761-H767 [15FE]
      H.R. 4273, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability 
        Conflicts Act, H5602 [1AU]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 4850, Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act, S6661-S6664 
        [21SE], H3984 [26JN]
      H.R. 5892, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4666-H4668 
        [9JY]
      H.R. 6060, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act, 
        H6074 [19SE]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      S. 710, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, 
        H5826 [11SE]
      S. 1134, Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S47, S48 [23JA], H1079 [29FE]
      S. 1296, John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
        Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy 
        Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 boundary 
        revision, S276 [1FE]
      S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition 
        Act, S6611, S6612 [21SE]
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]
      S. 2147, Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act, 
        S1199 [1MR]
      S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands 
        Act, S2167 [28MR]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. 3428, Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act, S5307 [24JY]
      S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act, S5874-S5880 [1AU]
      S. Res. 389, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S1425, S1432 
        [6MR]
      S. Res. 406, Alliance To Save Energy anniversary, S2033 [26MR], 
        S2517 [18AP]
      S. Res. 430, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., anniversary, S2553, S2557 
        [19AP]
      S. Res. 465, recognize proclamation of the Year of Water in 
        Colorado, S3239, S3241 [16MY]
      S. Res. 566, National Estuaries Day, S6466, S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 576, Cooperative Forestry Act anniversary, S6630, S6680 
        [21SE]
      S. Res. 580, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]




ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE  see Foreign Aid




ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Economy: modify period used to calculate certain unemployment 
        rates and establish business incubators in economically-
        distressed, high-unemployment areas (see S. 2140), S1147 
        [29FE]




ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TAX RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACT

  Amendments
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, 
        S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. 
        Res. 746), H5525 [31JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 
        [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income (see 
        H.R. 6100, 6104), H4827 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]
      ------make permanent improvements to Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 6148), H5008 [18JY]
  Cloture motions
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
  Letters
      Bush administration tax cut extension: Main Street Alliance, 
        H5547 [1AU]
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen 
        (organization), S5323 [25JY]
      ------Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 
        [25JY]
  Motions
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 
        [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H4707 [10JY], 
        H4855, H4856-H4859 [12JY], H4914, H4915, H4917 [18JY], H5023, 
        H5025, H5073, H5074 [19JY], H5138, H5140, H5146 [24JY], H5210, 
        H5211 [25JY], E1290 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, 
        H5538, H5578-H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, H5689 [2AU], 
        H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585-H5594 [1AU], 
        E1390 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5592 [1AU], 
        H5783, H5784 [11SE], H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 
        [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], 
        H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and 
        adoption assistance programs, H68 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4117 [13JN], 
        S4798-S4800, S4804-S4806 [10JY], S4835-S4842, S4851, S4857, 
        S4885 [11JY], S4928, S4932, S4934 [12JY], S4991-S4995, S4998 
        [16JY], S5052, S5074, S5076-S5081 [17JY], S5102-S5103 [18JY], 
        S5178, S5198 [19JY], S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291-
        S5293 [24JY], S5324-S5327, S5330-S5339, S5345, S5349-S5353 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 
        [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 
        [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 
        [19JY], S5352-S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, S5442, S5445 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5265-S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275-S5288, S5291 [24JY], 
        S5321-S5347, S5349-S5352 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent, S5178 
        [19JY]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and 
        Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216-S5218 [19JY], S5355 
        [25JY]




ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Obama, President: importance of manufacturing jobs, H191 [31JA]




ECONOMIST (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Georgian Politics--Blood Feud, E1438 [3AU]
      Measuring the Impact of Regulation--The Rule of More--Rule-
        Making Is Being Made To Look More Beneficial Under Barack 
        Obama, H5236 [25JY]




ECONOMY  related term(s) Credit; Domestic policy; Homeless; Income
  Addresses
      FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155-H5157 [24JY]
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 
        [19MR], H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H404, H405, H406, H407, H408, H411, 
        H412 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H393 
        [2FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6212, H6214, H6216, 
        H6217, H6218 [20SE], H6237, H6239, H6240, H6242, H6243, H6245 
        [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, 
        H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5131 
        [23JY], H5251, H5252, H5253, H5259, H5260, H5265, H5266, 
        H5267, H5268, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5273, H5274, H5275, H5276, 
        H5277, H5278, H5280, H5282, H5283, H5284, H5286 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, 
        H5306 [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, 
        S1747, S1754, S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], 
        S1794, S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, 
        S1805, S1806, S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, 
        S1852, S1853, S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, 
        S1865, S1868, S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, 
        H1250, H1251, H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, 
        H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, 
        S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4825, S4827, S4828, S4829, S4830 [10JY], 
        S4884, S4885, S4896, S4897, S4898, S4899, S4900, S4912, S4914, 
        S4915 [11JY], S4960, S4961, S4962, S4963, S4964, S4965, S4966, 
        S4973, S4976, S4978 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139, S5140, 
        S5141 [18JY], S5224, S5231, S5232, S5236, S5237 [19JY], S5263 
        [23JY]
  Analyses
      Five Problems With Dynamic Scoring: Sarah Ayres, Center for 
        American Progress, H410 [2FE]
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 
        [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Buffett Tax Divides Americans, but Solves Nothing, S2289 [16AP]
      China Gets Jump on U.S. for Brazil's Oil--Two Export Pacts a 
        Coup for Beijing, S2194 [29MR]
      Cuba's Culture of Poverty Persists, E59 [23JA]
      Culture Does Matter, S5962 [2AU]
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
      Drill Baby Drill, Redux--Republicans' Tired Remedy for Rising 
        Gas Prices Won't Fix Anything, S1404 [6MR]
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, H2194 [26AP]
      Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Now, S3299 [21MY]
      Failure To Deliver Solutions to Postal Service's Problems, S2631 
        [24AP]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      House Republicans Tax Bill Leaves Some Military Families Behind, 
        H5543 [1AU]
      How the Fed Favors the 1%, E706 [7MY]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Jim Booth Committed to Economic Development, S1676 [14MR]
      Job Gains Reflect Hope a Recovery Is Blooming, H527 [7FE]
      Measuring the Impact of Regulation--The Rule of More--Rule-
        Making Is Being Made To Look More Beneficial Under Barack 
        Obama, H5236 [25JY]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Obama Issues Veto Threat on Bush Tax Cuts, S3747 [6JN]
      Occupy Wall Street . . . Next Stop, Athens?, E112 [1FE]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      PetroChina Produced More Oil Than Industry Giant Exxon Mobil in 
        2011, S2193 [29MR]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
      Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, 
        H5158-H5160 [24JY]
      Stimulus Spending Keeps Failing--If Austerity Is So Terrible, 
        How Come Germany and Sweden Have Done So Well?, S3213 [16MY]
      Stop Demagoguing Our Food Safety Net, E284 [29FE]
      That Comeback Trail for the Economy? Here, It's Littered With 
        Foreclosures, H672 [9FE]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      Three Views of the `Fiscal Cliff', S3393 [22MY]
      U.S. Corn Growers Farming in Hell as Midwest Heat Spreads, S4856 
        [11JY]
      Unfinished War, E1367 [31JY]
      What a Drag!, S2673 [25AP]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
      Would Repeal of Key Dodd-Frank Provision Really Save $22 
        Billion?, H2610 [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see S. 2214), S1847 
        [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 587), H1390 [19MR]
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]
      American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and 
        technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum 
        development (see S. 2369), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4720), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see S. 2228), 
        S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4039), H801 [15FE]
      Budget: allow taxpayers the opportunity to specify their choice 
        of Federal budget priorities (see S. 2260), S2242 [29MR]
      ------increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY] (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5893), 
        H3480 [5JN]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 5865), H3266 [30MY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the 
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset 
        Relief Program (see H.R. 6570), H6306 [12OC]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (see H. Res. 534), H373 
        [1FE]
      ------require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced 
        bills (see H.R. 4320), H1804 [29MR]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. Res. 
        746), H5525 [31JY]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy 
        efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage 
        modification pilot programs (see S. 2093), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]
      Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (see S. 
        3590), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6478), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 
        [7JN] (see H.R. 5910), H3660 [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: provide interest-free deferment on 
        unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see 
        H.R. 5895), H3480 [5JN]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see 
        H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]
      Dept. of Labor: require State workforce agencies and employers 
        to certify the active recruitment of Americans for job 
        placement prior to hiring H-2B nonimmigrant workers (see S. 
        2167), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4159), H1272 [7MR]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 
        6168), H5200 [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (see H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]
      ------transfer proceeds from the sale of Government stock in 
        General Motors Corp., to fund pension benefits for former 
        Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 
        6404), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study of economically 
        beneficial uses of rights-of-way associated with certain 
        highways (see H.R. 6541), H6276 [21SE]
      ------develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses 
        (see H.R. 4361), H1845 [16AP]
      ------make capital grants for certain freight rail economic 
        development projects (see H.R. 4272), H1641 [27MR]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]
      Detroit, MI: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and 
        temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for 
        certain new investments (see H.R. 6500), H6274 [21SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (see S. 2117), S850 [16FE]
      Employment: establish a youth summer employment program (see S. 
        3273), S3838 [7JN]
      ------make grants to States to hire and prevent layoffs of 
        teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        6561), H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      ------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see 
        H.R. 4297), H1803 [29MR]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs (see S. 2199), S1734 
        [15MR]
      ------streamline Federal job training system, steer training 
        dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish Pay for 
        Performance pilot program, and provide State access to 
        National Directory of New Hires (see S. 3599), S6546 [20SE]
      EPA: express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: address the concept of ``Too Big To 
        Fail'' through improved regulation and breaking up large banks 
        in order to prevent future Government bailouts (see H.R. 
        4963), H2206 [26AP]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 
        2231), S2001 [22MR]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (see S. 3048), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5714), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR] (see H.R. 
        4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see S. 2171), S1459 [7MR]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see S. 2247), 
        S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Government regulations: decrease effect on the economy that a 
        rule must have to be a major rule in order to increase the 
        number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of 
        disapproval procedure (see H.R. 6486), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (see H. Res. 738), 
        H5130 [23JY] (see H. Res. 741), H5290 [25JY]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4116), H1133 
        [1MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Homeless: urge public and private institutions to continue to 
        work to eliminate homelessness and recognize efforts of those 
        who work to assist the homeless (see H. Res. 806), H6300 [2OC]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 3513), S5977 [2AU]
      Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program 
        (see H.R. 5874), H3362 [31MY]
      ------provide for additional visas for certain entrepreneurs and 
        job creators (see H.R. 6210), H5326 [26JY]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty 
        threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of 
        the Census (see H.R. 6076), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National forests: improve employment and educational 
        opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with 
        Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and 
        providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 
        [14FE]
      National objectives: promote U.S. economic and energy security 
        through increased energy development and reduced regulatory 
        burdens (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (see S. 2252), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5727), H2645 
        [10MY]
      ------reform taxes, regulations, and workforce development 
        programs to increase employment in the manufacturing sector 
        and overall economy (see H.R. 6240), H5525 [31JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during 
        states of market shortage (see S. 3622), S6625 [21SE]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      ------impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a 
        tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient 
        vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare 
        reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]
      Real estate: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5008 [18JY]
      SBA: ensure treatment of Brevard County, FL, as a HUBZone (see 
        S. 2157), S1422 [6MR]
      ------establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (see S. 3174), S3129 [14MY]
      ------submit a National Small Business Index to Congress to 
        assess how policies provide incentives or impediments to small 
        business development (see S. 3200), S3280 [17MY]
      SEC: exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (see 
        H.R. 6161), H5078 [19JY]
      Senior citizens: provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights 
        (see S. 3621), S6625 [21SE]
      Small business: encourage exporting (see S. 3277), S3838 [7JN]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 793), H6232 [20SE]
      Social Security: extend solvency of the trust funds by 
        increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying 
        the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see S. 3533), 
        S6270 [12SE]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Tariff: create jobs and promote fair trade by increasing duties 
        on certain foreign goods imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 
        5920), H3660 [7JN]
      Taxation: allow an income disparity tax credit (see H.R. 4260), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      ------allow employers a refundable credit for increasing 
        employment (see H.R. 4167), H1303 [8MR]
      ------allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5077 [19JY]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------enact long-term tax policy and allow one year for citizens 
        to adjust and prepare for impact of any tax increases (see H. 
        Res. 805), H6277 [21SE]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (see S. 2033), S42 [23JA]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 
        [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income (see 
        H.R. 6100, 6104), H4827 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
      ------impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]
      ------permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax 
        increases (see H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2030 [26MR]
      ------provide for economic growth and personal financial liberty 
        (see H.R. 6225), H5327 [26JY]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 6487), H6274 [21SE]
      ------provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 6102), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 3903), H511 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]
      Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, 
        and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism 
        areas (see H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]
      Treaties and agreements: report on countries with which the U.S. 
        negotiates trade agreements, establish terms for future trade 
        agreements, and enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see S. 3347), S4674 [27JN]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      ------require participation in public service and engagement in 
        an active job search as conditions for receipt of extended 
        benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Urban areas: create jobs by attracting global investment to 
        economically distressed urban areas (see H.R. 6493), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Voluntary economic activity: permit (see S. 2269), S2242 [29MR]
  Cloture motions
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY], S5008 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Drew Liscum, E528 
        [16AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
  Letters
      Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE]
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Bring Jobs Home Act: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), S5183 [19JY]
      Bush administration tax cut extension: Jeffrey Hinz, S4928 
        [12JY]
      ------Main Street Alliance, H5547 [1AU]
      Characterization of President Obama's remarks concerning small 
        business: William H. Robbins, Earth Analytical Service, Inc., 
        S5179 [19JY]
      Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil 
        speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 
        [19MR]
      Economic climate for small businesses: Stephanie Rumford, 
        Rumford Industrial Group, E1539 [14SE]
      Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act: 
        Representative Lee, H139 [24JA]
      EPA analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions 
        that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, 
        jobs, and the economy: several public health and medical 
        organizations, H3818 [20JN]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Jack E. Herstein, North 
        American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718-
        S1720 [15MR]
      ------Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720-
        S1722 [15MR]
      ------Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1698, S1722 [15MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections: 
        Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and 
        Contractors, Inc., S5330 [25JY]
      ------Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen (organization), S5323 
        [25JY]
      ------Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 
        [25JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement: 
        Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations, H4152 [27JN]
      ------Kurt J. Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, 
        H4153 [27JN]
  Lists
      Reasons why small businesses are important, H4035 [26JN]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
      Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE], H938 [17FE]
  Motions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1418 
        [20MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H417 [2FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      Employment: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs 
        (H.R. 3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], 
        H549 [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5318 
        [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 
        [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4448 [25JN], S4627 [26JN], S4645 [27JN], 
        S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], S4936 
        [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S4885 [11JY], 
        S5072 [17JY], S5093 [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S2055 
        [27MR]
  Press releases
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: AFL-CIO, S1723 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      Accomack County, VA: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to 
        NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or 
        foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1411-H1419 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 
        587), H1405-H1410 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), motion to recommit, H1418 
        [20MR]
      ------require appraisal and payment of fair market value for a 
        parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      ------require independent appraisal of public land parcel next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed 
        restriction, H1416, H1417 [20MR]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]
      Appropriations: analysis of levels of unobligated funding 
        relative to request for additional funding, H71 [18JA]
      ------making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments 
        and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce 
        discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      ------require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in 
        Congress, H412, H413 [2FE]
      Automobile industry: stability of domestic manufacturers, H521 
        [7FE], H4690 [10JY]
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV, H3760 [19JN]
      Budget: deficit, H69, H70 [18JA], H86 [23JA], H229 [1FE], H585, 
        H589 [8FE], H711-H713, H723 [14FE], H935 [17FE], H1030 [29FE], 
        H1119 [1MR], H1295 [8MR], H1500 [22MR], H1639 [27MR], H1668, 
        H1680, H1692 [28MR], H2002 [19AP], H2057 [24AP], H2110, H2112 
        [25AP], H2198-H2200 [26AP], H2614 [10MY], H2703 [15MY], H2723 
        [16MY], H2818 [17MY], H3654-H3657 [7JN], H4025 [26JN], H4098, 
        H4104 [27JN], H4780 [11JY], H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], 
        H5754 [10SE], H6046 [14SE], H6236, H6258 [21SE], E23 [17JA], 
        E41 [18JA], E47 [19JA], E55 [23JA], E68 [24JA], E77 [25JA], 
        E93 [31JA], E108, E111 [1FE], E125 [2FE], E138 [3FE], E144 
        [6FE], E154 [7FE], E164 [8FE], E177 [9FE], E187 [14FE], E195 
        [15FE], E218 [16FE], E234 [17FE], E246 [27FE], E271 [28FE], 
        E283 [29FE], E303 [1MR], E311 [5MR], E323 [6MR], E330 [7MR], 
        E355 [8MR], E379 [19MR], E392 [20MR], E409 [21MR], E435 
        [22MR], E440 [26MR], E455 [27MR], E471 [28MR], E507 [29MR], 
        E527 [16AP], E549 [17AP], E573 [18AP], E601 [19AP], E646 
        [25AP], E670 [26AP], E701 [27AP], E712 [7MY], E730 [8MY], E776 
        [10MY], E794 [15MY], E906 [30MY], E976 [5JN], E998 [6JN], 
        E1017 [7JN], E1054 [18JN], E1078 [19JN], E1094 [20JN], E1125 
        [21JN], E1140 [26JN], E1157 [27JN], E1172 [28JN], E1198 
        [29JN], E1204 [9JY], E1220 [10JY], E1231 [11JY], E1244 [12JY], 
        E1262 [17JY], E1277 [18JY], E1288 [19JY], E1311 [24JY], E1324 
        [25JY], E1347 [26JY], E1433 [3AU], E1472 [11SE], E1566 [19SE], 
        E1595, E1647 [21SE]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, H1638 [27MR], H1670 
        [28MR], H1799-H1802 [29MR]
      ------reform entitlement programs, H806 [16FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4855 [12JY], H4918, H4920-H4926 [18JY], H5024 [19JY], H5208 
        [25JY], H5959 [13SE], H6160 [20SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      Buffalo, NY: tribute to economic renaissance, H5024 [19JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: ensure authorization of conduit 
        facilities for hydropower development under Federal 
        reclamation law shall not result in net job loss, H1189, H1190 
        [6MR]
      Burke, VA: tribute to Oaks Elementary School's 4th grade class 
        fundraiser, E108 [1FE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H5025 [19JY]
      ------advantages of foreign outsourcing, H4159 [28JN]
      ------bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H40 [18JA], 
        H121 [24JA], H5757 [10SE]
      ------consolidation of certain Government ecomonic development 
        entities into a single entity designed to support business and 
        industry, H42 [18JA]
      ------eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits 
        overseas, H718 [14FE]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 [11JY]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (H.R. 5865), H5830-H5835 [11SE]
      California: protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north 
        of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing 
        certain water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      Cape Cod, MA: anniversary of Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, E1030 
        [8JN]
      Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H807, H819 
        [16FE]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], H4614 
        [29JN]
      Carpinteria, CA: anniversary of Carpinteria Valley Chamber of 
        Commerce, E78 [25JA]
      CBO: add findings section addressing impact of Bush 
        administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 
        [2FE]
      ------establish website which features a calculator to allow 
        taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate 
        of projected contribution to or receipt from major 
        legislation, H411 [2FE]
      ------include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone 
        areas, H408-H410 [2FE]
      ------include income equality among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407, H408 [2FE]
      ------include interest rates among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407 [2FE]
      ------lower budgetary impact threshold to require a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H411, 
        H412 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H396-H419, H428 [2FE], E135 [3FE], 
        E175 [9FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H387-
        H395 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), motion to recommit, H417 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits and trust 
        funds, H417 [2FE]
      CFTC: funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations 
        and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5228 [25JY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP], H1929 [18AP]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (H.R. 494), H1668 
        [28MR]
      Climate: global warming, H4778 [11JY], H5017 [19JY]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H515 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H1969-
        H1975 [18AP], H2052-H2055 [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2145, H2146 
        [26AP]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      Corps of Engineers: approve permit for economic development in 
        Henry County, VA, H3489 [6JN]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H427-H430 [2FE], H522 [7FE], 
        H894-H897 [16FE]
      ------support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: include multi-year price decline 
        protections in the Agriculture Risk Coverage program, H4660 
        [9JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. 
        companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, 
        H2357 [8MY]
      ------Economic Development Administration and departmental 
        management salaries and expenses funding, H2369 [8MY]
      ------Economic Development Administration funding, H2364-H2368 
        [8MY]
      ------expand Economic Development Administration definition of 
        grants to include grants authorized by the Regional Innovation 
        Program, H2368 [8MY]
      ------produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on 
        enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting 
        foreign direct investments (H.R. 5910), H6047 [14SE], H6132-
        H6134 [19SE], H6257 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: Community College to Career Fund funding, 
        H733 [15FE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment 
        (H.R. 5801), E876 [18MY]
      Dept. of Energy: determine if impact analyses of EPA rules and 
        actions on energy prices are infeasible to conduct, requires 
        data that does not exist, or would generate unreliable or 
        useless results, H3924 [21JN]
      ------require Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to 
        conduct study on how to shield consumers from gasoline price 
        fluctuations and supply disruptions, H3922, H3923 [21JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: implement commercial pre-inspection 
        pilot program at Peace Bridge to expedite traffic at U.S.-
        Canada border, H4709 [10JY]
      ------reform EB-5 visa program, H799 [15FE]
      Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, 
        H4104-H4106 [27JN]
      ------increase portion of Community Development Block Grant 
        Program assistance that may be used to provide public 
        services, H4107 [27JN]
      ------National Affordable Housing Trust Fund funding, H4032 
        [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform 
        reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly 
        available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to 
        Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), 
        H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), 
        H1397 [20MR]
      Dept. of State: encourage Saudi Arabia to increase oil 
        production, H1094, H1095 [29FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current 
        and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing 
        competitiveness and economic and national security (H.R. 
        2011), H4792 [11JY], H4832, H4833 [12JY]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, H1276 
        [8MR]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], H6157, H6196-H6219 [20SE], H6236, 
        H6237, H6257 [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624-E1626, E1630, E1634, 
        E1635 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, 
        H3920 [21JN], H5179 [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: economic effects of Troubled Asset Relief 
        Program, H2314 [7MY]
      ------provide growth and stability funding for Detroit, MI (H.R. 
        4308), H1796 [29MR]
      ------repeal the Office of Financial Research, H2603 [10MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail 
        stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and 
        operational expenses, E515 [30MR]
      ------develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses 
        (H.R. 4361), E520 [16AP]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (H.R. 5976), H4037 [26JN], H4119 [27JN]
      ------Minority Business Resource Center funding, H4033-H4035 
        [26JN]
      ------Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
        funding, H4033-H4035 [26JN]
      ------submit report estimating the number of lost jobs, 
        fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by 
        new fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, H6214-H6216 
        [20SE]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4032, H4037, 
        H4038, H4040, H4041 [26JN], H4119 [27JN], E1239 [12JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 3710), H747, 
        H760 [15FE], H1186 [6MR], H1854 [17AP], H2620 [10MY], H3466 
        [5JN]
      Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: require the Energy Information 
        Administration to determine whether implementation of such Act 
        is projected to lower gas prices or create jobs within a 
        certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]
      Domestic policy: Federal Government control versus free 
        enterprise, H6257 [21SE]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4694 
        [10JY]
      ------revitalize the middle class, H3957 [21JN], H5855 [11SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Ecology and environment: promote economic recovery through green 
        jobs and infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      Education: funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      Employment: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004-H1006 
        [28FE]
      ------impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs on 
        jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------importance of job creation, H39, H45, H48, H57, H69, H70 
        [18JA], H93, H102 [23JA], H128 [24JA], H170 [25JA], H229, 
        H230, H362, H363, H365, H367 [1FE], H386 [2FE], H444, H445, 
        H460, H461 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H516, H521, H524-H529, H536 
        [7FE], H585, H589, H590, H629-H636 [8FE], H662, H670 [9FE], 
        H739 [15FE], H815, H816, H819, H896 [16FE], H957-H962 [27FE], 
        H975, H976, H977-H980 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1147 [5MR], 
        H1163, H1174, H1176 [6MR], H1220, H1221 [7MR], H1531 [22MR], 
        H1668, H1735 [28MR], H1924, H1966 [18AP], H2056 [24AP], H2073 
        [25AP], H2291 [7MY], H2572 [10MY], H2724 [16MY], H3408 [5JN], 
        H3602, H3613, H3658 [7JN], H3811, H3813 [20JN], H3984, H4023 
        [26JN], H4691, H4715, H4742 [10JY], H4793 [11JY], H5122 
        [23JY], H5645 [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H5774 [11SE], H5973 [13SE], 
        H6042, H6044, H6045 [14SE], E849 [18MY], E1468 [10SE]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, H578 [8FE], H1980 
        [19AP], H2458 [9MY]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America 
        agenda, H18 [17JA], H201-H207 [31JA], H554-H560 [7FE], H715-
        H722 [14FE], H1004, H1005 [28FE], H2116-H2121 [25AP]
      ------importance of service sector, E1627 [21SE]
      ------promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women 
        through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand 
        occupations (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      ------rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, H3149 
        [18MY]
      ------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system 
        (H.R. 4297), H6181 [20SE]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs, H119 [24JA]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs (H.R. 3400), H2111 
        [25AP]
      EPA: consider the impact on employment levels and economic 
        activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or 
        guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered 
        program, E1624 [21SE]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], 
        H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      ------impact of regulations on employment and job creation, 
        H1029 [29FE], H3664 [8JN]
      ------prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy, H3818 [20JN]
      ------require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (H.R. 6029), H5506, H5507 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      FDIC: repeal orderly liquidation authority to prevent failure of 
        large financial firms, H2610 [10MY]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      Financial Accounting Standards Board: proposed changes to 
        accounting standards, E342 [8MR]
      Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: release of report on causes 
        of U.S. financial and economic crisis, H41 [18JA]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review 
        authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]
      Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H976 [28FE], H1849 [17AP], 
        E284 [29FE]
      Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the 
        economy, H125 [24JA]
      ------U.S. deficit, H559 [7FE], H718, H719 [14FE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 4180), 
        H6223 [20SE]
      ------move the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the 
        Dept. of the Treasury, H2602 [10MY]
      ------reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219-
        H6224 [20SE]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5139, H5140, H5150-H5162 [24JY], 
        H5207, H5208, H5232 [25JY], H6222 [20SE], E1322, E1333 [25JY], 
        E1351, E1362 [31JY], E1437 [3AU]
      Georgia: impact of agriculture on State economy, E803 [15MY]
      Gingrich, Newt: campaign for nomination to be Republican Party 
        Presidential candidate and implementation of Republican Party 
        national agenda, H121 [24JA]
      ------characterization of remarks on number of individuals on 
        food stamps due to economic policies of the Obama 
        administration, H580 [8FE]
      ------characterization of remarks relative to number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]
      Government: role in everyday life, E1138 [26JN]
      Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering 
        requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5269, H5270 [25JY]
      ------clarify that definition of annual cost to the economy 
        includes expected change in business revenue, H5274 [25JY]
      ------exempt clean drinking water regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations to protect 
        consumers from any regulatory freeze, H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      ------exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]
      ------exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety 
        regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, 
        H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      ------exempt patent application process regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]
      ------exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
        implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, H5268 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from 
        any regulatory freeze, H5253-H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, 
        middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug 
        safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from 
        regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions 
        or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 
        [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from 
        regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme 
        weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for 
        gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]
      ------impact, H85 [23JA], H207-H213 [31JA], H581, H629 [8FE], 
        H739 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H959-H962 [27FE], H1013 [28FE], 
        H1021 [29FE], H1295 [8MR], H1651 [28MR], H1980 [19AP], H2079 
        [25AP], H4641-H4643 [29JN], H4855, H4856 [12JY], H4913, H4914, 
        H4915 [18JY], H5122-H5129 [23JY], H5134 [24JY], H5756, H5759, 
        H5760 [10SE], H6224-H6227 [20SE]
      ------impact on the energy sector, H1394 [20MR], H2193-H2197 
        [26AP], H3743 [19JN], H4691 [10JY]
      ------include existing Dept. of the Treasury rule on U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens in any regulatory freeze, H5286-H5289 
        [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      ------lower threshold at which significant regulatory action is 
        measured relative to the unemployment rate and the economy, 
        H5273, H5274 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H960, H961 [27FE], H5117, H5122-
        H5129 [23JY], H5134, H5138 [24JY], H5208, H5209, H5225-H5289 
        [25JY], H5296, H5307-H5320, H5323 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], E1335, 
        E1339, E1341 [26JY], E1356 [31JY], E1386 [1AU]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141-
        H5150 [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302-
        H5307 [26JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 4116), H5163 [24JY]
      ------require attorneys fees or costs be paid from 
        administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business 
        substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken 
        during regulatory freeze, H5270, H5271 [25JY]
      ------require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines 
        ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific 
        information, H5283, H5284 [25JY], E1339 [26JY]
      ------require publicly traded companies to disclose the number 
        of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]
      ------SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and 
        litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School for 
        participation in the Securities Industry and Financial Markets 
        Association (SIFMA) Foundation Stock Market Game ``Capitol 
        Hill Challenge'', E651 [25AP]
      History: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461, H470 
        [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H1237 [7MR], H1462 [21MR], 
        H4912 [18JY], H5856 [11SE]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, 
        E1022 [7JN]
      Intelligence services: protect U.S. intelligence and military 
        capability, defend certain sensitive information against 
        cybersecurity attack, and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      Jewish B2B Networking (organization): tribute, E995 [6JN]
      Kansas City, MO: tribute to Entrepreneur Day, E1135 [26JN]
      Medicare: reform, H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656-
        H1658, H1667, H1669-H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771-H1773, H1784-
        H1788 [29MR], H1863-H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], E502 [29MR], 
        E612 [23AP], E769 [10MY]
      Mexico: U.S. policy, H1814 [16AP]
      Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to 
        Elder Award nominees, E1374 [1AU]
      Nation of Islam (organization): reopening of Salaam Restaurant 
        in Chicago, IL, E1369 [1AU]
      National objectives: analysis of causes and potential remedies 
        of current economic recession, H560-H563 [7FE], H675, H676 
        [9FE], H808 [16FE], H5134 [24JY], H5981 [13SE]
      ------economic recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], H229, H230 
        [1FE], H470-H473 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H6048-H6051 [14SE], H6236 
        [21SE]
      ------modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive 
        and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and 
        regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], 
        H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      ------priority assignments, H31 [18JA], H670-H677 [9FE], H808 
        [16FE], H1530-H1533, H1535 [22MR], H1559-H1563 [26MR], H5854, 
        H5855, H5857 [11SE], E101 [31JA]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H108-H112 
        [23JA], E55 [23JA]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of jobs 
        report, H2666 [15MY]
      ------allegations of media bias in coverage of taxation of 
        millionaires, E111 [1FE]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, H4917, H4919 [18JY], H5013, H5020, H5025 [19JY], 
        H5645-H5647 [2AU], H5871 [12SE]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], H162, H170, 
        H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 [1FE], H588, 
        H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], H1221 [7MR], 
        H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      ------economic policies relative to stability of domestic 
        automobile manufacturers, H1547 [26MR]
      ------evaluation of administration, H699 [14FE], H1025 [29FE], 
        H1104 [1MR], H1921 [18AP], H3399-H3402 [1JN], H3918 [21JN], 
        H4073 [27JN], H5335 [31JY], H5985-H5988 [13SE], H6003, H6051-
        H6054 [14SE], H6235, H6265-H6271 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H39, H70-H73 [18JA], H121 
        [24JA], H390, H397, H398 [2FE], H445, H470 [3FE], H478 [6FE], 
        H896 [16FE], H905, H939-H942 [17FE], H1147 [5MR], H1294-H1297 
        [8MR], H1461 [21MR], H1649 [28MR], H2041 [24AP], H2198-H2200 
        [26AP], H2315 [7MY], H3407 [5JN], H3664 [8JN], H3709 [18JN], 
        H4677 [9JY], H4778 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H4913, H4914, H4915, 
        H4917 [18JY], H5634 [2AU], H5755, H5758, H5760 [10SE], H5852 
        [11SE], H6074 [19SE], E1030 [8JN]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H752 [15FE], H1026, H1027, 
        H1028, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], H1156, H1163 
        [6MR], H1211, H1221, H1222, H1264 [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], 
        H1376 [19MR], H1399 [20MR], H1525 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1583, 
        H1585 [27MR], H1645 [28MR], H1857, H1858, H1912 [17AP], H1969 
        [18AP], H2056-H2062 [24AP], H3179 [30MY], H3815, H3818 [20JN], 
        H5140 [24JY], H6265 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to general aviation 
        industry, H734 [15FE]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, H191 [31JA], H444 [3FE], 
        H1276 [8MR]
      ------State of the Union Message, H162, H163, H170 [25JA], H386 
        [2FE], H588 [8FE]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]
      Orange, TX: anniversary of Greater Orange Area Chamber of 
        Commerce, E388 [20MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      ------impact, H1378-H1384 [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, 
        H1400 [20MR], H1436, H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 
        [21MR], H1524 [22MR], H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 
        [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1859 [17AP], H1924 [18AP], H3586 [7JN], 
        H3797-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H4664, H4673-H4677 
        [9JY], H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, H4785, H4813-H4816 
        [11JY], H4897-H4900 [17JY], H5139, H5188-H5191 [24JY], H5209 
        [25JY], E404 [21MR], E418 [22MR], E464 [28MR], E1383 [1AU]
      ------impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE], 
        H633 [8FE]
      ------gasoline price levels, H951 [27FE], H974 [28FE], H1026, 
        H1027, H1028, H1029, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], 
        H1156, H1163, H1164 [6MR], H1211, H1220, H1221, H1222, H1264 
        [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H1559 [26MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1857, H1858 [17AP], H1969 [18AP], H2059 
        [24AP], H2194-H2197 [26AP], H3820 [20JN]
      ------impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 [6MR], 
        H1395 [20MR], H2060 [24AP]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        H5929 [13SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 592), E393 [20MR]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], 
        H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 
        [13SE]
      ------emancipate the poor by urging empowerment and self-
        reliance, H378 [2FE]
      Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy 
        independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition 
        to a clean energy economy, H3399 [1JN]
      ------establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for 
        the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 
        1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, H1029 [29FE]
      ------national energy policy, H130 [24JA], H174-H177 [25JA], 
        H215 [31JA], H362, H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 
        [9FE], H951, H957, H958 [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 
        [29FE], H1156 [6MR], H1220, H1222 [7MR], H1297 [8MR], H2058, 
        H2059 [24AP], H2194-H2197 [26AP], H2796-H2800 [16MY], H3817 
        [20JN], H3958 [21JN], H5749 [10SE], H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      ------prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they 
        forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire 
        U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      ------require estimates of economic impact, including job 
        losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      Public debt: impact on job creation and economy, H5754-H5760 
        [10SE]
      Reagan, Ronald: evaluation of economic policies, H3407 [5JN]
      Religion: role of tenets of faith in establishing policies to 
        provide social services and welfare programs, H224 [1FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H33, H42 [18JA], H121, H144 
        [24JA], H516 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H975 [28FE], H1220, H1221 
        [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], H3692, H3693 [8JN], H4692 
        [10JY], H5533 [1AU], H5686, H5687, H5688, H5689 [2AU], H5752-
        H5754 [10SE], H6050 [14SE], H6235, H6258-H6265 [21SE], E15 
        [13JA]
      Rumford Industrial Group: tribute, E1539 [14SE]
      Saakashvili, Mikheil: U.S. visit by Georgian President, E285 
        [29FE]
      SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the 
        term ``held of record'' should be changed to mean beneficial 
        owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
      ------delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit 
        analysis of regulations until certification that such 
        requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect 
        investors and the financial system, H5282, H5283 [25JY]
      ------establish new filing fees to discourage frivolous filings, 
        H1259 [7MR]
      ------exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 
        [8MR]
      ------prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance 
        on climate change, H5280-H5282 [25JY]
      ------provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      ------report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      ------study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, 
        H1280 [8MR]
      ------study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      Securities: require brokers underwriting initial public 
        offerings for emerging growth companies be held to strict 
        liability for publicly released research and that certain 
        communications be filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257, H1261 
        [7MR]
      Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for 
        inflation, H1249, H1250 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), H906 [17FE], H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], H1214, 
        H1215, H1217, H1219, H1236-H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277-H1289 
        [8MR], H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], E381 
        [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586-H1593 
        [27MR], E517 [30MR], E536 [16AP]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222-H1231 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, 
        H1250, H1251 [7MR], H5278, H5279 [25JY]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1257-H1259 [7MR]
      ------promote job growth, H3391 [1JN]
      ------raise limit of expensing for purchase of products made in 
        America, H5595 [1AU]
      ------require that companies not be considered emerging growth 
        companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-
        convertible debt over the prior three years, H1251, H1252 
        [7MR]
      ------stimulate growth through accelerating Federal payments, 
        reducing paperwork, improving access to loans and tax credits, 
        and increasing investment expensing, E1229 [11JY]
      South Carolina: formation of joint technology initiative between 
        Savannah River National Laboratory and University of South 
        Carolina to build new technology-based businesses and create 
        jobs, H1813 [16AP]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (H.R. 6151), 
        E1286 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3391 [1JN], H3657 
        [7JN], H4707 [10JY], H4855, H4856-H4859 [12JY], H4914, H4915, 
        H4917 [18JY], H5023, H5025, H5073, H5074 [19JY], H5138, H5140, 
        H5146 [24JY], H5210, H5211 [25JY], H5855 [11SE], E1290 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, 
        H5538, H5578-H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, H5689 [2AU], 
        H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585-H5594 [1AU], 
        E1390 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5592 [1AU], 
        H5783, H5784 [11SE], H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 
        [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], 
        H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      ------history and development of U.S. tax system, H2253 [27AP]
      ------impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H400, H401, H403 
        [2FE], H661 [9FE], H4098 [27JN]
      ------impact of cuts, H398 [2FE]
      ------increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires, H895 
        [16FE], H5981, H5984 [13SE]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical 
        devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
      ------provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5670 [2AU]
      ------raise expensing limitation for small businesses to 
        purchase products made in America, H5596 [1AU]
      ------rates, H1266 [7MR], H2620 [10MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, H816 [16FE], 
        H1911 [17AP], H1968 [18AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (H.R. 3903), H522 
        [7FE], H1985 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H1853, 
        H1854, H1857 [17AP], H2015-H2017 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]
      Telecommunications: importance of economic investment, E1272 
        [18JY]
      Tobyhanna, PA: anniversary of Tobyhanna Army Depot, E1097 
        [20JN], E1108, E1128 [21JN]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H55 [18JA], H122, H142 [24JA], H229 [1FE], H519 
        [7FE], H590, H591, H592, H616-H623 [8FE], H659 [9FE], H709-
        H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907-H912, H921, H923, H926 [17FE], 
        H3582 [7JN], E101 [31JA], E159 [8FE], E278 [29FE]
      ------provide additional emergency unemployment compensation 
        (H.R. 589), H138 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H732 [15FE]
      ------rate among college graduates, H5755 [10SE]
      ------rates, H478 [6FE], H1219 [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], 
        H4780 [11JY], H5755 [10SE]
      ------require all money withdrawn from States' unemployment 
        funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment 
        compensation, H356-H361 [1FE]
      Virgin Islands: economic impact of closure of HOVENSA L.L.C., 
        oil refinery, H98, H102 [23JA]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 [19JN], 
        H4068 [27JN], H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE], E549 [17AP]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5644-H5647, H5654, 
        H5656 [2AU], H5927 [13SE]
      Winona, MN: anniversary of Winona Area Chamber of Commerce, 
        H3588 [7JN]
      Yarmouth, MA: anniversary of Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce, E1699 
        [16OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: economic impact of ethanol production, S5828 [1AU], 
        S6326 [13SE]
      ------express that proposed agricultural legislation not 
        manipulate prices or intefere with the free economy, S4280 
        [19JN]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing, S4171, S4196 [14JN]
      Alcoa Inc.: tribute, S560 [13FE]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY], S4434 [25JN]
      Automobile industry: impact of Government bailout, S3892 [11JN]
      ------stability of domestic manufacturers, S1064 [28FE], S1174 
        [1MR], S2132, S2133 [28MR], S2217 [29MR], S2383 [17AP], S3419 
        [22MY]
      Budget: deficit, S65 [24JA], S368 [7FE], S546-S549, S551-S554 
        [13FE], S589, S591-S593, S600-S603 [14FE], S682-S685 [15FE], 
        S810, S822, S824, S830 [16FE], S882 [17FE], S1659 [14MR], 
        S2562 [23AP], S2679 [25AP], S2747-S2750 [26AP], S3113-S3116 
        [14MY], S3143 [15MY], S3204, S3217, S3218, S3219, S3222 
        [16MY], S3745, S3756-S3758, S3800 [6JN], S3945 [12JN], S4134 
        [13JN], S4191, S4193 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S4655, S4660 
        [27JN], S4931 [12JY], S5067 [17JY], S5124 [18JY], S5448 
        [26JY], S6030 [10SE], S6083-S6085 [11SE], S6308 [13SE], S6400, 
        S6409 [19SE], S6478 [20SE]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, S3114 [14MY], S3144 
        [15MY], S3191, S3193, S3219 [16MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S590, S591 [14FE], S685 
        [15FE], S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5117, S5119 [18JY], S5173, S5174, S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], 
        S5413 [25JY], S6293, S6296 [13SE], S6412 [19SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (S. 3228), S3740 
        [6JN]
      Business and industry: economic role of small business, S5101 
        [18JY], S5809 [1AU]
      ------impact of deregulation of the financial sector, S4658 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------impact of tax rates and government regulations on decision 
        to outsource jobs to foreign countries, S4991 [16JY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4284, S4286 
        [19JN]
      Climate: impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, S237 [1FE], S2068-S2070 [27MR], 
        S2536-S2538 [19AP], S2992 [9MY]
      Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of 
        report entitled ``Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report 
        on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Dayton, OH: tribute to hosting of NCAA men's basketball 
        tournament first round games, S1919 [21MR]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA], 
        S3812-S3816 [7JN], S6023, S6025 [10SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Federal milk marketing order program 
        reform, S4268 [19JN]
      ------include multi-year price decline protections in the 
        Agriculture Risk Coverage program, S4358 [20JN]
      ------permanently establish the Office of Tribal Relations, 
        S4266 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: economic impact of the budget sequester 
        established by the Budget Control Act upon the defense 
        industry, S3757 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27-S31 
        [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      Domestic policy: Federal Government control versus free 
        enterprise, S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S4434 [25JN], S6326-
        S6329 [13SE]
      ------impact of free enterprise system on charitable giving, 
        S3063 [10MY]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4658 
        [27JN], S5123 [18JY], S5449 [26JY], S6083-S6085 [11SE]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, S3765 [6JN]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (S. 2117), S852 [16FE]
      Electric power: impact of global warming on increasing national 
        and global electrical needs, S6306 [13SE]
      Employment: create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 
        [19SE]
      ------importance of job creation, S14 [23JA], S332, S337 [6FE], 
        S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S1568 [12MR], S1642 [14MR], S1705 
        [15MR], S2203 [29MR], S3110 [14MY], S3823 [7JN], S3959 [12JN], 
        S4112 [13JN], S4194 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S6477 [20SE]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, S283-S285 [2FE], S823 
        [16FE], S3123 [14MY], S4814 [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, S3620 [24MY]
      ------impact of regulations, S5460-S5462 [26JY]
      Ethiopia: U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities, S1673 [14MR], S1695 [15MR]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (S. 
        2231), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (S. 3048), S5921-S5923 [2AU]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management, S4181 [14JN]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]
      Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S561 [13FE], S824 [16FE], S1608 
        [13MR]
      Frederick County, MD: anniversary of Frederick County Chamber of 
        Commerce, S1456 [7MR]
      FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 
        [2AU]
      ------reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3247, 
        S3248 [17MY]
      General Motors Corp.: anniversary of Chevrolet Cruze automobile, 
        S6097 [11SE]
      Government regulations: impact, S2676-S2679 [25AP], S2948-S2950 
        [8MY], S3823 [7JN], S4113, S4118 [13JN], S4168 [14JN], S4318 
        [20JN], S4922 [12JY], S6477 [20SE]
      ------impact on the energy sector, S3697 [5JN], S4333 [20JN]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), S5689 [30JY], S5691 [31JY]
      ------temporarily suspend certain regulations (S. 1538), S140 
        [30JA]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], 
        S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Health: release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      History: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S404 [9FE], 
        S4111 [13JN], S5448 [26JY], S6590-S6592 [21SE]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (S. 3513), S5987 [2AU]
      International economic relations: promote economic recovery 
        through reduction in government spending and taxes, S4434 
        [25JN]
      Lansing, MI: anniversary of Lansing Regional Chamber of 
        Commerce, S848 [16FE]
      Las Vegas, NV: recognize importance of the hotel, gaming, and 
        convention industries on economy of the city, S2462 [18AP]
      Medicare: reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], 
        S6032, S6046 [10SE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (S. 3453), S5491 [26JY]
      Motor vehicles: domestic sourcing of auto supply parts, S1175 
        [1MR]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], S824 
        [16FE], S3419 [22MY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S57-S59, S62 [24JA], 
        S332 [6FE], S368 [7FE], S2804 [26AP], S3110-S3113 [14MY], 
        S4134 [13JN], S4193, S4196 [14JN], S4602-S4604 [26JN], S4649, 
        S4653-S4658 [27JN], S4870-S4872 [11JY], S5107 [18JY], S5652-
        S5654 [30JY], S5806, S5826-S5828 [1AU], S6029-S6032 [10SE], 
        S6243 [12SE], S6480, S6492, S6505-S6507, S6510 [20SE]
      ------invest in innovation through research and development and 
        improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 [17MY], 
        S3760 [6JN]
      ------priority assignments, S831 [16FE], S3392 [22MY], S3745 
        [6JN], S3959 [12JN], S4628 [26JN], S4659 [27JN], S5100 [18JY]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (S. 2252), S2483 [18AP]
      Natural gas: price levels, S1438-S1440 [7MR]
      New Hampshire: importance of travel and tourism, S6329 [13SE]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------characterization of remarks concerning small business, 
        S5178 [19JY], S5344 [25JY]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      ------evaluation of administration, S315 [2FE], S402 [9FE], 
        S880-S882 [17FE], S2298 [16AP], S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 
        [9MY], S3052 [10MY], S3460 [23MY], S4314 [20JN], S4986-S4988 
        [16JY], S5052-S5054, S5074, S5076-S5081 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of administration relative to constitutional 
        role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-S97 [26JA]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S52, S53, S56, S61 
        [24JA], S140 [30JA], S177, S180 [31JA], S550 [13FE], S898 
        [17FE], S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S1567 [12MR], S2560 [23AP], 
        S3298-S3300 [21MY], S3390, S3392 [22MY], S3671 [4JN], S3746 
        [6JN], S3931, S3932 [12JN], S4110-S4114 [13JN], S4189-S4192 
        [14JN], S4224 [18JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4794 [10JY], S4922, 
        S4939 [12JY], S5101 [18JY], S5170, S5184 [19JY], S5241-S5243 
        [23JY], S5281, S5284 [24JY], S5693 [31JY], S5808, S5829 [1AU], 
        S5902 [2AU], S6308, S6322 [13SE], S6411-S6413 [19SE], S6476-
        S6482, S6509 [20SE], S6592-S6595 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1064, S1068-S1072 [28FE], 
        S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1182, S1187 [1MR], S1381 [5MR], S1403-
        S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436 [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1642 [14MR], 
        S1836 [20MR], S2023-S2026 [26MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, S2460 
        [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665, S2676-S2679 [25AP], S2948-S2950 
        [8MY], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945 [12JN], S4288, S4293 
        [19JN], S6480, S6481 [20SE]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], 
        S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      ------formation of foreign trade laws enforcement panel, S561 
        [13FE]
      ------State of the Union Message, S82 [26JA]
      Oceans: impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S6494, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        S1769-S1773 [19MR]
      ------impact, S1821 [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], 
        S1956-S1963, S1988-S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], 
        S2160-S2163 [28MR], S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S3114 
        [14MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-S4810 [10JY], 
        S4857, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-S5447 [26JY], S5692-
        S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE], S6586-S6589 [21SE]
      ------impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4856-S4858 [11JY]
      Petroleum: decrease dependence on oil from foreign sources 
        hostile to U.S. interests and recognize employment impact of 
        increased access to Canadian energy resources, S367 [7FE]
      ------economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 [27FE], 
        S1182 [1MR]
      ------gasoline price levels, S810 [16FE], S1064, S1068-S1072 
        [28FE], S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1174, S1181-S1183, S1187 [1MR], 
        S1381 [5MR], S1403-S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436, S1438-S1440 
        [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1662 [14MR], S2023, S2026 [26MR], S2046, 
        S2050, S2059-S2062, S2070 [27MR], S2116, S2132-S2135, S2137, 
        S2141 [28MR], S2192, S2193, S2215 [29MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, 
        S2460 [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665 [25AP], S5130 [18JY]
      ------impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 
        [19MR], S2018-S2020 [26MR], S2134, S2140 [28MR], S2217 [29MR]
      ------make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S1142 
        [29FE]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (S. Res. 
        481), S3737 [5JN]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6393, S6395, S6421 [19SE], S6497 [20SE], S6590 [21SE]
      Postal Service: contract with an independent organization to 
        conduct a study on community impact of closure or 
        consolidation of postal facilities, S2466 [18AP]
      ------determine impact of certain postal facility closures or 
        consolidations on small business, S2689 [25AP]
      ------impact of closure of post offices and facilities, S3260 
        [17MY]
      ------require certification by State Governor that closure or 
        consolidation of postal facilities will not harm community or 
        disrupt commerce, S2466 [18AP]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, S2215 [29MR]
      ------national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], 
        S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707-
        S1709 [15MR], S2059-S2062, S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2134, S2154-
        S2157 [28MR], S2192-S2197, S2216 [29MR], S3952-S3954 [12JN], 
        S4185 [14JN], S4659 [27JN], S4879 [11JY], S5721 [31JY], S6307 
        [13SE]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      Real estate: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (S. 2162), S1425 [6MR]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S233 [1FE], S3669, S3671 
        [4JN], S3812-S3816 [7JN], S4109 [13JN], S6039 [10SE]
      Romney, Mitt: remarks on role of culture on prosperity during 
        trip to Israel, S5962 [2AU]
      SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (S. 3174), S3131 [14MY]
      ------extend and reauthorize certain programs, S4876-S4879 
        [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      ------extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain 
        eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/
        504 Loan Program, S4876 [11JY]
      SEC: determine if the term ``held of record'' should include 
        beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR], 
        S1973 [22MR]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S1642 [14MR], 
        S3052 [10MY]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], 
        S1583-S1586 [13MR], S1667-S1671, S1673-S1675 [14MR], S1686-
        S1696, S1698-S1700, S1705, S1714-S1729 [15MR], S1764-S1768, 
        S1776-S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822-S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837-
        S1842 [20MR], S1875, S1877-S1879, S1883-S1890, S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957, S1963, S1966-S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229-
        S2231 [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1568, S1569 [12MR], 
        S1585 [13MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (S. 1933), S1455 [7MR]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Social Security: extend solvency of the trust funds by 
        increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying 
        the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (S. 1213), S61 
        [24JA], S90 [26JA], S663 [15FE], S3115 [14MY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]
      Taxation: adjust gasoline tax rates with inflation, S1448-S1450 
        [7MR], S4690 [28JN]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (S. 2075), S389 
        [7FE], S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 [19JY]
      ------create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such 
        jobs overseas, S284 [2FE]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (S. 2033), S45 [23JA]
      ------express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase 
        that will cripple families on fixed income and only further 
        push back America's economic recovery, S5939 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S3746, S3757 [6JN], 
        S3804 [7JN], S4117 [13JN], S4405 [21JN], S4798-S4800, S4804-
        S4806 [10JY], S4835-S4842, S4851, S4857, S4885 [11JY], S4928, 
        S4932, S4934 [12JY], S4991-S4995, S4998 [16JY], S5052, S5074, 
        S5076-S5081 [17JY], S5102-S5103 [18JY], S5178, S5198 [19JY], 
        S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291-
        S5293 [24JY], S5324-S5327, S5330-S5339, S5345, S5349-S5353 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 
        [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 
        [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 
        [19JY], S5352-S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, S5442, S5445 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5265-S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275-S5288, S5291 [24JY], 
        S5321-S5347, S5349-S5352 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]
      ------extend renewable energy production tax credit, S674-S678 
        [15FE]
      ------extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 
        [12MR], S1599 [13MR]
      ------impose special tax to finance war, S4406 [21JN]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S2036 [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S4884-S4886 
        [11JY], S4919-S4928, S4930-S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4448 [25JN], S4765 
        [29JN], S4784 [9JY], S4793, S4795, S4804-S4806, S4812 [10JY], 
        S4835-S4846, S4851, S4852, S4872-S4884 [11JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), unanimous-consent request, S4836, S4885, 
        S4886 [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S4791 [9JY], 
        S4793 [10JY], S5022 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072-S5074 [17JY], S5093-S5100, S5105, S5109-S5111, 
        S5114, S5130 [18JY], S5169, S5170, S5175, S5178, S5180-S5186, 
        S5188-S5190 [19JY], S5328, S5346 [25JY]
      ------provide permanent extension of tax relief and repeal 
        estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5102 [18JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, S3218 [16MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2059), S263 
        [1FE], S319 [2FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S2007 
        [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2055 [27MR], S5287 [24JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2115, S2117 [28MR], S2223 [29MR], S2287-S2305, 
        S2308-S2311, S2313, S2314 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2521 [19AP]
      Transportation: use of Social Security, Medicare, and other 
        trust funds to fund the Highway Trust Fund, S4690 [28JN]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], 
        S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, S368 [7FE], S891 [17FE]
      ------rates, S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S823 [16FE], S1888 [21MR], 
        S4623 [26JN], S6508 [20SE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      Water: infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 
        [19JY]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5339, S5340 [25JY], 
        S5454-S5457 [26JY], S5835 [1AU], S5956, S5966 [2AU]
  Reports
      Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Executive Office of the 
        President (excerpt), S4293 [19JN]
      Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation--
        Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House), H5231 [25JY]
      Telecom Sector Leads the Way in Domestic Economic Investments: 
        Progressive Policy Institute, E1272 [18JY]
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive 
        Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]
  Reports filed
      Accomack County, VA, Land Parcel Next to NASA Wallops Flight 
        Facility Deed Restriction Removal: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2087) (H. Rept. 112-369), H77 [18JA]
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5865) (H. Rept. 112-659), H5764 
        [10SE]
      BLM Federal Land Conveyance to Yerington, NV: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 112-525), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3409) (H. Rept. 112-670), H5999 [13SE]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 2087, Remove Deed Restriction From a 
        Parcel of Land in Accomack County, VA, Next to NASA Wallops 
        Flight Facility: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. 
        Rept. 112-415), H1390 [19MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 
        [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, 
        Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        534) (H. Rept. 112-383), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112-
        623), H5290 [25JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Federal Reserve Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 112-607), H4906 
        [17JY]
      Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6029) (H. Rept. 112-
        610), H5077 [19JY]
      Gasoline Regulations Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 4471) (H. Rept. 112-519), H3577 [6JN]
      Improve CFTC Consideration of Costs and Benefits of Regulations 
        and Orders: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. 
        Rept. 112-482), H2811 [16MY]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112-406), H1209 [6MR]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        3582) (H. Rept. 112-377), H218 [31JA]
      Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H5130 [23JY]
      Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H2266 [27AP]
      Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
        Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. 
        Rept. 112-406), H1133 [1MR]
      Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or 
        Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1838) (H. Rept. 112-476), H2662 [11MY]
      Sequestration Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget (House) 
        (H.R. 5872) (H. Rept. 112-577), H4683 [9JY]
      Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112-345), H639 [8FE]
      U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 6194) (H. Rept. 112-679), H6150 [19SE]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), 
        S6545 [20SE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]
  Statements
      Business Tax Reform: Executive Office of the President, H1225 
        [7MR]
      Economic Justice: Alex Lesser and Josh Fixler, Religious Action 
        Center for Reform Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism, E101 
        [31JA]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H1237 [7MR]
      ------Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 [22MR]
  Summaries
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
  Surveys
      Economic State of Small Business: American Sustainable Business 
        Council, Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority 
        (organization), H5239 [25JY]
  Tables
      Direct spending legislation--Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        allocation for resolution changes, H5627 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and 
        H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H387 [2FE]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business 
        Startups Act, H1222 [7MR]
      H. Res. 587, consideration of H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction 
        from a parcel of land in Accomack County, VA, next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility, H1405 [20MR]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act, H5302 [26JY]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and 
        Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment 
        and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, H6165 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]
      H.R. 459, Federal Reserve Transparency Act, H5150 [24JY]
      H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction from a parcel of land in 
        Accomack County, VA, next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415 [20MR]
      H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act, H6204-H6211 [20SE]
      H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H404 [2FE]
      H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1245-H1249 
        [7MR]
      H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation 
        Act, H5244-H5251 [25JY]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 5865, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, H5830 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 5872, Sequestration Transparency Act, H4920 [18JY]
      H.R. 5910, Global Investment in American Jobs Act, H6132 [19SE]
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement 
        Act, H5506 [31JY]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]
      S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, S2032 [26MR]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216-S5218 [19JY], S5355 
        [25JY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3453, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S5492 [26JY]
      S. Res. 481, U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and overall 
        bilateral relationship anniversary celebration, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 589, Small Business Saturday, S6635, S6684 [21SE]




ECOWATCH (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1564 [19SE]




ECUADOR, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign policy: condemn repression of democracy and human 
        rights, express concern on lack of counternarcotics 
        cooperation and relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal 
        of trade preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
  Letters
      Ecuadorian human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation: Carlos R. Lange, Sociedad Ecuatoriana 
        del Exterior (organization), E1652 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Foreign policy: human rights violations, democracy efforts, and 
        drug trafficking situation, E1651 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Freedom of the press: condemn efforts to suppress, S2914 [7MY], 
        S5963 [2AU]




ED KEATING CENTER, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1575 [20SE]




EDELIN, NATASCHA DIXON

  Remarks in House
      LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for 
        Community Caregivers Award recipients, E1726 [26OC]




EDEN PRAIRIE, MN

  Remarks in House
      Eden Prairie High School: tribute to boys' swimming and diving 
        team, H1144 [5MR]
      Guetzke, Kenneth: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, H170 [25JA]




EDENFIELD, PAUL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2603 [23AP], S2659 [24AP]




EDENS, JASON K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E846 [18MY]




EDGELEY, ND

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S3512 [23MY]




EDINA, MN

  Remarks in House
      Roehl, Jackie: Education Minnesota (organization) Minnesota 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2303 [7MY]




EDS WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce: Business of the Year 
        award recipient, E175 [9FE]




EDUCATION  related term(s) Colleges and Universities
  Addresses
      Fund for American Studies Congressional Scholarship Award 
        Dinner: Senator Alexander, S5206 [19JY]
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 
        631), H2154 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H988, H989, 
        H990, H991 [28FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Closing a Chapter--Mary Leahy Ends Career at Adult Basic 
        Education, S3075 [10MY]
      Dave and Wendy Banks Teach Villagers During Peace Corps 
        Experience, E293 [1MR]
      Dems Wait by Phone for Obama, S3390 [22MY]
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      Family & Children's Place Has Money for Big Center, S904 [17FE]
      From the Archives--Colvin '78 Reflects on Yale Career, S1183 
        [1MR]
      Highlands Center for Autism, S2597 [23AP]
      Kentucky Academy Tops the Chart--Newsweek Ranks Kentucky Academy 
        as America's Top High School, S3679 [4JN]
      Midway College President Dr. William B. Drake, Jr., S843 [16FE]
      Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]
      To Pay Off Loans, Grads Put Off Marriage, Children, S2672 [25AP]
      What a Drag!, S2673 [25AP]
      Why Malala Inspires Us, E1695 [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      Adult education: increase access to provide for economic growth 
        (see S. 2117), S850 [16FE]
      American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and 
        technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum 
        development (see S. 2369), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4720), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: provide for employment of additional instructor 
        for Junior ROTC units in which a large percentage of the 
        student population is enrolled (see H.R. 6471), H6231 [20SE]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see S. 
        3418), S5257 [23JY]
      Army: clarify authority to correct erroneous Army College Fund 
        benefit amounts (see H.R. 6123), H4863 [12JY]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational 
        seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of 
        personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the 
        U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H4862 
        [12JY]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 364), S208 [31JA] (see H. 
        Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Children and youth: authorize a national toll-free hotline and 
        website to develop and disseminate child care consumer 
        education information to help parents access child care in 
        their community (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE]
      ------provide children in foster care with school stability and 
        equal access to educational opportunities (see H.R. 5868), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      ------provide educational stability for children in foster care 
        (see H.R. 5876), H3362 [31MY]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H158 [24JA]
      Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: terminate (see H.R. 
        6321), H5706 [2AU]
      Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 452), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Colleges and universities: increase civil penalties for 
        institutions of higher education that fail to comply with 
        campus security disclosure and campus crime statistics 
        policies (see S. 2285), S2324 [16AP]
      ------increase transparency and reduce students' burdens related 
        to transferring credits between institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
        in certain financial aid programs from including predispute 
        arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see S. 3557), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide students with information from the BLS 
        Occupational Employment Statistics Program and Occupational 
        Outlook Handbook (see H.R. 6458), H6231 [20SE]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 
        2280), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 6273), H5704 [2AU]
      ------require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure 
        and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to 
        receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 3474), S5870 
        [1AU]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S2496 [18AP] 
        (see H.R. 4390), H1977 [18AP]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish 
        (see H.R. 6505), H6274 [21SE]
      Community service: authorize national elementary and secondary 
        service-learning program that promotes student academic 
        achievement (see H.R. 5436), H2318 [7MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see S. 3227), S3516 [23MY]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      ------amend Impact Aid Program to extend eligibility for 
        emergency and modernization grants to local educational 
        agencies in which a certain percentage of land is federally 
        owned (see H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]
      ------assure comparability of opportunity for educationally 
        disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5933), H3698 [8JN]
      ------authorize grants to prepare and train principals on 
        effective core competencies and in instructional leadership 
        skills (see H.R. 6376), H5859 [11SE]
      ------award grants for science, technology, engineering, and 
        math education programs (see H.R. 4366), H1914 [17AP]
      ------award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal 
        college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income 
        students (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR] (see H.R. 4207), H1390 
        [19MR]
      ------award grants to States that enact laws making school 
        attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 6434), 
        H6150 [19SE]
      ------encourage effective teachers and innovative education 
        programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
      ------establish a ``Grow Your Own Teacher'' program (see H.R. 
        6230), H5331 [30JY]
      ------establish an alternative accountability model for 
        elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress 
        (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]
      ------establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and 
        secondary schools (see H.R. 6284), H5704 [2AU]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------establish national program for arts and technology (see S. 
        2263), S2242 [29MR]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA] (see S. 2343), S2655 
        [24AP] (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP] (see S. 2834), S2927 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA] (see H.R. 4628), H2123 (see H.R. 
        4816), H2126 [25AP] (see H.R. 5812), H3102 [17MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (see H. Res. 631), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------increase percentage of Federal education tax dollars spent 
        in classrooms (see H.R. 3775), H26 [17JA]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S208 [31JA]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 563), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect college students from deceptive practices and 
        high-pressure sales by institutions, provide a waiting period 
        for enrollment decisions, and standardize and elevate 
        disclosures (see S. 3550), S6340 [13SE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see 
        H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]
      ------provide States and local educational agencies with 
        flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 
        5546), H2441 [8MY]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]
      ------require States receiving Higher Education Act assistance 
        to charge in-State tuition at public institutions to 
        dependents of certain active duty personnel residing in such 
        State (see H.R. 5834), H3161 [18MY]
      ------reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans 
        (see S. 3266), S3781 [6JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H1740 [28MR]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]
      ------award competitive grants to public and private entities to 
        provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and 
        their parents (see S. 2185), S1576 [12MR]
      ------establish a demonstration program to facilitate physician 
        reentry into clinical practice to provide required primary 
        health services (see H.R. 5888), H3404 [1JN]
      ------establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (see S. 2119), S850 [16FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see S. 3407), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6155), H5077 
        [19JY]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia 
        (see S. 3396), S5133 [18JY]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see S. 3345), 
        S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see S. 2192, 2192), S1733 [15MR]
      ------provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at-
        risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy and 
        provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in 
        such programs (see H.R. 4034), H801 [15FE]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 
        [16MY]
      ------permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted 
        in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility 
        (see H.R. 5843), H3162 [18MY]
      ------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise 
        suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 5957), H3733 [18JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3732 [18JN]
      ------provide certain immigration benefits for aliens with 
        advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (see S. 3185), S3174 [15MY]
      ------provide protection for certain Federal employees relative 
        to implementation of certain immigration policies regarding 
        the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6069), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 
        3328), S4417 [21JN]
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a study on the feasibility of creating 
        pilot programs to evaluate reforming Federal job training 
        programs for long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 6568), 
        H6302 [5OC]
      ------establish a competitive grant program for community 
        colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 4261), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      ------establish a pilot program to have community business 
        leaders mentor Armed Forces members under the Transition 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 5712), H2644 [10MY]
      ------minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see S. 
        3297), S4203 [14JN]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members (see S. 2246), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4051), H900 
        [16FE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye 
        Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see 
        H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]
      ------hold in trust for the benefit of federally recognized 
        Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa Indian School land and 
        improvements (see H.R. 3878), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H901 [16FE]
      ------eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and 
        entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 4140), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H900 [16FE]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]
      ------improve provision of work-study allowances for individuals 
        pursuing rehabilitation, education, or training programs (see 
        S. 3503), S5977 [2AU]
      ------improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by 
        providing assistance for certain training programs that are 
        considered less than full-time (see H.R. 6577), H6312 [19OC]
      ------make permanent the authority to provide work-study 
        allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving 
        educational assistance (see H.R. 4300), H1803 [29MR]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      ------provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in 
        science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 
        3488), S5977 [2AU]
      ------provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for 
        educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see 
        S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]
      ------reauthorize Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education (see 
        S. 3282), S3900 [11JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S4460 [25JN]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), 
        S1540 [8MR]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see S. 3325), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5996), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: amend (see H.R. 6556), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]
      Diseases: provide research and education on triple-negative 
        breast cancer (see H.R. 6417), H6060 [14SE]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and 
        encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 
        796), H6232 [20SE]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 
        493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 [26JY] (see H. 
        Res. 753), H5629 [1AU]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see S. 3578), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      ------remove mandated testing provisions (see H.R. 5654), H2565 
        [9MY]
      Employment: create a social services grant program to provide 
        workforce development opportunities and training to people 
        with barriers to employment under the Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6427), H6060 [14SE]
      ------make grants to States to hire and prevent layoffs of 
        teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        6561), H6284 [25SE]
      ------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see 
        H.R. 4297), H1803 [29MR]
      ------streamline Federal job training system, steer training 
        dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish Pay for 
        Performance pilot program, and provide State access to 
        National Directory of New Hires (see S. 3599), S6546 [20SE]
      EPA: establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon levels 
        in public schools (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR] 
        (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal aid programs: increase Pell Grants for the children of 
        fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      FEMA: provide guidance to and coordination with local 
        educational agencies and school districts that are at high 
        risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      Financial institutions: require holders of student loans to 
        apply prepayment ammounts to loans with the highest rates of 
        interest (see H.R. 6510), H6275 [21SE]
      ------specify that courses offered by lenders for their own 
        employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or continuing 
        education requirements of mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 
        6158), H5077 [19JY]
      Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial 
        institutions and small businesses to provide continuing 
        financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees 
        (see H.R. 4394), H1977 [18AP]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 633), H2126 [25AP]
      Foreign policy: authorize domestic dissemination of information 
        and material about the U.S. intended primarily for foreign 
        audiences (see H.R. 5736), H2645 [10MY]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 647), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      Hamilton College: anniversary (see S. Res. 478), S3729 [5JN]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H5077 [19JY]
      Health care professionals: reform graduate medical education 
        payments (see S. 3201), S3280 [17MY]
      Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force: establish (see 
        H.R. 6557), H6276 [21SE]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (see H. Res. 562), H965 
        [27FE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-
        term residents who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 
        3823), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 5869), H3266 [30MY]
      ------enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file 
        Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification 
        petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools 
        from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]
      ------permit certain alien elementary and secondary school 
        students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens 
        reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
        providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      International Water Safety Day: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 658), H2714 [15MY]
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2646 [10MY]
      Medicare: improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease 
        (see S. 2163), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 6011), H3975 [21JN]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see S. 2097), S494 
        [9FE]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      Medicare/Medicaid: implement prescriber education programs and 
        establish requirements for administration of antipsychotics to 
        residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 
        [20SE]
      Minorities: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (see H. Res. 721), H4655 
        [29JN]
      ------increase participation of historically underrepresented 
        demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 3475), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR] (see H. Res. 560), H944 [17FE]
      National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 425), S2496 
        [18AP]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU] (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 530), 
        S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]
      National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see H. Res. 626), 
        H2031 [19AP]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide 
        funding (see H.R. 3915), H567 [7FE]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Chess Day: designate (see S. Res. 539), S5871 [1AU]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        510), S4637 [26JN]
      National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 565), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National forests: improve employment and educational 
        opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with 
        Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and 
        providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 
        [14FE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 367), S323 
        [2FE]
      National objectives: ensure students and taxpayers receive full 
        value of their education investments (see H.R. 6407), H6000 
        [13SE]
      ------reform taxes, regulations, and workforce development 
        programs to increase employment in the manufacturing sector 
        and overall economy (see H.R. 6240), H5525 [31JY]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (see S. Res. 570), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 444), S2824 [26AP]
      National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 781), H6000 
        [13SE]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 [12SE]
      National Public Higher Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        384), S1147 [29FE]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        530), S5487 [26JY]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]
      National Robotics Week: designate (see H. Res. 598), H1641 
        [27MR]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE] (see H. Res. 525), H158 [24JA]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: support goals 
        and ideals (see H. Res. 782), H6000 [13SE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2320 [7MY]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Young Audiences Week: designate (see H. Res. 574), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher 
        educational opportunities (see S. 3504), S5977 [2AU]
      ------reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing 
        vitality of Native American languages (see S. 3546), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6399), H5999 [13SE]
      New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International 
        Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 2203), S1790 
        [19MR]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      ------tribute to establishment of Federal interagency 
        neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), H158 [24JA]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign (see H.R. 5894), H3480 [5JN]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        495), S4238 [18JN]
      Power resources: enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on 
        Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5201 
        [24JY]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2268 [27AP]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 5684), H2566 [9MY]
      Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 382), S1147 
        [29FE]
      ------observance (see H. Res. 602), H1805 [29MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN] (see H. Res. 689), H3733 
        [18JN]
      Research Corp. for Science Advancement: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        550), H802 [15FE]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H2645 [10MY]
      Rice University: anniversary (see S. Res. 512), S4674 [27JN]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      Rural areas: authorize a competitive grant program to implement 
        and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (see H.R. 5732, 
        5732), H2645 [10MY]
      ------improve housing for educators, public safety officers, and 
        medical providers, and their households (see S. 3278), S3838 
        [7JN]
      SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (see S. 3174), S3129 [14MY]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial education (see S. 3214), S3422 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 5944), H3699 [8JN]
      Schools: help close the gaps in principal preparation and 
        provide new principals with the support and tools they need to 
        meet the complex challenges of school leadership (see H.R. 
        4113), H1100 [29FE]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (see S. 3582), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        6447), H6230 [20SE]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Senior citizens: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud 
        targeting seniors and increase public awareness of the impact 
        and educate the public on how to identify such fraud (see H.R. 
        4846), H2204 [26AP]
      Small business: provide for grants to small business development 
        centers (see H.R. 6237), H5524 [31JY]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see S. Res. 508), 
        S4636 [26JN] (see H. Res. 701), H3981 [25JN]
      States: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see 
        H.R. 3793), H78 [18JA]
      ------support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (see S. 2098), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 4061), H901 [16FE]
      Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 526), 
        S5304 [24JY] (see H. Res. 800), H6232 [20SE]
      Student loans: provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood 
        educators (see S. 2181), S1540 [8MR]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1303 [8MR]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
      Tariff: educational toys or devices (see S. 2561), S2923 [7MY]
      ------electronic drawing toys, electronic games, or educational 
        toys cases or containers (see S. 2562), S2923 [7MY] (see S. 
        3045), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5489), H2319 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary 
        and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 4075), H943 [17FE]
      ------allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to 
        provide need-based college scholarships (see S. 2287), S2392 
        [17AP] (see H.R. 4349), H1845 [16AP]
      ------allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a 
        program of study in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 6325), H5706 [2AU]
      ------allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for tuition 
        for elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 
        5932), H3698 [8JN]
      ------allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to access 
        tax-exempt financing for alternative private student loans 
        (see H.R. 6209), H5326 [26JY]
      ------exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an 
        employee's student loans (see H.R. 5129), H2270 [27AP]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------expand deductions allowed for education-related expenses 
        and extend the American opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 
        5878), H3362 [31MY]
      ------extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see 
        S. 3267), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 6522), H6275 [21SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
      ------extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
        secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3998), H692 [9FE]
      ------extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
        secondary school teachers and allow such deduction for home 
        school expenses (see H.R. 5963), H3806 [19JN]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        3865), H374 [1FE] (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 6013), H3975 
        [21JN]
      ------increase income limitations for student loan interest 
        deduction (see H.R. 6010), H3975 [21JN]
      ------increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell 
        education savings accounts (see H.R. 6115), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      ------make permanent improvements to Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 6148), H5008 [18JY]
      ------provide a credit for early childhood education 
        professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses 
        to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for 
        dependent care services (see S. 2180), S1540 [8MR]
      ------provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see 
        S. 3466), S5870 [1AU]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for certain expenses of 
        applying to graduate school (see H.R. 6565), H6297 [28SE]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for education and training 
        expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the 
        number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 6084), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S5977 
        [2AU]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      Teen Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 573), S6546 
        [20SE]
      Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job 
        training program or completing degree or certificate work 
        remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see S. 
        2095), S494 [9FE]
      University of New Mexico: establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
        (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) Center (see 
        S. 2082), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4008), H692 [9FE]
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary (see S. 
        Res. 414), S2243 [29MR]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H439 [2FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]
      ------require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S3630 [24MY] (see S. 3353), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 
        4115), H1100 [29FE] (see H.R. 6008), H3974 [21JN]
      Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 436), S2731 
        [25AP]
      Women: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN] (see H. 
        Res. 694), H3914 [20JN] (see H. Res. 700), H3975 [21JN]
  Biographies
      Adams, Charles G., H1375 [19MR]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program: Benjamin Alcaraz, E770 [10MY]
      ------Estella Navarrette, E770 [10MY]
      ------Kimberly Hua, E772 [10MY]
      ------Patrick Martinez, E772 [10MY]
  Cloture motions
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
  Essays
      My American Appreciation: Anna Stout, E991 [6JN]
      Role of the Farm in a Healthy Diet: Andrea Ledgerwood, S2815 
        [26AP]
      ------Travis Koester, S2815 [26AP]
      State of the Union: Alden Fletcher, S155 [30JA]
      ------Dahlia Somers, S157 [30JA]
      ------Emma Hamilton, S156 [30JA]
      ------Erin Clauss, S155 [30JA]
      ------Giovanina Mier, S157 [30JA]
      ------Hannah Apfelbaum, S154 [30JA]
      ------Jack Du Pre, S156 [30JA]
      ------Jennifer Sikorski, S59 [24JA]
      ------Julienne DeVita, S155 [30JA]
      ------Karolina Sowulewska, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kate Raszka, S124 [26JA]
      ------Katie Leavitt, S156 [30JA]
      ------Kayleigh Ehler-Vock, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kidder Spillane, S158 [30JA]
      ------Monica Allard, S123 [26JA]
      ------Theophila Lee, S157 [30JA]
      ------Travis K. Reed, S157 [30JA]
      ------Yamuna Dahal, S155 [30JA]
      ------Zach Holman, S156 [30JA]
      Washington, DC: Callie Effler, E992 [6JN]
      ------Chloe Atchley, E992 [6JN]
      ------Madison Jacobs, E992 [6JN]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, E688 
        [27AP]
      ------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and 
        Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory 
        Committee, E688 [27AP]
      ------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent 
        Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
      ------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools 
        Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
      Breath of Fresh Air Act: Nancy Sander, Allergy & Asthma Network 
        Mothers of Asthmatics (organization), E1425 [3AU]
      Congress Week: Leigh McWhite, Congressional Papers Roundtable 
        (organization) and Sheryl B. Vogt, Association of Centers for 
        the Study of Congress, S6422 [19SE]
      Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain 
        long-term resident alien students: several Representatives, 
        H5015 [19JY]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Impact of NCAA academic progress rate standards implementation: 
        Connecticut congressional delegation, S2482 [18AP]
      Importance of education: Colin T. Mays, E356 [8MR]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: Debra S. Daniels, Joliet Junior 
        College, H2237 [27AP]
      ------James Gaffney, Lewis University, H2237 [27AP]
      ------Mary Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H2237 
        [27AP]
      ------Senators McConnell and Kyl and Representatives Boehner and 
        Cantor, S3696 [5JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, 
        American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, H2241 
        [27AP]
      ------Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        H2241 [27AP]
      ------Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242 
        [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239 
        [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health 
        Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County 
        and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act: Jeremiah W. 
        Nixon, Governor of Missouri and Robert F. McDonnell, Governor 
        of Virginia, National Governors Association, H985 [28FE]
      ------Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H986 
        [28FE]
      ------Richard P. Salmi, Spring Hill College, E296 [1MR]
      Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act: Mario Parker-
        Milligan, S2951 [8MY]
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act: Aaron 
        Smith, Young Invincibles (organization), S3427 [22MY]
      ------Amy Rosen, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Debra W. Stewart, Council of Graduate Schools, S3428 
        [22MY]
      ------Edward L. Davis, DECA, Inc., S3427 [22MY]
      ------Jack E. Kosakowski, Junior Achievement USA (organization), 
        S3428 [22MY]
      ------Kent Schescke, Future Farmers of America (organization), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Michael Simmons, Empact (organization), S3426 [22MY]
      ------Scott Gerber, Young Entrepreneur Council, S3427 [22MY]
      ------Tim Williamson, Idea Village (organization), S3426 [22MY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, S4858 
        [11JY]
      Vets4Warriors Program funding: several veterans organizations, 
        H5049 [19JY]
  Lists
      American Council on Education members, H986 [28FE], H2237 [27AP]
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., summer interns, 
        E1374 [1AU]
      Indiana Youth Essay Contest winners, S2815 [26AP]
      New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, 
        E133 [3FE]
      Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, S5301 [24JY]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day attendees and family 
        members or guardians on the Senate floor, S2799 [26AP]
      Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E921 
        [31MY]
      United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar Initiative 
        participants, E1151 [27JN]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
  Motions
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2246 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2799 [26AP], S3158 [15MY]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H995 [28FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H352 [1FE]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
  Pledge
      Girl Scout motto, S1501 [8MR]
  Poems
      ``Battle Cry, a Call to Action,'' Dona J. Cassel, E1224 [11JY]
  Press releases
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
  Proclamations
      Dr. Felicia Moss Mayfield Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E32 [18JA]
      Dr. Thomas Smith and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., High School 
        Civic Leadership Students Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E906 [30MY]
      Georgia Piedmont Technical College Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E614 [23AP]
      Mrs. Karen L. Macon Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E905 [30MY]
      Mrs. Loretta J. Maloy Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E903 [30MY]
      Ms. Shundra Y. Nephew Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E616 [23AP]
      Tribute to Jacqueline C. Allen: Representative Moore, E1537 
        [14SE]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN], E980 [5JN], E1492 
        [12SE], E1622 [21SE], E1667 [28SE]
      Abington, PA: tribute to South Abington Elementary School Paws 
        for Peace initiative, E831 [17MY]
      Achievable Dream (organization): anniversary of Achievable Dream 
        Tennis Ball, E1595 [21SE]
      AID: broadcasting of television show ``Sesame Street'' in 
        Palestine funding, H130 [24JA]
      Allen, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women 
        Educators: anniversary, E1620 [21SE]
      Altoona, PA: anniversary of Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High 
        School, E1596 [21SE]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1606, E1618, E1621, E1636, 
        E1640, E1642 [21SE]
      Amherst Ballet Theatre Co.: anniversary, E34 [18JA]
      Anderson, Dan: Missouri Association of Secondary School 
        Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, E1556 [19SE]
      Anderson, Tea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Anghel, Denis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E744 [9MY]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (H.R. 3886), E123 [2FE]
      Annandale, NJ: anniversary of North Hunterdon High School first 
        graduating class of 1952, E1400 [3AU]
      Aragon, Audrey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E640 [25AP]
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]
      Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Asian Pacific State Employees Association: tribute to 
        scholarship fund, E636 [24AP]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Congress 
        to Campus program, H4697 [10JY]
      Atlanta, GA: tribute to Georgia Aquarium, E1583 [21SE]
      Auburn, WA: Camelot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E1092 [20JN]
      Aurora, IL: anniversary of Illinois Mathematics and Science 
        Academy, H1980 [19AP]
      Avila, Jose: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E816 [16MY]
      Azama, Yo: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 
        National Language Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1170 
        [28JN]
      Bailey, NC: Southern Nash High School Air Force Junior ROTC 
        recipient of Distinguished Unit of Merit award, E652 [25AP]
      Baker, David: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Ballantyne, Brooke: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E647 [25AP]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (H.R. 2028), E1226 [11JY]
      Batiste, Bailey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E641 [25AP]
      Baugus, Jeffery A.: Santa Rosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E253 [27FE]
      BEACON for Adult Literacy (organization): tribute to volunteers, 
        E950 [1JN]
      Beckwith, Frank: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E526 [16AP]
      Bedford, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E865 [18MY]
      Berrien Community Foundation: anniversary, E1424 [3AU]
      Bienvenidos (organization): anniversary, E1607 [21SE]
      Big Brothers Big Sisters (organization): anniversary of Santa 
        Cruz, CA, chapter, E1025 [8JN]
      Birmingham, AL: tribute to visit by Michelle Obama to Camp Noah 
        at McAlpine Recreation Area, E1329 [25JY]
      Blancas, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Block, Francine: Bucks County, PA, Women's History Month Award 
        recipient, E506 [29MR]
      Bloomington, CA: dedication of Joe Baca Middle School, H5537 
        [1AU]
      Blue-Norton, Elizabeth: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E742 [9MY]
      Bolivar County, MS: tribute to Bolivar County Head Start 
        Program, E511 [29MR]
      Bonner, David: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H4608 [29JN]
      Borg, Holly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for California, E161 [8FE]
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, H3274 [31MY]
      Bronx Community College: anniversary of Hall of Fame race, E685 
        [27AP]
      Brookhaven, PA: Coebourn Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H2332 [8MY]
      Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Sheriff's Office 
        Anti-Bullying Initiative, E121 [2FE]
      Brown, Bridget: National Down Syndrome Society Self-Advocate of 
        the Year Champion of Change Award recipient, H1165 [6MR]
      Brown, Shari: National Center for Family Literacy Toyota Teacher 
        of the Year Award recipient, E462 [28MR]
      Brownsboro, TX: Chandler Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1569 [19SE]
      Bruce, Mallisyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E857 [18MY]
      Buckey, John: Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' 
        Association Bertram H. Holland High School Principal of the 
        Year award recipient, E1457 [10SE]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      ------ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      Bullard, TX: tribute to Brook Hill School, E119 [2FE]
      Burbank, CA: John Burroughs High School Junior State of America 
        Chapter National Civic Impact Award recipient, E1107 [21JN]
      Burke, VA: tribute to Oaks Elementary School's 4th grade class 
        fundraiser, E108 [1FE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H5025 [19JY]
      Calderon, Miguel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Cantonment, FL: tribute to J.M. Tate High School mock trial 
        team, E525 [16AP]
      Cantor-Gutierrez, Reyna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H807, H819 
        [16FE]
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]
      Carruthers, Emily: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E737 [9MY]
      Castaneda-Romero, Nalene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (H. Res. 523), H122 [24JA], H225 [1FE]
      Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment, and Veterans 
        Employment: tribute to Helmets to Hardhats program to provide 
        veterans with training and employment opportunities in the 
        construction industry, H1643 [28MR]
      Chaminade University: tribute to Leadership Alliance membership, 
        E1331 [25JY]
      Charles Drew University: tribute to graduates, E964 [1JN]
      Charter schools: anniversary of establishment, H4810 [11JY]
      Chavez, Alicia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award, E469 [28MR]
      Chavez, Darlene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E668 [26AP]
      Chester County, PA: anniversary of ARC of Chester County, E423 
        [22MR]
      Chicago, IL: Academy for Global Citizenship recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E914 [31MY]
      ------anniversary of Center on Halsted, H1859 [17AP]
      ------anniversary of Solomon Schechter Day School of 
        Metropolitan Chicago, E1708 [19OC]
      ------tribute to Hurley Elementary School Science Bowl Team for 
        participation in the National Science Bowl, E764 [10MY]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2453 
        [9MY]
      ------provide educational stability for children in foster care 
        (H.R. 5876), H3275 [31MY]
      ------require States to take certain additional steps to assist 
        foster children in making the transition to independent 
        living, H3275 [31MY]
      Cisneros, Jacob: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Clark, Austin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E644 [25AP]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of City Club of Cleveland, E731 [8MY]
      ------anniversary of West Tech High School, E1264 [17JY]
      Clinton, SC: tribute to Bell Street Middle School Science 
        Olympiad team, H1024 [29FE]
      Colby College: anniversary, E1568 [19SE]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H515 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H1969-
        H1975 [18AP], H2052-H2055 [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2145, H2146 
        [26AP]
      ------affordability, H1435 [21MR]
      ------anniversary of land grant college program, H3398 [1JN]
      ------efforts of for-profit colleges and universities to recruit 
        active-duty military personnel and veterans, H2824 [17MY]
      ------impact of Government regulations on research, H5205 [25JY]
      ------Obama administration proposals to make higher education 
        more affordable, H1138 [5MR]
      ------provide student loan borrowers with basic consumer 
        protections, H815 [16FE]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (H.R. 1048), H3809 
        [20JN]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education, H5531 
        [1AU]
      ------student loans and financial aid programs funding, H68 
        [18JA]
      Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        E1381 [1AU]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H719, H720 [14FE], H733 
        [15FE]
      Compton, Catherine: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, 
        E303 [1MR]
      Compton, Jennifer: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, 
        E303 [1MR]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: tribute to summer 
        interns, E1374 [1AU]
      Coppell, TX: Mockingbird Elementary School recipient of 
        Character Education Partnership (organization) National School 
        of Character award, E1715 [23OC]
      Cormier, Aaron: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E472 [28MR]
      Corning, NY: Rockwell Museum of Western Art accreditation by the 
        American Association of Museums, E1081 [19JN]
      Cortland, NY: Cortland Junior Senior High School students 
        winners of NASA Space Settlement Contest, E1221 [10JY]
      Coulson, Samuel: Broadcom Corp., Math, Applied Science, 
        Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program 
        finalist, E1523 [13SE]
      Crafton Hills College: anniversary, E486 [29MR]
      Creal Springs, IL: anniversary of Creal Springs School, E847 
        [18MY]
      Cruz, Terri: Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives 
        (publication) Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, E565 
        [18AP]
      Cumberland, MD: Bel Air Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H3108 [18MY]
      Curiel, Frank: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Curran, Elizabeth (Libby): People (publication) Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E1697 [12OC]
      Damariscotta, ME: tribute to Coastal Kids Preschool, E621 [24AP]
      Dassow, Chevelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      Davis, Alvin A.: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E659 [26AP]
      De Weerd, Kayla: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Iowa, E775 [10MY]
      DeCraene, Peter: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1170 [28JN]
      DeLaCerda, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E669 [26AP]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William 
        County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth 
        Oratorical Contest participants, E324 [6MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school 
        lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks, 
        E803 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: establish National Language Service Corps, 
        H3033 [17MY]
      ------include industry-recognized certifications in pilot 
        program on veterans' receipt of civilian credentialing for 
        military occupational specialty skills, H2823 [17MY], H3129 
        [18MY]
      ------prohibit funding for Armed Services Vocational Aptitude 
        Battery testing programs, H5036, H5037 [19JY]
      ------reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic 
        priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]
      ------Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4980, H4981 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: allow promulgation of rules or regulations 
        defining the term ``credit hour'', H991 [28FE]
      ------allow States to regulate credit-hour and clock-hour 
        programs, H989 [28FE]
      ------authorize grants to prepare and train principals on 
        effective core competencies and in instructional leadership 
        skills (H.R. 6376), E1473 [11SE]
      ------award grants for science, technology, engineering, and 
        math education programs (H.R. 4366), E595 [19AP]
      ------Community College to Career Fund funding, H733 [15FE]
      ------develop a plan to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in 
        financial aid programs, H991, H992 [28FE], E330 [7MR]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), E687 [27AP]
      ------establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and 
        secondary schools (H.R. 6284), E1425 [3AU]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 6390), H6004 
        [14SE]
      ------establish State review process for student complaints on 
        institutions, H988, H989 [28FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, H1851 [17AP], H1923, H1924 [18AP], H2451 
        [9MY], H2724 [16MY], H2825 [17MY], H3408 [5JN], H3488 [6JN], 
        H3586, H3587, H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3664, H3692 [8JN], H3736, 
        H3743 [19JN], H3811, H3812 [20JN], H3947, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023, H4024 [26JN], H4078, H4079, H4120 [27JN], H4612, H4613, 
        H4619, H4620, H4626, H4636, H4637 [29JN], E613 [23AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H974 [28FE], H1813 [16AP], H1854, 
        H1898 [17AP], H1969-H1975 [18AP], H2052-H2056 [24AP], H2075, 
        H2117-H2120 [25AP], H2143, H2145, H2146 [26AP], H2244, H2258 
        [27AP], H2336 [8MY], H2721 [16MY], H3108 [18MY], H3398 [1JN], 
        H3817 [20JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2079, H2080, H2081, H2117-H2120 
        [25AP], H2214, H2228, H2252, H2258, H2262-H2264 [27AP], H2336, 
        H2337 [8MY], H2457, H2458 [9MY], H2572 [10MY], H3279, H3280, 
        H3281 [31MY], H3365, H3366 [1JN], E676 [26AP], E705 [7MY], 
        E721, E733 [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), 
        H2147-H2156 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), motion to recommit, H2246, H2250 
        [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2256-H2262 [27AP], H2340-H2344 
        [8MY], H3280 [31MY], H3817, H3821 [20JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 5812), H2825 [17MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), H2335 [8MY], H3392, H3393 [1JN]
      ------extension of reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, H4830 [12JY]
      ------freeze income-based student loan repayment plan, H5146 
        [24JY]
      ------freeze interest rates on subsidized student loans, H738 
        [15FE], H1795 [29MR]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H980-H997 
        [28FE], E273 [28FE], E296 [1MR], E330 [7MR]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), consideration 
        (H. Res. 563), H976-H980 [28FE]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), motion to 
        recommit, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------protect students from higher education costs and increased 
        student loan interest rates, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------provide grants to State educational agencies and 
        institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and 
        secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment 
        (H.R. 5801), E876 [18MY]
      ------reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship 
        Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), E71 
        [25JA]
      ------report on extent to which certain high-need students are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers-in-training who 
        have been deemed ``highly qualified'', E1710 [19OC]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (H.R. 4286), H2081 [25AP], E465 [28MR]
      ------retain State authorization requirements for institutions 
        with below-average graduation and annual completion rates, and 
        above-average loan default rates, H990 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for science programs in 
        contravention of Dept. of Energy Organization Act, H3455-H3457 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (H.R. 6400), E1524 [13SE]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      ------increase flexibility for implementation of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility (H.R. 5843), H4014, H4015 
        [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      ------tribute to U.S. Border Patrol Academy graduating class, 
        E589 [19AP]
      ------U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services immigrant 
        integration grants funding, H3546 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade 
        Program funding, H2496-H2498 [9MY]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), 
        H1397 [20MR]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (H.R. 3795), H45 [18JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes 
        to School Program, H731 [15FE]
      ------Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5817-H5821 [11SE]
      ------improve certain laws relative to employment and training 
        of veterans (H.R. 2433), H3270 [31MY]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (H.R. 6101), H4787 [11JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]
      ------submit to Congress annual reports on the Post-9/11 
        Educational Assistance Program, H5428 [31JY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1389 [2AU], E1641 [21SE], 
        E1665 [28SE]
      Devil Pups, Inc.: tribute, E1309 [24JY]
      Diaz, Yethzell: University of California, Santa Cruz, Gabriel 
        Zimmerman Scholarship Fund award recipient, E652 [25AP]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), 
        E1735 [6NO]
      ------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (H.R. 2505), E48 [19JA], E1648 
        [21SE]
      ------increase diabetes awareness and prevention, E181 [13FE]
      Domestic policy: reduce the costs of higher education, H523 
        [7FE]
      Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: World Affairs Council of 
        St. Louis International Humanitarian of the Year Award 
        recipient, E987 [6JN]
      Dorsey, Christopher: Jazz Museum of Florida, Inc., ``Jazzonian'' 
        Excellence in Jazz Education Award recipient, E846 [18MY]
      Down Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, H1524 [22MR]
      Dubuque, IA: St. Columbkille Elementary School recipient of 
        Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E91 [31JA]
      Dunn, Kristen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E866 [18MY]
      Earth Day Coalition of Cleveland, OH: tribute to Earthfest, E650 
        [25AP]
      East Texas Baptist University: anniversary, E241 [27FE]
      Easthampton, MA: tribute to Easthampton High School for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E122 [2FE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 
        [11JY]
      ------modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive 
        and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and 
        regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], 
        H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      Ed Keating Center, Inc.: tribute, E1575 [20SE]
      El Paso, TX: Douglas Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1622 [21SE]
      ------El Paso Independent School District recipient of 
        ChildObesity 180 (organization) Active Schools Acceleration 
        Project School Programs Regional award, E1048 [15JN]
      ------Mission Early College High School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1651 [21SE]
      Eldersburg, MD: Oklahoma Road Middle School School recipient of 
        Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H3108 [18MY]
      Elizabeth, NJ: Union County Vocational-Technical High School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1587 [21SE]
      Employment: encourage job training programs, H6004 [14SE]
      ------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system 
        (H.R. 4297), H6181 [20SE]
      English language: declare as national language of U.S., H1151 
        [5MR]
      ------reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform 
        English language rule for naturalization, and avoid 
        misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (H.R. 
        997), H714 [14FE]
      Enriquez, Amelito: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E624 
        [24AP]
      Erickson, Scott: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High 
        School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E534 [16AP]
      Estes, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E863 [18MY]
      Estrada, Tanya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1014 [7JN]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to In Hope Freedom Rings Foundation 
        scholarship recipients, E112 [1FE]
      ------tribute to public school math and science teachers 
        participating in Sally Ride Science Academy in San Diego, CA, 
        E322 [6MR]
      Fairport, NY: Martha Brown Middle School named to National Forum 
        To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1070 [19JN]
      Farmingdale State College: anniversary, E437 [26MR]
      ------tribute to Green Building Institute, E437 [26MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H3366 [1JN], 
        H4661-H4663 [9JY], H5026 [19JY]
      Federal aid programs: Pell Grants funding, H983, H985 [28FE]
      Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board: 
        anniversary, E1204 [9JY]
      First Book (organization): anniversary, E858 [18MY], E1440 [3AU]
      Florida: tribute to America's Young Heroes award recipients, 
        E546 [17AP]
      Fond du Lac, WI: tribute to Fond du Lac School District, E862 
        [18MY]
      For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology 
        (FIRST) (organization): tribute, E199 [15FE]
      Fort Walton Beach, FL: anniversary of Camp Walton School, E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------anniversary of Choctawhatchee High School, E1650 [21SE]
      Fortune Society: tribute, E111 [1FE]
      Fremont, CA: Hopkins Junior High School winner of Dept. of 
        Energy National Science Bowl, E713 [7MY]
      ------J. Haley Durham Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1735 [6NO]
      Fresno, CA: anniversary of Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, 
        E626 [24AP]
      Fritz, Hunter: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E775 [10MY]
      Funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      Gallegos, Alexander: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award, E470 [28MR]
      Gastonia, NC: anniversary of First Wesleyan Christian School, 
        E378 [19MR]
      George Mason University: tribute to green and sustainable 
        initiatives, E649 [25AP]
      Giesler, Marsha: National Fire Protection Association Fire and 
        Life Safety Educator of the Year award recipient, H4830 [12JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, H201 [31JA], H225 [1FE], H444, H445 
        [3FE], H1219 [7MR], H2146 [26AP], E107 [1FE], E298 [1MR], E311 
        [5MR], E368 [13MR], E373 [16MR], E380 [19MR], E441 [26MR], 
        E495, E498 [29MR], E910 [30MY], E1070 [19JN], E1094 [20JN], 
        E1125 [21JN], E1718, E1719 [23OC]
      ------anniversary of Girl Scout Council of the Florida 
        Panhandle, E1647 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, H1219 [7MR]
      Glenview, IL: anniversary of Glenbrook South High School, H644 
        [9FE]
      Golden, CO: Colorado Railroad Museum recipient of Golden 
        Landmarks Association Living Landmark Award, E1123 [21JN]
      Gonzaga University: anniversary, E1525 [13SE]
      Grapevine, TX: anniversary of Grapevine-Colleyville Independent 
        School District, E571 [18AP]
      Greater Cleveland Community Shares (organization): tribute, 
        E1162 [27JN]
      Green Lake, WI: tribute to the Green Lake School District for 
        developing 21st century readiness knowledge and skills in 
        students, E876 [18MY]
      Greenbury, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E814 [16MY]
      Greene, Trevor: MetLife/National Association of Secondary School 
        Principals National High School Principal of the Year award 
        recipient, E1579 [20SE]
      Greenville Industrial College: tribute, E483 [29MR]
      Groenhof, Samantha: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Grossetete, Chloe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Gurrola, Arisai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E646 [25AP]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E583 [19AP], E670 [26AP]
      Hadassah of Greater Baltimore (organization): anniversary, E242 
        [27FE]
      Halliburton Co.: provide assistance to at-risk youth of Houston, 
        TX, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math 
        (STEM), H3737 [19JN]
      Hamilton College: anniversary, E804 [15MY]
      Hand in Hand (organization): tribute, E975 [5JN]
      Harcum College: Main Line Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Business 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1398 [3AU]
      Harrelson, Patty: Florida Dept. of Education Principal 
        Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership recipient, E498 
        [29MR]
      Harrison, Anjelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E645 [25AP]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School for 
        participation in the Securities Industry and Financial Markets 
        Association (SIFMA) Foundation Stock Market Game ``Capitol 
        Hill Challenge'', E651 [25AP]
      Hazlett, Angel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Health care professionals: require practitioners to obtain 
        particular training or special certification on addiction and 
        substance abuse, and appropriate and safe use of certain 
        controlled substances (H.R. 2119), H5529 [1AU]
      Heer, Melissa: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E298 
        [1MR]
      Helotes, TX: tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor High School science 
        bowl team, E663 [26AP]
      Herrera, Jada: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E773 [10MY]
      Herrin, IL: anniversary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, E563 
        [17AP]
      High Blood Pressure Awareness Month: observance, E712 [7MY]
      Highline Community College: anniversary, E237 [24FE]
      Hill, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E468 [28MR]
      Hillsides Organization: anniversary, E1276 [18JY]
      Hoefler, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Holency, Crystina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Hornell, NY: tribute to St. Ann's School, E1232 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1031 
        [29FE], H1104-H1113, H1116, H1124 [1MR], E308, E312 [5MR]
      ------reestablish Page Program, H3675 [8JN]
      ------tribute to charitable golf tournament, H4808 [11JY]
      Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, E298 
        [1MR]
      ------tribute to League of Women Voters of Houston Education 
        Fund, E1434 [3AU]
      Huerta, Wilfredo: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who 
        have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and 
        exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical 
        limitations (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-term 
        residents who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 5869), H3180 
        [30MY]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H3737 [19JN], E1048 
        [15JN]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (S. 952), H2137 [26AP]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, H3709, H3710 
        [18JN], H3737, H3738, H3742, H3749 [19JN], H3812 [20JN], 
        H3966-H3970 [21JN], H3984 [26JN], H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY], 
        E1061 [18JN]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 [21SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      ------reform, H562 [7FE]
      ------release of guidelines on application process to cancel 
        removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien 
        students, H5528 [1AU]
      ------require accreditation of certain educational institutions 
        for purposes of a nonimmigrant student visa (H.R. 3120), 
        H5504-H5506 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Inter American University of Puerto Rico: anniversary, E1015 
        [7JN]
      International Institute of Minnesota: tribute, E513 [30MR]
      International Storytelling Center: anniversary, E1642 [21SE]
      Irvine-Johnson, Kendra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E869 [18MY]
      Jacks, Jacqueline: Washington County, FL, Rookie Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Jamesville, NC: Jamesville Middle School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1516 [13SE]
      Jamison, Janelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E766 [10MY]
      Johnson, Nichele A.: Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 
        [7MY]
      Johnson, Tyia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1015 [7JN]
      Johnston, Tiffany: National Association of Agricultural 
        Educators Teacher Mentor Award recipient, E1432 [3AU]
      Jones County Junior College: anniversary, H11 [17JA]
      Jorgensen, Hannah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E724 [8MY]
      Kankakee County, IL: anniversary of Kankakee County Farm Bureau, 
        E190 [14FE]
      Kauffmann, Raphael: San Mateo County, CA, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E1103 [21JN]
      Kaushik, Sunedra K.: Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Samman Award 
        recipient, E255 [27FE]
      Kent, WA: Technology Access Foundation Academy recipient of 
        Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Award, E1521 [13SE]
      Khan Academy (organization): tribute, E22 [17JA]
      Kidney Action Day: observance, E287 [29FE], E296 [1MR]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Creekwood Middle School Korean War 
        history project, H3269 [31MY]
      Kirshner, Jean: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business 
        Award recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Knudson, Michael: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, E301 
        [1MR]
      Kohen, Daniel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E672 [26AP]
      Kurtinitis, Sandra: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Humanitarian 
        of the Year award recipient, E790 [15MY]
      Kurtz, Melanie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E974 [5JN]
      Lakeland College: anniversary, E1122 [21JN]
      Lamar Community College: anniversary, E1663 [28SE]
      Lane, Joanne: United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar 
        recipient, E1142 [26JN]
      Lanthorn, Robert: Kids Voting USA (organization) Educator of the 
        Year award recipient, E602 [19AP]
      Larson, Virginia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1123 [21JN]
      Lawrence, Anastasia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, H4787 [11JY], E937 [31MY], 
        E1290 [19JY], E1331 [25JY], E1342 [26JY]
      Leadership Alliance (organization): anniversary, E1059 [18JN]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (H. Res. 654), E1268 [18JY]
      Lee College: Texas Historical Marker recipient, E391 [20MR]
      Lindsay, Randella: Walton County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E216 [16FE]
      Lisle, IL: anniversary of Benet Academy, E30 [18JA]
      Literacy Council of Northern Virginia: anniversary, E559 [17AP]
      Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine 
        High School, H5532 [1AU]
      Long Beach, CA: Longfellow Elementary School recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E645 [25AP]
      Lopes, Alexandre: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1351 [31JY]
      Lopez, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E665 [26AP]
      Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of APAIT Health Center, E1631 
        [21SE]
      Louisburg College: anniversary, E1398 [3AU]
      Lozada, Marisha: Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Scholastic 
        Art and Writing Award recipient, E794 [15MY]
      Lucero, Jesse: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Lupus Awareness Week: observance, E942 [31MY]
      Maine: tribute to advocates visiting the U.S. Capitol to raise 
        awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), E804 [15MY]
      Maloku, Edite: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Maple Heights, OH: tribute to St. Martin of Tours School, E1000 
        [6JN]
      Marion County, FL: inclusion of several Marion County Public 
        Schools in Washington (DC) Post ``Top High Schools'' list, 
        E1341 [26JY]
      Marymount Manhattan College: anniversary, E734 [8MY]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      McGehee, Kyler: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E858 [18MY]
      McKinney, TX: anniversary of McKinney Christian Academy, E293 
        [1MR]
      Media, PA: Rose Tree Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H2332 [8MY]
      Medina, Jazmin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Medina, TN: tribute to first graduating class of South Gibson 
        County High School, E914 [31MY]
      ------tribute to first graduating class of South Gibson High 
        School, E855 [18MY]
      Memphis, TN: inclusion of Hollis F. Price Middle College in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, 
        H6257 [21SE]
      Meraz, Cristina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E667 [26AP]
      Miami, FL: tribute to Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, 
        Inc., E1626 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, E811 [16MY]
      Middlesex County Retired Educators Association of New Jersey: 
        anniversary, E977 [5JN]
      Mikhaylova, Mariya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E861 [18MY]
      Mikhaylova, Svetlana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Milestones Autism Organization: anniversary, E1567 [19SE]
      Milford, NH: tribute to Milford High School for participation in 
        We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, E816 [16MY]
      Millennium Momentum Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1233 [11JY]
      Miller, Everett: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Miller, Tesla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Mills River, NC: tribute to Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School 
        5th grade graduating class, E980 [5JN]
      Minorities: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (H. Res. 721), H4690 
        [10JY], H5021 [19JY]
      Missouri: tribute to Girl Scouts of Missouri, E498 [29MR]
      Mobile, AL: inclusion of Alabama School of Math and Science in 
        Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E1363 
        [31JY]
      Moczary, Steven: Air Force Association Eglin Chapter 365 Teacher 
        of the Year award recipient, E834 [17MY]
      Monmouth University: anniversary of Marjorie K. Unterberg School 
        of Nursing & Health Studies, E601 [19AP]
      Monroeville, AL: tribute to Monroeville Junior High robotics 
        team, E218 [16FE]
      Montgomery GI Bill: anniversary, H3272 [31MY], E958 [1JN]
      Moore, Peyton: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Moore, Susan: Roseland School District, Santa Rosa, CA, Lifetime 
        Achievement Volunteer Award recipient, E903 [30MY]
      Mora-Pina, Alysia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E466 [28MR]
      Morgan Hill, CA: tribute to Central High School improvement in 
        California Academic Performance Index, E1717 [23OC]
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E233 [17FE]
      Moynihan, Steven P.: James Madison Memorial Fellowship 
        Foundation James Madison Fellowship designee, E1142 [26JN]
      Muhammad, Arthur: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 [7MY]
      Muscogee Retired Educators Association: anniversary, E1102 
        [21JN]
      Nakata, Kayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Nandipati, Snigdha: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee 
        winner, E964 [1JN]
      National Black Home Educators (organization): tribute, E1135 
        [26JN]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide 
        funding (H.R. 3915), E155 [7FE]
      National Child Protection Training Center: tribute, E750 [9MY]
      National Council of La Raza: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, E1171 [28JN]
      National Craniofacial Acceptance Month: observance, E1542 [14SE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 552), 
        H734 [15FE]
      National GEAR UP Week: observance, E1613 [21SE]
      National Guard: tribute to Vets4Warriors program, H5049 [19JY]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: observance, E1577 
        [20SE], E1635 [21SE]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, E269 [28FE], 
        E375 [19MR]
      National Kidney Month: observance, E281, E287 [29FE], E296 [1MR]
      National objectives: science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics (STEM) education funding, H383 [2FE], H557 [7FE], 
        H1853 [17AP], H2522 [9MY]
      National School Choice Week: observance, H120, H129 [24JA], E71 
        [25JA]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (H. Res. 525), E170 
        [9FE]
      National Stroke Awareness Month: observance, E712 [7MY], E926 
        [31MY]
      National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week: observance, H2303 
        [7MY]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: observance, 
        H6159 [20SE], E1638, E1641 [21SE]
      National Teach Ag Day: observance, H1221 [7MR]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2336, H2337 
        [8MY], H2458, H2459 [9MY], H2572 [10MY], E706 [7MY], E731 
        [8MY], E752, E754 [9MY], E774 [10MY]
      National Teacher Day: observance, H2332 [8MY], E734 [8MY]
      ------support goals and ideals (H. Res. 645), E773 [10MY]
      National Women's History Month: observance, H1030 [29FE], H1160 
        [6MR], H1219 [7MR], E359 [9MR], E368 [13MR], E380 [19MR]
      National Young Audiences Week: observance, E354 [8MR]
      Native Americans: allow certain land to be used to generate 
        income to provide funding for academic programs (H.R. 1556), 
        H3711 [18JN]
      Nazareth College: inclusion in Military Advanced Education 
        (publication) ``Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities'' 
        list, E335 [7MR]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of Neighborhood Music School, E1054 
        [18JN]
      ------anniversary of New Haven Public Library, E272 [28FE]
      New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service 
        academy nominees, E133 [3FE]
      New Jersey Council for the Humanities (organization): 
        anniversary, E1590 [21SE]
      New Providence, NJ: inclusion of New Providence High School in 
        New Jersey Monthly (publication) ``Top Public High Schools'' 
        list, E1490 [12SE]
      New York: tribute to 2d Congressional District Intel Corp., 
        Science Talent Search semifinalists, E53 [23JA]
      New York, NY: anniversary of Regis High School Recruiting 
        Excellence in Academics for Catholic High Schools (REACH) 
        program, E330 [7MR]
      Newport Art Museum and Art Association: anniversary, H228 [1FE]
      Nichols, Donovan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E739 [9MY]
      Nielson, Zachary: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1126 [21JN]
      NOAA: Climate Portal Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------National Sea Grant College Program funding, H2359 [8MY]
      Nornhold, Bradley: Baltimore, MD, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E855 [18MY]
      North Hollywood, CA: tribute to North Hollywood High School 
        science bowl team, E668 [26AP]
      Northeast Iowa Community College: Aspen Institute ``Top Ten 
        Community Colleges'' honoree, E218 [16FE]
      Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to Saipan Southern High School 
        for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, H2044 [24AP], E626 [24AP]
      Northwestern College: anniversary, E1584 [21SE]
      NSF: Climate Change Education Program funding, H2535, H2536 
        [9MY]
      ------education programs funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------Educational and Human Resources Account funding, H2551 
        [9MY]
      ------funding, H2409, H2410 [8MY]
      ------Political Science Program funding, H2543 [9MY]
      ------provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]
      Nurses for Newborns (organization): anniversary, E600 [19AP]
      Oakland, CA; tribute to the African American Education Task 
        Force Academic Achievement Celebration, E791 [15MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H5755 [10SE]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      ------State of the Union Message, H386 [2FE], H588 [8FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: prohibit 
        intelligence community cybersecurity systems from using 
        sensitive personal documents received from certain sources, 
        H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      ------recognize importance of instruction in foreign language 
        and culture in development of training programs to protect 
        against cyber attacks and intrusions, H3299, H3300 [31MY]
      Omega Boys Club/Street Soliders (organization): anniversary, 
        E1720 [23OC]
      Onondaga Community College: anniversary, E127 [3FE]
      Operation UNITE (organization): tribute, E592 [19AP]
      Orona, Kassie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE): tribute, E769 
        [10MY]
      Padron, Eduardo J.: Greater Miami, FL, Chamber of Commerce Sand 
        In My Shoes Award recipient, E252 [27FE]
      Paine, Peter S., Jr.: French Ordre des Palmes Academique 
        recipient, E1148 [27JN]
      Parson, Chesle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E670 [26AP]
      Pata, Donald: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1143 [26JN]
      Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to National Trademark Expo, 
        E1552 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3586 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 
        [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], 
        E141 [6FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), 
        H192-H200 [31JA]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 
        [1FE]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign, H3486 [6JN]
      Peninsula Family Services (organization): anniversary of senior 
        peer counseling program, E1355 [31JY]
      Pennsylvania: tribute to 7th Congressional District service 
        academy nominees, H1216 [7MR]
      ------tribute to 12th Congressional District recipients of Dept. 
        of State Fulbright Program grants, E30 [18JA]
      Perez, Ditza: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E745 [9MY]
      Pfankuch, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E979 [5JN]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and 
        Peace Islands Institute Friendship Award recipients, E586 
        [19AP]
      ------tribute to Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners 
        Charter School Leadership Preparatory Academy Foundations of 
        Leadership Class of 2013, E684 [27AP]
      Pink, Laura: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E529 
        [16AP]
      Pippin, Christy: Washington County, FL, School District Related 
        Employee of the Year award recipient, E48 [19JA]
      Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Fox Chapel Area High School for 
        participation in Library of Congress Veterans History Project, 
        E850 [18MY]
      Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, H2331 [8MY], H2454 [9MY], E749 [9MY]
      Prado, Angelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E463 [28MR]
      Presidio, TX: tribute to Lucy Reede Franco Middle School 
        rocketry team, E757 [10MY]
      ------tribute to Presidio High School rocketry team, E757 [10MY]
      Pribble, Jeffrey: Escambia County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E249 [27FE]
      Pride, Savannah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1013 [7JN]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Juvenile Detention Center 
        volunteers, E965 [1JN]
      ------tribute to Prince William County Teacher of the Year/Agnes 
        Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award nominees, E320 [6MR]
      ------tribute to teachers achieving National Board for 
        Professional Teaching Standards certification, E323 [6MR]
      Pritchard, Delanie: Washington County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Public broadcasting: funding, H4911 [18JY], H5014 [19JY], E1328 
        [25JY]
      Quintana, Luis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E856 [18MY]
      Quintrall, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E860 [18MY]
      Reach Out and Read Rhode Island (organization): tribute, H1029 
        [29FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (H. 
        Res. 689), H4161 [28JN], H4709 [10JY]
      Renton, WA: inclusion of Talbot Hill Elementary School in Parent 
        & Child (publication) ``Coolest Schools in America'' list and 
        Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 
        Designated Innovative Schools honoree, E1593 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Catch a Special Thrill (C.A.S.T) for Kids 
        Foundation, E1517 [13SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H977, H978 [28FE], H6050 
        [14SE]
      Reston, VA: anniversary of Reston Children's Center, E361 [9MR]
      Rice University: anniversary, H4787, H4789, H4790 [11JY], E1225, 
        E1230, E1235 [11JY], E1239, E1242, E1244 [12JY], E1287 [19JY]
      Richardson, Driszelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E740 [9MY]
      Ripley Blackwell Head Start Center, Inc.: anniversary, E501 
        [29MR]
      Rittling, Mary: North Carolina Community College President of 
        the Year award recipient, E753 [9MY]
      Roberts, Armisha: General Motors Foundation Buick Achievers 
        Scholarship Program award recipient, E615 [23AP]
      Roberts, Bobby: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E643 [25AP]
      Rochester Institute of Technology: anniversary of Cooperative 
        Education Program, E1564 [19SE]
      Rockport, ME: tribute to Camden Hills Regional High School 
        Windplanners student group for installing a wind turbine on 
        campus, E862 [18MY]
      Rodriguez, Nancy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E973 [5JN]
      Roehl, Jackie: Education Minnesota (organization) Minnesota 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2303 [7MY]
      Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: 
        anniversary, H5687 [2AU]
      Ross, Duscha: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E252 [27FE]
      Ruthton, MN: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (RTR) Elementary School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1668 [28SE]
      Ryan, Jha-Mier: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Saenz, Edwin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Saffran, Miles: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E402 [21MR]
      Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: anniversary of Mount Carmel 
        School, H5932 [13SE], E1515 [13SE]
      Salazar, Lawrence: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E862 [18MY]
      Samford University: anniversary of Cumberland School of Law, 
        E758 [10MY]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to Dr. Hector P. Garcia Middle School 
        science bowl team, E662 [26AP]
      San Jacinto College: anniversary, E418 [22MR]
      ------receipt of grant to fund collaborative programs with local 
        secondary school districts to increase college readiness and 
        completion of post-secondary education courses, E418 [22MR]
      San Jose, CA: Dartmouth Middle School named to National Forum To 
        Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1089 [20JN]
      San Leandro, CA: tribute to Davis Street Family Resource Center, 
        E766 [10MY]
      San Rafael, CA: anniversary of school system, E168 [9FE]
      Sanford, ME: tribute to Sanford Community Adult Education 
        program graduates, E1075 [19JN]
      Saraland, AL: tribute to Saraland School System, E1337 [26JY]
      Sawaqued, Jwan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Scammell, Emily: Auburn University Political Science Leadership 
        Award recipient, E538 [16AP]
      Schererville, IN: anniversary of Indian American Cultural 
        Center, E556 [17AP]
      Schmidt, Sydney: Our Military Kids (organization) Military Kid 
        of the Year award recipient, H1981 [19AP]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students, H1644 [28MR]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (H.R. 458), E1103 [21JN]
      ------encourage growth and replication of successful charter 
        school models (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE], H4810 [11JY]
      ------encourage school choice, H521 [7FE]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 998), 
        H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      ------require charter schools to demonstrate successful 
        operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for 
        expansion grants, H4810 [11JY]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of One World Now! educational program, 
        E1562 [19SE]
      Sell, Jonnalynn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Seminole, FL: anniversary of Seminole High School, E1322 [25JY]
      ------anniversary of Seminole Vocational Education Center, E225 
        [17FE]
      Senteza, Jimmy: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E300 
        [1MR]
      Serrano, Yimi: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1119 [21JN]
      Service League of San Mateo County (organization): tribute, E264 
        [28FE]
      Shelter House, Inc.: tribute to volunteer award recipients, 
        E1071 [19JN]
      Shillington, PA: tribute to Governor Mifflin Middle School 
        ``Adopt a Veteran Program'', E1528 [14SE]
      Sisters of Loretto (organization): anniversary, E94 [31JA], E545 
        [17AP]
      Smith, Stacie: Okaloosa County, FL, School District Educational 
        Support Professional of the Year award recipient, E349 [8MR]
      Solis, Erika: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Sonoma State University: anniversary of Environmental Technology 
        Center, E534 [16AP]
      Soukup, Brian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E648 [25AP]
      South Berwick, ME: tribute to Marshwood High School for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E978 [5JN]
      South Hadley, MA: anniversary of Michael E. Smith Middle School, 
        E23 [17JA]
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School National 
        Merit Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School Odyssey of the Mind 
        team, E935 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School students for 
        participation in Texas Forensic Association State Tournament, 
        E898 [30MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School students selected to 
        Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band, E893 [29MY]
      Southwick, Casey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      Spread the Word To End the Word Campaign: tribute, E703 [7MY]
      St. Helena, CA: anniversary of St. Helena High School, E1448 
        [7AU]
      St. Joseph's College: anniversary, E1554 [19SE]
      St. Mary's College of California: anniversary, E1583 [21SE]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities, 
        E587 [19AP]
      Stave, Victoria: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1007 [7JN]
      Stinnett, Paige: Texas Music Educators Association All-State 
        Women's Choir selectee, E888 [25MY]
      Stony Brook University: tribute to Louis and Beatrice Laufer 
        Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, E934 [31MY]
      Straszheim, Charity: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, 
        E299 [1MR]
      Streit, Michael: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corps: anniversary, E604 
        [19AP]
      Student loans: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers 
        (H.R. 4170), H1291 [8MR], H2054 [24AP], H2117, H2118 [25AP]
      Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc.: tribute, E494 
        [29MR]
      Sunlight Foundation: satirical remarks relative to writing and 
        speaking skill level of congressional members, E908 [30MY]
      Swartwood, Shyanne: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Tacoma, WA: anniversary of Lincoln High School, E1580 [20SE]
      Tate, Aaron: Amgen Foundation Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (H.R. 5044), H6101-H6104 [19SE]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (H.R. 6549), E1634 [21SE]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers, H5546, H5593 [1AU]
      Teachers: improve quality and increase access to effective 
        teachers, H5956 [13SE]
      TELACU Education Foundation: tribute to TELACU Scholars Day, 
        E633 [24AP]
      Temple Hills, MD: anniversary of Crossland Vocational Center, 
        H2825 [17MY]
      Tennessee: tribute to school districts in West Tennessee that 
        earned exemplary status from the Tennessee Dept. of Education, 
        E1395 [3AU]
      Ternus, Marsha: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Terre Haute, IN: tribute to CANDLES Holocaust Museum and 
        Education Center, E1108 [21JN]
      Texas: importance of football rivalry between University of 
        Texas and Texas A&M University, E58 [23JA]
      ------tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, E921 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, E1718 [23OC]
      ------tribute to Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, E1719 
        [23OC]
      Thompson, Brugette: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Thorstenson, Sandy: Association of California School 
        Administrators California National Superintendent of the Year 
        award recipient, E279 [29FE]
      Tiller, Shannia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1017 [7JN]
      Tiner, Joe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E818 [16MY]
      Tran, Elizabeth: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E405 [21MR]
      Trujillo, Joseph: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      U.S. Capitol Historical Society: anniversary, E1562 [19SE]
      U.S. Space and Rocket Center: anniversary of Space Camp, H3582 
        [7JN]
      Unemployment: rate among college graduates, H5755 [10SE]
      ------require enrollment in a program leading to a high school 
        diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment 
        compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE], H444 [3FE]
      Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme: tribute, E78 
        [25JA], E141, E142 [6FE]
      Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 
        anniversary, E1559 [19SE]
      United Health Foundation: tribute to Diverse Scholar Initiative, 
        E1151 [27JN]
      United Technologies Corp.: tribute to Employee Scholars Program, 
        E225 [17FE]
      UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc.: tribute to UnitedHealthcare 
        Community Plan of Pennsylvania, E812 [16MY]
      University of Guam: anniversary, E348 [8MR]
      University of Houston: tribute to Hispanic-Serving Institution 
        designation, E606 [19AP]
      University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: anniversary of 
        Division of Campus Recreation, E1679 [2OC]
      University of Maryland: anniversary of International Food Safety 
        Training Laboratory, E1458 [10SE]
      University of Massachusetts Amherst: tribute to University 
        Without Walls program, H3108 [18MY]
      University of Missouri: anniversary of Elmer Ellis Library, E715 
        [7MY]
      ------Elmer Ellis Library recipient of Federal Depository 
        Library Program Spotlight Award, E715 [7MY]
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary, E351 
        [8MR]
      University of South Carolina: inclusion of Honors Program in 
        Public University Honors (organization) list of top honors 
        programs, H2044 [24AP]
      University of South Florida: tribute, E121, E122, E124 [2FE], 
        E215 [16FE]
      University of Texas at El Paso: Master of Business 
        Administration Program and Reverse Transfer Program recipients 
        of Excelencia in Education (organization) award, E1661 [28SE]
      Urbana, IL: tribute to University Laboratory High School 
        robotics team, E456 [27MR]
      Valdez, Aujanae: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E639 [25AP]
      Valdez, Sarai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1011 [7JN]
      Veterans: improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), 
        H6142-H6144 [19SE]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, H37 [18JA], H5138 [24JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 6008), 
        H5138 [24JY]
      Walsh, Ken: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Henry Schimpf 
        Award recipient, E1642 [21SE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], E549 [17AP]
      Waseca, MN: TEAM Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue 
        Ribbon Schools award, E1670 [28SE]
      Watson, Max: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E972 [5JN]
      West New York, NJ: tribute to West New York, NJ, School District 
        for nutrition and physical education programs under the Dept. 
        of Education Healthy School Program, H43 [18JA]
      West Palm Beach, FL: Wynnebrook Elementary School designated 
        Florida Dept. of Education Grade ``A'' School, E377 [19MR]
      West St. Paul, MN: Garlough Environmental Magnet School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, 
        E904 [30MY]
      Westchester-Putnam School Boards Association: anniversary, E908 
        [30MY]
      Western Springs, IL: St. John of the Cross Parish School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1513 [13SE]
      Westlake, FL: Westlake Christian School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1660 [28SE]
      Whitehead, Curtis: August Martin High School, Queens, NY, May 
        Student of the Month award recipient, E794 [15MY]
      Williams, Cassius S.: North Carolina State University Watauga 
        Medal Award recipient, H1220 [7MR]
      Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College: anniversary, E1218 
        [10JY]
      Women: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, E1223, E1231 [11JY]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 694), E1093 [20JN]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 700), E1103 [21JN]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1606, E1618, E1636 [21SE]
      World Down Syndrome Day: observance, H1433 [21MR]
      Wright, Hunter: Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Bright Minds 
        Scholarship recipient, E1076 [19JN]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, E587 [19AP]
      Yorktown, IN: Yorktown High School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1538 [14SE]
      Zak, Mary Anne Kelly: Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools 
        Excellence in Education award recipient, E1010 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]
      Adult education: increase access to provide for economic growth 
        (S. 2117), S852 [16FE]
      Agusen, Candonino: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands: tribute to opening of 
        Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, S35 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for 
        training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries 
        (S. 3418), S5262 [23JY]
      Arts Advocacy Day: observance, S2315 [16AP]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (S. 1102), S2069 [27MR]
      Beale AFB, CA: tribute to Child Development Center, S2081 [27MR]
      Big Brothers Big Sisters (organization): tribute to New York 
        chapter, S205 [31JA]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Bosso, David: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award recipient, 
        S6531 [20SE]
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, S3679 [4JN]
      Button, Jackson: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools, S37 [23JA]
      ------recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools (S. Res. 364), S222 [31JA]
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tourette Syndrome 
        Public Health Education Research Outreach Program funding, 
        S4867 [11JY]
      Cheyney University: anniversary, S1144 [29FE]
      Cincinnati, OH: Walnut Hills High School named by U.S. News & 
        World Report (publication) as best high school in Ohio, S3422 
        [22MY]
      Cincinnati State Technical and Community College: Meridian 
        Bioscience, Inc., establishment of William J. Motto Annual 
        Bioscience Scholarship, S2917 [7MY]
      City Club of Cleveland (organization): anniversary, S6619 [21SE]
      Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 452), S3049 
        [9MY]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, S237 [1FE], S2068-S2070 [27MR], 
        S2536-S2538 [19AP], S2992 [9MY]
      ------efforts of for-profit colleges and universities to recruit 
        active-duty military personnel and veterans, S5634 [30JY]
      ------improve efforts to make higher education more affordable, 
        S2675 [25AP]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
        in certain financial aid programs from including predispute 
        arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (S. 3557), 
        S6458-S6460 [19SE]
      ------reduce higher education costs, S396-S398 [9FE]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 
        2280), S2254 [29MR], S5710 [31JY]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (S. 2296), S5634 [30JY]
      Colora, MD: anniversary of West Nottingham Academy, S491 [9FE]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        release of ``For-Profit Higher Education--The Failure to 
        Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success'', 
        S5632 [30JY], S5710 [31JY]
      Congress Week: observance, S6422 [19SE]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, S6046 [10SE]
      Connecticut: tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]
      Credit: encourage financial institutions to discontinue certain 
        fees on debit and prepaid cards used by colleges and 
        universities to disburse student financial aid, S5199 [19JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: encourage partnerships between the 
        National Agriculture Library and educational institutions to 
        support the dissemination of objective and scholarly 
        agricultural and food law research and information, S4345 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 3173), S3131 [14MY]
      ------award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal 
        college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income 
        students (S. 2194), S1735 [15MR], S3018 [9MY]
      ------clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity 
        Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice 
        (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, S2589 [23AP], S2671 [25AP], S3190, S3216 
        [16MY], S4188 [14JN], S4627 [26JN], S4710 [28JN], S4735, 
        S4743, S4757 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3268 
        [17MY], S3671 [4JN], S3696 [5JN], S3804 [7JN], S4380 [21JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2051), S212 [31JA], S2373 [17AP], S2722 
        [25AP], S3059 [10MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2660 [24AP], S2664, S2667 [25AP], 
        S3536, S3538, S3609-S3612 [24MY], S3677 [4JN], S3834 [7JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799, S2802 
        [26AP], S2891-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2948, S2951-S2959 [8MY], 
        S2989, S2996-S2998, S3000, S3001, S3003-S3008, S3011-S3035 
        [9MY], S3053-S3057, S3059-S3062 [10MY], S3181, S3200 [16MY], 
        S3261-S3264, S3268 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3410 [22MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), unanimous-consent agreement, S3479 
        [23MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2366), S2675, S2733, S2742 [25AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2834), S2946 [8MY]
      ------require report on the extent to which certain children are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers in training who are 
        deemed highly qualified, S6596 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: contract with public relations firm for 
        advertising campaign to promote preventive health benefits of 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3467 [23MY]
      ------establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (S. 2119), S852 [16FE]
      ------facilitate emergency medical services personnel training 
        and certification curriculums for veterans, S6256 [12SE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (S. 3407), S5214 [19JY]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services, S1180 [1MR]
      ------provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (S. 
        3396), S5135 [18JY]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (S. 3345), S4676 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (S. 3192), S3199, S3200 
        [16MY], S3258-S3260 [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      Dept. of Labor: minimize adverse effects of employment 
        dislocation (S. 3297), S5118 [18JY]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members, S6256 [12SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (S. 2241), 
        S2087 [27MR], S2589 [23AP]
      ------implementation of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, 
        S4930 [12JY]
      ------improve veterans assistance programs, S5154 [18JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (S. 3340), S4461-S4463 [25JN], S4719 [28JN]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (S. 2179), 
        S1541 [8MR]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (S. 3325), S4419 [21JN]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, S6538 [20SE]
      Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (S. Res. 493), S4206 [14JN]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 529), 
        S5626 [26JY]
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S4628 [26JN]
      Eliot, ME: Eliot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S67 [24JA]
      Falmouth, ME: tribute to Falmouth Heritage Museum, S4202 [14JN]
      Family & Children's Place (organization): tribute, S904 [17FE]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (S. 3472), 
        S5880 [1AU]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (S. Res. 476), S3871 [7JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), S4858, S4916 
        [11JY]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (S. 2239), S4781 [29JN]
      Federal aid: anniversary of Pell Grants, S4401 [21JN]
      Financial Guidance Center (organization): tribute, S33 [23JA]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 409), S2184 [28MR], 
        S2234 [29MR]
      Foremaster, Angela: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3231 [16MY]
      4-H (organization): anniversary of 4-H Club of Utah, S4819 
        [10JY]
      Funding, S5943 [2AU], S6088-S6091 [11SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1501, S1525 [8MR]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR], S1609 [13MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 448), S6676, S6679 [21SE]
      Hamilton College: anniversary, S3421 [22MY]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 478), S3736 [5JN]
      Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Council on Foundations 
        Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program Bronze Award for Excellence 
        in Communications recipient, S3421 [22MY]
      ------Council on Foundations Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program 
        Bronze Award recipient, S4362 [20JN]
      Hawaii: observance of Month of the Hawaiian Language, S257 [1FE]
      Health care professionals: reform graduate medical education 
        payments (S. 3201), S3286 [17MY]
      Hope, ME: Hope Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education 
        Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6437 [19SE]
      Hutton, Douglas: Milken Family Foundation National Educator 
        Award recipient, S6532 [20SE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S117 [26JA], S2204-
        S2206 [29MR], S2470 [18AP], S2589 [23AP], S2956 [8MY], S3068 
        [10MY], S3260 [17MY], S3402 [22MY], S3721 [5JN], S4141-S4143 
        [13JN], S4223, S4233 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4434, S4440, S4441 
        [25JN], S4645-S4647 [27JN], S4813, S4814 [10JY], S5064, S5081 
        [17JY], S5269 [24JY], S5935 [2AU], S6249 [12SE], S6519 [20SE]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, S4223, S4233 
        [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4604 [26JN], S4813 [10JY], S5064 [17JY]
      Indiana: tribute to Youth Essay Contest winners, S2814 [26AP]
      Information technology: promote public awareness of cyber 
        security (S. 813), S2458 [18AP]
      Institute of International Education: anniversary of Scholar 
        Rescue Fund, S6102 [11SE]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 
        [12JN]
      Iowa: tribute to Everybody Wins! Iowa program, S67 [24JA]
      ------tribute to Iowa Arts Council Big Yellow School Bus grant 
        program, S2315 [16AP]
      Jarecki, Henry: Institute of International Education 
        Humanitarian Award recipient, S6102 [11SE]
      Kennesaw State University: tribute to Homelessness Awareness 
        Week, S5369 [25JY]
      Kentucky: tribute to students who participated in National 
        History Day (organization) Competition, S4360 [20JN]
      Knox College: anniversary, S202 [31JA]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN], S4669 
        [27JN]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 502), S4375, S4377 [20JN]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, S5204, S5205 [19JY]
      Libraries: anniversary of founding of Carnegie libraries, S4629 
        [26JN]
      Louisberg College: anniversary, S6051 [10SE]
      Meadow Bridge, WV: tribute to Meadow Bridge High School student 
        voter registration campaign, S2668 [25AP]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        S2942 [8MY], S3761 [6JN]
      Medicare: improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease 
        (S. 2163), S1425 [6MR]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Memphis Academy of Science and 
        Engineering, S3002 [9MY]
      Midway College: tribute, S842 [16FE]
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S1192 
        [1MR]
      ------American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S879 [17FE]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 396), S1682 [14MR]
      National Adopt a Library Day: designate (S. Res. 425), S2517 
        [18AP]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. 
        Res. 546), S6012 [2AU]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (S. Res. 530), S5626 
        [26JY]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 569), S6469 
        [19SE]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        447), S2986 [8MY], S3002 [9MY]
      National Chess Day: designate (S. Res. 539), S5898, S5900 [1AU]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        510), S4642 [26JN]
      National Day on Writing: designate (S. Res. 565), S6469 [19SE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 
        568), S6469 [19SE], S6534 [20SE]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, S1047 [27FE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        564), S6469 [19SE]
      National Mentoring Month: designate (S. Res. 367), S327 [2FE]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (S. Res. 570), S6469 
        [19SE]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (S. Res. 
        444), S2886 [26AP]
      National Principals Month: observance (S. Res. 552), S6286 
        [12SE]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (S. Res. 
        530), S5626 [26JY]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 371), S544 
        [9FE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (S. Res. 461), 
        S3177 [15MY]
      National Women's History Month: observance, S2078 [27MR]
      Nelson-Kauffman, Wendy: Magnet Schools of America (organization) 
        National Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S4889 [11JY]
      Northeast Wisconsin Technical College: anniversary, S6262 [12SE]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary, S4820 
        [10JY], S5728 [31JY]
      Oahu Mathematics League (organization): tribute, S2235 [29MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-
        S97 [26JA]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S3671 [4JN], S6308 [13SE]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], 
        S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living 
        Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, 
        S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 
        [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 
        495), S4250 [18JN]
      Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, S3422 [22MY]
      Portland Community College: anniversary, S698 [15FE]
      Prestonburg, KY: tribute to Highlands Center for Autism, S2596 
        [23AP]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (S. 3074), S3058 [10MY]
      ProLiteracy (organization): tribute, S6053 [10SE]
      Rapid City, SD: anniversary of Reptile Gardens, S4456 [25JN], 
        S4671 [27JN]
      Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 382), S1143 [29FE]
      Record, Kristen: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, S6531 [20SE]
      Reed College: anniversary, S67 [24JA]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S4109 [13JN]
      Rice University: anniversary (S. Res. 512), S4686 [27JN]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (S. Res. 547), S6012 [2AU]
      SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (S. 3174), S3131 [14MY]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial education (S. 3214), S3424 
        [22MY]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 555), 
        S1928 [21MR]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (S. 3582), S6548 [20SE]
      Senate: anniversary of U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1929 [21MR]
      ------tribute to U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1085 [28FE]
      Shelburne, VT: tribute to Shelburne Farms, S4413 [21JN]
      Smith, Ashlee: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3171 [15MY]
      Solon, ME: Solon Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6437 [19SE]
      South Dakota Humanities Council: anniversary, S5207 [19JY]
      Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College: 
        inclusion in Washington Monthly (publication) list of best 
        community colleges, S1140 [29FE]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (S. Res. 508), 
        S4642 [26JN]
      States: support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (S. 2098), S502 [9FE], 
        S3005 [9MY]
      Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership: tribute to Stennis 
        Congressional Intern Program, S5301 [24JY]
      Student loans: provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood 
        educators (S. 2181), S1542 [8MR]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S2799, 
        S2800 [26AP]
      ------support goals and ideals (S. Res. 408), S2184 [28MR]
      Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to 
        provide need-based college scholarships (S. 2287), S3017 [9MY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 
        [14MR]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      ------provide a credit for early childhood education 
        professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses 
        to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for 
        dependent care services (S. 2180), S1542 [8MR]
      Toledo, OH: anniversary of American Studio Glass Movement, S2080 
        [27MR]
      Transportation: ensure transit agencies that partner with 
        community colleges on job training programs are eligible for 
        Federal grants, S842 [16FE]
      Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to 
        communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
        business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., S3069 [10MY], 
        S6047 [10SE]
      Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme: tribute, S205 
        [31JA]
      University of Connecticut: impact of implementation of NCAA 
        academic progress rate standards on men's basketball team, 
        S2481, S2482 [18AP]
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary (S. Res. 
        414), S2282 [29MR]
      University of South Dakota: anniversary, S3728 [5JN]
      University of Texas at Austin: tribute to Dept. of History ``Not 
        Even Past'' website promoting U.S. and global history, S3325 
        [21MY]
      Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S3039 [9MY]
      Vermont: tribute to students who participated in Senator 
        Sanders' essay contest on the State of the Union, S59 [24JA]
      Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and 
        transition assistance and providing incentives to employers 
        for hiring veterans, S3504-S3506 [23MY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses, S6256 
        [12SE], S6291 [13SE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      Week of the Young Child: designate (S. Res. 436), S2735 [25AP]
      Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, S2599 [23AP]
      Women: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (S. Res. 500), S4375 [20JN], S4414 [21JN]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, S2654 [24AP]
      Year of the Girl: designate (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR], S1609 
        [13MR]
      Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio (organization): tribute, S1418 
        [6MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic Freedom in 
        Higher Education Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 563) 
        (H. Rept. 112-404), H965 [27FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs Policy To Improve Outreach and 
        Transparency to Veterans and Service Members Through 
        Information on Institutions of Higher Learning: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 112-646), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3578) (S. 
        Rept. 112-221), S6545 [20SE]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112-458), H2266 [27AP]
      Student Visa Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3120) (H. Rept. 112-595), H4862 [12JY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2239), S4773 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4155) (H. Rept. 112-585), H4684 [9JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Tribute to Robert R. Bell: Tennessee Board of Regents, S4362 
        [20JN]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
  Statements
      Service Academy Appointment Candidate Statement: Bradley W. 
        Snyder, E1306 [24JY]
      Tribute to Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation: 
        Senator Hoeven, S3622-S3625 [24MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 
        and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]
      H. Res. 562, compile oral histories from current and former 
        Members of Congress involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement, H1104 [1MR]
      H. Res. 563, consideration of H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic 
        Freedom in Higher Education Act, H976 [28FE]
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, 
        H333 [1FE]
      H.R. 1556, allow certain land to be used to generate income to 
        provide funding for Native American academic programs, H3711 
        [18JN]
      H.R. 3120, Student Visa Reform Act, H5504 [31JY]
      H.R. 4057, Dept. of Veterans Affairs comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning, H5817 [11SE]
      H.R. 4124, Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act, 
        H6142 [19SE]
      H.R. 4155, Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, H4661 [9JY]
      H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act, H2228 [27AP]
      H.R. 5044, exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans, 
        H6101 [19SE]
      H.R. 5843, Dept. of Homeland Security use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility, H4014 [26JN]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. 2051, Dept. of Education extension of the reduced interest 
        rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, S213 [31JA]
      S. 2239, treat relevant military training as sufficient to 
        satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal 
        licenses, S4781 [29JN]
      S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act, S2088-S2092 [27MR]
      S. 2280, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S2255 
        [29MR]
      S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act, S2657 
        [24AP]
      S. 3173, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3131 [14MY]
      S. 3214, Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, 
        S3425 [22MY]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. 3407, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, 
        S5215 [19JY]
      S. Res. 310, Year of the Girl designation and Girl Scouts 
        anniversary, S1580 [12MR]
      S. Res. 364, recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools, S215, S224 [31JA]
      S. Res. 367, National Mentoring Month, S326, S327 [2FE]
      S. Res. 371, National School Counseling Week, S504, S544 [9FE]
      S. Res. 382, Read Across America Day, S1143, S1150 [29FE]
      S. Res. 384, National Public Higher Education Day, S1151 [29FE]
      S. Res. 396, support goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis 
        Awareness Week, S1680, S1682 [14MR]
      S. Res. 408, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and 
        Sons to Work Day, S2171, S2184 [28MR]
      S. Res. 409, Financial Literacy Month, S2171, S2184 [28MR]
      S. Res. 414, University of North Carolina at Pembroke 
        anniversary, S2258, S2282 [29MR]
      S. Res. 425, National Adopt a Library Day, S2503, S2517 [18AP]
      S. Res. 436, Week of the Young Child, S2735 [25AP]
      S. Res. 444, National Physical Education and Sport Week, S2832, 
        S2887 [26AP]
      S. Res. 447, support goals and ideals of National Charter 
        Schools Week, S2970, S2986 [8MY]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc., anniversary, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc. anniversary, S6676 [21SE]
      S. Res. 452, Collector Car Appreciation Day, S3047, S3050 [9MY]
      S. Res. 461, National Teacher Appreciation Week, S3176, S3177 
        [15MY]
      S. Res. 476, tribute to Fang Lizhi, S3689 [4JN], S3871 [7JN]
      S. Res. 478, Hamilton College anniversary, S3732, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 491, commend International Chemistry Olympiad 
        participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S3983, 
        S4108 [12JN]
      S. Res. 493, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S4206 [14JN]
      S. Res. 495, Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week, S4243, 
        S4250 [18JN]
      S. Res. 500, Title IX anniversary, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, S4373, S4375 [20JN]
      S. Res. 502, Land-Grant College Act anniversary, S4374, S4376 
        [20JN]
      S. Res. 508, recognize the teams and players of the Negro 
        Baseball Leagues and support designation and mission of the 
        Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO, S4639, S4643 
        [26JN]
      S. Res. 510, National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month, S4640, 
        S4643 [26JN]
      S. Res. 512, Rice University anniversary, S4683, S4686 [27JN]
      S. Res. 515, honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters, 
        S4727 [28JN]
      S. Res. 526, Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, S5308 [24JY]
      S. Res. 529, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 530, National Apprenticeship Act anniversary and 
        National Registered Apprenticeship Month, S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 539, National Chess Day, S5884, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 546, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, 
        S5992, S6012 [2AU]
      S. Res. 547, tribute to Sally K. Ride, S5993, S6013 [2AU]
      S. Res. 552, National Principals Month, S6274, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 564, National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, S6465, 
        S6470 [19SE]
      S. Res. 565, National Day on Writing, S6466, S6470 [19SE]
      S. Res. 568, National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, S6467, 
        S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 569, National Character Counts Week, S6467, S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 570, National Parents as Teachers Day, S6467, S6472 
        [19SE]
      S. Res. 573, Teen Cancer Awareness Week, S6556 [20SE]
      S. Res. 579, National Historically Black Colleges and 
        Universities Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]
      S. Res. 584, Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day, S6633, S6682 
        [21SE]




EDUCATION MINNESOTA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Rohle, Jackie: Education Minnesota (organization) Minnesota 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2303 [7MY]




EDWARDS, ARTHUR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E745 [9MY]




EDWARDS, CLARENCE L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E255 [27FE]




EDWARDS, DONNA F. (a Representative from Maryland)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4908 [17JY]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H2647 [10MY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H1135 [1MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H2271 [27AP]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H6152 [19SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3161 [18MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 
        1521), H3105 [17MY]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5860 [11SE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3976 [21JN]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6280 [21SE]
      Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to 
        separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 
        1489), H3976 [21JN]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H5131 
        [23JY]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H6279 [21SE]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5712 [2AU]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H5079 [19JY]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H4064 [26JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, 
        service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 
        1449), H1807 [29MR]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (see H.R. 5826), H3161 [18MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H4158 [27JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons 
        of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in 
        Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H3733 [18JN]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H5010 [18JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5860 [11SE]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3808 [19JN]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see H.R. 6106), H4862 [12JY]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H5079 [19JY]
      Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the 
        contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of 
        certain amounts (see H.R. 797), H5711 [2AU]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5202 [24JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6312 [19OC]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H4064 
        [26JN]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H4869 
        [13JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H5079 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      ------treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher 
        education expenses under certain college savings plans and 
        allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such 
        plans (see H.R. 529), H3733 [18JN]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H5861 [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6069 [18SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1274 [7MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H1807 [29MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4864 [12JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Education: award grants to States that enact laws 
        making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see 
        H.R. 6434), H6150 [19SE]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Education: award grants to States that enact laws 
        making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 
        (H.R. 6434), H6151 [19SE]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (H.R. 6311), H5709 
        [2AU]
  Letters
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits: Beth Moten, American Federation of 
        Government Employees, H920 [17FE]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H919 
        [17FE]
      ------Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal 
        Employees Association (NARFE), H920 [17FE]
      Prohibit use of Violence Against Women Act funds by religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices: Coalition 
        Against Religious Discrimination, H2729 [16MY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: several domestic 
        violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H3 [6JA], H6281 [25SE]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1737 [28MR], H2336 [8MY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4170 [28JN]
      Congress: legislative process, H6282 [25SE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H5622 
        [1AU]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3374 [1JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H1923 [18AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H3280 [31MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2256, H2258, H2259, H2260, H2261, 
        H2262 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H627 [8FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H919, H920 [17FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3374 [1JN]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H919, H920 [17FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4790 [11JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4170 
        [28JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2690, H2691 [15MY]
      Medicare: reform, H700 [14FE]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1622 [21SE]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H6282 [25SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4790 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718 
        [10JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (H.R. 1404), H5622 [1AU]
      Prince George's County, MD: tribute to firefighters, 
        E358 [8MR]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H3692 [8JN], H5689 [2AU]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H5619-H5623 
        [1AU]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5025 [19JY]
      Temple Hills, MD: anniversary of Crossland Vocational Center, 
        H2825 [17MY]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H229 [1FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2707, 
        H2708, H2710, H2711 [15MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2707, H2708, H2709, H2710, H2711 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2706, H2707, H2708, H2709, 
        H2710, H2711 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2728, H2736 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E160 [8FE], E230 
        [17FE], E561 [17AP], E1336 [26JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H683 [9FE], H1839 [16AP]
  Tributes
      Boddie, David N., E255 [27FE]
      Costello, Representative, H5911 [12SE]
      Sullivan, John V., H1634 [27MR]




EDWARDS, JIMMIE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1443, S1444 [7MR]




EDWARDS, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E827 [17MY]




EDWARDS, WILLIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5336 [31JY], E1265 [17JY]




EDWARDSVILLE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Edwardsville (IL) Intelligencer: anniversary, E438 [26MR]




EDWARDSVILLE (IL) INTELLIGENCER

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E438 [26MR]




EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3335), S4417 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3335), S4421 [21JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3335, provisions, S4422 [21JN]




EFFINGHAM, IL

  Remarks in House
      St. Anthony High School: tribute to baseball team, E1512 [13SE]




EFFLER, CALLIE

  Essays
      Washington, DC, E992 [6JN]




EGERDAHL, BILL

  Remarks in House
      Government: role in everyday life, E1138 [26JN]




EGGE, ROBERT

  Letters
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act, S325 [2FE]




EGGER, TERRANCE C.Z.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6533 [20SE]




EGLIN AFB, FL

  Remarks in House
      Blench, Alexander W.: Air Force Lieutenant General Leo Marquez 
        Award recipient, E523 [16AP]
      Moczary, Steven: Air Force Association Eglin Chapter 365 Teacher 
        of the Year award recipient, E834 [17MY]




E-GOVERNMENT ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Privacy: modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]




EGYPT, ARAB REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6636 [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Coptic Pope Dies in Egypt Amid Church's Struggles, H1523 [22MR]
      Egypt's Witch Hunt Threatens a Rupture With the U.S., S319 [2FE]
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]
      Thousands Mourn Coptic Pope in Cairo, E417 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Courts: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to 
        the U.S. (see S. Res. 477), S3729 [5JN]
      Dept. of State: raise travel advisory for Egypt from ``Travel 
        Alert'' to ``Travel Warning'' until all detained 
        nongovernmental organization workers are given the freedom to 
        leave Egypt (see H. Res. 546), H726 [14FE]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Foreign aid: condition assistance on holding of free and fair 
        elections (see H.R. 4340), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (see S. 2327), S2546 
        [19AP]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (see S. 3576), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal apology is 
        issued condemning attacks on, and safety of personnel is 
        assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and Cairo, Egypt 
        (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is certified they 
        are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies and consulates 
        pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (see 
        S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]
      Foreign policy: call for the release of U.S. citizens (see H. 
        Res. 559), H944 [17FE]
      ------recognize importance of relationship with the U.S., urge 
        protection of civil liberties, and cease intimidation and 
        prosecution of civil society workers and democracy activists 
        (see S. Res. 372), S614 [14FE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
  Letters
      Limitations on U.S. assistance: Howard Kohr, Marvin Feuer and 
        Brad Gordon, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, S6572 
        [21SE]
      Provide limitations on U.S. assistance: James M. Loy and Michael 
        W. Hagee, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security 
        Advisory Council, S6571 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Elections, H4637 [29JN]
      Foreign aid: condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, H1529 [22MR]
      ------limit U.S. assistance unless Egypt honors commitments 
        under the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, H931, H933 [17FE], H3125 
        [18MY]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Foreign policy: anniversary of revolution, H163 [25JA]
      Human rights: call for release of political prisoners, H550 
        [7FE], H587 [8FE]
      Middle East: U.S. policy relative to support of opposition 
        groups, H5870 [12SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, H930-H934 [17FE], H1123 [1MR], H1539 [22MR], H4678-
        H4681 [9JY], H5873 [12SE], H6267 [21SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      ------condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, H6056 [14SE]
      ------condemn attacks on U.S. consulates in Egypt, Libya, and 
        Yemen, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, 
        H5932 [13SE], E1587 [21SE]
      U.S. policy, H5334 [31JY], H5850 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to 
        the U.S. (S. Res. 477), S3736 [5JN]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 
        [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans job corps funding through 
        reductions in foreign aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and 
        Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Foreign aid: condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, S318 [2FE]
      ------make conditional upon promise of protection for U.S. 
        Embassies and diplomats, S6583-S6585 [21SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers, S2347, S2356, S2357 
        [17AP], S2684 [25AP]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (S. 2327), S2557 [19AP], 
        S2561 [23AP]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance, S6488-S6490 [20SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), S6473 
        [19SE], S6476, S6517-S6519 [20SE], S6564-S6577, S6579-S6585, 
        S6596-S6601 [21SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6579 
        [21SE]
      ------condemn treatment of certain organizations working for 
        democracy and human rights, S318 [2FE]
      ------support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful 
        transition to a representative government, S318 [2FE]
      ------tribute to release of U.S. citizens, S1175-S1178 [1MR]
      Human rights: suspend foreign aid until U.S. political prisoners 
        are released, S405 [9FE], S593, S599 [14FE], S672 [15FE], 
        S821, S822 [16FE]
      Middle East: U.S. policy, S6296 [13SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, S6480 [20SE]
      Terrorism: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support 
        for personnel and staff, S6245 [12SE]
  Reports filed
      Recognize Importance of Relationship of Egypt With U.S., Urge 
        Protection of Civil Liberties, and Cease Intimidation and 
        Prosecution of Civil Society Workers and Democracy Activists: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 372), S613 
        [14FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      S. Res. 372, recognize importance of relationship of Egypt with 
        the U.S., urge protection of civil liberties, and cease 
        intimidation and prosecution of civil society workers and 
        democracy activists, S636 [14FE]
      S. Res. 477, call for Egypt to honor rule of law and return Noor 
        and Ramsay Bower to the U.S., S3732, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 556, suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations, S6345 [13SE]




EHLER-VOCK, KAYLEIGH

  Essays
      State of the Union, S124 [26JA]




EHRET, JASON

  Remarks in House
      Military Order of the Purple Heart (organization): tribute to 
        Michael A. DiRaimondo Chapter, E1102 [21JN]
      Military Order of the World Wars (organization): tribute to 
        Conejo Valley Chapter, E1102 [21JN]




EHRHARDT, JACK, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E245 [27FE]




EICHORN, HARRY D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1674 [2OC]




EICHTEN, GARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E33 [18JA]




EICKENBERG, ELIZABETH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5412 [25JY]




EIELSON AFB, AK

  Bills and resolutions
      Air Force: prevent relocation of F-16 aircraft from Eielson AFB, 
        AK (see S. 2073), S350 [6FE]




EISEN, HARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1312 [24JY]




EISENHARDT, WILLIAM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E299 [1MR]




EL CAJON, CA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1729 [30OC]




EL DORADO COUNTY, CA

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: convey to Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians certain 
        Federal lands located in El Dorado County, CA (see H.R. 6532), 
        H6275 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      California: anniversary of Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge, 
        E278 [29FE]




EL PASO, TX

  Remarks in House
      Douglas Elementary School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon 
        Schools award recipient, E1622 [21SE]
      El Paso Independent School District: ChildObesity 180 
        (organization) Active Schools Acceleration Project School 
        Programs Regional award recipient, E1048 [15JN]
      El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra: tribute to Dipolmatic 
        International Cultural Exchange Tour, E1149 [27JN]
      Mission Early College High School: Dept. of Education Blue 
        Ribbon Schools award recipient, E1651 [21SE]
      University of Texas at El Paso: Master of Business 
        Administration Program and Reverse Transfer Program recipients 
        of Excelencia in Education (organization) award, E1661 [28SE]




EL PASO COUNTY, CO

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (see S. 2341), S2655 [24AP] (see 
        H.R. 4073), H943 [17FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5432, H5433 [31JY], 
        H5599 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of Agriculture Acceptance of the Quitclaim, Disclaimer, 
        and Relinquishment of a Railroad Right of Way Within and 
        Adjacent to Pike National Forest: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4073) (H. Rept. 112-599), H4906 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4073, Dept. of Agriculture acceptance of quitclaim, 
        disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way 
        within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted 
        to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co., H5432 [31JY]




EL PASO COUNTY, TX

  Resolutions by organizations
      National security and veterans' benefits funding: El Paso 
        County, TX, Commissioners Court, E439 [26MR]




EL SALVADOR, REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
  Cloture motions
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
  Letters
      Nomination of Mari C. Aponte to be Ambassador to El Salvador: 
        several former El Salvador Ministers of Foreign Relations, 
        S4175 [14JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Secret Service: call for investigation into allegations of 
        sexual misconduct by personnel in Colombia and El Salvador, 
        H2138 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aponte, Mari C.: confirmation as Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4181 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, S4174-S4176, 
        S4181 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S4170 [14JN]
      Democracy: efforts, S5655 [30JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      Human rights: condemn international human rights violations 
        against women and human trafficking, S2477, S2478 [18AP]
  Reports filed
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]




EL YUNQUE NATIONAL FOREST PRESERVATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4131), E301 [1MR]




ELBERT, AMY

  Remarks in Senate
      Iowa: tribute to Everybody Wins! Iowa program, S67 [24JA]




ELDER, JOHN A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1010 [7JN]




ELDER CARE TAX CREDIT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3820), H158 [24JA]




ELDERLY  see Senior Citizens




ELDERSBURG, MD

  Remarks in House
      Oklahoma Road Middle School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon 
        Schools award recipient, H3108 [18MY]




ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        S. 3608), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H5118, H5120-H5122 [23JY], E838 [17MY], E1703 [16OC]




ELECTIONS  related term(s) Fundraising; Political Campaigns
  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
      Colleges Take a Leap Into Voter Registration, E1703 [16OC]
      Egypt's Witch Hunt Threatens a Rupture With the U.S., S319 [2FE]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
      Georgian Politics--Blood Feud, E1438 [3AU]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
      Real Referendum, E1682 [5OC]
      Ryan Plan Puts GOP in Long-Term Bind, H1655 [28MR]
      Taking It to the Street, E1115-E1118 [21JN]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      Voter ID Mess Subverts an American Birthright, H5119 [23JY]
      Will Any Senate Democrat Stand Up to Obama's NLRB?, S2578 [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies 
        (see S. Con. Res. 36), S1195 [1MR]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. 
        Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]
      Constitutional amendments: authority of Congress and the States 
        to regulate contributions and expenditures in political 
        campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such 
        campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H3733 [18JN]
      ------constitutional amendment to increase by 29 votes the 
        number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for 
        President who receives the largest percentage of the popular 
        vote (see H.J. Res. 121), H6314 [23OC]
      ------contributions and expenditures by corporations or labor 
        organizations intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), 
        S75 [24JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: require disclosure of political 
        contributions as a condition of accepting bids for oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
      District of Columbia: revise the timing of special elections for 
        local office (see H.R. 3902), H511 [6FE]
      Egypt: condition assistance on holding of free and fair 
        elections (see H.R. 4340), H1804 [29MR]
      FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the 
        contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of 
        advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 6259), H5628 
        [1AU]
      ------reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (see H.R. 4258), H1570 [26MR]
      Immigration: make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully 
        present alien an aggravated felony (see S. 3579), S6545 [20SE]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Labor unions: require labor organizations to provide notice to 
        employees related to fees collected for purpose of political 
        speech (see H.R. 6322), H5706 [2AU]
      Members of Congress: reduce pay of Members who miss votes 
        because of campaigning for election to another office (see 
        H.R. 6108), H4862 [12JY]
      National Commission for Independent Redistricting: establish 
        (see H.R. 3846), H218 [31JA]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see S. Res. 
        572), S6546 [20SE] (see H. Res. 758), H5707 [2AU]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE] (see H.J. Res. 
        103), H901 [16FE]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H78 [18JA]
      ------eliminate certain contribution limitations and require 
        political committees to post information on contributions 
        received by the committees on their websites (see H.R. 6197), 
        H5291 [25JY]
      ------permit State and local employees to run for elective 
        office (see H.R. 4186), H1304 [8MR]
      ------permit State and local employees to run for elective 
        office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees 
        and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to 
        political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 
        4152), H1272 [7MR]
      ------prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see 
        H.R. 5815), H3103 [17MY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 
        2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 [10JY] (see H.R. 
        4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (see S. 3312), S4299 [19JN]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Taiwan: support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (see S. Res. 
        542), S5978 [2AU]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 5912), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
      Tunisia: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic elections 
        and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms and 
        economic development (see H. Res. 527), H181 [25JA]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 [13JY]
      Voting: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal 
        elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 4183), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (see H.R. 5828), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      ------establish standards for publication of poll tapes used in 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 5814), H3102 [17MY]
      ------express that it is not a violation of the equal protection 
        clause to extend particular consideration to members of the 
        uniformed services or overseas citizens to exercise right to 
        vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 
        3608), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
      ------prohibit tactics that discourage college students from 
        registering to vote or voting and allow use of school-issued 
        photo identification when photo identification is required to 
        vote (see H.R. 3978), H640 [8FE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require driver's license applicants in a new State to 
        indicate whether that State is the applicant's residence for 
        purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        6386), H5922 [12SE]
      ------require each individual who desires to vote in an election 
        for Federal office to provide the appropriate election 
        official with a government-issued photo identification (see 
        H.R. 5971), H3807 [19JN] (see H.R. 6408), H6000 [13SE]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]
  Cloture motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Allison Mock, E335 
        [7MR]
      ------Irene Cofie, E625 [24AP]
      ------Katelyn Moody, E628 [24AP]
      ------Mah-Rulch Mohammad, E813 [16MY]
      ------Meredith Brandt, E421 [22MR]
      ------Rima Patel, E810 [16MY]
  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures: Ann Wilson, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers 
        Association, S2624 [24AP]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        S2624 [24AP]
      ------Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Karen W. Penafiel, Building Owners and Managers 
        Association International, S2624 [24AP]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent 
        Business, S2577 [23AP]
      Florida legislation that would restrict the early voting period 
        and voter registration: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational 
        Fund, Inc., Florida Conference of Black State Legislators, and 
        Florida State Conference of the NAACP, E98-E100 [31JA]
      Impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation: several Representatives, H101 
        [23JA]
      IRS enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity: Senator 
        Levin, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S6429, S6432 [19SE]
      ------Steven T. Miller, IRS, S6430, S6432 [19SE]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures: Angelo 
        I. Amador and Michelle Reinke Neblett, National Restaurant 
        Association, S854 [16FE]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, 
        Inc., S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, 
        S855 [16FE]
      ------National Association of Manufacturers, S854 [16FE]
      Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo 
        identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot 
        or registering to vote in an election: Representative Jackson 
        Lee, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S.J. Res. 36, disapprove NLRB rule 
        relative to representation election procedures, S2576 [23AP]
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
      Voter suppression legislation by State, H2310 [7MY]
  Motions
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2568 [23AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan: support local and provincial elections and replace 
        centralized government with a Federal system ensuring full 
        participation of all ethnic communities and oppose Taliban 
        inclusion (H. Res. 423), H2310 [7MY]
      Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), E503 [29MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. 
        Con. Res. 36), H1144 [5MR]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        E1381 [1AU]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: U.S. policy, E131 [3FE]
      Constitutional amendments: authority of Congress and the States 
        to regulate contributions and expenditures in political 
        campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such 
        campaigns, H3959 [21JN]
      ------authority of Congress and the States to regulate 
        contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to 
        enact public financing systems for such campaigns (H.J. Res. 
        111), H4788 [11JY]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 
        [11JY], H5622 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense: require Federal contractors to disclose 
        political contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: denial of access by States to 
        Systematic Alienation Verification Entitlement (SAVE) database 
        to identify noncitizens among registered voters, H3584 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: objection to Texas requirement for individuals 
        to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election, H2304-
        H2310 [7MY], H2638 [10MY], H3107 [18MY], H4659 [9JY], H4707 
        [10JY], H4824 [11JY]
      ------prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of 
        provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of 
        attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2544-
        H2547 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to bring action against States for 
        implementation of State law requiring voter identification, 
        H2504, H2505 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to litigate against States on behalf of 
        the NLRB relative to secret ballot union elections, H2501 
        [9MY], E901 [30MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: require disclosure of political 
        contributions as a condition of accepting bids for oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands, H5170 [24JY]
      District of Columbia: history as a municipality and the District 
        of Columbia Home Rule Act, H1127-H1129 [1MR], H4643-H4645 
        [29JN]
      ------provide full voting representation in Congress, H1831 
        [16AP]
      ------revise the timing of special elections for local office 
        (H.R. 3902), H1085-H1087 [29FE], E147 [6FE]
      ------tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for DC Democracy, 
        E706 [7MY]
      Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1530-H1533, 
        H1535 [22MR], H1559-H1563 [26MR]
      Egypt: anniversary of revolution, H163 [25JA]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, H1529 [22MR]
      ------elections, H4637 [29JN]
      FCC: require entities sponsoring political advertising to 
        disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a 
        certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1617, H1620, 
        H1621 [27MR]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5687 [2AU]
      Florida: passage of legislation that would restrict the early 
        voting period and voter registration, E98-E100 [31JA]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (H.R. 4258), E440 [26MR], E1438 
        [3AU]
      Gingrich, Newt: campaign for nomination to be Republican Party 
        Presidential candidate and implementation of Republican Party 
        national agenda, H121 [24JA]
      Houston, TX: tribute to League of Women Voters of Houston 
        Education Fund, E1434 [3AU]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E721, E728 [8MY], E747 [9MY], E758, E775 [10MY], E785, E790, 
        E792, E803 [15MY], E809, E810, E817, E819, E822 [16MY], E829, 
        E830, E838 [17MY], E845, E855, E857, E859, E875 [18MY], E881 
        [22MY], E965 [1JN]
      ------tribute to reelection as President of Taiwan, E33 [18JA], 
        E185 [14FE], E486 [29MR], E697 [27AP]
      Maine: referendum to allow same-sex marriage, H387 [2FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: condition new mining permits on 
        disclosure of Federal political contributions made by 
        applicant during preceding five years, H4835 [12JY]
      ------require companies that earn a profit mining on public 
        lands to disclose political campaign contributions, H4794 
        [11JY]
      National Commission for Independent Redistricting: establish 
        (H.R. 3846), H224 [1FE], E100 [31JA]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (H. Res. 758), 
        E1423 [3AU]
      Northwestern University: tribute to efforts to increase student 
        voter registration with UVote Project, E1703 [16OC]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        H5929 [13SE]
      ------constitutional amendment on the use of public funds to pay 
        for campaigns for election to Federal office (H.J. Res. 100), 
        H128 [24JA]
      ------permit candidates for Federal office to designate an 
        individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's 
        campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate 
        (H.R. 406), H5743, H5744 [10SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H1594 
        [27MR], H3744 [19JN], H4074 [27JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], H3814 
        [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], H5023 
        [19JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), H3366 [1JN]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (H.R. 1404), H971 [28FE], H5622 [1AU]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (H.R. 414), H6115 [19SE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (H.R. 6426), E1527 [14SE]
      Puerto Rico: plebiscite to determine status of territory, H6156 
        [20SE]
      Russia: elections, H1137 [5MR]
      Small business: require public disclosure of political 
        contributions, H1287 [8MR]
      States: impact of congressional redistricting, H507 [6FE]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113-H6115 [19SE], E1616 
        [21SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]
      Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (H.R. 5828), E862 
        [18MY]
      ------ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas 
        voters are aware of their voting rights and have an 
        opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee 
        ballots cast and counted, H5870 [12SE]
      ------impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H94-H102 [23JA], H503-H510 [6FE], 
        H2304-H2310 [7MY], H3729 [18JN], H5118-H5122 [23JY], H5209, 
        H5212 [25JY], H5537 [1AU], H6072 [19SE], H6153, H6159, H6162 
        [20SE], H6237 [21SE], E98 [31JA], E1301 [23JY], E1427 [3AU]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H5118, H5120-H5122 [23JY], E838 [17MY], E1703 [16OC]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office, H2315 [7MY], H6072 [19SE]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office (H.R. 3316), H503 [6FE]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]
      ------require States to permit individuals to register to vote 
        in an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (H.R. 3317), H503 [6FE]
      Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H94, H97, H101 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. 
        Con. Res. 36), S1368 [1MR]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), S1368 [1MR]
      Constitutional amendments: contributions and expenditures 
        intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), S102-S106 [26JA], 
        S285 [2FE], S1442 [7MR], S3472 [23MY], S5018, S5019 [16JY]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S6023, S6025 [10SE]
      Dept. of Justice: objection to Texas requirement for individuals 
        to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election, S1663 
        [14MR], S3956 [12JN], S4869 [11JY]
      District of Columbia: revise the timing of special elections for 
        local office (H.R. 3902), S4980 [12JY]
      Egypt: condemn treatment of certain organizations working for 
        democracy and human rights, S318 [2FE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, S318 [2FE]
      ------support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful 
        transition to a representative government, S318 [2FE]
      Florida: lawsuit by Dept. of Justice to prevent purge of 
        noncitizens from voter rolls, S3958 [12JN]
      ------passage of legislation that would restrict the early 
        voting period and voter registration, S90 [26JA], S3958 [12JN]
      Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to 
        Burma, S82 [26JA]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1207, S1208 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      IRS: enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity, S6428 
        [19SE]
      Koch Industries, Inc.: characterization relative to corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5177 
        [19JY]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        S2960 [8MY], S3037 [9MY], S3126 [14MY], S3171 [15MY], S3420 
        [22MY], S3621 [24MY]
      Meadow Bridge, WV: tribute to Meadow Bridge High School student 
        voter registration campaign, S2668 [25AP]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S853-S856 [16FE], S2587, S2588 
        [23AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2559, S2568-
        S2579 [23AP], S2616-S2630 [24AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), unanimous-consent agreement, S2538 
        [19AP]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S880-S882 
        [17FE], S3052 [10MY], S3460 [23MY], S4314 [20JN], S4986-S4988 
        [16JY], S5052-S5054, S5074, S5076-S5081 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S6307 
        [13SE]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6393, S6395, S6421 [19SE], S6497 [20SE], S6590 [21SE]
      ------permit State and local employees to run for elective 
        office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees 
        and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to 
        political activities (S. 2170), S1461 [7MR]
      ------prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors 
        from making expenditures, and establish additional spending 
        disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, S100, 
        S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), S1938-S1940 [21MR], S3470-S3478 [23MY], S4454 [25JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4938-S4942 [12JY], S4985-S4991, 
        S4993-S5003, S5007, S5008, S5010-S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056-
        S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 [19JY]
      ------reform financing of Senate elections (S. 750), S285 [2FE]
      Political ethics: contributions and expenditures by corporations 
        and other business organizations intended to affect elections, 
        S881 [17FE]
      Postal Service: consider effect of closure or consolidation of 
        post offices on voting by mail and provide for a moratorium on 
        closure or consolidation of post offices to protect voting by 
        mail, S2641 [24AP]
      Romney, Mitt: evaluation of environmental and climate policies, 
        S6307 [13SE]
      Senate: require all Senate candidates file quarterly campaign 
        finance reports electronically with the FEC, S249 [1FE]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., v. 
        Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political campaigns, 
        S4452-S4455 [25JN]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
      Taiwan: support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (S. Res. 
        542), S5991 [2AU], S6438 [19SE]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR], S2652 [24AP]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, S90 [26JA], S2913 [7MY], S3958 
        [12JN]
      Wisconsin: results of recall election to remove Scott Walker as 
        Governor, S3773-S3775 [6JN]
  Reports
      National Election in Taiwan: International Election Observers 
        Mission, S6438-S6440 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        3902), S4950 [12JY]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3902) (S. Rept. 112-186), S5046 [16JY]
      Hatch Act Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112-211), 
        S6339 [13SE]
      Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual 
        Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the 
        Candidate's Death: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112-628), H5330 [30JY]
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Statements
      Indiana Senate Race and the Direction of American Politics and 
        the Republican Party: Senator Lugar, S3055 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 406, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an 
        individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's 
        campaign committees in the event of the death of the 
        candidate, H5743 [10SE]
      H.R. 3902, District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act, 
        H1085 [29FE]
      H.R. 5912, prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, H6113 [19SE]
      S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. Con. Res. 35, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) 
        establishment, S1209, S1368 [1MR], H1143 [5MR]
      S. Con. Res. 36, use of Capitol rotunda and Emancipation Hall 
        for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S1209, S1368 [1MR], 
        H1144 [5MR]
      S. Res. 356, support people of Tibet, call on China to allow 
        free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and 
        congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic 
        elections, S166 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR]
      S. Res. 386, support freedom and civil liberties, and free and 
        fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression in Iran, S1206 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      S. Res. 542, support efforts by Taiwan to strengthen democracy 
        and human rights and encourage Government to take into 
        consideration international election monitoring 
        recommendations, S5990 [2AU]
      S. Res. 572, National Month of Voter Registration, S6555 [20SE]




ELECTRIC POWER

  Amendments
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6017, H6018, H6019 
        [14SE]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3641, S3657 [24MY]
  Articles and editorials
      China's Solyndra Economy, H6015 [14SE]
      Puff, the Magic Drag on the Economy--Time To Let the Pernicious 
        Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Blow Away, S6530 [20SE]
      Republicans Blow With the Wind--Another Industry Wants To Keep 
        Its Taxpayer Subsidies, S1453 [7MR]
      Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, S670 [15FE]
      Turbines in the Backyard--The Sound and the Strobes, S669 [15FE]
      Why the Wind Industry Is Full Hot Air and Costing You Big Bucks, 
        S669 [15FE]
      Wind Farms Multiply, Fueling Clashes With Nearby Residents, S670 
        [15FE]
      Wind Power Faces Taxing Headwind, S5055 [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (see H.R. 5625), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      ------establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained 
        commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts 
        (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      ------establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program 
        (see H.R. 4230), H1496 [21MR]
      ------improve energy efficiency of electric instantaneous water 
        heaters (see H.R. 3817), H158 [24JA]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (see H. Res. 779), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      ------prohibit enforcement of regulations pertaining to certain 
        battery chargers (see S. 3408), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 5935), 
        H3698 [8JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see 
        H.R. 4381), H1976 [18AP]
      Ecology and environment: clarify that compliance with an 
        emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or 
        transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of 
        environmental laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 
        [28MR]
      EPA: express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if 
        a State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      ------protect the Federal Columbia River Power System, Power 
        Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau of Reclamation 
        dams and facilities and promote hydropower generation (see 
        H.R. 6247), H5628 [1AU]
      ------recognize as the most abundant source of clean, renewable 
        energy and should be fully utilized in pursuit of energy 
        independence and affordable energy (see H. Res. 579), H1305 
        [8MR]
      National Journeymen Linemen Day: designate (see H. Res. 561), 
        H944 [17FE]
      National security: promote civil defense and power generation 
        (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (see 
        H.R. 5967), H3806 [19JN]
      Rural Electrification Act: amend (see H.R. 5896), H3480 [5JN]
      Tariff: AC electric motors (see H.R. 5094, 5095, 5098, 5099, 
        5101, 5102), H2269 [27AP]
      ------adjustable metal lighting fixtures (see S. 2422), S2822 
        [26AP]
      ------aluminum lamp-holder housings (see S. 2415), S2822 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5132), H2270 [27AP]
      ------banana jack connectors (see H.R. 5136), H2270 [27AP]
      ------brass lamp-holder housings (see S. 2416), S2822 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5137), H2270 [27AP]
      ------dry nickel-metal hydride batteries (see H.R. 5420), H2318 
        [7MY]
      ------electrical connectors (see S. 2418), S2822 [26AP]
      ------electrical transformers (see S. 2805), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5140), H2270 [27AP]
      ------instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking 
        electrical quantities parts or accessories (see H.R. 4393), 
        H1977 [18AP]
      ------instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking 
        electrical quantities subassemblies (see H.R. 4392), H1977 
        [18AP]
      ------insulated cable for a voltage of less than or equal to 
        1000 volts (see H.R. 5417), H2318 [7MY]
      ------lead-acid storage 12-volt batteries (see H.R. 5414), H2318 
        [7MY]
      ------lithium-ion batteries (see H.R. 5418), H2318 [7MY]
      ------lithium-ion electrical storage batteries (see S. 2334), 
        S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 4911), H2205 [26AP] (see H.R. 5421), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      ------nightlights made of plastic (see S. 2423), S2822 [26AP]
      ------plastic lamp-holder housings (see S. 2413), S2822 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5138), H2270 [27AP]
      ------porcelain lamp-holder housings (see S. 2414), S2822 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5131), H2270 [27AP]
      ------power distributors (see H.R. 5419), H2318 [7MY]
      ------power supplies between 150 watts and 500 watts (see H.R. 
        5410), H2318 [7MY]
      ------6-volt batteries (see H.R. 5141), H2270 [27AP]
      ------surge protectors (see S. 2420), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5134), H2270 [27AP]
      ------tamper resistant ground fault circuit interrupters (see S. 
        2421), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5135), H2270 [27AP]
      ------time switches (see S. 2419), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5130), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------12-volt batteries (see H.R. 5139), H2270 [27AP]
      ------wind turbine generator power panels (see S. 2952), S2967 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 5494), H2319 [7MY]
      ------wind turbine generator switchgear assemblies and panel 
        boards (see S. 2961), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5495), H2319 [7MY]
      Taxation: clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not 
        constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable 
        electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S1147 [29FE]
      ------extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles 
        (see S. 2161), S1422 [6MR]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1734 [15MR]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        H.R. 6437), H6150 [19SE]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (see S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------extend the energy efficient appliance credit (see H.R. 
        6056), H4603 [28JN]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-
        efficient commercial buildings (see S. 3591), S6545 [20SE]
      ------increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (see H.R. 6323), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H1016 [28FE]
      ------provide grants in lieu of expensing for energy efficient 
        commercial buildings placed in service by manufacturers (see 
        H.R. 6403), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]
  Factsheets
      Average American Wind Farm, S676 [15FE]
  Letters
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act: Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization), H1181 [6MR]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H1181 [6MR]
      ------several environmental organizations, H1181 [6MR]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
      ------Representative McMorris Rodgers, H4668 [9JY]
      No More Solyndras Act: Representative Hall, Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6008 [14SE]
      Wind power production tax credit extension: Colorado 
        congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------Iowa congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------several businesses, S6400 [19SE]
  Motions
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
  Remarks in House
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: require small conduit hydropower projects 
        to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, H1181-
        H1188 [6MR], E330 [7MR], E343 [8MR]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (H.R. 5625), H3985, H3986 [26JN]
      Central Electric Co.: anniversary, E1356 [31JY]
      Coast Guard: ensure completion of required energy audits, H3552 
        [6JN]
      Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light 
        bulbs, H3427, H3461, H3462 [5JN], E1023 [7JN]
      Dept. of Energy: Batteries and Electric Drive Technology Program 
        funding, H3493 [6JN]
      ------clarify certain findings from Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative technology 
        loan guarantee program, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
      ------ensure Federal agencies complete required energy audits, 
        H3419 [5JN]
      ------ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee program is 
        able to continue to accept applications for new loan 
        guarantees, H6016, H6019-H6022 [14SE]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------lower energy efficiency standards for service-over-the-
        counter, self-contained, medium temperature commercial 
        refrigerators, H3921, H3922 [21JN]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H5930, H5932 [13SE], H6004-H6024, 
        H6049 [14SE], E1549 [18SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5934-
        H5939 [13SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022, H6023 
        [14SE]
      ------prohibit funding for grants requiring recipients to 
        replace any lighting that does not comply with the Energy 
        Policy and Conservation Act, H3460 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, 
        H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      Ecology and environment: clarify that compliance with an 
        emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or 
        transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of 
        environmental laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), H5602-H5604 
        [1AU], E1426 [3AU]
      EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Hydroelectric power: expand small-scale hydropower (H.R. 795), 
        H1177 [6MR]
      ------improve (H.R. 5892), H4666-H4672 [9JY]
      Motor vehicles: provide incentives for the purchase of electric 
        vehicles and increase investment in advanced vehicle 
        technology, development, and manufacturing, H976 [28FE]
      National Journeymen Linemen Day: designate (H. Res. 561), E567 
        [18AP], E591 [19AP]
      National Rural Electric Cooperative Association: tribute to 
        Electric Cooperative Youth Tour, H3710 [18JN]
      Peabody Energy, Inc.: call for investigation into contracts with 
        public power organizations to fund Prairie State Energy Campus 
        in Marissa, IL, and impact on consumer electricity rates, 
        H6161 [20SE], H6236 [21SE]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H130 [24JA], H174-H177 
        [25JA], H362, H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 [9FE], 
        H951, H957, H958 [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], 
        H1156 [6MR], H1220, H1222 [7MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], H3817 
        [20JN], H3958 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, 
        H6241, H6242 [21SE]
      Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable energy standard, 
        H3819, H3884 [20JN]
      ------facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources, 
        H3920, H3921 [21JN]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), H5649 [2AU]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources, H5168, H5169 [24JY], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H1007 [28FE], H5870, H5871, 
        H5872 [12SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H4660 [9JY], 
        H5870, H5871, H5872 [12SE], H6022, H6023 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], 
        E1208 [9JY]
      ------increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (H.R. 6323), E1427 [3AU]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (H.R. 3238), H778 
        [15FE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from wind, H1007 [28FE]
      Wright-Hennepin Electric Cooperative Association: anniversary, 
        E484 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Afghanistan: Corps of Engineers electric power infrastructure 
        project funding, S4844 [11JY]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      Climate: impact of global warming on increasing national and 
        global electrical needs, S6306 [13SE]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]
      EPA: establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for 
        the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), S6007 [2AU]
      Hydroelectric power: encourage research and development of 
        hydropower technologies, S3126 [14MY]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to East Bay Municipal Utility District for 
        renewable energy project, S2236 [29MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------facilitate planning, construction, and operation of a 
        secure national clean energy grid, S5839 [1AU]
      ------national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], 
        S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707-
        S1709 [15MR], S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2128, S2134 [28MR], S2192-
        S2197, S2216 [29MR], S3952-S3954 [12JN], S4185 [14JN], S4659 
        [27JN], S5721 [31JY]
      Public utilities: infrastructure funding, S4843-S4845 [11JY]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3657 [24MY]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (S. 2201), S1737 [15MR], S3934 [12JN], 
        S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4254 [19JN]
      ------extend production tax credit for nuclear power, S2130 
        [28MR]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S668, S674-
        S679 [15FE], S831, S832 [16FE], S1452 [7MR], S2129 [28MR], 
        S3934 [12JN], S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4165 [14JN], S4254 [19JN], 
        S4380 [21JN], S4795-S4798 [10JY], S4841 [11JY], S4921 [12JY], 
        S5055, S5056 [17JY], S5098 [18JY], S5176 [19JY], S5421 [26JY], 
        S5712, S5721 [31JY], S5809, S5810 [1AU], S5924, S5925 [2AU], 
        S6078, S6101 [11SE], S6244 [12SE], S6292 [13SE], S6399 [19SE], 
        S6530 [20SE]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (S. 3275), S3841 [7JN]
      U.N.: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change endangerment 
        findings relative to impact of economy-wide global warming 
        pollution emission cap and trade program, S5856 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Battery Recharging Stations Establishment for Privately Owned 
        Vehicles in House of Representatives Parking Areas at No Net 
        Cost to Federal Government: Committee on House Administration 
        (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 112-625), H5326 [26JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112-146), S388 
        [7FE]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
      No More Solyndras Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 6213) (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 [10SE]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act: 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4273) (H. Rept. 
        112-586), H4684 [9JY]
      South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 461) (S. Rept. 112-130), 
        S42 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        500) (S. Rept. 112-111), S41 [23JA]
  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power: Doug Fredrickson, Blattner 
        Energy, Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Mark Ahlstrom, WindLogics Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Shanelle Montan, enXco, Inc., E1208 [9JY]
      ------Tim Maag, M.A. Mortenson Co., E1209 [9JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act 
        and allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5934 [13SE]
      H.R. 1402, battery recharging stations establishment for 
        privately owned vehicles in House of Representatives parking 
        areas at no net cost to Federal Government, H5650 [2AU]
      H.R. 4273, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability 
        Conflicts Act, H5602 [1AU]
      H.R. 5625, Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act, H3985 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 5892, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4666-H4668 
        [9JY]
      S. 739, battery recharging stations establishment for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, H5649 [2AU]
      S. 739, establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, S3657 [24MY]
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]
      S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act, S3842 [7JN]




ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Information technology: clarify and update standards for 
        government and law enforcement access to stored communications 
        and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 [2AU]
  Letters
      Improve privacy of electronic communications: several 
        organizations, S5914 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 
        [2AU]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 1011), 
        S66 [24JA]




ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3280 [17MY] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H1914 
        [17AP]
  Remarks in House
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 
        4367), H4664-H4666 [9JY], E1283 [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Limit Fee Disclosure Requirement for an Automatic Teller Machine 
        to the Screen of That Machine: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4367) (H. Rept. 112-576), H4654 [29JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4367, limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic 
        teller machine to the screen of that machine, H4665 [9JY]




ELECTRONICS

  Bills and resolutions
      Crime: make it unlawful to alter or remove the identification 
        number of a mobile communications device (see S. 3186), S3174 
        [15MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 6277), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H1914 [17AP]
      Tariff: color flat panel video monitor screens (see H.R. 5142), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------complete digital process control systems designed for use 
        with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 nuclear 
        powerplants certified by the NRC (see H.R. 5218), H2272 [27AP]
      ------electrically operated pencil sharpeners (see H.R. 5508), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------electronic drawing toys, electronic games, or educational 
        toys cases or containers (see S. 2562), S2923 [7MY] (see S. 
        3045), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5489), H2319 [7MY]
      ------epoxy molding compounds, of a kind used for encapsulating 
        integrated circuits (see H.R. 5422), H2318 [7MY]
      ------high-performance loudspeakers (see S. 2804), S2927 [7MY]
      ------injection-molded ABS of PP cases or containers used for 
        electronic drawing toys or electronic games (see S. 3046), 
        S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5490), H2319 [7MY]
      ------instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking 
        electrical quantities parts or accessories (see H.R. 4393), 
        H1977 [18AP]
      ------instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking 
        electrical quantities subassemblies (see H.R. 4392), H1977 
        [18AP]
      ------knit garments with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3063), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4985), H2267 [27AP]
      ------knit tank tops with electrodes knit into or attached to 
        the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure 
        an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3062), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4984), H2267 [27AP]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) cooler modules (LCM) (see H.R. 
        5477), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) display modules (LDM) (see H.R. 
        5480), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) down light modules (DLM) (see 
        H.R. 5479), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) drivers (see H.R. 5484), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) line modules (see H.R. 5481), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) spot light modules (SLM) (see 
        H.R. 5483), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) Tubular LED (TLED) (see H.R. 
        5478), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) twistable down light modules 
        (TDLM) (see H.R. 5482), H2319 [7MY]
      ------liquid crystal display (LCD) panel assemblies (see H.R. 
        5550), H2441 [8MY]
      ------liquid dielectric transformers (see H.R. 5215), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------liquidation or reliquidation of digital still image video 
        cameras (see S. 2949), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5324), H2275 
        [27AP]
      ------metal halide lamps designed for use in video projectors 
        (see S. 2573), S2923 [7MY]
      ------occupancy sensors (see S. 2417), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5133), H2270 [27AP]
      ------portable electric grills (see H.R. 4644), H2123 [25AP]
      ------power electronics boxes and static converter composite 
        units (see S. 2332), S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 4903), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------self-contained, single-element unidirectional (cardioid) 
        dynamic microphones (see H.R. 4821), H2203 [26AP]
      ------single-driver sound isolating earphones (see H.R. 4820), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      ------sound-isolating earphones with multiple balanced armature 
        speakers (see H.R. 4819), H2203 [26AP]
      ------sports bras with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3061), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4983), H2267 [27AP]
      ------subassemblies for measuring equipment for 
        telecommunications (see S. 2586), S2923 [7MY]
      ------wide-range high sensitivity zoom security cameras (see S. 
        2572), S2923 [7MY]
      Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]
      Telecommunications: prohibit mobile service providers from 
        providing service on mobile electronic devices that have been 
        reported stolen and enable consumers to remotely delete data 
        from such devices (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
      ------require disclosures to consumers on the capability of 
        software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of 
        the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]
      Voting: require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines 
        for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at 
        NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
  Letters
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Edward Wytkind, Transportation 
        Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, H4007 [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 6277), E1396 
        [3AU]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 
        4367), H4664-H4666 [9JY], E1283 [19JY]
      Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (H.R. 6549), E1634 [21SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: ensure that certain 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) do not 
        expire before deadline for implementation of electronic 
        readers for such credentials, H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]
      Voting: require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines 
        for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at 
        NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Inquiry Into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Dept. of 
        Defense Supply Chain: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 
        Rept. 112-167), S3329 [21MY]
      Limit Fee Disclosure Requirement for an Automatic Teller Machine 
        to the Screen of That Machine: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4367) (H. Rept. 112-576), H4654 [29JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4367, limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic 
        teller machine to the screen of that machine, H4665 [9JY]




ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Amend (see S. 3578), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      ------amend Impact Aid Program to extend eligibility for 
        emergency and modernization grants to local educational 
        agencies in which a certain percentage of land is federally 
        owned (see H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]
      ------assure comparability of opportunity for educationally 
        disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5933), H3698 [8JN]
      ------authorize grants to prepare and train principals on 
        effective core competencies and in instructional leadership 
        skills (see H.R. 6376), H5859 [11SE]
      ------encourage effective teachers and innovative education 
        programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------establish a grant program for automated external 
        defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE]
      ------establish a ``Grow Your Own Teacher'' program (see H.R. 
        6230), H5331 [30JY]
      ------establish an alternative accountability model for 
        elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress 
        (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide States and local educational agencies with 
        flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 
        5546), H2441 [8MY]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]
      Education: authorize national elementary and secondary service-
        learning program that promotes student academic achievement 
        (see H.R. 5436), H2318 [7MY]
      ------provide educational stability for children in foster care 
        (see H.R. 5876), H3362 [31MY]
      No Child Left Behind Act: remove mandated testing provisions 
        (see H.R. 5654), H2565 [9MY]
      Schools: help close the gaps in principal preparation and 
        provide new principals with the support and tools they need to 
        meet the complex challenges of school leadership (see H.R. 
        4113), H1100 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Education: authorize grants to prepare and train 
        principals on effective core competencies and in instructional 
        leadership skills (H.R. 6376), E1473 [11SE]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 6390), H6004 
        [14SE]
      Education: improve teacher quality and increase access to 
        effective teachers, H5956 [13SE]
      ------provide educational stability for children in foster care 
        (H.R. 5876), H3275 [31MY]
      Green Lake, WI: tribute to the Green Lake School District for 
        developing 21st century readiness knowledge and skills in 
        students, E876 [18MY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students, H1644 [28MR], H2459 [9MY]
      ------address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment 
        of students (H.R. 1648), H3809, H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (H.R. 458), E1103 [21JN]
      ------encourage growth and replication of successful charter 
        school models (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE], H4810 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 3173), S3131 [14MY]
      Education: funding, S6088-S6091 [11SE]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (S. 506), S1928 [21MR]
  Reports filed
      Amend: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate) (S. 3578) (S. Rept. 112-221), S6545 [20SE]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
  Texts of
      S. 3173, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3131 [14MY]




ELHEBSHI, HANA

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hana Elhebshi, S1500 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]




ELIAS, RACHEL

  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, E716 [7MY]




ELIMINATING DUPLICATIVE AND INEFFICIENT TAXPAYER SPENDING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]




ELIOT, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Eliot Elementary School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools 
        award recipient, S67 [24JA]




ELIZABETH, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Union County Vocational-Technical High School: Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E1587 [21SE]




ELIZABETHTON, TN

  Remarks in House
      Bowers, Arthur B. (Deacon): Tennessee Dept. of Labor and 
        Workforce Development James H. Collier Service Award 
        recipient, E1648 [21SE]




ELIZABETHTOWN, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Swopes Celebrate 60 Years in Business, S2159 [28MR]




ELIZABETHTOWN (KY) NEWS-ENTERPRISE

  Articles and editorials
      Swopes Celebrate 60 Years in Business, S2159 [28MR]




ELIZARES, BRANDON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]




ELKO COUNTY, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to Elko 
        County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of 
        Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see H.R. 3815), H158 
        [24JA]




ELKO MOTOCROSS AND TRIBAL CONVEYANCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3815), H158 [24JA]




ELLIOTT, SUSAN MARSH

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4298 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Tajikistan: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S4298 [19JN]




ELLIOTT-PARHAM, MARYK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E491 [29MR]




ELLIS, EMMIT, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1709 [19OC]




ELLIS, GLENN, SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E130 [3FE]




ELLIS, KAIL

  Remarks in House
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and 
        Peace Islands Institute Friendship Award recipients, E586 
        [19AP]




ELLIS, LARRY W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1697 [12OC]




ELLIS, MELODY POOLE

  Proclamations
      Mrs. Melody Poole Ellis Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E779 [11MY]




ELLIS, RICK AND KELA

  Remarks in House
      Make a Difference Day Award: recipients, E590, E599 [19AP]




ELLIS, STEPHEN

  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5107 [23JY]




ELLISON, KEITH (a Representative from Minnesota)

  Amendments
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1154 [5MR], H1188 [6MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3002 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5058, H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3620 [7JN]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5882 [12SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1252 [7MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Rare Win for Say on Pay, Sarah Morgan, Real-Time Advice 
        (publication), H1253 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H2072 [24AP]
      Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of 
        certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at 
        which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular 
        service (see H.R. 1283), H2033 [19AP]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H2329 [7MY]
      ------expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H803 [15FE]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H5526 [31JY]
      ------make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see 
        H.R. 2028), H3700 [8JN]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H2072 [24AP]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H1915 [17AP]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2329 [7MY]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      ------protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical 
        restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H4656 [29JN]
      ------require States to take certain additional steps to assist 
        foster children in making the transition to independent living 
        (see H.R. 2953), H6001 [13SE]
      China: condemn human rights and legal due process standards 
        violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
      Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English 
        language and government and history knowledge requirements for 
        naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in 
        other languages (see H.R. 2957), H1306 [8MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3703 [12JN]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to 
        ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 
        2659), H1543 [22MR]
      Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological 
        separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins 
        (see H.R. 892), H1100 [29FE]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see H.R. 6483), H6273 [21SE]
      ------clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive 
        consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by 
        public utility companies (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]
      ------encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      ------establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification 
        pilot programs (see H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 2795), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1912), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1572 [26MR]
      ------post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of 
        the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H2329 [7MY]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of Energy: provide loan guarantees for energy efficiency 
        upgrades to existing buildings (see H.R. 3221), H803 [15FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems 
        for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H1978 
        [18AP]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H3363 [31MY]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by 
        immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase 
        economic development in underserved areas by promoting 
        cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H903 [16FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5010 
        [18JY]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3700 [8JN]
      ------make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in 
        institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 
        3462), H1210 [6MR]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H2663 [11MY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      ------repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters 
        regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic 
        pay (see H.R. 807), H2569 [9MY]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H1306 [8MR]
      ------protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see 
        H.R. 6087), H5712 [2AU]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance 
        of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and 
        call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. 
        Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H803 [15FE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5331 [30JY]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H2329 [7MY]
      Education: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see 
        H.R. 4170), H5526 [31JY]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H903 [16FE]
      Employment: prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an 
        applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal 
        offense, except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H3808 [19JN]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      ------prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 
        2284), H802 [15FE]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H220 [31JA]
      ------allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic 
        partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent 
        with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H1306 [8MR]
      FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H1642 [27MR]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H6001 [13SE]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (see H.R. 5714), H2644 [10MY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see H.R. 
        4221), H5292 [25JY]
      ------require foreign manufacturers of products imported into 
        the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are 
        authorized to accept service of process against such 
        manufacturers (see H.R. 3646), H1101 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, 
        distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see 
        H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for coverage of medically necessary food under 
        Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 
        1311), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic 
        stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H512 [6FE]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H4158 [27JN]
      Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted 
        single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H5202 [24JY]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      Immigration: eliminate deadline for application for asylum in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 2981), H1498 [21MR]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H3164 [18MY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1808 [29MR]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4656 [29JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H6001 [13SE]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6001 [13SE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H3915 [20JN]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H1978 [18AP]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3700 [8JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H3916 [20JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor 
        organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 
        2775), H3578 [6JN]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        H.R. 5980), H5079 [19JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H3578 [6JN]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H5202 [24JY]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H2034 [19AP]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H4908 [17JY]
      Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H3734 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4657 [29JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5331 [30JY]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H512 [6FE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried 
        before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), 
        H5131 [23JY]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]
      ------broaden special rules for certain governmental health 
        reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by 
        political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H4605 [28JN]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4864 [12JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------expand availability of saver's credit, make credit 
        refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into 
        the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H6062 [14SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1154 [5MR]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H1210 [6MR]
      ------limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive 
        compensation (see H.R. 382), H6001 [13SE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2033 [19AP]
      ------make permanent and increase credit for increasing research 
        activities and increase domestic production activities 
        deduction for property for which research and development 
        occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 689), H641 [8FE]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1274 [7MR]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H6061 [14SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign 
        corporations attributable to imported property (see H.R. 
        2280), H571 [7FE]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H4157 [27JN]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H2814 [16MY]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H182 [25JA]
      Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3363 [31MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Corps of Engineers: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the 
        Mississippi River in Minnesota (see H.R. 4146), H1209 [6MR]
      Immigration: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        refugee resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6231 [20SE]
      India: anniversary of communal violence in Gujarat (see H. Res. 
        569), H1134 [1MR]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H1804 [29MR]
      Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel 
        production (see H.R. 5745), H2713 [15MY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H802 [15FE]
      Tariff: ascorbic acid encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate 
        (see H.R. 5600), H2442 [8MY]
      ------bamboo baskets (see H.R. 5607), H2442 [8MY]
      ------bamboo kitchen devices (see H.R. 5608), H2442 [8MY]
      ------bisphenol A bis(3-methacryloyloxypropyl) ether substituted 
        dimethacylate (see H.R. 5602), H2442 [8MY]
      ------catalytic converter mounting mats (see H.R. 5605), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------cellular plastic sheets for micron-retention filters (see 
        H.R. 5614), H2443 [8MY]
      ------cellular plastic sheets for nano-retention filters (see 
        H.R. 5613), H2443 [8MY]
      ------C5-8 perfluorocarbonalkanes (see H.R. 5599), H2442 [8MY]
      ------C5-18 perfluorocarbon alkanes, perfluorocarbon amines, 
        and/or perfluorocarbon ethers mixtures (see H.R. 5598), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------C1-3 perfluoroalkyl perfluoromorpholine (see H.R. 5597), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      ------copoly(acrylic acid/itaconic acid) (see H.R. 5603), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------coupon holders (see H.R. 5610), H2442 [8MY]
      ------electric wine bottle openers (see H.R. 5609), H2442 [8MY]
      ------inflatable swimming pools (see H.R. 5611), H2442 [8MY]
      ------perfluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride (see H.R. 5596), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------plastic children's wallets (see H.R. 5606), H2442 [8MY]
      ------plastic fittings composed of perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) resin 
        (see H.R. 5612), H2442 [8MY]
      ------plastic mesh for filters (see H.R. 5594), H2442 [8MY]
      ------plastic mesh for filters (high flow) (see H.R. 5595), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      ------polycrystalline fibers (see H.R. 5604), H2442 [8MY]
      ------potassium persulfate encapsulated in cellulose acetate 
        butyrate (see H.R. 5601), H2442 [8MY]
      Taxation: impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6060 [14SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Corps of Engineers: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the 
        Mississippi River in Minnesota (H.R. 4146), H1209 [6MR]
      Immigration: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        refugee resettlement (H.R. 6460), H6233 [20SE]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (H.R. 4318), 
        H1806 [29MR]
      Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel 
        production (H.R. 5745), H2714 [15MY]
      Tariff: ascorbic acid encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate 
        (H.R. 5600), H2445 [8MY]
      ------bamboo baskets (H.R. 5607), H2445 [8MY]
      ------bamboo kitchen devices (H.R. 5608), H2445 [8MY]
      ------bisphenol A bis(3-methacryloyloxypropyl) ether substituted 
        dimethacylate (H.R. 5602), H2445 [8MY]
      ------catalytic converter mounting mats (H.R. 5605), H2445 [8MY]
      ------cellular plastic sheets for micron-retention filters (H.R. 
        5614), H2446 [8MY]
      ------cellular plastic sheets for nano-retention filters (H.R. 
        5613), H2446 [8MY]
      ------C5-8 perfluorocarbonalkanes (H.R. 5599), H2445 [8MY]
      ------C5-18 perfluorocarbon alkanes, perfluorocarbon amines, 
        and/or perfluorocarbon ethers mixtures (H.R. 5598), H2445 
        [8MY]
      ------C1-3 perfluoroalkyl perfluoromorpholine (H.R. 5597), H2445 
        [8MY]
      ------copoly(acrylic acid/itaconic acid) (H.R. 5603), H2445 
        [8MY]
      ------coupon holders (H.R. 5610), H2445 [8MY]
      ------electric wine bottle openers (H.R. 5609), H2445 [8MY]
      ------inflatable swimming pools (H.R. 5611), H2445 [8MY]
      ------perfluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride (H.R. 5596), H2445 [8MY]
      ------plastic children's wallets (H.R. 5606), H2445 [8MY]
      ------plastic fittings composed of perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) resin 
        (H.R. 5612), H2446 [8MY]
      ------plastic mesh for filters (H.R. 5594), H2445 [8MY]
      ------plastic mesh for filters (high flow) (H.R. 5595), H2445 
        [8MY]
      ------polycrystalline fibers (H.R. 5604), H2445 [8MY]
      ------potassium persulfate encapsulated in cellulose acetate 
        butyrate (H.R. 5601), H2445 [8MY]
      Taxation: impose a tax on certain trading transactions (H.R. 
        6411), H6061 [14SE]
  Letters
      Emerging growth companies' requirement to fully comply with say-
        on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: 
        Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]
  Motions
      House of Representatives: adjournment, H4710 [10JY]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H384 [2FE], H5869 [12SE]
  Remarks
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1413 
        [20MR]
      AID: broadcasting of television show ``Sesame Street'' in 
        Palestine funding, H130 [24JA]
      American Crystal Sugar, Inc.: decision to lockout factory 
        workers, H386 [2FE]
      American Crystal Sugar Co.: restart of negotiations to settle 
        labor dispute and lockout at Moorhead, MN, factory, H3489 
        [6JN]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H814 [16FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H895 [16FE], H1530, H1535 [22MR]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, H1799-H1802 [29MR]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H429 [2FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1735 [28MR], H1798-H1802 [29MR], H5982-H5985 
        [13SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1189 [6MR]
      ------ensure authorization of conduit facilities for hydropower 
        development under Federal reclamation law shall not result in 
        net job loss, H1189 [6MR]
      Business and industry: require emerging growth companies to 
        fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder 
        vote requirements, H1252, H1255 [7MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H428 [2FE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): vote by 
        Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H3957 [21JN]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H670-H672 [9FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H670 [9FE]
      Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2017 [19AP]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H427-H430 [2FE], H894, H895 
        [16FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3020 [17MY]
      ------end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to 
        role in arms sales to Syria, H5040 [19JY]
      ------F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3020 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5040, H5058 [19JY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs 
        (H.R. 3974), H1532 [22MR]
      ------require Federal contractors to disclose political 
        contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H3692 [8JN], H3956, H3960 [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H3960 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3620 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States 
        with Stand Your Ground laws, H2392 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1085 [29FE]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H675, H676 [9FE], H5981 [13SE]
      ------importance of job creation, H670 [9FE], H1531 [22MR], 
        H1735 [28MR]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H670, H674, 
        H675, H676 [9FE], H1530, H1535 [22MR]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H3695, H3696 
        [8JN], H3957 [21JN], H4425 [28JN], H5983 [13SE]
      ------revitalize the middle class, H3957 [21JN]
      Egypt: anniversary of revolution, H163 [25JA]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns, H3959 [21JN]
      FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and 
        prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis 
        (H.R. 1350), H675 [9FE]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), H894, H895 [16FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3956, 
        H3960 [21JN]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H674, H675 [9FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3956, H3960 [21JN]
      Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H4422 [28JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY], H4784 [11JY]
      Hennepin County, MN: tribute to Hennipin Health program, H1920 
        [18AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4425 [28JN]
      Iran: analysis of potential military strike as means to compel 
        Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H814 [16FE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1088 [29FE]
      Law enforcement: respect individual dignity and operate on the 
        basis of what constitutes criminal behavior, H3620 [7JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5871 [12SE], H5980 [13SE]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1534 [22MR]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5888 [12SE]
      ------ensure that private property interests are not negatively 
        impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5883, H5884 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), motion to recommit, 
        H5888 [12SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H896 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H341 [1FE], H428 [2FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY], H4784 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4422, H4423, 
        H4424 [28JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H3960 [21JN]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3888 [20JN], H3957-H3959 [21JN]
      ------eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production, 
        H1800 [29MR]
      ------national energy policy, H3958 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3956, H3960 [21JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2392 [8MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1252, H1255 [7MR]
      St. Paul, MN: tribute to Dakota Jazz Club, E1612 [21SE]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H2016 
        [19AP], H3959 [21JN]
      Taxation: increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires, 
        H895 [16FE], H5981, H5984 [13SE]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, H3960 [21JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H2015, 
        H2016, H2017 [19AP]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H3959 [21JN]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H894, H895, H896, H897 [16FE], H1189 [6MR]
      ------importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]
      ------infrastructure funding, H1531 [22MR]
      Votes: correction, H3110, H3148 [18MY]
      ------position on missed, H548 [7FE], E151 
        [7FE], E264 [28FE], E866 [18MY], E990 
        [6JN], E1225 [11JY], E1343 [26JY]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H5212 [25JY]
  Tributes
      Kelley-Ariwoola, Karen, E474 [28MR]
      Payne, Donald M., H1191 [6MR]
      White, Van, E1335 [26JY]




ELLISVILLE, MS

  Remarks in House
      Jones County Junior College: anniversary, H11 [17JA]




ELLMERS, RENEE L. (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H376 [1FE]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H376 [1FE]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H641 [8FE]
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H2647 [10MY]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see H.R. 4094), 
        H1135 [1MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2034 [19AP]
      ------repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments 
        to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3652), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2813 [16MY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H3268 [30MY]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1642 [27MR]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3977 [21JN]
      Egypt: call for the release of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 559), 
        H1135 [1MR]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H3661 [7JN]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2288 [27AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2329 [7MY]
      ------require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
        and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see 
        H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3164 [18MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5631 
        [1AU]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5328 [26JY]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H5717 [3AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------improve trade promotion policies and programs (see H.R. 
        5393), H2317 [7MY]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 5708), H4908 [17JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3733 [18JN]
      Health: recognize life-saving role of ostomy care and 
        prosthetics in the lives of people in the U.S. (see H. Res. 
        152), H1978 [18AP]
      ------repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans (see 
        H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H4656 [29JN]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H220 [31JA]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4828 
        [11JY]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H5766 [10SE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1916 [17AP]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H4869 [13JY]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5712 [2AU]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5712 [2AU]
      Medicare: delay implementation of hospital readmissions 
        reduction program (see H.R. 3683), H5712 [2AU]
      ------ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in 
        rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality 
        improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H5711 [2AU]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H5711 [2AU]
      ------exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by 
        radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician 
        referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical 
        equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in 
        a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1391 [19MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H4685 [9JY]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2570 [9MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H513 [6FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H694 [9FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3266 [30MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight 
        limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 
        763), H115 [23JA]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H1391 
        [19MR]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1847 [16AP]
      ------improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H2289 [27AP]
      ------increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses 
        under common control (see H.R. 6504), H6274 [21SE]
      ------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide for low interest loans for small businesses in 
        major disaster areas (see H.R. 3042), H476 [3FE]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1274 
        [7MR]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3578 [6JN]
      Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security (see H.R. 1086), H5711 [2AU]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H1210 [6MR]
      ------increase penalties for contracting fraud (see H.R. 4206), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H1017 [28FE]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H1210 [6MR]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: permit hospitals to make incentive payments to 
        physicians to promote quality and efficiency (see H.R. 6176), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1807 [29MR]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1642 [27MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H4775 [10JY]
      Taxation: allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for 
        tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (see 
        H.R. 5932), H4065 [26JN]
      ------clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 
        3444), H3481 [5JN]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1306 [8MR]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2134 [25AP]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4157 [27JN]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3733 [18JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1154 [5MR]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1154 [5MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2716 
        [15MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1571 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1304 [8MR]
      Tariff: ceiling fans for permanent installation (see H.R. 4917), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------methyl 2-[(4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-4,5-dihydro-
        [1,2,4]triazole-1-carbonyl)sulfamoyl]benzoate, sodium salt 
        (see H.R. 4537), H2065 [24AP]
      ------permethrin (see H.R. 4538), H2065 [24AP]
      ------tungsten carbide (see H.R. 4539), H2065 [24AP]
      ------tungsten concentrate (see H.R. 4540), H2065 [24AP]
      ------tungsten oxide (see H.R. 4541), H2065 [24AP]
      ------2-chlorobenzyl chloride (see H.R. 4536), H2065 [24AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (H.R. 4174), H1305 [8MR]
      Tariff: ceiling fans for permanent installation (H.R. 4917), 
        H2210 [26AP]
      ------methyl 2-[(4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-4,5-dihydro-
        [1,2,4]triazole-1-carbonyl)sulfamoyl]benzoate, sodium salt 
        (H.R. 4537), H2068 [24AP]
      ------permethrin (H.R. 4538), H2068 [24AP]
      ------tungsten carbide (H.R. 4539), H2068 [24AP]
      ------tungsten concentrate (H.R. 4540), H2068 [24AP]
      ------tungsten oxide (H.R. 4541), H2068 [24AP]
      ------2-chlorobenzyl chloride (H.R. 4536), H2068 [24AP]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks
      Bailey, NC: Southern Nash High School Air Force Junior ROTC 
        recipient of Distinguished Unit of Merit award, E652 
        [25AP]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1693 [28MR]
      Combat Medical Systems (business): tribute to opening of new 
        Fayetteville, NC, office after original location was destroyed 
        by tornado, E639 [25AP]
      Dept. of Justice: Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funding, H2733 [16MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H916 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H142 [24JA]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1169 [6MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1464, H1465 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4763 [10JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718 [10JY]
      Louisburg College: anniversary, E1398 [3AU]
      Medicare: reform, H1693 [28MR]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H916 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4763 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718 
        [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1464, H1465 [21MR]
      Scott, Michelle: Dept. of Justice Federal Service Award 
        recipient, E714 [7MY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5544 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5544 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1999 [19AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2733 [16MY]
  Tributes
      Foutz, Kevin, E663 [26AP]
      Lewis, Warren, III, E371 [16MR]
      Payne, Thomas, E663 [26AP]




ELLSWORTH, TOM

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H2722 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2722 [16MY]




ELLSWORTH, WI

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1267 [18JY]
      Hines, Dale: Wisconsin Agriculturist (publication) Master 
        Agriculturist award recipient, E655 [25AP]




ELLSWORTH AFB, SD

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S3234 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1667 [28SE]
      Anniversary, H2820 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary (S. Res. 464), S3239, S3240 [16MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 464, Ellsworth AFB, SD, anniversary, S3238, S3241 [16MY]




ELLWOOD CITY, PA

  Bills and resolutions
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building: designate 
        (see S. 3386), S5047 [16JY] (see H.R. 5954), H3732 [18JN]




ELMENDORF, DOUGLAS W. (CBO Director)

  Letters
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act, S6527 
        [20SE]
      Export Promotion Reform Act, H3254 [30MY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), 
        S4752 [29JN]




ELMIRA, NY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, E1280 [18JY]




ELSBURY, ANGELA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2803 [26AP]




ELSE, SUE

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S3228 [16MY]




ELWELL, SUSAN BLACK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E764 [10MY]




EMANUEL, RAHM, (a former Representative from Illinois)

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: by, S2593 [23AP]




EMBASSIES

  Amendments
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Backlash to the Backlash, E1675 [2OC]
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 6018), H4063 
        [26JN]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is certified they 
        are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies and consulates 
        pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (see 
        S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]
      Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 6018), H4875-
        H4884 [17JY]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, H6056 [14SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence for U.S. public 
        servants killed in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, 
        Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863, H5866, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5872, 
        H5873, H5893, H5918-H5920 [12SE], H5925, H5932, H5933, H5979, 
        H5980 [13SE], H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Middle East: U.S. policy relative to support of opposition 
        groups, H5870 [12SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H5987 
        [13SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      ------condemn attacks on U.S. consulates in Egypt, Libya, and 
        Yemen, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, 
        H5932 [13SE], E1587 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 
        [21SE]
      ------require investigations into attack on the U.S. consulate 
        in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 [20SE]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, S6245 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      Foreign Service: tribute, S6290, S6305 [13SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241-S6245, S6249, S6251-S6256 [12SE], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
      In the Matter of Arrests of Members of the House Outside the 
        Embassy of Sudan in Washington, DC: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-419), H1541 [22MR]
  Statements
      Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Vietnamese Embassy in the U.S., 
        H5840-H5842 [11SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 6018, Dept. of State appropriations, H4875-H4883 [17JY]
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]
      S. Res. 551, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6273, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 556, suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations, S6345 [13SE]
      S. Res. 575, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6629 [21SE]
      S. Res. 588, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6634, S6683 [21SE]




EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN TRADE

  Letters
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., H3046 [17MY]




EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the 
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset 
        Relief Program (see H.R. 6570), H6306 [12OC]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), 
        S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6404), H5999 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Treasury: economic effects of Troubled Asset Relief 
        Program, H2314 [7MY]




EMERGENCY MEDIC TRANSITION (EMT) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3884), H439 [2FE]




EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL  see Health Care Professionals




EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION EXPANSION ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Lee, H139 [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 589), H138 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H732 [15FE]




EMERSON, FRANK E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E314 [5MR]




EMERSON, JO ANN (a Representative from Missouri)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of 
        retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to all 
        members retired for disability regardless of disability rating 
        percentage (see H.R. 186), H3981 [25JN]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6326 [6NO]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (see 
        H.R. 5512), H2320 [7MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery 
        services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and 
        redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see 
        H.R. 4333), H1804 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, 
        tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery 
        of missing individuals (see H.R. 4305), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2033 
        [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4065 [26JN]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H3177 [29MY]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2289 
        [27AP]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H5712 [2AU]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5631 
        [1AU]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3481 [5JN]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H950 [24FE]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H220 [31JA]
      ------require the President, Vice President, Members of 
        Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to 
        purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges 
        (see H.R. 360), H6279 [21SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2288 [27AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2134 [25AP]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see H. Res. 702), H4065 [26JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2288 [27AP]
      ------ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in 
        rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality 
        improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H5631 [1AU]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5631 [1AU]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H513 [6FE]
      Members of Congress: support and promote the respectful and 
        dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. 
        Res. 757), H5707 [2AU]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see H.R. 1112), H2329 [7MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3808 [19JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H726 [14FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2040 [23AP]
      Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and 
        competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies 
        from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health 
        insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H726 [14FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H3981 [25JN]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see H. Res. 701), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Taxation: increase alternative tax liability limitation for 
        small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 
        2198), H5630 [1AU]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H2716 [15MY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5630 [1AU]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3105 [17MY]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H3733 [18JN]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H3662 [7JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H221 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 6192), H5291 [25JY]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision (see H.R. 6312), H5705 [2AU]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (H.R. 6192), H5292 [25JY]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision (H.R. 6312), H5709 [2AU]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), H4064 [26JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5656 [2AU]
      Congress: results of congressional women's softball game, H3783 
        [19JN]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3375 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E805 [15MY]
      Dept. of HHS: allow to cause destruction of any drug refused 
        admission due to reasonable probability of causing serious 
        adverse health consequences or death or valued below a certain 
        amount, H3228 [30MY]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3375 [1JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3228 
        [30MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4765 [10JY]
      National Poison Prevention Week: observance, E347 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4765 [10JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2767 
        [16MY]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5656 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
  Tributes
      George, Homer, E347 [8MR]
      Greene, Michael, E202 [15FE]
      Murray, James W., E1215 [10JY]
      Roby, Representative, H3783 [19JN]
      Williams, Daniel W., E1221 [10JY]




EMERSON, MOLLIE

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: Gold Award recipient, E979 [5JN]




EMMONS, MATTHEW

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1523 [13SE]




EMPACT (organization)

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3426 
        [22MY]




EMPLOYEE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4137), H1153 [5MR]




EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT (ERISA)

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Insurance: ensure health care coverage value and transparency 
        for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      ------provide parity under group health plans and insurance 
        coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and 
        custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical 
        services (see H.R. 4175), H1304 [8MR]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 5981), H3914 [20JN]
      ------permit access by individuals with covered pensions to 
        certain disabilty benefits without penalty (see S. 3447), 
        S5487 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (H.R. 2746), H4076 [27JN]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (H.R. 5981), E1093 [20JN]
      ------pension funding relief reforms, H4627, H4628, H4629 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Pensions: reform funding rules, S1659 [14MR]




EMPLOYEE VERIFICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]




EMPLOYMENT  related term(s) Sexual Harassment
  Addresses
      FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155-H5157 [24JY]
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6212, H6214, H6216, 
        H6217, H6218 [20SE], H6237, H6239, H6240, H6242, H6243, H6245 
        [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, 
        H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6065 [10SE], S6110, S6111, S6112, S6113, S6233 [11SE], 
        S6259, S6260, S6275, S6276, S6277, S6278, S6279, S6280, S6283 
        [12SE], S6346, S6347, S6348, S6349, S6350, S6351, S6357, 
        S6358, S6360, S6361, S6363, S6368, S6369 [13SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5131 
        [23JY], H5251, H5252, H5253, H5259, H5260, H5265, H5266, 
        H5267, H5268, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5273, H5274, H5275, H5276, 
        H5277, H5278, H5280, H5282, H5283, H5284, H5286 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, 
        H5306 [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6003, S6007 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6172 [20SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, 
        S1747, S1754, S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], 
        S1794, S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, 
        S1805, S1806, S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, 
        S1852, S1853, S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, 
        S1865, S1868, S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, 
        H1250, H1251, H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, 
        H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, 
        S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4825, S4827, S4828, S4829, S4830 [10JY], 
        S4884, S4885, S4896, S4897, S4898, S4899, S4900, S4912, S4914, 
        S4915 [11JY], S4960, S4961, S4962, S4963, S4964, S4965, S4966, 
        S4973, S4976, S4978 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139, S5140, 
        S5141 [18JY], S5224, S5231, S5232, S5236, S5237 [19JY], S5263 
        [23JY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
  Analyses
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 
        [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Now, S3299 [21MY]
      Failure To Deliver Solutions to Postal Service's Problems, S2631 
        [24AP]
      In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, H527 [7FE]
      Jim Booth Committed to Economic Development, S1676 [14MR]
      Job Gains Reflect Hope a Recovery Is Blooming, H527 [7FE]
      Payroll Tax Fight, H527 [7FE]
      Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      Unfinished War, E1367 [31JY]
      VanHoose Lumber Since 1910, S905 [17FE]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
      Will Any Senate Democrat Stand Up to Obama's NLRB?, S2578 [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]
      American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and 
        technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum 
        development (see S. 2369), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4720), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]
      Armed Forces: grant family of members temporary annual leave 
        during deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 
        [25JY]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 2299), 
        S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 6293), H5704 [2AU]
      ------provide for employment of additional instructor for Junior 
        ROTC units in which a large percentage of the student 
        population is enrolled (see H.R. 6471), H6231 [20SE]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6117), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and 
        repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension 
        plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: exclude employment contracts and 
        employment disputes from arbitration (see H.R. 4181), H1304 
        [8MR]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]
      ------permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider 
        requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see S. 
        2142), S1147 [29FE] (see H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prohibit executives of financial firms from insuring 
        against having to repay illegally-received compensation or to 
        pay civil penalties to protect personal assets (see H.R. 
        5860), H3265 [30MY]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 5865), H3266 [30MY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Capitol Police: give members the option to delay mandatory 
        retirement until age 60 (see H.R. 4285), H1739 [28MR]
      Children and youth: establish a youth summer employment program 
        (see S. 3273), S3838 [7JN]
      Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay 
        requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3256), 
        S3688 [4JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN] (see 
        H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
      Colleges and universities: provide students with information 
        from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Program and 
        Occupational Outlook Handbook (see H.R. 6458), H6231 [20SE]
      ------require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure 
        and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to 
        receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 3474), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. Res. 
        746), H5525 [31JY]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]
      Crime: prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an applicant 
        for employment has been convicted of a criminal offense, 
        except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), H5327 [26JY]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to establish veterans gardens 
        operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to 
        individuals, schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------use funds derived from conservation-related programs 
        executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the 
        Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program (see 
        H.R. 6231), H5331 [30JY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and 
        contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see S. 2060), S261 [1FE] (see H.R. 3863), 
        H374 [1FE]
      ------require contractors and subcontractors working on military 
        construction projects to comply with licensing requirements 
        for employees working at the project location (see H.R. 4184), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------provide additional funding for the Early Retiree 
        Reinsurance Program (see H.R. 3887), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: extend the U.S. Citizenship and 
        Immigration Services special immigrant religious professionals 
        program (see H.R. 6193), H5291 [25JY]
      ------prohibit from granting a work authorization to an alien 
        found to have been unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        6001), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see S. 2035), S131 [26JA] (see H.R. 
        3825), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see S. 3316), S4368 [20JN] 
        (see H.R. 6401), H5999 [13SE]
      ------conduct a review of forms related to obtaining workers' 
        compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 4298), H1803 [29MR]
      ------conduct a study on the feasibility of creating pilot 
        programs to evaluate reforming Federal job training programs 
        for long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 6568), H6302 [5OC]
      ------disapprove rule on the certification of nonimmigrant 
        workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment 
        (see S.J. Res. 38), S1932 [21MR]
      ------disapprove rule relative to temporary non-agricultural 
        employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 104), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------establish a competitive grant program for community 
        colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 4261), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      ------establish a pilot program to have community business 
        leaders mentor Armed Forces members under the Transition 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 5712), H2644 [10MY]
      ------establish alternate guidelines for measuring progress of 
        State and local performance for entrepreneurial training 
        services under the Workforce Investment Act (see H.R. 5805), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      ------establish an Employee Ownership and Participation 
        Initiative (see S. 3421), S5257 [23JY]
      ------establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 4277), H1739 [28MR]
      ------establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider 
        dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see S. 2108), S614 
        [14FE]
      ------include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Northern 
        Mariana Islands in the definition of State under the Trade 
        Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 [29MR]
      ------minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see S. 
        3297), S4203 [14JN]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR] 
        (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members (see S. 2246), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4051), H900 
        [16FE]
      ------require companies to notify employees and local 
        communities if they are closing plants or laying off U.S. 
        workers to offshore jobs and operations (see S. 3425), S5304 
        [24JY]
      ------require State workforce agencies and employers to certify 
        the active recruitment of Americans for job placement prior to 
        hiring H-2B nonimmigrant workers (see S. 2167), S1459 [7MR] 
        (see H.R. 4159), H1272 [7MR]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a Veterans Conservation Corps 
        (see S. 2130), S909 [17FE]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 6168), H5200 
        [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank 
        (see S. 3419), S5257 [23JY]
      ------expand authority to access the National Directory of New 
        Hires for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 5543), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      ------provide growth and stability funding for Detroit, MI (see 
        H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]
      ------transfer proceeds from the sale of Government stock in 
        General Motors Corp., to fund pension benefits for former 
        Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 
        6404), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain 
        commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time 
        at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 6451), H6230 [20SE]
      ------establish a program to assist veterans to acquire 
        commercial driver's licenses (see S. 2084), S494 [9FE]
      ------establish a program to make grants to ports to enable 
        ports to employ high school students during the summer (see 
        H.R. 3838), H186 [27JA]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (see 
        S. 3429), S5304 [24JY] (see S. 3457), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 
        6455), H6231 [20SE] (see H.R. 6563), H6284 [25SE]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]
      ------improve employment services for veterans by consolidating 
        various programs (see H.R. 4072), H943 [17FE]
      ------improve provision of work-study allowances for individuals 
        pursuing rehabilitation, education, or training programs (see 
        S. 3503), S5977 [2AU]
      ------improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by 
        providing assistance for certain training programs that are 
        considered less than full-time (see H.R. 6577), H6312 [19OC]
      ------make permanent the authority to provide work-study 
        allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving 
        educational assistance (see H.R. 4300), H1803 [29MR]
      ------provide grants to States to assist veterans who were 
        trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military 
        in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (see H.R. 
        4288), H1740 [28MR]
      ------require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for 
        departmental employment in the competitive service (see H.R. 
        6372), H5859 [11SE]
      Detroit, MI: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and 
        temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for 
        certain new investments (see H.R. 6500), H6274 [21SE]
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (see S. 2252), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5727), H2645 
        [10MY]
      ------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see 
        H.R. 4297), H1803 [29MR]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs (see S. 2199), S1734 
        [15MR]
      ------streamline Federal job training system, steer training 
        dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish Pay for 
        Performance pilot program, and provide State access to 
        National Directory of New Hires (see S. 3599), S6546 [20SE]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (see S. 2117), S850 [16FE]
      ------support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (see S. 2098), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 4061), H901 [16FE]
      EPA: express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H181 [25JA]
      ------modify regulations governing aircraft maintenance 
        providers (see H.R. 6002), H3974 [21JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt marketing research participants 
        and mystery shoppers from certain provisions (see H.R. 5915), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5969), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      ------provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim 
        adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay 
        requirments (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR] 
        (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal 
        wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal 
        land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see 
        S. 3585), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6306), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain 
        veterans and Armed Forces members receive competitive service 
        employment preference (see H.R. 5852), H3162 [18MY]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (see S. 2249), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 6042), H4156 [27JN]
      ------treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by diplomatic or 
        military translators, interpreters, or executive security 
        personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization purposes (see 
        H.R. 6223), H5327 [26JY]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H3660 [7JN]
      Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial 
        institutions and small businesses to provide continuing 
        financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees 
        (see H.R. 4394), H1977 [18AP]
      Fish and fishing: provide additional flexibility for fishery 
        managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum 
        for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey 
        funding (see H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR] (see H.R. 4208), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (see S. 2215), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4221), H1426 [20MR]
      GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative 
        to processing of claims for payment of workers who were not 
        paid appropriate wages under certain provisions of law (see 
        H.R. 6371), H5859 [11SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (see H. Res. 738), 
        H5130 [23JY] (see H. Res. 741), H5290 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 453), 
        S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 759), H5707 [2AU]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 3513), S5977 [2AU]
      Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal 
        immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, 
        and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S3631 [24MY]
      ------provide for additional visas for certain entrepreneurs and 
        job creators (see H.R. 6210), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      ------require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      ------simplify petitioning procedure for H-2A agricultural 
        workers and expand the scope of the H-2A program (see H.R. 
        6373), H5859 [11SE]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4123), 
        H1133 [1MR]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S3174 [15MY] 
        (see H.R. 4074), H943 [17FE]
      ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative 
        to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S1459 
        [7MR]
      ------require labor organizations to provide notice to employees 
        related to fees collected for purpose of political speech (see 
        H.R. 6322), H5706 [2AU]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2273 [27AP]
      ------clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]
      Members of Congress: reduce salaries and expenses, provide 
        further reductions if in session more than 60 days a year, 
        remove limit on outside income, and allow benefit plan options 
        (see H.R. 3774), H26 [17JA]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty 
        threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of 
        the Census (see H.R. 6076), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      ------require greater experience of mine safety inspectors (see 
        H.R. 6547), H6276 [21SE]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5797), H3102 [17MY]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 530), 
        S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]
      National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 548), S6108 [11SE]
      National forests: improve employment and educational 
        opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with 
        Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and 
        providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 
        [14FE]
      National objectives: reform taxes, regulations, and workforce 
        development programs to increase employment in the 
        manufacturing sector and overall economy (see H.R. 6240), 
        H5525 [31JY]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        530), S5487 [26JY]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      National Veterans Support Network: establish (see S. 3082), 
        S3084 [10MY]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE] (see H.J. Res. 
        103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S1459 [7MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 
        [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (see H.R. 4339), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        4037), H801 [15FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3162 [18MY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), 
        H158 [24JA]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 5981), H3914 [20JN]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 5684), H2566 [9MY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR] (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE] (see H.J. Res. 
        118), H5859 [11SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]
      SBA: ensure treatment of Brevard County, FL, as a HUBZone (see 
        S. 2157), S1422 [6MR]
      ------establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (see S. 3174), S3129 [14MY]
      ------establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program 
        to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]
      Senior citizens: provide for outreach and coordination of 
        services to veterans (see S. 3619), S6625 [21SE]
      Small business: establish a loan program to assist and provide 
        incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 4102), H1016 [28FE]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide for grants to small business development centers 
        (see H.R. 6237), H5524 [31JY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 793), H6232 [20SE]
      Social Security: extend solvency of the trust funds by 
        increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying 
        the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see S. 3533), 
        S6270 [12SE]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      States: make grants to hire and prevent layoffs of teachers, 
        firefighters, and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6561), 
        H6284 [25SE]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
      Tariff: create jobs and promote fair trade by increasing duties 
        on certain foreign goods imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 
        5920), H3660 [7JN]
      Taxation: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (see H.R. 4397), H1977 [18AP]
      ------allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------allow employers a refundable credit for increasing 
        employment (see H.R. 4167), H1303 [8MR]
      ------amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday 
        to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see 
        S. 2107), S614 [14FE]
      ------close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]
      ------deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to 
        those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of 
        certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID 
        number application process (see H.R. 6074), H4655 [29JN]
      ------enact long-term tax policy and allow one year for citizens 
        to adjust and prepare for impact of any tax increases (see H. 
        Res. 805), H6277 [21SE]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542, 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152, 
        6152), H5077 [19JY]
      ------exclude certain farm rental income from self-employment 
        net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease agreement 
        relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 [21JN]
      ------exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an 
        employee's student loans (see H.R. 5129), H2270 [27AP]
      ------exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax 
        abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange 
        for services (see H.R. 6316), H5705 [2AU]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H900 [16FE]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 
        [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income (see 
        H.R. 6100, 6104), H4827 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
      ------extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film 
        and television productions as an expense which is not 
        chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 5793), H3102 [17MY]
      ------extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 
        6066), H4654 [29JN]
      ------extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans 
        (see S. 3536), S6270 [12SE]
      ------extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and 
        allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an 
        amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      ------increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 4108), H1099 [29FE]
      ------increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
        assistance (see H.R. 5938), H3699 [8JN]
      ------increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification 
        as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment 
        taxes (see H.R. 5320), H2274 [27AP]
      ------limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States (see 
        S. 3485), S5977 [2AU]
      ------limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned 
        by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 [8MY]
      ------permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax 
        increases (see H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide a credit for early childhood education 
        professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses 
        to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for 
        dependent care services (see S. 2180), S1540 [8MR]
      ------provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see 
        S. 3466), S5870 [1AU]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2030 [26MR]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully 
        incarcerated (see H.R. 4241), H1541 [22MR]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------provide for economic growth and personal financial liberty 
        (see H.R. 6225), H5327 [26JY]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        H.R. 6319), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief (see H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]
      ------provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 6102), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: create a social 
        services grant program to provide workforce development 
        opportunities and training to people with barriers to 
        employment (see H.R. 6427), H6060 [14SE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, 
        and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism 
        areas (see H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]
      Treaties and agreements: report on countries with which the U.S. 
        negotiates trade agreements, establish terms for future trade 
        agreements, and enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see S. 3347), S4674 [27JN]
      Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job 
        training program or completing degree or certificate work 
        remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see S. 
        2095), S494 [9FE]
      ------include discouraged and marginally attached workers in 
        official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), 
        H1133 [1MR]
      ------require participation in public service and engagement in 
        an active job search as conditions for receipt of extended 
        benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Urban areas: create jobs by attracting global investment to 
        economically distressed urban areas (see H.R. 6493), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H374 [1FE]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3233), S3516 [23MY] (see S. 3236), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        6015), H3975 [21JN]
      ------require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S3630 [24MY] (see S. 3353), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 
        4115), H1100 [29FE] (see H.R. 6008), H3974 [21JN]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works (see H.R. 5683), H2566 [9MY]
      Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal 
        employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds 
        (see H.R. 6406), H6000 [13SE]
      ------provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust 
        whistleblowers (see S. 3462), S5732 [31JY]
      ------streamline administration of whistleblower protections for 
        private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), H6000 [13SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 
        3565), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR] (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) 
        Transitional Subsidized Employment program: Arax Nazarian, 
        E770 [10MY]
      ------Hasmik Sargsyan, E771 [10MY]
  Cloture motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY], S5008 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Bring Jobs Home Act: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), S5183 [19JY]
      Bush administration tax cut extension: Jeffrey Hinz, S4928 
        [12JY]
      ------Main Street Alliance, H5547 [1AU]
      Characterization of President Obama's remarks concerning small 
        business: William H. Robbins, Earth Analytical Service, Inc., 
        S5179 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: 
        George Sheldon, Dept. of HHS, S6050 [10SE]
      ------Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE], H6179 [20SE]
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures: Ann Wilson, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers 
        Association, S2624 [24AP]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        S2624 [24AP]
      ------Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Karen W. Penafiel, Building Owners and Managers 
        Association International, S2624 [24AP]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent 
        Business, S2577 [23AP]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program: Representative Kline, 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H5816 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5816 [11SE]
      Economic climate for small businesses: Stephanie Rumford, 
        Rumford Industrial Group, E1539 [14SE]
      Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act: 
        Representative Lee, H139 [24JA]
      Emerging growth companies' requirement to fully comply with say-
        on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: 
        Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]
      EPA analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions 
        that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, 
        jobs, and the economy: several public health and medical 
        organizations, H3818 [20JN]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits: Beth Moten, American Federation of 
        Government Employees, H920 [17FE]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H919 
        [17FE]
      ------Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal 
        Employees Association (NARFE), H920 [17FE]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Jack E. Herstein, North 
        American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718-
        S1720 [15MR]
      ------Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720-
        S1722 [15MR]
      ------Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1698, S1722 [15MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections: 
        Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and 
        Contractors, Inc., S5330 [25JY]
      ------Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen (organization), S5323 
        [25JY]
      ------Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 
        [25JY]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Tim Spreck, Minnesota 
        Outdoor Heritage Alliance, H5607 [1AU]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures: Angelo 
        I. Amador and Michelle Reinke Neblett, National Restaurant 
        Association, S854 [16FE]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, 
        Inc., S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, 
        S855 [16FE]
      ------National Association of Manufacturers, S854 [16FE]
      Paycheck Fairness Act: David French, National Retail Federation, 
        S3713 [5JN]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3712 [5JN]
      ------several business organizations, S3712 [5JN]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S3699 [5JN]
      Preserving America's Family Farms Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, H5166 [24JY]
      Prohibit use of Violence Against Women Act funds by religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices: Coalition 
        Against Religious Discrimination, H2729 [16MY]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Edward Wytkind, Transportation 
        Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, H4007 [26JN]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, S4858 
        [11JY]
      WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act: Curt Decker, 
        National Disability Rights Network, E1186 [29JN]
      ------Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., E1187 [29JN]
      ------several Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities members, 
        E1187 [29JN]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting Bartlett amendment on project labor 
        agreement status in construction contracts to H.R. 4310, Dept. 
        of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction, E841 [17MY]
      Organizations supporting S.J. Res. 36, disapprove NLRB rule 
        relative to representation election procedures, S2576 [23AP]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day attendees and family 
        members or guardians on the Senate floor, S2799 [26AP]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      ------D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
      Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE], H938 [17FE]
  Motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3429), S5724 [31JY]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5805 [1AU], 
        S5901 [2AU], S6025 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], S6259 [12SE], S6396 
        [19SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5318 
        [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2568 [23AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H352 [1FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 
        [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4448 [25JN], S4627 [26JN], S4645 [27JN], 
        S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], S4936 
        [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S4885 [11JY], 
        S5072 [17JY], S5093 [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 
        [15FE]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: AFL-CIO, S1723 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN], E980 [5JN], E1492 
        [12SE], E1622 [21SE], E1667 [28SE]
      American Crystal Sugar, Inc.: decision to lockout factory 
        workers, H386 [2FE]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]
      American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4890-H4892 
        [17JY]
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress, H412, H413 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: increase opportunities for women and minorities in 
        officer positions and Special Operations Forces, H5046, H5047 
        [19JY]
      Boston, MA: anniversary of Boston Carmen's Union Local Chapter 
        589, E757 [10MY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H816 [16FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: ensure authorization of conduit 
        facilities for hydropower development under Federal 
        reclamation law shall not result in net job loss, H1189, H1190 
        [6MR]
      Business and industry: advantages of foreign outsourcing, H4159 
        [28JN]
      ------bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H40 [18JA], 
        H121 [24JA], H5757 [10SE]
      ------consolidation of certain Government ecomonic development 
        entities into a single entity designed to support business and 
        industry, H42 [18JA]
      ------eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits 
        overseas, H718 [14FE]
      ------encourage job training programs, H6004 [14SE]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (H.R. 3596), H3749-H3752 [19JN]
      ------permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider 
        requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (H.R. 4106), 
        E282 [29FE]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (H.R. 5865), H5830-H5835 [11SE]
      ------require emerging growth companies to fully comply with 
        say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements, 
        H1252-H1255 [7MR]
      California: protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north 
        of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing 
        certain water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H807, H819 
        [16FE]
      CBO: add findings section addressing impact of Bush 
        administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 
        [2FE]
      Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment, and Veterans 
        Employment: tribute to Helmets to Hardhats program to provide 
        veterans with training and employment opportunities in the 
        construction industry, H1643 [28MR]
      Chester County, PA: anniversary of ARC of Chester County, E423 
        [22MR]
      Children and youth: require States to take certain additional 
        steps to assist foster children in making the transition to 
        independent living, H3275 [31MY]
      CIA: increase recruitment and retention of racial and ethnic 
        minorities to professional intelligence positions, H3301, 
        H3302 [31MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex, E519 [16AP]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H444 [3FE], H2192 [26AP], 
        H3190 [30MY], H3278, H3280, H3285, H3286 [31MY], E553, E560 
        [17AP], E976 [5JN], E1036 [8JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]
      ------prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
        orientation or gender identity (H.R. 1397), H3809 [20JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 [21JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (H.R. 494), H1668 
        [28MR]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: exempt certain Dept. 
        of Veterans Affairs facilities from decommissioning, H531, 
        H532 [7FE]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of International Association of Heat 
        and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 3, E1373 [1AU]
      Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, E147 [6FE]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H719, H720 [14FE], H733 
        [15FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, H958, 
        H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information 
        regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal 
        contract, H3006 [17MY]
      Corps of Engineers: approve permit for economic development in 
        Henry County, VA, H3489 [6JN]
      Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]
      Cruz, Terri: Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives 
        (publication) Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, E565 
        [18AP]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (H.R. 4403), 
        H2045 [24AP]
      Delphi Corp.: address impact of bankruptcy proceedings on 
        employee pensions, H3742 [19JN]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H522 [7FE], H894-H897 [16FE]
      ------support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. 
        companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, 
        H2357 [8MY]
      ------Economic Development Administration and departmental 
        management salaries and expenses funding, H2369 [8MY]
      ------Economic Development Administration funding, H2364-H2368 
        [8MY]
      ------expand Economic Development Administration definition of 
        grants to include grants authorized by the Regional Innovation 
        Program, H2368 [8MY]
      ------SelectUSA Initiative funding, H2541, H2542 [9MY]
      Dept. of Defense: conduct outreach program to benefit women- and 
        minority-owned small businesses prior to conversion of 
        functions from civilian employees to contractors, H2837, H3066 
        [17MY]
      ------ensure competition in Government service contracts and 
        remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain 
        commercial products or services, H3050, H3051 [17MY], H4970, 
        H4971 [18JY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H4608 [29JN], H4829 
        [12JY], H4871 [17JY], H4916, H4921, H4923-H4925, H4937 [18JY], 
        H5063 [19JY], H5117 [23JY], H5192 [24JY], H5208, H5210, H5211, 
        H5212 [25JY], H5337, H5518-H5522 [31JY], H5537 [1AU], H5633, 
        H5695 [2AU], H5959, H5961 [13SE], H6073, H6074 [19SE], H6161 
        [20SE]
      ------include industry-recognized certifications in pilot 
        program on veterans' receipt of civilian credentialing for 
        military occupational specialty skills, H2823 [17MY], H3129 
        [18MY]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3017-H3019 
        [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995, H4996 [18JY]
      ------require Navy or U.S.-flagged vessels that provide services 
        to the Federal Government to be overhauled, repaired, or 
        maintained in a shipyard located in the U.S. or Guam, H3143, 
        H3144 [18MY]
      ------security clearance process funding, H4952 [18JY]
      ------tribute to Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve 
        Program, E1230 [11JY]
      ------Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4980, H4981 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: Community College to Career Fund funding, 
        H733 [15FE]
      Dept. of Energy: require Transportation Fuels Regulatory 
        Committee to conduct study on how to shield consumers from 
        gasoline price fluctuations and supply disruptions, H3922, 
        H3923 [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that a majority of individuals above a 
        certain age have access to private long-term care insurance, 
        H335-H337 [1FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------increase flexibility for implementation of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program Loan 
        Guarantee Program funding, H4108 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding 
        through reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, 
        H2423, H2424 [8MY]
      ------limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement 
        eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain 
        data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      ------prohibit funding to litigate against States on behalf of 
        the NLRB relative to secret ballot union elections, H2501 
        [9MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------Second Chance Act grant funding, H2390, H2391 [8MY], E734 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]
      ------expand the Senior Community Service Employment Program 
        (H.R. 3749), E819 [16MY]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162, H5167 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (H.R. 5970), H4067 [27JN], E1154 
        [27JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, H581 [8FE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), H1397 [20MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish Office of Energy Employment and 
        Training and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, H3928-
        H3930 [21JN]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, H1276 
        [8MR]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], H6157, H6196-H6219 [20SE], H6236, 
        H6237, H6257 [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624-E1626, E1630, E1634, 
        E1635 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (H.R. 4308), H1796 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (H.R. 3838), E81 [27JA]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (H.R. 5976), H4037 [26JN], H4119 [27JN]
      ------submit report estimating the number of lost jobs, 
        fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by 
        new fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, H6214-H6216 
        [20SE]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4032, H4037, 
        H4038, H4040, H4041 [26JN], H4119 [27JN], E1239 [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate backlog of benefit claims 
        and delays in receipt of medical care, H2140 [26AP]
      ------improve certain laws relative to employment and training 
        of veterans (H.R. 2433), H3270 [31MY]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (H.R. 6101), H4787 [11JY]
      ------provide grants to States to assist veterans who were 
        trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military 
        in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (H.R. 4288), 
        E469 [28MR]
      ------require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for 
        departmental employment in the competitive service (H.R. 
        6372), E1474 [11SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3285, H3315, H3316, H3331-H3339 [31MY], E957, E965 
        [1JN], E1024 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 3710), H747, 
        H760 [15FE], H1186 [6MR], H1854 [17AP], H2620 [10MY], H3466 
        [5JN]
      Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: require the Energy Information 
        Administration to determine whether implementation of such Act 
        is projected to lower gas prices or create jobs within a 
        certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461 
        [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H1237 [7MR], H1462 [21MR], 
        H5856 [11SE]
      ------create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, 
        cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, 
        and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (H.R. 
        3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004-H1006 
        [28FE]
      ------impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H400, H401, H403 
        [2FE], H661 [9FE], H4098 [27JN]
      ------impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs on 
        jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H85 [23JA], H207-H213 
        [31JA], H581, H629 [8FE], H739 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H959-H962 
        [27FE], H1013 [28FE], H1021 [29FE], H1295 [8MR], H1651 [28MR], 
        H1980 [19AP], H2079 [25AP], H4641-H4643 [29JN], H4855, H4856 
        [12JY], H4913, H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5122-H5129 [23JY], H5134 
        [24JY], H5756 [10SE], H6224-H6227 [20SE]
      ------impact of tax cuts, H398 [2FE]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4694 
        [10JY]
      ------importance of job creation, H39, H45, H48, H57, H69, H70 
        [18JA], H93, H102 [23JA], H128 [24JA], H170 [25JA], H229, 
        H230, H362, H363, H365, H367 [1FE], H386 [2FE], H444, H445, 
        H460, H461 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H516, H521, H524-H529, H536 
        [7FE], H585, H589, H590, H629-H636 [8FE], H662, H670 [9FE], 
        H739 [15FE], H815, H816, H819, H896 [16FE], H957-H962 [27FE], 
        H975, H976, H977-H980 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1147 [5MR], 
        H1163, H1174, H1176 [6MR], H1220, H1221 [7MR], H1531 [22MR], 
        H1668, H1735 [28MR], H1924, H1966 [18AP], H2056 [24AP], H2073 
        [25AP], H2291 [7MY], H2572 [10MY], H2724 [16MY], H3408 [5JN], 
        H3602, H3613, H3658 [7JN], H3811, H3813 [20JN], H3984, H4023 
        [26JN], H4691, H4715, H4742 [10JY], H4793 [11JY], H5122 
        [23JY], H5645 [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H5774 [11SE], H5973 [13SE], 
        H6042, H6044, H6045 [14SE], E849 [18MY], E1468 [10SE]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, H578 [8FE], H1980 
        [19AP], H2458 [9MY]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America 
        agenda, H18 [17JA], H201-H207 [31JA], H554-H560 [7FE], H715-
        H722 [14FE], H1004, H1005 [28FE], H2116-H2121 [25AP]
      ------importance of service sector, E1627 [21SE]
      ------modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive 
        and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and 
        regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], 
        H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H31 [18JA], 
        H670-H677 [9FE], H808 [16FE], H1530-H1533, H1535 [22MR], 
        H1559-H1563 [26MR], H5854, H5855, H5857 [11SE], E101 [31JA]
      ------promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      ------rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, H3149 
        [18MY]
      ------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system 
        (H.R. 4297), H6181 [20SE]
      ------revitalize the middle class, H3957 [21JN], H5855 [11SE]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs, H119 [24JA]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs (H.R. 3400), H2111 
        [25AP]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H521 
        [7FE], H4690 [10JY]
      EEOC: funding, H2408, H2409 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce 
        final regulations on Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors 
        Other Than Age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 
        E748 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce 
        guidance relative to consideration of arrest and conviction 
        records in employment decisions, H2502 [9MY]
      Enable America (organization): anniversary, E1488 [12SE]
      EPA: consider the impact on employment levels and economic 
        activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or 
        guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered 
        program, E1624 [21SE]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], 
        H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      ------impact of regulations on employment and job creation, 
        H1029 [29FE], H3664 [8JN]
      ------prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy, H3818 [20JN]
      ------require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      Equal Pay Day: observance, H1925 [18AP], E553 [17AP], E585, E604 
        [19AP]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (H.R. 3824), E76 [25JA]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 3066), E1154 
        [27JN]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (H.R. 5969), H4067 [27JN], E1154 [27JN]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (H.R. 3151), H2725 [16MY]
      FCC: preserve ability to protect online privacy, including rules 
        prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from requiring job 
        applicants to disclose passwords to social networking web 
        sites, H1627 [27MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H3366 [1JN], 
        H4661-H4663 [9JY], H5026 [19JY]
      Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain 
        activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, 
        H2417 [8MY]
      ------increase contribution by employees for defined retirement 
        benefits, H2611-H2613 [10MY], H3319 [31MY], H3392, H3393 
        [1JN], E966 [1JN]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H908, H910, H912, H914, H916-H926 [17FE]
      ------make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts 
        ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 828), H5414-H5416 
        [31JY], E1389, E1391 [2AU]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 6042), E1152 
        [27JN]
      ------tribute, E489 [29MR]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 682), E1519 [13SE]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      Financial Accounting Standards Board: proposed changes to 
        accounting standards, E342 [8MR]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (H.R. 4221), E579 [18AP]
      ------impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, 
        H125 [24JA]
      Fortune (publication): tribute to annual Fortune 500 issue and 
        efforts to assist veterans to find employment, E683 [27AP]
      Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering 
        requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5269, H5270 [25JY]
      ------clarify that definition of annual cost to the economy 
        includes expected change in business revenue, H5274 [25JY]
      ------exempt clean drinking water regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations to protect 
        consumers from any regulatory freeze, H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      ------exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]
      ------exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety 
        regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, 
        H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      ------exempt patent application process regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]
      ------exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
        implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, H5268 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from 
        any regulatory freeze, H5253-H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, 
        middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug 
        safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from 
        regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions 
        or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 
        [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from 
        regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme 
        weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for 
        gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]
      ------include existing Dept. of the Treasury rule on U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens in any regulatory freeze, H5286-H5289 
        [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      ------lower threshold at which significant regulatory action is 
        measured relative to the unemployment rate and the economy, 
        H5273, H5274 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H960, H961 [27FE], H5117, H5122-
        H5129 [23JY], H5134, H5138 [24JY], H5208, H5209, H5225-H5289 
        [25JY], H5296, H5307-H5320, H5323 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], E1335, 
        E1339, E1341 [26JY], E1356 [31JY], E1386 [1AU]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141-
        H5150 [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302-
        H5307 [26JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]
      ------require attorneys fees or costs be paid from 
        administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business 
        substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken 
        during regulatory freeze, H5270, H5271 [25JY]
      ------require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines 
        ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific 
        information, H5283, H5284 [25JY], E1339 [26JY]
      ------require publicly traded companies to disclose the number 
        of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Hanover Township, PA: anniversary of Sallie Mae Loan Servicing 
        Center, E661 [26AP]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (H. Res. 759), E1597 
        [21SE]
      ------provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (H.R. 3000), H431 [2FE]
      ------study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Helmets to Hardhats (nonprofit organization): tribute, H819 
        [16FE]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Houston, TX: anniversary of AFL-CIO local chapter 716, E355 
        [8MR]
      ------anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical 
        Workers Local 716, E305 [1MR]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5814-H5817 [11SE], E1507, 
        E1511, E1520 [13SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 [21SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      ------reform, H562 [7FE]
      ------release of guidelines on application process to cancel 
        removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien 
        students, H5528 [1AU]
      Intelligence services: protect U.S. intelligence and military 
        capability, defend certain sensitive information against 
        cybersecurity attack, and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      International Institute of Minnesota: tribute, E513 [30MR]
      International Women's Day: observance, H1276 [8MR], E342, E353 
        [8MR], E359 [9MR]
      IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      Kittinger Furniture Co., Inc.: MADE--In America (organization) 
        BEST--Made in America Award recipient, H4161 [28JN]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H136 [24JA], H446-H450, H452, 
        H454-H456 [3FE]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H137-
        H143 [24JA]
      ------clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (H.R. 6435), E1560 [19SE]
      Members of Congress: reduce salaries and expenses, provide 
        further reductions if in session more than 60 days a year, 
        remove limit on outside income, and allow benefit plan options 
        (H.R. 3774), H655 [9FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: prohibit mineral exploration or 
        mining permits to companies that have failed to pay taxes, 
        have connections to Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, 
        and require equipment be made in the U.S., H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606-H5608 [1AU]
      Morality and ethics: value of personal responsibility versus 
        Federal aid programs, H466 [3FE], H5926 [13SE], H6161 [20SE]
      My Possibilities (organization): opening of HIPStore featuring 
        gifts made by special-needs adults, E416 [22MR]
      National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]
      National Guard: tribute, E1230 [11JY]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, E142 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, E142 
        [6FE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], 
        H229, H230 [1FE], H470-H473 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H6048-H6051 
        [14SE], H6236 [21SE]
      National Telework Week: observance, E372 [16MR]
      National Work and Family Month: observance, E1633 [21SE], E1656 
        [25SE]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H108-H112 
        [23JA], E55 [23JA]
      New Jersey: tribute to agricultural industry, E1397 [3AU]
      New York, NY: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 25, E814 [16MY]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of jobs 
        report, H2666 [15MY]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (H.R. 4339), E491 [29MR]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (H.R. 4037), 
        E204 [15FE]
      Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C.: Dept. of 
        Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom 
        Award recipient, E1362 [31JY]
      ------inclusion in Dept. of Defense Employer Support of the 
        Guard and Reserve list of top employers, E919 [31MY]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, H4917, H4919 [18JY], H5013, H5020, H5025 [19JY], 
        H5645-H5647 [2AU], H5871 [12SE]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], H162, H170, 
        H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 [1FE], H588, 
        H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], H1221 [7MR], 
        H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      ------economic policies relative to stability of domestic 
        automobile manufacturers, H1547 [26MR]
      ------evaluation of administration, H3918 [21JN], H5985-H5988 
        [13SE], H6235, H6265-H6271 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H39, H70-H73 [18JA], H121 
        [24JA], H390, H397, H398 [2FE], H470 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H896 
        [16FE], H905 [17FE], H1147 [5MR], H1294-H1297 [8MR], H1461 
        [21MR], H1649 [28MR], H2041 [24AP], H2198-H2200 [26AP], H3407 
        [5JN], H3664 [8JN], H3709 [18JN], H4677 [9JY], H4778 [11JY], 
        H4872 [17JY], H4913, H4914, H4915, H4917 [18JY], H5852 [11SE], 
        E1030 [8JN]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H2056-H2062 [24AP], H3179 
        [30MY], H3815, H3818 [20JN]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, H191 [31JA], H444 [3FE], 
        H1276 [8MR]
      ------State of the Union Message, H162, H170 [25JA], H386 [2FE], 
        H588 [8FE]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on 
        improving methods of granting security clearances to 
        subcontractors and notifying them of Federal classified 
        contracting opportunities, H3298 [31MY]
      Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE): tribute, E769 
        [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1378-H1384 
        [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1436, 
        H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 [21MR], H1524 [22MR], 
        H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1859 
        [17AP], H1924 [18AP], H3586 [7JN], H3797-H3804 [19JN], H3961-
        H3966 [21JN], H4664, H4673-H4677 [9JY], H4689, H4695 [10JY], 
        H4782, H4784, H4785, H4813-H4816 [11JY], H4830 [12JY], H4897-
        H4900 [17JY], H5139, H5188-H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E404 
        [21MR], E418 [22MR], E464 [28MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1536-H1539 [22MR]
      ------impact on small business hiring, H4739 [10JY], H4818, 
        H4824 [11JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, 
        H3601, H3605, H3606, H3609, H3611, H3613, H3614, H3616 [7JN], 
        E1031 [8JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 5842), H3366 [1JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 
        [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], 
        E141 [6FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), 
        H192-H200 [31JA]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 
        [1FE]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (H.R. 5981), E1093 [20JN]
      ------increase transparency, H385 [2FE]
      ------pension funding relief reforms, H4627, H4628, H4629 [29JN]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 592), E393 [20MR]
      Postal Service: prevent closure of postal processing and 
        distribution center in Buffalo, NY, H384 [2FE]
      Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy 
        independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition 
        to a clean energy economy, H3399 [1JN]
      ------national energy policy, H130 [24JA]
      ------prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they 
        forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire 
        U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      ------require estimates of economic impact, including job 
        losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective 
        employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social 
        networking web sites or personal accounts, H2184 [26AP]
      Professional Social Work Month: observance, E489 [29MR]
      Public debt: impact on job creation and economy, H5754-H5760 
        [10SE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6174-H6185 [20SE], E1618, E1621 
        [21SE], E1657 [25SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      Reagan, Ronald: evaluation of economic policies, H3407 [5JN]
      Religion: role of tenets of faith in establishing policies to 
        provide social services and welfare programs, H224 [1FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H42 [18JA], H144 [24JA], H516 
        [7FE], H590 [8FE], H975, H977, H978 [28FE], H1220, H1221 
        [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], H3692, H3693 [8JN], H4692 
        [10JY], H5686, H5687, H5688, H5689 [2AU], H6235 [21SE]
      Rumford Industrial Group: tribute, E1539 [14SE]
      San Jose, CA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 332, E1557 [19SE]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]
      Seattle, WA: Port of Seattle recipient of Dept. of Defense 
        Employer Support Freedom Award, E1397 [3AU]
      SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the 
        term ``held of record'' should be changed to mean beneficial 
        owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
      ------delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit 
        analysis of regulations until certification that such 
        requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect 
        investors and the financial system, H5282, H5283 [25JY]
      ------establish new filing fees to discourage frivolous filings, 
        H1259 [7MR]
      ------exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 
        [8MR]
      ------provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      ------report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      ------require companies to disclose in annual reports measures 
        taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, 
        slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply 
        chains (H.R. 2759), E353 [8MR]
      ------study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, 
        H1280 [8MR]
      ------study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      Seminole, FL: anniversary of Seminole Vocational Education 
        Center, E225 [17FE]
      Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for 
        inflation, H1249, H1250 [7MR]
      ------establish a loan program to assist and provide incentives 
        for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in the U.S. 
        (H.R. 4102), H4720 [10JY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), H906 [17FE], H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], H1214, 
        H1215, H1217, H1219, H1236-H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277-H1289 
        [8MR], H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], E381 
        [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586-H1593 
        [27MR], E517 [30MR], E536 [16AP]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222-H1231 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, 
        H1250, H1251 [7MR], H5278, H5279 [25JY]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1257-H1259 [7MR]
      ------promote job growth, H3391 [1JN]
      ------require that companies not be considered emerging growth 
        companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-
        convertible debt over the prior three years, H1251, H1252 
        [7MR]
      ------stimulate growth through accelerating Federal payments, 
        reducing paperwork, improving access to loans and tax credits, 
        and increasing investment expensing, E1229 [11JY]
      Smithfield, RI: tribute to Alexion Inc., biopharmaceutical 
        manufacturing facility, E1636 [21SE]
      South Carolina: formation of joint technology initiative between 
        Savannah River National Laboratory and University of South 
        Carolina to build new technology-based businesses and create 
        jobs, H1813 [16AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (H.R. 6061), 
        E1185 [29JN]
      St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Teamsters Local Union No. 600, 
        E1082 [19JN]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 110, E1332 [25JY]
      ------anniversary of United Steelworkers (organization) Local 
        264, E1349 [30JY]
      Taxation: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (H.R. 4397), E572 [18AP]
      ------clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not 
        deductible (H.R. 3720), H1150 [5MR]
      ------deny deduction for domestic business income of qualified 
        small businesses to any company that reduces number of 
        American workers and jobs while correspondingly increasing its 
        foreign workforce, H1997 [19AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (H.R. 5542), H4722 [10JY]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (H.R. 4049), H807 [16FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H4707 [10JY], H4855, 
        H4856-H4859 [12JY], H4914, H4915, H4917 [18JY], H5023, H5025, 
        H5073, H5074 [19JY], H5138, H5140 [24JY], H5210, H5211 [25JY], 
        E1290 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, 
        H5538, H5578-H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, H5689 [2AU], 
        H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585-H5594 [1AU], 
        E1390 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5592 [1AU], 
        H5783, H5784 [11SE], H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 
        [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], 
        H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      ------extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), H3407 
        [5JN]
      ------extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (H.R. 
        6066), H4783 [11JY]
      ------increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (H.R. 4108), H1116 [1MR]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3606, H3609, 
        H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States 
        (H.R. 1864), H2667-H2669 [15MY]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------permanently extend the research and development credit, 
        H715-H720 [14FE]
      ------prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in illegal 
        activities, discriminate based on race or gender, create or 
        distribute pornographic material, conduct business with Iran, 
        or outsource jobs overseas, H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      ------prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical 
        devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (H.R. 3840), E92 [31JA]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H55, H68 [18JA], H129 [24JA], 
        H385, H386 [2FE], H478 [6FE], H519, H522, H524-H529 [7FE], 
        H589, H590, H591, H592, H616-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907-H913, H921-H925, H929, 
        H934 [17FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (H.R. 6048), H4764 [10JY]
      Telecommunications: importance of economic investment, E1272 
        [18JY]
      Tobyhanna, PA: anniversary of Tobyhanna Army Depot, E1097 
        [20JN], E1108, E1128 [21JN]
      Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.: tribute, H228 [1FE]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for 
        Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        construction, H772 [15FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H201-H207 [31JA], H386 [2FE], H461-H463 [3FE], H477 
        [6FE], H526 [7FE], H632, H635 [8FE], H662 [9FE], H699, H720, 
        H721 [14FE], H731, H732, H737, H739, H759 [15FE], H818, H894-
        H897 [16FE], H930 [17FE], H952 [27FE], H978 [28FE], H1161, 
        H1189, H1190 [6MR], H1221 [7MR], H1433, H1448 [21MR], H1595, 
        H1603-H1607 [27MR], H1668 [28MR], H1748, H1749, H1755-H1760 
        [29MR], H1934-H1937 [18AP], E213, E217 [16FE], E514 [30MR]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H750 [15FE]
      ------importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015-H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]
      ------ensure that certain transportation worker identification 
        credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for 
        implementation of electronic readers for such credentials, 
        H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (H.R. 3670), H3239-H3241 [30MY]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H55 [18JA], H122, H142 [24JA], H229 [1FE], H519 
        [7FE], H590, H591, H592, H616-H623 [8FE], H659 [9FE], H709-
        H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907-H912, H921, H923, H926 [17FE], 
        H3582 [7JN], E101 [31JA], E159 [8FE], E278 [29FE]
      ------provide additional emergency unemployment compensation 
        (H.R. 589), H138 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H732 [15FE]
      ------rate among college graduates, H5755 [10SE]
      ------rates, H478 [6FE], H1219 [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], 
        H4780 [11JY], H5755 [10SE]
      ------require all money withdrawn from States' unemployment 
        funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment 
        compensation, H356-H361 [1FE]
      United Technologies Corp.: tribute to Employee Scholars Program, 
        E225 [17FE]
      Veterans: improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, H37 [18JA], H5138 [24JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 6008), 
        H5138 [24JY]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works, H5870 [12SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: prohibit funding for religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices, H2736 
        [16MY]
      Virgin Islands: economic impact of closure of HOVENSA L.L.C., 
        oil refinery, H98, H102 [23JA]
      Waterford, OH: proposed closure of Muskingum River Power Plant, 
        H384 [2FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (H.R. 
        5647), H2459 [9MY]
      ------promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women 
        through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand 
        occupations (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]
      Workers Memorial Day: observance, H2215 [27AP], E621 [24AP], 
        E691 [27AP]
      Zippo Manufacturing Co.: tribute, H2291 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), S1615-S1617 [13MR]
      Alcoa Inc.: tribute, S560 [13FE]
      Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: tribute to Alfred P. Sloan Award for 
        Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility recipients, 
        S3726-S3728 [5JN]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY]
      Armed Forces: improve provision of civil relief and the 
        enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members 
        (S. 2299), S2500 [18AP]
      ------improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, 
        vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans 
        (S. 951), S3504 [23MY]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (S. 3322), S5848 [1AU]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      ------require detailed reports to Congress on impact of defense 
        and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386-S4388 [21JN]
      Business and industry: economic role of small business, S5101 
        [18JY], S5809 [1AU]
      ------impact of tax rates and government regulations on decision 
        to outsource jobs to foreign countries, S4991 [16JY]
      Chicago, IL: O'Hare International Airport infrastructure 
        improvement project funding, S382 [7FE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3457 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], 
        S3536 [24MY]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], 
        S3669-S3671, S3672-S3674 [4JN], S3695, S3697-S3715 [5JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 [20JN]
      Climate: impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of 
        report entitled ``Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report 
        on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn use of slave labor 
        for mining minerals used in the manufacture of cell phones, 
        S1783 [19MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      ------encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified veterans 
        for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]
      Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, 
        S609 [14FE]
      Deloitte Development LLC: LATINA Style (publication) Company of 
        the Year award recipient, S846 [16FE]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA], 
        S3812-S3816 [7JN], S6023 [10SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Energy for America Program funding, 
        S4170 [14JN]
      Dept. of Defense: economic impact of the budget sequester 
        established by the Budget Control Act upon the defense 
        industry, S3757 [6JN]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S4745-S4748 [29JN], S5115-
        S5123, S5126, S5129 [18JY], S5171-S5175 [19JY], S5807 [1AU], 
        S6294-S6296, S6321, S6322 [13SE], S6412 [19SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (S. 2060), S265 [1FE]
      ------report to Congress on impact of budget sequestration, 
        S3937-S3939 [12JN], S5119 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide whistleblower protections for the 
        Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service Act, S3468, 
        S3491 [23MY]
      Dept. of Justice: Inspector General report on violations of 
        hiring practices, S5458 [26JY]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches, S6256 [12SE]
      ------establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider 
        dissemination of the Youth Corps model (S. 2108), S619 [14FE]
      ------minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (S. 
        3297), S5118 [18JY]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members, S6256 [12SE]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, S371 [7FE], S490 [9FE], S895-S898 [17FE], 
        S1112 [29FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], S5631 [30JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans jobs corps program 
        counselors are available to veterans in rural areas, S6315 
        [13SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3429), S5319 [24JY], 
        S5321 [25JY]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5689 [30JY], 
        S5691 [31JY], S6260 [12SE], S6289-S6292, S6294, S6296, S6298, 
        S6315-S6318, S6330 [13SE], S6393, S6395, S6400-S6405 [19SE], 
        S6488 [20SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5805, S5825 [1AU], S5921, S5934, S5950 [2AU], S6025 
        [10SE], S6075, S6077, S6080-S6083, S6095 [11SE], S6246-S6249, 
        S6254-S6259 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S6332 [13SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-
        consent request, S6260, S6261 [12SE]
      ------implementation of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, 
        S4930 [12JY]
      ------veterans job corps funding through reductions in foreign 
        aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S6590-S6592 
        [21SE]
      ------create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (S. 2162), S1425 [6MR]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 
        [19SE]
      ------impact of deregulation of the financial sector, S4658 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------impact of Government bailout of automobile industry, S3892 
        [11JN]
      ------impact of Government regulations, S2676-S2679 [25AP], 
        S2948-S2950 [8MY], S3823 [7JN], S4113, S4118 [13JN], S4168 
        [14JN], S4318 [20JN], S4922 [12JY]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4658 
        [27JN]
      ------importance of job creation, S14 [23JA], S332, S337 [6FE], 
        S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S1568 [12MR], S1642 [14MR], S1705 
        [15MR], S2203 [29MR], S3110 [14MY], S3823 [7JN], S3959 [12JN], 
        S4112 [13JN], S4194 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S6477 [20SE]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, S283-S285 [2FE], S823 
        [16FE], S3123 [14MY], S4814 [10JY]
      ------invest in innovation through research and development and 
        improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 [17MY], 
        S3760 [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S831 [16FE], 
        S3745 [6JN], S3959 [12JN], S4659 [27JN], S5100 [18JY]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, S3765 [6JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (S. 2252), S2483 [18AP]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S1064 
        [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S2217 [29MR], S3419 [22MY]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (S. 2117), S852 [16FE]
      ------support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (S. 2098), S502 [9FE], 
        S3005 [9MY]
      Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.: anniversary, S6263 [12SE]
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, S3620 [24MY]
      F.S. VanHoose & Co., Inc.: tribute, S905 [17FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), S4858, S4916 
        [11JY]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (S. 2239), S4781 [29JN]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, S831, S835 [16FE], S893, S894 
        [17FE]
      ------reduce the size of the Federal workforce and extend salary 
        freeze, S3110 [14MY]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (S. 2249), S2168 
        [28MR]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management, S4181 [14JN]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (S. 2215), S1933 [21MR], S2065-S2068 [27MR], S3140 [15MY]
      General Motors Corp.: anniversary of Chevrolet Cruze automobile, 
        S6097 [11SE]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, S3697 
        [5JN], S4333 [20JN]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), S5689 [30JY], S5691 [31JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Council on Foundations 
        Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program Bronze Award for Excellence 
        in Communications recipient, S3421 [22MY]
      Health: release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (S. 3513), S5987 [2AU]
      Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for 
        employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country 
        limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3012), S13 
        [23JA], S1921 [21MR], S4889 [11JY]
      ------make E-verify program for employment eligibility 
        confirmation permanent and mandatory, S3068 [10MY]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), S3636 [24MY], S6007 [2AU], S6334 
        [13SE]
      Income: disparity between public and private sector wages and 
        benefits, S3877 [11JN]
      International Women's Day: observance, S1497-S1501 [8MR]
      ------support goals (S. Res. 90), S1499 [8MR]
      Kelly, Keith: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for 
        Veterans' Employment and Training, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S6510 [20SE]
      K-I Lumber & Building Materials (company): tribute, S609 [14FE]
      King Arthur Flour Co., Inc.: tribute, S346 [6FE]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 2173), 
        S1493 [7MR], S1495 [8MR]
      McConnell AFB, KS: support selection as main operating base for 
        KC-46A Tanker fleet, S5108 [18JY]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (S. 3453), S5491 [26JY]
      Motor vehicles: importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], 
        S824 [16FE], S3419 [22MY]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (S. Res. 530), S5626 
        [26JY]
      National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: 
        designate (S. Res. 548), S6238 [11SE]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, 
        S341 [6FE]
      ------modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and 
        negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, 
        S339-S341 [6FE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S57-S59, S62 [24JA], 
        S332 [6FE], S368 [7FE], S2804 [26AP], S3110-S3113 [14MY], 
        S4134 [13JN], S4193, S4196 [14JN], S4602-S4604 [26JN], S4649, 
        S4653-S4658 [27JN], S4870-S4872 [11JY], S5107 [18JY], S5652-
        S5654 [30JY], S5806, S5826-S5828 [1AU], S6029-S6032 [10SE], 
        S6480, S6492, S6505-S6507, S6510 [20SE]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (S. Res. 
        530), S5626 [26JY]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (S. Res. 533), S5688 
        [30JY]
      New Hampshire: importance of travel and tourism, S6329 [13SE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S853-S856 [16FE], S2587, S2588 
        [23AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2559, S2568-
        S2579 [23AP], S2616-S2630 [24AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), unanimous-consent agreement, S2538 
        [19AP]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract, S4388, S4389 [21JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 2371), S3706 [5JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 3221), S3457 
        [22MY], S3459 [23MY]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------characterization of remarks concerning small business, 
        S5178 [19JY], S5344 [25JY]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      ------evaluation of administration, S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 
        [9MY], S3052 [10MY], S3460 [23MY], S4314 [20JN], S4986-S4988 
        [16JY], S5052-S5054, S5074, S5076-S5081 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S52, S53, S56, S61 
        [24JA], S140 [30JA], S177, S180 [31JA], S550 [13FE], S898 
        [17FE], S1567 [12MR], S2560 [23AP], S3298-S3300 [21MY], S3746 
        [6JN], S3931, S3932 [12JN], S4110-S4114 [13JN], S4189-S4192 
        [14JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4922 [12JY], S5101 [18JY], S5170, 
        S5184 [19JY], S5241-S5243 [23JY], S5281, S5284 [24JY], S5693 
        [31JY], S5808, S5829 [1AU], S5902 [2AU], S6322 [13SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S2948-S2950 [8MY], S4288, 
        S4293 [19JN], S6480, S6481 [20SE]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], 
        S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      ------State of the Union Message, S82 [26JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living 
        Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, 
        S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------impact, S1821 [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], 
        S1956-S1963, S1988-S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], 
        S2160-S2163 [28MR], S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S3114 
        [14MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-S4810 [10JY], 
        S4857, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-S5447 [26JY], S5692-
        S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE]
      ------impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]
      ------impact on small business hiring, S4868 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4856-S4858 [11JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, S3829 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 
        [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
      Pensions: reform funding rules, S1659 [14MR]
      Petroleum: decrease dependence on oil from foreign sources 
        hostile to U.S. interests and recognize employment impact of 
        increased access to Canadian energy resources, S367 [7FE]
      Postal Service: contract with an independent organization to 
        conduct a study on community impact of closure or 
        consolidation of postal facilities, S2466 [18AP]
      ------determine impact of certain postal facility closures or 
        consolidations on small business, S2689 [25AP]
      ------impact of closure of post offices and facilities, S3260 
        [17MY]
      ------renegotiation of current collective bargaining agreements, 
        S2632-S2634 [24AP]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (S. 3074), S3058 [10MY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 [11SE], S6407-S6409 [19SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. 
        Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407, S6408 [19SE]
      ------Executive order to reform Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program work requirements, S4995 [16JY]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S. 
        3397), S5136 [18JY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3671 [4JN], S3812-S3816 
        [7JN]
      SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (S. 3174), S3131 [14MY]
      ------extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      SEC: determine if the term ``held of record'' should include 
        beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR], 
        S1973 [22MR]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S1642 [14MR], 
        S3052 [10MY]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], 
        S1583-S1586 [13MR], S1667-S1671, S1673-S1675 [14MR], S1686-
        S1696, S1698-S1700, S1705, S1714-S1729 [15MR], S1764-S1768, 
        S1776-S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822-S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837-
        S1842 [20MR], S1875, S1877-S1879, S1883-S1890, S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957, S1963, S1966-S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229-
        S2231 [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1568, S1569 [12MR], 
        S1585 [13MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (S. 1933), S1455 [7MR]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Social Security: extend solvency of the trust funds by 
        increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying 
        the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (S. 1213), S61 
        [24JA], S90 [26JA], S663 [15FE], S3115 [14MY]
      SSA: reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance 
        program, S4767 [29JN]
      States: proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for 
        most public employees, S3773-S3775 [6JN]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S2799, 
        S2800 [26AP]
      ------support goals and ideals (S. Res. 408), S2184 [28MR]
      Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the 
        contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of 
        certain amounts (S. 1558), S5276 [24JY]
      ------Build America Bonds program, S836 [16FE]
      ------create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such 
        jobs overseas, S284 [2FE]
      ------encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, 
        S1561-S1564 [12MR], S1591, S1600 [13MR]
      ------establish Transportation and Regional Infrastructure 
        Project (TRIP) Bonds program, S836, S838 [16FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4117 [13JN], S4798-
        S4800, S4804-S4806 [10JY], S4835-S4842, S4851, S4857, S4885 
        [11JY], S4928, S4932, S4934 [12JY], S4991-S4995, S4998 [16JY], 
        S5052, S5074, S5076-S5081 [17JY], S5102-S5103 [18JY], S5178, 
        S5198 [19JY], S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291-
        S5293 [24JY], S5324-S5327, S5330-S5339, S5345, S5349-S5353 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 
        [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 
        [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 
        [19JY], S5352-S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, S5442, S5445 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5265-S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275-S5288, S5291 [24JY], 
        S5321-S5347, S5349-S5352 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]
      ------extend renewable energy production tax credit, S674-S678 
        [15FE]
      ------provide a credit for early childhood education 
        professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses 
        to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for 
        dependent care services (S. 2180), S1542 [8MR]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S2036 [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S4884-S4886 
        [11JY], S4919-S4928, S4930-S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4448 [25JN], S4765 
        [29JN], S4784 [9JY], S4793, S4795, S4804-S4806, S4812 [10JY], 
        S4835-S4846, S4851, S4852, S4872-S4884 [11JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), unanimous-consent request, S4836, S4885, 
        S4886 [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S4791 [9JY], 
        S4793 [10JY], S5022 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072-S5074 [17JY], S5093-S5100, S5105, S5109-S5111, 
        S5114, S5130 [18JY], S5169, S5170, S5175, S5178, S5180-S5186, 
        S5188-S5190 [19JY], S5328, S5346 [25JY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S329 [6FE], S362 [7FE], S587 
        [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE], S830, S840 [16FE], S882 [17FE]
      Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers (business): tribute, S698 [15FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), S585, S587 [14FE]
      ------ensure transit agencies that partner with community 
        colleges on job training programs are eligible for Federal 
        grants, S842 [16FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (H.R. 3670), S6007 [2AU]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], 
        S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, S368 [7FE], S891 [17FE]
      ------rates, S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S823 [16FE], S1888 [21MR], 
        S4623 [26JN], S6508 [20SE]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (S. 
        3233), S3518 [23MY]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, S3504-S3506 [23MY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses, S6256 
        [12SE], S6291 [13SE]
      Veterans Jobs Corps Act: violation of Budget Control Act by 
        increasing authority and outlays above Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (Senate) allocation, S6317 [13SE], S6396 [19SE]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (S. 3462), S5736 [31JY]
      Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, S2599 [23AP]
      Xuron Corp.: tribute, S1678 [14MR]
  Reports
      Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation--
        Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House), H5231 [25JY]
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family 
        Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust 
        (organization), H4712-H4715 [10JY]
      Telecom Sector Leads the Way in Domestic Economic Investments: 
        Progressive Policy Institute, E1272 [18JY]
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive 
        Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]
  Reports filed
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Transportation (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 112-397), H696 
        [13FE]
      American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5865) (H. Rept. 112-659), H5764 
        [10SE]
      Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3409) (H. Rept. 112-670), H5999 [13SE]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to 
        Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program 
        Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) 
        (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-
        398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 
        [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112-
        623), H5290 [25JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on 
        Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112-
        677), H6068 [18SE]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 112-677), H6068 [18SE]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Gasoline Regulations Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 4471) (H. Rept. 112-519), H3577 [6JN]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112-406), H1209 [6MR]
      Medical FSA Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1004) (H. Rept. 112-515), H3479 [5JN]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1864) (H. Rept. 112-386), H475 
        [3FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H5130 [23JY]
      Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H2266 [27AP]
      Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
        Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. 
        Rept. 112-406), H1133 [1MR]
      Restoring Access to Medication Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 5842) (H. Rept. 112-516), H3479 [5JN]
      Transportation Security Administration Compliance With the 
        Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3670) (H. Rept. 
        112-487), H3161 [18MY]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2239), S4773 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4155) (H. Rept. 112-585), H4684 [9JY]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3289) (H. Rept. 112-508), 
        H3265 [30MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]
  Statements
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Executive Office of 
        the President, H745 [15FE]
      Boston Carmen's Union Local 589 Anniversary: Representative 
        Keating, E757 [10MY]
      Economic Justice: Alex Lesser and Josh Fixler, Religious Action 
        Center for Reform Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism, E101 
        [31JA]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H1237 [7MR]
      ------Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 [22MR]
  Summaries
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
  Surveys
      Economic State of Small Business: American Sustainable Business 
        Council, Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority 
        (organization), H5239 [25JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 
        and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and 
        Infrastructure Jobs Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business 
        Startups Act, H1222 [7MR]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act, H5302 [26JY]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and 
        Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program work requirements, H6165 [20SE]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment 
        and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, H6165 
        [20SE]
      H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirement, H6175 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]
      H.R. 828, Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act, H5414 [31JY]
      H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, 
        H333 [1FE]
      H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, 
        H2667 [15MY]
      H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) 
        applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or 
        activation, H4015 [26JN]
      H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act, H6204-H6211 [20SE]
      H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1245-H1249 
        [7MR]
      H.R. 3670, require Transportation Security Administration 
        compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and 
        Reemployment Rights Act, H3239 [30MY]
      H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation 
        Act, H5244-H5251 [25JY]
      H.R. 4155, Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, H4661 [9JY]
      H.R. 4157, Preserving America's Family Farms Act, H5162 [24JY]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 5797, Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5606 [1AU]
      H.R. 5865, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, H5830 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]
      S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, 
        S1616 [13MR]
      S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to 
        Africa Act, S1933 [21MR]
      S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, S2032 [26MR]
      S. 2239, treat relevant military training as sufficient to 
        satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal 
        licenses, S4781 [29JN]
      S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168-S2171 [28MR]
      S. 2299, Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act, 
        S2501 [18AP]
      S. 3245, EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program permanent reauthorization, 
        S3636 [24MY], H5814 [11SE]
      S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business 
        Bankruptcies Act, S4954-S4958 [12JY]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216-S5218 [19JY], S5355 
        [25JY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3453, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S5492 [26JY]
      S. 3462, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S5736 [31JY]
      S. Res. 400, support goals and ideals of World Social Work Day 
        and Professional Social Work Month, S1850 [20MR]
      S. Res. 407, prevent bonuses from being paid to MF Global 
        Holdings, Ltd., employees responsible for day-to-day 
        operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers' 
        aggregated account funds are repaid in full, S2092, S2113 
        [27MR]
      S. Res. 408, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and 
        Sons to Work Day, S2171, S2184 [28MR]
      S. Res. 453, expand and support strong home care workforce and 
        make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible 
        for seniors and individuals with disabilities, S3089 [10MY]
      S. Res. 530, National Apprenticeship Act anniversary and 
        National Registered Apprenticeship Month, S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 533, National Work and Family Month, S5660, S5688 [30JY]
      S. Res. 548, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition 
        Week, S6109, S6238 [11SE]
      S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for 
        Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]
      S. Res. 589, Small Business Saturday, S6635, S6684 [21SE]




EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1397), H3809 [20JN]




EMPOWERING PARENTS THROUGH QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE], H4810 [11JY]
      Schools: require charter schools to demonstrate successful 
        operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for 
        expansion grants, H4810 [11JY]




EMPOWERING PATIENTS FIRST ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3000), H431 [2FE]




ENABLE AMERICA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1488 [12SE]




ENABLING ENERGY SAVING INNOVATIONS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 4850), S6649, S6651 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4850), H3984, H3985 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 4850), S6661 [21SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4850, provisions, S6661-S6664 [21SE], H3984 [26JN]




ENCOURAGING INNOVATION AND EFFECTIVE TEACHERS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-459), H2266 [27AP]




END RACIAL PROFILING ACT

  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, provisions, S2355 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1670), S2040 [27MR], S2354 [17AP]




END RADON IN SCHOOLS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]




END TRAFFICKING IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]




ENDANGERED FISH RECOVERY PROGRAMS EXTENSION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6060), H6074, H6075 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6060) 
        (H. Rept. 112-672), H6059 [14SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6060, provisions, H6074 [19SE]




ENDANGERED SPECIES

  Amendments
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1069, 
        H1070 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue a final decision whether or not to 
        issue a permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing 
        construction of an elementary school in San Diego, CA (see 
        H.R. 4244), H1541 [22MR]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
      Texas: halt premature proposed listing of certain central Texas 
        salamander species resulting from a settlement agreement and 
        take into account ongoing State and local conservation efforts 
        (see S. 3446), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 6219), H5327 [26JY]
  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. 
        Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
      ------David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental 
        Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 
        [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
  Lists
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043-H1045 [29FE]
  Motions
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      American Eagle Day: observance, E1067 [19JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs 
        (H.R. 6060), H6074, H6075 [19SE]
      California: ensure compliance with State laws and require use of 
        best available science relative to certain water-related 
        concerns, H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue a final decision whether or not to 
        issue a permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing 
        construction of an elementary school in San Diego, CA (H.R. 
        4244), E423 [22MR]
      Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River 
        salmon and other nonlisted species, H3776 [19JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit importation of polar bear 
        trophies from Canada, H1885, H1886 [17AP]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, H3412, 
        H3471, H3472 [5JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], 
        E314 [5MR]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      ------restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 [9MY], H3452 
        [5JN]
      Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
        habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H2680, H2681 [15MY], 
        H2745 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 498), S4308 [19JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. 
        Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6060) (H. Rept. 112-672), 
        H6059 [14SE]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-403), 
        H965 [27FE]
      Virgin River Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan 
        Implementation Facilitation: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 112-474), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1031 [29FE]
      H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, 
        H1055-H1061 [29FE]
      H.R. 2745, Virgin River multispecies habitat conservation plan 
        implementation facilitation, H2680 [15MY]
      H.R. 6060, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act, 
        H6074 [19SE]
      S. Res. 467, Endangered Species Day, S3288 [17MY]
      S. Res. 498, American Eagle Day, S4305, S4309 [19JN]




ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Claims: establish a procedure for approval of certain 
        settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue a final decision whether or not to 
        issue a permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing 
        construction of an elementary school in San Diego, CA (see 
        H.R. 4244), H1541 [22MR]
      Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain 
        central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 
        agreement and take into account ongoing State and local 
        conservation efforts (see S. 3446), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        6219), H5327 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: issue a final decision whether or not to 
        issue a permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing 
        construction of an elementary school in San Diego, CA (H.R. 
        4244), E423 [22MR]




ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 [17MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 467, designate, S3288 [17MY]




ENDING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3283), S3900 [11JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3283), S4180 [14JN]




ENERGY  see Power Resources; Renewable Energy




ENERGY ASSISTANCE FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]




ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for media campaign to promote 
        alternative green technologies, H3473 [5JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: exempt 
        from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition 
        of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]




ENERGY POLICY ACT

  Amendments
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6017, H6018, H6019 
        [14SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Energy: clarify provision of civil penalties for 
        Federal officials who issue loan guarantees in violation of 
        policies of the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 5863), H3266 [30MY]
      ------establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained 
        commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts 
        (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (see H. Res. 779), 
        H5922 [12SE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding: several organizations, H3454 [5JN]
      No More Solyndras Act: Representative Hall, Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6008 [14SE]
  Motions
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: clarify certain findings from Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative 
        technology loan guarantee program, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
      ------ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee program is 
        able to continue to accept applications for new loan 
        guarantees, H6016, H6019-H6022 [14SE]
      ------Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, 
        H3452-H3454 [5JN]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H5930, H5932 [13SE], H6004-H6024, 
        H6049 [14SE], E1549 [18SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5934-
        H5939 [13SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022, H6023 
        [14SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Energy Administrative Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1160) (S. Rept. 112-
        147), S388 [7FE]
      No More Solyndras Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 6213) (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act 
        and allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5934 [13SE]




ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy 
        efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      ------exempt decorative hearth products from certain energy 
        efficiency regulations (see H.R. 6578), H6314 [23OC]
      Dept. of Energy: improve energy efficiency of electric 
        instantaneous water heaters (see H.R. 3817), H158 [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light 
        bulbs, H3427, H3461, H3462 [5JN], E1023 [7JN]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for grants requiring 
        recipients to replace any lighting that does not comply with 
        the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, H3460 [5JN]




ENERGY SECURITY AND TRANSPORTATION JOBS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3410) 
        (H. Rept. 112-395), H696 [13FE]




ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5057 
        [19JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3364 [31MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3465 [5JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2448 [8MY], H2523 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1428 [20MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H1497 [21MR]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H6061 [14SE]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H903 [16FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H441 [2FE]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 289), H3578 [6JN]
      Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English 
        language and government and history knowledge requirements for 
        naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in 
        other languages (see H.R. 2957), H1306 [8MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H2648 [10MY]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H1101 [29FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for 
        political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H1101 
        [29FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to 
        natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and 
        affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations 
        and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H1135 [1MR]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H3808 [19JN]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see H.R. 4933), H2206 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health 
        information centers to help families of children with 
        disabilities or special health care needs make informed 
        choices about health care (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H5631 [1AU]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see 
        H.R. 1523), H1846 [16AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5010 
        [18JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H27 
        [17JA]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H3267 [30MY]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (see H.R. 591), H2033 [19AP]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1135 [1MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2814 [16MY]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2813 [16MY]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H6062 [14SE]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H3662 [7JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H6312 [19OC]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1807 [29MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H115 [23JA]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H5010 [18JY]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3734 [18JN]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5526 [31JY]
      Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from 
        renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall 
        (see H.R. 6094), H4774 [10JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6001 [13SE]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), 
        H5010 [18JY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H4828 [11JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H1543 [22MR]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1916 [17AP]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H1101 [29FE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H28 [17JA]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H3700 [8JN]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H6061 [14SE]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H3662 [7JN]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H3267 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative 
        care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing 
        schools, and other programs, and promote education in 
        palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H5077 [19JY]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      FCC: promulgate regulations to provide for accurate disclosure 
        of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards 
        and services (see H.R. 4319), H1804 [29MR]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3103 
        [17MY]
      Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-
        income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2268 [27AP]
      Telecommunications: prohibit mobile service providers from 
        providing service on mobile electronic devices that have been 
        reported stolen and enable consumers to remotely delete data 
        from such devices (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative 
        care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing 
        schools, and other programs, and promote education in 
        palliative care and hospice (H.R. 6155), H5078 [19JY]
      FCC: promulgate regulations to provide for accurate disclosure 
        of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards 
        and services (H.R. 4319), H1806 [29MR]
      Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-
        income individuals infected with HIV (H.R. 6006), H3976 [21JN]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (H.R. 5050), H2278 [27AP]
      Telecommunications: prohibit mobile service providers from 
        providing service on mobile electronic devices that have been 
        reported stolen and enable consumers to remotely delete data 
        from such devices (H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
  Remarks
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2624 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1772 [29MR]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance, E973 
        [5JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6085 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H2624 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5057 
        [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H5057 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2236 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light 
        duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential 
        memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H3465 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2236 
        [27AP]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H445 [3FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H910 
        [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H142 [24JA]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3465 [5JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2476 [9MY]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H446 [3FE]
      ------prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/
        Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on 
        reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3865 [20JN]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H910 [17FE]
      Firearms: gun control, H5117 [23JY]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), H6085 [19SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4728 [10JY]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E535 [16AP]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, H5295 [26JY]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H6080, H6083 [19SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5576 [1AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2484 [9MY]
      Johnson, Nichele A.: Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation youth advocacy/community service honoree, 
        E709 [7MY]
      Jones, Calvin (C.J.): Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation outstanding mentor honoree, E711 [7MY]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H446 [3FE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E721 [8MY]
      Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H910 [17FE]
      Muhammad, Arthur: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 [7MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4728 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4728 [10JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2523 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523 [9MY]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H5576 [1AU]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1635 [21SE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5544 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5544 [1AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H910 [17FE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2236 [27AP]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6077 
        [19SE]
      Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition 
        so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. 
        (H.R. 1687), H3465 [5JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H510 [6FE]
  Tributes
      Brown, George, E1534 [14SE]
      Coker, Connie, E59 [23JA]
      Contzius, Erik, E710 [7MY]
      David, Elaine, E709 [7MY]
      Giffords, Representative, H118 [24JA]
      Kirk, Senator, H127 [24JA]
      Klein, Eleazer and Sari, E711 [7MY]
      Lopez, Miriam: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        community spirit honoree, E712 [7MY]
      Lowenstein, Arlene, E1016 [7JN]
      Mayer, Martin and Wendy, E722 [8MY]
      Ohren, Sheldon, E1649 [21SE]
      Perez-Pena, Rosario, E270 [28FE]
      Simmons, Andrew F., E707 [7MY]
      Simmons, James L., Jr., E709 [7MY]
      Smith, Myrtle Owens, E1544 [14SE]
      Sosis, Richard, E714 [7MY]
      Thomas, Miccerica: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        extra mile honoree, E713 [7MY]
      Treitel, Eli and Chedva, E724 [8MY]




ENGEL, NATHAN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3870 [7JN]




ENGELKEN, CLAIRE

  Remarks in House
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]




ENGERT, GLENDON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E592 [19AP]




ENGINEERING

  Amendments
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839, H4840, 
        H4841, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      University of Illinois' James Coleman Elected to National 
        Academy of Engineering, E231 [17FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (see S. 2138), S1147 [29FE]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 
        [16MY]
      ------provide certain immigration benefits for aliens with 
        advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (see S. 3185), S3174 [15MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional assistance under 
        the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to 
        veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, 
        or math (STEM) (see S. 3488), S5977 [2AU]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Education: increase participation of historically 
        underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry 
        (see S. 3475), S5870 [1AU]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (see H. Res. 726), H4774 
        [10JY]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Robotics Week: designate (see H. Res. 598), H1641 
        [27MR]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a 
        program of study in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 6325), H5706 [2AU]
  Motions
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]
  Remarks in House
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H719, H720 [14FE], H733 
        [15FE]
      Coulson, Samuel: Broadcom Corp., Math, Applied Science, 
        Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program 
        finalist, E1523 [13SE]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (H.R. 4366), E595 
        [19AP]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for science programs in 
        contravention of Dept. of Energy Organization Act, H3455-H3457 
        [5JN]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 
        [11JY]
      Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM) education funding, H383 [2FE], H557 [7FE], H1853 
        [17AP], H2522 [9MY]
      Halliburton Co.: provide assistance to at-risk youth of Houston, 
        TX, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math 
        (STEM), H3737 [19JN]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School robotics team, 
        E928 [31MY]
      Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who 
        have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and 
        exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical 
        limitations (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 [21SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, H4845, H4846 [12JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------authorize lead Federal agency to extend permit review 
        process time period for mining critical minerals and materials 
        if new information is obtained during the review, H4841, H4842 
        [12JY]
      ------clarify definition of ``strategic and critical minerals'' 
        relative to efforts to promote domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials, H4840, H4841 [12JY], E1245 [12JY], 
        E1258 [17JY]
      ------condition new mining permits on disclosure of Federal 
        political contributions made by applicant during preceding 
        five years, H4835 [12JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4833-H4835 [12JY]
      ------permit awarding of attorneys fees to nonprofit entities 
        and individuals in lawsuits against certain Federal agencies 
        issuing a mining permit, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4831-H4855, H4856 [12JY], H5173 
        [24JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4791-
        H4796 [11JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      ------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of 
        hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate 
        revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842-H4844 
        [12JY]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 552), 
        H734 [15FE]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]
      Schweitzer, Edmund O., III: Institute of Electrical and 
        Electronics Engineers Medal in Power Engineering recipient, 
        E1190 [29JN]
      Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 
        [21JN]
      ------infrastructure funding, H201-H207 [31JA], H737 [15FE], 
        H976 [28FE], H1531-H1533 [22MR], H1715 [28MR]
      U.S. Space and Rocket Center: anniversary of Space Camp, H3582 
        [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armada, MI: tribute to Macomb Academy of Arts & Sciences 
        robotics team, S3681 [4JN]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (S. 2138), S1149 [29FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (S. 3192), S3199, S3200 
        [16MY], S3258-S3260 [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 
        [12JN]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Memphis Academy of Science and 
        Engineering, S3002 [9MY]
      National Academy of Sciences: anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN]
  Reports
      Report to Congress--Rare Earth Materials in Defense 
        Applications: Frank Kendall III, Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 
        H4838 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical 
        Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        726) (H. Rept. 112-590), H4774 [10JY]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 
        112-583), H4684 [9JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 726, consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and 
        Critical Minerals Production Act, H4791 [11JY]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. Res. 491, commend International Chemistry Olympiad 
        participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S3983, 
        S4108 [12JN]




ENGLAND  see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland




ENGLER, JOHN

  Letters
      Export Promotion Reform Act, H3255 [30MY]




ENGLEWOOD, FL

  Remarks in House
      Florida: tribute to 13th Congressional District Fire and Rescue 
        and EMS Award recipients, E1327 [25JY]




ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 997), H714 [14FE]




ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF PARENTAL LEGAL REPRESENTATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3873), H374 [1FE]




ENKHBAYAR, NAMBARYN

  Remarks in Senate
      Mongolia: condemn arrest and detention of former President 
        Nambaryn Enkbayar, S3108 [14MY]




ENOUGH PROJECT (organization)

  Articles and editorials
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      Satellite Sentinel Project (organization): tribute, E717 [7MY]




ENRIQUEZ, AMELITO

  Remarks in House
      NSF: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics 
        and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E624 [24AP]




ENSLEY, GORDON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1434 [3AU]




ENSURING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY COMPANION CARE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5969), H4067 [27JN], E1154 [27JN]




ENSURING CHILD CARE FOR WORKING FAMILIES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694 [27AP]
  Summaries
      Provisions (H.R. 5188), E694 [27AP]




ENSURING MENTAL COMPETENCE IN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3881), H439 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3881), E118 [2FE]




ENSURING QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]




ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6263 [12SE]




ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE RATING BOARD

  Bills and resolutions
      CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games 
        that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see 
        H.R. 4204), H1390 [19MR]




ENTMACHER, JOAN

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3603 [7JN]




ENTREKIN, SCOTT

  Remarks in House
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]




ENTREPRENEUR-IN-RESIDENCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6119), H4863 [12JY]




ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 
        [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      Hazardous substances: establish a hazardous waste electronic 
        manifest system (S. 710), H5826 [11SE]
  Analyses
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, S4319 [20JN]
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, H2194 [26AP]
      Measuring the Impact of Regulation--The Rule of More--Rule-
        Making Is Being Made To Look More Beneficial Under Barack 
        Obama, H5236 [25JY]
      Red Tape Diaries--One Small Business Owner's Struggle Against 
        Bureaucracy, S3620 [24MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and 
        Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 
        3559), S6454 [19SE]
      ------codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and ranching 
        relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill material 
        (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (see S. 3467), S5870 [1AU]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Air pollution: designate and award grants for air and health 
        quality empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      ------reduce the allowable sulfur concentration in heating oil 
        and allow for certain exemptions and waivers from such limits 
        (see H.R. 6222), H5327 [26JY]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H2317 [7MY]
      Armendariz, Al: question suitability to secure domestic energy 
        development and call for immediate resignation relative to 
        remarks on enforcement philosophy (see H. Res. 635), H2274 
        [27AP]
      CERCLA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (see S. 3549), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6405), H6000 
        [13SE]
      Chesapeake Bay: limit authority to implement certain actions 
        relative to watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      ------reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and 
        improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and 
        foresters within the watershed and to States with water 
        quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Clean Air Act: clarify general duty clause as it applies to 
        chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide that State implementation plans address impairment 
        of visibility relative to emissions from taconite ore 
        processing facilities (see H.R. 6507), H6274 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 
        6168), H5200 [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      Drugs: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
      Economy: express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse 
        Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      Federal employees: require regional administrators to be 
        appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate 
        (see S. 3053), S3042 [9MY]
      Federal Water Pollution Control Act: establish a moratorium on 
        aerial surveillance (see H.R. 6093), H4774 [10JY]
      Foreign countries: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, 
        cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean 
        Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside 
        the U.S. (see S. 2226), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4255), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Government regulations: allow for a reasonable compliance 
        deadline for certain States subject to the cross-State air 
        pollution rule (see S. 2300), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 4387), 
        H1976 [18AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 
        37), S850 [16FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if 
        a State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]
      Hazardous substances: amend guidelines governing the handling of 
        lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities 
        (see S. 2148), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 5911), H3660 [7JN]
      Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological 
        effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields 
        from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), 
        H5716 [3AU]
      Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program: reauthorize (see 
        S. 3264), S3729 [5JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to 
        minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and 
        employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 
        [20MR]
      ------prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H1804 [29MR]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Renewable energy: amend the renewable fuel program to allow 
        domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of 
        the required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 
        3773), H26 [17JA]
      ------establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      ------require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (see H.R. 6545), H6276 [21SE]
      Renewable fuel standard: partially waive when corn inventories 
        are low (see S. 3428), S5304 [24JY]
      Schools: establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon 
        levels in public schools (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]
      Scientific Advisory Board: provide for member qualifications and 
        public participation (see H.R. 6564), H6297 [28SE]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Small business: standardize definition of the term ``small 
        business refiner'' for purposes of administered laws (see S. 
        3379), S4950 [12JY]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards (see S. 3558), S6454 [19SE]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]
      Water: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S494 [9FE]
      ------clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4304), H1803 [29MR]
      ------limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see S. 2115), S850 [16FE] (see 
        H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 4965), H2266 [27AP]
      ------require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see S. 3304), S4238 [18JN]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      EPA analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions 
        that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, 
        jobs, and the economy: several public health and medical 
        organizations, H3818 [20JN]
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: several Senators, S4291 [19JN]
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S1510, S1514 [8MR]
      ------W. Randall Rawson, American Boiler Manufacturers 
        Association, S1510 [8MR]
      We're OK With the EPA's New Air-Quality Regulations: several 
        energy company leaders, S4321 [20JN]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Government regulations: disapprove rule relative to maximum 
        achievable control technology for certain steam generating 
        units (S.J. Res. 37), S4314 [20JN]
  Press releases
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health: American Lung Association, 
        S4321 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and 
        Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (H.R. 3158), 
        H5608, H5609 [1AU]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA]
      ------issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing 
        facilities, H5756 [10SE]
      ------uphold scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers 
        the public health and welfare, H6214 [20SE]
      Alaska: repeal designation of the Colville River as an aquatic 
        resource of national importance, H3895 [20JN]
      America's Natural Gas Alliance: report contesting EPA study on 
        greenhouse gas emissions and natural gas development, H3812 
        [20JN]
      Armendariz, Al: question suitability to secure domestic energy 
        development and call for immediate resignation relative to 
        remarks on enforcement philosophy, H2145, H2193 [26AP]
      ------resignation relative to remarks on enforcement philosophy, 
        H3485 [6JN]
      Asthma Awareness Month: observance, E703 [7MY]
      Business and industry: effect of regulations on coal-fired 
        powerplants, H1651 [28MR]
      CERCLA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (H.R. 6405), E1521 [13SE]
      Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for 
        restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to 
        develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3760, 
        H3765 [19JN]
      Clean Air Act: clarify that the term ``public health'' pertains 
        to the health of people and not corporations or other 
        nonliving entities, H3901 [20JN]
      ------impact, H2058 [24AP]
      ------take action if such action would increase domestic energy 
        independence by reducing demand for oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
      Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Public Power proposed gasification 
        plant, E35 [18JA]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations That Impact 
        Energy and Manufacturing in the U.S.: include health effects 
        associated with regulatory costs in analysis of EPA rules and 
        actions, H6217, H6218 [20SE]
      Dept. of Energy: determine if impact analyses of EPA rules and 
        actions on energy prices are infeasible to conduct, requires 
        data that does not exist, or would generate unreliable or 
        useless results, H3924 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 
        6168), H5167 [24JY], H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY], E1330 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: require the Energy Information 
        Administration to determine whether implementation of such Act 
        is projected to lower gas prices or create jobs within a 
        certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H85 [23JA], H207-H213 
        [31JA], H629 [8FE], H959-H962 [27FE], H1013 [28FE], H1295 
        [8MR], H1651 [28MR], H2079 [25AP], H4641-H4643 [29JN], H5756, 
        H5759, H5760 [10SE], H6224-H6227 [20SE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      Federal Water Pollution Control Act: prohibit ability to 
        retroactively invalidate water quality permits, H6239, H6240 
        [21SE]
      Government regulations: consider the impact on employment levels 
        and economic activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy 
        statement, or guidance, or implementing any new or 
        substantially altered program, E1624 [21SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units, H3743 [19JN]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], 
        H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      ------impact on employment and job creation, H1029 [29FE], H3664 
        [8JN]
      ------impact on the energy sector, H1394 [20MR], H2193-H2197 
        [26AP], H3743 [19JN], H4691 [10JY]
      ------issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and 
        institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, 
        H5756 [10SE]
      ------make data and modeling inputs that regulations are based 
        on available to the public and require regulatory impact 
        analysis to undergo external peer review, H6218, H6219 [20SE]
      ------prohibit consideration of feasibility and cost in revising 
        and supplementing national ambient air quality standards for 
        ozone, H3901, H3902 [20JN]
      ------prohibit delay in finalization of rules to establish clean 
        air standards and to reduce air pollution if such rules will 
        provide protection against asthma and other health effects, 
        H3899, H3900 [20JN]
      ------proposed rule relative to manganese alloy production, 
        H1583 [27MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, H1645 [28MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H358 [1FE], H635 [8FE]
      ------provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6244, H6245 [21SE]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy, H3818 [20JN]
      ------require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: funding, E287 [29FE]
      Hazardous substances: establish a hazardous waste electronic 
        manifest system (S. 710), H5826-H5829 [11SE], E1493 [12SE]
      Health: waive ban on over-the-counter asthma inhalers enacted as 
        part of international agreement to stop using products 
        containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and allow existing stock 
        to be sold until FDA approves replacement, H4872 [17JY]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208-
        H213 [31JA]
      ------increase fuel efficiency, E1211 [9JY]
      ------preserve fuel efficiency standards, H6255 [21SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1645 [28MR]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H4794 [11JY]
      ------monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), 
        H634 [8FE]
      ------prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, 
        H3818 [20JN]
      Page, AZ: prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations 
        at the Navajo Generating Station, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      Power resources: expand ability to waive certain pollution 
        control fuel requirements when there is a fuel distribution 
        problem and complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. 
        of Energy, H3903, H3904 [20JN]
      ------green initiative grants for energy production, H2252 
        [27AP]
      ------use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas 
        exploration, H2060 [24AP]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934, H1937, H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H4623 [29JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), 
        H635 [8FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H33 [18JA]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6201, H6202 [20SE]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials 
        proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in 
        developing such rules, H6212, H6213 [20SE]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (H.R. 6207), E1342 [26JY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act, H5022 [19JY]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
      Waterford, OH: proposed closure of Muskingum River Power Plant, 
        H384 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (S. 3467), S5872 [1AU]
      ------exempt farms with aboveground fuel storage tanks of a 
        certain size from EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and 
        Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, S3960 [12JN]
      ------prohibit issuance of new EPA rule on municipal and 
        industrial stormwater discharges prior to completion of 
        evaluation of current rule, S3960 [12JN]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      Air pollution: establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory 
        program for the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]
      ------establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
        national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate 
        matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in 
        certain areas, S3932 [12JN]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4284, S4286 
        [19JN]
      ------impact, S488 [9FE]
      Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of 
        report entitled ``Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report 
        on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], S5631 [30JY]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S2676-S2679 [25AP], 
        S2948-S2950 [8MY], S3823 [7JN], S4118 [13JN], S4318 [20JN], 
        S4922 [12JY]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide for congressional 
        review of agency guidance documents, S4287, S4288 [19JN]
      Federal employees: require regional administrators to be 
        appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (S. 
        3053), S3045 [9MY]
      Government regulations: codify and delay implementation of and 
        compliance dates for the cross-State air pollution rule (S. 
        1815), S3942-S3945 [12JN]
      ------delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable 
        control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S856-S858 [16FE], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945, S3952-S3954 
        [12JN], S4164-S4166, S4173, S4185 [14JN], S4231-S4233 [18JN], 
        S4265, S4283-S4293 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4314-S4334 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4236 [18JN], S4283 [19JN]
      ------impact, S5460-S5462 [26JY]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, S3620 [24MY]
      ------impact on the energy sector, S3697 [5JN], S4333 [20JN]
      ------implementation of the cross-State air pollution rule, 
        S2220 [29MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S331 [6FE], S1508-S1511, S1513, 
        S1514, S1523, S1528 [8MR], S1573 [12MR]
      Hazardous substances: address soil contamination issues in areas 
        surrounding former lead smelter sites, S3322 [21MY]
      ------establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), S6672, S6673 [21SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S3690-S3694 
        [4JN], S3942-S3945 [12JN]
      Power resources: establish commission to analyze and report on 
        cumulative impacts of certain EPA rules and actions on 
        gasoline and diesel fuel prices, S2125 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------national energy policy, S6307 [13SE]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (S. 2264), S2250 [29MR]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
      Renewable fuel standard: partially waive when corn inventories 
        are low (S. 3428), S5306 [24JY], S5967 [2AU], S6326 [13SE]
      Water: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (S. 2094), S413 [9FE]
      ------clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations, S3932 
        [12JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3932 [12JN], S4168 
        [14JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S. 2245), S3032 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      Asthma Inhalers Relief Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 6190) (H. Rept. 112-673), H6059 [14SE]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      EPA Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate) (S. 3264) (S. Rept. 112-185), S5046 [16JY]
      Farmer's Privacy Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5961) (H. Rept. 112-682), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        3158) (H. Rept. 112-643), H5628 [1AU]
      Gasoline Regulations Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 4471) (H. Rept. 112-519), H3577 [6JN]
      Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 710) (H. Rept. 112-654), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 112-
        184), S5046 [16JY]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Prevent EPA or Corps of Engineers Finalization of Proposed 
        Guidance on Identification of Waters Protected by Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4965) (H. Rept. 112-681), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 112-684), H6230 [20SE]
      Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From 
        Disease Clusters Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 76) (S. Rept. 112-213), S6451 [19SE]
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), 
        S4821 [10JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 
        S4292 [19JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H.R. 3158, Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship 
        (FUELS) Act, H5608 [1AU]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      S. 710, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, 
        H5826 [11SE]
      S. 3428, Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act, S5307 [24JY]




ENXCO, INC.

  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power, E1208 [9JY]




ENZBRENNER, DAVID

  Remarks in Senate
      National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: addition of names of 
        Kansas officers, S3161 [15MY]
      Tribute, S3161 [15MY]




ENZI, MICHAEL B. (a Senator from Wyoming)

  Addresses
      Constantino Brumidi Recipient of Congressional Gold Medal: by, 
        S5967 [2AU]
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3908, S3909 
        [11JN], S3978 [12JN], S4357 [20JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6557 [20SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S170 [30JA], S184 [31JA], S276 [1FE], S302, 
        S323 [2FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6358 [13SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3335 [21MY]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6661, S6676 [21SE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2657 
        [24AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S789 [15FE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5383 
        [25JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827, S4828 [10JY], S4894, S4897 [11JY], 
        S5048 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5213, S5232, 
        S5236 [19JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Will Any Senate Democrat Stand Up to Obama's NLRB? Phil Kerpen, 
        Daily Caller (Internet site), S2578 [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S1541 [8MR]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S2002 [22MR]
      Agriculture: restore integrity to and strengthen payment 
        limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to 
        farmers (see S. 1161), S851 [16FE] (see S. 2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      ------prohibit earmarks (see S. 1930), S1050 [27FE]
      Courts: require the attorney for the Government to disclose 
        favorable information to the defendant in criminal 
        prosecutions brought by the U.S. (see S. 2197), S2244 [29MR]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S3730 [5JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S4152 [13JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (see 
        S. 351), S3129 [14MY]
      ------install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3978 
        [12JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S3043 [9MY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S6457 [19SE]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S1194 [1MR]
      ------exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from 
        national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
        requirements (see S. 1369), S76 [24JA]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      ------standardize definition of the term ``small business 
        refiner'' for purposes of administered laws (see S. 3379), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (see S. 3187), S3174 [15MY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5659 [30JY] (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S6627 [21SE]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S5978 [2AU]
      ------treatment of information provided to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S700 [15FE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S6548 [20SE]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S2656 [24AP]
      Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see S. 1551), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 
        1981), S5979 [2AU]
      Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out 
        production of $1 bills (see S. 2049), S208 [31JA]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        553), S6271 [12SE]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S3175 [15MY]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S3235 
        [16MY] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal prohibition 
        on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-
        counter medications (see S. 1368), S3043 [9MY]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2970 [8MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]
      Small business: preserve option for businesses to operate as 
        they choose, including as flow-through entities, and oppose 
        tax changes forcing such businesses to reorganize as C 
        corporations (see S. Res. 88), S6065 [10SE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S3130 [14MY]
      Taxation: extend the time for making S corporation elections 
        (see S. 2271), S2242 [29MR]
      ------modify credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 
        3581), S6545 [20SE]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        S. 3460), S5732 [31JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3729 [5JN]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S1460 [7MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S496 
        [9FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S700 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        472), S3631 [24MY]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see S. 3514), S5977 [2AU]
      Taxation: reform international tax system (see S. 2091), S494 
        [9FE]
  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures: Ann Wilson, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers 
        Association, S2624 [24AP]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        S2624 [24AP]
      ------Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Karen W. Penafiel, Building Owners and Managers 
        Association International, S2624 [24AP]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent 
        Business, S2577 [23AP]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures: Angelo 
        I. Amador and Michelle Reinke Neblett, National Restaurant 
        Association, S854 [16FE]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, 
        Inc., S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, 
        S855 [16FE]
      ------National Association of Manufacturers, S854 [16FE]
      Paycheck Fairness Act: David French, National Retail Federation, 
        S3713 [5JN]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3712 [5JN]
      ------several business organizations, S3712 [5JN]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S.J. Res. 36, disapprove NLRB rule 
        relative to representation election procedures, S2576 [23AP]
  Motions
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2568 [23AP]
  Privilege of the floor
      Bautz, Peter, S4641 [26JN]
      McConnaughay, Bill, S4641 [26JN]
      O'Connor, Sean, S4641 [26JN]
      Perez, Sergio, S4641 [26JN]
      Ward, James, S1476 [7MR]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4123 [13JN], 
        S4388 [21JN]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S4123 [13JN]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (S. 3248), S3638 [24MY]
      Bousman, Joel: Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication) Wyoming 
        Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]
      Budget: comparison between congressional and Obama 
        administration proposals, S6093-S6095 [11SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3210, S3211 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3210, S3211 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3210, S3211 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3210, S3211 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3210, S3211 [16MY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, 
        S4881 [11JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3711 
        [5JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6477 [20SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2900, 
        S2904 [7MY], S3014 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S2901, 
        S2905 [7MY], S3015 [9MY]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4286 [19JN]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, S3564 
        [24MY]
      ------ensure transparency in drug and medical device user fee 
        agreement negotiations by allowing Members of Congress or 
        designated staff to attend negotiation meetings, S3493 [23MY]
      ------improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3484 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3484, S3487, S3493, 
        S3500, S3503 [23MY], S3542, S3550, S3553, S3562, S3564, S3567 
        [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4611 [26JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3297, S3306 [21MY]
      ------revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3487 [23MY], S3562 [24MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S4690 
        [28JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S4690 [28JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4755 [29JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 470), 
        S3519 [23MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S853-S856 [16FE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2568, S2573, 
        S2574, S2576, S2578 [23AP], S2619, S2621, S2622, S2624, S2629 
        [24AP]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract, S4388 [21JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S6477 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1960, 
        S1961, S1962, S1963 [22MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4695 [28JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3542 [24MY]
      ------prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
        generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug 
        into the market, S3553 [24MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2196 [29MR]
      ------national energy policy, S2196 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1448 [7MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S4690 [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4755 [29JN]
      Taxation: adjust gasoline tax rates with inflation, S1448-S1450 
        [7MR], S4690 [28JN]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2900, S2904 [7MY], S3015 [9MY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4881 [11JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2301 [16AP]
      ------reform international tax system (S. 2091), S497 [9FE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6086 [11SE]
      Transportation: use of Social Security, Medicare, and other 
        trust funds to fund the Highway Trust Fund, S4690 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S3539 [24MY], S6095 [11SE]
  Texts of
      S. 2091, U.S. Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act, 
        S498-S502 [9FE]
  Tributes
      Bennet, Senator, S3503 [23MY]
      Gnehm, Wendy, S6091 [11SE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1905 [21MR]




EPA REGULATORY RELIEF ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2250), H358 [1FE], H635 [8FE]




EPHRON, NORA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1237 [12JY]




EPPERLY, JOHN

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication, E1711 
        [19OC]




EPPLIN, ROBERT

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6617 [21SE]




EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Judgment Fund: require disclosure of all payments made (see S. 
        3415), S5212 [19JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform 
        reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly 
        available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to 
        Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: permit awarding of attorneys fees 
        to nonprofit entities and individuals in lawsuits against 
        certain Federal agencies issuing a mining permit, H4846, H4847 
        [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Government Litigation Savings Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1996) (H. Rept. 112-594), H4827 [11JY]




EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: prohibit funding to 
        implement, administer, or enforce final regulations on 
        Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors Other Than Age, E748 
        [9MY]
      Civil liberties: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or 
        enforce guidance relative to consideration of arrest and 
        conviction records in employment decisions, H2502 [9MY]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]
      Discrimination: ruling granting discrimination protections to 
        transgendered people under the Civil Rights Act, E670 [26AP]
      Funding, H2408, H2409 [8MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]




EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY RESTORATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 [20JN]




EQUAL PAY DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H1925 [18AP], E553 [17AP], E585, E604 [19AP]




EQUITY IN GOVERNMENT COMPENSATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1221) 
        (H. Rept. 112-366), H25 [17JA]




ERBITI, KATERINA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S387 [7FE]




ERBY, DENNIS J.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S323 [2FE]




ERICK J. UMSTEAD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1245 [12JY]




ERICKSON, NANCY

  Bills and resolutions
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (see S. Res. 
        485), S3782 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (S. Res. 485), 
        S3799 [6JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 485, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al., S3783, S3799 
        [6JN]




ERICKSON, SCOTT

  Remarks in House
      Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398: High School Teacher 
        of the Year award recipient, E534 [16AP]




ERIE COUNTY, NY

  Proclamations
      Tribute to Mortimer Sullivan: Representative Hochul, E104 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: anniversary, E757 
        [10MY]
      FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for Buffalo, NY, 
        area, H5536 [1AU]
      United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: tribute to hiring of 
        reservists and returning veterans, E1726 [26OC]




ERVIN-COMBS, JESSE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4685 [27JN]




ERWIN, ANDREW

  Remarks in House
      Abortion: tribute to film ``October Baby'', H1523 [22MR]




ERWIN, JON

  Remarks in House
      Abortion: tribute to film ``October Baby'', H1523 [22MR]




ESBECK, RAMONA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1672 [28SE]




ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Gilmore, Jacob and Carla and family: Escambia County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1692 
        [12OC]
      Pribble, Jeffrey: Escambia County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E249 [27FE]




ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H767 [15FE]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1620, H1624 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see H.R. 3286), H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5526 [31JY]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H5923 [12SE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H4158 [27JN]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H513 
        [6FE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1543 [22MR]
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1359 [9MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: stop sale of products fraudulently labeled 
        as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to 
        maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on 
        violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure 
        Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone 
        marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H27 [17JA]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4656 [29JN]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H183 [25JA]
      FCC: permit each Commissioner to appoint an electrical engineer 
        or computer scientist to provide technical consultation (see 
        H.R. 2102), H1273 [7MR]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1847 [16AP]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H1543 [22MR]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Fish and fishing: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops 
        (see H.R. 1176), H802 [15FE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H2647 [10MY]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1497 [21MR]
      ------provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic 
        stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H6298 [28SE]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense 
        services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross 
        violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see 
        H.R. 5749), H5860 [11SE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H4686 [9JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1808 [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1391 [19MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H727 [14FE]
      Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H3915 [20JN]
      Medicare: provide payment for anesthesia services by 
        anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same 
        manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and 
        certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6298 [28SE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations (see H.R. 501), 
        H6300 [2OC]
      Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of 
        Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation 
        of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 
        [16FE]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5712 [2AU]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H6302 [5OC]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6280 [21SE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H6310 [16OC]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1571 [26MR]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic 
        fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H6298 [28SE]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see H.R. 6331), H6001 [13SE]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H6318 [26OC]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6298 [28SE]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H3363 [31MY]
      Taxation: expand availability of cash method of accounting for 
        small businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2570 [9MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2813 [16MY]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H3662 [7JN]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1544 [22MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H6298 [28SE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H3481 [5JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2570 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5629 [1AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (H.R. 6260), H5630 [1AU]
  Motions
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1287 [8MR]
  Remarks
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E631 [24AP]
      California: protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north 
        of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing 
        certain water-related concerns, H1062 [29FE]
      Cole, Sean: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic Hall of 
        Fame inductee, E1641 [21SE], E1662 [28SE]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5058 
        [19JY]
      ------require Federal contractors to disclose political 
        contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (H.R. 733), H6145, H6146 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H767 [15FE]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers, H6145, H6146 [19SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H919 [17FE], E272 [28FE]
      FCC: provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H919 [17FE]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1611, H1612, H1616, H1620, H1622, H1624 [27MR]
      ------require entities sponsoring political advertising to 
        disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a 
        certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1620 [27MR]
      ------require the Freedom of Information Act process be more 
        open and transparent, H1622 [27MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), E948 [1JN], 
        E1162 [27JN]
      FERC: review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5241 
        [25JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4727 [10JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), 
        E1656 [25SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5600, H5602 [1AU]
      Lee, Carmen A.: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1641 [21SE]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, E241 [27FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4727 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4727 [10JY]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1062 [29FE]
      Schaffer, Trevor: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E1644 [21SE], E1663 
        [28SE]
      SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1237 [7MR]
      Sheldon, Denise: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E1643 [21SE], E1660 
        [28SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1237 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------require public disclosure of political contributions, 
        H1287 [8MR]
      Stanford University: tribute to women's water polo team, 
        E1312 [24JY]
      Sullivan, Nancy: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
      Votes: correction, H2492 [9MY], E629 [24AP], 
        E782 [11MY], E1619 [21SE]
      Walsh, Ken: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Henry Schimpf 
        Award recipient, E1642 [21SE], E1659 [28SE]
      Wise, Joe: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1664 [28SE]
  Tributes
      Arnold, Robert K., E1254 [17JY]
      Batinovich, Robert, E1670 [28SE]
      Daschbach, Howard M., Jr., E216 [16FE]
      Glaser, Robert J., E1175 [28JN]
      Glaze, Thomas A., E549 [17AP]
      Hatamiya, Nancy Takahashi, E1095 [20JN]
      Huggins, Charles N., E1646 [21SE]
      Jaroch, Dorothy M., E1376 [1AU]
      Jarrett, James W., E471 [28MR]
      Kamei, Ruth Kisako, E1128 [21JN]
      LaRiviere, Florence, E763 [10MY]
      Lautze, Robert F., E1310 [24JY]
      Lee, John J., E979 [5JN]
      Lyman, Richard W., E1079 [19JN]
      Manoukian, Matthew P., E1661 [28SE]
      Miller, Dorothy Rumsey, E1395 [3AU]
      Seiler, Donald H., E1645 [21SE]
      Shea, Caroline Otten, E931 [31MY]
      Webster, Sanford H., E890 [25MY]




ESKIMOS  see Native Americans




ESNAULT, BETTY

  Remarks in House
      Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.: Lambda Rho Zeta Chapter Community 
        Service Honoree, E947 [1JN]




ESPIONAGE

  Bills and resolutions
      Crime: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into disclosure of identity and employment of 
        Valerie Plame: several Senators (2003), S3941 [12JN]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]
  Remarks in House
      Crime: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (H.R. 6029), H5506, H5507 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide safeguards for 
        communications involving persons inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 
        [12SE]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]
      Intelligence services: counterintelligence resources funding, 
        H3294 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3717-S3720 [5JN], 
        S3946 [12JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6029) (H. Rept. 112-
        610), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement 
        Act, H5506 [31JY]




ESSEX COUNTY, MA

  Remarks in House
      Leonard, Tom: Essex National Heritage Commission Essex Heritage 
        Hero Award recipient, E741 [9MY]




ESSEX COUNTY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      West Caldwell, NJ: anniversary of West Caldwell Volunteer Fire 
        Dept., E1475 [11SE]
      ------anniversary of West Essex First Aid Squad, E776 [10MY]




ESTABROOK, TOVE E.

  Remarks in House
      First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business (publication): Guam 
        Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime Achievement Award 
        recipient, E675 [26AP]




ESTES, KYLE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E863 [18MY]




ESTONIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Jeffrey D. Levine To Be Ambassador to Estonia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]




ESTRADA, TANYA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1014 [7JN]




ETHICS  see Morality and Ethics; Political Ethics




ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, 
        and employees, display subject matter of debates, make 
        legislation available before voting, and promote availability 
        of FEC reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
      ------require Members and employees of Congress and other 
        Federal employees who file under the Ethics in Government Act 
        to disclose delinquent tax liability (see S. 2195), S1734 
        [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      Federal employees: require certain individuals to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust or disclose trades to the appropriate 
        congressional official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      ------require federally elected officials to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 [8FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (S. 2253), S2246 [29MR], S5103-
        S5105 [18JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2253, Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act, 
        S2247 [29MR]




ETHIOPIA, FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in Senate
      Human rights: violations, S4200 [14JN]
      U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY], S4200 [14JN]




ETHNIC GROUPS

  Articles and editorials
      Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, H2765 [16MY]
      Weakening Violence Against Women Act Betrays Immigrant Victims, 
        S6302 [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: ensure military leadership reflects the diversity 
        of the population of the U.S. (see S. 3181), S3174 [15MY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        474), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 621), H1914 [17AP]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of HHS: implement demonstration projects at federally 
        qualified community health centers to prevent child 
        maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting 
        practices and skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance 
        of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and 
        call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. 
        Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        766), H5707 [2AU]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      International relations: allow Azeri people, currently divided 
        between Azerbaijan and Iran, to have the right to self-
        determination and to their own sovereign country if they so 
        choose (see H. Con. Res. 137), H5922 [12SE]
      Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of 
        Korean immigration in the U.S. (see H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2646 [10MY]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and 
        continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 
        3546), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6399), H5999 [13SE]
      Senior citizens: strengthen programming, services, and outreach 
        for diverse elders (see S. 3593), S6545 [20SE]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated 
        with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (see H.R. 4376), H1914 [17AP]
      Yoon, Byung Wook: tribute (see H. Res. 599), H1641 [27MR]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) business 
        development program: Guojian Cui, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program: Benjamin Alcaraz, E770 [10MY]
      ------Estella Navarrette, E770 [10MY]
      ------Kimberly Hua, E772 [10MY]
      ------Patrick Martinez, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) SBA 
        Micro-Loan Program: Linda Wong, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) 
        Transitional Subsidized Employment program: Arax Nazarian, 
        E770 [10MY]
      ------Hasmik Sargsyan, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Woman 
        Business Center: Judy Thang, E771 [10MY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Homeland Security Secure Communities deportation 
        program: several legal aid organizations, H3529 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Florida legislation that would restrict the early voting period 
        and voter registration: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational 
        Fund, Inc., Florida Conference of Black State Legislators, and 
        Florida State Conference of the NAACP, E98-E100 [31JA]
      Gordon Gee use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        Army: Alex Storozynski, Kosciuszko Foundation, H35 [18JA]
      ------Thaddeus C. Radzilowski, Piast Institute, H36 [18JA]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: several domestic 
        violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
  Lists
      Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1002 [6JN]
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan: support local and provincial elections and replace 
        centralized government with a Federal system ensuring full 
        participation of all ethnic communities and oppose Taliban 
        inclusion (H. Res. 423), H2310 [7MY]
      Alexandria, VA: Days of Remembrance observance, E550 [17AP]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2719, H2720 
        [16MY], E704 [7MY], E733 [8MY], E769 [10MY], E811, E812, E822 
        [16MY], E826 [17MY]
      ------observance (H. Res. 621), E625 [24AP], E861 [18MY]
      Barceloneta, PR: New Jersey Puerto Rican Heritage Statewide 
        Parade Annual Banquet Gala and Puerto Rican Illustres honoree, 
        E1535 [14SE]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance, E973 [5JN]
      ------support goals and ideals (H. Res. 289), E1047 [15JN]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (H. Res. 
        698), H3812 [20JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3715-H3719 [18JN], 
        E1067, E1071, E1073, E1079 [19JN], E1144 [26JN]
      CIA: increase recruitment and retention of racial and ethnic 
        minorities to professional intelligence positions, H3301, 
        H3302 [31MY]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Hungarian Scouts, E1453 [10SE]
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Albanian 
        Cultural Garden, E1580 [20SE], E1666 [28SE]
      ------dedication of Croatian Cultural Garden, E992 [6JN]
      ------dedication of Dante Alighieri statue in the Italian 
        Cultural Garden, E1199 [29JN]
      Council on American-Islamic Relations: tribute to Cleveland, OH, 
        chapter, E547 [17AP]
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      Croatian Fraternal Union: tribute to Croatian Sons Lodge 170, 
        E1450 [10SE]
      Delano, CA: tribute to Philippine Weekend Grand Marshals, E1345 
        [26JY]
      DeLeo, John: UNICO National (organization) UNICAN of the Year 
        Award recipient, E95 [31JA], E119 [2FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Office of Civil Rights and Liberties 
        funding, H3529, H3530 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for programs or activities 
        that involve racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law 
        enforcement organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (H.R. 3795), H45 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish Office of Energy Employment and 
        Training and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, H3928-
        H3930 [21JN]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (H. Res. 785), H6158 [20SE]
      ------express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against 
        Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (H. 
        Res. 282), E1071 [19JN]
      Fortuna family: Cleveland, OH, Slovenian National Home (East 
        80th) Persons of the Year award recipients, E828 [17MY]
      Gee, Gordon: use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        army, H35 [18JA]
      Harwich, MA: tribute to Cape Verdean Historical Trust So Sabi! 
        exhibit, E1030 [8JN]
      Hirabayashi, Gordon: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E934 [31MY]
      Hispanic Americans: oppose inflammatory rhetoric toward Latinos, 
        H1430 [21MR]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H6164 [20SE], E1553 [19SE], 
        E1578 [20SE]
      Hispanic Serving Institutions Week: observance, E1555 [19SE]
      Hmong Heritage Month: observance, E518 [30MR]
      Intelligence services: protect the civil liberties of ethnic and 
        religious minorities, H3302-H3305 [31MY]
      International Institute of Minnesota: tribute, E513 [30MR]
      Ko'olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club: anniversary, E79 [25JA]
      Korean American Day: observance, H1522 [22MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 
        [16AP]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 
        4398), E573 [18AP]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (H. Res. 654), E1268 [18JY]
      Long Beach, CA: tribute to Cambodian New Year Festival, E635 
        [24AP]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, H227 [1FE], E110 [1FE], E225 [17FE], E241, E248, 
        E252 [27FE], E280 [29FE], E302, E303 [1MR], E352 [8MR], E474 
        [28MR]
      ------anniversary of independence and formation of Republic's 
        army, H2823 [17MY]
      National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations: tribute to Ellis 
        Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1002 [6JN]
      New York, NY: tribute to National Puerto Rican Day Parade, E1021 
        [7JN]
      Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE): tribute, E769 
        [10MY]
      Pakistan: human rights violations of Baloch people, E1628 [21SE]
      ------human rights violations of Baluch people, E649 [25AP]
      Polish Museum of America: anniversary, E831 [17MY]
      Randazzo, Ciro G.: Federazione Siciliana Del New Jersey 
        ``Trinacria D'Oro'' Award recipient, E381 [19MR]
      Randolph, NJ: anniversary of St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, 
        E578 [18AP]
      Ruze Dalmatinke (musical group): tribute, E1265 [17JY]
      Rwanda: U.N. report on support of rebels in the Democratic 
        Republic of the Congo, E1569 [19SE]
      Savannah, GA: anniversary of Hibernian Society, E344 [8MR]
      Schererville, IN: anniversary of Indian American Cultural 
        Center, E556 [17AP]
      Tamburitzans (song and dance group): tribute, E645 [25AP]
      Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated 
        with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (H.R. 4376), E558 [17AP]
      University of Houston: anniversary of Center for Mexican 
        American Studies, E1683 [5OC]
      VietBao Daily News (publication): anniversary, H5337 [31JY]
      Vietnamese Community in Greater Cleveland, Inc.: observance of 
        Vietnamese New Year, E137 [3FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant 
        victims of domestic violence and crime, H2707-H2711 [15MY], 
        H2726-H2739, H2764-H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of Executive order 
        authorizing internment of Japanese-American communities and 
        increase awareness of events surrounding such internment, E231 
        [17FE], E701 [27AP], E1130 [21JN]
      Yoon, Byung Wook: tribute (H. Res. 599), E493 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 200), 
        S2960 [8MY]
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Croatian 
        Cultural Garden, S3777 [6JN]
      Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local 
        jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Deloitte Development LLC: LATINA Style (publication) Company of 
        the Year award recipient, S846 [16FE]
      Discrimination: express regret for passage of discriminatory 
        laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese 
        Exclusion Act (S. Res. 201), S2960 [8MY]
      FDA: ensure that adequate information is disseminated to health 
        care providers about potential benefits and risks of medical 
        products on all patient populations, S3498-S3500 [23MY]
      Hawaii: observance of Month of the Hawaiian Language, S257 [1FE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S6476 [20SE]
      ------observance (S. Res. 267), S6534 [20SE]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 
        [27MR], S2354 [17AP]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American 
        Latino Museum (S. 1868), S2959 [8MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant 
        victims of domestic violence and crime, S5288-S5291 [24JY], 
        S5843, S5844 [1AU], S6300, S6302, S6303 [13SE]
  Reports filed
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 599, tribute to Byung Wook Yoon, E493 [29MR]
      H. Res. 683, express regret for passage of laws that adversely 
        affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the Chinese 
        Exclusion Act, H3715 [18JN]
      S. Res. 474, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, S3639 [24MY]
      S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the 
        restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally 
        confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other 
        countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]
      S. Res. 582, Hispanic Heritage Month, S6632, S6682 [21SE]




EUBANKS, COLLEEN DELANEY

  Letters
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, H3450 
        [5JN]




EULESS, TX

  Remarks in House
      Community Powered Revitalization (organization): tribute, E450 
        [27MR]




EUREKA, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4633, S4634 [26JN]




EURO-AMERICAN BRANDS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E676 [26AP]




EUROPE

  Amendments
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4424, S4429 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 
        2212), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 4086), H950 [24FE]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see S. Con. Res. 47), S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 
        676), H3480 [5JN]
      European Union: initiate negotiations to enter into a trade 
        agreement (see H.R. 6536), H6276 [21SE]
      History: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        766), H5707 [2AU]
      NATO: strengthen (see S. 2177), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4243), 
        H1541 [22MR]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Letters
      Gordon Gee use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        Army: Alex Storozynski, Kosciuszko Foundation, H35 [18JA]
      ------Thaddeus C. Radzilowski, Piast Institute, H36 [18JA]
      Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom) Diamond Jubilee: 
        Joseph V. Reed, U.N., E1550 [18SE]
  Messages
      Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative 
        Assistance in Tax Matters: President Obama, S3292 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: reduce end strength level for troops in Europe, 
        H2571 [10MY], H3082, H3083 [17MY]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: status of 
        Congressional Study Groups on Germany, Turkey, Japan, and 
        Europe, H4703 [10JY]
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, E697 [27AP]
      ------independence anniversary, H1116 [1MR]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to NATO summit meeting, H2573 [10MY]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H1370-H1372 [19MR]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources, E1331 [25JY]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (H. Res. 676), H5018, H5020 [19JY], E1342 [26JY]
      Dept. of Defense: NATO troop deployment funding, H5044, H5045 
        [19JY]
      Gee, Gordon: use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        army, H35 [18JA]
      Illinois: tribute to Lech Walesa Day, E177 [9FE]
      Italy: independence anniversary, E1199 [29JN]
      Lithuania: independence anniversary, E212 [16FE], E279 [29FE]
      Polish Constitution Day: observance, E732 [8MY], E906 [30MY]
      Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom): tribute to Diamond Jubilee, 
        H3408 [5JN]
      Slovak Republic: independence anniversary, E1163 [27JN]
      World War II: anniversary of Battle of Dieppe, E1440 [3AU]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, H3489 [6JN], E989 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4428 [21JN]
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, S2915 [7MY]
      Bulgaria: condemn attack on Israeli citizens in Burgas, 
        Bulgaria, S5656 [30JY]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (S. 2212), 
        S1848-S1850 [20MR]
      Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: assessment of statements made relative to 
        the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other 
        foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]
      Helsinki Final Act: anniversary, S5864 [1AU]
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: passage of 
        resolution imposing sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, S5187 [19JY]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members 
        who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, S3740 [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
      Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4086) (H. Rept. 
        112-413), H1390 [19MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4086, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, H1370 [19MR]
      S. 2212, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, S1849 [20MR]
      S. Con. Res. 47, respect sovereignty of Cyprus and urge Turkey 
        to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with 
        energy resources, S3784 [6JN]
      S. Res. 471, tribute to women who served in American Red Cross 
        Clubmobiles during World War II, S3519 [23MY], S4429 [21JN]
      S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the 
        restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally 
        confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other 
        countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]




EUROPEAN UNION

  Amendments
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S6611, S6648, S6649 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Treaties and agreements: initiate negotiations to enter into a 
        trade agreement (see H.R. 6536), H6276 [21SE]
  Cost Estimates
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 
        1956): CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Letters
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Douglas 
        W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Remarks in House
      Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4139, H4140 
        [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S2995 [9MY], S5945 [2AU], S6527, S6528 [20SE], 
        S6611 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee receipts 
        for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. airlines 
        under the European Union emissions trading scheme, S6527, 
        S6528 [20SE]
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1956) (S. Rept. 112-195), S5976 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition 
        Act, S6611, S6612 [21SE]




EUROPEAN UNION EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME PROHIBITION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 1956), S6611, S6648, S6649 [21SE]
  Cost Estimates
      Provisions (S. 1956): CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Letters
      Provisions: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aviation: prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee 
        receipts for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. 
        airlines under the European Union emissions trading scheme, 
        S6527, S6528 [20SE]
      Enact (S. 1956), S2995 [9MY], S5945 [2AU], S6527, S6528 [20SE], 
        S6611 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 1956) (S. Rept. 112-195), S5976 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. 1956, provisions, S6611, S6612 [21SE]




EVANS, BRITTNEY

  Remarks in House
      Mattoon, IL: tribute to Mattoon High School students selected 
        for Illinois All-State Concert Band and All-State Orchestra, 
        E71 [25JA]




EVANS, CODY

  Poems
      ``I Volunteered,'' Albert C. Caswell, H2193 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2193 [26AP]




EVANS, EARL, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E235 [21FE]




EVANS, JUDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E196 [15FE]




EVANS, PHARIS D.

  Remarks in House
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]




EVANS, WILLIAM

  Remarks in House
      American Pharmacists Association: Remington Honor Medal 
        recipient, E389 [20MR]
      Tribute, E312 [5MR]




EVANSTON, IL

  Articles and editorials
      Colleges Take a Leap Into Voter Registration, E1703 [16OC]
  Bills and resolutions
      Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see 
        S. Res. 517), S4773 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      DeCraene, Peter: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1170 [28JN]
      Northwestern University: tribute to efforts to increase student 
        voter registration with UVote Project, E1703 [16OC]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 517, tribute to Northwestern University women's lacrosse 
        team, S4776 [29JN]




EVANSTON, WY

  Remarks in Senate
      Evanston Roundhouse and Railyards: anniversary, S4719 [28JN]




EVENHAIM, DORIT AND SHAWN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1178 [28JN]




EVERETT, JUSTIN A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E328 [7MR]




EVERETT (WA) HERALD

  Articles and editorials
      Scoop Jackson Never Forgot His Roots, E940 [31MY]




EVERY CHILD DESERVES A FAMILY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1681), H3809 [20JN]




EVERYLIFE FOUNDATION FOR RARE DISEASES

  Letters
      Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, H3864 
        [20JN]




EVICK, JAY

  Remarks in House
      Pennsylvania: tribute to 12th Congressional District recipients 
        of Dept. of State Fulbright Program grants, E30 [18JA]




EWING, KYLE

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E297 [1MR]




EWING, PHILIP

  Articles and editorials
      Bone Notches 10,000 Combat Missions, E394 [20MR]




EXCELENCIA IN EDUCATION (organization)

  Remarks in House
      University of Texas at El Paso: Master of Business 
        Administration Program and Reverse Transfer Program recipients 
        of Excelencia in Education (organization) award, E1661 [28SE]




EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3872), H374 [1FE]




EXCELLENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2257, provisions, S2248-S2250 [29MR]




EXCESS FEDERAL BUILDING AND PROPERTY DISPOSAL ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H1404 [20MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1404 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Exact (H.R. 665), H1401-H1405 [20MR]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 112-402), H965 [27FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 665, provisions, H1401-H1403 [20MR]




EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS REFORM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]




EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

  Transmittals
      Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, S849 (EC5050) [16FE], 
        S1540 (EC5316) [8MR], S2084 (EC5500) [27MR], S2727 (EC5849) 
        [25AP], S4950 (EC6850, EC6853) [12JY], S6337 (EC7472) [13SE], 
        S6543 (EC7663) [20SE], H1152 (EC5177) [5MR], H1802 (EC5489) 
        [29MR], H1842 (EC5609) [16AP], H2644 (EC5963) [10MY], H5199 
        (EC7052) [24JY], H5290 (EC7092) [25JY], H5998 (EC7655) [13SE], 
        H6149 (EC7884) [19SE]
      Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, H3705 (EC6439) [15JN]
      Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services, 
        S3514 (EC6237) [23MY]
      Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, H6149 (EC7882) [19SE]
      African Development Foundation, H217 (EC4755) [31JA]
      AID, S129 (EC4609, EC4610) [26JA], S2964 (EC6003) [8MY], S3781 
        (EC6368) [6JN], S5658 (EC7019) [30JY], S6058 (EC7212) [10SE], 
        H639 (EC4920) [8FE], H691 (EC4949) [9FE], H2711 (EC5996) 
        [15MY], H3980 (EC6602) [25JN], H6325 (EC8228) [6NO]
      Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission, H2811 
        (EC6038) [16MY], H5725 (EC7380) [7AU]
      American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, H6149 
        (EC7885) [19SE]
      American Academy of Arts and Letters, S131 (EC4664) [26JA], 
        S6337 (EC7473) [13SE], H217 (EC4759) [31JA]
      American Battle Monuments Commission, H2644 (EC5959) [10MY]
      American Legion, S4674 (EC6701) [27JN], H567 (EC4902) [7FE], 
        H4868 (EC6924) [13JY]
      Amtrak, S2165 (EC5501) [28MR], H1976 (EC5680) [18AP]
      Anti-Doping Agency, H4826 (EC6843) [11JY]
      Appalachian Regional Commission, S41 (EC4487) [23JA], S3781 
        (EC6370) [6JN]
      ATF, S4297 (EC6562, EC6563) [19JN], H4868 (EC6921, EC6922) 
        [13JY]
      BIA, S4203 (EC6525) [14JN], H4773 (EC6802) [10JY]
      BLM, S6056 (EC7169, EC7170) [10SE]
      Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, H6313 (EC8129) 
        [23OC]
      Boy Scouts, S1373 (EC5190) [2MR]
      Broadcasting Board of Governors, S2390 (EC5641) [17AP], S2726 
        (EC5844) [25AP], S4723 (EC6722) [28JN], S5484 (EC6970) [26JY], 
        S6543 (EC7655) [20SE], H2039 (EC5725) [23AP], H2203 (EC5808) 
        [26AP], H2811 (EC6035) [16MY], H3980 (EC6603) [25JN], H6230 
        (EC7950) [20SE]
      California High-Speed Rail Authority, H5726 (EC7388) [7AU]
      CCC, S2389 (EC5587, EC5588) [17AP]
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, S493 (EC4946) [9FE], 
        S611 (EC4979) [14FE], S2819 (EC5922) [26AP], S6337 (EC7464, 
        EC7465) [13SE], H1152 (EC5166) [5MR], H6064 (EC7730) [18SE], 
        H6229 (EC7924) [20SE]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, S126 (EC4543), S129 
        (EC4607) [26JA], S1049 (EC5080, EC5081, EC5082) [27FE], S1146 
        (EC5139, EC5140) [29FE], S1679 (EC5351) [14MR], S1847 (EC5397) 
        [20MR], S2083 (EC5490, EC5491), S2084 (EC5496) [27MR], S2390 
        (EC5635) [17AP], S2817 (EC5865) [26AP], S3083 (EC6047, EC6048) 
        [10MY], S3279 (EC6145, EC6146, EC6154) [17MY], S3781 (EC6363) 
        [6JN], S5658 (EC7018) [30JY], S5869 (EC7089) [1AU], S5975 
        (EC7128) [2AU], S6058 (EC7208, EC7209, EC7210, EC7211) [10SE], 
        S6270 (EC7433) [12SE], S6543 (EC7651) [20SE], H21 (EC4474), 
        H25 (EC4596) [17JA], H691 (EC4962) [9FE], H1208 (EC5184) 
        [6MR], H1540 (EC5373, EC5374) [22MR], H1839 (EC5532, EC5533, 
        EC5534) [16AP], H2028 (EC5698), H2029 (EC5708) [19AP], H2316 
        (EC5885) [7MY], H2811 (EC6030, EC6044, EC6045) [16MY], H3171 
        (EC6130) [25MY], H4653 (EC6728) [29JN], H5721 (EC7251), H5727 
        (EC7429, EC7430, EC7431, EC7432, EC7434) [7AU], H5763 (EC7542) 
        [10SE]
      CFTC, S38 (EC4419, EC4420) [23JA], S127 (EC4566, EC4573, EC4574) 
        [26JA], S259 (EC4825) [1FE], S610 (EC4964) [14FE], S1087 
        (EC5084) [28FE], S2239 (EC5516) [29MR], S2493 (EC5693) [18AP], 
        S2920 (EC5930) [7MY], S3628 (EC6289) [24MY], S4363 (EC6566, 
        EC6567) [20JN], S4673 (EC6684) [27JN], S6055 (EC7136, EC7137, 
        EC7138) [10SE], S6267 (EC7369) [12SE], S6337 (EC7454) [13SE], 
        H21 (EC4458) [17JA], H81 (EC4618) [19JA], H566 (EC4876) [7FE], 
        H638 (EC4905) [8FE], H690 (EC4935) [9FE], H947 (EC5055, 
        EC5056) [21FE], H1302 (EC5217) [8MR], H2028 (EC5689, EC5690) 
        [19AP], H2711 (EC5997) [15MY], H3478 (EC6281) [5JN], H3575 
        (EC6321) [6JN], H4682 (EC6738) [9JY], H4826 (EC6832, EC6833) 
        [11JY], H5720 (EC7205, EC7206) [7AU], H6063 (EC7715, EC7716), 
        H6065 (EC7752) [18SE], H6228 (EC7904, EC7905) [20SE]
      Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, H439 (EC4817) [2FE], 
        H5724 (EC7318) [7AU]
      Civil Air Patrol, H6312 (EC8127) [19OC]
      Coast Guard, S1538 (EC5278, EC5279, EC5280, EC5281, EC5282, 
        EC5283, EC5284), S1539 (EC5285, EC5286, EC5287, EC5288, 
        EC5289, EC5290, EC5291, EC5292, EC5293, EC5294, EC5295, 
        EC5296, EC5297) [8MR], S1999 (EC5453, EC5454, EC5455, EC5456, 
        EC5457, EC5458, EC5459, EC5460), S2000 (EC5461, EC5462) 
        [22MR], S2817 (EC5868, EC5869, EC5870, EC5871, EC5872, EC5873, 
        EC5874, EC5875, EC5876, EC5877), S2818 (EC5878, EC5879, 
        EC5880, EC5881, EC5882, EC5883, EC5884, EC5885, EC5886, 
        EC5887), S2819 (EC5921) [26AP], S3172 (EC6083, EC6084, EC6085, 
        EC6086, EC6087, EC6088, EC6089, EC6090, EC6091, EC6092, 
        EC6093, EC6094, EC6095, EC6096, EC6097, EC6098, EC6099), S3173 
        (EC6100, EC6101, EC6102, EC6103, EC6104, EC6105, EC6106, 
        EC6107, EC6108, EC6109, EC6110, EC6111, EC6112, EC6113, 
        EC6114, EC6115, EC6116, EC6117, EC6118, EC6119, EC6120, 
        EC6121, EC6122) [15MY], S3327 (EC6161, EC6162, EC6163, EC6164, 
        EC6165, EC6166, EC6167) [21MY], S5046 (EC6860) [16JY], S5974 
        (EC7114) [2AU], S6060 (EC7263, EC7264, EC7265, EC7266, EC7267, 
        EC7268, EC7269, EC7270, EC7271, EC7272, EC7273, EC7274, 
        EC7275, EC7276), S6061 (EC7277, EC7278, EC7279, EC7280, 
        EC7281, EC7282, EC7283, EC7284, EC7285, EC7286, EC7287, 
        EC7288, EC7289, EC7290, EC7291, EC7292, EC7293, EC7294, 
        EC7295, EC7296, EC7297, EC7298, EC7299), S6062 (EC7300, 
        EC7301, EC7302, EC7303, EC7304, EC7305, EC7306, EC7307, 
        EC7308, EC7309, EC7310) [10SE], S6106 (EC7311, EC7312, EC7313, 
        EC7314, EC7315, EC7316, EC7317, EC7318, EC7319, EC7320, 
        EC7321) [11SE], S6338 (EC7480, EC7481, EC7482, EC7483), S6339 
        (EC7511, EC7512, EC7513, EC7514, EC7515, EC7516, EC7517, 
        EC7518) [13SE], S6446 (EC7519, EC7520, EC7521, EC7522, EC7523, 
        EC7524, EC7525, EC7526, EC7527, EC7528, EC7529, EC7530), S6447 
        (EC7531, EC7532, EC7533, EC7534, EC7535, EC7536, EC7537, 
        EC7538, EC7539, EC7540, EC7541, EC7542, EC7543, EC7544, 
        EC7545, EC7546, EC7547, EC7548, EC7549, EC7550, EC7551, 
        EC7552, EC7553), S6448 (EC7554, EC7555, EC7556, EC7557, 
        EC7558, EC7559, EC7560, EC7561, EC7562, EC7563, EC7564, 
        EC7565, EC7566, EC7567, EC7568, EC7570, EC7571, EC7572, 
        EC7573, EC7574), S6449 (EC7582) [19SE], H24 (EC4551, EC4552, 
        EC4553, EC4554, EC4555, EC4556, EC4557, EC4558, EC4559, 
        EC4560, EC4561, EC4562, EC4563, EC4564, EC4565, EC4566, 
        EC4567, EC4568, EC4569, EC4570, EC4571, EC4572, EC4573, 
        EC4574, EC4575, EC4576), H25 (EC4577) [17JA], H1640 (EC5448) 
        [27MR], H1739 (EC5462, EC5463, EC5464, EC5465, EC5466, EC5467, 
        EC5468) [28MR], H1802 (EC5490, EC5491, EC5492, EC5493, EC5494, 
        EC5495, EC5496, EC5497), H1803 (EC5498, EC5499, EC5500, 
        EC5501) [29MR], H1842 (EC5615, EC5616, EC5617, EC5618, EC5619, 
        EC5620, EC5621, EC5622, EC5623, EC5624) [16AP], H2316 (EC5884) 
        [7MY], H3166 (EC6093, EC6094, EC6095) [22MY], H3170 (EC6105, 
        EC6106, EC6107, EC6108, EC6109, EC6110, EC6111, EC6112, 
        EC6113, EC6114, EC6115, EC6116, EC6117, EC6118, EC6119, 
        EC6120) [25MY], H3264 (EC6192, EC6193) [30MY], H3361 (EC6241, 
        EC6242, EC6243, EC6244, EC6245, EC6246) [31MY], H3403 (EC6272, 
        EC6273, EC6274, EC6275, EC6276, EC6277, EC6278, EC6279, 
        EC6280) [1JN], H3659 (EC6373, EC6374, EC6375, EC6376) [7JN], 
        H3698 (EC6396, EC6397) [8JN], H3706 (EC6448, EC6449, EC6450) 
        [15JN], H3806 (EC6504, EC6505, EC6506, EC6507) [19JN], H3913 
        (EC6536, EC6537, EC6538, EC6539) [20JN], H3973 (EC6561, 
        EC6562, EC6563, EC6564, EC6565, EC6566, EC6567, EC6568, 
        EC6569, EC6570, EC6571, EC6572, EC6573, EC6574) [21JN], H5762 
        (EC7505, EC7506, EC7507, EC7508, EC7509, EC7510, EC7511, 
        EC7512, EC7513, EC7514), H5763 (EC7515, EC7516, EC7517, 
        EC7518, EC7519, EC7520, EC7521, EC7522, EC7523, EC7524, 
        EC7525, EC7526, EC7527, EC7528, EC7529, EC7530, EC7531, 
        EC7532, EC7533, EC7534, EC7535, EC7536, EC7537, EC7538, 
        EC7539, EC7540) [10SE], H5921 (EC7623, EC7624, EC7625, EC7626) 
        [12SE], H5998 (EC7661, EC7662, EC7663, EC7664, EC7665, EC7666, 
        EC7667), H5999 (EC7668, EC7669, EC7670) [13SE], H6058 (EC7687, 
        EC7688, EC7689, EC7690, EC7691, EC7692), H6059 (EC7693, 
        EC7694, EC7695, EC7696, EC7697, EC7698, EC7699, EC7700, 
        EC7701, EC7702, EC7703, EC7704) [14SE], H6065 (EC7767, EC7768, 
        EC7769, EC7770, EC7771, EC7772, EC7773), H6066 (EC7774, 
        EC7775, EC7776, EC7777, EC7778, EC7779, EC7780, EC7781, 
        EC7782, EC7783, EC7784, EC7785, EC7786, EC7787, EC7788, 
        EC7789, EC7790, EC7791, EC7792, EC7793, EC7794, EC7795, 
        EC7796, EC7797, EC7798, EC7799, EC7800, EC7801, EC7802), H6067 
        (EC7803, EC7804, EC7805, EC7806, EC7807, EC7808, EC7809, 
        EC7810, EC7811, EC7812, EC7813, EC7814, EC7815, EC7816, 
        EC7817, EC7818, EC7819, EC7820, EC7821, EC7822, EC7823, 
        EC7824, EC7825, EC7826) [18SE], H6150 (EC7889, EC7890) [19SE], 
        H6273 (EC8009) [21SE], H6306 (EC8077, EC8078, EC8079, EC8080) 
        [12OC], H6311 (EC8113, EC8114, EC8115, EC8116), H6312 (EC8117, 
        EC8118, EC8119, EC8120, EC8121, EC8122, EC8123, EC8124) 
        [19OC], H6313 (EC8135, EC8136, EC8137, EC8138), H6314 (EC8139, 
        EC8140, EC8141, EC8142) [23OC], H6322 (EC8204, EC8205, EC8206, 
        EC8207, EC8208, EC8209, EC8210, EC8211, EC8212, EC8213, 
        EC8214), H6323 (EC8215, EC8216, EC8217, EC8218) [2NO], H6326 
        (EC8233, EC8234, EC8235) [6NO]
      Commission on Civil Rights, S131 (EC4663) [26JA], S2084 (EC5498, 
        EC5499) [27MR], H639 (EC4929) [8FE], H1842 (EC5610, EC5611) 
        [16AP]
      Comptroller of the Currency, S2389 (EC5614) [17AP], S4673 
        (EC6689, EC6694) [27JN], S5485 (EC6999) [26JY], S6267 (EC7366) 
        [12SE], H2440 (EC5886) [8MY], H4773 (EC6796, EC6797) [10JY], 
        H5721 (EC7231) [7AU]
      Congressional Medal of Honor Society, H4862 (EC6911) [12JY]
      Congressional Office of Compliance, S4150 (EC6509) [13JN], H3914 
        (EC6554) [20JN], H5859 (EC7579) [11SE]
      Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, S73 (EC4503, EC4506, 
        EC4507, EC4508) [24JA], S128 (EC4588, EC4589, EC4590, EC4591, 
        EC4592, EC4593, EC4594, EC4595, EC4596, EC4597) [26JA], S2389 
        (EC5614) [17AP], S2963 (EC5995) [8MY], S5210 (EC6887, EC6888, 
        EC6889, EC6890) [19JY], S5485 (EC6996, EC6997) [26JY], S6624 
        (EC7704) [21SE], H186 (EC4722, EC4723, EC4724, EC4725) [27JA], 
        H217 (EC4738, EC4739, EC4740, EC4741, EC4742, EC4743, EC4744, 
        EC4745, EC4746, EC4747) [31JA], H3576 (EC6333) [6JN], H4602 
        (EC6709) [28JN], H5129 (EC7016) [23JY], H5325 (EC7099, EC7100, 
        EC7101, EC7102) [26JY], H5721 (EC7229, EC7230, EC7232, EC7233) 
        [7AU], H6228 (EC7919) [20SE], H6325 (EC8226) [6NO]
      Corp. for National and Community Service, S849 (EC5045) [16FE], 
        S3084 (EC6067) [10MY], S3781 (EC6367) [6JN], S5658 (EC7021) 
        [30JY], H1841 (EC5580) [16AP], H2266 (EC5846) [27AP], H2440 
        (EC5894) [8MY], H5724 (EC7319) [7AU], H6325 (EC8221) [6NO]
      Corp. for Public Broadcasting, H691 (EC4943) [9FE], H1810 
        (EC5509) [30MR]
      Corps of Engineers, H1272 (EC5208) [7MR]
      CPSC, S2962 (EC5965) [8MY], S4364 (EC6587, EC6588, EC6589, 
        EC6590) [20JN], S4417 (EC6650) [21JN], S6544 (EC7687, EC7688) 
        [20SE], H1841 (EC5579) [16AP], H2811 (EC6029) [16MY], H3705 
        (EC6440) [15JN], H3980 (EC6585, EC6586, EC6587) [25JN], H6229 
        (EC7922) [20SE], H6271 (EC7968) [21SE], H6313 (EC8132) [23OC]
      CTFC, H2202 (EC5797) [26AP]
      DEA, S322 (EC4882) [2FE], S1458 (EC5244) [7MR], S3084 (EC6079) 
        [10MY], H691 (EC4963) [9FE], H1569 (EC5400) [26MR], H5726 
        (EC7385) [7AU]
      Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, S2240 (EC5559) [29MR], 
        S5303 (EC6919) [24JY], H1844 (EC5653, EC5654) [16AP], H5727 
        (EC7427) [7AU]
      Defense Security Cooperation Agency, H691 (EC4944) [9FE], H965 
        (EC5102) [27FE], H1132 (EC5153) [1MR], H1366 (EC5280) [16MR], 
        H1738 (EC5459) [28MR], H3403 (EC6259, EC6260) [1JN], H3805 
        (EC6496) [19JN], H3913 (EC6522, EC6523, EC6524) [20JN], H4062 
        (EC6624) [26JN], H4155 (EC6682, EC6683) [27JN], H4826 (EC6856) 
        [11JY], H4861 (EC6884) [12JY], H4868 (EC6916) [13JY], H5007 
        (EC6970) [18JY], H5129 (EC7024, EC7025) [23JY], H5290 (EC7082) 
        [25JY], H5723 (EC7301, EC7302) [7AU], H5761 (EC7474, EC7475) 
        [10SE], H6229 (EC7942) [20SE], H6300 (EC8034, EC8035, EC8036) 
        [2OC]
      Dept. of Agriculture, S38 (EC4418), S39 (EC4445) [23JA], S73 
        (EC4492) [24JA], S127 (EC4565, EC4567, EC4568, EC4569), S129 
        (EC4617) [26JA], S206 (EC4786, EC4787, EC4788, EC4789, EC4790, 
        EC4791) [31JA], S259 (EC4826, EC4827) [1FE], S322 (EC4887, 
        EC4888) [2FE], S349 (EC4908) [6FE], S1048 (EC5056, EC5057, 
        EC5058, EC5059, EC5060) [27FE], S1087 (EC5083) [28FE], S1420 
        (EC5191, EC5192) [6MR], S1457 (EC5223) [7MR], S1733 (EC5354, 
        EC5363) [15MR], S2083 (EC5476, EC5477) [27MR], S2239 (EC5517) 
        [29MR], S2493 (EC5692) [18AP], S2544 (EC5741, EC5742, EC5743, 
        EC5744, EC5754, EC5755) [19AP], S2655 (EC5800, EC5801, EC5802, 
        EC5803, EC5804, EC5805, EC5806) [24AP], S2817 (EC5851) [26AP], 
        S2962 (EC5959) [8MY], S3040 (EC6004, EC6005, EC6006) [9MY], 
        S3781 (EC6373) [6JN], S3837 (EC6384), S3838 (EC6412) [7JN], 
        S4149 (EC6480, EC6481) [13JN], S4203 (EC6516, EC6517) [14JN], 
        S4296 (EC6539, EC6540) [19JN], S4416 (EC6626) [21JN], S4723 
        (EC6702, EC6703, EC6704, EC6705, EC6706, EC6725, EC6726) 
        [28JN], S4891 (EC6785) [11JY], S5133 (EC6866, EC6867) [18JY], 
        S5303 (EC6910, EC6911, EC6914) [24JY], S5869 (EC7084) [1AU], 
        S6055 (EC7135) [10SE], S6106 (EC7323, EC7324), S6107 (EC7325, 
        EC7326, EC7327, EC7328, EC7329, EC7330, EC7331, EC7332, 
        EC7333) [11SE], S6337 (EC7455) [13SE], S6624 (EC7698, EC7715, 
        EC7716, EC7717) [21SE], H21 (EC4459, EC4460, EC4461) [17JA], 
        H157 (EC4661) [24JA], H180 (EC4691) [25JA], H186 (EC4721) 
        [27JA], H217 (EC4732, EC4733, EC4734, EC4735) [31JA], H372 
        (EC4763) [1FE], H438 (EC4801, EC4802) [2FE], H511 (EC4856) 
        [6FE], H638 (EC4909) [8FE], H690 (EC4936, EC4937) [9FE], H947 
        (EC5057, EC5058, EC5059, EC5061), H948 (EC5064) [21FE], H1132 
        (EC5158) [1MR], H1361 (EC5252, EC5253, EC5254) [13MR], H1495 
        (EC5343, EC5344, EC5345, EC5346) [21MR], H1640 (EC5427, 
        EC5428) [27MR], H1810 (EC5502) [30MR], H1839 (EC5522) [16AP], 
        H1913 (EC5658) [17AP], H2028 (EC5691, EC5692) [19AP], H2315 
        (EC5858) [7MY], H2441 (EC5917) [8MY], H2810 (EC6021, EC6022, 
        EC6023), H2811 (EC6026) [16MY], H3160 (EC6069, EC6070) [18MY], 
        H3166 (EC6085, EC6087) [22MY], H3170 (EC6103) [25MY], H3175 
        (EC6133, EC6134, EC6135, EC6136, EC6137, EC6138), H3176 
        (EC6139, EC6140, EC6141) [29MY], H3575 (EC6322, EC6323) [6JN], 
        H3805 (EC6476) [19JN], H3913 (EC6527, EC6528) [20JN], H3979 
        (EC6575, EC6576), H3980 (EC6579, EC6580, EC6581) [25JN], H4772 
        (EC6792), H4773 (EC6793, EC6794) [10JY], H4826 (EC6834, 
        EC6835) [11JY], H4861 (EC6891) [12JY], H4867 (EC6912) [13JY], 
        H4905 (EC6932, EC6933, EC6934, EC6935) [17JY], H5076 (EC6978) 
        [19JY], H5199 (EC7031, EC7032, EC7033) [24JY], H5290 (EC7088) 
        [25JY], H5720 (EC7207, EC7208, EC7209, EC7210) [7AU], H5760 
        (EC7439) [10SE], H5997 (EC7635) [13SE], H6063 (EC7717) [18SE], 
        H6148 (EC7847, EC7848) [19SE], H6228 (EC7906, EC7907, EC7908, 
        EC7909, EC7910, EC7911, EC7912, EC7913), H6230 (EC7951, 
        EC7952, EC7953, EC7954) [20SE], H6297 (EC8021) [28SE], H6299 
        (EC8028) [2OC], H6303 (EC8048, EC8049), H6304 (EC8068) [9OC], 
        H6309 (EC8088, EC8089, EC8090) [16OC]
      Dept. of Commerce, S73 (EC4502), S74 (EC4513, EC4514, EC4515) 
        [24JA], S130 (EC4655, EC4656) [26JA], S158 (EC4683), S159 
        (EC4691) [30JA], S207 (EC4804) [31JA], S494 (EC4957, EC4958) 
        [9FE], S849 (EC5033) [16FE], S1048 (EC5071, EC5072) [27FE], 
        S1613 (EC5326) [13MR], S1733 (EC5365) [15MR], S2166 (EC5511, 
        EC5514) [28MR], S2493 (EC5707), S2494 (EC5714) [18AP], S2600 
        (EC5767) [23AP], S2655 (EC5798) [24AP], S2725 (EC5817) [25AP], 
        S3041 (EC6023) [9MY], S3513 (EC6215), S3514 (EC6233, EC6240) 
        [23MY], S4363 (EC6570) [20JN], S4723 (EC6716) [28JN], S4891 
        (EC6795), S4892 (EC6803, EC6823) [11JY], S4949 (EC6838), S4950 
        (EC6854, EC6855) [12JY], S5133 (EC6873) [18JY], S5304 (EC6926) 
        [24JY], S5484 (EC6981, EC6982, EC6983, EC6984, EC6985) [26JY], 
        S5870 (EC7100) [1AU], S5975 (EC7126) [2AU], S6060 (EC7261) 
        [10SE], S6268 (EC7392) [12SE], S6337 (EC7462, EC7470) [13SE], 
        S6450 (EC7610) [19SE], S6544 (EC7683) [20SE], H22 (EC4494, 
        EC4495), H23 (EC4544) [17JA], H76 (EC4600) [18JA], H82 
        (EC4620) [19JA], H186 (EC4729) [27JA], H217 (EC4752) [31JA], 
        H567 (EC4904) [7FE], H639 (EC4915, EC4921) [8FE], H691 
        (EC4945, EC4946) [9FE], H1015 (EC5117) [28FE], H1132 (EC5154) 
        [1MR], H1152 (EC5167) [5MR], H1426 (EC5326, EC5327) [20MR], 
        H1841 (EC5564) [16AP], H1975 (EC5673) [18AP], H2039 (EC5726) 
        [23AP], H2063 (EC5749) [24AP], H2203 (EC5811) [26AP], H2711 
        (EC5995) [15MY], H3166 (EC6086) [22MY], H3170 (EC6104) [25MY], 
        H3176 (EC6143) [29MY], H3403 (EC6261) [1JN], H3732 (EC6466) 
        [18JN], H3805 (EC6497, EC6498) [19JN], H4826 (EC6857) [11JY], 
        H4861 (EC6885) [12JY], H4868 (EC6917) [13JY], H5129 (EC7023) 
        [23JY], H5199 (EC7053, EC7054), H5200 (EC7067) [24JY], H5290 
        (EC7083, EC7093, EC7094, EC7095) [25JY], H5330 (EC7126) 
        [30JY], H5703 (EC7167) [2AU], H5723 (EC7303), H5725 (EC7381), 
        H5726 (EC7382, EC7383, EC7384) [7AU], H5998 (EC7656, EC7657, 
        EC7660) [13SE], H6230 (EC7956) [20SE], H6272 (EC7994, EC7995) 
        [21SE], H6325 (EC8227) [6NO]
      Dept. of Defense, S38 (EC4405, EC4406, EC4407, EC4408, EC4409, 
        EC4410, EC4411, EC4412, EC4413) [23JA], S73 (EC4493, EC4495) 
        [24JA], S127 (EC4575), S128 (EC4576, EC4577, EC4578, EC4579, 
        EC4580, EC4581, EC4582) [26JA], S259 (EC4829, EC4830, EC4831, 
        EC4832) [1FE], S349 (EC4907) [6FE], S492 (EC4927, EC4928) 
        [9FE], S849 (EC5030, EC5031, EC5032) [16FE], S1048 (EC5061) 
        [27FE], S1087 (EC5087, EC5089, EC5090, EC5091, EC5092, EC5093, 
        EC5094) [28FE], S1146 (EC5123, EC5124, EC5126, EC5127) [29FE], 
        S1420 (EC5193, EC5194, EC5195) [6MR], S1457 (EC5224, EC5225), 
        S1458 (EC5247) [7MR], S1613 (EC5318, EC5319, EC5320, EC5321, 
        EC5322) [13MR], S1679 (EC5337) [14MR], S1733 (EC5355, EC5356) 
        [15MR], S1846 (EC5377, EC5378), S1847 (EC5400) [20MR], S2083 
        (EC5478, EC5479, EC5480) [27MR], S2239 (EC5520, EC5521, 
        EC5522, EC5523), S2240 (EC5546, EC5547, EC5548, EC5549), S2241 
        (EC5579) [29MR], S2388 (EC5583, EC5584, EC5585), S2389 
        (EC5586, EC5591, EC5593, EC5594, EC5595, EC5598, EC5599, 
        EC5600, EC5601, EC5602, EC5603, EC5605, EC5606), S2391 
        (EC5665) [17AP], S2493 (EC5694, EC5695, EC5696, EC5697, 
        EC5698, EC5699, EC5700, EC5701) [18AP], S2544 (EC5752, EC5753) 
        [19AP], S2725 (EC5807, EC5808, EC5809, EC5810, EC5811, EC5812, 
        EC5813, EC5814) [25AP], S2817 (EC5852, EC5853, EC5854) [26AP], 
        S3040 (EC6011, EC6012), S3041 (EC6013, EC6014, EC6016, EC6017, 
        EC6018) [9MY], S3083 (EC6052, EC6053, EC6054, EC6055) [10MY], 
        S3278 (EC6127, EC6128, EC6129), S3279 (EC6160) [17MY], S3328 
        (EC6182, EC6183, EC6184) [21MY], S3513 (EC6209, EC6210, 
        EC6211) [23MY], S3629 (EC6290, EC6291, EC6292, EC6293) [24MY], 
        S3780 (EC6342, EC6343), S3781 (EC6378) [6JN], S3837 (EC6385, 
        EC6388, EC6389, EC6390, EC6391, EC6392) [7JN], S4149 (EC6482, 
        EC6483), S4150 (EC6506) [13JN], S4203 (EC6518, EC6519, EC6520, 
        EC6521, EC6522, EC6523) [14JN], S4363 (EC6565, EC6568) [20JN], 
        S4416 (EC6628, EC6629, EC6630) [21JN], S4673 (EC6680, EC6681, 
        EC6682, EC6683) [27JN], S4723 (EC6707, EC6708) [28JN], S4891 
        (EC6786, EC6787) [11JY], S4949 (EC6831, EC6846) [12JY], S5133 
        (EC6869, EC6871) [18JY], S5210 (EC6883, EC6885) [19JY], S5303 
        (EC6916, EC6917, EC6918, EC6920) [24JY], S5484 (EC6973), S5485 
        (EC6995, EC7003) [26JY], S5869 (EC7085, EC7086, EC7087) [1AU], 
        S5975 (EC7124) [2AU], S6056 (EC7149, EC7150, EC7151, EC7152, 
        EC7153, EC7154, EC7155, EC7156) [10SE], S6107 (EC7339, EC7340, 
        EC7341, EC7342, EC7343) [11SE], S6266 (EC7344, EC7345, EC7346) 
        [12SE], S6337 (EC7461) [13SE], S6450 (EC7607, EC7608, EC7609) 
        [19SE], S6624 (EC7699), S6625 (EC7730) [21SE], H21 (EC4466, 
        EC4467, EC4468, EC4469), H25 (EC4592) [17JA], H217 (EC4736, 
        EC4737) [31JA], H439 (EC4814) [2FE], H511 (EC4857, EC4858, 
        EC4859) [6FE], H638 (EC4907), H639 (EC4916) [8FE], H690 
        (EC4939, EC4940, EC4941) [9FE], H695 (EC4965, EC4966) [13FE], 
        H724 (EC4988, EC4989) [14FE], H949 (EC5075) [24FE], H964 
        (EC5095, EC5096), H965 (EC5103, EC5110) [27FE], H1015 
        (EC5118), H1016 (EC5126) [28FE], H1099 (EC5131, EC5132, 
        EC5133) [29FE], H1132 (EC5155) [1MR], H1208 (EC5181, EC5182) 
        [6MR], H1271 (EC5197) [7MR], H1389 (EC5283, EC5284, EC5285, 
        EC5286, EC5287) [19MR], H1425 (EC5313, EC5314, EC5315) [20MR], 
        H1495 (EC5347, EC5348, EC5349, EC5350) [21MR], H1640 (EC5429, 
        EC5440) [27MR], H1738 (EC5460) [28MR], H1802 (EC5472, EC5473) 
        [29MR], H1810 (EC5506, EC5507) [30MR], H1839 (EC5525, EC5526, 
        EC5527, EC5528, EC5529), H1841 (EC5565) [16AP], H1975 (EC5668, 
        EC5669), H1976 (EC5688) [18AP], H2028 (EC5693, EC5694, EC5695) 
        [19AP], H2038 (EC5712) [23AP], H2063 (EC5733, EC5734, EC5735, 
        EC5736, EC5737, EC5738, EC5739, EC5740, EC5747) [24AP], H2122 
        (EC5767, EC5768, EC5769, EC5770) [25AP], H2202 (EC5798, 
        EC5799, EC5800) [26AP], H2265 (EC5829, EC5830, EC5831, EC5832, 
        EC5833, EC5834, EC5835, EC5836), H2266 (EC5837, EC5857) 
        [27AP], H2315 (EC5859, EC5860, EC5861) [7MY], H2441 (EC5918) 
        [8MY], H2564 (EC5919) [9MY], H2643 (EC5948, EC5949, EC5950, 
        EC5951), H2644 (EC5968, EC5969) [10MY], H2661 (EC5970, EC5971) 
        [11MY], H2711 (EC5990, EC5991, EC5992) [15MY], H2810 (EC6024), 
        H2811 (EC6025, EC6047) [16MY], H3165 (EC6084) [22MY], H3360 
        (EC6217), H3361 (EC6218, EC6219) [31MY], H3403 (EC6250, 
        EC6251, EC6252, EC6253, EC6254, EC6255, EC6256) [1JN], H3478 
        (EC6282) [5JN], H3576 (EC6331, EC6332) [6JN], H3705 (EC6437), 
        H3706 (EC6453, EC6454, EC6455) [15JN], H3731 (EC6456) [18JN], 
        H3805 (EC6481), H3806 (EC6512) [19JN], H3912 (EC6515, EC6516, 
        EC6517, EC6518, EC6519), H3913 (EC6520) [20JN], H3980 (EC6578) 
        [25JN], H4062 (EC6617, EC6618, EC6619, EC6620, EC6621, EC6622, 
        EC6623, EC6625, EC6627) [26JN], H4154 (EC6659, EC6660), H4155 
        (EC6684) [27JN], H4602 (EC6698, EC6699) [28JN], H4860 (EC6872) 
        [12JY], H4867 (EC6913), H4868 (EC6918) [13JY], H5007 (EC6951, 
        EC6952, EC6953, EC6954, EC6955, EC6956, EC6957) [18JY], H5129 
        (EC7015) [23JY], H5199 (EC7034), H5200 (EC7065, EC7068) 
        [24JY], H5289 (EC7071, EC7072, EC7073, EC7074) [25JY], H5330 
        (EC7119, EC7120) [30JY], H5703 (EC7180, EC7181) [2AU], H5720 
        (EC7222, EC7223), H5721 (EC7224, EC7225, EC7226, EC7227), 
        H5723 (EC7304, EC7305, EC7306, EC7307) [7AU], H5760 (EC7445, 
        EC7446, EC7447, EC7448, EC7449, EC7450) [10SE], H5858 (EC7543, 
        EC7546, EC7547) [11SE], H5920 (EC7583, EC7586) [12SE], H5997 
        (EC7636, EC7637) [13SE], H6148 (EC7853, EC7854), H6149 
        (EC7856, EC7857, EC7858, EC7859, EC7875) [19SE], H6228 
        (EC7918) [20SE], H6317 (EC8149, EC8150, EC8151, EC8152, 
        EC8153, EC8154) [26OC], H6325 (EC8219) [6NO]
      Dept. of Education, S129 (EC4618, EC4619) [26JA], S1193 (EC5156) 
        [1MR], S1458 (EC5235, EC5236) [7MR], S3781 (EC6374) [6JN], 
        S4150 (EC6507) [13JN], S4417 (EC6648, EC6649) [21JN], S4723 
        (EC6717, EC6718), S4724 (EC6745) [28JN], S5210 (EC6893, 
        EC6894) [19JY], S6059 (EC7244) [10SE], S6270 (EC7435, EC7436) 
        [12SE], H21 (EC4472) [17JA], H112 (EC4635) [23JA], H695 
        (EC4970) [13FE], H949 (EC5080), H950 (EC5083) [24FE], H1540 
        (EC5370) [22MR], H1569 (EC5398) [26MR], H2315 (EC5864) [7MY], 
        H3403 (EC6267) [1JN], H4653 (EC6726) [29JN], H4773 (EC6800, 
        EC6801) [10JY], H4826 (EC6860), H4827 (EC6866) [11JY], H5076 
        (EC6979, EC6980) [19JY], H5330 (EC7121, EC7122) [30JY], H5523 
        (EC7138) [31JY], H5721 (EC7244, EC7245) [7AU], H5998 (EC7642, 
        EC7643, EC7644, EC7645) [13SE], H6058 (EC7679) [14SE]
      Dept. of Energy, S74 (EC4517) [24JA], S260 (EC4839, EC4840, 
        EC4841) [1FE], S349 (EC4912, EC4913) [6FE], S493 (EC4932) 
        [9FE], S1146 (EC5132, EC5133) [29FE], S1193 (EC5154) [1MR], 
        S1458 (EC5229) [7MR], S1538 (EC5261) [8MR], S1613 (EC5324) 
        [13MR], S2494 (EC5716, EC5717) [18AP], S2920 (EC5935) [7MY], 
        S3082 (EC6031) [10MY], S3328 (EC6186) [21MY], S3629 (EC6300, 
        EC6301, EC6302) [24MY], S3781 (EC6369) [6JN], S3837 (EC6397) 
        [7JN], S3974 (EC6420) [12JN], S4150 (EC6490, EC6491, EC6492, 
        EC6493) [13JN], S4723 (EC6731) [28JN], S4892 (EC6807) [11JY], 
        S4949 (EC6830) [12JY], S5304 (EC6934) [24JY], S6056 (EC7167), 
        S6057 (EC7172) [10SE], S6267 (EC7370, EC7373) [12SE], S6450 
        (EC7614) [19SE], S6624 (EC7714), S6625 (EC7730) [21SE], H25 
        (EC4585, EC4593) [17JA], H438 (EC4807) [2FE], H948 (EC5067, 
        EC5068) [21FE], H1099 (EC5137) [29FE], H1132 (EC5150, EC5151) 
        [1MR], H1366 (EC5282) [16MR], H1425 (EC5320) [20MR], H1495 
        (EC5352) [21MR], H1540 (EC5372) [22MR], H1640 (EC5433) [27MR], 
        H2063 (EC5744) [24AP], H3659 (EC6362) [7JN], H3731 (EC6457), 
        H3732 (EC6458) [18JN], H3805 (EC6486), H3806 (EC6513) [19JN], 
        H3980 (EC6589, EC6590), H3981 (EC6616) [25JN], H4063 (EC6656) 
        [26JN], H4155 (EC6688) [27JN], H4826 (EC6844) [11JY], H5199 
        (EC7040) [24JY], H5721 (EC7227, EC7247, EC7249), H5724 
        (EC7329, EC7330, EC7331, EC7332, EC7333, EC7334, EC7335, 
        EC7336, EC7337, EC7338, EC7339, EC7340, EC7341, EC7342, 
        EC7343), H5726 (EC7409), H5727 (EC7428) [7AU], H5761 (EC7457) 
        [10SE], H5858 (EC7545), H5859 (EC7581) [11SE], H6149 (EC7861), 
        H6150 (EC7902) [19SE], H6310 (EC8107) [16OC], H6325 (EC8222) 
        [6NO]
      Dept. of HHS, S40 (EC4458, EC4469, EC4470, EC4471) [23JA], S127 
        (EC4560, EC4561, EC4562, EC4564), S129 (EC4626), S130 (EC4627, 
        EC4628, EC4629) [26JA], S611 (EC4977, EC4980, EC4981, EC4982, 
        EC4983) [14FE], S849 (EC5037, EC5038, EC5047) [16FE], S1147 
        (EC5149, EC5150) [29FE], S1458 (EC5243) [7MR], S1613 (EC5327, 
        EC5328, EC5330, EC5331) [13MR], S1733 (EC5369) [15MR], S1847 
        (EC5394) [20MR], S2239 (EC5537), S2240 (EC5566) [29MR], S2390 
        (EC5636), S2391 (EC5646) [17AP], S2494 (EC5733) [18AP], S2726 
        (EC5845), S2727 (EC5846, EC5847) [25AP], S3083 (EC6044, 
        EC6051), S3084 (EC6065, EC6066) [10MY], S3279 (EC6152) [17MY], 
        S3328 (EC6195, EC6196, EC6197, EC6198, EC6199, EC6200) [21MY], 
        S3514 (EC6238) [23MY], S3781 (EC6376) [6JN], S3838 (EC6407, 
        EC6408, EC6409, EC6410, EC6411, EC6412, EC6413, EC6416) [7JN], 
        S4150 (EC6508) [13JN], S4297 (EC6555, EC6556, EC6558) [19JN], 
        S4723 (EC6713) [28JN], S4892 (EC6819, EC6820) [11JY], S4949 
        (EC6843, EC6844) [12JY], S5304 (EC6928) [24JY], S5658 (EC7020) 
        [30JY], S6058 (EC7206), S6059 (EC7239, EC7240, EC7245) [10SE], 
        S6270 (EC7430) [12SE], S6337 (EC7460) [13SE], S6543 (EC7652) 
        [20SE], S6624 (EC7723), S6625 (EC7731, EC7732, EC7733, EC7734, 
        EC7735) [21SE], H23 (EC4545, EC4546, EC4547), H24 (EC4548), 
        H25 (EC4587) [17JA], H157 (EC4683) [24JA], H180 (EC4696) 
        [25JA], H186 (EC4727) [27JA], H217 (EC4748, EC4749, EC4750, 
        EC4760) [31JA], H439 (EC4818) [2FE], H639 (EC4932) [8FE], H695 
        (EC4967) [13FE], H725 (EC4993) [14FE], H965 (EC5107, EC5114) 
        [27FE], H1016 (EC5124, EC5125) [28FE], H1099 (EC5136, EC5145) 
        [29FE], H1208 (EC5188, EC5192) [6MR], H1389 (EC5289, EC5290), 
        H1390 (EC5310, EC5311) [19MR], H1425 (EC5321), H1426 (EC5339) 
        [20MR], H1640 (EC5434, EC5436, EC5453), H1641 (EC5456) [27MR], 
        H1810 (EC5521) [30MR], H1839 (EC5530, EC5531), H1841 (EC5594), 
        H1844 (EC5655) [16AP], H1975 (EC5671), H1976 (EC5687) [18AP], 
        H2202 (EC5801) [26AP], H2315 (EC5865) [7MY], H2643 (EC5952) 
        [10MY], H2662 (EC5989) [11MY], H2811 (EC6031, EC6042) [16MY], 
        H3166 (EC6101, EC6102) [22MY], H3263 (EC6176) [30MY], H3362 
        (EC6249) [31MY], H3403 (EC6257) [1JN], H3478 (EC6291) [5JN], 
        H3705 (EC6438, EC6441, EC6442) [15JN], H3732 (EC6465, EC6467, 
        EC6468, EC6469, EC6470) [18JN], H3806 (EC6511) [19JN], H3980 
        (EC6588, EC6591, EC6592, EC6593, EC6604) [25JN], H4154 
        (EC6661, EC6662, EC6663), H4155 (EC6689) [27JN], H4826 
        (EC6842) [11JY], H4861 (EC6876) [12JY], H4868 (EC6914, EC6931) 
        [13JY], H5199 (EC7055), H5200 (EC7061, EC7066) [24JY], H5330 
        (EC7124, EC7125, EC7131) [30JY], H5721 (EC7250), H5724 
        (EC7344) [7AU], H5761 (EC7459, EC7460, EC7462), H5762 (EC7493) 
        [10SE], H5858 (EC7556, EC7557, EC7558, EC7559), H5859 (EC7578, 
        EC7582) [11SE], H6064 (EC7733) [18SE], H6149 (EC7855), H6150 
        (EC7901) [19SE], H6229 (EC7925) [20SE], H6310 (EC8098) [16OC], 
        H6325 (EC8223) [6NO]
      Dept. of Homeland Security, S41 (EC4490, EC4491) [23JA], S260 
        (EC4851) [1FE], S1049 (EC5077) [27FE], S2239 (EC5536), S2240 
        (EC5565) [29MR], S2390 (EC5630) [17AP], S2495 (EC5738) [18AP], 
        S2601 (EC5779, EC5785) [23AP], S2654 (EC5795) [24AP], S2727 
        (EC5848) [25AP], S2818 (EC5889) [26AP], S3513 (EC6216) [23MY], 
        S3838 (EC6406) [7JN], S4150 (EC6501) [13JN], S6336 (EC7442), 
        S6337 (EC7458) [13SE], S6624 (EC7720, EC7721, EC7722) [21SE], 
        H22 (EC4513) [17JA], H1390 (EC5309) [19MR], H1913 (EC5666) 
        [17AP], H1976 (EC5681, EC5682) [18AP], H2122 (EC5788) [25AP], 
        H2712 (EC6019) [15MY], H3166 (EC6096) [22MY], H3176 (EC6144, 
        EC6172) [29MY], H3981 (EC6612) [25JN], H5727 (EC7425, EC7437) 
        [7AU], H6149 (EC7879) [19SE], H6273 (EC8013, EC8014, EC8017) 
        [21SE], H6284 (EC8020) [25SE], H6297 (EC8026) [28SE], H6312 
        (EC8126) [19OC]
      Dept. of HUD, S130 (EC4652) [26JA], S349 (EC4909) [6FE], S611 
        (EC4965) [14FE], S1048 (EC5063) [27FE], S1146 (EC5130) [29FE], 
        S3041 (EC6022) [9MY], S3083 (EC6060) [10MY], S4149 (EC6484, 
        EC6486) [13JN], S4673 (EC6696) [27JN], S5304 (EC6929) [24JY], 
        S6056 (EC7159, EC7160) [10SE], S6267 (EC7359) [12SE], S6337 
        (EC7457) [13SE], S6450 (EC7611) [19SE], H22 (EC4514, EC4515) 
        [17JA], H964 (EC5097), H965 (EC5098) [27FE], H1540 (EC5369) 
        [22MR], H1569 (EC5397) [26MR], H3403 (EC6268) [1JN], H3576 
        (EC6335) [6JN], H4062 (EC6628) [26JN], H4682 (EC6739) [9JY], 
        H4826 (EC6861) [11JY], H5007 (EC6972) [18JY], H5724 (EC7345) 
        [7AU], H5858 (EC7551) [11SE], H5998 (EC7641) [13SE], H6064 
        (EC7726, EC7727) [18SE], H6271 (EC7967) [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice, S130 (EC4657, EC4658), S131 (EC4662) [26JA], 
        S322 (EC4883) [2FE], S349 (EC4918, EC4921) [6FE], S849 
        (EC5037) [16FE], S1421 (EC5201) [6MR], S1540 (EC5317) [8MR], 
        S1733 (EC5367, EC5368, EC5371) [15MR], S1847 (EC5398) [20MR], 
        S2391 (EC5667) [17AP], S2495 (EC5740) [18AP], S2601 (EC5778) 
        [23AP], S2921 (EC5957) [7MY], S3279 (EC6159) [17MY], S3629 
        (EC6311, EC6317) [24MY], S4950 (EC6851) [12JY], S5210 (EC6882) 
        [19JY], S5484 (EC6972, EC6980) [26JY], S6060 (EC7259) [10SE], 
        S6268 (EC7394) [12SE], S6337 (EC7469, EC7475) [13SE], S6543 
        (EC7662) [20SE], S6625 (EC7736) [21SE], H24 (EC4549, EC4550), 
        H25 (EC4594) [17JA], H112 (EC4636), H113 (EC4655, EC4656) 
        [23JA], H217 (EC4758, EC4761) [31JA], H511 (EC4875) [6FE], 
        H691 (EC4952, EC4953) [9FE], H725 (EC5003) [14FE], H948 
        (EC5072) [21FE], H1209 (EC5194) [6MR], H1390 (EC5312) [19MR], 
        H1640 (EC5447) [27MR], H1842 (EC5613) [16AP], H1913 (EC5665) 
        [17AP], H1975 (EC5670) [18AP], H2063 (EC5761) [24AP], H2122 
        (EC5786) [25AP], H2266 (EC5852) [27AP], H2441 (EC5912) [8MY], 
        H2662 (EC5975) [11MY], H3166 (EC6092) [22MY], H3403 (EC6270) 
        [1JN], H3479 (EC6320) [5JN], H3732 (EC6471) [18JN], H3806 
        (EC6503, EC6514) [19JN], H3913 (EC6534, EC6535) [20JN], H4827 
        (EC6869) [11JY], H5199 (EC7056) [24JY], H5290 (EC7096) [25JY], 
        H5325 (EC7107) [26JY], H5330 (EC7132) [30JY], H5725 (EC7379), 
        H5726 (EC7386) [7AU], H5762 (EC7500, EC7502, EC7503) [10SE], 
        H5859 (EC7580) [11SE], H5998 (EC7658, EC7659) [13SE], H6149 
        (EC7883), H6150 (EC7886, EC7887) [19SE], H6273 (EC8008) 
        [21SE], H6326 (EC8230, EC8231) [6NO]
      Dept. of Labor, S40 (EC4472) [23JA], S493 (EC4943, EC4944) 
        [9FE], S1147 (EC5151, EC5152, EC5153) [29FE], S1193 (EC5158, 
        EC5159, EC5160) [1MR], S1421 (EC5200) [6MR], S2391 (EC5647) 
        [17AP], S2494 (EC5736) [18AP], S2600 (EC5769) [23AP], S3279 
        (EC6141) [17MY], S3781 (EC6377) [6JN], S4203 (EC6527) [14JN], 
        H21 (EC4473) [17JA], H113 (EC4657) [23JA], H948 (EC5066) 
        [21FE], H950 (EC5081) [24FE], H965 (EC5099, EC5100, EC5101, 
        EC5108) [27FE], H1426 (EC5330, EC5331, EC5332, EC5333, EC5340) 
        [20MR], H1495 (EC5353) [21MR], H1569 (EC5399) [26MR], H2266 
        (EC5847) [27AP], H2316 (EC5882) [7MY], H2440 (EC5890) [8MY], 
        H3101 (EC6059) [17MY], H3161 (EC6075) [18MY], H3479 (EC6318) 
        [5JN], H4155 (EC6690) [27JN], H4868 (EC6925) [13JY], H5523 
        (EC7139) [31JY], H5721 (EC7246) [7AU], H6312 (EC8125, EC8128) 
        [19OC], H6319 (EC8170) [30OC]
      Dept. of State, S38 (EC4401, EC4402, EC4403, EC4404), S40 
        (EC4462, EC4464, EC4465, EC4466, EC4467, EC4468) [23JA], S128 
        (EC4583), S129 (EC4611, EC4612, EC4613, EC4614, EC4615, 
        EC4616) [26JA], S260 (EC4838, EC4853) [1FE], S610 (EC4963), 
        S611 (EC4988, EC4989) [14FE], S849 (EC5044) [16FE], S1087 
        (EC5086) [28FE], S1146 (EC5143), S1147 (EC5144, EC5145, 
        EC5146, EC5147) [29FE], S1373 (EC5189) [2MR], S1421 (EC5199) 
        [6MR], S1458 (EC5226) [7MR], S1733 (EC5366) [15MR], S1847 
        (EC5399) [20MR], S2084 (EC5495) [27MR], S2239 (EC5519, EC5538, 
        EC5539, EC5540), S2240 (EC5550) [29MR], S2389 (EC5592, 
        EC5604), S2390 (EC5637, EC5638, EC5639, EC5640), S2391 
        (EC5658) [17AP], S2494 (EC5732, EC5734, EC5735) [18AP], S2544 
        (EC5747) [19AP], S2600 (EC5768) [23AP], S2726 (EC5840, EC5841, 
        EC5842, EC5843) [25AP], S2921 (EC5945, EC5946, EC5947, EC5948, 
        EC5949, EC5950, EC5951) [7MY], S2962 (EC5964), S2964 (EC6002) 
        [8MY], S3083 (EC6050), S3084 (EC6063, EC6064) [10MY], S3279 
        (EC6147, EC6148, EC6149, EC6150, EC6151) [17MY], S3514 
        (EC6227, EC6228, EC6229, EC6230, EC6231, EC6232, EC6234, 
        EC6235, EC6236) [23MY], S3838 (EC6403, EC6404) [7JN], S3975 
        (EC6434, EC6435, EC6436, EC6437, EC6438, EC6439, EC6440, 
        EC6441, EC6442, EC6443, EC6445, EC6446, EC6447, EC6448, 
        EC6449, EC6450, EC6451, EC6452), S3976 (EC6453, EC6454, 
        EC6455, EC6456, EC6457, EC6458, EC6459, EC6460, EC6461, 
        EC6462, EC6463, EC6464, EC6465, EC6466, EC6467, EC6468, 
        EC6469, EC6470, EC6471, EC6472) [12JN], S4149 (EC6485), S4150 
        (EC6502, EC6503, EC6504, EC6505) [13JN], S4297 (EC6552, 
        EC6553, EC6554) [19JN], S4364 (EC6575, EC6576, EC6577, EC6578, 
        EC6579, EC6580, EC6581, EC6582, EC6583, EC6584, EC6585, 
        EC6586) [20JN], S4417 (EC6647) [21JN], S4723 (EC6714, EC6715) 
        [28JN], S4892 (EC6821, EC6822, EC6824) [11JY], S5133 (EC6874, 
        EC6875, EC6880) [18JY], S5483 (EC6948, EC6950, EC6951, EC6952, 
        EC6953, EC6954, EC6955, EC6956, EC6957, EC6958, EC6959), S5484 
        (EC6960, EC6978) [26JY], S5870 (EC7094, EC7095, EC7098) [1AU], 
        S5975 (EC7127) [2AU], S6058 (EC7213, EC7214, EC7215, EC7216, 
        EC7217, EC7218, EC7219), S6059 (EC7220, EC7221, EC7222, 
        EC7223, EC7224, EC7225, EC7226, EC7227, EC7228, EC7229, 
        EC7230, EC7231, EC7232, EC7233, EC7234, EC7235, EC7236, 
        EC7237) [10SE], S6267 (EC7375, EC7376, EC7377, EC7378, 
        EC7379), S6268 (EC7380, EC7381, EC7382, EC7383, EC7384, 
        EC7385, EC7386, EC7387, EC7388, EC7389, EC7390, EC7391, 
        EC7393) [12SE], S6337 (EC7463) [13SE], S6542 (EC7640, EC7641, 
        EC7643, EC7644, EC7645), S6543 (EC7646, EC7647, EC7648, 
        EC7649, EC7654) [20SE], S6625 (EC7724, EC7725, EC7726, EC7727, 
        EC7728, EC7729) [21SE], H22 (EC4496, EC4497, EC4498), H25 
        (EC4595) [17JA], H76 (EC4601, EC4602, EC4603, EC4604, EC4605, 
        EC4606) [18JA], H82 (EC4621) [19JA], H180 (EC4708), H181 
        (EC4709, EC4720) [25JA], H217 (EC4753, EC4754) [31JA], H639 
        (EC4917, EC4918) [8FE], H691 (EC4947, EC4948) [9FE], H695 
        (EC4969) [13FE], H725 (EC4994, EC5000) [14FE], H965 (EC5104, 
        EC5105) [27FE], H1015 (EC5119) [28FE], H1133 (EC5163) [1MR], 
        H1209 (EC5195) [6MR], H1426 (EC5328) [20MR], H1569 (EC5403) 
        [26MR], H1802 (EC5475, EC5476) [29MR], H1810 (EC5516, EC5517, 
        EC5518) [30MR], H1841 (EC5566, EC5567, EC5568, EC5569, EC5570, 
        EC5571) [16AP], H1975 (EC5674, EC5675) [18AP], H2028 (EC5701) 
        [19AP], H2039 (EC5723, EC5724) [23AP], H2063 (EC5748, EC5750, 
        EC5751, EC5752, EC5753) [24AP], H2122 (EC5781, EC5794) [25AP], 
        H2440 (EC5891, EC5892), H2441 (EC5916) [8MY], H2564 (EC5926, 
        EC5927) [9MY], H2661 (EC5972, EC5973) [11MY], H2811 (EC6034, 
        EC6046) [16MY], H3361 (EC6227) [31MY], H3403 (EC6262, EC6263) 
        [1JN], H3478 (EC6292), H3479 (EC6317, EC6319) [5JN], H3576 
        (EC6342, EC6343) [6JN], H3701 (EC6400, EC6401, EC6402, EC6403, 
        EC6404, EC6405, EC6406, EC6407, EC6408, EC6409), H3702 
        (EC6410, EC6411, EC6412, EC6413, EC6414, EC6415, EC6416, 
        EC6417, EC6418, EC6419, EC6420, EC6421, EC6422, EC6423, 
        EC6424, EC6425, EC6426) [12JN], H3706 (EC6444) [15JN], H3732 
        (EC6462) [18JN], H3805 (EC6499, EC6500) [19JN], H3913 (EC6525, 
        EC6526) [20JN], H3980 (EC6599, EC6600), H3981 (EC6613) [25JN], 
        H4062 (EC6626), H4063 (EC6657) [26JN], H4602 (EC6706) [28JN], 
        H4682 (EC6745, EC6746, EC6747, EC6748, EC6749, EC6750, EC6751, 
        EC6752, EC6753, EC6754, EC6755, EC6756, EC6757, EC6758, 
        EC6759, EC6760, EC6761, EC6762, EC6763, EC6764, EC6765, 
        EC6766, EC6767, EC6768), H4683 (EC6769) [9JY], H4861 (EC6886) 
        [12JY], H4868 (EC6919) [13JY], H5007 (EC6971) [18JY], H5129 
        (EC7030) [23JY], H5199 (EC7045) [24JY], H5290 (EC7084, EC7085) 
        [25JY], H5627 (EC7151, EC7154) [1AU], H5723 (EC7309, EC7310, 
        EC7311, EC7312, EC7313, EC7314), H5727 (EC7415, EC7436) [7AU], 
        H5761 (EC7469, EC7472, EC7473, EC7476, EC7477, EC7478, EC7479) 
        [10SE], H5858 (EC7548, EC7549, EC7550) [11SE], H5920 (EC7587, 
        EC7588, EC7589, EC7590, EC7591, EC7592, EC7593, EC7594, 
        EC7595, EC7596, EC7597, EC7598), H5921 (EC7599, EC7600, 
        EC7601, EC7602, EC7603, EC7604, EC7605, EC7606, EC7607, 
        EC7608, EC7609, EC7610, EC7611, EC7612, EC7613, EC7614, 
        EC7615, EC7616, EC7617) [12SE], H5999 (EC7674) [13SE], H6065 
        (EC7766) [18SE], H6149 (EC7876, EC7877, EC7880) [19SE], H6229 
        (EC7943, EC7944, EC7945, EC7946, EC7947), H6230 (EC7948, 
        EC7949) [20SE], H6309 (EC8092, EC8093) [16OC], H6321 (EC8173, 
        EC8174, EC8175, EC8176, EC8177, EC8178), H6322 (EC8179, 
        EC8180, EC8181, EC8182, EC8183, EC8184, EC8185, EC8186, 
        EC8187, EC8188, EC8189, EC8190, EC8191) [2NO], H6325 (EC8225) 
        [6NO]
      Dept. of the Air Force, S2389 (EC5597) [17AP], S2493 (EC5702) 
        [18AP], S3837 (EC6387) [7JN]
      Dept. of the Army, S128 (EC4584) [26JA], S163 (EC4784) [30JA], 
        S493 (EC4947) [9FE], S1087 (EC5088), S1088 (EC5101) [28FE], 
        S1146 (EC5125, EC5128) [29FE], S1613 (EC5323) [13MR], S2389 
        (EC5596), S2390 (EC5626) [17AP], S2494 (EC5718) [18AP], S2964 
        (EC6000) [8MY], S5133 (EC6870) [18JY], S5210 (EC6884) [19JY], 
        S5483 (EC6942) [26JY], S5658 (EC7012) [30JY], S6268 (EC7395, 
        EC7396, EC7397) [12SE], S6624 (EC7719), S6625 (EC7738) [21SE], 
        H1366 (EC5276) [16MR], H5726 (EC7406, EC7407, EC7408) [7AU], 
        H5763 (EC7541) [10SE], H6150 (EC7899, EC7900) [19SE], H6284 
        (EC8019) [25SE], H6326 (EC8232) [6NO]
      Dept. of the Interior, S39 (EC4444) [23JA], S74 (EC4518, EC4520) 
        [24JA], S129 (EC4605) [26JA], S162 (EC4778) [30JA], S349 
        (EC4917) [6FE], S611 (EC4968) [14FE], S1458 (EC5230) [7MR], 
        S1733 (EC5360, EC5361, EC5362) [15MR], S2389 (EC5617) [17AP], 
        S2963 (EC5997), S2964 (EC5998, EC5999) [8MY], S3513 (EC6218) 
        [23MY], S3781 (EC6375) [6JN], S3975 (EC6433) [12JN], S4416 
        (EC6631, EC6634) [21JN], S4892 (EC6804, EC6808, EC6809, 
        EC6810) [11JY], S5133 (EC6879) [18JY], S6267 (EC7372, EC7374), 
        S6268 (EC7405) [12SE], S6450 (EC7615, EC7616) [19SE], H22 
        (EC4517), H23 (EC4527, EC4528) [17JA], H695 (EC4973) [13FE], 
        H948 (EC5070) [21FE], H1132 (EC5159), H1133 (EC5160, EC5161, 
        EC5162) [1MR], H1152 (EC5171) [5MR], H1640 (EC5442) [27MR], 
        H1841 (EC5573, EC5574, EC5575) [16AP], H1975 (EC5679), H1976 
        (EC5683) [18AP], H2266 (EC5850) [27AP], H3166 (EC6088, EC6089, 
        EC6090) [22MY], H3361 (EC6230) [31MY], H3806 (EC6502) [19JN], 
        H3913 (EC6529) [20JN], H3981 (EC6608) [25JN], H5076 (EC6992, 
        EC6993) [19JY], H5199 (EC7050, EC7051) [24JY], H5290 (EC7089) 
        [25JY], H5723 (EC7308), H5725 (EC7358), H5727 (EC7438) [7AU], 
        H5762 (EC7496, EC7497, EC7498) [10SE], H6065 (EC7753) [18SE], 
        H6272 (EC7999, EC8000) [21SE], H6313 (EC8133, EC8134) [23OC]
      Dept. of the Navy, S73 (EC4494) [24JA], S349 (EC4906) [6FE], 
        S3041 (EC6015) [9MY], H3360 (EC6216) [31MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury, S38 (EC4421, EC4424, EC4425, EC4426, 
        EC4427) [23JA], S73 (EC4509), S74 (EC4510, EC4511) [24JA], 
        S128 (EC4585, EC4599, EC4600), S130 (EC4651, EC4659, EC4660), 
        S131 (EC4661) [26JA], S162 (EC4776) [30JA], S206 (EC4794, 
        EC4795) [31JA], S349 (EC4910, EC4911) [6FE], S492 (EC4929, 
        EC4930), S494 (EC4959) [9FE], S1048 (EC5062) [27FE], S1146 
        (EC5131) [29FE], S1679 (EC5347) [14MR], S1733 (EC5358, EC5364) 
        [15MR], S1847 (EC5393, EC5395) [20MR], S2239 (EC5524) [29MR], 
        S2389 (EC5613), S2390 (EC5629), S2391 (EC5666) [17AP], S2493 
        (EC5708) [18AP], S2655 (EC5799) [24AP], S2725 (EC5815, EC5816) 
        [25AP], S2819 (EC5923) [26AP], S2964 (EC6001) [8MY], S3041 
        (EC6024, EC6025, EC6026, EC6027, EC6028) [9MY], S3083 (EC6056, 
        EC6057) [10MY], S3278 (EC6130) [17MY], S3328 (EC6192) [21MY], 
        S3513 (EC6212) [23MY], S3629 (EC6294, EC6295) [24MY], S3837 
        (EC6394, EC6395, EC6396) [7JN], S4149 (EC6487), S4150 (EC6515) 
        [13JN], S4296 (EC6543) [19JN], S4673 (EC6687, EC6688) [27JN], 
        S4723 (EC6712) [28JN], S4892 (EC6797) [11JY], S4950 (EC6852) 
        [12JY], S5304 (EC6927, EC6931) [24JY], S5485 (EC7000, EC7001) 
        [26JY], S6056 (EC7158), S6058 (EC7207) [10SE], S6267 (EC7355, 
        EC7356, EC7357, EC7360) [12SE], S6450 (EC7612) [19SE], S6542 
        (EC7642) [20SE], S6624 (EC7701) [21SE], H22 (EC4499) [17JA], 
        H77 (EC4614, EC4615) [18JA], H157 (EC4684) [24JA], H180 
        (EC4706, EC4707), H181 (EC4710) [25JA], H186 (EC4730) [27JA], 
        H217 (EC4751) [31JA], H372 (EC4766) [1FE], H439 (EC4815, 
        EC4819) [2FE], H639 (EC4914, EC4933) [8FE], H724 (EC4990) 
        [14FE], H949 (EC5079) [24FE], H965 (EC5106) [27FE], H1016 
        (EC5120) [28FE], H1152 (EC5168) [5MR], H1272 (EC5207) [7MR], 
        H1366 (EC5281) [16MR], H1389 (EC5291) [19MR], H1426 (EC5329) 
        [20MR], H1496 (EC5358) [21MR], H1739 (EC5461) [28MR], H1810 
        (EC5520) [30MR], H1840 (EC5563), H1841 (EC5572) [16AP], H1913 
        (EC5664) [17AP], H1976 (EC5685) [18AP], H2202 (EC5805), H2203 
        (EC5825, EC5826) [26AP], H2440 (EC5893) [8MY], H2564 (EC5925, 
        EC5928) [9MY], H2661 (EC5974) [11MY], H3166 (EC6097) [22MY], 
        H3176 (EC6166) [29MY], H3361 (EC6222, EC6223, EC6224) [31MY], 
        H3403 (EC6264, EC6265) [1JN], H3478 (EC6293) [5JN], H3706 
        (EC6445) [15JN], H3732 (EC6463) [18JN], H3913 (EC6530, EC6531) 
        [20JN], H4602 (EC6707, EC6708) [28JN], H4682 (EC6740) [9JY], 
        H4861 (EC6887, EC6888, EC6892) [12JY], H4868 (EC6928) [13JY], 
        H5129 (EC7026) [23JY], H5325 (EC7108, EC7116) [26JY], H5330 
        (EC7127) [30JY], H5721 (EC7228, EC7240) [7AU], H5761 (EC7470, 
        EC7480), H5762 (EC7494) [10SE], H5858 (EC7552) [11SE], H6058 
        (EC7680) [14SE], H6064 (EC7728) [18SE], H6149 (EC7878) [19SE], 
        H6228 (EC7920) [20SE], H6297 (EC8025) [28SE], H6300 (EC8037) 
        [2OC], H6309 (EC8094) [16OC], H6313 (EC8130), H6314 (EC8146, 
        EC8147, EC8148) [23OC]
      Dept. of Transportation, S158 (EC4679, EC4680, EC4684, EC4685) 
        [30JA], S207 (EC4816) [31JA], S322 (EC4889, EC4890, EC4892) 
        [2FE], S611 (EC4987) [14FE], S1421 (EC5202, EC5204) [6MR], 
        S1930 (EC5401), S1931 (EC5418) [21MR], S2391 (EC5650) [17AP], 
        S2493 (EC5712) [18AP], S2601 (EC5780, EC5781, EC5782, EC5786) 
        [23AP], S2962 (EC5963, EC5966), S2963 (EC5994) [8MY], S3513 
        (EC6217) [23MY], S3627 (EC6241, EC6248) [24MY], S3976 (EC6475) 
        [12JN], S4296 (EC6530, EC6531) [19JN], S4365 (EC6601, EC6602, 
        EC6603) [20JN], S4673 (EC6677) [27JN], S4772 (EC6770), S4773 
        (EC6779) [29JN], S4949 (EC6845) [12JY], S5485 (EC6994) [26JY], 
        S5867 (EC7025, EC7026, EC7040) [1AU], H22 (EC4516), H25 
        (EC4579, EC4580, EC4583, EC4584) [17JA], H82 (EC4625, EC4626) 
        [19JA], H157 (EC4682) [24JA], H180 (EC4697), H181 (EC4717, 
        EC4719) [25JA], H567 (EC4893, EC4894) [7FE], H691 (EC4950, 
        EC4955) [9FE], H696 (EC4979) [13FE], H943 (EC5047, EC5048) 
        [17FE], H949 (EC5076) [24FE], H1133 (EC5164) [1MR], H1272 
        (EC5214) [7MR], H1389 (EC5307) [19MR], H1739 (EC5469) [28MR], 
        H1842 (EC5614) [16AP], H2202 (EC5804), H2203 (EC5815, EC5816) 
        [26AP], H2441 (EC5914, EC5915) [8MY], H2644 (EC5964) [10MY], 
        H2811 (EC6040, EC6041) [16MY], H3478 (EC6294) [5JN], H3659 
        (EC6378) [7JN], H3702 (EC6435, EC6436) [12JN], H4602 (EC6717) 
        [28JN], H4683 (EC6775, EC6779, EC6781, EC6783) [9JY], H4861 
        (EC6889, EC6890) [12JY], H5077 (EC7005, EC7006, EC7007) 
        [19JY], H5199 (EC7058) [24JY], H5703 (EC7179) [2AU], H5720 
        (EC7220), H5724 (EC7346), H5726 (EC7397, EC7402) [7AU], H5999 
        (EC7671) [13SE], H6311 (EC8111) [19OC]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S131 (EC4671, EC4672, EC4673, EC4674, 
        EC4675, EC4676, EC4677) [26JA], S322 (EC4885, EC4886) [2FE], 
        S349 (EC4919, EC4920) [6FE], S493 (EC4948) [9FE], S1194 
        (EC5178) [1MR], S1458 (EC5245, EC5246) [7MR], S2240 (EC5558) 
        [29MR], S2391 (EC5653) [17AP], S2544 (EC5750, EC5751) [19AP], 
        S3084 (EC6080, EC6081) [10MY], S3781 (EC6371) [6JN], S3838 
        (EC6417) [7JN], S4723 (EC6723, EC6724) [28JN], S4950 (EC6856, 
        EC6857) [12JY], S5975 (EC7131) [2AU], S6337 (EC7476, EC7477) 
        [13SE], S6625 (EC7737) [21SE], H25 (EC4586) [17JA], H76 
        (EC4612, EC4613) [18JA], H82 (EC4627) [19JA], H439 (EC4824) 
        [2FE], H567 (EC4901) [7FE], H943 (EC5049, EC5050) [17FE], H948 
        (EC5073, EC5074) [21FE], H965 (EC5111) [27FE], H1570 (EC5423, 
        EC5424) [26MR], H1640 (EC5452) [27MR], H1841 (EC5584) [16AP], 
        H2711 (EC5994) [15MY], H3161 (EC6082, EC6083) [18MY], H3361 
        (EC6247) [31MY], H3660 (EC6379) [7JN], H3981 (EC6611) [25JN], 
        H4155 (EC6691) [27JN], H4868 (EC6926, EC6927) [13JY], H5199 
        (EC7059), H5200 (EC7060, EC7065) [24JY], H5727 (EC7414) [7AU], 
        H6273 (EC8011, EC8012) [21SE], H6304 (EC8066) [9OC], H6314 
        (EC8143, EC8144, EC8145) [23OC], H6326 (EC8238) [6NO]
      District of Columbia, S41 (EC4486) [23JA], S130 (EC4633, EC4634, 
        EC4635, EC4636, EC4637, EC4638, EC4639, EC4640, EC4641, 
        EC4642, EC4643, EC4644, EC4645, EC4646, EC4647, EC4648), S131 
        (EC4665) [26JA], S260 (EC4859, EC4860, EC4861, EC4862, 
        EC4863), S261 (EC4864, EC4865, EC4866, EC4867, EC4868, EC4869, 
        EC4870, EC4871, EC4872, EC4873, EC4874, EC4875, EC4876, 
        EC4877, EC4878, EC4879, EC4880, EC4881) [1FE], S1458 (EC5241, 
        EC5242) [7MR], S1540 (EC5313, EC5314, EC5315) [8MR], S2084 
        (EC5497) [27MR], S2241 (EC5568, EC5569, EC5570, EC5571, 
        EC5572, EC5573, EC5574, EC5575, EC5576, EC5577) [29MR], S2391 
        (EC5660, EC5662, EC5663, EC5664) [17AP], S2495 (EC5739) 
        [18AP], S2544 (EC5748, EC5749) [19AP], S2921 (EC5954) [7MY], 
        S3084 (EC6073, EC6074, EC6075, EC6076, EC6077, EC6078) [10MY], 
        S3630 (EC6318, EC6319, EC6320, EC6321, EC6322, EC6323, EC6324, 
        EC6325, EC6326, EC6327, EC6328, EC6329, EC6330, EC6331, 
        EC6332, EC6333, EC6334, EC6335, EC6336, EC6337, EC6338) 
        [24MY], S3976 (EC6476) [12JN], S4723 (EC6719, EC6720) [28JN], 
        S4950 (EC6848) [12JY], S5133 (EC6879) [18JY], S5484 (EC6977) 
        [26JY], S5658 (EC7022, EC7023, EC7024) [30JY], S5975 (EC7129, 
        EC7130) [2AU], S6060 (EC7250, EC7251, EC7252, EC7253, EC7254, 
        EC7255, EC7256, EC7257, EC7258) [10SE], S6336 (EC7443, 
        EC7444), S6337 (EC7445, EC7446, EC7447, EC7448, EC7449, 
        EC7450, EC7451, EC7452, EC7453, EC7467) [13SE], H22 (EC4500, 
        EC4501, EC4502, EC4503, EC4504, EC4505, EC4506, EC4507, 
        EC4508, EC4509, EC4510, EC4511, EC4512) [17JA], H112 (EC4640, 
        EC4641, EC4642) [23JA], H372 (EC4768, EC4769, EC4770, EC4771, 
        EC4772, EC4773, EC4774, EC4775, EC4776, EC4777, EC4778, 
        EC4779, EC4780), H373 (EC4781, EC4782, EC4783, EC4784, EC4785, 
        EC4786, EC4787, EC4788, EC4789, EC4790) [1FE], H1272 (EC5209, 
        EC5210, EC5211, EC5212) [7MR], H1303 (EC5227, EC5228) [8MR], 
        H1802 (EC5477, EC5478, EC5479, EC5480, EC5481, EC5482, EC5483, 
        EC5484, EC5485, EC5486) [29MR], H1841 (EC5578, EC5581, EC5582, 
        EC5583, EC5590) [16AP], H2028 (EC5703, EC5704) [19AP], H2266 
        (EC5849) [27AP], H2315 (EC5870), H2316 (EC5874) [7MY], H2440 
        (EC5895, EC5896, EC5897, EC5898, EC5899) [8MY], H3176 (EC6145, 
        EC6146, EC6147, EC6148, EC6149, EC6150, EC6151, EC6152, 
        EC6153, EC6154, EC6155, EC6156, EC6157, EC6158, EC6159, 
        EC6160, EC6161, EC6162, EC6163, EC6164, EC6165) [29MY], H3706 
        (EC6446) [15JN], H4155 (EC6686, EC6687) [27JN], H4683 (EC6770) 
        [9JY], H4826 (EC6858, EC6859) [11JY], H5290 (EC7086) [25JY], 
        H5330 (EC7128, EC7129, EC7130) [30JY], H5627 (EC7152, EC7153) 
        [1AU], H5724 (EC7317, EC7320, EC7321, EC7322, EC7323, EC7324, 
        EC7325, EC7326, EC7327, EC7328) [7AU], H5762 (EC7482, EC7483, 
        EC7484, EC7485, EC7486, EC7487, EC7488, EC7489, EC7490, 
        EC7491, EC7492) [10SE], H5998 (EC7649) [13SE], H6309 (EC8095) 
        [16OC], H6322 (EC8193, EC8194, EC8195, EC8196, EC8197, EC8198, 
        EC8199, EC8200, EC8201, EC8202, EC8203) [2NO]
      Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, S2727 (EC5850) [25AP]
      EEOC, S260 (EC4858) [1FE], S1613 (EC5332) [13MR], S2391 (EC5656) 
        [17AP], S4297 (EC6560) [19JN], S5133 (EC6876) [18JY], H1132 
        (EC5157) [1MR], H1640 (EC5432) [27MR], H2123 (EC5795) [25AP], 
        H4861 (EC6893) [12JY], H5129 (EC7027) [23JY]
      Election Assistance Commission, S131 (EC4668) [26JA], S849 
        (EC5051) [16FE], H1495 (EC5356) [21MR], H4155 (EC6692) [27JN]
      Employee Benefits Security Administration, H948 (EC5065) [21FE]
      EPA, S38 (EC4414, EC4415, EC4416, EC4417, EC4429), S39 (EC4430, 
        EC4431, EC4432, EC4433, EC4434, EC4435, EC4436, EC4437, 
        EC4438, EC4439, EC4440) [23JA], S74 (EC4524, EC4525, EC4526, 
        EC4527, EC4528, EC4529, EC4530, EC4531, EC4532, EC4533, 
        EC4534), S75 (EC4535, EC4536, EC4537) [24JA], S126 (EC4538, 
        EC4539, EC4540, EC4541), S127 (EC4563, EC4570, EC4571, EC4572) 
        [26JA], S162 (EC4771, EC4772, EC4773), S163 (EC4780, EC4781, 
        EC4782, EC4783) [30JA], S206 (EC4792, EC4797, EC4798, EC4799, 
        EC4800, EC4801) [31JA], S259 (EC4828), S260 (EC4845, EC4846, 
        EC4847, EC4848, EC4849, EC4850) [1FE], S349 (EC4916) [6FE], 
        S492 (EC4926), S493 (EC4934, EC4935, EC4936, EC4937, EC4938) 
        [9FE], S610 (EC4960), S611 (EC4969, EC4970, EC4971, EC4972, 
        EC4973, EC4974, EC4975, EC4976) [14FE], S849 (EC5027, EC5028, 
        EC5029, EC5034, EC5035, EC5036) [16FE], S1087 (EC5085), S1088 
        (EC5102, EC5103, EC5104, EC5105, EC5106, EC5107, EC5108, 
        EC5109, EC5110, EC5111, EC5112, EC5113, EC5114, EC5115, 
        EC5116, EC5117, EC5118) [28FE], S1146 (EC5119, EC5120, EC5121, 
        EC5122) [29FE], S1373 (EC5179, EC5180, EC5181, EC5182, EC5183, 
        EC5184, EC5185, EC5186) [2MR], S1458 (EC5232) [7MR], S1539 
        (EC5298, EC5299, EC5302, EC5303, EC5304, EC5305, EC5306, 
        EC5307, EC5308, EC5309, EC5310), S1540 (EC5311, EC5312) [8MR], 
        S1679 (EC5335, EC5336, EC5341, EC5342, EC5343, EC5344) [14MR], 
        S1846 (EC5379, EC5380, EC5381, EC5382), S1847 (EC5383, EC5384, 
        EC5385, EC5386, EC5387, EC5388, EC5389, EC5391, EC5392) 
        [20MR], S2083 (EC5483, EC5484, EC5485, EC5486, EC5487, EC5488, 
        EC5489) [27MR], S2239 (EC5518, EC5527, EC5528, EC5529, EC5534, 
        EC5535), S2240 (EC5544, EC5545, EC5560, EC5561, EC5562, 
        EC5563) [29MR], S2389 (EC5589, EC5590), S2390 (EC5619, EC5620, 
        EC5621, EC5622) [17AP], S2493 (EC5691), S2494 (EC5719, EC5720, 
        EC5721, EC5722, EC5723, EC5724, EC5725, EC5726, EC5727, 
        EC5728) [18AP], S2545 (EC5757) [19AP], S2600 (EC5760, EC5761, 
        EC5762, EC5763, EC5764, EC5765, EC5766) [23AP], S2726 (EC5821, 
        EC5822, EC5823, EC5824, EC5825, EC5826, EC5827, EC5828, 
        EC5829, EC5830, EC5831, EC5832, EC5833, EC5834, EC5835, 
        EC5836) [25AP], S2920 (EC5924, EC5925, EC5926, EC5927, EC5928, 
        EC5929), S2921 (EC5936, EC5937, EC5938, EC5939) [7MY], S3040 
        (EC6007, EC6008, EC6009, EC6010) [9MY], S3082 (EC6032, EC6033, 
        EC6034, EC6035), S3083 (EC6036, EC6037, EC6038) [10MY], S3278 
        (EC6123, EC6124, EC6125, EC6126, EC6133, EC6134, EC6135, 
        EC6136, EC6137, EC6138, EC6139), S3279 (EC6140) [17MY], S3328 
        (EC6191) [21MY], S3513 (EC6205, EC6206, EC6207, EC6208), S3514 
        (EC6219, EC6220, EC6221, EC6222, EC6223, EC6224, EC6225) 
        [23MY], S3628 (EC6288), S3629 (EC6303, EC6304, EC6305, EC6306, 
        EC6307) [24MY], S3780 (EC6346, EC6347, EC6348, EC6349, EC6350, 
        EC6351, EC6352, EC6358), S3781 (EC6359, EC6360) [6JN], S3837 
        (EC6383) [7JN], S3974 (EC6418, EC6421, EC6422, EC6423, EC6424, 
        EC6425, EC6426), S3975 (EC6427, EC6428, EC6429, EC6430, 
        EC6431), S3976 (EC6474) [12JN], S4150 (EC6494, EC6495, EC6496, 
        EC6497) [13JN], S4296 (EC6538, EC6544, EC6545, EC6546, 
        EC6547), S4297 (EC6548) [19JN], S4364 (EC6573) [20JN], S4416 
        (EC6627, EC6635, EC6636, EC6637, EC6638, EC6639, EC6640, 
        EC6641, EC6642), S4417 (EC6643, EC6645) [21JN], S4723 (EC6727, 
        EC6728), S4724 (EC6732, EC6733, EC6734, EC6735, EC6736, 
        EC6737, EC6738, EC6748) [28JN], S4891 (EC6788, EC6789, EC6790, 
        EC6791, EC6792) [11JY], S4949 (EC6825, EC6826, EC6827, EC6828, 
        EC6829, EC6832, EC6833, EC6834, EC6835, EC6836, EC6837) 
        [12JY], S5210 (EC6897, EC6898), S5211 (EC6899, EC6900) [19JY], 
        S5303 (EC6912, EC6913, EC6915) [24JY], S5483 (EC6935, EC6936, 
        EC6937, EC6938, EC6939, EC6940), S5485 (EC6991, EC6992, 
        EC6993) [26JY], S5657 (EC7006, EC7007), S5658 (EC7008, EC7009, 
        EC7010, EC7011) [30JY], S6055 (EC7139, EC7140, EC7141, EC7142, 
        EC7143), S6056 (EC7144, EC7145, EC7146, EC7147, EC7148), S6057 
        (EC7178, EC7179, EC7180, EC7181, EC7182, EC7183, EC7184, 
        EC7185, EC7186, EC7187, EC7188, EC7189, EC7190, EC7191, 
        EC7192, EC7193, EC7194), S6058 (EC7195, EC7196, EC7197, 
        EC7198, EC7199, EC7200, EC7201, EC7202) [10SE], S6107 (EC7334, 
        EC7335, EC7336, EC7337, EC7338) [11SE], S6267 (EC7367, 
        EC7368), S6268 (EC7406), S6269 (EC7407, EC7408, EC7409, 
        EC7410, EC7411, EC7412, EC7413, EC7414, EC7415, EC7416, 
        EC7417, EC7418, EC7419, EC7420, EC7421, EC7422, EC7423, 
        EC7424, EC7425, EC7426, EC7427) [12SE], S6450 (EC7605, EC7606, 
        EC7619, EC7620, EC7621, EC7622, EC7623, EC7624, EC7625), S6451 
        (EC7626, EC7627, EC7628, EC7629) [19SE], H21 (EC4462, EC4463, 
        EC4464, EC4465, EC4475, EC4476, EC4477, EC4478, EC4479, 
        EC4480, EC4481, EC4482, EC4483, EC4484, EC4485), H22 (EC4486, 
        EC4487, EC4488, EC4489, EC4518) [17JA], H112 (EC4630, EC4631, 
        EC4632, EC4637, EC4638, EC4639) [23JA], H157 (EC4665, EC4666, 
        EC4667, EC4668, EC4669, EC4670, EC4671, EC4672, EC4673, 
        EC4674) [24JA], H180 (EC4692, EC4698, EC4699, EC4700, EC4701, 
        EC4702, EC4703, EC4704) [25JA], H438 (EC4803), H439 (EC4809, 
        EC4810, EC4811, EC4812) [2FE], H511 (EC4861, EC4862, EC4863) 
        [6FE], H566 (EC4877, EC4880, EC4881, EC4882, EC4883) [7FE], 
        H695 (EC4968) [13FE], H724 (EC4985, EC4986, EC4987), H725 
        (EC4995, EC4996, EC4997, EC4998) [14FE], H800 (EC5004, EC5009, 
        EC5010, EC5011, EC5012, EC5013, EC5014) [15FE], H1271 (EC5196, 
        EC5198, EC5199, EC5200, EC5201, EC5202, EC5203, EC5204, 
        EC5205, EC5206) [7MR], H1302 (EC5218, EC5219, EC5220, EC5221, 
        EC5223, EC5224), H1303 (EC5225, EC5226) [8MR], H1361 (EC5255, 
        EC5256, EC5257), H1362 (EC5258, EC5259, EC5260) [13MR], H1365 
        (EC5273), H1366 (EC5274, EC5275, EC5277, EC5278, EC5279) 
        [16MR], H1389 (EC5292, EC5293) [19MR], H1540 (EC5367, EC5376, 
        EC5377, EC5378, EC5379, EC5380), H1541 (EC5381, EC5382, 
        EC5383, EC5384, EC5385, EC5386, EC5387, EC5396) [22MR], H1640 
        (EC5437, EC5441) [27MR], H1810 (EC5503, EC5504, EC5505, 
        EC5510, EC5511, EC5512, EC5513, EC5514, EC5515, EC5519) 
        [30MR], H1839 (EC5523, EC5524), H1840 (EC5537, EC5538, EC5539, 
        EC5540, EC5541, EC5542, EC5543, EC5544, EC5545, EC5546, 
        EC5547, EC5548, EC5549, EC5550, EC5551, EC5552, EC5553, 
        EC5554, EC5555, EC5556, EC5557, EC5558, EC5559, EC5560) 
        [16AP], H1913 (EC5659, EC5661, EC5662, EC5663) [17AP], H2038 
        (EC5716) [23AP], H2122 (EC5766, EC5771, EC5772, EC5773, 
        EC5774, EC5775, EC5776, EC5777, EC5778, EC5779, EC5780) 
        [25AP], H2202 (EC5806) [26AP], H2265 (EC5827, EC5828), H2266 
        (EC5839, EC5840, EC5841, EC5842) [27AP], H2643 (EC5945, 
        EC5946, EC5947, EC5953, EC5954, EC5955, EC5956, EC5957), H2644 
        (EC5958) [10MY], H3101 (EC6048, EC6049, EC6050, EC6051, 
        EC6052, EC6053, EC6054, EC6055) [17MY], H3263 (EC6177, EC6178, 
        EC6179, EC6180), H3264 (EC6181, EC6182, EC6183, EC6184, 
        EC6185, EC6186, EC6187, EC6188, EC6189, EC6190, EC6191), H3265 
        (EC6215) [30MY], H3575 (EC6324, EC6325), H3576 (EC6326, 
        EC6327, EC6328, EC6329, EC6337, EC6338, EC6339, EC6340) [6JN], 
        H3697 (EC6381, EC6382, EC6383, EC6384), H3698 (EC6386, EC6387, 
        EC6388, EC6389, EC6390, EC6391, EC6392, EC6393) [8JN], H3805 
        (EC6477, EC6478, EC6479, EC6480, EC6487, EC6488, EC6489, 
        EC6490, EC6491, EC6492, EC6493) [19JN], H3973 (EC6555, EC6556, 
        EC6557, EC6558, EC6559, EC6560) [21JN], H3980 (EC6577, EC6595, 
        EC6596, EC6597) [25JN], H4154 (EC6658, EC6664, EC6665, EC6666, 
        EC6667, EC6668, EC6669, EC6670), H4155 (EC6671, EC6672, 
        EC6673, EC6674, EC6675, EC6676, EC6677, EC6678, EC6679, 
        EC6680) [27JN], H4602 (EC6701, EC6702, EC6703, EC6704, EC6705) 
        [28JN], H4773 (EC6795, EC6803, EC6804, EC6805, EC6806, EC6807, 
        EC6808) [10JY], H4826 (EC6836, EC6837, EC6846, EC6847, EC6848, 
        EC6849, EC6850, EC6851, EC6852, EC6853) [11JY], H5007 (EC6947, 
        EC6948, EC6949, EC6950, EC6961, EC6962, EC6963, EC6964, 
        EC6965, EC6966, EC6967) [18JY], H5076 (EC6977, EC6981, EC6982, 
        EC6983, EC6984, EC6985, EC6986, EC6987, EC6988, EC6989, 
        EC6990) [19JY], H5129 (EC7011, EC7012, EC7013, EC7014, EC7017, 
        EC7018, EC7019, EC7020, EC7021, EC7022) [23JY], H5289 (EC7069, 
        EC7070, EC7079, EC7080), H5290 (EC7081, EC7098) [25JY], H5523 
        (EC7135, EC7136, EC7141, EC7142), H5524 (EC7143, EC7144, 
        EC7145, EC7146) [31JY], H5720 (EC7211, EC7212, EC7213, EC7214, 
        EC7215, EC7216, EC7217, EC7218, EC7219), H5721 (EC7252, 
        EC7253, EC7254, EC7255, EC7256, EC7257), H5722 (EC7258, 
        EC7259, EC7260, EC7261, EC7262, EC7263, EC7264, EC7265, 
        EC7266, EC7267, EC7268, EC7269, EC7270, EC7271, EC7272, 
        EC7273, EC7274, EC7275, EC7276, EC7277, EC7278, EC7279, 
        EC7280, EC7281, EC7282), H5723 (EC7283, EC7284, EC7285, 
        EC7286), H5726 (EC7403, EC7404, EC7405), H5727 (EC7426) [7AU], 
        H5760 (EC7440, EC7441, EC7442, EC7443), H5761 (EC7463, EC7464, 
        EC7468) [10SE], H6063 (EC7718, EC7719, EC7720), H6064 (EC7721, 
        EC7722, EC7723, EC7737, EC7738, EC7739, EC7740, EC7741, 
        EC7742) [18SE], H6148 (EC7849, EC7850, EC7851, EC7852), H6149 
        (EC7862, EC7863, EC7864, EC7865, EC7866, EC7867, EC7868, 
        EC7869, EC7870, EC7871, EC7872, EC7873, EC7874) [19SE], H6228 
        (EC7914, EC7915, EC7916), H6229 (EC7926, EC7927, EC7928, 
        EC7929, EC7930, EC7931, EC7932, EC7933, EC7934, EC7935, 
        EC7936, EC7937, EC7938, EC7939) [20SE], H6271 (EC7963, EC7964, 
        EC7965, EC7966, EC7969, EC7970, EC7971, EC7972, EC7973, 
        EC7974, EC7975, EC7976), H6272 (EC7977, EC7978, EC7979, 
        EC7980, EC7981, EC7982, EC7983, EC7984, EC7985, EC7986, 
        EC7987, EC7988, EC7989, EC7990), H6273 (EC8010) [21SE], H6299 
        (EC8029, EC8030, EC8031, EC8032) [2OC], H6301 (EC8038, EC8039, 
        EC8040, EC8041, EC8042) [5OC], H6303 (EC8050, EC8054, EC8055, 
        EC8056), H6304 (EC8057) [9OC], H6305 (EC8069, EC8070, EC8071, 
        EC8072, EC8073, EC8074, EC8075), H6306 (EC8076) [12OC]
      Executive Office of the President, S73 (EC4501) [24JA], S1048 
        (EC5069, EC5070) [27FE], S1458 (EC5233) [7MR], S1733 (EC5357) 
        [15MR], S2389 (EC5607) [17AP], S2655 (EC5796) [24AP], S3041 
        (EC6020) [9MY], S4296 (EC6542) [19JN], S4673 (EC6685, EC6686) 
        [27JN], S4723 (EC6711) [28JN], S6056 (EC7157) [10SE], S6336 
        (EC7441) [13SE], S6449 (EC7588), S6450 (EC7613) [19SE], H81 
        (EC4619) [19JA], H186 (EC4731) [27JA], H950 (EC5088, EC5089) 
        [24FE], H1362 (EC5263) [13MR], H2028 (EC5702) [19AP], H2038 
        (EC5711), H2039 (EC5727) [23AP], H2315 (EC5869) [7MY], H3101 
        (EC6058) [17MY], H3980 (EC6601) [25JN], H4155 (EC6685) [27JN], 
        H4827 (EC6870) [11JY], H5720 (EC7221) [7AU], H5761 (EC7471), 
        H5762 (EC7481) [10SE], H6065 (EC7751) [18SE], H6297 (EC8022) 
        [28SE], H6304 (EC8058) [9OC], H6311 (EC8109) [19OC], H6321 
        (EC8172), H6322 (EC8192) [2NO]
      Eximbank, S38 (EC4423) [23JA], S73 (EC4496) [24JA], S128 
        (EC4598) [26JA], S492 (EC4931) [9FE], S1146 (EC5129) [29FE], 
        S1421 (EC5196) [6MR], S1679 (EC5338, EC5339) [14MR], S2389 
        (EC5608, EC5609, EC5610, EC5611, EC5612) [17AP], S2817 
        (EC5855, EC5856, EC5857, EC5858, EC5859, EC5860, EC5861, 
        EC5862, EC5863) [26AP], S2920 (EC5931, EC5932, EC5933, EC5934) 
        [7MY], S3780 (EC6345), S3781 (EC6372) [6JN], S4363 (EC6569) 
        [20JN], S4673 (EC6691, EC6695) [27JN], S5304 (EC6930) [24JY], 
        S6056 (EC7161) [10SE], S6267 (EC7351, EC7352, EC7353, EC7354) 
        [12SE], S6624 (EC7702, EC7703) [21SE], H180 (EC4694) [25JA], 
        H438 (EC4804) [2FE], H638 (EC4908) [8FE], H1389 (EC5288) 
        [19MR], H1495 (EC5351) [21MR], H1738 (EC5457, EC5458) [28MR], 
        H2038 (EC5713, EC5714, EC5715), H2039 (EC5717, EC5718, EC5719, 
        EC5720, EC5721, EC5722) [23AP], H2063 (EC5741, EC5742) [24AP], 
        H2564 (EC5920, EC5921, EC5922, EC5923, EC5924) [9MY], H3478 
        (EC6283, EC6284, EC6285, EC6286, EC6287, EC6288, EC6289, 
        EC6290) [5JN], H3805 (EC6483) [19JN], H4826 (EC6839, EC6840) 
        [11JY], H4861 (EC6874) [12JY], H5289 (EC7075) [25JY], H5721 
        (EC7241) [7AU], H5761 (EC7452, EC7453, EC7454, EC7455) [10SE], 
        H6297 (EC8023, EC8024) [28SE], H6325 (EC8220) [6NO]
      FAA, S159 (EC4692, EC4693, EC4694, EC4695, EC4696, EC4697, 
        EC4698, EC4699, EC4700, EC4701, EC4702, EC4703, EC4704, 
        EC4705, EC4706, EC4707, EC4708, EC4709, EC4710, EC4711), S160 
        (EC4712, EC4713, EC4714, EC4715, EC4716, EC4717, EC4718, 
        EC4719, EC4720, EC4721, EC4722, EC4723, EC4724, EC4725, 
        EC4726, EC4727, EC4728, EC4729, EC4730, EC4731, EC4732, 
        EC4733, EC4734), S161 (EC4735, EC4736, EC4737, EC4738, EC4739, 
        EC4740, EC4741, EC4742, EC4743, EC4744, EC4745, EC4746) 
        [30JA], S207 (EC4817, EC4818, EC4819, EC4820, EC4821, EC4822, 
        EC4823, EC4824) [31JA], S322 (EC4893, EC4894, EC4895, EC4896, 
        EC4897, EC4898, EC4899, EC4900, EC4901, EC4902, EC4903, 
        EC4904) [2FE], S612 (EC4994, EC4995, EC4996, EC4998, EC4999, 
        EC5000, EC5001, EC5002, EC5003, EC5004, EC5005, EC5006, 
        EC5007, EC5008, EC5009, EC5010, EC5011, EC5012, EC5013, 
        EC5014, EC5015, EC5016, EC5017), S613 (EC5018, EC5019, EC5020, 
        EC5021, EC5022, EC5023, EC5024, EC5025, EC5026) [14FE], S1421 
        (EC5203) [6MR], S1458 (EC5248, EC5249, EC5250, EC5251, EC5252, 
        EC5253), S1459 (EC5254, EC5255, EC5256, EC5257, EC5258, 
        EC5259, EC5260) [7MR], S1538 (EC5262, EC5263, EC5264, EC5265, 
        EC5266, EC5267, EC5268, EC5269, EC5270, EC5271, EC5272, 
        EC5273, EC5274, EC5275, EC5276, EC5277) [8MR], S1733 (EC5352, 
        EC5353, EC5372) [15MR], S1931 (EC5407, EC5413, EC5414, EC5415, 
        EC5416, EC5417, EC5419, EC5420, EC5421, EC5422, EC5423, 
        EC5424, EC5425, EC5426, EC5427, EC5428, EC5429, EC5430, 
        EC5431), S1932 (EC5432, EC5433, EC5434, EC5435, EC5436, 
        EC5437, EC5438, EC5439, EC5440) [21MR], S1999 (EC5441, EC5442, 
        EC5443, EC5444, EC5445, EC5446, EC5447, EC5448, EC5449, 
        EC5450, EC5451, EC5452), S2000 (EC5463, EC5464, EC5465) 
        [22MR], S2240 (EC5551, EC5552, EC5553, EC5554) [29MR], S2392 
        (EC5688) [17AP], S2601 (EC5787) [23AP], S2654 (EC5788, EC5789, 
        EC5790, EC5791, EC5792, EC5793, EC5794) [24AP], S2818 (EC5890, 
        EC5891, EC5892, EC5893, EC5894, EC5895, EC5896, EC5897, 
        EC5898, EC5899, EC5900, EC5901, EC5902), S2819 (EC5903, 
        EC5904, EC5905) [26AP], S2962 (EC5960, EC5961, EC5962, EC5967, 
        EC5968, EC5969, EC5970, EC5971, EC5972, EC5973, EC5974), S2963 
        (EC5975, EC5976, EC5977, EC5978, EC5979, EC5980, EC5981, 
        EC5982, EC5983, EC5984, EC5985, EC5986, EC5987, EC5988, 
        EC5989, EC5990, EC5991, EC5992, EC5993) [8MY], S3327 (EC6170) 
        [21MY], S3627 (EC6246, EC6247, EC6249, EC6250, EC6251, EC6252, 
        EC6253, EC6254, EC6255, EC6256, EC6257, EC6258, EC6259, 
        EC6260, EC6261, EC6262, EC6263), S3628 (EC6264, EC6265, 
        EC6266, EC6267, EC6268, EC6269, EC6270, EC6271, EC6272, 
        EC6273, EC6274, EC6275, EC6276, EC6277, EC6278, EC6279, 
        EC6280, EC6281, EC6282, EC6283, EC6284, EC6285, EC6286) 
        [24MY], S4364 (EC6593, EC6594, EC6595, EC6596, EC6597), S4365 
        (EC6598, EC6599, EC6600, EC6604, EC6605, EC6606, EC6607, 
        EC6608, EC6609, EC6610, EC6611, EC6612, EC6613, EC6614, 
        EC6615, EC6616, EC6617, EC6618, EC6619, EC6620, EC6621, 
        EC6622, EC6623), S4366 (EC6624, EC6625) [20JN], S4672 (EC6651, 
        EC6652, EC6653, EC6654, EC6655, EC6656, EC6657, EC6658, 
        EC6659, EC6660, EC6661, EC6662, EC6663, EC6664, EC6665, 
        EC6666, EC6667, EC6668, EC6669, EC6670, EC6671, EC6672), S4673 
        (EC6673, EC6674, EC6675, EC6676) [27JN], S4771 (EC6749, 
        EC6750, EC6751, EC6752, EC6753), S4772 (EC6754, EC6755, 
        EC6756, EC6771, EC6772, EC6773, EC6774, EC6775, EC6776, 
        EC6777) [29JN], S5046 (EC6861, EC6862) [16JY], S5867 (EC7030, 
        EC7031, EC7032, EC7033, EC7034, EC7035, EC7036, EC7037, 
        EC7038, EC7039, EC7041, EC7042), S5868 (EC7043, EC7044, 
        EC7045, EC7046, EC7047, EC7048, EC7049, EC7050, EC7051, 
        EC7052, EC7053, EC7054, EC7055, EC7056, EC7057, EC7058, 
        EC7059, EC7060, EC7061, EC7062, EC7063, EC7064, EC7065), S5869 
        (EC7066, EC7067, EC7068, EC7069, EC7070, EC7071, EC7072, 
        EC7073, EC7074, EC7075, EC7076, EC7077, EC7078, EC7079) [1AU], 
        S5974 (EC7101, EC7102, EC7103, EC7104, EC7105, EC7106, EC7107, 
        EC7108, EC7109, EC7110, EC7111, EC7112, EC7113, EC7115) [2AU], 
        S6448 (EC7569, EC7575, EC7576), S6449 (EC7577, EC7578, EC7579, 
        EC7580, EC7583, EC7584, EC7585, EC7586, EC7587, EC7589, 
        EC7590, EC7591, EC7592, EC7593, EC7594, EC7595, EC7596, 
        EC7597, EC7598, EC7599, EC7600), S6450 (EC7601, EC7602, 
        EC7603, EC7604) [19SE], S6543 (EC7664, EC7665, EC7666, EC7667, 
        EC7668, EC7669, EC7670, EC7671, EC7672, EC7673), S6544 
        (EC7674, EC7675, EC7676, EC7677, EC7678, EC7679, EC7680, 
        EC7681) [20SE], H25 (EC4578, EC4581, EC4582) [17JA], H76 
        (EC4610, EC4611) [18JA], H113 (EC4658, EC4659) [23JA], H157 
        (EC4675, EC4676, EC4677, EC4678, EC4679, EC4680, EC4681) 
        [24JA], H181 (EC4718) [25JA], H474 (EC4826, EC4827, EC4828, 
        EC4829, EC4830, EC4831, EC4832, EC4833, EC4834, EC4835, 
        EC4836, EC4837, EC4838, EC4839, EC4840, EC4841, EC4842, 
        EC4843, EC4844, EC4845, EC4846, EC4847, EC4848), H475 (EC4849, 
        EC4850, EC4851, EC4852, EC4853, EC4854, EC4855) [3FE], H511 
        (EC4873, EC4874) [6FE], H567 (EC4891, EC4892, EC4895, EC4896, 
        EC4897, EC4898, EC4899, EC4900) [7FE], H639 (EC4930, EC4931) 
        [8FE], H900 (EC5024, EC5025, EC5026, EC5027, EC5028, EC5029, 
        EC5030, EC5031, EC5032, EC5033, EC5034, EC5035, EC5036, 
        EC5037, EC5038) [16FE], H942 (EC5039, EC5040, EC5041, EC5042, 
        EC5043), H943 (EC5044, EC5045, EC5046) [17FE], H950 (EC5092, 
        EC5093) [24FE], H1016 (EC5127, EC5128, EC5129) [28FE], H1099 
        (EC5141) [29FE], H1208 (EC5186) [6MR], H1272 (EC5215) [7MR], 
        H1303 (EC5229, EC5230, EC5231, EC5232, EC5233, EC5234, EC5235, 
        EC5236, EC5237, EC5238) [8MR], H1359 (EC5239, EC5240, EC5241, 
        EC5242, EC5243, EC5244, EC5245, EC5246, EC5247, EC5248, 
        EC5249, EC5250, EC5251) [9MR], H1362 (EC5267, EC5268, EC5269, 
        EC5270, EC5271, EC5272) [13MR], H1389 (EC5300, EC5301, EC5302, 
        EC5303, EC5304, EC5305, EC5306) [19MR], H1541 (EC5391, EC5392, 
        EC5393, EC5394, EC5395) [22MR], H1570 (EC5415, EC5416, EC5417, 
        EC5418, EC5419, EC5420, EC5421, EC5422) [26MR], H1640 (EC5449, 
        EC5450) [27MR], H1739 (EC5470, EC5471) [28MR], H1842 (EC5614, 
        EC5625), H1843 (EC5626, EC5627, EC5628, EC5629, EC5630, 
        EC5631, EC5632, EC5633, EC5634, EC5635, EC5636, EC5637, 
        EC5638, EC5639, EC5640, EC5641, EC5642, EC5643, EC5644, 
        EC5645, EC5646, EC5647, EC5648, EC5649, EC5650) [16AP], H1975 
        (EC5676, EC5677, EC5678) [18AP], H2064 (EC5762, EC5763, 
        EC5764, EC5765) [24AP], H2203 (EC5817, EC5818, EC5819, EC5820, 
        EC5821, EC5822, EC5823) [26AP], H2565 (EC5935, EC5936, EC5937, 
        EC5938, EC5939, EC5940, EC5941, EC5942, EC5943, EC5944) [9MY], 
        H2644 (EC5965, EC5966, EC5967) [10MY], H2662 (EC5985, EC5986, 
        EC5987, EC5988) [11MY], H2712 (EC6005, EC6006, EC6007, EC6008, 
        EC6009, EC6010, EC6011, EC6012, EC6013, EC6014, EC6015, 
        EC6016, EC6017) [15MY], H3101 (EC6062, EC6063, EC6064, EC6065, 
        EC6066, EC6067) [17MY], H3170 (EC6121, EC6122, EC6123, EC6124, 
        EC6125, EC6126, EC6127, EC6128), H3171 (EC6129) [25MY], H3264 
        (EC6194, EC6195, EC6196, EC6197, EC6198, EC6199, EC6200, 
        EC6201, EC6202, EC6203, EC6204, EC6205, EC6206, EC6207, 
        EC6208, EC6209), H3265 (EC6210, EC6211, EC6212, EC6213, 
        EC6214) [30MY], H3479 (EC6298, EC6299, EC6300, EC6301, EC6302, 
        EC6303, EC6304, EC6305, EC6306, EC6307, EC6308, EC6309, 
        EC6310, EC6311, EC6312, EC6313, EC6314, EC6315, EC6316) [5JN], 
        H3576 (EC6344, EC6345, EC6346, EC6347, EC6348, EC6349, EC6350, 
        EC6351, EC6352, EC6353), H3577 (EC6354, EC6355) [6JN], H3659 
        (EC6377) [7JN], H3702 (EC6432, EC6433, EC6434) [12JN], H3706 
        (EC6451) [15JN], H3806 (EC6508) [19JN], H3913 (EC6540, EC6541, 
        EC6542, EC6543, EC6544, EC6545, EC6546, EC6547, EC6548, 
        EC6549, EC6550), H3914 (EC6551, EC6552) [20JN], H4062 
        (EC6636), H4063 (EC6637, EC6638, EC6639, EC6640, EC6641, 
        EC6642, EC6643, EC6644, EC6645, EC6646, EC6647, EC6648, 
        EC6649, EC6650, EC6651, EC6652, EC6653, EC6654, EC6655) 
        [26JN], H4602 (EC6713, EC6714, EC6715, EC6716) [28JN], H4683 
        (EC6772, EC6773, EC6774, EC6776, EC6777, EC6778, EC6780, 
        EC6782, EC6784, EC6785, EC6786, EC6787, EC6788) [9JY], H4773 
        (EC6812, EC6813, EC6814, EC6815, EC6816, EC6817, EC6818, 
        EC6819), H4774 (EC6820, EC6821, EC6822, EC6823, EC6824, 
        EC6825, EC6826, EC6827, EC6828, EC6829, EC6830, EC6831) 
        [10JY], H5076 (EC6999, EC7000, EC7001, EC7002, EC7003), H5077 
        (EC7004, EC7008, EC7009, EC7010) [19JY], H5325 (EC7109, 
        EC7110, EC7111, EC7112, EC7113, EC7114, EC7115) [26JY], H5627 
        (EC7156, EC7157, EC7158, EC7159, EC7160, EC7161, EC7162, 
        EC7163, EC7164) [1AU], H5703 (EC7168, EC7169, EC7170, EC7171, 
        EC7172, EC7173, EC7174, EC7175, EC7176, EC7177, EC7178) [2AU], 
        H5715 (EC7182, EC7183), H5716 (EC7184, EC7185, EC7186, EC7187, 
        EC7188, EC7189, EC7190, EC7191, EC7192, EC7193, EC7194, 
        EC7195, EC7196, EC7197, EC7198, EC7199, EC7200, EC7201, 
        EC7202, EC7203, EC7204) [3AU], H5726 (EC7389, EC7390, EC7391, 
        EC7392, EC7393, EC7394, EC7395, EC7396, EC7398, EC7399, 
        EC7400, EC7401) [7AU], H5858 (EC7560, EC7561, EC7562, EC7563, 
        EC7564, EC7565), H5859 (EC7566, EC7567, EC7568, EC7569, 
        EC7570, EC7571, EC7572, EC7573, EC7574, EC7575, EC7576, 
        EC7577) [11SE], H5921 (EC7627, EC7628, EC7629, EC7630, EC7631, 
        EC7632), H5922 (EC7633) [12SE], H6059 (EC7705, EC7706, EC7707, 
        EC7708, EC7709, EC7710, EC7711, EC7712, EC7713, EC7714) 
        [14SE], H6067 (EC7827, EC7828, EC7829, EC7830, EC7831), H6068 
        (EC7832, EC7833, EC7834, EC7835, EC7836, EC7837, EC7838, 
        EC7839, EC7840) [18SE], H6150 (EC7891, EC7892, EC7893, EC7894, 
        EC7895, EC7896, EC7897, EC7898) [19SE], H6306 (EC8081, EC8082, 
        EC8083, EC8084, EC8085, EC8086, EC8087) [12OC], H6310 (EC8100, 
        EC8101, EC8102, EC8103, EC8104, EC8105, EC8106) [16OC], H6317 
        (EC8155), H6318 (EC8156, EC8157, EC8158, EC8159, EC8160, 
        EC8161, EC8162, EC8163, EC8164, EC8165, EC8166, EC8167, 
        EC8168, EC8169) [26OC]
      Farm Credit Administration, S1048 (EC5055) [27FE], S2083 
        (EC5475) [27MR], S3329 (EC6201) [21MY], S3629 (EC6313) [24MY], 
        H690 (EC4938) [9FE], H947 (EC5060) [21FE], H1426 (EC5341) 
        [20MR], H3361 (EC6231) [31MY], H3576 (EC6330) [6JN], H5760 
        (EC7444) [10SE], H5998 (EC7650) [13SE]
      Farm Credit Adminstration, H6303 (EC8051) [9OC]
      Farm Credit System Insurance Corp., S3629 (EC6314) [24MY], H22 
        (EC4519) [17JA]
      FBI, S6060 (EC7260) [10SE]
      FCC, S158 (EC4686, EC4687), S159 (EC4688, EC4689, EC4690) 
        [30JA], S349 (EC4925) [6FE], S1421 (EC5206) [6MR], S1733 
        (EC5373, EC5374, EC5375, EC5376) [15MR], S2240 (EC5555, 
        EC5556) [29MR], S2392 (EC5686) [17AP], S2493 (EC5713) [18AP], 
        S2601 (EC5783, EC5784) [23AP], S3082 (EC6029) [10MY], S3327 
        (EC6168, EC6169) [21MY], S3627 (EC6242), S3630 (EC6340) 
        [24MY], S4296 (EC6532) [19JN], S4673 (EC6678, EC6679) [27JN], 
        S4773 (EC6778, EC6780, EC6781, EC6782, EC6783, EC6784) [29JN], 
        S5046 (EC6858) [16JY], S5869 (EC7080, EC7081, EC7082, EC7083) 
        [1AU], S6544 (EC7689, EC7690, EC7691, EC7692, EC7693, EC7694, 
        EC7695), S6545 (EC7696, EC7697) [20SE], H76 (EC4598, EC4599) 
        [18JA], H439 (EC4813) [2FE], H511 (EC4864, EC4865, EC4866) 
        [6FE], H1015 (EC5115) [28FE], H1362 (EC5261) [13MR], H1425 
        (EC5322) [20MR], H1569 (EC5401, EC5402) [26MR], H1640 (EC5438) 
        [27MR], H2202 (EC5802) [26AP], H2266 (EC5843, EC5844) [27AP], 
        H2811 (EC6032, EC6033) [16MY], H3161 (EC6076) [18MY], H3659 
        (EC6363) [7JN], H3698 (EC6394) [8JN], H3705 (EC6443) [15JN], 
        H3913 (EC6521) [20JN], H4653 (EC6729) [29JN], H4682 (EC6741) 
        [9JY], H4773 (EC6809, EC6810) [10JY], H4826 (EC6854, EC6855) 
        [11JY], H4861 (EC6877, EC6878, EC6879, EC6880, EC6881) [12JY], 
        H5199 (EC7043) [24JY], H5524 (EC7147) [31JY], H5723 (EC7287, 
        EC7288, EC7289, EC7290) [7AU], H5761 (EC7465, EC7466) [10SE], 
        H5920 (EC7584) [12SE], H5998 (EC7647) [13SE], H6064 (EC7743, 
        EC7744, EC7745) [18SE], H6229 (EC7940) [20SE], H6325 (EC8224) 
        [6NO]
      FDA, S129 (EC4621, EC4622, EC4623, EC4624, EC4625) [26JA], S493 
        (EC4945) [9FE], S611 (EC4978) [14FE], S849 (EC5046) [16FE], 
        S1193 (EC5157) [1MR], S2240 (EC5542), S2241 (EC5581, EC5582) 
        [29MR], S2390 (EC5642, EC5643), S2391 (EC5644) [17AP], S3084 
        (EC6068, EC6069) [10MY], S3279 (EC6153) [17MY], S3328 (EC6193, 
        EC6194) [21MY], S3838 (EC6415) [7JN], S4297 (EC6557) [19JN], 
        S4949 (EC6840, EC6841) [12JY], S5210 (EC6895, EC6896) [19JY], 
        S5484 (EC6961) [26JY], S6059 (EC7241) [10SE], S6270 (EC7431, 
        EC7437, EC7438, EC7439) [12SE], S6543 (EC7650) [20SE], H439 
        (EC4808) [2FE], H638 (EC4906, EC4910, EC4911, EC4912) [8FE], 
        H950 (EC5084, EC5085) [24FE], H1208 (EC5183) [6MR], H1540 
        (EC5375) [22MR], H1640 (EC5435) [27MR], H1839 (EC5535, EC5536) 
        [16AP], H2063 (EC5745, EC5746) [24AP], H3697 (EC6385) [8JN], 
        H3732 (EC6459, EC6460) [18JN], H3980 (EC6594) [25JN], H4826 
        (EC6845) [11JY], H5199 (EC7041, EC7042) [24JY], H5523 (EC7140) 
        [31JY], H5761 (EC7461) [10SE], H6064 (EC7734, EC7735, EC7736) 
        [18SE], H6229 (EC7923) [20SE], H6272 (EC7997) [21SE]
      FDIC, S74 (EC4512) [24JA], S3780 (EC6344) [6JN], S4891 (EC6794) 
        [11JY], S5484 (EC6976) [26JY], S5975 (EC7133) [2AU], S6267 
        (EC7363) [12SE], H691 (EC4942) [9FE], H1841 (EC5585) [16AP], 
        H2711 (EC5993) [15MY], H4062 (EC6629) [26JN], H4602 (EC6710) 
        [28JN], H4653 (EC6724) [29JN], H5199 (EC7036) [24JY], H5721 
        (EC7242) [7AU], H6229 (EC7921) [20SE]
      FEC, S131 (EC4667) [26JA], S3781 (EC6379) [6JN], S4203 (EC6526) 
        [14JN], S6337 (EC7474) [13SE], H639 (EC4922, EC4926) [8FE], 
        H725 (EC5001) [14FE], H2122 (EC5782) [25AP], H3806 (EC6501) 
        [19JN], H3980 (EC6605) [25JN], H6150 (EC7903) [19SE]
      Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, S2726 (EC5839) [25AP], 
        H2122 (EC5793) [25AP]
      Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, S2241 
        (EC5580) [29MR], S4673 (EC6693) [27JN], H2063 (EC5743) [24AP], 
        H4826 (EC6841) [11JY]
      Federal Financing Bank, H22 (EC4520) [17JA]
      Federal Home Loan Banks, S2493 (EC5709) [18AP], S3629 (EC6299) 
        [24MY], S4296 (EC6541) [19JN], S4673 (EC6692, EC6698) [27JN], 
        S4892 (EC6798, EC6799, EC6800, EC6801, EC6802) [11JY], S5304 
        (EC6933) [24JY], S5485 (EC7002) [26JY], H2711 (EC5998) [15MY], 
        H3478 (EC6295) [5JN], H4062 (EC6630, EC6631) [26JN], H4827 
        (EC6862, EC6863) [11JY], H5129 (EC7028) [23JY], H5199 (EC7046, 
        EC7047, EC7048) [24JY]
      Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, H2123 (EC5796) [25AP]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency, S128 (EC4586) [26JA], S259 
        (EC4833, EC4834) [1FE], S1733 (EC5359) [15MR], S4149 (EC6488) 
        [13JN], H438 (EC4805) [2FE], H947 (EC5062, EC5063) [21FE], 
        H1913 (EC5660) [17AP], H2315 (EC5862) [7MY], H4602 (EC6700) 
        [28JN]
      Federal Labor Relations Authority, S130 (EC4649) [26JA], S1193 
        (EC5163) [1MR], S4150 (EC6513) [13JN], S4723 (EC6729), S4724 
        (EC6746) [28JN], H725 (EC5002) [14FE], H950 (EC5082) [24FE], 
        H3576 (EC6336) [6JN], H4155 (EC6693) [27JN], H5199 (EC7037) 
        [24JY]
      Federal Maritime Commission, S2392 (EC5690) [17AP], S3781 
        (EC6366) [6JN], H22 (EC4521) [17JA], H2122 (EC5787) [25AP], 
        H2440 (EC5900) [8MY], H4155 (EC6694) [27JN]
      Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, H691 (EC4951) [9FE]
      Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, H2711 (EC5999) 
        [15MY]
      Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, S2726 
        (EC5839) [25AP], H2122 (EC5793) [25AP]
      Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, S1193 (EC5164) 
        [1MR], S2921 (EC5953) [7MY], H76 (EC4607) [18JA], H1841 
        (EC5586) [16AP], H3659 (EC6368) [7JN]
      Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, H2123 
        (EC5796) [25AP]
      FEMA, S38 (EC4428) [23JA], S73 (EC4498, EC4499, EC4500, EC4504, 
        EC4505) [24JA], S128 (EC4601, EC4602), S129 (EC4603) [26JA], 
        S162 (EC4777) [30JA], S206 (EC4793) [31JA], S259 (EC4835, 
        EC4836), S260 (EC4837) [1FE], S1048 (EC5064, EC5065, EC5066, 
        EC5067, EC5068) [27FE], S1539 (EC5300, EC5301) [8MR], S2389 
        (EC5616) [17AP], S2493 (EC5703, EC5704, EC5705, EC5706, 
        EC5710, EC5711) [18AP], S2655 (EC5797) [24AP], S2921 (EC5955) 
        [7MY], S3041 (EC6021) [9MY], S3083 (EC6058, EC6059) [10MY], 
        S3328 (EC6185) [21MY], S3514 (EC6239) [23MY], S3629 (EC6296, 
        EC6297, EC6298) [24MY], S3837 (EC6393) [7JN], S4673 (EC6697) 
        [27JN], S5303 (EC6924, EC6925) [24JY], S5485 (EC6998) [26JY], 
        S5870 (EC7099) [1AU], S5975 (EC7125, EC7132) [2AU], S6056 
        (EC7162, EC7163, EC7164, EC7165, EC7166) [10SE], S6266 
        (EC7347, EC7348, EC7349, EC7350), S6267 (EC7361, EC7362) 
        [12SE], S6337 (EC7459) [13SE], S6624 (EC7700) [21SE], H21 
        (EC4470) [17JA], H157 (EC4662, EC4663) [24JA], H180 (EC4693) 
        [25JA], H372 (EC4764, EC4765) [1FE], H511 (EC4860) [6FE], H566 
        (EC4878) [7FE], H725 (EC4991, EC4992) [14FE], H800 (EC5005) 
        [15FE], H949 (EC5077, EC5078) [24FE], H1099 (EC5134, EC5135) 
        [29FE], H1132 (EC5148) [1MR], H1425 (EC5316, EC5317, EC5318, 
        EC5319) [20MR], H1540 (EC5368) [22MR], H1640 (EC5430, EC5431) 
        [27MR], H2440 (EC5887, EC5888) [8MY], H2811 (EC6027) [16MY], 
        H3101 (EC6061) [17MY], H3160 (EC6071, EC6072, EC6073, EC6074) 
        [18MY], H3263 (EC6174, EC6175) [30MY], H3361 (EC6220, EC6221) 
        [31MY], H3576 (EC6334) [6JN], H3980 (EC6583, EC6584) [25JN], 
        H4653 (EC6722, EC6723) [29JN], H5007 (EC6958) [18JY], H5721 
        (EC7234, EC7235, EC7236, EC7237, EC7238, EC7239), H5726 
        (EC7387), H5727 (EC7424) [7AU], H5761 (EC7451) [10SE], H5997 
        (EC7638, EC7639), H5998 (EC7640) [13SE], H6058 (EC7675, 
        EC7676, EC7677, EC7678) [14SE], H6064 (EC7724, EC7725) [18SE], 
        H6150 (EC7888) [19SE], H6303 (EC8052) [9OC]
      FERC, S349 (EC4914) [6FE], S1049 (EC5074) [27FE], S1458 (EC5228) 
        [7MR], S2390 (EC5618), S2391 (EC5649) [17AP], S3083 (EC6061), 
        S3084 (EC6062) [10MY], S3278 (EC6131) [17MY], S3328 (EC6187) 
        [21MY], S3629 (EC6312), S3630 (EC6341) [24MY], S3974 (EC6419) 
        [12JN], S4892 (EC6806) [11JY], S6056 (EC7168, EC7171) [10SE], 
        S6267 (EC7371) [12SE], H950 (EC5086) [24FE], H1426 (EC5323, 
        EC5324) [20MR], H2266 (EC5845) [27AP], H2811 (EC6036) [16MY], 
        H3403 (EC6258) [1JN], H3576 (EC6341) [6JN], H3659 (EC6364) 
        [7JN], H3698 (EC6395) [8JN], H4773 (EC6811) [10JY], H5199 
        (EC7044) [24JY], H5761 (EC7458, EC7467) [10SE]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council, H3805 (EC6484, EC6485) 
        [19JN]
      Financing Corp., H1208 (EC5185) [6MR]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, S3975 (EC6444) [12JN]
      Forest Service, S611 (EC4967) [14FE], S2239 (EC5526) [29MR], 
        S2545 (EC5756) [19AP], S5133 (EC6868) [18JY], H2203 (EC5813) 
        [26AP]
      Foundation of Japanese Honorary Debts, H439 (EC4816) [2FE], 
        H2565 (EC5929) [9MY], H5723 (EC7300) [7AU]
      FRS, S1458 (EC5227) [7MR], S1679 (EC5340) [14MR], S2391 (EC5654) 
        [17AP], S2921 (EC5956) [7MY], S3513 (EC6213, EC6214) [23MY], 
        S4723 (EC6730) [28JN], S4891 (EC6793) [11JY], S5210 (EC6886) 
        [19JY], H2063 (EC5754) [24AP], H3361 (EC6229) [31MY], H3805 
        (EC6482) [19JN], H4826 (EC6838) [11JY], H5199 (EC7035) [24JY], 
        H5627 (EC7150) [1AU], H6309 (EC8091) [16OC]
      FTC, S130 (EC4630) [26JA], S158 (EC4682) [30JA], S349 (EC4922) 
        [6FE], S493 (EC4933) [9FE], S849 (EC5052) [16FE], S2391 
        (EC5655) [17AP], S4296 (EC6528), S4297 (EC6559, EC6564) 
        [19JN], S5867 (EC7029) [1AU], H22 (EC4490), H23 (EC4522) 
        [17JA], H180 (EC4705), H181 (EC4716) [25JA], H950 (EC5091) 
        [24FE], H1099 (EC5138) [29FE], H2202 (EC5807) [26AP], H2811 
        (EC6039) [16MY], H4868 (EC6920, EC6923) [13JY], H5723 (EC7291) 
        [7AU], H6064 (EC7746) [18SE]
      GAO, S2391 (EC5657) [17AP], H2122 (EC5783) [25AP]
      GSA, S40 (EC4475, EC4476, EC4477, EC4478, EC4479, EC4480), S41 
        (EC4481, EC4482, EC4483) [23JA], S130 (EC4632) [26JA], S611 
        (EC4984) [14FE], S1193 (EC5165, EC5166), S1194 (EC5167, 
        EC5168, EC5169, EC5170, EC5171, EC5172, EC5173, EC5174, 
        EC5175) [1MR], S1458 (EC5238, EC5239, EC5240) [7MR], S2494 
        (EC5737) [18AP], S2600 (EC5771), S2601 (EC5772, EC5773, 
        EC5774, EC5775, EC5776, EC5777) [23AP], S3084 (EC6070) [10MY], 
        S3279 (EC6155, EC6156, EC6157, EC6158) [17MY], S3781 (EC6380) 
        [6JN], S5484 (EC6962, EC6963, EC6964, EC6965, EC6966, EC6967, 
        EC6968, EC6969) [26JY], S6337 (EC7466) [13SE], S6543 (EC7656, 
        EC7657, EC7658, EC7659, EC7660, EC7661) [20SE], H439 (EC4820, 
        EC4821, EC4822) [2FE], H511 (EC4867, EC4868, EC4869, EC4870, 
        EC4871, EC4872) [6FE], H639 (EC4923) [8FE], H1152 (EC5169) 
        [5MR], H1389 (EC5294, EC5295, EC5296, EC5297, EC5298, EC5299), 
        H1390 (EC5308) [19MR], H1541 (EC5388, EC5389) [22MR], H1569 
        (EC5405, EC5406, EC5407) [26MR], H1802 (EC5487, EC5488) 
        [29MR], H2266 (EC5848) [27AP], H2315 (EC5871, EC5872) [7MY], 
        H2440 (EC5901, EC5902, EC5903, EC5904) [8MY], H3161 (EC6079) 
        [18MY], H3659 (EC6369, EC6370, EC6371, EC6372) [7JN], H4062 
        (EC6632) [26JN], H5330 (EC7133) [30JY], H5724 (EC7347, EC7348, 
        EC7349, EC7350, EC7351, EC7352, EC7353, EC7354) [7AU], H6272 
        (EC7998) [21SE], H6311 (EC8110) [19OC]
      House of Representatives, H23 (EC4525, EC4526) [17JA], H695 
        (EC4972) [13FE], H1841 (EC5593) [16AP], H2440 (EC5906) [8MY], 
        H3981 (EC6609, EC6610) [25JN], H4683 (EC6771) [9JY], H6284 
        (EC8018) [25SE]
      International Boundary and Water Commission, H2063 (EC5755) 
        [24AP]
      Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, S3629 (EC6316) 
        [24MY], H4155 (EC6695) [27JN]
      IRS, S39 (EC4446, EC4447, EC4448, EC4449, EC4450, EC4451, 
        EC4452), S40 (EC4453, EC4454, EC4455, EC4456, EC4459, EC4461) 
        [23JA], S126 (EC4546, EC4547, EC4548, EC4549), S127 (EC4550, 
        EC4551, EC4552, EC4553, EC4554, EC4555, EC4556, EC4557, 
        EC4558, EC4559), S129 (EC4606) [26JA], S206 (EC4802), S207 
        (EC4803) [31JA], S260 (EC4852) [1FE], S493 (EC4940, EC4941, 
        EC4942) [9FE], S849 (EC5040, EC5041, EC5042, EC5043) [16FE], 
        S1049 (EC5078, EC5079) [27FE], S1146 (EC5135, EC5136, EC5137, 
        EC5138) [29FE], S1373 (EC5187, EC5188) [2MR], S1421 (EC5197, 
        EC5198) [6MR], S1458 (EC5234) [7MR], S1679 (EC5348, EC5349, 
        EC5350) [14MR], S2084 (EC5492, EC5493) [27MR], S2390 (EC5631, 
        EC5632, EC5633, EC5634) [17AP], S2494 (EC5729, EC5730, EC5731) 
        [18AP], S2544 (EC5745, EC5746) [19AP], S2726 (EC5837, EC5838) 
        [25AP], S2921 (EC5940, EC5941, EC5942, EC5943, EC5944) [7MY], 
        S3083 (EC6042, EC6043, EC6045, EC6046) [10MY], S3279 (EC6142, 
        EC6143, EC6144) [17MY], S3514 (EC6226) [23MY], S3629 (EC6309, 
        EC6310) [24MY], S3781 (EC6361, EC6362) [6JN], S3838 (EC6405) 
        [7JN], S4150 (EC6498, EC6499, EC6500) [13JN], S4297 (EC6551) 
        [19JN], S4724 (EC6739, EC6740, EC6741, EC6742, EC6743, EC6744) 
        [28JN], S4892 (EC6811, EC6812, EC6813, EC6814, EC6815, EC6816, 
        EC6817, EC6818) [11JY], S5210 (EC6891, EC6892) [19JY], S5483 
        (EC6946, EC6947) [26JY], S5658 (EC7014, EC7015) [30JY], S5869 
        (EC7090), S5870 (EC7091, EC7092, EC7093) [1AU], S6058 (EC7203, 
        EC7204, EC7205) [10SE], S6269 (EC7428, EC7429) [12SE], S6542 
        (EC7630, EC7631, EC7632, EC7633, EC7634, EC7635, EC7636, 
        EC7637, EC7638, EC7639) [20SE], H25 (EC4588, EC4589, EC4590, 
        EC4591) [17JA], H77 (EC4616, EC4617) [18JA], H82 (EC4628, 
        EC4629) [19JA], H113 (EC4660) [23JA], H157 (EC4685, EC4686, 
        EC4687), H158 (EC4688, EC4689, EC4690) [24JA], H691 (EC4956, 
        EC4957, EC4958, EC4959, EC4960, EC4961) [9FE], H696 (EC4981, 
        EC4982, EC4983) [13FE], H943 (EC5051, EC5052, EC5053) [17FE], 
        H965 (EC5112, EC5113) [27FE], H1016 (EC5130) [28FE], H1099 
        (EC5142, EC5143, EC5144) [29FE], H1133 (EC5165) [1MR], H1152 
        (EC5180) [5MR], H1208 (EC5189, EC5190, EC5191) [6MR], H1426 
        (EC5325) [20MR], H1496 (EC5359, EC5360, EC5361, EC5362, 
        EC5363, EC5364) [21MR], H1570 (EC5425, EC5426) [26MR], H1640 
        (EC5454, EC5455) [27MR], H1913 (EC5667) [17AP], H1976 (EC5684, 
        EC5686) [18AP], H2122 (EC5789, EC5790, EC5791) [25AP], H2202 
        (EC5803) [26AP], H2266 (EC5854, EC5855, EC5856) [27AP], H2811 
        (EC6043) [16MY], H3166 (EC6098, EC6099) [22MY], H3171 (EC6131, 
        EC6132) [25MY], H3176 (EC6167, EC6168, EC6169, EC6170, EC6171) 
        [29MY], H3577 (EC6356, EC6357, EC6358, EC6359, EC6360, EC6361) 
        [6JN], H3660 (EC6380) [7JN], H3698 (EC6398, EC6399) [8JN], 
        H3706 (EC6452) [15JN], H3732 (EC6473, EC6474, EC6475) [18JN], 
        H3981 (EC6614, EC6615) [25JN], H4602 (EC6718), H4603 (EC6719, 
        EC6720, EC6721) [28JN], H4683 (EC6791) [9JY], H4868 (EC6929, 
        EC6930) [13JY], H4906 (EC6937, EC6938, EC6939, EC6940, EC6941, 
        EC6942, EC6943, EC6944, EC6945, EC6946) [17JY], H5200 (EC7062, 
        EC7063) [24JY], H5326 (EC7117, EC7118) [26JY], H5524 (EC7148, 
        EC7149) [31JY], H5727 (EC7416, EC7417, EC7418, EC7419, EC7420, 
        EC7421, EC7422) [7AU], H5999 (EC7673) [13SE], H6068 (EC7841, 
        EC7842, EC7843, EC7844, EC7845, EC7846) [18SE], H6230 (EC7957, 
        EC7958, EC7959, EC7960) [20SE], H6273 (EC8015, EC8016) [21SE], 
        H6297 (EC8027) [28SE], H6304 (EC8067) [9OC], H6319 (EC8171) 
        [30OC]
      ITC, S849 (EC5039) [16FE], S5483 (EC6949) [26JY], H5627 (EC7165) 
        [1AU]
      James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, S1613 (EC5334) 
        [13MR]
      Joint Chiefs of Staff, S40 (EC4463) [23JA], S3837 (EC6386) 
        [7JN], S4673 (EC6680) [27JN]
      Judicial Conference of the U.S., S6337 (EC7471) [13SE], H5762 
        (EC7504) [10SE]
      Library of Congress, S131 (EC4666) [26JA], S5484 (EC6986) [26JY]
      Little League Baseball, Inc., H965 (EC5109) [27FE]
      Maritime Administration, S611 (EC4993) [14FE]
      Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission, S4364 (EC6574) 
        [20JN]
      Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, S1847 (EC5396) 
        [20MR], H1975 (EC5672) [18AP], H5007 (EC6968) [18JY]
      Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, S2084 (EC5494) [27MR], 
        S4417 (EC6646) [21JN], H1844 (EC5656) [16AP], H4827 (EC6871) 
        [11JY]
      Merit Systems Protection Board, S1193 (EC5161) [1MR], H2203 
        (EC5809) [26AP]
      Millennium Challenge Corp., S3781 (EC6382) [6JN]
      NASA, S41 (EC4488) [23JA], S158 (EC4681) [30JA], S260 (EC4842) 
        [1FE], S322 (EC4891) [2FE], S611 (EC4992) [14FE], S850 
        (EC5054) [16FE], S2166 (EC5512, EC5513) [28MR], S4296 (EC6529) 
        [19JN], S5046 (EC6865) [16JY], S6544 (EC7685) [20SE], H217 
        (EC4756) [31JA], H950 (EC5094) [24FE], H1152 (EC5178, EC5179) 
        [5MR], H1208 (EC5187) [6MR], H1495 (EC5354, EC5355) [21MR], 
        H1843 (EC5651), H1844 (EC5652) [16AP], H4155 (EC6697) [27JN], 
        H4683 (EC6789, EC6790) [9JY], H5330 (EC7134) [30JY], H5999 
        (EC7672) [13SE]
      National Archives and Records Administration, S130 (EC4631) 
        [26JA], S4950 (EC6847) [12JY], H439 (EC4823) [2FE], H5199 
        (EC7049) [24JY]
      National Capital Planning Commission, S130 (EC4653) [26JA]
      National Capitol Planning Commission, H5998 (EC7651) [13SE]
      National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, H1015 
        (EC5116) [28FE]
      National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, H5129 
        (EC7029) [23JY]
      National Council on the Arts, H1810 (EC5508) [30MR]
      National Credit Union Administration, S73 (EC4497) [24JA], S128 
        (EC4587) [26JA], S162 (EC4774) [30JA], S3329 (EC6202) [21MY], 
        S3629 (EC6315) [24MY], S4416 (EC6632, EC6633) [21JN], S4723 
        (EC6709) [28JN], H23 (EC4523) [17JA], H112 (EC4633, EC4634) 
        [23JA], H186 (EC4726) [27JA], H800 (EC5006, EC5007) [15FE], 
        H2440 (EC5889) [8MY], H2662 (EC5976) [11MY], H4773 (EC6798) 
        [10JY], H5007 (EC6959, EC6960) [18JY], H5721 (EC7243) [7AU]
      National Endowment for the Arts, S260 (EC4856) [1FE], S1613 
        (EC5329) [13MR], S3630 (EC6339) [24MY], H4602 (EC6711) [28JN]
      National Endowment for the Humanities, H2316 (EC5873) [7MY]
      National Healthcare Workforce Commission, S2391 (EC5645) [17AP]
      National Indian Gaming Commission, S611 (EC4985, EC4986) [14FE], 
        H1152 (EC5172, EC5173) [5MR], H2203 (EC5810) [26AP]
      National Park Service, S74 (EC4519) [24JA], S1049 (EC5075) 
        [27FE], S4892 (EC6805) [11JY], S6449 (EC7581) [19SE]
      National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust, S1146 (EC5134) 
        [29FE]
      National Safety Council, H217 (EC4762) [31JA]
      National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 
        H6310 (EC8099) [16OC]
      National Tropical Botanical Garden, S4950 (EC6849) [12JY], H5290 
        (EC7097) [25JY]
      Naval Sea Cadet Corps, H3478 (EC6296) [5JN]
      NeighborWorks America, H1841 (EC5587) [16AP]
      NIH, S6270 (EC7432) [12SE], H6272 (EC7996) [21SE]
      NLRB, S40 (EC4474) [23JA], S2391 (EC5661) [17AP], S4150 (EC6512) 
        [13JN], S4296 (EC6537) [19JN], H438 (EC4806) [2FE], H2440 
        (EC5905) [8MY], H4602 (EC6712) [28JN], H4861 (EC6873, EC6894) 
        [12JY]
      NOAA, S161 (EC4747, EC4748, EC4749, EC4750, EC4751, EC4752, 
        EC4753, EC4754, EC4755), S162 (EC4756, EC4757, EC4758, EC4759, 
        EC4760, EC4761, EC4762, EC4763, EC4764, EC4765, EC4766, 
        EC4767, EC4768, EC4769, EC4770) [30JA], S207 (EC4805, EC4806, 
        EC4807, EC4808, EC4809, EC4810, EC4811, EC4812, EC4813, 
        EC4814, EC4815) [31JA], S349 (EC4923, EC4924) [6FE], S493 
        (EC4949, EC4950, EC4951, EC4952, EC4953, EC4954), S494 
        (EC4955, EC4956) [9FE], S612 (EC4997) [14FE], S850 (EC5053) 
        [16FE], S1088 (EC5100) [28FE], S1421 (EC5205, EC5207, EC5208, 
        EC5209, EC5210, EC5211, EC5212, EC5213, EC5214, EC5215, 
        EC5216, EC5217, EC5218, EC5219, EC5220), S1422 (EC5221, 
        EC5222) [6MR], S1930 (EC5402, EC5403, EC5404, EC5405, EC5406), 
        S1931 (EC5408, EC5409, EC5410, EC5411, EC5412) [21MR], S2000 
        (EC5466, EC5467, EC5468, EC5469, EC5470, EC5471, EC5472, 
        EC5473, EC5474) [22MR], S2165 (EC5502, EC5503, EC5504, EC5505, 
        EC5506, EC5507, EC5508, EC5509), S2166 (EC5510, EC5515) 
        [28MR], S2240 (EC5557) [29MR], S2391 (EC5670, EC5671, EC5672, 
        EC5673), S2392 (EC5674, EC5675, EC5676, EC5677, EC5678, 
        EC5679, EC5680, EC5681, EC5682, EC5683, EC5684, EC5685, 
        EC5689) [17AP], S2494 (EC5715) [18AP], S2600 (EC5759) [23AP], 
        S2818 (EC5888), S2819 (EC5906, EC5907, EC5908, EC5909, EC5910, 
        EC5911, EC5912, EC5913, EC5914, EC5915, EC5916, EC5917, 
        EC5918, EC5919, EC5920) [26AP], S3082 (EC6030) [10MY], S3327 
        (EC6171, EC6172, EC6173), S3328 (EC6174, EC6175, EC6176, 
        EC6177, EC6178, EC6179, EC6180, EC6181) [21MY], S3627 (EC6243, 
        EC6244, EC6245), S3628 (EC6287) [24MY], S4296 (EC6533, EC6534, 
        EC6535, EC6536) [19JN], S4364 (EC6591, EC6592) [20JN], S4772 
        (EC6757, EC6758, EC6759, EC6760, EC6761, EC6762, EC6763, 
        EC6764, EC6765, EC6766, EC6767, EC6768, EC6769) [29JN], S5046 
        (EC6859, EC6863, EC6864) [16JY], S5211 (EC6901, EC6902, 
        EC6903, EC6904, EC6905, EC6906, EC6907, EC6908, EC6909) 
        [19JY], S5867 (EC7027, EC7028) [1AU], S5974 (EC7116, EC7117), 
        S5975 (EC7118, EC7119, EC7120, EC7121, EC7122, EC7123) [2AU], 
        S6338 (EC7484, EC7485, EC7486, EC7487, EC7488, EC7489, EC7490, 
        EC7491, EC7492, EC7493, EC7494, EC7495, EC7496, EC7497, 
        EC7498, EC7499, EC7500), S6339 (EC7501, EC7502, EC7503, 
        EC7504, EC7505, EC7506, EC7507, EC7508, EC7509, EC7510) 
        [13SE], S6624 (EC7705, EC7706, EC7707, EC7708, EC7709, EC7710, 
        EC7711, EC7712, EC7713) [21SE], H23 (EC4529, EC4530, EC4531, 
        EC4532, EC4533, EC4534, EC4535, EC4536, EC4537, EC4538, 
        EC4539, EC4540, EC4541, EC4542, EC4543) [17JA], H76 (EC4608, 
        EC4609) [18JA], H82 (EC4622, EC4623, EC4624) [19JA], H112 
        (EC4646), H113 (EC4647, EC4648, EC4649, EC4650, EC4651, 
        EC4652, EC4653, EC4654) [23JA], H373 (EC4792, EC4793, EC4794, 
        EC4795, EC4796, EC4797, EC4798, EC4799, EC4800) [1FE], H567 
        (EC4887, EC4888, EC4889, EC4890) [7FE], H639 (EC4927, EC4928) 
        [8FE], H695 (EC4974, EC4975), H696 (EC4976, EC4977, EC4978) 
        [13FE], H800 (EC5015), H801 (EC5016, EC5017, EC5018, EC5019, 
        EC5020, EC5021, EC5022, EC5023) [15FE], H948 (EC5071) [21FE], 
        H950 (EC5090) [24FE], H1016 (EC5122, EC5123) [28FE], H1152 
        (EC5174, EC5175, EC5176) [5MR], H1362 (EC5264, EC5265, EC5266) 
        [13MR], H1426 (EC5335, EC5337, EC5338) [20MR], H1569 (EC5408, 
        EC5409, EC5410), H1570 (EC5411, EC5412, EC5413, EC5414) 
        [26MR], H1640 (EC5443, EC5444, EC5445, EC5446) [27MR], H1841 
        (EC5597), H1842 (EC5598, EC5599, EC5600, EC5601, EC5602, 
        EC5603, EC5604, EC5605, EC5606, EC5607, EC5608) [16AP], H2039 
        (EC5730, EC5731, EC5732) [23AP], H2063 (EC5757, EC5758, 
        EC5759, EC5760) [24AP], H2203 (EC5814) [26AP], H2316 (EC5876, 
        EC5877, EC5878, EC5879, EC5880, EC5881) [7MY], H2441 (EC5907, 
        EC5908, EC5909, EC5910, EC5911) [8MY], H2565 (EC5930, EC5931, 
        EC5932, EC5933, EC5934) [9MY], H2644 (EC5960, EC5961, EC5962) 
        [10MY], H2662 (EC5978, EC5979, EC5980, EC5981, EC5982, EC5983, 
        EC5984) [11MY], H2712 (EC6003, EC6004) [15MY], H2811 (EC6037) 
        [16MY], H3166 (EC6091) [22MY], H3361 (EC6232, EC6233, EC6234, 
        EC6235, EC6236, EC6237, EC6238, EC6239, EC6240) [31MY], H3702 
        (EC6427, EC6428, EC6429, EC6430, EC6431) [12JN], H4653 
        (EC6737) [29JN], H4827 (EC6867) [11JY], H4861 (EC6897, EC6898, 
        EC6899, EC6900, EC6901), H4862 (EC6902, EC6903, EC6904, 
        EC6905, EC6906, EC6907, EC6908, EC6909) [12JY], H5008 
        (EC69723, EC69724) [18JY], H5076 (EC6994, EC6995, EC6996, 
        EC6997, EC6998) [19JY], H5290 (EC7090, EC7091) [25JY], H5325 
        (EC7104, EC7105, EC7106) [26JY], H5627 (EC7155) [1AU], H5725 
        (EC7360, EC7361, EC7362, EC7363, EC7364, EC7365, EC7366, 
        EC7367, EC7368, EC7369, EC7370, EC7371, EC7372, EC7373, 
        EC7374, EC7375, EC7376, EC7377, EC7378) [7AU], H5762 (EC7499) 
        [10SE], H5921 (EC7618, EC7619, EC7620, EC7621, EC7622) [12SE], 
        H6058 (EC7681, EC7682, EC7683, EC7684, EC7685, EC7686) [14SE], 
        H6065 (EC7754, EC7755, EC7756, EC7757, EC7758, EC7759, EC7760, 
        EC7761, EC7762, EC7763, EC7764, EC7765) [18SE], H6272 
        (EC8002), H6273 (EC8003, EC8004, EC8005, EC8006, EC8007) 
        [21SE], H6301 (EC8043, EC8044), H6302 (EC8045, EC8046, EC8047) 
        [5OC], H6304 (EC8065) [9OC]
      NRC, S74 (EC4521, EC4522, EC4523) [24JA], S126 (EC4542) [26JA], 
        S163 (EC4779) [30JA], S260 (EC4844) [1FE], S349 (EC4915) 
        [6FE], S1049 (EC5076) [27FE], S1087 (EC5095, EC5096) [28FE], 
        S1458 (EC5231) [7MR], S1679 (EC5345, EC5346) [14MR], S1847 
        (EC5390) [20MR], S2239 (EC5532, EC5533), S2240 (EC5564) 
        [29MR], S2390 (EC5623, EC5624, EC5625), S2391 (EC5651) [17AP], 
        S2600 (EC5758) [23AP], S2725 (EC5818, EC5819, EC5820) [25AP], 
        S2817 (EC5864) [26AP], S3083 (EC6039, EC6040, EC6041) [10MY], 
        S3278 (EC6132) [17MY], S3328 (EC6189, EC6190) [21MY], S3629 
        (EC6308) [24MY], S3780 (EC6353, EC6354) [6JN], S3837 (EC6398, 
        EC6399, EC6400, EC6401), S3838 (EC6402) [7JN], S3975 (EC6432) 
        [12JN], S4364 (EC6571, EC6572) [20JN], S4417 (EC6644) [21JN], 
        S4673 (EC6699, EC6700) [27JN], S5483 (EC6941, EC6943, EC6944, 
        EC6945) [26JY], S5657 (EC7004, EC7005) [30JY], S5869 (EC7088) 
        [1AU], S6057 (EC7174, EC7175, EC7176, EC7177), S6059 (EC7248) 
        [10SE], S6268 (EC7398, EC7399, EC7400, EC7401) [12SE], S6450 
        (EC7617, EC7618) [19SE], S6624 (EC7718) [21SE], H22 (EC4491, 
        EC4492, EC4493) [17JA], H186 (EC4728) [27JA], H566 (EC4884), 
        H567 (EC4885) [7FE], H639 (EC4913) [8FE], H725 (EC4999) 
        [14FE], H948 (EC5069) [21FE], H1132 (EC5152) [1MR], H1362 
        (EC5262) [13MR], H1569 (EC5404) [26MR], H1640 (EC5439) [27MR], 
        H1840 (EC5561, EC5562), H1841 (EC5588), H1844 (EC5657) [16AP], 
        H2028 (EC5699, EC5700) [19AP], H2122 (EC5784) [25AP], H2315 
        (EC5866, EC5867, EC5868) [7MY], H3101 (EC6056) [17MY], H3161 
        (EC6077, EC6078) [18MY], H3176 (EC6142) [29MY], H3361 (EC6226) 
        [31MY], H3659 (EC6365, EC6366, EC6367) [7JN], H3732 (EC6464) 
        [18JN], H3805 (EC6494, EC6495) [19JN], H3980 (EC6598) [25JN], 
        H4155 (EC6681) [27JN], H4653 (EC6730, EC6731, EC6732, EC6733) 
        [29JN], H4682 (EC6742, EC6743, EC6744) [9JY], H4861 (EC6882, 
        EC6883) [12JY], H5007 (EC6969) [18JY], H5723 (EC7292, EC7293, 
        EC7294, EC7295, EC7296, EC7297, EC7298, EC7299) [7AU], H5920 
        (EC7585) [12SE], H5998 (EC7648) [13SE], H6065 (EC7747, EC7748, 
        EC7749, EC7750) [18SE], H6229 (EC7941) [20SE], H6272 (EC7991, 
        EC7992, EC7993) [21SE], H6299 (EC8033) [2OC], H6309 (EC8096) 
        [16OC], H6311 (EC8108) [19OC]
      NSF, S130 (EC4654) [26JA], S260 (EC4857) [1FE], H2711 (EC6000) 
        [15MY]
      NTSB, S158 (EC4678) [30JA], S5484 (EC6974) [26JY], S6060 
        (EC7249) [10SE], S6337 (EC7456) [13SE], H567 (EC4886) [7FE], 
        H5724 (EC7355) [7AU], H5762 (EC7495) [10SE], H5858 (EC7553) 
        [11SE], H6325 (EC8229), H6326 (EC8236, EC8237) [6NO]
      Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, S1613 (EC5333) 
        [13MR], H1802 (EC5474) [29MR]
      Office of Government Ethics, S4724 (EC6747) [28JN], H4827 
        (EC6864) [11JY]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy, S611 (EC4990) [14FE], 
        H1099 (EC5139) [29FE], H2266 (EC5853) [27AP], H3732 (EC6461, 
        EC6472) [18JN], H5199 (EC7057) [24JY], H5724 (EC7356) [7AU]
      Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, S1194 (EC5176) 
        [1MR], H1272 (EC5213) [7MR], H2063 (EC5756) [24AP]
      Office of Special Counsel, H2711 (EC6001) [15MY], H5725 (EC7357) 
        [7AU]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence, S6338 (EC7478, 
        EC7479) [13SE]
      Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
        Reconstruction, S2083 (EC5481, EC5482) [27MR], H1132 (EC5156) 
        [1MR], H1841 (EC5576, EC5577) [16AP], H3361 (EC6228) [31MY], 
        H5723 (EC7316) [7AU]
      Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, 
        H639 (EC4919) [8FE], H1209 (EC5193) [6MR], H3101 (EC6057, 
        EC6068) [17MY], H3362 (EC6248) [31MY], H3403 (EC6266) [1JN], 
        H5727 (EC7433) [7AU]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, S5658 (EC7013) [30JY], 
        H1272 (EC5216) [7MR], H1496 (EC5357) [21MR]
      OMB, S41 (EC4484, EC4485) [23JA], S74 (EC4516) [24JA], S163 
        (EC4785) [30JA], S1458 (EC5237) [7MR], S5975 (EC7134) [2AU], 
        S6059 (EC7246, EC7247) [10SE], S6106 (EC7322) [11SE], S6267 
        (EC7358) [12SE], H180 (EC4695), H181 (EC4712, EC4713) [25JA], 
        H943 (EC5054) [17FE], H1016 (EC5121) [28FE], H5858 (EC7554, 
        EC7555) [11SE], H5998 (EC7652) [13SE], H6064 (EC7729) [18SE], 
        H6228 (EC7917) [20SE]
      OPIC, H2028 (EC5705) [19AP]
      OPM, S130 (EC4650) [26JA], S1733 (EC5370) [15MR], S3084 (EC6071, 
        EC6072) [10MY], S3976 (EC6473, EC6477, EC6478, EC6479) [12JN], 
        S4150 (EC6510, EC6511) [13JN], S4723 (EC6721) [28JN], H181 
        (EC4711) [25JA], H1841 (EC5589) [16AP], H3706 (EC6447) [15JN], 
        H4155 (EC6696) [27JN], H4827 (EC6865) [11JY]
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, H5723 
        (EC7315) [7AU]
      OSHA, S2240 (EC5541) [29MR], S2600 (EC5770) [23AP], S5133 
        (EC6877, EC6878) [18JY], S6059 (EC7243) [10SE], S6544 (EC7686) 
        [20SE], H2028 (EC5696, EC5697) [19AP], H5199 (EC7038) [24JY], 
        H5998 (EC7646) [13SE], H6064 (EC7731) [18SE]
      Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, S5870 (EC7097) 
        [1AU], H4868 (EC6915) [13JY], H5721 (EC7248) [7AU]
      Peace Corps, S2391 (EC5652) [17AP], S4297 (EC6561) [19JN], H2028 
        (EC5706) [19AP], H4861 (EC6895) [12JY], H6310 (EC8097) [16OC]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., S129 (EC4620) [26JA], S260 
        (EC4854, EC4855) [1FE], S1147 (EC5148) [29FE], S1193 (EC5155) 
        [1MR], S2391 (EC5648) [17AP], S2921 (EC5952) [7MY], S3838 
        (EC6414) [7JN], S4949 (EC6839) [12JY], S6059 (EC7242) [10SE], 
        S6270 (EC7434) [12SE], H372 (EC4767) [1FE], H950 (EC5087) 
        [24FE], H1540 (EC5371) [22MR], H2266 (EC5838) [27AP], H3361 
        (EC6225) [31MY], H4653 (EC6727) [29JN], H5199 (EC7039) [24JY], 
        H5330 (EC7123) [30JY], H5858 (EC7544) [11SE], H6064 (EC7732) 
        [18SE], H6313 (EC8131) [23OC]
      Postal Regulatory Commission, H2316 (EC5875) [7MY]
      Postal Service, S1193 (EC5162) [1MR], S5484 (EC6975) [26JY], 
        H1099 (EC5140) [29FE], H3980 (EC6606) [25JN]
      Potomac Electric Power Co., H3980 (EC6595) [25JN]
      Railroad Retirement Board, S849 (EC5048, EC5049) [16FE], S2241 
        (EC5578) [29MR], S3781 (EC6365) [6JN], S4949 (EC6842) [12JY], 
        S5870 (EC7096) [1AU], S6059 (EC7238) [10SE], S6270 (EC7440) 
        [12SE], S6543 (EC7653) [20SE], H639 (EC4924, EC4925) [8FE], 
        H1426 (EC5334, EC5342) [20MR], H1841 (EC5591) [16AP], H2029 
        (EC5707) [19AP], H3913 (EC6532) [20JN], H5008 (EC69725, 
        EC697256) [18JY], H6149 (EC7881) [19SE], H6230 (EC7961, 
        EC7962) [20SE]
      Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, H2039 (EC5728) 
        [23AP]
      Resolution Funding Corp., H1152 (EC5170) [5MR]
      Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission, S2240 (EC5543) [29MR], 
        H1841 (EC5592) [16AP]
      SBA, S41 (EC4489) [23JA], S131 (EC4669, EC4670) [26JA], S322 
        (EC4884) [2FE], S1194 (EC5177) [1MR], S2241 (EC5567) [29MR], 
        S2391 (EC5668, EC5669) [17AP], S3329 (EC6203, EC6204) [21MY], 
        S4150 (EC6514) [13JN], S5484 (EC6987), S5485 (EC6988, EC6989, 
        EC6990) [26JY], S6060 (EC7262) [10SE], H217 (EC4757) [31JA], 
        H695 (EC4971), H696 (EC4980) [13FE], H1640 (EC5451) [27MR], 
        H2662 (EC5977) [11MY], H3161 (EC6080, EC6081) [18MY], H3806 
        (EC6509, EC6510) [19JN], H4062 (EC6634) [26JN], H4861 (EC6896) 
        [12JY], H5726 (EC7410), H5727 (EC7411, EC7412, EC7413) [7AU], 
        H5922 (EC7634) [12SE]
      SEC, S38 (EC4422), S40 (EC4473) [23JA], S162 (EC4775) [30JA], 
        S610 (EC4961, EC4962), S611 (EC4966) [14FE], S1049 (EC5073) 
        [27FE], S2389 (EC5615) [17AP], S2963 (EC5996) [8MY], S3781 
        (EC6381) [6JN], S4149 (EC6489) [13JN], S4673 (EC6690) [27JN], 
        S4892 (EC6796) [11JY], S5133 (EC6872) [18JY], S5303 (EC6921, 
        EC6922, EC6923), S5304 (EC6932) [24JY], S6267 (EC7364, EC7365) 
        [12SE], H21 (EC4471), H23 (EC4524) [17JA], H76 (EC4597) 
        [18JA], H157 (EC4664) [24JA], H566 (EC4879) [7FE], H800 
        (EC5008) [15FE], H1132 (EC5146, EC5147, EC5149) [1MR], H1302 
        (EC5222) [8MR], H2203 (EC5812) [26AP], H2315 (EC5863) [7MY], 
        H2811 (EC6028) [16MY], H4062 (EC6633) [26JN], H4653 (EC6725) 
        [29JN], H4773 (EC6799) [10JY], H4861 (EC6875) [12JY], H5289 
        (EC7076, EC7077, EC7078) [25JY], H5325 (EC7103) [26JY], H5523 
        (EC7137) [31JY], H5761 (EC7456) [10SE], H6149 (EC7860) [19SE], 
        H6303 (EC8053) [9OC]
      Senate, S3084 (EC6082) [10MY]
      Smithsonian Institution, H3403 (EC6269) [1JN]
      Social Security Advisory Board, H2122 (EC5792) [25AP]
      Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, S6337 
        (EC7468) [13SE]
      SSA, S40 (EC4457, EC4460) [23JA], S126 (EC4544, EC4545), S129 
        (EC4608) [26JA], S1146 (EC5141, EC5142) [29FE], S2390 (EC5628) 
        [17AP], S3083 (EC6049) [10MY], S3781 (EC6364) [6JN], S4723 
        (EC6710) [28JN], S5658 (EC7016, EC7017) [30JY], H181 (EC4714) 
        [25JA], H439 (EC4825) [2FE], H567 (EC4903) [7FE], H639 
        (EC4934) [8FE], H691 (EC4964) [9FE], H1496 (EC5365, EC5366) 
        [21MR], H2039 (EC5729) [23AP], H3166 (EC6100) [22MY], H3176 
        (EC6173) [29MY], H3914 (EC6553) [20JN], H5200 (EC7064) [24JY], 
        H5727 (EC7423, EC7435) [7AU]
      St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., S6544 (EC7682) [20SE]
      Superior Court of the District of Columbia, S2391 (EC5659) 
        [17AP], H3101 (EC6060) [17MY]
      Supreme Court, S2817 (EC5866, EC5867) [26AP], H2266 (EC5851) 
        [27AP], H2316 (EC5883) [7MY]
      Surface Transportation Board, S2392 (EC5687) [17AP], S3328 
        (EC6188) [21MY], S6544 (EC7684) [20SE], H2203 (EC5824) [26AP]
      TVA, S2390 (EC5627) [17AP], H2712 (EC6018) [15MY]
      U.S. Access Board, S5484 (EC6971) [26JY], H5290 (EC7087) [25JY]
      U.S. Capitol Police, H2712 (EC6002) [15MY]
      U.S. Court of Appeals, S5484 (EC6979) [26JY], H1842 (EC5612) 
        [16AP], H2441 (EC5913) [8MY], H3403 (EC6271) [1JN], H3913 
        (EC6533) [20JN], H4827 (EC6868) [11JY], H4862 (EC6910) [12JY], 
        H5762 (EC7501) [10SE]
      U.S. Court of Federal Claims, S611 (EC4991) [14FE]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S39 (EC4441, EC4442, EC4443) 
        [23JA], S129 (EC4604) [26JA], S206 (EC4796) [31JA], S260 
        (EC4843) [1FE], S493 (EC4939) [9FE], S1087 (EC5097, EC5098), 
        S1088 (EC5099) [28FE], S1613 (EC5325) [13MR], S2239 (EC5525, 
        EC5530, EC5531) [29MR], S3780 (EC6355, EC6356, EC6357) [6JN], 
        S4297 (EC6549, EC6550) [19JN], S6057 (EC7173) [10SE], S6268 
        (EC7402, EC7403, EC7404) [12SE], H112 (EC4643, EC4644, EC4645) 
        [23JA], H181 (EC4715) [25JA], H373 (EC4791) [1FE], H1426 
        (EC5336) [20MR], H1541 (EC5390) [22MR], H1841 (EC5595, EC5596) 
        [16AP], H4653 (EC6734, EC6735, EC6736) [29JN], H4905 (EC6936) 
        [17JY], H5076 (EC6991) [19JY], H5725 (EC7359) [7AU], H5998 
        (EC7653, EC7654) [13SE], H6230 (EC7955) [20SE], H6272 (EC8001) 
        [21SE], H6304 (EC8059, EC8060, EC8061, EC8062, EC8063, EC8064) 
        [9OC]
      U.S. Sentencing Commission, S2921 (EC5958) [7MY], S4203 (EC6524) 
        [14JN], H3479 (EC6297) [5JN], H4062 (EC6635) [26JN]
      U.S. Trade and Development Agency, H696 (EC4984) [13FE], H2122 
        (EC5785) [25AP]
      U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, H2029 
        (EC5709, EC5710) [19AP], H2712 (EC6020) [15MY], H5628 (EC7166) 
        [1AU]
      VFW, H3980 (EC6582) [25JN]
      Wolf, Representative, S3041 (EC6019) [9MY]
      Women's Army Corps Veterans' Association, H691 (EC4954) [9FE]




EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION CLAWBACK FULL ENFORCEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5860), H3265 [30MY]




EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

  Amendments
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6468 [19SE], 
        S6501, S6502, S6557 [20SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 
        778), H5946 [13SE]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H542, H544, H545 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1572 [26MR], H1705, H1710, H1717, H1731 [28MR], 
        H1763, H1776 [29MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1661 [28MR]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3482 [5JN], H3528, H3529, H3530, H3531, H3533, H3534, H3535, 
        H3537, H3539, H3541, H3543, H3544, H3545, H3546, H3548, H3549, 
        H3550, H3552, H3554, H3556, H3557, H3559, H3578, H3579 [6JN], 
        H3619, H3620, H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3629, H3630, 
        H3632, H3635, H3637, H3638, H3640, H3641, H3644, H3645, H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5891, S5894, S5896 [1AU]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5131 
        [23JY], H5251, H5252, H5253, H5259, H5260, H5265, H5266, 
        H5267, H5268, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5273, H5274, H5275, H5276, 
        H5277, H5278, H5280, H5282, H5283, H5284, H5286 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, 
        H5306 [26JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, S2015 [26MR]
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 117), H5765 
        [10SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
      ------provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 
        3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 539), H511 [6FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 39), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 40), S2324 
        [16AP] (see S. Con. Res. 42), S2824 [26AP] (see H. Con. Res. 
        113), H1571 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 41), S2393 
        [17AP] (see S. Con. Res. 44), S2968 [8MY] (see S. Con. Res. 
        52), S5212 [19JY] (see H. Con. Res. 112), H1570 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (see H. Res. 597), H1641 [27MR]
      Business and industry: establish a pilot program to accelerate 
        entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class 
        entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see S. 3222), S3423 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 6119), H4863 [12JY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 
        2232), S2001 [22MR]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (see H. Res. 537), 
        H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: acknowledge decision to consider or reject 
        civil rights claims within 45 days and process all accepted 
        claims within 270 days (see S. 2387), S2821 [26AP]
      ------anniversary (see S. Res. 458), S3087 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: promote use of cooperative agreements for land 
        management related to military installations and facilitate 
        interagncy cooperation in conservation programs (see H.R. 
        4408), H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of Energy: establish the Office of Federal Energy 
        Production (see S. 3404), S5211 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: create independent advisory panel to 
        assess management structure and capabilities and make 
        recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see 
        H.R. 5913), H3660 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (see S. 3216), S3422 [22MY] (see 
        H.R. 5855), H3171 [25MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      ------obtain an unqualified audit opinion and improve financial 
        accountability and management (see H.R. 5941), H3699 [8JN]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website 
        for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 4404), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------develop public access policies relative to research 
        conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that 
        agency (see S. 2096), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4004), H692 [9FE]
      ------establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the 
        labeling of certain products that do not contain any 
        carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      ------grant authority to enter into contracts with private 
        sector for property management (see H.R. 6264), H5629 [1AU]
      ------hold accountable agencies that fail to meet goals on 
        participation of small business concerns in procurement 
        contracts and authorize preferential treatment of such 
        concerns (see H.R. 3779), H77 [18JA]
      ------improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and 
        adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the 
        Federal permitting process (see H.R. 4377), H1976 [18AP]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending 
        (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      ------limit authority to award bonuses to employees and require 
        approval of, and reporting on high cost conferences (see S. 
        3481), S5976 [2AU]
      ------permit agencies to count certain contracts toward certain 
        small business contracting goals (see H.R. 5829), H3161 [18MY]
      ------prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the 
        selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location 
        for a conference or event (see S. 2469), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5332), H2316 [7MY]
      ------prohibit provision of compensation to individuals to 
        encourage the return of, or in exchange for a response to, 
        surveys or mailings (see H.R. 6569), H6302 [5OC]
      ------prohibit purchase of merchandise subject to antidumping or 
        countervailing duty orders (see S. 3611), S6625 [21SE]
      ------reduce discretionary budget authority if financial 
        statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive an 
        unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor 
        (see H.R. 6528), H6275 [21SE]
      ------reduce Federal advertising budgets (see S. 3540), S6340 
        [13SE]
      ------reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (see 
        H.R. 4472), H2039 [23AP]
      ------reform and consolidate to improve efficiency and 
        effectiveness (see S. 2129), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4409), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------report to Congress about refusal to implement certain 
        recommendations for reimbursement by inefficient or wasteful 
        Afghanistan reconstruction contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 
        [2AU]
      ------require approval by agency head for conferences costing 
        above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2030 [19AP]
      ------require independent regulatory agencies to comply with 
        regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive 
        agencies (see S. 3468), S5870 [1AU]
      ------require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
        and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see 
        H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      ------require purchase of paper and paper products from domestic 
        sources (see H.R. 5908), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]
      ------require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be 
        manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely 
        grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 3444), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        S. 2085), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4237), H1497 [21MR]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR] (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal employees: prohibit certain employees from making 
        certain purchases or sales of registered securities or certain 
        related products and prohibit bonus payments to executives at 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4009), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit senior Government officers and employees from 
        lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or instrumentalities 
        for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 4343), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (see S. 2249), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 6042), H4156 [27JN]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H3660 [7JN]
      Federal Executive Boards: improve efficiency to enhance 
        coordination, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency 
        activities, including emergency preparedness and continuity of 
        operations in areas outside of Washington, DC (see H.R. 6305), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        6315), H5705 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: prohibit purchases by the Federal Government of 
        Chinese goods and services until China becomes a party to the 
        Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 3449), S5487 
        [26JY]
      Government: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (see S. 3455), S5658 [30JY]
      Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve 
        effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing 
        burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 3786), H77 [18JA]
      ------impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
        settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to 
        take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof 
        (see S. 3382), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 3862), H374 [1FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (see H. Res. 738), 
        H5130 [23JY] (see H. Res. 741), H5290 [25JY]
      ------provide congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (see 
        H.R. 6333), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide for presentation and expedited consideration by 
        Congress of the recommendations in the Federal Regulatory 
        Reform Report prepared by the Office of Information and 
        Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2645 [10MY]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4116), H1133 
        [1MR]
      ------require that Federal regulations use plain writing that is 
        clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best 
        practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended 
        audience (see S. 2337), S2601 [23AP]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (see H.R. 6324), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to 
        ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and 
        integrity of scientific information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 
        [18JN]
      Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal 
        real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
      SBA: establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs (see S. 3194), S3234 [16MY]
      ------increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Veterans: require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works (see H.R. 5683), H2566 [9MY]
  Cloture motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
  Excerpts
      Budget Control Act (S. 365): Senate budget enforcement, S6095 
        [11SE]
  Letters
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, 
        American Action Forum (organization), H537 [7FE]
      ------Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H535 [7FE]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Representative 
        Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), 
        H5413 [31JY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5413 [31JY]
      Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act: Frank 
        C. Carlucci, H5410 [31JY]
      ------Fred Thompson, H5410 [31JY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, S4858 
        [11JY]
  Memorandums
      Use of Evidence and Evaluation in the 2014 Budget: Jeffrey D. 
        Zients, OMB, E1270 [18JY]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, S564-S567 [13FE], H702-H705 [14FE]
  Motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6405 [19SE], 
        S6502 [20SE], H5969 [13SE]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H547 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H531 [7FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3650 [7JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5318 
        [26JY]
  Preambles
      Moment of Truth--Report of the National Commission on Fiscal 
        Responsibility and Reform, H1727 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: analysis of levels of unobligated funding 
        relative to request for additional funding, H71 [18JA]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5949-H5956, H5969 
        [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1522 [13SE], E1537, E1538 [14SE], E1575 
        [20SE], E1710 [19OC]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 
        778), H5939-H5948 [13SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to recommit, 
        H5970 [13SE]
      ------making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments 
        and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce 
        discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H39, H47, H48 [18JA], H120, H128, 
        H129, H130 [24JA], H516 [7FE], H591 [8FE], H700, H702, H712, 
        H715-H723 [14FE], H737, H738, H739 [15FE], H806, H816, H817, 
        H818, H895 [16FE], H939-H942 [17FE], H1530-H1533, H1535 
        [22MR], H1559-H1563 [26MR], H2012 [19AP], H2061 [24AP], H2572 
        [10MY], H3278 [31MY], H5691, H5695 [2AU], H6051-H6054 [14SE]
      ------ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      ------establish a commission of budgeting and accounting experts 
        to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best 
        measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit 
        programs, H545, H546 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H534-H549 [7FE], H644 [9FE], E164 [8FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (H. Res. 539), H523-H529 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms, H5753 [10SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. 
        Res. 34), H811 [16FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1441 
        [21MR], H1500, H1519, H1520, H1521 [22MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1578, H1583, H1584, H1585, H1629, H1638 [27MR], 
        H1644, H1648, H1649, H1651, H1652, H1665-H1738 [28MR], H1743, 
        H1744, H1762-H1795, H1798-H1802 [29MR], H1849, H1857, H1858, 
        H1859, H1860-H1872, H1898-H1905 [17AP], H1922, H1923, H1924 
        [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2332, H2333, H2335, H2336, H2338-H2340, 
        H2343 [8MY], H2459 [9MY], H2621 [10MY], H5929, H5982-H5986 
        [13SE], E485, E492, E496, E502 [29MR], E514, E515, E516, E518 
        [30MR], E543 [17AP], E570 [18AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1654-H1663 [28MR]
      Business and industry: consolidation of certain Government 
        ecomonic development entities into a single entity designed to 
        support business and industry, H42 [18JA]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H491-H494 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490-
        H503 [6FE], H529-H533 [7FE], E151 [7FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H485-
        H488 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H531, H532 
        [7FE]
      ------protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local 
        governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as 
        open space, H499 [6FE]
      ------provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned 
        businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop 
        Federal property, H500-H502 [6FE]
      ------provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, 
        H491-H494, H498, H503 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information 
        regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal 
        contract, H3006 [17MY]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        H5411-H5414 [31JY], H5599 [1AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, H2666, H2667 [15MY], H2723 
        [16MY], E774 [10MY], E793, E795, E799, E800, E803, E805, E806 
        [15MY], E1047 [15JN]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure Federal agencies complete required 
        energy audits, H3419 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3638, H3639 [7JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3499-H3505, H3528-
        H3575 [6JN], H3618-H3652 [7JN], E1003 [6JN], E1008, E1022 
        [7JN], E1028, E1029, E1033 [8JN], E1040 [12JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, 
        H3650 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for procurement of certain items unless 
        they are domestically grown or produced, H3502 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for 
        Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness 
        (H.R. 3298), H1553-H1555 [26MR], H1744 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: notify Congress of departmental 
        conferences, H5430 [31JY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (H.R. 4004), E174 [9FE]
      ------establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the 
        labeling of certain products that do not contain any 
        carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 6191), H5212 [25JY], 
        E1320 [25JY]
      ------improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and 
        adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the 
        Federal permitting process, H5141 [24JY], H5235, H5236 [25JY]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal 
        spending, H4781 [11JY]
      ------prohibit from establishing a travel or conference policy 
        that takes into account the perception of a possible event 
        location as a resort or vacation destination, H2081 [25AP]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H5127, H5128 [23JY], H5134 
        [24JY], H5241 [25JY]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), H5756 [10SE]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (H.R. 4631), H5776-H5778 [11SE], E1531 [14SE]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (H.R. 4155), H3366 [1JN], H4661-H4663 [9JY], H5026 [19JY]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 
        6042), E1152 [27JN]
      ------tribute, E44 [18JA]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 682), E1519 [13SE]
      Government: importance of separation of powers, H6168 [20SE]
      ------require establishment of customer service standards for 
        Federal agencies (H.R. 538), H5778, H5779 [11SE]
      Government regulations: clarify that definition of annual cost 
        to the economy includes expected change in business revenue, 
        H5274 [25JY]
      ------exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]
      ------exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety 
        regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, 
        H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, 
        middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug 
        safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from 
        regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
        settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to 
        take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, 
        H5125 [23JY], H5141 [24JY], H5233, H5235, H5236, H5238, H5243 
        [25JY]
      ------lower threshold at which significant regulatory action is 
        measured relative to the unemployment rate and the economy, 
        H5273, H5274 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H960, H961 [27FE], H5117, H5122-
        H5129 [23JY], H5134, H5138 [24JY], H5208, H5209, H5225-H5289 
        [25JY], H5296, H5307-H5320, H5323 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], E1335, 
        E1339, E1341 [26JY], E1356 [31JY], E1386 [1AU]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141-
        H5150 [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302-
        H5307 [26JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 4116), H5163 [24JY]
      ------require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines 
        ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific 
        information, H5283, H5284 [25JY], E1339 [26JY]
      House of Representatives: tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. 
        Res. 112, Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1789 [29MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, H4845 [12JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------authorize lead Federal agency to extend permit review 
        process time period for mining critical minerals and materials 
        if new information is obtained during the review, H4841, H4842 
        [12JY]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6097-
        H6099 [19SE]
      National Telework Week: observance, E372 [16MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (H.R. 5952), E1062 [18JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require list of 
        all Federal agencies receiving cyber threat intelligence 
        information from the intelligence community, H2173 [26AP]
      OMB: require all budgets submitted to the President be prepared 
        using both accrual-based and cash-based accounting standards, 
        H544, H545 [7FE]
      Presidential appointments: reduce number of executive positions 
        subject to Senate confirmation (S. 679), H5405-H5410 [31JY]
      Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by 
        regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], 
        H5141, H5143, H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]
      ------ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are 
        subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works, H5870 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with 
        the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and 
        performance of the Federal Government (S. 1274), S56 [24JA]
      ------making continuing, S5963 [2AU]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6321, S6322 [13SE], 
        S6393 [19SE], S6501-S6504, S6524 [20SE], S6595, S6596, S6603 
        [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405, S6416, S6417 [19SE], S6492, S6495, S6496, S6499 [20SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S31-S33 [23JA], S57-S59, S60, S63-
        S66 [24JA], S546-S554 [13FE], S586-S593, S599-S603 [14FE], 
        S663, S664, S682-S685 [15FE], S810, S814, S822, S824-S826 
        [16FE], S882 [17FE], S1641 [14MR], S1835, S1836 [20MR], S2121 
        [28MR], S2530-S2532 [19AP], S2747-S2750 [26AP], S3113-S3116 
        [14MY], S3143-S3146 [15MY], S3222 [16MY], S4623 [26JN], S5067 
        [17JY], S5100 [18JY], S5173, S5174 [19JY], S6030-S6032 [10SE], 
        S6321 [13SE], S6478, S6481, S6485-S6488, S6515 [20SE], S6586-
        S6590, S6593-S6595 [21SE]
      ------establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and 
        enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government 
        (S. 211), S3143 [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, S2522-
        S2526 [19AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S2015 [26MR], S2231 [29MR], S6031, S6039-S6042, 
        S6044-S6046 [10SE], S6087-S6091, S6095 [11SE], S6250 [12SE], 
        S6295-S6300, S6309-S6312, S6323-S6325 [13SE], S6409-S6411, 
        S6414 [19SE], S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3221 
        [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182, S3221 
        [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3143, S3144, S3154 [15MY], 
        S3182-S3220 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (S. 1466), S4631 [26JN]
      Congress: extend the same financial disclosure rules to 
        executive branch and independent agencies, S240 [1FE], S297, 
        S298, S300, S301 [2FE]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        House amendment, S6672 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3164-S3169 [15MY], S3230 
        [16MY], S3273 [17MY], S3509 [23MY]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 458), S3103 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: audit financial statements, S1672 [14MR]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government programs, S3144 [15MY]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending 
        (S. 1409), S5894, S5896 [1AU]
      ------limit conference expenses, S2521 [19AP], S2640 [24AP]
      ------prohibit purchase of merchandise subject to antidumping or 
        countervailing duty orders (S. 3611), S6629 [21SE]
      ------provide for congressional review of agency guidance 
        documents, S4287, S4288 [19JN]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law, S4265 [19JN]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), S4287 [19JN], S4870 [11JY], 
        S6328 [13SE]
      ------require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be 
        manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely 
        grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (S. 3444), S5726 
        [31JY]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (H.R. 4155), S4858, S4916 [11JY]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (S. 2239), S4781 [29JN]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (S. 
        2249), S2168 [28MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (S. 2374), S2826 [26AP]
      Freedom of Information Act: anniversary, S4631 [26JN]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (S. 3382), S4958-S4960 [12JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), S5689 [30JY], S5691 [31JY]
      ------temporarily suspend certain regulations (S. 1538), S140 
        [30JA]
      Postal Service: prohibit senior Postal Service executive 
        salaries from exceeding salaries of cabinet members, S2475 
        [18AP], S2693 [25AP]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        political nominees, S2273 [29MR], S3250 [17MY]
      Real estate: clarify application of mortgage disclosure 
        requirements to certain executive branch employees, S246-S248 
        [1FE]
      SBA: establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs, S4933 [12JY]
      Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S603 
        [14FE], S900 [17FE], S6494, S6495 [20SE]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S189, S191 [31JA], S307 [2FE], S1512, S1513, 
        S1518, S1528 [8MR]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
  Reports
      Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation--
        Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House), H5231 [25JY]
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive 
        Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]
  Reports filed
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 112-380), H218 [31JA]
      Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-689), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. 
        Rept. 112-384), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 597) 
        (H. Rept. 112-423), H1641 [27MR]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations and 
        H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 778) (H. Rept. 112-667), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act 
        (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 
        112-385), H475 [3FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112-
        388), H511 [6FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112-
        623), H5290 [25JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland Security 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Dept. of Energy Administrative Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1160) (S. Rept. 112-
        147), S388 [7FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5855) (H. Rept. 112-492), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3216) (S. Rept. 
        112-169), S3422 [22MY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112-366), H25 [17JA]
      GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (S. 300) (H. Rept. 
        112-376), H186 [27JA]
      Government Customer Service Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 538) (H. Rept. 
        112-534), H3706 [15JN]
      Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 
        112-4631), H5859 [11SE]
      Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 
        112-484), H2811 [16MY]
      Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1409) (S. Rept. 112-181), S4950 [12JY]
      Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2008) (H. Rept. 
        112-536), H3706 [15JN]
      Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H5130 [23JY]
      Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H2266 [27AP]
      Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4377) (H. Rept. 
        112-596), H4906 [17JY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 112) (H. Rept. 112-421), H1570 
        [26MR]
      Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3862) (H. Rept. 112-593), H4827 
        [11JY]
      Taxpayers Right To Know Act: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3609) (H. Rept. 112-635), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 
        112-483), H2811 [16MY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2239), S4773 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4155) (H. Rept. 112-585), H4684 [9JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1307-H1359 [9MR], 
        H5338-H5405 [31JY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3537 [6JN], H3622 [7JN]
  Statements
      Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal 
        Credit--Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' 
        Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]
      Ryan Budget Plan: Bruce Bartlett, S6095 [11SE]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H1975 [18AP], H3101 [17MY], H3165 [22MY], 
        H3575 [6JN], H3659 [7JN]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-
        2022, H1699-H1705 [28MR]
      H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property 
        Realignment Act (CPRA), H486 [6FE]
      H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting 
        Transparency Act, H523 [7FE]
      H. Res. 597, consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth 
        the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1654 [28MR]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland 
        Security appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act, H5302 [26JY]
      H. Res. 778, consideration of H.J. Res. 117, continuing 
        appropriations and consideration of H.R. 6365, National 
        Security and Job Protection Act, H5939 [13SE]
      H.J. Res. 117, continuing appropriations, H5949-H5953 [13SE]
      H.R. 538, Government Customer Service Improvement Act, H5778 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H495-H498 
        [6FE]
      H.R. 3298, Homes for Heroes Act, H1553 [26MR]
      H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation 
        Act, H5244-H5251 [25JY]
      H.R. 4155, Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, H4661 [9JY]
      H.R. 4631, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act, H5776 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 6324, Cutting Federal Unnecessary and Expensive Leasing 
        (Cutting FUEL) Act, H6097 [19SE]
      S. 300, Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, H5411 
        [31JY]
      S. 679, Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining 
        Act, H5405-H5408 [31JY]
      S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement 
        Act, S5896-S5898 [1AU]
      S. 2239, treat relevant military training as sufficient to 
        satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal 
        licenses, S4781 [29JN]
      S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168-S2171 [28MR]
      S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, S2826-S2828 [26AP]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. Con. Res. 37, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2259 [29MR]
      S. Con. Res. 39, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2265 [29MR]
      S. Con. Res. 40, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2326-S2333 [16AP]
      S. Con. Res. 41, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2401-S2405 [17AP]
      S. Con. Res. 42, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2833-S2840 [26AP]
      S. Con. Res. 44, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2971-S2977 [8MY]
      S. Con. Res. 52, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S5218-S5224 [19JY]
      S. Res. 427, Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government 
        Programs Resolution, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 458, Dept. of Agriculture anniversary, S3091, S3103 
        [10MY]




EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS  see Presidential Appointments




EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

  Amendments
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401, S5402, S5403, 
        S5405, S5409, S5410 [25JY], S5495, S5507, S5519, S5520, S5521, 
        S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5568, S5572, S5575, S5579, S5591, 
        S5603, S5615, S5622 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676, S5677, S5678, 
        S5681, S5682, S5684, S5685, S5686, S5687, S5688 [30JY], S5724, 
        S5739, S5740, S5741, S5743, S5744, S5746, S5747, S5748, S5760, 
        S5772, S5773, S5777, S5778, S5782, S5783, S5784, S5786, S5787, 
        S5788, S5789, S5791, S5792, S5793 [31JY], S5885, S5886, S5888, 
        S5889, S5890, S5891 [1AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Charles Colson Found Freedom in Prison, S3163 [15MY]
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
      History of the Expansion of Presidential Power, E814 [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: require the President to submit with the budget an 
        estimate of the deficit using generally accepted accounting 
        principles (see H.R. 6463), H6231 [20SE]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: revoke requirement on use of 
        privately owned communications resources in Executive order on 
        assignment of national security and emergency preparedness 
        communications function (see H.R. 6340), H5706 [2AU]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1496 [21MR]
      Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited 
        consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the 
        Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of 
        Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2645 
        [10MY]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to 
        ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and 
        integrity of scientific information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 
        [18JN]
      ------tribute to establishment of Federal interagency 
        neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (see S. 3225), S3516 [23MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      ------establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed 
        by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 
        4607), H2066 [24AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see 
        S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
  Cloture motions
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Letters
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
      Cybersecurity Act: several former national security officials, 
        S4136 [13JN]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Dorothy Coleman, National 
        Association of Manufacturers, S5909 [2AU]
      ------Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S5704 [31JY]
      ------several financial services organizations, S5909 [2AU]
      ------several individuals, S5437 [26JY]
      ------Shawn Osbourne, TechAmerica (organization), S5915 [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into disclosure of identity and employment of 
        Valerie Plame: several Senators (2003), S3941 [12JN]
      Enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications 
        infrastructure: several former government officials, S4847 
        [11JY]
      Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain 
        long-term resident alien students: several Representatives, 
        H5015 [19JY]
      NRC management issues, S2520 [19AP]
      Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act: Frank 
        C. Carlucci, H5410 [31JY]
      ------Fred Thompson, H5410 [31JY]
  Memorandums
      Certain Questions Related to Pro Forma Sessions of the Senate: 
        Christopher M. Davis, Congressional Research Service, S5954-
        S5956 [2AU]
  Motions
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5357 [25JY], S5419 
        [26JY], S5724 [31JY]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2215-H2222 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to enforce 
        Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and 
        activities for persons with limited English proficiency, H3624 
        [7JN]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (H.R. 
        4232), H1648 [28MR]
      Government: importance of separation of powers, H6168 [20SE]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H2222-H2227, H2252 [27AP]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, H3709, H3710 
        [18JN], H3737, H3738, H3742, H3749 [19JN], H3812 [20JN], 
        H3966-H3970 [21JN], H3984 [26JN], H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY], 
        E1061 [18JN]
      National Office for Cyberspace: establish, H2792 [16MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H699 [14FE], 
        H1025 [29FE], H1104 [1MR], H1921 [18AP], H3399-H3402 [1JN], 
        H3918 [21JN], H4073 [27JN], H5335 [31JY], H5985-H5988 [13SE], 
        H6003, H6051-H6054 [14SE], H6235, H6265-H6271 [21SE]
      ------expansion of executive power, E814 [16MY]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (H.R. 5952), E1062 [18JN]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: anniversary, E1592, 
        E1646 [21SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H519 [7FE], H677-H680 
        [9FE]
      ------reduce number of executive positions subject to Senate 
        confirmation (S. 679), H5405-H5410 [31JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President, H5141 [24JY], 
        H5226, H5234 [25JY]
      ------Executive orders infringing on congressional powers and 
        duties, H3709, H3710 [18JN]
      Strader, Greg: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E138 [3FE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]
      War: Presidential authority under the Constitution as it 
        pertains to the authorization of drone strikes, H3278 [31MY]
      Women: strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign 
        countries (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: extend the same financial conflict of interest rules 
        to Senators and their staff that apply to congressional 
        committee and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 
        [31JA], S241-S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial disclosure rules to executive 
        branch and independent agencies, S241 [1FE]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): set sunset date, S5439 [26JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that creation of center to 
        protect Federal Government networks does not disrupt current 
        cyber law enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion on 
        authority of President Obama to make recess appointments, S149 
        [30JA]
      Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious 
        Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South 
        Central Asia (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S246-S248 [1FE]
      Executive Office of the President: prohibit appointees or staff 
        from holding positions giving them oversight, rule-making, 
        loan or grant-making abilities over entities in which they 
        have a significant financial interest, S194 [31JA], S241 
        [1FE], S300 [2FE]
      Government: increase transparency, S881 [17FE], S1706 [15MR]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, S4223, S4233 
        [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4604 [26JN], S4813 [10JY], S5064 [17JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S315 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of administration relative to constitutional 
        role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-S97 [26JA], 
        S149-S151 [30JA], S286 [2FE]
      Office of the National Alzheimer's Project: establish, S6617 
        [21SE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: anniversary, S6526 
        [20SE]
      ------provide documents relating to trade negotiations to 
        Members of Congress and their staff upon request (S. 3225), 
        S3517 [23MY]
      Political ethics: prohibit appointees or staff from holding 
        positions giving them oversight, rule-making, loan or grant-
        making abilities over entities in which they have a 
        significant financial interest, S194 [31JA], S241 [1FE], S300 
        [2FE]
      Presidential appointments: clarify Committee on Finance (Senate) 
        vetting process relative to request for nominee's tax returns, 
        S6421 [19SE]
      ------disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees 
        during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express 
        that such appointments are unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], 
        S87-S89, S111, S113 [26JA], S139, S149 [30JA], S179 [31JA], 
        S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 [16FE], S1640 [14MR], S4439 [25JN]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days, S5954 [2AU]
      ------nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3653-S3655 
        [24MY], S6004 [2AU]
      Technology: conduct study to determine current cyber law 
        enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, S4846-S4849 [11JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S616-S619, S659 
        [14FE], S663 [15FE], S2458 [18AP], S3300 [21MY], S3933-S3935 
        [12JN], S4135-S4137 [13JN]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193-S5196, S5238 
        [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5266 [24JY], S5322, S5367 [25JY], S5652 
        [30JY], S5691-S5706, S5708-S5712, S5714-S5725 [31JY], S5805, 
        S5806, S5812-S5818, S5823-S5825, S5830, S5841, S5850 [1AU], 
        S5901-S5904, S5907-S5919, S5929, S5936, S5937, S5942 [2AU], 
        S6079 [11SE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357, S5359-S5364 [25JY], S5419-S5421, S5426-S5441, S5444, 
        S5448, S5450, S5463-S5465 [26JY], S5631, S5632 [30JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5651 [30JY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and 
        resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, 
        S5823 [1AU]
  Reports
      Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future (excerpt), S4293 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology 
        Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House) (H.R. 3834) (H. Rept. 112-420), H1541 
        [22MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Midnight Rule Relief Act: Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 4607) (H. Rept. 112-513), H3404 [1JN]
      Nomination of Patricia K. Falcone To Be Office of Science and 
        Technology Policy Associate Director: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5731 [31JY]
  Statements
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, H745 [15FE]
      Business Tax Reform, H1225 [7MR]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Aspen Homeland Security Group, 
        S5437 [26JY]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H3604 [7JN]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1237 [7MR]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, S2594 [23AP], S3228 
        [16MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 2096, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H2215-H2218 [27AP]
      H.R. 3834, Advancing America's Networking and Information 
        Technology Research and Development Act, H2223-H2225 [27AP]
      S. 679, Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining 
        Act, H5405-H5408 [31JY]
      S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization 
        extension, S1424 [6MR]




EXETER, NH

  Remarks in House
      Arlen, Victoria: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1689 [9OC]




EXPANDING AND PROMOTING EXPERTISE IN REVIEW OF RARE TREATMENTS 
    (EXPERT) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4156), H1272 [7MR]




EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER AMERICANS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3749), E819 [16MY]




EXPATRIATION PREVENTION BY ABOLISHING TAX-RELATED INCENTIVES FOR 
    OFFSHORE TENANCY (EX-PATRIOT ACT)

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3205), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      Saverin, Eduardo: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid 
        capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public 
        offering (IPO), S3548-S3550 [24MY]




EXPEDITED LINE-ITEM VETO AND RESCISSIONS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 3521), H611, H613 [8FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 540), H600 [8FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 3521): consideration (see H. Res. 540), H567 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Corps of Engineers: exempt from legislative line-item veto, 
        H613, H614 [8FE]
      Enact (H.R. 3521), H602-H615 [8FE], H663 [9FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 540), H593-H602 [8FE]
      ------corrections in engrossment, H615 [8FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3521, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. Rept. 112-389), H567 [7FE]
      Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 
        112-364), H439 [2FE]
      ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-
        364), H25 [17JA]
  Statements
      Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: Representative 
        McCollum, H605 [8FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 540, consideration of H.R. 3521, provisions, H593 [8FE]




EXPLOSIVES

  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: support designation of ``Initial Success or Total 
        Failure'' as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal 
        organizations (see H. Res. 624), H2031 [19AP]
      National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 
        624), H2031 [19AP]
      National Guard: increase authorized number of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Civil Support Teams (see S. 3188), S3234 [16MY]
      Tariff: fireworks, display or special fireworks (see S. 2464), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      ------fireworks, other than display or special fireworks (see S. 
        2463), S2823 [26AP]
      ------1.4G grade fireworks (see H.R. 4981), H2267 [27AP]
      ------1.3G grade fireworks (see H.R. 4980), H2267 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: Defense Environmental Restoration Program-
        Formerly Used Defense Sites funding, H4954 [18JY]
      ------Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund funding, 
        H4985, H4986 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or 
        the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
        suspected terrorists (H.R. 1506), H2456 [9MY]
      National Guard: Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams 
        funding, H3031 [17MY]
      Pakistan: condition Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund funding on 
        certification of efforts to counter improvised explosive 
        devices operations, H3135 [18MY]




EXPORT APPLE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: permit the export of apples to Canada in 
        bulk bins without certification (see S. 2208), S1847 [20MR] 
        (see H.R. 3914), H567 [7FE]




EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see H.R. 4041), H801 [15FE] (see H.R. 5798), H3102 
        [17MY]
      ------improve trade promotion policies and programs (see H.R. 
        5393), H2317 [7MY]
  Cost Estimates
      Export Promotion Reform Act (H.R. 4041): CBO, H3254 [30MY]
  Letters
      Export Promotion Reform Act: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------Frank Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------John Engler, Business Roundtable (organization), H3255 
        [30MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        Inc., H3255 [30MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3254 [30MY]
      ------William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., 
        H3255 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (H.R. 4041), H3252-H3256 [30MY]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (H.R. 5798), E833 [17MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act, H3252 [30MY]




EXPORT PROMOTION REFORM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4041), H801 [15FE]
  Cost Estimates
      Provisions (H.R. 4041): CBO, H3254 [30MY]
  Letters
      Provisions: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H3254 [30MY]
      ------Frank Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------John Engler, Business Roundtable (organization), H3255 
        [30MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        Inc., H3255 [30MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3254 [30MY]
      ------William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., 
        H3255 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4041), H3252-H3256 [30MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4041, provisions, H3252 [30MY]




EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S.

  Amendments
      Reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3091, S3092, S3093 [10MY], S3146, 
        S3148, S3150, S3152, S3156, S3176, S3177 [15MY]
  Articles and editorials
      House Reaches Agreement on Export-Import Bank Reauthorization To 
        Strengthen American Manufacturing, Spur Job Creation, H2477 
        [9MY]
      Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, H2480 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abolish (see H.R. 4268), H1641 [27MR]
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (see S. 2215), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4221), H1426 [20MR]
      Reauthorize (see H.R. 4302), H1803 [29MR] (see H.R. 5444), H2318 
        [7MY]
      Reauthorize (H.R. 2072): technical correction (see H.R. 5890), 
        H3480 [5JN]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), 
        S3422 [22MY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
  Cloture motions
      Reauthorize (H.R. 2072): motion to proceed, S3070 [10MY]
  Factsheets
      ManuFACTS--Ex-Im Bank and Export Finance, H2474 [9MY]
  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization: Andrew N. Liveris, Dow Chemical Co., 
        H2472 [9MY]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        and Kevin Burke, American Apparel & Footwear Association, 
        H2473 [9MY]
      ------Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of Washington, H2480 [9MY]
      ------David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of Commerce, H2479 [9MY]
      ------George Landrith, H2477 [9MY]
      ------Gregory J. Junemann, International Federation of 
        Professional & Technical Engineers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        and William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, H2472 
        [9MY]
      ------Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, H2479 [9MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2474 [9MY]
      ------R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of 
        Machinists and Aerospace Workers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------Representative Carolyn McCarthy, H2476 [9MY]
      ------Representative Yoder, H2477 [9MY]
      ------several Governors, H2479 [9MY]
      ------several organizations, H2472, H2475 [9MY]
      ------several Representatives, H2480 [9MY]
      ------Tim Keating, Boeing Co., H2470, H2473 [9MY]
      ------Todd McCracken, Small Business Exporters Association of 
        the U.S., H2472 [9MY]
  Motions
      Reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3051 [10MY], S3137 [15MY]
  Press releases
      A4A Commends Important Reforms in Bipartisan Ex-Im Bank 
        Reauthorization Agreement: Airlines for America (A4A) 
        (organization), H2475 [9MY]
      ALPA Hails Agreement on Eximbank Reauthorization: Air Line 
        Pilots Association, International, H2474 [9MY]
      Ex-Im Bank Support: several organizations, H2467, H2470 [9MY]
      GAMA Urges Swift Action on Export Import Bank Reauthorization: 
        General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H2475 [9MY]
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
      U.S. Chamber's Donohue Praises House Leaders for Reaching Deal 
        on Ex-Im: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2475 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Federal Register: exceptions to required Federal Register notice 
        relative to publication of trade secrets, H2467, H2468 [9MY]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (H.R. 4221), E579 [18AP]
      Reauthorize, H1217 [7MR], H2082 [25AP]
      Reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2459, H2460-H2481 [9MY], E764 [10MY], 
        E798 [15MY]
      ------technical correction (H.R. 5890), H3444 [5JN]
      Reauthorize (H.R. 5444), E713 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Advisory Committee: amend membership to include a representative 
        from the textile industry, S1782 [19MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S3873 [7JN]
      Credit: limit financing to transactions subsidized by other 
        countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable 
        or prohibitively expensive, S3148-S3150, S3156 [15MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government trade programs, S5904-S5907 [2AU]
      Financial institution: prohibit loans or financing of certain 
        fossil fuel projects or manufacturing of renewable energy 
        products in foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not 
        receive comparable funding, S3157 [15MY]
      Financial institutions: make an increase in lending authority 
        contingent upon the Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase 
        out of the subsidized export financing program, S3152-S3154, 
        S3157 [15MY]
      ------prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold debt 
        instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]
      ------prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152 [15MY]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (S. 2215), S1933 [21MR], S2065-S2068 [27MR], S3140 [15MY]
      ------phase out authority and require the President to initiate 
        negotiations with other major exporting countries to end 
        subsidized export financing programs, S3146, S3150 [15MY]
      Reauthorize, S1686 [15MR], S1763, S1776, S1777, S1782 [19MR], 
        S1817, S1822, S1823, S1830, S1834, S1837, S1841 [20MR], S1885 
        [21MR], S1972, S1974, S1995 [22MR], S2127 [28MR], S2486 [18AP]
      Reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3051-S3053, S3058 [10MY], S3146-S3158, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      ------motion to proceed, S3062-S3065, S3070 [10MY], S3107, S3123 
        [14MY], S3137, S3139 [15MY]
      ------technical correction (H.R. 5890), S3871 [7JN]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S3122 [14MY]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S3069, S3070 [10MY]
      Reform, S2950 [8MY]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities, S4877 [11JY]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3428, S3429 [22MY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
  Tables
      Jobs supported through Eximbank financing by State, S3147 [15MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2072, Eximbank reauthorization, H2460-H2464 [9MY]
      H.R. 5890, technical correction to H.R. 2072, Securing American 
        Jobs Through Exports Act, H3444 [5JN]
      S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to 
        Africa Act, S1933 [21MR]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]




EXPORTS  see Foreign Trade




EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      FTC: approval of merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and 
        Medco, E704 [7MY]
      ------potential merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and Medco, 
        E673 [26AP]




EXTENSION OF SECTION 420 AND RETIREE LIFE INSURANCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4143), H1153 [5MR]




EXXONMOBIL CORP.

  Articles and editorials
      PetroChina Produced More Oil Than Industry Giant Exxon Mobil in 
        2011, S2193 [29MR]




EYE BANK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

  Remarks in House
      National Eye Donor Month: observance, E299 [1MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Eye Donor Month: observance, S2079 [27MR]




EZZELL, WILLIAM F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E761 [10MY]




F.S. VANHOOSE & CO., INC.

  Articles and editorials
      VanHoose Lumber Since 1910, S905 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S905 [17FE]




FAA AIR TRANSPORTATION MODERNIZATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 658, provisions, H192 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 658): consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 533), H373 [1FE]
  Conference reports
      Provisions (H.R. 658), H230-H304 [1FE]
  Lists
      House of Representatives staff who worked on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H455 [3FE]
  Remarks in House
      Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, E147 [6FE]
      Enact (H.R. 658), H192 [31JA]
      ------conference report, H447-H456 [3FE], E142, E147 [6FE], E155 
        [7FE]
      ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H445-
        H447 [3FE]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, H453 [3FE]
      ------clarify that fractional aviation is non-commerical and not 
        subject to commericial aviation ticket tax, H456 [3FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE]
      ------improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the 
        National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]
      ------prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/
        Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on 
        reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H446-H450, H452, H454-H456 [3FE]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, E142 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, E142 
        [6FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: privatization proposals, 
        H447 [3FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Chicago, IL: O'Hare International Airport infrastructure 
        improvement project funding, S382 [7FE]
      Enact (H.R. 658): conference report, S329, S333-S344 [6FE], 
        S382-S385 [7FE], S4194 [14JN]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S327 [2FE]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, S383 [7FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, S341 [6FE], S382 
        [7FE]
      ------improve treatment of certain sensitive national security 
        information under the Freedom of Information Act, S342 [6FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, 
        S341 [6FE]
      ------modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and 
        negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, 
        S339-S341 [6FE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112-382), 
        H373 [1FE]
      Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 112-
        381), H373 [1FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 533, consideration of conference report on H.R. 658, 
        provisions, H445 [3FE]




FAA MODERNIZATION AND REFORM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Transportation: prevent the use of unmanned aircraft 
        systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace 
        system (see H.R. 5950), H3707 [15JN]
      Enact (H.R. 658): consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 533), H373 [1FE]
      FAA: modify regulations governing aircraft maintenance providers 
        (see H.R. 6002), H3974 [21JN]
  Conference reports
      Provisions (H.R. 658), H230-H304 [1FE]
  Lists
      House of Representatives staff who worked on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H455 [3FE]
  Remarks in House
      Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, E147 [6FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: prevent the use of unmanned aircraft 
        systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace 
        system (H.R. 5950), H4144 [27JN]
      Enact (H.R. 658): conference report, H447-H456 [3FE], E142, E147 
        [6FE], E155 [7FE]
      ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H445-
        H447 [3FE]
      FAA: clarify that fractional aviation is non-commerical and not 
        subject to commericial aviation ticket tax, H456 [3FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]
      ------prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/
        Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on 
        reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H446-H450, H452, H454-H456 [3FE]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, E142 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, E142 
        [6FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: privatization proposals, 
        H447 [3FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Chicago, IL: O'Hare International Airport infrastructure 
        improvement project funding, S382 [7FE]
      Enact (H.R. 658): conference report, S329, S333-S344 [6FE], 
        S382-S385 [7FE], S4194 [14JN]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S327 [2FE]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, S341 [6FE], S382 
        [7FE]
      ------improve treatment of certain sensitive national security 
        information under the Freedom of Information Act, S342 [6FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, 
        S341 [6FE]
      ------modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and 
        negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, 
        S339-S341 [6FE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112-382), 
        H373 [1FE]
      Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 112-
        381), H373 [1FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 533, consideration of conference report on H.R. 658, 
        provisions, H445 [3FE]




FAA SUNSETS EXTENSION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3276), S3838 [7JN]
  Letters
      Provisions: Senators Leahy and Grassley, Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470-S5472 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 3276) 
        (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]




FACEBOOK, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Dutch Monkey Doughnuts (business): American Express OPEN and 
        Facebook Big Break for Small Business award recipient, E1678 
        [2OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Saverin, Eduardo: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid 
        capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public 
        offering (IPO), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      Securities: stock option tax deductions relative to initial 
        public offering, S3273 [17MY]




FACTOR, MALLORY

  Articles and editorials
      Occupy Wall Street . . . Next Stop, Athens?, E112 [1FE]
      ``What's the Real Defense Budget?'', E109 [1FE]




FADDIS, JON

  Bills and resolutions
      Jon Faddis Day: designate (see H. Res. 641), H2274 [27AP]




FAGERSTONE, NATHAN V.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E185 [14FE]




FAHERTY, WILLIAM F., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1542 [14SE]




FAHIM, KAREEM

  Articles and editorials
      Coptic Pope Dies in Egypt Amid Church's Struggles, H1523 [22MR]
      Thousands Mourn Coptic Pope in Cairo, E417 [22MR]




FAIR, CATHERINE

  Remarks in House
      Amherst Ballet Theatre Co.: anniversary, E34 [18JA]




FAIR COMPLIANCE ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]




FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Consumers: prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer 
        information in making any determination involving auto 
        insurance (see H.R. 6129), H4868 [13JY]
      Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive 
        consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by 
        public utility companies (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Government regulations: exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act 
        regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5268, H5269 [25JY]




FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Consumers: protect against abusive debt collectors by regulating 
        medical debt collection practices, prohibit collectors from 
        seeking arrest warrants to collect debts, and provide 
        information about the debt (see S. 3350), S4674 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: exempt debt collectors from liability 
        when leaving certain voice mail messages as long as the 
        collector follows regulations prescribed on the appropriate 
        manner in which to leave such a message (see H.R. 4101), H1016 
        [28FE] (see H.R. 5794), H3102 [17MY]




FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT CLARIFICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4101), H1016 [28FE]




FAIR ELECTIONS NOW ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1404), H971 [28FE], H5622 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 750), S285 [2FE]




FAIR HOUSING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: protect servicemembers and veterans from housing 
        discrimination (see S. 3283), S3900 [11JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory 
        standards against the use of discriminatory disparate impact 
        analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for 
        housing, H4144-H4146 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: protect servicemembers and veterans from housing 
        discrimination (S. 3283), S4180 [14JN]




FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay 
        requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3256), 
        S3688 [4JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR] (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]
      Disasters: provide specific limited exemption for insurance 
        claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay 
        requirments (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]
      Employment: exempt marketing research participants and mystery 
        shoppers from certain provisions (see H.R. 5915), H3660 [7JN]
      Health care professionals: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5969), H3807 [19JN]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty 
        threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of 
        the Census (see H.R. 6076), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
  Cloture motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
  Letters
      Paycheck Fairness Act: David French, National Retail Federation, 
        S3713 [5JN]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3712 [5JN]
      ------several business organizations, S3712 [5JN]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S3699 [5JN]
      Preserving America's Family Farms Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, H5166 [24JY]
  Motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]
  Remarks in House
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex, E519 [16AP]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H444 [3FE], H2192 [26AP], 
        H3190 [30MY], H3278, H3280, H3285, H3286 [31MY], E553, E560 
        [17AP], E976 [5JN], E1036 [8JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162, H5167 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (H.R. 5970), H4067 [27JN], E1154 
        [27JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, H581 [8FE]
      Health care professionals: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 3066), E1154 
        [27JN]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (H.R. 5969), H4067 [27JN], E1154 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3457 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], 
        S3536 [24MY]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], 
        S3669-S3671, S3672-S3674 [4JN], S3695, S3697-S3715 [5JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, S371 [7FE], S490 [9FE], S895-S898 [17FE], 
        S1112 [29FE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (S. 3453), S5491 [26JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4157, Preserving America's Family Farms Act, H5162 [24JY]
      S. 3453, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S5492 [26JY]




FAIR MILITARY LEAVE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3863), H374 [1FE]




FAIR MINIMUM WAGE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4890-H4892 
        [17JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3453), S5491 [26JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3453, provisions, S5492 [26JY]




FAIR PAY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E93 [31JA]




FAIR PLAYING FIELD ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]




FAIR TAX ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 25), H391, H422 [2FE], H522 [7FE], H1964-H1967 
        [18AP], H2111, H2114 [25AP], H2343 [8MY], H5691 [2AU]




FAIR TRADE IN SEAFOOD ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3518), S5988 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. 3518, provisions, S5988 [2AU]




FAIR TRADE LAWS  see Foreign Trade




FAIRFAX, VA

  Remarks in House
      George Mason University: tribute to green and sustainable 
        initiatives, E649 [25AP]




FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA

  Remarks in House
      Alcorn, Walter: Fairfax County, VA, Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E402 [21MR]
      Best of Braddock Awards: tribute to recipients, E1411 [3AU]
      Fairfax County, VA, Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Valor Award 
        recipients, E561, E562 [17AP]
      Fairfax County Board of Supervisors: Lord and Ladies Fairfax 
        award recipients, E1074 [19JN]
      Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Outstanding 
        Corporate Citizenship Award recipients, E1080 [19JN]
      Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations: tribute to 
        honorees, E563 [17AP]
      Fairfax County Football Hall of Fame: tribute to inductees, E321 
        [6MR]
      Fairfax County Youth Football League: tribute, E321 [6MR]
      Hidden Pond Nature Center: tribute to Envirothon Team, E1077 
        [19JN]
      LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for 
        Community Caregivers Award recipients, E1726 [26OC]
      Mosby Woods neighborhhood: anniversary, E1522 [13SE]
      Schools: tribute to In Hope Freedom Rings Foundation scholarship 
        recipients, E112 [1FE]
      ------tribute to public school math and science teachers 
        participating in Sally Ride Science Academy in San Diego, CA, 
        E322 [6MR]
      Shepard's Center of Oakton-Vienna (organization): tribute, E560 
        [17AP]
      Vienna, VA: tribute to Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of 
        Commerce Business and Service Award recipients, E1069 [19JN]
      Virginia: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army All-
        American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]
  Subpoena Notices
      Fairfax County, VA, Circuit Court, H5848 [11SE]




FAIRFAX COUNTY FEDERATION OF CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Federation of 
        Citizens Associations honorees, E563 [17AP]




FAIRFAX (VA) TIMES

  Articles and editorials
      Greenspring Resident Honored for 30 Years of Volunteer Service, 
        E248 [27FE]




FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OH

  Remarks in House
      Tyler's Light (organization): tribute, E533 [16AP]




FAIRNESS FOR HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: allow issuance of a certain number of E-3 visas 
        per year to Irish nationals, S1921 [21MR]
      Enact (H.R. 3012), S13 [23JA], S1921 [21MR], S4889 [11JY]




FAIRNESS FOR STRUGGLING STUDENTS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1102), S2069 [27MR]




FAIRNESS IN DISCLOSURE OF EVIDENCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2197), S1734 [15MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2197, provisions, S1736 [15MR]




FAIRNESS IN FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2303), S2545 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2303), S2548 [19AP]
  Texts of
      S. 2303, provisions, S2549 [19AP]




FAIRNESS IN WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2172), S1462 [7MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2172, provisions, S1462 [7MR]




FAIRPORT, NY

  Remarks in House
      Martha Brown Middle School: named to National Forum To 
        Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1070 [19JN]




FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL

  Remarks in House
      Curtis, Jacob: Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year 
        award recipient, E725 [8MY]




FAIRVIEW PARK, OH

  Remarks in House
      Sewell, Dan: Fairview Park, OH, Community Council Fairview Park 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E731 [8MY]




FAITH & POLITICS INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage: tribute, E454 [27MR]




FAKAN, JOHN C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1306 [24JY]




FALASCO, ROBERT M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E693 [27AP]




FALBO, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc.: Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E788 [15MY]




FALCONE, JAMES P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E155 [7FE]




FALCONE, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3149 [18MY]




FALCONE, PATRICIA K.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Office of Science and Technology Policy 
        Associate Director: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate), S5731 [31JY]




FALCONER, TALON M.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E95 [31JA]




FALEOMAVAEGA, ENI F.H. (a Delegate from American Samoa)

  Articles and editorials
      Kazakhstan Launches ATOM Project To Support Global Movement 
        Against Nuclear Tests, Galia Nurzhanova and George D. Gleboff, 
        Astana Times (Kazakhstan publication), E1510 [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H1543 [22MR]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3734 [18JN]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1916 [17AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3707 [15JN]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as 
        States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
        and Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State under 
        the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to 
        separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 
        1489), H3981 [25JN]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3915 [20JN]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H1153 [5MR]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1808 [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2646 [10MY]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4828 [11JY]
      Medicaid: extend to physician assistants eligibility for 
        incentive payments for adoption and use of certified 
        electronic health records (see H.R. 2729), H220 [31JA]
      ------increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5712 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Northern Mariana Islands: establish National Guard units (see 
        H.R. 2773), H5331 [30JY]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        4037), H4908 [17JY]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1391 [19MR]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 
        5824), H3103 [17MY]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5525 [31JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5079 [19JY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3808 [19JN]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (see H.R. 4484), H2064 [24AP]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H6310 [16OC]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2072 [24AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. 
        in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in 
        contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 5934), 
        H3698 [8JN]
      Immigration: waive certain requirements for naturalization for 
        American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 4021), H725 [14FE]
      National Guard: establish units in American Samoa (see H.R. 
        6294), H5704 [2AU]
      Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (see H.R. 6313), H5705 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. 
        in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in 
        contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (H.R. 5934), H3699 
        [8JN]
      Immigration: waive certain requirements for naturalization for 
        American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (H.R. 
        4021), H726 [14FE]
      National Guard: establish units in American Samoa (H.R. 6294), 
        H5709 [2AU]
      Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (H.R. 6313), H5709 [2AU]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1369 [19MR]
  Remarks
      American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4890 [17JY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E811 
        [16MY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H739 [15FE], H816 [16FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H2293 [7MY]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3718 [18JN]
      Colleges and universities: affordability, H1435 [21MR]
      ------Obama administration proposals to make higher education 
        more affordable, H1138 [5MR]
      Dept. of Energy: continue monitoring of impact of the U.S. 
        nuclear testing program on Runit Island of the Marshall 
        Islands, H4890 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        H2684 [15MY]
      Education: reduce the costs of higher education, H523 [7FE]
      Financial institutions: provide home loan modifications to 
        eligible homeowners and assist homeowners and prospective 
        homeowners with foreclosure prevention programs and 
        information on loan modifications, H701 [14FE]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4074 [27JN]
      Immigration: waive certain requirements for naturalization for 
        American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (H.R. 
        4021), E192 [14FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2690 [15MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), H4886 [17JY]
      Kazakhstan: launch of the Abolish Testing Our Mission project to 
        support the global movement to ban nuclear weapons tests, 
        E1509 [13SE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launch of 
        multistage rocket, E569 [18AP]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2675 [15MY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), E1471 [11SE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to reelection as President of Taiwan, 
        E185 [14FE]
      National Guard: establish units in American Samoa (H.R. 6294), 
        E1421 [3AU]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2778 
        [16MY]
      ------facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and 
        encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American 
        communities (H.R. 2362), H5091 [23JY]
      NOAA: National Sea Grant College Program funding, H2359 
        [8MY]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), 
        H2686 [15MY]
      Obama, President: economic policies relative to stability of 
        domestic automobile manufacturers, H1547 [26MR]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H1649 [28MR]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1222 [7MR], H1585 [27MR]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, H191 [31JA], H1276 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1400 [20MR]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H1222 [7MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4626 
        [29JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2359 [8MY]
      Taxation: rates, H739 [15FE]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Territorial Highway Program funding, H4626 [29JN]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 4484), H5085 [23JY]
      Uzbekistan: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S., 
        E193 [15FE]
      Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), 
        H5839 [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant 
        victims of domestic violence and crime, H2778 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2778 [16MY]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
      International Conference From a Nuclear Test Ban to a Nuclear-
        Weapons-Free World: by, E1509 [13SE]
      Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Vietnamese Embassy in the U.S., 
        H5840-H5842 [11SE]
  Tributes
      Drabble-McCormack, Christine M. (Tina), E1218 [10JY]
      He Xiangdong, E1289 [19JY]
      Jarjis, Jamaludin, E35 [18JA]
      Lin, Jeremy, H975 [28FE]
      Luce-Aoelua, Pat, E1243 [12JY]
      Payne, Donald M., H1194 [6MR]
      Seau, Junior, H2452 [9MY]
      Tupou, George, V, H1370 [19MR]




FALESE, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Illinois Fire Chiefs Association: Chief of the Year award 
        recipient, E376 [19MR]




FALLON, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E190 [14FE]




FALLS FREE COALITION

  Bills and resolutions
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        553), S6271 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 
        553), S6287 [12SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 553, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, S6274, 
        S6287 [12SE]




FALMOUTH, MA

  Remarks in House
      Gosnold on Cape Cod: Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors 
        Association Mental Health Agency of the Year award recipient, 
        E1455 [10SE]




FALMOUTH, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Falmouth Heritage Museum: tribute, S4202 [14JN]




FALMOUTH HERITAGE SOCIETY

  Remarks in Senate
      Falmouth, ME: tribute to Falmouth Heritage Museum, S4202 [14JN]




FALSE CLAIMS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      FDA: revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3486-S3488 [23MY], S3540, S3543, S3562 
        [24MY]
  Reports filed
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]




FAMIGLETTI, ROB

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5050 [16JY], S5090 [17JY]




FAMILIES AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

  Affidavits
      U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Sopuruchi V. 
        Chukwueke, S5413 [25JY]
  Amendments
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6172 [20SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, 
        S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2698, S2737, S2738, S2741 [25AP], 
        S2795, S2841, S2842, S2843, S2864, S2865, S2884 [26AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Backward on Domestic Violence, S3229 [16MY]
      Delay on Domestic Violence, S5288 [24JY], S5348 [25JY]
      Fallen Soldiers, Families Are Heroes, E1213 [9JY]
      Family & Children's Place Has Money for Big Center, S904 [17FE]
      House Republicans Tax Bill Leaves Some Military Families Behind, 
        H5543 [1AU]
      More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, H318 [1FE]
      Needs of Military Families Must Not Be Overlooked, E973 [5JN]
      Partisanship and the Violence Against Women Act, S3230 [16MY]
      Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, H2765 [16MY]
      Stop Demagoguing Our Food Safety Net, E284 [29FE]
      Unfinished War, E1367 [31JY]
      Weakening Violence Against Women Act Betrays Immigrant Victims, 
        S6302 [13SE]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of 
        Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 587), S6626 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for 
        certain current and former members of the Reserve components, 
        widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see S. 
        2112), S699 [15FE] (see H.R. 4164), H1272 [7MR]
      ------extend military commissary and exchange store privileges 
        to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-
        connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), 
        H6274 [21SE]
      ------grant family of members temporary annual leave during 
        deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 [25JY]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see 
        H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1366 [16MR]
      ------provide for relief in civil actions for violations of the 
        protections on credit extended to members and their dependents 
        (see S. 3207), S3329 [21MY]
      ------require military command responsibility and accountability 
        for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a 
        deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and 
        respect (see H.R. 4913), H2205 [26AP]
      Children and youth: authorize a national toll-free hotline and 
        website to develop and disseminate child care consumer 
        education information to help parents access child care in 
        their community (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE]
      ------call on all governments to assist in the safe return of 
        children abducted from or wrongfully retained outside the 
        country of their habitual residence (see S. Res. 449), S3042 
        [9MY]
      ------establish a toll-free telephone helpline to provide 
        information and assistance to parents and caregivers of 
        children to prevent child abuse and strengthen families (see 
        S. 2293), S2496 [18AP]
      ------establish national and State putative father registries 
        and make grants to States to promote permanent families for 
        children and responsible fatherhood (see S. 3321), S4368 
        [20JN] (see H.R. 6035), H4156 [27JN]
      ------issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at 
        improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see S. 
        3231), S3516 [23MY]
      ------provide children in foster care with school stability and 
        equal access to educational opportunities (see H.R. 5868), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      ------provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation 
        standards (see S. 3331), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 6027), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen 
        born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War 
        (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. 
        Res. 746), H5525 [31JY]
      Constitutional amendments: parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), 
        S3729 [5JN] (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. Res. 
        110), H3480 [5JN]
      Courts: provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal 
        representation to parents and legal guardians relative to 
        child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), H374 [1FE]
      Crime: consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that 
        support families and victims in the justice system affected by 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 3977), H640 [8FE]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 664), H3103 [17MY] (see H. Res. 760), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care 
        (see H.R. 4341), H1805 [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------require States receiving Higher Education Act assistance 
        to charge in-State tuition at public institutions to 
        dependents of certain active duty personnel residing in such 
        State (see H.R. 5834), H3161 [18MY]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private 
        entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education 
        to youth and their parents (see S. 2185), S1576 [12MR]
      ------ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless 
        children and families under the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]
      ------establish a public-private partnership program to provide 
        child care (see S. 2182), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 5877), H3362 
        [31MY]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      ------implement demonstration projects at federally qualified 
        community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and 
        promote family well-being through parenting practices and 
        skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the 
        Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      ------prohibit discrimination under the family planning program 
        on the basis of separate provision of abortion (see H.R. 
        5650), H2565 [9MY]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
      ------reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome 
        prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      ------require child care providers receiving Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents 
        information on whether such providers carry current liability 
        insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3733 [18JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the rule entitled ``Provisional 
        Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain 
        Immediate Relatives'' (see H.R. 6052), H4603 [28JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3732 [18JN]
      ------provide protection for certain Federal employees relative 
        to implementation of certain immigration policies regarding 
        the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6069), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      ------provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 3328), S4417 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR] (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no 
        known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see S. 
        3202), S3280 [17MY] (see H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------extend authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing 
        owned by a family member (see H.R. 4299), H1803 [29MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 
        3309), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]
      ------improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or 
        who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve pensions for surviving spouses of World War II and 
        Korean War veterans (see H.R. 4371), H1914 [17AP]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H3702 [12JN]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4684 [9JY]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. 
        Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]
      Diseases: recognize potential for virtual elimination of 
        pediatric HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive 
        (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      Economy: rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (see S. 2252), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5727), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (see S. Res. 477), S3729 [5JN]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see 
        S. 2142), S1147 [29FE] (see H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]
      Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently 
        disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
        of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in 
        civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      ------provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain 
        veterans and Armed Forces members receive competitive service 
        employment preference (see H.R. 5852), H3162 [18MY]
      Foster Children's Day: designate (see H. Res. 660), H2812 [16MY]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Gold Star Dads of America, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 577), 
        H1273 [7MR]
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 420), S2393 [17AP]
      Government regulations: provide for regulatory accountability 
        and revision of economically burdensome regulations (see H.R. 
        4116), H1133 [1MR]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2067 [24AP]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 3513), S5977 [2AU]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-
        term residents who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 
        3823), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 5869), H3266 [30MY]
      Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide funding with a dedicated revenue source consisting 
        of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 3807), H114 
        [23JA]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
      Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]
      ------provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns 
        (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]
      Medicare: clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]
      Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal 
        poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the 
        Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 6076), H4655 [29JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU] (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        433), S2655 [24AP]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3234 
        [16MY]
      ------recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 463), S3234 
        [16MY]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (see S. Res. 570), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        593), H1497 [21MR]
      National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: 
        designate (see H. Res. 771), H5707 [2AU]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (see S. Res. 362), S208 [31JA] (see H. Res. 535), 
        H374 [1FE]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE] (see H.J. Res. 
        118), H5859 [11SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]
      ------repeal the program of block grants to States for social 
        services (see H.R. 6442), H6151 [19SE]
      Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 382), S1147 
        [29FE]
      ------observance (see H. Res. 602), H1805 [29MR]
      Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in 
        placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his 
        or her parents (see H.R. 6021), H4063 [26JN]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care 
        insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with 
        long-term care needs (see H.R. 6005), H3974 [21JN]
      ------allow an income disparity tax credit (see H.R. 4260), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      ------allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (see H.R. 4397), H1977 [18AP]
      ------deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to 
        those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of 
        certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID 
        number application process (see H.R. 6074), H4655 [29JN]
      ------eliminate separate tax return forms for earned income 
        credit, include certain information required by that form on 
        appropriate tax forms, and compute earned income credit for 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 4421), H2029 [19AP]
      ------exclude certain farmland and family-owned business 
        interests from the value of the gross estate of decedents (see 
        H.R. 6271), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exclude from gross income certain State foster care 
        program payments made to the biological parents of disabled 
        children (see H.R. 4111), H1100 [29FE]
      ------exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the 
        estate tax (see S. 2200), S1734 [15MR]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 
        [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income (see 
        H.R. 6100, 6104), H4827 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 
        [25JY]
      ------improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------improve the dependent care credit by repealing the 
        phasedown of the credit percentage and making permanent the 
        increased dollar limitations (see H.R. 5886), H3404 [1JN]
      ------increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
        assistance (see H.R. 5938), H3699 [8JN]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see S. 3616), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 4373), H1914 
        [17AP]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H158 [24JA]
      ------permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax 
        increases (see H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]
      ------permanently extend the employer-provided child care credit 
        (see S. 3427), S5304 [24JY]
      ------provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 3226), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide that the value of certain historic property shall 
        be determined using an income approach in determining the 
        taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2209), S1847 [20MR] (see 
        H.R. 5982), H3914 [20JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 [19JY] 
        (see H.R. 6279), H5704 [2AU]
      ------repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the 
        dependent care credit (see H.R. 6268), H5629 [1AU]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 6165), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------require that individual taxpayer identification number 
        applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer 
        assistance centers (see H.R. 6523), H6275 [21SE]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4114), H1100 
        [29FE] (see H.R. 4142), H1153 [5MR]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works (see H.R. 5683), H2566 [9MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4271), H1641 [27MR] (see H.R. 4970, 4982), 
        H2267 [27AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (see H. Res. 656), 
        H2712 [15MY]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), 
        S3977 [12JN]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]
  Cloture motions
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Emily Schlichting, H4798 [11JY]
  Essays
      Modern Tax System--Fair to the Average American? Lisa Vatavuk, 
        H2718 [16MY]
  Eulogies
      Colson, Charles W.: by Emily Colson, E996 [6JN]
      ------by Timothy George, E996-E998 [6JN]
  Excerpts
      U.S. Code: definition of ``marriage'' and ``spouse'', H5028 
        [19JY]
  Factsheets
      Race/Ethnicity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, H3066 [17MY]
      Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, H3065 [17MY]
  Letters
      Armed Forces incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding: Raymond C. Kelley, VFW, 
        H4978 [18JY]
      Bush administration tax cut extension: Jeffrey Hinz, S4928 
        [12JY]
      ------Main Street Alliance, H5547 [1AU]
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on 
        Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]
      Constitutionality of tribal government provisions in Violence 
        Against Women Act reauthorization: several law professors, 
        S2680-S2682 [25AP]
      Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, H5059 
        [19JY]
      ------Wayne E. Carrignan, Florida VFW, H5059 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: 
        George Sheldon, Dept. of HHS, S6050 [10SE]
      ------Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE], H6179 [20SE]
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: Colleen 
        Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support Enforcement 
        Association, H3450 [5JN]
      ------Gordon L. Berlin, Building Knowledge To Improve Social 
        Policy (organization), H3450 [5JN]
      ------Jon Baron, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, H3450 
        [5JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H3451 [5JN]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H3451 [5JN]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, S2719 [25AP]
      ------Mark Tennant, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and 
        Contractors, Inc., S5330 [25JY]
      ------Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen (organization), S5323 
        [25JY]
      ------Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 
        [25JY]
      Preserving America's Family Farms Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, H5166 [24JY]
      Prohibit use of Violence Against Women Act funds by religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices: Coalition 
        Against Religious Discrimination, H2729 [16MY]
      Protect child custody arrangements for parents who are Armed 
        Forces members deployed in support of a contingency operation: 
        several Representatives, E839 [17MY]
      Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage 
        of certain women's preventive health services: several law 
        professors, E1370-E1372 [1AU]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3235 [30MY]
      Triple-negative breast cancer research funding: Betty Sommer, 
        Causes for a Cure (organization), H3065 [17MY]
      Vets4Warriors Program funding: several veterans organizations, 
        H5049 [19JY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) Democratic staff, H2771-H2773 [16MY]
      ------Desiree Hoffman, YWCA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2785 [26AP]
      ------Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, 
        S408 [9FE]
      ------National Association of Attorneys General, S407 [9FE], 
        S2594 [23AP]
      ------National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence 
        Against Women, S406 [9FE], S5347 [25JY]
      ------Paul H. Fitzgerald, National Sheriffs' Association, S407 
        [9FE]
      ------Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, IL, Antonio R. 
        Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, and Michael R. 
        Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S2593 [23AP]
      ------Senators Leahy and Murkowski, S5348 [25JY]
      ------several domestic violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------several religious organizations, S3228 [16MY]
      ------several Representatives, S5348 [25JY]
      ------Sue Else, National Network To End Domestic Violence 
        (organization), S3228 [16MY]
      ------Thomas M. Susman, ABA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act: Tom 
        Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National Conference of State 
        Legislatures, H318 [1FE]
      ------Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services 
        Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State 
        TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]
  Lists
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day attendees and family 
        members or guardians on the Senate floor, S2799 [26AP]
  Memorandums
      Violence Against Women Act Provision Clarifying Tribal Court 
        Jurisdiction to Issue Protection Orders and Due Process: Jane 
        M. Smith, Congressional Research Service, S2786 [26AP]
      Waivers Relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program Work Requirements: Earl S. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, 
        S6048-S6050 [10SE]
  Messages
      Economic Report: President Obama, H938 [17FE]
  Motions
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 
        [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2779 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2370 [17AP]
  Poems
      ``They Make Us Who We Are,'' Albert C. Caswell, E881 [22MY]
  Press releases
      More Than 300 Organizations Oppose House GOP VAWA Bill: 
        Representative Pelosi, H2771 [16MY]
  Proclamations
      Dempsey Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1196 [29JN]
      Leon and Joyce Henry Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1203 [9JY]
      Thomas, Walker, and Wilson Family Reunion Day: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1206 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      A Safe Place, Inc.: anniversary, E1110 [21JN]
      Abortion: prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]
      ------prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for 
        conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]
      ------tribute to film ``October Baby'', H1523 [22MR]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1606, E1618, E1621, E1636, 
        E1640, E1642 [21SE]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Archer, Iris M.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in 
        Adoption Award recipient, E1463 [10SE]
      Arkansas Farm Bureau: tribute to Arkansas Farm Family of the 
        Year award recipients, H4708 [10JY]
      Armed Forces: clarify procedures for the care, handling, and 
        transportation of the remains of a deceased member, H5037, 
        H5038 [19JY], E1290 [19JY]
      ------ensure access by members to information about health care 
        coverage through Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]
      ------ensure extension of certain benefits and programs for 
        active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]
      ------incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (H.R. 
        4329), E506 [29MR]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (H.R. 4201), H3234-H3236 [30MY]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2827, 
        H2828 [17MY]
      ------require military command responsibility and accountability 
        for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a 
        deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and 
        respect (H.R. 4913), E663 [26AP]
      ------tribute to members and their families, H1212 [7MR], E227 
        [17FE], E881 [22MY]
      Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Augusta, ME: tribute to signing of Maine Wabanaki-State Child 
        Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Mandate, E1185 [29JN]
      Bikers Against Child Abuse, Inc.: tribute, E123 [2FE]
      Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: anniversary, E818 [16MY]
      ------tribute, E1325 [25JY]
      Burmah, Norman and Norma: Louisiana Family Forum (organization) 
        Marriage Hall of Fame inductees, E286 [29FE]
      CBO: add findings section addressing impact of Bush 
        administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 
        [2FE]
      Centre County, PA: tribute to Centre County Women's Resource 
        Center, H5118 [23JY]
      Chandler, Shana: tribute to birth of child, E499 [29MR]
      Children and youth: require States to take certain additional 
        steps to assist foster children in making the transition to 
        independent living, H3275 [31MY]
      China: forced abortion policy, E1227-E1229 [11JY]
      Citizen's Commission on Human Rights: tribute to initiatives to 
        protect parental rights, E1299 [23JY]
      Clearwater, FL: Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 recipient of 
        Dept. of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, E229 [17FE]
      Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        E1381 [1AU]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hearings 
        on women's health and contraception with all-male panel, H972 
        [28FE], H1117 [1MR], H1599 [27MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute, E454 [27MR]
      Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, 
        H1648, H1650 [28MR]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, H2735 [16MY]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]
      Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: anniversary, E1081 [19JN], 
        E1132 [25JN]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage, H906 [17FE]
      ------repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage 
        (H.R. 1116), H3809 [20JN]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H427-H430 [2FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H2574-H2577, H2579-H2581 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H4708 
        [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4831 [12JY], H5027 [19JY], H5655 
        [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H6225 [20SE], E908 [30MY], E1232 [11JY]
      Dept. of Defense: breast cancer research funding, H3030 [17MY]
      ------establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE 
        program policy relative to child health care (H.R. 4341), E650 
        [25AP]
      ------limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or 
        other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE 
        program, H1858 [17AP]
      ------prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the 
        Defense of Marriage Act, H5027, H5028 [19JY]
      ------protect TRICARE health care program, H1213 [7MR], H2723 
        [16MY]
      ------reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic 
        priorities, H4915 [18JY]
      ------report on feasibility of providing telecommunications 
        services to servicemembers in transit to or from overseas 
        deployment, H3031 [17MY]
      ------TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee implementation 
        funding, H5059 [19JY]
      ------triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H3064 
        [17MY]
      ------Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4980, H4981 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (H.R. 
        6128), E1249 [13JY]
      ------extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), 
        H3275 [31MY]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to implement rule 
        on Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility 
        for Certain Immediate Relatives, H3620, H3621 [7JN]
      Dept. of HUD: vulnerable populations housing programs funding, 
        E1239 [12JY]
      Dept. of Justice: Office of Violence Against Women funding 
        through reductions in general legal activities and salaries 
        and expenses funding, H2379 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of 
        Marriage Act, H2547-H2551 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162, H5167 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (H.R. 5970), H4067 [27JN], E1154 
        [27JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, H581 [8FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve supervision of fiduciaries of 
        veterans (H.R. 5948), H6088-H6094 [19SE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, H5335, H5416-
        H5432 [31JY]
      Discrimination: prohibit in adoption or foster care placements 
        based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital 
        status of any prospective parent or the child involved (H.R. 
        1681), H3809 [20JN]
      Drugs: address issues relative to prescription drug abuse, 
        H5529-H5532 [1AU]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset 
        on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance 
        programs, H68 [18JA]
      Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H400, H401, 
        H403 [2FE], H661 [9FE], H4098 [27JN]
      ------impact of tax cuts, H398 [2FE]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions 
        (H.R. 4106), E282 [29FE]
      ------promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women 
        through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand 
        occupations (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (H.R. 3151), H2725 [16MY]
      Family Central, Inc.: anniversary, E152 [7FE]
      Father's Day: observance, E1045 [15JN]
      FCC: promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of 
        certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted 
        by potential intruders, H1619, H1620 [27MR]
      Federal Mortuary Affairs Advisory Commission: establish, H3033 
        [17MY]
      Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H976 [28FE], H1849 [17AP], 
        E284 [29FE]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment 
        of obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E353 [8MR]
      Frisco, TX: Frisco Heritage Museum participation in National 
        Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free 
        admission to active military personnel and their families from 
        Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      Garrett, Monica and Ivory: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1577 [20SE]
      Gilmore, Jacob and Carla and family: Escambia County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1692 
        [12OC]
      Government regulations: provide for regulatory accountability 
        and revision of economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 
        4116), H5163 [24JY]
      Greater Cleveland Community Shares (organization): tribute, 
        E1162 [27JN]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 4282), 
        H3448-H3451 [5JN]
      Halliburton Co.: provide assistance to at-risk youth of Houston, 
        TX, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math 
        (STEM), H3737 [19JN]
      Health: health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      ------maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]
      HeartsApart.org (organization): tribute, E647 [25AP]
      Hillsides Organization: anniversary, E1276 [18JY]
      Hitchcock Center for Women Inc.: anniversary, E1375 [1AU]
      Hmong Heritage Month: observance, E518 [30MR]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-
        based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-
        income families (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]
      Hrabe, Mark and Chianna: tribute to birth of child, H930 [17FE]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 
        1537), H3809 [20JN]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-term 
        residents who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 5869), H3180 
        [30MY]
      ------reform, H562 [7FE], H1021 [29FE], H1144, H1149 [5MR], 
        H2137, H2138 [26AP], H3749 [19JN]
      Kankakee County, IL: anniversary of Kankakee County Farm Bureau, 
        E190 [14FE]
      Lenihan, Brian and Keagan: tribute to birth of child, E559 
        [17AP]
      Maine: referendum to allow same-sex marriage, H387 [2FE]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      McKinney, TX: Collin County Farm Museum participation in 
        National Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program 
        offering free admission to active military personnel and their 
        families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      Medicaid: prohibit reduction in Federal medical assistance 
        percentage for territories, E755 [9MY]
      Medicare: clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (H.R. 6435), E1560 [19SE]
      Military Appreciation Month: observance, E760 [10MY]
      Month of the Military Child: observance, E650 [25AP]
      Morality and ethics: value of personal responsibility versus 
        Federal aid programs, H466 [3FE], H5926 [13SE], H6161 [20SE]
      Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization): tribute to Prince 
        William County, VA, chapter, E936 [31MY]
      Mother's Day: observance, H2454 [9MY], H2638 [10MY], E769 [10MY]
      National Adoption Month: observance, E1736 [6NO]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2145 [26AP], 
        E533 [16AP]
      National Council of La Raza: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, E1171 [28JN]
      National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1675 
        [2OC], E1713 [19OC]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 242), E710 [7MY]
      ------observance, H2457, H2458 [9MY], H3275 [31MY], E849, E857 
        [18MY], E965 [1JN]
      ------recognize goals and ideals (H. Res. 659), H2717, H2718 
        [16MY]
      National Guard: tribute to Vets4Warriors program, H5049 [19JY]
      National Marriage Week: observance, H550-H554 [7FE], E151, E157 
        [7FE], E182 [13FE]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 
        593), E423 [22MR]
      National Work and Family Month: observance, E1633 [21SE], E1656 
        [25SE]
      New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence 
        (NHCADSV): anniversary, E1715 [23OC]
      Nunn, Diane: ABA Center on Children and the Law Mark Hardin 
        Award for Child Welfare Legal Scholarship and Systems Change 
        recipient, E1094 [20JN]
      Nurses for Newborns (organization): anniversary, E600 [19AP]
      Oakland County, MI: opening of Planned Parenthood Federation of 
        America, Inc., facility, E506 [29MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H1649 [28MR], 
        H2041 [24AP], H2198-H2200 [26AP], H4872 [17JY], H4913, H4914, 
        H4915 [18JY]
      Older Americans Month: observance, H2825 [17MY], E819 [16MY], 
        E826 [17MY], E861 [18MY]
      Orchards Children's Services, Inc.: anniversary, E712 [7MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4785 
        [11JY], H4830 [12JY]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4688, H4728, H4745, H4746, H4747, 
        H4760 [10JY], H4778, H4796, H4799, H4800, H4815, H4817-H4824 
        [11JY]
      Peninsula Family Services (organization): anniversary of senior 
        peer counseling program, E1355 [31JY]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1291 [8MR], H1376 [19MR]
      Pine Tree Legal Assistance (organization): anniversary, E1238 
        [12JY]
      Poe, Suzy and Kurt: tribute to birth of child, H1828 [16AP]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], 
        H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 
        [13SE]
      ------emancipate the poor by urging empowerment and self-
        reliance, H378 [2FE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6174-H6185 [20SE], E1618, E1621 
        [21SE], E1657 [25SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program participation rate requirements (H.R. 4379), E570 
        [18AP]
      ------reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to 
        States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program (H.R. 3659), H315 [1FE]
      ------require States to implement policies to prevent assistance 
        under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from 
        being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 
        3567), H226, H315-H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]
      Reston, VA: anniversary of Reston Children's Center, E361 [9MR]
      San Leandro, CA: tribute to Davis Street Family Resource Center, 
        E766 [10MY]
      Santa Monica, CA: tribute to America's Family Day, E1601 [21SE]
      Service League of San Mateo County (organization): tribute, E264 
        [28FE]
      Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in 
        placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his 
        or her parents (H.R. 6021), E1139 [26JN]
      Stoughton, WI: anniversary of Stoughton Area Senior Center, E711 
        [7MY]
      Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1673 [2OC]
      Tampa, FL: tribute to Military Officers Association of America 
        Operation Helping Hand, E1623 [21SE]
      Taxation: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (H.R. 4397), E572 [18AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 3423), 
        H1524 [22MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3391 [1JN], H3657 
        [7JN], H4707 [10JY], H4855, H4856-H4859 [12JY], H4914, H4915, 
        H4917 [18JY], H5023, H5025, H5073, H5074 [19JY], H5138, H5140, 
        H5146 [24JY], H5210, H5211 [25JY], H5855 [11SE], E1290 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, 
        H5538, H5578-H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, H5689 [2AU], 
        H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585-H5594 [1AU], 
        E1390 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5592 [1AU], 
        H5783, H5784 [11SE], H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 
        [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], 
        H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5670 [2AU]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5646 [2AU]
      ------provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current 
        income tax system, H468 [3FE], H723 [14FE]
      ------provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current 
        income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1265-H1270 [7MR]
      ------rates, H592 [8FE], H660, H661 [9FE], H739 [15FE], H908 
        [17FE], H1119 [1MR], H1266 [7MR], H1735, H1736 [28MR], H2041 
        [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2334 [8MY], H2578, H2620 [10MY], H4912 
        [18JY], H5757 [10SE], H5934, H5962 [13SE], H6043-H6045 [14SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H130 [24JA], H162 [25JA], 
        H472 [3FE], H605 [8FE], H806 [16FE], H960, H962 [27FE], H1828 
        [16AP], H1850, H1859, H1911 [17AP], H2109-H2116 [25AP], H2334 
        [8MY], H2718 [16MY], H3270 [31MY], H4856, H4857 [12JY]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757, H5759, H5760 [10SE]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, H2613 [10MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (H.R. 1956), H1149 [5MR]
      ------require that individual taxpayer identification number 
        applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer 
        assistance centers (H.R. 6523), H6236 [21SE]
      TownSquareBuzz Foundation: tribute to ``Red Shirt Fridays'' 
        campaign in McKinney, TX, to assist veterans returning from 
        war, E419 [22MR]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (H.R. 4114), H4660, H4663, H4664 [9JY]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works, H5870 [12SE]
      Vienna, VA: anniversary of Marah Christian Counseling Center, 
        E360 [9MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2707-
        H2711 [15MY], H2727-H2729, H2732-H2739, H2764-H2779 [16MY], 
        E823 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2707-H2711 [15MY], H2726-H2739, H2764-
        H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]
      ------funding, H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding for religious organizations to 
        discriminate in hiring practices, H2736 [16MY]
      ------protect victims' identity to avoid retaliation, H2779, 
        H2780 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1658-H1661 [28MR], H2143 [26AP], 
        H2777 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2636, H2637 [10MY], H2705-H2711 
        [15MY], H2717, H2724, H2725, H2726, H2745-H2781 [16MY], H2818, 
        H2826 [17MY], H3279 [31MY], H3947 [21JN], H5854 [11SE], H6044 
        [14SE], H6098 [19SE], H6258-H6261 [21SE], E823 [16MY], E830, 
        E831, E832 [17MY], E851, E865 [18MY], E881 [22MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2726-H2744 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), motion to recommit, H2779, H2780 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), H2138 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], H3190 
        [30MY], H5322 [26JY], E1713 [19OC]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], E549 [17AP]
      West, Brandon: tribute to birth of child, E499 [29MR]
      Williams-Skinner, Barbara: Presidential Champion of Change award 
        recipient, E1060 [18JN]
      Wilson, Julian and Joy: tribute to birth of child, E1233 [11JY]
      Women: health care for women, H348 [1FE], H1028, H1029, H1030, 
        H1031 [29FE], H1160, H1164, H1165 [6MR], H1218, H1270 [7MR], 
        H1379-H1383 [19MR], H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1439, H1440, 
        H1441, H1442, H1475, H1485 [21MR], H1500 [22MR], H1651 [28MR], 
        H1924 [18AP], H4803 [11JY], H5536, H5537, H5538 [1AU], H5634 
        [2AU], E464 [28MR], E506 [29MR], E1226 [11JY], E1369 [1AU]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1606, E1618, E1636 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497, S1498 
        [8MR]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (S. Res. 378), S607 [14FE], S803 [15FE]
      Alaska: tribute to ``Choose Respect'' initiative to reduce rates 
        of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse, S2204 
        [29MR]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY], S4434 [25JN]
      Beale AFB, CA: tribute to Child Development Center, S2081 [27MR]
      Cedar, Kenneth and Vanese: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
      Children and youth: establish national and State putative father 
        registries and make grants to States to promote permanent 
        families for children and responsible fatherhood (S. 3321), 
        S4372 [20JN]
      ------issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at 
        improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (S. 
        3231), S3518 [23MY]
      Congress: encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified 
        veterans for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]
      Crime: impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, S2667 [25AP], S2791 [26AP]
      ------provide transportation to crisis centers for battered 
        women in rural areas, S3272, S3273 [17MY]
      Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: anniversary, S3898 [11JN]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (S. 598), S1842 [20MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to obtain a waiver from 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize 
        healthier food purchases by beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 
        [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3964-
        S3968 [12JN], S4122, S4125, S4131-S4134, S4144 [13JN], S6087 
        [11SE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S3832 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to 
        provide child care (S. 2182), S1542 [8MR]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate duplicate Violence Against Women Act 
        grant programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of 
        unexamined DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, 
        kidnapping and other criminal cases, S2777 [26AP]
      ------improve accountability of Violence Against Women Act grant 
        programs, S2773 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors 
        (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program, S1704 
        [15MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, S371 [7FE], S490 [9FE], S895-S898 [17FE], 
        S1112 [29FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no 
        known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), 
        S3287 [17MY]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (S. 2241), S2087 [27MR], S2589 
        [23AP]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 
        3309), S4241 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), 
        S4302 [19JN]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], 
        S5203 [19JY]
      ------provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve 
        the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S6077 
        [11SE]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (S. 3405), S5213 [19JY]
      ------tribute to Caregiver Support Program, S5200 [19JY]
      Depts. of Agriculture and HHS: establish dietary guidelines for 
        pregnant women and children from birth until the age of 2, 
        S4334 [20JN]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (S. 414), S3655-S3657 [24MY], S4812 [10JY]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. 
        Res. 432), S2660 [24AP]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage 
        penalty relief provisions permanent, S5178 [19JY]
      Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, 
        S5123 [18JY], S5449 [26JY], S6083-S6085 [11SE]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (S. 2252), S2483 [18AP]
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (S. Res. 477), S3736 [5JN]
      Family & Children's Place (organization): tribute, S904 [17FE]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (S. 3472), 
        S5880 [1AU]
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (S. Res. 420), S2451 [17AP]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (S. 3513), S5987 [2AU]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 
        821), S1842 [20MR]
      ------eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for 
        employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country 
        limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3012), S13 
        [23JA], S1921 [21MR], S4889 [11JY]
      ------reform, S4433 [25JN], S6570 [21SE]
      Jewish Family Services (organization): anniversary, S4769 [29JN]
      Johnson, Ryan and Amber: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6054 [10SE]
      Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for 
        in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual 
        alone, S3836 [7JN]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. 
        Res. 546), S6012 [2AU]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 569), S6469 
        [19SE]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 433), 
        S2660 [24AP]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (S. Res. 536), S5898 [1AU]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 462), S3236-S3238 
        [16MY], S3689 [4JN]
      National Infertility Awareness Week: observance, S2812 [26AP]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 463), S3239 
        [16MY]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (S. Res. 570), S6469 
        [19SE]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (S. Res. 362), S222 [31JA]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (S. Res. 533), S5688 
        [30JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2680-S2682 [25AP], 
        S3678 [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5444 [26JY], S5844 [1AU], 
        S6300, S6302-S6304 [13SE]
      Nevada Military Support Alliance: tribute, S3129 [14MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-
        S97 [26JA]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S1036 [27FE], S1450 
        [7MR], S6322 [13SE], S6411-S6413 [19SE], S6476-S6482 [20SE], 
        S6592-S6595 [21SE]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S3008 [9MY]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4706, S4707 [28JN], S4735-S4737 
        [29JN], S4858, S4863, S4868 [11JY], S4924, S4935 [12JY], S5443 
        [26JY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 [11SE], S6407-S6409 [19SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. 
        Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407, S6408 [19SE]
      ------Executive order to reform Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program work requirements, S4995 [16JY]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S. 
        3397), S5136 [18JY]
      Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 382), S1143 [29FE]
      Richfield, UT: Joining Forces Community Challenge military 
        support competition finalist, S3778 [6JN]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1925, 
        Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2798 [26AP]
      Shine Family Foundation: anniversary, S3777 [6JN]
      Social Security: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability 
        by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S2799, 
        S2800 [26AP]
      ------support goals and ideals (S. Res. 408), S2184 [28MR]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), 
        S3397-S3399 [22MY]
      ------clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3397 [22MY]
      ------express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase 
        that will cripple families on fixed income and only further 
        push back America's economic recovery, S5939 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S3746, S3757 [6JN], 
        S3804 [7JN], S4117 [13JN], S4405 [21JN], S4798-S4800, S4804-
        S4806 [10JY], S4835-S4842, S4851, S4857, S4885 [11JY], S4928, 
        S4932, S4934 [12JY], S4991-S4995, S4998 [16JY], S5052, S5074, 
        S5076-S5081 [17JY], S5102-S5103 [18JY], S5178, S5198 [19JY], 
        S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291-
        S5293 [24JY], S5324-S5327, S5330-S5339, S5345, S5349-S5353 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 
        [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 
        [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 
        [19JY], S5352-S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, S5442, S5445 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5265-S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275-S5288, S5291 [24JY], 
        S5321-S5347, S5349-S5352 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 
        [14MR]
      ------impose special tax to finance war, S4406 [21JN]
      ------permanently extend the employer-provided child care credit 
        (S. 3427), S5305 [24JY]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
      ------provide permanent extension of tax relief and repeal 
        estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5102 [18JY]
      ------rates, S547-S549, S551-S554 [13FE], S664, S683-S685 
        [15FE], S823 [16FE], S3392 [22MY], S3756-S3758 [6JN], S4794, 
        S4795, S4798-S4800 [10JY], S4931, S4939 [12JY], S5903 [2AU], 
        S6031, S6046 [10SE], S6088 [11SE], S6403, S6409, S6414 [19SE], 
        S6478, S6479, S6508 [20SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S85 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S233 
        [1FE], S2216 [29MR], S2302 [16AP], S2524 [19AP], S3110 [14MY], 
        S3194 [16MY], S3298 [21MY], S3740, S3746 [6JN], S3804 [7JN], 
        S4657 [27JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4869-S4872 [11JY], S4919, 
        S4920, S4934 [12JY], S5077-S5081 [17JY], S5170 [19JY], S5242 
        [23JY], S5323, S5343, S5344 [25JY], S6509 [20SE]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S4924-S4926 
        [12JY], S5336, S5340-S5345, S5357 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY], 
        S5840 [1AU]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, S3068 [10MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S2776 
        [26AP], S3678 [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, 
        S6302, S6303 [13SE]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5843, S5844 [1AU], 
        S6300, S6302, S6303 [13SE]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3160, S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3227 
        [16MY], S3678 [4JN], S3958 [12JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), unanimous-consent request, S3615 
        [24MY], S5845 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S289 [2FE], S406-S408 [9FE], S1700-
        S1705 [15MR], S1895 [21MR], S1991 [22MR], S2204 [29MR], S2307 
        [16AP], S2698-S2720 [25AP], S2746, S2750-S2799, S2801, S2806 
        [26AP], S3160, S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3217, S3226 [16MY], 
        S3272, S3273 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3678 [4JN], S3815 [7JN], 
        S3958 [12JN], S4853 [11JY], S5288-S5291, S5295 [24JY], S5347-
        S5349 [25JY], S5422-S5424, S5444 [26JY], S5842-S5846 [1AU], 
        S5968 [2AU], S6300-S6305 [13SE], S6521 [20SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2370 [17AP], 
        S2457, S2471, S2477 [18AP], S2519, S2530, S2533, S2534 [19AP], 
        S2559, S2560, S2579, S2587, S2591, S2592, S2593 [23AP], S2613-
        S2616, S2630 [24AP], S2663-S2667, S2669, S2670, S2680-S2682 
        [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), unanimous-consent agreement, S2697 
        [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 2338), S2603 [23AP], S2660 [24AP]
      Whelchel, Dave and Laura: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
      Women: health care for women, S374-S379, S381 [7FE], S882-S885 
        [17FE], S1497-S1499 [8MR], S1821 [20MR], S5692-S5699 [31JY], 
        S5806 [1AU]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 492), S4108 
        [12JN], S4173 [14JN]
  Reports
      Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence 
        Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women 
        Act: Jane M. Smith and Richard M. Thompson II, Congressional 
        Research Service, S2787 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 112-671), H6059 [14SE]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to 
        Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program 
        Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) 
        (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. 
        Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on 
        Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112-
        677), H6068 [18SE]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 112-677), H6068 [18SE]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for 
        Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 543), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 112-517), H3479 [5JN]
      International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 414) (S. Rept. 
        112-170), S3514 [23MY]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 112-488), H3161 [18MY]
      Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112-458), H2266 [27AP]
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112-361), H25 
        [17JA]
      Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4114) (H. Rept. 112-486), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5948) (H. Rept. 
        112-678), H6150 [19SE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4970) (H. Rept. 112-480), H2712 [15MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1925), S388 [7FE]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 
        112-153), S1576 [12MR]
  Statements
      Violence Against Women Act Anniversary: Attorney General Holder, 
        S6302 [13SE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Executive Office of 
        the President, S2594 [23AP], S3228 [16MY]
  Summaries
      Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 5188), E694 
        [27AP]
      GAO Reports Addressing Violence Against Women Act Grants and/or 
        Dept. of Justice Office of Violence Against Women, S2780 
        [26AP]
  Testimonies
      China Forced Abortion Policy: Guo Yangling, E1228 [11JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women 
        Act reauthorization and H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction, H2726 [16MY]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and 
        Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program work requirements, H6165 [20SE]
      H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirement, H6175 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]
      H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families 
        Act, H315 [1FE]
      H.R. 4114, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, 
        H4663 [9JY]
      H.R. 4157, Preserving America's Family Farms Act, H5162 [24JY]
      H.R. 4201, Servicemember Family Protection Act, H3234 [30MY]
      H.R. 4282, International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, 
        H3448 [5JN]
      H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H2745-
        H2763 [16MY]
      H.R. 5948, Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service 
        Act, H6088-H6092 [19SE]
      S. 414, International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child 
        Marriage Act, S3656 [24MY]
      S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act, S2088-S2092 [27MR]
      S. 3202, Dignified Burial of Veterans Act, S3287 [17MY]
      S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 
        [18JN]
      S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, 
        S4303 [19JN]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216-S5218 [19JY], S5355 
        [25JY]
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]
      S. Res. 362, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and 
        Prevention Month, S214, S223 [31JA]
      S. Res. 378, express importance of a safe, nurturing, and 
        permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption 
        promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization 
        or foster care, S704, S803 [15FE]
      S. Res. 382, Read Across America Day, S1143, S1150 [29FE]
      S. Res. 408, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and 
        Sons to Work Day, S2171, S2184 [28MR]
      S. Res. 420, Gold Star Wives Day, S2399, S2451 [17AP]
      S. Res. 432, Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans, 
        S2658, S2660 [24AP]
      S. Res. 433, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, S2658, S2660 
        [24AP]
      S. Res. 449, call on all governments to assist in the safe 
        return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 462, National Foster Care Month, S3236 [16MY], S3689 
        [4JN]
      S. Res. 463, National Kids to Parks Day, S3238, S3241 [16MY]
      S. Res. 477, call for Egypt to honor rule of law and return Noor 
        and Ramsay Bower to the U.S., S3732, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 492, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, S3983, S4108 
        [12JN]
      S. Res. 533, National Work and Family Month, S5660, S5688 [30JY]
      S. Res. 536, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness 
        Day, S5883, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 543, ensure compliance with Hague Convention on the 
        Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by certain 
        countries and establish procedures for prompt return of 
        children abducted to other countries, S5991 [2AU]
      S. Res. 546, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, 
        S5992, S6012 [2AU]
      S. Res. 569, National Character Counts Week, S6467, S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 570, National Parents as Teachers Day, S6467, S6472 
        [19SE]
      S. Res. 587, support goals and ideals of Afterschool Alliance 
        (organization) Lights on Afterschool! event, S6634, S6683 
        [21SE]




FAMILIES USA (organization)

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3605 [7JN]
  Press releases
      Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 
        H3604 [7JN]




FAMILY & CHILDREN'S PLACE (organization)

  Articles and editorials
      Family & Children's Place Has Money For Big Center, S904 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S904 [17FE]




FAMILY AND BUSINESS TAX CUT CERTAINTY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 
        112-208), S6062 [10SE]




FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Families and domestic relations: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (H.R. 3151), H2725 [16MY]




FAMILY CENTRAL, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E152 [7FE]




FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Improve (see S. 3472, 3478), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 5871), H3362 
        [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Improve (S. 3472), S5880 [1AU]




FAMILY FARMER BANKRUPTCY TAX CLARIFICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3545), S6342 [13SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3545, provisions, S6343 [13SE]




FAMILY PANTRY OF CAPE COD (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E941 [31MY]




FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL

  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3884 
        [11JN]




FANG LIZHI

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute (S. Res. 476), S3871 [7JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 476, tribute, S3689 [4JN], S3871 [7JN]




FANNIE MAE (Government-sponsored enterprise)

  Articles and editorials
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Credit: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for 
        affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity 
        (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]
      Federal employees: prohibit certain employees from making 
        certain purchases or sales of registered securities or certain 
        related products and prohibit bonus payments to executives at 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4009), H692 [9FE]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit investments by mortgage finance agencies that 
        create disincentives to help homeowners and stabilize the 
        housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (see S. 2080), S494 [9FE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
  Remarks in House
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: decision to prohibit use of 
        principal reduction by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prevent 
        foreclosure, S5936 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (S. 2080), S496 [9FE], S3463 [23MY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      ------prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac during the term of any conservatorship, S184-S186 
        [31JA], S304 [2FE]
      ------suspend compensation packages for senior executives of 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in 
        accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (S. 2054), 
        S263 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112-366), H25 [17JA]




FANUCCHI, SARAH

  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, H3814 [20JN]




FARENTHOLD, BLAKE (a Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3130), H159 [24JA]
      ------prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H27 [17JA]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      Armed Forces: extend military commissary and exchange store 
        privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a 
        service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 
        6488), H6274 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H572 
        [7FE]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H1210 [6MR]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1153 [5MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H6062 [14SE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from 
        being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 
        217), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in 
        the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan 
        repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of State: designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
        Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 
        4228), H1808 [29MR]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H5202 
        [24JY]
      ------question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy (see H. Res. 635), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4065 [26JN]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H1209 [6MR]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 
        3461), H1571 [26MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3159), H571 [7FE]
      Government: require procurement from the private sector the 
        goods and services necessary for operations and management of 
        certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H3700 [8JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas 
        platforms for artificial reefs (see H.R. 3429), H4775 [10JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H948 [21FE]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2134 [25AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1642 [27MR]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H115 [23JA]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3808 [19JN]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain farm vehicles from certain 
        operating requirements (see H.R. 2414), H79 [18JA]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to 
        include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H1642 [27MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6234 [20SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H28 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H28 [17JA]
      ------specify further conditions under which payment for 
        services of a recess appointee may not be made from the 
        Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see H.R. 6007), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H2329 [7MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1154 [5MR]
      Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax 
        holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to 
        participate (see H.R. 3551), H903 [16FE]
      ------clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of 
        wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 
        2466), H3577 [6JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2033 [19AP]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2447 [8MY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1273 [7MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H950 [24FE]
      Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for 
        application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 
        3615), H513 [6FE]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H5860 [11SE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H6152 [19SE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior: temporarily limit the authority to 
        require or authorize the removal or movement of offshore oil 
        or gas facilities (see H.R. 6208), H5326 [26JY]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6250), H5628 [1AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of the Interior: temporarily limit the authority to 
        require or authorize the removal or movement of offshore oil 
        or gas facilities (H.R. 6208), H5327 [26JY]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (H.R. 6250), H5629 [1AU]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H5203 [25JY]
  Remarks
      Army: depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base, H5023 [19JY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        H4418 [28JN]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5023 
        [19JY]
      Dept. of Justice: whistleblower allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2495 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit export of natural gas, H826 
        [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H826 [16FE]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H4001, H4002 [26JN]
      FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        H136 [24JA]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (H.R. 3772), H3999, H4000 [26JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5152 [24JY]
      Government regulations: exempt regulatory actions that would 
        lower prices for gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5266 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5233, H5266 [25JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4749 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        August district work period (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E809 [16MY]
      Nowakowski, Arthur: Silver Star recipient, E317 [6MR]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (H. Res. 775), H5973 
        [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4749 [10JY]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3413), H1140, H1141 [5MR]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3276), H4000, H4001 [26JN]
      Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3637), H1139, H1140 [5MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2495 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2495 [9MY]
      Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, 
        Abbeville, LA: designate (H.R. 3412), H3997, H3998 [26JN]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (H.R. 3501), H3998, H3999 [26JN]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1599 [21SE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), H136 [24JA]
  Tributes
      Diaz, Charley L., E679 [27AP]




FARGO, ND

  Bills and resolutions
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 353), S75 [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team, H11 
        [17JA], E94 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 
        353), S77, S78 [24JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 353, tribute to North Dakota State University football 
        team, S77, S78 [24JA]




FARHI, PAUL

  Articles and editorials
      C-SPAN Founder Lamb Steps Down After 34 Years, E408 [21MR]




FARLEY, AUSTIN

  Remarks in House
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]




FARLEY, CHRISTINE HAIGHT

  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4798 [11JY]




FARLINGER, MARK H.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E501 [29MR]




FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR]




FARM RISK ABATEMENT AND MITIGATION ELECTION (FRAME) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3885), H439 [2FE]




FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 
        [5MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities that 
        will make loans to consumers to implement cost-effective 
        energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost savings and 
        rural development (see S. 2216), S1932 [21MR]
      ------improve energy programs (see S. 2270), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 
        2346), S2730 [25AP] (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (see S. 2225), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 5825), H3103 
        [17MY]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (H.R. 5873), H3365 [1JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing, S4171, S4196 [14JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs, S4396 [21JN]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (S. 2225), S2002 [22MR]
      ------Rural Energy for America Program funding, S4170 [14JN]
  Texts of
      S. 2225, Dept. of Agriculture Rural Energy for America Program 
        reauthorization and improvement, S2003 [22MR]




FARMERS  see Agriculture




FARMERS BRANCH, TX

  Addresses
      Police Week: Representative Marchant, E818 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.: grand opening of Farmers 
        Branch, TX, campus, E433 [22MR]




FARMER'S PRIVACY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 5961) (H. Rept. 112-682), H6230 [20SE]




FARMERS UNDERTAKE ENVIRONMENTAL LAND STEWARDSHIP (FUELS) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3158), H5608, H5609 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 3158) (H. Rept. 112-643), H5628 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3158, provisions, H5608 [1AU]




FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E437 [26MR]
      Green Building Institute: tribute, E437 [26MR]




FARR, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1081 [19JN]




FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3299 [31MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Dave and Wendy Banks Teach Villagers During Peace Corps 
        Experience, Amy E. West, Monterey (CA) Herald, E293 
        [1MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1642 [27MR]
      Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle 
        (see H.R. 3704), H28 [17JA]
      ------promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 
        3286), H220 [31JA]
      ------provide for a more structured and stable domestic 
        agricultural labor market in the U.S. (see H.R. 3017), H4605 
        [28JN]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H113 [23JA]
      Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter 
        animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for 
        euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H5923 [12SE]
      ------expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and 
        conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H803 [15FE]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4869 [13JY]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H5292 [25JY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H6280 [21SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H513 [6FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H4907 [17JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3808 [19JN]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H3806 [19JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      ------issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance 
        existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery 
        Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), H5764 
        [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      ------require contractors and subcontractors working on military 
        construction projects to comply with licensing requirements 
        for employees working at the project location (see H.R. 4184), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2033 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2329 [7MY]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H6280 [21SE]
      ------establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
        ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H1101 [29FE]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H5077 [19JY]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2034 [19AP]
      ------promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-
        based maternity care a national priority (see H.R. 2141), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by 
        immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H726 [14FE]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and 
        Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H79 [18JA]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H5712 [2AU]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on congressional power to 
        regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (see 
        H.J. Res. 72), H79 [18JA]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4656 [29JN]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H6279 [21SE]
      EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to 
        increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or 
        forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738), 
        H966 [27FE]
      ------establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H4064 [26JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H1741 [28MR]
      Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5291 
        [25JY]
      ------enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of 
        firearms (see H.R. 4190), H4656 [29JN]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H5631 [1AU]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5766 [10SE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H1543 [22MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6152 [19SE]
      Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted 
        single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3977 [21JN]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H2713 
        [15MY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H571 
        [7FE] (see H.R. 5741), H5631 [1AU]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3734 [18JN]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4776 [10JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1572 [26MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1210 [6MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1571 [26MR]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4828 [11JY]
      Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal 
        medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H727 [14FE]
      ------provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H5078 [19JY]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H1846 
        [16AP]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H694 [9FE]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3703 [12JN]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H6152 [19SE]
      Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State 
        taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2469), H4864 [12JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H1210 [6MR]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5293 [25JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2648 [10MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5713 [2AU]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H5712 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NIH: establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 5716), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (see H.R. 6077), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1741 [28MR]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see H.R. 6331), H6001 [13SE]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H3577 [6JN]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H4157 [27JN]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1808 [29MR]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1978 [18AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H512 [6FE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1978 [18AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H803 [15FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6152 [19SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H5711 [2AU]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H1133 [1MR]
      ------prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, 
        acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of 
        any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 
        4306), H4158 [27JN]
      ------prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H903 [16FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Clear Creek National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 6286), 
        H5704 [2AU]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Clear Creek National Recreation Area: establish (H.R. 6286), 
        H5708 [2AU]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1103 [1MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3190 [30MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), E1369 [1AU]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. 
        Res. 697), H4020 [26JN]
      Azama, Yo: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 
        National Language Teacher of the Year award recipient, 
        E1170 [28JN]
      Big Brothers Big Sisters (organization): anniversary of Santa 
        Cruz, CA, chapter, E1025 [8JN]
      Borg, Holly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for California, E161 [8FE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1794 [29MR], H1899 [17AP]
      California: anniversary of Monterey-Salinas Transit, 
        E1551 [19SE]
      ------tribute to Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve, E662 
        [26AP]
      Central Electric Co.: anniversary, E1356 [31JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3190 [30MY]
      Costa, Anthony: Grower Shipper Association E.E. ``Gene'' Harden 
        Award for Lifetime Achievement in Central Coast Agriculture 
        recipient, E1107 [21JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1899 [17AP]
      ------WIC funding, H1899 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4952 
        [18JY]
      ------security clearance process funding, H4952 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2214 [27AP]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for carrying out or 
        enforcement of provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal 
        preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or 
        practices, H2544 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate 
        specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal 
        immigration laws, H2421 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to defend against challenges to the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2499 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2402 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2526 [9MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3319 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4020 
        [26JN]
      Diaz, Yethzell: University of California, Santa Cruz, Gabriel 
        Zimmerman Scholarship Fund award recipient, E652 
        [25AP]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Falun Dafa Experience Sharing 
        Conference and Rally, E1219 [10JY]
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, E78 [25JA], E141 [6FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4748 [10JY]
      Hollister, CA: anniversary of Hollister Municipal Airport, 
        E900 [30MY]
      Honduras: human rights violations, E835 [17MY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3299 [31MY]
      International Women's Day: observance, E342 [8MR]
      King City, CA: anniversary of Mee Memorial Hospital, 
        E1686 [5OC]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5611 [1AU], E1394 
        [3AU]
      Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, 
        E1581 [20SE]
      Monterey County, CA: anniversary of Monterey County Free 
        Libraries, E1512 [13SE]
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1890 [17AP]
      National Day of Silence: observance, H2013 [19AP]
      National Marine Sanctuaries Act: anniversary, E1581 
        [20SE]
      National Oceans Month: observance, H3589 [7JN]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2709 [15MY]
      NOAA: prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new 
        catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast 
        and Gulf of Mexico, H2430 [8MY]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2512, 
        H2515 [9MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: recognize 
        importance of instruction in foreign language and culture in 
        development of training programs to protect against cyber 
        attacks and intrusions, H3299 [31MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4748 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4164 [28JN]
      Peace Corps: anniversary, H1103 [1MR]
      Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5434 [31JY]
      Salinas, CA: tribute to DAR Santa Lucia chapter commemoration of 
        Harvey House, E1018 [7JN]
      San Juan Bautista, CA: anniversary of San Juan Bautista Old 
        Mission Church, E1105 [21JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2402, H2421, H2430 [8MY], 
        H2499, H2512, H2515, H2526, H2544 [9MY]
      Sea Otter Awareness Week: observance, E1602 [21SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1890 
        [17AP]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, H5023 
        [19JY]
      Veterans: tribute to Japanese-American men and women who served 
        in the military during World War II, E277 [29FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2709 
        [15MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2709 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2708 [15MY], E881 [22MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), H3190 [30MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H3144 [18MY]
      Watsonville Wetlands Watch (organization): anniversary, 
        E1712 [19OC]
      Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. 
        Res. 69), H3190 [30MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H20 [17JA], H112 [23JA], H5129 [23JY]
  Statements
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, H5434 
        [31JY]
  Tributes
      Bailey, John N., E537 [16AP]
      Bare, William T., E988 [6JN]
      Braff, Jeff, E201 [15FE]
      Corpuz, Bernard P., E1111 [21JN]
      Draper, Jean Leidig, E202 [15FE]
      Grothe, John P., E1384 [1AU]
      Hernandez, Vilmar G., E1017 [7JN]
      Horan, Larry, E276 [29FE]
      Hovick, Marcia G., E164 [8FE]
      Khalsa, Rama, E91 [31JA]
      Lasnik, Joanne B. (Joey), E90 [31JA]
      McCloud, Susan A., E540 [16AP]
      Myers, John, E538 [16AP]
      Nachbar, Luke S., E727 [8MY]
      Pappas, Jaci, E259 [28FE]
      Poindexter, Alan G. (Dex), E1477 [11SE]
      Quigley, Kevin, E1580 [20SE]
      Sumida, Mariko (Molly), E539 [16AP]
      Tyler, Ronald H., E361 [9MR]
      Tyler-Tigerman, Richard, E705 [7MY]
      Watkins, James D., E1386 [1AU]
      Williams, Aaron, E1522 [13SE]
      Woolpert, Bruce, E1362 [31JY]




FARRAKHAN, LOUIS

  Remarks in House
      Nation of Islam (organization): reopening of Salaam Restaurant 
        in Chicago, IL, E1369 [1AU]




FARRAR, JONATHAN D.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S613 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Panama: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




FARRELL, KENNETH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1089 [20JN]




FARRELL, PA

  Remarks in House
      Croatian American Civic Club: anniversary of ``Hrvatski Dom'' 
        Croatian home, E1686 [5OC]




FARRINGTON, HAROLD, JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




FARRISEE, GINA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1359 [31JY]




FARROW, WILLIAM

  Articles and editorials
      Memorial Day Recalls Courage and Legacy of Gamecock and Tokyo 
        Raider William Farrow, E909 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E909 [30MY]




FASTER ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS (FAST) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4132), H1152 [5MR]
  Letters
      Provisions: several health organizations, E975 [5JN]




FASTER FOIA ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1466), S4631 [26JN]




FATHER'S DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1045 [15JN]




FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H182 [25JA]
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (see H.R. 3435), H5711 [2AU]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see 
        H.R. 2085), H802 [15FE]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H803 [15FE]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1391 [19MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (see H.R. 1048), H1543 [22MR]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H440 [2FE]
      Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit 
        (see H.R. 1488), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based 
        social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), 
        H966 [27FE]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      ------support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2098), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 
        3679), H1847 [16AP]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H6323 
        [2NO]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H1273 [7MR] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H187 [27JA]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H1306 [8MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1210 [6MR]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H1153 [5MR]
      ------provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H1807 [29MR]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4656 [29JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]
      Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease 
        and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3171 [25MY]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3734 [18JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6280 [21SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H3267 [30MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H4605 [28JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H4656 [29JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H1306 [8MR]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6318 [26OC]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1154 [5MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H6312 [19OC]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H4065 [26JN]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H6302 [5OC]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 938), H159 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      CBO: require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced bills 
        (see H.R. 4320), H1804 [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (see H.R. 4207), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      International Water Safety Day: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 658), H2714 [15MY]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]
      Philadelphia, PA: encourage the Philadelphia VA Medical Center 
        to form an advisory committee to consider naming the hospital 
        in honor of an individual or group of veterans (see H. Res. 
        625), H2031 [19AP]
      Power resources: enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on 
        Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to 
        provide need-based college scholarships (see H.R. 4349), H1845 
        [16AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      CBO: require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced bills 
        (H.R. 4320), H1806 [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (H.R. 4207), H1391 [19MR]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      Power resources: enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on 
        Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (H.R. 6314), H5709 [2AU]
      Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to 
        provide need-based college scholarships (H.R. 4349), H1845 
        [16AP]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1694, H1728 [28MR]
      Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2508, 
        H2509 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce criminal penalty on 
        individuals who choose not to participate in the American 
        Community Survey, H2506, H2507 [9MY]
      Chamberlain, Wilt: anniversary of 100-point National Basketball 
        Association game, E245 [27FE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4173 [28JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. 
        companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, 
        H2357 [8MY]
      ------Economic Development Administration and departmental 
        management salaries and expenses funding, H2369 [8MY]
      ------Economic Development Administration funding, H2366, H2367 
        [8MY]
      ------International Trade Administration funding, H2363 [8MY]
      ------International Trade Administration funding for combating 
        unfair trade practices by China, H2364 [8MY]
      ------Minority Business Development Agency funding, H2370 [8MY]
      ------SelectUSA Initiative funding, H2542 [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. 
        Res. 779), H5938 [13SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (H.R. 733), H6147 [19SE]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding, H2501 [9MY]
      ------Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program 
        funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support 
        funding, H2395 [8MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through 
        reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423 [8MY]
      ------Drug Courts Program funding, H2371 [8MY]
      ------Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program funding through reductions in the general 
        administration funding, H2377 [8MY]
      ------funding, H2376 [8MY]
      ------impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States with Stand Your 
        Ground laws, H2393 [8MY]
      ------Internet Crimes Against Children task forces funding, 
        H2392 [8MY]
      ------John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program funding 
        through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade Program funding, 
        H2497 [9MY]
      ------legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI financial and 
        mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding through 
        reductions in NASA funding, H2378 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for a single or multi-State court 
        settlement where funds are removed from any residential 
        mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of 
        provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of 
        attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2546 
        [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate 
        specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal 
        immigration laws, H2420, H2422 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2534, H2535 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to bring action against States for 
        implementation of State law requiring voter identification, 
        H2505 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to defend against challenges to the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2500 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2398, H2403 
        [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement Americans With Disabilities 
        Act provision that allows miniature horses to be used as 
        service animals, H2531, H2532 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to litigate against States on behalf of 
        the NLRB relative to secret ballot union elections, H2501 
        [9MY]
      ------Second Chance Act grant funding, H2391 [8MY]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2494 
        [9MY]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers, H6147 [19SE]
      EEOC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce 
        guidance relative to consideration of arrest and conviction 
        records in employment decisions, H2502 [9MY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2471 [9MY]
      FBI: funding, H2362, H2425 [8MY]
      Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain 
        activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, 
        H2417 [8MY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4173 
        [28JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5938 [13SE]
      Khan Academy (organization): tribute, E22 [17JA]
      Leadership Alliance (organization): anniversary, E1059 
        [18JN]
      Los Angeles, CA: U.S. District Court for the Central District of 
        California courthouse construction funding, H2540 [9MY]
      LSC: funding, H2412, H2414 [8MY]
      Marine Mammal Commission: funding, H2415 [8MY]
      National GEAR UP Week: observance, E1613 [21SE]
      NIST: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AmTech) 
        funding, H2372 [8MY]
      ------Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, H2538 [9MY]
      NOAA: prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new 
        catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast 
        and Gulf of Mexico, H2430 [8MY]
      NSF: Climate Change Education Program funding, H2536 [9MY]
      ------funding, H2410 [8MY]
      ------Political Science Program funding, H2543 [9MY]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2511, 
        H2515 [9MY]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Interagency Trade 
        Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA Cross-
        Agency Support funding, H2361 [8MY]
      San Joaquin River: restoration program funding, H2538 [9MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2425 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2354, H2357, H2358, 
        H2361, H2362, H2363, H2364, H2366, H2367, H2369, H2370, H2371, 
        H2372, H2376, H2377, H2378, H2391, H2392, H2393, H2395, H2398, 
        H2403, H2410, H2412, H2414, H2415, H2416, H2417, H2420, H2422, 
        H2423, H2425, H2430 [8MY], H2494, H2497, H2500, H2501, H2502, 
        H2503, H2505, H2506, H2507, H2508, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2515, 
        H2531, H2532, H2534, H2535, H2536, H2538, H2540, H2542, H2543, 
        H2546 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2494 [9MY]
  Tributes
      Black, Geneva A., E490 [29MR]
      Logan, Thomas W.S., Sr., E372 [16MR]
      McClenney-Brooker, Cheryl, E155 [7FE]
      Mikulski, Senator, E405 [21MR]




FAUQUIER COUNTY, VA

  Remarks in House
      Independence Empowerment Center Inc.: tribute to volunteers, 
        E956 [1JN]




FAWCETT, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians: Family Physician of 
        the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]




FAYETTE, UT

  Remarks in House
      Mellor, Guy: Army Best Warrior Competition Noncommissioned 
        Officer of the Year award recipient, E28 [17JA]




FAYETTE COUNTY, GA

  Remarks in House
      Brooks, GA: tribute to Brooks Elementary School Veteran's Day 
        Program, E1710 [19OC]




FAYETTE SPIRITUAL AIRES (musical group)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1699 [16OC]




FAYETTEVILLE, NY

  Remarks in House
      Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation: Dept. of State Museums Connect 
        grant recipient, E1671 [28SE]




FAZL, MOHAMMED

  Bills and resolutions
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]




FAZZARI, MATHEW

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3813 [20JN]




FDA MODERNIZATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S3873 [7JN]




FDA USER FEE CORRECTIONS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6433), H6137 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 6433), S6671 [21SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6433, provisions, H6137 [19SE]




FEDDER, DANIEL L.

  Remarks in Senate
      Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: 
        designate (H.R. 3220), S3291 [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3220), S3233 [16MY]




FEDERAL AGENCIES  see Executive Departments




FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP.

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Bruce J. Sherrick to the Federal Agricultural 
        Mortgage Corp., Board of Directors: Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S699 [15FE]
      Nomination of Chester J. Culver to the Federal Agricultural 
        Mortgage Corp., Board of Directors: Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S699 [15FE]




FEDERAL AGRICULTURE REFORM AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]
      Enact (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      Enact (H.R. 6083): consideration (see H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
  Letters
      Provisions: Mike and Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, H5139 [24JY]
      ------sugar price support program funding, H4660 [9JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve crop insurance, H5656 [2AU]
      ------include multi-year price decline protections in the 
        Agriculture Risk Coverage program, H4660 [9JY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4708 
        [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4831 [12JY], H5655 [2AU], H6225 
        [20SE]
      Enact (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, 
        H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], 
        H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 
        [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], 
        H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, 
        H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, 
        H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 
        [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. 
        Rept. 112-669), H5999 [13SE]




FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA]
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5647 [2AU]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 
        631), H2154 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H988, H989, 
        H990, H991 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6017, H6018, H6019 
        [14SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6065 [10SE], S6110, S6111, S6112, S6113, S6233 [11SE], 
        S6259, S6260, S6275, S6276, S6277, S6278, S6279, S6280, S6283 
        [12SE], S6346, S6347, S6348, S6349, S6350, S6351, S6357, 
        S6358, S6360, S6361, S6363, S6368, S6369 [13SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5891, S5894, S5896 [1AU]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611, S3641 [24MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4424 [21JN], S4447, S4448, S4464, S4481, 
        S4482, S4483 [25JN], S4640, S4641 [26JN], S4684, S4685 [27JN], 
        S4727 [28JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6172 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S504, S505, S536, S538, S539, S540, 
        S541, S543 [9FE], S570, S571, S572, S573, S574, S575, S576, 
        S577, S581, S582 [13FE], S639, S640, S641, S642, S645, S646, 
        S647, S650, S651, S652, S653, S654, S655, S656, S657 [14FE], 
        S686, S687, S705, S706, S707, S708, S787, S788, S789, S790, 
        S791, S792, S794, S795, S796, S797 [15FE], S860, S861, S862, 
        S863, S864, S865, S866, S867, S870, S871, S872, S873, S874 
        [16FE], S913, S914, S919, S924, S925, S926, S927, S928, S1018, 
        S1019 [17FE], S1051, S1052, S1053 [27FE], S1079, S1090, S1095, 
        S1096, S1097 [28FE], S1151, S1152 [29FE], S1179, S1210, S1364, 
        S1365, S1367 [1MR], S1385, S1386, S1387, S1389, S1392, S1395, 
        S1396, S1397, S1398, S1399 [5MR], S1426, S1427, S1429, S1430 
        [6MR], S1463, S1464, S1466, S1467, S1468, S1470 [7MR], S1505, 
        S1512, S1515, S1517, S1531, S1533, S1534, S1535, S1544, S1548, 
        S1556 [8MR], S1573 [12MR], S1593, S1597, S1601, S1602, S1603, 
        S1605, S1618 [13MR], S1647 [14MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1750 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1944, H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
  Analyses
      National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development 
        Act, S1655-S1657 [14MR]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 
        [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      End Flood Insurance Program Uncertainty, S2994 [9MY]
      Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds, H1900 
        [17AP]
      GOP Budget Doesn't Even Say the Word ``Veteran'', E425 [22MR]
      In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, H527 [7FE]
      More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, H318 [1FE]
      Puff, the Magic Drag on the Economy--Time To Let the Pernicious 
        Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Blow Away, S6530 [20SE]
      Republicans Blow With the Wind--Another Industry Wants To Keep 
        Its Taxpayer Subsidies, S1453 [7MR]
      Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]
      To Pay Off Loans, Grads Put Off Marriage, Children, S2672 [25AP]
      Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, S670 [15FE]
      Turbines in the Backyard--The Sound and the Strobes, S669 [15FE]
      Weatherization Assistance Is Effective Investment, E1184 [29JN]
      What a Drag!, S2673 [25AP]
      Why the Wind Industry Is Full Hot Air and Costing You Big Bucks, 
        S669 [15FE]
      Wind Farms Multiply, Fueling Clashes With Nearby Residents, S670 
        [15FE]
      Wind Power Faces Taxing Headwind, S5055 [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      ------ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. agricultural 
        sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3384), S4950 [12JY] (see S. 3395), 
        S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 4948), H2206 [26AP] (see H.R. 6167), 
        H5130 [23JY] (see H.R. 6192), H5291 [25JY] (see H.R. 6228), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (see H.R. 6233), H5524 [31JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (see H. Res. 752), H5628 
        [1AU]
      ------provide assistance and opportunity to create and support 
        sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to 
        nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 
        2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Armed Forces: pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit 
        Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for 
        the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant 
        (see H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]
      ------provide equity between regular and Reserve component 
        members in the computation of disability retired pay for 
        members wounded in action (see H.R. 4177), H1304 [8MR]
      Army: clarify authority to correct erroneous Army College Fund 
        benefit amounts (see H.R. 6123), H4863 [12JY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (see S. 3231), S3516 [23MY]
      ------prevent childhood obesity (see H.R. 6461), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide children in foster care with school stability and 
        equal access to educational opportunities (see H.R. 5868), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: terminate (see H.R. 
        6321), H5706 [2AU]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 6506), H6274 
        [21SE]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that have a 
        certain cohort default rate from receiving veterans' education 
        benefits (see H.R. 5836), H3161 [18MY]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 
        2280), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 6273), H5704 [2AU]
      ------require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure 
        and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to 
        receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 3474), S5870 
        [1AU]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S2496 [18AP] 
        (see H.R. 4390), H1977 [18AP]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (see S. 2032), S42 [23JA]
      ------simplify the process for determining the need and 
        eligibility of students for financial assistance (see H.R. 
        6558), H6276 [21SE]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Credit: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for 
        affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity 
        (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide homeowners with additional protections and 
        safeguards against foreclosure (see H.R. 6395), H5999 [13SE]
      Crime: consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that 
        support families and victims in the justice system affected by 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 3977), H640 [8FE]
      ------support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, 
        investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex 
        trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such 
        exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of 
        disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability 
        claims are pending (see H.R. 6269), H5629 [1AU]
      ------award grants to establish veterans gardens operated by 
        veterans to produce food that can be sold to individuals, 
        schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H512 [6FE]
      ------establish grant program within rural broadband program 
        (see S. 2275), S2243 [29MR]
      ------establish the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion 
        Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      ------establish the Revenue Loss Assistance Program, improve 
        crop insurance, and extend livestock disaster, tree 
        assistance, and commodity programs (see S. 2261), S2242 [29MR]
      ------expand coverage under crop insurance plans to include 
        losses to an insured commodity that must be destroyed due to a 
        federally-imposed quarantine (see H.R. 6022), H4063 [26JN]
      ------extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) 
        Program (see S. 2126), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4085), H944 
        [17FE]
      ------permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery 
        services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and 
        redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see 
        H.R. 4333), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prevent cash payments to recipients of Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for return of empty 
        bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with such 
        benefits (see H.R. 6239), H5525 [31JY]
      ------prohibit income deductions for controlled substances, 
        including medical marijuana, when determining Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 3368), S4821 
        [10JY]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (see S. 2225), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 5825), H3103 
        [17MY]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------reduce crop insurance premium subsidies (see H.R. 6098), 
        H4827 [11JY]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), S6546 [20SE] 
        (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      ------require annual disclosure of crop insurance premium 
        subsidies in the public interest (see H.R. 6270), H5629 [1AU]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 664), H3103 [17MY] (see H. Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a process to determine whether 
        individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during 
        World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not 
        being on the Missouri List (see S. 3530), S6270 [12SE]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      ------amend Impact Aid Program to extend eligibility for 
        emergency and modernization grants to local educational 
        agencies in which a certain percentage of land is federally 
        owned (see H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]
      ------assure comparability of opportunity for educationally 
        disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5933), H3698 [8JN]
      ------authorize grants to prepare and train principals on 
        effective core competencies and in instructional leadership 
        skills (see H.R. 6376), H5859 [11SE]
      ------award grants for science, technology, engineering, and 
        math education programs (see H.R. 4366), H1914 [17AP]
      ------award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal 
        college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income 
        students (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR] (see H.R. 4207), H1390 
        [19MR]
      ------encourage effective teachers and innovative education 
        programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
      ------establish a grant program for automated external 
        defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE]
      ------establish an alternative accountability model for 
        elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress 
        (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA] (see S. 2343), S2655 
        [24AP] (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP] (see S. 2834), S2927 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA] (see H.R. 4628), H2123 (see H.R. 
        4816), H2126 [25AP] (see H.R. 5812), H3102 [17MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (see H. Res. 631), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------increase percentage of Federal education tax dollars spent 
        in classrooms (see H.R. 3775), H26 [17JA]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S208 [31JA]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 563), H965 [27FE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see 
        H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]
      ------provide States and local educational agencies with 
        flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 
        5546), H2441 [8MY]
      ------reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans 
        (see S. 3266), S3781 [6JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H1740 [28MR]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify provision of civil penalties for 
        Federal officials who issue loan guarantees in violation of 
        policies of the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 5863), H3266 [30MY]
      ------establish a grant program for State and local governments 
        to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 4622), H2123 [25AP]
      ------establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit 
        organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with 
        energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 3535), S6270 [12SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (see H. Res. 779), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H965 [27FE]
      ------authorize grants to States for demonstration projects to 
        expand State registries on childhood immunization or health to 
        include body mass index (BMI) (see H.R. 6402), H5999 [13SE]
      ------award competitive grants to public and private entities to 
        provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and 
        their parents (see S. 2185), S1576 [12MR]
      ------eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers 
        to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]
      ------ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless 
        children and families under the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]
      ------establish a demonstration program to facilitate physician 
        reentry into clinical practice to provide required primary 
        health services (see H.R. 5888), H3404 [1JN]
      ------establish a public-private partnership program to provide 
        child care (see S. 2182), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 5877), H3362 
        [31MY]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      ------implement demonstration projects at federally qualified 
        community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and 
        promote family well-being through parenting practices and 
        skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the 
        Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see S. 2192), S1733 [15MR]
      ------provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at-
        risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy and 
        provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in 
        such programs (see H.R. 4034), H801 [15FE]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
      ------provide preferences for certain services, designate an 
        Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, 
        and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors 
        (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      ------require child care providers receiving Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents 
        information on whether such providers carry current liability 
        insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]
      ------require States and their designees receiving grants for 
        suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to 
        consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 4467), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an interagency working 
        group to improve coordination of Federal preparedness grants 
        (see H.R. 5847), H3162 [18MY]
      ------permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted 
        in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility 
        (see H.R. 5843), H3162 [18MY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see S. 3614), S6625 [21SE] 
        (see H.R. 6381), H5922 [12SE]
      ------provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs 
        (see S. 3583), S6545 [20SE]
      ------require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay 
        current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies 
        to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts (see H.R. 
        6203), H5291 [25JY]
      ------set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds 
        for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations 
        for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 5521), H2320 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 6414), H6060 [14SE]
      ------terminate authority to provide assistance under the Tenant 
        Resource Network Program (see H.R. 6298), H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and 
        implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 3365), 
        S4821 [10JY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        S. 2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 [15MY]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (see S. 3335), S4417 [21JN]
      ------prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community 
        Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license 
        plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 3328), S4417 
        [21JN]
      ------provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to 
        implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see 
        H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants 
        program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see S. 3316), S4368 [20JN] 
        (see H.R. 6401), H5999 [13SE]
      ------conduct a review of forms related to obtaining workers' 
        compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 4298), H1803 [29MR]
      ------conduct a study on the feasibility of creating pilot 
        programs to evaluate reforming Federal job training programs 
        for long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 6568), H6302 [5OC]
      ------establish a competitive grant program for community 
        colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 4261), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      ------establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 4277), H1739 [28MR]
      ------include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Northern 
        Mariana Islands in the definition of State under the Trade 
        Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (see H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]
      ------transfer proceeds from the sale of Government stock in 
        General Motors Corp., to fund pension benefits for former 
        Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 
        6404), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to assist veterans 
        to acquire commercial driver's licenses (see S. 2084), S494 
        [9FE]
      ------establish a transformational infrastructure competitive 
        grant program (see H.R. 4352), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (see H.R. 3837), 
        H186 [27JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to nonprofit 
        organizations for construction of facilities for temporary 
        lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, or care 
        of a veteran (see S. 3324), S4368 [20JN]
      ------consider the veteran's best interest when making 
        determinations about contracted health care and improve access 
        to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses 
        (see H.R. 6393), H5999 [13SE]
      ------eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and 
        entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 4140), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless 
        veterans to participate in the Grant and Per Diem Program to 
        provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless 
        veterans (see H.R. 5830), H3161 [18MY]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3429), S5304 
        [24JY] (see S. 3457), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6455), H6231 
        [20SE] (see H.R. 6563), H6284 [25SE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see S. 3049), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 4287), H1740 
        [28MR]
      ------extend authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing 
        owned by a family member (see H.R. 4299), H1803 [29MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 
        3309), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]
      ------improve authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to blind veterans (see H.R. 5999), H3974 [21JN]
      ------improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or 
        who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]
      ------improve employment services for veterans by consolidating 
        various programs (see H.R. 4072), H943 [17FE]
      ------improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program 
        (see S. 3348), S4674 [27JN]
      ------improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by 
        providing assistance for certain training programs that are 
        considered less than full-time (see H.R. 6577), H6312 [19OC]
      ------improve utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal 
        imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services 
        for veterans' health care (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]
      ------make home loan guaranty programs for veterans regarding 
        adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages 
        (see H.R. 4482), H2064 [24AP]
      ------make permanent the authority to provide work-study 
        allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving 
        educational assistance (see H.R. 4300), H1803 [29MR]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      ------provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in 
        science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 
        3488), S5977 [2AU]
      ------provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for 
        educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see 
        S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]
      ------provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans 
        training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see S. 3206), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      ------provide veterans, when they electronically file claims for 
        benefits, with notice that relevant services may be available 
        to them from veterans service organizations (see S. 3052), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      ------require recipients of grants and other assistance for 
        provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans 
        to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H943 [17FE]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S4460 [25JN]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), 
        S1540 [8MR]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot 
        program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see 
        H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]
      Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes 
        for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see S. 3430), S5381 [25JY]
      ------increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 [27JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education 
        (see H.R. 3793), H78 [18JA]
      ------increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police 
        officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see 
        H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      ------provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators 
        (see S. 2181), S1540 [8MR]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1303 [8MR]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see S. 3578), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      Employment: create a social services grant program to provide 
        workforce development opportunities and training to people 
        with barriers to employment under the Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6427), H6060 [14SE]
      ------establish a youth summer employment program (see S. 3273), 
        S3838 [7JN]
      ------make grants to States to hire and prevent layoffs of 
        teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        6561), H6284 [25SE]
      ------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see 
        H.R. 4297), H1803 [29MR]
      ------streamline Federal job training system, steer training 
        dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish Pay for 
        Performance pilot program, and provide State access to 
        National Directory of New Hires (see S. 3599), S6546 [20SE]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see S. 2226), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (see S. 3549), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6405), H6000 
        [13SE]
      FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 
        3800), H113 [23JA]
      Families and domestic relations: establish a toll-free telephone 
        helpline to provide information and assistance to parents and 
        caregivers of children to prevent child abuse and strengthen 
        families (see S. 2293), S2496 [18AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      ------require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
        and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see 
        H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        S. 2085), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4237), H1497 [21MR]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2344), 
        S2655 [24AP] (see S. 3050, 3051), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5740), 
        H2712 [15MY]
      ------improve assistance after a hurricane or major disaster 
        (see H.R. 6542), H6276 [21SE]
      ------require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 
        2303), S2545 [19AP]
      ------revise regulations regarding estimated cost of the 
        assistance and localized impacts factors (see H.R. 5870), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H1641 [27MR]
      Financial institutions: require holders of student loans to 
        apply prepayment ammounts to loans with the highest rates of 
        interest (see H.R. 6510), H6275 [21SE]
      Firefighters: modify training requirements for certain fire 
        departments applying for Federal grants (see H.R. 5900), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      Food: replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block 
        grant to the States (see H.R. 6518), H6275 [21SE]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
      Forest Service: resolve title issues involving real property and 
        equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln 
        Drying Grant Program (see H.R. 3777), H26 [17JA]
      Hawaii: permit Native Hawaiian Organizations to have status as 
        HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 5729), H2645 [10MY]
      Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 
        [7JN]
      ------provide adequate technical assistance and other support to 
        States for long-term care partnership program (see H.R. 6300), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (see H.R. 4242), H1541 [22MR]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H1497 [21MR]
      ------repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans (see 
        H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H1209 [6MR]
      ------develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance 
        for low-income housing residents with public and private 
        resources to enable families to achieve economic independence 
        and self-sufficiency (see S. 3513), S5977 [2AU]
      ------preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 4218), H1426 [20MR]
      ------train public housing residents as home health aides and in 
        home-based health services to provide such services to certain 
        elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted housing 
        residents (see H.R. 4220), H1426 [20MR]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      ------provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Irene and 
        Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3986), H640 [8FE]
      Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, 
        State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 
        2266), S2242 [29MR]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Income: improve effectiveness and performance of financial 
        assistance programs, simplify application and reporting 
        requirements, and improve delivery of services to the public 
        (see H.R. 6420), H6060 [14SE]
      International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and 
        local governments for expenses incurred in designing, 
        constructing, and rehabilitating certain water projects (see 
        S. 2290), S2392 [17AP]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide funding with a dedicated revenue source consisting 
        of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 3807), H114 
        [23JA]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
      Lobbyists: prohibit use of appropriated funds for publicity, 
        propaganda, or certain lobbying purposes (see H.R. 6520), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 4253), H1542 [22MR]
      Medicaid: expand home and community-based services waiver to 
        include young individuals in need of services otherwise 
        provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see 
        S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]
      ------increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-
        income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 
        6521), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that 
        provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to 
        beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 
        3586), S6545 [20SE]
      ------reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H3914 [20JN]
      ------require independent audits and actuarial services under 
        managed care programs (see H.R. 6498), H6274 [21SE]
      Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services 
        through private contracts (see S. 2304), S2545 [19AP]
      ------allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and 
        clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive 
        cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), 
        S261 [1FE]
      ------cover transitional care services to improve the quality 
        and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        6413), H6060 [14SE]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (see H.R. 
        4254), H1542 [22MR]
      ------ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for 
        citizens over age 55 (see H. Res. 666), H3162 [18MY]
      ------ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for 
        citizens over age 55 and that any such agreement should 
        provide a detailed plan to end waste, fraud, and abuse (see H. 
        Res. 675), H3480 [5JN] (see H. Res. 680), H3660 [7JN]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see S. 2243), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        6232), H5524 [31JY]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (see S. 3496), S5977 [2AU]
      ------provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]
      ------implement prescriber education programs and establish 
        requirements for administration of antipsychotics to residents 
        of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 [20SE]
      ------provide a demonstration project under which beneficiaries 
        are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access 
        to a debit-style card to purchase health benefits coverage and 
        benefits (see H.R. 5994), H3974 [21JN]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]
      Mississippi: add certain counties to the region represented by 
        the Appalachian Regional Commission (see H.R. 4620), H2067 
        [24AP]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), 
        S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 655), H2646 [10MY]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      National Veterans Support Network: establish (see S. 3082), 
        S3084 [10MY]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2037), S132 
        [26JA] (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), H158 [24JA]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 5981), H3914 [20JN]
      ------permit access by individuals with covered pensions to 
        certain disabilty benefits without penalty (see S. 3447), 
        S5487 [26JY]
      Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel 
        production (see S. 3080), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 5745), H2713 
        [15MY]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (see S. 2202), 
        S1734 [15MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H725 [14FE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE] (see H.J. Res. 
        118), H5859 [11SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 5824), 
        H3103 [17MY]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]
      ------repeal the program of block grants to States for social 
        services (see H.R. 6442), H6151 [19SE]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (see H.R. 
        4239), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 4276, 4281), H1739 [28MR] (see 
        H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP] (see H.R. 6057), H4603 (see H.R. 
        6058), H4604 [28JN] (see H.R. 6064), H4654 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 600), H1739 [28MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Rural areas: authorize a competitive grant program to implement 
        and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (see H.R. 
        5732), H2645 [10MY]
      SBA: ensure treatment of Brevard County, FL, as a HUBZone (see 
        S. 2157), S1422 [6MR]
      ------establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs (see S. 3194), S3234 [16MY]
      ------establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (see S. 3174), S3129 [14MY]
      ------establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program 
        to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]
      ------extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (see S. 
        2364), S2731 [25AP]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 
        3198), S3280 [17MY]
      ------improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      ------increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses 
        under common control (see H.R. 6504), H6274 [21SE]
      ------increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------make permanent the Small Loan Advantage program (see H.R. 
        3836), H186 [27JA]
      ------provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned 
        small businesses (see H.R. 5835), H3161 [18MY]
      ------reauthorize the women's business center program (see S. 
        3197), S3280 [17MY]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      ------submit a National Small Business Index to Congress to 
        assess how policies provide incentives or impediments to small 
        business development (see S. 3200), S3280 [17MY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]
      Senior citizens: encourage the use of locally grown food in 
        meals programs (see S. 3592), S6545 [20SE]
      ------improve public transportation services for seniors (see 
        H.R. 4028), H725 [14FE]
      ------provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 
        3621), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide for outreach and coordination of services to 
        veterans (see S. 3619), S6625 [21SE]
      ------strengthen programming, services, and outreach for diverse 
        elders (see S. 3593), S6545 [20SE]
      Small business: establish a loan program to assist and provide 
        incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 4102), H1016 [28FE]
      ------provide exporting assistance (see H.R. 3976), H639 [8FE]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------permit hospitals to make incentive payments to physicians 
        to promote quality and efficiency (see H.R. 6176), H5201 
        [24JY]
      ------provide that the waiting period for disability insurance 
        benefits shall not apply to recovering service members (see 
        H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4149), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 
        4176), H1304 [8MR]
      Taxation: close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]
      ------eliminate separate tax return forms for earned income 
        credit, include certain information required by that form on 
        appropriate tax forms, and compute earned income credit for 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 4421), H2029 [19AP]
      ------exclude from gross income certain State foster care 
        program payments made to the biological parents of disabled 
        children (see H.R. 4111), H1100 [29FE]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 3769), H26 
        [17JA]
      ------increase income limitations for student loan interest 
        deduction (see H.R. 6010), H3975 [21JN]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prevent an unfair tax burden for veterans and homeowners 
        who have received assistance from the National Mortgage 
        Settlement (see S. 3224), S3515 [23MY]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      U.S. Housing Act: reform the program for rental assistance under 
        section 8 (see H.R. 4145), H1209 [6MR]
      Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job 
        training program or completing degree or certificate work 
        remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see S. 
        2095), S494 [9FE]
      ------require participation in public service and engagement in 
        an active job search as conditions for receipt of extended 
        benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 3349), S4674 [27JN]
      ------enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 5833), H3161 [18MY]
      ------exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6111), 
        H4862 [12JY] (see H.R. 6361), H5764 [10SE]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 
        2128), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 3895), H475 [3FE]
      ------require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S3630 [24MY] (see S. 3353), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 
        4115), H1100 [29FE] (see H.R. 6008), H3974 [21JN]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S614 [14FE]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) business 
        development program: Guojian Cui, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program: Benjamin Alcaraz, E770 [10MY]
      ------Estella Navarrette, E770 [10MY]
      ------Kimberly Hua, E772 [10MY]
      ------Patrick Martinez, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) SBA 
        Micro-Loan Program: Linda Wong, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) 
        Transitional Subsidized Employment program: Arax Nazarian, 
        E770 [10MY]
      ------Hasmik Sargsyan, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Woman 
        Business Center: Judy Thang, E771 [10MY]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Factsheets
      Average American Wind Farm, S676 [15FE]
  Letters
      Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      Airport and Airway Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House), H136 [24JA]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H136 [24JA]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, E688 
        [27AP]
      ------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and 
        Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory 
        Committee, E688 [27AP]
      ------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent 
        Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
      ------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools 
        Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
      Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding: several organizations, H3454 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: 
        George Sheldon, Dept. of HHS, S6050 [10SE]
      ------Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE], H6179 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: Larry 
        Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H2615 [10MY]
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act: 
        Representative Lee, H139 [24JA]
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S.: Calman Cohen, 
        Emergency Committee for American Trade, H3046 [17MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3046 [17MY]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension: Maurice Veissi, 
        National Association of REALTORS, H2785 [16MY]
      ------several organizations, S2994 [9MY]
      ------several Senators, S2769 [26AP]
      ------SmarterSafer.org (organization), S2994 [9MY]
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation 
        Association, H3532 [6JN]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: Debra S. Daniels, Joliet Junior 
        College, H2237 [27AP]
      ------James Gaffney, Lewis University, H2237 [27AP]
      ------Mary Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H2237 
        [27AP]
      ------Senators McConnell and Kyl and Representatives Boehner and 
        Cantor, S3696 [5JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, 
        American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, H2241 
        [27AP]
      ------Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        H2241 [27AP]
      ------Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242 
        [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239 
        [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health 
        Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County 
        and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, S404 [9FE]
      ------Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      ------Transportation Construction Coalition, S416 [9FE]
      No More Solyndras Act: Representative Hall, Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6008 [14SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act: Jeremiah W. 
        Nixon, Governor of Missouri and Robert F. McDonnell, Governor 
        of Virginia, National Governors Association, H985 [28FE]
      ------Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H986 
        [28FE]
      ------Richard P. Salmi, Spring Hill College, E296 [1MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: Chuck 
        Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, E1153 [27JN]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act: Mario Parker-
        Milligan, S2951 [8MY]
      Surface Transportation Extension Act: Representative Camp, 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 
        [29MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act: Tom 
        Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National Conference of State 
        Legislatures, H318 [1FE]
      ------Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services 
        Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State 
        TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]
      Wind power production tax credit extension: Colorado 
        congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------Iowa congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------several businesses, S6400 [19SE]
      WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act: Curt Decker, 
        National Disability Rights Network, E1186 [29JN]
      ------Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., E1187 [29JN]
      ------several Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities members, 
        E1187 [29JN]
  Lists
      American Council on Education members, H986 [28FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture duplicate Federal aid programs, H1676 
        [28MR]
      Surface transportation extensions passed in the House of 
        Representatives, H1756 [29MR]
  Memorandums
      Waivers Relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program Work Requirements: Earl S. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, 
        S6048-S6050 [10SE]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5681 [2AU]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2246 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2799 [26AP], S3158 [15MY]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H995 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3429), S5724 [31JY]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5805 [1AU], 
        S5901 [2AU], S6025 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], S6259 [12SE], S6396 
        [19SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4109, S4127 [13JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 
        [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434, S4448 [25JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H352 [1FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S382 [7FE], S686 [15FE], S1172, 
        S1179 [1MR], S1518 [8MR], S1605 [13MR], S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1959 [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 
        [15FE]
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      ------extend certain programs, prohibit supplemental 
        agricultural disaster assistance payments to foreign 
        corporations, and prohibit producers from collecting payments 
        from multiple programs, H5682 [2AU]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, H5139 [24JY], H5854 [11SE]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5650-H5658, H5681, H5697 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5644-H5649 
        [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), motion to recommit, H5682 [2AU]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments, H2144 [26AP]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (H.R. 1385), H701 [14FE]
      ------sugar price support program funding, H3710 [18JN], H4660 
        [9JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure access by members to information about 
        health care coverage through Medicaid and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (H.R. 
        4329), E506 [29MR]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2827, 
        H2828 [17MY]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      ------ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      ------maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, H2146 
        [26AP], H3489 [6JN]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, H806 [16FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H5025 [19JY]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (H.R. 3596), H3749-H3752 [19JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits and trust 
        funds, H417 [2FE]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center for Medicare & 
        Medicaid Innovation grant funding, H3408 [5JN]
      Children and youth: require States to take certain additional 
        steps to assist foster children in making the transition to 
        independent living, H3275 [31MY]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (H.R. 494), H1668 
        [28MR]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: exempt certain Dept. 
        of Veterans Affairs facilities from decommissioning, H531, 
        H532 [7FE]
      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.: commend efforts to rebuild Oak 
        Grove Mine and Concord Preparation Plant after destruction by 
        tornadoes in Alabama, E1433 [3AU]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H515 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H1969-
        H1975 [18AP], H2052-H2055 [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2145, H2146 
        [26AP]
      ------affordability, H1435 [21MR]
      ------anniversary of land grant college program, H3398 [1JN]
      ------efforts of for-profit colleges and universities to recruit 
        active-duty military personnel and veterans, H2824 [17MY]
      ------impact of Government regulations on research, H5205 [25JY]
      ------Obama administration proposals to make higher education 
        more affordable, H1138 [5MR]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (H.R. 1048), H3809 
        [20JN]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education, H5531 
        [1AU]
      Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        E1381 [1AU]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (H.R. 4210), H4117 [27JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school 
        lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks, 
        E803 [15MY]
      ------improve crop insurance, H5656, H5697 [2AU]
      ------reform payment limitation rules for farm subsidies, H2603 
        [10MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1657 
        [28MR], H1849, H1869, H1898-H1905 [17AP], H2574-H2577, H2579-
        H2581, H2606, H2623-H2625 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H4708 [10JY], 
        H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4831 [12JY], H5027 [19JY], H5655 [2AU], 
        H5749 [10SE], H6225 [20SE], E551 [17AP], E584 [19AP], E612 
        [23AP], E908 [30MY], E1232 [11JY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H2605 
        [10MY]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (H.R. 4280), H1644 [28MR]
      ------tribute to domestic and global anti-hunger and nutrition 
        programs, E803 [15MY]
      ------WIC funding, H1898-H1905 [17AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: expand Economic Development Administration 
        definition of grants to include grants authorized by the 
        Regional Innovation Program, H2368 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to 
        domestic priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H4957, H4958 [18JY], H5062 [19JY], E1288 
        [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: allow promulgation of rules or regulations 
        defining the term ``credit hour'', H991 [28FE]
      ------allow States to regulate credit-hour and clock-hour 
        programs, H989 [28FE]
      ------authorize grants to prepare and train principals on 
        effective core competencies and in instructional leadership 
        skills (H.R. 6376), E1473 [11SE]
      ------award grants for science, technology, engineering, and 
        math education programs (H.R. 4366), E595 [19AP]
      ------develop a plan to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in 
        financial aid programs, H991, H992 [28FE], E330 [7MR]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), E687 [27AP]
      ------establish State review process for student complaints on 
        institutions, H988, H989 [28FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, H1851 [17AP], H1923, H1924 [18AP], H2451 
        [9MY], H2724 [16MY], H2825 [17MY], H3408 [5JN], H3488 [6JN], 
        H3586, H3587, H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3664, H3692 [8JN], H3736, 
        H3743 [19JN], H3811, H3812 [20JN], H3947, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023, H4024 [26JN], H4078, H4079, H4120 [27JN], H4612, H4613, 
        H4619, H4620, H4626, H4636, H4637 [29JN], E613 [23AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H974 [28FE], H1813 [16AP], H1854, 
        H1898 [17AP], H1969-H1975 [18AP], H2052-H2056 [24AP], H2075, 
        H2117-H2120 [25AP], H2143, H2145, H2146 [26AP], H2244, H2258 
        [27AP], H2336 [8MY], H2721 [16MY], H3108 [18MY], H3398 [1JN], 
        H3817 [20JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2079, H2080, H2081, H2117-H2120 
        [25AP], H2214, H2228, H2252, H2258, H2262-H2264 [27AP], H2336, 
        H2337 [8MY], H2457, H2458 [9MY], H2572 [10MY], H3279, H3280, 
        H3281 [31MY], H3365, H3366 [1JN], E676 [26AP], E705 [7MY], 
        E721, E733 [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), 
        H2147-H2156 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), motion to recommit, H2246, H2250 
        [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2256-H2262 [27AP], H2340-H2344 
        [8MY], H3280 [31MY], H3817, H3821 [20JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 5812), H2825 [17MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), H2335 [8MY], H3392, H3393 [1JN]
      ------extension of reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, H4830 [12JY]
      ------freeze income-based student loan repayment plan, H5146 
        [24JY]
      ------freeze interest rates on subsidized student loans, H738 
        [15FE], H1795 [29MR]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H980-H997 
        [28FE], E273 [28FE], E296 [1MR], E330 [7MR]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), consideration 
        (H. Res. 563), H976-H980 [28FE]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), motion to 
        recommit, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------protect students from higher education costs and increased 
        student loan interest rates, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------provide grants to State educational agencies and 
        institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and 
        secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment 
        (H.R. 5801), E876 [18MY]
      ------reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship 
        Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), E71 
        [25JA]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (H.R. 4286), H2081 [25AP], E465 [28MR]
      ------retain State authorization requirements for institutions 
        with below-average graduation and annual completion rates, and 
        above-average loan default rates, H990 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify certain findings from Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative 
        technology loan guarantee program, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
      ------end loan guarantee program, H549 [7FE], H3744 [19JN]
      ------ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee program is 
        able to continue to accept applications for new loan 
        guarantees, H6016, H6019-H6022 [14SE]
      ------Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, 
        H3452-H3454 [5JN]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H5930, H5932 [13SE], H6004-H6024, 
        H6049 [14SE], E1549 [18SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5934-
        H5939 [13SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022, H6023 
        [14SE]
      ------prohibit Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding 
        to reimburse grant recipients for advertising, marketing, or 
        captial formation expenses, H3474 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for grants requiring recipients to 
        replace any lighting that does not comply with the Energy 
        Policy and Conservation Act, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for subordinating any loan obligation to 
        other financing, H3465, H3466 [5JN]
      ------renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, H3454, 
        H3471 [5JN]
      ------Weatherization Assistance Program funding, E1183 [29JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that a majority of individuals above a 
        certain age have access to private long-term care insurance, 
        H335-H337 [1FE]
      ------establish the American Center for Cures, H4069 [27JN]
      ------extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), 
        H3275 [31MY]
      ------implement a voluntary insurance program to provide long-
        term care services for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and 
        other disabled individuals, H352, H353 [1FE]
      ------increase flexibility for implementation of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 
        [1FE]
      ------make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694 [27AP]
      ------Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2606, H2613 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility (H.R. 5843), H4014, H4015 
        [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on providing 
        access to Federal programs and activities for persons with 
        limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]
      Dept. of HUD: allow public housing agencies to use operating and 
        capital funds directly without going through the Operating 
        Fund Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H4104-
        H4106 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program Loan Guarantee 
        Program funding, H4108 [27JN]
      ------disaster relief funding, H4111 [27JN]
      ------establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and 
        low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]
      ------expand percentage of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 
        funding that can be used for demolition projects, H4117, 
        H4118, H4123 [27JN]
      ------Galveston, TX, low-income housing restoration funding, 
        H4032 [26JN]
      ------HOME Investment Partnership funding, H4109, H4110 [27JN]
      ------homeless assistance grants funding, H4112 [27JN]
      ------Housing Counseling Assistance Program funding, H4054, 
        H4055 [26JN]
      ------Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program 
        funding, H4056 [26JN]
      ------increase portion of Community Development Block Grant 
        Program assistance that may be used to provide public 
        services, H4107 [27JN]
      ------National Affordable Housing Trust Fund funding, H4032 
        [26JN]
      ------Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program and Section 
        184A Native Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Program funding, 
        E1156 [27JN]
      ------Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program funding, H4103 
        [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory standards 
        against the use of discriminatory disparate impact analysis in 
        risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, 
        H4144-H4146 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans' 
        preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly 
        built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H4144 
        [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H4101, H4102 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4102, H4103 [27JN]
      ------require inclusion of owner-occupied units and rental units 
        in property loss calculations used to determine disaster 
        relief assistance, H4111 [27JN]
      ------section 8 housing voucher program funding, H4100 [27JN]
      ------veteran rental voucher assistance funding, H4634 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding, H2500, H2501 [9MY], E837 [17MY]
      ------condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body 
        armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear 
        policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program funding through reductions in the general 
        administration funding, H2377 [8MY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 5770), H2698 [15MY], H3737 [19JN]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 83), H1031 [29FE], H1398 [20MR]
      ------impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States with Stand Your 
        Ground laws, H2392, H2393 [8MY]
      ------local community gang prevention funding, E735 [8MY]
      ------Office of Juvenile Justice funding, E781 [11MY]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      ------prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding 
        to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary 
        policies, H2524 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H5514, H5515 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU], E1401 [3AU]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
      ------Second Chance Act grant funding, H2390, H2391 [8MY], E734 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]
      ------expand the Senior Community Service Employment Program 
        (H.R. 3749), E819 [16MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (H.R. 4308), H1796 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a transformational 
        infrastructure competitive grant program (H.R. 4352), H6163 
        [20SE]
      ------Federal Transit Administration formula and bus grants 
        funding, H4041, H4042 [26JN]
      ------Minority Business Resource Center funding, H4033-H4035 
        [26JN]
      ------Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
        funding, H4033-H4035 [26JN]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 3837), E83 
        [27JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider the veteran's best interest 
        when making determinations about contracted health care and 
        improve access to medical care for veterans with severe 
        injuries or illnesses (H.R. 6393), H5970 [13SE]
      ------deem certain service in the organized military forces of 
        the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active 
        service for benefit purposes (H.R. 210), E200 [15FE]
      ------eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt 
        of medical care, H2140 [26AP]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (H.R. 4287), E478 [28MR]
      ------improve certain laws relative to employment and training 
        of veterans (H.R. 2433), H3270 [31MY]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (H.R. 6101), H4787 [11JY]
      ------report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit 
        claims, H3317 [31MY]
      ------revise enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a 
        business concern as a small business concern owned and 
        controlled by veterans or by service-disabled veterans, H5430 
        [31JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]
      ------make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain 
        injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, H3129 [18MY]
      ------submit to Congress annual reports on the Post-9/11 
        Educational Assistance Program, H5428 [31JY]
      Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to 
        help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent 
        crime (H.R. 1550), H5515-H5518 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community 
        (H.R. 1462), H4914 [18JY]
      District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 
        [9JY]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004-H1006 
        [28FE]
      ------impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs on 
        jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H1530-H1533, 
        H1535 [22MR], H1559-H1563 [26MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      ------rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, H3149 
        [18MY]
      Education: funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      ------Pell Grants funding, H983, H985 [28FE]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (H.R. 4170), 
        H1291 [8MR], H2054 [24AP], H2117, H2118 [25AP]
      ------student loans and financial aid programs funding, H68 
        [18JA]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in 
        America agenda, H18 [17JA], H201-H207 [31JA], H554-H560 [7FE], 
        H715-H722 [14FE], H1004, H1005 [28FE], H2116-H2121 [25AP]
      ------promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women 
        through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand 
        occupations (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]
      ------reform and strengthen the workforce investment system 
        (H.R. 4297), H6181 [20SE]
      EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (H.R. 6405), E1521 [13SE]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE], H4039, 
        H4040 [26JN], H4146 [27JN]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        H135-H137 [24JA], E77 [25JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending, H4781 [11JY]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3535, 
        H3536 [6JN], E1003 [6JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2783-H2787 [16MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2782-H2787 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        Senate amendment, H3250-H3252 [30MY], E932 [31MY]
      ------National Urban Search & Rescue Response System funding, 
        H3533 [6JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4610, H4612, H4613, H4619-H4623 [29JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3554-H3556 
        [6JN], H3634 [7JN]
      ------State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3531, H3532 [6JN]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 
        4264), H5737-H5740 [10SE]
      Financial institutions: provide home loan modifications to 
        eligible homeowners and assist homeowners and prospective 
        homeowners with foreclosure prevention programs and 
        information on loan modifications, H701 [14FE]
      GAO: consolidate certain duplicate and overlapping Goverment 
        programs, H1676 [28MR]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H580 [8FE]
      ------characterization of remarks relative to number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]
      Government regulations: prohibit funding for surveys in which 
        money is included or provided for the benefit of the 
        responder, H3462, H3463 [5JN]
      Health: establish health savings accounts for all citizens, 
        provide health savings account and high deductible health plan 
        payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants 
        to have same such plans, H798 [15FE]
      ------maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]
      ------provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (H.R. 3000), H431 [2FE]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 
        [10JY]
      ------study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, H3664 [8JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment (H.R. 632), H3507 [6JN]
      House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-
        based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-
        income families (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]
      Maritime Administration: Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program 
        funding, H4051 [26JN]
      Medicaid: funding, H1669, H1670, H1694 [28MR]
      ------impact of increased funding obligations on States, H4747 
        [10JY]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]
      ------prohibit reduction in Federal medical assistance 
        percentage for territories, E755 [9MY]
      ------reform, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 
        [24JY]
      Medicare: cover transitional care services to improve the 
        quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 
        6413), E1533 [14SE]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (H.R. 4254), 
        E430 [22MR]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, H701, H702 [14FE]
      ------prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or 
        reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 4065), H818 [16FE]
      ------reform, H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656-H1658, 
        H1667, H1669-H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771-H1773, H1784-H1788 
        [29MR], H1863-H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], E502 [29MR], E612 
        [23AP], E769 [10MY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care 
        planning consultation (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], 
        H5203 [25JY]
      Members of Congress: require Members who repeal Federal benefits 
        for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, 
        H3596, H3597 [7JN]
      ------require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      Mental health: treatment programs funding, H5138 [24JY]
      Montgomery GI Bill: anniversary, H3272 [31MY], E958 [1JN]
      Morality and ethics: value of personal responsibility versus 
        Federal aid programs, H466 [3FE], H5926 [13SE], H6161 [20SE]
      National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, H5933 
        [13SE], E1610, E1616 [21SE]
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: expand 
        eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel workers 
        for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees 
        Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 [20MR], H5209 
        [25JY]
      National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of 
        Federal funds to acquire radio content, H5014 [19JY]
      National School Breakfast Week: observance, H1166 [6MR], E332 
        [7MR], E349, E352, E354 [8MR]
      National School Lunch Week: observance, H1211 [7MR]
      NeighborWorks America (organization): funding, H4122, H4123 
        [27JN]
      NIST: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, H717 [14FE], H2537, H2538 [9MY]
      NOAA: Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund funding, H2375 [8MY]
      NSF: education programs funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program funding, H2415 [8MY]
      ------provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]
      Oakland County, MI: opening of Planned Parenthood Federation of 
        America, Inc., facility, E506 [29MR]
      Obama, President: importance of manufacturing jobs, H191 [31JA], 
        H444 [3FE], H1276 [8MR]
      Older Americans Act: anniversary, E1217 [10JY]
      Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE): tribute, E769 
        [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4673-H4677 
        [9JY]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------prevent Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program repeal if failure to implement program would 
        increase Medicaid spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 
        [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], 
        E141 [6FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), 
        H192-H200 [31JA]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 
        [1FE]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (H.R. 5981), E1093 [20JN]
      ------pension funding relief reforms, H4627, H4628, H4629 [29JN]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H1855 [17AP], H3273 
        [31MY], H5927 [13SE]
      Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel 
        production, H1800 [29MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3994-H3997 [26JN], H4079 [27JN], H4625 [29JN], E1153 [27JN]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6174-H6185 [20SE], E1618, E1621 
        [21SE], E1657 [25SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 5824), H2820 
        [17MY]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program participation rate requirements (H.R. 4379), E570 
        [18AP]
      ------reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to 
        States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program (H.R. 3659), H315 [1FE]
      ------require States to implement policies to prevent assistance 
        under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from 
        being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 
        3567), H226, H315-H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045-H3049 [17MY], E910 [30MY]
      ------ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects 
        using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (H.R. 3533), 
        H202 [31JA]
      Religion: role of tenets of faith in establishing policies to 
        provide social services and welfare programs, H224 [1FE]
      Research: ensure continued publication and integrity of peer-
        reviewed research works by the private sector (H.R. 3699), 
        E252, E253 [27FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (H.R. 14), H1448 [21MR], H1519, H1520 [22MR], H1586, H1594, 
        H1595, H1603-H1608 [27MR], H1645, H1650, H1668, H1669 [28MR], 
        H1746, H1747, H1750, H1756-H1761 [29MR], H1927, H1928, H1930, 
        H1935 [18AP], H1994 [19AP], E418 [22MR], E513, E514 [30MR], 
        E539 [16AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1600-H1609 [27MR], H1755, H1775, H1776 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4276), 
        H1755 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1751-H1762 [29MR], E513, E514 [30MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1744-H1751 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1932-H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], 
        H3391, H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, 
        H3744 [19JN], H3817, H3881 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 
        [21JN], H4023-H4025, H4041 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], 
        E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3788-H3797 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, H4637 [29JN], 
        H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 [12JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 
        [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-
        H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 
        [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], 
        E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN], E1149 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        H4637 [29JN]
      ------obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to level of CBO 
        projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3652-H3658 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for construction of highways in foreign 
        countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Roswell Park Cancer Institute: cancer vaccine research funding, 
        H129 [24JA]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]
      ------make permanent the Small Loan Advantage program (H.R. 
        3836), E84 [27JA]
      ------provide for low interest loans for small businesses in 
        major disaster areas (H.R. 3042), E1544 [14SE]
      Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter 
        school models (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE], H4810 [11JY]
      ------require charter schools to demonstrate successful 
        operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for 
        expansion grants, H4810 [11JY]
      Small business: establish a loan program to assist and provide 
        incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 4102), H4720 [10JY]
      ------stimulate growth through accelerating Federal payments, 
        reducing paperwork, improving access to loans and tax credits, 
        and increasing investment expensing, E1229 [11JY]
      Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 
        [10MY]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------solvency, H2079 [25AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (H.R. 6061), 
        E1185 [29JN]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, H4660 
        [9JY], H5870, H5871, H5872 [12SE], H6022, H6023 [14SE], H6171 
        [20SE], E1208 [9JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H557 
        [7FE], H754 [15FE], H1006 [28FE], H1928, H1929 [18AP], H2232, 
        H2233, H2235, H2252 [27AP], H2605 [10MY], H3959 [21JN], E721 
        [8MY]
      Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Harrisburg, IL, H1079 
        [29FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H201-H207 [31JA], H386 [2FE], H461-H463 [3FE], H477 
        [6FE], H526 [7FE], H632, H635 [8FE], H662 [9FE], H699, H720, 
        H721 [14FE], H731, H732, H737, H739, H759 [15FE], H818, H894-
        H897 [16FE], H930 [17FE], H952 [27FE], H978 [28FE], H1161, 
        H1189, H1190 [6MR], H1221 [7MR], H1433, H1448 [21MR], H1595, 
        H1603-H1607 [27MR], H1668 [28MR], H1748, H1749, H1755-H1760 
        [29MR], H1934-H1937 [18AP], E213, E217 [16FE], E514 [30MR]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H750 [15FE]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
      ------extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 
        2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]
      ------importance of public transit program funding, H1004 [28FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: funding, H3546, H3547 
        [6JN], H3644 [7JN]
      ------privatization proposals, H447 [3FE]
      ------reform, H3547 [6JN]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H55 [18JA], H122, H142 [24JA], H229 [1FE], H519 
        [7FE], H590, H591, H592, H616-H623 [8FE], H659 [9FE], H709-
        H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907-H912, H921, H923, H926 [17FE], 
        H3582 [7JN], E101 [31JA], E159 [8FE], E278 [29FE]
      ------provide additional emergency unemployment compensation 
        (H.R. 589), H138 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H732 [15FE]
      ------require all money withdrawn from States' unemployment 
        funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment 
        compensation, H356-H361 [1FE]
      ------require drug testing as a condition for application and 
        receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE]
      ------require enrollment in a program leading to a high school 
        diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment 
        compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE], H444 [3FE]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 6361), 
        H6121-H6124 [19SE]
      ------improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
      ------provide assistance to veterans and veteran-owned 
        businesses with respect to contract opportunities, H5060 
        [19JY]
      ------recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals 
        during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs benefits, H1276 [8MR], H3340, H3341 [31MY], H5295 
        [26JY]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, H37 [18JA], H5138 [24JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 6008), 
        H5138 [24JY]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], E549 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, S5836 [1AU], S6314 [13SE]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (S. 3395), S5810 [1AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), S5946 [2AU]
      ------phase out sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (S. 25), S606 [14FE]
      ------promote local and regional farm and food systems, S4393 
        [21JN]
      ------promote SBA Microloan Program to businesses to establish 
        gleaning programs that redistribute surplus food to 
        organizations that serve the hungry, S3817 [7JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (S. 
        2217), S1935 [21MR]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S3964-S3968 [12JN], 
        S4118-S4125, S4130 [13JN], S4349 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Armed Forces: improve provision of Federal transition, 
        rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to 
        members and veterans (S. 951), S3504 [23MY]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692-S696 [15FE]
      Bridges: repairs and reconstruction funding, S4619 [26JN]
      Budget: impact of entitlement programs, S3219 [16MY]
      ------maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, S6486-S6488 
        [20SE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1518, S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1604, 
        S1605 [13MR]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S590, S591 [14FE], S685 
        [15FE], S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      ------require detailed reports to Congress on impact of defense 
        and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386-S4388 [21JN]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Chicago, IL: O'Hare International Airport infrastructure 
        improvement project funding, S382 [7FE]
      Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (S. 3231), S3518 [23MY]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, S237 [1FE], S2068-S2070 [27MR], 
        S2536-S2538 [19AP], S2992 [9MY]
      ------efforts of for-profit colleges and universities to recruit 
        active-duty military personnel and veterans, S5634 [30JY]
      ------improve efforts to make higher education more affordable, 
        S2675 [25AP]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 
        2280), S2254 [29MR], S5710 [31JY]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (S. 2296), S5634 [30JY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions, S2069 [27MR], S2535 [19AP], S2671, S2674 [25AP], 
        S2955 [8MY], S5632-S5635 [30JY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (S. 2032), S44 [23JA], S3742 [6JN]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        release of ``For-Profit Higher Education--The Failure to 
        Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success'', 
        S5632 [30JY], S5710 [31JY]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow communities with rural development 
        project loans to apply for certain other types of loans, S4281 
        [19JN]
      ------allow community land grant-mercedes and land grant 
        councils access to rural development program funding, S4391 
        [21JN]
      ------allow frontier communities access to rural development 
        program funding, S4391 [21JN]
      ------allow States to obtain a waiver from Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize healthier food 
        purchases by beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4399 
        [21JN]
      ------assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to 
        implement farm to school programs that improve access to local 
        foods in eligible schools, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4196 
        [14JN], S4344, S4345 [20JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------clarify regulations for programs that provide loans to 
        purchasers of highly fractionated Native American lands, S4266 
        [19JN]
      ------Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality 
        Incentives Program funding, S4135, S4139-S4141 [13JN]
      ------consolidation and streamlining of conservation programs, 
        S4139 [13JN]
      ------eliminate farm subsidies, S3935 [12JN], S4195 [14JN]
      ------eliminate Organic Certification Cost Share and 
        Agricultural Management Assistance Program, S4276, S4277 
        [19JN]
      ------end State bonus payments for administering the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------establish a pilot loan program to assist organizations 
        providing healthful food for the hungry, S4345, S4346 [20JN]
      ------establish a program to provide loans for local farms, 
        ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and 
        nutrition and reduce energy consumption, S4391 [21JN]
      ------establish the Aggregate Risk and Revenue Management 
        Program, S4143 [13JN]
      ------extend eligibility for certain emergency loans to 
        commercial fisherman, S4280 [19JN]
      ------Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, S4357 [20JN]
      ------improve crop insurance, S3230 [16MY], S4195, S4198 [14JN], 
        S5201 [19JY], S5836 [1AU]
      ------improve livestock forage disaster plan, S4267, S4268 
        [19JN]
      ------limit conservation program payments based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S4264 [19JN], S4337 [20JN]
      ------limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S3950-S3952 [12JN], S4263 
        [19JN], S4355, S4356 [20JN]
      ------limit farm subsidy payments based on adjusted gross income 
        of the producer, S4273 [19JN]
      ------limit payments for marketing loan gains and loan 
        deficiency payments, S4269 [19JN]
      ------prohibit any entity receiving a business and industry 
        direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project from 
        receiving any other Federal benefit, assistance, or incentive 
        for the project, S4275 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4270, S4271 [19JN]
      ------prohibit loan guarantees, S4280 [19JN]
      ------provide Non-Insured Disaster Program funding to eligible 
        producers facing a loss due to freeze or frost, S4338 [20JN]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (S. 2225), S2002 [22MR]
      ------reform Federal grazing fees, S3935 [12JN]
      ------repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]
      ------replace dairy product price support and Milk Income Loss 
        Contract (MILC) programs with a program to protect dairy 
        producer income and establish a dairy market stabilization 
        program, S4407 [21JN]
      ------require Risk Management Agency and FCIC to use plain 
        language and improve website to make crop insurance more 
        accessible, S4279 [19JN]
      ------require the FCIC provide insurance to organic crops 
        similar in terms and conditions provided for other crops, 
        S4335 [20JN]
      ------Rural Energy for America Program funding, S4170 [14JN]
      ------Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program 
        funding, S4390 [21JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3754 
        [6JN], S3964-S3968 [12JN], S4119, S4122, S4125, S4131-S4134, 
        S4144 [13JN], S4278 [19JN], S4352 [20JN], S4393 [21JN], S6087 
        [11SE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S3832 
        [7JN]
      ------The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding 
        through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program funding, S4346 [20JN]
      ------value-added grant program funding, S4267 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 3173), S3131 [14MY]
      ------award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal 
        college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income 
        students (S. 2194), S1735 [15MR], S3018 [9MY]
      ------clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity 
        Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice 
        (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, S2589 [23AP], S2671 [25AP], S3190, S3216 
        [16MY], S4188 [14JN], S4627 [26JN], S4710 [28JN], S4735, 
        S4743, S4757 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3268 
        [17MY], S3671 [4JN], S3696 [5JN], S3804 [7JN], S4380 [21JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2051), S212 [31JA], S2373 [17AP], S2722 
        [25AP], S3059 [10MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2660 [24AP], S2664, S2667 [25AP], 
        S3536, S3538, S3609-S3612 [24MY], S3677 [4JN], S3834 [7JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799, S2802 
        [26AP], S2891-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2948, S2951-S2959 [8MY], 
        S2989, S2996-S2998, S3000, S3001, S3003-S3008, S3011-S3035 
        [9MY], S3053-S3057, S3059-S3062 [10MY], S3181, S3200 [16MY], 
        S3261-S3264, S3268 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3410 [22MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), unanimous-consent agreement, S3479 
        [23MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2366), S2675, S2733, S2742 [25AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2834), S2946 [8MY]
      Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program and apply savings to 
        deficit reduction and highway bridge program, S2048 [27MR]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care, S1083-S1085 [28FE], S1180 [1MR]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services, S1180 [1MR]
      ------provide preferences for certain services, designate an 
        Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, 
        and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors 
        (S. 3358), S4726 [28JN]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (S. 3614), S6629 [21SE]
      ------provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs (S. 
        3583), S6549 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and 
        implement State court interpreter programs (S. 3365), S4823 
        [10JY]
      ------eliminate duplicate Violence Against Women Act grant 
        programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of unexamined 
        DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, kidnapping 
        and other criminal cases, S2777 [26AP]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 
        2554), S2930 [7MY]
      ------improve accountability of Violence Against Women Act grant 
        programs, S2773 [26AP]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (S. 3335), S4421 [21JN]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches, S6256 [12SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1525-S1528 [8MR], S1609 
        [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: allow funds to be used to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge on non-National Highway Systems Federal-
        aid highways, S1188 [1MR]
      ------establish national safety standards for transit agencies 
        operating heavy rail on fixed guideway, S665 [15FE]
      ------off-system bridge program funding, S1451 [7MR], S1535 
        [8MR], S1602 [13MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (S. 2241), 
        S2087 [27MR], S2589 [23AP]
      ------ensure veterans jobs corps program counselors are 
        available to veterans in rural areas, S6315 [13SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3429), S5319 [24JY], 
        S5321 [25JY]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5689 [30JY], 
        S5691 [31JY], S6260 [12SE], S6289-S6292, S6294, S6296, S6298, 
        S6315-S6318, S6330 [13SE], S6393, S6395, S6400-S6405 [19SE], 
        S6488 [20SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5805, S5825 [1AU], S5921, S5934, S5950 [2AU], S6025 
        [10SE], S6075, S6077, S6080-S6083, S6095 [11SE], S6246-S6249, 
        S6254-S6259 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S6332 [13SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-
        consent request, S6260, S6261 [12SE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (S. 3049), S3044 [9MY]
      ------implementation of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, 
        S4930 [12JY]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 
        3309), S4241 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), 
        S4302 [19JN]
      ------improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program 
        (S. 3348), S4682 [27JN]
      ------improve veterans assistance programs, S5154 [18JY]
      ------provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve 
        the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S6077 
        [11SE]
      ------tribute to Caregiver Support Program, S5200 [19JY]
      ------veterans job corps funding through reductions in foreign 
        aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (S. 3340), S4461-S4463 [25JN], S4719 [28JN]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (S. 2179), 
        S1541 [8MR]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]
      Economy: create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 
        [19SE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Education: anniversary of Pell Grants, S4401 [21JN]
      ------funding, S5943 [2AU], S6088-S6091 [11SE]
      ------provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators 
        (S. 2181), S1542 [8MR]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S823 [16FE], S3123 
        [14MY], S4814 [10JY]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, S382 [7FE]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        S136 [26JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government programs, S3144 [15MY]
      ------consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government trade 
        programs, S5904-S5907 [2AU]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending 
        (S. 1409), S5894, S5896 [1AU]
      FEMA: allow rebuilding in flood velocity zones under correct 
        elevation and standards, S4699 [28JN]
      ------delay mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements 
        until evaluation of levee and dam strength and efficiency can 
        be completed, S4664 [27JN]
      ------economic impact on property owners of inclusion in certain 
        floodplains, S3407 [22MY]
      ------extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), S6051 [10SE]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program, S4758 [29JN]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611 [24MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        S2660 [24AP], S2768 [26AP], S2993-S2995 [9MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3159, S3160 [15MY]
      ------make flood insurance more affordable for those on fixed-
        incomes and lower and middle-income families, S4699 [28JN]
      ------mapping of floodplain areas, S3406, S3407 [22MY]
      ------require mandatory purchase of flood insurance in residual 
        risk areas, S4661-S4667 [27JN]
      ------require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (S. 
        2303), S2548 [19AP]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4699, S4710, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4743, S4755, S4757 
        [29JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S3406-S3408 [22MY], S3478, S3479 [23MY], S3535 
        [24MY], S4446-S4448 [25JN], S4601, S4627 [26JN], S4661-S4667 
        [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S3964 [12JN], S4163 [14JN], 
        S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434 
        [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to recommit, S4448 [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), unanimous-consent agreement, S4388, S4424 
        [21JN], S4446 [25JN]
      Financial institutions: provide home loan modifications to 
        eligible homeowners and assist homeowners and prospective 
        homeowners with foreclosure prevention programs and 
        information on loan modifications, S361 [7FE]
      Floods: anniversary of Souris River flooding in North Dakota, 
        S4415 [21JN]
      GAO: study effect of applying mandatory flood insurance purchase 
        requirements to areas of residual risk and voluntary 
        community-based flood insurance options, S4663-S4667 [27JN]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, S2211 [29MR]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment, S1592 [13MR]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (S. 3513), S5987 [2AU]
      Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for 
        in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual 
        alone, S3836 [7JN]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 
        [13JN]
      ------funding, S2896-S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 
        [16MY]
      ------impact of increased funding obligations on States, S2942 
        [8MY], S3761 [6JN], S4706 [28JN], S4736 [29JN], S5111 [18JY], 
        S6614-S6616 [21SE]
      ------reform, S6297 [13SE]
      Medicare: establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (S. 2243), S2233 [29MR]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, S2675 [25AP]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (S. 3496), S5986 [2AU]
      ------reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], S6032, 
        S6046 [10SE]
      Motor vehicles: importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], 
        S824 [16FE], S3419 [22MY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 484), S3798, 
        S3799 [6JN]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      NIST: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, S5105 [18JY]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 2037), S133 
        [26JA]
      ------reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living 
        Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, 
        S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 
        [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 
        [29FE]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (S. 2202), S1737 
        [15MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]
      ------improve (H.R. 4018), S4781 [29JN], S4783 [9JY]
      ------improve (S. 1696), S1921 [21MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 [11SE], S6407-S6409 [19SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. 
        Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407, S6408 [19SE]
      ------Executive order to reform Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program work requirements, S4995 [16JY]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S. 
        3397), S5136 [18JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs, S2209-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S364-S366 [7FE], S423-S486 [9FE], S545, S550, S559, 
        S561 [13FE], S585, S587, S593-S595, S599, S605, S607, S609 
        [14FE], S661-S665, S671, S672, S685-S690, S692-S697 [15FE], 
        S818-S822, S826, S832, S836-S838, S842 [16FE], S880, S885, 
        S886, S892 [17FE], S1072, S1073, S1077-S1083, S1085 [28FE], 
        S1104-S1110, S1112-S1139, S1141, S1142, S1155, S1156 [29FE], 
        S1159-S1173, S1179, S1188, S1189 [1MR], S1371-S1373 [2MR], 
        S1376 [5MR], S1405, S1407-S1410 [6MR], S1434, S1435, S1437, 
        S1440-S1443, S1448-S1452 [7MR], S1495-S1497, S1502-S1536 
        [8MR], S1561-S1564, S1572, S1573 [12MR], S1583, S1589-S1606, 
        S1608, S1609 [13MR], S1639, S1641, S1644, S1645, S1647-S1662, 
        S1667 [14MR], S1729 [15MR], S1877 [21MR], S1955, S1986-S1988 
        [22MR], S2009, S2013 [26MR], S2049, S2050, S2056-S2059, S2062, 
        S2076 [27MR], S2135, S2149, S2157 [28MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, 
        S2208, S2209 [29MR], S2314 [16AP], S2384-S2386 [17AP], S2458, 
        S2476, S2487 [18AP], S2590 [23AP], S3067 [10MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S400-S406, S414-S417, S420-S423 
        [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent agreement, S838 [16FE], S1455 
        [7MR], S1573 [12MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent request, S1409, S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2052 [27MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, S2208-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        unanimous-consent request, S2209-S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], 
        S3744 [6JN], S3813, S3815, S3827 [7JN], S3957 [12JN], S4114-
        S4118 [13JN], S4165, S4195 [14JN], S4452 [25JN], S4659 [27JN], 
        S4690 [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-S4714, S4716 
        [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], S4810-S4812 
        [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        insert S. 1813 language in lieu, S2615 [24AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        S4779 [29JN]
      ------increase Federal cost share for emergency relief permanent 
        repairs in extreme disasters, S1648 [14MR]
      SBA: establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs, S4933 [12JY]
      ------establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (S. 3174), S3131 [14MY]
      ------extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (S. 2364), 
        S2732 [25AP]
      ------extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain 
        eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/
        504 Loan Program, S4876 [11JY]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (S. 3198), 
        S3281 [17MY]
      ------reauthorize the women's business center program (S. 3197), 
        S3281 [17MY]
      ------reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits, S4927 
        [12JY]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (S. 2172), S1462 [7MR]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize, S666 [15FE]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S4434 [25JN]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1813, 
        Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), 
        S1644 [14MR]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S189, S191 [31JA], S307 [2FE], S1512, S1513, 
        S1518, S1528 [8MR]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Social Security: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability 
        by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]
      ------solvency, S551 [13FE], S1770 [19MR], S2524 [19AP]
      SSA: reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance 
        program, S4767 [29JN]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (S. 
        2150), S1200 [1MR]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for nuclear power, S2130 
        [28MR]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S668, S674-
        S679 [15FE], S831, S832 [16FE], S1452 [7MR], S2129 [28MR], 
        S3934 [12JN], S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4165 [14JN], S4254 [19JN], 
        S4380 [21JN], S4795-S4798 [10JY], S4841 [11JY], S4921 [12JY], 
        S5055, S5056 [17JY], S5098 [18JY], S5176 [19JY], S5421 [26JY], 
        S5712, S5721 [31JY], S5809, S5810 [1AU], S5924, S5925 [2AU], 
        S6078, S6101 [11SE], S6244 [12SE], S6292 [13SE], S6399 [19SE], 
        S6530 [20SE]
      ------permanently extend and modify the research credit (S. 
        825), S337 [6FE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, S675 
        [15FE]
      Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Illinois, S1571 [12MR]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), S585, S587 [14FE]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      ------ensure transit agencies that partner with community 
        colleges on job training programs are eligible for Federal 
        grants, S842 [16FE]
      ------use of Social Security, Medicare, and other trust funds to 
        fund the Highway Trust Fund, S4690 [28JN]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, S368 [7FE], S891 [17FE]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 3349), S4682 [27JN]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, S3504-S3506 [23MY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses, S6256 
        [12SE], S6291 [13SE]
      Veterans Jobs Corps Act: violation of Budget Control Act by 
        increasing authority and outlays above Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (Senate) allocation, S6317 [13SE], S6396 [19SE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (S. 2104), S615 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240) (S. 
        Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Transportation (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 112-397), H696 
        [13FE]
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 
        112-182), S4950 [12JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to 
        Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program 
        Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) 
        (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-
        398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic Freedom in 
        Higher Education Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 563) 
        (H. Rept. 112-404), H965 [27FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 600) (H. Rept. 112-
        424), H1739 [28MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 752) (H. Rept. 112-
        644), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6062) (H. Rept. 112-636), H5524 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on 
        Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112-
        677), H6068 [18SE]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 112-677), H6068 [18SE]
      Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 792), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3578) (S. 
        Rept. 112-221), S6545 [20SE]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 4264) (H. Rept. 112-544), H3914 [20JN]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1142) (S. Rept. 112-145), 
        S388 [7FE]
      Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 
        112-484), H2811 [16MY]
      Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1409) (S. Rept. 112-181), S4950 [12JY]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the 
        Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6019) (H. Rept. 112-582), H4683 [9JY]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 
        1813), S350 [6FE]
      No More Solyndras Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 6213) (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 [10SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 112-
        548), H3981 [25JN]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112-458), H2266 [27AP]
      Taxpayers Right To Know Act: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3609) (H. Rept. 112-635), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      10 Million Solar Roofs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1108) (S. Rept. 112-144), S388 [7FE]
      U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 6194) (H. Rept. 112-679), H6150 [19SE]
      Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for and 
        Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources 
        Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2104) (S. Rept. 112-189), S5211 
        [19JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Sugar price support program funding: St. Mary Parish, LA, 
        Chamber of Commerce, E1206 [9JY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
  Statements
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Executive Office of 
        the President, H745 [15FE]
      Economic Justice: Alex Lesser and Josh Fixler, Religious Action 
        Center for Reform Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism, E101 
        [31JA]
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power: Doug Fredrickson, Blattner 
        Energy, Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Mark Ahlstrom, WindLogics Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Shanelle Montan, enXco, Inc., E1208 [9JY]
      ------Tim Maag, M.A. Mortenson Co., E1209 [9JY]
  Summaries
      Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 5188), E694 
        [27AP]
  Tables
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 
        and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and 
        Infrastructure Jobs Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 563, consideration of H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic 
        Freedom in Higher Education Act, H976 [28FE]
      H. Res. 600, consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation 
        Extension Act, H1744 [29MR]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 752, consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster 
        Assistance Act, H5644 [2AU]
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act 
        and allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5934 [13SE]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program work requirements, H6165 [20SE]
      H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirement, H6175 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, 
        H333 [1FE]
      H.R. 1550, Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Resources 
        Allocation Improvement Act, H5515 [31JY]
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]
      H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families 
        Act, H315 [1FE]
      H.R. 3800, Airport and Airway Extension Act, H135 [24JA]
      H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements 
        Act, H3994 [26JN]
      H.R. 4239, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1600-H1603 
        [27MR]
      H.R. 4264, FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act, H5737-H5739 [10SE]
      H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1752-H1755 
        [29MR]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act, H2228 [27AP]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5740, FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, 
        H2782 [16MY]
      H.R. 5843, Dept. of Homeland Security use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility, H4014 [26JN]
      H.R. 6062, Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program reauthorization, H5514 
        [31JY]
      H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act, 
        H4637-H4641 [29JN]
      H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act, H5650-H5652 
        [2AU]
      H.R. 6361, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act, H6121 [19SE]
      S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement 
        Act, S5896-S5898 [1AU]
      S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-
        21), S423-S484 [9FE]
      S. 2032, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S44 
        [23JA]
      S. 2051, Dept. of Education extension of the reduced interest 
        rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, S213 [31JA]
      S. 2104, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization and 
        require applied water supply research regarding water 
        resources research and technology institutes, S616 [14FE]
      S. 2150, clarify SSI policy that the value of certain funeral 
        and burial arrangements are not to be considered available 
        resources, S1201 [1MR]
      S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization 
        extension, S1424 [6MR]
      S. 2172, Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act, 
        S1462 [7MR]
      S. 2202, Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act, S1738-S1740 
        [15MR]
      S. 2217, Rural America Preservation Act, S1936-S1938 [21MR]
      S. 2225, Dept. of Agriculture Rural Energy for America Program 
        reauthorization and improvement, S2003 [22MR]
      S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act, S2088-S2092 [27MR]
      S. 2257, Excellence in Mental Health Act, S2248-S2250 [29MR]
      S. 2280, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S2255 
        [29MR]
      S. 2303, Fairness in Federal Disaster Declaration Act, S2549 
        [19AP]
      S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act, S2657 
        [24AP]
      S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]
      S. 3173, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3131 [14MY]
      S. 3197, Women's Small Business Ownership Act, S3283-S3286 
        [17MY]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 
        [18JN]
      S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, 
        S4303 [19JN]
      S. 3335, Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act, S4422 
        [21JN]
      S. 3348, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional 
        Housing Loan Program improvement, S4682 [27JN]
      S. 3365, State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act, S4824 [10JY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3583, Community Parks Revitalization Act, S6549-S6552 [20SE]
      S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]
      S. Res. 427, Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government 
        Programs Resolution, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 484, National Hunger Awareness Day, S3782, S3799 [6JN]




FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

  Amendments
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S6611, S6648, S6649 [21SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      Pilots: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety Improvement Act, H192 [31JA]
  Articles and editorials
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Aircraft: modify regulations governing maintenance providers 
        (see H.R. 6002), H3974 [21JN]
      Airport Improvement Program: extend authority (see H.R. 3800), 
        H113 [23JA]
      Appropriations: authorize to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 533), H373 [1FE]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5077 [19JY]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons 
        while operating in the national airspace system (see H.R. 
        5950), H3707 [15JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Flight attendants: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to 
        address flight attendant duty time limitations and rest 
        requirements (see H.R. 3824), H181 [25JA]
      Pilots: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        3816), H158 [24JA]
      Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the 
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]
  Chronologies
      Pilot's Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]
  Conference reports
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658), H230-H304 [1FE]
  Cost Estimates
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 
        1956): CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Letters
      Airport and Airway Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House), H136 [24JA]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H136 [24JA]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Douglas 
        W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6527 [20SE]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]
  Motions
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Airport Improvement Program: extend authority (H.R. 3800), H135-
        H137 [24JA], E77 [25JA]
      Appropriations: authorize to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H445-H447 
        [3FE]
      ------authorize to streamline programs, create efficiencies, 
        reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and 
        provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 
        658), H192 [31JA]
      ------authorize to streamline programs, create efficiencies, 
        reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and 
        provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 
        658), conference report, H447-H456 [3FE], E142, E147 [6FE], 
        E155 [7FE]
      Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4139, H4140 
        [27JN]
      ------Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) for sports stadiums 
        implementation funding, H4125, H4126 [27JN]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash, H519, H520 [7FE]
      ------implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5208 [25JY], H5296 [26JY]
      Civil aviation: reauthorize research and development projects 
        and activities (H.R. 970), H452 [3FE]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones, H5133 [24JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: prevent the use of unmanned aircraft 
        systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace 
        system (H.R. 5950), H4144 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the use of unmanned aircraft systems 
        as weapons while operating in the national airspace system, 
        H4143, H4144 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Essential Air Service Program: funding, H448 [3FE], H4039, H4040 
        [26JN], H4146 [27JN]
      Flight attendants: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to 
        address flight attendant duty time limitations and rest 
        requirements (H.R. 3824), E76 [25JA]
      Grand Canyon National Park: implementation of FAA aviation noise 
        control regulations relative to commercial air tours, H591 
        [8FE]
      National Airspace System: improve integration of unmanned aerial 
        system, H455 [3FE]
      Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen): funding, 
        H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]
      Pilots: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), H5100-H5102 [23JY]
      Safety: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, H453 [3FE]
      ------implement reforms to improve aviation safety, H2081 
        [25AP], H5236 [25JY]
      Taxation: clarify that fractional aviation is non-commerical and 
        not subject to commericial aviation ticket tax, H456 [3FE]
      ------extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), H135-H137 [24JA], E77 
        [25JA]
      Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs 
        (H.R. 2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]
      Urban areas: prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/
        Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on 
        reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Airport Improvement Program: extend authority (H.R. 3800), S136 
        [26JA]
      Appropriations: authorize to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S329, S333-S344 [6FE], 
        S382-S385 [7FE], S4194 [14JN]
      ------authorize to streamline programs, create efficiencies, 
        reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and 
        provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 
        658), unanimous-consent agreement, S327 [2FE]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S2995 [9MY], S5945 [2AU], S6527, S6528 [20SE], 
        S6611 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee receipts 
        for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. airlines 
        under the European Union emissions trading scheme, S6527, 
        S6528 [20SE]
      Chicago, IL: O'Hare International Airport infrastructure 
        improvement project funding, S382 [7FE]
      Essential Air Service Program: funding, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]
      Freedom of Information Act: improve treatment of certain 
        sensitive national security information, S342 [6FE]
      Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen): funding, 
        S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]
      Pilots: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to NTSB, require 
        notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 
        [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4176-S4180, S4182, S4183 [14JN]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]
      Safety: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, S383 [7FE]
      Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the 
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), S136 [26JA]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112-382), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1956) (S. Rept. 112-195), S5976 [2AU]
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        658) (H. Rept. 112-381), H373 [1FE]
      Nomination of Michael P. Huerta To Be FAA Administrator: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), 
        S5731 [31JY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
  Summaries
      Pilot's Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]
  Tables
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 533, consideration of conference report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H445 [3FE]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H.R. 3800, Airport and Airway Extension Act, H135 [24JA]
      S. 1335, Pilot's Bill of Rights, S4733-S4735 [29JN], H5100 
        [23JY]
      S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition 
        Act, S6611, S6612 [21SE]




FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Law enforcement: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA 
        samples collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 
        6196), H5291 [25JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
      Terrorism: require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Homeland Security Secure Communities deportation 
        program: several legal aid organizations, H3529 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into disclosure of identity and employment of 
        Valerie Plame: several Senators (2003), S3941 [12JN]
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: Lisa 
        Piraneo, ACT! for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Petitions
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: ACT! 
        for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Bascomb, Paul: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award 
        recipient, E243 [27FE]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice: legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI 
        financial and mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding 
        through reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (H.R. 1781), H2456 [9MY]
      Funding, H2362, H2388, H2389, H2425 [8MY]
      Law enforcement: provide additional resources for Federal 
        investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the 
        recent financial crisis (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]
      National Instant Criminal Background Check System: funding, 
        H2457 [9MY]
      National security: impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim 
        rhetoric, H2641-H2643 [10MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3717-S3720 [5JN], 
        S3946 [12JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Levinson, Robert: disappearance of former FBI agent while on 
        business trip in Iran, S1447 [7MR], S6440 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]




FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

  Amendments
      Government regulations: provide greater transparency and 
        efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1617, H1619, H1620, 
        H1621, H1622, H1623, H1624 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1596 [27MR]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Cashless Stimulus for Small Business, H1613 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Government regulations: add an additional purpose (see H.R. 
        6553), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (see H. Res. 595), H1570 [26MR]
      Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological 
        effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields 
        from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), 
        H5716 [3AU]
      Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of 
        Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation 
        of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 
        [16FE]
      Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]
      Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of 
        an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology 
        standards as a condition of market access, and promote free 
        flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (see S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]
      ------require disclosures to consumers on the capability of 
        software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of 
        the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]
      ------require reallocation and auction for commercial use of 
        certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 
        4817), H2203 [26AP]
      Telephones: promulgate regulations to provide for accurate 
        disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone 
        calling cards and services (see H.R. 4319), H1804 [29MR]
      Universal Service Fund: ensure rule adopting methodology for 
        establishing benchmarks for high-cost loop support shall have 
        no force or effect and require report on an alternative 
        methodology (see H.R. 6526), H6275 [21SE]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      FCC development of plan for greater broadband access: 
        Representative Gingrey and Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia 
        (2010), H1613 [27MR]
  Motions
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Government regulations: provide greater transparency and 
        efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1626 [27MR]
  Remarks in House
      Children and youth: promulgate regulations requiring a label on 
        packaging of certain baby monitors warning that signals may be 
        intercepted by potential intruders, H1619, H1620 [27MR]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Government regulations: consolidate reporting obligations to 
        improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens 
        (H.R. 3310), H3230-H3234 [30MY]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1519 [22MR], H1609-H1629 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1593-H1597 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), motion to recommit, H1627 [27MR]
      ------provide report on impact of changes to transparency and 
        procedures on agency mandate to promote competition and 
        innovation, H1623, H1624 [27MR]
      ------require entities sponsoring political advertising to 
        disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a 
        certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1617, H1620, 
        H1621 [27MR]
      ------require the Freedom of Information Act process be more 
        open and transparent, H1621, H1622 [27MR]
      National Football League: eliminate blackout rule relative to 
        television broadcast of games, H43 [18JA], H385 [2FE], H4810 
        [11JY]
      Privacy: preserve ability to protect online privacy, including 
        rules prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from 
        requiring job applicants to disclose passwords to social 
        networking web sites, H1627 [27MR]
      Rural areas: ensure changes to transparency and procedures do 
        not impede implementation of rules to ensure broadband access 
        in rural areas, H1622 [27MR]
      Telecommunications: provide for creation of a public safety 
        broadband network, ensure a more efficient and innovative 
        allocation of the electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC 
        to conduct incentive auctions, H914, H918-H921 [17FE], E237-
        E239 [24FE]
      ------provide with authority to conduct incentive auctions, E261 
        [28FE]
      Weather: preserve ability for effective and efficient 
        communication systems to alert the public of dangerous weather 
        conditions, H1623 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      LightSquared, Inc.: investigation regarding controversial 
        approval of satellite spectrum access, S1706 [15MR], S3393 
        [22MY]
      Pai, Ajit Varadaraj: nomination to the FCC, S2892 [7MY], S3393 
        [22MY]
      Rosenworcel, Jessica: nomination to the FCC, S2892 [7MY], S3393 
        [22MY]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (S. 3516), S5988 [2AU]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (S. 3433), S5385 [25JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3309, FCC Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 595) (H. Rept. 112-422), H1570 [26MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      FCC Consolidated Reporting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3310) (H. Rept. 112-443), H1844 [16AP]
      FCC Process Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 112-414), H1390 [19MR]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
  Summaries
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): 
        Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 595, consideration of H.R. 3309, FCC Process Reform Act, 
        H1593 [27MR]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 3310, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, H3230 [30MY]




FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CONSOLIDATED REPORTING ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3310), H3230-H3234 [30MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3310) 
        (H. Rept. 112-443), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3310, provisions, H3230 [30MY]




FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION PROCESS REFORM ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 3309), H1617, H1619, H1620, H1621, H1622, H1623, 
        H1624 [27MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 595), H1596 [27MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Cashless Stimulus for Small Business, H1613 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 3309): consideration (see H. Res. 595), H1570 [26MR]
  Letters
      FCC development of plan for greater broadband access: 
        Representative Gingrey and Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia 
        (2010), H1613 [27MR]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 3309), H1626 [27MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3309), H1519 [22MR], H1609-H1629 [27MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 595), H1593-H1597 [27MR]
      ------motion to recommit, H1627 [27MR]
      FCC: ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not impede 
        implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in rural 
        areas, H1622 [27MR]
      ------preserve ability for effective and efficient communication 
        systems to alert the public of dangerous weather conditions, 
        H1623 [27MR]
      ------preserve ability to protect online privacy, including 
        rules prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from 
        requiring job applicants to disclose passwords to social 
        networking web sites, H1627 [27MR]
      ------promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of 
        certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted 
        by potential intruders, H1619, H1620 [27MR]
      ------provide report on impact of changes to transparency and 
        procedures on agency mandate to promote competition and 
        innovation, H1623, H1624 [27MR]
      ------require entities sponsoring political advertising to 
        disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a 
        certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1617, H1620, 
        H1621 [27MR]
      ------require the Freedom of Information Act process be more 
        open and transparent, H1621, H1622 [27MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities, H1594 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3309, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 595) (H. Rept. 112-422), H1570 [26MR]
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3309) 
        (H. Rept. 112-414), H1390 [19MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 595, consideration of H.R. 3309, provisions, H1593 
        [27MR]




FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      ------exclude credit union loans made to Main Street businesses 
        from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 4293), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      ------preserve privilege of information provided to Federal and 
        State agencies (see H.R. 6125), H4863 [12JY]
  Remarks in House
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (H.R. 
        1418), H5863 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities, S1673 [14MR], S1695 [15MR]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (S. 
        2231), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR]




FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 4948), H2206 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance ineligibility 
        requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on 
        native sod (see H.R. 5879), H3362 [31MY]
      ------reduce crop insurance premium subsidies (see H.R. 6098), 
        H4827 [11JY]
      ------require annual disclosure of crop insurance premium 
        subsidies in the public interest (see H.R. 6270), H5629 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, H5139 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance eligibility 
        requirements to include compliance with conservation laws, 
        S4354 [20JN]




FEDERAL CUSTOMER SERVICE ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 538), H5778, H5779 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 538) (H. Rept. 112-534), H3706 [15JN]
  Texts of
      Enact (H.R. 538), H5778 [11SE]




FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (see S. 2080), S494 [9FE]
      ------preserve privilege of information provided to Federal and 
        State agencies (see H.R. 6125), H4863 [12JY]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4014), H696 
        [13FE]
      ------treatment of information provided to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S494 [9FE] (see S. 
        3394), S5085 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), H1555, H1556 
        [26MR], E448 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (S. 2080), S496 [9FE], S3463 [23MY]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), S2113 
        [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
  Reports filed
      Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112-417), H1426 [20MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4014, preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H1555 [26MR]




FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP.

  Articles and editorials
      Would Repeal of Key Dodd-Frank Provision Really Save $22 
        Billion?, H2610 [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Consumers: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (see S. 2080), S494 [9FE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Insurance: exclude insurance companies from orderly liquidation 
        authority (see H.R. 6423), H6060 [14SE]
  Remarks in House
      Financial institutions: repeal orderly liquidation authority to 
        prevent failure of large financial firms, H2610 [10MY]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (S. 2080), S496 [9FE], S3463 [23MY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (S. 2054), S263 [1FE]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273, S2274 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Nomination of Jeremiah O. Norton to the FDIC Board of Directors: 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      U.S. Covered Bond Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 112-407), H1152 [5MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]




FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT

  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Political campaigns: eliminate certain contribution limitations 
        and require political committees to post information on 
        contributions received by the committees on their websites 
        (see H.R. 6197), H5291 [25JY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 
        2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 [10JY] (see H.R. 
        4010), H692 [9FE]
  Cloture motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
  Motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5687 [2AU]
      Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to 
        designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the 
        candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of 
        the candidate (H.R. 406), H5743, H5744 [10SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H1594 
        [27MR], H3744 [19JN], H4074 [27JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], H3814 
        [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], H5023 
        [19JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), H3366 [1JN]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (H.R. 1404), H971 [28FE], H5622 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal 
        contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional 
        spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal 
        elections, S100, S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), S1938-S1940 [21MR], S3470-S3478 [23MY], S4454 [25JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4938-S4942 [12JY], S4985-S4991, 
        S4993-S5003, S5007, S5008, S5010-S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056-
        S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual 
        Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the 
        Candidate's Death: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112-628), H5330 [30JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 406, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an 
        individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's 
        campaign committees in the event of the death of the 
        candidate, H5743 [10SE]




FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, 
        and employees, display subject matter of debates, make 
        legislation available before voting, and promote availability 
        of FEC reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Political campaigns: establish and operate a website for the 
        public to view the contents of political advertisements and 
        require sponsors of advertisements to furnish such contents 
        (see H.R. 6259), H5628 [1AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 
        2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 [10JY] (see H.R. 
        4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
  Cloture motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: require Federal contractors to disclose 
        political contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to 
        designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the 
        candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of 
        the candidate (H.R. 406), H5743, H5744 [10SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H1594 
        [27MR], H3744 [19JN], H4074 [27JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], H3814 
        [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], H5023 
        [19JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), H3366 [1JN]
      ------reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5687 [2AU]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (H.R. 1404), H971 [28FE], H5622 [1AU]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal 
        contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional 
        spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal 
        elections, S100, S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), S1938-S1940 [21MR], S3470-S3478 [23MY], S4454 [25JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4938-S4942 [12JY], S4985-S4991, 
        S4993-S5003, S5007, S5008, S5010-S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056-
        S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 [19JY]
      ------reform financing of Senate elections (S. 750), S285 [2FE]
      Senate: require all Senate candidates file quarterly campaign 
        finance reports electronically with the FEC, S249 [1FE]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual 
        Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the 
        Candidate's Death: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112-628), H5330 [30JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 406, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an 
        individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's 
        campaign committees in the event of the death of the 
        candidate, H5743 [10SE]




FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3482 [5JN], H3528, H3529, H3530, H3531, H3533, H3534, H3535, 
        H3537, H3539, H3541, H3543, H3544, H3545, H3546, H3548, H3549, 
        H3550, H3552, H3554, H3556, H3557, H3559, H3578, H3579 [6JN], 
        H3619, H3620, H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3629, H3630, 
        H3632, H3635, H3637, H3638, H3640, H3641, H3644, H3645, H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      Floods: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S135, S136 [26JA]
      National Flood Insurance Program: extend (H.R. 5740), S3611, 
        S3641 [24MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4424 [21JN], S4447, S4448, S4464, S4481, 
        S4482, S4483 [25JN], S4640, S4641 [26JN], S4684, S4685 [27JN], 
        S4727 [28JN]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      End Flood Insurance Program Uncertainty, S2994 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      Dams: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States 
        for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 
        6254), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense: provide funding assistance to State training 
        centers certified by FEMA as capable of providing emergency 
        response training (see H.R. 5620), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an interagency working 
        group to improve coordination of Federal preparedness grants 
        (see H.R. 5847), H3162 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (see S. 3216), S3422 [22MY] (see 
        H.R. 5855), H3171 [25MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      Disabled: provide guidance and coordination for outreach to 
        people with disabilities during emergencies (see H.R. 5806), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      Disasters: audit regional offices' support of coordinated and 
        integrated Federal preparedness, protection, response, 
        recovery, and mitigation capabilities in response to act of 
        terrorism or other incident (see H.R. 5807), H3102 [17MY]
      ------improve assistance after a hurricane or major disaster 
        (see H.R. 6542), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for mass fatality 
        planning (see H.R. 6566), H6297 [28SE]
      ------require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 
        2303), S2545 [19AP]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Education: provide guidance to and coordination with local 
        educational agencies and school districts that are at high 
        risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      Federal aid programs: revise regulations regarding estimated 
        cost of the assistance and localized impacts factors (see H.R. 
        5870), H3266 [30MY]
      Floods: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (see S. 
        2039), S132 [26JA]
      ------analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      ------require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      National Dam Safety Program: reauthorize and amend (see S. 
        3362), S4773 [29JN] (see H.R. 4090), H965 [27FE]
      National Flood Insurance Program: allow construction and 
        improvement of structures used for agricultural production in 
        floodplains (see H.R. 4020), H725 [14FE]
      ------extend (see S. 2344), S2655 [24AP] (see S. 3050, 3051), 
        S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5740), H2712 [15MY]
      ------waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see S. 3320), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 6017), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      National security: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security 
        Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding 
        for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, 
        and mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Port Security Grant Program: authorize use of funds for mandated 
        security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of funds for replacement of certain security 
        equipment or facilities (see H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (see S. 2202), 
        S1734 [15MR]
      Safety: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
      ------provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2218), S1932 
        [21MR] (see H.R. 6229), H5330 [30JY]
  Cloture motions
      National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency of 
        the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), motion to 
        proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space: Chad 
        Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., 
        H5108 [23JY]
      ------Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization) and Joshua 
        Saks, Wildlife Federation, H5109 [23JY]
      ------Robert Bendick, Nature Conservancy (organization), H5110 
        [23JY]
      ------Smarter Safer Coalition, H5107 [23JY]
      ------Stephen Ellis, Eli Lehrer and Andrew Moylan, Taxpayers for 
        Common Sense (organization), H5107 [23JY]
      ------several environmental organizations, H5108 [23JY]
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: 
        Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------John G. Pare, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension: Maurice Veissi, 
        National Association of REALTORS, H2785 [16MY]
      ------several organizations, S2994 [9MY]
      ------several Senators, S2769 [26AP]
      ------SmarterSafer.org (organization), S2994 [9MY]
      FEMA programs and activities reauthorization: Representative 
        Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6110 
        [19SE]
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation 
        Association, H3532 [6JN]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Lists
      Organizations opposed to S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or 
        local governments to construct levees on certain properties 
        otherwise designated as open space, H5107 [23JY]
      Smarter Safer Coalition members, H5108 [23JY]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3650 [7JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency of 
        the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), S4109, S4127 
        [13JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 
        [21JN], S4434, S4448 [25JN]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.: commend efforts to rebuild Oak 
        Grove Mine and Concord Preparation Plant after destruction by 
        tornadoes in Alabama, E1433 [3AU]
      Dept. of Defense: provide assistance to State training centers 
        to provide emergency response training to the National Guard 
        and Federal agencies performing homeland defense activities, 
        E948 [1JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3638, H3639 [7JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3499-H3505, H3528-
        H3575 [6JN], H3618-H3652 [7JN], E1003 [6JN], E1008, E1022 
        [7JN], E1028, E1029, E1033 [8JN], E1040 [12JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, 
        H3650 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for procurement of certain items unless 
        they are domestically grown or produced, H3502 [6JN]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559 [6JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      Federal-State relations: State and local grant programs funding, 
        H3534, H3554-H3556 [6JN], H3634 [7JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]
      ------State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3531, H3532 [6JN]
      Fire prevention: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and 
        Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants 
        funding, H3535, H3536 [6JN], E1003 [6JN], E1029 [8JN]
      Floods: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5105-H5110 [23JY]
      ------require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6186), H5736, 
        H5737 [10SE]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      National Flood Insurance Program: allow construction and 
        improvement of structures used for agricultural production in 
        floodplains, H2578 [10MY]
      ------extend authorization to achieve reforms to improve 
        financial integrity of program and increase role of private 
        markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), 
        H2783-H2787 [16MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------extend (H.R. 5740), H2782-H2787 [16MY]
      ------extend (H.R. 5740), Senate amendment, H3250-H3252 [30MY], 
        E932 [31MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4610, H4612, H4613, H4619 [29JN]
      National Urban Search & Rescue Response System: funding, H3533 
        [6JN]
      Port Security Grant Program: authorize use of funds for mandated 
        security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of funds for replacement of certain security 
        equipment or facilities, H4008 [26JN]
      ------funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-
        Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 [6JN]
      Programs and activities: reauthorize (H.R. 2903), H6104-H6113 
        [19SE]
      Safety: modernize the integrated public alert and warning 
        system, H6111 [19SE]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Harrisburg, IL, H1079 
        [29FE]
      Urban Areas Security Initiative: funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------funding for Buffalo, NY, area, H5536 [1AU]
      ------funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security 
        science and technology research funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 
        [8JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      Disasters: require rulemaking to address considerations in 
        evaluating the need for public and individual disaster 
        assistance (S. 2303), S2548 [19AP]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Floods: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S136 [26JA], S385 [7FE]
      ------anniversary of Souris River flooding in North Dakota, 
        S4415 [21JN]
      GAO: study effect of applying mandatory flood insurance purchase 
        requirements to areas of residual risk and voluntary 
        community-based flood insurance options, S4663-S4667 [27JN]
      National Dam Safety Program: reauthorize and amend (S. 3362), 
        S4775 [29JN]
      National Flood Insurance Program: allow rebuilding in flood 
        velocity zones under correct elevation and standards, S4699 
        [28JN]
      ------delay mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements 
        until evaluation of levee and dam strength and efficiency can 
        be completed, S4664 [27JN]
      ------economic impact on property owners of inclusion in certain 
        floodplains, S3407 [22MY]
      ------extend, S4758 [29JN]
      ------extend authorization to achieve reforms to improve 
        financial integrity of program and increase role of private 
        markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), 
        S6051 [10SE]
      ------extend (H.R. 5740), S3611 [24MY]
      ------extend (S. 2344), S2660 [24AP], S2768 [26AP], S2993-S2995 
        [9MY]
      ------extend (S. 2344), unanimous-consent request, S3159, S3160 
        [15MY]
      ------make flood insurance more affordable for those on fixed-
        incomes and lower and middle-income families, S4699 [28JN]
      ------mapping of floodplain areas, S3406, S3407 [22MY]
      ------require mandatory purchase in residual risk areas, S4661-
        S4667 [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4699, S4710, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4743, S4755, S4757 
        [29JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S3406-S3408 [22MY], S3478, S3479 [23MY], S3535 
        [24MY], S4446-S4448 [25JN], S4601, S4627 [26JN], S4661-S4667 
        [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S3964 [12JN], S4163 [14JN], 
        S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434 
        [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to recommit, S4448 [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), unanimous-consent agreement, S4388, S4424 
        [21JN], S4446 [25JN]
      ------waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands, S4716 [28JN]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (S. 2202), S1737 
        [15MR]
      Safety: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]
      Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Illinois, S1571 [12MR]
      ------express condolences for victims, commend first responders, 
        and provide assistance to Illinois, S1380 [5MR]
      ------express condolences for victims, commend first responders, 
        and provide assistance to Kentucky, S1376 [5MR]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (S. 2218), S1938 [21MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland Security 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5855) (H. Rept. 112-492), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3216) (S. Rept. 
        112-169), S3422 [22MY]
      Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 792), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2218) (S. Rept. 
        112-180), S4950 [12JY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3537 [6JN], H3622 [7JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland 
        Security appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 2903, FEMA programs and activities reauthorization, H6104-
        H6110 [19SE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5740, FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, 
        H2782 [16MY]
      H.R. 6186, require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program, H5736 [10SE]
      S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or local governments to 
        construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as 
        open space, H5105 [23JY]
      S. 2202, Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act, S1738-S1740 
        [15MR]
      S. 2303, Fairness in Federal Disaster Declaration Act, S2549 
        [19AP]
      S. 3362, Dam Safety Act, S4775 [29JN]




FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PHASED RETIREMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 4363) (H. Rept. 112-535), H3706 [15JN]




FEDERAL EMPLOYEE TAX ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 828), H5414-H5416 [31JY], E1389, E1391 [2AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 828, provisions, H5414 [31JY]




FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S169, S170, S171, S172 [30JA], S181, S182, 
        S183, S184, S189, S190, S191, S194, S195, S199, S215, S216, 
        S218, S219, S220, S221 [31JA], S239, S240, S243, S245, S248, 
        S249, S266, S270, S271, S272, S273, S274, S276 [1FE], S290, 
        S296, S298, S302, S326 [2FE], S1839, S1840, S1871 [20MR], 
        S1942 [21MR], H572 [7FE], H645 [9FE]
      Pensions: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S326 
        [2FE], S2110 [27MR], S2333 [16AP], S2357, S2369, S2406, S2425, 
        S2426, S2427, S2428, S2429, S2431, S2432, S2433, S2434, S2435 
        [17AP], S2504, S2507, S2508, S2509, S2510, S2511, S2512, 
        S2513, S2514, S2515, S2516 [18AP], S2554, S2555 [19AP], S2637, 
        S2639, S2641, S2642, S2643, S2644, S2645, S2646, S2648, S2649, 
        S2650 [24AP], S2683, S2684, S2685, S2687, S2688, S2689, S2690, 
        S2691, S2692, S2693 [25AP]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760, S1761 [15MR]
      Whistleblowing: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S2978 [8MY], H6293 [28SE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
      Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board, 
        S5264 [23JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, 
        Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]
      Failure To Deliver Solutions to Postal Service's Problems, S2631 
        [24AP]
      NASA Administration Meets With Apollo Astronauts; Agency Will 
        Work Cooperatively To Resolve Artifact Ownership Issues, H6086 
        [19SE]
      Park Ranger's Death Highlights the Risks in Federal Law 
        Enforcement, E44 [18JA]
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances 
        for members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      Bailey, Jonathan W.: tribute (see S. Res. 559), S6454 [19SE] 
        (see H. Res. 792), H6151 [19SE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay 
        freeze (see S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational 
        seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of 
        personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the 
        U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H4862 
        [12JY]
      Capitol Police: give members the option to delay mandatory 
        retirement until age 60 (see H.R. 4285), H1739 [28MR]
      Census: celebrate release of 1940 census and commend Bureau of 
        the Census and National Archives and Records Administration 
        efforts to maintain information (see H. Res. 637), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Citizenship: treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by 
        diplomatic or military translators, interpreters, or executive 
        security personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization 
        purposes (see H.R. 6223), H5327 [26JY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Congress: enhance disclosure on information on official foreign 
        travel of Members and employees and impose additional 
        restrictions on such travel (see H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (see S. 2038), S132 [26JA]
      ------strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and 
        employees, display subject matter of debates, make legislation 
        available before voting, and promote availability of FEC 
        reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary (see S. Res. 458), S3087 
        [10MY]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and 
        contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide and implement insurance for workers on military 
        bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance 
        program (see H.R. 5891), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify provision of civil penalties for 
        Federal officials who issue loan guarantees in violation of 
        policies of the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 5863), H3266 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS: limit the number and pay of individuals serving as 
        special consultants, fellows, or other employees (see H.R. 
        6214), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide protection for certain 
        Federal employees relative to implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 6069), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons Director to be 
        appointed by and with advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 
        2169), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4730), H2125 [25AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that employees who violate 
        certain civil laws do not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      ------provide certain employees of Members of Congress and 
        certain local government employees with access to case-
        tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]
      ------require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for 
        departmental employment in the competitive service (see H.R. 
        6372), H5859 [11SE]
      Diplomats: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), 
        S1932 [21MR]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Employment: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland 
        firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land 
        management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see S. 
        3585), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6306), H5705 [2AU]
      ------permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider 
        requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see S. 
        2142), S1147 [29FE] (see H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]
      ------provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain 
        veterans and Armed Forces members receive competitive service 
        employment preference (see H.R. 5852), H3162 [18MY]
      EPA: question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy (see H. Res. 635), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website 
        for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 4404), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------limit authority to award bonuses to employees and require 
        approval of, and reporting on high cost conferences (see S. 
        3481), S5976 [2AU]
      ------prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the 
        selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location 
        for a conference or event (see S. 2469), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5332), H2316 [7MY]
      ------reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (see 
        H.R. 4472), H2039 [23AP]
      ------require approval by agency head for conferences costing 
        above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2030 [19AP]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        S. 2085), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4237), H1497 [21MR]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR] (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        6315), H5705 [2AU]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4774 [10JY]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      Frumin, Alan S.: tribute (see S. Res. 359), S208 [31JA]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Health: urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-
        run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such 
        option (see H. Res. 615), H1845 [16AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Income: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and 
        Federal employees (see S. 2079), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 3835), 
        H186 [27JA]
      ------protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 
        657), H2713 [15MY]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2030 [19AP]
      Investments: require individuals who file under the Ethics in 
        Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in a 
        country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H5765 [10SE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment 
        restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 4030), H726 [14FE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lobbyists: prohibit senior Government officers and employees 
        from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or 
        instrumentalities for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 
        4343), H1805 [29MR]
      ------provide that a former Member of Congress or congressional 
        employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be 
        eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal 
        benefits (see H.R. 6424), H6060 [14SE]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline coverage under the Federal 
        Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 5951), H3707 [15JN]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions (see H.R. 5737), 
        H2662 [11MY]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or 
        information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security 
        clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (see S. 
        3367), S4821 [10JY]
      NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        S. 2388), S2821 [26AP]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Pensions: secure annuities of civilian employees (see H.R. 
        3813), H158 [24JA]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR] 
        (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]
      Political ethics: prohibit certain employees from making certain 
        purchases or sales of registered securities or certain related 
        products and prohibit bonus payments to executives at Fannie 
        Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4009), H692 [9FE]
      ------require disclosure of political intelligence activities 
        and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see H.R. 4054), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Postal Service: maintain number of officers and employees 
        necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster 
        assistance responsibilities (see H.R. 6301), H5705 [2AU]
      ------reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal 
        services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H567 [7FE]
      ------suspend bonus authority for certain postal officials in 
        any year in which a postal retail facility or mail processing 
        facility is closed (see H.R. 4270), H1641 [27MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      ------specify further conditions under which payment for 
        services of a recess appointee may not be made from the 
        Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (see 
        S. 3625), S6626 [21SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      Public service: allow continuation of public service while 
        partially retired (see H.R. 4363), H1914 [17AP]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (see H. Res. 755), H5707 [2AU]
      Senior Executive Service: provide for administrative leave 
        requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees 
        (see H.R. 6016), H3975 [21JN]
      ------reform (see S. 2249), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 6042), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Small business: reform limits and increase Federal 
        subcontracting opportunities, require agencies to publish 
        insourcing processes, and provide opportunities to challenge 
        insourcing decisions (see H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Taxation: require Members and employees of Congress and other 
        Federal employees who file under the Ethics in Government Act 
        to disclose delinquent tax liability (see S. 2195), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      Thrift Savings Plan: authorize certain employees to be 
        automatically enrolled to increase contributions to accounts 
        (see S. 3175), S3129 [14MY]
      ------clarify that accounts are subject to certain Federal tax 
        levies (see H.R. 4365), H1914 [17AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: appoint passenger 
        advocates at certain airports to assist elderly and disabled 
        passengers who believe they have been mistreated by personnel 
        (see S. 2207), S1847 [20MR]
      Tribute (see H. Res. 682), H3660 [7JN]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
      Veterans: allow recipients of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health 
        care benefits to be eligible for supplemental dental and 
        vision insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefit 
        Program (see H.R. 6580), H6318 [26OC]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]
      ------provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or 
        deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such 
        veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil 
        service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      ------require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works (see H.R. 5683), H2566 [9MY]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Eulogies
      Schmid, Jacquelyn A.: by Representative Higgins, E1429 [3AU]
  Letters
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into scandals associated with criminal 
        activities of Jack Abramoff: several Senators (2006), S3941 
        [12JN]
      Eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree Health 
        Benefits Fund: David C. Williams, Postal Service, S2472 [18AP]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Representative 
        Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), 
        H5413 [31JY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5413 [31JY]
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits: Beth Moten, American Federation of 
        Government Employees, H920 [17FE]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H919 
        [17FE]
      ------Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal 
        Employees Association (NARFE), H920 [17FE]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: Senators McConnell and Kyl and 
        Representatives Boehner and Cantor, S3696 [5JN]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
      Ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space 
        missions: Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., H6087 [19SE]
      Postal Service surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (FERS): David C. Williams, Postal Service, 
        S2467 [18AP]
      ------Patrick E. McFarland, OPM, S2467 [18AP]
      Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act: Frank 
        C. Carlucci, H5410 [31JY]
      ------Fred Thompson, H5410 [31JY]
      Prevent national security breech and protect certain military 
        officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet 
        publication of certain information: several former national 
        security officials, S5953 [2AU]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      21st Century Postal Service Act: Senator Mikulski, S1995 [22MR]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, S4858 
        [11JY]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Representative Issa, 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E1659, 
        E1660 [28SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1659 [28SE]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E1659 [28SE]
  Lists
      CBO staff, H1789 [29MR]
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security agents, officers, and military 
        personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Representative Paul Ryan's personal office staff, H1789 [29MR]
      Staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
        21st Century Act (MAP-21), E1223 [11JY]
  Memorandums
      Certain Questions Related to Pro Forma Sessions of the Senate: 
        Christopher M. Davis, Congressional Research Service, S5954-
        S5956 [2AU]
      Congressional Authority To Alter Postal Service Employee-
        Management Relations Including Collective Bargaining 
        Agreements: Congressional Research Service, S2633 [24AP]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S1839 [20MR]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S1985 
        [22MR], S2369 [17AP], S2634 [24AP]
  Obituaries
      Schmid, Jacquelyn A.: Buffalo (NY) News, E1429 [3AU]
      ------Cheektowaga (NY) Am-Pol Eagle, E1430 [3AU]
  Press releases
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), H5075 
        [19JY], H5196 [24JY]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (H.R. 3662), H162 [25JA], H4871 [17JY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Cleveland, OH, Federal Executive Board: anniversary, E577 [18AP]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H463 [3FE], H643, H644, H645-H657, H663, 
        H670-H672 [9FE], H739 [15FE], E163 [8FE], E548 [17AP]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H191 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H381, H385, 
        H387 [2FE], H463 [3FE], H594-H599, H623-H625 [8FE], H670 
        [9FE], E113 [1FE], E201 [15FE]
      ------staff exchange program with the German Bundestag, E19 
        [17JA]
      Congressional Research Service: funding, H3677-H3679 [8JN]
      Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information 
        regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal 
        contract, H3006 [17MY]
      ------allow contractors to perform certain activities currently 
        performed by Federal employees, H2416, H2417 [8MY]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        H5411-H5414 [31JY], H5599 [1AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, H2666, H2667 [15MY], H2723 
        [16MY], E774 [10MY], E793, E795, E799, E800, E803, E805, E806 
        [15MY], E1047 [15JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration and 
        departmental management salaries and expenses funding, H2369 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: conduct outreach program to benefit women- and 
        minority-owned small businesses prior to conversion of 
        functions from civilian employees to contractors, H2837, H3066 
        [17MY]
      ------ensure competition in Government service contracts and 
        remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain 
        commercial products or services, H3050, H3051 [17MY], H4970, 
        H4971 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding, H3528, H3529, H3537 [6JN], E1008 [7JN]
      ------cybersecurity personnel funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Public Advocate position within 
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3622 [7JN]
      ------tribute to U.S. Border Patrol Academy graduating class, 
        E589 [19AP]
      Dept. of HUD: administrative spending, operations, and 
        management resources funding, H4055, H4056 [26JN]
      ------Office of Community Planning and Development funding, 
        H4096, H4097 [27JN]
      ------Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity funding, 
        H4099 [27JN]
      ------Office of Housing funding, H4097 [27JN]
      ------Office of Policy Development and Research funding, H4097-
        H4099 [27JN]
      ------Office of Public and Indian Housing funding, H4096 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: whistleblower allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess skills of certain employees 
        and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 
        2349), H5428 [31JY]
      ------prohibit funding for payment of employee performance 
        awards, H3346 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding for salary or compensation of a Director 
        of Construction and Facilities Management who does not meet 
        certain qualifications, H3344 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to hire a new director of a national 
        cemetery who is not a veteran, H3342, H3343 [31MY]
      ------require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for 
        departmental employment in the competitive service (H.R. 
        6372), E1474 [11SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319, H3339 [31MY], 
        E966 [1JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H93 [23JA], H524-H529 [7FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, H6056 [14SE]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions 
        (H.R. 4106), E282 [29FE]
      Energy and water development: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H3371 [1JN]
      EPA: question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy, H2145, H2193 [26AP]
      ------resignation of Al Armendariz relative to remarks on 
        enforcement philosophy, H3485 [6JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 4631), H5776-H5778 
        [11SE], E1531 [14SE]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (H.R. 4155), H3366 [1JN], H4661-H4663 [9JY], H5026 [19JY]
      Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, E1477 
        [11SE]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, H1897, H1898 [17AP], H2013 [19AP], E546 [17AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------impose moratorium on official travel outside the U.S. by 
        Members, officers, and employees until GAO reports on costs of 
        such travel and makes recommendations on such travel (H.R. 
        638), H655 [9FE]
      ------moment of silence for U.S. public servants killed in 
        attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      ------tribute to House Employee Excellence Award recipients, 
        E1541 [14SE]
      ------tribute to House Service Award recipients, E1541 [14SE]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. Res. 112, Federal 
        budget for 2013-2022, H1789 [29MR]
      House Rules: require Members to notify the Clerk of 
        participation in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program 
        (H. Res. 169), H3596 [7JN]
      Income: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and 
        Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H228, H230, H304-H312 [1FE], 
        H391, H392 [2FE], H460 [3FE], E127, E130, E132 [3FE], E145 
        [6FE], E156 [7FE]
      IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      Lange, Linda S.: Dept. of the Air Force Outstanding Civilian 
        Career Service Award nominee, E623 [24AP]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863, H5866, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5872, 
        H5873, H5893, H5918-H5920 [12SE], H5925, H5932, H5933, H5979, 
        H5980 [13SE], H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses, H650, H655 [9FE]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions and require 
        increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]
      ------require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        tribute to Committee of Conference members and staff, H4624, 
        H4625 [29JN], E1223 [11JY]
      NASA: tribute to space shuttle program, H1850 [17AP], H1963 
        [18AP]
      National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association: 
        anniversary of Dulles, VA, chapter, E1156 [27JN]
      National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, H3812 
        [20JN], E1071, E1077, E1079 [19JN], E1125 [21JN]
      National Telework Week: observance, E372 [16MR]
      NOAA: prohibit funding for salaries of individuals who misuse 
        Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund, H2523 [9MY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
      Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building, H1922 [18AP]
      Parker, Randall B.: Dept. of the Air Force Meritorious Civilian 
        Service Award nominee, E1039 [12JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of repeal on 
        enrollment of Members of Congress in the Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]
      Pensions: increase contribution by employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H2611-H2613 [10MY], H3319 [31MY], H3392, 
        H3393 [1JN], E966 [1JN]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H908, H910, H912-H914, H916-H926 [17FE]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), H755, 
        H760 [15FE], H894, H895 [16FE]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H743, H746-H750 [15FE]
      Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of 
        any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil 
        Service Retirement System (H.R. 1351), H974 [28FE], H5928 
        [13SE], E1508 [13SE]
      ------decision to close postal facility in Tyler County, TX, 
        H2264 [27AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform, H5195 [24JY], H5854 
        [11SE], H5926 [13SE], H6044 [14SE], H6073 [19SE]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), H2457, H2459 
        [9MY], H5322, H5323 [26JY], H5865 [12SE], E1313 [24JY]
      ------prevent closure of postal processing and distribution 
        center in Buffalo, NY, H384 [2FE]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict 
        facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of 
        service (H.R. 3591), H2460 [9MY]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities and eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, H5536 [1AU]
      ------reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal 
        services for certain areas, H1629 [27MR]
      ------restore financial solvency and ensure the efficient and 
        affordable nationwide delivery of mail (H.R. 2309), H6259 
        [21SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H519 [7FE], H677-H680 
        [9FE]
      ------reduce number of executive positions subject to Senate 
        confirmation (S. 679), H5405-H5410 [31JY]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), H6285 [28SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 
        [2AU]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5635-H5639 [2AU]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      Scott, Michelle: Dept. of Justice Federal Service Award 
        recipient, E714 [7MY]
      Secret Service: call for investigation into allegations of 
        sexual misconduct by personnel in Colombia, H1829 [16AP]
      ------call for investigation into allegations of sexual 
        misconduct by personnel in Colombia and El Salvador, H2138 
        [26AP]
      Securities: require certain individuals to place stocks, bonds, 
        commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a blind 
        trust or disclose trades to the appropriate congressional 
        official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      ------require federally elected officials to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 [8FE]
      Senior Executive Service: reform (H.R. 6042), E1152 [27JN]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), H6086-
        H6088, H6096 [19SE], E1581 [20SE]
      Surface Transportation Board: funding, H4053 [26JN]
      Taxation: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts 
        ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 828), H5414-H5416 
        [31JY], E1389, E1391 [2AU]
      Temple, TX: closing of South Temple Post Office, H519 [7FE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      Thrift Savings Plan: clarify that accounts are subject to 
        certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), H5410, H5411 [31JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: call for investigation 
        of allegations of airport screeners involved in a drug 
        smuggling ring, H2138 [26AP]
      ------establish an Ombudsman Office (H.R. 1165), H5825 [11SE]
      ------prohibit funding for security officers or behavior 
        detection officers outside an airport, H3630-H3632 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to provide certain employees uniforms or 
        badges resembling those of law enforcement officers, H3629, 
        H3630 [7JN]
      ------surface transportation inspection program funding, H3637, 
        H3638 [7JN]
      Tribute, E44 [18JA], E489 [29MR]
      Tribute (H. Res. 682), E1519 [13SE]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), H1442, H1443 [21MR]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works, H5870 [12SE]
      Whistleblowing: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), H6286, H6296 [28SE], E1664, 
        E1665 [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), S5106 
        [18JY]
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay 
        freeze (S. 2065), S323 [2FE], S3758 [6JN], S3938 [12JN]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      CBO: scoring method on savings achieved by refund of postal 
        surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (FERS), S2564-S2566 [23AP]
      Commission on Postal Reorganization: establish, S2630-S2632, 
        S2640, S2641 [24AP]
      Congress: allegations that Members and employees profitted from 
        using nonpublic information derived from their official 
        positions for personal benefit, S4604 [26JN]
      ------clarify guidelines for personal financial disclosure 
        filings of Members and certain employees, S188 [31JA]
      ------clarify the transaction reporting requirement is not 
        applicable to widely held investment funds, S302 [2FE]
      ------encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified veterans 
        for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]
      ------extend the same financial disclosure rules to executive 
        branch and independent agencies, S240, S241 [1FE], S297, S298, 
        S300, S301 [2FE]
      ------modify reporting requirements for personal financial trade 
        transactions by Members and certain employees, S182 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S172 [30JA]-S202 [31JA], S233, 
        S238-S250, S254 [1FE], S288, S290-S315 [2FE], S486 [9FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1839, S1840 [20MR], 
        S1964-S1966, S1977-S1981 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment--unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1919, S1944 [21MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S139-S149 [30JA], S176, 
        S177, S180 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), unanimous-consent agreement, S120 [26JA], 
        S290, S297, S298 [2FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (S. 1903), S110, S112 [26JA]
      ------require Members and employees to certify they have not 
        used material, nonpublic information derived from their 
        official positions for personal financial benefit, S190-S192 
        [31JA], S299, S300 [2FE]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S141, S143, S147 [30JA], S195, S196 [31JA]
      Cox, J. David: American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center 
        (organization) Yitzhak Rabin Public Service Award recipient, 
        S3039 [9MY]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        House amendment, S6672 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3164-S3169 [15MY], S3230 
        [16MY], S3273 [17MY], S3509 [23MY]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 458), S3103 [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: tribute to agents, officers, and 
        military personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Dept. of Justice: Inspector General report on violations of 
        hiring practices, S5458 [26JY]
      ------investigate alleged policy which prohibits journalists 
        from quoting or recording certain Dept. of Justice attorneys, 
        S4933 [12JY]
      ------Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion on authority of 
        President Obama to make recess appointments, S149 [30JA]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Diplomats: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (S. Res. 401), 
        S6388 [13SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, S6245 [12SE]
      Employment: disparity between public and private sector wages 
        and benefits, S3877 [11JN]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (S. 3053), S3045 [9MY]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S246-S248 [1FE]
      Executive Office of the President: prohibit appointees or staff 
        from holding positions giving them oversight, rule-making, 
        loan or grant-making abilities over entities in which they 
        have a significant financial interest, S194 [31JA], S241 
        [1FE], S300 [2FE]
      FDA: investigation into allegations of monitoring of protected 
        communications of Federal employees suspected to be 
        whistleblowers, S5074-S5076 [17JY]
      ------require a portion of employee performance awards be 
        connected to employee's ability to review drugs and medical 
        devices in a timely manner, S3490 [23MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: limit conference expenses, 
        S2521 [19AP], S2640 [24AP]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (H.R. 4155), S4858, S4916 [11JY]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (S. 2239), S4781 [29JN]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]
      Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, S6619 
        [21SE]
      Foreign Service: tribute, S6290, S6305 [13SE]
      Frumin, Alan S.: tribute (S. Res. 359), S200, S201 [31JA]
      Government: reduce the size of the Federal workforce and extend 
        salary freeze, S3110 [14MY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (S. 2054), S263 [1FE]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, S2462 [18AP], S2521 [19AP]
      Income: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and 
        Federal employees (S. 2079), S392 [7FE], S395 [9FE]
      Investments: require individuals who file under the Ethics in 
        Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in a 
        country that is a tax haven (S. 2253), S2246 [29MR], S5103-
        S5105 [18JY]
      Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S186 [31JA], S305-S307 
        [2FE], S1978 [22MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241-S6245, S6249, S6251-S6256 [12SE], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits for former Members 
        who work as lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200, 
        S201 [31JA]
      ------deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of 
        certain offenses, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or 
        information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security 
        clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (S. 3367), 
        S4825 [10JY]
      ------impact of leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations, S3109 [14MY]
      OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of 
        Federal retirement benefits, S2566-S2568 [23AP], S2692, S2693 
        [25AP]
      Pensions: increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, S831, S835 [16FE], S893, S894 [17FE]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (S. 2170), S1461 [7MR]
      Postal Service: authorize move to a 5-day mail delivery service, 
        S2580-S2582 [23AP], S2644, S2645 [24AP]
      ------consider impact of regulations when developing a 
        profitability plan, S2687 [25AP]
      ------develop a Medicare educational program for Postal Service 
        employees and retirees who may be eligible to enroll in 
        Medicare, S2691 [25AP]
      ------eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree 
        Health Benefits Fund, S2471-S2473 [18AP]
      ------encourage colocation of an employee at a commercial or 
        government entity to maintain local access to postal services, 
        S2642 [24AP]
      ------end mailbox use monopoly, S2650 [24AP]
      ------establish pilot program to test alternative methods for 
        the delivery of postal services, S2686 [25AP]
      ------impact of closure of post offices and facilities, S3260 
        [17MY]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S193, S194 
        [31JA], S1774-S1776 [19MR], S2357-S2382 [17AP], S2455, S2459, 
        S2463-S2469, S2471-S2473, S2475, S2478-S2481, S2484, S2488 
        [18AP], S2520, S2521, S2526-S2530, S2535 [19AP], S2559, S2560-
        S2568, S2580-S2585 [23AP], S2623, S2630-S2651 [24AP], S2663, 
        S2679, S2683-S2697 [25AP], S2805 [26AP], S3260 [17MY], S4195 
        [14JN], S6616 [21SE]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985, S1995 [22MR], S2053-S2055 [27MR], S2202 
        [29MR], S2347-S2357 [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S2342 [16AP], S2538, S2539, S2557 [19AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), unanimous-
        consent request, S2054 [27MR], S2634 [24AP]
      ------limit compensation of Postal Service executives, S2687, 
        S2688 [25AP]
      ------maintain all current door delivery point services, S2692 
        [25AP]
      ------maintain current delivery time for market-dominant 
        products, S2688, S2689 [25AP]
      ------modify process for closure or consolidation of post 
        offices and postal facilities, S2638, S2639 [24AP], S2694 
        [25AP]
      ------permit postmasters and other supervisory organizations to 
        participate in the planning and development of changes in work 
        schedules and benefits, S2650 [24AP]
      ------prohibit closure, consolidation, or reduction in workforce 
        of certain postal facilities that have received a positive 
        efficiency review, S2645, S2646 [24AP]
      ------prohibit closure or consolidation of a postal facility 
        that is more than a certain distance from the nearest postal 
        facility, S2685 [25AP]
      ------prohibit employees from engaging in collective bargaining, 
        S2688 [25AP]
      ------prohibit senior Postal Service executive salaries from 
        exceeding salaries of cabinet members, S2475 [18AP], S2693 
        [25AP]
      ------provide protections for postal employees with respect to 
        their right not to subsidize union nonrepresentational 
        activities, S2690 [25AP]
      ------reduce number of members serving on the Board of 
        Governors, S2475 [18AP]
      ------reduce the postal workforce by creating a mandatory 
        retirement requirement for eligible employees, S2642 [24AP]
      ------renegotiation of current collective bargaining agreements, 
        S2632-S2634 [24AP]
      ------request refund of postal surplus contributions into the 
        Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) in order to 
        finance buyouts and retirement incentives, S2467, S2468 
        [18AP], S2562-S2566 [23AP]
      ------require closing of post offices in the Capitol Complex, 
        S2685 [25AP]
      ------require State liaisons for States without a district 
        office be located within their respective States, S2685 [25AP]
      Presidential appointments: clarify Committee on Finance (Senate) 
        vetting process relative to request for nominee's tax returns, 
        S6421 [19SE]
      ------disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees 
        during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express 
        that such appointments are unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], 
        S87-S89, S111, S113 [26JA], S139, S149 [30JA], S179 [31JA], 
        S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 [16FE], S1640 [14MR], S4439 [25JN]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days, S5954 [2AU]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), S6675 [21SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5940, 
        S5952 [2AU]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 
        [17AP], S2886 [26AP]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1925, 
        Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2798 [26AP]
      Senior Executive Service: reform (S. 2249), S2168 [28MR]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), S6671 
        [21SE]
      Thrift Savings Plan: authorize certain employees to be 
        automatically enrolled to increase contributions to accounts 
        (S. 3175), S3131 [14MY]
      Topeka, KS: anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Pay and 
        Personnel Center, S6622 [21SE]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760 [15MR]
      Whistleblowing: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S1707 [15MR], S2978, S2985 
        [8MY]
  Reports
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-689), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      Clarify That Accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan Are Subject to 
        Certain Federal Tax Levies: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4365) (H. Rept. 112-630), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Clean Up Government Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2572) (H. Rept. 112-688), H6273 [21SE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. 
        Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy Administrative Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1160) (S. Rept. 112-
        147), S388 [7FE]
      Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112-366), H25 [17JA]
      Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4363) (H. Rept. 112-535), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (S. 300) (H. Rept. 
        112-376), H186 [27JA]
      Government Employee Accountability Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 6016) (H. Rept. 112-686), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 
        112-4631), H5859 [11SE]
      Hatch Act Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112-211), 
        S6339 [13SE]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Postal Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2309) (H. 
        Rept. 112-363), H1803 [29MR]
      Postal Reform Act Act: Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 2309) (H. Rept. 112-363), H25 [17JA]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3813) (H. Rept. 
        112-394), H691 [9FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 
        2038), S131 [26JA]
      Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness 
        Enhancements for (SECURE) Facilities Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 772) 
        (S. Rept. 112-202), S5976 [2AU]
      Tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service Professionals Who 
        Represent the U.S. Abroad: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 401), S2819 [26AP]
      21st Century Postal Service Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1789), S131 [26JA]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1789) (S. Rept. 112-143), S207 [31JA]
      U.S. Secret Service Retirement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1515) (S. Rept. 
        112-205), S6062 [10SE]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2239), S4773 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4155) (H. Rept. 112-585), H4684 [9JY]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 743) (S. Rept. 
        112-155), S2545 [19AP]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        3289) (H. Rept. 112-508), H3265 [30MY]
  Statements
      Application of Insider Trading Law to Trading by Members of 
        Congress and Their Staffs: Robert Khuzami, SEC, S144-S146 
        [30JA]
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Summaries
      NASA Policy on Permission To Carry Personal Mementos on Space 
        Vehicles They Flew, H6087 [19SE]
  Tables
      Budgetary effects of Senate substitute amendment to S. 1789, 
        21st Century Postal Service Act, S2565 [23AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for 
        Federal Employees Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H. Res. 755, adopt Committee on Ethics (House) report on 
        Representative Richardson use of congressional staff to 
        perform campaign work, H5635 [2AU]
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 828, Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act, H5414 [31JY]
      H.R. 886, U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative 
        Coin Act, S1761 [15MR], H1442 [21MR]
      H.R. 3835, extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and 
        Federal employees, H304 [1FE]
      H.R. 4155, Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, H4661 [9JY]
      H.R. 4158, confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions, H6086 [19SE]
      H.R. 4365, clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are 
        subject to certain Federal tax levies, H5410 [31JY]
      H.R. 4631, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act, H5776 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      S. 300, Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, H5411 
        [31JY]
      S. 679, Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining 
        Act, H5405-H5408 [31JY]
      S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, S2978-S2985 
        [8MY], H6286, H6293-H6296 [28SE]
      S. 2038, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, 
        S310-S315 [2FE], H645-H648 [9FE]
      S. 2065, Down Payment To Protect National Security Act, S324 
        [2FE]
      S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. 2239, treat relevant military training as sufficient to 
        satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal 
        licenses, S4781 [29JN]
      S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168-S2171 [28MR]
      S. 2253, Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act, 
        S2247 [29MR]
      S. 3175, Save More Tomorrow Act, S3132 [14MY]
      S. 3510, prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information, S5940, S5986 
        [2AU], H5686 [2AU]
      S. 3625, change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees, 
        S6675 [21SE], H6285 [28SE]
      S. Res. 359, tribute to Alan S. Frumin, S200, S213 [31JA]
      S. Res. 401, tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad, S1940 [21MR], 
        S6388 [13SE]
      S. Res. 419, Public Service Recognition Week, S2398 [17AP], 
        S2886 [26AP]
      S. Res. 458, Dept. of Agriculture anniversary, S3091, S3103 
        [10MY]
      S. Res. 551, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6273, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 575, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6629 [21SE]
      S. Res. 588, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6634, S6683 [21SE]
      S. Res. 5559, tribute to Jonathan W. Bailey, S6463 [19SE]




FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]




FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

  Amendments
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3765, H3776, H3778, H3779, H3781, H3782 [19JN]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), consideration 
        (H. Res. 688), H3752 [19JN]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: transfer permitting approval 
        authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 688), H3732 [18JN]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (see H.R. 5625), H2443 [8MY]
      Federal-State relations: permit States to prohibit enforcement 
        of certain requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      Land use: remove authority to collect land use fees for land 
        that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation (see S. 3265), S3729 [5JN]
      Natural gas: suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export 
        terminals (see H.R. 4024), H725 [14FE]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: transfer permitting approval 
        authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
      ------Representative McMorris Rodgers, H4668 [9JY]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Motions
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3785 [19JN]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: transfer permitting approval 
        authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 
        [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], 
        H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, 
        H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, 
        H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3755-H3787 [19JN], E1089 [20JN], E1143, E1144 [26JN], E1155 
        [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), consideration 
        (H. Res. 688), H3744-H3755 [19JN]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), motion to 
        recommit, H3785 [19JN]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (H.R. 5625), H3985, H3986 [26JN]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 5892), H4666-H4672 [9JY]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: ensure oil transported through the 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce 
        to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769, H770 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      ------review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Land use: remove authority to collect land use fees for land 
        that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation (S. 3265), S3732 [5JN]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S3653-S3655 [24MY]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: transfer permitting approval 
        authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 688) (H. Rept. 112-
        539), H3732 [18JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
      Nomination of Anthony T. Clark to FERC: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of John R. Norris to FERC: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 688, consideration of H.R. 2578, Conservation and 
        Economic Growth Act, H3744 [19JN]
      H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, H3765-H3776 
        [19JN]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 5625, Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act, H3985 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 5892, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4666-H4668 
        [9JY]
      S. 3265, remove FERC authority to collect land use fees for land 
        that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation, S3732 [5JN]




FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT

  Amendments
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3288, S3289, S3290 
        [17MY], S3332, S3333, S3335, S3384, S3385 [21MY], S3430, 
        S3431, S3432, S3433, S3434, S3450, S3451, S3452, S3453, S3454, 
        S3455, S3456 [22MY], S3482, S3485, S3488, S3489, S3490, S3491, 
        S3492, S3495, S3497, S3506, S3520, S3533 [23MY], S3536, S3545, 
        S3546 [24MY], S4410, S4423, S4424 [21JN], H3825 [20JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, S2499 [18AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of HHS: grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs 
        used in therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases 
        (see H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 
        [17AP]
      ------ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]
      ------establish procedures and requirements for registration of 
        cosmetic product manufacturing entities, submission of 
        cosmetic product and ingredient statements, and reporting of 
        adverse events (see H.R. 4395), H1977 [18AP]
      ------establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and 
        biosimilars (see H.R. 3988), H640 [8FE]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1152 [5MR]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 
        5334), H2316 [7MY]
      ------extend market exclusivity periods for drugs in certain 
        combinations of drugs (see H.R. 6502), H6274 [21SE]
      ------extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H1804 [29MR]
      ------improve safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4262), H1570 [26MR]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1016 [28FE]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H640 [8FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (see H.R. 6509), H6274 [21SE]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 
        4384), H1976 [18AP]
      ------prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H218 [31JA]
      ------prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs 
        from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of 
        drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 
        5853), H3166 [22MY]
      ------reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new 
        medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 
        [2FE]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2267 [27AP]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (see S. 2516), S2922 [7MY] (see 
        S. 3187), S3174 [15MY] (see H.R. 5651), H2565 [9MY]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see S. 2281), S2243 [29MR] 
        (see H.R. 4156), H1272 [7MR]
      ------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE] (see H.R. 6174), H5200 [24JY]
      Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see 
        H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H5706 [2AU]
  Cloture motions
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
  Letters
      Expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions: several health advocacy organizations, 
        H3225 [30MY]
      Faster Access to Specialized Treatments (FAST) Act: several 
        health organizations, E975 [5JN]
      Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act: Emil 
        Kakkis, EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases, H3864 [20JN]
      ------Pat Furlong, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy 
        (organization), H3864 [20JN]
      Improve FDA capacity to prevent drug shortages: Carol Gill, 
        S3503 [23MY]
      ------Dawn Gibbs, S3503 [23MY]
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements: Chuck Bell and Ioana Rusu, Consumers 
        Union, S3552 [24MY]
      ------Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S3552 [24MY]
      Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products: Ellen 
        Bloom and Ami V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, E1619 [21SE]
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act: Allison M. 
        Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), S2499 [18AP]
      ------Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]
      ------several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 
        [23MY]
      ------Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]
  Lists
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) 
        staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, 
        S3608 [24MY]
      Organizations supporting S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, 
        S3305 [21MY]
      Persons denied access to compassionate drug use by the FDA, 
        E1408 [3AU]
  Motions
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3243 [17MY], S3295 
        [21MY], S3389 [22MY], S3561, S3563 [24MY], S4409, S4410 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Drugs: improve safety, H3224 [30MY]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (H.R. 
        3737), H580 [8FE], H3864 [20JN]
      ------ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety, H3225 [30MY]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN], E974 [5JN]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, H3228 [30MY]
      ------expedite process for requesting de novo classification of 
        a device, H3228 [30MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (H.R. 2245), 
        H3863 [20JN]
      ------improve humanitarian device regulation, H3867 [20JN], E917 
        [31MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (H.R. 
        6160), H5531 [1AU]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (H.R. 6509), E1619 [21SE]
      ------make clarifications relative to persons accredited to 
        review reports and make recommendations for initial 
        classification of devices, H3230 [30MY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (H.R. 4384), E580 [18AP]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, H3227, H3228 [30MY], E927 [31MY]
      ------regulations concerning safe dietary ingredients in dietary 
        supplements, E342 [8MR]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H2457 [9MY], H3192-
        H3230 [30MY], H3281 [31MY], E917, E925, E927, E929, E930, 
        E932, E933 [31MY], E948, E950 [1JN], E974 [5JN], E1018 [7JN], 
        E1162 [27JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3825-H3868 [20JN], 
        E1147 [27JN]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]
      House of Representatives: tribute to staff who worked on S. 
        3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, 
        H3861 [20JN]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (H.R. 6342), E1407 [3AU]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, 
        H3865 [20JN]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (H.R. 3526), H817 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        tribute to staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and 
        Innovation Act, S3608 [24MY]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Drugs: modify certain exemptions to the Freedom of Information 
        Act relating to drug inspection information obtained from 
        foreign government agencies, S3547 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      FDA: create standards for information provided to patients when 
        receiving prescription medications, S3464 [23MY]
      ------develop standardized protocols for obtaining authorization 
        for administering an antipsychotic for non-FDA approved use, 
        S3418 [22MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], S3565 
        [24MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (S. 2289), S2395 [17AP]
      ------ensure regulations do not limit access to dietary 
        supplements, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance 
        authorities, S3468 [23MY], S3551 [24MY]
      ------ensure that adequate information is disseminated to health 
        care providers about potential benefits and risks of medical 
        products on all patient populations, S3498-S3500 [23MY]
      ------ensure transparency in drug and medical device user fee 
        agreement negotiations by allowing Members of Congress or 
        designated staff to attend negotiation meetings, S3492-S3494 
        [23MY]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, S3417 [22MY], S4615, S4618 [26JN]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3301-S3304 
        [21MY], S3389, S3396, S3418 [22MY], S3460, S3469, S3488, 
        S3498, S3502 [23MY], S3551, S3567 [24MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (S. 296), S106-
        S108 [26JA]
      ------improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 
        [26JN]
      ------improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3413 [22MY], S3466, S3467, 
        S3482-S3485 [23MY], S3552, S3563 [24MY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (S. 2295), S2497-S2500 [18AP]
      ------prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless 
        NOAA concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], S3554 [24MY]
      ------promote development of medical devices for patients with 
        rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and 
        lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]
      ------provide additional quality control of drugs, S3417 [22MY]
      ------provide for regulation of medical gases, S3414 [22MY]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S3396 [22MY], S3477 [23MY], S3555 
        [24MY], S4624 [26JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------require a portion of employee performance awards be 
        connected to employee's ability to review drugs and medical 
        devices in a timely manner, S3490 [23MY]
      ------require an independent assessment of review of the drug 
        application process, S3489 [23MY]
      ------require report on issues with respect to small business, 
        S3500 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3178 [15MY], S3181 
        [16MY], S3479-S3504, S3506-S3509 [23MY], S3535-S3538, S3540-
        S3548, S3550-S3609 [24MY], S4668 [27JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4408, S4409, S4410 [21JN], S4435-S4438, S4441-S4446, S4449 
        [25JN], S4601, S4602, S4605, S4610, S4624-S4627, S4630 [26JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3243, S3252, S3265 [17MY], S3295-S3298, S3301-S3307, S3313 
        [21MY], S3389, S3394-S3397, S3400-S3402, S3409-S3415, S3417-
        S3419 [22MY], S3459, S3460, S3464-S3470, S3477, S3479 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3316 [21MY], S3479 [23MY], S4388 [21JN]
      ------revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3486-S3488 [23MY], S3540, S3543, S3562 
        [24MY]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, S3507 [23MY]
      NIH: provide a deadline for issuance of regulations regarding 
        clinical trial registration and report requirements, S3491 
        [23MY]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 
        [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
  Reports filed
      FDA Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        5651) (H. Rept. 112-495), H3171 [25MY]
      FDA Safety and Innovation Act: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2516), S2922 [7MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, H3192-H3223 [30MY]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. 2295, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, 
        S2498 [18AP]
      S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, S3568-S3608 [24MY]
      S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, 
        H3825-H3861 [20JN]




FEDERAL FORESTS COUNTY REVENUE, SCHOOLS, AND JOBS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4019), H725 [14FE]




FEDERAL FUNDING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Government: increase accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (see S. 3600), S6546 [20SE]




FEDERAL GOVERNMENT  see Government--U.S.




FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
  Letters
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4212, Drywall Safety Act, H6134 [19SE]




FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to reduce up-front 
        premiums on FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers 
        who complete a homeownership counseling program to help reduce 
        default rates (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA mortgage 
        insurance program during periods that the Mutual Mortgage 
        Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio 
        requirements (see H.R. 3853), H218 [31JA]
      Mortgages: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs 
        (see H.R. 4264), H1641 [27MR]
      ------establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to 
        refinance mortgages (see S. 3047), S3041 [9MY]
      Second Chance at Homeownership Program: establish (see H.R. 
        4172), H1304 [8MR]
  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      Mortgages: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs 
        (H.R. 4264), H5737-H5740 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692-S696 [15FE]
      Mortgages: establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners 
        to refinance mortgages (S. 3047), S3044 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 4264) (H. Rept. 112-544), H3914 [20JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4264, FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act, H5737-H5739 [10SE]




FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

  Bills and resolutions
      Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage 
        modification pilot programs (see S. 2093), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit investments by 
        mortgage finance agencies that create disincentives to help 
        homeowners and stabilize the housing market (see S. 2072), 
        S350 [6FE]
      Real estate: prohibit disposing of certain real estate owned of 
        such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 5823), 
        H3103 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Housing: decision to prohibit use principal reduction by Fannie 
        Mae and Freddie Mac to prevent foreclosure, S5936 [2AU]




FEDERAL INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]




FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Reauthorize (see S. 3552), S6340 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Reauthorize (S. 3552), H6024-H6042 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Reauthorize (S. 3552), S6370 [13SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3552, reauthorize, S6370-S6387 [13SE], H6025-H6041 [14SE]




FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

  Bills and resolutions
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]




FEDERAL LABORATORY CONSORTIUM

  Remarks in Senate
      Kluse, Mike: Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory Director 
        of the Year award recipient, S386 [7FE]




FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Public lands: establish a pilot program to test a small increase 
        in Federal grazing fees, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3746, 
        H3761, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Grazing Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4234) (H. Rept. 112-533), H3706 [15JN]




FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONGRESSIONAL BADGE OF BRAVERY BOARD

  Appointments
      Members, S5264 [23JY]




FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S408 [9FE]




FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES ALLOCATION IMPROVEMENT 
    ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1550), H5515-H5518 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]




FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1550), H5515-H5518 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1550, provisions, H5515 [31JY]




FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACCREDITATION BOARD

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1204 [9JY]




FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: administrative spending, salaries, and expense 
        accounts funding, H4121 [27JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of William P. Doyle to the Federal Maritime 
        Commission: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate), S5731 [31JY]




FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
  Remarks in House
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]




FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Mining and mineral resources: require greater experience of mine 
        safety inspectors (see H.R. 6547), H6276 [21SE]




FEDERAL MORTUARY AFFAIRS ADVISORY COMMISSION

  Remarks in House
      Establish, H3033 [17MY]




FEDERAL POWER ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), H5602-H5604 [1AU], E1426 
        [3AU]
  Reports filed
      Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act: 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4273) (H. Rept. 
        112-586), H4684 [9JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4273, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability 
        Conflicts Act, H5602 [1AU]




FEDERAL PRICE GOUGING PREVENTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 964), H1036 [29FE], H1104 [1MR], H1175, H1176 [6MR]




FEDERAL PRISONS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2169), S1459 [7MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2169, provisions, S1461 [7MR]




FEDERAL REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE COMMISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see H.R. 6315), H5705 [2AU]




FEDERAL REGISTER

  Remarks in House
      Eximbank: exceptions to required Federal Register notice 
        relative to publication of trade secrets, H2467, H2468 [9MY]
  Reports
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive 
        Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]




FEDERAL REGULATIONS  see Government regulations




FEDERAL RESERVE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see S. 2247), 
        S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 4180), 
        H6223 [20SE]




FEDERAL RESERVE INDEPENDENCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3219), S3422 [22MY]




FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

  Addresses
      FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155-H5157 [24JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
      How Bernanke Can Get Banks Lending Again, E1323 [25JY]
      How the Fed Favors the 1%, E706 [7MY]
      Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, 
        H5158-H5160 [24JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
      Conflicts of interest: restrict conflicts of interest on the 
        boards of directors of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 3219), 
        S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 6023), H4063 [26JN]
      Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: preserve privilege for 
        information submitted (see H.R. 3871), H374 [1FE] (see H.R. 
        4014), H696 [13FE]
      ------require to conduct a small business review panel on the 
        qualified mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with 
        a final rule (see S. 3571), S6454 [19SE]
      ------treatment of information provided (see S. 2099), S494 
        [9FE] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      Federal Reserve Act: improve functioning and transparency of the 
        Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see 
        S. 2247), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Financial institutions: exempt debt collectors from liability 
        when leaving certain voice mail messages as long as the 
        collector follows regulations prescribed on the appropriate 
        manner in which to leave such a message (see H.R. 4101), H1016 
        [28FE] (see H.R. 5794), H3102 [17MY]
      ------implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial 
        banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules 
        (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (see S. 3499), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6337), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out 
        production of $1 bills (see S. 2049), S208 [31JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
  Cloture motions
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
  Letters
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
  Motions
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
  Remarks in House
      Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: move into the Dept. of the 
        Treasury, H2602 [10MY]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted (H.R. 4014), 
        H1555, H1556 [26MR], E448 [27MR]
      Economy: modernize and reform monetary system and restore 
        exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create 
        and regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 
        [1FE], H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      ------reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219-
        H6224 [20SE]
      Federal Reserve Act: improve functioning and transparency of the 
        Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 
        4180), H6223 [20SE]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review 
        authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]
      Government regulations: exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act 
        regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5139, H5140, H5150-H5162 [24JY], 
        H5207, H5208, H5232 [25JY], H6222 [20SE], E1322, E1333 [25JY], 
        E1351, E1362 [31JY], E1437 [3AU]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (H.R. 6337), E1416 [3AU]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3918 [21JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H677-H680 [9FE]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548-H1551 [26MR], E479 
        [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection: establish, S5960 [2AU]
      Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: preserve privilege for 
        information submitted (H.R. 4014), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      Cordray, Richard: recess appointment to be FRS Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau Director, S151 [30JA], S418 [9FE]
      Credit: encourage financial institutions to discontinue certain 
        fees on debit and prepaid cards used by colleges and 
        universities to disburse student financial aid, S5199 [19JY]
      ------promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card 
        interchange transaction fees, S3403-S3405 [22MY], S5960-S5962 
        [2AU]
      Economy: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, 
        S3247, S3248 [17MY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S4602-S4604 [26JN], 
        S6243 [12SE]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3247-S3252 [17MY]
      ------nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S3239 [16MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], S87-S89, S111, S113 [26JA], 
        S139, S149 [30JA], S179 [31JA], S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 
        [16FE], S1640 [14MR], S4439 [25JN]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 
        [28MR]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3247-S3251 [17MY]
      ------nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S3239 [16MY]
  Reports filed
      Federal Reserve Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 112-607), H4906 
        [17JY]
      Nomination of Jeremy C. Stein to the FRS Board of Governors: 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Jerome H. Powell to the FRS Board of Governors: 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112-417), H1426 [20MR]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 459, Federal Reserve Transparency Act, H5150 [24JY]
      H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]
      H.R. 4014, preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H1555 [26MR]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]




FEDERAL RESERVE TRANSPARENCY ACT

  Addresses
      FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155-H5157 [24JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, 
        H5158-H5160 [24JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 459), H5139, H5140, H5150-H5162 [24JY], H5207, 
        H5208, H5232 [25JY], H6222 [20SE], E1322, E1333 [25JY], E1351, 
        E1362 [31JY], E1437 [3AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 112-607), H4906 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 459, provisions, H5150 [24JY]




FEDERAL RESTRICTED BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 347), H953 [27FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 347): Senate amendment, H953-H955 [27FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 347), S357, S358 [6FE]
      Enact (S. 1794), S357 [6FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 347, provisions, S358 [6FE]
      S. 1794, provisions, S357 [6FE]




FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD

  Bills and resolutions
      Federal employees: authorize certain employees to be 
        automatically enrolled to increase contributions to Thrift 
        Savings Plan accounts (see S. 3175), S3129 [14MY]
      ------clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are 
        subject to certain Federal tax levies (see H.R. 4365), H1914 
        [17AP]
  Remarks in House
      Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), 
        H5410, H5411 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Federal employees: authorize certain employees to be 
        automatically enrolled to increase contributions to Thrift 
        Savings Plan accounts (S. 3175), S3131 [14MY]
  Reports filed
      Clarify That Accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan Are Subject to 
        Certain Federal Tax Levies: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4365) (H. Rept. 112-630), 
        H5330 [30JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4365, clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are 
        subject to certain Federal tax levies, H5410 [31JY]
      S. 3175, Save More Tomorrow Act, S3132 [14MY]




FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H3103 [17MY]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H3914 [20JN]
      Information technology: promulgate rules requiring Internet 
        merchants to disclose use of price-altering computer programs 
        (see H.R. 6508), H6274 [21SE]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H692 [9FE]
      Telecommunications: require disclosures to consumers on the 
        capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and 
        require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 
        6377), H5922 [12SE]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see S. 3410), 
        S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6131), H4906 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Business and industry: approval of merger between Express 
        Scripts, Inc. and Medco, E704 [7MY]
      ------potential merger between Express Scripts, Inc. and Medco, 
        E673 [26AP]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), 
        E1601 [21SE]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (H.R. 964), H1036 [29FE], H1104 [1MR], H1175, H1176 
        [6MR]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Government regulations: exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act 
        regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing 
        subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the 
        Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and 
        penalizing price gouging (H.R. 1748), H1229 [7MR]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H5829, 
        H5830 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market, S3411 [22MY], S3542, S3547, 
        S3553, S3557 [24MY]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3410), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      ------Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6131) (H. 
        Rept. 112-653), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 6131, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With 
        Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act extension, H5829 
        [11SE]




FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S494 [9FE]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance under the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 6093), H4774 
        [10JY]
      ------limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see S. 2115), S850 [16FE] (see 
        H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      ------reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration 
        Program (see S. 3264), S3729 [5JN]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards (see S. 3558), S6454 [19SE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 4965), H2266 [27AP]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]
  Letters
      Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation 
        organizations, H3376 [1JN]
  Remarks in House
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (H.R. 4153), E329 [7MR]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3372-H3377 [1JN], E977 [5JN]
      EPA: prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6201, H6202 [20SE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act, H5022 [19JY]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), E1382 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (S. 2094), S413 [9FE]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3932 [12JN], S4168 
        [14JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S. 2245), S3032 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      EPA Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate) (S. 3264) (S. Rept. 112-185), S5046 [16JY]
      Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 112-
        184), S5046 [16JY]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Prevent EPA or Corps of Engineers Finalization of Proposed 
        Guidance on Identification of Waters Protected by Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4965) (H. Rept. 112-681), H6230 
        [20SE]
      San Francisco Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 97) (S. Rept. 112-136), S131 [26JA]
      Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 112-684), H6230 [20SE]




FEDERAL WAY, WA

  Remarks in House
      Federal Way High School: tribute to Air Force Junior ROTC team, 
        E920 [31MY]
      South King Fire and Rescue Station 64: groundbreaking of 9/11 
        Memorial, E1516 [13SE]




FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN (organization)

  Statements
      Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women, E805 
        [15MY]




FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS

  Amendments
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6172 [20SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
      Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 
        [23JA]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide for employment of additional instructor for Junior 
        ROTC units in which a large percentage of the student 
        population is enrolled (see H.R. 6471), H6231 [20SE]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (see S. 2138), S1147 [29FE]
      ------temporarily relieve cost-sharing requirements of watershed 
        mitigation projects and flood damage reduction projects for 
        counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee 
        (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]
      Crime: reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to 
        combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]
      ------support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, 
        investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex 
        trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such 
        exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit income deductions for controlled 
        substances, including medical marijuana, when determining 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 
        3368), S4821 [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor 
        Program (see S. 3354), S4724 [28JN]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------provide States and local educational agencies with 
        flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 
        5546), H2441 [8MY]
      ------require States receiving Higher Education Act assistance 
        to charge in-State tuition at public institutions to 
        dependents of certain active duty personnel residing in such 
        State (see H.R. 5834), H3161 [18MY]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of Energy: streamline process of Federal approval for 
        construction or expansion of petroleum refineries and 
        designate certain closed military installations for siting 
        refineries (see H.R. 3879), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]
      ------enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high 
        risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to 
        access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), 
        H4063 [26JN]
      ------establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled 
        substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, 
        fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs (see S. 2254), 
        S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4292), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        S. 2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 [15MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 
        [24MY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      ------reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants 
        program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish alternate guidelines for measuring 
        progress of State and local performance for entrepreneurial 
        training services under the Workforce Investment Act (see H.R. 
        5805), H3102 [17MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: prioritize local comments when 
        selecting a toll pilot project (see H.R. 5713), H2644 [10MY]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (see H.R. 3837), 
        H186 [27JA]
      ------withhold certain highway funds from States unless they 
        enact a law strengthening penalties for motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 4236), H1497 [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to States to assist 
        veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while 
        serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers 
        licenses (see H.R. 4288), H1740 [28MR]
      Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated 
        funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase 
        reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and 
        preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education 
        (see H.R. 3793), H78 [18JA]
      ------increase access to adult education to provide for economic 
        growth (see S. 2117), S850 [16FE]
      ------provide educational stability for children in foster care 
        (see H.R. 5876), H3362 [31MY]
      Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain 
        central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 
        agreement and take into account ongoing State and local 
        conservation efforts (see S. 3446), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        6219), H5327 [26JY]
      EPA: designate and award grants for air and health quality 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
      ------limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see S. 2115), S850 [16FE] (see 
        H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      ------prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if 
        a State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (see S. 3321), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 6035), H4156 
        [27JN]
      FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples 
        collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 6196), 
        H5291 [25JY]
      FEMA: require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 
        2303), S2545 [19AP]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      Firefighters: modify training requirements for certain fire 
        departments applying for Federal grants (see H.R. 5900), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (see 
        S. 2183), S1576 [12MR]
      Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, 
        State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 
        2266), S2242 [29MR]
      ------make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal 
        aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Insurance: provide savings by permitting pass-through funding 
        for State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see 
        H.R. 6234), H5524 [31JY]
      International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and 
        local governments for expenses incurred in designing, 
        constructing, and rehabilitating certain water projects (see 
        S. 2290), S2392 [17AP]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 4309), H1803 [29MR]
      Medicaid: reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H3914 [20JN]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3234 
        [16MY]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      Public debt: allow States and localities to return unused 
        Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to require that an increase in 
        the Federal debt requires approval from a majority of the 
        legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), H26 
        [17JA]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE] (see H.J. Res. 
        118), H5859 [11SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 5824), 
        H3103 [17MY]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]
      ------repeal the program of block grants to States for social 
        services (see H.R. 6442), H6151 [19SE]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      ------require States to follow certain procedures in placing a 
        child who has been removed from the custody of his or her 
        parents (see H.R. 6021), H4063 [26JN]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]
      ------preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards (see S. 3558), S6454 [19SE]
      ------recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes (see H.R. 5333), H2316 [7MY]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (see H.R. 6180), H5201 [24JY]
      Veterans: require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S3630 [24MY] (see S. 3353), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 
        4115), H1100 [29FE] (see H.R. 6008), H3974 [21JN]
  Letters
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: 
        George Sheldon, Dept. of HHS, S6050 [10SE]
      ------Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE], H6179 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: Larry 
        Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H2615 [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Secure Communities deportation 
        program: several legal aid organizations, H3529 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]
      Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
        transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]
      Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, 
        American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small 
        Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to 
        require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and 
        use taxes, S4883 [11JY]
  Opinion polls
      District of Columbia budget autonomy: Purple Insights 
        (organization), H2024 [19AP]
  Petitions and memorials
      Georgia: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, H733 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY], 
        H4692 [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5440-H5448 
        [31JY], E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, 
        E1421 [3AU]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 
        3179), H5138 [24JY]
      California: high-speed rail project funding, H4141 [27JN]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: protect ability of 
        Federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve 
        appropriate excess Federal property as open space, H499 [6FE]
      Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Public Power proposed gasification 
        plant, E35 [18JA]
      Climate: impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), H2048, H2049 [24AP]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to Social 
        Innovation Fund, E1269 [18JY]
      Corps of Engineers: approve permit for economic development in 
        Henry County, VA, H3489 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes 
        Study, H3459, H3460 [5JN]
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage, H906 [17FE]
      ------repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage 
        (H.R. 1116), H3809 [20JN]
      Dept. of Defense: provide assistance to State training centers 
        to provide emergency response training to the National Guard 
        and Federal agencies performing homeland defense activities, 
        E948 [1JN]
      Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies 
        and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary 
        and secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (H.R. 6400), E1524 [13SE]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (H.R. 
        6128), E1249 [13JY]
      ------make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]
      ------Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2606, H2613 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: denial of access by States to 
        Systematic Alienation Verification Entitlement (SAVE) database 
        to identify noncitizens among registered voters, H3584 [7JN]
      ------establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, H3244, 
        H3245 [30MY]
      ------prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain 
        State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of 
        mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, H3247 [30MY]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding, H2500, H2501 [9MY], E837 [17MY]
      ------condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body 
        armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear 
        policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding, H2707 
        [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through 
        reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423, H2424 
        [8MY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 5770), H2698 [15MY], H3737 [19JN]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 83), H1031 [29FE], H1398 [20MR]
      ------prohibit funding for a single or multi-State court 
        settlement where funds are removed from any residential 
        mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503, H2504 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate 
        specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal 
        immigration laws, H2420-H2422 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 [9MY]
      ------prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding 
        to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary 
        policies, H2524 [9MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), H5207 
        [25JY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787-H5790 [11SE]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
      ------State Criminal Alien Assistance Program suspension of 
        reimbursement to States for costs of incarcerating unknown 
        documented aliens, H3543, H3544 [6JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail projects 
        funding, H4148, H4149 [27JN]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 3837), E83 
        [27JA]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program, 
        H731 [15FE]
      ------Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to States to assist 
        veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while 
        serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers 
        licenses (H.R. 4288), E469 [28MR]
      Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to 
        help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent 
        crime (H.R. 1550), H5515-H5518 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      District of Columbia: eliminate all federally imposed mandates 
        over the local budget process, financial management, and the 
        borrowing of money, H2022-H2024 [19AP], H4643-H4645 [29JN]
      Education: provide educational stability for children in foster 
        care (H.R. 5876), H3275 [31MY]
      EPA: provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6244, H6245 [21SE]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE], H4039, 
        H4040 [26JN], H4146 [27JN]
      FEMA: State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3554-H3556 
        [6JN], H3634 [7JN]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
      Government: recognize historic and continuing importance of 
        Federalism and uphold States' rights, H2821 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, H3664 [8JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------increase minimum rate of return to States for payments 
        made through the Federal gas tax, H3505-H3509 [6JN]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment (H.R. 632), H3507 [6JN]
      Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-
        based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-
        income families (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (H.R. 3842), H521 [7FE]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821, H822 [16FE]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        H4747 [10JY]
      ------reform, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 
        [24JY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1889-H1891 [17AP]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 242), E710 [7MY]
      ------observance, H2457, H2458 [9MY], E849, E857 [18MY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: State 
        enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally passing a 
        stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid 
        funding, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6174-H6185 [20SE], E1618, E1621 
        [21SE], E1657 [25SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 5824), H2820 
        [17MY]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program participation rate requirements (H.R. 4379), E570 
        [18AP]
      ------reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to 
        States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program (H.R. 3659), H315 [1FE]
      Roads and highways: remove privatized highways from 
        consideration in apportioning highway funding among States, 
        H4623 [29JN]
      ------streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements 
        for surface transportation projects, H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      San Joaquin River: prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and 
        regulations when addressing certain water-related concerns, 
        H1077 [29FE]
      Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter 
        school models (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE], H4810 [11JY]
      ------require charter schools to demonstrate successful 
        operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for 
        expansion grants, H4810 [11JY]
      Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 
        [10MY]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------require States to follow certain procedures in placing a 
        child who has been removed from the custody of his or her 
        parents (H.R. 6021), E1139 [26JN]
      States: impact of congressional redistricting, H507 [6FE]
      ------preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6201, H6202 [20SE]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H3984 [26JN], H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H2213 [27AP], E470 [28MR]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4290), E477 [28MR]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes, H5689 [2AU]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (H.R. 6180), E1308 [24JY]
      ------promote simplification and fairness in the administration 
        and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 
        [24JY]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4888-H4894 [17JY]
      Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, H732 [15FE]
      ------authorize and sanction programs for residential and 
        commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, 
        municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
        agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604-H5606 [1AU]
      U.S. Northern Command: increase effectiveness, H3129 [18MY]
      Unemployment: require all money withdrawn from States' 
        unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of 
        unemployment compensation, H356-H361 [1FE]
      Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by 
        regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], 
        H5141, H5143, H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]
      ------ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are 
        subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 6008), 
        H5138 [24JY]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
      Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2059-H2061 
        [24AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during 
        planting and harvest seasons, S1603, S1604 [13MR]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1440 [7MR], S1603 [13MR]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Bridges: repairs and reconstruction funding, S4619 [26JN]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, 
        S4880-S4884 [11JY]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815-
        S817 [16FE]
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), S3241 [16MY], S3658 [24MY]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (S. 2138), S1149 [29FE]
      Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local 
        jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (S. 598), S1842 [20MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: end State bonus payments for administering 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------ensure that performance bonus payments are used by State 
        agencies only to carry out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice 
        of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and 
        local authorities with respect to certain serious violent 
        crimes (S. 1793), S1921 [21MR]
      ------establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled 
        substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, 
        fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs, S3555 [24MY], 
        S4630 [26JN]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 
        2554), S2930 [7MY]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], 
        S2789, S2793, S2796 [26AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: allow funds to be used to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge on non-National Highway Systems Federal-
        aid highways, S1188 [1MR]
      ------allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain 
        percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement 
        projects, S405 [9FE]
      ------off-system bridge program funding, S1451 [7MR], S1535 
        [8MR], S1602 [13MR]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]
      Ecology and environment: expedite environmental and judicial 
        review of projects subject to the National Environmental 
        Policy Act, S2144 [28MR]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (S. 2117), S852 [16FE]
      EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
        national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate 
        matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in 
        certain areas, S3932 [12JN]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, S382 [7FE]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (S. 3321), S4372 [20JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to implement 
        rule to improve Federal permitting and review process of 
        infrastructure projects, S2144 [28MR]
      ------require use of existing environmental review documents to 
        expedite oil and gas permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      FEMA: require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (S. 
        2303), S2548 [19AP]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (S. 
        2183), S1577 [12MR]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, S2211 [29MR]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment, S1592 [13MR]
      Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve 
        border security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S4716 [28JN]
      ------provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to 
        maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 1265), S6329 
        [13SE]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (S. 2276), S2253 [29MR], S3620 [24MY]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        S2942 [8MY], S3761 [6JN], S4706 [28JN], S4736 [29JN], S5111 
        [18JY], S6614-S6616 [21SE]
      ------reform, S6297 [13SE]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 462), S3236-S3238 
        [16MY], S3689 [4JN]
      National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard 
        Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in 
        domestic emergency response, S1731 [15MR]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S4653-S4658 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 [11SE], S6407-S6409 [19SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. 
        Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407, S6408 [19SE]
      ------Executive order to reform Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program work requirements, S4995 [16JY]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S. 
        3397), S5136 [18JY]
      Roads and highways: remove privatized highways from 
        consideration in apportioning highway funding among States, 
        S1593-S1596 [13MR]
      Social Security: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability 
        by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S4433, S4439-S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S2588 [23AP]
      Transportation: allow States to permit non-highway uses in rest 
        areas along any highway, S1534 [8MR], S1605 [13MR]
      ------allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, S1534 [8MR], S1592, S1604 [13MR]
      ------empower States with authority for most taxing and spending 
        for highway and mass transit programs, S1594, S1595 [13MR]
      ------modify gas tax apportionment formula to ensure that the 
        percentage of funds received by a State is the same as the 
        percentage of total gas taxes paid by the State, S1535 [8MR], 
        S1601 [13MR]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses, S6256 
        [12SE], S6291 [13SE]
  Reports filed
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 
        112-182), S4950 [12JY]
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to 
        Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program 
        Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) 
        (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on 
        Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112-
        677), H6068 [18SE]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 112-677), H6068 [18SE]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-
        640), H5524 [31JY]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
      Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 [12JY]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the 
        Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6019) (H. Rept. 112-582), H4683 [9JY]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112-467), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      McKininey Lake National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1160) (S. Rept. 
        112-190), S5211 [19JY]
      Officer Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 
        2276), S3514 [23MY]
      Release Reversionary Interest Held By the U.S. in Certain Cook 
        County, MN, Land Conveyed for the Establishment of an Airport: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2947) (H. Rept. 
        112-441), H1844 [16AP]
      Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112-458), H2266 [27AP]
      Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 
        112-483), H2811 [16MY]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]
  Tables
      Jobs supported through Eximbank financing by State, S3147 [15MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program work requirements, H6165 [20SE]
      H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirement, H6175 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 
        [1AU]
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      H.R. 1550, Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Resources 
        Allocation Improvement Act, H5515 [31JY]
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]
      H.R. 2947, release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in 
        certain Cook County, MN, land conveyed for the establishment 
        of an airport, H2048 [24AP]
      H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child 
        Protection Act, H5440-H5442 [31JY]
      H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]
      S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]
      S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization 
        extension, S1424 [6MR]
      S. 2183, Bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, S1578 [12MR]
      S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands 
        Act, S2167 [28MR]
      S. 2303, Fairness in Federal Disaster Declaration Act, S2549 
        [19AP]
      S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. Res. 462, National Foster Care Month, S3236 [16MY], S3689 
        [4JN]
      S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]




FEDERATION OF ASIA-PACIFIC WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1567 [19SE]




FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS IN NORTHERN AMERICA

  Remarks in House
      Franklin Township, NJ: tribute to Jain Center of New Jersey 
        temple construction, E1203 [9JY]




FEDERAZIONE SICILIANA DEL NEW JERSEY

  Remarks in House
      Randazzo, Ciro G.: Federazione Siciliana Del New Jersey 
        ``Trinacria D'Oro'' Award recipient, E381 [19MR]




FEDERICI, WILLIAM

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H6311 [19OC]




FEDERING, ERIC

  Remarks in House
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, E78 [25JA], E141, E142 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, S205 [31JA]




FEDOR, TERESA

  Articles and editorials
      Fedor Found Voice in Human-Traffic Battle, E1419 [3AU]
  Remarks in House
      Ohio General Assembly: tribute to efforts to combat trafficking 
        in persons, E1419 [3AU]




FEED THE CHILDREN (organization)

  Addresses
      Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya: Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic 
        and Cultural Representative to the U.S., S2914 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Taiwan: tribute to food donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]




FEIGHAN, ROBERT E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E827 [17MY]




FEIN, BRUCE

  Articles and editorials
      History of the Expansion of Presidential Power, E814 [16MY]




FEINSTEIN, DIANNE (a Senator from California)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3867 [7JN], 
        S3905, S3917, S3924 [11JN], S3998 [12JN], S4152, S4160 [13JN], 
        S4206 [14JN], S4274, S4276, S4306 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (H.R. 4849), S3291, S3292 [17MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3330 [21MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4685 [27JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2427, S2428 [17AP], S2641 [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S570 [13FE], S647 [14FE], S870 
        [16FE], S928 [17FE], S1097 [28FE], S1389, S1398 [5MR], S1426 
        [6MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1853, S1854 [20MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5402 [25JY], S5724, 
        S5773, S5789 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4461 [25JN]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2656 [24AP]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4461 [25JN] (see S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3976 [12JN]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S75 [24JA]
      Children and youth: permit disclosure of certain information for 
        the purpose of missing child investigations (see S. 225), 
        S5732 [31JY]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Colleges and universities: review and improve regulation of 
        proprietary or for-profit institutions (see S. 2032), S3423 
        [22MY]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6548 [20SE]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (see S. 1002), S1089 [28FE]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 
        1947), S76 [24JA]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see S. 
        3441), S5381 [25JY]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S2546 [19AP]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system 
        for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 645), S5871 
        [1AU]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        S. 2554), S3235 [16MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S6547 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for 
        connecting children and families with the outdoors (see S. 
        1802), S43 [23JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-
        9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by 
        entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S3516 [23MY]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6548 [20SE]
      District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative 
        Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), 
        S323 [2FE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4461 [25JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1680 [14MR]
      Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 2297), S5382 
        [25JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      ------enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file 
        Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification 
        petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools 
        from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S6341 [13SE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3394), S5659 [30JY]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 
        2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see S. 3458), S5658 [30JY]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S6341 
        [13SE]
      ------ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding 
        and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
        genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide 
        (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (see S. 3261), S3786 [6JN]
      ------revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a 
        procedure for determining cabin user fees (see S. 1906), S851 
        [16FE]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5659 [30JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S1148 [29FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S6065 [10SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S5979 [2AU]
      Information technology: limit ability of companies to share 
        consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic 
        communications devices (see S. 1223), S132 [26JA]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1680 [14MR]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S2394 [17AP]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S1541 [8MR]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and improve (see S. 1119), S4239 [18JN]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see S. 1454), S5978 [2AU]
      Mental health: issue a semipostal stamp for research and 
        demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders 
        (see S. 2472), S5659 [30JY]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S4675 [27JN]
      Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from 
        renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall 
        (see S. 3502), S5977 [2AU]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S5048 
        [16JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S2031 [26MR]
      Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 578), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S2032 [26MR]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1614 [13MR]
      Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 704), S495 
        [9FE]
      Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 
        1806), S5258 [23JY]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-
        efficient commercial buildings (see S. 3591), S6545 [20SE]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1034), S208 [31JA]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see 
        S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
      Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring 
        foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their 
        victims in U.S. courts (see S. 1894), S6341 [13SE]
      Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles 
        containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see 
        S. 1281), S3423 [22MY]
      Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. 
        Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S76 
        [24JA]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), 
        S495 [9FE]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. 
        Res. 21), S615 [14FE]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see S. 438), S5658 [30JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S850 [16FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S1148 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3631 
        [24MY]
      Computers: provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see 
        S. 2102), S567 [13FE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 
        2212), S1847 [20MR]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 
        2465), S2823 [26AP]
      FHA: establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to 
        refinance mortgages (see S. 3047), S3041 [9MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 
        3276), S3838 [7JN]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 3454), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      ------specifically authorize certain funds for intelligence or 
        intelligence-related activity (see S. 3314), S4299 [19JN]
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 497), 
        S4299 [19JN]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (see S. 3193), S3234 [16MY]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see S. 3517), S5978 [2AU]
      Tariff: artichokes, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic 
        acid (see S. 2557), S2922 [7MY]
      ------artichokes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar 
        or acetic acid, not frozen (see S. 2558), S2923 [7MY]
      ------bags for toys (see S. 2560), S2923 [7MY]
      ------carrying cases of plastics with molded handles shaped to 
        hold toys (see S. 2565), S2923 [7MY]
      ------educational toys or devices (see S. 2561), S2923 [7MY]
      ------electronic drawing toys, electronic games, or educational 
        toys cases or containers (see S. 2562), S2923 [7MY]
      ------floor coverings and mats used for temporary cushioning for 
        children and adults (see S. 2585), S2923 [7MY]
      ------golf club putter heads (see S. 2575), S2923 [7MY]
      ------headphones, AC adapters, and protective cases of molded 
        silicone (see S. 2567), S2923 [7MY]
      ------infant products (see S. 2559), S2923 [7MY]
      ------insulated food or beverage bags with outer surface of man 
        made fiber, with removable inner liner of hard plastic (see S. 
        2579, 2580), S2923 [7MY]
      ------measuring or checking instruments parts and accessories 
        (see S. 2555), S2922 [7MY]
      ------mechanics' work gloves (see S. 2568, 2569, 2570, 2571, 
        2574), S2923 [7MY]
      ------metal halide lamps designed for use in video projectors 
        (see S. 2573), S2923 [7MY]
      ------non-toric shaped polarized materials of 80 mm or less in 
        diameter (see S. 2577), S2923 [7MY]
      ------non-toric shaped polarized materials of more than 80 mm in 
        diameter (see S. 2578), S2923 [7MY]
      ------oysters (other than smoked), prepared or preserved (see S. 
        2556), S2922 [7MY]
      ------plastic device book style covers (see S. 2581), S2923 
        [7MY]
      ------plastic device covers and stands (see S. 2584), S2923 
        [7MY]
      ------plastic stylus pens for use with toys (see S. 2566), S2923 
        [7MY]
      ------protective cases of molded silicone for toys (see S. 
        2563), S2923 [7MY]
      ------subassemblies for measuring equipment for 
        telecommunications (see S. 2586), S2923 [7MY]
      ------textile device book style covers (see S. 2582), S2923 
        [7MY]
      ------textile device covers and stands (see S. 2583), S2923 
        [7MY]
      ------toric shaped polarized materials (see S. 2576), S2923 
        [7MY]
      ------wide-range high sensitivity zoom security cameras (see S. 
        2572), S2923 [7MY]
      ------zippered cases of textile materials with textile straps 
        for toys (see S. 2564), S2923 [7MY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA]
  Cloture motions
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
  Privilege of the floor
      McFarland, Lilia, S3929 [11JN]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5932 [2AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4274, S4276, 
        S4282 [19JN]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens, S4282 [19JN]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (S. 3239), S3633 [24MY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 200), 
        S2960 [8MY]
      Bencivengo, Cathy A.: nomination to be district judge, S417, 
        S418 [9FE], S1067 [28FE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6046 [10SE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5932 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3980 [12JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3710 
        [5JN]
      Computers: provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 
        2102), S568 [13FE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (S. 2212), 
        S1848 [20MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: air quality improvement project funding, 
        S4274 [19JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing an insurance product 
        that covers food safety recalls, S4276 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 3173), S3131 [14MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S379 [7FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater 
        drilling, S2197 [29MR]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5932 [2AU]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), S109 
        [26JA]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (S. Res. 201), S2960 [8MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4755 [29JN]
      FHA: establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to 
        refinance mortgages (S. 3047), S3044 [9MY]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1067 
        [28FE], S1713 [15MR]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6596 [21SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4755 [29JN]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3886 [11JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to decisions and 
        position on the death penalty, S3887 [11JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in 
        decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3887 [11JN]
      Intelligence services: specifically authorize certain funds for 
        intelligence or intelligence-related activity (S. 3314), S4307 
        [19JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285 [12SE]
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 497), S4309 
        [19JN]
      Medicare: reform, S6046 [10SE]
      Mongolia: condemn arrest and detention of former President 
        Nambaryn Enkhbayar, S3108 [14MY]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3109 [14MY]
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S3235 [16MY]
      Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1067 
        [28FE], S2911 [7MY]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to East Bay Municipal Utility District for 
        renewable energy project, S2236 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S1843 [20MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1125 [29FE]
      ------repeal, S6046 [10SE]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 
        [29FE]
      Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal 
        contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional 
        spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal 
        elections, S109 [26JA]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5002 [16JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2197 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S1067 [28FE], S2911 [7MY]
      Railroads: change railcar procurement rules for transit systems 
        to allow up to 5 years for delivery of railcars after delivery 
        of 1st railcar, S559 [13FE]
      ------positive railroad control crash avoidance systems 
        implementation, S820 [16FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S559 [13FE], S820, S842 [16FE], 
        S1125 [29FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4755 [29JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1973 [22MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S108 [26JA]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S5002 [16JY]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S379 [7FE]
      Taxation: rates, S6046 [10SE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5463-S5465 [26JY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA]
      Transportation: ensure transit agencies that partner with 
        community colleges on job training programs are eligible for 
        Federal grants, S842 [16FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S1701 [15MR], 
        S2781 [26AP]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1067 [28FE], 
        S3314 [21MY]
      Women: health care for women, S379 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S3109 [14MY]
  Reports filed
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 112-164), S2819 
        [26AP]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, 
        Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence 
        (Senate, Select) (S. 3454) (S. Rept. 112-192), S5658 [30JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2212, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, S1849 [20MR]
      S. 3173, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3131 [14MY]
      S. 3239, provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens, S3634-S3636 [24MY]
  Tributes
      King, Jack, S258 [1FE]
      Liepman, Andrew, S3972 [12JN]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1896 [21MR]
      Snowe, Senator, S1125 [29FE]




FELDER, ANNE MITCHELL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1262 [17JY]




FELDMAN, EILEEN

  Articles and editorials
      Newspaper Celebrates 25 Years, E509 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Jacksonville (AR) Arkansas Leader: anniversary, E508 [29MR]




FELDMAN, ESTHER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E923 [31MY]




FELDMAN, GARRICK

  Articles and editorials
      Newspaper Celebrates 25 Years, E509 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Jacksonville (AR) Arkansas Leader: anniversary, E508 [29MR]




FELDMAN, MEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5021 [19JY]




FELDSHER, ROSE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E572 [18AP]




FELLO, TOMMY

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland Heights, OH: anniversary of Tommy's Restaurant, E64 
        [24JA]
      Tribute, E64 [24JA]




FELSEN, JOSEPH T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1273 [18JY]




FEMINIST MAJORITY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E471 [28MR]




FENG JIANMEI

  Remarks in House
      China: forced abortion policy, E1227-E1229 [11JY]




FENTIN, ANNETTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E671 [26AP]




FENTON, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1022 [7JN]




FER, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Military Order of the Purple Heart (organization): tribute to 
        Michael A. DiRaimondo Chapter, E1102 [21JN]
      Military Order of the World Wars (organization): tribute to 
        Conejo Valley Chapter, E1102 [21JN]




FERAL SWINE ERADICATION AND CONTROL PILOT PROGRAM ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 893) (S. Rept. 112-137), S131 [26JA]




FERFOLIA, DONALD L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E41 [18JA]




FERGUSON, TAYLOR

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S387 [7FE]




FERNANDES, MARIA D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E309 [5MR]




FERNLEY, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: convey, by quitclaim deed, to Fernley, 
        NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal 
        land within that city under the jurisdiction of BLM or the 
        Bureau of Reclamation (see H.R. 6236), H5524 [31JY]




FERRAGINA, ROBERTO

  Remarks in House
      Amerigo Vespucci Society: Man of the Year Award recipient, E314 
        [5MR]




FERRE, HELEN AGUIRRE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E466 [28MR]




FERRELL, CECIL A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E806 [15MY]




FERRELL, PHILLIP L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E76 [25JA]




FERRER GARCIA, JOSE D.

  Remarks in House
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, E690 [27AP]




FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to men's ice hockey team, E583 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to men's ice hockey team, S2387 [17AP]




FESSLER, LOUIS E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]




FETTEL, KEVIN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2492 [18AP]




FETZ, ALISHA

  Remarks in Senate
      9-1-1 for Kids (organization): Medal of Honor recipient, S4458 
        [25JN]




FETZ, SCOTT

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1144 [29FE]




FEUER, MARVIN

  Letters
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act, S3253 
        [17MY]
      Limitations on U.S. assistance, S6572 [21SE]




FHA EMERGENCY FISCAL SOLVENCY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4264), H5737-H5740 [10SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4264) 
        (H. Rept. 112-544), H3914 [20JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4264, provisions, H5737-H5739 [10SE]




FHA ENHANCED OVERSIGHT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3853), H218 [31JA]




FIDLER, MARK

  Poems
      ``Written on Your Soul,'' Albert C. Caswell, E333 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E333 [7MR]




FIDLER, STACY AND KERMIT

  Poems
      ``Written on Your Soul,'' Albert C. Caswell, E333 [7MR]




FIELDON, IL

  Articles and editorials
      Jersey Orchard Sweeps Apple Cider Awards, E229 [17FE]
  Remarks in House
      Joe Ringhausen Orchard and Apple House: Illinois Cider and 
        National Cider Contest winner, E229 [17FE]




FIELDS, ARRONN D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E984 [5JN]




FIELDS, CONNOR

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants, S4945 [12JY]




FIELDS, LAUREN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4947 [12JY]




FIELDS, MIKE

  Articles and editorials
      At Almost 100, Bill Santor Looks Back on His Colorful Life in 
        Golf, S2319 [16AP]




FIELDS, WILLIAM A., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E995 [6JN]




FIFE, WA

  Remarks in House
      Flex-a-lite (business): anniversary, E1403 [3AU]




FIFE LAKE, MI

  Remarks in Senate
      Fife Lake Public Library: anniversary, S3898 [11JN]




FIGHTING FRAUD TO PROTECT TAXPAYERS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. 
        Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]




FIGUEROA-MUNOZ, ADELITA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1032 [8JN]




FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF GUAM (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1731 [2NO]




FILIPINO VETERANS FAIRNESS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 210), E200 [15FE]




FILMS  see Motion Pictures




FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      Agriculture: protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed 
        economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or 
        animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech 
        companies (see H.R. 3555), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide assistance and opportunity to create and support 
        sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to 
        nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1916 [17AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H803 [15FE]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H2328 [7MY]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------grant family of members temporary annual leave during 
        deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 [25JY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H3 
        [6JA]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1915 [17AP]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve 
        applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew 
        existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 
        1623), H3105 [17MY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2289 
        [27AP]
      ------require individuals seeking training in the operation of 
        certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H6304 [9OC]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Bataan-Corregidor Month: designate (see H. Res. 636), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see H.R. 5545), H4908 [17JY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H221 [31JA]
      Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National 
        Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration 
        gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3415), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2288 [27AP]
      ------impose position limits and margin requirements to 
        eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of 
        crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply 
        and demand (see H.R. 2328), H1306 [8MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      China: prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4864 [12JY]
      Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English 
        language and government and history knowledge requirements for 
        naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in 
        other languages (see H.R. 2957), H945 [17FE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H27 
        [17JA]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H27 [17JA]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
      Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see H.R. 6483), H6273 [21SE]
      ------establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see H.R. 3789), H572 [7FE]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1846 [16AP]
      Crime: save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H727 [14FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 
        [16MY]
      ------improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), H4828 [11JY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H694 [9FE]
      ------establish a grant program to provide veterans with 
        apprenticeships and career advice (see H.R. 3340), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H1306 
        [8MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H694 [9FE]
      ------award grants for science, technology, engineering, and 
        math education programs (see H.R. 4366), H1914 [17AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, 
        social workers, and psychologists by low-income local 
        educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H159 [24JA]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2229), H28 [17JA]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H3700 [8JN]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H4065 [26JN]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6234 [20SE]
      ------make grants to train elementary and secondary school 
        nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an 
        outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on 
        school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2288 [27AP]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]
      ------require a criminal background check for a child care staff 
        member of any child care provider in a State that receives 
        funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program 
        (see H.R. 1711), H1571 [26MR]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1101 [29FE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H945 
        [17FE]
      ------provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban 
        Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H1642 [27MR]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1847 [16AP]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 
        3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 
        1521), H3105 [17MY]
      ------develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with 
        land management, conservation, and development and identify 
        land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 
        1620), H1846 [16AP]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H3267 [30MY]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H571 [7FE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6275 [21SE]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H803 [15FE]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H2569 [9MY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H571 [7FE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5293 [25JY]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3700 [8JN]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H5766 [10SE]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3363 
        [31MY]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes 
        until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), 
        H375 [1FE]
      ------statehood (see H.R. 265), H375 [1FE]
      Drugs: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based 
        offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H5202 [24JY]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      Education: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see 
        H.R. 4170), H1808 [29MR]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on congressional power to 
        regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (see 
        H.J. Res. 72), H4686 [9JY]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4828 [11JY]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5292 [25JY]
      ------require a lifetime income disclosure (see H.R. 677), H220 
        [31JA]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H1428 [20MR]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H441 [2FE]
      ------allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic 
        partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent 
        with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H1306 [8MR]
      FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of 
        laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H696 [13FE]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H1915 [17AP]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H3267 [30MY]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal employees: ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit 
        Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the 
        pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see 
        H.R. 979), H1153 [5MR]
      Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        3365), H945 [17FE]
      Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding 
        be expended through small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals (see H.R. 3513), H945 [17FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide amortization authority in certain situations for 
        capital calculation under the Financial Institutions 
        Examination Council Consolidated Reports of Condition and 
        Income (see H.R. 1356), H1741 [28MR]
      Firearms: limit possession, sale, and other disposition by 
        persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children 
        (see H.R. 505), H694 [9FE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H28 [17JA]
      Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. 
        in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty 
        orders (see H.R. 3057), H1428 [20MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: reduce interest rates on 
        mortgages owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 
        (see H.R. 3733), H441 [2FE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H221 [31JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H159 [24JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H641 [8FE]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6280 [21SE]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1497 [21MR]
      ------prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H2329 [7MY]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H3267 [30MY]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3977 [21JN]
      House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a 
        voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 
        267), H375 [1FE]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H5331 [30JY]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H2713 
        [15MY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-
        term residents who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 
        3823), H641 [8FE]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H1101 [29FE]
      ------provide authority for immigration judges to terminate 
        proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with 
        mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H803 [15FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see H.R. 3590), H1571 [26MR]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H187 [27JA]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H4864 [12JY]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5202 [24JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1572 [26MR]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish 
        standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee 
        due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see 
        H.R. 1789), H1807 [29MR]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicaid: apply prompt pay requirement to claims for payment for 
        covered items and services furnished by any Medicaid health 
        care entity (see H.R. 3587), H1642 [27MR]
      ------cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians 
        to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot 
        and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1543 [22MR]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H1846 
        [16AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2647 [10MY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H694 [9FE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H28 [17JA]
      ------increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services 
        that use computer aided detection technology for early 
        detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H726 [14FE]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses 
        following a mastectomy (see H.R. 2233), H945 [17FE]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1642 [27MR]
      ------provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse 
        staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H1915 [17AP]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H5292 [25JY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      ------terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except 
        the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan 
        (see H.R. 3480), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H5293 [25JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1642 [27MR]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H692 [9FE]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Guard: eliminate inequities in the treatment of 
        technicians and reduce retirement eligibility age for non-
        regular service (see H.R. 1169), H1846 [16AP]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H2072 [24AP]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1808 [29MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6284 [25SE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H3267 [30MY]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6323 [2NO]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: authorize the sale, at fair market value, of any 
        post office building subject to relocation (see H.R. 6238), 
        H5525 [31JY]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict 
        facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of 
        service (see H.R. 3591), H513 [6FE]
      ------reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal 
        services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 [28FE]
      Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel 
        production (see H.R. 5745), H6001 [13SE]
      ------impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a 
        tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient 
        vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare 
        reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H2034 [19AP]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
      Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see 
        H.R. 2404), H27 [17JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H115 [23JA]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1392 [19MR]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation 
        contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 
        481), H944 [17FE]
      ------allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable 
        contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly 
        compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1846 
        [16AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1741 [28MR]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1154 [5MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1154 [5MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H2447 [8MY]
      ------extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), 
        H1641 [27MR]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6060 [14SE]
      ------impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and 
        swaps (see H.R. 2003), H1210 [6MR]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2813 [16MY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1135 [1MR]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H5202 
        [24JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H694 [9FE]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5078 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H572 [7FE]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see 
        H.R. 601), H1915 [17AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Telecommunications: adopt technology allowing 9-1-1 call centers 
        to receive and respond to emergency text messages (see H.R. 
        3654), H1847 [16AP]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H1571 [26MR]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 
        3895), H966 [27FE]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5526 [31JY]
      ------provide employment opportunities for veterans in 
        transportation construction projects (see H.R. 3473), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1154 [5MR]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6069 [18SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H4158 [27JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2570 [9MY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H3363 [31MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see H.R. 3712), H694 [9FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot 
        program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see 
        H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]
      La Jolla, CA: grant a right of first refusal to the La Jolla 
        Historical Society relative to the sale of the La Jolla Post 
        Office (see H.R. 6049), H4603 [28JN]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Salazar Bazan, Azucena: relief (see H.R. 6126), H4863 [12JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot 
        program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (H.R. 
        5861), H3266 [30MY]
      La Jolla, CA: grant a right of first refusal to the La Jolla 
        Historical Society relative to the sale of the La Jolla Post 
        Office (H.R. 6049), H4605 [28JN]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (H.R. 6275), H5708 [2AU]
      Salazar Bazan, Azucena: relief (H.R. 6126), H4864 [12JY]
  Remarks
      Baxamusa, Murtaza: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Honoree 
        of the Year, E1460 [10SE]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3780 [19JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5819 [11SE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3780 [19JN]
      ------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H3780 [19JN]
      Lemmon, Tom: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Labor Leader of 
        the Year, E1462 [10SE]
      Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual 
        Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (H.R. 6275), E1424 [3AU]
      Votes: position on missed, H53, H54, H69 
        [18JA], H90, H91 [23JA], H200 [31JA], 
        H350, H351, H352, H354, 
        H355, H356 [1FE], H395, H396, 
        H414, H415, H416, H417, 
        H418, H419 [2FE], H458, H459 
        [3FE], H489, H490 [6FE], H709 [14FE], 
        H750 [15FE], H955 [27FE], H1262, 
        H1263, H1264 [7MR], H1286, H1287, 
        H1288, H1289 [8MR], H1374 [19MR], 
        H1662, H1664, H1665, H1730, 
        H1731 [28MR], H1751, H1762, 
        H1763, H1775, H1789, H1795 
        [29MR], H1827, H1828 [16AP], H1862, 
        H1871, H1872, H1873, H1892, 
        H1893, H1894, H1895, H1896, 
        H1897 [17AP], H1931, H1932, 
        H1959, H1961, H1962 [18AP], 
        H1988, H1989, H1990, H2008, 
        H2010 [19AP], H2051 [24AP], H2107, 
        H2108 [25AP], H2156, H2179, 
        H2180, H2181, H2182, H2183, 
        H2186 [26AP], H2246, H2251, 
        H2252 [27AP], H2301, H2302, 
        H2303 [7MY], H2345, H2346, 
        H2382, H2383, H2384, H2385, 
        H2386, H2387, H2388, H2433, 
        H2434, H2435, H2436, H2437, 
        H2438 [8MY], H2491, H2492, 
        H2516, H2517, H2518, H2519, 
        H2520, H2521, H2522, H2552, 
        H2553, H2554, H2555, H2556, 
        H2557 [9MY], H2582, H2583, 
        H2632, H2633, H2635, H2636 
        [10MY], H2694, H2695 [15MY], H2731, 
        H2743, H2744, H2745, H2781 
        [16MY], H2845, H2846, H2847, 
        H3034, H3035, H3036, H3037, 
        H3038 [17MY], H3110, H3111, 
        H3112, H3113, H3114, H3115, 
        H3116, H3117, H3118, H3119, 
        H3120, H3121, H3142, H3143, 
        H3144, H3145, H3146 [18MY], H3248, 
        H3249, H3250 [30MY], H3445, 
        H3446, H3447 [5JN], H3496, 
        H3497, H3498, H3514, H3515, 
        H3516, H3517, H3518, H3519, 
        H3520, H3521, H3522, H3523, 
        H3524, H3526, H3527, H3528, 
        H3567, H3568, H3569, H3570, 
        H3571, H3572, H3573, H3574, 
        H3575 [6JN], H3599, H3601, 
        H3617, H3618, H3645, H3646, 
        H3647, H3648, H3649, H3651, 
        H3652 [7JN], H3685, H3686, 
        H3687, H3688, H3689, H3690, 
        H3691 [8JN], H3931, H3932, 
        H3933, H3934, H3935, H3936, 
        H3937, H3938, H3939, H3940, 
        H3941, H3942, H3944, H3945 
        [21JN], H4615, H4616, H4631, 
        H4633, H4635, H4636 [29JN], 
        H4670, H4671, H4672 [9JY], 
        H4893, H4894 [17JY], H4926, 
        H4997, H4998, H4999, H5000, 
        H5001, H5002, H5003, H5004, 
        H5005, H5006 [18JY], H5064, 
        H5065, H5066, H5067, H5068, 
        H5069, H5070, H5071, H5072 
        [19JY], H5115, H5116, H5117 [23JY], 
        H5449, H5450 [31JY], H5747, 
        H5748, H5749 [10SE], H6120, 
        H6121 [19SE], H6174, H6195, 
        H6196 [20SE], H6248, H6249, 
        H6250, H6251, H6252, H6253, 
        H6254, H6256, H6257 [21SE], 
        E743, E746 [9MY]




FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD

  Remarks in House
      Government regulations: proposed changes to accounting 
        standards, E342 [8MR]




FINANCIAL CRISIS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ACT

  Articles and editorials
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]
      Enact (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]




FINANCIAL CRISIS INQUIRY COMMISSION

  Remarks in House
      Economy: release of report on causes of U.S. financial and 
        economic crisis, H41 [18JA]




FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE TO REDUCE TAX HAVEN ABUSE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2253), S2246 [29MR], S5103-S5105 [18JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2253, provisions, S2247 [29MR]




FINANCIAL GUIDANCE CENTER (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S33 [23JA]




FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

  Addresses
      FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155-H5157 [24JY]
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3091, S3092, S3093 [10MY], 
        S3146, S3148, S3150, S3152, S3156, S3176, S3177 [15MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]
      House Reaches Agreement on Export-Import Bank Reauthorization To 
        Strengthen American Manufacturing, Spur Job Creation, H2477 
        [9MY]
      How Bernanke Can Get Banks Lending Again, E1323 [25JY]
      How the Fed Favors the 1%, E706 [7MY]
      Intractable Afghan Graft Hampering U.S. Strategy, H1290 [8MR]
      Occupy Wall Street . . . Next Stop, Athens?, E112 [1FE]
      Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, H2480 [9MY]
      Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, 
        H5158-H5160 [24JY]
      That Comeback Trail for the Economy? Here, It's Littered With 
        Foreclosures, H672 [9FE]
      Why Dodd-Frank Is Necessary, E1311 [24JY]
      Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs, S1670 [14MR]
      Would Repeal of Key Dodd-Frank Provision Really Save $22 
        Billion?, H2610 [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S3174 
        [15MY]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see S. 3323), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5747), 
        H2713 [15MY]
      Bankruptcy: provide authority to modify certain mortgages on 
        principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (see 
        H.R. 4058), H901 [16FE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (see H.R. 6431), H6150 [19SE]
      Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance 
        companies from the definition of major swap participant and 
        from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------prohibit executives of financial firms from insuring 
        against having to repay illegally-received compensation or to 
        pay civil penalties to protect personal assets (see H.R. 
        5860), H3265 [30MY]
      CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the 
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset 
        Relief Program (see H.R. 6570), H6306 [12OC]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4391), 
        H1977 [18AP] (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Colleges and universities: require holders of student loans to 
        apply prepayment ammounts to loans with the highest rates of 
        interest (see H.R. 6510), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 
        2280), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 6273), H5704 [2AU]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Community banks: exempt from certain escrow requirements (see S. 
        2278), S2243 [29MR]
      Consumers: establish fair and transparent practices related to 
        marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at 
        depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 [9MY]
      ------exempt debt collectors from liability when leaving certain 
        voice mail messages as long as the collector follows 
        regulations prescribed on the appropriate manner in which to 
        leave such a message (see H.R. 4101), H1016 [28FE] (see H.R. 
        5794), H3102 [17MY]
      ------preserve privilege of information provided to Federal and 
        State agencies (see H.R. 6125), H4863 [12JY]
      ------protect against abusive debt collectors by regulating 
        medical debt collection practices, prohibit collectors from 
        seeking arrest warrants to collect debts, and provide 
        information about the debt (see S. 3350), S4674 [27JN]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see S. 3426), S5304 [24JY] (see H.R. 6483), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      ------clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive 
        consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by 
        public utility companies (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]
      ------create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H5008 [18JY]
      ------encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      ------establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 
        3452), S5487 [26JY]
      ------establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see H.R. 3789), H77 [18JA]
      ------establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification 
        pilot programs (see S. 2093), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 5940), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 
        2149), S1194 [1MR]
      ------focus Federal banking regulators on credit availability 
        and provide insured depository institutions with certain 
        authorities when calculating the institution's capital (see 
        H.R. 6037), H4156 [27JN]
      ------improve definitions of points and fees in connection with 
        a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H1804 [29MR]
      ------permit certain current loans that would otherwise be 
        treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain 
        purposes (see H.R. 4029), H725 [14FE]
      ------prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for 
        affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity 
        (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide homeowners with additional protections and 
        safeguards against foreclosure (see H.R. 6395), H5999 [13SE]
      ------require closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with 
        respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see S. 2909), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S850 [16FE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]
      ------require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (see S. 
        3177), S3174 [15MY]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Credit unions: advance the ability to promote small business 
        growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2231), 
        S2001 [22MR]
      ------allow non-federally insured credit unions to become 
        members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (see H.R. 6105), 
        H4827 [11JY]
      Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 
        [25JY] (see H.R. 6205), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative 
        financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation 
        among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory 
        lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]
      Dept. of Education: restore and extend the grace period before 
        repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct 
        Loan Program (see H.R. 4286), H1740 [28MR]
      Dept. of HUD: provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA 
        mortgage insurance program during periods that the Mutual 
        Mortgage Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio 
        requirements (see H.R. 3853), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN] (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] 
        (see H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      ------establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank (see S. 3419), 
        S5257 [23JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make home loan guaranty programs for 
        veterans regarding adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid 
        adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 4482), H2064 [24AP]
      Education: provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood 
        educators (see S. 2181), S1540 [8MR]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1303 [8MR]
      Electronics: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic 
        teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H1641 [27MR]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4302), H1803 [29MR] (see H.R. 5444), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (see H.R. 
        5890), H3480 [5JN]
      FDIC: exclude insurance companies from orderly liquidation 
        authority (see H.R. 6423), H6060 [14SE]
      ------protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit investments by mortgage finance agencies that 
        create disincentives to help homeowners and stabilize the 
        housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]
      FHA: establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to 
        refinance mortgages (see S. 3047), S3041 [9MY]
      ------establish Second Chance at Homeownership Program (see H.R. 
        4172), H1304 [8MR]
      Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial 
        institutions and small businesses to provide continuing 
        financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees 
        (see H.R. 4394), H1977 [18AP]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 633), H2126 [25AP]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: repeal authority to 
        designate certain non-bank financial institutions as 
        systemically important financial institutions (see S. 3497), 
        S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6317), H5705 [2AU]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1496 [21MR]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see S. 2247), 
        S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871), H374 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]
      ------require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to 
        conduct a small business review panel on the qualified 
        mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with a final 
        rule (see S. 3571), S6454 [19SE]
      ------restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors 
        of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 3219), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        6023), H4063 [26JN]
      ------treatment of information provided to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S494 [9FE] (see S. 
        3394), S5085 [17JY]
      Government regulations: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3280 [17MY] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      ------address the concept of ``Too Big To Fail'' through 
        improved regulation and breaking up large banks in order to 
        prevent future Government bailouts (see H.R. 4963), H2206 
        [26AP]
      ------implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial 
        banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules 
        (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S1422 [6MR]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (see S. 3048), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5714), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      ------support and promote mutual community banks (see H.R. 
        4217), H1426 [20MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S388 [7FE]
      Investments: make certain improvements relative to proprietary 
        trading by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 [21SE]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H901 [16FE]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H439 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
      Mortgages: specify that courses offered by lenders for their own 
        employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or continuing 
        education requirements of mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 
        6158), H5077 [19JY]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H692 [9FE]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: establish pilot 
        program to facilitate communication between borrowers and 
        servicers (see S. 3589), S6545 [20SE]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
      Privacy: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H3103 [17MY]
      Real estate: authorize depository institutions, holding 
        companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease foreclosed 
        property held by such institutions and companies (see S. 
        2080), S494 [9FE]
      ------require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]
      SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business 
        concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 
        4185), H1304 [8MR]
      ------provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (see H.R. 6296), H5704 [2AU]
      SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders (see S. 2373), S2821 [26AP]
      ------require nationally recognized statistical rating 
        organizations to certify that they monitor the accuracy of 
        credit ratings issued by the organization (see H.R. 6512), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      Senior citizens: protect elder adults from exploitation and 
        financial crimes, prevent elder adult abuse and financial 
        exploitation, and promote safety for elder adults (see S. 
        3598), S6546 [20SE]
      Small business: exclude credit union loans made to Main Street 
        businesses from the definition of member business loan (see 
        H.R. 4293), H1740 [28MR]
      ------improve lending and cooperation between the National 
        Credit Union Administration and SBA (see H.R. 4191), H1304 
        [8MR]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Taxation: extend the deduction for mortgage insurance (see H.R. 
        3999), H692 [9FE]
      ------increase income limitations for student loan interest 
        deduction (see H.R. 6010), H3975 [21JN]
      ------permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by 
        financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 
        5705), H2567 [9MY]
      ------prevent an unfair tax burden for veterans and homeowners 
        who have received assistance from the National Mortgage 
        Settlement (see S. 3224), S3515 [23MY]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 6050), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Truth in Lending Act: add a rule of construction relative to 
        certain payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (see 
        H.R. 4076), H943 [17FE]
      ------improve certain provisions relative to the compensation of 
        mortgage originators (see H.R. 4163), H1272 [7MR]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        S. 3620), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration 
        requirements (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
  Cloture motions
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
  Factsheets
      ManuFACTS--Ex-Im Bank and Export Finance, H2474 [9MY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil 
        speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 
        [19MR]
      Eximbank reauthorization: Andrew N. Liveris, Dow Chemical Co., 
        H2472 [9MY]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        and Kevin Burke, American Apparel & Footwear Association, 
        H2473 [9MY]
      ------Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of Washington, H2480 [9MY]
      ------David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of Commerce, H2479 [9MY]
      ------George Landrith, H2477 [9MY]
      ------Gregory J. Junemann, International Federation of 
        Professional & Technical Engineers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        and William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, H2472 
        [9MY]
      ------Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, H2479 [9MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2474 [9MY]
      ------R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of 
        Machinists and Aerospace Workers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------Representative Carolyn McCarthy, H2476 [9MY]
      ------Representative Yoder, H2477 [9MY]
      ------several Governors, H2479 [9MY]
      ------several organizations, H2472, H2475 [9MY]
      ------several Representatives, H2480 [9MY]
      ------Tim Keating, Boeing Co., H2470, H2473 [9MY]
      ------Todd McCracken, Small Business Exporters Association of 
        the U.S., H2472 [9MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Lists
      Wall Street CEOs taking millions, H4695 [10JY]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian 
        Financial Institutions: President Obama, S348 [6FE], H479 
        [6FE]
      Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of 
        Securities Held With an Intermediary: President Obama, S3293 
        [17MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S5730 
        [31JY], H5439 [31JY]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3051 [10MY], S3137 [15MY]
  Press releases
      A4A Commends Important Reforms in Bipartisan Ex-Im Bank 
        Reauthorization Agreement: Airlines for America (A4A) 
        (organization), H2475 [9MY]
      ALPA Hails Agreement on Eximbank Reauthorization: Air Line 
        Pilots Association, International, H2474 [9MY]
      Ex-Im Bank Support: several organizations, H2467, H2470 [9MY]
      GAMA Urges Swift Action on Export Import Bank Reauthorization: 
        General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H2475 [9MY]
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
      U.S. Chamber's Donohue Praises House Leaders for Reaching Deal 
        on Ex-Im: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2475 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      American Institute of Certified Public Accountants: anniversary, 
        E759 [10MY]
      Arkansas County, AR: anniversary of Arkansas County Bank, H2051 
        [24AP]
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures, H3058, H3059 [17MY]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (H.R. 2028), E1226 [11JY]
      ------provide authority to modify certain mortgages on principal 
        residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (H.R. 4058), H806 
        [16FE], E211 [16FE], E530 [16AP]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      ------establish a commission of budgeting and accounting experts 
        to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best 
        measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit 
        programs, H545, H546 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      CFTC: funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H1220, H1264 [7MR], H2798-H2800 [16MY]
      ------improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations 
        and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5228 [25JY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP], H1929 [18AP]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H515 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H1969-
        H1975 [18AP], H2052-H2055 [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2145, H2146 
        [26AP]
      ------affordability, H1435 [21MR]
      ------Obama administration proposals to make higher education 
        more affordable, H1138 [5MR]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education, H5531 
        [1AU]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        E1381 [1AU]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      Consumers: establish fair and transparent practices related to 
        marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at 
        depository institutions (H.R. 5691), E752 [9MY]
      ------provide reasonable and proportional fees and rules for 
        electronic debit transactions, H6163 [20SE]
      Credit: focus Federal banking regulators on credit availability 
        and provide insured depository institutions with certain 
        authorities when calculating the institution's capital (H.R. 
        6037), H4076 [27JN]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (H.R. 1498), H385 [2FE]
      Czemerda, Mary: Clearview Federal Credit Union Joseph C. Cirelli 
        Community Service Award recipient, E45 [18JA]
      Dept. of Defense: regulate open-end credit loans to Armed Forces 
        members and reduce use of predatory lenders, H5075 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: freeze income-based student loan repayment 
        plan, H5146 [24JY]
      ------freeze interest rates on subsidized student loans, H738 
        [15FE], H1795 [29MR]
      ------protect students from higher education costs and increased 
        student loan interest rates, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (H.R. 4286), H2081 [25AP], E465 [28MR]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for subordinating any loan 
        obligation to other financing, H3465, H3466 [5JN]
      Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory 
        standards against the use of discriminatory disparate impact 
        analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for 
        housing, H4144-H4146 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI 
        financial and mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding 
        through reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: economic effects of Troubled Asset Relief 
        Program, H2314 [7MY]
      ------repeal the Office of Financial Research, H2603 [10MY]
      Dressel, Melanie: American Banker (publication) Community Banker 
        of the Year award recipient, E117 [2FE]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H560-H563 [7FE], H675, H676 [9FE], H808 
        [16FE], H5134 [24JY], H5981 [13SE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H5122-H5129 [23JY], 
        H5134 [24JY], H5756, H5759, H5760 [10SE], H6224-H6227 [20SE]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4694 
        [10JY]
      ------modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive 
        and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and 
        regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], 
        H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H808 [16FE]
      Education: funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      ------provide student loan borrowers with basic consumer 
        protections, H815 [16FE]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (H.R. 4170), 
        H1291 [8MR], H2054 [24AP], H2117, H2118 [25AP]
      ------student loans and financial aid programs funding, H68 
        [18JA]
      Electronics: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic 
        teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 4367), 
        H4664-H4666 [9JY], E1283 [19JY]
      Estabrook, Tove E.: First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business 
        (publication) Guam Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E675 [26AP]
      Eximbank: exceptions to required Federal Register notice 
        relative to publication of trade secrets, H2467, H2468 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize, H1217 [7MR], H2082 [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2459, H2460-H2481 [9MY], E764 
        [10MY], E798 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        H3444 [5JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 5444), E713 [7MY]
      FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and 
        prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis 
        (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]
      FDIC: repeal orderly liquidation authority to prevent failure of 
        large financial firms, H2610 [10MY]
      Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: release of report on causes 
        of U.S. financial and economic crisis, H41 [18JA]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review 
        authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (H.R. 
        4232), H1648 [28MR]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 4180), 
        H6223 [20SE]
      ------move the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the 
        Dept. of the Treasury, H2602 [10MY]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), H1555, H1556 
        [26MR], E448 [27MR]
      ------reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219-
        H6224 [20SE]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5139, H5140, H5150-H5162 [24JY], 
        H5207, H5208, H5232 [25JY], H6222 [20SE], E1322, E1333 [25JY], 
        E1351, E1362 [31JY], E1437 [3AU]
      Government regulations: exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act 
        regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, 
        middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug 
        safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from 
        regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------include existing Dept. of the Treasury rule on U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens in any regulatory freeze, H5286-H5289 
        [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      ------SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and 
        litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]
      Hanover Township, PA: anniversary of Sallie Mae Loan Servicing 
        Center, E661 [26AP]
      Housing: Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of 
        abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
      Intelligence services: protect U.S. intelligence and military 
        capability, defend certain sensitive information against 
        cybersecurity attack, and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets, H5569 [1AU]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (H.R. 4070), H2824 [17MY]
      ------impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that 
        deal with the Central Bank of Iran, E1415 [3AU]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3399-H3402 
        [1JN], H3918 [21JN], H6265-H6271 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H5755 [10SE]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 
        [6MR], H1395 [20MR], H2060 [24AP]
      Real estate: provide home loan modifications to eligible 
        homeowners and assist homeowners and prospective homeowners 
        with foreclosure prevention programs and information on loan 
        modifications, H701 [14FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, E15 [13JA]
      SBA: provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (H.R. 6296), H6115-H6118 [19SE], E1544 [14SE]
      SEC: consider burden of internal controls auditing requirements 
        for companies with public float less than a certain amount, 
        H5278-H5280 [25JY]
      ------delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit 
        analysis of regulations until certification that such 
        requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect 
        investors and the financial system, H5282, H5283 [25JY]
      ------exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548-H1551 [26MR], E479 
        [28MR]
      ------improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5227, H5241 [25JY]
      ------require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable 
        investments and activities in Iran, H5572 [1AU]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (H.R. 2682), H1551-H1553 [26MR], E479 [28MR]
      ------require brokers underwriting initial public offerings for 
        emerging growth companies be held to strict liability for 
        publicly released research and that certain communications be 
        filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257, H1261 [7MR]
      Small business: provide certain credit unions with the authority 
        to make additional member business loans (H.R. 1418), H5863 
        [12SE]
      Social Finance, Inc.: tribute, E1461 [10SE]
      Suffolk County, NY: anniversary of Teachers Federal Credit 
        Union, E6 [10JA]
      Taxation: provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to 
        tax preparation (H.R. 6050), E1172 [28JN]
      Unemployment: rate among college graduates, H5755 [10SE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 
        2827), H6125-H6128 [19SE]
      ------exclude small lenders from certain regulations (H.R. 
        3336), H2095-H2099 [25AP], E667 [26AP], E696 [27AP]
      ------impact, E1311 [24JY]
      ------repeal, H714 [14FE], H1151 [5MR], H5022 [19JY], H5230 
        [25JY]
      Ysrael, Diana Z.: First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business 
        (publication) Guam Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E673 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (S. 3179), S3175 [15MY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (S. 3323), S4372 [20JN]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (S. 1102), S2069 [27MR]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), S6670, S6671 [21SE]
      CFTC: funding, S5960 [2AU]
      ------implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, S1174 [1MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (S. 2222), S2138, S2139 [28MR], S2207 [29MR]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, S237 [1FE], S2068-S2070 [27MR], 
        S2536-S2538 [19AP], S2992 [9MY]
      ------improve efforts to make higher education more affordable, 
        S2675 [25AP]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 
        2280), S2254 [29MR], S5710 [31JY]
      Courts: settlement in class-action lawsuit filed by merchants 
        against Visa, MasterCard, and financial institutions, S5961 
        [2AU]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (S. 3426), S5490 [26JY]
      ------encourage financial institutions to discontinue certain 
        fees on debit and prepaid cards used by colleges and 
        universities to disburse student financial aid, S5199 [19JY]
      ------establish a national consumer credit usury rate (S. 3452), 
        S5489 [26JY]
      ------promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card 
        interchange transaction fees, S3403-S3405 [22MY], S5960-S5962 
        [2AU]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE]
      ------require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (S. 3177), 
        S3463 [23MY]
      Credit unions: advance the ability to promote small business 
        growth and economic development opportunities, S1673 [14MR], 
        S1695 [15MR]
      ------advance the ability to promote small business growth and 
        economic development opportunities (S. 2231), S2007 [22MR], 
        S2009 [26MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow communities with rural development 
        project loans to apply for certain other types of loans, S4281 
        [19JN]
      ------extend eligibility for certain emergency loans to 
        commercial fisherman, S4280 [19JN]
      ------limit payments for marketing loan gains and loan 
        deficiency payments, S4269 [19JN]
      ------prohibit loan guarantees, S4280 [19JN]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S6590-S6592 
        [21SE]
      ------impact of deregulation of the financial sector, S4658 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------impact of Government regulations, S4113 [13JN]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4658 
        [27JN]
      Education: funding, S5943 [2AU], S6088-S6091 [11SE]
      ------provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators 
        (S. 2181), S1542 [8MR]
      Eximbank: amend membership of Advisory Committee to include a 
        representative from the textile industry, S1782 [19MR]
      ------limit financing to transactions subsidized by other 
        countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable 
        or prohibitively expensive, S3148-S3150, S3156 [15MY]
      ------make an increase in lending authority contingent upon the 
        Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3152-S3154, S3157 [15MY]
      ------phase out authority and require President to initiate 
        negotiations with other major exporting countries to end 
        subsidized export financing programs, S3146, S3150 [15MY]
      ------prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold debt 
        instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]
      ------prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize, S1686, S1728 [15MR], S1763, S1776, S1777, 
        S1782 [19MR], S1817, S1822, S1823, S1830, S1834, S1837, S1841 
        [20MR], S1885 [21MR], S1972, S1974, S1995 [22MR], S2127 
        [28MR], S2486 [18AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3146-S3158, S3159 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3051-S3053, 
        S3058, S3062-S3065, S3070 [10MY], S3107, S3123 [14MY], S3137, 
        S3139 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        S3871 [7JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S3122 [14MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent request, S3069, 
        S3070 [10MY]
      ------reform, S2950 [8MY]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (S. 2253), S2246 [29MR], S5103-
        S5105 [18JY]
      FHA: establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to 
        refinance mortgages (S. 3047), S3044 [9MY]
      Financial Guidance Center (organization): tribute, S33 [23JA]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 409), S2184 [28MR], 
        S2234 [29MR]
      FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 
        [2AU]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), S2113 
        [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      ------reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3247, 
        S3248 [17MY]
      Government regulations: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, 
        and efficient banking system (S. 3048), S5921-S5923 [2AU]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      ------prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac during the term of any conservatorship, S184-S186 
        [31JA], S304 [2FE]
      ------suspend compensation packages for senior executives of 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in 
        accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (S. 2054), 
        S263 [1FE]
      Housing: Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of 
        abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]
      Iran: allow humanitarian trade to be exempted from sanctions as 
        long as such trade is licensed by the Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Foreign Assets Control, S5862 [1AU]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 
        [16FE]
      London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR): allegations of 
        manipulation, S5959 [2AU]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S4602-S4604 [26JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S3671 [4JN], 
        S6308 [13SE]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], 
        S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: establish pilot 
        program to facilitate communication between borrowers and 
        servicers (S. 3589), S6553 [20SE]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 
        [19MR], S2018-S2020 [26MR], S2134, S2140 [28MR], S2217 [29MR]
      Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information, S5914 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information (S. 1151), S66 [24JA]
      ------protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and 
        require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]
      ------protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of 
        and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability 
        and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable 
        information, S1686 [15MR]
      Real estate: authorize depository institutions, holding 
        companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease foreclosed 
        property held by such institutions and companies (S. 2080), 
        S496 [9FE], S3463 [23MY]
      ------provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners and 
        assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure 
        prevention programs and information on loan modifications, 
        S361 [7FE]
      Saco, ME: anniversary of Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, 
        S2961 [8MY]
      SBA: extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      ------extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain 
        eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/
        504 Loan Program, S4876 [11JY]
      ------reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits, S4927 
        [12JY]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 
        [28MR]
      ------funding, S5960 [2AU]
      Securities: comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to 
        increase transparency and reduce risks in the financial 
        system, S3403 [22MY]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, 
        S3932 [12JN]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      South Dakota: anniversary of Services Center Federal Credit 
        Union, S6264 [12SE]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, S5960 
        [2AU]
      ------impact on concept of ``Too Big To Fail'', S6510 [20SE]
      ------repeal, S140 [30JA], S3298 [21MY]
  Reports filed
      Adjust Date on Which Consolidated Assets Are Determined for 
        Purposes of Exempting Certain Instruments of Smaller 
        Institutions From Capital Deductions: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3128) (H. Rept. 112-566), H4654 [29JN]
      Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. Rept. 112-343), H639 
        [8FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112-366), H25 [17JA]
      Federal Reserve Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 112-607), H4906 
        [17JY]
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]
      Improve CFTC Consideration of Costs and Benefits of Regulations 
        and Orders: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. 
        Rept. 112-482), H2811 [16MY]
      Limit Fee Disclosure Requirement for an Automatic Teller Machine 
        to the Screen of That Machine: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4367) (H. Rept. 112-576), H4654 [29JN]
      Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112-417), H1426 [20MR]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or 
        Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1838) (H. Rept. 112-476), H2662 [11MY]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
      SEC Regulatory Accountability Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 2308) (H. Rept. 112-453), H2123 [25AP]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Small Business Credit Availability Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3336) (H. Rept. 112-390), H639 [8FE]
      Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112-345), H639 [8FE]
      Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 112-477), H2662 [11MY]
      U.S. Covered Bond Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 112-407), H1152 [5MR]
  Tables
      Jobs supported through Eximbank financing by State, S3147 [15MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H.R. 459, Federal Reserve Transparency Act, H5150 [24JY]
      H.R. 2072, Eximbank reauthorization, H2460-H2464 [9MY]
      H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, 
        H1551 [26MR]
      H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]
      H.R. 2827, clarify Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
        Act provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors, 
        H6125 [19SE]
      H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act, H2095 [25AP]
      H.R. 4014, preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H1555 [26MR]
      H.R. 4367, limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic 
        teller machine to the screen of that machine, H4665 [9JY]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5890, technical correction to H.R. 2072, Securing American 
        Jobs Through Exports Act, H3444 [5JN]
      H.R. 6296, Disaster Loan Fairness Act, H6115 [19SE]
      H.R. 6431, provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma, H6124 [19SE]
      S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]
      S. 2253, Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act, 
        S2247 [29MR]
      S. 2280, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S2255 
        [29MR]
      S. 3452, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates 
        Act, S5490 [26JY]
      S. Res. 409, Financial Literacy Month, S2171, S2184 [28MR]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]




FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 [28MR]
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 633), H2126 [25AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 409), S2184 [28MR], S2234 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 409, designate, S2171, S2184 [28MR]




FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H3103 [17MY]




FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL

  Articles and editorials
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Government regulations: repeal authority to designate certain 
        non-bank financial institutions as systemically important 
        financial institutions (see S. 3497), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 
        6317), H5705 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Government regulations: strengthen review authority of 
        regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 
        (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]




FINCHER, STEPHEN LEE (a Representative from Tennessee)

  Amendments
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1249 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3130), H5130 [23JY] (see H.R. 3805), H5202 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6234 [20SE]
      ------eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain 
        active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which 
        Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service 
        (see H.R. 1283), H5202 [24JY]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H966 [27FE]
      ------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty 
        or performed certain active service receive credit toward 
        early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 
        181), H5331 [30JY]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6280 [21SE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H727 [14FE]
      Credit: create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: require evaluation of county workload 
        assessments prior to closure or relocation of a county or 
        local Farm Service Agency office (see H.R. 4313), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H5131 
        [23JY]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), 
        H28 [17JA]
      English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        1164), H966 [27FE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H115 
        [23JA]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal 
        debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H1497 [21MR]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H803 [15FE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H4828 [11JY]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H220 [31JA]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4908 [17JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1808 [29MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H5526 [31JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4656 [29JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H966 [27FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 [18JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H187 [27JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H694 [9FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2134 [25AP]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6280 [21SE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4908 [17JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4656 [29JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2447 [8MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1135 [1MR]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5860 [11SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3481 
        [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H218 [31JA]
      Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom 
        to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 789), H6151 [19SE]
      Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims 
        in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and 
        encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 6415), H6060 
        [14SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (H.R. 3849), H219 [31JA]
      Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims 
        in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and 
        encourage licensing of claims adjusters (H.R. 6415), H6061 
        [14SE]
  Remarks
      Business and industry: require emerging growth companies to 
        fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder 
        vote requirements, H1255 [7MR]
      Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom 
        to exercise beliefs peacefully (H. Res. 789), E1567 
        [19SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5279, 
        H5284 [25JY]
      ------require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines 
        ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific 
        information, H5284 [25JY]
      ------require publicly traded companies to disclose the number 
        of domestic and foreign employees, H1282 [8MR]
      Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims 
        in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and 
        encourage licensing of claims adjusters (H.R. 6415), 
        E1543 [14SE]
      Jackson, TN: Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church installation of 
        new pastor, E915 [31MY]
      Medina, TN: tribute to first graduating class of South Gibson 
        County High School, E914 [31MY]
      ------tribute to first graduating class of South Gibson High 
        School, E855 [18MY]
      SEC: consider burden of internal controls auditing requirements 
        for companies with public float less than a certain amount, 
        H5279 [25JY]
      ------study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1260 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1239, H1244, H1249, H1251, H1255, 
        H1257, H1260 [7MR], H1282 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1591 [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1226 [7MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, H1251 
        [7MR], H5279 [25JY]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1257 [7MR]
      ------provide additional exemptions from internal control 
        auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies 
        (H.R. 3213), H5279 [25JY]
      Tennessee: tribute to school districts in West Tennessee that 
        earned exemplary status from the Tennessee Dept. of Education, 
        E1395 [3AU]
      Votes: position on missed, E604 [19AP], E814 
        [16MY]
  Tributes
      Carruth, Richard, E916 [31MY]
      Summitt, Pat, H2076 [25AP]
      Underwood, John and Grace, E1247 [12JY]




FINDING FUGITIVE SEX OFFENDERS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 671): unanimous-consent request, S1921 [21MR]




FINDLEY, PAUL (a former Representative from Illinois)

  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Lincoln Home National Historic Site: tribute to efforts to 
        establish, S5957 [2AU]
      Tribute, S5957 [2AU]




FINLAN, MARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E455 [27MR]




FINLEY, DORA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1336 [26JY]




FINLEY, JOAN

  Subpoena Notices
      27th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Landry, LA, 
        H5329 [30JY]




FINLEY, STEPHANNIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E655 [25AP]




FINN, MICHAEL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2272 [29MR]




FINNEGAN, JOHN V.

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




FIRE CHIEF (publication)

  Remarks in Senate
      Olsson, Jona: Fire Chief (publication) Volunteer Fire Chief of 
        the Year award recipient, S6433 [19SE]




FIRE PREVENTION

  Bills and resolutions
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 549), S6108 
        [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see S. 
        3441), S5381 [25JY] (see H.R. 6248), H5628 [1AU]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]
      ------extend stewardship end result contracting authority for 
        projects to improve land management and reduce fire hazards in 
        national forests (see H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]
      Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal 
        wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal 
        land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see 
        S. 3585), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6306), H5705 [2AU]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4774 [10JY]
      ------modify training requirements for certain fire departments 
        applying for Federal grants (see H.R. 5900), H3577 [6JN]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (see S. 3261), S3688 [4JN]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      ------improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      Lincoln County, NV: facilitate planning, permitting, 
        administration, implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-
        juniper dominated landscape restoration projects (see H.R. 
        6453), H6231 [20SE]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (see S. Res. 483), S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 
        638), H2274 [27AP]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      Public lands: expedite authorizations for private landowners to 
        conduct vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM 
        lands to reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten 
        residential structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
      Tariff: zinc diethylphosphinate (see H.R. 4837), H2204 [26AP]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2218), S1932 
        [21MR] (see H.R. 6229), H5330 [30JY]
  Remarks in House
      Campus Fire Safety Month: observance, E1554 [19SE]
      Climate: impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: enter into contracts 
        with States to treat insect-infested trees and clear hazardous 
        fuel to prevent wildfires, H3785 [19JN]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3535, 
        H3536 [6JN], E1003 [6JN], E1029 [8JN]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), H3691 [8JN]
      ------improve forest management and reduce hazardous fuels, 
        H3970-H3972 [21JN]
      Government regulations: exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations to prevent combustible dust 
        and fire explosions, H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme 
        weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]
      Hazleton, PA: anniversary of Pioneer Fire Dept., E583 [19AP]
      Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, E1390 [2AU]
      Lumberton, TX: anniversary of Lumberton Fire and EMS, E469 
        [28MR]
      National Fire Protection Association: issuance of new standards 
        for gas process safety following Kleen Energy Plant disaster, 
        E943 [31MY]
      National forests: improve land management and reduce fire 
        hazards, H1981 [19AP]
      West Caldwell, NJ: anniversary of West Caldwell Volunteer Fire 
        Dept., E1475 [11SE]
      Woodbridge, VA: tribute to Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer 
        Fire Dept., E323 [6MR]
      Woodbury, MN: tribute to Woodbury Fire Dept., E244 [27FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 549), S6238 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (S. 3441), 
        S5964 [2AU]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), S3720 [5JN], S3870, S3871 [7JN]
      ------FLAME wildfire suppression reserve fund funding, S4661 
        [27JN]
      ------hazardous fuel reduction projects funding, S4660 [27JN]
      ------reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN], S4660 
        [27JN]
      Forests: trees killed by bark beetles removal funding, S3891 
        [11JN], S4339 [20JN]
      Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, S5970 [2AU]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (S. Res. 483), S5090 [17JY]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (S. 2218), S1938 [21MR]
  Reports filed
      Arizona Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 112-
        126), S42 [23JA]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2218) (S. Rept. 
        112-180), S4950 [12JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3261, allow Forest Service to award certain contracts for 
        large air tankers, S3871 [7JN], H3691 [8JN]
      S. Res. 483, recognize efforts of National Association of State 
        Fire Marshals to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow 
        corrugated stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection 
        Association specifications, S3782 [6JN], S5090 [17JY]
      S. Res. 549, Campus Fire Safety Month, S6110, S6238 [11SE]




FIREARMS

  Amendments
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879, H1881, 
        H1882, H1883, H1885, H1886, H1887, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636, S6638, S6639 
        [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Taking It to the Street, E1115-E1118 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ammunition: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see S. 3458), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 
        6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see S. 2089), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 3981), 
        H640 [8FE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Crime: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5291 
        [25JY]
      ------enhance penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (see 
        H.R. 4190), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 
        [15MY]
      ------prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple 
        rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Interstate commerce: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H1641 [27MR]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act: support goals and 
        ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1305 [8MR]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE] 
        (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S323 [2FE]
      ------recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters 
        and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife 
        agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, 
        and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 [20SE]
      States: establish national standard to allow State concealed 
        handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 
        2188), S1613 [13MR]
      ------provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain 
        concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in District of Columbia 
        v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 677), H3480 [5JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5846), H3162 [18MY]
  Cloture motions
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  Letters
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
      Oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty if such treaty restricts the right 
        to keep and bear arms: several Representatives, S4807 [10JY]
      Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities 
        protection and enhancement: several sportsmen organizations, 
        S6498 [20SE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of 
        Fish & Wildlife Agencies, H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------several recreational sports and wildlife conservation 
        organizations, H1875 [17AP]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 3525, Sportmen's Act, S6560 [21SE]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6502 [20SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
  Poems
      ``We Are Virginia Tech,'' Nikki Giovanni, E526 [16AP]
  Press releases
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: preserve right to keep and bear arms for active 
        duty military personnel stationed or residing in the District 
        of Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      Assault weapons: prohibit transfer or sale, H5135 [24JY]
      ATF: Multiple Sales Reporting Program funding, H2455, H2456 
        [9MY]
      BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting, 
        H1877 [17AP]
      Cabot Guns (company): tribute, H1030 [29FE]
      Children and youth: prevent access to firearms (H.R. 227), H1854 
        [17AP]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Dept. of Defense: 40-millimeter ammunition production funding, 
        H4993 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Border Enforcement 
        Security Task Force, H3244, H3245 [30MY]
      Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or 
        the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
        suspected terrorists (H.R. 1506), H2456 [9MY]
      ------condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body 
        armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear 
        policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 
        645), H3074 [17MY]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885, H1886 [17AP]
      FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, 
        H2457 [9MY]
      Forest Service: prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer 
        hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
      Government regulations: establish background check procedures 
        for gun shows, H1918 [18AP], H5204 [25JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------impact of partisanship, H4071 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine 
        High School, H5532 [1AU]
      Mexico: U.S. policy, H4825 [11JY]
      National Instant Criminal Background Check System: ensure that 
        individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are 
        listed and require a background check for every firearm sale 
        (H.R. 1781), H2456 [9MY]
      National Park Service: clarify that all public lands under 
        National Park Service jurisdiction are included in the hunting 
        exemption, H1882, H1883 [17AP]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (H.R. 
        4063), E218 [16FE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: prohibit 
        intelligence community cybersecurity systems from using 
        sensitive personal documents received from certain sources, 
        H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      Public lands: make new restrictions on managing hunting, 
        fishing, and recreational shooting effective only if the 
        amount of land available for those purposes falls below a 
        certain acreage, H1883, H1884 [17AP]
      ------require hunting activities be a land use in management 
        plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1873-H1897 
        [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5889 [12SE], E585, E589 [19AP], E621 
        [24AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1860-H1872 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1895, H1896 [17AP]
      States: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, H5296 [26JY], E1241 [12JY]
      Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, E526 
        [16AP]
      Weapons: gun control, H1856 [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5081, H5117 
        [23JY], H5135 [24JY], H5204 [25JY], H5634 [2AU], H6163 [20SE], 
        E1582 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ammunition: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (S. 32), S4632 [26JN], S5863 [1AU]
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Dept. of Defense: small arms weapons and ammunition 
        modernization funding, S5832-S5835 [1AU]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (S. 2554), S2930 [7MY]
      ------release of report relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms, S6585 [21SE]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      FDA: prohibit FDA employees from carrying firearms and making 
        arrests without warrants, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      Government regulations: establish background check procedures 
        for gun shows (S. 35), S2773 [26AP], S4632 [26JN]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6604 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6415 [19SE], S6498, S6499 [20SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604, S6605 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6415 [19SE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, S4806 [10JY], S5128 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms (S. 2205), S3244 [17MY]
      Weapons: gun control, S1729 [15MR], S5249 [23JY], S5280 [24JY], 
        S5466 [26JY]
  Reports
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 
        112-182), S4950 [12JY]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 526) (S. Rept. 112-112), S41 
        [23JA]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2834) (H. Rept. 
        112-609), H5077 [19JY]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 [16AP]
      Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3065) (H. Rept. 112-529), 
        H3706 [15JN]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage 
        Act, H1860 [17AP]
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]




FIREFIGHTERS

  Amendments
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S4249, S4250 [18JN]
  Articles and editorials
      He's Done It All, S2959 [8MY]
      They Answer the Call, S3077 [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County, FL, federally 
        owned land for construction of a fire station (see S. 3390), 
        S5084 [17JY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see S. 
        3441), S5381 [25JY] (see H.R. 6248), H5628 [1AU]
      ------provide funding assistance to State training centers 
        certified by FEMA as capable of providing emergency response 
        training (see H.R. 5620), H2443 [8MY]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      Employment: make grants to States to hire and prevent layoffs of 
        teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        6561), H6284 [25SE]
      Federal aid programs: modify training requirements for certain 
        fire departments applying for Federal grants (see H.R. 5900), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      Federal employees: implement updated pay and personnel policies 
        to improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4774 [10JY]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (see S. 3261), S3688 [4JN]
      ------make First and Second Generation Modular Airborne 
        Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to certain Air 
        National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage of air 
        tankers to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5965), H3806 [19JN]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H725 [14FE]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2218), S1932 
        [21MR] (see H.R. 6229), H5330 [30JY]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Letters
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: Chuck 
        Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, E1153 [27JN]
  Prayers
      ``When I Am Called to Duty, God'', E403 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Air Force: Air National Guard firefighting aircraft funding, 
        H4953 [18JY]
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, H4690, H4708 [10JY]
      Borchardt, Mack: Texas Fire Chiefs Association Fire Chief of the 
        Year award recipient, E536 [16AP]
      Cheshire, CT: anniversary of Cheshire Fire Dept., E547 [17AP]
      Collins, NY: anniversary of Collins Fire Dept., E51 [23JA]
      Colorado: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Waldo Canyon, E1201 [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense: Precision Aerial Delivery System (PCADS) 
        funding to battle wildfires from military aircraft, H5046 
        [19JY]
      ------provide assistance to State training centers to provide 
        emergency response training to the National Guard and Federal 
        agencies performing homeland defense activities, E948 [1JN]
      Fairfax County, VA, Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Valor Award 
        recipients, E562 [17AP]
      Falese, Michael: Illinois Fire Chiefs Association Chief of the 
        Year award recipient, E376 [19MR]
      FCC: provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H914, H918-H921 [17FE], E237-E239 [24FE]
      Federal Way, WA: groundbreaking of 9/11 Memorial at South King 
        Fire and Rescue Station 64, E1516 [13SE]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3535, 
        H3536 [6JN], E1003 [6JN], E1029 [8JN]
      Florida: tribute to 13th Congressional District Fire and Rescue 
        and EMS Award recipients, E1327 [25JY]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), H3691 [8JN]
      ------improve forest management and reduce hazardous fuels, 
        H3970-H3972 [21JN]
      Fort Collins, CO: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to wildfires, H5024 [19JY]
      Fort Kent, ME: tribute to citizens and surrounding communities 
        for downtown fire response efforts, E453 [27MR]
      Hazleton, PA: anniversary of Pioneer Fire Dept., E583 [19AP]
      Illinois: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts 
        in responding to tornadoes, E408 [21MR]
      Indiana: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts in 
        responding to tornadoes, H1160 [6MR], E327 [7MR]
      Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, E1390 [2AU]
      Lawnside, NJ: anniversary of Lawnside Volunteer Fire Co., No. 1, 
        E1380 [1AU]
      Lumberton, TX: anniversary of Lumberton Fire and EMS, E469 
        [28MR]
      New York: tribute to Hudson Valley first responders, E830 [17MY]
      Prince George's County, MD: tribute to firefighters, E358 [8MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3994-H3997 [26JN], H4079 [27JN], H4625 [29JN], E1153 [27JN]
      State University of New York, Canton: tribute to first 
        responders, E280 [29FE]
      Suffolk County, NY: tribute to Suffolk County Fire Dept., H1964 
        [18AP]
      Tornadoes: tribute to first responders in Alabama, E651 [25AP]
      West Caldwell, NJ: anniversary of West Caldwell Volunteer Fire 
        Dept., E1475 [11SE]
      ------anniversary of West Essex First Aid Squad, E776 [10MY]
      West Liberty, KY: tribute to first responders, E1462 [10SE]
      Woodbridge, VA: tribute to Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer 
        Fire Dept., E323 [6MR]
      Woodbury, MN: tribute to Woodbury Fire Dept., E244 [27FE]
      Woonsocket, RI: request to remove religious symbols from 
        Woonsocket Fire Dept., memorial and website, H2192 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, S4815 [10JY]
      Bush, KY: tribute to Bush Volunteer Fire Dept., S3076 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (S. 3441), 
        S5964 [2AU]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), S3720 [5JN], S3870, S3871 [7JN]
      ------FLAME wildfire suppression reserve fund funding, S4661 
        [27JN]
      Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, S5970 [2AU]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S3872 [7JN], S4249 [18JN]
      Miami (U.S.S.): tribute to local fire departments for fighting 
        fire aboard nuclear-powered submarine, S3543 [24MY]
      Olsson, Jona: Fire Chief (publication) Volunteer Fire Chief of 
        the Year award recipient, S6433 [19SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        S4781 [29JN], S4783 [9JY]
      ------improve (S. 1696), S1921 [21MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 
        [17AP], S2886 [26AP]
      Smyrna, DE: anniversary of Citizens' Hose Fire Co. No. 1, S2919 
        [7MY]
      Telecommunications: strengthen public safety by establishing a 
        national wireless communications network for emergency 
        responders, S888, S889 [17FE]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (S. 2218), S1938 [21MR]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (S. Res. 523), S5023 [16JY]
  Reports filed
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 112-
        548), H3981 [25JN]
      Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]
      U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2218) (S. Rept. 
        112-180), S4950 [12JY]
  Summaries
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): 
        Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements 
        Act, H3994 [26JN]
      S. 3261, allow Forest Service to award certain contracts for 
        large air tankers, S3871 [7JN], H3691 [8JN]
      S. Res. 419, Public Service Recognition Week, S2398 [17AP], 
        S2886 [26AP]
      S. Res. 488, tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        in Kittery, ME, S3844, S3872 [7JN]
      S. Res. 523, tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources, S5024, S5050 [16JY]




FIRST BOOK (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E858 [18MY], E1440 [3AU]




FIRST MORRILL ACT  see Land-Grant College Act




FIRST STATE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 323) (S. Rept. 112-109), S41 [23JA]




FIRST TEE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to charitable golf tournament, 
        H4808 [11JY]




FIRSTENERGY CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Oak Harbor, OH: concerns about relicensing of Davis-Besse 
        Nuclear Power Station due to structural defects, H3955, H3956 
        [21JN]




FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RETIREMENT SECURITY ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 1173): consideration (see H. Res. 522), H158 [24JA]
  Letters
      Provisions: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, 
        County and Municipal Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 1173), H352 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that a majority of individuals above a 
        certain age have access to private long-term care insurance, 
        H335-H337 [1FE]
      ------implement a voluntary insurance program to provide long-
        term care services for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and 
        other disabled individuals, H352, H353 [1FE]
      ------increase flexibility for implementation of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 
        [1FE]
      Enact (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], E141 [6FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 522), H192-H200 [31JA]
      ------motion to recommit, H352, H353 [1FE]
      Health: study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program repeal 
        if failure to implement program would increase Medicaid 
        spending, H337 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 [2FE], S1062 
        [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. 
        Rept. 112-342), H113 [23JA]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Enact (H.R. 1173), H348 [1FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, provisions, H192 [31JA]
      H.R. 1173, provisions, H333 [1FE]




FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4403), H2045 [24AP]




FISH AND FISHING  related term(s) Marine Mammals; National Wildlife 
    Refuges
  Amendments
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1069, 
        H1070 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879, H1881, 
        H1882, H1883, H1885, H1886, H1887, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636, S6638, S6639 
        [21SE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Block Island Sound: allow recreational fishing for Atlantic 
        striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone (see H.R. 
        3906), H512 [6FE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
      Coastal zones: provide additional flexibility for fishery 
        managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum 
        for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey 
        funding (see H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]
      Conservation of natural resources: ensure continuation of 
        successful fisheries mitigation programs (see H.R. 5931), 
        H3698 [8JN]
      ------prohibit the sale of billfish (see S. 3422), S5257 [23JY] 
        (see S. 3424), S5304 [24JY]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4406), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi 
        River in Minnesota (see S. 2164), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4146), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide preservation and interpretation 
        assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford 
        Whaling National Historical Park (see H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]
      EPA: limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Food industry: enhance national seafood marketing efforts by 
        creating National Seafood Marketing and Development Fund, 
        regional seafood marketing boards, and national coordinating 
        committee (see S. 3615), S6625 [21SE]
      Foreign trade: make elimination of government fisheries 
        subsidies a principal negotiating objectives in trade 
        negotiations (see S. 3518), S5978 [2AU]
      Government regulations: support fisheries and communities that 
        rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline 
        Federal fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR] (see 
        H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Law enforcement: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5797), H3102 [17MY]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H6151 [19SE]
      New York: add to the New England Fishery Management Council (see 
        H.R. 5885), H3404 [1JN]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Oceans: reauthorize certain legislation relative to Atlantic 
        Ocean marine fisheries (see H.R. 6096), H4774 [10JY]
      Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on 
        public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, 
        and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds 
        to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see S. 3543), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6007), H3974 [21JN]
      Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
        (see H.R. 4129), H1133 [1MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE] 
        (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S323 [2FE]
      ------recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters 
        and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife 
        agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, 
        and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 [20SE]
      Tariff: fishing reels (see S. 3195), S3234 [16MY] (see H.R. 
        4650), H2123 [25AP]
      ------oysters (other than smoked), prepared or preserved (see S. 
        2556), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5071), H2269 [27AP]
      ------vulcanized rubber felt-bottom boots for actual use in 
        fishing waders (see S. 2879), S2966 [8MY]
      ------vulcanized rubber lug bottom boots for actual use in 
        fishing waders (see S. 2880), S2966 [8MY]
      Taxation: provide for Commerical Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk 
        Management Accounts (see H.R. 6276), H5704 [2AU]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 4171), H1303 [8MR]
  Cloture motions
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation 
        organizations, H3376 [1JN]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Tim Spreck, Minnesota 
        Outdoor Heritage Alliance, H5607 [1AU]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 
        [23MY]
      ------Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]
      Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities 
        protection and enhancement: several sportsmen organizations, 
        S6498 [20SE]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. 
        Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
      ------David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental 
        Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 
        [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of 
        Fish & Wildlife Agencies, H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------several recreational sports and wildlife conservation 
        organizations, H1875 [17AP]
  Lists
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043-H1045 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting S. 3525, Sportmen's Act, S6560 [21SE]
      Working and recreational fishermen of the Gulf of Mexico, H2427 
        [8MY]
  Memorandums
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      ------D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
  Motions
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1077 [29FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6502 [20SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4890-H4892 
        [17JY]
      Atlanta, GA: tribute to Georgia Aquarium, E1583 [21SE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs 
        (H.R. 6060), H6074, H6075 [19SE]
      California: ensure compliance with State laws and require use of 
        best available science relative to certain water-related 
        concerns, H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain 
        water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (H.R. 4153), E329 [7MR]
      Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus: tribute to annual Trap, Skeet, 
        and Sporting Clay Competition, H3034 [17MY]
      Conservation of natural resources: prohibit the sale of billfish 
        (H.R. 2706), H5732 [10SE]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 
        192), H3586 [7JN]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species, E988 [6JN]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries, H589 [8FE], H5140 [24JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: determine potential adverse economic 
        effects of offshore oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast 
        fishing and tourism industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      Endangered species: reduce predation on endangered Columbia 
        River salmon and other nonlisted species, H3776 [19JN]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations on offshore bank 
        account disclosure, middle income tax relief, invasive 
        species, prescription drug safety, and foreclosure relief and 
        predatory lending from regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (H.R. 192), H3586 [7JN]
      Izaak Walton League: anniversary, E1473 [11SE]
      Law enforcement: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign 
        agents, H1895 [17AP]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609-H5612 [1AU], E1394, 
        E1422 [3AU]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606-H5608 [1AU]
      Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1581 
        [20SE]
      National Marine Sanctuaries Act: anniversary, E1581 [20SE]
      National Oceans Month: observance, H3586, H3589 [7JN]
      New York: allow for recreational fishing of Atlantic striped 
        bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone, H1887 [17AP]
      NOAA: Fisheries Management Commissions funding, H2536, H2537 
        [9MY]
      ------Marine Debris Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund funding, H2375 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries of individuals who misuse 
        Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund, H2523 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new 
        catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast 
        and Gulf of Mexico, H2426-H2431 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule requiring shrimp 
        fishermen to use turtle excluder devices, H2522, H2523 [9MY]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Patterson, Garth: New Bedford, MA, Friend of the Fisherman Award 
        recipient, E1604 [21SE]
      People for Puget Sound (organization): tribute, E1533 [14SE]
      Public lands: make new restrictions on managing hunting, 
        fishing, and recreational shooting effective only if the 
        amount of land available for those purposes falls below a 
        certain acreage, H1883, H1884 [17AP]
      ------preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting while 
        maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas development, mining, 
        logging, and motorized activities in wilderness areas, H1888, 
        H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or 
        recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials promotion activities, H4847, H4848 [12JY]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5733 
        [10SE]
      Renton, WA: tribute to Catch a Special Thrill (C.A.S.T) for Kids 
        Foundation, E1517 [13SE]
      Rothschild, Brian: Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts, Inc., 
        Prince Henry Society Award recipient, E1701 [16OC]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], 
        E314 [5MR]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      ------restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 [9MY], H3452 
        [5JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1873-H1897 
        [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5889 [12SE], E585, E589 [19AP], E621 
        [24AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1860-H1872 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1895, H1896 [17AP]
      Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
        habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H2680, H2681 [15MY], 
        H2745 [16MY]
      Watsonville Wetlands Watch (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]
      West Chester Fish, Game & Wildlife Association: anniversary, 
        E1607 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Brooks Trap Mill (business): tribute, S4890 [11JY]
      Clean Air Act: impact, S488 [9FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: prohibit the sale of billfish 
        (H.R. 2706), S6665 [21SE]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, S4742, S4752 [29JN]
      Cozy Harbor Seafood, Inc.: tribute, S5481 [26JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: extend eligibility for certain emergency 
        loans to commercial fisherman, S4280 [19JN]
      ------repeal duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish, S4181 [14JN]
      FDA: prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], S3554 [24MY]
      ------repeal duplicate programs relating to the inspection and 
        grading of catfish, S4275 [19JN]
      ------require imported catfish be subject to same inspection 
        standards as domestic catfish, S4264 [19JN]
      Foreign trade: make elimination of government fisheries 
        subsidies a principal negotiating objectives in trade 
        negotiations (S. 3518), S5988 [2AU]
      Government regulations: support fisheries and communities that 
        rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline 
        Federal fisheries management, S4181 [14JN]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Maine Dayboat Scallops, Inc.: tribute, S4670 [27JN]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (S. Res. 566), S6469 [19SE]
      NOAA: misuse of fishermen fines to purchase luxury boat and 
        demand for greater accountability regarding the misuse of 
        Government vessels, S893 [17FE]
      Oceans: impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S6494, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6604 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6415 [19SE], S6498, S6499 [20SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604, S6605 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6415 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Billfish Conservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2706) (H. Rept. 112-656), H5764 [10SE]
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. 
        Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6060) (H. Rept. 112-672), 
        H6059 [14SE]
      Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine 
        Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 179) (S. Rept. 112-149), S1049 [27FE]
      International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 52) (S. Rept. 112-132), S131 [26JA]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4906 [17JY]
      McKininey Lake National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1160) (S. Rept. 
        112-190), S5211 [19JY]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 1494) (S. Rept. 112-215), S6451 
        [19SE]
      National Fish Habitat Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1201) (S. Rept. 112-187), S5084 
        [17JY]
      North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 6007) (H. Rept. 112-657), H5764 [10SE]
      Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1401) (S. 
        Rept. 112-140), S163 [30JA]
      Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2834) (H. Rept. 
        112-609), H5077 [19JY]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-403), 
        H965 [27FE]
      Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1657) (S. Rept. 112-141), S163 [30JA]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 [16AP]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
      Virgin River Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan 
        Implementation Facilitation: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 112-474), H2644 [10MY]
      Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2236) (H. Rept. 
        112-372), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1031 [29FE]
      H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage 
        Act, H1860 [17AP]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        reauthorization and amendment, H5609 [1AU]
      H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, 
        H1055-H1061 [29FE]
      H.R. 2706, Billfish Conservation Act, H5732 [10SE]
      H.R. 2745, Virgin River multispecies habitat conservation plan 
        implementation facilitation, H2680 [15MY]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 5797, Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5606 [1AU]
      H.R. 6007, North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act, H5733 [10SE]
      H.R. 6060, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act, 
        H6074 [19SE]
      S. 3518, Fair Trade in Seafood Act, S5988 [2AU]
      S. Res. 566, National Estuaries Day, S6466, S6471 [19SE]




FISHER, BART S.

  Letters
      Sudan hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions: 
        David S. Adams, Dept. of State, E37 [18JA]
      ------Representative Wolf, E37 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Sudan: hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions, 
        E37 [18JA]




FISHER, DEBBI

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E925 [31MY]




FISHER, DENNIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E580 [18AP]




FISHER, JOHN T., II

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E43 [18JA]




FISHERIES INVESTMENT AND REGULATORY RELIEF ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR] (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]




FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (see S. 3422), 
        S5257 [23JY] (see S. 3424), S5304 [24JY]
      ------provide additional flexibility for fishery managers, 
        additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum for catch 
        shares, and additional sources for fishery survey funding (see 
        H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]
      New York: add to the New England Fishery Management Council (see 
        H.R. 5885), H3404 [1JN]
      Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
        (see H.R. 4129), H1133 [1MR]
  Remarks in House
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        H5732 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        S6665 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Billfish Conservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2706) (H. Rept. 112-656), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2706, Billfish Conservation Act, H5732 [10SE]




FISK, CHRISTINA T.

  Remarks in House
      Diseases: promote Lyme disease awareness and treatment programs, 
        H3393 [1JN]
  Statements
      Forum on Tick-Borne Diseases, H3394 [1JN]




FITCH, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E70 [25JA]




FITTS, HOWARD M., JR.

  Remarks in House
      NAACP, Durham, NC, chapter: Freedom Fund Honoree, E1631 [21SE]




FITZ, TYLER

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5729 [31JY]




FITZGERALD, JAMES M.

  Remarks in House
      James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK: designate 
        (S. 1710), H1141, H1142 [5MR]
  Texts of
      S. 1710, James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK, 
        H1141 [5MR]




FITZGERALD, MICHAEL W.

  Articles and editorials
      Justice Delayed as Judge Nominees Wait, S1589 [13MR]
  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1067 [28FE], S1711-
        S1714 [15MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1682 [14MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S1711-S1714 [15MR], S6494, S6495 [20SE]




FITZGERALD, PATRICK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3036 [9MY]




FITZGERALD, PAUL H.

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S407 [9FE]




FITZPATRICK, MICHAEL G. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3132 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5060 [19JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5278 
        [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H5131 [23JY]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H641 
        [8FE]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as 
        unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see 
        H.R. 1358), H696 [13FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1391 [19MR]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1017 [28FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H6319 
        [30OC]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see 
        H.R. 2557), H5526 [31JY]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6001 [13SE]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H6152 [19SE]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H6069 [18SE]
      Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing 
        system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain veterans entitled to 
        educational assistance to use such entitlement to start or 
        purchase a qualifying business enterprise (see H.R. 3167), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      ------clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain 
        veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 
        3612), H948 [21FE]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H5630 [1AU]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H5130 [23JY]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H2569 
        [9MY]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H966 [27FE]
      ------modify approval of any drug containing controlled-release 
        oxycodone hydrochloride to limit such approval to use for 
        relief of severe-only pain (see H.R. 1316), H1428 [20MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H2569 [9MY]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (see H.R. 3835), H221 [31JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H159 [24JA]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6284 [25SE]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (see H.R. 4242), H4864 [12JY]
      Health care professionals: require practitioners to obtain 
        particular training or special certification on addiction and 
        substance abuse, and appropriate and safe use of certain 
        controlled substances (see H.R. 2119), H1428 [20MR]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H159 [24JA]
      ------ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H115 [23JA]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H4828 [11JY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2663 
        [11MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2288 [27AP]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H4864 [12JY]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see H.R. 4309), H6318 [26OC]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1741 [28MR]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H115 [23JA]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1273 [7MR]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6304 [9OC]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H1498 [21MR]
      ------terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except 
        the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan 
        (see H.R. 2913), H220 [31JA]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        if they unilaterally declare a Palestinian state (see H.R. 
        1592), H4828 [11JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H572 [7FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        4242), H4864 [12JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3976 [21JN]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H115 [23JA]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see H.R. 4152), H3105 [17MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to 
        regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H5711 [2AU]
      Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons 
        of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in 
        Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H802 [15FE]
      SBA: provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (see H.R. 6296), H6152 [19SE]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and 
        protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 2797), 
        H6302 [5OC]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 
        3444), H3167 [22MY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H696 [13FE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H4907 [17JY]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H4907 
        [17JY]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2647 [10MY]
      ------provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer 
        emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H1209 [6MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2447 [8MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition 
        so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 1687), H2569 [9MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H1101 [29FE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Women: require mammography reports contain a breast density 
        summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary 
        screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see 
        H.R. 3102), H5923 [12SE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who 
        served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry 
        Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns 
        (see H.R. 4248), H1542 [22MR]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      Iran: condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H725 [14FE]
      SEC: exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (see 
        H.R. 6161), H5078 [19JY]
      ------require nationally recognized statistical rating 
        organizations to certify that they monitor the accuracy of 
        credit ratings issued by the organization (see H.R. 6512), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Tariff: Altuglas BS 100 beads, BS 110 beads, and BS 130 beads 
        (see H.R. 5376), H2317 [7MY]
      ------dimethylisopropylamine (DMIPA) (see H.R. 5378), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------dodecyl aniline, mixed isomers (see H.R. 5374), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------4-sulfo-1,8-naphthalic anhydride potassium salt (see H.R. 
        5372), H2317 [7MY]
      ------isononylamine (see H.R. 5373), H2317 [7MY]
      ------isoviolanthrone crude dry presscake (see H.R. 5369), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------n-ethyl-n-benzyl aniline (see H.R. 5375), H2317 [7MY]
      ------para-nitroaniline (see H.R. 5371), H2317 [7MY]
      ------reusable grocery bags (see H.R. 5379), H2317 [7MY]
      ------2,5-dimethyl-2, 5 hexanediol (dimethylhexanediol) (see 
        H.R. 5377), H2317 [7MY]
      ------2-ethylhexylamine (see H.R. 5370), H2317 [7MY]
      ------xylidine mixtures (see H.R. 5380), H2317 [7MY]
      Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, 
        receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species 
        (see H.R. 4306), H1803 [29MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who 
        served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry 
        Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns 
        (H.R. 4248), H1542 [22MR]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (H.R. 6281), H5708 [2AU]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H726 [14FE]
      SEC: exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (H.R. 
        6161), H5078 [19JY]
      ------require nationally recognized statistical rating 
        organizations to certify that they monitor the accuracy of 
        credit ratings issued by the organization (H.R. 6512), H6278 
        [21SE]
      Tariff: Altuglas BS 100 beads, BS 110 beads, and BS 130 beads 
        (H.R. 5376), H2323 [7MY]
      ------dimethylisopropylamine (DMIPA) (H.R. 5378), H2323 [7MY]
      ------dodecyl aniline, mixed isomers (H.R. 5374), H2323 [7MY]
      ------4-sulfo-1,8-naphthalic anhydride potassium salt (H.R. 
        5372), H2322 [7MY]
      ------isononylamine (H.R. 5373), H2323 [7MY]
      ------isoviolanthrone crude dry presscake (H.R. 5369), H2322 
        [7MY]
      ------n-ethyl-n-benzyl aniline (H.R. 5375), H2323 [7MY]
      ------para-nitroaniline (H.R. 5371), H2322 [7MY]
      ------reusable grocery bags (H.R. 5379), H2323 [7MY]
      ------2,5-dimethyl-2, 5 hexanediol (dimethylhexanediol) (H.R. 
        5377), H2323 [7MY]
      ------2-ethylhexylamine (H.R. 5370), H2322 [7MY]
      ------xylidine mixtures (H.R. 5380), H2323 [7MY]
      Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, 
        receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species 
        (H.R. 4306), H1806 [29MR]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H969 [28FE]
  Remarks
      Block, Francine: Bucks County, PA, Women's History Month Award 
        recipient, E506 [29MR]
      Bristol, PA: anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic 
        Church, E1074 [19JN]
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar 
        Purushottam Mandir (Hindu temple), E1619 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Bucks County YWCA ``Women Who Make a 
        Difference'' award recipients, E760 [10MY]
      ------tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, H225 [1FE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. 
        Res. 34), H811 [16FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (H. Res. 523), H122 [24JA]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H655 [9FE]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3375 [1JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3134 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5060 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H983 
        [28FE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
      Dublin, PA: anniversary, E1450 [10SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3375 [1JN]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, H225 [1FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5278 
        [25JY]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E583 [19AP]
      Haynes, Lauren: International Brotherhood of Teamsters James R. 
        Hoffa Scholarship recipient, E1618 [21SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1489 [21MR], 
        E423 [22MR]
      Hebel, Tom: Heritage Conservancy Business Leader Conservation 
        Award recipient, H1856 [17AP]
      Lahaska, PA: anniversary of Peddler's Village, E1169 
        [28JN]
      Levittown, PA: anniversary, H3741 [19JN]
      Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H811 [16FE]
      Music and dance: tribute to ``All About Bullies . . . Big and 
        Small'' album production team, E916 [31MY]
      National Association of the Remodeling Industry: tribute to the 
        Bucks-Mont, PA, chapter, E1617 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, 
        H1489 [21MR], E423 [22MR]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and 
        Peace Islands Institute Friendship Award recipients, 
        E586 [19AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H64 [18JA]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3996 [26JN]
      SEC: consider burden of internal controls auditing requirements 
        for companies with public float less than a certain amount, 
        H5278 [25JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1244 [7MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, H5278 
        [25JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5749 [10SE]
      United Way: anniversary of United Way of Bucks County, PA, 
        E673 [26AP]
      Veterans: prohibit funding to enter into contracts that do not 
        give small businesses owned and controlled by veterans any 
        available preference, H3134 [18MY], H3341 [31MY]
      ------provide assistance to veterans and veteran-owned 
        businesses with respect to contract opportunities, H5060 
        [19JY]
      Warren, PA: anniversary of Sines Nickel & Dime Store, 
        E1445 [3AU]
      Warrington, PA: tribute to Warrington-Warwick Little League 
        girls' softball team, H5025 [19JY]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, E587 [19AP]
  Tributes
      Cody, Corrine, E510 [29MR]
      Crohe, Harry, E1697 [12OC]
      Dovidio, Gene, E1696 [12OC]
      Drummond, Francis, E75 [25JA]
      Fox, Bradley, H6156 [20SE]
      Katsiff, Bruce, E1058 [18JN]
      Krass, Alfred C., E1637 [21SE]
      Landreth-Melville, Charlotte, E1072 [19JN]
      Linksz, James J., H5872 [12SE]
      Mabin, Daniel J., H1144 [5MR]
      Melio, Anthony J., H5136 [24JY]
      Neis, William E., E1694 [12OC]
      Shuster, Clark, E77 [25JA]
      White, Stephen, E501 [29MR]
      Wintz, David, H3148 [18MY]




FITZSIMMONS, DONNA CONGENI

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1586 [21SE]




FIX GUN CHECKS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1781), H2456 [9MY]




FIXLER, JOSH

  Statements
      Economic Justice, E101 [31JA]




FLAG DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1040 [12JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S4200 [14JN]




FLAG--U.S.

  Bills and resolutions
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      Members of Congress: support and promote the respectful and 
        dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. 
        Res. 757), H5707 [2AU]
      Protect (see S. 3296), S4203 [14JN]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1 [3JA], H3 [6JA], H5 [10JA], H7 
        [13JA], H10 [17JA], H42 [18JA], H81 [19JA], H85 [23JA], H127 
        [24JA], H161 [25JA], H185 [27JA], H191 [31JA], H227 [1FE], 
        H384 [2FE], H443 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H518 [7FE], H588 [8FE], 
        H643 [9FE], H695 [13FE], H700 [14FE], H736 [15FE], H815 
        [16FE], H905 [17FE], H947 [21FE], H949 [24FE], H951 [27FE], 
        H973 [28FE], H1027 [29FE], H1103 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1163 
        [6MR], H1219 [7MR], H1275 [8MR], H1307 [9MR], H1361 [13MR], 
        H1365 [16MR], H1369 [19MR], H1398 [20MR], H1438 [21MR], H1499 
        [22MR], H1547 [26MR], H1582 [27MR], H1647 [28MR], H1743 
        [29MR], H1809 [30MR], H1813 [16AP], H1857 [17AP], H1922 
        [18AP], H1979 [19AP], H2035 [23AP], H2042 [24AP], H2078 
        [25AP], H2144 [26AP], H2213 [27AP], H2291 [7MY], H2335 [8MY], 
        H2457 [9MY], H2571 [10MY], H2661 [11MY], H2666 [15MY], H2722 
        [16MY], H2823 [17MY], H3107 [18MY], H3165 [22MY], H3169 
        [25MY], H3173 [29MY], H3179 [30MY], H3277 [31MY], H3365 [1JN], 
        H3408 [5JN], H3487 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], H3663 [8JN], H3701 
        [12JN], H3705 [15JN], H3709 [18JN], H3742 [19JN], H3810 
        [20JN], H3917 [21JN], H3979 [25JN], H3983 [26JN], H4076 
        [27JN], H4160 [28JN], H4607 [29JN], H4659 [9JY], H4696, H4706 
        [10JY], H4786 [11JY], H4829 [12JY], H4867 [13JY], H4871 
        [17JY], H4916 [18JY], H5022 [19JY], H5082 [23JY], H5137 
        [24JY], H5208 [25JY], H5295 [26JY], H5329 [30JY], H5336 
        [31JY], H5535 [1AU], H5633 [2AU], H5715 [3AU], H5719 [7AU], 
        H5729 [10SE], H5772 [11SE], H5869 [12SE], H5931 [13SE], H6003 
        [14SE], H6063 [18SE], H6073 [19SE], H6161 [20SE], H6235 
        [21SE], H6281 [25SE], H6285 [28SE], H6299 [2OC], H6301 [5OC], 
        H6303 [9OC], H6305 [12OC], H6309 [16OC], H6311 [19OC], H6313 
        [23OC], H6315 [26OC], H6319 [30OC], H6321 [2NO], H6325 [6NO]
      Senate, S13 [23JA], S51 [24JA], S81 [26JA], S139 [30JA], S175 
        [31JA], S233 [1FE], S283 [2FE], S329 [6FE], S361 [7FE], S395 
        [9FE], S545 [13FE], S585 [14FE], S661 [15FE], S805 [16FE], 
        S879 [17FE], S1029 [27FE], S1063 [28FE], S1099 [29FE], S1159 
        [1MR], S1371 [2MR], S1375 [5MR], S1401 [6MR], S1433 [7MR], 
        S1495 [8MR], S1559 [12MR], S1583 [13MR], S1639 [14MR], S1685 
        [15MR], S1763 [19MR], S1817 [20MR], S1873 [21MR], S1955 
        [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S2115 [28MR], S2187 
        [29MR], S2287 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2455 [18AP], S2519 
        [19AP], S2559 [23AP], S2613 [24AP], S2663 [25AP], S2745 
        [26AP], S2891 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S2989 [9MY], S3051 [10MY], 
        S3107 [14MY], S3137 [15MY], S3181 [16MY], S3243 [17MY], S3295 
        [21MY], S3389 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], S3535 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], 
        S3695 [5JN], S3739 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S3875 [11JN], S3931 
        [12JN], S4109 [13JN], S4163 [14JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 
        [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4433 [25JN], S4601 
        [26JN], S4645 [27JN], S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], 
        S4793 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 
        [17JY], S5093 [18JY], S5169 [19JY], S5239 [23JY], S5265 
        [24JY], S5321 [25JY], S5419 [26JY], S5631 [30JY], S5691 
        [31JY], S5805 [1AU], S5901 [2AU], S6023 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], 
        S6241 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE], S6475 [20SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
  Poems
      ``Independence Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1168 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: authorize members not in uniform and veterans to 
        render a military salute during the recitation of the Pledge 
        of Allegiance, H3066 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: require purchase of U.S. flags manufactured in 
        the U.S. using U.S. materials, H5051, H5052 [19JY]
      Flag Day: observance, E1040 [12JN]
      Independence Day: observance, E1168 [28JN], E1213 [9JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Flag Day: observance, S4200 [14JN]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      ------commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events (S. 
        Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S4412 [21JN]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
        writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812, 
        S1106 [29FE]
      Independence Day: observance, S4718 [28JN], S4745 [29JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 388, commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events, S1208, S1369 [1MR]




FLAHERTY, KAREN A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S36 [23JA]




FLAHERTY, MARK

  Remarks in House
      Lakeville, MA: ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout honoree, E1415 [3AU]




FLAHERTY, MARY PAT

  Articles and editorials
      Air Force Dumped Ashes of More Troops' Remains in VA Landfill 
        Than Acknowledged, H1159 [6MR]




FLAKE, JEFF (a Representative from Arizona)

  Amendments
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H411 [2FE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H572 [7FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3026, H3029 [17MY], H3140 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4991 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3528, H3554 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6243 [21SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4109 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3491, H3493 [6JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3683 [8JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2173 [26AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2409 [8MY], H2541, H2543 
        [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H476 [3FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1101 [29FE]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 100), H803 
        (see H. Res. 551), H802 [15FE]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5293 [25JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H512 [6FE]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for annual reports on the 
        status of operational control of international land and 
        maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 
        6025), H4064 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: issue, upon request, veteran 
        identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H1641 [27MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H802 [15FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5630 [1AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H2033 [19AP]
      Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H6304 [9OC]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H3662 [7JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3662 [7JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3700 
        [8JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H696 [13FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2288 [27AP]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H115 [23JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H2647 [10MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H5131 [23JY]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2569 [9MY]
      ------clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 
        3444), H4065 [26JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2288 
        [27AP]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5130 [23JY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H4605 [28JN]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H3662 [7JN]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (see H.R. 4484), H2064 [24AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4603 [28JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reduce crop insurance premium subsidies 
        (see H.R. 6098), H4827 [11JY]
      EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H2317 [7MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal section 
        authorizing an education and outreach campaign (see H.R. 
        5894), H3480 [5JN]
      Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in 
        exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a 
        foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. 
        exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
      Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to 
        wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, 
        supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (see 
        H.R. 5791), H2812 [16MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (H.R. 6047), H4604 [28JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reduce crop insurance premium subsidies 
        (H.R. 6098), H4827 [11JY]
      EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (H.R. 
        5381), H2323 [7MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal section 
        authorizing an education and outreach campaign (H.R. 5894), 
        H3480 [5JN]
      Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in 
        exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a 
        foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. 
        exclusive economic zone (H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
      Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to 
        wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, 
        supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (H.R. 
        5791), H2813 [16MY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H6153 [20SE]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3444 
        [5JN], H3505 [6JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3444 [5JN], H3505 
        [6JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3444 [5JN], H3505 [6JN]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H604 [8FE]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood, H664 [9FE]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H164 [25JA]
      BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting, 
        H1877 [17AP]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1679 [28MR]
      CBO: lower budgetary impact threshold to require a macroeconomic 
        analysis of the impact of legislation, H411, H412 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H411, H412 [2FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        H2001 [19AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: SelectUSA Initiative funding, H2541, H2542 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3018, H3030 [17MY], H3140 [18MY]
      ------ensure funding items added to the overseas contingency 
        operations account are war related, H3030 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4991 [18JY]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3018 [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into non-competitive contracts 
        for helicopter leak-proof drip pans, H4991 [18JY]
      Dept. of Energy: Batteries and Electric Drive Technology Program 
        funding, H3493 [6JN]
      ------Wind Powering America Initiative funding, H3493 [6JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection salaries and expenses funding, H3528 [6JN], 
        E1008 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3528, H3554 [6JN], 
        E1008 [7JN]
      Dept. of HUD: HOME Investment Partnership funding, H4109, H4110 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities, H2398 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6245 [21SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 
        [15FE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3333, H3334, H3335, H3337 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3333, H3334, H3335, H3337 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4109, H4110 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3491 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3491, H3493 [6JN]
      EPA: provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6245 [21SE]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
      FEMA: State and local grant programs funding, H3554 [6JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1938 
        [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3444 [5JN], H3505, H3506, H3507, H3508, 
        H3509 [6JN]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof, H5243 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5243 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1938 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3444 [5JN], H3505, 
        H3506, H3507, H3508, H3509 [6JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1500 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), E1246 [12JY]
      Highway Trust Fund: increase minimum rate of return to States 
        for payments made through the Federal gas tax, H3505, H3506, 
        H3507, H3508, H3509 [6JN]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment (H.R. 632), H3507 [6JN]
      House of Representatives: prohibit purchase of paid online 
        advertisements by Members, committees, and leadership offices, 
        H3683, H3684 [8JN]
      Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who 
        have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and 
        exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical 
        limitations (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6193 
        [20SE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3683, H3684 [8JN]
      Medicare: reform, H1679 [28MR]
      NSF: funding, H2409 [8MY]
      ------Political Science Program funding, H2543 [9MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2173 [26AP]
      ------require list of all Federal agencies receiving cyber 
        threat intelligence information from the intelligence 
        community, H2173 [26AP]
      Pakistan: require a certain time period between the release of 
        the Depts. of Defense and State report on current conditions 
        in Pakistan and the release of funds from the Pakistan 
        Counterinsurgency Fund, H3140 [18MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        E1246 [12JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1500 [22MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H58 [18JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1938 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3444 [5JN], H3505, H3506, 
        H3507, H3508, H3509 [6JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2398, H2409 [8MY], H2541, 
        H2542, H2543 [9MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1877 [17AP]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2001 [19AP]
      Translational Genomics Research Institute: anniversary, 
        E1202 [29JN]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
  Tributes
      Barber, Representative, H3754 [19JN]
      Dever, Larry, H6147 [19SE]
      Garza, Mary L. Matta, E1569 [19SE]
      Giffords, Representative, H164 [25JA]
      Sullivan, John V., H1633 [27MR]




FLAMM, ERIC

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3862 [20JN]




FLANDREAU, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      Flandreau Santee Sioux Indian Tribe: anniversary of Pow Wow, 
        S4821 [10JY]




FLANNERY, JESSICA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6238 [11SE]




FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J. ``CHUCK'' (a Representative from Tennessee)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1498 [21MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H221 [31JA]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H512 [6FE]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H441 [2FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce discretionary spending limit by an 
        amount equal to the amount obligated to provide recreational 
        facilities to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H182 [25JA]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H5009 [18JY]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), H159 
        [24JA]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2072 [24AP]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H182 [25JA]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3481 [5JN]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5331 [30JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2580), H220 [31JA]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 
        5987), H3974 [21JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1101 [29FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H966 [27FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H944 [17FE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H5923 [12SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending 
        on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work 
        requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-
        tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H159 [24JA]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H3363 [31MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain 
        employees from using title of ``officer'' and from wearing 
        uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement 
        officers (see H.R. 3608), H28 [17JA]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1154 [5MR]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H901 [16FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2030 [19AP]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        H.R. 4237), H1497 [21MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Budget: cap Federal spending (H.R. 4060), H902 [16FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (H.R. 
        4454), H2032 [19AP]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (H.R. 
        4237), H1497 [21MR]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H1849 [17AP]
  Essays
      Sacrifice a Soldier Makes: Katie Smith, E1230 [11JY]
  Poems
      ``I Volunteered,'' Albert C. Caswell, H2193 [26AP]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H92 [23JA]
      Lee University: tribute to Voices of Lee (singing group), H4708 
        [10JY]
      Mr. Trophy (business): Representative Fleischmann Economic 
        Excellence Award recipient, H974 [28FE]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Tennessee, E698 
        [27AP]
      Votes: position on missed, H4176 [28JN]
  Tributes
      Evans, Cody, H2193 [26AP]
      Fox, Steven, H6236 [21SE]
      Holzmeyer, Kris, H5931 [13SE]
      Peavyhouse, Charlie, H952 [27FE]
      Smith, Andrew T., H4788 [11JY], E1230 [11JY]
      Smith, Katie, E1230 [11JY]
      Summitt, Pat, H2077 [25AP]




FLEISHER, CAROL W.

  Remarks in House
      Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Outstanding Public 
        Service Award recipient, E129 [3FE]




FLEMING, JOHN (a Representative from Louisiana)

  Amendments
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1886 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-
        defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs 
        discretionary spending (see H.R. 94), H4157 [27JN]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H803 [15FE]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H2647 [10MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H3404 [1JN]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Defense: use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear 
        material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (see 
        H.R. 6555), H6276 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and 
        Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H79 [18JA]
      Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1741 [28MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      ------require approval by agency head for conferences costing 
        above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2134 [25AP]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H1642 [27MR]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3661 [7JN]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H5630 [1AU]
      Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2288 [27AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1741 [28MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H5009 [18JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1304 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5766 [10SE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1978 [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H115 [23JA]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5202 [24JY]
      Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from 
        a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H375 [1FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4656 [29JN]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1101 [29FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        6315), H5705 [2AU]
      Health: urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-
        run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such 
        option (see H. Res. 615), H1845 [16AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 6137), H5008 
        [18JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (H.R. 
        6315), H5709 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        relative to health savings accounts (H.R. 6137), H5009 [18JY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H93, H105 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (H.R. 3541), H3186 [30MY]
      ------prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3023 [17MY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3023 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H1537 [22MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5170 [24JY]
      EPA: question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy, H2145 [26AP]
      Forest Service: prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer 
        hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1420 [20MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4739, H4766 [10JY]
      Medicare: reform, H433 [2FE], H788, H789, H790, H791, H792, 
        H793, H794 [15FE]
      Minden, LA: tribute to charity auction benefiting St. Jude 
        Children's Research Hospital, H787 [15FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1905, H1907, H1909, H1910 
        [17AP]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H788, H789, H790, H791, H794 
        [15FE]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H887 
        [16FE]
      ------repeal, H432, H435 [2FE], H1536 [22MR], H1905, H1907, 
        H1909, H1910 [17AP]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4739, H4766 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1420 [20MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H52 [18JA]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1886, H1887 
        [17AP]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H105 [23JA]
      Votes: position on missed, E1383 [1AU]
  Statements
      Dallas Healthcare Policy Conference: by, E1138 [26JN]




FLEMINGTON, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Hunterdon Regional High School: tribute to cheerleading team, 
        E270 [28FE]




FLETCHER, ALDEN

  Essays
      State of the Union, S155 [30JA]




FLETCHER, JESSIE K.

  Poems
      ``You Have No Idea,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1496 [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1495 [12SE]




FLETCHER, MARQUES L.

  Proclamations
      Pastor Marques L. Fletcher Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1533 [14SE]




FLEX-A-LITE (business)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1403 [3AU]




FLEXIBLE REFINANCING FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]




FLINN, SHANNON AND FAMILY

  Remarks in House
      Santa Rosa County, FL: Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, 
        E1283 [19JY]




FLOOD CONTROL  see Floods




FLOOD CONTROL ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      South Dakota: anniversary of Oahe Dam construction, S5482 [26JY]




FLOOD INSURANCE FOR FARMERS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4020), H725 [14FE]




FLOOD INSURANCE REFORM ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1309), H2783-H2787 [16MY], H3250 [30MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 1309), S6051 [10SE]




FLOOD PROTECTION PUBLIC SAFETY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4353), H1845 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4353), E1041 [12JN]




FLOODS

  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S135, S136 [26JA]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611, S3641 [24MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4424 [21JN], S4447, S4448, S4464, S4481, 
        S4482, S4483 [25JN], S4640, S4641 [26JN], S4684, S4685 [27JN], 
        S4727 [28JN]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      End Flood Insurance Program Uncertainty, S2994 [9MY]
      Game Over for the Climate, S3073 [10MY]
      Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report, S3074 [10MY]
      Maj. Gen. Dubie Is Vermonter of the Year, S122 [26JA]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management 
        projects (see H.R. 4353), H1845 [16AP]
      ------establish program to evaluate cost-effectiveness and 
        efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project 
        delivery team for civil works flood control and navigation 
        construction projects (see S. 2138), S1147 [29FE]
      ------facilitate and expedite review of proposed improvements to 
        Federal flood control projects to be constructed by local 
        sponsors (see H.R. 6450), H6230 [20SE]
      ------notify the public of certain flood predictions for the 
        Missouri River System (see H.R. 5717), H2644 [10MY]
      ------preserve historical integrity of Zoar, OH, while carrying 
        out any study or construction of flood damage reduction 
        measures, including levees (see S. 3580), S6545 [20SE]
      ------temporarily relieve cost-sharing requirements of watershed 
        mitigation projects and flood damage reduction projects for 
        counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee 
        (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain interests in Federal land 
        acquired for the Scofield Project in Carbon County, UT (see S. 
        2056), S261 [1FE]
      Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated 
        funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase 
        reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and 
        preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4020), H725 [14FE]
      ------allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (see S. 
        2039), S132 [26JA]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2344), 
        S2655 [24AP] (see S. 3050, 3051), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5740), 
        H2712 [15MY]
      ------waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see S. 3320), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 6017), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      ------provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Irene and 
        Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3986), H640 [8FE]
      Insurance: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      National Flood Insurance Program: analyze challenges faced by 
        agricultural areas and rural communities designated as an area 
        having special flood hazards for purposes of the National 
        Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6034), H4156 [27JN]
  Cloture motions
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space: Chad 
        Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., 
        H5108 [23JY]
      ------Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization) and Joshua 
        Saks, Wildlife Federation, H5109 [23JY]
      ------Robert Bendick, Nature Conservancy (organization), H5110 
        [23JY]
      ------Smarter Safer Coalition, H5107 [23JY]
      ------Stephen Ellis, Eli Lehrer and Andrew Moylan, Taxpayers for 
        Common Sense (organization), H5107 [23JY]
      ------several environmental organizations, H5108 [23JY]
      FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension: Maurice Veissi, 
        National Association of REALTORS, H2785 [16MY]
      ------several organizations, S2994 [9MY]
      ------several Senators, S2769 [26AP]
      ------SmarterSafer.org (organization), S2994 [9MY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Lists
      Organizations opposed to S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or 
        local governments to construct levees on certain properties 
        otherwise designated as open space, H5107 [23JY]
      Smarter Safer Coalition members, H5108 [23JY]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4109, S4127 [13JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 
        [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434, S4448 [25JN]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      California: anniversary of Central Valley Flood Protection 
        Board, E94 [31JA]
      Climate: impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      ------impact of global warming on national security, H2451 [9MY]
      Clinton, IN: Corps of Engineers completion of Feather Creek 
        flood mitigation project, H43 [18JA]
      Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management 
        projects (H.R. 4353), E1041 [12JN]
      ------coastal storm damage reduction projects funding, H3452 
        [5JN]
      ------exempt from legislative line-item veto, H613, H614 [8FE]
      ------flood control and coastal emergencies funding, H3370 [1JN]
      ------flood protection funding, H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------funding, H3352 [31MY]
      ------operation and maintenance funding, H3463 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes 
        Study, H3459, H3460 [5JN]
      ------revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master 
        Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to 
        prevent serious downstream flooding, H3748 [19JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Galveston, TX, low-income housing restoration 
        funding, H4032 [26JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow 
        rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain, H3776 [19JN]
      ------allow storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the 
        Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
      Disasters: anniversary of Susquehanna River flooding in 
        aftermath of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, E1544 
        [14SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program, H2578 [10MY]
      ------allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5105-H5110 [23JY]
      ------extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2783-H2787 [16MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2782-H2787 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        Senate amendment, H3250-H3252 [30MY], E932 [31MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4610, H4612, H4613, H4619-H4623 [29JN]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations that protect the 
        public from extreme weather events from regulatory freeze, 
        H5260 [25JY]
      House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      Insurance: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6186), H5736, 
        H5737 [10SE]
      Lewis County, WA: prohibit funding to build flood protection 
        walls along certain section of Interstate 5, H4151 [27JN]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, H3412, 
        H3471, H3472 [5JN]
      Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction 
        facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers, 
        H3283 [31MY]
      ------Natomas Levee Improvement Project funding, E1041 [12JN]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H483-H485 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      Climate: global warming, S673-S679 [15FE], S2221 [29MR], S2487 
        [18AP], S3073-S3075 [10MY], S3266, S3269 [17MY], S3612, S3613 
        [24MY], S3775 [6JN]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, S5637 [30JY]
      ------impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (S. 2138), S1149 [29FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: National Resource Conservation Service 
        Emergency Watershed Protection program funding, S6499, S6524 
        [20SE]
      Dubie, Michael: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year 
        honoree, S121 [26JA]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      FEMA: allow rebuilding in flood velocity zones under correct 
        elevation and standards, S4699 [28JN]
      ------allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S136 [26JA], S385 [7FE]
      ------delay mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements 
        until evaluation of levee and dam strength and efficiency can 
        be completed, S4664 [27JN]
      ------economic impact on property owners of inclusion in certain 
        floodplains, S3407 [22MY]
      ------extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), S6051 [10SE]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program, S4758 [29JN]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611 [24MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        S2660 [24AP], S2768 [26AP], S2993-S2995 [9MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3159, S3160 [15MY]
      ------make flood insurance more affordable for those on fixed-
        incomes and lower and middle-income families, S4699 [28JN]
      ------mapping of floodplain areas, S3406, S3407 [22MY]
      ------require mandatory purchase of flood insurance in residual 
        risk areas, S4661-S4667 [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4699, S4710, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4743, S4755, S4757 
        [29JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S3406-S3408 [22MY], S3478, S3479 [23MY], S3535 
        [24MY], S4446-S4448 [25JN], S4601, S4627 [26JN], S4661-S4667 
        [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S3964 [12JN], S4163 [14JN], 
        S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434 
        [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to recommit, S4448 [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), unanimous-consent agreement, S4388, S4424 
        [21JN], S4446 [25JN]
      ------waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands, S4716 [28JN]
      GAO: study effect of applying mandatory flood insurance purchase 
        requirements to areas of residual risk and voluntary 
        community-based flood insurance options, S4663-S4667 [27JN]
      Japan: anniversary of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, 
        S1575 [12MR]
      Mississippi: tribute to Mississippi Levee Board and Yazoo-
        Mississippi Delta Levee Board, S3512 [23MY]
      North Dakota: anniversary of Souris River flooding, S4415 [21JN]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S4434 [25JN]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), S582 [13FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior Boundary Adjustment of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park To Allow 
        Certain Road Rebuilding: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2352) (H. Rept. 112-532), H3706 [15JN]
      Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 792), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), S41 
        [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. 
        Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 646) (S. Rept. 112-
        150), S1049 [27FE]
      ------Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 
        3479) (H. Rept. 112-666), H5922 [12SE]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian 
        Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the 
        tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]
      H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5740, FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, 
        H2782 [16MY]
      H.R. 6186, require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program, H5736 [10SE]
      S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or local governments to 
        construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as 
        open space, H5105 [23JY]




FLORA-BAMA LOUNGE, PACKAGE, & OYSTER BAR (business)

  Remarks in House
      New York, NY: anniversary of visit to support recovery efforts 
        after September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, E416 [22MR]




FLORCZAK, ALEXIS

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6370 [13SE]




FLORES, BILL (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5050 
        [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3623 [7JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3344 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4142 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3477 [5JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2509, H2510 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1498 [21MR]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H2033 [19AP]
      Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, 
        transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and 
        condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial 
        Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H2072 [24AP]
      Armed Forces: further preparedness, in cooperation with regional 
        allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see 
        H.R. 4485), H2289 [27AP]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2447 [8MY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H439 [2FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 [23JA]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H3481 [5JN]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------restrict adjournments unless the House involved has passed 
        a budget resolution and provided funding for the Government 
        for the entire fiscal year (see H. Con. Res. 82), H5712 [2AU]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5292 [25JY]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H903 [16FE]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H1210 [6MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that employees who violate 
        certain civil laws do not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H3808 [19JN]
      EPA: repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), 
        H2715 [15MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H2329 [7MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4869 [13JY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H2033 [19AP]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H1807 [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H6001 [13SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2040 
        [23AP]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H641 [8FE]
      Medicare: exclude customary prompt pay discounts from 
        manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for 
        drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H2447 [8MY]
      ------extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 
        [18JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H3976 [21JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H3167 [22MY]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H1428 [20MR]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H1428 [20MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H79 [18JA]
      ------prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see H.R. 6007), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1807 [29MR]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1847 [16AP]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4064 [26JN]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H2033 [19AP]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1915 [17AP]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H2569 [9MY]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H903 [16FE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114), H2329 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior: delay further action on the proposed rule 
        regarding well stimulation on Federal and Indian lands until 
        submission of a report examining certain effects of such rule 
        (see H.R. 6235), H5524 [31JY]
      Members of Congress: reduce pay of Members who miss votes 
        because of campaigning for election to another office (see 
        H.R. 6108), H4862 [12JY]
      Taxation: prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas 
        pipeline property (see H.R. 4847), H2204 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of the Interior: delay further action on the proposed rule 
        regarding well stimulation on Federal and Indian lands until 
        submission of a report examining certain effects of such rule 
        (H.R. 6235), H5525 [31JY]
      Members of Congress: reduce pay of Members who miss votes 
        because of campaigning for election to another office (H.R. 
        6108), H4863 [12JY]
      Taxation: prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas 
        pipeline property (H.R. 4847), H2208 [26AP]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H2137 [26AP], H5715 [3AU]
  Letters
      Waco Mammoth National Monument establishment: Malcolm Duncan, 
        Jr., Mayor of Waco, TX, H3761 [19JN]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H5715 [3AU]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Texas killed in military 
        action, H5918 [12SE]
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team, H1917 
        [18AP]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H145 [24JA]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1736 [28MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3760 [19JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H400 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: exempt from certain requirements on the 
        procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H5050, H5051 
        [19JY]
      ------funding, H1736 [28MR]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5050, H5051 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt from certain requirements on 
        the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 
        [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3623 [7JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3344 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: exempt 
        from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition 
        of alternative fuels, H4142 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4142 [27JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H632 [8FE]
      Energy and water development: exempt from certain requirements 
        on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, 
        H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4751 [10JY], H4821 [11JY]
      Law enforcement officers: tribute, H5917 [12SE]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43 [18JA], H632 [8FE]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510, 
        H2514 [9MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax 
        burden, H4821 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4751 [10JY], H4821 [11JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3882 [20JN]
      ------national energy policy, H632 [8FE]
      Rice University: anniversary, E1242 [12JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2509, H2510, H2514 
        [9MY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H632 [8FE]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish, H3760 [19JN]
  Tributes
      Bachmann, Brian, H5917 [12SE]
      Birdwell, J.R. (Dick), E1486 [12SE]
      Birdwell, Mel, E1500 [12SE]
      Hannigan, John F. (Jack), H190 [31JA]
      Tisdale, Roy L., H4894 [17JY]




FLORES, NATASHA

  Remarks in House
      Chaminade University: tribute to Leadership Alliance membership, 
        E1331 [25JY]




FLORES, SOL

  Remarks in House
      Presidential Champion of Change: award recipient, E1278 [18JY]




FLORESTANO, THOMAS E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E785 [15MY]




FLOREZ, GENEVIEVE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1596 [21SE]




FLORHAM PARK, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Police Unity Tour: anniversary, E451 [27MR]




FLORIDA

  Amendments
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Coastal zones: remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit 
        FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee 
        Coastal Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 4150), H1272 [7MR]
      ------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Saddlebunch Keys Unit FL-57 (see H.R. 6425), 
        H6060 [14SE]
      ------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit P31-P (see H.R. 6354), H5707 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County, FL, federally 
        owned land for construction of a fire station (see S. 3390), 
        S5084 [17JY]
      Dept. of Justice: convey a small parcel of Bureau of Prisons 
        land to Leon County, FL (see H.R. 4151), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a grant program to eradicate 
        non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they 
        exist in sustainable populations (see H.R. 5923), H3660 [7JN]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see S. 2115), S850 [16FE] (see 
        H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      NASA: convey excess property at the Kennedy Space Center to a 
        State or political subdivision, municipality, or 
        instrumentality of a State for development of and operation of 
        a spaceport (see H.R. 6540), H6276 [21SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]
      Water Resources Development Act: expedite implementation of 
        comprehensive Everglades restoration project plan (see S. 
        3509), S5977 [2AU]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding: Wayne E. Carrignan, Florida VFW, H5059 
        [19JY]
      Eximbank reauthorization: David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of 
        Commerce, H2479 [9MY]
      Florida legislation that would restrict the early voting period 
        and voter registration: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational 
        Fund, Inc., Florida Conference of Black State Legislators, and 
        Florida State Conference of the NAACP, E98-E100 [31JA]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
  Motions
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Proposals
      Contemporary Glass Art Awareness Year observance, E1011 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Allen, Phillip C.: South Florida Business Leader of the Year 
        award recipient, E119 [2FE]
      Barton, Ken and Rhonda and family: Holmes County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1668 [28SE]
      Baugus, Jeffery A.: Santa Rosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E253 [27FE]
      Bay Area Food Bank: anniversary, E304 [1MR]
      Beard, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E405 [21MR]
      Beckwith, Frank: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E526 [16AP]
      Blench, Alexander W.: Air Force Lieutenant General Leo Marquez 
        Award recipient, E523 [16AP]
      Boynton Beach, FL: anniversary of Temple Beth Kodesh, E160 [8FE]
      Callahan, Paul: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Children and youth: tribute to America's Young Heroes award 
        recipients, E546 [17AP]
      Conte, Trevor P: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242 [27FE]
      Coral Springs, FL: anniversary, E1590 [21SE]
      Danberg, Scott: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Davis, Alvin A.: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E659 [26AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: denial of access by States to 
        Systematic Alienation Verification Entitlement (SAVE) database 
        to identify noncitizens among registered voters, H3584 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, H1398 [20MR], 
        H1522 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1579, H1580 [27MR], H1830-H1836 
        [16AP], E418 [22MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: determine potential adverse economic 
        effects of offshore oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast 
        fishing and tourism industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------establish a grant program to eradicate non-native 
        constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in 
        sustainable populations (H.R. 5923), E1008 [7JN]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address issues in management of 
        Orlando, FL, VA Medical Center construction project, H3277, 
        H3319 [31MY]
      DiRocco, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E498 [29MR]
      Dowdy, Caleb: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452 [10SE]
      Eagle, Kristopher A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1097 [20JN]
      Eatonville, FL: anniversary, E1366 [31JY]
      Ehrhardt, Jack, Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E245 [27FE]
      Erickson, Scott: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High 
        School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E534 [16AP]
      Falconer, Talon M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E95 [31JA]
      Flinn, Shannon and family: Santa Rosa County, FL, Outstanding 
        Farm Family award recipient, E1283 [19JY]
      Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.: 
        anniversary, H975 [28FE]
      Fort Walton Beach, FL: anniversary of Choctawhatchee High 
        School, E1650 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Fort Walton Beach High School cheerleading 
        team, E350 [8MR]
      Gatlin, Justin: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1342 [26JY]
      Gilmore, Jacob and Carla and family: Escambia County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1692 
        [12OC]
      Gulf Coast Community Foundation: Council on Foundations Wilmer 
        Shields Rich Awards Program for Excellence in Communications 
        Silver Award recipient, E724 [8MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Harrelson, Patty: Florida Dept. of Education Principal 
        Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership recipient, E498 
        [29MR]
      Hawkes, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1451 [10SE]
      Hazewinkel, Sam: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1346 [26JY]
      History: anniversary of landing by French explorer Jean Ribault, 
        E462 [28MR]
      Holysz, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E632 [24AP]
      Honor Flight Central Florida (organization): tribute, E1617 
        [21SE]
      Indian Rocks Beach, FL: anniversary of Calvary Episcopal Church, 
        E482 [29MR]
      Jacks, Jacqueline: Washington County, FL, Rookie Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Johnson, Brad: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Koebke, Mitchell: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452 [10SE]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation, H1836 
        [16AP], H1856 [17AP]
      Law Enforcement: tribute to 13th District Congressional Law 
        Enforcement Award recipients, E451 [27MR]
      Lopes, Alexandre: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1351 [31JY]
      Marion County, FL: inclusion of several Marion County Public 
        Schools in Washington (DC) Post ``Top High Schools'' list, 
        E1341 [26JY]
      McKelvey, Andrew R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 [17AP]
      Miami, FL: anniversary of Temple Israel, E840 [17MY]
      ------tribute to Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, Inc., 
        E1626 [21SE]
      Milton, FL: anniversary of Milton First Assembly of God, E1727 
        [26OC]
      Murphy, Tracy: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1453 [10SE]
      National Women's History Month: observance, E484 [29MR]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Flordia participants, E1343 [26JY]
      Original Florida Hall of Fame Highwaymen: tribute, E821 [16MY]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to Florida chapter, 
        E1479 [11SE]
      Pickard, Justina: Walton County, FL, School District Related 
        Employee of the Year Award recipient, E212 [16FE]
      Pink, Laura: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E529 
        [16AP]
      Pippin, Christy: Washington County, FL, School District Related 
        Employee of the Year award recipient, E48 [19JA]
      Pritchard, Delanie: Washington County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Rawson, David and Pat and family: Okaloosa County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1648 [21SE]
      Rivera-Bruno, Bryan A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E795 [15MY]
      Rockledge, FL: tribute to Rockledge Junior League baseball team, 
        E1505 [12SE]
      Ross, Duscha: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E252 [27FE]
      Saffran, Miles: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E402 [21MR]
      Seminole, FL: anniversary of Seminole High School, E1322 [25JY]
      Snyder, Bradley W.: tribute for participation in Paralympic 
        Games, E1306 [24JY], E1467 [10SE]
      Strader, Greg: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E138 [3FE]
      Tampa, FL: establishment of United Service Organizations, Inc. 
        (USO) Center at Tampa International Airport, E254 [27FE]
      Tarpon Springs, FL: anniversary of Faklis' Department Store and 
        Shoe Repair Service, E1725 [26OC]
      ------anniversary of the Tarapani Dept. Store, E1722 [26OC]
      13th Congressional District Fire and Rescue and EMS Awards: 
        tribute to recipients, E1327 [25JY]
      Tran, Elizabeth: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E405 [21MR]
      University of South Florida: tribute, E122, E124 [2FE], E215 
        [16FE]
      Veterans: tribute to veterans walk supporting Wounded Warriors 
        project, E37 [18JA]
      Volusia Honor Air (organization): tribute, E1542 [14SE], E1666 
        [28SE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H503-H510 [6FE], H3729 [18JN], E98 
        [31JA]
      ------passage of legislation that would restrict the early 
        voting period and voter registration, E98-E100 [31JA]
      Ward, Bruce and Shirley: Walton County, FL, Outstanding Farm 
        Family award recipient, E1667 [28SE]
      West Palm Beach, FL: Wynnebrook Elementary School designated 
        Florida Dept. of Education Grade ``A'' School, E377 [19MR]
      Whetman, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1236 [11JY]
      Winchester, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1347 [26JY]
      Yablong, Noah: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Zook, Justin: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armstrong, Rosemary: Florida Bar Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service 
        Award recipient, S2218 [29MR]
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, S2040 [27MR]
      ------lawsuit to prevent purge of noncitizens from voter rolls, 
        S3958 [12JN]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], 
        S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Rosenbaum, Robin S.: nomination to be district judge, S4601, 
        S4606-S4610 [26JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4425 [21JN]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, S90 [26JA], S3958 [12JN]
      ------passage of legislation that would restrict the early 
        voting period and voter registration, S90 [26JA], S3958 [12JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Nomination of Brian J. Davis To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Mark E. Walker To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of Robin S. Rosenbaum To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Prohibit Importation of Various Injurious Species of Constrictor 
        Snakes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 511) (H. 
        Rept. 112-691), H6297 [28SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
  Tributes
      Young, Representative C.W. Bill, H5035 [19JY]




FLORIDA CONFERENCE OF BLACK STATE LEGISLATORS

  Letters
      Florida legislation that would restrict the early voting period 
        and voter registration, E98-E100 [31JA]




FLORIDA GLASS GROUP (organization)

  Proposals
      Contemporary Glass Art Awareness Year observance, E1011 [7JN]




FLORIDA KEYS OUTREACH COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H975 [28FE]




FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP

  Letters
      Florida legislation that would restrict the early voting period 
        and voter registration, E98-E100 [31JA]




FLORISSANT, MO

  Remarks in House
      McCleur North High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, 
        E401 [21MR]




FLOWER MOUND, TX

  Remarks in House
      Marcus High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, E679 
        [27AP]




FLOWERS, BOWEN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2542 [19AP]




FLOWERS, CHARLOTTE H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E173 [9FE]




FLOWERS, FRED

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1710 [19OC]




FLOWERS, IRA L.

  Remarks in House
      Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc.: Southeastern Province Joseph R. Jenkins 
        Award recipient, E738 [9MY]




FLOWERS, KERRIN A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E201 [15FE]




FLUKE, SANDRA

  Remarks in House
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1116, H1118 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR], 
        H1213, H1218 [7MR], H1300 [8MR]
  Testimonies
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services, S1135 [29FE]




FLYNN, ALEXIS

  Articles and editorials
      U.K. Plans Oil Sector Tax Relief, S2052 [27MR]




FLYNN, MARIESSA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E605 [19AP]




FLYNN, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Association of Washington Generals: Washingtonian of the Year 
        award recipient, E1586 [21SE]




FLYNN, TERENCE F.

  Bills and resolutions
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Letters
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H519 [7FE], H677-H680 
        [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], S87-S89, S113 [26JA], S149 
        [30JA], S179 [31JA], S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 [16FE], S1640 
        [14MR], S4439 [25JN]




FOEGE, WILLIAM

  Remarks in House
      Presidential Medal of Freedom: recipient, E758 [10MY], E1091 
        [20JN]




FOGARTY, THOMAS K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E774 [10MY]




FOLEY, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1514 [13SE]




FOLEY, VICTORIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1231 [11JY]




FOLMAR, EMORY M.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S847 [16FE]




FOND DU LAC, WI

  Remarks in House
      Exchange Club of Fond du Lac: anniversary, E600 [19AP]
      Fond du Lac School District: tribute, E862 [18MY]




FOOD

  Addresses
      Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya: Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic 
        and Cultural Representative to the U.S., S2914 [7MY]
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4424, S4429 [21JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Cajun Towns Feud About Sausage With Links to the Past, E1168 
        [28JN]
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds, H1900 
        [17AP]
      LINK Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community, E1207 [9JY]
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      ------provide assistance and opportunity to create and support 
        sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to 
        nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: provide supplemental 
        appropriations for obesity programs (see H.R. 6143), H5008 
        [18JY]
      Children and youth: prevent childhood obesity (see H.R. 6461), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish 
        (see S. 3568), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of 
        disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability 
        claims are pending (see H.R. 6269), H5629 [1AU]
      ------award grants to establish veterans gardens operated by 
        veterans to produce food that can be sold to individuals, 
        schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H512 [6FE]
      ------extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) 
        Program (see H.R. 4085), H944 [17FE]
      ------implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding 
        child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 [16MY]
      ------issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing 
        improvements to school lunch facilities and training school 
        food service personnel (see H.R. 6481), H6273 [21SE]
      ------permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery 
        services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and 
        redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see 
        H.R. 4333), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prevent cash payments to recipients of Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for return of empty 
        bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with such 
        benefits (see H.R. 6239), H5525 [31JY]
      ------prohibit income deductions for controlled substances, 
        including medical marijuana, when determining Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 3368), S4821 
        [10JY]
      ------provide grants to enhance the most effective freezing 
        methods to improve access to affordable and locally produced 
        specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      ------repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric 
        limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
        (see H.R. 6418), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), S6546 [20SE] 
        (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H3806 [19JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 664), H3103 [17MY] (see H. Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (see S. 2119), S850 [16FE]
      ------provide for a national program to conduct and support 
        activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight 
        and obesity in the U.S. (see H.R. 4604), H2066 [24AP]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H640 [8FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (see H.R. 6509), H6274 [21SE]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]
      Federal aid programs: replace certain Federal nutrition programs 
        with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 6518), H6275 [21SE]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 
        2274), S2242 [29MR]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), 
        S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 655), H2646 [10MY]
      Nutrition: recognize importance of animal-based protein as a 
        component of a balanced diet of most individuals and encourage 
        promotion of its health benefits and consumption (see H. Res. 
        804), H6277 [21SE]
      Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform 
        consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 4759), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Safety: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Senior citizens: encourage the use of locally grown food in 
        meals programs (see S. 3592), S6545 [20SE]
      Tariff: artichokes, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic 
        acid (see S. 2557), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5069), H2269 [27AP]
      ------artichokes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar 
        or acetic acid, not frozen (see S. 2558), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5070), H2269 [27AP]
      ------capers, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 
        (see S. 2889, 2892), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5272, 5275), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------chocolate confectionery products filled with caramel or 
        sugar-based paste imported in bulk quantities but ready for 
        consumption in their condition as imported (see H.R. 5038), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------chocolate crumb imported in bulk quantities (see H.R. 
        5037), H2268 [27AP]
      ------confectionery (including gum) containing synthetic 
        sweetening agents instead of sugar (see S. 3143), S3086 [10MY]
      ------insulated food or beverage bags with outer surface of man 
        made fiber, with removable inner liner of hard plastic (see S. 
        2579, 2580), S2923 [7MY]
      ------oysters (other than smoked), prepared or preserved (see S. 
        2556), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5071), H2269 [27AP]
      ------pepperoncini prepared or preserved by vinegar (see S. 
        2891), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5273), H2273 [27AP]
      ------pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
        vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen (see S. 2890), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 5274), H2273 [27AP]
      ------polyvinyl acetate for use in food (see H.R. 5518), H2320 
        [7MY]
      ------reliquidation of certain entries of orange juice from 
        Brazil (see S. 2897), S2966 [8MY]
      Taxation: allow Indian tribes to receive charitable 
        contributions of apparently wholesome food (see S. 3299), 
        S4203 [14JN]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. 
        Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products: Ellen 
        Bloom and Ami V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, E1619 [21SE]
  Lists
      Dept. of Agriculture duplicate Federal aid programs, H1676 
        [28MR]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      Aldie, VA: tribute to Mercer Middle School winter food drive, 
        E478 [28MR]
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (H.R. 2966), H2144 [26AP]
      Cannon's Catering (business): tribute, E1716 [23OC]
      Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association: anniversary, E1416 
        [3AU]
      Children and youth: tribute to ``Share Your Breakfast'' 
        initiative, E349, E352 [8MR]
      Cleveland Heights, OH: anniversary of Tommy's Restaurant, E64 
        [24JA]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute, E454 [27MR]
      Czemerda, Mary: Clearview Federal Credit Union Joseph C. Cirelli 
        Community Service Award recipient, E45 [18JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school 
        lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks, 
        E803 [15MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1657 
        [28MR], H1849, H1869, H1898-H1905 [17AP], H2574-H2577, H2579-
        H2581, H2606, H2623-H2625 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H4708 [10JY], 
        H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4831 [12JY], H5027 [19JY], H5655 [2AU], 
        H5749 [10SE], H6225 [20SE], E551 [17AP], E584 [19AP], E612 
        [23AP], E908 [30MY], E1232 [11JY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H2605 
        [10MY]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (H.R. 4280), H1644 [28MR]
      ------tribute to domestic and global anti-hunger and nutrition 
        programs, E803 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to 
        domestic priorities, H4915 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for a national program to conduct and 
        support activities toward reducing the number of cases of 
        overweight and obesity in the U.S. (H.R. 4604), E635 [24AP]
      Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: World Affairs Council of 
        St. Louis International Humanitarian of the Year Award 
        recipient, E987 [6JN]
      Dutch Monkey Doughnuts (business): American Express OPEN and 
        Facebook Big Break for Small Business award recipient, E1678 
        [2OC]
      Economy: impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs 
        on jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], H4649-
        H4652 [29JN]
      Family Pantry of Cape Cod (organization): tribute, E941 [31MY]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (H.R. 6509), E1619 [21SE]
      Florida: anniversary of Bay Area Food Bank, E304 [1MR]
      Frozen Food Month: observance, E459 [27MR]
      Georgia: impact of agriculture on State economy, E803 [15MY]
      Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, E1232 [11JY]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H580 [8FE]
      ------characterization of remarks relative to number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]
      Gus Gallucci Co.: anniversary, E1163 [27JN]
      Hormel Foods Corp.: anniversary of SPAM, H5211 [25JY]
      Hunger: address U.S. hunger crisis, H976 [28FE], H1849 [17AP], 
        E284 [29FE]
      Kernersville, NC: tribute to Designer's Attic (business) and 
        Friddle and Co., Inc., for donation to Second Harvest Food 
        Bank, H70 [18JA]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: suspension of nuclear 
        weapons activities in exchange for food aid, H1162 [6MR], 
        H1530 [22MR]
      Kraft Foods Global, Inc.: anniversary of the Oreo cookie, E319 
        [6MR]
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award 
        recipients, E566 [18AP]
      LINK, Inc.: anniversary, E1206 [9JY]
      Louisiana: tribute to Cajun culture and food, E1168 [28JN]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Good Egg Breakfast, E1717 [23OC]
      Mosby Farm (business): King County, WA, Executive Rural Small 
        Business of the Year award finalist, E1524 [13SE]
      Naples, ME: tribute to Cross Walk Community Outreach Food 
        Pantry, E624 [24AP]
      National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, H5933 
        [13SE], E1610, E1616 [21SE]
      National School Breakfast Week: observance, H1166 [6MR], E332 
        [7MR], E349, E352, E354 [8MR]
      National School Lunch Week: observance, H1211 [7MR]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of Beef 
        Products, Inc., E499 [29MR]
      Oberto Sausage Co.: tribute, E1427 [3AU]
      Safety: require labels on food that contains, or is produced 
        with, a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 
        [19SE]
      ------strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Seattle Chocolates (company): King County, WA, Executive Woman 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1545 [14SE]
      Sudan: human rights violations, H1434 [21MR]
      Taxation: impose an excise tax on certain sugary drinks, H3594 
        [7JN]
      University of Maryland: anniversary of International Food Safety 
        Training Laboratory, E1458 [10SE]
      University of Texas: tribute to School of Public Health 
        Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) initiative to 
        combat childhood obesity, H738 [15FE]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5644-H5647, H5654, 
        H5656 [2AU], H5927 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------promote local and regional farm and food systems, S4393 
        [21JN]
      ------promote SBA Microloan Program to businesses to establish 
        gleaning programs that redistribute surplus food to 
        organizations that serve the hungry, S3817 [7JN]
      ------promote U.S. agricultural export programs, S3816 [7JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4428 [21JN]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the 
        U.S., S379-S381 [7FE]
      Cozy Harbor Seafood, Inc.: tribute, S5481 [26JY]
      Crime: increase criminal penalties for certain knowing 
        violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated 
        (S. 216), S2542 [19AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to obtain a waiver from 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize 
        healthier food purchases by beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 
        [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to 
        implement farm to school programs that improve access to local 
        foods in eligible schools, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4196 
        [14JN], S4344, S4345 [20JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------eliminate farm subsidies, S3935 [12JN], S4195 [14JN]
      ------eliminate Organic Certification Cost Share and 
        Agricultural Management Assistance Program, S4276, S4277 
        [19JN]
      ------encourage partnerships between the National Agriculture 
        Library and educational institutions to support the 
        dissemination of objective and scholarly agricultural and food 
        law research and information, S4345 [20JN]
      ------end State bonus payments for administering the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------ensure that farmers are able to buy public varieties of 
        seeds, S4127 [13JN]
      ------ensure that performance bonus payments are used by State 
        agencies only to carry out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------establish a pilot loan program to assist organizations 
        providing healthful food for the hungry, S4345, S4346 [20JN]
      ------establish a program to provide loans for local farms, 
        ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and 
        nutrition and reduce energy consumption, S4391 [21JN]
      ------Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, S4357 [20JN]
      ------Federal milk marketing order program reform, S4268 [19JN]
      ------Food for Peace program funding, S4130 [13JN]
      ------improve efficiency, digestibility, and nutritional value 
        of food for poultry and livestock, S4196 [14JN], S4352 [20JN]
      ------increase awareness of the Summer Food Service Program, 
        S4359 [20JN]
      ------limit farm subsidy payments based on adjusted gross income 
        of the producer, S4273 [19JN]
      ------Market Access Program funding, S4336 [20JN]
      ------oppose promotion of Meatless Monday initiative in 
        departmental newsletter, S5359 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY]
      ------prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4270, S4271 [19JN]
      ------promote access to healthful foods in areas known as health 
        deserts, S4196 [14JN]
      ------provide Non-Insured Disaster Program funding to eligible 
        producers facing a loss due to freeze or frost, S4338 [20JN]
      ------repeal duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish, S4181 [14JN]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]
      ------replace dairy product price support and Milk Income Loss 
        Contract (MILC) programs with a program to protect dairy 
        producer income and establish a dairy market stabilization 
        program, S4407 [21JN]
      ------require more frequent dairy reporting and conduct a study 
        of the feasibility of establishing two classes of milk, S4273 
        [19JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3754 
        [6JN], S3964-S3968 [12JN], S4119, S4122, S4125, S4131-S4134, 
        S4144 [13JN], S4278 [19JN], S4352 [20JN], S4393 [21JN], S6087 
        [11SE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S3832 
        [7JN]
      ------The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding 
        through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program funding, S4346 [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (S. 2119), S852 [16FE]
      Depts. of Agriculture and HHS: establish dietary guidelines for 
        pregnant women and children from birth until the age of 2, 
        S4334 [20JN]
      Economy: express that proposed agricultural legislation not 
        manipulate prices or intefere with the free economy, S4280 
        [19JN]
      FDA: accelerate investigation into imported pet food from China, 
        S380 [7FE]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness, S3494 [23MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4616, S4625 [26JN]
      ------repeal duplicate programs relating to the inspection and 
        grading of catfish, S4275 [19JN]
      ------require imported catfish be subject to same inspection 
        standards as domestic catfish, S4264 [19JN]
      Foreign countries: improve international food security, S3274 
        [17MY]
      Frozen Food Month: observance, S2081 [27MR]
      Iran: exempt from sanctions humanitarian trade licensed by Dept. 
        of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, S3324 [21MY]
      Jackson's Sugar House and Vegetable Stand (business): tribute, 
        S1929 [21MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit food aid, S4339 
        [20JN]
      ------prohibit food aid unless the President issues a national 
        interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      Lafayette, LA: Southern Living (publication) ``South's Tastiest 
        Town'' designee, S1790 [19MR]
      National Association for the Specialty Food Trade: tribute to 
        award-winning vendors, S4718 [28JN]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 484), S3798, 
        S3799 [6JN]
      Safety: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      Schools: encourage the purchase of pulse crop products for 
        school meals programs, S4271 [19JN]
      Shucks Maine Lobster (business): tribute, S5971 [2AU]
      Taiwan: tribute to food donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]
      Task Force To Promote National Security by Reducing Childhood 
        Obesity: establish, S3818 [7JN]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5175 [19JY], S5339, 
        S5340 [25JY], S5454-S5457 [26JY], S5835 [1AU], S5956, S5966 
        [2AU]
      Wilbur's of Maine Chocolate Confections (business): tribute, 
        S610 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 
        112-163), S2819 [26AP]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3568), S6451 [19SE]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]
      S. Res. 471, tribute to women who served in American Red Cross 
        Clubmobiles during World War II, S3519 [23MY], S4429 [21JN]
      S. Res. 484, National Hunger Awareness Day, S3782, S3799 [6JN]




FOOD, CONSERVATION, AND ENERGY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Revenue Loss Assistance 
        Program, improve crop insurance, and extend livestock 
        disaster, tree assistance, and commodity programs (see S. 
        2261), S2242 [29MR]
      ------extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) 
        Program (see S. 2126), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4085), H944 
        [17FE]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      Extend with certain modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 
        6228), H5330 [30JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Aggregate Risk and Revenue 
        Management Program, S4143 [13JN]




FOOD ADDITIVES

  Bills and resolutions
      Tariff: black pepper extracted oleoresin (see S. 2398), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4957), H2206 [26AP]
      ------capsicum extracted oleoresin (see S. 2394), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4960), H2206 [26AP]
      ------cassia extracted oleoresin (see S. 2395), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4959), H2206 [26AP]
      ------celery extracted oleoresin (see S. 2393), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4962), H2206 [26AP]
      ------chlorophyllin (see H.R. 5581), H2442 [8MY]
      ------ginger extracted oleoresin (see S. 2392), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4961), H2206 [26AP]
      ------licorice extract (see S. 2937), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4868), H2204 [26AP]
      ------licorice extract derivatives (see S. 2938), S2967 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4867), H2204 [26AP]
      ------n-propyl gallate (see S. 2440), S2822 [26AP]
      ------propylene glycol alginates (see S. 2837), S2928 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5281), H2273 [27AP]
      ------sodium alginate (see S. 2836), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5282), H2273 [27AP]
      ------turmeric extracted oleoresin (see S. 2396), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4956), H2206 [26AP]
      ------2-hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (see H.R. 4885), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------white pepper extracted oleoresin (see S. 2397), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4958), H2206 [26AP]
  Letters
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements: Chuck Bell and Ioana Rusu, Consumers 
        Union, S3552 [24MY]
      ------Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S3552 [24MY]
  Remarks in House
      American Herbal Products Association: anniversary, E187 [14FE]
      Taxation: impose an excise tax on certain sugary drinks, H3594 
        [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      FDA: improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3413 [22MY], S3466, S3467, 
        S3482-S3485 [23MY], S3552, S3563 [24MY]




FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

  Amendments
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Drugs: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3288, S3289, S3290 
        [17MY], S3332, S3333, S3335, S3384, S3385 [21MY], S3430, 
        S3431, S3432, S3433, S3434, S3450, S3451, S3452, S3453, S3454, 
        S3455, S3456 [22MY], S3482, S3485, S3488, S3489, S3490, S3491, 
        S3492, S3495, S3497, S3506, S3520, S3533 [23MY], S3536, S3545, 
        S3546 [24MY], S4410, S4423, S4424 [21JN], H3825 [20JN]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S221, S222 [31JA]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3601 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, S2499 [18AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Advertising: prohibit use of Federal money for any media 
        advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against the use 
        of a food or beverage that is lawfully marketed under the 
        Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H218 
        [31JA]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Business and industry: extend market exclusivity periods for 
        drugs in certain combinations of drugs (see H.R. 6502), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Children and youth: ensure continued research and development of 
        drugs and medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), 
        S2392 [17AP]
      Cosmetics: establish procedures and requirements for 
        registration of cosmetic product manufacturing entities, 
        submission of cosmetic product and ingredient statements, and 
        reporting of adverse events (see H.R. 4395), H1977 [18AP]
      ------improve safety (see H.R. 4262), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), 
        S323 [2FE] (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      ------grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in 
        therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (see 
        H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      Diseases: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the 
        use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (see S. 2301), S2545 
        [19AP]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see S. 2281), S2243 [29MR] 
        (see H.R. 4156), H1272 [7MR]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and 
        biosimilars (see H.R. 3988), H640 [8FE]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1152 [5MR]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 
        5334), H2316 [7MY]
      ------extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H1804 [29MR]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 3431), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 
        4384), H1976 [18AP]
      ------prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs 
        from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of 
        drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 
        5853), H3166 [22MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (see S. 2516), S2922 [7MY] (see 
        S. 3187), S3174 [15MY] (see H.R. 5651), H2565 [9MY]
      ------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      Government regulations: ensure a clear and effective pathway 
        that will encourage innovative products to benefit patients 
        and improve public health (see S. 2113), S699 [15FE]
      ------make corrections relative to user fees (see H.R. 6433), 
        H6150 [19SE]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]
      ------reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new 
        medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 
        [2FE]
      Health: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]
      Labeling: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2267 [27AP]
      NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting 
        requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 5283), H2273 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 6272), H5704 [2AU]
      Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see 
        H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H692 [9FE]
      Pharmacies: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 
        4095), H1016 [28FE]
      Product safety: enhance oversight of medical device recalls and 
        provide for conditional clearance of certain medical devices 
        (see H.R. 5866), H3266 [30MY]
      Safety: improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices (see H.R. 5341), H2317 [7MY]
      ------include devices in the postmarket risk identification and 
        analysis system and expedite implementation of the unique 
        device identification system for medical devices (see S. 
        2193), S1733 [15MR]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H640 [8FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (see H.R. 6509), H6274 [21SE]
      States: prevent from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
  Cloture motions
      Drugs: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. 
        Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Gretchen DuBeau, Alliance 
        for Natural Health USA, S5384 [25JY]
      ------John Shaw, Natural Products Association, S5383 [25JY]
      ------Loren Israelsen, United Natural Products Alliance, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Michael McGuffin, American Herbal Products Association, 
        S5383 [25JY]
      ------Scott M. Melville, Consumers Healthcare Products 
        Association, S5384 [25JY]
      ------Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, S5384 [25JY]
      Expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions: several health advocacy organizations, 
        H3225 [30MY]
      Faster Access to Specialized Treatments (FAST) Act: several 
        health organizations, E975 [5JN]
      Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act: Emil 
        Kakkis, EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases, H3864 [20JN]
      ------Pat Furlong, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy 
        (organization), H3864 [20JN]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Charles M. Loveless, American 
        Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, Shereen 
        Arent, American Diabetes Association, and Mark A. Schoeberl, 
        American Heart Association, H3605 [7JN]
      ------DeAnn Friedholm, Consumers Union, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ethan Rome, Health Care for America Now (organization), 
        H3604 [7JN]
      ------Judy Waxman and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law 
        Center, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Walter J. Humann, OsteoMed Inc., H3592 [7JN]
      Improve FDA capacity to prevent drug shortages: Carol Gill, 
        S3503 [23MY]
      ------Dawn Gibbs, S3503 [23MY]
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements: Chuck Bell and Ioana Rusu, Consumers 
        Union, S3552 [24MY]
      ------Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S3552 [24MY]
      Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products: Ellen 
        Bloom and Ami V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, E1619 [21SE]
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act: Allison M. 
        Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), S2499 [18AP]
      ------Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]
      ------several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 
        [23MY]
      ------Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
  Lists
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) 
        staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, 
        S3608 [24MY]
      Organizations supporting S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, 
        S3305 [21MY]
  Motions
      Drugs: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3243 [17MY], S3295 
        [21MY], S3389 [22MY], S3561, S3563 [24MY], S4409, S4410 [21JN]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3616 
        [7JN]
  Press releases
      Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 
        H3604 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), 
        E1735 [6NO]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages, H3281 [31MY]
      ------address critical drug shortages (H.R. 3839), H387 [2FE]
      ------address issues relative to composition, marketing, and 
        regulatory approval of OxyContin, H5532 [1AU]
      ------encourage development of prescription drug monitoring 
        programs to track the dispensing of controlled drugs to 
        patients, H2335 [8MY]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN], E974 [5JN]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, H3228 [30MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (H.R. 2245), 
        H3863 [20JN]
      ------improve safety, H3224 [30MY]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (H.R. 
        6160), H5531 [1AU]
      ------increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (H.R. 4384), E580 [18AP]
      ------review classification of painkiller OxyContin for 
        treatment of moderate pain and deny approval for generic 
        versions, H5530 [1AU]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H2457 [9MY], H3192-
        H3230 [30MY], H3281 [31MY], E917, E925, E927, E929, E930, 
        E932, E933 [31MY], E948, E950 [1JN], E974 [5JN], E1018 [7JN], 
        E1162 [27JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3825-H3868 [20JN], 
        E1147 [27JN]
      EPA: waive ban on over-the-counter asthma inhalers enacted as 
        part of international agreement to stop using products 
        containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and allow existing stock 
        to be sold until FDA approves replacement, H4872 [17JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      Government regulation: improve humanitarian device regulation, 
        H3867 [20JN]
      Government regulations: create a pathway for premarket 
        notification and review of laboratory-developed tests (H.R. 
        3207), H952 [27FE]
      ------expedite process for requesting de novo classification of 
        a device, H3228 [30MY]
      ------improve humanitarian device regulation, E917 [31MY]
      ------make clarifications relative to persons accredited to 
        review reports and make recommendations for initial 
        classification of devices, H3230 [30MY]
      ------make corrections relative to user fees (H.R. 6433), H6137 
        [19SE]
      ------regulations concerning safe dietary ingredients in dietary 
        supplements, E342 [8MR]
      Health: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, 
        E933 [31MY]
      ------ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety, H3225 [30MY]
      House of Representatives: tribute to staff who worked on S. 
        3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, 
        H3861 [20JN]
      OraSure Technologies, Inc.: FDA approval of OraQuick In-Home HIV 
        test, E854 [18MY]
      ------tribute, E1227 [11JY]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow fast track approval of certain orphan 
        drugs (H.R. 3737), H580 [8FE], H3864 [20JN]
      ------develop uniform Federal standards for third party 
        logistics providers to ensure safety and security in the 
        delivery of pharmaceuticals, H3227, H3230 [30MY]
      Research: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, H3227, H3228 [30MY], E927 [31MY]
      Safety: improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices, H3224 [30MY], H3865 [20JN]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (H.R. 6509), E1619 [21SE]
      Taxation: exempt certain emergency medical devices from the 
        excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 1310), H4764 [10JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5915 [12SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3366 
        [1JN], H3584, H3587, H3588, H3601-H3618 [7JN], H3797, H3798 
        [19JN], E1025, E1031, E1035 [8JN], E1041 [12JN], E1052 [18JN], 
        E1124 [21JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), motion to 
        recommit, H3616 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 5906), H3591 
        [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Children and youth: ensure continued research and development of 
        drugs and medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], 
        S3565 [24MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (S. 2289), S2395 [17AP]
      China: accelerate investigation into imported pet food, S380 
        [7FE]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        tribute to staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and 
        Innovation Act, S3608 [24MY]
      Crime: require proof of intent for certain prohibited acts, 
        S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S324, 
        S325 [2FE]
      ------reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics 
        and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and 
        nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Dietary supplements: improve safety by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements, S3413 [22MY], S3466, S3467, S3482-S3485 
        [23MY], S3552, S3563 [24MY]
      Diseases: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the 
        use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (S. 2301), S2547 [19AP]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, S3507 [23MY]
      Drugs: create standards for information provided to patients 
        when receiving prescription medications, S3464 [23MY]
      ------develop standardized protocols for obtaining authorization 
        for administering an antipsychotic for non-FDA approved use, 
        S3418 [22MY]
      ------ensure transparency in drug and medical device user fee 
        agreement negotiations by allowing Members of Congress or 
        designated staff to attend negotiation meetings, S3492-S3494 
        [23MY]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, S3417 [22MY], S4615, S4618 [26JN]
      ------fine prescription drug manufacturers for failure to notify 
        the FDA of a known discontinuance of a lifesaving drug, S3396 
        [22MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3301-S3304 
        [21MY], S3389, S3396, S3418 [22MY], S3460, S3469, S3488, 
        S3498, S3502 [23MY], S3551, S3567 [24MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (S. 296), S106-
        S108 [26JA]
      ------modify certain exemptions to the Freedom of Information 
        Act relating to drug inspection information obtained from 
        foreign government agencies, S3547 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 3431), 
        S5383-S5385 [25JY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (S. 2295), S2497-S2500 [18AP]
      ------provide additional quality control, S3417 [22MY]
      ------require a portion of employee performance awards be 
        connected to employee's ability to review drugs and medical 
        devices in a timely manner, S3490 [23MY]
      ------require an independent assessment of review of the drug 
        application process, S3489 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3178 [15MY], S3181 
        [16MY], S3479-S3504, S3506-S3509 [23MY], S3535-S3538, S3540-
        S3548, S3550-S3609 [24MY], S4668 [27JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4408, S4409, S4410 [21JN], S4435-S4438, S4441-S4446, S4449 
        [25JN], S4601, S4602, S4605, S4610, S4624-S4627, S4630 [26JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3243, S3252, S3265 [17MY], S3295-S3298, S3301-S3307, S3313 
        [21MY], S3389, S3394-S3397, S3400-S3402, S3409-S3415, S3417-
        S3419 [22MY], S3459, S3460, S3464-S3470, S3477, S3479 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3316 [21MY], S3479 [23MY], S4388 [21JN]
      ------revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3486-S3488 [23MY], S3540, S3543, S3562 
        [24MY]
      Fish and fishing: prevent approval of genetically-engineered 
        fish unless NOAA concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], 
        S3554 [24MY]
      ------repeal duplicate programs relating to the inspection and 
        grading of catfish, S4275 [19JN]
      ------require imported catfish be subject to same inspection 
        standards as domestic catfish, S4264 [19JN]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      Foreign countries: modify certain exemptions to the Freedom of 
        Information Act relating to drug inspection information 
        obtained from foreign government agencies, S3547 [24MY], S4625 
        [26JN]
      Government regulations: ensure a clear and effective pathway 
        that will encourage innovative products to benefit patients 
        and improve public health, S3556 [24MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (S. 2113), S702 [15FE]
      ------ensure regulations do not limit access to dietary 
        supplements, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 
        [26JN]
      ------make corrections relative to user fees (H.R. 6433), S6671 
        [21SE]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness, S3494 [23MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4616, S4625 [26JN]
      ------promote development of medical devices for patients with 
        rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and 
        lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]
      Health: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, 
        S3564 [24MY]
      ------ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance 
        authorities of FDA, S3468 [23MY], S3551 [24MY]
      ------ensure that adequate information is disseminated about 
        potential benefits and risks of medical products on all 
        patient populations, S3498-S3500 [23MY]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S222 [31JA]
      Law enforcement: prohibit FDA employees from carrying firearms 
        and making arrests without warrants, S3501 [23MY], S3561 
        [24MY]
      Medical gases: provide for regulation, S3414 [22MY]
      NIH: provide a deadline for issuance of regulations regarding 
        clinical trial registration and report requirements, S3491 
        [23MY]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 
        [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
      ------develop uniform Federal standards for third party 
        logistics providers to ensure safety and security in the 
        delivery of pharmaceuticals, S3414 [22MY]
      ------prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
        generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug 
        into the market, S3411 [22MY], S3542, S3547, S3553, S3557 
        [24MY]
      Product safety: ensure no future delays on implementation of new 
        sunscreen labeling and testing standards, S3564 [24MY]
      Research: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S3396 [22MY], S3477 [23MY], S3555 
        [24MY], S4624 [26JN], S5299 [24JY]
      Small business: require report on issues with respect to small 
        business, S3500 [23MY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3412 [22MY], 
        S4924 [12JY], S6508 [20SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), S3829 
        [7JN], S3929 [11JN], S3931 [12JN]
      Whistleblowing: investigation into allegations of monitoring of 
        protected communications of Federal employees suspected to be 
        whistleblowers, S5074-S5076 [17JY]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 
        112-163), S2819 [26AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      FDA Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        5651) (H. Rept. 112-495), H3171 [25MY]
      FDA Safety and Innovation Act: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2516), S2922 [7MY]
      Protect Medical Innovation Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 112-514), H3479 [5JN]
  Statements
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H3604 [7JN]
  Summaries
      Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact: Bloomberg Finance 
        L.P., H3595 [7JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3601 [7JN]
      H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, H3192-H3223 [30MY]
      H.R. 6433, FDA User Fee Corrections Act, H6137 [19SE]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. 2295, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, 
        S2498 [18AP]
      S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, S3568-S3608 [24MY]
      S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, 
        H3825-H3861 [20JN]
      S. Res. 286, Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day, S222 [31JA]




FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION REFORM ACT

  Letters
      Expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions: several health advocacy organizations, 
        H3225 [30MY]
      Faster Access to Specialized Treatments (FAST) Act: several 
        health organizations, E975 [5JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of HHS: allow to cause destruction of any drug refused 
        admission due to reasonable probability of causing serious 
        adverse health consequences or death or valued below a certain 
        amount, H3228 [30MY]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages, H3281 [31MY]
      ------improve safety, H3224 [30MY]
      ------increase penalties for operators of pill mills, H3224 
        [30MY]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, H3224 [30MY]
      Enact (H.R. 5651), H3192-H3230 [30MY], H3281 [31MY], E917, E925, 
        E927, E929, E930, E932, E933 [31MY], E948, E950 [1JN], E974 
        [5JN], E1018 [7JN], E1162 [27JN]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, E933 
        [31MY]
      ------develop uniform Federal standards for third party 
        logistics providers to ensure safety and security in the 
        delivery of pharmaceuticals, H3227, H3230 [30MY]
      ------ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety, H3225 [30MY]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions, H3225 [30MY], E974 [5JN]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, H3228 [30MY]
      ------expedite process for requesting de novo classification of 
        a device, H3228 [30MY]
      ------improve humanitarian device regulation, E917 [31MY]
      ------improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices, H3224 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------make clarifications relative to persons accredited to 
        review reports and make recommendations for initial 
        classification of devices, H3230 [30MY]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, H3227, H3228 [30MY], E927 [31MY]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, H3225 [30MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: Pharmaceutical Traceability Enhancement Code 
        (RxTEC) proposal to establish national standard to address 
        drug traceability and pedigree, H3226, H3229 [30MY], E917 
        [31MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5651) 
        (H. Rept. 112-495), H3171 [25MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5651, provisions, H3192-H3223 [30MY]




FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SAFETY AND INNOVATION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 3187), S3288, S3289, S3290 [17MY], S3332, S3333, 
        S3335, S3384, S3385 [21MY], S3430, S3431, S3432, S3433, S3434, 
        S3450, S3451, S3452, S3453, S3454, S3455, S3456 [22MY], S3482, 
        S3485, S3488, S3489, S3490, S3491, S3492, S3495, S3497, S3506, 
        S3520, S3533 [23MY], S3536, S3545, S3546 [24MY], S4410, S4423, 
        S4424 [21JN], H3825 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2516), S2922 [7MY] (see S. 3187), S3174 [15MY]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 3187): House amendment, S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------motion to proceed, S3252 [17MY]
  Letters
      Improve FDA capacity to prevent drug shortages: Carol Gill, 
        S3503 [23MY]
      ------Dawn Gibbs, S3503 [23MY]
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements: Chuck Bell and Ioana Rusu, Consumers 
        Union, S3552 [24MY]
      ------Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S3552 [24MY]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 
        [23MY]
      ------Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]
      Provisions: Emil Kakkis, EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases, 
        H3864 [20JN]
      ------Pat Furlong, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy 
        (organization), H3864 [20JN]
      Repeal excise tax on medical devices: Gary R. Herbert, Governor 
        of Utah, S3481 [23MY]
      ------Richard R. Nelson, Utah Technology Council, S3480 [23MY]
  Lists
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) 
        staff who worked on S. 3187, provisions, S3608 [24MY]
      Organizations supporting S. 3187, provisions, S3305 [21MY]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 3187), S3243 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3389 [22MY], 
        S3561, S3563 [24MY], S4409, S4410 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, H3868 [20JN]
      Enact (S. 3187), H3825-H3868 [20JN], E1147 [27JN]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions, H3864 [20JN]
      ------improve humanitarian device regulation, H3867 [20JN]
      ------improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices, H3865 [20JN]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, H3864 [20JN]
      House of Representatives: tribute to staff who worked on S. 
        3187, provisions, H3861 [20JN]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, 
        H3865 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        tribute to staff who worked on S. 3187, provisions, S3608 
        [24MY]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, S3491, S3503 [23MY], S3546, S3548, S3556 [24MY], 
        S4449 [25JN], S4625, S4630 [26JN]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, 
        S3507 [23MY], S3566, S3567 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations on patient medication 
        information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-
        quality information about prescription drugs, S3564 [24MY]
      ------provide whistleblower protections for the Commissioned 
        Corps of the Public Health Service Act, S3468, S3491 [23MY]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs, S3555 [24MY], S4630 [26JN]
      Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, S4449 [25JN]
      ------fine prescription drug manufacturers for failure to notify 
        the FDA of a known discontinuance of a lifesaving drug, S3396 
        [22MY]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, S3506 [23MY], S3560, 
        S3564 [24MY], S4183 [14JN], S4408 [21JN], S4605 [26JN]
      ------modify certain exemptions to the Freedom of Information 
        Act relating to drug inspection information obtained from 
        foreign government agencies, S3547 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      Enact (S. 3187), S3178 [15MY], S3181 [16MY], S3479-S3504, S3506-
        S3509 [23MY], S3535-S3538, S3540-S3548, S3550-S3609 [24MY], 
        S4668 [27JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------House amendment, S4408, S4409, S4410 [21JN], S4435-S4438, 
        S4441-S4446, S4449 [25JN], S4601, S4602, S4605, S4610, S4624-
        S4627, S4630 [26JN]
      ------motion to proceed, S3243, S3252 [17MY], S3295-S3298, 
        S3301-S3307, S3313 [21MY], S3389, S3394-S3397, S3400-S3402, 
        S3409-S3415, S3417-S3419 [22MY], S3459, S3460, S3464-S3470, 
        S3477, S3479 [23MY]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S3316 [21MY], S3479 [23MY], 
        S4388 [21JN]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, S3564 
        [24MY]
      ------create standards for information provided to patients when 
        receiving prescription medications, S3464 [23MY]
      ------develop standardized protocols for obtaining authorization 
        for administering an antipsychotic for non-FDA approved use, 
        S3418 [22MY]
      ------develop uniform Federal standards for third party 
        logistics providers to ensure safety and security in the 
        delivery of pharmaceuticals, S3414 [22MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health, S3556 [24MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], S3565 
        [24MY]
      ------ensure no future delays on implementation of new sunscreen 
        labeling and testing standards, S3564 [24MY]
      ------ensure regulations do not limit access to dietary 
        supplements, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance 
        authorities, S3468 [23MY], S3551 [24MY]
      ------ensure that adequate information is disseminated to health 
        care providers about potential benefits and risks of medical 
        products on all patient populations, S3498-S3500 [23MY]
      ------ensure transparency in drug and medical device user fee 
        agreement negotiations by allowing Members of Congress or 
        designated staff to attend negotiation meetings, S3492-S3494 
        [23MY]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, S3417 [22MY], S4615, S4618 [26JN]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3301-S3304 
        [21MY], S3389, S3396, S3418 [22MY], S3460, S3469, S3488, 
        S3498, S3502 [23MY], S3551, S3567 [24MY]
      ------improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 
        [26JN]
      ------improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3413 [22MY], S3466, S3467, 
        S3482-S3485 [23MY], S3552, S3563 [24MY]
      ------prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless 
        NOAA concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], S3554 [24MY]
      ------prohibit FDA employees from carrying firearms and making 
        arrests without warrants, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness, S3494 [23MY]
      ------promote development of medical devices for patients with 
        rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and 
        lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]
      ------provide additional quality control of drugs, S3417 [22MY]
      ------provide for regulation of medical gases, S3414 [22MY]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S3396 [22MY], S3477 [23MY], S3555 
        [24MY], S4624 [26JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------require a portion of employee performance awards be 
        connected to employee's ability to review drugs and medical 
        devices in a timely manner, S3490 [23MY]
      ------require an independent assessment of review of the drug 
        application process, S3489 [23MY]
      ------require proof of intent for certain prohibited acts, S3501 
        [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------require report on issues with respect to small business, 
        S3500 [23MY]
      ------revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3486-S3488 [23MY], S3540, S3543, S3562 
        [24MY]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, S3507 [23MY]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3479-S3482 [23MY]
      NIH: provide a deadline for issuance of regulations regarding 
        clinical trial registration and report requirements, S3491 
        [23MY]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 
        [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
      ------prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
        generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug 
        into the market, S3411 [22MY], S3542, S3547, S3553, S3557 
        [24MY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3412 [22MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate) (S. 2516), S2922 [7MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3187, provisions, S3568-S3608 [24MY], H3825-H3861 [20JN]




FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: prevent cash payments to recipients of 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for return 
        of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with 
        such benefits (see H.R. 6239), H5525 [31JY]




FOOD IND

  Remarks in House
      Indianola, MS: tribute to da' House of Khafre (business), E1718 
        [23OC]
      Mound Bayou, MS: tribute to J&W Smokehouse (business), E1720 
        [23OC]




FOOD INDUSTRY

  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
        control livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2141), S1147 
        [29FE] (see H.R. 4284), H1739 [28MR]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 
        2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to establish veterans gardens 
        operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to 
        individuals, schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------provide grants to enhance the most effective freezing 
        methods to improve access to affordable and locally produced 
        specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H640 [8FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (see H.R. 6509), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H218 [31JA]
      Fish and fishing: enhance national seafood marketing efforts by 
        creating National Seafood Marketing and Development Fund, 
        regional seafood marketing boards, and national coordinating 
        committee (see S. 3615), S6625 [21SE]
      ------prohibit the sale of billfish (see S. 3422), S5257 [23JY] 
        (see S. 3424), S5304 [24JY]
      ------strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, 
        unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement the Antigua 
        Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern 
        Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Government regulations: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE] (see H.R. 6174), H5200 [24JY]
      Labeling: require labels on packages of meat include a statement 
        on whether the meat contains lean finely textured beef (pink 
        slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
  Letters
      Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products: Ellen 
        Bloom and Ami V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, E1619 [21SE]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 
        [23MY]
      ------Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]
  Remarks in House
      African Americans: tribute to contributions of African American 
        inventors, H969 [28FE]
      American Crystal Sugar, Inc.: decision to lockout factory 
        workers, H386 [2FE]
      Bell Flavors and Fragrances (company): anniversary, H5137 [24JY]
      Cannon's Catering (business): tribute, E1716 [23OC]
      Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association: anniversary, E1416 
        [3AU]
      Crouse, Katherine A. and Peter: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, 
        Ethics in Business Award recipients, E1111 [21JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reform payment limitation rules for farm 
        subsidies, H2603 [10MY]
      Dutch Monkey Doughnuts (business): American Express OPEN and 
        Facebook Big Break for Small Business award recipient, E1678 
        [2OC]
      Euro-American Brands, Inc.: tribute, E676 [26AP]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (H.R. 6509), E1619 [21SE]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        H5732 [10SE]
      ------strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, 
        unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement the Antigua 
        Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern 
        Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]
      ------strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Frozen Food Month: observance, E459 [27MR]
      Guetzke, Kenneth: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, H170 [25JA]
      Hormel Foods Corp.: anniversary of SPAM, H5211 [25JY]
      House of Representatives: prohibit funding for polystyrene 
        containers in food service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]
      Kimball, MN: anniversary of Knaus Sausage House (business), 
        E1725 [26OC]
      Kona Kai Coffee Co.: King County, WA, Executive Workforce 
        Development Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1523 
        [13SE]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Good Egg Breakfast, E1717 [23OC]
      ------inclusion of Dewz Restaurant in the OpenTable, Inc., 
        Diner's Choice ``Best Overall Top 100 Restaurants'' list, E235 
        [21FE]
      Nation of Islam (organization): reopening of Salaam Restaurant 
        in Chicago, IL, E1369 [1AU]
      National Dairy Month: observance, H3811 [20JN], H4078 [27JN]
      New York, NY: anniversary of Sylvia's Restaurant, E1364 [31JY]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of Beef 
        Products, Inc., E499 [29MR]
      Oberto Sausage Co.: tribute, E1427 [3AU]
      Pacifica, CA: anniversary of Nick's Restaurant, E1354 [31JY]
      Pearson's Candy Co.: anniversary of Nut Goodie Bar, E1570 [19SE]
      Roman Meal Co.: anniversary, E1021 [7JN]
      San Bernardino, CA: anniversary of Mitla Cafe, E1482 [11SE]
      Seattle Chocolates (company): King County, WA, Executive Woman 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1545 [14SE]
      Statesboro, GA: closing of Snooky's Restaurant, H3663 [8JN]
      Unified Grocers (company): anniversary, E1019 [7JN]
      University of Maryland: anniversary of International Food Safety 
        Training Laboratory, E1458 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
        control livestock intended for slaughter (S. 2141), S1150 
        [29FE]
      ------promote SBA Microloan Program to businesses to establish 
        gleaning programs that redistribute surplus food to 
        organizations that serve the hungry, S3817 [7JN]
      ------promote U.S. agricultural export programs, S3816 [7JN]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (S. 
        2217), S1935 [21MR]
      Baxter Brewing Co.: BevNet (publication) New Brewery of the Year 
        award recipient, S1457 [7MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: determine the price of all milk used for 
        manufactured purposes by using the national average cost of 
        production, S4391 [21JN]
      ------eliminate farm subsidies, S3935 [12JN], S4195 [14JN]
      ------ensure that farmers are able to buy public varieties of 
        seeds, S4127 [13JN]
      ------repeal duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish, S4181 [14JN]
      ------report on impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on obesity 
        and human health and examine public health proposals that 
        affect cost and size of such beverages, S4143 [13JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing a business disruption 
        insurance policy and a catastrophic event policy for poultry 
        producers, S4274 [19JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing an insurance product 
        that covers food safety recalls, S4276 [19JN]
      FDA: prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], S3554 [24MY]
      ------require imported catfish be subject to same inspection 
        standards as domestic catfish, S4264 [19JN]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        S6665 [21SE]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      ------increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations 
        relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), 
        S2542 [19AP]
      Frozen Food Month: observance, S2081 [27MR]
      Jackson's Sugar House and Vegetable Stand (business): tribute, 
        S1929 [21MR]
      Jones Bar-B-Q Diner (business): James Beard Foundation America's 
        Classics Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Lafayette, LA: Southern Living (publication) ``South's Tastiest 
        Town'' designee, S1790 [19MR]
      Livingston, Luke: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``30 Under 
        30 Food & Wine'' list, S1457 [7MR]
      National Dairy Month: observance, S4149 [13JN]
      Portland, ME: tribute to Oakhurst Dairy (business), S4149 [13JN]
      Smucker, Richard: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern 
        Ohio Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Smucker, Tim: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio 
        Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Wilbur's of Maine Chocolate Confections (business): tribute, 
        S610 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Billfish Conservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2706) (H. Rept. 112-656), H5764 [10SE]
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2706, Billfish Conservation Act, H5732 [10SE]
      S. 2141, make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter, S1150 [29FE]
      S. 2217, Rural America Preservation Act, S1936-S1938 [21MR]




FOOD SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 216), S2542 [19AP]




FOOD SECURITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: restore integrity to and strengthen payment 
        limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to 
        farmers (see S. 2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative 
        for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see 
        H.R. 4162), H1272 [7MR] (see H.R. 4328), H1804 [29MR]
      ------repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program (see H.R. 
        4015), H696 [13FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: reform payment limitation rules for farm 
        subsidies, H2603 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: restore integrity to and strengthen payment 
        limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to 
        farmers (S. 2217), S1935 [21MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the Conservation Stewardship 
        Program and Conservation Reserve Program, S4343 [20JN]
  Texts of
      S. 2217, Rural America Preservation Act, S1936-S1938 [21MR]




FOOD STAMP RESTORATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3602), S6546 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3602, provisions, S6554 [20SE]




FOOD STAMPS (SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM)  see 
    Department of Agriculture; Public Welfare Programs




FOOTWEAR  see Shoe Industry




FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FIRST) 
    (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Mountain Home, AR: Mountain Home High School robotics team 
        winners of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition, H4076 
        [27JN]
      Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of 
        Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science 
        and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Rookie All-Star Award, E552 [17AP]
      Rochester, NY: Girl Scouts Hippie Pandas (robotics team) 
        recipient of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Gracious Professionalism Award, E971 [5JN]
      Tribute, E199 [15FE]
      Waialua, HI: Waialua High School robotics team recipient of 
        Hawaii For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Chairman's Award, E282 [29FE]




FOR THE LOVE OF THE LAKE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Dallas, TX: tribute to Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up 
        event, E1405 [3AU]




FORBER-PRATT, ANJALI

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




FORBES, J. RANDY (a Representative from Virginia)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H3164 [18MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H513 [6FE]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H512 [6FE]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H513 [6FE]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2289 [27AP]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2034 [19AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see H.R. 4094), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H4864 [12JY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H115 [23JA]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H966 [27FE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H513 [6FE]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H1210 [6MR]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1135 [1MR]
      Economy: increase business engagement and improve training 
        opportunities for occupations in-demand in order to get 
        Americans back to work (see H.R. 3611), H903 [16FE]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H2570 [9MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H1571 
        [26MR]
      ------provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics 
        may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without 
        obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense 
        (see H.R. 615), H512 [6FE]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H2647 [10MY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H1154 
        [5MR]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H115 [23JA]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H513 [6FE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H4606 [28JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1543 [22MR]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H2072 [24AP]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H948 [21FE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3977 [21JN]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5766 [10SE]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H512 [6FE]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H966 [27FE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H1807 [29MR]
      ------repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical 
        equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in 
        a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1100 [29FE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Res. 271), H115 [23JA]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1543 [22MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1808 [29MR]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1304 [8MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H182 [25JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H115 [23JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H1154 [5MR]
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H2647 [10MY]
      Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, 
        security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3977 [21JN]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H2647 [10MY]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H1807 [29MR]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H1807 [29MR]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H1808 
        [29MR]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H950 [24FE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2647 [10MY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3105 [17MY]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H441 [2FE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1154 [5MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1642 [27MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4656 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), 
        H5657 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5657 [2AU]
      Air Force: prohibit funding cuts to Air National Guard units 
        until an impact study of the unit's loss is provided and 
        increase funding through a reduction in missile defense system 
        funding, H3052 [17MY]
      Armed Forces: reduce end strength level for troops in Europe, 
        H3082 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2790 [16MY], H3052, H3060, H3071, 
        H3082, H3085 [17MY]
      Federal employees: tribute, E489 [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4778 [11JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3085 [17MY]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1089 [29FE]
      National Marriage Week: observance, E157 [7FE]
      Navy: expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands, H3060 [17MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H4778 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax 
        burden, H4778 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4778 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4778 [11JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit authority to make unilateral 
        reductions to nuclear weapon stockpiles, H3071 [17MY]
  Subpoena Notices
      Chesterfield, VA, General District Court, H5902 [12SE]
  Tributes
      Bingham, Gwen, E1246 [12JY]




FORBES (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, H2194 [26AP]
      Occupy Wall Street . . . Next Stop, Athens?, E112 [1FE]
      ``What's the Real Defense Budget?'', E109 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Livingston, Luke: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``30 Under 
        30 Food & Wine'' list, S1457 [7MR]




FORD, CLIFFORD G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E279 [29FE]




FORD, DANNY

  Articles and editorials
      Rep. Danny Ford Calling It Quits After 30 Years in Frankfort, 
        S2595 [23AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2595 [23AP]




FORD, MARTY

  Letters
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding, 
        H2617 [10MY]




FORD MOTOR CO.

  Remarks in House
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H4690 
        [10JY]
      Louisville, KY: tribute to assembly plant, H4690 [10JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S2217 
        [29MR]




FOREIGN AID

  Addresses
      Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya: Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic 
        and Cultural Representative to the U.S., S2914 [7MY]
  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      Foreign countries: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 
        3576), S6636 [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Egypt's Witch Hunt Threatens a Rupture With the U.S., S319 [2FE]
      Georgian Politics--Blood Feud, E1438 [3AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Afghanistan: establish requirements relative to the provision of 
        certain products (see H.R. 6485), H6274 [21SE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      ------express that continued deployment of U.S. military support 
        personnel advising regional forces working toward apprehension 
        of Joseph Kony is necessary and appropriate (see H. Res. 581), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      ------provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2713 [15MY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Argentina: express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (see H.R. 6431), H6150 [19SE]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see 
        S. 3577), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 6436), H6150 [19SE]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      ------designate as foreign terrorist organizations certain 
        Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities 
        assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (see H.R. 4303), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 
        3795), H78 [18JA]
      ------prohibit Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation from 
        making grants (see H.R. 4307), H1803 [29MR]
      ------require a quadrennial diplomacy and development review 
        (see S. 3341), S4636 [26JN]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 
        [7MY]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      Egypt: condition assistance on holding of free and fair 
        elections (see H.R. 4340), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (see S. 2327), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Embassies: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal apology 
        is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of personnel is 
        assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and Cairo, Egypt 
        (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is certified they 
        are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies and consulates 
        pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (see 
        S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
      Foreign countries: provide limitations (see H.R. 6452), H6230 
        [20SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (see S. 3576), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see S. 3310), S4299 [19JN]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (see H.R. 4258), H1570 [26MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE] (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]
      Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense 
        services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross 
        violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see 
        H.R. 5749), H2713 [15MY]
      International relations: establish an interagency mechanism to 
        coordinate U.S. development programs and private sector 
        investment activities (see S. 3495), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 
        6178), H5201 [24JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP] (see 
        H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]
      ------extend authority to provide loan guarantees (see H.R. 
        4197), H1366 [16MR]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3260), S3688 [4JN] (see S. 3269), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        5924), H3660 [7JN]
      ------restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of State 
        certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, advising, or 
        informing the Haqqani network in any capacity (see H.R. 4110), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      Ships and vessels: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided 
        in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their 
        products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see 
        H.R. 6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable 
        energy projects in developing countries (see H.R. 3888), H440 
        [2FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      ------provide humanitarian assistance and support a transition 
        to democracy (see S. 3498), S5977 [2AU]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. 
        Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      Limitations on U.S. assistance: Howard Kohr, Marvin Feuer and 
        Brad Gordon, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, S6572 
        [21SE]
      Provide limitations on U.S. assistance: James M. Loy and Michael 
        W. Hagee, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security 
        Advisory Council, S6571 [21SE]
      Sudan and South Sudan conflict resolution: several Members of 
        Congress, H1898 [17AP]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
      U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security Advisory 
        Council members, S6571 [21SE]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan: U.S. policy, H2200-H2202 [26AP], H5849-H5851 [11SE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      ------provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (H.R. 5748), E788 [15MY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      AID: broadcasting of television show ``Sesame Street'' in 
        Palestine funding, H130 [24JA]
      Appropriations: prohibit funding for assistance to certain 
        entities whose policies call for the destruction of Israel, 
        H5029 [19JY]
      Azerbaijan: U.S. policy relative to restrictions on receiving 
        foreign aid under the Freedom Support Act, E1718 [23OC], 
        E1722, E1727 [26OC]
      Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals pending 
        certification that the Government of Brazil amends its laws to 
        remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals to other 
        countries, H3621 [7JN]
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      Crime: suspend U.S. assistance to countries that do not comply 
        with agreements to extradite criminals, E39 [18JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: tribute to domestic and global anti-hunger 
        and nutrition programs, E803 [15MY]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (H.R. 3795), 
        H45 [18JA]
      Economy: impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs 
        on jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      Egypt: condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, H1529 [22MR]
      ------limit U.S. assistance unless Egypt honors commitments 
        under the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, H931, H933 [17FE], H3125 
        [18MY]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Foreign countries: green energy development grants, H4162 [28JN]
      ------prohibit assistance to countries that support radical 
        Muslim fundamentalism, H6258 [21SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance, H6158 [20SE]
      Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (organization): tribute to 
        Ohio chapter, E1531 [14SE]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (H.R. 4258), E440 [26MR], E1438 
        [3AU]
      Haiti: anniversary of earthquake, E53 [23JA]
      Health: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of 
        obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E353 [8MR]
      Huizenga, Representative: report on trip to Afghanistan, H46 
        [18JA]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system, H2483 [9MY]
      ------extend authority to provide loan guarantees, H2483 [9MY]
      ------nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance funding, H3524, 
        H3525 [6JN]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (H.R. 1464), H5842-H5844 [11SE], 
        E1497 [12SE]
      ------encourage China to force a North Korean suspension of 
        nuclear weapons activities, H1814 [16AP]
      ------suspension of nuclear weapons activities in exchange for 
        food aid, H1162 [6MR], H1530 [22MR]
      Libya: prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      Middle East: U.S. policy relative to support of opposition 
        groups, H5870 [12SE]
      National security: call for adoption of smart security platform 
        for the 21st century, H4995 [18JY]
      ------call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st 
        century (H. Res. 19), H123 [24JA], H378 [2FE], H585 [8FE], 
        H1024 [29FE], H1162 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H3485 [6JN], H4694 
        [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4916 [18JY], H5771 [11SE], H6157 [20SE]
      Pakistan: condition Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund funding on 
        certification of efforts to counter improvised explosive 
        devices operations, H3135 [18MY]
      ------prohibit assistance, H3009-H3011 [17MY], H4979, H4980, 
        H4983 [18JY]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance relative to harboring of al-
        Qaeda (terrorist organization) and Taliban fighters within 
        borders, H3487 [6JN]
      ------require a certain time period between the release of the 
        Depts. of Defense and State report on current conditions in 
        Pakistan and the release of funds from the Pakistan 
        Counterinsurgency Fund, H3140 [18MY]
      Peace Corps: anniversary, H1103 [1MR], H1438 [21MR], E276 
        [29FE], E296 [1MR], E308 [5MR], E322 [6MR]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1212 [7MR], H1375 
        [19MR], H1898 [17AP]
      U.N.: prohibit U.S. assistance to nations that consistently 
        oppose U.S. initiatives (H.R. 921), H931 [17FE]
      ------promote transparency, accountability, and reform (H.R. 
        2829), H1528 [22MR]
      U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish, H3092 [17MY]
      Women: strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign 
        countries (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]
      World Refugee Day: observance, H4075 [27JN], E1093, E1096 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Afghanistan: Corps of Engineers electric power infrastructure 
        project funding, S4844 [11JY]
      Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S6577 [21SE]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), S6670, S6671 [21SE]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 
        3577), S6462, S6463 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Food for Peace program funding, S4130 
        [13JN]
      Dept. of State: require a quadrennial diplomacy and development 
        review (S. 3341), S4638 [26JN], S6673 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans job corps funding through 
        reductions in foreign aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and 
        Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]
      Diplomats: make conditional upon promise of protection for U.S. 
        Embassies and diplomats, S6583-S6585 [21SE]
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      Egypt: condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, S318 [2FE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers, S2347, S2356, S2357 
        [17AP], S2684 [25AP]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (S. 2327), S2557 [19AP], 
        S2561 [23AP]
      ------suspend foreign aid until U.S. political prisoners are 
        released, S405 [9FE], S593, S599 [14FE], S672 [15FE], S821, 
        S822 [16FE]
      Ethiopia: U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY]
      Foreign countries: provide limitations on U.S. assistance, 
        S6488-S6490 [20SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), S6473 
        [19SE], S6476, S6517-S6519 [20SE], S6564-S6577, S6579-S6585, 
        S6596-S6601 [21SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      ------report on congressional delegation trip to Burma, S82 
        [26JA]
      ------report on congressional delegation trip to Cuba and Haiti, 
        S53-S56 [24JA]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (S. 3310), S4301 [19JN]
      ------reaffirm U.S. commitment to global prosperity through 
        hunger and poverty reduction, S3324 [21MY]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (S. Res. 368), 
        S358 [6FE]
      Iran: exempt from sanctions humanitarian trade licensed by Dept. 
        of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, S3324 [21MY]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (S. 2325), S3420 [22MY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit food aid, S4339 
        [20JN]
      ------prohibit food aid unless the President issues a national 
        interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      Libya: prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, 
        S3762 [6JN], S3961, S3962 [12JN], S6260 [12SE], S6316 [13SE], 
        S6598-S6601 [21SE]
      ------prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (S. 
        3269), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S4619 [26JN], S5054 [17JY], 
        S5186 [19JY], S5279 [24JY]
      ------U.S. policy, S3226 [16MY]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      Taiwan: tribute to food donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]
      World Refugee Day: observance, S4293 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 
        112-163), S2819 [26AP]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Assessing Progress in Haiti Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1016), S2819 [26AP]
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for 
        Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 543), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Haiti Reforestation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 1023) (S. Rept. 112-165), S3173 [15MY]
      Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3341) (S. Rept. 112-220), S6451 
        [19SE]
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112-361), H25 
        [17JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H.R. 1464, North Korean Refugee Adoption Act, H5842 [11SE]
      H.R. 6431, provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma, H6124 [19SE]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. 3310, Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act, S4301 
        [19JN]
      S. 3341, Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act, S6673 
        [21SE]
      S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and 
        children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]
      S. Res. 368, recognize anniversary of earthquake in Haiti, honor 
        victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance, 
        S351, S358 [6FE]
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 543, ensure compliance with Hague Convention on the 
        Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by certain 
        countries and establish procedures for prompt return of 
        children abducted to other countries, S5991 [2AU]
      S. Res. 556, suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations, S6345 [13SE]




FOREIGN AID TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3310), S4299 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3310), S4301 [19JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3310, provisions, S4301 [19JN]




FOREIGN AND ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE PENALTY ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6029), H5506, H5507 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6029) (H. 
        Rept. 112-610), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6029, provisions, H5506 [31JY]




FOREIGN BANKS

  Bills and resolutions
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (see H.R. 6431), H6150 [19SE]
      Iran: sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H439 [2FE]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian 
        Financial Institutions: President Obama, S348 [6FE], H479 
        [6FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S5730 
        [31JY], H5439 [31JY]
  Remarks in House
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      Iran: impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that 
        deal with the Central Bank of Iran, E1415 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), S6670, S6671 [21SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6431, provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma, H6124 [19SE]




FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Anuj C. Desai to the Foreign Claims Settlement 
        Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S323 [2FE]




FOREIGN COUNTERFEIT PREVENTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4216), H1426 [20MR]




FOREIGN COUNTRIES

  Addresses
      Malawi Presidential Swearing-In: Joyce Banda, President, Malawi, 
        E707 [7MY]
      Victims of Communism in Albania: Joseph J. DioGuardi, E1253 
        [17JY]
  Amendments
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6636 [21SE]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6661, S6676 [21SE]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4831, S4833 [10JY]
  Appointments
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, S2007 
        [22MR], H1530 [22MR], H2253 [27AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Backlash to the Backlash, E1675 [2OC]
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Cruel and Unusual Record, E1159 [27JN]
      Cuba's Culture of Poverty Persists, E59 [23JA]
      Dave and Wendy Banks Teach Villagers During Peace Corps 
        Experience, E293 [1MR]
      Georgian Politics--Blood Feud, E1438 [3AU]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      Hope Flows--VT. NonProfit Pours ``Pure Water for the World,'', 
        S2599 [23AP]
      In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur, H1023 [29FE]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Kazakhstan Launches ATOM Project To Support Global Movement 
        Against Nuclear Tests, E1510 [13SE]
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Myth of China as a Harmless Tiger, E198 [15FE]
      Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be 
        Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, E1478 [11SE]
      Occupy Wall Street . . . Next Stop, Athens?, E112 [1FE]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
      Statesmanship and Its Betrayal (excerpt), H4859 [12JY]
      Stimulus Spending Keeps Failing--If Austerity Is So Terrible, 
        How Come Germany and Sweden Have Done So Well?, S3213 [16MY]
      Strategic Stability in Today's Nuclear World, S2810 [26AP]
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, H576, H583 [8FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Armed Forces: require the President to seek congressional 
        approval before engaging members in military humanitarian 
        operations (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 5968), H3806 [19JN] (see H.R. 
        6055), H4603 [28JN]
      ------establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to 
        improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles 
        imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see 
        H.R. 6110), H4862 [12JY]
      ------submit a plan to ensure the placement of sufficient 
        officers at certain U.S. international airports to effectively 
        combat security threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), 
        H692 [9FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3976 [12JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 
        109), H3162 [18MY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]
      ------prohibit the transfer of proprietary technology and 
        intellectual property developed with Federal funding to 
        entities of certain countries (see S. 2063), S323 [2FE]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (see H. Con. Res. 135), H5525 [31JY]
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Children and youth: call on all governments to assist in the 
        safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence (see S. Res. 
        449), S3042 [9MY]
      ------provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation 
        standards (see S. 3331), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 6027), H4064 
        [26JN]
      China: call to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng by his family 
        and lawyers and his immediate and conditional release (see S. 
        Res. 554), S6340 [13SE]
      ------condemn human rights and legal due process standards 
        violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
      ------ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      ------prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1427 [20MR]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Congress: enhance disclosure on information on official foreign 
        travel of Members and employees and impose additional 
        restrictions on such travel (see H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 2139), S1147 [29FE] (see S. 3286), S3976 
        [12JN]
      ------increase accountability in contracts for overseas 
        contingency operations (see H.R. 6360), H5727 [7AU]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see 
        S. 3577), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 6436), H6150 [19SE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 
        2212), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 4086), H950 [24FE]
      Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments 
        by communications-related service providers of certain 
        information consisting of or relating to communications (see 
        H.R. 6529), H6275 [21SE]
      ------combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 6573), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Death and dying: provide compensation for the deadly acts by 
        elements of the Pakistani military and intelligence services 
        against U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5734), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: permit the export of apples to Canada in 
        bulk bins without certification (see S. 2208), S1847 [20MR] 
        (see H.R. 3914), H567 [7FE]
      Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ``produced'' to include 
        melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on 
        procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see 
        S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      ------prohibit use of private security contractors and Afghan 
        Public Protection Force members to provide security for Armed 
        Forces members and military installations and facilities in 
        Afghanistan (see H.R. 4117), H1133 [1MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 3855), 
        H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide with additional tools to target 
        extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see H.R. 3909), 
        H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of Labor: require companies to notify employees and local 
        communities if they are closing plants or laying off U.S. 
        workers to offshore jobs and operations (see S. 3425), S5304 
        [24JY]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      ------designate as foreign terrorist organizations certain 
        Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities 
        assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (see H.R. 4303), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      ------designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H1496 [21MR]
      ------prohibit Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation from 
        making grants (see H.R. 4307), H1803 [29MR]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3249), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit leasing of Federal lands to any 
        person who has violated the Trading With the Enemy Act or who 
        conducts business with a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 
        3876), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN] (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] 
        (see H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4684 [9JY]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see 
        H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist 
        foreign countries in environmentally sustainable 
        administration of natural resources (see H.R. 6422), H6060 
        [14SE]
      Education: authorize domestic dissemination of information and 
        material about the U.S. intended primarily for foreign 
        audiences (see H.R. 5736), H2645 [10MY]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see S. 2226), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        766), H5707 [2AU]
      European Union: initiate negotiations to enter into a trade 
        agreement (see H.R. 6536), H6276 [21SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit purchase of 
        merchandise subject to antidumping or countervailing duty 
        orders (see S. 3611), S6625 [21SE]
      ------report to Congress about refusal to implement certain 
        recommendations for reimbursement by inefficient or wasteful 
        Afghanistan reconstruction contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Federal employees: prohibit senior Government officers and 
        employees from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or 
        instrumentalities for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 
        4343), H1805 [29MR]
      ------require individuals who file under the Ethics in 
        Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in a 
        country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
      ------tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals 
        who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), S1932 [21MR]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see S. 3495), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6178), H5201 
        [24JY]
      ------provide limitations (see H.R. 6452), H6230 [20SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (see S. 3576), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal apology is 
        issued condemning attacks on, and safety of personnel is 
        assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and Cairo, Egypt 
        (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is certified they 
        are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies and consulates 
        pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (see 
        S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU] (see H.R. 6255), H5628 [1AU]
      ------enhance security, bolster regional capacity to counter 
        threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, chemical, 
        and biological weapons proliferation in the Western Hemisphere 
        (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      ------ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding 
        and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
        genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide 
        (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      ------establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs 
        (see S. 3310), S4299 [19JN]
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        S. 3279), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
      ------apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries 
        (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR] (see H.R. 4071), H943 [17FE] (see 
        H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see S. 
        2215), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4221), H1426 [20MR]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (see S. 2171), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4041), H801 [15FE] (see 
        H.R. 5798), H3102 [17MY]
      ------establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives relative to 
        application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to 
        agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture (see 
        H.R. 6538), H6276 [21SE]
      ------improve trade promotion policies and programs (see H.R. 
        5393), H2317 [7MY]
      ------make elimination of government fisheries subsidies a 
        principal negotiating objectives in trade negotiations (see S. 
        3518), S5978 [2AU]
      ------prohibit purchases by the Federal Government of Chinese 
        goods and services until China becomes a party to the 
        Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 3449), S5487 
        [26JY]
      ------require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff 
        and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign 
        countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 
        5513), H2320 [7MY]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (see 
        S. 2183), S1576 [12MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences: improve (see H.R. 6537), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (see H.R. 4258), H1570 [26MR]
      ------support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial 
        integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO 
        membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of 
        conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, 
        sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 
        [17JA]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H2713 
        [15MY]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      India: anniversary of communal violence in Gujarat (see H. Res. 
        569), H1134 [1MR]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      International relations: allow Azeri people, currently divided 
        between Azerbaijan and Iran, to have the right to self-
        determination and to their own sovereign country if they so 
        choose (see H. Con. Res. 137), H5922 [12SE]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 [19AP] 
        (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (see S. 
        Res. 395), S1614 [13MR]
      ------prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of 
        intelligence community in support of military operations 
        without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 
        6290), H5704 [2AU]
      Natural resources: strengthen U.S. role in the international 
        community in conserving natural resources (see S. 3356), S4724 
        [28JN]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H4868 [13JY]
      ------express that clothing issued to athletes representing the 
        U.S. should be made in the U.S. (see H. Res. 731), H4907 
        [17JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy that 
        requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the U.S. (see 
        S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that goods 
        donated or supplied to athletes are substantially made in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 6132), H4907 [17JY]
      ------support goals and ideals of the Olympic movement and 
        congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic 
        and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H5922 [12SE]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        472), S3631 [24MY]
      Pakistan: restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of 
        State certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, 
        advising, or informing the Haqqani network in any capacity 
        (see H.R. 4110), H1100 [29FE]
      ------terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (see H.R. 
        6391), H5999 [13SE]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in 
        exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a 
        foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. 
        exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 704), H4064 
        [26JN]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR] 
        (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H3974 [21JN]
      ------provide humanitarian assistance and support a transition 
        to democracy (see S. 3498), S5977 [2AU]
      Taiwan: support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (see S. Res. 
        542), S5978 [2AU]
      Taiwan Relations Act: establish a Congressional Advisory 
        Commission on the Implementation of U.S. Policy (see H.R. 
        5902), H3577 [6JN]
      Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of 
        articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one 
        day (see S. 3597), S6546 [20SE]
      Taxation: allow partial exclusion for foreign earned income of 
        employees of Federal contractors who do not fulfill foreign 
        country residency requirements for certain reasons (see H.R. 
        6341), H5706 [2AU]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing duties 
        in the determination of the basis of any energy tax credit 
        property (see S. 3610), S6625 [21SE]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers 
        discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain foreign 
        residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2144), S1147 [29FE]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]
      ------reform international tax system (see S. 2091), S494 [9FE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      ------deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign 
        sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in 
        U.S. courts (see H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]
      ------require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]
      Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: encourage increased 
        transparency in negotiations (see H. Res. 767), H5707 [2AU]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Treaties and agreements: report on countries with which the U.S. 
        negotiates trade agreements, establish terms for future trade 
        agreements, and enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see S. 3347), S4674 [27JN]
      Tunisia: initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade 
        agreement (see H. Res. 719), H4655 [29JN]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
      Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (see H.R. 5828), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      ------express that it is not a violation of the equal protection 
        clause to extend particular consideration to members of the 
        uniformed services or overseas citizens to exercise right to 
        vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 4171), H1303 [8MR]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Aneesa Ahmed, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hana Elhebshi, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Jineth Bedoya Lima, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Maryam Durani, S1499 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, S1499 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Safak Pavey, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Samar Badawi, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Shad Begum, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Zin Mar Aung, S1499 [8MR]
  Cost Estimates
      Export Promotion Reform Act (H.R. 4041): CBO, H3254 [30MY]
  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Andreas N. Akaras, American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
        Association, H5092 [23JY]
      ------Bryan Ardouny, Armenian Assembly of America, H5093 [23JY]
      ------Kate Nahapetian, Armenian National Committee of America, 
        H5093 [23JY]
      ------Representative Cole, H5094 [23JY]
  Letters
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group establishment: Representative 
        Wolf, H1121, H1122, H1123 [1MR]
      Call for removal of David B. Shear as Ambassador to Vietnam: 
        Representative Wolf, E1212 [9JY], E1410, E1411 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1411 [3AU]
      Countervailing duties application to nonmarket economy 
        countries: C. David Veal, American Shrimp Processors 
        Association, H1169 [6MR]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        Angela Canterbury, Project on Government Oversight 
        (organization), H2841 [17MY]
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: Senators Inhofe and 
        Scott P. Brown, S4945 [12JY]
      Detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan in Vietnam: David S. Adams, Dept. 
        of State, E1213 [9JY], E1410 [3AU]
      ------Representative Wolf, E1410 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1409 [3AU]
      Export Promotion Reform Act: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------Frank Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------John Engler, Business Roundtable (organization), H3255 
        [30MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        Inc., H3255 [30MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3254 [30MY]
      ------William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., 
        H3255 [30MY]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        several Representatives, E1313 [24JY]
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: Colleen 
        Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support Enforcement 
        Association, H3450 [5JN]
      ------Gordon L. Berlin, Building Knowledge To Improve Social 
        Policy (organization), H3450 [5JN]
      ------Jon Baron, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, H3450 
        [5JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H3451 [5JN]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H3451 [5JN]
      Limitations on U.S. assistance: Howard Kohr, Marvin Feuer and 
        Brad Gordon, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, S6572 
        [21SE]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: Representatives McGovern and Jones, H576 [8FE]
      Provide limitations on U.S. assistance: James M. Loy and Michael 
        W. Hagee, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security 
        Advisory Council, S6571 [21SE]
      Sudan and South Sudan conflict resolution: several Members of 
        Congress, H1898 [17AP]
      Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom) Diamond Jubilee: 
        Joseph V. Reed, U.N., E1550 [18SE]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: Senators 
        Portman and Ayotte, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S5009 [16JY]
      ------several Senators, S5009 [16JY]
      U.S. agreement with Russia relative to missile defenses: 
        Representative Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5032 [19JY]
  Lists
      Nobel laureates urging the Turkish Government to acknowledge 
        Armenian genocide, E622 [24AP]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Burma: President Obama, S4890 [11JY], H4810 
        [11JY]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Designation for South Sudan: President Obama, S2030 [26MR], 
        H1548 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Argentina: President Obama, S2030 [26MR], 
        H1548 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Gibraltar and the Turks and Caicos Islands: 
        President Obama, S4770 [29JN], H4652 [29JN]
      Generalized System of Preferences Least-Developed Beneficiary 
        Developing Country Designation for Senegal: President Obama, 
        H4652 [29JN]
      National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Obama, S3277 
        [17MY], H2826 [17MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Cote D'Ivoire: President Obama, 
        S347 [6FE], H464 [3FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea: President Obama, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 
        Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], 
        H5779 [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to Significant Transnational 
        Criminal Organizations: President Obama, S5132 [18JY], H4920 
        [18JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Somalia: President Obama, S5256 
        [23JY], H5082 [23JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Syria: President Obama, S3040 
        [9MY], H2460 [9MY]
      National Emergency Relative to the Former Liberian Regime of 
        Charles Taylor: President Obama, S5084 [17JY], H4872 [17JY]
      National Emergency Relative to the Stabilization of Iraq: 
        President Obama, S3326 [21MY], H3149 [18MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions: President Obama, S5302 [24JY], H5141 [24JY]
      Tax Convention With Chile: President Obama, S3293 [17MY]
  Poems
      ``Daw of Freedom,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1655 [25SE]
  Questions and answers
      Military operations in Syria, S3821, S3822 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Accomack County, VA: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to 
        NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or 
        foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H2824, H2830, H3011-
        H3014 [17MY], H5028, H5029 [19JY]
      ------require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe 
        and completion date and reports with status updates on the 
        transition of U.S. military and security operations to the 
        Government of Afghanistan (H.R. 1735), E895 [30MY]
      ------U.S. policy, H2200-H2202 [26AP], H5849-H5851 [11SE]
      ------violence against Armed Forces resulting from burning of 
        the Koran, H956 [27FE], H973 [28FE], H1118 [1MR]
      Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H4981-H4983 [18JY]
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group: establish (H.R. 1530), H1121 
        [1MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Agriculture: extend certain programs, prohibit supplemental 
        agricultural disaster assistance payments to foreign 
        corporations, and prohibit producers from collecting payments 
        from multiple programs, H5682 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, H1293 
        [8MR]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2079 [25AP], E622, E623, 
        E631, E632, E633, E636 [24AP], E648 [25AP], E660, E677 [26AP], 
        E697, E699 [27AP], E811 [16MY]
      Atrocities Prevention Board: ensure that U.S. policy reflects 
        appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, 
        ethnic cleansing, and genocide, E697 [27AP]
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of diplomatic relations, E283 [29FE]
      ------anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E48 
        [19JA], E51 [23JA], E64 [24JA], E78 [25JA]
      ------logistics role in withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, 
        E1380 [1AU]
      ------U.S. policy, E490 [29MR], E1163 [27JN]
      Bangladesh: call for release of political prisoners, E1176 
        [28JN]
      Belarus: call for release of political prisoners, H5698 [2AU]
      Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), E503 [29MR]
      Bolivia: call for the release of Jacob Ostreicher, E1430 [3AU]
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, E697 [27AP]
      ------independence anniversary, H1116 [1MR]
      Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals pending 
        certification that the Government of Brazil amends its laws to 
        remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals to other 
        countries, H3621 [7JN]
      Burma: U.S. decision to lift economic sanctions on business 
        activities, E856 [18MY]
      ------U.S. policy, E867 [18MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Business and industry: advantages of foreign outsourcing, H4159 
        [28JN]
      ------bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H40 [18JA], 
        H121 [24JA], H5757 [10SE]
      ------eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits 
        overseas, H718 [14FE]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (H.R. 3596), H3749-H3752 [19JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (H. Con. Res. 135), H5552 [1AU], H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      Center for Victims of Torture: tribute, E66 [24JA]
      China: allegations of exporting pharmaceuticals containing human 
        flesh, H2335 [8MY]
      ------assessment of role in Africa, E516 [30MR]
      ------eliminate U.S. assistance, H2807-H2810 [16MY]
      ------forced abortion policy, E1227-E1229 [11JY]
      ------status of international economic relations, H2197 [26AP]
      ------U.S. policy, E198 [15FE]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        E1381 [1AU]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: U.S. policy, E131 [3FE]
      Congressional Taiwan Caucus: anniversary, E534 [16AP]
      Costa Concordia (vessel): failure of safety measures aboard 
        cruise liner, E328 [7MR]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H1370-H1372 [19MR]
      Crime: enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase 
        penalties relative to sex trafficking, H1276 [8MR]
      Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition of independence, E382 
        [19MR]
      Crocker, Ryan C.: condemn remarks on U.S. policy on Afghanistan, 
        E84 [27JA]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, H1376 [19MR], 
        H1393 [20MR], H5973 [13SE], E224 [17FE], E690 [27AP]
      ------U.S. policy, H1963 [18AP]
      Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H5017, H5020 [19JY], 
        H5082 [23JY], E1293 [19JY], E1320, E1331 [25JY]
      ------support reunification agreement, E1389, E1391 [2AU]
      ------support U.N.-brokered agreement between Tassos 
        Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat 
        relative to reunification, H5018 [19JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. 
        companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, 
        H2357 [8MY]
      ------International Trade Administration funding for combating 
        unfair trade practices by China, H2363, H2364 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure funding items added to the overseas 
        contingency operations account are war related, H3030 [17MY]
      ------examine potential benefits of closing outdated or excess 
        overseas military bases, H2837 [17MY]
      ------include finding that deployment of tactical nuclear 
        weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific 
        region, H3067, H3068 [17MY], E851 [18MY]
      ------limit funding to any institution or organization 
        established by U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, H3081 
        [17MY], E850 [18MY]
      ------NATO troop deployment funding, H5044, H5045 [19JY]
      ------prohibit foreign businesses that engage in business 
        activity with terrorist nations from contracting and 
        procurement opportunities, H3064 [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with 
        Russia, H5031-H5033 [19JY]
      ------prohibit purchase of helicopters for Afghan security 
        forces from Russia, Syria, and other state sponsors of 
        terrorism, H3031 [17MY]
      ------report on feasibility of providing telecommunications 
        services to servicemembers in transit to or from overseas 
        deployment, H3031 [17MY]
      ------separate overseas contingency operations funding from base 
        defense spending, H4942 [18JY], H5057 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: analyze regulations other nations apply to 
        their oil and gas industries and compare them to U.S. 
        regulations, H3898 [20JN]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat 
        Reduction Initiative funding, H3418, H3424 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for certain Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy Program international activities, H3461 [5JN]
      ------U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center funding, H3464, 
        H3465 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: allow to cause destruction of any drug refused 
        admission due to reasonable probability of causing serious 
        adverse health consequences or death or valued below a certain 
        amount, H3228 [30MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: cell phone communications in rural 
        border areas funding, H3534, H3535 [6JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of 
        Investigations funding to combat child exploitation through 
        reductions in detention and removal operations funding, H3541-
        H3543 [6JN]
      ------implement commercial pre-inspection pilot program at Peace 
        Bridge to expedite traffic at U.S.-Canada border, H4709 [10JY]
      ------increase coordination with India on efforts to prevent 
        terrorist attacks, H3622 [7JN]
      ------modify requirements for the visa waiver program (H.R. 
        3855), H663 [9FE]
      Dept. of Justice: investigate possible violations of U.S. law 
        regarding leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving 
        the U.S. and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), 
        H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]
      ------encourage Saudi Arabia to increase oil production, H1094, 
        H1095 [29FE]
      ------revision of Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement with 
        Canada, H3812 [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit export of natural gas, H825, 
        H826 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177 
        [24JY]
      ------require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN], H4837 
        [12JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding for the International 
        Highway Technology Scanning Program, H4141 [27JN]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (H.R. 6138), E1272 [18JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: World Affairs Council of 
        St. Louis International Humanitarian of the Year Award 
        recipient, E987 [6JN]
      Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist 
        foreign countries in environmentally sustainable 
        administration of natural resources (H.R. 6422), E1534 [14SE]
      Egypt: call for release of political prisoners, H550 [7FE], H587 
        [8FE]
      ------condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, H6056 [14SE]
      ------U.S. policy, H5334 [31JY], H5850 [11SE]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885, H1886 [17AP]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (H.R. 6029), H5506, H5507 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]
      Foreign aid: green energy development grants, H4162 [28JN]
      ------prohibit assistance to countries that support radical 
        Muslim fundamentalism, H6258 [21SE]
      ------prohibit U.S. assistance to nations that consistently 
        oppose U.S. initiatives before the U.N. (H.R. 921), H931 
        [17FE]
      ------provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of 
        obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E353 [8MR]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance, H6158 [20SE]
      ------suspend U.S. assistance to countries that do not comply 
        with agreements to extradite criminals, E39 [18JA]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H177 
        [25JA], H805, H897-H900 [16FE], H1120 [1MR], H2201 [26AP]
      ------ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding 
        and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
        genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide, 
        H1918 [18AP]
      ------ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding 
        and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
        genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide 
        (H. Res. 304), H1980 [19AP], H2079, H2081 [25AP], E648 [25AP]
      ------political correctness as a potential threat to national 
        security, H2639-H2643 [10MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1165, H1166-H1173 [6MR]
      ------create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (H.R. 
        4221), E579 [18AP]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (H.R. 4041), H3252-H3256 [30MY]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (H.R. 5798), E833 [17MY]
      ------U.S. deficit, H559 [7FE], H718, H719 [14FE]
      Freedom of religion: ensure, H962-H964 [27FE]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (H.R. 4258), E440 [26MR], E1438 
        [3AU]
      ------support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial 
        integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO 
        membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of 
        conflict (H. Res. 526), H6083-H6086 [19SE], E1606, E1608 
        [21SE]
      ------support NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict, E285 [29FE]
      Government regulations: include existing Dept. of the Treasury 
        rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest 
        on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory 
        freeze, H5286-H5289 [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      ------require publicly traded companies to disclose the number 
        of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]
      Greece: independence anniversary, H1582 [27MR], E429 [22MR], 
        E440 [26MR], E457 [27MR], E573 [18AP]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 4282), 
        H3448-H3451 [5JN]
      House Democracy Partnership: tribute to partnership with 
        Kyrgyzstan Parliament, H951 [27FE]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence for U.S. public 
        servants killed in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, 
        Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]
      Huizenga, Representative: report on trip to Afghanistan, H46 
        [18JA]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls, H1118 [1MR]
      Immigration: clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas 
        to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay 
        repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY]
      ------deny entry to foreign governments officials, and their 
        immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify fundamental 
        due process and human rights violation of imprisoned U.S. 
        citizens (H.R. 6292), E1430 [3AU]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 [21SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      ------reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are 
        fleeing persecution (H.R. 2185), E1093 [20JN]
      ------reform, H562 [7FE], H1021 [29FE], H1144, H1149 [5MR], 
        H2137, H2138 [26AP], H3749 [19JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5253 [25JY], H5599-H5602 [1AU], 
        E1403 [3AU]
      Intelligence services: counterintelligence resources funding, 
        H3294 [31MY]
      ------protect U.S. intelligence and military capability, defend 
        certain sensitive information against cybersecurity attack, 
        and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      International Children's Day: observance, E633 [24AP]
      International Day of Human Rights: anniversary, E106 [1FE]
      International Institute of Minnesota: tribute, E513 [30MR]
      International Services Center (organization): tribute to World 
        Refugee Day celebration, E1096 [20JN]
      Iran: apply sanctions against affiliates of the Iran 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps, H5570 [1AU]
      ------expand economic sanctions against Iran to include 
        importation of refined petroleum, E1415 [3AU]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, H1529 
        [22MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H1163 [6MR], H6079-H6083 [19SE]
      ------threat to block traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, H633 
        [8FE]
      ------U.S. policy, E497 [29MR]
      Israel: nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance funding, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1145 [5MR]
      ------U.S. policy, H3395-H3398 [1JN], H4825 [11JY], H5850 [11SE]
      Kazakhstan: launch of the Abolish Testing Our Mission project to 
        support the global movement to ban nuclear weapons tests, 
        E1509 [13SE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launch of 
        multistage rocket, E569, E573 [18AP], E647 [25AP]
      ------encourage China to force a North Korean suspension of 
        nuclear weapons activities, H1814 [16AP]
      ------suspension of nuclear weapons activities in exchange for 
        food aid, H1162 [6MR], H1530 [22MR]
      Korea, Democratice People's Republic of: call for release of 
        political prisoners, E837 [17MY]
      Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, 
        H3680, H3681 [8JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863, H5866, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5872, 
        H5873, H5893, H5918-H5920 [12SE], H5925, H5932, H5933, H5979, 
        H5980 [13SE], H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign 
        agents, H1895 [17AP]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E721, E728 [8MY], E747 [9MY], E758, E775 [10MY], E785, E790, 
        E792, E803 [15MY], E809, E810, E817, E819, E822 [16MY], E829, 
        E830, E838 [17MY], E845, E855, E857, E859, E875 [18MY], E881 
        [22MY], E965 [1JN]
      ------tribute to reelection as President of Taiwan, E33 [18JA], 
        E185 [14FE], E486 [29MR], E697 [27AP]
      Macedonia: anniversary of Ilinden Uprising, E1432 [3AU]
      ------work within U.N. framework process with Greece to find a 
        mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (H. Res. 627), E598 [19AP]
      Mali: U.S. policy, E1201 [29JN]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.: tribute to Merck for Mothers program, 
        H730 [15FE]
      Mexico: U.S. policy, H1814 [16AP], H4825 [11JY]
      Morocco: U.S. policy, E354 [8MR]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, H227 [1FE], E110 [1FE], E225 [17FE], E241, E248, 
        E252 [27FE], E280 [29FE], E302, E303 [1MR], E352 [8MR], E474 
        [28MR]
      ------anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E191 [14FE], E224, 
        E227 [17FE], E254 [27FE]
      ------anniversary of independence and formation of Republic's 
        army, H2823 [17MY]
      ------anniversary of occupation of Shusha, E718 [7MY]
      ------tribute to citizens, E828 [17MY]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan: declassification 
        and release, H575 [8FE]
      National security: improve efforts to prevent, protect against, 
        respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass 
        destruction, E914 [31MY]
      National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: 
        observance, E139 [3FE]
      Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5020 [19JY], H5088-
        H5096 [23JY], E1313 [24JY], E1478 [11SE]
      Netanyahu, Benjamin: U.S. visit by Israeli Prime Minister, H1165 
        [6MR]
      Nigeria: condemn Boko Haram (terrorist organization) attacks 
        against Christians, H5208 [25JY], E1234 [11JY]
      ------U.S. policy, E1234 [11JY]
      Norwegian Constitution Day: observance, H2823 [17MY], E825 
        [17MY]
      Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear 
        understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (H. Res. 21), 
        H1162 [6MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, H1145 
        [5MR], H1299 [8MR]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H930-H934 [17FE], H1123 [1MR], H1539 [22MR], H4678-H4681 
        [9JY], H5873 [12SE], H6054-H6058 [14SE], H6267 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H2310-H2314 
        [7MY], H5987 [13SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: authorize 
        participation in information sharing with Canada and Mexico 
        for the purposes of border security and combating drug 
        trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      ------recognize importance of instruction in foreign language 
        and culture in development of training programs to protect 
        against cyber attacks and intrusions, H3299, H3300 [31MY]
      ------require report on information regarding human rights 
        violations by the military government in Argentina in the 
        1970s, H3284, H3285 [31MY]
      ------require report to identify and assess risks from foreign 
        suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign 
        governments, H3305, H3306 [31MY]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (H. Res. 729), H4859 [12JY]
      ------tribute to U.S. participants, E1349 [30JY]
      Pakistan: coalition support funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance relative to harboring of al-
        Qaeda (terrorist organization) and Taliban fighters within 
        borders, H3487 [6JN]
      ------terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (H.R. 
        6391), H6074 [19SE]
      People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK): remove Dept. of State 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H1161 [6MR]
      Plymouth, MA: tribute to sister city Shichigahama, Japan, 
        delegation visit, E1418 [3AU]
      Polish Constitution Day: observance, E732 [8MY], E906 [30MY]
      Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom): tribute to Diamond Jubilee, 
        H3408 [5JN]
      Research: tribute to global health research efforts, E462 [28MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio, E1141 [26JN]
      Russia: U.S. policy, H1577 [27MR], H5337 [31JY]
      Saakashvili, Mikheil: U.S. visit by Georgian President, E285 
        [29FE]
      Shear, David B.: call for removal as Ambassador to Vietnam, 
        E1212 [9JY], E1409 [3AU]
      South Sudan: U.S. policy, E689 [27AP]
      Sri Lanka: anniversary of end of civil war, H2822 [17MY], H4608 
        [29JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1212 [7MR], H1375 
        [19MR], H1898 [17AP]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual, H3740 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (H.R. 5993), H4071 [27JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------U.S. policy, H3692 [8JN]
      Taiwan: anniversary of lifting of martial law, E1249 [13JY], 
        E1271 [18JY]
      ------anniversary of Six Assurances guidelines, E1249 [13JY], 
        E1271 [18JY]
      ------anniversary of the 2-28 incident, E244 [27FE], E367 [13MR]
      ------democracy efforts, E785 [15MY], E875 [18MY]
      ------designate as a visa waiver program country, E33 [18JA]
      ------observance of National Day, E1551, E1555, E1563, E1568 
        [19SE], E1578, E1580 [20SE], E1585, E1593, E1595, E1599, 
        E1602, E1612, E1615, E1621, E1635, E1638, E1639, E1650 [21SE], 
        E1655 [25SE], E1660, E1668, E1670, E1671 [28SE], E1689 [9OC]
      ------U.S. policy, E855 [18MY], E1609 [21SE]
      Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E517 [30MR], E532 [16AP], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      Taxation: deny deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses to any company that reduces number 
        of American workers and jobs while correspondingly increasing 
        its foreign workforce, H1997 [19AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (H.R. 5542), H4722 [10JY]
      ------prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in illegal 
        activities, discriminate based on race or gender, create or 
        distribute pornographic material, conduct business with Iran, 
        or outsource jobs overseas, H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      ------prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical 
        devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3509-H3513 
        [6JN]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      ------condemn attacks on U.S. consulates in Egypt, Libya, and 
        Yemen, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, 
        H5932 [13SE], E1587 [21SE]
      Thailand: democracy efforts, E1106 [21JN]
      Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: encourage increased 
        transparency in negotiations, H5926 [13SE]
      Turkey: tribute to Mobile Turkish Coffee House Project, E728 
        [8MY]
      ------U.S. policy, H46 [18JA], E490 [29MR], E743 [9MY]
      U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (H.R. 
        2829), H1528 [22MR]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, H5023 
        [19JY]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      Ukraine: democracy efforts, E321 [6MR]
      Uzbekistan: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S., 
        E193 [15FE]
      Vietnam: call for release of Nguyen Quoc Quan, H5839 [11SE]
      ------petition on White House website urging the administration 
        to stop expanding trade at the expense of human rights, E751 
        [9MY]
      Vietnam Human Rights Day: observance, E751 [9MY]
      Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to Hmong pilots trained to fly 
        ``secret war'' counterinsurgency missions, E1081 [19JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: protect foreign women brought to the 
        U.S. through the mail-order bride industry from serial 
        abusers, H2769 [16MY]
      Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (H.R. 5828), E862 
        [18MY]
      ------ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas 
        voters are aware of their voting rights and have an 
        opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee 
        ballots cast and counted, H5870 [12SE]
      War: Presidential authority under the Constitution as it 
        pertains to the authorization of drone strikes, H3278 [31MY]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 [19JN], 
        H4068 [27JN], H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE], E549 [17AP]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
      Women: strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign 
        countries (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]
      World Immunization Week: observance, E661 [26AP]
      World Refugee Day: observance, H4075 [27JN], E1093, E1096 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Afghanistan: Corps of Engineers electric power infrastructure 
        project funding, S4844 [11JY]
      ------strategy for continued U.S. military presence, S3224-S3226 
        [16MY]
      Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S6577 [21SE]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5451-
        S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-S5907, S5919-
        S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5425 [26JY]
      Alaska: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, S1377-
        S1380 [5MR], S3819-S3822 [7JN], S5190-S5193 [19JY], S5934 
        [2AU]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2652, S2653 [24AP]
      Aung San Suu Kyi: presentation of Congressional Gold Medal, 
        S6394 [19SE]
      Bel, Jean-Pierre: U.S. visit by French Senate President, S1606 
        [13MR]
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, S2915 [7MY]
      Burma: impact of import restrictions, S93 [26JA]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5425, 
        S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-
        S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3979-S3981 [12JN]
      Business and industry: impact of tax rates and government 
        regulations on decision to outsource jobs to foreign 
        countries, S4991 [16JY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (H. Con. Res. 135), S6013 [2AU]
      China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the 
        U.S., S379-S381 [7FE]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn use of slave labor 
        for mining minerals used in the manufacture of cell phones, 
        S1783 [19MR]
      ------conditions of Heal Africa Hospital in Goma treating women 
        for obstetric fistula, S1783 [19MR]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S5950, S5958, S5964 [2AU], S6511-S6515 [20SE]
      ------ratify, unanimous-consent request, S6512 [20SE]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 
        3577), S6462, S6463 [19SE]
      Council for a Livable World: anniversary, S3683 [4JN]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (S. 2212), 
        S1848-S1850 [20MR]
      Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition of independence, S1609 
        [13MR]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, S54 [24JA], S3324 
        [21MY], S3893-S3895 [11JN], S5826, S5853 [1AU], S5957 [2AU]
      ------U.S. policy, S3893-S3895 [11JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Food for Peace program funding, S4130 
        [13JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (S. 2046), S256 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in 
        international law enforcement issues and maintain 
        accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27-S31 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]
      Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious 
        Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South 
        Central Asia (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]
      ------improve visa issuance process, S3069 [10MY]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 [21SE]
      ------require investigations into attack on the U.S. consulate 
        in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 [20SE]
      ------seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors who owned 
        shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian Government 
        expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (S. 414), S3655-S3657 [24MY], S4812 [10JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      Drugs: modify certain exemptions to the Freedom of Information 
        Act relating to drug inspection information obtained from 
        foreign government agencies, S3547 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      Economy: promote global economic recovery through reduction in 
        government spending and taxes, S4434 [25JN]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, S6245 [12SE]
      ------suspend foreign aid until U.S. political prisoners are 
        released, S405 [9FE], S593, S599 [14FE], S672 [15FE], S821, 
        S822 [16FE]
      El Salvador: democracy efforts, S5655 [30JY]
      Ethiopia: U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY], S4200 [14JN]
      Eximbank: make an increase in lending authority contingent upon 
        the Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3152-S3154 [15MY]
      ------phase out authority and require President to initiate 
        negotiations with other major exporting countries to end 
        subsidized export financing programs, S3146, S3150 [15MY]
      ------prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold debt 
        instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]
      ------prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      FDA: accelerate investigation into imported pet food from China, 
        S380 [7FE]
      ------require imported catfish be subject to same inspection 
        standards as domestic catfish, S4264 [19JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit purchase of 
        merchandise subject to antidumping or countervailing duty 
        orders (S. 3611), S6629 [21SE]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (S. 2253), S2246 [29MR], S5103-
        S5105 [18JY]
      ------tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals 
        who represent the U.S. abroad (S. Res. 401), S6388 [13SE]
      Foreign aid: make conditional upon promise of protection for 
        U.S. Embassies and diplomats, S6583-S6585 [21SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance, S6488-S6490 [20SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), S6473 
        [19SE], S6476, S6517-S6519 [20SE], S6564-S6577, S6579-S6585, 
        S6596-S6601 [21SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to 
        Burma, S82 [26JA]
      ------report on congressional delegation trip to Cuba and Haiti, 
        S53-S56 [24JA]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6573-
        S6576, S6579 [21SE]
      ------codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to 
        promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and 
        peacebuilding institutions (S. 3477), S5882 [1AU]
      ------establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs 
        (S. 3310), S4301 [19JN]
      ------promote human rights and democracy, S4710 [28JN]
      ------reaffirm U.S. commitment to global prosperity through 
        hunger and poverty reduction, S3324 [21MY]
      Foreign Service: tribute, S6290, S6305 [13SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), S1375 [5MR], S1608 [13MR]
      ------apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries 
        (S. 2153), S1375 [5MR]
      ------create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (S. 
        2215), S1933 [21MR], S2065-S2068 [27MR], S3140 [15MY]
      ------make elimination of government fisheries subsidies a 
        principal negotiating objectives in trade negotiations (S. 
        3518), S5988 [2AU]
      ------U.S. deficit, S561 [13FE], S824 [16FE], S1608 [13MR]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (S. 
        2183), S1577 [12MR]
      Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: assessment of statements made relative to 
        the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other 
        foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]
      Greece: independence anniversary (S. Res. 398), S1761 [15MR]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-
        S6670 [21SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls, S1498 [8MR]
      Hunger: improve international food security, S3274 [17MY]
      Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for 
        employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country 
        limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3012), S13 
        [23JA], S1921 [21MR], S4889 [11JY]
      ------reform, S4433 [25JN], S6570 [21SE]
      Institute of International Education: anniversary of Scholar 
        Rescue Fund, S6102 [11SE]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (S. 
        2058), S2040 [27MR]
      ------prohibit foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to 
        continue doing business with Iran without facing penalties, 
        S5862 [1AU]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (S. Res. 
        394), S1581 [12MR], S1678 [14MR]
      Jarecki, Henry: Institute of International Education 
        Humanitarian Award recipient, S6102 [11SE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit food aid, S4339 
        [20JN]
      ------prohibit food aid unless the President issues a national 
        interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241-S6245, S6249, S6251-S6256 [12SE], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
      ------U.S. policy, S6253, S6254 [12SE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        S2960 [8MY], S3037 [9MY], S3126 [14MY], S3171 [15MY], S3420 
        [22MY], S3621 [24MY]
      Middle East: U.S. policy, S6296 [13SE]
      Mongolia: condemn arrest and detention of former President 
        Nambaryn Enkbayar, S3108 [14MY]
      Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship: anniversary, 
        S5727 [31JY]
      Morocco: U.S. policy, S5727 [31JY]
      National security: strengthen nuclear deterrence, S2809 [26AP]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (S. Res. 
        395), S2279 [29MR]
      Obama, President: assessment of comments relative to missile 
        defense made to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, S2223 
        [29MR]
      ------evaluation of Middle East policies, S1414-S1416 [6MR], 
        S5931 [2AU]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        S6480 [20SE]
      ------formation of foreign trade laws enforcement panel, S561 
        [13FE]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S., S5181 [19JY], S5726 [31JY]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6676 [21SE]
      Pakistan: U.S. policy, S843 [16FE], S3226 [16MY]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-S6670 
        [21SE]
      Petroleum: decrease dependence on oil from foreign sources 
        hostile to U.S. interests and recognize employment impact of 
        increased access to Canadian energy resources, S367 [7FE]
      ------make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S1142 
        [29FE]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 
        [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
      Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal 
        contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional 
        spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal 
        elections, S100, S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (S. Res. 473), S4641 [26JN]
      Saverin, Eduardo: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid 
        capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public 
        offering (IPO), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      SEC: issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral 
        companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial 
        development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]
      Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary, S4202 [14JN]
      Ships and vessels: allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to 
        be transported in non-U.S. built, owned or crewed vessels, 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (S. Res. 391), S2278 [29MR], 
        S2552 [19AP]
      Taiwan: democracy efforts, S2960 [8MY]
      ------observance of National Day, S6533, S6534 [20SE], S6616 
        [21SE]
      ------support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (S. Res. 
        542), S5991 [2AU], S6438 [19SE]
      Taxation: close certain corporate tax loopholes (S. 2075), S389 
        [7FE], S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 [19JY]
      ------create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such 
        jobs overseas, S284 [2FE]
      ------deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing duties 
        in the determination of the basis of any energy tax credit 
        property (S. 3610), S6629 [21SE]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (S. 3205), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      ------reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2048 [27MR]
      ------reform international tax system (S. 2091), S497 [9FE]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S1532, S1533 
        [8MR], S3220 [16MY]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 1346), 
        S389 [7FE]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, S5007-S5010 
        [16JY], S5128 [18JY]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], 
        S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4832, S4833 [10JY]
      World Refugee Day: observance, S4293 [19JN]
      World Trade Organization: U.S. complaint against China over 
        tariffs on American-made automobile exports, S4814 [10JY]
  Reports
      National Election in Taiwan: International Election Observers 
        Mission, S6438-S6440 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to 
        List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program 
        Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act Import Restrictions Renewal 
        Approval: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
      Commend Rotary International Efforts To Prevent and Eradicate 
        Polio: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 473), 
        S4366 [20JN]
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
      Condemn Violence Against and Detention of Journalists and 
        Support Freedom of the Press in Syria: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 391), S2166 [28MR]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-6), S5731 
        [31JY]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6029) (H. Rept. 112-
        610), H5077 [19JY]
      Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4086) (H. Rept. 
        112-413), H1390 [19MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for 
        Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 543), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Honor Sacrifices of NATO Personnel in Afghanistan and 
        Historically Throughout the World and Support the New 
        Strategic Concept and Upcoming Summit in Chicago, IL: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 395), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2362) (H. Rept. 
        112-451), H2029 [19AP]
      International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 52) (S. Rept. 112-132), S131 [26JA]
      International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 414) (S. Rept. 
        112-170), S3514 [23MY]
      Nicaragua Democratic Aspirations Support and Call Attention to 
        the Deterioration of Constitutional Order: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 344), S2166 [28MR]
      Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3486), S6545 [20SE]
      Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Under 
        Which the Internet Has Thrived: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 112-564), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Require Congressional Approval of Agreements for Peaceful 
        Nuclear Cooperation With Foreign Countries: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1280) (H. Rept. 112-507), H3265 
        [30MY]
      Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 429), S4366 [20JN]
      Tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service Professionals Who 
        Represent the U.S. Abroad: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 401), S2819 [26AP]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), 
        S6545 [20SE]
  Resolutions of ratification
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S5731 
        [31JY]
  Statements
      International Conference From a Nuclear Test Ban to a Nuclear-
        Weapons-Free World: Representative Faleomavaega, E1509 [13SE]
      Jorge Luis Garcia Perez Arrest by Cuban State Security: Yris T. 
        Perez Aguilera, S3893 [11JN]
      U.S. Policy on Afghanistan: Ryan C. Crocker, E84 [27JA]
  Testimonies
      China Forced Abortion Policy: Guo Yangling, E1228 [11JY]
      Costa Concordia (vessel) Cruise Liner Safety Measures Failure: 
        Brian Aho, E328 [7MR]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 127, preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model under which the Internet has thrived, H5599 
        [1AU]
      H. Con. Res. 135, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, H5552 [1AU]
      H. Res. 526, support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity in Georgia (country), U.S.-Georgia 
        Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic 
        reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict, H6083 [19SE]
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 2362, Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration 
        Project Act, H5088 [23JY]
      H.R. 3783, Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, H6079 
        [19SE]
      H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act, H3252 [30MY]
      H.R. 4086, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, H1370 [19MR]
      H.R. 4105, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries, H1166 [6MR]
      H.R. 4282, International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, 
        H3448 [5JN]
      H.R. 5986, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 5986, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement 
        Act, H5506 [31JY]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. 414, International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child 
        Marriage Act, S3656 [24MY]
      S. 2091, U.S. Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act, 
        S498-S502 [9FE]
      S. 2153, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries, S1375 [5MR]
      S. 2183, Bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, S1578 [12MR]
      S. 2212, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, S1849 [20MR]
      S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to 
        Africa Act, S1933 [21MR]
      S. 2253, Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act, 
        S2247 [29MR]
      S. 3310, Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act, S4301 
        [19JN]
      S. 3326, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3486, Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act, S5980-S5983 
        [2AU], S6667-S6670 [21SE]
      S. 3518, Fair Trade in Seafood Act, S5988 [2AU]
      S. Res. 391, condemn violence against and detention of 
        journalists and support freedom of the press in Syria, S1543 
        [8MR], S2278 [29MR]
      S. Res. 394, recognize anniversary of unification of Italy, 
        honor Italian servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the 
        U.S., S1579, S1581 [12MR]
      S. Res. 395, honor sacrifices of NATO personnel in Afghanistan 
        and historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL, S1618 
        [13MR], S2279 [29MR]
      S. Res. 398, Greece independence anniversary, S1741, S1761 
        [15MR]
      S. Res. 399, Affirmation of the U.S. Record on the Armenian 
        Genocide Resolution, S1792 [19MR]
      S. Res. 401, tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad, S1940 [21MR], 
        S6388 [13SE]
      S. Res. 429, support goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, 
        S4833 [10JY]
      S. Res. 449, call on all governments to assist in the safe 
        return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]
      S. Res. 472, Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day, S3639 
        [24MY], S6676 [21SE]
      S. Res. 473, commend efforts of Rotary International to prevent 
        and eradicate polio, S3639 [24MY], S4642 [26JN]
      S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the 
        restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally 
        confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other 
        countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]
      S. Res. 542, support efforts by Taiwan to strengthen democracy 
        and human rights and encourage Government to take into 
        consideration international election monitoring 
        recommendations, S5990 [2AU]
      S. Res. 543, ensure compliance with Hague Convention on the 
        Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by certain 
        countries and establish procedures for prompt return of 
        children abducted to other countries, S5991 [2AU]
      S. Res. 551, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6273, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 554, call on China to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng 
        by his family and lawyers and his immediate and conditional 
        release, S6344 [13SE]
      S. Res. 556, suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations, S6345 [13SE]
      S. Res. 574, call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran 
        for statements calling for the destruction of Israel, S6556 
        [20SE]
      S. Res. 575, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6629 [21SE]
      S. Res. 588, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6634, S6683 [21SE]
      S.J. Res. 43, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import 
        restrictions renewal approval, S3980 [12JN]
  Tributes
      Atta Mills, John, H5696 [2AU]
      Nishani, Bujar, E1666 [28SE]




FOREIGN CULTURAL EXCHANGE JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITY CLARIFICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2212), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 4086), H950 [24FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4086), H1370-H1372 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2212), S1848-S1850 [20MR]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4086) (H. 
        Rept. 112-413), H1390 [19MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4086, provisions, H1370 [19MR]
      S. 2212, provisions, S1849 [20MR]




FOREIGN CURRENCIES

  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: prohibit the transfer of proprietary 
        technology and intellectual property developed with Federal 
        funding to entities of certain countries (see S. 2063), S323 
        [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (H.R. 639), H559 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require 
        action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S1608 [13MR], 
        S2384 [17AP], S3893 [11JN], S4815 [10JY]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (S. 328), S824 [16FE]




FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT

  Amendments
      Intelligence services: extend certain counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. 
        Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Intelligence services: extend certain counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools (see S. 3276), S3838 [7JN] (see 
        H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 
        [10SE]
      Privacy: provide additional protections (see S. 3515), S5978 
        [2AU]
  Letters
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Senators Leahy and Grassley, 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Civil liberties: provide safeguards for communications involving 
        persons inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]
      Dept. of Justice: make available to the public a redacted 
        summary of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court 
        decisions that permit warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit the use of information on U.S. 
        citizens obtained through the search of a legally amassed data 
        pool without prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]
      Intelligence services: establish a procedure for authorizing 
        certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, H3279 [31MY]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), H5776 [11SE], H5890-H5901 [12SE], E1533 
        [14SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 
        [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5782 [11SE]
      ------shorten extension of intelligence gathering tools, H5893 
        [12SE]
      Sunset: reduce duration of provision, H5897 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Intelligence services: extend certain counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), S6389 [13SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470-S5472 
        [26JY]
  Reports
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 
        112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Extend Certain Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering 
        Tools: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) 
        (H. Rept. 112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 
        112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, 
        Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, 
        H5890 [12SE]




FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 
        [7JN] (see H.R. 5910), H3660 [7JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN] (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] 
        (see H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program 
        (see H.R. 5874), H3362 [31MY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H901 [16FE]
      Urban areas: create jobs by attracting global investment to 
        economically distressed urban areas (see H.R. 6493), H6274 
        [21SE]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Business and industry: eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and 
        profits overseas, H718 [14FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (H.R. 5910), H6047 
        [14SE], H6132-H6134 [19SE], H6257 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: reform EB-5 visa program, H799 
        [15FE]
      Government regulations: include existing Dept. of the Treasury 
        rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest 
        on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory 
        freeze, H5286-H5289 [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, 
        E1022 [7JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets, H5569 [1AU]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (H.R. 4070), H2824 [17MY]
      SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable 
        investments and activities in Iran, H5572 [1AU]
      Taxation: repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign 
        corporations attributable to imported property (H.R. 2280), 
        H161 [25JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal 
        contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional 
        spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal 
        elections, S100, S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]
      Taxation: reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2048 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 112-477), H2662 [11MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5910, Global Investment in American Jobs Act, H6132 [19SE]




FOREIGN POLICY

  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Ed Rendell, E473 [28MR]
      ------Michael Mukasey, E497 [29MR]
      ------Rudolf Giuliani, E504 [29MR]
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), S5624 [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2272, S2276 [29MR]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3373, S3382 [21MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779 [29JN]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3406), S5681 
        [30JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3406), S5681 
        [30JY]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3047, S3048 
        [9MY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Appointments
      British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3148 [18MY]
      Japan-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S2660 [24AP]
      U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, S48 [23JA], 
        H169 [25JA], H4426 [28JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, H3097 [17MY]
      Cruel and Unusual Record, E1159 [27JN]
      Egypt's Witch Hunt Threatens a Rupture With the U.S., S319 [2FE]
      Georgian Politics--Blood Feud, E1438 [3AU]
      In Defense of Michele Bachmann, Muslim Brotherhood Probes, 
        E1416-E1418 [3AU]
      In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur, H1023 [29FE]
      Intractable Afghan Graft Hampering U.S. Strategy, H1290 [8MR]
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]
      Myth of China as a Harmless Tiger, E198 [15FE]
      Nangalam--Symbol of the Afghan War's Troubles, H117 [24JA]
      North Korea's Dehumanizing Treatment of Its Citizens Is Hiding 
        in Plain Sight, S2541 [19AP]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
      Prince and the Ayatollah, E750 [9MY]
      Statesmanship and Its Betrayal (excerpt), H4859 [12JY]
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, H576, H583 [8FE]
      Turning a Blind Eye to North Korea's `Hidden Gulag', S2541 
        [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Afghanistan: establish requirements relative to the provision of 
        certain products (see H.R. 6485), H6274 [21SE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      ------express that continued deployment of U.S. military support 
        personnel advising regional forces working toward apprehension 
        of Joseph Kony is necessary and appropriate (see H. Res. 581), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
      Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force 
        by a President without prior and clear authorization by 
        Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1272 [7MR]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2064 [24AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Baluchistan: express that the people of Baluchistan, currently 
        divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the 
        right to self-determination and to their own sovereign country 
        (see H. Con. Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3976 [12JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 
        109), H3162 [18MY]
      Business and industry: prohibit the transfer of proprietary 
        technology and intellectual property developed with Federal 
        funding to entities of certain countries (see S. 2063), S323 
        [2FE]
      Children and youth: call on all governments to assist in the 
        safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence (see S. Res. 
        449), S3042 [9MY]
      China: call to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng by his family 
        and lawyers and his immediate and conditional release (see S. 
        Res. 554), S6340 [13SE]
      ------condemn human rights and legal due process standards 
        violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
      ------ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments 
        by communications-related service providers of certain 
        information consisting of or relating to communications (see 
        H.R. 6529), H6275 [21SE]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, commend pro-democracy activist 
        organizations, and pledge solidarity with the people of Cuba 
        (see H. Res. 536), H440 [2FE]
      ------condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see S. Con. Res. 47), S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 
        676), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for annual reports on the 
        status of operational control of international land and 
        maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 
        6025), H4064 [26JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 6018), H4063 
        [26JN]
      ------authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational 
        organized crime and for information concerning foreign 
        nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see S. 
        2318), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4077), H943 [17FE]
      ------designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      ------designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H1496 [21MR]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 
        3795), H78 [18JA]
      ------raise travel advisory for Egypt from ``Travel Alert'' to 
        ``Travel Warning'' until all detained nongovernmental 
        organization workers are given the freedom to leave Egypt (see 
        H. Res. 546), H726 [14FE]
      ------require a quadrennial diplomacy and development review 
        (see S. 3341), S4636 [26JN]
      ------require a report on designation of the Haqqani network as 
        a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 6036), H4156 [27JN]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3249), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Diseases: support continued international cooperation to combat 
        HIV/AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Education: authorize domestic dissemination of information and 
        material about the U.S. intended primarily for foreign 
        audiences (see H.R. 5736), H2645 [10MY]
      Egypt: call for the release of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 559), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------condition assistance on holding of free and fair elections 
        (see H.R. 4340), H1804 [29MR]
      ------honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (see S. Res. 477), S3729 [5JN]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (see S. 2327), S2546 
        [19AP]
      ------recognize importance of relationship with the U.S., urge 
        protection of civil liberties, and cease intimidation and 
        prosecution of civil society workers and democracy activists 
        (see S. Res. 372), S614 [14FE]
      Federal employees: treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by 
        diplomatic or military translators, interpreters, or executive 
        security personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization 
        purposes (see H.R. 6223), H5327 [26JY]
      ------tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals 
        who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), S1932 [21MR]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see S. 3495), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6178), H5201 
        [24JY]
      ------establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs 
        (see S. 3310), S4299 [19JN]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal apology is 
        issued condemning attacks on, and safety of personnel is 
        assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and Cairo, Egypt 
        (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      Foreign trade: make elimination of government fisheries 
        subsidies a principal negotiating objectives in trade 
        negotiations (see S. 3518), S5978 [2AU]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (see H.R. 4258), H1570 [26MR]
      ------support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial 
        integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO 
        membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of 
        conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Human rights: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]
      India: anniversary of communal violence in Gujarat (see H. Res. 
        569), H1134 [1MR]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 713), H4604 [28JN] (see H. 
        Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H901 [16FE]
      ------expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (see H.R. 
        4317), H1804 [29MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE] (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide for imposition of sanctions relative to the 
        National Iranian Oil Co. and the National Iranian Tanker Co. 
        (see H.R. 3843), H218 [31JA]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H439 [2FE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see S. 
        2101), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 4179), H1304 [8MR]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 750), H5629 [1AU]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]
      Iraq: restrict provision of defense articles and services (see 
        H.R. 3830), H181 [25JA]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP] (see 
        H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]
      ------extend authority to provide loan guarantees (see H.R. 
        4197), H1366 [16MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense against Iran's 
        nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H2067 [24AP]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3406), 
        S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6156), H5077 [19JY]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (see S. 
        Res. 395), S1614 [13MR]
      ------strengthen (see S. 2177), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4243), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Natural resources: strengthen U.S. role in the international 
        community in conserving natural resources (see S. 3356), S4724 
        [28JN]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4240), correction in enrollment (see S. 
        Con. Res. 58), S5978 [2AU]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see S. 3327), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 
        6149), H5008 [18JY]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3260), S3688 [4JN] (see S. 3269), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        5924), H3660 [7JN]
      ------restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of State 
        certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, advising, or 
        informing the Haqqani network in any capacity (see H.R. 4110), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      ------terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (see H.R. 
        6391), H5999 [13SE]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H158 [24JA]
      Power resources: promote global energy supply security through 
        increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, 
        Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      ------continue to press authorities for full and complete 
        accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      ------extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3285), S3976 
        [12JN] (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6156), H5077 
        [19JY]
      Space policy: authorize the President to determine appropriate 
        export controls of satellites and related items based on 
        national security and foreign policy objectives (see S. 3211), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      ------promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 549), H802 [15FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before 
        the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR] 
        (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
      ------express the President should request authorization before 
        sending in U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 770), H5707 [2AU]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 2034), 
        S75 [24JA]
      ------oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H3974 [21JN]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      ------provide humanitarian assistance and support a transition 
        to democracy (see S. 3498), S5977 [2AU]
      ------require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (see S. 2224), S2001 
        [22MR]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2320 [7MY]
      ------support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (see S. Res. 
        542), S5978 [2AU]
      Taiwan Relations Act: establish a Congressional Advisory 
        Commission on the Implementation of U.S. Policy (see H.R. 
        5902), H3577 [6JN]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
      Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: encourage increased 
        transparency in negotiations (see H. Res. 767), H5707 [2AU]
      Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of 
        U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 5787), H2812 [16MY]
      ------report on countries with which the U.S. negotiates trade 
        agreements, establish terms for future trade agreements, and 
        enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see 
        S. 3347), S4674 [27JN]
      Tunisia: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic elections 
        and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms and 
        economic development (see H. Res. 527), H181 [25JA]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
      ------condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see S. Res. 486), S3839 [7JN] (see H. Res. 772), H5708 
        [2AU]
      ------end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. 
        Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
      ------ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders 
        sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. 
        visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-
        democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 [13JY]
      Vietnam: condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 541), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      War of 1812: anniversary (see S. Res. 513), S4725 [28JN]
      ------recognize anniversary and the ensuing 200 years of peace 
        and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Res. 685), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      Western Hemisphere: enhance security, bolster regional capacity 
        to counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent 
        nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons proliferation (see 
        H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to 
        promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and 
        peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 [1AU] (see 
        H.R. 6255), H5628 [1AU]
      World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (see H. Res. 545), 
        H726 [14FE]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  E-mails
      U.S.-Mexico border security: Bill Bagi, H1217 [7MR]
  Letters
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group establishment: Representative 
        Wolf, H1121, H1122, H1123 [1MR]
      Call for removal of David B. Shear as Ambassador to Vietnam: 
        Representative Wolf, E1212 [9JY], E1410, E1411 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1411 [3AU]
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership: 
        Mahmoud Khattab, American Syrian Coalition, E1385 [1AU]
      Congressional hearings on war in Afghanistan: several 
        Representatives, H972 [28FE]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        Angela Canterbury, Project on Government Oversight 
        (organization), H2841 [17MY]
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: Senators Inhofe and 
        Scott P. Brown, S4945 [12JY]
      Detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan in Vietnam: David S. Adams, Dept. 
        of State, E1213 [9JY], E1410 [3AU]
      ------Representative Wolf, E1410 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1409 [3AU]
      Ecuadorian human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation: Carlos R. Lange, Sociedad Ecuatoriana 
        del Exterior (organization), E1652 [21SE]
      Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: Representative Lamar 
        Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4874 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4874 [17JY]
      Human rights violations and attacks on the border regions of 
        South Kordofan and Blue Nile in Sudan: several individuals, 
        S6528-S6530 [20SE]
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Howard 
        Kohr, Marvin Feuer, and Brad Gordon, American Israel Public 
        Affairs Committee (AIPAC), S3253 [17MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act: Representative 
        Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5577 
        [1AU]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H5577 [1AU]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: Representatives McGovern and Jones, H576 [8FE]
      Normal trade relations status with Russia extension: several 
        Russian dissidents, H5974 [13SE]
      Secure Border Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E972 [5JN]
      Sudan and South Sudan conflict resolution: several Members of 
        Congress, H1898 [17AP]
      Sudan hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions: 
        David S. Adams, Dept. of State, E37 [18JA]
      ------Representative Wolf, E37 [18JA]
      U.S. agreement with Russia relative to missile defenses: 
        Representative Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5032 [19JY]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
        S6433-S6437 [19SE]
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control specially 
        designated nationals and blocked persons, H5569 [1AU]
      U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security Advisory 
        Council members, S6571 [21SE]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Burma: President Obama, S4890 [11JY], H4810 
        [11JY]
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Yemen: President Obama, S3233 [16MY], H2782 
        [16MY]
      Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian 
        Financial Institutions: President Obama, S348 [6FE], H479 
        [6FE]
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, S564-S567 [13FE]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Gibraltar and the Turks and Caicos Islands: 
        President Obama, S4770 [29JN], H4652 [29JN]
      Generalized System of Preferences Least-Developed Beneficiary 
        Developing Country Designation for Senegal: President Obama, 
        H4652 [29JN]
      National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Obama, S3277 
        [17MY], H2826 [17MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Cote D'Ivoire: President Obama, 
        S347 [6FE], H464 [3FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea: President Obama, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S5730 
        [31JY], H5439 [31JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 
        Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], 
        H5779 [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to Significant Transnational 
        Criminal Organizations: President Obama, S5132 [18JY], H4920 
        [18JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Somalia: President Obama, S5256 
        [23JY], H5082 [23JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Syria: President Obama, S3040 
        [9MY], H2460 [9MY]
      National Emergency Relative to the Former Liberian Regime of 
        Charles Taylor: President Obama, S5084 [17JY], H4872 [17JY]
      National Emergency Relative to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation 
        Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material 
        in Russia: President Obama, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to the Stabilization of Iraq: 
        President Obama, S3326 [21MY], H3149 [18MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions: President Obama, S5302 [24JY], H5141 [24JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe: President Obama, S1373 
        [2MR], H1139 [5MR]
      Tax Convention With Chile: President Obama, S3293 [17MY]
  Motions
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S5862 [1AU]
  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
  Questions and answers
      Military operations in Syria, S3821, S3822 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), H5075 
        [19JY], H5196 [24JY]
      Afghanistan: call for congressional hearings on war in 
        Afghanistan, H813 [16FE]
      ------ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only 
        used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces 
        and Dept. of Defense contractors, H2824, H2830, H3011-H3014 
        [17MY], H5028, H5029 [19JY]
      ------require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe 
        and completion date and reports with status updates on the 
        transition of U.S. military and security operations to the 
        Government of Afghanistan (H.R. 1735), E895 [30MY]
      ------support local and provincial elections and replace 
        centralized government with a Federal system ensuring full 
        participation of all ethnic communities and oppose Taliban 
        inclusion (H. Res. 423), H2310 [7MY]
      ------U.S. policy, H2200-H2202 [26AP], H5849-H5851 [11SE]
      Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H4981-H4983 [18JY]
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group: establish (H.R. 1530), H1121 
        [1MR]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      ------recognize the growing threat of terrorist organizations, 
        E684 [27AP]
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, H1293 
        [8MR]
      ------correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq and 
        Afghanistan and resurgence of terrorist organizations, H932-
        H934 [17FE]
      ------develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from 
        Afghanistan, H34 [18JA], H117 [24JA], H190 [31JA], H378 [2FE], 
        H578, H579, H582 [8FE], H730 [15FE], H805, H809, H811, H814 
        [16FE], H956 [27FE], H972, H973 [28FE], H1024 [29FE], H1118 
        [1MR], H1155 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1289 [8MR], H1369 [19MR], 
        H1527 [22MR], H1579 [27MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], H1852 [17AP], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2829-H2833, H2836-H2839, H3030, 
        H3031 [17MY], H3271, H3274, H3276 [31MY], H3483, H3485 [6JN], 
        H3740, H3741 [19JN], H4694 [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4918 [18JY], 
        H5135 [24JY], H5206 [25JY], H5333 [31JY], H5864 [12SE], H6071, 
        H6073 [19SE], H6258, H6262 [21SE], E163 [8FE], E419 [22MR], 
        E1076 [19JN], E1170 [28JN], E1298 [23JY]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, H2824 [17MY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq, E191 [14FE]
      ------withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H1527 [22MR]
      Asia-Pacific region: enhance peace, prosperity, and security, 
        H2826 [17MY]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: status of 
        Congressional Study Groups on Germany, Turkey, Japan, and 
        Europe, H4703 [10JY]
      Atrocities Prevention Board: ensure that U.S. policy reflects 
        appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, 
        ethnic cleansing, and genocide, E697 [27AP]
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of diplomatic relations, E283 [29FE]
      ------independence anniversary, E923, E929 [31MY], E966 [1JN]
      ------logistics role in withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, 
        E1380 [1AU]
      ------U.S. policy, E490 [29MR], E1163 [27JN]
      ------U.S. policy relative to restrictions on receiving foreign 
        aid under the Freedom Support Act, E1718 [23OC], E1722, E1727 
        [26OC]
      Bahrain: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S. and 
        urge continued implementation of government reforms, H1829 
        [16AP], E750 [9MY]
      Baluchistan: express that the people of Baluchistan, currently 
        divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the 
        right to self-determination and to their own sovereign country 
        (H. Con. Res. 104), H2200 [26AP]
      Bangladesh: call for release of political prisoners, E1176 
        [28JN]
      Belarus: call for release of political prisoners, H5698 [2AU]
      ------human rights violations, H5296 [26JY], H5698 [2AU]
      Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), E503 [29MR]
      Bolivia: call for the release of Jacob Ostreicher, E1430 [3AU]
      Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals pending 
        certification that the Government of Brazil amends its laws to 
        remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals to other 
        countries, H3621 [7JN]
      Burma: human rights violations, E867 [18MY]
      ------U.S. decision to lift economic sanctions on business 
        activities, E856 [18MY]
      ------U.S. policy, E867 [18MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Cambodia: human rights violations, E1662 [28SE]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to NATO summit meeting, H2573 [10MY]
      China: eliminate U.S. assistance, H2807-H2810 [16MY]
      ------human rights violations, H1172 [6MR]
      ------mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, H3743 
        [19JN]
      ------status of international economic relations, H2197 [26AP]
      ------U.S. policy, E198 [15FE]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
      ------impact of global warming on national security, H2451 [9MY]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: U.S. policy, E131 [3FE]
      Congress: staff exchange program with the German Bundestag, E19 
        [17JA]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      Congressional Taiwan Caucus: anniversary, E534 [16AP]
      Corvallis, OR: attempts by Chinese diplomats to urge local 
        officials to compel a local business to remove a mural 
        dedicated to a free Tibet and Taiwan independence, H5903 
        [12SE]
      Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition of independence, E382 
        [19MR]
      Crocker, Ryan C.: condemn remarks on U.S. policy on Afghanistan, 
        E84 [27JA]
      Cuba: anniversary of downing of Brothers to the Rescue 
        (organization) aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]
      ------call for release of political prisoners, H1376 [19MR], 
        H1393 [20MR], H5973 [13SE], E224 [17FE], E690 [27AP]
      ------human rights violations, E224 [17FE]
      ------U.S. policy, H1963 [18AP]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources, E1331 [25JY]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (H. Res. 676), H5018, H5020 [19JY], E1342 [26JY]
      ------support reunification agreement, E1389, E1391 [2AU]
      ------support U.N.-brokered agreement between Tassos 
        Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat 
        relative to reunification, H5018 [19JY]
      Dept. of Defense: examine potential benefits of closing outdated 
        or excess overseas military bases, H2837 [17MY]
      ------include finding that deployment of tactical nuclear 
        weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific 
        region, H3067, H3068 [17MY], E851 [18MY]
      ------NATO troop deployment funding, H5044, H5045 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or implement 
        studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, H5040-
        H5042 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5047, H5048 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with 
        Russia, H5031-H5033 [19JY]
      ------prohibit purchase of helicopters for Afghan security 
        forces from Russia, Syria, and other state sponsors of 
        terrorism, H3031 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for certain Energy Efficiency 
        and Renewable Energy Program international activities, H3461 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: increase coordination with India on 
        efforts to prevent terrorist attacks, H3622 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: decision not to prosecute certain U.S. Muslim 
        organizations possibly related to terrorism, H5700-H5702 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 6018), H4875-
        H4884 [17JY]
      ------authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational 
        organized crime and for information concerning foreign 
        nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (H.R. 
        4077), H1429 [21MR]
      ------designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (S. 1959), H4873-H4875 [17JY]
      ------determine whether Boko Haram meets criteria for 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H3064 [17MY]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (H.R. 3795), 
        H45 [18JA]
      ------remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) 
        from list of foreign terrorist organizations, H1923 [18AP], 
        H6163 [20SE]
      ------remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) 
        from list of foreign terrorist organizations (H. Res. 60), 
        E472 [28MR], E503 [29MR]
      ------revision of Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement with 
        Canada, H3812 [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases 
        to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions 
        against Iran and Syria, H5222 [25JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: investigation into fees collected by Ed 
        Rendell for speeches supporting removal of People's Mojahedin 
        Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from Dept. of State list of 
        foreign terrorist organizations, E472 [28MR]
      Ecuador: human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation, E1651 [21SE]
      Egypt: anniversary of revolution, H163 [25JA]
      ------call for release of political prisoners, H550 [7FE], H587 
        [8FE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, H1529 [22MR]
      ------elections, H4637 [29JN]
      ------limit U.S. assistance unless Egypt honors commitments 
        under the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, H931, H933 [17FE], H3125 
        [18MY]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      ------U.S. policy, H5334 [31JY], H5850 [11SE]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885, H1886 [17AP]
      Foreign aid: green energy development grants, H4162 [28JN]
      ------prohibit assistance to countries that support radical 
        Muslim fundamentalism, H6258 [21SE]
      ------prohibit U.S. assistance to nations that consistently 
        oppose U.S. initiatives before the U.N. (H.R. 921), H931 
        [17FE]
      ------provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of 
        obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E353 [8MR]
      ------suspend U.S. assistance to countries that do not comply 
        with agreements to extradite criminals, E39 [18JA]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (H.R. 639), H559 [7FE]
      ------U.S. deficit, H559 [7FE], H718, H719 [14FE]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (H.R. 4258), E440 [26MR], E1438 
        [3AU]
      ------support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial 
        integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO 
        membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of 
        conflict (H. Res. 526), H6083-H6086 [19SE], E1606, E1608 
        [21SE]
      ------support NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict, E285 [29FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary, H1582 [27MR], E429 [22MR], 
        E440 [26MR], E457 [27MR], E573 [18AP]
      Honduras: human rights violations, E835 [17MY]
      House Democracy Partnership: tribute to partnership with 
        Kyrgyzstan Parliament, H951 [27FE]
      Huizenga, Representative: report on trip to Afghanistan, H46 
        [18JA]
      Human rights: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide, H1918 [18AP]
      ------ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding 
        and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
        genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide 
        (H. Res. 304), H1980 [19AP], H2079, H2081 [25AP], E648 [25AP]
      Immigration: clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas 
        to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay 
        repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY]
      ------deny entry to foreign governments officials, and their 
        immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify fundamental 
        due process and human rights violation of imprisoned U.S. 
        citizens (H.R. 6292), E1430 [3AU]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5253 [25JY], H5599-H5602 [1AU], 
        E1403 [3AU]
      Intelligence services: protect U.S. intelligence and military 
        capability, defend certain sensitive information against 
        cybersecurity attack, and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4916, 
        H4917, H4918 [18JY], H5023, H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 
        [25JY], E1268, E1272 [18JY], E1290 [19JY], E1312 [24JY]
      ------support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, 
        prevention, and treatment programs (H. Res. 713), E1174 
        [28JN], E1359 [31JY]
      Iran: analysis of potential military strike as means to compel 
        Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H814 [16FE]
      ------apply sanctions against affiliates of the Iran 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps, H5570 [1AU]
      ------appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084, H3085 
        [17MY]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets, H5569 [1AU]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (H.R. 4070), H2824 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, H1158 [6MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H930 [17FE], 
        H5692-H5695 [2AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2687-H2693 [15MY], H2794 [16MY], H2816 [17MY], E434 [22MR], 
        E820 [16MY], E827, E828, E836, E838, E839, E840 [17MY], E866 
        [18MY]
      ------impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that 
        deal with the Central Bank of Iran, E1415 [3AU]
      ------oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran 
        to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H2488, H2490 [9MY], 
        H3107 [18MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, H593 [8FE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), H4886 [17JY], H5074 [19JY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5552-H5578 [1AU], 
        H5693 [2AU], E1404, E1407, E1409, E1412, E1415, E1418, E1421 
        [3AU]
      ------U.S. policy, E497 [29MR]
      Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the 
        residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty, H6163 [20SE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system, H2483 [9MY]
      ------encourage continued commitment to Israeli/Palestinian 
        peace initiatives, H2490 [9MY]
      ------extend authority to provide loan guarantees, H2483 [9MY]
      ------nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance funding, H3524, 
        H3525 [6JN]
      ------reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1145 [5MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2481-H2492 [9MY], E763 [10MY], E779 [11MY], E787 [15MY], E810 
        [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4884-H4888 [17JY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S. and assist 
        in the defense of Israel, E640 [25AP]
      ------U.S. policy, H3395-H3398 [1JN], H4825 [11JY], H5850 [11SE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launch of 
        multistage rocket, E569, E573 [18AP], E647 [25AP]
      ------develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (H.R. 
        1464), H5842-H5844 [11SE], E1497 [12SE]
      ------encourage China to force a North Korean suspension of 
        nuclear weapons activities, H1814 [16AP]
      ------human rights violations, H5025 [19JY]
      ------nuclear weapons proliferation, E573 [18AP]
      ------suspension of nuclear weapons activities in exchange for 
        food aid, H1162 [6MR], H1530 [22MR]
      Korea, Democratice People's Republic of: call for release of 
        political prisoners, E837 [17MY]
      Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, 
        H3680, H3681 [8JN]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E721, E728 [8MY], E747 [9MY], E758, E775 [10MY], E785, E790, 
        E792, E803 [15MY], E809, E810, E817, E819, E822 [16MY], E829, 
        E830, E838 [17MY], E845, E855, E857, E859, E875 [18MY], E881 
        [22MY], E965 [1JN]
      ------tribute to reelection as President of Taiwan, E33 [18JA], 
        E185 [14FE], E486 [29MR], E697 [27AP]
      Mali: U.S. policy, E1201 [29JN]
      Mexico: U.S. policy, H1814 [16AP], H4825 [11JY]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H463 [3FE], H1146 [5MR], H1163, H1165 [6MR], H1527-
        H1529 [22MR], E687 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian 
        support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli 
        people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons 
        (H. Res. 271), H636-H638 [8FE]
      ------support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria if the 
        Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral 
        Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (H. Res. 394), H1527 [22MR]
      ------U.S. policy relative to support of opposition groups, 
        H5870 [12SE]
      Morocco: human rights violations, E1646 [21SE]
      ------U.S. policy, E354 [8MR]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E191 
        [14FE], E224, E227 [17FE], E254 [27FE]
      ------anniversary of occupation of Shusha, E718 [7MY]
      ------tribute to citizens, E828 [17MY]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan: declassification 
        and release, H575 [8FE]
      National security: call for adoption of smart security platform 
        for the 21st century, H4995 [18JY]
      ------call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st 
        century (H. Res. 19), H123 [24JA], H378 [2FE], H585 [8FE], 
        H1024 [29FE], H1162 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H3485 [6JN], H4694 
        [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4916 [18JY], H5771 [11SE], H6157 [20SE]
      ------improve border security, H1008-H1013 [28FE], H1144 [5MR], 
        H1217 [7MR], H1850 [17AP]
      ------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
      ------political correctness as a potential threat, H2639-H2643 
        [10MY]
      National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: 
        observance, E139 [3FE]
      Netanyahu, Benjamin: U.S. visit by Israeli Prime Minister, H1165 
        [6MR]
      Nigeria: condemn Boko Haram (terrorist organization) attacks 
        against Christians, H5208 [25JY], E1234 [11JY]
      ------recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and coastal 
        marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery and 
        economic development a priority (H. Con. Res. 121), H5696 
        [2AU]
      ------U.S. policy, E1234 [11JY]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), H2685-
        H2687 [15MY]
      Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear 
        understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (H. Res. 21), 
        H1162 [6MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H6003 [14SE], 
        H6235 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of Middle East policies, H1145 [5MR], H1299 
        [8MR]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H930-H934 [17FE], H1123 [1MR], H1539 [22MR], H4678-H4681 
        [9JY], H5873 [12SE], H6054-H6058 [14SE], H6267 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H2310-H2314 
        [7MY], H5987 [13SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: assess 
        consequences of a military strike against Iran, H3298, H3299 
        [31MY], E971 [5JN]
      ------require report on information regarding human rights 
        violations by the military government in Argentina in the 
        1970s, H3284, H3285 [31MY]
      Pakistan: coalition support funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------human rights violations of Baloch people, E1628 [21SE]
      ------human rights violations of Baluch people, E649 [25AP]
      ------prohibit assistance, H3009-H3011 [17MY], H4979, H4980, 
        H4983 [18JY]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance relative to harboring of al-
        Qaeda (terrorist organization) and Taliban fighters within 
        borders, H3487 [6JN]
      ------terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (H.R. 
        6391), H6074 [19SE]
      People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK): remove Dept. of State 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H1161 [6MR]
      Plymouth, MA: tribute to sister city Shichigahama, Japan, 
        delegation visit, E1418 [3AU]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        H5929 [13SE]
      Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, H210 
        [31JA], H563-H566 [7FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H935-H938 [17FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit authority to make unilateral 
        reductions to nuclear weapon stockpiles, H3070, H3071 [17MY]
      Religion: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as new 
        global threat, H1525-H1530 [22MR]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (H. Res. 742), E1384 [1AU]
      ------extend normal trade relations status, H1577 [27MR], H4912, 
        H4913, H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5136, H5137 [24JY], H5974-H5980 
        [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1098 [20JN]
      ------human rights violations, H5979 [13SE]
      ------U.S. policy, H1577 [27MR], H5337 [31JY]
      Saakashvili, Mikheil: U.S. visit by Georgian President, E285 
        [29FE]
      Shear, David B.: call for removal as Ambassador to Vietnam, 
        E1212 [9JY], E1409 [3AU]
      South Sudan: U.S. policy, E689 [27AP]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (H. Res. 177), E847, E850 [18MY]
      Statesmanship: importance, H4859 [12JY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1212 [7MR], H1375 
        [19MR], H1898 [17AP]
      ------hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions, E37 
        [18JA]
      ------human rights violations, H1434 [21MR], E37 [18JA]
      ------human rights violations and attacks on the border regions 
        of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, H1022 [29FE], H1442 [21MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy, H1301 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H2138 [26AP], H3729 
        [18JN], E1046 [15JN]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (H. Res. 549), H1029 [29FE], H1144 [5MR]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H1529 [22MR], 
        H5567-H5569, H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E178 [9FE], 
        E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, E1421 [3AU]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual, H3740 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (H.R. 5993), H4071 [27JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------U.S. policy, H3692 [8JN]
      Taiwan: anniversary of lifting of martial law, E1249 [13JY], 
        E1271 [18JY]
      ------anniversary of Six Assurances guidelines, E1249 [13JY], 
        E1271 [18JY]
      ------anniversary of the 2-28 incident, E244 [27FE], E367 [13MR]
      ------democracy efforts, E785 [15MY], E875 [18MY]
      ------observance of National Day, E1551, E1555, E1563, E1568 
        [19SE], E1578, E1580 [20SE], E1585, E1593, E1595, E1599, 
        E1602, E1612, E1615, E1621, E1635, E1638, E1639, E1650 [21SE], 
        E1655 [25SE], E1660, E1668, E1670, E1671 [28SE], E1689 [9OC]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China, E846 [18MY]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (H.R. 2992), E226 [17FE]
      ------U.S. policy, E855 [18MY], E1609 [21SE]
      Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E491 [29MR], E517 [30MR], 
        E532 [16AP], E1247 [12JY]
      Technology: maintain security relative to information technology 
        procurement and supply chain management, H3097 [17MY]
      Terrorism: assess status of the war on terrorism, H177 [25JA], 
        H805, H897-H900 [16FE], H1120 [1MR], H2201 [26AP]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      Thailand: democracy efforts, E1106 [21JN]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
      Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: encourage increased 
        transparency in negotiations, H5926 [13SE]
      Treaties and agreements: prohibit funding to negotiate or 
        implement a security agreement with Afghanistan unless the 
        agreement is in the form of a treaty or authorized by law, 
        H5061, H5062 [19JY]
      Turkey: U.S. policy, H46 [18JA], E490 [29MR], E743 [9MY]
      U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (H.R. 
        2829), H1528 [22MR]
      U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish, H3092 [17MY]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): report on 
        impact on national security of reducing nuclear weapons 
        stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
      Ukraine: democracy efforts, E321 [6MR]
      ------ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders 
        sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. 
        visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-
        democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]
      Vietnam: call for release of Nguyen Quoc Quan, H5839 [11SE]
      ------condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures 
        used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards, H1222 [7MR]
      ------condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures 
        used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), H229 [1FE], H5844-H5846 
        [11SE], E1482 [11SE]
      ------petition on White House website urging the administration 
        to stop expanding trade at the expense of human rights, E751 
        [9MY]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), H5835-H5842 
        [11SE], E72 [25JA], E1482 [11SE]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of American involvement, E870 
        [18MY]
      ------anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, 
        E729 [8MY]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 [19JN], 
        H4068 [27JN], H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE], E549 [17AP]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), 
        H1429 [21MR]
      Women: strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign 
        countries (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]
      World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (H. Res. 545), 
        E187 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), S5106 
        [18JY]
      Afghanistan: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, 
        S3224-S3226 [16MY]
      Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S6577 [21SE]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands: tribute to opening of 
        Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, S35 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, S1377-
        S1380 [5MR], S3819-S3822 [7JN], S5190-S5193 [19JY], S5934 
        [2AU]
      ------tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan, S6433 [19SE]
      Bel, Jean-Pierre: U.S. visit by French Senate President, S1606 
        [13MR]
      Belarus: human rights violations, S2224 [29MR]
      Burma: impact of import restrictions, S93 [26JA]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5425, 
        S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-
        S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3979-S3981 [12JN]
      China: human rights violations, S1710 [15MR]
      Climate: impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S5950, S5958, S5964 [2AU], S6511-S6515 [20SE]
      ------ratify, unanimous-consent request, S6512 [20SE]
      Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition of independence, S1609 
        [13MR]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, S54 [24JA], S3324 
        [21MY], S3893-S3895 [11JN], S5826, S5853 [1AU], S5957 [2AU]
      ------condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (S. 
        Res. 366), S277 [1FE]
      ------human rights violations, S5851-S5853 [1AU]
      ------U.S. policy, S3893-S3895 [11JN]
      Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in 
        international law enforcement issues and maintain 
        accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), House amendment, S5624, 
        S5625 [26JY]
      ------establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of 
        Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia 
        (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]
      ------require a quadrennial diplomacy and development review (S. 
        3341), S4638 [26JN], S6673 [21SE]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 [21SE]
      ------require investigations into attack on the U.S. consulate 
        in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 [20SE]
      ------seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors who owned 
        shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian Government 
        expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require 
        action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S1608 [13MR], 
        S2384 [17AP], S3893 [11JN], S4815 [10JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans job corps funding through 
        reductions in foreign aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and 
        Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      Ecuador: condemn efforts to suppress freedom of the press, S2914 
        [7MY], S5963 [2AU]
      Egypt: condemn treatment of certain organizations working for 
        democracy and human rights, S318 [2FE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, S318 [2FE]
      ------honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (S. Res. 477), S3736 [5JN]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers, S2347, S2356, S2357 
        [17AP], S2684 [25AP]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (S. 2327), S2557 [19AP], 
        S2561 [23AP]
      ------support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful 
        transition to a representative government, S318 [2FE]
      ------suspend foreign aid until U.S. political prisoners are 
        released, S405 [9FE], S593, S599 [14FE], S672 [15FE], S821, 
        S822 [16FE]
      ------tribute to release of U.S. citizens, S1175-S1178 [1MR]
      El Salvador: democracy efforts, S5655 [30JY]
      Ethiopia: human rights violations, S4200 [14JN]
      ------U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY], S4200 [14JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1728 [15MR]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (S. Res. 401), 
        S6388 [13SE]
      Foreign aid: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (S. 3310), S4301 [19JN]
      ------make conditional upon promise of protection for U.S. 
        Embassies and diplomats, S6583-S6585 [21SE]
      Foreign countries: improve international food security, S3274 
        [17MY]
      ------report on congressional delegation trip to Burma, S82 
        [26JA]
      ------report on congressional delegation trip to Cuba and Haiti, 
        S53-S56 [24JA]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (S. 328), S824 [16FE]
      ------make elimination of government fisheries subsidies a 
        principal negotiating objectives in trade negotiations (S. 
        3518), S5988 [2AU]
      ------U.S. deficit, S561 [13FE], S824 [16FE], S1608 [13MR]
      Ghana: democracy efforts, S5294 [24JY]
      Greece: independence anniversary (S. Res. 398), S1761 [15MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (S. Res. 557), S6472 [19SE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (S. Con. Res. 34), S174 [30JA]
      Helsinki Final Act: anniversary, S5864 [1AU]
      Human rights: condemn international human rights violations 
        against women and human trafficking, S2477, S2478 [18AP]
      Hungary: human rights violations, S4944 [12JY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (S. Res. 
        532), S5468, S5627 [26JY]
      International Ice Hockey Federation: urge suspension of plan to 
        hold 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Belarus and condemn 
        corporate sponsorship of such event relative to human rights 
        violations, S2224 [29MR]
      Iran: allow humanitarian trade to be exempted from sanctions as 
        long as such trade is licensed by the Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Foreign Assets Control, S5862 [1AU]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2276 [29MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, S3719, S3720 [5JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3253, S3254, S3256-S3258 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S3659 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], S6417 [19SE], S6577-S6583, S6601, 
        S6602 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S6606 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      ------prohibit foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to 
        continue doing business with Iran without facing penalties, 
        S5862 [1AU]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 
        [21MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (S. 2101), 
        S2346 [17AP], S3253 [17MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3253-S3256, S3258 [17MY], S3295, S3317-S3321, S3323 
        [21MY], S5930 [2AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), House amendment, S5847, S5858-S5863 [1AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent agreement, S3316, S3317 [21MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent request, S2065, S2066 [27MR], S3252 
        [17MY]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1207, S1208 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (S. 2325), S3420 [22MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        S4779, S4780 [29JN]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (S. Res. 
        394), S1581 [12MR], S1678 [14MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: human rights violations, 
        S2540 [19AP]
      ------prohibit food aid, S4339 [20JN]
      ------prohibit food aid unless the President issues a national 
        interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      Levinson, Robert: disappearance of former FBI agent while on 
        business trip in Iran, S1447 [7MR], S6440 [19SE]
      Libya: U.S. policy, S6253, S6254 [12SE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        S2960 [8MY], S3037 [9MY], S3126 [14MY], S3171 [15MY], S3420 
        [22MY], S3621 [24MY]
      Middle East: U.S. policy, S6296 [13SE]
      Mongolia: condemn arrest and detention of former President 
        Nambaryn Enkbayar, S3108 [14MY]
      Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship: anniversary, 
        S5727 [31JY]
      Morocco: U.S. policy, S5727 [31JY]
      National objectives: promote human rights and democracy, S1709 
        [15MR], S4710 [28JN]
      ------reaffirm U.S. commitment to global prosperity through 
        hunger and poverty reduction, S3324 [21MY]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (S. Res. 
        395), S2279 [29MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), S6006 
        [2AU]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4240), correction in enrollment (S. Con. 
        Res. 58), S6006 [2AU]
      Obama, President: assessment of comments relative to missile 
        defense made to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, S2223 
        [29MR]
      ------evaluation of Middle East policies, S1414-S1416 [6MR], 
        S5931 [2AU]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        S6480 [20SE]
      ------formation of foreign trade laws enforcement panel, S561 
        [13FE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (S. 3327), S5126 [18JY]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, 
        S3762 [6JN], S3961, S3962 [12JN], S6260 [12SE], S6316 [13SE], 
        S6598-S6601 [21SE]
      ------prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (S. 
        3269), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S4619 [26JN], S5054 [17JY], 
        S5186 [19JY], S5279 [24JY]
      ------U.S. policy, S843 [16FE], S3226 [16MY]
      Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, 
        S1142 [29FE]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (S. Res. 
        481), S3737 [5JN]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6497 [20SE]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3285), S5125 
        [18JY]
      ------human rights violations, S806-S810 [16FE]
      Slovakia: human rights violations against the Romani people, 
        S562 [13FE]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (S.J. Res. 44), 
        S6387 [13SE]
      Sudan: human rights violations and attacks on the border regions 
        of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, S6528 [20SE]
      ------promote peace and stability (S. Res. 397), S2280, S2281 
        [29MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (S. Res. 428), S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (S. Res. 391), S2278 [29MR], 
        S2552 [19AP]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      ------require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3048 [9MY]
      Taiwan: democracy efforts, S2960 [8MY]
      ------observance of National Day, S6533, S6534 [20SE], S6616 
        [21SE]
      ------support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (S. Res. 
        542), S5991 [2AU], S6438 [19SE]
      Terrorism: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6573-S6576, 
        S6579 [21SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR], S2652 [24AP]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], 
        S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense 
        systems, S2017 [26MR], S2192 [29MR]
      ------require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon 
        modernization plan, S815 [16FE]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
      War: ensure balance of power, as established by the 
        Constitution, between Congress and the President relative to 
        initiation of hostilities by Armed Forces, S2998-S3000 [9MY]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to 
        promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and 
        peacebuilding institutions (S. 3477), S5882 [1AU]
      World Trade Organization: U.S. complaint against China over 
        tariffs on American-made automobile exports, S4814 [10JY]
  Reports
      Armed Opposition Groups (AOG) Initiated Attacks: Afghanistan NGO 
        Safety Office (excerpt), H812 [16FE]
      National Election in Taiwan: International Election Observers 
        Mission, S6438-S6440 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act Import Restrictions Renewal 
        Approval: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations and Call for Transition to 
        Democracy in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 435), S2921 [7MY]
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
      Condemn Persecution of Baha'is and Continued Violation of 
        International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for 
        Violations, Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 80), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Condemn Violence Against and Detention of Journalists and 
        Support Freedom of the Press in Syria: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 391), S2166 [28MR]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-6), S5731 
        [31JY]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for 
        Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 543), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Honor Sacrifices of NATO Personnel in Afghanistan and 
        Historically Throughout the World and Support the New 
        Strategic Concept and Upcoming Summit in Chicago, IL: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 395), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Nicaragua Democratic Aspirations Support and Call Attention to 
        the Deterioration of Constitutional Order: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 344), S2166 [28MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4240), S5133 [18JY]
      Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Under 
        Which the Internet Has Thrived: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 112-564), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Presidential Requirement To Report to Congress on All Known 
        Syrian Opposition Groups and the Number and Security of 
        Weapons Used by the Regime and Opposition Forces: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2224), S2819 [26AP]
      Promote Peace and Stability in Sudan: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 397), S2166 [28MR]
      Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3341) (S. Rept. 112-220), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Recognize Importance of Relationship of Egypt With U.S., Urge 
        Protection of Civil Liberties, and Cease Intimidation and 
        Prosecution of Civil Society Workers and Democracy Activists: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 372), S613 
        [14FE]
      Require Congressional Approval of Agreements for Peaceful 
        Nuclear Cooperation With Foreign Countries: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1280) (H. Rept. 112-507), H3265 
        [30MY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 6156) (H. Rept. 112-632), H5524 [31JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
      Secure Visas Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1741) 
        (H. Rept. 112-411), H1303 [8MR]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding Congressional Consent: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 44), S5976 [2AU]
      Strengthen Multilateral Sanctions Regime Against Iran and Expand 
        Sanctions Relative to Energy Sector, Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Proliferation, and Human Rights Abuses: Committee 
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2101), 
        S567 [13FE]
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service Professionals Who 
        Represent the U.S. Abroad: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 401), S2819 [26AP]
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 
        [27JN]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]
  Resolutions of ratification
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S5731 
        [31JY]
  Statements
      Declaration to Moroccan-Controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi 
        Refugee Camps in Algeria--Summary of Preliminary Observations: 
        Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights 
        (organization), E1647 [21SE]
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Senator 
        Tim Johnson, S3317 [21MY]
      Jorge Luis Garcia Perez Arrest by Cuban State Security: Yris T. 
        Perez Aguilera, S3893 [11JN]
      Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Vietnamese Embassy in the U.S., 
        H5840-H5842 [11SE]
      U.S. Policy on Afghanistan: Ryan C. Crocker, E84 [27JA]
  Summaries
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act (H.R. 
        1905), S3318-S3320 [21MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (H.R. 1905), 
        S5859-S5862 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 127, preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model under which the Internet has thrived, H5599 
        [1AU]
      H. Res. 484, condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards in Vietnam, H5844 [11SE]
      H. Res. 526, support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity in Georgia (country), U.S.-Georgia 
        Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic 
        reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict, H6083 [19SE]
      H. Res. 568, express importance of preventing acquisition of 
        Iranian nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, 
        H2687 [15MY]
      H. Res. 750, Senate amendment to H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5552-H5567 [1AU]
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act, H3237 [30MY]
      H.R. 1410, Vietnam Human Rights Act, H5835-H5837 [11SE]
      H.R. 1464, North Korean Refugee Adoption Act, H5842 [11SE]
      H.R. 1905, Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act, 
        S3641-S3651 [24MY]
      H.R. 4133, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H2481 
        [9MY]
      H.R. 4240, North Korean Human Rights Act reauthorization, H2685 
        [15MY]
      H.R. 5986, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 6018, Dept. of State appropriations, H4875-H4883 [17JY]
      S. 1959, Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act, S5624 
        [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
      S. 2165, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H4884 
        [17JY]
      S. 3310, Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act, S4301 
        [19JN]
      S. 3326, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3341, Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act, S6673 
        [21SE]
      S. 3518, Fair Trade in Seafood Act, S5988 [2AU]
      S. Con. Res. 34, tribute to Vaclav Havel, S168, S174 [30JA]
      S. Con. Res. 47, respect sovereignty of Cyprus and urge Turkey 
        to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with 
        energy resources, S3784 [6JN]
      S. Con. Res. 54, oppose sale, shipment, performance of 
        maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade 
        of any military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria, 
        S5401 [25JY]
      S. Con. Res. 58, correction in enrollment of H.R. 4240, North 
        Korean Human Rights Act reauthorization, S5995, S6006 [2AU], 
        H5719 [7AU]
      S. Res. 80, condemn Iran's persecution of Baha'is and continued 
        violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 
        impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of 
        religious prisoners, S2276 [29MR]
      S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and 
        children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]
      S. Res. 354, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S134 [26JA]
      S. Res. 356, support people of Tibet, call on China to allow 
        free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and 
        congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic 
        elections, S166 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR]
      S. Res. 366, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S265, S277 [1FE]
      S. Res. 370, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S503 [9FE]
      S. Res. 372, recognize importance of relationship of Egypt with 
        the U.S., urge protection of civil liberties, and cease 
        intimidation and prosecution of civil society workers and 
        democracy activists, S636 [14FE]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]
      S. Res. 380, express importance of preventing Iran acquisition 
        of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, S859 
        [16FE]
      S. Res. 386, support freedom and civil liberties, and free and 
        fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression in Iran, S1206 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      S. Res. 391, condemn violence against and detention of 
        journalists and support freedom of the press in Syria, S1543 
        [8MR], S2278 [29MR]
      S. Res. 392, end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties in Turkey, 
        S1543 [8MR]
      S. Res. 394, recognize anniversary of unification of Italy, 
        honor Italian servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the 
        U.S., S1579, S1581 [12MR]
      S. Res. 395, honor sacrifices of NATO personnel in Afghanistan 
        and historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL, S1618 
        [13MR], S2279 [29MR]
      S. Res. 397, promote peace and stability in Sudan, S1740 [15MR], 
        S2280, S2281 [29MR]
      S. Res. 398, Greece independence anniversary, S1741, S1761 
        [15MR]
      S. Res. 399, Affirmation of the U.S. Record on the Armenian 
        Genocide Resolution, S1792 [19MR]
      S. Res. 401, tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad, S1940 [21MR], 
        S6388 [13SE]
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]
      S. Res. 424, condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        in Syria, S2502 [18AP]
      S. Res. 428, condemn human rights violations in Syria, collect 
        information on crimes against humanity and take action for 
        those responsible for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, 
        and support people of Syria, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 435, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S2734 [25AP]
      S. Res. 449, call on all governments to assist in the safe 
        return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]
      S. Res. 477, call for Egypt to honor rule of law and return Noor 
        and Ramsay Bower to the U.S., S3732, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 481, U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and overall 
        bilateral relationship anniversary celebration, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 486, condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) 
        for violence and acts of terror and support efforts to 
        eliminate threat in Turkey, S3843 [7JN]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]
      S. Res. 513, War of 1812 anniversary, S4726 [28JN]
      S. Res. 532, support International AIDS Conference and encourage 
        global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, 
        S5494, S5627 [26JY]
      S. Res. 541, condemn Vietnam human rights violations, S5989 
        [2AU]
      S. Res. 542, support efforts by Taiwan to strengthen democracy 
        and human rights and encourage Government to take into 
        consideration international election monitoring 
        recommendations, S5990 [2AU]
      S. Res. 543, ensure compliance with Hague Convention on the 
        Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by certain 
        countries and establish procedures for prompt return of 
        children abducted to other countries, S5991 [2AU]
      S. Res. 554, call on China to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng 
        by his family and lawyers and his immediate and conditional 
        release, S6344 [13SE]
      S. Res. 557, tribute to Lodi G. Gyari, S6345 [13SE], S6472 
        [19SE]
      S.J. Res. 41, express importance of preventing Iranian 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue 
        economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation 
        agreement, S6602 [21SE]
      S.J. Res. 43, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import 
        restrictions renewal approval, S3980 [12JN]
      S.J. Res. 44, State and Province Emergency Management Assistance 
        Memorandum of Understanding congressional consent, S6387 
        [13SE]
  Tributes
      Ma Ying-jeou, E1595 [21SE]
      Nishani, Bujar, E1666 [28SE]




FOREIGN SERVICE

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 6018), H4063 
        [26JN]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), 
        S1932 [21MR]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 6018), H4875-
        H4884 [17JY]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, H6056 [14SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence for U.S. public 
        servants killed in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, 
        Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863, H5866, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5872, 
        H5873, H5893, H5918-H5920 [12SE], H5925, H5932, H5933, H5979, 
        H5980 [13SE], H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, S6245 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (S. Res. 401), 
        S6388 [13SE]
      Foreign aid: make conditional upon promise of protection for 
        U.S. Embassies and diplomats, S6583-S6585 [21SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241-S6245, S6249, S6251-S6256 [12SE], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
      Nominations, S614 [14FE], S2085 [27MR], S2821 [26AP], S4299 
        [19JN], S5486 [26JY], S6453 [19SE]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S900-S903 [17FE], S2274 [29MR], S3651, S3653-S3655 
        [24MY], S6004 [2AU], S6606-S6609 [21SE]
      Tribute, S6290, S6305 [13SE]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S614 [14FE], S2085 [27MR], S2821 [26AP], S4299 
        [19JN], S5486 [26JY], S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield To Be Foreign Service 
        Director General: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S2085 [27MR]
      Tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service Professionals Who 
        Represent the U.S. Abroad: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 401), S2819 [26AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 6018, Dept. of State appropriations, H4875-H4883 [17JY]
      S. Res. 401, tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad, S1940 [21MR], 
        S6388 [13SE]
      S. Res. 551, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6273, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 575, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6629 [21SE]
      S. Res. 588, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6634, S6683 [21SE]




FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring 
        foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their 
        victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]




FOREIGN TRADE  related term(s) International Trade
  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3091, S3092, S3093 [10MY], 
        S3146, S3148, S3150, S3152, S3156, S3176, S3177 [15MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2272, S2276 [29MR]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3373, S3382 [21MY]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3406), S5681 
        [30JY]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3406), S5681 
        [30JY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
      President's Export Council, H1291 [8MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      House Reaches Agreement on Export-Import Bank Reauthorization To 
        Strengthen American Manufacturing, Spur Job Creation, H2477 
        [9MY]
      Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be 
        Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, E1478 [11SE]
      Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, H2480 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Africa: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see S. 
        2215), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4221), H1426 [20MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      ------ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. agricultural 
        sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      ------establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives relative to 
        application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to 
        agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture (see 
        H.R. 6538), H6276 [21SE]
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
      Brazil: authorize negotiations to eliminate tariffs and trade 
        barriers to U.S. ethanol exports (see H.R. 4621), H2123 [25AP]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 5968), H3806 [19JN] (see H.R. 
        6055), H4603 [28JN]
      ------provide for gathering of copyright and trademark 
        information on merchandise presented for examination (see H.R. 
        4216), H1426 [20MR]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3976 [12JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 
        109), H3162 [18MY]
      Business and industry: improve trade promotion policies and 
        programs (see H.R. 5393), H2317 [7MY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish 
        (see S. 3568), S6454 [19SE]
      Contracts: require solicitations for Federal procurement 
        contracts to include information about the Buy American Act 
        and whether foreign goods may be used to fulfill requirements 
        of the contracts (see H.R. 4047), H801 [15FE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: permit the export of apples to Canada in 
        bulk bins without certification (see S. 2208), S1847 [20MR] 
        (see H.R. 3914), H567 [7FE]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ``produced'' to include 
        melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on 
        procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see 
        S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
        and Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State under 
        the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit leasing of Federal lands to any 
        person who has violated the Trading With the Enemy Act or who 
        conducts business with a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 
        3876), H374 [1FE]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 6277), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      European Union: initiate negotiations to enter into a trade 
        agreement (see H.R. 6536), H6276 [21SE]
      Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H1641 [27MR]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4302), H1803 [29MR] (see H.R. 5444), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (see H.R. 
        5890), H3480 [5JN]
      Exports: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (see S. 2171), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4041), H801 [15FE] (see 
        H.R. 5798), H3102 [17MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit purchase of 
        merchandise subject to antidumping or countervailing duty 
        orders (see S. 3611), S6625 [21SE]
      ------require purchase of paper and paper products from domestic 
        sources (see H.R. 5908), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be 
        manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely 
        grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 3444), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      FERC: suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export terminals 
        (see H.R. 4024), H725 [14FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Fisheries: make elimination of government fisheries subsidies a 
        principal negotiating objectives in trade negotiations (see S. 
        3518), S5978 [2AU]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Foreign countries: require the collection of up-to-date 
        information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and 
        practices of foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods 
        and services (see H.R. 5513), H2320 [7MY]
      Generalized System of Preferences: improve (see H.R. 6537), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]
      Government regulations: prevent importation of merchandise into 
        the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and 
        countervailing duty orders (see S. 3524), S6062 [10SE] (see 
        H.R. 5708), H2644 [10MY]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (see H.R. 
        4317), H1804 [29MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE] (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see S. 
        2101), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 4179), H1304 [8MR]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 750), H5629 [1AU]
      Iraq: restrict provision of defense articles and services (see 
        H.R. 3830), H181 [25JA]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3406), 
        S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6156), H5077 [19JY]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (see S. 3225), S3516 [23MY]
      ------take action to obtain Russia's full compliance with 
        commitments under the protocol on their accession to the 
        Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (see S. 
        3327), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 6149), H5008 [18JY]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H1804 [29MR]
      Petroleum: ban exportation of crude oil produced on Federal land 
        (see S. 2211), S1847 [20MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H5706 [2AU]
      Power resources: promote global energy supply security through 
        increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, 
        Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3285), 
        S3976 [12JN] (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Small business: encourage exporting (see S. 3277), S3838 [7JN]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), S3422 [22MY]
      ------provide exporting assistance (see H.R. 3976), H639 [8FE]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Space policy: authorize the President to determine appropriate 
        export controls of satellites and related items based on 
        national security and foreign policy objectives (see S. 3211), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 
        2034), S75 [24JA]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Tariff: AC electric motors (see H.R. 5094, 5095, 5098, 5099, 
        5101, 5102), H2269 [27AP]
      ------acephate (see H.R. 5078), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 5728), 
        H2645 [10MY]
      ------acetamiprid, whether or not combined with application 
        adjuvants (see S. 2430), S2822 [26AP]
      ------acetamiprid technical (see H.R. 5307), H2274 [27AP]
      ------(acetato) pentammine cobalt dinitrate with a polymeric or 
        paraffinic carrier mixture (see S. 2501), S2824 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5502), H2319 [7MY]
      ------acetic acid (see H.R. 3943), H568 [7FE]
      ------acetic acid, cyano-(3-[(6-methyoxy-2-benzothiazoyl)amino]-
        1H-isoindol-1- ylidene}-, pentyl ester (see S. 3115), S3085 
        [10MY]
      ------acetic acid, 5 chloro-8-quinolinoxy, 1 methylhexylester 
        (see H.R. 5023), H2268 [27AP]
      ------acetoacetyl-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroanilide (see S. 2821), 
        S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5054), H2269 [27AP]
      ------acetyl chloride (see H.R. 4593), H2066 [24AP]
      ------acid black 172 (see H.R. 3920), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid black 244 (chromate (2-), cobaltate (1-), and 
        chromate (1-)) mixtures (see H.R. 3957), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 171 (see H.R. 3945), H568 [7FE] (see H.R. 4757), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------acid blue 221 (see H.R. 3935), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 264 (see H.R. 3963), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 284 (see H.R. 3958), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 324 (see S. 3104), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 3933), 
        H568 [7FE]
      ------acid red 182 (see H.R. 3948), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid red 278 (see H.R. 3941), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid red 414 (see H.R. 3938), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid red 426 (see H.R. 3965), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 79 (see H.R. 3944), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 137 (see H.R. 3936), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 151 (see H.R. 3934), H568 [7FE] (see H.R. 
        4753), H2125 [25AP]
      ------acid yellow 230 (see H.R. 3937), H568 [7FE]
      ------acifluorfen (see S. 3146), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 5466), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------ACM (see H.R. 4735), H2125 [25AP]
      ------acrylate modified vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer 
        (see H.R. 5519), H2320 [7MY]
      ------acrylic fiber tow (see S. 3129), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4549), H2065 [24AP] (see H.R. 5107), H2270 (see H.R. 5160, 
        5161, 5162), H2271 [27AP]
      ------acrylic filament tow (see S. 3087), S3085 (see S. 3127, 
        3128, 3154, 3155, 3156, 3157, 3159), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4416, 4417, 4419, 4420), H2029 [19AP] (see H.R. 4547, 4548, 
        4551, 4553), H2065 [24AP]
      ------acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4410), H2029 
        [19AP] (see H.R. 4552), H2065 [24AP]
      ------acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers, carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3097), S3085 [10MY]
      ------acrylic snow globes (see S. 2882), S2966 [8MY]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (see S. 3086), S3085 (see S. 3123, 
        3124, 3125, 3126), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4418), H2029 (see 
        H.R. 4445, 4447, 4448, 4449, 4450, 4451, 4452, 4453), H2030 
        [19AP] (see H.R. 4543, 4544, 4545, 4546, 4550), H2065 [24AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers, dyed, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3094, 3095), S3085 
        [10MY]
      ------acrylic staple fibers, not carded, combed, or otherwise 
        processed for spinning (see S. 3158), S3086 [10MY]
      ------acrylic staple fibers, not dyed, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3093, 3096), S3085 
        [10MY]
      ------adjustable metal lighting fixtures (see S. 2422), S2822 
        [26AP]
      ------AE 0172747 ether (see H.R. 4574), H2066 [24AP]
      ------A5546 sulfonamide (see S. 2590), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4889), H2205 [26AP]
      ------Aflux 37 (see H.R. 4939), H2206 [26AP]
      ------Agilon 400 (see S. 2661), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4915), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------agrumex (see S. 3001), S2968 [8MY]
      ------air pressure distillation columns (see S. 2731), S2926 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4626), H2123 [25AP]
      ------aircraft grade polyvinyl butyral (see H.R. 4762), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------alginates (see H.R. 5280), H2273 [27AP]
      ------alginic acid, ammonium alginate, potassium alginate, 
        calcium alginate, and magnesium alginate (see S. 2833), S2927 
        [7MY]
      ------alkali metal phenate, mineral oil, and p-dodecylphenol 
        mixtures (see S. 2499), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 4943), H2206 
        [26AP]
      ------alkene polylmers with maleic anhydride, 2-(1-piperazinyl) 
        ethylimides, diisononyl phthalate and bis(1-methylethyl)-
        naphthalene mixture, S2926 [7MY]
      ------alkene polymers mixtures (see H.R. 5040), H2268 [27AP]
      ------allantoin (see H.R. 5759), H2713 [15MY]
      ------allyl bromide (see H.R. 4792), H2126 [25AP]
      ------allyl caproate (see S. 2973), S2967 [8MY]
      ------allyl cyclohexyl propionate (see S. 2972), S2967 [8MY]
      ------allyl heptoate (see S. 2966), S2967 [8MY]
      ------allyl isosulfocynate (see S. 3000), S2968 [8MY]
      ------allyl pentaerythritol (see H.R. 5769), H2713 [15MY]
      ------alpha-phenyl-2-piperdylacetic acid (see S. 2732), S2926 
        [7MY]
      ------alpha-phenyl-2-piperidylacetic acid (see H.R. 5100), H2269 
        [27AP]
      ------alpha-threo phenyl-2-piperidyl acetamide (see S. 2730), 
        S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5093), H2269 [27AP]
      ------Altuglas BS 100 beads, BS 110 beads, and BS 130 beads (see 
        H.R. 5376), H2317 [7MY]
      ------aluminum alloy foil (see H.R. 4827), H2204 [26AP]
      ------aluminum alloy profiles (see H.R. 4828), H2204 [26AP]
      ------aluminum lamp-holder housings (see S. 2415), S2822 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5132), H2270 [27AP]
      ------Amberwood F (see S. 2965), S2967 [8MY]
      ------amino ethyl carbazole (see H.R. 5212), H2272 [27AP]
      ------aminocyclopyrachlor and inert ingredients mixtures (see S. 
        2750), S2926 [7MY]
      ------ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate (see H.R. 4600), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------ammonium polyphosphate (see H.R. 4831), H2204 [26AP]
      ------anatase titanium dioxide (see S. 2457), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5200), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Ancamine 2422 (see S. 2675), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5043), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------Ancamine 2432 (see H.R. 5042), H2268 [27AP]
      ------anisic aldehyde (see S. 3002), S2968 [8MY]
      ------antioxidant 3114 (see H.R. 5775), H2713 [15MY]
      ------apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries 
        (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR] (see H.R. 4071), H943 [17FE] (see 
        H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------aqueous hydrazine hydrate solution (see H.R. 5106), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------artichokes, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic 
        acid (see S. 2557), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5069), H2269 [27AP]
      ------artichokes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar 
        or acetic acid, not frozen (see S. 2558), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5070), H2269 [27AP]
      ------artificial filament single yarn (see H.R. 5493), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------artificial filament single yarns (see H.R. 5302), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------artificial staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, 
        combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (see H.R. 4585, 
        4586), H2066 [24AP]
      ------ascorbic acid encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate 
        (see S. 2646), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5600), H2442 [8MY]
      ------asulam sodium salt and mixed application adjuvants (see 
        H.R. 5079), H2269 [27AP]
      ------avermectin B (see S. 2624), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4741), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------axial fans (see H.R. 5412), H2318 [7MY]
      ------azadirachtin A mixtures (see H.R. 5645), H2443 [8MY]
      ------azoxystrobin (see S. 2631), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4519), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------azoxystrobin mixtures (see H.R. 4518), H2065 [24AP]
      ------baby or child carriers designed for use on bicycles (see 
        S. 2651), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4986), H2267 [27AP]
      ------bags for toys (see S. 2560), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4455), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------bamboo baskets (see S. 2954), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5607), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      ------bamboo kitchen devices (see S. 2953), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5608), H2442 [8MY]
      ------banana jack connectors (see H.R. 5136), H2270 [27AP]
      ------barium carbonate, strontium carbonate, calcium carbonate, 
        and 1-methoxy-2-propanol acetate mixture for use as emitter 
        suspension cathode coating (see H.R. 5117), H2270 [27AP]
      ------barium magnesium aluminate phosphor (see H.R. 5126), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------barium magnesium aluminate phosphor activated by europium 
        or manganese (see S. 2544), S2922 [7MY]
      ------barium magnesium aluminum oxide for use in the production 
        of fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5724), H2645 [10MY]
      ------basic blue 7 (see S. 2824), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5056), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------basic blue 94--1 (see H.R. 3959), H568 [7FE]
      ------basic red 1 (see S. 2826), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5053), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------basic red 1--1 (see S. 2825), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5061), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------basic red 51 (see H.R. 5582), H2442 [8MY]
      ------basic violet 1 (see S. 2827), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5058), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------basic violet 11 (see S. 2539), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5383), H2317 [7MY]
      ------basic violet 11--1 (see S. 2540), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5384), H2317 [7MY]
      ------basic yellow 40 chloride based (see H.R. 5578), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------basketballs made of leather (see S. 2797), S2927 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4711), H2124 [25AP]
      ------basketballs made of other than leather or rubber (see S. 
        2798), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 4714), H2124 [25AP]
      ------basketballs made of rubber (see S. 2799), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4713), H2124 [25AP]
      ------battery operated ice cream makers (see H.R. 4806), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------battery operated jar openers (see H.R. 4805), H2126 [25AP]
      ------Bayderm bottom DLV-N (see S. 2709), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4639), H2123 [25AP]
      ------Bayhydur BL 5335 (see H.R. 5235), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Bayhydur XP 2547 (see H.R. 5234), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Bayowet C4 (see S. 2712), S2925 [7MY]
      ------b-cyfluthrin (see S. 3023, 3025), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4669), H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 5591), H2442 [8MY]
      ------b-cyfluthrin mixtures (see H.R. 4657), H2123 [25AP] (see 
        H.R. 5592), H2442 [8MY]
      ------benfluralin (see H.R. 5024), H2268 [27AP]
      ------bentazon sodium salt (see H.R. 4573), H2066 [24AP]
      ------benzamide, N[[[3,5 dichloro-2-fluoro-4-1,1,2,3,3,3-
        hexafluoropropoxy)phenyl] amino]carbonyl] 2,6 difluoro - (9Cl) 
        (see H.R. 5002), H2268 [27AP]
      ------benzamine, dodecyl-, branched (see S. 2748), S2926 [7MY]
      ------benzene, polypropene derivatives (see S. 2502), S2824 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4946), H2206 [26AP]
      ------benzene, 2,4-dichloro-1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl) (see 
        S. 2597), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4509), H2064 [24AP]
      ------benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, with 2- aminoethanol and 
        poly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), a-[1-oxo-9- octadecenyl]- w-
        hydroxy-, (9Z) mixtures (see S. 2505), S2824 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4936), H2206 [26AP]
      ------benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chloro-2-[[4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-
        oxo-1-(3-sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]azo]-5-methyl-, calcium 
        salt (see S. 2802), S2927 [7MY]
      ------benzenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 4359), H1845 [16AP] 
        (see H.R. 4964), H2206 [26AP] (see H.R. 5211), H2272 [27AP]
      ------benzoyl chloride (see H.R. 5767), H2713 [15MY]
      ------benzyl carbazate (see S. 2615), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5675), H2566 [9MY]
      ------benzylimidazole phenyl ethanol (see S. 2353), S2731 [25AP]
      ------biaxially oriented polypropylene film (see H.R. 4534), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------bicycle brakes (see S. 2647), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4990), 
        H2267 [27AP]
      ------bicycle speedometer parts (see S. 2652), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4989), H2267 [27AP]
      ------bicycle speedometers (see S. 2649), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4988), H2267 [27AP]
      ------bicycle wheel rims (see S. 2648), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4991), H2267 [27AP]
      ------bifenazate (see S. 2855), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4773), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------Bifenthrin (see H.R. 4558), H2065 [24AP]
      ------Bis(4-tbutylcyclohexyl) peroxydicarbonate (see H.R. 5262), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      ------bis-phenol (see S. 2900), S2966 [8MY]
      ------bisphenol A bis(3-methacryloyloxypropyl) ether substituted 
        dimethacylate (see S. 2639), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5602), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      ------bis(2,3-dibromopropyl ether) of tetrabromobisphenol A (see 
        S. 2865), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4787), H2126 [25AP]
      ------bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate (see H.R. 
        5669, 5670), H2566 [9MY]
      ------bitolylene diisocyanate (see S. 2391), S2821 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 4968), H2267 [27AP]
      ------black 661 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2606), S2923 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4425), H2030 [19AP]
      ------black 820 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2607), S2923 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4426), H2030 [19AP]
      ------black pepper extracted oleoresin (see S. 2398), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4957), H2206 [26AP]
      ------boscalid (see H.R. 5440), H2318 [7MY]
      ------boys' knitted or crocheted shirts of man-made fibers (see 
        S. 3059), S3042 [9MY]
      ------boys' shirts (see H.R. 5563), H2442 [8MY]
      ------brass lamp-holder housings (see S. 2416), S2822 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5137), H2270 [27AP]
      ------brine electrolysis ion exchange apparatus (see S. 2660), 
        S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4916), H2205 [26AP]
      ------brodifacoum (see H.R. 4705), H2124 [25AP]
      ------bromacil (see H.R. 5667), H2566 [9MY]
      ------bromacil and diuron and application adjuvants formulations 
        (see H.R. 4497), H2064 [24AP]
      ------bromoxynil octanoate (see H.R. 4493), H2064 [24AP]
      ------bulk container bags (see H.R. 4949), H2206 [26AP]
      ------buprofezin (see S. 2602), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4433), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------butanamide, N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1 H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-2-
        [2-(2-methoxyphenyl) diazenyl]-3-oxo (see S. 2803), S2927 
        [7MY]
      ------butane, 1-chloro (see S. 2894), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5674), H2566 [9MY]
      ------butanedioic acid, dimethylester polymer with 4-hydroxy-
        2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperdine ethanol (see H.R. 5753), H2713 
        [15MY]
      ------butralin (see S. 2856), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4786), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate activated by manganese and/or 
        antimony for use in the production of fluorescent lamps (see 
        H.R. 5725), H2645 [10MY]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (see H.R. 5120), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate phosphor activated by manganese 
        and antimony (see S. 2535), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5119), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------camel hair not processed beyond the degreased or 
        carbonized condition (see S. 2312), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4529), H2065 [24AP]
      ------camel hair processed beyond the degreased or carbonized 
        condition (see S. 2313), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4525), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------camel hair waste (see S. 2311), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4526), H2065 [24AP]
      ------canagliflozin (see S. 2921), S2966 [8MY]
      ------capacitor grade homopolymer polypropylene resin in primary 
        form (see H.R. 4380), H1976 [18AP]
      ------capers, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 
        (see S. 2889, 2892), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5272, 5275), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------caprolactam disulfide with an elastomer binder of 
        ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and 
        dispersing agents mixtures (see S. 2489), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 4938), H2206 [26AP]
      ------capsicum extracted oleoresin (see S. 2394), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4960), H2206 [26AP]
      ------captan (see S. 2512), S2922 (see S. 2771), S2926 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5622), H2443 [8MY]
      ------captan technical (see H.R. 5445), H2318 [7MY]
      ------Caramba fungicide (see H.R. 5399), H2318 [7MY]
      ------carbamic acid (see H.R. 4557), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carbamic acid, [4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-[[[[methyl(1-
        methylethyl amino]sulfonyl]amino]carbonyl]phenyl]-, ethyl 
        ester (PCM) (see H.R. 4569), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carbaryl (see S. 2587), S2923 [7MY]
      ------Carbofuran technical (see H.R. 4559), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carbonic acid, dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,6-hexanediol 
        (see S. 2926), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4710), H2124 [25AP]
      ------carbonic dihydrazide (see S. 2508), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5105), H2270 [27AP]
      ------Carbosulfan technical (see H.R. 4560), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carded camel hair yarn (see S. 2315), S2545 [19AP] (see 
        H.R. 4533), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carded cashmere yarn (see S. 2305, 2307), S2545 [19AP] 
        (see H.R. 4524, 4532), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carded or combed camel hair (see S. 2309), S2545 [19AP] 
        (see H.R. 4527), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carded wool yarn (see H.R. 5699), H2566 [9MY]
      ------carfentrazone-ethyl (see H.R. 4614), H2067 [24AP]
      ------carpet cleaners and parts thereof (see S. 2357), S2731 
        [25AP] (see H.R. 4731), H2125 [25AP]
      ------carrying cases of plastics with molded handles shaped to 
        hold toys (see S. 2565), S2923 [7MY]
      ------cashmere goat hair processed beyond the degreased or 
        carbonized condition (see S. 2306), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4531), H2065 [24AP]
      ------cassia extracted oleoresin (see S. 2395), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4959), H2206 [26AP]
      ------cast-iron engine crankcases for marine propulsion engines 
        (see S. 2915), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5524), H2320 [7MY]
      ------catalytic converter mats of glass fibers (see S. 2644), 
        S2924 [7MY]
      ------catalytic converter mounting mats (see S. 2645), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5605), H2442 [8MY]
      ------cathode-ray tubes (see H.R. 5695, 5696), H2566 [9MY]
      ------ceiling fans for permanent installation (see S. 3507), 
        S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 4917), H2205 [26AP]
      ------celery extracted oleoresin (see S. 2393), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4962), H2206 [26AP]
      ------cellular plastic sheets for micron-retention filters (see 
        S. 2816), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5614), H2443 [8MY]
      ------cellular plastic sheets for nano-retention filters (see S. 
        2820), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5613), H2443 [8MY]
      ------centrifugal blowers and fans (see H.R. 5408), H2318 [7MY]
      ------ceramic bases designed for high intensity discharge lamps 
        with metal locking pins to allow passage of an electrical 
        current (see S. 2850), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 5476), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------ceramic frit rings (see S. 2444), S2822 [26AP]
      ------cerium nitrate (see S. 2739), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5182), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      ------cerium sulfide pigments (see S. 2942), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5629), H2443 [8MY]
      ------cermets for ceramic discharge lamps (see S. 2848), S2965 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 5474), H2319 [7MY]
      ------Cetalox (see H.R. 4727), H2125 [25AP]
      ------C5-8 perfluorocarbonalkanes (see S. 2635), S2924 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5599), H2442 [8MY]
      ------C5-18 perfluorocarbon alkanes, perfluorocarbon amines, 
        and/or perfluorocarbon ethers mixtures (see S. 2636), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5598), H2442 [8MY]
      ------check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear 
        facilities (see H.R. 5219, 5225, 5226), H2272 [27AP]
      ------chemical mixtures (see S. 2727), S2925 (see S. 2733), 
        S2926 [7MY] (see S. 3101, 3102, 3103, 3105, 3114), S3085 
        [10MY] (see H.R. 3949), H568 [7FE] (see H.R. 5305), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------chemicals (see S. 2772), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 2979), S2967 
        (see S. 3004), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4854, 4864), H2204 (see 
        H.R. 4940), H2206 [26AP]
      ------chime melody rod assemblies (see S. 2340), S2655 [24AP]
      ------chime melody rod assembly used in the production of 
        grandfather clocks, wall clocks, and mantel clocks (see H.R. 
        4738), H2125 [25AP]
      ------chloroacetic acid, sodium salt (see H.R. 4592), H2066 
        [24AP]
      ------chloroacetone (see H.R. 4704), H2124 [25AP]
      ------chlorobenzene (see S. 2694), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5238), 
        H2272 [27AP]
      ------chloromethylbenzene (see S. 2715), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4633), H2123 [25AP]
      ------chlorophyllin (see H.R. 5581), H2442 [8MY]
      ------chlorotrifluoroethylene (see H.R. 4861), H2204 [26AP]
      ------chocolate confectionery products filled with caramel or 
        sugar-based paste imported in bulk quantities but ready for 
        consumption in their condition as imported (see H.R. 5038), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------chocolate crumb imported in bulk quantities (see H.R. 
        5037), H2268 [27AP]
      ------chromate(4-), [7-amino-3-[(3-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-
        nitrophenyl)azo]-4-hydroxy-2-naphthalenesulfonato(3-)][6-
        amino-4-hydroxy-3-[(2-hydroxy 5-nitro-3-[(sulfophenyl)azo]-2-
        naphthalenesulfonato(4-)]-, tetrasodium (P 96-1335) (see H.R. 
        5146), H2270 [27AP]
      ------cinnamic acid (see S. 2352), S2731 [25AP]
      ------cis-3-hexen-1-ol (see S. 2431), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5170), H2271 [27AP]
      ------citronitile (see S. 2964), S2967 [8MY]
      ------clarify classification of recreational performance 
        outerwear (see S. 3073), S3042 [9MY]
      ------clarify duty on sanitary towels and tampons, diapers and 
        diaper liners for babies, and similar articles, of any 
        material (see S. 2545), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5496), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------clearcoat lacquer (see S. 2495), S2823 [26AP]
      ------clock movements (see S. 2339), S2655 [24AP] (see H.R. 
        4739), H2125 [25AP]
      ------clodinafop (see H.R. 4479), H2039 [23AP]
      ------clodinafop-propargyl (see S. 2626), S2924 [7MY]
      ------clomazone (see H.R. 5404), H2318 [7MY]
      ------cloquintocet-mexyl (see S. 2632), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4507), H2064 [24AP]
      ------clothianidin (see S. 3015), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4576), 
        H2066 [24AP] (see H.R. 5352), H2317 [7MY]
      ------clothianidin and bacillus firmus product mixtures (see S. 
        3008), S2968 [8MY]
      ------clothianidin and bacillus firmus strain I-1582 mixtures 
        (see H.R. 4695), H2124 [25AP]
      ------clothianidin mixtures (see H.R. 4696), H2124 [25AP]
      ------coarse yttrium oxide phosphor (see H.R. 5127), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------cobaltate (2-) and cobaltate (3-) (see H.R. 3953), H568 
        [7FE]
      ------cobaltate(1-), bis[4-(hydroxy-k O)-3-[2-[2-(hydroxy-k O)-
        1-naphthalenyl]diazenyl-k N1]benzenesulfonamidato(2-)]-, 
        sodium (1--1) (see S. 3111), S3085 [10MY]
      ------coffee brewers with milk frothing capacity (see H.R. 
        5045), H2268 [27AP]
      ------coffeemakers (see S. 2361), S2731 [25AP]
      ------color flat panel video monitor screens (see H.R. 5142), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------combed cashmere yarn or camel hair yarn (see S. 2308), 
        S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4523), H2065 [24AP]
      ------complete digital process control systems designed for use 
        with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 nuclear 
        powerplants certified by the NRC (see H.R. 5218), H2272 [27AP]
      ------compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines 
        (see S. 2530), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4954), H2206 [26AP]
      ------C1-3 perfluoroalkyl perfluoromorpholine (see S. 2637), 
        S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5597), H2442 [8MY]
      ------confectionery (including gum) containing synthetic 
        sweetening agents instead of sugar (see S. 3143), S3086 [10MY]
      ------copoly(acrylic acid/itaconic acid) (see S. 2638), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5603), H2442 [8MY]
      ------copper oxychloride and copper hydroxide (see H.R. 5460), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------copper peptide (AHK-Cu) (see S. 2795), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5111), H2270 [27AP]
      ------copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1--1) (see S. 2793), S2927 [7MY]
      ------copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1-1) (see H.R. 5112), H2270 [27AP]
      ------copper phthalocyanine green 7, crude (see S. 2491), S2823 
        [26AP]
      ------cotton shirting fabrics (see H.R. 6265), H5629 [1AU]
      ------cotton yarn of combed fibers (see H.R. 5700, 5701), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------coupon holders (see S. 2957), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5610), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      ------create jobs and promote fair trade by increasing duties on 
        certain foreign goods imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 5920), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------C12-18 alkenes, polymers (TPX) with 4-methyl-1-pentene 
        (see S. 2435), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5174), H2271 [27AP]
      ------cupping machines (see H.R. 5809), H3102 [17MY]
      ------cupping presses parts (see H.R. 5811), H3102 [17MY]
      ------cuprate (4-) (see H.R. 3922), H568 [7FE]
      ------cuprate (4-), [2-[[3-[[substituted]-1,3,5-triazin-2-
        yl]amino]-2-hydroxy-5-sulfophenyl](substituted)azo], sodium 
        salt (see S. 3112), S3085 [10MY]
      ------cyan 1 RO inkjet printing ink (see S. 2605), S2923 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4424), H2030 [19AP]
      ------cyan 854 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2604), S2923 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4423), H2030 [19AP]
      ------cyanamide (see S. 2349), S2731 [25AP]
      ------cyanuric chloride (see S. 2436), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4836), H2204 [26AP] (see H.R. 5768), H2713 [15MY]
      ------cyasorb 1164 (see S. 2902), S2966 [8MY]
      ------cyasorb 2908 (see S. 2898), S2966 [8MY]
      ------cyasorb 3346 (see S. 2901), S2966 [8MY]
      ------cyazofamid (see H.R. 5306), H2274 [27AP]
      ------cyclogalbanate (see S. 2963), S2967 [8MY]
      ------cyclopentylpropionyl chloride (see S. 2348), S2730 [25AP]
      ------cyflufenamid (see S. 2428), S2822 [26AP]
      ------cyfluthrin (see S. 3024), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4668), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------cyhalothrin mixtures (see S. 2955), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4512), H2064 [24AP]
      ------cymoxanil and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5032), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------cypermethrin (see S. 2780), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 3139), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4745), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5084), 
        H2269 (see H.R. 5308), H2274 [27AP] (see H.R. 5349), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------cyproconazole (see S. 2625), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4744), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------cyprodinil (see S. 2908), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4510), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      ------cyprosulfamide (see H.R. 4699), H2124 [25AP]
      ------cyprosulfamide mixtures (see S. 2726), S2925 [7MY]
      ------damascenone (see S. 2931), S2967 [8MY]
      ------daminozide (see S. 2862), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4784), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------DAT intermediate (see H.R. 4998), H2267 [27AP]
      ------decanedioic acid, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) 
        ester (see H.R. 5777), H2713 [15MY]
      ------decorative dual wick torches (see H.R. 4649), H2123 [25AP]
      ------decorative outdoor bamboo garden torches (see H.R. 4651), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------decorative outdoor torches (see H.R. 4648), H2123 [25AP]
      ------decorative tabletop torch vessels (see H.R. 4647), H2123 
        [25AP]
      ------deltamethrin (see H.R. 4658), H2123 [25AP]
      ------DEMBB (see S. 2524), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4475), H2039 
        [23AP]
      ------DEPCT (see H.R. 5006), H2268 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur BL 1100/1 (see H.R. 5236), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur E 14 (see H.R. 5230), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur HL BA (see H.R. 5231), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur R-E (see H.R. 5247), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur RF-E (see H.R. 5249), H2273 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur VP LS 2078/2 (see H.R. 5233), H2272 [27AP]
      ------D-galacto-D-mannan (see S. 2506), S2824 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4945), H2206 [26AP]
      ------D-galacto-D-mannan, 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl 
        ether, chloride (83589-59-7), 1-propanaminium, 2,3-dihydroxy-
        N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride (34004-36-9) and water (see S. 
        2504), S2824 [26AP]
      ------diacid modified vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer 
        (see H.R. 5517), H2320 [7MY]
      ------diaminodecane (see S. 2994), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4855), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      ------dianil (see H.R. 5210), H2272 [27AP]
      ------diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with a layer or 
        layers of certified organic cotton (see S. 2876), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with other fabric 
        layers of either blends of hemp and cotton or polyester 
        microfleece (see S. 2875), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester with an inner layer or 
        layers of certified organic cotton (see S. 2877), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper shells each having a water-resistant outer layer of 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and a lining of mesh 
        fabric wholly of polyester (see S. 2878), S2966 [8MY]
      ------dichlormid (see H.R. 5017), H2268 [27AP]
      ------dichloroacetyl chloride (see S. 2598), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5504), H2320 [7MY]
      ------dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, and 
        dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester (see H.R. 4495), H2064 [24AP]
      ------dicumyl peroxide (see H.R. 4690), H2124 [25AP]
      ------di-cup organic peroxide (see S. 2711), S2925 [7MY]
      ------didecanoyl peroxide (see H.R. 5261), H2273 [27AP]
      ------diethenyl-benzene polymer with ethenylbenzene and 
        ethenylethylbenzene, sulfonated (see S. 2653), S2924 [7MY]
      ------diethyl ketone (see H.R. 4566), H2065 [24AP]
      ------diethylaminoethyl-dextran (see S. 2350), S2731 [25AP]
      ------difenoconazole (see S. 2907), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4508), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      ------difenoconazole and mefenoxam mixtures (see S. 2618), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4514), H2065 [24AP]
      ------digital camera lenses (see S. 2408, 2412), S2822 [26AP]
      ------diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (see H.R. 5702), H2566 [9MY]
      ------dilauroyl peroxide (see H.R. 5260), H2273 [27AP]
      ------dimethomorph (see H.R. 5439), H2318 [7MY]
      ------dimethyl carbonate (see H.R. 4499), H2064 [24AP]
      ------dimethyl carbonate polymer with 1,6-hexanediol copolymer 
        and 2-oxepanone (see S. 2763), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5252), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl dicarbonate (see S. 2697), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5240), H2272 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl hydrogen phosphite (see S. 3011), S2968 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 5343), H2317 [7MY]
      ------dimethyl malonate (see S. 3031), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4728), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5003), H2268 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl 3,3'-thiodipropionate (see H.R. 4750), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------dimethyl 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1, 4-benzenedicarboxylate 
        (see H.R. 5678), H2566 [9MY]
      ------dimethylisopropylamine (DMIPA) (see S. 2687), S2925 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5378), H2317 [7MY]
      ------dinotefuran (see H.R. 4572), H2066 [24AP] (see H.R. 5350), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      ------diphenyl sulfide (see H.R. 5004), H2268 [27AP]
      ------diphosphoric acid, polymers with ethoxylated reduced 
        methyl esters of reduced polymerized oxidized 
        tetrafluoroethylene (see S. 2981), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4862), H2204 [26AP]
      ------direct green 91 (see H.R. 3950), H568 [7FE]
      ------direct injection fuel injectors (see S. 2329), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4910), H2205 [26AP]
      ------direct red 84 (see H.R. 3942), H568 [7FE]
      ------direct yellow 119 (see H.R. 5575), H2442 [8MY]
      ------Disflamoll DPK (see S. 2718), S2925 [7MY]
      ------Disflamoll TOF (see S. 2684), S2925 [7MY]
      ------disperse blue 56 (see H.R. 3962), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 77 (see S. 3110), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        3925), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 77 mixtures (see H.R. 3969), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 284 (see H.R. 3931, 3961), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 359 (see H.R. 5590), H2442 [8MY]
      ------disperse orange 288 (see H.R. 3960), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 60 (see S. 3119), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        3917), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 159 (see H.R. 3951), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 311 (see H.R. 3954), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 367 mixtures (see H.R. 3939), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 367, benzo, and acetic acid mixtures (see 
        H.R. 3968), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 42 (see H.R. 4755), H2125 [25AP]
      ------disperse yellow 64 (see S. 3118), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        3918), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 71 (see H.R. 3956), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 184--1 (see H.R. 3947), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 241 (see H.R. 5589), H2442 [8MY]
      ------di-tert-amyl-2'-hydroxyphenyl) benzotriazole (see H.R. 
        5752), H2713 [15MY]
      ------di-tert-butyl polysulfides (see H.R. 4749), H2125 [25AP]
      ------diuron and application adjuvants formulations (see H.R. 
        4498), H2064 [24AP]
      ------diuron technical (see H.R. 4674), H2124 [25AP]
      ------D-mannose (see S. 3028), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5277), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      ------DMDS (see H.R. 4999), H2267 [27AP]
      ------dodecahydro-3a,6,6,9atetramethylnaphtho(2,1-b)furan (see 
        S. 2930), S2967 [8MY]
      ------dodecyl aniline, mixed isomers (see H.R. 5374), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------Dragosantol (see S. 2962), S2967 [8MY]
      ------drinking glasses (see S. 2536), S2922 [7MY]
      ------drive-axles (see S. 2510), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4950), 
        H2206 [26AP] (see H.R. 5335), H2316 [7MY]
      ------dry adhesive copolyamide pellets (see H.R. 4688), H2124 
        [25AP]
      ------dry nickel-metal hydride batteries (see H.R. 5420), H2318 
        [7MY]
      ------dyed acrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4412), H2029 [19AP]
      ------dyed polyacrylonitrile staple (see H.R. 4414), H2029 
        [19AP]
      ------e-caprolactone-neopentylglycol copolymer (see S. 2927), 
        S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4716), H2124 [25AP]
      ------e-caprolactone-2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol 
        polymer (see S. 2939), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4715), H2124 
        [25AP]
      ------economizers for use with certain boilers (see H.R. 5221), 
        H2272 [27AP]
      ------educational toys or devices (see S. 2561), S2923 [7MY]
      ------E-5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-
        triazol- 1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol (see H.R. 5395), H2318 [7MY]
      ------Efka 6225 (see H.R. 5254), H2273 [27AP]
      ------electric cooktops (see H.R. 5721), H2645 [10MY]
      ------electric dispensing blenders (see H.R. 4809), H2126 [25AP]
      ------electric juice extractors (see H.R. 4813, 4814), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------electric knives (see H.R. 4798), H2126 [25AP]
      ------electric skillets (see H.R. 4804), H2126 [25AP]
      ------electric wine bottle openers (see S. 2958), S2967 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 5609), H2442 [8MY]
      ------electrical connectors (see S. 2418), S2822 [26AP]
      ------electrical transformers (see S. 2805), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5140), H2270 [27AP]
      ------electrically operated pencil sharpeners (see H.R. 5508), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------electromechanical ice shavers (see H.R. 4796), H2126 
        [25AP] (see H.R. 5046), H2268 [27AP]
      ------electronic drawing toys, electronic games, or educational 
        toys cases or containers (see S. 2562), S2923 [7MY] (see S. 
        3045), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5489), H2319 [7MY]
      ------11-aminoundecanoic acid (see S. 2698), S2925 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5452), H2319 [7MY]
      ------epoxy molding compounds, of a kind used for encapsulating 
        integrated circuits (see H.R. 5422), H2318 [7MY]
      ------eptam technical (see H.R. 5641), H2443 [8MY]
      ------esfenvalerate (see H.R. 4501), H2064 [24AP]
      ------esfenvalerate technical (see S. 2610), S2923 [7MY]
      ------ester gum 10D from China (see H.R. 5290), H2273 [27AP]
      ------ethalfluralin (see H.R. 5015), H2268 [27AP]
      ------ethanediamide, N-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-N'-(4-isodecylphenyl)- 
        (see S. 3169), S3087 [10MY] (see H.R. 5148), H2270 [27AP] (see 
        H.R. 5327), H2316 [7MY]
      ------ethanol, 2,2'-[[4-[2-(3,5-dinitro-2-
        thienyl)diazenyl]phenyl]imino]bis-, 1,1'-diacetate (see S. 
        3108), S3085 [10MY]
      ------ethanone, 2,2-dimethoxy-1,2-diphenyl- (see H.R. 5659), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      ------ethanoyl chloride (see S. 3172), S3087 [10MY]
      ------ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl 
        esters, reduced (see S. 3033), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4852), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      ------ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl 
        esters, reduced, ethoxylated (see S. 2985), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 4866), H2204 [26AP]
      ------ethene,1 chloro-1,2,2-trifluoro (see S. 3005), S2968 [8MY]
      ------ethofumesate mixtures (see H.R. 4698), H2124 [25AP]
      ------ethoxyquin (see H.R. 5443), H2318 [7MY]
      ------ethyl pyruvate (see H.R. 5680), H2566 [9MY]
      ------ethyl salicilate (see S. 2976), S2967 [8MY]
      ------ethyl 3-amino-4,4,4-trifluorocrotonate (see H.R. 4570), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------ethyl 2-(isocyanatosulfonyl)benzoate (see S. 2614), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4431), H2030 [19AP]
      ------ethylene-propylene polymer (see S. 2486), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4942), H2206 [26AP]
      ------ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE) (see H.R. 
        4890), H2205 [26AP]
      ------ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers (see H.R. 4636), H2123 
        [25AP]
      ------ethylhexylglycerine (see H.R. 5318), H2274 [27AP]
      ------etoxazole (see H.R. 5353), H2317 [7MY]
      ------etridiazole (see S. 2871), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4789), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------europium oxide (see S. 2744), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5179), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      ------extrusion presses (see H.R. 5458), H2319 [7MY]
      ------eyelash curlers (see S. 3147), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4656), H2123 [25AP]
      ------fabrics of man-made fibers consisting of one or two layers 
        of expanded poly-tetrafluoroethylene sheeting layered between 
        an outer knit fabric wholly of nylon and another outer woven 
        fabric (see S. 2874), S2965 [8MY]
      ------fairway wood heads (see S. 2809), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5552), H2441 [8MY]
      ------famoxadone, cymoxanil, and application adjuvants (see S. 
        2609), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 5679), H2566 [9MY]
      ------Fastac (see H.R. 4692), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fasteners, in clips suitable for use in a mechanical 
        attaching device (see S. 2806), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5255), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      ------fatty acids, C12-21 and C18-unsatd., 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-
        4-piperidol esters and polyethylene or polypropylene or 3,5-
        di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, hexadecyl ester mixtures 
        (see H.R. 5268), H2273 [27AP]
      ------fenamidone (see S. 3135), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4460), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------fenazaquin mixtures (see H.R. 5642), H2443 [8MY]
      ------fenbuconazole (see H.R. 5008), H2268 [27AP]
      ------fenhexamid (see S. 3133), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4682), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, 
        bromoxynil heptanoate, and mefenpyr-diethyl mixtures (see S. 
        3012, 3022), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5258), H2273 [27AP]
      ------fenpropathrin (see H.R. 5351), H2317 [7MY]
      ------fenpyroximate (see S. 2599), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4439), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------ferroboron (see H.R. 5780), H2713 [15MY]
      ------ferroniobium (see S. 2380), S2821 [26AP] (see S. 2673), 
        S2925 [7MY]
      ------fiberglass sheets used in flooring (see S. 2708), S2925 
        [7MY]
      ------filament polyester, foam-backed window shade material in a 
        plain weave (see H.R. 5201), H2272 [27AP]
      ------filament polyester window shade material in a modified 
        basket weave (see H.R. 5199), H2272 [27AP]
      ------fipronil (see H.R. 5438), H2318 [7MY]
      ------fireworks, display or special fireworks (see S. 2464), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      ------fireworks, other than display or special fireworks (see S. 
        2463), S2823 [26AP]
      ------fishing reels (see S. 3195), S3234 [16MY] (see H.R. 4650), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------fitness equipment (see S. 3184), S3174 [15MY] (see H.R. 
        5818), H3103 [17MY]
      ------5-amino-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexanemethanamine, 1,3-
        butanediol and 1,1'methylenebis[4-isocyanatocyclohexane], Me 
        Et ketone oxime- polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether blocked 
        hexanedioic acid, dihydrazide polymer (see S. 2773), S2926 
        [7MY]
      ------5-chloro-1-indanone (see H.R. 4500), H2064 [24AP]
      ------5-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methoxy-2-naphthanilide (see S. 
        2828), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5059), H2269 [27AP]
      ------5-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-naphthanilide (see S. 2829), 
        S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5057), H2269 [27AP]
      ------5-ethylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 4571), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------5-methylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 4561), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------5-methylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester (see 
        H.R. 4581), H2066 [24AP]
      ------5(1,1-dimethylheptyl) resorcinol (see S. 2736), S2926 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5087), H2269 [27AP]
      ------flonicamid (see H.R. 5402), H2318 [7MY]
      ------floor coverings and mats used for temporary cushioning for 
        children and adults (see S. 2585), S2923 [7MY]
      ------flubendiamide (see S. 2617), S2924 [7MY] (see S. 3132, 
        3162), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4665), H2124 [25AP]
      ------flubendiamide mixtures (see H.R. 4677), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fludioxonil (see S. 2627), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4708), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------flumioxazin (see H.R. 5355), H2317 [7MY]
      ------fluopicolide (see S. 3134), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4683), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram (see S. 3130), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4684), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2681), S2925 [7MY]
      ------fluopyram and prothioconazole mixtures (see S. 2719), 
        S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4679), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and pyrimethanil mixtures (see S. 2721), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4681), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and tebuconazole mixtures (see S. 2680), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4914), H2205 [26AP]
      ------fluopyram and trifloxystrobin mixtures (see S. 2720), 
        S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4680), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram mixtures (see H.R. 4678), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluorescent brightener CBS-X (see H.R. 5761), H2713 [15MY]
      ------fluoroalkyl acrylic copolymerisates dispersed in water 
        (see H.R. 4838), H2204 [26AP]
      ------fluoropolymers (see H.R. 5694), H2566 [9MY]
      ------fluoropolymers containing 95 percent or more by weight of 
        the monomer units tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, 
        and vinylidene fluoride (see S. 2641), S2924 [7MY]
      ------fluthiacet-methyl technical (see H.R. 4613), H2067 [24AP]
      ------flutolanil (see S. 2601), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4432), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------food choppers (see S. 2360), S2731 [25AP]
      ------food processors (see S. 2359), S2731 [25AP]
      ------footwear (see H.R. 5426), H2318 [7MY] (see H.R. 5559, 
        5564), H2442 [8MY]
      ------footwear consisting of an outer sole affixed to an 
        incomplete or unfinished upper (see S. 2883), S2966 [8MY]
      ------footwear with open toes or open heels or of the slip-on 
        type (see S. 3068), S3042 [9MY]
      ------footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (see 
        H.R. 5425), H2318 [7MY]
      ------footwear with uppers of vegetable fibers (see H.R. 5617, 
        5619), H2443 [8MY]
      ------forged ring gear components and certain other parts of 
        crankshafts and connecting rods (see S. 2511), S2922 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5336), H2316 [7MY]
      ------forged steel crankshafts (see S. 2914), S2966 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5525), H2320 [7MY]
      ------formaldehyde, polymer with methylphenol, 2-hydroxy-3[(1-
        oxo-2-propenyl)oxy]propyl ether and formaldehyde, polymer with 
        (chloromethyl) oxirane and methylphenol, 4-cyclohexene-1,2-
        dicarboxylate 2-propenoate (see S. 2537), S2922 [7MY]
      ------formaldehyde polymers with aniline and with 4,4'-
        methylendianiline mixtures (see S. 2738), S2926 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5041), H2268 [27AP]
      ------formulated product containing propyzamide as the active 
        ingredient (see H.R. 5011), H2268 [27AP]
      ------fosamine (see S. 2513), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5621), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------fosetyl-Al (see S. 2704), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4466), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------4,8-dicyclohexyl -6-2,10-dimethyl -12H-
        dibenzo[d,g][1,3,2]- dioxaphosphocin (see S. 2478), S2823 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4934), H2206 [26AP]
      ------4,4'-butylidenebis [3-methyl 6 tert butylphenol] (see S. 
        2863), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4781), H2126 [25AP]
      ------4,4'-diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid (see H.R. 5917), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone (see S. 2980), S2967 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4863), H2204 [26AP]
      ------4,4-dimethoxy-2-butanone (see H.R. 5026), H2268 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) (see S. 2860), S2965 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 4791), H2126 [25AP]
      ------4,4'-oxydianiline (see S. 2754), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5264), H2273 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-oxydiphthalic anhydride (see S. 2498), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5266), H2273 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-sulfonyldiphenol (see H.R. 5267), H2273 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-thiobis[2-(1,1-di-methylethyl)-5-methyl-phenol] (see 
        S. 2866), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4777), H2126 [25AP]
      ------4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinamine (see H.R. 4556), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------4 ethoxy 1,1,1 trifluoro 3 butene-2-one (see H.R. 5014), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------4-acetyltoluene (see H.R. 5547), H2441 [8MY]
      ------4-aminobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5585), H2442 [8MY]
      ------4-bromobenzyl bromide (see S. 2734), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5088), H2269 [27AP]
      ------4-chlorobenzaldehyde (see S. 3021), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4686), H2124 [25AP]
      ------4-chloro-1,8-naphthalic anhydride (see H.R. 5289), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------4-chloro-3,5-dinitro- a,a,a- trifluorotoluene (see S. 
        3099), S3085 [10MY]
      ------4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-,,-trifluorotoluene (see H.R. 4517), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid (see S. 2623), S2924 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5228), H2272 [27AP]
      ------4-chloro-2-nitroaniline (see H.R. 4930), H2206 [26AP]
      ------4-[(4-aminophenyl)azo]benzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 
        5577), H2442 [8MY]
      ------4-hexylresorcinol (see H.R. 5064), H2269 [27AP]
      ------4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (see H.R. 
        5755), H2713 [15MY]
      ------4'-methoxy-2,2',4-trimethyl diphenylamine (see S. 2336), 
        S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 4733), H2125 [25AP]
      ------4-methoxy-2-methyldiphenylamine (see S. 2328), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4732), H2125 [25AP]
      ------4-nitrobenzoyl chloride (see H.R. 5754), H2713 [15MY]
      ------4-(1-thoxyethoxy) styrene-4- (t-butylcarbonyloxy) styrene-
        4-hydroxystyrene copolymer (see H.R. 5363), H2317 [7MY]
      ------4-oxo-4-p-tolybutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine 
        (NEM Salt) (see H.R. 5109), H2270 [27AP]
      ------4-oxo-4-p-tolylbutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine 
        (NEM salt) (see S. 2794), S2927 [7MY]
      ------4-propylbenzaldehyde (see H.R. 4354), H1845 [16AP]
      ------4-sulfo-1,8-naphthalic anhydride potassium salt (see H.R. 
        5372), H2317 [7MY]
      ------4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid and 4-(2,4-
        dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid, dimethylamine salt (see H.R. 
        4491), H2064 [24AP]
      ------4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, lithium salt (see S. 2480), 
        S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5511), H2320 [7MY]
      ------4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, sodium salt hydrate (see S. 
        2482), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5509), H2320 [7MY]
      ------frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like 
        (see S. 2488), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 4443), H2030 [19AP]
      ------frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like, 
        the foregoing of plastics (see H.R. 4444), H2030 [19AP]
      ------Frequency herbicide (see H.R. 4691), H2124 [25AP]
      ------Frescolat MGA (see S. 2967), S2967 [8MY]
      ------Frescolat ML (see S. 2968), S2967 [8MY]
      ------frit rings composed of dysprosium oxide, dysprosium 
        monosilicate, and mullite (see S. 2849), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5473), H2319 [7MY]
      ------frozen treat makers (see H.R. 4807), H2126 [25AP]
      ------fuel injection pumps (see S. 2910), S2966 [8MY]
      ------fuel injection pumps (for compression-ignition engines) 
        functional in a common rail fuel system (see H.R. 5527), H2320 
        [7MY]
      ------fuel injectors each functional in a common rail fuel 
        system (see S. 2912), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5523), H2320 [7MY]
      ------fungicide mixtures (see H.R. 5020), H2268 [27AP]
      ------gadolinium oxide (see S. 2741), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5183), H2271 [27AP]
      ------gallery (see H.R. 5019), H2268 [27AP]
      ------gallium unwrought (see S. 2460), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4925), H2206 [26AP]
      ------gear boxes (see H.R. 4952), H2206 [26AP]
      ------gearing, gear box, and other speed changer parts (see H.R. 
        5623), H2443 [8MY]
      ------germanium oxides (see S. 2459), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4924), H2205 [26AP]
      ------germanium unwrought (see S. 2458), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4923), H2205 [26AP]
      ------ginger extracted oleoresin (see S. 2392), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4961), H2206 [26AP]
      ------girls' footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, 
        leather, or composition leather and uppers of leather, not 
        covering the ankle (see H.R. 5424), H2318 [7MY]
      ------girls' knitted or crocheted shorts of synthetic fibers 
        (see S. 3064), S3042 [9MY]
      ------girls' knitted or crocheted trousers and breeches of 
        synthetic fibers (see S. 3060), S3042 [9MY]
      ------girls' shorts (see H.R. 5557), H2442 [8MY]
      ------girls' trousers and breeches (see H.R. 5558), H2442 [8MY]
      ------glass fibers and articles thereof (see H.R. 4830), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------glass snow globes (see S. 2881), S2966 [8MY]
      ------glufosinate-ammonium (GA) (see S. 2356), S2731 [25AP] (see 
        H.R. 4736), H2125 [25AP]
      ------glyoxylic acid (see S. 2520), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4440), 
        H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 4595), H2066 [24AP]
      ------golf bag bodies (see S. 2872), S2965 [8MY]
      ------golf bags (see H.R. 5637), H2443 [8MY]
      ------golf club driver heads (see S. 2808), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5551), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf club iron heads (see S. 2810), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5553), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf club putter heads (see S. 2575), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5554), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf wedge club heads (see S. 2811), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5555), H2442 [8MY]
      ------Grilamid TR 90 (see H.R. 5918), H3660 [7JN]
      ------Grilbond IL 6-50%F (see H.R. 5919), H3660 [7JN]
      ------grill brushes (see H.R. 4646), H2123 [25AP]
      ------hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use 
        in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 5222, 5223, 5224), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------hand tools designed for securing plastic fasteners (see S. 
        2807), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5256), H2273 [27AP]
      ------handheld electric can openers (see H.R. 4799), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------handheld food blenders (see S. 2363), S2731 [25AP]
      ------HAS (see S. 2899), S2966 [8MY]
      ------headphones, AC adapters, and protective cases of molded 
        silicone (see S. 2567), S2923 [7MY]
      ------helical springs not suitable for use in motor-vehicle 
        suspension, of iron or steel wire (see H.R. 5216), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------helional (see S. 2432), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5169), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      ------helium (see S. 2735), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5075), H2269 
        [27AP]
      ------helvetolide (see S. 2928), S2966 [8MY]
      ------hexadecyl (see H.R. 5065), H2269 [27AP]
      ------hexane, 1,6-dichloro- (see S. 2896), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5676), H2566 [9MY]
      ------hexythiazox technical (see H.R. 5639), H2443 [8MY]
      ------high pressure fuel pumps (see S. 2335), S2601 [23AP] (see 
        H.R. 4908), H2205 [26AP]
      ------high-performance loudspeakers (see S. 2804), S2927 [7MY]
      ------himic anhydride (see H.R. 5214), H2272 [27AP]
      ------hirvenal (see S. 2929), S2967 [8MY]
      ------horizontally-oriented lead shot machines (see H.R. 5808), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      ------Hostanox P-EPQ (see S. 3168), S3087 [10MY]
      ------Hostapur SAS (see S. 3142), S3086 [10MY]
      ------Hostavin 3055 (see S. 3170), S3087 [10MY]
      ------Hostavin 3058 (see S. 3141), S3086 [10MY]
      ------HPHP (see H.R. 5293), H2273 [27AP]
      ------huron yellow dye (see S. 2549), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5385), H2317 [7MY]
      ------hybrid electric vehicle inverters (see S. 2330), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4909), H2205 [26AP]
      ------hybrid golf club heads (see S. 2812), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5556), H2442 [8MY]
      ------hydrazine hydrate, aqueous solution (see S. 2796), S2927 
        [7MY]
      ------hydrolite 5 (see S. 2998), S2968 [8MY]
      ------Hydrolite 6 (see S. 2969), S2967 [8MY]
      ------hydroxylamine sulfate (see H.R. 5271), H2273 [27AP]
      ------imazalil (see S. 2922), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4725, 4734, 
        4771), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5259), H2273 [27AP]
      ------imazalil mixtures and application adjuvants (see S. 2918), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------imidacloprid (see S. 2385), S2821 [26AP] (see S. 3136), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4876, 4883), H2205 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid and cyfluthrin or its b-cyfluthrin isomer 
        mixtures (see S. 2384), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4877), H2205 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5565), H2442 [8MY]
      ------imidacloprid and thiodicarb mixtures (see S. 2381), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4873), H2205 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid with application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2383), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4875), H2205 [26AP]
      ------Imidan technical (see H.R. 5643), H2443 [8MY]
      ------imidurea (see H.R. 5760), H2713 [15MY]
      ------iminodisuccinate (see S. 2706), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4641), H2123 [25AP]
      ------imitation jewelry earrings (see S. 2454), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5178), H2271 [27AP]
      ------imitation jewelry necklaces or bracelets (see S. 2455), 
        S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5171), H2271 [27AP]
      ------increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of 
        articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one 
        day (see S. 3597), S6546 [20SE]
      ------indaziflam (see S. 3131, 3161), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4685), H2124 [25AP]
      ------indaziflam mixtures (see H.R. 4676), H2124 [25AP]
      ------indoxacarb and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5657), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      ------infant products (see S. 2559), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4456), H2030 [19AP]
      ------inflatable swimming pools (see S. 2959), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5611), H2442 [8MY]
      ------injection-molded ABS of PP cases or containers used for 
        electronic drawing toys or electronic games (see S. 3046), 
        S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5490), H2319 [7MY]
      ------instant print film for analog photography (see S. 2427), 
        S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5733), H2645 [10MY]
      ------instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking 
        electrical quantities parts or accessories (see H.R. 4393), 
        H1977 [18AP]
      ------instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking 
        electrical quantities subassemblies (see H.R. 4392), H1977 
        [18AP]
      ------insulated cable for a voltage of less than or equal to 
        1000 volts (see H.R. 5417), H2318 [7MY]
      ------insulated food or beverage bags with outer surface of man 
        made fiber, with removable inner liner of hard plastic (see S. 
        2579, 2580), S2923 [7MY]
      ------Interam mats (see H.R. 5692), H2566 [9MY]
      ------invisible blue dye (see S. 2550), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5386), H2317 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin and adsorbent (see H.R. 5082), H2269 
        [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with divinylbenzene, iminodiacetic acid, sodium 
        form (see H.R. 4881), H2205 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with divinylbenzene, thio functionalized (see S. 
        2657), S2924 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with ethenylbenzene, aminophosphonic acid, sodium 
        form (see H.R. 4882), H2205 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin of benzene, diethenyl, polymer with 
        ethenylbenzene and ethenylethylbenzene, chloromethylated, 
        trimethylaminoquaternized (see S. 2683), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5076), H2269 [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder (see H.R. 4880), H2205 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5347), H2317 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder comprising a copolymer of 
        methacrylic acid cross-linked with divinylbenzene, potassium 
        ionic form (see S. 2656), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5077), H2269 
        [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder comprising a copolymer of 
        styrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene (see H.R. 5360), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin-methanamine, N methyl reaction products 
        with chloromethylated divinylbenzene-styrene polymer (see S. 
        2658), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5081), H2269 [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resins (see S. 3030), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4843, 4844), H2204 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resins consisting of copolymers of acrylic 
        acid and diethylene glycol divinyl ether (see S. 3029), S2968 
        [8MY]
      ------ipconazole (see S. 2853), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4783), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------iprodione (see H.R. 5403), H2318 [7MY]
      ------isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its sodium salt (see H.R. 
        4601), H2066 [24AP]
      ------isononylamine (see H.R. 5373), H2317 [7MY]
      ------isophthalic acid (see H.R. 5296), H2273 [27AP]
      ------isoviolanthrone crude dry presscake (see H.R. 5369), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------isoxadifen-ethyl (see H.R. 4667), H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 
        5462), H2319 [7MY]
      ------isoxaflutole (see H.R. 4575), H2066 [24AP]
      ------isoxaflutole and cyprosulfamide mixtures (see H.R. 4577), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------knit garments with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3063), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4985), H2267 [27AP]
      ------knit tank tops with electrodes knit into or attached to 
        the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure 
        an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3062), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4984), H2267 [27AP]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics (see H.R. 5539), H2320 [7MY]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics containing elastomeric yarn 
        (see S. 2743), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5036), H2268 [27AP]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics of dyed cotton of single knit 
        construction (see H.R. 3926), H568 [7FE]
      ------Lambda-Cy (see S. 2766), S2926 [7MY]
      ------lambda-cyhalothrin mixtures (see H.R. 5449), H2318 [7MY]
      ------lamps used in liquid chromatographs or spectrophotometry 
        (see H.R. 4429), H2030 [19AP]
      ------lanthanum, cerium, and terbium phosphates mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see S. 2747), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5180), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      ------lanthanum oxide (see S. 2742), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5184), H2271 [27AP]
      ------lanthanum phosphate for use in the production of 
        fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5726), H2645 [10MY]
      ------lanthanum phosphate phosphor (see H.R. 5125), H2270 [27AP]
      ------lanthanum phosphate phosphor, activated by cerium and 
        terbium (see S. 2553), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5122), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------Laromer PE 55 F (see S. 2532), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5328), H2316 [7MY]
      ------lead-acid storage 12-volt batteries (see H.R. 5414), H2318 
        [7MY]
      ------leucoquinizarin (see H.R. 4356), H1845 [16AP]
      ------Levapren-Levamel (see S. 2707), S2925 [7MY]
      ------licorice extract (see S. 2937), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4868), H2204 [26AP]
      ------licorice extract derivatives (see S. 2938), S2967 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4867), H2204 [26AP]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) cooler modules (LCM) (see H.R. 
        5477), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) display modules (LDM) (see H.R. 
        5480), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) down light modules (DLM) (see 
        H.R. 5479), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) drivers (see H.R. 5484), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) line modules (see H.R. 5481), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) spot light modules (SLM) (see 
        H.R. 5483), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) Tubular LED (TLED) (see H.R. 
        5478), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) twistable down light modules 
        (TDLM) (see H.R. 5482), H2319 [7MY]
      ------lightweight digital camera lenses (see S. 2409, 2410, 
        2411), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5433, 5434, 5435), H2318 [7MY]
      ------linuron (see S. 3034), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4718), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------liquid crystal display (LCD) panel assemblies (see H.R. 
        5550), H2441 [8MY]
      ------liquid dielectric transformers (see H.R. 5215), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of top-of-
        the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of 
        Korea (see S. 2893), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5323), H2275 [27AP]
      ------liquidation or reliquidation of digital still image video 
        cameras (see S. 2949), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5324), H2275 
        [27AP]
      ------liquid-filled glass bulbs designed for sprinkler systems 
        and other release devices (see S. 2769), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5304), H2274 [27AP]
      ------lithium carbonate (see S. 3153), S3086 [10MY]
      ------lithium chloride (see S. 3152), S3086 [10MY]
      ------lithium-ion batteries (see H.R. 5418), H2318 [7MY]
      ------lithium-ion electrical storage batteries (see S. 2334), 
        S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 4911), H2205 [26AP] (see H.R. 5421), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      ------long pile fabrics of man-made fibers (see H.R. 5538), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------low expansion laboratory glassware (see S. 2462), S2823 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5488), H2319 [7MY]
      ------low expansion stoppers, lids, and other closures (see S. 
        2461), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5487), H2319 [7MY]
      ------Lucirin TPO (see H.R. 4907), H2205 [26AP]
      ------lutetium oxide (see S. 2943), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5627), 
        H2443 [8MY]
      ------machinery for molding unvulcanized rubber for tires (see 
        H.R. 5365, 5366), H2317 [7MY]
      ------machinery for molding unvulcanized rubber for tubeless 
        radial tires (see H.R. 5367, 5368), H2317 [7MY]
      ------macroporous ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of 
        styrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene, thiol functionalized 
        (see H.R. 5083), H2269 [27AP]
      ------macroporous poly(divinylbenzene) (see H.R. 5346), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------macroporus adsorpent polymers (see H.R. 5362), H2317 [7MY]
      ------made up articles (see S. 3107), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        3923), H568 [7FE]
      ------magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic 
        hydrotalcite) and magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate 
        (synthetic hydrotalcite) coated with stearic acid (see S. 
        2434), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5167), H2271 [27AP]
      ------magnesium hydroxide (see H.R. 4794), H2126 [25AP]
      ------magnesium peroxide (see S. 2986), S2967 [8MY]
      ------magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate coated with 
        stearic acid (see S. 2433), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5168), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      ------magnetic snaps (see H.R. 5035), H2268 [27AP]
      ------majantol (see S. 2997), S2968 [8MY]
      ------make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for 
        duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of 
        Preferences (see H.R. 6307), H5705 [2AU]
      ------mandipropamid (see S. 2521), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4706), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------manganese ferrite carrier covered with acrylic resin (see 
        S. 3071), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5340), H2317 [7MY]
      ------manganese flake (see S. 2379), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5469), H2319 [7MY]
      ------manicure and pedicure sets (see S. 3148), S3086 [10MY] 
        (see H.R. 4654), H2123 [25AP]
      ------man-made shells used in the manufacture of sleeping bags 
        (see H.R. 4975), H2267 [27AP]
      ------manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 4840, 4841, 4842), H2204 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5047, 5048), H2268 [27AP]
      ------MCPA-2-ethylhexyl (see H.R. 5012), H2268 [27AP]
      ------MCPB acid and MCPB sodium salt (see H.R. 4492), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------measuring or checking instruments parts and accessories 
        (see S. 2555), S2922 [7MY]
      ------mechanics' work gloves (see S. 2568, 2569, 2570, 2571, 
        2574), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 5189, 5190, 5191, 5192, 5193), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      ------men's footwear (see H.R. 4502, 4503), H2064 [24AP] (see 
        H.R. 4927, 4928), H2206 [26AP] (see H.R. 5427), H2318 [7MY]
      ------men's footwear, covering the ankle, designed to be worn in 
        lieu of, but not over, other footwear as a protection against 
        water, oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement weather 
        (see S. 3037, 3039), S3041 [9MY]
      ------men's footwear, not covering the ankle, designed to be 
        worn in lieu of, but not over, other footwear as a protection 
        against water, oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement 
        weather (see S. 3036, 3038), S3041 [9MY]
      ------men's footwear designed to be worn in lieu of, but not 
        over, other footwear as a protection against water, oil, 
        grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement weather (see S. 
        3041, 3042), S3041 [9MY]
      ------men's footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (see 
        H.R. 5423), H2318 [7MY]
      ------men's leathered footwear (see S. 3056, 3058), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4994, 4995), H2267 [27AP]
      ------menthol-D (see S. 2970), S2967 [8MY]
      ------Mesamoll (see H.R. 4642), H2123 [25AP]
      ------mesosulfuron-methyl (see S. 3009), S2968 [8MY]
      ------mesosulfuron-methyl product mixtures (see H.R. 5257), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      ------mesotrione (see S. 2525), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4473), 
        H2039 [23AP]
      ------metal halide lamps designed for use in video projectors 
        (see S. 2573), S2923 [7MY]
      ------metal iodide pellets (see S. 2445), S2822 [26AP]
      ------metal screw type bases designed for high intensity 
        discharge lamps (see S. 2845), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 5471), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------metalaxyl-M and L-metalaxylfenoxam (see H.R. 4506), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------metallic manganese (see S. 2669), S2925 [7MY]
      ------metconazole (see H.R. 5437), H2318 [7MY]
      ------methane sulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 5450), H2318 [7MY]
      ------methanesulfonic acid (see S. 2714), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5451), H2319 [7MY]
      ------methanesulfonyl chloride (see S. 2717), S2925 [7MY]
      ------methidathion (see S. 2950), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4516), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------methoxycarbonyl-terminated perfluorinated 
        polyoxymethylene-polyoxyethylene (see S. 2991), S2968 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4853), H2204 [26AP]
      ------methoxyfenozide (see H.R. 5000), H2267 [27AP]
      ------methyl cinnamate (see S. 2975), S2967 [8MY]
      ------methyl 4-({[(3-methoxy-4-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H. 
        1.2,4-triazol-1-yl)carbonyl]-amino}sulfonyl)-5-
        methylthiophene-3-carboxylate, isoxaflutole, and 
        cyprosulfamide mixtures (see S. 2382), S2821 [26AP]
      ------methyl 4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) 
        carbamate (see S. 2608), S2923 [7MY]
      ------methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (see H.R. 5704), H2566 [9MY]
      ------methyl methoxyacetate (see H.R. 4565), H2065 [24AP]
      ------methyl N-(2-[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-
        oxymethyl]phenyl) -N-methoxycarbanose (see H.R. 5396), H2318 
        [7MY]
      ------methyl salicylate (see S. 2916), S2966 (see S. 2999), 
        S2968 [8MY]
      ------methyl sulfanilylcarbamate sodium salt (see S. 2777), 
        S2926 [7MY]
      ------methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-
        1,3,5- triazin-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]-3- 
        methylbenzoate and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2612), S2924 [7MY]
      ------methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-
        1,3,5- triazin-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]-3- 
        methylbenzoate mixtures (see H.R. 4428), H2030 [19AP]
      ------methyl 2-[(4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-4,5-dihydro-
        [1,2,4]triazole-1-carbonyl)sulfamoyl]benzoate, sodium salt 
        (see H.R. 4537), H2065 [24AP]
      ------methylated and butylated melamine-formaldehyde polymer 
        (see S. 2659), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5456), H2319 [7MY]
      ------methyl-4-trifluoro methoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) 
        carbamate (see H.R. 5656), H2565 (see H.R. 5671), H2566 [9MY]
      ------methylionine (see H.R. 5500), H2319 [7MY]
      ------microcrystalline anatase-type titanium dioxide (see H.R. 
        5196), H2271 [27AP]
      ------micro-porous, ultrafine, spherical polyamide powders of 
        polyamide 6; polyamide-12; and polyamide 6, 12 (see S. 2693), 
        S2925 [7MY]
      ------microscopes other than optical microscopes (see H.R. 
        5415), H2318 [7MY]
      ------microscopes other than optical microscopes parts and 
        accessories (see H.R. 5416), H2318 [7MY]
      ------modacrylic staple fibers (see S. 3121), S3085 (see S. 
        3122), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4446), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4542, 4554), H2065 [24AP]
      ------modified phenolic resin in alkaline solution (see H.R. 
        5771), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modified vinyl chloride-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer 
        (see H.R. 5514), H2320 [7MY]
      ------monocarboxylic fatty acids derived from palm oil (see S. 
        3027), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4721), H2125 [25AP]
      ------motor generator units (see S. 2333), S2601 [23AP] (see 
        H.R. 4912), H2205 [26AP]
      ------mucochloric acid (see S. 3098), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4515), H2065 [24AP]
      ------muscenone delta (see S. 2932), S2967 [8MY]
      ------myclobutanil (see H.R. 5021), H2268 [27AP]
      ------N,N-hexane-1,6-diylbis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-
        phenylpropionamide)) (see S. 2869), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4778), H2126 [25AP]
      ------N,N'N''-[(2,4,5-trioxo-1,3,5-triazine-1,3,5(2H,4H,6H)-
        triyl)tris[methylene(3,5,5-trimetyl-3,1-
        cyclohexanediyl)]]tris[hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-azepine-1-
        carboxamide (see S. 2775), S2926 [7MY]
      ------nail clippers (see S. 3149), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4655), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------narrow woven fabrics (see H.R. 5485), H2319 [7MY]
      ------n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl 
        benzisothiazoline), 1-hydroxypyridine-2-thione, zinc salt 
        (zinc pyrithione) and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2424), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5316), H2274 [27AP]
      ------n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl 
        benzisothiazoline) and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2425), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5317), H2274 [27AP]
      ------necklaces or bracelets, other than those containing 
        jadeites or rubies (see S. 2453), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5172), H2271 [27AP]
      ------Neo Heliopan Hydro (see S. 2971), S2967 [8MY]
      ------neon, compressed (see S. 2941), S2967 [8MY]
      ------neononyl acetate (see S. 2982), S2967 [8MY]
      ------n-ethyl-n-benzyl aniline (see S. 2751), S2926 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5375), H2317 [7MY]
      ------n-ethyl-n-(3-sulfobenzyl)aniline (3- 
        [(ethylphenylamino)methyl]-benzenesulfonic acid) (see H.R. 
        5569), H2442 [8MY]
      ------N510 (see S. 2933), S2967 [8MY]
      ------N-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-N-(1-methylethyl)acetamide 
        (see H.R. 4659), H2124 [25AP]
      ------N-[(4-methoxymethyl)-1-phenylmethyl-4-piperidinyl]N-
        phenylpropanamide-ethanedioate (see S. 2674), S2925 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5097), H2269 [27AP]
      ------nightlights made of plastic (see S. 2423), S2822 [26AP]
      ------9, 10-anthracenedione, 2-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)- (CAS No. 
        32588-54-8) and 9,10-anthracenedione, 2-(1,2-dimethylpropyl)- 
        (see S. 2978), S2967 [8MY]
      ------(9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-dihydroxy(4-
        hydroxyphenyl)-) and (9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-
        dihydroxy(4-methoxyphenyl)-) mixtures (see H.R. 3964), H568 
        [7FE]
      ------9-anthracenecarboxylic acid, (triethoxysilyl)methyl ester 
        (see H.R. 5697), H2566 [9MY]
      ------nitroaniline (see S. 2756), S2926 [7MY]
      ------N-[methoxy(methylthio)phosphinoyl] acetamide formulation 
        (see S. 2774), S2926 [7MY]
      ------NN-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N,Ndimethylurea with acrylate 
        rubber mixtures (see H.R. 4937), H2206 [26AP]
      ------noils of camel hair (see S. 2314), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4530), H2065 [24AP]
      ------non-driving axles (see H.R. 4951), H2206 [26AP]
      ------non-threaded articles (fasteners) of iron or steel, nesoi 
        (see H.R. 5315), H2274 [27AP]
      ------non-toric shaped polarized materials of 80 mm or less in 
        diameter (see S. 2577), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4872), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------non-toric shaped polarized materials of more than 80 mm in 
        diameter (see S. 2578), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4870), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------non-women's footwear (see H.R. 5429, 5430), H2318 [7MY]
      ------non-woven polypropylene zippered sleeping bag carry cases 
        (see H.R. 4974), H2267 [27AP]
      ------non-woven recycled polyethylene terephthalate (see H.R. 
        4824), H2203 [26AP]
      ------NORBLOC 7966 (see H.R. 4726), H2125 [25AP]
      ------normal paraffin M (see H.R. 4758), H2125 [25AP]
      ------N-phenyl-N-((trichloromethyl)thio)- benzenesulfonamide, 
        calcium carbonate, and mineral oil mixtures (see H.R. 5763), 
        H2713 [15MY]
      ------N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (see H.R. 4763), H2125 [25AP] 
        (see H.R. 5764), H2713 [15MY]
      ------n-propyl gallate (see S. 2440), S2822 [26AP]
      ------N'-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N,Ndimethylurea with acrylate 
        rubber mixtures (see S. 2475), S2823 [26AP]
      ------N-[2-(2-oxoimidazolidine-1-yl)ethyl]-2-methylacrylamide, 
        methacrylic acid, aminoethyl ethylene urea and hydroquinone 
        mixtures (see S. 2990), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4729), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------nylon woolpacks used to package wool (see H.R. 5028), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------Nylostab Seed (see S. 3171), S3087 [10MY]
      ------o-acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) (see S. 2758), S2926 
        [7MY] (see S. 2948), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5276), H2273 [27AP]
      ------o-anisidine (see H.R. 5285), H2273 [27AP]
      ------occupancy sensors (see S. 2417), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5133), H2270 [27AP]
      ------o-chloro-p-toluidine (3-chloro-4-methylaniline) (see S. 
        2479), S2823 [26AP]
      ------octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-4-hydroxphenyl)-propionate (see 
        H.R. 5762), H2713 [15MY]
      ------octanoyl chloride (see H.R. 4594), H2066 [24AP]
      ------1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with N,NNbis(2-
        aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, cyclized, methosulfate (see 
        H.R. 4835), H2204 [26AP] (see H.R. 5522), H2320 [7MY]
      ------1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethene, oxidized, polymerized (see S. 
        2977), S2967 [8MY] (see S. 3032), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4856), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      ------1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethylene,oxidized, polymerized, reduced 
        (see S. 3007), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4859), H2204 [26AP]
      ------1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid (see S. 2672), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5090), H2269 [27AP]
      ------1,1'-methylenebis[3(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxo-4-
        imidazolidinyl]urea] (see H.R. 5758), H2713 [15MY]
      ------1,6-diisocyanato-hexane homopolymer, polyethylene-
        polypropylene glycol mono-Bu ether blocked (see S. 2779), 
        S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5229), H2272 [27AP]
      ------1,6-hexanediamine, N,N`-Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-
        piperidinyl)-, P/W 2,4-dichloro-6-(4-morpholinyl)-1,3,5-
        triazine (see H.R. 5269), H2273 [27AP]
      ------1,6-hexanediol and 1,5-pentanediol dimethyl carbonate 
        polymer (see S. 2767), S2926 [7MY]
      ------1,6-hexanediol-dimethyl carbonate copolymer (see S. 2765), 
        S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5250, 5251), H2273 [27AP]
      ------1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-tris(2-propenyloxyl)- (see S. 2895), 
        S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5682), H2566 [9MY]
      ------1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine, polymer with formaldehyde 
        (see S. 2493), S2823 [26AP]
      ------1,3-benzenedicarbonitrile (see S. 2619), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4707), H2124 [25AP]
      ------1,3-benzenedicarboxamide, N, N'-bis-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-
        4-piperidinyl)- (see H.R. 5152), H2270 [27AP]
      ------1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene (RODA) (see S. 2503), S2824 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5265), H2273 [27AP]
      ------1,3-bis(3-methyl-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrolinylmethyl)benzene 
        (see H.R. 5765), H2713 [15MY]
      ------1,3-cyclohexanedione (see H.R. 4664), H2124 [25AP]
      ------1,3-dibromo-5-dimethylhydantoin (see H.R. 4793), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------1,3-dichloropropene mixed isomers (see H.R. 5027), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------1,3-diisocyanatomethylbenzene, polymer with 1,6-
        diisocyanatohexane (see S. 2786), S2927 [7MY]
      ------1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (see H.R. 5009), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------1,3-isobenzofurandione, 5,5'-sulfonylbis-, polymer with 
        4,4'-methylenebis[2,6-dimethylbenzenamine] (see H.R. 5072), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------1,3-propanediaminium, N-[3-[[[dimethyl[3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-
        2-pro-penyl)amino]propyl]ammonio]acety ]amino]propyl]-2-
        hydroxy-N,N,N',N',N'-pentamethyl-, trichloride, polymer with 
        2-propenamide (see S. 2483), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5503), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (see H.R. 4700), H2124 [25AP]
      ------1,2,3-propanetriol, polymer with 2,4-diisocyanato-1-
        methylbenzene, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, 
        methyloxirane and oxirane (see S. 2784), S2927 [7MY]
      ------1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutanesulfonic acid, potassium 
        salt (see H.R. 5232), H2272 [27AP]
      ------1,2-bis(3-aminopropyl)ethylenediamine, polymer with N-
        butyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinamine and 2,4,6-
        trichloro-1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 5772), H2713 [15MY]
      ------1.4G grade fireworks (see H.R. 4981), H2267 [27AP]
      ------1.3G grade fireworks (see H.R. 4980), H2267 [27AP]
      ------1-acetyl-4-(3-dodecyl-2,5-dioxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)-2,2,6,6-
        tetramethylpiperidine (see H.R. 5153), H2270 [27AP]
      ------1-benzyl-4-phenyl-4-piperidine carboxylic acid ethyl ester 
        HCl (see S. 2677), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5096), H2269 [27AP]
      ------1-chloro-2-propanone (see S. 2523), S2922 [7MY]
      ------1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3[2-
        (dimethylcarbamoyl)phenylsufamoyl] urea (see H.R. 5464), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------1H-[1,2,4]triazole (see S. 2678), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4675), H2124 [25AP]
      ------1H-xantheno (see H.R. 3928), H568 [7FE]
      ------1-hydroxy cyclohexyl phenyl ketone (see H.R. 5661), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------1-methylimidazole (see S. 2792), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5110), H2270 [27AP]
      ------1-naphthyl, N-methylcarbamate (see H.R. 4878), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------1-nitroanthraquinone (see H.R. 4357), H1845 [16AP]
      ------1-octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-,(Sp-4-2)-
        [29H. 31.-phthalocyanine-2-sulfonato(3-)-kN29,kN30,kN31, 
        kN32]cuprate(1-) (see S. 2481), S2823 [26AP]
      ------1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2-
        naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers) mixture (see S. 2476), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      ------1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2-
        naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers) mixtures (see H.R. 
        5501), H2319 [7MY]
      ------1-propanone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl- (see H.R. 5655), 
        H2565 [9MY]
      ------1-propanone, 2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-(4-
        morpholinyl)-(9ci) (see H.R. 5665), H2566 [9MY]
      ------1-propanonesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-
        propenyl)amino]-, monoammonium salt, polymer with 1-ethenyl-2-
        pyrrolidinone (see H.R. 4598), H2066 [24AP]
      ------1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized 
        (see S. 2993), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4977), H2267 [27AP]
      ------1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized, 
        reduced hydrolyzed (see S. 2992), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4851), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      ------1-propene, polymer with ethene (see H.R. 4832), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------(1S)-1,5-anhydro-1-[3-[[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-
        thienyl]methyl] -4-methylphenyl]-D-glucitol (see H.R. 4724), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------1-(2-chloroethyl)-4-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-5H-tetrazol-5-one 
        (see S. 2671), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5089), H2269 [27AP]
      ------o-nitrophenol (see S. 2522), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4477), 
        H2039 [23AP]
      ------open top, electric indoor grills (see H.R. 4812), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------optical instrument and apparatus parts and accessories 
        (see H.R. 5413), H2318 [7MY]
      ------organic pigments and dyes (see H.R. 5063), H2269 [27AP]
      ------Orgasol polyamide powders (see H.R. 4689), H2124 [25AP]
      ------oryzalin (see S. 2782), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5448), H2318 
        [7MY]
      ------oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer parts and accessories 
        (see H.R. 5411), H2318 [7MY]
      ------o-toluidine (see S. 2514), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5155), 
        H2271 (see H.R. 5299), H2273 [27AP]
      ------outer soles and heels of rubber or plastics (see H.R. 
        5486), H2319 [7MY]
      ------oxadiazon (see S. 2354), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4737), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------oxalic acid, diethyl ester (DEO) (see H.R. 4568), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------oxalic acid, dimethyl ester (DMO) (see H.R. 4567), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------oxiranemethanol, polymers with reduced methyl esters of 
        reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene (see S. 
        2989), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4865), H2204 [26AP]
      ------oxyfluorfen (see S. 2768), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 3145), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 5085), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 5465), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------oysters (other than smoked), prepared or preserved (see S. 
        2556), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5071), H2269 [27AP]
      ------paclobutrazol (see S. 2951), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4703), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------p-aminobenzamide (4-aminobenzamide) (see S. 2822), S2927 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5060), H2269 [27AP]
      ------parahydroxybenzoic acid esters and sodium esters (see H.R. 
        4599), H2066 [24AP]
      ------para-methoxyphenol (see S. 2528), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4919), H2205 [26AP]
      ------para-nitroaniline (see H.R. 5371), H2317 [7MY]
      ------paraquat and emetic mixtures (see S. 2905), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4702), H2124 [25AP]
      ------paraquat dichloride (see S. 2857), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4774), H2125 [25AP]
      ------paraquat dichloride and inerts (see S. 2858), S2965 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4785), H2126 [25AP]
      ------parts of frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or 
        the like (see S. 2507), S2824 [26AP]
      ------parts suitable for use solely or principally with the 
        apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537 (see H.R. 5313), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------pasta tools (see S. 2358), S2731 [25AP]
      ------PCBTF (see S. 2843), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 5202), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with a corrosion inhibitor (see H.R. 5208), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with acid acceptor (see S. 2842), S2965 [8MY]
      ------PCBTF with an acid acceptor (see H.R. 5204), H2272 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with antioxidant (see S. 2841), S2965 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5205), H2272 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with antistatic (see S. 2852), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5207), H2272 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with corrosion inhibitor (see S. 2844), S2965 [8MY]
      ------p-cresidinesulfonic acid (see H.R. 5568), H2442 [8MY]
      ------p-dichlorobenzene (see S. 2695), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4748), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5239), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Penbotec 400SC (see H.R. 4772), H2125 [25AP]
      ------penflufen (see S. 2386), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4879), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------pentaerythritol tetrakis[3-(dodecylthio)propionate] (see 
        S. 2859), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4776), H2126 [25AP]
      ------pentaerythritol tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-
        hydroxyhydrocinnamate) (see H.R. 5757), H2713 [15MY]
      ------penthiopyrad technical (see H.R. 4555), H2065 [24AP]
      ------pepperoncini prepared or preserved by vinegar (see S. 
        2891), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5273), H2273 [27AP]
      ------pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
        vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen (see S. 2890), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 5274), H2273 [27AP]
      ------perfluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride (see S. 2643), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5596), H2442 [8MY]
      ------perfluorocarbon amines (see S. 2634), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5693), H2566 [9MY]
      ------permethrin (see S. 3020), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4538), 
        H2065 [24AP] (see H.R. 5354), H2317 [7MY]
      ------petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene 
        resins; polyterpenes (see H.R. 5298), H2273 [27AP]
      ------PHBA (see S. 2995), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5309), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------phenmedipham (see S. 2701), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4687), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------phenol 2,4 -bis(1,1-dimethyl ethyl),-phosphite (3--1) (see 
        H.R. 5774), H2713 [15MY]
      ------phenyl esters of C10 C18 alkylsulfonic acids mixtures (see 
        S. 2692), S2925 [7MY]
      ------phenyl (4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl) carbamate (see S. 
        2611), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4427), H2030 [19AP]
      ------phenyl isocyanate (see S. 2665), S2924 [7MY]
      ------phenyl salicylate (benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, phenyl ester) 
        (see H.R. 5287), H2273 [27AP]
      ------phenylethyl isobutyrate (see S. 2983), S2967 [8MY]
      ------phenylisocyanate (see H.R. 4635), H2123 [25AP]
      -------phenyl-7-(4,4,5,6-tetramentyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-
        quinoline (OSIP-690520, quinolone boronate) (see H.R. 5786), 
        H2812 [16MY]
      ------phenyl-2-pyridyl acetamide (see S. 2728), S2926 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5092), H2269 [27AP]
      ------phosphine oxide, phenylbis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)- (see 
        H.R. 5664), H2566 [9MY]
      ------phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt (see H.R. 4834), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      ------phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt with synergists 
        and encapsulating agents (see H.R. 4833), H2204 [26AP]
      ------phosphonic acid, maleic anhydride sodium salt complex (see 
        S. 2987), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5342), H2317 [7MY]
      ------phosphonium, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-, chloride, polymer 
        with urea, phosphonium, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-, chloride, 
        formaldehyde mixtures (see S. 3013), S2968 [8MY]
      ------phosphor blend of yttrium oxide doped with europium, 
        cerium aluminate doped with terbium, and barium aluminate 
        doped with europium (see H.R. 5123), H2270 [27AP]
      ------phosphor blend yttrium oxide doped with europium and 
        lanthanum phosphate luminophores (see H.R. 5118), H2270 [27AP]
      ------phosphorescent pigment (see S. 2541), S2922 [7MY]
      ------phosphoric acid (see H.R. 4436), H2030 [19AP]
      ------phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped (see 
        S. 3010), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4922), H2205 [26AP]
      ------phosphoric acid, tris (2-ethylhexyl) ester (see S. 2595), 
        S2923 [7MY] (see S. 2868), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4788), H2126 
        [25AP] (see H.R. 5242), H2272 [27AP]
      ------phosphorus sulfochloride (see S. 2699), S2925 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5244), H2272 [27AP]
      ------phosphorus trichloride with 1,1'-biphenyl and 2,4-bis(1,1-
        dimethylethyl)phenol reaction products (see H.R. 5147), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------photomask blanks (see H.R. 4902), H2205 [26AP]
      ------p-hydroxybenzoic acid (see H.R. 4858), H2204 [26AP]
      ------picoxystrobin (see S. 2589), S2923 (see S. 2752), S2926 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4888), H2205 [26AP]
      ------pigment brown 25 (see H.R. 5149), H2270 [27AP]
      ------pigment orange 62 (see H.R. 5150), H2270 [27AP]
      ------pigment orange 74 (see H.R. 5689), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment red 185 (see H.R. 5687), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment red 187 (see S. 2831), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4768), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment violet 23 (see S. 2663), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5455), H2319 [7MY]
      ------pigment yellow 151 (see S. 3167), S3087 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        5685), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment yellow 154 (see S. 3165), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        5686), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment yellow 175 (see S. 3166), S3087 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        5688), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment yellow 180 (see S. 2801), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4769), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 181 (see S. 2832), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4766), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 191 (see H.R. 4767), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 194 (see H.R. 4765), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigments based on titanium dioxide (see S. 2662), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5457), H2319 [7MY]
      ------pile fabrics (see H.R. 5533, 5540), H2320 [7MY]
      ------pinoxaden (see S. 2633), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4478), 
        H2039 [23AP]
      ------piperazine co-polymerized copolyamide resin high-
        temperature melt adhesive pellets (see S. 2696), S2925 [7MY]
      ------pistons for marine propulsion engines (see S. 2911), S2966 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 5528), H2320 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASKP1240 (see H.R. 5364), H2317 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASP0777 (see H.R. 5358), H2317 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASP2408 (see H.R. 5357), H2317 [7MY]
      ------plain shaft sputter bearings (see S. 2913), S2966 [8MY]
      ------plain shaft sputter bearings without housing (other than 
        spherical bearings) (see H.R. 5526), H2320 [7MY]
      ------plaiting material products suitable for use in window 
        shades (see S. 3150, 3151), S3086 [10MY]
      ------plastic children's wallets (see S. 2956), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5606), H2442 [8MY]
      ------plastic device book style covers (see S. 2581), S2923 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5782), H2812 [16MY]
      ------plastic device covers and stands (see S. 2584), S2923 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5785), H2812 [16MY]
      ------plastic fittings composed of perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) resin 
        (see S. 2817), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5612), H2442 [8MY]
      ------plastic laminate sheets (see S. 2485), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5498), H2319 [7MY]
      ------plastic lamp-holder housings (see S. 2413), S2822 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5138), H2270 [27AP]
      ------plastic mesh for filters (see S. 2818), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5594), H2442 [8MY]
      ------plastic mesh for filters (high flow) (see S. 2819), S2927 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5595), H2442 [8MY]
      ------plastic stylus pens for use with toys (see S. 2566), S2923 
        [7MY]
      ------plasticizers (see H.R. 5241), H2272 [27AP]
      ------p-nitrobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5778), H2713 [15MY]
      ------p-nitrotoluene (see S. 2691), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4638), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------polyacrylonitrile tow (see H.R. 4411), H2029 [19AP]
      ------polyalkene yellow (4A100) (see H.R. 4932), H2206 [26AP]
      ------polycrystalline alumina discharge tubes prefilled with 
        metal halide salts and designated for high intensity discharge 
        lamps (see S. 2851), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 5475), H2319 [7MY]
      ------polycrystalline alumina tubes and shaped bodies designed 
        for high intensity discharge lamps (see S. 2847), S2965 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 5470), H2319 [7MY]
      ------polycrystalline fibers (see S. 2642), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5604), H2442 [8MY]
      ------polyester fiber with tow bundles (see H.R. 4487), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------polyethylene glycol, C16 C18 fatty acids, and C2 C6 
        aliphatic hydrocarbons mixtures (see S. 2497), S2823 [26AP]
      ------poly(4-(1-isobutoxy ethoxy)styrene-co-4-hydroxystyrene 
        (see H.R. 5348), H2317 [7MY]
      ------polyisocyanate cross linking agent products containing 
        triphenylmethane triisocyanate in solvents (see S. 2788), 
        S2927 [7MY]
      ------polymer, caprolactone-diethylene glycol (see S. 2925), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------polymer, e-caprolactone-diethylene glycol (see H.R. 4709), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------poly(methyl methacrylate) (see S. 2690), S2925 [7MY]
      ------poly(methyl methacrylate) and zinc acetate mixtures (see 
        S. 3072), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5337), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Poly-Pale from China (see H.R. 5291), H2273 [27AP]
      ------polypropylene fiber with tow bundles (see H.R. 4486), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      ------poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate) (see S. 2689), S2925 
        [7MY]
      ------polytetramethylene ether glycol (see H.R. 5197), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------poly(toluene diisocyanate) (see S. 2760), S2926 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5248), H2273 [27AP]
      ------poly(2,2'-bis(4-cyanatophenyl)propane) (see S. 2940), 
        S2967 [8MY]
      ------poly(urea/formaldehyde/isobutyraldehyde) (see S. 2533), 
        S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5329), H2316 [7MY]
      ------polyvinyl acetate for use in food (see H.R. 5518), H2320 
        [7MY]
      ------poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing 
        unhydrolyzed acetate groups (see H.R. 5382), H2317 [7MY]
      ------polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl pyrrolidone mixtures (see 
        S. 2518), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4722), H2125 [25AP]
      ------polyvinyl formal resin (see H.R. 4760), H2125 [25AP]
      ------porcelain lamp-holder housings (see S. 2414), S2822 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5131), H2270 [27AP]
      ------portable electric grills (see H.R. 4644), H2123 [25AP]
      ------portable gas grills (see H.R. 4653), H2123 [25AP]
      ------portable infrared gas grill and cooler combinations (see 
        H.R. 4652), H2123 [25AP]
      ------portable personal area mosquito repellents (see S. 2531), 
        S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5279), H2273 [27AP]
      ------portable slow cookers (see H.R. 4801), H2126 [25AP]
      ------potassium decafluoro(pentafluorethyl)cyclohexanesulfonate 
        (see H.R. 4764), H2125 [25AP]
      ------potassium 1,3-dioxo-1H,3H-naphthol[1,8-cd]pyran-6-
        sulfonate (see S. 2753), S2926 [7MY]
      ------potassium persulfate encapsulated in cellulose acetate 
        butyrate (see S. 2640), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5601), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------potassium sorbate (see S. 2439), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5311), H2274 [27AP]
      ------power distributors (see H.R. 5419), H2318 [7MY]
      ------power electronics boxes and static converter composite 
        units (see S. 2332), S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 4903), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------power supplies between 150 watts and 500 watts (see H.R. 
        5410), H2318 [7MY]
      ------preformed iodide pellets or powder composed of iodides of 
        dysprosium, thallium sodium, holmium, thulium and calcium (see 
        S. 2846), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 5472), H2319 [7MY]
      ------preparations intended to assist smokers to stop smoking 
        (see S. 3144), S3086 [10MY]
      ------Preventol O extra (see S. 2789), S2927 [7MY]
      ------Preventol ON extra preservative (see S. 2686), S2925 [7MY]
      ------Primid QM-1260 (see H.R. 5921), H3660 [7JN]
      ------Primid XL-552 (see H.R. 5922), H3660 [7JN]
      ------Problad Plus fungicide (see H.R. 5454), H2319 [7MY]
      ------prodiamine (see H.R. 4476), H2039 [23AP]
      ------profenofos (see S. 2960), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5505), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------programmable controllers (see S. 2509), S2922 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4955), H2206 [26AP]
      ------programmable slow cookers (see H.R. 4808), H2126 [25AP]
      ------prohexadione calcium (see H.R. 5442), H2318 [7MY]
      ------propargite (see S. 2870), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4775), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------propiconazole (see S. 2906, 2917), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4701), H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 5018), H2268 [27AP]
      ------propiconazole and 3-iodo-propynol butylcarbamate mixtures 
        and application adjuvants (see S. 2923), S2966 [8MY]
      ------propoxur (2-(1-methylethoxy)phenol methylcarbamate) (see 
        S. 3026), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5278), H2273 [27AP]
      ------propoxycarbazone-sodium (see S. 3019), S2968 [8MY]
      ------propylene glycol alginates (see S. 2837), S2928 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5281), H2273 [27AP]
      ------prosulfuron (see H.R. 4742), H2125 [25AP]
      ------protective cases of molded silicone for toys (see S. 
        2563), S2923 [7MY]
      ------p-toluenesulfonamide (see S. 2426), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5400), H2318 [7MY]
      ------p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 5213), H2272 [27AP]
      ------p-toluidine (see S. 2484), S2823 [26AP] (see S. 2688), 
        S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4637), H2123 [25AP]
      ------punching machine parts (see H.R. 5407), H2318 [7MY]
      ------pymetrozine (see S. 2630), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4743), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------pyraclostrobin (see H.R. 5397), H2318 [7MY]
      ------pyraflufen-ethyl (see S. 2600), S2923 (see S. 2616), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4434), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyrasulfotole (see H.R. 4465), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, and bromoxynil 
        heptanoate mixtures, including application adjuvants (see H.R. 
        4697), H2124 [25AP]
      ------pyridaben technical (see H.R. 5640), H2443 [8MY]
      ------pyrimethanil (see S. 2700), S2925 [7MY] (see S. 2924), 
        S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4464), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyrithiobac-sodium (see S. 2613), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4430), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyromellitic dianhydride (see S. 2757), S2926 [7MY]
      ------pyroxasulfone (see H.R. 4616), H2067 [24AP]
      ------quinaldine (see H.R. 4355), H1845 [16AP]
      ------quinoline (see H.R. 4996), H2267 [27AP]
      ------Quintec (see H.R. 5001), H2268 [27AP]
      ------(R,S)--2-((2,6-dimethylphenyl)methoxyacetylamino) 
        propionic acid, methyl ester (see S. 2629), S2924 [7MY]
      ------rayon filament tow (see S. 3088), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4602), H2066 [24AP]
      ------rayon staple fibers (see H.R. 4947), H2206 [26AP]
      ------reactive black 005 (see H.R. 4588), H2066 [24AP]
      ------reactive black 5 (see S. 3106), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        3930), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive black 31 (see S. 3164), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        5145), H2270 [27AP]
      ------reactive black 5, benzenesulfonic acid, and 1-
        naphthalenesulfonic acid mixtures (see H.R. 3967), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 19 (see H.R. 3946), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 19 mixtures (see H.R. 3971), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 187 (see H.R. 3955), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 224 (see H.R. 3921), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 235 (see H.R. 5673), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive blue 250 and reactive black 5 mixtures (see H.R. 
        3966), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 268 (see H.R. 4756), H2125 [25AP]
      ------reactive blue 269 (see H.R. 4754), H2125 [25AP]
      ------reactive orange 131 (see H.R. 4589), H2066 [24AP]
      ------reactive red (see S. 2546), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5391), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      ------reactive red 122 (see H.R. 3952), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 123 (see H.R. 3929), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 198 (see H.R. 3932), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 198 and reactive red 239 mixtures (see H.R. 
        3970), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 228 (see H.R. 4752), H2125 [25AP]
      ------reactive red 238 (see H.R. 5672), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive red 264 (see H.R. 5658), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive red 266 (see H.R. 4587), H2066 [24AP]
      ------reactive red 267 (see H.R. 5660), H2566 [9MY]
      ------reactive yellow 27 (see H.R. 3924), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive yellow 7459 (see H.R. 5681), H2566 [9MY]
      ------recombinant staphylococcal protein A (56kDa) (see H.R. 
        5549), H2441 [8MY]
      ------reduced vat blue 1 (see H.R. 3940), H568 [7FE]
      ------reliquidation of certain entries of high-density, 
        fiberboard-core laminate wall and floor panels (see S. 2946), 
        S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5154), H2271 [27AP]
      ------reliquidation of certain entries of industrial 
        nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom (see S. 2936), S2967 
        [8MY]
      ------reliquidation of certain entries of orange juice from 
        Brazil (see S. 2897), S2966 [8MY]
      ------reliquidation of certain entries of polyester fleece sheet 
        sets (see S. 2947), S2967 [8MY]
      ------resin cement based on calcium carbonate and silicone 
        resins (see H.R. 5115), H2270 [27AP]
      ------returned property (see H.R. 5820), H3103 [17MY]
      ------reusable grocery bags (see H.R. 5379), H2317 [7MY]
      ------rolled glass in sheets (see S. 2679), S2925 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5453), H2319 [7MY]
      ------rolling backpacks with a removable backpack or daypack 
        (see H.R. 5633), H2443 [8MY]
      ------rolling backpacks without a removable backpack or daypack 
        (see H.R. 5634), H2443 [8MY]
      ------rolling duffel bags with a removable backpack or daypack 
        (see H.R. 5635), H2443 [8MY]
      ------rolling duffel bags without a removable backpack or 
        daypack (see H.R. 5636), H2443 [8MY]
      ------rolling travel bags with a removable backpack or daypack 
        (see H.R. 5631), H2443 [8MY]
      ------rolling travel bags without a removable backpack or 
        daypack (see H.R. 5632), H2443 [8MY]
      ------rooftop cargo bags (see S. 2621), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5034), H2268 [27AP]
      ------rosin and resin acids and derivatives thereof (see H.R. 
        5297), H2273 [27AP]
      ------(RS)-1-(B-allyloxy-2,4-dichlorophenethyl)imidazole (see S. 
        2724), S2925 [7MY]
      ------(R)-(+)-2-(4 hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid (see H.R. 
        5022), H2268 [27AP]
      ------rubberized textile fabrics of cotton, other than those of 
        heading 5902 (see H.R. 5541), H2320 [7MY]
      ------sandwich toaster grills (see H.R. 4815), H2126 [25AP]
      ------screws, bolts, nuts, washers, and similar articles of 
        steel (see H.R. 5312), H2274 [27AP]
      ------sector molds and tooling (see H.R. 5049), H2268 [27AP]
      ------sedaxane (see H.R. 5506), H2320 [7MY]
      ------self-contained, carafeless automatic drip coffeemaker (see 
        H.R. 4811), H2126 [25AP]
      ------self-contained, carafeless automatic drip coffeemaker with 
        electronic clock (see H.R. 4810), H2126 [25AP]
      ------self-contained, single-element unidirectional (cardioid) 
        dynamic microphones (see H.R. 4821), H2203 [26AP]
      ------Sensomer CT-400 (see H.R. 4944), H2206 [26AP]
      ------sethoxydim/nicobifen (see H.R. 5463), H2319 [7MY]
      ------shopping bags (see H.R. 4822), H2203 [26AP]
      ------single serve and full pot coffeemakers (see H.R. 4800), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------single serve coffeemakers (see H.R. 4802, 4803), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------single slot toaster and toaster oven combinations (see 
        H.R. 4797), H2126 [25AP]
      ------single yarns of viscose rayon (see H.R. 5300, 5301), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------single-driver sound isolating earphones (see H.R. 4820), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      ------6-amino-5-chloro-2-cyclopropyl-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic 
        acid and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5033), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------6-volt batteries (see H.R. 5141), H2270 [27AP]
      ------ski boots, cross country ski footwear, and snowboard boots 
        (see S. 2302), S2545 [19AP]
      ------ski poles, parts, and accessories (see H.R. 5104), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------sleeping bag carry cases (see H.R. 4973), H2267 [27AP]
      ------slurry (see H.R. 5406), H2318 [7MY]
      ------small particle calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (see 
        H.R. 5121), H2270 [27AP]
      ------s-metolachlor (see S. 2519), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4474), 
        H2039 [23AP]
      ------smoker, roaster, and grill combinations (see H.R. 4645), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets (see H.R. 5459), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets of a type primarily used 
        as acoustical facing for ceiling panels (see S. 2705), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5510), H2320 [7MY]
      ------S-N-alkyl-anilin (see H.R. 5507), H2320 [7MY]
      ------sodium alginate (see S. 2836), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5282), H2273 [27AP]
      ------sodium benzoate, ODR/FLV Comp (see H.R. 5295), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------sodium ferrocyanide (see S. 2443), S2822 [26AP]
      ------sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (see S. 2437), S2822 (see 
        S. 2456), S2823 [26AP] (see S. 3014), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5198), H2272 [27AP]
      ------sodium monochloroacetate (see S. 3163), S3086 [10MY]
      ------sodium petroleum sulfonic acids, sodium salts (see H.R. 
        4596), H2066 [24AP]
      ------sodium thiocyanate (see S. 2492), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4918), H2205 [26AP]
      ------solder spheres containing 2 percent or more, by weight, of 
        silver (see H.R. 5405), H2318 [7MY]
      ------solvent orange 115, marigold orange (see S. 2542), S2922 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5387), H2317 [7MY]
      ------solvent violet 11 (see H.R. 5587), H2442 [8MY]
      ------solvent violet 13 (see H.R. 5579, 5586), H2442 [8MY]
      ------solvent yellow 160--1, Potomac (see S. 2551), S2922 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5390), H2317 [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 163 (see H.R. 3927), H568 [7FE]
      ------solvent yellow 195 (see S. 2548), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5392), H2317 [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 131, fluorescent yellow M, Mohawk (see S. 
        2543), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5388), H2317 [7MY]
      ------sorbic acid (see S. 2438), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5310), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      ------sound-isolating earphones with multiple balanced armature 
        speakers (see H.R. 4819), H2203 [26AP]
      ------specially designed vehicles (see S. 2534), S2922 [7MY]
      ------spirodiclofen (see S. 2702), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4461), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------spiromesifen (see S. 3017), S2968 [8MY] (see S. 3160), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4661), H2124 [25AP]
      ------spiromesifen mixtures (see H.R. 4694), H2124 [25AP]
      ------spirotetramat (see S. 2722), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4666), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------spirotetramat mixtures (see H.R. 4672), H2124 [25AP]
      ------sports bras with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3061), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4983), H2267 [27AP]
      ------sports footwear (see S. 3069), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5560, 
        5561, 5562), H2442 [8MY]
      ------sports footwear for men with outer soles of rubber or 
        plastics and uppers of textile materials (see S. 3065), S3042 
        [9MY]
      ------sports footwear for persons other than men or women (see 
        S. 2399), S2822 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear for women (see H.R. 4901), H2205 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with cleats (see S. 3066, 3067), S3042 
        [9MY]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for men (see S. 2400, 2402), 
        S2822 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for persons other than men 
        (see S. 2403), S2822 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for women (see S. 2401), S2822 
        [26AP]
      ------spun-bonded, non-woven, high-density polyethylene 
        materials (see H.R. 4823), H2203 [26AP]
      ------stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds (see S. 
        2737), S2926 [7MY]
      ------stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds 
        technical correction (see H.R. 4627), H2123 [25AP]
      ------standard grade ferroniobium or ferrocolombium (see H.R. 
        5468), H2319 [7MY]
      ------stannic oxide (see S. 2791), S2927 [7MY]
      ------staple fibers of rayon, carded, combed, or otherwise 
        processed for spinning (see S. 3092), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4584), H2066 [24AP]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon (see S. 2838), S2928 [7MY] 
        (see S. 3091), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 4422), H2029 [19AP]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 2592), S2923 [7MY] 
        (see S. 3089, 3090, 3120), S3085 (see S. 3140), S3086 [10MY] 
        (see H.R. 4582, 4583, 4603), H2066 [24AP]
      ------stator/rotor parts (see S. 2331), S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 
        4904), H2205 [26AP]
      ------stop valves each designed to be actuated by steam turbine 
        hydraulic control systems and thermostatically controlled by 
        an electrohydraulic actuator, and parts thereof (see H.R. 
        5220), H2272 [27AP]
      ------strong base anionic resin (see S. 2682), S2925 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5080), H2269 [27AP]
      ------strontium chloropatite-europium compound (see H.R. 5113), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------strontium europium halophosphate for use in the production 
        of fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5722), H2645 [10MY]
      ------strontium halophosphate doped with europium (see S. 2547), 
        S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5124), H2270 [27AP]
      ------strontium magnesium phosphate-tin doped inorganic products 
        (see H.R. 5114), H2270 [27AP]
      ------S-(2-benzothiazolyl)-2-(2-amino-thiazol-4-yl)-2-
        acetoxyimino thioacetate (thioester) (see H.R. 5698), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------styrene, ar-ethyl-, polymer with divinylbenzene and 
        styrene beads with low ash (see S. 2655), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5073), H2269 [27AP]
      ------subassemblies for measuring equipment for 
        telecommunications (see S. 2586), S2923 [7MY]
      ------substituted hydroxy phenyl triazines isomeric mixtures 
        (see H.R. 5668), H2566 [9MY]
      ------sulfentrazone (see H.R. 4615), H2067 [24AP]
      ------sulfur black 1 (see H.R. 4839), H2204 [26AP]
      ------surge protectors (see S. 2420), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5134), H2270 [27AP]
      ------suspension system stablilizer bars (see S. 3044), S3041 
        [9MY] (see H.R. 5819), H3103 [17MY]
      ------Sylobloc K-200 (see H.R. 5292), H2273 [27AP]
      ------synthetic and natural beta carotenes (see H.R. 5580), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      ------synthetic filament yarns (see S. 2814), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5051), H2269 [27AP]
      ------synthetic indigo powder, (3H-indol-3-one, 2-(1,3-dihydro- 
        3-oxo-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,2-dihydro-) (see H.R. 5570), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------tamper resistant ground fault circuit interrupters (see S. 
        2421), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5135), H2270 [27AP]
      ------tebufenozide (see S. 2429), S2822 [26AP]
      ------tebuthiuron (see H.R. 5013), H2268 [27AP]
      ------10,10'-oxybisphenoxarsine (see H.R. 5361), H2317 [7MY]
      ------terbacil (see S. 3035), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4719), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------tertiobutyl catechol flakes (see H.R. 4921), H2205 [26AP]
      ------tertiobutyl catechol flakes and tertiobutyl catechol with 
        a certain percentage of water or methanol (see S. 2517), S2922 
        [7MY]
      ------tetraacetylethylenediamine with extenders and additives 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4597), H2066 [24AP]
      ------tetraconazole (see H.R. 5461), H2319 [7MY]
      ------tetraethylammonium perfluoroctanesulfonate (see S. 2716), 
        S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5237), H2272 [27AP]
      ------tetrahydrothiophene (see H.R. 4747), H2125 [25AP]
      ------tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate (see S. 2988), 
        S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4723), H2125 [25AP]
      ------textile device book style covers (see S. 2582), S2923 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5783), H2812 [16MY]
      ------textile device covers and stands (see S. 2583), S2923 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5784), H2812 [16MY]
      ------textile fabrics of man-made fibers impregnated, coated, 
        covered or laminated with polyurethane (see H.R. 5536), H2320 
        [7MY]
      ------TFM (see H.R. 4845), H2204 [26AP]
      ------thermoplastic biodegradable polymer blend (see S. 2405, 
        2406, 2407), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 4521, 4522, 4535), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------thiacloprid (see S. 2723), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4463), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------thiamethoxam (see S. 2594), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4437), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------thiamethoxam, difenoconazole, fludioxonil, and mefenoxam 
        formulations (see S. 2628), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4513), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------thidiazuron (see S. 2725), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4459), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl (see H.R. 4660), H2124 [25AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, and tembotrione 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4579), H2066 [24AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxaflutole, and cyprosulfamide 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4874), H2205 [26AP]
      ------thionyl chloride (see S. 2710), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5245), H2272 [27AP]
      ------thiophanate methyl (see S. 2787), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5086), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 5446), H2318 [7MY]
      ------thiophanate methyl and application adjuvants mixtures (see 
        S. 2776), S2926 [7MY]
      ------thiourea dioxide (see S. 2441), S2822 [26AP]
      ------threaded articles of iron or steel nesoi not bolts, nuts, 
        or screws (see H.R. 5314), H2274 [27AP]
      ------3,5,5-trimethylhexylamine (see S. 2759), S2926 [7MY]
      ------3,5-difluoroaniline (see H.R. 4564), H2065 [24AP]
      ------3,5-dimethyl-1,2-diazole with polymer of hexane-1,6-diyl 
        diisocyanate in organic solvent reaction product (see S. 2770, 
        2778), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5253), H2273 [27AP]
      ------3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (see S. 
        2755), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5263), H2273 [27AP]
      ------3,3 dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (see H.R. 4931), 
        H2206 [26AP]
      ------3,3'-dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride ([1,1'-biphenyl]-
        4,4'-diamino, 3,3'-dichloro-) (see S. 2830), S2927 [7MY]
      ------3,3N dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (see H.R. 5062), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------(3-acetoxy-3-cyanpropyl)methylphosphinic acid, butyl ester 
        (see S. 2355), S2731 [25AP]
      ------3-amino-4-methylbenzamide (see S. 2823), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5055), H2269 [27AP]
      ------3-amino-1,2-propanediol (see S. 2886), S2966 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5066), H2269 [27AP]
      ------3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(3',4',5'- 
        trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide (see H.R. 5394), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      ------3-dodecyl-1-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-2,5-
        pyrrolid inedione (see H.R. 5151), H2270 [27AP]
      ------3-[8-amino-1-(2-phenyl-quinolin-7-yl)-imidazo[1,5-
        a]pyrazin- 3-yl]-1-methyl-cyclobutanol (OSI-906) (see H.R. 
        5345, 5356), H2317 [7MY]
      ------3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide (see H.R. 4612), 
        H2067 [24AP]
      ------[3-(4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)-4-mesyl-o-tolyl](5-
        hydroxy- 1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)methanone formulations (see H.R. 
        5441), H2318 [7MY]
      ------3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-enyl)but-3-en-2-one 
        (methylionine) (see S. 2500), S2824 [26AP]
      ------3-methylylbenzyl chloride (see S. 2974), S2967 [8MY]
      ------3-(1-bromo-8-chloroimidazo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-
        yl)cyclobutanone (OSIP-690631, bicyclic intermediate) (see 
        H.R. 5359), H2317 [7MY]
      ------3-phthalimidopropionaldehyde (see S. 2351), S2731 [25AP]
      ------3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (see S. 2490), S2823 
        [26AP] (see S. 2873), S2965 [8MY]
      ------thymol (see S. 2996), S2968 [8MY]
      ------time switches (see S. 2419), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5130), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------Tinopal (see S. 2888), S2966 [8MY]
      ------Tinopal OB CO (see H.R. 4905), H2205 [26AP]
      ------titanium dioxide, silica, and decyl(trimethoxy)silane 
        mixtures (see S. 3075), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5338), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane mixtures (see 
        S. 3070), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5339), H2317 [7MY]
      ------titanium mononitride (see H.R. 5286), H2273 [27AP]
      ------toasters (see S. 2362), S2731 [25AP]
      ------tolfenpyrad technical (see S. 2603), S2923 [7MY]
      ------tool blocks (see H.R. 5810), H3102 [17MY]
      ------topramezone technical (see H.R. 5666), H2566 [9MY]
      ------topremazone (see H.R. 5398), H2318 [7MY]
      ------toric shaped polarized materials (see S. 2576), S2923 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4871), H2205 [26AP]
      ------tralopyril (see S. 2920), S2966 [8MY]
      ------triacetonamine (see S. 2854), S2965 [8MY]
      ------triadimefon (see S. 3016), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4578), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------triasulfuron (see S. 2596), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4435), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------triazin mixtures (see H.R. 5663), H2566 [9MY]
      ------triethylenediamine (see S. 2729), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5039), H2268 [27AP]
      ------triflic acid (see S. 2527), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4442), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------triflic anhydride (see S. 2526), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4441), H2030 [19AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin (see H.R. 4662), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin, clothianidin, carboxin, and metalaxyl 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4580), H2066 [24AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin and propiconazole mixtures (see H.R. 
        4673), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin and prothioconazole mixtures (see H.R. 
        4670), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin mixtures (see H.R. 4671), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxysulfuron-sodium (see S. 2593), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4438), H2030 [19AP]
      ------trifluralin (see H.R. 5025), H2268 [27AP]
      ------Trilon MGDA (see S. 2887), S2966 [8MY]
      ------trimethylcyclohexanol (see S. 2984), S2967 [8MY]
      ------trinexapac-ethyl (see S. 3138), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4511), H2064 [24AP]
      ------triphenyltin hydroxide (see H.R. 4494), H2064 [24AP]
      ------tris 2-(hydroxy ethyl)-isocyanurate (THEIC) (see H.R. 
        4761), H2125 [25AP]
      ------tris(4-isocyanatophenyl)thiophosphate mixtures (see S. 
        2762), S2926 [7MY]
      ------truck cabs (see S. 2529), S2922 [7MY]
      ------tungsten carbide (see S. 2670), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4539), H2065 [24AP]
      ------tungsten concentrate (see S. 2666), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4540), H2065 [24AP]
      ------tungsten oxide (see S. 2668), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4541), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------turmeric extracted oleoresin (see S. 2396), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4956), H2206 [26AP]
      ------turn or turned footwear with outer soles of leather and 
        uppers of leather (see H.R. 5616), H2443 [8MY]
      ------12-hydroxystearic acid (see S. 2442), S2822 [26AP]
      ------12-volt batteries (see H.R. 5139), H2270 [27AP]
      ------twisted viscose rayon yarn (see S. 2935), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5492), H2319 [7MY]
      ------2,5-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)-1,4-benzenediol (see S. 2867), 
        S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4779), H2126 [25AP]
      ------2,5-bis[(1,3-dioxobutyl)amino]benzenesulfonic acid (see 
        H.R. 5574), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2,5-dimethyl-2, 5 hexanediol (dimethylhexanediol) (see S. 
        2685), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5377), H2317 [7MY]
      ------2,4-bis(2-hydroxy-4-butyloxyphenyl)-6-(2,4-bis-
        butyloxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 5662), H2566 [9MY]
      ------2,4-dichloroaniline (see S. 3137), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4462), H2030 [19AP]
      ------2,4-dihydroxy-benzophenone (see H.R. 5779), H2713 [15MY]
      ------2,4-disulfobenzaldehyde (see H.R. 5572), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2,4-xylidine (see H.R. 5288), H2273 [27AP]
      ------2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3,3'-[carbonylbis(imino-
        4,1-phenylene-2,1-diazenydiyl)]bis[4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-(2-
        phenyldiazenyl)-, sodium salt (1--4) (see S. 3109), S3085 
        [10MY]
      ------2,6- xylidine (see H.R. 5584), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2,6-dichloroaniline (see H.R. 5005), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (see H.R. 5548), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      ------2,3-dichloronitrobenzene (see S. 2664), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4634), H2123 [25AP]
      ------2,3-pyridinedicarboxylic acid; (see H.R. 5158), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------2,3-quinolinedicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 4693), H2124 
        [25AP]
      ------2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinone (see H.R. 4790), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------2,2 -(2,5-thiophenediyl)bis(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl) (see 
        H.R. 5776), H2713 [15MY]
      ------[2,2'-bi-1H-indole]-3,3'-diol, potassium sodium salt (see 
        S. 3100), S3085 [10MY]
      ------2,2'-bis(4-cyanatophenyl)propane homopolymer (see H.R. 
        4717), H2124 [25AP]
      ------2,2'-dithiobisbenzothiazole (see H.R. 5766), H2713 [15MY]
      ------2,2'-methylenebis (4 methyl 6 tert butylphenol) (see S. 
        2864), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4782), H2126 [25AP]
      ------2,2'-(2-methylpropylidene) bis(4,6-dimethylphenol) (see S. 
        2861), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4780), H2126 [25AP]
      ------2 chloro 1 (3 ethoxy 4 nitrophenoxy) 4 (trifluoromethyl) 
        benzene (see H.R. 5016), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2 methoxy-4-trifluoromethylpyridine (see H.R. 5007), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------2-acetylbutyrolactone (see S. 2703), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4663), H2124 [25AP]
      ------2-acetylnicotinic acid (see H.R. 4562), H2065 [24AP]
      ------2-amino-5,7-dimethoxy-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (see 
        H.R. 5010), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2-amino-5-cyano-N,3-dimethylbenzamide (see S. 2588), S2923 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4887), H2205 [26AP]
      ------2-amino-5-sulfobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5573), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2-amino-4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine (see S. 2839), 
        S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4611), H2066 [24AP]
      ------2-aminopyridine (see S. 2622), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5227), H2272 [27AP]
      ------2-amino-6-niotrophenol-4-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5576), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      ------2-amino-3-cyano thiophene (see H.R. 5588), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2-aminotoluene-5-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5583), H2442 
        [8MY]
      ------2-amino-2,3-dimethylbutanenitrile and toluene (see H.R. 
        4563), H2065 [24AP]
      ------2-anthracenesulfonic acid, 1-amino-9,10-dioxo-4-[[3-[[2-
        (sulfooxy)ethyl]sulfonyl]phenyl]amino]-, sodium salth (1--2) 
        (see S. 3113), S3085 [10MY]
      ------2-benzothiazolythio butanedioic acid (2BBA) (see S. 2790), 
        S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5108), H2270 [27AP]
      ------2-butyl-5-chloro-3H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde (see S. 
        2676), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5091), H2269 [27AP]
      ------2-butyne-1,4-diol, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane, 
        brominated, dehydrochlorinated, methoxylated and triethyl 
        phosphate (see H.R. 5159), H2271 [27AP]
      ------2-chlorobenzenesulfonyl isocyanate (see H.R. 5031), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------2-chlorobenzyl chloride (see S. 3018), S2968 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 4536), H2065 [24AP]
      ------2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl chloride (see H.R. 4520), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------2-chlorotoluene (see S. 2713), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4632), H2123 [25AP]
      ------2-cyanopyridine (see H.R. 4997), H2267 [27AP]
      ------2-cyclo-hexylidene-2-phenyl acetonitrile (see S. 2487), 
        S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5499), H2319 [7MY]
      ------2-ethylhexanol (see H.R. 5294), H2273 [27AP]
      ------2-ethylhexyl (4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy) acetate (see H.R. 
        4488), H2064 [24AP]
      ------2-ethylhexyl salicylate (see S. 2903), S2966 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5068), H2269 [27AP]
      ------2-ethylhexylamine (see S. 2761), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5370), H2317 [7MY]
      ------2-(4,6-bis-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-
        (octyl oxy)-phenol (see H.R. 5270), H2273 [27AP]
      ------2-hydroxyethyl-n-octyl sulfide (see H.R. 4751), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------2-hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (see H.R. 4885), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------2-mercaptoethanol (see H.R. 4746), H2125 [25AP]
      ------2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 4358), 
        H1845 [16AP] (see H.R. 5571), H2442 [8MY]
      ------2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (see H.R. 4496), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, dimethylamine salt 
        (see H.R. 4490), H2064 [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-methylamino-1,3,5-triazine (see S. 
        2840), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4610), H2066 [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-2-(methylthio)propanal O-(N-methylcarbamoyl)oxime 
        (see H.R. 4489), H2064 [24AP]
      ------2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 5,5'[carobnylbis(imino-4,1-
        phenylene-2,1-diazenediyl)]bis[8-[2-(4-sulfophenyl)diazenyl]-, 
        sodium salt (1--4) (see S. 3116), S3085 [10MY]
      ------2-oxepanone, polymer with aziridine and tetrahydro- 2H-
        pyran-2-one, dodecanoate ester (see S. 2494), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4941), H2206 [26AP]
      ------2-oxepanone polymer with 1,4-butanediol and 5-isocyanato-
        1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane, 2-ethyl-1-
        hexanol-blocked (see H.R. 5246), H2272 [27AP]
      ------2-oxepanone polymer with 1,4-butanediol and 5-isocyanato-
        1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethyl-cyclohexane, 2-ethyl-1-
        hexanol-blocked (see S. 2783), S2927 [7MY]
      ------2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid (see S. 2904), S2966 
        [8MY]
      ------2-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5067), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------2-phenylphenol (see H.R. 4640), H2123 [25AP] (see H.R. 
        4886), H2205 [26AP]
      ------2-phenylphenol sodium salt (see H.R. 4884), H2205 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5243), H2272 [27AP]
      ------2-propenoic acid, polymer with diethenylbenzene (see S. 
        2654), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5074), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 
        5703), H2566 [9MY]
      ------2-propenoic acid, reaction products with o-cresol-
        epichlorohydrin-formaldehyde polymer and 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-
        1,3-isobenzofurandione (see S. 2538), S2922 [7MY]
      ------2-[2 -hydroxy - 3,5 - di (1,1dimethylbenzyl)phenyl]-2H-
        benzotriazole (see H.R. 5756), H2713 [15MY]
      ------2-(2'-hydroxy-5'-methacrylyloxyethylphenyl)-2 
        Hbenzotriazole (see S. 2919), S2966 [8MY]
      ------U.S. Government property returned to the U.S. (see H.R. 
        5821), H3103 [17MY]
      ------ultrafine yttrium oxide phosphor (see H.R. 5128), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------ultraviolet lamps filled with deuterium gas (see S. 2591), 
        S2923 [7MY]
      ------undyed acrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4413), H2029 [19AP]
      ------undyed polyacrylonitrile staple (see H.R. 4415), H2029 
        [19AP]
      ------untwisted filament yarns (see S. 2815), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5052), H2269 [27AP]
      ------urea resins (see H.R. 4795), H2126 [25AP]
      ------used camshafts and crankshafts for diesel engines (see 
        H.R. 4829), H2204 [26AP]
      ------used compression-ignition internal combustion piston 
        engines (see H.R. 4618), H2067 [24AP]
      ------used fuel, lubricating, or cooling medium pumps (see H.R. 
        4617), H2067 [24AP]
      ------used gear boxes (see H.R. 4619), H2067 [24AP]
      ------Uvasorb S130 (see H.R. 5773), H2713 [15MY]
      ------Uvinul 3039 (see H.R. 4906), H2205 [26AP]
      ------vacuum-grade ferroniobium (see S. 2667), S2925 [7MY]
      ------vacuum-grade ferroniobium or ferrocolombium (see S. 2378), 
        S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 5467), H2319 [7MY]
      ------vat black 25 (see H.R. 5677), H2566 [9MY]
      ------vat blue 66 (see S. 3117), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 3919), 
        H568 [7FE]
      ------vat violet 10 (see S. 2764), S2926 [7MY]
      ------vibration dampeners (see H.R. 5217), H2272 [27AP]
      ------vinyl acetate-alkeneoic acid copolymer (see H.R. 5516), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer (see H.R. 5520), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------vinyl chloride-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer (see H.R. 
        5515), H2320 [7MY]
      ------vinyldine fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer (see S. 
        3006), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4860), H2204 [26AP]
      ------vinylidene chloride-methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile 
        copolymer (see S. 3003), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4857), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------viscose rayon yarn (see S. 2934), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5491), H2319 [7MY]
      ------volleyballs (see S. 2800), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 4712), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------vulcanized rubber felt-bottom boots for actual use in 
        fishing waders (see S. 2879), S2966 [8MY]
      ------vulcanized rubber lug bottom boots for actual use in 
        fishing waders (see S. 2880), S2966 [8MY]
      ------warp knit fabrics (see H.R. 5535, 5537), H2320 [7MY]
      ------warp knit open-work fabric (see S. 2477), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5497), H2319 [7MY]
      ------water-dispersible polyisocyanate products in nexamethylene 
        diisocyanate trimer and cyclohexanamine, N,N-demethyl-, 3-
        (cyclohexylamino)-1-propanesulfonic acid-blocked 1,6-
        diisocyanathohexane homopolymer (see S. 2781), S2926 [7MY]
      ------white pepper extracted oleoresin (see S. 2397), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4958), H2206 [26AP]
      ------wide angle reflectors (see S. 2650), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4987), H2267 [27AP]
      ------wide-range high sensitivity zoom security cameras (see S. 
        2572), S2923 [7MY]
      ------wind turbine generator power panels (see S. 2952), S2967 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 5494), H2319 [7MY]
      ------wind turbine generator switchgear assemblies and panel 
        boards (see S. 2961), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5495), H2319 [7MY]
      ------window shade material (see H.R. 4590, 4591), H2066 [24AP]
      ------window shade material composed of 100% polyester filaments 
        (see H.R. 5209), H2272 [27AP]
      ------window shade material composed of woven fiberglass coated 
        with ethyl vinyl acetate (see H.R. 5206), H2272 [27AP]
      ------wire containing 99.9 percent or more by weight of gold and 
        with dopants added to control wirebonding characteristics (see 
        H.R. 5409), H2318 [7MY]
      ------women's belts of leather or composition leather (see S. 
        2452), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5173), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's footwear (see S. 2448, 2451), S2822 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 4504, 4505), H2064 [24AP] (see H.R. 4926, 4929), H2206 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5176), H2271 [27AP] (see H.R. 5428, 5431, 
        5432), H2318 [7MY]
      ------women's footwear, covering the ankle, designed to be worn 
        in lieu of, but not over, other footwear as a protection 
        against water, oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement 
        weather (see S. 3043), S3041 [9MY]
      ------women's footwear covering the ankle (see H.R. 5030), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------women's footwear designed to be worn in lieu of, but not 
        over, other footwear as a protection against water, oil, 
        grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement weather (see S. 
        3040), S3041 [9MY]
      ------women's footwear not covering the ankle (see H.R. 5029), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------women's footwear other than house slippers (see H.R. 
        5165), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics (see H.R. 4897, 4898), H2205 [26AP]
      ------women's footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastic and 
        uppers of textile materials and leather (see H.R. 4900), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------women's leather footwear with non-pigskin uppers (see S. 
        2446, 2447), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5175, 5177), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's leathered footwear (see S. 3055, 3057), S3042 
        [9MY] (see H.R. 4992, 4993), H2267 [27AP] (see H.R. 5330), 
        H2316 [7MY]
      ------women's nonenumerated footwear (see S. 2449), S2822 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5166), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's nonenumerated footwear with textile uppers (see S. 
        2450), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5164), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's platform footwear (see H.R. 4899), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work boots for men (see H.R. 4895), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work boots for women (see H.R. 4896), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for men (see H.R. 4891), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for men covering the ankle (see H.R. 4894), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for women (see H.R. 4892), H2205 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5618), H2443 [8MY]
      ------work footwear for women covering the ankle (see H.R. 
        4893), H2205 [26AP]
      ------woven fabric containing vicuna hair (see S. 2310), S2545 
        [19AP] (see H.R. 4528), H2065 [24AP]
      ------woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers mixed mainly or 
        solely with man-made filaments, of yarns of different colors 
        (see H.R. 5534), H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of cotton (see H.R. 3972), H568 [7FE]
      ------woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers mixed mainly with 
        or solely with man-made filaments (see H.R. 5531), H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn (see H.R. 5532), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven 
        fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5404, of yarns of 
        different colors (see H.R. 5529), H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers (see H.R. 5530), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fiberglass window shade material with acrylic 
        coating (see H.R. 5203), H2272 [27AP]
      ------wrist watches (see H.R. 5750), H2713 [15MY]
      ------xylidine mixtures (see S. 2745), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5380), H2317 [7MY]
      ------yttrium europium oxide for use in the production of 
        fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5723), H2645 [10MY]
      ------yttrium oxide and europium oxide mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see S. 2749), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 2945), S2967 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 5181), H2271 [27AP] (see H.R. 5628), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------yttrium oxide phosphor, activated by europium (see S. 
        2552), S2922 [7MY]
      ------yttrium oxides (see S. 2746), S2926 (see S. 2813), S2927 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4770), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5185), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------yttrium phosphate and cerium phosphate mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see S. 2944), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4920), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------zeta-cypermethrin (see H.R. 5401), H2318 [7MY]
      ------zinc dicyanato diamine with an elastomer binder of 
        ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and 
        dispersing agents mixtures (see S. 2496), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 4935), H2206 [26AP]
      ------zinc diethylphosphinate (see H.R. 4837), H2204 [26AP]
      ------zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate (see S. 2785), S2927 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5447), H2318 [7MY]
      ------zinc silicate phosphor (see H.R. 5116), H2270 [27AP]
      ------zinc sulfide, copper chloride doped (see H.R. 5389), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------zippered cases of textile materials with textile straps 
        for toys (see S. 2564), S2923 [7MY]
      ------zoxamide (see H.R. 5644), H2443 [8MY]
      Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing 
        duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax 
        credit property (see S. 3610), S6625 [21SE]
      ------require the use of domestic property to be eligible for 
        certain tax incentives for solar energy (see S. 3183), S3174 
        [15MY]
      Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of 
        an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology 
        standards as a condition of market access, and promote free 
        flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]
      Territories: extend the production certificate program that 
        allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in U.S. 
        insular areas (see H.R. 3979), H640 [8FE]
      Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: encourage increased 
        transparency in negotiations (see H. Res. 767), H5707 [2AU]
      Transportation: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        S. 3279), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
      Treaties and agreements: prohibit purchases by the Federal 
        Government of Chinese goods and services until China becomes a 
        party to the Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 
        3449), S5487 [26JY]
      ------report on countries with which the U.S. negotiates trade 
        agreements, establish terms for future trade agreements, and 
        enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see 
        S. 3347), S4674 [27JN]
      Tunisia: initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade 
        agreement (see H. Res. 719), H4655 [29JN]
      U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade: establish 
        (see H.R. 6539), H6276 [21SE]
      Vat black 25 (see H.R. 5677), H2566 [9MY]
      Vietnam: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. 
        under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act 
        (see H.R. 5157), H2271 [27AP]
      Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, 
        receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species 
        (see H.R. 4306), H1803 [29MR]
      World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (see H. Res. 545), 
        H726 [14FE]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
  Cost Estimates
      Export Promotion Reform Act (H.R. 4041): CBO, H3254 [30MY]
  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Andreas N. Akaras, American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
        Association, H5092 [23JY]
      ------Bryan Ardouny, Armenian Assembly of America, H5093 [23JY]
      ------Kate Nahapetian, Armenian National Committee of America, 
        H5093 [23JY]
      ------Representative Cole, H5094 [23JY]
  Factsheets
      ManuFACTS--Ex-Im Bank and Export Finance, H2474 [9MY]
  Letters
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
      Countervailing duties application to nonmarket economy 
        countries: C. David Veal, American Shrimp Processors 
        Association, H1169 [6MR]
      Dept. of Defense to end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria: several Senators, 
        S1697 [15MR]
      Eximbank reauthorization: Andrew N. Liveris, Dow Chemical Co., 
        H2472 [9MY]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        and Kevin Burke, American Apparel & Footwear Association, 
        H2473 [9MY]
      ------Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of Washington, H2480 [9MY]
      ------David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of Commerce, H2479 [9MY]
      ------George Landrith, H2477 [9MY]
      ------Gregory J. Junemann, International Federation of 
        Professional & Technical Engineers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        and William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, H2472 
        [9MY]
      ------Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, H2479 [9MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2474 [9MY]
      ------R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of 
        Machinists and Aerospace Workers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------Representative Carolyn McCarthy, H2476 [9MY]
      ------Representative Yoder, H2477 [9MY]
      ------several Governors, H2479 [9MY]
      ------several organizations, H2472, H2475 [9MY]
      ------several Representatives, H2480 [9MY]
      ------Tim Keating, Boeing Co., H2470, H2473 [9MY]
      ------Todd McCracken, Small Business Exporters Association of 
        the U.S., H2472 [9MY]
      Export Promotion Reform Act: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------Frank Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------John Engler, Business Roundtable (organization), H3255 
        [30MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        Inc., H3255 [30MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3254 [30MY]
      ------William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., 
        H3255 [30MY]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        several Representatives, E1313 [24JY]
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Howard 
        Kohr, Marvin Feuer, and Brad Gordon, American Israel Public 
        Affairs Committee (AIPAC), S3253 [17MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act: Representative 
        Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5577 
        [1AU]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H5577 [1AU]
      Normal trade relations status with Russia extension: several 
        Russian dissidents, H5974 [13SE]
      Sudan and South Sudan conflict resolution: several Members of 
        Congress, H1898 [17AP]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement: 
        Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations, H4152 [27JN]
      ------Kurt J. Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, 
        H4153 [27JN]
  Lists
      Dept. of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control specially 
        designated nationals and blocked persons, H5569 [1AU]
      Persons denied access to compassionate drug use by the FDA, 
        E1408 [3AU]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Burma: President Obama, S4890 [11JY], H4810 
        [11JY]
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Designation for South Sudan: President Obama, S2030 [26MR], 
        H1548 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Argentina: President Obama, S2030 [26MR], 
        H1548 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Gibraltar and the Turks and Caicos Islands: 
        President Obama, S4770 [29JN], H4652 [29JN]
      Generalized System of Preferences Least-Developed Beneficiary 
        Developing Country Designation for Senegal: President Obama, 
        H4652 [29JN]
      National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Obama, S3277 
        [17MY], H2826 [17MY]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3051 [10MY], S3137 [15MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S5862 [1AU]
  Press releases
      A4A Commends Important Reforms in Bipartisan Ex-Im Bank 
        Reauthorization Agreement: Airlines for America (A4A) 
        (organization), H2475 [9MY]
      ALPA Hails Agreement on Eximbank Reauthorization: Air Line 
        Pilots Association, International, H2474 [9MY]
      Ex-Im Bank Support: several organizations, H2467, H2470 [9MY]
      GAMA Urges Swift Action on Export Import Bank Reauthorization: 
        General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H2475 [9MY]
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
      U.S. Chamber's Donohue Praises House Leaders for Reaching Deal 
        on Ex-Im: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2475 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (H.R. 
        4221), E579 [18AP]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H163-H166 [25JA]
      Bahrain: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S. and 
        urge continued implementation of government reforms, H1829 
        [16AP], E750 [9MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Business and industry: bring manufacturing jobs back from 
        overseas, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA], H5757 [10SE]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit, 
        H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], H4614 
        [29JN]
      China: allegations of exporting pharmaceuticals containing human 
        flesh, H2335 [8MY]
      ------assessment of role in Africa, E516 [30MR]
      ------eliminate U.S. assistance, H2807-H2810 [16MY]
      ------status of international economic relations, H2197 [26AP]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
      Deficit: U.S. policy, H559 [7FE], H718, H719 [14FE]
      Democratic Party: support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: International Trade Administration funding, 
        H2363 [8MY]
      ------International Trade Administration funding for combating 
        unfair trade practices by China, H2363, H2364 [8MY]
      ------require that certain actions be taken relative to 
        complaints of nontariff barriers imposed by other countries 
        (H.R. 3112), H1173 [6MR]
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, H5038-H5040 [19JY], 
        E1298 [23JY]
      ------prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding to Russia 
        pending certification that they are not supporting Syria or 
        providing weapons of mass destruction technology to Syria, 
        North Korea, or Iran, H3086, H3094 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H1937 [18AP]
      ------expedite consideration and approval of construction and 
        operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), 
        E122 [2FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit export of natural gas, H825, 
        H826 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 6277), E1396 
        [3AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H560-H563 [7FE]
      ------impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs on 
        jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H31 [18JA]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H578 [8FE], H1980 
        [19AP], H2458 [9MY]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America 
        agenda, H18 [17JA], H201-H207 [31JA], H554-H560 [7FE], H715-
        H722 [14FE], H1004, H1005 [28FE], H2116-H2121 [25AP]
      Eximbank: exceptions to required Federal Register notice 
        relative to publication of trade secrets, H2467, H2468 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize, H1217 [7MR], H2082 [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2459, H2460-H2481 [9MY], E764 
        [10MY], E798 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        H3444 [5JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 5444), E713 [7MY]
      Exports: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (H.R. 4041), H3252-H3256 [30MY]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (H.R. 5798), E833 [17MY]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), H6083-H6086 [19SE], 
        E1606, E1608 [21SE]
      Gold Eagle Co.: Dept. of Commerce President's ``E'' Award 
        recipient, E765 [10MY]
      International economic relations: clarify that countervailing 
        duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a 
        fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 639), H559 
        [7FE]
      Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include 
        importation of refined petroleum, E1415 [3AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H930 [17FE], 
        H5692-H5695 [2AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2687-H2693 [15MY], H2794 [16MY], H2816 [17MY], E434 [22MR], 
        E820 [16MY], E827, E828, E836, E838, E839, E840 [17MY], E866 
        [18MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, H593 [8FE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), H4886 [17JY], H5074 [19JY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5552-H5578 [1AU], 
        H5693 [2AU], E1404, E1407, E1409, E1412, E1415, E1418, E1421 
        [3AU]
      ------threat to block traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, H633 
        [8FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: prohibit mineral exploration or 
        mining permits to companies that have failed to pay taxes, 
        have connections to Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, 
        and require equipment be made in the U.S., H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5020 [19JY], H5088-
        H5096 [23JY], E1313 [24JY], E1478 [11SE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: anniversary, E1592, 
        E1646 [21SE]
      ------Interagency Trade Enforcement Center funding through 
        reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H2360, H2361 
        [8MY]
      Pacific Metallurgical Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Exporting 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1507 [13SE]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1222 [7MR], H1395 
        [20MR], H3355 [31MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (H.R. 6342), E1407 [3AU]
      Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, H210 
        [31JA], H563-H566 [7FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H935-H938 [17FE]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H1577 [27MR], 
        H4912, H4913, H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5136, H5137 [24JY], H5974-
        H5980 [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1098 [20JN]
      ------U.S. policy, H1577 [27MR], H5337 [31JY]
      Saakashvili, Mikheil: U.S. visit by Georgian President, E285 
        [29FE]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, 
        H3777 [19JN]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H2792 [16MY], H2997, H2998, H3005, H3006 [17MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1212 [7MR], H1375 
        [19MR], H1898 [17AP]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H1529 
        [22MR], H5567-H5569, H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E178 
        [9FE], E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, E1421 [3AU]
      Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China, E846 [18MY]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (H.R. 2992), E226 [17FE]
      Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E517 [30MR], E532 [16AP], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      Tariff: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1165, H1166-H1173 [6MR]
      Taxation: repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign 
        corporations attributable to imported property (H.R. 2280), 
        H161 [25JA]
      Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: encourage increased 
        transparency in negotiations, H5926 [13SE]
      Treaties and agreements: impact of trade agreements on 
        employment and the economy, H125 [24JA]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (H. Res. 545), 
        E187 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S6577 [21SE]
      ------create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (S. 
        2215), S1933 [21MR], S2065-S2068 [27MR], S3140 [15MY]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5451-
        S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-S5907, S5919-
        S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5425 [26JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------promote U.S. agricultural export programs, S3816 [7JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S95, S136 [26JA]
      Burma: impact of import restrictions, S93 [26JA]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5425, 
        S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-
        S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3979-S3981 [12JN]
      Business and industry: impact of tax rates and government 
        regulations on decision to outsource jobs to foreign 
        countries, S4991 [16JY]
      China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the 
        U.S., S379-S381 [7FE]
      Deficit: U.S. policy, S561 [13FE], S824 [16FE], S1608 [13MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, S4263 
        [19JN], S4336 [20JN]
      ------move the sugar import quota adjustment date forward in the 
        crop year, S4356 [20JN]
      ------repeal duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish, S4181 [14JN]
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 [15MR]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      Economy: express that proposed agricultural legislation not 
        manipulate prices or intefere with the free economy, S4280 
        [19JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S831 [16FE], 
        S3745 [6JN], S3959 [12JN]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S283-S285 [2FE]
      Ethiopia: U.S. policy, S3324 [21MY]
      Eximbank: amend membership of Advisory Committee to include a 
        representative from the textile industry, S1782 [19MR]
      ------limit financing to transactions subsidized by other 
        countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable 
        or prohibitively expensive, S3148-S3150, S3156 [15MY]
      ------make an increase in lending authority contingent upon the 
        Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3152-S3154, S3157 [15MY]
      ------prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold debt 
        instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]
      ------prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize, S1686 [15MR], S1763, S1776, S1777, S1782 
        [19MR], S1817, S1822, S1823, S1830, S1834, S1837, S1841 
        [20MR], S1885 [21MR], S1972, S1974, S1995 [22MR], S2127 
        [28MR], S2486 [18AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3146-S3158, S3159 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3051-S3053, 
        S3058, S3062-S3065, S3070 [10MY], S3107, S3123 [14MY], S3137, 
        S3139 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        S3871 [7JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S3122 [14MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent request, S3069, 
        S3070 [10MY]
      ------reform, S2950 [8MY]
      FDA: accelerate investigation into imported pet food from China, 
        S380 [7FE]
      ------repeal duplicate programs relating to the inspection and 
        grading of catfish, S4275 [19JN]
      ------require imported catfish be subject to same inspection 
        standards as domestic catfish, S4264 [19JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government trade programs, S5904-S5907 [2AU]
      ------prohibit purchase of merchandise subject to antidumping or 
        countervailing duty orders (S. 3611), S6629 [21SE]
      ------require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be 
        manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely 
        grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (S. 3444), S5726 
        [31JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      Fisheries: make elimination of government fisheries subsidies a 
        principal negotiating objectives in trade negotiations (S. 
        3518), S5988 [2AU]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-
        S6670 [21SE]
      International economic relations: clarify that countervailing 
        duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a 
        fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (S. 328), S824 
        [16FE]
      Iran: allow humanitarian trade to be exempted from sanctions as 
        long as such trade is licensed by the Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Foreign Assets Control, S5862 [1AU]
      ------close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (S. 
        2058), S2040 [27MR]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2276 [29MR]
      ------exempt from sanctions humanitarian trade licensed by Dept. 
        of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, S3324 [21MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3253, S3254, S3256-S3258 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S3659 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], S6417 [19SE], S6577-S6583, S6601, 
        S6602 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S6606 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 
        [21MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (S. 2101), 
        S2346 [17AP], S3253 [17MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3253-S3256, S3258 [17MY], S3295, S3317-S3321, S3323 
        [21MY], S5930 [2AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), House amendment, S5847, S5858-S5863 [1AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent agreement, S3316, S3317 [21MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent request, S2065, S2066 [27MR], S3252 
        [17MY]
      Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship: anniversary, 
        S5727 [31JY]
      Motor vehicles: domestic sourcing of auto supply parts, S1175 
        [1MR]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------formation of foreign trade laws enforcement panel, S561 
        [13FE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: anniversary, S6526 
        [20SE]
      ------provide documents relating to trade negotiations to 
        Members of Congress and their staff upon request (S. 3225), 
        S3517 [23MY]
      ------take action to obtain Russia's full compliance with 
        commitments under the protocol on their accession to the 
        Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (S. 3327), 
        S5126 [18JY]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-S6670 
        [21SE]
      Petroleum: decrease dependence on oil from foreign sources 
        hostile to U.S. interests and recognize employment impact of 
        increased access to Canadian energy resources, S367 [7FE]
      ------dependence on foreign sources, S1707-S1709 [15MR]
      ------make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S1142 
        [29FE]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 
        [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
      Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY]
      Russia: call for cessation of arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 
        [15MR]
      ------extend normal trade relations status (S. 3285), S5125 
        [18JY]
      Ships and vessels: allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to 
        be transported in non-U.S. built, owned or crewed vessels, 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities, S4877 [11JY]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3428, S3429 [22MY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      Tariff: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), S1375 [5MR], S1608 [13MR]
      ------apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries 
        (S. 2153), S1375 [5MR]
      Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing 
        duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax 
        credit property (S. 3610), S6629 [21SE]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], 
        S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5703, S5704, 
        S5726 [31JY]
      World Trade Organization: U.S. complaint against China over 
        tariffs on American-made automobile exports, S4814 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to 
        List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program 
        Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act Import Restrictions Renewal 
        Approval: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 112-188), S5084 [17JY]
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3568), S6451 [19SE]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Condemn Persecution of Baha'is and Continued Violation of 
        International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for 
        Violations, Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 80), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for 
        Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 543), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2362) (H. Rept. 
        112-451), H2029 [19AP]
      International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 52) (S. Rept. 112-132), S131 [26JA]
      Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3486), S6545 [20SE]
      Prevention of Importation of Merchandise Into the U.S. in a 
        Manner That Evades Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3524) (S. Rept. 112-209), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Prohibit Importation of Various Injurious Species of Constrictor 
        Snakes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 511) (H. 
        Rept. 112-691), H6297 [28SE]
      Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement 
        Fairness (RELIEF) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3210) (H. Rept. 112-604), H4906 [17JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 6156) (H. Rept. 112-632), H5524 [31JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
      Strengthen Multilateral Sanctions Regime Against Iran and Expand 
        Sanctions Relative to Energy Sector, Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Proliferation, and Human Rights Abuses: Committee 
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2101), 
        S567 [13FE]
      U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 6194) (H. Rept. 112-679), H6150 [19SE]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), 
        S6545 [20SE]
  Statements
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Senator 
        Tim Johnson, S3317 [21MY]
  Summaries
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act (H.R. 
        1905), S3318-S3320 [21MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (H.R. 1905), 
        S5859-S5862 [1AU]
  Tables
      Jobs supported through Eximbank financing by State, S3147 [15MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 526, support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity in Georgia (country), U.S.-Georgia 
        Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic 
        reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict, H6083 [19SE]
      H. Res. 568, express importance of preventing acquisition of 
        Iranian nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, 
        H2687 [15MY]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 750, Senate amendment to H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5552-H5567 [1AU]
      H.R. 1905, Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act, 
        S3641-S3651 [24MY]
      H.R. 2072, Eximbank reauthorization, H2460-H2464 [9MY]
      H.R. 2362, Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration 
        Project Act, H5088 [23JY]
      H.R. 3801, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, H163 
        [25JA]
      H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act, H3252 [30MY]
      H.R. 4105, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries, H1166 [6MR]
      H.R. 4212, Drywall Safety Act, H6134 [19SE]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 5890, technical correction to H.R. 2072, Securing American 
        Jobs Through Exports Act, H3444 [5JN]
      H.R. 5986, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 5986, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 2153, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries, S1375 [5MR]
      S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to 
        Africa Act, S1933 [21MR]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. 3326, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3486, Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act, S5980-S5983 
        [2AU], S6667-S6670 [21SE]
      S. 3518, Fair Trade in Seafood Act, S5988 [2AU]
      S. Res. 80, condemn Iran's persecution of Baha'is and continued 
        violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 
        impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of 
        religious prisoners, S2276 [29MR]
      S. Res. 380, express importance of preventing Iran acquisition 
        of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, S859 
        [16FE]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]
      S. Res. 543, ensure compliance with Hague Convention on the 
        Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by certain 
        countries and establish procedures for prompt return of 
        children abducted to other countries, S5991 [2AU]
      S.J. Res. 41, express importance of preventing Iranian 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue 
        economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation 
        agreement, S6602 [21SE]
      S.J. Res. 43, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import 
        restrictions renewal approval, S3980 [12JN]




FOREIGN TRAVEL EXPENDITURES

  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: enhance disclosure on information on official foreign 
        travel of Members and employees and impose additional 
        restrictions on such travel (see H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]
  Reports
      Committees, Members of Congress, and Delegations, S352-S357 
        [6FE], S3093-S3102 [10MY], S5793-S5802 [31JY], H20 [17JA], 
        H371 [1FE], H684-H690 [9FE], H1097-H1099 [29FE], H1388 [19MR], 
        H2036-H2038 [23AP], H2558-H2564 [9MY], H3174, H3175 [29MY], 
        H4153 [27JN], H4903-H4905 [17JY], H5522 [31JY], H5988-H5997 
        [13SE], H6283 [25SE], H6315-H6317 [26OC]




FOREMASTER, ANGELA

  Remarks in Senate
      Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award 
        recipient for Nevada, S3231 [16MY]




FORENSIC SCIENCE AND STANDARDS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3378), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6106), H4862 [12JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3378), S4952 [12JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3378, provisions, S4952-S4954 [12JY]




FOREST JOBS AND RECREATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 268), S4660 [27JN]




FOREST PRODUCTS FAIRNESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5873), H3365 [1JN]




FOREST RECOVERY ACT

  Remarks in House
      National forests: extend and expand scope of a certain pilot 
        forest management project, H3763 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Nataional Forest Management Pilot Project Scope Extension and 
        Expansion: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3685) 
        (H. Rept. 112-524), H3706 [15JN]




FOREST RIVER, ND

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4769 [29JN]




FOREST SERVICE

  Amendments
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5880, H5881, 
        H5882, H5884 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5785 [11SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879, H1881, 
        H1882, H1883, H1885, H1886, H1887, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636, S6638, S6639 
        [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program: resolve title issues involving 
        real property and equipment acquired using funds provided (see 
        H.R. 3777), H26 [17JA]
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see S. 2468), S2823 
        [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (see S. 2341), S2655 [24AP] (see 
        H.R. 4073), H943 [17FE]
      ------convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land 
        in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota 
        communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 3288), S4151 
        [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
      ------establish a program to generate dependable economic 
        activity for counties and local governments containing 
        National Forest System land through a management-focused 
        approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]
      ------use funds derived from conservation-related programs 
        executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the 
        Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program (see 
        H.R. 6231), H5331 [30JY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see S. 
        3441), S5381 [25JY] (see H.R. 6248), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see 
        H.R. 4381), H1976 [18AP]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]
      ------extend stewardship end result contracting authority for 
        projects to improve land management and reduce fire hazards in 
        national forests (see H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Firefighters: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (see S. 3261), S3688 [4JN]
      ------make First and Second Generation Modular Airborne 
        Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to certain Air 
        National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage of air 
        tankers to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5965), H3806 [19JN]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      ------improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2441 [8MY]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
      Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green 
        Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 6039), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      ------improve employment and educational opportunities in, and 
        economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, 
        while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources 
        from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 [14FE]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        S. 3319), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5980), H3914 [20JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and 
        BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such 
        public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2267 [27AP]
      ------direct land management agencies to report on public access 
        and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, and 
        recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds to 
        secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
      ------suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the Depts. of 
        Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal budget is 
        balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), H1304 [8MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE] 
        (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S323 [2FE]
      Summit County, CO: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site (see 
        H.R. 6370), H5859 [11SE]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
  Cloture motions
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Letters
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on 
        Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen 
        R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
        Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]
      Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities 
        protection and enhancement: several sportsmen organizations, 
        S6498 [20SE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of 
        Fish & Wildlife Agencies, H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------several recreational sports and wildlife conservation 
        organizations, H1875 [17AP]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 3525, Sportmen's Act, S6560 [21SE]
  Motions
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6502 [20SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous 
        survey (H.R. 1038), H2045, H2046 [24AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5432, H5433 [31JY], 
        H5599 [1AU]
      ------convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land 
        in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota 
        communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 3874), H2681, 
        H2682 [15MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, 
        H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: enter into contracts 
        with States to treat insect-infested trees and clear hazardous 
        fuel to prevent wildfires, H3785 [19JN]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (H.R. 4131), E301 [1MR]
      Firefighters: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), H3691 [8JN]
      Forests: improve forest management and reduce hazardous fuels, 
        H3970-H3972 [21JN]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), H2047, H2048 [24AP], H2186 [26AP]
      Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving 
        certain non-Federal lands (H.R. 2157), H2046, H2047 [24AP]
      Kisatchie National Forest: prohibit from banning use of dogs 
        while deer hunting, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
      Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 241), 
        H3432, H3438 [5JN]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal 
        consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5880, H5881 
        [12SE]
      ------ensure that private property interests are not negatively 
        impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]
      ------exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest from calculation of payments to St. 
        Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5014 [19JY], H5873-
        H5890 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5780-H5787 [11SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), motion to recommit, 
        H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5884, H5885 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      ------extend and expand scope of a certain pilot forest 
        management project, H3763 [19JN]
      Pinchot Institute for Conservation: anniversary, E1344 [26JY]
      Public lands: make new restrictions on managing hunting, 
        fishing, and recreational shooting effective only if the 
        amount of land available for those purposes falls below a 
        certain acreage, H1883, H1884 [17AP]
      ------require hunting activities be a land use in management 
        plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]
      Recreation Residence Program: revise by implementing a procedure 
        for determining cabin user fees (H.R. 3397), H5730-H5732 
        [10SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1873-H1897 
        [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5889 [12SE], E585, E589 [19AP], E621 
        [24AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1860-H1872 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1895, H1896 [17AP]
      Summit County, CO: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site (H.R. 
        6370), H5781 [11SE]
      Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity 
        Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service 
        and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5083-H5085 [23JY]
      Wallowa, OR: convey certain land (S. 1139) (S. 271), H5438, 
        H5439 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 
        [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (S. 2468), S2828 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (S. 3441), 
        S5964 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1525-S1528 [8MR], S1609 
        [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Fire prevention: reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through 
        the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment 
        of national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN], S4660 
        [27JN]
      Firefighters: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), S3720 [5JN], S3870, S3871 [7JN]
      FLAME wildfire suppression reserve fund: funding, S4661 [27JN]
      Forests: trees killed by bark beetles removal funding, S3891 
        [11JN], S4127 [13JN], S4339 [20JN]
      Hazardous fuel reduction projects: funding, S4660 [27JN]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY]
      Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of 
        National Forest System land and add certain land to the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 268), S4660 [27JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S4425-S4428 [21JN]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize, S666 [15FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6604 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6415 [19SE], S6498, S6499 [20SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604, S6605 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6415 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Arizona Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 112-
        126), S42 [23JA]
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
      Cabin Fee Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3397) (H. Rept. 112-602), H4906 [17JY]
      Coconino National Forest Land Conveyance To Correct Erroneous 
        Survey: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1038) (H. 
        Rept. 112-436), H1844 [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and 
        Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. 
        Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture Acceptance of the Quitclaim, Disclaimer, 
        and Relinquishment of a Railroad Right of Way Within and 
        Adjacent to Pike National Forest: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4073) (H. Rept. 112-599), H4906 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112-115), S41 
        [23JA]
      Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2050) (H. Rept. 112-437), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Facilitation Involving 
        Certain Non-Federal Lands: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2157) (H. Rept. 112-439), H1844 [16AP]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5544) (H. Rept. 112-655), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1478) (S. Rept. 112-128), S42 [23JA]
      Nataional Forest Management Pilot Project Scope Extension and 
        Expansion: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3685) 
        (H. Rept. 112-524), H3706 [15JN]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2834) (H. Rept. 
        112-609), H5077 [19JY]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 [16AP]
      Tennessee Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 112-123), S42 [23JA]
      Trinity County, CA, Public Utilities District Land Exchange 
        Involving Transfer of Forest Service and BLM Lands: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 112-500), 
        H3265 [30MY]
      Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 271) (H. Rept. 112-432), H1844 
        [16AP]
  Tables
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5731 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage 
        Act, H1860 [17AP]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 241, Los Padres National Forest land conveyance, H3438 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 1038, Dept. of Agriculture land conveyance within the 
        Coconino National Forest to correct erroneous survey, H2045 
        [24AP]
      H.R. 1237, provide for a land exchange with Trinity, CA, Public 
        Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and 
        BLM lands, H5083 [23JY]
      H.R. 2050, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, 
        H2047 [24AP]
      H.R. 2157, Inyo National Forest land exchange facilitation 
        involving certain non-Federal lands, H2046 [24AP]
      H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5730 [10SE]
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]
      H.R. 4073, Dept. of Agriculture acceptance of quitclaim, 
        disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way 
        within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted 
        to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co., H5432 [31JY]
      H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act, 
        H5879 [12SE]
      S. 271, Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act, H5438 
        [31JY]
      S. 2468, Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, S2828-S2830 [26AP]
      S. 3261, allow Forest Service to award certain contracts for 
        large air tankers, S3871 [7JN], H3691 [8JN]




FORESTS  related term(s) Lumber Industry
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5880, H5881, 
        H5882, H5884 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5785 [11SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Our Heritage Forests--An American Legacy, E376 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      ------continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 [24MY] (see 
        H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see S. 3375), S4893 [11JY] (see H.R. 5545), H2441 [8MY]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 576), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 797), H6232 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see S. 2346), S2730 [25AP] (see H.R. 5873), H3362 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]
      ------extend stewardship end result contracting authority for 
        projects to improve land management and reduce fire hazards in 
        national forests (see H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal 
        wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal 
        land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see 
        S. 3585), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6306), H5705 [2AU]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4774 [10JY]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (see S. 3261), S3688 [4JN]
      ------make First and Second Generation Modular Airborne 
        Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to certain Air 
        National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage of air 
        tankers to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5965), H3806 [19JN]
      ------resolve title issues involving real property and equipment 
        acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 3777), H26 [17JA]
      Lincoln County, NV: facilitate planning, permitting, 
        administration, implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-
        juniper dominated landscape restoration projects (see H.R. 
        6453), H6231 [20SE]
      Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as 
        wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate 
        Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and 
        facilitate land exchange (see H.R. 4109), H1099 [29FE]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2441 [8MY]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 442), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      Natural resources: improve response to insect infestations and 
        forest diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program 
        funding source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and 
        improve post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        S. 3319), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5980), H3914 [20JN]
      Safety: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (see S. 3400), S5133 [18JY]
      Taxation: provide exception to additional estate tax for 
        severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a 
        forest management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Letters
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Ernest F. Kuhlman, San 
        Juan County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      ------Kellie C. Hotter, Robert A. Lieb, Jr., and Wallace White, 
        La Plata County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on 
        Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen 
        R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
        Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (H.R. 5873), H3365 [1JN]
      Dept. of Defense: Precision Aerial Delivery System (PCADS) 
        funding to battle wildfires from military aircraft, H5046 
        [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of 
        designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites 
        on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National 
        Park System (H.R. 1141), H87 [23JA]
      Economy: impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs 
        on jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (H.R. 4131), E301 [1MR]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), H3691 [8JN]
      ------improve forest management and reduce hazardous fuels, 
        H3970-H3972 [21JN]
      Fort Collins, CO: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to wildfires, H5024 [19JY]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal 
        consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5880, H5881 
        [12SE]
      ------ensure that private property interests are not negatively 
        impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]
      ------exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest from calculation of payments to St. 
        Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5014 [19JY], H5873-
        H5890 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5780-H5787 [11SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), motion to recommit, 
        H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5884, H5885 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      National forests: extend and expand scope of a certain pilot 
        forest management project, H3763 [19JN]
      Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity 
        Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service 
        and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5083-H5085 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (S. 3375), S4895 [11JY]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Biomass Crop Assistance Program funding, 
        S4173 [14JN]
      ------biomass research and development funding, S4172 [14JN]
      ------Community Wood Energy Program biomass cooperatives grant 
        funding, S4353 [20JN]
      ------protect agricultural and forested lands from urban 
        development, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), S3720 [5JN], S3870, S3871 [7JN]
      ------FLAME wildfire suppression reserve fund funding, S4661 
        [27JN]
      ------hazardous fuel reduction projects funding, S4660 [27JN]
      ------reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN], S4660 
        [27JN]
      Insects: trees killed by bark beetles removal funding, S3891 
        [11JN], S4127 [13JN], S4339 [20JN]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 442), 
        S2886 [26AP]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (S. 3400), S5138, S5139 [18JY]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (S. Res. 523), S5023 [16JY]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Arizona Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 112-
        126), S42 [23JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and 
        Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. 
        Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Haiti Reforestation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 1023) (S. Rept. 112-165), S3173 [15MY]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5544) (H. Rept. 112-655), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Nataional Forest Management Pilot Project Scope Extension and 
        Expansion: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3685) 
        (H. Rept. 112-524), H3706 [15JN]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 112-684), H6230 [20SE]
      Tennessee Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 112-123), S42 [23JA]
      Trinity County, CA, Public Utilities District Land Exchange 
        Involving Transfer of Forest Service and BLM Lands: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 112-500), 
        H3265 [30MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 1141, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act, H87 
        [23JA]
      H.R. 1237, provide for a land exchange with Trinity, CA, Public 
        Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and 
        BLM lands, H5083 [23JY]
      H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act, 
        H5879 [12SE]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. 3261, allow Forest Service to award certain contracts for 
        large air tankers, S3871 [7JN], H3691 [8JN]
      S. Res. 442, support goals and ideals of National Arbor Day, 
        S2832, S2887 [26AP]
      S. Res. 523, tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources, S5024, S5050 [16JY]
      S. Res. 576, Cooperative Forestry Act anniversary, S6630, S6680 
        [21SE]




FORMER CHARLESTON NAVAL BASE LAND EXCHANGE ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 2061), H4672, H4673 [9JY], E1216 [10JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 2061) (S. Rept. 112-171), S3630 [24MY]
  Texts of
      S. 2061, provisions, S3735 [5JN], H4672 [9JY]




FORMOLO, CAL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1185 [29JN]




FORRESTER, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1522 [22MR]




FORT CAMPBELL, KY

  Remarks in House
      Burlingame, CA: tribute for adopting Co. B, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1125 
        [21JN]
      Hillsborough, CA: tribute for adopting H&H Co., 1st Battalion, 
        327th Infrantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne 
        Division, E1119 [21JN]
      San Mateo, CA: tribute for adopting Co. A, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1102 
        [21JN]




FORT COLLINS, CO

  Remarks in House
      Disasters: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to wildfires, H5024 [19JY]




FORT DODGE, IA

  Remarks in House
      Benjamin, Zachary D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1083 [19JN]




FORT HOOD, TX

  Remarks in House
      Air Force: anniversary of 3d Weather Squadron, E520 [16AP]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S., H2794 [16MY]
      ------recognize 2009 attack as an act of radical Islamic 
        terrorism and Jihad (H. Res. 495), H2642 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: report on Fort Hood, TX, shootings, S5458 [26JY]




FORT HUACHUCA, AZ

  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: anniversary of the Military Intelligence Branch 
        and the Military Intelligence Corps, S4631 [26JN]




FORT KENT, ME

  Remarks in House
      Fire: tribute to citizens and surrounding communities for 
        downtown fire response efforts, E453 [27MR]




FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

  Remarks in House
      Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble: Essentially Ellington 
        Jazz Band Competition and Festival winner, E876 [18MY]
      Dillard High School: tribute to girls' basketball team, E326 
        [7MR]
      Dorsey, Christopher: Jazz Museum of Florida, Inc., ``Jazzonian'' 
        Excellence in Jazz Education Award recipient, E846 [18MY]
      Zook, Justin: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]




FORT PIERCE, FL

  Remarks in House
      Original Florida Hall of Fame Highwaymen: tribute, E821 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse: designate (H.R. 1791), S78 
        [24JA], S6666 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1791), S4821 
        [10JY]




FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX

  Remarks in House
      Memorial Services Detachment: anniversary, E889 [25MY]




FORT SCOTT, KS

  Remarks in Senate
      Lowell Milken Center: tribute for National Projects Kick-off, 
        S6444 [19SE]




FORT SUMNER, NM

  Bills and resolutions
      Bureau of Reclamation: transfer certain facilities, easements, 
        and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District in New 
        Mexico (see H.R. 6343), H5706 [2AU]




FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK

  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th 
        Infantry Division (see S. Res. 459), S3129 [14MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th 
        Infantry Division (S. Res. 459), S3133 [14MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 459, tribute to Fort Wainwright, AK, 1st Stryker Brigade 
        Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, S3132 [14MY]




FORT WALTON BEACH, FL

  Remarks in House
      Camp Walton School: anniversary, E1465 [10SE]
      Choctawhatchee High School: anniversary, E1650 [21SE]
      Fort Walton Beach High School: tribute to cheerleading team, 
        E350 [8MR]




FORT WOLTERS, TX

  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients, E706 [7MY]




FORT WORTH, TX

  Remarks in House
      Glen Garden Golf and Courntry Club: anniversary, E737 [9MY]
      MICA Corp.: anniversary, E334 [7MR]




FORTENBERRY, JEFF (a Representative from Nebraska)

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3424, H3476 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H3164 [18MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H5705 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H2072 [24AP]
      ------limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see 
        H.R. 3709), H641 [8FE]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H5860 [11SE]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H6001 
        [13SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H6061 [14SE]
      Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the 
        labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and 
        federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H27 
        [17JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance ineligibility 
        requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on 
        native sod (see H.R. 5879), H5293 [25JY]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H6307 [12OC]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H6310 [16OC]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2072 [24AP]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H6310 [16OC]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5293 
        [25JY]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H3163 [18MY]
      Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing 
        in rural health clinics for electronic health records and 
        quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H5328 [26JY]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1978 [18AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H1543 [22MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5766 [10SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H28 [17JA]
      Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on 
        Government-issued identification cards issued in connection 
        with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 978), H1153 [5MR]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1359 [9MR]
      Taxation: make members of health care sharing ministries 
        eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      ------modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 
        2238), H1306 [8MR]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4907 [17JY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H5009 [18JY]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H6234 [20SE]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see H. Res. 646), H3105 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit enforcement of regulations pertaining 
        to certain battery chargers (see H.R. 5935), H3698 [8JN]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6060 
        [14SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (H.R. 6038), H4157 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit enforcement of regulations pertaining 
        to certain battery chargers (H.R. 5935), H3699 [8JN]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (H.R. 6416), H6061 [14SE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H107 [23JA], H5624 
        [1AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5655 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5655 [2AU]
      China: status of international economic relations, H2197 [26AP]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4938 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration Global 
        Threat Reduction Initiative funding, H3424 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement energy conservation 
        standards for golf cart battery chargers, H3476 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H5624 [1AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure sensitivity of treatment in 
        the security screening process for children, the elderly, and 
        the infirmed traveling by air, H3542 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3542 [6JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3424, H3476 [5JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4732 [10JY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5869 [12SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (H.R. 1179), H887, H888 [16FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4732 [10JY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H107 [23JA]
      Votes: position on missed, H4421 [28JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3263 [30MY]




FORTIN, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E668 [26AP]




FORTNAM, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1612 [21SE]




FORTUNA FAMILY

  Remarks in House
      Slovenian National Home (East 80th): Persons of the Year award 
        recipients, E828 [17MY]




FORTUNE (publication)

  Remarks in House
      Business and industry: tribute to annual Fortune 500 issue and 
        efforts to assist veterans to find employment, E683 [27AP]
      Camden Property Trust: inclusion in Fortune (publication) ``Best 
        Companies To Work For'' list, H1795 [29MR]




FORTUNE SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E111 [1FE]




FORWARN ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3297), S5118 [18JY]




FOS, PETER J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1609 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6445 [19SE]




FOSTER, CHAD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1392 [2AU]




FOSTER, WV

  Remarks in Senate
      Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College: 
        inclusion in Washington Monthly (publication) list of best 
        community colleges, S1140 [29FE]




FOSTER CHILDREN'S DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 660), H2812 [16MY]




FOUCHE, ALOYSIA

  Remarks in House
      One Hundred Black Women of Funeral Service Organization: Living 
        Legends of Funeral Service Award recipient, E1501 [12SE]




FOULKE, CHESTER A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H224 [1FE]




FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see S. 2274), S2242 [29MR]




4-H (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Utah: anniversary of 4-H Club of Utah, S4819 [10JY]




FOUTZ, KEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E663 [26AP]




FOWLER, BERNIE

  Remarks in House
      Maryland: anniversary of Patuxent River Wade-In, E1023 [7JN]




FOWLER, CA

  Bills and resolutions
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4389), H1976 
        [18AP]




FOWLER, MICHAEL L., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Georgia Funeral Service Practitioners Association, Inc.: 4th 
        District Mortician of the Year Award recipient, E483 [29MR]




FOWLER, WAYNE AND KATHY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E646 [25AP]




FOWLKES, JOHN T., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, H4787 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S4800-S4804 [10JY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4765 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S2545 [19AP]




FOX, BRADLEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H6156 [20SE]




FOX, GEORGE L.

  Remarks in House
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, H518, H519, H521 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, S385 [7FE]




FOX, HERRICK

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3798 [6JN], S4161 [13JN]




FOX, KENNY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E875 [18MY]




FOX, STEVEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H6236 [21SE]




FOXBOROUGH, MA

  Remarks in House
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Canoe River Aquifer Advisory 
        Committee, E1526 [13SE]




FOXNEWS.COM (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      Why the Wind Industry Is Full Hot Air and Costing You Big Bucks, 
        S669 [15FE]




FOX-WISCONSIN HERITAGE PARKWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4148), H1209 [6MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4148), E319 [6MR]




FOXX, VIRGINIA (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H989 
        [28FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, H5306 [26JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1889 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1916 [17AP]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce discretionary spending limit by an 
        amount equal to the amount obligated to provide recreational 
        facilities to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), 
        H1392 [19MR]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3481 [5JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3481 
        [5JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3578 [6JN]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3578 [6JN]
      FCC: revisit the free cell phone program of the universal 
        service support program to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse (see 
        H.R. 3118), H1306 [8MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H115 [23JA]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H4605 [28JN]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H3105 [17MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H3707 [15JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H115 [23JA]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H3481 [5JN]
      Public debt: establish website to receive gifts to reduce the 
        public debt (see H.R. 3504), H187 [27JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6069 [18SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Taxation: permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5630 [1AU]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H1391 [19MR]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
      ------condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see H. Res. 772), H6001 [13SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (see H. Res. 752), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (see H. Res. 656), 
        H2712 [15MY]
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 563), H965 [27FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), consideration (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. Res. 697), 
        H3974 [21JN]
      Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment 
        system (see H.R. 4297), H1803 [29MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY] (see H. Res. 
        741), H5290 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 619), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 656), H2712 [15MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment 
        system (H.R. 4297), H1805 [29MR]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H83 [23JA], H729 [15FE], H3983 [26JN]
  Letters
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act: Jeremiah W. 
        Nixon, Governor of Missouri and Robert F. McDonnell, Governor 
        of Virginia, National Governors Association, H985 [28FE]
      ------Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H986 
        [28FE]
  Lists
      American Council on Education members, H986 [28FE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H5336 [31JY]
  Poems
      ``In Honor's Code,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1414 [3AU]
      ``The Few,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1427 [3AU]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5444 [31JY]
      Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5644, 
        H5645, H5647 [2AU]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. 
        Res. 697), H4017, H4018, H4020, H4022, H4023, H4024, H4025 
        [26JN]
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, H4690 [10JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5264 [25JY]
      Azerbaijan: independence anniversary, E929 [31MY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H702 [14FE]
      ------deficit, H4025 [26JN]
      CFTC: improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations 
        and orders, H5141 [24JY]
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU]
      Crime: amend stalking laws, H2730 [16MY]
      Cyprus: support reunification agreement, E1389 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2726, 
        H2731, H2740, H2742 [16MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H6074 [19SE]
      ------protect TRICARE health care program, H1213 [7MR]
      Dept. of Education: allow promulgation of rules or regulations 
        defining the term ``credit hour'', H991 [28FE]
      ------allow States to regulate credit-hour and clock-hour 
        programs, H989 [28FE]
      ------develop a plan to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in 
        financial aid programs, H992 [28FE]
      ------establish State review process for student complaints on 
        institutions, H989 [28FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, H4024 [26JN]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H983, H984, H985, H987, 
        H989, H990, H991, H992 [28FE]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), consideration (H. Res. 
        563), H976, H977, H978, H979 [28FE]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), motion to recommit, H996 
        [28FE]
      ------protect students from higher education costs and increased 
        student loan interest rates, H996 [28FE]
      ------retain State authorization requirements for institutions 
        with below-average graduation and annual completion rates, and 
        above-average loan default rates, H990 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6013 [14SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H644 [9FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141 [24JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), 
        H4017, H4018, H4020, H4022, H4023, H4024, H4025 [26JN]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H978 [28FE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H5126 [23JY]
      ------importance of job creation, H93 [23JA], H170 [25JA], H229 
        [1FE], H590 [8FE], H975, H979 [28FE], H2724 [16MY], H3984, 
        H4023 [26JN], H5645 [2AU]
      Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment 
        system (H.R. 4297), H6181 [20SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process, H5141 
        [24JY]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H306 [1FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H4024 
        [26JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925, H1926, H1927, H1929, H1930 
        [18AP]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof, H5141 [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5126 [23JY], H5227 [25JY], H5336 
        [31JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141, 
        H5143, H5145, H5146, H5147 [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, 
        H5303, H5304, H5305, H5306 [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H4024 [26JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925, H1926, H1927, 
        H1929, H1930 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1369 [19MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4787 [11JY]
      International Children's Day: observance, E633 [24AP]
      Journal: question of approval, H700 [14FE]
      Kernersville, NC: tribute to Designer's Attic (business) and 
        Friddle and Co., Inc., for donation to Second Harvest Food 
        Bank, H70 [18JA]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E830 [17MY]
      Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, H702 [14FE]
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1889, H1890 [17AP]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, 
        E254 [27FE]
      ------anniversary of occupation of Shusha, E718 [7MY]
      Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5092 [23JY]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, H5013 [19JY], H5645, H5647 [2AU]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        H85, H93 [23JA], H170 [25JA]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H4872 [17JY], H6074 
        [19SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1026 [29FE], H1291 [8MR]
      ------State of the Union Message, H170 [25JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H1369 [19MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4787 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1369 [19MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1026 [29FE], H1291 [8MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3813 [20JN]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President, H5141 [24JY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6181 [20SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H590 [8FE], H978 [28FE], 
        H3280 [31MY]
      Rittling, Mary: North Carolina Community College President of 
        the Year award recipient, E753 [9MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H4024 [26JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925, H1926, H1927, H1929, H1930 
        [18AP]
      Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter 
        school models (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE]
      SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders, H5141 [24JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1889, H1890 
        [17AP]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1897 [17AP], H1999 
        [19AP]
      ------rates, H2334 [8MY]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H2334 [8MY], E742 
        [9MY]
      Unemployment: rates, H3280 [31MY]
      Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by 
        regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], 
        H5141, H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]
      ------ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are 
        subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2726, H2730, H2731, H2742 [16MY]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5644, H5645 [2AU]
  Reports
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive 
        Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic Freedom in 
        Higher Education Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 563) 
        (H. Rept. 112-404), H965 [27FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112-
        623), H5290 [25JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military 
        Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. 
        Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. 
        Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 752) (H. Rept. 112-
        644), H5628 [1AU]
  Subpoena Notices
      Superior Court for the State of North Carolina, Surry County, 
        H3346 [31MY]
  Tributes
      Bellamy, C.H. (Buddy) and Jeanette, E1048 [15JN]
      Forrester, Jim, H1522 [22MR]
      Hodges, Cleone Haynes, H4709 [10JY]
      Mast, William, Jr., H5529 [1AU]
      Rimpf, Nathan, E1427 [3AU]
      Shipley, Robert G., H3742 [19JN]
      Stanton, Cody, E1414 [3AU]
      Stockamp, Kyle, H1828 [16AP]




FOY, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E247 [27FE]




FRACTURING REGULATIONS ARE EFFECTIVE IN STATE HANDS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2248, provisions, S2167 [28MR]




FRAMPTON, JOHN E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S845 [16FE]




FRANCE, REPUBLIC OF

  Articles and editorials
      Laurel Man Receives French Military Honor, S1992 [22MR]
  Prayers
      Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt, S3748 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Florida: anniversary of landing by French explorer Jean Ribault, 
        E462 [28MR]
      Franco American War Veterans (organization): anniversary, E1564 
        [19SE]
      Gray, Marion: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E104 [1FE]
      Guetzke, Kenneth: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, H170 [25JA]
      Kosta, Stanley: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E375 [19MR]
      Lewiston, ME: anniversary of Franco American War Veterans 
        (organization) Post 31, E1564 [19SE]
      Paine, Peter S., Jr.: French Ordre des Palmes Academique 
        recipient, E1148 [27JN]
      Provencher, Philip D.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E26 [17JA]
      Television: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic 
        television signal, E1248 [12JY]
      World War II: anniversary of Battle of Dieppe, E1440 [3AU]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, H3484, H3489 [6JN], E989 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bel, Jean-Pierre: U.S. visit by French Senate President, S1606 
        [13MR]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members 
        who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, S3740, S3769 [6JN]




FRANCIS, JAMES

  Articles and editorials
      Navy Supplier, S2318 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2318 [16AP]




FRANCIS LEE CONTRACTING (company)

  Remarks in House
      Delegate Norton's Small Business Access to Capital and Business 
        Opportunities Fair: District of Columbia Small Business of the 
        Year award recipient, E613 [23AP]




FRANCO, FRANK C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1357 [31JY]




FRANCO AMERICAN WAR VETERANS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1564 [19SE]
      Lewiston, ME: anniversary of Franco American War Veterans 
        (organization) Post 31, E1564 [19SE]




FRANCOIS, JERRELLE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E987 [6JN], E1033 [8JN]




FRANCOM, JARED

  Bills and resolutions
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
      Tribute, S60 [24JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]




FRANK, BARNEY (a Representative from Massachusetts)

  Addresses
      Memorial Day: Arthur Cozewith, E1014 [7JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Backlash to the Backlash, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) 
        Times, E1675 [2OC]
      Congregation Agudath Achim Celebrates Centennial in Taunton, 
        Marc Larocque, Taunton (MA) Gazette, E919 [31MY]
      Executive Viewpont--Time To Bite the Bullet, Lawrence Wilkerson, 
        Hill (publication), H5056 [19JY]
      In Manchester United's I.P.O., a Preference for American Rules, 
        Steven M. Davidoff, New York (NY) Times, H5279 [25JY]
      Israel's Top Court Orders Settlers To Leave Outpost, Ethan 
        Bronner, New York (NY) Times, E475 [28MR]
      Look in Your Mirror, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, 
        E1588 [21SE]
      Real Referendum, Paul Krugman, New York (NY) Times, 
        E1682 [5OC]
      Six Months After Repeal, Military Says DADT Died Quietly, Leo 
        Shane III, Stars and Stripes (publication), E402 
        [21MR]
      Why Dodd-Frank Is Necessary, Christopher J. Dodd, Politico 
        (publication), E1311 [24JY]
      Would Repeal of Key Dodd-Frank Provision Really Save $22 
        Billion? Wall Street Journal, H2610 [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5728 [7AU]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1391 [19MR]
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H2271 [27AP]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H27 [17JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      ------reduce crop insurance premium subsidies (see H.R. 6098), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4158 
        [27JN]
      ------develop a national strategic action plan to assist health 
        professionals in preparing for and responding to the public 
        health effects of climate change (see H.R. 3314), H182 [25JA]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons Director to be 
        appointed by and with advice and consent of the Senate (see 
        H.R. 4730), H2125 [25AP]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H571 [7FE]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage, cosponsorship withdrawn 
        (see H.R. 3086), H945 [17FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H115 [23JA]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H1642 [27MR]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H1428 [20MR]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H441 [2FE]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2814 [16MY]
      Health: provide for human stem cell research, including 
        embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H182 [25JA]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3915 [20JN]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2072 [24AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment 
        education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom 
        management (see H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1306 [8MR]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H2813 [16MY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3700 [8JN]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in 
        the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and 
        slaves who fought during the American Revolution (see H.R. 
        2181), H476 [3FE]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1363 [13MR]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H4907 [17JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------require shareholder authorization before a public company 
        may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H641 
        [8FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H187 [27JA]
      SEC: require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help 
        cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment 
        advisers (see H.R. 6204), H5291 [25JY]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-
        provided health coverage to certain employee designated 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H5131 [23JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H3733 [18JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4828 [11JY]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H6312 
        [19OC]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3808 [19JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Business and industry: prohibit executives of financial firms 
        from insuring against having to repay illegally-received 
        compensation or to pay civil penalties to protect personal 
        assets (see H.R. 5860), H3265 [30MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: extend the U.S. Citizenship and 
        Immigration Services special immigrant religious professionals 
        program (see H.R. 6193), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide preservation and interpretation 
        assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford 
        Whaling National Historical Park (see H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]
      Financial institutions: exempt debt collectors from liability 
        when leaving certain voice mail messages as long as the 
        collector follows regulations prescribed on the appropriate 
        manner in which to leave such a message (see H.R. 4101), H1016 
        [28FE] (see H.R. 5794), H3102 [17MY]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Tariff: acetoacetyl-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroanilide (see H.R. 
        5054), H2269 [27AP]
      ------basic blue 7 (see H.R. 5056), H2269 [27AP]
      ------basic red 1 (see H.R. 5053), H2269 [27AP]
      ------basic red 1--1 (see H.R. 5061), H2269 [27AP]
      ------basic violet 1 (see H.R. 5058), H2269 [27AP]
      ------5-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methoxy-2-naphthanilide (see H.R. 
        5059), H2269 [27AP]
      ------5-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-naphthanilide (see H.R. 
        5057), H2269 [27AP]
      ------p-aminobenzamide (4-aminobenzamide) (see H.R. 5060), H2269 
        [27AP]
      ------synthetic filament yarns (see H.R. 5051), H2269 [27AP]
      ------3,3N dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (see H.R. 5062), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------3-amino-4-methylbenzamide (see H.R. 5055), H2269 [27AP]
      ------untwisted filament yarns (see H.R. 5052), H2269 [27AP]
      Taxation: exclude from income and employment taxes real property 
        tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in 
        exchange for services (see H.R. 6316), H5705 [2AU]
      Truth in Lending Act: add a rule of construction relative to 
        certain payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (see 
        H.R. 4076), H943 [17FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Business and industry: prohibit executives of financial firms 
        from insuring against having to repay illegally-received 
        compensation or to pay civil penalties to protect personal 
        assets (H.R. 5860), H3266 [30MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: extend the U.S. Citizenship and 
        Immigration Services special immigrant religious professionals 
        program (H.R. 6193), H5292 [25JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide preservation and interpretation 
        assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford 
        Whaling National Historical Park (H.R. 6145), H5009 [18JY]
      Financial institutions: exempt debt collectors from liability 
        when leaving certain voice mail messages as long as the 
        collector follows regulations prescribed on the appropriate 
        manner in which to leave such a message (H.R. 4101), H1017 
        [28FE]
      ------exempt debt collectors from liability when leaving certain 
        voice mail messages as long as the collector follows 
        regulations prescribed on the appropriate manner in which to 
        leave such a message (H.R. 5794), H3104 [17MY]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (H.R. 4208), H1391 [19MR]
      Tariff: acetoacetyl-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroanilide (H.R. 5054), 
        H2278 [27AP]
      ------basic blue 7 (H.R. 5056), H2278 [27AP]
      ------basic red 1 (H.R. 5053), H2278 [27AP]
      ------basic red 1--1 (H.R. 5061), H2278 [27AP]
      ------basic violet 1 (H.R. 5058), H2278 [27AP]
      ------5-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methoxy-2-naphthanilide (H.R. 5059), 
        H2278 [27AP]
      ------5-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-naphthanilide (H.R. 5057), 
        H2278 [27AP]
      ------p-aminobenzamide (4-aminobenzamide) (H.R. 5060), H2278 
        [27AP]
      ------synthetic filament yarns (H.R. 5051), H2278 [27AP]
      ------3,3N dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (H.R. 5062), H2278 
        [27AP]
      ------3-amino-4-methylbenzamide (H.R. 5055), H2278 [27AP]
      ------untwisted filament yarns (H.R. 5052), H2278 [27AP]
      Taxation: exclude from income and employment taxes real property 
        tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in 
        exchange for services (H.R. 6316), H5709 [2AU]
      Truth in Lending Act: add a rule of construction relative to 
        certain payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (H.R. 
        4076), H944 [17FE]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: proposed troop reductions, H471 [3FE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2610 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1676 [28MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6263 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3032 [17MY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels, H5055 [19JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5053, H5055 [19JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H5053 [19JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for contravention of the 
        Defense of Marriage Act, H2547 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2527 [9MY]
      Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: implementation, E402 
        [21MR]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H470 [3FE], 
        H1237 [7MR]
      FDIC: repeal orderly liquidation authority to prevent failure of 
        large financial firms, H2610 [10MY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5151, H5152, H5153 [24JY]
      Government regulations: include existing Dept. of the Treasury 
        rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest 
        on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory 
        freeze, H5286, H5287 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5230, H5279, H5281, H5286, H5287 
        [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, 
        H5303 [26JY]
      Israel: Supreme Court ruling that Migron, an illegal settlement 
        established in the West Bank, must be dismantled and the 
        occupants removed, E474 [28MR]
      Medicare: reform, H1676 [28MR]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H470-H473 [3FE]
      NOAA: prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new 
        catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast 
        and Gulf of Mexico, H2428, H2429, H2430 [8MY]
      Patterson, Garth: New Bedford, MA, Friend of the Fisherman Award 
        recipient, E1604 [21SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6263 [21SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2428, H2429, H2430 [8MY], 
        H2527, H2547 [9MY]
      SEC: consider burden of internal controls auditing requirements 
        for companies with public float less than a certain amount, 
        H5279 [25JY]
      ------exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1278 [8MR]
      ------prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance 
        on climate change, H5281 [25JY]
      ------report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1284 [8MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1227, H1238 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1237, H1238, H1239 [7MR], H1278, 
        H1284, H1287 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1227 [7MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, H5279 
        [25JY]
      Taunton, MA: anniversary of Agudath Achim and Jewish Community 
        House, E919 [31MY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5667 [2AU]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H472 [3FE]
      Terrorism: condemn attacks on U.S. consulates in Egypt, Libya, 
        and Yemen, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, 
        E1587 [21SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H1113 [1MR]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, 
        E1311 [24JY]
      ------repeal, H5230 [25JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Congressional Record: striking of words, H1240 [7MR]
  Tributes
      Cozewith, Arthur, E1014 [7JN]
      Kelly, E. Dennis, Jr., E112 [1FE]




FRANK, RICHARD

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6620 [21SE]




FRANK BUCKLES WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL ACT  see World War I Memorial Act




FRANKEN, AL (a Senator from Minnesota)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3869 [7JN], 
        S3991 [12JN], S4152 [13JN], S4210 [14JN], S4370 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S169 [30JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3290 [17MY], S3330 
        [21MY], S3433, S3455 [22MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2507, S2511 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2637, S2646 [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S572, S573 [13FE], S653, S655 
        [14FE], S700, S707 [15FE], S1090 [28FE], S1148 [29FE], S1460 
        [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1747 [15MR], S1795, S1808, S1810 
        [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4897 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5622 [26JY], S5724, 
        S5777, S5778, S5791 [31JY], S5885 [1AU]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S3663 [25MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Dark Side of Death, Tom Davis, Incident Report (publication), 
        S5366 [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S4637 [26JN]
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3395), S5382 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see S. 2134), S3901 [11JN]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S5048 [16JY]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]
      ------improve protections for employees and retirees in business 
        bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S2656 [24AP]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        S. 1832), S4951 [12JY]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (see S. 2280), S2656 [24AP]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S3424 [22MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S4239 [18JN]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 2139), S1195 [1MR] (see S. 3286), S3976 
        [12JN]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]
      ------manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi 
        River in Minnesota (see S. 2164), S1422 [6MR]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see S. 2270), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ``produced'' to include 
        melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on 
        procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see 
        S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see S. 2121), S1148 [29FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S2656 [24AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA] (see S. 2343), S2825 
        [26AP]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 
        3391), S6271 [12SE]
      ------ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless 
        children and families under the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]
      ------establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (see S. 2119), S850 [16FE]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see S. 2123), S3730 [5JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S1384 [5MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S6627 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see S. 2554), S3043 [9MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 
        [24MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: use designated funding to pay for 
        construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog 
        training therapy (see S. 1838), S4822 [10JY]
      ------deem certain service in Reserve components as active 
        service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 491), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3457), S6109 
        [11SE]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4823 [10JY]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see S. 414), S1614 [13MR]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      ------retool manufacturers for clean energy production, provide 
        worker training and tax credits for value-added agriculture 
        investments, expand broadband access, and extend Build America 
        Bonds program (see S. 1895), S133 [26JA]
      ------retool manufacturers for clean energy production, provide 
        worker training and tax credits for value-added agriculture 
        investments, expand broadband access, and extend Build America 
        Bonds program, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1895), S262 
        [1FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      ------require individuals who file under the Ethics in 
        Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in a 
        country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S4300 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see S. 865), 
        S3423 [22MY]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S4637 [26JN]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S4637 [26JN]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4951 
        [12JY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Medicare: clarify policy relative to physician supervision of 
        therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 778), S6063 
        [10SE]
      ------establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home 
        health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications 
        technologies (see S. 501), S699 [15FE]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), 
        S6108 [11SE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1195 [1MR]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3424 [22MY]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), 
        S208 [31JA]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher 
        educational opportunities (see S. 3504), S5977 [2AU]
      ------reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing 
        vitality of Native American languages (see S. 3546), S6340 
        [13SE]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY]
      ------require shareholder authorization before a public company 
        may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1360), S75 
        [24JA]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see S. 1853), S909 [17FE]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1933 [21MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see S. 1696), 
        S3730 [5JN]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S388 
        [7FE]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S2656 [24AP]
      Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health 
        reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by 
        political subdivisions (see S. 1366), S5733 [31JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S3174 [15MY]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        S. 933), S4239 [18JN]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see S. 672), S388 [7FE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S5258 [23JY]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S615 [14FE]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 3364), S4893 [11JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S351 [6FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 3199), 
        S4637 [26JN]
      Trucking industry: establish a commercial truck safety program 
        (see S. 1450), S6455 [19SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3236), S4823 [10JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3730 [5JN]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), 
        S2030 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY]
      Consumers: protect against abusive debt collectors by regulating 
        medical debt collection practices, prohibit collectors from 
        seeking arrest warrants to collect debts, and provide 
        information about the debt (see S. 3350), S4674 [27JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy 
        for America Program (see S. 2225), S2001 [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: improve the quality of infant and toddler care 
        under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see 
        S. 3436), S5381 [25JY]
      Education: prohibit institutions of higher education that 
        participate in certain financial aid programs from including 
        predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see 
        S. 3557), S6454 [19SE]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit investments by mortgage 
        finance agencies that create disincentives to help homeowners 
        and stabilize the housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]
      Health: protect privacy of protected health information by 
        requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store 
        health information, restricting access, and improving 
        congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]
      Medicaid: provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that 
        provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to 
        beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 
        3586), S6545 [20SE]
      Medicare: reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see 
        S. 3463), S5732 [31JY]
      National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 
        [12SE]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: permit access by individuals 
        with covered pensions to certain disabilty benefits without 
        penalty (see S. 3447), S5487 [26JY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE]
      Taxation: extend the time for making S corporation elections 
        (see S. 2271), S2242 [29MR]
      ------qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job 
        training program or completing degree or certificate work 
        remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see S. 
        2095), S494 [9FE]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 
        [9FE]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Remarks
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5364 
        [25JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3215 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3215 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3215 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3215 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3215 [16MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), S4218 [14JN]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370 [20JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5438 [26JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy 
        for America Program (S. 2225), S2002 [22MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), S3268 [17MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2937 [8MY], 
        S3027 [9MY], S3268 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3028 
        [9MY], S3268 [17MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: allow funds to be used to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge on non-National Highway Systems Federal-
        aid highways, S1188 [1MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S6246 [12SE]
      Education: prohibit institutions of higher education that 
        participate in certain financial aid programs from including 
        predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (S. 
        3557), S6458-S6460 [19SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1995 [22MR]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (S. 2295), S2500 [18AP]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness, S3494 [23MY]
      ------promote development of medical devices for patients with 
        rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and 
        lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3494 [23MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S6601 [21SE]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S4218 
        [14JN]
      Medicare: reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (S. 
        3463), S5846 [1AU]
      Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of I-35 bridge collapse, S5847 
        [1AU]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S6505, S6506 [20SE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2627 [24AP]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 
        [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1988 
        [22MR], S5713 [31JY]
      ------implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for 
        health insurance plans, S5712-S5714 [31JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1082 [28FE]
      Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal 
        contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional 
        spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal 
        elections, S100 [26JA]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5029 [16JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2480 
        [18AP], S2638 [24AP]
      ------modify process for closure or consolidation of post 
        offices and postal facilities, S2638 [24AP]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (S. 2076), S390 [7FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1082 [28FE], S1188 [1MR], S1988 
        [22MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S4116 [13JN]
      Senate: legislative program, S4218 [14JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1995 [22MR]
      South St. Paul, MN: anniversary, S1192 [1MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S99 [26JA]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S5029 [16JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing 
        limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5333 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5333 [25JY]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S677 [15FE]
      ------extend renewable energy production tax credit, S677 [15FE]
      ------extend the time for making S corporation elections (S. 
        2271), S2251 [29MR]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2937 [8MY], S3028 [9MY], S3268 [17MY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5438 [26JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2765 [26AP], 
        S5846 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S5847 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act, S391 [7FE]
      S. 2271, Small Business Election Simplification Act, S2252 
        [29MR]
  Tributes
      Davis, Tom, S5364-S5366 [25JY]
      Kubly, Gary, S1456 [7MR]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1917 [21MR]
      Wellstone, Paul D. and Sheila, S2765 [26AP]




FRANKFORT, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Frankfort VFW's Honor Guard Members Feel Privileged To Serve, 
        S2320 [16AP]
      Rep. Danny Ford Calling It Quits After 30 Years in Frankfort, 
        S2595 [23AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      VFW: anniversary of Post 4075, S2320 [16AP]




FRANKLIN, JUANITA A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E457 [27MR]




FRANKLIN, MISSY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5536 [1AU], E1360 [31JY]




FRANKLIN COUNTY, OH

  Remarks in House
      Gray, Marion: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E104 [1FE]




FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA

  Remarks in House
      D.L. Martin Co.: anniversary, E1412 [3AU]
      Martin, Donnie L.: Franklin County, PA, ``Business Person of the 
        Year'' award recipient, E1412 [3AU]




FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Jain Center of New Jersey: tribute to temple construction, E1203 
        [9JY]




FRANKS, TRENT (a Representative from Arizona)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3094 [17MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3345 [31MY]
  Articles and editorials
      In Defense of Michele Bachmann, Muslim Brotherhood Probes, Newt 
        Gingrich, Politico (publication), E1416-E1418 
        [3AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 100), H726 
        [14FE] (see H. Res. 551), H802 [15FE]
      ------convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H2034 [19AP]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1428 [20MR]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1135 [1MR]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 102), H903 [16FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1808 [29MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H3404 [1JN]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H3177 [29MY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]
      ------repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric 
        limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
        (see H.R. 6418), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1808 [29MR]
      ------use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear material of 
        the National Nuclear Security Administration (see H.R. 6555), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5923 [12SE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2716 
        [15MY]
      ------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise 
        suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3916 [20JN]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H5131 [23JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]
      ------prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple 
        rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3977 [21JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Diseases: support continued international cooperation to combat 
        HIV/AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (see 
        H.R. 3742), H441 [2FE]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        1164), H1154 [5MR]
      EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H3363 [31MY]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H2813 [16MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      ------improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and 
        adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the 
        Federal permitting process (see H.R. 4377), H2329 [7MY]
      ------require periodic review and automatic termination of 
        Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), H903 [16FE]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H1642 [27MR]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H6152 [19SE]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3159), H220 [31JA]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3976 [21JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2648 [10MY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5766 [10SE]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H220 
        [31JA]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3363 
        [31MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2329 [7MY]
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]
      Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Mexico: apply counterinsurgency tactics under a coordinated and 
        targeted strategy to combat terrorist insurgency waged by 
        transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 3401), H182 
        [25JA]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H3703 [12JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3267 [30MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
      ------promote civil defense and power generation (see H. Res. 
        762), H5707 [2AU]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2072 [24AP]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1304 [8MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1391 [19MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------express that health insurance mandate violates the clause 
        of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue 
        originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H115 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5526 [31JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      Taxation: extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary 
        and secondary school teachers and allow such deduction for 
        home school expenses (see H.R. 5963), H4606 [28JN]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6298 [28SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4869 [13JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5130 [23JY]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H694 [9FE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H3977 [21JN]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1154 [5MR]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H6001 
        [13SE]
      Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to 
        wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, 
        supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (see 
        H.R. 5791), H3481 [5JN]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2135 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H1570 [26MR]
      Diseases: recognize potential for virtual elimination of 
        pediatric HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive 
        (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (H.J. Res. 106), H1571 [26MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (H.J. Res. 107), H1807 [29MR]
      ------constitutional amendment on parental rights (H.J. Res. 
        110), H3481 [5JN]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3180, H3182, H3189 [30MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5440, H5442, H5447 [31JY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2611 [10MY]
      Burma: human rights violations, E867 [18MY]
      ------U.S. policy, E867 [18MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3025, H3068, H3094, H3095, H3096 
        [17MY]
      ------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3025 
        [17MY]
      ------include finding that deployment of tactical nuclear 
        weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific 
        region, H3068 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding to Russia 
        pending certification that they are not supporting Syria or 
        providing weapons of mass destruction technology to Syria, 
        North Korea, or Iran, H3094 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6246 [21SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3345 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345 [31MY]
      EPA: prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at the 
        Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246 [21SE]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3725 [18JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1513 [22MR]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1513 
        [22MR]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1090 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H5692-H5695 
        [2AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5693 [2AU]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H6269 [21SE]
      Translational Genomics Research Institute: anniversary, 
        E1142 [26JN]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3096 [17MY]
      Votes: correction, H3516 [6JN]
      ------position on missed, H351 [1FE], H459 
        [3FE], H2553 [9MY], E544 [17AP], E812 
        [16MY], E1523 [13SE]




FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS

  Bills and resolutions
      Community service: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
  Letters
      Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Coin 
        Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H5741, H5742 [10SE]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5741 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women 
        Educators: anniversary, E1620 [21SE]
      Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute, E676 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Theta Lambda Omega chapter Debutante 
        Scholarship Cotillion, E777 [10MY]
      Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Beta Lambda 
        Chapter of Miami-Dade County, FL, for contribution to the 
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, E1 [6JA]
      Artesia, CA: anniversary of Artesia-Cerritos Lions Club, E94 
        [31JA]
      Cerullo, Joseph D.: Hazleton, PA, Chapter of UNICO National 
        (organization) Chapter Outstanding Italian American of the 
        Year award recipient, E1681 [5OC]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Cleveland Toastmasters Club, E578 
        [18AP]
      Concord, NC: anniversary of Concord Lions Club, E1451 [10SE]
      Croatian Fraternal Union: tribute to Croatian Sons Lodge 170, 
        E1450 [10SE]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute, H522 [7FE]
      ------tribute to Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter 
        Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest participants, E324 
        [6MR]
      Dolan, Mike: Hazleton, PA, Elks Lodge 200 Elk of the Year award 
        recipient, E245 [27FE]
      Esnault, Betty: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Community Service Honoree, E947 [1JN]
      Guerin, Kevin: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Irishman of the Year 
        award recipient, E131 [3FE]
      Hazelton, PA: tribute to Hazelton, PA, Lions Club Melvin Jones 
        Fellowship award recipients, E1697 [12OC]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), H5740-H5742 [10SE], E1471 [11SE]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Modesto Lions Club, E452 [27MR]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of New Haven Lions Club, E532 [16AP]
      New York, NY: anniversary of Boyer Lodge No. 1 of Free and 
        Accepted Masons of New York City, E432 [22MR]
      North Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Ancient Accepted Scottish 
        Rite of the Valley of Syracuse, E897 [30MY]
      Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter 
        recipient of the International Large Chapter of the Year and 
        International Social Action Chapter of the Year award 
        recipient, E1724 [26OC]
      ------tribute to Georgia State Workshop of Omega Psi Phi 
        Fraternity, E1645 [21SE]
      Rodges, Teresa A.: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Woman of the Year award recipient, E964 [1JN]
      Ryan, Michael: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Hibernian of the 
        Year award recipient, E144 [6FE]
      Savannah, GA: anniversary of Hibernian Society, E344 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), S6675 [21SE]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment 
        (S. 1299), S5625 [26JY]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of New Haven Lions Club, S2080 [27MR]
      St. Pius Verein (organization): anniversary, S4201 [14JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2139, Lions Club International Century of Service 
        Commemorative Coin Act, H5740 [10SE]
      S. 1299, mint coins in commemoration of centennial of Lions 
        Clubs establishment, S5625 [26JY]




FRAZIER, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1456 [10SE]




FRECHETTE, KEVIN

  Obituaries
      Kevin Frechette, Government Relations Executive, New Jersey 
        Public Service Activist, Life-Long Monmouth County Resident 
        Passes Away, E1543 [14SE]




FREDDIE MAC (Government-sponsored enterprise)

  Articles and editorials
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Credit: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for 
        affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity 
        (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]
      Federal employees: prohibit certain employees from making 
        certain purchases or sales of registered securities or certain 
        related products and prohibit bonus payments to executives at 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4009), H692 [9FE]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit investments by mortgage finance agencies that 
        create disincentives to help homeowners and stabilize the 
        housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (see S. 2080), S494 [9FE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
  Remarks in House
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: decision to prohibit use of 
        principal reduction by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prevent 
        foreclosure, S5936 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (S. 2080), S496 [9FE], S3463 [23MY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      ------prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac during the term of any conservatorship, S184-S186 
        [31JA], S304 [2FE]
      ------suspend compensation packages for senior executives of 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in 
        accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (S. 2054), 
        S263 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112-366), H25 [17JA]




FREDERICK, MD

  Remarks in House
      Great Frederick Fair: anniversary, H2335 [8MY]




FREDERICK COUNTY, MD

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H2824 [17MY]
      Frederick, MD: anniversary of the Great Frederick Fair, H2335 
        [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Frederick County Chamber of Commerce: anniversary, S1456 [7MR]




FREDERICKSBURG, VA

  Lists
      Fredericksburg, VA, area Armed Forces enlistees, E918 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to enlistees, E918 [31MY]




FREDIANI, RON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1355 [31JY]




FREDRICKSON, DOUG

  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power, E1209 [9JY]




FREE MARKET SUGAR ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1385), H701 [14FE]




FREE PRESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3493), S5977 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3493), S5983 [2AU]
  Summaries
      Provisions (S. 3493), S5985 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. 3493, provisions, S5984 [2AU]




FREEDOM, CA

  Remarks in House
      Watsonville Wetlands Watch (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]




FREEDOM FLAT TAX ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1040), H1265-H1270 [7MR]




FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Woonsocket, RI: request to remove religious symbols from 
        Woonsocket Fire Dept., memorial and website, H2192 [26AP]




FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1496 [21MR]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H1571 [26MR] (see H. Res. 628), H2031 
        [19AP]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see 
        H.R. 4291), H1740 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (H.R. 
        4232), H1648 [28MR]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish 
        (H.R. 4291), E467 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (S. 1466), S4631 [26JN]
      Drugs: modify certain exemptions to the Freedom of Information 
        Act relating to drug inspection information obtained from 
        foreign government agencies, S3547 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      FAA: improve treatment of certain sensitive national security 
        information under the Freedom of Information Act, S342 [6FE]
      Freedom of Information Act: anniversary, S4631 [26JN]
      Government: increase transparency, S881 [17FE], S1706 [15MR]
  Reports filed
      Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-689), 
        H6273 [21SE]




FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Government: provide that exemptions shall not apply to matters 
        relating to certain transactions executed by the Federal 
        Government operating in a commercial manner (see H.R. 4232), 
        H1496 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      FCC: require the Freedom of Information Act process be more open 
        and transparent, H1621, H1622 [27MR]
      Government: provide that exemptions shall not apply to matters 
        relating to certain transactions executed by the Federal 
        Government operating in a commercial manner (H.R. 4232), H1648 
        [28MR]
      Information technology: require regulatory information provided 
        to private-sector cybersecurity entities sharing intelligence 
        community cybersecurity systems remain subject to the Freedom 
        of Information Act, H2170 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4631 [26JN]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (S. 1466), S4631 [26JN]
      Drugs: modify certain exemptions to the Freedom of Information 
        Act relating to drug inspection information obtained from 
        foreign government agencies, S3547 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      FAA: improve treatment of certain sensitive national security 
        information under the Freedom of Information Act, S342 [6FE]




FREEDOM OF RELIGION

  Amendments
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5802 [31JY]
  Appointments
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, S2037 [26MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Leviathan Is Nibbling Your Religious Freedom Away, S1787-S1789 
        [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see S. 3526), 
        S6107 [11SE] (see H.R. 3828), H181 [25JA]
      Cemeteries and funerals: include desecration of cemeteries among 
        the many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom 
        (see H.R. 6355), H5707 [2AU]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see S. 3339), S4460 [25JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR] (see H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to 
        exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 789), H6151 [19SE]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
      Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. 
        Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]
      Vietnam: condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 541), 
        S5978 [2AU]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains, H2791 [16MY], 
        H2836 [17MY]
      Constitution--U.S.: history and explanation of ``separation of 
        church and State'', H2640 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Falun Dafa Experience Sharing 
        Conference and Rally, E1219 [10JY]
      Ensure, H962-H964 [27FE]
      FBI: national security impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim 
        rhetoric, H2641-H2643 [10MY]
      Intelligence services: protect the civil liberties of ethnic and 
        religious minorities, H3302-H3305 [31MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1028, H1087-H1091 [29FE], H4709 [10JY], E294, E297 
        [1MR]
      ------conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, H5869 [12SE]
      Murfreesboro, TN: community opposition to construction of 
        Murfreesboro Islamic Center, E947 [1JN]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of religious 
        issues, H3409 [5JN]
      Religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to 
        exercise beliefs peacefully (H. Res. 789), E1567 [19SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
      Woonsocket, RI: request to remove religious symbols from 
        Woonsocket Fire Dept., memorial and website, H2192 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (S. Res. 557), S6472 [19SE]
      Iran: conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, S6619 [21SE]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5792, S5802 
        [31JY], S5956 [2AU]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR], S2652 [24AP]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Iran for Continued Persecution, Imprisonment, and 
        Sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the Charge of Apostasy: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 385), S4366 
        [20JN]
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Statements
      Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Vietnamese Embassy in the U.S., 
        H5840-H5842 [11SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 556, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, H1087 [29FE]
      S. Res. 356, support people of Tibet, call on China to allow 
        free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and 
        congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic 
        elections, S166 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR]
      S. Res. 385, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, S1205 [1MR]
      S. Res. 392, end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties in Turkey, 
        S1543 [8MR]
      S. Res. 525, tribute to Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, S5307 [24JY], 
        S5802 [31JY]
      S. Res. 541, condemn Vietnam human rights violations, S5989 
        [2AU]
      S. Res. 557, tribute to Lodi G. Gyari, S6345 [13SE], S6472 
        [19SE]
  Tributes
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo, S5851 [1AU]




FREEDOM OF SPEECH

  Amendments
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5802 [31JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Backlash to the Backlash, E1675 [2OC]
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Courts: provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic lawsuits 
        against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect journalists 
        and Internet service providers (see S. 3493), S5977 [2AU]
      Egypt: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S., urge 
        protection of civil liberties, and cease intimidation and 
        prosecution of civil society workers and democracy activists 
        (see S. Res. 372), S614 [14FE]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S2824 [26AP]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]
      Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of 
        an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology 
        standards as a condition of market access, and promote free 
        flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]
      Vietnam: condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 541), 
        S5978 [2AU]
  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Adler, Andrew: condemn comments relative to assassination of 
        President Obama, H94 [23JA]
      Corvallis, OR: attempts by Chinese diplomats to urge local 
        officials to compel a local business to remove a mural 
        dedicated to a free Tibet and Taiwan independence, H5903 
        [12SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect freedom of speech of veterans 
        service organizations participating in funerals or memorial 
        services at veterans' cemeteries, H3343 [31MY]
      National objectives: call for civility in public discourse while 
        preserving First Amendment rights of citizens, H40 [18JA]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards, H1222 [7MR]
      ------condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures 
        used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), H229 [1FE], H5844-H5846 
        [11SE], E1482 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic lawsuits 
        against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect journalists 
        and Internet service providers (S. 3493), S5983 [2AU]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1207, S1208 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      Koch Industries, Inc.: characterization relative to corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5177 
        [19JY]
      National objectives: protect First Amendment rights of citizens, 
        S5457 [26JY]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5792, S5802 
        [31JY], S5956 [2AU]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and 
        Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model 
        Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]
      Recognize Importance of Relationship of Egypt With U.S., Urge 
        Protection of Civil Liberties, and Cease Intimidation and 
        Prosecution of Civil Society Workers and Democracy Activists: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 372), S613 
        [14FE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Summaries
      Free Press Act (S. 3493), S5985 [2AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 484, condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards in Vietnam, H5844 [11SE]
      S. 3493, Free Press Act, S5984 [2AU]
      S. Con. Res. 50, global Internet promotion, free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S4683 [27JN]
      S. Con. Res. 50, promote a global Internet free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S6667 [21SE]
      S. Res. 372, recognize importance of relationship of Egypt with 
        the U.S., urge protection of civil liberties, and cease 
        intimidation and prosecution of civil society workers and 
        democracy activists, S636 [14FE]
      S. Res. 386, support freedom and civil liberties, and free and 
        fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression in Iran, S1206 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      S. Res. 446, oppose any effort to transfer control of the 
        Internet to the U.N. or any other international governmental 
        organization, S2833 [26AP]
      S. Res. 525, tribute to Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, S5307 [24JY], 
        S5802 [31JY]
      S. Res. 541, condemn Vietnam human rights violations, S5989 
        [2AU]
  Tributes
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo, S5851 [1AU]




FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

  Amendments
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5802 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR] 
        (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      National objectives: call for civility in public discourse while 
        preserving First Amendment rights of citizens, H40 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: investigate alleged policy which prohibits 
        journalists from quoting or recording certain Dept. of Justice 
        attorneys, S4933 [12JY]
      Ecuador: condemn efforts to suppress freedom of the press, S2914 
        [7MY], S5963 [2AU]
      Ethiopia: human rights violations, S4200 [14JN]
      National objectives: protect First Amendment rights of citizens, 
        S5457 [26JY]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5792, S5802 
        [31JY], S5956 [2AU]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (S. Res. 391), S2278 [29MR], 
        S2552 [19AP]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
      World Press Freedom Day: observance, S2914 [7MY]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Violence Against and Detention of Journalists and 
        Support Freedom of the Press in Syria: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 391), S2166 [28MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 391, condemn violence against and detention of 
        journalists and support freedom of the press in Syria, S1543 
        [8MR], S2278 [29MR]
      S. Res. 525, tribute to Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, S5307 [24JY], 
        S5802 [31JY]
  Tributes
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo, S5851 [1AU]




FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Azerbaijan: U.S. policy relative to restrictions on receiving 
        foreign aid under the Freedom Support Act, E1718 [23OC], 
        E1722, E1727 [26OC]




FREEMAN, FRANKIE MUSE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E97 [31JA]




FREEMAN, IRA

  Remarks in House
      California Pharmacists Association: Pharmacist of the Year award 
        recipient, E674 [26AP]




FREEMAN, JO A. NEAL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E348 [8MR]




FREEMAN, SAMANTHA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5050 [16JY], S5090 [17JY]




FREEMAN-WILSON, KAREN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E23 [17JA], E185 [14FE]




FREEPORT, ME

  Remarks in House
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, E1195 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]
      Wilbur's of Maine Chocolate Confections (business): tribute, 
        S610 [14FE]




FREIBERG, KEN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3899 [11JN]




FREIS, FARRAH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY], S5154 [18JY]




FREITAG, MARI

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




FRELINGHUYSEN, ESTELLE B.

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: tribute to Centennial Celebration--Women of 
        Achievement honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, 
        E311 [5MR]




FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P. (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H2072 [24AP]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H694 [9FE]
      Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to 
        certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see H.R. 2387), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H115 [23JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the 
        labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and 
        federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H1428 
        [20MR]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5631 [1AU]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4656 
        [29JN]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of State: designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
        Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 
        4228), H1742 [28MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H2813 [16MY]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H4656 [29JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H727 [14FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H950 [24FE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3707 [15JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H966 [27FE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5328 [26JY]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2289 (see 
        H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H3662 [7JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1210 [6MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H4775 [10JY]
      Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2970), H803 [15FE]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of 
        a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        854), H5923 [12SE]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1154 [5MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2569 [9MY]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3489), H4656 
        [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        5325), H2316 [7MY]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Tariff: artichokes, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic 
        acid (see H.R. 5069), H2269 [27AP]
      ------artichokes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar 
        or acetic acid, not frozen (see H.R. 5070), H2269 [27AP]
      ------4-hexylresorcinol (see H.R. 5064), H2269 [27AP]
      ------hexadecyl (see H.R. 5065), H2269 [27AP]
      ------1,3-isobenzofurandione, 5,5'-sulfonylbis-, polymer with 
        4,4'-methylenebis[2,6-dimethylbenzenamine] (see H.R. 5072), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------organic pigments and dyes (see H.R. 5063), H2269 [27AP]
      ------oysters (other than smoked), prepared or preserved (see 
        H.R. 5071), H2269 [27AP]
      ------poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing 
        unhydrolyzed acetate groups (see H.R. 5382), H2317 [7MY]
      ------3-amino-1,2-propanediol (see H.R. 5066), H2269 [27AP]
      ------2-ethylhexyl salicylate (see H.R. 5068), H2269 [27AP]
      ------2-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5067), 
        H2269 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H2321 [7MY]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (H.R. 6513), 
        H6278 [21SE]
      Tariff: artichokes, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic 
        acid (H.R. 5069), H2278 [27AP]
      ------artichokes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar 
        or acetic acid, not frozen (H.R. 5070), H2278 [27AP]
      ------4-hexylresorcinol (H.R. 5064), H2278 [27AP]
      ------hexadecyl (H.R. 5065), H2278 [27AP]
      ------1,3-isobenzofurandione, 5,5'-sulfonylbis-, polymer with 
        4,4'-methylenebis[2,6-dimethylbenzenamine] (H.R. 5072), H2278 
        [27AP]
      ------organic pigments and dyes (H.R. 5063), H2278 [27AP]
      ------oysters (other than smoked), prepared or preserved (H.R. 
        5071), H2278 [27AP]
      ------poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing 
        unhydrolyzed acetate groups (H.R. 5382), H2323 [7MY]
      ------3-amino-1,2-propanediol (H.R. 5066), H2278 [27AP]
      ------2-ethylhexyl salicylate (H.R. 5068), H2278 [27AP]
      ------2-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid (H.R. 5067), 
        H2278 [27AP]
  Lists
      New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, 
        E133 [3FE]
  Motions
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3390 [1JN]
  Remarks
      Army: depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base, H4988 [18JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: management of Lake Berryessa in 
        California relative to concession bidding process, H3355 
        [31MY]
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, E716 [7MY]
      Corps of Engineers: coastal restoration project funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3466 [5JN]
      ------flood control and coastal emergencies funding, H3370 [1JN]
      ------flood protection funding, H3525 [6JN]
      ------funding, H3368, H3369 [1JN]
      ------Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H3490 [6JN]
      ------operation and maintenance account funding through 
        reductions in construction account, H3369 [1JN]
      ------operation and maintenance funding, H3463 [5JN]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees, H3354 [31MY]
      Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H4988 
        [18JY]
      ------directed energy technologies initiatives funding, H5057 
        [19JY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels, H5054 [19JY]
      ------Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund funding, 
        H4986 [18JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4936, H4958, H4959, 
        H4961, H4986, H4988, H4989 [18JY], H5037, H5042, H5054, H5057 
        [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding for Armed Services Vocational Aptitude 
        Battery testing programs, H5037 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H5057 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or implement 
        studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, H5042 
        [19JY]
      ------reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic 
        nuclear missiles, H4989 [18JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding, H4959 
        [18JY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H4958 [18JY]
      ------vision and eye injury research programs funding, H4958 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development Program funding, H3411 [5JN]
      ------Batteries and Electric Drive Technology Program funding, 
        H3493 [6JN]
      ------Defense Environmental Management Program funding through 
        reductions in the National Nuclear Security Administration 
        Office of the Administrator funding, H3425 [5JN]
      ------Defense Environmental Management Program funding through 
        reductions in the Office of the National Nuclear Security 
        Administrators funding, H3426 [5JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, 
        H3378, H3380, H3381, H3382 [1JN], H3458 [5JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding 
        through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development 
        Program funding, H3383 [1JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program vehicle 
        technologies funding, H3384 [1JN]
      ------ensure Federal agencies complete required energy audits, 
        H3419 [5JN]
      ------Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, 
        H3454 [5JN]
      ------National Ignition Facility continued support of nuclear 
        weapons stockpile, inertial fusion energy development, and 
        basic science research funding, H3354 [31MY]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H3420 
        [5JN]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat 
        Reduction Initiative funding, H3418, H3424 [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding, H3430 [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3415 [5JN]
      ------nuclear energy research and development programs funding, 
        H3410 [5JN]
      ------Office of Science funding through reductions in Energy 
        Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3379 [1JN]
      ------prohibit Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding 
        to reimburse grant recipients for advertising, marketing, or 
        captial formation expenses, H3474 [5JN]
      ------prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for grants requiring recipients to 
        replace any lighting that does not comply with the Energy 
        Policy and Conservation Act, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for science programs in contravention of 
        Dept. of Energy Organization Act, H3456 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for subordinating any loan obligation to 
        other financing, H3466 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to plan or undertake certain sales or 
        other transfers of natural or low enriched uranium in the open 
        market, H3476 [5JN]
      ------renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, H3454 
        [5JN]
      ------U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center funding, H3464 
        [5JN]
      ------Wind Powering America Initiative funding, H3494 [6JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3503 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: development of U.S. oil shale resources 
        and promote shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3355 [31MY]
      ------oil shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3414 [5JN]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347, H3354, H3355, 
        H3356 [31MY], H3366, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3371, H3378, H3379, 
        H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3384 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3411, 
        H3414, H3415, H3417, H3418, H3419, H3420, H3421, H3423, H3424, 
        H3425, H3426, H3430, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3456, H3458, H3460, 
        H3463, H3464, H3466, H3468, H3474, H3476, H3477 [5JN], H3489, 
        H3490, H3491, H3492, H3493, H3494, H3495, H3524 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, 
        H3525 [6JN]
      Florham Park, NJ: anniversary of Police Unity Tour, E451 
        [27MR]
      Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: tribute to volunteer 
        program, E932 [31MY]
      Greece: independence anniversary, E476 [28MR]
      Israel: nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance funding, H3525 
        [6JN]
      Madison, NJ: anniversary of DAR Loantaka-Parsippanong chapter, 
        E574 [18AP]
      ------anniversary of Shakespeare Theatre, E1543 [14SE]
      Mountain Lakes, NJ: anniversary of Lakeland Hills YWCA, 
        E872 [18MY]
      National Guard: complete capability assessment of medical 
        equipment in Humvee ambulances, H4961 [18JY]
      New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service 
        academy nominees, E133 [3FE]
      ------tribute to agricultural industry, E1397 [3AU]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3417 [5JN]
      Point of order, H3371 [1JN], H3463 [5JN], H3492 [6JN], H5058 
        [19JY]
      Randolph, NJ: anniversary of St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, 
        E578 [18AP]
      Raritan, NJ: anniversary of St. Joseph's Slovak Catholic Church, 
        E1472 [11SE]
      Riverdale, NJ: anniversary of Riverdale Women's Club, 
        E670 [26AP]
      Rockaway Township, NJ: anniversary of White Meadow Temple, 
        E1481 [11SE]
      San Joaquin River: restoration program funding, H3452 [5JN]
      Sussex County, NJ: anniversary of Court Appointed Special 
        Advocates for Children, E821 [16MY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5775 [11SE]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3421 [5JN]
      West Caldwell, NJ: anniversary of West Caldwell Volunteer Fire 
        Dept., E1475 [11SE]
      ------anniversary of West Essex First Aid Squad, E776 
        [10MY]
      Whippany, NJ: anniversary of Morris County Public Library, 
        E1124 [21JN]
  Reports filed
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112-462), H2316 
        [7MY]
  Tributes
      Dicks, Representative, H3495 [6JN]
      Payne, Donald M., H1192 [6MR]




FREMGEN, JIMMY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3457 [22MY]




FREMONT, CA

  Remarks in House
      Hopkins Junior High School: Dept. of Energy National Science 
        Bowl winner, E713 [7MY]
      J. Haley Durham Elementary School: Dept. of Education Blue 
        Ribbon Schools award recipient, E1735 [6NO]




FREMONT, JESSIE BENTON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E388 [20MR]




FRENCH, DAVID

  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity, S5431 [26JY]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures, S855 
        [16FE]
      Paycheck Fairness Act, S3713 [5JN]




FRENCH, MORGAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5952 [2AU]




FRENCH, REBECCA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4161 [13JN]




FRESNO, CA

  Remarks in House
      Carbray, John and Diane: Fresno Grizzlies (baseball team) Al 
        Radka Award recipients, E136 [3FE]
      Casey, Les and Cheri: SBA Central California Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipients, E891 [25MY]
      Fresno County Farm Bureau: anniversary, E1178 [28JN]
      Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno: anniversary, E626 [24AP]
      Maxey, Jim: National Meat Association E. Floyd Forbes Award 
        recipient, E230 [17FE]




FRESNO GRIZZLIES (baseball team)

  Remarks in House
      Carbray, John and Diane: Al Radka Award recipients, E136 [3FE]




FRESNO STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Meyers, Marvin: Fresno State Alumni Association ``Top Dog'' 
        Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient, E1673 [2OC]




FRESNO STATE UNIVERSITY  see Califonia State University, Fresno; 
    California State University, Fresno




FRESSOLA, HELAN HALUSZKA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1456 [10SE]




FREY, MANO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1025 [8JN]




FRIDDLE AND CO., INC.

  Remarks in House
      Kernersville, NC: tribute to Designer's Attic (business) and 
        Friddle and Co., Inc., for donation to Second Harvest Food 
        Bank, H70 [18JA]




FRIEDHOLM, DeANN

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3603 [7JN]




FRIEDLANDER, DANIEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1428 [3AU]




FRIEDMAN, THOMAS L.

  Articles and editorials
      Backlash to the Backlash, E1675 [2OC]
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]




FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]




FRIENDS OF LIGHT RAIL AND TRANSIT (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1669 [28SE]




FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Ohio: tribute to chapter, E1531 [14SE]




FRIENDS OF THE SAN CARLOS ADULT COMMUNITY CENTER, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1693 [12OC]




FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF CLEVELAND (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1019 [7JN]




FRIETAG, WENDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E120 [2FE]




FRISCO, TX

  Remarks in House
      Borchardt, Mack: Texas Fire Chiefs Association Fire Chief of the 
        Year award recipient, E536 [16AP]
      Frisco Heritage Museum: participation in National Endowment for 
        the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free admission to 
        active military personnel and their families from Memorial Day 
        through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]




FRIST, BILL (a former Senator from Tennessee)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: endorsement of State 
        insurance exchanges, H5023 [19JY]




FRITZ, HUNTER

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E775 [10MY]




FRITZCHE, HELLMUT

  Addresses
      Tribute to Stan Ovshinsky, S6103 [11SE]




FRIX, ROBERT S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E765 [10MY]




FROEHLICH, LAURA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1440 [3AU]




FROERER, GAGE

  Remarks in House
      Weber State University Alumni Association: tribute to WSU 
        Salutes honorees, H6162 [20SE]




FROMM, JORDAN

  Remarks in Senate
      San Francisco, CA: express condolences to families of victims of 
        boating accident while participating in a race off the coast 
        of California, S2812 [26AP]




FROST, DARLA

  Remarks in House
      Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E400 [21MR]




FROSTBURG, MD

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S5969 [2AU]




FRUMIN, ALAN S.

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 359), S208 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S175-S177 [31JA]
      Tribute (S. Res. 359), S200, S201 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 359, tribute, S200, S213 [31JA]




FRY, EDWARD D., II

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E34 [18JA]




FU, XIUQUI (BOB)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1311 [24JY]




FUDGE, MARCIA L. (a Representative from Ohio)

  Amendments
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H407 [2FE]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H3267 [30MY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1498 [21MR]
      Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce 
        students' burdens related to transferring credits between 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Healthy Food Financing 
        Initiative (see H.R. 3525), H79 [18JA]
      ------establish an office to encourage local agricultural 
        production and increase availability of fresh food in 
        nontraditional communities (see H.R. 3225), H1741 [28MR]
      ------improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1741 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H571 [7FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women 
        veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health 
        of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 6527), H6300 [2OC]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Diseases: provide grants to better understand and reduce 
        gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H4775 [10JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1807 [29MR]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see H. Con. Res. 102), H902 [16FE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H3267 [30MY]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2329 [7MY]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H5328 
        [26JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2329 [7MY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2288 [27AP]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4864 [12JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4685 [9JY]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Medicare: establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see H.R. 6232), H5524 [31JY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see H.R. 1579), H2072 [24AP]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Young Audiences Week: designate (see H. Res. 574), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1306 [8MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1811 [30MR]
      Power resources: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural 
        gas, allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-
        efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for 
        fare reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      ------impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a 
        tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient 
        vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare 
        reductions, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3784), H376 
        [1FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1571 [26MR]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), H4828 
        [11JY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the 
        contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of 
        certain amounts (see H.R. 797), H1807 [29MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6307 [12OC]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1807 [29MR]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2288 [27AP]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1543 [22MR]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H1807 
        [29MR]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for 
        breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage 
        breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing 
        mothers (see H.R. 2758), H5923 [12SE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3662 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      Children and youth: prevent childhood obesity (see H.R. 6461), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 664), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Dept. of HHS: implement demonstration projects at federally 
        qualified community health centers to prevent child 
        maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting 
        practices and skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see H. Res. 626), 
        H2031 [19AP]
      Tariff: basic violet 11 (see H.R. 5383), H2317 [7MY]
      ------basic violet 11--1 (see H.R. 5384), H2317 [7MY]
      ------huron yellow dye (see H.R. 5385), H2317 [7MY]
      ------invisible blue dye (see H.R. 5386), H2317 [7MY]
      ------reactive red (see H.R. 5391), H2317 [7MY]
      ------sodium thiocyanate (see H.R. 4918), H2205 [26AP]
      ------solvent orange 115, marigold orange (see H.R. 5387), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 160--1, Potomac (see H.R. 5390), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 195 (see H.R. 5392), H2317 [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 131, fluorescent yellow M, Mohawk (see H.R. 
        5388), H2317 [7MY]
      ------zinc sulfide, copper chloride doped (see H.R. 5389), H2317 
        [7MY]
      Veterans: allow recipients of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health 
        care benefits to be eligible for supplemental dental and 
        vision insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefit 
        Program (see H.R. 6580), H6318 [26OC]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      Children and youth: prevent childhood obesity (H.R. 6461), H6233 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (H.R. 4366), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Dept. of HHS: implement demonstration projects at federally 
        qualified community health centers to prevent child 
        maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting 
        practices and skills (H.R. 5841), H3163 [18MY]
      Tariff: basic violet 11 (H.R. 5383), H2323 [7MY]
      ------basic violet 11--1 (H.R. 5384), H2323 [7MY]
      ------huron yellow dye (H.R. 5385), H2323 [7MY]
      ------invisible blue dye (H.R. 5386), H2323 [7MY]
      ------reactive red (H.R. 5391), H2323 [7MY]
      ------sodium thiocyanate (H.R. 4918), H2210 [26AP]
      ------solvent orange 115, marigold orange (H.R. 5387), H2323 
        [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 160--1, Potomac (H.R. 5390), H2323 [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 195 (H.R. 5392), H2323 [7MY]
      ------solvent yellow 131, fluorescent yellow M, Mohawk (H.R. 
        5388), H2323 [7MY]
      ------zinc sulfide, copper chloride doped (H.R. 5389), H2323 
        [7MY]
      Veterans: allow recipients of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health 
        care benefits to be eligible for supplemental dental and 
        vision insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefit 
        Program (H.R. 6580), H6318 [26OC]
  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety: Alliance of Nuclear Workers Advocacy 
        Groups, H2842 [17MY]
      ------Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), 
        H2842 [17MY]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, H1560 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1903 [17AP]
      CBO: include income equality among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407, H408 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H407, H408 [2FE]
      Children and youth: tribute to ``Share Your Breakfast'' 
        initiative, E352 [8MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3278 [31MY]
      Colleges and universities: efforts of for-profit colleges and 
        universities to recruit active-duty military personnel and 
        veterans, H2824 [17MY]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1560 [26MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1903 [17AP]
      ------WIC funding, H1903 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), 
        H2842 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (H.R. 4366), 
        E595 [19AP]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), E1183 [29JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H521 [7FE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H1560 [26MR]
      Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H976 [28FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4746 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), 
        E308 [5MR]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4162 
        [28JN]
      National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, H5933 
        [13SE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H129 [24JA]
      National School Breakfast Week: observance, E352 [8MR]
      National Young Audiences Week: observance, E354 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1378 
        [19MR], H1399 [20MR], H4675 [9JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4746 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4746 [10JY]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1549, H1550, H1551 
        [26MR]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113, H6114 [19SE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H95 [23JA], H5119 [23JY]
      Women: health care for women, H1399 [20MR]
  Resignations
      Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H1411 
        [20MR]
  Tributes
      Payne, Donald M., H1205 [6MR]




FUEL CELL AND HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AMERICA ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6384), H5922 [12SE]




FUELS  see Coal; Electric Power; Natural Gas; Nuclear Energy; 
    Petroleum; Power Resources




FUERSTENAU, GORDON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E105 [1FE]




FUGELSANG, KENNETH C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E437 [26MR], E698 [27AP]




FULKS, GORDON J.

  Letters
      Position of James Lovelock on global warming, H4650 [29JN]




FULL DISCLOSURE IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4047), H801 [15FE]




FULLER, JOHN

  Prayers
      Senate, S5419 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5419 [26JY]




FULLER, WILLIAM A.

  Remarks in House
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Great Locomotive Chase, E517 
        [30MR]




FULLERTON, ND

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4415 [21JN]




FULTON, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4634 [26JN]




FUND DEMOCRACY (organization)

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1878 [21MR]




FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES (organization)

  Addresses
      Fund for American Studies Congressional Scholarship Award 
        Dinner: Senator Alexander, S5206 [19JY]




FUNDRAISING

  Bills and resolutions
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended 
        to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H3733 [18JN]
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (see S. 3548), S6340 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns, H3959 [21JN]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (H.J. Res. 111), H4788 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), 
        S102-S106, S109 [26JA], S285 [2FE], S1442 [7MR], S3472 [23MY], 
        S5018, S5019 [16JY]
      ------contributions and expenditures by corporations and other 
        business organizations intended to affect elections, S881 
        [17FE]
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (S. 3548), S6344 [13SE]




FUNERALS  see Cemeteries and Funerals




FUNK, CASIMIR

  Remarks in House
      Vitamins: anniversary of discovery, E1650 [21SE]




FURLONG, PAT

  Letters
      Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, H3864 
        [20JN]




FURMAN, JESSE M.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE], S811, S812 
        [16FE], S885-S888 [17FE], S1039 [27FE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S838 [16FE]




FURST, HALA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S172 [30JA], S5623 [26JY]




FURTHERING ASBESTOS CLAIM TRANSPARENCY (FACT) ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4369) (H. 
        Rept. 112-487), H6273 [21SE]




FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA (organization)

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3427 
        [22MY]




GABOW, PATRICIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1428 [3AU]




GABRIEL, KAIGHAM J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1615 [21SE]




GADDY, C. WELTON

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2533 [9MY]




GADHIA, AMI V.

  Letters
      Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products, E1619 
        [21SE]




GADSDEN, AL

  Remarks in House
      Gadsden Police Dept.: tribute to Medal of Valor recipients, 
        E1391 [2AU]




GADSDEN, CORLISS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1498 [12SE]




GAECKE, STACEY M.

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




GAER, FELICE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E469 [28MR]




GAFFNEY, JAMES

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act, H2237 [27AP]




GAGE, MATILDA JOSLYN

  Remarks in House
      Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation: Dept. of State Museums Connect 
        grant recipient, E1671 [28SE]




GAGHAN, FREDERICK E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1275 [18JY]




GAINER, TERRANCE W.

  Bills and resolutions
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (see S. Res. 
        485), S3782 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (S. Res. 485), 
        S3799 [6JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 485, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al., S3783, S3799 
        [6JN]




GAINESVILLE, TX

  Remarks in House
      Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today: ``Most Patriotic Small Town 
        in America'' designee, E13030 [24JY]




GAITHERSBURG, MD

  Articles and editorials
      First Person Singular--Carmen Castro-Conroy, 40, Gaithersburg, 
        Housing Counselor, Housing Initiative Partnership, E1261 
        [17JY]




GALANTE, CAROL J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HUD: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD and FHA 
        Commissioner, unanimous-consent agreement, S5623 [26JY]




GALENA, SD

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 
        3288), S4151 [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
  Reports filed
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]




GALESBURG, IL

  Remarks in Senate
      Knox College: anniversary, S202 [31JA]




GALLACHER, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1183 [29JN]




GALLAGHER, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1492 [12SE]




GALLAGHER, PATRICK F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1195 [29JN]




GALLAGHER, SEAN W.

  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge, S3309 [21MY]




GALLEGLY, ELTON (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4953, 
        H5010 [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H641 [8FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2569 [9MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1572 [26MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H113 
        [23JA]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H5923 [12SE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H572 [7FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 110), H5131 [23JY]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H5631 [1AU]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 [20MR]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: strengthen connections to early childhood 
        education programs (see H.R. 2794), H187 [27JA]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H79 [18JA]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3164 [18MY]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3915 [20JN]
      ------provide amortization authority in certain situations for 
        capital calculation under the Financial Institutions 
        Examination Council Consolidated Reports of Condition and 
        Income (see H.R. 1356), H1571 [26MR]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4864 [12JY]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H513 [6FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H571 [7FE]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6152 [19SE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H220 [31JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H948 [21FE]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H950 [24FE]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H6152 [19SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1210 [6MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2288 [27AP]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H3808 [19JN]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H4907 [17JY]
      Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from 
        renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall 
        (see H.R. 6094), H4828 [11JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NIH: establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 5716), H4775 
        [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1017 [28FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H476 [3FE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5293 [25JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5328 [26JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H1543 
        [22MR]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H726 [14FE]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H1153 
        [5MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1135 [1MR]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H220 [31JA]
      Water pollution: clarify requirement that permit applications 
        for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested 
        board members (see H.R. 2765), H1497 [21MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H1306 [8MR]
      ------prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H903 [16FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4064 [26JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military 
        Readiness Areas for national defense purposes (see H.R. 4043), 
        H801 [15FE]
      Forest Service: make First and Second Generation Modular 
        Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to 
        certain Air National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage 
        of air tankers to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5965), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as 
        wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate 
        Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and 
        facilitate land exchange (see H.R. 4109), H1099 [29FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military 
        Readiness Areas for national defense purposes (H.R. 4043), 
        H802 [15FE]
      Forest Service: make First and Second Generation Modular 
        Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to 
        certain Air National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage 
        of air tankers to fight wildfires (H.R. 5965), H3807 [19JN]
      Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as 
        wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate 
        Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and 
        facilitate land exchange (H.R. 4109), H1100 [29FE]
  Remarks
      Air Force: Air National Guard firefighting aircraft funding, 
        H4953 [18JY]
      Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition of independence, 
        E382 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3004 [17MY]
      ------establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas for 
        national defense purposes, H3004 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4953 [18JY]
      Devil Pups, Inc.: tribute, E1309 [24JY]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), E1511 [13SE]
      Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 241), 
        H3438 [5JN]
      Military Order of the Purple Heart (organization): tribute to 
        Michael A. DiRaimondo Chapter, E1102 [21JN]
      Military Order of the World Wars (organization): tribute to 
        Conejo Valley Chapter, E1102 [21JN]
      Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library 
        and Museum ``D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney 
        Archives'' exhibit, E1201 [29JN]
      Ventura County, CA: anniversary of Ventura County Stand Down, 
        E1238 [12JY]
  Tributes
      Beach, Edwin F., E1314 [24JY]
      Briner, Robert A., E492 [29MR]
      Gillette, Dennis, E295 [1MR]
      Glancy, Tom, E949 [1JN]
      Hadley, David, E851 [18MY]
      Plotkin, Ron, E1119 [21JN]
      Rhoads, Randy, E40 [18JA]
      Sedell, Mike, E1182 [29JN]
      Shea, Joseph, H3487 [6JN]
      Zimring, Donald, E1124 [21JN]




GALLEGOS, ALEXANDER

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E470 [28MR]




GALLEGOS, JUSTIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1691 [12OC]




GALLEGOS, MacAIDAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1691 [12OC]




GALLI, JESSICA

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




GALLO, JUDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1455 [10SE]




GALLUCCI, GUS

  Remarks in House
      Gus Gallucci Co.: anniversary, E1163 [27JN]




GALMORE, WAIRTERRICA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1271 [18JY]




GALVESTON, TX

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of HUD: Galveston, TX, low-income housing restoration 
        funding, H4032 [26JN]
      Galveston Bay Foundation: anniversary, E1141 [26JN]




GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1141 [26JN]




GAMBIA, REPUBLIC OF THE

  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign policy: promote human rights and democracy, S4710 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Edward M. Alford To Be Ambassador to Gambia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]




GAMBLE, HUGH

  Bills and resolutions
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, document production, 
        and legal representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) 
        Scruggs (see S. Res. 403), S1932 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, document production, 
        and legal representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) 
        Scruggs (S. Res. 403), S1944 [21MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 403, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, document 
        production, and representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) 
        Scruggs, S1942, S1944 [21MR]




GAMBLING

  Articles and editorials
      More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, H318 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Native Americans: provide for community approval before Indian 
        class III gaming opportunities may take effect (see H.R. 
        4033), H801 [15FE]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H114 [23JA]
      Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for 
        lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
        wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports 
        (see H.R. 3797), H113 [23JA]
  Letters
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act: Tom 
        Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National Conference of State 
        Legislatures, H318 [1FE]
      ------Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services 
        Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State 
        TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Arizona: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands (H.R. 2938), H3725-H3729 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: require States to implement policies to 
        prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and 
        liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H226, H315-H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Las Vegas, NV: recognize importance of the hotel, gaming, and 
        convention industries on economy of the city, S2462 [18AP]
      ------tribute to National Handicapping Championship, S123 [26JA]
  Reports filed
      Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification 
        Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2938) (H. 
        Rept. 112-440), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2938, Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement 
        Clarification Act, H3725 [18JN]
      H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families 
        Act, H315 [1FE]




GAMMAGE, ALMA T.

  Proclamations
      Mrs. Alma T. Gammage Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E895 [30MY]




GAMORAN, ADAM

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the National Board for Education Sciences Board of 
        Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]




GANSLER, DOUG

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




GANTER, J. CARL

  Remarks in Senate
      Rockefeller Foundation: Innovation Award recipient, S4816 [10JY]




GAO MANDATES REVISION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 3315), S6653, S6672 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3315), S6671, S6672 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 3315) (S. Rept. 112-219), S6451 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3315, provisions, S6672 [21SE]




GAO ZHISHENG

  Bills and resolutions
      China: call to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng by his family 
        and lawyers and his immediate and conditional release (see S. 
        Res. 554), S6340 [13SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 554, call on China to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng 
        by his family and lawyers and his immediate and conditional 
        release, S6344 [13SE]




GARAMENDI, JOHN (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3122 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5052 [19JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4124 [27JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1066, H1069 [29FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2537 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1428 [20MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4606 [28JN]
      ------limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see 
        H.R. 3709), H3105 [17MY]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2447 [8MY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see H.R. 5545), H2441 [8MY]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1915 [17AP]
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and 
        strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts 
        (see H.R. 2722), H4065 [26JN]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H1017 [28FE]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to assist veterans 
        to acquire commercial driver's licenses (see H.R. 3666), H5202 
        [24JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      ------remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified 
        losses under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
        Traumatic Injury Protection Program (see H.R. 4978), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H5711 [2AU]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6280 [21SE]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H5328 [26JY]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H641 [8FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3662 [7JN]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1847 [16AP]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1017 [28FE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1101 [29FE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3977 [21JN]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H3977 
        [21JN]
      India: condemn human rights violations against Kashmiri Pandits, 
        dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the region, and hold 
        terrorists accountable for their actions (see H. Res. 387), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Medicare: provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment 
        education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom 
        management (see H.R. 3790), H6280 [21SE]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H696 [13FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H966 [27FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4775 
        [10JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H1100 [29FE]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see 
        H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H1101 [29FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6151 [19SE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6279 [21SE]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H945 [17FE]
      Television: establish signal quality and content requirements 
        for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental 
        channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 
        1746), H159 [24JA]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5526 [31JY]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H6312 [19OC]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H3976 [21JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H4158 [27JN]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H950 [24FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2330 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: improve provision of civil relief and the 
        enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members 
        (see H.R. 6293), H5704 [2AU]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see H.R. 6216), H5326 
        [26JY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 5936), H3698 [8JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance to non-Federal 
        interests for levee stability improvements located within the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta related to certain water 
        deliveries (see H.R. 6484), H6273 [21SE]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4020), H725 [14FE]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H374 [1FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: improve provision of civil relief and the 
        enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members 
        (H.R. 6293), H5708 [2AU]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5327 [26JY]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 6216), H5327 [26JY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (H.R. 5936), H3699 [8JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance to non-Federal 
        interests for levee stability improvements located within the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta related to certain water 
        deliveries (H.R. 6484), H6277 [21SE]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 4020), H726 [14FE]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 
        6034), H4157 [27JN]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (H.R. 3860), 
        H374 [1FE]
  Motions
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1232 [7MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3143 [18MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H352 [1FE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H578 [8FE], H2836 [17MY], H3741 
        [19JN], E163 [8FE]
      ------tribute to members killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, H3741 [19JN]
      Baker, Keshia: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1557 [19SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H715, H717, H718, H719, H720, H721 
        [14FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2705 [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2578, H2579 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1868 [17AP]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), motion to recommit, H1232 [7MR]
      ------require all materials used for conduit hydropower 
        generation be manufactured in the U.S., H1232 [7MR]
      Business and industry: eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and 
        profits overseas, H718 [14FE]
      Buy American Act: increase total domestic content of all steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods, including rolling stock, H4125 
        [27JN]
      ------require a certain percentage of domestic content in green 
        technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using 
        Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable 
        energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]
      ------require total domestic content in green technologies 
        purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and 
        property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits 
        (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], 
        H5193 [24JY]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      California: clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1062 [29FE]
      ------clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1066, H1067 [29FE]
      ------eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new 
        contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt 
        repayments, H1068 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H2798, H2800 [16MY]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H2116 [25AP]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H719, H720 [14FE]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (H.R. 964), H1036 [29FE]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content in 
        transportation construction projects, H3795 [19JN]
      Coughlin, Natalie: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1557 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H2579 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2705 [15MY], H2794 [16MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2836 [17MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), motion to recommit, H3143 [18MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5051 [19JY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H5192 [24JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4952 [18JY], H5051, 
        H5052, H5053 [19JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4952 [18JY], 
        H5052, H5053 [19JY]
      ------require Navy or U.S.-flagged vessels that provide services 
        to the Federal Government to be overhauled, repaired, or 
        maintained in a shipyard located in the U.S. or Guam, H3143 
        [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2117 [25AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2117 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: implement a voluntary insurance program to provide 
        long-term care services for seniors with Alzheimer's disease 
        and other disabled individuals, H352 [1FE]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H18 [17JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a competitive oil and gas 
        leasing program for exploration, development, and production 
        of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, H755 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H755 [15FE], H829, H830 [16FE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4125 [27JN]
      Economy: create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1006 
        [28FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H3693, H3695, H3696 [8JN], H4425 [28JN], H4901, H4902, H4903 
        [17JY], H5188, H5191, H5192, H5193, H5194 [24JY]
      Education: funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (H.R. 4170), 
        H2117 [25AP]
      ------science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 
        education funding, H557 [7FE]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in 
        America agenda, H18 [17JA], H201, H202, H203, H204, H205, 
        H206, H207 [31JA], H554, H556, H557, H558, H559, H560 [7FE], 
        H715, H717, H718, H719, H720, H721 [14FE], H1004, H1005 
        [28FE], H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program, H2578 [10MY]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (H.R. 639), H559 [7FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4759 [10JY], H4811, H4812, 
        H4814, H4815, H4816 [11JY]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E659 [26AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4425 [28JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), E787 [15MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5872 [12SE]
      Medicare: reform, H1868 [17AP], H4811 [11JY]
      NIST: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, H2537 [9MY]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H3143 [18MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4814, H4816 
        [11JY], H4897, H4898, H4899, H4900 [17JY], H5188, H5189, 
        H5190, H5191 [24JY]
      ------impact of requirement for States to establish health 
        insurance exchanges, H4814 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4815 [11JY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4759 [10JY], H4811, H4812, H4814, 
        H4815, H4816 [11JY]
      ------repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4423, H4424 
        [28JN]
      Petri, Heather: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1557 [19SE]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H3820 [20JN]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3879 [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3820 
        [20JN]
      ------national energy policy, H1007 [28FE], H2797, H2798, H2799, 
        H2800 [16MY]
      ------promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under 
        existing geothermal leases, H829, H830 [16FE]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (H.R. 3533), H202 [31JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), complete conference report, 
        H3792, H3794 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3792, H3794 [19JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1043, H1053, H1062, H1064, H1066, H1067, H1068, H1069, 
        H1070 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1036 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      ------restoration program funding, H2538 [9MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2537, H2538 [9MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1868 [17AP]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H5872 [12SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H5872 [12SE]
      ------permanently extend the research and development credit, 
        H715, H717, H718, H720 [14FE]
      ------provide enhanced research and development credits to 
        companies that manufacture products in the U.S., H556 [7FE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from wind, H1007 [28FE]
      ------rates, H2116 [25AP]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H2116 [25AP]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H557 
        [7FE], H1006 [28FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H201, H202, H204, H205, H206, H207 [31JA], H720, 
        H721 [14FE]
      ------importance of public transit program funding, H1005 [28FE]
      ------infrastructure funding, H201, H202, H204, H205, H206, H207 
        [31JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2705, 
        H2706, H2707 [15MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E1339 [26JY]
  Tributes
      Jones, Representative, H4897 [17JY]
      Kolander, Kelly, E589 [19AP]
      Kramer, Susan and Stanley, E571 [18AP]
      Murphy, Anne and Jack, H1828 [16AP], E567 [18AP]




GARB, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1696 [12OC]




GARBAGE  see Refuse Disposal




GARBARINO, STEVEN D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S35 [23JA]




GARCIA, JOSE J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1520 [13SE]




GARCIA, MILDRED

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4918 [18JY], E138 [3FE]




GARDEN CITY, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S5132 [18JY], S5255 [23JY]




GARDNER, CORY (a Representative from Colorado)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3552, H3578 [6JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3419, H3482 [5JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2449 [8MY], H2523 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 
        374), H1428 [20MR]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2033 [19AP]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H4656 [29JN]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see H. Con. Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6280 [21SE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H220 [31JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform 
        reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly 
        available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to 
        Justice Act (see H.R. 1996), H1915 [17AP]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H1807 [29MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), H27 
        [17JA]
      EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H4828 [11JY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1978 [18AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H2072 [24AP]
      Foreign trade: require the collection of up-to-date information 
        on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of 
        foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services 
        (see H.R. 5513), H2320 [7MY]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      Government regulations: decrease effect on the economy that a 
        rule must have to be a major rule in order to increase the 
        number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of 
        disapproval procedure (see H.R. 6486), H6274 [21SE]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1154 [5MR]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3916 [20JN]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3700 [8JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H696 [13FE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H6001 [13SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be 
        candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H3105 [17MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4656 [29JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H220 [31JA]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H3807 [19JN]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms 
        (see H.J. Res. 93), H1808 [29MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (see H.R. 4402), H3481 [5JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2289 [27AP]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2289 
        [27AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H802 [15FE]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------repeal provisions relative to annual period for 
        disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to 
        receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 
        1580), H1978 [18AP]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending 
        on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work 
        requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-
        tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H79 [18JA]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1807 [29MR]
      Taxation: extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1978 [18AP]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H2663 [11MY]
      ------facilitate program-related investments by private 
        foundations (see H.R. 3420), H2569 [9MY]
      ------make permanent improvements to Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 6148), H5202 [24JY]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3700 [8JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 
        2092), H5009 [18JY]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H6280 [21SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      Taxation: expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote 
        conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6231 [20SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 4136), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), H2067 [24AP]
      Taxation: expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts 
        (H.R. 6289), H5708 [2AU]
      ------facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote 
        conservation and efficiency (H.R. 6462), H6233 [20SE]
  Remarks
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H634, 
        H636 [8FE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5300 [26JY]
      Budget: deficit, H2703 [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2703 [15MY]
      ------sequestration, H5758 [10SE]
      CFTC: funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      Clean Air Act: clarify that the term ``public health'' pertains 
        to the health of people and not corporations or other 
        nonliving entities, H3901 [20JN]
      Coast Guard: ensure completion of required energy audits, H3552 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2703, H2704 [15MY]
      Dept. of Energy: determine if impact analyses of EPA rules and 
        actions on energy prices are infeasible to conduct, requires 
        data that does not exist, or would generate unreliable or 
        useless results, H3924 [21JN]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H6011 [14SE]
      ------require Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to 
        conduct study on how to shield consumers from gasoline price 
        fluctuations and supply disruptions, H3923 [21JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3552 [6JN]
      Dept. of State: encourage Saudi Arabia to increase oil 
        production, H1094, H1095 [29FE]
      ------require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        H15 [17JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish Office of Energy Employment and 
        Training and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, H3929 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Energy Conservation Policy 
        Act energy management requirements funding, H3326 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3326 [31MY]
      Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: require the Energy Information 
        Administration to determine whether implementation of such Act 
        is projected to lower gas prices or create jobs within a 
        certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H629 [8FE], H5122, 
        H5123, H5124, H5125, H5126, H5127, H5128 [23JY], H5756, H5759, 
        H5760 [10SE]
      ------importance of job creation, H362, H363, H365, H367 [1FE], 
        H629, H632, H634, H635, H636 [8FE], H5122 [23JY]
      EPA: prohibit consideration of feasibility and cost in revising 
        and supplementing national ambient air quality standards for 
        ozone, H3902 [20JN]
      ------prohibit delay in finalization of rules to establish clean 
        air standards and to reduce air pollution if such rules will 
        provide protection against asthma and other health effects, 
        H3900 [20JN]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H635 [8FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), 
        H5128 [23JY]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), H5756 [10SE]
      Fort Collins, CO: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to wildfires, H5024 [19JY]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof, H5125 [23JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5122, H5123, H5124, H5125, H5126, 
        H5127, H5128 [23JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4820 [11JY]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, 
        E733 [8MY], E1558 [19SE]
      Kimberling, Cleon: Colorado State University Dept. of Animal 
        Science Livestock Leader of the Year award recipient, H86 
        [23JA]
      Lamar Community College: anniversary, E1663 [28SE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E857 [18MY]
      NOAA: prohibit funding for salaries of individuals who misuse 
        Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund, H2523 [9MY]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H44 [18JA], H362, H363, H364, H365, H367 [1FE], 
        H629, H632, H634, H635 [8FE], H1096 [29FE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H5755, H5758 [10SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1091, H1093, H1094, H1095, 
        H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air 
        pollution (H.R. 2021), H634 [8FE]
      ------protect marine and coastal environments in making areas 
        available for leasing, exploration, and development and 
        prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in 
        important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax 
        burden, H4820 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4820 [11JY]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE]
      ------gasoline price levels, H1091, H1093, H1094, H1095, H1096, 
        H1097 [29FE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3883, H3897, H3900, H3901, 
        H3902, H3904, H3905 [20JN], H3923, H3924, H3926, H3927, H3929 
        [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      ------national energy policy, H364 [1FE], H629, H631, H632, 
        H634, H635, H636 [8FE]
      ------prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they 
        forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire 
        U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      Public debt: impact on job creation and economy, H5754, H5755, 
        H5756, H5757, H5758, H5759, H5760 [10SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (H.R. 2273), H635 [8FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2523 [9MY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      Taxation: rates, H5757 [10SE]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757, H5759 [10SE]
      Unemployment: rate among college graduates, H5755 [10SE]
      ------rates, H5755 [10SE]
      Washington County, CO: anniversary, E1597 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Arnett, David, H2825 [17MY]
      Bacon, Bob, H3587 [7JN]
      Gresky, Paul, E551 [17AP]
      Judkins, Nancy K., E312 [5MR]
      Martens, Leona, H2292 [7MY]




GARDNER, DWIGHT A.

  Remarks in House
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]




GARDNER, RICHARD J.

  Appointments
      Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board, 
        S5264 [23JY]




GARDUNO, KARINA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1743 [29MR]




GARFIELD, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Calvary Baptist Church: anniversary, E860 [18MY]




GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1635 [21SE]




GARLAND, JOE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6443 [19SE]




GARRAHY, JOHN J. (JOE)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S252-S254 [1FE]




GARRETT, CARLTON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E178 [9FE]




GARRETT, FELIX E., III

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E16 [13JA]




GARRETT, MONICA AND IVORY

  Remarks in House
      Congressional Coalition on Adoption: Angels in Adoption Award 
        recipients, E1577 [20SE]




GARRETT, SCOTT (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Amendments
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1763 [29MR]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4048 [26JN], H4144 [27JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2503 [9MY]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1916 [17AP]
      Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-
        defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs 
        discretionary spending (see H.R. 94), H4157 [27JN]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's 
        Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-
        free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H2570 [9MY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H476 [3FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H3103 [17MY]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations (see H.R. 6452), H6298 [28SE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H5630 [1AU]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), 
        H3707 [15JN]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H1134 [1MR]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H3481 [5JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      SEC: enable national securities exchanges to provide incentives 
        to market-makers that increase liquidity and depth of capital 
        markets and promote enhanced trading and price-discovery for 
        smaller companies (see H.R. 6127), H4868 [13JY]
      ------exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (see 
        H.R. 6161), H5131 [23JY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H4065 [26JN]
      Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for 
        lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
        wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports 
        (see H.R. 3797), H3481 [5JN]
      Taxation: promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles 
        (see H.R. 860), H6304 [9OC]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H571 [7FE]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H3578 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1571 [26MR]
      CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the 
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset 
        Relief Program (see H.R. 6570), H6306 [12OC]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: repeal authority to 
        designate certain non-bank financial institutions as 
        systemically important financial institutions (see H.R. 6317), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the 
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset 
        Relief Program (H.R. 6570), H6306 [12OC]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: repeal authority to 
        designate certain non-bank financial institutions as 
        systemically important financial institutions (H.R. 6317), 
        H5709 [2AU]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (H.R. 6318), H5710 [2AU]
  Remarks
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H535, H540 
        [7FE]
      ------ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      ------establish a commission of budgeting and accounting experts 
        to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best 
        measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit 
        programs, H546 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H535, H536, H537, H538, H540, H541, H545, H546 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H5958 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5956, H5958, H5961, H5963, H5966 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), motion to recommit, H5968 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act with a deficit-reducing increase in tax revenue, H5968 
        [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1771, H1774 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3631 [7JN]
      Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory 
        standards against the use of discriminatory disparate impact 
        analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for 
        housing, H4144, H4145 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for a single or multi-State 
        court settlement where funds are removed from any residential 
        mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503, H2504 [9MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4048, H4049, H4050 [26JN], H4144, 
        H4145 [27JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5241 
        [25JY]
      Hardyston Township, NJ: anniversary, E250 [27FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4753 [10JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E526 [16AP]
      OMB: require all budgets submitted to the President be prepared 
        using both accrual-based and cash-based accounting standards, 
        H545 [7FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H3917 [21JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4753 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4426 [28JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2503, H2504 [9MY]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548, H1549 [26MR]
      ------improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders, H5241 [25JY]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (H.R. 2682), H1551 [26MR]
      ------require brokers underwriting initial public offerings for 
        emerging growth companies be held to strict liability for 
        publicly released research and that certain communications be 
        filed with the SEC, H1257 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1242, H1257, H1258 [7MR]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1258 [7MR]
      Taiwan: anniversary of the 2-28 incident, E244 [27FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit funding for 
        security officers or behavior detection officers outside an 
        airport, H3631 [7JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H6248, H6249, 
        H6250, H6251, H6252, H6253, 
        H6254, H6256, H6257 [21SE]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H4048, 
        H4049, H4050 [26JN]
  Statements
      Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal 
        Credit--Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' 
        Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]
  Tributes
      D'Augustine, Joseph, H1855 [17AP]
      Hallett, Karen, H227 [1FE]




GARRISON, BENJAMIN

  Articles and editorials
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]




GARRISON, WALTER

  Articles and editorials
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]




GARROTT, ANNE MARQUESS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E144 [6FE]




GARVIN, NATHANIEL D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5171 [19JY]




GARY, IN

  Remarks in House
      Gary Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, E1637 
        [21SE]
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]
      Gary NAACP: tribute to life membership inductees, E917 [31MY]




GARY, LAWRENCE E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1095 [20JN]




GARY CATHOLIC CHARITIES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1637 [21SE]




GARY FRONTIERS SERVICE CLUB

  Remarks in House
      Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast: tribute to 
        honorees, E24 [17JA]




GARZA, ERIKA

  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E524 [16AP]




GARZA, MARY L. MATTA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1569 [19SE]




GAS PRICE SPIKE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]




GASDEK, BARRY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4414 [21JN]




GASOLINE REGULATIONS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4471) 
        (H. Rept. 112-519), H3577 [6JN]




GASPEE (H.M.S.)

  Remarks in Senate
      Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3822 [7JN]




GASSETT, JONATHAN W.

  Letters
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act, H1874 [17AP]




GAST, EARL W.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be AID Assistant Administrator for Africa: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




GASTON, RUTHERFORD (BUD)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E905 [30MY]




GASTONIA, NC

  Remarks in House
      First Wesleyan Christian School: anniversary, E378 [19MR]




GATLIN, JUSTIN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1342 [26JY]




GATLIN, ROGER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E981 [5JN]




GATT  see Treaties and Agreements




GAUDARRAMA, GAVINA ACEVEDO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E242 [27FE]




GAUGING AMERICAN PORT SECURITY (GAPS) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4005), H4009-H4011 [26JN], E1181 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4005) 
        (H. Rept. 112-499), H3265 [30MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4005, provisions, H4009 [26JN]




GAUL, JOSEPH M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1160 [27JN]




GAVAN, SEAN

  Remarks in House
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]




GAY, LESBIAN, STRAIGHT EDUCATION NETWORK

  Remarks in House
      National Day of Silence: observance, H2013 [19AP]




GAY AND LESBIAN ACTIVISTS ALLIANCE OF WASHINGTON, DC

  Remarks in House
      Anniversarry, E626 [24AP]




GAYLOR, GREGORY

  Remarks in House
      United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): Sailor of the Year 
        Award recipient, E1611 [21SE]




GAYLOR, HUNTER

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4947 [12JY]




GAYNES, GEORGE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E789 [15MY]




GEAKE, LADIMIR

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6066 [10SE]




GEE, GORDON

  Letters
      Gordon Gee use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        Army: Alex Storozynski, Kosciuszko Foundation, H35 [18JA]
      ------Thaddeus C. Radzilowski, Piast Institute, H36 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Poland: use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        army, H35 [18JA]




GEEGAN, SARA

  Articles and editorials
      U.S.S. Kentucky's Commander Is a Proud UK Alum, S5252 [23JY]




GEER, ANN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1262 [17JY]




GEER, TIMOTHY

  Remarks in House
      Florida: tribute to 13th Congressional District Fire and Rescue 
        and EMS Award recipients, E1327 [25JY]




GEIGER, ROGER

  Remarks in House
      Torrington, CT: AMVETS (organization) Post 24 member of the year 
        award recipient, E203 [15FE]




GEISEL, THEODORE

  Bills and resolutions
      Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 382), S1147 
        [29FE]
      ------observance (see H. Res. 602), H1805 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 382), S1143 [29FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 382, Read Across America Day, S1143, S1150 [29FE]




GEITNER, REX E.

  Remarks in House
      San Mateo County, CA, Farm Bureau: Farmer of the Year award 
        recipient, E202 [15FE]




GEJDENSON, SAM (a former Representative from Connecticut)

  Appointments
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, H2253 [27AP]




GEJJI, SIDD

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3048 [9MY]




GELATO FIASCO, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2724 [25AP]




GELSER, SARA A.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the National Council on Disability: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]




GENELLO, PATRICK J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E721 [8MY]




GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

  Press releases
      GAMA Urges Swift Action on Export Import Bank Reauthorization, 
        H2475 [9MY]




GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]




GENERAL MOTORS CO.

  Remarks in House
      Chemicomays, LLC: General Motors Co., Supplier of the Year award 
        recipient, E957 [1JN]
      Obama, President: economic policies relative to stability of 
        domestic automobile manufacturers, H1547 [26MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S1064 
        [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S2217 [29MR], S3419 [22MY]




GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), 
        S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6404), H5999 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Chevrolet: anniversary of Chevrolet Cruze automobile, S6097 
        [11SE]




GENERAL MOTORS FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Roberts, Armisha: General Motors Foundation Buick Achievers 
        Scholarship Program award recipient, E615 [23AP]




GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

  Amendments
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Albuquerque, NM: convey a parcel of real property in 
        Albuquerque, NM, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation (see 
        S. 3370), S4892 [11JY]
      Annual audit: require (see H.R. 4629), H2123 [25AP]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 537), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: hold in trust for the benefit of 
        federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa 
        Indian School land and improvements (see H.R. 3878), H374 
        [1FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to enter into 
        contracts with private sector for property management (see 
        H.R. 6264), H5629 [1AU]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        S. 3279), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
      Functioning: improve (see H.R. 6430), H6150 [19SE]
      Motor vehicles: reduce amounts available for acquisition of new 
        vehicles for the Federal fleet (see H.R. 6144), H5008 [18JY]
      ------reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and 
        leased by the Government (see H.R. 6324), H5706 [2AU]
      Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal 
        real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
      ------improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 
        2076), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]
      ------install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems 
        in Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see 
        S. 3439), S5381 [25JY]
  Letters
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved 
        resolutions: Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House), H1307 [9MR], H5338 [31JY]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Representative Issa, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Senator Coburn, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6427 
        [19SE]
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, courthouse construction funding: California 
        congressional delegation, H2541 [9MY]
  Memorandums
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, Courthouse Condition: David M. Singer, U.S. 
        Marshals Service, H2540 [9MY]
  Motions
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H531 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Annual audit: require (H.R. 4629), H2080 [25AP]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H491-H494 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490-
        H503 [6FE], H529-H533 [7FE], E151 [7FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H485-
        H488 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H531, H532 
        [7FE]
      ------exempt certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities from 
        decommissioning, H531, H532 [7FE]
      ------protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local 
        governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as 
        open space, H499 [6FE]
      ------provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned 
        businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop 
        Federal property, H500-H502 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]
      Contracts: ensure compliance with workforce diversity rules, 
        H1829 [16AP], H1854 [17AP]
      Federal employees: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, 
        NV, conference, H1897, H1898 [17AP], H2013 [19AP], E546 [17AP]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Houston, TX: convey a parcel of real property to the Military 
        Museum of Texas, H501 [6FE]
      Los Angeles, CA: U.S. District Court for the Central District of 
        California courthouse construction funding, H2539, H2540 [9MY]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6097-
        H6099 [19SE]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5791-H5793 [11SE]
      Real estate: liquidate excess and surplus Federal properties, 
        H3148 [18MY]
      Tracy, CA: convey a parcel of real property (S. 1302), H2299, 
        H2300 [7MY], H3148 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of L'Ambiance Plaza construction 
        collapse killing 28 workers, S2579 [23AP]
      Federal employees: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, 
        NV, conference, S2462 [18AP], S2521 [19AP]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (S. 2076), S390 [7FE], S1814 [19MR]
      ------install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems 
        in Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (S. 
        3439), S5385 [25JY]
      Veterans: include certain veterans organizations as eligible 
        recipient organizations for donation of Federal surplus 
        personal property through State agencies, S6096 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Albuquerque, NM, Federal Land Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3370), S5870 [1AU]
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. 
        Rept. 112-384), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act 
        (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 
        112-385), H475 [3FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 6185) (H. Rept. 112-661), H5764 [10SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1307-H1359 [9MR], 
        H5338-H5405 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property 
        Realignment Act (CPRA), H486 [6FE]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H495-H498 
        [6FE]
      H.R. 6185, Local Courthouse Safety Act, H5791 [11SE]
      H.R. 6324, Cutting Federal Unnecessary and Expensive Leasing 
        (Cutting FUEL) Act, H6097 [19SE]
      S. 1302, GSA conveyance of a parcel of real property to Tracy, 
        CA, H2299 [7MY]
      S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act, S391 [7FE]




GENERAL SOCIETY SONS OF THE REVOLUTION

  Remarks in House
      Kings Mountain, TN: tribute to chapter for signing of the U.S. 
        Constitution anniversary observation, E1477 [11SE]




GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 
        [20JN] (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 
        [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 
        [20JN]




GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD RIGHT TO KNOW ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]




GENEVA, NY

  Remarks in Senate
      Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office: designate (H.R. 
        2244), S2885 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2244), S2730 [25AP]




GENOCIDE

  Appointments
      U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H787 [15FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 
        108), H1390 [19MR]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
  Essays
      Armenian Genocide Survivor: Araxi Kechbouladian, E924 [31MY]
  Lists
      Nobel laureates urging the Turkish Government to acknowledge 
        Armenian genocide, E622 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2079 [25AP], E622, E623, 
        E631, E632, E633, E636 [24AP], E648 [25AP], E660, E677 [26AP], 
        E697, E699 [27AP], E811 [16MY]
      Armenian Genocide Congressional Record Project: survival 
        stories, E924 [31MY]
      Atrocities Prevention Board: ensure that U.S. policy reflects 
        appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, 
        ethnic cleansing, and genocide, E697 [27AP]
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, E697 [27AP]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 108), 
        H1442 [21MR]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        luncheon, E998 [6JN]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide, H1918 [18AP]
      ------ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding 
        and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
        genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide 
        (H. Res. 304), H1980 [19AP], H2079, H2081 [25AP], E648 [25AP]
      Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, E437 [26MR]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014, H2015 [19AP], 
        H2080 [25AP], E535 [16AP], E561 [17AP], E577 [18AP], E640, 
        E642 [25AP], E659 [26AP], E687, E700 [27AP]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H463 [3FE], H1146 [5MR], H1163, H1165 [6MR], H1527-
        H1529 [22MR], E687 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian 
        support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli 
        people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons 
        (H. Res. 271), H636-H638 [8FE]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, H227 [1FE], E110 [1FE], E225 [17FE], E241, E248, 
        E252 [27FE], E280 [29FE], E302, E303 [1MR], E352 [8MR], E474 
        [28MR]
      ------anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E191 [14FE], E224, 
        E227 [17FE], E254 [27FE]
      ------anniversary of occupation of Shusha, E718 [7MY]
      ------tribute to citizens, E828 [17MY]
      Satellite Sentinel Project (organization): tribute, E717 [7MY]
      Taylor, Charles: conviction for war crimes and crimes against 
        humanity, E685 [27AP]
      Terre Haute, IN: tribute to CANDLES Holocaust Museum and 
        Education Center, E1108 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2652, S2653 [24AP]
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, S2915 [7MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 108), 
        S2006 [22MR]
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S2322 [16AP], S2540 
        [19AP]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 108, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to honor 
        victims of the Holocaust, H1442 [21MR]
      S. Res. 399, Affirmation of the U.S. Record on the Armenian 
        Genocide Resolution, S1792 [19MR]




GENSLER, ARTHUR

  Remarks in House
      San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) Association: 
        Silver Spur Award recipient, E268 [28FE]




GENTILE, DOMINIC S.

  Bills and resolutions
      Medal of Honor: award posthumously (see H.R. 5926), H3660 [7JN]




GEORGE, HOMER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E347 [8MR]




GEORGE, JOSH

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




GEORGE, ROBERT P.

  Appointments
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, H1530 [22MR]




GEORGE, TIMOTHY

  Eulogies
      Colson, Charles W., E996-E998 [6JN]




GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

  Letters
      Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act, H2095 [25AP]
  Remarks in House
      Ecology and environment: tribute to green and sustainable 
        initiatives, E649 [25AP]




GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for 
        DC Democracy, E706 [7MY]




GEORGETOWN, TX

  Remarks in House
      Veterans: tribute to Horses for Heroes program, E1721 [26OC]




GEORGIA COUNCIL ON AGING

  Remarks in House
      Hind, Kay: Georgia Council on Aging Distinguished Older Georgian 
        Award recipient, E276 [29FE]




GEORGIA (country)

  Articles and editorials
      Georgian Politics--Blood Feud, E1438 [3AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign aid: limit assistance until Dept. of State certifies 
        that parliamentary elections are held in a free, fair, and 
        competitive manner (see H.R. 4258), H1570 [26MR]
      Foreign policy: support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]
      Power resources: promote global energy supply security through 
        increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, 
        Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Foreign aid: limit assistance until Dept. of State certifies 
        that parliamentary elections are held in a free, fair, and 
        competitive manner (H.R. 4258), E440 [26MR], E1438 [3AU]
      Foreign policy: support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), H6083-H6086 [19SE], 
        E1606, E1608 [21SE]
      ------support NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict, E285 [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Richard B. Norland To Be Ambassador to Georgia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 526, support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity in Georgia (country), U.S.-Georgia 
        Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic 
        reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict, H6083 [19SE]




GEORGIA FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTITIONERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Fowler, Michael L., Sr.: Georgia Funeral Service Practitioners 
        Association, Inc., 4th District Mortician of the Year Award 
        recipient, E483 [29MR]




GEORGIA PEANUT COMMISSION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1232 [11JY], E1360 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4633 [26JN], S5948 [2AU]




GEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE

  Proclamations
      Georgia Piedmont Technical College Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E614 [23AP], E779 [11MY]




GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Statesboro, GA: closing of Snooky's Restaurant, H3663 [8JN]




GEORGIA (State)

  Bills and resolutions
      Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: conduct 
        suitability and feasibility study for expanding boundary (see 
        H.R. 4630), H2123 [25AP]
      Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to 
        include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 5103), H2269 
        [27AP]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Petitions and memorials
      Allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, H733 [15FE]
  Proclamations
      Bishop Dr. Stewart Reese, Jr., Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1185 [29JN]
      Bishop William P. DeVeaux and Dr. Patricia Ann Morris DeVeaux 
        Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1181 
        [29JN]
      Brian A. Mann Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1183 [29JN]
      Carolyn B. Parks Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1191 [29JN]
      Crystal Brockington and Johnathan Davis Day: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1193 [29JN]
      Dempsey Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1196 [29JN]
      Dogan Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E898 [30MY]
      Dr. Felicia Moss Mayfield Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E32 [18JA]
      Dr. Thomas Smith and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., High School 
        Civic Leadership Students Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E906 [30MY]
      Eddie L. Long Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1536 [14SE]
      Eileen Samuel U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative Henry 
        C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr.; Samuel, Eileen, E635 [24AP]
      Eli McKenzie U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative Henry 
        C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1537 [14SE]
      Fannie Sheridan U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1461 [10SE]
      Georgia Piedmont Technical College Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E614 [23AP], E779 [11MY]
      James E. Young U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative Henry 
        C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E611 [23AP]
      Leon and Joyce Henry Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1203 [9JY]
      Margaret J. Laborn Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1464 [10SE]
      Marshalls Distribution Center Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1540 [14SE]
      Mr. James L. Littlejohn Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E897 [30MY]
      Mrs. Alma T. Gammage Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E895 [30MY]
      Mrs. Annie Johnson-Sinkfield Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1211 [9JY]
      Mrs. Curtis Lucille Sanders Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E45 [18JA]
      Mrs. Julia A. Snell Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1197 [29JN]
      Mrs. Karen L. Macon Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E905 [30MY]
      Mrs. Loretta J. Maloy Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E903 [30MY]
      Mrs. Marie Robinson Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1202 [29JN]
      Mrs. Melody Poole Ellis Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E779 [11MY]
      Ms. Carol Crumby Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E617 [23AP]
      Ms. Clara Sims Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E310 [5MR]
      Ms. Lorraine B. Myles Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E615 [23AP]
      Ms. Marci McCarthy Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E616 [23AP], E623 [24AP]
      Ms. Margaret Schuelke Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1530 [14SE]
      Ms. Mary Theresa Johnson Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1200 [29JN]
      Ms. Shundra Y. Nephew Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E616 [23AP], E782 [11MY]
      Ms. Susan Bradley Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1535 [14SE]
      Myers Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1544 [14SE]
      Pastor Caroline Leach Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1208 [9JY]
      Pastor Marques L. Fletcher Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1533 [14SE]
      Pastor Micheal Benton Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1532 [14SE]
      Robert L. Smith U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E607 [23AP], E780 [11MY]
      Snipes and Turner Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1459 [10SE]
      Teryle L. Berry U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1463 [10SE]
      Thomas, Walker, and Wilson Family Reunion Day: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1206 [9JY]
      Victory for the World Church Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1204 [9JY]
      Walter D. Gray U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative Henry 
        C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1539 [14SE]
      White's Chapel United Methodist Church Day: Representative Henry 
        C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E781 [11MY]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: impact on State economy, E803 [15MY]
      Albany, GA: anniversary of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, 
        E285 [29FE]
      ------tribute to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Marine Band, 
        E191 [14FE]
      Archer, Iris M.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in 
        Adoption Award recipient, E1463 [10SE]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Great Locomotive Chase, E517 
        [30MR]
      Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, E1232 [11JY], E1360 
        [31JY]
      Hersey, Kathleen: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1280 [18JY]
      Hind, Kay: Georgia Council on Aging Distinguished Older Georgian 
        Award recipient, E276 [29FE]
      Hurd, Eric: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1280 
        [18JY]
      Kitchens, George, Jr.: tribute for participation in Olympic 
        Games, H5296 [26JY]
      Police Week: observance, E860 [18MY]
      Statesboro, GA: closing of Snooky's Restaurant, H3663 [8JN]
      United Way: anniversary, E1179 [28JN]
      Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189 
        [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, 
        S609 [14FE]
      Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, S4633 [26JN], S5948 
        [2AU]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      Horton's Books & Gifts (business): anniversary, S1845 [20MR]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
  Tributes
      Isakson, Senator, S6029 [10SE]
      Jenkins, Ed, H118, H123, H124, H125, H126 [24JA], E77 [25JA]
      Lewis, Representative John, H1214 [7MR]
      Young, Andrew J., Jr., E861 [18MY]




GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION AND TECHNOLOGY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 1142) (S. Rept. 112-145), S388 [7FE]




GEOTHERMAL PRODUCTION EXPANSION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112-146), S388 [7FE]




GEOTHERMAL STEAM ACT

  Reports filed
      Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112-146), S388 
        [7FE]




GERACI, FRANK P., JR.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S5211 [19JY]




GERARD, LEO W.

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2842 [17MY]




GERBER, SCOTT

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3427 
        [22MY]




GERCKE, JOAN KATHLEEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E277 [29FE]




GERDTS, DOUGLAS

  Prayers
      Senate, S6475 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6475 [20SE]




GERHARD, KURT

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H6325 [6NO]




GERING, NE

  Remarks in House
      National Park Service: anniversary of Summit Road at the Scotts 
        Bluff National Monument, E1647 [21SE]




GERLACH, JIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Appointments
      President's Export Council, H1291 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4869 [13JY]
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H567 [7FE]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H3163 [18MY]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H159 [24JA]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 3577), H376 [1FE]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5292 [25JY]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide penalties with respect to employers' conduct 
        relative to persons engaging in sexual conduct with children 
        (see H.R. 3766), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: require evaluation of county workload 
        assessments prior to closure or relocation of a county or 
        local Farm Service Agency office (see H.R. 4313), H2034 [19AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H4157 [27JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (see H.R. 2557), H182 [25JA]
      ------improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 3144), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of HUD: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to 
        stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing 
        agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts 
        (see H.R. 6203), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H3733 [18JN]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H4907 [17JY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H4157 [27JN]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1391 [19MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1543 [22MR]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H6152 [19SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H6062 
        [14SE]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H6312 [19OC]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H3976 [21JN]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1978 [18AP]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H2647 [10MY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H2647 [10MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1367 [16MR]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2648 [10MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6300 [2OC]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H944 [17FE]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H187 
        [27JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H945 [17FE]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5766 [10SE]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H3732 [18JN]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H2329 [7MY]
      ------S-(2-benzothiazolyl)-2-(2-amino-thiazol-4-yl)-2-
        acetoxyimino thioacetate (thioester) (see H.R. 5698), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H2647 [10MY]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H1391 [19MR]
      ------exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business 
        holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises 
        which are independently supervised (see H.R. 4035), H1018 
        [28FE]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5202 [24JY]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H6298 [28SE]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H6151 [19SE]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H1847 [16AP]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H4157 
        [27JN]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (see H.R. 6180), H5201 [24JY]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2647 [10MY]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1543 [22MR]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H572 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Tariff: AC electric motors (see H.R. 5094, 5095, 5098, 5099, 
        5101, 5102), H2269 [27AP]
      ------acephate (see H.R. 5078), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 5728), 
        H2645 [10MY]
      ------alpha-phenyl-2-piperidylacetic acid, H2269 [27AP]
      ------alpha-threo phenyl-2-piperidyl acetamide (see H.R. 5093), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      ------asulam sodium salt and mixed application adjuvants (see 
        H.R. 5079), H2269 [27AP]
      ------cypermethrin (see H.R. 5084), H2269 [27AP]
      ------dicumyl peroxide (see H.R. 4690), H2124 [25AP]
      ------dry adhesive copolyamide pellets (see H.R. 4688), H2124 
        [25AP]
      ------5(1,1-dimethylheptyl) resorcinol (see H.R. 5087), H2269 
        [27AP]
      ------4-bromobenzyl bromide (see H.R. 5088), H2269 [27AP]
      ------helium (see H.R. 5075), H2269 [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin and adsorbent (see H.R. 5082), H2269 
        [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin of benzene, diethenyl, polymer with 
        ethenylbenzene and ethenylethylbenzene, chloromethylated, 
        trimethylaminoquaternized (see H.R. 5076), H2269 [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder comprising a copolymer of 
        methacrylic acid cross-linked with divinylbenzene, potassium 
        ionic form (see H.R. 5077), H2269 [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin-methanamine, N methyl reaction products 
        with chloromethylated divinylbenzene-styrene polymer (see H.R. 
        5081), H2269 [27AP]
      ------macroporous ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of 
        styrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene, thiol functionalized 
        (see H.R. 5083), H2269 [27AP]
      ------N-[(4-methoxymethyl)-1-phenylmethyl-4-piperidinyl]N-
        phenylpropanamide-ethanedioate (see H.R. 5097), H2269 [27AP]
      ------1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 5090), H2269 
        [27AP]
      ------1-benzyl-4-phenyl-4-piperidine carboxylic acid ethyl ester 
        HCl (see H.R. 5096), H2269 [27AP]
      ------1-(2-chloroethyl)-4-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-5H-tetrazol-5-one 
        (see H.R. 5089), H2269 [27AP]
      ------Orgasol polyamide powders (see H.R. 4689), H2124 [25AP]
      ------oxyfluorfen (see H.R. 5085), H2269 [27AP]
      ------phenyl-2-pyridyl acetamide (see H.R. 5092), H2269 [27AP]
      ------strong base anionic resin (see H.R. 5080), H2269 [27AP]
      ------styrene, ar-ethyl-, polymer with divinylbenzene and 
        styrene beads with low ash (see H.R. 5073), H2269 [27AP]
      ------thiophanate methyl (see H.R. 5086), H2269 [27AP]
      ------2-butyl-5-chloro-3H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde (see H.R. 
        5091), H2269 [27AP]
      ------2-propenoic acid, polymer with diethenylbenzene (see H.R. 
        5074), H2269 [27AP]
      Taxation: modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property 
        credit (see H.R. 6398), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide exception from passive loss rules for investments 
        in high technology research small business pass-thru entities 
        (see H.R. 6559), H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        H.R. 6319), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 6102), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see H.R. 
        4321), H1804 [29MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: AC electric motors (H.R. 5094), H2279 [27AP]
      ------AC electric motors (H.R. 5095), H2279 [27AP]
      ------AC electric motors (H.R. 5098), H2279 [27AP]
      ------AC electric motors (H.R. 5099), H2279 [27AP]
      ------AC electric motors (H.R. 5101), H2279 [27AP]
      ------AC electric motors (H.R. 5102), H2279 [27AP]
      ------acephate (H.R. 5078), H2279 [27AP]
      ------acephate (H.R. 5728), H2646 [10MY]
      ------alpha-phenyl-2-piperidylacetic acid (H.R. 5100), H2279 
        [27AP]
      ------alpha-threo phenyl-2-piperidyl acetamide (H.R. 5093), 
        H2279 [27AP]
      ------asulam sodium salt and mixed application adjuvants (H.R. 
        5079), H2279 [27AP]
      ------cypermethrin (H.R. 5084), H2279 [27AP]
      ------dicumyl peroxide (H.R. 4690), H2129 [25AP]
      ------dry adhesive copolyamide pellets (H.R. 4688), H2129 [25AP]
      ------5(1,1-dimethylheptyl) resorcinol (H.R. 5087), H2279 [27AP]
      ------4-bromobenzyl bromide (H.R. 5088), H2279 [27AP]
      ------helium (H.R. 5075), H2278 [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin and adsorbent (H.R. 5082), H2279 [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin of benzene, diethenyl, polymer with 
        ethenylbenzene and ethenylethylbenzene, chloromethylated, 
        trimethylaminoquaternized (H.R. 5076), H2278 [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder comprising a copolymer of 
        methacrylic acid cross-linked with divinylbenzene, potassium 
        ionic form (H.R. 5077), H2279 [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin-methanamine, N methyl reaction products 
        with chloromethylated divinylbenzene-styrene polymer (H.R. 
        5081), H2279 [27AP]
      ------macroporous ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of 
        styrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene, thiol functionalized 
        (H.R. 5083), H2279 [27AP]
      ------N-[(4-methoxymethyl)-1-phenylmethyl-4-piperidinyl]N-
        phenylpropanamide-ethanedioate (H.R. 5097), H2279 [27AP]
      ------1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid (H.R. 5090), H2279 [27AP]
      ------1-benzyl-4-phenyl-4-piperidine carboxylic acid ethyl ester 
        HCl (H.R. 5096), H2279 [27AP]
      ------1-(2-chloroethyl)-4-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-5H-tetrazol-5-one 
        (H.R. 5089), H2279 [27AP]
      ------Orgasol polyamide powders (H.R. 4689), H2129 [25AP]
      ------oxyfluorfen (H.R. 5085), H2279 [27AP]
      ------phenyl-2-pyridyl acetamide (H.R. 5092), H2279 [27AP]
      ------strong base anionic resin (H.R. 5080), H2279 [27AP]
      ------styrene, ar-ethyl-, polymer with divinylbenzene and 
        styrene beads with low ash (H.R. 5073), H2278 [27AP]
      ------thiophanate methyl (H.R. 5086), H2279 [27AP]
      ------2-butyl-5-chloro-3H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde (H.R. 5091), 
        H2279 [27AP]
      ------2-propenoic acid, polymer with diethenylbenzene (H.R. 
        5074), H2278 [27AP]
      Taxation: modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property 
        credit (H.R. 6398), H6000 [13SE]
      ------provide exception from passive loss rules for investments 
        in high technology research small business pass-thru entities 
        (H.R. 6559), H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (H.R. 
        6319), H5710 [2AU]
      ------provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 6102), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (H.R. 
        4321), H1806 [29MR]
  Remarks
      Bally, PA; anniversary, E1111 [21JN]
      Cansler, Tamara C.: Greystone Society Rebecca Lukens Award 
        recipient, E420 [22MR]
      Chester County, PA: anniversary of ARC of Chester County, 
        E423 [22MR]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1389 [2AU]
      Harcum College: Main Line Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Business 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1398 [3AU]
      Rivera, Antonio: United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) 
        Service Member of the Year Award recipient, E1637 
        [21SE]
      Shillington, PA: tribute to Governor Mifflin Middle School 
        ``Adopt a Veteran Program'', E1528 [14SE]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3609 
        [7JN]
      Uwchlan Township, PA: anniversary, E1195 [29JN]
      Votes: position on missed, E203 [15FE], E639 
        [25AP], E913 [31MY], E1609 [21SE]
      West Chester Fish, Game & Wildlife Association: anniversary, 
        E1607 [21SE]
      Womelsdorf, PA: anniversary, E1529 [14SE]
  Tributes
      Bailey, John R., E241 [27FE]
      Brady, Richard J., E1135 [26JN]
      Chambers, Andrew W., E223 [17FE]
      Paterno, Joseph V., H665 [9FE]
      Ruscio, Francis, E344 [8MR]
      Tachovsky, Barbara, E1527 [14SE]
      Teti, Mary Jane (Polly), E343 [8MR]




GERMANA, CHARLES M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1490 [12SE]




GERMANTOWN, MD

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to MSC Coyotes Green Girls Soccer Club, E1434 
        [3AU]




GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

  Articles and editorials
      Stimulus Spending Keeps Failing--If Austerity Is So Terrible, 
        How Come Germany and Sweden Have Done So Well?, S3213 [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 
        2212), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 4086), H950 [24FE]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3103 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Association of Former Members of Congress: status of 
        Congressional Study Groups on Germany, Turkey, Japan, and 
        Europe, H4703 [10JY]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        luncheon, E998 [6JN]
      Congress: staff exchange program with the German Bundestag, E19 
        [17JA]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H1370-H1372 [19MR]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014, H2015 [19AP], 
        H2080 [25AP], E535 [16AP], E561 [17AP], E577 [18AP], E640, 
        E642 [25AP], E659 [26AP], E687, E700 [27AP]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, H4078 [27JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics, H5295, H5296 [26JY], E1330 [25JY]
      World War II: anniversary of Battle of Dieppe, E1440 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (S. 2212), 
        S1848-S1850 [20MR]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S2322 [16AP], S2540 
        [19AP]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S4594 
        [25JN], S5654 [30JY], S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      Senate: moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, unanimous-consent agreement, S6025 
        [10SE]
  Reports filed
      Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4086) (H. Rept. 
        112-413), H1390 [19MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4086, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, H1370 [19MR]
      S. 2212, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, S1849 [20MR]
      S. Res. 504, recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 
        Munich Olympics, S4463, S4594 [25JN]




GERRARD, JOHN M.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S15-S21, S23, S24, S26 
        [23JA]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to decisions on 
        use of electrocution in capital punishment cases, S16-S19, 
        S23, S26 [23JA]




GERSON, MICHAEL

  Articles and editorials
      Charles Colson Found Freedom in Prison, S3163 [15MY], E662 
        [26AP]




GETTYSBURG, PA

  Reports filed
      Gettysburg National Military Park Boundary Revision To Include 
        the Gettysburg Train Station: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 112-449), H2029 [19AP]




GHANA, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in Senate
      Democracy: efforts, S5294 [24JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Gene A. Cretz To Be Ambassador to Ghana: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]
  Tributes
      Atta Mills, John, H5696 [2AU]




GHAWI, JESSICA

  Obituaries
      Personal, H5300 [26JY]




GI BILL CONSUMER AWARENESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2241), S2087 [27MR], S2589 [23AP]
  Texts of
      S. 2241, provisions, S2088-S2092 [27MR]




GIAMBERARDINO, MARCO A.

  Letters
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H832 [16FE]




GIBBONS, MATTHEW T.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E872 [18MY]




GIBBS, BOB (a Representative from Ohio)

  Articles and editorials
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation: Bob Stallman, Ag 
        Agenda (American Farm Bureau Federation newsletter), 
        E806 [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5860 [11SE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1274 [7MR]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 4153), H1306 [8MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2033 [19AP]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3405 [1JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3982), H1135 [1MR]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2033 
        [19AP]
      EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from 
        national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
        requirements (see H.R. 2541), H3267 [30MY]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H4869 [13JY]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2072 [24AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H2329 [7MY]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H1209 [6MR]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 
        3461), H1571 [26MR]
      ------permit certain current loans that would otherwise be 
        treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain 
        purposes (see H.R. 4029), H2072 [24AP]
      Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or 
        relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer 
        without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or 
        Defense (see H.R. 615), H512 [6FE]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H6312 
        [19OC]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1391 [19MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H966 [27FE]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3577 [6JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2135 [25AP]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1807 [29MR]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H1846 [16AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an 
        amnesty period during which veterans and their families can 
        register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H571 [7FE]
      NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H3578 [6JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 [8FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4864 [12JY]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1642 [27MR]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2040 [23AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see 
        H.R. 1533), H3661 [7JN]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H1915 [17AP]
      ------extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include 
        insulated siding (see H.R. 6226), H5766 [10SE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H4775 [10JY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H4656 [29JN]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H1915 [17AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 
        2092), H5009 [18JY]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H2288 [27AP]
      Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal 
        protection clause to extend particular consideration to 
        members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to 
        exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2266 
        [27AP]
  Remarks
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3374 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E806 [15MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6201, H6202 [20SE], H6237, 
        H6238, H6240 [21SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3374 [1JN]
      EPA: prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6240 
        [21SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1945 
        [18AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1945 [18AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1945 [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1945 [18AP]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6201 [20SE]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237, H6238 
        [21SE]




GIBBS, DAWN

  Letters
      Improve FDA capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3503 [23MY]




GIBERT, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E197 [15FE]




GIBRALTAR  see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland




GIBSON, ALTHEA

  Bills and resolutions
      Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously (see H.R. 4130), 
        H1133 [1MR]




GIBSON, CHARLES C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1235 [11JY]




GIBSON, CHRISTOPHER P. (a Representative from New York)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5711 [2AU]
      ------prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H5923 [12SE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4606 [28JN]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H5712 [2AU]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6280 [21SE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H5293 [25JY]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H27 [17JA]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H4869 [13JY]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H27 [17JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for 
        beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H2447 [8MY]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to assist veterans 
        to acquire commercial driver's licenses (see H.R. 3666), H5202 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local 
        governments for any program to check helmet usage or create 
        checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4775 [10JY]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H5292 [25JY]
      EPA: partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see H.R. 3097), H6279 [21SE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1543 [22MR]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5526 [31JY]
      Government: prioritize payment of pay and allowances to Armed 
        Forces members and Federal law enforcement officers if the 
        statutory debt limit is reached or there is a funding gap (see 
        H.R. 2886), H1915 [17AP]
      Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary 
        school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens 
        reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
        providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]
      Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual 
        health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see 
        H.R. 371), H3976 [21JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H3163 [18MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H3404 
        [1JN]
      Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials 
        payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-
        cost areas (see H.R. 3387), H2033 [19AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H27 [17JA]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H79 [18JA]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4065 [26JN]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------clarify authority to improve credit union safety and 
        soundness, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3993), H1978 
        [18AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1756), H3976 [21JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1100 [29FE]
      Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery 
        service (see H. Res. 137), H2034 [19AP]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict 
        facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of 
        service (see H.R. 3591), H2072 [24AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H3363 [31MY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic 
        fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H6001 [13SE]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H5130 [23JY]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (see H.R. 2779), H115 [23JA]
      Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee 
        health care (see H.R. 1050), H3976 [21JN]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1978 [18AP]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H5202 [24JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3267 [30MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H3405 [1JN]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H4605 
        [28JN]
      ------improve access to health care by expanding health savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 2010), H3976 [21JN]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H2072 [24AP]
      ------reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small 
        producers (see H.R. 777), H1915 [17AP]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H2288 [27AP]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H2072 [24AP]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1916 [17AP]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H2033 [19AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H3661 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Corps of Engineers: temporarily relieve cost-sharing 
        requirements of watershed mitigation projects and flood damage 
        reduction projects for counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or 
        Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify relationship of certain constitutional 
        rights to laws relating to the military detention of certain 
        covered persons (see H.R. 4092), H965 [27FE]
      Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations on patient medication 
        information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-
        quality information about prescription drugs (see H.R. 6514), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Immigration: simplify petitioning procedure for H-2A 
        agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H-2A program 
        (see H.R. 6373), H5859 [11SE]
      Rural Electrification Act: amend (see H.R. 5896), H3480 [5JN]
      Taxation: increase amount of low-income housing credit that may 
        be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H26 [17JA]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H1016 [28FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Corps of Engineers: temporarily relieve cost-sharing 
        requirements of watershed mitigation projects and flood damage 
        reduction projects for counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or 
        Tropical Storm Lee (H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify relationship of certain constitutional 
        rights to laws relating to the military detention of certain 
        covered persons (H.R. 4092), H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations on patient medication 
        information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-
        quality information about prescription drugs (H.R. 6514), 
        H6278 [21SE]
      Immigration: simplify petitioning procedure for H-2A 
        agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H-2A program 
        (H.R. 6373), H5860 [11SE]
      Rural Electrification Act: amend (H.R. 5896), H3481 [5JN]
      Taxation: increase amount of low-income housing credit that may 
        be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (H.R. 3769), H26 [17JA]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (H.R. 4096), H1017 [28FE]
  Letters
      Forum on tick-borne diseases: by, H3394 [1JN]
  Lists
      Speakers at forum on tick-borne diseases, H3394 [1JN]
  Remarks
      Diseases: promote Lyme disease awareness and treatment programs, 
        H3393 [1JN]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members 
        who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, E989 [6JN]
  Statements
      Forum on Tick-Borne Diseases: Christina T. Fisk and Holly Ahern, 
        H3394 [1JN]
  Tributes
      Geer, Ann, E1262 [17JY]




GIBSON, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E722 [8MY]




GIBSON, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E725 [8MY]




GIBSON, JOHN M.

  Remarks in House
      Capitol Building and Grounds: moment of silence for John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H5153 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5265-S5267, S5283, S5298 [24JY]
      ------moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. 
        Chestnut, S5282 [24JY]




GIBSON, LYNN H.

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, S6047 
        [10SE], H6179 [20SE]




GIESLER, MARSHA

  Remarks in House
      National Fire Protection Association: Fire and Life Safety 
        Educator of the Year award recipient, H4830 [12JY]




GIFFORDS, GABRIELLE (a Representative from Arizona)

  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H114 [23JA]
  Letters
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: by, H168, H170, 
        H171 [25JA]
  Remarks
      House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H168 [25JA]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H118, H119, H131 [24JA], H161, H162, H163-H169, H170 
        [25JA], E57 [23JA], E69 [25JA]
  Resignations
      House of Representatives, H168, H170 [25JA]




GIFFORDS, GABRIELLE (a former Representative from Arizona)

  Inscriptions
      Gabrielle Giffords Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award plaque, H4699 [10JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Association of Former Members of Congress: Distinguished Service 
        Award recipient, H4699 [10JY]
      Tribute, E83 [27JA]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S95, S136 [26JA]




GILA BEND INDIAN RESERVATION LANDS REPLACEMENT CLARIFICATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land 
        claims settlements, H3726-H3728 [18JN]
      Enact (H.R. 2938), H3725-H3729 [18JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2938) 
        (H. Rept. 112-440), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2938, provisions, H3725 [18JN]




GILBANE INC.

  Remarks in House
      GSA: ensure contracts are in compliance with workforce diversity 
        rules, H1829 [16AP], H1854 [17AP]




GILBERT, JAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E731 [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2386 [17AP]




GILBY, ND

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4720 [28JN]




GILCHRIST, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Flora-Bama Lounge, Package, & Oyster Bar (business): anniversary 
        of visit to New York, NY, to support recovery efforts after 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, E416 [22MR]




GILL, CAROL

  Letters
      Improve FDA capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3503 [23MY]




GILL, VINCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E955 [1JN]




GILLESPIE, C. KEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1563 [19SE]




GILLETTE, DENNIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E295 [1MR]




GILLIAM, LEONARD

  Articles and editorials
      World War II--A Trip Around the World, S2226 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2225 [29MR]




GILLIAM, REGINALD E., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E680 [27AP]




GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E. (a Senator from New York)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3791 
        [6JN], S3845, S3854 [7JN], S3907 [11JN], S3993 [12JN], S4205, 
        S4206 [14JN], S4268, S4277 [19JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S169 [30JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6112 [11SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3430 [22MY], S3506, 
        S3517, S3533 [23MY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4979, S4980 [12JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2657 
        [24AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S573 [13FE], S790, S791 [15FE], 
        S865, S873 [16FE], S1018 [17FE], S1367 [1MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1811 [19MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5402 [25JY], S5744, 
        S5792 [31JY]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S9 [17JA], S661 [15FE], S1099 
        [29FE], S1433 [7MR], S1639 [14MR], S1873 [21MR], S2115 [28MR], 
        S2455 [18AP], S2663 [25AP], S2989 [9MY], S3181 [16MY], S3459 
        [23MY], S3739 [6JN], S4109 [13JN], S4313 [20JN], S4645 [27JN], 
        S4835 [11JY], S5093 [18JY], S5321 [25JY], S5805 [1AU], S6241 
        [12SE], S6393 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Agriculture: restore integrity to and strengthen payment 
        limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to 
        farmers (see S. 1161), S132 [26JA] (see S. 2217), S1932 [21MR]
      American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and 
        technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum 
        development (see S. 2369), S4774 [29JN]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3840 [7JN]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S3423 [22MY]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate 
        education and training programs in the field of advanced 
        manufacturing (see S. 1329), S1791 [19MR]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Children and youth: reduce youth homelessness by extending 
        foster care eligibility and programs and improving programs to 
        keep families together (see S. 961), S6455 [19SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S5305 [24JY]
      Colvin, Marie C.: tribute (see S. Res. 404), S2001 [22MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S4637 [26JN]
      Community colleges: restore funding to Dept. of Labor Community-
        Based Job Training Grants for workforce development programs 
        and provide Federal assistance for community college 
        modernization (see S. 1978), S4418 [21JN]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (see S. 1821), S495 [9FE]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S5085 [17JY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 
        1947), S3785 [6JN]
      Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ``produced'' to include 
        melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on 
        procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see 
        S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish a grant program for automated 
        external defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2343), S2825 [26AP]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S3175 [15MY]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S3330 [21MY]
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), 
        S568 [13FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S2031 [26MR]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see S. 1782), S6455 
        [19SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Agriculture 
        Inspection (see S. 1673), S1541 [8MR]
      Dept. of HUD: create livable communities through coordinated 
        public investment and streamlined regulations (see S. 1621), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      ------provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs 
        (see S. 3583), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 
        3328), S4638 [26JN]
      Dept. of Labor: authorize a national grant program for on-the-
        job training (see S. 1168), S2001 [22MR]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members (see S. 2246), S3130 [14MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve 
        components as active service for purpose of certain 
        administered laws (see S. 491), S1195 [1MR]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2929 [7MY]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3457), S5980 [2AU]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S2929 [7MY]
      Diseases: improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary 
        hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see S. 1167), S1734 [15MR]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP]
      Drugs: increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (see S. 507), S3329 [21MY]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 2297), S2496 
        [18AP]
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1577 [12MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections 
        (see S. 1994), S43 [23JA]
      EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see S. 1270), 
        S2969 [8MY]
      Families and domestic relations: establish a toll-free telephone 
        helpline to provide information and assistance to parents and 
        caregivers of children to prevent child abuse and strengthen 
        families (see S. 2293), S2496 [18AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S2929 [7MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S4822 [10JY]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S4240 [18JN]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and 
        development efforts following earthquake (see S. 1576), S76 
        [24JA]
      ------provide assistance to end deforestation and restore the 
        extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see 
        S. 1023), S699 [15FE]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      Hamilton College: anniversary (see S. Res. 478), S3729 [5JN]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S6341 [13SE]
      Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see S. 563), S6455 [19SE]
      ------require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's 
        congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
        trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1045), S5978 
        [2AU]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (see S. 3499), S5977 [2AU]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2929 [7MY]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4369 
        [20JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4370 [20JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S1848 [20MR]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see S. 227), S5978 [2AU]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S4239 [18JN]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see S. 738), S2928 [7MY]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see S. 960), S3234 [16MY]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Public Higher Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        384), S1147 [29FE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 369), S388 
        [7FE]
      NLRB: modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S4204 [14JN]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      ------reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 750), S2824 
        [26AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see 
        S. 2326), S2546 [19AP]
      SBA: remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities (see S. 1970), S1460 [7MR]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5488 [26JY]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 1945), 
        S495 [9FE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S5135 [18JY]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S3633 [24MY]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see S. 697), S5304 [24JY]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see S. 1616), S76 [24JA]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (see S. 2050), S2825 [26AP]
      ------increase and make permanent the alternative simplified 
        research credit (see S. 1577), S133 [26JA]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see S. 2088), S6456 [19SE]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S3280 [17MY]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S3516 [23MY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1397), 
        S4822 [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see S. 534), S3174 [15MY]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), 
        S6063 [10SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 
        3565), S6548 [20SE]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 
        [22MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see S. 2004), S1680 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: ensure military leadership reflects the diversity 
        of the population of the U.S. (see S. 3181), S3174 [15MY]
      ------require a report on implementation of a termination of the 
        ground combat exclusion policy for female members (see S. 
        3182), S3174 [15MY]
      ------track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members (see S. 3180), S3174 [15MY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National 
        Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration 
        gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 2268), S2242 
        [29MR]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see S. 3435), S5381 [25JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish grant program within rural 
        broadband program (see S. 2275), S2243 [29MR]
      ------permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without 
        certification (see S. 2208), S1847 [20MR]
      ------provide Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        expedited authority to remove geese that threaten aircraft 
        (see S. 2377), S2821 [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations on patient medication 
        information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-
        quality information about prescription drugs (see S. 3212), 
        S3422 [22MY]
      EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (see S. 3549), S6340 [13SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA]
      Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 
        2267), S2242 [29MR]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S132 [26JA]
      National Guard: increase authorized number of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Civil Support Teams (see S. 3188), S3234 [16MY]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 
        2034), S75 [24JA]
      Taxation: increase amount of low-income housing credit that may 
        be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        S. 3608), S6625 [21SE]
      War of 1812: anniversary (see S. Res. 513), S4725 [28JN]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see S. 3606), S6546 [20SE]
  Cloture motions
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1372 [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      Senate, S661 [15FE], S1099 [29FE], S1433 [7MR], S1639 [14MR], 
        S1873 [21MR], S2115 [28MR], S2455 [18AP], S2663 [25AP], S2989 
        [9MY], S3181 [16MY], S3459 [23MY], S3739 [6JN], S4109 [13JN], 
        S4313 [20JN], S4645 [27JN], S4835 [11JY], S5093 [18JY], S5321 
        [25JY], S5805 [1AU], S6241 [12SE], S6393 [19SE]
  Remarks
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1191 [1MR], 
        S1646 [14MR], S1984 [22MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4119 [13JN], 
        S4278 [19JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3754 [6JN]
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        S5965 [2AU]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (S. 847), S3464 [23MY]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S254 [1FE], S298 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1977 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S146 [30JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), unanimous-consent agreement, S297, S298 
        [2FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (S. 1903), S110 [26JA]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S147 [30JA]
      Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 
        [20SE]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (S. 
        Res. 366), S277 [1FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, S3754 [6JN], S4119 [13JN], S4278 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3001 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S884 [17FE]
      ------promulgate regulations on patient medication information 
        to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality 
        information about prescription drugs, S3564 [24MY]
      FDA: create standards for information provided to patients when 
        receiving prescription medications, S3464 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3564 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3464 [23MY]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S887 [17FE]
      Hamilton College: anniversary, S3421 [22MY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S6032 
        [10SE]
      National Infertility Awareness Week: observance, S2812 [26AP]
      Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. 
        Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 588), S276 
        [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1106 [29FE]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S1191 [1MR]
      ProLiteracy (organization): tribute, S6053 [10SE]
      Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton 
        Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach 
        Unit RI-07 (S. 1296), S276 [1FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1106 [29FE], S1442 [7MR]
      Senate: legislative program, S277, S278 [1FE]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, S6032 [10SE]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4851 [11JY]
      Tekakwitha, Kateri: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 
        [20SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to 
        proceed, S2471 [18AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        S4850 [11JY]
      White, Kevin H.: tribute (S. Res. 365), S276 [1FE]
      Women: health care for women, S884 [17FE]
  Tributes
      Malloy, Edward J., S3325 [21MY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1912 [21MR]
      Miner, Roger J., S1086 [28FE]
      Woods, Sylvia, S5480 [26JY]




GILLIGAN, MARY CATHERINE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4947 [12JY]




GILLIGAN, ROBERT F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5872 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6537 [20SE]




GILLILAND, JOHN E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1627 [21SE]




GILMAN, BENJAMIN A. (a former Representative from New York)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      World Peace Corps Mission: World Peace Prize recipient (see S. 
        Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 505, World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient, S4638 [26JN]




GILMORE, FRANK AND ANN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6441 [19SE]




GILMORE, JACOB AND CARLA AND FAMILY

  Remarks in House
      Escambia County, FL: Outstanding Farm Family of the Year award 
        recipient, E1692 [12OC]




GILMORE, THOMAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E396 [20MR]




GIN, DIANE

  Remarks in House
      California: 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award 
        recipient, E478 [28MR]




GINGREY, PHIL (a Representative from Georgia)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3073 [17MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Cashless Stimulus for Small Business, Atlanta (GA) Journal-
        Constitution, H1613 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H1101 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H3164 [18MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1498 [21MR]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H802 [15FE]
      ------prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1513), H3268 [30MY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H572 [7FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H441 [2FE]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H3404 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H696 [13FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise 
        suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3916 [20JN]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H5631 [1AU]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H3164 [18MY]
      EPA: repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide for regulation of medical gases (see H.R. 2227), 
        H1363 [13MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H115 
        [23JA]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3662 [7JN]
      Health: provide adequate technical assistance and other support 
        to States for long-term care partnership program (see H.R. 
        6300), H5705 [2AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]
      ------reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural 
        workers (see H.R. 3443), H512 [6FE]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H2715 [15MY]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5331 [30JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H115 [23JA]
      Medicaid: reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H6001 [13SE]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 674), 
        H3480 [5JN]
      National Robotics Week: designate (see H. Res. 598), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2289 
        [27AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H1154 [5MR]
      OPM: require submittal of an annual report on the use of 
        official time by Federal employees (see H.R. 2066), H3707 
        [15JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2647 [10MY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H28 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H115 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6001 [13SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Taxation: allow a credit to pass-thru entities for hiring 
        unemployed individuals receiving unemployment compensation 
        (see H.R. 3681), H376 [1FE]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1543 [22MR]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see H.R. 721), H1497 [21MR]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1642 [27MR]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3404 [1JN]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1428 [20MR]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H1303 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      Executive Office of the President: require the President to 
        submit with the budget an estimate of the deficit using 
        generally accepted accounting principles (see H.R. 6463), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to 
        include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 5103), H2269 
        [27AP]
      National Journeymen Linemen Day: designate (see H. Res. 561), 
        H944 [17FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3266 [30MY]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (H.R. 6194), H5292 [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (H.R. 6320), H5710 
        [2AU]
      Executive Office of the President: require the President to 
        submit with the budget an estimate of the deficit using 
        generally accepted accounting principles (H.R. 6463), H6233 
        [20SE]
      Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to 
        include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (H.R. 5103), H2279 
        [27AP]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (H.J. Res. 103), H903 [16FE]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (H.R. 
        6374), H5860 [11SE]
  Letters
      FCC development of plan for greater broadband access: by (2010), 
        H1613 [27MR]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: by, H328 
        [1FE]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: preserve right to keep and bear arms for active 
        duty military personnel stationed or residing in the District 
        of Columbia, H3074 [17MY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2623 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1684 [28MR]
      Committees of the House: adjust amount provided for expenses of 
        certain committees (H. Res. 496), H313 [1FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6008 [14SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3018, H3021, H3074 [17MY], 
        H3135 [18MY], E846, E865 [18MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5051 [19JY]
      ------expedite strategic ports study, H3135 [18MY]
      ------F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3021 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5051 [19JY]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3018 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6008 [14SE]
      Dept. of HHS: implement a voluntary insurance program to provide 
        long-term care services for seniors with Alzheimer's disease 
        and other disabled individuals, H353 [1FE]
      ------increase flexibility for implementation of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 
        [1FE]
      District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 
        645), H3074 [17MY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, E1468 [10SE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H908 
        [17FE]
      FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional 
        oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), H3233 
        [30MY]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1613 [27MR]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, H3227 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3227 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3866 [20JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5161 [24JY]
      Health: cap court-awarded damages in medical negligence claims, 
        H1461 [21MR]
      ------delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1506, H1507 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform, H2623 [10MY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1400 [20MR], H1461, H1467, 
        H1484, H1485, H1486, H1488, H1489, H1494 [21MR], H1501, H1506, 
        H1507 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4730 [10JY]
      Lockheed Martin Corp.: tribute to F-22 program, H2215 [27AP]
      Medicaid: reform, H5187 [24JY]
      Medicare: reform, H436 [2FE], H789 [15FE], H1684 [28MR]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H908 [17FE]
      National Journeymen Linemen Day: designate (H. Res. 561), 
        E567 [18AP], E591 [19AP]
      National security: improve border security (H.R. 1299), 
        H3239 [30MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1493 [21MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1907, H1908, H1909, H1910 [17AP]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, H5187 [24JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H789 [15FE]
      ------repeal, H431, H436 [2FE], H1907, H1908, H1909, H1910 
        [17AP]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322, H327, H338, H341, H344, 
        H347 [1FE], H432 [2FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H353 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4730 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1400 [20MR], H1461, H1467, H1484, H1486, 
        H1494 [21MR], H1506 [22MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, E1152 
        [27JN]
      Point of order, H348 [1FE]
      Police Week: observance, E861 [18MY]
      Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to 
        designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the 
        candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of 
        the candidate (H.R. 406), H5744 [10SE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., E865 [18MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3888 [20JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H58, H59 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6177 [20SE]
      Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 
        [10MY]
      Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil 
        Aviation Organization (ICAO) (S. Con. Res. 17), E1486 
        [12SE]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China, E846 [18MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5587 [1AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H908 [17FE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1472 
        [11SE]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: opening, 
        E1660 [28SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H3142 [18MY], H3687 
        [8JN], E1372 [1AU]
  Tributes
      Allen, Norris K., Sr., E14 [13JA]
      Brumby, Otis A., Jr., E1466 [10SE]
      Dillard, Lavada, E243 [27FE]
      Edwards, Joe, E827 [17MY]
      Houston, Tim, E247 [27FE]
      Mitchell, Lattace M., E16 [13JA]
      Mozley, Patty, H3109 [18MY], E834 [17MY]
      Pearson, Monica Kaufman, H1431 [21MR]
      Vaughn, John L., E11 [13JA]
      Williams, Marvin, E244 [27FE]




GINGRICH, NEWT (a former Representative from Georgia)

  Articles and editorials
      In Defense of Michele Bachmann, Muslim Brotherhood Probes, 
        E1416-E1418 [3AU]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Birth control: characterization of remarks on insurance coverage 
        of certain women's preventive health services relative to 
        health policies of the Obama administration, H808 [16FE]
      Public welfare programs: characterization of remarks on number 
        of individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H580 [8FE]
      ------characterization of remarks relative to number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]
      Republican Party: campaign for nomination to be Presidential 
        candidate and implementation of national agenda, H121 [24JA]




GINIEWICZ, ANTHONY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E793 [15MY]




GINSBURG, RUTH BADER (Justice, Supreme Court)

  Remarks in Senate
      Constitution--U.S.: assessment of statements made relative to 
        the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other 
        foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]




GIORDANO, JENNIFER

  Remarks in House
      East Islip, NY: Timber Point Elementary School winner of Disney 
        Plant Challenge for New York, E906 [30MY]




GIORGI, FREDERICK J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E399 [21MR]




GIOVANNI, NIKKI

  Poems
      ``We Are Virginia Tech'', E526 [16AP]




GIRDLER, DONALD E.

  Articles and editorials
      Political Icon Donnie Girdler Dead at 63, S1537 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E40 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1536 [8MR]




GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA

  Pledge
      Girl Scout motto, S1501 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H201 [31JA], H225 [1FE], H444, H445 [3FE], H1219 
        [7MR], H2146 [26AP], E107 [1FE], E298 [1MR], E311 [5MR], E368 
        [13MR], E373 [16MR], E380 [19MR], E441 [26MR], E495, E498 
        [29MR], E910 [30MY], E1070 [19JN], E1094 [20JN], E1125 [21JN], 
        E1718, E1719 [23OC]
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, 
        H225 [1FE]
      Bunnell, Brett: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1551 [19SE]
      Emerson, Mollie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E979 [5JN]
      Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle: anniversary, E1647 
        [21SE]
      Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey: tribute to Centennial 
        Celebration--Women of Achievement honorees, E311 [5MR]
      Jacobson, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E926 [31MY]
      Luzier, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1555 [19SE]
      Madisonville, KY: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 33 Make a 
        Difference Day Award recipients, E591 [19AP]
      Miami, FL: tribute to Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, 
        Inc., E1626 [21SE]
      Missouri: tribute to Girl Scouts of Missouri, E498 [29MR]
      Rhode Island: tribute to Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, H1219 
        [7MR]
      Rochester, NY: Girl Scouts Hippie Pandas (robotics team) 
        recipient of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Gracious Professionalism Award, E971 [5JN]
      ------tribute to Hippie Pandas Girl Scout technical team for 
        helping develop a solar-powered pasteurization system for raw 
        milk, E1460 [10SE]
      Strickland, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E590 [19AP]
      Texas: tribute to Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, E1718 [23OC]
      ------tribute to Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, E1719 
        [23OC]
      Tibbs, Laura: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1554 [19SE]
      Wiebbecke, Brittany: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1360 
        [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S1501, S1525 [8MR]
      Anniversary (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR], S1609 [13MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR], S1609 
        [13MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 310, anniversary, S1580 [12MR]




GIRLS INC.

  Remarks in House
      Davis, Belva: Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and 
        Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, 
        E1528 [14SE]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to Progressive Oakland Women for 
        Empowerment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Ms. Delilah Beasley Tea 
        reception, E1528 [14SE]




GIUBILINI, ALBERTO

  Remarks in House
      Journal of Medical Ethics: reaction to article supporting after-
        birth abortions, H1291 [8MR]




GIULIANI, RUDOLF

  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations, E504 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E503 [29MR]




GIVE FAMILIES BETTER TOOLS TO SAVE FOR EDUCATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6115), H4862 [12JY]




GIVING LOCAL COMMUNITIES A VOICE IN TRIBAL GAMING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4033), H801 [15FE]




GLADHILL, T. SUSAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3725 [5JN]




GLADNEY, AMANDA G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1260 [17JY]




GLANCE, STEPHANIE

  Remarks in House
      Missouri Valley Conference: Women's Basketball Coach of the Year 
        award recipient, E406 [21MR]




GLANCY, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E949 [1JN]




GLASER, ROBERT J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1175 [28JN]




GLASS, THELMA McWILLIAMS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5533 [1AU]




GLASSBORO, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Rowan University: tribute to RCA Heritage Program Museum, E1053 
        [18JN]




GLASSER, DIANE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E813 [16MY]




GLASTONBURY, CT

  Remarks in Senate
      Hutton, Douglas: Milken Family Foundation National Educator 
        Award recipient, S6532 [20SE]




GLATT, JORDAN

  Remarks in House
      New Jersey: tribute to Suburban Chamber of Commerce Service 
        award recipients, E387 [20MR]




GLAZE, THOMAS A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E549 [17AP]




GLEBOFF, GEORGE D.

  Articles and editorials
      Kazakhstan Launches ATOM Project To Support Global Movement 
        Against Nuclear Tests, E1510 [13SE]




GLEN ECHO, MD

  Remarks in House
      Adventure Theatre: anniversary, E539 [16AP]




GLENDALE, CA

  Remarks in House
      Suh, Debra: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E470 [28MR]




GLENDON, MARY ANN

  Appointments
      Commission on International Religious Freedom, S3534 [23MY]




GLENN, JOHN (a former Senator from Ohio)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      NASA: anniversary of first manned orbital mission (see S. Res. 
        377), S699 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 102), H902 [16FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      NASA: anniversary of first manned orbital mission (H. Con. Res. 
        102), E216 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      NASA: anniversary of first manned orbital mission, S344 [6FE]
      ------anniversary of first manned orbital mission (S. Res. 377), 
        S690-S692 [15FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 377, first NASA manned orbital mission by John Glenn 
        anniversary, S690, S703 [15FE]




GLENVIEW, IL

  Remarks in House
      Glenbrook South High School: anniversary, H644 [9FE]




GLENWILLOW, OH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1634 [21SE]




GLIDDEN, CAROLYN

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA

  Bills and resolutions
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]




GLOBAL INVESTMENT IN AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5910), H6047 [14SE], H6132-H6134 [19SE], H6257 
        [21SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5910, provisions, H6132 [19SE]




GLOBAL WARMING  see Ecology and Environment




GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAYS

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 421), S2452 [17AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 421, designate, S2399, S2452 [17AP]




GLOBE (GAYS AND LESBIANS ORGANIZED FOR BETTERMENT AND EQUALITY OF 
    ALAMEDA COUNTY)

  Remarks in House
      Bravewomon, Lynn: GLOBE (Gays and Lesbians Organized for 
        Betterment and Equality of Alameda County) Pryor Conrad Award 
        recipient, E1684 [5OC]




GLOVER, LAMOUNE C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E801 [15MY]




GLOVER, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E325 [7MR], E698 [27AP]




GLOYD, PATRICK

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Best of Braddock Awards 
        recipients, E1411 [3AU]




GNEHM, WENDY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6091 [11SE]




GOBIN, SEAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1327 [25JY]




GODLESKI, NEIL

  Remarks in House
      Firearms: gun control, E1582 [20SE]
      Tribute, H6163 [20SE], E1582 [20SE]




GODWIN, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E599 [19AP]




GOEBELBECKER, NORA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S352 [6FE]




GOGGINS, UTE AND PATRICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E506 [29MR]




GOHMERT, LOUIE (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3076 [17MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3405 [1JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Statesmanship and Its Betrayal, Mark Helprin, Imprimis 
        (Hillsdale College publication) (excerpt), H4859 [12JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-
        defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs 
        discretionary spending (see H.R. 94), H4157 [27JN]
      ------provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 
        3583), H79 [18JA]
      Armed Forces: designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an 
        official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the 
        line of duty (see H.R. 546), H6310 [16OC]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------express that the use of offensive military force by a 
        President without prior and clear authorization by Congress 
        constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. 
        Con. Res. 107), H3105 [17MY]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H803 [15FE]
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1135 [1MR]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal rule on nutrition standards that 
        impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and 
        breakfast programs (see H.R. 6418), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1808 [29MR]
      ------transfer certain military equipment returning from Iraq to 
        Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 [1FE]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see H. Res. 695), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-
        free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H802 [15FE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      ------prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay 
        of Federal employees (see H.R. 2145), H376 [1FE]
      ------provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the 
        cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for 
        Government programs (see H.R. 3609), H79 [18JA]
      ------require approval by agency head for conferences costing 
        above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2134 [25AP]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        H.R. 4237), H1742 [28MR]
      Foreign policy: express that the people of Baluchistan, 
        currently divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, 
        have the right to self-determination and to their own 
        sovereign country (see H. Con. Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H4064 [26JN]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5130 [23JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H4907 [17JY]
      Power resources: establish procedures for causes and claims 
        relative to leasing of Federal lands for exploration, 
        production, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other 
        form of energy (see H.R. 1032), H5202 [24JY]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H79 [18JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H5631 [1AU]
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]
      Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from 
        a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H4605 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3404 [1JN]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances 
        for members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health 
        insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution 
        requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the 
        House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances 
        for members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (H.R. 6261), H5630 [1AU]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (H.R. 4182), H1305 [8MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (H.R. 4322), H1806 [29MR]
  Letters
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: Lisa 
        Piraneo, ACT! for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: Rick 
        Perry, Governor of Texas, E1212 [9JY]
  Petitions
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: ACT! 
        for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
  Prayers
      Easter: Peter Marshall, H1796 [29MR]
  Remarks
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), H5196 
        [24JY]
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H5625 [1AU]
      Afghanistan: support local and provincial elections and replace 
        centralized government with a Federal system ensuring full 
        participation of all ethnic communities and oppose Taliban 
        inclusion (H. Res. 423), H2310 [7MY]
      ------U.S. policy, H2200-H2202 [26AP], H5849-H5851 [11SE]
      Appropriations: analysis of levels of unobligated funding 
        relative to request for additional funding, H71 [18JA]
      Armed Forces: correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq 
        and Afghanistan and resurgence of terrorist organizations, 
        H932-H934 [17FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H130 [24JA], H723 [14FE]
      ------deficit, H70 [18JA], H723 [14FE]
      ------establish biennial cycle, H466 [3FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H420 [2FE], H465-
        H468 [3FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H5986 [13SE]
      Bullard, TX: tribute to Brook Hill School, E119 [2FE]
      Constitution--U.S.: history and explanation of ``separation of 
        church and State'', H2640 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3078, H3079 [17MY], H3150, H3152 
        [18MY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H3078, H3079 [17MY], H3150, H3152 [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2262-H2264 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H436-H438 [2FE], H722 [14FE], H1013 [28FE], H1298 
        [8MR], H5625 [1AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: reform EB-5 visa program, H799 
        [15FE]
      Dept. of Justice: arraignment of individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H2314 [7MY]
      ------decision not to prosecute certain U.S. Muslim 
        organizations possibly related to terrorism, H5700-H5702 [2AU]
      ------objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide 
        photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a 
        ballot or registering to vote in an election, H4824 [11JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: economic effects of Troubled Asset Relief 
        Program, H2314 [7MY]
      East Texas Baptist University: anniversary, E241 [27FE]
      Easter: observance, H1796 [29MR]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H1013 [28FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H554 [7FE], 
        H5986 [13SE]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, H6056 [14SE]
      ------limit U.S. assistance unless Egypt honors commitments 
        under the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, H931, H933 [17FE]
      ------U.S. policy, H5850 [11SE]
      FBI: national security impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim 
        rhetoric, H2641-H2643 [10MY]
      Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to nations that 
        consistently oppose U.S. initiatives before the U.N. (H.R. 
        921), H931 [17FE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H897-H900 
        [16FE], H2201 [26AP]
      ------express that the people of Baluchistan, currently divided 
        between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the right to 
        self-determination and to their own sovereign country (H. Con. 
        Res. 104), H2200 [26AP]
      ------importance of statesmanship, H4859 [12JY]
      ------political correctness as a potential threat to national 
        security, H2639-H2643 [10MY]
      Fort Hood, TX: recognize 2009 attack as an act of radical 
        Islamic terrorism and Jihad (H. Res. 495), H2642 [10MY]
      Freedom of religion: ensure, H962-H964 [27FE]
      Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to 
        have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], H2263 [27AP]
      ------establish health savings accounts for all citizens, 
        provide health savings account and high deductible health plan 
        payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants 
        to have same such plans, H798 [15FE]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1524 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4758 [10JY], H4823 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1124 
        [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1139 [5MR], H2201 [26AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2487 [9MY]
      ------U.S. policy, H3395-H3398 [1JN], H4825 [11JY], H5850 [11SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5918-H5920 [12SE]
      Lufkin, TX: tribute to Hudson High School girls' softball team, 
        E1164 [27JN]
      Medicare: reform, H5986 [13SE]
      Mexico: U.S. policy, H4825 [11JY]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons (H. Res. 271), H636-H638 [8FE]
      Morality and ethics: value of personal responsibility versus 
        Federal aid programs, H466 [3FE]
      National Marriage Week: observance, H552 [7FE]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H72 [18JA], H368 [1FE]
      ------evaluation of administration, H4073 [27JN], H5985-H5988 
        [13SE], H6265 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of administration relative to influence of 
        Islamic organizations, H5196-H5198 [24JY], H5323-H5325 [26JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H70-H73 [18JA], H2315 
        [7MY], H4677 [9JY]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1298 [8MR], H1912 [17AP], 
        H6265 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of Middle East policies, H1299 [8MR]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H930-H934 [17FE], H1123 [1MR], H1539 [22MR], H4678-H4681 
        [9JY], H6056 [14SE], H6267 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H2310-H2314 
        [7MY], H5987 [13SE]
      ------remarks at National Prayer Breakfast stating policies are 
        grounded in Christian faith, H464 [3FE]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H5686 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare 
        funding, H797 [15FE]
      ------impact on small business hiring, H4824 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4823 [11JY]
      ------repeal, H436 [2FE], H1298 [8MR], H1539 [22MR], H5986 
        [13SE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4758 [10JY], H4823 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1539 [22MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4427 [28JN], 
        H4646-H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4824 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1539 [22MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1298 [8MR]
      Postal Service: decision to close postal facility in Tyler 
        County, TX, H2264 [27AP]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H3078, H3079 [17MY], 
        H3150, H3152 [18MY]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H5986 [13SE]
      Presidential appointments: reduce number of executive positions 
        subject to Senate confirmation (S. 679), H5409 [31JY]
      Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, H5625 [1AU]
      Taxation: provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the 
        current income tax system, H468 [3FE], H723 [14FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, H1911 [17AP]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H1911 [17AP]
      Tenaha, TX: tribute to Tenaha High School football team, 
        E95 [31JA]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5848, H5851 [11SE]
      Tyler, TX: tribute to Chapel Hill High School football team, 
        E3 [6JA]
      United Way: anniversary, H4647 [29JN]
      Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring individuals 
        to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office, H2315 [7MY]
  Tributes
      Boykin, William G., H368-H370 [1FE]
      Breitbart, Andrew, H1124, H1127 [1MR]
      Caswell, Albert C., H2639 [10MY]
      Colson, Charles W., H2804 [16MY]




GOINS, WENDY

  Remarks in House
      Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce: Ambassador of the Year 
        award recipient, E170 [9FE]




GOLD EAGLE CO.

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Commerce: President's ``E'' Award recipient, E765 
        [10MY]




GOLD STAR DADS OF AMERICA, INC.

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see H. Res. 577), H1273 [7MR]




GOLD STAR FAMILY (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Illinois: tribute to Illinois Patriot Guard Fallen Heroes 
        Traveling Memorial Wall, H1629 [27MR]




GOLD STAR WIVES DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 420), S2393 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 420), S2451 [17AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 420, designate, S2399, S2451 [17AP]




GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA, INC.

  Bills and resolutions
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 420), S2393 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (S. Res. 420), S2451 [17AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 420, Gold Star Wives Day, S2399, S2451 [17AP]




GOLDBERG, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (organization): tribute to 
        Ohio chapter, E1531 [14SE]




GOLDEN, ARNOLD M., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1276 [18JY]




GOLDEN, CO

  Remarks in House
      Colorado Railroad Museum: Golden Landmarks Association Living 
        Landmark Award recipient, E1123 [21JN]
      Colorado School of Mines: tribute to women's softball team, E170 
        [9FE]
      Crouse, Katherine A. and Peter: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, 
        Ethics in Business Award recipients, E1111 [21JN]
      Denison, Judy: Golden Landmarks Association Living Landmark 
        Award recipient, E1114 [21JN]
      EDS Waste Solutions, Inc.: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of 
        Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E175 [9FE]
      Goins, Wendy: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Ambassador 
        of the Year award recipient, E170 [9FE]
      Golden Parks and Recreation Dept.: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber 
        of Commerce Civic Award recipient, E172 [9FE]
      Kirshner, Jean: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business 
        Award recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Kranz, Ken: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Charlie 
        O'Brien Award recipient, E176 [9FE]
      USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage Six Team: Greater Golden, CO, 
        Chamber of Commerce Chairman's Award recipient, E174 [9FE]
      Van Ness, Meg: Golden Landmarks Association Living Landmark 
        Award recipient, E1118 [21JN]




GOLDEN, ED

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E569 [18AP]




GOLDEN, JEWELL F. WELLS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E602 [19AP]




GOLDEN LANDMARKS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Denison, Judy: Golden Landmarks Association Living Landmark 
        Award recipient, E1114 [21JN]
      Golden, CO: Colorado Railroad Museum recipient of Golden 
        Landmarks Association Living Landmark Award, E1123 [21JN]
      Van Ness, Meg: Golden Landmarks Association Living Landmark 
        Award recipient, E1118 [21JN]




GOLDEN STATE FOODS, INC.

  Biographies
      Sanderson, William D., E956 [1JN]




GOLDMAN, ARTHUR E. (GENE)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1444 [3AU]




GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.

  Articles and editorials
      Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs, S1670 [14MR]




GOLDSTEIN, LORRIE

  Articles and editorials
      Green `Drivel' Exposed--The Godfather of Global Warming Lowers 
        the Boom on Climate Change Hysteria, H4650 [29JN]




GOLDSTEIN, RICHARD

  Articles and editorials
      LeRoy T. Walker, a Pioneer of U.S. Olympics, Dies at 93, E696 
        [27AP]




GOLDSTONE, MARCIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1563 [19SE]




GOMEZ, ANGEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1705 [16OC], E1724 [26OC]




GOMEZ, JOHN, JR.

  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula, 
        S694 [15FE]




GONZAGA UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1525 [13SE]




GONZALEZ, CHARLES A. (a Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Capitol Police: give members the option to delay mandatory 
        retirement until age 60 (see H.R. 4285), H3734 [18JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or 
        statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered 
        to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to 
        transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 
        [9FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H2448 
        [8MY]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H28 [17JA]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H6300 [2OC]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the Colonel Charles 
        Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess 
        potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        799), H966 [27FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 3710), 
        H1135 [1MR]
      Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community 
        (see H.R. 1462), H6279 [21SE]
      ------establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease 
        Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow 
        failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H27 [17JA]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H441 [2FE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H26 [17JA]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H802 [15FE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H5766 [10SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2135 [25AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H115 [23JA]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1847 [16AP]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see 
        H.R. 2195), H115 [23JA]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H6001 [13SE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1363 [13MR]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3171 
        [25MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Renewable energy: include algae-based biofuel in the renewable 
        fuel program and include such fuels in the cellulosic biofuel 
        producer tax credit (see H.R. 1149), H641 [8FE]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H5202 [24JY]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 5988), H3974 [21JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H220 [31JA]
      ------establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-
        need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1543 [22MR]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2329 [7MY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of 
        expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music 
        copyrights (see H.R. 3343), H4605 [28JN]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H1978 [18AP]
      Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (see H.R. 5828), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
  Remarks
      Fort Sam Houston, TX: anniversary of Memorial Services 
        Detachment, E889 [25MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4730 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4730 [10JY]
      Retirement Housing Foundation: anniversary of Bexton Place 
        Apartments, E325 [7MR]
      Rice University: anniversary, E1244 [12JY]
      San Antonio, TX: anniversary of San Antonio Art League and 
        Museum, E333 [7MR]
      ------anniversary of West End Church of God In Christ, 
        E1685 [5OC]
      ------tribute to Oak Knoll Villa and the Retirement Housing 
        Foundation, E330 [7MR]
      ------tribute to ``Welcome Home'' Vietnam Veterans Celebration, 
        E406 [21MR]
      Votes: position on missed, E1308 [24JY]
  Tributes
      Pulman, Randy and Shari, E327 [7MR]
      Trujillo, Loyola R., E147 [6FE]
      Young, Mary Alamar, E146 [6FE]




GONZALEZ, LORETO (BABY LOU)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E20 [17JA]




GOODBODY, CAROLINE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3048 [9MY]




GOODE, ALEXANDER D.

  Remarks in House
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, H518, H519, H521 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, S385 [7FE]




GOODFELLOW, STEPHEN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5729 [31JY]




GOODFRIEND, LENORE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E494 [29MR]




GOODINE, BRANDON D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5017 [19JY], E1286 [19JY]




GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)

  Amendments
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2174 [26AP]
  Appointments
      Committee on Ethics (House), H928 [17FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H376 [1FE]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H476 [3FE]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly 
        reports that contain detailed information on receipt and 
        disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to 
        asbestos and filing of such reports (see H.R. 4369), H5631 
        [1AU]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see H.R. 4094), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (see H.R. 2557), H5711 [2AU]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H697 [13FE]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6318 [26OC]
      Dept. of the Interior: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 
        (see H.R. 3882), H439 [2FE]
      Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal 
        to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H802 
        [15FE]
      EPA: provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------provide that certain rules on emission standards for 
        reciprocating internal combustion engines have no force or 
        effect on certain engines used to generate electricity or 
        operate a water pump (see H.R. 3185), H727 [14FE]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of 
        property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 
        3663), H476 [3FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3164 [18MY]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H6234 [20SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H966 
        [27FE]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1367 [16MR]
      House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to Federal debt 
        reduction (see H.R. 262), H6233 [20SE]
      Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who 
        are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 
        140), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3808 [19JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5712 [2AU]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2329 [7MY]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H5328 [26JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H694 [9FE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2288 [27AP]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H5711 [2AU]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3808 [19JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H694 [9FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H79 [18JA]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H1642 [27MR]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H27 [17JA]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H6152 
        [19SE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2134 [25AP]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5293 [25JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4775 [10JY]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H5860 [11SE]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5860 [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (H.R. 4153), H1273 [7MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), E1377 [1AU]
      Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5654 [2AU]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1687 [28MR]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (H.R. 4153), E329 [7MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E1070 [19JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4745 [10JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6190 
        [20SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5601 [1AU]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2174, H2175 [26AP]
      ------narrow definitions of what information private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence 
        community, H2174, H2175 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H333 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4745 [10JY]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H1001, H1003 [28FE]
      Votes: position on missed, H1041 [29FE], H1662 
        [28MR], H6024 [14SE], E313 [5MR]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5654 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      In the Matter of Representative Waters: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-690), H6284 [25SE]
  Tributes
      Slaughter, John R. (Bob), H3582 [7JN]




GOODLETTSVILLE, TN

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to Goodlettsville Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, H6162 [20SE]




GOODMAN, JIMMY

  Letters
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge, S5646 
        [30JY]




GOODMAN, STANLEY AND PEARL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E529 [16AP]




GOODRIDGE, GAIL A.W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1170 [28JN]




GOODSON, JEREMIAH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1321 [25JY]




GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN], E980 [5JN]




GOODWIN, CARTE P.

  Appointments
      U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, S48 [23JA]




GOODWYN, CALEB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1617 [21SE]




GORDON, BRAD

  Letters
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act, S3253 
        [17MY]
      Limitations on U.S. assistance, S6572 [21SE]




GORDON, KENDALL

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




GORDON, PAUL R.

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2533 [9MY]




GORDON, TERRY

  Remarks in House
      Akron, OH, Community Foundation: Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian 
        Award recipient, E1725 [26OC]




GOREVILLE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Goreville High School: tribute to girls' softball team, E1495 
        [12SE]




GORMAN, ANDREA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E376 [19MR]




GORMAN, LEON

  Remarks in Senate
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]




GORMAN, SIOBHAN

  Articles and editorials
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]




GORSKI, STANLEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E577 [18AP]




GOSAR, PAUL A. (a Representative from Arizona)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5029 
        [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6245 [21SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4055 [26JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1509 [22MR]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3676 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H1571 [26MR]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H2813 [16MY]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), 
        H802 [15FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H903 [16FE]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1978 [18AP]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 100), H726 
        [14FE] (see H. Res. 551), H802 [15FE]
      ------convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H2072 [24AP]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3808 [19JN]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see 
        H.R. 3440), H28 [17JA]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H2034 [19AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable 
        economic activity for counties and local governments 
        containing National Forest System land through a management-
        focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H4908 [17JY]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the Forest 
        Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 6248), 
        H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H1017 [28FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3981 [25JN]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H5631 [1AU]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]
      ------prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple 
        rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H376 [1FE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see H.R. 3409), H1154 [5MR]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (see H.R. 4067), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require entrance into contracts with 
        community health care providers to improve access to health 
        care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 575), H375 
        [1FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests (see 
        H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]
      Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal 
        to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      ------foster more effective implementation and coordination of 
        clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see 
        H.R. 2960), H2134 [25AP]
      EPA: provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans (see H.R. 3379), H6062 [14SE]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H3363 [31MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      FDA: expedite process for requesting de novo classification of a 
        device (see H.R. 3203), H2072 [24AP]
      ------reaffirm the Safe Medical Devices Act by requiring 
        establishment of a schedule and issuance of regulations 
        relative to device approval process (see H.R. 3208), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4065 [26JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1428 [20MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3363 
        [31MY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H5202 [24JY]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H2072 [24AP]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1642 [27MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H27 [17JA]
      Health: require the President, Vice President, Members of 
        Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to 
        purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges 
        (see H.R. 360), H2072 [24AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5292 [25JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H3363 [31MY]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H1100 [29FE]
      Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who 
        are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 
        140), H1741 [28MR]
      ------gain operational control of the border, reaffirm State and 
        local law enforcement authority to enforce Federal immigration 
        laws, and strengthen visa security (see H.R. 1274), H376 [1FE]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal 
        immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain 
        deportations (see H.R. 2497), H641 [8FE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2288 [27AP]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H966 [27FE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2134 [25AP]
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H4158 [27JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3363 [31MY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H2288 [27AP]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2134 [25AP]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H2288 [27AP]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H2072 [24AP]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H2072 [24AP]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H3808 [19JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2134 [25AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico 
        border control activities (see H.R. 152), H220 [31JA]
      Native Americans: allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine 
        requirements for membership in that tribe (see H.R. 3319), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      ------clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under 
        the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H1642 [27MR]
      ------facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by 
        reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of 
        Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H727 [14FE]
      ------help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational 
        opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H696 [13FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H1807 [29MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5292 [25JY]
      ------express that health insurance mandate violates the clause 
        of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue 
        originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      ------prevent from establishing health care provider standards 
        of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability 
        cases (see H.R. 816), H2072 [24AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H476 
        [3FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2288 [27AP]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      ------repeal provisions relative to annual period for 
        disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to 
        receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 
        1580), H2288 [27AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6001 [13SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5131 [23JY]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H1367 [16MR]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H803 [15FE]
      Taxation: permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H115 [23JA]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H950 [24FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2134 [25AP]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H512 [6FE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H5292 [25JY]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H441 [2FE]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H3734 
        [18JN]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H2033 [19AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3734 
        [18JN]
      Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to 
        wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, 
        supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (see 
        H.R. 5791), H3481 [5JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H5631 [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: terminate (see H.R. 
        6321), H5706 [2AU]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H2067 [24AP]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]
      Tariff: azadirachtin A mixtures (see H.R. 5645), H2443 [8MY]
      ------eptam technical (see H.R. 5641), H2443 [8MY]
      ------fenazaquin mixtures (see H.R. 5642), H2443 [8MY]
      ------hexythiazox technical (see H.R. 5639), H2443 [8MY]
      ------Imidan technical (see H.R. 5643), H2443 [8MY]
      ------pyridaben technical (see H.R. 5640), H2443 [8MY]
      ------zoxamide (see H.R. 5644), H2443 [8MY]
      Taxation: require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5130 [23JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: terminate (H.R. 
        6321), H5710 [2AU]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (H.R. 4403), 
        H2031 [19AP]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (H.R. 5744), H2714 
        [15MY]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (H.R. 4818), H2206 
        [26AP]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (H.R. 6154), H5078 [19JY]
      Tariff: azadirachtin A mixtures (H.R. 5645), H2447 [8MY]
      ------eptam technical (H.R. 5641), H2446 [8MY]
      ------fenazaquin mixtures (H.R. 5642), H2446 [8MY]
      ------hexythiazox technical (H.R. 5639), H2446 [8MY]
      ------Imidan technical (H.R. 5643), H2446 [8MY]
      ------pyridaben technical (H.R. 5640), H2446 [8MY]
      ------zoxamide (H.R. 5644), H2446 [8MY]
      Taxation: require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (H.R. 6165), H5130 [23JY]
  Remarks
      Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws 
        to the business of health insurance to protect competition and 
        consumers, H1509, H1510 [22MR]
      Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land 
        claims settlements, H3727 [18JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1183, H1188 [6MR]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1188 [6MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: U.S. Botanic Garden funding, H3676 
        [8JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H402 [2FE]
      Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous 
        survey (H.R. 1038), H2046 [24AP]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (H.J. Res. 106), E1448 [7AU]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (H.R. 4403), 
        H2045 [24AP]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5029 
        [19JY]
      Dept. of HUD: administrative spending, operations, and 
        management resources funding, H4055 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to bring action against 
        States for implementation of State law requiring voter 
        identification, H2505 [9MY]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2495 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6245, H6246 [21SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4055 [26JN]
      EPA: prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at the 
        Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246 [21SE]
      ------provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6245 [21SE]
      Foreign aid: prohibit funding for assistance to certain entities 
        whose policies call for the destruction of Israel, H5029 
        [19JY]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3727 [18JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5232 
        [25JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1509, H1510 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4741 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4406 [28JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3676 [8JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4833, H4834 
        [12JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H434 [2FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4741 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3883 [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2495, H2505 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2495 [9MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1877 [17AP]
      Translational Genomics Research Institute: anniversary, 
        E1141 [26JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H3690 [8JN]
  Tributes
      Twist, Steven J., E1448 [7AU]




GOSIEWSKI, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Plains, PA: tribute to Plains, PA, Hall of Fame inductees, E1710 
        [19OC]




GOSPEL MUSIC HERITAGE MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H.J. Res. 119), H6000 [13SE]




GOSS, SUZANNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1111 [21JN], E1158 [27JN]




GOTTLIEB, DAN

  Remarks in House
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and 
        Peace Islands Institute Friendship Award recipients, E586 
        [19AP]




GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

  Amendments
      Government regulations: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 
        3315), S6653, S6672 [21SE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3676, H3677, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3683 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3598 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative 
        power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of 
        such delegation in order to phase it out (see S. 3361), S4724 
        [28JN]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements 
        (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: obtain an unqualified audit opinion 
        and improve financial accountability and management (see H.R. 
        5941), H3699 [8JN]
      Dept. of Labor: transfer certain functions relative to 
        processing of claims for payment of workers who were not paid 
        appropriate wages under certain provisions of law (see H.R. 
        6371), H5859 [11SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget 
        authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year 
        does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external 
        independent auditor (see H.R. 6528), H6275 [21SE]
      Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      Government regulations: repeal or modify certain mandates (see 
        S. 3315), S4368 [20JN]
      GSA: require an annual audit (see H.R. 4629), H2123 [25AP]
      Immigration: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
  Letters
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, S6047 
        [10SE], H6179 [20SE]
  Motions
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3688 [8JN]
  Remarks in House
      American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4890-H4892 
        [17JY]
      Dept. of Defense: expedite strategic ports study, H3135 [18MY]
      ------require audit of financial records, H2837 [17MY]
      ------require GAO review of handling, labeling, and packaging 
        procedures for hazardous material shipments, H3129 [18MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), 
        H5127, H5128 [23JY], H5134 [24JY], H5241 [25JY]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), H5756 [10SE]
      Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6186), H5736, 
        H5737 [10SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5139, H5140, H5150-H5162 [24JY], 
        H5207, H5208, H5232 [25JY], H6222 [20SE], E1322, E1333 [25JY], 
        E1351, E1362 [31JY], E1437 [3AU]
      Goverment: consolidate certain duplicate and overlapping 
        Goverment programs, H1676 [28MR]
      Government: effectiveness of certain studies, H2722 [16MY]
      GSA: require an annual audit (H.R. 4629), H2080 [25AP]
      House of Representatives: impose moratorium on official travel 
        outside the U.S. by Members, officers, and employees until GAO 
        reports on costs of such travel and makes recommendations on 
        such travel (H.R. 638), H655 [9FE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3665-H3690 [8JN], E1039 [12JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, 
        H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program repeal 
        if failure to implement program would increase Medicaid 
        spending, H337 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, S4265 [19JN]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), S4287 [19JN], S4870 [11JY], 
        S6328 [13SE]
      Floods: study effect of applying mandatory flood insurance 
        purchase requirements to areas of residual risk and voluntary 
        community-based flood insurance options, S4663-S4667 [27JN]
      Government regulations: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 
        3315), S6671, S6672 [21SE]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S1512, S1513, S1528 [8MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Federal Reserve Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 112-607), H4906 
        [17JY]
      GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      GAO Mandates Revision Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3315) (S. Rept. 112-219), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5882) (H. Rept. 112-511), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5882) (S. Rept. 
        112-197), S5976 [2AU]
      Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness 
        Enhancements for (SECURE) Facilities Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 772) 
        (S. Rept. 112-202), S5976 [2AU]
  Summaries
      GAO Reports Addressing Violence Against Women Act Grants and/or 
        Dept. of Justice Office of Violence Against Women, S2780 
        [26AP]
  Tables
      Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5882), 
        H3667-H3669 [8JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H.R. 459, Federal Reserve Transparency Act, H5150 [24JY]
      H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, 
        H3671-H3675 [8JN]
      H.R. 6186, require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program, H5736 [10SE]
      S. 3315, GAO Mandates Revision Act, S6672 [21SE]




GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), S2655 [24AP]




GOVERNMENT AGENCIES  see Executive Departments; Federal Employees




GOVERNMENT CHARGE CARD ABUSE PREVENTION ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H5413 [31JY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5413 [31JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 300), H5411-H5414 [31JY], H5599 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 300): House amendment, S6672 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (S. 300) (H. Rept. 112-376), H186 [27JA]
  Texts of
      S. 300, provisions, H5411 [31JY]




GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS  see Contracts




GOVERNMENT CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 538), H5778, H5779 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 538) (H. Rept. 112-534), H3706 [15JN]
  Texts of
      Enact (H.R. 538), H5778 [11SE]




GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3850), H218 [31JA]




GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 6016) (H. Rept. 112-686), H6273 [21SE]




GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES  see Federal Employees




GOVERNMENT LITIGATION SAVINGS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1996) (H. 
        Rept. 112-594), H4827 [11JY]




GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

  Amendments
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3676, H3677, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3683 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3598 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      Printing: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
  Motions
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3688 [8JN]
  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: reduce allotment of printed copies of 
        the U.S. Code, H3683 [8JN]
      Information technology: tribute to online Federal document 
        retrieval system, E461 [28MR]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3665-H3690 [8JN], E1039 [12JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, 
        H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      Printing: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]
      Public documents: pocket versions of the Constitution and 
        Declaration of Independence funding, H3679, H3680 [8JN]
      University of Missouri: Elmer Ellis Library recipient of Federal 
        Depository Library Program Spotlight Award, E715 [7MY]
  Reports filed
      Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1974) (H. Rept. 
        112-663), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5882) (H. Rept. 112-511), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5882) (S. Rept. 
        112-197), S5976 [2AU]
  Tables
      Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5882), 
        H3667-H3669 [8JN]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 
        [10SE]
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, 
        H3671-H3675 [8JN]




GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS  see Public Documents




GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

  Addresses
      FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155-H5157 [24JY]
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Affidavits
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: Hitesh Patel, 
        H2406 [8MY]
  Amendments
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S6611, S6648, S6649 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6017, H6018, H6019 
        [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6212, H6214, H6216, 
        H6217, H6218 [20SE], H6237, H6239, H6240, H6242, H6243, H6245 
        [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, 
        H774, H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, 
        H823, H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 
        [15FE]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826 [11SE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1617, H1619, H1620, H1621, H1622, H1623, H1624 
        [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1596 [27MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), S6653, S6672 
        [21SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1392 [19MR], H1504, H1505, 
        H1507, H1509, H1511 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1449 [21MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839, H4840, 
        H4841, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6172 [20SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, 
        S1747, S1754, S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], 
        S1794, S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, 
        S1805, S1806, S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, 
        S1852, S1853, S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, 
        S1865, S1868, S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, 
        H1250, H1251, H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, 
        H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3601 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]
      Unemployment: prohibit agencies from taking any significant 
        regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or 
        less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5131 [23JY], H5251, 
        H5252, H5253, H5259, H5260, H5265, H5266, H5267, H5268, H5269, 
        H5270, H5271, H5273, H5274, H5275, H5276, H5277, H5278, H5280, 
        H5282, H5283, H5284, H5286 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, 
        H5306 [26JY]
  Analyses
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, S4319 [20JN]
      Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, S2499 [18AP]
      Cashless Stimulus for Small Business, H1613 [27MR]
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, H2194 [26AP]
      In Manchester United's I.P.O., a Preference for American Rules, 
        H5279 [25JY]
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
      Measuring the Impact of Regulation--The Rule of More--Rule-
        Making Is Being Made To Look More Beneficial Under Barack 
        Obama, H5236 [25JY]
      More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, H318 [1FE]
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 
        [21MR]
      Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]
      Red Tape Diaries--One Small Business Owner's Struggle Against 
        Bureaucracy, S3620 [24MY]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      U.S. Should Legalize Industrial Hemp, S4138 [13JN]
      Why Dodd-Frank Is Necessary, E1311 [24JY]
      Will Any Senate Democrat Stand Up to Obama's NLRB?, S2578 [23AP]
      Would Repeal of Key Dodd-Frank Provision Really Save $22 
        Billion?, H2610 [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 
        [23JA]
      Afghanistan: establish requirements relative to the provision of 
        certain products (see H.R. 6485), H6274 [21SE]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3631 [24MY] 
        (see H.R. 3798), H113 [23JA]
      Air pollution: reduce the allowable sulfur concentration in 
        heating oil and allow for certain exemptions and waivers from 
        such limits (see H.R. 6222), H5327 [26JY]
      Animals: condemn practice of gassing stray cats and dogs (see H. 
        Res. 761), H5707 [2AU]
      ------disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter 
        animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for 
        euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H5078 [19JY]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see S. 3624), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S3729 [5JN] 
        (see H.R. 4350), H1845 [16AP]
      Bankruptcy: make organization more efficient for small business 
        debtors (see S. 2370), S2821 [26AP]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance 
        companies from the definition of major swap participant and 
        from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------prohibit executives of financial firms from insuring 
        against having to repay illegally-received compensation or to 
        pay civil penalties to protect personal assets (see H.R. 
        5860), H3265 [30MY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see H.R. 6216), H5326 
        [26JY]
      CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the 
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset 
        Relief Program (see H.R. 6570), H6306 [12OC]
      CFTC: require a regulation to limit the aggregate positions of 
        nontraditional bona fide hedgers in petroleum and related 
        products (see S. 2238), S2085 [27MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4391), 
        H1977 [18AP] (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption 
        accreditation standards (see S. 3331), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 
        6027), H4064 [26JN]
      Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 
        6065), H4654 [29JN]
      Clean Air Act: clarify a certain provision relative to 
        prevention of accidental releases (see S. 3529), S6107 [11SE]
      Coast Guard: require development and posting of passenger 
        capacity limits for recreational vessels over a certain length 
        (see S. 3537), S6339 [13SE]
      Colleges and universities: require programs offered by 
        institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements 
        for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants 
        and loans (see S. 3474), S5870 [1AU]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S2496 [18AP] 
        (see H.R. 4390), H1977 [18AP]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (see S. 2032), S42 [23JA]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      ------decrease effect on the economy that a rule must have to be 
        a major rule in order to increase the number of rules for 
        which Congress can use the resolution of disapproval procedure 
        (see H.R. 6486), H6274 [21SE]
      ------provide oversight of agency rulemaking (see H.R. 6333), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      Conservation of energy: exempt decorative hearth products from 
        certain energy efficiency regulations (see H.R. 6578), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Consumers: protect against abusive debt collectors by regulating 
        medical debt collection practices, prohibit collectors from 
        seeking arrest warrants to collect debts, and provide 
        information about the debt (see S. 3350), S4674 [27JN]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 2139), S1147 [29FE] (see S. 3286), S3976 
        [12JN]
      ------improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (see H.R. 6080), H4684 [9JY]
      ------increase accountability in contracts for overseas 
        contingency operations (see H.R. 6360), H5727 [7AU]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision (see S. 3189, 3190), S3234 [16MY] (see H.R. 6312), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see S. 3609), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6480), H6273 [21SE]
      Corps of Engineers: facilitate and expedite review of proposed 
        improvements to Federal flood control projects to be 
        constructed by local sponsors (see H.R. 6450), H6230 [20SE]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Courts: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
        settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to 
        take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof 
        (see S. 3382), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 3862), H374 [1FE]
      ------provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      ------reinstate reporting provision relative to fees and 
        expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions 
        involving the U.S. (see S. 2042), S163 [30JA]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      ------require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 
        [27JN] (see H.R. 4326), H1804 [29MR]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see S. 3426), S5304 [24JY] (see H.R. 6483), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      ------create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H5008 [18JY]
      ------establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see H.R. 3789), H77 [18JA]
      ------prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for 
        affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity 
        (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see S. 3484), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 3849), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide homeowners with additional protections and 
        safeguards against foreclosure (see H.R. 6395), H5999 [13SE]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S850 [16FE]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      ------implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding 
        child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 [16MY]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      ------repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric 
        limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
        (see H.R. 6418), H6060 [14SE]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H3806 [19JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: require contractors and subcontractors working 
        on military construction projects to comply with licensing 
        requirements for employees working at the project location 
        (see H.R. 4184), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify provision of civil penalties for 
        Federal officials who issue loan guarantees in violation of 
        policies of the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 5863), H3266 [30MY]
      ------create a market-oriented standard for clean electric 
        energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      ------establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained 
        commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts 
        (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      ------improve energy efficiency of electric instantaneous water 
        heaters (see H.R. 3817), H158 [24JA]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (see H. Res. 779), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      ------prohibit enforcement of regulations pertaining to certain 
        battery chargers (see S. 3408), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 5935), 
        H3698 [8JN]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 
        3391), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6118), H4863 [12JY]
      ------eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers 
        to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]
      ------grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in 
        therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (see 
        H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      ------promulgate regulations on patient medication information 
        to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality 
        information about prescription drugs (see S. 3212), S3422 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 6514), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding for the rule 
        entitled ``Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of 
        Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives'' (see H.R. 
        6052), H4603 [28JN]
      Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing 
        agencies (see S. 3538), S6339 [13SE]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (see H.R. 6189), H5290 [25JY]
      ------establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled 
        substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, 
        fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs (see S. 2254), 
        S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4292), H1740 [28MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see 
        S. 2186), S1576 [12MR] (see S. 2191), S1679 [14MR] (see H.R. 
        4200), H1366 [16MR]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see S. 2390), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4256), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of 
        nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural 
        employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S1932 [21MR]
      ------disapprove rule relative to temporary non-agricultural 
        employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 104), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------establish alternate guidelines for measuring progress of 
        State and local performance for entrepreneurial training 
        services under the Workforce Investment Act (see H.R. 5805), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR] 
        (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]
      ------require State workforce agencies and employers to certify 
        the active recruitment of Americans for job placement prior to 
        hiring H-2B nonimmigrant workers (see S. 2167), S1459 [7MR] 
        (see H.R. 4159), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of State: prohibit Ambassador's Fund for Cultural 
        Preservation from making grants (see H.R. 4307), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: delay further action on the proposed rule 
        regarding well stimulation on Federal and Indian lands until 
        submission of a report examining certain effects of such rule 
        (see H.R. 6235), H5524 [31JY]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty (see H.R. 4382), H1976 [18AP]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------modify Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit 
        Steamlining Pilot Project (see S. 3563), S6454 [19SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 
        [14FE]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]
      ------temporarily limit the authority to require or authorize 
        the removal or movement of offshore oil or gas facilities (see 
        H.R. 6208), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN] (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] 
        (see H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain 
        commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time 
        at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 6451), H6230 [20SE]
      ------issue categorical exclusions from requirement that an 
        environmental assessment or impact statement be prepared for 
        highway safety improvement projects (see H.R. 6387), H5922 
        [12SE]
      ------issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit 
        together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H4863 [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify contracting goals and 
        preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled 
        by veterans (see H.R. 4048), H900 [16FE]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H3702 [12JN]
      ------modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences 
        for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
        after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------require recipients of grants and other assistance for 
        provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans 
        to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H943 [17FE]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S1540 [8MR]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 2297), S2496 
        [18AP]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 3431), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      ------permit voluntary economic activity (see S. 2269), S2242 
        [29MR]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN] (see H. 
        Res. 694), H3914 [20JN] (see H. Res. 700), H3975 [21JN]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: remove mandated testing 
        provisions (see H.R. 5654), H2565 [9MY]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see S. 
        2300), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 4387), H1976 [18AP]
      ------allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
      ------amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based 
        paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 
        2148), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 5911), H3660 [7JN]
      ------change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 3559), S6454 [19SE]
      ------clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H5706 [2AU]
      ------designate and award grants for air and health quality 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 
        37), S850 [16FE]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (see S. 3467), S5870 [1AU]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance under the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 6093), H4774 
        [10JY]
      ------express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      ------limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see S. 2115), S850 [16FE] (see 
        H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see S. 3428), S5304 [24JY]
      ------prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if 
        a State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      ------provide for Scientific Advisory Board member 
        qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 6564), H6297 
        [28SE]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy (see H. Res. 635), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H2317 [7MY]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]
      ------require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (see H.R. 6545), H6276 [21SE]
      ------standardize definition of the term ``small business 
        refiner'' for purposes of administered laws (see S. 3379), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H181 [25JA]
      ------modify regulations governing aircraft maintenance 
        providers (see H.R. 6002), H3974 [21JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        3816), H158 [24JA]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]
      FCC: add an additional purpose (see H.R. 6553), H6276 [21SE]
      ------promulgate regulations to provide for accurate disclosure 
        of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards 
        and services (see H.R. 4319), H1804 [29MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (see H. Res. 595), H1570 [26MR]
      FDA: enhance oversight of medical device recalls and provide for 
        conditional clearance of certain medical devices (see H.R. 
        5866), H3266 [30MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (see S. 2113), S699 [15FE]
      ------establish procedures and requirements for registration of 
        cosmetic product manufacturing entities, submission of 
        cosmetic product and ingredient statements, and reporting of 
        adverse events (see H.R. 4395), H1977 [18AP]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1152 [5MR]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 
        5334), H2316 [7MY]
      ------extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H1804 [29MR]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (see S. 2301), S2545 
        [19AP]
      ------improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices (see H.R. 5341), H2317 [7MY]
      ------improve safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4262), H1570 [26MR]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
      ------include devices in the postmarket risk identification and 
        analysis system and expedite implementation of the unique 
        device identification system for medical devices (see S. 
        2193), S1733 [15MR]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H640 [8FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (see H.R. 6509), H6274 [21SE]
      ------make corrections relative to user fees (see H.R. 6433), 
        H6150 [19SE]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 
        4384), H1976 [18AP]
      ------prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs 
        from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of 
        drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 
        5853), H3166 [22MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]
      ------reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new 
        medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 
        [2FE]
      ------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]
      FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the 
        contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of 
        advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 6259), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: ensure clarity of regulations 
        to improve effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while 
        decreasing burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 3786), 
        H77 [18JA]
      ------establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the 
        labeling of certain products that do not contain any 
        carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      ------hold accountable agencies that fail to meet goals on 
        participation of small business concerns in procurement 
        contracts and authorize preferential treatment of such 
        concerns (see H.R. 3779), H77 [18JA]
      ------improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and 
        adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the 
        Federal permitting process (see H.R. 4377), H1976 [18AP]
      ------prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the 
        selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location 
        for a conference or event (see S. 2469), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5332), H2316 [7MY]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4116), H1133 
        [1MR]
      ------reform and consolidate to improve efficiency and 
        effectiveness (see S. 2129), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4409), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------require approval by agency head for conferences costing 
        above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2030 [19AP]
      ------require independent regulatory agencies to comply with 
        regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive 
        agencies (see S. 3468), S5870 [1AU]
      ------require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
        and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see 
        H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]
      ------require that Federal regulations use plain writing that is 
        clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best 
        practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended 
        audience (see S. 2337), S2601 [23AP]
      Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness and performance of 
        financial assistance programs, simplify application and 
        reporting requirements, and improve delivery of services to 
        the public (see H.R. 6420), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal employees: prohibit senior Government officers and 
        employees from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or 
        instrumentalities for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 
        4343), H1805 [29MR]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit investments by mortgage finance agencies that 
        create disincentives to help homeowners and stabilize the 
        housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (see S. 3552), S6340 [13SE]
      FEMA: require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 
        2303), S2545 [19AP]
      ------revise regulations regarding estimated cost of the 
        assistance and localized impacts factors (see H.R. 5870), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3280 [17MY] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      ------address the concept of ``Too Big To Fail'' through 
        improved regulation and breaking up large banks in order to 
        prevent future Government bailouts (see H.R. 4963), H2206 
        [26AP]
      ------exempt community banks from certain escrow requirements 
        (see S. 2278), S2243 [29MR]
      ------exempt debt collectors from liability when leaving certain 
        voice mail messages as long as the collector follows 
        regulations prescribed on the appropriate manner in which to 
        leave such a message (see H.R. 4101), H1016 [28FE] (see H.R. 
        5794), H3102 [17MY]
      ------focus Federal banking regulators on credit availability 
        and provide insured depository institutions with certain 
        authorities when calculating the institution's capital (see 
        H.R. 6037), H4156 [27JN]
      ------implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial 
        banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules 
        (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S1422 [6MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H1914 
        [17AP]
      ------make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading 
        by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 [21SE]
      ------preserve privilege of information provided to Federal and 
        State agencies (see H.R. 6125), H4863 [12JY]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (see S. 3048), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5714), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      ------specify that courses offered by lenders for their own 
        employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or continuing 
        education requirements of mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 
        6158), H5077 [19JY]
      ------support and promote mutual community banks (see H.R. 
        4217), H1426 [20MR]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: repeal authority to 
        designate certain non-bank financial institutions as 
        systemically important financial institutions (see S. 3497), 
        S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6317), H5705 [2AU]
      Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed 
        handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 
        2188), S1613 [13MR]
      ------more comprehensively address the interstate transportation 
        of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H1641 [27MR]
      ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 2213), 
        S1847 [20MR]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see S. 3458), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6241), H5525 
        [31JY]
      Firefighters: modify training requirements for certain fire 
        departments applying for Federal grants (see H.R. 5900), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Fish and fishing: reauthorize certain legislation relative to 
        Atlantic Ocean marine fisheries (see H.R. 6096), H4774 [10JY]
      ------strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, 
        unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement the Antigua 
        Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern 
        Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR] (see H.R. 4208), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE] (see H.R. 6174), H5200 [24JY]
      ------require labels on packages of meat include a statement on 
        whether the meat contains lean finely textured beef (pink 
        slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 
        3276), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 
        [10SE]
      ------provide additional privacy protections (see S. 3515), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. 
        in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty 
        orders (see S. 3524), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 5708), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff 
        and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign 
        countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 
        5513), H2320 [7MY]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871), H374 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]
      ------require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to 
        conduct a small business review panel on the qualified 
        mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with a final 
        rule (see S. 3571), S6454 [19SE]
      ------restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors 
        of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 3219), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        6023), H4063 [26JN]
      ------treatment of information provided to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S494 [9FE] (see S. 
        3394), S5085 [17JY]
      FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose 
        use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 6508), H6274 
        [21SE]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (see S. 3315), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Government: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (see S. 3455), S5658 [30JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      GSA: require an annual audit (see H.R. 4629), H2123 [25AP]
      Health: protect privacy of protected health information by 
        requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store 
        health information, restricting access, and improving 
        congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 
        591), H1426 [20MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (see H. Res. 
        596), H1641 [27MR]
      Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force: establish (see 
        H.R. 6557), H6276 [21SE]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H3914 [20JN]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]
      Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted 
        single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 
        [15MY]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to refugee 
        resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims 
        in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and 
        encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 6415), H6060 
        [14SE]
      ------repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (see H.R. 5648), H2443 [8MY] (see H.R. 5859), H3265 
        [30MY]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (see S. 3499), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6337), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1497 [21MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see S.J. Res. 48), S5732 [31JY] (see H.J. Res. 
        112), H3733 [18JN]
      ------permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4123), 
        H1133 [1MR]
      Medicare: modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1426 [20MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance 
        for air travel expenses unless an itemized description of 
        expenses is provided and a House credit card is used for such 
        expenses (see H. Res. 580), H1305 [8MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (see H. Res. 726), H4774 
        [10JY]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5797), H3102 [17MY]
      Motor vehicles: exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum 
        fuel economy increase standards (see S. 2174), S1540 [8MR]
      ------prevent car and truck rental companies from renting or 
        selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall (see S. 
        3502), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6094), H4774 [10JY]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S2655 [24AP]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      National objectives: reform taxes, regulations, and workforce 
        development programs to increase employment in the 
        manufacturing sector and overall economy (see H.R. 6240), 
        H5525 [31JY]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian 
        lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal 
        development of Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H568 [7FE]
      ------provide for community approval before Indian class III 
        gaming opportunities may take effect (see H.R. 4033), H801 
        [15FE]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H114 [23JA]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE] (see H.J. Res. 
        103), H901 [16FE]
      NRC: limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license 
        renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted 
        (see H.R. 6554), H6276 [21SE]
      ------retain and redistribute certain collected fines (see H.R. 
        3822), H158 [24JA]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 3469), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: provide for 
        presentation and expedited consideration by Congress of the 
        recommendations in the Federal Regulatory Reform Report (see 
        H.R. 5720), H2645 [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------express that health insurance mandate violates the clause 
        of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue 
        originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals 
        with a preexisting condition for coverage under the 
        Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (see H.R. 6327), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Pensions: extend special funding rules for certain plans 
        maintained by commercial airlines (see H.R. 5715), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      ------prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H1804 [29MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H5706 [2AU]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office (see H.R. 4186), H1304 [8MR]
      ------permit State and local employees to run for elective 
        office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees 
        and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to 
        political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 
        4152), H1272 [7MR]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (see S. 3312), S4299 [19JN]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (see H.R. 4335), H1804 [29MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4607), H2066 [24AP]
      Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on 
        public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, 
        and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds 
        to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
      ------expedite authorizations for private landowners to conduct 
        vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM lands to 
        reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten residential 
        structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (see 
        H.R. 5967), H3806 [19JN]
      ------exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain water 
        transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the 
        Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see S. 3543), S6340 [13SE] 
        (see H.R. 6007), H3974 [21JN]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE] (see H.J. Res. 
        118), H5859 [11SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H943 [17FE]
      ------establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs (see S. 3194), S3234 [16MY]
      ------improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      ------increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses 
        under common control (see H.R. 6504), H6274 [21SE]
      ------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H640 [8FE]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      ------submit a National Small Business Index to Congress to 
        assess how policies provide incentives or impediments to small 
        business development (see S. 3200), S3280 [17MY]
      Science: eliminate requirements for duplicative clinical testing 
        of new drugs, vaccines, biological products, or medical 
        devices if inconsistent with relevant ethical norms (see S. 
        3506), S5977 [2AU]
      ------establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see S. 3378), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6106), H4862 [12JY]
      SEC: change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred 
        stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities 
        by, and revise rules on business development companies (see 
        H.R. 5929), H3698 [8JN]
      ------enable national securities exchanges to provide incentives 
        to market-makers that increase liquidity and depth of capital 
        markets and promote enhanced trading and price-discovery for 
        smaller companies (see H.R. 6127), H4868 [13JY]
      ------enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see 
        S. 3416), S5257 [23JY]
      ------exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (see 
        H.R. 6161), H5078 [19JY]
      ------improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders (see S. 2373), S2821 [26AP]
      ------provide for the registration and oversight of national 
        investment adviser associations (see H.R. 4624), H2123 [25AP]
      ------require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help 
        cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment 
        advisers (see H.R. 6204), H5291 [25JY]
      ------require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]
      ------require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]
      ------require nationally recognized statistical rating 
        organizations to certify that they monitor the accuracy of 
        credit ratings issued by the organization (see H.R. 6512), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration (see H.R. 4088), H950 [24FE]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities (see S. 2190), S1613 [13MR]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN] (see S. 3570), S6454 [19SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 
        [6MR]
      ------provide certainty for small business concerns (see S. 
        3572), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]
      ------suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time 
        paperwork violations (see H.R. 6224), H5327 [26JY]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]
      ------recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      Tariff: complete digital process control systems designed for 
        use with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 
        nuclear powerplants certified by the NRC (see H.R. 5218), 
        H2272 [27AP]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H218 [31JA]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (see S. 2033), S42 [23JA]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2123 [25AP]
      ------extend the time for making S corporation elections (see S. 
        2271), S2242 [29MR]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modify credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 
        3581), S6545 [20SE]
      ------permanently extend the reduction in recognition period for 
        built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 3223), S3515 [23MY]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see S. 2083), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 3877), H374 [1FE]
      ------provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 6102), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 6050), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see H.R. 
        4321), H1804 [29MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of 
        an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology 
        standards as a condition of market access, and promote free 
        flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]
      Telecommunications: require disclosures to consumers on the 
        capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and 
        require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 
        6377), H5922 [12SE]
      Television: provide certain rural counties with the ability to 
        receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 
        4469), H2030 [19AP]
      Transportation: amend certain motor vehicle safety laws (see 
        H.R. 6051), H4603 [28JN]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Unemployment: prohibit agencies from taking any significant 
        regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or 
        less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (see H. Res. 738), 
        H5130 [23JY] (see H. Res. 741), H5290 [25JY]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H439 [2FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]
      ------require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S3630 [24MY] (see S. 3353), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 
        4115), H1100 [29FE] (see H.R. 6008), H3974 [21JN]
      Voting: establish standards for publication of poll tapes used 
        in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 5814), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        S. 3620), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration 
        requirements (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4304), H1803 [29MR]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 4965), H2266 [27AP]
      ------require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
      Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower 
        protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see S. 3606), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see S. 3547), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 4122), H1133 
        [1MR]
      ------prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, 
        acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of 
        any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 
        4306), H1803 [29MR]
  Chronologies
      Pilot's Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]
  Cloture motions
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Cost Estimates
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 
        1956): CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Daniel Casas, E426 
        [22MR]
      ------Ravena Jacob, E340 [8MR]
      ------Rohail Dadwani, E409 [21MR]
      ------Saydi Wollney, E411 [21MR]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act: Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization), H1181 [6MR]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H1181 [6MR]
      ------several environmental organizations, H1181 [6MR]
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
      Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation 
        organizations, H3376 [1JN]
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: 
        George Sheldon, Dept. of HHS, S6050 [10SE]
      ------Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE], H6179 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: A. Anthony 
        Antosh, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, 
        H2400, H2431 [8MY]
      ------Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H2400, H2404, 
        H2432 [8MY]
      ------Fred Lamback, H2400 [8MY]
      ------L. Dara Baldwin and Mark Derry, National Council on 
        Independent Living, H2396, H2401 [8MY]
      ------Susan Henderson, Disability Rights Education and Defense 
        Fund (organization), H2404 [8MY]
      ------several veterans support organizations, H2399, H2431 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil 
        speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 
        [19MR]
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Gretchen DuBeau, Alliance 
        for Natural Health USA, S5384 [25JY]
      ------John Shaw, Natural Products Association, S5383 [25JY]
      ------Loren Israelsen, United Natural Products Alliance, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Michael McGuffin, American Herbal Products Association, 
        S5383 [25JY]
      ------Scott M. Melville, Consumers Healthcare Products 
        Association, S5384 [25JY]
      ------Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, S5384 [25JY]
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures: Ann Wilson, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers 
        Association, S2624 [24AP]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        S2624 [24AP]
      ------Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Karen W. Penafiel, Building Owners and Managers 
        Association International, S2624 [24AP]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent 
        Business, S2577 [23AP]
      Emerging growth companies' requirement to fully comply with say-
        on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: 
        Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]
      EPA analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions 
        that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, 
        jobs, and the economy: several public health and medical 
        organizations, H3818 [20JN]
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: several Senators, S4291 [19JN]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Douglas 
        W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6527 [20SE]
      Expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions: several health advocacy organizations, 
        H3225 [30MY]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Senators Leahy and Grassley, 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
      Faster Access to Specialized Treatments (FAST) Act: several 
        health organizations, E975 [5JN]
      FCC development of plan for greater broadband access: 
        Representative Gingrey and Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia 
        (2010), H1613 [27MR]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Representative 
        Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), 
        H5413 [31JY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5413 [31JY]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Charles M. Loveless, American 
        Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, Shereen 
        Arent, American Diabetes Association, and Mark A. Schoeberl, 
        American Heart Association, H3605 [7JN]
      ------DeAnn Friedholm, Consumers Union, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ethan Rome, Health Care for America Now (organization), 
        H3604 [7JN]
      ------Judy Waxman and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law 
        Center, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Walter J. Humann, OsteoMed Inc., H3592 [7JN]
      Impact of drug approval process on drug prices: Alfred E. Mann, 
        H3585 [7JN]
      Improve FDA capacity to prevent drug shortages: Carol Gill, 
        S3503 [23MY]
      ------Dawn Gibbs, S3503 [23MY]
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements: Chuck Bell and Ioana Rusu, Consumers 
        Union, S3552 [24MY]
      ------Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S3552 [24MY]
      IRS enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity: Senator 
        Levin, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S6429, S6432 [19SE]
      ------Steven T. Miller, IRS, S6430, S6432 [19SE]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Jack E. Herstein, North 
        American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718-
        S1720 [15MR]
      ------Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720-
        S1722 [15MR]
      ------Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1698, S1722 [15MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation: 
        Candace Klein, SoMoLend Holdings, LLC, S1878 [21MR]
      ------David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council, S1724 
        [15MR]
      ------Freeman White, S1724 [15MR]
      ------John Ducrest, Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, 
        S1724 [15MR]
      ------Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy (organization), S1878 
        [21MR]
      ------Nick Bhargava, MOTAAVI (business), S1724 [15MR]
      ------Sara Hanks, CrowdCheck, Inc., S1879 [21MR]
      ------several State Secs. of State, S1723 [15MR]
      ------Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best, and Zak Cassady-Dorion, 
        Startup Exemption (organization), S1878 [21MR]
      ------Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, 
        S1877 [21MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections: 
        Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]
      Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products: Ellen 
        Bloom and Ami V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, E1619 [21SE]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Tim Spreck, Minnesota 
        Outdoor Heritage Alliance, H5607 [1AU]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures: Angelo 
        I. Amador and Michelle Reinke Neblett, National Restaurant 
        Association, S854 [16FE]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, 
        Inc., S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, 
        S855 [16FE]
      ------National Association of Manufacturers, S854 [16FE]
      No More Solyndras Act: Representative Hall, Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6008 [14SE]
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act: Allison M. 
        Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), S2499 [18AP]
      ------Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]
      ------several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]
      Preserving America's Family Farms Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, H5166 [24JY]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 
        [23MY]
      ------Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators: Lisa P. Jackson, EPA, S1510, S1514 
        [8MR]
      ------W. Randall Rawson, American Boiler Manufacturers 
        Association, S1510 [8MR]
      Revenue estimate for proposal to disallow a deduction for 
        amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a 
        discharge of oil: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), E90 [31JA]
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act: Tom 
        Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National Conference of State 
        Legislatures, H318 [1FE]
      ------Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services 
        Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State 
        TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]
      We're OK With the EPA's New Air-Quality Regulations: several 
        energy company leaders, S4321 [20JN]
  Lists
      Dept. of Agriculture duplicate Federal aid programs, H1676 
        [28MR]
      Organizations supporting S.J. Res. 36, disapprove NLRB rule 
        relative to representation election procedures, S2576 [23AP]
      Persons denied access to compassionate drug use by the FDA, 
        E1408 [3AU]
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      ------D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      Waivers Relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program Work Requirements: Earl S. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, 
        S6048-S6050 [10SE]
  Motions
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4314 [20JN]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1626 [27MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2568 [23AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3616 
        [7JN]
      Unemployment: prohibit agencies from taking any significant 
        regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or 
        less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5318 [26JY]
  Opinion polls
      District of Columbia budget autonomy: Purple Insights 
        (organization), H2024 [19AP]
  Press releases
      Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 
        H3604 [7JN]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: AFL-CIO, S1723 [15MR]
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health: American Lung Association, 
        S4321 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY], 
        H4692 [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5440-H5448 
        [31JY], E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, 
        E1421 [3AU]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      Appropriations: prohibit funding for surveys in which money is 
        included or provided for the benefit of the responder, H3462, 
        H3463 [5JN]
      ------SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and 
        litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (S. 3624), H6285 [28SE]
      Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4139, H4140 
        [27JN]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (H.R. 2028), E1226 [11JY]
      BLM: prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the 
        granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3906, 
        H3907 [20JN], E1108 [21JN]
      ------provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting, 
        H1877 [17AP]
      Buffalo, NY: implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5208 [25JY], H5296 [26JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: management of Lake Berryessa in 
        California relative to concession bidding process, H3354, 
        H3355 [31MY]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1181-H1188 [6MR], E330 
        [7MR], E343 [8MR]
      Business and industry: advantages of foreign outsourcing, H4159 
        [28JN]
      ------clarify that definition of annual cost to the economy 
        includes expected change in business revenue, H5274 [25JY]
      ------require emerging growth companies to fully comply with 
        say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements, 
        H1252-H1255 [7MR]
      Buy American Act: increase total domestic content of all steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods, including rolling stock, H4125 
        [27JN]
      ------require a certain percentage of domestic content in green 
        technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using 
        Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable 
        energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]
      ------require total domestic content in green technologies 
        purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and 
        property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits 
        (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], 
        H5193 [24JY]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit, H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H1220, H1264 [7MR], H2798-H2800 [16MY]
      ------improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations 
        and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5228 [25JY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP], H1929 [18AP]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), 
        E1601 [21SE]
      Clean Air Act: clarify that the term ``public health'' pertains 
        to the health of people and not corporations or other 
        nonliving entities, H3901 [20JN]
      ------impact, H2058 [24AP]
      Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Public Power proposed gasification 
        plant, E35 [18JA]
      Climate: global warming, H4778 [11JY], H5017 [19JY]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Coast Guard: ensure completion of required energy audits, H3552 
        [6JN]
      Colleges and universities: impact of Government regulations on 
        research, H5205 [25JY]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        E1381 [1AU]
      Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations That Impact 
        Energy and Manufacturing in the U.S.: include health effects 
        associated with regulatory costs in analysis of EPA rules and 
        actions, H6217, H6218 [20SE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, H958, 
        H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      ------clarify procedure for considering requests for 
        Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, H5269, H5270 
        [25JY]
      Conservation of energy: exempt regulations that promote energy 
        efficiency from regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      Consumers: exempt regulations on offshore bank account 
        disclosure, middle income tax relief, invasive species, 
        prescription drug safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory 
        lending from regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------provide reasonable and proportional fees and rules for 
        electronic debit transactions, H6163 [20SE]
      Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (H.R. 6080), H5796-H5814 [11SE]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, H3868 [20JN]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 
        [11JY], H5622 [1AU]
      Corps of Engineers: approve permit for economic development in 
        Henry County, VA, H3489 [6JN]
      ------finalize proposed guidance on identification of waters 
        protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3372-
        H3377 [1JN], E977 [5JN]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees, H3354 [31MY]
      Courts: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
        settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to 
        take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, 
        H5125 [23JY], H5141 [24JY], H5233, H5235, H5236, H5238, H5243 
        [25JY]
      ------require attorneys fees or costs be paid from 
        administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business 
        substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken 
        during regulatory freeze, H5270, H5271 [25JY]
      ------revise laws on liability in certain civil actions arising 
        from maritime incidents, E615 [23AP]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, E1428 [3AU]
      ------designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (H.R. 1498), H385 [2FE]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        H5411-H5414 [31JY], H5599 [1AU]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (H.R. 4403), 
        H2045 [24AP]
      Dept. of Defense: eliminate maximum age limitations for 
        individuals who are otherwise qualified to enlist in the Armed 
        Forces, H3053, H3054 [17MY]
      ------limit salaries of contractor executives, H5042, H5043 
        [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995, H4996 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into contracts with entities 
        having been convicted of fraud against the Federal Government, 
        H5060, H5061 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: allow promulgation of rules or regulations 
        defining the term ``credit hour'', H991 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify certain findings from Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative 
        technology loan guarantee program, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
      ------determine if impact analyses of EPA rules and actions on 
        energy prices are infeasible to conduct, requires data that 
        does not exist, or would generate unreliable or useless 
        results, H3924 [21JN]
      ------ensure Federal agencies complete required energy audits, 
        H3419 [5JN]
      ------ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee program is 
        able to continue to accept applications for new loan 
        guarantees, H6016, H6019-H6022 [14SE]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------lower energy efficiency standards for service-over-the-
        counter, self-contained, medium temperature commercial 
        refrigerators, H3921, H3922 [21JN]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H5930, H5932 [13SE], H6004-H6024, 
        H6049 [14SE], E1549 [18SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5934-
        H5939 [13SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022, H6023 
        [14SE]
      ------prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for grants requiring recipients to 
        replace any lighting that does not comply with the Energy 
        Policy and Conservation Act, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for subordinating any loan obligation to 
        other financing, H3465, H3466 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce showerhead water restrictor 
        regulations, H3474, H3475 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement energy conservation 
        standards for golf cart battery chargers, H3476 [5JN]
      ------require Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to 
        conduct study on how to shield consumers from gasoline price 
        fluctuations and supply disruptions, H3922, H3923 [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 
        6118), H6140-H6142 [19SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to cities and towns 
        that do not follow Federal immigration law, H3635, H3636 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on providing 
        access to Federal programs and activities for persons with 
        limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]
      Dept. of HUD: allow public housing agencies to use operating and 
        capital funds directly without going through the Operating 
        Fund Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory standards 
        against the use of discriminatory disparate impact analysis in 
        risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, 
        H4144-H4146 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans' 
        preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly 
        built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H4144 
        [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule to expressly prohibit 
        an owner or landlord of housing from using a criminal 
        conviction to deny housing to an applicant for such housing, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (H.R. 6189), H5796 [11SE]
      ------limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement 
        eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain 
        data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      ------make available to the public a redacted summary of Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions that permit 
        warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2396-H2406, 
        H2431 [8MY], E749, E753 [9MY], E773 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement Americans With Disabilities 
        Act provision that allows miniature horses to be used as 
        service animals, H2531, H2532 [9MY]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      Dept. of Labor: issue interim occupational safety and health 
        standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 
        522), H520 [7FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162, H5167 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (H.R. 5970), H4067 [27JN], E1154 
        [27JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, H581 [8FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      ------development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale 
        technology research and development funding, H3355 [31MY]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty, H3820 [20JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, H1276 
        [8MR]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], H6157, H6196-H6219 [20SE], H6236, 
        H6237, H6257 [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624-E1626, E1630, E1634, 
        E1635 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      ------reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas 
        production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas 
        companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3905, 
        H3906 [20JN]
      ------require application for permit to drill be deemed approved 
        if review process is not completed within 60 days, H3925, 
        H3926 [21JN]
      ------require companies holding defective leases which allow for 
        off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to 
        bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
      ------require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer 
        leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources 
        (H.R. 1231), H2062 [24AP]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices 
        as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]
      ------require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN], H4837 
        [12JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H752-H787 [15FE], H810, H820-H834, 
        H880-H886 [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, 
        E233 [17FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-
        H744, H746-H750 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884-H886 [16FE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: include existing rule on U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens in any regulatory freeze, H5286-H5289 
        [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: permit Federal regulation and review of 
        tolls and toll increases on certain surface transportation 
        facilities (H.R. 3684), E57 [23JA]
      ------prohibit funding to implement regulations to mandate 
        global positioning system (GPS) tracking, electronic on-board 
        recording devices, or event data recorders in passenger or 
        commercial motor vehicles, H4149, H4150 [27JN]
      ------prohibit Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration requirement of placement of line markers other 
        than at public road crossings and railroad crossings, H4140, 
        H4141 [27JN]
      ------submit report estimating the number of lost jobs, 
        fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by 
        new fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, H6214-H6216 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve supervision of fiduciaries of 
        veterans (H.R. 5948), H6088-H6094 [19SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      District of Columbia: eliminate all federally imposed mandates 
        over the local budget process, financial management, and the 
        borrowing of money, H2022-H2024 [19AP], H4643-H4645 [29JN]
      Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: require the Energy Information 
        Administration to determine whether implementation of such Act 
        is projected to lower gas prices or create jobs within a 
        certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]
      Drugs: address issues relative to composition, marketing, and 
        regulatory approval of OxyContin, H5532 [1AU]
      ------encourage development of prescription drug monitoring 
        programs to track the dispensing of controlled drugs to 
        patients, H2335 [8MY]
      ------improve safety, H3224 [30MY]
      ------increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, H3224 [30MY]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H560-H563 [7FE], H675, H676 [9FE], H808 
        [16FE], H5134 [24JY], H5981 [13SE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H85 [23JA], H207-H213 
        [31JA], H581, H629 [8FE], H739 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H959-H962 
        [27FE], H1013 [28FE], H1021 [29FE], H1295 [8MR], H1651 [28MR], 
        H1980 [19AP], H2079 [25AP], H4641-H4643 [29JN], H4855, H4856 
        [12JY], H4913, H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5122-H5129 [23JY], H5134 
        [24JY], H5756, H5759, H5760 [10SE], H6224-H6227 [20SE]
      ------importance of job creation, H70 [18JA], H93 [23JA], H524-
        H529, H536 [7FE]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, E1223, E1231 [11JY]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 694), E1093 [20JN]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 700), E1103 [21JN]
      ------provide student loan borrowers with basic consumer 
        protections, H815 [16FE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), H5602-H5604 [1AU], E1426 
        [3AU]
      Employment: require publicly traded companies to disclose the 
        number of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885, H1886 [17AP]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (H.R. 997), H714 [14FE]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (H.R. 3158), H5608, H5609 
        [1AU]
      ------consider the impact on employment levels and economic 
        activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or 
        guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered 
        program, E1624 [21SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units, H3743 [19JN]
      ------effect of regulations on coal-fired powerplants, H1651 
        [28MR]
      ------establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826-H5829 [11SE], E1493 [12SE]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], 
        H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      ------impact of regulations on employment and job creation, 
        H1029 [29FE], H3664 [8JN]
      ------issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing 
        facilities, H5756 [10SE]
      ------issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and 
        institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, 
        H5756 [10SE]
      ------make data and modeling inputs that regulations are based 
        on available to the public and require regulatory impact 
        analysis to undergo external peer review, H6218, H6219 [20SE]
      ------prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------prohibit consideration of feasibility and cost in revising 
        and supplementing national ambient air quality standards for 
        ozone, H3901, H3902 [20JN]
      ------prohibit delay in finalization of rules to establish clean 
        air standards and to reduce air pollution if such rules will 
        provide protection against asthma and other health effects, 
        H3899, H3900 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at 
        the Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      ------proposed rule relative to manganese alloy production, 
        H1583 [27MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, H1645 [28MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H358 [1FE], H635 [8FE]
      ------provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6244, H6245 [21SE]
      ------question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy, H2145, H2193 [26AP]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy, H3818 [20JN]
      ------require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      ------resignation of Al Armendariz relative to remarks on 
        enforcement philosophy, H3485 [6JN]
      ------take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would 
        increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for 
        oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
      ------uphold scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers 
        the public health and welfare, H6214 [20SE]
      ------waive ban on over-the-counter asthma inhalers enacted as 
        part of international agreement to stop using products 
        containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and allow existing stock 
        to be sold until FDA approves replacement, H4872 [17JY]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (H.R. 3824), E76 [25JA]
      ------implement reforms to improve aviation safety, H2081 
        [25AP], H5236 [25JY]
      ------improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the 
        National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]
      ------prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/
        Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on 
        reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), H5100-H5102 [23JY]
      Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt regulations to protect 
        consumers from any regulatory freeze, H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, 
        H2457 [9MY]
      ------provide additional resources for Federal investigations 
        and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial 
        crisis (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]
      FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional 
        oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), H3230-
        H3234 [30MY]
      ------eliminate blackout rule relative to television broadcast 
        of National Football League games, H43 [18JA], H385 [2FE], 
        H4810 [11JY]
      ------ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not 
        impede implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in 
        rural areas, H1622 [27MR]
      ------preserve ability for effective and efficient communication 
        systems to alert the public of dangerous weather conditions, 
        H1623 [27MR]
      ------preserve ability to protect online privacy, including 
        rules prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from 
        requiring job applicants to disclose passwords to social 
        networking web sites, H1627 [27MR]
      ------promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of 
        certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted 
        by potential intruders, H1619, H1620 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1519 [22MR], H1609-H1629 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1593-H1597 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), motion to recommit, H1627 [27MR]
      ------provide report on impact of changes to transparency and 
        procedures on agency mandate to promote competition and 
        innovation, H1623, H1624 [27MR]
      ------require entities sponsoring political advertising to 
        disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a 
        certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1617, H1620, 
        H1621 [27MR]
      ------require the Freedom of Information Act process be more 
        open and transparent, H1621, H1622 [27MR]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, E933 
        [31MY]
      ------create a pathway for premarket notification and review of 
        laboratory-developed tests (H.R. 3207), H952 [27FE]
      ------develop uniform Federal standards for third party 
        logistics providers to ensure safety and security in the 
        delivery of pharmaceuticals, H3227, H3230 [30MY]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN], E974 [5JN]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, H3228 [30MY]
      ------expedite process for requesting de novo classification of 
        a device, H3228 [30MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (H.R. 2245), 
        H3863 [20JN]
      ------improve humanitarian device regulation, H3867 [20JN], E917 
        [31MY]
      ------improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices, H3224 [30MY], H3865 [20JN]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (H.R. 
        6160), H5531 [1AU]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (H.R. 6509), E1619 [21SE]
      ------make clarifications relative to persons accredited to 
        review reports and make recommendations for initial 
        classification of devices, H3230 [30MY]
      ------make corrections relative to user fees (H.R. 6433), H6137 
        [19SE]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (H.R. 4384), E580 [18AP]
      ------regulations concerning safe dietary ingredients in dietary 
        supplements, E342 [8MR]
      FDIC: repeal orderly liquidation authority to prevent failure of 
        large financial firms, H2610 [10MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      ------improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and 
        adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the 
        Federal permitting process, H5141 [24JY], H5235, H5236 [25JY]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 4116), H5163 [24JY]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H5127, H5128 [23JY], H5134 
        [24JY], H5241 [25JY]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), H5756 [10SE]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (H.R. 4631), H5776-H5778 [11SE], E1531 [14SE]
      Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain 
        activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, 
        H2417 [8MY]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), H6024-H6042 [14SE]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      Financial Accounting Standards Board: proposed changes to 
        accounting standards, E342 [8MR]
      Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: release of report on causes 
        of U.S. financial and economic crisis, H41 [18JA]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), H2095-H2099 [25AP], E667 [26AP], E696 [27AP]
      ------focus Federal banking regulators on credit availability 
        and provide insured depository institutions with certain 
        authorities when calculating the institution's capital (H.R. 
        6037), H4076 [27JN]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 4367), H4664-H4666 
        [9JY], E1283 [19JY]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review 
        authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (H.R. 1781), H2456 [9MY]
      ------establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1918 
        [18AP], H5204 [25JY]
      ------gun control, H1856 [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5081, H5117 
        [23JY], H5135 [24JY], H5204 [25JY], H5634 [2AU], H6163 [20SE], 
        E1582 [20SE]
      ------prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, H5135 [24JY]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]
      ------strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for 
        authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, 
        H3279 [31MY]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), H5776 [11SE], H5890-H5901 [12SE], E1533 
        [14SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 
        [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5782 [11SE]
      ------prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained 
        through the search of a legally amassed data pool without 
        prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]
      ------reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]
      FRS: move the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the 
        Dept. of the Treasury, H2602 [10MY]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), H1555, H1556 
        [26MR], E448 [27MR]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5139, H5140, H5150-H5162 [24JY], 
        H5207, H5208, H5232 [25JY], H6222 [20SE], E1322, E1333 [25JY], 
        E1351, E1362 [31JY], E1437 [3AU]
      FTC: approval of merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and 
        Medco, E704 [7MY]
      ------potential merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and Medco, 
        E673 [26AP]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3725-H3729 [18JN]
      GAO: consolidate certain duplicate and overlapping Goverment 
        programs, H1676 [28MR]
      Government: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (H.R. 538), H5778, H5779 [11SE]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, H1897, H1898 [17AP], H2013 [19AP], E546 [17AP]
      ------require an annual audit (H.R. 4629), H2080 [25AP]
      Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to 
        have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], H2263 [27AP]
      ------delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1505-H1507 [22MR]
      ------establish health savings accounts for all citizens, 
        provide health savings account and high deductible health plan 
        payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants 
        to have same such plans, H798 [15FE]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform, H2623, H2629 [10MY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 
        [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, 
        H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1501-H1519, H1521, 
        H1522, H1524 [22MR], E415, E416, E418, E421, E423, E425, E427, 
        E429, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 
        [29MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1443-H1452 [21MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (H. Res. 
        596), H1593 [27MR]
      Health care professionals: prohibit exemption of health care 
        professionals who intentionally harm patients from medical 
        malpractice liability, H1482 [21MR]
      House of Representatives: impose moratorium on official travel 
        outside the U.S. by Members, officers, and employees until GAO 
        reports on costs of such travel and makes recommendations on 
        such travel (H.R. 638), H655 [9FE]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (H.R. 2446), H5612, H5613 [1AU], E1423 [3AU]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims 
        in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and 
        encourage licensing of claims adjusters (H.R. 6415), E1543 
        [14SE]
      ------repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (H.R. 5859), H5098-H5100 [23JY]
      Intelligence services: shorten extension of intelligence 
        gathering tools, H5893 [12SE]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (H.R. 6337), E1416 [3AU]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (H.J. Res. 112), H4746 [10JY]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign 
        agents, H1895 [17AP]
      Maritime Administration: prohibit exemption from Federal 
        Acquisition Regulations and disposal of National Defense 
        Reserve Fleet vessels using less than open and transparent 
        competition, H3136 [18MY]
      Medicare: modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (H.R. 1958), H1897 [17AP]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), H2144 [26AP], E673 [26AP], 
        E713 [7MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, H4845, H4846 [12JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------authorize lead Federal agency to extend permit review 
        process time period for mining critical minerals and materials 
        if new information is obtained during the review, H4841, H4842 
        [12JY]
      ------clarify definition of ``strategic and critical minerals'' 
        relative to efforts to promote domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials, H4840, H4841 [12JY], E1245 [12JY], 
        E1258 [17JY]
      ------condition new mining permits on disclosure of Federal 
        political contributions made by applicant during preceding 
        five years, H4835 [12JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4833-H4835 [12JY]
      ------permit awarding of attorneys fees to nonprofit entities 
        and individuals in lawsuits against certain Federal agencies 
        issuing a mining permit, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4831-H4855, H4856 [12JY], H5173 
        [24JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4791-
        H4796 [11JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      ------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of 
        hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate 
        revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842-H4844 
        [12JY]
      ------streamline mining development permitting process, H4836 
        [12JY]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606-H5608 [1AU]
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1889-H1891 [17AP]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208-
        H213 [31JA]
      ------require certain safety measures on motorcoaches, E923 
        [31MY]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      National Fuel Efficiency Month: designate, E1291 [19JY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of 
        alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries 
        and fatalities, H4107, H4108 [27JN]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, E142 
        [6FE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], 
        H230 [1FE]
      National Park Service: clarify that all public lands under 
        National Park Service jurisdiction are included in the hunting 
        exemption, H1882, H1883 [17AP]
      National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 
        of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park 
        System (H.R. 1950), H5452-H5504 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      ------repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons 
        in national parks (H.R. 4063), E218 [16FE]
      NOAA: prohibit funding to implement rule requiring shrimp 
        fishermen to use turtle excluder devices, H2522, H2523 [9MY]
      Nuclear energy: exempt nuclear powerplants from certain 
        obstacles in establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 
        [25JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3399-H3402 
        [1JN], H3918 [21JN], H4073 [27JN], H5335 [31JY], H5985-H5988 
        [13SE], H6051-H6054 [14SE], H6265-H6271 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H39 [18JA], H121 [24JA], 
        H390 [2FE], H470 [3FE], H5634 [2AU]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1163 [6MR], H1645 [28MR]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      OSHA: exempt from certain obstacles in establishing safety 
        regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, 
        H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H4794 [11JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, 
        H3818 [20JN]
      Patents: exempt patent application process regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]
      ------reform (H.R. 1249), H969 [28FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt 
        implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, H5268 [25JY]
      ------impact, H4830 [12JY]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1397 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4688, H4728, H4745, H4746, H4747, 
        H4760 [10JY], H4778, H4796, H4799, H4800, H4815, H4817-H4824 
        [11JY]
      ------improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals 
        with a preexisting condition for coverage under the 
        Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (H.R. 6327), E1399 
        [3AU]
      ------modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion 
        services (H.R. 358), H3279 [31MY]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: increase transparency, H385 
        [2FE]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 
        [6MR], H1395 [20MR], H2060 [24AP]
      ------provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies 
        for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic 
        Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing 
        price gouging (H.R. 1748), H1229 [7MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (H.R. 6342), E1407 [3AU]
      ------Pharmaceutical Traceability Enhancement Code (RxTEC) 
        proposal to establish national standard to address drug 
        traceability and pedigree, H3226, H3229 [30MY], E917 [31MY]
      Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to 
        designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the 
        candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of 
        the candidate (H.R. 406), H5743, H5744 [10SE]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (H.R. 414), H6115 [19SE]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (H.R. 4335), E593 [19AP]
      Postal Service: create a moratorium on closure or consolidation 
        of postal facilities, H2723 [16MY], H3587 [7JN]
      ------lift moratorium on closure or consolidation of postal 
        facilities, H2456 [9MY]
      ------release details of study relative to impact of closure of 
        post offices, H1583 [27MR]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      ------establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for 
        the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 
        1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for 
        gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5266 [25JY]
      ------impact on the energy sector, H1394 [20MR], H2193-H2197 
        [26AP], H3743 [19JN], H4691 [10JY]
      ------prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast 
        U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      ------promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under 
        existing geothermal leases, H828-H830 [16FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President, H5141 [24JY], 
        H5226, H5234 [25JY]
      ------prohibit authority to make unilateral reductions to 
        nuclear weapon stockpiles, H3070 [17MY]
      Privacy: exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective 
        employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social 
        networking web sites or personal accounts, H2184 [26AP]
      Public lands: make new restrictions on managing hunting, 
        fishing, and recreational shooting effective only if the 
        amount of land available for those purposes falls below a 
        certain acreage, H1883, H1884 [17AP]
      ------require hunting activities be a land use in management 
        plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, 
        H6241, H6242 [21SE]
      ------exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain water 
        transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the 
        Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5733, H5734 
        [10SE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6174-H6185 [20SE], E1618, E1621 
        [21SE], E1657 [25SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------require States to implement policies to prevent assistance 
        under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from 
        being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 
        3567), H226, H315-H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]
      Puerto Rico: plebiscite to determine status of territory, H6156 
        [20SE]
      Railroads: positive train control requirements implementation 
        funding, H4047 [26JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934, H1937, H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H4623 [29JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), 
        H635 [8FE]
      Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable energy standard, 
        H3819, H3884 [20JN]
      ------streamline Federal review to facilitate projects, H823-
        H825 [16FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H33 [18JA]
      Roads and highways: streamline environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for surface transportation projects, 
        H1934, H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      Safety: exempt regulations relative to work-related 
        electrocutions or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, 
        H5276, H5277 [25JY]
      ------tribute to independent, not-for-profit standards 
        development organizations (SDOs), E943 [31MY]
      SBA: modify small business concern size standards, H2836 [17MY]
      Science: require each agency to submit and obtain approval from 
        the Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines 
        ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific 
        information, H5283, H5284 [25JY], E1339 [26JY]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, 
        H3777 [19JN]
      SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the 
        term ``held of record'' should be changed to mean beneficial 
        owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1237, H1243, H1245 
        [7MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act (H.R. 1070), H148 [24JA]
      ------change threshold number of shareholders for required 
        registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1243 [7MR], H1278, H1279 
        [8MR]
      ------clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
      ------consider burden of internal controls auditing requirements 
        for companies with public float less than a certain amount, 
        H5278-H5280 [25JY]
      ------delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit 
        analysis of regulations until certification that such 
        requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect 
        investors and the financial system, H5282, H5283 [25JY]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1215, H1223, 
        H1225, H1240, H1245 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), 
        H120 [24JA]
      ------establish new filing fees to discourage frivolous filings, 
        H1259 [7MR]
      ------exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 
        [8MR]
      ------exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548-H1551 [26MR], E479 
        [28MR]
      ------improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5227, H5241 [25JY]
      ------preserve anti-fraud enforcement authorities, H655 [9FE]
      ------prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance 
        on climate change, H5280-H5282 [25JY]
      ------provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      ------report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      ------require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable 
        investments and activities in Iran, H5572 [1AU]
      ------study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, 
        H1280 [8MR]
      ------study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1227, H1238, 
        H1240-H1242, H1245 [7MR]
      ------exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from 
        any regulatory freeze, H5253-H5259 [25JY]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), H1551-H1553 [26MR], E479 [28MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1228, H1240, 
        H1245 [7MR], H1580, H1590-H1592 [27MR]
      ------revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety 
        (H.R. 3534), H2676-H2678 [15MY]
      Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for 
        inflation, H1249, H1250 [7MR]
      ------expand Federal contracting mentor-protege programs, H522 
        [7FE]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), H906 [17FE], H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], H1214, 
        H1215, H1217, H1219, H1236-H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277-H1289 
        [8MR], H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], E381 
        [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586-H1593 
        [27MR], E517 [30MR], E536 [16AP]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222-H1231 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, 
        H1250, H1251 [7MR], H5278, H5279 [25JY]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1257-H1259 [7MR]
      ------provide additional exemptions from internal control 
        auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies 
        (H.R. 3213), H5279 [25JY]
      ------repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for 
        certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------require that companies not be considered emerging growth 
        companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-
        convertible debt over the prior three years, H1251, H1252 
        [7MR]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H2792 [16MY], H2997, H2998, H3005, H3006 [17MY]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials 
        proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in 
        developing such rules, H6212, H6213 [20SE]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 3852), 
        E90, E97 [31JA]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (H.R. 5542), H4722 [10JY]
      ------exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise 
        tax on medical devices (H.R. 1310), H4764 [10JY]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (H.R. 4643), H2108 [25AP]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (H.R. 5746), E820, E821 [16MY]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (H.R. 6050), E1172 [28JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (H.R. 
        4321), H2331 [8MY], E510 [29MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5915 [12SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3366 
        [1JN], H3584, H3587, H3588, H3601-H3618 [7JN], H3797, H3798 
        [19JN], E1025, E1031, E1035 [8JN], E1041 [12JN], E1052 [18JN], 
        E1124 [21JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), motion to 
        recommit, H3616 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 5906), H3591 
        [7JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: establish an Ombudsman 
        Office (H.R. 1165), H5825 [11SE]
      Unemployment: lower threshold at which significant regulatory 
        action is measured relative to the unemployment rate and the 
        economy, H5273, H5274 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H960, H961 [27FE], H5117, H5122-
        H5129 [23JY], H5134, H5138 [24JY], H5208, H5209, H5225-H5289 
        [25JY], H5296, H5307-H5320, H5323 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], E1335, 
        E1339, E1341 [26JY], E1356 [31JY], E1386 [1AU]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141-
        H5150 [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302-
        H5307 [26JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]
      Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by 
        regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], 
        H5141, H5143, H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]
      ------ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are 
        subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]
      Veterans: prohibit funding to enter into contracts that do not 
        give small businesses owned and controlled by veterans any 
        available preference, H3134 [18MY], H3341, H3342 [31MY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), 
        H6142-H6144 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 6008), 
        H5138 [24JY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 
        2827), H6125-H6128 [19SE]
      ------impact, E1311 [24JY]
      ------repeal, H714 [14FE], H1151 [5MR], H5022 [19JY], H5230 
        [25JY]
      Water: exempt clean drinking water regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act, H5022 [19JY]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
      Waterford, OH: proposed closure of Muskingum River Power Plant, 
        H384 [2FE]
      Weather: exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme 
        weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during 
        planting and harvest seasons, S1603, S1604 [13MR]
      ------exempt farms with aboveground fuel storage tanks of a 
        certain size from EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and 
        Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, S3960 [12JN]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1440 [7MR], S1603 [13MR]
      ------prohibit issuance of new EPA rule on municipal and 
        industrial stormwater discharges prior to completion of 
        evaluation of current rule, S3960 [12JN]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens, S4282 [19JN]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (S. 3239), S3633 [24MY]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      America Invents Act: anniversary, S6427 [19SE]
      Animals: ensure that extras in film and television who bring 
        personal, domesticated household pets do not face unnecessary 
        regulations, S4353 [20JN]
      Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate 
        certain exemptions relative to railroads, S1129 [29FE], S1437 
        [7MR]
      Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with 
        the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and 
        performance of the Federal Government (S. 1274), S56 [24JA]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (S. 3624), S6675 [21SE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (S. 3263), S3731 [5JN]
      ------prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S2995 [9MY], S5945 [2AU], S6527, S6528 [20SE], 
        S6611 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee receipts 
        for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. airlines 
        under the European Union emissions trading scheme, S6527, 
        S6528 [20SE]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (S. 1102), S2069 [27MR]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of L'Ambiance Plaza construction 
        collapse killing 28 workers, S2579 [23AP]
      Budget: establish biennial budget and appropriations processes 
        and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal 
        Government (S. 211), S3143 [15MY]
      Business and industry: impact of tax rates and government 
        regulations on decision to outsource jobs to foreign 
        countries, S4991 [16JY]
      ------temporarily suspend certain regulations (S. 1538), S140 
        [30JA]
      CFTC: funding, S5960 [2AU]
      ------implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, S1174 [1MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (S. 2222), S2138, S2139 [28MR], S2207 [29MR]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (S. 847), S3463-S3466 [23MY], S5839 
        [1AU]
      China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the 
        U.S., S379-S381 [7FE]
      Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4284, S4286 
        [19JN]
      ------impact, S488 [9FE]
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (S. 2296), 
        S5634 [30JY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions, S2069 [27MR], S2535 [19AP], S2671, S2674 [25AP], 
        S2955 [8MY], S5632-S5635 [30JY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (S. 2032), S44 [23JA], S3742 [6JN]
      Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of 
        report entitled ``Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report 
        on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        release of ``For-Profit Higher Education--The Failure to 
        Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success'', 
        S5632 [30JY], S5710 [31JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana, S4138, S4139 [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, S3491, 
        S3503 [23MY], S3546, S3548, S3556 [24MY], S4449 [25JN], S4625, 
        S4630 [26JN]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), 
        S680, S681 [15FE]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (S. 3609), S6628 [21SE]
      Courts: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
        settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to 
        take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof 
        (S. 3382), S4958-S4960 [12JY]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (S. 3426), S5490 [26JY]
      ------encourage financial institutions to discontinue certain 
        fees on debit and prepaid cards used by colleges and 
        universities to disburse student financial aid, S5199 [19JY]
      ------promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card 
        interchange transaction fees, S3403-S3405 [22MY], S5960-S5962 
        [2AU]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        House amendment, S6672 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify regulations for programs that 
        provide loans to purchasers of highly fractionated Native 
        American lands, S4266 [19JN]
      ------repeal duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish, S4181 [14JN]
      ------require more frequent dairy reporting and conduct a study 
        of the feasibility of establishing two classes of milk, S4273 
        [19JN]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
      Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations on patient medication 
        information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-
        quality information about prescription drugs, S3564 [24MY]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (H.R. 6189), S6674 [21SE]
      ------establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled 
        substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, 
        fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs, S3555 [24MY], 
        S4630 [26JN]
      ------Inspector General report on violations of hiring 
        practices, S5458 [26JY]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2186), S1581 [12MR], S1583 [13MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), S1683 [14MR], S1685 [15MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), unanimous-consent request, S2063-S2065 [27MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, S371 [7FE], S490 [9FE], S895-S898 [17FE], 
        S1112 [29FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: require the offshore oil and gas leasing 
        program to have a domestic strategic production goal, S2141 
        [28MR]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development, S2145 [28MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for 
        transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway, S665 
        [15FE]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (S. 2179), S1541 [8MR]
      Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, S4449 [25JN], 
        S4625 [26JN]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 409), S680, 
        S681 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 839), S680, 
        S681 [15FE]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, S3506 [23MY], S3560, 
        S3564 [24MY], S4183 [14JN], S4408 [21JN], S4605 [26JN]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 3431), 
        S5383-S5385 [25JY]
      Ecology and environment: expedite environmental and judicial 
        review of projects subject to the National Environmental 
        Policy Act, S2144 [28MR]
      ------preempt regulation of, action relating to, or 
        consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal 
        policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Economy: impact of deregulation of the financial sector, S4658 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------impact of Government regulations, S2676-S2679 [25AP], 
        S2948-S2950 [8MY], S3823 [7JN], S4113, S4118 [13JN], S4168 
        [14JN], S4318 [20JN], S4922 [12JY], S6477 [20SE]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S3959 [12JN], 
        S4628 [26JN], S5100 [18JY]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, S3765 [6JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (S. Res. 500), S4375 [20JN], S4414 [21JN]
      EPA: codify and delay implementation of and compliance dates for 
        the cross-State air pollution rule (S. 1815), S3942-S3945 
        [12JN]
      ------delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable 
        control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S856-S858 [16FE], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945, S3952-S3954 
        [12JN], S4164-S4166, S4173, S4185 [14JN], S4231-S4233 [18JN], 
        S4265, S4283-S4293 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4314-S4334 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4236 [18JN], S4283 [19JN]
      ------establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), S6672, S6673 [21SE]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (S. 3467), S5872 [1AU]
      ------establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for 
        the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]
      ------establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
        national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate 
        matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in 
        certain areas, S3932 [12JN]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, S3620 [24MY]
      ------impact of regulations, S5460-S5462 [26JY]
      ------implementation of the cross-State air pollution rule, 
        S2220 [29MR]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (S. 3428), S5306 [24JY], S5967 [2AU], 
        S6326 [13SE]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S331 [6FE], S1508-S1511, S1513, 
        S1514, S1523, S1528 [8MR], S1573 [12MR]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 
        [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4176-S4180, S4182, S4183 [14JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (S. 3472), 
        S5880 [1AU]
      FDA: accelerate investigation into imported pet food from China, 
        S380 [7FE]
      ------accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, S3564 
        [24MY]
      ------develop uniform Federal standards for third party 
        logistics providers to ensure safety and security in the 
        delivery of pharmaceuticals, S3414 [22MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health, S3556 [24MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (S. 2113), S702 [15FE]
      ------ensure regulations do not limit access to dietary 
        supplements, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance 
        authorities, S3468 [23MY], S3551 [24MY]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, S3417 [22MY], S4615, S4618 [26JN]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (S. 2301), S2547 [19AP]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3301-S3304 
        [21MY], S3389, S3396, S3418 [22MY], S3460, S3469, S3488, 
        S3498, S3502 [23MY], S3551, S3567 [24MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (S. 296), S106-
        S108 [26JA]
      ------improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 
        [26JN]
      ------improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3413 [22MY], S3466, S3467, 
        S3482-S3485 [23MY], S3552, S3563 [24MY]
      ------make corrections relative to user fees (H.R. 6433), S6671 
        [21SE]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (S. 2295), S2497-S2500 [18AP]
      ------prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless 
        NOAA concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], S3554 [24MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness, S3494 [23MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4616, S4625 [26JN]
      ------promote development of medical devices for patients with 
        rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and 
        lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]
      ------provide additional quality control of drugs, S3417 [22MY]
      ------provide for regulation of medical gases, S3414 [22MY]
      ------require proof of intent for certain prohibited acts, S3501 
        [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3486-S3488 [23MY], S3540, S3543, S3562 
        [24MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to implement 
        rule to improve Federal permitting and review process of 
        infrastructure projects, S2144 [28MR]
      ------provide for congressional review of agency guidance 
        documents, S4287, S4288 [19JN]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law, S4265 [19JN]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), S4287 [19JN], S4870 [11JY], 
        S6328 [13SE]
      ------require use of existing environmental review documents to 
        expedite oil and gas permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), S6370 [13SE]
      FEMA: require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (S. 
        2303), S2548 [19AP]
      Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, 
        and efficient banking system (S. 3048), S5921-S5923 [2AU]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (S. 35), S2773 [26AP], S4632 [26JN]
      ------gun control, S1729 [15MR], S5249 [23JY], S5280 [24JY], 
        S5466 [26JY]
      ------prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (S. 32), S4632 [26JN], S5863 [1AU]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management, S4181 [14JN]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        S6389 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470-S5472 
        [26JY]
      FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 
        [2AU]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), S2113 
        [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), S6671, S6672 
        [21SE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (S. 2054), S263 [1FE]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, S2462 [18AP], S2521 [19AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], 
        S2282 [29MR], S2288 [16AP]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S2113 [27MR]
      IRS: enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity, S6428 
        [19SE]
      Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S186 [31JA], S305-S307 
        [2FE], S1978 [22MR]
      Medicare: modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (S. 2125), S910 [17FE]
      Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches, S1188 [1MR], 
        S5178 [19JY]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, 
        S341 [6FE]
      ------modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and 
        negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S57-S59 [24JA], S3110-
        S3113 [14MY], S4602-S4604 [26JN], S4649, S4653-S4658 [27JN], 
        S4870-S4872 [11JY], S5107 [18JY], S5652-S5654 [30JY], S5806, 
        S5826-S5828 [1AU], S6029-S6032 [10SE], S6480, S6492, S6505-
        S6507 [20SE]
      Native Americans: determine blood quantum requirement for 
        membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1560), 
        S5894 [1AU]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S853-S856 [16FE], S2587, S2588 
        [23AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2559, S2568-
        S2579 [23AP], S2616-S2630 [24AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), unanimous-consent agreement, S2538 
        [19AP]
      ------provide for appropriate designation of collective 
        bargaining units (S. 1843), S3270 [17MY]
      NOAA: misuse of fishermen fines to purchase luxury boat and 
        demand for greater accountability regarding the misuse of 
        Government vessels, S893 [17FE]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------evaluation of administration, S402 [9FE], S880-S882 
        [17FE], S2298 [16AP], S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 [9MY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S52, S53, S56, S61 
        [24JA], S140 [30JA], S177, S180 [31JA], S550 [13FE], S3931 
        [12JN], S4110-S4114 [13JN], S4922 [12JY], S5101 [18JY], S5170, 
        S5184 [19JY], S5241-S5243 [23JY], S5281, S5284 [24JY], S5693 
        [31JY], S5808, S5829 [1AU], S5902 [2AU]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1182 [1MR], S1381 [5MR], 
        S1403-S1407 [6MR], S2948-S2950 [8MY], S3690-S3694 [4JN], 
        S3942-S3945 [12JN]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], 
        S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      OSHA: expedite approval of safety standards, S2579 [23AP]
      Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), S4194 [14JN]
      ------transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-
        inventor-to-file system, S4194 [14JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S1564-S1567 [12MR], S1768-S1773 [19MR], S1818-
        S1821, S1843 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], S2042-S2045 
        [27MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], S2222 [29MR], S3460 
        [23MY], S3741 [6JN], S4696-S4706, S4709, S4714 [28JN], S5442 
        [26JY], S5706 [31JY], S6413 [19SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier 
        areas receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4706, S4707 [28JN], S4735-S4737 
        [29JN], S4858, S4863, S4868 [11JY], S4924, S4935 [12JY], S5443 
        [26JY]
      ------implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for 
        health insurance plans, S5712-S5714 [31JY]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 
        [19MR], S2018-S2020 [26MR], S2134, S2140 [28MR], S2217 [29MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 
        [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (S. 2170), S1461 [7MR]
      ------require shareholder authorization before a public company 
        may make certain political expenditures (S. 1360), S5012 
        [16JY]
      Postal Service: authorize move to a 5-day mail delivery service, 
        S2580-S2582 [23AP], S2644, S2645 [24AP]
      ------consider effect of closure or consolidation of post 
        offices on voting by mail and provide for a moratorium on 
        closure or consolidation of post offices to protect voting by 
        mail, S2641 [24AP]
      ------consider impact of regulations when developing a 
        profitability plan, S2687 [25AP]
      ------create a moratorium on closure or consolidation of postal 
        facilities, S2526 [19AP], S2684, S2691 [25AP]
      ------create a moratorium on the closure of rural post offices 
        and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, S2463, 
        S2466, S2475, S2478, S2479, S2488 [18AP], S2528-S2530 [19AP], 
        S2587 [23AP], S2643 [24AP]
      ------end mailbox use monopoly, S2650 [24AP]
      ------maintain all current door delivery point services, S2692 
        [25AP]
      ------maintain current delivery time for market-dominant 
        products, S2688, S2689 [25AP]
      ------modify process for closure or consolidation of post 
        offices and postal facilities, S2638, S2639 [24AP], S2694 
        [25AP]
      ------require State liaisons for States without a district 
        office be located within their respective States, S2685 [25AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------establish commission to analyze and report on cumulative 
        impacts of certain EPA rules and actions on gasoline and 
        diesel fuel prices, S2125 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------impact on the energy sector, S3697 [5JN], S4333 [20JN]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S6307 [13SE]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (S. 2264), S2250 [29MR]
      Privacy: protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice 
        of and remedies for security breaches, and enhance 
        accountability and penalties for unauthorized use of 
        personally identifiable information, S1686 [15MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 [11SE], S6407-S6409 [19SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. 
        Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407, S6408 [19SE]
      Railroads: allow Federal funds made available for purchase of 
        rolling stock to be used to purchase any equipment used for 
        high-speed rail, S1652 [14MR]
      ------change railcar procurement rules for transit systems to 
        allow up to 5 years for delivery of railcars after delivery of 
        1st railcar, S559 [13FE]
      ------positive railroad control crash avoidance systems 
        implementation, S820 [16FE]
      Reform (S. 602), S4411 [21JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647-S1650 [14MR]
      SBA: establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs, S4933 [12JY]
      ------extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (S. 2172), S1462 [7MR]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (S. 3378), S4952 [12JY]
      SEC: determine if the term ``held of record'' should include 
        beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR], 
        S1973 [22MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, S183 [31JA]
      ------enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (S. 
        3416), S5259 [23JY]
      ------exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses, S1886 [21MR], S1968 [22MR]
      ------exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses (S. 1544), S1454 [7MR]
      ------exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 
        [28MR]
      ------funding, S5960 [2AU]
      ------issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral 
        companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial 
        development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, S1968, S1973, S1975 [22MR], S2078 
        [27MR], S2229 [29MR]
      ------amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder 
        registration (S. 1824), S1455 [7MR]
      ------amend securities laws to provide for registration 
        exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (S. 1791), S1064 
        [28FE], S1111 [29FE], S2230 [29MR]
      ------comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to increase 
        transparency and reduce risks in the financial system, S3403 
        [22MY]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, 
        S3932 [12JN]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1828 [20MR], S1877-S1879, S1884-
        S1889, S1894 [21MR], S1968, S1972-S1976 [22MR], S2230, S2231 
        [29MR], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S3052 [10MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], 
        S1583-S1586 [13MR], S1667-S1671, S1673-S1675 [14MR], S1686-
        S1696, S1698-S1700, S1705, S1714-S1729 [15MR], S1764-S1768, 
        S1776-S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822-S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837-
        S1842 [20MR], S1875, S1877-S1879, S1883-S1890, S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957, S1963, S1966-S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229-
        S2231 [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1568, S1569 [12MR], 
        S1585 [13MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (S. 1933), S1455 [7MR]
      ------provide certainty for small business concerns (S. 3572), 
        S6461 [19SE]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
      Taxation: end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (S. 2033), S45 [23JA]
      ------extend the time for making S corporation elections (S. 
        2271), S2251 [29MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3412 [22MY], S4924 
        [12JY], S6508 [20SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), S3829 
        [7JN], S3929 [11JN], S3931 [12JN]
      Unemployment: prohibit agencies from taking any significant 
        regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or 
        less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), S5689 [30JY], S5691 
        [31JY]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses, S6256 
        [12SE], S6291 [13SE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, S5960 
        [2AU]
      ------impact on concept of ``Too Big To Fail'', S6510 [20SE]
      ------repeal, S140 [30JA], S3298 [21MY]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations, S3932 
        [12JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3932 [12JN], S4168 
        [14JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S. 2245), S3032 [9MY]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (S. 3547), S6343 [13SE]
  Reports
      Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation--
        Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House), H5231 [25JY]
      Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by 
        Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions: Marcus Henn, New 
        England Fuel Institute, H5254-H5258 [25JY]
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]
      Report to Congress--Rare Earth Materials in Defense 
        Applications: Frank Kendall III, Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 
        H4838 [12JY]
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive 
        Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]
  Reports filed
      Adjust Date on Which Consolidated Assets Are Determined for 
        Purposes of Exempting Certain Instruments of Smaller 
        Institutions From Capital Deductions: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3128) (H. Rept. 112-566), H4654 [29JN]
      Asthma Inhalers Relief Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 6190) (H. Rept. 112-673), H6059 [14SE]
      Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. Rept. 112-343), H639 
        [8FE]
      Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 112-188), S5084 [17JY]
      Clean Up Government Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2572) (H. Rept. 112-688), H6273 [21SE]
      Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3409) (H. Rept. 112-670), H5999 [13SE]
      Codify Into Law as Title 54 of the U.S. Code Certain Laws 
        Relative to the National Park System: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1950) (H. Rept. 112-631), H5524 [31JY]
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to 
        Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program 
        Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) 
        (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112-416), 
        H1426 [20MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 3309, FCC Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 595) (H. Rept. 112-422), H1570 [26MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale 
        the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
        Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 
        [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112-
        623), H5290 [25JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical 
        Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        726) (H. Rept. 112-590), H4774 [10JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 
        112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1588) (H. Rept. 112-565), H4654 [29JN]
      Determine Blood Quantum Requirement for Membership in the Ysleta 
        del Sur Pueblo Tribe: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) 
        (H.R. 1560), S5731 [31JY]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on 
        Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112-
        677), H6068 [18SE]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 112-677), H6068 [18SE]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-
        640), H5524 [31JY]
      Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112-366), H25 [17JA]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1956) (S. Rept. 112-195), S5976 [2AU]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, 
        Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]
      Farmer's Privacy Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5961) (H. Rept. 112-682), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        3158) (H. Rept. 112-643), H5628 [1AU]
      FCC Consolidated Reporting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3310) (H. Rept. 112-443), H1844 [16AP]
      FCC Process Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 112-414), H1390 [19MR]
      Federal Reserve Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 112-607), H4906 
        [17JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee 
        on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112-
        645), H5703 [2AU]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 
        112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      GAO Mandates Revision Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3315) (S. Rept. 112-219), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Gasoline Regulations Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 4471) (H. Rept. 112-519), H3577 [6JN]
      Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification 
        Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2938) (H. 
        Rept. 112-440), H1844 [16AP]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (S. 300) (H. Rept. 
        112-376), H186 [27JA]
      Government Customer Service Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 538) (H. Rept. 
        112-534), H3706 [15JN]
      Government Litigation Savings Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1996) (H. Rept. 112-594), H4827 [11JY]
      Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 
        112-4631), H5859 [11SE]
      Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 
        112-484), H2811 [16MY]
      Hatch Act Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112-211), 
        S6339 [13SE]
      Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 710) (H. Rept. 112-654), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 
        112-39), H1366 [16MR]
      Improve CFTC Consideration of Costs and Benefits of Regulations 
        and Orders: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. 
        Rept. 112-482), H2811 [16MY]
      Improve Enactment of Certain Laws Relative to Public Contracts: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6080) (H. Rept. 112-
        662), H5764 [10SE]
      International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 52) (S. Rept. 112-132), S131 [26JA]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112-406), H1209 [6MR]
      Limit Fee Disclosure Requirement for an Automatic Teller Machine 
        to the Screen of That Machine: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4367) (H. Rept. 112-576), H4654 [29JN]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Midnight Rule Relief Act: Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 4607) (H. Rept. 112-513), H3404 [1JN]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Motor Vehicle Insurance Cost Reporting Requirement Law Repeal: 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5898) (H. Rept. 
        112-591), H4774 [10JY]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 
        112-583), H4684 [9JY]
      Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 112-692), H6314 [23OC]
      No More Solyndras Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 6213) (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 [10SE]
      North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 6007) (H. Rept. 112-657), H5764 [10SE]
      Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual 
        Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the 
        Candidate's Death: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112-628), H5330 [30JY]
      Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112-417), H1426 [20MR]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Prevent EPA or Corps of Engineers Finalization of Proposed 
        Guidance on Identification of Waters Protected by Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4965) (H. Rept. 112-681), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Prevention of Importation of Merchandise Into the U.S. in a 
        Manner That Evades Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3524) (S. Rept. 112-209), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Protect Medical Innovation Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 112-514), H3479 [5JN]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 
        112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 112-531), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H5130 [23JY]
      Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H2266 [27AP]
      Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
        Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. 
        Rept. 112-406), H1133 [1MR]
      Repeal Certain Indemnification Requirements for Regulatory 
        Authorities To Obtain Access to Swap Data Required To Be 
        Provided by Swaps Entities: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4235) (H. Rept. 112-471), H2565 [9MY]
      Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or 
        Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1838) (H. Rept. 112-476), H2662 [11MY]
      Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 6189) (H. Rept. 112-648), H5764 [10SE]
      Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act: 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4273) (H. Rept. 
        112-586), H4684 [9JY]
      RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 112-633), H5524 [31JY]
      Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4377) (H. Rept. 
        112-596), H4906 [17JY]
      Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement 
        Fairness (RELIEF) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3210) (H. Rept. 112-604), H4906 [17JY]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
      SEC Regulatory Accountability Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 2308) (H. Rept. 112-453), H2123 [25AP]
      Security in Bonding Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 112-460), H2266 [27AP]
      Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 112-684), H6230 [20SE]
      Small Business Credit Availability Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3336) (H. Rept. 112-390), H639 [8FE]
      Small Business Reorganization Efficiency and Clarity Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2370), S3630 [24MY]
      Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) (H. Rept. 112-528), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3862) (H. Rept. 112-593), H4827 
        [11JY]
      Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112-345), H639 [8FE]
      Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 112-477), H2662 [11MY]
      Taking Essential Steps for Testing (TEST) Act: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3391), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      10 Million Solar Roofs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1108) (S. Rept. 112-144), S388 [7FE]
      U.S. Covered Bond Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 112-407), H1152 [5MR]
      Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 
        112-483), H2811 [16MY]
      Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5948) (H. Rept. 
        112-678), H6150 [19SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 
        S4292 [19JN]
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]
  Statements
      Business Tax Reform: Executive Office of the President, H1225 
        [7MR]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H3604 [7JN]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H1237 [7MR]
      ------Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 [22MR]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Several Representatives and 
        Scholars, H1504 [22MR]
  Summaries
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
      Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact: Bloomberg Finance 
        L.P., H3595 [7JN]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]
  Surveys
      Economic State of Small Business: American Sustainable Business 
        Council, Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority 
        (organization), H5239 [25JY]
  Testimonies
      Dept. of Justice's Guidance on Access to Pools and Spas Under 
        the Americans With Disabilities Act: National Disability 
        Rights Network, H2397 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment 
        in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and 
        Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business 
        Startups Act, H1222 [7MR]
      H. Res. 591, consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1443 [21MR]
      H. Res. 595, consideration of H.R. 3309, FCC Process Reform Act, 
        H1593 [27MR]
      H. Res. 596, return to House of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1593 [27MR]
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H. Res. 726, consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and 
        Critical Minerals Production Act, H4791 [11JY]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act, H5302 [26JY]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act 
        and allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5934 [13SE]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program work requirements, H6165 [20SE]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment 
        and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, H6165 
        [20SE]
      H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirement, H6175 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1501-H1503 [22MR]
      H.R. 406, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an 
        individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's 
        campaign committees in the event of the death of the 
        candidate, H5743 [10SE]
      H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3601 [7JN]
      H.R. 459, Federal Reserve Transparency Act, H5150 [24JY]
      H.R. 538, Government Customer Service Improvement Act, H5778 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 1950, codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain 
        laws relative to the National Park System, H5452-H5504 [31JY]
      H.R. 2446, RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act, H5612 [1AU]
      H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, 
        H1551 [26MR]
      H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]
      H.R. 2827, clarify Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
        Act provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors, 
        H6125 [19SE]
      H.R. 2938, Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement 
        Clarification Act, H3725 [18JN]
      H.R. 3158, Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship 
        (FUELS) Act, H5608 [1AU]
      H.R. 3310, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, H3230 [30MY]
      H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act, H2095 [25AP]
      H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next 
        Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security 
        (PIONEERS) Act, H761-H767 [15FE]
      H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act, H6204-H6211 [20SE]
      H.R. 3534, Security in Bonding Act, H2676 [15MY]
      H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families 
        Act, H315 [1FE]
      H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1245-H1249 
        [7MR]
      H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child 
        Protection Act, H5440-H5442 [31JY]
      H.R. 4014, preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H1555 [26MR]
      H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation 
        Act, H5244-H5251 [25JY]
      H.R. 4124, Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act, 
        H6142 [19SE]
      H.R. 4157, Preserving America's Family Farms Act, H5162 [24JY]
      H.R. 4212, Drywall Safety Act, H6134 [19SE]
      H.R. 4273, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability 
        Conflicts Act, H5602 [1AU]
      H.R. 4367, limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic 
        teller machine to the screen of that machine, H4665 [9JY]
      H.R. 4631, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act, H5776 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 5797, Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5606 [1AU]
      H.R. 5859, repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting, H5098 [23JY]
      H.R. 5948, Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service 
        Act, H6088-H6092 [19SE]
      H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, 
        H5890 [12SE]
      H.R. 6007, North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act, H5733 [10SE]
      H.R. 6080, improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts, H5796-H5814 [11SE]
      H.R. 6118, Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act, H6140 [19SE]
      H.R. 6189, Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act, H5796 [11SE]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      H.R. 6433, FDA User Fee Corrections Act, H6137 [19SE]
      S. 300, Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, H5411 
        [31JY]
      S. 710, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, 
        H5826 [11SE]
      S. 1335, Pilot's Bill of Rights, S4733-S4735 [29JN], H5100 
        [23JY]
      S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition 
        Act, S6611, S6612 [21SE]
      S. 2032, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S44 
        [23JA]
      S. 2125, Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act, 
        S910-S912 [17FE]
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]
      S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. 2172, Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act, 
        S1462 [7MR]
      S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands 
        Act, S2167 [28MR]
      S. 2271, Small Business Election Simplification Act, S2252 
        [29MR]
      S. 2295, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, 
        S2498 [18AP]
      S. 2303, Fairness in Federal Disaster Declaration Act, S2549 
        [19AP]
      S. 3239, provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens, S3634-S3636 [24MY]
      S. 3315, GAO Mandates Revision Act, S6672 [21SE]
      S. 3378, Forensic Science and Standards Act, S4952-S4954 [12JY]
      S. 3416, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act, S5260-
        S5262 [23JY]
      S. 3428, Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act, S5307 [24JY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act, S5874-S5880 [1AU]
      S. 3552, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act, 
        S6370-S6387 [13SE], H6025-H6041 [14SE]
      S. 3624, Military Commercial Driver's License Act, S6675 [21SE], 
        H6285 [28SE]
      S. Res. 500, Title IX anniversary, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, S4373, S4375 [20JN]
      S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]




GOVERNMENT SPENDING ACCOUNTABILITY (GSA) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4631), H5776-H5778 [11SE], E1531 [14SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 112-664), H5859 [11SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4631, provisions, H5776 [11SE]




GOVERNMENT--U.S.

  Amendments
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6468 [19SE], 
        S6501, S6502, S6557 [20SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 
        778), H5946 [13SE]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H542, H544, H545 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H393 [2FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1572 [26MR], H1705, H1710, H1717, H1731 [28MR], 
        H1763, H1776 [29MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1661 [28MR]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5891, S5894, S5896 [1AU]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S2978 [8MY], H6293 [28SE]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), S6653, S6672 
        [21SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5131 
        [23JY], H5251, H5252, H5253, H5259, H5260, H5265, H5266, 
        H5267, H5268, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5273, H5274, H5275, H5276, 
        H5277, H5278, H5280, H5282, H5283, H5284, H5286 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, 
        H5306 [26JY]
  Analyses
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, 
        Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]
      History of the Expansion of Presidential Power, E814 [16MY]
      Leviathan Is Nibbling Your Religious Freedom Away, S1787-S1789 
        [19MR]
      Norquist's Phantom Army, S5024 [16JY]
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]
      Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, S2015 [26MR]
      Statesmanship and Its Betrayal (excerpt), H4859 [12JY]
      Three Views of the `Fiscal Cliff', S3393 [22MY]
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 117), H5765 
        [10SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
      ------provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 
        3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances 
        for members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H901 [16FE]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 539), H511 [6FE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see 
        S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 534), H373 [1FE]
      ------repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (see H.R. 4966), H2266 [27AP] (see H.R. 6365), H5765 
        [10SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (see H. Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
      ------require accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (see S. 3600), S6546 [20SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY] (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 39), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 40), S2324 
        [16AP] (see S. Con. Res. 42), S2824 [26AP] (see H. Con. Res. 
        113), H1571 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 41), S2393 
        [17AP] (see S. Con. Res. 44), S2968 [8MY] (see S. Con. Res. 
        52), S5212 [19JY] (see H. Con. Res. 112), H1570 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (see H. Res. 597), H1641 [27MR]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Business and industry: establish a pilot program to accelerate 
        entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class 
        entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see S. 3222), S3423 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 6119), H4863 [12JY]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see S. Con. Res. 57), 
        S5978 [2AU] (see H. Con. Res. 136), H5707 [2AU]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 
        2232), S2001 [22MR]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (see H. Res. 537), 
        H475 [3FE]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. 
        Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see 
        S. 2102), S567 [13FE]
      Congress: end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative 
        power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of 
        such delegation in order to phase it out (see S. 3361), S4724 
        [28JN]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
      Consumers: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (see S. 3455), S5658 [30JY]
      Contracts: implement controls on salaries of Government 
        contractors by limiting reimbursement for excessive 
        compensation equal to the pay of the President of the U.S. 
        (see S. 2198), S1734 [15MR]
      ------require solicitations for Federal procurement contracts to 
        include information about the Buy American Act and whether 
        foreign goods may be used to fulfill requirements of the 
        contracts (see H.R. 4047), H801 [15FE]
      Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 
        3890), H440 [2FE]
      ------provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      ------reinstate reporting provision relative to fees and 
        expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions 
        involving the U.S. (see S. 2042), S163 [30JA]
      ------require the attorney for the Government to disclose 
        favorable information to the defendant in criminal 
        prosecutions brought by the U.S. (see S. 2197), S1734 [15MR]
      Credit: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for 
        affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity 
        (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary (see S. Res. 458), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and 
        contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see S. 2060), S261 [1FE] (see H.R. 3863), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program to extend 
        eligibility for emergency and modernization grants to local 
        educational agencies in which a certain percentage of land is 
        federally owned (see H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to 
        provide child care (see S. 2182), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 5877), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: create independent advisory panel to 
        assess management structure and capabilities and make 
        recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see 
        H.R. 5913), H3660 [7JN]
      ------revoke requirement on use of privately owned 
        communications resources in Executive order on assignment of 
        national security and emergency preparedness communications 
        function (see H.R. 6340), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify contracting goals and 
        preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled 
        by veterans (see H.R. 4048), H900 [16FE]
      ------modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences 
        for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
        after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for 
        departmental employment in the competitive service (see H.R. 
        6372), H5859 [11SE]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      Equal Access to Justice Act: require disclosure of all payments 
        made from the Judgment Fund (see S. 3415), S5212 [19JY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        3816), H158 [24JA]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H218 [31JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website 
        for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 4404), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------develop public access policies relative to research 
        conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that 
        agency (see S. 2096), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4004), H692 [9FE]
      ------hold accountable agencies that fail to meet goals on 
        participation of small business concerns in procurement 
        contracts and authorize preferential treatment of such 
        concerns (see H.R. 3779), H77 [18JA]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending 
        (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      ------limit authority to award bonuses to employees and require 
        approval of, and reporting on high cost conferences (see S. 
        3481), S5976 [2AU]
      ------prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the 
        selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location 
        for a conference or event (see S. 2469), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5332), H2316 [7MY]
      ------prohibit provision of compensation to individuals to 
        encourage the return of, or in exchange for a response to, 
        surveys or mailings (see H.R. 6569), H6302 [5OC]
      ------prohibit purchase of merchandise subject to antidumping or 
        countervailing duty orders (see S. 3611), S6625 [21SE]
      ------reduce Federal advertising budgets (see S. 3540), S6340 
        [13SE]
      ------reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (see 
        H.R. 4472), H2039 [23AP]
      ------reform and consolidate to improve efficiency and 
        effectiveness (see S. 2129), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4409), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------require independent regulatory agencies to comply with 
        regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive 
        agencies (see S. 3468), S5870 [1AU]
      ------require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
        and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see 
        H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      ------require purchase of paper and paper products from domestic 
        sources (see H.R. 5908), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]
      ------require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be 
        manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely 
        grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 3444), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        S. 2085), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4237), H1497 [21MR]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR] (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal employees: allow continuation of public service while 
        partially retired (see H.R. 4363), H1914 [17AP]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see S. 2079), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 3835), H186 
        [27JA]
      ------prohibit senior Government officers and employees from 
        lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or instrumentalities 
        for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 4343), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 
        657), H2713 [15MY]
      ------provide for administrative leave requirements relative to 
        Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 6016), H3975 
        [21JN]
      ------provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or 
        deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such 
        veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil 
        service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      ------provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain 
        veterans and Armed Forces members receive competitive service 
        employment preference (see H.R. 5852), H3162 [18MY]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (see S. 2249), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 6042), H4156 [27JN]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H3660 [7JN]
      Federal Executive Boards: improve efficiency to enhance 
        coordination, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency 
        activities, including emergency preparedness and continuity of 
        operations in areas outside of Washington, DC (see H.R. 6305), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit investments by mortgage finance agencies that 
        create disincentives to help homeowners and stabilize the 
        housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]
      Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        6315), H5705 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: prohibit purchases by the Federal Government of 
        Chinese goods and services until China becomes a party to the 
        Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 3449), S5487 
        [26JY]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1496 [21MR]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (see S. 3315), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve 
        effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing 
        burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 3786), H77 [18JA]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (see H. Res. 738), 
        H5130 [23JY] (see H. Res. 741), H5290 [25JY]
      ------provide congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (see 
        H.R. 6333), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide for presentation and expedited consideration by 
        Congress of the recommendations in the Federal Regulatory 
        Reform Report prepared by the Office of Information and 
        Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2645 [10MY]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4116), H1133 
        [1MR]
      ------require that Federal regulations use plain writing that is 
        clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best 
        practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended 
        audience (see S. 2337), S2601 [23AP]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      GSA: improve functioning (see H.R. 6430), H6150 [19SE]
      ------reduce amounts available for acquisition of new vehicles 
        for the Federal fleet (see H.R. 6144), H5008 [18JY]
      ------require an annual audit (see H.R. 4629), H2123 [25AP]
      Health: urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-
        run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such 
        option (see H. Res. 615), H1845 [16AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 4259), H1570 
        [26MR]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (see H.R. 4257), H1570 [26MR]
      ------optimize Federal data center usage and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 6278), H5704 [2AU]
      Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment 
        restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 4030), H726 [14FE]
      Lobbyists: prohibit use of appropriated funds for publicity, 
        propaganda, or certain lobbying purposes (see H.R. 6520), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]
      ------strike the word ``lunatic'' from Federal law (see S. 
        2367), S2731 [25AP]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (see H.R. 6324), H5706 
        [2AU]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      Native Americans: pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and 
        its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see 
        H.R. 5862), H3266 [30MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), 
        refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 
        [30MY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to 
        ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and 
        integrity of scientific information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 
        [18JN]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H567 [7FE]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (see S. 2202), 
        S1734 [15MR]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------specify further conditions under which payment for 
        services of a recess appointee may not be made from the 
        Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5201 
        [24JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      ------establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed 
        by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 
        4607), H2066 [24AP]
      Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal 
        real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA] (see 
        H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 515), H25 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA] (see 
        H.R. 3778), H77 [18JA]
      ------prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      SBA: increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]
      Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs 
        involving small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H640 [8FE]
      ------suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time 
        paperwork violations (see H.R. 6224), H5327 [26JY]
      SSA: perform process for closure of field offices (see S. 3489), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see 
        H.R. 4291), H1740 [28MR]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Veterans: grant veterans access to Federal excess and surplus 
        property (see H.R. 6114), H4862 [12JY]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works (see H.R. 5683), H2566 [9MY]
      Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal 
        employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds 
        (see H.R. 6406), H6000 [13SE]
  Chronologies
      Pilot's Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]
  Cloture motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Allison Mock, E335 
        [7MR]
      ------Amanda Kerstman, E355 [8MR]
      ------Bailey Arlinghaus, E335 [7MR]
      ------Blake Huddleston, E415 [22MR]
      ------Gordon Tsai, E532 [16AP]
      ------Irene Cofie, E625 [24AP]
      ------Katelyn Moody, E628 [24AP]
      ------Madison Weaver, E820 [16MY], E874 [18MY]
      ------Mah-Rulch Mohammad, E813 [16MY]
      ------Meredith Brandt, E421 [22MR]
      ------Milan Doshi, E403 [21MR]
      ------Rima Patel, E810 [16MY]
      ------Siri Soth, E873 [18MY]
      ------Stephanie Lin, E873 [18MY]
      ------Stephanie Tsai, E873 [18MY]
  Excerpts
      U.S. Code: definition of ``marriage'' and ``spouse'', H5028 
        [19JY]
  Letters
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, 
        American Action Forum (organization), H537 [7FE]
      ------Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H535 [7FE]
      Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: several 
        Senators, S6524 [20SE]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act: Kerry D. 
        Bolognese, George Mason University, H2095 [25AP]
      ------several organizations, H2093, H2094 [25AP]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H1404 [20MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1404 [20MR]
      Federal information security improvement: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E699 
        [27AP]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E699 [27AP]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Representative 
        Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), 
        H5413 [31JY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5413 [31JY]
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits: Beth Moten, American Federation of 
        Government Employees, H920 [17FE]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H919 
        [17FE]
      ------Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal 
        Employees Association (NARFE), H920 [17FE]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Statutory public debt limit increase: Robert Boudiette, Jr., S92 
        [26JA]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, S4858 
        [11JY]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Representative Issa, 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E1659, 
        E1660 [28SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1659 [28SE]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E1659 [28SE]
  Lists
      Dept. of Agriculture duplicate Federal aid programs, H1676 
        [28MR]
  Memorandums
      Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Dentention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3625 [7JN]
      Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent With the Civil 
        Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Detention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement, H3626 [7JN]
      Prosecutorial Discretion in Removal Cases Involving Certain 
        Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3627 [7JN]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, S564-S567 [13FE], H702-H705 [14FE]
      Statutory Debt Limit: President Obama, S37 [23JA], H7 [13JA]
  Motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6405 [19SE], 
        S6502 [20SE], H5969 [13SE]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H547 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H456 [3FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5967 [13SE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H531 [7FE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5318 
        [26JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), S83 [26JA]
  Preambles
      Moment of Truth--Report of the National Commission on Fiscal 
        Responsibility and Reform, H1727 [28MR]
  Press releases
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
      NGA Opposes DATA Act Legislation: National Governors 
        Association, H2094 [25AP]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]
      ------prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for 
        conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5949-H5956, 
        H5969 [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1522 [13SE], E1537, E1538 [14SE], 
        E1575 [20SE], E1710 [19OC]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 
        778), H5939-H5948 [13SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to recommit, 
        H5970 [13SE]
      ------making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments 
        and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce 
        discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      ------comparison between congressional and Obama administration 
        proposals, H5757 [10SE]
      ------deficit, H69, H70 [18JA], H86 [23JA], H229 [1FE], H585, 
        H589 [8FE], H711-H713, H723 [14FE], H935 [17FE], H1030 [29FE], 
        H1119 [1MR], H1295 [8MR], H1500 [22MR], H1639 [27MR], H1668, 
        H1680, H1692 [28MR], H2002 [19AP], H2057 [24AP], H2110, H2112 
        [25AP], H2198-H2200 [26AP], H2614 [10MY], H2703 [15MY], H2723 
        [16MY], H2818 [17MY], H3654-H3657 [7JN], H4025 [26JN], H4098, 
        H4104 [27JN], H4780 [11JY], H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], 
        H5754 [10SE], H6046 [14SE], H6236, H6258 [21SE], E23 [17JA], 
        E41 [18JA], E47 [19JA], E55 [23JA], E68 [24JA], E77 [25JA], 
        E93 [31JA], E108, E111 [1FE], E125 [2FE], E138 [3FE], E144 
        [6FE], E154 [7FE], E164 [8FE], E177 [9FE], E187 [14FE], E195 
        [15FE], E218 [16FE], E234 [17FE], E246 [27FE], E271 [28FE], 
        E283 [29FE], E303 [1MR], E311 [5MR], E323 [6MR], E330 [7MR], 
        E355 [8MR], E379 [19MR], E392 [20MR], E409 [21MR], E435 
        [22MR], E440 [26MR], E455 [27MR], E471 [28MR], E507 [29MR], 
        E527 [16AP], E549 [17AP], E573 [18AP], E601 [19AP], E646 
        [25AP], E670 [26AP], E701 [27AP], E712 [7MY], E730 [8MY], E776 
        [10MY], E794 [15MY], E906 [30MY], E976 [5JN], E998 [6JN], 
        E1017 [7JN], E1054 [18JN], E1078 [19JN], E1094 [20JN], E1125 
        [21JN], E1140 [26JN], E1157 [27JN], E1172 [28JN], E1198 
        [29JN], E1204 [9JY], E1220 [10JY], E1231 [11JY], E1244 [12JY], 
        E1262 [17JY], E1277 [18JY], E1288 [19JY], E1311 [24JY], E1324 
        [25JY], E1347 [26JY], E1433 [3AU], E1472 [11SE], E1566 [19SE], 
        E1595, E1647 [21SE]
      ------ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      ------establish a commission of budgeting and accounting experts 
        to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best 
        measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit 
        programs, H545, H546 [7FE]
      ------establish biennial cycle, H466 [3FE]
      ------establish biennial cycle (H.R. 3577), H605 [8FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance, H3148 [18MY], H4078 [27JN]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H143-H149 [24JA]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, H1638 [27MR], H1670 
        [28MR], H1799-H1802 [29MR]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H534-H549 [7FE], H644 [9FE], E164 [8FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (H. Res. 539), H523-H529 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (H.R. 3662), H162 [25JA], H4871 [17JY]
      ------provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 
        sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3072, H3073 
        [17MY]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (H.R. 3844), H383 [2FE], E119 [2FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, H806 [16FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H402, H419-H426, 
        H429 [2FE], H456-H458, H465-H468 [3FE], E135 [3FE], E175 [9FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H387-H395 [2FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), motion to 
        recommit, H456, H457 [3FE]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms, H5753 [10SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921-H4925 
        [18JY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5956-H5969 [13SE], E1522 [13SE], E1541 
        [14SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5939-H5948 
        [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), motion to recommit, H5967, H5968 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act with a deficit-reducing increase in tax revenue, H5967, 
        H5968 [13SE]
      ------require accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (H.R. 2146), H2082-H2095 [25AP]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4855 [12JY], H4918, H4920-H4926 [18JY], H5024 [19JY], H5208 
        [25JY], H5959 [13SE], H6160 [20SE]
      ------sequestration, H5758 [10SE], H5926 [13SE], H6235 [21SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. 
        Res. 34), H811 [16FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1441 
        [21MR], H1500, H1519, H1520, H1521 [22MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1578, H1583, H1584, H1585, H1629, H1638 [27MR], 
        H1644, H1648, H1649, H1651, H1652, H1665-H1738 [28MR], H1743, 
        H1744, H1762-H1795, H1798-H1802 [29MR], H1849, H1857, H1858, 
        H1859, H1860-H1872, H1898-H1905 [17AP], H1922, H1923, H1924 
        [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2332, H2333, H2335, H2336, H2338-H2340, 
        H2343 [8MY], H2459 [9MY], H2621 [10MY], H5929, H5982-H5986 
        [13SE], E485, E492, E496, E502 [29MR], E514, E515, E516, E518 
        [30MR], E543 [17AP], E570 [18AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1654-H1663 [28MR]
      Business and industry: consolidation of certain Government 
        ecomonic development entities into a single entity designed to 
        support business and industry, H42 [18JA]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]
      ------require total domestic content in green technologies 
        purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and 
        property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits 
        (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], 
        H5193 [24JY]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (H.R. 6136), H5019 [19JY]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (H. Con. Res. 136), 
        E1443 [3AU]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H491-H494 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490-
        H503 [6FE], H529-H533 [7FE], E151 [7FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H485-
        H488 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H531, H532 
        [7FE]
      ------protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local 
        governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as 
        open space, H499 [6FE]
      ------provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned 
        businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop 
        Federal property, H500-H502 [6FE]
      ------provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, 
        H491-H494, H498, H503 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]
      Coast Guard: ensure completion of required energy audits, H3552 
        [6JN]
      Colleges and universities: impact of Government regulations on 
        research, H5205 [25JY]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        E1381 [1AU]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE], 
        H3957 [21JN], H5663, H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU], H5773, H5775, 
        H5852, H5854, H5855, H5856 [11SE], H5865, H5867 [12SE], H5926, 
        H5934 [13SE], H6003, H6007, H6008, H6009, H6047-H6051 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6085, H6112 [19SE], H6162, H6163, H6164 [20SE], H6258-
        H6265 [21SE]
      ------impact of a bicameral legislature on ability to pass 
        legislation, H5182 [24JY]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Congressional Research Service: funding, H3677-H3679 [8JN]
      Constitution Day: observance, E1482 [11SE], E1581 [20SE], E1623 
        [21SE]
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), H314 [1FE]
      ------differences in interpretation, H1129-H1131 [1MR]
      Consumers: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (H.R. 538), H5778, H5779 [11SE]
      Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information 
        regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal 
        contract, H3006 [17MY]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        H5411-H5414 [31JY], H5599 [1AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, H2666, H2667 [15MY], H2723 
        [16MY], E774 [10MY], E793, E795, E799, E800, E803, E805, E806 
        [15MY], E1047 [15JN]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure competition in Government service 
        contracts and remove restrictions which prohibit contracting 
        certain commercial products or services, H3050, H3051 [17MY], 
        H4970, H4971 [18JY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H4608 [29JN], H4829 
        [12JY], H4871 [17JY], H4916, H4921, H4923-H4925, H4937 [18JY], 
        H5063 [19JY], H5117 [23JY], H5192 [24JY], H5208, H5210, H5211, 
        H5212 [25JY], H5337, H5518-H5522 [31JY], H5537 [1AU], H5633, 
        H5695 [2AU], H5959, H5961 [13SE], H6073, H6074 [19SE], H6161 
        [20SE]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into contracts with entities 
        having been convicted of fraud against the Federal Government, 
        H5060, H5061 [19JY]
      ------provide assistance to State training centers to provide 
        emergency response training to the National Guard and Federal 
        agencies performing homeland defense activities, E948 [1JN]
      ------require audit of financial records, H2837 [17MY]
      ------require purchase of U.S. flags manufactured in the U.S. 
        using U.S. materials, H5051, H5052 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure Federal agencies complete required 
        energy audits, H3419 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for subordinating any loan obligation to 
        other financing, H3465, H3466 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to enforce 
        Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and 
        activities for persons with limited English proficiency, H3624 
        [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or 
        enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration 
        enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial 
        discretion, H3625-H3629 [7JN], E1080 [19JN]
      Dept. of Justice: whistleblower allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: economic effects of Troubled Asset Relief 
        Program, H2314 [7MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require consideration of veterans 
        before non-veterans for departmental employment in the 
        competitive service (H.R. 6372), E1474 [11SE]
      Economy: Federal Government control versus free enterprise, 
        H6257 [21SE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H85 [23JA], H207-H213 
        [31JA], H581, H629 [8FE], H739 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H959-H962 
        [27FE], H1013 [28FE], H1021 [29FE], H1295 [8MR], H1651 [28MR], 
        H1980 [19AP], H2079 [25AP], H4641-H4643 [29JN], H4855, H4856 
        [12JY], H4913, H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5122-H5129 [23JY], H5134 
        [24JY], H5756, H5759, H5760 [10SE], H6224-H6227 [20SE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H31 [18JA], 
        H670-H677 [9FE], H808 [16FE], H1530-H1533, H1535 [22MR], 
        H1559-H1563 [26MR], H5854, H5855, H5857 [11SE], E101 [31JA]
      Education: Pell Grants funding, H983, H985 [28FE]
      ------tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, E78 [25JA], E141, E142 [6FE]
      English language: declare as national language of U.S., H1151 
        [5MR]
      Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office 
        for Cyberspace, H2792 [16MY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), H5100-H5102 [23JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (H.R. 4004), E174 [9FE]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal 
        spending, H4781 [11JY]
      ------prohibit from establishing a travel or conference policy 
        that takes into account the perception of a possible event 
        location as a resort or vacation destination, H2081 [25AP]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (H.R. 4631), H5776-H5778 [11SE], E1531 [14SE]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (H.R. 4155), H3366 [1JN], H4661-H4663 [9JY], H5026 [19JY]
      Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain 
        activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, 
        H2417 [8MY]
      ------clarify disclosures of information protected from 
        prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), H6286, H6296 [28SE], E1664, 
        E1665 [28SE]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (H.R. 3835), H228, H230, H304-H312 [1FE], H391, H392 
        [2FE], H460 [3FE], E127, E130, E132 [3FE], E145 [6FE], E156 
        [7FE]
      ------increase contribution by employees for defined retirement 
        benefits, H2611-H2613 [10MY], H3319 [31MY], H3392, H3393 
        [1JN], E966 [1JN]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H908, H910, H912, H914, H916-H926 [17FE]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 6042), E1152 
        [27JN]
      ------tribute, E44 [18JA], E489 [29MR]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 682), E1519 [13SE]
      Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board: 
        anniversary, E1204 [9JY]
      Federal-State relations: recognize historic and continuing 
        importance of Federalism and uphold States' rights, H2821 
        [17MY]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (H.R. 
        4232), H1648 [28MR]
      GAO: consolidate certain duplicate and overlapping Goverment 
        programs, H1676 [28MR]
      ------effectiveness of certain studies, H2722 [16MY]
      Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering 
        requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5269, H5270 [25JY]
      ------clarify that definition of annual cost to the economy 
        includes expected change in business revenue, H5274 [25JY]
      ------exempt clean drinking water regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations to protect 
        consumers from any regulatory freeze, H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      ------exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]
      ------exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety 
        regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, 
        H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      ------exempt patent application process regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]
      ------exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
        implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, H5268 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from 
        any regulatory freeze, H5253-H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, 
        middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug 
        safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from 
        regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions 
        or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 
        [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from 
        regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme 
        weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for 
        gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]
      ------lower threshold at which significant regulatory action is 
        measured relative to the unemployment rate and the economy, 
        H5273, H5274 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H960, H961 [27FE], H5117, H5122-
        H5129 [23JY], H5134, H5138 [24JY], H5208, H5209, H5225-H5289 
        [25JY], H5296, H5307-H5320, H5323 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], E1335, 
        E1339, E1341 [26JY], E1356 [31JY], E1386 [1AU]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141-
        H5150 [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302-
        H5307 [26JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 4116), H5163 [24JY]
      ------require attorneys fees or costs be paid from 
        administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business 
        substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken 
        during regulatory freeze, H5270, H5271 [25JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]
      GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of 
        Independence funding, H3679, H3680 [8JN]
      GSA: ensure contracts are in compliance with workforce diversity 
        rules, H1829 [16AP], H1854 [17AP]
      ------liquidate excess and surplus Federal properties, H3148 
        [18MY]
      ------require an annual audit (H.R. 4629), H2080 [25AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. Res. 112, Federal 
        budget for 2013-2022, H1789 [29MR]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting, H3135, H3136 [18MY]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 
        1537), H3809 [20JN]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2187-H2192 [26AP], E668 [26AP]
      Medicare: reform, H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656-
        H1658, H1667, H1669-H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771-H1773, H1784-
        H1788 [29MR], H1863-H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], E502 [29MR], 
        E612 [23AP], E769 [10MY]
      Morality and ethics: value of personal responsibility versus 
        Federal aid programs, H466 [3FE], H5926 [13SE], H6161 [20SE]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6097-
        H6099 [19SE]
      National objectives: role in everyday life, E1138 [26JN]
      National Telework Week: observance, E372 [16MR]
      Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the 
        Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper 
        Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 
        783), H5304 [26JY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H478 [6FE], H896 [16FE], 
        H905, H939-H942 [17FE], H1147 [5MR], H1294-H1297 [8MR], H5634 
        [2AU]
      ------expansion of executive power, E814 [16MY]
      ------remarks at National Prayer Breakfast stating policies are 
        grounded in Christian faith, H464 [3FE]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (H.R. 5952), E1062 [18JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require list of 
        all Federal agencies receiving cyber threat intelligence 
        information from the intelligence community, H2173 [26AP]
      OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program 
        (H.R. 665), H1401-H1405 [20MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of repeal on 
        enrollment of Members of Congress in the Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]
      ------impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]
      Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to 
        designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the 
        candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of 
        the candidate (H.R. 406), H5743, H5744 [10SE]
      Postal Service: decision to maintain services to rural areas, 
        H2638 [10MY]
      ------prohibit closing of any post office which results in more 
        than a certain distance between any 2 post offices (H.R. 
        3370), H2458 [9MY], H2638 [10MY]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict 
        facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of 
        service (H.R. 3591), H2460 [9MY]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities and eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, H5536 [1AU]
      ------reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal 
        services for certain areas, H1629 [27MR]
      ------restore financial solvency and ensure the efficient and 
        affordable nationwide delivery of mail (H.R. 2309), H6259 
        [21SE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President, H5141 [24JY], 
        H5226, H5234 [25JY]
      ------Executive orders infringing on congressional powers and 
        duties, H3709, H3710 [18JN]
      Public debt: ceiling, H5932 [13SE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H37, H45, H54, H69 
        [18JA], E47, E48 [19JA], E69 [25JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H46-H53 [18JA]
      ------impact on job creation and economy, H5754-H5760 [10SE]
      ------increase statutory limit, H1578 [27MR], H2826 [17MY], 
        H5752 [10SE]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548-H1551 [26MR], E479 
        [28MR]
      Secret Service: call for investigation into allegations of 
        sexual misconduct by personnel in Colombia, H1829 [16AP]
      ------call for investigation into allegations of sexual 
        misconduct by personnel in Colombia and El Salvador, H2138 
        [26AP]
      Separation of powers: importance, H6168 [20SE]
      Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs 
        involving small contractors, H2704 [15MY]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (H.R. 3985), H816 [16FE]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H660 [9FE], 
        H709 [14FE]
      ------reform budget treatment of Social Security disability 
        trust fund, H3488 [6JN]
      ------solvency, H2079 [25AP]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102-
        H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]
      Taxation: history and development of U.S. tax system, H2253 
        [27AP]
      ------rates, H2041 [24AP]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H391, H422 [2FE], H522 
        [7FE], H1964-H1967 [18AP], H2111, H2114 [25AP], H2343 [8MY], 
        H5691 [2AU]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish 
        (H.R. 4291), E467 [28MR]
      Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by 
        regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], 
        H5141, H5143, H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]
      ------ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are 
        subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works, H5870 [12SE]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H4048, 
        H4050 [26JN]
      Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2059-H2061 
        [24AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY], S4434 [25JN]
      Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands: tribute to opening of 
        Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, S35 [23JA]
      Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with 
        the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and 
        performance of the Federal Government (S. 1274), S56 [24JA]
      ------making continuing, S5963 [2AU]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6321, S6322 [13SE], 
        S6393 [19SE], S6501-S6504, S6524 [20SE], S6595, S6596, S6603 
        [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405, S6416, S6417 [19SE], S6492, S6495, S6496, S6499 [20SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Budget: balance, S29 [23JA]
      ------clarify procedures of sequester established by the Budget 
        Control Act, S5923 [2AU]
      ------comparison between congressional and Obama administration 
        proposals, S6093-S6095 [11SE]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, 
        S2990 [9MY], S3154 [15MY], S5053 [17JY]
      ------deficit, S65 [24JA], S368 [7FE], S546-S549, S551-S554 
        [13FE], S589, S591-S593, S600-S603 [14FE], S682-S685 [15FE], 
        S810, S822, S824, S830 [16FE], S882 [17FE], S1659 [14MR], 
        S2562 [23AP], S2679 [25AP], S2747-S2750 [26AP], S3113-S3116 
        [14MY], S3143 [15MY], S3204, S3217, S3218, S3219, S3222 
        [16MY], S3745, S3756-S3758, S3800 [6JN], S3945 [12JN], S4134 
        [13JN], S4191, S4193 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S4655, S4660 
        [27JN], S4931 [12JY], S5067 [17JY], S5124 [18JY], S5448 
        [26JY], S6030 [10SE], S6083-S6085 [11SE], S6308 [13SE], S6400, 
        S6409 [19SE], S6478 [20SE]
      ------establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and 
        enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government 
        (S. 211), S3143 [15MY]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, S3114 [14MY], S3144 
        [15MY], S3191, S3193, S3219 [16MY]
      ------increase statutory debt limit, S4623 [26JN]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (S. 
        2065), S323 [2FE], S3758 [6JN], S3938 [12JN]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (S. 1651), S6257 [12SE], S6317 [13SE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S590, S591 [14FE], S685 
        [15FE], S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act, S3671 [4JN], S3756-S3758 [6JN]
      ------require detailed reports to Congress on impact of defense 
        and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386-S4388 [21JN]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5117, S5119 [18JY], S5173, S5174, S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], 
        S5413 [25JY], S6293, S6296 [13SE], S6412 [19SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (S. 3228), S3740 
        [6JN]
      ------sequestration, S6242, S6243 [12SE], S6479 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, S2522-
        S2526 [19AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S2015 [26MR], S2231 [29MR], S6031, S6039-S6042, 
        S6044-S6046 [10SE], S6087-S6091, S6095 [11SE], S6250 [12SE], 
        S6295-S6300, S6309-S6312, S6323-S6325 [13SE], S6409-S6411, 
        S6414 [19SE], S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3221 
        [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182, S3221 
        [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3143, S3144, S3154 [15MY], 
        S3182-S3220 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      Business and industry: economic role of small business, S5101 
        [18JY], S5809 [1AU]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (S. Con. Res. 57), 
        S5993 [2AU]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (S. 1466), S4631 [26JN]
      Commission on Postal Reorganization: establish, S2630-S2632, 
        S2640, S2641 [24AP]
      Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of 
        report entitled ``Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report 
        on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), S1368 [1MR]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 
        2102), S568 [13FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S823 [16FE], 
        S3812, S3873 [7JN], S4783 [9JY], S6476-S6488 [20SE], S6592-
        S6595 [21SE]
      ------encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified veterans 
        for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]
      Constitution Day: observance, S6424 [19SE]
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), S5627, S5628 [26JY]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        House amendment, S6672 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3164-S3169 [15MY], S3230 
        [16MY], S3273 [17MY], S3509 [23MY]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 458), S3103 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: audit financial statements, S1672 [14MR]
      ------economic impact of the budget sequester established by the 
        Budget Control Act upon the defense industry, S3757 [6JN]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S4745-S4748 [29JN], S5115-
        S5123, S5126, S5129 [18JY], S5171-S5175 [19JY], S5807 [1AU], 
        S6294-S6296, S6321, S6322 [13SE], S6412 [19SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (S. 2060), S265 [1FE]
      ------report to Congress on impact of budget sequestration, 
        S3937-S3939 [12JN], S5119 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to 
        provide child care (S. 2182), S1542 [8MR]
      Dept. of HUD: combat fraud, waste, and abuse at public housing 
        authorities, S1706 [15MR]
      Dept. of Justice: Inspector General report on violations of 
        hiring practices, S5458 [26JY]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Ecology and environment: expedite environmental and judicial 
        review of projects subject to the National Environmental 
        Policy Act, S2144 [28MR]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage 
        penalty relief provisions permanent, S5178 [19JY]
      Economy: Federal Government control versus free enterprise, 
        S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S4434 [25JN], S6326-S6329 [13SE]
      ------impact of free enterprise system on charitable giving, 
        S3063 [10MY]
      ------impact of Government bailout of automobile industry, S3892 
        [11JN]
      ------impact of Government regulations, S2676-S2679 [25AP], 
        S2948-S2950 [8MY], S3823 [7JN], S4113, S4118 [13JN], S4168 
        [14JN], S4318 [20JN], S4922 [12JY], S6477 [20SE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S831 [16FE], 
        S3392 [22MY], S3745 [6JN], S3959 [12JN], S4628 [26JN], S4659 
        [27JN], S5100 [18JY]
      Education: anniversary of Pell Grants, S4401 [21JN]
      ------tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, S205 [31JA]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S246-S248 [1FE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 
        [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4176-S4180, S4182, S4183 [14JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government programs, S3144 [15MY]
      ------consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government trade 
        programs, S5904-S5907 [2AU]
      ------grant authority to implement rule to improve Federal 
        permitting and review process of infrastructure projects, 
        S2144 [28MR]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending 
        (S. 1409), S5894, S5896 [1AU]
      ------limit conference expenses, S2521 [19AP], S2640 [24AP]
      ------prohibit purchase of merchandise subject to antidumping or 
        countervailing duty orders (S. 3611), S6629 [21SE]
      ------provide for congressional review of agency guidance 
        documents, S4287, S4288 [19JN]
      ------require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be 
        manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely 
        grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (S. 3444), S5726 
        [31JY]
      ------require use of existing environmental review documents to 
        expedite oil and gas permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (H.R. 4155), S4858, S4916 [11JY]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (S. 2239), S4781 [29JN]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S1707 [15MR], S2978, S2985 
        [8MY]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (S. 2079), S392 [7FE], S395 [9FE]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, S831, S835 [16FE], S893, S894 [17FE]
      ------reduce the size of the Federal workforce and extend salary 
        freeze, S3110 [14MY]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (S. 2249), S2168 
        [28MR]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]
      Freedom of Information Act: anniversary, S4631 [26JN]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), S6671, S6672 
        [21SE]
      Government: increase transparency, S881 [17FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), S5689 
        [30JY], S5691 [31JY]
      ------reform (S. 602), S4411 [21JN]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      ------prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac during the term of any conservatorship, S184-S186 
        [31JA], S304 [2FE]
      ------suspend compensation packages for senior executives of 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in 
        accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (S. 2054), 
        S263 [1FE]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 
        821), S1842 [20MR]
      Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S186 [31JA], S305-S307 
        [2FE], S1978 [22MR]
      Medicare: reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], 
        S6032, S6046 [10SE]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (S. 3289), S4153 [13JN]
      ------strike the word ``lunatic'' from Federal law (S. 2367), 
        S2734 [25AP], S3534 [23MY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S4653-S4658 [27JN]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-
        S97 [26JA], S149-S151 [30JA], S286 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S4110-S4114 [13JN]
      Postal Service: encourage colocation of an employee at a 
        commercial or government entity to maintain local access to 
        postal services, S2642 [24AP]
      ------establish citizen's protection advocates and require 
        Strategic Advisory Commission on Postal Service Solvency and 
        Innovation to develop inter-agency agreements to provide 
        additional services, S2648, S2649 [24AP]
      ------establish pilot program to test alternative methods for 
        the delivery of postal services, S2686 [25AP]
      ------impact of closure of post offices and facilities, S3260 
        [17MY]
      ------maintain services to rural areas, S2562 [23AP]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (S. 2202), S1737 
        [15MR]
      Privacy: modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, 
        S83, S89-S95 [26JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S77 [24JA]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 
        [17AP], S2886 [26AP]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 
        [28MR]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S189, S191 [31JA], S307 [2FE], S1512, S1513, 
        S1518, S1528 [8MR]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S6522-S6524 
        [20SE]
      ------solvency, S551 [13FE], S1770 [19MR], S2524 [19AP]
      Taxation: make the Federal income tax system simpler, fairer, 
        and more fiscally responsible (S. 727), S4838 [11JY]
      ------rates, S6403 [19SE]
      Transparency: increase, S881 [17FE], S1706 [15MR]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, S665 
        [15FE]
  Reports
      Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation--
        Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House), H5231 [25JY]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive 
        Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]
  Reports filed
      Baseline Reform Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3578) 
        (H. Rept. 112-378), H218 [31JA]
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 112-380), H218 [31JA]
      Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-689), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. 
        Rept. 112-384), H373 [1FE]
      Clean Up Government Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2572) (H. Rept. 112-688), H6273 [21SE]
      Consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 597) 
        (H. Rept. 112-423), H1641 [27MR]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 98, Disapprove the President's 
        Exercise of Authority To Increase the Debt Limit: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 112-365), H25 [17JA]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations and 
        H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 778) (H. Rept. 112-667), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act 
        (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 
        112-385), H475 [3FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, 
        Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        534) (H. Rept. 112-383), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112-
        388), H511 [6FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112-
        623), H5290 [25JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]
      Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112-366), H25 [17JA]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 
        112-402), H965 [27FE]
      Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4363) (H. Rept. 112-535), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4257) (H. Rept. 112-455), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      GAO Mandates Revision Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3315) (S. Rept. 112-219), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (S. 300) (H. Rept. 
        112-376), H186 [27JA]
      Government Customer Service Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 538) (H. Rept. 
        112-534), H3706 [15JN]
      Government Employee Accountability Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 6016) (H. Rept. 112-686), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 
        112-4631), H5859 [11SE]
      Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 
        112-484), H2811 [16MY]
      Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1409) (S. Rept. 112-181), S4950 [12JY]
      Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 379) (S. Rept. 112-201), S5976 
        [2AU]
      Legally Binding Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        3575) (H. Rept. 112-379), H218 [31JA]
      Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 546) (S. Rept. 112-
        198), S5976 [2AU]
      Midnight Rule Relief Act: Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 4607) (H. Rept. 112-513), H3404 [1JN]
      Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual 
        Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the 
        Candidate's Death: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112-628), H5330 [30JY]
      Postal Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2309) (H. 
        Rept. 112-363), H1803 [29MR]
      Postal Reform Act Act: Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 2309) (H. Rept. 112-363), H25 [17JA]
      Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H5130 [23JY]
      Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H2266 [27AP]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
      Sequester Replacement Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        4966) (H. Rept. 112-469), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequestration Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget (House) 
        (H.R. 5872) (H. Rept. 112-577), H4683 [9JY]
      Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 112) (H. Rept. 112-421), H1570 
        [26MR]
      Taxpayers Right To Know Act: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3609) (H. Rept. 112-635), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 
        112-483), H2811 [16MY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2239), S4773 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4155) (H. Rept. 112-585), H4684 [9JY]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 743) (S. Rept. 
        112-155), S2545 [19AP]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        3289) (H. Rept. 112-508), H3265 [30MY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1307-H1359 [9MR], 
        H5338-H5405 [31JY]
  Statements
      Dallas Healthcare Policy Conference: Representatives Sessions, 
        Burgess, Fleming, and Cassidy, E1138 [26JN]
      Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal 
        Credit--Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' 
        Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Summaries
      Pilot's Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]
  Surveys
      Economic State of Small Business: American Sustainable Business 
        Council, Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority 
        (organization), H5239 [25JY]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H1975 [18AP], H3101 [17MY], H3165 [22MY], 
        H3575 [6JN], H3659 [7JN]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 90, printing of pocket version of U.S. 
        Constitution, H314 [1FE]
      H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-
        2022, H1699-H1705 [28MR]
      H. Res. 515, consideration of H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the 
        President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, 
        H46 [18JA]
      H. Res. 516, express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance, H143 [24JA]
      H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and 
        H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H387 [2FE]
      H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property 
        Realignment Act (CPRA), H486 [6FE]
      H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting 
        Transparency Act, H523 [7FE]
      H. Res. 597, consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth 
        the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1654 [28MR]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act, H5302 [26JY]
      H. Res. 778, consideration of H.J. Res. 117, continuing 
        appropriations and consideration of H.R. 6365, National 
        Security and Job Protection Act, H5939 [13SE]
      H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, H54 [18JA]
      H.J. Res. 117, continuing appropriations, H5949-H5953 [13SE]
      H.R. 406, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an 
        individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's 
        campaign committees in the event of the death of the 
        candidate, H5743 [10SE]
      H.R. 538, Government Customer Service Improvement Act, H5778 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 665, Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act, 
        H1401-H1403 [20MR]
      H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H495-H498 
        [6FE]
      H.R. 2146, Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act, 
        H2082-H2091 [25AP]
      H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]
      H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act, H419 [2FE]
      H.R. 3835, extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and 
        Federal employees, H304 [1FE]
      H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation 
        Act, H5244-H5251 [25JY]
      H.R. 4155, Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, H4661 [9JY]
      H.R. 4257, Federal information security improvement, H2187-H2189 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 4631, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act, H5776 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5872, Sequestration Transparency Act, H4920 [18JY]
      H.R. 6324, Cutting Federal Unnecessary and Expensive Leasing 
        (Cutting FUEL) Act, H6097 [19SE]
      H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act, H5957 
        [13SE]
      S. 300, Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, H5411 
        [31JY]
      S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, S2978-S2985 
        [8MY], H6286, H6293-H6296 [28SE]
      S. 1335, Pilot's Bill of Rights, S4733-S4735 [29JN], H5100 
        [23JY]
      S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement 
        Act, S5896-S5898 [1AU]
      S. 2065, Down Payment To Protect National Security Act, S324 
        [2FE]
      S. 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act, S1736 [15MR]
      S. 2202, Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act, S1738-S1740 
        [15MR]
      S. 2239, treat relevant military training as sufficient to 
        satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal 
        licenses, S4781 [29JN]
      S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168-S2171 [28MR]
      S. 2367, 21st Century Language Act, S3534 [23MY]
      S. 3315, GAO Mandates Revision Act, S6672 [21SE]
      S. Con. Res. 35, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) 
        establishment, S1209, S1368 [1MR], H1143 [5MR]
      S. Con. Res. 37, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2259 [29MR]
      S. Con. Res. 39, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2265 [29MR]
      S. Con. Res. 40, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2326-S2333 [16AP]
      S. Con. Res. 41, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2401-S2405 [17AP]
      S. Con. Res. 42, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2833-S2840 [26AP]
      S. Con. Res. 44, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2971-S2977 [8MY]
      S. Con. Res. 52, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S5218-S5224 [19JY]
      S. Con. Res. 57, acknowledge census surveys and information 
        derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare, 
        S5994 [2AU]
      S. Res. 419, Public Service Recognition Week, S2398 [17AP], 
        S2886 [26AP]
      S. Res. 427, Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government 
        Programs Resolution, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 458, Dept. of Agriculture anniversary, S3091 [10MY]
      S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for 
        Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]
      S.J. Res. 34, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, S45 [23JA]




GOWDY, TREY (a Representative from South Carolina)

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2376, H2448 
        [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H115 [23JA]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      ------require an abortion provider, before performing an 
        abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H182 
        [25JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1135 [1MR]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1273 [7MR]
      Census: celebrate release of 1940 census and commend Bureau of 
        the Census and National Archives and Records Administration 
        efforts to maintain information (see H. Res. 637), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H160 [24JA]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H27 [17JA]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H512 [6FE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of Energy: repeal the Advanced Technology Vehicle 
        Manufacturing loan program (see H.R. 3306), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1808 [29MR]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see H. Res. 695), H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H4158 [27JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4065 [26JN]
      ------require federally elected officials to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust (see H.R. 3639), H28 [17JA]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers 
        be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits 
        plan (see H.R. 2206), H1846 [16AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H220 [31JA]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5079 [19JY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1543 [22MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H2033 [19AP]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H1428 [20MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5078 [19JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and 
        increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 
        [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a 
        former President (see H.R. 4093), H1016 [28FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, 
        SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]
      Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a 
        surety (see H.R. 3534), H1017 [28FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
      Taxation: repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H1018 
        [28FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H79 [18JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1359 [9MR]
  Remarks
      Bureau of the Census: prohibit funding to enforce criminal 
        penalty on individuals who choose not to participate in the 
        American Community Survey, H2507 [9MY]
      Dept. of Justice: funding, H2376 [8MY]
      ------John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program funding 
        through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade Program funding, 
        H2496, H2498 [9MY]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2494 
        [9MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5895 [12SE]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4163, H4413 [28JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H1565 [26MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1565 [26MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H51 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6183 [20SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2376 [8MY], H2494, H2496, 
        H2498, H2507 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2494 [9MY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5540 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5540 [1AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2774 
        [16MY]
  Tributes
      Ross, Adam, H5536 [1AU]




GOYAL, DES R.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5728 [31JY]




GRABILL, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Northern California American Civil Liberties Union: Jack Green 
        Civil Liberties Award recipient, E634 [24AP]




GRACE, ALEXIS

  Remarks in House
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Emissaries of Memphis Music honorees, 
        E514 [30MR]




GRACELY, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E415 [22MR]




GRACIE, WAYNE R.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2813 [26AP]




GRADY, IESHA

  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, E741 [9MY]




GRAETTINGER, IA

  Remarks in House
      Johnston, Tiffany: National Association of Agricultural 
        Educators Teacher Mentor Award recipient, E1432 [3AU]




GRAFTON, VT

  Remarks in Senate
      National Association for the Specialty Food Trade: tribute to 
        award-winning vendors, S4718 [28JN]




GRAFTON VILLAGE CHEESE CO.

  Remarks in Senate
      National Association for the Specialty Food Trade: tribute to 
        award-winning vendors, S4718 [28JN]




GRAHAM, LENWOOD, SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E360 [9MR]




GRAHAM, LINDSEY (a Senator from South Carolina)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791, S3797 
        [6JN], S3868 [7JN], S3917 [11JN], S3985 [12JN], S4159 [13JN], 
        S4206 [14JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S170 [30JA], S184 [31JA], S323 [2FE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4727 [28JN]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2173 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S1460 [7MR], S1544 
        [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4830 [10JY], S4896, S4898 [11JY], S5048 
        [16JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5687 [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2245 [29MR]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S3977 [12JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see 
        S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S5134 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S496 [9FE]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see S. 2186), S1576 [12MR] (see S. 2191), S1679 [14MR]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for 
        commemorative coin programs to private organizations or 
        entities (see S. 3612), S6625 [21SE]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S3839 [7JN]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5871 [1AU]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      ------prohibit purchases by the Federal Government of Chinese 
        goods and services until China becomes a party to the 
        Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 3449), S5487 
        [26JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S5085 [17JY]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see S. 20), S1089 [28FE]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S4725 [28JN]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S2825 [26AP]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S3785 [6JN]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S495 [9FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S1614 [13MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6342 [13SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Senior citizens: provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care 
        to seniors (see S. 2196), S1734 [15MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts 
        from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property 
        interests (see S. 1616), S1195 [1MR]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S3839 [7JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), 
        S1384 [5MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private 
        entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education 
        to youth and their parents (see S. 2185), S1576 [12MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (see S. 2061), S261 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see S. 2390), S2821 [26AP]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of 
        nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural 
        employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: include areas off the coast of South 
        Carolina in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program (see 
        S. 3284), S3900 [11JN]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3042 
        [9MY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into disclosure of identity and employment of 
        Valerie Plame: several Senators (2003), S3941 [12JN]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into scandals associated with criminal 
        activities of Jack Abramoff: several Senators (2006), S3941 
        [12JN]
  Remarks
      Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S6577 [21SE]
      Air Force: impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National 
        Guard, S408, S409, S410 [9FE]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S1045, S1046 [27FE]
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S5819 [1AU]
      Corps of Engineers: port deepening projects funding, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, S4746, S4747 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (S. Res. 489), S3940, S3942 [12JN]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 
        [21SE]
      Egypt: tribute to release of U.S. citizens, S1176, S1177, S1178 
        [1MR]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      Eximbank: limit financing to transactions subsidized by other 
        countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable 
        or prohibitively expensive, S3149 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize, S1823 [20MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3149 [15MY]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6573, S6580 [21SE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6573 
        [21SE]
      Immigration: reform, S6570 [21SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3256, S3257 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S6577, S6578, S6581, S6601 [21SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3255 [17MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent agreement, S3317 [21MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6253 [12SE]
      ------U.S. policy, S6253 [12SE]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        S4706 [28JN]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S5819 [1AU]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2616 [24AP]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, S6480 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S2118 [28MR]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S2118 [28MR]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4706 [28JN]
      ------repeal, S2118 [28MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S288 [2FE]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4706 [28JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S2118 [28MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1823 [20MR]
  Statements
      Resignation of Ryan C. Crocker as Ambassador to Afghanistan: by, 
        S3511 [23MY]
  Tributes
      Frampton, John E., S845 [16FE]
      Gross, Richard C., S2236 [29MR]
      Meador, John D., II, S4745 [29JN]
      Rawl, Ryan D., S4745 [29JN]
      Thomas, Brad, S4745 [29JN]




GRAHAM, MARCUS

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3870 [7JN]




GRAMBLING, LA

  Remarks in House
      Grambling State University: anniversary, E1430 [3AU]




GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1430 [3AU]




GRAMITH, THOMAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E811 [16MY]




GRANADA HILLS, CA

  Remarks in Senate
      Granada Hills Charter High School: tribute to academic decathlon 
        team, S3081 [10MY]




GRAND CANYON TOURISM JOBS PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]




GRAND COUNTY, UT

  Bills and resolutions
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 
        4027), H725 [14FE]
  Remarks in House
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027), 
        H3712, H3713 [18JN]
  Reports filed
      Ute Indian Tribe and Utah State Institutional Trust Land 
        Administration Land Exchange: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4027) (H. Rept. 112-509), H3362 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4027, Ute Indian Tribe and the Utah State Institutional 
        Trust Land Administration land exchange, H3712 [18JN]




GRANGER, IA

  Remarks in House
      Theisen, Brandon A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1075 [19JN]




GRANGER, KAY (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3061 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H2034 [19AP]
      Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, 
        transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and 
        condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial 
        Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H115 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4606 [28JN]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H641 [8FE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H376 [1FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (see H.R. 6365), H5860 [11SE]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1811 [30MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2134 [25AP]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H376 [1FE]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H1209 [6MR]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 
        3461), H182 [25JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1846 [16AP]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1808 [29MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2813 [16MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent from 
        establishing health care provider standards of care in medical 
        malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1209 
        [6MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H6284 [25SE]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3105 [17MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1915 [17AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 5857), H3171 [25MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5857), H3171 [25MY]
  Remarks
      MICA Corp.: anniversary, E334 [7MR]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
  Subpoena Notices
      U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, H2292 
        [7MY]
  Tributes
      Beauchamp, Clayton R., E1475 [11SE]
      Hickman, Holt, E260 [28FE]




GRANT, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1449 [10SE]




GRANT, PEDRO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1275 [8MR]




GRANT, RICHARD L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1365 [31JY]




GRANT, ROBERT C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1265 [7MR], E270 [28FE], E525 [16AP]




GRANT, ROBERT D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1378 [1AU]




GRANT COUNTY, NM

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey lands of the former Fort Bayard 
        Military Reservation to Santa Clara, NM, Bayard, NM, or Grant 
        County, NM, for business and community development (see H.R. 
        6344), H5706 [2AU]




GRANT COUNTY, WA

  Letters
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]




GRANT REFORM AND NEW TRANSPARENCY (GRANT) ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 112-484), H2811 [16MY]




GRANTS PASS, OR

  Remarks in House
      Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E749 [9MY], 
        E1658 [25SE]




GRAPEVINE, TX

  Remarks in House
      Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District: anniversary, 
        E571 [18AP]
      Unity Church in Grapevine: anniversary, E1472 [11SE]




GRASSLEY, CHUCK (a Senator from Iowa)

  Affidavits
      U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Sopuruchi V. 
        Chukwueke, S5413 [25JY]
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3792 [6JN], 
        S3852 [7JN], S3986 [12JN], S4269, S4300 [19JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S220 [31JA], S296 [2FE]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1430, S1431 [6MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3332, S3335 [21MY], 
        S3430, S3455, S3456 [22MY], S3490, S3491, S3517 [23MY]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6003, S6007 [2AU]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), 
        S1050 [27FE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2603 
        [23AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2093 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1090 [28FE], S1463 [7MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827 [10JY], S4894, S4899 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5495, 
        S5507, S5519, S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5579, S5591 [26JY], 
        S5748, S5760 [31JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2865 [26AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Colleagues Call Rose a Good Choice for Federal Bench, Trish 
        Mehaffey, Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette, S6036 [10SE]
      Rose Picked for Federal Bench, Trish Mehaffey, Cedar Rapids (IA) 
        Gazette, S6035 [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4726 [28JN]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 91), S567 
        [13FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S3088 [10MY]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S4419 [21JN]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Bankruptcy: make organization more efficient for small business 
        debtors (see S. 2370), S2821 [26AP]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S1195 [1MR]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Business and industry: increase penalties for economic espionage 
        (see S. 678), S5732 [31JY]
      Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (see S. 3231), S3516 [23MY]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Contracts: implement controls on salaries of Government 
        contractors by limiting reimbursement for excessive 
        compensation equal to the pay of the President of the U.S. 
        (see S. 2198), S1734 [15MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements 
        (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S1195 [1MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see S. 3461), S6457 [19SE]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 
        1381), S6546 [20SE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see S. 362), S1680 [14MR]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        S. 3551), S6627 [21SE]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      Education: enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file 
        Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification 
        petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools 
        from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S1194 [1MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S5213 [19JY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU]
      FDA: include devices in the postmarket risk identification and 
        analysis system and expedite implementation of the unique 
        device identification system for medical devices (see S. 
        2193), S1733 [15MR]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S3631 [24MY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1148 [29FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S4151 [13JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 504), 
        S75 [24JA] (see S. 2173), S2825 [26AP]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S43 [23JA]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5659 [30JY]
      Medicaid: expand home and community-based services waiver to 
        include young individuals in need of services otherwise 
        provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see 
        S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S2924 [7MY]
      ------extend reasonable cost contracts (see S. 1497), S3174 
        [15MY]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: implement prescriber education programs and 
        establish requirements for administration of antipsychotics to 
        residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 
        [20SE]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]
      NAACP: anniversary (see S. Res. 520), S5047 [16JY]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support mission and goals 
        (see S. Res. 374), S614 [14FE]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3234 
        [16MY]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3269), S6271 [12SE]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S389 [7FE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S5134 [18JY]
      SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see 
        S. 3416), S5257 [23JY]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S1195 [1MR]
      Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S5213 [19JY]
      Taxation: increase alternative tax liability limitation for 
        small property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 3594), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S4300 [19JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S4675 [27JN]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2601 
        [23AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3174 [15MY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 3462), S5732 [31JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
        control livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2141), S1147 
        [29FE]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 
        2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see S. 3382), S4950 [12JY]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S2243 [29MR]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1734 [15MR]
  Letters
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: by, S5965 
        [2AU]
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
      ------Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), 
        S3884 [11JN]
      ------Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
  Lists
      Senators who would have voted against the confirmation of Andrew 
        D. Hurwitz as circuit judge if there had been a rollcall vote, 
        S4148 [13JN]
  Memorandums
      Violence Against Women Act Provision Clarifying Tribal Court 
        Jurisdiction to Issue Protection Orders and Due Process: Jane 
        M. Smith, Congressional Research Service, S2786 [26AP]
  Press releases
      Key Vote Alert--``No'' on the Nomination of Andrew Hurwitz: 
        Heritage Action for America (organization), S3883 [11JN]
  Privilege of the floor
      Dishman, Lake, S1760 [15MR]
  Remarks
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1983 [22MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4269 [19JN], 
        S5366 [25JY], S5457 [26JY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3831 [7JN]
      ------economic impact of ethanol production, S5828 [1AU], S6326 
        [13SE]
      ------make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter (S. 2141), S1150 [29FE]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (S. 
        2217), S1935 [21MR]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S4434 [25JN]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2460 
        [18AP]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5203 [19JY]
      Armed Forces: report on Fort Hood, TX, shootings, S5458 [26JY]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5250 
        [23JY]
      Baker, Kristine G.: nomination to be district judge, S2909 [7MY]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (S. 3545), S6342 [13SE]
      Bencivengo, Cathy A.: nomination to be district judge, S420 
        [9FE]
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Brodie, Margo Kitsy: nomination to be district judge, S1040 
        [27FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S822 [16FE]
      ------deficit, S822 [16FE], S882 [17FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3205 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3205 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3205 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3205 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3205 [16MY]
      Chukwueke, Sopuruchi: relief (S. 285), S5412 [25JY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5850 [1AU]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S295, S296, S308 [2FE], S486 [9FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1964-S1966 [22MR]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1983 
        [22MR]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, S3491 [23MY], S4449 [25JN]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), 
        S680 [15FE]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S2760 [26AP]
      Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (S. 410), S1707 [15MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: limit payments for marketing loan gains 
        and loan deficiency payments, S4269 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: audit financial statements, S1672 [14MR]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S880 [17FE]
      ------provide whistleblower protections for the Commissioned 
        Corps of the Public Health Service Act, S3468, S3491 [23MY]
      Dept. of HUD: combat fraud, waste, and abuse at public housing 
        authorities, S1706 [15MR]
      Dept. of Justice: Inspector General report on violations of 
        hiring practices, S5458 [26JY]
      ------investigate alleged policy which prohibits journalists 
        from quoting or recording certain Dept. of Justice attorneys, 
        S4933 [12JY]
      ------Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion on authority of 
        President Obama to make recess appointments, S149 [30JA]
      ------release of report relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms, S6585 [21SE]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, S5203 [19JY]
      Drain, Gershwin A.: nomination to be district judge, S5928 [2AU]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1424 [6MR]
      Drugs: address increase in synthetic drug use, S679 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, S4449 [25JN]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S2151 [28MR]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to sanction by 
        court after failure to raise lack of subject matter 
        jurisdiction as a reason to dismiss case, S2151 [28MR]
      Economy: Federal Government control versus free enterprise, 
        S4434 [25JN], S6326-S6329 [13SE]
      ------promote global economic recovery through reduction in 
        government spending and taxes, S4434 [25JN]
      Elections: contributions and expenditures by corporations and 
        other business organizations intended to affect elections, 
        S881 [17FE]
      FCC: investigation regarding approval of satellite spectrum 
        access by LightSquared (company), S1706 [15MR], S3393 [22MY]
      FDA: ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance 
        authorities, S3468 [23MY]
      ------investigation into allegations of monitoring of protected 
        communications of Federal employees suspected to be 
        whistleblowers, S5074-S5076 [17JY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3491 [23MY], S3541 
        [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3468 [23MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (S. 299), 
        S6328 [13SE]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S1707 [15MR]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1712 
        [15MR]
      Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4803 
        [10JY]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S887 [17FE]
      Gerrard, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S24, S26 
        [23JA]
      Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: assessment of statements made relative to 
        the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other 
        foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]
      Government: increase transparency, S881 [17FE], S1706 [15MR]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (S. 3382), S4958-S4960 [12JY]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1712 [15MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S2760 
        [26AP]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S3770 
        [6JN]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S3675 
        [4JN]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: confirmation as circuit judge, S4148 [13JN]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, S3881, S3882 [11JN], 
        S3949, S3950 [12JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to decisions and 
        position on the death penalty, S3881 [11JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in 
        decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3882 [11JN]
      Hydroelectric power: encourage research and development of 
        hydropower technologies, S3126 [14MY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S5064 [17JY]
      ------eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for 
        employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country 
        limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3012), S4889 
        [11JY]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, S5064 [17JY]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S557 
        [13FE]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (S. 2276), S2253 [29MR]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S2909 [7MY]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S4229 
        [18JN]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, S296, S308 [2FE], S486 [9FE], S1964-S1966 [22MR]
      Mazur, Mark J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury 
        for Tax Policy, S4668, S4685 [27JN], S5655 [30JY]
      McNulty, Kevin: nomination to be district judge, S5005 [16JY]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        S4736 [29JN], S6614-S6616 [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 462), S3236 
        [16MY]
      National objectives: protect First Amendment rights of citizens, 
        S5457 [26JY]
      Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2909 
        [7MY]
      NIH: provide a deadline for issuance of regulations regarding 
        clinical trial registration and report requirements, S3491 
        [23MY]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1983 [22MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S880-S882 [17FE]
      ------evaluation of administration relative to constitutional 
        role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-S97 [26JA], 
        S149-S151 [30JA]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S4939 [12JY], S5829 [1AU]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S2460 [18AP]
      Pai, Ajit Varadaraj: nomination to the FCC, S3393 [22MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S1890, S1892 [21MR]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S1891 [21MR]
      ------repeal, S1890, S1891, S1892 [21MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4736 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S3808 [7JN]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2460 [18AP]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3541 [24MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2694 
        [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2129 [28MR]
      Presidential appointments: clarify Committee on Finance (Senate) 
        vetting process relative to request for nominee's tax returns, 
        S6421 [19SE]
      ------disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees 
        during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express 
        that such appointments are unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], 
        S149 [30JA]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S420 
        [9FE], S557 [13FE], S1040 [27FE], S1606-S1608 [13MR], S1671 
        [14MR], S1712 [15MR], S2151 [28MR], S2311 [16AP], S2909 [7MY], 
        S3120 [14MY], S3315 [21MY], S3675 [4JN], S3770 [6JN], S4229 
        [18JN], S4609 [26JN], S4803 [10JY], S5005 [16JY], S5250 
        [23JY], S5647 [30JY], S5964 [2AU], S6036 [10SE]
      Rose, Stephanie M.: nomination to be district judge, S6035, 
        S6036 [10SE]
      Rosenbaum, Robin S.: nomination to be district judge, S4609 
        [26JN]
      Rosenworcel, Jessica: nomination to the FCC, S3393 [22MY]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S3120 
        [14MY]
      Rutherford, Matthew S.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Treasury for Financial Markets, S4668, S4685 [27JN], S5655 
        [30JY]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S557 [13FE], S4229 [18JN], 
        S5250, S5251 [23JY]
      ------legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S5845 [1AU]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5250 [23JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4798-S4800 
        [10JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (S. 2201), S1737 [15MR]
      ------extend production tax credit for nuclear power, S2130 
        [28MR]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S2129 [28MR], 
        S4797, S4798 [10JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5845 [1AU]
      ------rates, S823 [16FE], S4798-S4800 [10JY], S4939 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5850 [1AU]
      Thacker, Stephanie D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2312 
        [16AP]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3120 
        [14MY]
      Unemployment: rates, S823 [16FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), unanimous-
        consent request, S5845 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2762, S2785, S2787 [26AP], S5845 
        [1AU]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3315 [21MY]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5457 [26JY]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S2586 [23AP]
  Reports
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
      Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence 
        Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women 
        Act: Jane M. Smith and Richard M. Thompson II, Congressional 
        Research Service, S2787 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. 2141, make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter, S1150 [29FE]
      S. 3545, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act, S6343 
        [13SE]
  Tributes
      Beckett, Mary K. (Katie), S3416 [22MY]
      Fuller, John, S5419 [26JY]
      Morris, Taylor, S5250 [23JY]
      Riddick, Travis, S122 [26JA]
      Ristau, Michael E., S5255 [23JY]
      Shain, Robert B., S3081 [10MY]
      Skalberg, James, Jr., S4815 [10JY]




GRAVELINE, ROBERT B.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E551 [17AP]




GRAVES, BARBARA KYDD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E920 [31MY]




GRAVES, BILL

  Letters
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement, 
        H4152 [27JN]




GRAVES, DWIGHT C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E132 [3FE]




GRAVES, SAM (a Representative from Missouri)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3620, H3621 [7JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3471 [5JN]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H4864 [12JY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal rule on nutrition standards that 
        impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and 
        breakfast programs (see H.R. 6418), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4158 
        [27JN]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H4685 [9JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 
        [17AP]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H1497 [21MR]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require new policies and 
        procedures to address duplication and inefficient spending in 
        the Federal grants process (see H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H4656 [29JN]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H4065 [26JN]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Foreign trade: require the collection of up-to-date information 
        on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of 
        foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services 
        (see H.R. 5513), H2320 [7MY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H2663 [11MY]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5923 
        [12SE]
      ------improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H5765 [10SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1367 [16MR]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H476 [3FE]
      ------reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing 
        existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification 
        program (see H.R. 2000), H1846 [16AP]
      ------temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal 
        immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain 
        deportations (see H.R. 2497), H3808 [19JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see H. Res. 702), H4158 [27JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H3363 [31MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H376 [1FE]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1154 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      SBA: modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H1210 [6MR]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs 
        involving small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H1018 [28FE]
      ------increase penalties for contracting fraud (see H.R. 4206), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H966 [27FE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see H. Res. 701), 
        H4158 [27JN]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H726 [14FE]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H6318 [26OC]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H3976 [21JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5328 [26JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5328 [26JY]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H5711 [2AU]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H2813 [16MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2072 [24AP]
      ------prohibit certain employees from using title of ``officer'' 
        and from wearing uniforms and badges resembling those of law 
        enforcement officers (see H.R. 3608), H1154 [5MR]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H726 [14FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Dept. of Agriculture: prevent cash payments to recipients of 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for return 
        of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with 
        such benefits (see H.R. 6239), H5525 [31JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding for the rule 
        entitled ``Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of 
        Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives'' (see H.R. 
        6052), H4603 [28JN]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H158 [24JA]
      Foreign trade: improve trade promotion policies and programs 
        (see H.R. 5393), H2317 [7MY]
      National objectives: reform taxes, regulations, and workforce 
        development programs to increase employment in the 
        manufacturing sector and overall economy (see H.R. 6240), 
        H5525 [31JY]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H943 [17FE]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H218 [31JA]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H218 [31JA]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Tariff: Caramba fungicide (see H.R. 5399), H2318 [7MY]
      ------clothianidin and bacillus firmus strain I-1582 mixtures 
        (see H.R. 4695), H2124 [25AP]
      ------clothianidin mixtures (see H.R. 4696), H2124 [25AP]
      ------cyprosulfamide (see H.R. 4699), H2124 [25AP]
      ------E-5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-
        triazol- 1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol (see H.R. 5395), H2318 [7MY]
      ------ethofumesate mixtures (see H.R. 4698), H2124 [25AP]
      ------Fastac (see H.R. 4692), H2124 [25AP]
      ------Frequency herbicide (see H.R. 4691), H2124 [25AP]
      ------methyl N-(2-[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-
        oxymethyl]phenyl) -N-methoxycarbanose (see H.R. 5396), H2318 
        [7MY]
      ------1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (see H.R. 4700), H2124 [25AP]
      ------pyraclostrobin (see H.R. 5397), H2318 [7MY]
      ------pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, and bromoxynil 
        heptanoate mixtures, including application adjuvants (see H.R. 
        4697), H2124 [25AP]
      ------spiromesifen mixtures (see H.R. 4694), H2124 [25AP]
      ------3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(3',4',5'- 
        trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide (see H.R. 5394), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      ------topremazone (see H.R. 5398), H2318 [7MY]
      ------2,3-quinolinedicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 4693), H2124 
        [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Dept. of Agriculture: prevent cash payments to recipients of 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for return 
        of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with 
        such benefits (H.R. 6239), H5525 [31JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding for the rule 
        entitled ``Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of 
        Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives'' (H.R. 6052), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (H.R. 3816), H159 [24JA]
      Foreign trade: improve trade promotion policies and programs 
        (H.R. 5393), H2323 [7MY]
      National objectives: reform taxes, regulations, and workforce 
        development programs to increase employment in the 
        manufacturing sector and overall economy (H.R. 6240), H5525 
        [31JY]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (H.R. 4081), H944 [17FE]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (H.R. 
        3851), H219 [31JA]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (H.R. 3850), H219 [31JA]
      Tariff: Caramba fungicide (H.R. 5399), H2324 [7MY]
      ------clothianidin and bacillus firmus strain I-1582 mixtures 
        (H.R. 4695), H2129 [25AP]
      ------clothianidin mixtures (H.R. 4696), H2129 [25AP]
      ------cyprosulfamide (H.R. 4699), H2129 [25AP]
      ------E-5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-
        triazol- 1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol (H.R. 5395), H2323 [7MY]
      ------ethofumesate mixtures (H.R. 4698), H2129 [25AP]
      ------Fastac (H.R. 4692), H2129 [25AP]
      ------Frequency herbicide (H.R. 4691), H2129 [25AP]
      ------methyl N-(2-[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-
        oxymethyl]phenyl) -N-methoxycarbanose (H.R. 5396), H2323 [7MY]
      ------1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (H.R. 4700), H2129 [25AP]
      ------pyraclostrobin (H.R. 5397), H2323 [7MY]
      ------pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, and bromoxynil 
        heptanoate mixtures, including application adjuvants (H.R. 
        4697), H2129 [25AP]
      ------spiromesifen mixtures (H.R. 4694), H2129 [25AP]
      ------3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(3',4',5'- 
        trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide (H.R. 5394), 
        H2323 [7MY]
      ------topremazone (H.R. 5398), H2324 [7MY]
      ------2,3-quinolinedicarboxylic acid (H.R. 4693), H2129 [25AP]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on Small Business (House), E869 [18MY]
      Economic climate for small businesses: Stephanie Rumford, 
        Rumford Industrial Group, E1539 [14SE]
  Remarks
      Alshouse, Alex J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E567 
        [18AP]
      Anderson, Dan: Missouri Association of Secondary School 
        Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, 
        E1556 [19SE]
      Bradshaw, Aaron R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1613 
        [21SE]
      Brand, Morgan: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Future 
        Leader Award recipient, E1056 [18JN]
      Brown, Eric: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 [25JA]
      Brown, Tom: Tri-County Mental Health Services, Inc., Phoenix 
        Community Achievement Leader Award recipient, E1341 
        [26JY]
      Calton, Todd M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E401 
        [21MR]
      Carrollton, MO: anniversary of Carrollton Area Chamber of 
        Commerce, E297 [1MR]
      Cook, Matthew R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E318 
        [6MR]
      Coulson, Samuel: Broadcom Corp., Math, Applied Science, 
        Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program 
        finalist, E1523 [13SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2832 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3620, H3621 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule on Provisional Unlawful 
        Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate 
        Relatives, H3620, H3621 [7JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4125, H4126 [27JN]
      Deters, Kyle A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E318 [6MR]
      Duer, Jeffrey J., Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E320 
        [6MR]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3471, H3472 [5JN]
      Ewing, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E297 [1MR]
      FAA: Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) for sports stadiums 
        implementation funding, H4125, H4126 [27JN]
      Fagerstone, Nathan V.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E185 
        [14FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4759, H4764 [10JY]
      Independence, MO: Palmer Center recipient of National Institute 
        for Senior Centers accreditation, E30 [18JA]
      Jones, Leechia: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in the Workplace award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Jones, Michael A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 
        [25JA]
      Judah, Linda: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Kansas City, MO: tribute to Entrepreneur Day, E1135 
        [26JN]
      ------tribute to Staley High School football team, E32 
        [18JA]
      Klender, Thomas W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E72 
        [25JA]
      Kopp, Kevin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E399 [21MR]
      Lanning, Richard L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E261 
        [28FE]
      Matthews, Timothy M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E400 
        [21MR]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, H3471, 
        H3472 [5JN]
      Morgan, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E263 
        [28FE]
      Nagorney, Samuel T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 
        [25JA]
      Nelson, Ethan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E260 [28FE]
      Nolting, Stephen D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E320 
        [6MR]
      Norris, Christi: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Support Services award recipient, E1053 
        [18JN]
      Oborny, Lucas J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E73 
        [25JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4759, H4764 [10JY]
      P'Pool, Zachary M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E568 
        [18AP]
      Prussman, Lori: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1055 [18JN]
      Rumford Industrial Group: tribute, E1539 [14SE]
      Stein, Sara Summers: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Emerging Leader award recipient, E1057 [18JN]
      Susan J. Campbell Copywriting Solutions, LLC: St. Joseph, MO, 
        YWCA Women of Excellence Employer of Excellence award 
        recipient, E1051 [18JN]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1997 [19AP]
      Taylor, Blake: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Taylor, Gregory B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E267 
        [28FE]
      Thomas, Connor S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E319 
        [6MR]
      Thomas, Ryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E262 [28FE]
      Votes: correction, H3691 [8JN]
      ------position on missed, H458 [3FE], H5684 
        [2AU], H6024 [14SE], E1034 [8JN], 
        E1309 [24JY]
      Ward, Jacob W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E887 [25MY]
      Watson, Diane: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Volunteerism award recipient, E1053 [18JN]
      Watson, Saxton T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E269 
        [28FE]
      Weston, MO: anniversary, E1525 [13SE]
      Whitaker, Quinton C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E567 
        [18AP]
      Wilks, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Zink, Robert J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E393 
        [20MR]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Small 
        Business (House) (H. Rept. 112-554), H4603 [28JN]
  Tributes
      Arter, Robert, E1476 [11SE]
      Bar, Charles L., III, E51 [23JA]
      Caldwell, Simon, E1203 [9JY]
      Carpenter, David, E1268 [18JY]
      Cole, Jim, E566 [18AP]
      Fisher, Dennis, E580 [18AP]
      Golden, Ed, E569 [18AP]
      Hurlbert, Josh, E424 [22MR]
      Lyle, Joe, E557 [17AP]
      Wright, Louie A., E43 [18JA]




GRAVES, TOM (a Representative from Georgia)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1807 [29MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H2134 [25AP]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H5202 
        [24JY]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3732 [18JN]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H5202 [24JY]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2072 [24AP]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H2134 [25AP]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3267 [30MY]
      Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H1807 [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H3733 [18JN]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H476 [3FE]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1154 [5MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2134 [25AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H2033 [19AP]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H2569 [9MY]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H5767 [10SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H4828 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H903 
        [16FE]
      ------provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed 
        as a tax (see H.R. 6334), H5766 [10SE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H903 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see 
        H.R. 605), H2040 [23AP]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H1100 [29FE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H5923 [12SE]
      ------establish procedures for causes and claims relative to 
        leasing of Federal lands for exploration, production, or 
        transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other form of energy 
        (see H.R. 1032), H5202 [24JY]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6062 [14SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1808 [29MR]
      Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from 
        a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      ------amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday 
        to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see 
        H.R. 3551), H513 [6FE]
      ------clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 
        3444), H3163 [18MY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2072 [24AP]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H476 [3FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H2134 [25AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain 
        employees from using title of ``officer'' and from wearing 
        uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement 
        officers (see H.R. 3608), H476 [3FE]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H28 [17JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3171 
        [25MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (H.R. 3867), 
        H375 [1FE]
  Petitions and memorials
      Georgia: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, H733 [15FE]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1708 [28MR], H1774, H1785 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court 
        decision on constitutionality, H4426, H4427, H4429, H4430, 
        H4431, H4432 [28JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H49 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6176 [20SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H3489 [6JN]
      Taxation: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H1964, H1965, H1967 
        [18AP]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, H732 [15FE]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H732 [15FE]
      Unemployment: rates, H3489 [6JN]
      Votes: correction, E211 [16FE]
      ------position on missed, E1447 [7AU]




GRAY, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E9 [10JA]




GRAY, MARION

  Remarks in House
      French Legion of Honor: Medal of Chevalier recipient, E104 [1FE]




GRAY, WALTER D.

  Proclamations
      Walter D. Gray U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative Henry 
        C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1539 [14SE]




GRAY, WILLIAM H., III (a former Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E215 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S1037 [27FE]




GRAY MARKET DRUG REFORM AND TRANSPARENCY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5853), H3166 [22MY]




GRAZING IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4234) 
        (H. Rept. 112-533), H3706 [15JN]




GREAGOR, HOWARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1689 [9OC]




GREAR, EFFIE C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E863 [18MY]




GREAT BASIN COLLEGE

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye 
        Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see 
        H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]




GREAT BRITAIN  see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 
    Ireland




GREAT LAKES ASSURANCE PROGRAM VERIFICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4162), H1272 [7MR]




GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: modify a land grant patent issued to the 
        Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3713, 
        H3714 [18JN]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior Modification of Land Grant Patent Issued 
        to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 404) (H. Rept. 112-433), H1844 
        [16AP]
  Texts of
      S. 404, Dept. of the Interior modification of a land grant 
        patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, 
        H3713 [18JN]




GREATER CLEVELAND COMMUNITY SHARES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1162 [27JN]




GREATER KANAWHA VALLEY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundations National Standards Board: National 
        Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation 
        recipient, E1459 [10SE]




GREATER LANSING BUSINESS MONTHLY (publication)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1055 [18JN]




GREATER ROCHESTER AREA PARTNERSHIP FOR THE ELDERLY (G.R.A.P.E.)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E138 [3FE], E182 [13FE]




GRECO, VICTOR F.

  Remarks in House
      UNICO National (organization): Marconi Science Award recipient, 
        E347 [8MR]




GREECE

  Articles and editorials
      Occupy Wall Street . . . Next Stop, Athens?, E112 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Independence: anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 [19AP] 
        (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 
        [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Alafoyiannis, Loula Loi: Association of Greek American 
        Professional Women Woman of the Year award recipient, E1558 
        [19SE]
      Cyprus: support reunification agreement, E1389, E1391 [2AU]
      Independence: anniversary, H1582 [27MR], E429 [22MR], E440 
        [26MR], E457 [27MR], E476 [28MR], E573 [18AP]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (H. Res. 627), E598 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Independence: anniversary (S. Res. 398), S1761 [15MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 398, independence anniversary, S1741, S1761 [15MR]




GREELEY (CO) TRIBUNE

  Articles and editorials
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        S4866 [11JY]




GREEN, ACKEEM P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1120 [21JN], E1471 [11SE]




GREEN, AL (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1623 [27MR]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H1017 [28FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1571 [26MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
        orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2447 [8MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see H.R. 3653), H1741 [28MR]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H6061 [14SE]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2134 [25AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H966 
        [27FE]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1543 [22MR]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H1571 [26MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 3710), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Disabled: provide certified trainers of service animals access 
        to the same public transportation and public accommodations 
        afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 
        1878), H3661 [7JN]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H6061 [14SE]
      Employment: create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), 
        H6304 [9OC]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H4158 [27JN]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H1101 [29FE]
      ------prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H1017 [28FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]
      Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from 
        receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H159 
        [24JA]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H1915 [17AP]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3977 [21JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6318 [26OC]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5202 [24JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1916 [17AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H1571 [26MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4864 [12JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3707 [15JN]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1135 [1MR]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1392 [19MR]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1210 [6MR]
      Taxation: extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the 
        administration of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see 
        H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3976 [21JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H3700 [8JN]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6361), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H4908 [17JY]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6304 [9OC]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 3316), H115 [23JA]
      ------require States to permit individuals to register to vote 
        in an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (see H.R. 3317), H115 [23JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 6381), H5922 [12SE]
      Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal 
        poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the 
        Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 6076), H4655 [29JN]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (H.R. 6381), H5923 [12SE]
      Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal 
        poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the 
        Bureau of the Census (H.R. 6076), H4656 [29JN]
  Remarks
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, 
        E1416 [3AU]
      Black History Month: observance, H509 [6FE]
      Crime: condemn senseless acts of violence, H1919 [18AP]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1852 [17AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H930 [17FE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for 
        Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness 
        (H.R. 3298), H1554, H1555 [26MR], H1744 [29MR]
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, H1522 [22MR], 
        H1580 [27MR]
      FCC: preserve ability for effective and efficient communication 
        systems to alert the public of dangerous weather conditions, 
        H1623 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1623 [27MR]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), H1556 [26MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4783 [11JY]
      Houston, TX: anniversary of AFL-CIO local chapter 716, 
        E355 [8MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E700 [27AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2487 [9MY]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1501 [22MR]
      Medicaid: funding, H819 [16FE]
      Medicare: reform, H5933 [13SE]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, E1490 [12SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1381 
        [19MR], H1396 [20MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H347 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4783 [11JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H3589 [7JN]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (H.R. 2682), H1552, H1553 [26MR]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1375 [19MR]
      Votes: position on missed, E1220 [10JY], E1272 
        [18JY], E1589 [21SE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H509 [6FE]
      Women: health care for women, H1381 [19MR]
      World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E41 [18JA]
  Tributes
      Clooney, George, H1401 [20MR]
      Clooney, Nick, H1401 [20MR]
      Hadnott, Delores Thomas, E655 [25AP]
      Jefferson, Howard E., E1193 [29JN]
      Jefferson, Robert C., E1180 [28JN]
      McMillan, Doris B., E777 [10MY]
      Nash, Bryon, H126 [24JA]
      Payne, Donald M., H1193 [6MR]
      Poindexter, Zeb F., Jr., E773 [10MY]
      Roberson, J.J., E1340 [26JY]




GREEN, CLAIRE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S136 [26JA], S1098 [28FE], S6284 [12SE]




GREEN, DOUGLAS J.

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
  Remarks in House
      Leesburg, VA: dedication of war memorial to fallen soldiers, 
        E1711 [19OC]




GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3901 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H696 [13FE]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 6055), H4603 [28JN]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H948 [21FE]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4828 [11JY]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 
        4390), H2072 [24AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 1873), H641 [8FE]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see H.R. 6480), H6302 [5OC]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H221 [31JA]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2134 [25AP]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H1018 [28FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1912), H4685 [9JY]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1571 [26MR]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H1543 [22MR]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H2134 [25AP]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H187 [27JA]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H2569 [9MY]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H903 
        [16FE]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see H.R. 4083), H1154 [5MR]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H1154 [5MR]
      ------revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve 
        provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety 
        net providers (see H.R. 2674), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for 
        Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness 
        (see H.R. 3298), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H945 [17FE]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H641 [8FE]
      ------provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban 
        Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H1978 
        [18AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify role in providing a benefit 
        or service related to the interment or funeral of a veteran 
        (see H.R. 2720), H5526 [31JY]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H2134 [25AP]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H2813 [16MY]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5766 [10SE]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H2072 [24AP]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for 
        tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H966 [27FE]
      Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement 
        officer to include certain positions relative to retirement 
        benefits (see H.R. 327), H1100 [29FE]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H966 [27FE]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3363 [31MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5526 [31JY]
      ------provide assistance for developing countries to promote 
        quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H5711 
        [2AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H2288 [27AP]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5331 
        [30JY]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H1915 [17AP]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish 
        standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee 
        due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see 
        H.R. 1789), H1154 [5MR]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3267 [30MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]
      Medicaid: increase price transparency of hospital information 
        and provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H28 [17JA]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H966 [27FE]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1306 [8MR]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3700 [8JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5712 [2AU]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 
        2954), H5202 [24JY]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Scots, Scots-Irish Heritage Month: observance (see H. 
        Res. 238), H5767 [10SE]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2570 [9MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5293 [25JY]
      Petersburg National Battlefield: modify boundary (see H.R. 
        1296), H2072 [24AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H4157 [27JN]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H3267 [30MY]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 3533), H115 [23JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5079 [19JY]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]
      Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H2329 [7MY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4908 [17JY]
      ------exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see 
        H.R. 1533), H159 [24JA]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas 
        pipeline property (see H.R. 4847), H2204 [26AP]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4157 [27JN]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H6069 
        [18SE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H5766 
        [10SE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5078 [19JY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5078 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1135 [1MR]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H1017 [28FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Vicksburg National Military Park: authorize acquisition of core 
        battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond, 
        MS, for addition (see H.R. 2083), H2033 [19AP]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1544 [22MR]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1410), H1497 
        [21MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Tariff: brodifacoum (see H.R. 4705), H2124 [25AP]
      ------chloroacetone (see H.R. 4704), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fludioxonil (see H.R. 4708), H2124 [25AP]
      ------mandipropamid (see H.R. 4706), H2124 [25AP]
      ------1,3-benzenedicarbonitrile (see H.R. 4707), H2124 [25AP]
      ------paclobutrazol (see H.R. 4703), H2124 [25AP]
      ------para-methoxyphenol (see H.R. 4919), H2205 [26AP]
      ------paraquat and emetic mixtures (see H.R. 4702), H2124 [25AP]
      ------phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped (see 
        H.R. 4922), H2205 [26AP]
      ------propiconazole (see H.R. 4701), H2124 [25AP]
      ------tertiobutyl catechol flakes (see H.R. 4921), H2205 [26AP]
      ------yttrium phosphate and cerium phosphate mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see H.R. 4920), H2205 [26AP]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income certain State foster care 
        program payments made to the biological parents of disabled 
        children (see H.R. 4111), H1100 [29FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: brodifacoum (H.R. 4705), H2130 [25AP]
      ------chloroacetone (H.R. 4704), H2130 [25AP]
      ------fludioxonil (H.R. 4708), H2130 [25AP]
      ------mandipropamid (H.R. 4706), H2130 [25AP]
      ------1,3-benzenedicarbonitrile (H.R. 4707), H2130 [25AP]
      ------paclobutrazol (H.R. 4703), H2129 [25AP]
      ------para-methoxyphenol (H.R. 4919), H2210 [26AP]
      ------paraquat and emetic mixtures (H.R. 4702), H2129 [25AP]
      ------phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped 
        (H.R. 4922), H2210 [26AP]
      ------propiconazole (H.R. 4701), H2129 [25AP]
      ------tertiobutyl catechol flakes (H.R. 4921), H2210 [26AP]
      ------yttrium phosphate and cerium phosphate mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (H.R. 4920), H2210 [26AP]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income certain State foster care 
        program payments made to the biological parents of disabled 
        children (H.R. 4111), H1100 [29FE]
  Inscriptions
      Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Magnolia Park, TX, Texas 
        Historical Marker, E193 [15FE]
  Obituaries
      Chan, Chiu Moon: Houston (TX) Chronicle, E949 [1JN]
      McPherson, Harry C., Jr.: New York (NY) Times, E349 
        [8MR]
  Remarks
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1640 [21SE]
      American Bureau of Shipping: anniversary, E92 [31JA]
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of diplomatic relations, E283 
        [29FE]
      ------U.S. policy relative to restrictions on receiving foreign 
        aid under the Freedom Support Act, E1727 [26OC]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2626 [10MY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (H.R. 3596), H3751 [19JN]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (H. Res. 688), H3751 [19JN]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4168 [28JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6265 
        [21SE]
      DAN-LOC Bolt & Gasket (company): tribute, H1980 [19AP]
      Democratic Party: support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3136 [18MY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6014 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5936 
        [13SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H772 [15FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H644 [9FE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), H5604 [1AU]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H1980 [19AP]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        E953 [1JN]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), E1493 [12SE]
      ------prohibit consideration of feasibility and cost in revising 
        and supplementing national ambient air quality standards for 
        ozone, H3901, H3902 [20JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2481 [9MY]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1616 [27MR]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, E927 [31MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), E927 [31MY]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        Senate amendment, E932 [31MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        E592 [19AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1173 [6MR]
      Galveston Bay Foundation: anniversary, E1141 [26JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), E592 [19AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, E592 [19AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1455 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4728 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4168 
        [28JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5936 [13SE]
      Houston, TX: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 716, E305 [1MR]
      ------Port of Houston dredging project funding, E953 
        [1JN]
      ------tribute to Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, E298 
        [1MR]
      ------tribute to League of Women Voters of Houston Education 
        Fund, E1434 [3AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2692 [15MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5578 [1AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2490 [9MY]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E915 [31MY]
      Journal: question of approval, H1979 [19AP]
      Lee College: Texas Historical Marker recipient, E391 
        [20MR]
      Magnolia Park, TX: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 
        recipient of an official Texas Historical Marker, E193 
        [15FE]
      Maritime Administration: prohibit exemption from Federal 
        Acquisition Regulations and disposal of National Defense 
        Reserve Fleet vessels using less than open and transparent 
        competition, H3136 [18MY]
      Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease 
        and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]
      NASA: consolidation of Arc Jet facilities, H2503 [9MY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2777 
        [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, 
        H6265 [21SE]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, E1031 [8JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4728 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1455 [21MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4162 [28JN]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3901, H3902 
        [20JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6265 [21SE]
      Rice University: anniversary, E1230 [11JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), E592 [19AP]
      San Jacinto College: anniversary, E418 [22MR]
      ------receipt of grant to fund collaborative programs with local 
        secondary school districts to increase college readiness and 
        completion of post-secondary education courses, E418 
        [22MR]
      San Jacinto Day: observance, H2042 [24AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2503 [9MY]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, 
        H5578 [1AU]
      Taxation: increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, E1031 [8JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2001 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        E1031 [8JN]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, H1219 [7MR], E292 
        [1MR]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for 
        Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        construction, H772 [15FE]
      University of Houston: anniversary of Center for Mexican 
        American Studies, E1683 [5OC]
      ------tribute to Hispanic-Serving Institution designation, 
        E606 [19AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant 
        victims of domestic violence and crime, H2777 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2777 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H752 [15FE], H1113 
        [1MR], H1452 [21MR], H2010 [19AP], H2491 
        [9MY], H3945 [21JN], H4711 [10JY], 
        H6120 [19SE], E1042 [12JN]
  Tributes
      Chan, Chiu Moon, E949 [1JN]
      McPherson, Harry C., Jr., E349 [8MR]
      Montgomery, Cleothus, E1562 [19SE]
      Vasquez, Margarito Cano (Gunny), E343 [8MR]




GREEN, JENNIFER D. SPICER

  Obituaries
      Personal, S6504 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6504 [20SE]




GREEN, MARTHA

  Remarks in House
      Redlands, CA: Congregation Emanu El Tzedakah Award recipient, 
        E904 [30MY]




GREEN, STEVEN D., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E156 [7FE]




GREEN BAY, WI

  Remarks in Senate
      Northeast Wisconsin Technical College: anniversary, S6262 [12SE]




GREEN BAY PACKERS (football team)

  Remarks in House
      Kramer, Jerry: endorse Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, 
        E1148 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Kramer, Jerry: endorse Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, 
        S3898 [11JN]




GREEN LAKE, WI

  Remarks in House
      Green Lake School District: tribute for developing 21st century 
        readiness knowledge and skills in students, E876 [18MY]




GREENBELT, MD

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6620 [21SE]




GREENBERG, STUART J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1069 [19JN]




GREENBURY, JESSICA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E814 [16MY]




GREEN-BYRD, DANIELLE

  Remarks in House
      American Red Cross: Tiffany Circle Distinguished Woman Warrior 
        Award recipient, E768 [10MY]




GREENE, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E202 [15FE]




GREENE, MICHELLE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E395 [20MR]




GREENE, MILTON B. (DUKE)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E209 [16FE]




GREENE, TREVOR

  Remarks in House
      MetLife/National Association of Secondary School Principals: 
        National High School Principal of the Year award recipient, 
        E1579 [20SE]




GREENEBAUM, MARLENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E310 [5MR]




GREENHOUSE EFFECT  see Ecology and Environment




GREENSBORO, NC

  Remarks in House
      Brady Services, Inc.: anniversary, E908 [30MY]
      Northern Guilford High School: tribute to football team, E103 
        [1FE]
      Walter H. Page High School: tribute to football team, E106 [1FE]




GREENSBORO, VT

  Remarks in Senate
      Circus Barn, Inc.: anniversary of Circus Smirkus, S1730 [15MR]




GREENSPAN, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1532 [14SE]




GREENVILLE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Greenville Elementary School: tribute to students and staff, 
        E981 [5JN]




GREENVILLE, MS

  Remarks in House
      Greenville Industrial College: tribute, E483 [29MR]




GREENVILLE, NC

  Remarks in House
      Williams, Cassius S.: North Carolina State University Watauga 
        Medal Award recipient, H1220 [7MR]




GREENVILLE INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E483 [29MR]




GREENVILLE (SC) NEWS

  Articles and editorials
      Fallen Soldiers, Families Are Heroes, E1213 [9JY]




GREENWALT, SOPHIA

  Remarks in House
      American Red Cross: Everyday Hero Award recipient, E754 [9MY]




GREENWOOD, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1708 [19OC]




GREENWOOD, MS

  Remarks in House
      Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.: tribute, 
        E197 [15FE]




GREGOIRE, CHRISTINE (Governor of Washington)

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2480 [9MY]




GREGORIUS, ROBIN

  Remarks in House
      SBA: Alabama Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, 
        E831 [17MY], E947 [1JN]




GREGORY, COLT

  Remarks in House
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]




GREGORY, KRISTIE JOHNSON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4607 [29JN]




GREGORY, THOMAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1071 [19JN]




GRENADA

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Larry L. Palmer To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. 
        Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
        Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




GRESKY, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E551 [17AP]




GREYSTONE SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      Cansler, Tamara C.: Greystone Society Rebecca Lukens Award 
        recipient, E420 [22MR]




GRIFFIN, ANTHONY H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E609 [23AP]




GRIFFIN, CLAIRE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S606 [14FE]




GRIFFIN, GEORGE (G.W.)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E38 [18JA]




GRIFFIN, GEORGE W.

  Articles and editorials
      George Washington `G.W.' Griffin--Owner of Laurel Grocery 
        Company, S6424 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6423 [19SE]




GRIFFIN, GLORIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1453 [10SE]




GRIFFIN, RICHARD F.

  Bills and resolutions
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Letters
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H519 [7FE], H677-H680 
        [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], S87-S89, S113 [26JA], S149 
        [30JA], S179 [31JA], S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 [16FE], S1640 
        [14MR], S4439 [25JN]




GRIFFIN, TIFFANY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3457 [22MY]




GRIFFIN, TIM (a Representative from Arkansas)

  Appointments
      Committee on Ethics (House), H928 [17FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Newspaper Celebrates 25 Years, Eileen Feldman, Jacksonville (AR) 
        Arkansas Leader, E509 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H476 [3FE]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1498 [21MR]
      Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, 
        transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and 
        condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial 
        Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H441 [2FE]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H6234 [20SE]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H3977 [21JN]
      ------encourage commercial air carriers to provide certain 
        benefits to members traveling on official military orders and 
        are being deployed or are returning from an overseas 
        deployment (see H. Con. Res. 60), H28 [17JA]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay 
        and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired 
        for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see 
        H.R. 186), H6312 [19OC]
      ------support designation of ``Initial Success or Total 
        Failure'' as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal 
        organizations (see H. Res. 624), H3405 [1JN]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Bankruptcy: increase maximum pay for services rendered by 
        trustees and repeal trustee administration of certain employee 
        pension plans (see H.R. 6349), H6001 [13SE]
      ------require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly reports 
        that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition 
        of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos and 
        filing of such reports (see H.R. 4369), H5923 [12SE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H3700 [8JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H2135 [25AP]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see 
        H.R. 6118), H5766 [10SE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3700 [8JN]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H6152 [19SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions 
        against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H116 [23JA]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see 
        H.R. 4200), H1808 [29MR]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H1642 [27MR]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members (see H.R. 4051), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3481 [5JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3578 
        [6JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H182 [25JA]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]
      ------require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for 
        departmental employment in the competitive service (see H.R. 
        6372), H6323 [2NO]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and 
        technical research on implications of the use of mid-level 
        ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H803 [15FE]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3481 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H2813 [16MY]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (see H.R. 4155), H4158 [27JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H1915 [17AP]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 2900), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H2648 [10MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H6307 
        [12OC]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H6152 [19SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1135 [1MR]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1847 [16AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (see H.R. 2446), H2033 [19AP]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H6233 [20SE]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H6001 
        [13SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6304 [9OC]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H4685 [9JY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H948 [21FE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H6280 [21SE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]
      Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H1978 [18AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H5860 [11SE]
      Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be 
        candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H4864 [12JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H512 [6FE]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5630 [1AU]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H115 [23JA]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6302 [5OC]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see H.R. 6232), H5524 [31JY]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5766 [10SE]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H6302 [5OC]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H5712 [2AU]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H5079 [19JY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H513 [6FE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Res. 271), H1978 [18AP]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H4605 [28JN]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see H.R. 1112), H3404 [1JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 
        624), H3405 [1JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4864 
        [12JY]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H5130 [23JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office (see H.R. 4186), H4686 [9JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H3481 [5JN]
      ------protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure 
        critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against 
        natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and 
        vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H115 [23JA]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see H.R. 4345), H4158 [27JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5079 [19JY]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1306 [8MR]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H220 [31JA]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2072 [24AP]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H3363 [31MY]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6250, 6267), H5766 [10SE]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5328 [26JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H1741 [28MR]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H694 
        [9FE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H6151 [19SE]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H1367 [16MR]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5923 [12SE]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5078 [19JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4656 [29JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2329 [7MY]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5860 [11SE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1847 [16AP]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H6318 [26OC] (see H.R. 333), 
        H6312 [19OC]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H3267 [30MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3915 
        [20JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H79 [18JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      Labor unions: require labor organizations to provide notice to 
        employees related to fees collected for purpose of political 
        speech (see H.R. 6322), H5706 [2AU]
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 3870), H374 [1FE]
      Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, 
        AR: designate (see H.R. 3869), H374 [1FE]
      Taxation: repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 6279), H5704 
        [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H944 [17FE]
      Labor unions: require labor organizations to provide notice to 
        employees related to fees collected for purpose of political 
        speech (H.R. 6322), H5710 [2AU]
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (H.R. 3870), H375 [1FE]
      Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, 
        AR: designate (H.R. 3869), H375 [1FE]
      Taxation: repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 6279), H5708 [2AU]
  Letters
      Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: Representative Lamar 
        Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4874 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4874 [17JY]
  Lists
      Rotary Club of Little Rock, AR, veterans, E859 [18MY]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1651 [28MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (H.R. 1775), H5795 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3016 [17MY]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), H4873, H4874 [17JY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H959, H961, H962 
        [27FE]
      ------importance of job creation, H957, H958, H959, H960, H961, 
        H962 [27FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1938 
        [18AP]
      Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering 
        requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5269, H5270 [25JY]
      ------exempt clean drinking water regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5252 [25JY]
      ------exempt patent application process regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]
      ------exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
        implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5253 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from 
        regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme 
        weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H960 [27FE], H5237, H5252, H5253, 
        H5259, H5260, H5265, H5267, H5269, H5270, H5271 [25JY]
      ------require attorneys fees or costs be paid from 
        administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business 
        substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken 
        during regulatory freeze, H5271 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1938 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1384, H1385, H1386, H1387, 
        H1388 [19MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4819 [11JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6191 
        [20SE]
      Jacksonville (AR) Arkansas Leader: anniversary, E508 
        [29MR]
      Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Arkansas Children's Hospital, 
        H1264 [7MR]
      ------tribute to MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History 
        ``Vietnam--America's Conflict'' exhibit, E1347 [26JY]
      ------tribute to Rotary Club of Little Rock veterans, 
        E858 [18MY]
      Little Rock AFB, AR: Abilene, TX, Chamber of Commerce Military 
        Affairs Committee Abilene Trophy recipient, E1112 
        [21JN]
      Medicare: reform, H1384, H1385, H1386, H1387, H1388 [19MR], 
        H1651 [28MR]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, E937 [31MY]
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (H.R. 3870), H5111 [23JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H1567, H1568 
        [26MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4819 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1384, H1385, H1386, H1387, H1388 [19MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1567, H1568 
        [26MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), 
        H3820 [20JN]
      ------national energy policy, H957, H958 [27FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1938 [18AP]
      Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H960, H962 [27FE]
      Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016 [17MY]
      University of Arkansas at Little Rock: tribute to women's 
        basketball team, H1291 [8MR]
      Votes: position on missed, H2051 [24AP], E1031 
        [8JN], E1090 [20JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H2062 [24AP], H3731 [18JN]
  Tributes
      Bakke, Dan F., E1097 [20JN]
      Bowmaster, Jason, E500 [29MR]
      DiMatteo, Daniel, E500 [29MR]
      Helms, Leon, E81 [27JA]
      Jones, Donald, E500 [29MR]
      Meek, Jeffrey, E1239 [12JY]
      Tinsley, Michael, E1337 [26JY]




GRIFFITH, ANDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1204 [9JY]




GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN (a Representative from Virginia)

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4141 [27JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H1134 [1MR]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H5131 [23JY]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2647 [10MY]
      Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health 
        care (see H.R. 1285), H3807 [19JN]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 3785), H1135 
        [1MR]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H5711 [2AU]
      CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous 
        substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H4157 [27JN]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 4153), H5712 [2AU]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H5712 [2AU]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H1101 [29FE]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of HHS: grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs 
        used in therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases 
        (see H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5328 [26JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a reinforced fence along a 
        certain length of the U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational 
        control over such border (see H.R. 1091), H2715 [15MY]
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a review of forms related to obtaining 
        workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 4298), H2647 [10MY]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 
        (see H.R. 3882), H439 [2FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: issue, upon request, veteran 
        identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H3981 [25JN]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1978 [18AP]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of 
        property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 
        3663), H572 [7FE]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H6062 
        [14SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H4157 [27JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3700 [8JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1100 [29FE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2448 [8MY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H3481 
        [5JN]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H5766 [10SE]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2447 [8MY]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H6069 [18SE]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H6234 [20SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4656 [29JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1135 [1MR]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5711 [2AU]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H5711 [2AU]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4158 [27JN]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H5712 [2AU]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H5767 [10SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1642 [27MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H6234 [20SE]
      Postal Service: suspend bonus authority for certain postal 
        officials in any year in which a postal retail facility or 
        mail processing facility is closed (see H.R. 4270), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5712 [2AU]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H5711 [2AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1101 [29FE]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H3578 [6JN]
      ------terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H5712 
        [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H1641 [27MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (H.R. 4269), H1641 
        [27MR]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2818, H3080 [17MY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H3080 [17MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141 
        [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4141 [27JN]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H961, H962 [27FE]
      ------importance of job creation, H957, H961, H962 [27FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H961 [27FE]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H367 [1FE]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H957 [27FE]
      Powers, Francis G.: Silver Star recipient, E1092 [20JN]
  Tributes
      Bowling, Clyde W., E172 [9FE]
      Conrad, T.J., H956 [27FE]
      Jervey, Thora, E162 [8FE]
      Lawrence, Richard L., E467 [28MR]
      Morris, Howard C., E690 [27AP]
      Mullins, Steven A., E1093 [20JN]
      Pace, Gerald M., Sr., E649 [25AP]
      Prior, David J., E146 [6FE]
      Sheffey, Dorothy Hall Fowler, E30 [18JA]
      Starnes, Bill R., E1500 [12SE]
      Wampler, William C., H3275 [31MY]
      Wells, M.L. (Pug), E351 [8MR]




GRIFFITH, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Issaquah, WA: tribute to National Association of Police 
        Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, E766 [10MY], E1053 
        [18JN]




GRIFFITH, WENDELL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1060 [18JN]




GRIFFITHS, DOUGLAS M.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4298 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Mozambique: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S4298 [19JN]




GRIJALVA, RAUL M. (a Representative from Arizona)

  Amendments
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 
        [19MR], H1415 [20MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3781 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H988 
        [28FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3537 [6JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4847 [12JY]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5884 [12SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1883 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle 
        (see H.R. 3704), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1543 [22MR]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      ------restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 100), H726 
        [14FE] (see H. Res. 551), H802 [15FE]
      Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of 
        certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at 
        which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular 
        service (see H.R. 1283), H2813 [16MY]
      ------express that the use of offensive military force by a 
        President without prior and clear authorization by Congress 
        constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. 
        Con. Res. 107), H2648 [10MY]
      ------express that the use of offensive military force by a 
        President without prior and clear authorization by Congress 
        constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2814 [16MY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H221 
        [31JA]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H3105 [17MY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: establish a pilot program to accelerate 
        entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class 
        entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see H.R. 6119), H6280 
        [21SE]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H5526 [31JY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H4686 [9JY]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2288 [27AP]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H187 [27JA]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce 
        students' burdens related to transferring credits between 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H27 [17JA]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1428 [20MR]
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H5079 [19JY]
      Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or 
        statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered 
        to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to 
        transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 
        [9FE]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and 
        strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts 
        (see H.R. 2722), H4065 [26JN]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see H.R. 6483), H6273 [21SE]
      ------encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Crime: prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who is 
        adjudicated to have committed a violent act while a juvenile 
        (see H.R. 1552), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 2795), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide grants to enhance the most effective freezing 
        methods to improve access to affordable and locally produced 
        specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce budget to level provided for fiscal 
        year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H27 
        [17JA]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based 
        social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H28 
        [17JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      ------strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and 
        prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship 
        through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H3703 [12JN]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H5130 [23JY]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H5202 [24JY]
      ------establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral 
        health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to 
        educate campus communities about mental health (see H.R. 
        1833), H6304 [9OC]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H79 [18JA]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H966 [27FE]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H28 [17JA]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide grants to support job creation initiatives under 
        the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3701), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all petroleum products produced from such leases will be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases 
        without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), H27 [17JA]
      ------carry out programs and activities for connecting children 
        and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 3353), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: delay certain target compliance dates 
        for minimum retroreflectivity level standards applicable to 
        traffic signs (see H.R. 3536), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H802 [15FE] (see H.R. 3612), H1571 
        [26MR]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6298 [28SE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H2715 [15MY]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see H.R. 5996), H5712 [2AU]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H5712 [2AU]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the 
        basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, 
        or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H220 [31JA]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see 
        H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to 
        increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or 
        forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4685 [9JY]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H2716 [15MY]
      Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a 
        quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1366), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H803 [15FE]
      Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement 
        in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H1359 
        [9MR]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H1306 [8MR]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H694 [9FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H1210 [6MR]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding 
        be expended through small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals (see H.R. 3513), H945 [17FE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3976 
        [21JN]
      Firearms: limit possession, sale, and other disposition by 
        persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children 
        (see H.R. 505), H476 [3FE]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4864 [12JY]
      Flag--U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in 
        the event of the death of a first responder in the line of 
        duty (see H.R. 1330), H1273 [7MR]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products 
        imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the 
        U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against 
        such manufacturers (see H.R. 3646), H1274 [7MR]
      Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      Foster Children's Day: designate (see H. Res. 660), H3578 [6JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4685 [9JY]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H641 [8FE]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H6280 
        [21SE]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1741 [28MR]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2329 [7MY]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H5009 [18JY]
      ------require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-
        family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to 
        terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for 
        aliens with mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H803 [15FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H1273 [7MR]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H6151 [19SE]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5079 [19JY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Law enforcement: prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2814 [16MY]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1017 [28FE]
      Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H1846 [16AP]
      Medicare: amend provisions relative to payment for partial 
        hospitalization services (see H.R. 3442), H512 [6FE]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H2134 [25AP]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4686 [9JY]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H3363 [31MY]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        341), H1101 [29FE]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H3482 [5JN]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of 
        establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3700 [8JN]
      National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 781), H6000 
        [13SE]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        593), H1497 [21MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5293 [25JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------establish a position for a representative of Indian tribes 
        on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal 
        communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, 
        program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H159 [24JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      ------require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made 
        by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate 
        for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 2728), 
        H803 [15FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5010 
        [18JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H220 [31JA]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H5712 [2AU]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5292 [25JY]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Rural areas: improve safety of high risk rural roads (see H.R. 
        2107), H641 [8FE]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5331 [30JY]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), H5079 
        [19JY]
      Schools: establish a grant program to ensure that students in 
        high-need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2448), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H3481 [5JN]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H5293 [25JY]
      ------allow credits for establishment of franchises with 
        veterans (see H.R. 2888), H5766 [10SE]
      ------allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable 
        contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly 
        compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1846 
        [16AP]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5079 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 
        [31JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1154 [5MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend qualified school construction and zone academy 
        bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, 
        and modify private business contribution requirement for zone 
        academy bonds (see H.R. 2394), H5860 [11SE]
      ------facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax 
        assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see 
        H.R. 2151), H2033 [19AP]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6234 [20SE]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4908 [17JY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6061 [14SE]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2647 [10MY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2134 [25AP]
      ------repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign 
        corporations attributable to imported property (see H.R. 
        2280), H4775 [10JY]
      Telecommunications: adopt technology allowing 9-1-1 call centers 
        to receive and respond to emergency text messages (see H.R. 
        3654), H476 [3FE]
      Trucking industry: improve truck parking facilities (see H.R. 
        1803), H220 [31JA]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H697 [13FE]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5526 [31JY]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        2853), H512 (see H.R. 3884), H513 [6FE]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6152 [19SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower 
        protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H1572 [26MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for 
        breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage 
        breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing 
        mothers (see H.R. 2758), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      ------require mammography reports contain a breast density 
        summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary 
        screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see 
        H.R. 3102), H5292 [25JY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H5631 [1AU]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3363 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H1427 [20MR]
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 
        4390), H1977 [18AP]
      Dept. of Education: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving 
        Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 
        [17JA]
      Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense 
        services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross 
        violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see 
        H.R. 5749), H2713 [15MY]
      Postal Service: prohibit closure or consolidation of any postal 
        facility located in a ZIP code with a high rate of population 
        growth (see H.R. 4161), H1272 [7MR]
      Research Corp. for Science Advancement: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        550), H802 [15FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (H.R. 4222), H1427 [20MR]
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (H.R. 4390), 
        H1977 [18AP]
      Dept. of Education: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving 
        Literacy Through School Libraries Program (H.R. 3776), H27 
        [17JA]
      Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense 
        services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross 
        violations of internationally-recognized human rights (H.R. 
        5749), H2714 [15MY]
      Postal Service: prohibit closure or consolidation of any postal 
        facility located in a ZIP code with a high rate of population 
        growth (H.R. 4161), H1273 [7MR]
  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Letters
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
  Remarks
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1412, 
        H1414, H1415 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 
        587), H1406, H1407 [20MR]
      ------require appraisal and payment of fair market value for a 
        parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415 [20MR]
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: resolve land claims of the 
        Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 292), H3439, H3440 [5JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), E1710 
        [19OC]
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (H.R. 4222), H3443 [5JN]
      ------Gila River Indian Community water rights and land claims 
        settlements, H3726, H3728 [18JN]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Arizona killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, H4945 [18JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1738 [28MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs 
        (H.R. 6060), H6074 [19SE]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3761, H3762, H3763, H3764, H3776, H3781 [19JN]
      Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land 
        for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three 
        Kids Mine Project Site (H.R. 2512), H3436 [5JN]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (H.R. 2060), H3433 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H5027 [19JY]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4945 
        [18JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4945 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: establish State review process for student 
        complaints on institutions, H988, H989 [28FE]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H988, H989 [28FE]
      ------report on extent to which certain high-need students are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers-in-training who 
        have been deemed ``highly qualified'', E1710 [19OC]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection salaries and expenses funding, H3537 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3537 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow 
        rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain, H3776 [19JN]
      ------allow storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the 
        Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 3263), H3437 [5JN]
      ------authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with 
        appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 
        1134), H1082 [29FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), E209 [16FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands, H3761, H3762, H3763, H3764, H3781 [19JN]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]
      Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River 
        salmon and other nonlisted species, H3776 [19JN]
      Forest Service: prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer 
        hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3726, H3728 [18JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY]
      Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1740), H3441 [5JN]
      Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 241), 
        H3438 [5JN]
      Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, E1677 [2OC]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4847 [12JY]
      Minnesota: exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest from calculation of payments 
        to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5873, H5878, H5879, 
        H5884 [12SE]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5884 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5878 [12SE]
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1889 [17AP]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1503 [12SE]
      Native Americans: allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine 
        requirements for membership in that tribe (H.R. 3319), H6076 
        [19SE]
      ------authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated 
        water rights (H.R. 1461), H6075 [19SE]
      ------decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, 
        strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and 
        hold perpetrators accountable, H2778 [16MY]
      NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363), H3441 [5JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4710 [10JY]
      Point of order, H1406 [20MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities, H4074 [27JN]
      Public lands: make new restrictions on managing hunting, 
        fishing, and recreational shooting effective only if the 
        amount of land available for those purposes falls below a 
        certain acreage, H1883, H1884 [17AP]
      ------protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or 
        recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials promotion activities, H4847 [12JY]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3776 [19JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1051 [29FE]
      San Luis, AZ: tribute to Gadsden Elementary School District #32 
        marching band, E318 [6MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1875, H1877, 
        H1878, H1882, H1883, H1884, H1886, H1887, H1889 [17AP]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H592 [8FE]
      Tucson, AZ: tribute to organizations supporting lives of shelter 
        animals, E125 [2FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H592 [8FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, 
        H2778 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2778 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2778 [16MY]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H6159 [20SE]
      York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for 
        study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 
        (H.R. 2336), H3442 [5JN]
  Tributes
      Johnson, Michael, E900 [30MY]
      Teves, Alex, E1341 [26JY]




GRIMM, MICHAEL G. (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3026 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3533 [6JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3331 [31MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2374, H2393, H2448 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H3703 [12JN]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H1543 [22MR]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H727 [14FE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H1543 [22MR]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4657 [29JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 
        108), H1390 [19MR]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA] (see H.R. 4000), H803 [15FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or 
        statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered 
        to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to 
        transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H727 
        [14FE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H2813 [16MY]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5328 [26JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3734 
        [18JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (see H.R. 3857), H219 
        [31JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H3163 
        [18MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1391 [19MR]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5292 [25JY]
      Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that 
        assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and 
        solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and 
        create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H79 [18JA]
      ------increase assessment accuracy to better measure student 
        achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on 
        assessment design (see H.R. 507), H3363 [31MY]
      ------increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police 
        officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see 
        H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H3164 [18MY]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2034 [19AP]
      ------make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading 
        by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 [21SE]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H2033 [19AP]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (see H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H3267 [30MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H3164 
        [18MY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5711 [2AU]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (see H.R. 6337), H5706 [2AU]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H2329 [7MY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H2329 [7MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H903 
        [16FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions 
        against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H6280 [21SE]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3267 [30MY]
      Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 4253), H1542 [22MR]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2289 (see 
        H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 [10MY]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 
        5987), H5766 [10SE]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H3662 [7JN]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3363 [31MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5293 [25JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H696 [13FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H903 [16FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions relative to annual period for 
        disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to 
        receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 
        1580), H5711 [2AU]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3700 
        [8JN]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office (see H.R. 4186), H3700 [8JN]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1915 [17AP]
      ------reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal 
        services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 [28FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2648 [10MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H1916 [17AP]
      Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H2330 [7MY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5293 [25JY]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H2447 [8MY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3363 [31MY]
      SEC: change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred 
        stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities 
        by, and revise rules on business development companies (see 
        H.R. 5929), H3698 [8JN]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H3267 [30MY]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary 
        and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 4075), H943 [17FE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6307 [12OC]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1741 [28MR]
      ------express that the current property tax deduction on private 
        residences should not be further restricted (see H. Res. 557), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H27 [17JA]
      ------increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial 
        buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal 
        residences (see H.R. 5930), H3698 [8JN]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1367 
        [16MR]
      ------provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent 
        Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1635), H5130 [23JY]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H6318 
        [26OC]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1273 [7MR]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H187 [27JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H1017 [28FE]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 3721), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H5923 [12SE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims 
        brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H187 
        [27JA]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see 
        H.R. 6118), H4863 [12JY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Financial institutions: support and promote mutual community 
        banks (see H.R. 4217), H1426 [20MR]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H6151 [19SE]
      Roads and highways: stop excessive toll hikes (see H.R. 6515), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 684), H3699 [8JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 
        6118), H4864 [12JY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Financial institutions: support and promote mutual community 
        banks (H.R. 4217), H1427 [20MR]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 6441), H6151 [19SE]
      Roads and highways: stop excessive toll hikes (H.R. 6515), H6278 
        [21SE]
  Poems
      ``G Forces,'' Albert C. Caswell, E211 [16FE]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3031 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 
        6118), H6141 [19SE]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H591 [8FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3533 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for 
        Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness 
        (H.R. 3298), H1555 [26MR]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency 
        Support funding, H2393 [8MY]
      ------Regional Information Sharing Systems Program funding 
        through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), H482 [6FE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3331, H3334, H3337 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3331, H3334, H3337 [31MY]
      FEMA: National Urban Search & Rescue Response System funding, 
        H3533 [6JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3510, H3512 [6JN]
      Greece: independence anniversary, E429 [22MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3510, H3512 [6JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4732 [10JY]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2675 [15MY]
      National Guard: Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams 
        funding, H3031 [17MY]
      NOAA: prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new 
        catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast 
        and Gulf of Mexico, H2428, H2429 [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4732 [10JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3510, H3512 [6JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2374, H2393, H2428, H2429 
        [8MY]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (H.R. 2682), H1552 [26MR]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (H. Res. 177), E847 [18MY]
      Taxation: restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3510, H3512 
        [6JN]
      Transportation: authorize and sanction programs for residential 
        and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, 
        municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
        agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5606 [1AU]
  Tributes
      Ansaldi, Joseph C., E900 [30MY]
      Dolan, Timothy, H737 [15FE]
      Khan, Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali, E818 [16MY]
      Silverstein, Moshe (Mike), E1216 [10JY]




GRIMM, PAUL W.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3838 [7JN]




GRIMMETT, JEANNE J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1357 [31JY]




GRIMMETT, RICHARD F.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6050 [10SE]




GROCOCK, RACHEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4947 [12JY]




GROENHOF, SAMANTHA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E978 [5JN]




GROGAN, SHAWN

  Bills and resolutions
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]




GROH, GINA M.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1710, S1714 [15MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1682 [14MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S1677 [14MR], S1711-S1714 [15MR], S6494, 
        S6495 [20SE]




GROSE, PHILIP G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E219 [16FE]




GROSHEN, ERICA L.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be BLS Commissioner: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 [13JN]




GROSS, ALAN P.

  Remarks in Senate
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, S54 [24JA], S3324 
        [21MY], S5826, S5853 [1AU], S5957 [2AU]




GROSS, RICHARD C.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2236 [29MR]




GROSSE POINTE, MI

  Remarks in House
      Grosse Pointe South High School: tribute to girls' tennis team, 
        E1195 [29JN]
      ------tribute to girls' track and field team, E1195 [29JN]




GROSSENBURG IMPLEMENT (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S5482 [26JY]




GROSSETETE, CHLOE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E671 [26AP]




GROTHE, JOHN P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1384 [1AU]




GROVE CITY, OH

  Bills and resolutions
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building: designate (see H.R. 5983), H3914 [20JN]




GROWER SHIPPER ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Costa, Anthony: Grower Shipper Association E.E. ``Gene'' Harden 
        Award for Lifetime Achievement in Central Coast Agriculture 
        recipient, E1107 [21JN]




GROWTH TO EXCELLENCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]




GRUBBS, BONITA

  Remarks in Senate
      Community Mediation (organization): Reverend Howard Nash 
        Community Leadership Award recipient, S3897 [11JN]




GRUBER, BROOKS S.

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: exonerate pilots John A. Brow and Brooks S. 
        Gruber from responsibility in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in 
        Marana, AZ, H1206-H1208 [6MR], H1796-H1798 [29MR], H2020-H2022 
        [19AP], H3261-H3263 [30MY], H3729-H3731 [18JN], H4895-H4897 
        [17JY]




GRUBER, GENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1722 [26OC]




GRYZBEK, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall 
        of Fame inductees, E565 [18AP]




GUADERRAMA, DAVID C.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S2758-S2761 [26AP]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2722 [25AP]




GUALTIER, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1059 [18JN]




GUAM

  Bills and resolutions
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
        and Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State under 
        the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to 
        the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 
        5824), H3103 [17MY]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
  Letters
      Expand Navy restrictions relative to the overhaul and repair of 
        vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a homeport in the 
        Northern Mariana Islands: Eddie Calvo, Governor of Guam, H3060 
        [17MY]
      ------Mathews Pothen, Guam Shipyard, H3060 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Chiang, Elvin Yu-Ling Duncan: SBA Guam Small Business Financial 
        Services Champion of the Year award recipient, E449 [27MR]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: require Navy or U.S.-flagged vessels that 
        provide services to the Federal Government to be overhauled, 
        repaired, or maintained in a shipyard located in the U.S. or 
        Guam, H3143, H3144 [18MY]
      Estabrook, Tove E.: First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business 
        (publication) Guam Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E675 [26AP]
      Filipino Community of Guam (organization): anniversary, E1731 
        [2NO]
      Guam Diabetes Association: tribute to Guam Diabetes Conference, 
        E1732 [2NO]
      Gurusamy, Ruth: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year 
        award recipient, E447 [27MR]
      Lai, Richard K.: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E448 [27MR]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Guam participants, E1411 [3AU]
      Pablo, Benjamin C.: SBA Guam Veteran Small Business Champion of 
        the Year award recipient, E453 [27MR]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 
        5824), H2820 [17MY]
      Roberto, Joseph: SBA Guam Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small 
        Business of the Year award recipient, E452 [27MR]
      Salvation Army Guam Corps: anniversary, E557 [17AP]
      Sgro, Peter R.: SBA Guam Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        award recipient, E450 [27MR]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]
      University of Guam: anniversary, E348 [8MR]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, E1427 [3AU]
      Western Visayas College of Science and Technology Alumni 
        Association: anniversary of Guam Chapter, E1733 [2NO]
      Ysrael, Diana Z.: First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business 
        (publication) Guam Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E673 [26AP]
      Zhao, Mark: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the 
        Year award recipient, E451 [27MR]




GUAM BUSINESS (publication)

  Remarks in House
      Estabrook, Tove E.: First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business 
        (publication) Guam Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E675 [26AP]
      Ysrael, Diana Z.: First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business 
        (publication) Guam Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E673 [26AP]




GUAM DIABETES ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Health professionals: tribute to Guam Diabetes Conference, E1732 
        [2NO]




GUANA, SOFIA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5866 [1AU]




GUARDIAN ACCOUNTABILITY AND SENIOR PROTECTION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 
        [12JY]




GUATEMALA, REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      Human rights: condemn international human rights violations 
        against women and human trafficking, S2477, S2478 [18AP]
  Reports filed
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]




GUEMMER, PAUL H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1445 [3AU]




GUERIN, KEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, Inc.: Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Irishman of the Year 
        award recipient, E131 [3FE]




GUERRA, FRANCISCO

  Remarks in House
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]




GUETZKE, KENNETH

  Remarks in House
      French Legion of Honor: Medal of Chevalier recipient, H170 
        [25JA]




GUILL, ASHLEY

  Remarks in House
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]




GUILLEN, NANCY E.

  Remarks in House
      California: 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award 
        recipient, E471 [28MR]




GUINEA, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Alexander M. Laskaris To Be Ambassador to Guinea: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Mark L. Asquino To Be Ambassador to Guinea: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]




GUINTA, FRANK C. (a Representative from New Hampshire)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4685 [9JY]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H6151 [19SE]
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H1978 [18AP]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4686 [9JY]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6234 [20SE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H641 [8FE]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6069 [18SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2034 [19AP]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4158 
        [27JN]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H1428 [20MR]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------require certain Federal job training and career education 
        programs give priority to programs that provide a national 
        industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), 
        H3703 [12JN]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2329 [7MY]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4065 [26JN]
      Fish and fishing: provide additional flexibility for fishery 
        managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum 
        for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey 
        funding (see H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]
      ------strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, 
        unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement the Antigua 
        Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern 
        Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5712 [2AU]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5631 
        [1AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H696 [13FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2329 [7MY]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H696 [13FE]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H3163 [18MY]
      National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1756), H115 [23JA]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 [8FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H115 [23JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans 
        in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5766 [10SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3163 [18MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H3105 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5630 [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]
      Tariff: bitolylene diisocyanate (see H.R. 4968), H2267 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines 
        (H.R. 4168), H1305 [8MR]
      Tariff: bitolylene diisocyanate (H.R. 4968), H2275 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Arlen, Victoria: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1689 [9OC]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1669 [28MR], H1785 [29MR]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H207 [31JA]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E380 [19MR]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof, H5233 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5233 [25JY]
      Kennett, Bayard: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1732 [2NO]
      Laconia, NH: anniversary of Mount Washington Cruises, 
        E931 [31MY]
      Medicare: reform, H1785 [29MR]
      Mount Washington Cruises, Inc.: anniversary, E1001 
        [6JN], E1059 [18JN]
      New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence 
        (NHCADSV): anniversary, E1715 [23OC]
      Pinkham, Peter: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1733 [2NO]
      Provencher, Philip D.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E26 [17JA]
      Russell, Cindy: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1734 [2NO]
      Star Island Corp.: tribute to restoration of Gosport Regatta, 
        E1052 [18JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5138 [24JY]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (H.R. 4114), H4660 [9JY]
      Votes: position on missed, E984 [5JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3360 [31MY]
  Resignations
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5538 
        [1AU]
      Committee on the Budget (House), H5538 [1AU]
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5538 
        [1AU]
  Tributes
      Cargill, Kenneth, E1731 [2NO]
      Conway, Barry, E1669 [28SE]
      Conway, Barry E., E1684 [5OC]
      Dubois, David, E1054 [18JN]
      Gorski, Stanley, E577 [18AP]
      Levenson, Marc, E1670 [28SE]
      Moody, Shannon, E21 [17JA]
      Rustici, Christophe, E1296 [23JY]
      Silk, Lissa, E301 [1MR]
      Wieczorek, Raymond J., E392 [20MR]




GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Council on Foundations: Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program for 
        Excellence in Communications Silver Award recipient, E724 
        [8MY]




GULF OF MEXICO ENERGY SECURITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Federal-State relations: raise cap on certain offshore oil and 
        natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf Coast States, 
        H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      Repeal, H810 [16FE]




GULF OF THE FARALLONES AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES 
    BOUNDARY MODIFICATION AND PROTECTION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 179) (S. Rept. 112-149), S1049 [27FE]




GULLA, JACOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E731 [8MY]




GUMM, ANNETTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E459 [27MR]




GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 35), S2773 [26AP], S4632 [26JN]




GUNN, ROBBIE DAVIS

  Proclamations
      Robbie Davis Gunn U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E612 [23AP]




GUNNOE, CHARLES E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E422 [22MR]




GUNS  see Firearms; Weapons




GUO YANGLING

  Testimonies
      China Forced Abortion Policy, E1228 [11JY]




GUPTA, NEHA

  Remarks in House
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, E587 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, S2654 [24AP]




GURROLA, ARISAI

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E646 [25AP]




GURUSAMY, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Gurusamy, Ruth: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year 
        award recipient, E447 [27MR]




GURUSAMY, RUTH

  Remarks in House
      SBA: Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year award 
        recipient, E447 [27MR]




GUS GALLUCCI CO.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1163 [27JN]




GUTER, DONALD

  Press releases
      Retired JAGs Speak Out Against NDAA Misinformation: Human Rights 
        First (organization), H3079 [17MY]




GUTHRIE, BRETT (a Representative from Kentucky)

  Articles and editorials
      Causey Is Hailed as Public Servant; Guthrie Aide Retiring at the 
        End of January, S255 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H159 
        [24JA]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4657 [29JN]
      Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration 
        of members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total 
        population (see H.R. 5321), H2274 [27AP]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see 
        H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H2033 [19AP]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in 
        the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan 
        repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H641 [8FE]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H1363 [13MR]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H4686 [9JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide with an accurate definition 
        of ``cross-border violence'' and develop measures to quantify 
        cross-border violence data (see H.R. 2124), H1273 [7MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 
        [18JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1363 [13MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands (see H.R. 1505), H1209 [6MR]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H6314 [23OC]
      FDA: extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H1804 [29MR]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1363 [13MR]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1363 [13MR]
      ------provide for regulation of medical gases (see H.R. 2227), 
        H1363 [13MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H6307 
        [12OC]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5331 
        [30JY]
      ------improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H1497 [21MR]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H727 [14FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1544 [22MR]
      House Rules: prohibit Members and House employees from buying or 
        selling securities while in possession of material or 
        nonpublic information obtained by reason of employment in the 
        House (see H. Res. 480), H187 [27JA]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (see H.R. 2446), H2033 [19AP]
      Immigration: provide for expedited removal of certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 2952), H1154 [5MR]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1807 [29MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3733 [18JN]
      Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers 
        (see H.R. 2108), H4864 [12JY]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H115 [23JA]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6312 [19OC]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H696 [13FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent from 
        establishing health care provider standards of care in medical 
        malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H220 
        [31JA]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting 
        symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H27 
        [17JA]
      Taxation: exclude certain farm rental income from self-
        employment net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease 
        agreement relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H4157 
        [27JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3808 [19JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4064 [26JN]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2569 
        [9MY]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2447 [8MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. 
        Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1846 [16AP]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1808 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HHS: repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program 
        and comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 
        3827), H181 [25JA]
      Tariff: basketballs made of leather (see H.R. 4711), H2124 
        [25AP]
      ------basketballs made of other than leather or rubber (see H.R. 
        4714), H2124 [25AP]
      ------basketballs made of rubber (see H.R. 4713), H2124 [25AP]
      ------carbonic acid, dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,6-hexanediol 
        (see H.R. 4710), H2124 [25AP]
      ------e-caprolactone-neopentylglycol copolymer (see H.R. 4716), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------e-caprolactone-2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol 
        polymer (see H.R. 4715), H2124 [25AP]
      ------polymer, e-caprolactone-diethylene glycol (see H.R. 4709), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------2,2'-bis(4-cyanatophenyl)propane homopolymer (see H.R. 
        4717), H2124 [25AP]
      ------volleyballs (see H.R. 4712), H2124 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HHS: repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program 
        and comparative effectiveness research funding (H.R. 3827), 
        H182 [25JA]
      Tariff: basketballs made of leather (H.R. 4711), H2130 [25AP]
      ------basketballs made of other than leather or rubber (H.R. 
        4714), H2130 [25AP]
      ------basketballs made of rubber (H.R. 4713), H2130 [25AP]
      ------carbonic acid, dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,6-hexanediol 
        (H.R. 4710), H2130 [25AP]
      ------e-caprolactone-neopentylglycol copolymer (H.R. 4716), 
        H2130 [25AP]
      ------e-caprolactone-2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol 
        polymer (H.R. 4715), H2130 [25AP]
      ------polymer, e-caprolactone-diethylene glycol (H.R. 4709), 
        H2130 [25AP]
      ------2,2'-bis(4-cyanatophenyl)propane homopolymer (H.R. 4717), 
        H2130 [25AP]
      ------volleyballs (H.R. 4712), H2130 [25AP]
  Remarks
      Bardstown, KY: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Beautiful Small Town in America'' designee, E1284 
        [19JY]
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, H3274 [31MY]
      Clermont, KY: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest inclusion 
        in Yahoo! Travel ``America's Prettiest Parks'' list, 
        E1576 [20SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3866 [20JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1460 [21MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H325 [1FE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1460 [21MR]
      Votes: correction, E747 [9MY]
  Tributes
      Farrisee, Gina, E1359 [31JY]
      Lickert, Perryene, E1556 [19SE]
      Russell, Michel, E1123 [21JN]
      Utley, Dan, E715 [7MY]




GUTIERREZ, ALFREDO, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E854 [18MY]




GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H3163 [18MY]
      ------prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H441 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H27 
        [17JA]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1101 [29FE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English 
        language and government and history knowledge requirements for 
        naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in 
        other languages (see H.R. 2957), H945 [17FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]
      Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to 
        ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 
        2659), H1543 [22MR]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1273 [7MR]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H4157 [27JN]
      ------provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see 
        H.R. 3781), H77 [18JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 
        1612), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game 
        law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, 
        make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H1273 [7MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1808 [29MR]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to reduce up-front 
        premiums on FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers 
        who complete a homeownership counseling program to help reduce 
        default rates (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H571 [7FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H641 
        [8FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H945 
        [17FE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H945 [17FE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3363 [31MY]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5328 [26JY]
      ------reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and 
        treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and 
        men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income 
        women through increased participation in high-wage, high-
        demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2647 [10MY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H1915 [17AP]
      FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and 
        prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis 
        (see H.R. 1350), H27 [17JA]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H1101 [29FE]
      Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement 
        officer to include certain positions relative to retirement 
        benefits (see H.R. 327), H1273 [7MR]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5923 [12SE]
      Flag--U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in 
        the event of the death of a first responder in the line of 
        duty (see H.R. 1330), H966 [27FE]
      Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. 
        in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty 
        orders (see H.R. 3057), H1428 [20MR]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H115 [23JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H1017 [28FE]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1273 [7MR]
      Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted 
        single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H512 [6FE]
      ------require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's 
        congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
        trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H1428 
        [20MR]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5079 [19JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2329 [7MY]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2570 [9MY]
      Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish 
        standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee 
        due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see 
        H.R. 1789), H1154 [5MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H694 [9FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2072 [24AP]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1543 [22MR]
      ------establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-based 
        payments for direct primary care medical homes for Medicare-
        Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        3315), H1391 [19MR]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H1846 [16AP]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H2447 [8MY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3700 [8JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National security: call for adoption of smart security platform 
        for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H1018 [28FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see 
        H.R. 4010), H1135 [1MR]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H4064 [26JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1367 [16MR]
      ------expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older 
        buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H115 [23JA]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H1101 [29FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H6279 [21SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4828 [11JY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
  Letters
      Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain 
        long-term resident alien students: several Representatives, 
        H5015 [19JY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1275 [8MR]
  Remarks
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Logan Square Neighborhood 
        Association, E795 [15MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H808 [16FE]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      ------characterization of remarks on number of individuals on 
        food stamps due to economic policies of the Obama 
        administration, H580 [8FE]
      Hispanic Americans: oppose inflammatory rhetoric toward Latinos, 
        H1430 [21MR]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, H5015 [19JY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155 [20SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6191 
        [20SE]
      ------reform, H1021 [29FE]
      ------release of guidelines on application process to cancel 
        removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien 
        students, H5528 [1AU]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1213 [7MR]
      Puerto Rico: proposal for construction of natural gas pipeline, 
        H729 [15FE], H4777 [11JY]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H4068 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      Votes: position on missed, H91 [23JA], H200 
        [31JA], H709 [14FE], H1374 [19MR], 
        H1828 [16AP], H2303 [7MY], H4028 
        [26JN], H4725 [10JY], E965 [1JN], 
        E1084 [19JN], E1196 [29JN], E1278 
        [18JY]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5909 [12SE]
      Grant, Pedro, H1275 [8MR]




GUTIERREZ, SARAH RANGEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E551 [17AP]




GUTIERREZ, SONIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1476 [11SE], E1553 [19SE]




GYARI, LODI G.

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute (S. Res. 557), S6472 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 557, tribute, S6345 [13SE], S6472 [19SE]




H.H. DORJE CHANG BUDDHA III

  Bills and resolutions
      World Peace Corps Mission: World Peace Prize recipient (see S. 
        Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 505, World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient, S4638 [26JN]




HA, GLORIA

  Remarks in House
      Urbana, IL: tribute to University Laboratory High School 
        robotics team, E456 [27MR]




HAACKE, OWEN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6284 [12SE]




HAAS, BRENDAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E966 [1JN]




HAAS, KAREN L.

  Letters
      Election of Ron Barber to the House of Representatives, H3753 
        [19JN]
      Election of Suzanne Bonamici to the House of Representatives, 
        H530 [7FE]
  Subpoena Notices
      Superior Court of California, North Valley District, H1654 
        [28MR]




HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL

  Remarks in House
      Manassas, VA: tribute to Habitat for Humanity, Prince William 
        County, Manassas & Manassas Park, E954 [1JN]




HACKBARTH, ANDY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1682 [14MR]




HACKLEBURG, AL

  Remarks in House
      Tornadoes: tribute to first responders in Alabama, E651 [25AP]




HACKLEY, CRISTINA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4947 [12JY]




HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 647), 
        H2567 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E583 [19AP], E670 [26AP]
      Hadassah of Greater Baltimore (organization): anniversary, E242 
        [27FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary (S. Res. 448), S6676, S6679 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 448, anniversary, S3046 [9MY], S6676 [21SE]




HADLER, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E851 [18MY]




HADNOTT, DELORES THOMAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E655 [25AP]




HAENNY, LESLEY K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E831 [17MY]




HAGAN, ELIZABETH EVANS

  Prayers
      Senate, S5169 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5169 [19JY]




HAGAN, KAY R. (a Senator from North Carolina)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3979, S3992 
        [12JN], S4152 [13JN], S4240 [18JN], S4279 [19JN], S4370 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S851 [16FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1742, S1755 [15MR], S1804 [19MR], 
        S1856, S1857 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5237 [19JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (see S. 1956), S5659 [30JY]
      Budget: provide an optional fast-track procedure the President 
        may use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 102), S850 
        [16FE]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 2372), S2821 
        [26AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3522), S6271 [12SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ``produced'' to include 
        melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on 
        procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see 
        S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges 
        from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-
        Federal sources to count military and veterans' education 
        benefits under such rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and 
        risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S4299 [19JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S5305 [24JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-
        9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by 
        entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S6547 [20SE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204, 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      ------implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial 
        banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules 
        (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S699 [15FE] (see S. 3394), 
        S5085 [17JY]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1148 [29FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2929 [7MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S4460 [25JN]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S6627 [21SE]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see S. 998), S1384 [5MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S2825 [26AP] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      SEC: exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses (see S. 1544), S1460 [7MR]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6271 [12SE]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S5085 [17JY]
      ------increase and make permanent the alternative simplified 
        research credit (see S. 1577), S3130 [14MY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S5732 
        [31JY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S5047 [16JY]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        S. 705), S3042 [9MY]
      ------provide that the value of certain historic property shall 
        be determined using an income approach in determining the 
        taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2209), S1847 [20MR]
      Transportation: help leverage private investment for transit-
        oriented development near transit stations (see S. 2053), S496 
        [9FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 
        [25JN]
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary (see S. 
        Res. 414), S2243 [29MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S351 
        [6FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see S. Con. Res. 45), S3729 [5JN]
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), 
        S2496 [18AP]
      Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs 
        (see S. 3583), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 3448), S5487 [26JY]
      FDA: ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (see S. 2113), S699 [15FE]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      SBA: establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs (see S. 3194), S3234 [16MY]
      Tariff: acetic acid, cyano-(3-[(6-methyoxy-2-
        benzothiazoyl)amino]-1H-isoindol-1- ylidene}-, pentyl ester 
        (see S. 3115), S3085 [10MY]
      ------acid blue 324 (see S. 3104), S3085 [10MY]
      ------acifluorfen (see S. 3146), S3086 [10MY]
      ------acrylic fiber tow (see S. 3129), S3086 [10MY]
      ------acrylic filament tow (see S. 3087), S3085 (see S. 3127, 
        3128, 3154, 3155, 3156, 3157, 3159), S3086 [10MY]
      ------acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers, carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3097), S3085 [10MY]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (see S. 3086), S3085 (see S. 3123, 
        3124, 3125, 3126), S3086 [10MY]
      ------acrylic staple fibers, dyed, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3094, 3095), S3085 
        [10MY]
      ------acrylic staple fibers, not carded, combed, or otherwise 
        processed for spinning (see S. 3158), S3086 [10MY]
      ------acrylic staple fibers, not dyed, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3093, 3096), S3085 
        [10MY]
      ------ceiling fans for permanent installation (see S. 3507), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      ------chemical mixtures (see S. 3101, 3102, 3103, 3105, 3114), 
        S3085 [10MY]
      ------cobaltate(1-), bis[4-(hydroxy-k O)-3-[2-[2-(hydroxy-k O)-
        1-naphthalenyl]diazenyl-k N1]benzenesulfonamidato(2-)]-, 
        sodium (1--1) (see S. 3111), S3085 [10MY]
      ------confectionery (including gum) containing synthetic 
        sweetening agents instead of sugar (see S. 3143), S3086 [10MY]
      ------cuprate (4-), [2-[[3-[[substituted]-1,3,5-triazin-2-
        yl]amino]-2-hydroxy-5-sulfophenyl](substituted)azo], sodium 
        salt (see S. 3112), S3085 [10MY]
      ------cypermethrin (see S. 3139), S3086 [10MY]
      ------disperse blue 77 (see S. 3110), S3085 [10MY]
      ------disperse red 60 (see S. 3119), S3085 [10MY]
      ------disperse yellow 64 (see S. 3118), S3085 [10MY]
      ------ethanediamide, N-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-N'-(4-isodecylphenyl)- 
        (see S. 3169), S3087 [10MY]
      ------ethanol, 2,2'-[[4-[2-(3,5-dinitro-2-
        thienyl)diazenyl]phenyl]imino]bis-, 1,1'-diacetate (see S. 
        3108), S3085 [10MY]
      ------ethanoyl chloride (see S. 3172), S3087 [10MY]
      ------eyelash curlers (see S. 3147), S3086 [10MY]
      ------fenamidone (see S. 3135), S3086 [10MY]
      ------fenhexamid (see S. 3133), S3086 [10MY]
      ------flubendiamide (see S. 3132, 3162), S3086 [10MY]
      ------fluopicolide (see S. 3134), S3086 [10MY]
      ------fluopyram (see S. 3130), S3086 [10MY]
      ------4-chloro-3,5-dinitro- a,a,a- trifluorotoluene (see S. 
        3099), S3085 [10MY]
      ------Hostanox P-EPQ (see S. 3168), S3087 [10MY]
      ------Hostapur SAS (see S. 3142), S3086 [10MY]
      ------Hostavin 3055 (see S. 3170), S3087 [10MY]
      ------Hostavin 3058 (see S. 3141), S3086 [10MY]
      ------imidacloprid (see S. 3136), S3086 [10MY]
      ------indaziflam (see S. 3131, 3161), S3086 [10MY]
      ------lithium carbonate (see S. 3153), S3086 [10MY]
      ------lithium chloride (see S. 3152), S3086 [10MY]
      ------made up articles (see S. 3107), S3085 [10MY]
      ------manicure and pedicure sets (see S. 3148), S3086 [10MY]
      ------modacrylic staple fibers (see S. 3121), S3085 (see S. 
        3122), S3086 [10MY]
      ------mucochloric acid (see S. 3098), S3085 [10MY]
      ------nail clippers (see S. 3149), S3086 [10MY]
      ------Nylostab Seed (see S. 3171), S3087 [10MY]
      ------oxyfluorfen (see S. 3145), S3086 [10MY]
      ------pigment yellow 151 (see S. 3167), S3087 [10MY]
      ------pigment yellow 154 (see S. 3165), S3086 [10MY]
      ------pigment yellow 175 (see S. 3166), S3087 [10MY]
      ------plaiting material products suitable for use in window 
        shades (see S. 3150, 3151), S3086 [10MY]
      ------preparations intended to assist smokers to stop smoking 
        (see S. 3144), S3086 [10MY]
      ------rayon filament tow (see S. 3088), S3085 [10MY]
      ------reactive black 5 (see S. 3106), S3085 [10MY]
      ------reactive black 31 (see S. 3164), S3086 [10MY]
      ------sodium monochloroacetate (see S. 3163), S3086 [10MY]
      ------spiromesifen (see S. 3160), S3086 [10MY]
      ------staple fibers of rayon, carded, combed, or otherwise 
        processed for spinning (see S. 3092), S3085 [10MY]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon (see S. 3091), S3085 [10MY]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3089, 3090, 3120), 
        S3085 (see S. 3140), S3086 [10MY]
      ------trinexapac-ethyl (see S. 3138), S3086 [10MY]
      ------2,4-dichloroaniline (see S. 3137), S3086 [10MY]
      ------2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3,3'-[carbonylbis(imino-
        4,1-phenylene-2,1-diazenydiyl)]bis[4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-(2-
        phenyldiazenyl)-, sodium salt (1--4) (see S. 3109), S3085 
        [10MY]
      ------[2,2'-bi-1H-indole]-3,3'-diol, potassium sodium salt (see 
        S. 3100), S3085 [10MY]
      ------2-anthracenesulfonic acid, 1-amino-9,10-dioxo-4-[[3-[[2-
        (sulfooxy)ethyl]sulfonyl]phenyl]amino]-, sodium salth (1--2) 
        (see S. 3113), S3085 [10MY]
      ------2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 5,5'[carobnylbis(imino-4,1-
        phenylene-2,1-diazenediyl)]bis[8-[2-(4-sulfophenyl)diazenyl]-, 
        sodium salt (1--4) (see S. 3116), S3085 [10MY]
      ------vat blue 66 (see S. 3117), S3085 [10MY]
      Topsail, NC: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit L06 (see S. 3561), S6454 [19SE]
  Cloture motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5933 [2AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4279 [19JN]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S1044 [27FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5933 [2AU]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3704 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: require Risk Management Agency and FCIC to 
        use plain language and improve website to make crop insurance 
        more accessible, S4279 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3005 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs (S. 
        3583), S6549 [20SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5933 [2AU]
      Eximbank: amend membership of Advisory Committee to include a 
        representative from the textile industry, S1782 [19MR]
      ------reauthorize, S1782 [19MR]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, S3564 
        [24MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health, S3556 [24MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (S. 2113), S702 [15FE]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3556, S3564 [24MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5025 [16JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S2206 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2206 [29MR]
      SBA: establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs, S4933 [12JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1782 [19MR]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5025 
        [16JY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4933 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S1703 [15MR], 
        S2767 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. 3583, Community Parks Revitalization Act, S6549-S6552 [20SE]
  Tributes
      Brazas, Sean E., S6490 [20SE]
      Hicks, Darrion T., S6490 [20SE]
      Levy, Christopher P.J., S6490 [20SE]
      McSwain, Tom, S2814 [26AP]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2206 [29MR]




HAGEE, MICHAEL W.

  Letters
      Provide limitations on U.S. assistance, S6571 [21SE]




HAGEL, CHUCK (a former Senator from Nebraska)

  Articles and editorials
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]




HAGEMAN, ERIC

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5317 [24JY]




HAGER, SALWAN

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




HAGERSTOWN, MD

  Remarks in House
      Cumberland Valley Athletic Club: tribute to annual JFK 50 mile 
        run, E1615 [21SE]




HAHN, JANICE (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3537, H3556 [6JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3383 [1JN]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3300 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H726 
        [14FE]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3733 [18JN]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------permanently extend period of mortgage foreclosure 
        protections (see H.R. 544), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H966 [27FE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary 
        services while on a grounded air carrier and are not 
        unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a 
        flight (see H.R. 729), H182 [25JA]
      ------require individuals seeking training in the operation of 
        certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5328 [26JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H2647 [10MY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H441 [2FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H2329 [7MY]
      Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption 
        accreditation standards (see H.R. 6027), H4064 [26JN]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4908 [17JY]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H476 
        [3FE]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H1017 [28FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]
      Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H4686 [9JY]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H641 [8FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to 
        natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and 
        affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations 
        and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H641 [8FE]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H1101 
        [29FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H1209 [6MR]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H2647 [10MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient 
        staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H694 
        [9FE]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services (see H.R. 1666), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H512 [6FE]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H1209 [6MR]
      ------authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security 
        programs through increased efficiency and risk-based 
        coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1742 [28MR]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination 
        through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for 
        the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 284), H512 
        [6FE]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 83), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H726 [14FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a transformational 
        infrastructure competitive grant program (see H.R. 4352), 
        H1845 [16AP]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H513 [6FE]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H512 [6FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5631 [1AU]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1274 
        [7MR]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H1741 [28MR]
      ------create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, 
        cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, 
        and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (see H.R. 
        3638), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income 
        adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for 
        low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed 
        adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H1428 [20MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H4158 [27JN]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H220 [31JA]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H220 [31JA]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4302), H2447 [8MY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H945 [17FE]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1210 [6MR]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------exclude credit union loans made to Main Street businesses 
        from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 4293), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3734 
        [18JN]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5860 [11SE]
      Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H159 [24JA]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5526 [31JY]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1391 [19MR]
      Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H159 [24JA]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3662 [7JN]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (see H.R. 1402), H512 [6FE]
      Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense 
        services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross 
        violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see 
        H.R. 5749), H2713 [15MY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H1017 [28FE]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2329 [7MY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2329 [7MY]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H476 [3FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2072 [24AP]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H2447 [8MY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Motor vehicles: establish a program to accelerate, provide 
        incentives for, and examine the challenges and opportunities 
        associated with the deployment of electric drive vehicles (see 
        H.R. 1685), H2447 [8MY]
      ------protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, 
        maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H727 [14FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. 
        Res. 40), H1978 [18AP]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), 
        H5010 [18JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (see H.R. 190), H1571 [26MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public 
        health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H512 [6FE]
      Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2970), H476 [3FE]
      Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing 
        subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the 
        Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and 
        penalizing price gouging (see H.R. 1748), H1391 [19MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H512 [6FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H571 [7FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1741 [28MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H2034 [19AP]
      Real estate: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose 
        minimum price on the short sale of a residence financed by a 
        mortgage purchased by them in order to make short sales a 
        viable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 3164), H1101 
        [29FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      SBA: improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity 
        building grant program and establish an Office of Youth 
        Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H2033 [19AP]
      ------improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      ------increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for low interest loans for small businesses in 
        major disaster areas (see H.R. 3042), H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (see H.R. 6296), H5704 [2AU]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and 
        accessible financial products for entities that do not have 
        access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H572 [7FE]
      ------modify certain assistance and goals for procurement 
        contracts (see H.R. 2921), H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded 
        to small business concerns (see H.R. 6078), H4655 [29JN]
      Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs 
        (see H.R. 1085), H182 [25JA]
      ------repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination 
        provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1428 [20MR]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H2647 [10MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1916 [17AP]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), 
        H803 [15FE]
      Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance 
        credit (see H.R. 721), H2329 [7MY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1367 [16MR]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H903 [16FE]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H4907 
        [17JY]
      ------modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating 
        in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), 
        H440 [2FE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2715 [15MY]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H1018 [28FE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1741 
        [28MR]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with 
        graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum 
        requirements (see H.R. 1515), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution 
        reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services 
        at port facilities (see H.R. 572), H79 [18JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H571 [7FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H694 [9FE]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1846 [16AP] (see H.R. 333), 
        H726 [14FE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        2853), H512 (see H.R. 3884), H513 [6FE]
      ------provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans 
        (see H.R. 287), H512 [6FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6300 [2OC]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2647 [10MY]
      Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation 
        Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H3976 [21JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims 
        brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H4775 
        [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a plan to ensure 
        the placement of sufficient officers at certain U.S. 
        international airports to effectively combat security threats 
        and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Education: restore and extend the grace period before 
        repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct 
        Loan Program (see H.R. 4286), H1740 [28MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: study and report to Congress on gaps 
        in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 
        4005), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (see H.R. 3838), H186 [27JA]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (see H.R. 3837), 
        H186 [27JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H1740 [28MR]
      ------provide grants to States to assist veterans who were 
        trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military 
        in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (see H.R. 
        4288), H1740 [28MR]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]
      ------make permanent the Small Loan Advantage program (see H.R. 
        3836), H186 [27JA]
      Taxation: increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (see H.R. 6323), H5706 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a plan to ensure 
        the placement of sufficient officers at certain U.S. 
        international airports to effectively combat security threats 
        and vulnerabilities (H.R. 4006), H693 [9FE]
      Dept. of Education: restore and extend the grace period before 
        repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct 
        Loan Program (H.R. 4286), H1740 [28MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: study and report to Congress on gaps 
        in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), 
        H693 [9FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (H.R. 3838), H187 [27JA]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 3837), H187 
        [27JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 4287), H1740 [28MR]
      ------provide grants to States to assist veterans who were 
        trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military 
        in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (H.R. 4288), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (H.R. 5813), H3104 [17MY]
      ------make permanent the Small Loan Advantage program (H.R. 
        3836), H187 [27JA]
      Taxation: increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (H.R. 6323), H5710 [2AU]
  Letters
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement: 
        Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations, H4152 [27JN]
      ------Kurt J. Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, 
        H4153 [27JN]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H4028 
        [26JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H4028 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H4028 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H42 [18JA], H736 [15FE], H1857 [17AP]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H2824 [17MY], H5029 
        [19JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1857 [17AP], H2335 [8MY]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4151, H4153 [27JN]
      Congressional Ports, Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security 
        (PORTS) Caucus: inaugural event, H1221 [7MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2824 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5029 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2081 [25AP]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (H.R. 4286), H2081 [25AP], E465 [28MR]
      Dept. of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program 
        funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development Program funding, H3383 [1JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection salaries and expenses funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3537 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3537, H3556 [6JN]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4010 [26JN], 
        E175 [9FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (H.R. 3838), E81 [27JA]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 3837), 
        E83 [27JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 4287), E478 
        [28MR]
      ------provide grants to States to assist veterans who were 
        trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military 
        in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (H.R. 4288), 
        E469 [28MR]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H738 [15FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H43 [18JA]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3383 [1JN]
      Faith & Politics Institute: tribute to Congressional Civil 
        Rights Pilgrimage, E454 [27MR]
      FEMA: Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556 [6JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H4151 
        [27JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H4151 [27JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H4151 [27JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4708 [10JY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3301 [31MY]
      LaBonge, Tom: Los Angeles Police Historical Society Jack Webb 
        Award recipient, E1514 [13SE]
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute, E1206 [9JY]
      Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H738 [15FE]
      Motor vehicles: provide incentives for the purchase of electric 
        vehicles and increase investment in advanced vehicle 
        technology, development, and manufacturing, H976 [28FE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2727 [16MY]
      Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H386 [2FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2146 [26AP]
      ------ensure that coordination and training between the 
        intelligence community and local law enforcement agencies not 
        violate the civil rights of minorities, H3301 [31MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1398 
        [20MR], H1650 [28MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H340 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4708 [10JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H1221 [7MR]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 592), 
        E393 [20MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3814 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H4151, H4153 [27JN]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]
      ------make permanent the Small Loan Advantage program (H.R. 
        3836), E84 [27JA]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5140 [24JY]
      ------increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (H.R. 6323), E1427 [3AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H590 [8FE], H738 [15FE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5775 [11SE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H590 [8FE], H738 [15FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2727 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2727 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2724 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2727 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E154 [7FE]
      Women: health care for women, H1398 [20MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H473 [3FE]
  Tributes
      Anderson, Lee M., E1661 [28SE]
      Barbieri, Van P., E1519 [13SE]
      Bogert, John, E1381 [1AU]
      Brookins, Hamel H., E904 [30MY]
      Buscaino, Joe, E215 [16FE]
      Calas, Kay A., E1211 [9JY]
      Diomartich, Felix S., E1386 [1AU]
      Greenwood, John, E1708 [19OC]
      Herrera, Frank, E154 [7FE]
      Jones, Stancil G., E1096 [20JN]
      Perisho, Albert, E1525 [13SE]
      Robinson, Willie A., III, E907 [30MY]
      Rossi, Ryan, E187 [14FE]
      Weitzman, H. Michael, E600 [19AP]
      Wesson, Herb J., Jr., E151 [7FE]




HAIK, SPENCER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1229 [11JY]




HAINSWORTH, JAMIE A.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4417 [21JN]




HAITI, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: authorize to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      Earthquakes: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims 
        and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. 
        Res. 368), S350 [6FE] (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]
      Human rights: address gender-based violence against women and 
        children (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 
        [23JA]
  Remarks in House
      Disasters: anniversary of earthquake, E53 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Earthquakes: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims 
        and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (S. Res. 
        368), S358 [6FE]
  Reports filed
      Assessing Progress in Haiti Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1016), S2819 [26AP]
      Haiti Reforestation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 1023) (S. Rept. 112-165), S3173 [15MY]
      Nomination of Pamela A. White To Be Ambassador to Haiti: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and 
        children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]
      S. Res. 368, recognize anniversary of earthquake in Haiti, honor 
        victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance, 
        S351, S358 [6FE]




HAITI REFORESTATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1023) 
        (S. Rept. 112-165), S3173 [15MY]




HALADAY, JESSE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1156 [29FE]




HALDEMAN, ED

  Articles and editorials
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]




HALES, ED

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E246 [27FE]




HALL, ALEX

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5729 [31JY]




HALL, FRANK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1120 [21JN]




HALL, HORACE C., III

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1377 [1AU]




HALL, KATIE (a former Representative from Indiana)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H955, H956 [27FE], E241 [27FE]




HALL, KENNETH

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S845 [16FE], S2384 [17AP]




HALL, KENNETH L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E249 [27FE]




HALL, NICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1211 [9JY]




HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      NASA Administration Meets With Apollo Astronauts; Agency Will 
        Work Cooperatively To Resolve Artifact Ownership Issues, David 
        Weaver and Bob Jacobs NASA News (publication), H6086 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H115 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H3164 [18MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1916 [17AP]
      Armed Forces: further preparedness, in cooperation with regional 
        allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see 
        H.R. 4485), H2289 [27AP]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H159 [24JA]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1153 [5MR]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H5526 [31JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA] (see H.R. 4000), H803 [15FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H512 [6FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see H.R. 2960), H1134 [1MR]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H697 [13FE]
      ------provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and 
        technical research on implications of the use of mid-level 
        ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H1642 [27MR]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H903 [16FE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2033 [19AP]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H1978 [18AP]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2288 [27AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H5526 [31JY]
      Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H3481 
        [5JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2813 [16MY]
      Medicare: clarify use of private contracts by beneficiaries for 
        professional services and allow individuals to opt out of 
        certain benefits (see H.R. 1051), H2813 [16MY]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2715 [15MY]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5079 [19JY]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms 
        (see H.J. Res. 53), H3105 [17MY]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6280 [21SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1847 [16AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H3105 [17MY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6234 [20SE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H79 [18JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H115 [23JA]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2033 [19AP]
      ------clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of 
        wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 
        2466), H5711 [2AU]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6250), H5712 [2AU]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3976 [21JN]
      ------provide for death and disability protection for loans from 
        qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3656), H6234 [20SE]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3105 [17MY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3404 [1JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1134 [1MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4828 [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize surface transportation 
        research, technology, training, intelligent transportation, 
        and university transportation programs, and Bureau of 
        Transportation Statistics (see H.R. 3833), H186 [27JA]
      EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications 
        and public participation (see H.R. 6564), H6297 [28SE]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
      Insurance: provide savings by permitting pass-through funding 
        for State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see 
        H.R. 6234), H5524 [31JY]
      Medicare: include screening computed tomography colonography as 
        a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H1303 [8MR]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see H.R. 6007), 
        H3974 [21JN]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize surface transportation 
        research, technology, training, intelligent transportation, 
        and university transportation programs, and Bureau of 
        Transportation Statistics (H.R. 3833), H187 [27JA]
      EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications 
        and public participation (H.R. 6564), H6297 [28SE]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H187 [27JA]
      Insurance: provide savings by permitting pass-through funding 
        for State authorized public entity health benefits pools (H.R. 
        6234), H5525 [31JY]
      Medicare: include screening computed tomography colonography as 
        a colorectal screening test (H.R. 4165), H1305 [8MR]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize 
        (H.R. 6489), H6277 [21SE]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H3976 
        [21JN]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), H1273 [7MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E841 
        [17MY]
      Federal information security improvement: by, Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology (House), E699 [27AP]
      No More Solyndras Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      NOAA storm warning systems funding: by, Committee on Science, 
        Space, and Technology (House), H2356 [8MY]
      Ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space 
        missions: Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., H6087 [19SE]
  Poems
      ``Battle Cry, a Call to Action,'' Dona J. Cassel, E1224 
        [11JY]
  Remarks
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2220 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6012 [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6170 [20SE]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H450 [3FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H450 [3FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5229 
        [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4619 [29JN]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H2222, H2225, H2227 [27AP]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6188 
        [20SE]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2192 [26AP]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), 
        H3818 [20JN]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5734 
        [10SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4619 [29JN]
      Rockwall, TX: tribute to Rockwall High School girls' basketball 
        team, E1227 [11JY]
      ------tribute to Rockwall-Heath High School baseball team, 
        E1136 [26JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2355 [8MY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), H6086, 
        H6096 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Science, 
        Space, and Technology (House) (H. Rept. 112-555), H4603 [28JN]
      Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology 
        Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House) (H.R. 3834) (H. Rept. 112-420), H1541 
        [22MR]
      Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act: Committee on Science, Space, 
        and Technology (House) (H.R. 3479) (H. Rept. 112-666), H5922 
        [12SE]
  Statements
      Tribute to Cary. M. Maguire: by, S3275 [17MY]
  Summaries
      NASA Policy on Permission To Carry Personal Mementos on Space 
        Vehicles They Flew, H6087 [19SE]
  Tributes
      Cassel, Dona J., E1224 [11JY]
      Maguire, Cary M., E168 [9FE]
      Murray, John J., E169 [9FE]
      Schranz, James, E167 [9FE]




HALL, RYAN P.

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft 
        crash in Djibouti, E254 [27FE]




HALL, STANLEY H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1121 [21JN]




HALLETT, KAREN

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H227 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H227 [1FE]




HALLIBURTON CO.

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




HALLIGAN, CAITLIN J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S3880 [11JN], S3948 
        [12JN]




HALLISEY, WILLIAM B.

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]




HALT INDEX TRADING OF ENERGY COMMODITIES (HITEC) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]




HAMANN, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Presidential Champion of Change: award recipient, E1243 [12JY]




HAMBURG, NY

  Remarks in House
      United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: tribute to hiring of 
        reservists and returning veterans, E1726 [26OC]




HAMEL, ALAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6054 [10SE]




HAMILL, EDWARD J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5205 [19JY]




HAMILL, MARK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S386 [7FE]




HAMILTON, BRUCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E267 [28FE]




HAMILTON, EMMA

  Essays
      State of the Union, S156 [30JA]




HAMILTON, GREG

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E12 [13JA]




HAMILTON, HURMON E., JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1730 [15MR]




HAMILTON, JOSEPH D.

  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula, 
        S694 [15FE]




HAMILTON, RETA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5137 [24JY]




HAMILTON, SAM D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. 
        Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 588), S276 
        [1FE]




HAMILTON COLLEGE

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 478), S3729 [5JN]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E804 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S3421 [22MY]
      Anniversary (S. Res. 478), S3736 [5JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 478, anniversary, S3732, S3736 [5JN]




HAMLIN, JEROME AND KATHY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1678 [2OC]




HAMMELL, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1591 [21SE]




HAMMERSCHMIDT, JOHN PAUL (a former Representative from Arkansas)

  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S3116, S3117 [14MY]




HAMMOND, IN

  Remarks in House
      Citizenship: tribute to naturalization ceremony, E1170 [28JN]
      Cohen, Howard and Patricia: Rotary Club of Hammond, IN, Heinze 
        Vocational Service Award recipients, E726 [8MY]
      Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Club: anniversary, E1487 [12SE]




HAMMOND, TONY

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Postal Regulatory Commission: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2730 
        [25AP]




HAMNER, BURT

  Letters
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4668 [9JY]




HAMPTON, RONALD E.

  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S4451 [25JN]




HAMPTON, VA

  Remarks in House
      Hampton High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, E443 
        [26MR]
      NASA Langley Research Center: anniversary, E1581 [20SE]
      West End Baptist Church: anniversary, E1441 [3AU]




HAMPTON BAYS, NY

  Remarks in House
      Church of St. Mary: anniversary, E637 [24AP]




HAMRA, SAM F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1683 [5OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6540 [20SE]




HAN DUK-SOO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E259, E270 [28FE]




HANABUSA, COLLEEN W. (a Representative from Hawaii)

  Amendments
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3782 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H822 [16FE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4103 [27JN]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3925 [21JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2373, H2448 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for 
        certain current and former members of the Reserve components, 
        widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see 
        H.R. 4164), H5712 [2AU]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see H.R. 6293), 
        H6323 [2NO]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see 
        H.R. 2085), H1642 [27MR]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide behavioral health services to members of Reserve 
        components necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-
        deployment readiness and fitness standards (see H.R. 948), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H1978 [18AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5328 [26JY]
      Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3003), H694 [9FE]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H2072 [24AP]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H1498 [21MR]
      Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for 
        prevention and treatment of concussions caused by 
        participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H2329 [7MY]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H1808 [29MR]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see H.R. 4083), H5009 [18JY]
      ------implement demonstration projects at federally qualified 
        community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and 
        promote family well-being through parenting practices and 
        skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Labor: provide off-base transition training for Armed 
        Forces members (see H.R. 4051), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (see H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H1808 [29MR]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H2033 [19AP]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6304 [9OC]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H641 
        [8FE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H4775 [10JY]
      FDA: incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see H.R. 
        6160), H5712 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H5631 [1AU]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H4828 [11JY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H1391 
        [19MR] (see H.R. 5741), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1017 [28FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2072 [24AP]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5923 [12SE]
      ------count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2134 [25AP]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5860 [11SE]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1391 [19MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1741 [28MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5766 [10SE]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic 
        fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H802 [15FE]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2134 [25AP]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H6284 [25SE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H5631 [1AU]
      ------modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating 
        in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3733 [18JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H4605 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2288 [27AP]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H1101 [29FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2715 [15MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1741 [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1363 [13MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (see H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H1016 [28FE]
      Hawaii: permit Native Hawaiian Organizations to have status as 
        HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 5729), H2645 [10MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Hawaii: permit Native Hawaiian Organizations to have status as 
        HUBZone small business concerns (H.R. 5729), H2647 [10MY]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3013 [17MY]
      Budget: maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, H3489 
        [6JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1858 [17AP]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3782 [19JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H2293, H2294 [7MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2826, H3013, H3018, H3050, H3060 
        [17MY]
      ------ensure competition in Government service contracts and 
        remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain 
        commercial products or services, H3050 [17MY]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3018 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2081 [25AP], H2337 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H819 [16FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt public lands in Hawaii from 
        regulations waiving certain conservation laws relative to 
        border security impedement, H3782 [19JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program 
        funding, H4103 [27JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: require consultation with independent 
        drilling safety organization and completion of mandatory 
        safety and environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of 
        Mexico oil and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H822, H823 [16FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: include in Quadrennial 
        Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best 
        estimate of expected increase in production of renewable 
        energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H3925 [21JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4103 [27JN]
      Economy: promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H45 [18JA]
      Foreign policy: enhance peace, prosperity, and security in the 
        Asia-Pacific region, H2826 [17MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY]
      Nakasone, Lynne Yoshiko: National Endowment for the Arts 
        National Heritage Fellowship recipient, H6164 [20SE], 
        E1480 [11SE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H130 [24JA]
      Navy: expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands, H3060 [17MY]
      NOAA: Marine Debris Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H386 [2FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1442 
        [21MR], H1584 [27MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4608 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H4078 [27JN]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1222 [7MR]
      ------gasoline price levels, H1222 [7MR]
      Point of order, H4104 [27JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H4919 [18JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3925 [21JN]
      ------national energy policy, H1222 [7MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2373 [8MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5140 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5689 [2AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H592 [8FE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5775 [11SE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H592 [8FE]
      Women: health care for women, H1442 [21MR]




HAND, LLOYD AND ANN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E862 [18MY]




HAND IN HAND (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E975 [5JN]




HANDICAPPED  see Disabled




HANFORD, WA

  Bills and resolutions
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5987), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), H6128-H6132 [19SE], E1652 [21SE], E1657 [25SE], E1659 
        [28SE]
  Reports filed
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5987) (H. Rept. 112-676), 
        H6068 [18SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5987, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act, 
        H6128-H6130 [19SE]




HANISCH, ALYSSA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3039 [9MY]




HANKS, SARA

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1879 [21MR]




HANLON, JAMES A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3511 [23MY]




HANLON, SANDRA

  Subpoena Notices
      U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, H1003 
        [28FE]




HANLON, SETH

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




HANNA, RICHARD L. (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2998 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4956, H5011 [18JY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to 
        members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 
        1968), H6279 [21SE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H950 [24FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6314 [23OC]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H221 [31JA]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H6069 [18SE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3662 [7JN]
      ------permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without 
        certification (see H.R. 3914), H966 [27FE]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H3806 [19JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H694 [9FE]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1978 
        [18AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H376 [1FE]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H4908 [17JY]
      ------improve utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal 
        imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services 
        for veterans' health care (see H.R. 4023), H1154 [5MR]
      Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering 
        entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence 
        when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to 
        a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 1145), H2329 [7MY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1498 [21MR]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H694 
        [9FE]
      EPA: provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and 
        technical research on implications of the use of mid-level 
        ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H2647 [10MY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H1391 [19MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1498 [21MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3578 
        [6JN]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H3267 [30MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H1017 [28FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3976 [21JN]
      Government: require procurement from the private sector the 
        goods and services necessary for operations and management of 
        certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H5130 [23JY]
      GSA: reduce amounts available for acquisition of new vehicles 
        for the Federal fleet (see H.R. 6144), H6280 [21SE]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H6302 [5OC]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H4158 
        [27JN]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3171 
        [25MY]
      Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H6280 [21SE]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2715 
        [15MY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H159 [24JA]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H3734 [18JN]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H4064 [26JN]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care 
        planning consultation (see H.R. 1589), H945 [17FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6062 [14SE]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2320 [7MY]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5131 [23JY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H5706 [2AU]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H3164 [18MY]
      Rural Electrification Act: amend (see H.R. 5896), H3480 [5JN]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1154 [5MR]
      ------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H1210 [6MR]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1154 
        [5MR]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H1154 [5MR]
      ------improve access and choice relative to employee health care 
        (see H.R. 1050), H4864 [12JY]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H1274 [7MR]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H1154 [5MR]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H727 [14FE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1392 [19MR]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H115 [23JA]
      St. Bonaventure University: tribute to men's and women's 
        basketball teams (see H. Res. 588), H1390 [19MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H3733 [18JN]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H5130 [23JY]
      ------exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an 
        employee's student loans (see H.R. 5129), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5202 
        [24JY]
      ------improve access to health care by expanding health savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 2010), H5009 [18JY]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H187 [27JA]
      ------increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification 
        as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment 
        taxes (see H.R. 5320), H2274 [27AP]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2447 [8MY]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H1154 [5MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2072 [24AP]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1498 [21MR]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H3707 [15JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (see H.R. 6324), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Tariff: gallium unwrought (see H.R. 4925), H2206 [26AP]
      ------germanium oxides (see H.R. 4924), H2205 [26AP]
      ------germanium unwrought (see H.R. 4923), H2205 [26AP]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a 
        program of study in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 6325), H5706 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      , H2210 [26AP]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H5710 
        [2AU]
      Tariff: germanium unwrought (H.R. 4923), H2210 [26AP]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a 
        program of study in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (STEM) (H.R. 6325), H5710 [2AU]
  Remarks
      Air Force: research, development, test, and evaluation programs 
        funding through reductions in operations and maintenance, 
        H4956 [18JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1715 [28MR]
      Cortland, NY: Cortland Junior Senior High School students 
        winners of NASA Space Settlement Contest, E1221 [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4956 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5165 
        [24JY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H1966 [18AP]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2103 [25AP], H3045 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3045 [17MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H2103 [25AP]
      Hamilton College: anniversary, E804 [15MY]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E803 [15MY]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6097 
        [19SE]
      National security: cybersecurity funding, H1715 [28MR]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045 [17MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H2103 [25AP], H3045 [17MY]
      Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a 
        surety (H.R. 3534), H2677 [15MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H3121 [18MY], E1378 
        [1AU]
  Tributes
      Combs, Peggy, E1482 [11SE]
      Czyscon, John S., E111 [1FE]
      Puccio, Sylvester, E199 [15FE]




HANNER, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E707 [7MY]




HANNIGAN, JOHN F. (JACK)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H190 [31JA]




HANNITY, SEAN

  Lists
      Fifteen earmarks from Sean Hannity's list of most egregious 
        earmarks, S294 [2FE]




HANNOLD, JAMES E.

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




HANNON, SHAWN T.

  Bills and resolutions
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3914 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E674 [26AP]




HANOVER, NH

  Remarks in House
      Dartmouth College: tribute to men's rugby team, E1020 [7JN]




HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PA

  Remarks in House
      Hanover Township Police Dept.: anniversary, E725 [8MY], E753 
        [9MY]
      Sallie Mae Loan Servicing Center: anniversary, E661 [26AP]




HANSCOM AFB, MA

  Remarks in Senate
      National security: impact of proposed change in leadership rank 
        structure on cybersecurity, S4230 [18JN]




HANSEN, CHRISTOPHER W.

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3605 [7JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2241 [27AP]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1133 [29FE]




HANSEN, GINA

  Remarks in House
      Virginia: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army All-
        American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]




HANSEN, JAMES

  Articles and editorials
      Game Over for the Climate, S3073 [10MY]
      Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report, S3074 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Climate: global warming, S3073-S3075 [10MY]




HANSEN, JUSTIN M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1393 [3AU]




HANSEN, TOM

  Letters
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act, H318 
        [1FE]




HANSON, RYAN

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1287 [19JY]




HANSON, TYLER

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1435 [3AU]




HAPPAUGE, NY

  Remarks in House
      Suffolk County, NY: anniversary of Teachers Federal Credit 
        Union, E6 [10JA]




HAQQANI NETWORK TERRORIST DESIGNATION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 1959), S5624 [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House), H4874 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4874 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 1959), H4873-H4875 [17JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1959): House amendment, S5624, S5625 [26JY]
  Texts of
      S. 1959, provisions, S5624 [26JY], H4873 [17JY]




HARBISON, CECILIA A. McINTYRE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E455 [27MR]




HARBORS

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide for a land exchange with the South Carolina State 
        Ports Authority (see S. 2061), S261 [1FE] (see H.R. 5739), 
        H2662 [11MY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (see H.R. 3838), H186 [27JA]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (see 
        H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]
      Maritime Administration: make grants to States or port 
        authorities to cover the cost of repair and construction 
        activities relative to certain strategic commercial seaports 
        (see H.R. 6253), H5628 [1AU]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]
  Letters
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Edward Wytkind, Transportation 
        Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, H4007 [26JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        E1175 [28JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1176 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Congressional Ports, Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security 
        (PORTS) Caucus: inaugural event, H1219, H1221 [7MR]
      Corps of Engineers: ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor 
        Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance, H3355 
        [31MY]
      ------Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H3490 [6JN]
      ------operation and maintenance funding, H3463 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for development or submission of 
        proposals to expand authorized uses of the Harbor Maintenance 
        Trust Fund, H3460, H3461 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: expedite strategic ports study, H3135 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), H3502, H3503 [6JN], 
        H4003-H4009 [26JN], E1151 [27JN]
      ------provide for a land exchange with the South Carolina State 
        Ports Authority (S. 2061), H4672, H4673 [9JY], E1216 [10JY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4009-H4011 [26JN], 
        E175 [9FE], E1181 [29JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (H.R. 3838), E81 [27JA]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 
        [26JN]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1926, H1934, H1938, H1944-H1946 
        [18AP], E592, E599 [19AP]
      ------ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor 
        maintenance (H.R. 104), H3950 [21JN]
      Highlands, NJ: anniversary of Twin Lights Historical Site, E1701 
        [16OC]
      Houston, TX: Port of Houston dredging project funding, E953 
        [1JN]
      Maritime Administration: Maritime Security Program and Cargo 
        Preference Program funding, H4623 [29JN]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 592), E393 [20MR]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015-H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]
      ------ensure that certain transportation worker identification 
        credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for 
        implementation of electronic readers for such credentials, 
        H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Corps of Engineers: port deepening projects funding, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      ------Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, S609 [14FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2061) 
        (S. Rept. 112-171), S3630 [24MY]
      Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 112-499), H3265 [30MY]
      San Francisco Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 97) (S. Rept. 112-136), S131 [26JA]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 4251) (H. Rept. 112-521), H3702 [12JN]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) 
        applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or 
        activation, H4015 [26JN]
      H.R. 4005, Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act, H4009 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based 
        Targeting for (SMART) Port Security Act, H4003-H4007 [26JN]
      S. 2061, Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act, S3735 
        [5JN], H4672 [9JY]




HARCUM COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Main Line Chamber of Commerce: Nonprofit Business of the Year 
        Award recipient, E1398 [3AU]




HARDEN, E.E. (GENE)

  Remarks in House
      Costa, Anthony: Grower Shipper Association E.E. ``Gene'' Harden 
        Award for Lifetime Achievement in Central Coast Agriculture 
        recipient, E1107 [21JN]




HARDEN, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1347 [26JY]




HARDIN, BONIFACE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E507 [29MR]




HARDIN COUNTY, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Swopes Celebrate 60 Years in Business, S2159 [28MR]




HARDY, GENE

  Remarks in Senate
      Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication): Wyoming Agriculture 
        Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]




HARDY, JOHN, JR.

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2472 [9MY]
      Export Promotion Reform Act, H3255 [30MY]




HARDY, MARIAN

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Best of Braddock Awards 
        recipients, E1411 [3AU]




HARDY, RYAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1358 [31JY]




HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E250 [27FE]




HARGET, FRANK E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3769 [6JN]




HARGETT, GUS

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1731 [15MR]




HARKIN, TOM (a Senator from Iowa)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3868, S3869 
        [7JN], S3991 [12JN], S4210 [14JN], S4370 [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3335 [21MY], S3545, 
        S3546 [24MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2507 
        [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2646 [24AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S791 [15FE], S1367 [1MR], S1395 
        [5MR], S1426, S1429 [6MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1747 [15MR]
      Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139 [18JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5777, S5778 [31JY], 
        S5980 [2AU]
  Articles and editorials
      More Time for Justice, New York (NY) Times, S2894 [7MY]
      No Longer Just ``Adult-Onset,'' New York (NY) Times, S2894 [7MY]
      Study Predicts 42 Percent of Americans Will Be Obese in 2030, 
        David Brown, Washington (DC) Post, S2948 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Agriculture: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
        control livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2141), S1147 
        [29FE]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 
        2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S1734 [15MR]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S4789 [9JY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S262 
        [1FE]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S4951 [12JY]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S3632 [24MY]
      China: recognize anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong, call 
        for an end to continued persecution, release detained 
        practitioners, and support Tuidang movement renouncing ties to 
        the Communist Party (see S. Res. 232), S6458 [19SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 
        2280), S2243 [29MR]
      ------require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure 
        and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to 
        receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 3474), S5870 
        [1AU]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S2496 [18AP]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (see S. 2032), S42 [23JA]
      Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly 
        incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal 
        gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money 
        laundering prevention (see S. 1483), S4789 [9JY]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        S. 2149), S1194 [1MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy 
        for America Program (see S. 2225), S2001 [22MR]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and 
        contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2343), S2732 [25AP]
      ------protect college students from deceptive practices and 
        high-pressure sales by institutions, provide a waiting period 
        for enrollment decisions, and standardize and elevate 
        disclosures (see S. 3550), S6340 [13SE]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: use designated funding to pay for 
        construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see S. 1629), S2546 [19AP]
      ------deem certain service in Reserve components as active 
        service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 491), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      ------provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for 
        educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see 
        S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S1540 [8MR]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S2732 [25AP]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
        in certain financial aid programs from including predispute 
        arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see S. 3557), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see 
        S. 2142), S1460 [7MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, 
        and efficient banking system (see S. 3048), S3041 [9MY]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for 
        employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country 
        limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 1983), S209 
        [31JA]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1670), S2928 
        [7MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5305 [24JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1309), S2031 [26MR]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S5213 [19JY]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (see S. 2125), S5047 [16JY]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see S. 891), S2546 
        [19AP]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 
        829), S42 [23JA]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 530), 
        S5487 [26JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        530), S5487 [26JY]
      NLRB: modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S1459 [7MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S2928 [7MY]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see S. 3214), S3422 
        [22MY]
      SEC: require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1734 [15MR]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 996), S568 
        [13FE]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S3632 [24MY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S6108 
        [11SE]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S6340 [13SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S3729 [5JN]
      Treaties and agreements: report on countries with which the U.S. 
        negotiates trade agreements, establish terms for future trade 
        agreements, and enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see S. 3347), S6456 [19SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3043 [9MY]
      Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified 
        ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 2017), 
        S3088 [10MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3087 [10MY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), 
        S1791 [19MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 
        3565), S6454 [19SE]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 
        [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]
      America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: reauthorize in Iowa 
        (see S. 2133), S1049 [27FE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in 
        enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 55), S5871 [1AU]
      Budget: allow taxpayers the opportunity to specify their choice 
        of Federal budget priorities (see S. 2260), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see S. 2270), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3566), S6454 [19SE]
      Economy: rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (see S. 2252), S2242 [29MR]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see S. 3578), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (see S. 2516), S2922 [7MY] (see 
        S. 3187), S3174 [15MY]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 453), 
        S3087 [10MY]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out 
        production of $1 bills (see S. 2049), S208 [31JA]
      Tariff: captan (see S. 2512), S2922 [7MY]
      ------drive-axles (see S. 2510), S2922 [7MY]
      ------forged ring gear components and certain other parts of 
        crankshafts and connecting rods (see S. 2511), S2922 [7MY]
      ------fosamine (see S. 2513), S2922 [7MY]
      ------o-toluidine (see S. 2514), S2922 [7MY]
      ------programmable controllers (see S. 2509), S2922 [7MY]
      Taxation: increase alternative tax liability limitation for 
        small property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 3594), 
        S6545 [20SE]
  Cloture motions
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1372 [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: Joseph 
        A. Antolin, Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., S842 [16FE]
      ------Judy Sherman and Emily J. Holubowich, Coalition for Health 
        Funding, S840 [16FE]
      ------Margo G. Wootan, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S841 [16FE]
      ------Miriam A. Alexander, American College of Preventive 
        Medicine, S840 [16FE]
      ------Nancy A. Brown, American Heart Association, S841 [16FE]
  Lists
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) 
        staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, 
        S3608 [24MY]
      Organizations supporting S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, 
        S3305 [21MY]
  Motions
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3561, S3563 [24MY]
  Press releases
      President's Budget Presents Dangerous, Costly Setback to Obesity 
        Epidemic, Campaign Warns: Campaign To End Obesity Action Fund 
        (organization), S841 [16FE]
  Privilege of the floor
      Agan, Shauna, S5688 [30JY]
      Berry, Anne, S6661 [21SE]
      Bischoff, Tyler, S2005 [22MR]
      Boroughs, Bryan, S5688 [30JY]
      Boyer, Lauren, S3457 [22MY]
      Brennan, Ryan, S4831 [10JY]
      Buchanan, Keagan, S5688 [30JY]
      Burda, Nicole, S2005 [22MR]
      Burgess, Kevin, S5793 [31JY]
      Cullen, Jessica, S6065 [10SE]
      Dorando, Douglas, S5688 [30JY]
      Duggan, Abby, S6661 [21SE]
      Edenfield, Paul, S2603 [23AP], S2659 [24AP]
      Flannery, Jessica, S6238 [11SE]
      Florczak, Alexis, S6370 [13SE]
      Fremgen, Jimmy, S3457 [22MY]
      Geake, Ladimir, S6066 [10SE]
      Goebelbecker, Nora, S352 [6FE]
      Hurt, Nikki, S6661 [21SE]
      Iglehart, Brendan, S2342 [16AP]
      Jarcho, Andrea, S2342 [16AP], S5688 [30JY]
      Jones, Sam, S2005 [22MR]
      Kaldenberg, Erica, S3048 [9MY]
      Lazar, Katrine, S3239 [16MY]
      LeBuhn, Mac, S6066 [10SE]
      Ledoux, Chris, S4729 [28JN]
      Love, Lindsey, S4483 [25JN]
      McConagha, William, S3385 [21MY]
      McConogha, Bill, S4483 [25JN]
      Mederos, Michael, S6370 [13SE]
      Monreal, Tiffany, S4483 [25JN]
      Newman, Sarah, S2272 [29MR]
      Nizamoff, Jenna, S1872 [20MR]
      O'Connor, Oliver, S5793 [31JY]
      Rasheed, Mehreen, S2517 [18AP]
      Robinson, Shaun, S3735 [5JN]
      Rodriguez, Bryan, S4483 [25JN]
      Sadwick, Rebecca, S6238 [11SE]
      Sands, Laura, S3239 [16MY]
      Shaner, Alex, S4831 [10JY]
      Shepherd, Madeline, S1872 [20MR]
      Smith, Shannon, S3735 [5JN]
      Smithart, Kelsey, S4831 [10JY]
      Sobaski, Mike, S6469 [19SE]
      Stein, Lucy, S2272 [29MR], S5688 [30JY]
      Visser, Peter, S6469 [19SE]
      Watt, Sarah, S3048 [9MY]
      Wise, Kathleen, S3385 [21MY]
      Wizig, Marissa, S2978 [8MY]
      Worthen, Maria, S2342 [16AP]
      Zinter, Courtney, S6065 [10SE]
  Remarks
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), S1615 [13MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4389, S4394 
        [21JN], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S5472-S5474 [26JY]
      Arts Advocacy Day: observance, S2315 [16AP]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S6586 [21SE]
      ------deficit, S6409 [19SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3216, S3221 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6040 [10SE], S6087-S6091 [11SE], S6309-S6312 
        [13SE], S6409-S6411 [19SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3216, S3220 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3216, S3221 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3216 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3216 [16MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3708 
        [5JN]
      Climate: global warming, S3613 [24MY]
      Colleges and universities: efforts of for-profit colleges and 
        universities to recruit active-duty military personnel and 
        veterans, S5634 [30JY]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (S. 2296), S5634 [30JY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions, S5632-S5635 [30JY]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        release of ``For-Profit Higher Education--The Failure to 
        Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success'', 
        S5632 [30JY]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and 
        Innovation Act, S3608 [24MY]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, S3546 [24MY]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S6513, S6514 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3166 [15MY]
      ------improve energy programs, S4396 [21JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S6087 
        [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, S3216 [16MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3610 [24MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2892, S2895, 
        S2902, S2905 [7MY], S2941, S2943, S2946, S2948 [8MY], S2996, 
        S3033 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S381 [7FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840-S842 
        [16FE], S2893, S2895, S2902, S2905 [7MY], S2941, S2943, S2947 
        [8MY], S2996, S3034 [9MY]
      ------promulgate regulations on patient medication information 
        to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality 
        information about prescription drugs, S3564 [24MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (S. 2191), unanimous-consent request, S2064 [27MR]
      Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, S3506 [23MY]
      Economy: create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 
        [19SE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S838-S842 [16FE]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (S. 2252), S2483 [18AP]
      Education: funding, S6088-S6091 [11SE]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S339, S340, S341 [6FE]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, S3564 
        [24MY]
      ------ensure regulations do not limit access to dietary 
        supplements, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------ensure that adequate information is disseminated to health 
        care providers about potential benefits and risks of medical 
        products on all patient populations, S3500 [23MY]
      ------ensure transparency in drug and medical device user fee 
        agreement negotiations by allowing Members of Congress or 
        designated staff to attend negotiation meetings, S3494 [23MY]
      ------improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3482, S3484, S3485 [23MY], 
        S3563 [24MY]
      ------prohibit FDA employees from carrying firearms and making 
        arrests without warrants, S3561 [24MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4625 [26JN]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S4624 [26JN]
      ------require a portion of employee performance awards be 
        connected to employee's ability to review drugs and medical 
        devices in a timely manner, S3490 [23MY]
      ------require proof of intent for certain prohibited acts, S3501 
        [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------require report on issues with respect to small business, 
        S3500 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3482, S3484, S3485, 
        S3490, S3494, S3500, S3501, S3503, S3506, S3507, S3509 [23MY], 
        S3538, S3541, S3546, S3550, S3559, S3561, S3563, S3564, S3567, 
        S3608 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4437 [25JN], S4611, S4624, S4625, S4626 [26JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3265 [17MY], S3304 [21MY], S3394 [22MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY]
      Iowa: tribute to Everybody Wins! Iowa program, S67 
        [24JA]
      ------tribute to Iowa Arts Council Big Yellow School Bus grant 
        program, S2315 [16AP]
      Medicaid: funding, S2904 [7MY]
      Medicare: funding, S6586, S6589 [21SE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (S. 3453), S5491 [26JY]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S341 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, 
        S339, S340 [6FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2570, S2574 
        [23AP], S2617, S2621, S2625, S2628, S2629 [24AP]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract, S4389 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1882 
        [21MR], S1957 [22MR], S4808-S4810 [10JY], S5696 [31JY], S6042 
        [10SE], S6586-S6589 [21SE]
      ------repeal, S5696 [31JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4693 [28JN], 
        S4808 [10JY]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to the National Constitution Center 
        addition to ``The Story of We the People'' exhibit of the 
        wheelchair of disability-rights advocate Justin Dart, Jr., 
        S5480 [26JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S87 [26JA]
      Public Health Service: nominations, S6453 [19SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S6040, S6042 [10SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1604 [13MR]
      Rose, Stephanie M.: nomination to be district judge, S6026, 
        S6037 [10SE]
      Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, 
        S3708 [5JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1824, S1826 [20MR]
      Taxation: prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2902, S2905 [7MY], S2941, S2943, S2947 [8MY], 
        S3034 [9MY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S840 [16FE]
      ------rates, S6088 [11SE], S6409 [19SE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5696 [31JY]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, S1604 [13MR]
      Women: health care for women, S381 [7FE], S5696 [31JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (S. 418), S3071, S3072 [10MY]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3578) (S. 
        Rept. 112-221), S6545 [20SE]
      FDA Safety and Innovation Act: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2516), S2922 [7MY]
      Nomination of Adam Gamoran to the National Board for Education 
        Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Bonnie L. Bassler to the NSF National Science 
        Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of David J. Chard to the National Board for Education 
        Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Deborah J. Jeffrey To Be Corp. for National and 
        Community Service Inspector General: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 [13JN]
      Nomination of Deborah S. Delisle To Be Assistant Sec. of 
        Education for Elementary and Secondary Education: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Erica L. Groshen To Be BLS Commissioner: Committee 
        on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 
        [13JN]
      Nomination of Hirokazu Yoshikawa to the National Board for 
        Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Judith D. Singer to the National Board for 
        Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Kamilah O. Martin-Proctor to the National Council 
        on Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
        Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]
      Nomination of Larry V. Hedges to the National Board for 
        Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 [13JN]
      Nomination of Sara A. Gelser to the National Council on 
        Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
        Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]
      Nomination of Susanna Loeb to the National Board for Education 
        Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]
      Public Health Service Nominations: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Taking Essential Steps for Testing (TEST) Act: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3391), 
        S6451 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, 
        S1616 [13MR]
      S. 3453, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S5492 [26JY]
  Tributes
      Beckett, Mary K. (Katie), S3415 [22MY]
      Bennet, Senator, S3503 [23MY]
      Bern, Chris, S4236 [18JN]
      Kibbie, John (Jack), S5864 [1AU]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2028 [26MR]
      Rutherford, Matt, S2218 [29MR], S2293 [16AP], S2482 [18AP]
      Yudin, Lory, S4147 [13JN]




HARMER, TODD P. (SLEDGE)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1058 [18JN]




HARMON, FRENCH B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1631 [21SE]




HARMON, KENNETH L.

  Bills and resolutions
      Kenneth Leslie Harmon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate 
        (see H.R. 5567), H2442 [8MY]




HARMOTTO, CHRISTA

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1366 [31JY], E1404 
        [3AU]
      ------tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, E1497 [12SE]




HARNEY, MARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E575 [18AP]




HARPER, GREGG (a Representative from Mississippi)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3131 [18MY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3683 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1498 [21MR]
      Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see 
        H.R. 1161), H1846 [16AP]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial 
        marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division 
        members who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 
        111), H1542 [22MR]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6001 [13SE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H1847 [16AP]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 797), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (see 
        H.R. 5512), H2320 [7MY]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1498 [21MR]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H3177 [29MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3163 [18MY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1741 [28MR]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5860 [11SE]
      Dept. of State: designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
        Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 
        4228), H1742 [28MR]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2813 [16MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1571 [26MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2716 [15MY]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (see H.R. 3772), H160 [24JA]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H2716 [15MY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3481 [5JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas 
        platforms for artificial reefs (see H.R. 3429), H3662 [7JN]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H3105 [17MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (see H.R. 5648), H2443 [8MY]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3105 [17MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1210 [6MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3481 [5JN]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4907 [17JY]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3164 [18MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4657 
        [29JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2715 [15MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2813 [16MY]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see H.R. 4345), H4908 [17JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1978 [18AP]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1641 [27MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2715 [15MY]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (see H.R. 5859), H3265 [30MY]
      Medicare: permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain 
        compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an 
        implanted infusion pump (see H.R. 6326), H5706 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (H.R. 5859), H3266 [30MY]
      Medicare: permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain 
        compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an 
        implanted infusion pump (H.R. 6326), H5710 [2AU]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H1643 [28MR], H2451 [9MY], H4159 
        [28JN]
  Remarks
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H2292, H2293 [7MY]
      Committees of the House: adjust amount provided for expenses of 
        certain committees (H. Res. 496), H313 [1FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3067 [17MY]
      ------request review of decision to cancel or consolidate Air 
        National Guard Component Numbered Air Force Augmentation 
        Force, H3067 [17MY]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H15 [17JA]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4731 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: reduce allotment of printed copies of 
        the U.S. Code, H3683 [8JN]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (H.R. 5859), H5099 [23JY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3683 [8JN]
      Montgomery GI Bill: anniversary, H3272 [31MY]
      National Marriage Week: observance, H550 [7FE]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H84 [23JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4731 [10JY]
      Votes: position on missed, H3722 [18JN], E1501 
        [12SE]
  Tributes
      Townsend, Taylor, H1395 [20MR]




HARRELL, WILLIAM F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1365 [31JY]




HARRELL, WOODY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1844 [20MR]




HARRELSON, PATTY

  Remarks in House
      Florida Dept. of Education: Principal Achievement Award for 
        Outstanding Leadership recipient, E498 [29MR]




HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARKS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-105), S41 [23JA]




HARRIGAN, THOMAS M.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be DEA Deputy Administrator: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]




HARRINGTON, BRUCE

  Remarks in House
      Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E400 [21MR]




HARRIS, ANDY (a Representative from Maryland)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6218 [20SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3405 [1JN], H3461, H3482 [5JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2373 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H572 [7FE]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H441 [2FE]
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6280 [21SE]
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1018 [28FE]
      ------eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 4386), 
        H1976 [18AP]
      ------eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H439 [2FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H5079 
        [19JY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see H.R. 3806), H1101 [29FE]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5130 [23JY]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H5131 [23JY]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H3105 [17MY]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4908 [17JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3734 
        [18JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3916 [20JN]
      ------provide with an accurate definition of ``cross-border 
        violence'' and develop measures to quantify cross-border 
        violence data (see H.R. 2124), H1101 [29FE]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see H. Res. 695), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of State: improve and strengthen the Office of 
        International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom 
        training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H1391 
        [19MR]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ophthalmologic service 
        and Director of Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health 
        Administration (see H.R. 3216), H441 [2FE]
      Diseases: raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H5766 [10SE]
      ------reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and 
        treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and 
        men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1846 [16AP]
      Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility 
        confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2885), H3915 
        [20JN]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide for Scientific Advisory Board member 
        qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 6564), H6297 
        [28SE]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H3915 [20JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 
        3737), H1847 [16AP]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H5766 [10SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor 
        organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 
        2145), H696 [13FE]
      ------require approval by agency head for conferences costing 
        above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2134 [25AP]
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H2033 [19AP]
      Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H2288 [27AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H572 [7FE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1101 [29FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1978 [18AP]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3163 [18MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3915 [20JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H4685 [9JY]
      ------ensure home health agencies can assign appropriate skilled 
        professional to conduct initial assessment visit and complete 
        assessment for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy 
        (see H.R. 2468), H187 [27JA]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H2647 [10MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3976 [21JN]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6152 [19SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------express that health insurance mandate violates the clause 
        of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue 
        originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------prevent from establishing health care provider standards 
        of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability 
        cases (see H.R. 816), H3267 [30MY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H5923 [12SE]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5131 [23JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H3578 [6JN]
      SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see 
        H.R. 2131), H966 [27FE]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: permit hospitals to make incentive payments to 
        physicians to promote quality and efficiency (see H.R. 6176), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Taiwan: strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other 
        relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 2918), H4775 
        [10JY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5766 [10SE]
      Taxation: allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for 
        tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (see 
        H.R. 5932), H4065 [26JN]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H6001 [13SE]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H1101 
        [29FE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1134 [1MR]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5526 [31JY]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (see H.R. 5839), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H5923 [12SE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1846 [16AP]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H803 [15FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2072 [24AP]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H1210 [6MR]
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize 
        (see H.R. 1856), H1391 [19MR]
      Voting: require driver's license applicants in a new State to 
        indicate whether that State is the applicant's residence for 
        purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        6386), H5922 [12SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1210 [6MR]
      Water pollution: impose penalties and provide for the recovery 
        of removal costs and damages in connection with certain 
        discharges of oil from foreign offshore units (see H.R. 3393), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H1303 [8MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H5631 [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Tariff: men's footwear (see H.R. 4927, 4928), H2206 [26AP]
      ------women's footwear (see H.R. 4926, 4929), H2206 [26AP]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (H.R. 4007), H693 [9FE]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H7 [13JA], H189 [31JA], H699 [14FE], 
        H947 [21FE], H1813 [16AP], H3173 [29MY], H3979 [25JN], H4659 
        [9JY], H5081 [23JY], H6063 [18SE], H6303 [9OC]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H947 [21FE], H3173 [29MY], H3979 
        [25JN], H6063 [18SE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5443 [31JY]
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1413 
        [20MR]
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H470 [3FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1685 [28MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5688 [2AU]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for certain Energy Efficiency 
        and Renewable Energy Program international activities, H3461 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H430 [2FE], H469 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H929 [17FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: development of U.S. oil shale resources 
        and promote shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3355 [31MY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6218, H6219 [20SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3336, H3337 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3336, H3337 [31MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3355 [31MY], H3461 [5JN]
      EPA: make data and modeling inputs that regulations are based on 
        available to the public and require regulatory impact analysis 
        to undergo external peer review, H6218, H6219 [20SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1399 [20MR], H1463 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4720 [10JY]
      Hungary: anniversary of Hungarian Revolution, E381 
        [19MR]
      Medicaid: reform, H5184, H5186, H5187, H5188 [24JY]
      Medicare: reform, H788 [15FE], H1685 [28MR], H5914 [12SE]
      NOAA: Climate Portal Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H470 [3FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid 
        funding, H5184, H5186, H5187, H5188 [24JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H468-H470 [3FE], H788 [15FE], 
        H5914 [12SE]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H889 
        [16FE]
      ------repeal, H430, H435 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H469 [3FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4720 
        [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1399 [20MR], H1463 [21MR]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5688 [2AU]
      Salisbury University: tribute to men's lacrosse team, 
        E942 [31MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2373 [8MY]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1689 [9OC]
  Tributes
      Daly, Patrick H., Jr., E253 [27FE]
      O'Brien, Edwin F., E236 [21FE]




HARRIS, BRICE W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1437 [3AU]




HARRIS, BROWNIE

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




HARRIS, LaDORIS GUESS

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Energy: nomination to be Office of Minority Economic 
        Impact Director, unanimous-consent request, S603 [14FE]




HARRIS, NOVELEAN (MOTHER)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E106 [1FE]




HARRIS, ROBERT H.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6541 [20SE]




HARRIS, SHELBY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5959 [2AU]




HARRIS, VINCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E888 [25MY]




HARRISBURG, IL

  Remarks in House
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Harrisburg, IL, H1079 
        [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Illinois, S1571 [12MR]
      ------express condolences for victims, commend first responders, 
        and provide assistance to Illinois, S1114 [29FE]




HARRISBURG, MO

  Remarks in House
      Harrisburg High School: tribute to girls' basketball team, E519 
        [16AP]




HARRISBURG, NE

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




HARRISON, ANJELICA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E645 [25AP]




HARRISON, CECELIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1433 [3AU]




HARRISON, KAYLA

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1544 [14SE], E1575 
        [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, S6533 [20SE]




HARRISON COUNTY, TX

  Remarks in House
      East Texas Baptist University: anniversary, E241 [27FE]




HARRISVILLE, NH

  Eulogies
      Schwartz, Harvey L.: by Senator Shaheen, S3778 [6JN]




HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6004, S6005 [2AU]




HART, DAVID A.

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2479 [9MY]




HARTFORD, CT

  Letters
      Tribute to Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey: Representative Larson, E1135 
        [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Flag Day: observance, E1040 [12JN]
      Kirkley-Bey, Marie Lopez: Hartford Communities That Care 
        (organization) Community Service Award recipient, E1135 [26JN]
      United Technologies Corp.: tribute to Employee Scholars Program, 
        E225 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]
      Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Council on Foundations 
        Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program Bronze Award for Excellence 
        in Communications recipient, S3421 [22MY]
      ------Council on Foundations Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program 
        Bronze Award recipient, S4362 [20JN]




HARTFORD, ROBERT AND WILMA

  Remarks in Senate
      Upright Frameworks (business): tribute to assistance provided to 
        reduce home heating costs, S3232 [16MY]




HARTFORD COMMUNITIES THAT CARE (organization)

  Letters
      Tribute to Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey: Representative Larson, E1135 
        [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Kirkley-Bey, Marie Lopez: Hartford Communities That Care 
        (organization) Community Service Award recipient, E1135 [26JN]




HARTFORD FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC GIVING

  Remarks in Senate
      Council on Foundations: Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program 
        Bronze Award for Excellence in Communications recipient, S3421 
        [22MY]
      ------Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program's Bronze Award 
        recipient, S4362 [20JN]




HARTGE, NICHOLAS S.

  Remarks in House
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (H.R. 3501), H3998, H3999 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (H.R. 3501), S5894 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3501, SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN, 
        H3998 [26JN]




HARTKE, JASON

  Articles and editorials
      Our Heritage Forests--An American Legacy, E376 [19MR]




HARTLE, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5531 [1AU]




HARTSFIELD, WALLACE S., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Missouri Walk of Fame: inductee, E1564 [19SE]




HARTSHORNE, OK

  Remarks in House
      Warren Lindley Post Office: designate (H.R. 1369), H5114 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Warren Lindley Post Office: designate (H.R. 1369), S5894 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1369, Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK, H5114 
        [23JY]




HARTZLER, VICKY (a Representative from Missouri)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H182 [25JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5766 [10SE]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H181 [25JA]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5766 [10SE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H82 [19JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H27 [17JA]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H3405 [1JN]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H694 [9FE]
      Corps of Engineers: notify the public of certain flood 
        predictions for the Missouri River System (see H.R. 5717), 
        H4158 [27JN]
      ------take into account all available hydrologic data in 
        conducting Missouri River basin operations (see H.R. 2579), 
        H4064 [26JN]
      Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see 
        H.R. 973), H3 [6JA]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm 
        Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or 
        relocation of a county office (see H.R. 4330), H1804 [29MR]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3662 [7JN]
      ------repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments 
        to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3652), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see 
        H.R. 2557), H6061 [14SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for the rule entitled ``Provisional 
        Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain 
        Immediate Relatives'' (see H.R. 6052), H4603 [28JN]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H5010 [18JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H571 [7FE]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H1497 [21MR]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H572 [7FE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3703 [12JN]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1017 [28FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3976 [21JN]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H5078 [19JY]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see H.R. 1940), H3481 [5JN]
      Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of 
        substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]
      ------temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal 
        immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain 
        deportations (see H.R. 2497), H3808 [19JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1100 [29FE]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3577 [6JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H6061 [14SE]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see H. Res. 702), H3981 [25JN]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4869 [13JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H5328 [26JY]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Res. 271), H1101 [29FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Guard: provide for employment and reemployment rights 
        for certain individuals ordered to full-time service (see H.R. 
        1811), H27 [17JA]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2320 [7MY]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H2288 [27AP]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H513 [6FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H571 [7FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5526 [31JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1543 [22MR]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see H. Res. 701), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6234 [20SE]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H5860 [11SE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5766 [10SE]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain 
        employees from using title of ``officer'' and from wearing 
        uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement 
        officers (see H.R. 3608), H1498 [21MR]
      ------transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see 
        H.R. 2179), H903 [16FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H5079 [19JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H5766 
        [10SE]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 938), H27 [17JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1571 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (H.R. 4296), H1805 [29MR]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (H.R. 6244), H5629 [1AU]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1743 [29MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H106 [23JA]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3024 [17MY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3024 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5165 
        [24JY]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), H2097 [25AP]
      Monsanto, Inc.: tribute to Sustainable Yield Pledge Award 
        recipients, E922 [31MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1744 [29MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H106 [23JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2739 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H5116 [23JY], E1073 
        [19JN], E1182 [29JN]




HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CLUB OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO

  Remarks in Senate
      Smucker, Richard: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern 
        Ohio Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Smucker, Tim: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio 
        Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]




HARVARD HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVE

  Articles and editorials
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      Satellite Sentinel Project (organization): tribute, E717 [7MY]




HARVARD UNIVERSITY

  Addresses
      Harvard Medical School Commencement: Donald M. Berwick, E1262-
        E1264 [17JY]
  Biographies
      Adams, Charles G., H1375 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Smucker, Richard: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern 
        Ohio Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Smucker, Tim: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio 
        Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]




HARVEY, KEN

  Articles and editorials
      Longest-Serving Tourism Director in State, S256 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S255 [1FE]




HARVEY, THOMAS L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E245 [27FE]




HARWICH, MA

  Remarks in House
      Cape Verdean Historical Trust: tribute to So Sabi! exhibit, 
        E1030 [8JN]
      Family Pantry of Cape Cod (organization): tribute, E941 [31MY]




HARWOOD, JORDAN

  Remarks in House
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]




HASAN, ANUM

  Remarks in House
      Hasan family: tribute to naturalization ceremony, H1919 [18AP]




HASAN, ASNA

  Remarks in House
      Hasan family: tribute to naturalization ceremony, H1919 [18AP]




HASAN, DURRESHAHWAR

  Remarks in House
      Hasan family: tribute to naturalization ceremony, H1919 [18AP]




HASAN, IQRA

  Remarks in House
      Hasan family: tribute to naturalization ceremony, H1919 [18AP]




HASAN, NIDA

  Remarks in House
      Hasan family: tribute to naturalization ceremony, H1919 [18AP]




HASAN, NIDAL

  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: report on Fort Hood, TX, shootings, S5458 [26JY]




HASAN FAMILY

  Remarks in House
      Citizenship: tribute to naturalization ceremony, H1919 [18AP]




HASQUET, JULIE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6261 [12SE]




HASSANN, ALHAJI A. (A.J.)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6406 [19SE]




HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 
        [19MR], H1416 [20MR]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration 
        (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3287 [31MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5179, H5181 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3287 
        [31MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3287 [31MY]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1596 [27MR]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5251 
        [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 
        [24JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1449 [21MR]
      House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2344 
        [8MY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3287 [31MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4841, H4846 
        [12JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1987 [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H1978 [18AP]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1498 [21MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H1571 
        [26MR]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (see H.R. 1048), H159 [24JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H5717 [3AU]
      Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or 
        statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered 
        to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to 
        transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 
        [9FE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1912), H376 [1FE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------establish a research program under the Congressionally 
        Directed Medical Research Program to discover a cure for HIV/
        AIDS (see H.R. 6187), H6234 [20SE]
      ------post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of 
        the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H697 [13FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 4816), H3915 [20JN]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2229), H1543 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H2040 [23AP]
      ------establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 531), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide grants to support job creation initiatives under 
        the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3701), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H1808 [29MR]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2134 [25AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2072 [24AP]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance 
        of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and 
        call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. 
        Res. 651), H3578 [6JN]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H6300 [2OC]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H1915 [17AP]
      ------bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5331 [30JY]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H6234 [20SE]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes 
        until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      ------statehood (see H.R. 265), H1391 [19MR]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H4158 [27JN]
      Education: provide for high-quality academic tutoring for low-
        income students (see H.R. 3498), H948 [21FE]
      Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income 
        women through increased participation in high-wage, high-
        demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2329 [7MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for 
        insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from 
        overtime pay requirments (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]
      ------strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H1741 
        [28MR]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H6279 [21SE]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H3362 [31MY]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H4775 [10JY]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish 
        (see H.R. 3300), H3578 [6JN]
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H6298 [28SE]
      ------repeal certain debit card interchange price controls and 
        restore balance to the electronic payments system (see H.R. 
        3156), H903 [16FE]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5526 [31JY]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H476 [3FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H28 [17JA]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2814 [16MY]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H220 [31JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H4864 [12JY]
      Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see H.R. 5909), H5202 [24JY]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H220 [31JA]
      House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a 
        voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 
        267), H1391 [19MR]
      Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H27 [17JA]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H3363 [31MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H2072 [24AP]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H476 
        [3FE]
      ------permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      ------prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H3267 [30MY]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H4864 [12JY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 703), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), 
        H5010 [18JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1154 [5MR]
      Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, 
        program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H476 [3FE]
      Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), H4828 
        [11JY]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H4908 [17JY]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H441 [2FE]
      Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation 
        contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 
        481), H802 [15FE]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1741 [28MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4656 [29JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see H.R. 721), H220 [31JA]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3662 [7JN]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------extend work opportunity credit for veterans (see H.R. 
        561), H4064 [26JN]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H945 [17FE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H4864 [12JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2134 [25AP]
      Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater 
        flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see 
        H.R. 3545), H945 [17FE]
      Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see H. Res. 772), H5708 [2AU]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5010 [18JY]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes 
        of silence (see H.R. 2498), H1978 [18AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H4828 
        [11JY]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H727 [14FE]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3662 [7JN]
      ------prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H512 [6FE]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H5010 [18JY]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 938), H27 [17JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H376 [1FE]
      ------ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought 
        against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H28 [17JA]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3578 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a grant program to eradicate 
        non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they 
        exist in sustainable populations (see H.R. 5923), H3660 [7JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4604 [28JN] (see H. Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: improve eligibility 
        requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting 
        condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition 
        Insurance Program (see H.R. 6327), H5706 [2AU]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H218 [31JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (H.R. 3886), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a grant program to eradicate 
        non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they 
        exist in sustainable populations (H.R. 5923), H3661 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: improve eligibility 
        requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting 
        condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition 
        Insurance Program (H.R. 6327), H5710 [2AU]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 3852), 
        H219 [31JA]
  Explanations
      Previous Question Vote--What It Really Means, H1450 [21MR], 
        H1596 [27MR], H1988 [19AP], H2344 [8MY], H3287 [31MY], H5148 
        [24JY], H5946 [13SE]
  Letters
      Revenue estimate for proposal to disallow a deduction for 
        amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a 
        discharge of oil: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), E90 [31JA]
  Remarks
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1416, 
        H1417 [20MR]
      ------require independent appraisal of public land parcel next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed 
        restriction, H1416, H1417 [20MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5944 [13SE]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (H.R. 3886), E123 [2FE]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration 
        (H. Res. 778), H5941, H5942, H5944, H5945 [13SE]
      Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Health Dept., 
        ``Broward Is Greater Than AIDS'' campaign, E1122 
        [21JN]
      Budget: reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H388, H389, H391, H392, H393 [2FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5941, H5942, 
        H5945 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H2338, H2343 [8MY]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H388, 
        H389, H391, H392, H393 [2FE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3285 [31MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E793 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), 
        consideration (H. Res. 717), H4610, H4611, H4614 [29JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2340, H2343 [8MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
        Child Exploitation Center funding, H3543 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3543 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3282, H3283, H3286 [31MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a grant program to eradicate 
        non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they 
        exist in sustainable populations (H.R. 5923), E1008 
        [7JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5180, H5181 
        [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5142 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices 
        as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3282, 
        H3283, H3286 [31MY]
      Dorsey, Christopher: Jazz Museum of Florida, Inc., ``Jazzonian'' 
        Excellence in Jazz Education Award recipient, E846 
        [18MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H925 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907, 
        H910 [17FE]
      Egypt: prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942 [13SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3282, H3283, H3286 [31MY]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1594, H1595 [27MR]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H908, H925 [17FE]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2787 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2787 [16MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4610 [29JN]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4610, H4611, H4614 
        [29JN]
      Fort Lauderdale, FL: Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble 
        winner of the Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Competition and 
        Festival, E876 [18MY]
      ------tribute to Dillard High School girls' basketball team, 
        E326 [7MR]
      Government regulations: exempt clean drinking water regulations 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5142, 
        H5146 [24JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), 
        H4610, H4611, H4614 [29JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1445, H1446, H1447, H1449 [21MR]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1815), H1819 [16AP]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 717), H4610, H4611, 
        H4614 [29JN]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2338, 
        H2340, H2343 [8MY]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 717), H4610, 
        H4611, H4614 [29JN]
      Hughes, Cathy: NAACP Chairman's Award recipient, E263 
        [28FE]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3282, H3283, H3285, H3286 [31MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, 
        E1290 [19JY]
      ------support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, 
        prevention, and treatment programs (H. Res. 713), 
        E1174 [28JN], E1359 [31JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E667 [26AP]
      Libya: prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942 
        [13SE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E822 [16MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: authorize lead Federal agency to 
        extend permit review process time period for mining critical 
        minerals and materials if new information is obtained during 
        the review, H4841, H4842 [12JY]
      ------permit awarding of attorneys fees to nonprofit entities 
        and individuals in lawsuits against certain Federal agencies 
        issuing a mining permit, H4846 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4841, H4842, H4846 [12JY]
      National Foster Care Month: observance, E849 [18MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require report 
        on information regarding human rights violations by the 
        military government in Argentina in the 1970s, H3285 [31MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: improve eligibility 
        requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting 
        condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition 
        Insurance Program (H.R. 6327), E1399 [3AU]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1445, H1447 [21MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities, H1594 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4610, 
        H4611, H4614 [29JN]
      Roberts, Armisha: General Motors Foundation Buick Achievers 
        Scholarship Program award recipient, E615 [23AP]
      Scarola, Jack: Lord's Place (organization) Ending Homelessness 
        Award recipient, E105 [1FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2338, H2340, H2343 [8MY]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1670 [28SE]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 3852), 
        E90, E97 [31JA]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5146 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5944 [13SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1982, H1983, H1985, H1986 [19AP]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H907, H910, H925 
        [17FE]
      ------rates, H908 [17FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (H.R. 3903), 
        H1985 [19AP]
      Tornadoes: express condolences to victims of recent tornadoes in 
        the Midwest and South, E423 [22MR]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H908, H910 [17FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        H1817 [16AP]
      West Palm Beach, FL: Wynnebrook Elementary School designated 
        Florida Dept. of Education Grade ``A'' School, E377 
        [19MR]
  Tributes
      Flowers, Charlotte H., E173 [9FE]
      Gray, William H., III, E215 [16FE]
      Grear, Effie C., E863 [18MY]
      Henderson, Helen R., E993 [6JN]
      Henrey, Cookie, E1641 [21SE]
      Howard, Tracy, Jr., E22 [17JA]
      Nelson, Wayne L., E791 [15MY]
      Pettis, Sara L. Jones, E279 [29FE]
      Pierre-Paul, Jason, E160 [8FE]
      Shirley, Calvin H., E1150 [27JN]
      Smith, Isiah C., E410 [21MR]
      Smith, Philip P., E501 [29MR]
      Stechnij, Susan, E118 [2FE]
      Stewart, Janie B. Wilson, E623 [24AP]
      Tinsman, Ruth, E787 [15MY]
      Tulloch, Christine K., E251 [27FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul, E729 [8MY]
      Wasserman, Mark, E89 [31JA]




HASTINGS, CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1513 [13SE]




HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)

  Amendments
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3776 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5174 [24JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H773 [15FE], H823 [16FE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3895 [20JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1881 [17AP]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H5131 [23JY]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 
        [23JA]
      Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the 
        labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and 
        federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H220 
        [31JA]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4908 [17JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      EPA: provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H5293 
        [25JY]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3267 [30MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4685 [9JY]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H1017 [28FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Hydroelectric power: recognize as the most abundant source of 
        clean, renewable energy and should be fully utilized in 
        pursuit of energy independence and affordable energy (see H. 
        Res. 579), H1305 [8MR]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3163 [18MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2448 [8MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 3197), H4065 [26JN]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3915 [20JN]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H3976 [21JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H727 [14FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3915 [20JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H1209 [6MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6001 [13SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1641 [27MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see H. Res. 607), H1805 [29MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H3661 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program to extend 
        eligibility for emergency and modernization grants to local 
        educational agencies in which a certain percentage of land is 
        federally owned (see H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 
        6168), H5200 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see H.R. 6082), H4684 
        [9JY]
      Hydroelectric power: protect the Federal Columbia River Power 
        System, Power Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau 
        of Reclamation dams and facilities and promote hydropower 
        generation (see H.R. 6247), H5628 [1AU]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 
        5987), H3974 [21JN]
      National forests: improve employment and educational 
        opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with 
        Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and 
        providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 
        [14FE]
      Tariff: linuron (see H.R. 4718), H2125 [25AP]
      ------terbacil (see H.R. 4719), H2125 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program to extend 
        eligibility for emergency and modernization grants to local 
        educational agencies in which a certain percentage of land is 
        federally owned (H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 
        6168), H5201 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H4685 [9JY]
      Hydroelectric power: protect the Federal Columbia River Power 
        System, Power Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau 
        of Reclamation dams and facilities and promote hydropower 
        generation (H.R. 6247), H5629 [1AU]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), H3975 [21JN]
      National forests: improve employment and educational 
        opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with 
        Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and 
        providing revenue sources from such land (H.R. 4019), H726 
        [14FE]
      Tariff: linuron (H.R. 4718), H2130 [25AP]
      ------terbacil (H.R. 4719), H2130 [25AP]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E842 [17MY]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: several 
        California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: by, Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of Fish & Wildlife 
        Agencies, H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------several recreational sports and wildlife conservation 
        organizations, H1875 [17AP]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043-H1045 [29FE]
  Remarks
      Accomack County, VA: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to 
        NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or 
        foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1411, H1415, H1416, 
        H1418 [20MR]
      ------require appraisal and payment of fair market value for a 
        parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1416 [20MR]
      ------require independent appraisal of public land parcel next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed 
        restriction, H1416 [20MR]
      Alaska: require additional rights-of-way in and out of the 
        National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, H3895 [20JN]
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: resolve land claims of the 
        Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 292), H3439, H3440 [5JN]
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (H.R. 4222), H3443 [5JN]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), H5087, H5088 [23JY]
      BLM: prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the 
        granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3907 
        [20JN]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1698 [28MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1180, H1188, H1190 [6MR]
      ------authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development 
        under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), motion to recommit, 
        H1233 [7MR]
      ------ensure authorization of conduit facilities for hydropower 
        development under Federal reclamation law shall not result in 
        net job loss, H1190 [6MR]
      ------require all materials used for conduit hydropower 
        generation be manufactured in the U.S., H1233 [7MR]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1188 [6MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3755, H3758, H3764, H3776, H3779 [19JN]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), motion to 
        recommit, H3785 [19JN]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1070 [29FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1896 [17AP]
      Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land 
        for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three 
        Kids Mine Project Site (H.R. 2512), H3434, H3435, H3436 [5JN]
      Congress: impact of a bicameral legislature on ability to pass 
        legislation, H5182 [24JY]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (H.R. 2060), H3432, H3433, H3434 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow 
        rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain, H3776 [19JN]
      ------allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline 
        facilities in Gateway National Recreation Area (H.R. 2606), 
        H481, H482 [6FE]
      ------allow storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the 
        Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
      ------authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases 
        without prior express approval (H.R. 205), H5089 [23JY]
      ------authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with 
        appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 
        1134), H1081, H1082 [29FE]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H776 [15FE]
      ------ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service 
        gift shops and visitor centers are produced in the U.S., H3785 
        [19JN]
      ------enter into an agreement to provide for management of the 
        free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
        Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H480, H481 [6FE]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752 [15FE]
      ------extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench 
        Irrigation District (S. 997), H3715 [18JN]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212, H5213, H5216 [25JY]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, H3912 [20JN]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), H2227, 
        H2228 [27AP]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), 
        corrections in engrossment, H2252 [27AP]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6196, H6199, H6213 [20SE]
      ------modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes 
        Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3713 [18JN]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H775 [15FE]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H885 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas, H825, H826 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H5179 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5175 [24JY]
      ------prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals Program function 
        from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
        Enforcement, H3908 [20JN]
      ------reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas 
        production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas 
        companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3905, 
        H3906 [20JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5167, H5169, 
        H5173, H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5180, H5181, 
        H5182 [24JY], H5213, H5216, H5217 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require companies holding defective leases which allow for 
        off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to 
        bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
      ------require consultation with independent drilling safety 
        organization and completion of mandatory safety and 
        environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil 
        and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5178 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices 
        as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]
      ------require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H752, H756, H773, H775, H776, H777, 
        H778, H779, H780, H781 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, H823, H824, 
        H825, H826, H827, H828, H829 [16FE], H5173 [24JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H885 [16FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: enter into contracts 
        with States to treat insect-infested trees and clear hazardous 
        fuel to prevent wildfires, H3785 [19JN]
      ------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H3764 [19JN]
      ------protect tribal sovereignty with respect to Native American 
        burial or other sacred sites, H3785 [19JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3417 [5JN]
      EPA: repeal designation of the Colville River as an aquatic 
        resource of national importance, H3895 [20JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H752 [15FE]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        H5732 [10SE]
      ------reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and 
        other nonlisted species, H3776 [19JN]
      Forest Service: prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer 
        hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886 [17AP]
      ------revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a 
        procedure for determining cabin user fees (H.R. 3397), H5730, 
        H5731 [10SE]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (H.R. 5958), H5086, H5087 [23JY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        consideration (H. Res. 738), H5145 [24JY]
      Greene, Trevor: MetLife/National Association of Secondary School 
        Principals National High School Principal of the Year award 
        recipient, E1579 [20SE]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779 [15FE], H3910 [20JN]
      Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1740), H3441, H3442 [5JN]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H822 [16FE]
      Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 241), 
        H3432, H3438 [5JN]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), H6128, H6130, H6132 [19SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, H4846 [12JY]
      ------authorize lead Federal agency to extend permit review 
        process time period for mining critical minerals and materials 
        if new information is obtained during the review, H4842 [12JY]
      ------clarify definition of ``strategic and critical minerals'' 
        relative to efforts to promote domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials, H4841 [12JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4833, H4834 [12JY]
      ------permit awarding of attorneys fees to nonprofit entities 
        and individuals in lawsuits against certain Federal agencies 
        issuing a mining permit, H4847 [12JY]
      ------prohibit mineral exploration or mining permits to 
        companies that have failed to pay taxes, have connections to 
        Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, and require equipment 
        be made in the U.S., H4853 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4831, H4833, H4834, H4835, H4838, 
        H4841, H4842, H4843, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847, H4848 [12JY], 
        H5173 [24JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4853 [12JY]
      ------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of 
        hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate 
        revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4843 [12JY]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5889 [12SE]
      ------ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal 
        consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5881 [12SE]
      ------ensure that private property interests are not negatively 
        impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5883 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5873, H5879, H5882, 
        H5883, H5884 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), motion to recommit, 
        H5889 [12SE]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5884 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5882 [12SE]
      Mono County, CA: take certain Federal land into trust for the 
        benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony (H.R. 2467), H5096, 
        H5097 [23JY]
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1890 [17AP]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally 
        significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 2489), H5735, H5736 
        [10SE]
      ------clarify that all public lands under National Park Service 
        jurisdiction are included in the hunting exemption, H1883 
        [17AP]
      Native Americans: allow certain land to be used to generate 
        income to provide funding for academic programs (H.R. 1556), 
        H3711 [18JN]
      ------facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and 
        encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American 
        communities (H.R. 2362), H5088, H5089 [23JY]
      New York: allow for recreational fishing of Atlantic striped 
        bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone, H1887 [17AP]
      NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363), H3440, H3441 
        [5JN]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3417 [5JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H752 [15FE]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2511, 
        H2512, H2513, H2514 [9MY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: protect marine and coastal environments 
        in making areas available for leasing, exploration, and 
        development and prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and 
        development in important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, E424 
        [22MR]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3883, H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, 
        H3905, H3906, H3907, H3908, H3909, H3910, H3912 [20JN], H5173 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within one 
        thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 [20JN]
      ------prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast 
        U.S., H777 [15FE]
      ------promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under 
        existing geothermal leases, H829 [16FE]
      ------require estimates of economic impact, including job 
        losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      Public lands: convey certain parcels of land to Alta, UT (S. 
        684), H3714 [18JN]
      ------establish a pilot program to test a small increase in 
        Federal grazing fees, H3779 [19JN]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3779 
        [19JN]
      ------make new restrictions on managing hunting, fishing, and 
        recreational shooting effective only if the amount of land 
        available for those purposes falls below a certain acreage, 
        H1884 [17AP]
      ------preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting while 
        maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas development, mining, 
        logging, and motorized activities in wilderness areas, H1888, 
        H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or 
        recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials promotion activities, H4848 [12JY]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5733, 
        H5734 [10SE]
      Renewable energy: streamline Federal review to facilitate 
        projects, H823, H824 [16FE]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3776 [19JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1041, H1043, H1051, H1055, H1070 [29FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2511, H2512, H2513, H2514 
        [9MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1873, H1877, 
        H1879, H1882, H1883, H1884, H1886, H1887, H1888, H1889, H1890 
        [17AP], H5889 [12SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1896 [17AP]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials 
        proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in 
        developing such rules, H6213 [20SE]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources, H5169 [24JY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H1190 [6MR]
      Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity 
        Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service 
        and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5083, H5085 [23JY]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 4484), H5085, H5086 
        [23JY]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027), 
        H3712 [18JN]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H483, H484, H485 [6FE]
      York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for 
        study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 
        (H.R. 2336), H3442 [5JN]
  Reports
      Report to Congress--Rare Earth Materials in Defense 
        Applications: Frank Kendall III, Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 
        H4838 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Accomack County, VA, Land Parcel Next to NASA Wallops Flight 
        Facility Deed Restriction Removal: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2087) (H. Rept. 112-369), H77 [18JA]
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H. Rept. 112-572), H4654 [29JN]
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-393), H691 [9FE]
      American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 112-597), H4906 [17JY]
      American Taxpayer and Western Power Administration Customer 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2915) (H. Rept. 112-431), H1844 [16AP]
      Billfish Conservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2706) (H. Rept. 112-656), H5764 [10SE]
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
      BLM Federal Land Conveyance to Yerington, NV: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 112-525), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112-371), H77 [18JA]
      Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 460) (H. Rept. 112-503), H3265 
        [30MY]
      Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic 
        Development Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2467) (H. Rept. 112-611), H5077 [19JY]
      Cabin Fee Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3397) (H. Rept. 112-602), H4906 [17JY]
      Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2060) (H. Rept. 112-438), H1844 [16AP]
      Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 112-473), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      Cibola National Forest Boundaries Expansion: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 491) (H. Rept. 112-435), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority 
        To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation 
        Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 897) (H. Rept. 112-429), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3409) (H. Rept. 112-670), H5999 [13SE]
      Coconino National Forest Land Conveyance To Correct Erroneous 
        Survey: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1038) (H. 
        Rept. 112-436), H1844 [16AP]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture Acceptance of the Quitclaim, Disclaimer, 
        and Relinquishment of a Railroad Right of Way Within and 
        Adjacent to Pike National Forest: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4073) (H. Rept. 112-599), H4906 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Boundary Adjustment of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park To Allow 
        Certain Road Rebuilding: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2352) (H. Rept. 112-532), H3706 [15JN]
      Dept. of the Interior Modification of Land Grant Patent Issued 
        to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 404) (H. Rept. 112-433), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, 
        Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and 
        Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112-601), H4906 [17JY]
      East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 997) (H. Rept. 112-
        527), H3706 [15JN]
      Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6060) (H. Rept. 112-672), 
        H6059 [14SE]
      Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3410) (H. Rept. 112-395), H696 
        [13FE]
      Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 
        Visitor Contact Station Naming in Honor of James L. Buckley: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5958) (H. Rept. 
        112-608), H5077 [19JY]
      Gettysburg National Military Park Boundary Revision To Include 
        the Gettysburg Train Station: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 112-449), H2029 [19AP]
      Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification 
        Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2938) (H. 
        Rept. 112-440), H1844 [16AP]
      Grazing Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4234) (H. Rept. 112-533), H3706 [15JN]
      Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership 
        (HEARTH) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        205) (H. Rept. 112-427), H1844 [16AP]
      Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2050) (H. Rept. 112-437), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2362) (H. Rept. 
        112-451), H2029 [19AP]
      Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 
        112-367), H77 [18JA]
      Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Facilitation Involving 
        Certain Non-Federal Lands: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2157) (H. Rept. 112-439), H1844 [16AP]
      Issue Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines in Glacier 
        National Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        4606) (H. Rept. 112-627), H5326 [26JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Certain Rhode Island Units in Sachuest Point, 
        Easton Beach, Almy Pond, and Hazards Beach: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2027) (H. Rept. 112-579), 
        H4683 [9JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P in Rhode Island: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2154) (H. Rept. 
        112-580), H4683 [9JY]
      La Pine Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (S. 270) (H. Rept. 112-581), H4683 [9JY]
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
      Land Parcel Conveyance to Alta, UT: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 684) (H. Rept. 112-434), H1844 [16AP]
      Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2240) (H. Rept. 112-450), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5987) (H. Rept. 112-676), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4043) (H. Rept. 
        112-606), H4906 [17JY]
      Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Distribution Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1272) (H. Rept. 112-501), 
        H3265 [30MY]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5544) (H. Rept. 112-655), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Mount Andrea Lawrence Designation Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1818) (H. Rept. 112-505), H3265 [30MY]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 925) (H. Rept. 
        112-506), H3265 [30MY]
      Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5319) (H. Rept. 112-658), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Nataional Forest Management Pilot Project Scope Extension and 
        Expansion: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3685) 
        (H. Rept. 112-524), H3706 [15JN]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally 
        Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 112-605), H4906 [17JY]
      National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1505) (H. Rept. 112-448), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 
        112-583), H4684 [9JY]
      Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 112-692), H6314 [23OC]
      New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 112-373), H113 
        [23JA]
      NOAA Property Conveyance to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 363) (H. Rept. 112-502), H3265 [30MY]
      North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 6007) (H. Rept. 112-657), H5764 [10SE]
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe Determination of Requirements for Membership 
        in That Tribe: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3319) (H. Rept. 112-675), H6068 [18SE]
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4222) (H. Rept. 112-510), H3362 [31MY]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. Rept. 112-374), H113 [23JA]
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3641) (H. Rept. 112-626), H5326 [26JY]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
        Recreational Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4094) (H. Rept. 112-526), H3706 [15JN]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 
        112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 112-531), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
      Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2834) (H. Rept. 
        112-609), H5077 [19JY]
      Release Reversionary Interest Held By the U.S. in Certain Cook 
        County, MN, Land Conveyed for the Establishment of an Airport: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2947) (H. Rept. 
        112-441), H1844 [16AP]
      Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement 
        Fairness (RELIEF) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3210) (H. Rept. 112-604), H4906 [17JY]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-403), 
        H965 [27FE]
      Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 292) (H. Rept. 112-428), H1844 [16AP]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion 
        Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. 
        Rept. 112-538), H3732 [18JN]
      Soda Ash Royalty Extension, Job Creation, and Export Enhancement 
        Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1192) (H. 
        Rept. 112-578), H4683 [9JY]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 [16AP]
      Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) (H. Rept. 112-528), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3065) (H. Rept. 112-529), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4400) (H. Rept. 
        112-598), H4906 [17JY]
      Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2512) (H. Rept. 112-512), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Trinity County, CA, Public Utilities District Land Exchange 
        Involving Transfer of Forest Service and BLM Lands: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 112-500), 
        H3265 [30MY]
      Ute Indian Tribe and Utah State Institutional Trust Land 
        Administration Land Exchange: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4027) (H. Rept. 112-509), H3362 [31MY]
      Virgin Islands Office of Chief Financial Officer Establishment: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3706) (H. Rept. 
        112-600), H4906 [17JY]
      Virgin River Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan 
        Implementation Facilitation: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 112-474), H2644 [10MY]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1545) (H. Rept. 112-430), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 271) (H. Rept. 112-432), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3452) (H. Rept. 112-452), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2236) (H. Rept. 
        112-372), H77 [18JA]
      Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 112-603), H4906 [17JY]
      World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 112-368), H77 [18JA]
      Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4484) (H. Rept. 112-612), H5077 [19JY]
      York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 112-370), H77 [18JA]
  Tables
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5731 [10SE]




HATAMIYA, NANCY TAKAHASHI

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1095 [20JN]




HATCH, ORRIN G. (a Senator from Utah)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6276 [12SE], S6369 [13SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3453, S3455 [22MY]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6007 [2AU]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S570 [13FE], S914, S919 
        [17FE], S1050 [27FE], S1079, S1090 [28FE], S1515 [8MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6638, S6639 [21SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5352 
        [25JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827, S4829 [10JY], S4894, S4896 [11JY], 
        S4961, S4973 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Crisis Mode--A Fair and Constitutional Option To Beat the 
        Filibuster Game, S1076 [28FE]
      Obama Issues Veto Threat on Bush Tax Cuts, Brian Beutler, 
        Talking Points Memo (Internet site), S3747 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see S. 2103), S2731 [25AP]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and 
        mandatory spending (see S. 1316), S4151 [13JN]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may 
        use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 102), S5257 
        [23JY]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 
        2212), S1847 [20MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (see S. 1002), S1541 [8MR]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S5382 [25JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn 
        (see S. 968), S42 [23JA]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Drugs: more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 
        3431), S5381 [25JY]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3088 
        [10MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S4823 [10JY]
      FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Foreign policy: expand sanctions imposed on Iran, North Korea, 
        and Syria (see S. 1048), S1384 [5MR]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see S. 3486), S6064 [10SE]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S4726 [28JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4951 [12JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3234 [16MY]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S1459 [7MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S3280 [17MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S3424 
        (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 531), S5487 [26JY]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see S. 3486), S6064 [10SE]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        495), S4238 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S3130 [14MY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3900 [11JN]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S1148 [29FE]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S3175 
        [15MY]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain interests in Federal land 
        acquired for the Scofield Project in Carbon County, UT (see S. 
        2056), S261 [1FE]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]
      Syria: oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing 
        limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 
        3401), S5133 [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), 
        S5257 [23JY]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (see S. 2471), S2823 [26AP]
      Utah: clarify authority under legislation defining the exterior 
        boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (see S. 
        3305), S4238 [18JN]
  Letters
      Bring Jobs Home Act: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), S5183 [19JY]
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: 
        George Sheldon, Dept. of HHS, S6050 [10SE]
      ------Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE]
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and 
        Contractors, Inc., S5330 [25JY]
      Repeal excise tax on medical devices: Gary R. Herbert, Governor 
        of Utah, S3481 [23MY]
      ------Richard R. Nelson, Utah Technology Council, S3480 [23MY]
  Memorandums
      Waivers Relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program Work Requirements: Earl S. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, 
        S6048-S6050 [10SE]
  Privilege of the floor
      Baker, Jesse, S3457 [22MY]
      Kofford, Steve, S4831 [10JY]
      McLaughlin, Maureen, S3457 [22MY]
      Schirdaun, Paul, S6469 [19SE]
      Sheldon, Angela, S3457 [22MY]
      Williams, Paul, S3457 [22MY]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, S6590 [21SE]
      ------deficit, S3745 [6JN]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (S. 2212), 
        S1849 [20MR]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S398-S400 [9FE], S898-S900 [17FE]
      Drugs: more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 3431), 
        S5384 [25JY]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S6590-S6592 
        [21SE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, S4118 [13JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S3745 [6JN]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4329 [20JN]
      FDA: improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3482 [23MY], S3563 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3479, S3481, S3482 
        [23MY], S3563 [24MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4755, S4757 
        [29JN]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3479, S3481-S3482 
        [23MY]
      Medicare: funding, S6590 [21SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1983 [22MR]
      Obama, President: address made at the congressional National 
        Prayer Breakfast, S316 [2FE]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1102 [29FE]
      ------evaluation of administration, S315 [2FE], S5076 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S3746 [6JN], S5184 
        [19JY], S6478 [20SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1102 [29FE]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S5938-S5940 
        [2AU]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S1893 [21MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1163 [1MR]
      ------repeal, S1893 [21MR]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, S3829 [7JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1893 [21MR], 
        S1996 [22MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1102 [29FE]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6590 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4994 [16JY], S5076 [17JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S316-S318 [2FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, 
        S84, S94 [26JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 [11SE], S6407, S6408, S6409 
        [19SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. 
        Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407 [19SE]
      ------Executive order to reform Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program work requirements, S4995 [16JY]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S. 
        3397), S5136 [18JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1163 [1MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S4118 [13JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4755, S4757 [29JN]
      Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to renaming of Eagle Gate Tower as 
        World Trade Center at City Creek, S3622 [24MY]
      Salt Lake Council of Women: anniversary, S844 [16FE]
      Senate: appreciation for tributes, S6592 [21SE]
      States: proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for 
        most public employees, S3773-S3775 [6JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S4995 
        [16JY]
      Taxation: express that the value-added tax is a massive tax 
        increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only 
        further push back America's economic recovery, S5939 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S3746 [6JN], S4117 
        [13JN], S4804-S4806 [10JY], S4837 [11JY], S4994 [16JY], S5076 
        [17JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5330, S5350 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5327, S5331, S5350 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1660 [14MR]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4924 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4804-S4806 [10JY], S4837 
        [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5183, S5184 [19JY], S5328 [25JY]
      ------rates, S6478 [20SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S85 [26JA], S3746 [6JN], 
        S5077 [17JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S4924-S4926 
        [12JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), S3829 
        [7JN]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5937 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2719 [25AP]
      Wisconsin: results of recall election to remove Scott Walker as 
        Governor, S3773-S3775 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S6592 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Christensen, Rella P., S2598 [23AP]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1896, S1905 [21MR]
      Pace, Scott P., S5963 [2AU]
      Sullivan, Russ, S6407 [19SE]




HATCH ACT  see Political Campaigns




HATCH ACT MODERNIZATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2170), S1461 [7MR]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112-211), S6339 [13SE]
  Texts of
      S. 2170, provisions, S1461 [7MR]




HAUBERT, THOM

  Remarks in House
      Battelle Memorial Institute: Inventor of the Year award 
        recipient, E456 [27MR]




HAVEL, VACLAV

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA] (see H. Con. Res. 
        97), H187 [27JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S121 [26JA]
      Tribute (S. Con. Res. 34), S174 [30JA]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 34, tribute, S168, S174 [30JA]




HAWAII

  Articles and editorials
      More Time for Justice, S2894 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (see H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H1016 [28FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the 
        suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the 
        northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (see 
        H.R. 3907), H512 [6FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a major medical facility 
        project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI 
        (see S. 3336), S4418 [21JN]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Small business: permit Native Hawaiian Organizations to have 
        status as HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 5729), 
        H2645 [10MY]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H2292-H2295 [7MY]
      Chaminade University: tribute to Leadership Alliance membership, 
        E1331 [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H819 [16FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt public lands in Hawaii from 
        regulations waiving certain conservation laws relative to 
        border security impedement, H3782 [19JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program and 
        Section 184A Native Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding, E1156 [27JN]
      ------Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program funding, H4103 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the 
        suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the 
        northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (H.R. 
        3907), E138 [3FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (H.R. 3908), E127 [3FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: include in Quadrennial 
        Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best 
        estimate of expected increase in production of renewable 
        energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H3925 [21JN]
      Economy: promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      Ko'olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club: anniversary, E79 [25JA]
      Nakasone, Lynne Yoshiko: National Endowment for the Arts 
        National Heritage Fellowship recipient, H6164 [20SE], E1480 
        [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agusen, Candonino: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, S6617 [21SE]
      Button, Jackson: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. 
        Con. Res. 105), S3049 [9MY]
      Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3509 [23MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a major medical facility 
        project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI 
        (S. 3336), S4422 [21JN]
      Honolulu, HI: tribute to Schofield Barracks soldiers killed in 
        helicopter crash in Afghanistan, S2582 [23AP]
      Month of the Hawaiian Language: observance, S257 [1FE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Oahu Mathematics League (organization): tribute, S2235 [29MR]
      U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary of Hawaiian Volcano 
        Observatory, S34 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 105, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for event to 
        celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha, H2292 [7MY]
      S. 3336, carry out a major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facility project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, 
        Oahu, HI, S4422 [21JN]




HAWAII COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS

  Remarks in Senate
      Oahu Mathematics League (organization): tribute, S2235 [29MR]




HAWAIIANS  see Native Americans




HAWKES, ADAM

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1451 [10SE]




HAWKINS, JAMESETTA  see James, Etta




HAWKINS, TYRONE (HAWK)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E548 [17AP]




HAY, ANGELA

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Football Hall of 
        Fame inductees, E321 [6MR]




HAY, JAMES T.

  Letters
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1458 [21MR]




HAYES, CHARLES

  Articles and editorials
      Part of History, S2322 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2322 [16AP]




HAYFIELD, MN

  Remarks in House
      Schmidt, Sydney: Our Military Kids (organization) Military Kid 
        of the Year award recipient, H1981 [19AP]




HAYMANS, PARKER

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




HAYMARKET, VA

  Lists
      Battlefield High School, Haymarket, VA, marching band staff, 
        instructors, and members, E359 [9MR]
  Remarks in House
      Battlefield High School: tribute for participation in the 
        Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) 
        Foundation Stock Market Game ``Capitol Hill Challenge'', E651 
        [25AP]
      ------tribute to marching band, E359 [9MR]
      ------tribute to robotics team, E928 [31MY]




HAYNES, LAUREN

  Remarks in House
      International Brotherhood of Teamsters: James R. Hoffa 
        Scholarship recipient, E1618 [21SE]




HAYNES, RICHARD

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H3810 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3810 [20JN]




HAYWARD, CA

  Remarks in House
      Bravewomon, Lynn: GLOBE (Gays and Lesbians Organized for 
        Betterment and Equality of Alameda County) Pryor Conrad Award 
        recipient, E1684 [5OC]




HAYWARD, SD

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 
        3288), S4151 [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
  Reports filed
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]




HAYWOOD, KENDRA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1101 [21JN]




HAYWORTH, NAN A.S. (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2999 [17MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3324 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H5712 [2AU]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Budget: establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 
        3575), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3414), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 3844), 
        H218 [31JA]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6280 [21SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 
        108), H1390 [19MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H220 [31JA]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H4869 [13JY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]
      ------provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign 
        commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see 
        H.R. 2221), H5292 [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1273 [7MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6318 [26OC]
      Dept. of Transportation: permit Federal regulation and review of 
        tolls and toll increases on certain surface transportation 
        facilities (see H.R. 3684), H1274 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1915 [17AP]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H4775 [10JY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4775 [10JY]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H5711 [2AU]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H3703 
        [12JN]
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H4775 [10JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4828 [11JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H2716 [15MY]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1847 [16AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4864 [12JY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H4828 
        [11JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1101 [29FE]
      Medicare: repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare 
        Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H5202 
        [24JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6298 [28SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal 
        and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H1273 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1642 [27MR]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of 
        a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        854), H1273 [7MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5712 [2AU]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H4828 [11JY]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H945 
        [17FE]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H4775 [10JY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H1428 [20MR]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H1363 [13MR]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H4828 [11JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3703 [12JN]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4828 [11JY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H4864 [12JY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H4775 [10JY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1642 [27MR]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1741 [28MR]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H5630 [1AU]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4864 [12JY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H2716 [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Taxation: extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 
        6066), H4654 [29JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Taxation: extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (H.R. 
        6066), H4655 [29JN]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H127 [24JA]
  Remarks
      Budget: deficit, H589 [8FE], H2723 [16MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3324 [31MY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H128 [24JA]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H918 [17FE]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H918 [17FE]
      Hudson Highlands Land Trust (organization): accreditation by the 
        Land Trust Accreditation Commission, E1394 [3AU]
      Medicaid: reform, H5183, H5184 [24JY]
      Medicare: reform, H793 [15FE]
      National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David 
        Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3593), H5112 [23JY]
      New York: tribute to Hudson Valley first responders, 
        E830 [17MY]
      Obama, President: importance of manufacturing jobs, H444 [3FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid 
        funding, H5183, H5184 [24JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H793 [15FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1164 [6MR], H5871 [12SE]
      Taxation: extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (H.R. 
        6066), H4783 [11JY]
      Veterans: make memorial headstones and markers available for 
        purchase for members of Reserve components who performed 
        inactive duty training or active duty training but did not 
        serve on active duty, H3324 [31MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        H1816 [16AP]
      Westchester Land Trust (organization): accreditation by the Land 
        Trust Accreditation Commission, E1394 [3AU]
  Tributes
      Falcone, John, H3149 [18MY]
      Mahoney, Brennan P., E135 [3FE]
      Voelke, Paul C., H4708 [10JY]
      Zeoli, Christopher, E899 [30MY]




HAZARD, KY

  Obituaries
      Maggard, Rod: Hazard (KY) Herald, S5863 [1AU]




HAZARD (KY) HERALD

  Articles and editorials
      Cornett Looks Back on Her Career With WYMT, S6425 [19SE]
  Obituaries
      Maggard, Rod, S5863 [1AU]




HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 112-162), S2730 [25AP]




HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

  Amendments
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826 [11SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Kazakhstan Launches ATOM Project To Support Global Movement 
        Against Nuclear Tests, E1510 [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for 
        training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries 
        (see S. 3418), S5257 [23JY]
      ------support designation of ``Initial Success or Total 
        Failure'' as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal 
        organizations (see H. Res. 624), H2031 [19AP]
      Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly 
        reports that contain detailed information on receipt and 
        disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to 
        asbestos and filing of such reports (see S. 3076), S3084 
        [10MY] (see H.R. 4369), H1914 [17AP]
      Coal tar sealants: prohibit manufacture, processing, 
        distribution in commerce, and use (see H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      ------require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 
        [27JN] (see H.R. 4326), H1804 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain 
        veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at 
        Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to 
        toxins (see H.R. 6534), H6276 [21SE]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 5911), H3660 [7JN]
      ------clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H5706 [2AU]
      ------establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon 
        levels in public schools (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      ------provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (see S. 3549), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6405), H6000 
        [13SE]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H640 [8FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (see H.R. 6509), H6274 [21SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (see S. 3552), S6340 [13SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 
        624), H2031 [19AP]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 3469), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      ------prohibit use, production, sale, import, or export of 
        sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of sodium 
        cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 4214), H1426 [20MR]
      ------prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H1804 [29MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Taxation: extend deduction for expensing of environmental 
        remediation costs (see H.R. 3997), H692 [9FE]
      Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
      Yucca Mountain, NV: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains 
        the designated site for development of a repository for 
        disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), S1540 
        [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety: Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, H2843 
        [17MY]
      ------Alliance of Nuclear Workers Advocacy Groups, H2842 [17MY]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, 
        H2840 [17MY]
      ------Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H2842 
        [17MY]
      ------Peter S. Winokur, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
        H2834-H2836 [17MY]
      ------Ronald E. Ault, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Sean McGarvey, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America 
        (organization), H2842 [17MY]
      ------Terry O'Sullivan, Laborers International Union of North 
        America, H2836 [17MY]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products: Ellen 
        Bloom and Ami V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, E1619 [21SE]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light 
        bulbs, H3427, H3461, H3462 [5JN], E1023 [7JN]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, E1428 [3AU]
      ------designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense: Defense Environmental Restoration Program-
        Formerly Used Defense Sites funding, H4954 [18JY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, H2790 [16MY]
      ------require GAO review of handling, labeling, and packaging 
        procedures for hazardous material shipments, H3129 [18MY]
      ------require status report on sharing of environmental exposure 
        incident data with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3130 [18MY]
      Dept. of Energy: address safety at nuclear weapons laboratories 
        and production facilities, H2833 [17MY]
      ------continue monitoring of impact of the U.S. nuclear testing 
        program on Runit Island of the Marshall Islands, H4890 [17JY]
      ------Defense Environmental Management Program funding through 
        reductions in the National Nuclear Security Administration 
        Office of the Administrator funding, H3425, H3426 [5JN]
      ------expedite consideration and approval of construction and 
        operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), 
        E122 [2FE]
      ------H-Canyon Chemical Separations Facility funding, H11 [17JA]
      ------Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, E1028 [8JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding, H3430, H3431 
        [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3415 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to plan or undertake certain sales or 
        other transfers of natural or low enriched uranium in the open 
        market, H3475, H3476 [5JN]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration funding, H4052 [26JN]
      ------prohibit Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration requirement of placement of line markers other 
        than at public road crossings and railroad crossings, H4140, 
        H4141 [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, H5335, H5416-H5432 [31JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: enter into contracts 
        with States to treat insect-infested trees and clear hazardous 
        fuel to prevent wildfires, H3785 [19JN]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826-H5829 [11SE], E1493 [12SE]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], 
        H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      ------provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (H.R. 6405), E1521 [13SE]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (H.R. 6509), E1619 [21SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), H6024-H6042 [14SE]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      ------review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Government regulations: exempt nuclear powerplants from certain 
        obstacles in establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 
        [25JY]
      ------exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety 
        regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, 
        H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      House of Representatives: prohibit funding for polystyrene 
        containers in food service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]
      Kazakhstan: launch of the Abolish Testing Our Mission project to 
        support the global movement to ban nuclear weapons tests, 
        E1509 [13SE]
      Millstone, CT: nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 [16FE]
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: expand 
        eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel workers 
        for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees 
        Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 [20MR], H5209 
        [25JY]
      National Poison Prevention Week: observance, E347 [8MR]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. 
        Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste 
        disposal site, H5698 [2AU]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for 
        Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        construction, H772 [15FE]
      Yucca Mountain, NV: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains 
        the designated site for development of a repository for 
        disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], H4779 
        [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]
      ------certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the 
        designated site for development of a repository for disposal 
        of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]
      ------nuclear waste disposal site funding, H32 [18JA], H171-H174 
        [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 [16FE], H1581 [27MR], 
        H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 
        [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for 
        training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries 
        (S. 3418), S5262 [23JY]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (S. 847), S3463-S3466 [23MY], S5839 
        [1AU]
      China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the 
        U.S., S379-S381 [7FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: call for release of government records 
        regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, S5190 [19JY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, S5127 [18JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish hospital care, medical 
        services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed 
        at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (S. 
        277), S4619 [26JN]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], 
        S5203 [19JY]
      Drugs: address increase in synthetic drug use, S679-S682 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, S4449 [25JN], 
        S4625 [26JN]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 409), S680, 
        S681 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 839), S680, 
        S681 [15FE]
      EPA: address soil contamination issues in areas surrounding 
        former lead smelter sites, S3322 [21MY]
      ------establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), S6672, S6673 [21SE]
      ------establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for 
        the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, S3620 [24MY]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), S6370 [13SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 389), S1431 
        [6MR]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]
      Nuclear weapons: anniversary of the moratorium on U.S. nuclear 
        testing, S6525 [20SE]
      ------designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the 
        U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 519), S5898 [1AU]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4369) (H. Rept. 112-687), H6273 
        [21SE]
      Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 112-162), S2730 [25AP]
      Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 710) (H. Rept. 112-654), 
        H5764 [10SE]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
      International Conference From a Nuclear Test Ban to a Nuclear-
        Weapons-Free World: Representative Faleomavaega, E1509 [13SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H.R. 4212, Drywall Safety Act, H6134 [19SE]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      S. 710, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, 
        H5826 [11SE]
      S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act, S5874-S5880 [1AU]
      S. 3552, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act, 
        S6370-S6387 [13SE], H6025-H6041 [14SE]
      S. Res. 389, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S1425, S1432 
        [6MR]
      S. Res. 519, designate a national day of remembrance for workers 
        of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S5048 [16JY], S5898 [1AU]




HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST ESTABLISHMENT ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 710), H5826 [11SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 710), H5826-H5829 [11SE], E1493 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 710), S6672, S6673 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 710) 
        (H. Rept. 112-654), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      S. 710, provisions, H5826 [11SE]




HAZELTON. PA

  Remarks in House
      Palermo, Donna E.: Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. 
        Rose Tucker Award recipient, E1721 [26OC]




HAZELTON, PA

  Remarks in House
      Lions Clubs: tribute to Hazelton, PA, Lions Club Melvin Jones 
        Fellowship award recipients, E1697 [12OC]
      Northeast Counseling Services (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]




HAZEN, ND

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6102 [11SE]




HAZEWINKEL, SAM

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1346 [26JY]




HAZLETON, PA

  Remarks in House
      Cerullo, Joseph D.: Hazleton, PA, Chapter of UNICO National 
        (organization) Chapter Outstanding Italian American of the 
        Year award recipient, E1681 [5OC]
      Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church: anniversary, E1666 [28SE]
      Dolan, Mike: Hazleton, PA, Elks Lodge 200 Elk of the Year award 
        recipient, E245 [27FE]
      Greco, Victor F.: UNICO National (organization) Marconi Science 
        Award recipient, E347 [8MR]
      Mazurkiwecz, Jeannine Lesante: Hazleton, PA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Athena Award recipient, E819 [16MY]
      Pioneer Fire Dept.: anniversary, E583 [19AP]




HAZLETT, ANGEL

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E464 [28MR]




HE XIANGDONG

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1289 [19JY]




HEALTH  related term(s) Diseases
  Addresses
      Harvard Medical School Commencement: Donald M. Berwick, E1262-
        E1264 [17JY]
  Affidavits
      U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Sopuruchi V. 
        Chukwueke, S5413 [25JY]
  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Courts: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1392 [19MR], H1504, H1505, 
        H1507, H1509, H1511 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1449 [21MR]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1430, S1431 [6MR]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, 
        H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, 
        H3364 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4722 [10JY]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S221, S222 [31JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 
        [10JY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3601 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4831, S4833 [10JY]
  Analyses
      Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Press Release Regarding 
        Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention, H2607-H2609 [10MY]
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, S2499 [18AP]
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      Evelyn H. Lauder, Chairman of Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 
        75, S321 [2FE]
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, S4737 [29JN]
      GOP Budget Doesn't Even Say the Word ``Veteran'', E425 [22MR]
      HHS Signs $20M PR Contract To Promote Healthcare Law, S3391 
        [22MY]
      Highlands Center for Autism, S2597 [23AP]
      Hope Flows--VT. NonProfit Pours ``Pure Water for the World,'', 
        S2599 [23AP]
      Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
      Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 
        [25JN]
      More Time for Justice, S2894 [7MY]
      No Longer Just ``Adult-Onset'', S2894 [7MY]
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]
      ObamaCare and the Power To Tax, S4737 [29JN]
      ObamaCare's Secret History--How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma 
        Colluded With the White House at the Public's Expense, S4444 
        [25JN]
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 
        [21MR]
      Pikeville Medical Center, S3271 [17MY]
      Real Referendum, E1682 [5OC]
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        S4866 [11JY]
      Study Predicts 42 Percent of Americans Will Be Obese in 2030, 
        S2948 [8MY]
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]
      Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]
      Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      What's Behind Roberts' Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2713 [15MY]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Air pollution: reduce the allowable sulfur concentration in 
        heating oil and allow for certain exemptions and waivers from 
        such limits (see H.R. 6222), H5327 [26JY]
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 
        528), S5304 [24JY]
      Armed Forces: provide behavioral health readiness services to 
        members of Reserve components based on need (see S. 2466), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see S. 
        3418), S5257 [23JY]
      ------review separation of members on the basis of a mental 
        condition not amounting to a disability, including a 
        personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly 
        reports that contain detailed information on receipt and 
        disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to 
        asbestos and filing of such reports (see S. 3076), S3084 
        [10MY] (see H.R. 4369), H1914 [17AP]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: provide supplemental 
        appropriations for obesity programs (see H.R. 6143), H5008 
        [18JY]
      Children and youth: prevent childhood obesity (see H.R. 6461, 
        6461), H6231 [20SE]
      Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 
        6065), H4654 [29JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Consumers: protect against abusive debt collectors by regulating 
        medical debt collection practices, prohibit collectors from 
        seeking arrest warrants to collect debts, and provide 
        information about the debt (see S. 3350), S4674 [27JN]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision (see S. 3189, 3190), S3234 [16MY] (see H.R. 6312), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      ------prevent abuse of dextromethorphan (see S. 3376), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see 
        S. 3577), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 6436), H6150 [19SE]
      Courts: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 
        591), H1426 [20MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (see H. Res. 
        596), H1641 [27MR]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      ------require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 
        [27JN] (see H.R. 4326), H1804 [29MR]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        S. 2149), S1194 [1MR]
      Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 6573), H6306 
        [12OC]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      ------implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding 
        child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 [16MY]
      ------issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing 
        improvements to school lunch facilities and training school 
        food service personnel (see H.R. 6481), H6273 [21SE]
      ------prohibit income deductions for controlled substances, 
        including medical marijuana, when determining Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 3368), S4821 
        [10JY]
      ------repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric 
        limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
        (see H.R. 6418), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), S6546 [20SE] 
        (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor 
        Program (see S. 3354), S4724 [28JN]
      ------establish a research program under the Congressionally 
        Directed Medical Research Program to discover a cure for HIV/
        AIDS (see H.R. 6187), H5290 [25JY]
      ------establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE 
        program policy relative to child health care (see H.R. 4341), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      ------limit increases in certain costs of health care services 
        under departmental health care programs (see S. 3203), S3280 
        [17MY] (see H.R. 6266), H5629 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: establish a grant program for automated 
        external defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE]
      ------establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and 
        secondary schools (see H.R. 6284), H5704 [2AU]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S208 [31JA]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H965 [27FE]
      ------assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our 
        Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase 
        availability of health care services in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]
      ------authorize grants to States for demonstration projects to 
        expand State registries on childhood immunization or health to 
        include body mass index (BMI) (see H.R. 6402), H5999 [13SE]
      ------award competitive grants to public and private entities to 
        provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and 
        their parents (see S. 2185), S1576 [12MR]
      ------clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and 
        limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 3391), S5085 
        [17JY] (see H.R. 6118), H4863 [12JY]
      ------define care coordination under the Older Americans Act, 
        include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and 
        detail such departmental functions (see S. 3465), S5870 [1AU] 
        (see H.R. 6543), H6276 [21SE]
      ------develop a national model disclosure form to assist 
        consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 
        3229), S3516 [23MY]
      ------eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers 
        to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]
      ------enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high 
        risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to 
        access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]
      ------ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless 
        children and families under the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------establish a demonstration program to facilitate physician 
        reentry into clinical practice to provide required primary 
        health services (see H.R. 5888), H3404 [1JN]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 
        3461), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
      ------establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (see S. 2119), S850 [16FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE] 
        (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      ------grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in 
        therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (see 
        H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      ------improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the 
        Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see S. 3407), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6155), H5077 
        [19JY]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]
      ------make grants to train elementary and secondary school 
        nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an 
        outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on 
        school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      ------prohibit discrimination under the family planning program 
        on the basis of separate provision of abortion (see H.R. 
        5650), H2565 [9MY]
      ------promulgate regulations on patient medication information 
        to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality 
        information about prescription drugs (see S. 3212), S3422 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 6514), H6275 [21SE]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide additional funding for the Early Retiree 
        Reinsurance Program (see H.R. 3887), H440 [2FE]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia 
        (see S. 3396), S5133 [18JY]
      ------provide for a national program to conduct and support 
        activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight 
        and obesity in the U.S. (see H.R. 4604), H2066 [24AP]
      ------provide for public disclosure of charges for certain 
        hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes 
        (see H.R. 5709), H2644 [10MY]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see S. 3345), 
        S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (see S. 2256), S2242 [29MR]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide preferences for certain services, designate an 
        Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, 
        and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors 
        (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]
      ------reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome 
        prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      ------reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes 
        and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]
      ------repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
        comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), 
        H181 [25JA]
      ------require child care providers receiving Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents 
        information on whether such providers carry current liability 
        insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4068), 
        H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an 
        abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a review of forms related to obtaining 
        workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 4298), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical 
        facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities 
        (see H.R. 6375), H5859 [11SE]
      ------award grants to nonprofit organizations for construction 
        of facilities for temporary lodging in connection with the 
        examination, treatment, or care of a veteran (see S. 3324), 
        S4368 [20JN]
      ------carry out a major medical facility project lease for an 
        outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI (see S. 3336), S4418 
        [21JN]
      ------consider the veteran's best interest when making 
        determinations about contracted health care and improve access 
        to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses 
        (see H.R. 6393), H5999 [13SE]
      ------designate certain medical facilities as health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 4042), H801 [15FE]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base 
        Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (see H.R. 6534), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish presumption of service connection for certain 
        veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see H.R. 6297), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------expand eligibility for veteran reimbursement for emergency 
        treatment provided in non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 
        4246), H1542 [22MR]
      ------extend authority to enter into contracts with private 
        physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see 
        H.R. 5880), H3362 [31MY]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 
        3309), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]
      ------improve utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal 
        imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services 
        for veterans' health care (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]
      ------make supplemental appropriations for medical and 
        prosthetic research (see H.R. 6071), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide dental care to veterans awarded the Purple Heart 
        (see H.R. 5653), H2565 [9MY]
      ------provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans 
        training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see S. 3206), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]
      ------reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare 
        benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses owed by 
        veterans for certain treatment provided in non-departmental 
        facilities (see H.R. 4245), H1542 [22MR]
      ------remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified 
        losses under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
        Traumatic Injury Protection Program (see H.R. 4978), H2267 
        [27AP]
      ------reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the 
        Veterans Health Administration (see S. 3084), S3084 [10MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 
        667), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S4460 [25JN]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see S. 3325), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5996), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 
        [7MY]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]
      Disabled: reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H1497 [21MR]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see 
        H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
        study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces 
        members and veterans (see H.R. 4869), H2204 [26AP]
      ------create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H5077 [19JY]
      ------foster more effective implementation and coordination of 
        clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see 
        S. 3430), S5381 [25JY]
      ------increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 [27JN]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers (see S. 3560, 3566), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide research and education on triple-negative breast 
        cancer (see H.R. 6417), H6060 [14SE]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      ------support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and 
        encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 
        796), H6232 [20SE]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP] (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 
        493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 [26JY] (see H. 
        Res. 753), H5629 [1AU]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-
        marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see H.R. 
        6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 3431), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Employment: expand and support strong home care workforce and 
        make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible 
        for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 
        453), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 759), H5707 [2AU]
      EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
      ------amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based 
        paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 
        2148), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 5911), H3660 [7JN]
      ------designate and award grants for air and health quality 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (see S. 3467), S5870 [1AU]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance under the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 6093), H4774 
        [10JY]
      ------establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon 
        levels in public schools (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5969), H3807 [19JN]
      FDA: enhance oversight of medical device recalls and provide for 
        conditional clearance of certain medical devices (see H.R. 
        5866), H3266 [30MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (see S. 2113), S699 [15FE]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 
        [17AP]
      ------ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1152 [5MR]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 
        5334), H2316 [7MY]
      ------extend market exclusivity periods for drugs in certain 
        combinations of drugs (see H.R. 6502), H6274 [21SE]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (see S. 2301), S2545 
        [19AP]
      ------improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices (see H.R. 5341), H2317 [7MY]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1016 [28FE]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
      ------include devices in the postmarket risk identification and 
        analysis system and expedite implementation of the unique 
        device identification system for medical devices (see S. 
        2193), S1733 [15MR]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H640 [8FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (see H.R. 6509), H6274 [21SE]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 
        4384), H1976 [18AP]
      ------prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs 
        from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of 
        drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 
        5853), H3166 [22MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]
      ------reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new 
        medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 
        [2FE]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2267 [27AP]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see S. 2281), S2243 [29MR] 
        (see H.R. 4156), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see 
        H. Res. 657), H2713 [15MY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      FEMA: audit regional offices' support of coordinated and 
        integrated Federal preparedness, protection, response, 
        recovery, and mitigation capabilities in response to act of 
        terrorism or other incident (see H.R. 5807), H3102 [17MY]
      ------codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for outreach to people 
        with disabilities during emergencies (see H.R. 5806), H3102 
        [17MY]
      ------provide guidance to and coordination with local 
        educational agencies and school districts that are at high 
        risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      Food: recognize importance of animal-based protein as a 
        component of a balanced diet of most individuals and encourage 
        promotion of its health benefits and consumption (see H. Res. 
        804), H6277 [21SE]
      ------replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block 
        grant to the States (see H.R. 6518), H6275 [21SE]
      ------strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE] (see H.R. 6174), H5200 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives 
        relative to application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures 
        to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture 
        (see H.R. 6538), H6276 [21SE]
      Government regulations: eliminate requirements for duplicative 
        clinical testing of new drugs, vaccines, biological products, 
        or medical devices if inconsistent with relevant ethical norms 
        (see S. 3506), S5977 [2AU]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE] (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, 
        distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see 
        H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding 
        to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), 
        H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions not declared 
        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Housing: train public housing residents as home health aides and 
        in home-based health services to provide such services to 
        certain elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted 
        housing residents (see H.R. 4220), H1426 [20MR]
      Information technology: extend health information technology 
        assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, 
        and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 
        6043), H4156 [27JN]
      Insurance: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program 
        to the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2068), S323 [2FE] (see 
        S. 2288), S2392 [17AP]
      ------prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that 
        health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance 
        issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (see H.R. 5838), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      ------provide adequate technical assistance and other support to 
        States for long-term care partnership program (see H.R. 6300), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (see H.R. 4242), H1541 [22MR]
      ------provide parity under group health plans and insurance 
        coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and 
        custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical 
        services (see H.R. 4175), H1304 [8MR]
      ------provide savings by permitting pass-through funding for 
        State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see H.R. 
        6234), H5524 [31JY]
      ------repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans (see 
        H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------require issuers of long-term care insurance to establish 
        third party review processes for disputed claims (see S. 
        3230), S3516 [23MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 713), H4604 [28JN] (see H. 
        Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      International Water Safety Day: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 658), H2714 [15MY]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see S.J. Res. 48), S5732 [31JY] (see H.J. Res. 
        112), H3733 [18JN]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]
      ------establish grant program to provide States with funds to 
        detect waste, fraud, and abuse and to recover resulting 
        improper payments (see H.R. 6332), H5706 [2AU]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see S. 3289), 
        S4151 [13JN]
      ------increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-
        income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------provide an option of States to cover a children's program 
        of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 4147), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns 
        (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 
        6521), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that 
        provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to 
        beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 
        3586), S6545 [20SE]
      ------reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H3914 [20JN]
      ------require independent audits and actuarial services under 
        managed care programs (see H.R. 6498), H6274 [21SE]
      Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services 
        through private contracts (see S. 2304), S2545 [19AP]
      ------allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and 
        clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive 
        cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), 
        S261 [1FE]
      ------amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers' 
        compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such 
        agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2273 [27AP]
      ------clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]
      ------cover transitional care services to improve the quality 
        and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        6413), H6060 [14SE]
      ------create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving 
        process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 
        6446), H6230 [20SE]
      ------distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 6352), 
        H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6562), H6284 [25SE]
      ------eliminate sustainable growth rate system to ensure access 
        to physicians' services for beneficiaries (see S. 3337), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (see H.R. 
        4254), H1542 [22MR]
      ------ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for 
        citizens over age 55 (see H. Res. 666), H3162 [18MY]
      ------ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for 
        citizens over age 55 and that any such agreement should 
        provide a detailed plan to end waste, fraud, and abuse (see H. 
        Res. 675), H3480 [5JN] (see H. Res. 680), H3660 [7JN]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S2730 [25AP]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see S. 2243), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        6232), H5524 [31JY]
      ------exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation 
        applicable to payments for hospice care (see H.R. 6466), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by 
        radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician 
        referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5943), H3699 
        [8JN]
      ------extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 
        [18JY]
      ------improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (see 
        S. 2163), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 6011), H3975 [21JN]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see S. 2265), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 4165), H1303 [8MR]
      ------increase fines and penalties for Medicare fraud to augment 
        Medicare fraud enforcement activities (see H.R. 6103), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet 
        site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital 
        inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and 
        physicians' services (see H.R. 5730), H2645 [10MY]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (see S. 3496), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6326), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      ------permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D 
        prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------protect access to home health services for beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 6059), H4654 [29JN]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 3242), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see S. 2097), S494 
        [9FE]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide coverage for diabetes prevention services (see 
        H.R. 6548), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see 
        H.R. 6476), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H1976 [18AP]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1426 [20MR]
      ------provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H181 
        [25JA]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S5732 [31JY]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H2567 [9MY]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]
      ------implement prescriber education programs and establish 
        requirements for administration of antipsychotics to residents 
        of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 [20SE]
      ------provide a demonstration project under which beneficiaries 
        are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access 
        to a debit-style card to purchase health benefits coverage and 
        benefits (see H.R. 5994), H3974 [21JN]
      Members of Congress: urge Members favoring a public, federally-
        run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such 
        option (see H. Res. 615), H1845 [16AP]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]
      ------issue a semipostal stamp for research and demonstration 
        projects relating to autism spectrum disorders (see S. 2472), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      ------place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal 
        coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of 
        HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S3977 [12JN]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR] (see H. Res. 560), H944 [17FE]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 503), 
        S4460 [25JN] (see H. Res. 674), H3480 [5JN]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health 
        Disparities: support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life 
        initiative (see S. Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]
      National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        550), S6108 [11SE]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        540), S5871 [1AU]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        510), S4637 [26JN]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H4684 [9JY]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        553), S6271 [12SE]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 562), S6454 [19SE]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), 
        S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 655), H2646 [10MY]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 586), S6626 [21SE]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4299 [19JN]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 463), S3234 
        [16MY]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Men's Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 501), S4368 
        [20JN]
      National Mobility Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 673), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3042 
        [9MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National objectives: make health care expenses tax deductible, 
        reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, 
        reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate 
        purchase of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5525 [31JY]
      ------support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. 
        Res. 468), S3329 [21MY]
      National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        563), S6454 [19SE]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 444), S2824 [26AP]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU] (see H. Res. 787), H6068 [18SE]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR] (see H. Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 722), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: 
        designate (see H. Res. 771), H5707 [2AU]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: support goals 
        and ideals (see H. Res. 782), H6000 [13SE]
      Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian 
        Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely 
        presented (see S. 2389), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4031), H726 
        [14FE]
      Navy Dental Corps: anniversary (see S. Res. 534), S5732 [31JY] 
        (see S. Res. 544), S5978 [2AU]
      NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting 
        requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 5283), H2273 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 6272), H5704 [2AU]
      ------establish a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (see 
        H.R. 4138), H1153 [5MR]
      ------establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 5716), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 2321), S2545 [19AP]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2037), S132 
        [26JA] (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]
      Oral health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S2243 
        [29MR] (see H. Res. 642), H2274 [27AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------express that health insurance mandate violates the clause 
        of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue 
        originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals 
        with a preexisting condition for coverage under the 
        Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (see H.R. 6327), H5706 
        [2AU]
      ------prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed 
        as a tax (see S. 3411), S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6334), H5706 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 4242), 
        H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3162 [18MY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), 
        H158 [24JA]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the 
        Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      ------repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6137), H5008 [18JY]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign (see H.R. 5894), H3480 [5JN]
      Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see 
        H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 411), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H5706 [2AU]
      ------prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
        generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug 
        into the market (see H.R. 3995), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during states of 
        market shortage (see S. 3622), S6625 [21SE]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        495), S4238 [18JN]
      Privacy: protect privacy of protected health information by 
        requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store 
        health information, restricting access, and improving 
        congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]
      Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 383), S1147 [29FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN] (see H. Res. 689), H3733 
        [18JN]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H2645 [10MY]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 704), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------establish a grant program to enhance training and services 
        to prevent abuse in later life (see H.R. 4979), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect elder adults from exploitation and financial 
        crimes, prevent elder adult abuse and financial exploitation, 
        and promote safety for elder adults (see S. 3598), S6546 
        [20SE]
      ------provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 
        3621), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide for outreach and coordination of services to 
        veterans (see S. 3619), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care to seniors 
        (see S. 2196), S1734 [15MR]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 445), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------permit hospitals to make incentive payments to physicians 
        to promote quality and efficiency (see H.R. 6176), H5201 
        [24JY]
      ------provide that the waiting period for disability insurance 
        benefits shall not apply to recovering service members (see 
        H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 521), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 526), 
        S5304 [24JY] (see H. Res. 800), H6232 [20SE]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for charity care provided by 
        physicians (see H.R. 5849), H3162 [18MY]
      ------allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance 
        and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term 
        care needs (see H.R. 6005), H3974 [21JN]
      ------allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a 
        retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H158 [24JA]
      ------expand and simplify the credit for employee health 
        insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2227), S2001 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 4252), H1542 [22MR]
      ------expand credit for employee health insurance expenses of 
        small employers (see H.R. 4324), H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend, expand, and improve the qualifying therapeutic 
        discovery project credit (see S. 3232), S3516 [23MY]
      ------extend period during which transfers of excess pension 
        assets may be made to retiree health accounts and provide for 
        transfer of such assets to retiree group term life insurance 
        accounts (see H.R. 4143), H1153 [5MR]
      ------improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
        assistance (see H.R. 5938), H3699 [8JN]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 3226), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for education and training 
        expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the 
        number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 6084), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Technology: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      Telephones: examine, label, and communicate adverse human 
        biological effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic 
        fields from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 
        6358), H5716 [3AU]
      University of New Mexico: establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
        (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) Center (see 
        S. 2082), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4008), H692 [9FE]
      Veterans: allow recipients of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health 
        care benefits to be eligible for supplemental dental and 
        vision insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefit 
        Program (see H.R. 6580), H6318 [26OC]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 
        2128), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 3895), H475 [3FE]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3236), S3630 [24MY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H439 [2FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]
      Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see S. 
        3603), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 
        3565), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      World MRSA Day: designate (see H. Res. 603), H1805 [29MR]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Court decisions
      Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Aracely Rodriguez, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Bill Cea, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Emily Schlichting, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Jamal Lee, H4797 [11JY]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Saydi Wollney, 
        E411 [21MR]
      Role of the Farm in a Healthy Diet: Andrea Ledgerwood, S2815 
        [26AP]
      ------Travis Koester, S2815 [26AP]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Factsheets
      Race/Ethnicity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, H3066 [17MY]
      Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, H3065 [17MY]
  Letters
      Breath of Fresh Air Act: Nancy Sander, Allergy & Asthma Network 
        Mothers of Asthmatics (organization), E1425 [3AU]
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on 
        Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, H5059 
        [19JY]
      ------Wayne E. Carrignan, Florida VFW, H5059 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: A. Barry 
        Rand, AARP, H2616 [10MY]
      ------Joseph A. Antolin, Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., 
        S842 [16FE]
      ------Judy Sherman and Emily J. Holubowich, Coalition for Health 
        Funding, S840 [16FE]
      ------Margo G. Wootan, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S841 [16FE]
      ------Miriam A. Alexander, American College of Preventive 
        Medicine, S840 [16FE]
      ------Nancy A. Brown, American Heart Association, S841 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), 
        H2618 [10MY]
      ------Katherine Beh Nees, Easter Seals, Inc., H2615 [10MY]
      ------National Foster Care Coalition, H2617 [10MY]
      ------several religious organizations, H2615 [10MY]
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Gretchen DuBeau, Alliance 
        for Natural Health USA, S5384 [25JY]
      ------John Shaw, Natural Products Association, S5383 [25JY]
      ------Loren Israelsen, United Natural Products Alliance, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Michael McGuffin, American Herbal Products Association, 
        S5383 [25JY]
      ------Scott M. Melville, Consumers Healthcare Products 
        Association, S5384 [25JY]
      ------Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, S5384 [25JY]
      Eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree Health 
        Benefits Fund: David C. Williams, Postal Service, S2472 [18AP]
      Expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions: several health advocacy organizations, 
        H3225 [30MY]
      Faster Access to Specialized Treatments (FAST) Act: several 
        health organizations, E975 [5JN]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Forum on tick-borne diseases: Representative Gibson, H3394 [1JN]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Charles M. Loveless, American 
        Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, Shereen 
        Arent, American Diabetes Association, and Mark A. Schoeberl, 
        American Heart Association, H3605 [7JN]
      ------DeAnn Friedholm, Consumers Union, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ethan Rome, Health Care for America Now (organization), 
        H3604 [7JN]
      ------Judy Waxman and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law 
        Center, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Walter J. Humann, OsteoMed Inc., H3592 [7JN]
      Improve FDA capacity to prevent drug shortages: Carol Gill, 
        S3503 [23MY]
      ------Dawn Gibbs, S3503 [23MY]
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements: Chuck Bell and Ioana Rusu, Consumers 
        Union, S3552 [24MY]
      ------Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S3552 [24MY]
      Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: Senators McConnell and Kyl and 
        Representatives Boehner and Cantor, S3696 [5JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, 
        American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, H2241 
        [27AP]
      ------Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        H2241 [27AP]
      ------Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242 
        [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239 
        [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health 
        Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County 
        and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
      Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services 
        in response to a disaster: David B. Hoyt, American College of 
        Surgeons, H1512 [22MR]
      ------several health care organizations, H1512 [22MR]
      Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products: Ellen 
        Bloom and Ami V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, E1619 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, 
        Committee on Financial Services (House), H5616 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5616 [1AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: 
        Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]
      ------Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E1212 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act: Allison M. 
        Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), S2499 [18AP]
      ------Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]
      ------several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 
        [23MY]
      ------Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage 
        of certain women's preventive health services: several law 
        professors, E1370-E1372 [1AU]
      Repeal excise tax on medical devices: Gary R. Herbert, Governor 
        of Utah, S3481 [23MY]
      ------Richard R. Nelson, Utah Technology Council, S3480 [23MY]
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, 
        H1507 [22MR]
      ------Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]
      ------several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]
      ------several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
      ------Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), 
        S3884 [11JN]
      ------Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
      Triple-negative breast cancer research funding: Betty Sommer, 
        Causes for a Cure (organization), H3065 [17MY]
      Vets4Warriors Program funding: several veterans organizations, 
        H5049 [19JY]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
      Contraception coverage bills co-sponsored by former Senator 
        Edward M. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting the Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public 
        Health Fund, H2247-H2250 [27AP]
      Persons denied access to compassionate drug use by the FDA, 
        E1408 [3AU]
      Speakers at forum on tick-borne diseases, H3394 [1JN]
      United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar Initiative 
        participants, E1151 [27JN]
  Memorandums
      Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and 
        Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House), S4443, S4444 [25JN]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: President 
        Obama, S3293 [17MY]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Courts: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H352 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3616 
        [7JN]
  Press releases
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
      Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 
        H3604 [7JN]
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
      President's Budget Presents Dangerous, Costly Setback to Obesity 
        Epidemic, Campaign Warns: Campaign To End Obesity Action Fund 
        (organization), S841 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H86, H92, H93, H94, 
        H102-H108 [23JA], H380 [2FE], H5623-H5626 [1AU]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (H.R. 3541), H3180-H3191 [30MY], H3272, H3274, H3279, 
        H3280 [31MY], H3691 [8JN], E916, E919, E920, E921, E922, E924, 
        E935, E943 [31MY], E945, E946 [1JN], E972 [5JN]
      ------prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]
      ------prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for 
        conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 374), H86 
        [23JA]
      Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (H.R. 5748), E788 [15MY]
      African Americans: tribute to contributions of African American 
        inventors, H969 [28FE]
      Alibhai, Suleiman: Prevention of Blindness Society of 
        Metropolitan Washington Professional Service Award recipient, 
        E212 [16FE]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1606, E1618, E1621, E1636, 
        E1640, E1642 [21SE]
      American Diabetes Month: observance, E1735 [6NO]
      American Heart Association: tribute to National Wear Red Day, 
        H443 [3FE]
      American Heart Month: observance, H201 [31JA], H817 [16FE], E128 
        [3FE]
      American Herbal Products Association: anniversary, E187 [14FE]
      American Physiological Society: anniversary, E422 [22MR]
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary, E936 [31MY]
      America's Blood Centers (nonprofit organization): anniversary, 
        E271 [28FE]
      Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws 
        to the business of health insurance to protect competition and 
        consumers, H1509-H1511 [22MR], H4689 [10JY], H4788 [11JY]
      Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.: tribute to health care 
        innovations, E1319 [25JY]
      Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: tribute to FDA approval of Belviq 
        for treatment of obesity, E1232 [11JY]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]
      ------ensure access by members to information about health care 
        coverage through Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]
      ------ensure extension of certain benefits and programs for 
        active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2827, 
        H2828 [17MY]
      Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Asthma Awareness Month: observance, E703 [7MY]
      AthletiCo Physical and Occupational Therapy (company): tribute, 
        E260 [28FE]
      Bangor, ME: inclusion of St. Joseph Hospital on Thomson Reuters 
        (news service) Top 100 Hospitals list, E1632 [21SE]
      Belzoni, MS: tribute to Mid-Delta Home Health and Hospice 
        Center, E499 [29MR]
      Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation 
        and recreation, H1578 [27MR]
      Bienvenidos (organization): anniversary, E1607 [21SE]
      Brain Injury Awareness Month: observance, E367 [13MR]
      Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1679 [2OC]
      Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Health Dept., 
        ``Broward Is Greater Than AIDS'' campaign, E1122 [21JN]
      Brown, Bridget: National Down Syndrome Society Self-Advocate of 
        the Year Champion of Change Award recipient, H1165 [6MR]
      Budget: maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, H2146 
        [26AP], H3489 [6JN]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4614 [29JN]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center for Medicare & 
        Medicaid Innovation grant funding, H3408 [5JN]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Center on Halsted, H1859 [17AP]
      ------tribute to Edward Hines, Jr., Veteran Affairs Hospital, 
        E168 [9FE]
      ------tribute to Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 
        E168 [9FE]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2453 
        [9MY]
      ------tribute to ``Share Your Breakfast'' initiative, E349, E352 
        [8MR]
      China: allegations of exporting pharmaceuticals containing human 
        flesh, H2335 [8MY]
      Citizen's Commission on Human Rights: tribute to initiatives to 
        protect parental rights, E1299 [23JY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: exempt certain Dept. 
        of Veterans Affairs facilities from decommissioning, H531, 
        H532 [7FE]
      Clean Air Act: clarify that the term ``public health'' pertains 
        to the health of people and not corporations or other 
        nonliving entities, H3901 [20JN]
      ------impact, H2058 [24AP]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of the Hospice of the Western 
        Reserve, E988 [6JN]
      ------tribute to Federally Qualified Health Centers, E1369 [1AU]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (H.R. 6202), E1328 [25JY]
      Coble, Representative: appreciation for get-well wishes, H43 
        [18JA]
      Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations That Impact 
        Energy and Manufacturing in the U.S.: include health effects 
        associated with regulatory costs in analysis of EPA rules and 
        actions, H6217, H6218 [20SE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hearings 
        on women's health and contraception with all-male panel, H972 
        [28FE], H1117 [1MR], H1599 [27MR]
      Community Health Center, Inc.: anniversary, E767 [10MY]
      Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program: study impact of not having long-term care insurance 
        on Federal, State, and local governments before repeal, H333-
        H335 [1FE]
      Concord, NC: anniversary of Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, 
        E1335 [26JY]
      Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: observance, E154 [7FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Constitution--U.S.: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. 
        citizens to have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], 
        H2263 [27AP]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, H3868 [20JN]
      Courts: cap court-awarded damages in medical negligence claims, 
        H1460, H1461 [21MR]
      ------delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1505-H1507 [22MR]
      ------preserve joint and several liability for damages in 
        medical malpractice, H1465 [21MR]
      ------preserve liability for damages for serious and 
        irreversible injuries, E427 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform, H2623, H2629 [10MY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 
        [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, 
        H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1501-H1519, H1521, 
        H1522, H1524 [22MR], E415, E416, E418, E421, E423, E425, E427, 
        E429, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 
        [29MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1443-H1452 [21MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (H. Res. 
        596), H1593 [27MR]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 
        3668), H3719-H3721 [18JN], E1101 [21JN]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]
      Critical Path Institute: tribute, E1404 [3AU]
      Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: tribute, H1291 [8MR]
      Dallas, TX: tribute to Dallas VA Medical Center for 
        participation in Valentines to Veterans program, H228 [1FE]
      DEA: tribute to National Drug Take Back Day, E672 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: tribute to domestic and global anti-hunger 
        and nutrition programs, E803 [15MY]
      ------WIC funding, H1898-H1905 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care 
        (H.R. 4341), E650 [25AP]
      ------Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H4954, H4955 
        [18JY]
      ------health care research funding through reductions in Navy 
        cruiser shipbuilding funding, H4962, H4963 [18JY]
      ------limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or 
        other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE 
        program, H1858 [17AP]
      ------protect TRICARE health care program, H1213 [7MR], H2723 
        [16MY]
      ------provide mental health assessments to troops during 
        deployment to Afghanistan, H3064 [17MY]
      ------provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of 
        soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3316, 
        H3317 [31MY]
      ------reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic 
        priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]
      ------require status report on sharing of environmental exposure 
        incident data with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3130 [18MY]
      ------Spinal Cord Injury Research Program funding, H4957 [18JY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H4955, 
        H4956, H4984 [18JY], H5049, H5050 [19JY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H4957, H4958 [18JY], H5062 [19JY], E1288 
        [19JY]
      ------TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee implementation 
        funding, H5059 [19JY]
      ------triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H3064 
        [17MY]
      ------vision and eye injury research programs funding, H4958, 
        H4959 [18JY]
      ------Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4980, H4981 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program for nebulizers in 
        elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 6284), E1425 [3AU]
      Dept. of Energy: continue monitoring of impact of the U.S. 
        nuclear testing program on Runit Island of the Marshall 
        Islands, H4890 [17JY]
      Dept. of HHS: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
        release of draft report on Vieques, PR, identified health 
        problems relative to Navy activities conducted there, H1158 
        [6MR]
      ------allow to cause destruction of any drug refused admission 
        due to reasonable probability of causing serious adverse 
        health consequences or death or valued below a certain amount, 
        H3228 [30MY]
      ------assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our 
        Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase 
        availability of health care services in health professional 
        shortage areas (H.R. 6400), E1524 [13SE]
      ------clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and 
        limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 6118), H6140-
        H6142 [19SE]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, 
        H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, 
        H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, 
        H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]
      ------ensure that a majority of individuals above a certain age 
        have access to private long-term care insurance, H335-H337 
        [1FE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 
        6163), H6138-H6140 [19SE]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (H.R. 
        2557), E1303 [24JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (H.R. 733), H6144-H6147 [19SE], E1612 [21SE], E1684 [5OC]
      ------establish the American Center for Cures, H4069 [27JN]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------implement a voluntary insurance program to provide long-
        term care services for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and 
        other disabled individuals, H352, H353 [1FE]
      ------increase flexibility for implementation of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 
        [1FE]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2229-H2250, 
        H2252 [27AP], H2335 [8MY], H2602, H2604, H2606-H2609 [10MY], 
        H2825 [17MY], H3736 [19JN], H3960 [21JN], E705 [7MY], E721 
        [8MY]
      ------provide for a national program to conduct and support 
        activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight 
        and obesity in the U.S. (H.R. 4604), E635 [24AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure sensitivity of treatment in 
        the security screening process for children, the elderly, and 
        the infirmed traveling by air, H3542 [6JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559-H3561 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
        program funding, H4056 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to defend against challenges 
        to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498-H2500 
        [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
      Dept. of Labor: issue interim occupational safety and health 
        standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 
        522), H520 [7FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes 
        to School Program, H731 [15FE]
      ------Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address delays in expansion of 
        medical facility in Lafayette, LA, and construction of new 
        medical facility in Lake Charles, LA, H1369 [19MR]
      ------address issues in management of Orlando, FL, VA Medical 
        Center construction project, H3277, H3319 [31MY]
      ------allow veterans in rural areas to visit an approved non-
        departmental health care provider in their area, H3327, H3328 
        [31MY]
      ------authorize certain major medical facility projects and 
        leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6375), H6094-H6096 
        [19SE], E1605 [21SE]
      ------consider the veteran's best interest when making 
        determinations about contracted health care and improve access 
        to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses 
        (H.R. 6393), H5970 [13SE]
      ------construction of VA health care center offsite from Butler, 
        PA, Medical Center, H3318 [31MY]
      ------eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt 
        of medical care, H2140 [26AP]
      ------ensure timely payments to non-VA medical providers, H3317 
        [31MY]
      ------expedite delivery of health care to veterans at VA 
        community-based outpatient clinics in Lafayette, LA, and Lake 
        Charles, LA, H2143 [26AP]
      ------medical and prosthetic research funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Defense base closure account funding, H3358 [31MY]
      ------permit Office of Inspector General to review practices 
        relative to collection and content of bids for certain 
        veterans' hospital construction projects, H3326, H3327 [31MY]
      ------post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma treatment 
        funding, H3327 [31MY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, H5335, H5416-
        H5432 [31JY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H3322 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319, H3339 
        [31MY], E966 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309-
        H3346, H3356-H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], 
        E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        H3331 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]
      ------make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain 
        injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, H3129 [18MY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: observance, H1580 
        [27MR]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1389 [2AU], E1641 [21SE], 
        E1665 [28SE]
      Diseases: address contrasting views of Lyme disease science and 
        research and increase efforts to combat the disease, E1303-
        E1305 [24JY]
      ------address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (H.R. 
        1462), H4914 [18JY]
      ------Alzheimer's disease research funding, H44 [18JA]
      ------bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (H.R. 6138), E1272 [18JY]
      ------cancer research funding, H229 [1FE], E938 [31MY]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), E1735 
        [6NO]
      ------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (H.R. 2505), E48 [19JA], E1648 
        [21SE]
      ------honor those who died from and those who continue to 
        struggle with bacterial meningitis and support all work to 
        eradicate disease in the U.S. (H. Res. 403), E1576 [20SE]
      ------increase diabetes awareness and prevention, E181 [13FE]
      ------increase in group A streptococcal infections, H5209 [25JY]
      ------promote Lyme disease awareness and treatment programs, 
        H3393 [1JN]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers, H6144-H6147 [19SE]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (H.R. 2746), H4076 [27JN]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, H2825 
        [17MY]
      District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 
        [9JY]
      Down Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, H1524 [22MR]
      Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.: tribute, 
        E197 [15FE]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages, H3281 [31MY]
      ------address critical drug shortages (H.R. 3839), H387 [2FE]
      ------address issues relative to composition, marketing, and 
        regulatory approval of OxyContin, H5532 [1AU]
      ------address issues relative to prescription drug abuse, H5529-
        H5532 [1AU]
      ------improve safety, H3224 [30MY]
      Duval County, FL: anniversary of American Red Cross Life Saving 
        Corps, E676 [26AP]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H1021 [29FE]
      ------modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive 
        and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and 
        regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], 
        H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      El Paso, TX: El Paso Independent School District recipient of 
        ChildObesity 180 (organization) Active Schools Acceleration 
        Project School Programs Regional award, E1048 [15JN]
      Employment: expand and support strong home care workforce and 
        make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible 
        for seniors and individuals with disabilities (H. Res. 759), 
        E1597 [21SE]
      EPA: prohibit delay in finalization of rules to establish clean 
        air standards and to reduce air pollution if such rules will 
        provide protection against asthma and other health effects, 
        H3899, H3900 [20JN]
      ------uphold scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers 
        the public health and welfare, H6214 [20SE]
      ------waive ban on over-the-counter asthma inhalers enacted as 
        part of international agreement to stop using products 
        containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and allow existing stock 
        to be sold until FDA approves replacement, H4872 [17JY]
      Erick J. Umstead Memorial Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1245 
        [12JY]
      Evans, William: American Pharmacists Association Remington Honor 
        Medal recipient, E389 [20MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 3066), E1154 
        [27JN]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (H.R. 5969), H4067 [27JN], E1154 [27JN]
      Falmouth, MA: Gosnold on Cape Cod recipient of Massachusetts 
        Mental Health Counselors Association Mental Health Agency of 
        the Year award, E1455 [10SE]
      Fawcett, Robert: Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians 
        Family Physician of the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, E933 
        [31MY]
      ------allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (H.R. 
        3737), H580 [8FE], H3864 [20JN]
      ------create a pathway for premarket notification and review of 
        laboratory-developed tests (H.R. 3207), H952 [27FE]
      ------ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety, H3225 [30MY]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN], E974 [5JN]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, H3228 [30MY]
      ------expedite process for requesting de novo classification of 
        a device, H3228 [30MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (H.R. 2245), 
        H3863 [20JN]
      ------improve humanitarian device regulation, H3867 [20JN], E917 
        [31MY]
      ------improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices, H3224 [30MY], H3865 [20JN]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (H.R. 
        6160), H5531 [1AU]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (H.R. 6509), E1619 [21SE]
      ------make clarifications relative to persons accredited to 
        review reports and make recommendations for initial 
        classification of devices, H3230 [30MY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (H.R. 4384), E580 [18AP]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, H3227, H3228 [30MY], E927 [31MY]
      ------regulations concerning safe dietary ingredients in dietary 
        supplements, E342 [8MR]
      ------review classification of painkiller OxyContin for 
        treatment of moderate pain and deny approval for generic 
        versions, H5530 [1AU]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, E1477 
        [11SE]
      FEMA: Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      Florida: tribute to veterans walk supporting Wounded Warriors 
        project, E37 [18JA]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]
      ------strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment 
        of obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E353 [8MR]
      Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]
      FTC: approval of merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and 
        Medco, E704 [7MY]
      ------potential merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and Medco, 
        E673 [26AP]
      Geiger, Roger: Torrington, CT, AMVETS (organization) Post 24 
        member of the year award recipient, E203 [15FE]
      Georgetown, TX: tribute to Horses for Heroes program, E1721 
        [26OC]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      ------characterization of remarks on number of individuals on 
        food stamps due to economic policies of the Obama 
        administration, H580 [8FE]
      ------characterization of remarks relative to number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]
      Glaucoma Awareness Month: observance, E113 [1FE]
      Government regulations: exempt clean drinking water regulations 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
        implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, H5268 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions 
        or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 
        [25JY]
      Greater Cleveland Community Shares (organization): tribute, 
        E1162 [27JN]
      Greater Prince William Medical Reserve Corps: tribute, E952 
        [1JN]
      Guam Diabetes Association: tribute to Guam Diabetes Conference, 
        E1732 [2NO]
      Hagerstown, MD: tribute to Cumberland Valley Athletic Club 
        annual JFK 50 mile run, E1615 [21SE]
      Haubert, Thom: Battelle Memorial Institute Inventor of the Year 
        award recipient, E456 [27MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H2025-
        H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660, 
        H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, 
        H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, 
        H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, 
        H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion 
        to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1511-
        H1513 [22MR]
      ------prohibit exemption of health care professionals who 
        intentionally harm patients from medical malpractice 
        liability, H1482 [21MR]
      ------require practitioners to obtain particular training or 
        special certification on addiction and substance abuse, and 
        appropriate and safe use of certain controlled substances 
        (H.R. 2119), H5529 [1AU]
      Health care programs: funding, H1715 [28MR]
      Health savings accounts: establish for all citizens, provide 
        health savings account and high deductible health plan 
        payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants 
        to have same such plans, H798 [15FE]
      Hennepin County, MN: tribute to Hennipin Health program, H1920 
        [18AP]
      High Blood Pressure Awareness Month: observance, E712 [7MY]
      Hillsides Organization: anniversary, E1276 [18JY]
      Hitchcock Center for Women Inc.: anniversary, E1375 [1AU]
      House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      ------prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food 
        service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]
      House Rules: require Members to notify the Clerk of 
        participation in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program 
        (H. Res. 169), H3596 [7JN]
      Houston, TX: inclusion of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer 
        Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best 
        Hospitals'' for cancer list, H5139 [24JY]
      ------tribute to American Red Cross, the Texas Arrhythmia 
        Institute (organization), and the Methodist Hospital DeBakey 
        Heart and Vascular Center for Save a Life Community Heart 
        Training Day, H663 [9FE]
      ------tribute to Texas Children's Hospital pediatric tissue 
        engineering research, H200 [31JA]
      Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, 
        H4752 [10JY], E1254 [17JY]
      Indiana Blood Center (organization): anniversary, E458 [27MR]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (H.R. 1971), E673 [26AP]
      ------improve access to emergency medical services, H1508, H1509 
        [22MR]
      ------prohibit cuts in benefits for women and children, H2246, 
        H2250 [27AP]
      ------provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (H.R. 3000), H431 [2FE]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 
        [10JY]
      ------reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4916, 
        H4917, H4918 [18JY], H5023, H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 
        [25JY], E1268, E1272 [18JY], E1290 [19JY], E1312 [24JY]
      ------support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, 
        prevention, and treatment programs (H. Res. 713), E1174 
        [28JN], E1359 [31JY]
      International Day of Radiology: observance, E1381 [1AU]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (H.J. Res. 112), H4746 [10JY]
      ------prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      John F. Murphy Homes, Inc.: anniversary, E850 [18MY]
      Journal of Medical Ethics: reaction to article supporting after-
        birth abortions, H1291 [8MR]
      Kidney Action Day: observance, E287 [29FE], E296 [1MR]
      Kimberling, Cleon: Colorado State University Dept. of Animal 
        Science Livestock Leader of the Year award recipient, H86 
        [23JA]
      King City, CA: anniversary of Mee Memorial Hospital, E1686 [5OC]
      Lijoi, Andre: Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians Family 
        Physician of the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1116, H1118 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR], 
        H1213, H1218 [7MR], H1300 [8MR]
      Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Arkansas Children's Hospital, 
        H1264 [7MR]
      Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of APAIT Health Center, E1631 
        [21SE]
      Lumberton, TX: anniversary of Lumberton Fire and EMS, E469 
        [28MR]
      Lupus Awareness Week: observance, E942 [31MY]
      Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E426 [22MR]
      Maine: tribute to advocates visiting the U.S. Capitol to raise 
        awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), E804 [15MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 3187), H5613-H5616 [1AU], E1424 [3AU]
      Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition: tribute to ``Against the 
        Tide'' race, E1420 [3AU]
      Maternal and child health programs: funding, E74 [25JA]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      McDonald's Corp.: anniversary of Ronald McDonald House of Long 
        Branch and New Brunswick, NJ, E660 [26AP]
      McLean, VA: tribute to Langley High School staff for efforts to 
        support Maureen Marsh during health crisis, E188 [14FE]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      ------funding, H819 [16FE], H1669, H1670, H1694 [28MR]
      ------impact of increased funding obligations on States, H4747 
        [10JY]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]
      ------prohibit reduction in Federal medical assistance 
        percentage for territories, E755 [9MY]
      ------provide an option of States to cover a children's program 
        of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R. 4147), E321 
        [6MR]
      ------reform, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 
        [24JY]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H137-
        H143 [24JA]
      ------clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (H.R. 6435), E1560 [19SE]
      ------clinical laboratory services payment rates, H924 [17FE]
      ------cover transitional care services to improve the quality 
        and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 6413), 
        E1533 [14SE]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (H.R. 4254), 
        E430 [22MR]
      ------extend physician payment rates (H.R. 6142), H5337 [31JY]
      ------funding, H817 [16FE], H1296 [8MR], H3278 [31MY], H6260 
        [21SE]
      ------home health care providers and caregivers funding, E1487 
        [12SE]
      ------home health care services copayment, E1184 [29JN]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, H701, H702 [14FE]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (H.R. 1958), H1897 [17AP]
      ------prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or 
        reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------protect access to home health services for beneficiaries, 
        H2825 [17MY], E297 [1MR], E1512 [13SE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), H2144 [26AP], E673 [26AP], 
        E713 [7MY]
      ------provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 4065), H818 [16FE]
      ------reform, H48, H67 [18JA], H433, H436 [2FE], H700, H701, 
        H702 [14FE], H788-H796 [15FE], H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1441, 
        H1461 [21MR], H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656-H1658, 
        H1667, H1669-H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771-H1773, H1784-H1788 
        [29MR], H1863-H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], H3798, H3803 [19JN], 
        H4743, H4744 [10JY], H4799, H4811 [11JY], H5867, H5913-H5917 
        [12SE], H5933, H5934, H5986 [13SE], E502 [29MR], E612 [23AP], 
        E769 [10MY]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H738 [15FE], H811 [16FE], H908, H909, H913, H914, 
        H916, H919, H924, H925 [17FE], H1422 [20MR], H5915 [12SE]
      ------tribute to home health service workers, E1586 [21SE]
      ------tribute to hospice care workers, H3735 [19JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care 
        planning consultation (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], 
        H5203 [25JY]
      Members of Congress: require Members who repeal Federal benefits 
        for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, 
        H3596, H3597 [7JN]
      ------require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      Memphis, TN: anniversary of St. Jude Children's Research 
        Hospital, H810, H813 [16FE], E711 [7MY]
      Mental health: treatment programs funding, H5138 [24JY]
      Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, E1677 [2OC]
      Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.: tribute to Merck for Mothers program, 
        H730 [15FE]
      Miami, FL: Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical 
        Center operating room construction funding, E1605 [21SE]
      ------tribute to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Friends 
        of St. Jude (network) Miami, FL, chapter, E1650 [21SE]
      Milestones Autism Organization: anniversary, E1567 [19SE]
      Military Mental Health Awareness Day: observance, H2698 [15MY]
      Minden, LA: tribute to charity auction benefiting St. Jude 
        Children's Research Hospital, H787 [15FE]
      Minnesota: adoption of new rules to ensure player safety during 
        high school hockey games, H11 [17JA]
      Montrose, CA: tribute to Montrose Search and Rescue Team, H4789 
        [11JY]
      National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of 
        RxIMPACT Day, E381 [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E530 [16AP]
      National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, H523, H550 
        [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      National Cancer Institute: funding, H2825 [17MY]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, H2825 [17MY], E776 
        [10MY], E898 [30MY], E937, E938 [31MY]
      National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (H. 
        Res. 494), H3276 [31MY]
      National Cancer Survivors Day: observance, E1034 [8JN]
      National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H5773 
        [11SE]
      National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, H5933 
        [13SE], E1610, E1616 [21SE]
      National Craniofacial Acceptance Month: observance, E1542 [14SE]
      National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1675 
        [2OC], E1713 [19OC]
      National Essential Tremor Awareness Month: observance, E488 
        [29MR]
      National Eye Donor Month: observance, E299 [1MR]
      National Glaucoma Awareness Month: observance, E77 [25JA]
      National Guard: complete capability assessment of medical 
        equipment in Humvee ambulances, H4960, H4961 [18JY], H5038 
        [19JY]
      ------tribute to Vets4Warriors program, H5049 [19JY]
      National Health Center Week: observance, E1369 [1AU]
      National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: observance, E1648 [21SE]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: observance, E1622 
        [21SE]
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: expand 
        eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel workers 
        for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees 
        Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 [20MR], H5209 
        [25JY]
      National Kidney Month: observance, E281, E287 [29FE], E296 [1MR]
      National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1735 [6NO]
      National Marfan Awareness Month: observance, E277 [29FE]
      National Marrow Donor Program (organization): tribute, E732 
        [8MY]
      National MPS Awareness Day: observance, E813 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: observance, H2819 [17MY], E747 [9MY]
      ------support goals and ideals (H. Res. 83), H2333 [8MY]
      National objectives: make health care expenses tax deductible, 
        reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, 
        reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate 
        purchase of insurance (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 
        [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      ------policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (H.R. 676), H4422 [28JN]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1485, 
        E1489, E1491, E1492, E1498, E1503 [12SE], E1585, E1598 [21SE]
      National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: observance, E834 
        [17MY]
      National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, E168 [9FE]
      National School Breakfast Week: observance, H1166 [6MR], E332 
        [7MR], E349, E352, E354 [8MR]
      National School Lunch Week: observance, H1211 [7MR]
      National Scoliosis Awareness Month: observance, E1032 [8JN]
      National Stroke Awareness Month: observance, E712 [7MY], E926 
        [31MY]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: observance, 
        H6159 [20SE], E1638, E1641 [21SE]
      National Surgical Technologists Week: observance, E1638 [21SE]
      National Therapeutic Recreation Week: observance, H929 [17FE]
      National Women's History Month: observance, E304 [1MR]
      National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute: tribute, H3586 
        [7JN], E671 [26AP]
      National Youth Sports Week: observance, H5210 [25JY]
      New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence 
        (NHCADSV): anniversary, E1715 [23OC]
      New York: tribute to passage of law combating prescription drug 
        abuse, H4830 [12JY]
      New York, NY: tribute to Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care 
        Center ``Stepping Up for HIV and AIDS'' Community Events Week, 
        E1552 [19SE]
      NIH: anniversary of National Institute for Biomedical Imaging 
        and Bioengineering, E1056 [18JN]
      ------anniversary of release of Women's Health Initiative study, 
        E1208 [9JY]
      No Co-Pay Day: observance, E1383 [1AU]
      North Richland Hills, TX: North Hills Hospital recipient of 
        Society of Chest Pain Centers accreditation, E899 [30MY]
      Northeast Counseling Services (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]
      Nurses for Newborns (organization): anniversary, E600 [19AP]
      Oakland County, MI: opening of Planned Parenthood Federation of 
        America, Inc., facility, E506 [29MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3399-H3402 
        [1JN], H3918 [21JN], H5985-H5988 [13SE], H6265-H6271 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H1461 [21MR]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]
      Ocoee, FL: anniversary of Health Central Hospital, E1603 [21SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: prohibit 
        intelligence community cybersecurity systems from using 
        sensitive personal documents received from certain sources, 
        H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      Ohio: tribute to availability of home health services to senior 
        citizens, E1110 [21JN], E1617 [21SE]
      Older Americans Act: anniversary, E1217 [10JY]
      OraSure Technologies, Inc.: FDA approval of OraQuick In-Home HIV 
        test, E854 [18MY]
      ------tribute, E1227 [11JY]
      ORBIS International (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1352 
        [31JY]
      Oregon: Medicare coverage and home health care spending 
        concerns, E1132 [25JN]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to Nemours Children's Hospital, E1616 
        [21SE]
      Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air 
        pollution (H.R. 2021), H634 [8FE]
      Oxford HealthCare (company): tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Palermo, Donna E.: Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. 
        Rose Tucker Award recipient, E1721 [26OC]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate, E548 [17AP]
      ------observance, E447 [27MR], E502 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      ------impact, H1378-H1384 [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, 
        H1400 [20MR], H1436, H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 
        [21MR], H1524 [22MR], H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 
        [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1859 [17AP], H1924 [18AP], H3586 [7JN], 
        H3797-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H4664, H4673-H4677 
        [9JY], H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, H4785, H4813-H4816 
        [11JY], H4830 [12JY], H4897-H4900 [17JY], H5082 [23JY], H5139, 
        H5188-H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E389 [20MR], E404 [21MR], 
        E418 [22MR], E464 [28MR], E1383 [1AU]
      ------impact of dental care provisions, E1587 [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1397 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP]
      ------impact of requirement for States to establish health 
        insurance exchanges, H4814, H4815 [11JY]
      ------impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H433 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], 
        H788-H800 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H1422-H1425 [20MR], H1430 
        [21MR], H3798 [19JN], H4749 [10JY], H4817 [11JY], H4830 
        [12JY], H5913-H5917 [12SE]
      ------impact on small business hiring, H4739 [10JY], H4818, 
        H4824 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4688, H4728, H4745, H4746, H4747, 
        H4760 [10JY], H4778, H4796, H4799, H4800, H4815, H4817-H4824 
        [11JY]
      ------improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals 
        with a preexisting condition for coverage under the 
        Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (H.R. 6327), E1399 
        [3AU]
      ------modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion 
        services (H.R. 358), H3279 [31MY]
      ------prevent Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program repeal if failure to implement program would 
        increase Medicaid spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, H1221 [7MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
      ------repeal, H430-H436 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H713 
        [14FE], H738 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H906 [17FE], H1298 [8MR], 
        H1369 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, 
        H1563-H1569 [26MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP], H3366, H3391, H3400-
        H3402 [1JN], H3409 [5JN], H3486 [6JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], 
        H3917, H3918 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], H6263, H6265 [21SE], E424 
        [22MR], E1063 [18JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, 
        H3601, H3605, H3606, H3609, H3611, H3613, H3614, H3616 [7JN], 
        E1031 [8JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 5842), H3366 [1JN]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (H.R. 
        1370), H432 [2FE]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (H.R. 
        605), H2052 [24AP]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 
        [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], 
        E141 [6FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), 
        H192-H200 [31JA]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 
        [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, 
        H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], 
        H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-
        H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 
        [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-
        H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1399, 
        H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1430, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1444-
        H1450, H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1506, H1507, 
        H1516, H1521, H1522, H1524, H1539 [22MR], H1564-H1566, H1568 
        [26MR], H3607 [7JN], H3801 [19JN], H4821 [11JY], E415, E416, 
        E418, E423, E425, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 
        [26MR], E481 [29MR]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign, H3486 [6JN]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, 
        H3610-H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, 
        H4163, H4164, H4422-H4425, H4426-H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, 
        H4609, H4646-H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, 
        H4728, H4731, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, 
        H4817, H4824 [11JY], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H191 [31JA], 
        H1138 [5MR], H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563-
        H1569 [26MR], H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 
        [7JN], H3797-H3799, H3801-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], 
        H3983 [26JN], H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], 
        E1063 [18JN], E1152 [27JN]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
      Peninsula Family Services (organization): anniversary of senior 
        peer counseling program, E1355 [31JY]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1289 [8MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (H.R. 6342), E1407 [3AU]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association: anniversary, E979 [5JN]
      Plattsburgh, NY: tribute to Relay for Life participants, E1076 
        [19JN]
      Plymouth, MA: opening of Veterans Outreach Clinic, E1412 [3AU]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (H.R. 3591), H2460 [9MY]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities and eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, H5536 [1AU]
      Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center, E931 
        [31MY]
      Prostate Cancer Awareness Day: observance, E121 [2FE]
      Rare Disease Day: observance, H952 [27FE], H1029 [29FE], E287 
        [29FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (H. 
        Res. 689), H4161 [28JN], H4709 [10JY]
      ------role of tenets of faith in establishing policies to 
        provide social services and welfare programs, H224 [1FE]
      Renton, WA: inclusion of Valley Medical Center in U.S. News & 
        World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals in the Puget 
        Sound'' list, E1640 [21SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H975 [28FE], H1220, H1221 
        [7MR], H6050 [14SE]
      Research: tribute to global health research efforts, E462 [28MR]
      Rodges, Teresa A.: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Woman of the Year award recipient, E964 [1JN]
      Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: 
        anniversary, H5687 [2AU]
      Roswell Park Cancer Institute: cancer vaccine research funding, 
        H129 [24JA]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio, E1141 [26JN]
      Safety: tribute to independent, not-for-profit standards 
        development organizations (SDOs), E943 [31MY]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to Oak Knoll Villa and the Retirement 
        Housing Foundation, E330 [7MR]
      Social Security: reform budget treatment of Social Security 
        disability trust fund, H3488 [6JN]
      ------repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 [10MY]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, 
        H5185 [24JY]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities, 
        E587 [19AP]
      ------tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and 
        Presbyterian Homes and Services Carondelet Village, E1495 
        [12SE]
      Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1673 [2OC]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102-
        H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, H226 [1FE], H385 [2FE]
      Taiwan: imprisonment conditions of former President Chen Shui-
        Bian, E1258 [17JY]
      Tampa, FL: tribute to Military Officers Association of America 
        Operation Helping Hand, E1623 [21SE]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (H.R. 6207), E1342 [26JY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 
        3423), H1524 [22MR]
      ------exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise 
        tax on medical devices (H.R. 1310), H4764 [10JY]
      ------impose an excise tax on certain sugary drinks, H3594 [7JN]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3606, H3609, 
        H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical 
        devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
      ------rates, H1266 [7MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5915 [12SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3366 
        [1JN], H3584, H3587, H3588, H3601-H3618 [7JN], H3797, H3798 
        [19JN], E1025, E1031, E1035 [8JN], E1041 [12JN], E1052 [18JN], 
        E1124 [21JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), motion to 
        recommit, H3616 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 5906), H3591 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (H.R. 6048), H4764 [10JY]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4888-H4894 [17JY]
      Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      Thunder Bay Community Health Service, Inc.: anniversary, E1356 
        [31JY]
      Translational Genomics Research Institute: anniversary, E1141, 
        E1142, E1144 [26JN], E1202 [29JN]
      Truckee, CA: tribute to Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer 
        Center, E1273 [18JY]
      Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for 
        application and receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, 
        H360, H361 [1FE]
      Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 
        anniversary, E1559 [19SE]
      United Health Foundation: tribute to Diverse Scholar Initiative, 
        E1151 [27JN]
      UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc.: tribute to UnitedHealthcare 
        Community Plan of Pennsylvania, E812 [16MY]
      University of Texas: tribute to School of Public Health 
        Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) initiative to 
        combat childhood obesity, H738 [15FE]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]
      ------health care funding, H3235 [30MY]
      ------improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), 
        H6142-H6144 [19SE]
      ------provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan access 
        to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], E425 
        [22MR]
      Visiting Nurse Association Health Group: anniversary, E1073 
        [19JN]
      Vitamins: anniversary of discovery, E1650 [21SE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), 
        H1429 [21MR]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), E1382 [1AU]
      Wesby, Maya: Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Essay Contest 
        award recipient, E1718 [23OC]
      West New York, NJ: tribute to West New York, NJ, School District 
        for nutrition and physical education programs under the Dept. 
        of Education Healthy School Program, H43 [18JA]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (H.R. 
        5647), H2459 [9MY]
      ------health care for women, H348 [1FE], H1028, H1029, H1030, 
        H1031 [29FE], H1160, H1164, H1165 [6MR], H1218, H1270 [7MR], 
        H1379-H1383 [19MR], H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1439, H1440, 
        H1441, H1442, H1475, H1485 [21MR], H1500 [22MR], H1651 [28MR], 
        H1924 [18AP], H4803 [11JY], H5536, H5537, H5538 [1AU], H5634 
        [2AU], E464 [28MR], E506 [29MR], E1226 [11JY], E1369 [1AU]
      ------impact of access to contraceptive services and supplies, 
        H1270 [7MR], H5634 [2AU]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, 
        H3865 [20JN]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (H.R. 3526), H817 [16FE]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1606, E1618, E1636 [21SE]
      World Down Syndrome Day: observance, H1433 [21MR]
      World Immunization Week: observance, E661 [26AP]
      World Water Day: observance, H1429 [21MR]
      Young, Neal A.: Partnership for Public Service Samuel J. Heyman 
        Service to America Medal for Science and Environment 
        recipient, E1519 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497, S1498 
        [8MR]
      Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S6577 [21SE]
      Alcohol Awareness Month: observance, S2598 [23AP]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, S6617 [21SE]
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary (S. Res. 
        528), S5318 [24JY]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, S6096 [11SE]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities, S4141 
        [13JN]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (S. 3418), 
        S5262 [23JY]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Boston, MA: inclusion of Massachusetts General Hospital in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' list, 
        S5083 [17JY], S5131 [18JY]
      Budget: maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, S6486-
        S6488 [20SE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tourette Syndrome 
        Public Health Education Research Outreach Program funding, 
        S4867 [11JY]
      Century Aluminum Co.: retiree ratification of agreement to 
        restore health care benefits, S1665 [14MR]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to St. Bernard Hospital free mammogram 
        program, S5202 [19JY]
      Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan: anniversary, S6530 
        [20SE]
      Cincinnati, OH: inclusion of Cincinnati Children's Hospital 
        Medical Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) 
        ``Best Children's Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]
      ------tribute to University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute, 
        S4458 [25JN]
      Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4284, S4286 
        [19JN]
      ------impact, S488 [9FE]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, 
        S4457 [25JN]
      Climate: global warming, S4853-S4856 [11JY], S5196-S5198 [19JY], 
        S5458-S5460 [26JY], S5635-S5642 [30JY], S5836-S5839, S5841 
        [1AU], S5925-S5927 [2AU], S6306-S6308 [13SE], S6494, S6496 
        [20SE]
      Columbus, OH: inclusion of Nationwide Children's Hospital in 
        U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best Children's 
        Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital and 
        Solove Reseach Institute, S4457 [25JN]
      Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of 
        report entitled ``Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report 
        on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, S3491, S3503 [23MY], S3546, S3548, S3556 [24MY], 
        S4449 [25JN], S4625, S4630 [26JN]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), 
        S680, S681 [15FE]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 
        3577), S6462, S6463 [19SE]
      Courts: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], 
        S2282 [29MR], S2288 [16AP]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S2113 [27MR]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, 
        S3507 [23MY], S3566, S3567 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1431 [6MR]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 
        3556), S6458 [19SE]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S3812-S3816 [7JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to obtain a waiver from 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize 
        healthier food purchases by beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 
        [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------establish a program to provide loans for local farms, 
        ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and 
        nutrition and reduce energy consumption, S4391 [21JN]
      ------prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4270, S4271 [19JN]
      ------promote access to healthful foods in areas known as health 
        deserts, S4196 [14JN]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]
      ------report on impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on obesity 
        and human health and examine public health proposals that 
        affect cost and size of such beverages, S4143 [13JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing an insurance product 
        that covers food safety recalls, S4276 [19JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S4278 
        [19JN], S4352 [20JN], S4393 [21JN]
      Dept. of Defense: call for release of government records 
        regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, S5190 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care, S1083-S1085 [28FE], S1180 [1MR]
      ------contract with public relations firm for advertising 
        campaign to promote preventive health benefits of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3467 [23MY]
      ------define care coordination under the Older Americans Act, 
        include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and 
        detail such departmental functions (S. 3465), S5872 [1AU]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (S. 3461), 
        S5735 [31JY]
      ------establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (S. 2119), S852 [16FE]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S324, S325 [2FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (S. 3407), S5214 [19JY]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services, S1180 [1MR]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840-S842 
        [16FE], S2893-S2896, S2899-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2935, S2937-
        S2944, S2947, S2955 [8MY], S2996-S2998, S3004, S3006-S3008, 
        S3013, S3015, S3016, S3024-S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, S3035 
        [9MY], S3054-S3057, S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3268 [17MY], S3410 
        [22MY], S3536 [24MY]
      ------promulgate regulations on patient medication information 
        to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality 
        information about prescription drugs, S3564 [24MY]
      ------provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (S. 
        3396), S5135 [18JY]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (S. 3345), S4676 
        [27JN]
      ------provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (S. 2256), S2247 [29MR]
      ------provide preferences for certain services, designate an 
        Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, 
        and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors 
        (S. 3358), S4726 [28JN]
      ------reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics 
        and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and 
        nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (S. 2044), S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical 
        facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities 
        (H.R. 6375), S6671 [21SE]
      ------carry out a major medical facility project lease for an 
        outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI (S. 3336), S4422 
        [21JN]
      ------expand and improve health care services available to women 
        veterans, S2078 [27MR]
      ------furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home 
        care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, when 
        the well water was contaminated (S. 277), S4619 [26JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 
        3309), S4241 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), 
        S4302 [19JN]
      ------improve veterans assistance programs, S5154 [18JY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], 
        S5203 [19JY]
      ------provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve 
        the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S6077 
        [11SE]
      ------reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the 
        Veterans Health Administration (S. 3084), S3416 [22MY]
      ------tribute to Caregiver Support Program, S5200 [19JY]
      ------tribute to participation in American Heart Association Go 
        Red for Women cardiovascular disease awareness campaign, S4293 
        [19JN]
      Depts. of Agriculture and HHS: establish dietary guidelines for 
        pregnant women and children from birth until the age of 2, 
        S4334 [20JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (S. 3340), S4461-S4463 [25JN], S4719 [28JN]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (S. 3325), S4419 [21JN]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, S6538 [20SE]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]
      ------tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs and NIH research into 
        deep brain stimulation therapy for Parkinson's disease, S5474 
        [26JY]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 493), 
        S4206 [14JN]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 529), 
        S5626 [26JY]
      Drexel University: tribute to 11th Street Family Health Services 
        Center, S1419 [6MR]
      Drugs: address increase in synthetic drug use, S679-S682 [15FE]
      ------fine prescription drug manufacturers for failure to notify 
        the FDA of a known discontinuance of a lifesaving drug, S3396 
        [22MY]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 3431), 
        S5383-S5385 [25JY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S2948-S2950 [8MY], 
        S4922 [12JY]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S4628 [26JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      EPA: address soil contamination issues in areas surrounding 
        former lead smelter sites, S3322 [21MY]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (S. 3467), S5872 [1AU]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the 
        National Alzheimer's Project, S6617 [21SE]
      FAA: improve treatment of certain sensitive national security 
        information under the Freedom of Information Act, S342 [6FE]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, S3564 
        [24MY]
      ------create standards for information provided to patients when 
        receiving prescription medications, S3464 [23MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health, S3556 [24MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (S. 2113), S702 [15FE]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], S3565 
        [24MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (S. 2289), S2395 [17AP]
      ------ensure no future delays on implementation of new sunscreen 
        labeling and testing standards, S3564 [24MY]
      ------ensure regulations do not limit access to dietary 
        supplements, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance 
        authorities, S3468 [23MY], S3551 [24MY]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, S3417 [22MY], S4615, S4618 [26JN]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (S. 2301), S2547 [19AP]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3301-S3304 
        [21MY], S3389, S3396, S3418 [22MY], S3460, S3469, S3488, 
        S3498, S3502 [23MY], S3551, S3567 [24MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (S. 296), S106-
        S108 [26JA]
      ------improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 
        [26JN]
      ------improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3413 [22MY], S3466, S3467, 
        S3482-S3485 [23MY], S3552, S3563 [24MY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (S. 2295), S2497-S2500 [18AP]
      ------prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless 
        NOAA concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], S3554 [24MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness, S3494 [23MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4616, S4625 [26JN]
      ------promote development of medical devices for patients with 
        rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and 
        lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]
      ------provide for regulation of medical gases, S3414 [22MY]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S3396 [22MY], S3477 [23MY], S3555 
        [24MY], S4624 [26JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, S3507 [23MY]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (S. 2374), S2826 [26AP]
      Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, S6619 
        [21SE]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      ------increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations 
        relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), 
        S2542 [19AP]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (S. Res. 368), 
        S358 [6FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, 
        S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act'': release of report, S2200 [29MR]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S222 [31JA]
      Holdrege, NE: tribute to renovation and expansion of Phelps 
        Memorial Health Center, S1382 [5MR]
      House of Heroes, Inc.: tribute, S4361 [20JN]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, 
        S3882-S3889 [11JN]
      Inhofe, Senator: call to rethink opinion that global warming is 
        a hoax, S5635-S5638 [30JY]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (S. 1058), S3080 [10MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (S. Res. 
        532), S5468, S5627 [26JY]
      Iran: exempt from sanctions humanitarian trade licensed by Dept. 
        of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, S3324 [21MY]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center application 
        for National Cancer Institute designation, S3703 [5JN]
      Leonardtown, MD: anniversary of MedStar St. Mary's Hospital, 
        S1144 [29FE]
      Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Arkansas Children's Hospital, 
        S1086 [28FE], S1610 [13MR]
      Martins, Clarissa: American Association of Cancer Research 
        Thomas J. Bardos Award recipient, S5480 [26JY]
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of 
        Massachusetts, S6444 [19SE]
      Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for 
        in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual 
        alone, S3836 [7JN]
      ------encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health 
        record technology by safety net providers and clinics (S. 
        3539), S6342 [13SE]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 
        [13JN]
      ------funding, S2896-S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 
        [16MY]
      ------impact of increased funding obligations on States, S2942 
        [8MY], S3761 [6JN], S4706 [28JN], S4736 [29JN], S5111 [18JY], 
        S6614-S6616 [21SE]
      ------reform, S6297 [13SE]
      Medical research: impact, S3702 [5JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (S. 2347), S2916 [7MY]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (S. 2243), S2233 [29MR]
      ------funding, S6586-S6590 [21SE]
      ------improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (S. 
        2163), S1425 [6MR]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, S2675 [25AP]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (S. 2125), S910 [17FE]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (S. 3496), S5986 [2AU]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (S. 
        3463), S5736 [31JY], S5846 [1AU]
      ------reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], S6032, 
        S6046 [10SE], S6297, S6324 [13SE]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, S833 [16FE], S890 [17FE], S4875 [11JY]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 396), S1682 [14MR]
      National Academy of Sciences: anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 503), S4593 
        [25JN]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 389), S1431 
        [6MR]
      National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of 
        RxIMPACT Day, S1844 [20MR]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, S3702 [5JN], S3896 
        [11JN], S4457 [25JN]
      National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 550), 
        S6238 [11SE]
      National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (S. Res. 540), 
        S5898, S5900 [1AU]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        510), S4642 [26JN]
      National Eye Donor Month: observance, S2079 [27MR]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 
        553), S6287 [12SE]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (S. Res. 536), S5898 [1AU]
      National Football League: investigation of alleged New Orleans 
        Saints (football team) bounty program, S1985 [22MR]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 
        562), S6469 [19SE]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 484), S3798, 
        S3799 [6JN]
      National Infertility Awareness Week: observance, S2812 [26AP]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 499), S4308 [19JN]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 463), S3239 
        [16MY]
      National Marrow Donor Program: tribute to marrow donor registry 
        drives, S386 [7FE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        564), S6469 [19SE]
      National Men's Health Week: observance (S. Res. 501), S4375 
        [20JN]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 450), S3049 [9MY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S4193, S4196 [14JN]
      ------policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures, S3811 [7JN]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S6101 
        [11SE], S6261 [12SE], S6440 [19SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (S. Res. 537), S5898 [1AU]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 
        468), S3385 [21MY]
      National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 563), 
        S6469 [19SE]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (S. Res. 
        444), S2886 [26AP]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (S. Res. 455), S3090 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]
      ------observance, S4719 [28JN]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        538), S5898 [1AU]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]
      National School Nurse Day: observance, S3037 [9MY]
      Navy Dental Corps: anniversary (S. Res. 544), S6012 [2AU]
      Nevada: tribute to Healthy Communities Coalition, S4890 [11JY]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary, S4820 
        [10JY], S5728 [31JY]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 519), 
        S5898 [1AU]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S880-S882 
        [17FE], S2298 [16AP], S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 [9MY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S2560 [23AP], S3390 
        [22MY], S6411-S6413 [19SE], S6509 [20SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S2948-S2950 [8MY]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 2037), S133 
        [26JA]
      ------reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 [19SE]
      OSHA: expedite approval of safety standards, S2579 [23AP]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 416), S2282 
        [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]
      ------CBO cost estimate, S1769-S1773 [19MR]
      ------Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program funding, S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------Dept. of HHS transfer of funds to the IRS for 
        implementation, S2474 [18AP]
      ------impact, S1821 [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], 
        S1956-S1963, S1988-S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], 
        S2160-S2163 [28MR], S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S3114 
        [14MY], S3298 [21MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-
        S4810 [10JY], S4857, S4866, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-
        S5447 [26JY], S5692-S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE], 
        S6586-S6589 [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1564-S1567 [12MR], S1768-S1773 [19MR], 
        S1818-S1821, S1843 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], S2042-
        S2045 [27MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], S2222 [29MR], 
        S3460 [23MY], S3741 [6JN], S4696-S4706, S4709, S4714 [28JN], 
        S5442 [26JY], S5706 [31JY], S6413 [19SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier 
        areas receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]
      ------impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, S2010-S2013 [26MR]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S1567 [12MR], S1874, S1880, 
        S1891 [21MR], S2118 [28MR], S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3115 
        [14MY], S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4656 [27JN]
      ------impact on small business hiring, S4868 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4706, S4707 [28JN], S4735-S4737 
        [29JN], S4856, S4858, S4863, S4868 [11JY], S4924, S4935 
        [12JY], S5443 [26JY]
      ------implementation funding, S3460 [23MY]
      ------implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for 
        health insurance plans, S5712-S5714 [31JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1077-S1082 [28FE], 
        S1104-S1110, S1112, S1113, S1115-S1129, S1132-S1139, S1141, 
        S1156 [29FE], S1159-S1173 [1MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]
      ------repeal, S118-S120 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S412 [9FE], S665 
        [15FE], S1110 [29FE], S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1564-S1567 [12MR], 
        S1666 [14MR], S1818-S1821 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957 [22MR], S2010-S2013 [26MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 
        [28MR], S2190, S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3007-S3009 [9MY], 
        S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4409 [21JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], 
        S4708 [28JN], S4842, S4843, S4857, S4858 [11JY], S5442 [26JY], 
        S5692, S5693, S5696, S5698, S5706 [31JY], S5806 [1AU], S6046 
        [10SE], S6413 [19SE]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, S3829 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 
        [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, 
        S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1957, S1960, S1961 [22MR], 
        S2044 [27MR]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (S. 2118), S875 [16FE], S879 [17FE]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4690-S4710, 
        S4714 [28JN], S4731-S4733, S4735-S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 
        [9JY], S4808 [10JY], S4862-S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 
        [20SE]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], 
        S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015-
        S2017 [26MR], S2041-S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 
        [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808-S3812 [7JN], S4409 
        [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 
        [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
      ------prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
        generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug 
        into the market, S3411 [22MY], S3542, S3547, S3553, S3557 
        [24MY]
      Pikeville, KY: Pikeville Medical Center recipient of American 
        Alliance of Healthcare Providers Hospital of the Year award, 
        S3271 [17MY]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 
        [29FE]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 
        495), S4250 [18JN]
      Postal Service: develop a Medicare educational program for 
        Postal Service employees and retirees who may be eligible to 
        enroll in Medicare, S2691 [25AP]
      ------eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree 
        Health Benefits Fund, S2471-S2473 [18AP]
      ------require maintenance of expected delivery time for 
        protected mail items, S2466 [18AP]
      Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center, S3726 
        [5JN]
      Prestonburg, KY: tribute to Highlands Center for Autism, S2596 
        [23AP]
      Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 383), S1143 [29FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3669-S3671 [4JN], S3812-
        S3816 [7JN]
      Rhode Island Medical Society: anniversary, S6440 [19SE]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (S. Res. 473), S4641 [26JN]
      Run to Home Base (organization): tribute, S5970 [2AU]
      Rural Health Education Network: anniversary, S3625 [24MY]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (S. Res. 445), S2886 
        [26AP]
      Social Security: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability 
        by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]
      Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 521), 
        S5023 [16JY]
      Suicide Stand Down Day: observance, S6438 [19SE]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S375-S379 [7FE]
      Task Force To Promote National Security by Reducing Childhood 
        Obesity: establish, S3818 [7JN]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3412 [22MY], 
        S3479-S3482 [23MY], S4924 [12JY], S6508 [20SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), S3829 
        [7JN], S3929 [11JN], S3931 [12JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (S. 17), S3245 [17MY]
      Technology: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      Water: infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 
        [19JY]
      Women: health care for women, S374-S379, S381 [7FE], S882-S885 
        [17FE], S1497-S1499 [8MR], S1821 [20MR], S5692-S5699 [31JY], 
        S5806 [1AU]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4832, S4833 [10JY]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (S. Res. 393), S1557 [8MR]
  Reports
      Effects of Incarceration on the Mental and Physical Health of 
        Former President Chen Shui-Bian of Taiwan: Joseph Lin, Ken 
        Yoneda, and Charles Whitcomb, E1258 [17JY]
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family 
        Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust 
        (organization), H4712-H4715 [10JY]
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare 
        Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and 
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of 
        Trustees, H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Assessing Progress in Haiti Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1016), S2819 [26AP]
      Asthma Inhalers Relief Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 6190) (H. Rept. 112-673), H6059 [14SE]
      Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 112-671), H6059 [14SE]
      Commend Rotary International Efforts To Prevent and Eradicate 
        Polio: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 473), 
        S4366 [20JN]
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112-416), 
        H1426 [20MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
      Deem Certain Claims Presented to an Indian Health Service 
        Contracting Officer Pursuant to Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act as Timely Presented: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389), S6339 [13SE]
      ------Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 
        112-228), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 
        112-168), S3422 [22MY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4369) (H. Rept. 112-687), H6273 
        [21SE]
      Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 [12JY]
      Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 112-517), H3479 [5JN]
      Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 
        112-39), H1366 [16MR]
      Medical FSA Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1004) (H. Rept. 112-515), H3479 [5JN]
      Medicare Decisions Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112-412), H1366 [16MR]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 
        112-412), H1362 [13MR]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3541) (H. Rept. 112-496), H3176 [29MY]
      Protect Medical Innovation Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 112-514), H3479 [5JN]
      Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Restoring Access to Medication Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 5842) (H. Rept. 112-516), H3479 [5JN]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From 
        Disease Clusters Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 76) (S. Rept. 112-213), S6451 [19SE]
      Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 429), S4366 [20JN]
      Taking Essential Steps for Testing (TEST) Act: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3391), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112-361), H25 
        [17JA]
      Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]
      Wildlife Disease Emergency Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 357) (S. Rept. 112-214), S6451 
        [19SE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
  Statements
      Dallas Healthcare Policy Conference: Representatives Sessions, 
        Burgess, Fleming, and Cassidy, E1138 [26JN]
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
      Forum on Tick-Borne Diseases: Christina T. Fisk and Holly Ahern, 
        H3394 [1JN]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H3604 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Milton R. Wolf, 
        H4719 [10JY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Several Representatives and 
        Scholars, H1504 [22MR]
      Tribute to Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation: 
        Senator Hoeven, S3622-S3625 [24MY]
  Summaries
      Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact: Bloomberg Finance 
        L.P., H3595 [7JN]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H4772 [10JY], H5627 [1AU]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
  Testimonies
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 
        and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 591, consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1443 [21MR]
      H. Res. 596, return to House of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1593 [27MR]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, 
        Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 
        military construction and veterans' services, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare 
        Act, H4711 [10JY]
      H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1501-H1503 [22MR]
      H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3601 [7JN]
      H.R. 733, Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, H6144 [19SE]
      H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, 
        H333 [1FE]
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]
      H.R. 3187, March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act, H5613 [1AU]
      H.R. 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H3180-H3182 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act, H3719 
        [18JN]
      H.R. 4124, Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act, 
        H6142 [19SE]
      H.R. 4212, Drywall Safety Act, H6134 [19SE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4725 [10JY]
      H.R. 6118, Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act, H6140 [19SE]
      H.R. 6163, National Pediatric Research Network Act, H6138 [19SE]
      H.R. 6375, VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring 
        Authorities Extension Act, H6094 [19SE]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]
      S. 2125, Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act, 
        S910-S912 [17FE]
      S. 2256, Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure 
        Improvements Act, S2247 [29MR]
      S. 2257, Excellence in Mental Health Act, S2248-S2250 [29MR]
      S. 2295, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, 
        S2498 [18AP]
      S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, S2826-S2828 [26AP]
      S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 
        [18JN]
      S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, 
        S4303 [19JN]
      S. 3336, carry out a major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facility project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, 
        Oahu, HI, S4422 [21JN]
      S. 3407, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, 
        S5215 [19JY]
      S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]
      S. Res. 286, Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day, S222 [31JA]
      S. Res. 368, recognize anniversary of earthquake in Haiti, honor 
        victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance, 
        S351, S358 [6FE]
      S. Res. 383, Rare Disease Day, S1143, S1150 [29FE]
      S. Res. 389, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S1425, S1432 
        [6MR]
      S. Res. 393, World Plumbing Day, S1544, S1557 [8MR]
      S. Res. 396, support goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis 
        Awareness Week, S1680, S1682 [14MR]
      S. Res. 411, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/
        Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn 
        State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S2257 
        [29MR]
      S. Res. 413, National Autism Awareness Month, S2258 [29MR]
      S. Res. 416, Parkinson's Awareness Month, S2259, S2282 [29MR]
      S. Res. 417, support goals and ideals of National Public Health 
        Week, S2259 [29MR]
      S. Res. 429, support goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, 
        S4833 [10JY]
      S. Res. 434, support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, S2659 
        [24AP]
      S. Res. 444, National Physical Education and Sport Week, S2832, 
        S2887 [26AP]
      S. Res. 445, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2833, S2888 [26AP]
      S. Res. 450, National MPS Awareness Day, S3047, S3049 [9MY]
      S. Res. 453, expand and support strong home care workforce and 
        make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible 
        for seniors and individuals with disabilities, S3089 [10MY]
      S. Res. 455, National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness 
        Day, S3089 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]
      S. Res. 463, National Kids to Parks Day, S3238, S3241 [16MY]
      S. Res. 468, National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month, S3331, 
        S3385 [21MY]
      S. Res. 473, commend efforts of Rotary International to prevent 
        and eradicate polio, S3639 [24MY], S4642 [26JN]
      S. Res. 484, National Hunger Awareness Day, S3782, S3799 [6JN]
      S. Res. 490, Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, S3982 [12JN]
      S. Res. 493, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S4206 [14JN]
      S. Res. 495, Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week, S4243, 
        S4250 [18JN]
      S. Res. 499, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and 
        Bioengineering anniversary, S4305, S4310 [19JN]
      S. Res. 501, National Men's Health Week, S4374, S4376 [20JN]
      S. Res. 503, National Aphasia Awareness Month, S4463, S4593 
        [25JN]
      S. Res. 510, National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month, S4640, 
        S4643 [26JN]
      S. Res. 515, honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters, 
        S4727 [28JN]
      S. Res. 519, designate a national day of remembrance for workers 
        of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S5048 [16JY], S5898 [1AU]
      S. Res. 521, Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, S5023, S5049 
        [16JY]
      S. Res. 526, Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, S5308 [24JY]
      S. Res. 528, American Podiatric Medical Association anniversary, 
        S5308, S5318 [24JY]
      S. Res. 529, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 532, support International AIDS Conference and encourage 
        global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, 
        S5494, S5627 [26JY]
      S. Res. 534, Navy Dental Corps anniversary, S5738 [31JY]
      S. Res. 535, support goals and ideals of National Caucus on 
        Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities Movement Is 
        Life initiative, S5882 [1AU]
      S. Res. 536, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness 
        Day, S5883, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 537, support goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer 
        Awareness Month, S5883, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 538, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S5883, 
        S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 540, National Convenient Care Clinic Week, S5884, S5900 
        [1AU]
      S. Res. 544, Navy Dental Corps anniversary, S5992, S6012 [2AU]
      S. Res. 550, National Celiac Disease Awareness Day, S6110, S6238 
        [11SE]
      S. Res. 553, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, S6274, 
        S6287 [12SE]
      S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for 
        Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]
      S. Res. 562, National Health Information Technology Week, S6465, 
        S6469 [19SE]
      S. Res. 563, National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day, S6465, 
        S6470 [19SE]
      S. Res. 564, National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, S6465, 
        S6470 [19SE]
      S. Res. 586, support goals and ideals of National Infant 
        Mortality Awareness Month, S6634, S6683 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Cheney, Richard B., S2015 [26MR]
      Lauder, Evelyn Hausner, S320 [2FE]




HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT

  Amendments
      Repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079): consideration 
        (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]
  Articles and editorials
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 
        [21MR]
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Health: prohibit funding to implement health-care related 
        provisions (see H.R. 6054), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions not declared 
        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), H1427 
        [20MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079): consideration 
        (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]
  Motions
      Repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to 
        have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], H2263 [27AP]
      IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal of Patient's 
        Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]
      Repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 
        [19JN]
      Repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 
        [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      Repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 
        [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, 
        H4725-H4772 [10JY], H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, 
        H4793, H4795, H4796-H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 
        [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-H4725 [10JY]
      ------motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation of 
        medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance plans, 
        S5712-S5714 [31JY]
      Repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 
        [10JY], S4862, S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 
        [16JY], S5949 [2AU]
      Repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), unanimous-
        consent request, S5949 [2AU]
  Reports
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family 
        Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust 
        (organization), H4712-H4715 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare 
        Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and 
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of 
        Trustees, H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H4772 [10JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare 
        Act, H4711 [10JY]
      H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4725 [10JY]




HEALTH CARE COST REDUCTION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 436), H3601 [7JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 436): consideration (see H. Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
  Letters
      Provisions: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, 
        County and Municipal Employees, H3605 [7JN]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, Shereen 
        Arent, American Diabetes Association, and Mark A. Schoeberl, 
        American Heart Association, H3605 [7JN]
      ------DeAnn Friedholm, Consumers Union, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ethan Rome, Health Care for America Now (organization), 
        H3604 [7JN]
      ------Judy Waxman and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law 
        Center, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Walter J. Humann, OsteoMed Inc., H3592 [7JN]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 436), H3616 [7JN]
  Press releases
      Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 
        H3604 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 436), H3584, H3601-H3618 [7JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], 
        E1025, E1031, E1035 [8JN], E1041 [12JN], E1052 [18JN], E1124 
        [21JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------motion to recommit, H3616 [7JN]
      Members of Congress: require Members who repeal Federal benefits 
        for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, 
        H3596, H3597 [7JN]
      ------require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3605, H3606, 
        H3609, H3611, H3613, H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, H3610-H3615 [7JN], 
        H4745 [10JY]
      Taxation: increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3606, H3609, 
        H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical 
        devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 436), S3829 [7JN], S3929 [11JN], S3931 [12JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements, S3829 [7JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
  Statements
      Provisions: Executive Office of the President, H3604 [7JN]
  Summaries
      Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact: Bloomberg Finance 
        L.P., H3595 [7JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, provisions, H3589 [7JN]
      H.R. 436, provisions, H3601 [7JN]




HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

  Amendments
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, 
        H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, 
        H3364 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1392 [19MR], H1504, H1505, 
        H1507, H1509, H1511 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1449 [21MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Dennis Meyers Led Manchester Memorial to Growth, S6525 [20SE]
      Pikeville Medical Center, S3271 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Consumers: protect against abusive debt collectors by regulating 
        medical debt collection practices, prohibit collectors from 
        seeking arrest warrants to collect debts, and provide 
        information about the debt (see S. 3350), S4674 [27JN]
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (see S. 3238), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health 
        care services under departmental health care programs (see S. 
        3203), S3280 [17MY] (see H.R. 6266), H5629 [1AU]
      Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States for demonstration 
        projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization 
        or health to include body mass index (BMI) (see H.R. 6402), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers 
        to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------establish a demonstration program to facilitate physician 
        reentry into clinical practice to provide required primary 
        health services (see H.R. 5888), H3404 [1JN]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------implement demonstration projects at federally qualified 
        community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and 
        promote family well-being through parenting practices and 
        skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see S. 3407), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6155), H5077 
        [19JY]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide for public disclosure of charges for certain 
        hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes 
        (see H.R. 5709), H2644 [10MY]
      ------provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (see S. 2256), S2242 [29MR]
      ------reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome 
        prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical 
        facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities 
        (see H.R. 6375), H5859 [11SE]
      ------authorize transport of individuals to and from health 
        facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, 
        examination, treatment, and care (see S. 3511), S5977 [2AU]
      ------award grants to nonprofit organizations for construction 
        of facilities for temporary lodging in connection with the 
        examination, treatment, or care of a veteran (see S. 3324), 
        S4368 [20JN]
      ------carry out a major medical facility project lease for an 
        outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI (see S. 3336), S4418 
        [21JN]
      ------consider the veteran's best interest when making 
        determinations about contracted health care and improve access 
        to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses 
        (see H.R. 6393), H5999 [13SE]
      ------designate certain medical facilities as health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 4042), H801 [15FE]
      ------expand eligibility for veteran reimbursement for emergency 
        treatment provided in non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 
        4246), H1542 [22MR]
      ------reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare 
        benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses owed by 
        veterans for certain treatment provided in non-departmental 
        facilities (see H.R. 4245), H1542 [22MR]
      ------reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the 
        Veterans Health Administration (see S. 3084), S3084 [10MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 
        667), H3265 [30MY]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see S. 3430), S5381 [25JY]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers (see S. 3560, 3566), S6454 [19SE]
      Education: reform graduate medical education payments (see S. 
        3201), S3280 [17MY]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      ------make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      ------protect privacy of protected health information by 
        requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store 
        health information, restricting access, and improving 
        congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 
        591), H1426 [20MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (see H. Res. 
        596), H1641 [27MR]
      ------urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run 
        health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such 
        option (see H. Res. 615), H1845 [16AP]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see S. 3289), 
        S4151 [13JN]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]
      Medicare: create incentives for innovative diagnostics by 
        improving process for determining payment rates for new tests 
        (see H.R. 6446), H6230 [20SE]
      ------distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 6352), 
        H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6562), H6284 [25SE]
      ------exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation 
        applicable to payments for hospice care (see H.R. 6466), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5943), H3699 
        [8JN]
      ------increase fines and penalties for Medicare fraud to augment 
        Medicare fraud enforcement activities (see H.R. 6103), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet 
        site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital 
        inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and 
        physicians' services (see H.R. 5730), H2645 [10MY]
      ------permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist 
        services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the 
        reclassification of such hospitals (see H.R. 6146), H5008 
        [18JY]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see S. 2097), S494 
        [9FE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1426 [20MR]
      ------provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: implement prescriber education programs and 
        establish requirements for administration of antipsychotics to 
        residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 
        [20SE]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]
      National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        540), S5871 [1AU]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]
      National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: 
        designate (see H. Res. 771), H5707 [2AU]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H374 [1FE]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 411), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Philadelphia, PA: encourage the Philadelphia VA Medical Center 
        to form an advisory committee to consider naming the hospital 
        in honor of an individual or group of veterans (see H. Res. 
        625), H2031 [19AP]
      Social Security: permit hospitals to make incentive payments to 
        physicians to promote quality and efficiency (see H.R. 6176), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      Taxation: provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 3226), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see S. 
        3603), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Letters
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
  Motions
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]
  Obituaries
      Chan, Chiu Moon: Houston (TX) Chronicle, E949 [1JN]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for 
        conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]
      America's Blood Centers (nonprofit organization): anniversary, 
        E271 [28FE]
      Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Bangor, ME: inclusion of St. Joseph Hospital on Thomson Reuters 
        (news service) Top 100 Hospitals list, E1632 [21SE]
      Bellevue, NE: anniversary of Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home, 
        E1239 [12JY]
      Belzoni, MS: tribute to Mid-Delta Home Health and Hospice 
        Center, E499 [29MR]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to Edward Hines, Jr., Veteran Affairs 
        Hospital, E168 [9FE]
      ------tribute to Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 
        E168 [9FE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: exempt certain Dept. 
        of Veterans Affairs facilities from decommissioning, H531, 
        H532 [7FE]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of the Hospice of the Western 
        Reserve, E988 [6JN]
      ------tribute to Federally Qualified Health Centers, E1369 [1AU]
      Concord, NC: anniversary of Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, 
        E1335 [26JY]
      Critical Path Institute: tribute, E1404 [3AU]
      Dallas, TX: tribute to Dallas VA Medical Center for 
        participation in Valentines to Veterans program, H228 [1FE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide VA medical personnel access to medical 
        records of soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, 
        H3316, H3317 [31MY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H4957, H4958 [18JY], H5062 [19JY], E1288 
        [19JY]
      ------vision and eye injury research programs funding, H4958, 
        H4959 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, 
        H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, 
        H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, 
        H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (H.R. 733), H6144-H6147 [19SE], E1612 [21SE], E1684 [5OC]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address delays in expansion of 
        medical facility in Lafayette, LA, and construction of new 
        medical facility in Lake Charles, LA, H1369 [19MR]
      ------address issues in management of Orlando, FL, VA Medical 
        Center construction project, H3277, H3319 [31MY]
      ------allow veterans in rural areas to visit an approved non-
        departmental health care provider in their area, H3327, H3328 
        [31MY]
      ------authorize certain major medical facility projects and 
        leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6375), H6094-H6096 
        [19SE], E1605 [21SE]
      ------consider the veteran's best interest when making 
        determinations about contracted health care and improve access 
        to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses 
        (H.R. 6393), H5970 [13SE]
      ------construction of VA health care center offsite from Butler, 
        PA, Medical Center, H3318 [31MY]
      ------eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt 
        of medical care, H2140 [26AP]
      ------ensure timely payments to non-VA medical providers, H3317 
        [31MY]
      ------expedite delivery of health care to veterans at VA 
        community-based outpatient clinics in Lafayette, LA, and Lake 
        Charles, LA, H2143 [26AP]
      ------implement plan to address Oakland, CA, VA regional office 
        disability claims backlog and inaccuracy rates, H2145 [26AP]
      ------medical and prosthetic research funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Defense base closure account funding, H3358 [31MY]
      ------permit Office of Inspector General to review practices 
        relative to collection and content of bids for certain 
        veterans' hospital construction projects, H3326, H3327 [31MY]
      ------report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit 
        claims, H3317 [31MY]
      ------require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults 
        and other safety incidents occurring at departmental medical 
        facilities, H5428, H5429 [31JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309-
        H3346, H3356-H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], 
        E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        H3331 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for 
        certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-
        traumatic stress disorder, H3129 [18MY]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers, H6144-H6147 [19SE]
      Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.: tribute, 
        E197 [15FE]
      Falmouth, MA: Gosnold on Cape Cod recipient of Massachusetts 
        Mental Health Counselors Association Mental Health Agency of 
        the Year award, E1455 [10SE]
      Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, E1477 
        [11SE]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      Health: cap court-awarded damages in medical negligence claims, 
        H1460, H1461 [21MR]
      ------delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1505-H1507 [22MR]
      ------improve access to emergency medical services, H1508, H1509 
        [22MR]
      ------make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------preserve joint and several liability for damages in 
        medical malpractice, H1465 [21MR]
      ------preserve liability for damages for serious and 
        irreversible injuries, E427 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform, H2623, H2629 [10MY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 
        [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, 
        H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1501-H1519, H1521, 
        H1522, H1524 [22MR], E415, E416, E418, E421, E423, E425, E427, 
        E429, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 
        [29MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1443-H1452 [21MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (H. Res. 
        596), H1593 [27MR]
      Health care professionals: prohibit exemption of health care 
        professionals who intentionally harm patients from medical 
        malpractice liability, H1482 [21MR]
      Houston, TX: inclusion of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer 
        Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best 
        Hospitals'' for cancer list, H5139 [24JY]
      ------tribute to American Red Cross, the Texas Arrhythmia 
        Institute (organization), and the Methodist Hospital DeBakey 
        Heart and Vascular Center for Save a Life Community Heart 
        Training Day, H663 [9FE]
      ------tribute to Texas Children's Hospital pediatric tissue 
        engineering research, H200 [31JA]
      Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, 
        H4752 [10JY], E1254 [17JY]
      Indiana Blood Center (organization): anniversary, E458 [27MR]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated 
        as NIH National Cancer Institute, H4789 [11JY]
      King City, CA: anniversary of Mee Memorial Hospital, E1686 [5OC]
      Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Arkansas Children's Hospital, 
        H1264 [7MR]
      Livonia, MI: anniversary of Marycrest Manor Skilled Nursing and 
        Rehabilitation Center, E220 [16FE]
      Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of APAIT Health Center, E1631 
        [21SE]
      Madison, WI: St. Mary's Hospital designation as magnet facility 
        by American Nurses Credentialing Center, E134 [3FE]
      Medicaid: funding, H1669, H1670 [28MR]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]
      Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease 
        and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), H2144 [26AP], E673 [26AP], 
        E713 [7MY]
      ------provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 4065), H818 [16FE]
      ------tribute to hospice care workers, H3735 [19JN]
      Memphis, TN: anniversary of St. Jude Children's Research 
        Hospital, H810, H813 [16FE], E711 [7MY]
      Mental health: treatment programs funding, H5138 [24JY]
      Miami, FL: Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical 
        Center operating room construction funding, E1605 [21SE]
      ------tribute to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Friends 
        of St. Jude (network) Miami, FL, chapter, E1650 [21SE]
      Minden, LA: tribute to charity auction benefiting St. Jude 
        Children's Research Hospital, H787 [15FE]
      Monroe, LA: tribute to St. Francis Medical Center auxiliary 
        members, E285 [29FE]
      National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E530 [16AP]
      National Health Center Week: observance, E1369 [1AU]
      National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: observance, E1648 [21SE]
      New York, NY: tribute to Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care 
        Center ``Stepping Up for HIV and AIDS'' Community Events Week, 
        E1552 [19SE]
      Northeast Counseling Services (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]
      Oakland County, MI: opening of Planned Parenthood Federation of 
        America, Inc., facility, E506 [29MR]
      Ocoee, FL: anniversary of Health Central Hospital, E1603 [21SE]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to Nemours Children's Hospital, E1616 
        [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of repeal on 
        enrollment of Members of Congress in the Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, H1221 [7MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1289 [8MR]
      Plymouth, MA: opening of Veterans Outreach Clinic, E1412 [3AU]
      Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center, E931 
        [31MY]
      Renton, WA: inclusion of Valley Medical Center in U.S. News & 
        World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals in the Puget 
        Sound'' list, E1640 [21SE]
      Roswell Park Cancer Institute: cancer vaccine research funding, 
        H129 [24JA]
      Sonora, CA: closure of Tuolumne General Hospital, E13 [13JA]
      Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center: tribute, E270 [28FE]
      Thunder Bay Community Health Service, Inc.: anniversary, E1356 
        [31JY]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: opening, E1500 
        [12SE], E1660 [28SE]
      Truckee, CA: tribute to Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer 
        Center, E1273 [18JY]
      Veterans: health care funding, H3235 [30MY]
      ------provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan access 
        to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], E425 
        [22MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arkansas: inclusion of Arkansas hospitals in U.S. News & World 
        Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' high-performing list, 
        S563 [13FE]
      Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen 
        coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and 
        preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military 
        facilities, S4141 [13JN]
      Boston, MA: inclusion of Massachusetts General Hospital in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' list, 
        S5083 [17JY], S5131 [18JY]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to St. Bernard Hospital free mammogram 
        program, S5202 [19JY]
      Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan: anniversary, S6530 
        [20SE]
      Cincinnati, OH: inclusion of Cincinnati Children's Hospital 
        Medical Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) 
        ``Best Children's Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]
      ------tribute to University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute, 
        S4458 [25JN]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, 
        S4457 [25JN]
      Columbus, OH: inclusion of Nationwide Children's Hospital in 
        U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best Children's 
        Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital and 
        Solove Reseach Institute, S4457 [25JN]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: conditions of Heal Africa 
        Hospital in Goma treating women for obstetric fistula, S1783 
        [19MR]
      Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (S. 3238), S4780 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (S. 3407), S5214 [19JY]
      ------provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (S. 2256), S2247 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary of Veterans' Community 
        Based Outpatient Clinic in Caribou, ME, S4148 [13JN]
      ------authorize certain major medical facility projects and 
        leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6375), S6671 
        [21SE]
      ------carry out a major medical facility project lease for an 
        outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI (S. 3336), S4422 
        [21JN]
      ------expand and improve health care services available to women 
        veterans, S2078 [27MR]
      ------furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home 
        care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, when 
        the well water was contaminated (S. 277), S4619 [26JN]
      ------reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the 
        Veterans Health Administration (S. 3084), S3416 [22MY]
      Drexel University: tribute to 11th Street Family Health Services 
        Center, S1419 [6MR]
      Education: reform graduate medical education payments (S. 3201), 
        S3286 [17MY]
      Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, S6619 
        [21SE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], 
        S2282 [29MR], S2288 [16AP]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S2113 [27MR]
      Holdrege, NE: tribute to renovation and expansion of Phelps 
        Memorial Health Center, S1382 [5MR]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center application 
        for National Cancer Institute designation, S3703 [5JN]
      ------University of Kansas Cancer Center designated as NIH 
        National Cancer Institute, S4923 [12JY]
      Leonardtown, MD: anniversary of MedStar St. Mary's Hospital, 
        S1144 [29FE]
      Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Arkansas Children's Hospital, 
        S1086 [28FE], S1610 [13MR]
      Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: dedication, S122 
        [26JA]
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of 
        Massachusetts, S6444 [19SE]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (S. 3539), S6342 [13SE]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 
        [13JN]
      ------funding, S2896-S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 
        [16MY]
      National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (S. Res. 540), 
        S5898, S5900 [1AU]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (S. Res. 536), S5898 [1AU]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary, S4820 
        [10JY], S5728 [31JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1077-S1082 [28FE], S1104-S1110, S1112, 
        S1113, S1115-S1129, S1132-S1139, S1141, S1156 [29FE], S1159-
        S1173 [1MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]
      Pikeville, KY: Pikeville Medical Center recipient of American 
        Alliance of Healthcare Providers Hospital of the Year award, 
        S3271 [17MY]
      Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center, S3726 
        [5JN]
      Rural Health Education Network: anniversary, S3625 [24MY]
      Social Security: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability 
        by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]
  Reports
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare 
        Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and 
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of 
        Trustees, H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112-416), 
        H1426 [20MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 
        112-168), S3422 [22MY]
      Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 
        112-39), H1366 [16MR]
      Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 
        [19SE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
  Statements
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Several Representatives and 
        Scholars, H1504 [22MR]
  Tables
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
  Testimonies
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 591, consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1443 [21MR]
      H. Res. 596, return to House of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1593 [27MR]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, 
        Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 
        military construction and veterans' services, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1501-H1503 [22MR]
      H.R. 733, Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, H6144 [19SE]
      H.R. 6375, VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring 
        Authorities Extension Act, H6094 [19SE]
      S. 2256, Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure 
        Improvements Act, S2247 [29MR]
      S. 2257, Excellence in Mental Health Act, S2248-S2250 [29MR]
      S. 3238, David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community 
        Based Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH, S4780 [29JN]
      S. 3336, carry out a major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facility project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, 
        Oahu, HI, S4422 [21JN]
      S. 3407, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, 
        S5215 [19JY]
      S. Res. 411, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/
        Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn 
        State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S2257 
        [29MR]
      S. Res. 413, National Autism Awareness Month, S2258 [29MR]
      S. Res. 536, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness 
        Day, S5883, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 540, National Convenient Care Clinic Week, S5884, S5900 
        [1AU]




HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA NOW (organization)

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3604 [7JN]
  Press releases
      Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 
        H3604 [7JN]




HEALTH CARE FREEDOM COALITION

  Letters
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, 
        H1469 [21MR]




HEALTH CARE PRICE TRANSPARENCY PROMOTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]




HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

  Amendments
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1392 [19MR], H1504, H1505, 
        H1507, H1509, H1511 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1449 [21MR]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6003, S6007 [2AU]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S4249, S4250 [18JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 
        [23JA]
      ------require an abortion provider, before performing an 
        abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H114 
        [23JA]
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 
        528), S5304 [24JY]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for 
        training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries 
        (see S. 3418), S5257 [23JY]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health 
        care services under departmental health care programs (see S. 
        3203), S3280 [17MY] (see H.R. 6266), H5629 [1AU]
      ------provide funding assistance to State training centers 
        certified by FEMA as capable of providing emergency response 
        training (see H.R. 5620), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of Education: make grants to eligible local educational 
        agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in 
        elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 
        2047), S208 [31JA]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H965 [27FE]
      ------assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our 
        Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase 
        availability of health care services in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]
      ------authorize grants to States for demonstration projects to 
        expand State registries on childhood immunization or health to 
        include body mass index (BMI) (see H.R. 6402), H5999 [13SE]
      ------define care coordination under the Older Americans Act, 
        include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and 
        detail such departmental functions (see S. 3465), S5870 [1AU] 
        (see H.R. 6543), H6276 [21SE]
      ------eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers 
        to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------establish a demonstration program to facilitate physician 
        reentry into clinical practice to provide required primary 
        health services (see H.R. 5888), H3404 [1JN]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see S. 3407), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6155), H5077 
        [19JY]
      ------make grants to train elementary and secondary school 
        nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an 
        outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on 
        school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see S. 2192), S1733 [15MR]
      ------reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome 
        prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider the veteran's best interest 
        when making determinations about contracted health care and 
        improve access to medical care for veterans with severe 
        injuries or illnesses (see H.R. 6393), H5999 [13SE]
      ------designate certain medical facilities as health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 4042), H801 [15FE]
      ------extend authority to enter into contracts with private 
        physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see 
        H.R. 5880), H3362 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S4460 [25JN]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560, 3566), S6454 [19SE]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      ------reform graduate medical education payments (see S. 3201), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5969), H3807 [19JN]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H5077 [19JY]
      ------expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 453), 
        S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 759), H5707 [2AU]
      ------extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      ------improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 
        [7JN]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      ------protect privacy of protected health information by 
        requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store 
        health information, restricting access, and improving 
        congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (see H.R. 4242), H1541 [22MR]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 
        591), H1426 [20MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (see H. Res. 
        596), H1641 [27MR]
      ------urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run 
        health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such 
        option (see H. Res. 615), H1845 [16AP]
      Housing: train public housing residents as home health aides and 
        in home-based health services to provide such services to 
        certain elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted 
        housing residents (see H.R. 4220), H1426 [20MR]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S3631 [24MY]
      Insurance: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that 
        health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance 
        issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (see H.R. 5838), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services 
        through private contracts (see S. 2304), S2545 [19AP]
      ------allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and 
        clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive 
        cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), 
        S261 [1FE]
      ------create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving 
        process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 
        6446), H6230 [20SE]
      ------distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 6352), 
        H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6562), H6284 [25SE]
      ------eliminate sustainable growth rate system to ensure access 
        to physicians' services for beneficiaries (see S. 3337), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S2730 [25AP]
      ------exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation 
        applicable to payments for hospice care (see H.R. 6466), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by 
        radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician 
        referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 
        [18JY]
      ------increase fines and penalties for Medicare fraud to augment 
        Medicare fraud enforcement activities (see H.R. 6103), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet 
        site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital 
        inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and 
        physicians' services (see H.R. 5730), H2645 [10MY]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (see S. 3496), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6326), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      ------permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist 
        services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the 
        reclassification of such hospitals (see H.R. 6146), H5008 
        [18JY]
      ------protect access to home health services for beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 6059), H4654 [29JN]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 3242), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see S. 2097), S494 
        [9FE]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H181 
        [25JA]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H2567 [9MY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]
      ------implement prescriber education programs and establish 
        requirements for administration of antipsychotics to residents 
        of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 [20SE]
      National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        540), S5871 [1AU]
      National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 548), S6108 [11SE]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR] (see H. Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: 
        designate (see H. Res. 771), H5707 [2AU]
      Navy Dental Corps: anniversary (see S. Res. 534), S5732 [31JY] 
        (see S. Res. 544), S5978 [2AU]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3260), S3688 [4JN] (see S. 3269), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        5924), H3660 [7JN]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H725 [14FE]
      Rural areas: improve housing for educators, public safety 
        officers, and medical providers, and their households (see S. 
        3278), S3838 [7JN]
      Social Security: permit hospitals to make incentive payments to 
        physicians to promote quality and efficiency (see H.R. 6176), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for charity care provided by 
        physicians (see H.R. 5849), H3162 [18MY]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H439 [2FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program: Representative Kline, 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H5816 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5816 [11SE]
      Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services 
        in response to a disaster: David B. Hoyt, American College of 
        Surgeons, H1512 [22MR]
      ------several health care organizations, H1512 [22MR]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: Chuck 
        Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, E1153 [27JN]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
  Motions
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]
  Proclamations
      Tribute to Thomas C. Prince, Jr.: Tim Burchett, Mayor of Knox 
        County, TN, E977 [5JN]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]
      ------prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for 
        conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY], H4692 
        [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5440-H5448 [31JY], 
        E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, E1421 
        [3AU]
      Alibhai, Suleiman: Prevention of Blindness Society of 
        Metropolitan Washington Professional Service Award recipient, 
        E212 [16FE]
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary, E936 [31MY]
      America's Blood Centers (nonprofit organization): anniversary, 
        E271 [28FE]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (H.R. 3886), E123 [2FE]
      Belzoni, MS: tribute to Mid-Delta Home Health and Hospice 
        Center, E499 [29MR]
      Blanchard, Talbot: New Hampshire Hospital Association Licensed 
        Nursing Assistant (LNA) of the Year Award recipient, E1032 
        [8JN]
      Brown, Tom: Tri-County Mental Health Services, Inc., Phoenix 
        Community Achievement Leader Award recipient, E1341 [26JY]
      Bucci, Frank A.: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna 
        County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of 
        Service recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Charles Drew University: tribute to graduates, E964 [1JN]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to Edward Hines, Jr., Veteran Affairs 
        Hospital, E168 [9FE]
      ------tribute to Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 
        E168 [9FE]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of the Hospice of the Western 
        Reserve, E988 [6JN]
      ------tribute to Federally Qualified Health Centers, E1369 [1AU]
      Concord, NC: anniversary of Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, 
        E1335 [26JY]
      Courts: prohibit exemption of health care professionals who 
        intentionally harm patients from medical malpractice 
        liability, H1482 [21MR]
      Dept. of Defense: provide assistance to State training centers 
        to provide emergency response training to the National Guard 
        and Federal agencies performing homeland defense activities, 
        E948 [1JN]
      ------provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of 
        soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3316, 
        H3317 [31MY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H4955, 
        H4956, H4984 [18JY], H5049, H5050 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (H.R. 6400), E1524 [13SE]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, 
        H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, 
        H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, 
        H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (H.R. 733), H6144-H6147 [19SE], E1612 [21SE], E1684 [5OC]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in rural areas to 
        visit an approved non-departmental health care provider in 
        their area, H3327, H3328 [31MY]
      ------consider the veteran's best interest when making 
        determinations about contracted health care and improve access 
        to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses 
        (H.R. 6393), H5970 [13SE]
      ------eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt 
        of medical care, H2140 [26AP]
      ------ensure timely payments to non-VA medical providers, H3317 
        [31MY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H3322 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319, H3339 [31MY], 
        E966 [1JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]
      Disasters: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care 
        services in response to a disaster, H1511-H1513 [22MR]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers, H6144-H6147 [19SE]
      Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.: tribute, 
        E197 [15FE]
      Drugs: require practitioners to obtain particular training or 
        special certification on addiction and substance abuse, and 
        appropriate and safe use of certain controlled substances 
        (H.R. 2119), H5529 [1AU]
      Duval County, FL: anniversary of American Red Cross Life Saving 
        Corps, E676 [26AP]
      Economy: provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      Evans, William: American Pharmacists Association Remington Honor 
        Medal recipient, E389 [20MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 3066), E1154 
        [27JN]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (H.R. 5969), H4067 [27JN], E1154 [27JN]
      Fawcett, Robert: Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians 
        Family Physician of the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]
      FCC: provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H914, H918-H921 [17FE], E237-E239 [24FE]
      Foege, William: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E758 
        [10MY], E1091 [20JN]
      Freeman, Ira: California Pharmacists Association Pharmacist of 
        the Year award recipient, E674 [26AP]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      Greater Prince William Medical Reserve Corps: tribute, E952 
        [1JN]
      Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly (G.R.A.P.E.): 
        anniversary, E138 [3FE], E182 [13FE]
      Guam Diabetes Association: tribute to Guam Diabetes Conference, 
        E1732 [2NO]
      Health: cap court-awarded damages in medical negligence claims, 
        H1460, H1461 [21MR]
      ------delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1505-H1507 [22MR]
      ------establish health savings accounts for all citizens, 
        provide health savings account and high deductible health plan 
        payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants 
        to have same such plans, H798 [15FE]
      ------expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (H. Res. 759), E1597 
        [21SE]
      ------health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      ------improve access to emergency medical services, H1508, H1509 
        [22MR]
      ------preserve joint and several liability for damages in 
        medical malpractice, H1465 [21MR]
      ------preserve liability for damages for serious and 
        irreversible injuries, E427 [22MR]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 
        [10JY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform, H2623, H2629 [10MY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 
        [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, 
        H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1501-H1519, H1521, 
        H1522, H1524 [22MR], E415, E416, E418, E421, E423, E425, E427, 
        E429, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 
        [29MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1443-H1452 [21MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (H. Res. 
        596), H1593 [27MR]
      Houston, TX: inclusion of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer 
        Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best 
        Hospitals'' for cancer list, H5139 [24JY]
      ------tribute to Texas Children's Hospital pediatric tissue 
        engineering research, H200 [31JA]
      Illinois: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts 
        in responding to tornadoes, E408 [21MR]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5814-H5817 [11SE], E1507, 
        E1511, E1520 [13SE]
      Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, 
        H4752 [10JY], E1254 [17JY]
      Indiana: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts in 
        responding to tornadoes, H1160 [6MR], E327 [7MR]
      Indiana Blood Center (organization): anniversary, E458 [27MR]
      International Day of Radiology: observance, E1381 [1AU]
      International Institute of Minnesota: tribute, E513 [30MR]
      Journal of Medical Ethics: reaction to article supporting after-
        birth abortions, H1220 [7MR], H1291 [8MR]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated 
        as NIH National Cancer Institute, H4789 [11JY]
      Lightfoot, Robert D.: Medical Association of the State of 
        Alabama Samuel Buford Word Award recipient, E1400 [3AU]
      Lijoi, Andre: Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians Family 
        Physician of the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]
      Livonia, MI: anniversary of Marycrest Manor Skilled Nursing and 
        Rehabilitation Center, E220 [16FE]
      Madison, WI: St. Mary's Hospital designation as magnet facility 
        by American Nurses Credentialing Center, E134 [3FE]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H137-
        H143 [24JA]
      ------clinical laboratory services payment rates, H924 [17FE]
      ------extend physician payment rates (H.R. 6142), H5337 [31JY]
      ------home health care services copayment, E1184 [29JN]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (H.R. 1958), H1897 [17AP]
      ------protect access to home health services for beneficiaries, 
        H2825 [17MY], E297 [1MR], E1512 [13SE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H738 [15FE], H811 [16FE], H908, H909, H913, H914, 
        H916, H919, H924, H925 [17FE], H1422 [20MR], H5915 [12SE]
      ------tribute to home health service workers, E1586 [21SE]
      ------tribute to hospice care workers, H3735 [19JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care 
        planning consultation (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], 
        H5203 [25JY]
      Monmouth University: anniversary of Marjorie K. Unterberg School 
        of Nursing & Health Studies, E601 [19AP]
      National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of 
        RxIMPACT Day, E407 [21MR]
      National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E530 [16AP]
      National Guard: complete capability assessment of medical 
        equipment in Humvee ambulances, H4960, H4961 [18JY], H5038 
        [19JY]
      National Health Center Week: observance, E1369 [1AU]
      National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: observance, E1648 [21SE]
      National Nurses Week: observance, H2819 [17MY], E747 [9MY]
      ------support goals and ideals (H. Res. 83), H2333 [8MY]
      National Surgical Technologists Week: observance, E1638 [21SE]
      New York: tribute to Hudson Valley first responders, E830 [17MY]
      ------tribute to passage of law combating prescription drug 
        abuse, H4830 [12JY]
      New York, NY: tribute to Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care 
        Center ``Stepping Up for HIV and AIDS'' Community Events Week, 
        E1552 [19SE]
      North Richland Hills, TX: North Hills Hospital recipient of 
        Society of Chest Pain Centers accreditation, E899 [30MY]
      Nurses for Newborns (organization): anniversary, E600 [19AP]
      ORBIS International (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1352 
        [31JY]
      Oregon: Medicare coverage and home health care spending 
        concerns, E1132 [25JN]
      Oxford HealthCare (company): tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4673-H4677 
        [9JY]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1536-H1539 [22MR]
      ------impact of repeal on enrollment of Members of Congress in 
        the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, H1221 [7MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
      Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center, E931 
        [31MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3994-H3997 [26JN], H4079 [27JN], H4625 [29JN], E1153 [27JN]
      Reach Out and Read Rhode Island (organization): tribute, H1029 
        [29FE]
      Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: 
        anniversary, H5687 [2AU]
      Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center: tribute, E270 [28FE]
      Stand With Those Who Serve Week: observance, E1238 [12JY]
      Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corps: anniversary, E604 
        [19AP]
      Thunder Bay Community Health Service, Inc.: anniversary, E1356 
        [31JY]
      Tornadoes: tribute to first responders in Alabama, E651 [25AP]
      Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 
        anniversary, E1559 [19SE]
      Veterans: health care funding, H3235 [30MY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), 
        H6142-H6144 [19SE]
      Visiting Nurse Association Health Group: anniversary, E1073 
        [19JN]
      West Liberty, KY: tribute to first responders, E1462 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497, S1498 
        [8MR]
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary (S. Res. 
        528), S5318 [24JY]
      Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for 
        training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries 
        (S. 3418), S5262 [23JY]
      Boyd, Jamie Kamailani: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community 
        Health Leaders Award recipient, S153 [30JA]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan: anniversary, S6530 
        [20SE]
      Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care, S1083-S1085 [28FE], S1180 [1MR]
      ------define care coordination under the Older Americans Act, 
        include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and 
        detail such departmental functions (S. 3465), S5872 [1AU]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      ------facilitate emergency medical services personnel training 
        and certification curriculums for veterans, S6256 [12SE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (S. 3407), S5214 [19JY]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services, S1180 [1MR]
      ------provide whistleblower protections for the Commissioned 
        Corps of the Public Health Service Act, S3468, S3491 [23MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (S. 3340), S4461-S4463 [25JN], S4719 [28JN]
      Diaz, Matthew: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Education: reform graduate medical education payments (S. 3201), 
        S3286 [17MY]
      FDA: ensure that adequate information is disseminated to health 
        care providers about potential benefits and risks of medical 
        products on all patient populations, S3498-S3500 [23MY]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]
      Fetz, Alisha: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], 
        S2282 [29MR], S2288 [16AP]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S2113 [27MR]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S3636 [24MY], S6007 [2AU], 
        S6334 [13SE]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated 
        as NIH National Cancer Institute, S4923 [12JY]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S3872 [7JN], S4249 [18JN]
      Leonardtown, MD: anniversary of MedStar St. Mary's Hospital, 
        S1144 [29FE]
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of 
        Massachusetts, S6444 [19SE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (S. 2347), S2916 [7MY]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (S. 2125), S910 [17FE]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (S. 3496), S5986 [2AU]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, S833 [16FE], S890 [17FE], S4875 [11JY]
      National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (S. Res. 540), 
        S5898, S5900 [1AU]
      National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: 
        designate (S. Res. 548), S6238 [11SE]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (S. Res. 536), S5898 [1AU]
      National School Nurse Day: observance, S3037 [9MY]
      Navy Dental Corps: anniversary (S. Res. 544), S6012 [2AU]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, 
        S3762 [6JN], S3961, S3962 [12JN], S6260 [12SE], S6316 [13SE], 
        S6598-S6601 [21SE]
      ------prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (S. 
        3269), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S4619 [26JN], S5054 [17JY], 
        S5186 [19JY], S5279 [24JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S5706 [31JY]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier 
        areas receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1077-S1082 [28FE], 
        S1104-S1110, S1112, S1113, S1115-S1129, S1132-S1139, S1141, 
        S1156 [29FE], S1159-S1173 [1MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]
      Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center, S3726 
        [5JN]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]
      ------improve (H.R. 4018), S4781 [29JN], S4783 [9JY]
      ------improve (S. 1696), S1921 [21MR]
      Rhode Island Medical Society: anniversary, S6440 [19SE]
      Rural Health Education Network: anniversary, S3625 [24MY]
      Telecommunications: strengthen public safety by establishing a 
        national wireless communications network for emergency 
        responders, S888, S889 [17FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112-416), 
        H1426 [20MR]
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-
        640), H5524 [31JY]
      Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 
        112-39), H1366 [16MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 112-
        548), H3981 [25JN]
      Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 
        [19SE]
  Statements
      Dallas Healthcare Policy Conference: Representatives Sessions, 
        Burgess, Fleming, and Cassidy, E1138 [26JN]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Several Representatives and 
        Scholars, H1504 [22MR]
  Summaries
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): 
        Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]
  Testimonies
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 591, consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1443 [21MR]
      H. Res. 596, return to House of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1593 [27MR]
      H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1501-H1503 [22MR]
      H.R. 733, Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, H6144 [19SE]
      H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child 
        Protection Act, H5440-H5442 [31JY]
      H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements 
        Act, H3994 [26JN]
      H.R. 4124, Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act, 
        H6142 [19SE]
      S. 2125, Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act, 
        S910-S912 [17FE]
      S. 3245, EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program permanent reauthorization, 
        S3636 [24MY], H5814 [11SE]
      S. 3407, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, 
        S5215 [19JY]
      S. Res. 413, National Autism Awareness Month, S2258 [29MR]
      S. Res. 417, support goals and ideals of National Public Health 
        Week, S2259 [29MR]
      S. Res. 453, expand and support strong home care workforce and 
        make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible 
        for seniors and individuals with disabilities, S3089 [10MY]
      S. Res. 488, tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        in Kittery, ME, S3844, S3872 [7JN]
      S. Res. 528, American Podiatric Medical Association anniversary, 
        S5308, S5318 [24JY]
      S. Res. 534, Navy Dental Corps anniversary, S5738 [31JY]
      S. Res. 536, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness 
        Day, S5883, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 540, National Convenient Care Clinic Week, S5884, S5900 
        [1AU]
      S. Res. 544, Navy Dental Corps anniversary, S5992, S6012 [2AU]
      S. Res. 548, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition 
        Week, S6109, S6238 [11SE]




HEALTH FREEDOM FOR SENIORS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3819), H158 [24JA]




HEALTH OUTCOMES, PLANNING, AND EDUCATION FOR ALZHEIMER'S ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]




HEALTH RESEARCH & EDUCATIONAL TRUST (organization)

  Reports
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings, H4712-H4715 [10JY]




HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IMPROVEMENTS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. 
        Rept. 112-517), H3479 [5JN]




HEALTHY, HUNGER-FREE KIDS ACT

  Remarks in House
      National School Breakfast Week: observance, E349, E352, E354 
        [8MR]




HEALTHY FOREST MANAGEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]




HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      Arizona Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 112-
        126), S42 [23JA]




HEALY (vessel)

  Remarks in Senate
      Nome, AK: tribute to Coast Guard icebreaker for ensuring the 
        transfer of fuel for refueling station, S112 [26JA]




HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

  Letters
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization, 
        S2550 [19AP]




HEARN, KELLY

  Articles and editorials
      China Gets Jump on U.S. for Brazil's Oil--Two Export Pacts a 
        Coup for Beijing, S2194 [29MR]




HEART DISEASE EDUCATION, ANALYSIS, RESEARCH, AND TREATMENT (HEART) FOR 
    WOMEN ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3526), H817 [16FE]




HEARTLAND HUMAN CARE SERVICES, INC.

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S842 
        [16FE]




HEARTSAPART.ORG (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E647 [25AP]




HEASTIE, CARL E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E169 [9FE]




HEATH, JIMMY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1491 [12SE]




HEAVY TRUCK TAX FAIRNESS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4321), H2331 [8MY]




HEBEL, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Heritage Conservancy: Business Leader Conservation Award 
        recipient, H1856 [17AP]




HEBENSTREICH, CAROLYN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E442 [26MR]




HEBERT, BRYAN

  Remarks in House
      Police Week: observance, H2815 [17MY]




HECK, JOSEPH J. (a Representative from Nevada)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1916 [17AP]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H571 [7FE]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H1543 [22MR]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H79 
        [18JA]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see H.R. 
        4039), H801 [15FE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H79 [18JA]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 6381), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye 
        Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see 
        H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ophthalmologic service 
        and Director of Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health 
        Administration (see H.R. 3216), H159 [24JA]
      ------require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for 
        departmental employment in the competitive service (see H.R. 
        6372), H6062 [14SE]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment 
        system (see H.R. 4297), H1803 [29MR]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H2288 [27AP]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 
        2245), H3363 [31MY]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H1497 [21MR]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers 
        be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits 
        plan (see H.R. 2206), H2329 [7MY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1101 [29FE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3268 
        [30MY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5526 [31JY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2040 [23AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1741 [28MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1498 [21MR]
      Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H1807 [29MR]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H2567 [9MY]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H5923 [12SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6319 [30OC]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2647 [10MY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5292 
        [25JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H1273 [7MR]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see 
        H.R. 605), H3267 [30MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and 
        BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such 
        public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2648 [10MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H2813 [16MY]
      Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income 
        to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of 
        interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H182 [25JA]
      ------encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel 
        (see H.R. 2014), H159 [24JA]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H4828 [11JY]
      ------expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists 
        and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 
        1957), H2813 [16MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3976 [21JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1391 [19MR]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2447 [8MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3808 [19JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2663 
        [11MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3164 
        [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of 
        service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive 
        amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
        (see H.R. 6464), H6231 [20SE]
      FHA: establish Second Chance at Homeownership Program (see H.R. 
        4172), H1304 [8MR]
      Health: provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (see H.R. 4242), H1541 [22MR]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Medicare: exempt certain requests by physicians for 
        consultations by radiation oncologists from the limitation on 
        certain physician referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline coverage under the Federal 
        Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 5951), H3707 [15JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        4242), H1541 [22MR]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 5991), H3974 [21JN]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6111), 
        H4862 [12JY] (see H.R. 6361), H5764 [10SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of 
        service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive 
        amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
        (H.R. 6464), H6233 [20SE]
      FHA: establish Second Chance at Homeownership Program (H.R. 
        4172), H1305 [8MR]
      Health: provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (H.R. 4242), H1542 [22MR]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (H.R. 5741), H2714 [15MY]
      Medicare: exempt certain requests by physicians for 
        consultations by radiation oncologists from the limitation on 
        certain physician referrals (H.R. 4127), H1134 [1MR]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline coverage under the Federal 
        Employees' Retirement System (H.R. 5951), H3707 [15JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 4242), 
        H1542 [22MR]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (H.R. 5991), H3975 [21JN]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 6111), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      ------exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 6361), 
        H5765 [10SE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H4607 [29JN]
  Remarks
      Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land 
        for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three 
        Kids Mine Project Site (H.R. 2512), H3436 [5JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (H.R. 1775), H4607 [29JN], H5794 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3054, H3055 [17MY]
      ------eliminate maximum age limitations for individuals who are 
        otherwise qualified to enlist in the Armed Forces, H3054 
        [17MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H4916 [18JY]
      ------prohibit military promotion boards from considering any 
        information regarding mental health or addiction issues, 
        except in cases where individuals are determined to be a 
        danger to themselves or others, H3055 [17MY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]
      Health: provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 
        [10JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4748 [10JY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3294 [31MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2160 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3798 [19JN]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H3798 [19JN]
      ------repeal, H3798 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4748 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H3799 [19JN]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3798 
        [19JN]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 6361), 
        H6123 [19SE]
      ------recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals 
        during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs benefits, H1276 [8MR], H5295 [26JY]
      Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
        habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H2680 [15MY]
  Tributes
      Becher, John W., H3710 [18JN]
      Foulke, Chester A., H224 [1FE]
      Oppus, Augusto, H1276 [8MR]
      Ware, Donald C., E164 [8FE]




HECKSTALL, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1404 [3AU]




HED, JOHN R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H736 [15FE]




HEDGES, LARRY V.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the National Board for Education Sciences Board of 
        Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate), S4150 [13JN]




HEER, MELISSA

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: Fulbright Award recipient, E298 [1MR]




HEHMEYER, BARBARA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E788 [15MY]




HEIDINGER, LISA SCHNEBLY

  Forewords
      ``Arizona--100 Years Grand'': Senator McCain, S598 [14FE]




HEIDKAMP, DICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1013 [7JN]




HEIMAN, ANDERSON

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6237 [11SE]




HEINRICH, MARTIN (a Representative from New Mexico)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3121 [18MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1888 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H182 [25JA]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      Bataan-Corregidor Month: designate (see H. Res. 636), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4775 [10JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H727 [14FE]
      Chimney Rock National Monument: establish (see H.R. 2621), H512 
        [6FE]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H220 [31JA]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H1808 [29MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Education: award grants to State educational agencies 
        for activities designed to integrate engineering education 
        into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering 
        education (see H.R. 1951), H2072 [24AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1847 [16AP] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H3700 [8JN]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6033), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H476 
        [3FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants for partnerships that 
        finance equipment and infrastructure to improve public safety 
        in rural areas near the Mexican border by enhancing access to 
        mobile communications (see H.R. 1277), H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide incentive payments under the Edward 
        Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program 
        for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection 
        processes (see H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real 
        property to assist with land management, conservation, and 
        development and identify land that no longer needs to be 
        federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 
        2444), H182 [25JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: require that broadband conduit be 
        installed as part of certain highway construction projects 
        (see H.R. 1695), H1134 [1MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: give preference to veteran-owned 
        local contractors (see H.R. 6004), H5526 [31JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests (see 
        H.R. 4396), H5631 [1AU]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5766 [10SE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H5923 [12SE]
      ------reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and 
        treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and 
        men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), 
        H6298 [28SE]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2072 [24AP]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H966 [27FE]
      FEMA: waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see H.R. 6017), H3981 [25JN]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H6234 [20SE]
      Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility 
        requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on 
        provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H2569 
        [9MY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5010 [18JY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1808 [29MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4157 [27JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3662 [7JN]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H5009 [18JY]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H4907 [17JY]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H220 [31JA]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H4656 [29JN]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3703 [12JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3163 [18MY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 791), H6151 
        [19SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H5923 [12SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H5009 [18JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 5991), H3974 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3808 [19JN]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H440 [2FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4775 [10JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H5923 [12SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H1210 
        [6MR]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3577 [6JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer 
        Research Fund (see H.R. 3466), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1811 [30MR]
      Women: promote potential of women in academic science and 
        engineering (see H.R. 889), H2072 [24AP]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H5860 
        [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and 
        continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 
        6399), H5999 [13SE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on 
        public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, 
        and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds 
        to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
      University of New Mexico: establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
        (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) Center (see 
        H.R. 4008), H692 [9FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and 
        continuing vitality of Native American languages (H.R. 6399), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (H.R. 5684), H2568 [9MY]
      Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on 
        public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, 
        and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds 
        to secure such access (H.R. 6086), H4685 [9JY]
      University of New Mexico: establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
        (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) Center (H.R. 
        4008), H693 [9FE]
  Remarks
      Chimney Rock National Monument: establish (H.R. 2621), H2680 
        [15MY]
      Cibola National Forest: expand boundaries (H.R. 491), H2049 
        [24AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2682 [15MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        H2683 [15MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H5139 
        [24JY]
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1890 [17AP]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood, H6164 [20SE]
      Public lands: preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting while maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas 
        development, mining, logging, and motorized activities in 
        wilderness areas, H1888 [17AP]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1888, H1890 
        [17AP]
      Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
        habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H2681 [15MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H3931 [21JN], E66 
        [24JA], E153 [7FE], E234 [17FE], E431 
        [22MR], E463 [28MR], E799 [15MY], E963 
        [1JN], E1008, E1013, E1018 [7JN], 
        E1403 [3AU], E1520 [13SE], E1618, 
        E1651 [21SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H473 [3FE], H724 [14FE], H1388 
        [19MR], H2643 [10MY], H3263 [30MY], H3478 [5JN], H5522 [31JY], 
        H6058 [14SE]




HEINZE, CHERYLL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5208 [19JY]




HEJLIK, DENNIS J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1288 [19JY]




HELITECH (business)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1681 [5OC]




HELIUM STEWARDSHIP ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2374), S2826 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. 2374, provisions, S2826-S2828 [26AP]




HELLAM, ANITA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E891 [25MY]




HELLENIC REPUBLIC  see Greece




HELLER, BRYAN E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3622 [24MY]




HELLER, DEAN (a Senator from Nevada)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3792 [6JN], 
        S3852 [7JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S209, S215, S216 [31JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6110 [11SE]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2095 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S581 [13FE], S861 [16FE], S1533 
        [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1797 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4830 [10JY], S4896 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5681 [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S2087 [27MR]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S2825 [26AP]
      Armed Forces: modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of 
        certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at 
        which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular 
        service (see S. 866), S4418 [21JN]
      ------provide flexible spending accounts for military families 
        (see S. 387), S4674 [27JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S1147 [29FE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see S. 2060), S3785 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S2393 [17AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2825 [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S389 [7FE]
      ------reauthorize support for graduate medical education 
        programs in children's hospitals (see S. 958), S2325 [16AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3901 [11JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see S. 3270), S3840 [7JN]
      ------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
        receive a dignified burial (see S. 3202), S4151 [13JN]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see S. 1798), S76 [24JA]
      ------improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans 
        with traumatic brain injury (see S. 957), S3129 [14MY]
      ------modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences 
        for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
        after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), 
        S3424 [22MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S3424 [22MY]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5048 [16JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S2245 [29MR]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S3235 [16MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (see S. 1099), S351 [6FE]
      ------repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance 
        (see S. 19), S5212 [19JY]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S5733 [31JY]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S2969 
        [8MY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2602 [23AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2031 [26MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        1507), S3329 [21MY] (see S. 2173), S2825 [26AP]
      Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest 
        management activities in surrounding basin (see S. 432), S5304 
        [24JY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S2086 [27MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5487 [26JY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S5979 [2AU]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 
        1173), S2393 [17AP]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 
        829), S2731 [25AP]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants (see S. Res. 558), 
        S6458 [19SE]
      OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to 
        include more small businesses (see S. 807), S350 [6FE]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants (see S. Res. 
        558), S6458 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal prohibition 
        on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-
        counter medications (see S. 1368), S2393 [17AP]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain 
        personal information of individuals to secure such information 
        and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security 
        involving such information (see S. 3333), S4417 [21JN]
      Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative 
        to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 
        between 1982 and 1992 (see S. 118), S2655 [24AP]
      ------repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination 
        provisions (see S. 2010), S2325 [16AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S2393 [17AP]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S4151 [13JN]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see S. 697), S4418 [21JN]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see S. 672), S5134 [18JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1734 [15MR]
      ------extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans 
        (see S. 3536), S6270 [12SE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see S. 1575), S2496 [18AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S2393 [17AP]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]
      ------provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses 
        (see S. 2291), S2392 [17AP]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        S. 705), S2731 [25AP]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S1614 [13MR]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2326 [16AP] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S2969 [8MY]
      U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: oppose ratification 
        based on incompatibility with the U.S. Constitution, 
        sovereignty, and the independence of families (see S. Res. 
        99), S351 [6FE]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see S. 344), S1384 [5MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S1848 
        [20MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see S. 2004), S2393 [17AP]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see S. 1460), S5212 [19JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see S. 2228), 
        S2001 [22MR]
      Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay 
        requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3256), 
        S3688 [4JN]
      Credit: require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (see S. 
        3177), S3174 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a process to determine whether 
        individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during 
        World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not 
        being on the Missouri List (see S. 3530), S6270 [12SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits for homeless 
        veterans who are women or who have dependents (see S. 3308), 
        S4238 [18JN]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit policy that 
        discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation 
        destination as the location for a conference or event (see S. 
        2469), S2823 [26AP]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (see S. 2079), S388 [7FE]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (see S. 2080), S494 [9FE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4168 [14JN]
      Bruce, Pat: BLM Making a Difference National Volunteer Award 
        recipient, S4148 [13JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S592 [14FE], S3145 [15MY]
      ------deficit, S592 [14FE]
      Business and industry: economic role of small business, S5809 
        [1AU]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3701 
        [5JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S180 [31JA]
      Credit: require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (S. 3177), 
        S3463 [23MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2938 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S6080 [11SE]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (S. 3405), S5213 [19JY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S4168 [14JN], S4922 
        [12JY]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (S. 2080), S496 [9FE], S3463 [23MY]
      Foremaster, Angela: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3231 [16MY]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, S2462 [18AP]
      Independence Day: observance, S4718 [28JN]
      Jordan, Cortney: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        S6535 [20SE]
      Las Vegas, NV: recognize importance of the hotel, gaming, and 
        convention industries on economy of the city, S2462 [18AP]
      ------tribute to National Handicapping Championship, 
        S123 [26JA]
      Martins, Clarissa: American Association of Cancer Research 
        Thomas J. Bardos Award recipient, S5480 [26JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        S592 [14FE], S3145 [15MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3154 [15MY]
      Memorial Day: observance, S3618 [24MY]
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, 
        S1192 [1MR]
      Nevada: tribute to Healthy Communities Coalition, S4890 
        [11JY]
      ------tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, S3275 [17MY]
      Nevada Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, S6336 [13SE]
      Nevada Military Support Alliance: tribute, S3129 [14MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S4922 [12JY]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants, S4945 
        [12JY]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2046 [27MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S2046 [27MR]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      Shine Family Foundation: anniversary, S3777 [6JN]
      Smith, Ashlee: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3171 [15MY]
      Sorenson, Daren S.: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, 
        S1998 [22MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5323 [25JY]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (S. 2250), S3463 [23MY]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S5323 [25JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6080 [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to 
        proceed, S2664 [25AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S4168 [14JN]
  Tributes
      Benna, Bruno, S2543 [19AP]
      Dianda, Norman, S4720 [28JN]
      Guana, Sofia, S5866 [1AU]
      Heller, Bryan E., S3622 [24MY]
      Huff, David, S2237 [29MR]
      Lyons, Dan, S2814 [26AP]
      Martinovich, Susan, S5970 [2AU]
      Mock, Jeremiah, S491 [9FE]
      Raggio, William J., S1145 [29FE]
      Tackes, Pierron, S2387 [17AP]




HELLMAN, WARREN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S34 [23JA]




HELM, LEVON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2076 [25AP]
  Songs
      ``When I Go Away'', H2077 [25AP]




HELMER, ELLE

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (H.R. 3435), H1434 [21MR]




HELMETS TO HARDHATS (nonprofit organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H819 [16FE]




HELMICK, JEFFREY J.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S3141 [15MY], S3768-
        S3773 [6JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3739 [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S1540 [8MR]




HELMS, LEON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E81 [27JA]




HELOTES, TX

  Remarks in House
      Sandra Day O'Connor High School: tribute to science bowl team, 
        E663 [26AP]




HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Voting: establish standards for publication of poll tapes used 
        in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 5814), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require each individual who desires to vote in an election 
        for Federal office to provide the appropriate election 
        official with a government-issued photo identification (see 
        H.R. 5971), H3807 [19JN] (see H.R. 6408), H6000 [13SE]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Voting: require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines 
        for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at 
        NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]
      ------require States to permit individuals to register to vote 
        in an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (H.R. 3317), H503 [6FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]




HELP EFFICIENT, ACCESSIBLE, LOW-COST, TIMELY HEALTHCARE (HEALTH) ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 5), H1392 [19MR], H1504, H1505, H1507, H1509, H1511 
        [22MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 591), H1449 [21MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 5): consideration (see H. Res. 591), H1426 [20MR]
      ------return to House (see H. Res. 596), H1641 [27MR]
  Letters
      Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services 
        in response to a disaster: David B. Hoyt, American College of 
        Surgeons, H1512 [22MR]
      ------several health care organizations, H1512 [22MR]
      Provisions: James T. Hay, California Medical Association, H1458 
        [21MR]
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, 
        H1507 [22MR]
      ------Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]
      ------several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]
      ------several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]
  Remarks in House
      Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws 
        to the business of health insurance to protect competition and 
        consumers, H1509-H1511 [22MR]
      Enact (H.R. 5), H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1399, H1400, 
        H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, H1453-H1490, H1494 
        [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1501-H1519, H1521, H1522, H1524 [22MR], 
        E415, E416, E418, E421, E423, E425, E427, E429, E431, E433, 
        E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 [29MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 591), H1443-H1452 [21MR]
      ------motion to recommit, H1516 [22MR]
      ------return to House (H. Res. 596), H1593 [27MR]
      Health: cap court-awarded damages in medical negligence claims, 
        H1460, H1461 [21MR]
      ------improve access to emergency medical services, H1508, H1509 
        [22MR]
      ------preserve joint and several liability for damages in 
        medical malpractice, H1465 [21MR]
      ------preserve liability for damages for serious and 
        irreversible injuries, E427 [22MR]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1511-
        H1513 [22MR]
      ------prohibit exemption of health care professionals who 
        intentionally harm patients from medical malpractice 
        liability, H1482 [21MR]
      Medicare: prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or 
        reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 
        [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1369, 
        H1370, H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], 
        H1430, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1444-H1450, H1453-H1490, H1494 
        [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1506, H1507, H1516, H1521, H1522, H1524 
        [22MR], E415, E416, E418, E423, E425, E431, E433, E434, E435, 
        E436 [22MR], E481 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2282 [29MR], S2288 
        [16AP]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S2113 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112-416), H1426 [20MR]
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. 
        Rept. 112-39), H1366 [16MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 591, consideration of H.R. 5, provisions, H1443 [21MR]
      H. Res. 596, return to House of H.R. 5, provisions, H1593 [27MR]
      H.R. 5, provisions, H1501-H1503 [22MR]




HELP ENTREPRENEURS CREATE AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4032), H801 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4032), H737 [15FE]




HELP SEPARATED FAMILIES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6128), E1249 [13JY]




HELP TO ACCESS LAND FOR THE EDUCATION OF (HALE) SCOUTS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 473), S1760 [15MR]




HELP VETERANS RETURN TO WORK ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3860), H374 [1FE]




HELPING EXPEDITE AND ADVANCE RESPONSIBLE TRIBAL HOME OWNERSHIP 
    (HEARTH) ACT

  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Andreas N. Akaras, American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
        Association, H5092 [23JY]
      ------Bryan Ardouny, Armenian Assembly of America, H5093 [23JY]
      ------Kate Nahapetian, Armenian National Committee of America, 
        H5093 [23JY]
      ------Representative Cole, H5094 [23JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 205), H2682-H2685 [15MY], H5089, H5090, H5092-H5094, 
        H5096 [23JY], E889 [25MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 205), S5057 [17JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 205) 
        (H. Rept. 112-427), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 205, provisions, H2682 [15MY]




HELPING SCHOOLS PROTECT OUR CHILDREN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3173), S3131 [14MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3173, provisions, S3131 [14MY]




HELPRIN, MARK

  Articles and editorials
      Statesmanship and Its Betrayal (excerpt), H4859 [12JY]




HELSINKI FINAL ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S5864 [1AU]




HELTON, ALICE

  Articles and editorials
      Jailer by Vocation, Father at Heart, S4888 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4887 [11JY]




HELVEY, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E187 [14FE]




HEMRICK, EUGENE

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H6285 [28SE]




HEMRICK, GENE

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H6319 [30OC]




HEMSLEY, SHERMAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1443 [3AU]




HENDERSON, CORANTE

  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for 
        DC Democracy, E706 [7MY]




HENDERSON, HELEN R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E993 [6JN]




HENDERSON, SUSAN

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2404 [8MY]




HENKE, LINDA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1069 [19JN]




HENN, MARCUS

  Reports
      Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by 
        Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions, H5254-H5258 
        [25JY]




HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN

  Remarks in House
      Hennipin Health program: tribute, H1920 [18AP]




HENREY, COOKIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1641 [21SE]




HENRICO COUNTY, VA

  Remarks in House
      Law enforcement officers: tribute to fallen law enforcement 
        officers, E1169 [28JN]




HENRY, CAROLYN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1129 [21JN]




HENRY, LEON AND JOYCE

  Proclamations
      Leon and Joyce Henry Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1203 [9JY]




HENRY, MARY KAY

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2244 [27AP]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1133 [29FE]




HENRY, NORMAN L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E309 [5MR]




HENRY ALLEN EDUCATIONAL & LEARNING FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Johnson, Nichele A.: Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 
        [7MY]
      Jones, Calvin (C.J.): Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation outstanding mentor honoree, E711 [7MY]
      Lopez, Miriam: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        community spirit honoree, E712 [7MY]
      Muhammad, Arthur: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 [7MY]
      Thomas, Miccerica: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        extra mile honoree, E713 [7MY]




HENRY COUNTY, VA

  Remarks in House
      Corps of Engineers: approve permit for economic development in 
        Henry County, VA, H3489 [6JN]




HENSARLING, JEB (a Representative from Texas)

  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2813 [16MY]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H6234 [20SE]
      Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the 
        labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and 
        federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H115 
        [23JA]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2329 [7MY]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H4064 [26JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H571 
        [7FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2289 [27AP]
      Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or 
        relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer 
        without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or 
        Defense (see H.R. 615), H802 [15FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3976 [21JN]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H1741 [28MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Highway Trust Fund: permit a State to elect to receive the 
        State's contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway 
        program apportionment (see H.R. 632), H1428 [20MR]
      IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, 
        repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain 
        other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2313), H1391 [19MR]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1134 [1MR]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1154 [5MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2329 [7MY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H3167 
        [22MY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Labor unions: protect State requirements for a secret ballot 
        election of labor organizations (see H.R. 1047), H2134 [25AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3105 [17MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1017 [28FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H4064 [26JN]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H3707 [15JN]
      Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H1100 [29FE]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3700 [8JN]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1306 [8MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H607 [8FE]
      Brownsboro, TX: Chandler Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1569 [19SE]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H536 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H536 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2602, H2603 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921 [18JY]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4921 [18JY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1671, H1672 [28MR]
      Business and industry: require emerging growth companies to 
        fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder 
        vote requirements, H1254, H1255 [7MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H398 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H4921 [18JY]
      Government regulations: require publicly traded companies to 
        disclose the number of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, 
        H1282 [8MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1462 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4799 [11JY]
      Love of the Lake (organization): anniversary, E1733 
        [2NO]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H398 [2FE], 
        H1461 [21MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H326 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4799 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1462 [21MR]
      Point of order, H1240 [7MR]
      SEC: provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      ------report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      ------study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      Securities: require brokers underwriting initial public 
        offerings for emerging growth companies be held to strict 
        liability for publicly released research and that certain 
        communications be filed with the SEC, H1256 [7MR]
      Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for 
        inflation, H1250 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), H1164 [6MR], H1237, H1239, H1240, H1241, H1242, 
        H1244, H1249, H1250, H1252, H1254, H1255, H1256, H1258, H1259, 
        H1260 [7MR], H1277, H1281, H1282, H1283, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, H1250 
        [7MR]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1258 [7MR]
      ------require that companies not be considered emerging growth 
        companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-
        convertible debt over the prior three years, H1252 [7MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5668 [2AU]
      Trinity Valley Community College: tribute to women's basketball 
        team, E492 [29MR]
  Tributes
      Knight, Jeffrey, E1002 [6JN]
      Madgwick, Henry, E494 [29MR]
      McKee, R. Scott, E1003 [6JN]
      Roach, Robert, E1004 [6JN]




HENSON, MIRIAM V.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E391 [20MR]




HERBERT, GARY R. (Governor of Utah)

  Letters
      Repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3481 [23MY]




HERBERT, JAKE

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, 
        E1497 [12SE]




HERBICIDES

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain 
        veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at 
        Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to 
        toxins (see H.R. 6534), H6276 [21SE]
      Tariff: benfluralin (see H.R. 5024), H2268 [27AP]
      ------bromacil (see H.R. 5667), H2566 [9MY]
      ------bromacil and diuron and application adjuvants formulations 
        (see H.R. 4497), H2064 [24AP]
      ------captan (see S. 2771), S2926 [7MY]
      ------carfentrazone-ethyl (see H.R. 4614), H2067 [24AP]
      ------clomazone (see H.R. 5404), H2318 [7MY]
      ------cyprosulfamide (see H.R. 4699), H2124 [25AP]
      ------cyprosulfamide mixtures (see S. 2726), S2925 [7MY]
      ------dichlormid (see H.R. 5017), H2268 [27AP]
      ------diuron and application adjuvants formulations (see H.R. 
        4498), H2064 [24AP]
      ------diuron technical (see H.R. 4674), H2124 [25AP]
      ------eptam technical (see H.R. 5641), H2443 [8MY]
      ------ethalfluralin (see H.R. 5015), H2268 [27AP]
      ------ethofumesate mixtures (see H.R. 4698), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, 
        bromoxynil heptanoate, and mefenpyr-diethyl mixtures (see S. 
        3012, 3022), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5258), H2273 [27AP]
      ------flumioxazin (see H.R. 5355), H2317 [7MY]
      ------fluthiacet-methyl technical (see H.R. 4613), H2067 [24AP]
      ------formulated product containing propyzamide as the active 
        ingredient (see H.R. 5011), H2268 [27AP]
      ------fosamine (see S. 2513), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5621), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------Frequency herbicide (see H.R. 4691), H2124 [25AP]
      ------glufosinate-ammonium (GA) (see S. 2356), S2731 [25AP] (see 
        H.R. 4736), H2125 [25AP]
      ------isoxadifen-ethyl (see H.R. 4667), H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 
        5462), H2319 [7MY]
      ------linuron (see S. 3034), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4718), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------mesotrione (see S. 2525), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4473), 
        H2039 [23AP]
      ------oryzalin (see S. 2782), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5448), H2318 
        [7MY]
      ------oxadiazon (see S. 2354), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4737), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------oxyfluorfen (see H.R. 5085), H2269 [27AP]
      ------paraquat and emetic mixtures (see S. 2905), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4702), H2124 [25AP]
      ------paraquat dichloride (see S. 2857), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4774), H2125 [25AP]
      ------paraquat dichloride and inerts (see S. 2858), S2965 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4785), H2126 [25AP]
      ------pinoxaden (see S. 2633), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4478), 
        H2039 [23AP]
      ------Problad Plus fungicide (see H.R. 5454), H2319 [7MY]
      ------pyraflufen-ethyl (see S. 2616), S2924 [7MY]
      ------pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, and bromoxynil 
        heptanoate mixtures, including application adjuvants (see H.R. 
        4697), H2124 [25AP]
      ------pyroxasulfone (see H.R. 4616), H2067 [24AP]
      ------sethoxydim/nicobifen (see H.R. 5463), H2319 [7MY]
      ------s-metolachlor (see S. 2519), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4474), 
        H2039 [23AP]
      ------sulfentrazone (see H.R. 4615), H2067 [24AP]
      ------tebuthiuron (see H.R. 5013), H2268 [27AP]
      ------tetraconazole (see H.R. 5461), H2319 [7MY]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl (see H.R. 4660), H2124 [25AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, and tembotrione 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4579), H2066 [24AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxaflutole, and cyprosulfamide 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4874), H2205 [26AP]
      ------topramezone technical (see H.R. 5666), H2566 [9MY]
      ------topremazone (see H.R. 5398), H2318 [7MY]
      ------triasulfuron (see S. 2596), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4435), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------trifloxysulfuron-sodium (see S. 2593), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4438), H2030 [19AP]
      ------trifluralin (see H.R. 5025), H2268 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], H4649-
        H4652 [29JN]




HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA AWARENESS DAY

  Amendments
      Observance (S. Res. 286), S221, S222 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance (S. Res. 286), S222 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 286, observance, S222 [31JA]




HERGER, WALLY (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H572 [7FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries 
        individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the 
        Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H4157 [27JN]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H5292 [25JY]
      EPA: partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see H.R. 3097), H6001 [13SE]
      ------repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require periodic review and 
        automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1808 [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H5293 [25JY]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H3404 [1JN]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H5328 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1392 [19MR]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H1274 [7MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H694 [9FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6001 [13SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2447 [8MY]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H945 [17FE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1642 [27MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3977 [21JN]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H727 [14FE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H3976 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Tariff: ski poles, parts, and accessories (see H.R. 5104), H2270 
        [27AP]
      Taxation: improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief (see H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: ski poles, parts, and accessories (H.R. 5104), H2279 
        [27AP]
      Taxation: improve health savings accounts (H.R. 5858), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief (H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]
  Remarks
      America's Blood Centers (nonprofit organization): anniversary, 
        E271 [28FE]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3763 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), 
        H988 [28FE]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H4915 [18JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1471 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4735 [10JY]
      National forests: extend and expand scope of a certain pilot 
        forest management project, H3763 [19JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H4915 [18JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H330 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4735 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1471 [21MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), E1618 [21SE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1046 [29FE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5668 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H4915 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5580 [1AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3607 
        [7JN]
      Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity 
        Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service 
        and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5084 [23JY]
  Tributes
      Foy, Robert, E247 [27FE]




HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA (organization)

  Press releases
      Key Vote Alert--``No'' on the Nomination of Andrew Hurwitz, 
        S3883 [11JN]




HERITAGE CONSERVANCY

  Remarks in House
      Hebel, Tom: Heritage Conservancy Business Leader Conservation 
        Award recipient, H1856 [17AP]




HERMAN, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1359 [31JY]




HERMON, KENNETH L.

  Bills and resolutions
      Kenneth Leslie Hermon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate 
        (see H.R. 5867), H3266 [30MY]




HERMOSA CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3400), S5133 [18JY]
  Letters
      Provisions: Ernest F. Kuhlman, San Juan County, CO, Commission, 
        S5139 [18JY]
      ------Kellie C. Hotter, Robert A. Lieb, Jr., and Wallace White, 
        La Plata County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3400), S5138, S5139 [18JY]




HERNANDEZ, EMILIO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1602 [21SE]




HERNANDEZ, JAZMIN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4947 [12JY]




HERNANDEZ, VILMAR G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1017 [7JN]




HERNDON, VA

  Articles and editorials
      LINK Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community, E1207 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      LINK, Inc.: anniversary, E1206 [9JY]
      National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association: 
        anniversary of Dulles, VA, chapter, E1156 [27JN]




HERNDON (VA) PATCH

  Articles and editorials
      LINK Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community, E1207 [9JY]




HEROISM

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
      Police Week: Representative Marchant, E818 [16MY]
  Amendments
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6661, S6676 [21SE]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), 
        S6003, S6004, S6010 [2AU]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, 
        terrorist attacks, S6080 [11SE]
      Moment of silence to honor U.S. troops killed in military action 
        in Iraq and Afghanistan, H1597 [27MR], H2845 [17MY]
  Appointments
      Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board, 
        S5264 [23JY]
      Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board, S5319 [24JY], 
        S6558 [20SE]
      State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery 
        Board, S5264 [23JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Laurel Man Receives French Military Honor, S1992 [22MR]
      Why Malala Inspires Us, E1695 [12OC]
      World War II--Taking the Lead, S1993 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      ------classify as a refugee of special humanitarian concern to 
        the U.S. (see H. Res. 723), H4655 [29JN]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see S. 2885), 
        S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5144), H2270 [27AP]
      ------celebrate anniversary of combat action and recognize 
        contributions of American Volunteer Group and 23d Fighter 
        Group (Flying Tigers) to the Nation's defense (see H. Res. 
        802), H6276 [21SE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        117), H2030 [19AP]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see S. 2404), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4933), H2206 [26AP]
      Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 
        5926), H3660 [7JN]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S3782 
        [6JN]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        472), S3631 [24MY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 684), H3699 [8JN]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), 
        S2242 [29MR] (see H. Res. 601), H1740 [28MR]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      World War II: recognize superior service of members of the First 
        Special Service Force (see S. Res. 577), S6626 [21SE]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 418), 
        S2324 [16AP] (see H. Res. 777), H5860 [11SE]
  Essays
      Sacrifice a Soldier Makes: Katie Smith, E1230 [11JY]
  Letters
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg: 
        Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1816 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1816 [16AP]
      Forensic analysis of events surrounding the death of Rafael 
        Peralta relative to nomination to receive the Medal of Honor: 
        Vincent J.M. DiMaio, H3139 [18MY]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
        S6433-S6437 [19SE]
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], H5779 
        [11SE]
  Obituaries
      Blunk, Jonathan, H5299 [26JY]
      Boik, Alexander J. (A.J.), H5299 [26JY]
      Childress, Jesse, H5299 [26JY]
      Cowden, Gordon W., H5299 [26JY]
      Ghawi, Jessica, H5300 [26JY]
      Larimer, John, H5300 [26JY]
      McQuinn, Matt, H5300 [26JY]
      Medek, Micayla, H5300 [26JY]
      Moser, Veronica, H5300 [26JY]
      Sullivan, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Teves, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Wingo, Rebecca, H5299 [26JY]
  Poems
      ``Few,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1614 [21SE]
      ``Going Deeppppppp!'' Albert C. Caswell, E1259 [17JY]
      ``Heart of Texas,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1221 [10JY]
      ``I Volunteered,'' Albert C. Caswell, H2193 [26AP]
      ``In Honor's Code,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1414 [3AU]
      ``New Hope'', E781 [11MY]
      ``Praetorians,'' Albert C. Caswell, S6539 [20SE]
      ``Sense To Find . . .,'' Albert C. Caswell, H5301 [26JY]
      ``The Few,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1427 [3AU]
      ``They'll Not Take That From You,'' Albert C. Caswell, H2638 
        [10MY]
      ``To the 10th Power,'' Albert C. Caswell, E525 [16AP]
      ``Written on Your Soul,'' Albert C. Caswell, E333 [7MR]
      ``You Have No Idea,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1496 [12SE]
  Prayers
      Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt, S3748 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Afridi, Shakeel: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S., H5774 [11SE]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S., H2794 [16MY]
      Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action 
        Badge to include members who participated in combat during 
        which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941, 
        H3108 [18MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5264 [25JY], H5297-H5302 [26JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5081, H5082, 
        H5117, H5118 [23JY], H5135, H5149 [24JY], H5212 [25JY], H5532 
        [1AU], E1362 [31JY], E1416 [3AU]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), 
        H2297, H2298 [7MY]
      ------moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. 
        Chestnut, H5153 [24JY]
      Colalillo, Michael: Medal of Honor recipient, H1022 [29FE]
      Conti, Maurice and Sophie: New Zealand Bravery Medal recipients, 
        E712 [7MY]
      Cuba: anniversary of downing of Brothers to the Rescue 
        (organization) aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War, H3125 [18MY], E954 [1JN]
      Dept. of Defense: transport and escort of combat casualties 
        remains funding, E1286 [19JY]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, H518, H519, H521 [7FE]
      Florida: tribute to 13th Congressional District Fire and Rescue 
        and EMS Award recipients, E1327 [25JY]
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]
      Gaylor, Gregory: United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) Sailor 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1611 [21SE]
      Gray, Marion: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E104 [1FE]
      Green-Byrd, Danielle: American Red Cross Tiffany Circle 
        Distinguished Woman Warrior Award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Greenwalt, Sophia: American Red Cross Everyday Hero Award 
        recipient, E754 [9MY]
      Holleder, Donald: Distinguished Service Cross recipient 
        posthumously, E1487 [12SE]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims 
        of Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings, H5149 [24JY]
      Jackson, H. Joaquin: Frontier Times Museum Texas Heroes Hall of 
        Honor inductee, E1391 [2AU]
      Kosta, Stanley: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E375 [19MR]
      Law enforcement officers: tribute, H5917 [12SE]
      Leesburg, VA: dedication of war memorial to fallen soldiers, 
        E1711 [19OC]
      Military Order of the Purple Heart (organization): tribute to 
        Michael A. DiRaimondo Chapter, E1102 [21JN]
      Military Order of the World Wars (organization): tribute to 
        Conejo Valley Chapter, E1102 [21JN]
      Navy: report on review, findings, and actions pertaining to the 
        Medal of Honor nomination of Rafael Peralta, H3138 [18MY]
      Nowakowski, Arthur: Silver Star recipient, E317 [6MR]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, E1490 [12SE], E1518 
        [13SE]
      ------condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express 
        condolences to victims' families and friends and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings (H. Res. 775), H5973 [13SE]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2052 [24AP], H2666 
        [15MY], H2743 [16MY], H2815 [17MY], E793 [15MY]
      Pierce, Angela: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Carnegie Medal 
        recipient, E684 [27AP]
      Police Week: observance, H2665 [15MY], H2719 [16MY], H2815 
        [17MY], E806 [15MY], E818 [16MY], E860 [18MY]
      Powers, Francis G.: Silver Star recipient, E1092 [20JN]
      Prince George's County, MD: tribute to firefighters, E358 [8MR]
      Provencher, Philip D.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E26 [17JA]
      Rivera, Antonio: United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) 
        Service Member of the Year Award recipient, E1637 [21SE]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to defenders of the Alamo, H1166 [6MR]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5749 [10SE], 
        H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5822-H5826, 
        H5848, H5851 [11SE], E1472, E1476, E1478, E1479, E1480, E1481, 
        E1483 [11SE]
      Texas: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients, E706 [7MY]
      Tornadoes: tribute to first responders in Alabama, E651 [25AP]
      TownSquareBuzz Foundation: tribute to ``Red Shirt Fridays'' 
        campaign in McKinney, TX, to assist veterans returning from 
        war, E419 [22MR]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz 
        Eleven'' from POW camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]
      ------tribute to Hmong pilots trained to fly ``secret war'' 
        counterinsurgency missions, E1081 [19JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        H1814-H1817 [16AP], E546, E553 [17AP]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (H. Res. 601), E463 
        [28MR]
      West Liberty, KY: tribute to first responders, E1462 [10SE]
      World War II: anniversary of Battle of Midway, H3588 [7JN]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, H3484, H3489 [6JN], E989 [6JN]
      ------recognize superior service of members of the First Special 
        Service Force, E1665 [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan, S6433 [19SE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), S5628 [26JY]
      ------condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences 
        for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (S. 
        Con. Res. 53), S5296, S5297 [24JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5239, S5243, 
        S5244, S5248, S5250 [23JY], S5280 [24JY], S5364 [25JY], S5466 
        [26JY], S5863 [1AU]
      Campbell, Ben: National Association of Police Organizations TOP 
        COPS Award recipient, S3079 [10MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5265-S5267, S5283, S5298 [24JY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), S3049 [9MY]
      ------moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. 
        Chestnut, S5282 [24JY]
      Diaz, Matthew: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, S385 [7FE]
      Fetz, Alisha: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      ------commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events (S. 
        Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S4412 [21JN]
      Honor America Days: observance, S4629 [26JN]
      Moore, Brandon: Dept. of Justice Law Enforcement Congressional 
        Badge of Bravery award recipient, S151 [30JA]
      National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: addition of names of 
        Kansas officers, S3161 [15MY]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6676 [21SE]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, S3170 [15MY]
      ------observance (S. Res. 456), S3103 [10MY]
      Police Week: observance, S3161, S3169 [15MY]
      Senate: moment of silence in memory of victims of Aurora, CO, 
        movie theater shootings, S5239 [23JY]
      Sorenson, Daren S.: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, S1998 
        [22MR]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6075-S6081, S6085, 
        S6086, S6091-S6093, S6095, S6097, S6098, S6099 [11SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        S4850, S4916 [11JY]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (S. Res. 523), S5023 [16JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (S. 418), S3071-S3073 [10MY]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, S3740, S3769 [6JN]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), S2382 
        [17AP], S6010 [2AU]
  Songs
      ``Call to Courage,'' Darron McKinney, E159 [8FE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 117, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace 
        Officers' Memorial Service, H2297 [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 134, condemn, Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings 
        and express condolences for victims and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings, H5297 [26JY]
      H. Res. 775, condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5973 [13SE]
      H.R. 3001, award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, 
        H1814 [16AP]
      S. 418, award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil 
        Air Patrol, S3071 [10MY]
      S. Con. Res. 46, provide an appropriate site at the former Navy 
        Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea 
        Memorial Monument to honor military divers, S3783 [6JN]
      S. Con. Res. 53, condemn Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings and 
        express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to 
        the shootings, S5309 [24JY]
      S. Res. 388, commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events, S1208, S1369 [1MR]
      S. Res. 418, tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan in World War II, 
        S2326 [16AP], S6011 [2AU]
      S. Res. 456, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S3090, S3103 [10MY]
      S. Res. 472, Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day, S3639 
        [24MY], S6676 [21SE]
      S. Res. 523, tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources, S5024, S5050 [16JY]
      S. Res. 577, recognize superior service of members of the First 
        Special Service Force during World War II, S6630, S6680 [21SE]




HERON, KATRINA

  Articles and editorials
      Remembering Journalist Marie Colvin, S1185 [1MR]




HERRERA, FRANK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E154 [7FE]




HERRERA, JADA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E773 [10MY]




HERRERA, PERNELL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S141 [30JA]




HERRERA, TOMAS S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1288 [19JY]




HERRERA BEUTLER, JAIME (a Representative from Washington)

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4151 [27JN]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 
        374), H79 [18JA]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 
        3679), H3662 [7JN]
      Diseases: issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against 
        colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H1306 [8MR]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5712 [2AU]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6318 
        [26OC]
      Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of 
        U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories 
        to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 3146), H4605 [28JN]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H1978 [18AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2329 [7MY]
      Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 3197), H3976 [21JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3915 [20JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H3661 [7JN]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H5130 [23JY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5713 [2AU]
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H3915 [20JN]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1543 [22MR]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H1210 [6MR]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H1210 [6MR]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H4775 [10JY]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see H. Res. 607), H1805 [29MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1915 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Hydroelectric power: recognize as the most abundant source of 
        clean, renewable energy and should be fully utilized in 
        pursuit of energy independence and affordable energy (see H. 
        Res. 579), H1305 [8MR]
      SBA: reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H640 
        [8FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      SBA: reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (H.R. 3980), H640 
        [8FE]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H6309 [16OC]
  Remarks
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 106), H2295, 
        H2296 [7MY]
      Community Foundation for Southwest Washington: tribute to 
        National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations 
        accreditation, E1726 [26OC]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4151 [27JN]
      Frozen Food Month: observance, E459 [27MR]
      Lewis County, WA: prohibit funding to build flood protection 
        walls along certain section of Interstate 5, H4151 [27JN]
      National Frozen Food Corp.: anniversary, E459 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4623 [29JN]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1993 [19AP]
  Tributes
      McNabb, Barett W., E1447 [7AU]




HERRIN, IL

  Remarks in House
      Our Lady of Mount Carmel School: anniversary, E563 [17AP]




HERRING, DANIELLE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




HERRMANN, KELLY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4459 [25JN]




HERSEY, KATHLEEN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1280 [18JY]




HERSHEY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Chamberlain, Wilt: anniversary of 100-point National Basketball 
        Association game, E245 [27FE]




HERSTEIN, JACK E.

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, S1718-S1720 [15MR]




HERTEL, DENNIS M. (a former Representative from Michigan)

  Remarks
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4700 
        [10JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H4700 [10JY]




HERWITT, ALLISON

  Letters
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1133 [29FE]




HERZOG, ANTHONY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E237 [24FE]




HERZOG, MARCIA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4144 [13JN]




HESTER, DEWAYNE C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1062 [18JN]




HETTICH, MIKE

  Appointments
      State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery 
        Board, S5264 [23JY]




HEWITT, RONALD T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E507 [29MR]




HEWLETT, JENNIFER

  Obituaries
      Baker, Kenny, S345 [6FE]




HIATT, FRED

  Articles and editorials
      North Korea's Dehumanizing Treatment of Its Citizens Is Hiding 
        in Plain Sight, S2541 [19AP]




HIAWATHA, IA

  Remarks in House
      Walker, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1555 [19SE]




HIBBLER, WILLIAM

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2225 [29MR]




HICKERSON, CARL Q.

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H1437 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E407 [21MR]




HICKMAN, GEORGE

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 567), S6455 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6290 [13SE]
      Tribute (S. Res. 567), S6469 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 567, tribute, S6466, S6471 [19SE]




HICKMAN, HOLT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E260 [28FE]




HICKS, DARRION T.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6490 [20SE]




HICKS, KATHLEEN H.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Principal Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for 
        Policy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]




HIEB, DARLENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1 [6JA]




HIGGINS, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1405 [3AU]




HIGGINS, BRIAN (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4959 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3557 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H6152 [19SE]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H28 [17JA]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2289 [27AP]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative 
        for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see 
        H.R. 4328), H1847 [16AP]
      ------extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) 
        Program (see H.R. 4085), H944 [17FE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see H.R. 3863), H2715 [15MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1017 [28FE]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical 
        therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment 
        Program (see H.R. 1426), H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs (see H.R. 4292), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Labor: provide grants to the National Urban League for 
        an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all petroleum products produced from such leases will be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1916 
        [17AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2715 [15MY]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H2447 [8MY]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H2813 [16MY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H3807 [19JN]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2716 [15MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H4065 [26JN]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5526 [31JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1978 [18AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2813 [16MY]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4065 [26JN]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H3707 [15JN]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H727 [14FE]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2448 [8MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5860 [11SE]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1306 [8MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2447 [8MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 3533), H115 [23JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5712 [2AU]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H3105 [17MY]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      St. Bonaventure University: tribute to men's and women's 
        basketball teams (see H. Res. 588), H1390 [19MR]
      Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1847 [16AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H3808 [19JN]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1367 [16MR]
      ------express that the current property tax deduction on private 
        residences should not be further restricted (see H. Res. 557), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1978 [18AP]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1642 [27MR]
      ------restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by 
        removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating 
        spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (see H.R. 
        2604), H79 [18JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2813 [16MY]
      Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis 
        of an individual's status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 
        2501), H5526 [31JY]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1392 [19MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      War of 1812: award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect residents of Lewiston, 
        NY, from British invasion (see H.R. 6516), H6275 [21SE]
      ------recognize anniversary and the ensuing 200 years of peace 
        and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Res. 685), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3808 [19JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H2329 [7MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2134 [25AP]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2135 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Courts: protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before 
        a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to 
        negotiate the terms of payment of an award (see H.R. 4022), 
        H725 [14FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a transformational 
        infrastructure competitive grant program (see H.R. 4352), 
        H1845 [16AP]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
      Tariff: bags for toys (see H.R. 4455), H2030 [19AP]
      ------infant products (see H.R. 4456), H2030 [19AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Courts: protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before 
        a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to 
        negotiate the terms of payment of an award (H.R. 4022), H726 
        [14FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a transformational 
        infrastructure competitive grant program (H.R. 4352), H1845 
        [16AP]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (H.R. 4082), H944 [17FE]
      Tariff: bags for toys (H.R. 4455), H2032 [19AP]
      ------infant products (H.R. 4456), H2032 [19AP]
  Eulogies
      Schmid, Jacquelyn A.: by, E1429 [3AU]
  Obituaries
      Schmid, Jacquelyn A.: Buffalo (NY) News, E1429 [3AU]
      ------Cheektowaga (NY) Am-Pol Eagle, E1430 [3AU]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H588 [8FE], H1163 [6MR], H2144 [26AP], 
        H2457 [9MY]
  Remarks
      Alden, NY: tribute to Alden Farmers Market, E1578 [20SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H737 [15FE]
      ------deficit, H5634 [2AU]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash, H520 [7FE]
      ------anniversary of First Presbyterian Church, E665 
        [26AP]
      ------implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5296 [26JY]
      ------tribute to economic renaissance, H5024 [19JY]
      Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: anniversary, 
        E757 [10MY]
      Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment, and Veterans 
        Employment: tribute to Helmets to Hardhats program to provide 
        veterans with training and employment opportunities in the 
        construction industry, H1643 [28MR]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H2145 [26AP]
      Collins, NY: anniversary of Collins Fire Dept., E51 
        [23JA]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, H589 [8FE], H5140 [24JY]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4945, 
        H4959 [18JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4945 [18JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding, H4959 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2145 [26AP]
      Dept. of Energy: non-defense environmental cleanup funding, 
        H3431 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: implement commercial pre-inspection 
        pilot program at Peace Bridge to expedite traffic at U.S.-
        Canada border, H4709 [10JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3557 [6JN]
      Dept. of State: revision of Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 
        with Canada, H3812 [20JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a transformational 
        infrastructure competitive grant program (H.R. 4352), H6163 
        [20SE]
      Diseases: cancer research funding, H229 [1FE]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (H.R. 2746), H4076 [27JN]
      Donahoe, Patrick R.: replace as Postmaster General, H3587 [7JN]
      Drugs: encourage development of prescription drug monitoring 
        programs to track the dispensing of controlled drugs to 
        patients, H2335 [8MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3431 [5JN]
      FAA: implement reforms to improve aviation safety, H2081 [25AP]
      FCC: eliminate blackout rule relative to television broadcast of 
        National Football League games, H43 [18JA], H385 [2FE], H4810 
        [11JY]
      FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for Buffalo, NY, 
        area, H5536 [1AU]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5296 
        [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, H5634 [2AU]
      Helmets to Hardhats (nonprofit organization): tribute, H819 
        [16FE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1088 [29FE]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H1163 [6MR], H6082 [19SE]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E663 [26AP]
      Medicare: reform, H1922 [18AP]
      National Cancer Institute: funding, H2825 [17MY]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, H2825 [17MY]
      National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H5773 
        [11SE]
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: expand 
        eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel workers 
        for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees 
        Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 [20MR], H5209 
        [25JY]
      New York: tribute to passage of law combating prescription drug 
        abuse, H4830 [12JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H5634 [2AU]
      Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of 
        any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil 
        Service Retirement System (H.R. 1351), H974 [28FE]
      ------create a moratorium on closure or consolidation of postal 
        facilities, H2723 [16MY], H3587 [7JN]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), H2457 [9MY]
      ------release details of study relative to impact of closure of 
        post offices, H1583 [27MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (H. 
        Res. 689), H4161 [28JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H4692 [10JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H5634 [2AU]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3556), H5104 [23JY]
      Roswell Park Cancer Institute: cancer vaccine research funding, 
        H129 [24JA]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1580 [20SE]
      Transportation: infrastructure funding, H737 [15FE]
      United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: tribute to hiring of 
        reservists and returning veterans, E1726 [26OC]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works, H5870 [12SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H6024 [14SE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
      Western New York Safety Conference, Inc.: tribute, E320 
        [6MR]
  Tributes
      Benderson, Nathan, E552 [17AP]
      Burns, Mike, E1726 [26OC]
      Chur, Robert M., E971 [5JN]
      Kahn, Dennis, E185 [14FE]
      Loughran, James V., E789 [15MY]
      McLennan, Bob, E787 [15MY]
      Pfohl, Tim, E1726 [26OC]
      Pienta, William J., E390 [20MR]
      Piorowski, Henry, E193 [15FE]
      Restaino, Antonio S., Jr., E972 [5JN]
      Schmid, Jacquelyn A., E1428 [3AU]
      Simon, Mitchell, E786 [15MY]
      Veranjes, Dan, E1726 [26OC]




HIGGINS, MARY C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E104 [1FE]




HIGGINS, WALTER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1582 [20SE]




HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET FISHING MORATORIUM PROTECTION ACT

  Reports filed
      International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 52) (S. Rept. 112-132), S131 [26JA]




HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

  Amendments
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 
        631), H2154 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H988, H989, 
        H990, H991 [28FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 6506), H6274 
        [21SE]
      ------increase transparency and reduce students' burdens related 
        to transferring credits between institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      ------require institutions of higher education to post certain 
        IRS returns on their websites (see S. 2835), S2927 [7MY]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 
        2280), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 6273), H5704 [2AU]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (see S. 2032), S42 [23JA]
      ------simplify the process for determining the need and 
        eligibility of students for financial assistance (see H.R. 
        6558), H6276 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA] (see S. 
        2343), S2655 [24AP] (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP] (see S. 2834), 
        S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA] (see H.R. 4628), 
        H2123 (see H.R. 4816), H2126 [25AP] (see H.R. 5812), H3102 
        [17MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (see H. Res. 631), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 563), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect college students from deceptive practices and 
        high-pressure sales by institutions, provide a waiting period 
        for enrollment decisions, and standardize and elevate 
        disclosures (see S. 3550), S6340 [13SE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see 
        H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require States receiving Higher Education Act assistance 
        to charge in-State tuition at public institutions to 
        dependents of certain active duty personnel residing in such 
        State (see H.R. 5834), H3161 [18MY]
      ------reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans 
        (see S. 3266), S3781 [6JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H1740 [28MR]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
        in certain financial aid programs from including predispute 
        arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see S. 3557), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators 
        (see S. 2181), S1540 [8MR]
      Taxation: increase the deduction allowed for student loan 
        interest (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
  Cloture motions
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
  Letters
      Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain 
        long-term resident alien students: several Representatives, 
        H5015 [19JY]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: Debra S. Daniels, Joliet Junior 
        College, H2237 [27AP]
      ------James Gaffney, Lewis University, H2237 [27AP]
      ------Mary Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H2237 
        [27AP]
      ------Senators McConnell and Kyl and Representatives Boehner and 
        Cantor, S3696 [5JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, 
        American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, H2241 
        [27AP]
      ------Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        H2241 [27AP]
      ------Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242 
        [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239 
        [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health 
        Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County 
        and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act: Jeremiah W. 
        Nixon, Governor of Missouri and Robert F. McDonnell, Governor 
        of Virginia, National Governors Association, H985 [28FE]
      ------Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H986 
        [28FE]
      ------Richard P. Salmi, Spring Hill College, E296 [1MR]
      Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act: Mario Parker-
        Milligan, S2951 [8MY]
  Motions
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2246 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2799 [26AP], S3158 [15MY]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H995 [28FE]
  Press releases
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (H.R. 1048), H3809 [20JN]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education, H5531 
        [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: allow promulgation of rules or regulations 
        defining the term ``credit hour'', H991 [28FE]
      ------allow States to regulate credit-hour and clock-hour 
        programs, H989 [28FE]
      ------develop a plan to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in 
        financial aid programs, H991, H992 [28FE], E330 [7MR]
      ------establish State review process for student complaints on 
        institutions, H988, H989 [28FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, H1851 [17AP], H1923, H1924 [18AP], H2451 
        [9MY], H2724 [16MY], H2825 [17MY], H3408 [5JN], H3488 [6JN], 
        H3586, H3587, H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3664, H3692 [8JN], H3736, 
        H3743 [19JN], H3811, H3812 [20JN], H3947, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023, H4024 [26JN], H4078, H4079, H4120 [27JN], H4612, H4613, 
        H4619, H4620, H4626, H4636, H4637 [29JN], E613 [23AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H974 [28FE], H1813 [16AP], H1854, 
        H1898 [17AP], H1969-H1975 [18AP], H2052-H2056 [24AP], H2075, 
        H2117-H2120 [25AP], H2143, H2145, H2146 [26AP], H2244, H2258 
        [27AP], H2336 [8MY], H2721 [16MY], H3108 [18MY], H3398 [1JN], 
        H3817 [20JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2079, H2080, H2081, H2117-H2120 
        [25AP], H2214, H2228, H2252, H2258, H2262-H2264 [27AP], H2336, 
        H2337 [8MY], H2457, H2458 [9MY], H2572 [10MY], H3279, H3280, 
        H3281 [31MY], H3365, H3366 [1JN], E676 [26AP], E705 [7MY], 
        E721, E733 [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), 
        H2147-H2156 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), motion to recommit, H2246, H2250 
        [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2256-H2262 [27AP], H2340-H2344 
        [8MY], H3280 [31MY], H3817, H3821 [20JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 5812), H2825 [17MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), H2335 [8MY], H3392, H3393 [1JN]
      ------extension of reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, H4830 [12JY]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H980-H997 
        [28FE], E273 [28FE], E296 [1MR], E330 [7MR]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), consideration 
        (H. Res. 563), H976-H980 [28FE]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and 
        financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), motion to 
        recommit, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------protect students from higher education costs and increased 
        student loan interest rates, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment 
        (H.R. 5801), E876 [18MY]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (H.R. 4286), H2081 [25AP], E465 [28MR]
      ------retain State authorization requirements for institutions 
        with below-average graduation and annual completion rates, and 
        above-average loan default rates, H990 [28FE]
      Education: funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      ------student loans and financial aid programs funding, H68 
        [18JA]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H3737 [19JN], E1048 
        [15JN]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (S. 952), H2137 [26AP]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, H3709, H3710 
        [18JN], H3737, H3738, H3742, H3749 [19JN], H3812 [20JN], 
        H3966-H3970 [21JN], H3984 [26JN], H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY], 
        E1061 [18JN]
      ------release of guidelines on application process to cancel 
        removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien 
        students, H5528 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher 
        education to post certain IRS returns on their websites (S. 
        2835), S2946 [8MY]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 
        2280), S2254 [29MR], S5710 [31JY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions, S2069 [27MR], S2535 [19AP], S2671, S2674 [25AP], 
        S2955 [8MY], S5632-S5635 [30JY]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (S. 2032), S44 [23JA], S3742 [6JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, S2589 [23AP], S2671 [25AP], S3190, 
        S3216 [16MY], S4188 [14JN], S4627 [26JN], S4710 [28JN], S4735, 
        S4743, S4757 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3268 
        [17MY], S3671 [4JN], S3696 [5JN], S3804 [7JN], S4380 [21JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2051), S212 [31JA], S2373 [17AP], S2722 
        [25AP], S3059 [10MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2660 [24AP], S2664, S2667 [25AP], 
        S3536, S3538, S3609-S3612 [24MY], S3677 [4JN], S3834 [7JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799, S2802 
        [26AP], S2891-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2948, S2951-S2959 [8MY], 
        S2989, S2996-S2998, S3000, S3001, S3003-S3008, S3011-S3035 
        [9MY], S3053-S3057, S3059-S3062 [10MY], S3181, S3200 [16MY], 
        S3261-S3264, S3268 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3410 [22MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), unanimous-consent agreement, S3479 
        [23MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2366), S2675, S2733, S2742 [25AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2834), S2946 [8MY]
      Education: funding, S5943 [2AU], S6088-S6091 [11SE]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
        in certain financial aid programs from including predispute 
        arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (S. 3557), 
        S6458-S6460 [19SE]
      ------provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators 
        (S. 2181), S1542 [8MR]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S117 [26JA], S2204-
        S2206 [29MR], S2470 [18AP], S2589 [23AP], S2956 [8MY], S3068 
        [10MY], S3260 [17MY], S3402 [22MY], S3721 [5JN], S4141-S4143 
        [13JN], S4223, S4233 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4434, S4440, S4441 
        [25JN], S4645-S4647 [27JN], S4813, S4814 [10JY], S5064, S5081 
        [17JY], S5269 [24JY], S5935 [2AU], S6249 [12SE], S6519 [20SE]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, S4223, S4233 
        [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4604 [26JN], S4813 [10JY], S5064 [17JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic Freedom in 
        Higher Education Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 563) 
        (H. Rept. 112-404), H965 [27FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), 
        H2123 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 563, consideration of H.R. 2117, Protecting Academic 
        Freedom in Higher Education Act, H976 [28FE]
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act, H2228 [27AP]
      S. 2032, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S44 
        [23JA]
      S. 2051, Dept. of Education extension of the reduced interest 
        rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, S213 [31JA]
      S. 2280, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S2255 
        [29MR]
      S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act, S2657 
        [24AP]




HIGHER EDUCATION ANTI-HARASSMENMT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 1048), H3809 [20JN]




HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 6506), H6274 
        [21SE]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S2496 [18AP] 
        (see H.R. 4390), H1977 [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (S. 2296), 
        S5634 [30JY]




HIGHER EDUCATION REGULATORY REFORM TASK FORCE

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see H.R. 6557), H6276 [21SE]




HIGHLAND, IL

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1494 [12SE]




HIGHLANDS, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Twin Lights Historical Site: anniversary, E1701 [16OC]




HIGHLANDS CONSERVATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Authorization: extend (see H.R. 6513), H6275 [21SE]




HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E237 [24FE]




HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2721 [16MY], E852 [18MY]




HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Information technology: authorize activities for support of 
        networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
  Remarks in House
      Information technology: authorize activities for support of 
        networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H2222-H2227, H2252 [27AP]
  Reports filed
      Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology 
        Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House) (H.R. 3834) (H. Rept. 112-420), H1541 
        [22MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3834, Advancing America's Networking and Information 
        Technology Research and Development Act, H2223-H2225 [27AP]




HIGHWAY FAIRNESS AND REFORM ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 632), H3507 [6JN]




HIGHWAY INVESTMENT, JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2132), S1049 [27FE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 
        112-152), S1049 [27FE]




HIGHWAYS  see Roads and Highways




HILDEBRAND, ALEX

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1045 [15JN]




HILDEBRAND, ALEXANDER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E378 [19MR]




HILL, ANDREA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E468 [28MR]




HILL, DONALD E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E484 [29MR]




HILL, LEORA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E178 [9FE]




HILL, MARVIN L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5773 [11SE]




HILL, STEPHEN

  Remarks in House
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]




HILL (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Executive Viewpont--Time To Bite the Bullet, H5056 [19JY]
      HHS Signs $20M PR Contract To Promote Healthcare Law, S3391 
        [22MY]
      Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be 
        Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, E1478 [11SE]
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]
      Senate Rule Changes Come With Risk, S3250 [17MY]




HILLER, ARVID (BUTCH)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5482 [26JY]




HILLMAN, TIMOTHY S.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S3674-S3677 [4JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3655 [24MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S1540 [8MR]




HILLSBOROUGH, CA

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute for adopting H&H Co., 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infrantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 
        E1119 [21JN]




HILLSIDES ORGANIZATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1276 [18JY]




HILTON, JEREMY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E232 [17FE]




HIME, GAELA

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Best of Braddock Awards 
        recipients, E1411 [3AU]




HIMES, JAMES A. (a Representative from Connecticut)

  Amendments
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1250 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle 
        (see H.R. 3704), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3976 [21JN]
      Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on 
        active duty or performed certain active service receive credit 
        toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see 
        H.R. 181), H4656 [29JN]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H5009 [18JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1154 [5MR]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), 
        H4776 [10JY]
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see H.R. 5848), H4605 [28JN]
      Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit 
        (see H.R. 1488), H945 [17FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental 
        health conditions acquired on active duty to reduce suicide 
        and discover traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 26), H27 
        [17JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems 
        for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H6152 
        [19SE]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H1846 [16AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H220 [31JA] (see H.R. 3612), H182 
        [25JA]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H571 [7FE]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H4656 [29JN]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision 
        discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender 
        identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 3030), 
        H1363 [13MR]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H4828 [11JY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2033 [19AP]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4828 [11JY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H1101 [29FE]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6001 [13SE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1428 [20MR]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3808 [19JN]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H4828 [11JY]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H4065 
        [26JN]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H3976 [21JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3707 [15JN]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H5711 [2AU]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H4686 [9JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H4908 [17JY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H1017 [28FE]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H5766 [10SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1154 [5MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1571 [26MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5728 [7AU]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1101 [29FE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2329 [7MY]
      Tariff: 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5228), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------2-aminopyridine (see H.R. 5227), H2272 [27AP]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H2329 [7MY]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H2663 [11MY]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H2329 [7MY]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H1847 [16AP]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H5202 [24JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H4656 [29JN]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H2448 [8MY]
      Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition 
        so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 1687), H3267 [30MY]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H4158 [27JN]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3489), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H5131 [23JY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4828 [11JY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H441 [2FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H4828 [11JY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Defense: establish a research program under the 
        Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to discover 
        a cure for HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 6187), H5290 [25JY]
      Dept. of Energy: improve energy efficiency of electric 
        instantaneous water heaters (see H.R. 3817), H158 [24JA]
      Tariff: acrylic fiber tow (see H.R. 5107), H2270 [27AP]
      ------aqueous hydrazine hydrate solution (see H.R. 5106), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------carbonic dihydrazide (see H.R. 5105), H2270 [27AP]
      ------copper peptide (AHK-Cu) (see H.R. 5111), H2270 [27AP]
      ------copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1-1) (see H.R. 5112), H2270 [27AP]
      ------4-oxo-4-p-tolybutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine 
        (NEM Salt) (see H.R. 5109), H2270 [27AP]
      ------liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of top-of-
        the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of 
        Korea (see H.R. 5323), H2275 [27AP]
      ------1-methylimidazole (see H.R. 5110), H2270 [27AP]
      ------2-benzothiazolythio butanedioic acid (2BBA) (see H.R. 
        5108), H2270 [27AP]
      Taxation: limit extent to which States may tax compensation 
        earned by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 
        [8MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Defense: establish a research program under the 
        Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to discover 
        a cure for HIV/AIDS (H.R. 6187), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Energy: improve energy efficiency of electric 
        instantaneous water heaters (H.R. 3817), H159 [24JA]
      Tariff: acrylic fiber tow (H.R. 5107), H2279 [27AP]
      ------aqueous hydrazine hydrate solution (H.R. 5106), H2279 
        [27AP]
      ------carbonic dihydrazide (H.R. 5105), H2279 [27AP]
      ------copper peptide (AHK-Cu) (H.R. 5111), H2280 [27AP]
      ------copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1-1) (H.R. 5112), H2280 [27AP]
      ------4-oxo-4-p-tolybutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine 
        (NEM Salt) (H.R. 5109), H2279 [27AP]
      ------liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of top-of-
        the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of 
        Korea (H.R. 5323), H2288 [27AP]
      ------1-methylimidazole (H.R. 5110), H2279 [27AP]
      ------2-benzothiazolythio butanedioic acid (2BBA) (H.R. 5108), 
        H2279 [27AP]
      Taxation: limit extent to which States may tax compensation 
        earned by nonresident telecommuters (H.R. 5615), H2446 [8MY]
  Letters
      Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom) Diamond Jubilee: 
        Joseph V. Reed, U.N., E1550 [18SE]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, H2572 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1585 [27MR]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H387 [2FE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 
        [11JY]
      Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: tribute, H1291 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H3279 [31MY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (H.J. Res. 111), H4788 [11JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H4077 
        [27JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H4077 [27JN]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H131 [24JA]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3813 [20JN]
      Ridgefield, CT: tribute to Ridgefield High School Students 
        Against Internet Discrimination (organization), H590 [8FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H4077 [27JN]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1242 [7MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1590, H1592 [27MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1242, H1250 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1589, H1590, H1591, H1592 
        [27MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, H1250 
        [7MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H3279 
        [31MY]
      Workers Memorial Day: observance, H2215 [27AP]
  Tributes
      Aubin, Joseph W., H3665 [8JN]




HINCHEY, MAURICE D. (a Representative from New York)

  Appointments
      U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H1091 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food 
        or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to 
        regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial 
        crops (see H.R. 3554), H1978 [18AP]
      ------protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed 
        economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or 
        animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech 
        companies (see H.R. 3555), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1210 [6MR]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4828 [11JY]
      ------extend authority of certain members and veterans to 
        transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to 
        family members (see H.R. 1910), H6152 [19SE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H221 
        [31JA]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see 
        H.R. 4329), H1847 [16AP]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H115 [23JA]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2447 [8MY]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H28 [17JA]
      Buy American Act: improve transparency and accountability in the 
        waiver process requirement for certain transportation 
        provisions (see H.R. 3647), H2288 [27AP]
      ------require a certain percentage of domestic content in green 
        technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using 
        Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable 
        energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 1873), H3167 [22MY]
      ------increase requirement for American-made content and 
        strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts 
        (see H.R. 2722), H4065 [26JN]
      ------limit reimbursement for excessive compensation of 
        Government contractors equal to the pay of Cabinet Secretaries 
        (see H.R. 2980), H2663 [11MY]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H28 [17JA]
      ------constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to 
        natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and 
        affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations 
        and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
      Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Crime: prevent identity theft and tax crimes (see H.R. 3482), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H697 [13FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H4908 [17JY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of HHS: improve health of children, reduce occurrence of 
        sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health 
        activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H28 [17JA]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H726 [14FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5010 
        [18JY]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H513 [6FE]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6298 [28SE]
      ------inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the 
        U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 
        3192), H159 [24JA]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H2663 [11MY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National 
        Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 
        1980), H5202 [24JY]
      ------provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt 
        residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting 
        representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), H1915 [17AP]
      ------statehood (see H.R. 265), H1915 [17AP]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H3733 [18JN]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4605 [28JN]
      FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H3808 [19JN]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6234 [20SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H4158 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: address the concept of ``Too Big To 
        Fail'' through improved regulation and breaking up large banks 
        in order to prevent future Government bailouts (see H.R. 
        4963), H2206 [26AP]
      ------establish fair and transparent practices related to 
        marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at 
        depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 [9MY]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 
        3461), H1978 [18AP]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5078 [19JY]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H1978 
        [18AP]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H2072 [24AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H115 [23JA]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a 
        voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 
        267), H1915 [17AP]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------express that the U.S. should become an international human 
        rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core 
        international conventions (see H. Res. 312), H2135 [25AP]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary 
        school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens 
        reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
        providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see H.R. 3590), H187 [27JA]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1846 [16AP]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4775 [10JY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H3976 [21JN]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3164 [18MY]
      ------provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see 
        H.R. 2195), H1741 [28MR]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H1978 [18AP]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H79 [18JA]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2330 [7MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 674), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of 
        establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5328 [26JY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H945 [17FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6280 [21SE]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2648 [10MY]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H3981 [25JN]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1571 [26MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H3481 [5JN]
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]
      Schools: require educational agencies participating in certain 
        school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students 
        to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year 
        (see H.R. 576), H1915 [17AP]
      Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and 
        accessible financial products for entities that do not have 
        access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H903 
        [16FE]
      Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on 
        Government-issued identification cards issued in connection 
        with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 978), H5630 [1AU]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]
      Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual 
        retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        2502), H1847 [16AP]
      ------allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H3915 [20JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1154 [5MR]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6318 [26OC]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H4685 
        [9JY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------facilitate program-related investments by private 
        foundations (see H.R. 3420), H1847 [16AP]
      ------increase alternative minimum tax exemption amount and 
        index such amount for inflation (see H.R. 3747), H1808 [29MR]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H727 [14FE]
      ------modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private 
        foundations (see H.R. 2311), H1978 [18AP]
      ------restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by 
        removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating 
        spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (see H.R. 
        2604), H220 [31JA]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H1846 [16AP]
      ------treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher 
        education expenses under certain college savings plans and 
        allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such 
        plans (see H.R. 529), H3171 [25MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE] (see H.R. 4124), H3981 [25JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. 
        Res. 28), H3268 [30MY]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 4457), H2032 [19AP]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2525 [9MY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3284 [31MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require report 
        on information regarding human rights violations by the 
        military government in Argentina in the 1970s, H3284 [31MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3896 [20JN]
      ------prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within one 
        thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2525 [9MY]
      Votes: correction, E747 [9MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E103 [1FE]
  Songs
      ``When I Go Away,'' Levon Helm, H2077 [25AP]
  Tributes
      Allen, Julianne E. Marks, E1597 [21SE]
      Helm, Levon, H2076 [25AP]
      Oliveros, Pauline, E447 [27MR]




HIND, KAY

  Remarks in House
      Georgia Council on Aging: Distinguished Older Georgian Award 
        recipient, E276 [29FE]




HINDERLITER, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E635 [24AP]




HINDREX, WINFORD L.

  Prayers
      Senate, S1685 [15MR]




HINDS, NANCY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1677 [2OC]




HINES, DALE

  Remarks in House
      Wisconsin Agriculturist (publication): Master Agriculturist 
        award recipient, E655 [25AP]




HINGHAM, MA

  Remarks in House
      YF-415 (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, E716 [7MY]




HINKLE, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1076 [19JN]




HINOJOSA, RUBEN (a Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on 
        active duty or performed certain active service receive credit 
        toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see 
        H.R. 181), H5292 [25JY]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay 
        and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired 
        for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see 
        H.R. 186), H5292 [25JY]
      ------prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see 
        H.R. 1092), H5292 [25JY]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 6055), H4603 [28JN]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H1154 [5MR]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H1134 
        [1MR]
      Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce 
        students' burdens related to transferring credits between 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 1873), H1154 [5MR]
      Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive 
        consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by 
        public utility companies (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2126 [25AP]
      ------improve academic content standards for physical education 
        (see H.R. 1057), H1153 [5MR]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H1273 [7MR]
      ------make grants to support early college high schools and 
        other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 925), H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      ------strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and 
        prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship 
        through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of HHS: carry out programs to provide youth in racial or 
        ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and 
        skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see H.R. 2678), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H5202 [24JY]
      ------revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve 
        provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety 
        net providers (see H.R. 2674), H726 [14FE]
      Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs 
        (see H.R. 709), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H3976 [21JN]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] (see 
        H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      ------establish centers of excellence in financial literacy 
        education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H115 
        [23JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2647 [10MY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4775 [10JY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      Education: establish dual-language education programs in low-
        income communities (see H.R. 2906), H1154 [5MR]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (see H.R. 6447), H6230 [20SE]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (see H.R. 2636), H1847 [16AP]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 
        3461), H1807 [29MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H5526 [31JY]
      Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        633), H2126 [25AP]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Foreign trade: require the collection of up-to-date information 
        on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of 
        foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services 
        (see H.R. 5513), H2320 [7MY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1306 [8MR]
      Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 
        85), H3481 [5JN]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3267 [30MY]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H1100 [29FE]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide for naturalization of certain high school 
        graduates (see H.R. 218), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H5131 [23JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2072 [24AP]
      Medicare: exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and 
        supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H2447 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 1936), H2569 [9MY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5293 [25JY]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H5130 [23JY]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H2447 [8MY]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H2447 [8MY]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H5202 [24JY]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H1391 [19MR]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 
        2954), H1363 [13MR]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2570 [9MY]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1306 [8MR]
      Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher 
        educational opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H3167 [22MY]
      ------improve education (see H.R. 3568), H1210 [6MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (see H.R. 4339), H1804 [29MR]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to 
        include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H694 [9FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H966 [27FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1848 
        [16AP]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      SBA: modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H1363 [13MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H1571 [26MR]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H1135 
        [1MR]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1428 [20MR]
      ------revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a 
        person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting 
        period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see 
        H.R. 718), H1543 [22MR]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H6001 [13SE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), 
        H1641 [27MR]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes (see H.R. 476), H27 [17JA]
      ------provide for death and disability protection for loans from 
        qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3656), H2647 [10MY]
      ------provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals 
        under age 26 (see H.R. 1177), H3267 [30MY]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H1543 [22MR]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5078 [19JY]
      Territories: encourage students to become civically engaged 
        through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 
        512), H1153 [5MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H5630 [1AU]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H187 [27JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H950 [24FE]
      Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, 
        and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism 
        areas (see H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H1391 [19MR]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5201 [24JY]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H950 [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Medicare: permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse 
        anesthetist services in critical access hospitals 
        notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals (see 
        H.R. 6146), H5008 [18JY]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (see H. Res. 638), H2274 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Medicare: permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse 
        anesthetist services in critical access hospitals 
        notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals (H.R. 
        6146), H5009 [18JY]
  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Christopher W. Hansen, 
        American Cancer Society, H2241 [27AP]
  Press releases
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E795 [15MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H4626 [29JN]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H982 [28FE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H4742 [10JY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2459 [9MY]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2785 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2785 [16MY]
      Government regulations: include existing Dept. of the Treasury 
        rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest 
        on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory 
        freeze, E1335 [26JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), E1335 [26JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4742 [10JY]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (H.R. 2446), H5613 [1AU]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6192 [20SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6192 
        [20SE]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 645), 
        E773 [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4742 [10JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4626 
        [29JN]
      United Way: anniversary, E1204 [9JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2724 
        [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H993 [28FE], H1626 
        [27MR], H2781 [16MY]
  Tributes
      Payne, Donald M., H1205 [6MR]




HINSDALE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Rohan, Mike: SBA Illinois Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        of the Year award recipient, H3488 [6JN]
      Zion Lutheran Church: anniversary, E1485 [12SE]




HINSDALE, MA

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




HINTON, JAMES L.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S848 [16FE]




HINZ, JEFFREY

  Letters
      Bush administration tax cut extension, S4928 [12JY]




HIP HOUSING (nonprofit organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1352 [31JY]




HIR, IMRE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4202 [14JN]




HIRABAYASHI, GORDON

  Remarks in House
      Presidential Medal of Freedom: recipient, E765 [10MY], E934 
        [31MY], E1089 [20JN]




HIRING HEROES ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 951), S3504 [23MY]




HIRONO, MAZIE K. (a Representative from Hawaii)

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3410 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter 
        animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for 
        euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H6280 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H5131 [23JY]
      ------eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain 
        active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which 
        Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service 
        (see H.R. 1283), H2033 [19AP]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see H.R. 6293), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H5712 [2AU]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H5010 [18JY]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6280 [21SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1210 [6MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (see H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H1016 [28FE]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2329 [7MY]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H4828 [11JY]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H694 [9FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6280 [21SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see H.R. 6467), H6280 [21SE]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to establish veterans gardens 
        operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to 
        individuals, schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H2569 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------make grants and low-interest loans to local educational 
        agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of 
        public educational facilities (see H.R. 3490), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies for 
        EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 3714), 
        H221 [31JA]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H3363 [31MY]
      ------strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and 
        prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship 
        through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H115 [23JA]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5202 [24JY]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6280 [21SE]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H115 
        [23JA]
      Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for 
        Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness 
        (see H.R. 3298), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 6019), H4686 [9JY]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4908 [17JY]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all petroleum products produced from such leases will be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1916 
        [17AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H4908 [17JY]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H2813 [16MY]
      FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H4775 [10JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H4685 [9JY]
      Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment 
        option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2130), H4907 
        [17JY]
      ------provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 
        3485), H6001 [13SE]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H1915 [17AP]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3700 [8JN]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H6323 [2NO]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5526 [31JY]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H1017 [28FE]
      Hawaii: permit Native Hawaiian Organizations to have status as 
        HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 5729), H5202 [24JY]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6284 [25SE]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H571 [7FE]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6152 [19SE]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H2715 [15MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H28 [17JA]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H4908 [17JY]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H6280 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5631 [1AU]
      Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H159 [24JA]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H6062 [14SE]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H187 [27JA]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3733 [18JN]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6314 [23OC]
      ------provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facilities for items and services provided to eligible 
        veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 814), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3808 [19JN]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H641 [8FE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see H. Res. 454), H1154 [5MR]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken 
        driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 2324), H1210 [6MR]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H727 [14FE]
      ------expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal 
        and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H4775 [10JY]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H4158 [27JN]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3662 
        [7JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H4864 [12JY]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H4908 [17JY]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Schools: end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 3027), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation 
        in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities 
        affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 675), H187 
        [27JA]
      ------revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a 
        person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting 
        period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see 
        H.R. 718), H3267 [30MY]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H3481 [5JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H3808 [19JN]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2288 [27AP]
      ------allow credits for establishment of franchises with 
        veterans (see H.R. 2888), H159 [24JA]
      ------allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H2329 [7MY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H115 [23JA]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H2716 [15MY]
      ------extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see 
        H.R. 724), H375 [1FE]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3807 [19JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H5202 [24JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3481 [5JN]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H1392 [19MR]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H6279 [21SE]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2329 [7MY]
      ------reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small 
        producers (see H.R. 777), H3363 [31MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 5903), H5631 [1AU]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2329 [7MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2569 [9MY]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H187 [27JA]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H1359 [9MR]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H1363 [13MR]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 
        3895), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H4908 [17JY]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H3405 [1JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H3267 [30MY]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H5328 [26JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see H.R. 3712), H1916 [17AP]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H727 [14FE]
      ------provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 1718), H3808 [19JN]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3481 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the 
        suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the 
        northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (see 
        H.R. 3907), H512 [6FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H181 [25JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the 
        suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the 
        northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (H.R. 
        3907), H512 [6FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (H.R. 3824), H182 [25JA]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5448 [31JY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E822 
        [16MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H2294 [7MY]
      Chaminade University: tribute to Leadership Alliance membership, 
        E1331 [25JY]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), 
        E1297 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), E676 [26AP]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development Program funding, H3410 [5JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, 
        H3382 [1JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program and 
        Section 184A Native Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding, E1156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency 
        Support funding, E754 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the 
        suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the 
        northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (H.R. 
        3907), E138 [3FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (H.R. 3908), E127 [3FE]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, E1330 
        [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), E1330 
        [25JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3338 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3338 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), E1156 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3382 [1JN], H3410 [5JN]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (H.R. 3824), E76 [25JA]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        E596 [19AP]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), E1333 [25JY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        E1386 [1AU]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), E596 [19AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E425 [22MR]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), 
        H6194 [20SE]
      Ko'olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club: anniversary, E79 [25JA]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, E1331 [25JY]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations (H.R. 501), 
        E1330 [25JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2775 
        [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, 
        E425 [22MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), E596 [19AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E754 [9MY], 
        E759 [10MY]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), E479 [28MR]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (H.R. 2682), E479 [28MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, 
        H2775 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2775 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2775 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H395 [2FE], H1408 
        [20MR], H3787 [19JN], H4850, H4851 
        [12JY], E735 [8MY], E930 [31MY], E1076 
        [19JN]
      Waialua, HI: Waialua High School robotics team recipient of 
        Hawaii For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Chairman's Award, E282 [29FE]
  Tributes
      Crowe, Richard A., E1123 [21JN]
      Giffords, Representative, E69 [25JA]
      Payne, Donald M., E367 [13MR]




HIRSCH, PATRICK

  Subpoena Notices
      Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H7 [13JA]




HISEY, CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in Senate
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of Greater Bridgeport Youth 
        Orchestras, S2810 [26AP]




HISPANIC AMERICANS

  Bills and resolutions
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. 
        Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]
      Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (see H. Res. 721), H4655 
        [29JN]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health 
        Disparities: support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life 
        initiative (see S. Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Forensic analysis of events surrounding the death of Rafael 
        Peralta relative to nomination to receive the Medal of Honor: 
        Vincent J.M. DiMaio, H3139 [18MY]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
  Remarks in House
      Barceloneta, PR: New Jersey Puerto Rican Heritage Statewide 
        Parade Annual Banquet Gala and Puerto Rican Illustres honoree, 
        E1535 [14SE]
      Bienvenidos (organization): anniversary, E1607 [21SE]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance, E714 [7MY]
      Cruz, Terri: Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives 
        (publication) Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, E565 
        [18AP]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for programs or activities 
        that involve racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law 
        enforcement organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      Didone, Cristina: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Female 
        Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E1515 [13SE]
      Discrimination: oppose inflammatory rhetoric toward Latinos, 
        H1430 [21MR]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Latino Pride, E839 [17MY], E871 
        [18MY]
      Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (H. Res. 721), H4690 
        [10JY], H5021 [19JY]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H6164 [20SE], E1553 [19SE], 
        E1578 [20SE]
      Hispanic Serving Institutions Week: observance, E1555 [19SE]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 
        [16AP]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 
        4398), E573 [18AP]
      National Council of La Raza: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, E1171 [28JN]
      National Hispana Leadership Institute: anniversary, H6071 [19SE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: observance, E1577 
        [20SE], E1635 [21SE]
      Navy: report on review, findings, and actions pertaining to the 
        Medal of Honor nomination of Rafael Peralta, H3138 [18MY]
      Salinas, Ricardo: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute 
        Trade and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]
      TELACU Education Foundation: tribute to TELACU Scholars Day, 
        E633 [24AP]
      U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Metro Orlando, FL, chapter 
        Hispanic Chamber of the Year award recipient, E1615 [21SE]
      University of Houston: tribute to Hispanic-Serving Institution 
        designation, E606 [19AP]
      University of Texas at El Paso: Master of Business 
        Administration Program and Reverse Transfer Program recipients 
        of Excelencia in Education (organization) award, E1661 [28SE]
      Uribe, Alvaro: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute Trade 
        and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]
      Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H94, H97, H101 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (S. Res. 440), S2831 [26AP]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. 
        Res. 432), S2660 [24AP]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S6476 [20SE]
      ------observance (S. Res. 267), S6534 [20SE]
      Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Hispanic Museum of Nevada, S2959 
        [8MY]
      ------tribute to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., Hispanic 
        American Resource Team efforts to combat crimes against and 
        foster trust with the Hispanic community, S3323 [21MY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 
        [27MR], S2354 [17AP]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 
        568), S6469 [19SE], S6534 [20SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American 
        Latino Museum (S. 1868), S2959 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 
        [10SE]
      S. Res. 432, Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans, 
        S2658, S2660 [24AP]
      S. Res. 440, Cinco de Mayo, S2831 [26AP]
      S. Res. 535, support goals and ideals of National Caucus on 
        Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities Movement Is 
        Life initiative, S5882 [1AU]
      S. Res. 568, National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, S6467, 
        S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 582, Hispanic Heritage Month, S6632, S6682 [21SE]




HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

  Remarks in House
      Didone, Cristina: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Female 
        Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E1515 [13SE]




HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Hispanic Serving Institutions Week: observance, E1555 [19SE]
      Observance, H6164 [20SE], E1553 [19SE], E1578 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S6476 [20SE]
      Observance (S. Res. 267), S6534 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 582, observance, S6632, S6682 [21SE]




HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1555 [19SE]




HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SITES

  Addresses
      Constantino Brumidi Recipient of Congressional Gold Medal: 
        Senator Enzi, S5967 [2AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Vision Realized, S4413 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: convey certain public land in and around historic mining 
        townsites in Nevada (see H.R. 6497), H6274 [21SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown 
        Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4080), H943 [17FE]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of Maryland Campaign (see S. Res. 
        560), S6454 [19SE]
      ------anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see S. Res. 
        357), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]
      Coins: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 3818), H158 
        [24JA]
      ------provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum and 
        Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      Corps of Engineers: preserve historical integrity of Zoar, OH, 
        while carrying out any study or construction of flood damage 
        reduction measures, including levees (see S. 3580), S6545 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 
        [3FE]
      ------conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street 
        Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see S. 3247), S3631 [24MY]
      ------conduct a special resource study to evaluate the 
        significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne 
        Counties, KY, and the feasibility of inclusion in the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 [18JA]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast 
        of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (see H.R. 3907), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (see S. 2158), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4148), H1209 [6MR]
      Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 
        2267), S2242 [29MR]
      Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to 
        include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 5103), H2269 
        [27AP]
      La Jolla, CA: grant a right of first refusal to the La Jolla 
        Historical Society relative to the sale of the La Jolla Post 
        Office (see H.R. 6049), H4603 [28JN]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5987), H3974 [21JN]
      Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green 
        Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 6039), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      ------extend authorization of appropriations for certain 
        national heritage areas (see S. 3623), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6572), H6306 [12OC]
      ------study ways to commemorate and preserve the aviation 
        history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 [25JY]
      National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of the 
        Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and 
        establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated 
        area of the National Park System (see H.R. 6032), H4156 [27JN]
      New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International 
        Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 2203), S1790 
        [19MR]
      Pennsylvania: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
        Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware 
        and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 5988), H3974 [21JN]
      South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: designate management 
        entity (see H.R. 6090), H4774 [10JY]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5077 [19JY]
      ------increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial 
        buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal 
        residences (see H.R. 5930), H3698 [8JN]
      ------provide that the value of certain historic property shall 
        be determined using an income approach in determining the 
        taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2209), S1847 [20MR] (see 
        H.R. 5982), H3914 [20JN]
      Titantic (R.M.S.): provide additional protections for ship and 
        wreck site (see S. 2279), S2243 [29MR]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Antietam National Battlefield: anniversary of Memorial 
        Illumination, H2015 [19AP]
      Chimney Rock National Monument: establish (H.R. 2621), H2678-
        H2680 [15MY], H2781 [16MY]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (H. 
        Res. 517), E42 [18JA]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      Croatian American Civic Club: anniversary of ``Hrvatski Dom'' 
        Croatian home, E1686 [5OC]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 3792), E42 [18JA]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast 
        of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (H.R. 3907), E138 
        [3FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (H.R. 3908), E127 [3FE]
      ------study suitability and feasibility of designating 
        prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, 
        Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park 
        System (H.R. 1141), H87 [23JA]
      Downtown Washington Inc.: National Trust for Historic 
        Preservation Great American Main Street Award recipient, E739 
        [9MY]
      Forest Service: convey certain land to Wallowa, OR (S. 271), 
        H5438, H5439 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (H.R. 4148), E319 [6MR]
      Highlands, NJ: anniversary of Twin Lights Historical Site, E1701 
        [16OC]
      Jefferson County, MS: tribute to Prospect Hill, E1113 [21JN]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP], H2156 [26AP]
      Mackinac Island, MI: anniversary of Grand Hotel, E1216 [10JY]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), H6128-H6132 [19SE], E1652 [21SE], E1657 [25SE], E1659 
        [28SE]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of the Modesto Arch, E1720 [23OC]
      National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally 
        significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 2489), H3760 [19JN], 
        H5735, H5736 [10SE]
      Oakland University: designation of Meadow Brook Hall as a 
        National Historic Landmark, E1275 [18JY]
      Paine, Peter S., Jr.: French Ordre des Palmes Academique 
        recipient, E1148 [27JN]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Historic Preservation 
        Division volunteers, E955 [1JN]
      Salinas, CA: tribute to DAR Santa Lucia chapter commemoration of 
        Harvey House, E1018 [7JN]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3746, H3762, H3776 [19JN]
      Sonoma County, CA: anniversary of Fort Ross State Historical 
        Park, E1153 [27JN]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (H.R. 6151), 
        E1286 [19JY]
      Texas (U.S.S.): tribute, E1209 [9JY]
      U.S. Capitol Historical Society: anniversary, E1562 [19SE]
      Washington, NH: anniversary of Washington Meetinghouse, E1406 
        [3AU]
      Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189 
        [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bridal Veil, OR: anniversary of Bridal Veil Post Office, S4770 
        [29JN]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (S. 
        Res. 357), S173 [30JA], S203 [31JA]
      Evanston, WY: anniversary of Evanston Roundhouse and Railyards, 
        S4719 [28JN]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (S. 2158), S1423 [6MR]
      Lincoln Home National Historic Site: tribute to efforts to 
        establish, S5957 [2AU]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S6674 
        [21SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Shelburne, VT: tribute to Shelburne Farms, S4413 [21JN]
      Timberline Lodge, OR: anniversary of Timberline Lodge and Ski 
        Area, S5970 [2AU]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 112-473), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      First State National Historical Park Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 323) (S. Rept. 112-109), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Gettysburg National Military Park Boundary Revision To Include 
        the Gettysburg Train Station: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 112-449), H2029 [19AP]
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]
      Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2240) (H. Rept. 112-450), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 112-125), S42 
        [23JA]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5987) (H. Rept. 112-676), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1478) (S. Rept. 112-128), S42 [23JA]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally 
        Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 112-605), H4906 [17JY]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefields Under the 
        American Battlefield Protection Program: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 779) (S. Rept. 112-116), 
        S41 [23JA]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        114) (S. Rept. 112-103), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. 
        Rept. 112-538), H3732 [18JN]
      Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 271) (H. Rept. 112-432), H1844 
        [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1141, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act, H87 
        [23JA]
      H.R. 2240, Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, 
        H2050 [24AP]
      H.R. 2489, National Park Service acquisition and protection of 
        nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of 
        the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program, H5735 [10SE]
      H.R. 2621, Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act, 
        H2679 [15MY]
      H.R. 5987, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act, 
        H6128-H6130 [19SE]
      S. 271, Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act, H5438 
        [31JY]
      S. Res. 357, Civil War Battle of Mill Springs anniversary, S167, 
        S173 [30JA]
      S. Res. 560, U.S. Civil War Maryland Campaign anniversary, S6464 
        [19SE]




HISTORY

  Addresses
      Constantino Brumidi Recipient of Congressional Gold Medal: 
        Senator Enzi, S5967 [2AU]
      George Washington's Farewell Address: read by Senator Shaheen, 
        S1031-S1034 [27FE]
      Victims of Communism in Albania: Joseph J. DioGuardi, E1253 
        [17JY]
  Amendments
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4424, S4429 [21JN]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), 
        S6003, S6004, S6010 [2AU]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, 
        terrorist attacks, S6080 [11SE]
  Appointments
      Reading of George Washington's farewell address, S659 [14FE]
      U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H787 [15FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Cajun Towns Feud About Sausage With Links to the Past, E1168 
        [28JN]
      Charles Colson Found Freedom in Prison, S3163 [15MY]
      Happy Birthday! County Marks 100 Years With Day-Long 
        Celebration, S4145 [13JN]
      Laurel Man Receives French Military Honor, S1992 [22MR]
      Lawyer Louis Stokes Became Ohio's First Black Congressman--Black 
        History Month, H788 [15FE]
      NASA Administration Meets With Apollo Astronauts; Agency Will 
        Work Cooperatively To Resolve Artifact Ownership Issues, H6086 
        [19SE]
      Statesmanship and Its Betrayal (excerpt), H4859 [12JY]
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]
      Westbrook--This Is Most Exciting Time in History, S5253 [23JY]
      World War II--A Trip Around the World, S2226 [29MR]
      World War II--Taking the Lead, S1993 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see S. Res. 373), S614 [14FE] 
        (see H. Con. Res. 100), H726 [14FE] (see H. Res. 551), H802 
        [15FE]
      Armed Forces: celebrate anniversary of combat action and 
        recognize contributions of American Volunteer Group and 23d 
        Fighter Group (Flying Tigers) to the Nation's defense (see H. 
        Res. 802), H6276 [21SE]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Bataan-Corregidor Month: designate (see H. Res. 636), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR] 
        (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown 
        Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4080), H943 [17FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate 
        the birthday of King Kamehameha (see H. Con. Res. 105), H1016 
        [28FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a 
        marker acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the 
        construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 99), H693 
        [9FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. Con. Res. 
        45), S3729 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3266 [30MY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of 
        the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1390 [19MR]
      Census: celebrate release of 1940 census and commend Bureau of 
        the Census and National Archives and Records Administration 
        efforts to maintain information (see H. Res. 637), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of Maryland Campaign (see S. Res. 
        560), S6454 [19SE]
      ------anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see S. Res. 
        357), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]
      Columbus, OH: anniversary (see S. Res. 375), S614 [14FE]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (see S. 
        Res. 376), S699 [15FE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 
        2212), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 4086), H950 [24FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary (see S. Res. 458), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 
        [3FE]
      ------install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3084 
        [10MY]
      ------provide preservation and interpretation assistance for 
        resources associated with the New Bedford Whaling National 
        Historical Park (see H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of 
        service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive 
        amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
        (see H.R. 6464), H6231 [20SE]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        617), H1845 [16AP]
      Education: authorize domestic dissemination of information and 
        material about the U.S. intended primarily for foreign 
        audiences (see H.R. 5736), H2645 [10MY]
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        766), H5707 [2AU]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom 
        to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 789), H6151 [19SE]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 102), 
        H902 [16FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the 
        battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see 
        H.R. 3818), H158 [24JA]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (see H. Res. 562), H965 
        [27FE]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3103 [17MY]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of 
        Korean immigration in the U.S. (see H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      ------extend authorization of appropriations for certain 
        national heritage areas (see S. 3623), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6572), H6306 [12OC]
      ------study ways to commemorate and preserve the aviation 
        history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 [25JY]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5077 [19JY]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood (see S. Res. 585), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 791), H6151 [19SE]
      New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International 
        Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 2203), S1790 
        [19MR]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN] (see H. Res. 689), H3733 
        [18JN]
      Rice University: anniversary (see S. Res. 512), S4674 [27JN]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (see H. Res. 
        720), H4655 [29JN]
      Russia: continue to press authorities for full and complete 
        accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see S. 3517), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6331), H5706 [2AU]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of Seattle World's Fair (see S. Res. 
        431), S2546 [19AP]
      South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: designate management 
        entity (see H.R. 6090), H4774 [10JY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see S. Res. 508), 
        S4636 [26JN] (see H. Res. 701), H3981 [25JN]
      Terrorism: require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 5593), H2442 [8MY]
      War: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events 
        (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      War of 1812: anniversary (see S. Res. 513), S4725 [28JN]
      ------award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect residents of Lewiston, 
        NY, from British invasion (see H.R. 6516), H6275 [21SE]
      ------recognize anniversary and the ensuing 200 years of peace 
        and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Res. 685), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 4107), 
        H1099 [29FE]
      World War II: anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (see H. 
        Res. 696), H3914 [20JN]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 418), 
        S2324 [16AP] (see H. Res. 777), H5860 [11SE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1845 [16AP]
  Essays
      Armenian Genocide Survivor: Araxi Kechbouladian, E924 [31MY]
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Daniel Casas, E426 
        [22MR]
      ------Drew Liscum, E528 [16AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
      ------Ravena Jacob, E340 [8MR]
      ------Rohail Dadwani, E409 [21MR]
      ------Saydi Wollney, E411 [21MR]
      My American Appreciation: Anna Stout, E991 [6JN]
      Washington, DC: Callie Effler, E992 [6JN]
      ------Chloe Atchley, E992 [6JN]
      ------Madison Jacobs, E992 [6JN]
  Forewords
      ``Arizona--100 Years Grand'': Senator McCain, S598 [14FE]
  Inscriptions
      Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Magnolia Park, TX, Texas 
        Historical Marker, E193 [15FE]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space 
        missions: Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., H6087 [19SE]
      Siege at the Alamo: William B. Travis, S1173 [1MR]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument establishment: Malcolm Duncan, 
        Jr., Mayor of Waco, TX, H3761 [19JN]
  Lists
      Armed Services members killed in the Korean War battle for Hill 
        303, H3269 [31MY]
      Montford Point Marines from Louisiana, S6618 [21SE]
  Poems
      ``And From These Hands,'' Albert C. Caswell, E264 [28FE]
      ``Independence Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1168 [28JN]
      ``On Point, Shades of Black and Green,'' Albert C. Caswell, 
        E1148 [27JN]
  Prayers
      Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt, S3748 [6JN]
  Proclamations
      Dempsey Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1196 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Abington, MA: anniversary, E1027 [8JN]
      African Americans: historical analysis of impact of Republican 
        Party on pursuit for equality, H796 [15FE]
      ------tribute to achievements of African American women, E129 
        [3FE], E185 [14FE]
      ------tribute to contributions of African American inventors, 
        H969 [28FE]
      Alabama: anniversary of Selma to Montgomery civil rights 
        marches, E308 [5MR]
      Alameda County Fair Association: dedication of Alameda County 
        Historical Monument, E1080 [19JN]
      Alexandria, VA: Days of Remembrance observance, E550 [17AP]
      Allentown, PA: anniversary, E1637 [21SE]
      American Legion: anniversary, E341 [8MR]
      Antietam National Battlefield: anniversary of Memorial 
        Illumination, H2015 [19AP]
      Appalachian Trail: anniversary of completion, E1424 [3AU]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood, H664 [9FE]
      ------anniversary of statehood (H. Con. Res. 100), H709 [14FE], 
        E186 [14FE]
      Armenian Genocide Congressional Record Project: survival 
        stories, E924 [31MY]
      Army: anniversary, H3486 [6JN]
      Athol, MA: anniversary, E1285 [19JY]
      Auburn, WA: tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School History Bowl 
        teams, E915 [31MY]
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, 
        E48 [19JA], E51 [23JA], E64 [24JA], E78 [25JA]
      Bahamas: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Bimini Plaque 
        Project, E1686 [5OC]
      Bally, PA: anniversary, E1111 [21JN]
      Barrington, NJ: anniversary of Barrington Band, E11 [13JA]
      Bensenville, IL: anniversary of Zion-Concord Lutheran School, 
        E1485 [12SE]
      Black History Month: observance, H464 [3FE], H505, H508-H510 
        [6FE], H796 [15FE], E135 [3FE], E153 [7FE], E160 [8FE], E185 
        [14FE]
      Branson, MO: anniversary, E500 [29MR]
      Brook Park, OH: tribute, E1627 [21SE]
      Brooklyn Heights, OH: tribute, E1626 [21SE]
      Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: anniversary, E757 
        [10MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H2292-H2295 [7MY]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a 
        marker acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the 
        construction of the U.S. Capitol, E264 [28FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a 
        marker acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the 
        construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 99), H658 [9FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), 
        H3444 [5JN]
      ------permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of 
        the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 108), H1442 [21MR]
      Carrollton, TX: tribute to Carrollton Black Cemetery, E1181 
        [29JN]
      Casimir Pulaski Day: observance, E310 [5MR]
      Chatham, MA: anniversary, E1026 [8JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3715-H3719 [18JN], 
        E1067, E1071, E1073, E1079 [19JN], E1144 [26JN]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance, E714 [7MY]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (H.R. 
        3866), H464 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H1110 [1MR]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (H. 
        Res. 517), E42 [18JA]
      ------anniversary of the Great Locomotive Chase, E517 [30MR]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary, E1310 [24JY]
      ------anniversary of Brooklyn Center neighborhood, E1463 [10SE]
      ------anniversary of Cleveland Municipal Court, E1513 [13SE]
      ------tribute to dedication of bust of Alexander Duchnovich in 
        Rusin Cultural Garden, E829 [17MY]
      ------tribute to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum luncheon, E998 
        [6JN]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (H.R. 6421), E1538 [14SE]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H73 [18JA], H2459 [9MY]
      Constitution Day: observance, E1482 [11SE], E1581 [20SE], E1623 
        [21SE]
      Constitution Week: observance, E1581 [20SE]
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), H314 [1FE]
      ------differences in interpretation, H1129-H1131 [1MR]
      ------history and explanation of ``separation of church and 
        State'', H2640 [10MY]
      Continental Congress: anniversary of Northwest Ordinance 
        adoption, E1594 [21SE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H1370-H1372 [19MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, H2666, H2667 [15MY], H2723 
        [16MY], E774 [10MY], E793, E795, E799, E800, E803, E805, E806 
        [15MY], E1047 [15JN]
      Dept. of Defense: tribute to veterans of the Korean 
        Constabulary, E1337 [26JY]
      Dept. of Energy: continue monitoring of impact of the U.S. 
        nuclear testing program on Runit Island of the Marshall 
        Islands, H4890 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for 
        commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo 
        Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (H.R. 1022), 
        H134 [24JA], E69 [25JA], E89 [31JA]
      ------install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 2070), H131, 
        H132 [24JA], E71 [25JA]
      ------modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes 
        Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3713, H3714 [18JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: protect tribal 
        sovereignty with respect to Native American burial or other 
        sacred sites, H3785 [19JN]
      District of Columbia: history as a municipality and the District 
        of Columbia Home Rule Act, H1127-H1129 [1MR], H4643-H4645 
        [29JN]
      ------tribute to Woodland Cemetery, E139 [3FE]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance, H2024 [19AP], 
        E527 [16AP]
      Dublin, CA: anniversary, E210 [16FE]
      Dublin, PA: anniversary, E1450 [10SE]
      Dunlay, TX: tribute, E689 [27AP]
      Dunmore, PA: anniversary, E544 [17AP]
      Duxbury, MA: anniversary, E1028 [8JN]
      Eatonville, FL: anniversary, E1366 [31JY]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H560-H563 [7FE], H675, H676 [9FE], H808 
        [16FE], H5134 [24JY], H5981 [13SE]
      ------comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461, H470 
        [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H1237 [7MR], H1462 [21MR], 
        H4912 [18JY], H5856 [11SE]
      Education: anniversary of charter schools establishment, H4810 
        [11JY]
      El Cajon, CA: anniversary, E1729 [30OC]
      Ellsworth, WI: anniversary, E1267 [18JY]
      Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary, E1464 [10SE], E1663 
        [28SE]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (H. Res. 282), E1071 [19JN]
      Faith & Politics Institute: tribute to Congressional Civil 
        Rights Pilgrimage, E454 [27MR]
      Federal-State relations: recognize historic and continuing 
        importance of Federalism and uphold States' rights, H2821 
        [17MY]
      Flag Day: observance, E1040 [12JN]
      Florida: anniversary of landing by French explorer Jean Ribault, 
        E462 [28MR]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide, H1918 [18AP]
      Frederick County, MD: anniversary, H2824 [17MY]
      Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom 
        to exercise beliefs peacefully (H. Res. 789), E1567 [19SE]
      Frisco, TX: Frisco Heritage Museum participation in National 
        Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free 
        admission to active military personnel and their families from 
        Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      Garfield Heights, OH: tribute, E1635 [21SE]
      General Society Sons of the Revolution: tribute to Kings 
        Mountain, TN, chapter for signing of the U.S. Constitution 
        anniversary observation, E1477 [11SE]
      Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, E437 [26MR]
      Gering, NE: anniversary of Summit Road at the Scotts Bluff 
        National Monument, E1647 [21SE]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (H. Con. Res. 102), E216 [16FE]
      Glenwillow, OH: tribute, E1634 [21SE]
      Government: importance of separation of powers, H6168 [20SE]
      GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of 
        Independence funding, H3679, H3680 [8JN]
      Greece: independence anniversary, H1582 [27MR], E429 [22MR], 
        E440 [26MR], E457 [27MR], E573 [18AP]
      Hardyston Township, NJ: anniversary, E250 [27FE]
      Harwich, MA: tribute to Cape Verdean Historical Trust So Sabi! 
        exhibit, E1030 [8JN]
      Highlands, NJ: anniversary of Twin Lights Historical Site, E1701 
        [16OC]
      Hinsdale, IL: anniversary of Zion Lutheran Church, E1485 [12SE]
      Hollister, CA: anniversary of Hollister Municipal Airport, E900 
        [30MY]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014, H2015 [19AP], 
        H2080 [25AP], E535 [16AP], E561 [17AP], E577 [18AP], E640, 
        E642 [25AP], E659 [26AP], E687, E700 [27AP]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1031 
        [29FE], H1104-H1113, H1116, H1124 [1MR], E308, E312 [5MR]
      Hummelstown, PA: anniversary, E1620 [21SE]
      Hungary: anniversary of Hungarian Revolution, E381 [19MR]
      Hyannis, MA: anniversary of John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, 
        E1293 [19JY]
      Independence Day: observance, E1168 [28JN], E1213 [9JY]
      International Day of Human Rights: anniversary, E106 [1FE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, H4078 [27JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics, H5295, H5296 [26JY], E1330 [25JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary, H2145 [26AP], E659, E663, 
        E665, E667, E674, E675 [26AP], E700 [27AP]
      ------reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1139 [5MR], H1220 [7MR], H2074 [25AP], H2201 [26AP]
      Jefferson County, MS: tribute to Prospect Hill, E1113 [21JN]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3256-H3261 [30MY], 
        E777 [10MY], E796 [15MY], E915 [31MY], E978 [5JN], E1003 [6JN]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1049 [15JN], E1076, 
        E1079, E1080 [19JN]
      Kazakhstan: independence anniversary, E357 [8MR]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Creekwood Middle School Korean War 
        history project, H3269 [31MY]
      Korean War: anniversary, E1198 [29JN]
      Laubscher, Rick: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research 
        (SPUR) Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E602 [19AP]
      League City, TX: anniversary, E356 [8MR]
      Lee College: Texas Historical Marker recipient, E391 [20MR]
      Lehigh County, PA: anniversary, E1640 [21SE]
      Leonard, Tom: Essex National Heritage Commission Essex Heritage 
        Hero Award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Levittown, PA: anniversary, H3741 [19JN]
      LGBT History Month: observance, E1676 [2OC]
      Little Compton, RI: closing of Grey's General Store, E1444 [3AU]
      Little Rock, AR: tribute to MacArthur Museum of Arkansas 
        Military History ``Vietnam--America's Conflict'' exhibit, 
        E1347 [26JY]
      Luray, VA: anniversary, E482 [29MR]
      Mackinac Island, MI: Mackinac Island State Park Commission 
        commemoration of War of 1812, E1260 [17JY]
      Madison, NJ: anniversary of DAR Loantaka-Parsippanong chapter, 
        E574 [18AP]
      Madison County, IL: anniversary, E1493 [12SE]
      Magnolia Park, TX: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 
        recipient of an official Texas Historical Marker, E193 [15FE]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (H.R. 1621), E814 [16MY]
      Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H40 [18JA], E70 [25JA]
      Maryville, TN: tribute to Heritage Middle School student trip to 
        Washington, DC, E991 [6JN]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage 
        Festival, E1079 [19JN]
      Middle Island, NY: tribute to Longwood Central School District 
        Longwood Veterans Walk and Longwood Veterans History Project, 
        E1062 [18JN]
      Monterey County, CA: anniversary of Monterey County Free 
        Libraries, E1512 [13SE]
      Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in 
        the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and 
        slaves who fought during the American Revolution (H.R. 2181), 
        H4809 [11JY]
      Mound, MN: anniversary, E661 [26AP]
      Mutual Musicians Foundation: tribute, E1131 [25JN]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, H227 [1FE], E110 [1FE], E225 [17FE], E241, E248, 
        E252 [27FE], E280 [29FE], E302, E303 [1MR], E352 [8MR], E474 
        [28MR]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, E269 [28FE], 
        E375 [19MR]
      National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally 
        significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 2489), H3760 [19JN], 
        H5735, H5736 [10SE]
      National Women's History Month: observance, H1030 [29FE], H1160 
        [6MR], H1219 [7MR], E304 [1MR], E359 [9MR], E368 [13MR], E380 
        [19MR], E461, E464, E465, E466, E468, E469, E470, E471, E475, 
        E477, E478, E479 [28MR], E483, E484, E485, E486 [29MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (H.R. 6150), E1285 [19JY], E1299 [23JY]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, E1224 [11JY]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood, H6160, H6163, H6164 [20SE]
      Oakham, MA: anniversary, E1009 [7JN]
      Oakland University: designation of Meadow Brook Hall as a 
        National Historic Landmark, E1275 [18JY]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to YMCA of Central Florida for ``Red Tail 
        Pilots Tribute'' event, E232 [17FE]
      Palm Springs, CA: tribute to Palm Springs Air Museum Spirit of 
        '45 Day, E1345 [26JY]
      Pembroke, MA: anniversary, E1635 [21SE]
      Phillips, ME: anniversary, E247 [27FE]
      Polish Constitution Day: observance, E906 [30MY]
      Ralston, NE: anniversary, E1261 [17JY]
      Reagan, Ronald: anniversary of Westminster address, H3692 [8JN]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H3407 [5JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (H. 
        Res. 689), H4161 [28JN], H4709 [10JY]
      Rice University: anniversary, E1235 [11JY], E1239 [12JY]
      Richmond, TX: anniversary, H5848 [11SE]
      Ripley, OH: anniversary, E1363 [31JY]
      Robeson County, NC: anniversary, E1513 [13SE]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (H. Res. 
        720), E1199 [29JN]
      Romney, WV: anniversary, E785 [15MY]
      Roseto, PA: anniversary, E1639 [21SE]
      Rowan University: tribute to RCA Heritage Program Museum, E1053 
        [18JN]
      Sacagawea: anniversary of death, E1517 [13SE]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to defenders of the Alamo, H1166 [6MR]
      San Jacinto Day: observance, H2042 [24AP]
      Savannah, GA: anniversary of Hibernian Society, E344 [8MR]
      Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library 
        and Museum ``D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney 
        Archives'' exhibit, E1201 [29JN]
      Sister Bay, WI: anniversary, E556 [17AP]
      Sisters of Loretto (organization): anniversary, E94 [31JA], E545 
        [17AP]
      Sonora, CA: closure of Tuolumne General Hospital, E13 [13JA]
      Souderton, PA: anniversary, E1127 [21JN]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), H6086-
        H6088, H6096 [19SE], E1581 [20SE]
      Star Island Corp.: tribute to restoration of Gosport Regatta, 
        E1052 [18JN]
      Ste. Marie, IL: anniversary, E441 [26MR]
      Taxation: history and development of U.S. tax system, H2253 
        [27AP]
      Television: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic 
        television signal, E1248 [12JY]
      Terre Haute, IN: tribute to CANDLES Holocaust Museum and 
        Education Center, E1108 [21JN]
      Texas: importance of football rivalry between University of 
        Texas and Texas A&M University, E58 [23JA]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, H1166 [6MR], H1219 [7MR], 
        E292, E300 [1MR]
      Texas (U.S.S.): tribute, E1209 [9JY]
      Titanic (R.M.S.): anniversary of sinking, H1963 [18AP], E524 
        [16AP]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 5593), E730 [8MY]
      U.S. Capitol Historical Society: anniversary, E1562 [19SE]
      University of Notre Dame: anniversary, E1486 [12SE]
      Uwchlan Township, PA: anniversary, E1195 [29JN]
      Versailles, KY: anniversary of Versailles High School 1962 State 
        football championship, E1523 [13SE]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of American involvement, E870 
        [18MY]
      ------anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, 
        E729 [8MY]
      Virginia: anniversary of National Guard, E30 [18JA]
      Vitamins: anniversary of discovery, E1650 [21SE]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish, H3760 [19JN]
      War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie, E1464 [10SE]
      Washington, NH: anniversary of Washington Meetinghouse, E1406 
        [3AU]
      Washington County, CO: anniversary, E1597 [21SE]
      West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, H3811 [20JN]
      West Virginia (U.S.S.): tribute to reunion of crew, E1549 [18SE]
      Weston, MO: anniversary, E1525 [13SE]
      Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189 
        [14FE]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial 
        (H.R. 938), H124 [24JA], H386 [2FE]
      World War II: anniversary of Bataan Death March, E664 [26AP]
      ------anniversary of Battle of Dieppe, E1440 [3AU]
      ------anniversary of Battle of Midway, H3588 [7JN]
      ------anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (H. Res. 696), 
        E1412 [3AU]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines, H3235 [30MY], E1147, E1148, E1154, E1158 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), E691 [27AP]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, H3484, H3489 [6JN], E989 [6JN]
      ------recognize anniversary of Executive order authorizing 
        internment of Japanese-American communities and increase 
        awareness of events surrounding such internment, E231 [17FE], 
        E701 [27AP], E1130 [21JN]
      ------tribute to premiere of ``Red Tails'' movie about Tuskegee 
        Airmen, H83 [23JA], E27 [17JA], E54 [23JA]
      ------tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E41 [18JA], E232 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: observance of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and anniversary 
        of Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, S827 [16FE]
      Alaska Quarterly Review (publication): anniversary, S2918 [7MY]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4428 [21JN]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 373), S595-S598, S657 
        [14FE]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Wisconsin killed in 
        military action, S1447 [7MR]
      Black History Month: observance, S250 [1FE], S345 [6FE]
      ------observance (S. Res. 387), S1368 [1MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. 
        Con. Res. 105), S3049 [9MY]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a 
        marker acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the 
        construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 99), S802, S803 
        [15FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), 
        S4218 [14JN]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (S. Con. Res. 45), 
        S3738 [5JN]
      ------permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of 
        the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 108), S2006 [22MR]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (S. Res. 440), S2831 [26AP]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (S. 
        Res. 357), S173 [30JA], S203 [31JA]
      Coins: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
        writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'', S1106 [29FE]
      Columbus, OH: anniversary (S. Res. 375), S657, S658 [14FE]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (S. 3567), S6461 [19SE]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S3274 [17MY], S4624 
        [26JN]
      Constitution Day: observance, S6424 [19SE]
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), S5627, S5628 [26JY]
      ------commemorate anniversary of signing and commend 
        contributions of historical, educational, and patriotic 
        societies in promoting patriotism and values (S. Res. 376), 
        S4780 [29JN]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (S. 2212), 
        S1848-S1850 [20MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow community land grant-mercedes and 
        land grant councils access to rural development program 
        funding, S4391 [21JN]
      ------anniversary, S3164-S3169 [15MY], S3230 [16MY], S3273 
        [17MY], S3509 [23MY]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 458), S3103 [10MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 3078), 
        S3747-S3749 [6JN]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Emancipation Day, S2233 
        [29MR]
      ------anniversary of Thompson-Markward Hall (Young Woman's 
        Christian Home) congressional charter, S5082 [17JY]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S404 [9FE], 
        S4111 [13JN], S5448 [26JY], S6590-S6592 [21SE]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (S. Res. 201), S2960 [8MY]
      Evanston, WY: anniversary of Evanston Roundhouse and Railyards, 
        S4719 [28JN]
      Falmouth, ME: tribute to Falmouth Heritage Museum, S4202 [14JN]
      Flag Day: observance, S4200 [14JN]
      Flandreau, SD: anniversary of Flandreau Santee Sioux Indian 
        Tribe Pow Wow, S4821 [10JY]
      Forest River, ND: anniversary, S4769 [29JN]
      Frostburg, MD: anniversary, S5969 [2AU]
      Fullerton, ND: anniversary, S4415 [21JN]
      Garden City, SD: anniversary, S5132 [18JY], S5255 [23JY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA, S344 [6FE]
      ------anniversary of first manned orbital mission for NASA (S. 
        Res. 377), S690-S692 [15FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (S. Res. 398), S1761 [15MR]
      Hazen, ND: anniversary, S6102 [11SE]
      Helsinki Final Act: anniversary, S5864 [1AU]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S2322 [16AP], S2540 
        [19AP]
      Hosmer, SD: anniversary, S1419 [6MR], S4237 [18JN]
      Independence Day: observance, S4718 [28JN], S4745 [29JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S4594 
        [25JN], S5654 [30JY], S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (S. Res. 
        394), S1581 [12MR], S1678 [14MR]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, S3626 [24MY]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (S.J. Res. 45), S4304 
        [19JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------observance, S4231 [18JN]
      ------observance (S. Res. 496), S4308 [19JN], S4410 [21JN]
      Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of space flight speech, S6245 
        [12SE]
      Kentucky: tribute to students who participated in National 
        History Day (organization) Competition, S4360 [20JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]
      Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Hispanic Museum of Nevada, S2959 
        [8MY]
      Las Vegas News Bureau: anniversary, S2914 [7MY]
      Libraries: anniversary of founding of Carnegie libraries, S4629 
        [26JN]
      Lincoln Home National Historic Site: tribute to efforts to 
        establish, S5957 [2AU]
      McCreary County, KY: anniversary, S4144 [13JN]
      Michigan: anniversary of statehood, S97, S98 [26JA]
      Monroe, SD: anniversary, S4415 [21JN]
      Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship: anniversary, 
        S5727 [31JY]
      NASA: anniversary of Landsat Satellite Program, S5256 [23JY]
      National City, CA: anniversary, S6443 [19SE]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 470), 
        S3519 [23MY], S4250 [18JN]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, S1047 [27FE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      National Women's History Month: observance, S2078 [27MR]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood, S154 [30JA], S6564 [21SE]
      ------anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 585), S6684 [21SE]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 519), 
        S5898 [1AU]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S315 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of administration relative to constitutional 
        role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-S97 [26JA], 
        S149-S151 [30JA], S286 [2FE]
      Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a 
        statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. 
        Capitol in National Statuary Hall, S4411 [21JN]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to the National Constitution Center 
        addition to ``The Story of We the People'' exhibit of the 
        wheelchair of disability-rights advocate Justin Dart, Jr., 
        S5480 [26JY]
      Pierpont, SD: anniversary, S4416 [21JN], S4671 [27JN]
      Regan, ND: anniversary, S4770 [29JN]
      Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3822 [7JN]
      Rice University: anniversary (S. Res. 512), S4686 [27JN]
      Richland County, WI: anniversary of Richland County Fair, S4819 
        [10JY]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal, S4717 
        [28JN]
      Roy City, UT: anniversary, S1192 [1MR]
      Sacagawea: anniversary of death, S6442, S6443 [19SE]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of World's Fair, S2534 [19AP]
      Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role 
        it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, S1433 
        [7MR]
      Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, unanimous-consent agreement, S6025 
        [10SE]
      ------reading of George Washington's farewell address, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S659 [14FE]
      South Dakota: anniversary of Oahe Dam construction, S5482 [26JY]
      South St. Paul, MN: anniversary, S1192 [1MR]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), S6671 
        [21SE]
      ------tribute to historical and recent accomplishments of the 
        U.S. space program, S6245 [12SE]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (S. Res. 508), 
        S4642 [26JN]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, S1173 [1MR]
      Timberline Lodge, OR: anniversary of Timberline Lodge and Ski 
        Area, S5970 [2AU]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
      University of Texas at Austin: tribute to Dept. of History ``Not 
        Even Past'' website promoting U.S. and global history, S3325 
        [21MY]
      War: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those involved in 
        the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      ------commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events (S. 
        Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S4412 [21JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (S. 418), S3071-S3073 [10MY]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines, S4669 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), S6426 [19SE], S6618 [21SE]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, S3740, S3769 [6JN]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), S2382 
        [17AP], S6010 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Interior Modification of Land Grant Patent Issued 
        to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 404) (H. Rept. 112-433), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4086) (H. Rept. 
        112-413), H1390 [19MR]
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]
      Memorial Establishment on Federal Land in the District of 
        Columbia To Honor Free African Americans and Slaves Who Fought 
        During the American Revolution: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 883) (S. Rept. 112-118), S41 
        [23JA]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally 
        Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 112-605), H4906 [17JY]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefields Under the 
        American Battlefield Protection Program: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 779) (S. Rept. 112-116), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1545) (H. Rept. 112-430), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 112-368), H77 [18JA]
  Resolutions by organizations
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day anniversary: District of 
        Colubmia City Council, S2234 [29MR]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day observance: District of 
        Columbia Council, E527 [16AP]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
      New Mexico Enters the Union: Donald Ritchie, S154 [30JA]
  Summaries
      NASA Policy on Permission To Carry Personal Mementos on Space 
        Vehicles They Flew, H6087 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 90, printing of pocket version of U.S. 
        Constitution, H314 [1FE]
      H. Con. Res. 99, use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor 
        Center for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that 
        slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, 
        H658 [9FE]
      H. Con. Res. 100, Arizona statehood anniversary, E186 [14FE]
      H. Con. Res. 105, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for event to 
        celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha, H2292 [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 108, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to honor 
        victims of the Holocaust, H1442 [21MR]
      H. Con. Res. 128, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, H3444 
        [5JN]
      H. Res. 562, compile oral histories from current and former 
        Members of Congress involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement, H1104 [1MR]
      H. Res. 683, express regret for passage of laws that adversely 
        affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the Chinese 
        Exclusion Act, H3715 [18JN]
      H.R. 1022, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, 
        H134 [24JA]
      H.R. 2070, World War II Memorial Prayer Act, H131 [24JA]
      H.R. 2489, National Park Service acquisition and protection of 
        nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of 
        the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program, H5735 [10SE]
      H.R. 4086, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, H1370 [19MR]
      H.R. 4158, confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions, H6086 [19SE]
      S. 404, Dept. of the Interior modification of a land grant 
        patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, 
        H3713 [18JN]
      S. 418, award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil 
        Air Patrol, S3071 [10MY]
      S. 2212, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, S1849 [20MR]
      S. Con. Res. 45, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, S3734, 
        S3738 [5JN]
      S. Res. 357, Civil War Battle of Mill Springs anniversary, S167, 
        S173 [30JA]
      S. Res. 373, Arizona statehood anniversary, S637, S657 [14FE]
      S. Res. 375, Columbus, OH, anniversary, S637, S658 [14FE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of the U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S4780 [29JN]
      S. Res. 377, first NASA manned orbital mission by John Glenn 
        anniversary, S690, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 387, Black History Month, S1208, S1368 [1MR]
      S. Res. 388, commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events, S1208, S1369 [1MR]
      S. Res. 394, recognize anniversary of unification of Italy, 
        honor Italian servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the 
        U.S., S1579, S1581 [12MR]
      S. Res. 398, Greece independence anniversary, S1741, S1761 
        [15MR]
      S. Res. 399, Affirmation of the U.S. Record on the Armenian 
        Genocide Resolution, S1792 [19MR]
      S. Res. 418, tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan in World War II, 
        S2326 [16AP], S6011 [2AU]
      S. Res. 431, Seattle World's Fair anniversary, S2553 [19AP]
      S. Res. 440, Cinco de Mayo, S2831 [26AP]
      S. Res. 458, Dept. of Agriculture anniversary, S3091, S3103 
        [10MY]
      S. Res. 470, National Day of the American Cowboy, S3519 [23MY], 
        S4250 [18JN]
      S. Res. 471, tribute to women who served in American Red Cross 
        Clubmobiles during World War II, S3519 [23MY], S4429 [21JN]
      S. Res. 496, Juneteenth Independence Day, S4304, S4308 [19JN]
      S. Res. 504, recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 
        Munich Olympics, S4463, S4594 [25JN]
      S. Res. 508, recognize the teams and players of the Negro 
        Baseball Leagues and support designation and mission of the 
        Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO, S4639, S4643 
        [26JN]
      S. Res. 512, Rice University anniversary, S4683, S4686 [27JN]
      S. Res. 513, War of 1812 anniversary, S4726 [28JN]
      S. Res. 515, honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters, 
        S4727 [28JN]
      S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the 
        restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally 
        confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other 
        countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]
      S. Res. 519, designate a national day of remembrance for workers 
        of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S5048 [16JY], S5898 [1AU]
      S. Res. 560, U.S. Civil War Maryland Campaign anniversary, S6464 
        [19SE]
      S. Res. 585, New Mexico statehood anniversary, S6633, S6682 
        [21SE]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., S6305 [13SE], S6614 [21SE], H5775 [11SE], 
        H5868 [12SE], H5928 [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1473, E1476 [11SE], 
        E1504 [12SE], E1537 [14SE]




HITCHCOCK CENTER FOR WOMEN INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1375 [1AU]




HITT, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E495 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2237 [29MR]




HITTLE, WILLIAM M., IV

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1669 [28SE]




HOBBS, EARL

  Articles and editorials
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]




HOBBS ACT  see Crime




HOBBY PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Courts: amend to make unlawful the provision of assistance or 
        support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 5977), H3914 [20JN]




HOCHUL, KATHLEEN C. (a Representative from New York)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Alfred University: anniversary (see H. Res. 413), H1101 [29FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6152 [19SE]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5712 [2AU]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H441 [2FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Courts: protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before 
        a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to 
        negotiate the terms of payment of an award (see H.R. 4022), 
        H725 [14FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: extend and improve the Milk Income Loss 
        Contract (MILC) Program (see H.R. 4085), H944 [17FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2288 
        [27AP]
      ------require certain Federal job training and career education 
        programs give priority to programs that provide a national 
        industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5293 
        [25JY]
      ------prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local 
        governments for any program to check helmet usage or create 
        checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H3105 
        [17MY]
      EPA: limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H3700 [8JN]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2716 [15MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1135 [1MR]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H3105 [17MY]
      Immigration: simplify petitioning procedure for H-2A 
        agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H-2A program 
        (see H.R. 6373), H6280 [21SE]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H3733 [18JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2033 [19AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1915 [17AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H512 [6FE]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6279 [21SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4686 [9JY]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H3171 [25MY]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H6279 [21SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H4908 [17JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H6280 [21SE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2570 [9MY]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H3976 [21JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H376 [1FE]
      St. Bonaventure University: tribute to men's and women's 
        basketball teams (see H. Res. 588), H1390 [19MR]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4828 [11JY]
      ------encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, 
        engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 289), H5525 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see 
        H.R. 6262), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      ------make certain estate tax provisions permanent (see H.R. 
        1757), H5711 [2AU]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3481 
        [5JN]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H3916 [20JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3577 [6JN]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H1209 [6MR]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H5712 [2AU]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1915 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial 
        marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division 
        members who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 
        111), H1542 [22MR]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4391), H1977 [18AP]
      Crime: provide sentencing enhancements for certain identity 
        theft offenses victimizing the elderly (see H.R. 6330), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve utilization of 
        teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and 
        telehealth coordination services for veterans' health care 
        (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]
      Medicare: increase fines and penalties for Medicare fraud to 
        augment Medicare fraud enforcement activities (see H.R. 6103), 
        H4827 [11JY]
      Postal Service: suspend bonus authority for certain postal 
        officials in any year in which a postal retail facility or 
        mail processing facility is closed (see H.R. 4270), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Tariff: clomazone (see H.R. 5404), H2318 [7MY]
      ------flonicamid (see H.R. 5402), H2318 [7MY]
      ------iprodione (see H.R. 5403), H2318 [7MY]
      ------p-toluenesulfonamide (see H.R. 5400), H2318 [7MY]
      ------zeta-cypermethrin (see H.R. 5401), H2318 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------make the research credit permanent, increase for 
        businesses manufacturing in the U.S., and make refundable for 
        small businesses (see H.R. 6329), H5706 [2AU]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed 
        clothes recovered at airport security checkpoints to local 
        veterans organizations and other charities (see H.R. 6328), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      Travel and tourism: require priority visa processing for 
        visitors to national heritage areas or national parks and make 
        infrastructure grants to communities hosting these areas (see 
        H.R. 6130), H4868 [13JY]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        6008), H3974 [21JN]
      War of 1812: award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect residents of Lewiston, 
        NY, from British invasion (see H.R. 6516), H6275 [21SE]
      ------recognize anniversary and the ensuing 200 years of peace 
        and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Res. 685), 
        H3699 [8JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 4391), H1977 [18AP]
      Crime: provide sentencing enhancements for certain identity 
        theft offenses victimizing the elderly (H.R. 6330), H5710 
        [2AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve utilization of 
        teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and 
        telehealth coordination services for veterans' health care 
        (H.R. 4023), H726 [14FE]
      Medicare: increase fines and penalties for Medicare fraud to 
        augment Medicare fraud enforcement activities (H.R. 6103), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      Postal Service: suspend bonus authority for certain postal 
        officials in any year in which a postal retail facility or 
        mail processing facility is closed (H.R. 4270), H1641 [27MR]
      Tariff: clomazone (H.R. 5404), H2324 [7MY]
      ------flonicamid (H.R. 5402), H2324 [7MY]
      ------iprodione (H.R. 5403), H2324 [7MY]
      ------p-toluenesulfonamide (H.R. 5400), H2324 [7MY]
      ------zeta-cypermethrin (H.R. 5401), H2324 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (H.R. 4249), H1543 [22MR]
      ------make the research credit permanent, increase for 
        businesses manufacturing in the U.S., and make refundable for 
        small businesses (H.R. 6329), H5710 [2AU]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed 
        clothes recovered at airport security checkpoints to local 
        veterans organizations and other charities (H.R. 6328), H5710 
        [2AU]
      Travel and tourism: require priority visa processing for 
        visitors to national heritage areas or national parks and make 
        infrastructure grants to communities hosting these areas (H.R. 
        6130), H4868 [13JY]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 6008), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      War of 1812: award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect residents of Lewiston, 
        NY, from British invasion (H.R. 6516), H6278 [21SE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1979 [19AP], H3487 [6JN]
  Proclamations
      Tribute to Mortimer Sullivan: by, E104 [1FE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5932 [13SE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash, H519 [7FE]
      ------implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H5208 [25JY]
      Business and industry: consolidation of certain Government 
        ecomonic development entities into a single entity designed to 
        support business and industry, H42 [18JA]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H643 [9FE]
      Delphi Corp.: address impact of bankruptcy proceedings on 
        employee pensions, H3742 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3108 [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2079 [25AP]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H816 [16FE]
      FAA: implement reforms to improve aviation safety, H5236 [25JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E107 [1FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5208, 
        H5236 [25JY]
      Kittinger Furniture Co., Inc.: MADE--In America (organization) 
        BEST--Made in America Award recipient, H4161 [28JN]
      National Dairy Month: observance, H3811 [20JN]
      National Guard: Air National Guard funding, H3108 [18MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1598 [21SE]
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, H4829 [12JY], 
        E1392 [2AU]
      Pakistan: prohibit foreign assistance relative to harboring of 
        al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and Taliban fighters within 
        borders, H3487 [6JN]
      Postal Service: prevent closure of postal processing and 
        distribution center in Buffalo, NY, H384 [2FE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H4707 [10JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5535 [1AU]
      Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and 
        transition assistance and providing incentives to employers 
        for hiring veterans, H5138 [24JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 6008), 
        H5138 [24JY]
      Votes: position on missed, H5787 [11SE]
  Tributes
      Giffords, Representative, H162 [25JA]
      Wilson, William, III, H1980 [19AP]




HODGENVILLE, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Hodgenville Police Chief Remembers Fallen Officer, S6423 [19SE]




HODGES, CLEONE HAYNES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4709 [10JY]




HODGES, FREDERICK B. (BEN)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1219 [10JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4817 [10JY]




HODGES, RONALD E.

  Remarks in House
      Addison, TX: tribute to Christian Faith World Ministries Church, 
        E1672 [28SE]




HODSON, BRENT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E734 [8MY]




HOEFLER, RYAN

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E977 [5JN]




HOEVEN, JOHN (a Senator from North Dakota)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4152, S4153 
        [13JN], S4205, S4206, S4209 [14JN], S4350 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S32 [2FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3640 [24MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6357, S6358 [13SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4447, S4481 [25JN]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), 
        S1050 [27FE]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2175, S2176, S2179 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S570 [13FE], S866 
        [16FE], S1097 [28FE], S1387 [5MR], S1468 [7MR], S1515 [8MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4896 [11JY], S5048 [16JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5622 
        [26JY], S5678 [30JY], S5885 [1AU]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see S. 165), S132 [26JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 91), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S3130 [14MY]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S2244 [29MR]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S4774 [29JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S4152 [13JN]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S4774 [29JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 
        1241), S43 [23JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Revenue Loss Assistance 
        Program, improve crop insurance, and extend livestock 
        disaster, tree assistance, and commodity programs (see S. 
        2261), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to 
        nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings 
        with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 3535), S6270 
        [12SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore 
        energy development (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3839 
        [7JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S3901 [11JN]
      ------delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable 
        control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (see S. 1833), S2497 [18AP]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S3901 [11JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5085 [17JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S2086 [27MR]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see S.J. Res. 19), S496 [9FE]
      Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 
        2274), S2394 [17AP]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Health: repeal mandate that individuals purchase health 
        insurance (see S. 19), S5732 [31JY]
      Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born 
        physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved 
        communities (see S. 1979), S4774 [29JN]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Information technology: improve enforcement of criminal and 
        civil law with respect to cloud computing (see S. 3569), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S3088 [10MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2244 [29MR]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S568 [13FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5733 [31JY]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver's license holders 
        in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a 
        hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service 
        vehicles (see S. 1288), S3174 [15MY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 181), S6458 
        [19SE]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371, 3221), 
        S4461 [25JN]
      ------provide for appropriate designation of collective 
        bargaining units (see S. 1843), S4637 [26JN]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 353), S75 [24JA]
      OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to 
        include more small businesses (see S. 807), S1049 [27FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health 
        insurance tax (see S. 1880), S4418 [21JN]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S2497 [18AP]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see S. 1129), S1933 [21MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6342 [13SE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S2546 [19AP]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: suspend sales of petroleum products 
        until certain conditions are met (see S. 2100), S567 [13FE]
      Syria: condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S6109 [11SE]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see S. 1512), S6063 [10SE]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S4239 [18JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S4369 [20JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE]
      Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 581), S6626 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: modify Pilot Project offices of the 
        Federal Permit Steamlining Pilot Project (see S. 3563), S6454 
        [19SE]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (see S. 
        2039), S132 [26JA]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      ------recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Letters
      Bush administration tax cut extension: Jeffrey Hinz, S4928 
        [12JY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4197 [14JN], 
        S4271 [19JN], S5342 [25JY], S5947 [2AU]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3828 [7JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6481 [20SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 [14FE], 
        S1515-S1517, S1530 [8MR], S2142 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 
        [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165 [30JA], S235, S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve crop insurance, S4198 [14JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6298 [13SE]
      Egypt: tribute to release of U.S. citizens, S1176, S1178 [1MR]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4287 [19JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide for congressional 
        review of agency guidance documents, S4287 [19JN]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S385 [7FE]
      ------require mandatory purchase of flood insurance in residual 
        risk areas, S4665, S4667 [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4665, S4667 [27JN]
      GAO: study effect of applying mandatory flood insurance purchase 
        requirements to areas of residual risk and voluntary 
        community-based flood insurance options, S4665, S4667 [27JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S6581 [21SE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1207, S1208 [1MR]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        S3171 [15MY]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1529 [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1071 [28FE]
      ------evaluation of administration, S5074 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1071 [28FE], S6481 [20SE]
      Parliamentary inquiry, S2143 [28MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid 
        funding, S2011 [26MR]
      ------repeal, S2011 [26MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S2011 [26MR]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, S3170 [15MY]
      Petroleum: decrease dependence on oil from foreign sources 
        hostile to U.S. interests and recognize employment impact of 
        increased access to Canadian energy resources, S367 [7FE]
      ------gasoline price levels, S1071 [28FE]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2142 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (S. 2264), S2250 [29MR]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S605 [14FE], S837 [16FE], S1515, 
        S1529, S1530 [8MR]
      Schools: encourage the purchase of pulse crop products for 
        school meals programs, S4271 [19JN]
      Taxation: establish Transportation and Regional Infrastructure 
        Project (TRIP) Bonds program, S837 [16FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4928 [12JY], S5074 
        [17JY], S5198 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5334 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5334, S5342 [25JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4928 [12JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5342 [25JY], 
        S5840 [1AU]
  Statements
      Tribute to Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation: 
        by, S3622-S3625 [24MY]
  Tributes
      Kenner, Steven, S3170 [15MY]
      Sleeper, Bryan, S3170 [15MY]




HOFFMAN, BILL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2468 [18AP]




HOFFMAN, DESIREE

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S3229 [16MY]




HOFFMAN, MICHAEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4947 [12JY]




HOFFMAN, WILBUR K. (BILL)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1130 [29FE]




HOGAN, BEVERLY WADE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1307 [24JY]




HOGAN, HUNTER (H.D.)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5045 [16JY], S5298 [24JY]




HOH, MATTHEW

  Articles and editorials
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]




HOLDEN, MATTHEW, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E999 [6JN]




HOLDEN, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H1978 [18AP]
      Armed Forces: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of 
        retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to all 
        members retired for disability regardless of disability rating 
        percentage (see H.R. 186), H726 [14FE]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see 
        H.R. 3435), H5711 [2AU]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H4064 [26JN]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H441 [2FE]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H3734 [18JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal 
        investigators, and game law enforcement officers with 
        authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry 
        firearms (see H.R. 324), H1100 [29FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment 
        Program (see H.R. 531), H3163 [18MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions 
        against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H79 [18JA]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H2715 [15MY]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H6279 [21SE]
      EPA: prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending 
        (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (see 
        H.R. 3336), H512 [6FE]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5130 [23JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2715 [15MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H220 [31JA]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H3808 [19JN]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H4828 [11JY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H513 [6FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H2715 [15MY]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H28 [17JA]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2813 [16MY]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H5010 [18JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3976 [21JN]
      Public safety officers: extend public safety officers' death 
        benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H1978 [18AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      SBA: provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (see H.R. 6296), H5704 [2AU]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H2040 [23AP]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see H.R. 6113), H5010 [18JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried 
        before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H945 [17FE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      ------express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the 
        President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should not 
        be less than the effective rate paid by middle class Americans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H376 [1FE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3481 [5JN]
      ------modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 
        2238), H441 [2FE]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H802 [15FE]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide employment opportunities for veterans in 
        transportation construction projects (see H.R. 3473), H115 
        [23JA]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
  Poems
      ``Written on Your Soul,'' Albert C. Caswell, E333 [7MR]
  Remarks
      Costa Concordia (vessel): failure of safety measures aboard 
        cruise liner, E328 [7MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1499 [22MR]
      Hummelstown, PA: anniversary, E1620 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1499 
        [22MR]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3870 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3870 [20JN]
  Testimonies
      Costa Concordia (vessel) Cruise Liner Safety Measures Failure: 
        Brian Aho, E328 [7MR]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5912 [12SE]
      Fidler, Mark, E333 [7MR]
      Giorgi, Frederick J., E399 [21MR]




HOLDER, ERIC H., JR.  see Attorney General (Eric H. Holder, Jr.)




HOLDER, JON F.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6619 [21SE]




HOLDREGE, NE

  Remarks in Senate
      Phelps Memorial Health Center: tribute to renovation and 
        expansion, S1382 [5MR]




HOLENCY, CRYSTINA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E671 [26AP]




HOLIDAYS  see Special Days and Holidays




HOLLAND, CARLTON J., JR. (JAKE)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S491 [9FE]




HOLLEDER, DONALD

  Remarks in House
      Distinguished Service Cross: recipient posthumously, E1487 
        [12SE]




HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA

  Remarks in House
      YMCA of Hollidaysburg: anniversary, E524 [16AP]




HOLLINGER, PAUL AND SYLVIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1056 [18JN]




HOLLINS-RUCKER, ALMA R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E66 [24JA]




HOLLIS, MICHAEL R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1150 [27JN]




HOLLIS, ZAK

  Remarks in House
      Richards, Kenny: National Tourette Syndrome Association Zak 
        Hollis Youth Achievement Award recipient, E1097 [20JN]




HOLLISTER, CA

  Remarks in House
      Hollister Municipal Airport: anniversary, E900 [30MY]




HOLLOWAY, MONDOZA

  Remarks in House
      Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., 
        event to honor Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]




HOLLOWELL, ALESCIA M.

  Remarks in House
      Miss Black Michigan USA pageant: winner, E160 [8FE]




HOLLOWWA, MARISSA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




HOLMAN, CHRIS

  Remarks in House
      Greater Lansing Business Monthly (publication): anniversary, 
        E1055 [18JN]




HOLMAN, ZACH

  Essays
      State of the Union, S156 [30JA]




HOLMES, GILBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E435 [22MR]




HOLMES, LUCILLE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1279 [18JY]




HOLMES, RUSSELL

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




HOLMES COUNTY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Barton, Ken and Rhonda and family: Holmes County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1668 [28SE]




HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2014, H2015 [19AP], H2080 [25AP], E535 [16AP], E561 
        [17AP], E577 [18AP], E640, E642 [25AP], E659 [26AP], E687, 
        E700 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S2322 [16AP], S2540 [19AP]




HOLOHAN, KATHLEEN

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA, Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Valor Award 
        recipients, E561 [17AP]




HOLSCHER, LINDA

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




HOLT, BLAIR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1919 [18AP]




HOLT, RUSH D. (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3028 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3531 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5175, H5178 [24JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H821 [16FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3368 [1JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3679 [8JN]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5881 [12SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3905 [20JN], H3919 [21JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2532 [9MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1882 [17AP]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Unfinished War, Richard Leone, Huffington Post (Internet site), 
        E1367 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1306 [8MR]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H441 [2FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3700 [8JN]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H6152 [19SE]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5923 [12SE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H641 [8FE]
      Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against 
        prospective and current employees for the purpose of making 
        adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 321), H3163 [18MY]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see H.R. 6467), H6307 [12OC]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4828 [11JY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1912), H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), 
        H3164 [18MY]
      ------establish an awards program recognizing excellence 
        exhibited by public school system employees providing services 
        to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see 
        H.R. 1704), H2447 [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H476 [3FE] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, 
        social workers, and psychologists by low-income local 
        educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H1915 [17AP]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]
      Dept. of HHS: improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        3144), H5711 [2AU]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H1273 [7MR] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members (see H.R. 4051), H4775 [10JY]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for 
        sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]
      ------allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum 
        products produced from such leases will be offered for sale 
        only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]
      ------conduct a special resources study on suitability and 
        feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin 
        Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1278), H440 [2FE]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5010 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2329 [7MY]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H4908 [17JY]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H4775 [10JY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H5328 [26JY]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5202 [24JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H5711 [2AU]
      ------establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease 
        Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow 
        failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H4064 [26JN]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3977 [21JN]
      Education: express that adding art and design into Federal 
        programs that target science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic 
        growth (see H. Res. 319), H1847 [16AP]
      ------increase access to adult education to provide for economic 
        growth (see H.R. 2226), H2072 [24AP]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4605 [28JN]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5766 [10SE]
      Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement 
        officer to include certain positions relative to retirement 
        benefits (see H.R. 327), H1100 [29FE]
      Fesken, William P.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 
        2777), H641 [8FE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H641 [8FE]
      Health: reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H5712 [2AU]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H6152 [19SE]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H27 [17JA]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 
        397), H3707 [15JN]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H5202 [24JY]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H2713 
        [15MY]
      Immigration: eliminate deadline for application for asylum in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 2981), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see H.R. 3590), H115 [23JA]
      Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H5202 
        [24JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      ------permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1808 [29MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H966 [27FE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3481 [5JN]
      Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and 
        physicians' assistants (see H.R. 2134), H2040 [23AP]
      Medicare: provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H3661 [7JN]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see H.R. 3705), H6234 
        [20SE]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H5923 [12SE]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H5292 [25JY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H5712 [2AU]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H4158 [27JN]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H5766 [10SE]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3700 [8JN]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), 
        H221 [31JA]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, 
        program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H441 [2FE]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H1642 [27MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1915 [17AP]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H2448 [8MY]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H966 [27FE]
      Public safety officers: include nonprofit and volunteer 
        firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first 
        responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 1668), H571 [7FE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H945 [17FE]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H4656 [29JN]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1154 [5MR]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H2569 [9MY]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2329 [7MY]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2329 [7MY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H3915 [20JN]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H2072 [24AP]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H3976 [21JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 
        [31JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H5711 [2AU]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------increase alternative minimum tax exemption amount and 
        index such amount for inflation (see H.R. 3747), H641 [8FE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------provide for identification of corporate tax haven 
        countries and increased penalties for tax evasion practices in 
        haven countries that ship U.S. jobs overseas (see H.R. 3338), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1807 [29MR]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H4157 [27JN]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6280 [21SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1497 [21MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H5860 [11SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4828 [11JY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H2448 [8MY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and 
        technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum 
        development (see H.R. 4720), H2125 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: provide additional funding for the Early Retiree 
        Reinsurance Program (see H.R. 3887), H440 [2FE]
      Discrimination: condemn illicit and religious profiling and 
        surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police 
        Dept., and call for a Federal investigation of such 
        surveillance (see H. Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 5815), H3103 [17MY]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the 
        battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see 
        H.R. 3818), H158 [24JA]
      Tariff: Cetalox (see H.R. 4727), H2125 [25AP]
      ------dimethyl malonate (see H.R. 4728), H2125 [25AP]
      ------imazalil (see H.R. 4725), H2125 [25AP]
      ------monocarboxylic fatty acids derived from palm oil (see H.R. 
        4721), H2125 [25AP]
      ------NORBLOC 7966 (see H.R. 4726), H2125 [25AP]
      ------N-[2-(2-oxoimidazolidine-1-yl)ethyl]-2-methylacrylamide, 
        methacrylic acid, aminoethyl ethylene urea and hydroquinone 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4729), H2125 [25AP]
      ------(1S)-1,5-anhydro-1-[3-[[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-
        thienyl]methyl] -4-methylphenyl]-D-glucitol (see H.R. 4724), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl pyrrolidone mixtures (see 
        H.R. 4722), H2125 [25AP]
      ------tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate (see H.R. 
        4723), H2125 [25AP]
      Voting: establish standards for publication of poll tapes used 
        in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 5814), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and 
        technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum 
        development (H.R. 4720), H2130 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: provide additional funding for the Early Retiree 
        Reinsurance Program (H.R. 3887), H440 [2FE]
      Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections 
        (H.R. 5815), H3104 [17MY]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the 
        battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 
        (H.R. 3818), H159 [24JA]
      Tariff: Cetalox (H.R. 4727), H2130 [25AP]
      ------dimethyl malonate (H.R. 4728), H2130 [25AP]
      ------imazalil (H.R. 4725), H2130 [25AP]
      ------monocarboxylic fatty acids derived from palm oil (H.R. 
        4721), H2130 [25AP]
      ------NORBLOC 7966 (H.R. 4726), H2130 [25AP]
      ------N-[2-(2-oxoimidazolidine-1-yl)ethyl]-2-methylacrylamide, 
        methacrylic acid, aminoethyl ethylene urea and hydroquinone 
        mixtures (H.R. 4729), H2130 [25AP]
      ------(1S)-1,5-anhydro-1-[3-[[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-
        thienyl]methyl] -4-methylphenyl]-D-glucitol (H.R. 4724), H2130 
        [25AP]
      ------polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl pyrrolidone mixtures (H.R. 
        4722), H2130 [25AP]
      ------tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate (H.R. 4723), 
        H2130 [25AP]
      Voting: establish standards for publication of poll tapes used 
        in elections for Federal office (H.R. 5814), H3104 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (H.R. 
        5816), H3104 [17MY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: Consortium for 
        Citizens With Disabilities, H2404 [8MY]
      ------Susan Henderson, Disability Rights Education and Defense 
        Fund (organization), H2404 [8MY]
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation 
        Association, H3532 [6JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Debbie I. Chang, Nemours 
        Foundation, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      Vets4Warriors Program funding: several veterans organizations, 
        H5049 [19JY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E922 [31MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5448 [31JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H6263 [21SE]
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement 
        of certain claims, H3759 [19JN]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H611 [8FE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), E1575 [20SE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5302 [26JY]
      Budget: reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), E135 
        [3FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1698 [28MR], H1902 [17AP]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3759 [19JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), E135 [3FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5773 [11SE], 
        H6263 [21SE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), E201 [15FE]
      Corps of Engineers: funding, H3368 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1902 [17AP]
      ------WIC funding, H1902 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3007, H3033 [17MY], 
        E866 [18MY]
      ------establish National Language Service Corps, H3033 
        [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5049, H5050 [19JY], 
        E1298 [23JY]
      ------prohibit information obtained via an unmanned aerial 
        vehicle to be used as evidence in a court of law without a 
        warrant, H3007 [17MY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H5049, 
        H5050 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2235 [27AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H983 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H629 [8FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2235 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3531 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency 
        Support funding, H2394 [8MY]
      ------impact of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2532, H2534, H2535 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2403 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current 
        and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing 
        competitiveness and economic and national security (H.R. 
        2011), H4832 [12JY]
      ------authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with 
        appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 
        1134), H1082 [29FE]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886 [20JN]
      ------establish production incentive fee for lands leased for 
        oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (H.R. 
        927), H5217 [25JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5217 
        [25JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6198 [20SE]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919 
        [21JN], H5179 [24JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey, 
        H5217 [25JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY]
      ------reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas 
        production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas 
        companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3905, 
        H3906 [20JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5169, H5170, 
        H5175, H5179 [24JY], H5217 [25JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H821, H822, H824 [16FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: suicide prevention and outreach 
        programs funding, H3322 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3339 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3322, H3339 [31MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H359, H360 [1FE]
      Education: Pell Grants funding, H983 [28FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3368 [1JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, E155 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 4631), H5777, H5778 
        [11SE]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H310 [1FE]
      Federal Mortuary Affairs Advisory Commission: establish, 
        H3033 [17MY]
      FEMA: State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3531 [6JN]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        H5732 [10SE]
      Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by 
        implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (H.R. 
        3397), H5731 [10SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, H2146 [26AP]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]
      GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of 
        Independence funding, H3679, H3680 [8JN]
      Hasan family: tribute to naturalization ceremony, H1919 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1467 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4744 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4414 [28JN]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 [31MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2691 [15MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), E1412 [3AU]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E694 [27AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2488 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4888 [17JY]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821, H822 [16FE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3679, H3680 [8JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: condition new mining permits on 
        disclosure of Federal political contributions made by 
        applicant during preceding five years, H4835 [12JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4834, H4835 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4832, H4834, H4835, H4844, H4845 
        [12JY]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5881, H5882 
        [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations (H.R. 501), 
        H5217 [25JY]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      National Guard: tribute to Vets4Warriors program, H5049 [19JY]
      National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally 
        significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 2489), H3760 [19JN], 
        H5735 [10SE]
      ------clarify that all public lands under National Park Service 
        jurisdiction are included in the hunting exemption, H1882, 
        H1883 [17AP]
      National School Breakfast Week: observance, E354 [8MR]
      New Jersey Council for the Humanities (organization): 
        anniversary, E1590 [21SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2159 [26AP]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H332 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4744 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1467 [21MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3886, H3905, H3906 [20JN], 
        H3919 [21JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H66 [18JA]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H4625 [29JN]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5733 
        [10SE]
      Public welfare programs: require States to implement policies to 
        prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and 
        liquor stores (H.R. 3567), E152 [7FE]
      Renewable energy: streamline Federal review to facilitate 
        projects, H824 [16FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6263 [21SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4625 
        [29JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2394, H2403 [8MY], H2532, 
        H2534, H2535 [9MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1882, H1883 
        [17AP]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H4835 
        [12JY]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, 
        E1412 [3AU]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), E1465 [10SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources, H5169 [24JY]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2235 [27AP]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1480 
        [11SE]
      Unemployment: require all money withdrawn from States' 
        unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of 
        unemployment compensation, H359, H360 [1FE]
      ------require drug testing as a condition for application and 
        receipt of unemployment compensation, H360 [1FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2735 [16MY]
  Tributes
      Katzenbach, Nicholas, E1098 [20JN]
      Kenwood, Michael, H4625 [29JN]
      Payne, Donald M., H1192 [6MR]
      Waltz, David L., E611 [23AP]
      Wilson, Donald M., E81 [27JA]




HOLTZ, GRETA C.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S5486 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Oman: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]




HOLTZ-EAKIN, DOUGLAS

  Letters
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act, H537 [7FE]




HOLUBOWICH, EMILY J.

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840 
        [16FE]




HOLY SEE

  Remarks in Senate
      Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]
      Tekakwitha, Kateri: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]




HOLYSZ, KYLE

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E632 [24AP]




HOLZHEIMER, LEWIS W.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6052 [10SE]




HOLZMEYER, KRIS

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H5931 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5931 [13SE]




HOME-BASED HEALTH SERVICES TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4220), H1426 [20MR]




HOMELAND SECURITY ACT

  Amendments
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401, S5402, S5403, 
        S5405, S5409, S5410 [25JY], S5495, S5507, S5519, S5520, S5521, 
        S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5568, S5572, S5575, S5579, S5591, 
        S5603, S5615, S5622 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676, S5677, S5678, 
        S5681, S5682, S5684, S5685, S5686, S5687, S5688 [30JY], S5724, 
        S5739, S5740, S5741, S5743, S5744, S5746, S5747, S5748, S5760, 
        S5772, S5773, S5777, S5778, S5782, S5783, S5784, S5786, S5787, 
        S5788, S5789, S5791, S5792, S5793 [31JY], S5885, S5886, S5888, 
        S5889, S5890, S5891 [1AU]
  Articles and editorials
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an interagency working 
        group to improve coordination of Federal preparedness grants 
        (see H.R. 5847), H3162 [18MY]
      ------permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted 
        in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility 
        (see H.R. 5843), H3162 [18MY]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
      FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for mass fatality 
        planning (see H.R. 6566), H6297 [28SE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see 
        S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
  Cloture motions
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Cost Estimates
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2764): CBO, 
        H3242 [30MY]
  Letters
      Cybersecurity Act: several former national security officials, 
        S4136 [13JN]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Dorothy Coleman, National 
        Association of Manufacturers, S5909 [2AU]
      ------Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S5704 [31JY]
      ------several financial services organizations, S5909 [2AU]
      ------several individuals, S5437 [26JY]
      ------Shawn Osbourne, TechAmerica (organization), S5915 [2AU]
      Enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications 
        infrastructure: several former government officials, S4847 
        [11JY]
  Motions
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5357 [25JY], S5419 
        [26JY], S5724 [31JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Intelligence and 
        Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and 
        information sharing functions and require dissemination of 
        information to relevant entities (H.R. 2764), H3241-H3243 
        [30MY], E914 [31MY]
      ------permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted 
        in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility 
        (H.R. 5843), H4014, H4015 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (H.R. 6003), E1112, E1129 [21JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): set sunset date, S5439 [26JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that creation of center to 
        protect Federal Government networks does not disrupt current 
        cyber law enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]
      Technology: conduct study to determine current cyber law 
        enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, S4846-S4849 [11JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S616-S619, S659 
        [14FE], S663 [15FE], S2458 [18AP], S3300 [21MY], S3933-S3935 
        [12JN], S4135-S4137 [13JN]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193-S5196, S5238 
        [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5266 [24JY], S5322, S5367 [25JY], S5652 
        [30JY], S5691-S5706, S5708-S5712, S5714-S5725 [31JY], S5805, 
        S5806, S5812-S5818, S5823-S5825, S5830, S5841, S5850 [1AU], 
        S5901-S5904, S5907-S5919, S5929, S5936, S5937, S5942 [2AU], 
        S6079 [11SE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357, S5359-S5364 [25JY], S5419-S5421, S5426-S5441, S5444, 
        S5448, S5450, S5463-S5465 [26JY], S5631, S5632 [30JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5651 [30JY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and 
        resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, 
        S5823 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 
        112-685), H6230 [20SE]
      Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing 
        Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112-592), H4827 [11JY]
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 112-466), 
        H2441 [8MY]
  Statements
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Aspen Homeland Security Group, 
        S5437 [26JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2764, WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H3241 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 5843, Dept. of Homeland Security use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility, H4014 [26JN]




HOMELESS

  Bills and resolutions
      Community service: urge public and private institutions to 
        continue to work to eliminate homelessness and recognize 
        efforts of those who work to assist the homeless (see H. Res. 
        806), H6300 [2OC]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure access to high-quality child care for 
        homeless children and families under the Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enable certain nonprofit 
        organizations that serve homeless veterans to participate in 
        the Grant and Per Diem Program to provide transitional housing 
        or facilities for homeless veterans (see H.R. 5830), H3161 
        [18MY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see S. 3049), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 4287), H1740 
        [28MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 
        3309), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or 
        who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program 
        (see S. 3348), S4674 [27JN]
      ------require recipients of grants and other assistance for 
        provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans 
        to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H943 [17FE]
      Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot 
        program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see 
        H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]
      Domestic policy: eliminate involuntary homelessness for 
        families, women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2067 
        [24AP]
      Taxation: qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 3349), S4674 [27JN]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: ensure extension of certain benefits and programs 
        for active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]
      Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (organization): tribute, E510 
        [29MR]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: provide for review of 
        properties for use for the homeless, H491-H494, H498, H503 
        [6FE]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Joseph's Home, E1179 [28JN]
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, E396 [20MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school 
        lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks, 
        E803 [15MY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for 
        Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness 
        (H.R. 3298), H1553-H1555 [26MR], H1744 [29MR]
      ------homeless assistance grants funding, H4112 [27JN]
      ------veteran rental voucher assistance funding, H4634 [29JN]
      ------vulnerable populations housing programs funding, E1239 
        [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 4287), E478 [28MR]
      Flores, Sol: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1278 [18JY]
      Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.: 
        anniversary, H975 [28FE]
      Guam: anniversary of Salvation Army Guam Corps, E557 [17AP]
      Hamann, Paul: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1243 [12JY]
      Scarola, Jack: Lord's Place (organization) Ending Homelessness 
        Award recipient, E105 [1FE]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities, 
        E587 [19AP]
      Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Syracuse Rescue Mission, E305 [1MR]
      Ventura County, CA: anniversary of Ventura County Stand Down, 
        E1238 [12JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, S1844 [20MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (S. 3049), S3044 [9MY]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 
        3309), S4241 [18JN]
      ------improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program 
        (S. 3348), S4682 [27JN]
      ------improve veterans assistance programs, S5154 [18JY]
      Kennesaw State University: tribute to Homelessness Awareness 
        Week, S5369 [25JY]
      McCormick, James: Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation 
        Citizen Service Before Self Honoree, S2238 [29MR]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 3349), S4682 [27JN]
  Reports filed
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
  Statements
      Economic Justice: Alex Lesser and Josh Fixler, Religious Action 
        Center for Reform Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism, E101 
        [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 
        [18JN]
      S. 3348, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional 
        Housing Loan Program improvement, S4682 [27JN]




HOMELESS VETERANS ASSISTANCE IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3309), S4238 [18JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3309), S4241 [18JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3309, provisions, S4242 [18JN]




HOMEOWNERSHIP PRESERVATION EDUCATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]




HOMER GLEN, IL

  Remarks in House
      International Dark Sky Association: International Dark Sky 
        Community award recipient, E1219 [10JY]




HOMES FOR HEROES ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3298), H1553-H1555 [26MR], H1744 [29MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3298, provisions, H1553 [26MR]




HOMESTEAD, PA

  Bills and resolutions
      Pennsylvania: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
        Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware 
        and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 
        [27FE]




HOMETOWN ENERGY, LLC

  Remarks in Senate
      Libby, Ike: Dixfield, ME, Board of Selectmen Distinguished 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, S4455 [25JN]




HOMOSEXUALITY

  Addresses
      International Human Rights Day: Hilary Rodham Clinton, Sec. of 
        State, E6-E8 [10JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Six Months After Repeal, Military Says DADT Died Quietly, E402 
        [21MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see S. 3526), 
        S6107 [11SE] (see H.R. 3828), H181 [25JA]
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see S. 3618), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5848), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, 
        bisexual, and transgender older individuals (see S. 3575), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
  Excerpts
      U.S. Code: definition of ``marriage'' and ``spouse'', H5028 
        [19JY]
  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: several domestic 
        violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
  Memorandums
      Use of Dept. of Defense Real Property and Facilities for Private 
        Functions: Jeh C. Johnson, Dept. of Defense, H5028 [19JY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains, H2791 [16MY], 
        H2836 [17MY]
      Bravewomon, Lynn: GLOBE (Gays and Lesbians Organized for 
        Betterment and Equality of Alameda County) Pryor Conrad Award 
        recipient, E1684 [5OC]
      Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Sheriff's Office 
        Anti-Bullying Initiative, E121 [2FE]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Center on Halsted, H1859 [17AP]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 1397), H3809 
        [20JN]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Cleveland Pride Festival, E1162 [27JN]
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage, H906 [17FE]
      ------repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage 
        (H.R. 1116), H3809 [20JN]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to be used in contravention 
        of the Defense of Marriage Act, H5027, H5028 [19JY]
      ------prohibit performance of same-sex marriage ceremonies on 
        military installations, H2791 [16MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for contravention of the 
        Defense of Marriage Act, H2547-H2551 [9MY]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Black Pride Festival, E875 
        [18MY]
      ------tribute to Latino Pride, E839 [17MY], E871 [18MY]
      Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: implementation, E402 [21MR]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (H.R. 1681), H3809 
        [20JN]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (H.R. 3151), H2725 [16MY]
      Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: 
        anniversary, E626 [24AP]
      Honduras: human rights violations, E835 [17MY]
      Human Rights Campaign: tribute, E1451 [10SE]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 
        1537), H3809 [20JN]
      International Federation of Black Prides, Inc.: tribute, E12 
        [13JA]
      Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month: observance, 
        E990 [6JN], E1083 [19JN]
      LGBT History Month: observance, E1676 [2OC]
      Maine: referendum to allow same-sex marriage, H387 [2FE]
      National Day of Silence: observance, H2013 [19AP]
      San Rafael, CA: anniversary of Spectrum LGBT Center, E1524 
        [13SE]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 998), 
        H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      Sullivan, Nancy: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2707-
        H2711 [15MY], H2727-H2729, H2732-H2739, H2764-H2779 [16MY], 
        E823 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local 
        jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (S. 598), S1842 [20MR]
      Denver, CO: anniversary of Denver Gay Men's Chorus, S3622 [24MY]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 
        821), S1842 [20MR]
      Ravi, Dharun: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on 
        and then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler 
        Clementi and another man, S1928 [21MR]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 555), 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S2776 
        [26AP], S3678 [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, 
        S6302, S6303 [13SE]




HONDA, MICHAEL M. (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1572 [26MR], H1731 [28MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, 
        Low Pay, Luke Rosiak, Washington (DC) Times, H3678 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H3268 [30MY]
      Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on 
        certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical 
        (see H.R. 3432), H3915 [20JN]
      ------ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see 
        H.R. 3704), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3976 [21JN]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H5202 [24JY]
      ------grant family of members temporary annual leave during 
        deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 [25JY]
      ------prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members 
        (see H.R. 5344), H2317 [7MY]
      ------prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see 
        H.R. 1092), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H4864 [12JY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2447 [8MY]
      Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain 
        mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1587), H220 [31JA]
      ------make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see 
        H.R. 2028), H1807 [29MR]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H903 [16FE]
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H641 [8FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English 
        language and government and history knowledge requirements for 
        naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in 
        other languages (see H.R. 2957), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen born 
        overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War (see 
        H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4908 [17JY]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see H.R. 3653), H1306 [8MR]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H221 [31JA]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see H.R. 5848), H5526 [31JY]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1846 [16AP]
      ------require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit 
        reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H1017 [28FE]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H1101 
        [29FE]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows 
        Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world 
        hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H159 [24JA]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 
        crop year (see H.R. 2487), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1912), H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see H.R. 3863), H2288 [27AP]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H4685 [9JY]
      ------establish grants to support evidence-based social and 
        emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H4685 [9JY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1741 [28MR]
      ------promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------provide a grant program to support establishment and 
        operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (see 
        H.R. 2255), H903 [16FE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      ------strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and 
        prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship 
        through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H5202 [24JY]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H79 
        [18JA]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see H.R. 3891), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 6019), H4656 [29JN]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H966 [27FE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal prohibition on collective 
        bargaining on matters regarding compensation of employees 
        other than rates of basic pay (see H.R. 807), H1273 [7MR]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H5079 [19JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance 
        of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and 
        call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. 
        Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H512 [6FE]
      ------prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the 
        basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, 
        or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H5711 [2AU]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes 
        until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------statehood (see H.R. 265), H2329 [7MY]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H4776 [10JY]
      ------assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten 
        program (see H.R. 555), H2329 [7MY]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H4685 [9JY]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H6307 [12OC]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H79 [18JA]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H376 [1FE]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H5631 [1AU]
      ------allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic 
        partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent 
        with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H5630 [1AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget 
        authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year 
        does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external 
        independent auditor (see H.R. 6528), H6310 [16OC]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3734 [18JN]
      ------offer services to protect seniors from affinity scams (see 
        H.R. 370), H1100 [29FE]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H6152 [19SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1808 [29MR]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of 
        Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 
        1269), H5923 [12SE]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H159 [24JA]
      Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment 
        of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 
        1448), H4775 [10JY]
      Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 
        85), H2328 [7MY]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a 
        voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 
        267), H2329 [7MY]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H3481 
        [5JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------waive certain requirements for naturalization for American 
        Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 4021), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H220 [31JA]
      ------establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued 
        by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial 
        recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), H1428 
        [20MR]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3976 [21JN]
      Medicare: establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-
        based payments for direct primary care medical homes for 
        Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 3315), H1154 [5MR]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H3171 [25MY]
      ------provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H5202 [24JY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      ------terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except 
        the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan 
        (see H.R. 3480), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H6312 
        [19OC]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1808 [29MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3568), H28 [17JA]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Northern Mariana Islands: establish National Guard units (see 
        H.R. 2773), H5202 [24JY]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        4037), H4908 [17JY]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5009 [18JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying 
        and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 975), H4775 
        [10JY]
      SBA: extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain 
        eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/
        504 Loan Program (see H.R. 2950), H1154 [5MR]
      ------increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H4606 
        [28JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H1571 [26MR]
      ------establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-
        need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and 
        accessible financial products for entities that do not have 
        access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1428 [20MR]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H3700 [8JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1978 [18AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H3662 [7JN]
      ------encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, 
        engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 289), H5711 [2AU]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5766 [10SE]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5130 [23JY]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H1018 [28FE]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see H.R. 721), H1391 [19MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1363 [13MR]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6318 [26OC]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H4605 [28JN]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1978 [18AP]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6326 [6NO]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1135 [1MR]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H572 [7FE]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H694 [9FE]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H5631 [1AU]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H3405 [1JN]
      Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in 
        Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for 
        descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and 
        assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H79 [18JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H5631 
        [1AU]
      Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (see H.R. 5828), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H5860 [11SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2813 [16MY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1808 [29MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H5010 [18JY]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H5766 
        [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Business and industry: establish a pilot program to accelerate 
        entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class 
        entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see H.R. 6119), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Crime: consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that 
        support families and victims in the justice system affected by 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 3977), H640 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: make grants to State-based science, 
        technology, engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand 
        STEM education (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      Education: improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (see H.R. 6447), H6230 [20SE]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2646 [10MY]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see H.R. 6331), H5706 [2AU]
      Tariff: axial fans (see H.R. 5412), H2318 [7MY]
      ------centrifugal blowers and fans (see H.R. 5408), H2318 [7MY]
      ------dry nickel-metal hydride batteries (see H.R. 5420), H2318 
        [7MY]
      ------epoxy molding compounds, of a kind used for encapsulating 
        integrated circuits (see H.R. 5422), H2318 [7MY]
      ------instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking 
        electrical quantities parts or accessories (see H.R. 4393), 
        H1977 [18AP]
      ------instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking 
        electrical quantities subassemblies (see H.R. 4392), H1977 
        [18AP]
      ------insulated cable for a voltage of less than or equal to 
        1000 volts (see H.R. 5417), H2318 [7MY]
      ------lead-acid storage 12-volt batteries (see H.R. 5414), H2318 
        [7MY]
      ------lithium-ion batteries (see H.R. 5418), H2318 [7MY]
      ------lithium-ion electrical storage batteries (see H.R. 5421), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      ------microscopes other than optical microscopes (see H.R. 
        5415), H2318 [7MY]
      ------microscopes other than optical microscopes parts and 
        accessories (see H.R. 5416), H2318 [7MY]
      ------optical instrument and apparatus parts and accessories 
        (see H.R. 5413), H2318 [7MY]
      ------oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer parts and accessories 
        (see H.R. 5411), H2318 [7MY]
      ------power distributors (see H.R. 5419), H2318 [7MY]
      ------power supplies between 150 watts and 500 watts (see H.R. 
        5410), H2318 [7MY]
      ------punching machine parts (see H.R. 5407), H2318 [7MY]
      ------slurry (see H.R. 5406), H2318 [7MY]
      ------solder spheres containing 2 percent or more, by weight, of 
        silver (see H.R. 5405), H2318 [7MY]
      ------wire containing 99.9 percent or more by weight of gold and 
        with dopants added to control wirebonding characteristics (see 
        H.R. 5409), H2318 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Business and industry: establish a pilot program to accelerate 
        entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class 
        entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (H.R. 6119), H4864 [12JY]
      Crime: consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that 
        support families and victims in the justice system affected by 
        domestic violence (H.R. 3977), H640 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: make grants to State-based science, 
        technolgy, engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand 
        STEM education (H.R. 6517), H6278 [21SE]
      Education: improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (H.R. 6447), H6232 [20SE]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (H.R. 6331), H5710 [2AU]
      Tariff: axial fans (H.R. 5412), H2324 [7MY]
      ------centrifugal blowers and fans (H.R. 5408), H2324 [7MY]
      ------dry nickel-metal hydride batteries (H.R. 5420), H2324 
        [7MY]
      ------epoxy molding compounds, of a kind used for encapsulating 
        integrated circuits (H.R. 5422), H2324 [7MY]
      ------instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking 
        electrical quantities parts or accessories (H.R. 4393), H1977 
        [18AP]
      ------instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking 
        electrical quantities subassemblies (H.R. 4392), H1977 [18AP]
      ------insulated cable for a voltage of less than or equal to 
        1000 volts (H.R. 5417), H2324 [7MY]
      ------lead-acid storage 12-volt batteries (H.R. 5414), H2324 
        [7MY]
      ------lithium-ion batteries (H.R. 5418), H2324 [7MY]
      ------lithium-ion electrical storage batteries (H.R. 5421), 
        H2324 [7MY]
      ------microscopes other than optical microscopes (H.R. 5415), 
        H2324 [7MY]
      ------microscopes other than optical microscopes parts and 
        accessories (H.R. 5416), H2324 [7MY]
      ------optical instrument and apparatus parts and accessories 
        (H.R. 5413), H2324 [7MY]
      ------oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer parts and accessories 
        (H.R. 5411), H2324 [7MY]
      ------power distributors (H.R. 5419), H2324 [7MY]
      ------power supplies between 150 watts and 500 watts (H.R. 
        5410), H2324 [7MY]
      ------punching machine parts (H.R. 5407), H2324 [7MY]
      ------slurry (H.R. 5406), H2324 [7MY]
      ------solder spheres containing 2 percent or more, by weight, of 
        silver (H.R. 5405), H2324 [7MY]
      ------wire containing 99.9 percent or more by weight of gold and 
        with dopants added to control wirebonding characteristics 
        (H.R. 5409), H2324 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (H.R. 6120), H4864 [12JY]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5956 
        [13SE]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, E419 [22MR]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1734 [28MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: U.S. Botanic Garden funding, H3676 
        [8JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3718 [18JN]
      Congressional Research Service: funding, H3678 [8JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3544, H3546 [6JN]
      ------U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services immigrant 
        integration grants funding, H3546 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program 
        suspension of reimbursement to States for costs of 
        incarcerating unknown documented aliens, H3544 [6JN]
      Education: improve teacher quality and increase access to 
        effective teachers, H5956 [13SE]
      GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of 
        Independence funding, H3680 [8JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4917 
        [18JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        E866 [18MY]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E777 [10MY]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (H. Res. 654), E1268 [18JY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3670, H3676, H3678, H3680 [8JN]
      Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, H3680 
        [8JN]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to reelection as President of Taiwan, 
        E486 [29MR]
      National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1628-
        E1630 [21SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H459 [3FE], E762 
        [10MY]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of Executive order 
        authorizing internment of Japanese-American communities and 
        increase awareness of events surrounding such internment, 
        E231 [17FE]
      Yamaichi, Jimi: Japan Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver 
        Rays award recipient, E163 [8FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H1388 [19MR], H5129 [23JY]
  Tributes
      Weisgerber, William (Denny), E72 [25JA]
      Williams, Aaron, E1583 [21SE]




HONDURAS, REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Human rights: violations, E835 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]




HONE, MARC A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1532 [14SE]




HONEST BUDGET ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3844), H383 [2FE], E119 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1651), S6257 [12SE], S6317 [13SE]




HONOLULU, HI

  Remarks in House
      Chaminade University: tribute to Leadership Alliance membership, 
        E1331 [25JY]
      Nakasone, Lynne Yoshiko: National Endowment for the Arts 
        National Heritage Fellowship recipient, H6164 [20SE], E1480 
        [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to Schofield Barracks soldiers killed in 
        helicopter crash in Afghanistan, S2582 [23AP]




HONOR FLIGHT, INC.

  Lists
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, S3740 [6JN]
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Kansas (organization), S5700 [31JY]
      World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Big 
        Sky Honor Flight (organization), E1034 [8JN], E1599 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1034 [8JN], E1599 
        [21SE]
      Eastern Iowa Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E979 [5JN], 
        E1530 [14SE]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, E1431 [3AU]
      Honor Flight Central Florida (organization): tribute, E1617 
        [21SE]
      Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E313 [5MR], E642, 
        E645 [25AP], E895 [30MY], E1131 [25JN], E1226 [11JY]
      Honor Flight Illinois (organization): tribute, H2718 [16MY]
      Honor Flight Iowa (organization): tribute, E629 [24AP]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E733 
        [8MY], E1558 [19SE]
      Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon & Portland (organization): 
        tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E749 [9MY], 
        E1593 [21SE], E1658 [25SE]
      Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E634 
        [24AP], E1579 [20SE]
      Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E758 [10MY], 
        E1508 [13SE]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        E1000 [6JN]
      Music City Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E610 [23AP], 
        E681 [27AP], E723 [8MY]
      Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1556 
        [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S4145 [13JN], 
        S4192 [14JN], S6335 [13SE], S6527 [20SE], S6576 [21SE]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]
      Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3740 
        [6JN]
      Honor Flight Kansas (organization): tribute, S5700 [31JY]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2917 
        [7MY]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]




HONOR FLIGHT ALASKA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1431 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6051 [10SE]




HONOR FLIGHT BLUEGRASS CHAPTER (organization)

  Lists
      World War II and Korean War Veterans Brought to Visit National 
        Memorials by Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, S3740 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3740 [6JN]




HONOR FLIGHT CENTRAL FLORIDA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1617 [21SE]




HONOR FLIGHT CHICAGO (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E313 [5MR], E642, E645 [25AP], E895 [30MY], E1131 
        [25JN], E1226 [11JY]




HONOR FLIGHT ILLINOIS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2718 [16MY]




HONOR FLIGHT IOWA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E629 [24AP]




HONOR FLIGHT KANSAS (organization)

  Lists
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Kansas (organization), S5700 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5700 [31JY]




HONOR FLIGHT NORTHERN COLORADO (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E733 [8MY], E1558 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2917 [7MY]




HONOR FLIGHT OF EASTERN OREGON & PORTLAND (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E994 [6JN]




HONOR FLIGHT OF OREGON (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E749 [9MY], E1593 [21SE], E1658 [25SE]




HONOR FLIGHT OF THE QUAD CITIES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E634 [24AP], E1579 [20SE]




HONOR FLIGHT SOUTH ALABAMA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E758 [10MY], E1508 [13SE]




HONOR FLIGHT WEST VIRGINIA ALWAYS FREE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1000 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3717 [5JN]




HONORING AMERICAN VETERANS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 1627), S5141, S5154, S5167 [18JY], H5416 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 1627): correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 
        55), S5871 [1AU]
  Explanations
      Provisions (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) 
        and Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, H5416-H5432 [31JY]
      Enact (H.R. 1627): correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), 
        H5552 [1AU]
      ------Senate amendment, H5335, H5416-H5432 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve veterans assistance programs, 
        S5154 [18JY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], 
        S5203 [19JY]
      Enact (H.R. 1627), S5105, S5154-S5167 [18JY], S5203 [19JY]
      ------correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), S5824 [1AU]
  Tables
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1627, provisions, S5166 [18JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1627, provisions, H5416-H5428 [31JY]
      S. Con. Res. 55, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1627, 
        provisions, S5824, S5884 [1AU], H5552 [1AU]




HONORING AMERICA'S VETERANS AND CARING FOR CAMP LEJEUNE FAMILIES ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 1627), S5141, S5154, S5167 [18JY], H5416 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 1627): correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 
        55), S5871 [1AU]
  Explanations
      Provisions (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) 
        and Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess skills of certain employees 
        and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 
        2349), H5428 [31JY]
      ------notify Congress of departmental conferences, H5430 [31JY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, H5335, H5416-
        H5432 [31JY]
      ------require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults 
        and other safety incidents occurring at departmental medical 
        facilities, H5428, H5429 [31JY]
      ------revise enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a 
        business concern as a small business concern owned and 
        controlled by veterans or by service-disabled veterans, H5430 
        [31JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: submit to Congress 
        annual reports on the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
        Program, H5428 [31JY]
      Enact (H.R. 1627): correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), 
        H5552 [1AU]
      ------Senate amendment, H5335, H5416-H5432 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve veterans assistance programs, 
        S5154 [18JY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], 
        S5203 [19JY]
      Enact (H.R. 1627), S5154-S5167 [18JY], S5203 [19JY]
      ------correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), S5824 [1AU]
  Tables
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1627, provisions, S5166 [18JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1627, provisions, H5416-H5428 [31JY]
      S. Con. Res. 55, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1627, 
        provisions, S5824, S5884 [1AU], H5552 [1AU]




HOOPES, NATHANIEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S147 [30JA]




HOPE, CLAIRE

  Remarks in House
      Ventura County, CA: anniversary of Ventura County Stand Down, 
        E1238 [12JY]




HOPE, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Hope Elementary School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools 
        award recipient, S6437 [19SE]




HOPE THROUGH HOUSING FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1723 [26OC]




HOPKINS, J.S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E836 [17MY]




HOPKINS, SARA

  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, E741 [9MY]




HOPP, SANDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E26 [17JA]




HOPPE, KATIE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2272 [29MR]




HOPPER, JEFF

  Remarks in House
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]




HOPPING, RON L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1026 [8JN]




HOPSON, BEAUMONT

  Remarks in Senate
      Nevada: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, S3275 [17MY]




HORAN, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E276 [29FE]




HORBACZEWSKI, HENRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E39 [18JA]




HORMEL FOODS CORP.

  Remarks in House
      SPAM: anniversary, H5211 [25JY]




HORN, BRIAN

  Remarks in House
      Issaquah, WA: tribute to National Association of Police 
        Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, E766 [10MY], E1053 
        [18JN]




HORNBECK, HULET

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E196 [15FE]




HORNE, LENA CALHOUN

  Letters
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1819 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1818 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously (H.R. 1815), H1817-
        H1820 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1815, posthumously award Congressional Gold Medal to Lena 
        Calhoun Horne, H1818 [16AP]




HORNELL, NY

  Remarks in House
      St. Ann's School: tribute, E1232 [11JY]




HOROWITZ, HERBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1565 [19SE]




HORSE PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Law enforcement: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen 
        penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture 
        enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (H.R. 2966), H2144 [26AP]




HORSFIELD, TAMMIE A.

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: tribute to Centennial Celebration--Women of 
        Achievement honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, 
        E311 [5MR]




HORTICULTURE

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 442), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 4171), H1303 [8MR]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
  Letters
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: U.S. Botanic Garden funding, 
        H3676, H3677 [8JN]
      Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: World Affairs Council of 
        St. Louis International Humanitarian of the Year Award 
        recipient, E987 [6JN]
      Economy: impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs 
        on jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      Women's Garden Club of America: tribute, H1020 [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: ensure that farmers are able to buy public 
        varieties of seeds, S4127 [13JN]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 442), 
        S2886 [26AP]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5175 [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement 
        Fairness (RELIEF) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3210) (H. Rept. 112-604), H4906 [17JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. Res. 442, support goals and ideals of National Arbor Day, 
        S2832, S2887 [26AP]




HORTON, ARLIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E325 [7MR]




HORTON, ARLIN AND BEKA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E609 [23AP], E687 [27AP]




HORTON, CODY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3039 [9MY]




HORTON, DEREK

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Guam participants, E1411 [3AU]




HORTON'S BOOKS & GIFTS (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S1845 [20MR]




HORVITZ & LEVY LLP (law firm)

  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge, S3312 [21MY]




HORYN, CATHY

  Articles and editorials
      Evelyn H. Lauder, Chairman of Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 
        75, S321 [2FE]




HOSMAN, JESSIE C. (DINK)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E800 [15MY]




HOSMER, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S1419 [6MR], S4237 [18JN]




HOSPICES  see Health Care Facilities




HOSPITALS  see Health Care Facilities




HOSTAGES  see Terrorism




HOTELS, MOTELS, ETC.

  Affidavits
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: Hitesh Patel, 
        H2406 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see S. 2186), S1576 [12MR] (see S. 2191), S1679 [14MR] (see 
        H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see S. 2390), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4256), 
        H1570 [26MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: A. Anthony 
        Antosh, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, 
        H2400, H2431 [8MY]
      ------Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H2400, H2404, 
        H2432 [8MY]
      ------Fred Lamback, H2400 [8MY]
      ------L. Dara Baldwin and Mark Derry, National Council on 
        Independent Living, H2396, H2401 [8MY]
      ------Susan Henderson, Disability Rights Education and Defense 
        Fund (organization), H2404 [8MY]
      ------several veterans support organizations, H2399, H2431 [8MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities, 
        H2396-H2406, H2431 [8MY], E749, E753 [9MY], E773 [10MY]
      Mackinac Island, MI: anniversary of Grand Hotel, E1216 [10JY]
      Southwest Harbor, ME: tribute to Claremont Hotel summer lecture 
        and concert series, E1683 [5OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (S. 2186), S1581 [12MR], S1583 [13MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), S1683 [14MR], S1685 [15MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), unanimous-consent request, S2063-S2065 [27MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: limit conference expenses, 
        S2521 [19AP], S2640 [24AP]
      Las Vegas, NV: recognize importance of the hotel, gaming, and 
        convention industries on economy of the city, S2462 [18AP]
  Testimonies
      Dept. of Justice's Guidance on Access to Pools and Spas Under 
        the Americans With Disabilities Act: National Disability 
        Rights Network, H2397 [8MY]




HOTTER, KELLIE C.

  Letters
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act, S5139 [18JY]




HOUGHTON, AMO (a former Representative from New York)

  Articles and editorials
      Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, H2480 [9MY]




HOUGHTON, PRISCILLA DEWEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4830 [12JY]




HOUSE OF HEROES, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4361 [20JN]




HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  related term(s) Committees of the House; 
    Legislative Branch of the Government; Members of Congress
  Amendments
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H611, H613 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H600 [8FE]
      Congress: clarify proceedings and actions during August district 
        work period (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------clarify proceedings and actions during fall district work 
        period (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
      Conservation of energy: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]
      ------allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2344 
        [8MY]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3676, H3677, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3683 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3598 [7JN]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence for victims of Hurricane Sandy, H6319 [30OC], 
        H6321 [2NO]
      Moment of silence to honor U.S. troops killed in military action 
        in Iraq and Afghanistan, H1597 [27MR], H2845 [17MY]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Committee to notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
      House of Representatives Parliamentarian, H974 [28FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Has No Date for the Prom, S813 [16FE]
      Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, 
        Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]
      Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, S4707 
        [28JN]
      Lawyer Louis Stokes Became Ohio's First Black Congressman--Black 
        History Month, H788 [15FE]
      Man Who Would Not Quit--A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight 
        for a New Constitutional Amendment, E722 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Afghanistan: observe a moment of silence on the first 
        legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in 
        the U.S. engagement in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 575), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see S. 2086), S494 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 540), H567 [7FE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      CBO: require 20-year cost estimates for bills or joint 
        resolutions (see H.R. 6347), H5706 [2AU]
      ------require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced 
        bills (see H.R. 4320), H1804 [29MR]
      Civil rights: compile oral histories from current and former 
        Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, marches and 
        the civil rights movement (see H. Res. 562), H965 [27FE]
      Committee on Financial Services (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 751), H5629 [1AU]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. 
        Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): direct the 
        Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the deposition of 
        William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of 
        the U.S. v. Clemens (see H. Res. 558), H944 [17FE]
      ------disapprove of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see 
        H. Res. 718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued (see H. Res. 711), 
        H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Committee on Small Business (House): expand jurisdiction to 
        include nonprofit organizations (see H. Res. 768), H5707 [2AU]
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 553), H902 [16FE] (see H. Res. 590), H1427 [20MR] (see H. 
        Res. 707), H4064 [26JN]
      Congress: adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 38), S2243 [29MR] (see 
        S. Con. Res. 43), S2824 [26AP] (see S. Con. Res. 51), S4773 
        [29JN] (see S. Con. Res. 56, 59), S5978 [2AU]
      ------clarify proceedings and actions during August district 
        work period (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------clarify proceedings and actions during fall district work 
        period (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative power 
        and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of such 
        delegation in order to phase it out (see S. 3361), S4724 
        [28JN]
      ------enhance disclosure on information on official foreign 
        travel of Members and employees and impose additional 
        restrictions on such travel (see H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]
      ------joint session for Presidential address (see H. Con. Res. 
        96), H78 [18JA]
      ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 512), H26 [17JA]
      ------preserve constitutional authority and ensure 
        accountability and transparency in legislation (see S. 3360), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. Res. 
        746), H5525 [31JY]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see S. 3359), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 3806), H114 [23JA]
      ------strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and 
        employees, display subject matter of debates, make legislation 
        available before voting, and promote availability of FEC 
        reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]
      Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (see H.R. 6080), H4684 [9JY]
      Daily meeting: fixing the hour (see H. Res. 514), H26 [17JA]
      Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 5815), H3103 [17MY]
      Executive Office of the President: require the President to 
        submit with the budget an estimate of the deficit using 
        generally accepted accounting principles (see H.R. 6463), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (see S. 2079), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 
        3835), H186 [27JA]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see S. 3304), 
        S4238 [18JN]
      Gilman, Benjamin A.: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP] 
        (see H. Res. 717), H4603 [28JN] (see H. Res. 747), H5524 
        [31JY] (see H. Res. 779), H5922 [12SE]
      ------prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal 
        programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]
      ------provide that the House may not consider major legislation 
        unless it addresses one issue at a time (see H. Res. 541), 
        H640 [8FE]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 643), H2316 
        [7MY] (see H. Res. 717), H4603 [28JN] (see H. Res. 747), H5524 
        [31JY]
      Irving, Paul D.: election as Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 511), H26 [17JA]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see S. 
        3311), S4299 [19JN]
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H4684 [9JY]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 
        105), H1100 [29FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and extend the 
        length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H512 [6FE]
      ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 2210), 
        S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]
      ------impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails 
        to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), 
        H801 [15FE]
      ------include pay within coverage of the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act provisions to reduce the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6499), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions (see H.R. 5737), 
        H2662 [11MY]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and 
        committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress 
        does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 
        3799), H113 [23JA]
      ------prohibit use of representational allowance for air travel 
        expenses unless an itemized description of expenses is 
        provided and a House credit card is used for such expenses 
        (see H. Res. 580), H1305 [8MR]
      ------reduce pay of Members who miss votes because of 
        campaigning for election to another office (see H.R. 6108), 
        H4862 [12JY]
      ------reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary 
        adjustments (see H.R. 4399), H1977 [18AP]
      ------reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions 
        if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on 
        outside income, and allow benefit plan options (see H.R. 
        3774), H26 [17JA]
      ------repeal authorization to provide office space, a 
        furnishings allowance, congressional franking privileges, and 
        staff assistance to former Speakers of the House (see S. 
        3528), S6107 [11SE]
      National Commission for Independent Redistricting: establish 
        (see H.R. 3846), H218 [31JA]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health 
        insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution 
        requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the 
        House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S1459 [7MR] (see H. 
        Res. 571), H1209 [6MR]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H78 [18JA]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (see H. Res. 755), H5707 [2AU]
      Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives has 
        assembled (see H. Res. 513), H26 [17JA]
      Taxation: constitutional amendment to require all laws passed to 
        lay and collect taxes are honestly and openly labeled as taxes 
        during the legislative process (see H.J. Res. 114), H4655 
        [29JN]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see S. 2316), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4400), H2029 
        [19AP]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Women: take any legislative action necessary to verify 
        ratification of Equal Rights Amendment once additional States 
        ratify the amendment (see H. Res. 794), H6232 [20SE]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      Aderholt, Representative, H5 [10JA]
      Austria, Representative, H5925 [13SE]
      Bartlett, Representative, H3165 [22MY]
      Barton, Representative, H2717 [16MY], H3581 [7JN]
      Bass, Representative Charles F., H1743 [29MR]
      Bishop, Representative Rob, H2665 [15MY], H6003 [14SE]
      Buerkle, Representative, H5863 [12SE]
      Capito, Representative, H643 [9FE], H4829 [12JY]
      Chaffetz, Representative, H161 [25JA]
      Cravaack, Representative, H223 [1FE]
      Culberson, Representative, H2035 [23AP], H2041 [24AP], H4871 
        [17JY], H6285 [28SE]
      Denham, Representative, H3 [6JA], H477 [6FE], H951 [27FE], H1137 
        [5MR], H1545 [26MR], H1809 [30MR]
      DesJarlais, Representative, H6301 [5OC], H6305 [12OC]
      Ellmers, Representative, H1429 [21MR]
      Farenthold, Representative, H5203 [25JY]
      Fitzpatrick, Representative, H969 [28FE]
      Flake, Representative, H6153 [20SE]
      Fleischmann, Representative, H1849 [17AP]
      Flores, Representative, H2137 [26AP], H5715 [3AU]
      Foxx, Representative, H83 [23JA], H729 [15FE], H3983 [26JN]
      Harper, Representative, H1643 [28MR], H2451 [9MY], H4159 [28JN]
      Harris, Representative, H7 [13JA], H189 [31JA], H699 [14FE], 
        H947 [21FE], H1813 [16AP], H3173 [29MY], H3979 [25JN], H4659 
        [9JY], H5081 [23JY], H6063 [18SE], H6303 [9OC]
      Herrera Beutler, Representative, H6309 [16OC]
      Jenkins, Representative, H1155 [6MR]
      LaTourette, Representative, H1 [3JA], H695 [13FE], H949 [24FE], 
        H1365 [16MR], H2661 [11MY], H3169 [25MY], H3705 [15JN], H3709 
        [18JN], H4867 [13JY], H6281 [25SE], H6313 [23OC], H6319 
        [30OC], H6325 [6NO]
      McClintock, Representative, H3483 [6JN], H3809 [20JN]
      Miller, Representative Candice S., H1979 [19AP]
      Nugent, Representative, H4067 [27JN]
      Palazzo, Representative, H2073 [25AP], H4687 [10JY]
      Paulsen, Representative, H117 [24JA], H1577 [27MR]
      Poe, Representative, H377 [2FE], H3917 [21JN]
      Reed, Representative, H81 [19JA]
      Rivera, Representative, H5133 [24JY]
      Rooney, Representative, H1361 [13MR]
      Schmidt, Representative, H4911 [18JY]
      Shimkus, Representative, H2815 [17MY]
      Smith, Representative Adrian, H1307 [9MR], H2291 [7MY], H3407 
        [5JN], H5329 [30JY]
      Thornberry, Representative, H185 [27JA], H3701 [12JN], H5719 
        [7AU]
      Tipton, Representative, H1393 [20MR]
      Webster, Representative, H31 [18JA], H575 [8FE], H805 [16FE], 
        H1211 [7MR], H1917 [18AP], H2331 [8MY], H3269 [31MY], H3735 
        [19JN], H5013 [19JY], H5527 [1AU], H5769 [11SE]
      Westmoreland, Representative, H6315 [26OC]
      Wolf, Representative, H6321 [2NO]
      Womack, Representative, H9 [17JA], H5333 [31JY], H5633 [2AU], 
        H5729 [10SE], H6071 [19SE], H6311 [19OC]
      Woodall, Representative, H1019 [29FE], H6299 [2OC]
      Yoder, Representative, H1103 [1MR]
      Young, Representative Todd, H515 [7FE]
  Discharge petitions signed
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), 
        consideration (H. Res. 739), H6062 [14SE], H6273, H6280 
        [21SE], H6298 [28SE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H476 [3FE], H694 [9FE]
      Elections: provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H5079 [19JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H5328 [26JY]
  Eulogies
      Schmid, Jacquelyn A.: by Representative Higgins, E1429 [3AU]
  Excerpts
      ``Speeches on the Passage of the Bill for the Removal of the 
        Indians'' (1830): Sketch of Remarks by David Crockett, E63 
        [24JA]
  Explanations
      Previous Question Vote--What It Really Means, H394 [2FE], H600 
        [8FE], H748 [15FE], H1039 [29FE], H1177 [6MR], H1231 [7MR], 
        H1450 [21MR], H1596 [27MR], H1661 [28MR], H1750 [29MR], H1870 
        [17AP], H1930 [18AP], H1988 [19AP], H2155 [26AP], H2344 [8MY], 
        H2581 [10MY], H2742 [16MY], H2844 [17MY], H3287 [31MY], H3598 
        [7JN], H3752 [19JN], H3822 [20JN], H4025 [26JN], H4722 [10JY], 
        H5148 [24JY], H5306 [26JY], H5549 [1AU], H5647 [2AU], H5785 
        [11SE], H5946 [13SE], H6173 [20SE]
  Financial statements
      Sensenbrenner, Representative, E1137 [26JN]
  Inscriptions
      Dennis M. Hertel Association of Former Members of Congress 
        appreciation plaque, H4700 [10JY]
      Gabrielle Giffords Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award plaque, H4699 [10JY]
  Letters
      Appointment of substitute Members to serve for any Committee on 
        Ethics (House) proceeding related to the matter of 
        Representative Waters: Representative Bonner, H927 [17FE]
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg: 
        Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1816 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1816 [16AP]
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved 
        resolutions: Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House), H1307 [9MR], H5338 [31JY]
      Congress Week: Leigh McWhite, Congressional Papers Roundtable 
        (organization) and Sheryl B. Vogt, Association of Centers for 
        the Study of Congress, S6422 [19SE]
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
      Election of Ron Barber to the House of Representatives: Amy B. 
        Chan, Arizona State Election Director, H3753 [19JN]
      ------Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
        H3753 [19JN]
      Election of Suzanne Bonamici to the House of Representatives: 
        Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H530 
        [7FE]
      ------Stephen N. Trout, Oregon Division of Elections, H530 [7FE]
      Elimination of automatic salary adjustments for Members of 
        Congress: several Representatives, H307 [1FE]
      FCC development of plan for greater broadband access: 
        Representative Gingrey and Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia 
        (2010), H1613 [27MR]
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1819 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1818 [16AP]
      Resignation as House of Representatives Parliamentarian: John V. 
        Sullivan, H973 [28FE]
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: Dennis A. 
        Cardoza, H5729 [10SE]
      ------Representative Geoff Davis, H5527 [1AU]
      ------Representative Giffords, H168, H170, H171 [25JA]
      ------Representative Inslee, H1375 [19MR]
      ------Representative McCotter, H4660 [9JY]
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne: Claire Nelson, Institute of 
        Caribbean Studies, H1203 [6MR]
  Lists
      Association of Former Members of Congress members who have 
        passed away since the last congressional reception honoring 
        former Members of Congress, H4706 [10JY]
      Bills enacted into public law, 112th Cong., 1st sess., D213-D221 
        [7MR]
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., summer interns, 
        E1374 [1AU]
      House of Representatives staff who worked on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H455 [3FE]
      Members of Congress taking oath for access to classified 
        information, H683 [9FE], H3972 [21JN]
      Representative Paul Ryan's personal office staff, H1789 [29MR]
      Staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
        21st Century Act (MAP-21), E1223 [11JY]
      Surface transportation extensions passed in the House of 
        Representatives, H1756 [29MR]
  Motions
      Adjournment, H4710 [10JY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued (H. Res. 711), H4412 
        [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3688 [8JN]
  Notices
      Congressional Record: correction, H5289 [25JY]
      Imminent impairment of the place of reconvening of the House of 
        Representatives: Paul D. Irving, House of Representatives 
        Sergeant of Arms, H6319 [30OC]
  Oaths of office
      Barber, Ron, H3753, H3805 [19JN]
      Bonamici, Suzanne, H530, H566 [7FE]
      Irving, Paul D.: House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms, H10 
        [17JA]
  Obituaries
      Schmid, Jacquelyn A.: Buffalo (NY) News, E1429 [3AU]
      ------Cheektowaga (NY) Am-Pol Eagle, E1430 [3AU]
  Pledge
      Pledge of Allegiance, H1 [3JA], H3 [6JA], H5 [10JA], H7 [13JA], 
        H10 [17JA], H42 [18JA], H81 [19JA], H85 [23JA], H127 [24JA], 
        H161 [25JA], H185 [27JA], H191 [31JA], H227 [1FE], H384 [2FE], 
        H443 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H518 [7FE], H588 [8FE], H643 [9FE], 
        H695 [13FE], H700 [14FE], H736 [15FE], H815 [16FE], H905 
        [17FE], H947 [21FE], H949 [24FE], H951 [27FE], H973 [28FE], 
        H1027 [29FE], H1103 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1163 [6MR], H1219 
        [7MR], H1275 [8MR], H1307 [9MR], H1361 [13MR], H1365 [16MR], 
        H1369 [19MR], H1398 [20MR], H1438 [21MR], H1499 [22MR], H1547 
        [26MR], H1582 [27MR], H1647 [28MR], H1743 [29MR], H1809 
        [30MR], H1813 [16AP], H1857 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], H1979 
        [19AP], H2035 [23AP], H2042 [24AP], H2078 [25AP], H2144 
        [26AP], H2213 [27AP], H2291 [7MY], H2335 [8MY], H2457 [9MY], 
        H2571 [10MY], H2661 [11MY], H2666 [15MY], H2722 [16MY], H2823 
        [17MY], H3107 [18MY], H3165 [22MY], H3169 [25MY], H3173 
        [29MY], H3179 [30MY], H3277 [31MY], H3365 [1JN], H3408 [5JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], H3663 [8JN], H3701 [12JN], H3705 
        [15JN], H3709 [18JN], H3742 [19JN], H3810 [20JN], H3917 
        [21JN], H3979 [25JN], H3983 [26JN], H4076 [27JN], H4160 
        [28JN], H4607 [29JN], H4659 [9JY], H4696, H4706 [10JY], H4786 
        [11JY], H4829 [12JY], H4867 [13JY], H4871 [17JY], H4916 
        [18JY], H5022 [19JY], H5082 [23JY], H5137 [24JY], H5208 
        [25JY], H5295 [26JY], H5329 [30JY], H5336 [31JY], H5535 [1AU], 
        H5633 [2AU], H5715 [3AU], H5719 [7AU], H5729 [10SE], H5772 
        [11SE], H5869 [12SE], H5931 [13SE], H6003 [14SE], H6063 
        [18SE], H6073 [19SE], H6161 [20SE], H6235 [21SE], H6281 
        [25SE], H6285 [28SE], H6299 [2OC], H6301 [5OC], H6303 [9OC], 
        H6305 [12OC], H6309 [16OC], H6311 [19OC], H6313 [23OC], H6315 
        [26OC], H6319 [30OC], H6321 [2NO], H6325 [6NO]
  Poems
      ``Crossing the Bar,'' Alfred Lord Tennyson, H1202 [6MR]
  Prayers
      Conroy, Patrick J., H1 [3JA], H7 [13JA], H9 [17JA], H42 [18JA], 
        H81 [19JA], H85 [23JA], H161 [25JA], H190 [31JA], H384 [2FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H643 [9FE], H695 [13FE], H700 [14FE], H815 [16FE], 
        H905 [17FE], H951 [27FE], H1103 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1162 
        [6MR], H1218 [7MR], H1275 [8MR], H1307 [9MR], H1361 [13MR], 
        H1369 [19MR], H1499 [22MR], H1546 [26MR], H1582 [27MR], H1743 
        [29MR], H1813 [16AP], H1856 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], H2035 
        [23AP], H2144 [26AP], H2291 [7MY], H2334 [8MY], H2457 [9MY], 
        H2571 [10MY], H2661 [11MY], H2665 [15MY], H3107 [18MY], H3169 
        [25MY], H3173 [29MY], H3179 [30MY], H3365 [1JN], H3408 [5JN], 
        H3585 [7JN], H3663 [8JN], H3705 [15JN], H3709 [18JN], H3742 
        [19JN], H3917 [21JN], H3983 [26JN], H4075 [27JN], H4607 
        [29JN], H4659 [9JY], H4829 [12JY], H4867 [13JY], H4871 [17JY], 
        H5208 [25JY], H5295 [26JY], H5329 [30JY], H5336 [31JY], H5715 
        [3AU], H5729 [10SE], H5772 [11SE], H6063 [18SE], H6073 [19SE], 
        H6235 [21SE], H6299 [2OC], H6301 [5OC]
      Keiran, Alan, H4696 [10JY]
  Prayers by visitors
      Algaze, David, H4786 [11JY]
      Anderson, David, H588 [8FE]
      Astrachan, Jeffrey, H518 [7FE]
      Baker, Gerald, H1979 [19AP]
      Ballard, Stan, H4915 [18JY]
      Ballecer, Robert, H2213 [27AP]
      Barnes, Matthew, H2078 [25AP]
      Bayhi, M. Jeffery, H5022 [19JY]
      Black, Barry C., H1809 [30MR]
      Braestrup, Kate, H127 [24JA]
      Catt, Michael, H5535 [1AU]
      Chroniger, Ken, H2823 [17MY]
      Craig, Anthony, H5 [10JA]
      Culbreth, Dennis, H1647 [28MR]
      Damiami, Aaron, H3979 [25JN]
      Damiani, Aaron, H949 [24FE]
      Ellsworth, Tom, H2722 [16MY]
      Federici, William, H6311 [19OC]
      Gerhard, Kurt, H6325 [6NO]
      Hallett, Karen, H227 [1FE]
      Hayens, Richard, H3810 [20JN]
      Hemrick, Eugene, H6285 [28SE]
      Hemrick, Gene, H6319 [30OC]
      Hickerson, Carl Q., H1437 [21MR]
      Holzmeyer, Kris, H5931 [13SE]
      Imam, Nayyar, H5633 [2AU]
      Johnson, Blake, H1365 [16MR]
      Keiran, Alan, H185 [27JA], H3701 [12JN], H5719 [7AU]
      Kiley, Clete, H3 [6JA]
      Lafferty, Greg, H4160 [28JN]
      LeMon, Cal, H443 [3FE]
      Levenson, Joel, H4706 [10JY]
      McHugh, Adam, H973 [28FE]
      Mello, Matthew, H5869 [12SE]
      Melman, Aaron, H3277 [31MY]
      Osteen, Joel, H2042 [24AP]
      Riffle, Patrick, H6281 [25SE], H6313 [23OC]
      Roland, Bud, H5137 [24JY]
      Rossetti, Stephen, H3165 [22MY], H6003 [14SE]
      Rowberry, David R., H6305 [12OC]
      Shea, Joseph, H3486 [6JN]
      Stevens, Rudy, H736 [15FE]
      Theriot, Gerald, H1027 [29FE]
      Wailoo, Alisa Lasater, H947 [21FE]
      Walton, Andrew, H1398 [20MR], H5082 [23JY], H6315 [26OC]
      Weil, Steven, H6161 [20SE]
      Wilker, Michael, H6309 [16OC]
      Willis, Stephen, H6321 [2NO]
      Wishart, Steven, H6303 [9OC]
  Press releases
      More Than 300 Organizations Oppose House GOP VAWA Bill: 
        Representative Pelosi, H2771 [16MY]
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
  Regulations
      Standards for the electronic posting of House and committee 
        documents and data: Committee on House Administration (House), 
        H370 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), H5075 
        [19JY], H5196 [24JY]
      Adjournment: prohibit sine die adjournment unless the President 
        signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job 
        Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut 
        Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H602-H615 [8FE], 
        H663 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H593-H602 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), corrections in 
        engrossment, H615 [8FE]
      ------legislative process, H2637 [10MY], H3390, H3393 [1JN], 
        H5945, H5953 [13SE], H6047 [14SE]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: status of 
        Congressional Study Groups on Germany, Turkey, Japan, and 
        Europe, H4703 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Common Ground Project, H4698 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Congress to Campus program, H4697 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Congressional Golf Tournament, H4698, H4699 
        [10JY]
      ------tribute to Middle East Legislative Fellows Program, H4701 
        [10JY]
      Aurora, CO: moment of silence in memory of victims of movie 
        theater shootings, H5149 [24JY]
      Barber, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, 
        H3754 [19JN]
      Bonamici, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, 
        H531 [7FE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance, H3148 [18MY], H4078 [27JN]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H143-H149 [24JA]
      ------sequestration, H5758 [10SE], H5926 [13SE], H6235 [21SE]
      ------status report, H1975 [18AP], H3097 [17MY], H3165 [22MY], 
        H3575 [6JN], H3658 [7JN], H4772 [10JY], H5626 [1AU]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: moment of silence for John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H5153 [24JY]
      CBO: extend requirement to prepare macroeconomic analysis of 
        major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the 
        Committees on Appropriations of each chamber, H406 [2FE]
      Chardon, OH: moment of silence for victims of school shooting, 
        H993 [28FE]
      Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1303), E135 [3FE]
      Civil rights: compile oral histories from current and former 
        Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, marches and 
        the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1031 [29FE], H1104-
        H1113, H1116, H1124 [1MR], E308, E312 [5MR]
      Coble, Representative: appreciation for get-well wishes, H43 
        [18JA]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Committee on Homeland Security (House): radicalization in the 
        American Muslim community hearings, E1254 [17JY]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): direct the 
        Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the deposition of 
        William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of 
        the U.S. v. Clemens (H. Res. 558), H928 [17FE]
      ------disapprove of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued (H. Res. 711), H4069, 
        H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, 
        H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, 
        E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      Committees of the House: adjust amount provided for expenses of 
        certain committees (H. Res. 496), H312-H314 [1FE]
      ------majority party appointments (H. Res. 751), H5538 [1AU]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 553), H887 [16FE]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 590), H1411 [20MR]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 707), H4028 [26JN]
      ------permission to file reports, H1810 [30MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE], 
        H3957 [21JN], H5663, H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU], H5773, H5775, 
        H5852, H5854, H5855, H5856 [11SE], H5865, H5867 [12SE], H5926, 
        H5934 [13SE], H6003, H6007, H6008, H6009, H6047-H6051 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6085, H6112 [19SE], H6162, H6163, H6164 [20SE], H6258-
        H6265 [21SE]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 43), H2252 [27AP]
      ------clarify proceedings and actions during August district 
        work period (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------clarify proceedings and actions during fall district work 
        period (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]
      ------impact of a bicameral legislature on ability to pass 
        legislation, H5182 [24JY]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, H73 [18JA], H92 [23JA], 
        H461-H463 [3FE], H2459 [9MY], H3391 [1JN], H5925 [13SE]
      ------importance of interoffice fiscal discipline, E294 [1MR]
      ------joint session for Presidential address (H. Con. Res. 96), 
        H54 [18JA]
      ------legislative process, H661, H662 [9FE], H709 [14FE], H5933 
        [13SE], H6282 [25SE], H6286, H6296 [28SE]
      ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 
        512), H10 [17JA]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      ------prohibit adjournment until certain legislation is passed, 
        H6257 [21SE]
      ------reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4696-H4706 
        [10JY]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, H910 
        [17FE]
      ------results of congressional baseball game, H4631, H4632 
        [29JN]
      ------results of congressional women's softball game, H3783 
        [19JN], H3931 [21JN]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus: establish, E1173 [28JN]
      Congressional Black Caucus: tribute to Faith Forum, H3279 [31MY]
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: tribute to summer 
        interns, E1374 [1AU]
      Congressional Hockey Caucus: tribute to Lawmakers v. Lobbyists 
        charity hockey game, H1235 [7MR]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, E1538 [14SE]
      Congressional Peanut Caucus: establish, E510 [29MR]
      Congressional Ports, Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security 
        (PORTS) Caucus: inaugural event, H1219, H1221 [7MR]
      Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2017, H2018 
        [19AP]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, H3814 [20JN]
      Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus: tribute to annual Trap, Skeet, 
        and Sporting Clay Competition, H3034 [17MY]
      Congressional Taiwan Caucus: anniversary, E534 [16AP]
      Conservation of energy: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 27th 
        Amendment relative to congressional compensation, E722 [8MY]
      Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (H.R. 6080), H5796-H5814 [11SE]
      Corps of Engineers: exempt from legislative line-item veto, 
        H613, H614 [8FE]
      Daily meeting: fixing the hour (H. Res. 514), H10 [17JA]
      Dicks, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H5956 [13SE]
      ------appreciation of opportunity to serve, H5063 [19JY], H5956 
        [13SE]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress, H1831 [16AP]
      Dreier, Representative: announcement of upcoming retirement and 
        appreciation of opportunity to serve, H1019 [29FE]
      Ecology and environment: prohibit funding for polystyrene 
        containers in food service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H48 [18JA], H5774 [11SE]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H228, H230, H304-H312 
        [1FE], H391, H392 [2FE], H460 [3FE], E127, E130, E132 [3FE], 
        E145 [6FE], E156 [7FE]
      ------require certain individuals to place stocks, bonds, 
        commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a blind 
        trust or disclose trades to the appropriate congressional 
        official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      ------require federally elected officials to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 [8FE]
      Frank, Representative: striking of words from Record, H1240 
        [7MR]
      Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]
      Giffords, Gabrielle: Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award recipient, H4699 [10JY]
      Giffords, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H168 [25JA]
      Government: importance of separation of powers, H6168 [20SE]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]
      House Employee Excellence Award: tribute to recipients, E1541 
        [14SE]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2147-H2156 [26AP]
      ------allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      ------allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5934-H5939 [13SE]
      ------open versus restrictive rules, H2011 [19AP]
      ------require Members to notify the Clerk of participation in 
        the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (H. Res. 169), 
        H3596 [7JN]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2337-
        H2346 [8MY]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 717), H4609-
        H4614 [29JN]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5538-
        H5552 [1AU]
      House Service Award: tribute to recipients, E1541 [14SE]
      Huizenga, Representative: report on trip to Afghanistan, H46 
        [18JA]
      Irving, Paul D.: election as Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
        Representatives (H. Res. 511), H10 [17JA]
      Johnson, Representative Sam: Texas Association of Business 
        Maurice Acers Champion of Free Enterprise Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1512 [13SE]
      Journal: question of approval, H10 [17JA], H42 [18JA], H700 
        [14FE], H815 [16FE], H905 [17FE], H1027 [29FE], H1438 [21MR], 
        H1499 [22MR], H1546 [26MR], H1647 [28MR], H1922 [18AP], H1979 
        [19AP], H2571 [10MY], H4706 [10JY]
      Law enforcement officers: moment of silence in honor of officers 
        killed in the line of duty, H2743 [16MY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3665-H3690 [8JN], E1039 [12JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, 
        H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      Legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      Legislative program, H459-H463 [3FE], H659-H663 [9FE], H1114, 
        H1115 [1MR], H1289 [8MR], H1519-H1521 [22MR], H2010, H2011 
        [19AP], H2051 [24AP], H2636-H2638 [10MY], H3390-H3393 [1JN], 
        H3946-H3948 [21JN], H4855-H4859 [12JY], H5073-H5075 [19JY], 
        H5320-H5323 [26JY], H6042-H6047 [14SE]
      Libya: moment of silence for U.S. public servants killed in 
        attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign 
        agents, H1895 [17AP]
      Markey, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H4794 [11JY]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses, H650, H655 [9FE]
      ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3858), H307 
        [1FE], H393 [2FE], E145 [6FE]
      ------extend pay limitation, H391 [2FE]
      ------franking budget funding, H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      ------guidelines relative to conduct of Members while in the 
        House chamber, H90 [23JA]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions and require 
        increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 3643), H905 
        [17FE], H3108 [18MY]
      ------reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions 
        if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on 
        outside income, and allow benefit plan options (H.R. 3774), 
        H655 [9FE]
      ------require Members who repeal Federal benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, 
        H3596, H3597 [7JN]
      ------require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      ------tribute to charitable golf tournament, H4808 [11JY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        tribute to Committee of Conference members and staff, H4624, 
        H4625 [29JN], E1223 [11JY]
      National Commission for Independent Redistricting: establish 
        (H.R. 3846), H224 [1FE], E100 [31JA]
      Olver, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H4031 [26JN]
      Page Program: reestablish, H3675 [8JN]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H494 [6FE], H1373 [19MR], H1860 [17AP], 
        H2631 [10MY], H2727, H2779 [16MY], H2828 [17MY], H3143 [18MY], 
        H3359 [31MY], H4760 [10JY], H5059 [19JY], H5686 [2AU], H5970 
        [13SE], H6282 [25SE], H6296 [28SE]
      Partisanship: impact, H3794 [19JN], H4071, H4120 [27JN], H4163 
        [28JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of repeal on 
        enrollment of Members of Congress in the Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]
      Payne, Donald M.: moment of silence in tribute, H1179 [6MR]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 571), H1178, H1179 [6MR]
      Pelosi, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, 
        H3599 [7JN]
      Point of order, H42 [18JA], H348 [1FE], H1240 [7MR], H1406 
        [20MR], H1555 [26MR], H1860 [17AP], H1960 [18AP], H2726 
        [16MY], H2827 [17MY], H3341, H3342 [31MY], H3371 [1JN], H3463 
        [5JN], H3492, H3537 [6JN], H3622 [7JN], H4009, H4011, H4014, 
        H4015, H4017, H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, H4104, H4111, 
        H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN], H4942, H4977, H4992 [18JY], 
        H5028, H5043, H5058, H5061 [19JY], H5433, H5437, H5438, H5439, 
        H5452, H5504, H5506, H5507, H5510, H5514, H5515, H5518 [31JY], 
        H6165 [20SE]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (H.J. Res. 100), H128 [24JA]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (H.R. 1404), H971 [28FE], H5622 [1AU]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (H.R. 6426), E1527 [14SE]
      Political ethics: prohibit purchase of paid online 
        advertisements by Members, committees, and leadership offices, 
        H3683, H3684 [8JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H519 [7FE], H677-H680 
        [9FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: Executive orders infringing on 
        congressional powers and duties, H3709, H3710 [18JN]
      Printing: reduce allotment of printed copies of the U.S. Code, 
        H3683 [8JN]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5635-H5639 [2AU]
      ------tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]
      Ryan, Representative Paul: permission to insert extraneous 
        material into the Congressional Record, H170 [25JA]
      Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives has 
        assembled (H. Res. 513), H10 [17JA]
      Staff: tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. Res. 112, Federal 
        budget for 2013-2022, H1789 [29MR]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on S. 3187, Food and Drug 
        Administration Safety and Innovation Act, H3861 [20JN]
      States: impact of congressional redistricting, H507 [6FE]
      Sunlight Foundation: satirical remarks relative to writing and 
        speaking skill level of congressional members, E908 [30MY]
      Taxation: rates, H2578 [10MY]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (H.R. 4400), E586 [19AP]
      Travel: impose moratorium on official travel outside the U.S. by 
        Members, officers, and employees until GAO reports on costs of 
        such travel and makes recommendations on such travel (H.R. 
        638), H655 [9FE]
      Votes, correction: Andrews, E1131 [25JN]
      ------Bachus, H5312 [26JY]
      ------Biggert, E226 [17FE], E742 [9MY]
      ------Black, E1001 [6JN]
      ------Blumenauer, E577 [18AP]
      ------Buchanan, E948 [1JN]
      ------Capps, H1114 [1MR]
      ------Cassidy, H3035 [17MY]
      ------Conyers, H4851 [12JY]
      ------Cravaack, E351 [8MR]
      ------Denham, E1203 [9JY]
      ------Ellison, H3110, H3148 [18MY]
      ------Eshoo, H2492 [9MY], E629 [24AP], E782 [11MY], E1619 [21SE]
      ------Franks, H3516 [6JN]
      ------Graves, Sam, H3691 [8JN]
      ------Graves, Tom, E211 [16FE]
      ------Guthrie, E747 [9MY]
      ------Hinchey, E747 [9MY]
      ------Huelskamp, E965 [1JN]
      ------Long, E169 [9FE]
      ------Luetkemeyer, E934 [31MY]
      ------Lynch, E744 [9MY]
      ------Manzullo, H6251 [21SE]
      ------Miller, Candice S., H2518 [9MY]
      ------Miller, George, H5949 [13SE], E876 [18MY]
      ------Owens, E776 [10MY]
      ------Perlmutter, E1232 [11JY]
      ------Price, Tom, H5067 [19JY]
      ------Roe, E962 [1JN]
      ------Ros-Lehtinen, H3686 [8JN]
      ------Schwartz, H5004 [18JY]
      ------Scott, David, H2787 [16MY]
      ------Serrano, E1365 [31JY]
      ------Smith, Adam, E946 [1JN]
      ------Smith, Christopher H., H350 [1FE]
      ------Speier, E1007 [7JN], E1356 [31JY]
      ------Thompson, Glenn, H3648 [7JN]
      ------Welch, E109 [1FE]
      Votes, position on missed: Akin, H395 [2FE], H980, H995, H997 
        [28FE], H1408, H1411, H1419 [20MR], H1558 [26MR], H1599, 
        H1626, H1629 [27MR], H2108 [25AP], H3601, H3618 [7JN], H3688, 
        H3691 [8JN], H4616 [29JN], H4711, H4725 [10JY], H4855 [12JY], 
        H4926 [18JY], H5150 [24JY], H5320 [26JY], E262 [28FE], E450 
        [27MR], E1030 [8JN], E1217 [10JY], E1277 [18JY], E1292 [19JY]
      ------Andrews, H3685 [8JN], E629 [24AP], E1472 [11SE]
      ------Bachmann, H3250 [30MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------Becerra, H3824 [20JN], H4176 [28JN], E214 [16FE], E1028 
        [8JN], E1288 [19JY], E1309 [24JY]
      ------Benishek, E1421 [3AU]
      ------Berg, H416 [2FE]
      ------Berkley, H1628 [27MR], H6257 [21SE]
      ------Berman, E1618 [21SE]
      ------Biggert, H6248 [21SE], E853 [18MY]
      ------Bilbray, H6248 [21SE]
      ------Bilirakis, H881 [16FE], H3691 [8JN], E1035 [8JN], E1148 
        [27JN]
      ------Bishop, Timothy H., H3945 [21JN], E1300 [23JY]
      ------Black, H1751 [29MR], H5681 [2AU]
      ------Blumenauer, H2244 [27AP], E1079 [19JN], E1540 [14SE]
      ------Boustany, E811 [16MY]
      ------Brady, Kevin, E1581 [20SE], E1586 [21SE]
      ------Braley, H169 [25JA], H395 [2FE], H1040 [29FE], H1262 
        [7MR], H1892 [17AP], H3147 [18MY], H3514 [6JN]
      ------Broun, E1566 [19SE]
      ------Brown, Corrine, H927 [17FE]
      ------Burton, H2745 [16MY], E985 [5JN]
      ------Canseco, E751 [9MY]
      ------Cantor, E1298 [23JY]
      ------Capps, H1119 [1MR]
      ------Carnahan, E777 [10MY], E1376 [1AU]
      ------Carney, H6174 [20SE], E189 [14FE]
      ------Carson, H356 [1FE], H419 [2FE], H2303 [7MY], H2346 [8MY], 
        E130 [3FE], E738 [9MY]
      ------Cassidy, H414 [2FE], H996 [28FE], H1827 [16AP], H4670 
        [9JY]
      ------Chu, H602 [8FE]
      ------Cicilline, E1089 [20JN], E1303 [24JY], E1485 [12SE]
      ------Clarke, Yvette D., H1143 [5MR], H3945 [21JN], E1155 
        [27JN], E1225 [11JY]
      ------Cleaver, H1114 [1MR], E210 [16FE], E232 [17FE], E1001 
        [6JN]
      ------Cohen, E604 [19AP], E819 [16MY], E1458 [10SE]
      ------Cole, H530 [7FE], H602 [8FE]
      ------Conyers, H4616 [29JN], H4672 [9JY], H5117 [23JY], E145 
        [6FE]
      ------Cooper, H2636 [10MY]
      ------Costa, H2252 [27AP]
      ------Crawford, H997 [28FE], E826 [17MY]
      ------Crenshaw, E1395 [3AU]
      ------Crowley, E1154 [27JN]
      ------Cuellar, E847 [18MY]
      ------Davis, Geoff, E697 [27AP], E1085 [19JN]
      ------Davis, Susan A., H752 [15FE], H1073 [29FE], E671 [26AP]
      ------DeLauro, E1594 [21SE]
      ------Denham, E1039, E1040, E1041, E1042 [12JN]
      ------DesJarlais, H3945 [21JN], H4672 [9JY], H5450 [31JY]
      ------Diaz-Balart, H4028 [26JN], E463 [28MR]
      ------Dold, H90 [23JA], H1374 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1452 
        [21MR], E815 [16MY]
      ------Duffy, H1519 [22MR], H3447 [5JN]
      ------Duncan, Jeff, H1873 [17AP]
      ------Duncan, John J., Jr., E1674 [2OC]
      ------Edwards, E160 [8FE], E230 [17FE], E561 [17AP], E1336 
        [26JY]
      ------Ellison, H548 [7FE], E151 [7FE], E264 [28FE], E866 [18MY], 
        E990 [6JN], E1225 [11JY], E1343 [26JY]
      ------Farr, H3144 [18MY]
      ------Filner, H53, H54, H69 [18JA], H90, H91 [23JA], H200 
        [31JA], H350, H351, H352, H354, H355, H356 [1FE], H395, H396, 
        H414, H415, H416, H417, H418, H419 [2FE], H458, H459 [3FE], 
        H489, H490 [6FE], H709 [14FE], H750 [15FE], H955 [27FE], 
        H1262, H1263, H1264 [7MR], H1286, H1287, H1288, H1289 [8MR], 
        H1374 [19MR], H1662, H1664, H1665, H1730, H1731 [28MR], H1751, 
        H1762, H1763, H1775, H1789, H1795 [29MR], H1827, H1828 [16AP], 
        H1862, H1871, H1872, H1873, H1892, H1893, H1894, H1895, H1896, 
        H1897 [17AP], H1931, H1932, H1959, H1961, H1962 [18AP], H1988, 
        H1989, H1990, H2008, H2010 [19AP], H2051 [24AP], H2107, H2108 
        [25AP], H2156, H2179, H2180, H2181, H2182, H2183, H2186 
        [26AP], H2246, H2251, H2252 [27AP], H2301, H2302, H2303 [7MY], 
        H2345, H2346, H2382, H2383, H2384, H2385, H2386, H2387, H2388, 
        H2433, H2434, H2435, H2436, H2437, H2438 [8MY], H2491, H2492, 
        H2516, H2517, H2518, H2519, H2520, H2521, H2522, H2552, H2553, 
        H2554, H2555, H2556, H2557 [9MY], H2582, H2583, H2632, H2633, 
        H2635, H2636 [10MY], H2694, H2695 [15MY], H2731, H2743, H2744, 
        H2745, H2781 [16MY], H2845, H2846, H2847, H3034, H3035, H3036, 
        H3037, H3038 [17MY], H3110, H3111, H3112, H3113, H3114, H3115, 
        H3116, H3117, H3118, H3119, H3120, H3121, H3142, H3143, H3144, 
        H3145, H3146 [18MY], H3248, H3249, H3250 [30MY], H3445, H3446, 
        H3447 [5JN], H3496, H3497, H3498, H3514, H3515, H3516, H3517, 
        H3518, H3519, H3520, H3521, H3522, H3523, H3524, H3526, H3527, 
        H3528, H3567, H3568, H3569, H3570, H3571, H3572, H3573, H3574, 
        H3575 [6JN], H3599, H3601, H3617, H3618, H3645, H3646, H3647, 
        H3648, H3649, H3651, H3652 [7JN], H3685, H3686, H3687, H3688, 
        H3689, H3690, H3691 [8JN], H3931, H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935, 
        H3936, H3937, H3938, H3939, H3940, H3941, H3942, H3944, H3945 
        [21JN], H4615, H4616, H4631, H4633, H4635, H4636 [29JN], 
        H4670, H4671, H4672 [9JY], H4893, H4894 [17JY], H4926, H4997, 
        H4998, H4999, H5000, H5001, H5002, H5003, H5004, H5005, H5006 
        [18JY], H5064, H5065, H5066, H5067, H5068, H5069, H5070, 
        H5071, H5072 [19JY], H5115, H5116, H5117 [23JY], H5449, H5450 
        [31JY], H5747, H5748, H5749 [10SE], H6120, H6121 [19SE], 
        H6174, H6195, H6196 [20SE], H6248, H6249, H6250, H6251, H6252, 
        H6253, H6254, H6256, H6257 [21SE], E743, E746 [9MY]
      ------Fincher, E604 [19AP], E814 [16MY]
      ------Fleischmann, H4176 [28JN]
      ------Fleming, E1383 [1AU]
      ------Fortenberry, H4421 [28JN]
      ------Franks, H351 [1FE], H459 [3FE], H1113 [1MR], H2553 [9MY], 
        E544 [17AP], E812 [16MY], E1523 [13SE]
      ------Garamendi, E1339 [26JY]
      ------Garrett, H6248, H6249, H6250, H6251, H6252, H6253, H6254, 
        H6256, H6257 [21SE]
      ------Gerlach, E203 [15FE], E639 [25AP], E913 [31MY], E1609 
        [21SE]
      ------Gingrey, H3142 [18MY], H3687 [8JN], E1372 [1AU]
      ------Gonzalez, E1308 [24JY]
      ------Goodlatte, H1041 [29FE], H1662 [28MR], H6024 [14SE], E313 
        [5MR]
      ------Gosar, H3690 [8JN]
      ------Graves, Sam, H458 [3FE], H5684 [2AU], H6024 [14SE], E1034 
        [8JN], E1309 [24JY]
      ------Graves, Tom, E1447 [7AU]
      ------Green, Al, E1220 [10JY], E1272 [18JY], E1589 [21SE]
      ------Green, Gene, H752 [15FE], H1113 [1MR], H1452 [21MR], H2010 
        [19AP], H2491 [9MY], H3945 [21JN], H4711 [10JY], H6120 [19SE], 
        E1042 [12JN]
      ------Griffin, H2051 [24AP], E1031 [8JN], E1090 [20JN]
      ------Guinta, E984 [5JN]
      ------Gutierrez, H91 [23JA], H200 [31JA], H709 [14FE], H1374 
        [19MR], H1828 [16AP], H2303 [7MY], H4028 [26JN], H4725 [10JY], 
        E965 [1JN], E1084 [19JN], E1196 [29JN], E1278 [18JY]
      ------Hahn, E154 [7FE]
      ------Hanna, H3121 [18MY], E1378 [1AU]
      ------Harper, H3722 [18JN], E1501 [12SE]
      ------Hartzler, H5116 [23JY], E1073 [19JN], E1182 [29JN]
      ------Heinrich, H3931 [21JN], E66 [24JA], E153 [7FE], E234 
        [17FE], E431 [22MR], E463 [28MR], E799 [15MY], E963 [1JN], 
        E1008, E1013, E1018 [7JN], E1403 [3AU], E1520 [13SE], E1618, 
        E1651 [21SE]
      ------Higgins, H6024 [14SE]
      ------Hinojosa, H993 [28FE], H1626 [27MR], H2781 [16MY]
      ------Hirono, H395 [2FE], H1408 [20MR], H3787 [19JN], H4850, 
        H4851 [12JY], E735 [8MY], E930 [31MY], E1076 [19JN]
      ------Hochul, H5787 [11SE]
      ------Honda, H459 [3FE], E762 [10MY]
      ------Huizenga, H1599 [27MR], E1067, E1069, E1070, E1073, E1076, 
        E1077, E1078, E1080 [19JN], E1237, E1239, E1240, E1241, E1242, 
        E1243, E1244, E1245, E1246, E1248 [12JY], E1440 [3AU]
      ------Hultgren, E1646 [21SE]
      ------Hurt, H533 [7FE], H2582 [10MY], E956 [1JN], E1092 [20JN]
      ------Jackson, E285 [29FE], E441 [26MR]
      ------Jackson Lee, H1452, H1453 [21MR], H1629 [27MR], H1751 
        [29MR], H4029 [26JN], E1271, E1274, E1279 [18JY]
      ------Johnson, Eddie Bernice, H10 [17JA], H54 [18JA]
      ------Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank'', Jr., E1452 [10SE]
      ------Johnson, Timothy V., H92 [23JA], H490 [6FE], H752 [15FE], 
        H884 [16FE], H955 [27FE], H1143 [5MR], H1374 [19MR], H1558 
        [26MR], H1828 [16AP], H2303 [7MY], H2695 [15MY], H3116 [18MY], 
        H3723 [18JN], H4028 [26JN], H4672 [9JY], H4711 [10JY], H6174 
        [20SE], H6251 [21SE], E567 [18AP], E640 [25AP], E889 [25MY], 
        E1176 [28JN], E1293 [19JY], E1307 [24JY], E1384 [1AU], E1473 
        [11SE], E1577 [20SE]
      ------Jordan, E195 [15FE], E322 [6MR], E723 [8MY], E929 [31MY], 
        E1153 [27JN], E1381 [1AU]
      ------Kelly, H1262 [7MR]
      ------Kind, E64 [24JA]
      ------King, Steve, E52 [23JA], E367, E368 [13MR], E586 [19AP], 
        E864 [18MY]
      ------Kinzinger, H1515 [22MR], E387 [20MR], E401 [21MR], E435 
        [22MR], E1475 [11SE]
      ------Langevin, H2694 [15MY], H3249 [30MY]
      ------Larson, H1626 [27MR], H1730 [28MR], H3447 [5JN]
      ------Lee, H1519 [22MR], E271 [28FE], E275 [29FE], E291 [1MR], 
        E393 [20MR], E409 [21MR], E424 [22MR], E892 [25MY], E1317 
        [25JY], E1475 [11SE], E1580 [20SE]
      ------Lewis, John, E1157 [27JN]
      ------Loebsack, E93 [31JA]
      ------Lowey, H5218 [25JY]
      ------Luetkemeyer, H169 [25JA], E811, E814, E820 [16MY], E883 
        [22MY]
      ------Lujan, H2635 [10MY], E1435 [3AU]
      ------Lynch, H4670 [9JY]
      ------Mack, H6195 [20SE]
      ------Maloney, E90 [31JA], E373 [16MR], E729 [8MY], E932 [31MY], 
        E993 [6JN]
      ------Manzullo, H2010 [19AP], E424 [22MR], E1221 [10JY], E1480 
        [11SE]
      ------Marchant, E419 [22MR]
      ------Markey, H2635 [10MY]
      ------McCarthy, Carolyn, E448 [27MR], E1070 [19JN], E1192 [29JN]
      ------McCollum, E1028 [8JN], E1072 [19JN]
      ------McDermott, H5220 [25JY]
      ------McHenry, H997 [28FE]
      ------McIntryre, H5309 [26JY]
      ------McIntyre, E168, E178 [9FE], E452 [27MR], E570, E575 
        [18AP], E822 [16MY], E994 [6JN]
      ------McMorris Rodgers, E125 [2FE]
      ------Meehan, H2345 [8MY]
      ------Meeks, E795 [15MY], E942 [31MY]
      ------Mica, E170 [9FE]
      ------Miller, Brad, H1598 [27MR]
      ------Miller, Candice S., H602 [8FE]
      ------Miller, George, H4635 [29JN], E75, E77 [25JA], E486 
        [29MR], E864 [18MY], E1137 [26JN], E1244 [12JY], E1326 [25JY], 
        E1501 [12SE]
      ------Miller, Jeff, H1143 [5MR], H1180 [6MR], H2517 [9MY], H3685 
        [8JN], H4133 [27JN], E560 [17AP], E1009 [7JN], E1157 [27JN]
      ------Moore, H6248, H6249 [21SE], E125 [2FE], E1378 [1AU], E1540 
        [14SE]
      ------Mulvaney, E159 [8FE], E232 [17FE]
      ------Murphy, Christopher S., E287 [29FE]
      ------Murphy, Tim, H1079 [29FE], H3931 [21JN], H5685 [2AU]
      ------Myrick, H2345 [8MY], E1013 [7JN], E1055 [18JN], E1171 
        [28JN], E1217 [10JY]
      ------Napolitano, H10 [17JA], H1827 [16AP], H1862, H1871, H1872, 
        H1873, H1896, H1897 [17AP], H1931, H1932, H1959, H1961, H1962 
        [18AP], H1989, H2008, H2010 [19AP], H2632, H2633, H2635, H2636 
        [10MY], H3939 [21JN], H4893 [17JY], E989, E991, E994, E998 
        [6JN]
      ------Neugebauer, E93 [31JA], E496 [29MR], E1031 [8JN]
      ------Noem, H69 [18JA], E41 [18JA]
      ------Olson, E1237, E1241, E1246 [12JY]
      ------Owens, E154 [7FE]
      ------Palazzo, H782 [15FE], E916, E921, E927 [31MY]
      ------Pallone, H749 [15FE]
      ------Pascrell, H91 [23JA], H419 [2FE], H490 [6FE], H709 [14FE], 
        H955 [27FE], H1374 [19MR], H2051 [24AP], H2303 [7MY], H3147 
        [18MY], H3250 [30MY], H3290 [31MY], H4672 [9JY], E764 [10MY], 
        E842 [17MY]
      ------Pastor, H2246 [27AP]
      ------Paulsen, H3111 [18MY], H5117 [23JY]
      ------Pence, E753 [9MY]
      ------Perlmutter, H1178 [6MR], E636 [24AP]
      ------Peters, E1332 [25JY]
      ------Platts, H658 [9FE], H6195 [20SE]
      ------Quayle, H534 [7FE], H2552 [9MY]
      ------Reed, H1451 [21MR], E1191 [29JN]
      ------Renacci, E228 [17FE], E1404, E1412, E1422 [3AU]
      ------Richardson, E1050 [15JN]
      ------Rivera, H1932 [18AP]
      ------Roby, H602 [8FE], E1096 [20JN]
      ------Roe, E1086 [19JN]
      ------Rooney, H980 [28FE], H5219 [25JY]
      ------Ross, Mike, H6024 [14SE], E1657 [25SE]
      ------Roybal-Allard, E175, E178 [9FE], E741 [9MY], E837 [17MY], 
        E1652 [21SE]
      ------Ruppersberger, H2345 [8MY]
      ------Ryan, Paul, H6257 [21SE], E1216 [10JY], E1549 [18SE]
      ------Ryan, Tim, H3145 [18MY]
      ------Schakowsky, H1074 [29FE], H2345 [8MY], H4130 [27JN], E1184 
        [29JN], E1321 [25JY]
      ------Schiff, E545 [17AP], E641 [25AP]
      ------Schilling, E410 [21MR], E873, E877 [18MY], E1003 [6JN], 
        E1126 [21JN]
      ------Schwartz, H1178 [6MR], H1263 [7MR], H3787 [19JN]
      ------Scott, Austin, H4854 [12JY], E1381 [1AU]
      ------Serrano, E228 [17FE]
      ------Sessions, H2051 [24AP], E399, E401, E404, E409, E411 
        [21MR]
      ------Sewell, H602 [8FE], H1989 [19AP], H3945 [21JN], E1283 
        [19JY]
      ------Sherman, H415 [2FE], E77 [25JA], E297 [1MR], E998 [6JN]
      ------Simpson, E53 [23JA], E1627 [21SE]
      ------Slaughter, H787 [15FE], H2051 [24AP], H2186 [26AP], H2252 
        [27AP], H2636 [10MY], H3250 [30MY], H3390 [1JN], H3447 [5JN], 
        H3528, H3575 [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3691 [8JN], E636 [24AP], 
        E677 [26AP], E760, E767, E776 [10MY], E909, E910, E911 [30MY], 
        E928 [31MY], E962 [1JN]
      ------Smith, Adam, E73 [25JA], E177 [9FE], E309 [5MR], E935 
        [31MY], E1327 [25JY]
      ------Speier, H3945 [21JN], E387 [20MR], E872 [18MY]
      ------Stearns, H1662 [28MR], H3389 [1JN], H4059 [26JN], H5262 
        [25JY]
      ------Stivers, H2492 [9MY]
      ------Sullivan, H3945 [21JN], E568 [18AP]
      ------Sutton, E755 [9MY], E1335 [26JY], E1383 [1AU]
      ------Thompson, Mike, E1587 [21SE]
      ------Tonko, H10 [17JA], H2346 [8MY], H3142 [18MY]
      ------Tsongas, H396 [2FE], E1019 [7JN], E1623 [21SE]
      ------Turner, Michael R., H4711 [10JY], H5747 [10SE], E151 
        [7FE], E322 [6MR], E1073 [19JN]
      ------Turner, Robert L., E65 [24JA], E437 [26MR], E916, E921, 
        E927 [31MY]
      ------Van Hollen, H4808 [11JY], E177 [9FE], E439 [26MR]
      ------Velazquez, E1020 [7JN]
      ------Visclosky, H1180 [6MR], H1289 [8MR], E104 [1FE], E317 
        [6MR], E339 [8MR], E1292 [19JY]
      ------Waters, H5225 [25JY]
      ------Welch, E464 [28MR]
      ------Westmoreland, H657 [9FE], E1426 [3AU]
      ------Wilson, Frederica S., H1374 [19MR], H1597 [27MR]
      ------Wilson, Joe, E1215 [10JY]
      ------Woolsey, H749 [15FE], H3142 [18MY], E268 [28FE], E295 
        [1MR], E320 [6MR], E350 [8MR], E391 [20MR], E1190, E1200 
        [29JN], E1338 [26JY]
      ------Yarmuth, H2745 [16MY], E205 [15FE], E823 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abdnor, James: tribute (S. Res. 475), S3613, S3659 [24MY]
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), S5106 
        [18JY]
      Appropriations: establish executive line-item veto, S3275 [17MY]
      ------legislative process, S1063, S1064 [28FE], S5052 [17JY], 
        S5112-S5114 [18JY], S5271-S5275, S5299 [24JY], S6318 [13SE], 
        S6396, S6416 [19SE]
      Budget: sequestration, S6242, S6243 [12SE], S6479 [20SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: moment of silence for John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5282 [24JY]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), S1368 [1MR]
      Committee to escort President Obama into the House chamber: 
        authority to appoint, S56 [24JA]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S823 [16FE], 
        S3812 [7JN], S4783 [9JY], S6476-S6488 [20SE], S6592-S6595 
        [21SE]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 38), S2275 [29MR]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 43), S2888 [26AP]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 51), S4764 [29JN]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 56), S5940 [2AU]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 59), S6013 [2AU]
      ------clarify guidelines for personal financial disclosure 
        filings of Members and certain employees, S188 [31JA]
      ------encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified veterans 
        for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S13 [23JA], S52, S53 [24JA], 
        S148 [30JA], S177 [31JA], S1107-S1110 [29FE], S2989-S2991 
        [9MY], S3814 [7JN], S4379 [21JN], S4624 [26JN]
      ------joint session for Presidential address, S78 [24JA]
      ------joint session for Presidential address (H. Con. Res. 96), 
        S48 [23JA]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject, 
        S4741-S4743 [29JN]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S190, 
        S191 [31JA]
      Congress Week: observance, S6422 [19SE]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, S6046 [10SE]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, S4380 [21JN]
      Conservation of energy: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), S6007 [2AU]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S3812-S3816 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion on 
        authority of President Obama to make recess appointments, S149 
        [30JA]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (S. 2079), S392 [7FE], S395 [9FE]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (S. 
        3311), S6667 [21SE]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, 
        S195 [31JA], S308 [2FE]
      ------deny retirement benefits for former Members who work as 
        lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200, S201 [31JA]
      ------deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of 
        certain offenses, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), S592 
        [14FE], S3145 [15MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3154 [15MY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Obama, President: address made at the congressional National 
        Prayer Breakfast, S316 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of administration relative to constitutional 
        role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-S97 [26JA], 
        S149-S151 [30JA], S286 [2FE]
      Parliamentary inquiry, S2141 [28MR]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (S. Res. 390), S1493 [7MR]
      Postal Service: require closing of post offices in the Capitol 
        Complex, S2685 [25AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], S87-S89, S111, S113 [26JA], 
        S139, S149 [30JA], S179 [31JA], S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 
        [16FE], S1640 [14MR], S4439 [25JN]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days, S5954 [2AU]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3812-S3816 [7JN]
  Reports
      Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H177-H180 
        [25JA], H3097-H3100 [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-574), H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 112-570), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Rept. 112-575), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H. Rept. 
        112-569), H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Rept. 112-
        561), H4653 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Financial Services (House) (H. Rept. 112-
        559), H4653 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 112-552), 
        H4155 [27JN]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Rept. 112-552), 
        H3702 [12JN]
      ------Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Rept. 112-
        571), H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 112-
        560), H4653 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H. Rept. 112-572), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. 
        Rept. 112-568), H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Rept. 112-567), H4654 
        [29JN]
      ------Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H. 
        Rept. 112-555), H4603 [28JN]
      ------Committee on Small Business (House) (H. Rept. 112-554), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Rept. 112-543), H3914 
        [20JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Rept. 112-562), 
        H4653 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Rept. 112-573), H4654 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 112-556), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and 
        Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-
        558), H4603 [28JN]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
      Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) 
        (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Battery Recharging Stations Establishment for Privately Owned 
        Vehicles in House of Representatives Parking Areas at No Net 
        Cost to Federal Government: Committee on House Administration 
        (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 112-625), H5326 [26JY]
      Clarify House of Representatives Proceedings and Actions During 
        August District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
      Clarify House of Representatives Proceedings and Actions During 
        Fall District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Committees of the House Expenses Adjustment: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 112-362), H25 
        [17JA]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item Veto and 
        Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. 
        Rept. 112-389), H567 [7FE]
      Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-364), H439 [2FE]
      ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-
        364), H25 [17JA]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      Improve Enactment of Certain Laws Relative to Public Contracts: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6080) (H. Rept. 112-
        662), H5764 [10SE]
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
        Buchanan: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-588), 
        H4774 [10JY]
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
        Richardson: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-642), 
        H5628 [1AU]
      In the Matter of Arrests of Members of the House Outside the 
        Embassy of Sudan in Washington, DC: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-419), H1541 [22MR]
      In the Matter of Representative Waters: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-690), H6284 [25SE]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3311), S4821 [10JY]
      Legally Binding Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        3575) (H. Rept. 112-379), H218 [31JA]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5882) (H. Rept. 112-511), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5882) (S. Rept. 
        112-197), S5976 [2AU]
      Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) 
        (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-
        558), H4603 [28JN]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4400) (H. Rept. 
        112-598), H4906 [17JY]
  Resignations
      Cardoza, Dennis A., H5729 [10SE]
      Committee on Armed Services (House): Representative 
        Ruppersberger, H3979 [25JN]
      Committee on Budget (House): Representative Tonko, H887 [16FE]
      Committee on Homeland Security (House): Representative Speier, 
        H887 [16FE]
      Committee on Natural Resources (House): Representative Sarbanes, 
        H1411 [20MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): 
        Representative Guinta, H5538 [1AU]
      Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): 
        Representative Fudge, H1411 [20MR]
      ------Representative Sarbanes, H1411 [20MR]
      Committee on the Budget (House): Representative Guinta, H5538 
        [1AU]
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): 
        Representative Guinta, H5538 [1AU]
      Davis, Geoff, H5527 [1AU]
      Giffords, Gabrielle, H168, H170 [25JA]
      Inslee, Jay, H1375 [19MR]
      McCotter, Thaddeus G., H4660 [9JY]
      Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood, H10 [17JA]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Tribute to John V. Sullivan: Committee on Rules (House), H1631 
        [27MR]
  Resumes
      Congressional Activity: 112th Cong., 1st sess., D3 [3JA], D210 
        [7MR], D813 [1AU]
      ------112th Cong., 2d sess., D67 [1FE], D175 [1MR], D351 [16AP], 
        D551 [4JN], D697 [9JY], D837 [10SE], D429 [7MY]
  Rollcalls
      Quorum, H9 [17JA]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
      Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: Representative 
        McCollum, H605 [8FE]
      Tribute to Dennis J. Kucinich: Fortney H. Stark III (Fish), E352 
        [8MR]
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne: National Black Leadership Commission 
        on AIDS, Inc., E353 [8MR]
      ------Rick Leach, World Food Program USA (organization), E372 
        [16MR]
      Tribute to Representative Costello: Senator Kirk, S6333 [13SE]
  Subpoena Notices
      Chesterfield, VA, General District Court, H5902 [12SE]
      Circuit Court for Deshutes County, OR, H185 [27JA]
      District Court of Maryland, Baltimore County, H2292 [7MY]
      Fairfax County, VA, Circuit Court, H5848 [11SE]
      Massachusetts Dept. of Industrial Accidents, H1963 [18AP]
      Philadelphia, PA, Municipal Court, Criminal Division, H5729, 
        H5730 [10SE]
      Superior Court for the State of North Carolina, Surry County, 
        H3346 [31MY]
      Superior Court of California, North Valley District, H1654 
        [28MR]
      Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H7 [13JA]
      Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, H4892 
        [17JY]
      27th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Landry, LA, 
        H5329 [30JY]
      U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H185 [27JA], 
        H2667 [15MY]
      U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, H887 
        [16FE]
      U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, H1003 
        [28FE]
      U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, H2292 
        [7MY]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H4772 [10JY], H5627 [1AU]
      Direct spending legislation--Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        allocation for resolution changes, H5627 [1AU]
      Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5882), 
        H3667-H3669 [8JN]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 96, joint session of Congress for Presidential 
        address, H54 [18JA]
      H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 
        [10SE]
      H. Res. 496, adjust amount provided for expenses of certain 
        committees of the House, H312 [1FE]
      H. Res. 511, election of Paul D. Irving as Sergeant at Arms of 
        the House of Representatives, H10 [17JA]
      H. Res. 512, notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
      H. Res. 513, notify the Senate that a quorum of the House has 
        assembled, H10 [17JA]
      H. Res. 514, fixing the hour of daily meeting of the House, H11 
        [17JA]
      H. Res. 516, express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance, H143 [24JA]
      H. Res. 540, consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item 
        Veto and Rescissions Act, H593 [8FE]
      H. Res. 553, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H887 [16FE]
      H. Res. 558, direct the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of 
        the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        deposition of William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys 
        in the case of the U.S. v. Clemens, H928 [17FE]
      H. Res. 562, compile oral histories from current and former 
        Members of Congress involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement, H1104 [1MR]
      H. Res. 571, tribute to Donald M. Payne, H1179 [6MR]
      H. Res. 590, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H1411 [20MR]
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H. Res. 707, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H4028 [26JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 717, allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 717, same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation, H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H. Res. 747, allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 747, clarify proceedings and actions during August 
        district work period, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 747, same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 751, majority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 755, adopt Committee on Ethics (House) report on 
        Representative Richardson use of congressional staff to 
        perform campaign work, H5635 [2AU]
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act 
        and allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5934 [13SE]
      H. Res. 788, clarify House of Representatives proceedings and 
        actions during fall district work period, H6165 [20SE]
      H.R. 1402, battery recharging stations establishment for 
        privately owned vehicles in House of Representatives parking 
        areas at no net cost to Federal Government, H5650 [2AU]
      H.R. 3835, extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and 
        Federal employees, H304 [1FE]
      H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, 
        H3671-H3675 [8JN]
      H.R. 6080, improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts, H5796-H5814 [11SE]
      S. 3311, James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT, S6667 
        [21SE]
      S. Con. Res. 35, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) 
        establishment, S1209, S1368 [1MR], H1143 [5MR]
      S. Con. Res. 38, adjournment, S2264, S2275 [29MR], H1809 [30MR]
      S. Con. Res. 43, adjournment, S2840, S2888 [26AP], H2252 [27AP]
      S. Con. Res. 51, adjournment, S4764, S4777 [29JN], H4652 [29JN]
      S. Con. Res. 56, adjournment, S5940, S5994 [2AU], H5685 [2AU]
      S. Con. Res. 59, adjournment, S5995, S6013 [2AU], H5719 [7AU]
      S. Res. 390, tribute to Donald M. Payne, S1462, S1493 [7MR]
      S. Res. 475, tribute to James Abdnor, S3640, S3659 [24MY]
      S. Res. 505, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Benjamin A. Gilman 
        recipients of the World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient, S4638 [26JN]
  Transcripts
      National Prayer Breakfast, S1922-S1928 [21MR]
  Tributes
      Abdnor, James, S3724 [5JN]
      Barber, Representative, H3753, H3754 [19JN]
      Berman, Representative, E1071 [19JN]
      Bonamici, Representative, H530, H531 [7FE]
      Boren, Representative, E1042 [12JN]
      Cheney, Richard B., S2015 [26MR]
      Costello, Representative, S6332 [13SE], H449, H450 [3FE], H5903-
        H5913 [12SE], E1553 [19SE]
      Cuellar, Representative, H3318 [31MY]
      Derwinski, Edward J., H92 [23JA], E83 [27JA]
      Dicks, Representative, H3495 [6JN], H5062 [19JY], H5956 [13SE]
      Dold, Representative, H1728 [28MR]
      Dreier, Representative, H1032 [29FE], H5976 [13SE]
      Findley, Paul, S5957 [2AU]
      Giffords, Gabrielle, S95, S136 [26JA], E83 [27JA]
      Giffords, Representative, H118, H119, H131 [24JA], H161, H162, 
        H163-H169, H170 [25JA], E57 [23JA], E69 [25JA]
      Gray, William H., III, S1037 [27FE], E215 [16FE]
      Hall, Katie, H955, H956 [27FE], E241 [27FE]
      Hammerschmidt, John Paul, S3116, S3117 [14MY]
      Hertel, Dennis M., H4700 [10JY]
      Hinchey, Representative, E103 [1FE]
      Hoyer, Representative, H3600 [7JN]
      Janklow, William J., E41 [18JA]
      Jenkins, Ed, H118, H123, H124, H125, H126 [24JA], E77 [25JA]
      Johnson, Representative Sam, H701 [14FE], H730 [15FE]
      Jones, Representative, H4897 [17JY]
      LaTourette, Representative, H5527 [1AU]
      Lent, Norman F., E1197 [29JN]
      Lewis, Representative Jerry, H5063 [19JY]
      Lewis, Representative John, H1214 [7MR]
      Lloyd, James F., H51 [7FE]
      Markey, Representative, H4794 [11JY]
      Myrick, Representative, E1039 [12JN]
      Olver, Representative, H4029-H4033 [26JN]
      Payne, Donald M., S1413, S1416 [6MR], H1157, H1164, H1166, 
        H1190-H1206 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1277 [8MR], E330 [7MR], E339, 
        E346, E350 [8MR], E367 [13MR], E545 [17AP]
      Pelosi, Representative, H3599 [7JN], E1039 [12JN]
      Roby, Representative, H3783 [19JN]
      Rogers, Edith Nourse, S2226 [29MR]
      Sewell, Representative, E308 [5MR]
      Smith, Margaret Chase, S2226 [29MR]
      Stokes, Louis, H788 [15FE]
      Sullivan, John V., H1630-H1638 [27MR]
      Wampler, William C., H3275 [31MY], E950 [1JN]
      Young, Andrew J., Jr., E861 [18MY]
      Young, Representative C.W. Bill, H5035 [19JY]




HOUSER, WILLIAM D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4768 [29JN]




HOUSING

  Addresses
      FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155-H5157 [24JY]
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, 
        H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, 
        H3364 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]
      First Person Singular--Carmen Castro-Conroy, 40, Gaithersburg, 
        Housing Counselor, Housing Initiative Partnership, E1261 
        [17JY]
      Job Gains Reflect Hope a Recovery Is Blooming, H527 [7FE]
      That Comeback Trail for the Economy? Here, It's Littered With 
        Foreclosures, H672 [9FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S3174 
        [15MY]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see S. 3323), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5747), 
        H2713 [15MY]
      Bankruptcy: provide authority to modify certain mortgages on 
        principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (see 
        H.R. 4058), H901 [16FE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see S. 3079), S3084 [10MY]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 549), S6108 
        [11SE]
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 
        [27JN] (see H.R. 4326), H1804 [29MR]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      ------establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 
        3452), S5487 [26JY]
      ------establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see H.R. 3789), H77 [18JA]
      ------establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification 
        pilot programs (see S. 2093), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 5940), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      ------improve definitions of points and fees in connection with 
        a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for 
        affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity 
        (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see S. 3484), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 3849), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide homeowners with additional protections and 
        safeguards against foreclosure (see H.R. 6395), H5999 [13SE]
      ------require closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with 
        respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see S. 2909), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S850 [16FE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]
      ------require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (see S. 
        3177), S3174 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: improve oversight and accountability for 
        certain military housing projects (see H.R. 4608), H2066 
        [24AP]
      Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit 
        Rebate Program (see H.R. 4230), H1496 [21MR]
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see S. 2035), S131 [26JA] (see H.R. 
        3825), H181 [25JA]
      ------establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and 
        low-income veterans (see S. 3614), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6381), H5922 [12SE]
      ------establish a pilot program to reduce up-front premiums on 
        FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers who complete 
        a homeownership counseling program to help reduce default 
        rates (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA mortgage 
        insurance program during periods that the Mutual Mortgage 
        Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio 
        requirements (see H.R. 3853), H218 [31JA]
      ------reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see 
        S. 3538), S6339 [13SE]
      ------require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay 
        current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies 
        to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts (see H.R. 
        6203), H5291 [25JY]
      ------set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds 
        for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations 
        for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 5521), H2320 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 6414), H6060 [14SE]
      ------terminate authority to provide assistance under the Tenant 
        Resource Network Program (see H.R. 6298), H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to nonprofit 
        organizations for construction of facilities for temporary 
        lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, or care 
        of a veteran (see S. 3324), S4368 [20JN]
      ------enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless 
        veterans to participate in the Grant and Per Diem Program to 
        provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless 
        veterans (see H.R. 5830), H3161 [18MY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see S. 3049), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 4287), H1740 
        [28MR]
      ------extend authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing 
        owned by a family member (see H.R. 4299), H1803 [29MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 
        3309), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to blind veterans (see H.R. 5999), H3974 [21JN]
      ------improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or 
        who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program 
        (see S. 3348), S4674 [27JN]
      ------make home loan guaranty programs for veterans regarding 
        adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages 
        (see H.R. 4482), H2064 [24AP]
      ------require recipients of grants and other assistance for 
        provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans 
        to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H943 [17FE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 
        667), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot 
        program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see 
        H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]
      Disabled: require all newly constructed, federally assisted 
        single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (see S. 3283), S3900 [11JN]
      Federal aid programs: develop local strategies to coordinate use 
        of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 3513), S5977 [2AU]
      ------preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 4218), H1426 [20MR]
      Federal air programs: allow States participating in the State 
        Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to 
        community development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H1209 [6MR]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit investments by mortgage finance agencies that 
        create disincentives to help homeowners and stabilize the 
        housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H1641 [27MR]
      ------establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to 
        refinance mortgages (see S. 3047), S3041 [9MY]
      ------establish Second Chance at Homeownership Program (see H.R. 
        4172), H1304 [8MR]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (see S. 2080), S494 [9FE]
      ------enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S388 [7FE]
      ------specify that courses offered by lenders for their own 
        employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or continuing 
        education requirements of mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 
        6158), H5077 [19JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Health: train public housing residents as home health aides and 
        in home-based health services to provide such services to 
        certain elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted 
        housing residents (see H.R. 4220), H1426 [20MR]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2067 [24AP]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 3541), S6340 [13SE] 
        (see H.R. 6416), H6060 [14SE]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 
        [15MY]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide funding with a dedicated revenue source consisting 
        of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 3807), H114 
        [23JA]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
      Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 4253), H1542 [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), H158 [24JA]
      Real estate: establish programs to provide counseling to 
        homebuyers regarding voluntary home inspections and train 
        counselors to provide such counseling (see H.R. 4219), H1426 
        [20MR]
      ------prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the reduction of 
        principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 
        (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
      ------protect private property rights by limiting the power of 
        eminent domain (see S. 3334), S4417 [21JN]
      ------require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]
      Rural areas: improve housing for educators, public safety 
        officers, and medical providers, and their households (see S. 
        3278), S3838 [7JN]
      Senior citizens: provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights 
        (see S. 3621), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide for outreach and coordination of services to 
        veterans (see S. 3619), S6625 [21SE]
      Taxation: encourage building of housing for moderate income 
        seniors (see H.R. 6295), H5704 [2AU]
      ------exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers 
        discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain foreign 
        residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2144), S1147 [29FE]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S350 [6FE]
      ------express that the current property tax deduction on private 
        residences should not be further restricted (see H. Res. 557), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR] (see H.R. 4250), H1542 [22MR] (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend the deduction for mortgage insurance (see H.R. 
        3999), H692 [9FE]
      ------extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include 
        insulated siding (see H.R. 6226), H5327 [26JY]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 3769), H26 
        [17JA]
      ------increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial 
        buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal 
        residences (see H.R. 5930), H3698 [8JN]
      ------permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax 
        deduction (see S. 3470), S5870 [1AU]
      ------prevent an unfair tax burden for veterans and homeowners 
        who have received assistance from the National Mortgage 
        Settlement (see S. 3224), S3515 [23MY]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]
      ------qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, 
        and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism 
        areas (see H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]
      Truth in Lending Act: add a rule of construction relative to 
        certain payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (see 
        H.R. 4076), H943 [17FE]
      ------improve certain provisions relative to the compensation of 
        mortgage originators (see H.R. 4163), H1272 [7MR]
      U.S. Housing Act: reform the program for rental assistance under 
        section 8 (see H.R. 4145), H1209 [6MR]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 3349), S4674 [27JN]
      ------exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6111), 
        H4862 [12JY] (see H.R. 6361), H5764 [10SE]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]
  Histories
      Prevent Further Restriction of Federal Income Tax Deduction for 
        Interest Paid on Debt Secured by a First or Second Home (H. 
        Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
  Letters
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H352 [1FE]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E980 [5JN]
      Armed Forces: ensure extension of certain benefits and programs 
        for active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures, H3058, H3059 [17MY]
      Bankruptcy: provide authority to modify certain mortgages on 
        principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (H.R. 
        4058), H806 [16FE], E211 [16FE], E530 [16AP]
      Bellevue, NE: anniversary of Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home, 
        E1239 [12JY]
      Bucci, Frank A.: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna 
        County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of 
        Service recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Budget: ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2507-
        H2509 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce criminal penalty on 
        individuals who choose not to participate in the American 
        Community Survey, H2505-H2507 [9MY]
      Camden Property Trust: inclusion in Fortune (publication) ``Best 
        Companies To Work For'' list, H1795 [29MR]
      Campbell, Roy T., Jr.: Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, 
        Inc., Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1559 [19SE]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: observance, E1554 [19SE]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Logan Square Neighborhood 
        Association, E795 [15MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: provide for review of 
        properties for use for the homeless, H491-H494, H498, H503 
        [6FE]
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, E396 [20MR]
      Conine, Kent: Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers 
        (organization) honoree, E28 [17JA]
      Consumers: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under 
        current law (H.R. 2446), H5612, H5613 [1AU], E1423 [3AU]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute to Joplin, MO, recovery 
        efforts in aftermath of tornado, E768 [10MY]
      Cooper, Wilfred, Sr.: California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of 
        Fame inductee, E1291 [19JY]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (H.R. 1498), H385 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to 
        domestic priorities, H4915 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: increase flexibility for implementation of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H338 [1FE]
      Dept. of HUD: administrative spending, operations, and 
        management resources funding, H4055, H4056 [26JN]
      ------allow public housing agencies to use operating and capital 
        funds directly without going through the Operating Fund 
        Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]
      ------disaster relief funding, H4111 [27JN]
      ------establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and 
        low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]
      ------establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans 
        Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness (H.R. 
        3298), H1553-H1555 [26MR], H1744 [29MR]
      ------Galveston, TX, low-income housing restoration funding, 
        H4032 [26JN]
      ------HOME Investment Partnership funding, H4109, H4110 [27JN]
      ------homeless assistance grants funding, H4112 [27JN]
      ------Housing Counseling Assistance Program funding, H4054, 
        H4055 [26JN]
      ------Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program 
        funding, H4056 [26JN]
      ------National Affordable Housing Trust Fund funding, H4032 
        [26JN]
      ------Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program and Section 
        184A Native Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Program funding, 
        E1156 [27JN]
      ------Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program funding, H4103 
        [27JN]
      ------Office of Community Planning and Development funding, 
        H4096, H4097 [27JN]
      ------Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity funding, 
        H4099 [27JN]
      ------Office of Housing funding, H4097 [27JN]
      ------Office of Policy Development and Research funding, H4097-
        H4099 [27JN]
      ------Office of Public and Indian Housing funding, H4096 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory standards 
        against the use of discriminatory disparate impact analysis in 
        risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, 
        H4144-H4146 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans' 
        preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly 
        built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H4144 
        [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule to expressly prohibit 
        an owner or landlord of housing from using a criminal 
        conviction to deny housing to an applicant for such housing, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H4101, H4102 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4102, H4103 [27JN]
      ------require inclusion of owner-occupied units and rental units 
        in property loss calculations used to determine disaster 
        relief assistance, H4111 [27JN]
      ------section 8 housing voucher program funding, H4100 [27JN]
      ------veteran rental voucher assistance funding, H4634 [29JN]
      ------vulnerable populations housing programs funding, E1239 
        [12JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for a single or multi-State 
        court settlement where funds are removed from any residential 
        mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503, H2504 [9MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 4287), E478 [28MR]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309-
        H3346, H3356-H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], 
        E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        H3331 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H675, H676 [9FE], H808 [16FE], H5134 
        [24JY], H5981 [13SE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H808 [16FE]
      FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and 
        prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis 
        (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]
      Federal aid programs: authorize incremental vouchers for section 
        8 tenant-based rental assistance to help meet the housing 
        needs of low-income families (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 
        4264), H5737-H5740 [10SE]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
      ------provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners and 
        assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure 
        prevention programs and information on loan modifications, 
        H701 [14FE]
      Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.: 
        anniversary, H975 [28FE]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations on offshore bank 
        account disclosure, middle income tax relief, invasive 
        species, prescription drug safety, and foreclosure relief and 
        predatory lending from regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]
      HIP Housing (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1352 [31JY]
      Hope Through Housing Foundation: anniversary, E1723 [26OC]
      John F. Murphy Homes, Inc.: anniversary, E799 [15MY], E850 
        [18MY]
      Joplin, MO: tribute to reopening of Mercy Village Apartments, 
        E199 [15FE]
      Livonia, MI: anniversary of Marycrest Manor Skilled Nursing and 
        Rehabilitation Center, E220 [16FE]
      Log cabin industry: tribute, E1017 [7JN]
      Manassas, VA: tribute to Habitat for Humanity, Prince William 
        County, Manassas & Manassas Park, E954 [1JN]
      Minnesota: ensure that private property interests are not 
        negatively impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 
        [12SE]
      National Association of Real Estate Brokers: tribute, E250 
        [27FE]
      National Association of the Remodeling Industry: tribute to the 
        Bucks-Mont, PA, chapter, E1617 [21SE]
      National Community Renaissance (organization): anniversary, 
        E1723 [26OC]
      National Council of La Raza: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, E1171 [28JN]
      NeighborWorks America (organization): funding, H4122, H4123 
        [27JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H6265-H6271 
        [21SE]
      Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE): tribute, E769 
        [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program repeal 
        if failure to implement program would increase Medicaid 
        spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 
        [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], 
        E141 [6FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), 
        H192-H200 [31JA]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 
        [1FE]
      Project Mend-a-House (organization): tribute, E937 [31MY]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H952 [27FE], H997-H1003 
        [28FE], E253 [27FE]
      Renton, WA: tribute to Renton Housing Authority Sunset Area 
        Community Revitalization Program, E1651 [21SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6235 [21SE]
      Retirement Housing Foundation: anniversary of Bexton Place 
        Apartments, E325 [7MR]
      Sacramento, CA: anniversary of NeighborWorks (organization) 
        Homeownership Center Sacramento Region, E1442 [3AU]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to Oak Knoll Villa and the Retirement 
        Housing Foundation, E330 [7MR]
      Shelter House, Inc.: tribute to volunteer award recipients, 
        E1071 [19JN]
      Skeens, Mary: West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E652 [25AP]
      St. Paul, MN: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and 
        Presbyterian Homes and Services Carondelet Village, E1495 
        [12SE]
      Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (H.R. 2479), H3484 [6JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4290), E477 [28MR]
      ------preserve deductions for mortgage interest and charitable 
        donations, H5679 [2AU]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (H. Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 6361), 
        H6121-H6124 [19SE]
      ------improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (S. 3179), S3175 [15MY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (S. 3323), S4372 [20JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 549), S6238 [11SE]
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, S1844 [20MR]
      Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential 
        and commercial buildings and industry, S5182 [19JY], S5652 
        [30JY]
      Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (S. 
        3452), S5489 [26JY]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE]
      ------require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (S. 3177), 
        S3463 [23MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: revise Housing Act requirements for areas 
        to be considered rural areas, S4348 [20JN]
      Dept. of HUD: combat fraud, waste, and abuse at public housing 
        authorities, S1706 [15MR]
      ------establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and 
        low-income veterans (S. 3614), S6629 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (S. 3049), S3044 [9MY]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 
        3309), S4241 [18JN]
      ------improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program 
        (S. 3348), S4682 [27JN]
      ------improve veterans assistance programs, S5154 [18JY]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Thompson-Markward Hall 
        (Young Woman's Christian Home) congressional charter, S5082 
        [17JY]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (S. 2162), S1425 [6MR]
      Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.: anniversary, S6263 [12SE]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S246-S248 [1FE]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (S. 3283), S4180 [14JN]
      Federal aid programs: develop local strategies to coordinate use 
        of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (S. 3513), S5987 [2AU]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: decision to prohibit use of 
        principal reduction by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prevent 
        foreclosure, S5936 [2AU]
      FHA: establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to 
        refinance mortgages (S. 3047), S3044 [9MY]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (S. 2080), S496 [9FE], S3463 [23MY]
      ------Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of 
        abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]
      ------provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners and 
        assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure 
        prevention programs and information on loan modifications, 
        S361 [7FE]
      FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 
        [2AU]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      ------prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac during the term of any conservatorship, S184-S186 
        [31JA], S304 [2FE]
      ------suspend compensation packages for senior executives of 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in 
        accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (S. 2054), 
        S263 [1FE]
      Members of Congress: require public disclosure of the terms of 
        home mortgages held by Members of Congress, S245-S248 [1FE], 
        S302 [2FE]
      Moses, George: National Low Income Housing Coalition Cushing 
        Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award recipient, S1998 [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living 
        Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, 
        S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 
        [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (S. 2250), S3463 [23MY]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 3349), S4682 [27JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 
        112-168), S3422 [22MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112-366), H25 [17JA]
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 4264) (H. Rept. 112-544), H3914 [20JN]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1433) (H. Rept. 112-401), H943 [17FE]
      RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 112-633), H5524 [31JY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
  Tables
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 
        and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, 
        Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 
        military construction and veterans' services, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, 
        H333 [1FE]
      H.R. 1433, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H997-H999 
        [28FE]
      H.R. 2446, RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act, H5612 [1AU]
      H.R. 3298, Homes for Heroes Act, H1553 [26MR]
      H.R. 4264, FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act, H5737-H5739 [10SE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 6361, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act, H6121 [19SE]
      S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 
        [18JN]
      S. 3348, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional 
        Housing Loan Program improvement, S4682 [27JN]
      S. 3452, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates 
        Act, S5490 [26JY]
      S. Res. 549, Campus Fire Safety Month, S6110, S6238 [11SE]




HOUSING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Rural areas: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 3541), S6340 [13SE] 
        (see H.R. 6416), H6060 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Agriculture: revise Housing Act requirements for areas 
        to be considered rural areas, S4348 [20JN]




HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant 
        Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service 
        organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 
        5521), H2320 [7MY] (see H.R. 6414), H6060 [14SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of HUD: increase portion of Community Development Block 
        Grant Program assistance that may be used to provide public 
        services, H4107 [27JN]




HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS (HAVEN) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6381), H5922 [12SE]




HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EASIER (HOME) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]




HOUSLEY, BILL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E849 [18MY]




HOUSTON, TIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E247 [27FE]




HOUSTON, TX

  Bills and resolutions
      Rice University: anniversary (see S. Res. 512), S4674 [27JN]
  Obituaries
      Chan, Chiu Moon: Houston (TX) Chronicle, E949 [1JN]
  Remarks in House
      AFL-CIO: anniversary of local chapter 716, E355 [8MR]
      Camden Property Trust: inclusion in Fortune (publication) ``Best 
        Companies To Work For'' list, H1795 [29MR]
      Cemeteries and funerals: misplaced grave markers at Houston 
        National Cemetery, H1301 [8MR]
      DAN-LOC Bolt & Gasket (company): tribute, H1980 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect freedom of speech of veterans 
        service organizations participating in funerals or memorial 
        services at veterans' cemeteries, H3343 [31MY]
      Didone, Cristina: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Female 
        Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E1515 [13SE]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Houston, TX, to the 
        Military Museum of Texas, H501 [6FE]
      Health: tribute to American Red Cross, the Texas Arrhythmia 
        Institute (organization), and the Methodist Hospital DeBakey 
        Heart and Vascular Center for Save a Life Community Heart 
        Training Day, H663 [9FE]
      Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: tribute, E298 [1MR]
      Houston Texans (football team): tribute, H12 [17JA]
      International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: anniversary of 
        Local 716, E305 [1MR]
      League of Women Voters of Houston: tribute to Education Fund, 
        E1434 [3AU]
      NASA: establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Houston, 
        TX, H1898 [17AP]
      National Multiple Sclerosis Society: tribute to Multiple 
        Sclerosis MS150 Bike Ride, E345 [8MR]
      National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: 
        observance, E139 [3FE]
      Port of Houston dredging project: funding, E953 [1JN]
      Rice University: anniversary, H4787, H4789, H4790 [11JY], E1225, 
        E1230, E1235 [11JY], E1239, E1242, E1244 [12JY], E1287 [19JY]
      San Jacinto College: anniversary, E418 [22MR]
      ------receipt of grant to fund collaborative programs with local 
        secondary school districts to increase college readiness and 
        completion of post-secondary education courses, E418 [22MR]
      Texas Children's Hospital: tribute to pediatric tissue 
        engineering research, H200 [31JA]
      University of Houston: anniversary of Center for Mexican 
        American Studies, E1683 [5OC]
      ------tribute to Hispanic-Serving Institution designation, E606 
        [19AP]
      University of Texas: tribute to School of Public Health 
        Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) initiative to 
        combat childhood obesity, H738 [15FE]
      University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: inclusion in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' for 
        cancer list, H5139 [24JY]
      Will, Kevin: sentencing of Johoan Rodriguez on charges of 
        intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer relative to death 
        of Kevin Will, E1032 [8JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Rice University: anniversary (S. Res. 512), S4686 [27JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 512, Rice University anniversary, S4683, S4686 [27JN]




HOUSTON, WHITNEY E.

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H787 [15FE], E181 [13FE], E202 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S844 [16FE], S906 [17FE]




HOUSTON TEXANS (football team)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H12 [17JA]




HOUSTON (TX) CHRONICLE

  Obituaries
      Chan, Chiu Moon, E949 [1JN]




HOUSTON-CARTER, COURTNEY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S387 [7FE]




HOVENSA L.L.C.

  Remarks in House
      Virgin Islands: economic impact of closure of HOVENSA L.L.C., 
        oil refinery, H98, H102 [23JA]




HOVICK, MARCIA G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E164 [8FE]




HOVNANIAN, SIRVART

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1683 [5OC]




HOWARD, TRACY, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E22 [17JA]




HOWELL, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E949 [1JN]




HOWELL, NJ

  Obituaries
      Kevin Frechette, Government Relations Executive, New Jersey 
        Public Service Activist, Life-Long Monmouth County Resident 
        Passes Away, E1543 [14SE]




HOYER, STENY H. (a Representative from Maryland)

  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Voter ID Mess Subverts an American Birthright, Charlie Crist, 
        Washington (DC) Post, H5119 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H220 [31JA]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2570 [9MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3267 [30MY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H4685 [9JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H2813 
        [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106), 
        H1100 [29FE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: L. Dara Baldwin 
        and Mark Derry, National Council on Independent Living, H2396 
        [8MY]
      Elimination of automatic salary adjustments for Members of 
        Congress: by, H307 [1FE]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3824 
        [20JN], H3948 [21JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3824 [20JN], H3948 
        [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3824 [20JN], H3948 [21JN]
  Press releases
      Ex-Im Bank Support: several organizations, H2467 [9MY]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3014 [17MY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5321 
        [26JY], H6042, H6043, H6044 [14SE], H6261 [21SE]
      Appropriations: legislative process, H2637 [10MY], H3390, H3393 
        [1JN]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H461, 
        H462 [3FE]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H2833 [17MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5301 [26JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5118 [23JY]
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, E697 
        [27AP]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H2012 [19AP]
      ------deficit, H6046 [14SE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2612, H2623, H2624 [10MY], H3392, H3393 [1JN]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H424, H425 [2FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5963 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1520, 
        H1521 [22MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1679, H1680 [28MR], H1789, H1790 [29MR], H2011 
        [19AP]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (H.R. 5865), H5833 [11SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 106), H2295 
        [7MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5686 [2AU], 
        H5867 [12SE], H6258, H6259, H6261, H6263, H6264 [21SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, H461, H462, H463 [3FE], 
        H3391 [1JN]
      ------legislative process, H661, H662 [9FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H463 [3FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H463 [3FE]
      ------reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4702 
        [10JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H2623 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3014 [17MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2833 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H3947 [21JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2234 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), H3392, H3393 [1JN]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2234 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        E1003 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities, H2396 
        [8MY]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H3947 
        [21JN]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461 
        [3FE], H1462 [21MR]
      ------impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H661 [9FE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H4855 [12JY]
      ------importance of job creation, H460, H461 [3FE], H662 [9FE], 
        H6045 [14SE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H460 [3FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H911, H912, H921 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H659, H660 [9FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6261, H6264 
        [21SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2466 [9MY]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H305 [1FE], H460 [3FE]
      ------increase contribution by employees for defined retirement 
        benefits, H2612 [10MY], H3392, H3393 [1JN]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H912, H921 [17FE]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, 
        E1003 [6JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H2011 
        [19AP], H3391, H3392 [1JN], H3946 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3948 [21JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5150 [24JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H2011 [19AP], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3946 [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3948 [21JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1439, H1462 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4798, H4799 [11JY], H4855, 
        H4856 [12JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1109 
        [1MR]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4405, 
        H4406 [28JN]
      ------legislative program, H459, H460, H461, H462, H463 [3FE], 
        H659, H660, H661, H662 [9FE], H1114, H1115 [1MR], H1519, 
        H1520, H1521 [22MR], H2010 [19AP], H2636, H2637 [10MY], H3390, 
        H3391, H3392, H3393 [1JN], H3946, H3947, H3948 [21JN], H4855, 
        H4856, H4857, H4858 [12JY], H5073, H5074 [19JY], H5320, H5321, 
        H5322, H5323 [26JY], H6042, H6043, H6044, H6045, H6046 [14SE]
      House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H2011 [19AP]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6188 [20SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6188 
        [20SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2689 [15MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), H5074 [19JY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5568 [1AU]
      Israel: independence anniversary, H2139 [26AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2485 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4887 [17JY]
      Maryland: anniversary of Patuxent River Wade-In, E1023 
        [7JN]
      Medicare: funding, H6260 [21SE]
      ------reform, H1679 [28MR], H5867 [12SE]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H913 [17FE]
      Members of Congress: extend pay limitation, H391 [2FE]
      Morganza, MD: tribute to Chopticon High School marching band, 
        E951 [1JN]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2773 [16MY]
      ORBIS International (nonprofit organization): anniversary, 
        E1352 [31JY]
      Owings, MD: tribute to Northern High School girls' softball 
        team, E945 [1JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1439 [21MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4798, H4799 [11JY], H4855, H4856 
        [12JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1462 [21MR]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), H5322 
        [26JY]
      ------restore financial solvency and ensure the efficient and 
        affordable nationwide delivery of mail (H.R. 2309), H6259 
        [21SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3881 [20JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H60, H61 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6181 [20SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H3692 [8JN], H5533 [1AU], 
        H5686 [2AU], H6258, H6261, H6263, H6264 [21SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1519, H1520 [22MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1776 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H2011 [19AP], H3391, H3392 [1JN], H3881 [20JN], H3946 [21JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3948, H3950, H3952 [21JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2396 [8MY]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1241 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1241 [7MR]
      ------promote job growth, H3391 [1JN]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H660 [9FE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5320, H5321 [26JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H4856, H4857, H4858 
        [12JY], H5073, H5074 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5586 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5586 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5533 [1AU], 
        H5867 [12SE], H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1998, H2012 [19AP]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H659, H660 [9FE], H913, H921 
        [17FE]
      ------rates, H660, H661 [9FE], H6043, H6044, H6045 [14SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H4857 [12JY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H461, H462, H463 [3FE], H662 [9FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H659 [9FE]
      University of Maryland: anniversary of International Food Safety 
        Training Laboratory, E1458 [10SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2773 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2773 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2636, H2637 [10MY], H2773, H2774 
        [16MY], H3947 [21JN], H6044 [14SE], H6258, H6259 [21SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), H5322 [26JY]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H5118 [23JY]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H5118 [23JY]
      Women: health care for women, H1439 [21MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H3600 [7JN]
  Testimonies
      Dept. of Justice's Guidance on Access to Pools and Spas Under 
        the Americans With Disabilities Act: National Disability 
        Rights Network, H2397 [8MY]
  Tributes
      Boarman, William J., E399 [21MR]
      Breland, Martin, E1663 [28SE]
      Costello, Representative, H5905 [12SE]
      Florestano, Thomas E., E785 [15MY]
      Giffords, Representative, H167, H168 [25JA]
      Lyall, Clarence O. (Clancy), E481 [29MR]
      Payne, Donald M., H1197 [6MR]
      Pelosi, Representative, H3599 [7JN]
      Roper, Roberta, E639 [25AP]
      Sullivan, John V., H1630 [27MR]
      Valanos, Constantine G., E800 [15MY]




HOYT, DAVID B.

  Letters
      Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services 
        in response to a disaster, H1512 [22MR]




HRABE, MARK AND CHIANNA

  Remarks in House
      Hrabe, Sonny W.: tribute to birth, H930 [17FE]




HRABE, SONNY W.

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




HSU, TIFFANY

  Articles and editorials
      Wind Farms Multiply, Fueling Clashes With Nearby Residents, S670 
        [15FE]




HU, YIYUAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]




HUA, KIMBERLY

  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program, E772 [10MY]




HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

  Letters
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]
  Remarks in House
      National security: concerns about ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]




HUBBARD, LYMAN L., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E96 [31JA]




HUDAK, RICHARD

  Remarks in House
      Hazelton, PA: tribute to Hazelton, PA, Lions Club Melvin Jones 
        Fellowship award recipients, E1697 [12OC]




HUDDLE, MOLLY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, E1280 [18JY]




HUDDLESTON, BLAKE

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E415 [22MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E415 [22MR]




HUDNER, THOMAS J., JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3081 [10MY], S3399 [22MY]




HUDSON, STEPHEN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2492 [18AP]




HUDSON, ZACH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1244 [12JY]




HUDSON COUNTY (NJ) JERSEY JOURNAL

  Articles and editorials
      Cuba's Culture of Poverty Persists, E59 [23JA]




HUDSON HIGHLANDS LAND TRUST (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Land Trust Accreditation Commission: accreditation, E1394 [3AU]




HUELSKAMP, TIM (a Representative from Kansas)

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2448 [8MY], H2547 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see 
        H.R. 3440), H28 [17JA]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H159 [24JA]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1642 [27MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1642 [27MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5631 [1AU]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2034 [19AP]
      ------repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric 
        limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
        (see H.R. 6418), H6060 [14SE]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see H.R. 3825), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-
        free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H802 [15FE]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H440 [2FE]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see H.R. 
        4387), H1976 [18AP]
      Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H2034 [19AP]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H6314 [23OC]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H2569 [9MY]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H4158 [27JN]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations (see H.R. 6452), H6280 [21SE]
      Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom 
        to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 789), H6307 [12OC]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H6279 [21SE]
      Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H1807 [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1808 [29MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2647 [10MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H966 [27FE]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3363 [31MY]
      Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and 
        increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1811 
        [30MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H79 [18JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H641 [8FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H1101 [29FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1272 [7MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1392 [19MR]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1741 [28MR]
      Taxation: make members of health care sharing ministries 
        eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H6307 [12OC]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H5766 [10SE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3915 
        [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs 
        and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 
        6567), H6300 [2OC]
      Food: replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block 
        grant to the States (see H.R. 6518), H6275 [21SE]
      Tariff: barium carbonate, strontium carbonate, calcium 
        carbonate, and 1-methoxy-2-propanol acetate mixture for use as 
        emitter suspension cathode coating (see H.R. 5117), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------barium magnesium aluminate phosphor (see H.R. 5126), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (see H.R. 5120), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate phosphor activated by manganese 
        and antimony (see H.R. 5119), H2270 [27AP]
      ------coarse yttrium oxide phosphor (see H.R. 5127), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------footwear (see H.R. 5426), H2318 [7MY]
      ------footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (see 
        H.R. 5425), H2318 [7MY]
      ------girls' footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, 
        leather, or composition leather and uppers of leather, not 
        covering the ankle (see H.R. 5424), H2318 [7MY]
      ------lanthanum phosphate phosphor (see H.R. 5125), H2270 [27AP]
      ------lanthanum phosphate phosphor, activated by cerium and 
        terbium (see H.R. 5122), H2270 [27AP]
      ------men's footwear (see H.R. 5427), H2318 [7MY]
      ------men's footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (see 
        H.R. 5423), H2318 [7MY]
      ------non-women's footwear (see H.R. 5429, 5430), H2318 [7MY]
      ------phosphor blend of yttrium oxide doped with europium, 
        cerium aluminate doped with terbium, and barium aluminate 
        doped with europium (see H.R. 5123), H2270 [27AP]
      ------phosphor blend yttrium oxide doped with europium and 
        lanthanum phosphate luminophores (see H.R. 5118), H2270 [27AP]
      ------resin cement based on calcium carbonate and silicone 
        resins (see H.R. 5115), H2270 [27AP]
      ------small particle calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (see 
        H.R. 5121), H2270 [27AP]
      ------strontium chloropatite-europium compound (see H.R. 5113), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------strontium halophosphate doped with europium (see H.R. 
        5124), H2270 [27AP]
      ------strontium magnesium phosphate-tin doped inorganic products 
        (see H.R. 5114), H2270 [27AP]
      ------ultrafine yttrium oxide phosphor (see H.R. 5128), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------women's footwear (see H.R. 5428, 5431, 5432), H2318 [7MY]
      ------zinc silicate phosphor (see H.R. 5116), H2270 [27AP]
      Taxation: permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax 
        increases (see H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (H.R. 3828), H182 
        [25JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs 
        and establish a food stamp block grant program (H.R. 6567), 
        H6300 [2OC]
      Food: replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block 
        grant to the States (H.R. 6518), H6278 [21SE]
      Tariff: barium carbonate, strontium carbonate, calcium 
        carbonate, and 1-methoxy-2-propanol acetate mixture for use as 
        emitter suspension cathode coating (H.R. 5117), H2280 [27AP]
      ------barium magnesium aluminate phosphor (H.R. 5126), H2280 
        [27AP]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate phosphor activated by manganese 
        and antimony (H.R. 5119), H2280 [27AP]
      ------calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (H.R. 5120), H2280 
        [27AP]
      ------coarse yttrium oxide phosphor (H.R. 5127), H2280 [27AP]
      ------footwear (H.R. 5426), H2324 [7MY]
      ------footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (H.R. 
        5425), H2324 [7MY]
      ------girls' footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, 
        leather, or composition leather and uppers of leather, not 
        covering the ankle (H.R. 5424), H2324 [7MY]
      ------lanthanum phosphate phosphor, activated by cerium and 
        terbium (H.R. 5122), H2280 [27AP]
      ------lanthanum phosphate phosphor (H.R. 5125), H2280 [27AP]
      ------men's footwear (H.R. 5427), H2324 [7MY]
      ------men's footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (H.R. 
        5423), H2324 [7MY]
      ------non-women's footwear (H.R. 5429), H2324 [7MY]
      ------non-women's footwear (H.R. 5430), H2324 [7MY]
      ------phosphor blend of yttrium oxide doped with europium, 
        cerium aluminate doped with terbium, and barium aluminate 
        doped with europium (H.R. 5123), H2280 [27AP]
      ------phosphor blend yttrium oxide doped with europium and 
        lanthanum phosphate luminophores (H.R. 5118), H2280 [27AP]
      ------resin cement based on calcium carbonate and silicone 
        resins (H.R. 5115), H2280 [27AP]
      ------small particle calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (H.R. 
        5121), H2280 [27AP]
      ------strontium chloropatite-europium compound (H.R. 5113), 
        H2280 [27AP]
      ------strontium halophosphate doped with europium (H.R. 5124), 
        H2280 [27AP]
      ------strontium magnesium phosphate-tin doped inorganic products 
        (H.R. 5114), H2280 [27AP]
      ------ultrafine yttrium oxide phosphor (H.R. 5128), H2280 [27AP]
      ------women's footwear (H.R. 5428), H2324 [7MY]
      ------women's footwear (H.R. 5431), H2324 [7MY]
      ------women's footwear (H.R. 5432), H2324 [7MY]
      ------zinc silicate phosphor (H.R. 5116), H2280 [27AP]
      Taxation: permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax 
        increases (H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5446 [31JY]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H147 [24JA]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H540 [7FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1773, H1787 [29MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H401 [2FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3561 [6JN]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3561 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for contravention of the 
        Defense of Marriage Act, H2547 [9MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5164 
        [24JY]
      Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (H.R. 3400), H2111 
        [25AP]
      Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, 
        E1390 [2AU]
      Medicare: reform, H1773 [29MR]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of Beef 
        Products, Inc., E499 [29MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H5758, H5760 
        [10SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (H.R. 1179), H890 [16FE]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4429 [28JN]
      Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, E1425 
        [3AU]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H60 [18JA]
      ------impact on job creation and economy, H5758, H5760 [10SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2547 [9MY]
      Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2111, H2112 [25AP]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes, H5760 [10SE]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H2111 [25AP]
      Votes: correction, E965 [1JN]




HUENING, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E631 [24AP]




HUERTA, DELORES

  Remarks in House
      Presidential Medal of Freedom: recipient, E896 [30MY], E934 
        [31MY], E1289 [19JY]




HUERTA, MICHAEL P.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be FAA Administrator: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5731 [31JY]




HUERTA, WILFREDO

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1121 [21JN]




HUFF, DAVID

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2237 [29MR]




HUFF, GENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E35 [18JA]




HUFFINGTON POST (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      GOP Budget Doesn't Even Say the Word ``Veteran'', E425 [22MR]
      Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report, S3074 [10MY]
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]
      Unfinished War, E1367 [31JY]




HUGGINS, CHARLES N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1646 [21SE]




HUGHES, CATHY

  Remarks in House
      NAACP: Chairman's Award recipient, E263 [28FE]




HUGHESTOWN, PA

  Remarks in House
      Solano, Patrick J.: Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization) 
        Community Leadership Award recipient, E91 [31JA]




HUIZENGA, BILL (a Representative from Michigan)

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2406, H2449 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      ------require an abortion provider, before performing an 
        abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H182 
        [25JA]
      Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-
        defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs 
        discretionary spending (see H.R. 94), H4157 [27JN]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3808 [19JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H221 [31JA]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H1976 [18AP]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------require agencies to prepare financial statements using the 
        fair-value accrual accounting method and require CBO to use 
        current-year spending as the baseline for estimating future 
        changes (see H.R. 3332), H27 [17JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H3405 [1JN]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H3404 [1JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5328 [26JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1847 [16AP]
      ------prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple 
        rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H221 [31JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 
        [17AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: repeal the Office of Financial Research 
        (see H.R. 3044), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H3577 [6JN]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H441 [2FE]
      EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 
        2284), H28 [17JA]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1978 [18AP] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H79 [18JA]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2289 [27AP]
      ------make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading 
        by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H1497 [21MR]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6152 [19SE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H2289 [27AP]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H2289 [27AP]
      Gold Star Dads of America, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 577), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      Government: require procurement from the private sector the 
        goods and services necessary for operations and management of 
        certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H1391 [19MR]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H2033 [19AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1154 [5MR]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H4908 [17JY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H5328 [26JY]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2716 [15MY]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be 
        candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H5860 [11SE]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H5711 [2AU]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H4656 [29JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H571 [7FE]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H4157 [27JN]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H3981 [25JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5630 [1AU]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H79 [18JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Roads and highways: allow States to elect to receive 
        contributions to the Highway Trust Fund in lieu of 
        participating in the Federal-aid highway program or certain 
        public transportation programs (see H.R. 1585), H571 [7FE]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H2329 [7MY]
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H3363 [31MY]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H2329 [7MY]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6250, 6267), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see 
        H.R. 1533), H159 [24JA]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H1428 
        [20MR]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H1642 [27MR]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3267 [30MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H5328 [26JY]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H6234 [20SE]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 4107), 
        H1367 [16MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H220 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H1804 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons Director to be 
        appointed by and with advice and consent of the Senate (see 
        H.R. 4730), H2125 [25AP]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871), H374 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]
      Medicare: make publicly available on the official Medicare 
        Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital 
        inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and 
        physicians' services (see H.R. 5730), H2645 [10MY]
      Roberts, Jing: relief (see H.R. 5945), H3699 [8JN]
      Tariff: ACM (see H.R. 4735), H2125 [25AP]
      ------carpet cleaners and parts thereof (see H.R. 4731), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------chime melody rod assembly used in the production of 
        grandfather clocks, wall clocks, and mantel clocks (see H.R. 
        4738), H2125 [25AP]
      ------clock movements (see H.R. 4739), H2125 [25AP]
      ------4-chloro-2-nitroaniline (see H.R. 4930), H2206 [26AP]
      ------4'-methoxy-2,2',4-trimethyl diphenylamine (see H.R. 4733), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------4-methoxy-2-methyldiphenylamine (see H.R. 4732), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------glufosinate-ammonium (GA) (see H.R. 4736), H2125 [25AP]
      ------imazalil (see H.R. 4734), H2125 [25AP]
      ------oxadiazon (see H.R. 4737), H2125 [25AP]
      ------polyalkene yellow (4A100) (see H.R. 4932), H2206 [26AP]
      ------3,3 dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (see H.R. 4931), 
        H2206 [26AP]
      Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from 
        a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H158 [24JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 4323), H1806 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (H.R. 5646), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons Director to be 
        appointed by and with advice and consent of the Senate (H.R. 
        4730), H2130 [25AP]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3871), H375 [1FE]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]
      Medicare: make publicly available on the official Medicare 
        Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital 
        inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and 
        physicians' services (H.R. 5730), H2647 [10MY]
      Roberts, Jing: relief (H.R. 5945), H3700 [8JN]
      Tariff: ACM (H.R. 4735), H2131 [25AP]
      ------carpet cleaners and parts thereof (H.R. 4731), H2131 
        [25AP]
      ------chime melody rod assembly used in the production of 
        grandfather clocks, wall clocks, and mantel clocks (H.R. 
        4738), H2131 [25AP]
      ------clock movements (H.R. 4739), H2131 [25AP]
      ------4'-methoxy-2,2',4-trimethyl diphenylamine (H.R. 4733), 
        H2131 [25AP]
      ------4-methoxy-2-methyldiphenylamine (H.R. 4732), H2131 [25AP]
      ------glufosinate-ammonium (GA) (H.R. 4736), H2131 [25AP]
      ------imazalil (H.R. 4734), H2131 [25AP]
      ------oxadiazon (H.R. 4737), H2131 [25AP]
      Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from 
        a retirement plan to a health savings account (H.R. 3819), 
        H159 [24JA]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H108 [23JA]
      Afghanistan: report on trip, H46 [18JA]
      Coast Guard: Great Lakes search and rescue operations funding, 
        H3551 [6JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3549, H3551 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: allow private sector competition for 
        performance of commercial activities within the Bureau of 
        Prisons, H2406 [8MY]
      Education: encourage school choice, H521 [7FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1946 
        [18AP]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), H1555 [26MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1946 [18AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1946 [18AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4739 [10JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), Senate amendment, H5072 [19JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on small 
        business hiring and tax credit, H4739 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4739 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4739 [10JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1946 [18AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2406 [8MY]
      SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1215 [7MR]
      ------change threshold number of shareholders for required 
        registration, H1215 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1215 [7MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1215 [7MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1215 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1215 [7MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H108 [23JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: Federal Flight Deck 
        Officer program funding, H3549 [6JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H1599 [27MR], E1067, 
        E1069, E1070, E1073, E1076, 
        E1077, E1078, E1080 [19JN], 
        E1237, E1239, E1240, E1241, 
        E1242, E1243, E1244, E1245, 
        E1246, E1248 [12JY], E1440 [3AU]
  Tributes
      Byker, Gaylen, H3488 [6JN]




HULING, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2816 [17MY]




HULL, IA

  Remarks in House
      De Weerd, Kayla: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Iowa, E775 [10MY]




HULL, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program 
        volunteers, E938 [31MY]




HULL, MARY

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program 
        volunteers, E938 [31MY]




HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL

  Remarks in House
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]




HULTGREN, RANDY (a Representative from Illinois)

  Addresses
      What I Can Do for My Country: Jack Silliman, E419 [22MR]
  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3379 [1JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H1392 [19MR]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H181 [25JA]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5712 [2AU]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H6001 [13SE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H803 [15FE]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H441 [2FE]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H3915 [20JN]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6152 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H513 [6FE]
      Dept. of State: designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
        Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 
        4228), H1742 [28MR]
      ------designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H159 [24JA]
      ------list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' 
        relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 16), H1428 [20MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities 
        relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H945 
        [17FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3363 [31MY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1392 [19MR]
      Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), 
        H28 [17JA]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H5202 
        [24JY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H3915 [20JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6152 [19SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2329 [7MY]
      ------require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
        and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see 
        H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        H.R. 4237), H1847 [16AP]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H115 
        [23JA]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H6234 [20SE]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H1741 
        [28MR]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3703 
        [12JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H3733 [18JN]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5202 [24JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H641 [8FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5526 [31JY]
      ------establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H5526 
        [31JY]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H6234 [20SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H5009 [18JY]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see H.R. 1112), H6234 [20SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1154 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6152 [19SE]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H1273 [7MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Russia: continue to press authorities for full and complete 
        accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), 
        H2330 [7MY]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5079 [19JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H903 [16FE]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (H. Res. 177), cosponsorship withdrawn, H6001 [13SE]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H5328 [26JY]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6300 [2OC]
      ------strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H726 [14FE]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H6302 [5OC]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1101 [29FE]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5630 [1AU]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H6069 [18SE]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H697 [13FE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H948 [21FE]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H1134 [1MR]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        4279), H1739 [28MR]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5328 [26JY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H5328 [26JY]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1154 [5MR]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1133 [1MR]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1392 [19MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Tariff: pigment orange 74 (see H.R. 5689), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment red 185 (see H.R. 5687), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment yellow 151 (see H.R. 5685), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment yellow 154 (see H.R. 5686), H2566 [9MY]
      ------pigment yellow 175 (see H.R. 5688), H2566 [9MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: pigment orange 74 (H.R. 5689), H2568 [9MY]
      ------pigment red 185 (H.R. 5687), H2568 [9MY]
      ------pigment yellow 151 (H.R. 5685), H2568 [9MY]
      ------pigment yellow 154 (H.R. 5686), H2568 [9MY]
      ------pigment yellow 175 (H.R. 5688), H2568 [9MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H4829 [12JY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H108 [23JA]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3743 [19JN]
      Aurora, IL: anniversary of Illinois Mathematics and Science 
        Academy, H1980 [19AP]
      Azerbaijan: U.S. policy relative to restrictions on receiving 
        foreign aid, E1718 [23OC]
      Budget: deficit, H229 [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H3586 [7JN]
      Dept. of Energy: Office of Science funding through reductions in 
        Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3379 
        [1JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H2079 [25AP]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3379 [1JN]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), H2098 [25AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5209 
        [25JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1466 [21MR]
      Israel: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1220 [7MR]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E817 [16MY]
      National Foster Care Month: observance, H2457 [9MY]
      National School Choice Week: observance, H129 [24JA]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, H5023 [19JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3586 [7JN], 
        H4830 [12JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1466 [21MR]
      Patterson, Christopher, H43 [18JA]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1029 [29FE]
      Power resources: increase domestic production of oil and gas, 
        H1029 [29FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H50 [18JA]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H108 [23JA]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1593 [21SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5634 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5634 [2AU]
      Telecommunications: importance of economic investment, 
        E1272 [18JY]
      Votes: position on missed, E1646 [21SE]
  Reports
      Telecom Sector Leads the Way in Domestic Economic Investments: 
        Progressive Policy Institute, E1272 [18JY]
  Tributes
      Colson, Charles W., H2214 [27AP], H2800, H2805 [16MY]
      Costello, Representative, H5908 [12SE]
      Jordan, Robert F., E739 [9MY]
      Silliman, Jack, E419 [22MR]
      Yuan, Jason C., E1593 [21SE]




HUMAN EVENTS (publication)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2015 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3276 [17MY]




HUMAN RIGHTS  related term(s) Civil Liberties; Civil Rights
  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Ed Rendell, E473 [28MR]
      ------Michael Mukasey, E497 [29MR]
      ------Rudolf Giuliani, E504 [29MR]
      International Human Rights Day: Hilary Rodham Clinton, Sec. of 
        State, E6-E8 [10JA]
  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2272, S2276 [29MR]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5802 [31JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 3406), S5681 [30JY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]
      Cruel and Unusual Record, E1159 [27JN]
      Cuba's Culture of Poverty Persists, E59 [23JA]
      Egypt's Witch Hunt Threatens a Rupture With the U.S., S319 [2FE]
      Fedor Found Voice in Human-Traffic Battle, E1419 [3AU]
      In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur, H1023 [29FE]
      North Korea's Dehumanizing Treatment of Its Citizens Is Hiding 
        in Plain Sight, S2541 [19AP]
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]
      Turning a Blind Eye to North Korea's `Hidden Gulag', S2541 
        [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
      Afridi, Shakeel: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S. (see H. Res. 723), H4655 [29JN]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3976 [12JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 
        109), H3162 [18MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown 
        Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4080), H943 [17FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a 
        marker acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the 
        construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 99), H693 
        [9FE]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (see H. Con. Res. 135), H5525 
        [31JY]
      China: call to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng by his family 
        and lawyers and his immediate and conditional release (see S. 
        Res. 554), S6340 [13SE]
      ------condemn human rights and legal due process standards 
        violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
      ------ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      ------prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1427 [20MR]
      Colvin, Marie C.: tribute (see S. Res. 404), S2001 [22MR]
      Contracts: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting 
        (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see 
        S. 3577), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 6436), H6150 [19SE]
      Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 6573), H6306 
        [12OC]
      ------provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see 
        H.R. 3781), H77 [18JA]
      ------reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to 
        combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]
      ------support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, 
        investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex 
        trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such 
        exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, commend pro-democracy activist 
        organizations, and pledge solidarity with the people of Cuba 
        (see H. Res. 536), H440 [2FE]
      ------condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce discretionary spending limit by an 
        amount equal to the amount obligated to provide recreational 
        facilities to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 
        3795), H78 [18JA]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4684 [9JY]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Egypt: call for the release of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 559), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------condition assistance on holding of free and fair elections 
        (see H.R. 4340), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (see S. 2327), S2546 
        [19AP]
      ------recognize importance of relationship with the U.S., urge 
        protection of civil liberties, and cease intimidation and 
        prosecution of civil society workers and democracy activists 
        (see S. Res. 372), S614 [14FE]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      Foreign aid: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense 
        services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross 
        violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see 
        H.R. 5749), H2713 [15MY]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA] (see 
        H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to refugee 
        resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6231 [20SE]
      India: anniversary of communal violence in Gujarat (see H. Res. 
        569), H1134 [1MR]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see S. 3339), S4460 [25JN]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR] (see H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      ------expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (see H.R. 
        4317), H1804 [29MR]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see S. 
        2101), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 4179), H1304 [8MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4240), correction in enrollment (see S. 
        Con. Res. 58), S5978 [2AU]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      ------continue to press authorities for full and complete 
        accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 4405), H2029 
        [19AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 549), H802 [15FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before 
        the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR] 
        (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 2034), 
        S75 [24JA]
      ------oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Taiwan: support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (see S. Res. 
        542), S5978 [2AU]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
      Torture: modify certain provisions of law (see H.R. 4011), H692 
        [9FE]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      Tunisia: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic elections 
        and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms and 
        economic development (see H. Res. 527), H181 [25JA]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
      ------condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see S. Res. 486), S3839 [7JN] (see H. Res. 772), H5708 
        [2AU]
      ------end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. 
        Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]
      U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. 
        Res. 690), H3807 [19JN]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
      ------ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders 
        sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. 
        visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-
        democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 [13JY]
      Vietnam: condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 541), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 646), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      Women: combat international violence against women and girls 
        (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Essays
      Armenian Genocide Survivor: Araxi Kechbouladian, E924 [31MY]
  Excerpts
      ``Speeches on the Passage of the Bill for the Removal of the 
        Indians'' (1830): Sketch of Remarks by David Crockett, E63 
        [24JA]
  Letters
      Call for removal of David B. Shear as Ambassador to Vietnam: 
        Representative Wolf, E1212 [9JY], E1410, E1411 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1411 [3AU]
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership: 
        Mahmoud Khattab, American Syrian Coalition, E1385 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        Angela Canterbury, Project on Government Oversight 
        (organization), H2841 [17MY]
      Detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan in Vietnam: David S. Adams, Dept. 
        of State, E1213 [9JY], E1410 [3AU]
      ------Representative Wolf, E1410 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1409 [3AU]
      Ecuadorian human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation: Carlos R. Lange, Sociedad Ecuatoriana 
        del Exterior (organization), E1652 [21SE]
      Human rights violations and attacks on the border regions of 
        South Kordofan and Blue Nile in Sudan: several individuals, 
        S6528-S6530 [20SE]
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Howard 
        Kohr, Marvin Feuer, and Brad Gordon, American Israel Public 
        Affairs Committee (AIPAC), S3253 [17MY]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Boris Nemtsov, S808 [16FE]
      ------several Russian citizens, S808 [16FE]
      Sudan and South Sudan conflict resolution: several Members of 
        Congress, H1898 [17AP]
      Sudan hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions: 
        David S. Adams, Dept. of State, E37 [18JA]
      ------Representative Wolf, E37 [18JA]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
      Nobel laureates urging the Turkish Government to acknowledge 
        Armenian genocide, E622 [24AP]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Burma: President Obama, S4890 [11JY], H4810 
        [11JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Obama, S3277 
        [17MY], H2826 [17MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Cote D'Ivoire: President Obama, 
        S347 [6FE], H464 [3FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Syria: President Obama, S3040 
        [9MY], H2460 [9MY]
  Poems
      ``And From These Hands,'' Albert C. Caswell, E264 [28FE]
      ``Daw of Freedom,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1655 [25SE]
  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3180-H3191 [30MY], H3272, H3274, 
        H3279, H3280 [31MY], H3691 [8JN], E916, E919, E920, E921, 
        E922, E924, E935, E943 [31MY], E945, E946 [1JN], E972 [5JN]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 374), H86 
        [23JA]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      African Americans: historical analysis of impact of Republican 
        Party on pursuit for equality, H796 [15FE]
      Afridi, Shakeel: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S., H5774 [11SE]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (H. Res. 709), H4078 
        [27JN]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2079 [25AP], E622, E623, 
        E631, E632, E633, E636 [24AP], E648 [25AP], E660, E677 [26AP], 
        E697, E699 [27AP], E811 [16MY]
      Armenian Genocide Congressional Record Project: survival 
        stories, E924 [31MY]
      Atrocities Prevention Board: ensure that U.S. policy reflects 
        appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, 
        ethnic cleansing, and genocide, E697 [27AP]
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, 
        E48 [19JA], E51 [23JA], E64 [24JA], E78 [25JA]
      Belarus: human rights violations, H5296 [26JY], H5698 [2AU]
      Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), E503 [29MR]
      Bolivia: call for the release of Jacob Ostreicher, E1430 [3AU]
      Burma: human rights violations, E867 [18MY]
      ------U.S. decision to lift economic sanctions on business 
        activities, E856 [18MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Cambodia: human rights violations, E1662 [28SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, E264 
        [28FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a 
        marker acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the 
        construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 99), H658 [9FE]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (H. Con. Res. 135), H5552 
        [1AU], H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      Center for Victims of Torture: tribute, E66 [24JA]
      China: assessment of role in Africa, E516 [30MR]
      ------eliminate U.S. assistance, H2807-H2810 [16MY]
      ------forced abortion policy, E1227-E1229 [11JY]
      ------human rights violations, H1172 [6MR]
      ------mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, H3743 
        [19JN]
      Citizen's Commission on Human Rights: tribute to initiatives to 
        protect parental rights, E1299 [23JY]
      ------tribute to opening of new National Public Affairs Office 
        in Washington, DC, E1299 [23JY]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: U.S. policy, E131 [3FE]
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      Contracts: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting, 
        H3135, H3136 [18MY]
      Crime: combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      ------enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase 
        penalties relative to sex trafficking, H1276 [8MR]
      Cuba: anniversary of downing of Brothers to the Rescue 
        (organization) aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]
      ------human rights violations, E224 [17FE]
      Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H5017, H5020 [19JY], 
        H5082 [23JY], E1293 [19JY], E1320, E1331 [25JY]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (H.R. 3795), 
        H45 [18JA]
      ------remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) 
        from list of foreign terrorist organizations, H1923 [18AP], 
        H6163 [20SE]
      ------remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) 
        from list of foreign terrorist organizations (H. Res. 60), 
        E472 [28MR], E503 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: investigation into fees collected by Ed 
        Rendell for speeches supporting removal of People's Mojahedin 
        Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from Dept. of State list of 
        foreign terrorist organizations, E472 [28MR]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Falun Dafa Experience Sharing 
        Conference and Rally, E1219 [10JY]
      Ecuador: human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation, E1651 [21SE]
      Egypt: anniversary of revolution, H163 [25JA]
      ------call for release of political prisoners, H550 [7FE], H587 
        [8FE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, H1529 [22MR]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Fedor, Teresa: tribute to efforts in Ohio General Assembly to 
        combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide, H1918 [18AP]
      ------ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding 
        and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
        genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide 
        (H. Res. 304), H1980 [19AP], H2079, H2081 [25AP], E648 [25AP]
      Hispanic Americans: oppose inflammatory rhetoric toward Latinos, 
        H1430 [21MR]
      Honduras: human rights violations, E835 [17MY]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (H.R. 6292), E1430 [3AU]
      ------reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are 
        fleeing persecution (H.R. 2185), E1093 [20JN]
      International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (H. 
        Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      International Day of Human Rights: anniversary, E106 [1FE]
      International Women's Day: observance, H1276 [8MR], E342, E353 
        [8MR], E359 [9MR]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1028, H1087-H1091 [29FE], H4709 [10JY], E294, E297 
        [1MR]
      ------conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, H5869 [12SE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, H593 [8FE]
      Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the 
        residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty, H6163 [20SE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (H.R. 1464), H5842-H5844 [11SE], 
        E1497 [12SE]
      ------human rights violations, H5025 [19JY]
      Korea, Democratice People's Republic of: call for release of 
        political prisoners, E837 [17MY]
      Kristi House, Inc.: tribute to partnership with Miami 
        International Airport and Port of Miami to assist child 
        victims of human trafficking, H1522 [22MR]
      Morocco: human rights violations, E1646 [21SE]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, H227 [1FE], E110 [1FE], E225 [17FE], E241, E248, 
        E252 [27FE], E280 [29FE], E302, E303 [1MR], E352 [8MR], E474 
        [28MR]
      ------anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E191 [14FE], E224, 
        E227 [17FE], E254 [27FE]
      ------anniversary of occupation of Shusha, E718 [7MY]
      ------tribute to citizens, E828 [17MY]
      National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: 
        observance, E139 [3FE]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, E1224 [11JY]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), H2685-
        H2687 [15MY]
      Obama, President: tribute to address on human trafficking made 
        at the Clinton Global Initiative, E1662 [28SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require report 
        on information regarding human rights violations by the 
        military government in Argentina in the 1970s, H3284, H3285 
        [31MY]
      Pakistan: human rights violations of Baloch people, E1628 [21SE]
      ------human rights violations of Baluch people, E649 [25AP]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (H. Res. 742), E1384 [1AU]
      ------human rights violations, H5979 [13SE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations, H5975, H5979 [13SE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (H.R. 4405), E594 [19AP]
      ------U.S. policy, H1577 [27MR]
      Rwanda: U.N. report on support of rebels in the Democratic 
        Republic of the Congo, E1569 [19SE]
      Saakashvili, Mikheil: U.S. visit by Georgian President, E285 
        [29FE]
      Satellite Sentinel Project (organization): tribute, E717 [7MY]
      SEC: require companies to disclose in annual reports measures 
        taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, 
        slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply 
        chains (H.R. 2759), E353 [8MR]
      Shear, David B.: call for removal as Ambassador to Vietnam, 
        E1212 [9JY], E1409 [3AU]
      Sri Lanka: anniversary of end of civil war, H2822 [17MY], H4608 
        [29JN]
      ------commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (H. Res. 177), E847, E850 [18MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1212 [7MR], H1375 
        [19MR], H1898 [17AP]
      ------hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions, E37 
        [18JA]
      ------human rights violations, H1434 [21MR], E37 [18JA]
      ------human rights violations and attacks on the border regions 
        of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, H1022 [29FE], H1442 [21MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy, H1301 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H2138 [26AP], H3729 
        [18JN], E1046 [15JN]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (H. Res. 549), H1029 [29FE], H1144 [5MR]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H1529 [22MR], 
        H5567-H5569, H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E178 [9FE], 
        E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, E1421 [3AU]
      Taiwan: anniversary of the 2-28 incident, E244 [27FE], E367 
        [13MR]
      ------democracy efforts, E785 [15MY], E875 [18MY]
      ------imprisonment conditions of former President Chen Shui-
        Bian, E1258 [17JY]
      Taylor, Charles: conviction for war crimes and crimes against 
        humanity, E685 [27AP]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      Thailand: democracy efforts, E1106 [21JN]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
      U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression 
        of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the 
        Prostitution of Others (H. Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      ------recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (H. 
        Res. 690), E1093 [20JN]
      Ukraine: democracy efforts, E321 [6MR]
      ------ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders 
        sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. 
        visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-
        democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]
      Vietnam: call for release of Nguyen Quoc Quan, H5839 [11SE]
      ------condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures 
        used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards, H1222 [7MR]
      ------condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures 
        used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), H229 [1FE], H5844-H5846 
        [11SE], E1482 [11SE]
      ------petition on White House website urging the administration 
        to stop expanding trade at the expense of human rights, E751 
        [9MY]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), H5835-H5842 
        [11SE], E72 [25JA], E1482 [11SE]
      Vietnam Human Rights Day: observance, E751 [9MY]
      Women: combat international violence against women and girls, 
        H1118 [1MR]
      World Refugee Day: observance, H4075 [27JN], E1093, E1096 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      Alaska: observance of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and anniversary 
        of Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, S827 [16FE]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2652, S2653 [24AP]
      Aung San Suu Kyi: presentation of Congressional Gold Medal, 
        S6394 [19SE]
      Belarus: human rights violations, S2224 [29MR]
      Burma: impact of import restrictions, S93 [26JA]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), S5425, 
        S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-
        S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3979-S3981 [12JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. 
        Res. 99), S802, S803 [15FE]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (H. Con. Res. 135), S6013 [2AU]
      China: human rights violations, S1710 [15MR]
      Colvin, Marie C.: tribute (S. Res. 404), S2006 [22MR]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn use of slave labor 
        for mining minerals used in the manufacture of cell phones, 
        S1783 [19MR]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S5950, S5958, S5964 [2AU], S6511-S6515 [20SE]
      ------ratify, unanimous-consent request, S6512 [20SE]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 
        3577), S6462, S6463 [19SE]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (S. 
        Res. 366), S277 [1FE]
      ------human rights violations, S5851-S5853 [1AU]
      ------independence anniversary, S3324 [21MY]
      Dept. of Justice: implement national standards to eliminate 
        sexual assault in prisons, jails, and detention centers, 
        S3509-S3511 [23MY]
      Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious 
        Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South 
        Central Asia (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Emancipation Day, S2233 
        [29MR]
      Egypt: condemn treatment of certain organizations working for 
        democracy and human rights, S318 [2FE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, S318 [2FE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers, S2347, S2356, S2357 
        [17AP], S2684 [25AP]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (S. 2327), S2557 [19AP], 
        S2561 [23AP]
      ------support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful 
        transition to a representative government, S318 [2FE]
      ------suspend foreign aid until U.S. political prisoners are 
        released, S405 [9FE], S593, S599 [14FE], S672 [15FE], S821, 
        S822 [16FE]
      ------tribute to release of U.S. citizens, S1175-S1178 [1MR]
      El Salvador: democracy efforts, S5655 [30JY]
      Ethiopia: human rights violations, S4200 [14JN]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (S. Res. 476), S3871 [7JN]
      Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to 
        Burma, S82 [26JA]
      Foreign policy: promote human rights and democracy, S1709 
        [15MR], S4710 [28JN]
      Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: assessment of statements made relative to 
        the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other 
        foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (S. Res. 557), S6472 [19SE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (S. Con. Res. 34), S174 [30JA]
      Helsinki Final Act: anniversary, S5864 [1AU]
      Hungary: human rights violations, S4944 [12JY]
      International Ice Hockey Federation: urge suspension of plan to 
        hold 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Belarus and condemn 
        corporate sponsorship of such event relative to human rights 
        violations, S2224 [29MR]
      International relations: condemn international human rights 
        violations against women and human trafficking, S2477, S2478 
        [18AP]
      International Women's Day: observance, S1497-S1501 [8MR]
      ------support goals (S. Res. 90), S1499 [8MR]
      Iran: allow humanitarian trade to be exempted from sanctions as 
        long as such trade is licensed by the Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Foreign Assets Control, S5862 [1AU]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2276 [29MR]
      ------conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, S6619 [21SE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 
        [21MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (S. 2101), 
        S2346 [17AP], S3253 [17MY]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1207, S1208 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: human rights violations, 
        S2540 [19AP]
      Mongolia: condemn arrest and detention of former President 
        Nambaryn Enkbayar, S3108 [14MY]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), S6006 
        [2AU]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4240), correction in enrollment (S. Con. 
        Res. 58), S6006 [2AU]
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: passage of 
        resolution imposing sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, S5187 [19JY]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5792, S5802 
        [31JY], S5956 [2AU]
      Russia: human rights violations, S806-S810 [16FE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 1039), S806-S810 [16FE], S5187 [19JY]
      Slovakia: human rights violations against the Romani people, 
        S562 [13FE]
      Sudan: human rights violations and attacks on the border regions 
        of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, S6528 [20SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (S. Res. 428), S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (S. Res. 391), S2278 [29MR], 
        S2552 [19AP]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      Taiwan: democracy efforts, S2960 [8MY]
      ------support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (S. Res. 
        542), S5991 [2AU], S6438 [19SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR], S2652 [24AP]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking, S2667 [25AP]
      Women: combat international violence against women and girls, 
        S1498 [8MR]
      World Refugee Day: observance, S4293 [19JN]
  Reports
      Effects of Incarceration on the Mental and Physical Health of 
        Former President Chen Shui-Bian of Taiwan: Joseph Lin, Ken 
        Yoneda, and Charles Whitcomb, E1258 [17JY]
      National Election in Taiwan: International Election Observers 
        Mission, S6438-S6440 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act Import Restrictions Renewal 
        Approval: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations and Call for Transition to 
        Democracy in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 435), S2921 [7MY]
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
      Condemn Iran for Continued Persecution, Imprisonment, and 
        Sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the Charge of Apostasy: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 385), S4366 
        [20JN]
      Condemn Persecution of Baha'is and Continued Violation of 
        International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for 
        Violations, Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 80), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Condemn Violence Against and Detention of Journalists and 
        Support Freedom of the Press in Syria: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 391), S2166 [28MR]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-6), S5731 
        [31JY]
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]
      North Korean Human Rights Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4240), S5133 [18JY]
      Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3541) (H. Rept. 112-496), H3176 [29MY]
      Recognize Importance of Relationship of Egypt With U.S., Urge 
        Protection of Civil Liberties, and Cease Intimidation and 
        Prosecution of Civil Society Workers and Democracy Activists: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 372), S613 
        [14FE]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. 1039) (S. Rept. 112-191), S5257 [23JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
      Strengthen Multilateral Sanctions Regime Against Iran and Expand 
        Sanctions Relative to Energy Sector, Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Proliferation, and Human Rights Abuses: Committee 
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2101), 
        S567 [13FE]
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Tribute to Laura Pollan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 342), S613 [14FE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day anniversary: District of 
        Colubmia City Council, S2234 [29MR]
  Resolutions of ratification
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S5731 
        [31JY]
  Statements
      Declaration to Moroccan-Controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi 
        Refugee Camps in Algeria--Summary of Preliminary Observations: 
        Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights 
        (organization), E1647 [21SE]
      Jorge Luis Garcia Perez Arrest by Cuban State Security: Yris T. 
        Perez Aguilera, S3893 [11JN]
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Passage of 
        Resolution Imposing Sanctions on Persons Responsible for 
        Detention, Abuse, or Death of Sergei Magnitsky: Senator 
        McCain, S5188 [19JY]
      Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Vietnamese Embassy in the U.S., 
        H5840-H5842 [11SE]
  Testimonies
      China Forced Abortion Policy: Guo Yangling, E1228 [11JY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 99, use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor 
        Center for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that 
        slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, 
        H658 [9FE]
      H. Con. Res. 135, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, H5552 [1AU]
      H. Res. 484, condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards in Vietnam, H5844 [11SE]
      H. Res. 556, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, H1087 [29FE]
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 1410, Vietnam Human Rights Act, H5835-H5837 [11SE]
      H.R. 1464, North Korean Refugee Adoption Act, H5842 [11SE]
      H.R. 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H3180-H3182 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 4240, North Korean Human Rights Act reauthorization, H2685 
        [15MY]
      H.R. 5986, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions 
        renewal approval, S5920 [2AU]
      S. Con. Res. 34, tribute to Vaclav Havel, S168, S174 [30JA]
      S. Con. Res. 54, oppose sale, shipment, performance of 
        maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade 
        of any military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria, 
        S5401 [25JY]
      S. Con. Res. 58, correction in enrollment of H.R. 4240, North 
        Korean Human Rights Act reauthorization, S5995, S6006 [2AU], 
        H5719 [7AU]
      S. Res. 80, condemn Iran's persecution of Baha'is and continued 
        violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 
        impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of 
        religious prisoners, S2276 [29MR]
      S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and 
        children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]
      S. Res. 354, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S134 [26JA]
      S. Res. 356, support people of Tibet, call on China to allow 
        free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and 
        congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic 
        elections, S166 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR]
      S. Res. 366, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S265, S277 [1FE]
      S. Res. 370, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S503 [9FE]
      S. Res. 372, recognize importance of relationship of Egypt with 
        the U.S., urge protection of civil liberties, and cease 
        intimidation and prosecution of civil society workers and 
        democracy activists, S636 [14FE]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]
      S. Res. 385, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, S1205 [1MR]
      S. Res. 386, support freedom and civil liberties, and free and 
        fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression in Iran, S1206 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      S. Res. 391, condemn violence against and detention of 
        journalists and support freedom of the press in Syria, S1543 
        [8MR], S2278 [29MR]
      S. Res. 392, end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties in Turkey, 
        S1543 [8MR]
      S. Res. 399, Affirmation of the U.S. Record on the Armenian 
        Genocide Resolution, S1792 [19MR]
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 404, tribute to Marie C. Colvin, S2004, S2007 [22MR]
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]
      S. Res. 424, condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        in Syria, S2502 [18AP]
      S. Res. 428, condemn human rights violations in Syria, collect 
        information on crimes against humanity and take action for 
        those responsible for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, 
        and support people of Syria, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 435, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S2734 [25AP]
      S. Res. 439, support elimination of the ``adult entertainment'' 
        section of the Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, classified 
        advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of 
        online sex trafficking, S2736 [25AP]
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]
      S. Res. 476, tribute to Fang Lizhi, S3689 [4JN], S3871 [7JN]
      S. Res. 486, condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) 
        for violence and acts of terror and support efforts to 
        eliminate threat in Turkey, S3843 [7JN]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]
      S. Res. 525, tribute to Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, S5307 [24JY], 
        S5802 [31JY]
      S. Res. 541, condemn Vietnam human rights violations, S5989 
        [2AU]
      S. Res. 542, support efforts by Taiwan to strengthen democracy 
        and human rights and encourage Government to take into 
        consideration international election monitoring 
        recommendations, S5990 [2AU]
      S. Res. 554, call on China to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng 
        by his family and lawyers and his immediate and conditional 
        release, S6344 [13SE]
      S. Res. 557, tribute to Lodi G. Gyari, S6345 [13SE], S6472 
        [19SE]
      S.J. Res. 43, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import 
        restrictions renewal approval, S3980 [12JN]
  Tributes
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo, S5851 [1AU]




HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1451 [10SE]




HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (organization)

  Letters
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1133 [29FE]




HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST (organization)

  Press releases
      Retired JAGs Speak Out Against NDAA Misinformation, H3079 [17MY]




HUMAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN]




HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA

  Remarks in House
      Tucson, AZ: tribute to organizations supporting lives of shelter 
        animals, E125 [2FE]




HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE  see Foreign Aid




HUMANN, WALTER J.

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3592 [7JN]




HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing 
        off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and 
        Marin Counties in California, H820, H821 [16FE]




HUMMELSTOWN, PA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1620 [21SE]




HUMPHREY, STEVEN K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E690 [27AP]




HUNDLEY, BARBARA

  Remarks in House
      Jackson, AL: Citizen of the Year award recipient, E945 [1JN]




HUNGARIAN AMERICANS

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Hungarian Scouts, E1453 [10SE]




HUNGARY, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Russia: continue to press authorities for full and complete 
        accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Hungarian Revolution: anniversary, E381 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Civil rights: violations, S4944 [12JY]




HUNGER

  Addresses
      Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya: Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic 
        and Cultural Representative to the U.S., S2914 [7MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds, H1900 
        [17AP]
      LINK Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community, E1207 [9JY]
      North Korea's Dehumanizing Treatment of Its Citizens Is Hiding 
        in Plain Sight, S2541 [19AP]
      Stop Demagoguing Our Food Safety Net, E284 [29FE]
      Turning a Blind Eye to North Korea's `Hidden Gulag', S2541 
        [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), S6546 [20SE] 
        (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 664), H3103 [17MY] (see H. Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), 
        S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 655), H2646 [10MY]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2037), S132 
        [26JA] (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]
      Senior citizens: provide for outreach and coordination of 
        services to veterans (see S. 3619), S6625 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Aldie, VA: tribute to Mercer Middle School winter food drive, 
        E478 [28MR]
      Children and youth: tribute to ``Share Your Breakfast'' 
        initiative, E349, E352 [8MR]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute, E454 [27MR]
      Cuba: tribute to hunger strike by pro-democracy activists, H5929 
        [13SE], H6258 [21SE]
      Czemerda, Mary: Clearview Federal Credit Union Joseph C. Cirelli 
        Community Service Award recipient, E45 [18JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1657 [28MR], H1849, H1869, H1898-H1905 [17AP], 
        H2606, H2623-H2625 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H4708 [10JY], H4790, 
        H4810 [11JY], H4831 [12JY], H5027 [19JY], H5655 [2AU], H5749 
        [10SE], H6225 [20SE], E551 [17AP], E584 [19AP], E612 [23AP], 
        E1232 [11JY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H2605 
        [10MY]
      ------tribute to domestic and global anti-hunger and nutrition 
        programs, E803 [15MY]
      ------WIC funding, H1898-H1905 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to 
        domestic priorities, H4915 [18JY]
      Family Pantry of Cape Cod (organization): tribute, E941 [31MY]
      Florida: anniversary of Bay Area Food Bank, E304 [1MR]
      Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H976 [28FE], H1849 [17AP], 
        E284 [29FE]
      Fresno, CA: anniversary of Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, 
        E626 [24AP]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H580 [8FE]
      ------characterization of remarks relative to number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]
      Kernersville, NC: tribute to Designer's Attic (business) and 
        Friddle and Co., Inc., for donation to Second Harvest Food 
        Bank, H70 [18JA]
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award 
        recipients, E566 [18AP]
      LINK, Inc.: anniversary, E1206 [9JY]
      Older Americans Act: anniversary, E1217 [10JY]
      Scammell, Emily: Auburn University Political Science Leadership 
        Award recipient, E538 [16AP]
      Sudan: human rights violations, H1434 [21MR]
      York County, ME: tribute to Mothers and Others Against Hunger 
        program, E302 [1MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: promote SBA Microloan Program to businesses to 
        establish gleaning programs that redistribute surplus food to 
        organizations that serve the hungry, S3817 [7JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to obtain a waiver from 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize 
        healthier food purchases by beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 
        [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------establish a pilot loan program to assist organizations 
        providing healthful food for the hungry, S4345, S4346 [20JN]
      ------Food for Peace program funding, S4130 [13JN]
      ------increase awareness of the Summer Food Service Program, 
        S4359 [20JN]
      ------prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4270, S4271 [19JN]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3754 
        [6JN], S3964-S3968 [12JN], S4119 [13JN], S4278 [19JN], S4352 
        [20JN], S4393 [21JN], S6087 [11SE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S3832 
        [7JN]
      ------The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding 
        through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program funding, S4346 [20JN]
      Foreign countries: improve international food security, S3274 
        [17MY]
      Foreign policy: reaffirm U.S. commitment to global prosperity 
        through hunger and poverty reduction, S3324 [21MY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 484), S3798, 
        S3799 [6JN]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 2037), S133 
        [26JA]
      ------reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 [19SE]
      Taiwan: tribute to food donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]
      S. Res. 484, National Hunger Awareness Day, S3782, S3799 [6JN]




HUNKAPILLAR, MICHAEL W.

  Remarks in House
      BayBio (organization): Lifetime Achievement DiNA Award 
        recipient, E610 [23AP]




HUNT, EDWARD W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E703 [7MY]




HUNTER, DUNCAN (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3030 [17MY], H3138 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H476 [3FE]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H476 [3FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3699 [8JN]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2289 [27AP]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H79 [18JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H476 [3FE]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1572 [26MR]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs 
        used in therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases 
        (see H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1101 [29FE]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H4606 [28JN]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain 
        veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 
        2052), H6300 [2OC]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H4864 [12JY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require periodic review and 
        automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H476 [3FE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3915 [20JN]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H2135 [25AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (see H.R. 2446), H2033 [19AP]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H803 [15FE]
      ------reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing 
        existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification 
        program (see H.R. 2000), H3404 [1JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2448 [8MY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made 
        available for projects to provide recreational public access 
        (see H.R. 1997), H1017 [28FE]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5328 [26JY]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5130 [23JY]
      Middle East: support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria 
        if the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral 
        Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (see H. Res. 394), H2034 
        [19AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H476 [3FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1572 [26MR]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H1210 [6MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating 
        in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), 
        H440 [2FE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3661 [7JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H441 [2FE]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1133 [1MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: ensure that relocation of an active duty 
        servicemember away from the servicemember's principal 
        residence does not prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on 
        that residence (see H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Education: support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (see H.R. 4061), H901 
        [16FE]
      Immigration: restrict community policing programs funding for 
        States that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal 
        immigrants (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Public lands: expedite authorizations for private landowners to 
        conduct vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM 
        lands to reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten 
        residential structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
      Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 795), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: ensure that relocation of an active duty 
        servicemember away from the servicemember's principal 
        residence does not prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on 
        that residence (H.R. 4740), H2131 [25AP]
      Education: support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (H.R. 4061), H902 [16FE]
      Immigration: restrict community policing programs funding for 
        States that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal 
        immigrants (H.R. 6465), H6233 [20SE]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (H.R. 4062), H902 [16FE]
      Public lands: expedite authorizations for private landowners to 
        conduct vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM 
        lands to reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten 
        residential structures (H.R. 6519), H6278 [21SE]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (H.R. 
        4128), H1134 [1MR]
  Letters
      Forensic analysis of events surrounding the death of Rafael 
        Peralta relative to nomination to receive the Medal of Honor: 
        Vincent J.M. DiMaio, H3139 [18MY]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: clarify procedures for the care, handling, and 
        transportation of the remains of a deceased member, H5038 
        [19JY]
      Army: require military chain of command for Army National 
        Cemeteries, H3056 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3055, H3056, H3084 [17MY], H3138 
        [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5038 [19JY]
      ------prohibit military promotion boards from considering any 
        information regarding mental health or addiction issues, 
        except in cases where individuals are determined to be a 
        danger to themselves or others, H3055 [17MY]
      El Cajon, CA: anniversary, E1729 [30OC]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084 [17MY]
      Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the 
        service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols 
        (H.R. 290), H133 [24JA]
      Navy: report on review, findings, and actions pertaining to the 
        Medal of Honor nomination of Rafael Peralta, H3138 [18MY]
      Richards, James N.: Dept. of Defense Military Child of the Year 
        Award recipient, E553 [17AP]
  Tributes
      Marxen, Jeffrey L., E393 [20MR]




HUNTER, KYLEANNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E567 [18AP], E597 [19AP]




HUNTER, MICHAEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants, S4945 [12JY]




HUNTER, MICHAEL S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1589 [21SE]




HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Annandale, NJ: anniversary of North Hunterdon High School first 
        graduating class of 1952, E1400 [3AU]




HUNTING AND TRAPPING

  Amendments
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879, H1881, 
        H1882, H1883, H1885, H1886, H1887, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636, S6638, S6639 
        [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on 
        public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, 
        and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds 
        to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE] 
        (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S323 [2FE]
      ------recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters 
        and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife 
        agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, 
        and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 [20SE]
  Cloture motions
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  Letters
      Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation 
        organizations, H3376 [1JN]
      Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities 
        protection and enhancement: several sportsmen organizations, 
        S6498 [20SE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of 
        Fish & Wildlife Agencies, H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------several recreational sports and wildlife conservation 
        organizations, H1875 [17AP]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 3525, Sportmen's Act, S6560 [21SE]
  Motions
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6502 [20SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting, 
        H1877 [17AP]
      Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus: tribute to annual Trap, Skeet, 
        and Sporting Clay Competition, H3034 [17MY]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885, H1886 [17AP]
      Forest Service: prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer 
        hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign 
        agents, H1895 [17AP]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      National Park Service: clarify that all public lands under 
        National Park Service jurisdiction are included in the hunting 
        exemption, H1882, H1883 [17AP]
      Public lands: make new restrictions on managing hunting, 
        fishing, and recreational shooting effective only if the 
        amount of land available for those purposes falls below a 
        certain acreage, H1883, H1884 [17AP]
      ------preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting while 
        maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas development, mining, 
        logging, and motorized activities in wilderness areas, H1888, 
        H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or 
        recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials promotion activities, H4847, H4848 [12JY]
      ------require hunting activities be a land use in management 
        plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1873-H1897 
        [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5889 [12SE], E585, E589 [19AP], E621 
        [24AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1860-H1872 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1895, H1896 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Clean Air Act: impact, S488 [9FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6604 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6415 [19SE], S6498, S6499 [20SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604, S6605 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6415 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2834) (H. Rept. 
        112-609), H5077 [19JY]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage 
        Act, H1860 [17AP]




HUNTSVILLE, AL

  Remarks in House
      U.S. Space and Rocket Center: anniversary of Space Camp, H3582 
        [7JN]




HUPPIN, SAM M. (STEREO SAM)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E353 [8MR]




HURD, BENJAMIN

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1289 [19JY]




HURD, ERIC

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1280 [18JY]




HURD, SARAH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




HURLBERT, JOSH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E424 [22MR]




HURLBURT FIELD, FL

  Remarks in House
      Beckwith, Frank: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E526 [16AP]
      Erickson, Scott: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High 
        School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E534 [16AP]
      Pink, Laura: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E529 
        [16AP]




HURON, CA

  Remarks in House
      Coalinga, CA: anniversary of Coalinga-Huron Library District, 
        E1667 [28SE]




HURON, OH

  Remarks in House
      Christ Episcopal Church: anniversary, E1392 [2AU]
      Macedonia Baptist Church: anniversary, E1444 [3AU]




HURRICANE IRENE AND TROPICAL STORM LEE COMMUNITY RECOVERY ASSISTANCE 
    ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]




HURRICANE SANDY RECOVERY AND REBUILDING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
    ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]




HURRICANES

  Announcements
      Moment of silence for victims of Hurricane Sandy, H6319 [30OC], 
        H6321 [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions
      Corps of Engineers: temporarily relieve cost-sharing 
        requirements of watershed mitigation projects and flood damage 
        reduction projects for counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or 
        Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]
      Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated 
        funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase 
        reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and 
        preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac disaster 
        area (see S. 3601), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      Federal aid programs: provide relief for the victims of 
        Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3986), H640 
        [8FE]
      FEMA: improve assistance after a hurricane or major disaster 
        (see H.R. 6542), H6276 [21SE]
      Hurricane Sandy: making supplemental appropriations for recovery 
        from damage (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      Taxation: increase amount of low-income housing credit that may 
        be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 3769), H26 
        [17JA]
  Remarks in House
      Bourne, MA: unveiling of high water mark commemorating 1938 
        hurricane, E943 [31MY]
      Charity Productions (organization): tribute to Ecumenical 
        Hurricane Forum, H3279 [31MY]
      Dept. of Defense: decision to relocate C-130 aircraft from Texas 
        to Montana, H1438 [21MR]
      Disasters: anniversary of Susquehanna River flooding in 
        aftermath of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, E1544 
        [14SE]
      ------express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3271, H3278, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H3584 [7JN], E932, E942 
        [31MY], E954, E956 [1JN], E1007 [7JN]
      ------implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
  Reports filed
      Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 646) (S. Rept. 112-
        150), S1049 [27FE]
      ------Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 
        3479) (H. Rept. 112-666), H5922 [12SE]




HURSEY, FRANK X.

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]




HURST, TX

  Remarks in House
      Community Powered Revitalization (organization): tribute, E450 
        [27MR]




HURT, NIKKI

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6661 [21SE]




HURT, ROBERT (a Representative from Virginia)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2813 [16MY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see H.R. 4094), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H2716 [15MY]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H4157 [27JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (see H.R. 2557), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 
        [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 
        (see H.R. 3882), H439 [2FE]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H4908 [17JY]
      EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from 
        national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
        requirements (see H.R. 2541), H2072 [24AP]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1154 [5MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2570 [9MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H512 [6FE]
      Insurance: prohibit financial regulators from collecting data 
        directly from an insurance company (see H.R. 3559), H641 [8FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1807 [29MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2715 [15MY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H1391 [19MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2329 [7MY]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H5631 [1AU]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4864 
        [12JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1154 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1100 [29FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5923 [12SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H160 [24JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H513 [6FE]
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H159 [24JA]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2570 [9MY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H220 [31JA]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H2447 [8MY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2716 
        [15MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H440 [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      Lobbyists: prohibit use of appropriated funds for publicity, 
        propaganda, or certain lobbying purposes (see H.R. 6520), 
        H6275 [21SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (H.R. 4278), H1740 [28MR]
      Lobbyists: prohibit use of appropriated funds for publicity, 
        propaganda, or certain lobbying purposes (H.R. 6520), H6278 
        [21SE]
  Remarks
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1492 [12SE]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H608 [8FE]
      Corps of Engineers: approve permit for economic development in 
        Henry County, VA, H3489 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5173 [24JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3489 [6JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5233 
        [25JY]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, E1342 [26JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1242 [7MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5675 [2AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3612 
        [7JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H533 [7FE], H2582 
        [10MY], E956 [1JN], E1092 [20JN]
  Tributes
      Rohle, Kirk, E514 [30MR]
      Wampler, William C., E950 [1JN]




HURWITZ, ANDREW D.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], S3889 
        [11JN]
  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
      ------Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), 
        S3884 [11JN]
      ------Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
  Lists
      Senators who would have voted against the confirmation of Andrew 
        D. Hurwitz as circuit judge if there had been a rollcall vote, 
        S4148 [13JN]
  Press releases
      Key Vote Alert--``No'' on the Nomination of Andrew Hurwitz: 
        Heritage Action for America (organization), S3883 [11JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: confirmation as circuit judge, S4148 [13JN]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 [6JN], S3835 [7JN], 
        S3878-S3890 [11JN], S3947-S3950 [12JN], S4199 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3835 [7JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to decisions and 
        position on the death penalty, S3881, S3886, S3887 [11JN], 
        S3947 [12JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in 
        decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, S3882-S3889 
        [11JN]
  Reports
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S1194 [1MR]




HUSAIN, ED

  Articles and editorials
      Prince and the Ayatollah, E750 [9MY]




HUSSAIN, AZAR

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School students 
        for participation in Texas Forensic Association State 
        Tournament, E898 [30MY]




HUSSEY, NORA WALSH

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1613 [13MR]




HUTCHESON, CHIP

  Articles and editorials
      TL Publisher Joins Hall of Fame Ranks, S2539 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2539 [19AP]




HUTCHINSON, NATE

  Bills and resolutions
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]




HUTCHISON, BARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1405 [3AU]




HUTCHISON, DAWN

  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula, 
        S695 [15FE]




HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY (a Senator from Texas)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3992 [12JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S243, S270, S273 [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2497 
        [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S573, S582 [13FE], S700, S707, 
        S794, S797 [15FE], S861 [16FE], S924 [17FE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309 
        [24JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827, S4829 [10JY], S4894, S4896 [11JY], 
        S5048 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5141 [18JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401, S5402 [25JY], 
        S5495, S5507, S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5568, S5572, S5575, 
        S5579, S5591, S5603 [26JY], S5748, S5760 [31JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2865 [26AP]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Cyber Hill Battle--Searching for a Common Sense Defense Against 
        a ``Digital Pearl Harbor'', Wall Street Journal, S5910 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S2929 [7MY]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see S. 2885), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S6065 [10SE]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see S. 3526), 
        S6627 [21SE]
      ------provide flexible spending accounts for military families 
        (see S. 387), S4725 [28JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (see S. 1956), S4151 [13JN]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S5305 [24JY]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see S. 881), S2546 [19AP]
      Courts: require the attorney for the Government to disclose 
        favorable information to the defendant in criminal 
        prosecutions brought by the U.S. (see S. 2197), S1734 [15MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health 
        care services under departmental health care programs (see S. 
        3203), S4726 [28JN]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see S. 362), S3280 [17MY]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1440), S1460 
        [7MR]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 
        3250), S6547 [20SE]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S4152 [13JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3785 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]
      ------prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin 
        programs to private organizations or entities (see S. 3612), 
        S6625 [21SE]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S4725 [28JN]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see S. 2096), S494 [9FE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4822 [10JY]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S2547 [19AP]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S4300 [19JN]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        S. 3279), S3838 [7JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S6271 [12SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S44 [23JA]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6065 [10SE]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S2968 
        [8MY]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S6064 [10SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4951 [12JY]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3423 [22MY]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 
        [19JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S1460 [7MR]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), 
        S208 [31JA]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        441), S2824 [26AP]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S5134 [18JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3269), S3781 [6JN]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S2243 
        [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S614 [14FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (see S. 720), S262 [1FE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S3088 [10MY]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see S. 3543), S6340 
        [13SE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6342 [13SE]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S5979 [2AU]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
      Tariff: footwear (see S. 1069), S1577 [12MR]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see S. 697), S4773 [29JN]
      ------allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 557), S1848 
        [20MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S5382 [25JY]
      ------limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States (see 
        S. 3485), S6341 [13SE]
      ------make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of 
        expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music 
        copyrights (see S. 2258), S2242 [29MR]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see S. 3616), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses 
        (see S. 2291), S2392 [17AP]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see S. 1676), S495 [9FE]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S6108 [11SE]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S4674 [27JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S5048 [16JY]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see S. 344), S4773 [29JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2245 
        [29MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S2001 [22MR]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 418), 
        S2324 [16AP]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S44 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 426), S2496 [18AP]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      Neches River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2324), S2545 [19AP]
      Rice University: anniversary (see S. Res. 512), S4674 [27JN]
      Social Security: extend solvency of the trust funds by 
        increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying 
        the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see S. 3533), 
        S6270 [12SE]
      Taxation: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 
        3532), S6270 [12SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2601 
        [23AP]
  Letters
      Characterization of President Obama's remarks concerning small 
        business: William H. Robbins, Earth Analytical Service, Inc., 
        S5179 [19JY]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Dorothy Coleman, National 
        Association of Manufacturers, S5909 [2AU]
      ------several financial services organizations, S5909 [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2719 [25AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, S2719 [25AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child 
        pornography: Grier Weeks, National Association To Protect 
        Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2719 [25AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for 
        Missing & Exploited Children, S2757 [26AP]
      ------Linda Smith, Shared Hope International (organization), 
        S2719 [25AP]
      Siege at the Alamo: William B. Travis, S1173 [1MR]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4268, S4269 
        [19JN]
      ------water conservation programs funding, S4268, S4269 [19JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S663 [15FE], S3114 [14MY]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, S3114 [14MY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432 [26JY], S5908 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1202 [1MR]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S2759 [26AP]
      Crime: impose mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of 
        child pornography, S2757, S2792 [26AP]
      ------provide criminal penalties for stalking, S2718 [25AP], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage 
        penalty relief provisions permanent, S5178 [19JY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S4112 [13JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S335, S336 [6FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S335 [6FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S4179 [14JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      Foreign Service: tribute, S6305 [13SE]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S2759 
        [26AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S5178 [19JY]
      Highway Trust Fund: permit a State to elect to receive the 
        State's contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway 
        program apportionment, S1592 [13MR]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (S.J. Res. 45), S4304 
        [19JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6305 [13SE]
      Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches, S5178 [19JY]
      NASA: funding, S6305 [13SE]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, S5178 [19JY]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1070, S1071 [28FE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S61 [24JA], S4111 [13JN]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1068, S1070, S1071 [28FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S3114 
        [14MY], S4112 [13JN]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S4698 [28JN]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S3115 [14MY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4698 [28JN]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1068, S1070, S1071 [28FE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S89 [26JA]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, S89 
        [26JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S663 [15FE], S885, S886 [17FE], 
        S1592 [13MR], S1648 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S5178 [19JY]
      ------prohibit imposition of new tolls on the Federal-aid 
        system, S1592 [13MR], S1648 [14MR]
      ------provide States with additional flexibility to implement 
        tolls on interstate highways, S1648 [14MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, S1973 [22MR], S2078 [27MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1973 [22MR], S2078 [27MR]
      Social Security: extend solvency of the trust funds by 
        increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying 
        the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (S. 1213), S61 
        [24JA], S90 [26JA], S663 [15FE], S3115 [14MY]
      Taxation: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (S. 
        3532), S6272 [12SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4840 [11JY], S5178 
        [19JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4840 [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5178 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5908 [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5429, S5432 [26JY]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, S1173 [1MR]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, S1592 [13MR]
      U.S. Marshals Service: provide subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregistered sex offenders, S2792 [26AP]
      University of Texas at Austin: tribute to Dept. of History ``Not 
        Even Past'' website promoting U.S. and global history, 
        S3325 [21MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2718 [25AP], 
        S2756, S2757, S2792, S2793, S2797 [26AP], S6305 [13SE]
  Statements
      Tribute to Cary M. Maguire: Representative Hall, S3275 
        [17MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3532, Church Plan Clarification Act, S6272 [12SE]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., S6305 [13SE]
      Brown, Senator Scott, S4840 [11JY]
      Maguire, Cary M., S3275 [17MY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1901 [21MR]
      Osteen, Joel, S2745 [26AP]




HUTSON, JOHN D.

  Press releases
      Retired JAGs Speak Out Against NDAA Misinformation: Human Rights 
        First (organization), H3079 [17MY]




HUTTON, DOUGLAS

  Remarks in Senate
      Milken Family Foundation: National Educator Award recipient, 
        S6532 [20SE]




HYANNIS, MA

  Remarks in House
      John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum: anniversary, E1293 [19JY]




HYATT, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E646 [25AP]




HYBELS, LYNNE

  Articles and editorials
      Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, H2765 [16MY]




HYBL, WILLIAM J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5045 [16JY]




HYDEN, TIMOTHY

  Remarks in House
      Florida: tribute to 13th Congressional District Fire and Rescue 
        and EMS Award recipients, E1327 [25JY]




HYDROELECTRIC POWER

  Amendments
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1154 [5MR], H1187, H1188 [6MR]
      ------authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development 
        under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), consideration (H. 
        Res. 570), H1177 [6MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), consideration (see H. Res. 570), H1152 [5MR]
      ------authorize development of hydropower and efficiencies at 
        existing facilities (see H.R. 6024), H4064 [26JN]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (see H.R. 5625), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      Electric power: protect the Federal Columbia River Power System, 
        Power Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau of 
        Reclamation dams and facilities and promote hydropower 
        generation (see H.R. 6247), H5628 [1AU]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      ------remove authority to collect land use fees for land that 
        has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation (see S. 3265), S3729 [5JN]
      Improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      National objectives: recognize as the most abundant source of 
        clean, renewable energy and should be fully utilized in 
        pursuit of energy independence and affordable energy (see H. 
        Res. 579), H1305 [8MR]
  Letters
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act: Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization), H1181 [6MR]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H1181 [6MR]
      ------several environmental organizations, H1181 [6MR]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
      ------Representative McMorris Rodgers, H4668 [9JY]
  Motions
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1232 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1180-H1190 [6MR], E330 [7MR], E343 [8MR]
      ------authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development 
        under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), consideration (H. 
        Res. 570), H1173-H1180 [6MR]
      ------authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development 
        under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), motion to recommit, 
        H1232, H1233 [7MR]
      ------ensure authorization of conduit facilities for hydropower 
        development under Federal reclamation law shall not result in 
        net job loss, H1189, H1190 [6MR]
      ------require all materials used for conduit hydropower 
        generation be manufactured in the U.S., H1232, H1233 [7MR]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1181-H1188 [6MR], E330 
        [7MR], E343 [8MR]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (H.R. 5625), H3985, H3986 [26JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), E291 [1MR]
      ------facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the 
        Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project, H3762 [19JN]
      Improve (H.R. 5892), H4666-H4672 [9JY]
      Power resources: expand small-scale hydropower (H.R. 795), H1177 
        [6MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
      FERC: remove authority to collect land use fees for land that 
        has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation (S. 3265), S3732 [5JN]
      Power resources: encourage research and development of 
        hydropower technologies, S3126 [14MY]
  Reports filed
      American Taxpayer and Western Power Administration Customer 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2915) (H. Rept. 112-431), H1844 [16AP]
      Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 499) (S. Rept. 112-
        110), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 460) (H. 
        Rept. 112-503), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 2842, Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit 
        Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 570) (H. Rept. 112-408), H1152 [5MR]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
      Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112-129), S42 
        [23JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 570, consideration of H.R. 2842, Bureau of Reclamation 
        Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act, H1173 
        [6MR]
      H.R. 5625, Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act, H3985 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 5892, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4666-H4668 
        [9JY]
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]
      S. 3265, remove FERC authority to collect land use fees for land 
        that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation, S3732 [5JN]




HYDROPOWER REGULATORY EFFICIENCY ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Andrew D. Munro, Grant County, WA, Public Utility 
        District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
      ------Representative McMorris Rodgers, H4668 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5892), H4666-H4672 [9JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) 
        (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5892, provisions, H4666-H4668 [9JY]




HYDROVOLTS, INC.

  Letters
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4668 [9JY]




HYLAND, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E400 [21MR]




IACONO, MARIANA (MIMI)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E562 [17AP]




IBRAHIM, TAYLOR

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4161 [13JN]




IDAHO

  Remarks in House
      Kramer, Jerry: endorse Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, 
        E1148 [27JN]
      Wilderness areas: authorize continued use of certain water 
        diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank 
        Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot 
        Wilderness (H.R. 2050), H2047, H2048 [24AP], H2186 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armstrong, Karen: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S5864 [1AU]
      Idaho's Hometown Hero Medal (organization): tribute to award 
        recipients, S6262 [12SE]
      Kramer, Jerry: endorse Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, 
        S3898 [11JN]
      Melba, ID: anniversary, S5656 [30JY]
      Wilderness areas: authorize continued use of certain water 
        diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank 
        Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot 
        Wilderness (H.R. 2050), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY]
  Reports filed
      Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1065) (S. Rept. 112-199), S5976 [2AU]
      Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2050) (H. Rept. 112-437), 
        H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2050, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, 
        H2047 [24AP]




IDAHO WILDERNESS WATER RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2050), H2047, H2048 [24AP], H2186 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 2050), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2050) 
        (H. Rept. 112-437), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2050, provisions, H2047 [24AP]




IDAHO'S HOMETOWN HERO MEDAL (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Idaho: tribute to award recipients, S6262 [12SE]




IDEA VILLAGE (organization)

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3426 
        [22MY]




IGLEHART, BRENDAN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2342 [16AP]




ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING ENFORCEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]




ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility 
        confirmation permanent and mandatory, S3068 [10MY]




ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a reinforced fence along a 
        certain length of the U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational 
        control over such border, H1148 [5MR]




ILLINOIS

  Articles and editorials
      Jersey Orchard Sweeps Apple Cider Awards, E229 [17FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 
        [3FE]
  Cloture motions
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization: Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, H2479 
        [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Alton, IL: anniversary, E1223 [11JY]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1618 [21SE]
      Aurora, IL: anniversary of Illinois Mathematics and Science 
        Academy, H1980 [19AP]
      Bensenville, IL: anniversary of Zion-Concord Lutheran School, 
        E1485 [12SE]
      Bonner, David: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H4608 [29JN]
      Breese, IL: tribute to Central Community High School boys' 
        basketball team, E439 [26MR]
      Casimir Pulaski Day: observance, E310 [5MR]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Metro Chicago (music venue), E1389 
        [2AU]
      ------anniversary of Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club, E261 
        [28FE]
      ------anniversary of VFW Rhine Post 2729, E1723 [26OC]
      ------tribute to NATO summit meeting, H2573 [10MY]
      Continental Congress: anniversary of Northwest Ordinance 
        adoption, E1594 [21SE]
      DeCraene, Peter: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1170 [28JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit drilling permits or leasing of 
        any area within a certain distance of the Great Lakes or the 
        Florida Everglades, H884, H885 [16FE]
      Disasters: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts 
        in responding to tornadoes, E408 [21MR]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H2079 [25AP]
      Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM) education funding, H383 [2FE], H557 [7FE], H1853 [17AP]
      Effingham, IL: tribute to St. Anthony High School baseball team, 
        E1512 [13SE]
      Green-Byrd, Danielle: American Red Cross Tiffany Circle 
        Distinguished Woman Warrior Award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Helitech (business): anniversary, E1681 [5OC]
      Highland, IL: anniversary, E1494 [12SE]
      Hinsdale, IL: anniversary of Zion Lutheran Church, E1485 [12SE]
      Honor Flight Illinois (organization): tribute, H2718 [16MY]
      Joe Ringhausen Orchard and Apple House: Illinois Cider and 
        National Cider Contest winner, E229 [17FE]
      Lech Walesa Day: tribute, E177 [9FE]
      Madison County, IL: anniversary, E1493 [12SE]
      McGill, Tyler: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1485 
        [12SE]
      Moline, IL: Quad City International Airport recipient of 
        Illinois Primary Airport of the Year award, E1040 [12JN]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, H5023 [19JY]
      Rohan, Mike: SBA Illinois Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        of the Year award recipient, H3488 [6JN]
      St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, 
        E1053 [18JN]
      Ste. Marie, IL: anniversary, E441 [26MR]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Harrisburg, IL, H1079 
        [29FE]
      United Way: tribute to United Way of McLean County, IL, E176 
        [9FE]
      Veterans: tribute to Illinois Patriot Guard Fallen Heroes 
        Traveling Memorial Wall, H1629 [27MR]
      Villanova, William: Illinois State Crime Commission Police Chief 
        of the Year award recipient, E557 [17AP]
      Western Springs, IL: St. John of the Cross Parish School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1513 [13SE]
      Woodlawn, IL: tribute to Woodlawn High School boys' basketball 
        team, E437 [26MR]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1618 [21SE]
      WXRT-Radio (Chicago, IL): anniversary, H119 [24JA]
      Xuan, Kathy: SBA Illinois Small Business Exporter the Year award 
        recipient, H3488 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Chicago, IL: O'Hare International Airport infrastructure 
        improvement project funding, S382 [7FE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1066 [28FE], 
        S1571 [12MR], S1640 [14MR], S2907-S2913 [7MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2809 [26AP]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S6510 [20SE]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S5469 [26JY]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]
      Postal Service: impact of closure of post offices and 
        facilities, S3260 [17MY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1066 
        [28FE], S1571 [12MR], S1640 [14MR], S2910 [7MY], S3117, S3123 
        [14MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3104 [10MY]
      Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Illinois, S1571 [12MR]
      ------express condolences for victims, commend first responders, 
        and provide assistance to Illinois, S1114 [29FE], S1380 [5MR], 
        S1403 [6MR]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5956 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of John J. Tharp, Jr., To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of John Z. Lee To Be District Judge: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of Thomas M. Durkin To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
  Statements
      Tribute to Representative Costello: Senator Kirk, S6333 [13SE]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, S6332 [13SE], H449, H450 [3FE], H5903-
        H5913 [12SE], E1553 [19SE]
      Derwinski, Edward J., E83 [27JA]
      Dold, Representative, H1728 [28MR]
      Findley, Paul, S5957 [2AU]
      Kirk, Senator, S13, S14, S27, S31 [23JA], S57 [24JA], S3011 
        [9MY], H86 [23JA], H127 [24JA], H171 [25JA]




ILLINOIS FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Falese, Michael: Illinois Fire Chiefs Association Chief of the 
        Year award recipient, E376 [19MR]




ILLINOIS PATRIOT GUARD CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Illinois: tribute to Illinois Patriot Guard Fallen Heroes 
        Traveling Memorial Wall, H1629 [27MR]




ILLINOIS STATE CRIME COMMISSION

  Remarks in House
      Villanova, William: Illinois State Crime Commission Police Chief 
        of the Year award recipient, E557 [17AP]




ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Glance, Stephanie: Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball 
        Coach of the Year award recipient, E406 [21MR]




ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to women's basketball team, E458 [27MR]




IMAM, NAYYAR

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H5633 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1419 [3AU]




IMAN, NEENA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5721 [31JY]




IMMIGRATION  related term(s) Department of Homeland Security
  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Affidavits
      U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Sopuruchi V. 
        Chukwueke, S5413 [25JY]
  Amendments
      Employment: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6003, S6007 [2AU]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Delay on Domestic Violence, S5288 [24JY], S5348 [25JY]
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, H2765 [16MY]
      Weakening Violence Against Women Act Betrays Immigrant Victims, 
        S6302 [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Afridi, Shakeel: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S. (see H. Res. 723), H4655 [29JN]
      ------relief (see S. 3259), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 3901), H475 
        [3FE]
      American Samoa: waive certain requirements for naturalization 
        for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens 
        (see H.R. 4021), H725 [14FE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        474), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 621), H1914 [17AP]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 5968), H3806 [19JN] (see H.R. 
        6055), H4603 [28JN]
      ------submit a plan to ensure the placement of sufficient 
        officers at certain U.S. international airports to effectively 
        combat security threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), 
        H692 [9FE]
      Business and industry: provide for additional visas for certain 
        entrepreneurs and job creators (see H.R. 6210), H5326 [26JY]
      Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen 
        born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War 
        (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
      Crime: make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully 
        present alien an aggravated felony (see S. 3579), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 
        [16MY]
      ------extend the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
        special immigrant religious professionals program (see H.R. 
        6193), H5291 [25JY]
      ------modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see S. 
        2046), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      ------prohibit from granting a work authorization to an alien 
        found to have been unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        6001), H3974 [21JN]
      ------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise 
        suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 5957), H3733 [18JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the rule entitled ``Provisional 
        Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain 
        Immediate Relatives'' (see H.R. 6052), H4603 [28JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3732 [18JN]
      ------provide certain immigration benefits for aliens with 
        advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (see S. 3185), S3174 [15MY]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H4064 [26JN]
      ------provide protection for certain Federal employees relative 
        to implementation of certain immigration policies regarding 
        the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6069), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (see H.R. 4119), H1133 [1MR]
      Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on 
        ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border 
        violence along the Southwest border (see H.R. 6368), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of 
        nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural 
        employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S1932 [21MR]
      ------disapprove rule relative to temporary non-agricultural 
        employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 104), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------require State workforce agencies and employers to certify 
        the active recruitment of Americans for job placement prior to 
        hiring H-2B nonimmigrant workers (see S. 2167), S1459 [7MR] 
        (see H.R. 4159), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN] (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] 
        (see H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      Disabled: provide authority for immigration judges to terminate 
        proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with 
        mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H439 [2FE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Education: enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file 
        Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification 
        petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools 
        from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]
      ------permit certain alien elementary and secondary school 
        students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens 
        reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
        providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      Employment: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S3631 [24MY]
      ------require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      ------simplify petitioning procedure for H-2A agricultural 
        workers and expand the scope of the H-2A program (see H.R. 
        6373), H5859 [11SE]
      Families and domestic relations: cancel removal and adjust 
        status for certain long-term residents who entered the U.S. as 
        children (see H.R. 3823), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 5869), H3266 
        [30MY]
      Federal aid programs: require verification of the immigration 
        status of recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 
        6000), H3974 [21JN]
      Federal employees: treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by 
        diplomatic or military translators, interpreters, or executive 
        security personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization 
        purposes (see H.R. 6223), H5327 [26JY]
      Federal-State relations: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits 
        seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support 
        enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Foreign policy: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see S. 3339), S4460 [25JN]
      Investments: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program 
        (see H.R. 5874), H3362 [31MY]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H692 [9FE]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of 
        Korean immigration in the U.S. (see H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]
      Lateef, Humaira K., and family: relief (see H.R. 6479), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Law enforcement: improve sharing of information and enhance 
        Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see 
        S. 2266), S2242 [29MR]
      ------make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal 
        aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      National objectives: enhance national security, combat illegal 
        immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, 
        and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      Refugee resettlement: modify certain provisions of law (see H.R. 
        6460), H6231 [20SE]
      Taxation: deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to 
        those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of 
        certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID 
        number application process (see H.R. 6074), H4655 [29JN]
      ------expand and make permanent rules relative to investment by 
        nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds (see H.R. 4623), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 6165), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Visas: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming 
        visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in 
        residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 [15MY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Women: provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
  E-mails
      U.S.-Mexico border security: Bill Bagi, H1217 [7MR]
  Letters
      Border Security Information Improvement Act: Representative 
        Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H2671 [15MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H2672 [15MY]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H2672 [15MY]
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on 
        Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Secure Communities deportation 
        program: several legal aid organizations, H3529 [6JN]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program: Representative Kline, 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H5816 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5816 [11SE]
      Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain 
        long-term resident alien students: several Representatives, 
        H5015 [19JY]
      Gordon Gee use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        Army: Alex Storozynski, Kosciuszko Foundation, H35 [18JA]
      ------Thaddeus C. Radzilowski, Piast Institute, H36 [18JA]
      Secure Border Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E972 [5JN]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: several domestic 
        violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
  Lists
      Dept. of Homeland Security agents, officers, and military 
        personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Environmental and Latino organizations opposing Title XIV of 
        H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, on Depts. of 
        the Interior and Agriculture prohibition from taking action on 
        public lands which impede border security, H3758 [19JN]
  Memorandums
      Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Dentention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3625 [7JN]
      Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent With the Civil 
        Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Detention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement, H3626 [7JN]
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
      Prosecutorial Discretion in Removal Cases Involving Certain 
        Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3627 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Afridi, Shakeel: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S., H5774 [11SE]
      ------relief (H.R. 3901), E134 [3FE]
      Alafoyiannis, Loula Loi: Association of Greek American 
        Professional Women Woman of the Year award recipient, E1558 
        [19SE]
      American Samoa: waive certain requirements for naturalization 
        for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens 
        (H.R. 4021), E192 [14FE]
      Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2719, H2720 
        [16MY], E704 [7MY], E733 [8MY], E769 [10MY], E811, E812, E822 
        [16MY], E826 [17MY]
      ------observance (H. Res. 621), E625 [24AP], E861 [18MY]
      Bienvenidos (organization): anniversary, E1607 [21SE]
      Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals pending 
        certification that the Government of Brazil amends its laws to 
        remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals to other 
        countries, H3621 [7JN]
      Citizenship: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 
        1537), H3809 [20JN]
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Dante 
        Alighieri statue in the Italian Cultural Garden, E1199 [29JN]
      Cruz, Terri: Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives 
        (publication) Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, E565 
        [18AP]
      Delano, CA: tribute to Philippine Weekend Grand Marshals, E1345 
        [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (H.R. 
        6128), E1249 [13JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection air and marine interdiction, operations, 
        maintenance, and procurement funding through reductions in 
        environmental mitigation funding, H3539, H3540 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding, H3528, H3529, H3537 [6JN], H3619 [7JN], 
        E1008 [7JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-
        Defense Facility funding, H3537-H3539 [6JN]
      ------construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the 
        U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such 
        border, H1148 [5MR]
      ------denial of access by States to Systematic Alienation 
        Verification Entitlement (SAVE) database to identify 
        noncitizens among registered voters, H3584 [7JN]
      ------establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, H3244, 
        H3245 [30MY]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H3545 [6JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of 
        Investigations funding to combat child exploitation through 
        reductions in detention and removal operations funding, H3541-
        H3543 [6JN]
      ------modify requirements for the visa waiver program (H.R. 
        3855), H663 [9FE]
      ------Office of Civil Rights and Liberties funding, H3529, H3530 
        [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Public Advocate position within 
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3622 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3635, H3636 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on providing 
        access to Federal programs and activities for persons with 
        limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or 
        enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration 
        enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial 
        discretion, H3625-H3629 [7JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule on Provisional Unlawful 
        Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate 
        Relatives, H3620, H3621 [7JN]
      ------prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for 
        contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. 
        citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3641-H3643 [7JN]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3633, H3634 [7JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), H2669-H2673 [15MY]
      ------reform EB-5 visa program, H799 [15FE]
      ------U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services immigrant 
        integration grants funding, H3546 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws, H2420-H2422 [8MY]
      ------prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding 
        to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary 
        policies, H2524 [9MY]
      ------report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to 
        track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along 
        the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118, H6119 [19SE]
      ------State Criminal Alien Assistance Program suspension of 
        reimbursement to States for costs of incarcerating unknown 
        documented aliens, H3543, H3544 [6JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3779-H3781 [19JN]
      ------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H3745-H3749, H3751, H3752, 
        H3756-H3759, H3761-H3765, H3779-H3782 [19JN], E1143 [26JN], 
        E1155 [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      Disabled: provide authority for immigration judges to terminate 
        proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with 
        mental disabilities (H.R. 3881), E118 [2FE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 
        [11JY]
      Education: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have 
        postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt 
        such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (H.R. 
        399), H6193 [20SE]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H3737 [19JN], E1048 
        [15JN]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (S. 952), H2137 [26AP]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, H3709, H3710 
        [18JN], H3737, H3738, H3742, H3749 [19JN], H3812 [20JN], 
        H3966-H3970 [21JN], H3984 [26JN], H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY], 
        E1061 [18JN]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 [21SE]
      ------release of guidelines on application process to cancel 
        removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien 
        students, H5528 [1AU]
      ------require accreditation of certain educational institutions 
        for purposes of a nonimmigrant student visa (H.R. 3120), 
        H5504-H5506 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Employment: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5814-H5817 [11SE], E1507, 
        E1511, E1520 [13SE]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (H.R. 997), H714 [14FE]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (H. Res. 282), E1071 [19JN]
      Families and domestic relations: cancel removal and adjust 
        status for certain long-term residents who entered the U.S. as 
        children (H.R. 5869), H3180 [30MY]
      Federal-State relations: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits 
        seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support 
        enforcement of Federal immigration laws (H.R. 3842), H521 
        [7FE]
      Federation of Asia-Pacific Women's Association: anniversary, 
        E1567 [19SE]
      FEMA: State and local grant programs funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]
      Foreign countries: clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain 
        visas to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably 
        delay repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY]
      Foreign policy: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (H.R. 6292), E1430 [3AU]
      Gee, Gordon: use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        army, H35 [18JA]
      Government regulations: include existing Dept. of the Treasury 
        rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest 
        on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory 
        freeze, H5286-H5289 [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      Gus Gallucci Co.: anniversary, E1163 [27JN]
      Hammond, IN: tribute to naturalization ceremony, E1170 [28JN]
      Harwich, MA: tribute to Cape Verdean Historical Trust So Sabi! 
        exhibit, E1030 [8JN]
      Hasan family: tribute to naturalization ceremony, H1919 [18AP]
      Health: establish health savings accounts for all citizens, 
        provide health savings account and high deductible health plan 
        payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants 
        to have same such plans, H798 [15FE]
      Hispanic Americans: oppose inflammatory rhetoric toward Latinos, 
        H1430 [21MR]
      International Institute of Minnesota: tribute, E513 [30MR]
      Investments: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, 
        E1022 [7JN]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (H.R. 
        3992), H1372-H1374 [19MR], E410 [21MR]
      Korean American Day: observance, H1522 [22MR]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      Lomong, Lopez: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1343 
        [26JY]
      Long Beach, CA: tribute to Cambodian New Year Festival, E635 
        [24AP]
      Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of APAIT Health Center, E1631 
        [21SE]
      Mexico: U.S. policy, H1814 [16AP]
      National Association of Asian American Professionals: Seattle, 
        WA, chapter recipient of Chapter of the Year award, E1592 
        [21SE]
      National Council of La Raza: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, E1171 [28JN]
      National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations: tribute to Ellis 
        Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1002 [6JN]
      National security: improve border security, H1008-H1013 [28FE], 
        H1144 [5MR], H1217 [7MR], H1850 [17AP]
      ------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H4073 [27JN]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H3709 [18JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: authorize 
        participation in information sharing with Canada and Mexico 
        for the purposes of border security and combating drug 
        trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      Public lands: prohibit the Depts. of Agriculture and the 
        Interior from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H1008-H1013 [28FE]
      Reform, H562 [7FE], H1021 [29FE], H1144, H1149 [5MR], H2137, 
        H2138 [26AP], H3749 [19JN]
      Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who 
        are fleeing persecution (H.R. 2185), E1093 [20JN]
      Society of Santa Maria Maddalena of New Haven: tribute, E528 
        [16AP]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H3984 [26JN], H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H2213 [27AP], E470 [28MR]
      Taiwan: designate as a visa waiver program country, E33 [18JA]
      Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not 
        deductible (H.R. 3720), H1150 [5MR]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, H2613 [10MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (H.R. 1956), H1149 [5MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant 
        victims of domestic violence and crime, H2707-H2711 [15MY], 
        H2726-H2739, H2764-H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]
      ------protect foreign women brought to the U.S. through the 
        mail-order bride industry from serial abusers, H2769 [16MY]
      Visas: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      Will, Kevin: sentencing of Johoan Rodriguez on charges of 
        intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer relative to death 
        of Kevin Will, E1032 [8JN]
      World Refugee Day: observance, H4075 [27JN], E1093, E1096 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Afridi, Shakeel: relief (S. 3259), S5279 [24JY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 200), 
        S2960 [8MY]
      Chukwueke, Sopuruchi: relief (S. 285), S5412 [25JY], S5623 
        [26JY]
      ------relief (S. 285), unanimous-consent agreement, S5413 [25JY]
      Citizenship: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 
        821), S1842 [20MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (S. 3192), S3199, S3200 
        [16MY], S3258-S3260 [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      ------modify requirements for the visa waiver program (S. 2046), 
        S256 [1FE]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), S3292 [17MY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (S. 1236), S172 [30JA]
      ------tribute to agents, officers, and military personnel who 
        died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Dept. of Justice: implement national standards to eliminate 
        sexual assault in prisons, jails, and detention centers, 
        S3509-S3511 [23MY]
      Dept. of State: allow issuance of a certain number of E-3 visas 
        per year to Irish nationals, S1921 [21MR]
      ------improve visa issuance process, S3069 [10MY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 
        [15MR], S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, S3765 [6JN]
      Education: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (S. 952), S117 [26JA], S2204-S2206 
        [29MR], S2470 [18AP], S2589 [23AP], S2956 [8MY], S3068 [10MY], 
        S3260 [17MY], S3402 [22MY], S3721 [5JN], S4141-S4143 [13JN], 
        S4223, S4233 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4434, S4440, S4441 [25JN], 
        S4645-S4647 [27JN], S4813, S4814 [10JY], S5064, S5081 [17JY], 
        S5269 [24JY], S5935 [2AU], S6249 [12SE], S6519 [20SE]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, S4223, S4233 
        [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4604 [26JN], S4813 [10JY], S5064 [17JY]
      Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility 
        confirmation permanent and mandatory, S3068 [10MY]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), S3636 [24MY], S6007 [2AU], S6334 
        [13SE]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (S. Res. 201), S2960 [8MY]
      Florida: lawsuit by Dept. of Justice to prevent purge of 
        noncitizens from voter rolls, S3958 [12JN]
      Foreign countries: eliminate the per-country numerical 
        limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the 
        per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 
        3012), S13 [23JA], S1921 [21MR], S4889 [11JY]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (H.R. 
        3992), S3658 [24MY]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (S. Res. 
        394), S1581 [12MR], S1678 [14MR]
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., 
        Hispanic American Resource Team efforts to combat crimes 
        against and foster trust with the Hispanic community, S3323 
        [21MY]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      ------enforce existing immigration laws and improve border 
        security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
      NumbersUSA (organization): anniversary, S2919 [7MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-
        S97 [26JA]
      Reform, S4433 [25JN], S6570 [21SE]
      Saverin, Eduardo: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid 
        capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public 
        offering (IPO), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S4433, S4439-S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S2588 [23AP]
      Taxation: provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (S. 3205), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, S3068 [10MY]
      Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to 
        communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
        business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., S3069 [10MY], 
        S6047 [10SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant 
        victims of domestic violence and crime, S5288-S5291 [24JY], 
        S5843, S5844 [1AU], S6300, S6302, S6303 [13SE]
      World Refugee Day: observance, S4293 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Israeli Nationals Eligibility To Receive E-2 Nonimmigrant Visas 
        Relative to Eligibility of U.S. Nationals for Similar 
        Nonimmigrant Status in Israel: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3992) (H. Rept. 112-410), H1303 [8MR]
      National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1505) (H. Rept. 112-448), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4119) (H. Rept. 112-418), H1496 [21MR]
      Relief of Allan B. Kelley: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 794) (H. Rept. 112-620), H5200 [24JY]
      Relief of Bartosz Kumor: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1857) (H. Rept. 112-617), H5200 [24JY]
      Relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 357) (H. Rept. 112-621), H5200 [24JY]
      Relief of Daniel Wachira: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 824) (H. Rept. 112-618), H5200 [24JY]
      Relief of Esther Karinge: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 316) (H. Rept. 112-622), H5200 [24JY]
      Relief of Maria C. Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 823) (H. Rept. 112-
        619), H5200 [24JY]
      Relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 285), S5211 [19JY]
      Secure Visas Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1741) 
        (H. Rept. 112-411), H1303 [8MR]
      Student Visa Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3120) (H. Rept. 112-595), H4862 [12JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act, H3237 [30MY]
      H.R. 3120, Student Visa Reform Act, H5504 [31JY]
      H.R. 3992, allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive 
        E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals 
        are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel, H1372 
        [19MR]
      H.R. 4119, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, H2669 [15MY]
      H.R. 6368, Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6118 
        [19SE]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. 285, relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke, S5412 [25JY], S5623 
        [26JY]
      S. 1236, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, S172 [30JA]
      S. 3245, EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program permanent reauthorization, 
        S3636 [24MY], H5814 [11SE]
      S. Res. 394, recognize anniversary of unification of Italy, 
        honor Italian servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the 
        U.S., S1579, S1581 [12MR]
      S. Res. 474, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, S3639 [24MY]




IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

  Amendments
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), S5624 [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen 
        born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War 
        (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 
        [16MY]
      ------modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see S. 
        2046), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide certain immigration benefits for aliens with 
        advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (see S. 3185), S3174 [15MY]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      ------require a report on designation of the Haqqani network as 
        a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 6036), H4156 [27JN]
      Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal 
        immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, 
        and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      ------improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, 
        and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2266), S2242 
        [29MR]
      ------make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal 
        aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]
      ------make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present 
        alien an aggravated felony (see S. 3579), S6545 [20SE]
      ------permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program (see 
        H.R. 5874), H3362 [31MY]
      ------provide authority for immigration judges to terminate 
        proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with 
        mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H439 [2FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      ------simplify petitioning procedure for H-2A agricultural 
        workers and expand the scope of the H-2A program (see H.R. 
        6373), H5859 [11SE]
      ------waive certain requirements for naturalization for American 
        Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 4021), 
        H725 [14FE]
      Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), 
        H3362 [31MY]
  Letters
      Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: Representative Lamar 
        Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4874 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4874 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (H.R. 3855), H663 [9FE]
      ------prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for 
        contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. 
        citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3641-H3643 [7JN]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), H4873-H4875 [17JY]
      Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who 
        have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and 
        exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical 
        limitations (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE]
      ------allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to 
        sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 
        1537), H3809 [20JN]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H3737 [19JN], E1048 
        [15JN]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (S. 952), H2137 [26AP]
      ------clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas to 
        nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay 
        repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY]
      ------permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, E1022 
        [7JN]
      ------provide authority for immigration judges to terminate 
        proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with 
        mental disabilities (H.R. 3881), E118 [2FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 [21SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      ------reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are 
        fleeing persecution (H.R. 2185), E1093 [20JN]
      ------require accreditation of certain educational institutions 
        for purposes of a nonimmigrant student visa (H.R. 3120), 
        H5504-H5506 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      ------waive certain requirements for naturalization for American 
        Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (H.R. 4021), 
        E192 [14FE]
      Taiwan: designate as a visa waiver program country, E33 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (S. 3192), S3199, S3200 
        [16MY], S3258-S3260 [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      ------modify requirements for the visa waiver program (S. 2046), 
        S256 [1FE]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), House amendment, S5624, 
        S5625 [26JY]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 
        821), S1842 [20MR]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (S. 952), S117 [26JA], S2204-S2206 
        [29MR], S2470 [18AP], S2589 [23AP], S2956 [8MY], S3068 [10MY], 
        S3260 [17MY], S3402 [22MY], S3721 [5JN], S4141-S4143 [13JN], 
        S4223, S4233 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4434, S4440, S4441 [25JN], 
        S4645-S4647 [27JN], S4813, S4814 [10JY], S5064, S5081 [17JY], 
        S5269 [24JY], S5935 [2AU], S6249 [12SE], S6519 [20SE]
      ------enforce existing immigration laws and improve border 
        security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
  Reports filed
      Student Visa Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3120) (H. Rept. 112-595), H4862 [12JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3120, Student Visa Reform Act, H5504 [31JY]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. 1959, Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act, S5624 
        [26JY], H4873 [17JY]




IMPERIAL COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to Marines killed in helicopter collision 
        during a training exercise in Imperial County, CA, S1190 [1MR]




IMPERIAL SUGAR CO.

  Remarks in House
      Port Wentworth, GA: anniversary of explosion of sugar factory, 
        H520 [7FE]




IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Homeland Security: require inclusion as an eligible use 
        the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by local 
        law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program (see 
        H.R. 3857), H219 [31JA]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: require inclusion as an eligible use 
        the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by local 
        law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program (H.R. 
        3857), H5821-H5824 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3857) (H. Rept. 
        112-498), H3265 [30MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3857, Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement 
        Support Act, H5822 [11SE]




IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BP OIL SPILL COMMISSION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 [25JY]




IMPORTS  see Foreign Trade




IMPRIMIS (Hillsdale College publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Statesmanship and Its Betrayal (excerpt), H4859 [12JY]




IMPROPER PAYMENTS ELIMINATION AND RECOVERY IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 1409), S5891, S5894, S5896 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1409), S5894, S5896 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 1409) (S. Rept. 112-181), S4950 [12JY]
  Texts of
      S. 1409, provisions, S5896-S5898 [1AU]




IMPROVING CANCER TREATMENT EDUCATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]




IMPROVING CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES 
    ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4048), H900 [16FE]




INABINETT, CURTIS B., SR.

  Bills and resolutions
      Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, 
        SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]




INCENTIVIZING OFFSHORE WIND POWER ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3238), H778 [15FE]




INCIDENT REPORT (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Dark Side of Death, S5366 [25JY]




INCOME  related term(s) Economy; Pensions; Securities
  Addresses
      FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155-H5157 [24JY]
  Amendments
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, 
        S1747, S1754, S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], 
        S1794, S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, 
        S1805, S1806, S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, 
        S1852, S1853, S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, 
        S1865, S1868, S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, 
        H1250, H1251, H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, 
        H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, 
        S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1990, H2003 [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1981, H1987 [19AP]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4825, S4827, S4828, S4829, S4830 [10JY], 
        S4884, S4885, S4896, S4897, S4898, S4899, S4900, S4912, S4914, 
        S4915 [11JY], S4960, S4961, S4962, S4963, S4964, S4965, S4966, 
        S4973, S4976, S4978 [12JY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
      Social Security Advisory Board, H1127 [1MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Buffett Tax Divides Americans, but Solves Nothing, S2289 [16AP]
      Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, 
        Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]
      Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Now, S3299 [21MY]
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]
      House Republicans Tax Bill Leaves Some Military Families Behind, 
        H5543 [1AU]
      Job Gains Reflect Hope a Recovery Is Blooming, H527 [7FE]
      Man Who Would Not Quit--A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight 
        for a New Constitutional Amendment, E722 [8MY]
      Obama Issues Veto Threat on Bush Tax Cuts, S3747 [6JN]
      Payroll Tax Fight, H527 [7FE]
      Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      Unfinished War, E1367 [31JY]
      VanHoose Lumber Since 1910, S905 [17FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------modify commencement date of active force drawdown period 
        used for reimplementation of the temporary early retirement 
        authority to restore benefits for certain members (see H.R. 
        3904), H511 [6FE]
      ------provide equity between regular and Reserve component 
        members in the computation of disability retired pay for 
        members wounded in action (see H.R. 4177), H1304 [8MR]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      ------review separation of members on the basis of a mental 
        condition not amounting to a disability, including a 
        personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]
      ------improve protections for employees and retirees in business 
        bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6117), 
        H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and 
        repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension 
        plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]
      Business and industry: prohibit executives of financial firms 
        from insuring against having to repay illegally-received 
        compensation or to pay civil penalties to protect personal 
        assets (see H.R. 5860), H3265 [30MY]
      Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay 
        requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3256), 
        S3688 [4JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Congress: enhance disclosure on information on official foreign 
        travel of Members and employees and impose additional 
        restrictions on such travel (see H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. Res. 
        746), H5525 [31JY]
      ------strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and 
        employees, display subject matter of debates, make legislation 
        available before voting, and promote availability of FEC 
        reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Contracts: implement controls on salaries of Government 
        contractors by limiting reimbursement for excessive 
        compensation equal to the pay of the President of the U.S. 
        (see S. 2198), S1734 [15MR]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Death and dying: provide compensation for the deadly acts by 
        elements of the Pakistani military and intelligence services 
        against U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5734), H2645 [10MY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: prevent cash payments to recipients of 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for return 
        of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with 
        such benefits (see H.R. 6239), H5525 [31JY]
      ------prohibit income deductions for controlled substances, 
        including medical marijuana, when determining Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 3368), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor 
        Program (see S. 3354), S4724 [28JN]
      ------carry out a program to develop innovative financial 
        products that encourage savings and wealth-creation among 
        active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory lenders (see 
        H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see S. 2060), S261 [1FE] (see H.R. 3863), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: limit the number and pay of individuals serving as 
        special consultants, fellows, or other employees (see H.R. 
        6214), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H1845 [16AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN] (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] 
        (see H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      ------prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers 
        of residents of U.S. territories and possessions to be used to 
        obtain a credit or refund on tax returns (see H.R. 6583), 
        H6323 [2NO]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see S. 3270), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 6171), H5200 
        [24JY]
      ------ensure that employees who violate certain civil laws do 
        not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), H2064 [24AP]
      ------improve pensions for surviving spouses of World War II and 
        Korean War veterans (see H.R. 4371), H1914 [17AP]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H3702 [12JN]
      ------remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified 
        losses under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
        Traumatic Injury Protection Program (see H.R. 4978), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Education: support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (see S. 2098), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 4061), H901 [16FE]
      Employment: streamline Federal job training system, steer 
        training dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish 
        Pay for Performance pilot program, and provide State access to 
        National Directory of New Hires (see S. 3599), S6546 [20SE]
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        766), H5707 [2AU]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt marketing research participants 
        and mystery shoppers from certain provisions (see H.R. 5915), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5969), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      ------provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim 
        adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay 
        requirments (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: limit authority to award 
        bonuses to employees and require approval of, and reporting on 
        high cost conferences (see S. 3481), S5976 [2AU]
      ------prohibit provision of compensation to individuals to 
        encourage the return of, or in exchange for a response to, 
        surveys or mailings (see H.R. 6569), H6302 [5OC]
      Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness and performance of 
        financial assistance programs, simplify application and 
        reporting requirements, and improve delivery of services to 
        the public (see H.R. 6420), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal 
        wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal 
        land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see 
        S. 3585), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6306), H5705 [2AU]
      ------authorize certain employees to be automatically enrolled 
        to increase contributions to Thrift Savings Plan accounts (see 
        S. 3175), S3129 [14MY]
      ------clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are 
        subject to certain Federal tax levies (see H.R. 4365), H1914 
        [17AP]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see S. 2079), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 3835), H186 
        [27JA]
      ------prohibit certain employees from making certain purchases 
        or sales of registered securities or certain related products 
        and prohibit bonus payments to executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4009), H692 [9FE]
      ------protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 
        657), H2713 [15MY]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (see S. 2249), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 6042), H4156 [27JN]
      ------require Members and employees of Congress and other 
        Federal employees who file under the Ethics in Government Act 
        to disclose delinquent tax liability (see S. 2195), S1734 
        [15MR]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (see H.R. 3813), 
        H158 [24JA]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 633), H2126 [25AP]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4774 [10JY]
      GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative 
        to processing of claims for payment of workers who were not 
        paid appropriate wages under certain provisions of law (see 
        H.R. 6371), H5859 [11SE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Lobbyists: provide that a former Member of Congress or 
        congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist 
        shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other 
        Federal benefits (see H.R. 6424), H6060 [14SE]
      Medicare: create incentives for innovative diagnostics by 
        improving process for determining payment rates for new tests 
        (see H.R. 6446), H6230 [20SE]
      ------eliminate sustainable growth rate system to ensure access 
        to physicians' services for beneficiaries (see S. 3337), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist 
        services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the 
        reclassification of such hospitals (see H.R. 6146), H5008 
        [18JY]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H2567 [9MY]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline coverage under the Federal 
        Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 5951), H3707 [15JN]
      ------clarify whether a House Member is subject to a deduction 
        in pay due to absence by defining absent as missing any vote 
        held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 6085), H4684 [9JY]
      ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 2210), 
        S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]
      ------impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails 
        to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), 
        H801 [15FE]
      ------include pay within coverage of the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act provisions to reduce the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6499), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions (see H.R. 5737), 
        H2662 [11MY]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and 
        committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress 
        does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 
        3799), H113 [23JA]
      ------reduce pay of Members who miss votes because of 
        campaigning for election to another office (see H.R. 6108), 
        H4862 [12JY]
      ------reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary 
        adjustments (see H.R. 4399), H1977 [18AP]
      ------reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions 
        if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on 
        outside income, and allow benefit plan options (see H.R. 
        3774), H26 [17JA]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty 
        threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of 
        the Census (see H.R. 6076), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 
        [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2037), S132 
        [26JA] (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: permit access by individuals 
        with covered pensions to certain disabilty benefits without 
        penalty (see S. 3447), S5487 [26JY]
      Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline 
        carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to 
        roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan 
        (see H.R. 3899), H475 [3FE]
      Postal Service: suspend bonus authority for certain postal 
        officials in any year in which a postal retail facility or 
        mail processing facility is closed (see H.R. 4270), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------specify further conditions under which payment for 
        services of a recess appointee may not be made from the 
        Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a 
        former President (see H.R. 4093), H1016 [28FE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H725 [14FE]
      SEC: require annual disclosures relative to the compensation 
        brackets in which an issuer's minority and women employees 
        reside (see H.R. 3791), H78 [18JA]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 
        [6MR]
      Social Security: extend solvency of the trust funds by 
        increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying 
        the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see S. 3533), 
        S6270 [12SE]
      ------permit hospitals to make incentive payments to physicians 
        to promote quality and efficiency (see H.R. 6176), H5201 
        [24JY]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      ------clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4149), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 
        4176), H1304 [8MR]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary 
        and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 4075), H943 [17FE]
      ------allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a 
        program of study in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 6325), H5706 [2AU]
      ------allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of 
        U.S. patents (see H.R. 6353), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6544), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      ------allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance 
        and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term 
        care needs (see H.R. 6005), H3974 [21JN]
      ------allow an income disparity tax credit (see H.R. 4260), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      ------allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for tuition 
        for elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 
        5932), H3698 [8JN]
      ------allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (see H.R. 4397), H1977 [18AP]
      ------allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------allow partial exclusion for foreign earned income of 
        employees of Federal contractors who do not fulfill foreign 
        country residency requirements for certain reasons (see H.R. 
        6341), H5706 [2AU]
      ------allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a 
        retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H158 [24JA]
      ------amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday 
        to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see 
        S. 2107), S614 [14FE]
      ------authorize agricultural producers to establish and 
        contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts (see 
        H.R. 3885), H439 [2FE]
      ------clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 
        3532), S6270 [12SE]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]
      ------eliminate separate tax return forms for earned income 
        credit, include certain information required by that form on 
        appropriate tax forms, and compute earned income credit for 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 4421), H2029 [19AP]
      ------enact long-term tax policy and allow one year for citizens 
        to adjust and prepare for impact of any tax increases (see H. 
        Res. 805), H6277 [21SE]
      ------encourage building of housing for moderate income seniors 
        (see H.R. 6295), H5704 [2AU]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (see S. 2033), S42 [23JA]
      ------exclude certain farm rental income from self-employment 
        net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease agreement 
        relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 [21JN]
      ------exclude certain farmland and family-owned business 
        interests from the value of the gross estate of decedents (see 
        H.R. 6271), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an 
        employee's student loans (see H.R. 5129), H2270 [27AP]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6250, 6252), H5628 (see H.R. 6267), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (see H.R. 6287), H5704 
        [2AU] (see H.R. 6359), H5727 [7AU]
      ------exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers 
        discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain foreign 
        residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2144), S1147 [29FE]
      ------exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax 
        abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange 
        for services (see H.R. 6316), H5705 [2AU]
      ------exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the 
        estate tax (see S. 2200), S1734 [15MR]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2123 [25AP]
      ------expand availability of saver's credit, make credit 
        refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into 
        the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------expand deductions allowed for education-related expenses 
        and extend the American opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 
        5878), H3362 [31MY]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H900 [16FE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (see H. Res. 747), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      ------express that the current property tax deduction on private 
        residences should not be further restricted (see H. Res. 557), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the 
        President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should not 
        be less than the effective rate paid by middle class Americans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 
        [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income (see 
        H.R. 6100, 6104), H4827 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
      ------extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
        secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3998), H692 [9FE]
      ------extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
        secondary school teachers and allow such deduction for home 
        school expenses (see H.R. 5963), H3806 [19JN]
      ------extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 
        [25JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR] (see H.R. 4250), H1542 [22MR] (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend program to provide grants for specified energy 
        property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 4468), H2030 [19AP]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the deduction for mortgage insurance (see H.R. 
        3999), H692 [9FE]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]
      ------extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film 
        and television productions as an expense which is not 
        chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 5793), H3102 [17MY]
      ------extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 
        6066), H4654 [29JN]
      ------extend the time for making S corporation elections (see S. 
        2271), S2242 [29MR]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 6013), H3975 
        [21JN]
      ------impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]
      ------improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------improve the dependent care credit by repealing the 
        phasedown of the credit percentage and making permanent the 
        increased dollar limitations (see H.R. 5886), H3404 [1JN]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 3769), H26 
        [17JA]
      ------increase income limitations for student loan interest 
        deduction (see H.R. 6010), H3975 [21JN]
      ------increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification 
        as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment 
        taxes (see H.R. 5320), H2274 [27AP]
      ------increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell 
        education savings accounts (see H.R. 6115), H4862 [12JY]
      ------limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States (see 
        S. 3485), S5977 [2AU]
      ------limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned 
        by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 [8MY]
      ------make permanent improvements to Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 6148), H5008 [18JY]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes (see H.R. 5333), H2316 [7MY]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see S. 3616), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 4373), H1914 
        [17AP]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see S. 2088), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4032), 
        H801 [15FE]
      ------modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property credit 
        (see H.R. 6398), H5999 [13SE]
      ------permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax 
        increases (see H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]
      ------permanently extend the reduction in recognition period for 
        built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 3223), S3515 [23MY]
      ------prevent an unfair tax burden for veterans and homeowners 
        who have received assistance from the National Mortgage 
        Settlement (see S. 3224), S3515 [23MY]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1496 [21MR]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 620), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small 
        business stock (see H.R. 4139), H1153 [5MR] (see H.R. 4226), 
        H1427 [20MR]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for education and training 
        expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the 
        number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 6084), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2030 [26MR]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully 
        incarcerated (see H.R. 4241), H1541 [22MR]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------provide for Commerical Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk 
        Management Accounts (see H.R. 6276), H5704 [2AU]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4016), H725 
        [14FE]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        H.R. 6319), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief (see H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]
      ------provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 6102), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 6050), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]
      ------provide that the value of certain historic property shall 
        be determined using an income approach in determining the 
        taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2209), S1847 [20MR] (see 
        H.R. 5982), H3914 [20JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 3903), H511 
        [6FE]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
      ------reform international tax system (see S. 2091), S494 [9FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 [19JY] 
        (see H.R. 6279), H5704 [2AU]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 6165), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (see H.R. 
        4050), H900 [16FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        4279), H1739 [28MR]
      Truth in Lending Act: add a rule of construction relative to 
        certain payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (see 
        H.R. 4076), H943 [17FE]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6111), 
        H4862 [12JY] (see H.R. 6361), H5764 [10SE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4114), H1100 
        [29FE] (see H.R. 4142), H1153 [5MR]
  Cloture motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY], S5008 [16JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Essays
      Modern Tax System--Fair to the Average American? Lisa Vatavuk, 
        H2718 [16MY]
  Histories
      Prevent Further Restriction of Federal Income Tax Deduction for 
        Interest Paid on Debt Secured by a First or Second Home (H. 
        Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
  Letters
      Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE]
      Armed Forces incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding: Raymond C. Kelley, VFW, 
        H4978 [18JY]
      Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: several 
        Senators, S6524 [20SE]
      Buffett Rule Act: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform 
        (organization), H6100 [19SE]
      Bush administration tax cut extension: Jeffrey Hinz, S4928 
        [12JY]
      ------Main Street Alliance, H5547 [1AU]
      Elimination of automatic salary adjustments for Members of 
        Congress: several Representatives, H307 [1FE]
      Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act: 
        Representative Lee, H139 [24JA]
      Emerging growth companies' requirement to fully comply with say-
        on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: 
        Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]
      Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
        transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits: Beth Moten, American Federation of 
        Government Employees, H920 [17FE]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H919 
        [17FE]
      ------Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal 
        Employees Association (NARFE), H920 [17FE]
      Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: Senators McConnell and Kyl and 
        Representatives Boehner and Cantor, S3696 [5JN]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Jack E. Herstein, North 
        American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718-
        S1720 [15MR]
      ------Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720-
        S1722 [15MR]
      ------Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1698, S1722 [15MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections: 
        Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and 
        Contractors, Inc., S5330 [25JY]
      ------Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen (organization), S5323 
        [25JY]
      ------Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 
        [25JY]
      Paycheck Fairness Act: David French, National Retail Federation, 
        S3713 [5JN]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3712 [5JN]
      ------several business organizations, S3712 [5JN]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S3699 [5JN]
      Postal Service surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (FERS): David C. Williams, Postal Service, 
        S2467 [18AP]
      ------Patrick E. McFarland, OPM, S2467 [18AP]
      Prevention of professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes: several organizations, S2900 [7MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: Chuck 
        Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, E1153 [27JN]
      Tax return identity theft: Representative C.W. Bill Young, H5513 
        [31JY]
      ------Rosalind C. Kochmanski, IRS, H5513 [31JY]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small 
        Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to 
        require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and 
        use taxes, S4883 [11JY]
      Wall Street CEOs taking millions, H4695 [10JY]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
      Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE]
  Motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5678 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 
        [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2008 [19AP]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4448 [25JN], S4627 [26JN], S4645 [27JN], 
        S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], S4936 
        [12JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S2055 
        [27MR]
  Petitions and memorials
      Georgia: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, H733 [15FE]
  Press releases
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: AFL-CIO, S1723 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]
      American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4890-H4892 
        [17JY]
      Appropriations: revised aggregates and allocations of spending 
        authority to Committee on the Budget (House), H3101 [17MY]
      Armed Forces: ensure extension of certain benefits and programs 
        for active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]
      ------incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (H.R. 2028), E1226 [11JY]
      Business and industry: eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and 
        profits overseas, H718 [14FE]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 3179), H5138 [24JY]
      ------require emerging growth companies to fully comply with 
        say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements, 
        H1252-H1255 [7MR]
      CBO: add findings section addressing impact of Bush 
        administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 
        [2FE]
      ------establish website which features a calculator to allow 
        taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate 
        of projected contribution to or receipt from major 
        legislation, H411 [2FE]
      ------include income equality among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407, H408 [2FE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex, E519 [16AP]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H444 [3FE], H2192 [26AP], 
        H3190 [30MY], H3278, H3280, H3285, H3286 [31MY], E553, E560 
        [17AP], E976 [5JN], E1036 [8JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]
      Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, E147 [6FE]
      Colleges and universities: affordability, H1435 [21MR]
      ------Obama administration proposals to make higher education 
        more affordable, H1138 [5MR]
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 27th 
        Amendment relative to congressional compensation, E722 [8MY]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (H.R. 4403), 
        H2045 [24AP]
      Delphi Corp.: address impact of bankruptcy proceedings on 
        employee pensions, H3742 [19JN]
      Democratic Party: support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration and 
        departmental management salaries and expenses funding, H2369 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: limit salaries of contractor executives, 
        H5042, H5043 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995, H4996 [18JY]
      ------regulate open-end credit loans to Armed Forces members and 
        reduce use of predatory lenders, H5075 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: Community College to Career Fund funding, 
        H733 [15FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding, H3528, H3529, H3537 [6JN], E1008 [7JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Galveston, TX, low-income housing restoration 
        funding, H4032 [26JN]
      ------National Affordable Housing Trust Fund funding, H4032 
        [26JN]
      ------Office of Community Planning and Development funding, 
        H4096, H4097 [27JN]
      ------Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity funding, 
        H4099 [27JN]
      ------Office of Housing funding, H4097 [27JN]
      ------Office of Policy Development and Research funding, H4097-
        H4099 [27JN]
      ------Office of Public and Indian Housing funding, H4096 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H4101, H4102 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4102, H4103 [27JN]
      ------section 8 housing voucher program funding, H4100 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI 
        financial and mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding 
        through reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
      ------Office of Violence Against Women funding through 
        reductions in general legal activities and salaries and 
        expenses funding, H2379 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for a single or multi-State court 
        settlement where funds are removed from any residential 
        mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503, H2504 [9MY]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), H5510-
        H5514 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: economic effects of Troubled Asset Relief 
        Program, H2314 [7MY]
      ------investigation into fees collected by Ed Rendell for 
        speeches supporting removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from Dept. of State list of foreign 
        terrorist organizations, E472 [28MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess skills of certain employees 
        and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 
        2349), H5428 [31JY]
      ------deem certain service in the organized military forces of 
        the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active 
        service for benefit purposes (H.R. 210), E200 [15FE]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (H.R. 
        5948), H6088-H6094 [19SE]
      ------prohibit funding for payment of employee performance 
        awards, H3346 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319, H3339 [31MY], 
        E966 [1JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress, H1831 [16AP]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset 
        on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance 
        programs, H68 [18JA]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461, H470 
        [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H5856 [11SE]
      ------impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H400, H401, H403 
        [2FE], H661 [9FE], H4098 [27JN]
      ------impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs on 
        jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------impact of tax cuts, H398 [2FE]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4694 
        [10JY]
      ------importance of job creation, H39, H45, H48, H57, H69, H70 
        [18JA], H93, H102 [23JA], H128 [24JA], H170 [25JA], H229, 
        H230, H362, H363, H365, H367 [1FE], H386 [2FE], H444, H445, 
        H460, H461 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H516, H521, H524-H529, H536 
        [7FE], H585, H589, H590, H629-H636 [8FE], H662, H670 [9FE], 
        H739 [15FE], H815, H816, H819, H896 [16FE], H957-H962 [27FE], 
        H975, H976 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1147 [5MR], H1163, H1174, 
        H1176 [6MR], H1220, H1221 [7MR], H1531 [22MR], H1668, H1735 
        [28MR], H1924, H1966 [18AP], H2056 [24AP], H2073 [25AP], H2291 
        [7MY], H2572 [10MY], H2724 [16MY], H3408 [5JN], H3602, H3613, 
        H3658 [7JN], H3811, H3813 [20JN], H3984, H4023 [26JN], H4691, 
        H4715, H4742 [10JY], H4793 [11JY], H5122 [23JY], H5645 [2AU], 
        H5749 [10SE], H5774 [11SE], H5973 [13SE], H6042, H6044, H6045 
        [14SE], E849 [18MY], E1468 [10SE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H670-H677 [9FE], 
        H808 [16FE], H1530-H1533, H1535 [22MR], H1559-H1563 [26MR], 
        H5854, H5855, H5857 [11SE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      ------revitalize the middle class, H3957 [21JN], H5855 [11SE]
      Employment: encourage job training programs, H6004 [14SE]
      ------promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women 
        through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand 
        occupations (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]
      Energy and water development: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H3371 [1JN]
      Equal Pay Day: observance, H1925 [18AP], E553 [17AP], E585, E604 
        [19AP]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 3066), E1154 
        [27JN]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (H.R. 5969), H4067 [27JN], E1154 [27JN]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
      Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), 
        H5410, H5411 [31JY]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (H.R. 3835), H228, H230, H304-H312 [1FE], H391, H392 
        [2FE], H460 [3FE], E127, E130, E132 [3FE], E145 [6FE], E156 
        [7FE]
      ------increase contribution by employees for defined retirement 
        benefits, H2611-H2613 [10MY], H3319 [31MY], H3392, H3393 
        [1JN], E966 [1JN]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H908, H910, H912, H914, H916-H926 [17FE]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 6042), E1152 
        [27JN]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), H755, 
        H760 [15FE], H894, H895 [16FE]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H743, H746-H750 [15FE]
      Financial Accounting Standards Board: proposed changes to 
        accounting standards, E342 [8MR]
      Government regulations: include existing Dept. of the Treasury 
        rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest 
        on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory 
        freeze, H5286-H5289 [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      ------require publicly traded companies to disclose the number 
        of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H137-
        H143 [24JA]
      ------reform, H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656-H1658, 
        H1667, H1669-H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771-H1773, H1784-H1788 
        [29MR], H1863-H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], E502 [29MR], E612 
        [23AP], E769 [10MY]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline certain retirement 
        benefits and contributions by the Federal Government (H.R. 
        981), H381 [2FE], H597 [8FE]
      ------deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of 
        certain offenses, H650, H655 [9FE]
      ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3858), H307 
        [1FE], H393 [2FE], E145 [6FE]
      ------extend pay limitation, H391 [2FE]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions and require 
        increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 3643), H905 
        [17FE], H3108 [18MY]
      ------reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions 
        if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on 
        outside income, and allow benefit plan options (H.R. 3774), 
        H655 [9FE]
      ------require Members who repeal Federal benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, 
        H3596, H3597 [7JN]
      ------require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], 
        H229, H230 [1FE], H470-H473 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H6048-H6051 
        [14SE], H6236 [21SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2315 [7MY], 
        H3407 [5JN], H3664 [8JN], H3709 [18JN], H4677 [9JY], H4778 
        [11JY], H5634 [2AU], H5852 [11SE]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      Older Americans Act: anniversary, E1217 [10JY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: increase transparency, H385 
        [2FE]
      Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of 
        any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil 
        Service Retirement System (H.R. 1351), H974 [28FE], H5928 
        [13SE], E1508 [13SE]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict 
        facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of 
        service (H.R. 3591), H2460 [9MY]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities and eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, H5536 [1AU]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], 
        H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 
        [13SE]
      ------emancipate the poor by urging empowerment and self-
        reliance, H378 [2FE]
      Power resources: prohibit granting new leases to oil companies 
        until they forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made 
        products, and hire U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      Public debt: impact on job creation and economy, H5754-H5760 
        [10SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3994-H3997 [26JN], H4079 [27JN], H4625 [29JN], E1153 [27JN]
      Reagan, Ronald: evaluation of economic policies, H3407 [5JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the 
        term ``held of record'' should be changed to mean beneficial 
        owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
      ------establish new filing fees to discourage frivolous filings, 
        H1259 [7MR]
      ------exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 
        [8MR]
      ------provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      ------report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      ------study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, 
        H1280 [8MR]
      ------study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      Securities: require brokers underwriting initial public 
        offerings for emerging growth companies be held to strict 
        liability for publicly released research and that certain 
        communications be filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257, H1261 
        [7MR]
      Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for 
        inflation, H1249, H1250 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), H906 [17FE], H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], H1214, 
        H1215, H1217, H1219, H1236-H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277-H1289 
        [8MR], H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], E381 
        [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586-H1593 
        [27MR], E517 [30MR], E536 [16AP]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222-H1231 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, 
        H1250, H1251 [7MR], H5278, H5279 [25JY]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1257-H1259 [7MR]
      ------promote job growth, H3391 [1JN]
      ------require that companies not be considered emerging growth 
        companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-
        convertible debt over the prior three years, H1251, H1252 
        [7MR]
      ------stimulate growth through accelerating Federal payments, 
        reducing paperwork, improving access to loans and tax credits, 
        and increasing investment expensing, E1229 [11JY]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H660 [9FE], 
        H709 [14FE]
      ------reform budget treatment of Social Security disability 
        trust fund, H3488 [6JN]
      ------solvency, H2079 [25AP]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use 
        of U.S. patents (H.R. 6353), H5633 [2AU]
      ------allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (H.R. 4397), E572 [18AP]
      ------clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not 
        deductible (H.R. 3720), H1150 [5MR]
      ------deny deduction for domestic business income of qualified 
        small businesses to any company that reduces number of 
        American workers and jobs while correspondingly increasing its 
        foreign workforce, H1997 [19AP]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (H.R. 5044), 
        H6101-H6104 [19SE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (S. 3471), H5686 [2AU]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (H.R. 4643), H2108 [25AP]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (H.R. 4049), H807 [16FE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5592 [1AU], 
        H5658-H5681, H5690, H5692 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-
        H5552 [1AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), motion to recommit, H5679 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3391 [1JN], H3657 
        [7JN], H4707 [10JY], H4855, H4856-H4859 [12JY], H4914, H4915, 
        H4917 [18JY], H5023, H5025, H5073, H5074 [19JY], H5138, H5140, 
        H5146 [24JY], H5210, H5211 [25JY], H5855 [11SE], E1290 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, 
        H5538, H5578-H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, H5689 [2AU], 
        H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585-H5594 [1AU], 
        E1390 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5592 [1AU], 
        H5783, H5784 [11SE], H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 
        [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], 
        H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4290), E477 [28MR]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (H.R. 2655), H377 [2FE]
      ------extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (H.R. 
        6066), H4783 [11JY]
      ------history and development of U.S. tax system, H2253 [27AP]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers, H5546, H5593 [1AU]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3606, H3609, 
        H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires, H895 
        [16FE], H5981, H5984 [13SE]
      ------limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States 
        (H.R. 1864), H2667-H2669 [15MY]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes, H5689 [2AU]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (H.R. 4032), H737 [15FE]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------preserve deductions for mortgage interest and charitable 
        donations, H5679 [2AU]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (H. Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, H3960 [21JN]
      ------prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in illegal 
        activities, discriminate based on race or gender, create or 
        distribute pornographic material, conduct business with Iran, 
        or outsource jobs overseas, H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      ------promote simplification and fairness in the administration 
        and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 
        [24JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1923, H1966, H1967-H1969 
        [18AP], H1990-H2010, H2012, H2013, H2015, H2017 [19AP], E612 
        [23AP], E646 [25AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1981-H1989 [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), motion to recommit, 
        H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      ------provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5670 [2AU]
      ------provide enhanced research and development credits to 
        companies that manufacture products in the U.S., H556 [7FE]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5646 [2AU]
      ------provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a 
        reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (H.R. 
        1163), H203 [31JA]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 4016), E187 [14FE]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (H.R. 6410), H6099-H6101 [19SE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H55, H68 [18JA], H129 [24JA], 
        H385, H386 [2FE], H478 [6FE], H519, H522, H524-H529 [7FE], 
        H589, H590, H591, H592, H616-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907-H913, H921-H925, H929, 
        H934 [17FE]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (H.R. 6050), E1172 [28JN]
      ------provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current 
        income tax system, H468 [3FE], H723 [14FE]
      ------provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current 
        income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1265-H1270 [7MR]
      ------rates, H592 [8FE], H660, H661 [9FE], H739 [15FE], H908 
        [17FE], H1119 [1MR], H1266 [7MR], H1735, H1736 [28MR], H2041 
        [24AP], H2116 [25AP], H2334 [8MY], H2578, H2620 [10MY], H4912 
        [18JY], H5757 [10SE], H5934, H5962 [13SE], H6043-H6045 [14SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, H816 [16FE], 
        H1911 [17AP], H1968 [18AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (H.R. 3903), H522 
        [7FE], H1985 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H1853, 
        H1854, H1857 [17AP], H2015-H2017 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H130 [24JA], H162 [25JA], 
        H472 [3FE], H605 [8FE], H806 [16FE], H960, H962 [27FE], H1828 
        [16AP], H1850, H1859, H1911 [17AP], H2109-H2116 [25AP], H2334 
        [8MY], H2718 [16MY], H3270 [31MY], H4856, H4857 [12JY], E742 
        [9MY]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757, H5759, H5760 [10SE]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H391, H422 [2FE], H522 
        [7FE], H1964-H1967 [18AP], H2111, H2114 [25AP], H2343 [8MY], 
        H5691 [2AU]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, H2613 [10MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (H.R. 1956), H1149 [5MR]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3509-H3513 
        [6JN]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (H.R. 
        4050), H807 [16FE]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (H.R. 
        4279), E1618 [21SE]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4888-H4894 [17JY]
      Tobyhanna, PA: anniversary of Tobyhanna Army Depot, E1097 
        [20JN], E1108 [21JN]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, H732 [15FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H55 [18JA], H122, H142 [24JA], H229 [1FE], H519 
        [7FE], H590, H591, H592, H616-H623 [8FE], H659 [9FE], H709-
        H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907-H912, H921, H923, H926 [17FE], 
        H3582 [7JN], E101 [31JA], E159 [8FE], E278 [29FE]
      ------provide additional emergency unemployment compensation 
        (H.R. 589), H138 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H732 [15FE]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 6361), 
        H6121-H6124 [19SE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (H.R. 4114), H4660, H4663, H4664 [9JY]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 [19JN], 
        H4068 [27JN], H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE], E549 [17AP]
      Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2059-H2061 
        [24AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY], S4434 [25JN]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (S. 3545), S6342 [13SE]
      ------make privately issued student loans dischargeable (S. 
        1102), S2069 [27MR]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, 
        S4880-S4884 [11JY]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815-
        S817 [16FE]
      CBO: scoring method on savings achieved by refund of postal 
        surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (FERS), S2564-S2566 [23AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3457 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], 
        S3536 [24MY]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], 
        S3669-S3671, S3672-S3674 [4JN], S3695, S3697-S3715 [5JN]
      Climate: impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Colleges and universities: improve efforts to make higher 
        education more affordable, S2675 [25AP]
      Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, 
        S609 [14FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: limit conservation program payments based 
        on adjusted gross income of the producer, S4264 [19JN], S4337 
        [20JN]
      ------limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S3950-S3952 [12JN], S4263 
        [19JN], S4355, S4356 [20JN]
      ------limit farm subsidy payments based on adjusted gross income 
        of the producer, S4273 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (S. 2060), S265 [1FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater 
        drilling, S2197 [29MR]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage 
        penalty relief provisions permanent, S5178 [19JY]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S4111 [13JN], 
        S5448 [26JY], S6590-S6592 [21SE]
      ------impact of deregulation of the financial sector, S4658 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------impact of Government regulations, S4318 [20JN]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4658 
        [27JN], S5123 [18JY], S5449 [26JY], S6083-S6085 [11SE]
      ------importance of job creation, S14 [23JA], S332, S337 [6FE], 
        S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S1568 [12MR], S1642 [14MR], S1705 
        [15MR], S2203 [29MR], S3110 [14MY], S3823 [7JN], S3959 [12JN], 
        S4112 [13JN], S4194 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S6477 [20SE]
      ------promote global economic recovery through reduction in 
        government spending and taxes, S4434 [25JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Education: support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (S. 2098), S502 [9FE], 
        S3005 [9MY]
      Employment: disparity between public and private sector wages 
        and benefits, S3877 [11JN]
      F.S. VanHoose & Co., Inc.: tribute, S905 [17FE]
      Facebook, Inc.: stock option tax deductions relative to initial 
        public offering, S3273 [17MY]
      FDA: require a portion of employee performance awards be 
        connected to employee's ability to review drugs and medical 
        devices in a timely manner, S3490 [23MY]
      Federal employees: authorize certain employees to be 
        automatically enrolled to increase contributions to Thrift 
        Savings Plan accounts (S. 3175), S3131 [14MY]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (S. 2079), S392 [7FE], S395 [9FE]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, S831, S835 [16FE], S893, S894 [17FE]
      ------reduce the size of the Federal workforce and extend salary 
        freeze, S3110 [14MY]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (S. 2249), S2168 
        [28MR]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]
      FEMA: make flood insurance more affordable for those on fixed-
        incomes and lower and middle-income families, S4699 [28JN]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 409), S2184 [28MR], 
        S2234 [29MR]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, S3697 
        [5JN], S4333 [20JN]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, S184-S186 [31JA], S304 [2FE]
      ------suspend compensation packages for senior executives of 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in 
        accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (S. 2054), 
        S263 [1FE]
      Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for 
        in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual 
        alone, S3836 [7JN]
      Medicare: reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], 
        S6032, S6046 [10SE]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits for former Members 
        who work as lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200, 
        S201 [31JA]
      ------deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of 
        certain offenses, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), S592 
        [14FE], S3145 [15MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3154 [15MY]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (S. 3453), S5491 [26JY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S57-S59, S62 [24JA], 
        S332 [6FE], S368 [7FE], S2804 [26AP], S3110-S3113 [14MY], 
        S4134 [13JN], S4193, S4196 [14JN], S4602-S4604 [26JN], S4649, 
        S4653-S4658 [27JN], S4870-S4872 [11JY], S5107 [18JY], S5652-
        S5654 [30JY], S5806, S5826-S5828 [1AU], S6029-S6032 [10SE], 
        S6243 [12SE], S6480, S6492, S6505-S6507, S6510 [20SE]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract, S4388, S4389 [21JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 2371), S3706 [5JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 3221), S3457 
        [22MY], S3459 [23MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S1036 [27FE], 
        S1450 [7MR], S1567 [12MR], S3298-S3300 [21MY], S3931, S3932 
        [12JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4939 [12JY], S6411-S6413 [19SE], 
        S6476-S6482 [20SE], S6592-S6595 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], 
        S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      ------State of the Union Message, S82 [26JA]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 2037), S133 
        [26JA]
      ------reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 [19SE]
      OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of 
        Federal retirement benefits, S2566-S2568 [23AP], S2692, S2693 
        [25AP]
      Pensions: reform funding rules, S1659 [14MR]
      Postal Service: limit compensation of Postal Service executives, 
        S2687, S2688 [25AP]
      ------prohibit senior Postal Service executive salaries from 
        exceeding salaries of cabinet members, S2475 [18AP], S2693 
        [25AP]
      ------reduce the postal workforce by creating a mandatory 
        retirement requirement for eligible employees, S2642 [24AP]
      ------request refund of postal surplus contributions into the 
        Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) in order to 
        finance buyouts and retirement incentives, S2467, S2468 
        [18AP], S2562-S2566 [23AP]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]
      ------improve (H.R. 4018), S4781 [29JN], S4783 [9JY]
      ------improve (S. 1696), S1921 [21MR]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3669, S3671 [4JN]
      Saverin, Eduardo: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid 
        capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public 
        offering (IPO), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      SBA: extend and reauthorize certain programs, S4876-S4879 
        [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      SEC: determine if the term ``held of record'' should include 
        beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR], 
        S1973 [22MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], 
        S1583-S1586 [13MR], S1667-S1671, S1673-S1675 [14MR], S1686-
        S1696, S1698-S1700, S1705, S1714-S1729 [15MR], S1764-S1768, 
        S1776-S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822-S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837-
        S1842 [20MR], S1875, S1877-S1879, S1883-S1890, S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957, S1963, S1966-S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229-
        S2231 [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1568, S1569 [12MR], 
        S1585 [13MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (S. 1933), S1455 [7MR]
      Social Security: adjust normal and early retirement ages for 
        receipts of benefits, increase maximum age for delayed 
        retirement credit, and provide for progressive price indexing 
        of benefits (S. 804), S5276 [24JY]
      ------budget treatment of trust funds, S6522-S6524 [20SE]
      ------extend solvency of the trust funds by increasing the 
        normal and early retirement ages and modifying the cost-of-
        living adjustments in benefits (S. 1213), S61 [24JA], S90 
        [26JA], S663 [15FE], S3115 [14MY]
      ------reform, S5275-S5277 [24JY]
      ------solvency, S551 [13FE], S1770 [19MR], S2524 [19AP]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (S. 
        2150), S1200 [1MR]
      Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the 
        contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of 
        certain amounts (S. 1558), S5276 [24JY]
      ------clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), 
        S3397-S3399 [22MY]
      ------clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3397 [22MY]
      ------clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (S. 3532), 
        S6272 [12SE]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (S. 2075), S389 
        [7FE], S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 [19JY]
      ------create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such 
        jobs overseas, S284 [2FE]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (S. 2033), S45 [23JA]
      ------express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase 
        that will cripple families on fixed income and only further 
        push back America's economic recovery, S5939 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S3746, S3757 [6JN], 
        S3804 [7JN], S4117 [13JN], S4405 [21JN], S4798-S4800, S4804-
        S4806 [10JY], S4835-S4842, S4851, S4857, S4885 [11JY], S4928, 
        S4932, S4934 [12JY], S4991-S4995, S4998 [16JY], S5052, S5074, 
        S5076-S5081 [17JY], S5102-S5103 [18JY], S5178, S5198 [19JY], 
        S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291-
        S5293 [24JY], S5324-S5327, S5330-S5339, S5345, S5349-S5353 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 
        [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 
        [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 
        [19JY], S5352-S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, S5442, S5445 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5265-S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275-S5288, S5291 [24JY], 
        S5321-S5347, S5349-S5352 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 
        [14MR]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend renewable energy production tax credit, S674-S678 
        [15FE]
      ------extend the time for making S corporation elections (S. 
        2271), S2251 [29MR]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (S. 2088), S497 [9FE]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (S. 2250), S3463 [23MY]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2802 [26AP], S2898-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2948, 
        S2954 [8MY], S2998, S3000, S3003, S3004, S3006, S3013, S3015, 
        S3024-S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, S3035 [9MY], S3054-S3057, 
        S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3264, S3268 [17MY], S3411 [22MY], S3536 
        [24MY], S3677 [4JN], S4188 [14JN]
      ------prohibit capital gains rate increase, S2313 [16AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses, S4936 [12JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), S4812 [10JY], S4921 
        [12JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5451 [26JY], S5845 [1AU], S6419 [19SE]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S2036 [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S4884-S4886 
        [11JY], S4919-S4928, S4930-S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4448 [25JN], S4765 
        [29JN], S4784 [9JY], S4793, S4795, S4804-S4806, S4812 [10JY], 
        S4835-S4846, S4851, S4852, S4872-S4884 [11JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), unanimous-consent request, S4836, S4885, 
        S4886 [11JY]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (S. 1676), S2295 [16AP]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S329 [6FE], S362 [7FE], S587 
        [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE], S830, S840 [16FE], S882 [17FE]
      ------provide permanent extension of tax relief and repeal 
        estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5102 [18JY]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (S. 3205), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      ------rates, S547-S549, S551-S554 [13FE], S664, S683-S685 
        [15FE], S823 [16FE], S3392 [22MY], S3756-S3758 [6JN], S4794, 
        S4795, S4798-S4800 [10JY], S4931, S4939 [12JY], S5903 [2AU], 
        S6031, S6046 [10SE], S6088 [11SE], S6403, S6409, S6414 [19SE], 
        S6478, S6479, S6508 [20SE]
      ------reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2048 [27MR]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, S3218 [16MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2059), S263 
        [1FE], S319 [2FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S2007 
        [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2055 [27MR], S5287 [24JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2115, S2117 [28MR], S2223 [29MR], S2287-S2305, 
        S2308-S2311, S2313, S2314 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2521 [19AP]
      ------reform international tax system (S. 2091), S497 [9FE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S85 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S233 
        [1FE], S2216 [29MR], S2302 [16AP], S2524 [19AP], S3110 [14MY], 
        S3194 [16MY], S3298 [21MY], S3740, S3746 [6JN], S3804 [7JN], 
        S4657 [27JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4869-S4872 [11JY], S4919, 
        S4920, S4934 [12JY], S5077-S5081 [17JY], S5170 [19JY], S5242 
        [23JY], S5323, S5343, S5344 [25JY], S6509 [20SE]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S4924-S4926 
        [12JY], S5336, S5340-S5345, S5357 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY], 
        S5840 [1AU]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, S3068 [10MY]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S1532, S1533 
        [8MR], S3220 [16MY]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 1346), 
        S389 [7FE]
      Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers (business): tribute, S698 [15FE]
      Topeka, KS: anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Pay and 
        Personnel Center, S6622 [21SE]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, S1534 [8MR], S1592, S1604 [13MR]
      ------modify gas tax apportionment formula to ensure that the 
        percentage of funds received by a State is the same as the 
        percentage of total gas taxes paid by the State, S1535 [8MR], 
        S1601 [13MR]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, S368 [7FE], S891 [17FE]
  Reports filed
      Clarify That Accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan Are Subject to 
        Certain Federal Tax Levies: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4365) (H. Rept. 112-630), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. 
        Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a 
        Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
      Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112-366), H25 [17JA]
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 112-517), H3479 [5JN]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112-406), H1209 [6MR]
      Medical FSA Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1004) (H. Rept. 112-515), H3479 [5JN]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1864) (H. Rept. 112-386), H475 
        [3FE]
      Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 6169) (H. Rept. 112-629), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 112-
        548), H3981 [25JN]
      Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
        Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. 
        Rept. 112-406), H1133 [1MR]
      Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3813) (H. Rept. 
        112-394), H691 [9FE]
      Small Business Tax Cut Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 112-425), H1844 [16AP]
      Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 
        112-639), H5524 [31JY]
      U.S. Secret Service Retirement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1515) (S. Rept. 
        112-205), S6062 [10SE]
      Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4114) (H. Rept. 112-486), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5948) (H. Rept. 
        112-678), H6150 [19SE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]
  Statements
      Economic Justice: Alex Lesser and Josh Fixler, Religious Action 
        Center for Reform Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism, E101 
        [31JA]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H1237 [7MR]
      ------Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 [22MR]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]
      Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: Representative 
        McCollum, H605 [8FE]
  Summaries
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
  Surveys
      Economic State of Small Business: American Sustainable Business 
        Council, Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority 
        (organization), H5239 [25JY]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H3101 [17MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for 
        Federal Employees Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business 
        Startups Act, H1222 [7MR]
      H. Res. 620, consideration of H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut 
        Act, H1981 [19AP]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and 
        Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation 
        through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]
      H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act, H1990 [19AP]
      H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, 
        H2667 [15MY]
      H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1245-H1249 
        [7MR]
      H.R. 3835, extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and 
        Federal employees, H304 [1FE]
      H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements 
        Act, H3994 [26JN]
      H.R. 4114, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, 
        H4663 [9JY]
      H.R. 4362, Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) 
        Identity Theft Act, H5510 [31JY]
      H.R. 4365, clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are 
        subject to certain Federal tax levies, H5410 [31JY]
      H.R. 5044, exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans, 
        H6101 [19SE]
      H.R. 5948, Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service 
        Act, H6088-H6092 [19SE]
      H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax 
        Code Act, H5658 [2AU]
      H.R. 6361, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act, H6121 [19SE]
      H.R. 6410, Buffett Rule Act, H6099 [19SE]
      S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]
      S. 2091, U.S. Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act, 
        S498-S502 [9FE]
      S. 2150, clarify SSI policy that the value of certain funeral 
        and burial arrangements are not to be considered available 
        resources, S1201 [1MR]
      S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, S2032 [26MR]
      S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168-S2171 [28MR]
      S. 2271, Small Business Election Simplification Act, S2252 
        [29MR]
      S. 3175, Save More Tomorrow Act, S3132 [14MY]
      S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business 
        Bankruptcies Act, S4954-S4958 [12JY]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216-S5218 [19JY], S5355 
        [25JY]
      S. 3453, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S5492 [26JY]
      S. 3532, Church Plan Clarification Act, S6272 [12SE]
      S. 3545, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act, S6343 
        [13SE]
      S. Res. 407, prevent bonuses from being paid to MF Global 
        Holdings, Ltd., employees responsible for day-to-day 
        operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers' 
        aggregated account funds are repaid in full, S2092, S2113 
        [27MR]
      S. Res. 409, Financial Literacy Month, S2171, S2184 [28MR]
      S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the 
        restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally 
        confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other 
        countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]




INCREASING AMERICAN JOBS THROUGH GREATER EXPORTS TO AFRICA ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2215), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4221), H1426 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4221), E579 [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2215), S1933 [21MR], S2065-S2068 [27MR], S3140 [15MY]
  Texts of
      S. 2215, provisions, S1933 [21MR]




INCREASING EDUCATIONAL STABILITY FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5876), H3362 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5876), H3275 [31MY]




INDEPENDENCE, MO

  Remarks in House
      Palmer Center: National Institute for Senior Centers 
        accreditation recipient, E30 [18JA]




INDEPENDENCE, OH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1628 [21SE]




INDEPENDENCE DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1168 [28JN], E1213 [9JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S4718 [28JN], S4745 [29JN]




INDEPENDENCE EMPOWERMENT CENTER INC.

  Remarks in House
      Volunteer workers: tribute, E956 [1JN]




INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

  Amendments
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6468 [19SE], 
        S6501, S6502, S6557 [20SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 
        778), H5946 [13SE]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H542, H544, H545 [7FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1572 [26MR], H1705, H1710, H1717, H1731 [28MR], 
        H1763, H1776 [29MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1661 [28MR]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3091, S3092, S3093 [10MY], 
        S3146, S3148, S3150, S3152, S3156, S3176, S3177 [15MY]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), S6653, S6672 
        [21SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5131 
        [23JY], H5251, H5252, H5253, H5259, H5260, H5265, H5266, 
        H5267, H5268, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5273, H5274, H5275, H5276, 
        H5277, H5278, H5280, H5282, H5283, H5284, H5286 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, 
        H5306 [26JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Articles and editorials
      House Reaches Agreement on Export-Import Bank Reauthorization To 
        Strengthen American Manufacturing, Spur Job Creation, H2477 
        [9MY]
      Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, H2480 [9MY]
      Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, S2015 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 117), H5765 
        [10SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
      ------provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 
        3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 539), H511 [6FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 39), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 40), S2324 
        [16AP] (see S. Con. Res. 42), S2824 [26AP] (see H. Con. Res. 
        113), H1571 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 41), S2393 
        [17AP] (see S. Con. Res. 44), S2968 [8MY] (see S. Con. Res. 
        52), S5212 [19JY] (see H. Con. Res. 112), H1570 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (see H. Res. 597), H1641 [27MR]
      Business and industry: establish a pilot program to accelerate 
        entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class 
        entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see S. 3222), S3423 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 6119), H4863 [12JY]
      Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: terminate (see H.R. 
        6321), H5706 [2AU]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 
        2232), S2001 [22MR]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (see H. Res. 537), 
        H475 [3FE]
      Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (see S. 
        3590), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6478), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: promote use of cooperative agreements for land 
        management related to military installations and facilitate 
        interagncy cooperation in conservation programs (see H.R. 
        4408), H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H1641 [27MR]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4302), H1803 [29MR] (see H.R. 5444), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (see H.R. 
        5890), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website 
        for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 4404), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------develop public access policies relative to research 
        conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that 
        agency (see S. 2096), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4004), H692 [9FE]
      ------establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the 
        labeling of certain products that do not contain any 
        carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      ------grant authority to enter into contracts with private 
        sector for property management (see H.R. 6264), H5629 [1AU]
      ------hold accountable agencies that fail to meet goals on 
        participation of small business concerns in procurement 
        contracts and authorize preferential treatment of such 
        concerns (see H.R. 3779), H77 [18JA]
      ------improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and 
        adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the 
        Federal permitting process (see H.R. 4377), H1976 [18AP]
      ------limit authority to award bonuses to employees and require 
        approval of, and reporting on high cost conferences (see S. 
        3481), S5976 [2AU]
      ------permit agencies to count certain contracts toward certain 
        small business contracting goals (see H.R. 5829), H3161 [18MY]
      ------prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the 
        selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location 
        for a conference or event (see S. 2469), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5332), H2316 [7MY]
      ------prohibit provision of compensation to individuals to 
        encourage the return of, or in exchange for a response to, 
        surveys or mailings (see H.R. 6569), H6302 [5OC]
      ------prohibit purchase of merchandise subject to antidumping or 
        countervailing duty orders (see S. 3611), S6625 [21SE]
      ------reduce discretionary budget authority if financial 
        statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive an 
        unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor 
        (see H.R. 6528), H6275 [21SE]
      ------reduce Federal advertising budgets (see S. 3540), S6340 
        [13SE]
      ------reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (see 
        H.R. 4472), H2039 [23AP]
      ------reform and consolidate to improve efficiency and 
        effectiveness (see S. 2129), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4409), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------report to Congress about refusal to implement certain 
        recommendations for reimbursement by inefficient or wasteful 
        Afghanistan reconstruction contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 
        [2AU]
      ------require approval by agency head for conferences costing 
        above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2030 [19AP]
      ------require independent regulatory agencies to comply with 
        regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive 
        agencies (see S. 3468), S5870 [1AU]
      ------require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
        and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see 
        H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      ------require purchase of paper and paper products from domestic 
        sources (see H.R. 5908), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]
      ------require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be 
        manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely 
        grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 3444), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        S. 2085), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4237), H1497 [21MR]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR] (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal employees: prohibit senior Government officers and 
        employees from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or 
        instrumentalities for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 
        4343), H1805 [29MR]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (see S. 2249), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 6042), H4156 [27JN]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H3660 [7JN]
      Federal Executive Boards: improve efficiency to enhance 
        coordination, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency 
        activities, including emergency preparedness and continuity of 
        operations in areas outside of Washington, DC (see H.R. 6305), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        6315), H5705 [2AU]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Foreign trade: prohibit purchases by the Federal Government of 
        Chinese goods and services until China becomes a party to the 
        Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 3449), S5487 
        [26JY]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (see S. 3315), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Government: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (see S. 3455), S5658 [30JY]
      Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve 
        effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing 
        burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 3786), H77 [18JA]
      ------impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
        settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to 
        take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof 
        (see S. 3382), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 3862), H374 [1FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (see H. Res. 738), 
        H5130 [23JY] (see H. Res. 741), H5290 [25JY]
      ------provide congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (see 
        H.R. 6333), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4116), H1133 
        [1MR]
      ------require that Federal regulations use plain writing that is 
        clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best 
        practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended 
        audience (see S. 2337), S2601 [23AP]
      GSA: require an annual audit (see H.R. 4629), H2123 [25AP]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (see H.R. 6324), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to 
        ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and 
        integrity of scientific information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 
        [18JN]
      Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal 
        real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
      SBA: increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Veterans: require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
  Cloture motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
  Factsheets
      ManuFACTS--Ex-Im Bank and Export Finance, H2474 [9MY]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. 
        Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, 
        American Action Forum (organization), H537 [7FE]
      ------Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H535 [7FE]
      Eximbank reauthorization: Andrew N. Liveris, Dow Chemical Co., 
        H2472 [9MY]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        and Kevin Burke, American Apparel & Footwear Association, 
        H2473 [9MY]
      ------Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of Washington, H2480 [9MY]
      ------David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of Commerce, H2479 [9MY]
      ------George Landrith, H2477 [9MY]
      ------Gregory J. Junemann, International Federation of 
        Professional & Technical Engineers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        and William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, H2472 
        [9MY]
      ------Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, H2479 [9MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2474 [9MY]
      ------R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of 
        Machinists and Aerospace Workers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------Representative Carolyn McCarthy, H2476 [9MY]
      ------Representative Yoder, H2477 [9MY]
      ------several Governors, H2479 [9MY]
      ------several organizations, H2472, H2475 [9MY]
      ------several Representatives, H2480 [9MY]
      ------Tim Keating, Boeing Co., H2470, H2473 [9MY]
      ------Todd McCracken, Small Business Exporters Association of 
        the U.S., H2472 [9MY]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Representative 
        Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), 
        H5413 [31JY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5413 [31JY]
      NRC management issues: William M. Daley, Executive Office of the 
        President, S2520 [19AP]
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, 
        American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, S4858 
        [11JY]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture duplicate Federal aid programs, H1676 
        [28MR]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, S564-S567 [13FE], H702-H705 [14FE]
  Motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6405 [19SE], 
        S6502 [20SE], H5969 [13SE]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H547 [7FE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H531 [7FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3051 [10MY], S3137 [15MY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5318 
        [26JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Preambles
      Moment of Truth--Report of the National Commission on Fiscal 
        Responsibility and Reform, H1727 [28MR]
  Press releases
      A4A Commends Important Reforms in Bipartisan Ex-Im Bank 
        Reauthorization Agreement: Airlines for America (A4A) 
        (organization), H2475 [9MY]
      ALPA Hails Agreement on Eximbank Reauthorization: Air Line 
        Pilots Association, International, H2474 [9MY]
      Ex-Im Bank Support: several organizations, H2467, H2470 [9MY]
      GAMA Urges Swift Action on Export Import Bank Reauthorization: 
        General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H2475 [9MY]
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
      U.S. Chamber's Donohue Praises House Leaders for Reaching Deal 
        on Ex-Im: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2475 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5949-H5956, 
        H5969 [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1522 [13SE], E1537, E1538 [14SE], 
        E1575 [20SE], E1710 [19OC]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 
        778), H5939-H5948 [13SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to recommit, 
        H5970 [13SE]
      ------making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments 
        and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce 
        discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      ------ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      ------establish a commission of budgeting and accounting experts 
        to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best 
        measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit 
        programs, H545, H546 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H534-H549 [7FE], H644 [9FE], E164 [8FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (H. Res. 539), H523-H529 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. 
        Res. 34), H811 [16FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1441 
        [21MR], H1500, H1519, H1520, H1521 [22MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1578, H1583, H1584, H1585, H1629, H1638 [27MR], 
        H1644, H1648, H1649, H1651, H1652, H1665-H1738 [28MR], H1743, 
        H1744, H1762-H1795, H1798-H1802 [29MR], H1849, H1857, H1858, 
        H1859, H1860-H1872, H1898-H1905 [17AP], H1922, H1923, H1924 
        [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2332, H2333, H2335, H2336, H2338-H2340, 
        H2343 [8MY], H2459 [9MY], H2621 [10MY], H5929, H5982-H5986 
        [13SE], E485, E492, E496, E502 [29MR], E514, E515, E516, E518 
        [30MR], E543 [17AP], E570 [18AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1654-H1663 [28MR]
      CFTC: funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H491-H494 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490-
        H503 [6FE], H529-H533 [7FE], E151 [7FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H485-
        H488 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H531, H532 
        [7FE]
      ------protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local 
        governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as 
        open space, H499 [6FE]
      ------provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned 
        businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop 
        Federal property, H500-H502 [6FE]
      ------provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, 
        H491-H494, H498, H503 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        H5411-H5414 [31JY], H5599 [1AU]
      Dept. of Commerce: expand Economic Development Administration 
        definition of grants to include grants authorized by the 
        Regional Innovation Program, H2368 [8MY]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure Federal agencies complete required 
        energy audits, H3419 [5JN]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      EEOC: funding, H2408, H2409 [8MY]
      Eximbank: exceptions to required Federal Register notice 
        relative to publication of trade secrets, H2467, H2468 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize, H1217 [7MR], H2082 [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2459, H2460-H2481 [9MY], E764 
        [10MY], E798 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        H3444 [5JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 5444), E713 [7MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (H.R. 4004), E174 [9FE]
      ------establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the 
        labeling of certain products that do not contain any 
        carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 6191), H5212 [25JY], 
        E1320 [25JY]
      ------improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and 
        adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the 
        Federal permitting process, H5141 [24JY], H5235, H5236 [25JY]
      ------prohibit from establishing a travel or conference policy 
        that takes into account the perception of a possible event 
        location as a resort or vacation destination, H2081 [25AP]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H5127, H5128 [23JY], H5134 
        [24JY], H5241 [25JY]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), H5756 [10SE]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (H.R. 4631), H5776-H5778 [11SE], E1531 [14SE]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (H.R. 4155), H3366 [1JN], H4661-H4663 [9JY], H5026 [19JY]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 
        6042), E1152 [27JN]
      ------tribute, E44 [18JA]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 682), E1519 [13SE]
      Federal Maritime Commission: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H4121 [27JN]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      GAO: consolidate certain duplicate and overlapping Goverment 
        programs, H1676 [28MR]
      Government: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (H.R. 538), H5778, H5779 [11SE]
      Government regulations: clarify that definition of annual cost 
        to the economy includes expected change in business revenue, 
        H5274 [25JY]
      ------exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]
      ------exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety 
        regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, 
        H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, 
        middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug 
        safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from 
        regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
        settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to 
        take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, 
        H5125 [23JY], H5141 [24JY], H5233, H5235, H5236, H5238, H5243 
        [25JY]
      ------lower threshold at which significant regulatory action is 
        measured relative to the unemployment rate and the economy, 
        H5273, H5274 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H960, H961 [27FE], H5117, H5122-
        H5129 [23JY], H5134, H5138 [24JY], H5208, H5209, H5225-H5289 
        [25JY], H5296, H5307-H5320, H5323 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], E1335, 
        E1339, E1341 [26JY], E1356 [31JY], E1386 [1AU]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141-
        H5150 [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302-
        H5307 [26JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 4116), H5163 [24JY]
      ------require attorneys fees or costs be paid from 
        administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business 
        substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken 
        during regulatory freeze, H5270, H5271 [25JY]
      ------require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines 
        ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific 
        information, H5283, H5284 [25JY], E1339 [26JY]
      GSA: require an annual audit (H.R. 4629), H2080 [25AP]
      House of Representatives: tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. 
        Res. 112, Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1789 [29MR]
      Marine Mammal Commission: funding, H2414, H2415 [8MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, H4845 [12JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------authorize lead Federal agency to extend permit review 
        process time period for mining critical minerals and materials 
        if new information is obtained during the review, H4841, H4842 
        [12JY]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6097-
        H6099 [19SE]
      National Telework Week: observance, E372 [16MR]
      NSF: funding, H2409, H2410 [8MY]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (H.R. 5952), E1062 [18JN]
      OMB: require all budgets submitted to the President be prepared 
        using both accrual-based and cash-based accounting standards, 
        H544, H545 [7FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      Transportation: authorize and sanction programs for residential 
        and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, 
        municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
        agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604-H5606 [1AU]
      Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by 
        regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], 
        H5141, H5143, H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]
      ------ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are 
        subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with 
        the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and 
        performance of the Federal Government (S. 1274), S56 [24JA]
      ------making continuing, S5963 [2AU]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6321, S6322 [13SE], 
        S6393 [19SE], S6501-S6504, S6524 [20SE], S6595, S6596, S6603 
        [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405, S6416, S6417 [19SE], S6492, S6495, S6496, S6499 [20SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      Budget: establish biennial budget and appropriations processes 
        and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal 
        Government (S. 211), S3143 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, S2522-
        S2526 [19AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S2015 [26MR], S2231 [29MR], S6031, S6039-S6042, 
        S6044-S6046 [10SE], S6087-S6091, S6095 [11SE], S6250 [12SE], 
        S6295-S6300, S6309-S6312, S6323-S6325 [13SE], S6409-S6411, 
        S6414 [19SE], S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3221 
        [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182, S3221 
        [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3143, S3144, S3154 [15MY], 
        S3182-S3220 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      Congress: extend the same financial disclosure rules to 
        executive branch and independent agencies, S240, S241 [1FE], 
        S297, S298, S300, S301 [2FE]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        House amendment, S6672 [21SE]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (S. 3053), S3045 [9MY]
      Eximbank: amend membership of Advisory Committee to include a 
        representative from the textile industry, S1782 [19MR]
      ------limit financing to transactions subsidized by other 
        countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable 
        or prohibitively expensive, S3148-S3150, S3156 [15MY]
      ------make an increase in lending authority contingent upon the 
        Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3152-S3154, S3157 [15MY]
      ------phase out authority and require President to initiate 
        negotiations with other major exporting countries to end 
        subsidized export financing programs, S3146, S3150 [15MY]
      ------prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold debt 
        instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]
      ------prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize, S1686 [15MR], S1763, S1776, S1777, S1782 
        [19MR], S1817, S1822, S1823, S1830, S1834, S1837, S1841 
        [20MR], S1885 [21MR], S1972, S1974, S1995 [22MR], S2127 
        [28MR], S2486 [18AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3146-S3158, S3159 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3051-S3053, 
        S3058, S3062-S3065, S3070 [10MY], S3107, S3123 [14MY], S3137, 
        S3139 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        S3871 [7JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S3122 [14MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent request, S3069, 
        S3070 [10MY]
      ------reform, S2950 [8MY]
      FDA: ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance 
        authorities, S3468 [23MY], S3551 [24MY]
      ------investigation into allegations of monitoring of protected 
        communications of Federal employees suspected to be 
        whistleblowers, S5074-S5076 [17JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government programs, S3144 [15MY]
      ------limit conference expenses, S2521 [19AP], S2640 [24AP]
      ------prohibit purchase of merchandise subject to antidumping or 
        countervailing duty orders (S. 3611), S6629 [21SE]
      ------provide for congressional review of agency guidance 
        documents, S4287, S4288 [19JN]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law, S4265 [19JN]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), S4287 [19JN], S4870 [11JY], 
        S6328 [13SE]
      ------require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be 
        manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely 
        grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (S. 3444), S5726 
        [31JY]
      ------require use of existing environmental review documents to 
        expedite oil and gas permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (H.R. 4155), S4858, S4916 [11JY]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (S. 2239), S4781 [29JN]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (S. 
        2249), S2168 [28MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (S. 2374), S2826 [26AP]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), S6671, S6672 
        [21SE]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (S. 3382), S4958-S4960 [12JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), S5689 [30JY], S5691 [31JY]
      ------temporarily suspend certain regulations (S. 1538), S140 
        [30JA]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        political nominees, S2273 [29MR]
      Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S900 
        [17FE], S6494, S6495 [20SE]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S189, S191 [31JA], S307 [2FE], S1512, S1513, 
        S1518, S1528 [8MR]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
  Reports
      Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation--
        Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House), H5231 [25JY]
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive 
        Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 
        112-163), S2819 [26AP]
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 112-380), H218 [31JA]
      Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-689), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. 
        Rept. 112-384), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 597) 
        (H. Rept. 112-423), H1641 [27MR]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations and 
        H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 778) (H. Rept. 112-667), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act 
        (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 
        112-385), H475 [3FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112-
        388), H511 [6FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112-
        623), H5290 [25JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      GAO Mandates Revision Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3315) (S. Rept. 112-219), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (S. 300) (H. Rept. 
        112-376), H186 [27JA]
      Government Customer Service Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 538) (H. Rept. 
        112-534), H3706 [15JN]
      Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 
        112-4631), H5859 [11SE]
      Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 
        112-484), H2811 [16MY]
      Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H5130 [23JY]
      Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H2266 [27AP]
      Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4377) (H. Rept. 
        112-596), H4906 [17JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
      Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 112) (H. Rept. 112-421), H1570 
        [26MR]
      Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3862) (H. Rept. 112-593), H4827 
        [11JY]
      Taxpayers Right To Know Act: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3609) (H. Rept. 112-635), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 
        112-483), H2811 [16MY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2239), S4773 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4155) (H. Rept. 112-585), H4684 [9JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1307-H1359 [9MR], 
        H5338-H5405 [31JY]
  Statements
      Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal 
        Credit--Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' 
        Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H1975 [18AP], H3101 [17MY], H3165 [22MY], 
        H3575 [6JN], H3659 [7JN]
      Jobs supported through Eximbank financing by State, S3147 [15MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-
        2022, H1699-H1705 [28MR]
      H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property 
        Realignment Act (CPRA), H486 [6FE]
      H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting 
        Transparency Act, H523 [7FE]
      H. Res. 597, consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, setting forth 
        the Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1654 [28MR]
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act, H5302 [26JY]
      H. Res. 778, consideration of H.J. Res. 117, continuing 
        appropriations and consideration of H.R. 6365, National 
        Security and Job Protection Act, H5939 [13SE]
      H.J. Res. 117, continuing appropriations, H5949-H5953 [13SE]
      H.R. 538, Government Customer Service Improvement Act, H5778 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 
        [1AU]
      H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H495-H498 
        [6FE]
      H.R. 2072, Eximbank reauthorization, H2460-H2464 [9MY]
      H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation 
        Act, H5244-H5251 [25JY]
      H.R. 4155, Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, H4661 [9JY]
      H.R. 4631, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act, H5776 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 5890, technical correction to H.R. 2072, Securing American 
        Jobs Through Exports Act, H3444 [5JN]
      H.R. 6324, Cutting Federal Unnecessary and Expensive Leasing 
        (Cutting FUEL) Act, H6097 [19SE]
      S. 300, Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, H5411 
        [31JY]
      S. 2239, treat relevant military training as sufficient to 
        satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal 
        licenses, S4781 [29JN]
      S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168-S2171 [28MR]
      S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, S2826-S2828 [26AP]
      S. 3315, GAO Mandates Revision Act, S6672 [21SE]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. Con. Res. 37, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2259 [29MR]
      S. Con. Res. 39, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2265 [29MR]
      S. Con. Res. 40, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2326-S2333 [16AP]
      S. Con. Res. 41, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2401-S2405 [17AP]
      S. Con. Res. 42, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2833-S2840 [26AP]
      S. Con. Res. 44, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2971-S2977 [8MY]
      S. Con. Res. 52, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S5218-S5224 [19JY]
      S. Res. 427, Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government 
        Programs Resolution, S2551 [19AP]




INDEPENDENT AGENCY REGULATORY ANALYSIS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3468), S5870 [1AU]




INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESSES

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1384 [1AU]




INDIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Gujarat: anniversary of communal violence (see H. Res. 569), 
        H1134 [1MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for certain Energy Efficiency 
        and Renewable Energy Program international activities, H3461 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: increase coordination with India on 
        efforts to prevent terrorist attacks, H3622 [7JN]
      Kaushik, Sunedra K.: Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Samman Award 
        recipient, E255 [27FE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Nancy J. Powell To Be Ambassador to India: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S614 [14FE]




INDIAN AMERICANS

  Remarks in House
      Schererville, IN: anniversary of Indian American Cultural 
        Center, E556 [17AP]




INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Native Americans: clarify definition of Indian and Indian 
        organizations (see H.R. 6274), H5704 [2AU]




INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Native Americans: provide for community approval before Indian 
        class III gaming opportunities may take effect (see H.R. 
        4033), H801 [15FE]




INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Reauthorization: preserve, H4752 [10JY], E1254 [17JY]




INDIAN LAW AND ORDER COMMISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Report: extend period of time provided to produce a required 
        report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Report: extend period of time provided to produce a required 
        report (S. 2090), S5317 [24JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2090, extend period of time provided to Indian Law and Order 
        Commission to produce a required report, S5318 [24JY]




INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (S. 2090), S5317 [24JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2090, extend period of time provided to Indian Law and Order 
        Commission to produce a required report, S5318 [24JY]




INDIAN REMOVAL ACT

  Excerpts
      ``Speeches on the Passage of the Bill for the Removal of the 
        Indians'' (1830): Sketch of Remarks by David Crockett, E63 
        [24JA]




INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior Authority To Take Land Into Trust for 
        Indian Tribes Reaffirmation: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 676) (S. Rept. 112-166), S3279 [17MY]




INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, FL

  Remarks in House
      Calvary Episcopal Church: anniversary, E482 [29MR]




INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian 
        Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely 
        presented (see S. 2389), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4031), H726 
        [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Deem Certain Claims Presented to an Indian Health Service 
        Contracting Officer Pursuant to Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act as Timely Presented: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389), S6339 [13SE]
      ------Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 
        112-228), S6545 [20SE]




INDIAN TRIBAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ACT

  Articles and editorials
      Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be 
        Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, E1478 [11SE]
  E-mails
      Provisions: Andreas N. Akaras, American Hellenic Educational 
        Progressive Association, H5092 [23JY]
      ------Bryan Ardouny, Armenian Assembly of America, H5093 [23JY]
      ------Kate Nahapetian, Armenian National Committee of America, 
        H5093 [23JY]
      ------Representative Cole, H5094 [23JY]
  Letters
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        several Representatives, E1313 [24JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2362), H5020 [19JY], H5088-H5096 [23JY], E1313 
        [24JY], E1478 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2362) 
        (H. Rept. 112-451), H2029 [19AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2362, provisions, H5088 [23JY]




INDIAN TRIBES OF VIRGINIA FEDERAL RECOGNITION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 379) (S. 
        Rept. 112-201), S5976 [2AU]




INDIANA

  Essays
      Role of the Farm in a Healthy Diet: Andrea Ledgerwood, S2815 
        [26AP]
      ------Travis Koester, S2815 [26AP]
  Lists
      Indiana Youth Essay Contest winners, S2815 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Clinton, IN: Corps of Engineers completion of Feather Creek 
        flood mitigation project, H43 [18JA]
      Cohen, Howard and Patricia: Rotary Club of Hammond, IN, Heinze 
        Vocational Service Award recipients, E726 [8MY]
      Continental Congress: anniversary of Northwest Ordinance 
        adoption, E1594 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit drilling permits or leasing of 
        any area within a certain distance of the Great Lakes or the 
        Florida Everglades, H884, H885 [16FE]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        E954 [1JN]
      ------tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts in 
        responding to tornadoes, H1160 [6MR], E327 [7MR]
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]
      Hammond, IN: anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic 
        Club, E1487 [12SE]
      Indianapolis, IN: tribute to International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 481 for Circle of Light Holiday 
        event, E1632 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Super Bowl XLVI, H581 [8FE]
      Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame: tribute to 
        inductees, E565 [18AP]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      Princeton, IN: Indiana Stellar Community Award recipient, E955 
        [1JN]
      Spaulding, Fredrick L.: Army Distinguished Service Cross 
        recipient, E691 [27AP]
      Tornadoes: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage 
        caused by tornadoes, H1190 [6MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Children and youth: tribute to Youth Essay Contest winners, 
        S2814 [26AP]
      Indiana Prairie Farmer (publication): tribute to Master Farmer 
        award program, S4237 [18JN]
      Lugar, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S5358 [25JY]
      ------tribute to casting 13,000th vote, S5357-S5359 [25JY]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 
        [29FE]
      Tornadoes: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage 
        caused by tornadoes, S1414 [6MR], S1519 [8MR]
  Statements
      Indiana Senate Race and the Direction of American Politics and 
        the Republican Party: Senator Lugar, S3055 [10MY]
  Tributes
      Hall, Katie, H955, H956 [27FE], E241 [27FE]
      Lugar, Senator, S3009-S3011 [9MY], S3052, S3054 [10MY], S3274 
        [17MY], H2459 [9MY]




INDIANA BLOOD CENTER (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E458 [27MR]




INDIANA FARM BUREAU, INC.

  Essays
      Role of the Farm in a Healthy Diet: Andrea Ledgerwood, S2815 
        [26AP]
      ------Travis Koester, S2815 [26AP]
  Lists
      Indiana Youth Essay Contest winners, S2815 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Indiana: tribute to Youth Essay Contest winners, S2814 [26AP]




INDIANA PRAIRIE FARMER (publication)

  Remarks in Senate
      Master Farmer award program: tribute, S4237 [18JN]




INDIANA UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to cheerleading team, S697 [15FE]




INDIANAPOLIS, IN

  Remarks in House
      Indiana Blood Center (organization): anniversary, E458 [27MR]
      Indianapolis Symphonic Choir: anniversary, E268 [28FE]
      International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 481: 
        tribute for Circle of Light Holiday event, E1632 [21SE]
      Super Bowl XLVI: tribute, H581 [8FE]




INDIANOLA, IA

  Remarks in House
      Render, Kale R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242 [27FE]
      Schlenker, Paul C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E346 [8MR]




INDIANOLA, MS

  Remarks in House
      da' House of Khafre (business): tribute, E1718 [23OC]




INDIANS  see Native Americans




INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Education: funding, S6088-S6091 [11SE]




INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Immigration: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see S. 3339), S4460 [25JN]




INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS & SUPPLY, INC.

  Remarks in House
      SBA: Nebraska Small Business of the Year award recipient, E424 
        [22MR]




INEZ, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Jim Booth Committed to Economic Development, S1676 [14MR]




INFLATION  see Economy




INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Amendments
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826 [11SE]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2166, H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172, H2173, H2174, 
        H2175, H2176, H2178 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 
        [26AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401, S5402, S5403, 
        S5405, S5409, S5410 [25JY], S5495, S5507, S5519, S5520, S5521, 
        S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5568, S5572, S5575, S5579, S5591, 
        S5603, S5615, S5622 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676, S5677, S5678, 
        S5681, S5682, S5684, S5685, S5686, S5687, S5688 [30JY], S5724, 
        S5739, S5740, S5741, S5743, S5744, S5746, S5747, S5748, S5760, 
        S5772, S5773, S5777, S5778, S5782, S5783, S5784, S5786, S5787, 
        S5788, S5789, S5791, S5792, S5793 [31JY], S5885, S5886, S5888, 
        S5889, S5890, S5891 [1AU]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
      Cyber Hill Battle--Searching for a Common Sense Defense Against 
        a ``Digital Pearl Harbor'', S5910 [2AU]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      Armed Forces: track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents 
        involving members (see S. 3180), S3174 [15MY]
      Census: celebrate release of 1940 census and commend Bureau of 
        the Census and National Archives and Records Administration 
        efforts to maintain information (see H. Res. 637), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      Children and youth: authorize a national toll-free hotline and 
        website to develop and disseminate child care consumer 
        education information to help parents access child care in 
        their community (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE]
      Colleges and universities: increase civil penalties for 
        institutions of higher education that fail to comply with 
        campus security disclosure and campus crime statistics 
        policies (see S. 2285), S2324 [16AP]
      ------require institutions of higher education to post certain 
        IRS returns on their websites (see S. 2835), S2927 [7MY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      ------protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see 
        S. 2102), S567 [13FE]
      Congress: strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, 
        and employees, display subject matter of debates, make 
        legislation available before voting, and promote availability 
        of FEC reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see S. 3609), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6480), H6273 [21SE]
      Courts: provide for recovery of computer hardware and software 
        patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the 
        claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding 
        (see H.R. 6245), H5628 [1AU]
      ------provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic lawsuits 
        against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect journalists 
        and Internet service providers (see S. 3493), S5977 [2AU]
      Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments 
        by communications-related service providers of certain 
        information consisting of or relating to communications (see 
        H.R. 6529), H6275 [21SE]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6063), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 
        [25JY] (see H.R. 6205), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      ------support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, 
        investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex 
        trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such 
        exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish grant program within rural 
        broadband program (see S. 2275), S2243 [29MR]
      ------improve the program of access to broadband 
        telecommunications services in rural areas (see S. 2298), 
        S2496 [18AP]
      ------submit and provide access to a report on the animals 
        killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR] 
        (see H.R. 4207), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and 
        development program (see S. 3459), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 
        6454), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States for demonstration 
        projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization 
        or health to include body mass index (BMI) (see H.R. 6402), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide for public disclosure of charges for certain 
        hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes 
        (see H.R. 5709), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs (see S. 2254), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4292), H1740 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see S. 3316), S4368 [20JN] 
        (see H.R. 6401), H5999 [13SE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize 
        States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 
        [6FE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: expand authority to access the National 
        Directory of New Hires for purposes of tax administration (see 
        H.R. 5543), H2441 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve utilization of 
        teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and 
        telehealth coordination services for veterans' health care 
        (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]
      ------provide certain employees of Members of Congress and 
        certain local government employees with access to case-
        tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]
      ------provide veterans, when they electronically file claims for 
        benefits, with notice that relevant services may be available 
        to them from veterans service organizations (see S. 3052), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Education: support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (see S. 2098), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 4061), H901 [16FE]
      Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update 
        standards for government and law enforcement access to stored 
        communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 
        [2AU]
      FCC: ensure rule adopting methodology for establishing 
        benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support 
        shall have no force or effect and require report on an 
        alternative methodology (see H.R. 6526), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require reallocation and auction for commercial use of 
        certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 
        4817), H2203 [26AP]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1016 [28FE]
      FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]
      FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the 
        contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of 
        advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 6259), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website 
        for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 4404), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------develop public access policies relative to research 
        conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that 
        agency (see S. 2096), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4004), H692 [9FE]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H3103 [17MY]
      FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose 
        use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 6508), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Government: increase accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (see S. 3600), S6546 [20SE]
      ------optimize Federal data center usage and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 6278), H5704 [2AU]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in 
        Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see 
        S. 3439), S5381 [25JY]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      ------protect privacy of protected health information by 
        requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store 
        health information, restricting access, and improving 
        congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S2824 [26AP]
      ------preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
      ------improve enforcement of criminal and civil law with respect 
        to cloud computing (see S. 3569), S6454 [19SE]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]
      Medicare: make publicly available on the official Medicare 
        Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital 
        inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and 
        physicians' services (see H.R. 5730), H2645 [10MY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 562), S6454 [19SE]
      National security: improve Federal information security (see 
        H.R. 4257), H1570 [26MR]
      Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of 
        Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation 
        of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 
        [16FE]
      NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      NOAA: establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage 
        coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]
      Political campaigns: eliminate certain contribution limitations 
        and require political committees to post information on 
        contributions received by the committees on their websites 
        (see H.R. 6197), H5291 [25JY]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (see 
        S. 3625), S6626 [21SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      ------prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2268 [27AP]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 5684), H2566 [9MY]
      ------require certain entities that collect and maintain 
        personal information of individuals to secure such information 
        and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security 
        involving such information (see S. 3333), S4417 [21JN]
      Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform 
        consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 4759), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Rural areas: authorize a competitive grant program to implement 
        and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (see H.R. 
        5732), H2645 [10MY]
      SBA: establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs (see S. 3194), S3234 [16MY]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities (see S. 2190), S1613 [13MR]
      Senior citizens: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud 
        targeting seniors and increase public awareness of the impact 
        and educate the public on how to identify such fraud (see H.R. 
        4846), H2204 [26AP]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]
      Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of 
        an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology 
        standards as a condition of market access, and promote free 
        flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see 
        S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
      Telecommunications: continue an advisory committee considering 
        optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of 
        communications systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]
      ------encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum 
        available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless 
        coverage (see S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]
      ------ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and surcharges 
        are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative to prepaid 
        mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]
      ------ensure that security is taken into account in certain 
        efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications 
        networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish an advisory committee on national security 
        telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]
      ------prohibit mobile service providers from providing service 
        on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen 
        and enable consumers to remotely delete data from such devices 
        (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]
      ------require disclosures to consumers on the capability of 
        software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of 
        the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H1571 [26MR] (see H. Res. 628), H2031 
        [19AP]
      U.S. Geological Survey: establish the National Geospatial 
        Technology Administration (see H.R. 4233), H1496 [21MR]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see S. 3410), 
        S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6131), H4906 [17JY]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 646), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        S. 3608), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
  Cloture motions
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Cybersecurity Act: several former national security officials, 
        S4136 [13JN]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Dorothy Coleman, National 
        Association of Manufacturers, S5909 [2AU]
      ------Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S5704 [31JY]
      ------several financial services organizations, S5909 [2AU]
      ------several individuals, S5437 [26JY]
      ------Shawn Osbourne, TechAmerica (organization), S5915 [2AU]
      Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act: Kerry D. 
        Bolognese, George Mason University, H2095 [25AP]
      ------several organizations, H2093, H2094 [25AP]
      Enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications 
        infrastructure: several former government officials, S4847 
        [11JY]
      Federal information security improvement: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E699 
        [27AP]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E699 [27AP]
      Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
        transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]
      Felony prosecution of individuals relative to violation of 
        Internet ``terms of service'' agreements: several 
        organizations, S5915 [2AU]
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: 
        Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------John G. Pare, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]
      Improve privacy of electronic communications: several 
        organizations, S5914 [2AU]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation: 
        Candace Klein, SoMoLend Holdings, LLC, S1878 [21MR]
      ------David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council, S1724 
        [15MR]
      ------Freeman White, S1724 [15MR]
      ------John Ducrest, Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, 
        S1724 [15MR]
      ------Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy (organization), S1878 
        [21MR]
      ------Nick Bhargava, MOTAAVI (business), S1724 [15MR]
      ------Sara Hanks, CrowdCheck, Inc., S1879 [21MR]
      ------several State Secs. of State, S1723 [15MR]
      ------Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best, and Zak Cassady-Dorion, 
        Startup Exemption (organization), S1878 [21MR]
      ------Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, 
        S1877 [21MR]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]
      Prevent national security breech and protect certain military 
        officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet 
        publication of certain information: several former national 
        security officials, S5953 [2AU]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small 
        Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to 
        require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and 
        use taxes, S4883 [11JY]
  Motions
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2184 [26AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5357 [25JY], S5419 
        [26JY], S5724 [31JY]
  Press releases
      NGA Opposes DATA Act Legislation: National Governors 
        Association, H2094 [25AP]
  Proclamations
      Ms. Marci McCarthy Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E616 [23AP]
  Regulations
      Standards for the electronic posting of House and committee 
        documents and data: Committee on House Administration (House), 
        H370 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents 
        involving members, E980 [5JN]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 
        3179), H5138 [24JY]
      CBO: establish website which features a calculator to allow 
        taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate 
        of projected contribution to or receipt from major 
        legislation, H411 [2FE]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), H5450-H5452 [31JY], H5618 [1AU], E1379 [1AU]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), 
        E1601 [21SE]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (H.R. 1048), H3809 [20JN]
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2215-H2222 [27AP]
      ------protect cyber privacy, H5686 [2AU]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (H.R. 6063), H5507-H5510 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: set sunset date, 
        H2176 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: submit and provide access to a report on 
        the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (H.R. 6308), 
        E1396 [3AU]
      Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. 
        companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, 
        H2357 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: establish an interagency organization to 
        coordinate military cyber operations, H3126 [18MY]
      ------make available to the public the total costs of wars in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan on the Dept. of Defense website, H3005, 
        H3007 [17MY]
      ------provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of 
        soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3316, 
        H3317 [31MY]
      ------report on status of work on cognitive radio, dynamic 
        spectrum access, software-defined radio, and other spectrum-
        sharing techniques and technologies, H5033 [19JY]
      ------require posting on departmental websites information on 
        sexual assault prevention and response resources, H3129 [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies 
        and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary 
        and secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy: determine if impact analyses of EPA rules and 
        actions on energy prices are infeasible to conduct, requires 
        data that does not exist, or would generate unreliable or 
        useless results, H3924 [21JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize interception of 
        communications and other system traffic that is transmitted 
        and stored on Federal systems and deploy countermeasures for 
        cybersecurity purposes, H2177 [26AP]
      ------cybersecurity infrastructure funding, H3619, H3636, H3637 
        [7JN]
      ------cybersecurity personnel funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------denial of access by States to Systematic Alienation 
        Verification Entitlement (SAVE) database to identify 
        noncitizens among registered voters, H3584 [7JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Child Exploitation 
        Center funding, H3542, H3543 [6JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: Internet Crimes Against Children task forces 
        funding, H2392 [8MY]
      ------make available to the public a redacted summary of Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions that permit 
        warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), 
        H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------Regional Information Sharing Systems Program funding 
        through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), 
        H1397 [20MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales 
        through Internet-based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]
      ------grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue 
        electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H88-H90 [23JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to implement 
        regulations to mandate global positioning system (GPS) 
        tracking, electronic on-board recording devices, or event data 
        recorders in passenger or commercial motor vehicles, H4149, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826-H5829 [11SE], E1493 [12SE]
      Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office 
        for Cyberspace, H2792 [16MY]
      FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, 
        H2457 [9MY]
      FCC: ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not impede 
        implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in rural 
        areas, H1622 [27MR]
      ------preserve ability to protect online privacy, including 
        rules prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from 
        requiring job applicants to disclose passwords to social 
        networking web sites, H1627 [27MR]
      ------provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H914, H918-H921 [17FE], E237-E239 [24FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (H.R. 4004), E174 [9FE]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system, 
        H6111 [19SE]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, 
        H1918 [18AP], H5204 [25JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: prohibit the use of 
        information on U.S. citizens obtained through the search of a 
        legally amassed data pool without prior warrant authorization, 
        H5891 [12SE]
      Freedom of Information Act: require regulatory information 
        provided to private-sector cybersecurity entities sharing 
        intelligence community cybersecurity systems remain subject to 
        the Act, H2170 [26AP]
      Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (H.R. 2146), H2082-H2095 [25AP]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations pertaining to privacy 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]
      ------tribute to online Federal document retrieval system, E461 
        [28MR]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H2222-H2227, H2252 [27AP]
      House of Representatives: prohibit purchase of paid online 
        advertisements by Members, committees, and leadership offices, 
        H3683, H3684 [8JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2147-H2156 [26AP]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]
      Intelligence services: clarify certain definitions to maintain 
        consistency across all cybersecurity policies, H2175, H2176 
        [26AP]
      ------clarify that private-sector cybersecurity entity liability 
        exemption in use of intelligence community systems extends 
        only to identification and acquisition of cyber threat 
        information, H2169 [26AP]
      ------counterintelligence resources funding, H3294 [31MY]
      Internet: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance 
        model under which the Internet has thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), 
        H5253 [25JY], H5599-H5602 [1AU], E1403 [3AU]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673-H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]
      National security: cybersecurity funding, H1715 [28MR]
      ------improve Federal information security (H.R. 4257), H2187-
        H2192 [26AP], E668 [26AP]
      National Telework Week: observance, E372 [16MR]
      NOAA: Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS) 
        funding, H2522 [9MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2077 [25AP], H2146, H2156-H2186 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], 
        H3293 [31MY], E693 [27AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2147-H2156 
        [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), corrections in engrossment, H2186 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), motion to recommit, H2184 [26AP]
      ------allow intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for 
        only certain purposes, H2170, H2171 [26AP]
      ------clarify retention and use rules for personal information 
        received by the intelligence community from private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]
      ------exempt private-sector cybersecurity entities from 
        liability for non-participation in voluntary intelligence 
        community cyber threat efforts, H2174 [26AP]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2167-H2169, H2178, H2179 [26AP]
      ------limit authority of intelligence community to use Federal 
        cybersecurity systems on private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities, H2173 [26AP]
      ------narrow definitions of what information private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence 
        community, H2174, H2175 [26AP]
      ------prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity systems from 
        using sensitive personal documents received from certain 
        sources, H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      ------require list of all Federal agencies receiving cyber 
        threat intelligence information from the intelligence 
        community, H2173 [26AP]
      ------require report to identify and assess risks from foreign 
        suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign 
        governments, H3305, H3306 [31MY]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), H6285 [28SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 
        [2AU]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective 
        employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social 
        networking web sites or personal accounts, H2184 [26AP]
      SEC: provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1228, H1240, 
        H1245 [7MR], H1580, H1590-H1592 [27MR]
      Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (H.R. 6549), E1634 [21SE]
      ------promote simplification and fairness in the administration 
        and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 
        [24JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015-H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H5829, 
        H5830 [11SE]
      Vietnam: petition on White House website urging the 
        administration to stop expanding trade at the expense of human 
        rights, E751 [9MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H5118, H5120-H5122 [23JY], E838 [17MY], E1703 [16OC]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, 
        S4880-S4884 [11JY]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815-
        S817 [16FE]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher 
        education to post certain IRS returns on their websites (S. 
        2835), S2946 [8MY]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (S. 1466), S4631 [26JN]
      Computers: expand and improve cybersecurity test beds program, 
        S5914 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 
        2102), S568 [13FE]
      Congress: modify reporting requirements for personal financial 
        trade transactions by Members and certain employees, S182 
        [31JA]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S141, S143, S147 [30JA], S195, S196 [31JA]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S190, 
        S191 [31JA]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, S6046 [10SE]
      Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain 
        a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and 
        that consent may be obtained through the Internet, S5914 [2AU]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (S. 3609), S6628 [21SE]
      Courts: provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic lawsuits 
        against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect journalists 
        and Internet service providers (S. 3493), S5983 [2AU]
      Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 
        3556), S6458 [19SE]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): set sunset date, S5439 [26JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: rural broadband telecommunications 
        services programs funding, S4279 [19JN], S4335, S4343, S4358 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (S. 2194), S1735 [15MR], 
        S3018 [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and 
        development program (S. 3459), S5734 [31JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that creation of center to 
        protect Federal Government networks does not disrupt current 
        cyber law enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]
      ------Federal Network Security funding, S6416 [19SE], S6495, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in 
        international law enforcement issues and maintain 
        accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]
      ------establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled 
        substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, 
        fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs, S3555 [24MY], 
        S4630 [26JN]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27-S31 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches, S6256 [12SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Education: support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (S. 2098), S502 [9FE], 
        S3005 [9MY]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), S6672, S6673 [21SE]
      FCC: investigation regarding approval of satellite spectrum 
        access by LightSquared (company), S1706 [15MR], S3393 [22MY]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (S. 35), S2773 [26AP], S4632 [26JN]
      Freedom of Information Act: anniversary, S4631 [26JN]
      GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in 
        Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (S. 
        3439), S5385 [25JY]
      Hanscom AFB, MA: impact of proposed change in leadership rank 
        structure on cybersecurity, S4230 [18JN]
      Health: release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 
        [16FE]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (S. 3539), S6342 [13SE]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (S. Res. 358), S173 [30JA]
      ------observance, S66 [24JA]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 
        562), S6469 [19SE]
      National security: promote public awareness of cyber security 
        (S. 813), S2458 [18AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), S2559 [23AP], S3814 [7JN]
      OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of 
        Federal retirement benefits, S2566-S2568 [23AP], S2692, S2693 
        [25AP]
      PenBay Solutions LLC: tribute, S1145 [29FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), S6675 [21SE]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 [2AU]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 1011), 
        S66 [24JA]
      ------modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information, S5914 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information (S. 1151), S66 [24JA]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5940, 
        S5952 [2AU]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (S. 3074), S3058 [10MY]
      ------protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and 
        require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]
      ------protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of 
        and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability 
        and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable 
        information, S1686 [15MR]
      Ravi, Dharun: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on 
        and then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler 
        Clementi and another man, S1928 [21MR]
      SBA: establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs, S4933 [12JY]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1828 [20MR], S1877-S1879, S1884-
        S1889, S1894 [21MR], S1968, S1972-S1976 [22MR], S2230, S2231 
        [29MR], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      Senate: require all Senate candidates file quarterly campaign 
        finance reports electronically with the FEC, S249 [1FE]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Technology: conduct study to determine current cyber law 
        enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, S4846-S4849 [11JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S616-S619, S659 
        [14FE], S663 [15FE], S2458 [18AP], S3300 [21MY], S3933-S3935 
        [12JN], S4135-S4137 [13JN]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193-S5196, S5238 
        [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5266 [24JY], S5322, S5367 [25JY], S5652 
        [30JY], S5691-S5706, S5708-S5712, S5714-S5725 [31JY], S5805, 
        S5806, S5812-S5818, S5823-S5825, S5830, S5841, S5850 [1AU], 
        S5901-S5904, S5907-S5919, S5929, S5936, S5937, S5942 [2AU], 
        S6079 [11SE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357, S5359-S5364 [25JY], S5419-S5421, S5426-S5441, S5444, 
        S5448, S5450, S5463-S5465 [26JY], S5631, S5632 [30JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5651 [30JY]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (S. 3516), S5988 [2AU]
      ------ensure free flow of commerce through secure cyber 
        communications, continued development of Internet and Intranet 
        communications, and development of cybersecurity specialists, 
        S5911 [2AU]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (S. 3433), S5385 [25JY]
      ------strengthen public safety by establishing a national 
        wireless communications network for emergency responders, 
        S888, S889 [17FE]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and 
        resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, 
        S5823 [1AU]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking, S2667 [25AP]
      Water: amend consumer confidence reporting requirements for 
        community water systems, S4383 [21JN]
  Reports filed
      Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1974) (H. Rept. 
        112-663), H5764 [10SE]
      Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology 
        Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House) (H.R. 3834) (H. Rept. 112-420), H1541 
        [22MR]
      Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and 
        Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112-371), H77 [18JA]
      Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        6063) (H. Rept. 112-638), H5524 [31JY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex 
        Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 112-
        637), H5524 [31JY]
      Child Protection Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 645), S6451 [19SE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and 
        Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. 
        Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3523) (H. Rept. 112-445), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]
      Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4257) (H. Rept. 112-455), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]
      Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 710) (H. Rept. 112-654), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 
        112-685), H6230 [20SE]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112-478), H2662 [11MY]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112-212), S6451 
        [19SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. 
        Rept. 112-374), H113 [23JA]
      Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Under 
        Which the Internet Has Thrived: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 112-564), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and 
        Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model 
        Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]
      Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing 
        Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112-592), H4827 [11JY]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3410), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      ------Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6131) (H. 
        Rept. 112-653), H5764 [10SE]
  Statements
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Aspen Homeland Security Group, 
        S5437 [26JY]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]
  Summaries
      Free Press Act (S. 3493), S5985 [2AU]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): 
        Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 127, preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model under which the Internet has thrived, H5599 
        [1AU]
      H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 
        [10SE]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]
      H.R. 2096, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H2215-H2218 [27AP]
      H.R. 2146, Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act, 
        H2082-H2091 [25AP]
      H.R. 3117, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, H88 [23JA]
      H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) 
        applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or 
        activation, H4015 [26JN]
      H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H2166 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 3796, Child Protection and Safety Act programs relative to 
        sex offender management and registration reauthorization, 
        H5451 [31JY]
      H.R. 3834, Advancing America's Networking and Information 
        Technology Research and Development Act, H2223-H2225 [27AP]
      H.R. 4257, Federal information security improvement, H2187-H2189 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 6063, Child Protection Act, H5507 [31JY]
      H.R. 6131, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With 
        Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act extension, H5829 
        [11SE]
      S. 710, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, 
        H5826 [11SE]
      S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3459, Dept. of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act, 
        S5734 [31JY]
      S. 3493, Free Press Act, S5984 [2AU]
      S. 3510, prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information, S5940, S5986 
        [2AU], H5686 [2AU]
      S. 3625, change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees, 
        S6675 [21SE], H6285 [28SE]
      S. Con. Res. 50, global Internet promotion, free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S4683 [27JN]
      S. Con. Res. 50, promote a global Internet free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S6667 [21SE]
      S. Res. 358, National Data Privacy Day, S168, S173 [30JA]
      S. Res. 439, support elimination of the ``adult entertainment'' 
        section of the Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, classified 
        advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of 
        online sex trafficking, S2736 [25AP]
      S. Res. 446, oppose any effort to transfer control of the 
        Internet to the U.N. or any other international governmental 
        organization, S2833 [26AP]
      S. Res. 562, National Health Information Technology Week, S6465, 
        S6469 [19SE]




INGALLS, CHRIS

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




INGHRAM, DOROTHY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E396 [20MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2813 [26AP]




INGRALDI, SALVATORE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E971 [5JN]




INGRAM, MARTIN J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1136 [26JN]




INGRAM, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1403 [3AU]




INGRAM, ROBERT J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]




INHOFE, JAMES M. (a Senator from Oklahoma)

  Addresses
      Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya: Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic 
        and Cultural Representative to the U.S., S2914 [7MY]
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791, S3792 
        [6JN], S3903, S3904 [11JN], S3994 [12JN], S4152, S4159 [13JN], 
        S4382, S4419 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S243, S270 [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4727 [28JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2426 
        [17AP], S2603 [23AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2102, S2104, S2105 [27MR], S2182 
        [28MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1809, S1810 [19MR]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4896 [11JY], S5048 [16JY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, Al 
        Cardenas, Washington (DC) Examiner, S4707 [28JN]
      IPCC Lead Author Misleads US Congress, Roger Pielke, Jr., 
        rogerpielkejr.blogspot.com (Internet site), S5856 [1AU]
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots? John S. Yodice, Aircraft 
        Owners and Pilots Association Pilot (publication), S4179 
        [14JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S4460 [25JN]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see S. 3526), 
        S6107 [11SE]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 
        3624), S6625 [21SE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see 
        S. 2065), S1089 [28FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption 
        accreditation standards (see S. 3331), S4417 [21JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see 
        S. 3577), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S389 [7FE]
      Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform 
        reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly 
        available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to 
        Justice Act (see S. 1061), S5978 [2AU]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        S. 3551), S6457 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore 
        energy development (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3785 
        [6JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Egypt: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S., urge 
        protection of civil liberties, and cease intimidation and 
        prosecution of civil society workers and democracy activists 
        (see S. Res. 372), S614 [14FE]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 3559), S6454 [19SE]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (see S. 3321), S4368 [20JN]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4893 [11JY]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S6064 [10SE]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3130 [14MY]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see S. 1622), S2656 [24AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S2825 [26AP]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5047 [16JY]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        550), S6108 [11SE]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3633 
        [24MY]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 460), S3174 
        [15MY]
      Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S4300 
        [19JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S5134 [18JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371, 3221), 
        S3730 [5JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 
        2118), S850 [16FE]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6628 [21SE]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6272 [12SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S6457 [19SE]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see 
        S. Res. 524), S5257 [23JY]
      Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 
        2242), S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), 
        S3130 [14MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S5085 [17JY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Veterans: require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6627 [21SE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S614 [14FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S567 [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs 
        and establish a food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S1194 [1MR]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 
        37), S850 [16FE]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Equal Access to Justice Act: require disclosure of all payments 
        made from the Judgment Fund (see S. 3415), S5212 [19JY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations (see S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]
      Medicare: include screening computed tomography colonography as 
        a colorectal screening test (see S. 2265), S2242 [29MR]
      Motor vehicles: exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum 
        fuel economy increase standards (see S. 2174), S1540 [8MR]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      Tariff: fishing reels (see S. 3195), S3234 [16MY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
  Chronologies
      Pilot's Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]
  Letters
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: by, S4945 [12JY]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: Senators 
        Portman and Ayotte, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S5009 [16JY]
      ------several Senators, S5009 [16JY]
  Lists
      Fifteen earmarks from Sean Hannity's list of most egregious 
        earmarks, S294 [2FE]
      Global cooling predictions, S5857 [1AU]
  Poems
      ``Praetorians,'' Albert C. Caswell, S6539 [20SE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3960 [12JN], 
        S4383 [21JN]
      ------exempt farms with aboveground fuel storage tanks of a 
        certain size from EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and 
        Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, S3960 [12JN]
      ------prohibit issuance of new EPA rule on municipal and 
        industrial stormwater discharges prior to completion of 
        evaluation of current rule, S3960 [12JN]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      Armed Forces: proposed troop reductions, S3266 [17MY]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5649 
        [30JY]
      Budget: reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1530, S1531 [8MR]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Climate: global warming, S3266 [17MY], S4859-S4862 [11JY], S5639 
        [30JY], S5841, S5853, S5856, S5857-S5858 [1AU]
      Congress: prohibit earmarks, S244 [1FE], S292, S294, S303, S304 
        [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S244 [1FE], S292, S294, S303, S304 [2FE]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 
        3577), S6463 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs 
        and establish a food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), 
        S6553 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: clean energy technologies initiatives funding, 
        S3266 [17MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S5118, S5126 [18JY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, S5127 [18JY], 
        S6085 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3611 [24MY]
      Dept. of Labor: minimize adverse effects of employment 
        dislocation (S. 3297), S5118 [18JY]
      Dept. of State: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors 
        who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S2676-S2679 [25AP]
      EPA: codify and delay implementation of and compliance dates for 
        the cross-State air pollution rule (S. 1815), S3942-S3945 
        [12JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S856-S858 [16FE], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945 [12JN], 
        S4231-S4233 [18JN], S4288 [19JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4314, S4322, S4333 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4283 [19JN]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (S. 3053), S3045 
        [9MY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 
        [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S4176, S4178, S4179, S4180, 
        S4182 [14JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide for congressional 
        review of agency guidance documents, S4288 [19JN]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4641 [26JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4707, S4708 
        [28JN], S4750, S4755 [29JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (S. 2282), S2256 [29MR]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S2024 [26MR]
      ------evaluation of administration, S402 [9FE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S2023 [26MR], S2676-S2679 
        [25AP], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945 [12JN]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Oklahoma participants, S5481 
        [26JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax 
        burden, S4707 [28JN]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4707 [28JN]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2023 [26MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), S2124 [28MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S2023 [26MR]
      ------establish commission to analyze and report on cumulative 
        impacts of certain EPA rules and actions on gasoline and 
        diesel fuel prices, S2125 [28MR]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S5649 [30JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, S86 
        [26JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S364-S366 [7FE], S1530, S1531 
        [8MR], S1659, S1660 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S402, S404 [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4707, S4708 [28JN], S4750, S4755 [29JN]
      Taiwan: tribute to food donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6085 [11SE]
      U.N.: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change endangerment 
        findings relative to impact of economy-wide global warming 
        pollution emission cap and trade program, S5856 [1AU]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, S5128 [18JY]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, S5007, 
        S5008, S5009, S5010 [16JY], S5128 [18JY]
      Water: amend consumer confidence reporting requirements for 
        community water systems, S4383 [21JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S. 2245), S3032 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Climate: call to rethink opinion that global warming is a hoax, 
        S5635-S5638 [30JY]
  Summaries
      Pilot's Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]
  Texts of
      S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands 
        Act, S2167 [28MR]
      S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]
  Tributes
      Allen, Charles, S6539 [20SE]
      Hodges, Frederick B. (Ben), S4817 [10JY]
      Pinniger, Jennifer J. (Joy), S6262 [12SE]




INLAND EMPIRE PERCHLORATE GROUND WATER PLUME ASSESSMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 200) 
        (H. Rept. 112-367), H77 [18JA]




INNOVATIVE LIVESTOCK SERVICES, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Ward Feed Yard: anniversary, S4237 [18JN]




INOUYE, DANIEL K. (a Senator from Hawaii)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4159 [13JN]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S221, S222 [31JA]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2507 
        [18AP], S2646 [24AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S925 [17FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3384), S5305 [24JY]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S4774 [29JN]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see S. 810), S132 [26JA]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        474), S3631 [24MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S3087 [10MY]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see S. 1645), S133 [26JA]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        S. 1832), S2245 [29MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Courts: require the attorney for the Government to disclose 
        favorable information to the defendant in criminal 
        prosecutions brought by the U.S. (see S. 2197), S1734 [15MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S3087 [10MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2343), S2929 [7MY]
      Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health 
        information centers to help families of children with 
        disabilities or special health care needs make informed 
        choices about health care (see S. 2123), S5979 [2AU]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see S. 3407), S6457 [19SE]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see S. 2192), S3731 [5JN]
      ------reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome 
        prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 
        3328), S4461 [25JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 
        2241), S2085 [27MR]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see S. Res. 176), S133 [26JA]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 
        493), S4419 [21JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 [26JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3394), S6627 [21SE]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 
        2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6627 [21SE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S5979 [2AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2244 [29MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S164 
        [30JA]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3130 [14MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S1050 [27FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S3043 [9MY]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S5979 [2AU]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S6457 [19SE]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3042 
        [9MY]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to Little Shell 
        Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see S. 546), S909 [17FE]
      ------reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing 
        vitality of Native American languages (see S. 3546), S6457 
        [19SE]
      NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        S. 2388), S2821 [26AP]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S2732 [25AP] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      SEC: require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5259 [23JY]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]
      Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American 
        Latino Museum (see S. 1868), S76 [24JA]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S3730 [5JN]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S3087 [10MY]
      Taxation: make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax 
        credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum 
        credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S3730 [5JN]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S3234 [16MY]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see S. 534), S3174 [15MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3234 
        [16MY]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S5086 [17JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S851 
        [16FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3130 [14MY]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 
        418), S2324 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a major medical facility 
        project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI 
        (see S. 3336), S4418 [21JN]
      National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        540), S5871 [1AU]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (see S. 2202), 
        S1734 [15MR]
  Cloture motions
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
  Designated acting Presidents pro tempore
      Akaka, Senator, S1371 [2MR]
      Begich, Senator, S5 [10JA], S6691 [2OC], S6707 [30OC]
      Bennet, Senator, S5419 [26JY]
      Bingaman, Senator, S7 [13JA], S1763 [19MR], S2039 [27MR]
      Blumenthal, Senator, S13 [23JA], S175 [31JA], S329 [6FE], S361 
        [7FE], S1029 [27FE], S1375 [5MR], S1401 [6MR], S2009 [26MR], 
        S2613 [24AP], S2891 [7MY], S3107 [14MY], S3137 [15MY], S3669 
        [4JN], S3695 [5JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4783 [9JY], 
        S4793 [10JY], S5239 [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S6023 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Cardin, Senator, S3295 [21MY]
      Coons, Senator, S51 [24JA], S139 [30JA], S545 [13FE], S585 
        [14FE], S879 [17FE], S1063 [28FE], S1559 [12MR], S1583 [13MR], 
        S1817 [20MR], S2287 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2933 [8MY], S3875 
        [11JN], S3931 [12JN], S4433 [25JN], S4601 [26JN], S4731 
        [29JN], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY], S5691 [31JY], S6021 [3AU], 
        S6391 [17SE], S6687 [25SE], S6699 [16OC]
      Durbin, Senator, S233 [1FE]
      Franken, Senator, S3663 [25MY]
      Gillibrand, Senator, S9 [17JA], S661 [15FE], S1099 [29FE], S1433 
        [7MR], S1639 [14MR], S1873 [21MR], S2115 [28MR], S2455 [18AP], 
        S2663 [25AP], S2989 [9MY], S3181 [16MY], S3459 [23MY], S3739 
        [6JN], S4109 [13JN], S4313 [20JN], S4645 [27JN], S4835 [11JY], 
        S5093 [18JY], S5321 [25JY], S5805 [1AU], S6241 [12SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
      Leahy, Senator, S3665 [29MY]
      Levin, Senator, S11 [20JA], S1025 [21FE], S2559 [23AP], S3667 
        [31MY]
      Liberman, Senator, S6697 [12OC]
      Mikulski, Senator, S6709 [2NO]
      Reid, Senator, S6711 [6NO]
      Rockefeller, Senator, S6693 [5OC], S6703 [23OC], S6705 [26OC]
      Shaheen, Senator, S3389 [22MY]
      Udall, Senator Tom, S81 [26JA], S283 [2FE], S395 [9FE], S805 
        [16FE], S1159 [1MR], S1495 [8MR], S1685 [15MR], S1955 [22MR], 
        S2187 [29MR], S2519 [19AP], S2745 [26AP], S3051 [10MY], S3243 
        [17MY], S3535 [24MY], S3803 [7JN], S4163 [14JN], S4379 [21JN], 
        S4689 [28JN], S4919 [12JY], S5169 [19JY], S5901 [2AU], S6289 
        [13SE], S6475 [20SE]
      Warner, Senator, S1 [3JA], S5631 [30JY], S6689 [28SE]
      Webb, Senator, S3 [6JA], S1027 [24FE], S6695 [9OC], S6701 [19OC]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4124 [13JN]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S4124 [13JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6502, S6504 
        [20SE], S6603 [21SE]
      Budget: reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1518 [8MR], S1605 [13MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3710 
        [5JN]
      Congress: prohibit earmarks, S291 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S291 [2FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3509 [23MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a major medical facility 
        project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI 
        (S. 3336), S4422 [21JN]
      National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (S. Res. 540), 
        S5900 [1AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5003 [16JY]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (S. 2202), S1737 
        [15MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1518, S1528 [8MR], S1605 [13MR]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S1518, S1528 [8MR]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 
        2230), motion to proceed, S2303 [16AP]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6098 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on 
        Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-156), S2545 [19AP]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-160), 
        S2730 [25AP]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-175), 
        S3976 [12JN]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (Senate) (H.R. 5856) (S. Rept. 112-196), S5976 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. 2202, Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act, S1738-S1740 
        [15MR]
      S. 3336, carry out a major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facility project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, 
        Oahu, HI, S4422 [21JN]
  Tributes
      Camacho, Richard, S904 [17FE]
      Flaherty, Karen A., S36 [23JA]
      Reese, Gary D., S203 [31JA]




INSECTICIDES  related term(s) Agriculture; Insects
  Bills and resolutions
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (see S. 3552), S6340 [13SE]
      Tariff: acephate (see H.R. 5078), H2269 [27AP]
      ------acetamiprid, whether or not combined with application 
        adjuvants (see S. 2430), S2822 [26AP]
      ------acetamiprid technical (see H.R. 5307), H2274 [27AP]
      ------azadirachtin A mixtures (see H.R. 5645), H2443 [8MY]
      ------b-cyfluthrin (see S. 3023, 3025), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4669), H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 5591), H2442 [8MY]
      ------b-cyfluthrin mixtures (see H.R. 4657), H2123 [25AP] (see 
        H.R. 5592), H2442 [8MY]
      ------Bifenthrin (see H.R. 4558), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carbaryl (see S. 2587), S2923 [7MY]
      ------Carbofuran technical (see H.R. 4559), H2065 [24AP]
      ------Carbosulfan technical (see H.R. 4560), H2065 [24AP]
      ------clothianidin (see S. 3015), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4576), 
        H2066 [24AP] (see H.R. 5352), H2317 [7MY]
      ------clothianidin and bacillus firmus product mixtures (see S. 
        3008), S2968 [8MY]
      ------clothianidin and bacillus firmus strain I-1582 mixtures 
        (see H.R. 4695), H2124 [25AP]
      ------clothianidin mixtures (see H.R. 4696), H2124 [25AP]
      ------cyfluthrin (see S. 3024), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4668), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------cyhalothrin mixtures (see S. 2955), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4512), H2064 [24AP]
      ------cypermethrin (see S. 2780), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 3139), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4745), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5084), 
        H2269 (see H.R. 5308), H2274 [27AP] (see H.R. 5349), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------deltamethrin (see H.R. 4658), H2123 [25AP]
      ------dinotefuran (see H.R. 4572), H2066 [24AP] (see H.R. 5350), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      ------etoxazole (see H.R. 5353), H2317 [7MY]
      ------Fastac (see H.R. 4692), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fenazaquin mixtures (see H.R. 5642), H2443 [8MY]
      ------fenpropathrin (see H.R. 5351), H2317 [7MY]
      ------fipronil (see H.R. 5438), H2318 [7MY]
      ------flonicamid (see H.R. 5402), H2318 [7MY]
      ------flubendiamide (see S. 2617), S2924 [7MY] (see S. 3132, 
        3162), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4665), H2124 [25AP]
      ------flubendiamide mixtures (see H.R. 4677), H2124 [25AP]
      ------hexythiazox technical (see H.R. 5639), H2443 [8MY]
      ------imidacloprid (see S. 2385), S2821 [26AP] (see S. 3136), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4876, 4883), H2205 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid and cyfluthrin or its b-cyfluthrin isomer 
        mixtures (see S. 2384), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4877), H2205 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5565), H2442 [8MY]
      ------imidacloprid and thiodicarb mixtures (see S. 2381), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4873), H2205 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid with application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2383), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4875), H2205 [26AP]
      ------Imidan technical (see H.R. 5643), H2443 [8MY]
      ------indoxacarb and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5657), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      ------Lambda-Cy (see S. 2766), S2926 [7MY]
      ------lambda-cyhalothrin mixtures (see H.R. 5449), H2318 [7MY]
      ------methidathion (see S. 2950), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4516), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------permethrin (see S. 3020), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4538), 
        H2065 [24AP] (see H.R. 5354), H2317 [7MY]
      ------profenofos (see S. 2960), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5505), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------pyridaben technical (see H.R. 5640), H2443 [8MY]
      ------spiromesifen (see S. 3017), S2968 [8MY] (see S. 3160), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4661), H2124 [25AP]
      ------spirotetramat (see S. 2722), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4666), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------spirotetramat mixtures (see H.R. 4672), H2124 [25AP]
      ------tebufenozide (see S. 2429), S2822 [26AP]
      ------thiamethoxam (see S. 2594), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4437), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------thiamethoxam, difenoconazole, fludioxonil, and mefenoxam 
        formulations (see S. 2628), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4513), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------tolfenpyrad technical (see S. 2603), S2923 [7MY]
      ------tralopyril (see S. 2920), S2966 [8MY]
      ------trifloxystrobin, clothianidin, carboxin, and metalaxyl 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4580), H2066 [24AP]
      ------zeta-cypermethrin (see H.R. 5401), H2318 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), H6024-H6042 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), S6370 [13SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3552, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act, 
        S6370-S6387 [13SE], H6025-H6041 [14SE]




INSECTS

  Bills and resolutions
      Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish 
        (see S. 3568), S6454 [19SE]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Foreign trade: establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives 
        relative to application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures 
        to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture 
        (see H.R. 6538), H6276 [21SE]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      ------improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      Tariff: portable personal area mosquito repellents (see S. 
        2531), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5279), H2273 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (H.R. 2557), E1303 [24JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: enter into contracts 
        with States to treat insect-infested trees and clear hazardous 
        fuel to prevent wildfires, H3785 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Forest Service: hazardous fuel reduction projects funding, S4660 
        [27JN]
      ------reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN], S4660 
        [27JN]
      Forests: trees killed by bark beetles removal funding, S3891 
        [11JN], S4127 [13JN], S4339 [20JN]
  Reports filed
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3568), S6451 [19SE]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]




INSLEE, JAY (a Representative from Washington)

  Articles and editorials
      Our Heritage Forests--An American Legacy, Jason Hartke, 
        E376 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of HHS: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of 
        pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, 
        and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 
        2679), H696 [13FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), 
        H375 [1FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of 
        survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset 
        the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation 
        (see H.R. 178), H27 [17JA]
      Diseases: reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and 
        treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and 
        men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H1306 [8MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1306 [8MR]
      Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H694 
        [9FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1017 [28FE]
      Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing 
        in rural health clinics for electronic health records and 
        quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H1101 [29FE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      ------establish a position for a representative of Indian tribes 
        on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal 
        communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 [16FE]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1154 [5MR]
      Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities 
        on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, 
        archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train 
        new land managers (see H.R. 587), H1017 [28FE]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H1273 [7MR]
      Taxation: modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see 
        H.R. 2238), H79 [18JA]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H79 [18JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
  Letters
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: by, H1375 [19MR]
  Remarks
      Navy: tribute to development of clean energy sources, H1277 
        [8MR]
  Resignations
      House of Representatives, H1375 [19MR]
  Tributes
      Chiarelli, Peter, E96 [31JA]




INSTITUTE OF CARIBBEAN STUDIES

  Letters
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne, H1203 [6MR]




INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS

  Remarks in House
      Schweitzer, Edmund O., III: Institute of Electrical and 
        Electronics Engineers Medal in Power Engineering recipient, 
        E1190 [29JN]




INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Jarecki, Henry: Institute of International Education 
        Humanitarian Award recipient, S6102 [11SE]
      Scholar Rescue Fund: anniversary, S6102 [11SE]




INSULAR AREAS ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4890-H4892 
        [17JY]
      Dept. of Energy: continue monitoring of impact of the U.S. 
        nuclear testing program on Runit Island of the Marshall 
        Islands, H4890 [17JY]
      Enact (S. 2009), H4888-H4892 [17JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2009, provisions, H4889 [17JY]




INSURANCE

  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611, S3641 [24MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4424 [21JN], S4447, S4448, S4464, S4481, 
        S4482, S4483 [25JN], S4640, S4641 [26JN], S4684, S4685 [27JN], 
        S4727 [28JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1392 [19MR], H1504, H1505, 
        H1507, H1509, H1511 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1449 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4722 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 
        [10JY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      End Flood Insurance Program Uncertainty, S2994 [9MY]
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, S4737 [29JN]
      HHS Signs $20M PR Contract To Promote Healthcare Law, S3391 
        [22MY]
      Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
      Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 
        [25JN]
      ObamaCare and the Power To Tax, S4737 [29JN]
      ObamaCare's Secret History--How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma 
        Colluded With the White House at the Public's Expense, S4444 
        [25JN]
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 
        [21MR]
      Real Referendum, E1682 [5OC]
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        S4866 [11JY]
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]
      Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]
      Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      What's Behind Roberts' Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Antitrust policy: prohibit anti-competitive activities and 
        provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice 
        insurance issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        5838), H3162 [18MY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: prohibit executives of financial firms 
        from insuring against having to repay illegally-received 
        compensation or to pay civil penalties to protect personal 
        assets (see H.R. 5860), H3265 [30MY]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Claims: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in 
        the case of natural and other disasters and losses and 
        encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 6415), H6060 
        [14SE]
      ------require issuers of long-term care insurance to establish 
        third party review processes for disputed claims (see S. 
        3230), S3516 [23MY]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Consumers: prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer 
        information in making any determination involving auto 
        insurance (see H.R. 6129), H4868 [13JY]
      Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Revenue Loss Assistance 
        Program, improve crop insurance, and extend livestock 
        disaster, tree assistance, and commodity programs (see S. 
        2261), S2242 [29MR]
      ------expand coverage under crop insurance plans to include 
        losses to an insured commodity that must be destroyed due to a 
        federally-imposed quarantine (see H.R. 6022), H4063 [26JN]
      ------modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for 
        producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 
        5879), H3362 [31MY]
      ------reduce crop insurance premium subsidies (see H.R. 6098), 
        H4827 [11JY]
      ------require annual disclosure of crop insurance premium 
        subsidies in the public interest (see H.R. 6270), H5629 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care 
        (see H.R. 4341), H1805 [29MR]
      ------limit increases in certain costs of health care services 
        under departmental health care programs (see S. 3203), S3280 
        [17MY] (see H.R. 6266), H5629 [1AU]
      ------provide and implement insurance for workers on military 
        bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance 
        program (see H.R. 5891), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: develop a national model disclosure form to assist 
        consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 
        3229), S3516 [23MY]
      ------eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers 
        to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]
      ------enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high 
        risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to 
        access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide additional funding for the Early Retiree 
        Reinsurance Program (see H.R. 3887), H440 [2FE]
      ------require child care providers receiving Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents 
        information on whether such providers carry current liability 
        insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to reduce up-front 
        premiums on FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers 
        who complete a homeownership counseling program to help reduce 
        default rates (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA mortgage 
        insurance program during periods that the Mutual Mortgage 
        Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio 
        requirements (see H.R. 3853), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility for veteran 
        reimbursement for emergency treatment provided in non-
        departmental facilities (see H.R. 4246), H1542 [22MR]
      ------reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare 
        benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses owed by 
        veterans for certain treatment provided in non-departmental 
        facilities (see H.R. 4245), H1542 [22MR]
      ------remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified 
        losses under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
        Traumatic Injury Protection Program (see H.R. 4978), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated 
        funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase 
        reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and 
        preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 
        [27JN]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for 
        insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from 
        overtime pay requirments (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]
      FDIC: exclude insurance companies from orderly liquidation 
        authority (see H.R. 6423), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see 
        H. Res. 657), H2713 [15MY]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4020), H725 [14FE]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2344), 
        S2655 [24AP] (see S. 3050, 3051), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5740), 
        H2712 [15MY]
      ------waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see S. 3320), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 6017), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H1641 [27MR]
      Financial institutions: allow non-federally insured credit 
        unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system 
        (see H.R. 6105), H4827 [11JY]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      ------require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 453), 
        S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 759), H5707 [2AU]
      ------extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to 
        the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      ------improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 
        [7JN]
      ------make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2068), S323 [2FE] (see 
        S. 2288), S2392 [17AP]
      ------provide adequate technical assistance and other support to 
        States for long-term care partnership program (see H.R. 6300), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (see H.R. 4242), H1541 [22MR]
      ------provide parity under group health plans and insurance 
        coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and 
        custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical 
        services (see H.R. 4175), H1304 [8MR]
      ------provide savings by permitting pass-through funding for 
        State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see H.R. 
        6234), H5524 [31JY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 
        591), H1426 [20MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (see H. Res. 
        596), H1641 [27MR]
      ------repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans (see 
        H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]
      ------urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run 
        health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such 
        option (see H. Res. 615), H1845 [16AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding 
        to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), 
        H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions not declared 
        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 
        [28JN]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see S.J. Res. 48), S5732 [31JY] (see H.J. Res. 
        112), H3733 [18JN]
      Medicaid: establish grant program to provide States with funds 
        to detect waste, fraud, and abuse and to recover resulting 
        improper payments (see H.R. 6332), H5706 [2AU]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see S. 3289), 
        S4151 [13JN]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-
        income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------provide an option of States to cover a children's program 
        of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 4147), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns 
        (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 
        6521), H6275 [21SE]
      ------reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H3914 [20JN]
      ------require independent audits and actuarial services under 
        managed care programs (see H.R. 6498), H6274 [21SE]
      Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services 
        through private contracts (see S. 2304), S2545 [19AP]
      ------allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and 
        clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive 
        cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), 
        S261 [1FE]
      ------amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers' 
        compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such 
        agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2273 [27AP]
      ------clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]
      ------cover transitional care services to improve the quality 
        and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        6413), H6060 [14SE]
      ------distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 6352), 
        H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6562), H6284 [25SE]
      ------eliminate sustainable growth rate system to ensure access 
        to physicians' services for beneficiaries (see S. 3337), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (see H.R. 
        4254), H1542 [22MR]
      ------ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for 
        citizens over age 55 (see H. Res. 666), H3162 [18MY]
      ------ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for 
        citizens over age 55 and that any such agreement should 
        provide a detailed plan to end waste, fraud, and abuse (see H. 
        Res. 675), H3480 [5JN] (see H. Res. 680), H3660 [7JN]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S2730 [25AP]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see S. 2243), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        6232), H5524 [31JY]
      ------exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation 
        applicable to payments for hospice care (see H.R. 6466), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by 
        radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician 
        referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5943), H3699 
        [8JN]
      ------extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 
        [18JY]
      ------improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (see 
        S. 2163), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 6011), H3975 [21JN]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see S. 2265), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 4165), H1303 [8MR]
      ------increase fines and penalties for Medicare fraud to augment 
        Medicare fraud enforcement activities (see H.R. 6103), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet 
        site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital 
        inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and 
        physicians' services (see H.R. 5730), H2645 [10MY]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (see S. 3496), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6326), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      ------permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D 
        prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------protect access to home health services for beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 6059), H4654 [29JN]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]
      ------provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed 
        issue of a supplemental policy (see S. 3271), S3838 [7JN]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 3242), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see S. 2097), S494 
        [9FE]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide coverage for diabetes prevention services (see 
        H.R. 6548), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see 
        H.R. 6476), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H1976 [18AP]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1426 [20MR]
      ------provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H181 
        [25JA]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S5732 [31JY]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H2567 [9MY]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]
      ------provide a demonstration project under which beneficiaries 
        are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access 
        to a debit-style card to purchase health benefits coverage and 
        benefits (see H.R. 5994), H3974 [21JN]
      Members of Congress: reduce salaries and expenses, provide 
        further reductions if in session more than 60 days a year, 
        remove limit on outside income, and allow benefit plan options 
        (see H.R. 3774), H26 [17JA]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]
      Motor vehicles: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance 
        cost reporting (see H.R. 5648), H2443 [8MY] (see H.R. 5859), 
        H3265 [30MY]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S2655 [24AP]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------express that health insurance mandate violates the clause 
        of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue 
        originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals 
        with a preexisting condition for coverage under the 
        Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (see H.R. 6327), H5706 
        [2AU]
      ------prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed 
        as a tax (see S. 3411), S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6334), H5706 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 4242), 
        H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3162 [18MY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), 
        H158 [24JA]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the 
        Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      ------repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6137), H5008 [18JY]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign (see H.R. 5894), H3480 [5JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during 
        states of market shortage (see S. 3622), S6625 [21SE]
      Senior citizens: provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights 
        (see S. 3621), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide for outreach and coordination of services to 
        veterans (see S. 3619), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care to seniors 
        (see S. 2196), S1734 [15MR]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------provide that the waiting period for disability insurance 
        benefits shall not apply to recovering service members (see 
        H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care 
        insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with 
        long-term care needs (see H.R. 6005), H3974 [21JN]
      ------clarify tax treatment of certain life insurance contract 
        transactions (see S. 2048), S208 [31JA]
      ------expand and simplify the credit for employee health 
        insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2227), S2001 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 4252), H1542 [22MR]
      ------expand credit for employee health insurance expenses of 
        small employers (see H.R. 4324), H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
      ------extend period during which transfers of excess pension 
        assets may be made to retiree health accounts and provide for 
        transfer of such assets to retiree group term life insurance 
        accounts (see H.R. 4143), H1153 [5MR]
      ------extend the deduction for mortgage insurance (see H.R. 
        3999), H692 [9FE]
      ------improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 3594), S6545 
        [20SE]
      ------permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax 
        deduction (see S. 3470), S5870 [1AU]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Veterans: allow recipients of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health 
        care benefits to be eligible for supplemental dental and 
        vision insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefit 
        Program (see H.R. 6580), H6318 [26OC]
  Cloture motions
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Court decisions
      Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Aracely Rodriguez, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Bill Cea, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Emily Schlichting, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Jamal Lee, H4797 [11JY]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Saydi Wollney, 
        E411 [21MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, H5059 
        [19JY]
      ------Wayne E. Carrignan, Florida VFW, H5059 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      Eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree Health 
        Benefits Fund: David C. Williams, Postal Service, S2472 [18AP]
      FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension: Maurice Veissi, 
        National Association of REALTORS, H2785 [16MY]
      ------several organizations, S2994 [9MY]
      ------several Senators, S2769 [26AP]
      ------SmarterSafer.org (organization), S2994 [9MY]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: Senators McConnell and Kyl and 
        Representatives Boehner and Cantor, S3696 [5JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: 
        Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]
      ------Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E1212 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage 
        of certain women's preventive health services: several law 
        professors, E1370-E1372 [1AU]
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, 
        H1507 [22MR]
      ------Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]
      ------several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]
      ------several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
  Memorandums
      Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and 
        Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House), S4443, S4444 [25JN]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4109, S4127 [13JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 
        [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434, S4448 [25JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H352 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]
      ------prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for 
        conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]
      Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws 
        to the business of health insurance to protect competition and 
        consumers, H1509-H1511 [22MR], H4689 [10JY], H4788 [11JY]
      Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.: tribute to health care 
        innovations, E1319 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure access by members to information about 
        health care coverage through Medicaid and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2827, 
        H2828 [17MY]
      Budget: maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, H2146 
        [26AP], H3489 [6JN]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center for Medicare & 
        Medicaid Innovation grant funding, H3408 [5JN]
      Claims: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in 
        the case of natural and other disasters and losses and 
        encourage licensing of claims adjusters (H.R. 6415), E1543 
        [14SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve crop insurance, H5656, H5697 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care 
        (H.R. 4341), E650 [25AP]
      ------limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or 
        other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE 
        program, H1858 [17AP]
      ------protect TRICARE health care program, H1213 [7MR], H2723 
        [16MY]
      ------TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee implementation 
        funding, H5059 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, 
        H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, 
        H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, 
        H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]
      ------ensure that a majority of individuals above a certain age 
        have access to private long-term care insurance, H335-H337 
        [1FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------implement a voluntary insurance program to provide long-
        term care services for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and 
        other disabled individuals, H352, H353 [1FE]
      ------increase flexibility for implementation of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 
        [1FE]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory 
        standards against the use of discriminatory disparate impact 
        analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for 
        housing, H4144-H4146 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to defend against challenges 
        to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498-H2500 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: implement plan to address Oakland, 
        CA, VA regional office disability claims backlog and 
        inaccuracy rates, H2145 [26AP]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, H5335, H5416-
        H5432 [31JY]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (H.R. 2746), H4076 [27JN]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, E1477 
        [11SE]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program, H2578 [10MY]
      ------extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2783-H2787 [16MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2782-H2787 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        Senate amendment, H3250-H3252 [30MY], E932 [31MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4610, H4612, H4613, H4619-H4623 [29JN]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 
        4264), H5737-H5740 [10SE]
      Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6186), H5736, 
        H5737 [10SE]
      Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      Government regulations: exempt Patient Protection and Affordable 
        Care Act implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, 
        H5268 [25JY]
      Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to 
        have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], H2263 [27AP]
      ------delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1505-H1507 [22MR]
      ------ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (H.R. 1971), E673 [26AP]
      ------establish health savings accounts for all citizens, 
        provide health savings account and high deductible health plan 
        payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants 
        to have same such plans, H798 [15FE]
      ------expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (H. Res. 759), E1597 
        [21SE]
      ------health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      ------improve access to emergency medical services, H1508, H1509 
        [22MR]
      ------make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H4422 [28JN]
      ------preserve joint and several liability for damages in 
        medical malpractice, H1465 [21MR]
      ------preserve liability for damages for serious and 
        irreversible injuries, E427 [22MR]
      ------prohibit cuts in health insurance benefits for women and 
        children, H2246, H2250 [27AP]
      ------provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (H.R. 3000), H431 [2FE]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 
        [10JY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform, H2623, H2629 [10MY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 
        [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, 
        H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1501-H1519, H1521, 
        H1522, H1524 [22MR], E415, E416, E418, E421, E423, E425, E427, 
        E429, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 
        [29MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1443-H1452 [21MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (H. Res. 
        596), H1593 [27MR]
      ------reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]
      ------study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H2025-
        H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660, 
        H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, 
        H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, 
        H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, 
        H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion 
        to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      House Rules: require Members to notify the Clerk of 
        participation in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program 
        (H. Res. 169), H3596 [7JN]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (H.R. 2446), H5612, H5613 [1AU], E1423 [3AU]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (H.J. Res. 112), H4746 [10JY]
      ------prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1116, H1118 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR], 
        H1213, H1218 [7MR], H1300 [8MR]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      ------funding, H819 [16FE], H1669, H1670, H1694 [28MR]
      ------impact of increased funding obligations on States, H4747 
        [10JY]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]
      ------provide an option of States to cover a children's program 
        of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R. 4147), E321 
        [6MR]
      ------reform, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 
        [24JY]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H137-
        H143 [24JA]
      ------clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (H.R. 6435), E1560 [19SE]
      ------clinical laboratory services payment rates, H924 [17FE]
      ------cover transitional care services to improve the quality 
        and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 6413), 
        E1533 [14SE]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (H.R. 4254), 
        E430 [22MR]
      ------extend physician payment rates (H.R. 6142), H5337 [31JY]
      ------funding, H817 [16FE], H1296 [8MR], H3278 [31MY], H6260 
        [21SE]
      ------home health care providers and caregivers funding, E1487 
        [12SE]
      ------home health care services copayment, E1184 [29JN]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, H701, H702 [14FE]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (H.R. 1958), H1897 [17AP]
      ------prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or 
        reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------protect access to home health services for beneficiaries, 
        H2825 [17MY], E297 [1MR], E1512 [13SE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), H2144 [26AP], E673 [26AP], 
        E713 [7MY]
      ------provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 4065), H818 [16FE]
      ------reform, H48, H67 [18JA], H433, H436 [2FE], H700, H701, 
        H702 [14FE], H788-H796 [15FE], H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1441, 
        H1461 [21MR], H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656-H1658, 
        H1667, H1669-H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771-H1773, H1784-H1788 
        [29MR], H1863-H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], H3798, H3803 [19JN], 
        H4743, H4744 [10JY], H4799, H4811 [11JY], H5867, H5913-H5917 
        [12SE], H5933, H5934, H5986 [13SE], E502 [29MR], E612 [23AP], 
        E769 [10MY]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H738 [15FE], H811 [16FE], H908, H909, H913, H914, 
        H916, H919, H924, H925 [17FE], H1422 [20MR], H5915 [12SE]
      ------tribute to home health service workers, E1586 [21SE]
      ------tribute to hospice care workers, H3735 [19JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care 
        planning consultation (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], 
        H5203 [25JY]
      Members of Congress: reduce salaries and expenses, provide 
        further reductions if in session more than 60 days a year, 
        remove limit on outside income, and allow benefit plan options 
        (H.R. 3774), H655 [9FE]
      ------require Members who repeal Federal benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, 
        H3596, H3597 [7JN]
      ------require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      Motor vehicles: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance 
        cost reporting (H.R. 5859), H5098-H5100 [23JY]
      National Women's History Month: observance, E304 [1MR]
      No Co-Pay Day: observance, E1383 [1AU]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3399-H3402 
        [1JN], H3918 [21JN]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      Oregon: Medicare coverage and home health care spending 
        concerns, E1132 [25JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      ------impact, H1378-H1384 [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, 
        H1400 [20MR], H1436, H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 
        [21MR], H1524 [22MR], H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 
        [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1859 [17AP], H1924 [18AP], H3586 [7JN], 
        H3797-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H4664, H4673-H4677 
        [9JY], H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, H4785, H4813-H4816 
        [11JY], H4830 [12JY], H4897-H4900 [17JY], H5082 [23JY], H5139, 
        H5188-H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E389 [20MR], E404 [21MR], 
        E418 [22MR], E464 [28MR], E1383 [1AU]
      ------impact of dental care provisions, E1587 [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1397 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP]
      ------impact of repeal on enrollment of Members of Congress in 
        the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]
      ------impact of requirement for States to establish health 
        insurance exchanges, H4814, H4815 [11JY]
      ------impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H433 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], 
        H788-H800 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H1422-H1425 [20MR], H1430 
        [21MR], H3798 [19JN], H4749 [10JY], H4817 [11JY], H4830 
        [12JY], H5913-H5917 [12SE]
      ------impact on small business hiring, H4739 [10JY], H4818, 
        H4824 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4688, H4728, H4745, H4746, H4747, 
        H4760 [10JY], H4778, H4796, H4799, H4800, H4815, H4817-H4824 
        [11JY]
      ------improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals 
        with a preexisting condition for coverage under the 
        Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (H.R. 6327), E1399 
        [3AU]
      ------modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion 
        services (H.R. 358), H3279 [31MY]
      ------prevent Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program repeal if failure to implement program would 
        increase Medicaid spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, H1221 [7MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
      ------repeal, H430-H436 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H713 
        [14FE], H738 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H906 [17FE], H1298 [8MR], 
        H1369 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, 
        H1563-H1569 [26MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP], H3366, H3391, H3400-
        H3402 [1JN], H3409 [5JN], H3486 [6JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], 
        H3917, H3918 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], H6263, H6265 [21SE], E424 
        [22MR], E1063 [18JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, 
        H3601, H3605, H3606, H3609, H3611, H3613, H3614, H3616 [7JN], 
        E1031 [8JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 5842), H3366 [1JN]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (H.R. 
        1370), H432 [2FE]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (H.R. 
        605), H2052 [24AP]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 
        [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], 
        E141 [6FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), 
        H192-H200 [31JA]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 
        [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, 
        H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], 
        H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-
        H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 
        [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-
        H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1399, 
        H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1430, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1444-
        H1450, H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1506, H1507, 
        H1516, H1521, H1522, H1524, H1539 [22MR], H1564-H1566, H1568 
        [26MR], H3607 [7JN], H3801 [19JN], H4821 [11JY], E415, E416, 
        E418, E423, E425, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 
        [26MR], E481 [29MR]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign, H3486 [6JN]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, 
        H3610-H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, 
        H4163, H4164, H4422-H4425, H4426-H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, 
        H4609, H4646-H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, 
        H4728, H4731, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, 
        H4817, H4824 [11JY], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H191 [31JA], 
        H1138 [5MR], H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563-
        H1569 [26MR], H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 
        [7JN], H3797-H3799, H3801-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], 
        H3983 [26JN], H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], 
        E1063 [18JN], E1152 [27JN]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (H.R. 3591), H2460 [9MY]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities and eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, H5536 [1AU]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6050 [14SE]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548-H1551 [26MR], E479 
        [28MR]
      Social Security: reform budget treatment of Social Security 
        disability trust fund, H3488 [6JN]
      ------repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 [10MY]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------solvency, H2079 [25AP]
      Taxation: increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3606, H3609, 
        H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------rates, H1266 [7MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (H.R. 6048), H4764 [10JY]
      Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc.: tribute to UnitedHealthcare 
        Community Plan of Pennsylvania, E812 [16MY]
      Women: health care for women, H348 [1FE], H1028, H1029, H1030, 
        H1031 [29FE], H1160, H1164, H1165 [6MR], H1218, H1270 [7MR], 
        H1379-H1383 [19MR], H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1439, H1440, 
        H1441, H1442, H1475, H1485 [21MR], H1500 [22MR], H1651 [28MR], 
        H1924 [18AP], H4803 [11JY], H5536, H5537, H5538 [1AU], H5634 
        [2AU], E464 [28MR], E506 [29MR], E1226 [11JY], E1369 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen 
        coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and 
        preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military 
        facilities, S4141 [13JN]
      Budget: maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, S6486-
        S6488 [20SE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Century Aluminum Co.: retiree ratification of agreement to 
        restore health care benefits, S1665 [14MR]
      Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 
        3556), S6458 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Aggregate Risk and Revenue 
        Management Program, S4143 [13JN]
      ------improve crop insurance, S3230 [16MY], S4195, S4198 [14JN], 
        S5201 [19JY], S5836 [1AU]
      ------improve livestock forage disaster plan, S4267, S4268 
        [19JN]
      ------limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S3950-S3952 [12JN], S4263 
        [19JN], S4355, S4356 [20JN]
      ------modify crop insurance eligibility requirements to include 
        compliance with conservation laws, S4354 [20JN]
      ------provide Non-Insured Disaster Program funding to eligible 
        producers facing a loss due to freeze or frost, S4338 [20JN]
      ------require Risk Management Agency and FCIC to use plain 
        language and improve website to make crop insurance more 
        accessible, S4279 [19JN]
      ------require the FCIC provide insurance to organic crops 
        similar in terms and conditions provided for other crops, 
        S4335 [20JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing a business disruption 
        insurance policy and a catastrophic event policy for poultry 
        producers, S4274 [19JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing an insurance product 
        that covers food safety recalls, S4276 [19JN]
      Dept. of HHS: contract with public relations firm for 
        advertising campaign to promote preventive health benefits of 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3467 [23MY]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, S5154 [18JY], S5203 [19JY]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]
      District of Columbia: revise certain administrative authorities 
        of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide 
        professional liability insurance for its officers and 
        employees for certain claims (S. 1379), S4790, S4791 [9JY]
      Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S4628 [26JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]
      Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, S6619 
        [21SE]
      FEMA: allow rebuilding in flood velocity zones under correct 
        elevation and standards, S4699 [28JN]
      ------delay mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements 
        until evaluation of levee and dam strength and efficiency can 
        be completed, S4664 [27JN]
      ------economic impact on property owners of inclusion in certain 
        floodplains, S3407 [22MY]
      ------extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), S6051 [10SE]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program, S4758 [29JN]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611 [24MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        S2660 [24AP], S2768 [26AP], S2993-S2995 [9MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3159, S3160 [15MY]
      ------make flood insurance more affordable for those on fixed-
        incomes and lower and middle-income families, S4699 [28JN]
      ------mapping of floodplain areas, S3406, S3407 [22MY]
      ------require mandatory purchase of flood insurance in residual 
        risk areas, S4661-S4667 [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4699, S4710, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4743, S4755, S4757 
        [29JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S3406-S3408 [22MY], S3478, S3479 [23MY], S3535 
        [24MY], S4446-S4448 [25JN], S4601, S4627 [26JN], S4661-S4667 
        [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S3964 [12JN], S4163 [14JN], 
        S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434 
        [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to recommit, S4448 [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), unanimous-consent agreement, S4388, S4424 
        [21JN], S4446 [25JN]
      ------waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands, S4716 [28JN]
      GAO: study effect of applying mandatory flood insurance purchase 
        requirements to areas of residual risk and voluntary 
        community-based flood insurance options, S4663-S4667 [27JN]
      Health: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (S. 1058), S3080 [10MY]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]
      ------national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures, S3811 [7JN]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], 
        S2282 [29MR], S2288 [16AP]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S2113 [27MR]
      ------release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, 
        S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of 
        Massachusetts, S6444 [19SE]
      Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for 
        in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual 
        alone, S3836 [7JN]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 
        [13JN]
      ------funding, S2896-S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 
        [16MY]
      ------impact of increased funding obligations on States, S2942 
        [8MY], S3761 [6JN], S4706 [28JN], S4736 [29JN], S5111 [18JY], 
        S6614-S6616 [21SE]
      ------reform, S6297 [13SE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (S. 2347), S2916 [7MY]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (S. 2243), S2233 [29MR]
      ------funding, S6586-S6590 [21SE]
      ------improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (S. 
        2163), S1425 [6MR]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, S2675 [25AP]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (S. 2125), S910 [17FE]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (S. 3496), S5986 [2AU]
      ------provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed 
        issue of a supplemental policy (S. 3271), S3840 [7JN]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (S. 
        3463), S5736 [31JY], S5846 [1AU]
      ------reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], S6032, 
        S6046 [10SE], S6297, S6324 [13SE]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, S833 [16FE], S890 [17FE], S4875 [11JY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S4193, S4196 [14JN]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S880-S882 
        [17FE], S2298 [16AP], S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 [9MY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S6411-S6413 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]
      ------CBO cost estimate, S1769-S1773 [19MR]
      ------Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program funding, S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------Dept. of HHS transfer of funds to the IRS for 
        implementation, S2474 [18AP]
      ------impact, S1821 [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], 
        S1956-S1963, S1988-S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], 
        S2160-S2163 [28MR], S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S3114 
        [14MY], S3298 [21MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-
        S4810 [10JY], S4857, S4866, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-
        S5447 [26JY], S5692-S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE], 
        S6586-S6589 [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1564-S1567 [12MR], S1768-S1773 [19MR], 
        S1818-S1821, S1843 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], S2042-
        S2045 [27MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], S2222 [29MR], 
        S3460 [23MY], S3741 [6JN], S4696-S4706, S4709, S4714 [28JN], 
        S5442 [26JY], S5706 [31JY], S6413 [19SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier 
        areas receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]
      ------impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, S2010-S2013 [26MR]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S1567 [12MR], S1874, S1880, 
        S1891 [21MR], S2118 [28MR], S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3115 
        [14MY], S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4656 [27JN]
      ------impact on small business hiring, S4868 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4706, S4707 [28JN], S4735-S4737 
        [29JN], S4856, S4858, S4863, S4868 [11JY], S4924, S4935 
        [12JY], S5443 [26JY]
      ------implementation funding, S3460 [23MY]
      ------implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for 
        health insurance plans, S5712-S5714 [31JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1077-S1082 [28FE], 
        S1104-S1110, S1112, S1113, S1115-S1129, S1132-S1139, S1141, 
        S1156 [29FE], S1159-S1173 [1MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]
      ------repeal, S118-S120 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S412 [9FE], S665 
        [15FE], S1110 [29FE], S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1564-S1567 [12MR], 
        S1666 [14MR], S1818-S1821 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957 [22MR], S2010-S2013 [26MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 
        [28MR], S2190, S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3007-S3009 [9MY], 
        S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4409 [21JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], 
        S4708 [28JN], S4842, S4843, S4857, S4858 [11JY], S5442 [26JY], 
        S5692, S5693, S5696, S5698, S5706 [31JY], S5806 [1AU], S6046 
        [10SE], S6413 [19SE]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, S3829 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 
        [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, 
        S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1957, S1960, S1961 [22MR], 
        S2044 [27MR]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (S. 2118), S875 [16FE], S879 [17FE]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4690-S4710, 
        S4714 [28JN], S4731-S4733, S4735-S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 
        [9JY], S4808 [10JY], S4862-S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 
        [20SE]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], 
        S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015-
        S2017 [26MR], S2041-S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 
        [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808-S3812 [7JN], S4409 
        [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]
      Postal Service: eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service 
        Retiree Health Benefits Fund, S2471-S2473 [18AP]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3669-S3671 [4JN]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 
        [28MR]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S4434 [25JN]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Social Security: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability 
        by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]
      ------solvency, S551 [13FE], S1770 [19MR], S2524 [19AP]
      Taxation: extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act 
        provisions (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]
      Women: health care for women, S374-S379, S381 [7FE], S882-S885 
        [17FE], S1497-S1499 [8MR], S1821 [20MR], S5692-S5699 [31JY], 
        S5806 [1AU]
  Reports
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family 
        Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust 
        (organization), H4712-H4715 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare 
        Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and 
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of 
        Trustees, H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112-416), 
        H1426 [20MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
      D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1379) 
        (S. Rept. 112-178), S4460 [25JN]
      Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 792), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 4264) (H. Rept. 112-544), H3914 [20JN]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 112-517), H3479 [5JN]
      Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 
        112-39), H1366 [16MR]
      Medical FSA Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1004) (H. Rept. 112-515), H3479 [5JN]
      Medicare Decisions Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112-412), H1366 [16MR]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 
        112-412), H1362 [13MR]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Motor Vehicle Insurance Cost Reporting Requirement Law Repeal: 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5898) (H. Rept. 
        112-591), H4774 [10JY]
      RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 112-633), H5524 [31JY]
      Restoring Access to Medication Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 5842) (H. Rept. 112-516), H3479 [5JN]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
  Statements
      Dallas Healthcare Policy Conference: Representatives Sessions, 
        Burgess, Fleming, and Cassidy, E1138 [26JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Milton R. Wolf, 
        H4719 [10JY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Several Representatives and 
        Scholars, H1504 [22MR]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H4772 [10JY], H5627 [1AU]
  Testimonies
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 
        and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 591, consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1443 [21MR]
      H. Res. 596, return to House of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to 
        Healthcare Act, H1593 [27MR]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare 
        Act, H4711 [10JY]
      H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1501-H1503 [22MR]
      H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, 
        H333 [1FE]
      H.R. 2446, RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act, H5612 [1AU]
      H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]
      H.R. 4264, FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act, H5737-H5739 [10SE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5740, FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, 
        H2782 [16MY]
      H.R. 5859, repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting, H5098 [23JY]
      H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4725 [10JY]
      H.R. 6186, require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program, H5736 [10SE]
      S. 1379, D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act, S4790 
        [9JY], S4831 [10JY]
      S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]
      S. 2125, Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act, 
        S910-S912 [17FE]
      S. 2257, Excellence in Mental Health Act, S2248-S2250 [29MR]
      S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business 
        Bankruptcies Act, S4954-S4958 [12JY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 453, expand and support strong home care workforce and 
        make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible 
        for seniors and individuals with disabilities, S3089 [10MY]
      S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for 
        Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]




INSURANCE FAIRNESS FOR AMPUTEES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4175), H1304 [8MR]




INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEM MODERNIZATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) 
        (H. Rept. 112-685), H6230 [20SE]




INTEL CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Kent, WA: Technology Access Foundation Academy recipient of 
        Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Award, E1521 [13SE]
      New York: tribute to 2d Congressional District Intel Corp., 
        Science Talent Search semifinalists, E53 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]




INTELLIGENCE SERVICES

  Amendments
      Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 5743), H3295, H3297, H3298, 
        H3299, H3300, H3301, H3302, H3305 [31MY]
      ------authorizing (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2166, H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172, H2173, H2174, 
        H2175, H2176, H2178 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 
        [26AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, H576, H583 [8FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: authorizing (see S. 3454), S5658 [30JY] (see 
        H.R. 5743), H2712 [15MY]
      ------authorizing (H.R. 5743), consideration (see H. Res. 667), 
        H3265 [30MY]
      ------specifically authorize certain funds for intelligence or 
        intelligence-related activity (see S. 3314), S4299 [19JN]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see S. 3287), S3976 
        [12JN] (see H.R. 5925), H3660 [7JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see 
        S. 2102), S567 [13FE]
      Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN] (see H. Res. 
        695), H3914 [20JN]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 
        3276), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 
        [10SE]
      ------provide additional privacy protections (see S. 3515), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      ------prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or 
        information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security 
        clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (see S. 
        3367), S4821 [10JY]
      NATO: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of 
        intelligence community in support of military operations 
        without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 
        6290), H5704 [2AU]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (see 
        S. 3625), S6626 [21SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H3974 [21JN]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
  Cost Estimates
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2764): CBO, 
        H3242 [30MY]
  Letters
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group establishment: Representative 
        Wolf, H1121, H1122, H1123 [1MR]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Senators Leahy and Grassley, 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]
      Intelligence services appropriations: Representative Peter T. 
        King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3309 [31MY]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), H3309 [31MY]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: Representatives McGovern and Jones, H576 [8FE]
      Prevent national security breech and protect certain military 
        officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet 
        publication of certain information: several former national 
        security officials, S5953 [2AU]
  Motions
      Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 5743), H3306 [31MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2184 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Advanced technologies: funding, H3293 [31MY]
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group: establish (H.R. 1530), H1121 
        [1MR]
      Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 5743), H3290-H3309 [31MY], 
        E955 [1JN], E971 [5JN]
      ------authorizing (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------authorizing (H.R. 5743), motion to recommit, H3306 [31MY]
      Civil liberties: protect ethnic and religious minorities, H3302-
        H3305 [31MY]
      ------protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones, H5133 [24JY]
      Counterintelligence resources: funding, H3294 [31MY]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: set sunset date, 
        H2176 [26AP]
      Cybersecurity: clarify that private-sector cybersecurity entity 
        liability exemption in use of intelligence community systems 
        extends only to identification and acquisition of cyber threat 
        information, H2169 [26AP]
      Dept. of Defense: establish an interagency organization to 
        coordinate military cyber operations, H3126 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize interception of 
        communications and other system traffic that is transmitted 
        and stored on Federal systems and deploy countermeasures for 
        cybersecurity purposes, H2177 [26AP]
      ------establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of 
        mass destruction intelligence and information sharing 
        functions and require dissemination of information to relevant 
        entities (H.R. 2764), H3241-H3243 [30MY], E914 [31MY]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: investigate possible violations of U.S. law 
        regarding leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving 
        the U.S. and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      ------make available to the public a redacted summary of Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions that permit 
        warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (H.R. 6029), H5506, H5507 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for 
        authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, 
        H3279 [31MY]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), H5776 [11SE], H5890-H5901 [12SE], E1533 
        [14SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 
        [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5782 [11SE]
      ------prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained 
        through the search of a legally amassed data pool without 
        prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]
      ------reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]
      ------shorten extension of intelligence gathering tools, H5893 
        [12SE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H177 
        [25JA], H805, H897-H900 [16FE], H1120 [1MR], H2201 [26AP]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, H652, H653, H656, H657 [9FE]
      Minorities: increase recruitment and retention of racial and 
        ethnic minorities to professional intelligence positions, 
        H3301, H3302 [31MY]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan: declassification 
        and release, H575 [8FE]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, H3664 [8JN]
      ------improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, 
        and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction, 
        E914 [31MY]
      ------protect U.S. intelligence and military capability, defend 
        certain sensitive information against cybersecurity attack, 
        and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2077 [25AP], H2146, H2156-H2186 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], 
        H3293 [31MY], E693 [27AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2147-H2156 
        [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), corrections in engrossment, H2186 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), motion to recommit, H2184 [26AP]
      ------allow intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for 
        only certain purposes, H2170, H2171 [26AP]
      ------assess consequences of a military strike against Iran, 
        H3298, H3299 [31MY], E971 [5JN]
      ------authorize participation in information sharing with Canada 
        and Mexico for the purposes of border security and combating 
        drug trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      ------clarify retention and use rules for personal information 
        received by the intelligence community from private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]
      ------ensure that coordination and training between the 
        intelligence community and local law enforcement agencies not 
        violate the civil rights of minorities, H3301 [31MY]
      ------exempt private-sector cybersecurity entities from 
        liability for non-participation in voluntary intelligence 
        community cyber threat efforts, H2174 [26AP]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2167-H2169, H2178, H2179 [26AP]
      ------limit authority of intelligence community to use Federal 
        cybersecurity systems on private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities, H2173 [26AP]
      ------narrow definitions of what information private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence 
        community, H2174, H2175 [26AP]
      ------prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity systems from 
        using sensitive personal documents received from certain 
        sources, H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      ------recognize importance of instruction in foreign language 
        and culture in development of training programs to protect 
        against cyber attacks and intrusions, H3299, H3300 [31MY]
      ------report on improving methods of granting security 
        clearances to subcontractors and notifying them of Federal 
        classified contracting opportunities, H3298 [31MY]
      ------require list of all Federal agencies receiving cyber 
        threat intelligence information from the intelligence 
        community, H2173 [26AP]
      ------require report on information regarding human rights 
        violations by the military government in Argentina in the 
        1970s, H3284, H3285 [31MY]
      ------require report to identify and assess risks from foreign 
        suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign 
        governments, H3305, H3306 [31MY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H2998, H3005, H3076-H3081 
        [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E865 [18MY]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), H6285 [28SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 
        [2AU]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual, H3740 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (H.R. 5993), H4071 [27JN], E1106 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Appropriations: authorizing (S. 3454), S5820 [1AU]
      ------specifically authorize certain funds for intelligence or 
        intelligence-related activity (S. 3314), S4307 [19JN]
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3717-S3720 [5JN], 
        S3946 [12JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 
        2102), S568 [13FE]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (S. Res. 489), S3939-S3942 [12JN], S4186 
        [14JN], S4261 [19JN], S4359 [20JN]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (S. Res. 489), unanimous-consent request, S3942 
        [12JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        S6389 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470-S5472 
        [26JY]
      Fort Huachuca, AZ: anniversary of the Military Intelligence 
        Branch and the Military Intelligence Corps, S4631 [26JN]
      Hanscom AFB, MA: impact of proposed change in leadership rank 
        structure on cybersecurity, S4230 [18JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, S3719, S3720 [5JN]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, S296, S308 [2FE], S486 [9FE], S1964-S1966 [22MR]
      National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or 
        information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security 
        clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (S. 3367), 
        S4825 [10JY]
      ------impact of leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations, S3109 [14MY], S3717-S3720 [5JN], S3946, S3954-
        S3956 [12JN], S4622 [26JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), S2559 [23AP], S3814 [7JN]
      POW: improve procedures for detention and review of status of 
        detainees of the U.S., S5947 [2AU]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), S6675 [21SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5940, 
        S5952 [2AU]
  Reports
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and 
        Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. 
        Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5743, Intelligence Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 
        112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3523) (H. Rept. 112-445), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, 
        Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]
      Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6029) (H. Rept. 112-
        610), H5077 [19JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee 
        on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112-
        645), H5703 [2AU]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 
        112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence 
        (Senate, Select) (S. 3454) (S. Rept. 112-192), S5658 [30JY]
      Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 5743) (H. Rept. 112-
        490), H3166 [22MY]
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 112-466), 
        H2441 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5743, intelligence services 
        appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 2764, WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H3241 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H2166 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 5743, intelligence services appropriations, H3295-H3297 
        [31MY]
      H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, 
        H5890 [12SE]
      H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement 
        Act, H5506 [31JY]
      S. 3314, specifically authorize certain funds for intelligence 
        or intelligence-related activity, S4308 [19JN]
      S. 3510, prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information, S5940, S5986 
        [2AU], H5686 [2AU]
      S. 3625, change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees, 
        S6675 [21SE], H6285 [28SE]
      S. Res. 489, support Dept. of Justice appointment of an 
        independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence 
        information on covert operations, S3982 [12JN]




INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1015 [7JN]




INTERAGENCY GROUP ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS

  Bills and resolutions
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP] (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, H2825 
        [17MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 434, support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, S2659 
        [24AP]




INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR]




INTERCOLLEGIATE ROWING ASSOCIATION

  Bills and resolutions
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team (see H. 
        Res. 699), H3975 [21JN]




INTEREST RATE REDUCTION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 4628): consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4628), H2123 [25AP]
      Enact (H.R. 4628): consideration (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]
  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund elimination: 
        Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and 
        Municipal Employees, H2243 [27AP]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, H2241 
        [27AP]
      ------Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        H2241 [27AP]
      ------Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242 
        [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239 
        [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Paul E. Jarris, Association of State and Territorial 
        Health Officials and Robert M. Pestronk, National Association 
        of County and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
      Provisions: Senators McConnell and Kyl and Representatives 
        Boehner and Cantor, S3696 [5JN]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public 
        Health Fund, H2247-H2250 [27AP]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 4628), H2246 [27AP]
  Press releases
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2229-
        H2250, H2252 [27AP], H3736 [19JN], H3960 [21JN], E705 [7MY], 
        E721 [8MY]
      Enact (H.R. 4628), H2079, H2080, H2081, H2117-H2120 [25AP], 
        H2214, H2228, H2252, H2258, H2262-H2264 [27AP], H2336, H2337 
        [8MY], H2457, H2458 [9MY], H2572 [10MY], H3279, H3280, H3281 
        [31MY], H3365, H3366 [1JN], E676 [26AP], E705 [7MY], E721, 
        E733 [8MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 631), H2147-H2156 [26AP]
      ------motion to recommit, H2246, H2250 [27AP]
      Health: prohibit cuts in health insurance benefits for women and 
        children, H2246, H2250 [27AP]
      Taxation: prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, H3960 [21JN]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2232, H2233, H2235, H2252 [27AP], E721 [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3268 
        [17MY]
      Enact (H.R. 4628), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3268 [17MY], S3671 
        [4JN], S3696 [5JN], S3804 [7JN], S4380 [21JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4628, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 4628, provisions, H2147 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 4628, provisions, H2228 [27AP]




INTERFAITH ALLIANCE

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2533 [9MY]




INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

  Remarks in House
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), 
        H5127, H5128 [23JY], H5134 [24JY], H5241 [25JY]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), H5756 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, S4265 [19JN]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), S4287 [19JN], S4870 [11JY], 
        S6328 [13SE]




INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

  Amendments
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher 
        education to post certain IRS returns on their websites (see 
        S. 2835), S2927 [7MY]
      Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 
        [25JY] (see H.R. 6205), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H1845 [16AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN] (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] 
        (see H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      ------expand authority to access the National Directory of New 
        Hires for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 5543), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      ------prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers 
        of residents of U.S. territories and possessions to be used to 
        obtain a credit or refund on tax returns (see H.R. 6583), 
        H6323 [2NO]
      Employment: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4123), 
        H1133 [1MR]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Government regulations: disapprove rule relative to the health 
        insurance premium tax credit (see S.J. Res. 48), S5732 [31JY] 
        (see H.J. Res. 112), H3733 [18JN]
      Taxation: eliminate separate tax return forms for earned income 
        credit, include certain information required by that form on 
        appropriate tax forms, and compute earned income credit for 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 4421), H2029 [19AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 
        [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see S. 2083), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 3877), H374 [1FE]
      ------provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses 
        (see S. 2291), S2392 [17AP] (see H.R. 4375), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 6050), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------require that individual taxpayer identification number 
        applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer 
        assistance centers (see H.R. 6523), H6275 [21SE]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (see H.R. 
        4050), H900 [16FE]
  Essays
      Modern Tax System--Fair to the Average American? Lisa Vatavuk, 
        H2718 [16MY]
  Letters
      Buffett Rule Act: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform 
        (organization), H6100 [19SE]
      IRS enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity: Senator 
        Levin, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S6429, S6432 [19SE]
      ------Steven T. Miller, IRS, S6430, S6432 [19SE]
      Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act: Javier Palomarez, 
        U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S2398 [17AP]
      Tax return identity theft: Representative C.W. Bill Young, H5513 
        [31JY]
      ------Rosalind C. Kochmanski, IRS, H5513 [31JY]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
  Motions
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: make available to the public the total costs 
        of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on the Dept. of Defense 
        website, H3005, H3007 [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), 
        H5510-H5514 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Federal employees: prohibit hiring of additional employees to 
        implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform, 
        H1922 [18AP]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Government regulations: disapprove rule relative to the health 
        insurance premium tax credit (H.J. Res. 112), H4746 [10JY]
      ------include existing Dept. of the Treasury rule on U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens in any regulatory freeze, H5286-H5289 
        [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      Nonprofit organizations: alleged harassment of certain political 
        groups, H1851 [17AP]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5146 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, 
        H5538, H5578-H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, H5689 [2AU], 
        H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]
      ------increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires, H895 
        [16FE], H5981, H5984 [13SE]
      ------provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to 
        reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, H974 [28FE]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (H.R. 6410), H6099-H6101 [19SE]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (H.R. 6050), E1172 [28JN]
      ------provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current 
        income tax system, H468 [3FE], H723 [14FE]
      ------provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current 
        income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1265-H1270 [7MR]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H130 [24JA], H162 [25JA], 
        H472 [3FE], H605 [8FE], H806 [16FE], H960, H962 [27FE], H1859 
        [17AP], H2334 [8MY], H2718 [16MY], H3270 [31MY], E742 [9MY]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H391, H422 [2FE], H522 
        [7FE], H1964-H1967 [18AP], H2111, H2114 [25AP], H2343 [8MY], 
        H5691 [2AU]
      ------require that individual taxpayer identification number 
        applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer 
        assistance centers (H.R. 6523), H6236 [21SE]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (H.R. 
        4050), H807 [16FE]
      ------tax cut for small business, H391 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (S. 3545), S6342 [13SE]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher 
        education to post certain IRS returns on their websites (S. 
        2835), S2946 [8MY]
      Government regulations: enforcement of rules relative to 
        501(c)(4) social welfare organizations engaged in partisan 
        political activity, S6428 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Dept. of HHS 
        transfer of funds to the IRS for implementation, S2474 [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: clarify Committee on Finance (Senate) 
        vetting process relative to request for nominee's tax returns, 
        S6421 [19SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S6485-S6488 
        [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291-
        S5293 [24JY], S5324-S5327, S5330-S5339, S5345, S5349-S5353 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 
        [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 
        [19JY]
      ------provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (S. 
        2291), S2395 [17AP]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (S. 1676), S2295 [16AP]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S233 [1FE], S2216 [29MR], 
        S3194 [16MY], S3746 [6JN], S3804 [7JN], S4657 [27JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 
        112-639), H5524 [31JY]
  Statements
      Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: Representative 
        McCollum, H605 [8FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and 
        Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]
      H.R. 4362, Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) 
        Identity Theft Act, H5510 [31JY]
      H.R. 6410, Buffett Rule Act, H6099 [19SE]
      S. 2291, Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S2396-S2398 
        [17AP]
      S. 3545, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act, S6343 
        [13SE]




INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS  see Treaties and Agreements




INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY

  Bills and resolutions
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 713), H4604 [28JN] (see H. 
        Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
  Remarks in House
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4916, 
        H4917, H4918 [18JY], H5023, H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 
        [25JY], E1268, E1272 [18JY], E1290 [19JY], E1312 [24JY]
      ------support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, 
        prevention, and treatment programs (H. Res. 713), E1174 
        [28JN], E1359 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (S. Res. 
        532), S5468, S5627 [26JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 532, support International AIDS Conference and encourage 
        global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, 
        S5494, S5627 [26JY]




INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL AND STAGE EMPLOYEES

  Remarks in House
      Art Directors Guild Local 800: anniversary, E949 [1JN]




INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED 
    WORKERS

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of International Association of Heat 
        and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 3, E1373 [1AU]




INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2475 [9MY]




INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

  Bills and resolutions
      Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting 
        of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Joseph E. Macmanus To Be U.S. Representative to 
        the International Atomic Energy Agency: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 454, tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting of 
        Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S., S3089 [10MY]




INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

  Remarks in Senate
      Aviel, Sara M.: nomination to be International Bank for 
        Reconstruction and Development Alternate Executive Director, 
        S3652 [24MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Sara M. Aviel To Be International Bank for 
        Reconstruction and Development Alternate Executive Director: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]




INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Water: reimburse State and local governments for expenses 
        incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating 
        certain water projects (see S. 2290), S2392 [17AP]




INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS

  Remarks in House
      Houston, TX: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 716, E305 [1MR]
      Indianapolis, IN: tribute to International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 481 for Circle of Light Holiday 
        event, E1632 [21SE]
      New York, NY: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 25, E814 [16MY]
      San Jose, CA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 332, E1557 [19SE]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 110, E1332 [25JY]




INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS

  Remarks in House
      Haynes, Lauren: International Brotherhood of Teamsters James R. 
        Hoffa Scholarship recipient, E1618 [21SE]
      St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Teamsters Local Union No. 600, 
        E1082 [19JN]




INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION

  Remarks in House
      Wausau Kayak/Canoe Corp.: hosting of International Canoe 
        Federation Junior and Under-23 Canoe Slalom World 
        Championships, E1217 [10JY]




INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Colleen Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support 
        Enforcement Association, H3450 [5JN]
      ------Gordon L. Berlin, Building Knowledge To Improve Social 
        Policy (organization), H3450 [5JN]
      ------Jon Baron, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, H3450 
        [5JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H3451 [5JN]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H3451 [5JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4282), H3448-H3451 [5JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4282, provisions, H3448 [5JN]




INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E633 [24AP]




INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO)

  Remarks in House
      Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil 
        Aviation Organization (ICAO) (S. Con. Res. 17), H5846, H5847 
        [11SE], E1486 [12SE]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 17, accord Taiwan observer status in the 
        International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), H5846 [11SE]




INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK

  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians, H5572-H5575 [1AU]




INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON MISSING PERSONS

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]




INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON MISSING PERSONS ASSISTANCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]




INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Homer Glen, IL: International Dark Sky Association International 
        Dark Sky Community award recipient, E1219 [10JY]




INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY

  Remarks in House
      Observance (H. Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]




INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HUMAN RIGHTS

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E106 [1FE]




INTERNATIONAL DOT DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1507 [13SE]




INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS

  Bills and resolutions
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (see H.R. 6431), H6150 [19SE]
      Business and industry: prohibit the transfer of proprietary 
        technology and intellectual property developed with Federal 
        funding to entities of certain countries (see S. 2063), S323 
        [2FE]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H901 [16FE]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H439 [2FE]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian 
        Financial Institutions: President Obama, S348 [6FE], H479 
        [6FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S5730 
        [31JY], H5439 [31JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Significant Transnational 
        Criminal Organizations: President Obama, S5132 [18JY], H4920 
        [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      China: assessment of role in Africa, E516 [30MR]
      ------status of international economic relations, H2197 [26AP]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (H.R. 6029), H5506, H5507 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (H.R. 639), H559 [7FE]
      ------impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, 
        H125 [24JA]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets, H5569 [1AU]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (H.R. 4070), H2824 [17MY]
      ------impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that 
        deal with the Central Bank of Iran, E1415 [3AU]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, H1529 
        [22MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H1163 [6MR], H6079-H6083 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), S6670, S6671 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require 
        action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S1608 [13MR], 
        S2384 [17AP], S3893 [11JN], S4815 [10JY]
      Economy: promote global economic recovery through reduction in 
        government spending and taxes, S4434 [25JN]
      Financial institutions: allegations of manipulation of London 
        InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), S5959 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (S. 328), S824 [16FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S6411-S6413 
        [19SE]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
  Reports filed
      Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6029) (H. Rept. 112-
        610), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3783, Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, H6079 
        [19SE]
      H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement 
        Act, H5506 [31JY]
      H.R. 6431, provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma, H6124 [19SE]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]




INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS MISSION

  Reports
      National Election in Taiwan, S6438-S6440 [19SE]




INTERNATIONAL ESSENTIAL TREMOR FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      National Essential Tremor Awareness Month: observance, E488 
        [29MR]




INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF BLACK PRIDES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E12 [13JA]




INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL ENGINEERS

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2475 [9MY]




INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES STEWARDSHIP AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 52) (S. Rept. 112-132), S131 [26JA]




INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4141), H1153 [5MR]




INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Belarus: urge suspension of plan to hold 2014 World Ice Hockey 
        Championship in Belarus and condemn corporate sponsorship of 
        such event relative to human rights violations, S2224 [29MR]




INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MINNESOTA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E513 [30MR]




INTERNATIONAL LAW

  Addresses
      New Constitution of Kenya and the Role of the Judiciary: Willy 
        Mutunga, Supreme Court of Kenya, E652-E654 [25AP]
  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 3406), S5681 [30JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Children and youth: call on all governments to assist in the 
        safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence (see S. Res. 
        449), S3042 [9MY]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 
        2212), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 4086), H950 [24FE]
      Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 6573), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4077), H943 [17FE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        S. 2234), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 4405), H2029 
        [19AP]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried 
        before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), 
        H3707 [15JN]
      War: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war criminals accountable 
        by encouraging foreign prosecution and extradition of such 
        suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), H5922 [12SE]
  Letters
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: Senators Inhofe and 
        Scott P. Brown, S4945 [12JY]
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: Colleen 
        Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support Enforcement 
        Association, H3450 [5JN]
      ------Gordon L. Berlin, Building Knowledge To Improve Social 
        Policy (organization), H3450 [5JN]
      ------Jon Baron, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, H3450 
        [5JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H3451 [5JN]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H3451 [5JN]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Boris Nemtsov, S808 [16FE]
      ------several Russian citizens, S808 [16FE]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
  Messages
      Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of 
        Securities Held With an Intermediary: President Obama, S3293 
        [17MY]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: President 
        Obama, S3293 [17MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Significant Transnational 
        Criminal Organizations: President Obama, S5132 [18JY], H4920 
        [18JY]
      Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative 
        Assistance in Tax Matters: President Obama, S3292 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H1370-H1372 [19MR]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (H.R. 4077), H1429 [21MR]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 4282), 
        H3448-H3451 [5JN]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting, H3135, H3136 [18MY]
      Immigration: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who 
        are fleeing persecution (H.R. 2185), E1093 [20JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations, H5975, H5979 [13SE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (H.R. 4405), E594 [19AP]
      Taylor, Charles: conviction for war crimes and crimes against 
        humanity, E685 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (S. 2212), 
        S1848-S1850 [20MR]
      Dept. of State: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors 
        who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: passage of 
        resolution imposing sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, S5187 [19JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 1039), S806-S810 [16FE], S5187 [19JY]
      Southeast Asia: call on China to work with the Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states to resolve 
        territorial issues in the South China Sea, S5335 [25JY]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4086) (H. Rept. 
        112-413), H1390 [19MR]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. 1039) (S. Rept. 112-191), S5257 [23JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
  Statements
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Passage of 
        Resolution Imposing Sanctions on Persons Responsible for 
        Detention, Abuse, or Death of Sergei Magnitsky: Senator 
        McCain, S5188 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4086, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, H1370 [19MR]
      H.R. 4282, International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, 
        H3448 [5JN]
      S. 2212, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, S1849 [20MR]
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 449, call on all governments to assist in the safe 
        return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence, S3046 [9MY]




INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

  Bills and resolutions
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
  Remarks in House
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (H.R. 639), H559 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (S. 328), S824 [16FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]




INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

  Bills and resolutions
      Munich Olympics: recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives in 1972 
        (see S. Res. 504), S4460 [25JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives in 1972 (see H. 
        Res. 663), H3103 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Munich Olympics: recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives in 
        1972, H4078 [27JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives in 1972, H5295, 
        H5296 [26JY], E1330 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Munich Olympics: recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives in 1972 
        (S. Res. 504), S4594 [25JN], S5654 [30JY], S6032, S6033 [10SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 504, recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 
        Munich Olympics, S4463, S4594 [25JN]




INTERNATIONAL PROTECTING GIRLS BY PREVENTING CHILD MARRIAGE ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 414), S3655-S3657 [24MY], S4812 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 414) (S. 
        Rept. 112-170), S3514 [23MY]
  Texts of
      S. 414, provisions, S3656 [24MY]




INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS  related term(s) Conferences
  Addresses
      International Human Rights Day: Hilary Rodham Clinton, Sec. of 
        State, E6-E8 [10JA]
  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S6611, S6648, S6649 [21SE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2272, S2276 [29MR]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3373, S3382 [21MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779 [29JN]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4831, S4833 [10JY]
  Appointments
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, S2037 [26MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Arctic Ice Melt Is Setting Stage for Severe Winters, S4855 
        [11JY]
      Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic, S5638 [30JY]
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      Game Over for the Climate, S3073 [10MY]
      Green `Drivel' Exposed--The Godfather of Global Warming Lowers 
        the Boom on Climate Change Hysteria, H4650 [29JN]
      Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report, S3074 [10MY]
      In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur, H1023 [29FE]
      IPCC Lead Author Misleads US Congress, S5856 [1AU]
      North Korea's Dehumanizing Treatment of Its Citizens Is Hiding 
        in Plain Sight, S2541 [19AP]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
      Turning a Blind Eye to North Korea's `Hidden Gulag', S2541 
        [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
      Armed Forces: further preparedness, in cooperation with regional 
        allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see 
        H.R. 4485), H2064 [24AP]
      ------require the President to seek congressional approval 
        before engaging members in military humanitarian operations 
        (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]
      Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption 
        accreditation standards (see S. 3331), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 
        6027), H4064 [26JN]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      ------prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1427 [20MR]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 6573), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see S. Con. Res. 47), S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 
        676), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      ------authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational 
        organized crime and for information concerning foreign 
        nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see S. 
        2318), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4077), H943 [17FE]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 
        [7MY]
      Diseases: support continued international cooperation to combat 
        HIV/AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      Ethnic groups: allow Azeri people, currently divided between 
        Azerbaijan and Iran, to have the right to self-determination 
        and to their own sovereign country if they so choose (see H. 
        Con. Res. 137), H5922 [12SE]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see S. 3495), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6178), H5201 
        [24JY]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      ------express that the people of Baluchistan, currently divided 
        between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the right to 
        self-determination and to their own sovereign country (see H. 
        Con. Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (see 
        S. 2183), S1576 [12MR]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE] (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 713), H4604 [28JN] (see H. 
        Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3103 [17MY]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S2824 [26AP]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (see H.R. 
        4317), H1804 [29MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE] (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H439 [2FE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see S. 
        2101), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 4179), H1304 [8MR]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 750), H5629 [1AU]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP] (see 
        H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 [19AP] 
        (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense against Iran's 
        nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H2067 [24AP]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (see S. 
        Res. 395), S1614 [13MR]
      ------strengthen (see S. 2177), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4243), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Natural resources: strengthen U.S. role in the international 
        community in conserving natural resources (see S. 3356), S4724 
        [28JN]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 531), S5487 [26JY]
      ------discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely 
        effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. 
        Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]
      ------support goals and ideals of the Olympic movement and 
        congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic 
        and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H5922 [12SE]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H158 [24JA]
      Power resources: promote global energy supply security through 
        increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, 
        Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of Seattle World's Fair (see S. Res. 
        431), S2546 [19AP]
      Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (see H.R. 6313), H5705 [2AU]
      ------reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see S. Res. 
        524), S5257 [23JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before 
        the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
      Travel and tourism: require priority visa processing for 
        visitors to national heritage areas or national parks and make 
        infrastructure grants to communities hosting these areas (see 
        H.R. 6130), H4868 [13JY]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H1571 [26MR] (see H. Res. 628), H2031 
        [19AP]
      ------recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. 
        Res. 690), H3807 [19JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5846), H3162 [18MY]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Cost Estimates
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 
        1956): CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Letters
      Condemn inclusion of Iran as conference member to negotiate U.N. 
        Arms Trade Treaty: Senator Isakson, S4807 [10JY]
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership: 
        Mahmoud Khattab, American Syrian Coalition, E1385 [1AU]
      Ecuadorian human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation: Carlos R. Lange, Sociedad Ecuatoriana 
        del Exterior (organization), E1652 [21SE]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Douglas 
        W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6527 [20SE]
      Human rights violations and attacks on the border regions of 
        South Kordofan and Blue Nile in Sudan: several individuals, 
        S6528-S6530 [20SE]
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: Colleen 
        Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support Enforcement 
        Association, H3450 [5JN]
      ------Gordon L. Berlin, Building Knowledge To Improve Social 
        Policy (organization), H3450 [5JN]
      ------Jon Baron, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, H3450 
        [5JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H3451 [5JN]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H3451 [5JN]
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Howard 
        Kohr, Marvin Feuer, and Brad Gordon, American Israel Public 
        Affairs Committee (AIPAC), S3253 [17MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act: Representative 
        Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5577 
        [1AU]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H5577 [1AU]
      Oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty if such treaty restricts the right 
        to keep and bear arms: several Representatives, S4807 [10JY]
      Position of James Lovelock on global warming: Gordon J. Fulks, 
        H4650 [29JN]
      Sudan hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions: 
        David S. Adams, Dept. of State, E37 [18JA]
      ------Representative Wolf, E37 [18JA]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: Senators 
        Portman and Ayotte, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S5009 [16JY]
      ------several Senators, S5009 [16JY]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control specially 
        designated nationals and blocked persons, H5569 [1AU]
      Global cooling predictions, S5857 [1AU]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Yemen: President Obama, S3233 [16MY], H2782 
        [16MY]
      Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian 
        Financial Institutions: President Obama, S348 [6FE], H479 
        [6FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S5730 
        [31JY], H5439 [31JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Significant Transnational 
        Criminal Organizations: President Obama, S5132 [18JY], H4920 
        [18JY]
  Motions
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S5862 [1AU]
  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      ------recognize the growing threat of terrorist organizations, 
        E684 [27AP]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (H. Res. 709), H4078 
        [27JN]
      Armed Forces: further preparedness, in cooperation with regional 
        allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, H2824 
        [17MY]
      Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4139, H4140 
        [27JN]
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, 
        E48 [19JA], E51 [23JA], E64 [24JA], E78 [25JA]
      Belarus: human rights violations, H5296 [26JY], H5698 [2AU]
      Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), E503 [29MR]
      Burma: human rights violations, E867 [18MY]
      Cambodia: human rights violations, E1662 [28SE]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to NATO summit meeting, H2573 [10MY]
      China: assessment of role in Africa, E516 [30MR]
      ------human rights violations, H1172 [6MR]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
      ------global warming, H4649-H4652 [29JN], H4778 [11JY], H5017 
        [19JY]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, H5645-H5647 [2AU]
      ------impact of global warming on national security, H2451 [9MY]
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      Cuba: human rights violations, E224 [17FE]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources, E1331 [25JY]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (H. Res. 676), H5018, H5020 [19JY], E1342 [26JY]
      ------support reunification agreement, E1389, E1391 [2AU]
      ------support U.N.-brokered agreement between Tassos 
        Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat 
        relative to reunification, H5018 [19JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: tribute to domestic and global anti-hunger 
        and nutrition programs, E803 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: limit funding to any institution or 
        organization established by U.N. Convention on the Law of the 
        Sea, H3081 [17MY]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]
      ------authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational 
        organized crime and for information concerning foreign 
        nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (H.R. 
        4077), H1429 [21MR]
      ------encourage Saudi Arabia to increase oil production, H1094, 
        H1095 [29FE]
      ------tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases 
        to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions 
        against Iran and Syria, H5222 [25JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding for the International 
        Highway Technology Scanning Program, H4141 [27JN]
      Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: World Affairs Council of 
        St. Louis International Humanitarian of the Year Award 
        recipient, E987 [6JN]
      Ecuador: human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation, E1651 [21SE]
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, E78 [25JA], E141, E142 [6FE]
      Egypt: limit U.S. assistance unless Egypt honors commitments 
        under the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, H931, H933 [17FE], H3125 
        [18MY]
      Foreign aid: prohibit funding for assistance to certain entities 
        whose policies call for the destruction of Israel, H5029 
        [19JY]
      ------prohibit U.S. assistance to nations that consistently 
        oppose U.S. initiatives before the U.N. (H.R. 921), H931 
        [17FE]
      ------provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of 
        obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E353 [8MR]
      Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as 
        new global threat, H1525-H1530 [22MR]
      ------express that the people of Baluchistan, currently divided 
        between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the right to 
        self-determination and to their own sovereign country (H. Con. 
        Res. 104), H2200 [26AP]
      ------political correctness as a potential threat to national 
        security, H2639-H2643 [10MY]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), H6083-H6086 [19SE], 
        E1606, E1608 [21SE]
      ------support NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict, E285 [29FE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 4282), 
        H3448-H3451 [5JN]
      Honduras: human rights violations, E835 [17MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4916, 
        H4917, H4918 [18JY], H5023, H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 
        [25JY], E1268, E1272 [18JY], E1290 [19JY], E1312 [24JY]
      ------support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, 
        prevention, and treatment programs (H. Res. 713), E1174 
        [28JN], E1359 [31JY]
      International Children's Day: observance, E633 [24AP]
      International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (H. 
        Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, H4078 [27JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics, H5295, H5296 [26JY], E1330 [25JY]
      International Services Center (organization): tribute to World 
        Refugee Day celebration, E1096 [20JN]
      International Women's Day: observance, H1276 [8MR], E342, E353 
        [8MR], E359 [9MR]
      Iran: analysis of potential military strike as means to compel 
        Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H814 [16FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, H1158 [6MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H930 [17FE], 
        H5692-H5695 [2AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2687-H2693 [15MY], H2794 [16MY], H2816 [17MY], E434 [22MR], 
        E820 [16MY], E827, E828, E836, E838, E839, E840 [17MY], E866 
        [18MY]
      ------impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that 
        deal with the Central Bank of Iran, E1415 [3AU]
      ------oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran 
        to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H2488, H2490 [9MY], 
        H3107 [18MY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, H1529 
        [22MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H1163 [6MR], H6079-H6083 [19SE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, H593 [8FE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), H4886 [17JY], H5074 [19JY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5552-H5578 [1AU], 
        H5693 [2AU], E1404, E1407, E1409, E1412, E1415, E1418, E1421 
        [3AU]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system, H2483 [9MY]
      ------encourage continued commitment to Israeli/Palestinian 
        peace initiatives, H2490 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2481-H2492 [9MY], E763 [10MY], E779 [11MY], E787 [15MY], E810 
        [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4884-H4888 [17JY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S. and assist 
        in the defense of Israel, E640 [25AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launch of 
        multistage rocket, E569, E573 [18AP], E647 [25AP]
      ------develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (H.R. 
        1464), H5842-H5844 [11SE], E1497 [12SE]
      ------human rights violations, H5025 [19JY]
      Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, 
        H3680, H3681 [8JN]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E721, E728 [8MY], E747 [9MY], E758, E775 [10MY], E785, E790, 
        E792, E803 [15MY], E809, E810, E817, E819, E822 [16MY], E829, 
        E830, E838 [17MY], E845, E855, E857, E859, E875 [18MY], E881 
        [22MY], E965 [1JN]
      ------tribute to reelection as President of Taiwan, E33 [18JA], 
        E185 [14FE], E486 [29MR], E697 [27AP]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (H. Res. 627), E598 [19AP]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H463 [3FE], H1146 [5MR], H1163, H1165 [6MR], H1527-
        H1529 [22MR], E687 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian 
        support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli 
        people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons 
        (H. Res. 271), H636-H638 [8FE]
      ------support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria if the 
        Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral 
        Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (H. Res. 394), H1527 [22MR]
      Morocco: human rights violations, E1646 [21SE]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, H227 [1FE], E110 [1FE], E225 [17FE], E241, E248, 
        E252 [27FE], E280 [29FE], E302, E303 [1MR], E352 [8MR], E474 
        [28MR]
      ------anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E191 [14FE], E224, 
        E227 [17FE], E254 [27FE]
      ------anniversary of independence and formation of Republic's 
        army, H2823 [17MY]
      ------anniversary of occupation of Shusha, E718 [7MY]
      ------tribute to citizens, E828 [17MY]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, E1224 [11JY]
      Netanyahu, Benjamin: U.S. visit by Israeli Prime Minister, H1165 
        [6MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, H4678-H4681 [9JY], H5873 [12SE], H6054-H6058 [14SE], 
        H6267 [21SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: assess 
        consequences of a military strike against Iran, H3298, H3299 
        [31MY], E971 [5JN]
      ------authorize participation in information sharing with Canada 
        and Mexico for the purposes of border security and combating 
        drug trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the 2012 
        Olympic and Paralympic Games, E1632 [21SE]
      Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, H210 
        [31JA], H563-H566 [7FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H935-H938 [17FE]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (H. Res. 742), E1384 [1AU]
      ------human rights violations, H5979 [13SE]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (H. Res. 177), E847, E850 [18MY]
      Sudan: hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions, 
        E37 [18JA]
      ------human rights violations, E37 [18JA]
      ------human rights violations and attacks on the border regions 
        of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, H1022 [29FE], H1442 [21MR]
      Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil 
        Aviation Organization (ICAO) (S. Con. Res. 17), H5846, H5847 
        [11SE], E1486 [12SE]
      ------anniversary of the 2-28 incident, E244 [27FE], E367 [13MR]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China, E846 [18MY]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (H.R. 2992), E226 [17FE]
      Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E517 [30MR], E532 [16AP], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
      Turkey: tribute to Mobile Turkish Coffee House Project, E728 
        [8MY]
      U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression 
        of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the 
        Prostitution of Others (H. Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      ------promote transparency, accountability, and reform (H.R. 
        2829), H1528 [22MR]
      ------recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (H. 
        Res. 690), E1093 [20JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, H5296 [26JY], E1241 [12JY]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, H5023 
        [19JY]
      U.N. Security Council: invoke ``Uniting for Peace'' resolution 
        to bypass China and Russia veto of Arab League plan for 
        cessation of violence and political transition in Syria, H3274 
        [31MY]
      ------veto of resolution by China and Russia supporting Arab 
        League plan for cessation of violence and political transition 
        in Syria, H587 [8FE], E147 [6FE]
      Uzbekistan: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S., 
        E193 [15FE]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards, H1222 [7MR]
      ------condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures 
        used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), H229 [1FE], H5844-H5846 
        [11SE], E1482 [11SE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), 
        H1429 [21MR]
      Women: strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign 
        countries (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1606, E1618, E1636 [21SE]
      World Down Syndrome Day: observance, H1433 [21MR]
      World Water Day: observance, H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (S. Res. 378), S607 [14FE], S803 [15FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands: tribute to opening of 
        Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, S35 [23JA]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S2995 [9MY], S5945 [2AU], S6527, S6528 [20SE], 
        S6611 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee receipts 
        for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. airlines 
        under the European Union emissions trading scheme, S6527, 
        S6528 [20SE]
      Belarus: human rights violations, S2224 [29MR]
      China: human rights violations, S1710 [15MR]
      Climate: global warming, S673-S679 [15FE], S2221 [29MR], S2487 
        [18AP], S3073-S3075 [10MY], S3266, S3269 [17MY], S3612, S3613 
        [24MY], S3775 [6JN], S4184 [14JN], S4255-S4261 [19JN], S4647-
        S4649 [27JN], S4853-S4856, S4859-S4862 [11JY], S5196-S5198 
        [19JY], S5458-S5460 [26JY], S5635-S5642 [30JY], S5836-S5839, 
        S5841, S5853-S5858 [1AU], S5925-S5927 [2AU], S6306-S6308 
        [13SE], S6494, S6496 [20SE]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, S5637 [30JY]
      ------impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S5950, S5958, S5964 [2AU], S6511-S6515 [20SE]
      ------ratify, unanimous-consent request, S6512 [20SE]
      Council for a Livable World: anniversary, S3683 [4JN]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (S. 
        Res. 366), S277 [1FE]
      ------human rights violations, S5851-S5853 [1AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Food for Peace program funding, S4130 
        [13JN]
      Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in 
        international law enforcement issues and maintain 
        accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, S205 [31JA]
      Electric power: impact of global warming on increasing national 
        and global electrical needs, S6306 [13SE]
      Foreign policy: promote human rights and democracy, S1709 
        [15MR], S4710 [28JN]
      ------reaffirm U.S. commitment to global prosperity through 
        hunger and poverty reduction, S3324 [21MY]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (S. 
        2183), S1577 [12MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (S. Res. 557), S6472 [19SE]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (S. Res. 368), 
        S358 [6FE]
      Helsinki Final Act: anniversary, S5864 [1AU]
      Human rights: condemn international human rights violations 
        against women and human trafficking, S2477, S2478 [18AP]
      Hungary: human rights violations, S4944 [12JY]
      Inhofe, Senator: call to rethink opinion that global warming is 
        a hoax, S5635-S5638 [30JY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (S. Res. 
        532), S5468, S5627 [26JY]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 
        [12JN]
      International Ice Hockey Federation: urge suspension of plan to 
        hold 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Belarus and condemn 
        corporate sponsorship of such event relative to human rights 
        violations, S2224 [29MR]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S4594 
        [25JN], S5654 [30JY], S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      International Women's Day: observance, S1497-S1501 [8MR]
      ------support goals (S. Res. 90), S1499 [8MR]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]
      Iran: allow humanitarian trade to be exempted from sanctions as 
        long as such trade is licensed by the Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Foreign Assets Control, S5862 [1AU]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2276 [29MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, S3719, S3720 [5JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3253, S3254, S3256-S3258 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S3659 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], S6417 [19SE], S6577-S6583, S6601, 
        S6602 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S6606 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 
        [21MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (S. 2101), 
        S2346 [17AP], S3253 [17MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3253-S3256, S3258 [17MY], S3295, S3317-S3321, S3323 
        [21MY], S5930 [2AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), House amendment, S5847, S5858-S5863 [1AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent agreement, S3316, S3317 [21MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent request, S2065, S2066 [27MR], S3252 
        [17MY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (S. 2325), S3420 [22MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        S4779, S4780 [29JN]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: human rights violations, 
        S2540 [19AP]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        S2960 [8MY], S3037 [9MY], S3126 [14MY], S3171 [15MY], S3420 
        [22MY], S3621 [24MY]
      Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship: anniversary, 
        S5727 [31JY]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (S. Res. 
        395), S2279 [29MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, S6480 [20SE]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (S. Res. 531), S5626 [26JY]
      Russia: human rights violations, S806-S810 [16FE]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of World's Fair, S2534 [19AP]
      Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary, S4202 [14JN]
      Senate: moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, unanimous-consent agreement, S6025 
        [10SE]
      Slovakia: human rights violations against the Romani people, 
        S562 [13FE]
      Southeast Asia: call on China to work with the Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states to resolve 
        territorial issues in the South China Sea, S5335 [25JY]
      ------reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. Res. 524), 
        S6011 [2AU]
      Sudan: human rights violations and attacks on the border regions 
        of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, S6528 [20SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
      Taiwan: tribute to food donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR], S2652 [24AP]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
      ------Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change endangerment 
        findings relative to impact of economy-wide global warming 
        pollution emission cap and trade program, S5856 [1AU]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: condemn inclusion of Iran as conference 
        member, S4806 [10JY]
      ------oppose if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear 
        arms, S4806 [10JY], S5128 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms (S. 2205), S3244 [17MY]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, S5007-S5010 
        [16JY], S5128 [18JY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense 
        systems, S2017 [26MR], S2192 [29MR]
      ------require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon 
        modernization plan, S815 [16FE]
      War: ensure balance of power, as established by the 
        Constitution, between Congress and the President relative to 
        initiation of hostilities by Armed Forces, S2998-S3000 [9MY]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4832, S4833 [10JY]
      World Press Freedom Day: observance, S2914 [7MY]
  Reports filed
      Assessing Progress in Haiti Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1016), S2819 [26AP]
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Persecution of Baha'is and Continued Violation of 
        International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for 
        Violations, Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 80), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-6), S5731 
        [31JY]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1956) (S. Rept. 112-195), S5976 [2AU]
      Honor Sacrifices of NATO Personnel in Afghanistan and 
        Historically Throughout the World and Support the New 
        Strategic Concept and Upcoming Summit in Chicago, IL: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 395), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and 
        Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model 
        Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]
      Strengthen Multilateral Sanctions Regime Against Iran and Expand 
        Sanctions Relative to Energy Sector, Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Proliferation, and Human Rights Abuses: Committee 
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2101), 
        S567 [13FE]
      Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 429), S4366 [20JN]
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112-361), H25 
        [17JA]
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 
        [27JN]
      Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]
  Resolutions of ratification
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S5731 
        [31JY]
  Statements
      Declaration to Moroccan-Controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi 
        Refugee Camps in Algeria--Summary of Preliminary Observations: 
        Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights 
        (organization), E1647 [21SE]
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Senator 
        Tim Johnson, S3317 [21MY]
  Summaries
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act (H.R. 
        1905), S3318-S3320 [21MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (H.R. 1905), 
        S5859-S5862 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 484, condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards in Vietnam, H5844 [11SE]
      H. Res. 526, support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity in Georgia (country), U.S.-Georgia 
        Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic 
        reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict, H6083 [19SE]
      H. Res. 568, express importance of preventing acquisition of 
        Iranian nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, 
        H2687 [15MY]
      H. Res. 750, Senate amendment to H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5552-H5567 [1AU]
      H.R. 1464, North Korean Refugee Adoption Act, H5842 [11SE]
      H.R. 1905, Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act, 
        S3641-S3651 [24MY]
      H.R. 3783, Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, H6079 
        [19SE]
      H.R. 4133, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H2481 
        [9MY]
      H.R. 4282, International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, 
        H3448 [5JN]
      S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition 
        Act, S6611, S6612 [21SE]
      S. 2165, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H4884 
        [17JY]
      S. 2183, Bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, S1578 [12MR]
      S. Con. Res. 17, accord Taiwan observer status in the 
        International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), H5846 [11SE]
      S. Con. Res. 47, respect sovereignty of Cyprus and urge Turkey 
        to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with 
        energy resources, S3784 [6JN]
      S. Con. Res. 50, global Internet promotion, free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S4683 [27JN]
      S. Con. Res. 50, promote a global Internet free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S6667 [21SE]
      S. Con. Res. 54, oppose sale, shipment, performance of 
        maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade 
        of any military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria, 
        S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 80, condemn Iran's persecution of Baha'is and continued 
        violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 
        impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of 
        religious prisoners, S2276 [29MR]
      S. Res. 354, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S134 [26JA]
      S. Res. 356, support people of Tibet, call on China to allow 
        free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and 
        congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic 
        elections, S166 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR]
      S. Res. 366, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S265, S277 [1FE]
      S. Res. 368, recognize anniversary of earthquake in Haiti, honor 
        victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance, 
        S351, S358 [6FE]
      S. Res. 378, express importance of a safe, nurturing, and 
        permanent family for all children and recognize that adoption 
        promotes greater stability than long-term institutionalization 
        or foster care, S704, S803 [15FE]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]
      S. Res. 380, express importance of preventing Iran acquisition 
        of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, S859 
        [16FE]
      S. Res. 395, honor sacrifices of NATO personnel in Afghanistan 
        and historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL, S1618 
        [13MR], S2279 [29MR]
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]
      S. Res. 429, support goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, 
        S4833 [10JY]
      S. Res. 431, Seattle World's Fair anniversary, S2553 [19AP]
      S. Res. 446, oppose any effort to transfer control of the 
        Internet to the U.N. or any other international governmental 
        organization, S2833 [26AP]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]
      S. Res. 487, discourage ambush marketing by entities that 
        adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract 
        sponsorships for the Olympic Games, S3843 [7JN]
      S. Res. 491, commend International Chemistry Olympiad 
        participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S3983, 
        S4108 [12JN]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]
      S. Res. 504, recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 
        Munich Olympics, S4463, S4594 [25JN]
      S. Res. 524, reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China, S5263 [23JY], 
        S6011 [2AU]
      S. Res. 531, commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 25 
        Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games, S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 532, support International AIDS Conference and encourage 
        global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, 
        S5494, S5627 [26JY]
      S. Res. 557, tribute to Lodi G. Gyari, S6345 [13SE], S6472 
        [19SE]
      S. Res. 574, call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran 
        for statements calling for the destruction of Israel, S6556 
        [20SE]
      S.J. Res. 41, express importance of preventing Iranian 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue 
        economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation 
        agreement, S6602 [21SE]




INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Freedom of religion: include desecration of cemeteries among the 
        many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom 
        (see H.R. 6355), H5707 [2AU]




INTERNATIONAL SERVICES CENTER (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Refugees: tribute to World Refugee Day celebration, E1096 [20JN]




INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING CENTER

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1642 [21SE]




INTERNATIONAL TRADE

  Amendments
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3091, S3092, S3093 [10MY], 
        S3146, S3148, S3150, S3152, S3156, S3176, S3177 [15MY]
  Articles and editorials
      House Reaches Agreement on Export-Import Bank Reauthorization To 
        Strengthen American Manufacturing, Spur Job Creation, H2477 
        [9MY]
      Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, H2480 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      European Union: initiate negotiations to enter into a trade 
        agreement (see H.R. 6536), H6276 [21SE]
      Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H1641 [27MR]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4302), H1803 [29MR] (see H.R. 5444), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (see H.R. 
        5890), H3480 [5JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5846), H3162 [18MY]
  Cloture motions
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
  Factsheets
      ManuFACTS--Ex-Im Bank and Export Finance, H2474 [9MY]
  Letters
      Condemn inclusion of Iran as conference member to negotiate U.N. 
        Arms Trade Treaty: Senator Isakson, S4807 [10JY]
      Eximbank reauthorization: Andrew N. Liveris, Dow Chemical Co., 
        H2472 [9MY]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        and Kevin Burke, American Apparel & Footwear Association, 
        H2473 [9MY]
      ------Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of Washington, H2480 [9MY]
      ------David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of Commerce, H2479 [9MY]
      ------George Landrith, H2477 [9MY]
      ------Gregory J. Junemann, International Federation of 
        Professional & Technical Engineers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        and William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, H2472 
        [9MY]
      ------Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, H2479 [9MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2474 [9MY]
      ------R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of 
        Machinists and Aerospace Workers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------Representative Carolyn McCarthy, H2476 [9MY]
      ------Representative Yoder, H2477 [9MY]
      ------several Governors, H2479 [9MY]
      ------several organizations, H2472, H2475 [9MY]
      ------several Representatives, H2480 [9MY]
      ------Tim Keating, Boeing Co., H2470, H2473 [9MY]
      ------Todd McCracken, Small Business Exporters Association of 
        the U.S., H2472 [9MY]
      Oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty if such treaty restricts the right 
        to keep and bear arms: several Representatives, S4807 [10JY]
  Motions
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3051 [10MY], S3137 [15MY]
  Press releases
      A4A Commends Important Reforms in Bipartisan Ex-Im Bank 
        Reauthorization Agreement: Airlines for America (A4A) 
        (organization), H2475 [9MY]
      ALPA Hails Agreement on Eximbank Reauthorization: Air Line 
        Pilots Association, International, H2474 [9MY]
      Ex-Im Bank Support: several organizations, H2467, H2470 [9MY]
      GAMA Urges Swift Action on Export Import Bank Reauthorization: 
        General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H2475 [9MY]
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
      U.S. Chamber's Donohue Praises House Leaders for Reaching Deal 
        on Ex-Im: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2475 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: International Trade Administration funding, 
        H2363 [8MY]
      ------International Trade Administration funding for combating 
        unfair trade practices by China, H2363, H2364 [8MY]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      Eximbank: exceptions to required Federal Register notice 
        relative to publication of trade secrets, H2467, H2468 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize, H1217 [7MR], H2082 [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2459, H2460-H2481 [9MY], E764 
        [10MY], E798 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        H3444 [5JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 5444), E713 [7MY]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the 
        economy, H125 [24JA]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Interagency Trade 
        Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA Cross-
        Agency Support funding, H2360, H2361 [8MY]
      Pacific Metallurgical Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Exporting 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1507 [13SE]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for 
        Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        construction, H772 [15FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, H5296 [26JY], E1241 [12JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Eximbank: amend membership of Advisory Committee to include a 
        representative from the textile industry, S1782 [19MR]
      ------limit financing to transactions subsidized by other 
        countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable 
        or prohibitively expensive, S3148-S3150, S3156 [15MY]
      ------make an increase in lending authority contingent upon the 
        Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3152-S3154, S3157 [15MY]
      ------phase out authority and require President to initiate 
        negotiations with other major exporting countries to end 
        subsidized export financing programs, S3146, S3150 [15MY]
      ------prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold debt 
        instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]
      ------prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize, S1686 [15MR], S1763, S1776, S1777, S1782 
        [19MR], S1817, S1822, S1823, S1830, S1834, S1837, S1841 
        [20MR], S1885 [21MR], S1972, S1974, S1995 [22MR], S2127 
        [28MR], S2486 [18AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3146-S3158, S3159 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3051-S3053, 
        S3058, S3062-S3065, S3070 [10MY], S3107, S3123 [14MY], S3137, 
        S3139 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        S3871 [7JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S3122 [14MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent request, S3069, 
        S3070 [10MY]
      ------reform, S2950 [8MY]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to renaming of Eagle Gate Tower as 
        World Trade Center at City Creek, S3622 [24MY]
      Saudi Arabia: increase oil output to offset decrease in Iranian 
        oil exports due to sanctions, S1662 [14MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: condemn inclusion of Iran as conference 
        member, S4806 [10JY]
      ------oppose if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear 
        arms, S4806 [10JY], S5128 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms (S. 2205), S3244 [17MY]
  Tables
      Jobs supported through Eximbank financing by State, S3147 [15MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2072, Eximbank reauthorization, H2460-H2464 [9MY]
      H.R. 5890, technical correction to H.R. 2072, Securing American 
        Jobs Through Exports Act, H3444 [5JN]




INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
      Tariff: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Obama, President: formation of foreign trade laws enforcement 
        panel, S561 [13FE]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6004 [2AU]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], 
        S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Nomination of Meredith M. Broadbent to the ITC: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate), S4773 [29JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), 
        S6545 [20SE]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]




INTERNATIONAL WATER SAFETY DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 658), H2714 [15MY]




INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]




INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H1276 [8MR], E342, E353 [8MR], E359 [9MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Goals: support (S. Res. 90), S1499 [8MR]
      Observance, S1497-S1501 [8MR]




INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FREEDOM ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]




INTERNET  see Computers; Information Technology




INTERPARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCES

  Appointments
      British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3148 [18MY]
      Japan-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S2660 [24AP]
      U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, S48 [23JA], 
        H169 [25JA], H4426 [28JN]




INTERSTATE COMMERCE

  Amendments
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1430, S1431 [6MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      FDA: prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs 
        from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of 
        drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 
        5853), H3166 [22MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H1641 [27MR]
      Health: make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (see S. 3499), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6337), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, 
        receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species 
        (see H.R. 4306), H1803 [29MR]
  Letters
      Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
        transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small 
        Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to 
        require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and 
        use taxes, S4883 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 
        3179), H5138 [24JY]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 
        3668), H3719-H3721 [18JN], E1101 [21JN]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]
      Health: make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (H.R. 6337), E1416 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during 
        planting and harvest seasons, S1603, S1604 [13MR]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1440 [7MR], S1603 [13MR]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, 
        S4880-S4884 [11JY]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815-
        S817 [16FE]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, 
        S3507 [23MY], S3566, S3567 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1431 [6MR]
      Information technology: ensure free flow of commerce through 
        secure cyber communications, continued development of Internet 
        and Intranet communications, and development of cybersecurity 
        specialists, S5911 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 112-188), S5084 [17JY]
      Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]
  Statements
      Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act, H3719 
        [18JN]




INTERSTATE LAND SALES FULL DISCLOSURE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Condominiums: clarify applicability (see S. 3499), S5977 [2AU] 
        (see H.R. 6337), H5706 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Condominiums: clarify applicability (H.R. 6337), E1416 [3AU]




INVEST IN AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3533), H202 [31JA]




INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR VIOLENT CRIMES ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1793), S1921 [21MR]




INVESTING FOR TOMORROW'S SCHOOLS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3793), H78 [18JA]




INVESTING IN AMERICAN INNOVATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]




INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      SEC: provide for the registration and oversight of national 
        investment adviser associations (see H.R. 4624), H2123 [25AP]
      ------require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help 
        cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment 
        advisers (see H.R. 6204), H5291 [25JY]




INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      SEC: change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred 
        stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities 
        by, and revise rules on business development companies (see 
        H.R. 5929), H3698 [8JN]




INVESTMENTS

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S169, S170, S171, S172 [30JA], S181, S182, 
        S183, S184, S189, S190, S191, S194, S195, S199, S215, S216, 
        S218, S219, S220, S221 [31JA], S239, S240, S243, S245, S248, 
        S249, S266, S270, S271, S272, S273, S274, S276 [1FE], S290, 
        S296, S298, S302, S326 [2FE], S1839, S1840, S1871 [20MR], 
        S1942 [21MR], H572 [7FE], H645 [9FE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6017, H6018, H6019 
        [14SE]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2034, S2035 [26MR], S2055, S2093, 
        S2094, S2095, S2100, S2101, S2102, S2103, S2104, S2105, S2110 
        [27MR], S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2179, S2180, S2181, S2182 
        [28MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, 
        S1747, S1754, S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], 
        S1794, S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, 
        S1805, S1806, S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, 
        S1852, S1853, S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, 
        S1865, S1868, S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, 
        H1250, H1251, H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, 
        H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, 
        S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4825, S4827, S4828, S4829, S4830 [10JY], 
        S4884, S4885, S4896, S4897, S4898, S4899, S4900, S4912, S4914, 
        S4915 [11JY], S4960, S4961, S4962, S4963, S4964, S4965, S4966, 
        S4973, S4976, S4978 [12JY]
  Articles and editorials
      China's Solyndra Economy, H6015 [14SE]
      Congress Has No Date for the Prom, S813 [16FE]
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]
      In Manchester United's I.P.O., a Preference for American Rules, 
        H5279 [25JY]
      Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be 
        Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, E1478 [11SE]
      Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      Why Dodd-Frank Is Necessary, E1311 [24JY]
      Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs, S1670 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 
        [5MR]
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures (see S. 3323), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 
        5747), H2713 [15MY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance 
        companies from the definition of major swap participant and 
        from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      CBO: consolidate certain reporting requirements relative to the 
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Troubled Asset 
        Relief Program (see H.R. 6570), H6306 [12OC]
      CFTC: require a regulation to limit the aggregate positions of 
        nontraditional bona fide hedgers in petroleum and related 
        products (see S. 2238), S2085 [27MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4391), 
        H1977 [18AP] (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. 
        Res. 746), H5525 [31JY]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (see S. 2038), S132 [26JA]
      ------strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and 
        employees, display subject matter of debates, make legislation 
        available before voting, and promote availability of FEC 
        reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage 
        modification pilot programs (see S. 2093), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]
      ------improve definitions of points and fees in connection with 
        a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H1804 [29MR]
      ------require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (see S. 
        3177), S3174 [15MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy 
        for America Program (see S. 2225), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 
        5825), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 
        [7JN] (see H.R. 5910), H3660 [7JN]
      Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative 
        financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation 
        among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory 
        lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify provision of civil penalties for 
        Federal officials who issue loan guarantees in violation of 
        policies of the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 5863), H3266 [30MY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (see H. Res. 779), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to reduce up-front 
        premiums on FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers 
        who complete a homeownership counseling program to help reduce 
        default rates (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA mortgage 
        insurance program during periods that the Mutual Mortgage 
        Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio 
        requirements (see H.R. 3853), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of Labor: establish an Employee Ownership and 
        Participation Initiative (see S. 3421), S5257 [23JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN] (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] 
        (see H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      ------establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank (see S. 3419), 
        S5257 [23JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see S. 3270), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 6171), H5200 
        [24JY]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H3702 [12JN]
      Detroit, MI: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and 
        temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for 
        certain new investments (see H.R. 6500), H6274 [21SE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (see S. 2252), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5727), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Education: ensure students and taxpayers receive full value of 
        their education investments (see H.R. 6407), H6000 [13SE]
      Federal employees: authorize certain employees to be 
        automatically enrolled to increase contributions to Thrift 
        Savings Plan accounts (see S. 3175), S3129 [14MY]
      ------clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are 
        subject to certain Federal tax levies (see H.R. 4365), H1914 
        [17AP]
      ------prohibit certain employees from making certain purchases 
        or sales of registered securities or certain related products 
        and prohibit bonus payments to executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4009), H692 [9FE]
      ------require individuals who file under the Ethics in 
        Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in a 
        country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (see H.R. 3813), 
        H158 [24JA]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit investments by mortgage 
        finance agencies that create disincentives to help homeowners 
        and stabilize the housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]
      FHA: establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to 
        refinance mortgages (see S. 3047), S3041 [9MY]
      ------establish Second Chance at Homeownership Program (see H.R. 
        4172), H1304 [8MR]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      ------allow non-federally insured credit unions to become 
        members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (see H.R. 6105), 
        H4827 [11JY]
      ------authorize depository institutions, holding companies, 
        Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease foreclosed property held 
        by such institutions and companies (see S. 2080), S494 [9FE]
      ------implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial 
        banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules 
        (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S1422 [6MR]
      ------make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading 
        by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (see S. 3048), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5714), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      ------support and promote mutual community banks (see H.R. 
        4217), H1426 [20MR]
      Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial 
        institutions and small businesses to provide continuing 
        financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees 
        (see H.R. 4394), H1977 [18AP]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 633), H2126 [25AP]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: repeal authority to 
        designate certain non-bank financial institutions as 
        systemically important financial institutions (see S. 3497), 
        S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6317), H5705 [2AU]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see S. 3495), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6178), H5201 
        [24JY]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1496 [21MR]
      Government regulations: repeal certain indemnification 
        requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to 
        swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 
        4235), H1497 [21MR]
      Health: make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
      Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal 
        immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, 
        and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      ------facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming 
        visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in 
        residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 [15MY]
      ------permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program (see 
        H.R. 5874), H3362 [31MY]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H692 [9FE]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 6137), H5008 
        [18JY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 5981), H3914 [20JN]
      Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline 
        carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to 
        roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan 
        (see H.R. 3899), H475 [3FE]
      ------extend special funding rules for certain plans maintained 
        by commercial airlines (see H.R. 5715), H2644 [10MY]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1790 [19MR]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      SBA: enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program (see 
        S. 3253), S3631 [24MY]
      ------increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses 
        under common control (see H.R. 6504), H6274 [21SE]
      ------increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      SEC: change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred 
        stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities 
        by, and revise rules on business development companies (see 
        H.R. 5929), H3698 [8JN]
      ------enable national securities exchanges to provide incentives 
        to market-makers that increase liquidity and depth of capital 
        markets and promote enhanced trading and price-discovery for 
        smaller companies (see H.R. 6127), H4868 [13JY]
      ------enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see 
        S. 3416), S5257 [23JY]
      ------exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (see 
        H.R. 6161), H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide for the registration and oversight of national 
        investment adviser associations (see H.R. 4624), H2123 [25AP]
      ------require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help 
        cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment 
        advisers (see H.R. 6204), H5291 [25JY]
      ------require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration (see H.R. 4088), H950 [24FE]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities (see S. 2190), S1613 [13MR]
      ------provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for customers 
        during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the Securities 
        Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 [9FE]
      Small business: improve lending and cooperation between the 
        National Credit Union Administration and SBA (see H.R. 4191), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of 
        leverage permitted (see S. 2136), S1088 [28FE]
      ------remove sunset date for amendments (see S. 2187), S1576 
        [12MR]
      Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to 
        provide need-based college scholarships (see S. 2287), S2392 
        [17AP] (see H.R. 4349), H1845 [16AP]
      ------allow additional investment credits for qualifying 
        supercritical advanced coal projects (see H.R. 4826), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------allow an additional advance refunding for certain tax-
        exempt bonds (see H.R. 6560), H6284 [25SE]
      ------allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for tuition 
        for elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 
        5932), H3698 [8JN]
      ------allow partnerships invested in infrastructure property to 
        be treated as publicly traded partnerships and reduce the 
        depreciation recovery periods for such property (see H.R. 
        4001), H692 [9FE]
      ------allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a 
        retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H158 [24JA]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (see S. 2033), S42 [23JA]
      ------exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers 
        discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain foreign 
        residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2144), S1147 [29FE]
      ------exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the 
        estate tax (see S. 2200), S1734 [15MR]
      ------exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business 
        holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises 
        which are independently supervised (see S. 3377), S4950 [12JY] 
        (see H.R. 4035), H801 [15FE]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------expand and make permanent rules relative to investment by 
        nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds (see H.R. 4623), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------expand availability of saver's credit, make credit 
        refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into 
        the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H900 [16FE]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see S. 2240), S2085 [27MR] (see H.R. 4196), 
        H1362 [13MR]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 
        [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income (see 
        H.R. 6100, 6104), H4827 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
      ------extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 
        [25JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR] (see H.R. 4250), H1542 [22MR] (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend period during which transfers of excess pension 
        assets may be made to retiree health accounts and provide for 
        transfer of such assets to retiree group term life insurance 
        accounts (see H.R. 4143), H1153 [5MR]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        H.R. 6437), H6150 [19SE]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (see S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 6013), H3975 
        [21JN]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6060 [14SE]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-
        related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and 
        increase investment credit for more efficient fuel cells (see 
        S. 3531), S6270 [12SE] (see H.R. 6384), H5922 [12SE]
      ------increase deduction for business startup expenditures (see 
        H.R. 6177), H5201 [24JY]
      ------increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell 
        education savings accounts (see H.R. 6115), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial 
        buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal 
        residences (see H.R. 5930), H3698 [8JN]
      ------make permanent improvements to Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 6148), H5008 [18JY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see S. 2088), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4032), 
        H801 [15FE]
      ------make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy 
        credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance 
        qualified biogas property (see H.R. 6212), H5326 [26JY]
      ------modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property credit 
        (see H.R. 6398), H5999 [13SE]
      ------permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax 
        deduction (see S. 3470), S5870 [1AU]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by 
        financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 
        5705), H2567 [9MY]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------prevent an unfair tax burden for veterans and homeowners 
        who have received assistance from the National Mortgage 
        Settlement (see S. 3224), S3515 [23MY]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (see H.R. 6180), H5201 [24JY]
      ------provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small 
        business stock (see H.R. 4139), H1153 [5MR] (see H.R. 4226), 
        H1427 [20MR]
      ------provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses 
        (see S. 2291), S2392 [17AP] (see H.R. 4375), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2030 [26MR]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H1016 [28FE]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide exception from passive loss rules for investments 
        in high technology research small business pass-thru entities 
        (see S. 3595), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6559), H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      ------provide expensing for small businesses (see S. 2284), 
        S2324 [16AP]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4016), H725 
        [14FE]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        S. 3460), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6319), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 6487), H6274 [21SE]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]
      ------reform international tax system (see S. 2091), S494 [9FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 [19JY] 
        (see H.R. 6279), H5704 [2AU]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (see H.R. 
        4050), H900 [16FE]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        4279), H1739 [28MR]
      Transportation: help leverage private investment for transit-
        oriented development near transit stations (see S. 2053), S261 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 3854), H218 [31JA]
      Urban areas: create jobs by attracting global investment to 
        economically distressed urban areas (see H.R. 6493), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        S. 3620), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration 
        requirements (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY], S5008 [16JY]
  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Andreas N. Akaras, American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
        Association, H5092 [23JY]
      ------Bryan Ardouny, Armenian Assembly of America, H5093 [23JY]
      ------Kate Nahapetian, Armenian National Committee of America, 
        H5093 [23JY]
      ------Representative Cole, H5094 [23JY]
  Histories
      Prevent Further Restriction of Federal Income Tax Deduction for 
        Interest Paid on Debt Secured by a First or Second Home (H. 
        Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
  Letters
      Bush administration tax cut extension: Jeffrey Hinz, S4928 
        [12JY]
      ------Main Street Alliance, H5547 [1AU]
      Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding: several organizations, H3454 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil 
        speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 
        [19MR]
      Emerging growth companies' requirement to fully comply with say-
        on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: 
        Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits: Beth Moten, American Federation of 
        Government Employees, H920 [17FE]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H919 
        [17FE]
      ------Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal 
        Employees Association (NARFE), H920 [17FE]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        several Representatives, E1313 [24JY]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Jack E. Herstein, North 
        American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718-
        S1720 [15MR]
      ------Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720-
        S1722 [15MR]
      ------Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1698, S1722 [15MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation: 
        Candace Klein, SoMoLend Holdings, LLC, S1878 [21MR]
      ------David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council, S1724 
        [15MR]
      ------Freeman White, S1724 [15MR]
      ------John Ducrest, Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, 
        S1724 [15MR]
      ------Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy (organization), S1878 
        [21MR]
      ------Nick Bhargava, MOTAAVI (business), S1724 [15MR]
      ------Sara Hanks, CrowdCheck, Inc., S1879 [21MR]
      ------several State Secs. of State, S1723 [15MR]
      ------Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best, and Zak Cassady-Dorion, 
        Startup Exemption (organization), S1878 [21MR]
      ------Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, 
        S1877 [21MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections: 
        Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and 
        Contractors, Inc., S5330 [25JY]
      ------Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen (organization), S5323 
        [25JY]
      ------Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 
        [25JY]
      No More Solyndras Act: Representative Hall, Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6008 [14SE]
      Prevent national security breech and protect certain military 
        officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet 
        publication of certain information: several former national 
        security officials, S5953 [2AU]
      Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act: Javier Palomarez, 
        U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S2398 [17AP]
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
  Messages
      Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of 
        Securities Held With an Intermediary: President Obama, S3293 
        [17MY]
      Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE]
  Motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S1839 [20MR]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1984 [22MR], S2055 [27MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 
        [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4448 [25JN], S4627 [26JN], S4645 [27JN], 
        S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], S4936 
        [12JY]
  Press releases
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: AFL-CIO, S1723 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures, H3058, H3059 [17MY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      Business and industry: eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and 
        profits overseas, H718 [14FE]
      ------require emerging growth companies to fully comply with 
        say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements, 
        H1252-H1255 [7MR]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]
      ------require total domestic content in green technologies 
        purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and 
        property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits 
        (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], 
        H5193 [24JY]
      CFTC: funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H1220, H1264 [7MR], H2798-H2800 [16MY]
      ------improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations 
        and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5228 [25JY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP], H1929 [18AP]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H463 [3FE], H643, H644, H645-H657, H663, 
        H670-H672 [9FE], H739 [15FE], E163 [8FE], E548 [17AP]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H191 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H381, H385, 
        H387 [2FE], H463 [3FE], H594-H599, H623-H625 [8FE], H670 
        [9FE], E113 [1FE], E201 [15FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (H.R. 5910), H6047 
        [14SE], H6132-H6134 [19SE], H6257 [21SE]
      ------SelectUSA Initiative funding, H2541, H2542 [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify certain findings from Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative 
        technology loan guarantee program, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
      ------ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee program is 
        able to continue to accept applications for new loan 
        guarantees, H6016, H6019-H6022 [14SE]
      ------Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, 
        H3452-H3454 [5JN]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H5930, H5932 [13SE], H6004-H6024, 
        H6049 [14SE], E1549 [18SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5934-
        H5939 [13SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022, H6023 
        [14SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: reform EB-5 visa program, H799 
        [15FE]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for a single or multi-State 
        court settlement where funds are removed from any residential 
        mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503, H2504 [9MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve supervision of fiduciaries of 
        veterans (H.R. 5948), H6088-H6094 [19SE]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004-H1006 
        [28FE]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4694 
        [10JY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 [11JY]
      FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and 
        prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis 
        (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]
      Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), 
        H5410, H5411 [31JY]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H908, H910, H912, H914, H916-H926 [17FE]
      ------require certain individuals to place stocks, bonds, 
        commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a blind 
        trust or disclose trades to the appropriate congressional 
        official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      ------require federally elected officials to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 [8FE]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), H755, 
        H760 [15FE], H894, H895 [16FE]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H743, H746-H750 [15FE]
      Financial Accounting Standards Board: proposed changes to 
        accounting standards, E342 [8MR]
      Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: release of report on causes 
        of U.S. financial and economic crisis, H41 [18JA]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review 
        authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (H.R. 
        4232), H1648 [28MR]
      FRS: move the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the 
        Dept. of the Treasury, H2602 [10MY]
      Government regulations: include existing Dept. of the Treasury 
        rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest 
        on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory 
        freeze, H5286-H5289 [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      ------require publicly traded companies to disclose the number 
        of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]
      ------SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and 
        litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School for 
        participation in the Securities Industry and Financial Markets 
        Association (SIFMA) Foundation Stock Market Game ``Capitol 
        Hill Challenge'', E651 [25AP]
      Health: make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, 
        E1022 [7JN]
      Motor vehicles: provide incentives for the purchase of electric 
        vehicles and increase investment in advanced vehicle 
        technology, development, and manufacturing, H976 [28FE]
      Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5020 [19JY], H5088-
        H5096 [23JY], E1313 [24JY], E1478 [11SE]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (H.R. 5981), E1093 [20JN]
      ------pension funding relief reforms, H4627, H4628, H4629 [29JN]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 
        [6MR], H1395 [20MR], H2060 [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), H1629 [27MR]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 
        [2AU]
      SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the 
        term ``held of record'' should be changed to mean beneficial 
        owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1237, H1243, H1245 
        [7MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act (H.R. 1070), H148 [24JA]
      ------change threshold number of shareholders for required 
        registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1243 [7MR], H1278, H1279 
        [8MR]
      ------clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
      ------delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit 
        analysis of regulations until certification that such 
        requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect 
        investors and the financial system, H5282, H5283 [25JY]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1215, H1223, 
        H1225, H1240, H1245 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), 
        H120 [24JA]
      ------establish new filing fees to discourage frivolous filings, 
        H1259 [7MR]
      ------exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 
        [8MR]
      ------preserve anti-fraud enforcement authorities, H655 [9FE]
      ------prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance 
        on climate change, H5280-H5282 [25JY]
      ------provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      ------report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      ------require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable 
        investments and activities in Iran, H5572 [1AU]
      ------study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, 
        H1280 [8MR]
      ------study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1227, H1238, 
        H1240-H1242, H1245 [7MR]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), H1551-H1553 [26MR], E479 [28MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1228, H1240, 
        H1245 [7MR], H1580, H1590-H1592 [27MR]
      ------require brokers underwriting initial public offerings for 
        emerging growth companies be held to strict liability for 
        publicly released research and that certain communications be 
        filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257, H1261 [7MR]
      ------revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety 
        (H.R. 3534), H2676-H2678 [15MY]
      Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for 
        inflation, H1249, H1250 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), H906 [17FE], H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], H1214, 
        H1215, H1217, H1219, H1236-H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277-H1289 
        [8MR], H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], E381 
        [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586-H1593 
        [27MR], E517 [30MR], E536 [16AP]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222-H1231 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, 
        H1250, H1251 [7MR], H5278, H5279 [25JY]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1257-H1259 [7MR]
      ------require public disclosure of political contributions, 
        H1287 [8MR]
      ------require that companies not be considered emerging growth 
        companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-
        convertible debt over the prior three years, H1251, H1252 
        [7MR]
      ------stimulate growth through accelerating Federal payments, 
        reducing paperwork, improving access to loans and tax credits, 
        and increasing investment expensing, E1229 [11JY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 
        3423), H1524 [22MR]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (H.R. 4049), H807 [16FE]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets, H2004, H2007 [19AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, 
        H5538, H5578-H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, H5689 [2AU], 
        H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585-H5594 [1AU], 
        E1390 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5592 [1AU], 
        H5783, H5784 [11SE], H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 
        [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], 
        H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4290), E477 [28MR]
      ------extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), H3407 
        [5JN]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (H.R. 2655), H377 [2FE]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3606, H3609, 
        H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires, H895 
        [16FE], H5981, H5984 [13SE]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (H.R. 4032), H737 [15FE]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------permanently extend the research and development credit, 
        H715-H720 [14FE]
      ------preserve deductions for mortgage interest and charitable 
        donations, H5679 [2AU]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (H. Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (H.R. 6180), E1308 [24JY]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5646 [2AU]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (H.R. 3238), H778 
        [15FE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from wind, H1007 [28FE]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 4016), E187 [14FE]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757, H5760 [10SE]
      ------repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign 
        corporations attributable to imported property (H.R. 2280), 
        H161 [25JA]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (H.R. 
        4050), H807 [16FE]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (H.R. 
        4279), E1618 [21SE]
      Telecommunications: importance of economic investment, E1272 
        [18JY]
      Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
      ------importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]
      ------infrastructure funding, H201-H207 [31JA]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 
        2827), H6125-H6128 [19SE]
      ------impact, E1311 [24JY]
      ------repeal, H714 [14FE], H1151 [5MR], H5022 [19JY], H5230 
        [25JY]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), E1382 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing, S4171, S4196 [14JN]
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures (S. 3323), S4372 [20JN]
      Business and industry: economic role of small business, S5101 
        [18JY], S5809 [1AU]
      ------impact of tax rates and government regulations on decision 
        to outsource jobs to foreign countries, S4991 [16JY]
      CFTC: funding, S5960 [2AU]
      ------implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, S1174 [1MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (S. 2222), S2138, S2139 [28MR], S2207 [29MR]
      Congress: allegations that Members and employees profitted from 
        using nonpublic information derived from their official 
        positions for personal benefit, S4604 [26JN]
      ------clarify guidelines for personal financial disclosure 
        filings of Members and certain employees, S188 [31JA]
      ------clarify the transaction reporting requirement is not 
        applicable to widely held investment funds, S302 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial conflict of interest rules to 
        Senators and their staff that apply to congressional committee 
        and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 [31JA], 
        S241-S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial disclosure rules to executive 
        branch and independent agencies, S240, S241 [1FE], S297, S298, 
        S300, S301 [2FE]
      ------modify reporting requirements for personal financial trade 
        transactions by Members and certain employees, S182 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S172 [30JA]-S202 [31JA], S233, 
        S238-S250, S254 [1FE], S288, S290-S315 [2FE], S486 [9FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1839, S1840 [20MR], 
        S1964-S1966, S1977-S1981 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment--unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1919, S1944 [21MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S139-S149 [30JA], S176, 
        S177, S180 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), unanimous-consent agreement, S120 [26JA], 
        S290, S297, S298 [2FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (S. 1903), S110, S112 [26JA]
      ------require Members and employees to certify they have not 
        used material, nonpublic information derived from their 
        official positions for personal financial benefit, S190-S192 
        [31JA], S299, S300 [2FE]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S141, S143, S147 [30JA], S195, S196 [31JA]
      Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, 
        S609 [14FE]
      Credit: require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (S. 3177), 
        S3463 [23MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy 
        for America Program (S. 2225), S2002 [22MR]
      ------Rural Energy for America Program funding, S4170 [14JN]
      Economy: create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 
        [19SE]
      ------impact of deregulation of the financial sector, S4658 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4658 
        [27JN]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (S. 2252), S2483 [18AP]
      Electric power: infrastructure funding, S4843-S4845 [11JY]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S246-S248 [1FE]
      Executive Office of the President: prohibit appointees or staff 
        from holding positions giving them oversight, rule-making, 
        loan or grant-making abilities over entities in which they 
        have a significant financial interest, S194 [31JA], S241 
        [1FE], S300 [2FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1728 [15MR]
      Federal employees: authorize certain employees to be 
        automatically enrolled to increase contributions to Thrift 
        Savings Plan accounts (S. 3175), S3131 [14MY]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, S831, S835 [16FE], S893, S894 [17FE]
      ------require individuals who file under the Ethics in 
        Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in a 
        country that is a tax haven (S. 2253), S2246 [29MR], S5103-
        S5105 [18JY]
      FHA: establish a fund that allows responsible homeowners to 
        refinance mortgages (S. 3047), S3044 [9MY]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities, S1673 [14MR], S1695 [15MR]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (S. 
        2231), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR]
      ------authorize depository institutions, holding companies, 
        Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease foreclosed property held 
        by such institutions and companies (S. 2080), S496 [9FE], 
        S3463 [23MY]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (S. 3048), S5921-S5923 [2AU]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 409), S2184 [28MR], 
        S2234 [29MR]
      FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 
        [2AU]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      ------prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac during the term of any conservatorship, S184-S186 
        [31JA], S304 [2FE]
      Members of Congress: require public disclosure of the terms of 
        home mortgages held by Members of Congress, S245-S248 [1FE], 
        S302 [2FE]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 
        [19MR], S2018-S2020 [26MR], S2134, S2140 [28MR], S2217 [29MR]
      Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal 
        contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional 
        spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal 
        elections, S100, S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1814 [19MR], S1817, S1837 [20MR], 
        S2055, S2061, S2070, S2071 [27MR], S2116, S2120-S2131, S2134-
        S2148, S2154-S2157 [28MR], S2187-S2190, S2192-S2202, S2207, 
        S2216 [29MR], S2521 [19AP]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1984 [22MR], S2009, 
        S2010, S2018, S2023-S2028 [26MR], S2039, S2045-S2052 [27MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR], 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5940, 
        S5952 [2AU]
      Rutherford, Matthew S.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Treasury for Financial Markets, S4668 [27JN], S5655 [30JY]
      Saverin, Eduardo: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid 
        capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public 
        offering (IPO), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      SBA: enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 
        3253), S3638 [24MY]
      ------extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      ------reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits, S4927 
        [12JY]
      SEC: determine if the term ``held of record'' should include 
        beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR], 
        S1973 [22MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, S183 [31JA]
      ------enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (S. 
        3416), S5259 [23JY]
      ------exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses, S1886 [21MR], S1968 [22MR]
      ------exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses (S. 1544), S1454 [7MR]
      ------funding, S5960 [2AU]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, S1968, S1973, S1975 [22MR], S2078 
        [27MR], S2229 [29MR]
      ------amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder 
        registration (S. 1824), S1455 [7MR]
      ------amend securities laws to provide for registration 
        exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (S. 1791), S1064 
        [28FE], S1111 [29FE], S2230 [29MR]
      ------comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to increase 
        transparency and reduce risks in the financial system, S3403 
        [22MY]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, 
        S3932 [12JN]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1828 [20MR], S1877-S1879, S1884-
        S1889, S1894 [21MR], S1968, S1972-S1976 [22MR], S2230, S2231 
        [29MR], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      ------specify when certain securities issued in connection with 
        church plans are treated as exempted securities (H.R. 33), 
        S4428 [21JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], 
        S1583-S1586 [13MR], S1667-S1671, S1673-S1675 [14MR], S1686-
        S1696, S1698-S1700, S1705, S1714-S1729 [15MR], S1764-S1768, 
        S1776-S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822-S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837-
        S1842 [20MR], S1875, S1877-S1879, S1883-S1890, S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957, S1963, S1966-S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229-
        S2231 [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1568, S1569 [12MR], 
        S1585 [13MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (S. 1933), S1455 [7MR]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of 
        leverage permitted, S1782 [19MR]
      South Dakota: anniversary of Services Center Federal Credit 
        Union, S6264 [12SE]
      Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to 
        provide need-based college scholarships (S. 2287), S3017 [9MY]
      ------Build America Bonds program, S836 [16FE]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (S. 2075), S389 
        [7FE], S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 [19JY]
      ------encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, 
        S1561-S1564 [12MR], S1591, S1600 [13MR]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (S. 2033), S45 [23JA]
      ------establish Transportation and Regional Infrastructure 
        Project (TRIP) Bonds program, S836, S838 [16FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291-
        S5293 [24JY], S5324-S5327, S5330-S5339, S5345, S5349-S5353 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 
        [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 
        [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 
        [19JY], S5352-S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, S5442, S5445 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5265-S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275-S5288, S5291 [24JY], 
        S5321-S5347, S5349-S5352 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (S. 3275), S3841 [7JN]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (S. 2088), S497 [9FE]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (S. 2250), S3463 [23MY]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
      ------prohibit capital gains rate increase, S2313 [16AP]
      ------provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (S. 
        2291), S2395 [17AP]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S2036 [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S4884-S4886 
        [11JY], S4919-S4928, S4930-S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4448 [25JN], S4765 
        [29JN], S4784 [9JY], S4793, S4795, S4804-S4806, S4812 [10JY], 
        S4835-S4846, S4851, S4852, S4872-S4884 [11JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), unanimous-consent request, S4836, S4885, 
        S4886 [11JY]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (S. 
        3460), S5735 [31JY]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (S. 3205), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      ------reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2048 [27MR]
      ------reform international tax system (S. 2091), S497 [9FE]
      Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, S5960 
        [2AU]
      ------impact on concept of ``Too Big To Fail'', S6510 [20SE]
      ------repeal, S140 [30JA], S3298 [21MY]
  Reports
      Telecom Sector Leads the Way in Domestic Economic Investments: 
        Progressive Policy Institute, E1272 [18JY]
  Reports filed
      Adjust Date on Which Consolidated Assets Are Determined for 
        Purposes of Exempting Certain Instruments of Smaller 
        Institutions From Capital Deductions: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3128) (H. Rept. 112-566), H4654 [29JN]
      Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. Rept. 112-343), H639 
        [8FE]
      Clarify That Accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan Are Subject to 
        Certain Federal Tax Levies: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4365) (H. Rept. 112-630), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. 
        Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 112-517), H3479 [5JN]
      Improve CFTC Consideration of Costs and Benefits of Regulations 
        and Orders: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. 
        Rept. 112-482), H2811 [16MY]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2362) (H. Rept. 
        112-451), H2029 [19AP]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112-406), H1209 [6MR]
      Medical FSA Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1004) (H. Rept. 112-515), H3479 [5JN]
      No More Solyndras Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 6213) (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 [10SE]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
        Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. 
        Rept. 112-406), H1133 [1MR]
      Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or 
        Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1838) (H. Rept. 112-476), H2662 [11MY]
      Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3813) (H. Rept. 
        112-394), H691 [9FE]
      Security in Bonding Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 112-460), H2266 [27AP]
      Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 
        2038), S131 [26JA]
      Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112-345), H639 [8FE]
      Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 112-477), H2662 [11MY]
      U.S. Covered Bond Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 112-407), H1152 [5MR]
      Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5948) (H. Rept. 
        112-678), H6150 [19SE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]
  Statements
      Application of Insider Trading Law to Trading by Members of 
        Congress and Their Staffs: Robert Khuzami, SEC, S144-S146 
        [30JA]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H1237 [7MR]
      ------Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 [22MR]
  Summaries
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for 
        Federal Employees Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business 
        Startups Act, H1222 [7MR]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and 
        Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act 
        and allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5934 [13SE]
      H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]
      H.R. 2362, Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration 
        Project Act, H5088 [23JY]
      H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, 
        H1551 [26MR]
      H.R. 2827, clarify Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
        Act provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors, 
        H6125 [19SE]
      H.R. 3534, Security in Bonding Act, H2676 [15MY]
      H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1245-H1249 
        [7MR]
      H.R. 4365, clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are 
        subject to certain Federal tax levies, H5410 [31JY]
      H.R. 5910, Global Investment in American Jobs Act, H6132 [19SE]
      H.R. 5948, Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service 
        Act, H6088-H6092 [19SE]
      S. 2038, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, 
        S310-S315 [2FE], H645-H648 [9FE]
      S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]
      S. 2091, U.S. Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act, 
        S498-S502 [9FE]
      S. 2225, Dept. of Agriculture Rural Energy for America Program 
        reauthorization and improvement, S2003 [22MR]
      S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, S2032 [26MR]
      S. 2253, Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act, 
        S2247 [29MR]
      S. 2291, Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S2396-S2398 
        [17AP]
      S. 3175, Save More Tomorrow Act, S3132 [14MY]
      S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act, S3842 [7JN]
      S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business 
        Bankruptcies Act, S4954-S4958 [12JY]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216-S5218 [19JY], S5355 
        [25JY]
      S. 3416, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act, S5260-
        S5262 [23JY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3510, prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information, S5940, S5986 
        [2AU], H5686 [2AU]
      S. Res. 407, prevent bonuses from being paid to MF Global 
        Holdings, Ltd., employees responsible for day-to-day 
        operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers' 
        aggregated account funds are repaid in full, S2092, S2113 
        [27MR]
      S. Res. 409, Financial Literacy Month, S2171, S2184 [28MR]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]
      S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for 
        Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]




INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Buffett Tax Divides Americans, but Solves Nothing, S2289 [16AP]




IOWA

  Articles and editorials
      Colleagues Call Rose a Good Choice for Federal Bench, S6036 
        [10SE]
      Rose Picked for Federal Bench, S6035 [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: reauthorize in Iowa 
        (see S. 2133), S1049 [27FE]
  Letters
      Wind power production tax credit extension: Iowa congressional 
        delegation, S832 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E980 [5JN]
      Armed Forces: Iowa National Guard 2d Brigade Combat Team, 34th 
        Infantry Division recipient of Dept. of Defense Citizen 
        Patriot Unit Award, E1540 [14SE]
      ------tribute to Iowa Air National Guard 132d Fighter Wing, 
        E1538 [14SE]
      Baker, David: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Carton, Clint J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1727 [26OC]
      De Weerd, Kayla: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Iowa, E775 [10MY]
      Heer, Melissa: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E298 
        [1MR]
      Honor Flight Iowa (organization): tribute, E629 [24AP]
      Jorgensen, Hannah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E724 [8MY]
      National Association of Police Organizations: tribute to TOP 
        COPS Award recipients, E776 [10MY]
      Neumann Brothers, Inc.: anniversary, E676 [26AP]
      Palmersheim, Patrick: DAR Medal of Honor award recipient, E500 
        [29MR]
      Senteza, Jimmy: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E300 
        [1MR]
      Straszheim, Charity: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, 
        E299 [1MR]
      Streit, Michael: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Ternus, Marsha: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      United Way: anniversary, E1101 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Everybody Wins! Iowa program: tribute, S67 [24JA]
      Iowa Arts Council: tribute to Big Yellow School Bus grant 
        program, S2315 [16AP]
      Rose, Stephanie M.: nomination to be district judge, S6025, 
        S6026, S6033-S6038 [10SE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S6004 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Stephanie M. Rose To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
  Subpoena Notices
      U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, H1003 
        [28FE]




IOWA CITY, IA

  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN]




IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Ed Rendell, E473 [28MR]
      ------Michael Mukasey, E497 [29MR]
      ------Rudolf Giuliani, E504 [29MR]
      U.S. Obligations and Policy Options on Iran Conference: John 
        Bolton, E681 [27AP]
  Amendments
      Human rights: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued 
        violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 
        impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of 
        religious prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2272, S2276 [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779 [29JN]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon 
        its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening 
        activities (H.R. 1905), S3373, S3382 [21MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Armed Forces: further preparedness, in cooperation with regional 
        allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see 
        H.R. 4485, 4485), H2064 [24AP]
      Claims: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]
      Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's 
        Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H1496 [21MR]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Foreign policy: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or 
        special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic 
        efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid 
        war (see H.R. 4173), H1304 [8MR]
      ------express that the people of Baluchistan, currently divided 
        between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the right to 
        self-determination and to their own sovereign country (see H. 
        Con. Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      ------provide for imposition of sanctions relative to the 
        National Iranian Oil Co. and the National Iranian Tanker Co. 
        (see H.R. 3843), H218 [31JA]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Foreign trade: expand sanctions relative to the energy sector 
        (see H.R. 4317), H1804 [29MR]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see S. 
        2101), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 4179), H1304 [8MR]
      International economic relations: clarify treatment of the 
        interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H901 
        [16FE]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H439 [2FE]
      International relations: allow Azeri people, currently divided 
        between Azerbaijan and Iran, to have the right to self-
        determination and to their own sovereign country if they so 
        choose (see H. Con. Res. 137), H5922 [12SE]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H2067 [24AP]
      Nadarkhani, Youcef: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, 
        and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy 
        (see S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR] (see H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      Nuclear weapons: express importance of preventing acquisition of 
        nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see 
        S.J. Res. 41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE] 
        (see H. Res. 568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 750), H5629 [1AU]
      Petroleum: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      U.N.: call on to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Letters
      Condemn inclusion of Iran as conference member to negotiate U.N. 
        Arms Trade Treaty: Senator Isakson, S4807 [10JY]
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Howard 
        Kohr, Marvin Feuer, and Brad Gordon, American Israel Public 
        Affairs Committee (AIPAC), S3253 [17MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act: Representative 
        Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5577 
        [1AU]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H5577 [1AU]
      National missile defense system funding: Representatives McKeon 
        and Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services (House), 
        H5031 [19JY]
  Lists
      Dept. of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control specially 
        designated nationals and blocked persons, H5569 [1AU]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian 
        Financial Institutions: President Obama, S348 [6FE], H479 
        [6FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S5730 
        [31JY], H5439 [31JY]
  Motions
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon 
        its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening 
        activities (H.R. 1905), S5862 [1AU]
  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq 
        and Afghanistan and resurgence of terrorist organizations, 
        H932-H934 [17FE]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, H2824 [17MY]
      China: status of international economic relations, H2197 [26AP]
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding 
        to Russia pending certification that they are not supporting 
        Syria or providing weapons of mass destruction technology to 
        Syria, North Korea, or Iran, H3086, H3094 [17MY]
      Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran 
        (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations, H1923 
        [18AP], H6163 [20SE]
      ------remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) 
        from list of foreign terrorist organizations (H. Res. 60), 
        E472 [28MR], E503 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases 
        to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions 
        against Iran and Syria, H5222 [25JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: investigation into fees collected by Ed 
        Rendell for speeches supporting removal of People's Mojahedin 
        Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from Dept. of State list of 
        foreign terrorist organizations, E472 [28MR]
      Foreign aid: prohibit funding for assistance to certain entities 
        whose policies call for the destruction of Israel, H5029 
        [19JY]
      Foreign policy: analysis of potential military strike as means 
        to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H814 
        [16FE]
      ------apply sanctions against affiliates of the Iran 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps, H5570 [1AU]
      ------appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084, H3085 
        [17MY]
      ------assess status of the war on terrorism, H2201 [26AP]
      ------express that the people of Baluchistan, currently divided 
        between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the right to 
        self-determination and to their own sovereign country (H. Con. 
        Res. 104), H2200 [26AP]
      ------oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran 
        to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H2488, H2490 [9MY], 
        H3107 [18MY]
      Foreign trade: strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and 
        expand sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of 
        mass destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, H593 
        [8FE]
      International economic relations: clarify treatment of the 
        interests of Iran in certain assets, H5569 [1AU]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (H.R. 4070), H2824 [17MY]
      ------impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that 
        deal with the Central Bank of Iran, E1415 [3AU]
      International relations: provide for a comprehensive strategy to 
        counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western 
        Hemisphere, H1529 [22MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H1163 [6MR], H6079-H6083 [19SE]
      Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the 
        residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty, H6163 [20SE]
      Israel: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1139 [5MR], H1220 [7MR], H2074 [25AP], H2201 [26AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2481-H2492 [9MY], E763 [10MY], E779 [11MY], E787 [15MY], E810 
        [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4884-H4888 [17JY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S. and assist 
        in the defense of Israel, E640 [25AP]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H463 [3FE], H1146 [5MR], H1163, H1165 [6MR], H1527-
        H1529 [22MR], E687 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian 
        support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli 
        people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons 
        (H. Res. 271), H636-H638 [8FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: prohibit mineral exploration or 
        mining permits to companies that have failed to pay taxes, 
        have connections to Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, 
        and require equipment be made in the U.S., H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      Nadarkhani, Youcef: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, 
        and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy 
        (H. Res. 556), H1028, H1087-H1091 [29FE], H4709 [10JY], E294, 
        E297 [1MR]
      ------conviction and release on the charge of apostasy, H5869 
        [12SE]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, H3664 [8JN]
      Nuclear weapons: express importance of preventing acquisition of 
        nuclear weapons capability, H1158 [6MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H930 [17FE], 
        H5692-H5695 [2AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2687-H2693 [15MY], H2794 [16MY], H2816 [17MY], E434 [22MR], 
        E820 [16MY], E827, E828, E836, E838, E839, E840 [17MY], E866 
        [18MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), H4886 [17JY], H5074 [19JY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5552-H5578 [1AU], 
        H5693 [2AU], E1404, E1407, E1409, E1412, E1415, E1418, E1421 
        [3AU]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, H1145 
        [5MR], H1299 [8MR]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H930-H934 [17FE], H1123 [1MR], H4678-H4681 [9JY], H5873 
        [12SE], H6054-H6058 [14SE]
      People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK): remove Dept. of State 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H1161 [6MR]
      Petroleum: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include 
        importation of refined petroleum, E1415 [3AU]
      SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable 
        investments and activities in Iran, H5572 [1AU]
      Ships and vessels: threat to block traffic in the Strait of 
        Hormuz, H633 [8FE]
      Taxation: prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in 
        illegal activities, discriminate based on race or gender, 
        create or distribute pornographic material, conduct business 
        with Iran, or outsource jobs overseas, H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      U.S. policy, E497 [29MR]
      War: prohibit U.S. military intervention, H2837 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Business and industry: prohibit foreign subsidiaries of U.S. 
        companies to continue doing business with Iran without facing 
        penalties, S5862 [1AU]
      Foreign aid: exempt from sanctions humanitarian trade licensed 
        by Dept. of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, 
        S3324 [21MY]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6579 
        [21SE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1207, S1208 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      Foreign trade: strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and 
        expand sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of 
        mass destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 
        [21MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (S. 2101), 
        S2346 [17AP], S3253 [17MY]
      Human rights: allow humanitarian trade to be exempted from 
        sanctions as long as such trade is licensed by the Dept. of 
        the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, S5862 [1AU]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2276 [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779, S4780 [29JN]
      Levinson, Robert: disappearance of former FBI agent while on 
        business trip in Iran, S1447 [7MR], S6440 [19SE]
      Middle East: clarify authority to declare war or use military 
        force in Iran or Syria, S2066 [27MR]
      Nadarkhani, Youcef: conviction and release on the charge of 
        apostasy, S6619 [21SE]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Nuclear weapons: express importance of preventing acquisition of 
        nuclear weapons capability, S3719, S3720 [5JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3253, S3254, S3256-S3258 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S3659 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], S6417 [19SE], S6577-S6583, S6601, 
        S6602 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S6606 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3253-S3256, S3258 [17MY], S3295, S3317-S3321, S3323 
        [21MY], S5930 [2AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), House amendment, S5847, S5858-S5863 [1AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent agreement, S3316, S3317 [21MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent request, S2065, S2066 [27MR], S3252 
        [17MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, S1414-
        S1416 [6MR], S5931 [2AU]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        S6480 [20SE]
      Petroleum: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (S. 
        2058), S2040 [27MR]
      Saudi Arabia: increase oil output to offset decrease in Iranian 
        oil exports due to sanctions, S1662 [14MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: condemn inclusion of Iran as conference 
        member, S4806 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Iran for Continued Persecution, Imprisonment, and 
        Sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the Charge of Apostasy: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 385), S4366 
        [20JN]
      Condemn Persecution of Baha'is and Continued Violation of 
        International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for 
        Violations, Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 80), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Strengthen Multilateral Sanctions Regime Against Iran and Expand 
        Sanctions Relative to Energy Sector, Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Proliferation, and Human Rights Abuses: Committee 
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2101), 
        S567 [13FE]
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 
        [27JN]
  Statements
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Senator 
        Tim Johnson, S3317 [21MY]
  Summaries
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act (H.R. 
        1905), S3318-S3320 [21MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (H.R. 1905), 
        S5859-S5862 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 556, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, H1087 [29FE]
      H. Res. 568, express importance of preventing acquisition of 
        Iranian nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, 
        H2687 [15MY]
      H. Res. 750, Senate amendment to H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5552-H5567 [1AU]
      H.R. 1905, Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act, 
        S3641-S3651 [24MY]
      H.R. 3783, Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, H6079 
        [19SE]
      H.R. 4133, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H2481 
        [9MY]
      S. 2165, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H4884 
        [17JY]
      S. Res. 80, condemn Iran's persecution of Baha'is and continued 
        violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 
        impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of 
        religious prisoners, S2276 [29MR]
      S. Res. 380, express importance of preventing Iran acquisition 
        of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, S859 
        [16FE]
      S. Res. 385, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, S1205 [1MR]
      S. Res. 386, support freedom and civil liberties, and free and 
        fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression in Iran, S1206 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      S. Res. 574, call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran 
        for statements calling for the destruction of Israel, S6556 
        [20SE]
      S.J. Res. 41, express importance of preventing Iranian 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue 
        economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation 
        agreement, S6602 [21SE]




IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 1905), S3373, S3382 [21MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 1905): Senate amendment (see H. Res. 750), H5629 
        [1AU]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Letters
      Provisions: Howard Kohr, Marvin Feuer, and Brad Gordon, American 
        Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), S3253 [17MY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H5577 [1AU]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H5577 [1AU]
  Lists
      Dept. of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control specially 
        designated nationals and blocked persons, H5569 [1AU]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 1905), S5862 [1AU]
  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, provisions, 
        H5577 [1AU]
      Enact (H.R. 1905), H4886 [17JY], H5074 [19JY]
      ------Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5552-H5578 [1AU], H5693 
        [2AU], E1404, E1407, E1409, E1412, E1415, E1418, E1421 [3AU]
      Iran: apply sanctions against affiliates of the Iran 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps, H5570 [1AU]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets, H5569 [1AU]
      SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable 
        investments and activities in Iran, H5572 [1AU]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H5567-H5569, 
        H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E1409, E1412, E1421 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 1905), S3295, S3317-S3321, S3323 [21MY], S5930 [2AU]
      ------House amendment, S5847, S5858-S5863 [1AU]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S3316, S3317 [21MY]
      Enact (S. 2101), S2346 [17AP], S3253 [17MY]
      Iran: allow humanitarian trade to be exempted from sanctions as 
        long as such trade is licensed by the Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Foreign Assets Control, S5862 [1AU]
      ------exempt from sanctions humanitarian trade licensed by Dept. 
        of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, S3324 [21MY]
      ------prohibit foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to 
        continue doing business with Iran without facing penalties, 
        S5862 [1AU]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 
        [21MY]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
  Statements
      Provisions: Senator Tim Johnson, S3317 [21MY]
  Summaries
      Provisions (H.R. 1905), S3318 [21MY], S5859-S5862 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 750, Senate amendment to H.R. 1905, provisions, H5552-
        H5567 [1AU]
      H.R. 1905, provisions, S3641-S3651 [24MY]




IRAN SANCTIONS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases 
        to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions 
        against Iran and Syria, H5222 [25JY]
      Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include 
        importation of refined petroleum, E1415 [3AU]




IRAN THREAT REDUCTION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 1905), S3373, S3382 [21MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 1905): Senate amendment (see H. Res. 750), H5629 
        [1AU]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs (House), H5577 [1AU]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H5577 [1AU]
  Lists
      Dept. of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control specially 
        designated nationals and blocked persons, H5569 [1AU]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 1905), S5862 [1AU]
  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, provisions, 
        H5577 [1AU]
      Enact (H.R. 1905), H4886 [17JY], H5074 [19JY]
      ------Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5552-H5578 [1AU], H5693 
        [2AU], E1404, E1407, E1409, E1412, E1415, E1418, E1421 [3AU]
      Iran: apply sanctions against affiliates of the Iran 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps, H5570 [1AU]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets, H5569 [1AU]
      SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable 
        investments and activities in Iran, H5572 [1AU]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H5567-H5569, 
        H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E1409, E1412, E1421 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S3873 [7JN]
      Enact (H.R. 1905), S3253-S3256, S3258 [17MY], S3295, S3317-
        S3321, S3323 [21MY], S5930 [2AU]
      ------House amendment, S5847, S5858-S5863 [1AU]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S3316, S3317 [21MY]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S2065, S2066 [27MR], S3252 
        [17MY]
      Iran: allow humanitarian trade to be exempted from sanctions as 
        long as such trade is licensed by the Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Foreign Assets Control, S5862 [1AU]
      ------exempt from sanctions humanitarian trade licensed by Dept. 
        of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, S3324 [21MY]
      ------prohibit foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to 
        continue doing business with Iran without facing penalties, 
        S5862 [1AU]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 
        [21MY]
      Middle East: clarify authority to declare war or use military 
        force in Iran or Syria, S2066 [27MR]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
  Statements
      Provisions: Senator Tim Johnson, S3317 [21MY]
  Summaries
      Provisions (H.R. 1905), S3318-S3320 [21MY], S5859-S5862 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 750, Senate amendment to H.R. 1905, provisions, H5552-
        H5567 [1AU]
      H.R. 1905, provisions, S3641-S3651 [24MY]




IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 1905): Senate amendment (see H. Res. 750), H5629 
        [1AU]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs (House), H5577 [1AU]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H5577 [1AU]
  Lists
      Dept. of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control specially 
        designated nationals and blocked persons, H5569 [1AU]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 1905), S5862 [1AU]
  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, provisions, 
        H5577 [1AU]
      Enact (H.R. 1905): Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5552-H5578 
        [1AU], H5693 [2AU], E1404, E1407, E1409, E1412, E1415, E1418, 
        E1421 [3AU]
      Iran: apply sanctions against affiliates of the Iran 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps, H5570 [1AU]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets, H5569 [1AU]
      ------impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that 
        deal with the Central Bank of Iran, E1415 [3AU]
      SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable 
        investments and activities in Iran, H5572 [1AU]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H5567-H5569, 
        H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, 
        E1421 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 1905), S5930 [2AU]
      ------House amendment, S5847, S5858-S5863 [1AU]
      Iran: allow humanitarian trade to be exempted from sanctions as 
        long as such trade is licensed by the Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Foreign Assets Control, S5862 [1AU]
      ------prohibit foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to 
        continue doing business with Iran without facing penalties, 
        S5862 [1AU]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
  Summaries
      Provisions (H.R. 1905), S5859-S5862 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 750, Senate amendment to H.R. 1905, provisions, H5552-
        H5567 [1AU]




IRAQ, REPUBLIC OF

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence to honor U.S. troops killed in military action 
        in Iraq and Afghanistan, H1597 [27MR], H2845 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Arlington National Cemetery: establish a Tomb of Remembrance for 
        interment of unidentifiable or unclaimed remains of members of 
        the Armed Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or a subsequent 
        conflict (see H.R. 5735), H2645 [10MY]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Arms sales: restrict provision of defense articles and services 
        (see H.R. 3830), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see S. 2060), S261 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 3863), H374 [1FE]
      Federal employees: treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by 
        diplomatic or military translators, interpreters, or executive 
        security personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization 
        purposes (see H.R. 6223), H5327 [26JY]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H3660 [7JN]
      Power resources: promote global energy supply security through 
        increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, 
        Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see S. Res. 486), S3839 [7JN] (see H. Res. 772), H5708 
        [2AU]
  Letters
      Forensic analysis of events surrounding the death of Rafael 
        Peralta relative to nomination to receive the Medal of Honor: 
        Vincent J.M. DiMaio, H3139 [18MY]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members from Mississippi killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3619 [24MY]
      Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
        S6433-S6437 [19SE]
      Armed Forces members killed in military action in Afghanistan 
        and Iraq, H3272 [31MY], H3736 [19JN]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to the Stabilization of Iraq: 
        President Obama, S3326 [21MY], H3149 [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq 
        and Afghanistan and resurgence of terrorist organizations, 
        H932-H934 [17FE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq, E191 [14FE]
      ------tribute to Oklahoma Army National Guard and Air National 
        Guard, E597 [19AP]
      ------withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H1527 [22MR]
      Dept. of Defense: make available to the public the total costs 
        of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on the Dept. of Defense 
        website, H3005, H3007 [17MY]
      Foreign policy: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld 
        for the residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty, H6163 
        [20SE]
      Illinois: tribute to Illinois Patriot Guard Fallen Heroes 
        Traveling Memorial Wall, H1629 [27MR]
      January 28 Group (organization): tribute to efforts to organize 
        a parade in St. Louis, MO, to honor veterans returning from 
        Iraq, H129 [24JA], H229 [1FE]
      Leesburg, VA: dedication of war memorial to fallen soldiers, 
        E1711 [19OC]
      Navy: report on review, findings, and actions pertaining to the 
        Medal of Honor nomination of Rafael Peralta, H3138 [18MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, H6054-H6058 [14SE], H6267 [21SE]
      Veterans: provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan 
        access to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], 
        E425 [22MR]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 [19JN], 
        H4068 [27JN], E549 [17AP]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Mississippi killed in 
        military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3619 [24MY]
      ------tribute to members from Wisconsin killed in military 
        action, S1447 [7MR]
      ------tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan, S6433 [19SE]
      ------tribute to Montana Army National Guard, S2296 [16AP]
      Dept. of Defense: funding, S3219 [16MY]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (S. 2060), S265 [1FE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6573-
        S6576 [21SE]
      Taxation: impose special tax to finance war, S4406 [21JN]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 486, condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) 
        for violence and acts of terror and support efforts to 
        eliminate threat in Turkey, S3843 [7JN]




IRELAND

  Remarks in House
      Guerin, Kevin: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Irishman of the Year 
        award recipient, E131 [3FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: allow issuance of a certain number of E-3 visas 
        per year to Irish nationals, S1921 [21MR]




IRENE AND LEE TAX RELIEF STORM RECOVERY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3769), H26 [17JA]




IRIONDO, SYLVIA G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E351 [8MR]




IRISH AMERICAN ARCHIVES SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      Cleary, Mike: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E283 [29FE]
      Crawford, Edward: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E281 [29FE]
      Kilbane, Kathleen: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E281 [29FE]
      Murphy, Janice G.: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E283 [29FE]




IRISH AMERICANS

  Remarks in House
      Guerin, Kevin: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Irishman of the Year 
        award recipient, E131 [3FE]
      Ryan, Michael: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Hibernian of the 
        Year award recipient, E144 [6FE]
      Savannah, GA: anniversary of Hibernian Society, E344 [8MR]




IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY

  Bills and resolutions
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      Clean Air Act: provide that State implementation plans address 
        impairment of visibility relative to emissions from taconite 
        ore processing facilities (see H.R. 6507), H6274 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ``produced'' to include 
        melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on 
        procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see 
        S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (see S. Res. 483), S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 
        638), H2274 [27AP]
      Pennsylvania: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
        Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware 
        and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Tariff: ferroboron (see H.R. 5780), H2713 [15MY]
      ------ferroniobium (see S. 2380), S2821 [26AP] (see S. 2673), 
        S2925 [7MY]
      ------helical springs not suitable for use in motor-vehicle 
        suspension, of iron or steel wire (see H.R. 5216), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------standard grade ferroniobium or ferrocolombium (see H.R. 
        5468), H2319 [7MY]
      ------vacuum-grade ferroniobium (see S. 2667), S2925 [7MY]
      ------vacuum-grade ferroniobium or ferrocolombium (see S. 2378), 
        S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 5467), H2319 [7MY]
  Letters
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S.: Calman Cohen, 
        Emergency Committee for American Trade, H3046 [17MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3046 [17MY]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Buy American Act: increase total domestic content of all steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods, including rolling stock, H4125 
        [27JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit, H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045-H3049 [17MY], E910 [30MY]
      ------ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects 
        using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (H.R. 3533), 
        H202 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alcoa Inc.: tribute, S560 [13FE]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (S. Res. 483), S5090 [17JY]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 483, recognize efforts of National Association of State 
        Fire Marshals to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow 
        corrugated stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection 
        Association specifications, S3782 [6JN], S5090 [17JY]




IRON DOME SUPPORT ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2325), S3420 [22MY]




IRON MOUNTAIN, MI

  Bills and resolutions
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility: 
        designate circle drive as Sergeant First Class James D. 
        Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H374 [1FE]




IRONS, SANDRA J.

  Remarks in House
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]




IRRIGATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Bureau of Reclamation: transfer certain facilities, easements, 
        and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District in New 
        Mexico (see H.R. 6343), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain interests in Federal land 
        acquired for the Scofield Project in Carbon County, UT (see S. 
        2056), S261 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      California: clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1061, H1062 [29FE]
      ------clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1066, H1067 [29FE]
      ------protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain 
        water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      ------protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: facilitate development of hydroelectric 
        power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project, 
        H3762 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 499) (S. Rept. 112-
        110), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 460) (H. 
        Rept. 112-503), H3265 [30MY]




IRVINE, CA

  Biographies
      Sanderson, William D., E956 [1JN]
  Remarks in House
      University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball 
        team, E1009 [7JN]




IRVINE, LLOYD

  Articles and editorials
      Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be 
        Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, E1478 [11SE]




IRVINE-JOHNSON, KENDRA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E869 [18MY]




IRVING, PAUL D.

  Bills and resolutions
      House of Representatives: election as Sergeant at Arms (see H. 
        Res. 511), H26 [17JA]
  Notices
      Imminent impairment of the place of reconvening of the House of 
        Representatives, H6319 [30OC]
  Oaths of office
      House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms, H10 [17JA]
  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: election as Sergeant at Arms (H. Res. 
        511), H10 [17JA]
  Subpoena Notices
      U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H185 [27JA]




IRVING, SHONTRAI

  Remarks in House
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]




IRVING, TX

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: anniversary of Troop 508, E1373 [1AU]
      Boy Scouts of America: anniversary of Troop 175, E1046 [15JN]




ISAKSON, JOHNNY (a Senator from Georgia)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3922, S3923, 
        S3924 [11JN], S4356 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S219 [31JA], S245 [1FE], S298 [2FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3177 [15MY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4979, S4980 [12JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S640, S651 [14FE], S851 [16FE], 
        S1090 [28FE], S1398 [5MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4896 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Journal Publisher Dies After Two-Year Battle With Cancer, Joe 
        Kirby, Marietta (GA) Daily Journal, S6026-S6028 [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S3175 [15MY]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see S. 3624), S6625 [21SE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see S. 
        3302), S4823 [10JY]
      Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and 
        mandatory spending (see S. 1316), S2086 [27MR]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see S. 881), S2546 [19AP]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see S. 362), S3632 [24MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6457 
        [19SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no 
        known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see S. 
        3202), S4675 [27JN]
      ------provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans 
        training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see S. 3206), 
        S4637 [26JN]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see S. 503), S6063 [10SE]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN]
      FDA: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of 
        ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls 
        on the use of such devices (see S. 2301), S2545 [19AP]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S909 [17FE]
      FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S5487 [26JY]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3632 [24MY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S6063 [10SE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S2324 
        [16AP]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S3632 [24MY]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2068), S323 [2FE] (see 
        S. 2288), S2392 [17AP]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5213 [19JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S2656 [24AP]
      Mental health: issue a semipostal stamp for research and 
        demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders 
        (see S. 2472), S2823 [26AP]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S4893 [11JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S132 [26JA]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), 
        S208 [31JA]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S5134 [18JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S3424 
        (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 531), S5487 [26JY]
      ------discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely 
        effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. 
        Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S2243 
        [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S262 [1FE]
      ------repeal health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S2969 [8MY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6342 [13SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5382 [25JY]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S4300 [19JN]
      SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (see S. 
        2364), S2929 [7MY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE]
      Taxation: clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not 
        constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable 
        electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S4419 [21JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S6063 [10SE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5980 [2AU]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 
        845), S5659 [30JY]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see S. 534), S5658 [30JY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see S. 1111), S3087 [10MY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3281 [17MY]
      Titantic (R.M.S.): provide additional protections for ship and 
        wreck site (see S. 2279), S2243 [29MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S5733 [31JY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3234 
        [16MY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S3839 [7JN]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), S4950 
        [12JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S4152 [13JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3730 [5JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2602 [23AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S2030 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see S. 
        3247), S3631 [24MY]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see S. 3495), S5977 [2AU]
      National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        563), S6454 [19SE]
  Letters
      Condemn inclusion of Iran as conference member to negotiate U.N. 
        Arms Trade Treaty: by, S4807 [10JY]
      Oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty if such treaty restricts the right 
        to keep and bear arms: several Representatives, S4807 [10JY]
  Pledge
      Girl Scout motto, S1501 [8MR]
  Privilege of the floor
      Cravath, Cate, S2272 [29MR]
      Finn, Michael, S2272 [29MR]
      Hoppe, Katie, S2272 [29MR]
      Ibrahim, Taylor, S4161 [13JN]
  Remarks
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5906 [2AU]
      Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with 
        the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and 
        performance of the Federal Government (S. 1274), S56 [24JA]
      ------legislative process, S1041 [27FE], S5271 [24JY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S590 [14FE], S3143 [15MY], S6478 
        [20SE]
      ------deficit, S3143 [15MY], S6478 [20SE]
      ------establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and 
        enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government 
        (S. 211), S3143 [15MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S590 [14FE]
      Business and industry: economic role of small business, S5101 
        [18JY]
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (S. 2280), S5710 [31JY]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        release of ``For-Profit Higher Education--The Failure to 
        Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success'', 
        S5710 [31JY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6478 [20SE]
      Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, 
        S609 [14FE]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S4113 [13JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S339 [6FE]
      FDA: develop uniform Federal standards for third party logistics 
        providers to ensure safety and security in the delivery of 
        pharmaceuticals, S3414 [22MY]
      ------provide for regulation of medical gases, S3414 [22MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3414 [22MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government trade programs, S5906 [2AU]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6577 [21SE]
      Foreign countries: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, 
        S2486 [18AP]
      Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, S4633 [26JN]
      Ghana: democracy efforts, S5294 [24JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1501 [8MR]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      Horton's Books & Gifts (business): anniversary, S1845 
        [20MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3950 [12JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S6577 [21SE]
      Kennesaw State University: tribute to Homelessness Awareness 
        Week, S5369 [25JY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S5806 [1AU]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2624 [24AP]
      ------provide for appropriate designation of collective 
        bargaining units (S. 1843), S3270 [17MY]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S1405 [6MR]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S56 [24JA], S4113 [13JN], 
        S4786 [9JY]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1405 [6MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1405 [6MR], S2192 [29MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2192 [29MR]
      ------national energy policy, S2192 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S609 [14FE]
      Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, S4786 [9JY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: condemn inclusion of Iran as conference 
        member, S4806 [10JY]
      ------oppose if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear 
        arms, S4806 [10JY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense 
        systems, S2192 [29MR]
      Votes: position on missed, S202 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S6029 [10SE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
  Tributes
      Bisher, Furman, S1921 [21MR]
      Brumby, Otis A., Jr., S6026-S6029 [10SE]
      Dove, Laura, S2192 [29MR]
      Hir, Imre, S4202 [14JN]
      McCrary, Ronald, S4379 [21JN]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1909 [21MR]
      Mills, John E.A., S5294 [24JY]
      Stack, R. Timothy, S5710 [31JY]




ISHIZUKA, RYOTA

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]




ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: decision not to prosecute certain U.S. Muslim 
        organizations possibly related to terrorism, H5700-H5702 [2AU]




ISRAEL, STATE OF

  Amendments
      Foreign policy: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., 
        direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to 
        enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel 
        (S. 2165), S4779 [29JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Culture Does Matter, S5962 [2AU]
      Israel's Top Court Orders Settlers To Leave Outpost, E475 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Foreign policy: extend authority to provide loan guarantees (see 
        H.R. 4197), H1366 [16MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      Immigration: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to 
        receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. 
        nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in 
        Israel (see H.R. 3992), H692 [9FE]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 [29MR]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3103 [17MY]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense against Iran's 
        nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H2067 [24AP]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H158 [24JA]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Weapons: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron 
        Dome anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP] 
        (see H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Adler, Andrew: condemn comments relative to assassination of 
        President Obama, H94 [23JA]
      AID: broadcasting of television show ``Sesame Street'' in 
        Palestine funding, H130 [24JA]
      Dept. of Justice: investigate possible violations of U.S. law 
        regarding leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving 
        the U.S. and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      Egypt: limit U.S. assistance unless Egypt honors commitments 
        under the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, H931, H933 [17FE], H3125 
        [18MY]
      Foreign aid: prohibit funding for assistance to certain entities 
        whose policies call for the destruction of Israel, H5029 
        [19JY]
      Foreign policy: encourage continued commitment to Israeli/
        Palestinian peace initiatives, H2490 [9MY]
      ------extend authority to provide loan guarantees, H2483 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1139, H1145 [5MR], H1220 [7MR], H2074 [25AP], H2201 
        [26AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2481-H2492 [9MY], E763 [10MY], E779 [11MY], E787 [15MY], E810 
        [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4884-H4888 [17JY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S. and assist 
        in the defense of Israel, E640 [25AP]
      Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (organization): tribute to 
        Ohio chapter, E1531 [14SE]
      Immigration: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to 
        receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. 
        nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in 
        Israel (H.R. 3992), H1372-H1374 [19MR], E410 [21MR]
      Independence: anniversary, H2139, H2145 [26AP], E526 [16AP], 
        E648 [25AP], E659, E663, E665, E667, E669, E672, E674, E675 
        [26AP], E680, E694, E700 [27AP]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, H4078 [27JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics, H5295, H5296 [26JY], E1330 [25JY]
      Iran: analysis of potential military strike as means to compel 
        Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H814 [16FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, H1158 [6MR]
      ------oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran 
        to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H2488, H2490 [9MY], 
        H3107 [18MY]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H463 [3FE], H1146 [5MR], H1163, H1165 [6MR], H1527-
        H1529 [22MR], E687 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian 
        support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli 
        people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons 
        (H. Res. 271), H636-H638 [8FE]
      ------support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria if the 
        Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral 
        Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (H. Res. 394), H1527 [22MR]
      Netanyahu, Benjamin: U.S. visit by Israeli Prime Minister, H1165 
        [6MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, H1145 
        [5MR], H1299 [8MR]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H930-H934 [17FE], H1123 [1MR], H1539 [22MR], H6054-H6058 
        [14SE], H6267 [21SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: assess 
        consequences of a military strike against Iran, H3298, H3299 
        [31MY], E971 [5JN]
      Power resources: nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance 
        funding, H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      Supreme Court: ruling that Migron, an illegal settlement 
        established in the West Bank, must be dismantled and the 
        occupants removed, E474 [28MR]
      U.S. policy, H3395-H3398 [1JN], H4825 [11JY], H5850 [11SE]
      Weapons: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron 
        Dome anti-missile defense system, H2483 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bulgaria: condemn attack on Israeli citizens in Burgas, 
        Bulgaria, S5656 [30JY]
      Foreign policy: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., 
        direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to 
        enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel 
        (S. 2165), S4779, S4780 [29JN]
      Immigration: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to 
        receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. 
        nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in 
        Israel (H.R. 3992), S3658 [24MY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S4594 
        [25JN], S5654 [30JY], S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, S1414-
        S1416 [6MR], S5931 [2AU]
      Romney, Mitt: remarks on role of culture on prosperity during 
        trip to Israel, S5962 [2AU]
      Senate: moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, unanimous-consent agreement, S6025 
        [10SE]
      Weapons: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron 
        Dome anti-missile defense system (S. 2325), S3420 [22MY]
  Reports filed
      Israeli Nationals Eligibility To Receive E-2 Nonimmigrant Visas 
        Relative to Eligibility of U.S. Nationals for Similar 
        Nonimmigrant Status in Israel: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3992) (H. Rept. 112-410), H1303 [8MR]
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 
        [27JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3992, allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive 
        E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals 
        are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel, H1372 
        [19MR]
      H.R. 4133, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H2481 
        [9MY]
      S. 2165, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H4884 
        [17JY]
      S. Res. 504, recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 
        Munich Olympics, S4463, S4594 [25JN]
      S. Res. 574, call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran 
        for statements calling for the destruction of Israel, S6556 
        [20SE]




ISRAEL, STEVE (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3001 [17MY]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H787 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on 
        active duty or performed certain active service receive credit 
        toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see 
        H.R. 181), H5078 [19JY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5328 [26JY]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1210 [6MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 
        108), H1390 [19MR]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H641 [8FE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (see H.R. 964), H1571 [26MR]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H5526 [31JY]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see H.R. 4933), H2206 [26AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H903 [16FE]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment 
        Program (see H.R. 531), H1543 [22MR]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant 
        Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service 
        organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 
        6414), H6060 [14SE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1572 [26MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members 
        who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer 
        entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance 
        Program to dependents (see H.R. 1130), H27 [17JA]
      ------clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain 
        veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 
        3612), H1428 [20MR]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H1847 [16AP]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H1846 [16AP]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H5766 [10SE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see H.R. 2960), H1741 [28MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H4158 [27JN]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H3733 [18JN]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1363 [13MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H3267 [30MY]
      Fish and fishing: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops 
        (see H.R. 1176), H1209 [6MR]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H3661 [7JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3171 
        [25MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H4908 
        [17JY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H27 [17JA]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1571 [26MR]
      Medicare: amend provisions relative to payment for partial 
        hospitalization services (see H.R. 3442), H115 [23JA]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1741 [28MR]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H513 [6FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2448 [8MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5526 [31JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5525 [31JY]
      National Park Service: study ways to commemorate and preserve 
        the aviation history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 
        [25JY]
      New York: add to the New England Fishery Management Council (see 
        H.R. 5885), H3404 [1JN]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H2716 [15MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H6310 [16OC]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5766 [10SE]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to 
        regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H1807 [29MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5525 [31JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H3808 [19JN]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1572 [26MR]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a 
        program of study in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 6325), H6001 [13SE]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4908 [17JY]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H6280 [21SE]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3577 
        [6JN]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H187 [27JA]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H1428 [20MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6284 [25SE]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H4907 [17JY]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H3700 [8JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4864 [12JY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H727 [14FE]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H5712 
        [2AU]
      World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims 
        brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H1846 
        [16AP]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice and express support to victims of 
        such atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Dept. of Education: establish a ``Grow Your Own Teacher'' 
        program (see H.R. 6230), H5331 [30JY]
      Dept. of HHS: make grants to train elementary and secondary 
        school nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical 
        attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school 
        building or on school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish a competitive grant program for 
        community colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 
        4261), H1570 [26MR]
      Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal 
        elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 4183), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------constitutional amendment to increase by 29 votes the 
        number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for 
        President who receives the largest percentage of the popular 
        vote (see H.J. Res. 121), H6314 [23OC]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      Medicaid: establish grant program to provide States with funds 
        to detect waste, fraud, and abuse and to recover resulting 
        improper payments (see H.R. 6332), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 
        6521), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment 
        education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom 
        management (see H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      Members of Congress: prohibit former Members employed as highly-
        paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions 
        (see H.R. 5737), H2662 [11MY]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H4868 [13JY]
      Small business: establish a loan program to assist and provide 
        incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 4102), H1016 [28FE]
      Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable 
        energy projects in developing countries (see H.R. 3888), H440 
        [2FE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried 
        before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), 
        H3707 [15JN]
      Tariff: aluminum lamp-holder housings (see H.R. 5132), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------banana jack connectors (see H.R. 5136), H2270 [27AP]
      ------brass lamp-holder housings (see H.R. 5137), H2270 [27AP]
      ------color flat panel video monitor screens (see H.R. 5142), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------electrical transformers (see H.R. 5140), H2270 [27AP]
      ------lightweight digital camera lenses (see H.R. 5433, 5434, 
        5435), H2318 [7MY]
      ------occupancy sensors (see H.R. 5133), H2270 [27AP]
      ------plastic lamp-holder housings (see H.R. 5138), H2270 [27AP]
      ------porcelain lamp-holder housings (see H.R. 5131), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------6-volt batteries (see H.R. 5141), H2270 [27AP]
      ------surge protectors (see H.R. 5134), H2270 [27AP]
      ------tamper resistant ground fault circuit interrupters (see 
        H.R. 5135), H2270 [27AP]
      ------time switches (see H.R. 5130), H2270 [27AP]
      ------12-volt batteries (see H.R. 5139), H2270 [27AP]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on 
        an employee's student loans (see H.R. 5129), H2270 [27AP]
      ------extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see 
        H.R. 6522), H6275 [21SE]
      ------improve the dependent care credit by repealing the 
        phasedown of the credit percentage and making permanent the 
        increased dollar limitations (see H.R. 5886), H3404 [1JN]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H158 [24JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Education: establish a ``Grow Your Own Teacher'' 
        program (H.R. 6230), H5331 [30JY]
      Dept. of HHS: make grants to train elementary and secondary 
        school nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical 
        attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school 
        building or on school grounds (H.R. 5690), H2568 [9MY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish a competitive grant program for 
        community colleges to train veterans for local jobs (H.R. 
        4261), H1571 [26MR]
      Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal 
        elections and establish polling place hours (H.R. 4183), H1305 
        [8MR]
      ------constitutional amendment to increase by 29 votes the 
        number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for 
        President who receives the largest percentage of the popular 
        vote (H.J. Res. 121), H6314 [23OC]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (H.R. 6382), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Medicaid: establish grant program to provide States with funds 
        to detect waste, fraud, and abuse and to recover resulting 
        improper payments (H.R. 6332), H5710 [2AU]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (H.R. 
        6521), H6278 [21SE]
      Medicare: provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment 
        education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom 
        management (H.R. 3790), H78 [18JA]
      Members of Congress: prohibit former Members employed as highly-
        paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions 
        (H.R. 5737), H2662 [11MY]
      Small business: establish a loan program to assist and provide 
        incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 4102), H1017 [28FE]
      Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable 
        energy projects in developing countries (H.R. 3888), H440 
        [2FE]
      Tariff: aluminum lamp-holder housings (H.R. 5132), H2280 [27AP]
      ------banana jack connectors (H.R. 5136), H2280 [27AP]
      ------brass lamp-holder housings (H.R. 5137), H2281 [27AP]
      ------color flat panel video monitor screens (H.R. 5142), H2281 
        [27AP]
      ------electrical transformers (H.R. 5140), H2281 [27AP]
      ------lightweight digital camera lenses (H.R. 5433), H2325 [7MY]
      ------lightweight digital camera lenses (H.R. 5434), H2325 [7MY]
      ------lightweight digital camera lenses (H.R. 5435), H2325 [7MY]
      ------occupancy sensors (H.R. 5133), H2280 [27AP]
      ------plastic lamp-holder housings (H.R. 5138), H2281 [27AP]
      ------porcelain lamp-holder housings (H.R. 5131), H2280 [27AP]
      ------6-volt batteries (H.R. 5141), H2281 [27AP]
      ------surge protectors (H.R. 5134), H2280 [27AP]
      ------tamper resistant ground fault circuit interrupters (H.R. 
        5135), H2280 [27AP]
      ------time switches (H.R. 5130), H2280 [27AP]
      ------12-volt batteries (H.R. 5139), H2281 [27AP]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on 
        an employee's student loans (H.R. 5129), H2280 [27AP]
      ------extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit 
        (H.R. 6522), H6278 [21SE]
      ------improve the dependent care credit by repealing the 
        phasedown of the credit percentage and making permanent the 
        increased dollar limitations (H.R. 5886), H3404 [1JN]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (H.R. 3820), H159 [24JA]
  Remarks
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        E1677 [2OC]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1784 [29MR]
      Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light 
        bulbs, E1023 [7JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), E1024 [7JN]
      East Islip, NY: Timber Point Elementary School winner of Disney 
        Plant Challenge for New York, E906 [30MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        E1023 [7JN]
      Farmingdale State College: anniversary, E437 [26MR]
      ------tribute to Green Building Institute, E437 [26MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E442 [26MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4804 [11JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, H4078 [27JN]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E700 [27AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2484 [9MY]
      New York: tribute to 2d Congressional District Intel Corp., 
        Science Talent Search semifinalists, E53 [23JA]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (H. Res. 729), H4859 [12JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4804 [11JY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1999 [19AP]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5906 [12SE]
      Santana, Johan, H3588 [7JN]
      Watkins, Thomas H., E172 [9FE]




ISRAELSEN, LOREN

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5384 [25JY]




ISSA, DARRELL E. (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see H.R. 6480), H6273 [21SE]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: issue, upon request, veteran 
        identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H2570 [9MY]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H28 [17JA]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H182 [25JA]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Mexico: apply counterinsurgency tactics under a coordinated and 
        targeted strategy to combat terrorist insurgency waged by 
        transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 3401), H28 
        [17JA]
      Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, 
        service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 
        1449), H6234 [20SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5525 [31JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H221 [31JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1100 [29FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H159 [24JA]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. Res. 706), 
        H4064 [26JN]
      Federal employees: allow continuation of public service while 
        partially retired (see H.R. 4363), H1914 [17AP]
      ------prohibit certain employees from making certain purchases 
        or sales of registered securities or certain related products 
        and prohibit bonus payments to executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4009), H692 [9FE]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (see H.R. 4257), H1570 [26MR]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain 
        component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 3889), H440 [2FE]
      Presidential appointments: exercise of recess appointment power 
        during a congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 
        604), H1805 [29MR]
      ------specify further conditions under which payment for 
        services of a recess appointee may not be made from the 
        Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5008 [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Federal employees: allow continuation of public service while 
        partially retired (H.R. 4363), H1914 [17AP]
      ------prohibit certain employees from making certain purchases 
        or sales of registered securities or certain related products 
        and prohibit bonus payments to executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (H.R. 4009), H693 [9FE]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H1571 [26MR]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (H.R. 3782), H78 [18JA]
      Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain 
        component parts of motor vehicles (H.R. 3889), H440 [2FE]
      Presidential appointments: specify further conditions under 
        which payment for services of a recess appointee may not be 
        made from the Treasury (H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (H.R. 6147), H5009 [18JY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E868 
        [18MY]
      District of Columbia southwest waterfront development promotion: 
        by, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), 
        H4003 [26JN]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4002 [26JN]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: by, Committee 
        on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H1404 [20MR]
      Federal information security improvement: by, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), E699 [27AP]
      ------Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House), E699 [27AP]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: by, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5413 [31JY]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: by, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, 
        E1189 [29JN]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: by, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: by, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: by, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), E1659, 
        E1660 [28SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1659 [28SE]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E1659 [28SE]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
  Remarks
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate 
        (H.R. 2668), H2081 [25AP]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2611 [10MY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hold 
        bipartisan public hearings with testimony from persons having 
        knowledge relative to operations transferring firearms to drug 
        cartels, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418, H4419, H4420 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4166 [28JN]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H4002 [26JN]
      ------revise the timing of special elections for local office 
        (H.R. 3902), H1085, H1086, H1087 [29FE]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H2611 [10MY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5150, H5153, H5154, H5160, H5161 
        [24JY]
      Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (H.R. 2146), H2082, H2091, H2093 [25AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5225, 
        H5226, H5228, H5229, H5231, H5233, H5234 [25JY]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (S. 1302), 
        H2299, H2300 [7MY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4402, H4403, H4406, H4407, H4408, 
        H4409, H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4166 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4413 [28JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6190 
        [20SE]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2187, H2189, H2190, H2191, H2192 [26AP]
      Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the 
        service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols 
        (H.R. 290), E108 [1FE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1485 [12SE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President, H5234 [25JY]
      Research: ensure continued publication and integrity of peer-
        reviewed research works by the private sector (H.R. 3699), 
        E253 [27FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
  Reports
      Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation--
        Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House), H5231 [25JY]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1974) (H. Rept. 
        112-663), H5764 [10SE]
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-568), H4654 [29JN]
      Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-689), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      Clarify That Accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan Are Subject to 
        Certain Federal Tax Levies: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4365) (H. Rept. 112-630), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 
        112-402), H965 [27FE]
      Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4363) (H. Rept. 112-535), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4257) (H. Rept. 112-455), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      Federal Reserve Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 112-607), H4906 
        [17JY]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (S. 300) (H. Rept. 
        112-376), H186 [27JA]
      Government Customer Service Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 538) (H. Rept. 
        112-534), H3706 [15JN]
      Government Employee Accountability Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 6016) (H. Rept. 112-686), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 
        112-664), H5859 [11SE]
      Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 
        112-484), H2811 [16MY]
      Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2008) (H. Rept. 
        112-536), H3706 [15JN]
      Midnight Rule Relief Act: Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 4607) (H. Rept. 112-513), H3404 [1JN]
      Postal Reform Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H.R. 2309) (H. Rept. 112-363), H25 [17JA]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H5130 [23JY]
      Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3813) (H. Rept. 
        112-394), H691 [9FE]
      Taxpayers Right To Know Act: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3609) (H. Rept. 112-635), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 
        112-483), H2811 [16MY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4155) (H. Rept. 112-585), 
        H4684 [9JY]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3289) (H. Rept. 112-508), 
        H3265 [30MY]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Subpoena Notices
      U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H2667 [15MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
  Tributes
      Marano, Nicholas F., E447 [27MR]
      Naylor, Michael G., E317 [6MR]
      Zable, Walter J., H4161 [28JN], E1136 [26JN]




ISSACS, SHANE

  Remarks in House
      Pendleton, IN: express condolences to families of victims of 
        shooting, E1390 [2AU]




ISSAQUAH, WA

  Remarks in House
      National Association of Police Organizations: tribute to TOP 
        COPS Award recipients, E766 [10MY], E1053 [18JN]




ITALIAN AMERICANS

  Addresses
      Constantino Brumidi Recipient of Congressional Gold Medal: 
        Senator Enzi, S5967 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
  Remarks in House
      Cerullo, Joseph D.: Hazleton, PA, Chapter of UNICO National 
        (organization) Chapter Outstanding Italian American of the 
        Year award recipient, E1681 [5OC]
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Dante 
        Alighieri statue in the Italian Cultural Garden, E1199 [29JN]
      DeLeo, John: UNICO National (organization) UNICAN of the Year 
        Award recipient, E95 [31JA], E119 [2FE]
      Greco, Victor F.: UNICO National (organization) Marconi Science 
        Award recipient, E347 [8MR]
      Randazzo, Ciro G.: Federazione Siciliana Del New Jersey 
        ``Trinacria D'Oro'' Award recipient, E381 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (S. Res. 
        394), S1581 [12MR], S1678 [14MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 394, recognize anniversary of unification of Italy, 
        honor Italian servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the 
        U.S., S1579, S1581 [12MR]




ITALY, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign policy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor 
        Italian servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see 
        S. Res. 394), S1576 [12MR]
  Remarks in House
      Aguilar, Dan: Premio Internazionale Solidarieta Alpina 
        (organization) Silver Plaque International Alpine Solidarity 
        Award recipient, E897 [30MY]
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Dante 
        Alighieri statue in the Italian Cultural Garden, E1199 [29JN]
      Costa Concordia (vessel): failure of safety measures aboard 
        cruise liner, E328 [7MR]
      Gus Gallucci Co.: anniversary, E1163 [27JN]
      Independence: anniversary, E1199 [29JN]
      Society of Santa Maria Maddalena of New Haven: tribute, E528 
        [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign policy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor 
        Italian servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (S. 
        Res. 394), S1581 [12MR], S1678 [14MR]
  Testimonies
      Costa Concordia (vessel) Cruise Liner Safety Measures Failure: 
        Brian Aho, E328 [7MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 394, recognize anniversary of unification of Italy, 
        honor Italian servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the 
        U.S., S1579, S1581 [12MR]




ITZOL, EMMANUEL

  Remarks in House
      Long Branch, NJ: tribute to Long Branch, NJ, Free Public Library 
        Library Champion award recipients, E1708 [19OC]




IUKA, MS

  Remarks in Senate
      Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office: designate (H.R. 2213), 
        S2885 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office, Iuka, MS: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2213), S2730 [25AP]




IVASHCHENKO, VALERY

  Bills and resolutions
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 [13JY]
  Remarks in House
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]




IVIE, NICHOLAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1681 [5OC]




IVIE, NICHOLAS J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1695 [12OC]




IVORY, BEATRICE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E167 [9FE]




IVORY COAST  see Cote d'Ivoire, Republic of




IVRY, BOB

  Articles and editorials
      Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, 
        H5158-H5160 [24JY]




IVY, DORIS STEEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1704 [16OC]




IZAAK, WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E188 [14FE]




IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1473 [11SE]




J.M. SMUCKER CO.

  Remarks in Senate
      Smucker, Richard: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern 
        Ohio Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Smucker, Tim: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio 
        Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]




JABLONSKI, JACK

  Remarks in House
      Minnesota: adoption of new rules to ensure player safety during 
        high school hockey games, H11 [17JA]




JACHNA, ROGER, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual 
        Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]




JACKS, JACQUELINE

  Remarks in House
      Washington County, FL: Rookie Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E47 [19JA]




JACKSON, AL

  Remarks in House
      Hundley, Barbara: Jackson, AL, Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E945 [1JN]




JACKSON, DIANNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E40 [18JA]




JACKSON, FRANK G.

  Remarks in House
      Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation: Black 
        Professional of the Year award recipient, E1529 [14SE]




JACKSON, G. TORRIE, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1314 [24JY]




JACKSON, H. JOAQUIN

  Remarks in House
      Frontier Times Museum: Texas Heroes Hall of Honor inductee, 
        E1391 [2AU]




JACKSON, HAROLD B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E910 [30MY], E915 [31MY]




JACKSON, HENRY M. (a former Senator from Washington)

  Articles and editorials
      Scoop Jackson Never Forgot His Roots, E940 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3162 [18MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E939 [31MY]




JACKSON, JESSE L., JR. (a Representative from Illinois)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see H.R. 3286), H1642 [27MR]
      ------provide assistance and opportunity to create and support 
        sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to 
        nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H2716 [15MY]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2570 [9MY]
      Bahrain: limit issuance of a letter of offer relative to a 
        certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to 
        Bahrain (see H.J. Res. 80), H27 [17JA]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (see H.R. 2028), H2647 [10MY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2569 [9MY]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 
        4390), H2647 [10MY]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H115 [23JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1742 [28MR]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H476 [3FE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 92), 
        H183 [25JA]
      ------constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to 
        natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and 
        affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations 
        and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H2813 [16MY]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H182 [25JA]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Crime: provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see 
        H.R. 3781), H77 [18JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H1808 [29MR]
      ------terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 
        crop year (see H.R. 2487), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify the requirement to procure footwear 
        from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H159 [24JA]
      ------reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and 
        freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H27 [17JA]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      ------report the long-term costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 
        (see H.R. 974), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Education: authorize awarding of grants to promote 
        civic learning and engagement (see H.R. 3464), H966 [27FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H2647 [10MY]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count veterans' education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 
        3764), H221 [31JA]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count veterans' education benefits under such rule, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3764), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment 
        Program (see H.R. 531), H1978 [18AP]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3662 [7JN]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2072 [24AP]
      ------make grants to train elementary and secondary school 
        nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an 
        outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on 
        school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6033), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3481 [5JN]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H1741 [28MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1741 [28MR]
      Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address 
        occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related 
        programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 83), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1391 [19MR]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 
        3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the Colonel Charles 
        Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess 
        potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        799), H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H115 [23JA]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H2569 [9MY]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H2813 [16MY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]
      Discrimination: condemn illicit and religious profiling and 
        surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police 
        Dept., and call for a Federal investigation of such 
        surveillance (see H. Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure 
        Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone 
        marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H2715 [15MY]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1210 [6MR]
      Education: aid gifted and talented learners, including high-
        ability learners not formally identified as gifted (see H.R. 
        1674), H1642 [27MR]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 97), 
        H79 [18JA]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4656 [29JN]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H1807 [29MR]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H3481 [5JN]
      Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 996), H27 
        [17JA]
      Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote 
        responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see 
        H.R. 2193), H4775 [10JY]
      Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see 
        H. Res. 657), H2713 [15MY]
      Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding 
        be expended through small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals (see H.R. 3513), H945 [17FE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------exclude credit union loans made to Main Street businesses 
        from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 4293), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (see H.R. 591), H944 [17FE]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4686 [9JY]
      Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include 
        the Gettysburg Train Station (see H.R. 1335), H1807 [29MR]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H476 [3FE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H2569 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H2647 [10MY]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 
        397), H4828 [11JY]
      House Rules: require poverty impact statements for certain 
        legislation (see H.R. 385), H966 [27FE]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H1808 [29MR]
      ------require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-
        family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense 
        services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross 
        violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see 
        H.R. 5749), H2713 [15MY]
      Immigration: eliminate deadline for application for asylum in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 2981), H803 [15FE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H571 [7FE]
      ------provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H1017 [28FE]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2135 [25AP]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2814 [16MY]
      LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H903 [16FE]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2289 (see 
        H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 [10MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1811 [30MR]
      Medicare: enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (see H.R. 
        4254), H2570 [9MY]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide payment for anesthesia services by 
        anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same 
        manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and 
        certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H2569 
        [9MY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H2647 [10MY]
      National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3259), H79 
        [18JA]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Petersburg National Battlefield: modify boundary (see H.R. 
        1296), H1741 [28MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3976 [21JN]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and 
        accessible financial products for entities that do not have 
        access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H1741 
        [28MR]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1808 [29MR]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------exclude from gross income amounts received for services by 
        a student at a work-college (see H.R. 2478), H1642 [27MR]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1807 [29MR]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H27 [17JA]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2813 [16MY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H572 [7FE]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H945 [17FE]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H2569 [9MY]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1154 [5MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE]
      Vicksburg National Military Park: authorize acquisition of core 
        battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond, 
        MS, for addition (see H.R. 2083), H1642 [27MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      ------ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought 
        against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H2715 
        [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 
        [3FE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (H.R. 3894), H475 [3FE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
  Remarks
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E697 [27AP]
      Atrocities Prevention Board: ensure that U.S. policy reflects 
        appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, 
        ethnic cleansing, and genocide, E697 [27AP]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for carrying out or 
        enforcement of provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal 
        preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or 
        practices, H2545 [9MY]
      Greece: independence anniversary, E457 [27MR]
      Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under 
        the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), E713 [7MY]
      National Kidney Month: observance, E281 [29FE]
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E276 [29FE]
      Point of order, H1960 [18AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2545 [9MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E285 [29FE], E441 
        [26MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H964 [27FE], H1015 [28FE], H1388 
        [19MR], H1540 [22MR], H1569 [26MR]
  Tributes
      Brookins, Hamel H., E927 [31MY]
      Graves, Barbara Kydd, E920 [31MY]
      Jackson, Harold B., E915 [31MY]




JACKSON, KHIEEM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1358 [31JY]




JACKSON, LISA P. (EPA Administrator)

  Letters
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S1510, S1514 [8MR]




JACKSON, LLOYD

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6053 [10SE]




JACKSON, MARCEL D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5021 [19JY]




JACKSON, MERVA E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E576 [18AP]




JACKSON, MI

  Remarks in Senate
      Temple Beth Israel: anniversary, S2540 [19AP]




JACKSON, PETER

  Articles and editorials
      Scoop Jackson Never Forgot His Roots, E940 [31MY]




JACKSON, ROBERT H.

  Bills and resolutions
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see 
        S. 2326), S2546 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3556), H5103, H5104 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3556), S6666 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3556) (H. 
        Rept. 112-456), H2266 [27AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3556, Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY, H5103 
        [23JY]




JACKSON, ROGER

  Remarks in Senate
      Jackson's Sugar House and Vegetable Stand (business): tribute, 
        S1929 [21MR]




JACKSON, TN

  Remarks in House
      Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church: installation of new pastor, 
        E915 [31MY]




JACKSON, VIOLA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E753 [9MY]




JACKSON, WAYNE

  Remarks in House
      Memphis Horns (musical group): National Academy of Recording 
        Arts and Sciences, Inc., GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award 
        recipient, E181 [13FE]




JACKSON, WILLIAM L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E19 [17JA]




JACKSON LEE, SHEILA (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H408 [2FE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H500 [6FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3063 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3549 [6JN], H3644, H3645 [7JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6237 [21SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4033 [26JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3455, H3458, H3463, H3466 [5JN]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3301, H3302 [31MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2176 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335 [1FE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3927 [21JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2422, H2449 [8MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1251, H1257, H1259 [7MR]
  Analyses
      Five Problems With Dynamic Scoring: Sarah Ayres, Center for 
        American Progress, H410 [2FE]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1428 [20MR]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5328 [26JY]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2648 [10MY]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5077 [19JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H3707 [15JN]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 289), H5767 [10SE]
      Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs 
        using a network of public and private community entities to 
        provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), 
        H3661 [7JN]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit 
        (see H.R. 1488), H6312 [19OC]
      Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H220 [31JA]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see 
        H.R. 3781), H160 [24JA]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H1135 [1MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows 
        Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world 
        hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H6062 [14SE]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H1101 [29FE]
      ------award grants for science, technology, engineering, and 
        math education programs (see H.R. 4366), H1914 [17AP]
      ------establish an awards program recognizing excellence 
        exhibited by public school system employees providing services 
        to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see 
        H.R. 1704), H903 [16FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1916 [17AP]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H3700 [8JN]
      Dept. of HHS: carry out programs to provide youth in racial or 
        ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and 
        skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see H.R. 2678), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------conduct study on recruitment and retention of foster 
        parents (see H.R. 2022), H3661 [7JN]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H27 
        [17JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1642 [27MR]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 6381), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 
        1521), H1154 [5MR]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and 
        Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5765 [10SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H4605 [28JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6310 [16OC]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5766 [10SE]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers 
        (see H.R. 3821), H1498 [21MR]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H6310 [16OC]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6312 [19OC]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1135 [1MR]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H1134 [1MR]
      Firearms: limit possession, sale, and other disposition by 
        persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children 
        (see H.R. 505), H476 [3FE]
      Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility 
        requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on 
        provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H28 [17JA]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 
        85), H2072 [24AP]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H3164 [18MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H6307 [12OC]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law 
        enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and 
        programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H5860 [11SE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H1498 [21MR]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1306 [8MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for 
        Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 
        1909), H2329 [7MY]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H903 [16FE]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H6280 [21SE]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 3533), H182 [25JA]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (see H. Res. 177), H2716 [15MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1210 [6MR]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H3363 [31MY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3808 [19JN]
      ------modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private 
        foundations (see H.R. 2311), H1543 [22MR]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5766 [10SE]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H4064 
        [26JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3481 [5JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H1363 [13MR]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1498 [21MR]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H28 [17JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), 
        H4063 [26JN]
      Diseases: provide research and education on triple-negative 
        breast cancer (see H.R. 6417), H6060 [14SE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      House of Representatives: recommend against finding Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground 
        laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with 
        local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see 
        H.R. 5947), H3702 [12JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (H.R. 5770), H2715 [15MY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 6019), H4064 [26JN]
      Diseases: provide research and education on triple-negative 
        breast cancer (H.R. 6417), H6061 [14SE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (H.J. Res. 119), H6001 
        [13SE]
      Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground 
        laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with 
        local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (H.R. 
        5947), H3703 [12JN]
  Factsheets
      Race/Ethnicity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, H3066 
        [17MY]
      Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, H3065 [17MY]
  Letters
      Bush administration tax cut extension: Main Street Alliance, 
        H5547 [1AU]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: several 
        organizations, H198 [31JA]
      Impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation: several Representatives, H101 
        [23JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: by, 
        H4763 [10JY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo 
        identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot 
        or registering to vote in an election: Ronald Weich, Dept. of 
        Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      ------by, H2307 [7MY]
      Triple-negative breast cancer research funding: Betty Sommer, 
        Causes for a Cure (organization), H3065 [17MY]
  Lists
      Reasons why small businesses are important, H4035 [26JN]
      Voter suppression legislation by State, H2310 [7MY]
  Remarks
      ABA: tribute to Access to Justice Committees, H1963 [18AP]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3274 [31MY]
      Adler, Andrew: condemn comments relative to assassination of 
        President Obama, H94 [23JA]
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3013 [17MY]
      ------violence against Armed Forces resulting from burning of 
        the Koran, H956 [27FE], H1118 [1MR]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H598 [8FE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 
        778), H5946 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H956 [27FE], H1118 [1MR], H2837 
        [17MY], H3274 [31MY]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (H.R. 4201), H3236 [30MY]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5117 
        [23JY]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H165 [25JA]
      Black History Month: observance, H505 [6FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H1532 [22MR]
      ------deficit, H5546, H5593 [1AU]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2619 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5966 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 
        [13SE]
      ------sequestration, H5926 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1716, H1737 [28MR], H2459 [9MY], H2621 [10MY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1185 [6MR]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1185 [6MR]
      Business and industry: bring manufacturing jobs back from 
        overseas, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]
      CBO: include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone 
        areas, H408, H409 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H408, H409 [2FE]
      Charity Productions (organization): tribute to Ecumenical 
        Hurricane Forum, H3279 [31MY]
      China: human rights violations, H1172 [6MR]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3718 [18JN]
      CIA: increase recruitment and retention of racial and ethnic 
        minorities to professional intelligence positions, H3301, 
        H3302 [31MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H500, H502, H503 [6FE]
      ------provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned 
        businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop 
        Federal property, H500, H502 [6FE]
      ------provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, 
        H503 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H503 [6FE]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H2053 [24AP]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hearings on women's health and contraception with all-male 
        panel, H1117 [1MR]
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2222 [27AP]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5926 [13SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, H5925 [13SE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H653, H655 [9FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H598 [8FE]
      Congressional Black Caucus: tribute to Faith Forum, H3279 [31MY]
      Corps of Engineers: coastal restoration project funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3466 [5JN]
      ------operation and maintenance funding, H3463 [5JN]
      Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and 
        storing stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), H3993 
        [26JN]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 [16AP]
      ------provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 5889), H3990 
        [26JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H5749 [10SE], E584 [19AP], E612 
        [23AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3010, H3013, H3015, H3064, 
        H3066 [17MY], E847 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2837 [17MY]
      ------certify Pakistan opens Ground Lines of Communication, 
        allows NATO supply transit into Afghanistan, and supports U.S. 
        equipment retrograde out of Afghanistan, H3015 [17MY]
      ------conduct outreach program to benefit women- and minority-
        owned small businesses prior to conversion of functions from 
        civilian employees to contractors, H2837, 
        H3066 [17MY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, E847 [18MY]
      ------triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H3064 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H4613 [29JN], E613 [23AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H1854, H1898 [17AP], H2053 [24AP]
      Dept. of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program 
        funding, H3458 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for science programs in contravention of 
        Dept. of Energy Organization Act, H3455, H3456 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H1031 [29FE], H1300 [8MR]
      ------ensure that a majority of individuals above a certain age 
        have access to private long-term care insurance, H335 [1FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize interception of 
        communications and other system traffic that is transmitted 
        and stored on Federal systems and deploy countermeasures for 
        cybersecurity purposes, H2177 [26AP]
      ------establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of 
        mass destruction intelligence and information sharing 
        functions and require dissemination of information to relevant 
        entities (H.R. 2764), H3243 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3549, H3550 [6JN], 
        H3630, H3643, H3644 [7JN]
      ------prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain 
        State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of 
        mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3247 [30MY]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (H.R. 3857), H5822 
        [11SE]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4011 [26JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Galveston, TX, low-income housing restoration 
        funding, H4032 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding, H2426 [8MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding, H2707 
        [15MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through 
        reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423, H2424 
        [8MY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 5770), H2698 [15MY], H3737 [19JN]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 83), H1031 [29FE], H1398 [20MR]
      ------investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin by 
        neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, H1398 [20MR], 
        H1832, H1835 [16AP]
      ------objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide 
        photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a 
        ballot or registering to vote in an election, H2304-H2310 
        [7MY]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), H40 
        [18JA]
      ------prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of 
        Marriage Act, H2550 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate 
        specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal 
        immigration laws, H2420 [8MY]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      ------Second Chance Act grant funding, H2391 [8MY]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H3813 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for 
        commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo 
        Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (H.R. 1022), 
        E89 [31JA]
      ------establish Office of Energy Employment and Training and 
        Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, H3929 [21JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6237, H6238 [21SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H759 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 
        [15FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: Minority Business Resource Center 
        funding, H4033 [26JN]
      ------Office of Civil Rights funding, H4036 [26JN]
      ------Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
        funding, H4033, H4035 [26JN]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4032, H4038 
        [26JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 3710), H747, 
        H760 [15FE], H1186 [6MR], H1854 [17AP], H2620 
        [10MY], H3466 [5JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4032, H4035, H4036, H4038 [26JN]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3279 [31MY]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset 
        on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance 
        programs, H68 [18JA]
      Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1532 [22MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H67 [18JA], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H925, H929 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H142 [24JA], H360 [1FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H5926 [13SE], 
        H6192 [20SE]
      Education: student loans and financial aid programs funding, 
        H68 [18JA]
      Egypt: call for release of political prisoners, H550 [7FE], H587 
        [8FE]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in 
        America agenda, H206 [31JA]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3455, H3456, H3458, H3463, H3466, H3469 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3469 [5JN]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, H453 [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H447 [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H453 [3FE]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H925 [17FE]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        H760 [15FE]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4613 [29JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3048 [17MY]
      Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 
        227), H1854 [17AP]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for 
        authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, 
        H3279 [31MY]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), H5893 [12SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1170-H1173 [6MR]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks relative to number 
        of individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, H1898 [17AP]
      ------convey a parcel of real property in Houston, TX, to the 
        Military Museum of Texas, H501 [6FE]
      ------ensure contracts are in compliance with workforce 
        diversity rules, H1829 [16AP], H1854 [17AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3048 [17MY]
      Halliburton Co.: provide assistance to at-risk youth of Houston, 
        TX, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math 
        (STEM), H3737 [19JN]
      Health: preserve liability for damages for serious and 
        irreversible injuries, E427 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1485, H1487 [21MR], 
        E427 [22MR]
      ------study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333, H335 [1FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4757, H4763, H4766 [10JY], 
        H4795 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), 
        H1111, H1116 [1MR]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4072 
        [27JN], H4415 [28JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      Houston, TX: misplaced grave markers at Houston National 
        Cemetery, H1301 [8MR]
      ------tribute to Multiple Sclerosis MS150 Bike Ride, 
        E345 [8MR]
      Houston Texans (football team): tribute, H12 [17JA]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls, H1118 [1MR]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H3737 [19JN]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, H3737 [19JN]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6192 
        [20SE]
      ------reform, H2138 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3301, H3302, H3303, H3305, H3306 [31MY]
      ------protect the civil liberties of ethnic and religious 
        minorities, H3302, H3303, H3305 [31MY]
      ------shorten extension of intelligence gathering tools, H5893 
        [12SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2692 [15MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5576 [1AU]
      January 28 Group (organization): tribute to efforts to organize 
        a parade in St. Louis, MO, to honor veterans returning from 
        Iraq, H229 [1FE]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H447 [3FE]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation, H1836 
        [16AP]
      ------coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug 
        trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, 
        and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (H.R. 915), H3245 
        [30MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5893 [12SE], H5932 [13SE]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1118 [1MR], H1218 [7MR], H1300 [8MR]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, H653, H656 [9FE]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1533, H1534, H1535 
        [22MR], H1651 [28MR], H1796 [29MR]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H142 
        [24JA]
      ------reform, H67 [18JA], H1651 [28MR], E612 
        [23AP]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H925 [17FE]
      Memorial Day: observance, H3274 [31MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. 
        Res. 726), H4795 [11JY]
      Mother's Day: observance, H2638 [10MY]
      NASA: establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Houston, 
        TX, H1898 [17AP]
      National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, H550 [7FE]
      National objectives: call for civility in public discourse while 
        preserving First Amendment rights of citizens, H40 [18JA]
      ------economic recovery, H229 [1FE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2459 [9MY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2768 [16MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H121 [24JA]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2177 [26AP]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance, H3010 [17MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1379 [19MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1397 [20MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H331, H333, H335, H344 
        [1FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), H196 
        [31JA]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4757, H4763, H4766 [10JY], H4795 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1485, H1487 [21MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4422 [28JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform, H5926 [13SE]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), H2459 [9MY]
      ------reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal 
        services for certain areas, H1629 [27MR]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H67 [18JA]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3929 [21JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H66 [18JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H48 [18JA]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3997 [26JN]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3048 [17MY]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H1002 [28FE]
      Rice University: anniversary, H4789 [11JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4613 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1749 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3791, H3792 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4628 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3048 [17MY], H3791, H3792 
        [19JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students, H2459 [9MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2391, H2420, H2423, H2424, 
        H2426 [8MY], H2550 [9MY]
      SEC: establish new filing fees to discourage frivolous filings, 
        H1259 [7MR]
      Secret Service: call for investigation into allegations of 
        sexual misconduct by personnel in Colombia, H1829 [16AP]
      ------call for investigation into allegations of sexual 
        misconduct by personnel in Colombia and El Salvador, H2138 
        [26AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1251, H1252, H1257, H1258, H1259 [7MR]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1257, H1258, H1259 [7MR]
      ------require that companies not be considered emerging growth 
        companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-
        convertible debt over the prior three years, H1251, H1252 
        [7MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy, H1301 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H2138 [26AP], H3729 
        [18JN]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (H. Res. 549), H1144 [5MR]
      ------U.S. policy, H3692 [8JN]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (H.R. 5044), H6103 [19SE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5544, 
        H5545 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5592 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5544, H5545 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5592 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), 
        H5592 [1AU]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers, H5546, 
        H5593 [1AU]
      ------limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States 
        (H.R. 1864), H2669 [15MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1854 [17AP], 
        E612 [23AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1986 [19AP]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H68 [18JA], 
        H925, H929 [17FE]
      ------rates, H2620 [10MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H1854 
        [17AP]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5770, H5822, H5825 
        [11SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6103 
        [19SE]
      ------condemn attacks on U.S. consulates in Egypt, Libya, and 
        Yemen, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, 
        H5932 [13SE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H206 [31JA], H759 [15FE]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
      ------infrastructure funding, H206 [31JA], H1533 [22MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4017 [26JN]
      ------call for investigation of allegations of airport screeners 
        involved in a drug smuggling ring, H2138 [26AP]
      ------establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 
        1447), H4014 [26JN]
      ------Federal Air Marshal Service funding, H3549, H3550 [6JN], 
        H3643 [7JN]
      ------funding, H3644 [7JN]
      ------modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving 
        from preclearance airports (H.R. 6028), H5825 [11SE]
      ------privatization proposals, H447 [3FE]
      ------prohibit funding to provide certain employees uniforms or 
        badges resembling those of law enforcement officers, H3630 
        [7JN]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (H.R. 3670), H3240, H3241 [30MY]
      ------require private companies contracted to provide security 
        screenings to be owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, H3644 
        [7JN]
      Turkey: U.S. policy, H46 [18JA]
      U.N. Security Council: invoke ``Uniting for Peace'' resolution 
        to bypass China and Russia veto of Arab League plan for 
        cessation of violence and political transition in Syria, H3274 
        [31MY]
      ------veto of resolution by China and Russia supporting Arab 
        League plan for cessation of violence and political transition 
        in Syria, H587 [8FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H142 [24JA], H926 [17FE], E159 
        [8FE]
      ------require all money withdrawn from States' unemployment 
        funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment 
        compensation, H360 [1FE]
      ------require drug testing as a condition for application and 
        receipt of unemployment compensation, H360 [1FE]
      ------require enrollment in a program leading to a high school 
        diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment 
        compensation, H360 [1FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2768 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2707 [15MY], H2768 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2707 [15MY], H2768 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2739 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), H2138 [26AP], H2253 [27AP]
      Virgin Islands: economic impact of closure of HOVENSA L.L.C., 
        oil refinery, H99 [23JA]
      Votes: position on missed, H1452, H1453 [21MR], H1629 
        [27MR], H1751 [29MR], H4029 [26JN], E1271, 
        E1274, E1279 [18JY]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H97, H99 [23JA], H503, H505 [6FE], 
        H2304-H2310 [7MY], H3729 [18JN], H5120 [23JY]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H5120 [23JY]
      Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H97, H101 [23JA]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237, H6238 
        [21SE]
      Women: health care for women, H1031 [29FE], H1165 [6MR], H1218 
        [7MR], H1379 [19MR], H1485 [21MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H1569 [26MR], H3972 [21JN], H4860 
        [12JY], H5006 [18JY], H5075 [19JY], H5198 [24JY], H5289 
        [25JY], H5522 [31JY], H5702 [2AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
  Tributes
      Alexander, Marquis, H2081 [25AP], E605 [19AP], 
        E641 [25AP]
      Armstrong, Neil A., H6047 [14SE], E1537 [14SE]
      Belafonte, Harry, H1117 [1MR]
      Cooley, Denton A., H6236 [21SE]
      Giffords, Representative, H131 [24JA], H165, H170 [25JA]
      Houston, Whitney E., H787 [15FE]
      Lightfoot, James, H5205 [25JY]
      Olver, Representative, H4032 [26JN]
      Osteen, Joel, H2042-H2044 [24AP]
      Payne, Donald M., H1166, H1198 [6MR]
      Payton, John A., H1831 [16AP]
      Perkins, Steve, H170 [25JA]
      Quattrone, Joe, H1300 [8MR]
      Sullivan, John V., H1638 [27MR]
      Wilkes, Kathleen, H5134 [24JY]




JACKSON (MI) CLARION-LEDGER

  Articles and editorials
      Raspberry's Amazing Legacy Reaches Beyond Journalism, S5203 
        [19JY]




JACKSON'S SUGAR HOUSE AND VEGETABLE STAND (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1929 [21MR]




JACKSONVILLE, AL

  Remarks in House
      Jacksonville High School: tribute to girls' basketball team, 
        E383 [19MR]




JACKSONVILLE, AR

  Articles and editorials
      Newspaper Celebrates 25 Years, E509 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Jacksonville (AR) Arkansas Leader: anniversary, E508 [29MR]




JACKSONVILLE, FL

  Bills and resolutions
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]




JACKSONVILLE (AR) ARKANSAS LEADER

  Articles and editorials
      Newspaper Celebrates 25 Years, E509 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E508 [29MR]




JACOB, JOEL E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E508 [29MR]




JACOB, NAFTALI

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA, Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Valor Award 
        recipients, E561 [17AP]




JACOB, RAVENA

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E340 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E340 [8MR]




JACOBS, BOB

  Articles and editorials
      NASA Administration Meets With Apollo Astronauts; Agency Will 
        Work Cooperatively To Resolve Artifact Ownership Issues, H6086 
        [19SE]




JACOBS, JAMES E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1642 [21SE]




JACOBS, MADISON

  Essays
      Washington, DC, E992 [6JN]




JACOBS, SALLY

  Remarks in House
      Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to 
        Elder Award nominees, E1374 [1AU]




JACOBSON, KATIE

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: Gold Award recipient, E926 [31MY]




JACOBSON, MARSHALL S. AND APRIL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1708 [19OC]




JACOBSON, MICHAEL F.

  Letters
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements, S3552 [24MY]




JACOBSON, MOLLY

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




JACOBSON, TRACEY A.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2084 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Kosovo: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]




JACZKO, GREGORY B. (Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair)

  Remarks in Senate
      NRC: resignation as Chair, S3391 [22MY]




JADALLAH, MALAK

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland, OH, American Middle East Organization: Community 
        Service Award recipient, E576 [18AP]




JAENICHEN, PAUL (CHIP)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1994 [22MR]




JAGER, EVAN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, H5023 [19JY]




JAILS  see Correctional Institutions




JAIME ZAPATA BORDER ENFORCEMENT SECURITY TASK FORCE ACT  see Border 
    Enforcement Security Task Force Act




JAIN, NEHA

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School students 
        selected to Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band, 
        E893 [29MY]




JAIN, VARUN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5317 [24JY]




JAKES, T.D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1060 [18JN]




JAMAICA

  Bills and resolutions
      Independence: anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Human rights: condemn international human rights violations 
        against women and human trafficking, S2477, S2478 [18AP]




JAMAL, GHAZAN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




JAMES, CAITLYN

  Remarks in House
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]




JAMES, ELROY A.

  Remarks in House
      Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Inc.: King of Zulu designee, 
        E223 [17FE]




JAMES, ETTA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S122 [26JA]




JAMES, GRANT

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, H5023 [19JY]




JAMES, MAKILA

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2820 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Swaziland: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]




JAMES, MAUREEN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3870 [7JN]




JAMES, MITCH

  Remarks in House
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]




JAMES, ROSS

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, H5023 [19JY]




JAMES, TALITHA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5317 [24JY], S6469 [19SE]




JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Jones Bar-B-Q Diner (business): James Beard Foundation America's 
        Classics Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]




JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Moynihan, Steven P.: James Madison Memorial Fellowship 
        Foundation James Madison Fellowship designee, E1142 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2274 [29MR], S3653-S3655 [24MY]




JAMES-BROWN, CHRISTINE

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2618 
        [10MY]




JAMESVILLE, NC

  Remarks in House
      Jamesville Middle School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools 
        award recipient, E1516 [13SE]




JAMISON, ALBERT L., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1179 [28JN]




JAMISON, JANELLE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E766 [10MY]




JANKLOW, WILLIAM J. (a former Representative from South Dakota)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E41 [18JA]




JANNEY, JOHN

  Letters
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4669 [9JY]




JANUARY 28 GROUP (organization)

  Remarks in House
      St. Louis, MO: tribute to efforts to organize a parade to honor 
        veterans returning from Iraq, H129 [24JA], H229 [1FE]




JAPAN

  Amendments
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), 
        S6003, S6004, S6010 [2AU]
  Appointments
      Japan-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S2660 [24AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Stimulus Spending Keeps Failing--If Austerity Is So Terrible, 
        How Come Germany and Sweden Have Done So Well?, S3213 [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Bataan-Corregidor Month: designate (see H. Res. 636), H2274 
        [27AP]
      World War II: anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (see H. 
        Res. 696), H3914 [20JN]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 418), 
        S2324 [16AP] (see H. Res. 777), H5860 [11SE]
  Remarks in House
      Association of Former Members of Congress: status of 
        Congressional Study Groups on Germany, Turkey, Japan, and 
        Europe, H4703 [10JY]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of National Cherry Blossom 
        Festival, E449 [27MR]
      Nakasone, Lynne Yoshiko: National Endowment for the Arts 
        National Heritage Fellowship recipient, H6164 [20SE], E1480 
        [11SE]
      Plymouth, MA: tribute to sister city Shichigahama, Japan, 
        delegation visit, E1418 [3AU]
      Veterans: tribute to Japanese-American men and women who served 
        in the military during World War II, E220 [16FE], E277 [29FE]
      World War II: anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (H. Res. 
        696), E1412 [3AU]
      Yamaichi, Jimi: Japan Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver 
        Rays award recipient, E163 [8FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      Disasters: anniversary of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear 
        disaster, S1575 [12MR]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), 
        S2382 [17AP], S6010 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 418, tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan in World War II, 
        S2326 [16AP], S6011 [2AU]




JAPANESE AMERICANS

  Bills and resolutions
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Hirabayashi, Gordon: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E934 [31MY]
      Veterans: tribute to Japanese-American men and women who served 
        in the military during World War II, E220 [16FE], E277 [29FE]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of Executive order 
        authorizing internment of Japanese-American communities and 
        increase awareness of events surrounding such internment, E231 
        [17FE], E701 [27AP], E1130 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]




JAPAN-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP

  Appointments
      Vice Chairman, S2660 [24AP]




JARCHO, ANDREA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2342 [16AP], S5688 [30JY]




JARECKI, HENRY

  Remarks in Senate
      Institute of International Education: anniversary of Scholar 
        Rescue Fund, S6102 [11SE]
      ------Humanitarian Award recipient, S6102 [11SE]




JARJIS, JAMALUDIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E35 [18JA]




JAROCH, DOROTHY M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1376 [1AU]




JARRETT, JAMES W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E471 [28MR]




JARRIS, PAUL E.

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2242 [27AP]




JASKIEWICZ, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1022 [7JN]




JASSER, M. ZUHDI

  Appointments
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, S2007 [22MR]




JAYAPAL, PRAMILA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E953 [1JN]




JAYNE, CHARLIE

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, H5023 [19JY]




JAZZ MUSEUM OF FLORIDA, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Dorsey, Christopher: Jazz Museum of Florida, Inc., ``Jazzonian'' 
        Excellence in Jazz Education Award recipient, E846 [18MY]




JEANNE CLERY ACT  see Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act




JEANNE CLERY DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY AND CAMPUS CRIME 
    STATISTICS ACT  see Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and 
    Campus Crime Statistics Act




JEFFERSON, HOWARD E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1193 [29JN]




JEFFERSON, LUTHER, SR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S491 [9FE]




JEFFERSON, ROBERT C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1180 [28JN]




JEFFERSON, THOMAS (3d President of the United States)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Constitution--U.S.: history and explanation of ``separation of 
        church and State'', H2640 [10MY]




JEFFERSON COUNTY, MS

  Remarks in House
      Prospect Hill: tribute, E1113 [21JN]




JEFFERSON PARISH, LA

  Letters
      Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, 
        H3473 [5JN]




JEFFREY, DEBORAH J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Corp. for National and Community Service: nomination to be 
        Inspector General, S4766 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Corp. for National and Community Service 
        Inspector General: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
        Pensions (Senate), S4150 [13JN]




JELEN, HEATHER

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3276 [17MY]




JELEPIS, TOM AND BEVERLY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1002 [6JN]




JENKINS, ANDREW

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1715 [23OC]




JENKINS, ED (a former Representative from Georgia)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H118, H123, H124, H125, H126 [24JA], E77 [25JA]




JENKINS, JACKIE

  Remarks in House
      California School Employees Association: Member of the Year 
        award recipient, E1124 [21JN]




JENKINS, LYNN (a Representative from Kansas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H221 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H513 
        [6FE]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H512 [6FE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H159 [24JA]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H27 [17JA]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see 
        H.R. 973), H3363 [31MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4864 [12JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6001 [13SE]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see H.R. 3825), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1741 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: streamline the application for permits to 
        drill process and increase funds for energy project permit 
        processing (see H.R. 4383), H3700 [8JN]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H1807 [29MR]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see H.R. 
        4387), H1976 [18AP]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H3915 [20JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor 
        organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 
        2145), H696 [13FE]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H727 [14FE]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment 
        restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 4030), H6298 [28SE]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H5711 [2AU]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5711 [2AU]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H694 
        [9FE]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H5712 [2AU]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H4685 [9JY]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H5010 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and 
        committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress 
        does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 
        3799), H113 [23JA]
      ------reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary 
        adjustments (see H.R. 4399), H2647 [10MY]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see H.R. 1112), H2288 [27AP]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H4869 [13JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality 
        (see H. Res. 475), H27 [17JA]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H440 
        [2FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H27 [17JA]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H3578 [6JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      President's of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a 
        former President (see H.R. 4093), H2447 [8MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2647 [10MY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H641 [8FE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5629 [1AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1978 [18AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H6304 [9OC]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H2663 [11MY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions, cosponsorship withdrawn 
        (see H.R. 1964), H945 [17FE]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to 
        agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2959), H1428 
        [20MR]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H4605 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H159 [24JA]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H28 [17JA]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H5631 [1AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 938), H159 [24JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H4685 [9JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3162 [18MY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Tariff: footwear with uppers of vegetable fibers (see H.R. 5617, 
        5619), H2443 [8MY]
      ------turn or turned footwear with outer soles of leather and 
        uppers of leather (see H.R. 5616), H2443 [8MY]
      ------work footwear for women (see H.R. 5618), H2443 [8MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements (H.R. 5842), H3163 [18MY]
      Tariff: footwear with uppers of vegetable fibers (H.R. 5617), 
        H2446 [8MY]
      ------footwear with uppers of vegetable fibers (H.R. 5619), 
        H2446 [8MY]
      ------turn or turned footwear with outer soles of leather and 
        uppers of leather (H.R. 5616), H2446 [8MY]
      ------work footwear for women (H.R. 5618), H2446 [8MY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H1155 [6MR]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H5022 [19JY]
  Remarks
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H165 [25JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection salaries and expenses funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3538 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3538, H3556, H3560 
        [6JN]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3560 [6JN]
      FEMA: Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556 [6JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5154 [24JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1471 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4733 [10JY]
      Journal: question of approval, H2571 [10MY]
      Military Appreciation Month: observance, E760 [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3605 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H330 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4733 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1471 [21MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3878 [20JN]
      Public debt: ceiling, H5932 [13SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1163 [6MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5672 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5544 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5544 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1994 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3605 
        [7JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2732 [16MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal, H5022 
        [19JY]
  Tributes
      Giffords, Representative, H165 [25JA]




JENKINS, SCOTT

  Remarks in House
      Weber State University Alumni Association: tribute to WSU 
        Salutes honorees, H6162 [20SE]




JENKINS TOWNSHIP, PA

  Remarks in House
      Rusnok, Richard: Marine Corps Aviation Association Marine Corps 
        Test Pilot of the Year award recipient, E348 [8MR]




JENKS, GEORGE H., JR.

  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Lord of Hosts'', E327, E330, E331, E334 [7MR]




JENNINGS, LA

  Articles and editorials
      Cajun Towns Feud About Sausage With Links to the Past, E1168 
        [28JN]




JENNINGS, TED

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5209 [19JY]




JENOFSKY, ILENE

  Subpoena Notices
      Philadelphia, PA, Municipal Court, Criminal Division, H5729 
        [10SE]




JERSEY CITY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 
        2896), H5113, H5114 [23JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2896, Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, 
        Jersey City, NJ, H5113 [23JY]




JERVEY, THORA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E162 [8FE]




JESIKIEWICZ, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Plains, PA: tribute to Plains, PA, Hall of Fame inductees, E1710 
        [19OC]




JETS FOR VETS ACT  see Closing Corporate Jet Tax Loopholes To Employ 
    Veterans Act




JEWETT CITY, CT

  Remarks in House
      Czmyr, William: Jewett City, CT, VFW Veteran of the Year award 
        recipient, E872 [18MY]




JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H3256-H3261 [30MY], E777 [10MY], E796 [15MY], E915 
        [31MY], E978 [5JN], E1003 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S3626 [24MY]




JEWISH B2B NETWORKING (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E995 [6JN]




JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4769 [29JN]




JEWS

  Amendments
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779 [29JN]
  Appointments
      U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H787 [15FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Congregation Agudath Achim Celebrates Centennial in Taunton, 
        E919 [31MY]
      Israel's Top Court Orders Settlers To Leave Outpost, E475 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 
        108), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust 
        survivors (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 647), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      Iran: condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H2067 [24AP]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Russia: continue to press authorities for full and complete 
        accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Eulogies
      Katz, David: by Sam Katz, E19 [17JA]
  Letters
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg: 
        Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1816 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1816 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Adler, Andrew: condemn comments relative to assassination of 
        President Obama, H94 [23JA]
      Alexandria, VA: Days of Remembrance observance, E550 [17AP]
      Boynton Beach, FL: anniversary of Temple Beth Kodesh, E160 [8FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 108), 
        H1442 [21MR]
      Chabad of the Valley (organization): tribute, H5697 [2AU]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Solomon Schechter Day School of 
        Metropolitan Chicago, E1708 [19OC]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        luncheon, E998 [6JN]
      Corwin, Toni and Bruce: Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, CA, 
        Humanitarian Award recipients, E259 [28FE]
      Friendship Circle of Cleveland (organization): tribute, E1019 
        [7JN]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E583 [19AP], E670 [26AP]
      Hadassah of Greater Baltimore (organization): anniversary, E242 
        [27FE]
      Hand in Hand (organization): tribute, E975 [5JN]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014, H2015 [19AP], 
        H2080 [25AP], E535 [16AP], E561 [17AP], E577 [18AP], E640, 
        E642 [25AP], E659 [26AP], E687, E700 [27AP]
      Israel: independence anniversary, H2145 [26AP], E659, E663, 
        E665, E667, E674, E675 [26AP], E700 [27AP]
      ------reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1139, H1145 [5MR], H1220 [7MR], H2074 [25AP], H2201 
        [26AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2481-H2492 [9MY], E763 [10MY], E779 [11MY], E787 [15MY], E810 
        [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4884-H4888 [17JY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S. and assist 
        in the defense of Israel, E640 [25AP]
      ------Supreme Court ruling that Migron, an illegal settlement 
        established in the West Bank, must be dismantled and the 
        occupants removed, E474 [28MR]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3256-H3261 [30MY], 
        E777 [10MY], E796 [15MY], E915 [31MY], E978 [5JN], E1003 [6JN]
      Jewish B2B Networking (organization): tribute, E995 [6JN]
      Karski, Jan: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E902 
        [30MY]
      Miami, FL: anniversary of Beth David Congregation, H1420 [20MR]
      ------anniversary of Temple Israel, E840 [17MY]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H463 [3FE], H1146 [5MR], H1163, H1165 [6MR], H1527-
        H1529 [22MR], E687 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian 
        support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli 
        people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons 
        (H. Res. 271), H636-H638 [8FE]
      ------support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria if the 
        Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral 
        Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (H. Res. 394), H1527 [22MR]
      Orange, CT: anniversary of Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven, 
        E779 [11MY]
      Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of Jewish Federation of Greater 
        Pittsburgh, E1243 [12JY]
      Rockaway Township, NJ: anniversary of White Meadow Temple, E1481 
        [11SE]
      Taunton, MA: anniversary of Agudath Achim and Jewish Community 
        House, E919 [31MY]
      Terre Haute, IN: tribute to CANDLES Holocaust Museum and 
        Education Center, E1108 [21JN]
      Virginia Beach, VA: anniversary of Congregation Beth Chaverim, 
        E1194 [29JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        H1814-H1817 [16AP], E546, E553 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 108), 
        S2006 [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust 
        survivors (S. 3358), S4726 [28JN]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 448), S6676, S6679 [21SE]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S2322 [16AP], S2540 
        [19AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779, S4780 [29JN]
      Jackson, MI: anniversary of Temple Beth Israel, S2540 [19AP]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, S3626 [24MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        S4850, S4916 [11JY]
      Webb, Wilma J.: Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Civil 
        Rights Award recipient, S563 [13FE]
  Reports filed
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 
        [27JN]
  Statements
      Congregation Beth Chaverim, Virginia Beach, VA, Anniversary: 
        Israel Zoberman, E1194 [29JN]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 108, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to honor 
        victims of the Holocaust, H1442 [21MR]
      H.R. 3001, award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, 
        H1814 [16AP]
      H.R. 4133, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H2481 
        [9MY]
      S. 2165, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H4884 
        [17JY]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc., anniversary, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc. anniversary, S6676 [21SE]




JIMENEZ, TONY

  Remarks in House
      Small Business Council of America: Small Business Person of the 
        Year award recipient, E799 [15MY]




JIMENEZ GUTIERREZ, JOSE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1662 [28SE]




JOB CREATION THROUGH INNOVATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 825), S337 [6FE]




JOB PROTECTION AND RECESSION PREVENTION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      Enact (H.R. 8): consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 8), H604 [14SE], H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, 
        H5536, H5537, H5538, H5578-H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, 
        H5689 [2AU], H6171 [20SE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]
      Small business: raise limit of expensing for purchase of 
        products made in America, H5595 [1AU]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585-H5594 [1AU], 
        E1390 [2AU]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers, H5546, H5593 [1AU]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU]
      ------raise expensing limitation for small businesses to 
        purchase products made in America, H5596 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H5627 [1AU]
      Direct spending legislation--Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        allocation for resolution changes, H5627 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, provisions, H5538 [1AU]
      H.R. 8, provisions, H5578 [1AU]




JOBS AND ENERGY PERMITTING ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2021), H634 [8FE]




JOBS AND GROWTH TAX RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACT

  Amendments
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, 
        S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. 
        Res. 746), H5525 [31JY]
      Taxation: extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 
        [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 
        [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income (see 
        H.R. 6100, 6104), H4827 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]
  Cloture motions
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
  Letters
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen 
        (organization), S5323 [25JY]
      ------Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 
        [25JY]
  Motions
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 
        [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H4707 [10JY], 
        H4855, H4856-H4859 [12JY], H4914, H4915, H4917 [18JY], H5023, 
        H5025, H5073, H5074 [19JY], H5138, H5140 [24JY], H5210, H5211 
        [25JY], E1290 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, 
        H5538, H5578-H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, H5689 [2AU], 
        H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585-H5594 [1AU], 
        E1390 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5592 [1AU], 
        H5783, H5784 [11SE], H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 
        [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], 
        H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4117 [13JN], 
        S4798-S4800, S4804-S4806 [10JY], S4835-S4842, S4851, S4857, 
        S4885 [11JY], S4928, S4932, S4934 [12JY], S4991-S4995, S4998 
        [16JY], S5052, S5074, S5076-S5081 [17JY], S5102-S5103 [18JY], 
        S5178, S5198 [19JY], S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291-
        S5293 [24JY], S5324-S5327, S5330-S5339, S5345, S5349-S5353 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 
        [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 
        [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 
        [19JY], S5352-S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, S5442, S5445 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5265-S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275-S5288, S5291 [24JY], 
        S5321-S5347, S5349-S5352 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and 
        Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216-S5218 [19JY], S5355 
        [25JY]




JOBS ORIGINATED THROUGH LAUNCHING TRAVEL (JOLT) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2233), S2030 [26MR]




JOBS SCORE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]




JOBS THROUGH GROWTH ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3400), H2111 [25AP]




JODZIES, FLORENCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E648 [25AP]




JOHANNS, MIKE (a Senator from Nebraska)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3840, S3851, 
        S3852, S3869 [7JN], S3916 [11JN], S3978, S3991, S3994 [12JN], 
        S4348 [20JN], S4382 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S170, S171 [30JA], S182, S184 [31JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), 
        S1050 [27FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538, S539 [9FE], S570, 
        S571 [13FE], S708 [15FE], S1079 [28FE], S1515, S1541, 
        S1556 [8MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4896 [11JY], S4952 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5687 
        [30JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2865 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S1734 [15MR]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S2032 [26MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S5488 [26JY]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (see S. 1956), S1148 [29FE]
      Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and 
        mandatory spending (see S. 1316), S351 [6FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see S. 3079), S6547 [20SE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S5488 [26JY] (see S.J. Res. 43), 
        S4951 [12JY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 364), S208 [31JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      ------prohibit earmarks (see S. 1930), S43 [23JA]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see S. 881), S3632 [24MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see S. 
        3441), S5872 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see S. 3614), S6625 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S4461 [25JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious 
        Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South 
        Central Asia (see S. 1245), S4773 [29JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3839 [7JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: clarify congressional intent of 
        agricultural hours-of-service regulations relative to the 
        delivery of agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see S. 
        1915), S1541 [8MR]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S5488 [26JY]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 
        37), S4240 [18JN]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see S. 2226), S3281 [17MY]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3424 
        [22MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4774 [29JN]
      Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax 
        debts ineligible for Federal employment (see S. 376), S495 
        [9FE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      ------enhance ability of community banks to foster economic 
        growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, 
        and increase individual savings (see S. 1600), S3729 [5JN]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S2031 [26MR]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S2244 [29MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S3784 
        [6JN]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 3541), S6340 [13SE]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S2824 [26AP]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1614 [13MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1614 [13MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S3632 
        [24MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3130 [14MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S43 [23JA]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see S. 
        1718), S3087 [10MY]
      Mental health: strike the word ``lunatic'' from Federal law (see 
        S. 2367), S3130 [14MY]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S2655 [24AP]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      National Veterans Support Network: establish (see S. 3082), 
        S3084 [10MY]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S3785 
        (see S. 3221), S3786 [6JN]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3269), S3978 [12JN]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S2243 
        [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health 
        insurance tax (see S. 1880), S2244 [29MR]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1460 [7MR]
      Tariff: footwear (see S. 1069), S2325 [16AP]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S2031 [26MR]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3786 [6JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 262), S3784 
        [6JN]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S2245 [29MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S4774 [29JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S2497 [18AP]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S3630 [24MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2825 
        [26AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Air Force Weather: anniversary (see S. Res. 545), S5978 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary (see S. Res. 458), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit enforcement of regulations pertaining 
        to certain battery chargers (see S. 3408), S5211 [19JY]
      Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing 
        agencies (see S. 3538), S6339 [13SE]
      EPA: establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (see S. 3467), S5870 [1AU]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3280 [17MY]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 442), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (see S. Res. 479), S3729 [5JN]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (see S. Res. 480), S3729 
        [5JN]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Letters
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen 
        (organization), S5323 [25JY]
      ------Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 
        [25JY]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 
        [29FE]
  Privilege of the floor
      McLaughlin, Maureen, S3177 [15MY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4280 [19JN], 
        S4348 [20JN], S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3876 [11JN]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S5275 [24JY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S589, S590, S591 [14FE], S3143, 
        S3144, S3145 [15MY], S6478 [20SE]
      ------deficit, S3143 [15MY], S6478 [20SE]
      ------establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and 
        enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government 
        (S. 211), S3143 [15MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S591 [14FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3144 [15MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6478 [20SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S236 [1FE]
      ------prohibit earmarks, S671 [15FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3167 [15MY]
      ------extend eligibility for certain emergency loans to 
        commercial fisherman, S4280 [19JN]
      ------revise Housing Act requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas, S4348 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2938 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S330 [6FE], S549 [13FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S2938 [8MY]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4284, S4285 [19JN]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (S. 3467), S5872 [1AU]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      Gerrard, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S16, S18 
        [23JA]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to decisions on 
        use of electrocution in capital punishment cases, S18 [23JA]
      Holdrege, NE: tribute to renovation and expansion of Phelps 
        Memorial Health Center, S1382 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1988 [22MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1818, S1820, S1821 [20MR], S4701 [28JN]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, S2010, S2011 [26MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1116, S1117 [29FE]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE]
      ------repeal, S1818, S1820, S1821 [20MR], S2010, S2011, S2012 
        [26MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4701 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S671 [15FE], S1116, S1117 [29FE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5322, S5323 [25JY]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2938 [8MY]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY]
      United Way: anniversary, S4721 [28JN]
      Whelchel, Dave and Laura: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
  Tributes
      Hogan, Hunter (H.D.), S5298 [24JY]
      Kelly, James M., S2491 [18AP]
      Meyer, Ron, S6417 [19SE]
      Petr, Phil, S6417 [19SE]
      Tiemann, Norbert, S4363 [20JN]




JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS  see Kennedy Center for 
    the Performing Arts




JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Baker, David: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Streit, Michael: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Ternus, Marsha: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]




JOHN F. MURPHY HOMES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E799 [15MY], E850 [18MY]




JOHN S. LYONS FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Baxamusa, Murtaza: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Honoree 
        of the Year, E1460 [10SE]
      Lemmon, Tom: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Labor Leader of 
        the Year, E1462 [10SE]




JOHN T. CYR & SONS, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Cyr Bus Line (business): anniversary, S125 [26JA]




JOHN T. CYR AND SONS, INC.

  Articles and editorials
      Driving Through History, S3127 [14MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S2813 [26AP], S3127 [14MY]




JOHNSEN, DALE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1376 [1AU]




JOHNSON, BEV

  Remarks in House
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Emissaries of Memphis Music honorees, 
        E514 [30MR]




JOHNSON, BILL (a Representative from Ohio)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H187 [27JA]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2072 [24AP]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H476 [3FE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H2716 [15MY]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H5631 [1AU]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H181 [25JA]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H4158 [27JN]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------support designation of ``Initial Success or Total 
        Failure'' as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal 
        organizations (see H. Res. 624), H5712 [2AU]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6234 [20SE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3707 [15JN]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H476 [3FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H4158 [27JN]
      Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under 
        the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 875), H187 [27JA]
      ------prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 
        973), H2329 [7MY]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care 
        (see H.R. 4341), H2570 [9MY]
      ------preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual 
        assault and sexual harassment in the military (see H.R. 1260), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game 
        law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, 
        make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3404 [1JN]
      ------better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent 
        human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims 
        under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 
        2730), H4685 [9JY]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3897), H948 [21FE] (see H.R. 3982), H903 
        [16FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H1210 [6MR]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1808 [29MR]
      ------designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H727 [14FE]
      ------designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H2329 [7MY]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), 
        H6318 [26OC]
      Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real 
        property to assist with land management, conservation, and 
        development and identify land that no longer needs to be 
        federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H2569 [9MY]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3481 [5JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that employees who violate 
        certain civil laws do not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H4685 [9JY]
      ------improve employment services for veterans by consolidating 
        various programs (see H.R. 4072), H2040 [23AP]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering 
        entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence 
        when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to 
        a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 1145), H2569 [9MY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1274 [7MR]
      EPA: express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3481 [5JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H5526 [31JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H2570 [9MY]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H2447 [8MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H115 
        [23JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H4656 [29JN]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3703 
        [12JN]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H1571 
        [26MR]
      ------more comprehensively address the interstate transportation 
        of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H2570 [9MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5293 
        [25JY]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1572 [26MR]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H4065 [26JN]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3163 [18MY]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H2716 [15MY]
      Government: require procurement from the private sector the 
        goods and services necessary for operations and management of 
        certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H2447 [8MY]
      Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of 
        substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), H159 
        [24JA]
      ------prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H4157 [27JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H4828 [11JY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H2447 [8MY]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H2447 [8MY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4065 [26JN]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2447 [8MY]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Jibilian, Arthur: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3623), H182 
        [25JA]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H5630 [1AU]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H1497 [21MR]
      ------ensure accountability, establish standards for internal 
        investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and 
        require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1789), 
        H1497 [21MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3662 [7JN]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5630 [1AU]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1741 [28MR]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]
      ------establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H4065 [26JN]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H3703 [12JN]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H5712 [2AU]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2448 [8MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (see H.R. 4402), H2716 [15MY]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver's license holders 
        in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a 
        hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service 
        vehicles (see H.R. 2429), H476 [3FE]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6062 [14SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 
        624), H5712 [2AU]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1428 [20MR]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H2647 [10MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1306 [8MR]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal limits on health-related tax benefits and treat 
        high deductible plans as qualified health plans (see H.R. 
        450), H1846 [16AP]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3482 [5JN]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5526 [31JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5631 [1AU]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3734 [18JN]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H2447 [8MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5630 [1AU]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H3662 [7JN]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H2648 [10MY]
      ------exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise 
        tax on medical devices (see H.R. 1310), H2447 [8MY]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H2447 [8MY]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H1543 
        [22MR]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and 
        allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an 
        amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5711 [2AU]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H4065 [26JN]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H2569 [9MY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small 
        producers (see H.R. 777), H2569 [9MY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3163 [18MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2134 [25AP]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H1428 [20MR]
      ------transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see 
        H.R. 2179), H1210 [6MR]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H1210 [6MR]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6111), 
        H5631 [1AU] (see H.R. 6361), H5764 [10SE]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 
        3895), H966 [27FE]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1153 [5MR]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1498 [21MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal 
        protection clause to extend particular consideration to 
        members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to 
        exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H5631 [1AU]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H6279 [21SE]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1210 [6MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify contracting goals and 
        preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled 
        by veterans (see H.R. 4048), H900 [16FE]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H3702 [12JN]
      ------improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by 
        providing assistance for certain training programs that are 
        considered less than full-time (see H.R. 6577), H6312 [19OC]
      Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if 
        Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see 
        H.R. 4036), H801 [15FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify contracting goals and 
        preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled 
        by veterans (H.R. 4048), H902 [16FE]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (H.R. 
        5948), H3703 [12JN]
      ------improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by 
        providing assistance for certain training programs that are 
        considered less than full-time (H.R. 6577), H6312 [19OC]
      Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if 
        Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution 
        (H.R. 4036), H802 [15FE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H85 [23JA], H5295 [26JY]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1744 [29MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, H2667 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3096 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      ------conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and 
        interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early 
        years of the national parks (H.R. 1022), H134 [24JA]
      ------conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-
        based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]
      ------install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 2070), H131, 
        H132 [24JA]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, H1276 
        [8MR]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6198, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      ------prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals Program function 
        from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
        Enforcement, H3908 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve supervision of fiduciaries of 
        veterans (H.R. 5948), H6094 [19SE]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H85 [23JA]
      ------importance of job creation, H2572 [10MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3421 [5JN]
      EPA: proposed rule relative to manganese alloy production, H1583 
        [27MR]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5296 
        [26JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4788 [11JY]
      Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the 
        service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols 
        (H.R. 290), H132 [24JA]
      Motor vehicles: preserve fuel efficiency standards, H6255 [21SE]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H362 [1FE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1028 [29FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4788 [11JY]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE]
      ------gasoline price levels, H1028 [29FE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3887, H3908 [20JN]
      ------national energy policy, H362 [1FE]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3096 [17MY], H3421 [5JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2734 [16MY]
      Waterford, OH: proposed closure of Muskingum River Power Plant, 
        H384 [2FE]




JOHNSON, BLAKE

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H1365 [16MR]




JOHNSON, BRAD

  Remarks in House
      Paralympic Games: tribute for participation, E1502 [12SE]




JOHNSON, CASS

  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures, S2624 [24AP]
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2473 [9MY]




JOHNSON, CeJAE

  Subpoena Notices
      Chesterfield, VA, General District Court, H5902 [12SE]




JOHNSON, DALE L.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2388 [17AP]




JOHNSON, DAVID

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1447 [7MR]




JOHNSON, DOUGLAS

  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3883 
        [11JN]




JOHNSON, DOUGLAS A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E66 [24JA]




JOHNSON, EARL S.

  Letters
      Waivers Relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program Work Requirements, S6048-S6050 [10SE]




JOHNSON, ED

  Remarks in House
      NAACP: New Jersey State Conference honoree, E1456 [10SE]




JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4605 [28JN]
      Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen 
        coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and 
        preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military 
        facilities (see H.R. 2085), H27 [17JA]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3976 
        [21JN]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H903 [16FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2072 [24AP]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown 
        Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4080), H966 [27FE]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H966 [27FE]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H5079 [19JY]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H641 
        [8FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3404 [1JN]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Crime: provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign 
        commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see 
        H.R. 2221), H5292 [25JY]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 5936), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H945 [17FE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H726 [14FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H376 [1FE]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5293 [25JY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1811 [30MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H4158 [27JN]
      Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income 
        women through increased participation in high-wage, high-
        demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H3481 [5JN]
      FDA: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of 
        ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls 
        on the use of such devices (see H.R. 1676), H220 [31JA]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H28 [17JA]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H2813 [16MY]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3171 [25MY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H512 [6FE]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H6061 [14SE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5202 [24JY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5767 [10SE]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3808 [19JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H903 [16FE]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H3171 [25MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H3482 [5JN]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H2329 [7MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H4908 [17JY]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1210 [6MR]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H5767 [10SE]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H2647 [10MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5630 [1AU]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2033 [19AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1154 [5MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H1915 
        [17AP]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5328 [26JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H5331 [30JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1741 [28MR]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H5711 [2AU]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3161 [18MY]
      Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial 
        institutions and small businesses to provide continuing 
        financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees 
        (see H.R. 4394), H1977 [18AP]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (see H.R. 5826), H3161 [18MY]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see H.R. 6106), H4862 [12JY]
      William H. `Bill' Nelson Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 6383), H5922 [12SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H4685 [9JY]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (H.R. 5827), H3162 [18MY]
      Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial 
        institutions and small businesses to provide continuing 
        financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees 
        (H.R. 4394), H1977 [18AP]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (H.R. 5826), H3162 [18MY]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (H.R. 4483), H2067 [24AP]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (H.R. 6106), H4863 [12JY]
      William H. `Bill' Nelson Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: 
        designate (H.R. 6383), H5923 [12SE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding: by, E755 [9MY]
  Remarks
      Azerbaijan: U.S. policy, E1163 [27JN]
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team, 
        E535 [16AP]
      Black History Month: observance, H510 [6FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H1563 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1585 [27MR], H1697 [28MR]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H5025 [19JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), E976 [5JN]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H2146 [26AP]
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2221 [27AP]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1563 
        [26MR]
      Dallas, TX: anniversary of Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church, 
        E60 [23JA]
      ------anniversary of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 
        E1052 [18JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2146 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2239 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (H.R. 5827), E853 [18MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding, E755 [9MY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H1924 [18AP]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H1563 
        [26MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H923 [17FE]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H451 [3FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 4631), E1531 
        [14SE]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H312 [1FE]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H923 [17FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        H1940 [18AP], H3487 [6JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2101 [25AP], H3049 [17MY], 
        E1098 [20JN]
      Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (H.R. 2146), H2095 [25AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        E1339 [26JY]
      ------require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines 
        ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific 
        information, E1339 [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1940 [18AP], 
        H3487 [6JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, E1205 [9JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3049 
        [17MY], E1098 [20JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H2101 [25AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E429 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4673 [9JY], H4788 [11JY]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H2225, H2227 [27AP]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), E1520 [13SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        E840 [17MY]
      Medicare: reform, H1585 [27MR]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 83), 
        H2333 [8MY]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (H.R. 5826), E853 [18MY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2777 
        [16MY]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1384 
        [19MR], H1439 [21MR], H4673 [9JY]
      ------repeal, E1063 [18JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H333 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4673 [9JY], H4788 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, E1063 
        [18JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        E1313 [24JY]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3049 [17MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1761 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1761 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1940 [18AP], H3487 [6JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, E1205 [9JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2101 [25AP], H3049 
        [17MY], H3951 [21JN], E1098 [20JN]
      Roberts, Jason: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1435 [3AU]
      Sanders, Jan: League of Women Voters of Dallas, TX, Education 
        Fund Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E176 [9FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2359 [8MY], 
        E755 [9MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), E339 [8MR]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), H6087 
        [19SE]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H129 [24JA], H923 
        [17FE]
      Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H1189 [6MR]
      ------infrastructure funding, H976 [28FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, 
        H2777 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H2777 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2777 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H10 [17JA], H54 
        [18JA]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H102 [23JA], H510 
        [6FE], E1301 [23JY]
      Williams-Skinner, Barbara: Presidential Champion of Change award 
        recipient, E1060 [18JN]
      Women: health care for women, H1439 [21MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H4153 [27JN], H6058 [14SE]
  Tributes
      Booker, Cory, E576 [18AP]
      Carr, Clespie West, E12 [13JA]
      Chase, John S., E539 [16AP]
      Costello, Representative, H5904, H5912 [12SE]
      Dean Miller, Elizabeth Conner (Libba), E236 [21FE]
      Garrett, Carlton, E178 [9FE]
      Garrett, Felix E., III, E16 [13JA]
      Giffords, Representative, E57 [23JA]
      Hand, Lloyd and Ann, E862 [18MY]
      Henry, Norman L., E309 [5MR]
      Jakes, T.D., E1060 [18JN]
      Payne, Donald M., H1191 [6MR]
      Payton, John A., H1839 [16AP]
      Pleasants, Margaret Bracey, E718 [7MY]
      Price, Robert E., Sr., E1294 [19JY]
      Rapoport, Bernard, E537 [16AP]
      Schranz, James, E235 [21FE]
      Sullivan, John V., E487 [29MR]
      Weitzman, Herb, E690 [27AP]
      Whitfield, Phil, E1335 [26JY]
      Williams, Pia Haynes, E1160 [27JN]




JOHNSON, GEORGE A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E532 [16AP]




JOHNSON, HENRY C. ``HANK'', JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3067, H3068 [17MY], H3130 
        [18MY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5252 
        [25JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2408, H2448 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H1392 [19MR]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and 
        repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension 
        plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1915 [17AP]
      Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs 
        for youth (see H.R. 1901), H27 [17JA]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Computers: protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent 
        criminal offenses (see H.R. 2065), H2813 [16MY]
      Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual 
        credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Defense: certify that American Forces Radio and 
        Television Service programming communicates departmental 
        policies, priorities, goals, and initiatives and supports 
        basic values of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4189), H1916 [17AP]
      ------clarify the requirement to procure footwear from American 
        sources (see H.R. 2955), H159 [24JA]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H79 [18JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H5202 [24JY]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H3363 
        [31MY]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5079 [19JY]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address 
        occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related 
        programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 83), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H3733 [18JN]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H182 [25JA]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H1741 [28MR]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H3916 [20JN]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes 
        until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------statehood (see H.R. 265), H5130 [23JY]
      ------support an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to honor Armed 
        Forces members who have served as divers (see H. Con. Res. 
        87), H1847 [16AP]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses 
        retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Education: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see 
        H.R. 4170), H1916 [17AP]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H3105 [17MY]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4685 [9JY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs 
        (see H.R. 2269), H115 [23JA]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2716 [15MY]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (see H.R. 591), H27 [17JA]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment 
        of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H4907 [17JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5861 [11SE]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H571 [7FE]
      House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a 
        voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 
        267), H5766 [10SE]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H6318 [26OC]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H641 [8FE]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2134 [25AP]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H5711 [2AU]
      Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law 
        enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and 
        programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H3171 [25MY]
      ------extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal 
        medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H182 [25JA]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2647 [10MY]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H694 [9FE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H3577 [6JN]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H5712 [2AU]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H2447 [8MY]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H4907 [17JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H1808 [29MR]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3734 [18JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H903 [16FE]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5293 [25JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5860 [11SE]
      National security: promote civil defense and power generation 
        (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6304 [9OC]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H4064 [26JN]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]
      Real estate: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose 
        minimum price on the short sale of a residence financed by a 
        mortgage purchased by them in order to make short sales a 
        viable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 3164), H1428 
        [20MR]
      ------require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5923 [12SE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      Social Security: extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for 
        refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants 
        (see H.R. 3083), H28 [17JA]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2570 [9MY]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H2329 [7MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2447 [8MY]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists 
        and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 
        1957), H2813 [16MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see 
        H.R. 3231), H641 [8FE]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H1978 
        [18AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H572 [7FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H4656 [29JN]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]
      U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish (see H.R. 
        3660), H3481 [5JN]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H221 [31JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6152 [19SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5766 [10SE]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H3808 [19JN]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Taxation: make permanent the increased deduction for business 
        start-up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H801 [15FE]
      Voting: require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines 
        for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at 
        NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Taxation: make permanent the increased deduction for business 
        start-up expenditures (H.R. 4032), H802 [15FE]
      Voting: require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines 
        for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at 
        NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (H.R. 6246), H5629 [1AU]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H6299 [2OC]
  Poems
      ``Power of One--Ode to Ms. Natasha Trethewey,'' Eric Charles, 
        E1527 [14SE]
  Proclamations
      Bishop Dr. Stewart Reese, Jr., Day: by, E1185 [29JN]
      Bishop William P. DeVeaux and Dr. Patricia Ann Morris DeVeaux 
        Day: by, E1181 [29JN]
      Brian A. Mann Day: by, E1183 [29JN]
      Carolyn B. Parks Day: by, E1191 [29JN]
      Crystal Brockington and Johnathan Davis Day: by, E1193 
        [29JN]
      Dempsey Family Reunion Day: by, E1196 [29JN]
      Dogan Family Reunion Day: by, E898 [30MY]
      Dr. Felicia Moss Mayfield Day: by, E32 [18JA]
      Dr. Thomas Smith and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., High School 
        Civic Leadership Students Day: by, E906 [30MY]
      Eddie L. Long Day: by, E1536 [14SE]
      Eileen Samuel U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E614 
        [23AP], E635 [24AP]
      Eli McKenzie U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1537 
        [14SE]
      Fannie Sheridan U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1461 
        [10SE]
      Georgia Piedmont Technical College Day: by, E614 [23AP], 
        E779 [11MY]
      James E. Young U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E611 
        [23AP]
      Leon and Joyce Henry Day: by, E1203 [9JY]
      Margaret J. Laborn Day: by, E1464 [10SE]
      Marshalls Distribution Center Day: by, E1540 [14SE]
      Mr. James L. Littlejohn Day: by, E897 [30MY]
      Mrs. Alma T. Gammage Day: by, E895 [30MY]
      Mrs. Annie Johnson-Sinkfield Day: by, E1211 [9JY]
      Mrs. Curtis Lucille Sanders Day: by, E45 [18JA]
      Mrs. Julia A. Snell Day: by, E1197 [29JN]
      Mrs. Karen L. Macon Day: by, E905 [30MY]
      Mrs. Loretta J. Maloy Day: by, E903 [30MY]
      Mrs. Marie Robinson Day: by, E1202 [29JN]
      Mrs. Melody Poole Ellis Day: by, E779 [11MY]
      Ms. Carol Crumby Day: by, E617 [23AP]
      Ms. Clara Sims Day: by, E310 [5MR]
      Ms. Lorraine B. Myles Day: by, E615 [23AP]
      Ms. Marci McCarthy Day: by, E616 [23AP], E623 
        [24AP]
      Ms. Margaret Schuelke Day: by, E1530 [14SE]
      Ms. Mary Theresa Johnson Day: by, E1200 [29JN]
      Ms. Shundra Y. Nephew Day: by, E616 [23AP], E782 
        [11MY]
      Ms. Susan Bradley Day: by, E1535 [14SE]
      Myers Family Reunion Day: by, E1544 [14SE]
      Pastor Caroline Leach Day: by, E1208 [9JY]
      Pastor Marques L. Fletcher Day: by, E1533 [14SE]
      Pastor Micheal Benton Day: by, E1532 [14SE]
      Robbie Davis Gunn U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E612 
        [23AP]
      Robert L. Smith U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E607 
        [23AP], E780 [11MY]
      Snipes and Turner Family Reunion Day: by, E1459 [10SE]
      Teryle L. Berry U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1463 
        [10SE]
      Thomas, Walker, and Wilson Family Reunion Day: by, E1206 
        [9JY]
      Victory for the World Church Day: by, E1204 [9JY]
      Walter D. Gray U.S. Citizen of Distinction: by, E1539 
        [14SE]
      White's Chapel United Methodist Church Day: by, E781 
        [11MY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3185 [30MY]
      American Legislative Exchange Council: influence on State 
        legislators, H1920 [18AP], H2019 [19AP], H2073 [25AP], H2141 
        [26AP]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5135 
        [24JY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4172 [28JN]
      Computers: protect cyber privacy, H5686 [2AU]
      Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2017, H2018 
        [19AP]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (H.R. 
        5512), H3191 [30MY]
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), Senate 
        amendment, H953 [27FE]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), H3993 [26JN]
      ------provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 5889), H3990 [26JN]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H522 [7FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3067, H3068, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
      ------include finding that deployment of tactical nuclear 
        weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific 
        region, H3067, H3068 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H4120 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding, H2530 [9MY]
      ------impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States with Stand Your 
        Ground laws, H2393 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current 
        and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing 
        competitiveness and economic and national security (H.R. 
        2011), H4833 [12JY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H386 [2FE], H1221 [7MR]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H5934 [13SE]
      EEOC: funding, H2408 [8MY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), E798 [15MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H4120 
        [27JN]
      Firearms: gun control, H1856 [17AP], H5135 [24JY]
      ------prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, H5135 [24JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5895 [12SE]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations pertaining to privacy 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5242, H5243, H5252, H5253 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H4120 [27JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1483 [21MR]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4172 
        [28JN]
      ------impact of partisanship, H4120 [27JN]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation, H1856 
        [17AP]
      Medicare: reform, H5934 [13SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: exemption of domestic production 
        of critical minerals and materials from environmental review, 
        H4833 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4833 [12JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2768 [16MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2161 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1400 [20MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H340, H341 [1FE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1483 [21MR]
      Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of 
        any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil 
        Service Retirement System (H.R. 1351), H5928 [13SE]
      ------amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal 
        surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service 
        Retirement System (H.R. h1351), E1508 [13SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3996 [26JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H1221 [7MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H4120 [27JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2393, H2408 [8MY], H2530 
        [9MY]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H2018, 
        H2019 [19AP]
      Taxation: limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States 
        (H.R. 1864), H2668 [15MY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (H.R. 4032), H737 [15FE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2017 [19AP]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H522 [7FE]
      ------rates, H5934 [13SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H2016, 
        H2017 [19AP]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): report on 
        impact on national security of reducing nuclear weapons 
        stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2768 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2768 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2768 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E1452 [10SE]
      Voting: require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines 
        for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at 
        NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]
      World Refugee Day: observance, H4075 [27JN]
  Tributes
      Pearson, Monica Kaufman, H1436 [21MR]




JOHNSON, JEH C.

  Memorandums
      Use of Dept. of Defense Real Property and Facilities for Private 
        Functions, H5028 [19JY]




JOHNSON, JHETT

  Remarks in Senate
      Wrangler National Finals Rodeo: team roping competition gold 
        buckle recipient, S33 [23JA]




JOHNSON, JIM

  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN, H5876 [12SE]




JOHNSON, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1182 [29JN]




JOHNSON, JOHN H.

  Bills and resolutions
      Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 3868), H374 [1FE]




JOHNSON, JOSEPH L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E66 [24JA]




JOHNSON, KEITH

  Articles and editorials
      Wind Power Faces Taxing Headwind, S5055 [17JY]




JOHNSON, KENNEDY AND JEAN

  Remarks in House
      Mound Bayou, MS: tribute to J&W Smokehouse (business), E1720 
        [23OC]




JOHNSON, KENNETH L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1562 [19SE]




JOHNSON, LEON C., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E227 [17FE]




JOHNSON, LEON W.

  Remarks in House
      Fort Hood, TX: anniversary of Air Force 3d Weather Squadron, 
        E520 [16AP]




JOHNSON, LOUISE COLLINS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E458 [27MR]




JOHNSON, LUCILLE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1074 [19JN]




JOHNSON, LUKE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6237 [11SE]




JOHNSON, LYNDON B. (36th President of the United States)

  Obituaries
      McPherson, Harry C., Jr.: New York (NY) Times, E349 [8MR]




JOHNSON, MARK (TOO SHARP)

  Remarks in House
      International Boxing Hall of Fame: inductee, E1402 [3AU]




JOHNSON, MARY T.

  Proclamations
      Ms. Mary Theresa Johnson Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1200 [29JN]




JOHNSON, MERRILL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E849 [18MY]




JOHNSON, MICHAEL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1476 [7MR], S2183 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E900 [30MY]




JOHNSON, NICHELE A.

  Remarks in House
      Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation: youth advocacy/
        community service honoree, E709 [7MY]




JOHNSON, NITA

  Articles and editorials
      Jailer by Vocation, Father at Heart, S4887 [11JY]
      Laurel Man Receives French Military Honor, S1992 [22MR]
      Longest-Serving Tourism Director in State, S256 [1FE]
      Taking Chances Paid Off for McKnight, S3970 [12JN]




JOHNSON, ROBERT T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E171 [9FE]




JOHNSON, RON (a Senator from Wisconsin)

  Amendments
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S172 [30JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S326 
        [2FE], S2406, S2426, S2427 [17AP], S2512 [18AP], S2639 [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2173 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S615 [14FE], S1148 [29FE], S1541 
        [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1810 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5495, S5507, S5522, 
        S5532, S5544, S5556, S5579, S5591 [26JY], S5681 [30JY], S5739, 
        S5748, S5760 [31JY], S5872 [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2731 [25AP]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S3235 [16MY]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      China: recognize anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong, call 
        for an end to continued persecution, release detained 
        practitioners, and support Tuidang movement renouncing ties to 
        the Communist Party (see S. Res. 232), S44 [23JA]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      ------prohibit earmarks (see S. 1930), S164 [30JA]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see S. 2404), S2822 [26AP]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements 
        (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for 
        commemorative coin programs to private organizations or 
        entities (see S. 3612), S6625 [21SE]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: strengthen employee cost 
        savings suggestion programs (see S. 2085), S494 [9FE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Government: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (see S. 3455), S5658 [30JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S350 [6FE]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S4370 [20JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2732 [25AP]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 530), 
        S5487 [26JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      ------mint coins in recognition and celebration, cosponsorship 
        withdrawn (see S. 2036), S4637 [26JN]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        530), S5487 [26JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371, 3221), 
        S4239 [18JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 1751), S2928 [7MY] (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S3632 [24MY]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and 
        generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see S. 2064), S389 [7FE]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S1148 [29FE]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S2030 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see S.J. Res. 48), S5732 [31JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members from Wisconsin killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, S1447 [7MR]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4352 [20JN]
  Privilege of the floor
      Acosta, Ingianni, S1814 [19MR]
      Johnson, Michael, S1476 [7MR]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        recommit, S4352 [20JN]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Wisconsin killed in 
        military action, S1447 [7MR]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S551 [13FE], S683 [15FE], S2748, 
        S2750 [26AP], S3113, S3115, S3116 [14MY], S6478 [20SE]
      ------deficit, S551 [13FE], S683 [15FE], S2748, S2750 [26AP], 
        S3113, S3115 [14MY], S3217 [16MY], S6478 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3217 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3217 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3217 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3217 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3217 [16MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6478 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, S4352 [20JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S5808 [1AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        S1769, S1771, S1772, S1773 [19MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1564, S1565, S1566, S1567 [12MR], S1768, 
        S1769, S1770, S1771, S1772, S1773 [19MR]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S3115 [14MY]
      ------repeal, S1564, S1565, S1566, S1567 [12MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR]
      Social Security: solvency, S551 [13FE], S1770 [19MR]
      Taxation: rates, S551 [13FE], S683 [15FE]
  Tributes
      Johnson, David, S1447 [7MR]




JOHNSON, ROSE PADILLA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E766 [10MY]




JOHNSON, RYAN AND AMBER

  Remarks in Senate
      Congressional Coalition on Adoption: Angels in Adoption Award 
        recipients, S6054 [10SE]




JOHNSON, SAM (a Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H727 [14FE]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H221 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H572 [7FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1808 [29MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal authority to make performance-based 
        bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to 
        enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see 
        H.R. 3652), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of Energy: repeal the Advanced Technology Vehicle 
        Manufacturing loan program (see H.R. 3306), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1811 [30MR]
      EPA: repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H3267 [30MY]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3976 [21JN]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H2289 [27AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H641 [8FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1306 [8MR]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to 
        abortion providers (see H.R. 593), H375 [1FE]
      Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers 
        (see H.R. 2108), H5078 [19JY]
      NASA: establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Texas, 
        Virginia, California, and Florida (see H.R. 1536), H641 [8FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2289 [27AP]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H3703 [12JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H6280 
        [21SE]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H3481 [5JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H375 [1FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see H.R. 6007), 
        H3974 [21JN]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide additional exemptions from internal control 
        auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies 
        (see H.R. 3213), H115 [23JA]
      Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the 
        electronic content and format of data used in the 
        administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 
        3339), H476 [3FE]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2320 [7MY]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H5712 [2AU]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H1807 [29MR]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H1571 [26MR]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        87), H3267 [30MY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1845 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 120), H6000 [13SE]
      Tariff: acid blue 171 (see H.R. 4757), H2125 [25AP]
      ------acid yellow 151 (see H.R. 4753), H2125 [25AP]
      ------dimethyl 3,3'-thiodipropionate (see H.R. 4750), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------disperse yellow 42 (see H.R. 4755), H2125 [25AP]
      ------di-tert-butyl polysulfides (see H.R. 4749), H2125 [25AP]
      ------normal paraffin M (see H.R. 4758), H2125 [25AP]
      ------p-dichlorobenzene (see H.R. 4748), H2125 [25AP]
      ------reactive blue 268 (see H.R. 4756), H2125 [25AP]
      ------reactive blue 269 (see H.R. 4754), H2125 [25AP]
      ------reactive red 228 (see H.R. 4752), H2125 [25AP]
      ------tetrahydrothiophene (see H.R. 4747), H2125 [25AP]
      ------2-hydroxyethyl-n-octyl sulfide (see H.R. 4751), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------2-mercaptoethanol (see H.R. 4746), H2125 [25AP]
      Taxation: provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses 
        (see H.R. 4375), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully 
        incarcerated (see H.R. 4241), H1541 [22MR]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------require that individual taxpayer identification number 
        applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer 
        assistance centers (see H.R. 6523), H6275 [21SE]
      ------treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 5903), H3577 [6JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (H.J. Res. 120), H6001 [13SE]
      Tariff: acid blue 171 (H.R. 4757), H2132 [25AP]
      ------acid yellow 151 (H.R. 4753), H2131 [25AP]
      ------dimethyl 3,3'-thiodipropionate (H.R. 4750), H2131 [25AP]
      ------disperse yellow 42 (H.R. 4755), H2132 [25AP]
      ------di-tert-butyl polysulfides (H.R. 4749), H2131 [25AP]
      ------normal paraffin M (H.R. 4758), H2132 [25AP]
      ------p-dichlorobenzene (H.R. 4748), H2131 [25AP]
      ------reactive blue 268 (H.R. 4756), H2132 [25AP]
      ------reactive blue 269 (H.R. 4754), H2132 [25AP]
      ------reactive red 228 (H.R. 4752), H2131 [25AP]
      ------tetrahydrothiophene (H.R. 4747), H2131 [25AP]
      ------2-hydroxyethyl-n-octyl sulfide (H.R. 4751), H2131 [25AP]
      ------2-mercaptoethanol (H.R. 4746), H2131 [25AP]
      Taxation: provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses 
        (H.R. 4375), H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully 
        incarcerated (H.R. 4241), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (H.R. 4137), H1153 
        [5MR]
      ------require that individual taxpayer identification number 
        applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer 
        assistance centers (H.R. 6523), H6278 [21SE]
      ------treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (H.R. 5903), H3577 [6JN]
  Lists
      Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, 
        E921 [31MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H4706 [10JY]
  Remarks
      AT&T Inc.: tribute to AT&T Veterans group, E291 [1MR]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2613 [10MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 
        3811), H974 [28FE]
      Dallas, TX: tribute to Dallas VA Medical Center for 
        participation in Valentines to Veterans program, H228 [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H906 [17FE]
      Frisco, TX: Frisco Heritage Museum participation in National 
        Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free 
        admission to active military personnel and their families from 
        Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4707 [10JY]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, H3812 [20JN]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), E1507 [13SE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E758 [10MY]
      McKinney, TX: anniversary of McKinney Christian Academy, 
        E293 [1MR]
      ------Collin County Farm Museum participation in National 
        Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free 
        admission to active military personnel and their families from 
        Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      My Possibilities (organization): opening of HIPStore featuring 
        gifts made by special-needs adults, E416 [22MR]
      Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H163 [25JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H906 [17FE], 
        H3409 [5JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4707 [10JY]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H974 [28FE]
      Plano, TX: tribute to Plano Senior High School WorldQuest team, 
        H2080 [25AP]
      ------tribute to Plano West Senior High School girls' soccer 
        team, H2080 [25AP]
      Rice University: anniversary, E1287 [19JY]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (H.R. 5044), H6101, H6102, H6104 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H4917 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5535 [1AU]
      ------provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to 
        reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, H974 [28FE]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, H2613 [10MY]
      ------require that individual taxpayer identification number 
        applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer 
        assistance centers (H.R. 6523), H6236 [21SE]
      Texas: tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, E921 [31MY]
      TownSquareBuzz Foundation: tribute to ``Red Shirt Fridays'' 
        campaign in McKinney, TX, to assist veterans returning from 
        war, E419 [22MR]
      Volpi, John: Metroplex Technology Business Council Tech Titans 
        Corporate CTO of the Year Award recipient, E1678 [2OC]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Texas Association of Business: Maurice Acers Champion of Free 
        Enterprise Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1512 [13SE]
      Tribute, H701 [14FE], H730 [15FE]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz 
        Eleven'' from POW camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]
  Tributes
      Keffler, Bill A., E417 [22MR]
      Lottie, Rick, E291 [1MR]




JOHNSON, THOMAS S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1468 [10SE]




JOHNSON, TIM (a Senator from South Dakota)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3797 [6JN], 
        S3869 [7JN], S3908 [11JN], S3978, S3979, S3991 [12JN], S4210 
        [14JN], S4348 [20JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3290 [17MY], S3455 
        [22MY]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611, S3641 [24MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4464 [25JN]
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3373, S3382 [21MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S505 [9FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4828 [10JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5888 [1AU]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S2087 [27MR]
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3384), S4950 [12JY]
      ------make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2141), S1147 [29FE]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 
        2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S2928 [7MY]
      ------authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members 
        who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 402), 
        S495 [9FE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S4638 [26JN]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S2031 
        [26MR]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY]
      Congress: prohibit earmarks, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 
        1930), S164 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 
        3288), S4151 [13JN]
      Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health 
        care services under departmental health care programs (see S. 
        3203), S5305 [24JY]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see S. 2121), S2325 [16AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S1680 [14MR]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 434), 
        S3900 [11JN]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), 
        S6547 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: use designated funding to pay for 
        construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see S. 1629), S164 [30JA]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see S. 1798), S6108 [11SE]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4461 [25JN]
      Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes 
        for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), 
        S3632 [24MY]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 
        [27JN]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 1335), S351 [6FE]
      Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement 
        in the education of their children (see S. 941), S4637 [26JN]
      FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 
        1882), S3130 [14MY]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2344), 
        S3130 [14MY]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see S.J. Res. 19), S3281 [17MY]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6548 [20SE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S5871 [1AU]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 3541), S6627 [21SE]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3901 [11JN]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and 
        reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for 
        future generations (see S. 1265), S208 [31JA]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S5487 [26JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5871 [1AU]
      Medicare: provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 3242), 
        S4419 [21JN]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3633 
        [24MY]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S2244 [29MR] (see S. 3369), S5048 
        [16JY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (see S. 
        2364), S4637 [26JN]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S209 [31JA]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1460 [7MR]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see S. 697), S4238 [18JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S2825 [26AP]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see S. 1512), S3516 [23MY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S4774 [29JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S3516 [23MY]
      ------provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer 
        emergency service workers (see S. 1911), S76 [24JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S3729 [5JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S351 
        [6FE]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome 
        prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S3234 [16MY]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S494 [9FE] (see S. 3394), 
        S5085 [17JY]
      Iran: strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see S. 
        2101), S567 [13FE]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 503), 
        S4460 [25JN]
      Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and 
        continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 
        3546), S6340 [13SE]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (see S. 3464), S5732 [31JY]
  Cloture motions
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4225 [18JN], 
        S4382 [21JN], S5201 [19JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3169 [15MY]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (S. Res. 464), S3240 [16MY]
      EPA: use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4382 [21JN]
      Eureka, SD: anniversary, S4633 [26JN]
      Eximbank: prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3152 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize, S1776 [19MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3152, S3158 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3058 [10MY]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), S6051 [10SE]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program, S4758 [29JN]
      Garden City, SD: anniversary, S5255 [23JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4755, S4758 
        [29JN]
      Hosmer, SD: anniversary, S4237 [18JN]
      Iran: allow humanitarian trade to be exempted from sanctions as 
        long as such trade is licensed by the Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Foreign Assets Control, S5862 [1AU]
      ------exempt from sanctions humanitarian trade licensed by Dept. 
        of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, S3324 [21MY]
      ------prohibit foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to 
        continue doing business with Iran without facing penalties, 
        S5862 [1AU]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 
        [21MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3317, S3323 [21MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), House amendment, S5858, S5862 [1AU]
      Monroe, SD: anniversary, S4415 [21JN]
      Orient, SD: anniversary, S4634 [26JN]
      Pierpont, SD: anniversary, S4416 [21JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5002 [16JY]
      Rapid City, SD: anniversary of Reptile Gardens, S4456 
        [25JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S594 [14FE], S1533 [8MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4755, S4758 [29JN]
      Sacagawea: anniversary of death, S6442 [19SE]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, S1975 [22MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1975 [22MR]
      ------specify when certain securities issued in connection with 
        church plans are treated as exempted securities (H.R. 33), 
        S4428 [21JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1776 [19MR], S1974 [22MR]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (S. 3464), S5737 [31JY]
      South Dakota Humanities Council: anniversary, S5207 
        [19JY]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5002 
        [16JY]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, S6533 [20SE]
      Taxation: restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S1533 [8MR]
      Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      University of South Dakota: anniversary, S3728 [5JN]
      Votes: position on missed, S4382 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S3159 [15MY]
  Reports filed
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. 
        Rept. 112-168), S3422 [22MY]
      Nomination of Christy L. Romero To Be Dept. of the Treasury 
        Troubled Assest Relief Program Special Inpsector General: 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Jeremiah O. Norton to the FDIC Board of Directors: 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Jeremy C. Stein to the FRS Board of Governors: 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Jerome H. Powell to the FRS Board of Governors: 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Richard B. Berner To Be Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Financial Research Director: Committee on Banking, 
        Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Strengthen Multilateral Sanctions Regime Against Iran and Expand 
        Sanctions Relative to Energy Sector, Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Proliferation, and Human Rights Abuses: Committee 
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2101), 
        S567 [13FE]
  Statements
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: by, S3317 
        [21MY]
  Summaries
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act (H.R. 
        1905), S3318-S3320 [21MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (H.R. 1905), 
        S5859-S5862 [1AU]
  Tributes
      Abdnor, James, S3724 [5JN]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2163 [28MR]
      Mossman, Rick L., S2654 [24AP]
      Randall, Susan, S2387 [17AP]
      Whitaker, George R., S1789 [19MR]
      Wolf, Oliver P.B., S4634 [26JN]




JOHNSON, TIMOTHY V. (a Representative from Illinois)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5079 
        [19JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Jersey Orchard Sweeps Apple Cider Awards, Kathie Bassett, Alton 
        (IL) Telegraph, E229 [17FE]
      University of Illinois' James Coleman Elected to National 
        Academy of Engineering, SemiconductorToday.com (Internet 
        site), E231 [17FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H476 [3FE]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3976 [21JN]
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance ineligibility 
        requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on 
        native sod (see H.R. 5879), H5712 [2AU]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3707 
        [15JN]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3897), H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H945 
        [17FE]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see H.R. 2960), H5630 [1AU]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      FDA: regulations concerning safe dietary ingredients in dietary 
        supplements (see H.R. 3380), H115 [23JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H182 [25JA]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H571 [7FE]
      ------require the President, Vice President, Members of 
        Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to 
        purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges 
        (see H.R. 360), H4775 [10JY]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H6233 [20SE]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H5292 [25JY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3405 [1JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment 
        restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 4030), H1154 [5MR]
      Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing 
        in rural health clinics for electronic health records and 
        quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H4605 [28JN]
      ------permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist 
        services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the 
        reclassification of such hospitals (see H.R. 6146), H5008 
        [18JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 [18JN]
      OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to 
        include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H1846 [16AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 [8FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6234 [20SE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H4775 [10JY]
      Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security (see H.R. 456), H1017 [28FE]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H4606 [28JN]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2288 [27AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H159 [24JA]
      ------exclude certain farm rental income from self-employment 
        net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease agreement 
        relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H4908 [17JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H182 [25JA]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H6152 [19SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H115 [23JA]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H727 [14FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H79 [18JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Congress: enhance disclosure on information on official foreign 
        travel of Members and employees and impose additional 
        restrictions on such travel (see H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]
      Members of Congress: reduce salaries and expenses, provide 
        further reductions if in session more than 60 days a year, 
        remove limit on outside income, and allow benefit plan options 
        (see H.R. 3774), H26 [17JA]
      Tariff: avermectin B (see H.R. 4741), H2125 [25AP]
      ------cypermethrin (see H.R. 4745), H2125 [25AP]
      ------cyproconazole (see H.R. 4744), H2125 [25AP]
      ------prosulfuron (see H.R. 4742), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pymetrozine (see H.R. 4743), H2125 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Congress: enhance disclosure on information on official foreign 
        travel of Members and employees and impose additional 
        restrictions on such travel (H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]
      Members of Congress: reduce salaries and expenses, provide 
        further reductions if in session more than 60 days a year, 
        remove limit on outside income, and allow benefit plan options 
        (H.R. 3774), H27 [17JA]
      Tariff: avermectin B (H.R. 4741), H2131 [25AP]
      ------cypermethrin (H.R. 4745), H2131 [25AP]
      ------cyproconazole (H.R. 4744), H2131 [25AP]
      ------prosulfuron (H.R. 4742), H2131 [25AP]
      ------pymetrozine (H.R. 4743), H2131 [25AP]
  Remarks
      Champaign County, IL: anniversary of Champaign County Farm 
        Bureau, E127 [3FE]
      Congress: importance of interoffice fiscal discipline, 
        E294 [1MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H654 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, E129 [3FE]
      FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        E77 [25JA]
      Glance, Stephanie: Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball 
        Coach of the Year award recipient, E406 [21MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1482 [21MR]
      House of Representatives: impose moratorium on official travel 
        outside the U.S. by Members, officers, and employees until GAO 
        reports on costs of such travel and makes recommendations on 
        such travel (H.R. 638), H655 [9FE]
      Illinois: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts 
        in responding to tornadoes, E408 [21MR]
      Illinois Wesleyan University: tribute to women's basketball 
        team, E458 [27MR]
      Joe Ringhausen Orchard and Apple House: Illinois Cider and 
        National Cider Contest winner, E229 [17FE]
      LeRoy, IL: tribute to LeRoy High School wrestling team, 
        E295 [1MR]
      Mattoon, IL: tribute to Mattoon High School students selected 
        for Illinois All-State Concert Band and All-State Orchestra, 
        E71 [25JA]
      McGill, Tyler: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1485 [12SE]
      Members of Congress: reduce salaries and expenses, provide 
        further reductions if in session more than 60 days a year, 
        remove limit on outside income, and allow benefit plan options 
        (H.R. 3774), H655 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1482 
        [21MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), E47 [19JA]
      Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the 
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), E77 [25JA]
      United Way: tribute to United Way of McLean County, IL, 
        E176 [9FE]
      University of Illinois: tribute to women's volleyball team, 
        E48 [19JA]
      University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: anniversary of 
        Division of Campus Recreation, E1679 [2OC]
      Urbana, IL: tribute to University Laboratory High School 
        robotics team, E456 [27MR]
      Votes: position on missed, H92 [23JA], H490 
        [6FE], H752 [15FE], H884 [16FE], H955 
        [27FE], H1143 [5MR], H1374 [19MR], 
        H1558 [26MR], H1828 [16AP], H2303 
        [7MY], H2695 [15MY], H3116 [18MY], 
        H3723 [18JN], H4028 [26JN], H4672 [9JY], 
        H4711 [10JY], H6174 [20SE], H6251 
        [21SE], E567 [18AP], E640 [25AP], E889 
        [25MY], E1176 [28JN], E1293 [19JY], 
        E1307 [24JY], E1384 [1AU], E1473 
        [11SE], E1577 [20SE]
  Tributes
      Barnes, Donald, E1204 [9JY]
      Clark, Marcus, E177 [9FE]
      Coleman, James J., E231 [17FE]
      Cossman, Leanna, E131 [3FE]
      Costello, Representative, H5909 [12SE]
      Paley, Hiram, E70 [25JA]
      Pomonis, Anastase, E1693 [12OC]
      Van Hoof, Alex, E48 [19JA]
      Wikoff, Virgil, E410 [21MR]




JOHNSON, TRACY N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E69 [25JA]




JOHNSON, TYIA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1015 [7JN]




JOHNSON, WALTER L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E29 [18JA]




JOHNSON, YONDELL

  Remarks in House
      Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local 
        jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, 
        H1852 [17AP]




JOHNSON HALL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (business)

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




JOHNSON-SINKFIELD, ANNIE

  Proclamations
      Mrs. Annie Johnson-Sinkfield Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1211 [9JY]




JOHNSTON, ABBY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1392 [2AU]




JOHNSTON, IA

  Remarks in House
      Gibbons, Matthew T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E872 [18MY]




JOHNSTON, JANE M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E608 [23AP]




JOHNSTON, LORIN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3128 [14MY]




JOHNSTON, TIFFANY

  Remarks in House
      National Association of Agricultural Educators: Teacher Mentor 
        Award recipient, E1432 [3AU]




JOHNSTOWN, PA

  Remarks in House
      Concurrent Technologies Corp.: anniversary, E1372 [1AU]




JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF  see Department of Defense




JOINT COMMITTEES  see Committee on Printing (Joint); Committee on 
    Taxation (Joint); Committee on the Library (Joint)




JOINT VETERANS' COMMISSION OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY

  Remarks in House
      Anderson, Frank W.: Joint Veterans' Commission of Cuyahoga 
        County, OH, Judge Felix T. Matia/Chester J. Koch award 
        recipient, E164 [8FE]
      Willoughby, William H., Jr.: Joint Veterans' Commission of 
        Cuyahoga County, OH, Outstanding Veteran of the Year award 
        recipient, E162 [8FE]




JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act, H2237 [27AP]




JOLIN, MICHAEL P.

  Remarks in Senate
      Rhode Island Bar Association: Victoria M. Almeida Servant Leader 
        Award recipient, S4671 [27JN]




JON FADDIS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 641), H2274 [27AP]




JONES, ANDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E681 [27AP]




JONES, CALVIN (C.J.)

  Remarks in House
      Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation: outstanding 
        mentor honoree, E711 [7MY]




JONES, CARL

  Remarks in House
      Cabot Guns (company): tribute, H1030 [29FE]




JONES, CHARLES M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1091 [20JN]




JONES, CHRISTOPHER T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E763 [10MY]




JONES, DENISE HOULEMARD

  Remarks in House
      California: 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award 
        recipient, E477 [28MR]




JONES, DONALD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E500 [29MR]




JONES, EDWARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1225 [11JY]




JONES, GARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E27 [17JA]




JONES, GEORGE (THE POSSUM)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E182 [13FE]




JONES, LEECHIA

  Remarks in House
      St. Joseph, MO: YWCA Women of Excellence for Women in the 
        Workplace award recipient, E1054 [18JN]




JONES, MICHAEL A.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 [25JA]




JONES, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E521 [16AP]




JONES, PEGGY

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program 
        volunteers, E938 [31MY]




JONES, PERNEL, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1489 [12SE]




JONES, PRINCE T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E595 [19AP]




JONES, SAM

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2005 [22MR]




JONES, STANCIL G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1096 [20JN]




JONES, SUSANNAH MUSHATT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1234 [11JY]




JONES, SYLVIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1701 [16OC]




JONES, TERRENCE D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1529 [14SE], E1589 [21SE]




JONES, WALTER B. (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4978, 
        H5010, H5011 [18JY], H5061 [19JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2449 [8MY]
  Articles and editorials
      History of the Expansion of Presidential Power, Bruce Fein, New 
        York (NY) Times, E814 [16MY]
      Nangalam--Symbol of the Afghan War's Troubles, Clarissa Ward, 
        cbsnews.com (Internet site), H117 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      ------require an abortion provider, before performing an 
        abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H476 
        [3FE]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1978 [18AP]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H802 [15FE]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H181 [25JA]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2447 [8MY]
      ------extend authority of certain members and veterans to 
        transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to 
        family members (see H.R. 1910), H6061 [14SE]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see H.R. 6293), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H79 
        [18JA] (see H.R. 3702), H115 [23JA]
      ------modify commencement date of active force drawdown period 
        used for reimplementation of the temporary early retirement 
        authority to restore benefits for certain members (see H.R. 
        3904), H1306 [8MR]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 3785), H160 
        [24JA]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H187 [27JA]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H159 [24JA]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3266 [30MY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive 
        consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by 
        public utility companies (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]
      ------create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1101 [29FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 
        1612), H1571 [26MR]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1428 [20MR]
      ------provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the Forest 
        Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 6248), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges 
        from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-
        Federal sources to count military and veterans' education 
        benefits under such rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3982), H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------prohibit funding for the rule entitled ``Provisional 
        Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain 
        Immediate Relatives'' (see H.R. 6052), H4603 [28JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1642 [27MR]
      ------prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple 
        rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H221 [31JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H3164 [18MY]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities 
        relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H159 
        [24JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1367 
        [16MR]
      ------prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot 
        project (see H.R. 5713), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members 
        who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer 
        entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance 
        Program to dependents (see H.R. 1130), H1741 [28MR]
      ------clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain 
        veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 
        3612), H187 [27JA]
      ------enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless 
        veterans to participate in the Grant and Per Diem Program to 
        provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless 
        veterans (see H.R. 5830), H6298 [28SE]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]
      ------require entrance into contracts with community health care 
        providers to improve access to health care for veterans in 
        highly rural areas (see H.R. 575), H220 [31JA]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 8), 
        H4869 [13JY]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1742 [28MR]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H5293 
        [25JY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      ------constitutional amendment relative to definition of 
        marriage (see H.J. Res. 45), H1274 [7MR]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1017 [28FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: strengthen employee cost 
        savings suggestion programs (see H.R. 4237), H1847 [16AP]
      Federal employees: ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit 
        Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the 
        pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see 
        H.R. 979), H1153 [5MR]
      ------provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or 
        deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such 
        veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil 
        service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H476 [3FE]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H727 [14FE]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H3808 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2072 [24AP]
      ------permit certain current loans that would otherwise be 
        treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain 
        purposes (see H.R. 4029), H725 [14FE]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H5202 [24JY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. 
        in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty 
        orders (see H.R. 3057), H3163 [18MY] (see H.R. 5708), H4908 
        [17JY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H2813 [16MY]
      ------repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for 
        employees (see H.R. 1744), H159 [24JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2289 [27AP]
      Immigration: establish procedures for issuance of ``no match'' 
        letters to employers by the SSA and notification of the Dept. 
        of Homeland Security regarding such letters (see H.R. 312), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      ------make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal 
        aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H1391 
        [19MR]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1134 [1MR]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1101 [29FE]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2715 
        [15MY]
      K-9 Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 740), H5291 [25JY]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H6279 [21SE]
      Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot 
        election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H1153 [5MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 6357), H6284 [25SE]
      Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish 
        standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee 
        due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see 
        H.R. 1789), H3163 [18MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]
      Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see 
        H.R. 1170), H3733 [18JN]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H4685 [9JY]
      ------protect access to home health services for beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 6059), H4654 [29JN]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H3481 [5JN]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1978 [18AP]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H2813 [16MY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6001 [13SE]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and 
        extend the length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H803 
        [15FE]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H6280 [21SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2647 [10MY]
      Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out 
        production of $1 bills (see H.R. 2977), H220 [31JA]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain farm vehicles from certain 
        operating requirements (see H.R. 2414), H115 [23JA]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H79 [18JA]
      NATO: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of 
        intelligence community in support of military operations 
        without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 
        6290), H5717 [3AU]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for 
        Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 
        1909), H1915 [17AP]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that 
        goods donated or supplied to athletes are substantially made 
        in the U.S. (see H.R. 6132), H4907 [17JY]
      Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain 
        component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 3889), H2715 
        [15MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3267 [30MY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5766 [10SE]
      ------repeal limits on health-related tax benefits and treat 
        high deductible plans as qualified health plans (see H.R. 
        450), H1209 [6MR]
      Political campaigns: disclose third-party communications made 
        for or against a candidate and identifying information in 
        Internet communications, and apply disclosure requirements to 
        prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 3585), H1741 [28MR]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H3164 [18MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H1741 [28MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      ------establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed 
        by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), H2066 [24AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and 
        BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such 
        public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2648 [10MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5131 [23JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H726 
        [14FE]
      Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H5631 [1AU]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability 
        insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service 
        members (see H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H1741 [28MR]
      Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (see H.R. 2992), H4656 [29JN]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1572 [26MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H3808 [19JN]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H187 [27JA]
      ------provide a look back rule in the case of federally declared 
        disasters for determining earned income for purposes of the 
        child tax credit and the earned income credit (see H.R. 3048), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6302 [5OC]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1428 [20MR]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4908 [17JY]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5328 [26JY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1642 [27MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2329 [7MY]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H1363 [13MR]
      ------transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see 
        H.R. 2179), H220 [31JA]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H3481 [5JN]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H572 [7FE]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1017 [28FE]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4142), H2072 [24AP]
      ------make memorial headstones and markers available for 
        purchase for members of Reserve components who performed 
        inactive duty training or active duty training but did not 
        serve on active duty (see H.R. 2305), H4656 [29JN]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        2853), H512 [6FE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1392 [19MR]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H4828 [11JY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H221 [31JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H220 [31JA]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2135 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force 
        by a President without prior and clear authorization by 
        Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1272 [7MR]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H1016 [28FE]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see H.R. 4094), 
        H1016 [28FE]
      House of Representatives: observe a moment of silence on the 
        first legislative day of each month for those killed or 
        wounded in the U.S. engagement in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 
        575), H1272 [7MR]
      Tariff: acrylic fiber tow (see H.R. 4549), H2065 [24AP]
      ------acrylic filament tow (see H.R. 4547, 4548, 4551, 4553), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4552), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4543, 4544, 4545, 4546, 
        4550), H2065 [24AP]
      ------modacrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4542, 4554), H2065 
        [24AP]
      Topsail, NC: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit L06 (see H.R. 4311), H1803 [29MR]
      Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: encourage increased 
        transparency in negotiations (see H. Res. 767), H5707 [2AU]
      Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of 
        U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 5787), H2812 [16MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (H.R. 4103), H1017 [28FE]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (H.R. 4094), H1017 
        [28FE]
      Tariff: acrylic fiber tow (H.R. 4549), H2069 [24AP]
      ------acrylic filament tow (H.R. 4547), H2069 [24AP]
      ------acrylic filament tow (H.R. 4548), H2069 [24AP]
      ------acrylic filament tow (H.R. 4551), H2069 [24AP]
      ------acrylic filament tow (H.R. 4553), H2069 [24AP]
      ------acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4552), H2069 
        [24AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4543), H2068 [24AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4544), H2068 [24AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4545), H2069 [24AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4546), H2069 [24AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4550), H2069 [24AP]
      ------modacrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4542), H2068 [24AP]
      ------modacrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4554), H2069 [24AP]
      Topsail, NC: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit L06 (H.R. 4311), H1806 [29MR]
      Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of 
        U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (H.R. 5787), H2812 [16MY]
  Letters
      Armed Forces incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding: Raymond C. Kelley, VFW, 
        H4978 [18JY]
      Congressional hearings on war in Afghanistan: several 
        Representatives, H972 [28FE]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: by, H576 [8FE]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members killed in military action in Afghanistan, 
        H3483 [6JN]
      Armed Forces members killed in military action in Afghanistan 
        and Iraq, H3272 [31MY], H3736 [19JN]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H34 [18JA], H117 [24JA], H190 [31JA], 
        H379 [2FE], H579 [8FE], H805 [16FE], H972 [28FE], H1155 [6MR], 
        H1579 [27MR], H1852 [17AP], H2832 [17MY], H3271 [31MY], H3483 
        [6JN], H5135 [24JY], H5333 [31JY], H5864 [12SE], H6073 [19SE]
      ------incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]
      ------tribute to members and their families, H1212 [7MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3763 [19JN]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access, H3763 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3271 [31MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2827, H2832 [17MY]
      ------exonerate pilots John A. Brow and Brooks S. Gruber from 
        responsibility in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ, 
        H1206-H1208 [6MR], H1796-H1798 [29MR], H2020-H2022 [19AP], 
        H3261-H3263 [30MY], H3729-H3731 [18JN], H4895-H4897 [17JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4940, H4978 [18JY], 
        H5054, H5061 [19JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4940 [18JY], 
        H5054 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H481 [6FE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H805 
        [16FE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5925 [13SE]
      Obama, President: expansion of executive power, E814 
        [16MY]
      Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to 
        designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the 
        candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of 
        the candidate (H.R. 406), H5743 [10SE]
      Treaties and agreements: prohibit funding to negotiate or 
        implement a security agreement with Afghanistan unless the 
        agreement is in the form of a treaty or authorized by law, 
        H5061 [19JY]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H3736 [19JN], H4068 [27JN], 
        H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H1839 [16AP], H2315 [7MY], H6058 
        [14SE]
      Tribute, H4897 [17JY]
  Tributes
      Bagosy, Tom, H3735 [19JN]
      Lewis, Warren B., III (Sneak), E1011 [7JN]
      Runion, Charles C., E1414 [3AU]
      Sauls, Dixon, E1585 [21SE]
      Williams, Juanita Worsley, E835 [17MY]




JONES, WESLEY D.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




JONES, WILBUR D.

  Remarks in House
      Wilmington (NC) Star-News: Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, 
        E1240 [12JY]




JONES ACT  see Ships and Vessels




JONES BAR-B-Q DINER (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      James Beard Foundation: America's Classics Award recipient, 
        S2918 [7MY]




JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H11 [17JA]




JONESBOROUGH, TN

  Remarks in House
      International Storytelling Center: anniversary, E1642 [21SE]




JONES-BOS, RENEE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1051 [18JN]




JOPLIN, MO

  Remarks in House
      Grace Apostolic Church: anniversary, E1002 [6JN]
      Mercy Village Apartments: tribute to reopening, E199 [15FE]
      Oxford HealthCare (company): tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Stark, Carol: Local Media Association Editor of the Year award 
        recipient, E834 [17MY]
      Tornado: anniversary, E749 [9MY]




JOPLIN (MO) GLOBE

  Remarks in House
      Stark, Carol: Local Media Association Editor of the Year award 
        recipient, E834 [17MY]




JORDAN, ADALBERTO J.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S544 [9FE], S558 [13FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S554 [13FE], S592, S598 
        [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S811 [16FE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, S544 [9FE]-S558 [13FE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S410 [9FE]




JORDAN, CORTNEY

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute for participation, S6535 [20SE]




JORDAN, JIM (a Representative from Ohio)

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3470 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H221 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      ------require an abortion provider, before performing an 
        abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H114 
        [23JA]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see 
        H.R. 3709), H4685 [9JY]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H641 [8FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs 
        and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 
        6567), H6300 [2OC]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H4828 [11JY]
      EPA: express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1916 [17AP] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor 
        organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 
        2145), H2569 [9MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Food: replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block 
        grant to the States (see H.R. 6518), H6275 [21SE]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1742 [28MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3661 [7JN]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H5630 [1AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5292 [25JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1916 [17AP]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2447 [8MY]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H903 [16FE]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H3703 [12JN]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian 
        support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli 
        people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons 
        (see H. Res. 271), H903 [16FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H4656 [29JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5292 [25JY]
      ------ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health 
        plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal 
        abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H440 
        [2FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6234 [20SE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H5859 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1272 [7MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1154 [5MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H3105 [17MY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5526 [31JY]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2288 
        [27AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H476 
        [3FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4656 [29JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1846 [16AP]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1498 [21MR]
      Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal 
        protection clause to extend particular consideration to 
        members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to 
        exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (H.R. 3805), 
        H114 [23JA]
  Remarks
      Budget: deficit, H3657 [7JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1771 [29MR]
      Dept. of Energy: renewable energy loan guarantee programs 
        funding, H3471 [5JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3471 [5JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3657 [7JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3657 [7JN]
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3657 [7JN]
      ------obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to level of CBO 
        projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3657 [7JN]
      Taxation: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H1965 [18AP]
      Votes: position on missed, E195 [15FE], E322 
        [6MR], E723 [8MY], E929 [31MY], E1153 
        [27JN], E1381 [1AU]
  Tributes
      Derwinski, Edward J., E83 [27JA]
      Reed, Joshua L., E1595 [21SE]




JORDAN, JOSEPH G.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be OMB Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
        Administrator: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate), S3234 [16MY]




JORDAN, LAWRENCE W., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1200 [29JN]




JORDAN, PAT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E505 [29MR]




JORDAN, ROBERT F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E739 [9MY]




JORDAN, TIM

  Articles and editorials
      Larry Shinn, Berea College President, Plans Retirement, S3616 
        [24MY]




JORGE, FERNANDO

  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Lord of Hosts,'' George H. Jenks, Jr., E327 
        [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E327 [7MR]




JORGENSEN, HANNAH

  Remarks in House
      Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award 
        recipient for Iowa, E724 [8MY]




JOSTEN, R. BRUCE

  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H833 [16FE]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity, S5430 [26JY]
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures, S2576 [23AP]
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., H3046 [17MY]
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2474 [9MY]
      Export Promotion Reform Act, H3254 [30MY]
      Paycheck Fairness Act, S3712 [5JN]




JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS

  Remarks in House
      Abortion: reaction to article supporting after-birth abortions, 
        H1220 [7MR], H1291 [8MR]




JOYCE, KARA L.

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, 
        E1494 [12SE]




JP MORGAN CHASE & CO.

  Remarks in House
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]




JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

  Remarks in Senate
      Securities: comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to 
        increase transparency and reduce risks in the financial 
        system, S3403 [22MY]




JSI STORE FIXTURES, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3779 [6JN]




JU, ANNE

  Articles and editorials
      Arctic Ice Melt Is Setting Stage for Severe Winters, S4855 
        [11JY]




JUAREZ, MARINA A. (TONI)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E548 [17AP]




JUDAH, LINDA

  Remarks in House
      St. Joseph, MO: YWCA Women of Excellence Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1054 [18JN]




JUDICIAL ACTION GROUP

  Reports
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade, S3885 [11JN]




JUDICIARY  see Courts; Supreme Court




JUDKINS, NANCY K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E312 [5MR]




JUDT, RANDALL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4947 [12JY]




JUMPSTART FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, INC.

  Bills and resolutions
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 584, Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day, S6633, S6682 
        [21SE]




JUMPSTART OUR BUSINESS STARTUPS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, S1747, 
        S1754, S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], S1794, 
        S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, S1805, 
        S1806, S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, S1852, 
        S1853, S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, S1865, 
        S1868, S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, H1250, 
        H1251, H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, H1278, 
        H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]
  Articles and editorials
      In Manchester United's I.P.O., a Preference for American Rules, 
        H5279 [25JY]
      Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 3606): consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 [6MR]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 [20MR], 
        S1884 [21MR]
  Letters
      Crowdfunding regulation: Candace Klein, SoMoLend Holdings, LLC, 
        S1878 [21MR]
      ------David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council, S1724 
        [15MR]
      ------Freeman White, S1724 [15MR]
      ------John Ducrest, Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, 
        S1724 [15MR]
      ------Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy (organization), S1878 
        [21MR]
      ------Nick Bhargava, MOTAAVI (business), S1724 [15MR]
      ------Sara Hanks, CrowdCheck, Inc., S1879 [21MR]
      ------several State Secs. of State, S1723 [15MR]
      ------Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best, and Zak Cassady-Dorion, 
        Startup Exemption (organization), S1878 [21MR]
      ------Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, 
        S1877 [21MR]
      Emerging growth companies' requirement to fully comply with say-
        on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: 
        Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]
      Investment protections: Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]
      Provisions: Jack E. Herstein, North American Securities 
        Administrators Association, Inc., S1718-S1720 [15MR]
      ------Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720-
        S1722 [15MR]
      ------Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1698, S1722 [15MR]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]
  Press releases
      Provisions: AFL-CIO, S1723 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      Business and industry: require emerging growth companies to 
        fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder 
        vote requirements, H1252-H1255 [7MR]
      Enact (H.R. 3606), H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], H1214, H1215, 
        H1217, H1219, H1236-H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277-H1289 [8MR], 
        H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], E381 [19MR], 
        E407 [21MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222-H1231 [7MR]
      ------corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
      ------motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586-H1593 [27MR], E517 
        [30MR], E536 [16AP]
      Financial Accounting Standards Board: proposed changes to 
        accounting standards, E342 [8MR]
      Government regulations: require publicly traded companies to 
        disclose the number of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, 
        H1282 [8MR]
      SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the 
        term ``held of record'' should be changed to mean beneficial 
        owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1237, H1243, H1245 
        [7MR]
      ------change threshold number of shareholders for required 
        registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1243 [7MR], H1278, H1279 
        [8MR]
      ------clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1215, H1223, 
        H1225, H1240, H1245 [7MR]
      ------establish new filing fees to discourage frivolous filings, 
        H1259 [7MR]
      ------exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 
        [8MR]
      ------provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      ------report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      ------study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, 
        H1280 [8MR]
      ------study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1227, H1238, 
        H1240-H1242, H1245 [7MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1228, H1240, 
        H1245 [7MR], H1580, H1590-H1592 [27MR]
      ------require brokers underwriting initial public offerings for 
        emerging growth companies be held to strict liability for 
        publicly released research and that certain communications be 
        filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257, H1261 [7MR]
      Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for 
        inflation, H1249, H1250 [7MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, 
        H1250, H1251 [7MR], H5278, H5279 [25JY]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1257-H1259 [7MR]
      ------require public disclosure of political contributions, 
        H1287 [8MR]
      ------require that companies not be considered emerging growth 
        companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-
        convertible debt over the prior three years, H1251, H1252 
        [7MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], 
        S1583-S1586 [13MR], S1667-S1671, S1673-S1675 [14MR], S1686-
        S1696, S1698-S1700, S1705, S1714-S1729 [15MR], S1764-S1768, 
        S1776-S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822-S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837-
        S1842 [20MR], S1875, S1877-S1879, S1883-S1890, S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957, S1963, S1966-S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229-
        S2231 [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S1568 [12MR], S1585 [13MR]
      Eximbank: amend membership of Advisory Committee to include a 
        representative from the textile industry, S1782 [19MR]
      ------reauthorize, S1728 [15MR], S1776, S1777, S1782 [19MR], 
        S1817, S1822, S1823, S1830, S1834, S1837, S1841 [20MR], S1885 
        [21MR], S1972, S1974, S1995 [22MR], S2127 [28MR]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities, S1695 [15MR]
      SBA: extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      SEC: determine if the term ``held of record'' should include 
        beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR], 
        S1973 [22MR]
      ------exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses, S1886 [21MR], S1968 [22MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, S1968, S1973, S1975 [22MR], S2229 
        [29MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1828 [20MR], S1877-S1879, S1884-
        S1889, S1894 [21MR], S1968, S1972-S1976 [22MR], S2230, S2231 
        [29MR], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of 
        leverage permitted, S1782 [19MR]
      Unemployment: rates, S1888 [21MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), H1209 [6MR]
      Provisions: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) 
        (H. Rept. 112-406), H1209 [6MR]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Enact (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]
  Statements
      Provisions: Executive Office of the President, H1237 [7MR]
      ------Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 [22MR]
  Summaries
      Provisions (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, provisions, H1222 [7MR]
      H.R. 3606, provisions, H1245-H1249 [7MR]




JUMPSTART'S READ FOR THE RECORD DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 584), S6626 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 584, designate, S6633, S6682 [21SE]




JUNEAU, AK

  Bills and resolutions
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse: designate (see S. 2251), S2242 
        [29MR] (see H.R. 4347), H1811 [30MR]
  Remarks in House
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse: designate (H.R. 4347), H5104, 
        H5105 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse: designate (H.R. 4347), S6666, 
        S6667 [21SE]
      ------designate (S. 2251), S2246 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4347) (H. 
        Rept. 112-614), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4347, Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK, H5104 
        [23JY]
      S. 2251, Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK, S2246 
        [29MR]




JUNEBY, ISSAC

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5083 [17JY]




JUNEMANN, GREGORY J.

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2475 [9MY]




JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 [19JN]
      Observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
  Remarks in House
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage 
        Festival, E1079 [19JN]
      Observance, E1049 [15JN], E1076, E1079, E1080 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S.J. Res. 45), S4304 [19JN], S4411 [21JN]
      Observance, S4231 [18JN]
      Observance (S. Res. 496), S4308 [19JN], S4410 [21JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 496, observance, S4304, S4308 [19JN]




JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA (organization)

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3428 
        [22MY]




JUNIOR LEAGUE OF WASHINGTON, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6618 [21SE]




JUNIOR STATESMEN FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Burbank, CA: John Burroughs High School Junior State of America 
        Chapter National Civic Impact Award recipient, E1107 [21JN]




JUPITER, FL

  Remarks in House
      Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 3637), 
        H1139, H1140 [5MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3637, Roy Schallern Rood Post Office, Jupiter, FL, H1140 
        [5MR]




JURGENS, RIC

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E368 [13MR]




JURUPA VALLEY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Duchon, Elliott: Jurupa Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E957 [1JN]




JUSTICE, JAMES A.

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: Iowa National Guard 2d Brigade Combat Team, 34th 
        Infantry Division recipient of Dept. of Defense Citizen 
        Patriot Unit Award, E1540 [14SE]




JUSTICE FOR ALL ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize 
        certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]




JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANT REAUTHORIZATION AND THE BULLYING 
    PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6019) (H. 
        Rept. 112-582), H4683 [9JY]




JUVENILE JUSTICE DELINQUENCY AND PREVENTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Funding, E749 [9MY]




JUVENILES  see Children and Youth




KACZYNSKI, DONALD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3487 [6JN]




KADLE, OSCAR T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E716 [7MY]




KADYN'S ACT  see Motor vehicles




KAELIN, CARL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5903 [2AU]




KAHLER, KENT

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




KAHN, DENNIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E185 [14FE]




KAILUA-KONA, HI

  Remarks in Senate
      Agusen, Candonino: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]




KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION

  Reports
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings, H4712-H4715 [10JY]




KAISER SINGERS (musical group)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1699 [16OC]




KAKKIS, EMIL

  Letters
      Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, H3864 
        [20JN]




KALANGWA, AIME

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E726 [8MY]




KALDENBERG, ERICA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3048 [9MY]




KALIKOW, THEODORA J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E545 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3231 [16MY]




KAMEI, RUTH KISAKO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1128 [21JN]




KAMINSKI, JAKE

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, H4829 [12JY], 
        E1392 [2AU]




KAMPELMAN, WILLIAM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1289 [19JY]




KAMPMEYER, JAMISON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E340 [8MR]




KANDRA, GREG

  Remarks in House
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues 
        based on political affiliation, E1206 [9JY]




KANE, MELINDA

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




KANEOHE, HI

  Remarks in Senate
      Boyd, Jamie Kamailani: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community 
        Health Leaders Award recipient, S153 [30JA]




KANE`OHE, HI

  Remarks in House
      Ko'olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club: anniversary, E79 [25JA]




KANG, YOUNG WOO

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1082 [28FE]




KANG SHIN SAM

  Remarks in House
      Korea, Democratice People's Republic of: call for release of 
        political prisoners, E837 [17MY]




KANKAKEE, IL

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




KANKAKEE COUNTY, IL

  Remarks in House
      Kankakee County Farm Bureau: anniversary, E190 [14FE]




KANO, HIRAM H.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5205 [19JY]




KANSAS

  Amendments
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 363), S208 [31JA]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Lists
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Kansas (organization), S5700 [31JY]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of 
        construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 1938), E122 [2FE]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H362, H363, H365, H367 
        [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, E1390 [2AU]
      Military Appreciation Month: observance, E760 [10MY]
      National AMBUCS, Inc.: tribute to Wichita, KS, Air Capital 
        AMBUCS chapter, H1139 [5MR]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Kansas killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, S3818 [7JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      Fort Scott, KS: tribute to Lowell Milken Center for National 
        Projects Kick-off, S6444 [19SE]
      Honor Flight Kansas (organization): tribute, S5700 [31JY]
      Innovative Livestock Services, Inc.: anniversary of Ward Feed 
        Yard, S4237 [18JN]
      Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, S5970 [2AU]
      National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: addition of names of 
        Kansas officers, S3161 [15MY]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 
        363), S222 [31JA]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5835 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      S. Res. 363, tribute to Pittsburg State University football 
        team, S214, S223 [31JA]
  Tributes
      Dole, Bob, S2126 [28MR]




KANSAS CITY, KS

  Remarks in House
      University of Kansas Cancer Center: NIH National Cancer 
        Institute designee, H4789 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      University of Kansas Cancer Center: application for National 
        Cancer Institute designation, S3703 [5JN]
      ------NIH National Cancer Institute designee, S4923 [12JY]




KANSAS CITY, MO

  Bills and resolutions
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see S. Res. 509), S4636 [26JN] 
        (see H. Res. 702), H3981 [25JN]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see S. Res. 508), 
        S4636 [26JN] (see H. Res. 701), H3981 [25JN]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Brown, Tom: Tri-County Mental Health Services, Inc., Phoenix 
        Community Achievement Leader Award recipient, E1341 [26JY]
      Entrepreneur Day: tribute, E1135 [26JN]
      Mutual Musicians Foundation: tribute, E1131 [25JN]
      Staley High School: tribute to football team, E32 [18JA]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial 
        (H.R. 938), H124 [24JA], H386 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (S. Res. 509), S4642 [26JN]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (S. Res. 508), 
        S4642 [26JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 508, recognize the teams and players of the Negro 
        Baseball Leagues and support designation and mission of the 
        Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO, S4639, S4643 
        [26JN]
      S. Res. 509, recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city of the 
        Major League Baseball All-Star Game and baseball-related 
        events benefitting charities and fan appreciation, S4640, 
        S4643 [26JN]




KANSAS STATE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1390 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S5970 [2AU]




KANTISHNA HILLS RENEWABLE ENERGY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112-129), S42 [23JA]




KANTOR, COLIN

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School National 
        Merit Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]
      Tribute, E882 [22MY]




KAPLAN, ANN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E477 [28MR]




KAPPA ALPHA PSI, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Flowers, Ira L.: Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc., Southeastern Province 
        Joseph R. Jenkins Award recipient, E738 [9MY]




KAPROWY, TARA

  Articles and editorials
      Faith and Family Helped Build Furniture Business, S4787 [9JY]
      Jailer by Vocation, Father at Heart, S4888 [11JY]




KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3378 [1JN], H3451 [5JN]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Coptic Pope Dies in Egypt Amid Church's Struggles, Kareem Fahim, 
        New York (NY) Times, H1523 [22MR]
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, Shaila DeWan 
        and Nelson D. Schwartz, New York (NY) Times, H517 [7FE]
      Fedor Found Voice in Human-Traffic Battle, Jim Provance, Toledo 
        (OH) Blade, E1419 [3AU]
      Honoring Achievements, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, H509 [6FE]
      Lawyer Louis Stokes Became Ohio's First Black Congressman--Black 
        History Month, Grant Segall, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, H788 
        [15FE]
      That Comeback Trail for the Economy? Here, It's Littered With 
        Foreclosures, Michael Powell, New York (NY) Times, H672 [9FE]
      Thousands Mourn Coptic Pope in Cairo, Kareem Fahim, New York 
        (NY) Times, E417 [22MR]
      Toni Morrison, Author, Won Pulitzer, Nobel Prizes--Black History 
        Month, Ellen Kleinerman, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, H508 
        [6FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H182 [25JA]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H2715 [15MY]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational 
        seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of 
        personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the 
        U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H4862 
        [12JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3734 [18JN]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2569 
        [9MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H221 [31JA]
      Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or 
        statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered 
        to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to 
        transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 
        [9FE]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and 
        strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts 
        (see H.R. 2722), H4065 [26JN]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H4864 [12JY]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2647 [10MY]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Crime: save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H1135 [1MR]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H3700 [8JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to establish veterans gardens 
        operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to 
        individuals, schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H2447 
        [8MY]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1912), H376 [1FE]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify the requirement to procure footwear 
        from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H220 [31JA]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H1101 [29FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      ------improve academic content standards for physical education 
        (see H.R. 1057), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, 
        demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle 
        technologies (see H.R. 1367), H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs 
        (see H.R. 709), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see H.R. 6404), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H3267 [30MY]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H182 [25JA]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H1571 [26MR]
      Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal 
        to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Drugs: improve safety (see H.R. 1483), H1543 [22MR]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H1741 [28MR]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H3363 [31MY]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H726 [14FE]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement 
        officer to include certain positions relative to retirement 
        benefits (see H.R. 327), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 
        3485), H3267 [30MY]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H6001 [13SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H3267 [30MY]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5293 
        [25JY]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H2072 [24AP]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see H. Con. Res. 102), H902 [16FE]
      Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve 
        effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing 
        burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 3786), H2329 [7MY]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H4864 [12JY]
      Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 
        85), H187 [27JA]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H2813 [16MY]
      ------facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming 
        visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in 
        residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H6001 [13SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H1642 [27MR]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2570 [9MY]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1847 [16AP]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H3733 [18JN]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6300 
        [2OC]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3162 [18MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5526 [31JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public 
        health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H3267 [30MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H945 [17FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H4605 [28JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H5712 [2AU]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H3267 [30MY]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H27 [17JA]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (see H. Res. 177), H2329 [7MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H3267 [30MY]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4656 [29JN]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5711 [2AU]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H3577 [6JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H1391 
        [19MR]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H572 [7FE]
      Television: establish signal quality and content requirements 
        for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental 
        channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 
        1746), H3733 [18JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H5712 [2AU]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H903 [16FE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H5202 [24JY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H3363 [31MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H966 [27FE]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2330 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      Lateef, Humaira K., and family: relief (see H.R. 6479), H6232 
        [20SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (H.R. 5955), H3733 
        [18JN]
      Lateef, Humaira K., and family: relief (H.R. 6479), H6233 [20SE]
  Letters
      Gordon Gee use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        Army: Alex Storozynski, Kosciuszko Foundation, H35 [18JA]
      ------Thaddeus C. Radzilowski, Piast Institute, H36 [18JA]
  Lists
      Wall Street CEOs taking millions, H4695 [10JY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4810 
        [11JY], H5657 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5657 [2AU]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5954 [13SE]
      Black History Month: observance, H508 [6FE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2601 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1584 [27MR], H1668 [28MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: U.S. Botanic Garden funding, 
        H3677 [8JN]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (H.R. 494), H1668 
        [28MR]
      Corps of Engineers: coastal storm damage reduction projects 
        funding, H3452 [5JN]
      ------study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the 
        Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (H.R. 892), 
        E287 [29FE]
      Crime: combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E799 [15MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4810 
        [11JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration funding, 
        H2365 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4936 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2336 [8MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program 
        funding, H3378 [1JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H929 [17FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3502 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for procurement of certain items unless 
        they are domestically grown or produced, H3502 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: expand percentage of Neighborhood Stabilization 
        Program funding that can be used for demolition projects, 
        H4118 [27JN]
      ------HOME Investment Partnership funding, H4110 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding, H2529 [9MY]
      ------Second Chance Act grant funding, E734 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 
        2070), E71 [25JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Investment Generating 
        Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, 
        H4038 [26JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3336 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3336 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4031, H4038 [26JN], H4110, H4118, 
        H4123 [27JN]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H675, H676 [9FE]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4694 
        [10JY]
      ------importance of job creation, H1668 [28MR]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H672, H674, 
        H675, H676 [9FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H356 [1FE]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H521 [7FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3378 [1JN], H3451, H3452 [5JN], E982 [5JN]
      EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, E287 
        [29FE]
      FBI: funding, H2388, H2389 [8MY]
      ------provide additional resources for Federal investigations 
        and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial 
        crisis (H.R. 1350), H673, H674, H675 [9FE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3228 
        [30MY]
      Fedor, Teresa: tribute to efforts in Ohio General Assembly to 
        combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        E599 [19AP]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672, H674, H675 
        [9FE]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review 
        authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]
      Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the 
        economy, H125 [24JA]
      Gee, Gordon: use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        army, H35 [18JA]
      Great Lakes Week: observance, E287 [29FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), E599 [19AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, E599 [19AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4753 [10JY], H4813 [11JY]
      Huron, OH: anniversary of Christ Episcopal Church, E1392 
        [2AU]
      ------anniversary of Macedonia Baptist Church, E1444 
        [3AU]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3677 [8JN]
      NeighborWorks America (organization): funding, H4123 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4813 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4753 [10JY], H4813 [11JY]
      Plast National Scouting Organization of Ukraine: anniversary, 
        E1291 [19JY], E1344 [26JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H4859 [12JY], H4920 [18JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), E599 [19AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2357, H2365, H2388, H2389 
        [8MY], H2529 [9MY], E734 [8MY]
      States: impact of congressional redistricting, H507 [6FE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (H. Res. 549), H1029 [29FE]
      Toledo, OH: tribute to Heroes of Compassion honorees, 
        E995 [6JN]
      Unemployment: require all money withdrawn from States' 
        unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of 
        unemployment compensation, H356 [1FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant 
        victims of domestic violence and crime, H2709 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2709 [15MY]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H507 [6FE]
      Women: health care for women, H1029 [29FE]
      World War II: anniversary of Battle of Midway, H3588 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Kiedrowski, Tim, E219 [16FE]
      Morrison, Toni, H508 [6FE]
      Olver, Representative, H4031 [26JN]
      Pope Shenouda III, H1522 [22MR], E417 [22MR]
      Stokes, Carl B., H508 [6FE]
      Stokes, Louis, H788 [15FE]




KARENGA, MAULANA

  Bills and resolutions
      Kwanzaa Week: anniversary (see H. Res. 520), H78 [18JA]




KARINGE, ESTHER

  Reports filed
      Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 316) (H. Rept. 
        112-622), H5200 [24JY]




KAROIAN, TARA

  Remarks in House
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]




KARRAS, NOLAN

  Remarks in House
      Weber State University Alumni Association: tribute to WSU 
        Salutes honorees, H6162 [20SE]




KARSKI, JAN

  Remarks in House
      Presidential Medal of Freedom: recipient, E902 [30MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3777 [6JN]




KARZAI, HAMID (President, Afghanistan)

  Articles and editorials
      Intractable Afghan Graft Hampering U.S. Strategy, H1290 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan: U.S. policy, H2200-H2202 [26AP], H5849-H5851 [11SE]




KASANIN, MARC

  Remarks in Senate
      San Francisco, CA: express condolences to families of victims of 
        boating accident while participating in a race off the coast 
        of California, S2812 [26AP]




KASMARK, RAY

  Remarks in House
      Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual 
        Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]




KASPRZYK, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1353 [31JY]




KASULKE, ROBERT J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1496 [12SE]




KATM-RADIO (Stockton, CA)

  Remarks in House
      Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music: Station 
        of the Year Awards recipient, E789 [15MY]




KATSIFF, BRUCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1058 [18JN]




KATZ, ANA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5479 [26JY]




KATZ, DAVID

  Eulogies
      By Sam Katz, E19 [17JA]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E19 [17JA]




KATZ, SAM

  Eulogies
      Katz, David, E19 [17JA]




KATZENBACH, NICHOLAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1098 [20JN]




KA'U COAST PRESERVATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3908), E127 [3FE]




KAUFFMANN, RAPHAEL

  Remarks in House
      San Mateo County, CA: Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1103 
        [21JN]




KAUFMAN, HENRY

  Remarks in Senate
      Institute of International Education: anniversary of Scholar 
        Rescue Fund, S6102 [11SE]




KAUFMAN, MARK

  Remarks in House
      AthletiCo Physical and Occupational Therapy (company): tribute, 
        E260 [28FE]




KAUFMAN, TED (a former Senator from Delaware)

  Articles and editorials
      Lugar Proved `Bipartisanship' Serves Principles Well, S3274 
        [17MY]




KAUSHIK, SUNEDRA K.

  Remarks in House
      India: Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Samman Award recipient, E255 
        [27FE]




KAYATTA, WILLIAM J., JR.

  Articles and editorials
      William Kayatta and the Needless Destruction of the Thurmond 
        Rule, S5248 [23JY]
  Letters
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: William T. 
        Robinson III, ABA, S5643 [30JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 [6JN], S4607 
        [26JN], S5246 [23JY], S5643 [30JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S2545 [19AP]




KAYSVILLE, UT

  Remarks in Senate
      Davis High School: tribute to marching band, S2491 [18AP]




KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF

  Articles and editorials
      Kazakhstan Launches ATOM Project To Support Global Movement 
        Against Nuclear Tests, E1510 [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Power resources: promote global energy supply security through 
        increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, 
        Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Independence: anniversary, E357 [8MR]
      Nuclear weapons: launch of the Abolish Testing Our Mission 
        project to support the global movement to ban nuclear weapons 
        tests, E1509 [13SE]
  Statements
      International Conference From a Nuclear Test Ban to a Nuclear-
        Weapons-Free World: Representative Faleomavaega, E1509 [13SE]




KCPQ-TV (Seattle, WA)

  Remarks in House
      ``Washington's Most Wanted'' program: tribute to role in capture 
        of fugitives in Washington (State) and Oregon, E1203 [9JY]




KEACH, JOHN, SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E555 [17AP]




KEANE, BIL

  Bills and resolutions
      Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 126), H3171 [25MY]




KEARNEY, MO

  Remarks in House
      Calton, Todd M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E401 [21MR]




KEARNS, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Long Branch, NJ: tribute to Long Branch, NJ, Free Public Library 
        Library Champion award recipients, E1708 [19OC]




KEATING, EDWARD J.

  Remarks in House
      Ed Keating Center, Inc.: tribute, E1575 [20SE]




KEATING, TIM

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2470, H2473 [9MY]




KEATING, WILLIAM R. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3051 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see H.R. 3286), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3733 [18JN]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H3733 [18JN]
      ------restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H3915 
        [20JN]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H28 
        [17JA]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5328 [26JY]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H28 [17JA]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5923 [12SE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H220 [31JA]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H1018 [28FE]
      Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H2134 [25AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1847 [16AP] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient 
        staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H182 
        [25JA]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5766 [10SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H182 [25JA]
      ------create independent advisory panel to assess management 
        structure and capabilities and make recommendations to improve 
        efficiency and effectiveness (see H.R. 5913), H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H3975 [21JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide preservation and interpretation 
        assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford 
        Whaling National Historical Park (see H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]
      ------reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian 
        tribes (see H.R. 1291), H5630 [1AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: issue, upon request, veteran 
        identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H182 
        [25JA]
      Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of 
        individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H571 [7FE]
      ------protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see 
        H.R. 6087), H4908 [17JY]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4656 [29JN]
      EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to 
        increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or 
        forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H5766 [10SE]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6152 [19SE]
      Firearms: restrict ability of a person with certain Federal 
        firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer 
        business inventory firearms (see H.R. 263), H5630 [1AU]
      Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding 
        of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 3061), H1807 [29MR]
      ------include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 
        1176), H1846 [16AP]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, 
        distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see 
        H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]
      Health: provide for coverage of medically necessary food under 
        Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 
        1311), H27 [17JA]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        749), H5525 [31JY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H2813 [16MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H6152 [19SE]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H6151 [19SE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H115 [23JA]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H966 [27FE]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6319 [30OC]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3808 [19JN]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2330 [7MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 
        2954), H79 [18JA]
      Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in 
        the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and 
        slaves who fought during the American Revolution (see H.R. 
        2181), H802 [15FE]
      National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1756), H220 [31JA]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5712 [2AU]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Nuclear energy: ensure that nuclear powerplants can withstand 
        and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong 
        storms, or other events that threaten a major impact (see H.R. 
        1242), H1391 [19MR]
      Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, 
        program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H441 [2FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1391 [19MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H3481 [5JN]
      SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business 
        concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 
        4185), H1428 [20MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H726 [14FE]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H6001 [13SE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (see H. Res. 177), H1498 [21MR]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4775 [10JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H2072 [24AP]
      ------expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older 
        buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H115 [23JA]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H694 [9FE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H5631 [1AU]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H3481 [5JN]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H1306 [8MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 5903), H5010 [18JY]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (see H.R. 6028), H5328 [26JY]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H3700 [8JN]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H5331 [30JY]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 589), H641 [8FE]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1741 [28MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H3105 [17MY]
      World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 1718), H726 [14FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      FDA: incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see H.R. 
        6160), H5077 [19JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      FDA: incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (H.R. 
        6160), H5078 [19JY]
  Remarks
      A Safe Place, Inc.: anniversary, E1110 [21JN]
      Abington, MA: anniversary, E1027 [8JN]
      Air Force: prohibit funding cuts to Air National Guard units 
        until an impact study of the unit's loss is provided and 
        increase funding through a reduction in missile defense system 
        funding, H3052, H3053 [17MY]
      Boston, MA: anniversary of Boston Carmen's Union Local Chapter 
        589, E757 [10MY]
      Bourne, MA: unveiling of high water mark commemorating 1938 
        hurricane, E943 [31MY]
      Branch, Jason: Massachusetts Army National Guard Best Warrior 
        Competition winner, E757 [10MY]
      Buckey, John: Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' 
        Association Bertram H. Holland High School Principal of the 
        Year award recipient, E1457 [10SE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1787 [29MR]
      Cape Cod, MA: anniversary of Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, 
        E1030 [8JN]
      Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association: anniversary, 
        E1416 [3AU]
      Caruso, Julie: Pembroke (MA) Express Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E200 [15FE]
      Chatham, MA: anniversary, E1026 [8JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3052, H3053 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5172 [24JY]
      Drugs: address issues relative to prescription drug abuse, H5531 
        [1AU]
      Duxbury, MA: anniversary, E1028 [8JN]
      Falmouth, MA: Gosnold on Cape Cod recipient of Massachusetts 
        Mental Health Counselors Association Mental Health Agency of 
        the Year award, E1455 [10SE]
      Family Pantry of Cape Cod (organization): tribute, E941 
        [31MY]
      FDA: incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (H.R. 
        6160), H5531 [1AU]
      Flaherty, Mark: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]
      Harwich, MA: tribute to Cape Verdean Historical Trust So Sabi! 
        exhibit, E1030 [8JN]
      Hyannis, MA: anniversary of John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, 
        E1293 [19JY]
      Lupus Awareness Week: observance, E942 [31MY]
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Canoe River Aquifer Advisory 
        Committee, E1526 [13SE]
      Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition: tribute to ``Against the 
        Tide'' race, E1420 [3AU]
      Moynihan, Steven P.: James Madison Memorial Fellowship 
        Foundation James Madison Fellowship designee, E1142 
        [26JN]
      National Cancer Survivors Day: observance, E1034 [8JN]
      National Fire Protection Association: issuance of new standards 
        for gas process safety following Kleen Energy Plant disaster, 
        E943 [31MY]
      National Scoliosis Awareness Month: observance, E1032 
        [8JN]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, E823 [16MY]
      NOAA: John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant 
        Program funding, H2358 [8MY]
      Osterville, MA: tribute to Cape Cod Academy Stand Down event, 
        E1413 [3AU]
      Pembroke, MA: anniversary, E1635 [21SE]
      Pinkham, Jim: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]
      Plymouth, MA: opening of Veterans Outreach Clinic, E1412 
        [3AU]
      ------rededication of American Legion Post 40, E1412 
        [3AU]
      ------tribute to sister city Shichigahama, Japan, delegation 
        visit, E1418 [3AU]
      Pocasset, MA: anniversary of Pocasset Community Club, 
        E1682 [5OC]
      Quincy, MA: dedication of Francis X. Bellotti Courthouse, 
        E1636 [21SE]
      Quincy (MA) Patriot Ledger: anniversary, E1140 [26JN]
      Rothschild, Brian: Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts, Inc., 
        Prince Henry Society Award recipient, E1701 [16OC]
      Safety: tribute to independent, not-for-profit standards 
        development organizations (SDOs), E943 [31MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2358 [8MY]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H5872 [12SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H5872 [12SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, 
        E823 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, E823 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), E823 [16MY]
      Yarmouth, MA: anniversary of Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce, 
        E1699 [16OC]
  Statements
      Boston Carmen's Union Local 589 Anniversary: by, E757 
        [10MY]
  Tributes
      Bonner, Margaret, E199 [15FE]
      Burbank, Daniel, E1267 [18JY]
      Burns, Margaret, E1637 [21SE]
      Fressola, Helen Haluszka, E1456 [10SE]
      Haas, Brendan, E966 [1JN]
      Knowlton, Gertrude, E1136 [26JN]
      Lilly, Diane, E588 [19AP]
      Lussier, Michael, E942 [31MY]
      Murray, Bob, E1685 [5OC]
      Rollins, Steven, E1139 [26JN]
      Stillman, Ellen, E197 [15FE]




KECHBOULADIAN, ARAXI

  Essays
      Armenian Genocide Survivor, E924 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Armenian Genocide Congressional Record Project: survival 
        stories, E924 [31MY]




KEEGAN, SHELBEY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2517 [18AP]




KEENAN, NANCY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3896 [11JN]




KEENUM, CASE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E125 [2FE]




KEEP, JUDITH N.

  Bills and resolutions
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]




KEEP AMERICA'S PROMISES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3904), H511 [6FE]




KEEP PRINCE WILLIAM BEAUTIFUL (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Volunteer workers: tribute, E935 [31MY]




KEEPING ALL STUDENTS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1381), H2453 [9MY]




KEEPING AMERICAN NATURAL GAS HERE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]




KEEPING FAMILIES IN THEIR HOME ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2080), S3463 [23MY]




KEEPING OUR SOCIAL SECURITY PROMISES ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1558), S5276 [24JY]




KEEPING POLITICS OUT OF FEDERAL CONTRACTING ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 2008) (H. Rept. 112-536), H3706 [15JN]




KEEPING PROMISES TO TAXPAYERS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]




KEESEE, CHARLES (FUZZY)

  Articles and editorials
      Sheriff Remembers Fallen Deputy, S1190 [1MR]




KEFFLER, BILL A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E417 [22MR], E735 [8MY]




KEILITZ, LAUREN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E129 [3FE]




KEIPER, IDA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1477 [11SE]




KEIRAN, ALAN

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H185 [27JA], H3701 [12JN], H4696 
        [10JY], H5719 [7AU]




KEITH, DAMON J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1174 [28JN]




KELLEHER, NANCY B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E29 [18JA]




KELLER, LEROY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1000 [6JN]




KELLER, NICK

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 [17AP]




KELLEY, ALLAN B.

  Reports filed
      Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 794) (H. Rept. 
        112-620), H5200 [24JY]




KELLEY, COLLEEN M.

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2840 [17MY]
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H919 [17FE]




KELLEY, EVERETT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E649 [25AP]




KELLEY, JOYE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6261 [12SE]




KELLEY, KEVIN S.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




KELLEY, RAYMOND C.

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




KELLEY, RICHARD C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1176 [28JN]




KELLEY, RICHARD J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3230 [16MY]




KELLEY-ARIWOOLA, KAREN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E474 [28MR]




KELLOGG CO.

  Remarks in House
      Children and youth: tribute to ``Share Your Breakfast'' 
        initiative, E349, E352 [8MR]




KELLY, E. DENNIS, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E112 [1FE]




KELLY, ISABELLE M.

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




KELLY, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Titanic (R.M.S.): anniversary of sinking, H1963 [18AP], E524 
        [16AP]




KELLY, JAMES M.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2491 [18AP]




KELLY, JEFFREY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1430 [3AU]




KELLY, KEITH

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Labor: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for 
        Veterans' Employment and Training, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S6510 [20SE]




KELLY, LINDA

  Remarks in Senate
      Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Council on Foundations 
        Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program Bronze Award for Excellence 
        in Communications recipient, S3421 [22MY]




KELLY, LOIS

  Remarks in House
      Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County, PA: Governor 
        Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of Service recipient, 
        E558 [17AP]




KELLY, MIKE (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6214 [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H567 [7FE]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2072 [24AP]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2647 [10MY]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3404 [1JN]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H966 [27FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4064 [26JN]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5079 [19JY]
      ------make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H5009 [18JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3405 [1JN]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H4656 [29JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3703 [12JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 4631), H4065 [26JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6280 
        [21SE]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H512 [6FE]
      Health: repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans (see 
        H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H1742 [28MR]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (see H.R. 5859), H3363 [31MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1916 [17AP]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1811 [30MR]
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4908 [17JY]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H5630 [1AU]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3915 [20JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]
      Taxation: allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for 
        tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (see 
        H.R. 5932), H3698 [8JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell 
        education savings accounts (see H.R. 6115), H4862 [12JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4605 [28JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H5331 [30JY]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see H. Res. 646), H3405 [1JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt marketing research participants 
        and mystery shoppers from certain provisions (see H.R. 5915), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H3975 [21JN]
      Taxation: make permanent improvements to Coverdell education 
        savings accounts (see H.R. 6148), H5008 [18JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt marketing research participants 
        and mystery shoppers from certain provisions (H.R. 5915), 
        H3661 [7JN]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (H.R. 6016), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      Taxation: make permanent improvements to Coverdell education 
        savings accounts (H.R. 6148), H5009 [18JY]
  Remarks
      Cabot Guns (company): tribute, H1030 [29FE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H494 [6FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6215, H6216 [20SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: submit report estimating the number of 
        lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the 
        economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor 
        vehicles, H6215 [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: construction of VA health care center 
        offsite from Butler, PA, Medical Center, H3318 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3318 [31MY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H212, H213 [31JA]
      EPA: take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would 
        increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for 
        oil, H6216 [20SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2471 [9MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1170 [6MR]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations on offshore bank 
        account disclosure, middle income tax relief, invasive 
        species, prescription drug safety, and foreclosure relief and 
        predatory lending from regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (H.R. 5859), H5099 [23JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2485 [9MY]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (H.R. 
        2079), H705, H706 [14FE]
      Korean War: anniversary, E1198 [29JN]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: designate (H.R. 3248), H707, H708 [14FE]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: designate (H.R. 3247), H706, H707 [14FE]
      Mother's Day: observance, H2454 [9MY]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H212, 
        H213 [31JA]
      National Fuel Efficiency Month: designate, E1291 [19JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3799 [19JN]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H889 
        [16FE]
      Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2109, H2110 [25AP]
      Votes: position on missed, H1262 [7MR]
  Tributes
      Paterno, Joseph V., H665 [9FE]




KELLY, TIM

  Remarks in House
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]




KELLY FAMILY

  Remarks in House
      Titanic (R.M.S.): anniversary of sinking, H1963 [18AP], E524 
        [16AP]
      Tribute, E524 [16AP]




KELSEY, MICHAEL

  Letters
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5323 [25JY]




KENDALL, DOUG

  Articles and editorials
      1000 Days, S2307 [16AP]




KENDALL, FRANK, III

  Reports
      Report to Congress--Rare Earth Materials in Defense Applications 
        (excerpt), H4838 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, 
        Technology, and Logistics: Committee on Armed Services 
        (Senate), S3174 [15MY]




KENEALY, F.X. JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E754 [9MY]




KENNAMENTAL INC.

  Remarks in House
      Rogers, AR, facility: Arkansas Three Million Work Hour Award 
        recipient, H2666 [15MY]




KENNEBEC DANCE CENTRE (business)

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




KENNEDY, CHARLES T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E21 [17JA]




KENNEDY, EDWARD M. (a former Senator from Massachusetts)

  Letters
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
  Lists
      Contraception coverage bills co-sponsored by former Senator 
        Edward M. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]




KENNEDY, JOHN F. (35th President of the United States)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Hagerstown, MD: tribute to Cumberland Valley Athletic Club 
        annual JFK 50 mile run, E1615 [21SE]
      Hyannis, MA: anniversary of John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, 
        E1293 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Space policy: anniversary of space flight speech, S6245 [12SE]




KENNEDY, JOSHUA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E804 [15MY]




KENNEDY, PATRICK

  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for 
        DC Democracy, E706 [7MY]




KENNEDY, PATRICK J. (a former Representative from Rhode Island)

  Letters
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1124 [29FE]




KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 4097), H1016 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 4097), H2296, H2297 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 4097), S3534 [23MY]
  Reports filed
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Appropriations: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4097) (H. 
        Rept. 112-457), H2266 [27AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4097, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 
        appropriations, H2296 [7MY]




KENNELL, BRITTANY

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




KENNELLY, BARBARA B. (a former Representative from Connecticut)

  Appointments
      Social Security Advisory Board, H1127 [1MR]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H4696 [10JY]
  Remarks
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to 
        Congressional Golf Tournament, H4699 [10JY]
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4698, 
        H4699, H4706 [10JY]




KENNER, STEVEN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3170 [15MY]




KENNESAW, GA

  Remarks in Senate
      Kennesaw State University: tribute to Homelessness Awareness 
        Week, S5369 [25JY]




KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Homelessness Awareness Week: tribute, S5369 [25JY]




KENNETT, BAYARD

  Remarks in House
      Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce: White Mountains 
        Treasure Award recipient, E1732 [2NO]




KENT, OH

  Remarks in House
      Kent State University: tribute to men's baseball team, E1067 
        [19JN]




KENT, WA

  Remarks in House
      Kona Kai Coffee Co.: King County, WA, Executive Workforce 
        Development Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1523 
        [13SE]
      Oberto Sausage Co.: tribute, E1427 [3AU]
      Pacific Metallurgical Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Exporting 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1507 [13SE]
      Technology Access Foundation Academy: Intel Corp., Schools of 
        Distinction Award recipient, E1521 [13SE]




KENT STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to men's baseball team, E1067 [19JN]




KENTUCKY

  Articles and editorials
      At Almost 100, Bill Santor Looks Back on His Colorful Life in 
        Golf, S2319 [16AP]
      Board of Directors--Larry Corum, S5252 [23JY]
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
      Finding Family Far From Home, S2321 [16AP]
      Frankfort VFW's Honor Guard Members Feel Privileged To Serve, 
        S2320 [16AP]
      Happy Birthday! County Marks 100 Years With Day-Long 
        Celebration, S4145 [13JN]
      Highlands Center for Autism, S2597 [23AP]
      Jim Booth Committed to Economic Development, S1676 [14MR]
      Jimmy Lee Vance--Remembrances of Jimmy Lee Vance, S1575 [12MR]
      Judge Weddle Remembered--Circuit Court Judge Dies Days After 
        Announcing Retirement, S2651 [24AP]
      Kentucky Academy Tops the Chart--Newsweek Ranks Kentucky Academy 
        as America's Top High School, S3679 [4JN]
      Longest-Serving Tourism Director in State, S256 [1FE]
      Mortimers--A Good Place To Call Home, S1785 [19MR]
      Part of History, S2322 [16AP]
      Political Icon Donnie Girdler Dead at 63, S1537 [8MR]
      Rep. Danny Ford Calling It Quits After 30 Years in Frankfort, 
        S2595 [23AP]
      Singleton Takes Pride in Helping Families, S1786 [19MR]
      They Answer the Call, S3077 [10MY]
      TL Publisher Joins Hall of Fame Ranks, S2539 [19AP]
      Tribute for the ``First Lady of Booneville'', S5044 [16JY]
      VanHoose Lumber Since 1910, S905 [17FE]
      Westbrook--This Is Most Exciting Time in History, S5253 [23JY]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see 
        S. Res. 357), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 
        [18JA]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 422), S2393 [17AP] (see H. Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]
  Letters
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: Representative 
        Geoff Davis, H5527 [1AU]
  Obituaries
      Catron, Janie G.: Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5952 [2AU]
      Maggard, Rod: Hazard (KY) Herald, S5863 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Bardstown, KY: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Beautiful Small Town in America'' designee, E1284 [19JY]
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, H3274 [31MY]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (H. 
        Res. 517), E42 [18JA]
      Clermont, KY: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest inclusion 
        in Yahoo! Travel ``America's Prettiest Parks'' list, E1576 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 3792), E42 [18JA]
      Louisville, KY: anniversary of Louisville Ballet Co., E476 
        [28MR]
      ------anniversary of Louisville Metro Human Relations 
        Commission, E449 [27MR]
      Operation UNITE (organization): tribute, E592 [19AP]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, E521 
        [16AP]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 622), H1917 
        [18AP]
      Versailles, KY: anniversary of Versailles High School 1962 State 
        football championship, E1523 [13SE]
      West Liberty, KY: tribute to first responders, E1462 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, S3679 [4JN]
      Bush, KY: tribute to Bush Volunteer Fire Dept., S3076 [10MY]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (S. 
        Res. 357), S173 [30JA], S203 [31JA]
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]
      Constitution Day: observance, S6424 [19SE]
      F.S. VanHoose & Co., Inc.: tribute, S905 [17FE]
      Frankfort, KY: anniversary of VFW Post 4075, S2320 [16AP]
      Lipps, Tess: Clay County, KY, Days Wall of Fame honoree, S6526 
        [20SE]
      Louisville, KY: anniversary of Rotary Club of Louisville, S3895 
        [11JN]
      McCreary County, KY: anniversary, S4144 [13JN]
      National History Day (organization): tribute to students who 
        participated in competition, S4360 [20JN]
      Prestonburg, KY: tribute to Highlands Center for Autism, S2596 
        [23AP]
      Sports: tribute to University of Louisville v. University of 
        Kentucky NCAA men's basketball tournament game, S2117 [28MR]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Kentucky, S1161 [1MR], 
        S1376 [5MR], S1573 [12MR], S2190 [29MR]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 422), S2453 
        [17AP]
  Resignations
      House of Representatives: Geoff Davis, H5527 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 357, Civil War Battle of Mill Springs anniversary, S167, 
        S173 [30JA]
      S. Res. 422, tribute to University of Kentucky men's basketball 
        team, S2400, S2453 [17AP]
  Tributes
      McConnell, Senator, S93 [26JA]




KENTUCKY KERNEL (University of Kentucky publication)

  Articles and editorials
      U.S.S. Kentucky's Commander Is a Proud UK Alum, S5252 [23JY]




KENTUCKY (U.S.S.)

  Articles and editorials
      U.S.S. Kentucky's Commander Is a Proud UK Alum, S5252 [23JY]




KENWOOD, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4625 [29JN]




KENYA, REPUBLIC OF

  Addresses
      New Constitution of Kenya and the Role of the Judiciary: Willy 
        Mutunga, Supreme Court of Kenya, E652-E654 [25AP]
      Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya: Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic 
        and Cultural Representative to the U.S., S2914 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Taiwan: tribute to food donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]




KEOUN, BRADLEY

  Articles and editorials
      Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, 
        H5158-H5160 [24JY]




KERN COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Tracy Ranch (business): anniversary, E714 [7MY]




KERNERSVILLE, NC

  Remarks in House
      Community service: tribute to Designer's Attic (business) and 
        Friddle and Co., Inc., for donation to Second Harvest Food 
        Bank, H70 [18JA]




KERPEN, PHIL

  Articles and editorials
      Will Any Senate Democrat Stand Up to Obama's NLRB?, S2578 [23AP]




KERRIGAN, KATHY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2532 [19AP]




KERRY, JOHN F. (a Senator from Massachusetts)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3797 [6JN], 
        S3848, S3850 [7JN], S3901, S3905, S3917 [11JN], S3979, S3991, 
        S3998 [12JN], S4247 [18JN], S4275, S4280 [19JN], S4338 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6278 [12SE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2547 
        [19AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S654 [14FE], S851 [16FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR], S1814 [19MR]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5684 [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4461 [25JN]
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see S. 1773), S2546 [19AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3730 [5JN]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S2929 [7MY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. 
        Con. Res. 48), S4638 [26JN]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see 
        S. 1214), S1089 [28FE]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S4789 [9JY]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4461 [25JN]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S2496 [18AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S5305 [24JY]
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (see S. 
        Res. 376), S3786 [6JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 
        1947), S3900 [11JN]
      ------provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign 
        commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see S. 
        1919), S2546 [19AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for 
        beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 1850), S2546 [19AP]
      Dept. of Education: require Statistics Commissioner to collect 
        information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic 
        programs (see S. 1269), S5305 [24JY]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure access to high-quality child care for 
        homeless children and families under the Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 
        3461), S5732 [31JY]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see S. 2123), S1614 [13MR]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see S. 3345), 
        S4674 [27JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs 
        (see S. 3583), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 
        3328), S4417 [21JN]
      Dept. of Labor: minimize adverse effects of employment 
        dislocation (see S. 3297), S4203 [14JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see S. 1629), S2928 [7MY]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see S. 1755), S5659 [30JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S1614 [13MR]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see S. 3430), S6547 [20SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4461 [25JN]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 
        3472), S6064 [10SE]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S495 [9FE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      ------tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals 
        who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), S1932 [21MR]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5085 [17JY] (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S5979 [2AU]
      Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see S. 563), S6271 [12SE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S6628 [21SE]
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S5659 [30JY]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S5980 [2AU]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S5733 [31JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        433), S2655 [24AP]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 367), S323 
        [2FE]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3042 
        [9MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        563), S6454 [19SE]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (see S. 3281), S3838 [7JN]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5660 [30JY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S5048 
        [16JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3285), 
        S3976 [12JN]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see S. 3214), S3422 
        [22MY]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see S. 3378), S6064 [10SE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Tariff: footwear (see S. 1069), S1577 [12MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S6627 [21SE]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        S. 933), S5258 [23JY]
      ------extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see 
        S. 3267), S3781 [6JN]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1397), 
        S2325 [16AP]
      ------provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer 
        emergency service workers (see S. 1911), S5258 [23JY]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN]
      Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles 
        containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see 
        S. 1281), S6626 [21SE]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3236), S3901 [11JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S4239 [18JN]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S4894 
        [11JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1577 [12MR]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see S. 1460), S614 [14FE]
      ------recognize superior service of members of the First Special 
        Service Force (see S. Res. 577), S6626 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see S. Res. 
        437), S2731 [25AP]
      Children and youth: call on all governments to assist in the 
        safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence (see S. Res. 
        449), S3042 [9MY]
      ------issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at 
        improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see S. 
        3231), S3516 [23MY]
      ------provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation 
        standards (see S. 3331), S4417 [21JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans 
        Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, 
        and detail such departmental functions (see S. 3465), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP]
      ------require a quadrennial diplomacy and development review 
        (see S. 3341), S4636 [26JN]
      Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (see S. Res. 493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 
        [26JY]
      Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the 
        U.S. (see S. Res. 477), S3729 [5JN]
      ------recognize importance of relationship with the U.S., urge 
        protection of civil liberties, and cease intimidation and 
        prosecution of civil society workers and democracy activists 
        (see S. Res. 372), S614 [14FE]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see S. 3289), 
        S4151 [13JN]
      Medicare: provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed 
        issue of a supplemental policy (see S. 3271), S3838 [7JN]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), 
        correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 58), S5978 [2AU]
      SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (see S. 3174), S3129 [14MY]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see 
        S. Res. 524), S5257 [23JY]
      Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 526), 
        S5304 [24JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      Tariff: acetoacetyl-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroanilide (see S. 2821), 
        S2927 [7MY]
      ------basic blue 7 (see S. 2824), S2927 [7MY]
      ------basic red 1 (see S. 2826), S2927 [7MY]
      ------basic red 1--1 (see S. 2825), S2927 [7MY]
      ------basic violet 1 (see S. 2827), S2927 [7MY]
      ------basketballs made of leather (see S. 2797), S2927 [7MY]
      ------basketballs made of other than leather or rubber (see S. 
        2798), S2927 [7MY]
      ------basketballs made of rubber (see S. 2799), S2927 [7MY]
      ------benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chloro-2-[[4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-
        oxo-1-(3-sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]azo]-5-methyl-, calcium 
        salt (see S. 2802), S2927 [7MY]
      ------butanamide, N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1 H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-2-
        [2-(2-methoxyphenyl) diazenyl]-3-oxo (see S. 2803), S2927 
        [7MY]
      ------cellular plastic sheets for micron-retention filters (see 
        S. 2816), S2927 [7MY]
      ------cellular plastic sheets for nano-retention filters (see S. 
        2820), S2927 [7MY]
      ------electrical transformers (see S. 2805), S2927 [7MY]
      ------fairway wood heads (see S. 2809), S2927 [7MY]
      ------fasteners, in clips suitable for use in a mechanical 
        attaching device (see S. 2806), S2927 [7MY]
      ------5-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methoxy-2-naphthanilide (see S. 
        2828), S2927 [7MY]
      ------5-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-naphthanilide (see S. 2829), 
        S2927 [7MY]
      ------golf club driver heads (see S. 2808), S2927 [7MY]
      ------golf club iron heads (see S. 2810), S2927 [7MY]
      ------golf wedge club heads (see S. 2811), S2927 [7MY]
      ------hand tools designed for securing plastic fasteners (see S. 
        2807), S2927 [7MY]
      ------high-performance loudspeakers (see S. 2804), S2927 [7MY]
      ------hybrid golf club heads (see S. 2812), S2927 [7MY]
      ------p-aminobenzamide (4-aminobenzamide) (see S. 2822), S2927 
        [7MY]
      ------pigment red 187 (see S. 2831), S2927 [7MY]
      ------pigment yellow 180 (see S. 2801), S2927 [7MY]
      ------pigment yellow 181 (see S. 2832), S2927 [7MY]
      ------plastic fittings composed of perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) resin 
        (see S. 2817), S2927 [7MY]
      ------plastic mesh for filters (see S. 2818), S2927 [7MY]
      ------plastic mesh for filters (high flow) (see S. 2819), S2927 
        [7MY]
      ------synthetic filament yarns (see S. 2814), S2927 [7MY]
      ------3,3'-dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride ([1,1'-biphenyl]-
        4,4'-diamino, 3,3'-dichloro-) (see S. 2830), S2927 [7MY]
      ------3-amino-4-methylbenzamide (see S. 2823), S2927 [7MY]
      ------untwisted filament yarns (see S. 2815), S2927 [7MY]
      ------volleyballs (see S. 2800), S2927 [7MY]
      ------yttrium oxides (see S. 2813), S2927 [7MY]
      Taxation: expand and simplify the credit for employee health 
        insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2227), S2001 
        [22MR]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see S. 2316), S2545 [19AP]
      Titantic (R.M.S.): provide additional protections for ship and 
        wreck site (see S. 2279), S2243 [29MR]
      White, Kevin H.: tribute (see S. Res. 365), S261 [1FE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see S. 3547), S6340 [13SE]
  Cloture motions
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
  Letters
      Nomination of Mari C. Aponte to be Ambassador to El Salvador: 
        several former El Salvador Ministers of Foreign Relations, 
        S4175 [14JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4181 [14JN], 
        S4275, S4280 [19JN], S4338, S4339 [20JN]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4174 [14JN]
      Boston, MA: inclusion of Massachusetts General Hospital in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' list, 
        S5083 [17JY]
      Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (S. 3231), S3518 [23MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3711 
        [5JN]
      Climate: global warming, S4255-S4261 [19JN], S5836-S5839 [1AU]
      ------impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S5964 [2AU], S6515 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: extend eligibility for certain emergency 
        loans to commercial fisherman, S4280 [19JN]
      ------repeal duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish, S4181 [14JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans 
        Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, 
        and detail such departmental functions (S. 3465), S5872 [1AU]
      Dept. of State: require a quadrennial diplomacy and development 
        review (S. 3341), S4638 [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6317 [13SE]
      ------veterans job corps funding through reductions in foreign 
        aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and Libya, S6317 [13SE]
      Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (S. Res. 493), S4206 [14JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S890 [17FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4327 [20JN]
      FDA: prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval, S3554 [24MY]
      ------repeal duplicate programs relating to the inspection and 
        grading of catfish, S4275 [19JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3554 [24MY]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management, S4181 [14JN]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6598, S6599, S6600, S6601 [21SE]
      Foreign Service: nominations, S614 [14FE], S2085 [27MR], S2821 
        [26AP], S4299 [19JN], S5486 [26JY], S6453 [19SE]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S3675, 
        S3676 [4JN]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (S. Res. 
        394), S1678 [14MR]
      Japan: anniversary of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, 
        S1575 [12MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit food aid, S4339 
        [20JN]
      ------prohibit food aid unless the President issues a national 
        interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285 [12SE]
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of 
        Massachusetts, S6444 [19SE]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (S. 3539), S6342 [13SE]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 
        [13JN]
      Medicare: provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed 
        issue of a supplemental policy (S. 3271), S3840 [7JN]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, S890 [17FE]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (S. 3289), S4153 [13JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, S1414-
        S1416 [6MR]
      Olesen, James: Brandeis University Leonard Bernstein Festival of 
        the Creative Arts Distinguished Contribution to the Arts Award 
        recipient, S3082 [10MY]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, 
        S6599, S6600 [21SE]
      ------U.S. policy, S843 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S3008 [9MY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1169 [1MR]
      ------repeal, S3008 [9MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4996 [16JY]
      Power resources: facilitate planning, construction, and 
        operation of a secure national clean energy grid, S5839 [1AU]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1169 [1MR]
      SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (S. 3174), S3131 [14MY]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S4997 
        [16JY]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (S. 3547), S6343 [13SE]
      World Refugee Day: observance, S4293 [19JN]
  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S613, S614 
        [14FE], S2084, S2085 [27MR], S2820 [26AP], S4297, S4298 
        [19JN], S5485, S5486 [26JY], S6452, S6453 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Assessing Progress in Haiti Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1016), S2819 [26AP]
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
      Commend Rotary International Efforts To Prevent and Eradicate 
        Polio: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 473), 
        S4366 [20JN]
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations and Call for Transition to 
        Democracy in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 435), S2921 [7MY]
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
      Condemn Iran for Continued Persecution, Imprisonment, and 
        Sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the Charge of Apostasy: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 385), S4366 
        [20JN]
      Condemn Persecution of Baha'is and Continued Violation of 
        International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for 
        Violations, Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 80), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Condemn Violence Against and Detention of Journalists and 
        Support Freedom of the Press in Syria: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 391), S2166 [28MR]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-6), S5731 
        [31JY]
      Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S614 [14FE], S2085 [27MR], S2821 [26AP], S4299 
        [19JN], S5486 [26JY], S6453 [19SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for 
        Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 543), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Haiti Reforestation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 1023) (S. Rept. 112-165), S3173 [15MY]
      Honor Sacrifices of NATO Personnel in Afghanistan and 
        Historically Throughout the World and Support the New 
        Strategic Concept and Upcoming Summit in Chicago, IL: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 395), S2166 
        [28MR]
      International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 414) (S. Rept. 
        112-170), S3514 [23MY]
      Nicaragua Democratic Aspirations Support and Call Attention to 
        the Deterioration of Constitutional Order: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 344), S2166 [28MR]
      Nomination of Alexander M. Laskaris To Be Ambassador to Guinea: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Anne C. Richard To Be Assistant Sec. of State for 
        Population, Refugees, and Migration: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Carlos Pascual To Be Assistant Sec. of State for 
        Energy Resources: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of David B. Wharton To Be Ambassador to Zimbabwe: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Dawn M. Liberi To Be Ambassador to Burundi: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6452 [19SE]
      Nomination of Deborah R. Malac To Be Ambassador to Liberia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Dorothea-Maria Rosen To Be Ambassador to 
        Micronesia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Douglas M. Griffiths To Be Ambassador to 
        Mozambique: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Earl W. Gast To Be AID Assistant Administrator for 
        Africa: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Edward M. Alford To Be Ambassador to Gambia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Frederick D. Barton To Be Assistant Sec. of State 
        for Conflict and Stabilization Operations and Coordinator for 
        Reconstruction and Stabilization: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Gene A. Cretz To Be Ambassador to Ghana: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Gina K. Abercrombie-Winstanley To Be Ambassador to 
        Malta: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Greta C. Holtz To Be Ambassador to Oman: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Jacob Walles To Be Ambassador to Tunisia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Jay N. Anania To Be Ambassador to Suriname: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 [19JN]
      Nomination of Jeffrey D. Levine To Be Ambassador to Estonia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of John C. Stevens To Be Ambassador to Libya: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of John M. Koenig To Be Ambassador to Cyprus: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Jonathan D. Farrar To Be Ambassador to Panama: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Joseph E. Macmanus To Be U.S. Representative to 
        the International Atomic Energy Agency: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Joseph E. Macmanus To Be U.S. Representative to 
        the U.N. Vienna Office: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Julissa Reynoso To Be Ambassador to Uruguay: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Kenneth H. Merten To Be Ambassador to Croatia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Larry L. Palmer To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. 
        Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
        Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield To Be Foreign Service 
        Director General: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Makila James To Be Ambassador to Swaziland: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Marcie B. Ries To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Mark A. Pekala To Be Ambassador to Latvia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Mark L. Asquino To Be Ambassador to Guinea: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Michael A. Raynor To Be Ambassador to Benin: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Michael D. Kirby To Be Ambassador to Serbia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Michele J. Sison To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and 
        Maldives: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Nancy J. Powell To Be Ambassador to India: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S614 [14FE]
      Nomination of Pamela A. White To Be Ambassador to Haiti: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Peter W. Bodde To Be Ambassador to Nepal: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Phyllis M. Powers To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Piper A. Wind Campbell To Be Ambassador to 
        Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Richard B. Norland To Be Ambassador to Georgia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Richard G. Olson To Be Ambassador to Pakistan: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Richard L. Morningstar To Be Ambassador to 
        Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Robert E. Whitehead To Be Ambassador to Togo: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Sara M. Aviel To Be International Bank for 
        Reconstruction and Development Alternate Executive Director: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Scott H. DeLisi To Be Ambassador to Uganda: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Senator Isakson To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. 
        Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 
        [19SE]
      Nomination of Senator Leahy To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. 
        Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 
        [19SE]
      Nomination of Sharon E.W. Villarosa To Be Ambassador to 
        Mauritius and Seychelles: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6452 [19SE]
      Nomination of Stephen D. Mull To Be Ambassador to Poland: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Susan Marsh Elliott To Be Ambassador to 
        Tajikistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Tara D. Sonenshine To Be Under Sec. of State for 
        Public Diplomacy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Thomas H. Armbruster To Be Ambassador to the 
        Marshall Islands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Timothy M. Broas To Be Ambassador to the 
        Netherlands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Tracey A. Jacobson To Be Ambassador to Kosovo: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Walter North To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, 
        Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of William E. Todd To Be Ambassador to Cambodia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4240), S5133 [18JY]
      Presidential Requirement To Report to Congress on All Known 
        Syrian Opposition Groups and the Number and Security of 
        Weapons Used by the Regime and Opposition Forces: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2224), S2819 [26AP]
      Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and 
        Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model 
        Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]
      Promote Peace and Stability in Sudan: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 397), S2166 [28MR]
      Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3341) (S. Rept. 112-220), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Recognize Importance of Relationship of Egypt With U.S., Urge 
        Protection of Civil Liberties, and Cease Intimidation and 
        Prosecution of Civil Society Workers and Democracy Activists: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 372), S613 
        [14FE]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. 1039) (S. Rept. 112-191), S5257 [23JY]
      Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 429), S4366 [20JN]
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service Professionals Who 
        Represent the U.S. Abroad: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 401), S2819 [26AP]
      Tribute to Laura Pollan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 342), S613 [14FE]
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 
        [27JN]
      Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]
  Resolutions of ratification
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S5731 
        [31JY]
  Tributes
      Cote, Dave, S3973 [12JN]
      Doherty, Glen, S6317 [13SE]
      Garland, Joe, S6443 [19SE]
      Kerrigan, Kathy, S2532 [19AP]
      Lugar, Senator, S3009 [9MY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1903 [21MR]
      O'Ree, Willie, S1047 [27FE]
      Rehman, Sherry, S843 [16FE]
      Sachs, Stacey, S2597 [23AP]
      Tarr, Mary C., S2800 [26AP]
      White, Kevin H., S178 [31JA]
      Wylie, Richard E., S1846 [20MR]




KERSTMAN, AMANDA

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E355 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E355 [8MR]




KESSEL, JOAN AND GEORGE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E117 [2FE]




KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT

  Bills and resolutions
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      ------commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events (S. 
        Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S4412 [21JN]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
        writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812, 
        S1106 [29FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 388, commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events, S1208, S1369 [1MR]




KEYSTONE FOR A SECURE TOMORROW ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3811), H158 [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3811), H189 [31JA]




KHAIRKHWA, KHAIRULLAH

  Bills and resolutions
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]




KHALIFA V  see Ahmad, Masroor




KHALIQUZZAMAN, ABU NASER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1643 [21SE]




KHALSA, RAMA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E91 [31JA]




KHAN, SALMAN

  Remarks in House
      Khan Academy (organization): tribute, E22 [17JA]




KHAN, USTAD RAHAT FATEH ALI

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E818 [16MY]




KHAN ACADEMY (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E22 [17JA]




KHATTAB, MAHMOUD

  Letters
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership, 
        E1385 [1AU]




KHODORKOVSKY, MIKHAIL B.

  Remarks in House
      Russia: human rights violations, H5979 [13SE]




KHODORSKY, MIKHAIL

  Remarks in Senate
      Russia: human rights violations, S806-S810 [16FE]




KHOSLA, PRADEEP

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E983 [5JN]




KHUZAMI, ROBERT

  Statements
      Application of Insider Trading Law to Trading by Members of 
        Congress and Their Staffs, S144-S146 [30JA]




K-I LUMBER & BUILDING MATERIALS (company)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S609 [14FE]




KIBBIE, JOHN (JACK)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5864 [1AU]




KICK, PAMELA

  Remarks in House
      Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E400 [21MR]




KIDS VOTING USA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Lanthorn, Robert: Kids Voting USA (organization) Educator of the 
        Year award recipient, E602 [19AP]




KIEDROWSKI, TIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E219 [16FE]




KILAUEA, HI

  Remarks in Senate
      U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary of Hawaiian Volcano 
        Observatory, S34 [23JA]




KILBANE, JOHNNY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E280 [29FE]




KILBANE, KATHLEEN

  Remarks in House
      Irish American Archives Society: Walks of Life Award recipient, 
        E281 [29FE]




KILDEE, DALE E. (a Representative from Michigan)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H2715 [15MY]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]
      ------restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H3915 
        [20JN]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H4686 [9JY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H2135 [25AP]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H2033 [19AP]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1916 [17AP] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2126 [25AP]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3916 
        [20JN]
      ------establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 531), H1978 [18AP]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H115 [23JA]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement 
        (see H.R. 1475), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H6001 [13SE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3976 [21JN]
      ------make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in 
        institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 
        3462), H966 [27FE]
      Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with 
        significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 604), H5130 
        [23JY]
      ------improve individualized education program and facilitate 
        the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see 
        H.R. 602), H5130 [23JY]
      ------provide assistance to States to develop and implement 
        transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who 
        are transitioning from the secondary school system into 
        adulthood (see H.R. 603), H5130 [23JY]
      ------provide certified trainers of service animals access to 
        the same public transportation and public accommodations 
        afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 
        1878), H3915 [20JN]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H2033 [19AP]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H6304 [9OC]
      FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H5328 [26JY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 
        2245), H1915 [17AP]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6152 [19SE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3363 
        [31MY]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3105 [17MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H2033 [19AP]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H3981 [25JN]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3976 [21JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3808 [19JN]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H3267 [30MY]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H115 [23JA]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H1017 [28FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H945 [17FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H2288 
        [27AP]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H1847 [16AP]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      ------establish a position for a representative of Indian tribes 
        on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal 
        communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 [16FE]
      ------help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational 
        opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H2715 [15MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor 
        organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 
        2775), H3267 [30MY]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H5328 [26JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5711 [2AU]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H3915 [20JN]
      Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual 
        retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        2502), H1543 [22MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1978 [18AP]
      ------increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial 
        buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal 
        residences (see H.R. 5930), H3698 [8JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2288 [27AP]
      ------modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private 
        foundations (see H.R. 2311), H1497 [21MR]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1363 
        [13MR]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H6152 [19SE]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower 
        protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H3808 [19JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers 
        (see H.R. 3821), H158 [24JA]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      National Young Audiences Week: designate (see H. Res. 574), 
        H1272 [7MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers 
        (H.R. 3821), H159 [24JA]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 6175), 
        H5201 [24JY]
  Remarks
      Bay Area Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1489 [12SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2233 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2233 
        [27AP]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2765 [16MY]
      Saginaw Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1499 [12SE]
      Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2233 [27AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2765 
        [16MY]
      World War II: anniversary of Battle of Dieppe, E1440 
        [3AU]
  Tributes
      Anderson, Carmell F., E102 [31JA]
      Hopkins, J.S., E836 [17MY]
      Manthe, Daniel R., E768 [10MY]
      McMahan, Robert K., E538 [16AP]
      Nelson, Queen P. (Polly), E205 [15FE]
      Shaft, Henry, E134 [3FE]
      Shields, Claressa, E951 [1JN]
      Smith, Carnell E., E544 [17AP]
      Smith, Jane, E1492 [12SE]
      Sullivan, John V., E479 [28MR]
      Turner, Rafael C., E603 [19AP]




KILEY, CLETE

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H3 [6JA]




KILLAM, LUKE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4948 [12JY]




KIM, JIM YONG

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E572 [18AP]




KIM YOUNG HWAN

  Remarks in House
      Korea, Democratice People's Republic of: call for release of 
        political prisoners, E837 [17MY]




KIMBALL, MN

  Remarks in House
      Knaus Sausage House (business): anniversary, E1725 [26OC]




KIMBERLING, CLEON

  Remarks in House
      Colorado State University: Dept. of Animal Science Livestock 
        Leader of the Year award recipient, H86 [23JA]




KINARD, JOHNNY

  Remarks in House
      Kinard & Myles True Gospel Productions, Inc.: tribute, E1713 
        [19OC]




KINARD & MYLES TRUE GOSPEL PRODUCTIONS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1713 [19OC]




KIND, RON (a Representative from Wisconsin)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3122 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H6234 [20SE]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3481 [5JN]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial 
        marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division 
        members who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 
        111), H1542 [22MR]
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (see H.R. 3435), H2647 [10MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for 
        beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H727 [14FE]
      ------improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase 
        economic development in underserved areas by promoting 
        cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members 
        who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer 
        entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance 
        Program to dependents (see H.R. 1130), H27 [17JA]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H6061 [14SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6318 [26OC]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H1642 [27MR]
      ------increase maximum age for children eligible for medical 
        care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 115), H27 [17JA]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H5331 [30JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2034 [19AP]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and 
        regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see 
        H.R. 1093), H3915 [20JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1807 [29MR]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H3171 [25MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H966 [27FE]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see H.R. 6232), H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5712 [2AU]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H1306 [8MR]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]
      ------provide payment for anesthesia services by 
        anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same 
        manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and 
        certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H2715 
        [15MY]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H79 [18JA]
      National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an 
        amnesty period during which veterans and their families can 
        register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H3976 [21JN]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H6280 [21SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of 
        establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4656 [29JN]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6001 [13SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal 
        and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H4864 [12JY]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of 
        a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        854), H1153 [5MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H5292 [25JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H5712 [2AU]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H4828 [11JY]
      Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on 
        Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H5630 [1AU]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H6152 [19SE]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H945 [17FE]
      ------clarify domestic production activities deduction rules 
        relating to allowance deduction by U.S. contract manufacturers 
        (see H.R. 2780), H2033 [19AP]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1428 [20MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H2663 [11MY]
      ------expand availability of saver's credit, make credit 
        refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into 
        the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5630 [1AU]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H966 [27FE]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1154 [5MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5202 
        [24JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1543 [22MR]
      ------modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property credit 
        (see H.R. 6398), H6280 [21SE]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable 
        contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3729), H5202 [24JY]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by 
        financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 
        5705), H3405 [1JN]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5328 [26JY]
      ------provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 6102), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H641 [8FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see H.R. 4933), H2206 [26AP]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see H.R. 3863), H374 
        [1FE]
      ------provide funding assistance to State training centers 
        certified by FEMA as capable of providing emergency response 
        training (see H.R. 5620), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide a scientific basis for the 
        management of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi 
        River Basin (see H.R. 4458), H2030 [19AP]
      Taxation: expand credit for employee health insurance expenses 
        of small employers (see H.R. 4324), H1804 [29MR]
      ------make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy 
        credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance 
        qualified biogas property (see H.R. 6212), H5326 [26JY]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (H.R. 5143), H2281 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (H.R. 3863), H375 [1FE]
      ------provide funding assistance to State training centers 
        certified by FEMA as capable of providing emergency response 
        training (H.R. 5620), H2446 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide a scientific basis for the 
        management of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi 
        River Basin (H.R. 4458), H2032 [19AP]
      Taxation: expand credit for employee health insurance expenses 
        of small employers (H.R. 4324), H1806 [29MR]
      ------make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy 
        credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance 
        qualified biogas property (H.R. 6212), H5327 [26JY]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (H.R. 
        5795), H3104 [17MY]
  Remarks
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War, E954 [1JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), E948, E954, 
        E957 [1JN]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect, E957 [1JN]
      ------provide assistance to State training centers to provide 
        emergency response training to the National Guard and Federal 
        agencies performing homeland defense activities, E948 
        [1JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1082, H1083 [29FE]
      Ellsworth, WI: anniversary, E1267 [18JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1472 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4739 [10JY]
      Hines, Dale: Wisconsin Agriculturist (publication) Master 
        Agriculturist award recipient, E655 [25AP]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), 
        E1557 [19SE]
      Lancaster, WI: anniversary, E738 [9MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on small 
        business hiring and tax credit, H4739 [10JY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H330 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4739 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1472 [21MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H3610, H3611 [7JN]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2006 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3610, 
        H3611 [7JN]
      Votes: position on missed, E64 [24JA]
  Tributes
      Chesser, David, E247 [27FE]




KINDSFATER, HERBERT S.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6052 [10SE]




KING, CAROLE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E707 [7MY]




KING, CORETTA SCOTT

  Remarks in Senate
      Congressional Gold Medal: award, S4411 [21JN]




KING, JACK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E109 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S258 [1FE]




KING, MARTIN LUTHER, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Beta Lambda 
        Chapter of Miami-Dade County, FL, for contribution to the 
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, E1 [6JA]
      Bahamas: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Bimini Plaque 
        Project, E1686 [5OC]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William 
        County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth 
        Oratorical Contest participants, E324 [6MR]
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]
      Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H40 [18JA], E70 [25JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congressional Gold Medal: award, S4411 [21JN]




KING, MIKE

  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1032 
        [29FE]




KING, NICHOLAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E792 [15MY]




KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)

  Articles and editorials
      Who Will Defend the Defenders?, Mitchell D. Silber, Commentary 
        (publication), E959-E962 [1JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H6280 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6152 [19SE]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H376 [1FE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 
        109), H3162 [18MY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H221 [31JA]
      Commodity Exchange Act: clarify definition of swap dealer (see 
        H.R. 3527), H27 [17JA]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H2716 [15MY]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure equitable treatment of Armed Forces 
        members and civilian employees killed or wounded in certain 
        attacks outside combat zones (see H.R. 1142), H375 [1FE]
      ------provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game 
        law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, 
        make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H3976 [21JN]
      ------recognize distance education program developed to provide 
        advanced joint professional military education as equivalent 
        to program consisting exclusively of resident instruction (see 
        H.R. 3349), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5328 [26JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
      ------permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted 
        in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility 
        (see H.R. 5843), H4065 [26JN]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H4828 [11JY]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (see H.R. 3857), H219 
        [31JA]
      Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant 
        Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service 
        organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 
        6414), H6060 [14SE]
      Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's 
        Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H1496 [21MR]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow use of educational assistance 
        funds to defray training costs associated with purchasing 
        certain franchise enterprises (see H.R. 3351), H159 [24JA]
      ------clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain 
        veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 
        3612), H376 [1FE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H4775 [10JY]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H376 
        [1FE]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1498 [21MR]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3981 [25JN]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      FDA: strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]
      FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H4606 [28JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H221 
        [31JA]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H4656 [29JN]
      ------support and promote mutual community banks (see H.R. 
        4217), H1426 [20MR]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H6001 [13SE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (see H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H2569 [9MY]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3733 [18JN]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H2813 [16MY]
      ------repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for 
        employees (see H.R. 1744), H802 [15FE]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3808 
        [19JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4065 [26JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H5009 [18JY]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H182 [25JA]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3977 [21JN]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1978 [18AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H5079 [19JY]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see H.R. 4309), H3976 [21JN]
      ------recognize importance of Federal law enforcement officers 
        to U.S. national security and counterterrorism (see H. Res. 
        776), H5923 [12SE]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2569 [9MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1741 [28MR]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6318 [26OC]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H696 [13FE]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Guard: provide that the basic housing allowance is not 
        reduced when a member transitions between active duty and 
        full-time National Guard duty without a break in active 
        service (see H.R. 2733), H79 [18JA]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H4907 [17JY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4656 [29JN]
      ------study ways to commemorate and preserve the aviation 
        history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 [25JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2447 [8MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H221 [31JA]
      ------make certain internal control reporting and assessment 
        requirements optional for certain smaller companies (see H.R. 
        2941), H1101 [29FE]
      Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on 
        Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H5766 [10SE]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary 
        and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 4075), H943 [17FE]
      ------allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H1391 [19MR]
      ------exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an 
        employee's student loans (see H.R. 5129), H2329 [7MY]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H3976 [21JN]
      ------extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 
        6066), H4654 [29JN]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and 
        allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an 
        amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H221 [31JA]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H2135 [25AP]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H3404 [1JN]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3807 [19JN]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H1306 [8MR]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H5630 [1AU]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3661 [7JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H641 [8FE]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H6234 
        [20SE]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 6229), H5631 
        [1AU]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H2447 [8MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H2569 [9MY]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H6152 [19SE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples 
        collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 6196), 
        H5291 [25JY]
      Financial institutions: make certain improvements relative to 
        proprietary trading by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 
        [21SE]
      Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5291 
        [25JY]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H692 [9FE]
      Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see H.R. 5966), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (H.R. 5144), 
        H2281 [27AP]
      FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples 
        collected from convicted child sex offenders (H.R. 6196), 
        H5292 [25JY]
      Financial institutions: make certain improvements relative to 
        proprietary trading by banking entities (H.R. 6524), H6278 
        [21SE]
      Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (H.R. 6195), H5292 
        [25JY]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (H.R. 3993), H693 
        [9FE]
      Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (H.R. 5966), H3807 [19JN]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (H.R. 5966), H3807 [19JN]
  Cost Estimates
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2764): CBO, 
        H3242 [30MY]
  Letters
      Border Security Information Improvement Act: by, Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House), H2672 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H2796 [16MY]
      FEMA programs and activities reauthorization: by, Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House), H6110 [19SE]
      Intelligence services appropriations: by, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H3309 [31MY]
      Secure Border Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), 
        E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        E972 [5JN]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House), E1176 [28JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        E1175 [28JN]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: by, Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House), E1659 [28SE]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), H3502 [6JN], H4003, 
        H4007, H4009 [26JN]
      ------establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, H3244 
        [30MY]
      ------establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of 
        mass destruction intelligence and information sharing 
        functions and require dissemination of information to relevant 
        entities (H.R. 2764), H3241, H3242, H3243 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3502 [6JN]
      ------permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted 
        in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility 
        (H.R. 5843), H4014 [26JN]
      ------prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain 
        State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of 
        mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, H3247 [30MY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4009, H4011 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for programs or activities 
        that involve racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law 
        enforcement organization, H2533 [9MY]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3243, H3244, H3245 [30MY]
      National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, 
        E1071 [19JN]
      National Community Pharmacists Association: tribute to Protect 
        Your Pharmacy Now! week, E550 [17AP]
      National security: improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236, 
        H3237, H3239 [30MY]
      New York, NY: tribute to New York Police Dept., efforts to 
        prevent acts of terrorism, E958 [1JN]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: observance, E447 [27MR]
      Point of order, H4011, H4014 [26JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2533 [9MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: ensure that certain 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) do not 
        expire before deadline for implementation of electronic 
        readers for such credentials, H3502 [6JN]
      ------establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 
        1447), H4011, H4012, H4013, H4014 [26JN]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (H.R. 3670), H3239, H3241 [30MY]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H. Rept. 112-552), H3702 [12JN]
      Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 112-499), H3265 [30MY]
      Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 
        112-685), H6230 [20SE]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112-467), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing 
        Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112-592), H4827 [11JY]
      Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3857) (H. Rept. 
        112-498), H3265 [30MY]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 4251) (H. Rept. 112-521), H3702 [12JN]
      Transportation Security Administration Transfer of Unclaimed 
        Money Recovered at Airport Security Checkpoints to United 
        Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 2179) (H. Rept. 112-468), H2441 [8MY]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 112-466), 
        H2441 [8MY]
  Tributes
      Capano, John, E190 [14FE]
      Malloy, Edward, E832 [17MY]




KING, STEVE (a Representative from Iowa)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4995 
        [18JY], H5027 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3624, H3625 [7JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3369 [1JN], H3468 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H513 [6FE]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 6167), H5130 [23JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H3268 [30MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm 
        Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or 
        relocation of a county office (see H.R. 4330), H2289 [27AP]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2134 [25AP]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of Defense: transfer certain military equipment returning 
        from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1741 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2134 [25AP]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H4908 [17JY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4656 [29JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]
      Food: replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block 
        grant to the States (see H.R. 6518), H6275 [21SE]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H5079 [19JY]
      ------express that the people of Baluchistan, currently divided 
        between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the right to 
        self-determination and to their own sovereign country (see H. 
        Con. Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3481 [5JN]
      Government: require government-wide application of continuous 
        process improvement methods to reduce waste and improve 
        effectiveness (see H.R. 2188), H1134 [1MR]
      Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of 
        substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H6310 [16OC]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H6152 [19SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5078 [19JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2813 [16MY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5630 [1AU]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H6001 [13SE]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6302 [5OC]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H5078 [19JY]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H1391 
        [19MR]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H2040 [23AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H2329 [7MY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H4656 [29JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H1273 [7MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H5923 [12SE]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see H.R. 4345), H3105 [17MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 
        3444), H3171 [25MY]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H1367 [16MR]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H2329 [7MY]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H5712 [2AU]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3661 [7JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3363 [31MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 5903), H6318 [26OC]
      Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition 
        so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 1687), H220 [31JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H4605 
        [28JN]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3363 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      Congress: strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, 
        and employees, display subject matter of debates, make 
        legislation available before voting, and promote availability 
        of FEC reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal rule on nutrition standards that 
        impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and 
        breakfast programs (see H.R. 6418), H6060 [14SE]
      Government regulations: provide congressional oversight of 
        agency rulemaking (see H.R. 6333), H5706 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (H.R. 5731), H2647 [10MY]
      Congress: strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, 
        and employees, display subject matter of debates, make 
        legislation available before voting, and promote availability 
        of FEC reports (H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal rule on nutrition standards that 
        impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and 
        breakfast programs (H.R. 6418), H6061 [14SE]
      Government regulations: provide congressional oversight of 
        agency rulemaking (H.R. 6333), H5710 [2AU]
  Excerpts
      U.S. Code: definition of ``marriage'' and ``spouse'', H5028 
        [19JY]
  Memorandums
      Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Dentention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3625 [7JN]
      Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent With the Civil 
        Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Detention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement, H3626 [7JN]
      Military Chaplain Participation in or Officiation of Private 
        Ceremonies: Clifford L. Stanley, Dept. of Defense, H5027 
        [19JY]
      Prosecutorial Discretion in Removal Cases Involving Certain 
        Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3627 [7JN]
      Use of Dept. of Defense Real Property and Facilities for Private 
        Functions: Jeh C. Johnson, Dept. of Defense, H5028 [19JY]
  Poems
      ``They'll Not Take That From You,'' Albert C. Caswell, H2638 
        [10MY]
      ``We Stood!'' Albert C. Caswell, E1436 [3AU]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3185 [30MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5445 [31JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), 
        H5658 [2AU], H6225 [20SE]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5658 [2AU]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      Armed Forces: anniversary of Chinook helicopter crash in 
        Afghanistan that killed soliders, airmen, and SEALs, 
        E1436 [3AU]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H712 [14FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced, H712, H715 
        [14FE]
      ------deficit, H711-H715 [14FE]
      Bureau of the Census: prohibit funding to enforce criminal 
        penalty on individuals who choose not to participate in the 
        American Community Survey, H2506, H2507 [9MY]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (H. Res. 688), H3748 [19JN]
      Congress: legislative process, H709 [14FE]
      Constitution--U.S.: differences in interpretation, H1129-H1131 
        [1MR]
      Corps of Engineers: operation and maintenance account funding 
        through reductions in construction account, H3369 [1JN]
      ------revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master 
        Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to 
        prevent serious downstream flooding, H3748 [19JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H6225 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4995 
        [18JY], H5027 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the 
        Defense of Marriage Act, H5027 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H713 [14FE], H1132 [1MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a reinforced fence along a 
        certain length of the U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational 
        control over such border, H1148 [5MR]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3624, H3625, H3628 
        [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on providing 
        access to Federal programs and activities for persons with 
        limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or 
        enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration 
        enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial 
        discretion, H3625, H3628 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for contravention of the 
        Defense of Marriage Act, H2549 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to bring action against States for 
        implementation of State law requiring voter identification, 
        H2504 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to defend against challenges to the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2499 [9MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5166 
        [24JY]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H560-H563 [7FE]
      ------comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H711 [14FE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H6224-H6227 [20SE]
      ------importance of job creation, H1147 [5MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H709-H711 [14FE]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in 
        America agenda, H560 [7FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3369 [1JN], H3468, H3469 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468, H3469 [5JN]
      English language: declare as national language of U.S., H1151 
        [5MR]
      ------reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform 
        English language rule for naturalization, and avoid 
        misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (H.R. 
        997), H714 [14FE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H177 
        [25JA]
      Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal 
        site funding, H174 [25JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4756 [10JY]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, H3966-H3970 
        [21JN]
      ------reform, H562 [7FE], H1149 [5MR]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H1146 [5MR]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H174-H176 [25JA]
      ------evaluation of administration, H3399-H3402 [1JN]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H1147 [5MR]
      ------evaluation of Middle East policies, H1145 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H713 [14FE], 
        H3400-H3402 [1JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4756 [10JY]
      Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy 
        independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition 
        to a clean energy economy, H3399 [1JN]
      ------national energy policy, H174-H177 [25JA]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2499, H2504, H2506, H2507, 
        H2549 [9MY]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H709 [14FE]
      Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not 
        deductible (H.R. 3720), H1150 [5MR]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5548 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5548 [1AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H709-H711 [14FE]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (H.R. 1956), H1149 [5MR]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H709-H711 [14FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2741 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E52 [23JA], E367, 
        E368 [13MR], E586 [19AP], E864 [18MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal, H714 
        [14FE], H1151 [5MR]
  Subpoena Notices
      U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, H1003 
        [28FE]
  Tributes
      Breitbart, Andrew, H1126 [1MR]
      Colson, Charles W., H2804 [16MY]
      Mills, Travis, H2638 [10MY]




KING ARTHUR FLOUR CO., INC.

  Articles and editorials
      (Web) Recipe for Success, S346 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S346 [6FE]




KING CITY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Mee Memorial Hospital: anniversary, E1686 [5OC]




KING COUNTY, WA

  Remarks in House
      Kona Kai Coffee Co.: King County, WA, Executive Workforce 
        Development Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1523 
        [13SE]
      Mosby Farm (business): King County, WA, Executive Rural Small 
        Business of the Year award finalist, E1524 [13SE]
      Nesby & Associates, Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Minority 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1525 [13SE]
      Pacific Metallurgical Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Exporting 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1507 [13SE]
      Seattle Chocolates (company): King County, WA, Executive Woman 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1545 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary, S4820 
        [10JY]




KING GEORGE COUNTY, VA

  Articles and editorials
      Air Force Dumped Ashes of More Troops' Remains in VA Landfill 
        Than Acknowledged, H1159 [6MR]




KING KAMEHAMEHA

  Bills and resolutions
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (see H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H1016 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. 
        Con. Res. 105), H2292-H2295 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. 
        Con. Res. 105), S3049 [9MY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 105, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for event to 
        celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha, H2292 [7MY]




KING5.COM (Internet site)

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




KINGS COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Tos, John: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of 
        the Year award recipient, E1473 [11SE]




KINGS MOUNTAIN, TN

  Remarks in House
      General Society Sons of the Revolution: tribute to Kings 
        Mountain, TN, chapter for signing of the U.S. Constitution 
        anniversary observation, E1477 [11SE]




KINGSTON, JACK (a Representative from Georgia)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4908 
        [17JY], H4947 [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H220 [31JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H187 [27JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5766 [10SE]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H802 [15FE]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H903 [16FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H2813 [16MY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3982), H1018 [28FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H2289 [27AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain 
        veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 
        2052), H3363 [31MY]
      EPA: partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see H.R. 3097), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and 
        technical research on implications of the use of mid-level 
        ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H5766 [10SE]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), 
        H1847 [16AP] (see H.R. 5969), H4864 [12JY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H79 [18JA]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 
        [11SE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H2033 [19AP]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H3733 [18JN]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H220 [31JA]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H2289 [27AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4864 [12JY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2715 
        [15MY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H2033 [19AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3703 [12JN]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H1808 [29MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5766 [10SE]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see 
        H.R. 605), H3733 [18JN]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1848 
        [16AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H5923 [12SE]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1978 [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H221 [31JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H79 [18JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5131 [23JY]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H2288 
        [27AP]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (see H.R. 2682), H220 [31JA]
      Small business: reform limits and increase Federal 
        subcontracting opportunities, require agencies to publish 
        insourcing processes, and provide opportunities to challenge 
        insourcing decisions (see H.R. 3893), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: improve access to health care by expanding health 
        savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H3733 [18JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2447 [8MY]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H5630 [1AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H375 
        [1FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H5130 [23JY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1846 [16AP]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H441 [2FE]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H6326 [6NO]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H1303 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3915 [20JN]
  Lists
      Dept. of Agriculture duplicate Federal aid programs, H1676 
        [28MR]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1676 [28MR]
      D.C. Divas (football team): tribute, E1074 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: ground-based midcourse defense system funding, 
        H4966 [18JY]
      ------health care research funding through reductions in Navy 
        cruiser shipbuilding funding, H4963 [18JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4947, H4963, H4965, 
        H4966, H4970 [18JY]
      ------motorsports sponsorship funding, H4947 [18JY]
      ------Rapid Innovation Fund funding, H4965 [18JY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H70 [18JA]
      Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board: 
        anniversary, E1204 [9JY]
      GAO: consolidate certain duplicate and overlapping Goverment 
        programs, H1676 [28MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4719 [10JY]
      Holleder, Donald: Distinguished Service Cross recipient 
        posthumously, E1487 [12SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H1921 [18AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4719 [10JY]
      Savannah, GA: anniversary of Hibernian Society, E344 
        [8MR]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 [20JN]
  Tributes
      Nobles, Cecil, E108 [1FE]




KINGWOOD, TX

  Remarks in House
      Creekwood Middle School: tribute to Korean War history project, 
        H3269 [31MY]
      Kingwood Fallen Heroes Memorial Golf Tournament: tribute, E1325 
        [25JY]




KINZINGER, ADAM (a Representative from Illinois)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 
        374), H802 [15FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1101 [29FE]
      AID: establish a health and education grant program related to 
        autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2700), H3578 [6JN]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4158 [27JN]
      ------extend military commissary and exchange store privileges 
        to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-
        connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), 
        H6274 [21SE]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3266 [30MY]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H5526 [31JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H441 [2FE]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H2134 [25AP]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5526 
        [31JY]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to have community 
        business leaders mentor Armed Forces members under the 
        Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5712), H2644 [10MY]
      ------require certain Federal job training and career education 
        programs give priority to programs that provide a national 
        industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), 
        H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to assist veterans 
        to acquire commercial driver's licenses (see H.R. 3666), H221 
        [31JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with health care 
        providers to improve access to health care for veterans who 
        have difficulty receiving treatment at departmental facilities 
        (see H.R. 3723), H159 [24JA]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), H182 
        [25JA]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2813 [16MY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H4158 [27JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H2072 [24AP]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H2072 [24AP]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3662 [7JN]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2033 [19AP]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H697 [13FE]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H5130 [23JY]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1741 [28MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H2570 [9MY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (see H.R. 5859), H3734 [18JN]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H4064 [26JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4908 [17JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2447 [8MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3363 [31MY]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5202 [24JY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H6279 [21SE]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5711 [2AU]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6234 [20SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H3267 [30MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H441 [2FE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1306 [8MR]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1642 [27MR]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H726 [14FE]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2072 [24AP]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2134 [25AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2134 [25AP]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H5631 [1AU]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      Tariff: Bifenthrin (see H.R. 4558), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carbamic acid (see H.R. 4557), H2065 [24AP]
      ------Carbofuran technical (see H.R. 4559), H2065 [24AP]
      ------Carbosulfan technical (see H.R. 4560), H2065 [24AP]
      ------4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinamine (see H.R. 4556), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------penthiopyrad technical (see H.R. 4555), H2065 [24AP]
      Telecommunications: create a Federal Spectrum Reallocation 
        Commission and provide for the use of a portion of the 
        proceeds from the auction of reallocated Federal spectrum for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 4044), H801 [15FE]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1133 [1MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (H.R. 6525), H6278 [21SE]
      Tariff: Bifenthrin (H.R. 4558), H2069 [24AP]
      ------carbamic acid (H.R. 4557), H2069 [24AP]
      ------Carbofuran technical (H.R. 4559), H2069 [24AP]
      ------Carbosulfan technical (H.R. 4560), H2069 [24AP]
      ------4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinamine (H.R. 4556), H2069 [24AP]
      ------penthiopyrad technical (H.R. 4555), H2069 [24AP]
      Telecommunications: create a Federal Spectrum Reallocation 
        Commission and provide for the use of a portion of the 
        proceeds from the auction of reallocated Federal spectrum for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 4044), H802 [15FE]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), 
        H1134 [1MR]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1813 [16AP]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3013 [17MY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1649 [28MR]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (H.R. 5865), H5832 [11SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. 
        companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, 
        H2357 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3013 [17MY]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H35 [18JA]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1611, H1624 [27MR]
      ------provide report on impact of changes to transparency and 
        procedures on agency mandate to promote competition and 
        innovation, H1624 [27MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4732 [10JY]
      Kankakee County, IL: anniversary of Kankakee County Farm Bureau, 
        E190 [14FE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: encourage China to force 
        a North Korean suspension of nuclear weapons activities, H1814 
        [16AP]
      NASA: tribute to space shuttle program, H1850 [17AP]
      National security: improve border security, H1850 [17AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2158 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4732 [10JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H64 [18JA]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2357 [8MY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1999 [19AP]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), 
        H6143 [19SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H1515 [22MR], E387 
        [20MR], E401 [21MR], E435 [22MR], 
        E1475 [11SE]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5909 [12SE]
      Hinderliter, David, E635 [24AP]




KIRBY, JOE

  Articles and editorials
      Journal Publisher Dies After Two-Year Battle With Cancer, S6026-
        S6028 [10SE]




KIRBY, KYLE A. AND ORELEE CLEMENTS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1363 [31JY]




KIRBY, MICHAEL D.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S5486 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Serbia: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]




KIRBY, STEVEN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5238 [19JY]




KIRK, MARK (a Senator from Illinois)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3789, S3790 
        [6JN], S3917 [11JN], S3978 [12JN], S4240, S4247 [18JN], S4341 
        [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S239, S262, S270 [1FE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3506, S3533 [23MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2173, S2175 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S543 [9FE], S573 [13FE], S862, S872 
        [16FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4896 [11JY], S4973 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5744 
        [31JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2738 [25AP], 
        S2884 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S6547 [20SE]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust 
        survivors (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]
      ------require a criminal background check for a child care staff 
        member of any child care provider in a State that receives 
        funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program 
        (see S. 581), S5212 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S208 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 
        3250), S3631 [24MY]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S5213 [19JY]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6548 [20SE]
      Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 2297), S2496 
        [18AP]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      FEMA: require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 
        2303), S2545 [19AP]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5733 [31JY] (see S. 3394), S5259 [23JY]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S5732 [31JY]
      ------treatment of information provided to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5259 [23JY]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3731 [5JN]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S6458 [19SE]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1148 [29FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3088 [10MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 503), 
        S4460 [25JN]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (see S. 
        Res. 395), S1614 [13MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S1680 [14MR]
      ------provide for appropriate designation of collective 
        bargaining units (see S. 1843), S5258 [23JY]
      Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see 
        S. Res. 517), S4773 [29JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal prohibition 
        on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-
        counter medications (see S. 1368), S5258 [23JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S3631 [24MY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4240 [18JN]
      Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 
        2242), S2166 [28MR]
      Terrorism: amend statute of limitations for civil actions 
        regarding terrorist acts (see S. 3534), S6270 [12SE]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S6546 [20SE]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. 
        Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4893 
        [11JY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S3730 
        [5JN]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), 
        S3977 [12JN]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2602 [23AP]
  Remarks
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2627 
        [24AP]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S3119 [14MY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, 
        S3119 [14MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H86 [23JA], H127 [24JA], H171 [25JA]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S13, S14, S27, S31 [23JA], S57 [24JA], S3011 [9MY]
  Statements
      Tribute to Representative Costello: by, S6333 [13SE]




KIRKLEY-BEY, MARIE LOPEZ

  Letters
      Tribute to Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey: Representative Larson, E1135 
        [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Hartford Communities That Care (organization): Community Service 
        Award recipient, E1135 [26JN]




KIRKPATRICK, SCOTT L.

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
  Remarks in House
      Leesburg, VA: dedication of war memorial to fallen soldiers, 
        E1711 [19OC]




KIRKSEY, REX E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5657 [30JY]




KIRSHNER, JEAN

  Remarks in House
      Rotary Club of Golden, CO: Ethics in Business Award recipient, 
        E1112 [21JN]




KISSEL, SHARON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E760 [10MY]




KISSELL, LARRY (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H5923 [12SE]
      ------grant family of members temporary annual leave during 
        deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 [25JY]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1428 [20MR]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H5711 [2AU]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H221 [31JA]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for 
        beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H2447 [8MY]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 
        1612), H4775 [10JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H2569 [9MY]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and programs on 
        childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H966 [27FE]
      ------repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
        comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), 
        H513 [6FE]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H4686 [9JY]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a system of background checks for 
        employers and employees of the electronic life safety and 
        security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 
        1331), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H4605 [28JN]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H3268 [30MY]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1367 
        [16MR]
      ------prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot 
        project (see H.R. 5713), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5711 [2AU]
      ------establish an ophthalmologic service and Director of 
        Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health Administration 
        (see H.R. 3216), H1154 [5MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6275 [21SE]
      Dover AFB, DE: tribute to Air Force Mortuary Operations, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 229), H1392 [19MR]
      Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder 
        cocaine (see H.R. 2242), H1101 [29FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1571), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ------prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see 
        H.R. 1391), H1428 [20MR]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H4908 [17JY]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently 
        disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
        of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in 
        civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H641 [8FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 
        [9MY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6280 [21SE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2716 [15MY]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (see H.R. 2706), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      ------provide the necessary scientific information to properly 
        implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), H4157 [27JN]
      Flag--U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for 
        use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1344), H5328 [26JY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H1915 [17AP]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas 
        platforms for artificial reefs (see H.R. 3429), H4065 [26JN]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5923 
        [12SE]
      ------prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H1153 [5MR]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2330 [7MY]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H1209 [6MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1571 [26MR]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H966 [27FE]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H3733 [18JN]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H4685 [9JY]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1428 [20MR]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facilities for items and services provided to eligible 
        veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 814), 
        H27 [17JA]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H6234 
        [20SE]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H5712 [2AU]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H4685 [9JY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H4907 [17JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H4908 [17JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H221 [31JA]
      Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, 
        service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 
        1449), H220 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H692 [9FE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H5010 [18JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 [18JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H3163 [18MY]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3363 [31MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H4685 [9JY]
      Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and 
        competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies 
        from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health 
        insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H1101 [29FE]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H187 [27JA]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H2647 [10MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5526 [31JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1392 [19MR]
      Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to 
        file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of 
        interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H27 [17JA]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4908 [17JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H5130 [23JY]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H4685 
        [9JY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2288 [27AP]
      ------make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for 
        motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 3087), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1210 [6MR]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4907 [17JY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H5860 
        [11SE]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H6151 [19SE]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H159 [24JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1846 [16AP]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H5860 [11SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 
        3895), H1428 [20MR]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see H. Res. 646), H2716 [15MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3363 
        [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Medicare: exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation 
        applicable to payments for hospice care (see H.R. 6466), H6231 
        [20SE]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2320 [7MY]
      Tariff: chromate(4-), [7-amino-3-[(3-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-
        nitrophenyl)azo]-4-hydroxy-2-naphthalenesulfonato(3-)][6-
        amino-4-hydroxy-3-[(2-hydroxy 5-nitro-3-[(sulfophenyl)azo]-2-
        naphthalenesulfonato(4-)]-, tetrasodium (P 96-1335) (see H.R. 
        5146), H2270 [27AP]
      ------ethanediamide, N-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-N'-(4-isodecylphenyl)- 
        (see H.R. 5148), H2270 [27AP] (see H.R. 5327), H2316 [7MY]
      ------1,3-benzenedicarboxamide, N, N'-bis-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-
        4-piperidinyl)- (see H.R. 5152), H2270 [27AP]
      ------1-acetyl-4-(3-dodecyl-2,5-dioxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)-2,2,6,6-
        tetramethylpiperidine (see H.R. 5153), H2270 [27AP]
      ------phosphorus trichloride with 1,1'-biphenyl and 2,4-bis(1,1-
        dimethylethyl)phenol reaction products (see H.R. 5147), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------pigment brown 25 (see H.R. 5149), H2270 [27AP]
      ------pigment orange 62 (see H.R. 5150), H2270 [27AP]
      ------reactive black 31 (see H.R. 5145), H2270 [27AP]
      ------3-dodecyl-1-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-2,5-
        pyrrolid inedione (see H.R. 5151), H2270 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Medicare: exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation 
        applicable to payments for hospice care (H.R. 6466), H6233 
        [20SE]
      Tariff: chromate(4-), [7-amino-3-[(3-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-
        nitrophenyl)azo]-4-hydroxy-2-naphthalenesulfonato(3-)][6-
        amino-4-hydroxy-3-[(2-hydroxy 5-nitro-3-[(sulfophenyl)azo]-2-
        naphthalenesulfonato(4-)]-, tetrasodium (P 96-1335) (H.R. 
        5146), H2281 [27AP]
      ------ethanediamide, N-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-N'-(4-isodecylphenyl)- 
        (H.R. 5148), H2281 [27AP]
      ------ethanediamide, N-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-N'-(4-isodecylphenyl)- 
        (H.R. 5327), H2321 [7MY]
      ------1,3-benzenedicarboxamide, N, N'-bis-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-
        4-piperidinyl)- (H.R. 5152), H2281 [27AP]
      ------1-acetyl-4-(3-dodecyl-2,5-dioxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)-2,2,6,6-
        tetramethylpiperidine (H.R. 5153), H2281 [27AP]
      ------phosphorus trichloride with 1,1'-biphenyl and 2,4-bis(1,1-
        dimethylethyl)phenol reaction products (H.R. 5147), H2281 
        [27AP]
      ------pigment brown 25 (H.R. 5149), H2281 [27AP]
      ------pigment orange 62 (H.R. 5150), H2281 [27AP]
      ------reactive black 31 (H.R. 5145), H2281 [27AP]
      ------3-dodecyl-1-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-2,5-
        pyrrolid inedione (H.R. 5151), H2281 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Concord, NC: anniversary of Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, 
        E1335 [26JY]
      ------anniversary of Concord Lions Club, E1451 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4950 
        [18JY]
      ------motorsports sponsorship funding, H4950 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3536 [6JN]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3536 [6JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3042 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3042 [17MY]
      Norwood, NC: tribute to South Stanly High School boys' baseball 
        team, E981 [5JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3042 [17MY]
      Robeson County, NC: anniversary, E1513 [13SE]
  Tributes
      Autry, George R., Jr., E387 [20MR]




KISSINGER, HENRY A.

  Articles and editorials
      Strategic Stability in Today's Nuclear World, S2810 [26AP]




KITCHENS, GEORGE, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, H5296 [26JY]




KITSAP (WA) SUN

  Obituaries
      Wortman, Melvin D., H2041 [24AP]




KITTERY, ME

  Amendments
      Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: tribute to firefighters and emergency 
        response personnel who responded to fire (S. Res. 488), S4249, 
        S4250 [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: tribute to firefighters and emergency 
        response personnel who responded to fire (see S. Res. 488), 
        S3839 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: tribute to firefighters and emergency 
        response personnel who responded to fire (S. Res. 488), S3872 
        [7JN], S4249 [18JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 488, tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        in Kittery, ME, S3844, S3872 [7JN]




KITTINGER FURNITURE CO., INC.

  Remarks in House
      MADE--In America (organization): BEST--Made in America Award 
        recipient, H4161 [28JN]




KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL

  Remarks in House
      Bellingham, WA: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Bellingham, E317 
        [6MR]
      Stockton, CA: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Stockton, E964 
        [1JN]




KLAMATH FALLS, OR

  Remarks in House
      Oregon Institute of Technology: tribute to men's basketball 
        team, E568 [18AP]




KLAWOCK COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula, 
        S695 [15FE]




KLEFFMAN, TODD

  Articles and editorials
      Rep. Danny Ford Calling It Quits After 30 Years in Frankfort, 
        S2595 [23AP]




KLEIN, CANDACE

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1878 [21MR]




KLEIN, ELEAZER AND SARI

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E711 [7MY]




KLEIN, EZRA

  Articles and editorials
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]




KLEIN, JEFFREY L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E449 [27MR]




KLEINERMAN, ELLEN

  Articles and editorials
      Toni Morrison, Author, Won Pulitzer, Nobel Prizes--Black History 
        Month, H508 [6FE]




KLEINWORT, SETH A.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1068 [19JN]




KLENDER, THOMAS W.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E72 [25JA]




KLINE, BILL

  Articles and editorials
      Paterno Built Penn State On, Off the Field, H669 [9FE]




KLINE, JOHN (a Representative from Minnesota)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H3662 [7JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H376 [1FE]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H6280 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H903 [16FE]
      ------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty 
        or performed certain active service receive credit toward 
        early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 
        181), H5711 [2AU]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay 
        and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired 
        for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see 
        H.R. 186), H5711 [2AU]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H903 
        [16FE]
      ------limit end strength reductions for regular component of the 
        Army and Marine Corps and ensure provision of adequate 
        resources to meet the National Security Strategy (see H.R. 
        4294), H2134 [25AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 
        3575), H159 [24JA]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 
        3581), H159 [24JA]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H159 [24JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H2033 [19AP]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H159 [24JA]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H376 [1FE]
      Conservation of energy: exempt decorative hearth products from 
        certain energy efficiency regulations (see H.R. 6578), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H4158 
        [27JN]
      ------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise 
        suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 5957), H4908 [17JY]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H5010 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of State: designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H376 [1FE]
      ------designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1428 [20MR]
      Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment 
        system (see H.R. 4297), H1916 [17AP]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide that certain rules on emission standards for 
        reciprocating internal combustion engines have no force or 
        effect on certain engines used to generate electricity for 
        emergency or demand purposes (see H.R. 3616), H1274 [7MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (see H.R. 3309), H27 [17JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H950 [24FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1428 [20MR]
      Government: require procurement from the private sector the 
        goods and services necessary for operations and management of 
        certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H1915 [17AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H115 [23JA]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H376 [1FE]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5860 [11SE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1978 [18AP]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal 
        programs and activities for persons with limited English 
        proficiency (see H.R. 1307), H3807 [19JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H220 [31JA]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2648 [10MY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H1210 [6MR]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see H.R. 1112), H3700 [8JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H903 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6302 [5OC]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H966 [27FE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H5859 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5293 [25JY]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1306 [8MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1978 [18AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5328 [26JY]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H5009 [18JY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3808 [19JN]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H1210 [6MR]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3808 [19JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3481 [5JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide an increased penalty in certain cases of 
        fraudulent understatement of a taxpayer's liability by a tax 
        return preparer (see H.R. 5630), H3578 [6JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2134 [25AP]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5712 [2AU]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1807 [29MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H79 
        [18JA]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H3808 [19JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3578 
        [6JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2134 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H640 [8FE]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H801 [15FE]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (H.R. 3981), H640 [8FE]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (H.R. 4045), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (H.R. 3990), H693 [9FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (H.R. 3989), H693 [9FE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), E868 
        [18MY]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program: by, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H5816 [11SE]
      Insular Areas Act: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: anniversary of Marine Corps Aviation, E814 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3020 [17MY]
      ------F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3020 [17MY]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (H.R. 4045), H2695, H2696, H2698 [15MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2231 [27AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H980 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2231 
        [27AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4741, H4747, H4750 [10JY]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (H.R. 1621), E814 [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4741, H4747, H4750 [10JY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6180, H6183 [20SE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H. Rept. 112-569), H4654 [29JN]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on 
        Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112-
        677), H6068 [18SE]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
      Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112-458), H2266 [27AP]




KLING, WILLIAM

  Bills and resolutions
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see S. 
        3603), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5776 [11SE], H5930 [13SE]




KLINGELHOEFER, CHARLES H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E92 [31JA]




KLOBUCHAR, AMY (a Senator from Minnesota)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3913 [11JN], 
        S4240 [18JN], S4350 [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6342, S6358 [13SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3290 [17MY], S3433, 
        S3455 [22MY], S3520 [23MY], S3633 [24MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2497 
        [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2637 [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S539 [9FE], S615, S647, S654, S655, 
        S656, S657 [14FE], S787, S788, S797 [15FE], S852, S863 [16FE], 
        S910 [17FE], S1152 [29FE], S1397 [5MR], S1423 [6MR], S1460 
        [7MR], S1556 [8MR], S1603, S1614 [13MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1810 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5788 [31JY], S5980 
        [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2795, S2864 
        [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S2002 [22MR]
      Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 
        [5MR]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S5048 [16JY]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 
        3624), S6625 [21SE]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4461 [25JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S4239 [18JN]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S4204 [14JN]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S5733 [31JY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        S. 1832), S4951 [12JY]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR]
      Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support 
        planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized 
        activities involving statewide youth suicide early 
        intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 740), S567 
        [13FE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S6109 [11SE]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive speculation with 
        respect to commodity markets and energy contracts (see S. 
        1598), S1680 [14MR]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6457 [19SE]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]
      Courts: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and 
        retaliation (see S. 2127), S1050 [27FE]
      Credit: establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see S. 967), S568 [13FE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see S. 3456), S5979 [2AU]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see S. 2270), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S4638 
        [26JN]
      Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ``produced'' to include 
        melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on 
        procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see 
        S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see S. 547), S3280 [17MY]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see S. 1086), S4204 [14JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S2325 [16AP]
      ------require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to 
        eligible local educational agencies within 3 years, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 595), S3280 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (see S. 1381), S5212 [19JY]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see S. 2123), S2969 [8MY]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see S. 1613), S3900 [11JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system 
        for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 645), S6063 
        [10SE]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        S. 2554), S2922 [7MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 
        [24MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S2244 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: use designated funding to pay for 
        construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to assist veterans 
        to acquire commercial driver's licenses (see S. 2084), S494 
        [9FE]
      Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes 
        for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), 
        S6547 [20SE]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see S. 3430), S5733 [31JY]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S6458 [19SE]
      District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative 
        Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), 
        S2086 [27MR]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S2086 [27MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU]
      FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 
        1882), S164 [30JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S6109 [11SE] (see S. 3394), S6547 [20SE]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States (see S. 1249), S614 
        [14FE]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S2394 [17AP]
      Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 
        2274), S2326 [16AP]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6547 [20SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S1089 [28FE]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6628 [21SE]
      Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born 
        physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved 
        communities (see S. 1979), S262 [1FE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5213 [19JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2244 [29MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2602 [23AP]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S3175 [15MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S4637 [26JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S4460 [25JN]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see S. 227), S1422 [6MR]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S3424 [22MY]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S6457 [19SE]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4418 [21JN]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        441), S2824 [26AP]
      Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher 
        educational opportunities (see S. 3504), S5977 [2AU]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: permit access by individuals 
        with covered pensions to certain disabilty benefits without 
        penalty (see S. 3447), S5487 [26JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S5048 
        [16JY]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see S. 1696), 
        S2086 [27MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (see S. 
        2364), S4419 [21JN]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (see S. 3480), S5980 [2AU]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S4204 [14JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6548 [20SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      Tariff: footwear (see S. 1069), S1577 [12MR]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see S. 697), S4893 [11JY]
      ------broaden special rules for certain governmental health 
        reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by 
        political subdivisions (see S. 1366), S6627 [21SE]
      ------exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see 
        S. 1964), S76 [24JA]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (see S. 2050), S4675 [27JN]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 3594), S6545 
        [20SE]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S3043 [9MY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S2393 [17AP]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S3516 [23MY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 3364), S5134 [18JY]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (see S. 3516), S6064 [10SE]
      Telephones: prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on 
        wireline telephone bills (see S. 3291), S4893 [11JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see S. 
        1966), S6108 [11SE]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S2325 [16AP]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S4239 [18JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S1089 [28FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see S. 2089), S494 [9FE]
      Corps of Engineers: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the 
        Mississippi River in Minnesota (see S. 2164), S1422 [6MR]
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see S. 2121), S850 [16FE]
      Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to 
        nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings 
        with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 3535), S6270 
        [12SE]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 
        3391), S5085 [17JY]
      ------develop a national model disclosure form to assist 
        consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 
        3229), S3516 [23MY]
      Information technology: improve enforcement of criminal and 
        civil law with respect to cloud computing (see S. 3569), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Insurance: require issuers of long-term care insurance to 
        establish third party review processes for disputed claims 
        (see S. 3230), S3516 [23MY]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY]
      National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health 
        Disparities: support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life 
        initiative (see S. Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 444), S2824 [26AP]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), 
        S208 [31JA]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        S. 3319), S4368 [20JN]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 531), S5487 [26JY]
      Tariff: ascorbic acid encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate 
        (see S. 2646), S2924 [7MY]
      ------baby or child carriers designed for use on bicycles (see 
        S. 2651), S2924 [7MY]
      ------bamboo baskets (see S. 2954), S2967 [8MY]
      ------bamboo kitchen devices (see S. 2953), S2967 [8MY]
      ------bicycle brakes (see S. 2647), S2924 [7MY]
      ------bicycle speedometer parts (see S. 2652), S2924 [7MY]
      ------bicycle speedometers (see S. 2649), S2924 [7MY]
      ------bicycle wheel rims (see S. 2648), S2924 [7MY]
      ------bisphenol A bis(3-methacryloyloxypropyl) ether substituted 
        dimethacylate (see S. 2639), S2924 [7MY]
      ------catalytic converter mats of glass fibers (see S. 2644), 
        S2924 [7MY]
      ------catalytic converter mounting mats (see S. 2645), S2924 
        [7MY]
      ------C5-8 perfluorocarbonalkanes (see S. 2635), S2924 [7MY]
      ------C5-18 perfluorocarbon alkanes, perfluorocarbon amines, 
        and/or perfluorocarbon ethers mixtures (see S. 2636), S2924 
        [7MY]
      ------C1-3 perfluoroalkyl perfluoromorpholine (see S. 2637), 
        S2924 [7MY]
      ------copoly(acrylic acid/itaconic acid) (see S. 2638), S2924 
        [7MY]
      ------coupon holders (see S. 2957), S2967 [8MY]
      ------cyhalothrin mixtures (see S. 2955), S2967 [8MY]
      ------electric wine bottle openers (see S. 2958), S2967 [8MY]
      ------fluoropolymers containing 95 percent or more by weight of 
        the monomer units tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, 
        and vinylidene fluoride (see S. 2641), S2924 [7MY]
      ------inflatable swimming pools (see S. 2959), S2967 [8MY]
      ------methidathion (see S. 2950), S2967 [8MY]
      ------paclobutrazol (see S. 2951), S2967 [8MY]
      ------perfluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride (see S. 2643), S2924 
        [7MY]
      ------perfluorocarbon amines (see S. 2634), S2924 [7MY]
      ------plastic children's wallets (see S. 2956), S2967 [8MY]
      ------polycrystalline fibers (see S. 2642), S2924 [7MY]
      ------potassium persulfate encapsulated in cellulose acetate 
        butyrate (see S. 2640), S2924 [7MY]
      ------profenofos (see S. 2960), S2967 [8MY]
      ------wide angle reflectors (see S. 2650), S2924 [7MY]
      ------wind turbine generator power panels (see S. 2952), S2967 
        [8MY]
      ------wind turbine generator switchgear assemblies and panel 
        boards (see S. 2961), S2967 [8MY]
      Taxation: provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 3226), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (see S. 3542), S6340 [13SE]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], 
        S2028 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 
        [9FE]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Privilege of the floor
      Avery, Chris, S3798 [6JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during 
        planting and harvest seasons, S1603 [13MR]
      ------continue certain programs, S3168 [15MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4122 [13JN], S4350 
        [20JN], S5443 [26JY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3758-S3760 [6JN]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S4122 [13JN]
      Appropriations: establish executive line-item veto, S3275 [17MY]
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 
        24), S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3275 [17MY]
      Clean Air Act: impact, S488 [9FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1609 
        [13MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S196 [31JA]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, S3503 [23MY]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), 
        S680 [15FE]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]
      Crime: provide criminal penalties for stalking, S1701 [15MR], 
        S6304 [13SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3168 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (S. 2121), S3264 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2936 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: facilitate emergency medical services personnel 
        training and certification curriculums for veterans, S6256 
        [12SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2796 
        [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S33 [23JA], S1180 [1MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S6256 [12SE]
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]
      Drugs: address increase in synthetic drug use, S680 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 409), S680 
        [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 839), S680 
        [15FE]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3302 [21MY], 
        S3469 [23MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (S. 296), S106 
        [26JA]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3503 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3302 [21MY], S3469 [23MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (S. 3276), 
        S5471 [26JY]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1208 [1MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6256 [12SE]
      Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of I-35 bridge collapse, S5811 
        [1AU]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S6101 
        [11SE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S5444 [26JY], S6304 
        [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1137 [29FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5010 [16JY]
      Postal Service: create a moratorium on the closure of rural post 
        offices and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, 
        S2587 [23AP]
      Power resources: national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S1074 [28FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1137 [29FE], S1603 [13MR], S2049 
        [27MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S3957 [12JN], S4114 [13JN]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, 
        Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S123 [26JA]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S108 [26JA]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5356 
        [25JY]
      ------extend certain renewable fuel tax incentives, S487-S489 
        [9FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S1700 [15MR], 
        S2751, S2752, S2753, S2754, S2756, S2783, S2796 [26AP], S5444 
        [26JY], S6304 [13SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2587, S2591 
        [23AP]
  Tributes
      Donohoe, Michael, S6102 [11SE]
      Koffa, David, S5208 [19JY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1914 [21MR]
      Okuneye, Victoria, S5208 [19JY]
      Sullivan, Tom, S5968 [2AU]
      Tankenoff, Gary and Marsha, S4634 [26JN]
      Wellstone, Paul D. and Sheila, S2756 [26AP]




KLOUSTIN, TAYLOR

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S387 [7FE]




KLUSE, MIKE

  Remarks in Senate
      Federal Laboratory Consortium: Laboratory Director of the Year 
        award recipient, S386 [7FE]




KNAPP, DANIEL

  Articles and editorials
      Park Ranger's Death Highlights the Risks in Federal Law 
        Enforcement, E44 [18JA]




KNAPP, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5772 [11SE]




KNIGHT, ANDREW

  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Lord of Hosts,'' George H. Jenks, Jr., E334 
        [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E333 [7MR]




KNIGHT, JEFFREY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1002 [6JN]




K-9 VETERANS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 740), H5291 [25JY]




KNIPPLER, ELIZABETH

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to In Hope Freedom Rings Foundation 
        scholarship recipients, E112 [1FE]




KNOW BEFORE YOU OWE PRIVATE STUDENT LOAN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2280), S2243 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2280), S2254 [29MR], S5710 [31JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2280, provisions, S2255 [29MR]




KNOWLES, KIMBERLEY S.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court 
        associate judge, S6005 [2AU]




KNOWLES, WILLIAM S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1095 [20JN]




KNOWLTON, GERTRUDE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1136 [26JN]




KNOWLTON, TANNER M.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E554 [17AP]




KNOX, JABRAUN S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3279 [31MY]




KNOX, ROBERT

  Articles and editorials
      Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, S670 [15FE]




KNOX COLLEGE

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S202 [31JA]




KNOX COUNTY, TN

  Proclamations
      Tribute to Thomas C. Prince, Jr.: Tim Burchett, Mayor of Knox 
        County, TN, E977 [5JN]




KNOXVILLE, TN

  Remarks in House
      Campbell, Roy T., Jr.: Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, 
        Inc., Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1559 [19SE]
      East Tennessee Community Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1500 [12SE]




KNUDSON, EDNA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1668 [28SE]




KNUDSON, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: Fulbright award recipient, E301 [1MR]




KOBYLSKI, MARSHALL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E593 [19AP]




KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Political campaigns: characterization relative to corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5177 
        [19JY]




KOCHMANSKI, ROSALIND C.

  Letters
      Tax return identity theft, H5513 [31JY]




KOEBKE, MITCHELL

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452 [10SE]




KOELLING, LINDA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E611 [23AP]




KOENIG, JOHN M.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S5486 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Cyprus: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]




KOESTER, TRAVIS

  Essays
      Role of the Farm in a Healthy Diet, S2815 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Indiana: tribute to Youth Essay Contest winners, S2814 [26AP]




KOFFA, DAVID

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5208 [19JY]




KOFFORD, STEVE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




KOHEN, DANIEL

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E672 [26AP]




KOHL, HERB (a Senator from Wisconsin)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4156 [13JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3290 [17MY], S3455, 
        S3456 [22MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2093 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S647 [14FE], S870 [16FE], S1090 
        [28FE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5787 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S3234 [16MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S5871 [1AU]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see S. 1903), S133 [26JA]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S2602 [23AP]
      Dept. of HHS: develop a national model disclosure form to assist 
        consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 
        3229), S3516 [23MY]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see S. 3270), S4638 [26JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S2244 [29MR]
      EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from 
        national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
        requirements (see S. 1369), S76 [24JA]
      FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 
        1882), S351 [6FE]
      ------include devices in the postmarket risk identification and 
        analysis system and expedite implementation of the unique 
        device identification system for medical devices (see S. 
        2193), S1733 [15MR]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S1089 [28FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S6272 [12SE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S495 [9FE]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S4726 [28JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2826 [26AP]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3785 [6JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S3087 [10MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5487 [26JY]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S5733 [31JY]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 530), 
        S5487 [26JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        530), S5487 [26JY]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S4951 [12JY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S2732 [25AP] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see S. 506), S3087 [10MY]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 555), 
        S495 [9FE]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S568 
        [13FE]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S5871 [1AU]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see S. 1512), S4151 [13JN]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2087 [27MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4725 
        [28JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3130 [14MY]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 3462), S5732 [31JY]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), 
        S4152 [13JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S2656 [24AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP]
      Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 
        (see S. 3389), S5084 [17JY]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see S. 2404), S2822 [26AP]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see S. 2060), S261 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and 
        implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 3365), 
        S4821 [10JY]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (see S. 2158), S1422 [6MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: implement prescriber education programs and 
        establish requirements for administration of antipsychotics to 
        residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 
        [20SE]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        553), S6271 [12SE]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        495), S4238 [18JN]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Tariff: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines 
        (see S. 2530), S2922 [7MY]
      ------portable personal area mosquito repellents (see S. 2531), 
        S2922 [7MY]
      Taxation: permanently extend the employer-provided child care 
        credit (see S. 3427), S5304 [24JY]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Lists
      Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, S5301 
        [24JY]
  Obituaries
      Green, Jennifer D. Spicer, S6504 [20SE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4391 [21JN]
      Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate 
        certain exemptions relative to railroads, S1129 [29FE]
      Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 
        (S. 3389), S5086 [17JY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (S. 2060), S265 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and 
        implement State court interpreter programs (S. 3365), S4823 
        [10JY]
      FDA: develop standardized protocols for obtaining authorization 
        for administering an antipsychotic for non-FDA approved use, 
        S3418 [22MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3418 [22MY]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (S. 2158), S1423 [6MR]
      NIST: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, S5105 [18JY]
      Northeast Wisconsin Technical College: anniversary, 
        S6262 [12SE]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 
        495), S4250 [18JN]
      Richland County, WI: anniversary of Richland County Fair, 
        S4819 [10JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1129 [29FE]
      Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership: tribute to Stennis 
        Congressional Intern Program, S5301 [24JY]
      Taxation: permanently extend the employer-provided child care 
        credit (S. 3427), S5305 [24JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5105 [18JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2774 [26AP]
      Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, S2599 
        [23AP]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) 
        (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 112-163), S2819 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. 3365, State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act, S4824 [10JY]
      S. 3389, Protecting American Trade Secrets and Innovation Act, 
        S5086 [17JY]
  Tributes
      Douthitt, Robin A., S1790 [19MR], S1998 [22MR]
      Green, Jennifer D. Spicer, S6504 [20SE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2229 [29MR]
      Nelson, Doug, S1576 [12MR]




KOHR, HOWARD

  Letters
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act, S3253 
        [17MY]
      Limitations on U.S. assistance, S6572 [21SE]




KOLANDER, KELLY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E589 [19AP]




KOLBE, JIM (a former Representative from Arizona)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H3699 [8JN]
  Remarks
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4699 
        [10JY]
      Giffords, Gabrielle: Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award recipient, H4699 [10JY]




KOLENDA, ZENON AND ORYSYA BILYANSKA

  Bills and resolutions
      Relief (see H.R. 5899), H3480 [5JN]




KONA KAI COFFEE CO.

  Remarks in House
      King County, WA: King County Executive Workforce Development 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1523 [13SE]




KONY, JOSEPH

  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      ------express that continued deployment of U.S. military support 
        personnel advising regional forces working toward apprehension 
        of Joseph Kony is necessary and appropriate (see H. Res. 581), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]




KO'OLAUPOKO HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUB

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E79 [25JA]




KOPENHAVER, JANET

  Addresses
      Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women, E805 
        [15MY]




KOPP, KEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E399 [21MR]




KOR, MICKEY AND EVA MOZES

  Remarks in House
      Terre Haute, IN: tribute to CANDLES Holocaust Museum and 
        Education Center, E1108 [21JN]




KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

  Articles and editorials
      North Korea's Dehumanizing Treatment of Its Citizens Is Hiding 
        in Plain Sight, S2541 [19AP]
      Turning a Blind Eye to North Korea's `Hidden Gulag', S2541 
        [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      China: prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1427 [20MR]
      Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of 
        Korean immigration in the U.S. (see H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4240), correction in enrollment (see S. 
        Con. Res. 58), S5978 [2AU]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1845 [16AP]
  Letters
      National missile defense system funding: Representatives McKeon 
        and Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services (House), 
        H5031 [19JY]
  Lists
      Armed Services members killed in the Korean War battle for Hill 
        303, H3269 [31MY]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Burma: President Obama, S4890 [11JY], H4810 
        [11JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea: President Obama, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
  Remarks in House
      Children and youth: develop a strategy for assisting stateless 
        children (H.R. 1464), H5842-H5844 [11SE], E1497 [12SE]
      Civil liberties: call for release of political prisoners, E837 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: include finding that deployment of tactical 
        nuclear weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western 
        Pacific region, H3067, H3068 [17MY], E851 [18MY]
      ------prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding to Russia 
        pending certification that they are not supporting Syria or 
        providing weapons of mass destruction technology to Syria, 
        North Korea, or Iran, H3086, H3094 [17MY]
      Foreign policy: condemn launch of multistage rocket, E569, E573 
        [18AP], E647 [25AP]
      ------encourage China to force a North Korean suspension of 
        nuclear weapons activities, H1814 [16AP]
      ------suspension of nuclear weapons activities in exchange for 
        food aid, H1162 [6MR], H1530 [22MR]
      Human rights: violations, H5025 [19JY]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Creekwood Middle School Korean War 
        history project, H3269 [31MY]
      Korean War: anniversary, E1198 [29JN]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), H2685-
        H2687 [15MY]
      Nuclear weapons: proliferation, E573 [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign policy: prohibit food aid, S4339 [20JN]
      ------prohibit food aid unless the President issues a national 
        interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      Human rights: violations, S2540 [19AP]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), S6006 
        [2AU]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4240), correction in enrollment (S. Con. 
        Res. 58), S6006 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      North Korean Human Rights Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4240), S5133 
        [18JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1464, North Korean Refugee Adoption Act, H5842 [11SE]
      H.R. 4240, North Korean Human Rights Act reauthorization, H2685 
        [15MY]
      S. Con. Res. 58, correction in enrollment of H.R. 4240, North 
        Korean Human Rights Act reauthorization, S5995, S6006 [2AU], 
        H5719 [7AU]




KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of beginning of 
        Korean immigration in the U.S. (see H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]
      Tariff: liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of top-
        of-the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of 
        Korea (see S. 2893), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5323), H2275 [27AP]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1845 [16AP]
  Lists
      Armed Services members killed in the Korean War battle for Hill 
        303, H3269 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: include finding that deployment of tactical 
        nuclear weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western 
        Pacific region, H3067, H3068 [17MY], E851 [18MY]
      ------tribute to veterans of the Korean Constabulary, E1337 
        [26JY]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Creekwood Middle School Korean War 
        history project, H3269 [31MY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launch of 
        multistage rocket, E569, E573 [18AP], E647 [25AP]
      Korean American Day: observance, H1522 [22MR]
      Korean War: anniversary, E1198 [29JN]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], 
        S4194 [14JN]
  Reports filed
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), 
        S6545 [20SE]




KOREAN AMERICAN DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Yoon, Byung Wook: tribute (see H. Res. 599), H1641 [27MR]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, H1522 [22MR]
      Yoon, Byung Wook: tribute (H. Res. 599), E493 [29MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 599, tribute to Byung Wook Yoon, E493 [29MR]




KOREAN AMERICANS

  Bills and resolutions
      Coins: mint in commemoration of beginning of Korean immigration 
        in the U.S. (see H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]
      Yoon, Byung Wook: tribute (see H. Res. 599), H1641 [27MR]
  Remarks in House
      Korean American Day: observance, H1522 [22MR]
      Yoon, Byung Wook: tribute (H. Res. 599), E493 [29MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 599, tribute to Byung Wook Yoon, E493 [29MR]




KOREAN IMMIGRATION COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6571), H6306 [12OC]




KOREAN WAR

  Bills and resolutions
      Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen 
        born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War 
        (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve pensions for surviving 
        spouses of World War II and Korean War veterans (see H.R. 
        4371), H1914 [17AP]
      Mount Chosin Few: designate (see H.R. 5928), H3660 [7JN]
      Taxation: treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 5903), H3577 [6JN]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1845 [16AP]
  Lists
      Armed Services members killed in the Korean War battle for Hill 
        303, H3269 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1198 [29JN]
      Coles, Dewey L.: National Infantry Association Order of St. 
        Maurice award recipient, E130 [3FE]
      Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E1579 
        [20SE]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Creekwood Middle School Korean War 
        history project, H3269 [31MY]
      Mount Chosin Few: designate (H.R. 5928), E1346 [26JY]




KORGENSKI, MARCY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1456 [7MR]




KOSAKOWSKI, JACK E.

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3428 
        [22MY]




KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION

  Letters
      Gordon Gee use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        Army, H35 [18JA]




KOSOVO, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Tracey A. Jacobson To Be Ambassador to Kosovo: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]




KOSTA, STANLEY

  Remarks in House
      French Legion of Honor: Medal of Chevalier recipient, E375 
        [19MR]




KOTTER, ROGER D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S36 [23JA]




KOTZIN, SHELDON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E897 [30MY]




KRAECK, EMILY

  Remarks in House
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, 
        H225 [1FE]




KRAFT, CHRISTOPHER C., JR.

  Letters
      Ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space 
        missions, H6087 [19SE]




KRAFT, PHILLIP

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Food: anniversary of the Oreo cookie, E319 [6MR]




KRAMER, JERRY

  Remarks in House
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: endorse induction, E1148 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: endorse induction, S3898 [11JN]




KRAMER, KEN (a former Representative from Colorado)

  Remarks
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to 
        Congressional Golf Tournament, H4698 [10JY]
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4698 
        [10JY]




KRAMER, SUSAN AND STANLEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E571 [18AP]




KRANZ, KEN

  Remarks in House
      Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce: Business of the Year 
        award recipient, E176 [9FE]




KRASS, ALFRED C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1637 [21SE]




KRCIC, MOMO

  Bills and resolutions
      Relief (see S. 2220), S1932 [21MR]




KREBBS, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E250 [27FE]




KREIGHAUSER, COURTNEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E908 [30MY]




KRESS, FRANCIS GERARD

  Remarks in House
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        E1677 [2OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        S5965 [2AU]




KREY, PAM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2336 [8MY]




KRISTI HOUSE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Miami, FL: tribute to partnership with Miami International 
        Airport and Port of Miami to assist child victims of human 
        trafficking, H1522 [22MR]




KRISTOF, NICHOLAS D.

  Articles and editorials
      In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur, H1023 [29FE]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]




KROHNE, AUSTIN N.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1140 [26JN]




KROLICKI, BRIAN K.

  Letters
      Nomination of Miranda Du to be district judge, S2151 [28MR]




KROLL, JUDY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5866 [1AU]




KRSC-TV (Claremore, OK)

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see H. Res. 634), H2206 [26AP]




KRUG, CASSIDY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, 
        E1497 [12SE]




KRUGMAN, PAUL

  Articles and editorials
      Real Referendum, E1682 [5OC]




KRUPMAN, WILLIAM A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1109 [21JN]




KRUSHNOWSKI, STEPHEN

  Remarks in House
      Plains, PA: tribute to Plains, PA, Hall of Fame inductees, E1710 
        [19OC]




KTXR-RADIO (Springfield, MO)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E991 [6JN]




KUBLY, GARY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1456 [7MR]




KUBLY, GARY W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E403 [21MR]




KUCHTA, MARGARET

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E379 [19MR]




KUCINICH, DENNIS J. (a Representative from Ohio)

  Addresses
      FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155-H5157 [24JY]
  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3008 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4954, H4955 [18JY], 
        H5036, H5060 [19JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3452, H3482 [5JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5253 
        [25JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Cruel and Unusual Record, Jimmy Carter, New York (NY) Times, 
        E1159 [27JN]
      How the Fed Favors the 1%, Mark Spitznagel, Wall Street Journal, 
        E706 [7MY]
      Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, 
        Bob Ivry, Bradley Keoun, and Phil Kuntz, Bloomberg Markets 
        (publication), H5158-H5160 [24JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1498 [21MR]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish 
        aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except 
        in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 
        574), H6279 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force 
        by a President without prior and clear authorization by 
        Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5766 [10SE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H441 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 3702), H694 [9FE]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H1741 [28MR]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1915 [17AP]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      ------provide authority to modify certain mortgages on principal 
        residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (see H.R. 4058), 
        H1018 [28FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H727 [14FE]
      ------prohibit executives of financial firms from insuring 
        against having to repay illegally-received compensation or to 
        pay civil penalties to protect personal assets (see H.R. 
        5860), H6062 [14SE]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2329 [7MY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3734 [18JN]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H476 [3FE]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H6279 [21SE]
      ------increase transparency and reduce students' burdens related 
        to transferring credits between institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see H.R. 3653), H1306 [8MR]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H1210 [6MR]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H1741 [28MR]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H3267 [30MY]
      ------study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the 
        Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 892), H966 
        [27FE]
      Courts: restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and 
        allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to 
        ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see 
        H.R. 592), H6061 [14SE]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2716 [15MY]
      ------prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit 
        (see H.R. 1488), H948 [21FE]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H1497 [21MR]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H727 [14FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H6152 [19SE]
      ------submit and provide access to a report on the animals 
        killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), H5766 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify the requirement to procure footwear 
        from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H512 [6FE]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H727 [14FE]
      ------authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs 
        operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 864), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------enter into voluntary, flexible agreements with certain 
        guaranty agencies to provide delinquency prevention and 
        default aversion services for Federal Direct Loan Program 
        borrowers (see H.R. 3624), H5766 [10SE]
      ------establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see H.R. 
        3322), H441 [2FE]
      ------establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and 
        secondary schools (see H.R. 6284), H6280 [21SE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see 
        H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to 
        eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 
        2094), H5766 [10SE]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H2329 [7MY]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H1018 [28FE]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H6280 [21SE]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H441 [2FE]
      ------protect children affected by immigration enforcement 
        actions (see H.R. 2607), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address 
        occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related 
        programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 83), H440 [2FE]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide State and local government incentives under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program to provide certain services to rape and sexual assault 
        victims (see H.R. 2197), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H512 [6FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H5728 [7AU]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H6300 [2OC]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5631 [1AU]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers 
        (see H.R. 3821), H441 [2FE]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H5923 [12SE]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (see H.R. 6035), H6298 [28SE]
      ------prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care 
        placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, 
        or marital status of any prospective parent or the child 
        involved (see H.R. 1681), H3915 [20JN]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H441 [2FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6001 [13SE]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H3808 
        [19JN]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H6280 [21SE]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility 
        requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on 
        provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H441 
        [2FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see H. Con. Res. 102), H902 [16FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1741 [28MR]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H513 [6FE]
      House Rules: require poverty impact statements for certain 
        legislation (see H.R. 385), H1306 [8MR]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H2647 [10MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3977 [21JN]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H2713 
        [15MY]
      Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 864), H641 [8FE]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H3164 [18MY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Members of Congress: terminate further retirement benefits for 
        Members, except the right to continue participating in the 
        Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3480), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1544 [22MR]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: 
        establish (see H.R. 623), H802 [15FE]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3981 [25JN]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor 
        organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 
        2775), H3267 [30MY]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (see H.R. 4339), H2716 [15MY]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H1804 [29MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H966 [27FE]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H2570 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to 
        States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program (see H.R. 3573), H441 [2FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H6318 [26OC]
      ------establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-
        need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination 
        provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1428 [20MR]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H1978 [18AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4065 [26JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H2329 [7MY]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H1154 [5MR]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6234 [20SE]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H4605 [28JN]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H3163 [18MY]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H1133 [1MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological 
        effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields 
        from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), 
        H5716 [3AU]
      Law enforcement: prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      NATO: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of 
        intelligence community in support of military operations 
        without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 
        6290), H5704 [2AU]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H78 [18JA]
      Power resources: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural 
        gas, allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-
        efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for 
        fare reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological 
        effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields 
        from cell phones and other wireless devices (H.R. 6358), H5717 
        [3AU]
      Law enforcement: prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. 
        citizens (H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (H.R. 5959), H3807 [19JN]
      NATO: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of 
        intelligence community in support of military operations 
        without express prior congressional authorization (H.R. 6290), 
        H5708 [2AU]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (H.J. Res. 100), H78 [18JA]
      Power resources: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural 
        gas, allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-
        efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for 
        fare reductions (H.R. 3784), H78 [18JA]
  Letters
      Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding: several organizations, H3454 [5JN]
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety: Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, 
        H2843 [17MY]
      ------Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America 
        (organization), H2842 [17MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H6073 [19SE]
  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Anderson, Frank W.: Joint Veterans' Commission of Cuyahoga 
        County, OH, Judge Felix T. Matia/Chester J. Koch award 
        recipient, E164 [8FE]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration 
        (H. Res. 778), H5944 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, E1298 [23JY]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, H2824 [17MY]
      Armenia: independence anniversary, E1589 [21SE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E733 
        [8MY]
      Berea, OH: tribute, E1630 [21SE]
      ------tribute to restoration of Victory Arch at the Cuyahoga 
        County Fairgrounds, E1379 [1AU]
      Black Shield Police Association: tribute, E1591 [21SE]
      Brook Park, OH: tribute, E1627 [21SE]
      Brooklyn, OH: tribute, E1631 [21SE]
      Brooklyn Heights, OH: tribute, E1626 [21SE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H145 [24JA]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2624 [10MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), E543 [17AP]
      Cleary, Mike: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E283 [29FE]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary, E1310 [24JY]
      ------anniversary of Brooklyn Center neighborhood, E1463 
        [10SE]
      ------anniversary of City Club of Cleveland, E731 [8MY]
      ------anniversary of Cleveland Municipal Court, E1513 
        [13SE]
      ------anniversary of Cleveland Toastmasters Club, E578 
        [18AP]
      ------anniversary of First Cleveland Mosque, E1538 
        [14SE]
      ------anniversary of International Association of Heat and Frost 
        Insulators and Allied Workers Local 3, E1373 [1AU]
      ------anniversary of the Hospice of the Western Reserve, 
        E988 [6JN]
      ------anniversary of West Side Market, E1021 [7JN]
      ------anniversary of West Tech High School, E1264 [17JY]
      ------Cleveland Public Power proposed gasification plant, 
        E35 [18JA]
      ------tribute to Cleveland Pride Festival, E1162 [27JN]
      ------tribute to Czech Catholics of Greater Cleveland Feast of 
        St. Wenceslaus, E1566 [19SE]
      ------tribute to dedication of bust of Alexander Duchnovich in 
        Rusin Cultural Garden, E829 [17MY]
      ------tribute to Federally Qualified Health Centers, 
        E1369 [1AU]
      ------tribute to Hungarian Scouts, E1453 [10SE]
      ------tribute to Joseph's Home, E1179 [28JN]
      ------tribute to Magos Hungarian Folk Band, E730 [8MY]
      ------tribute to St. Barbara Church, E1307 [24JY]
      ------tribute to St. Ignatius High School football team, 
        E65 [24JA]
      ------tribute to St. Patrick Church, E1309 [24JY]
      ------tribute to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum luncheon, 
        E998 [6JN]
      Cleveland, OH, Federal Executive Board: anniversary, 
        E577 [18AP]
      Cleveland Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, 
        E1530 [14SE]
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Albanian 
        Cultural Garden, E1580 [20SE], E1666 [28SE]
      ------dedication of Croatian Cultural Garden, E992 [6JN]
      ------dedication of Dante Alighieri statue in the Italian 
        Cultural Garden, E1199 [29JN]
      Cleveland Heights, OH: anniversary of Tommy's Restaurant, 
        E64 [24JA]
      Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association: observance of David 
        Webster Greener Way to Work Day, E1633 [21SE]
      Cleveland Peace Action (organization): tribute, E577 
        [18AP]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        E1196 [29JN]
      Council on American-Islamic Relations: tribute to Cleveland, OH, 
        chapter, E547 [17AP]
      Crawford, Edward: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E281 [29FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H2624 [10MY], E908 [30MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2794 [16MY], H2816, H2824, H3008, 
        H3009 [17MY], H3107 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2740 [16MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2837, H2842 
        [17MY]
      ------end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to 
        role in arms sales to Syria, E1298 [23JY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels, H5056 [19JY]
      ------Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H4954 [18JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4954, H4955, H4956 
        [18JY], H5036, H5056, H5060 [19JY], E1298 [23JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H5944 [13SE]
      ------prohibit funding for Armed Services Vocational Aptitude 
        Battery testing programs, H5036 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into contracts with entities 
        having been convicted of fraud against the Federal Government, 
        H5060 [19JY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3008, H3009 [17MY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H4955, 
        H4956 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), E705 [7MY]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H985 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding, H3452 [5JN]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5938 
        [13SE]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, 
        E705 [7MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to litigate against States on 
        behalf of the NLRB relative to secret ballot union elections, 
        E901 [30MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), E161 
        [8FE]
      ------install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 2070), H132 
        [24JA]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6236 [21SE]
      Doutt, Nancy: Berea, OH, Chamber of Commerce Grindstone Award 
        recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Earth Day Coalition of Cleveland, OH: tribute to Earthfest, 
        E650 [25AP]
      Economy: modernize and reform monetary system and restore 
        exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create 
        and regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 
        [1FE], H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H143 [24JA], H357 [1FE], 
        H621 [8FE]
      EcoWatch (organization): tribute, E1564 [19SE]
      Ed Keating Center, Inc.: tribute, E1575 [20SE]
      Education: Pell Grants funding, H985 [28FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3452 [5JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H455 [3FE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), E1018 [7JN]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), E132 [3FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        E602 [19AP]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5896 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5896 [12SE]
      Fortuna family: Cleveland, OH, Slovenian National Home (East 
        80th) Persons of the Year award recipients, E828 
        [17MY]
      Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (organization): tribute to 
        Ohio chapter, E1531 [14SE]
      Friendship Circle of Cleveland (organization): tribute, 
        E1019 [7JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5154, H5157, H5160 [24JY], H5208, 
        H5232 [25JY]
      Garfield Heights, OH: tribute, E1635 [21SE]
      Glenwillow, OH: tribute, E1634 [21SE]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil 
        speculations from any regulatory freeze, H5253, H5254, H5259 
        [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5232, H5253, H5254, H5259 [25JY]
      Greater Cleveland Community Shares (organization): tribute, 
        E1162 [27JN]
      Greece: independence anniversary, E573 [18AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), E602 [19AP]
      Gus Gallucci Co.: anniversary, E1163 [27JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4765 [10JY]
      Hitchcock Center for Women Inc.: anniversary, E1375 
        [1AU]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), E1196 [29JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5938 [13SE]
      Human Rights Campaign: tribute, E1451 [10SE]
      Independence, OH: tribute, E1628 [21SE]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3299 [31MY]
      International Services Center (organization): tribute to World 
        Refugee Day celebration, E1096 [20JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2689 [15MY], H2794 [16MY], H2816 [17MY]
      ------oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran 
        to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H3107 [18MY]
      ------prohibit U.S. military intervention, H2837 [17MY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H6083 [19SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5570, H5575, H5576, 
        H5577 [1AU], E1418 [3AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2487 [9MY]
      Italy: independence anniversary, E1199 [29JN]
      Jackson, Frank G.: Black Professionals Association Charitable 
        Foundation Black Professional of the Year award recipient, 
        E1529 [14SE]
      Jadallah, Malak: Cleveland, OH, American Middle East 
        Organization Community Service Award recipient, E576 
        [18AP]
      Kilbane, Kathleen: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E281 [29FE]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H455 [3FE]
      Lakewood, OH: reopening of St. James Church, E1325 
        [25JY]
      ------tribute, E1632 [21SE]
      Lithuania: independence anniversary, E279 [29FE]
      MacLaine, Shirley: American Film Institute Life Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1022 [7JN], E1108 [21JN]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), H6130, H6131 [19SE]
      Maple Heights, OH: tribute to St. Martin of Tours School, 
        E1000 [6JN]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H143 
        [24JA]
      Milestones Autism Organization: anniversary, E1567 
        [19SE]
      Mooney, Beth: Notre Dame College Medal recipient, E1019 
        [7JN]
      Murphy, Janice G.: Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life 
        Award recipient, E283 [29FE]
      NAACP: anniversary, E1460 [10SE]
      Nance, Fred and Jakki: Cleveland, OH, Public Theatre Pan Award 
        recipients, E1458 [10SE]
      National Health Center Week: observance, E1369 [1AU]
      National Marine Week: observance, E1107 [21JN]
      Navy Week: observance, E1449 [10SE]
      New Avenues to Independence, Inc.: anniversary, E1463 
        [10SE]
      Norwegian Constitution Day: observance, E825 [17MY]
      Oak Harbor, OH: concerns about relicensing of Davis-Besse 
        Nuclear Power Station due to structural defects, H3955, H3956 
        [21JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: assess 
        consequences of a military strike against Iran, H3299 [31MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4765 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4422, H4423 
        [28JN]
      Peabody Energy, Inc.: call for investigation into contracts with 
        public power organizations to fund Prairie State Energy Campus 
        in Marissa, IL, and impact on consumer electricity rates, 
        H6161 [20SE], H6236 [21SE]
      Plantation Home, Inc.: anniversary, E1159 [27JN]
      Polish Constitution Day: observance, E732 [8MY]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (H.J. Res. 100), H128 [24JA]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities and 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, H5536 
        [1AU]
      Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom): tribute to Diamond Jubilee, 
        H3408 [5JN]
      Ransom, Marilyn: North Olmsted, OH, Community Council Citizen of 
        the Year award recipient, E830 [17MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), E602 [19AP]
      Rosary Hall (organization): anniversary, E1067 [19JN]
      Santa Fe, NM: anniversary of Scottish Rite Cathedral, 
        E1068 [19JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E901 [30MY]
      Sewell, Dan: Fairview Park, OH, Community Council Fairview Park 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E731 [8MY]
      Slovak Republic: independence anniversary, E1163 [27JN]
      Sobieraj, George B.: Cleveland, OH, Society of Poles Foundation 
        ``Good Joe'' Award recipient, E573 [18AP]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H5577 [1AU], 
        E1419 [3AU]
      Tamburitzans (song and dance group): tribute, E645 
        [25AP]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H621 [8FE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6077 
        [19SE]
      Turkey: tribute to Mobile Turkish Coffee House Project, 
        E728 [8MY]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H621 [8FE]
      ------require all money withdrawn from States' unemployment 
        funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment 
        compensation, H357 [1FE]
      ------require enrollment in a program leading to a high school 
        diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment 
        compensation, H357 [1FE]
      Vietnamese Community in Greater Cleveland, Inc.: observance of 
        Vietnamese New Year, E137 [3FE]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the fall of Saigon to 
        Communist forces, E729 [8MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        E831 [17MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2740 [16MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        E546 [17AP]
      War: Presidential authority under the Constitution as it 
        pertains to the authorization of drone strikes, H3278 [31MY]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], E549 
        [17AP]
      War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie, E1464 
        [10SE]
      Willoughby, William H., Jr.: Joint Veterans' Commission of 
        Cuyahoga County, OH, Outstanding Veteran of the Year award 
        recipient, E162 [8FE]
      WIRE-Net (organization): tribute, E1161 [27JN]
      World Refugee Day: observance, E1096 [20JN]
  Reports
      Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by 
        Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions: Marcus Henn, New 
        England Fuel Institute, H5254-H5258 [25JY]
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]
  Statements
      Tribute to Dennis J. Kucinich: Fortney H. Stark III (Fish), E352 
        [8MR]
  Tributes
      Abboud, Fady, E989 [6JN]
      Anderson, Harry, E35 [18JA]
      Anielski, Marlene, E1519 [13SE]
      Antonio, Nickie J., E1517 [13SE]
      Baker, Nan, E1518 [13SE]
      Baldwin, Larry, E746 [9MY]
      Barnes, John E., E1517 [13SE]
      Benedict, Micheline, E67 [24JA]
      Bennett, Aaron, E38 [18JA]
      Bivins, Jimmy, E1241 [12JY]
      Borkowski, Walter, E1596 [21SE]
      Bou Saab, Elias, E994 [6JN]
      Brady, Dan, E1561 [19SE]
      Brady, Dona, E1171 [28JN]
      Budish, Armond, E1516 [13SE]
      Burke, Lillian W., E547 [17AP]
      Bury, Harry J., E134 [3FE]
      Carlin, John, E1020 [7JN]
      Celebrezze, Nicholas J., E1514 [13SE]
      Cleveland, Phyllis, E1557 [19SE]
      Cockburn, Alexander, E1439 [3AU]
      Connally, C. Ellen, E1489 [12SE]
      Conwell, Yvonne, E1491 [12SE]
      Cook-Crowder, Ida, E647 [25AP]
      Costello, Representative, H5907 [12SE]
      Coyne, Ruth, E1593 [21SE]
      Cregan, John J., E998 [6JN]
      Czernec, Alina, E1598 [21SE]
      DeBose, Michael, E729 [8MY]
      DeCaro, Joe, E34 [18JA]
      Devring, Kathleen, E42 [18JA]
      Diemert, Stephen O., Jr., E284 [29FE]
      Dougherty, Olga (Betty), E728 [8MY]
      Dovilla, Mike, E1535 [14SE]
      Ephron, Nora, E1237 [12JY]
      Fakan, John C., E1306 [24JY]
      Feighan, Robert E., E827 [17MY]
      Fello, Tommy, E64 [24JA]
      Ferfolia, Donald L., E41 [18JA]
      Fields, William A., Sr., E995 [6JN]
      Fitzsimmons, Donna Congeni, E1586 [21SE]
      Foley, Mike, E1514 [13SE]
      Gallagher, Michael, E1492 [12SE]
      Gallagher, Patrick F., E1195 [29JN]
      Gallo, Judy, E1455 [10SE]
      Gaul, Joseph M., E1160 [27JN]
      Germana, Charles M., E1490 [12SE]
      Greenberg, Stuart J., E1069 [19JN]
      Greenspan, David, E1532 [14SE]
      Gregory, Thomas, E1071 [19JN]
      Harney, Mary, E575 [18AP]
      Hawkins, Tyrone (Hawk), E548 [17AP]
      Jelepis, Tom and Beverly, E1002 [6JN]
      Johnson, Kenneth L., E1562 [19SE]
      Jones, Pernel, Jr., E1489 [12SE]
      Kilbane, Johnny, E280 [29FE]
      Lettofsky, Alan B., E603 [19AP]
      Maier, Howard R., E1246 [12JY]
      May, Walter T., E40 [18JA]
      McGovern, George, E1295 [23JY]
      Meissner, Joseph, E1457 [10SE]
      Miller, Dale, E1534 [14SE]
      Naous, Mazen, E1020 [7JN]
      Naughton, James M., E1566 [19SE]
      Nelson, Sean, E990 [6JN]
      Nguyen, Bonadine P. (Bonnie), E1492 [12SE]
      Nishani, Bujar, E1666 [28SE]
      Nolan, Earl, E574 [18AP]
      O'Donnell, Kevin, E575 [18AP]
      O'Malley, Thomas F., Sr., E39 [18JA]
      Patmon, Bill, E1535 [14SE]
      Payne, Donald M., E545 [17AP]
      Pepera, Kathleen, E1372 [1AU]
      Pope Shenouda III, E549 [17AP]
      Pruitt, Terrell, E1533 [14SE]
      Reed, Zack, E1561 [19SE]
      Rogers, Julian, E1488 [12SE]
      Ronis, Leonard, E1220 [10JY]
      Rucinski, Sylvia, E1601 [21SE]
      Sadlek, Gregory M., E1595 [21SE]
      Schlecht, Jim, E640 [25AP]
      Schron, Jack H., Jr., E1490 [12SE]
      Seelie, Robert M., E38 [18JA]
      Shoukry, Sameh, E1161 [27JN]
      Sikora, Peter M., E656 [25AP]
      Silverman, William A., E1328 [25JY]
      Simon, Sunny M., E1491 [12SE]
      Skindell, Michael J., E1563 [19SE]
      Smith, Shirley A., E1533 [14SE]
      Sullivan, John V., E544 [17AP]
      Sustarsic, Tony J., E36 [18JA]
      Szymborska, Wislawa, E135 [3FE]
      Terry, Margaret, E826 [17MY]
      Thompson, Gina, E730 [8MY]
      Trzeciak, Joanna, E1163 [27JN]
      Turner, Nina, E1559 [19SE]
      Williams, Sandra, E1515 [13SE]
      Yuko, Kenneth, E1515 [13SE]
      Zunt, Mary, E278 [29FE]




KUDLOW, LARRY

  Articles and editorials
      Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Now, S3299 [21MY]




KUHLMAN, ERNEST F.

  Letters
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act, S5139 [18JY]




KUKORS, ARIANA

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Washington (state) participants, E1354 
        [31JY]




KUMOR, BARTOSZ

  Reports filed
      Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1857) (H. Rept. 
        112-617), H5200 [24JY]




KUMPHOLZ, JW

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




KUNDU, SHANTONU

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




KUNTZ, PHIL

  Articles and editorials
      Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, 
        H5158-H5160 [24JY]




KURTINITIS, SANDRA

  Remarks in House
      Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc.: Humanitarian of the Year award 
        recipient, E790 [15MY]




KURTZ, ADORE F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E158 [7FE]




KURTZ, MELANIE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E974 [5JN]




KUWAIT, STATE OF

  Bills and resolutions
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H3660 [7JN]




KUYKENDALL, JAMES A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E383 [19MR]




KWANZAA WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see H. Res. 520), H78 [18JA]




KYL, JON (a Senator from Arizona)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3987 [12JN], 
        S4160 [13JN], S4274 [19JN], S4339 [20JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2603 
        [23AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S861, S864 [16FE], 
        S1148 [29FE], S1533 [8MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827 [10JY], S4894, S4896, S4897 [11JY], 
        S4951, S4952, S4962 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2741 [25AP], 
        S2865 [26AP]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Conferee: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, 
        D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, National Review (publication), 
        S4738 [29JN]
      Culture Does Matter, Mitt Romney, National Review (publication), 
        S5962 [2AU]
      Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Now, Larry Kudlow, National Review 
        (publication), S3299 [21MY]
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, Robert Robb, Phoenix (AZ) 
        Arizona Republic, S4737 [29JN]
      Leviathan Is Nibbling Your Religious Freedom Away, Mark Steyn, 
        National Review (publication), S1787-S1789 [19MR]
      Liberty and Obamacare, Wall Street Journal, S2015 [26MR]
      ObamaCare and the Power To Tax, Wall Street Journal, S4737 
        [29JN]
      Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, Robert Robb, Arizona (AZ) 
        Republic, S2015 [26MR]
      Strategic Stability in Today's Nuclear World, Henry A. Kissinger 
        and Brent Scowcroft, Washington (DC) Post, S2810 [26AP]
      Three Views of the `Fiscal Cliff,' Edward P. Lazear, Wall Street 
        Journal, S3393 [22MY]
      Umpire Blinks, Rich Lowry, National Review (publication), S4738 
        [29JN]
      What's Behind Roberts' Surprising Decision? Joshua Hawley, Daily 
        Caller (Internet site), S4739 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4300 [19JN]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see S. Res. 373), S614 [14FE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3901 [11JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Education: reform graduate medical education payments (see S. 
        3201), S3280 [17MY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 1335), S3234 [16MY]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5659 [30JY]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see S. 3382), S4950 [12JY]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S5085 
        [17JY]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S1460 [7MR]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see S. 
        1718), S2824 [26AP]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S389 [7FE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S1195 [1MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE]
      ------condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 
        2242), S2166 [28MR]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2732 
        [25AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay 
        freeze (see S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      Courts: provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic lawsuits 
        against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect journalists 
        and Internet service providers (see S. 3493), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Navajo 
        Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of 
        certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning 
        Colorado River operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: by, S3696 [5JN]
      Prevention of professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes: several organizations, S2900 [7MY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4338, S4339 
        [20JN]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S3298 [21MY]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418 [19SE]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 373), S595 [14FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S814 [16FE], S3143, S3144 [15MY]
      ------deficit, S3756-S3758 [6JN]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, S3144 [15MY]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (S. 
        2065), S323 [2FE], S3758 [6JN]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S3110 [14MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act, S3671 [4JN], S3756-S3758 [6JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S2015 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3143, S3144 [15MY]
      Business and industry: impact of tax rates and government 
        regulations on decision to outsource jobs to foreign 
        countries, S4991 [16JY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6479 [20SE]
      ------prohibit earmarks, S292 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S292 [2FE]
      Courts: provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic lawsuits 
        against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect journalists 
        and Internet service providers (S. 3493), S5983 [2AU]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S6025 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 3254), unanimous-consent request, S6605, 
        S6606 [21SE]
      ------economic impact of the budget sequester established by the 
        Budget Control Act upon the defense industry, S3757 [6JN]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S4746 [29JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2898, 
        S2899 [7MY]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration 
        nuclear modernization program funding, S814 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S2899 
        [7MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1609 [13MR]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
      Economy: Federal Government control versus free enterprise, 
        S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR]
      ------impact of free enterprise system on charitable giving, 
        S3063 [10MY]
      ------importance of job creation, S332 [6FE], S1705 [15MR], 
        S3110 [14MY]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S3392 [22MY]
      Education: reform graduate medical education payments (S. 3201), 
        S3286 [17MY]
      Employment: disparity between public and private sector wages 
        and benefits, S3877 [11JN]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4332 [20JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent request, 
        S3069, S3070 [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3542, S3543 [24MY]
      ------revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3543 [24MY]
      Federal employees: reduce the size of the Federal workforce and 
        extend salary freeze, S3110 [14MY]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE]
      Gerrard, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S26 [23JA]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to decisions on 
        use of electrocution in capital punishment cases, S26 [23JA]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, S4333 
        [20JN]
      ------temporarily suspend certain regulations (S. 1538), S140 
        [30JA]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3886, S3889 
        [11JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to decisions and 
        position on the death penalty, S3886 [11JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in 
        decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3886, S3889 [11JN]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, S4604 [26JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent request, S3252 [17MY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit food aid, S4339 
        [20JN]
      ------prohibit food aid unless the President issues a national 
        interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S332 [6FE], S3110-S3113 
        [14MY]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3109 [14MY]
      ------strengthen nuclear deterrence, S2809 [26AP]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2772 [26AP]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S140 [30JA], 
        S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S1567 [12MR], S3298 [21MY], S3392 
        [22MY], S4224 [18JN], S4784 [9JY], S5241-S5243 [23JY]
      Pai, Ajit Varadaraj: nomination to the FCC, S2892 [7MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        S1769, S1772 [19MR]
      ------impact, S3298 [21MY]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1769, S1772 [19MR]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4736 [29JN]
      ------repeal, S140 [30JA]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4736, S4739 
        [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S2015-S2017 
        [26MR], S3809 [7JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market, S3542 [24MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S2045 [27MR]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3671 [4JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1609 [13MR]
      Romney, Mitt: remarks on role of culture on prosperity during 
        trip to Israel, S5962 [2AU]
      Senate: legislative process, S6420 [19SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1705 [15MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1568, S1569 [12MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6415 [19SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S3757 [6JN], 
        S4851 [11JY], S4991 [16JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2898, S2899 [7MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6419 [19SE]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4851 [11JY]
      ------rates, S3392 [22MY], S3756-S3758 [6JN], S6479 [20SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2299, S2313 [16AP]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S140 [30JA], S3110 [14MY], 
        S3298 [21MY], S4784 [9JY], S5242 [23JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5910 [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5444 [26JY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense 
        systems, S2017 [26MR]
      ------require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon 
        modernization plan, S815 [16FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2772 [26AP]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal, S140 
        [30JA], S3298 [21MY]
  Summaries
      Free Press Act (S. 3493), S5985 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. 2065, Down Payment To Protect National Security Act, S324 
        [2FE]
      S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights 
        Settlement Act, S621-S636 [14FE]
      S. 3493, Free Press Act, S5984 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Cheney, Richard B., S2015 [26MR]
      Feinstein, Senator, S3109 [14MY]
      Matal, Joe, S5962 [2AU]
      Steyn, Mark, S1787 [19MR]




KYNARD, BEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1278 [18JY]




KYRGYZSTAN, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      House Democracy Partnership: tribute to partnership with 
        Kyrgyzstan Parliament, H951 [27FE]




KYRISS, KODY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5729 [31JY]




L.L. BEAN, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1195 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4669 [27JN]




LA JOLLA, CA

  Bills and resolutions
      La Jolla Historical Society: grant a right of first refusal to 
        the relative to the sale of the La Jolla Post Office (see H.R. 
        6049), H4603 [28JN]




LA JOLLA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

  Bills and resolutions
      La Jolla, CA: grant a right of first refusal to the La Jolla 
        Historical Society relative to the sale of the La Jolla Post 
        Office (see H.R. 6049), H4603 [28JN]




LA PINE, OR

  Remarks in House
      BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 270), 
        H5437, H5438 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      La Pine Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (S. 270) (H. Rept. 112-581), H4683 [9JY]
  Texts of
      S. 270, La Pine Land Conveyance Act, H5437 [31JY]




LA PINE LAND CONVEYANCE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 270), H5437, H5438 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 270) (H. 
        Rept. 112-581), H4683 [9JY]
  Texts of
      S. 270, provisions, H5437 [31JY]




LA PLATA COUNTY, CO

  Letters
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Kellie C. Hotter, Robert 
        A. Lieb, Jr., and Wallace White, La Plata County, CO, 
        Commission, S5139 [18JY]




LABELING  related term(s) Packaging
  Articles and editorials
      Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, S2499 [18AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: stop sale of products fraudulently labeled 
        as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to 
        maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on 
        violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 5962), H3806 [19JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a working group to develop and 
        disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in 
        prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind 
        individuals (see H.R. 4087), H950 [24FE]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 4384), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2267 [27AP]
      ------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE] (see H.R. 6174), H5200 [24JY]
      ------require labels on packages of meat include a statement on 
        whether the meat contains lean finely textured beef (pink 
        slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological 
        effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields 
        from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), 
        H5716 [3AU]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
  Letters
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements: Chuck Bell and Ioana Rusu, Consumers 
        Union, S3552 [24MY]
      ------Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S3552 [24MY]
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act: Allison M. 
        Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), S2499 [18AP]
      ------Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]
      ------several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]
  Remarks in House
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (H.R. 4384), E580 [18AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]
      ------strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      FDA: create standards for information provided to patients when 
        receiving prescription medications, S3464 [23MY]
      ------improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3413 [22MY], S3466, S3467, 
        S3482-S3485 [23MY], S3552, S3563 [24MY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (S. 2295), S2497-S2500 [18AP]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      ------increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations 
        relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), 
        S2542 [19AP]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
  Reports filed
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
  Texts of
      S. 2295, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, 
        S2498 [18AP]




LaBONGE, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Los Angeles Police Historical Society: Jack Webb Award 
        recipient, E1514 [13SE]




LABONTE, MARC

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3291 [17MY]




LABOR  see Employment




LABOR UNIONS

  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
      Will Any Senate Democrat Stand Up to Obama's NLRB?, S2578 [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Civil liberties: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S1459 [7MR]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      Crime: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve 
        objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        H.R. 4074), H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 
        [3FE]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended 
        to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 530), 
        S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        530), S5487 [26JY]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE] (see H.J. Res. 
        103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S1459 [7MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 
        [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY] (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------require labor organizations to provide notice to employees 
        related to fees collected for purpose of political speech (see 
        H.R. 6322), H5706 [2AU]
  Cloture motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures: Ann Wilson, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers 
        Association, S2624 [24AP]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        S2624 [24AP]
      ------Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Karen W. Penafiel, Building Owners and Managers 
        Association International, S2624 [24AP]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent 
        Business, S2577 [23AP]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures: Angelo 
        I. Amador and Michelle Reinke Neblett, National Restaurant 
        Association, S854 [16FE]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, 
        Inc., S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, 
        S855 [16FE]
      ------National Association of Manufacturers, S854 [16FE]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting Bartlett amendment on project labor 
        agreement status in construction contracts to H.R. 4310, Dept. 
        of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing 
        personnel strengths, and military construction, E841 [17MY]
      Organizations supporting S.J. Res. 36, disapprove NLRB rule 
        relative to representation election procedures, S2576 [23AP]
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Memorandums
      Congressional Authority To Alter Postal Service Employee-
        Management Relations Including Collective Bargaining 
        Agreements: Congressional Research Service, S2633 [24AP]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2568 [23AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      American Crystal Sugar Co.: restart of negotiations to settle 
        labor dispute and lockout at Moorhead, MN, factory, H3489 
        [6JN]
      Ameris, Philip: Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council Man of the 
        Year award recipient, E531 [16AP]
      Boston, MA: anniversary of Boston Carmen's Union Local Chapter 
        589, E757 [10MY]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of International Association of Heat 
        and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 3, E1373 [1AU]
      Collective bargaining: prohibit tally of absent votes as an 
        active vote against union representation, H136 [24JA], H446-
        H450, H452, H454-H456 [3FE]
      ------support rights of all workers, E147 [6FE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      Coultas, Carol: Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E531 [16AP]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit discrimination based on project labor 
        agreement status in awarding of construction contracts, H3017-
        H3019 [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to litigate against States on 
        behalf of the NLRB relative to secret ballot union elections, 
        H2501 [9MY], E901 [30MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3285, H3315, H3316, H3331-H3339 [31MY], E957, E965 
        [1JN], E1024 [7JN]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5687 [2AU]
      Flaherty, Mark: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]
      Houston, TX: anniversary of AFL-CIO local chapter 716, E355 
        [8MR]
      ------anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical 
        Workers Local 716, E305 [1MR]
      Huerta, Delores: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E896 
        [30MY], E934 [31MY], E1289 [19JY]
      Indianapolis, IN: tribute to International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 481 for Circle of Light Holiday 
        event, E1632 [21SE]
      International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees: 
        anniversary of Art Directors Guild Local 800, E949 [1JN]
      National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association: 
        anniversary of Dulles, VA, chapter, E1156 [27JN]
      National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, H3812 
        [20JN], E1071, E1077, E1079 [19JN], E1125 [21JN]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, E142 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, E142 
        [6FE]
      New York, NY: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 25, E814 [16MY]
      Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual 
        Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3918 [21JN]
      Pinkham, Jim: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities, H1594 [27MR], H3744 [19JN], H4074 [27JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], H3814 
        [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], H5023 
        [19JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), H3366 [1JN]
      San Jose, CA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 332, E1557 [19SE]
      St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, 
        E1053 [18JN]
      ------anniversary of Teamsters Local Union No. 600, E1082 [19JN]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 110, E1332 [25JY]
      ------anniversary of United Steelworkers (organization) Local 
        264, E1349 [30JY]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      Temple, TX: closing of South Temple Post Office, H519 [7FE]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for 
        Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        construction, H772 [15FE]
      Workers Memorial Day: observance, H2215 [27AP], E621 [24AP], 
        E691 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Century Aluminum Co.: retiree ratification of agreement to 
        restore health care benefits, S1665 [14MR]
      Civil liberties: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 2173), 
        S1493 [7MR], S1495 [8MR]
      Elections: contributions and expenditures by corporations and 
        other business organizations intended to affect elections, 
        S881 [17FE]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (S. Res. 530), S5626 
        [26JY]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, 
        S341 [6FE]
      ------modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and 
        negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, 
        S339-S341 [6FE]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (S. Res. 
        530), S5626 [26JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S853-S856 [16FE], S2587, S2588 
        [23AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2559, S2568-
        S2579 [23AP], S2616-S2630 [24AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), unanimous-consent agreement, S2538 
        [19AP]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract, S4388, S4389 [21JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 2371), S3706 [5JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 3221), S3457 
        [22MY], S3459 [23MY]
      ------provide for appropriate designation of collective 
        bargaining units (S. 1843), S3270 [17MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-
        S97 [26JA]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S2560 [23AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 2219), S1938-S1940 [21MR], S3470-S3478 [23MY], 
        S4454 [25JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4938-S4942 [12JY], S4985-S4991, 
        S4993-S5003, S5007, S5008, S5010-S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056-
        S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 [19JY]
      Postal Service: prohibit employees from engaging in collective 
        bargaining, S2688 [25AP]
      ------provide protections for postal employees with respect to 
        their right not to subsidize union nonrepresentational 
        activities, S2690 [25AP]
      ------renegotiation of current collective bargaining agreements, 
        S2632-S2634 [24AP]
      States: proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for 
        most public employees, S3773-S3775 [6JN]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
      United Farm Workers of America: anniversary, S2236 [29MR]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Statements
      Boston Carmen's Union Local 589 Anniversary: Representative 
        Keating, E757 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      S. Res. 410, tribute to Cesar E. Chavez, S2172 [28MR]
      S. Res. 530, National Apprenticeship Act anniversary and 
        National Registered Apprenticeship Month, S5493, S5626 [26JY]
  Tributes
      Chavez, Cesar E., S2082 [27MR], H1648, H1649 [28MR], E474 
        [28MR], E496 [29MR]




LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2836 [17MY]




LABORN, MARGARET J.

  Proclamations
      Margaret J. Laborn Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1464 [10SE]




LABRADOR, RAUL R. (a Representative from Idaho)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H828 [16FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1808 [29MR]
      Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances 
        for members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H694 [9FE]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H3734 
        [18JN]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H3481 [5JN]
      Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        3365), H945 [17FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3662 [7JN]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H5331 [30JY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H3976 [21JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      ------reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants 
        and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H726 [14FE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5331 [30JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3267 [30MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see H.R. 4331), H5526 [31JY]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H5331 [30JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 [8FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H115 [23JA]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H5526 [31JY]
      Taxation: repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1543 [22MR]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (see H.R. 4484), H3578 [6JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 
        4304), H1803 [29MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2329 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable 
        economic activity for counties and local governments 
        containing National Forest System land through a management-
        focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the 
        individual mandate shall not be construed as a tax (see H.R. 
        6334), H5706 [2AU]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable 
        economic activity for counties and local governments 
        containing National Forest System land through a management-
        focused approach (H.R. 6009), H3976 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the 
        individual mandate shall not be construed as a tax (H.R. 
        6334), H5710 [2AU]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (H.R. 4234), H1497 [21MR]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1787 [29MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3761, H3778 [19JN]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        H4419 [28JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H828, H830 [16FE]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4406 [28JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6191 
        [20SE]
      Power resources: promote timely exploration for geothermal 
        resources under existing geothermal leases, H828, H830 [16FE]
      Public lands: establish a pilot program to test a small increase 
        in Federal grazing fees, H3778 [19JN]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3761, 
        H3778 [19JN]
  Tributes
      van Beek, Gys J., E1314 [24JY]




LaCASSE, JESSE

  Remarks in Senate
      LaCasse Bat Co.: tribute, S6263 [12SE]




LaCASSE BAT CO.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6263 [12SE]




LACEY ACT  see Wildlife




LACKAWANNA, NY

  Remarks in House
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: expand 
        eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel workers 
        for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees 
        Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 [20MR], H5209 
        [25JY]




LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Bucci, Frank A.: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna 
        County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of 
        Service recipient, E551 [17AP]
      Conaboy, Richard and Marion: Neighborhood Housing Services of 
        Lackawanna County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a 
        Lifetime of Service recipients, E549 [17AP]
      Kelly, Lois: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County, 
        PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of Service 
        recipient, E558 [17AP]
      Wooden, Sherman: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna 
        County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of 
        Service recipient, E554 [17AP]




LACKLAND AFB, TX

  Remarks in House
      Crime: call for congressional investigation of sexual assaults 
        of recruits, H5019 [19JY]




LACKO, MICHELLE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3798 [6JN]




LACONIA, NH

  Remarks in House
      Mount Washington Cruises: anniversary, E931 [31MY]




LaCUESTA, LLOYD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1051 [18JN]




LaCUESTA, LLOYD R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1692 [12OC]




LADENHEIM, STEVEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1077 [19JN]




LAEMMLE, CARLA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1541 [14SE]




LAFAYETTE, LA

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address delays in expansion of 
        medical facility in Lafayette, LA, and construction of new 
        medical facility in Lake Charles, LA, H1369 [19MR]
      ------expedite delivery of health care to veterans at VA 
        community-based outpatient clinics in Lafayette, LA, and Lake 
        Charles, LA, H2143 [26AP]
      Teurlings Catholic High School: tribute to girls' softball team, 
        E744 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Southern Living (publication): ``South's Tastiest Town'' 
        designee, S1790 [19MR]




LAFFERTY, ANDREA

  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3884 
        [11JN]




LAFFERTY, GREG

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H4160 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4161 [28JN]




LAHASKA, PA

  Remarks in House
      Bucks County, PA: anniversary of Peddler's Village, E1169 [28JN]




LAI, RICHARD K.

  Remarks in House
      SBA: Guam Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, 
        E448 [27MR]




LAINE, MELISSA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2183 [28MR]




LAING, JONATHAN

  Articles and editorials
      What a Drag!, S2673 [25AP]




LAINGEN, L. BRUCE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5474 [26JY]




LAKE CHARLES, LA

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address delays in expansion of 
        medical facility in Lafayette, LA, and construction of new 
        medical facility in Lake Charles, LA, H1369 [19MR]
      ------expedite delivery of health care to veterans at VA 
        community-based outpatient clinics in Lafayette, LA, and Lake 
        Charles, LA, H2143 [26AP]




LAKE COUNTY, CO

  Remarks in Senate
      Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed 
        drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (S. 1047), S588 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 112-122), S41 
        [23JA]




LAKE COUNTY, MN

  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Letters
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Minnesota: exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest from calculation of payments 
        to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]




LAKE COUNTY, OR

  Remarks in House
      Railroads: anniversary of Lake County Railroad, E1633 [21SE]




LAKE TAHOE RESTORATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]




LAKE THUNDERBIRD EFFICIENT USE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. 
        Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]




LAKE TIRE AND AUTO, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E690 [27AP]




LAKELAND COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1122 [21JN]




LAKES

  Bills and resolutions
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4406), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative 
        for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see 
        H.R. 4162), H1272 [7MR] (see H.R. 4328), H1804 [29MR]
      EPA: reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration 
        Program (see S. 3264), S3729 [5JN]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5797), H3102 [17MY]
      NOAA: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        S. 3319), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5980), H3914 [20JN]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see S. 3543), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6007), H3974 [21JN]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4304), H1803 [29MR]
  Letters
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Tim Spreck, Minnesota 
        Outdoor Heritage Alliance, H5607 [1AU]
  Memorandums
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      ------D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: resolve land claims of the 
        Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 292), H3439, H3440 [5JN], 
        H3575 [6JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: management of Lake Berryessa in 
        California relative to concession bidding process, H3354, 
        H3355 [31MY]
      Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E1594 [21SE]
      Coast Guard: Great Lakes search and rescue operations funding, 
        H3550, H3551 [6JN]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species, E988 [6JN]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries, H589 [8FE], H5140 [24JY]
      ------study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the 
        Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (H.R. 892), E287 
        [29FE]
      Dept. of State: revision of Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 
        with Canada, H3812 [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of 
        nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 
        3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
      ------modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes 
        Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3713, H3714 [18JN]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, E287 [29FE]
      Great Lakes Week: observance, E287 [29FE]
      Love of the Lake (organization): anniversary, E1733 [2NO]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606-H5608 [1AU]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5733 
        [10SE]
      War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie, E1464 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Badger (vessel): anniversary of Lake Michigan car ferry, S3619 
        [24MY]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, S4742, S4752 [29JN]
      Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (organization): tribute, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations, S3932 
        [12JN]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior Modification of Land Grant Patent Issued 
        to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 404) (H. Rept. 112-433), H1844 
        [16AP]
      EPA Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate) (S. 3264) (S. Rept. 112-185), S5046 [16JY]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
      McKininey Lake National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1160) (S. Rept. 
        112-190), S5211 [19JY]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 6007) (H. Rept. 112-657), H5764 [10SE]
      Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 292) (H. Rept. 112-428), H1844 [16AP]
      Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and 
        Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate) (S. 140) (S. Rept. 112-104), S41 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]
      H.R. 5797, Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5606 [1AU]
      H.R. 6007, North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act, H5733 [10SE]
      S. 292, Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act, H3439 [5JN]
      S. 404, Dept. of the Interior modification of a land grant 
        patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, 
        H3713 [18JN]




LAKEVIEW, OR

  Remarks in House
      Railroads: anniversary of Lake County Railroad, E1633 [21SE]




LAKEVILLE, MA

  Remarks in House
      Flaherty, Mark: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]
      Pinkham, Jim: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]




LAKEWOOD, OH

  Remarks in House
      Plantation Home, Inc.: anniversary, E1159 [27JN]
      St. James Church: reopening, E1325 [25JY]
      Tribute, E1632 [21SE]




LAKIREDDY, HANIMIREDDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E665 [26AP]




LALEZARY, SHERVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1173 [28JN]




LALLIER, JARROD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4072 [27JN]




LAMAR, CO

  Remarks in House
      Lamar Community College: anniversary, E1663 [28SE]




LAMAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1663 [28SE]




LAMB, ALLYN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4692 [10JY]




LAMB, BRIAN

  Articles and editorials
      C-SPAN Founder Lamb Steps Down After 34 Years, E408 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E408 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1842 [20MR]




LAMBACK, FRED

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2400 [8MY]




LAMBKA, TODD W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1456 [10SE]




LAMBORN, DOUG (a Representative from Colorado)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3085 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H966 [27FE]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of 
        certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at 
        which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular 
        service (see H.R. 1283), H4605 [28JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H1135 [1MR]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2289 [27AP]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), 
        H1135 [1MR]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2034 [19AP]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see H. Con. Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1428 [20MR]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 102), H903 [16FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 [23JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1847 [16AP]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4869 [13JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      ------defund House and Senate Budget Committees and majority 
        leadership offices if that House does not adopt a concurrent 
        resolution on the budget (see H.R. 2372), H6152 [19SE]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H512 [6FE]
      Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts 
        subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3135), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1808 [29MR]
      ------use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear material of 
        the National Nuclear Security Administration (see H.R. 6555), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3916 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3481 [5JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3481 
        [5JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see H.R. 6082), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that employees who violate 
        certain civil laws do not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), 
        H4869 [13JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H5079 
        [19JY]
      EPA: repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3159), H2040 [23AP]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1154 [5MR]
      Health: require the President, Vice President, Members of 
        Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to 
        purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges 
        (see H.R. 360), H5078 [19JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H6001 [13SE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants 
        and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H1100 
        [29FE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1978 [18AP]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H4828 
        [11JY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4685 [9JY]
      LSC: terminate (see H.R. 2774), H2329 [7MY]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3363 [31MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3662 [7JN]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1306 [8MR]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      ------help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational 
        opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H3976 [21JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: abolish and transfer its enforcement authority to the 
        Dept. of Justice and its oversight of elections to the Office 
        of Labor-Management Standards of the Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 
        2926), H1428 [20MR]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1428 [20MR]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H1741 [28MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1304 [8MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1847 [16AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H79 [18JA]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1543 [22MR]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1367 [16MR]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2663 [11MY]
      Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax 
        holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to 
        participate (see H.R. 3551), H945 [17FE]
      ------clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not 
        deductible (see H.R. 3720), H1101 [29FE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3363 [31MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: establish limitations on 
        the use of advanced imaging technololgy for aircraft passenger 
        screening (see H.R. 1279), H5630 [1AU]
      ------exclude from collective bargaining rights of Federal 
        employees and provide employment rights and an employee 
        engagement mechanism for passenger and property screeners (see 
        H.R. 2507), H5711 [2AU]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H4776 [10JY]
      ------terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H1847 [16AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H476 [3FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H1976 [18AP]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see H.R. 6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (see H.R. 4073), H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: streamline the application for permits to 
        drill process and increase funds for energy project permit 
        processing (see H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H77 [18JA]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in District of Columbia 
        v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 677), H3480 [5JN]
      U.S. Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see H. Res. 692), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      U.S. Geological Survey: establish the National Geospatial 
        Technology Administration (see H.R. 4233), H1496 [21MR]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H1099 [29FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (H.R. 4386), 
        H1977 [18AP]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (H.R. 6389), H6000 [13SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H944 [17FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: streamline the application for permits to 
        drill process and increase funds for energy project permit 
        processing (H.R. 4383), H1977 [18AP]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (H.R. 3778), H78 [18JA]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (H.R. 4046), H802 [15FE]
      U.S. Geological Survey: establish the National Geospatial 
        Technology Administration (H.R. 4233), H1497 [21MR]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (H.R. 
        4107), H1100 [29FE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H94 [23JA]
      Ambul, Maria: American Heritage Girl (organization) Stars and 
        Stripes Award recipient, E1 [6JA]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E811 [16MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5298 [26JY]
      BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 270), 
        H5437, H5438 [31JY]
      Colorado: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Waldo Canyon, E1201 
        [29JN]
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, E396 [20MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5432 [31JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3026, H3086 [17MY]
      ------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3026 
        [17MY]
      ------prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding to Russia 
        pending certification that they are not supporting Syria or 
        providing weapons of mass destruction technology to Syria, 
        North Korea, or Iran, H3086 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a competitive oil and gas 
        leasing program for exploration, development, and production 
        of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, H754 [15FE]
      ------establish Office of Energy Employment and Training and 
        Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, H3929 [21JN]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5214 [25JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6169 [20SE]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, 
        H3920 [21JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5169 [24JY], 
        H5214 [25JY]
      ------require application for permit to drill be deemed approved 
        if review process is not completed within 60 days, H3926 
        [21JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H754, H773 [15FE], H824, H829 [16FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: include in Quadrennial 
        Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best 
        estimate of expected increase in production of renewable 
        energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H3925 [21JN]
      Forest Service: convey certain land to Wallowa, OR (S. 271), 
        H5438 [31JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4740 [10JY]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E810 [16MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4832 [12JY]
      National Marriage Week: observance, H551 [7FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H2060 [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (H.R. 1179), H887, H888, H889, H890, H891 
        [16FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4740 [10JY]
      Peterson AFB, CO: 302d Airlift Wing rededication of SUMIT 38 
        Memorial, E1317 [25JY]
      Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5433 [31JY]
      Point of order, H5437, H5438, H5439 [31JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3885 [20JN], H3918, H3919, 
        H3920, H3921, H3925, H3926, H3929 [21JN]
      ------promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under 
        existing geothermal leases, H829 [16FE]
      ------use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas 
        exploration, H2060 [24AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H55 [18JA]
      Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy 
        resources, H3921 [21JN]
      ------streamline Federal review to facilitate projects, H824 
        [16FE]
      Virgin Islands: establish Office of Chief Financial Officer 
        (H.R. 3706), H5435, H5436 [31JY]
  Tributes
      Csintyan, Dave, E641 [25AP]
      Duffy, Joseph J., E1199 [29JN]
      Finley, Stephannie, E655 [25AP]
      Gramith, Thomas, E811 [16MY]
      Leva, Autumn M., E1397 [3AU]
      McDowell, Mark, E812 [16MY]
      Michalson, Kristine J., E1395 [3AU]




LAMERTON, WALTER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E792 [15MY]




LAMIELLE, MARY

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




LANCASTER, NY

  Remarks in House
      United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: tribute to hiring of 
        reservists and returning veterans, E1726 [26OC]




LANCASTER, WI

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E738 [9MY]




LANCE, LEONARD (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4908 [17JY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1428 [20MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6312 [19OC]
      Diseases: issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against 
        colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H1306 [8MR]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H4158 [27JN]
      Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that 
        assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and 
        solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and 
        create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H79 [18JA]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2813 [16MY]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1571 [26MR]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6069 [18SE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H2647 [10MY]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6304 [9OC]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3734 [18JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3578 [6JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H220 [31JA]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H6152 [19SE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4908 [17JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H966 [27FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicare: create incentives for innovative diagnostics by 
        improving process for determining payment rates for new tests 
        (see H.R. 6446), H6230 [20SE]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H4605 [28JN]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H2072 [24AP]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1306 [8MR]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H4828 [11JY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3808 [19JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an 
        amnesty period during which veterans and their families can 
        register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H3577 [6JN]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H1847 [16AP]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H4605 [28JN]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H79 [18JA]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H727 [14FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 [8FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H4656 [29JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]
      Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for 
        lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
        wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports 
        (see H.R. 3797), H3707 [15JN]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), 
        H803 [15FE]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H3808 [19JN]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2447 [8MY]
      ------extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 
        6066), H5293 [25JY]
      ------increase alternative minimum tax exemption amount and 
        index such amount for inflation (see H.R. 3747), H159 [24JA]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H5630 [1AU]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H6279 [21SE]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H5202 [24JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H5711 [2AU]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1571 [26MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 938), H3267 [30MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 1718), H1807 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]
      Diseases: raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      FDA: establish procedures and requirements for registration of 
        cosmetic product manufacturing entities, submission of 
        cosmetic product and ingredient statements, and reporting of 
        adverse events (see H.R. 4395), H1977 [18AP]
      Nixon, Patricia: tribute (see H. Res. 582), H1359 [9MR] (see H. 
        Res. 585), H1362 [13MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Diseases: raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (H.R. 
        5937), H3699 [8JN]
      FDA: establish procedures and requirements for registration of 
        cosmetic product manufacturing entities, submission of 
        cosmetic product and ingredient statements, and reporting of 
        adverse events (H.R. 4395), H1977 [18AP]
  Remarks
      Alcatel-Lucent Corp.: tribute to Bell Labs, E1220 [10JY]
      Annandale, NJ: anniversary of North Hunterdon High School first 
        graduating class of 1952, E1400 [3AU]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (H.R. 733), H6146 [19SE]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers, H6146 [19SE]
      Elizabeth, NJ: Union County Vocational-Technical High School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1587 [21SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3866 [20JN]
      Flemington, NJ: tribute to Hunterdon Regional High School 
        cheerleading team, E270 [28FE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1460 [21MR]
      Journal: question of approval, H1027 [29FE]
      Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.: tribute to Merck for Mothers program, 
        H730 [15FE]
      National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1648 [21SE]
      New Jersey: tribute to Suburban Chamber of Commerce Service 
        award recipients, E387 [20MR]
      New Providence, NJ: inclusion of New Providence High School in 
        New Jersey Monthly (publication) ``Top Public High Schools'' 
        list, E1490 [12SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H323 [1FE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1460 [21MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H37 [18JA]
      Rare Disease Day: observance, H1029 [29FE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5773 [11SE]
  Tributes
      Burd, Judith, E918 [31MY]
      Dowdell, Deborah, E457 [27MR]
      Faherty, William F., Jr., E1542 [14SE]
      Gilmore, Thomas, E396 [20MR]
      Jacobs, James E., E1642 [21SE]
      Nixon, Patricia, H1020 [29FE]
      Omogbai, Meme, E322 [6MR]
      Oros, Ernest, E302 [1MR]
      Palmer, Peter, E1493 [12SE]
      Payne, Donald M., H1192 [6MR]
      Reed, Lisa S., E507 [29MR]




LAND, RICHARD D.

  Appointments
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, S2007 [22MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E469 [28MR]




LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on 
        public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, 
        and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds 
        to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821, H822 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S4716 [28JN]
      ------provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to 
        maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 1265), S6329 
        [13SE]




LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION

  Remarks in House
      Hudson Highlands Land Trust (organization): accreditation by the 
        Land Trust Accreditation Commission, E1394 [3AU]
      Westchester Land Trust (organization): accreditation by the Land 
        Trust Accreditation Commission, E1394 [3AU]




LAND USE

  Amendments
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S6652, S6670 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: establish criteria for the rate of fees charged for 
        grazing private livestock on public rangelands (see S. 3374), 
        S4893 [11JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: make grants to facilitate certain 
        acquisitions of property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 
        5626), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study of economically 
        beneficial uses of rights-of-way associated with certain 
        highways (see H.R. 6541), H6276 [21SE]
      FERC: remove authority to collect land use fees for land that 
        has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation (see S. 3265), S3729 [5JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian 
        lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal 
        development of Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H568 [7FE]
      ------make technical corrections to the legal description of 
        certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of 
        Mission Indians (see S. 3193), S3234 [16MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see H.R. 5862), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), 
        refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 
        [30MY]
      Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and 
        BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such 
        public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2267 [27AP]
      ------direct land management agencies to report on public access 
        and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, and 
        recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds to 
        secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
      Taxation: exclude certain farm rental income from self-
        employment net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease 
        agreement relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 
        4027), H725 [14FE]
  Remarks in House
      Angeles National Forest: prohibit any transfer of lands for use 
        as a solid waste landfill, E1233 [11JY]
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), H2048, H2049 [24AP]
      Corps of Engineers: approve permit for economic development in 
        Henry County, VA, H3489 [6JN]
      Dept. of Defense: Defense Environmental Restoration Program-
        Formerly Used Defense Sites funding, H4954 [18JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        H2682-H2685 [15MY], H5089, H5090, H5092-H5094, H5096 [23JY], 
        E889 [25MY]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes 
        Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3713, H3714 [18JN]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: authorize lead Federal agency to 
        extend permit review process time period for mining critical 
        minerals and materials if new information is obtained during 
        the review, H4842 [12JY]
      ------require companies that earn a profit mining on public 
        lands to disclose political campaign contributions, H4794 
        [11JY]
      ------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of 
        hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate 
        revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842-H4844 
        [12JY]
      Native Americans: allow certain land to be used to generate 
        income to provide funding for academic programs (H.R. 1556), 
        H3711 [18JN]
      Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in 
        management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), 
        H1876 [17AP]
      Puerto Rico: proposal for construction of natural gas pipeline, 
        H729 [15FE]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027), 
        H3712, H3713 [18JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), S3241 [16MY], S3658 [24MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify regulations for programs that 
        provide loans to purchasers of highly fractionated Native 
        American lands, S4266 [19JN]
      ------consolidation and streamlining of conservation programs, 
        S4139 [13JN]
      ------improve agricultural land easements, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------protect agricultural and forested lands from urban 
        development, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      ------authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases 
        without prior express approval (H.R. 205), S5057 [17JY]
      FERC: remove authority to collect land use fees for land that 
        has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation (S. 3265), S3732 [5JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 502), S4375, S4377 [20JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]
      Power resources: promote diligent development of Federal oil and 
        gas leases, S2216, S2217 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3193) (S. Rept. 112-
        207), S6062 [10SE]
      Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority 
        To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation 
        Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 897) (H. Rept. 112-429), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Dept. of the Interior Modification of Land Grant Patent Issued 
        to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 404) (H. Rept. 112-433), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership 
        (HEARTH) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        205) (H. Rept. 112-427), H1844 [16AP]
      Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 112-692), H6314 [23OC]
      Release Reversionary Interest Held By the U.S. in Certain Cook 
        County, MN, Land Conveyed for the Establishment of an Airport: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2947) (H. Rept. 
        112-441), H1844 [16AP]
      Ute Indian Tribe and Utah State Institutional Trust Land 
        Administration Land Exchange: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4027) (H. Rept. 112-509), H3362 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 205, Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home 
        Ownership (HEARTH) Act, H2682 [15MY]
      H.R. 1556, allow certain land to be used to generate income to 
        provide funding for Native American academic programs, H3711 
        [18JN]
      H.R. 2947, release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in 
        certain Cook County, MN, land conveyed for the establishment 
        of an airport, H2048 [24AP]
      H.R. 4027, Ute Indian Tribe and the Utah State Institutional 
        Trust Land Administration land exchange, H3712 [18JN]
      S. 404, Dept. of the Interior modification of a land grant 
        patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, 
        H3713 [18JN]
      S. 3193, Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer 
        Clarification Act, S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]
      S. 3265, remove FERC authority to collect land use fees for land 
        that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation, S3732 [5JN]
      S. Res. 502, Land-Grant College Act anniversary, S4374, S4376 
        [20JN]




LANDERS, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2572 [10MY]




LAND-GRANT COLLEGE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN], S4669 [27JN]
      Anniversary (S. Res. 502), S4375, S4377 [20JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 502, anniversary, S4374, S4376 [20JN]




LANDRETH, KATHRYN E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5202 [19JY]




LANDRETH-MELVILLE, CHARLOTTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1072 [19JN]




LANDRIEU, MARY L. (a Senator from Louisiana)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3917, S3921, 
        S3922 [11JN], S3992, S3994 [12JN], S4281 [19JN], S4370 [20JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6557 [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6278 [12SE], S6347, S6358, S6360, S6361, S6368 [13SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3452 [22MY], S3497 
        [23MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4483 [25JN], S4684 [27JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2497, S2515 [18AP], S2637, S2657 [24AP], S2689 [25AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S573 [13FE], S654 [14FE], S708, 
        S796, S797 [15FE], S1384, S1397 [5MR], S1470 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1747, S1755, S1760 [15MR], S1797, 
        S1808, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1871 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4900 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5885, S5886, S5889 
        [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S6456 
        [19SE]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Armed Forces: modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of 
        certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at 
        which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular 
        service (see S. 866), S4368 [20JN]
      ------provide flexible spending accounts for military families 
        (see S. 387), S4789 [9JY]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S5047 [16JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        S. 1832), S6108 [11SE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 364), S208 [31JA]
      Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (see S. 3231), S3516 [23MY]
      ------provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation 
        standards (see S. 3331), S4417 [21JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 797), S2393 [17AP] (see S. 
        3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S5305 [24JY]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see S. 1984), S2325 [16AP]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S1384 [5MR]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (see S. 2138), S3330 [21MY]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3522), S6341 [13SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU]
      ------revoke Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charters, temporarily 
        create a Mortgage Finance Agency to secure mortgages until the 
        transition to privatization, and protect against another 
        housing collapse (see S. 1963), S43 [23JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 
        1947), S2031 [26MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see S. 2346), S3901 [11JN]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore 
        energy development (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3839 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation 
        evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress 
        disorder or mental health conditions related to military 
        sexual trauma (see S. 1391), S6455 [19SE]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S4151 
        [13JN]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see S. 3601), S6628 [21SE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 752), 
        S5659 [30JY]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic 
        telangiectasia (see S. 1167), S5212 [19JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 3559), S6454 [19SE]
      ------reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration 
        Program (see S. 3264), S3729 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4369 [20JN]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2344), 
        S2825 [26AP]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (see S. 2215), S5382 [25JY]
      ------require foreign manufacturers of products imported into 
        the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are 
        authorized to accept service of process against such 
        manufacturers (see S. 1946), S2825 [26AP]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S2969 [8MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2002 [22MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S4637 [26JN]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S3423 [22MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S1791 [19MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S5979 [2AU]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S6108 [11SE]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see S. Res. 
        572), S6628 [21SE]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: 
        establish (see S. 3196), S3280 [17MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]
      Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting 
        of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S2243 
        [29MR]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR]
      Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the 
        determination of the limit on assistance under the Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1435), S76 
        [24JA]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (see S. 
        2364), S2731 [25AP]
      ------reauthorize the women's business center program (see S. 
        3197), S3280 [17MY]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities (see S. 2190), S1613 [13MR]
      Small business: modify goals for procurement contracts awarded 
        to small business concerns (see S. 3213), S3422 [22MY]
      Small Business Investment Act: remove sunset date for amendments 
        (see S. 2187), S1576 [12MR]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see S. 1685), 
        S5382 [25JY]
      ------allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 
        1806), S4789 [9JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S6547 [20SE]
      ------expand and simplify the credit for employee health 
        insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2227), S2001 
        [22MR]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S5134 [18JY]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
      ------make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of 
        expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music 
        copyrights (see S. 2258), S2242 [29MR]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2732 [25AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3729 [5JN]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see S. 344), S4821 [10JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S262 
        [1FE]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        S. 3608), S6625 [21SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), 
        S2547 [19AP]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 
        [22MR]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
      Business and industry: establish a pilot program to accelerate 
        entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class 
        entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see S. 3222), S3423 
        [22MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see S. 3216), 
        S3422 [22MY]
      Education: increase participation of historically 
        underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry 
        (see S. 3475), S5870 [1AU]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (see S. 3321), S4368 [20JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2068), S323 [2FE] (see 
        S. 2288), S2392 [17AP]
      Luter, Fred, Jr.: tribute to election as the first African-
        American President of the Southern Baptist Convention (see S. 
        Res. 518), S4773 [29JN]
      Medicare: provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage 
        and grant programs for provider education (see S. 2097), S494 
        [9FE]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3234 
        [16MY]
      National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 367), S323 
        [2FE]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      SBA: enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program (see 
        S. 3253), S3631 [24MY]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 
        3198), S3280 [17MY]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial education (see S. 3214), S3422 
        [22MY]
      ------submit a National Small Business Index to Congress to 
        assess how policies provide incentives or impediments to small 
        business development (see S. 3200), S3280 [17MY]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 3508), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Small business: encourage exporting (see S. 3277), S3838 [7JN]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of 
        leverage permitted (see S. 2136), S1088 [28FE]
      Tariff: DEMBB (see S. 2524), S2922 [7MY]
      ------glyoxylic acid (see S. 2520), S2922 [7MY]
      ------mandipropamid (see S. 2521), S2922 [7MY]
      ------mesotrione (see S. 2525), S2922 [7MY]
      ------1-chloro-2-propanone (see S. 2523), S2922 [7MY]
      ------o-nitrophenol (see S. 2522), S2922 [7MY]
      ------para-methoxyphenol (see S. 2528), S2922 [7MY]
      ------polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl pyrrolidone mixtures (see 
        S. 2518), S2922 [7MY]
      ------s-metolachlor (see S. 2519), S2922 [7MY]
      ------tertiobutyl catechol flakes and tertiobutyl catechol with 
        a certain percentage of water or methanol (see S. 2517), S2922 
        [7MY]
      ------triflic acid (see S. 2527), S2922 [7MY]
      ------triflic anhydride (see S. 2526), S2922 [7MY]
      Taxation: make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits 
        for adoption (see S. 3616), S6625 [21SE]
  Cloture motions
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Jack E. Herstein, North 
        American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718-
        S1720 [15MR]
      ------Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720-
        S1722 [15MR]
      ------Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1722 [15MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation: 
        David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council, S1724 
        [15MR]
      ------Freeman White, S1724 [15MR]
      ------John Ducrest, Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, 
        S1724 [15MR]
      ------Nick Bhargava, MOTAAVI (business), S1724 [15MR]
      ------several State Secs. of State, S1723 [15MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections: 
        Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act: Aaron 
        Smith, Young Invincibles (organization), S3427 [22MY]
      ------Amy Rosen, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Debra W. Stewart, Council of Graduate Schools, S3428 
        [22MY]
      ------Edward L. Davis, DECA, Inc., S3427 [22MY]
      ------Jack E. Kosakowski, Junior Achievement USA (organization), 
        S3428 [22MY]
      ------Kent Schescke, Future Farmers of America (organization), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Michael Simmons, Empact (organization), S3426 [22MY]
      ------Scott Gerber, Young Entrepreneur Council, S3427 [22MY]
      ------Tim Williamson, Idea Village (organization), S3426 [22MY]
  Lists
      Montford Point Marines from Louisiana, S6618 [21SE]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day attendees and family 
        members or guardians on the Senate floor, S2799 [26AP]
  Press releases
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: AFL-CIO, S1723 [15MR]
  Privilege of the floor
      Bolanos, John, S4729 [28JN]
  Remarks
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (S. Res. 378), S607 [14FE]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4281 [19JN], 
        S4359 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S4400 [21JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to 
        proceed, S6416 [19SE]
      Bel, Jean-Pierre: U.S. visit by French Senate President, S1606 
        [13MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3707 
        [5JN]
      Congress: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 51), S4764 [29JN]
      Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: anniversary, S3898 
        [11JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow communities with rural development 
        project loans to apply for certain other types of loans, S4281 
        [19JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Federal Network Security funding, 
        S6416 [19SE]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2113 [27MR]
      Education: funding, S5943 [2AU]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1777 [19MR], S1830 [20MR]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (S. 3321), S4372 [20JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (S. 3472), 
        S5880 [1AU]
      FEMA: allow rebuilding in flood velocity zones under correct 
        elevation and standards, S4699 [28JN]
      ------make flood insurance more affordable for those on fixed-
        incomes and lower and middle-income families, S4699 [28JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4699 [28JN]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), S2113 [27MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal 
        wetland of Gulf Coast States, and provide Land and Water 
        Conservation Fund funding, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], 
        S2076 [27MR], S2208 [29MR]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699 [28JN], S4761, S4762, 
        S4764 [29JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S2113 [27MR]
      Junior League of Washington, Inc.: anniversary, S6618 [21SE]
      Luter, Fred, Jr.: tribute to election as the first African-
        American President of the Southern Baptist Convention, S4769 
        [29JN]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S2152 [28MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2113 [27MR]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 462), S3237 
        [16MY]
      National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 469), S3386 
        [21MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S3300 [21MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S4879 [11JY]
      Point Clear, AL: express sympathies for victims of Coast Guard 
        helicopter crash in Mobile Bay, S1383 [5MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5038, S5039, S5040, 
        S5041, S5042 [16JY]
      Postal Service: determine impact of certain postal facility 
        closures or consolidations on small business, S2689 [25AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2636 [24AP], 
        S2689 [25AP]
      Power resources: increase oil and gas production on Federal 
        lands, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2075 [27MR]
      ------national energy policy, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2075 [27MR], 
        S4879 [11JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs, S2210 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S607 [14FE], S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], 
        S2076 [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2385 [17AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2208, S2210 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        unanimous-consent request, S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4699 [28JN], S4761, S4762, S4764 [29JN]
      SBA: enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 
        3253), S3638 [24MY]
      ------extend and reauthorize certain programs, S4877 [11JY], 
        S4938 [12JY]
      ------extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain 
        eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/
        504 Loan Program, S4877 [11JY]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial education (S. 3214), S3424 
        [22MY]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (H.R. 2682), S2113 [27MR]
      Senate: legislative program, S2113 [27MR]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities, S4877 [11JY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), S1716, S1725 [15MR], S1777 [19MR], S1826, S1829, 
        S1840 [20MR]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5039, 
        S5041, S5042 [16JY]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S2799, 
        S2800 [26AP]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4873, S4877 [11JY]
      Votes: position on missed, S6334 [13SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines (H.R. 2447), S6618 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S1662 [14MR], S4760 [29JN], S4874 [11JY]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3216) (S. Rept. 112-169), S3422 
        [22MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3214, Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, 
        S3425 [22MY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
  Tributes
      Hall, Kenneth, S2384 [17AP]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1946 [21MR]
      Petterway, John, Jr., S4817 [10JY]
      Roppolo, Angelo, S4201 [14JN]
      Warner, Senator, S5832 [1AU]




LANDRITH, GEORGE

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2477 [9MY]




LANDRY, JEFFREY M. (a Representative from Louisiana)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2998 [17MY], H3134 [18MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H779 [15FE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4149 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3472, H3473 [5JN]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3910 [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2522, H2570 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H571 [7FE]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see 
        H.R. 1161), H3577 [6JN]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H376 [1FE]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H476 [3FE]
      Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H1498 [21MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1808 [29MR]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H2447 [8MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1978 
        [18AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: require evaluation of county workload 
        assessments prior to closure or relocation of a county or 
        local Farm Service Agency office (see H.R. 4313), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1808 [29MR]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H6152 [19SE]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (see H.R. 6082), H4908 [17JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with health care 
        providers to improve access to health care for veterans who 
        have difficulty receiving treatment at departmental facilities 
        (see H.R. 3723), H159 [24JA]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3734 [18JN]
      ------exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from 
        national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
        requirements (see H.R. 2541), H5292 [25JY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2329 [7MY]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2447 [8MY]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1498 [21MR]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H5630 [1AU]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]
      Iran: condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1808 [29MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2033 [19AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2288 [27AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: clarify that uncertified States 
        and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for 
        certain noncoal reclamation projects (see H.R. 785), H1100 
        [29FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H476 [3FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H4656 [29JN]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1808 
        [29MR]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1428 [20MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Taxation: encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job 
        creation, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1380), H4158 
        [27JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H3163 [18MY]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain 
        commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time 
        at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 6451), H6230 [20SE]
      EPA: question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy (see H. Res. 635), H2274 
        [27AP]
      FCC: ensure rule adopting methodology for establishing 
        benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support 
        shall have no force or effect and require report on an 
        alternative methodology (see H.R. 6526), H6275 [21SE]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations (see H.R. 6452), H6230 [20SE]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H26 [17JA]
      Taxation: provide for Commerical Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk 
        Management Accounts (see H.R. 6276), H5704 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain 
        commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time 
        at natural gas or oil well sites (H.R. 6451), H6232 [20SE]
      FCC: ensure rule adopting methodology for establishing 
        benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support 
        shall have no force or effect and require report on an 
        alternative methodology (H.R. 6526), H6278 [21SE]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations (H.R. 6452), H6232 [20SE]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (H.R. 3770), H27 
        [17JA]
      Taxation: provide for Commerical Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk 
        Management Accounts (H.R. 6276), H5708 [2AU]
  Letters
      Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana: 
        John F. Young, Jr., Jefferson Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
      ------Paul P. Naquin, Jr., St. Mary Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
  Remarks
      Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding to implement or enforce the 
        Modified Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in 
        Louisiana, H3472, H3473 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2793 [16MY], H3077, H3079 [17MY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H2793 [16MY], H3079 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for media campaign to promote 
        alternative green technologies, H3473 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 
        6168), H5215, H5216 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5215, H5216 
        [25JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H779, H780 [15FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to implement 
        regulations to mandate global positioning system (GPS) 
        tracking, electronic on-board recording devices, or event data 
        recorders in passenger or commercial motor vehicles, H4149, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4149, H4150 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3472, H3473 [5JN]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      NOAA: prohibit funding to implement rule requiring shrimp 
        fishermen to use turtle excluder devices, H2522 [9MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court 
        decision on constitutionality, H4430 [28JN]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H3077 [17MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3882, H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2522 [9MY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1966 [18AP]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H1966 [18AP]
  Tributes
      Michot, Louis, Jr., H1214 [7MR]
      Theriot, Gerald, H1027 [29FE]




LANE, DAVID J.

  Remarks in Senate
      U.N.: nomination to be Ambassador for Food and Agriculture, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S3651 [24MY]




LANE, HUNTER, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E694 [27AP]




LANE, JOANNE

  Remarks in House
      United Health Foundation: Diverse Scholar recipient, E1142 
        [26JN]




LANEY, PAUL

  Remarks in Senate
      National Sheriffs' Association: Sheriff of the Year award 
        recipient, S154 [30JA]




LANG, TRAVIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E493 [29MR]




LANGE, CARLOS R.

  Letters
      Ecuadorian human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation, E1652 [21SE]




LANGE, CHUCK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3836 [7JN]




LANGE, LINDA S.

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Air Force: Outstanding Civilian Career Service 
        Award nominee, E623 [24AP]




LANGEVIN, JAMES R. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3123 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4908 [17JY], H4957 
        [18JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2167 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H2716 [15MY]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for 
        certain current and former members of the Reserve components, 
        widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see 
        H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]
      ------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty 
        or performed certain active service receive credit toward 
        early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 
        181), H4656 [29JN]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1916 [17AP]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H3105 [17MY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 81), H513 [6FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1915 [17AP]
      CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to 
        eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of 
        crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply 
        and demand (see H.R. 2328), H966 [27FE]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (see H.R. 964), H5923 [12SE]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H641 [8FE]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5766 [10SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems 
        for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5923 
        [12SE]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6152 [19SE]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2570 [9MY]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: research, identify, and evaluate 
        cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 
        6221), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
        Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals 
        who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II 
        (see H.R. 23), H220 [31JA]
      Education: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see 
        H.R. 4170), H6234 [20SE]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 86), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5923 [12SE]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct 
        care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting 
        of data on the direct care workforce, cosponsorship withdrawn 
        (see H.R. 2341), H2034 [19AP]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H1363 [13MR]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H3362 [31MY]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6152 [19SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H966 [27FE]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H1497 [21MR]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted 
        single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3707 [15JN]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3915 [20JN]
      ------provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse 
        staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H6323 [2NO]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), 
        H694 [9FE]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H220 [31JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Power resources: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural 
        gas, allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-
        efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for 
        fare reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      ------impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a 
        tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient 
        vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare 
        reductions, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3784), H183 
        [25JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H440 [2FE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H950 [24FE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and 
        income (see H.R. 2103), H6310 [16OC]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3167 [22MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4907 [17JY]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H160 [24JA]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H945 [17FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Technology: improve laws relative to cybersecurity, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3674), H2135 [25AP]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3661 [7JN]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H1571 [26MR] (see H. Res. 628), H2031 
        [19AP]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4157 [27JN]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H1808 [29MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H3105 [17MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1017 [28FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Credit: require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: require contractors and subcontractors working 
        on military construction projects to comply with licensing 
        requirements for employees working at the project location 
        (see H.R. 4184), H1304 [8MR]
      Olympic Games: support goals and ideals of the Olympic movement 
        and congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. 
        Olympic and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H5922 [12SE]
      Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
        (see H.R. 4129), H1133 [1MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Credit: require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (H.R. 6467), H6233 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: require contractors and subcontractors working 
        on military construction projects to comply with licensing 
        requirements for employees working at the project location 
        (H.R. 4184), H1305 [8MR]
      Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
        (H.R. 4129), H1134 [1MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: A. Anthony 
        Antosh, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, 
        H2431 [8MY]
      ------Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H2432 [8MY]
      ------several veterans support organizations, H2431 [8MY]
  Remarks
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), H5087 [23JY]
      Beisel, Elizabeth: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1374 [1AU]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2627 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1686 [28MR], H2336 [8MY]
      Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H819 [16FE]
      Children and youth: require States to take certain additional 
        steps to assist foster children in making the transition to 
        independent living, H3275 [31MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), E560 [17AP]
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2220 [27AP]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H655 [9FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2791 [16MY], H3009 [17MY]
      ------directed energy technologies initiatives funding, H2791 
        [16MY], H5057 [19JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4957 [18JY], H5057 
        [19JY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3009 [17MY]
      ------Spinal Cord Injury Research Program funding, H4957 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2238 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: extend the child and family services program (H.R. 
        2883), H3275 [31MY]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2238 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: cybersecurity infrastructure 
        funding, H3636, H3637 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3636, H3637 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities, H2431 
        [8MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3338 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3338 [31MY]
      Education: provide educational stability for children in foster 
        care (H.R. 5876), H3275 [31MY]
      Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office 
        for Cyberspace, H2792 [16MY]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2190, H2191 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3293 [31MY]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, E1290 [19JY]
      Medicare: reform, H1686 [28MR]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: tribute to citizens, E828 [17MY]
      National Foster Care Month: observance, H3275 [31MY]
      Navy: Virginia-class submarine program funding, H2791 [16MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2161, H2167, H2169 [26AP], H3293 [31MY]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2167, H2169 [26AP]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the 2012 
        Olympic and Paralympic Games, E1632 [21SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3872 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1586 [27MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4626 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3872 [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2431 [8MY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5663 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5587 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5587 [1AU]
      Votes: position on missed, H2694 [15MY], H3249 
        [30MY]
  Tributes
      Dorley, Maxwell R., E683 [27AP]
      Gabriel, Kaigham J., E1615 [21SE]
      Saint-Franc, Dee, H3275 [31MY]




LANGSTAFF, GEORGE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1452 [10SE]




LANGSTON, GLORIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1332 [25JY]




LANGUAGES

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and 
        implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 3365), 
        S4821 [10JY]
      FAA: modify regulations governing aircraft maintenance providers 
        (see H.R. 6002), H3974 [21JN]
      Federal employees: treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by 
        diplomatic or military translators, interpreters, or executive 
        security personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization 
        purposes (see H.R. 6223), H5327 [26JY]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and 
        continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 
        3546), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6399), H5999 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Azama, Yo: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 
        National Language Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1170 
        [28JN]
      Dept. of Defense: establish National Language Service Corps, 
        H3033 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to enforce 
        Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and 
        activities for persons with limited English proficiency, H3624 
        [7JN]
      ------U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services immigrant 
        integration grants funding, H3546 [6JN]
      English language: declare as national language of U.S., H1151 
        [5MR]
      ------reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform 
        English language rule for naturalization, and avoid 
        misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (H.R. 
        997), H714 [14FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: recognize 
        importance of instruction in foreign language and culture in 
        development of training programs to protect against cyber 
        attacks and intrusions, H3299, H3300 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Education: require report on the extent to which 
        certain children are being taught by alternative route 
        teachers in training who are deemed highly qualified, S6596 
        [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and 
        implement State court interpreter programs (S. 3365), S4823 
        [10JY]
      Hawaii: observance of Month of the Hawaiian Language, S257 [1FE]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. 3365, State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act, S4824 [10JY]




LANKFORD, JAMES (a Representative from Oklahoma)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3132 [18MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4147 [27JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2449 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H6234 [20SE]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H221 [31JA]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5766 [10SE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6298 [28SE]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H948 [21FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H5010 [18JY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H513 [6FE]
      Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the 
        labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and 
        federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H4828 
        [11JY]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1210 [6MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3897), H1498 [21MR]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1808 [29MR]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H1018 [28FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1741 [28MR]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H4775 [10JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue categorical exclusions from 
        requirement that an environmental assessment or impact 
        statement be prepared for highway safety improvement projects 
        (see H.R. 6387), H6069 [18SE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H2447 [8MY]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H5131 [23JY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H3915 [20JN]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4065 [26JN]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H1978 [18AP]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2813 [16MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom 
        to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 789), H6307 [12OC]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of 
        substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H115 [23JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H5202 
        [24JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5767 [10SE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H2569 [9MY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3404 [1JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4907 [17JY]
      Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if 
        Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see 
        H.R. 4036), H1210 [6MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2289 
        [27AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H803 [15FE]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H4775 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed 
        as a tax (see H.R. 6334), H5766 [10SE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3105 [17MY]
      ------repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals 
        for hospitals (see H.R. 1186), H903 [16FE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1916 [17AP]
      Presidential appointments: exercise of recess appointment power 
        during a congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 
        604), H2034 [19AP]
      ------specify further conditions under which payment for 
        services of a recess appointee may not be made from the 
        Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      President's of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H1428 [20MR]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6234 [20SE]
      Taxation: extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary 
        and secondary school teachers and allow such deduction for 
        home school expenses (see H.R. 5963), H4775 [10JY]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to 
        agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2959), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H2033 [19AP]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H3578 [6JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H1916 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of State: prohibit Ambassador's Fund for Cultural 
        Preservation from making grants (see H.R. 4307), H1803 [29MR]
      Firefighters: modify training requirements for certain fire 
        departments applying for Federal grants (see H.R. 5900), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of State: prohibit Ambassador's Fund for Cultural 
        Preservation from making grants (H.R. 4307), H1806 [29MR]
      Firefighters: modify training requirements for certain fire 
        departments applying for Federal grants (H.R. 5900), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (H.R. 4259), H1571 [26MR]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H443 [3FE], H643 [9FE], H1922 [18AP]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H108 [23JA]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H609 [8FE]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H538 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H538 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2622 [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H424 [2FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5963 [13SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4924 [18JY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1673, H1736 [28MR]
      Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2508, 
        H2509 [9MY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4173 [28JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3135 [18MY]
      Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform 
        reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly 
        available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to 
        Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H17 [17JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of 
        nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 
        3263), H3437 [5JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6245 [21SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4148 [27JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H444 [3FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H643 [9FE]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (H.R. 3158), H5609 [1AU]
      ------provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6245 [21SE]
      Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to implement, 
        administer, or enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative to 
        the cliff swallow or barn swallow, H4148 [27JN]
      Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (H.R. 2146), H2092 [25AP]
      Government regulations: exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations to prevent combustible dust 
        and fire explosions, H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions 
        or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5230, H5275, H5276, H5285 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5143 
        [24JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4752 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4411 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4173 [28JN]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting, H3135 [18MY]
      Medicare: reform, H1673 [28MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4836 [12JY]
      National Day of Prayer: observance, H2253 [27AP]
      National Marriage Week: observance, H551 [7FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3918 [21JN]
      ------State of the Union Message, H162 [25JA]
      Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building, H1922 [18AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4752 [10JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), complete conference report, H3791 
        [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3791 [19JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2508, H2509 [9MY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H108 [23JA]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5586 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5586 [1AU]
      ------rates, H1736 [28MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3595 [7JN]
      Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by 
        regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5143 [24JY]




LANNING, RICHARD L.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E261 [28FE]




LANSING, MI

  Remarks in House
      Greater Lansing Business Monthly (publication): anniversary, 
        E1055 [18JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce: anniversary, S848 [16FE]




LANTHORN, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Kids Voting USA (organization): Educator of the Year award 
        recipient, E602 [19AP]




LAOS, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      Hmong Heritage Month: observance, E518 [30MR]
      Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to Hmong pilots trained to fly 
        ``secret war'' counterinsurgency missions, E1081 [19JN]




LAREDO, TX

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: tribute to U.S. Border Patrol 
        Academy graduating class, E589 [19AP]




LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 32), S4632 [26JN], S5863 [1AU]




LARIMER, JOHN

  Obituaries
      Personal, H5300 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5243 [23JY]




LaRIVIERE, FLORENCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E739 [9MY], E763 [10MY]




LARNED, KS

  Remarks in Senate
      Innovative Livestock Services, Inc.: anniversary of Ward Feed 
        Yard, S4237 [18JN]




LaROCCO, LARRY (a former Representative from Idaho)

  Remarks
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Middle 
        East Legislative Fellows Program, H4701 [10JY]
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4701 
        [10JY]




LAROCQUE, MARC

  Articles and editorials
      Congregation Agudath Achim Celebrates Centennial in Taunton, 
        E919 [31MY]




LARRY KING CARDIAC FOUNDATION

  Bills and resolutions
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H4684 [9JY]




LARSEN, RICK (a Representative from Washington)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3003 [17MY]
  Articles and editorials
      House Reaches Agreement on Export-Import Bank Reauthorization To 
        Strengthen American Manufacturing, Spur Job Creation, 
        H2477 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H2813 [16MY]
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H182 [25JA]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H6152 [19SE]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H2329 [7MY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H3404 [1JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5887), H3404 
        [1JN]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H4686 [9JY]
      Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against 
        prospective and current employees for the purpose of making 
        adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 321), H6318 [26OC]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H945 [17FE] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2289 [27AP]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H3734 [18JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality 
        review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), 
        H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain 
        veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 
        2052), H6152 [19SE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H2329 [7MY]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H5202 [24JY]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H1642 [27MR]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5079 
        [19JY]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H3171 
        [25MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for 
        tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H4828 [11JY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H4158 [27JN]
      Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: extend number 
        of years that multiyear contracts may be entered into for 
        purchase of advanced biofuel (see H.R. 1847), H1391 [19MR]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3267 [30MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1306 [8MR]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Hydroelectric power: recognize as the most abundant source of 
        clean, renewable energy and should be fully utilized in 
        pursuit of energy independence and affordable energy (see H. 
        Res. 579), H1305 [8MR]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H220 [31JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3976 [21JN]
      Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 3197), H4065 [26JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3363 [31MY]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4907 [17JY]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H4828 [11JY]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H4865 [12JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1391 [19MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H4907 [17JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H3163 [18MY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5766 [10SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1306 [8MR]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H694 [9FE]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H6298 [28SE]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H476 [3FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H1017 [28FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H2447 [8MY]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1571 [26MR]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H220 [31JA]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 
        [31JY]
      ------extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), 
        H1641 [27MR]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air 
        pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing 
        services at port facilities (see H.R. 572), H5130 [23JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2072 [24AP]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team (see H. 
        Res. 699), H3975 [21JN]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H4828 [11JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3662 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior: place certain lands in Skagit and San 
        Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation 
        (see H.R. 5992), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women 
        veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health 
        of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4302), H1803 [29MR]
      Jackson, Henry M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3162 [18MY]
      Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green 
        Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 6039), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Voting: permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see H. Res. 607), H1805 [29MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of the Interior: place certain lands in Skagit and San 
        Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation 
        (H.R. 5992), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women 
        veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health 
        of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain 
        veterans (H.R. 6527), H6278 [21SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 4302), H1805 [29MR], H2031 [19AP]
      Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green 
        Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (H.R. 6039), H4157 
        [27JN]
      Voting: permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (H.R. 6419), H6061 [14SE]
  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization: George Landrith, H2477 [9MY]
      ------Representative Carolyn McCarthy, H2476 [9MY]
      ------Representative Yoder, H2477 [9MY]
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, 
        American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]
  Press releases
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 
        [9MY]
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. 
        Res. 697), H4022 [26JN]
      Bellingham, WA: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Bellingham, 
        E317 [6MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2792 [16MY], H3137, H3138 [18MY], 
        E850, E851 [18MY]
      ------include finding that deployment of tactical nuclear 
        weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific 
        region, E851 [18MY]
      ------limit funding to any institution or organization 
        established by U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, 
        E850 [18MY]
      ------small business contracting reforms funding, H2792 [16MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        E1022 [7JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: State distracted driving prevention 
        grant funding, E1149 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4022 
        [26JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2468, H2476 [9MY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        E1341 [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608 [29JN]
      Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1740), H3441 [5JN]
      Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, 
        E1022 [7JN]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5816 [11SE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5610 [1AU]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5607 [1AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court 
        decision on constitutionality, H4163 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, E1149 [27JN]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H2792 [16MY]
      Transportation: authorize and sanction programs for residential 
        and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, 
        municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
        agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5605, H5606 [1AU]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification 
        that Russia has met certain conditions, H3137, H3138 [18MY]
      Veterans: improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: protect foreign women brought to the 
        U.S. through the mail-order bride industry from serial 
        abusers, H2769 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2769 [16MY]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5911 [12SE]
      Morrison, Stephanie, E1138 [26JN]




LARSON, ALF

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H550 [7FE]




LARSON, JOHN B. (a Representative from Connecticut)

  Addresses
      Tribute to William Mitchell: John Mitchell, E344 [8MR]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with 
        timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates 
        on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to 
        the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H1367 [16MR]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice and express support to victims of 
        such atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1392 [19MR]
      Air pollution: reduce the allowable sulfur concentration in 
        heating oil and allow for certain exemptions and waivers from 
        such limits (see H.R. 6222), H5327 [26JY]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H5766 [10SE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H696 [13FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H2271 [27AP]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see 
        H.R. 4360), H1845 [16AP]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H376 [1FE]
      Crime: extend stolen goods offense to cover all veterans' 
        memorials (see H.R. 3636), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5202 [24JY]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H4828 [11JY]
      Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 
        1065), H1134 [1MR]
      Economy: provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-
        income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities 
        for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed 
        adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H28 [17JA]
      Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal 
        elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 4183), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1498 [21MR]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6234 [20SE]
      Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness and performance of 
        financial assistance programs, simplify application and 
        reporting requirements, and improve delivery of services to 
        the public (see H.R. 6420), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H2329 [7MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6318 [26OC]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H5631 [1AU]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H3808 [19JN]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3164 [18MY]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H5712 [2AU]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H2072 [24AP]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H5328 [26JY]
      Taxation: clarify domestic production activities deduction rules 
        relating to allowance deduction by U.S. contract manufacturers 
        (see H.R. 2780), H4864 [12JY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H5631 [1AU]
      ------exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business 
        holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises 
        which are independently supervised (see H.R. 4035), H801 
        [15FE]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H2033 [19AP]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1362 [13MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H5631 [1AU]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by 
        financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 
        5705), H3405 [1JN]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully 
        incarcerated (see H.R. 4241), H1541 [22MR]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
      ------repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and 
        provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 1031), H375 [1FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H159 [24JA]
      Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with 
        graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum 
        requirements (see H.R. 1515), H694 [9FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1101 [29FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3481 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 553), H902 [16FE] (see H. Res. 590), H1427 [20MR] (see H. 
        Res. 707), H4064 [26JN]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5201 
        [24JY]
      Tariff: wrist watches (see H.R. 5750), H2713 [15MY]
      Taxation: increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-
        related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and 
        increase investment credit for more efficient fuel cells (see 
        H.R. 6384), H5922 [12SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (H.J. Res. 115), H5201 
        [24JY]
      Tariff: wrist watches (H.R. 5750), H2714 [15MY]
      Taxation: increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-
        related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and 
        increase investment credit for more efficient fuel cells (H.R. 
        6384), H5923 [12SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (H.R. 6121), H4864 
        [12JY]
  Letters
      Tribute to Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey: by, E1135 [26JN]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, 
        H2827 [17MY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1784 [29MR], H1905 [17AP]
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 
        553), H887 [16FE]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 590), H1411 [20MR]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 707), H4028 [26JN]
      Congress: prohibit adjournment until certain legislation is 
        passed, H6257 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1905 [17AP]
      ------WIC funding, H1905 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2827, 
        H2828 [17MY]
      Flag Day: observance, E1040 [12JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4801 [11JY]
      Kirkley-Bey, Marie Lopez: Hartford Communities That Care 
        (organization) Community Service Award recipient, 
        E1135 [26JN]
      LSC: funding, E835 [17MY]
      Medicare: reform, H1784 [29MR]
      National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, 
        E1079 [19JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4801 [11JY]
      Point of order, H2827 [17MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E835 [17MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5590 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5590 [1AU]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), H1825 [16AP]
      United Technologies Corp.: tribute to Employee Scholars Program, 
        E225 [17FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        H2775 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H1626 [27MR], H1730 
        [28MR], H3447 [5JN]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5903 [12SE]
      Mitchell, William, E344 [8MR]
      Payne, Donald M., E346 [8MR]




LARSON, JORDAN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




LARSON, SHANE

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2842 [17MY]




LARSON, VIRGINIA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1123 [21JN]




LAS CRUCES, NM

  Remarks in House
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse: designate (H.R. 3742), H5102, 
        H5103 [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3742) (H. 
        Rept. 112-613), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3742, Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM, 
        H5102 [23JY]




LAS VEGAS, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye 
        Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see 
        H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]
  Remarks in House
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, H1897, H1898 [17AP], H2013 [19AP], E546 [17AP]
      Make a Difference Day Award: tribute to recipients, E566 [18AP]
      National Council of La Raza: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, E1171 [28JN]
      Second Baptist Church: anniversary, E371 [16MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Economy: recognize importance of the hotel, gaming, and 
        convention industries, S2462 [18AP]
      Foremaster, Angela: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3231 [16MY]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, S2462 [18AP], S2521 [19AP]
      Hispanic Museum of Nevada: anniversary, S2959 [8MY]
      Johnson, Jhett: Wrangler National Finals Rodeo team roping 
        competition gold buckle recipient, S33 [23JA]
      Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept.: tribute to Hispanic 
        American Resource Team efforts to combat crimes against and 
        foster trust with the Hispanic community, S3323 [21MY]
      Las Vegas News Bureau: anniversary, S2914 [7MY]
      National Handicapping Championship: tribute, S123 [26JA]
      Nevada Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, S6336 [13SE]
      University of Nevada, Las Vegas: tribute to men's basketball 
        team, S14 [23JA]
  Texts of
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]




LAS VEGAS NEWS BUREAU

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S2914 [7MY]




LAS VEGAS VALLEY PUBLIC LAND AND TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL 
    MONUMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3346, provisions, S4677-S4682 [27JN]




LASKARIS, ALEXANDER M.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S5486 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Guinea: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]




LASNIK, JOANNE B. (JOEY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E90 [31JA]




LATEEF, HUMAIRA K.

  Bills and resolutions
      Lateef, Humaira K., and family: relief (see H.R. 6479), H6232 
        [20SE]




LATHAM, TOM (a Representative from Iowa)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2447 [8MY]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 6167), H5130 [23JY]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H4828 [11JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1642 [27MR]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6280 [21SE]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H441 [2FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H3578 [6JN]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H1210 [6MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm 
        Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or 
        relocation of a county office (see H.R. 4330), H2289 [27AP]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2447 [8MY]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H1153 [5MR]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]
      ------reduce discretionary spending limit by an amount equal to 
        the amount obligated to provide recreational facilities to 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H3703 [12JN]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H803 
        [15FE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H4908 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3578 [6JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3578 
        [6JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H6279 [21SE]
      ------withhold certain highway funds from States unless they 
        enact a law strengthening penalties for motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 4236), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H727 [14FE]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H641 [8FE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Diseases: promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment 
        of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and 
        mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated 
        hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H4908 [17JY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H441 [2FE]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Education: aid gifted and talented learners, including high-
        ability learners not formally identified as gifted (see H.R. 
        1674), H1915 [17AP]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H4864 [12JY]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3578 [6JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), 
        H441 [2FE] (see H.R. 5969), H4908 [17JY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H1154 [5MR]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3915 [20JN]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4828 
        [11JY]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H159 [24JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, 
        repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain 
        other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2313), H1807 [29MR]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H1807 [29MR]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see H. Res. 
        57), H1847 [16AP]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H220 [31JA]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]
      Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 
        6352), H5860 [11SE]
      ------ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in 
        rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality 
        improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H4828 [11JY]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5711 [2AU]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6298 [28SE]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H2134 [25AP]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H4864 [12JY]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H4864 [12JY]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H441 
        [2FE]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H3976 [21JN]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6298 [28SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6298 [28SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H1847 [16AP]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver's license holders 
        in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a 
        hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service 
        vehicles (see H.R. 2429), H1273 [7MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Guard: provide that the basic housing allowance is not 
        reduced when a member transitions between active duty and 
        full-time National Guard duty without a break in active 
        service (see H.R. 2733), H1571 [26MR]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1543 
        [22MR]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to 
        include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H945 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H1391 [19MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H3481 [5JN]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see H.R. 4345), H2072 [24AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H28 [17JA]
      Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to 
        regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H1153 [5MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H1916 [17AP]
      Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual 
        retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1576), H159 
        [24JA]
      ------allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1978 [18AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H476 [3FE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6250, 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H3167 [22MY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1978 [18AP]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H1916 
        [17AP]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5328 [26JY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3808 [19JN]
      ------modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private 
        foundations (see H.R. 2311), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide for death and disability protection for loans from 
        qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3656), H3578 [6JN]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2647 [10MY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2569 
        [9MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition 
        so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 1687), H6279 [21SE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1847 [16AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2570 
        [9MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H2033 [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of 
        financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training 
        school food service personnel (see H.R. 6481), H6273 [21SE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 5972), H3914 [20JN]
      Government regulations: provide for regulatory accountability 
        and revision of economically burdensome regulations (see H.R. 
        4116), H1133 [1MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit funding for salaries and expenses 
        of offices and committees and hold salaries of Members in 
        escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution by a 
        certain date (see H.R. 3799), H113 [23JA]
      Tariff: captan (see H.R. 5622), H2443 [8MY]
      ------fosamine (see H.R. 5621), H2443 [8MY]
      ------gearing, gear box, and other speed changer parts (see H.R. 
        5623), H2443 [8MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of 
        financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training 
        school food service personnel (H.R. 6481), H6277 [21SE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H1273 
        [7MR]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3915 [20JN]
      Government regulations: provide for regulatory accountability 
        and revision of economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 
        4116), H1134 [1MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit funding for salaries and expenses 
        of offices and committees and hold salaries of Members in 
        escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution by a 
        certain date (H.R. 3799), H114 [23JA]
      Tariff: captan (H.R. 5622), H2446 [8MY]
      ------fosamine (H.R. 5621), H2446 [8MY]
      ------gearing, gear box, and other speed changer parts (H.R. 
        5623), H2446 [8MY]
  Letters
      Preserving America's Family Farms Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, H5166 [24JY]
  Remarks
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E980 [5JN]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5656 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5656 [2AU]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. 
        Res. 697), H4020 [26JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), E1538 
        [14SE]
      Armed Forces: Iowa National Guard 2d Brigade Combat Team, 34th 
        Infantry Division recipient of Dept. of Defense Citizen 
        Patriot Unit Award, E1540 [14SE]
      ------tribute to Iowa Air National Guard 132d Fighter Wing, 
        E1538 [14SE]
      Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4140 [27JN]
      Benjamin, Zachary D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1083 
        [19JN]
      Brinkmeyer, Brady: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E552 
        [17AP]
      Bunnell, Brett: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1551 
        [19SE]
      Buy American Act: increase total domestic content of all steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods, including rolling stock, H4125 
        [27JN]
      Carpenter, Wyatt: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E9 [10JA]
      Carton, Clint J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1727 
        [26OC]
      Clarion, IA: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E535 [16AP]
      Compton, Catherine: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, 
        E303 [1MR]
      Compton, Jennifer: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, 
        E303 [1MR]
      Conlon, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E551 [17AP]
      De Weerd, Kayla: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Iowa, E775 [10MY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6014 [14SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3503 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: administrative spending, operations, and 
        management resources funding, H4056 [26JN]
      ------allow public housing agencies to use operating and capital 
        funds directly without going through the Operating Fund 
        Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H4105, 
        H4106 [27JN]
      ------expand percentage of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 
        funding that can be used for demolition projects, H4117, H4118 
        [27JN]
      ------homeless assistance grants funding, H4112 [27JN]
      ------Housing Counseling Assistance Program funding, H4055 
        [26JN]
      ------Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program 
        funding, H4056 [26JN]
      ------increase portion of Community Development Block Grant 
        Program assistance that may be used to provide public 
        services, H4107 [27JN]
      ------Office of Community Planning and Development funding, 
        H4097 [27JN]
      ------Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity funding, 
        H4099 [27JN]
      ------Office of Housing funding, H4097 [27JN]
      ------Office of Public and Indian Housing funding, H4096 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory standards 
        against the use of discriminatory disparate impact analysis in 
        risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, 
        H4146 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans' 
        preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly 
        built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H4144 
        [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H4102 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4102 [27JN]
      ------veteran rental voucher assistance funding, H4634 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice funding, 
        E781 [11MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5163, 
        H5166 [24JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail projects 
        funding, H4149 [27JN]
      ------distracted driving prevention and research funding through 
        reductions in financial management funding, H4035 [26JN]
      ------Federal Transit Administration formula and bus grants 
        funding, H4042 [26JN]
      ------Federal Transit Administration funding, H4048 [26JN]
      ------Minority Business Resource Center funding, H4035 [26JN]
      ------Office of Civil Rights funding, H4037 [26JN]
      ------Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
        funding, H4035 [26JN]
      ------Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 
        funding, H4052 [26JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the International Highway Technology 
        Scanning Program, H4141 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the use of unmanned aircraft systems 
        as weapons while operating in the national airspace system, 
        H4143, H4144 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement regulations to mandate 
        global positioning system (GPS) tracking, electronic on-board 
        recording devices, or event data recorders in passenger or 
        commercial motor vehicles, H4150 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to study alternatives to the current 
        system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based 
        on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle, H4138, H4139 
        [27JN]
      ------prohibit Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration requirement of placement of line markers other 
        than at public road crossings and railroad crossings, H4140 
        [27JN]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4038 [26JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4142 
        [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4029, H4033, H4035, 
        H4037, H4038, H4040, H4042, H4045, H4046, H4047, H4048, H4051, 
        H4052, H4055, H4056 [26JN], H4079, H4096, H4097, H4099, H4102, 
        H4105, H4106, H4107, H4108, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4119, H4122, 
        H4125, H4126, H4136, H4138, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, 
        H4144, H4146, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN], H4630, H4633 
        [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4020 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Emerson, Mollie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E979 
        [5JN]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H4040 [26JN], H4146 
        [27JN]
      ------Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) for sports stadiums 
        implementation funding, H4126 [27JN]
      Farlinger, Mark H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E501 
        [29MR]
      Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to implement, 
        administer, or enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative to 
        the cliff swallow or barn swallow, H4148 [27JN]
      Federal Railroad Administration: funding, H4046 [26JN]
      Gibbons, Matthew T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E872 
        [18MY]
      Government regulations: provide for regulatory accountability 
        and revision of economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 
        4116), H5163 [24JY]
      Graveline, Robert B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E551 
        [17AP]
      Hanson, Ryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1287 [19JY]
      Hanson, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1435 [3AU]
      Heer, Melissa: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, 
        E298 [1MR]
      Hittle, William M., IV: Eagle Scout Award recipient, 
        E1669 [28SE]
      Hurd, Benjamin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1289 
        [19JY]
      Iowa: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, E776 [10MY]
      Jacobson, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E926 
        [31MY]
      Johnston, Tiffany: National Association of Agricultural 
        Educators Teacher Mentor Award recipient, E1432 [3AU]
      Jorgensen, Hannah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E724 [8MY]
      Keller, Nick: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 [17AP]
      Kleinwort, Seth A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1068 
        [19JN]
      Knowlton, Tanner M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E554 
        [17AP]
      Knudson, Michael: Dept. of State Fulbright award recipient, 
        E301 [1MR]
      Lewis County, WA: prohibit funding to build flood protection 
        walls along certain section of Interstate 5, H4151 [27JN]
      Luzier, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1555 
        [19SE]
      Maritime Administration: Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program 
        funding, H4051 [26JN]
      Medicare: protect access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries, E297 [1MR]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of 
        alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries 
        and fatalities, H4108 [27JN]
      ------State enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      NeighborWorks America (organization): funding, H4122 [27JN]
      Neumann Brothers, Inc.: anniversary, E676 [26AP]
      Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C.: Dept. of 
        Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom 
        Award recipient, E1362 [31JY]
      ------inclusion in Dept. of Defense Employer Support of the 
        Guard and Reserve list of top employers, E919 [31MY]
      Palmersheim, Patrick: DAR Medal of Honor award recipient, 
        E500 [29MR]
      Pearce, Logan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E303 [1MR]
      Point of order, H4038, H4041 [26JN], H4101, H4104, H4118, H4119, 
        H4125, H4144 [27JN]
      Railroads: positive train control requirements implementation 
        funding, H4047 [26JN]
      Render, Kale R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242 
        [27FE]
      Schlenker, Paul C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E346 
        [8MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E781 [11MY]
      Senteza, Jimmy: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, 
        E300 [1MR]
      Straszheim, Charity: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, 
        E299 [1MR]
      Strickland, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E590 
        [19AP]
      Theisen, Brandon A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1075 
        [19JN]
      Tibbs, Laura: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1554 
        [19SE]
      Uhlmeyer, Joel H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E554 
        [17AP]
      VanEvery, Dean A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E553 
        [17AP]
      Walker, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1555 [19SE]
      Wiebbecke, Brittany: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, 
        E1360 [31JY]
      Wittmuss, Jason K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1292 
        [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
  Tables
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Tributes
      Adams, Marilyn, E877 [18MY]
      Bachman, John, E139 [3FE]
      Byrd, John, E588 [19AP]
      Donovan, Edward and Vergene, E1363 [31JY]
      Douglas, Gabrielle C.V., E1459 [10SE]
      Esbeck, Ramona, E1672 [28SE]
      Glover, Mike, E325 [7MR]
      Hejlik, Dennis J., E1288 [19JY]
      Jurgens, Ric, E368 [13MR]
      Knudson, Edna, E1668 [28SE]
      Liang Chow, E1457 [10SE]
      Lundquist, Edward and Darlene, E1460 [10SE]
      Madsen, Pamela, E301 [1MR]
      Minard, Drew, E651 [25AP]
      O'Donnell, Jack, E137 [3FE]
      Olver, Representative, H4029, H4033 [26JN]
      Parker, Norm, E203 [15FE]
      Riddle, R. Lucia, E555 [17AP]
      Thorsbakken, Jeanette, E1553 [19SE]
      Walter, Jennifer, E1696 [12OC]
      Zhang, Diana, E1361 [31JY]




LATIN AMERICA

  Bills and resolutions
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Immigration: reform, H1021 [29FE], H1144, H1149 [5MR], H2137, 
        H2138 [26AP], H3749 [19JN]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, H1529 
        [22MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H1163 [6MR], H6079-H6083 [19SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require report 
        on information regarding human rights violations by the 
        military government in Argentina in the 1970s, H3284, H3285 
        [31MY]
      Salinas, Ricardo: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute 
        Trade and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]
      Uribe, Alvaro: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute Trade 
        and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Human rights: condemn international human rights violations 
        against women and human trafficking, S2477, S2478 [18AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3783, Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, H6079 
        [19SE]




LATINA PERSPECTIVES (publication)

  Remarks in House
      Cruz, Terri: Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives 
        (publication) Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, E565 
        [18AP]




LATINA STYLE (publication)

  Remarks in Senate
      Deloitte Development LLC: LATINA Style (publication) Company of 
        the Year award recipient, S846 [16FE]




LATINO GLBT HISTORY PROJECT (organization)

  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: tribute to Latino Pride, E839 [17MY], E871 
        [18MY]




LaTOURETTE, STEVEN C. (a Representative from Ohio)

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4117 [27JN]
  Appointments
      Committee on Ethics (House), H928 [17FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1916 [17AP]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), 
        H441 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 120), H6000 [13SE]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational 
        seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of 
        personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the 
        U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H4862 
        [12JY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H1543 [22MR]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, 
        tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery 
        of missing individuals (see H.R. 4305), H5328 [26JY]
      Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career 
        education programs give priority to programs that provide a 
        national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 
        1325), H1846 [16AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1497 
        [21MR]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H5923 [12SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to enter into 
        contracts with private sector for property management (see 
        H.R. 6264), H5629 [1AU]
      FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States 
        for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 
        6254), H5628 [1AU]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5328 [26JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1811 [30MR]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see H. Con. Res. 102), H902 [16FE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H220 [31JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2329 [7MY]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H4605 [28JN]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H187 [27JA]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if 
        Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see 
        H.R. 4036), H1274 [7MR]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H1367 [16MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H27 [17JA]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H2072 [24AP]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations 
        for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 6572), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H903 [16FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2040 [23AP]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H803 
        [15FE]
      ------repeal provisions relative to annual period for 
        disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to 
        receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 
        1580), H376 [1FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 3533), H115 [23JA]
      Roads and highways: waive requirement that existing traffic 
        signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before 
        the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway 
        Administration (see H.R. 2257), H1807 [29MR]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H3662 [7JN]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4828 [11JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3733 [18JN]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H5292 [25JY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3662 [7JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5292 [25JY]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1807 
        [29MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H2329 [7MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2329 [7MY]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal 
        protection clause to extend particular consideration to 
        members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to 
        exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3662 [7JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5766 [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Tariff: Aflux 37 (see H.R. 4939), H2206 [26AP]
      ------alkali metal phenate, mineral oil, and p-dodecylphenol 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4943), H2206 [26AP]
      ------benzene, polypropene derivatives (see H.R. 4946), H2206 
        [26AP]
      ------benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, with 2- aminoethanol and 
        poly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), a-[1-oxo-9- octadecenyl]- w-
        hydroxy-, (9Z) mixtures (see H.R. 4936), H2206 [26AP]
      ------caprolactam disulfide with an elastomer binder of 
        ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and 
        dispersing agents mixtures (see H.R. 4938), H2206 [26AP]
      ------chemicals (see H.R. 4940), H2206 [26AP]
      ------D-galacto-D-mannan (see H.R. 4945), H2206 [26AP]
      ------ethylene-propylene polymer (see H.R. 4942), H2206 [26AP]
      ------4,8-dicyclohexyl -6-2,10-dimethyl -12H-
        dibenzo[d,g][1,3,2]- dioxaphosphocin (see H.R. 4934), H2206 
        [26AP]
      ------NN-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N,Ndimethylurea with acrylate 
        rubber mixtures (see H.R. 4937), H2206 [26AP]
      ------Sensomer CT-400 (see H.R. 4944), H2206 [26AP]
      ------2-oxepanone, polymer with aziridine and tetrahydro- 2H-
        pyran-2-one, dodecanoate ester (see H.R. 4941), H2206 [26AP]
      ------zinc dicyanato diamine with an elastomer binder of 
        ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and 
        dispersing agents mixtures (see H.R. 4935), H2206 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (H.R. 4210), H1391 [19MR]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H1 [3JA], H695 [13FE], H949 [24FE], 
        H1365 [16MR], H2661 [11MY], H3169 [25MY], H3705 [15JN], H3709 
        [18JN], H4867 [13JY], H6281 [25SE], H6313 [23OC], H6319 
        [30OC], H6325 [6NO]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1 [3JA], H695 [13FE], H949 [24FE], 
        H1365 [16MR], H2661 [11MY], H3169 [25MY], H3705 [15JN], H4867 
        [13JY], H6319 [30OC], H6325 [6NO]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1725, H1728 [28MR]
      Chardon, OH: moment of silence for victims of school shooting, 
        H993 [28FE]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (H.R. 4210), H4117 [27JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3018 [17MY]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3018 [17MY]
      Dept. of HUD: expand percentage of Neighborhood Stabilization 
        Program funding that can be used for demolition projects, 
        H4117, H4118, H4123 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for contravention of the 
        Defense of Marriage Act, H2549 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 
        [15FE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3334, H3335 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3334, H3335 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4117, H4118, H4123 [27JN]
      FDA: develop uniform Federal standards for third party logistics 
        providers to ensure safety and security in the delivery of 
        pharmaceuticals, H3227 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3227 [30MY]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2549 [9MY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H112 [23JA]
      Tribute, H5527 [1AU]
  Tributes
      Dold, Representative, H1728 [28MR]
      Lazarus, Hillard M., E1561 [19SE]
      Sullivan, John V., H1630, H1632, H1635, H1637 [27MR]




LATROBE, PA

  Poems
      ``Legend of Latrobe,'' Albert C. Caswell, S6440 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Palmer, Arnold: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, S6440 [19SE]




LATTA, ROBERT E. (a Representative from Ohio)

  Appointments
      British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3148 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H182 [25JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H3164 [18MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H376 [1FE]
      ------require an abortion provider, before performing an 
        abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H476 
        [3FE]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H950 [24FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H5010 [18JY]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H181 [25JA]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5712 [2AU]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H376 [1FE]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H727 [14FE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H183 [25JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5712 [2AU]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H3703 [12JN]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1572 [26MR]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H5078 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H1209 [6MR]
      ------prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an 
        abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of State: designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H221 [31JA]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H571 [7FE]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1428 [20MR]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H2134 [25AP]
      EPA: clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H5766 [10SE]
      ------express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (see H.R. 3309), H27 [17JA]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H571 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2447 [8MY]
      ------require periodic review and automatic termination of 
        Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), H1359 [9MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1306 [8MR]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see H. Con. Res. 102), H902 [16FE]
      Gold Star Dads of America, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 577), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1273 [7MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H220 [31JA]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4685 [9JY]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), 
        H5630 [1AU]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H3105 [17MY]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H3700 [8JN]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see H.R. 1112), H1273 [7MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H1273 [7MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H950 [24FE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H2072 [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H3167 [22MY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H2813 [16MY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H2447 [8MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H115 [23JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H79 [18JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H441 [2FE]
      Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from 
        continued management as de facto wilderness areas and release 
        certain inventoried National Forest System roadless areas from 
        certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H1154 [5MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5293 [25JY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not 
        deductible (see H.R. 3720), H2033 [19AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5630 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3661 [7JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3267 [30MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        4279), H1739 [28MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1571 [26MR]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal 
        protection clause to extend particular consideration to 
        members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to 
        exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2570 
        [9MY]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H1099 [29FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1571 [26MR]
  Remarks
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H12 [17JA]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1441 [21MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1441 
        [21MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3879 [20JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1878 [17AP]
  Tributes
      Bordner, Marsha S., E988 [6JN]
      Curtis, Joseph, E596 [19AP]
      Kobylski, Marshall, E593 [19AP]
      Lipscomb, Caleb, E590 [19AP]
      Miller, Andrew, E606 [19AP]
      Showman, Matthew, E586 [19AP]
      Wolford, Brittney, E584 [19AP]




LATVIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Mark A. Pekala To Be Ambassador to Latvia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]




LAUBSCHER, RICK

  Remarks in House
      San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) Association: 
        Silver Spur Award recipient, E602 [19AP]




LAUDER, EVELYN HAUSNER

  Articles and editorials
      Evelyn H. Lauder, Chairman of Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 
        75, S321 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S320 [2FE]




LAUDON, STERLING

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6284 [12SE]




LAUFER, LOUIS AND BEATRICE

  Remarks in House
      Stony Brook University: tribute to Louis and Beatrice Laufer 
        Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, E934 [31MY]




LAUREL, KELLY M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1570 [19SE]




LAUREL COUNTY, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Bank, Coal Company Founder Dies at 73, S1417 [6MR]
      Board of Directors--Larry Corum, S5252 [23JY]
      Faith and Family Helped Build Furniture Business, S4787 [9JY]
      Former Wildcat, Coaching Legend Dead at 59, S6424 [19SE]
      George Washington `G.W.' Griffin--Owner of Laurel Grocery 
        Company, S6424 [19SE]
      He's Done It All, S2959 [8MY]
      Jailer by Vocation, Father at Heart, S4887, S4888 [11JY]
      Longest-Serving Tourism Director in State, S256 [1FE]
      Navy Supplier, S2318 [16AP]
      Singleton Takes Pride in Helping Families, S1786 [19MR]
      They Answer the Call, S3077 [10MY]
      Westbrook--This Is Most Exciting Time in History, S5253 [23JY]
      World War II--A Trip Around the World, S2226 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bush, KY: tribute to Bush Volunteer Fire Dept., S3076 [10MY]




LAURINAVICUS, MATT

  Remarks in House
      District of Columbia: tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for 
        DC Democracy, E706 [7MY]




LAUTENBERG, FRANK R. (a Senator from New Jersey)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3790 
        [6JN], S3855 [7JN], S4205 [14JN], S4277 [19JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2547 
        [19AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S543 [9FE], S851, S863 [16FE], S926 
        [17FE], S1195, S1196, S1367 [1MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1794, S1795 [19MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5402 [25JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Evelyn H. Lauder, Chairman of Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 
        75, Cathy Horyn, New York (NY) Times, S321 [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. 
        Con. Res. 48), S5086 [17JY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S76 
        [24JA]
      ------modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain 
        active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which 
        Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service 
        (see S. 866), S4204 [14JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: review and improve regulation of 
        proprietary or for-profit institutions (see S. 2032), S6456 
        [19SE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see S. 1903), S133 [26JA]
      Credit: establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see S. 967), S568 [13FE]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S2602 [23AP]
      Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health 
        information centers to help families of children with 
        disabilities or special health care needs make informed 
        choices about health care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see S. 1613), S3729 [5JN]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S76 [24JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-
        9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by 
        entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. 
        Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      Economy: provide for teacher and first responder employment 
        stabilization (see S. 1723), S6063 [10SE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Employment: incentivize establishment and provide States with 
        temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see 
        S. 1333), S132 [26JA]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see S. 606), S3730 [5JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S2246 [29MR]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3901 [11JN]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S77 [24JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S4239 [18JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1384 [5MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3839 [7JN]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 
        [19JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S1848 [20MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S262 [1FE]
      Medicare: improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone 
        mass measurement benefits (see S. 1096), S4204 [14JN]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S6457 [19SE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 369), S388 
        [7FE]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S5048 
        [16JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S2031 [26MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Real estate: require certain mortgagees to make loan 
        modifications and establish a grant program for State and 
        local government mediation programs (see S. 489), S567 [13FE]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S3631 [24MY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S699 [15FE]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see S. 697), S4204 [14JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S5871 [1AU]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see S. 1575), S495 [9FE]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see S. 1845), S1384 [5MR]
      ------provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 
        3081), S3084 [10MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2230), 
        S2326 [16AP]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S75 [24JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S3729 [5JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S43 
        [23JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S209 [31JA]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 
        3565), S6454 [19SE]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 
        [22MR]
      World Habitat Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 285), 
        S77 [24JA]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S4823 [10JY]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 
        418), S2394 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and 
        technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum 
        development (see S. 2369), S2731 [25AP]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 549), S6108 
        [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health 
        care services under departmental health care programs (see S. 
        3203), S3280 [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 
        3328), S4417 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide educational counseling to 
        individuals eligible for educational assistance before receipt 
        of such assistance (see S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see S. 3458), S5658 [30JY]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see S. 3339), S4460 [25JN]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S1459 [7MR]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Tariff: dimethyl malonate (see S. 3031), S2968 [8MY]
      ------D-mannose (see S. 3028), S2968 [8MY]
      ------ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl 
        esters, reduced (see S. 3033), S3041 [9MY]
      ------ion-exchange resins (see S. 3030), S2968 [8MY]
      ------ion-exchange resins consisting of copolymers of acrylic 
        acid and diethylene glycol divinyl ether (see S. 3029), S2968 
        [8MY]
      ------monocarboxylic fatty acids derived from palm oil (see S. 
        3027), S2968 [8MY]
      ------1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethene, oxidized, polymerized (see S. 
        3032), S3041 [9MY]
  Cloture motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
        S6433-S6437 [19SE]
  Privilege of the floor
      French, Rebecca, S4161 [13JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4122, S4143 
        [13JN]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan, S6433 [19SE]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5248 
        [23JY], S5280 [24JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3197 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6250 [12SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3197 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3197 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3197 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3197 [16MY]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (S. 847), S3463 [23MY], S5839 [1AU]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1523 
        [8MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: report on impact of sugar-sweetened 
        beverages on obesity and human health and examine public 
        health proposals that affect cost and size of such beverages, 
        S4143 [13JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S4122 
        [13JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3013 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S377 [7FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3013 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: reinstate Draft Proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, S1523 [8MR]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4289 [19JN]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S1523 [8MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3559 [24MY]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program, S4758 [29JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4641 [26JN]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (S. 35), S2773 [26AP]
      ------gun control, S5249 [23JY], S5280 [24JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4758 [29JN]
      Iran: prohibit foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to 
        continue doing business with Iran without facing penalties, 
        S5862 [1AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), House amendment, S5862 [1AU]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6251 [12SE]
      McNulty, Kevin: nomination to be district judge, S3141 [15MY], 
        S5006 [16JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, S5931 
        [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S4705 [28JN]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1162 [1MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4705 [28JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3559 [24MY]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6497 [20SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5000 [16JY], S5066 [17JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2188 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S3140 [15MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1162 [1MR], S1523 [8MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4758 [29JN]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S4187 [14JN]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S3141 
        [15MY], S5249 [23JY]
      Shwartz, Patty: nomination to be circuit judge, S3141 [15MY], 
        S4187 [14JN]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S377 [7FE]
      Taxation: prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S3013 [9MY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6092 [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2773 [26AP]
      Women: health care for women, S377 [7FE]
  Tributes
      Houston, Whitney E., S844 [16FE]
      Lauder, Evelyn Hausner, S320 [2FE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1912 [21MR]
      Pagoulatos, Alexander, S4670 [27JN]
      Payne, Donald M., S1413 [6MR]
      Radcliffe, Melva E., S1383 [5MR]




LAUTZE, ROBERT F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1310 [24JY]




LAVENDAR, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E478 [28MR]




LAW ENFORCEMENT

  Addresses
      Police Week: Representative Marchant, E818 [16MY]
  Amendments
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2555, S2556, S2557 
        [19AP]
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), H953 
        [27FE]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1430, S1431 [6MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3482 [5JN], H3528, H3529, H3530, H3531, H3533, H3534, H3535, 
        H3537, H3539, H3541, H3543, H3544, H3545, H3546, H3548, H3549, 
        H3550, H3552, H3554, H3556, H3557, H3559, H3578, H3579 [6JN], 
        H3619, H3620, H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3629, H3630, 
        H3632, H3635, H3637, H3638, H3640, H3641, H3644, H3645, H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      Federal-State relations: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. 
        border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6003, S6007 [2AU]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 3406), S5681 [30JY]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760, S1761 [15MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2698, S2737, S2738, S2741 [25AP], 
        S2795, S2841, S2842, S2843, S2864, S2865, S2884 [26AP]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
  Appointments
      Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board, 
        S5264 [23JY]
      State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery 
        Board, S5264 [23JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Backward on Domestic Violence, S3229 [16MY]
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Delay on Domestic Violence, S5288 [24JY], S5348 [25JY]
      Fedor Found Voice in Human-Traffic Battle, E1419 [3AU]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      Hodgenville Police Chief Remembers Fallen Officer, S6423 [19SE]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Park Ranger's Death Highlights the Risks in Federal Law 
        Enforcement, E44 [18JA]
      Partisanship and the Violence Against Women Act, S3230 [16MY]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
      Prince and the Ayatollah, E750 [9MY]
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
      Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, H2765 [16MY]
      U.S. Should Legalize Industrial Hemp, S4138 [13JN]
      Weakening Violence Against Women Act Betrays Immigrant Victims, 
        S6302 [13SE]
      Who Will Defend the Defenders?, E959-E962 [1JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 
        [23JA]
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Armed Forces: prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members (see H.R. 5344), H2317 [7MY] (see H.R. 5638), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        5751), H2713 [15MY]
      ------prohibit issuance of a waiver for commissioning or 
        enlistment for any individual convicted of a felony sexual 
        offense (see S. 2137), S1088 [28FE]
      ------track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members (see S. 3180), S3174 [15MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
      ------limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory 
        and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational 
        seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of 
        personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the 
        U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H4862 
        [12JY]
      ------provide for gathering of copyright and trademark 
        information on merchandise presented for examination (see H.R. 
        4216), H1426 [20MR]
      ------submit a plan to ensure the placement of sufficient 
        officers at certain U.S. international airports to effectively 
        combat security threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), 
        H692 [9FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2067 [24AP]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 117), H2030 [19AP]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      Children and youth: call on all governments to assist in the 
        safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence (see S. Res. 
        449), S3042 [9MY]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see S. 3287), S3976 
        [12JN] (see H.R. 5925), H3660 [7JN]
      Colleges and universities: increase civil penalties for 
        institutions of higher education that fail to comply with 
        campus security disclosure and campus crime statistics 
        policies (see S. 2285), S2324 [16AP]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      ------protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see 
        S. 2102), S567 [13FE]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana (see S. 3501), S5977 [2AU]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (see S. 
        3189, 3190), S3234 [16MY] (see H.R. 6312), H5705 [2AU]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (see H.R. 4967), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect State and local witnesses from tampering and 
        retaliation (see S. 2127), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 
        (see S. 3389), S5084 [17JY]
      CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games 
        that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see 
        H.R. 4204), H1390 [19MR]
      Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 6573), H6306 
        [12OC]
      ------consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that 
        support families and victims in the justice system affected by 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 3977), H640 [8FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H1570 [26MR]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6063), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in 
        the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in 
        contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 5934), 
        H3698 [8JN]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 [20MR]
      ------prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 
        [25JY] (see H.R. 6205), H5326 [26JY]
      ------prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      ------provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see 
        H.R. 3781), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide sentencing enhancements for certain identity theft 
        offenses victimizing the elderly (see H.R. 6330), H5706 [2AU]
      ------reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to 
        combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]
      ------support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, 
        investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex 
        trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such 
        exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see S. 2175), S1540 [8MR] (see 
        H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR] (see H.R. 5936), H3698 [8JN]
      Dept. of HHS: require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see S. 3216), 
        S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5855), H3171 [25MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      ------prohibit from granting a work authorization to an alien 
        found to have been unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        6001), H3974 [21JN]
      ------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise 
        suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 5957), H3733 [18JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3732 [18JN]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H4064 [26JN]
      ------provide protection for certain Federal employees relative 
        to implementation of certain immigration policies regarding 
        the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6069), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (see H.R. 4119), H1133 [1MR]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (see H.R. 3857), H219 
        [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: dedicate funds from the Crime Victims Fund to 
        victims of elder abuse (see S. 3294), S4203 [14JN] (see S. 
        3490), S5977 [2AU]
      ------eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded 
        programs under the Office of Justice Programs (see H.R. 6189), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]
      ------establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled 
        substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, 
        fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs (see S. 2254), 
        S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4292), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        S. 2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 [15MY]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (see S. 3335), S4417 [21JN]
      ------improve services for victims of sexual assault and 
        domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      ------issue a report on the Alaska Rural Justice and Law 
        Enforcement Commission (see S. 3373), S4893 [11JY]
      ------prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community 
        Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license 
        plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 
        [24MY]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), 
        H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      ------provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to 
        implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see 
        H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      ------provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial 
        drug trafficking activity (see H.R. 3909), H512 [6FE]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants 
        program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]
      ------report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to 
        track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along 
        the Southwest border (see H.R. 6368), H5765 [10SE]
      ------require Bureau of Prisons Director to be appointed by and 
        with advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 2169), S1459 
        [7MR] (see H.R. 4730), H2125 [25AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see S. 2318), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4077), H943 [17FE]
      ------designate as foreign terrorist organizations certain 
        Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities 
        assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (see H.R. 4303), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: withhold certain highway funds from 
        States unless they enact a law strengthening penalties for 
        motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 
        4236), H1497 [21MR]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: amend (see H.R. 6556), H6276 [21SE]
      Discrimination: condemn illicit and religious profiling and 
        surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police 
        Dept., and call for a Federal investigation of such 
        surveillance (see H. Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 2297), S2496 
        [18AP]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 3431), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (see H.R. 3810), H114 [23JA]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Education: enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file 
        Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification 
        petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools 
        from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]
      Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 5815), H3103 [17MY]
      Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update 
        standards for government and law enforcement access to stored 
        communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (see S. 3283), S3900 [11JN]
      FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples 
        collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 6196), 
        H5291 [25JY]
      Federal employees: require Members and employees of Congress and 
        other Federal employees who file under the Ethics in 
        Government Act to disclose delinquent tax liability (see S. 
        2195), S1734 [15MR]
      Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5291 
        [25JY]
      ------enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of 
        firearms (see H.R. 4190), H1304 [8MR]
      ------establish national standard to allow State concealed 
        handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 
        2188), S1613 [13MR]
      ------more comprehensively address the interstate transportation 
        of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H1641 [27MR]
      ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 2213), 
        S1847 [20MR]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see S. 3458), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6241), H5525 
        [31JY]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 
        3276), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 
        [10SE]
      ------provide additional privacy protections (see S. 3515), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (see 
        S. 2183), S1576 [12MR]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        S. 2234), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]
      Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal 
        immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, 
        and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      ------improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, 
        and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2266), S2242 
        [29MR]
      ------make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal 
        aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]
      ------make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present 
        alien an aggravated felony (see S. 3579), S6545 [20SE]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S3631 [24MY]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Information technology: improve enforcement of criminal and 
        civil law with respect to cloud computing (see S. 3569), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S3174 [15MY] 
        (see H.R. 4074), H943 [17FE]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 4309), H1803 [29MR]
      ------allow screening entities to submit, receive, and screen 
        criminal history record information for searches on private 
        security officers (see H.R. 4112), H1100 [29FE]
      ------recognize importance of Federal law enforcement officers 
        to U.S. national security and counterterrorism (see H. Res. 
        776), H5765 [10SE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment 
        restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 4030), H726 [14FE]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 
        [18JY]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), 
        S208 [31JA]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Privacy: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 6185), H5290 
        [25JY]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Racial relations: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 4405), H2029 
        [19AP]
      Safety: improve public safety through increased law enforcement 
        presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs 
        (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see S. 3378), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6106), H4862 [12JY]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------establish a grant program to enhance training and services 
        to prevent abuse in later life (see H.R. 4979), H2267 [27AP]
      ------prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting 
        seniors and increase public awareness of the impact and 
        educate the public on how to identify such fraud (see H.R. 
        4846), H2204 [26AP]
      ------protect elder adults from exploitation and financial 
        crimes, prevent elder adult abuse and financial exploitation, 
        and promote safety for elder adults (see S. 3598), S6546 
        [20SE]
      ------provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 
        3621), S6625 [21SE]
      Stand Your Ground laws: condemn and urge rejection and repeal of 
        such proposals and legislation (see H. Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      ------encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and 
        require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law 
        enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 5947), 
        H3702 [12JN]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide an increased penalty in certain cases of 
        fraudulent understatement of a taxpayer's liability by a tax 
        return preparer (see H.R. 5630), H2443 [8MY]
      Terrorism: amend statute of limitations for civil actions 
        regarding terrorist acts (see S. 3534), S6270 [12SE]
      ------require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 646), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4271), H1641 [27MR] (see H.R. 4970, 4982), 
        H2267 [27AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (see H. Res. 656), 
        H2712 [15MY]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 3462), S5732 [31JY]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 
        [2FE] (see H.R. 4171), H1303 [8MR]
      Women: provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), 
        S3977 [12JN]
  E-mails
      U.S.-Mexico border security: Bill Bagi, H1217 [7MR]
  Letters
      Border Security Information Improvement Act: Representative 
        Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H2671 [15MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H2672 [15MY]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H2672 [15MY]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Constitutionality of tribal government provisions in Violence 
        Against Women Act reauthorization: several law professors, 
        S2680-S2682 [25AP]
      Dept. of Defense detention of enemy combatants: several former 
        Government officials, H3080 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Secure Communities deportation 
        program: several legal aid organizations, H3529 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E755 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: Senators Inhofe and 
        Scott P. Brown, S4945 [12JY]
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Gretchen DuBeau, Alliance 
        for Natural Health USA, S5384 [25JY]
      ------John Shaw, Natural Products Association, S5383 [25JY]
      ------Loren Israelsen, United Natural Products Alliance, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Michael McGuffin, American Herbal Products Association, 
        S5383 [25JY]
      ------Scott M. Melville, Consumers Healthcare Products 
        Association, S5384 [25JY]
      ------Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, S5384 [25JY]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program: Representative Kline, 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H5816 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5816 [11SE]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Senators Leahy and Grassley, 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: Lisa 
        Piraneo, ACT! for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: Colleen 
        Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support Enforcement 
        Association, H3450 [5JN]
      ------Gordon L. Berlin, Building Knowledge To Improve Social 
        Policy (organization), H3450 [5JN]
      ------Jon Baron, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, H3450 
        [5JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H3451 [5JN]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H3451 [5JN]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Representative Issa, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Senator Coburn, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6427 
        [19SE]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, S2719 [25AP]
      ------Mark Tennant, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child 
        pornography: Grier Weeks, National Association To Protect 
        Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2719 [25AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for 
        Missing & Exploited Children, S2757, S2793 [26AP]
      ------Linda Smith, Shared Hope International (organization), 
        S2719 [25AP]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Prohibit use of Violence Against Women Act funds by religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices: Coalition 
        Against Religious Discrimination, H2729 [16MY]
      Revenue estimate for proposal to disallow a deduction for 
        amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a 
        discharge of oil: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), E90 [31JA]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Boris Nemtsov, S808 [16FE]
      ------several Russian citizens, S808 [16FE]
      Secure Border Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E972 [5JN]
      Tax return identity theft: Representative C.W. Bill Young, H5513 
        [31JY]
      ------Rosalind C. Kochmanski, IRS, H5513 [31JY]
      Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act: Representative 
        Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E740 [9MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), E740 [9MY]
      U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Grier Weeks, National Association 
        To Protect Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2794 [26AP]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) Democratic staff, H2771-H2773 [16MY]
      ------Desiree Hoffman, YWCA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2785 [26AP]
      ------National Association of Attorneys General, S2594 [23AP]
      ------National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence 
        Against Women, S5347 [25JY]
      ------Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, IL, Antonio R. 
        Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, and Michael R. 
        Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S2593 [23AP]
      ------Senators Leahy and Murkowski, S5348 [25JY]
      ------several domestic violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------several religious organizations, S3228 [16MY]
      ------several Representatives, S5348 [25JY]
      ------Sue Else, National Network To End Domestic Violence 
        (organization), S3228 [16MY]
      ------Thomas M. Susman, ABA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
  Lists
      Dept. of Homeland Security agents, officers, and military 
        personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Environmental and Latino organizations opposing Title XIV of 
        H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, on Depts. of 
        the Interior and Agriculture prohibition from taking action on 
        public lands which impede border security, H3758 [19JN]
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
  Memorandums
      Violence Against Women Act Provision Clarifying Tribal Court 
        Jurisdiction to Issue Protection Orders and Due Process: Jane 
        M. Smith, Congressional Research Service, S2786 [26AP]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 
        Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], 
        H5779 [11SE]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3650 [7JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2779 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2370 [17AP]
  Obituaries
      Blunk, Jonathan, H5299 [26JY]
      Boik, Alexander J. (A.J.), H5299 [26JY]
      Childress, Jesse, H5299 [26JY]
      Cowden, Gordon W., H5299 [26JY]
      Ghawi, Jessica, H5300 [26JY]
      Larimer, John, H5300 [26JY]
      McQuinn, Matt, H5300 [26JY]
      Medek, Micayla, H5300 [26JY]
      Moser, Veronica, H5300 [26JY]
      Sullivan, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Teves, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Wingo, Rebecca, H5299 [26JY]
  Petitions
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: ACT! 
        for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
  Poems
      ``Sense To Find . . .,'' Albert C. Caswell, H5301 [26JY]
  Press releases
      More Than 300 Organizations Oppose House GOP VAWA Bill: 
        Representative Pelosi, H2771 [16MY]
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
      Retired JAGs Speak Out Against NDAA Misinformation: Human Rights 
        First (organization), H3079 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY], 
        H4692 [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5440-H5448 
        [31JY], E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, 
        E1421 [3AU]
      Anderson, IN: express condolences to the Anderson Police Dept., 
        for loss of police dogs, E1475 [11SE]
      Armed Forces: assist victims of sexual harassment, E827 [17MY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H2831, 
        H3006 [17MY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (H.R. 
        3435), H735 [15FE], H1215, H1216 [7MR], H1434 [21MR], H1646 
        [28MR], H2142 [26AP], H2822 [17MY], H3583 [7JN], H4160 [28JN], 
        H5019 [19JY]
      ------preserve right to keep and bear arms for active duty 
        military personnel stationed or residing in the District of 
        Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      ------prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members, 
        H3006 [17MY]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        5751), H3079 [17MY]
      ------track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members, E980 [5JN]
      ATF: Multiple Sales Reporting Program funding, H2455, H2456 
        [9MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5264 [25JY], H5297-H5302 [26JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5081, H5082, 
        H5117, H5118 [23JY], H5135, H5149 [24JY], H5212 [25JY], H5532 
        [1AU], E1362 [31JY], E1416 [3AU]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H163-H166 [25JA]
      Bahrain: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S. and 
        urge continued implementation of government reforms, H1829 
        [16AP], E750 [9MY]
      Bascomb, Paul: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award 
        recipient, E243 [27FE]
      Black Shield Police Association: tribute, E1591 [21SE]
      Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Sheriff's Office 
        Anti-Bullying Initiative, E121 [2FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (H. Con. Res. 118), H2298, H2299 [7MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), H2297, H2298 [7MY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), H5450-H5452 [31JY], H5618 [1AU], E1379 [1AU]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), 
        E1601 [21SE]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones, H5133 [24JY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Computers: protect cyber privacy, H5686 [2AU]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, H3868 [20JN]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), H2492 [9MY]
      Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, 
        H1648, H1650 [28MR]
      ------amend stalking laws, H2730 [16MY]
      ------anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      ------condemn senseless acts of violence, H1919 [18AP]
      ------constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (H.J. Res. 106), E1448 [7AU]
      ------correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating 
        to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), Senate 
        amendment, H953-H955 [27FE]
      ------enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase 
        penalties relative to sex trafficking, H1276 [8MR]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (H.R. 6063), H5507-H5510 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, H2735 [16MY]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 
        3668), H3719-H3721 [18JN], E1101 [21JN]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), H3991-H3994 [26JN], 
        E1173 [28JN]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      ------provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 5889), H3986-H3991 
        [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      DEA: tribute to National Drug Take Back Day, E672 [26AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: require that certain actions be taken 
        relative to complaints of nontariff barriers imposed by other 
        countries (H.R. 3112), H1173 [6MR]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military, H2788, H2793, H2794 [16MY], 
        H2998, H3077-H3081 [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E847, E848 
        [18MY], E895 [30MY]
      ------prohibit information obtained via an unmanned aerial 
        vehicle to be used as evidence in a court of law without a 
        warrant, H3007 [17MY]
      ------require posting on departmental websites information on 
        sexual assault prevention and response resources, H3129 [18MY]
      Dept. of HHS: make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3638, H3639 [7JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection air and marine 
        interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement funding 
        through reductions in environmental mitigation funding, H3539, 
        H3540 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding, H3528, H3529, H3537 [6JN], H3619 [7JN], 
        E1008 [7JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-
        Defense Facility funding, H3537-H3539 [6JN]
      ------construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the 
        U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such 
        border, H1148 [5MR]
      ------establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, H3244, 
        H3245 [30MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 [7JN]
      ------exempt public lands in Hawaii from regulations waiving 
        certain conservation laws relative to border security 
        impedement, H3782 [19JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Child Exploitation 
        Center funding, H3542, H3543 [6JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H3545 [6JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of 
        Investigations funding to combat child exploitation through 
        reductions in detention and removal operations funding, H3541-
        H3543 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3499-H3505, H3528-
        H3575 [6JN], H3618-H3652 [7JN], E1003 [6JN], E1008, E1022 
        [7JN], E1028, E1029, E1033 [8JN], E1040 [12JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, 
        H3650 [7JN]
      ------Office of Civil Rights and Liberties funding, H3529, H3530 
        [6JN]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (H.R. 6003), E1112, E1129 [21JN]
      ------prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain 
        State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of 
        mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, H3247 [30MY]
      ------prohibit funding for procurement of certain items unless 
        they are domestically grown or produced, H3502 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3635, H3636 [7JN]
      ------prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for 
        contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. 
        citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3641-H3643 [7JN]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3633, H3634 [7JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), H2669-H2673 [15MY]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (H.R. 3857), H5821-
        H5824 [11SE]
      ------supplement Bureau of Customs and Border Protection funding 
        in Puerto Rico with general appropriations when a shortage 
        occurs in Puerto Rico Trust Fund, H3632 [7JN]
      ------tribute to U.S. Border Patrol Academy graduating class, 
        E589 [19AP]
      Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or 
        the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
        suspected terrorists (H.R. 1506), H2456 [9MY]
      ------Antitrust Division regional field offices closure funding, 
        H2529-H2531 [9MY], E755 [9MY]
      ------arraignment of individuals involved in the September 11, 
        2001, terrorist attacks, H2314 [7MY]
      ------Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program 
        funding, H2500, H2501 [9MY], E837 [17MY]
      ------Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program 
        funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support 
        funding, H2393-H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body 
        armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear 
        policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding, H2707 
        [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through 
        reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423, H2424 
        [8MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 
        terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, E901 
        [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      ------Drug Courts Program funding, H2371 [8MY]
      ------Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program funding through reductions in the general 
        administration funding, H2377 [8MY]
      ------eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded 
        programs under the Office of Justice Programs (H.R. 6189), 
        H5796 [11SE]
      ------Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program 
        funding, H2536 [9MY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 5770), H2698 [15MY], H3737 [19JN]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 83), H1031 [29FE], H1398 [20MR]
      ------funding, H2376 [8MY]
      ------impact of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]
      ------impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States with Stand Your 
        Ground laws, H2392, H2393 [8MY]
      ------Internet Crimes Against Children task forces funding, 
        H2392 [8MY]
      ------investigate possible violations of U.S. law regarding 
        leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving the U.S. 
        and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      ------legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI financial and 
        mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding through 
        reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
      ------limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement 
        eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain 
        data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      ------local community gang prevention funding, E735 [8MY]
      ------make available to the public a redacted summary of Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions that permit 
        warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------Missing Children's and Exploited Children programs 
        funding, E750 [9MY]
      ------Office of Juvenile Justice funding, E781 [11MY]
      ------Office of Violence Against Women funding through 
        reductions in general legal activities and salaries and 
        expenses funding, H2379 [8MY]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), 
        H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate 
        specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal 
        immigration laws, H2420-H2422 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 [9MY]
      ------prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding 
        to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary 
        policies, H2524 [9MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), H5207 
        [25JY]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), H5510-
        H5514 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787-H5790 [11SE]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H5514, H5515 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU], E1401 [3AU]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
      ------Regional Information Sharing Systems Program funding 
        through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 
        [8MY]
      ------report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to 
        track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along 
        the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118, H6119 [19SE]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      ------State Criminal Alien Assistance Program suspension of 
        reimbursement to States for costs of incarcerating unknown 
        documented aliens, H3543, H3544 [6JN]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (H.R. 4077), H1429 [21MR]
      Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to 
        help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent 
        crime (H.R. 1550), H5515-H5518 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3779-H3781 [19JN]
      ------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H3745-H3749, H3751, H3752, 
        H3756-H3759, H3761-H3765, H3779-H3782 [19JN], E1143 [26JN], 
        E1155 [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      Discrimination: respect individual dignity and operate on the 
        basis of what constitutes criminal behavior, H3620 [7JN]
      District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 
        645), H3074 [17MY]
      Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills, H3224 
        [30MY]
      ------increase penalties for operators of pill mills (H.R. 
        1065), H5529 [1AU]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, H3224 [30MY]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (H.R. 6029), H5506, H5507 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      FAA: improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the 
        National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]
      FBI: funding, H2362, H2388, H2389, H2425 [8MY]
      ------National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, 
        H2457 [9MY]
      ------provide additional resources for Federal investigations 
        and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial 
        crisis (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]
      Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board: 
        anniversary, E1204 [9JY]
      Federal-State relations: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. 
        border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      Fedor, Teresa: tribute to efforts in Ohio General Assembly to 
        combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      FEMA: State and local grant programs funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (H.R. 1781), H2456 [9MY]
      ------gun control, H1856 [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5081, H5117 
        [23JY], H5204 [25JY]
      ------prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 
        227), H1854 [17AP]
      ------prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, H5135 [24JY]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]
      Florham Park, NJ: anniversary of Police Unity Tour, E451 [27MR]
      Florida: tribute to 13th District Congressional Law Enforcement 
        Award recipients, E451 [27MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for 
        authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, 
        H3279 [31MY]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), H5776 [11SE], H5890-H5901 [12SE], E1533 
        [14SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 
        [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5782 [11SE]
      ------prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained 
        through the search of a legally amassed data pool without 
        prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]
      ------reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 4282), 
        H3448-H3451 [5JN]
      Hanover Township, PA: anniversary of Hanover Township Police 
        Dept., E725 [8MY], E753 [9MY]
      Henrico County, VA: tribute to fallen law enforcement officers, 
        E1169 [28JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------moment of silence in memory of victims of Aurora, CO, 
        movie theater shootings, H5149 [24JY]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting, H3135, H3136 [18MY]
      Immigration: clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas 
        to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay 
        repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5814-H5817 [11SE], E1507, E1511, 
        E1520 [13SE]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (H.R. 3842), H521 [7FE]
      ------reform, H562 [7FE], H1021 [29FE], H1144, H1149 [5MR], 
        H2137, H2138 [26AP], H3749 [19JN]
      Intelligence services: shorten extension of intelligence 
        gathering tools, H5893 [12SE]
      Iowa: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, E776 [10MY]
      KCPQ-TV (Seattle, WA): tribute to ``Washington's Most Wanted'' 
        program for role in capture of fugitives in Washington (State) 
        and Oregon, E1203 [9JY]
      LaBonge, Tom: Los Angeles Police Historical Society Jack Webb 
        Award recipient, E1514 [13SE]
      Lackland AFB, TX: call for congressional investigation of sexual 
        assaults of recruits, H5019 [19JY]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673-H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]
      ------moment of silence in honor of officers killed in the line 
        of duty, H2743 [16MY]
      ------tribute, H5917 [12SE]
      Michigan: passage of motorcycle helmet choice law for adult 
        riders, E803 [15MY]
      National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of 
        alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries 
        and fatalities, H4107, H4108 [27JN]
      ------State enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (H.R. 
        4063), E218 [16FE]
      National security: call for adoption of smart security platform 
        for the 21st century, H4995 [18JY]
      ------call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st 
        century (H. Res. 19), H123 [24JA], H378 [2FE], H585 [8FE], 
        H1024 [29FE], H1162 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H3485 [6JN], H4694 
        [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4916 [18JY], H5771 [11SE], H6157 [20SE]
      ------counterterrorism initiatives funding, H735 [15FE]
      ------improve border security, H1008-H1013 [28FE], H1144 [5MR], 
        H1217 [7MR], H1850 [17AP]
      ------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: observance, E79 [25JA], E127 
        [3FE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2709 [15MY], 
        H2727-H2729, H2734-H2739, H2764-H2769, H2773-H2779 [16MY], 
        E823 [16MY]
      New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police: anniversary, 
        E660 [26AP]
      New York, NY: tribute to New York Police Dept., efforts to 
        prevent acts of terrorism, E958 [1JN]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, E1490 [12SE], E1518 
        [13SE]
      ------condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express 
        condolences to victims' families and friends and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings (H. Res. 775), H5973 [13SE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: authorize 
        participation in information sharing with Canada and Mexico 
        for the purposes of border security and combating drug 
        trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      ------recognize importance of instruction in foreign language 
        and culture in development of training programs to protect 
        against cyber attacks and intrusions, H3299, H3300 [31MY]
      Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building, H1922 [18AP]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2052 [24AP], H2666 
        [15MY], H2743 [16MY], H2815 [17MY], E793 [15MY]
      Police Week: observance, H2665 [15MY], H2719 [16MY], H2815 
        [17MY], E806 [15MY], E818 [16MY], E860 [18MY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H2998, H3005, H3076-H3081 
        [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E865 [18MY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5791-H5793 [11SE]
      Public lands: prohibit the Depts. of Agriculture and the 
        Interior from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H1008-H1013 [28FE]
      Racial relations: prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 
        [16AP]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 
        4398), E573 [18AP]
      Richmond, CA: anniversary of Richmond Police Activities League, 
        E470 [28MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations, H5975, H5979 [13SE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (H.R. 4405), E594 [19AP]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students, H1644 [28MR], H2459 [9MY]
      ------address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment 
        of students (H.R. 1648), H3809, H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      Stand With Those Who Serve Week: observance, E1238 [12JY]
      Stand Your Ground laws: condemn and urge rejection and repeal of 
        such proposals and legislation, H1836 [16AP], H1856 [17AP]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H3984 [26JN], H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H2213 [27AP], E470 [28MR]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 3852), 
        E90, E97 [31JA]
      Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016, H3017 [17MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: call for investigation 
        of allegations of airport screeners involved in a drug 
        smuggling ring, H2138 [26AP]
      ------Federal Flight Deck Officer program funding, H3548, H3549 
        [6JN]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), H1442, H1443 [21MR]
      Viginia Beach Crime Solvers (organization): anniversary, E1379 
        [1AU]
      Villanova, William: Illinois State Crime Commission Police Chief 
        of the Year award recipient, E557 [17AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2707-
        H2711 [15MY], H2727-H2729, H2732-H2739, H2764-H2779 [16MY], 
        E823 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2707-H2711 [15MY], H2726-H2739, H2764-
        H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]
      ------funding, H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding for religious organizations to 
        discriminate in hiring practices, H2736 [16MY]
      ------protect victims' identity to avoid retaliation, H2779, 
        H2780 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1658-H1661 [28MR], H2143 [26AP], 
        H2777 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2636, H2637 [10MY], H2705-H2711 
        [15MY], H2717, H2724, H2725, H2726, H2745-H2781 [16MY], H2818, 
        H2826 [17MY], H3279 [31MY], H3947 [21JN], H5854 [11SE], H6044 
        [14SE], H6098 [19SE], H6258-H6261 [21SE], E823 [16MY], E830, 
        E831, E832 [17MY], E851, E865 [18MY], E881 [22MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2726-H2744 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), motion to recommit, H2779, H2780 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), H2138 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], H3190 
        [30MY], H5322 [26JY], E1713 [19OC]
      Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., 
        event to honor Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], E549 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: tribute to ``Choose Respect'' initiative to reduce rates 
        of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse, S2204 
        [29MR]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), S5628 [26JY]
      ------condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences 
        for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (S. 
        Con. Res. 53), S5296, S5297 [24JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5239, S5243, 
        S5244, S5248, S5250 [23JY], S5280 [24JY], S5364 [25JY], S5466 
        [26JY], S5863 [1AU]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S95, S136 [26JA]
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Campbell, Ben: National Association of Police Organizations TOP 
        COPS Award recipient, S3079 [10MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5265-S5267, S5283, S5298 [24JY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia 
        Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 118), 
        S3049 [9MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), S3049 [9MY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 
        2102), S568 [13FE]
      Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain 
        a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and 
        that consent may be obtained through the Internet, S5914 [2AU]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana, S4138, S4139 [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, S3491, 
        S3503 [23MY], S3546, S3548, S3556 [24MY], S4449 [25JN], S4625, 
        S4630 [26JN]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), 
        S680, S681 [15FE]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2556 [19AP], S3680 
        [4JN]
      ------prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), S3102, S3103 [10MY]
      ------provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 
        (S. 3389), S5086 [17JY]
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), S357, 
        S358 [6FE]
      ------correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating 
        to restricted buildings or grounds (S. 1794), S357 [6FE]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, S2667 [25AP], S2791 [26AP]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of 
        child pornography, S2757, S2792 [26AP]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, S3507 
        [23MY], S3566, S3567 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1431 [6MR]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), S6671 [21SE]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, S3960 
        [12JN], S4353 [20JN]
      ------provide criminal penalties for stalking, S1701 [15MR], 
        S2592 [23AP], S2718 [25AP], S6304, S6305 [13SE]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S1928 [21MR]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 
        3556), S6458 [19SE]
      ------provide transportation to crisis centers for battered 
        women in rural areas, S3272, S3273 [17MY]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants, S2774 [26AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that creation of center to 
        protect Federal Government networks does not disrupt current 
        cyber law enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), S3292 [17MY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (S. 1236), S172 [30JA]
      ------tribute to agents, officers, and military personnel who 
        died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice 
        of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and 
        local authorities with respect to certain serious violent 
        crimes (S. 1793), S1921 [21MR]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 
        terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, S3956 
        [12JN]
      ------eliminate duplicate Violence Against Women Act grant 
        programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of unexamined 
        DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, kidnapping 
        and other criminal cases, S2777 [26AP]
      ------eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded 
        programs under the Office of Justice Programs (H.R. 6189), 
        S6674 [21SE]
      ------ensure prosecutorial discretion in international law 
        enforcement issues and maintain accountability to Congress, 
        S5723 [31JY]
      ------establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled 
        substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, 
        fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs, S3555 [24MY], 
        S4630 [26JN]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 
        2554), S2930 [7MY]
      ------implement national standards to eliminate sexual assault 
        in prisons, jails, and detention centers, S3509-S3511 [23MY]
      ------improve accountability of Violence Against Women Act grant 
        programs, S2773 [26AP]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (S. 3335), S4421 [21JN]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27-S31 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], 
        S2789, S2793, S2796 [26AP]
      ------release of report relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms, S6585 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors 
        (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program, S1704 
        [15MR]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Dept. of State: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors 
        who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]
      Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, S3506 [23MY], S3560, 
        S3564 [24MY], S4183 [14JN], S4408 [21JN], S4605 [26JN]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 3431), 
        S5383-S5385 [25JY]
      Economy: provide growth through small business tax relief, 
        research and innovation, veterans' business incentives, 
        regulatory relief, support for high-skilled workers, and 
        counterfeiting enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, 
        S3765 [6JN]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (S. 3283), S4180 [14JN]
      FDA: prohibit FDA employees from carrying firearms and making 
        arrests without warrants, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------require proof of intent for certain prohibited acts, S3501 
        [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      Federal-State relations: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. 
        border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      Firearms: gun control, S1729 [15MR]
      ------prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (S. 32), S4632 [26JN], S5863 [1AU]
      Food: increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations 
        relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), 
        S2542 [19AP]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        S6389 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470-S5472 
        [26JY]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (S. 
        2183), S1577 [12MR]
      Government: deter public corruption, S186 [31JA], S305-S307 
        [2FE], S1978 [22MR]
      Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve 
        border security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), S3636 [24MY], S6007 [2AU], S6334 
        [13SE]
      ------reform, S4433 [25JN], S6570 [21SE]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (S. 2090), S5317 [24JY]
      Information technology: promote public awareness of cyber 
        security (S. 813), S2458 [18AP]
      Laney, Paul: National Sheriffs' Association Sheriff of the Year 
        award recipient, S154 [30JA]
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., 
        Hispanic American Resource Team efforts to combat crimes 
        against and foster trust with the Hispanic community, S3323 
        [21MY]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (S. 2276), S2253 [29MR], S3620 [24MY]
      Moore, Brandon: Dept. of Justice Law Enforcement Congressional 
        Badge of Bravery award recipient, S151 [30JA]
      National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: addition of names of 
        Kansas officers, S3161 [15MY]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 
        [18JY]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 360), S222 
        [31JA]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2670, S2680-S2682 
        [25AP], S2753, S2764, S2771, S2772 [26AP], S3164 [15MY], S3678 
        [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5444 [26JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, 
        S6302-S6304 [13SE]
      Nevada: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, S3275 [17MY]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: passage of 
        resolution imposing sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, S5187 [19JY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, S3170 [15MY]
      ------observance (S. Res. 456), S3103 [10MY]
      Police Week: observance, S3138, S3161, S3169 [15MY]
      POW: improve procedures for detention and review of status of 
        detainees of the U.S., S5947 [2AU]
      Privacy: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 
        [16FE]
      ------modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information, S5914 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information (S. 1151), S66 [24JA]
      ------protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and 
        require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]
      ------protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of 
        and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability 
        and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable 
        information, S1686 [15MR]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (S. 2076), S390 [7FE], S1814 [19MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 
        [17AP], S2886 [26AP]
      Racial relations: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 
        [27MR], S2354 [17AP]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 1039), S806-S810 [16FE], S5187 [19JY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (S. 506), S1928 [21MR]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (S. 3378), S4952 [12JY]
      Senate: moment of silence in memory of victims of Aurora, CO, 
        movie theater shootings, S5239 [23JY]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1925, 
        Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2798 [26AP]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S4433, S4439-S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S2588 [23AP]
      Technology: conduct study to determine current cyber law 
        enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]
      U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other 
        Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the 
        investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing 
        children (S. 1792), S1921 [21MR]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 886), 
        S1760 [15MR]
      ------provide administrative subpoena authority for 
        investigation of unregistered sex offenders (S. 671), 
        unanimous-consent request, S1921 [21MR]
      ------provide subpoena authority to investigate unregistered sex 
        offenders, S2667 [25AP], S2792, S2793 [26AP]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking, S2667 [25AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S2776 
        [26AP], S3678 [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, 
        S6302, S6303 [13SE]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5843, S5844 [1AU], 
        S6300, S6302, S6303 [13SE]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3160, S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3227 
        [16MY], S3678 [4JN], S3958 [12JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), unanimous-consent request, S3615 
        [24MY], S5845 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2204 [29MR], S2307 [16AP], S2698-
        S2720 [25AP], S2746, S2750-S2799, S2801, S2806 [26AP], S3160, 
        S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3217, S3226 [16MY], S3272, S3273 [17MY], 
        S3295 [21MY], S3678 [4JN], S3815 [7JN], S3958 [12JN], S4853 
        [11JY], S5288-S5291, S5295 [24JY], S5347-S5349 [25JY], S5422-
        S5424, S5444 [26JY], S5842-S5846 [1AU], S5968 [2AU], S6300-
        S6305 [13SE], S6521 [20SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2370 [17AP], 
        S2457, S2471, S2477 [18AP], S2519, S2530, S2533, S2534 [19AP], 
        S2559, S2560, S2579, S2587, S2591, S2592, S2593 [23AP], S2613-
        S2616, S2630 [24AP], S2663-S2667, S2669, S2670, S2680-S2682 
        [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), unanimous-consent agreement, S2697 
        [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 2338), S2603 [23AP], S2660 [24AP]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (S. 3462), S5736 [31JY]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 492), S4108 
        [12JN], S4173 [14JN]
  Reports
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
      Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence 
        Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women 
        Act: Jane M. Smith and Richard M. Thompson II, Congressional 
        Research Service, S2787 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Access to Information About Missing Children Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 225), S5976 [2AU]
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 
        112-182), S4950 [12JY]
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        6063) (H. Rept. 112-638), H5524 [31JY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex 
        Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 112-
        637), H5524 [31JY]
      Child Protection Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 645), S6451 [19SE]
      Clean Up Government Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2572) (H. Rept. 112-688), H6273 [21SE]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. 
        Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland Security 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 
        112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5855) (H. Rept. 112-492), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3216) (S. Rept. 
        112-169), S3422 [22MY]
      Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6062) (H. Rept. 112-636), H5524 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-
        640), H5524 [31JY]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, 
        Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]
      Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6029) (H. Rept. 112-
        610), H5077 [19JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee 
        on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112-
        645), H5703 [2AU]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 
        112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      Government Litigation Savings Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1996) (H. Rept. 112-594), H4827 [11JY]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for 
        Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 543), S6451 
        [19SE]
      International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 52) (S. Rept. 112-132), S131 [26JA]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the 
        Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6019) (H. Rept. 112-582), H4683 [9JY]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 6185) (H. Rept. 112-661), H5764 [10SE]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112-467), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112-478), H2662 [11MY]
      National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1505) (H. Rept. 112-448), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of 
        Maritime Navigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 5889) (H. Rept. 112-551), H4063 [26JN]
      Officer Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 
        2276), S3514 [23MY]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4119) (H. Rept. 112-418), H1496 [21MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]
      Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3857) (H. Rept. 
        112-498), H3265 [30MY]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 6189) (H. Rept. 112-648), H5764 [10SE]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. 1039) (S. Rept. 112-191), S5257 [23JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
      Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 
        112-639), H5524 [31JY]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement To Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (Safe Doses) Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 112-549), H3981 [25JN]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (SAFE DOSES) Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1002) (S. Rept. 112-204), S6062 [10SE]
      Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness 
        Enhancements for (SECURE) Facilities Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 772) 
        (S. Rept. 112-202), S5976 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4970) (H. Rept. 112-480), H2712 [15MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3537 [6JN], H3622 [7JN]
  Songs
      ``Call to Courage,'' Darron McKinney, E159 [8FE]
  Statements
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Passage of 
        Resolution Imposing Sanctions on Persons Responsible for 
        Detention, Abuse, or Death of Sergei Magnitsky: Senator 
        McCain, S5188 [19JY]
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
      Violence Against Women Act Anniversary: Attorney General Holder, 
        S6302 [13SE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Executive Office of 
        the President, S2594 [23AP], S3228 [16MY]
  Summaries
      GAO Reports Addressing Violence Against Women Act Grants and/or 
        Dept. of Justice Office of Violence Against Women, S2780 
        [26AP]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 117, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace 
        Officers' Memorial Service, H2297 [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 118, use of Capitol Grounds for District of 
        Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, H2298 
        [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 134, condemn, Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings 
        and express condolences for victims and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings, H5297 [26JY]
      H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women 
        Act reauthorization and H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction, H2726 [16MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland 
        Security appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H. Res. 775, condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5973 [13SE]
      H.R. 347, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement 
        Act, S358 [6FE]
      H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]
      H.R. 886, U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative 
        Coin Act, S1761 [15MR], H1442 [21MR]
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act, H3237 [30MY]
      H.R. 1550, Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Resources 
        Allocation Improvement Act, H5515 [31JY]
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]
      H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act, H3719 
        [18JN]
      H.R. 3796, Child Protection and Safety Act programs relative to 
        sex offender management and registration reauthorization, 
        H5451 [31JY]
      H.R. 3801, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, H163 
        [25JA]
      H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child 
        Protection Act, H5440-H5442 [31JY]
      H.R. 3857, Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement 
        Support Act, H5822 [11SE]
      H.R. 4119, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, H2669 [15MY]
      H.R. 4223, Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement To Deter 
        Organized Stealing and Enhance Safety (Safe Doses) Act, H3991 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 4282, International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, 
        H3448 [5JN]
      H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]
      H.R. 4362, Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) 
        Identity Theft Act, H5510 [31JY]
      H.R. 4967, Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act, H2492 
        [9MY]
      H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H2745-
        H2763 [16MY]
      H.R. 5889, Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and 
        Safety of Maritime Navigation Act, H3986-H3989 [26JN]
      H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, 
        H5890 [12SE]
      H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement 
        Act, H5506 [31JY]
      H.R. 6062, Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program reauthorization, H5514 
        [31JY]
      H.R. 6063, Child Protection Act, H5507 [31JY]
      H.R. 6185, Local Courthouse Safety Act, H5791 [11SE]
      H.R. 6189, Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act, H5796 [11SE]
      H.R. 6368, Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6118 
        [19SE]
      S. 1236, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, S172 [30JA]
      S. 1794, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement 
        Act, S357 [6FE]
      S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act, S391 [7FE]
      S. 2090, extend period of time provided to Indian Law and Order 
        Commission to produce a required report, S5318 [24JY]
      S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]
      S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. 2183, Bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, S1578 [12MR]
      S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]
      S. 3245, EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program permanent reauthorization, 
        S3636 [24MY], H5814 [11SE]
      S. 3335, Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act, S4422 
        [21JN]
      S. 3378, Forensic Science and Standards Act, S4952-S4954 [12JY]
      S. 3389, Protecting American Trade Secrets and Innovation Act, 
        S5086 [17JY]
      S. 3462, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S5736 [31JY]
      S. Con. Res. 53, condemn Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings and 
        express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to 
        the shootings, S5309 [24JY]
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]
      S. Res. 360, National Stalking Awareness Month, S213, S222 
        [31JA]
      S. Res. 419, Public Service Recognition Week, S2398 [17AP], 
        S2886 [26AP]
      S. Res. 439, support elimination of the ``adult entertainment'' 
        section of the Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, classified 
        advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of 
        online sex trafficking, S2736 [25AP]
      S. Res. 449, call on all governments to assist in the safe 
        return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 456, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S3090, S3103 [10MY]
      S. Res. 492, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, S3983, S4108 
        [12JN]
      S. Res. 543, ensure compliance with Hague Convention on the 
        Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by certain 
        countries and establish procedures for prompt return of 
        children abducted to other countries, S5991 [2AU]




LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

  Addresses
      Police Week: Representative Marchant, E818 [16MY]
  Amendments
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760, S1761 [15MR]
  Appointments
      Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board, 
        S5264 [23JY]
      Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board, S5319 [24JY], 
        S6558 [20SE]
      State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery 
        Board, S5264 [23JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Egypt's Witch Hunt Threatens a Rupture With the U.S., S319 [2FE]
      Hodgenville Police Chief Remembers Fallen Officer, S6423 [19SE]
      Park Ranger's Death Highlights the Risks in Federal Law 
        Enforcement, E44 [18JA]
      Sheriff Remembers Fallen Deputy, S1190 [1MR]
      Who Will Defend the Defenders?, E959-E962 [1JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a plan to ensure 
        the placement of sufficient officers at certain U.S. 
        international airports to effectively combat security threats 
        and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), H692 [9FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        117), H2030 [19AP]
      Capitol Police: give members the option to delay mandatory 
        retirement until age 60 (see H.R. 4285), H1739 [28MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Courts: allow Federal officers indicted in State courts for 
        actions related to protection of a victim of a violent crime 
        to petition to remove case to Federal court (see S. 2276), 
        S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 4309), H1803 [29MR]
      Crime: allow screening entities to submit, receive, and screen 
        criminal history record information for searches on private 
        security officers (see H.R. 4112), H1100 [29FE]
      ------provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see 
        H.R. 3781), H77 [18JA]
      Dept. of Defense: provide funding assistance to State training 
        centers certified by FEMA as capable of providing emergency 
        response training (see H.R. 5620), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (see H.R. 6189), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        S. 2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 [15MY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      Employment: make grants to States to hire and prevent layoffs of 
        teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        6561), H6284 [25SE]
      Federal employees: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H5765 [10SE]
      Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed 
        handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 
        2188), S1613 [13MR]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (see 
        S. 2183), S1576 [12MR]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Immigration: restrict community policing programs funding for 
        States that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal 
        immigrants (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H725 [14FE]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Rural areas: improve housing for educators, public safety 
        officers, and medical providers, and their households (see S. 
        3278), S3838 [7JN]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child 
        pornography: Grier Weeks, National Association To Protect 
        Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2719 [25AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for 
        Missing & Exploited Children, S2757, S2793 [26AP]
      ------Linda Smith, Shared Hope International (organization), 
        S2719 [25AP]
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge: Charles Beck and Gerald L. 
        Chaleff, Los Angeles, CA, Police Dept., S4450 [25JN]
      ------Charles D. Reynolds, S4451 [25JN]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: Chuck 
        Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, E1153 [27JN]
      U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Grier Weeks, National Association 
        To Protect Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2794 [26AP]
  Lists
      Dept. of Homeland Security agents, officers, and military 
        personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
  Obituaries
      Blunk, Jonathan, H5299 [26JY]
      Boik, Alexander J. (A.J.), H5299 [26JY]
      Childress, Jesse, H5299 [26JY]
      Cowden, Gordon W., H5299 [26JY]
      Ghawi, Jessica, H5300 [26JY]
      Larimer, John, H5300 [26JY]
      Maggard, Rod: Hazard (KY) Herald, S5863 [1AU]
      McQuinn, Matt, H5300 [26JY]
      Medek, Micayla, H5300 [26JY]
      Moser, Veronica, H5300 [26JY]
      Sullivan, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Teves, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Wingo, Rebecca, H5299 [26JY]
  Poems
      ``Sense To Find . . .,'' Albert C. Caswell, H5301 [26JY]
      ``We Are Virginia Tech,'' Nikki Giovanni, E526 [16AP]
  Press releases
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5264 [25JY], H5297-H5302 [26JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5081, H5082, 
        H5117, H5118 [23JY], H5135, H5149 [24JY], H5212 [25JY], H5532 
        [1AU], E1362 [31JY], E1416 [3AU]
      Bascomb, Paul: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award 
        recipient, E243 [27FE]
      Black Shield Police Association: tribute, E1591 [21SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), 
        H2297, H2298 [7MY]
      ------moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. 
        Chestnut, H5153 [24JY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Dept. of Defense: provide assistance to State training centers 
        to provide emergency response training to the National Guard 
        and Federal agencies performing homeland defense activities, 
        E948 [1JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection salaries and expenses funding, H3619 [7JN]
      ------prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain 
        State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of 
        mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, H3247 [30MY]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3633, H3634 [7JN]
      ------supplement Bureau of Customs and Border Protection funding 
        in Puerto Rico with general appropriations when a shortage 
        occurs in Puerto Rico Trust Fund, H3632 [7JN]
      ------tribute to U.S. Border Patrol Academy graduating class, 
        E589 [19AP]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding, H2500, H2501 [9MY], E837 [17MY]
      ------Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program 
        funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support 
        funding, H2393-H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body 
        armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear 
        policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded 
        programs under the Office of Justice Programs (H.R. 6189), 
        H5796 [11SE]
      ------impact of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      ------prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding 
        to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary 
        policies, H2524 [9MY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787-H5790 [11SE]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      Fairfax County, VA, Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Valor Award 
        recipients, E561, E562 [17AP]
      FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and 
        prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis 
        (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]
      FCC: provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H914, H918-H921 [17FE], E237-E239 [24FE]
      Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board: 
        anniversary, E1204 [9JY]
      Federal Way, WA: groundbreaking of 9/11 Memorial at South King 
        Fire and Rescue Station 64, E1516 [13SE]
      Florham Park, NJ: anniversary of Police Unity Tour, E451 [27MR]
      Florida: tribute to 13th District Congressional Law Enforcement 
        Award recipients, E451 [27MR]
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]
      Hanover Township, PA: anniversary of Hanover Township Police 
        Dept., E725 [8MY], E753 [9MY]
      Henrico County, VA: tribute to fallen law enforcement officers, 
        E1169 [28JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------moment of silence in honor of officers killed in the line 
        of duty, H2743 [16MY]
      ------moment of silence in memory of victims of Aurora, CO, 
        movie theater shootings, H5149 [24JY]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      Illinois: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts 
        in responding to tornadoes, E408 [21MR]
      Indiana: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts in 
        responding to tornadoes, H1160 [6MR], E327 [7MR]
      Information technology: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673-H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]
      Iowa: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, E776 [10MY]
      Issaquah, WA: tribute to National Association of Police 
        Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, E766 [10MY], E1053 
        [18JN]
      Jackson, H. Joaquin: Frontier Times Museum Texas Heroes Hall of 
        Honor inductee, E1391 [2AU]
      KCPQ-TV (Seattle, WA): tribute to ``Washington's Most Wanted'' 
        program for role in capture of fugitives in Washington (State) 
        and Oregon, E1203 [9JY]
      LaBonge, Tom: Los Angeles Police Historical Society Jack Webb 
        Award recipient, E1514 [13SE]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 
        [16AP]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 
        4398), E573 [18AP]
      ------respect individual dignity and operate on the basis of 
        what constitutes criminal behavior, H3620 [7JN]
      New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police: anniversary, 
        E660 [26AP]
      New York: tribute to Hudson Valley first responders, E830 [17MY]
      New York, NY: tribute to New York Police Dept., efforts to 
        prevent acts of terrorism, E958 [1JN]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, E1490 [12SE], E1518 
        [13SE]
      ------condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express 
        condolences to victims' families and friends and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings (H. Res. 775), H5973 [13SE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2052 [24AP], H2666 
        [15MY], H2743 [16MY], H2815 [17MY], E793 [15MY]
      Pendleton, IN: express condolences to families of victims of 
        shooting, E1390 [2AU]
      Police Week: observance, H2665 [15MY], H2719 [16MY], H2815 
        [17MY], E806 [15MY], E818 [16MY], E860 [18MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3994-H3997 [26JN], H4079 [27JN], H4625 [29JN], E1153 [27JN]
      Richmond, CA: anniversary of Richmond Police Activities League, 
        E470 [28MR]
      Secret Service: call for investigation into allegations of 
        sexual misconduct by personnel in Colombia, H1829 [16AP]
      ------call for investigation into allegations of sexual 
        misconduct by personnel in Colombia and El Salvador, H2138 
        [26AP]
      Stand With Those Who Serve Week: observance, E1238 [12JY]
      Tornadoes: tribute to first responders in Alabama, E651 [25AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: Federal Air Marshal 
        Service funding, H3547, H3549, H3550 [6JN], H3619, H3643 
        [7JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------Federal Flight Deck Officer program funding, H3548, H3549 
        [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the 
        Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) 
        Program, H3640, H3641 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for security officers or behavior 
        detection officers outside an airport, H3630-H3632 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to provide certain employees uniforms or 
        badges resembling those of law enforcement officers, H3629, 
        H3630 [7JN]
      Tribute, H5917 [12SE]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), H1442, H1443 [21MR]
      Villanova, William: Illinois State Crime Commission Police Chief 
        of the Year award recipient, E557 [17AP]
      Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., 
        event to honor Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]
      Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, E526 
        [16AP]
      West Liberty, KY: tribute to first responders, E1462 [10SE]
      Will, Kevin: sentencing of Johoan Rodriguez on charges of 
        intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer relative to death 
        of Kevin Will, E1032 [8JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), S5628 [26JY]
      ------condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences 
        for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (S. 
        Con. Res. 53), S5296, S5297 [24JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5239, S5243, 
        S5244, S5248, S5250 [23JY], S5280 [24JY], S5364 [25JY], S5466 
        [26JY], S5863 [1AU]
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Campbell, Ben: National Association of Police Organizations TOP 
        COPS Award recipient, S3079 [10MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5265-S5267, S5283, S5298 [24JY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), S3049 [9MY]
      ------moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. 
        Chestnut, S5282 [24JY]
      Courts: allow Federal officers indicted in State courts for 
        actions related to protection of a victim of a violent crime 
        to petition to remove case to Federal court (S. 2276), S2253 
        [29MR], S3620 [24MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: tribute to agents, officers, and 
        military personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (H.R. 6189), S6674 [21SE]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 
        2554), S2930 [7MY]
      ------implement national standards to eliminate sexual assault 
        in prisons, jails, and detention centers, S3509-S3511 [23MY]
      ------release of report relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms, S6585 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors 
        (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program, S1704 
        [15MR]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Egypt: condemn treatment of certain organizations working for 
        democracy and human rights, S318 [2FE]
      FDA: prohibit FDA employees from carrying firearms and making 
        arrests without warrants, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (S. 
        2183), S1577 [12MR]
      Laney, Paul: National Sheriffs' Association Sheriff of the Year 
        award recipient, S154 [30JA]
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., 
        Hispanic American Resource Team efforts to combat crimes 
        against and foster trust with the Hispanic community, S3323 
        [21MY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 
        [27MR], S2354 [17AP]
      Moore, Brandon: Dept. of Justice Law Enforcement Congressional 
        Badge of Bravery award recipient, S151 [30JA]
      National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: addition of names of 
        Kansas officers, S3161 [15MY]
      Nevada: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, S3275 [17MY]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, S3170 [15MY]
      ------observance (S. Res. 456), S3103 [10MY]
      Police Week: observance, S3138, S3161, S3169 [15MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]
      ------improve (H.R. 4018), S4781 [29JN], S4783 [9JY]
      ------improve (S. 1696), S1921 [21MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 
        [17AP], S2886 [26AP]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S4109 [13JN]
      Senate: moment of silence in memory of victims of Aurora, CO, 
        movie theater shootings, S5239 [23JY]
      Telecommunications: strengthen public safety by establishing a 
        national wireless communications network for emergency 
        responders, S888, S889 [17FE]
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: 
        designate (H.R. 2415), S3291 [17MY]
      U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other 
        Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the 
        investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing 
        children (S. 1792), S1921 [21MR]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 886), 
        S1760 [15MR]
      ------provide administrative subpoena authority for 
        investigation of unregistered sex offenders (S. 671), 
        unanimous-consent request, S1921 [21MR]
      ------provide subpoena authority to investigate unregistered sex 
        offenders, S2667 [25AP], S2792, S2793 [26AP]
  Reports
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 
        112-182), S4950 [12JY]
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112-467), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112-478), H2662 [11MY]
      Nomination of Dennis J. Erby To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S323 [2FE]
      Nomination of Jamie A. Hainsworth To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Officer Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 
        2276), S3514 [23MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 112-
        548), H3981 [25JN]
      Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 6189) (H. Rept. 112-648), H5764 [10SE]
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2415), S3233 [16MY]
      U.S. Secret Service Retirement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1515) (S. Rept. 
        112-205), S6062 [10SE]
  Songs
      ``Call to Courage,'' Darron McKinney, E159 [8FE]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Summaries
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): 
        Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 117, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace 
        Officers' Memorial Service, H2297 [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 134, condemn, Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings 
        and express condolences for victims and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings, H5297 [26JY]
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H. Res. 775, condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5973 [13SE]
      H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]
      H.R. 886, U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative 
        Coin Act, S1761 [15MR], H1442 [21MR]
      H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements 
        Act, H3994 [26JN]
      H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]
      H.R. 6189, Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act, H5796 [11SE]
      S. 2183, Bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, S1578 [12MR]
      S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]
      S. Con. Res. 53, condemn Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings and 
        express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to 
        the shootings, S5309 [24JY]
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]
      S. Res. 419, Public Service Recognition Week, S2398 [17AP], 
        S2886 [26AP]
      S. Res. 456, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S3090, S3103 [10MY]




LAW ENFORCEMENT TORTURE PREVENTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3781), H77 [18JA]




LAWARENCE, RUSSELL H.

  Remarks in House
      Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., 
        event to honor Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]




LAWNSIDE, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Lawnside Volunteer Fire Co., No. 1: anniversary, E1380 [1AU]




LAWRENCE, ANASTASIA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E465 [28MR]




LAWRENCE, ANDREA M.

  Reports filed
      Mount Andrea Lawrence Designation Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1818) (H. Rept. 112-505), H3265 [30MY]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 925) (H. Rept. 
        112-506), H3265 [30MY]




LAWRENCE, JOSEPH

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S894 [17FE]




LAWRENCE, PATRICIA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4307 [19JN]




LAWRENCE, RICHARD L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E467 [28MR]




LAWRENCE COUNTY, SD

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 
        3288), S4151 [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
  Reports filed
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]




LAWSON, WILLIAM

  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, S4319 [20JN]




LAWYERS AND ATTORNEYS

  Articles and editorials
      John Payton's Life of Principle, H1838 [16AP]
      Judge Weddle Remembered--Circuit Court Judge Dies Days After 
        Announcing Retirement, S2651 [24AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      China: call to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng by his family 
        and lawyers and his immediate and conditional release (see S. 
        Res. 554), S6340 [13SE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): direct the 
        Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the deposition of 
        William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of 
        the U.S. v. Clemens (see H. Res. 558), H944 [17FE]
      Courts: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and 
        retaliation (see S. 2127), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide for recovery of computer hardware and software 
        patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the 
        claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding 
        (see H.R. 6245), H5628 [1AU]
      ------provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal 
        representation to parents and legal guardians relative to 
        child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), H374 [1FE]
      ------reinstate reporting provision relative to fees and 
        expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions 
        involving the U.S. (see S. 2042), S163 [30JA]
      ------require the attorney for the Government to disclose 
        favorable information to the defendant in criminal 
        prosecutions brought by the U.S. (see S. 2197), S1734 [15MR]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify relationship of certain constitutional 
        rights to laws relating to the military detention of certain 
        covered persons (see H.R. 4092), H965 [27FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to 
        homeless veterans (see S. 3309), S4238 [18JN]
      Equal Access to Justice Act: require disclosure of all payments 
        made from the Judgment Fund (see S. 3415), S5212 [19JY]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871), H374 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]
      Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to 
        terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for 
        aliens with mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H439 [2FE]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (see S. Res. 506), S4636 [26JN]
      ------authorize legal representation in Common Cause, et al v. 
        Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (see S. Res. 485), S3782 [6JN]
      ------authorize testimony, document production, and legal 
        representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) Scruggs (see S. 
        Res. 403), S1932 [21MR]
  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge: Bill L. Lee, Lewis, Feinberg, 
        Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C. (law firm), S4451 [25JN]
      ------John R. Dunne, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP (law firm), 
        S4451 [25JN]
      ------Ronald E. Hampton, Blacks in Law Enforcement of America 
        (organization), S4451 [25JN]
  Remarks in House
      ABA: tribute to Access to Justice Committees, H1963 [18AP]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): direct the 
        Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the deposition of 
        William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of 
        the U.S. v. Clemens (H. Res. 558), H928 [17FE]
      Dept. of Justice: John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade 
        Program funding, H2496-H2498 [9MY]
      ------legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI financial and 
        mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding through 
        reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
      ------limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement 
        eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain 
        data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), H1555, H1556 
        [26MR], E448 [27MR]
      Government regulations: require attorneys fees or costs be paid 
        from administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small 
        business substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory 
        action taken during regulatory freeze, H5270, H5271 [25JY]
      Grabill, David: Northern California ACLU Jack Green Civil 
        Liberties Award recipient, E634 [24AP]
      Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to 
        terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for 
        aliens with mental disabilities (H.R. 3881), E118 [2FE]
      LSC: funding, H2411-H2414 [8MY], E835, E837 [17MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: permit awarding of attorneys fees 
        to nonprofit entities and individuals in lawsuits against 
        certain Federal agencies issuing a mining permit, H4846, H4847 
        [12JY]
      National Bar Association: anniversary of Women Lawyers Division, 
        E1240 [12JY]
      Nunn, Diane: ABA Center on Children and the Law Mark Hardin 
        Award for Child Welfare Legal Scholarship and Systems Change 
        recipient, E1094 [20JN]
      Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C.: Dept. of 
        Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom 
        Award recipient, E1362 [31JY]
      ------inclusion in Dept. of Defense Employer Support of the 
        Guard and Reserve list of top employers, E919 [31MY]
      Pine Tree Legal Assistance (organization): anniversary, E1238 
        [12JY]
      Samford University: anniversary of Cumberland School of Law, 
        E758 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armstrong, Rosemary: Florida Bar Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service 
        Award recipient, S2218 [29MR]
      Dept. of Justice: investigate alleged policy which prohibits 
        journalists from quoting or recording certain Dept. of Justice 
        attorneys, S4933 [12JY]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
      ------tribute to Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors 
        (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program, S1704 
        [15MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to 
        homeless veterans (S. 3309), S4241 [18JN]
      District of Columbia: revise certain administrative authorities 
        of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide 
        professional liability insurance for its officers and 
        employees for certain claims (S. 1379), S4790, S4791 [9JY]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), S2113 
        [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      Jolin, Michael P.: Rhode Island Bar Association Victoria M. 
        Almeida Servant Leader Award recipient, S4671 [27JN]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (S. Res. 506), S4642 [26JN]
      ------authorize legal representation in Common Cause, et al v. 
        Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (S. Res. 485), S3799 [6JN]
      ------authorize testimony, document production, and legal 
        representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) Scruggs (S. Res. 
        403), S1944 [21MR]
  Reports filed
      D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1379) 
        (S. Rept. 112-178), S4460 [25JN]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]
      Government Litigation Savings Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1996) (H. Rept. 112-594), H4827 [11JY]
      Nomination of Danny C. Williams, Sr., To Be U.S. Attorney: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of Gregory K. Davis To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of John S. Leonardo To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Patrick A. Miles, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112-417), H1426 [20MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 558, direct the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of 
        the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        deposition of William R. Clemens to the prosecuting attorneys 
        in the case of the U.S. v. Clemens, H928 [17FE]
      H.R. 4014, preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H1555 [26MR]
      S. 1379, D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act, S4790 
        [9JY], S4831 [10JY]
      S. 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act, S1736 [15MR]
      S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 
        [18JN]
      S. Res. 403, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, document 
        production, and representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) 
        Scruggs, S1942, S1944 [21MR]
      S. Res. 485, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al., S3783, S3799 
        [6JN]
      S. Res. 506, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Bilbrey v. 
        Tyler, S4639, S4642 [26JN]
      S. Res. 554, call on China to facilitate access to Gao Zhisheng 
        by his family and lawyers and his immediate and conditional 
        release, S6344 [13SE]




LAY, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E15 [13JA]




LAZAR, KATRINE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3239 [16MY]




LAZARUS, HILLARD M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1561 [19SE]




LAZEAR, EDWARD P.

  Articles and editorials
      Three Views of the `Fiscal Cliff', S3393 [22MY]




LEACH, CAROLINE

  Proclamations
      Pastor Caroline Leach Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1208 [9JY]




LEACH, RICK

  Statements
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne, E372 [16MR]




LEAD, SD

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 
        3288), S4151 [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
  Reports filed
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]




LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H4787 [11JY], E937 [31MY], E1290 [19JY], E1331 
        [25JY], E1342 [26JY]
      Chaminade University: tribute to Leadership Alliance membership, 
        E1331 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S5204, S5205 [19JY]




LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1059 [18JN]




LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE OF WOMEN RELIGIOUS

  Bills and resolutions
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN] (see H. Res. 689), H3733 
        [18JN]
  Remarks in House
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (H. 
        Res. 689), H4161 [28JN], H4709 [10JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 515, honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters, 
        S4727 [28JN]




LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF AGING ORGANIZATIONS

  Letters
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, H329 [1FE]




LEADERSHIP TO KEEP CHILDREN ALCOHOL FREE FOUNDATION

  Statements
      Tribute to Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation: 
        Senator Hoeven, S3622-S3625 [24MY]




LEADERSHIP WILKES-BARRE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Solano, Patrick J.: Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization) 
        Community Leadership Award recipient, E91 [31JA]




LEADINGAGE (organization)

  Letters
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, H329 [1FE]




LEADVILLE, CO

  Remarks in Senate
      Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed 
        drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (S. 1047), S588 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 112-122), S41 
        [23JA]




LEADVILLE MINE DRAINAGE TUNNEL ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1047), S588 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 112-122), S41 [23JA]




LEAGUE CITY, TX

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E356 [8MR]




LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

  Remarks in House
      Houston, TX: tribute to League of Women Voters of Houston 
        Education Fund, E1434 [3AU]
      Sanders, Jan: League of Women Voters of Dallas, TX, Education 
        Fund Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E176 [9FE]




LEAHY, MARY

  Articles and editorials
      Closing a Chapter--Mary Leahy Ends Career at Adult Basic 
        Education, S3075 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3075 [10MY]




LEAHY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Vermont)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791 [6JN], 
        S3849 [7JN], S3904, S3907, S3922 [11JN], S3991, S4106 [12JN], 
        S4347 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S216 [31JA], S1942 [21MR]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1430, S1431 [6MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3289 [17MY], S3452 
        [22MY], S3495 [23MY], S3545, S3546 [24MY]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6003, S6007 [2AU]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2507, S2509 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2657 [24AP], S2683, S2688 
        [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2093 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S862, S863 [16FE], S1090 [28FE], 
        S1387, S1397 [5MR], S1426, S1427 [6MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5403, S5405, S5409, 
        S5410 [25JY], S5678 [30JY], S5891 [1AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2843 [26AP]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S3665 [29MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Backward on Domestic Violence, New York (NY) Times, S3229 [16MY]
      Bench With Plenty of Room, Washington (DC) Post, S5927 [2AU]
      Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, New York (NY) Times, S2499 
        [18AP]
      Brake the Internet Pirates, Wall Street Journal, S23 [23JA]
      Case for Confirming District Court Judges, Russell Wheeler, 
        Politico (publication), S6521 [20SE]
      Closing a Chapter--Mary Leahy Ends Career at Adult Basic 
        Education, David Delcour, Barre-Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, 
        S3075 [10MY]
      Congress Has No Date for the Prom, Gail Collins, New York (NY) 
        Times, S813 [16FE]
      Congress Needs To Stop Judicial Partisan Games, Tuscaloosa (AL) 
        News, S2150 [28MR]
      Delay on Domestic Violence, New York (NY) Times, S5348 [25JY]
      Egypt's Witch Hunt Threatens a Rupture With the U.S., Washington 
        (DC) Post, S319 [2FE]
      Federal Courts in Arizona Face Crushing Caseload, Victoria 
        Pelham, Yuma (AZ) Sun, S1983 [22MR]
      From Receptionist to Music-Royalty Guarantor, Stephen Miller, 
        Wall Street Journal, S4361 [20JN]
      Hope Flows--VT. NonProfit Pours ``Pure Water for the World,'' 
        Kevin O'Connor, Rutland (VT) Herald, S2599 [23AP]
      Idyll Banter--Burning the Christmas Candle at Both Ends, Chris 
        Bohjalian, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S66 [24JA]
      In Pennsylvania--the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation 
        Delays, Andrew Cohen, Atlantic (publication), S6034 [10SE]
      Justice Delayed as Judge Nominees Wait, Sacramento (CA) Bee, 
        S1589 [13MR]
      Maj. Gen. Dubie Is Vermonter of the Year, Burlington (VT) Free 
        Press, S122 [26JA]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, 
        Washington (DC) Post, S23 [23JA]
      ``Most Important Book I Will Ever Write''--Bohjalian Talks About 
        `The Sandcastle Girls', Sally Pollak, Burlington (VT) Free 
        Press, S5300 [24JY]
      North Korea's Dehumanizing Treatment of Its Citizens Is Hiding 
        in Plain Sight, Fred Hiatt, Washington (DC) Post, S2541 [19AP]
      1000 Days, Doug Kendall and Ryan Woo, Constitutional Authority 
        Center (Internet site), S2307 [16AP]
      Partisanship and the Violence Against Women Act, Los Angeles 
        (CA) Times, S3230 [16MY]
      Reject the ``Thurmond Rule''--Senate Minority Leader Mitch 
        McConnell Invokes the Legacy of Strom Thurmond To Hold Up 
        Judicial Confirmations--It's Bad for Judges and Bad for 
        Justice, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S5248 [23JY]
      Senate Republicans To Block Vote on Oklahoma Nominee for Federal 
        Appeals Court, Chris Casteel, Oklahoma City (OK) Oklahoman, 
        S5643 [30JY]
      Turning a Blind Eye to North Korea's `Hidden Gulag,' Washington 
        (DC) Post, S2541 [19AP]
      UVM Ranks 5th in Producing Peace Corps Vols., Burlington (VT) 
        Free Press, S204 [31JA]
      Vision Realized, Sally Pollak, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S4413 
        [21JN]
      Weakening Violence Against Women Act Betrays Immigrant Victims, 
        Mark Shurtleff and Doug Gansler, Politico (publication), S6302 
        [13SE]
      (Web) Recipe for Success, Stephen Mills, Burlington (VT) Free 
        Press, S346 [6FE]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, Ezra Klein, 
        Washington (DC) Post, S2161 [28MR]
      William Kayatta and the Needless Destruction of the Thurmond 
        Rule, Andrew Cohen, Atlantic (publication), S5248 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S5305 
        [24JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S3234 [16MY]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see S. 1903), S164 [30JA]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3522), S6271 [12SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see S. 2175), S3043 [9MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA] (see S. 
        2343), S2732 [25AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish an Employee Ownership and 
        Participation Initiative (see S. 3421), S5257 [23JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank 
        (see S. 3419), S5257 [23JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 
        2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see S. 1755), S164 [30JA]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see S. 414), S567 [13FE]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
        in certain financial aid programs from including predispute 
        arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see S. 3557), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit investments by mortgage 
        finance agencies that create disincentives to help homeowners 
        and stabilize the housing market (see S. 2072), S2245 [29MR]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 
        [19JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S4951 [12JY]
      Medicaid: provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that 
        provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to 
        beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 
        3586), S6545 [20SE]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S6108 [11SE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support mission and goals 
        (see S. Res. 374), S614 [14FE]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), 
        S3782 [6JN]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), 
        S208 [31JA]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S3516 [23MY]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S3280 [17MY]
      Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 704), S75 
        [24JA]
      Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids 
        (see S. 905), S851 [16FE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S6456 [19SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see S. 1171), S6108 [11SE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S1933 [21MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S209 [31JA]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 3199), 
        S6108 [11SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S2085 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. 
        Con. Res. 48), S3977 [12JN]
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 49), S5870 [1AU]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see 
        S. 3577), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: extend and improve the Milk Income Loss 
        Contract (MILC) Program (see S. 2126), S909 [17FE]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (see S. 3335), S4417 [21JN]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S3631 [24MY]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Tariff: ski boots, cross country ski footwear, and snowboard 
        boots (see S. 2302), S2545 [19AP]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 3462), S5732 [31JY]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Letters
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Shawn Osbourne, TechAmerica 
        (organization), S5915 [2AU]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
      Felony prosecution of individuals relative to violation of 
        Internet ``terms of service'' agreements: several 
        organizations, S5915 [2AU]
      Improve privacy of electronic communications: several 
        organizations, S5914 [2AU]
      Nomination of Miranda Du to be district judge: Brian K. 
        Krolicki, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, S2151 [28MR]
      ------Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada, S2150 [28MR]
      ------Robert A. Cashell, Sr., Mayor of Reno, NV, S2151 [28MR]
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge: Jill E. 
        Thomas, Mattel, Inc., S3311 [21MY]
      ------Sean W. Gallagher and Mark S. Ouweleen, Bartlit Beck 
        Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP (law firm), S3309 [21MY]
      ------several business general counsels, S3311 [21MY]
      ------several former Supreme Court law clerks, S3310 [21MY]
      ------several former U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 
        law clerks, S3310 [21MY]
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge: Jimmy 
        Goodman, ABA Oklahoma State Delegation, S5646 [30JY]
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act: Allison M. 
        Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), S2499 [18AP]
      ------Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]
      ------several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: William T. 
        Robinson III, ABA, S4607 [26JN], S5643 [30JY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: by, S5348 [25JY]
      ------Desiree Hoffman, YWCA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2785 [26AP]
      ------Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, 
        S408 [9FE]
      ------National Association of Attorneys General, S407 [9FE], 
        S2594 [23AP]
      ------National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence 
        Against Women, S406 [9FE], S5347 [25JY]
      ------Paul H. Fitzgerald, National Sheriffs' Association, S407 
        [9FE]
      ------Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, IL, Antonio R. 
        Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, and Michael R. 
        Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S2593 [23AP]
      ------several religious organizations, S3228 [16MY]
      ------several Representatives, S5348 [25JY]
      ------Sue Else, National Network To End Domestic Violence 
        (organization), S3228 [16MY]
      ------Thomas M. Susman, ABA, S3229 [16MY]
  Privilege of the floor
      Acosta, Ingianni, S5894 [1AU]
      Cannan, Georgina, S5894 [1AU]
      Chung, Ed, S1062 [27FE]
      Craven, Jasper, S5894 [1AU]
      Quick, Jeanette, S5894 [1AU]
      Tracy, John, S2885 [26AP]
  Remarks
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1981 [22MR]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), S1617 [13MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4276 [19JN], 
        S4340, S4343, S4347, S4357, S4358 [20JN], S4407 [21JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3767 [6JN]
      Air Force: impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National 
        Guard, S408, S409, S410 [9FE]
      America Invents Act: anniversary, S6427 [19SE]
      Appropriations: making continuing, S5963 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: tribute to Vermont National Guard, S4852 [11JY]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5244 
        [23JY]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S136 [26JA]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4607 
        [26JN], S5246 [23JY], S5642, S5643, S5647 [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine G.: nomination to be district judge, S2907 [7MY]
      Bencivengo, Cathy A.: nomination to be district judge, S418 
        [9FE]
      Brodie, Margo Kitsy: nomination to be district judge, S1039 
        [27FE]
      Circus Barn, Inc.: anniversary of Circus Smirkus, S1730 [15MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3709 
        [5JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4372 [20JN]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (S. 1466), S4631 [26JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S186 [31JA], S304, S305, S306 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1978 [22MR]
      Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain 
        a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and 
        that consent may be obtained through the Internet, S5914 [2AU]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1981 
        [22MR]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, S3546 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 
        3577), S6462 [19SE]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S2758 [26AP]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2556 [19AP]
      ------prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), S3102 [10MY]
      Crime: impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, S2791 [26AP]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, S3507 
        [23MY], S4625 [26JN]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1431 [6MR]
      ------provide criminal penalties for stalking, S2592 [23AP]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S1928 [21MR]
      ------provide transportation to crisis centers for battered 
        women in rural areas, S3272, S3273 [17MY]
      Curiel, Gonzalo P.: nomination to be district judge, S6610 
        [21SE]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (S. 598), S1842 [20MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3165 [15MY]
      ------eliminate Organic Certification Cost Share and 
        Agricultural Management Assistance Program, S4276 [19JN]
      ------improve agricultural land easements, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------protect agricultural and forested lands from urban 
        development, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]
      ------replace dairy product price support and Milk Income Loss 
        Contract (MILC) programs with a program to protect dairy 
        producer income and establish a dairy market stabilization 
        program, S4407 [21JN]
      ------rural broadband telecommunications services programs 
        funding, S4343 [20JN]
      ------State Rural Development Partnership funding, S4347 [20JN]
      Dept. of Defense: call for release of government records 
        regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, S5190 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2937 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S2937 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (S. 2554), S2930 [7MY]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (S. 3335), S4421 [21JN]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), S21 [23JA]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2796 [26AP]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry, S2790 [26AP]
      ------safeguard the Crime Victims Fund, S2592 [23AP]
      Drain, Gershwin A.: nomination to be district judge, S5927 [2AU]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1423 [6MR]
      Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, S4625 [26JN]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, S3564 [24MY]
      ------modify certain exemptions to the Freedom of Information 
        Act relating to drug inspection information obtained from 
        foreign government agencies, S3547 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S2149 [28MR]
      Dubie, Michael: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year 
        honoree, S121 [26JA]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S889 [17FE]
      Ecuador: condemn efforts to suppress freedom of the press, S2914 
        [7MY], S5963 [2AU]
      Egypt: condemn treatment of certain organizations working for 
        democracy and human rights, S318 [2FE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, S318 [2FE]
      ------support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful 
        transition to a representative government, S318 [2FE]
      ------suspend foreign aid until U.S. political prisoners are 
        released, S406 [9FE], S599 [14FE], S672 [15FE]
      El Salvador: democracy efforts, S5655 [30JY]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4325 [20JN]
      Ethiopia: human rights violations, S4200 [14JN]
      ------U.S. policy, S4200 [14JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S342 [6FE]
      ------improve treatment of certain sensitive national security 
        information under the Freedom of Information Act, S342 [6FE]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (S. 2295), S2497 [18AP]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3507 [23MY], S3546, 
        S3547, S3564 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4625 [26JN]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1711 
        [15MR]
      Food: increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations 
        relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), 
        S2542 [19AP]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6597 [21SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (S. 3276), 
        S4767 [29JN], S5470 [26JY]
      Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4800 
        [10JY]
      Freedom of Information Act: anniversary, S4631 [26JN]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S811, S812 
        [16FE], S886, S887 [17FE], S1039 [27FE]
      Gerrard, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S19 [23JA]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1711 [15MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S2758 
        [26AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4716 [28JN]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU]
      Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3880 
        [11JN], S3948 [12JN]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S3771 
        [6JN]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S3674 
        [4JN]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S2540 [19AP]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 [6JN], 
        S3878 [11JN], S3947 [12JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to decisions and 
        position on the death penalty, S3947 [12JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in 
        decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879 [11JN]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 
        821), S1842 [20MR]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), S3636 [24MY], S6334 [13SE]
      Information technology: expand and improve cybersecurity test 
        beds program, S5914 [2AU]
      Institute of International Education: anniversary of Scholar 
        Rescue Fund, S6102 [11SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S6602 [21SE]
      Jarecki, Henry: Institute of International Education 
        Humanitarian Award recipient, S6102 [11SE]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S554, S558 
        [13FE], S598 [14FE], S672 [15FE], S811 [16FE]
      Kayatta, William J., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 
        [6JN], S4607 [26JN], S5246 [23JY], S5643 [30JY]
      King Arthur Flour Co., Inc.: tribute, S346 [6FE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: human rights violations, 
        S2540 [19AP]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S4716 [28JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (S. Res. 502), S4377 [20JN]
      Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S186 [31JA], S305, 
        S306 [2FE], S1978 [22MR]
      ------enhance punishment for identity theft and other violations 
        of data privacy (S. 2111), S700 [15FE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S2907 [7MY]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S3771 
        [6JN], S4226 [18JN]
      Lugar, Senator: tribute to casting 13,000th vote, S5358 [25JY]
      McNulty, Kevin: nomination to be district judge, S5004 [16JY]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S2149 [28MR]
      National Association for the Specialty Food Trade: tribute to 
        award-winning vendors, S4718 [28JN]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, S2592 [23AP]
      National Data Privacy Day: observance, S66 [24JA]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S3678 [4JN]
      Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2907 
        [7MY]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1981 [22MR]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1990 
        [22MR], S2160 [28MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1171 [1MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S2160 [28MR], 
        S3124 [14MY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (S. Res. 456), S3103 
        [10MY]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S5130 [18JY]
      ------make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S1142 
        [29FE]
      Phillips, Mary E.: nomination to be district judge, S1411 [6MR]
      Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal 
        contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional 
        spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal 
        elections, S110 [26JA]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), S1939 [21MR]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5003 [16JY], S5058 [17JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2156 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S2156 [28MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S19-S21 [23JA], S362 [7FE], S418-S420 
        [9FE], S554, S558 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S672 [15FE], S811-S813 
        [16FE], S1039 [27FE], S1411 [6MR], S1585, S1586 [13MR], S1659, 
        S1677 [14MR], S1711, S1713 [15MR], S1981-S1983 [22MR], S2149 
        [28MR], S2305-S2307 [16AP], S2585 [23AP], S2758 [26AP], S2907 
        [7MY], S3117 [14MY], S3307 [21MY], S3674 [4JN], S3771 [6JN], 
        S3878 [11JN], S4226 [18JN], S4606, S4607 [26JN], S4800 [10JY], 
        S5003 [16JY], S5245-S5247 [23JY], S5642, S5643, S5647 [30JY], 
        S5927, S5928 [2AU], S6033 [10SE], S6520 [20SE], S6609-S6611 
        [21SE]
      ------Senate use of filibuster to block nominations, S3118 
        [14MY]
      Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 
        [2AU]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 1011), 
        S66 [24JA]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information, S5914 [2AU]
      ------prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance 
        penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security 
        breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
        identifiable information (S. 1151), S66 [24JA]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]
      Ravi, Dharun: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on 
        and then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler 
        Clementi and another man, S1928 [21MR]
      Rice, Thomas O.: nomination to be district judge, S1411 [6MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S599 [14FE], S672 [15FE], S1142 
        [29FE], S1171 [1MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S406 [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4716 [28JN]
      Rose, Stephanie M.: nomination to be district judge, S6033 
        [10SE]
      Rosenbaum, Robin S.: nomination to be district judge, S4609 
        [26JN]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S3117 
        [14MY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (S. 506), S1928 [21MR]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 555), 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Senate: appreciation for tributes, S5358 [25JY]
      ------impact of partisanship, S362 [7FE], S554, S558 [13FE], 
        S598 [14FE], S672 [15FE], S4226 [18JN], S5251 [23JY], S6520 
        [20SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S4407 [21JN]
      ------legislative program, S4717 [28JN]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1925, 
        Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2798 [26AP]
      Shelburne, VT: tribute to Shelburne Farms, S4413 [21JN]
      Shelby, Robert J.: nomination to be district judge, S6610 [21SE]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5244 [23JY]
      Shwartz, Patty: nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 [6JN], 
        S4607 [26JN], S5246 [23JY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S109 [26JA]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S5058 [17JY]
      Taranto, Richard G.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 
        [6JN], S4607 [26JN], S5246 [23JY], S5643 [30JY]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, S6101 
        [11SE]
      ------impose special tax to finance war, S4406 [21JN]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2937 [8MY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4852 [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5189 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2308 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5913 [2AU]
      Telecommunications: strengthen public safety by establishing a 
        national wireless communications network for emergency 
        responders, S889 [17FE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6098 [11SE]
      Thacker, Stephanie D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2305 
        [16AP]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3117 
        [14MY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S2652 [24AP]
      University of Vermont: tribute to Peace Corps volunteers, S204 
        [31JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S3678 
        [4JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3227 [16MY], S3678 [4JN]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S406-S408 [9FE], S1991 [22MR], 
        S2307 [16AP], S2717 [25AP], S2758, S2760, S2784, S2785, S2790, 
        S2794, S2796, S2797, S2798 [26AP], S3226 [16MY], S3272, S3273 
        [17MY], S3678 [4JN], S4853 [11JY], S5347-S5349 [25JY], S5842 
        [1AU], S6301 [13SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2533 [19AP], 
        S2592, S2593 [23AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), unanimous-consent agreement, S2697 
        [25AP]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3307 [21MY]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3313 [21MY]
      Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (S. 3462), S5736 [31JY]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S2585 [23AP]
      World Press Freedom Day: observance, S2914 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Senate: tribute for casting 14,000th vote, S5357-S5359 [25JY]
  Reports
      Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President 
        Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses: Barry J. 
        McMillion, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), S3772 
        [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Access to Information About Missing Children Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 225), S5976 [2AU]
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 
        112-182), S4950 [12JY]
      Child Protection Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 645), S6451 [19SE]
      Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) 
        (S. Rept. 112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) 
        (S. 3276), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]
      Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of Andrew D. Hurwitz To Be Circuit Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1194 [1MR]
      Nomination of Anuj C. Desai to the Foreign Claims Settlement 
        Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S323 [2FE]
      Nomination of Brian J. Davis To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Charles R. Breyer to the U.S. Sentencing 
        Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Charles T. Massarone to the U.S. Parole 
        Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3630 [24MY]
      Nomination of Danny C. Williams, Sr., To Be U.S. Attorney: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of David Medine to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
        Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3279 
        [17MY]
      Nomination of Dennis J. Erby To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S323 [2FE]
      Nomination of Elizabeth Collins Cook to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3279 [17MY]
      Nomination of Fernando M. Olguin To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Frank P. Geraci, Jr., To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of George L. Russell III To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of Gershwin A. Drain To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Gonzalo P. Curiel To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Grande Lum To Be Dept. of Justice Community 
        Relations Service Director: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Gregory K. Davis To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of James X. Dempsey to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3279 [17MY]
      Nomination of Jamie A. Hainsworth To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Jeffrey J. Helmick To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Jesus G. Bernal To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of John E. Dowdell To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of John J. Tharp, Jr., To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of John S. Leonardo To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of John T. Fowlkes, Jr., To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of John Z. Lee To Be District Judge: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of Jon S. Tigar To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of Kevin McNulty To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of Kristine G. Baker To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of Lorna G. Schofield To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of Malachy E. Mannion To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Mark E. Walker To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of Mary Geiger Lewis To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Matthew W. Brann To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Michael A. Shipp To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of Michael P. Shea To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Patricia M. Wald to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3280 [17MY]
      Nomination of Patrick A. Miles, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Patty Shwartz To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S322 [2FE]
      Nomination of Paul W. Grimm To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of Rachel L. Brand to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
        Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3279 
        [17MY]
      Nomination of Richard G. Taranto To Be Circuit Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach To be Circuit Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of Robert J. Shelby To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Robin S. Rosenbaum To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Stephanie M. Rose To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of Terrence G. Berg To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of Thomas M. Durkin To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of Thomas M. Harrigan To Be DEA Deputy Administrator: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Timothy S. Hillman To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of William H. Orrick III, To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of William J. Baer To Be Assistant Attorney General 
        for the Antitrust Division: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S6545 [20SE]
      Nomination of William J. Kayatta, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Officer Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 
        2276), S3514 [23MY]
      Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3486), S6545 [20SE]
      Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1945), S567 [13FE]
      Relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 285), S5211 [19JY]
      Small Business Reorganization Efficiency and Clarity Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2370), S3630 [24MY]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding Congressional Consent: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 44), S5976 [2AU]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (SAFE DOSES) Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1002) (S. Rept. 112-204), S6062 [10SE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1925), S388 [7FE]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 
        112-153), S1576 [12MR]
  Statements
      Violence Against Women Act Anniversary: Attorney General Holder, 
        S6302 [13SE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Executive Office of 
        the President, S2594 [23AP], S3228 [16MY]
  Texts of
      S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]
      S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization 
        extension, S1424 [6MR]
      S. 2295, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, 
        S2498 [18AP]
      S. 3245, EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program permanent reauthorization, 
        S3636 [24MY]
      S. 3335, Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act, S4422 
        [21JN]
      S. 3462, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S5736 [31JY]
      S. 3486, Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act, S5980-S5983 
        [2AU]
  Tributes
      Bohjalian, Chris, S5299 [24JY]
      Dubie, Brian, S3232 [16MY]
      Giffords, Gabrielle, S136 [26JA]
      Leahy, Mary, S3075 [10MY]
      Longe, Rosaire, S6101 [11SE]
      McKinley, Craig, S6427 [19SE]
      Meub, Carolyn Crowley, S2599 [23AP]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2227 [29MR]
      Preston, Frances Williams, S4361 [20JN]
      Wood, David, S66 [24JA]




LEAVES OF ABSENCE

  Granted
      House of Representatives, H20 [17JA], H76 [18JA], H112 [23JA], 
        H156 [24JA], H177 [25JA], H216 [31JA], H370 [1FE], H473 [3FE], 
        H510 [6FE], H683 [9FE], H724 [14FE], H800 [15FE], H900 [16FE], 
        H964 [27FE], H1015 [28FE], H1097 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1151 
        [5MR], H1271 [7MR], H1302 [8MR], H1388 [19MR], H1425 [20MR], 
        H1495 [21MR], H1540 [22MR], H1569 [26MR], H1839 [16AP], H1913 
        [17AP], H1975 [18AP], H2028 [19AP], H2062 [24AP], H2202 
        [26AP], H2315 [7MY], H2643 [10MY], H3097 [17MY], H3263 [30MY], 
        H3360 [31MY], H3402 [1JN], H3478 [5JN], H3575 [6JN], H3659 
        [7JN], H3697 [8JN], H3731 [18JN], H3804 [19JN], H3912 [20JN], 
        H3972 [21JN], H4062 [26JN], H4153 [27JN], H4653 [29JN], H4681 
        [9JY], H4860 [12JY], H4903 [17JY], H5006 [18JY], H5075 [19JY], 
        H5129 [23JY], H5198 [24JY], H5289 [25JY], H5325 [26JY], H5522 
        [31JY], H5702 [2AU], H5760 [10SE], H5858 [11SE], H5920 [12SE], 
        H6058 [14SE], H6271 [21SE]




LEAVITT, KATIE

  Essays
      State of the Union, S156 [30JA]




LEBANON, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H1805 [29MR]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions: President Obama, S5302 [24JY], H5141 [24JY]




LEBEDEV, PLATON

  Remarks in Senate
      Russia: human rights violations, S806-S810 [16FE]




LeBLANC, CRAIG

  Remarks in House
      Lackland AFB, TX: call for congressional investigation of sexual 
        assaults of recruits, H5019 [19JY]




LeBUHN, MAC

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6066 [10SE]




LEDBETTER, LILLY

  Remarks in House
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]




LEDERER, ROB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1049 [15JN]




LEDERER, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E487 [29MR]




LEDGERWOOD, ANDREA

  Essays
      Role of the Farm in a Healthy Diet, S2815 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Indiana: tribute to Youth Essay Contest winners, S2814 [26AP]




LEDOUX, CHRIS

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4729 [28JN]




LEE, BARBARA (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3011, H3075, H3083 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4991, H4994 [18JY], 
        H5028, H5030, H5034 [19JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2500 [9MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, Daniel L. Davis, Armed Forces Journal, H583 [8FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      ------provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2713 [15MY]
      Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle 
        (see H.R. 3704), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1498 [21MR]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H1807 [29MR]
      ------expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and 
        conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      ------restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1915 [17AP]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4828 [11JY]
      ------facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional 
        immigration status of military personnel and their families 
        (see H.R. 3761), H3105 [17MY]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H694 [9FE]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H2329 [7MY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown 
        Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4080), H1154 [5MR]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H187 [27JA]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3734 [18JN]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English 
        language and government and history knowledge requirements for 
        naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in 
        other languages (see H.R. 2957), H1306 [8MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1916 [17AP]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H82 [19JA]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides 
        (see H.R. 2861), H4157 [27JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a research program under the 
        Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to discover 
        a cure for HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 6187), H5290 [25JY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      ------promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5328 
        [26JY]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H1018 [28FE]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H3915 [20JN]
      ------strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and 
        prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship 
        through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H3163 [18MY]
      ------support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2098), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of Energy: provide loan guarantees for energy efficiency 
        upgrades to existing buildings (see H.R. 3221), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H948 
        [21FE]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H6280 [21SE]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see H.R. 3891), H2715 
        [15MY]
      ------implement demonstration projects at federally qualified 
        community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and 
        promote family well-being through parenting practices and 
        skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H694 [9FE]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H6300 [2OC]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H903 
        [16FE]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H3105 
        [17MY]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H1274 
        [7MR]
      ------conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in 
        Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential 
        inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 799), H966 
        [27FE]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H5728 [7AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H571 [7FE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3662 [7JN]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H571 [7FE]
      ------make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in 
        institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 
        3462), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1916 [17AP]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H6318 [26OC]
      Disabled: provide certified trainers of service animals access 
        to the same public transportation and public accommodations 
        afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 
        1878), H3733 [18JN]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance 
        of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and 
        call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. 
        Res. 651), H3578 [6JN]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H182 [25JA]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Drugs: improve safety (see H.R. 1483), H1154 [5MR]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      ------reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act 
        and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with 
        State laws (see H.R. 1983), H3808 [19JN]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H4686 [9JY]
      ------stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for 
        coordination and coherence of, science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see 
        H.R. 3373), H966 [27FE]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 97), 
        H79 [18JA]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4656 [29JN]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5923 [12SE]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3734 [18JN]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H641 [8FE]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H966 [27FE]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H1847 [16AP]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H6062 [14SE]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2067 [24AP]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3267 [30MY]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H2713 
        [15MY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      ------waive certain requirements for naturalization for American 
        Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 4021), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H376 [1FE]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY] (see H. Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5010 [18JY]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW 
        from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite 
        surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 333), H2135 [25AP]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Jon Faddis Day: designate (see H. Res. 641), H2274 [27AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4157 [27JN]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H966 [27FE]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 [19AP] 
        (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 
        [10MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse 
        staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H4656 [29JN]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H1915 [17AP]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H3662 [7JN]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H4908 [17JY]
      Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, 
        service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 
        1449), H220 [31JA]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H3105 [17MY]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H6152 [19SE]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H4157 [27JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6280 [21SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel 
        production (see H.R. 5745), H3405 [1JN]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H4775 [10JY]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5525 [31JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H220 [31JA]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Small business: ensure State-certified medical marijuana 
        businesses have full access to banking services (see H.R. 
        1984), H1017 [28FE]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H3481 [5JN]
      St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2448), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Sudan: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that 
        Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, 
        financing, or supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army 
        (see H.R. 895), H1391 [19MR]
      ------develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]
      ------allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see 
        H.R. 1479), H903 [16FE]
      ------allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2040 [23AP]
      ------disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H572 [7FE]
      ------encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, 
        engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 289), H5630 [1AU]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H441 [2FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      ------facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax 
        assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see 
        H.R. 2151), H2134 [25AP]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6060 [14SE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3662 [7JN]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H945 [17FE]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H803 [15FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H572 [7FE]
      Television: establish signal quality and content requirements 
        for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental 
        channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 
        1746), H27 [17JA]
      Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of 
        U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 5787), H5860 [11SE]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H945 [17FE]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        2853), H512 (see H.R. 3884), H513 [6FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1274 [7MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H5526 [31JY]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H1847 [16AP]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H6069 
        [18SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget 
        authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year 
        does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external 
        independent auditor (see H.R. 6528), H6275 [21SE]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H944 [17FE]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      NIH: establish a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (see 
        H.R. 4138), H1153 [5MR]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (H.R. 6138), H5009 [18JY]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law 
        (H.R. 6335), H5710 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget 
        authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year 
        does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external 
        independent auditor (H.R. 6528), H6278 [21SE]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (H.R. 4173), 
        H1305 [8MR]
      NIH: establish a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (H.R. 
        4138), H1153 [5MR]
  Letters
      Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act: by, H139 
        [24JA]
      Sudan and South Sudan conflict resolution: several Members of 
        Congress, H1898 [17AP]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3186 [30MY], E924 [31MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5444 [31JY]
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3011, H3013 [17MY], 
        H5028 [19JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4708 [10JY]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H582 [8FE], H811 [16FE], H1736 
        [28MR], E1170 [28JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2629 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1686, H1687, H1716, H1736 [28MR], H1903 [17AP]
      Center for Independent Living, Inc. (CIL): anniversary, 
        E1516 [13SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3286 [31MY]
      Davis, Belva: Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and 
        Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, 
        E1528 [14SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1903 [17AP], H3582 [7JN], H4708 [10JY]
      ------WIC funding, H1903 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H5034 
        [19JY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), H3011, H3013, H3075, H3076, H3084, H3085 [17MY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels unless financial 
        statements are ready for audit by a certain date, H4991 [18JY]
      ------limit funding to amount authorized under the Budget 
        Control Act, H3075, H3076 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4944, H4991, H4994, 
        H4996 [18JY], H5028, H5030, H5034 [19JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4944, H4994 
        [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4996 [18JY]
      ------reduce funding to 2008 levels, H5030 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2235 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H626 [8FE], E341 [8MR]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2235 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]
      Dept. of HUD: National Affordable Housing Trust Fund funding, 
        H4032 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding, H2500 [9MY]
      ------investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin by 
        neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, H1830 [16AP]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2528 [9MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Investment Generating 
        Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, 
        H4032 [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report to Congress a plan to 
        eliminate backlog of benefit claims, H3317 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3317 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3286 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4032 [26JN]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (H.R. 6138), E1272 [18JY]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress, H1831 [16AP]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H138 [24JA]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H3582 [7JN], 
        H5928 [13SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]
      Fouche, Aloysia: One Hundred Black Women of Funeral Service 
        Organization Living Legends of Funeral Service Award 
        recipient, E1501 [12SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4732 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069 [27JN]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3299 [31MY], E971 [5JN]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. 
        Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H5026 
        [19JY], E1272 [18JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084, H3085 
        [17MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), E779 [11MY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1831 [16AP]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, E1704 [16OC]
      Medicare: reform, H1686, H1687 [28MR]
      National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, H523 [7FE]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to Progressive Oakland Women for 
        Empowerment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Ms. Delilah Beasley Tea 
        reception, E1528 [14SE]
      Oakland, CA; tribute to the African American Education Task 
        Force Academic Achievement Celebration, E791 [15MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: assess 
        consequences of a military strike against Iran, H3299 
        [31MY], E971 [5JN]
      Omega Boys Club/Street Soliders (organization): anniversary, 
        E1720 [23OC]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H339 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4732 [10JY]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34 [18JA], H123 
        [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 [13SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), 
        H3820 [20JN]
      Public welfare programs: require States to implement policies to 
        prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and 
        liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H226, H321 [1FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2500, H2528 [9MY]
      Sisters of Loretto (organization): anniversary, E545 
        [17AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1898 [17AP]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1855, H1903 [17AP]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2235 [27AP]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H3582 [7JN]
      ------provide additional emergency unemployment compensation 
        (H.R. 589), H138 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H732 [15FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2708 
        [15MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2708 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2707 [15MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H1519 [22MR], E271 
        [28FE], E275 [29FE], E291 [1MR], E393 
        [20MR], E409 [21MR], E424 [22MR], E892 
        [25MY], E1317 [25JY], E1475 [11SE], 
        E1580 [20SE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H96 [23JA]
      Women: health care for women, H1924 [18AP]
  Reports
      Armed Opposition Groups (AOG) Initiated Attacks: Afghanistan NGO 
        Safety Office (excerpt), H812 [16FE]
  Tributes
      Allen, LaVerda O., E145 [6FE]
      Canty, Leonard J., Jr., E1702 [16OC]
      Doherty, Glen, E1704 [16OC]
      Dukes, Ofield, E107 [1FE]
      Franklin, Juanita A., E457 [27MR]
      Hall, Stanley H., E1121 [21JN]
      Lee, Linda, H3273 [31MY]
      Marsh, Pearl Alice, E1716 [23OC]
      Matthew, Geraldine, H3273 [31MY]
      Olver, Representative, H4032 [26JN]
      Payne, Donald M., H1164, H1200 [6MR]
      Payton, John A., H1830, H1831 [16AP]
      Woods, Tyrone, E1704 [16OC]




LEE, BILL L.

  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S4451 [25JN]




LEE, BRUCE JUN FAN

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2646 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute (H. Res. 654), E1268 [18JY]




LEE, CARMEN A.

  Remarks in House
      Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA: Spirit of Mater Alumni Award 
        recipient, E1641 [21SE]




LEE, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




LEE, EDWARD, SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1014 [7JN]




LEE, HYUN

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]




LEE, JAMAL

  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4797 [11JY]




LEE, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E261 [28FE]




LEE, JOHN J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E979 [5JN]




LEE, JOHN Z.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1066 [28FE], S1571 
        [12MR], S1640 [14MR], S2907-S2913 [7MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2809 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S850 [16FE]




LEE, JONI D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E612 [23AP]




LEE, LINDA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3273 [31MY]




LEE, MICHAEL

  Articles and editorials
      Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, H3097 [17MY]




LEE, MICHAEL D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4295 [19JN]




LEE, MIKE (a Senator from Utah)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3918, S3919 
        [11JN], S4104 [12JN], S4153 [13JN], S4340, S4343 [20JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3092, S3093 [10MY], S3146 
        [15MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4482 [25JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2110 
        [27MR], S2603 [23AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S640, S651, S653 [14FE], S1196 
        [1MR], S1541 [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1796 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4914 [11JY], S5086 [17JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5784, S5788 [31JY], 
        S5872 [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: require the President to seek congressional 
        approval before engaging members in military humanitarian 
        operations (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 39), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 40), S2324 
        [16AP] (see S. Con. Res. 42), S3043 [9MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      ------prohibit earmarks (see S. 1930), S1195 [1MR]
      Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and 
        storing stolen prescription drugs (see S. 1002), S1089 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        S. 3551), S6457 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain interests in Federal land 
        acquired for the Scofield Project in Carbon County, UT (see S. 
        2056), S261 [1FE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]
      ------prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin 
        programs to private organizations or entities (see S. 3612), 
        S6625 [21SE]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see S. 2226), S2087 [27MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: strengthen employee cost 
        savings suggestion programs (see S. 2085), S494 [9FE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5871 [1AU]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations (see S. Res. 556), S6458 [19SE]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see S. 3382), S4950 [12JY]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S4726 [28JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5660 [30JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1423 [6MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2825 [26AP]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 1162), S2824 [26AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S1459 [7MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S5134 
        [18JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 
        [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3269), S3781 [6JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 
        2118), S850 [16FE]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see S. 1129), S1933 [21MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6457 [19SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5213 [19JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 1751), S2928 [7MY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S1933 [21MR]
      SEC: exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses (see S. 1544), S1195 [1MR]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Senior citizens: provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care 
        to seniors (see S. 2196), S1734 [15MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5980 [2AU]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see S. 2064), S323 [2FE]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 
        1164), S495 [9FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S4299 [19JN]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S5212 [19JY]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (see S. 2471), S2823 [26AP]
      Utah: clarify authority under legislation defining the exterior 
        boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (see S. 
        3305), S4238 [18JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S1050 [27FE]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S850 [16FE]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2245 
        [29MR]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 
        [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 44), S2968 [8MY] (see S. Con. Res. 52), S5212 [19JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5212 
        [19JY]
      Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see S. 2199), 
        S1734 [15MR]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see S. 2247), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S3174 [15MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the 
        individual mandate shall not be construed as a tax (see S. 
        3411), S5212 [19JY]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax 
        holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to 
        participate (see S. 2107), S614 [14FE]
      ------exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the 
        estate tax (see S. 2200), S1734 [15MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4350 [20JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4265 [19JN], 
        S4340, S4343 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350, S4351 [20JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S898 [17FE]
      Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate 
        certain exemptions relative to railroads, S1437 [7MR]
      Bencivengo, Cathy A.: nomination to be district judge, S418 
        [9FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S6479 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3214 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3214 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3214 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3214 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3214, S3222 [16MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6479 [20SE]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S6513 [20SE]
      ------ratify, unanimous-consent request, S6512 [20SE]
      Cordray, Richard: recess appointment to be FRS Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau Director, S418 [9FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]
      ------repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program and 
        Conservation Reserve Program, S4343 [20JN]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S2153 [28MR]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to sanction by 
        court after failure to raise lack of subject matter 
        jurisdiction as a reason to dismiss case, S2153 [28MR]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4265 [19JN]
      Eximbank: phase out authority and require President to initiate 
        negotiations with other major exporting countries to end 
        subsidized export financing programs, S3146 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3146 [15MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, S4265 [19JN]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6598 [21SE]
      4-H (organization): anniversary of 4-H Club of Utah, 
        S4819 [10JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4748 [29JN]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3887 [11JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in 
        decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3888 [11JN]
      Kaysville, UT: tribute to Davis High School marching band, 
        S2491 [18AP]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S180 [31JA], 
        S898 [17FE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1436 [7MR]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, 
        S6598 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1962 [22MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S4702 [28JN]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4702 [28JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S3809 [7JN]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1436 [7MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S113 [26JA], S4439 [25JN]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, 
        S3887 [11JN], S4438 [25JN]
      Richfield, UT: Joining Forces Community Challenge military 
        support competition finalist, S3778 [6JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1437 [7MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4748 [29JN]
      Roy City, UT: anniversary, S1192 [1MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S5102, S5103 
        [18JY]
      ------provide permanent extension of tax relief and repeal 
        estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5102 [18JY]
      Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S3039 [9MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2765 [26AP]
  Tributes
      Barlow, Haven J., S124 [26JA]
      Beasley, Aaron, S4946 [12JY]
      Covey, Stephen R., S5181 [19JY]
      Craig, Rick, S4721 [28JN]
      Francom, Jared, S60 [24JA]
      Korgenski, Marcy, S1456 [7MR]
      Lee, Michael D., S4295 [19JN]
      McCoy, Ryan, S6504 [20SE]
      Sanders, Glade, S1846 [20MR]
      Shilaos, Aleck, S4237 [18JN]
      Sutton, Jim, S4820 [10JY]




LEE, THEOPHILA

  Essays
      State of the Union, S157 [30JA]




LEE, WEN WANG

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1269 [18JY]




LEE COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      History: Texas Historical Marker recipient, E391 [20MR]




LEE SANG YONG

  Remarks in House
      Korea, Democratice People's Republic of: call for release of 
        political prisoners, E837 [17MY]




LEE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Voices of Lee (singing group): tribute, H4708 [10JY]




LEELANAU COUNTY, MI

  Reports filed
      Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and 
        Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate) (S. 140) (S. Rept. 112-104), S41 [23JA]




LEESBURG, VA

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
  Remarks in House
      Monuments and memorials: dedication of war memorial to fallen 
        soldiers, E1711 [19OC]




LEESBURG (VA) TODAY

  Articles and editorials
      Capt. Quin Remembered--``He Was the Best'', E430 [22MR]
      Loudoun Mayors Pay Tribute to Walker, E1160 [27JN]




LEFKOWITZ, PAUL

  Letters
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act, H318 
        [1FE]




LEGAL SERVICES CORP.

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Funding, H2411-H2414 [8MY], E835, E837 [17MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6004 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]




LEGALLY BINDING BUDGET ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 3575) (H. Rept. 
        112-379), H218 [31JA]




LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT  related term(s) Congress; House 
    of Representatives
  Amendments
      Appropriations: making (H.R. 5882), H3676, H3677, H3679, H3680, 
        H3681, H3683 [8JN]
      ------making (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 
        [7JN]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), S6653, S6672 
        [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, 
        Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: making (see H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      ------making (H.R. 5882), consideration (see H. Res. 679), H3577 
        [6JN]
      CBO: require 20-year cost estimates for bills or joint 
        resolutions (see H.R. 6347), H5706 [2AU]
      Congress: end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative 
        power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of 
        such delegation in order to phase it out (see S. 3361), S4724 
        [28JN]
      ------preserve constitutional authority and ensure 
        accountability and transparency in legislation (see S. 3360), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see S. 3359), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 3806), H114 [23JA]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (see S. 2079), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 
        3835), H186 [27JA]
      ------prohibit senior Government officers and employees from 
        lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or instrumentalities 
        for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 4343), H1805 
        [29MR]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (see S. 3315), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Lobbyists: extend post-employment restrictions on lobbying by 
        Members of Congress and officers and employees (see H.R. 
        4030), H726 [14FE]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H4684 [9JY]
      ------impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails 
        to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), 
        H801 [15FE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (see S. 3225), S3516 [23MY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
  Letters
      Congress Week: Leigh McWhite, Congressional Papers Roundtable 
        (organization) and Sheryl B. Vogt, Association of Centers for 
        the Study of Congress, S6422 [19SE]
  Lists
      Dept. of Agriculture duplicate Federal aid programs, H1676 
        [28MR]
  Memorandums
      Certain Questions Related to Pro Forma Sessions of the Senate: 
        Christopher M. Davis, Congressional Research Service, S5954-
        S5956 [2AU]
  Motions
      Appropriations: making (H.R. 5882), H3688 [8JN]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      ------making (H.R. 5882), H3665-H3690 [8JN], E1039 [12JN]
      ------making (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3589-
        H3601 [7JN]
      ------making (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: U.S. Botanic Garden funding, 
        H3676, H3677 [8JN]
      CBO: extend requirement to prepare macroeconomic analysis of 
        major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the 
        Committees on Appropriations of each chamber, H406 [2FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE], 
        H3957 [21JN], H5663, H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU], H5773, H5775, 
        H5852, H5854, H5855, H5856 [11SE], H5865, H5867 [12SE], H5926, 
        H5934 [13SE], H6003, H6007, H6008, H6009, H6047-H6051 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6085, H6112 [19SE], H6162, H6163, H6164 [20SE], H6258-
        H6265 [21SE]
      ------impact of a bicameral legislature on ability to pass 
        legislation, H5182 [24JY]
      Congressional Research Service: funding, H3677-H3679 [8JN]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H228, H230, H304-H312 
        [1FE], H391, H392 [2FE], H460 [3FE], E127, E130, E132 [3FE], 
        E145 [6FE], E156 [7FE]
      ------tribute, E44 [18JA]
      GAO: consolidate certain duplicate and overlapping Goverment 
        programs, H1676 [28MR]
      Government: importance of separation of powers, H6168 [20SE]
      GPO: tribute to online Federal document retrieval system, E461 
        [28MR]
      House of Representatives: franking budget funding, H3688, H3689 
        [8JN]
      ------reduce allotment of printed copies of the U.S. Code, H3683 
        [8JN]
      Members of Congress: extend pay limitation, H391 [2FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 3643), H905 
        [17FE], H3108 [18MY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: Executive orders infringing on 
        congressional powers and duties, H3709, H3710 [18JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5689 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5265-S5267, S5283, S5298 [24JY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S823 [16FE], 
        S3812, S3873 [7JN], S4783 [9JY], S6476-S6488 [20SE], S6592-
        S6595 [21SE]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject, 
        S4741-S4743 [29JN]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S190, 
        S191 [31JA]
      Congress Week: observance, S6422 [19SE]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (S. 2079), S392 [7FE], S395 [9FE]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), S6671, S6672 
        [21SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        S592 [14FE], S3145 [15MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3154 [15MY]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (S. 3225), S3517 [23MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      GAO Mandates Revision Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3315) (S. Rept. 112-219), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5882) (H. Rept. 112-511), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5882) (S. Rept. 
        112-197), S5976 [2AU]
  Tables
      Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5882), 
        H3667-H3669 [8JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H.R. 3835, extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and 
        Federal employees, H304 [1FE]
      H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, 
        H3671-H3675 [8JN]
      S. 3315, GAO Mandates Revision Act, S6672 [21SE]




LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if 
        Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see 
        H.R. 4036), H801 [15FE]
      ------reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary 
        adjustments (see H.R. 4399), H1977 [18AP]




LEHIGH COUNTY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1640 [21SE]




LEHIGHTON, PA

  Remarks in House
      Northeast Counseling Services (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]




LEHR, FRANK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E578 [18AP]




LEHRER, ELI

  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5107 [23JY]




LEIGHTON, GEORGE N.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4943 [12JY]




LEITCH, CATHERINE

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




LeMAY, HAROLD E.

  Remarks in House
      Tacoma, WA: opening of LeMay--America's Car Museum, E1426 [3AU]




LEMMON, TOM

  Remarks in House
      John S. Lyons Foundation: Fellowship Labor Leader of the Year, 
        E1462 [10SE]




LEMMOND, CHARLES D., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E941 [31MY]




LEMOINE, BONNIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1147 [27JN]




LeMON, CAL

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H443 [3FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H443 [3FE]




LEMON GROVE, CA

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to Lemon Grove Little League All-Stars baseball 
        team, E1455 [10SE]




LEMOORE, CA

  Remarks in House
      Tos, John: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of 
        the Year award recipient, E1473 [11SE]




LENDER, MURRAY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1545 [26MR], E438 [26MR]




LENIHAN, BRIAN AND KEAGAN

  Remarks in House
      Lenihan, Tallon W.: tribute to birth, E559 [17AP]




LENIHAN, TALLON W.

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




LENOIR, NC

  Remarks in House
      Brown, Shari: National Center for Family Literacy Toyota Teacher 
        of the Year Award recipient, E462 [28MR]




LENT, NORMAN F. (a former Representative from New York)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E1197 [29JN]




LEON COUNTY, FL

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Justice: convey a small parcel of Bureau of Prisons 
        land to Leon County, FL (see H.R. 4151), H1272 [7MR]




LEONARD, KEVIN A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E984 [5JN]




LEONARD, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Essex National Heritage Commission: Essex Heritage Hero Award 
        recipient, E741 [9MY]




LEONARDO, JOHN S.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4417 [21JN]




LEONARDTOWN, MD

  Remarks in House
      St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church: anniversary, E1112 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      MedStar St. Mary's Hospital: anniversary, S1144 [29FE]
      St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church: anniversary, S3171 [15MY]




LEONE, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1609 [21SE]




LEONE, RICHARD

  Articles and editorials
      Unfinished War, E1367 [31JY]




LEONHARDT, BRIAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E25 [17JA]




LeROY, IL

  Remarks in House
      LeRoy High School: tribute to wrestling team, E295 [1MR]




LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E990 [6JN], E1083 [19JN]




LESNIEWSKI, JOSEPH A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4294 [19JN]




LESSER, ALEX

  Statements
      Economic Justice, E101 [31JA]




LETCHER COUNTY, KY

  Remarks in Senate
      Superior Printing and Publishing Co., Inc.: tribute, S3036 [9MY]




LET'S GROW ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]




LETTOFSKY, ALAN B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E603 [19AP]




LEVA, AUTUMN M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1397 [3AU]




LEVANDER, SEYMOUR S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1384 [1AU]




LEVENSON, JOEL

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H4706 [10JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4706 [10JY]




LEVENSON, MARC

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1670 [28SE]




LEVESQUE, JASON

  Remarks in Senate
      Argo Marketing Group (business): tribute, S2164 [28MR]




LEVI, JEFFREY

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2241 [27AP]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1133 [29FE]




LEVIN, CARL (a Senator from Michigan)

  Addresses
      Tribute to Senator Levin: Senator McCain, S1191 [1MR]
      Tribute to Stan Ovshinsky: Harley Shaiken, S6104 [11SE]
      ------Hellmut Fritzche, S6103 [11SE]
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4000 [12JN], 
        S4419 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S169 [30JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6347 [13SE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4727 [28JN]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3406), S5681 
        [30JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2511 
        [18AP], S2637 [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S573 [13FE], S639, S654 [14FE], 
        S700, S791 [15FE], S863, S864 [16FE], S1053 [27FE], S1095 
        [28FE], S1367 [1MR], S1395, S1397 [5MR], S1467 [7MR], S1531 
        [8MR]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3406), S5681 
        [30JY]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 3406), S5681 [30JY]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3641, S3657 [24MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1747 [15MR]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5660, S5685 [30JY]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S11 [20JA], S1025 [21FE], S2559 
        [23AP], S3667 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        S. 1832), S4951 [12JY]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S2087 [27MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3731 [5JN] (see S. 
        3522), S6457 [19SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA]
      District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative 
        Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), 
        S1734 [15MR]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S5487 [26JY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      ------require individuals who file under the Ethics in 
        Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in a 
        country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S5212 [19JY]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S1577 [12MR]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S6065 [10SE]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S5659 [30JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1460 [7MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S5047 [16JY]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S2602 [23AP]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4637 [26JN]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Chess Day: designate (see S. Res. 539), S5871 [1AU]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3633 
        [24MY]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 
        [12SE]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        S. 3319), S4951 [12JY]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S1459 [7MR]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 
        2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 [11JY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 555), 
        S495 [9FE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see 
        S. Res. 524), S5733 [31JY]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S6271 [12SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S568 [13FE]
      Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by 
        reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 461), S1734 [15MR]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S3730 [5JN]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S3516 [23MY]
      ------qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S6547 
        [20SE]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see S. 534), S4822 [10JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2230), 
        S2001 [22MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S43 
        [23JA]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S6065 
        [10SE]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S1577 [12MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (see S. 2467), S2823 [26AP] (see S. 3254), S3688 
        [4JN]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 
        [19JN]
      Krcic, Momo: relief (see S. 2220), S1932 [21MR]
      Santillan, Miguel: relief (see S. 3255), S3688 [4JN]
      Tariff: benzylimidazole phenyl ethanol (see S. 2353), S2731 
        [25AP]
      ------carpet cleaners and parts thereof (see S. 2357), S2731 
        [25AP]
      ------cast-iron engine crankcases for marine propulsion engines 
        (see S. 2915), S2966 [8MY]
      ------chime melody rod assemblies (see S. 2340), S2655 [24AP]
      ------cinnamic acid (see S. 2352), S2731 [25AP]
      ------clock movements (see S. 2339), S2655 [24AP]
      ------coffeemakers (see S. 2361), S2731 [25AP]
      ------cyanamide (see S. 2349), S2731 [25AP]
      ------cyclopentylpropionyl chloride (see S. 2348), S2730 [25AP]
      ------diethylaminoethyl-dextran (see S. 2350), S2731 [25AP]
      ------direct injection fuel injectors (see S. 2329), S2601 
        [23AP]
      ------fireworks, display or special fireworks (see S. 2464), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      ------fireworks, other than display or special fireworks (see S. 
        2463), S2823 [26AP]
      ------food choppers (see S. 2360), S2731 [25AP]
      ------food processors (see S. 2359), S2731 [25AP]
      ------forged steel crankshafts (see S. 2914), S2966 [8MY]
      ------4'-methoxy-2,2',4-trimethyl diphenylamine (see S. 2336), 
        S2601 [23AP]
      ------4-methoxy-2-methyldiphenylamine (see S. 2328), S2601 
        [23AP]
      ------fuel injection pumps (see S. 2910), S2966 [8MY]
      ------fuel injectors each functional in a common rail fuel 
        system (see S. 2912), S2966 [8MY]
      ------glufosinate-ammonium (GA) (see S. 2356), S2731 [25AP]
      ------handheld food blenders (see S. 2363), S2731 [25AP]
      ------high pressure fuel pumps (see S. 2335), S2601 [23AP]
      ------hybrid electric vehicle inverters (see S. 2330), S2601 
        [23AP]
      ------Laromer PE 55 F (see S. 2532), S2922 [7MY]
      ------lithium-ion electrical storage batteries (see S. 2334), 
        S2601 [23AP]
      ------motor generator units (see S. 2333), S2601 [23AP]
      ------oxadiazon (see S. 2354), S2731 [25AP]
      ------pasta tools (see S. 2358), S2731 [25AP]
      ------pistons for marine propulsion engines (see S. 2911), S2966 
        [8MY]
      ------plain shaft sputter bearings (see S. 2913), S2966 [8MY]
      ------poly(urea/formaldehyde/isobutyraldehyde) (see S. 2533), 
        S2922 [7MY]
      ------power electronics boxes and static converter composite 
        units (see S. 2332), S2601 [23AP]
      ------stator/rotor parts (see S. 2331), S2601 [23AP]
      ------(3-acetoxy-3-cyanpropyl)methylphosphinic acid, butyl ester 
        (see S. 2355), S2731 [25AP]
      ------3-phthalimidopropionaldehyde (see S. 2351), S2731 [25AP]
      ------toasters (see S. 2362), S2731 [25AP]
      Taxation: close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), 
        S388 [7FE]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (see S. 2033), S42 [23JA]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], 
        S2028 [26MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
  Letters
      IRS enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity: Steven 
        T. Miller, IRS, S6430, S6432 [19SE]
      ------by, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate), S6429, S6432 [19SE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      Senate, S2559 [23AP]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4386, S4394 
        [21JN]
      Armada, MI: tribute to Macomb Academy of Arts & Sciences 
        robotics team, S3681 [4JN]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2652 [24AP]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5863 
        [1AU]
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate 
        (H.R. 2668), S2985 [8MY]
      Budget: require detailed reports to Congress on impact of 
        defense and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386 [21JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3216 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3216 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3216 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3216 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3216 [16MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: unveiling of bust of Sojourner 
        Truth in the Capitol rotunda, S4411 [21JN]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (S. 2222), S2139 [28MR]
      Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan: anniversary, S6530 
        [20SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3711 
        [5JN]
      Committee on Armed Services (Senate): nomination lists, S907 
        [17FE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S305 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1978 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S141 [30JA]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S141 [30JA]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, S4752 [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 2467), S2828 [26AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, S4757 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2998 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S2998 
        [9MY]
      Drain, Gershwin A.: nomination to be district judge, S5930 [2AU]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S889 [17FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4326 [20JN]
      Eximbank: make an increase in lending authority contingent upon 
        the Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3153 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3153 [15MY]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S341 [6FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, S341 [6FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S341 [6FE]
      Facebook, Inc.: stock option tax deductions relative to initial 
        public offering, S3273 [17MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3565 [24MY]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (S. 2253), S5104 [18JY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4757 [29JN]
      Ferris State University: tribute to men's ice hockey team, 
        S2387 [17AP]
      Fife Lake, MI: anniversary of Fife Lake Public Library, 
        S3898 [11JN]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (S. 35), S4632 [26JN]
      ------gun control, S1729 [15MR]
      ------prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (S. 32), S4632 [26JN], S5863 [1AU]
      Ganter, J. Carl: Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award 
        recipient, S4816 [10JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (S. Res. 310), S1609 [13MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4752, S4757 
        [29JN]
      IRS: enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity, S6428 
        [19SE]
      Jackson, MI: anniversary of Temple Beth Israel, S2540 [19AP]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (S.J. Res. 45), S4411 
        [21JN]
      ------observance (S. Res. 496), S4308 [19JN], S4410 [21JN]
      King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional 
        Gold Medal, S4411 [21JN]
      Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S305 [2FE]
      Michigan: anniversary of statehood, S98 [26JA]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S341 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, S341 
        [6FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2628 [24AP]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Michigan participants, S6335 [13SE]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Michigan participants, S6677 [21SE]
      Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal, S4411 [21JN]
      ------direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of 
        Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in 
        National Statuary Hall, S4411 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1141 [29FE]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S2018-
        S2020 [26MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5014 [16JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2370, S2371 [17AP], S2638 [24AP], S2694 [25AP]
      ------modify process for closure or consolidation of post 
        offices and postal facilities, S2638 [24AP], S2694 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2139 [28MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S3142 [15MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1141 [29FE], S1531, S1532 [8MR], 
        S1654 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4752, S4757 [29JN]
      Sault Ste. Marie, MI: anniversary of Sault Ste. Marie 
        International Bridge, S4768 [29JN]
      Securities: specify when certain securities issued in connection 
        with church plans are treated as exempted securities (H.R. 
        33), S4428 [21JN]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3657 [24MY]
      Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, 
        S6612-S6614 [21SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1726 [15MR], S1779 [19MR], S1835 
        [20MR], S1883 [21MR], S1963 [22MR]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S6428 
        [19SE]
      Taxation: close certain corporate tax loopholes (S. 2075), S389 
        [7FE], S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 [19JY]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (S. 2033), S45 [23JA]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5287 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5287 [24JY]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2998 [9MY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5185 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2303 [16AP]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S1532 [8MR]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 1346), 
        S389 [7FE]
      Telecommunications: strengthen public safety by establishing a 
        national wireless communications network for emergency 
        responders, S889 [17FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2783 [26AP]
      Year of the Girl: designate (S. Res. 310), S1609 [13MR]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Center for the National Interest: Distinguished Service Award 
        recipient, S1191 [1MR]
  Reports filed
      Air Force Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S907, S908 [17FE], S2000 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], S3515 [23MY], 
        S4366 [20JN], S5380 [25JY], S6451, S6452 [19SE]
      Army Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S907, 
        S908 [17FE], S2000, S2001 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], S3515 [23MY], 
        S4366 [20JN], S5380 [25JY], S6451, S6452 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: 
        Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3254) (S. Rept. 112-
        173), S3688 [4JN]
      Inquiry Into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Dept. of 
        Defense Supply Chain: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 
        Rept. 112-167), S3329 [21MY]
      Marine Corps Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S907, S908, S909 [17FE], S2001 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], S3515 
        [23MY], S4366, S4367 [20JN], S5380 [25JY]
      Navy Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S907, 
        S909 [17FE], S2001 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], S3515 [23MY], S4366-
        S4368 [20JN], S5380, S5381 [25JY], S6451, S6452 [19SE]
      Nomination of Derek H. Chollet To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense 
        for International Security Affairs: Committee on Armed 
        Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Erin C. Conaton To Be Under Sec. of Defense for 
        Personnel and Readiness: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Frank Kendall III To Be Under Sec. of Defense for 
        Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics: Committee on Armed 
        Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Heidi Shyu To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for 
        Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology: Committee on Armed 
        Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of James N. Miller, Jr., To Be Under Sec. of Defense 
        for Policy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Jessica L. Wright To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense 
        for Reserve Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Katharina G. McFarland To Be Assistant Sec. of 
        Defense for Acquisition: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S3514 [23MY]
      Nomination of Kathleen H. Hicks To Be Principal Deputy Under 
        Sec. of Defense for Policy: Committee on Armed Services 
        (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Mark W. Lippert To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense 
        for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs: Committee on Armed 
        Services (Senate), S907 [17FE]
      Nomination of Scott L. Silliman To Be U.S. Court of Military 
        Commission Review Judge: Committee on the Armed Services 
        (Senate), S4366 [20JN]
      Nomination of Sean Sullivan to the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
        Safety Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5380 
        [25JY]
      Nomination of William B. Pollard III To Be U.S. Court of 
        Military Commission Review Judge: Committee on the Armed 
        Services (Senate), S4366 [20JN]
  Tributes
      Bricker, Paul W., S5472 [26JY]
      Donnelly, Brian, S846 [16FE]
      Dorko, Jeffrey J., S846 [16FE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1904 [21MR]
      Ovshinsky, Stan, S6103 [11SE]
      Walker, Lewis N., S3326 [21MY]




LEVIN, MATTHEW

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1113 [21JN]




LEVIN, SANDER M. (a Representative from Michigan)

  Amendments
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2003 [19AP]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H945 
        [17FE]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H5079 [19JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H160 [24JA]
      Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H28 [17JA]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2289 [27AP]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2126 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H5079 [19JY]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3177 [29MY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H4685 [9JY]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H441 
        [2FE]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized 
        military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts 
        to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 
        210), H3167 [22MY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure 
        Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone 
        marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H2715 [15MY]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H5130 [23JY]
      FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 
        3800), H113 [23JA]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H28 [17JA]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3363 [31MY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H2648 [10MY]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4776 [10JY] (see H. Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1808 [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H3481 [5JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5526 [31JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4828 [11JY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2330 [7MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H5328 [26JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H5078 [19JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H2330 [7MY]
      Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see 
        H.R. 2404), H950 [24FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5711 [2AU]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5631 [1AU]
      ------extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H6152 [19SE]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H5712 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H641 [8FE]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3977 [21JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H3700 [8JN]
      ------protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for 
        breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage 
        breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing 
        mothers (see H.R. 2758), H5923 [12SE]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H5860 
        [11SE]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H2330 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Taxation: extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 
        [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4016), H725 
        [14FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Taxation: extend bonus depreciation (H.R. 5974), H3915 [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5331 [30JY]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (H.R. 6109), H4863 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (H.R. 16), H5331 [30JY]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 4016), H726 [14FE]
  Letters
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on 
        Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: A. Barry 
        Rand, AARP, H2616 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), 
        H2618 [10MY]
      ------Katherine Beh Nees, Easter Seals, Inc., H2615 [10MY]
      ------Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H2615 
        [10MY]
      ------National Foster Care Coalition, H2617 [10MY]
      ------several religious organizations, H2615 [10MY]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: DeAnn Friedholm, Consumers 
        Union, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Judy Waxman and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law 
        Center, H3603 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
  Press releases
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]
  Remarks
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E633 [24AP]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H164, H165 [25JA]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2614 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5962 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1685 [28MR]
      Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E523 
        [16AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2236 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6016 [14SE]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2236 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), E213 [16FE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H3602, H3613 [7JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H911, H912, H921 [17FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2469 [9MY]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H912 [17FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1167, H1170 [6MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1470, H1474, H1476, H1477 
        [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4734, H4735, H4736, H4737, 
        H4738, H4741 [10JY]
      Medicare: reform, H1685 [28MR]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, E898 [30MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4734, H4735, H4736, H4737, H4738, H4741 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1470, H1474, H1476, H1477 [21MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H55, H57, H58, H65 
        [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6175, H6176, H6177, H6178 
        [20SE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (H.R. 5044), H6102 [19SE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5665, H5666, H5667, H5671, H5675 
        [2AU]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets, H2004, H2007 [19AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5579, H5580, H5581, H5582, H5591 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5591 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1992, H1993, H1994, 
        H1995, H2004, H2005, H2007 [19AP]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 4016), E187 
        [14FE]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (H.R. 6410), H6099, H6101 [19SE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H55 [18JA], H912, H921 [17FE]
      ------rates, H5962 [13SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3602, 
        H3609, H3610, H3613 [7JN]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2236 [27AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), E213 [16FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H55 [18JA], H912, H921 [17FE]
  Tributes
      Giffords, Representative, H164, H165 [25JA]
      Jenkins, Ed, H126 [24JA]
      Truman, Sander, E268 [28FE]
      Walker, Lewis N., E786 [15MY]




LEVIN, STEPHEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E170 [9FE]




LEVINE, DAVID

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1724 [15MR]




LEVINE, JEFFREY D.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2085 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Estonia: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]




LEVINE, SHIRLEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E52 [23JA]




LEVINSON, DOUG

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1447 [7MR]




LEVINSON, ROBERT

  Remarks in Senate
      Iran: disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip, 
        S1447 [7MR], S6440 [19SE]




LEVINSON, SAMANTHA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1447 [7MR]




LEVITTOWN, PA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H3741 [19JN]




LEVY, CHRISTOPHER P.J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6490 [20SE]




LEW, HARRY

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: investigate hazing among active personnel, H1438 
        [21MR]




LEWIS, BRAD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E262 [28FE]




LEWIS, COURTNEY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




LEWIS, FEINBERG, LEE, RENAKER & JACKSON, P.C. (law firm)

  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S4451 [25JN]




LEWIS, HENRY, III

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E177 [9FE]




LEWIS, JERRY (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), H6293 [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2569 [9MY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H5861 [11SE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H572 [7FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H4828 [11JY]
      FDA: prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H79 [18JA]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3976 [21JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H5712 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
  Obituaries
      Cushing, Frank M., E173 [9FE]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H604 [8FE]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (S. 3624), H6285 [28SE]
      Crafton Hills College: anniversary, E486 [29MR]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), H6286, H6296 [28SE]
      Leonardtown, MD: anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic 
        Church, E1112 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1647 [28MR]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), H6285 [28SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H5063 [19JY]
  Tributes
      Cushing, Frank M., H623 [8FE], E172 [9FE]
      Dicks, Representative, H5062 [19JY]
      Mahaney, Samuel (Bo), E1406 [3AU]
      Sanderfoot, Brian, E1112 [21JN]




LEWIS, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E429 [22MR]




LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3003 [17MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2529 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4158 [27JN]
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3733 [18JN]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4869 [13JY]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H726 [14FE]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H159 [24JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H3700 [8JN]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3171 [25MY]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5767 [10SE]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H79 
        [18JA]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), 
        H4063 [26JN]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H966 [27FE]
      ------establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to 
        provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. 
        merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4605 
        [28JN]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H5712 [2AU]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H5766 [10SE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H6310 [16OC]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H1847 [16AP]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers 
        (see H.R. 3821), H4828 [11JY]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H182 [25JA]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see 
        H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]
      FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 
        3800), H113 [23JA]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H3808 [19JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget 
        authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year 
        does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external 
        independent auditor (see H.R. 6528), H6310 [16OC]
      Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness and performance of 
        financial assistance programs, simplify application and 
        reporting requirements, and improve delivery of services to 
        the public (see H.R. 6420), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5131 [23JY]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2716 [15MY]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (see H.R. 591), H5202 [24JY]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H3268 
        [30MY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H1847 [16AP]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1741 [28MR]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (see H.R. 2446), H1391 [19MR]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2134 [25AP]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5010 [18JY]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to 
        include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 5103), H2269 
        [27AP]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3808 [19JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1642 [27MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 
        6521), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H3404 [1JN]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H5630 [1AU]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H3733 [18JN]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H375 [1FE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3915 [20JN]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H6001 [13SE]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5079 [19JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6152 [19SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State 
        attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage 
        fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H28 
        [17JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H3481 [5JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H726 [14FE]
      ------establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-
        need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and 
        accessible financial products for entities that do not have 
        access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H1274 
        [7MR]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1367 [16MR]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H3167 [22MY]
      ------expand availability of saver's credit, make credit 
        refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into 
        the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H2033 [19AP]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H1209 [6MR]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H4775 [10JY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H801 [15FE]
      ------make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy 
        credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance 
        qualified biogas property (see H.R. 6212), H5326 [26JY]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modify rules relative to loans made from a qualified 
        employer retirement plan (see H.R. 3287), H5766 [10SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1134 [1MR]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide an increased penalty in certain cases of 
        fraudulent understatement of a taxpayer's liability by a tax 
        return preparer (see H.R. 5630), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      ------provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to 
        agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2959), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H1846 [16AP]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6069 [18SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5712 [2AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. 
        Con. Res. 99), H693 [9FE]
      Children and youth: provide children in foster care with school 
        stability and equal access to educational opportunities (see 
        H.R. 5868), H3266 [30MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: expand authority to access the National 
        Directory of New Hires for purposes of tax administration (see 
        H.R. 5543), H2441 [8MY]
      Medicare: improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease 
        (see H.R. 6011), H3975 [21JN]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (see H. Res. 535), H374 [1FE]
      Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline 
        carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to 
        roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan 
        (see H.R. 3899), H475 [3FE]
      Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform 
        consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 4759), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Tariff: polyvinyl formal resin (see H.R. 4760), H2125 [25AP]
      ------tris 2-(hydroxy ethyl)-isocyanurate (THEIC) (see H.R. 
        4761), H2125 [25AP]
      Taxation: increase income limitations for student loan interest 
        deduction (see H.R. 6010), H3975 [21JN]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Children and youth: provide children in foster care with school 
        stability and equal access to educational opportunities (H.R. 
        5868), H3266 [30MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: expand authority to access the National 
        Directory of New Hires for purposes of tax administration 
        (H.R. 5543), H2444 [8MY]
      Medicare: improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease 
        (H.R. 6011), H3976 [21JN]
      Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline 
        carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to 
        roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan 
        (H.R. 3899), H475 [3FE]
      Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform 
        consumers about food and product recalls (H.R. 4759), H2132 
        [25AP]
      Tariff: polyvinyl formal resin (H.R. 4760), H2132 [25AP]
      ------tris 2-(hydroxy ethyl)-isocyanurate (THEIC) (H.R. 4761), 
        H2132 [25AP]
      Taxation: increase income limitations for student loan interest 
        deduction (H.R. 6010), H3976 [21JN]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H3104 [17MY]
  Remarks
      BLM: prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the 
        granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, 
        E1108 [21JN]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1585 [27MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3005, H3007 [17MY]
      ------make available to the public the total costs of wars in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan on the Dept. of Defense website, H3005, 
        H3007 [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding, H2529 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of 
        provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of 
        attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2545 
        [9MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4736 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1105, 
        H1110 [1MR]
      Medicare: reform, H1585 [27MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2164 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4736 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), E1108 [21JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H58 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), E1621 [21SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2529, H2545 [9MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5589 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5589 [1AU]
      Votes: position on missed, E1157 [27JN]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), E838 [17MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H1214 [7MR]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role 
        it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, S1433 
        [7MR]
  Tributes
      Ashe, Kathy, E1413 [3AU]
      Benfield, Stephanie Stuckey, E1423 [3AU]
      Haenny, Lesley K., E831 [17MY]
      Heckstall, Joe, E1404 [3AU]
      Jenkins, Ed, H123 [24JA]
      Parent, Elena, E1397 [3AU]
      Payne, Donald M., H1196 [6MR]
      Pearson, Monica Kaufman, H1436 [21MR]




LEWIS, LESLIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E271 [28FE]




LEWIS, MARY GEIGER

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S3771 [6JN], S4218 
        [14JN], S4223, S4226-S4230 [18JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S1540 [8MR]




LEWIS, RON (a former Representative from Kentucky)

  Articles and editorials
      Causey Is Hailed as Public Servant; Guthrie Aide Retiring at the 
        End of January, S255 [1FE]




LEWIS, WARREN, III

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E371 [16MR]




LEWIS, WARREN B., III (SNEAK)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1011 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3835 [7JN]




LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL HERITAGE FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Sacagawea: anniversary of death, S6442, S6443 [19SE]




LEWIS COUNTY, WA

  Remarks in House
      Floods: prohibit funding to build flood protection walls along 
        certain section of Interstate 5, H4151 [27JN]




LEWIS UNIVERSITY

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act, H2237 [27AP]




LEWISTON, ME

  Remarks in House
      Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce: tribute to award 
        recipients, E26 [17JA]
      Franco American War Veterans (organization): anniversary of Post 
        31, E1564 [19SE]
      John F. Murphy Homes, Inc.: anniversary, E799 [15MY], E850 
        [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Argo Marketing Group (business): tribute, S2164 [28MR]




LEWISTON, NY

  Bills and resolutions
      War of 1812: award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect residents of Lewiston, 
        NY, from British invasion (see H.R. 6516), H6275 [21SE]




LEWISTOWN, PA

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Defense: convey former Mifflin County Army Reserve 
        Center (see H.R. 6285), H5704 [2AU]




LEXINGTON, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Bank, Coal Company Founder Dies at 73, S1417 [6MR]
      Sole Surviving Marines' Lexington Platoon Member To Be Honored, 
        S3323 [21MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 422), S2393 [17AP] (see H. Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]
  Obituaries
      Catron, Janie G.: Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5952 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, E521 
        [16AP]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 622), H1917 
        [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Kentucky: tribute to University of Louisville v. University of 
        Kentucky NCAA men's basketball tournament game, S2117 [28MR]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 422), S2453 
        [17AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 422, tribute to University of Kentucky men's basketball 
        team, S2400, S2453 [17AP]




LEXINGTON, MS

  Remarks in House
      Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.: tribute, 
        E197 [15FE]




LEXINGTON (KY) HERALD-LEADER

  Articles and editorials
      At Almost 100, Bill Santor Looks Back on His Colorful Life in 
        Golf, S2319 [16AP]
      Frankfort VFW's Honor Guard Members Feel Privileged To Serve, 
        S2320 [16AP]
      Sole Surviving Marines' Lexington Platoon Member To Be Honored, 
        S3323 [21MY]
  Obituaries
      Baker, Kenny, S345 [6FE]




LEXINGTON (SC) CHRONICLE

  Articles and editorials
      Memorial Day Recalls Courage and Legacy of Gamecock and Tokyo 
        Raider William Farrow, E909 [30MY]




LI, ANNA

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, H5023 [19JY]




LI, MAX

  Remarks in House
      Urbana, IL: tribute to University Laboratory High School 
        robotics team, E456 [27MR]




LIANG CHOW

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1457 [10SE]




LIBBY, IKE

  Remarks in Senate
      Dixfield, ME: Board of Selectmen Distinguished Citizen of the 
        Year award recipient, S4455 [25JN]




LIBERI, DAWN M.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S6452 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Burundi: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S6452 [19SE]




LIBERIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Articles and editorials
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to the Former Liberian Regime of 
        Charles Taylor: President Obama, S5084 [17JY], H4872 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Taylor, Charles: conviction for war crimes and crimes against 
        humanity, E685 [27AP]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Deborah R. Malac To Be Ambassador to Liberia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]




LIBERTY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Rivera, Antonio: United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) 
        Service Member of the Year Award recipient, E1637 [21SE]




LIBERTY LAKE, WA

  Remarks in House
      Telect, Inc.: anniversary, E1526 [13SE]




LIBRARIES

  Bills and resolutions
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of Education: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving 
        Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 
        [17JA]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (see H.R. 6122), H4863 [12JY]
      National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 425), S2496 
        [18AP]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU] (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 382), S1147 
        [29FE]
      ------observance (see H. Res. 602), H1805 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Coalinga, CA: anniversary of Coalinga-Huron Library District, 
        E1667 [28SE]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      Denton, TX: anniversary of Denton Public Library, E987 [6JN]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (H.R. 6122), H5742 [10SE]
      Long Branch, NJ: tribute to Long Branch, NJ, Free Public Library 
        Library Champion award recipients, E1708 [19OC]
      Monterey County, CA: anniversary of Monterey County Free 
        Libraries, E1512 [13SE]
      Murray, UT: anniversary of Murray City Library, E161 [8FE]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of New Haven Public Library, E272 
        [28FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: prohibit 
        intelligence community cybersecurity systems from using 
        sensitive personal documents received from certain sources, 
        H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library 
        and Museum ``D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney 
        Archives'' exhibit, E1201 [29JN]
      University of Missouri: anniversary of Elmer Ellis Library, E715 
        [7MY]
      ------Elmer Ellis Library recipient of Federal Depository 
        Library Program Spotlight Award, E715 [7MY]
      Wayne County, NY: anniversary of Walworth-Seely Public Library, 
        E909 [30MY]
      Whippany, NJ: anniversary of Morris County Public Library, E1124 
        [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Carnegie libraries: anniversary of founding, S4629 [26JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: encourage partnerships between the 
        National Agriculture Library and educational institutions to 
        support the dissemination of objective and scholarly 
        agricultural and food law research and information, S4345 
        [20JN]
      Fife Lake, MI: anniversary of Fife Lake Public Library, S3898 
        [11JN]
      National Adopt a Library Day: designate (S. Res. 425), S2517 
        [18AP]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. 
        Res. 546), S6012 [2AU]
      Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 382), S1143 [29FE]
  Reports filed
      Library of Congress Authority To Accept Gifts and Bequests 
        Revision: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 
        6122) (H. Rept. 112-624), H5326 [26JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6122, Library of Congress revision of authority to accept 
        gifts and bequests, H5742 [10SE]
      S. Res. 382, Read Across America Day, S1143, S1150 [29FE]
      S. Res. 425, National Adopt a Library Day, S2503, S2517 [18AP]
      S. Res. 546, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, 
        S5992, S6012 [2AU]




LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

  Amendments
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3676, H3677, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3683 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3598 [7JN]
  Appointments
      American Folklife Center Board of Trustees, H5689 [2AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, 
        Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]
      Gifts and bequests: revise authority to accept (see H.R. 6122), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
  Motions
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3688 [8JN]
  Remarks in House
      Congressional Research Service: funding, H3677-H3679 [8JN]
      Gifts and bequests: revise authority to accept (H.R. 6122), 
        H5742 [10SE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3665-H3690 [8JN], E1039 [12JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, 
        H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      Open World Leadership Center: funding, H3680, H3681 [8JN]
      Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Fox Chapel Area High School for 
        participation in Library of Congress Veterans History Project, 
        E850 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bacharach, Burt: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular 
        Song recipient, S3079 [10MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5882) (H. Rept. 112-511), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5882) (S. Rept. 
        112-197), S5976 [2AU]
      Library of Congress Authority To Accept Gifts and Bequests 
        Revision: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 
        6122) (H. Rept. 112-624), H5326 [26JY]
  Tables
      Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5882), 
        H3667-H3669 [8JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, 
        H3671-H3675 [8JN]
      H.R. 6122, Library of Congress revision of authority to accept 
        gifts and bequests, H5742 [10SE]
  Tributes
      Billington, James H., S6242 [12SE], S6323 [13SE]




LIBYA, GREAT SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

  Amendments
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6636 [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Backlash to the Backlash, E1675 [2OC]
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        S. 3551), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (see S. 
        3576), S6454 [19SE]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal apology is 
        issued condemning attacks on, and safety of personnel is 
        assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and Cairo, Egypt 
        (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is certified they 
        are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies and consulates 
        pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (see 
        S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      ------require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]
  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hana Elhebshi, S1500 [8MR]
  Letters
      Limitations on U.S. assistance: Howard Kohr, Marvin Feuer and 
        Brad Gordon, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, S6572 
        [21SE]
      Provide limitations on U.S. assistance: James M. Loy and Michael 
        W. Hagee, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security 
        Advisory Council, S6571 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: moment of silence for U.S. public 
        servants killed in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, 
        Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      Middle East: U.S. policy relative to support of opposition 
        groups, H5870 [12SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, H6054-H6058 [14SE], H6267 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H5987 [13SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863, H5866, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5872, 
        H5873, H5893, H5918-H5920 [12SE], H5925, H5932, H5933, H5979, 
        H5980 [13SE], H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      ------condemn attacks on U.S. consulates in Egypt, Libya, and 
        Yemen, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, 
        H5932 [13SE], E1587 [21SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], E549 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 
        [21SE]
      ------require investigations into attack on the U.S. consulate 
        in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans job corps funding through 
        reductions in foreign aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and 
        Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Foreign aid: make conditional upon promise of protection for 
        U.S. Embassies and diplomats, S6583-S6585 [21SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance, S6488-S6490 [20SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), S6473 
        [19SE], S6476, S6517-S6519 [20SE], S6564-S6577, S6579-S6585, 
        S6596-S6601 [21SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6579 
        [21SE]
      Middle East: U.S. policy, S6296 [13SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241-S6245, S6249, S6251-S6256 [12SE], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
      U.S. policy, S6253, S6254 [12SE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of John C. Stevens To Be Ambassador to Libya: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      S. Res. 551, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6273, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 556, suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations, S6345 [13SE]
      S. Res. 575, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6629 [21SE]
      S. Res. 588, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6634, S6683 [21SE]




LICKERT, PERRYENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1556 [19SE]




LIEB, ROBERT A., JR.

  Letters
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act, S5139 [18JY]




LIEBERMAN, JOSEPH I. (a Senator from Connecticut)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3901, S3905 
        [11JN], S3978 [12JN], S4152, S4158, S4159 [13JN], S4205 [14JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S169 [30JA], S181, S216 [31JA], S298, S326 
        [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6233 [11SE], S6283 [12SE], S6363 [13SE]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), S2272, S2275 [29MR]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4727 [28JN]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), S6653, S6672 
        [21SE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2333 
        [16AP], S2435 [17AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2181 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S573, S577 [13FE], S639 [14FE], 
        S861 [16FE], S926 [17FE], S1395 [5MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1848 [20MR]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724, S5789 [31JY], 
        S5886 [1AU]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S6697 [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3786 
        [6JN]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S4204 [14JN]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S2244 [29MR]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S4204 [14JN]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3423), S5257 [23JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S4823 [10JY]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S6108 [11SE]
      Climate: establish a Federal strategy to respond to impacts of 
        climate change by protecting and conserving natural resources 
        and encourage development of similar State and local 
        adaptation plans (see S. 1881), S351 [6FE]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 3286), S3976 [12JN]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S2497 [18AP]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S4638 
        [26JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see S. 362), S2001 [22MR]
      Dept. of Justice: dedicate funds from the Crime Victims Fund to 
        victims of elder abuse (see S. 3490), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3424 [22MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve 
        components as active service for purpose of certain 
        administered laws (see S. 491), S1049 [27FE]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6548 [20SE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4822 [10JY]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 
        2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (see S. 3315), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S6065 [10SE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S3280 [17MY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S4822 [10JY]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2656 [24AP]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5487 [26JY]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see S. 1454), S5487 [26JY]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S4370 [20JN]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Natural resources: strengthen U.S. role in the international 
        community in conserving natural resources (see S. 3356), S5213 
        [19JY]
      Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S5134 
        [18JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S4951 [12JY]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5383 [25JY]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see S. 3214), S3422 
        [22MY]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 555), 
        S1147 [29FE]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S6064 [10SE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see 
        S. Res. 524), S5257 [23JY]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1848 
        [20MR]
      Syria: condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR]
      Taxation: encourage alternative energy investments and job 
        creation (see S. 1863), S43 [23JA]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see S. 1616), S4460 [25JN]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see S. 1512), S3729 [5JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see S. 1171), S6063 [10SE]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S209 [31JA]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S3234 [16MY]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S1791 [19MR]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S5048 [16JY]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), 
        S5048 [16JY]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S389 
        [7FE]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see S. 3547), S6340 [13SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see S. 1460), S3730 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see S. 2885), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (see S. 2038), S132 [26JA]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see 
        S. 2286), S2392 [17AP]
      District of Columbia: permit determination of the fiscal year 
        period and make local funds for a fiscal year available for 
        use upon enactment of the local budget act for the year 
        subject to congressional review (see S. 2345), S2655 [24AP]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: reform and consolidate to 
        improve efficiency and effectiveness (see S. 2129), S909 
        [17FE]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (see 
        S. 3625), S6626 [21SE]
      Public Interest Declassification Act: extend (see S. 3564), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Tariff: camel hair not processed beyond the degreased or 
        carbonized condition (see S. 2312), S2545 [19AP]
      ------camel hair processed beyond the degreased or carbonized 
        condition (see S. 2313), S2545 [19AP]
      ------camel hair waste (see S. 2311), S2545 [19AP]
      ------carded camel hair yarn (see S. 2315), S2545 [19AP]
      ------carded cashmere yarn (see S. 2305, 2307), S2545 [19AP]
      ------carded or combed camel hair (see S. 2309), S2545 [19AP]
      ------cashmere goat hair processed beyond the degreased or 
        carbonized condition (see S. 2306), S2545 [19AP]
      ------combed cashmere yarn or camel hair yarn (see S. 2308), 
        S2545 [19AP]
      ------4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid (see S. 2623), S2924 [7MY]
      ------noils of camel hair (see S. 2314), S2545 [19AP]
      ------rooftop cargo bags (see S. 2621), S2924 [7MY]
      ------thermoplastic biodegradable polymer blend (see S. 2405, 
        2406, 2407), S2822 [26AP]
      ------2-aminopyridine (see S. 2622), S2924 [7MY]
      ------woven fabric containing vicuna hair (see S. 2310), S2545 
        [19AP]
      Taxation: exempt private foundations from the tax on excess 
        business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic 
        enterprises which are independently supervised (see S. 3377), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see 
        S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
      Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see S. Res. 486), S3839 [7JN]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2218), S1932 
        [21MR]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
  Eulogies
      Ribicoff, Casey: by Angela Mathes, S1612 [13MR]
      ------by Barbara Walters, S1612 [13MR]
      ------by Christopher J. Dodd, S1610 [13MR]
      ------by Peter Mathes, S1611 [13MR]
  Letters
      Cybersecurity Act: several former national security officials, 
        S4136 [13JN]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Keith B. Alexander, National 
        Security Agency, S5704 [31JY]
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge: Bill L. Lee, Lewis, Feinberg, 
        Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C. (law firm), S4451 [25JN]
      ------Charles Beck and Gerald L. Chaleff, Los Angeles, CA, 
        Police Dept., S4450 [25JN]
      ------Charles D. Reynolds, S4451 [25JN]
      ------John R. Dunne, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP (law firm), 
        S4451 [25JN]
      ------Ronald E. Hampton, Blacks in Law Enforcement of America 
        (organization), S4451 [25JN]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, S4450 [25JN]
  Lists
      Dept. of Homeland Security agents, officers, and military 
        personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
  Motions
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2634 
        [24AP]
  Prayers
      Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt, S3748 [6JN]
  Privilege of the floor
      Furst, Hala, S172 [30JA]
      Morus, Robert, S6284 [12SE]
  Questions and answers
      Military operations in Syria, S3821, S3822 [7JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4283 [19JN]
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, S3819, 
        S3820 [7JN], S5191, S5192, S5193 [19JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3212 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3212 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3212 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3212 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3212 [16MY]
      CBO: scoring method on savings achieved by refund of postal 
        surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (FERS), S2565, S2566 [23AP]
      Commission on Postal Reorganization: establish, S2632, S2641 
        [24AP]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], S5814 [1AU]
      Congress: clarify guidelines for personal financial disclosure 
        filings of Members and certain employees, S188 [31JA]
      ------clarify the transaction reporting requirement is not 
        applicable to widely held investment funds, S302 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial conflict of interest rules to 
        Senators and their staff that apply to congressional committee 
        and Executive Office of the President staff, S309 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial disclosure rules to executive 
        branch and independent agencies, S241 [1FE], S298, S300, S301 
        [2FE]
      ------legislative process, S202 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S187, S188, S191, S192, S196, S202 [31JA], 
        S239, S241, S250, S254 [1FE], S291, S298, S299, S300, S301, 
        S302, S307, S308, S309, S310 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1977, S1979, S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S142 [30JA]
      ------require Members and employees to certify they have not 
        used material, nonpublic information derived from their 
        official positions for personal financial benefit, S191, S192 
        [31JA], S299 [2FE]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S143, S147, S148 [30JA], S196 [31JA]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S191 
        [31JA]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 
        2286), S2394 [17AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: tribute to agents, officers, and 
        military personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 3078), 
        S3748 [6JN]
      Egypt: prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers, S2684 [25AP]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (S. 2327), S2561 [23AP]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4327 [20JN]
      Executive Office of the President: prohibit appointees or staff 
        from holding positions giving them oversight, rule-making, 
        loan or grant-making abilities over entities in which they 
        have a significant financial interest, S241 [1FE], S300 [2FE]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, S383 [7FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S383 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: limit conference expenses, 
        S2640 [24AP]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2584 [23AP], S2647 
        [24AP]
      Frumin, Alan S.: tribute (S. Res. 359), S201 [31JA]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4763 [29JN]
      Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Council on Foundations 
        Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program Bronze Award for Excellence 
        in Communications recipient, S3421 [22MY]
      Human rights: condemn international human rights violations 
        against women and human trafficking, S2478 [18AP]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S2470 [18AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3256 [17MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3255 [17MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6252, S6254 [12SE]
      ------U.S. policy, S6254 [12SE]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, S308 [2FE]
      Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed, 
        S4283 [19JN]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        S3621 [24MY]
      Murphy, Donna M.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior 
        Court associate judge, S4449 [25JN]
      ------nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court 
        associate judge, unanimous-consent request, S4451, S4452 
        [25JN]
      OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of 
        Federal retirement benefits, S2568 [23AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1170 [1MR]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5802 [31JY]
      Police Week: observance, S3169 [15MY]
      Postal Service: authorize move to a 5-day mail delivery service, 
        S2645 [24AP]
      ------consider effect of closure or consolidation of post 
        offices on voting by mail and provide for a moratorium on 
        closure or consolidation of post offices to protect voting by 
        mail, S2641 [24AP]
      ------consider impact of regulations when developing a 
        profitability plan, S2687 [25AP]
      ------create a moratorium on closure or consolidation of postal 
        facilities, S2684 [25AP]
      ------create a moratorium on the closure of rural post offices 
        and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, S2465, 
        S2479 [18AP], S2643 [24AP]
      ------determine impact of certain postal facility closures or 
        consolidations on small business, S2689 [25AP]
      ------develop a Medicare educational program for Postal Service 
        employees and retirees who may be eligible to enroll in 
        Medicare, S2691 [25AP]
      ------eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree 
        Health Benefits Fund, S2473 [18AP]
      ------establish pilot program to test alternative methods for 
        the delivery of postal services, S2686 [25AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2376, S2379, 
        S2382 [17AP], S2465, S2466, S2467, S2468, S2473, S2479 [18AP], 
        S2560, S2565, S2566, S2568, S2582, S2584 [23AP], S2632, S2635, 
        S2636, S2638, S2639, S2640, S2641, S2643, S2645, S2646, S2647, 
        S2649, S2650 [24AP], S2683, S2684, S2685, S2686, S2687, S2688, 
        S2689, S2690, S2691, S2692, S2693, S2694, S2696 [25AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S2053 [27MR], S2348, S2349, S2354 [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S2539 [19AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), unanimous-
        consent request, S2634 [24AP]
      ------limit compensation of Postal Service executives, S2688 
        [25AP]
      ------maintain all current door delivery point services, S2692 
        [25AP]
      ------maintain current delivery time for market-dominant 
        products, S2689 [25AP]
      ------modify process for closure or consolidation of post 
        offices and postal facilities, S2638, S2639 [24AP]
      ------permit postmasters and other supervisory organizations to 
        participate in the planning and development of changes in work 
        schedules and benefits, S2650 [24AP]
      ------prohibit closure, consolidation, or reduction in workforce 
        of certain postal facilities that have received a positive 
        efficiency review since a certain date and findings are still 
        valid, S2646 [24AP]
      ------prohibit senior Postal Service executive salaries from 
        exceeding salaries of cabinet members, S2693 [25AP]
      ------provide protections for postal employees with respect to 
        their right not to subsidize union nonrepresentational 
        activities, S2690 [25AP]
      ------request refund of postal surplus contributions into the 
        Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) in order to 
        finance buyouts and retirement incentives, S2468 [18AP], 
        S2565, S2566 [23AP]
      ------require State liaisons for States without a district 
        office be located within their respective States, S2685 [25AP]
      Power resources: provide for offshore and oil shale energy 
        development and energy-related tax incentives, S1650 [14MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1170 [1MR], S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4763 [29JN]
      Senate: legislative program, S2560 [23AP], S5803 [31JY]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S191 [31JA], S307 [2FE]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, S6616 [21SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing 
        limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5325 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5325 [25JY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1650 [14MR]
      ------prohibit capital gains rate increase, S2313 [16AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2313 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S616 [14FE], S4135-
        S4137 [13JN]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5699, S5700, S5704, 
        S5715, S5719, S5725 [31JY], S5812, S5813, S5814, S5816 [1AU], 
        S5918 [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5359, S5363 [25JY], S5426, S5448, S5450 [26JY]
      University of Connecticut: impact of implementation of NCAA 
        academic progress rate standards on men's basketball team, 
        S2482 [18AP]
      Votes: position on missed, S2313 [16AP]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 111th Congress: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-193), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar 
        Park, TX: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 298), S2730 [25AP]
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2668), S2921 [7MY]
      Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2244), S2730 [25AP]
      D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1379) 
        (S. Rept. 112-178), S4460 [25JN]
      Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 792), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      District of Columbia Southwest Waterfront Development Promotion: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2297) (S. Rept. 112-154), S2242 [29MR]
      District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        3902), S4950 [12JY]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3902) (S. Rept. 112-186), S5046 [16JY]
      Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2061) 
        (S. Rept. 112-171), S3630 [24MY]
      GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 237) (S. Rept. 112-159), 
        S2655 [24AP]
      GAO Mandates Revision Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3315) (S. Rept. 112-219), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Hatch Act Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112-211), 
        S6339 [13SE]
      Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1409) (S. Rept. 112-181), S4950 [12JY]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2079), S2730 [25AP]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3248), S2730 [25AP]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3247), S2730 [25AP]
      Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3220), S3233 [16MY]
      Nomination of Joseph G. Jordan To Be OMB Office of Federal 
        Procurement Policy Administrator: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S3234 [16MY]
      Nomination of Mark A. Robbins to the Merit Systems Protection 
        Board: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Roy W. McLeese III To Be District of Columbia 
        Court of Appeals Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Tony Hammond to the Postal Regulatory Commission: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, 
        Yountville, CA: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3004), S2730 [25AP]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        3413), S3233 [16MY]
      Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]
      Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office, Iuka, MS: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2213), S2730 [25AP]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1423), S2730 [25AP]
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3246), S2730 [25AP]
      Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 
        2038), S131 [26JA]
      Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness 
        Enhancements for (SECURE) Facilities Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 772) 
        (S. Rept. 112-202), S5976 [2AU]
      Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2660), S2730 
        [25AP]
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2415), S3233 [16MY]
      21st Century Postal Service Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1789), S131 [26JA]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1789) (S. Rept. 112-143), S207 [31JA]
      U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2218) (S. Rept. 
        112-180), S4950 [12JY]
      U.S. Secret Service Retirement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1515) (S. Rept. 
        112-205), S6062 [10SE]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2239), S4773 [29JN]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 743) (S. Rept. 
        112-155), S2545 [19AP]
      William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2767), S2730 [25AP]
  Statements
      Resignation of Ryan C. Crocker as Ambassador to Afghanistan: by, 
        S3511 [23MY]
  Tables
      Budgetary effects of Senate substitute amendment to S. 1789, 
        21st Century Postal Service Act, S2565 [23AP]
  Tributes
      Boyd, Thomas J., S4768 [29JN]
      Hoopes, Nathaniel, S147 [30JA]
      Karski, Jan, S3777 [6JN]
      McShane, Michael, S5208 [19JY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1994 [22MR]
      Ribicoff, Casey, S1610 [13MR]
      Rossides, Gale, S4455 [25JN]
      Summitt, Pat, S2480 [18AP]




LIEPMAN, ANDREW

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3972 [12JN]




LIFE AT CONCEPTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 374), H86 [23JA]




LIFECIRCLE ALLIANCES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: Kudos for Community Caregivers Award 
        recipients, E1726 [26OC]




LIGHTFOOT, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5205 [25JY]




LIGHTFOOT, ROBERT D.

  Remarks in House
      Medical Association of the State of Alabama: Samuel Buford Word 
        Award recipient, E1400 [3AU]




LIGHTSQUARED (company)

  Remarks in Senate
      FCC: investigation regarding approval of satellite spectrum 
        access by LightSquared (company), S1706 [15MR], S3393 [22MY]




LIGON, RICHARD D.

  Remarks in House
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]




LIJOI, ANDRE

  Remarks in House
      Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians: Family Physician of 
        the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]




LILLY, DIANE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E588 [19AP]




LILLY, EVERETT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E802 [15MY]
  Songs
      ``Who Will Sing for Me'', E802 [15MY]




LILLY LEDBETTER FAIR PAY ACT  see Fair Pay Act




LIMA, JINETH BEDOYA

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Jineth Bedoya Lima, S1500 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]




LIMBAUGH, L. HUNTER

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: L. Hunter Limbaugh, 
        American Diabetes Association, H2239 [27AP]




LIMBAUGH, RUSH

  Remarks in House
      Contraceptives: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1116, H1118 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR], 
        H1213, H1218 [7MR], H1300 [8MR]




LIN, JEREMY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H975 [28FE]




LIN, JOSEPH

  Reports
      Effects of Incarceration on the Mental and Physical Health of 
        Former President Chen Shui-Bian of Taiwan, E1258 [17JY]




LIN, STEPHANIE

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E873 [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E873 [18MY]




LINARES, ART

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S387 [7FE]




LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (16th President of the United States)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        617), H1845 [16AP]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance, H2024 [19AP], 
        E527 [16AP]
      Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary, E1464 [10SE], E1663 
        [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S4624 [26JN]
      Lincoln Home National Historic Site: tribute to efforts to 
        establish, S5957 [2AU]
  Resolutions by organizations
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day observance: District of 
        Columbia Council, E527 [16AP]




LINCOLN, NE

  Remarks in Senate
      Coyne, Ann: National Association of Social Workers Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, S2082 [27MR]




LINCOLN, VT

  Articles and editorials
      Idyll Banter--Burning the Christmas Candle at Both Ends, S66 
        [24JA]
      ``Most Important Book I Will Ever Write''--Bohjalian Talks About 
        `The Sandcastle Girls', S5300 [24JY]




LINCOLN COUNTY, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      Forests: facilitate planning, permitting, administration, 
        implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-juniper dominated 
        landscape restoration projects (see H.R. 6453), H6231 [20SE]




LINCOLNWOOD, IL

  Remarks in House
      Jewish B2B Networking (organization): tribute, E995 [6JN]




LIND, DANIEL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6469 [19SE]




LINDLEY, WARREN

  Remarks in House
      Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK: designate (H.R. 
        1369), H5114 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK: designate (H.R. 
        1369), S5894 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1369, Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK, H5114 
        [23JY]




LINDSAY, RANDELLA

  Remarks in House
      Walton County, FL: Teacher of the Year award recipient, E216 
        [16FE]




LINDSEY, GEORGE S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E946 [1JN]




LINDSEY, JAMES D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1007 [7JN]




LINEWEAVER, WILLARD

  Articles and editorials
      Former Warrenton Mayor Lineweaver Dies at Age 89, E243 [27FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E243 [27FE]




LINK, ALEX

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5050 [16JY], S5090 [17JY]




LINK, BENJAMIN

  Remarks in Senate
      Senate: tribute to U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1085 [28FE]




LINK, INC.

  Articles and editorials
      LINK Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community, E1207 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1206 [9JY]




LINKS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Arlington, VA: anniversary of chapter, E297 [1MR]
      Conyers, GA: tribute to Azalea City chapter, E304 [1MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Denver, CO: anniversary of chapter, S6535 [20SE]




LINKSZ, JAMES J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5872 [12SE]




LINN, DAVID A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1568 [19SE]




LIO, DAN

  Articles and editorials
      LA Selects Win Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament, 
        E265 [28FE]




LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL CENTURY OF SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial 
        Services (House), H5741, H5742 [10SE]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5741 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2139), H5740-H5742 [10SE], E1471 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 2139), S6675 [21SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2139, provisions, H5740 [10SE]




LIONS CLUBS

  Letters
      Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Coin 
        Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H5741, H5742 [10SE]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5741 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Artesia, CA: anniversary of Artesia-Cerritos Lions Club, E94 
        [31JA]
      Coins: mint in commemoration of centennial of establishment 
        (H.R. 2139), H5740-H5742 [10SE], E1471 [11SE]
      Concord, NC: anniversary of Concord Lions Club, E1451 [10SE]
      Hazelton, PA: tribute to Hazelton, PA, Lions Club Melvin Jones 
        Fellowship award recipients, E1697 [12OC]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Modesto Lions Club, E452 [27MR]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of New Haven Lions Club, E532 [16AP]
      Riverbank, CA: tribute to Riverbank Lions Club, E703 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Coins: mint in commemoration of centennial of establishment 
        (H.R. 2139), S6675 [21SE]
      ------mint in commemoration of centennial of establishment (S. 
        1299), S5625 [26JY]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of New Haven Lions Club, S2080 [27MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2139, Lions Club International Century of Service 
        Commemorative Coin Act, H5740 [10SE]
      S. 1299, mint coins in commemoration of centennial of Lions 
        Clubs establishment, S5625 [26JY]




LIPINSKI, DANIEL (a Representative from Illinois)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5712 [2AU]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle 
        (see H.R. 3704), H5202 [24JY]
      ------promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 
        3286), H512 [6FE]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5202 [24JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H5202 [24JY]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H513 [6FE]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4657 [29JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H6061 [14SE]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H2134 [25AP]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for 
        beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H4157 [27JN]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify the requirement to procure footwear 
        from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H182 [25JA]
      ------declassify information relative to missing and 
        unaccounted-for members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 485), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges 
        from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-
        Federal sources to count military and veterans' education 
        benefits under such rule (see H.R. 4055), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see 
        H.R. 6118), H6001 [13SE]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      ------prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an 
        abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H1274 
        [7MR]
      ------establish production incentive fee for lands leased for 
        oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see 
        H.R. 927), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail 
        stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and 
        operational expenses (see H.R. 4361), H1845 [16AP]
      ------establish a program to assist veterans to acquire 
        commercial driver's licenses (see H.R. 3666), H572 [7FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H2447 [8MY]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H3733 [18JN]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H571 [7FE]
      ------establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to 
        provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. 
        merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4605 
        [28JN]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H5728 [7AU]
      EPA: prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see 
        H.R. 1391), H1428 [20MR]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H158 [24JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H4158 [27JN]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H2813 [16MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H6001 [13SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6152 
        [19SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H966 [27FE]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
      Government: optimize Federal data center usage and efficiency 
        (see H.R. 6278), H6001 [13SE]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H6298 [28SE]
      Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H2569 
        [9MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2289 [27AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2288 [27AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2569 [9MY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H2288 [27AP]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H5292 [25JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H5009 [18JY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H2716 [15MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (see H.R. 5826), H3267 [30MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1154 [5MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H5292 [25JY]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see H.R. 6106), H4862 [12JY]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H4656 [29JN]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H5130 [23JY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5202 [24JY]
      ------exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see 
        H.R. 1533), H159 [24JA]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H2715 [15MY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5202 [24JY]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H1306 [8MR]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H5131 [23JY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1210 [6MR]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H3404 [1JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational 
        seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of 
        personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the 
        U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H4862 
        [12JY]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3266 [30MY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for public disclosure of charges for 
        certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment 
        episodes (see H.R. 5709), H2644 [10MY]
      Members of Congress: support and promote the respectful and 
        dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. 
        Res. 757), H5707 [2AU]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      Olympic Games: express that clothing issued to athletes 
        representing the U.S. should be made in the U.S. (see H. Res. 
        731), H4907 [17JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that goods 
        donated or supplied to athletes are substantially made in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 6132), H4907 [17JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational 
        seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of 
        personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the 
        U.S. in accordance with customs laws (H.R. 6110), H4863 [12JY]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (H.R. 5865), H3266 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for public disclosure of charges for 
        certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment 
        episodes (H.R. 5709), H2646 [10MY]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that 
        goods donated or supplied to athletes are substantially made 
        in the U.S. (H.R. 6132), H4907 [17JY]
  Remarks
      AthletiCo Physical and Occupational Therapy (company): tribute, 
        E260 [28FE]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (H.R. 5865), H5834 [11SE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (H. Res. 523), H225 [1FE]
      Chicago, IL: Academy for Global Citizenship recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E914 [31MY]
      ------anniversary of Sts. Peter and Paul Baseball Club, 
        E763 [10MY]
      ------anniversary of VFW Rhine Post 2729, E1723 [26OC]
      ------tribute to Hurley Elementary School Science Bowl Team for 
        participation in the National Science Bowl, E764 
        [10MY]
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2219, H2221 [27AP]
      DeCraene, Peter: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1170 
        [28JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4047 [26JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3048 [17MY]
      Gold Eagle Co.: Dept. of Commerce President's ``E'' Award 
        recipient, E765 [10MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3048 [17MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4785 [11JY]
      High-Performance Building Week: observance, E852 [18MY]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H2226 [27AP]
      Homer Glen, IL: International Dark Sky Association International 
        Dark Sky Community award recipient, E1219 [10JY]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 552), 
        H734 [15FE]
      National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1613 
        [21SE]
      NSF: Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program funding, H2415 [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H325 [1FE], H4785 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4785 [11JY]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3048 [17MY]
      Railroads: positive train control requirements implementation 
        funding, H4047 [26JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3048 [17MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2415 [8MY]
      St. Xavier University: tribute to football team, E28 
        [17JA]
      Taxation: provide a tax incentive for installation and 
        maintenance of mechanical insulation property (H.R. 2866), 
        E852 [18MY]
      Villanova, William: Illinois State Crime Commission Police Chief 
        of the Year award recipient, E557 [17AP]
      Western Springs, IL: St. John of the Cross Parish School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1513 [13SE]
  Tributes
      Bednarz, Anthony, E52 [23JA]
      Bernas, Thomas, E854 [18MY]
      Blazonczyk, Eddie, Sr., E934 [31MY]
      Cacciottolo, Concetta and Carmen, E762 [10MY]
      Costello, Representative, H5903, H5906 [12SE]
      Goodfriend, Lenore, E494 [29MR]
      Malinowski, Edward F., E1657 [25SE]
      Mallis, Eugenia Muros, E558 [17AP]
      McCollum, Dan, E1656 [25SE]
      McShane, James E., E78 [25JA]
      Moore, Richard E., E389 [20MR]
      Murney, Florence Klein, E1394 [3AU]
      Pucinski, Roman C., E1464 [10SE]
      Stachon, Joseph J., E1721 [26OC]
      Zilka, Richard, E1058 [18JN]




LIPPERT, MARK W.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Asian and Pacific 
        Security Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S907 
        [17FE]




LIPPMAN, FREDERICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E533 [16AP]




LIPPS, TESS

  Articles and editorials
      Lipps Known for Commitment to Community, S6526 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Clay County, KY, Days Wall of Fame: honoree, S6526 [20SE]




LIPSCOMB, CALEB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E590 [19AP]




LIQUIDITY ENHANCEMENT FOR SMALL PUBLIC COMPANIES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6127), H4868 [13JY]




LISCUM, DREW

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E528 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E528 [16AP]




LISLE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Benet Academy: anniversary, E30 [18JA]




LITERACY COUNCIL OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E559 [17AP]




LITERATURE

  Amendments
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), S6653, S6671 
        [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      ``Most Important Book I Will Ever Write''--Bohjalian Talks About 
        `The Sandcastle Girls', S5300 [24JY]
      Toni Morrison, Author, Won Pulitzer, Nobel Prizes--Black History 
        Month, H508 [6FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (see H.R. 6122), H4863 [12JY]
      National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 565), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 382), S1147 
        [29FE]
      ------observance (see H. Res. 602), H1805 [29MR]
      Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H1805 [29MR]
  Letters
      Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, 
        Committee on Financial Services (House), H1825 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1825 [16AP]
  Lists
      Publications and speaking highlights of Adam McHugh, H974 [28FE]
  Poems
      ``Crossing the Bar,'' Alfred Lord Tennyson, H1202 [6MR]
      ``Independence Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1168 [28JN]
      ``On Point, Shades of Black and Green,'' Albert C. Caswell, 
        E1148 [27JN]
      ``Peace,'' Rupert Brooke, H1119 [1MR]
      ``Power of One--Ode to Ms. Natasha Trethewey,'' Eric Charles, 
        E1527 [14SE]
      ``To the 10th Power,'' Albert C. Caswell, E525 [16AP]
      ``We Are Virginia Tech,'' Nikki Giovanni, E526 [16AP]
      ``Written on Your Soul,'' Albert C. Caswell, E333 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Dante 
        Alighieri statue in the Italian Cultural Garden, E1199 [29JN]
      First Book (organization): anniversary, E858 [18MY], E1440 [3AU]
      International Dot Day: observance, E1507 [13SE]
      International Storytelling Center: anniversary, E1642 [21SE]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (H.R. 6122), H5742 [10SE]
      Powell's City of Books (business): anniversary, E1461 [10SE]
      Reach Out and Read Rhode Island (organization): tribute, H1029 
        [29FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), H1824-H1826 
        [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska Quarterly Review (publication): anniversary, S2918 [7MY]
      Horton's Books & Gifts (business): anniversary, S1845 [20MR]
      National Day on Writing: designate (S. Res. 565), S6469 [19SE]
      Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 382), S1143 [29FE]
      Trethewey, Natasha: appointment as U.S. Poet Laureate, S4669 
        [27JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), S6671 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Library of Congress Authority To Accept Gifts and Bequests 
        Revision: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 
        6122) (H. Rept. 112-624), H5326 [26JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2453, Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act, S6671 [21SE], 
        H1824 [16AP]
      H.R. 6122, Library of Congress revision of authority to accept 
        gifts and bequests, H5742 [10SE]
      S. Res. 382, Read Across America Day, S1143, S1150 [29FE]
      S. Res. 565, National Day on Writing, S6466, S6470 [19SE]
      S. Res. 584, Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day, S6633, S6682 
        [21SE]




LITHONIA, GA

  Proclamations
      Dr. Thomas Smith and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., High School 
        Civic Leadership Students Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E906 [30MY]
      Eddie L. Long Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1536 [14SE]
      Mrs. Curtis Lucille Sanders Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E45 [18JA]




LITHUANIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        766), H5707 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Independence: anniversary, E212 [16FE], E279 [29FE]
  Reports filed
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the 
        restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally 
        confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other 
        countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]




LITTLE COMPTON, RI

  Remarks in House
      Grey's General Store: closing, E1444 [3AU]




LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INC.

  Bills and resolutions
      Anchorage, AK: tribute to Nunaka Valley Little League junior 
        girls softball team (see S. Res. 571), S6546 [20SE]
  Remarks in House
      Goodlettsville, TN: tribute to Goodlettsville Little League All-
        Stars baseball team, H6162 [20SE]
      Lemon Grove, CA: tribute to Lemon Grove Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, E1455 [10SE]
      Petaluma, CA: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, H5864 [12SE], E1503 [12SE]
      Rockledge, FL: tribute to Rockledge Junior League baseball team, 
        E1505 [12SE]
      Warrington, PA: tribute to Warrington-Warwick Little League 
        girls' softball team, H5025 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Petaluma, CA: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, S6442 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 571, tribute to Anchorage, AK, Nunaka Valley Little 
        League junior girls softball team, S6555 [20SE]




LITTLE ROCK, AR

  Bills and resolutions
      Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building: designate (see 
        H.R. 3869), H374 [1FE]
  Lists
      Rotary Club of Little Rock, AR, veterans, E859 [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Arkansas Children's Hospital: anniversary, H1264 [7MR]
      MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History: tribute to 
        ``Vietnam--America's Conflict'' exhibit, E1347 [26JY]
      Rotary Club of Little Rock: tribute to veterans, E858 [18MY]
      University of Arkansas at Little Rock: tribute to women's 
        basketball team, H1291 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]
      Arkansas Children's Hospital: anniversary, S1086 [28FE], S1610 
        [13MR]
      Coleman Dairy (business): anniversary, S347 [6FE]




LITTLE ROCK AFB, AR

  Remarks in House
      Abilene, TX, Chamber of Commerce: Military Affairs Committee 
        Abilene Trophy recipient, E1112 [21JN]




LITTLE SHELL TRIBE OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS RESTORATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 546) (S. 
        Rept. 112-198), S5976 [2AU]




LITTLEJOHN, JAMES L.

  Proclamations
      Mr. James L. Littlejohn Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E897 [30MY]




LITTLETON, CO

  Remarks in House
      Columbine High School: anniversary of shooting of students, 
        H5532 [1AU]




LITTON, MARTIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1353 [31JY]




LITYNSKI, MARK

  Poems
      ``New Hope'', E781 [11MY]




LIU, PATRICK

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School National 
        Merit Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]




LIU, VICKI

  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, E716 [7MY]




LIVERIS, ANDREW N.

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2472 [9MY]




LIVINGOOD, WILSON

  Resignations
      House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms, H10 [17JA]




LIVINGSTON, LUKE

  Remarks in Senate
      Baxter Brewing Co.: BevNet (publication) New Brewery of the Year 
        award recipient, S1457 [7MR]
      Forbes (publication): inclusion in ``30 Under 30 Food & Wine'' 
        list, S1457 [7MR]




LIVONIA, MI

  Remarks in House
      Ladywood High School: tribute to girls' softball team, E1123 
        [21JN]
      Marycrest Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: 
        anniversary, E220 [16FE]




LLOYD, CARLI

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1523 [13SE]




LLOYD, JAMES F. (a former Representative from California)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H51 [7FE]




LLOYD, JUDY

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




LLOYD-BRAFF, LAURA

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




LNG EXCISE TAX EQUALIZATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3832), H181 [25JA]




LO, NENG

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E440 [26MR]




LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, H652, H653, H656, H657 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, S296, S308 [2FE], S486 [9FE], S1964-S1966 [22MR]




LOBBYISTS

  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
      Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 
        [25JN]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
      ObamaCare's Secret History--How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma 
        Colluded With the White House at the Public's Expense, S4444 
        [25JN]
      Strassel--Axelrod's Obamacare Dollars, S4442, S4446 [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: prohibit use of appropriated funds for 
        publicity, propaganda, or certain lobbying purposes (see H.R. 
        6520), H6275 [21SE]
      Congress: provide that a former Member of Congress or 
        congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist 
        shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other 
        Federal benefits (see H.R. 6424), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal employees: prohibit senior Government officers and 
        employees from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or 
        instrumentalities for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 
        4343), H1805 [29MR]
      Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment 
        restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 4030), H726 [14FE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit former Members employed as highly-
        paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions 
        (see H.R. 5737), H2662 [11MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY] (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
  Cloture motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into scandals associated with criminal 
        activities of Jack Abramoff: several Senators (2006), S3941 
        [12JN]
      Sudan hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions: 
        David S. Adams, Dept. of State, E37 [18JA]
      ------Representative Wolf, E37 [18JA]
  Memorandums
      Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and 
        Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House), S4443, S4444 [25JN]
  Motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Congressional Hockey Caucus: tribute to Lawmakers v. Lobbyists 
        charity hockey game, H1235 [7MR]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 
        [11JY], H5622 [1AU]
      Members of Congress: prohibit former Members employed as highly-
        paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions 
        and require increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities, H1594 [27MR], H3744 [19JN], H4074 [27JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], H3814 
        [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], H5023 
        [19JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), H3366 [1JN]
      Political ethics: prohibit Members of Congress from taking 
        hunting or fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or 
        foreign agents, H1895 [17AP]
      ------require disclosure of political intelligence activities, 
        H652, H653, H656, H657 [9FE]
      Sudan: hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions, 
        E37 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Elections: contributions and expenditures by corporations and 
        other business organizations intended to affect elections, 
        S881 [17FE]
      Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S186 [31JA], S305-S307 
        [2FE], S1978 [22MR]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits for former Members 
        who work as lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200, 
        S201 [31JA]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S880-S882 [17FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 2219), S1938-S1940 [21MR], S3470-S3478 [23MY], 
        S4454 [25JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4938-S4942 [12JY], S4985-S4991, 
        S4993-S5003, S5007, S5008, S5010-S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056-
        S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 [19JY]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, S296, S308 [2FE], S486 [9FE], S1964-S1966 [22MR]
  Reports filed
      Clean Up Government Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2572) (H. Rept. 112-688), H6273 [21SE]




LoBIONDO, FRANK A. (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4990, 
        H5011 [18JY]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H2569 [9MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H5292 [25JY]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      ------repeal sugar price support program (see H.R. 1739), H512 
        [6FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3808 [19JN]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2289 [27AP]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6231 [20SE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H945 [17FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6234 [20SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H28 [17JA]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Cyprus: allow for certain property claims against Turkey arising 
        out of exclusion of U.S. nationals from property such 
        nationals own in Turkish-occupied territory (see H.R. 2597), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: provide a special rule relative to purchases 
        of textile and apparel products of Federal Prison Industries, 
        Inc. (see H.R. 2312), H4064 [26JN]
      Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain 
        Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1154 [5MR]
      ------enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless 
        veterans to participate in the Grant and Per Diem Program to 
        provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless 
        veterans (see H.R. 5830), H5331 [30JY]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H4656 [29JN]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H4828 [11JY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see 
        H.R. 645), H3267 [30MY]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 
        3737), H1808 [29MR]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H3808 [19JN]
      Fesken, William P.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 
        2777), H727 [14FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]
      Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce in 
        firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate 
        firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H3163 [18MY]
      Fish and fishing: provide additional flexibility for fishery 
        managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum 
        for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey 
        funding (see H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5526 [31JY]
      Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet 
        poker (see H.R. 2366), H2033 [19AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H1808 [29MR]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H115 [23JA]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6298 
        [28SE]
      ------revise requirements for areas to be considered rural areas 
        (see H.R. 273), H1642 [27MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H2288 [27AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H1154 [5MR]
      Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials 
        payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-
        cost areas (see H.R. 3387), H4828 [11JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5078 [19JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1807 [29MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1847 [16AP]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H1306 [8MR]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H4605 [28JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an 
        amnesty period during which veterans and their families can 
        register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H3105 [17MY]
      National Guard: eliminate inequities in the treatment of 
        technicians and reduce retirement eligibility age for non-
        regular service (see H.R. 1169), H6307 [12OC]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        407), H5079 [19JY]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H2072 [24AP]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1017 [28FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H1807 [29MR]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting 
        symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H27 
        [17JA]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H3707 [15JN]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3662 [7JN]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1359 [9MR]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H6312 [19OC]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H4656 [29JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can 
        travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded 
        streets and highways (see H.R. 1780), H115 [23JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H3105 [17MY]
      ------transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see 
        H.R. 2179), H220 [31JA]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5292 [25JY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H903 [16FE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114, 4142), H1741 [28MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5887), H3404 
        [1JN]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H2712 [15MY]
      Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for 
        lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
        wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports 
        (see H.R. 3797), H113 [23JA]
      Tariff: reliquidation of certain entries of high-density, 
        fiberboard-core laminate wall and floor panels (see H.R. 
        5154), H2271 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5887), H3404 [1JN]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (H.R. 5742), H2714 [15MY]
      Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for 
        lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
        wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports 
        (H.R. 3797), H114 [23JA]
      Tariff: reliquidation of certain entries of high-density, 
        fiberboard-core laminate wall and floor panels (H.R. 5154), 
        H2281 [27AP]
  Remarks
      American Bureau of Shipping: anniversary, E36 [18JA]
      Coast Guard: funding, H3504 [6JN]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4990 
        [18JY]
      ------prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems except in 
        accordance with the Fourth Amendment, H4990 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3504 [6JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4721 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4721 [10JY]
  Tributes
      Brice-O'Hara, Sally, E836 [17MY]
      Payne, Donald M., H1205 [6MR]
      Romeo, Dominic, E1279 [18JY]
      Salerno, Brian M., E744 [9MY]




LOBODZINSKI, CHESTER S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E21 [17JA]




LOCAL COURTHOUSE SAFETY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Senator Coburn, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6427 
        [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6185), H5791-H5793 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2076), S390 [7FE], S1814 [19MR]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6185) (H. 
        Rept. 112-661), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6185, provisions, H5791 [11SE]
      S. 2076, provisions, S391 [7FE]




LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  Amendments
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S135, S136 [26JA]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
  Appointments
      State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery 
        Board, S5264 [23JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Fedor Found Voice in Human-Traffic Battle, E1419 [3AU]
      Former Warrenton Mayor Lineweaver Dies at Age 89, E243 [27FE]
      Happy Birthday! County Marks 100 Years With Day-Long 
        Celebration, S4145 [13JN]
      Loudoun Mayors Pay Tribute to Walker, E1160 [27JN]
      Rand Paul's Situational Principle, H4645 [29JN]
      Reaction to Death of Former State Sen. Bill Raggio, S1030 [27FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Animals: condemn practice of gassing stray cats and dogs (see H. 
        Res. 761), H5707 [2AU]
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H1427 [20MR]
      Armed Forces: provide for employment of additional instructor 
        for Junior ROTC units in which a large percentage of the 
        student population is enrolled (see H.R. 6471), H6231 [20SE]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Columbus, OH: anniversary (see S. Res. 375), S614 [14FE]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (see S. 2138), S1147 [29FE]
      ------facilitate and expedite review of proposed improvements to 
        Federal flood control projects to be constructed by local 
        sponsors (see H.R. 6450), H6230 [20SE]
      ------temporarily relieve cost-sharing requirements of watershed 
        mitigation projects and flood damage reduction projects for 
        counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee 
        (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      Crime: reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to 
        combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]
      ------support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, 
        investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex 
        trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such 
        exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable 
        economic activity for counties and local governments 
        containing National Forest System land through a management-
        focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]
      ------establish the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion 
        Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program to extend 
        eligibility for emergency and modernization grants to local 
        educational agencies in which a certain percentage of land is 
        federally owned (see H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]
      ------assure comparability of opportunity for educationally 
        disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5933), H3698 [8JN]
      ------authorize grants to prepare and train principals on 
        effective core competencies and in instructional leadership 
        skills (see H.R. 6376), H5859 [11SE]
      ------encourage effective teachers and innovative education 
        programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------establish a ``Grow Your Own Teacher'' program (see H.R. 
        6230), H5331 [30JY]
      ------establish an alternative accountability model for 
        elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress 
        (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------increase percentage of Federal education tax dollars spent 
        in classrooms (see H.R. 3775), H26 [17JA]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S208 [31JA]
      ------provide States and local educational agencies with 
        flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 
        5546), H2441 [8MY]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program for State and local 
        governments to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 4622), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]
      ------require States and their designees receiving grants for 
        suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to 
        consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 4467), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: require inclusion as an eligible use 
        the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by local 
        law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program (see 
        H.R. 3857), H219 [31JA]
      Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing 
        agencies (see S. 3538), S6339 [13SE]
      ------require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay 
        current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies 
        to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts (see H.R. 
        6203), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 
        [15MY]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (see S. 3335), S4417 [21JN]
      ------prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community 
        Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license 
        plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 
        [24MY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish alternate guidelines for measuring 
        progress of State and local performance for entrepreneurial 
        training services under the Workforce Investment Act (see H.R. 
        5805), H3102 [17MY]
      ------establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 4277), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue categorical exclusions from 
        requirement that an environmental assessment or impact 
        statement be prepared for highway safety improvement projects 
        (see H.R. 6387), H5922 [12SE]
      ------prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot 
        project (see H.R. 5713), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide certain employees of Members 
        of Congress and certain local government employees with access 
        to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]
      District of Columbia: permit determination of the fiscal year 
        period and make local funds for a fiscal year available for 
        use upon enactment of the local budget act for the year 
        subject to congressional review (see S. 2345), S2655 [24AP]
      ------revise the timing of special elections for local office 
        (see H.R. 3902), H511 [6FE]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      Education: improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (see S. 3582), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        6447), H6230 [20SE]
      ------provide educational stability for children in foster care 
        (see H.R. 5876), H3362 [31MY]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H158 [24JA]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see S. 3578), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      ------remove mandated testing provisions (see H.R. 5654), H2565 
        [9MY]
      Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain 
        central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 
        agreement and take into account ongoing State and local 
        conservation efforts (see S. 3446), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        6219), H5327 [26JY]
      EPA: designate and award grants for air and health quality 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (see S. 
        2039), S132 [26JA]
      ------improve assistance after a hurricane or major disaster 
        (see H.R. 6542), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide guidance to and coordination with local 
        educational agencies and school districts that are at high 
        risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      ------require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 
        2303), S2545 [19AP]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      Firefighters: modify training requirements for certain fire 
        departments applying for Federal grants (see H.R. 5900), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        S. 3279), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
      Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, 
        State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 
        2266), S2242 [29MR]
      ------make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal 
        aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]
      ------permit certain alien elementary and secondary school 
        students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens 
        reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
        providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and 
        local governments for expenses incurred in designing, 
        constructing, and rehabilitating certain water projects (see 
        S. 2290), S2392 [17AP]
      Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground 
        laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with 
        local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see 
        H.R. 5947), H3702 [12JN]
      ------improve public safety through increased law enforcement 
        presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs 
        (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see 
        H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      NASA: convey excess property at the Kennedy Space Center to a 
        State or political subdivision, municipality, or 
        instrumentality of a State for development of and operation of 
        a spaceport (see H.R. 6540), H6276 [21SE]
      National forests: improve employment and educational 
        opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with 
        Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and 
        providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 
        [14FE]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3234 
        [16MY]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        S. 3584), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 460), S3174 
        [15MY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      ------provide for community approval before Indian class III 
        gaming opportunities may take effect (see H.R. 4033), H801 
        [15FE]
      Natural gas: provide assistance to States to carry out 
        initiatives to promote the use of natural gas as a 
        transportation fuel and public and private investment in 
        natural gas vehicles and transportation infrastructure (see S. 
        3437), S5381 [25JY]
      NOAA: establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage 
        coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office (see H.R. 4186), H1304 [8MR]
      ------permit State and local employees to run for elective 
        office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees 
        and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to 
        political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 
        4152), H1272 [7MR]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 6185), H5290 
        [25JY]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (see S. 3334), S4417 [21JN]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 5991), H3974 [21JN] (see H.R. 6154), 
        H5077 [19JY] (see H.R. 6503), H6274 [21SE]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Taxation: allow an additional advance refunding for certain tax-
        exempt bonds (see H.R. 6560), H6284 [25SE]
      ------allow an ordinary and necessary business expense deduction 
        for contributions to regional infrastructure improvement zones 
        (see H.R. 3780), H77 [18JA]
      ------allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5077 [19JY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes (see H.R. 5333), H2316 [7MY]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (see H.R. 6180), H5201 [24JY]
      Telecommunications: ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and 
        surcharges are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative 
        to prepaid mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]
      Voting: require each individual who desires to vote in an 
        election for Federal office to provide the appropriate 
        election official with a government-issued photo 
        identification (see H.R. 5971), H3807 [19JN] (see H.R. 6408), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        S. 3620), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration 
        requirements (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
      White, Kevin H.: tribute (see S. Res. 365), S261 [1FE]
      World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (see H. Res. 545), 
        H726 [14FE]
  Eulogies
      Schwartz, Harvey L.: by Senator Shaheen, S3778 [6JN]
  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Secure Communities deportation 
        program: several legal aid organizations, H3529 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
        transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space: Chad 
        Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., 
        H5108 [23JY]
      ------Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization) and Joshua 
        Saks, Wildlife Federation, H5109 [23JY]
      ------Robert Bendick, Nature Conservancy (organization), H5110 
        [23JY]
      ------Smarter Safer Coalition, H5107 [23JY]
      ------Stephen Ellis, Eli Lehrer and Andrew Moylan, Taxpayers for 
        Common Sense (organization), H5107 [23JY]
      ------several environmental organizations, H5108 [23JY]
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation 
        Association, H3532 [6JN]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Representative Issa, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Senator Coburn, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6427 
        [19SE]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, 
        American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]
      Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo 
        identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot 
        or registering to vote in an election: Representative Jackson 
        Lee, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: several domestic 
        violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
  Lists
      Organizations opposed to S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or 
        local governments to construct levees on certain properties 
        otherwise designated as open space, H5107 [23JY]
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
      Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small 
        Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to 
        require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and 
        use taxes, S4883 [11JY]
      Smarter Safer Coalition members, H5108 [23JY]
  Motions
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
  Obituaries
      Bunch, Dewayne E.: Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5655 [30JY]
  Remarks in House
      Abington, MA: anniversary, E1027 [8JN]
      Allentown, PA: anniversary, E1637 [21SE]
      Alton, IL: anniversary, E1223 [11JY]
      American Legislative Exchange Council: influence on State 
        legislators, H1920 [18AP], H2019 [19AP], H2073 [25AP], H2141 
        [26AP]
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (H.R. 4222), H3443 [5JN]
      Armed Forces: preserve right to keep and bear arms for active 
        duty military personnel stationed or residing in the District 
        of Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      Athol, MA: anniversary, E1285 [19JY]
      Atlantic Highlands, NJ: anniversary, E1661 [28SE]
      Bally, PA: anniversary, E1111 [21JN]
      Beckley, WV: inclusion in Smithsonian (publication) list of best 
        places to live, E575 [18AP]
      Berea, OH: tribute, E1630 [21SE]
      Biola, CA: anniversary, E1719 [23OC]
      Branson, MO: anniversary, E500 [29MR]
      Brook Park, OH: tribute, E1627 [21SE]
      Brooklyn, OH: tribute, E1631 [21SE]
      Brooklyn Heights, OH: tribute, E1626 [21SE]
      Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Health Dept., 
        ``Broward Is Greater Than AIDS'' campaign, E1122 [21JN]
      Buffalo, NY: tribute to economic renaissance, H5024 [19JY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 
        3179), H5138 [24JY]
      California: anniversary of Central Valley Flood Protection 
        Board, E94 [31JA]
      Chatham, MA: anniversary, E1026 [8JN]
      Cincinnati, OH: prohibit funding for streetcar project, H4147 
        [27JN]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: protect ability of 
        Federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve 
        appropriate excess Federal property as open space, H499 [6FE]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary, E1310 [24JY]
      ------Cleveland Public Power proposed gasification plant, E35 
        [18JA]
      Climate: impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, E147 [6FE]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H719, H720 [14FE], H733 
        [15FE]
      Community Powered Revitalization (organization): tribute, E450 
        [27MR]
      Coral Springs, FL: anniversary, E1590 [21SE]
      Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for Missouri River 
        Authorized Purposes Study, H3459, H3460 [5JN]
      Corvallis, OR: attempts by Chinese diplomats to urge local 
        officials to compel a local business to remove a mural 
        dedicated to a free Tibet and Taiwan independence, H5903 
        [12SE]
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: require Federal contractors to disclose 
        political contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: authorize grants to prepare and train 
        principals on effective core competencies and in instructional 
        leadership skills (H.R. 6376), E1473 [11SE]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 6390), H6004 
        [14SE]
      ------reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship 
        Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), E71 
        [25JA]
      ------report on extent to which certain high-need students are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers-in-training who 
        have been deemed ``highly qualified'', E1710 [19OC]
      Dept. of Energy: regional economic development programs funding, 
        H3429, H3430 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (H.R. 
        6128), E1249 [13JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Border Enforcement 
        Security Task Force, H3244, H3245 [30MY]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3635, H3636 [7JN]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3633, H3634 [7JN]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (H.R. 3857), H5821-
        H5824 [11SE]
      Dept. of HUD: allow public housing agencies to use operating and 
        capital funds directly without going through the Operating 
        Fund Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H4104-
        H4106 [27JN]
      ------expand percentage of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 
        funding that can be used for demolition projects, H4117, 
        H4118, H4123 [27JN]
      ------HOME Investment Partnership funding, H4109, H4110 [27JN]
      ------increase portion of Community Development Block Grant 
        Program assistance that may be used to provide public 
        services, H4107 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency 
        Support funding, H2393-H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body 
        armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear 
        policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding, H2707 
        [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through 
        reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423, H2424 
        [8MY]
      ------Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program funding through reductions in the general 
        administration funding, H2377 [8MY]
      ------Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program 
        funding, H2536 [9MY]
      ------impact of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]
      ------local community gang prevention funding, E735 [8MY]
      ------objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide 
        photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a 
        ballot or registering to vote in an election, H2304-H2310 
        [7MY], H2638 [10MY], H3107 [18MY], H4659 [9JY], H4707 [10JY], 
        H4824 [11JY]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to bring action against States for 
        implementation of State law requiring voter identification, 
        H2504, H2505 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 [9MY]
      ------prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding 
        to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary 
        policies, H2524 [9MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), H5207 
        [25JY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787-H5790 [11SE]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H5514, H5515 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU], E1401 [3AU]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
      ------Regional Information Sharing Systems Program funding 
        through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 
        [8MY]
      ------State Criminal Alien Assistance Program suspension of 
        reimbursement to States for costs of incarcerating unknown 
        documented aliens, H3543, H3544 [6JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: consult with California Governor and 
        legislature when determining areas off California coast open 
        for oil and gas leasing under congressional plan to conduct 
        additional lease sales, H5176 [24JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      District of Columbia: eliminate all federally imposed mandates 
        over the local budget process, financial management, and the 
        borrowing of money, H2022-H2024 [19AP], H4643-H4645 [29JN]
      ------history as a municipality and the District of Columbia 
        Home Rule Act, H1127-H1129 [1MR], H4643-H4645 [29JN]
      ------prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 [9JY]
      ------restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 645), H3074 
        [17MY]
      ------revise the timing of special elections for local office 
        (H.R. 3902), H1085-H1087 [29FE], E147 [6FE]
      ------tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for DC Democracy, 
        E706 [7MY]
      Drugs: encourage development of prescription drug monitoring 
        programs to track the dispensing of controlled drugs to 
        patients, H2335 [8MY]
      Dublin, CA: anniversary, E210 [16FE]
      Dublin, PA: anniversary, E1450 [10SE]
      Dunlay, TX: tribute, E689 [27AP]
      Dunmore, PA: anniversary, E544 [17AP]
      Duquesne, MO: tribute, E826 [17MY]
      Duxbury, MA: anniversary, E1028 [8JN]
      Eatonville, FL: anniversary, E1366 [31JY]
      Education: provide educational stability for children in foster 
        care (H.R. 5876), H3275 [31MY]
      El Cajon, CA: anniversary, E1729 [30OC]
      Ellsworth, WI: anniversary, E1267 [18JY]
      EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      Fedor, Teresa: tribute to efforts in Ohio General Assembly to 
        combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5105-H5110 [23JY]
      ------Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3535, 
        H3536 [6JN], E1003 [6JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------National Urban Search & Rescue Response System funding, 
        H3533 [6JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3554-H3556 
        [6JN], H3634 [7JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]
      ------State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3531, H3532 [6JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 [8JN]
      Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6186), H5736, 
        H5737 [10SE]
      Frederick County, MD: anniversary, H2824 [17MY]
      Garfield Heights, OH: tribute, E1635 [21SE]
      Georgia: impact of agriculture on State economy, E803 [15MY]
      Glenwillow, OH: tribute, E1634 [21SE]
      Golden, CO: Golden Parks and Recreation Dept. recipient of 
        Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Civic Award, E172 
        [9FE]
      Hardyston Township, NJ: anniversary, E250 [27FE]
      Health: study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Highland, IL: anniversary, E1494 [12SE]
      Hummelstown, PA: anniversary, E1620 [21SE]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      Immigration: clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas 
        to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay 
        repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY]
      Independence, OH: tribute, E1628 [21SE]
      Johnson, Ed: New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP honoree, 
        E1456 [10SE]
      Lakewood, OH: tribute, E1632 [21SE]
      Lancaster, WI: anniversary, E738 [9MY]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      ------prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 [16AP]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 
        4398), E573 [18AP]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673-H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]
      ------moment of silence in honor of officers killed in the line 
        of duty, H2743 [16MY]
      League City, TX: anniversary, E356 [8MR]
      Lehigh County, PA: anniversary, E1640 [21SE]
      Levittown, PA: anniversary, H3741 [19JN]
      Louisville, KY: anniversary of Louisville Metro Human Relations 
        Commission, E449 [27MR]
      Luray, VA: anniversary, E482 [29MR]
      Madison County, IL: anniversary, E1493 [12SE]
      Mascoutah, IL: anniversary, E340 [8MR]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of the Modesto Arch, E1720 [23OC]
      Morro Bay, CA: NOAA Excellence in Local Government award 
        recipient, H5025 [19JY]
      Mound, MN: anniversary, E661 [26AP]
      Mullens, WV: anniversary, E1656 [25SE]
      Natalia, TX: anniversary, E1556 [19SE]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 242), E710 [7MY]
      ------observance, H2457, H2458 [9MY], E849, E857 [18MY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2709 [15MY], 
        H2727-H2729, H2734-H2739, H2764-H2769, H2773-H2779 [16MY], 
        E823 [16MY]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of New Haven Public Library, E272 
        [28FE]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues 
        based on political affiliation, H907 [17FE], H1814 [16AP], 
        E349 [8MR]
      Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual 
        Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]
      Oakham, MA: anniversary, E1009 [7JN]
      Pembroke, MA: anniversary, E1635 [21SE]
      Phillips, ME: anniversary, E247 [27FE]
      Princeton, IN: Indiana Stellar Community Award recipient, E955 
        [1JN]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5791-H5793 [11SE]
      Quincy, MA: dedication of Francis X. Bellotti Courthouse, E1636 
        [21SE]
      Ralston, NE: anniversary, E1261 [17JY]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H952 [27FE], H997-H1003 
        [28FE], E253 [27FE]
      Renton, WA: tribute to Renton Housing Authority Sunset Area 
        Community Revitalization Program, E1651 [21SE]
      Richmond, TX: anniversary, H5848 [11SE]
      Ripley, OH: anniversary, E1363 [31JY]
      Roads and highways: streamline environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for surface transportation projects, 
        H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      Robeson County, NC: anniversary, E1513 [13SE]
      Robinson-Briggs, Sharon: New Jersey State Conference of the 
        NAACP Certificate of Achievement recipient, E1454 [10SE]
      Rohnert Park, CA: anniversary, E1583 [21SE]
      Romney, WV: anniversary, E785 [15MY]
      Roosevelt, NJ: anniversary, E1673 [2OC]
      Roseto, PA: anniversary, E1639 [21SE]
      Sandisfield, MA: anniversary, E1293 [19JY]
      Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter 
        school models (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE], H4810 [11JY]
      ------require charter schools to demonstrate successful 
        operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for 
        expansion grants, H4810 [11JY]
      Sister Bay, WI: anniversary, E556 [17AP]
      Solano, Patrick J.: Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization) 
        Community Leadership Award recipient, E91 [31JA]
      Souderton, PA: anniversary, E1127 [21JN]
      Ste. Marie, IL: anniversary, E441 [26MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102-
        H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]
      Sussex County, NJ: anniversary of Court Appointed Special 
        Advocates for Children, E821 [16MY]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (H.R. 6151), 
        E1286 [19JY]
      ------extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), H3407 
        [5JN]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes, H5689 [2AU]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (H.R. 6180), E1308 [24JY]
      ------promote simplification and fairness in the administration 
        and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 
        [24JY]
      Transportation: authorize and sanction programs for residential 
        and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, 
        municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
        agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604-H5606 [1AU]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
      Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by 
        regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], 
        H5141, H5143, H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]
      ------ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are 
        subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]
      Uwchlan Township, PA: anniversary, E1195 [29JN]
      Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring individuals 
        to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office, H2315 [7MY], H6072 [19SE]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office (H.R. 3316), H503 [6FE]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 
        2827), H6125-H6128 [19SE]
      Washington, NH: anniversary of Washington Meetinghouse, E1406 
        [3AU]
      Washington County, CO: anniversary, E1597 [21SE]
      Weston, MO: anniversary, E1525 [13SE]
      Whippany, NJ: anniversary of Morris County Public Library, E1124 
        [21JN]
      Womelsdorf, PA: anniversary, E1529 [14SE]
      Woonsocket, RI: request to remove religious symbols from 
        Woonsocket Fire Dept., memorial and website, H2192 [26AP]
      World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (H. Res. 545), 
        E187 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Balta, ND: anniversary, S3512 [23MY]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692-S696 [15FE]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, 
        S4880-S4884 [11JY]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815-
        S817 [16FE]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (S. 2138), S1149 [29FE]
      Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local 
        jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit 
        entities to implement farm to school programs that improve 
        access to local foods in eligible schools, S3817 [7JN], S4137 
        [13JN], S4196 [14JN], S4344, S4345 [20JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------establish a pilot loan program to assist organizations 
        providing healthful food for the hungry, S4345, S4346 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: clarify scope of District of Columbia 
        Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school 
        choice (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]
      ------require report on the extent to which certain children are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers in training who are 
        deemed highly qualified, S6596 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice 
        of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and 
        local authorities with respect to certain serious violent 
        crimes (S. 1793), S1921 [21MR]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 
        2554), S2930 [7MY]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (S. 3335), S4421 [21JN]
      ------objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide 
        photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a 
        ballot or registering to vote in an election, S1663 [14MR], 
        S3956 [12JN], S4869 [11JY]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], 
        S2789, S2793, S2796 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1525-S1528 [8MR], S1609 
        [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: off-system bridge program funding, 
        S1451 [7MR], S1535 [8MR], S1602 [13MR]
      District of Columbia: revise the timing of special elections for 
        local office (H.R. 3902), S4980 [12JY]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]
      Edgeley, ND: anniversary, S3512 [23MY]
      Education: improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (S. 3582), S6548 [20SE]
      Employment: disparity between public and private sector wages 
        and benefits, S3877 [11JN]
      EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
        national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate 
        matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in 
        certain areas, S3932 [12JN]
      Eureka, SD: anniversary, S4633, S4634 [26JN]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S136 [26JA], S385 [7FE]
      ------require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating 
        the need for public and individual disaster assistance (S. 
        2303), S2548 [19AP]
      Forest River, ND: anniversary, S4769 [29JN]
      Frostburg, MD: anniversary, S5969 [2AU]
      Fullerton, ND: anniversary, S4415 [21JN]
      Fulton, SD: anniversary, S4634 [26JN]
      Garden City, SD: anniversary, S5132 [18JY], S5255 [23JY]
      Gilby, ND: anniversary, S4720 [28JN]
      Greenbelt, MD: anniversary, S6620 [21SE]
      Hazen, ND: anniversary, S6102 [11SE]
      Hosmer, SD: anniversary, S1419 [6MR], S4237 [18JN]
      Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve 
        border security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      ------prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 [27MR], S2354 
        [17AP]
      Lincoln Home National Historic Site: tribute to efforts to 
        establish, S5957 [2AU]
      McCreary County, KY: anniversary, S4144 [13JN]
      Melba, ID: anniversary, S5656 [30JY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Milton, ND: anniversary, S4720 [28JN]
      Monroe, SD: anniversary, S4415 [21JN], S4635 [26JN]
      National City, CA: anniversary, S6443 [19SE]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 462), S3236-S3238 
        [16MY], S3689 [4JN]
      National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 460), S3177 
        [15MY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2670, S2680-S2682 
        [25AP], S2753, S2764, S2771, S2772 [26AP], S3164 [15MY], S3678 
        [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5444 [26JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, 
        S6302-S6304 [13SE]
      Orient, SD: anniversary, S4634, S4635 [26JN]
      Pierpont, SD: anniversary, S4416 [21JN], S4671 [27JN]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (S. 2170), S1461 [7MR]
      ------prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors 
        from making expenditures, and establish additional spending 
        disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, S100, 
        S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]
      Postal Service: contract with an independent organization to 
        conduct a study on community impact of closure or 
        consolidation of postal facilities, S2466 [18AP]
      ------encourage colocation of an employee at a commercial or 
        government entity to maintain local access to postal services, 
        S2642 [24AP]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (S. 2076), S390 [7FE], S1814 [19MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 
        [17AP], S2886 [26AP]
      Regan, ND: anniversary, S4770 [29JN]
      Richfield, UT: Joining Forces Community Challenge military 
        support competition finalist, S3778 [6JN]
      Roy City, UT: anniversary, S1192 [1MR]
      Saco, ME: anniversary, S4633 [26JN]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize, S666 [15FE]
      Sophia, WV: anniversary, S4788 [9JY]
      South St. Paul, MN: anniversary, S1192 [1MR]
      Taxation: Build America Bonds program, S836 [16FE]
      ------establish Transportation and Regional Infrastructure 
        Project (TRIP) Bonds program, S836, S838 [16FE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 
        [14MR]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      ------ensure transit agencies that partner with community 
        colleges on job training programs are eligible for Federal 
        grants, S842 [16FE]
      U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other 
        Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the 
        investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing 
        children (S. 1792), S1921 [21MR]
      White, Kevin H.: tribute (S. Res. 365), S276 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 
        112-182), S4950 [12JY]
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]
      Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6062) (H. Rept. 112-636), H5524 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]
      District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        3902), S4950 [12JY]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3902) (S. Rept. 112-186), S5046 [16JY]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3578) (S. 
        Rept. 112-221), S6545 [20SE]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      Hatch Act Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112-211), 
        S6339 [13SE]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 6185) (H. Rept. 112-661), H5764 [10SE]
      National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112-478), H2662 [11MY]
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4222) (H. Rept. 112-510), H3362 [31MY]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1433) (H. Rept. 112-401), H943 [17FE]
      Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]
      Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3857) (H. Rept. 
        112-498), H3265 [30MY]
      Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112-458), H2266 [27AP]
      Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 
        112-483), H2811 [16MY]
  Statements
      Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]
      H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 
        [1AU]
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      H.R. 1433, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H997-H999 
        [28FE]
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]
      H.R. 2827, clarify Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
        Act provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors, 
        H6125 [19SE]
      H.R. 3857, Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement 
        Support Act, H5822 [11SE]
      H.R. 3902, District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act, 
        H1085 [29FE]
      H.R. 4222, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act, H3443 [5JN]
      H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]
      H.R. 6062, Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program reauthorization, H5514 
        [31JY]
      H.R. 6185, Local Courthouse Safety Act, H5791 [11SE]
      H.R. 6186, require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program, H5736 [10SE]
      S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or local governments to 
        construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as 
        open space, H5105 [23JY]
      S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act, S391 [7FE]
      S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization 
        extension, S1424 [6MR]
      S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. 2303, Fairness in Federal Disaster Declaration Act, S2549 
        [19AP]
      S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]
      S. 3335, Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act, S4422 
        [21JN]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. Res. 365, tribute to Kevin H. White, S265, S277 [1FE]
      S. Res. 375, Columbus, OH, anniversary, S637 [14FE]
      S. Res. 419, Public Service Recognition Week, S2398 [17AP], 
        S2886 [26AP]
      S. Res. 460, National Public Works Week, S3176, S3177 [15MY]
      S. Res. 462, National Foster Care Month, S3236 [16MY], S3689 
        [4JN]
      S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]




LOCAL MEDIA ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Stark, Carol: Local Media Association Editor of the Year award 
        recipient, E834 [17MY]




LOCHTE, RYAN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, H4829 [12JY], 
        E1280 [18JY], E1392 [2AU]
      ------tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, E1494 [12SE]




LOCKHART, MARY G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E742 [9MY]




LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: tribute to F-22 program, H2215 [27AP]
      United Launch Alliance (organization): tribute, H3587 [7JN]




LOCKS, SIDNEY A., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1245 [12JY]




LOEB, SUSANNA

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the National Board for Education Sciences Board of 
        Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate), S4151 [13JN]




LOEBSACK, DAVID (a Representative from Iowa)

  Amendments
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5266 
        [25JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1284 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H1428 
        [20MR]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H4864 [12JY]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H6152 [19SE]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H221 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1272 [7MR]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see 
        H.R. 3435), H571 [7FE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1428 [20MR]
      ------provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see H.R. 5706), H2567 [9MY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H641 [8FE]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6234 [20SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1135 [1MR]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H2289 [27AP]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H3481 [5JN]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H2033 [19AP]
      Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H440 [2FE]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm 
        Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or 
        relocation of a county office (see H.R. 4330), H2647 [10MY]
      ------improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1428 [20MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H441 [2FE]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5630 [1AU]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H5131 [23JY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H1428 [20MR]
      ------prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are 
        domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 
        679), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see H.R. 6401), H5999 [13SE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: withhold certain highway funds from 
        States unless they enact a law strengthening penalties for 
        motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 
        4236), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1363 [13MR]
      ------repeal modification of authority to make certain interval 
        payments of educational assistance (see H.R. 1451), H1428 
        [20MR]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H5292 [25JY]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H3976 [21JN]
      Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
        study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces 
        members and veterans (see H.R. 4869), H2204 [26AP]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H4864 [12JY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1392 [19MR]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1363 
        [13MR]
      Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income 
        women through increased participation in high-wage, high-
        demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H3177 [29MY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4685 [9JY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H376 [1FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H3481 [5JN]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H5079 [19JY]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1135 [1MR]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited 
        consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the 
        Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of 
        Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5331 
        [30JY]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H3700 [8JN]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H4656 [29JN]
      IRS: clarify application of the Small Business Regulatory 
        Enforcement Fairness Act and require convening of a regulatory 
        review panel for certain rules (see H.R. 2545), H5292 [25JY]
      ------permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment 
        restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 4030), H1428 [20MR]
      Lobbyists: prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in 
        lobbying Congress (see H.R. 3491), H1428 [20MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H966 [27FE]
      ------require States to provide oral health services to aged, 
        blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 1606), H115 [23JA]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2570 [9MY]
      ------clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H187 [27JA]
      ------count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------cover transitional care services to improve the quality 
        and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        6413), H6280 [21SE]
      ------ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in 
        rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality 
        improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H5631 [1AU]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6298 [28SE]
      ------extend certain geographic practice cost index adjustments 
        (see H.R. 3258), H159 [24JA]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H3404 [1JN]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H28 [17JA]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H3105 [17MY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see 
        H.R. 2195), H1273 [7MR]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H4656 [29JN]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H441 
        [2FE]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H4864 [12JY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5328 [26JY]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H79 [18JA]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1543 
        [22MR]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), 
        H221 [31JA]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NIH: establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 5716), H6152 
        [19SE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H1543 [22MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3363 [31MY]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5630 [1AU]
      Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability 
        insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service 
        members (see H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H1978 [18AP]
      ------allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H3981 [25JN]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5079 [19JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H4157 [27JN]
      ------express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the 
        President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should not 
        be less than the effective rate paid by middle class Americans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3163 [18MY]
      ------make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for 
        motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 3087), H5202 
        [24JY]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H158 [24JA]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H1428 [20MR]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3700 [8JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5078 [19JY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H5202 [24JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H1847 [16AP]
      ------transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see 
        H.R. 2179), H159 [24JA]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H1741 [28MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H3915 
        [20JN]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H4158 [27JN]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 6167), H5130 [23JY]
      Education: authorize national elementary and secondary service-
        learning program that promotes student academic achievement 
        (see H.R. 5436), H2318 [7MY]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (see H. Res. 
        720), H4655 [29JN]
      Rural areas: authorize a competitive grant program to implement 
        and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (see H.R. 
        5732), H2645 [10MY]
      Tariff: o-toluidine (see H.R. 5155), H2271 [27AP]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see 
        H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (H.R. 6167), H5130 [23JY]
      Education: authorize national elementary and secondary service-
        learning program that promotes student academic achievement 
        (H.R. 5436), H2325 [7MY]
      Rural areas: authorize a competitive grant program to implement 
        and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (H.R. 5732), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      Tariff: o-toluidine (H.R. 5155), H2281 [27AP]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief 
        (H.R. 6262), H5630 [1AU]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]
  Remarks
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN]
      Army: depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base, H4988 [18JY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H625 [8FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3051 [17MY]
      ------ensure competition in Government service contracts and 
        remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain 
        commercial products or services, H3051 [17MY]
      ------40-millimeter ammunition production funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4988, H4993 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3634 [7JN]
      Eastern Iowa Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E979 
        [5JN], E1530 [14SE]
      FEMA: State and local grant programs funding, H3634 [7JN]
      Government regulations: exempt regulatory actions that would 
        lower prices for gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5266, H5267 [25JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 
        [22MR]
      Honor Flight Iowa (organization): tribute, E629 [24AP]
      Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, 
        E634 [24AP], E1579 [20SE]
      Medicare: home health care providers and caregivers funding, 
        E1487 [12SE]
      ------prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or 
        reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 
        [22MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit former Members employed as highly-
        paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions 
        and require increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1485 [12SE]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H2631 [10MY]
      SEC: provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H5872 [12SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H5872 [12SE]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6114 [19SE]
      United Way: anniversary, E1101 [21JN]
      Votes: position on missed, E93 [31JA]
  Tributes
      Willard, Derek H., E1287 [19JY]




LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)

  Articles and editorials
      Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, Leith Anderson and Lynne 
        Hybels, CNN.com (Internet site), H2765 [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H5079 [19JY]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H476 
        [3FE]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H966 [27FE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Bahrain: limit issuance of a letter of offer relative to a 
        certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to 
        Bahrain (see H.J. Res. 80), H1543 [22MR]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H6061 [14SE]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3404 [1JN]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see H.R. 6480), H6273 [21SE]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (see H.R. 5163), H2271 [27AP]
      ------provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Credit: require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for 
        modifications and establish a grant program for State and 
        local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H1741 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: create a local food credit program to 
        assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers 
        (see H.R. 1722), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1571 [26MR]
      ------increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, 
        social workers, and psychologists by low-income local 
        educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H571 [7FE]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H572 [7FE]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H5328 [26JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3267 [30MY]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H694 [9FE]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Labor: provide off-base transition training for Armed 
        Forces members (see H.R. 4051), H4775 [10JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display in each facility a Women 
        Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 809), H641 [8FE]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H4656 [29JN]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H6304 [9OC]
      ------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H376 [1FE]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H3481 
        [5JN]
      Economy: provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-
        income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities 
        for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed 
        adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H1642 [27MR]
      Education: assist States in establishing a universal 
        prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H1100 [29FE]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H2716 [15MY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2716 [15MY]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H3976 [21JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H5010 [18JY]
      FEMA: revise regulations regarding estimated cost of the 
        assistance and localized impacts factors (see H.R. 5870), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H476 [3FE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H1808 [29MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H6069 
        [18SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3734 [18JN]
      Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H1273 
        [7MR]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H694 [9FE]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1428 
        [20MR]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H692 [9FE]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1498 [21MR]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H1363 [13MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H512 [6FE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H4864 [12JY]
      ------provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse 
        staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), 
        H512 [6FE]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H1808 
        [29MR]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H2033 [19AP]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 
        2954), H6061 [14SE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain 
        component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 3889), H440 [2FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1498 [21MR]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage 
        containers (see H.R. 432), H476 [3FE]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H3808 [19JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids 
        (see H.R. 1479), H6300 [2OC]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H476 [3FE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H950 [24FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H476 [3FE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        H.R. 6319), H5705 [2AU]
      Telecommunications: require accurate disclosure to consumers of 
        the terms and conditions of 4G service and other advanced 
        wireless mobile broadband service (see H.R. 2281), H802 [15FE]
      Television: establish signal quality and content requirements 
        for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental 
        channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 
        1746), H1209 [6MR]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H5079 [19JY]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H966 [27FE]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H6152 [19SE]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4864 [12JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H6151 [19SE]
      ------provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 1718), H726 [14FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen 
        born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War 
        (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
      Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments 
        by communications-related service providers of certain 
        information consisting of or relating to communications (see 
        H.R. 6529), H6275 [21SE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of 
        an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology 
        standards as a condition of market access, and promote free 
        flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]
      U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. 
        Res. 690), H3807 [19JN]
      Vietnam: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. 
        under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act 
        (see H.R. 5157), H2271 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen 
        born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War 
        (H.R. 5156), H2281 [27AP]
      Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments 
        by communications-related service providers of certain 
        information consisting of or relating to communications (H.R. 
        6529), H6278 [21SE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6061 [14SE]
      Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of 
        an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology 
        standards as a condition of market access, and promote free 
        flow of information (H.R. 6530), H6278 [21SE]
      Vietnam: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. 
        under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act 
        (H.R. 5157), H2281 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, E1105 [21JN]
      Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (H.R. 6080), H5814 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2245 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: National Ignition Facility continued support of 
        nuclear weapons stockpile, inertial fusion energy development, 
        and basic science research funding, H3354 [31MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, 
        H2245 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3624, H3628, H3631, H3633, H3635 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3635 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on providing 
        access to Federal programs and activities for persons with 
        limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or 
        enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration 
        enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial 
        discretion, H3628 [7JN]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3633 [7JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3354 [31MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5891 [12SE]
      ------prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained 
        through the search of a legally amassed data pool without 
        prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5815 [11SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6188, H6193 [20SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6187, 
        H6188, H6193 [20SE]
      ------require accreditation of certain educational institutions 
        for purposes of a nonimmigrant student visa (H.R. 3120), H5505 
        [31JY]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5601 [1AU]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (H.R. 
        3992), H1373 [19MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2765 [16MY]
      San Jose, CA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 332, E1557 [19SE]
      ------Dartmouth Middle School named to National Forum To 
        Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1089 [20JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit funding for 
        security officers or behavior detection officers outside an 
        airport, H3631 [7JN]
      Vietnam: call for release of Nguyen Quoc Quan, H5839 
        [11SE]
      ------condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures 
        used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), H5846 [11SE]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), H5839 
        [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2765 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2765, H2770 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2765, H2770 [16MY]
  Tributes
      Christensen, Terry, E489 [29MR]
      LaCuesta, Lloyd, E1051 [18JN]
      Morgado, Travis, H3587 [7JN]
      Ramirez, Edward, Sr., E1295 [23JY]




LOFTIS, JOHN D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E308 [5MR]




LOGAN, ELEANOR

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1323 [25JY]




LOGAN, THOMAS W.S., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E372 [16MR]




LOGAN, TRAVIS

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




LOGAN, WV

  Remarks in House
      WVOW-Radio (Logan, WV): anniversary, E1490 [12SE]




LOMISON, KELSEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H663 [9FE]




LOMONG, LOPEZ

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1343 [26JY]




LONDON, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Back on His Home Land, S2317 [16AP]
      Father and Son Team Up To Go Outside the Wire, S2318 [16AP]
      He's Done It All, S2959 [8MY]
      Jailer by Vocation, Father at Heart, S4888 [11JY]
      Laurel Man Receives French Military Honor, S1992 [22MR]
      Longest-Serving Tourism Director in State, S256 [1FE]




LONDON, OH

  Bills and resolutions
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3914 [20JN]




LONDON (KY) SENTINEL-ECHO

  Articles and editorials
      Back on His Home Land, S2317 [16AP]
      Bank, Coal Company Founder Dies at 73, S1417 [6MR]
      Board of Directors--Larry Corum, S5252 [23JY]
      Faith and Family Helped Build Furniture Business, S4787 [9JY]
      Finding Family Far From Home, S2321 [16AP]
      George Washington `G.W.' Griffin--Owner of Laurel Grocery 
        Company, S6424 [19SE]
      He's Done It All, S2959 [8MY]
      Highlands Center for Autism, S2597 [23AP]
      History in the Making, S2316 [16AP]
      Jailer by Vocation, Father at Heart, S4887, S4888 [11JY]
      Laurel Man Receives French Military Honor, S1992 [22MR]
      Longest-Serving Tourism Director in State, S256 [1FE]
      Navy Supplier, S2318 [16AP]
      Part of History, S2322 [16AP]
      Pikeville Medical Center, S3271 [17MY]
      Singleton Takes Pride in Helping Families, S1786 [19MR]
      Superior Printing--Family Pride in Each and Every Job, S3036 
        [9MY]
      Taking Chances Paid Off for McKnight, S3970 [12JN]
      They Answer the Call, S3077 [10MY]
      Westbrook--This Is Most Exciting Time in History, S5253 [23JY]
      World War II--A Trip Around the World, S2226 [29MR]
      World War II--Taking the Lead, S1993 [22MR]




LONE STAR (company)

  Remarks in House
      Volpi, John: Metroplex Technology Business Council Tech Titans 
        Corporate CTO of the Year Award recipient, E1678 [2OC]




LONG, BILLY (a Representative from Missouri)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2072 [24AP]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2648 [10MY]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H2034 [19AP]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1846 [16AP]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 
        6065), H4654 [29JN]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H641 [8FE]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision (see H.R. 6312), H6304 [9OC]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H5009 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3982), H803 [15FE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: create independent advisory panel to 
        assess management structure and capabilities and make 
        recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see 
        H.R. 5913), H3660 [7JN]
      ------permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted 
        in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility 
        (see H.R. 5843), H4065 [26JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the rule entitled ``Provisional 
        Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain 
        Immediate Relatives'' (see H.R. 6052), H4603 [28JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3732 [18JN]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H3975 [21JN]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H5010 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's 
        Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H2329 [7MY]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting 
        requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to 
        nonresident aliens (see H.R. 2568), H2072 [24AP]
      ------rescind authority to develop a return-free tax system (see 
        H.R. 2528), H3404 [1JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H2134 [25AP]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H6234 [20SE]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2072 [24AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H2716 [15MY]
      ------require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
        and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see 
        H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      ------require periodic review and automatic termination of 
        Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), H1359 [9MR]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H945 [17FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3405 [1JN]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H4605 [28JN]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H3405 [1JN]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 5708), H5131 [23JY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H5712 [2AU]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3703 [12JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H5630 [1AU]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H27 [17JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H182 [25JA]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot 
        election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H1428 [20MR]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see H. Res. 702), H4657 [29JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3707 [15JN]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5630 [1AU]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6152 [19SE]
      ------repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical 
        equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in 
        a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H6234 [20SE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3808 [19JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2647 [10MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Pakistan: restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of 
        State certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, 
        advising, or informing the Haqqani network in any capacity 
        (see H.R. 4110), H1274 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H3167 [22MY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5711 [2AU]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1428 [20MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2289 [27AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and 
        BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such 
        public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2648 [10MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H5009 [18JY]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see H. Res. 701), 
        H4657 [29JN]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H6234 [20SE]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2813 [16MY]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H2034 [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1846 [16AP]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H694 [9FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4775 [10JY]
      Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater 
        flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see 
        H.R. 3545), H182 [25JA]
      ------empower States with authority for most taxing and spending 
        for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H5079 
        [19JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H28 [17JA]
      Truth in Lending Act: add a rule of construction relative to 
        certain payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (see 
        H.R. 4076), H3578 [6JN]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H4908 [17JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water pollution: impose penalties and provide for the recovery 
        of removal costs and damages in connection with certain 
        discharges of oil from foreign offshore units (see H.R. 3393), 
        H571 [7FE]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H6152 [19SE]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 938), H115 [23JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H641 [8FE]
  Remarks
      Billings, MO: tribute to Billings High School boys' basketball 
        team, E502 [29MR]
      Branson, MO: anniversary, E500 [29MR]
      Brown, Bob: Springfield, MO, Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee, 
        E1543 [14SE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H145 [24JA]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute to Joplin, MO, recovery 
        efforts in aftermath of tornado, E768 [10MY]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3278 [31MY]
      Duquesne, MO: tribute, E826 [17MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H141 [24JA]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E498 [29MR]
      Greenwalt, Sophia: American Red Cross Everyday Hero Award 
        recipient, E754 [9MY]
      Joplin, MO: anniversary of Grace Apostolic Church, E1002 
        [6JN]
      ------anniversary of tornado, E749 [9MY]
      ------tribute to reopening of Mercy Village Apartments, 
        E199 [15FE]
      KTXR-Radio (Springfield, MO): anniversary, E991 [6JN]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H141 
        [24JA]
      Missouri: tribute to Girl Scouts of Missouri, E498 
        [29MR]
      Mount Vernon, MO: tribute to Mount Vernon High School girls' 
        basketball team, E487 [29MR]
      Nixa, MO: tribute to Nixa High School bowling team, 
        E1224 [11JY]
      Oxford HealthCare (company): tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Ozark Christian College: anniversary, E990 [6JN]
      Putnam, William, Jr.: National Eagle Scout Association 
        Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]
      ------National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Scout 
        Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]
      Republic, MO: tribute to Republic High School girls' basketball 
        team, E505 [29MR]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H4912 [18JY]
      Springfield, MO: tribute to Parkview High School boys' track and 
        field relay team, E1236 [11JY]
      Stark, Carol: Local Media Association Editor of the Year award 
        recipient, E834 [17MY]
      Votes: correction, E169 [9FE]
  Tributes
      Bekemeier, Dylan, E989 [6JN]
      Britton, Jordan, E1320 [25JY]
      Carden, George D., E511 [29MR]
      Dunn, Joe Bob and Rose L., E493 [29MR]
      Foley, Victoria, E1231 [11JY]
      Fowler, Wayne and Kathy, E646 [25AP]
      Haik, Spencer, E1229 [11JY]
      Hamra, Sam F., E1683 [5OC]
      Hosman, Jessie C. (Dink), E800 [15MY]
      LeMon, Cal, H443 [3FE]
      Rogers, John R. (Chuck), E1014 [7JN]
      Rogers, Marc E., E998 [6JN]
      Smith, Quintin, E1233 [11JY]
      Ward, Melanie, E1729 [30OC]




LONG, BUENA WOOTEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1339 [26JY]




LONG, CHARLES

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2809 [26AP]




LONG, CRAWFORD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1796 [29MR]




LONG, THELMA L.

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




LONG, VIRGINIA R. (RUTH)

  Articles and editorials
      Tribute for the ``First Lady of Booneville'', S5044 [16JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5044 [16JY]




LONG BEACH, CA

  Remarks in House
      Cambodian New Year Festival: tribute, E635 [24AP]
      Longfellow Elementary School: Dept. of Education Green Ribbon 
        Schools award recipient, E645 [25AP]
      Rivers, Ken: Boy Scouts Long Beach, CA, Council Tahquitz 
        District Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Blind Rehabilitation Center: dedication, S122 [26JA]




LONG BRANCH, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Ferragina, Roberto: Amerigo Vespucci Society Man of the Year 
        Award recipient, E314 [5MR]
      Hand in Hand (organization): tribute, E975 [5JN]
      Long Branch, NJ, Free Public Library: tribute to Library 
        Champion award recipients, E1708 [19OC]
      McDonald's Corp.: anniversary of Ronald McDonald House of Long 
        Branch and New Brunswick, NJ, E660 [26AP]




LONG EDDIE L.

  Proclamations
      Eddie L. Long Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1536 [14SE]




LONG ISLAND SOUND RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIP ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 112-184), S5046 [16JY]




LONG ISLAND SOUND STEWARDSHIP ACT

  Reports filed
      Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 112-
        184), S5046 [16JY]




LONG TERM CARE SECURITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, E1477 
        [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, S6619 
        [21SE]




LONGE, ROSAIRE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6101 [11SE]




LONOKE COUNTY, AR

  Articles and editorials
      Newspaper Celebrates 25 Years, E509 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Jacksonville (AR) Arkansas Leader: anniversary, E508 [29MR]




LOPES, ALEXANDRE

  Remarks in House
      Macy's, Inc.: Florida Dept. of Education State Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E1351 [31JY]




LOPEZ, CARLOS

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E665 [26AP]




LOPEZ, LAZ

  Remarks in House
      Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM) education funding, H383 [2FE], H557 [7FE], H1853 [17AP]




LOPEZ, LESLIE

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E334 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E334 [7MR]




LOPEZ, MIRIAM

  Remarks in House
      Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation: community spirit 
        honoree, E712 [7MY]




LORD, WINFRED Y. (CHUCK)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E833 [17MY]




LORD'S PLACE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Scarola, Jack: Ending Homelessness Award recipient, E105 [1FE]




LORDSTOWN, OH

  Remarks in Senate
      General Motors Corp.: anniversary of Chevrolet Cruze automobile, 
        S6097 [11SE]




LORENT, PATRICK

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]




LORTON, VA

  Remarks in House
      Woodbridge, VA: tribute to Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer 
        Fire Dept., E323 [6MR]




LOS ALAMOS, NM

  Bills and resolutions
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5987), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), H6128-H6132 [19SE], E1652 [21SE], E1657 [25SE], E1659 
        [28SE]
  Reports filed
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5987) (H. Rept. 112-676), 
        H6068 [18SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5987, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act, 
        H6128-H6130 [19SE]




LOS ANGELES, CA

  Articles and editorials
      LA Selects Win Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament, 
        E265 [28FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      LA/Ontario International Airport: facilitate transfer or sale 
        from Los Angeles, CA, back to Ontario, CA (see H.R. 5832), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 497), 
        S4299 [19JN]
      Price, Frederick K.C.: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H78 [18JA]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) business 
        development program: Guojian Cui, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program: Benjamin Alcaraz, E770 [10MY]
      ------Estella Navarrette, E770 [10MY]
      ------Kimberly Hua, E772 [10MY]
      ------Patrick Martinez, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) SBA 
        Micro-Loan Program: Linda Wong, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) 
        Transitional Subsidized Employment program: Arax Nazarian, 
        E770 [10MY]
      ------Hasmik Sargsyan, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Woman 
        Business Center: Judy Thang, E771 [10MY]
  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge: Charles Beck and Gerald L. 
        Chaleff, Los Angeles, CA, Police Dept., S4450 [25JN]
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, courthouse construction funding: California 
        congressional delegation, H2541 [9MY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Rahm Emanuel, Mayor 
        of Chicago, IL, Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, 
        CA, and Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S2593 
        [23AP]
  Memorandums
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, Courthouse Condition: David M. Singer, U.S. 
        Marshals Service, H2540 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      APAIT Health Center: anniversary, E1631 [21SE]
      Bienvenidos (organization): anniversary, E1607 [21SE]
      Charles Drew University: tribute to graduates, E964 [1JN]
      Dodger Stadium: anniversary, E1368 [31JY]
      LaBonge, Tom: Los Angeles Police Historical Society Jack Webb 
        Award recipient, E1514 [13SE]
      Los Angeles Hockey Club (organization): tribute to LA Selects 
        Hockey Peewee AAA team, E265 [28FE]
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute, E1206 [9JY], E1244 
        [12JY]
      Millennium Momentum Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1233 [11JY]
      Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE): tribute, E769 
        [10MY]
      TELACU Education Foundation: tribute to TELACU Scholars Day, 
        E633 [24AP]
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California: 
        courthouse construction funding, H2539, H2540 [9MY]
      United Way: anniversary, E1172 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 497), S4308, 
        S4309 [19JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 497, tribute to Los Angeles Kings (hockey team), S4304, 
        S4309 [19JN]




LOS ANGELES (CA) TIMES

  Articles and editorials
      In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, H527 [7FE]
      Partisanship and the Violence Against Women Act, S3230 [16MY]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
      Reject the ``Thurmond Rule''--Senate Minority Leader Mitch 
        McConnell Invokes the Legacy of Strom Thurmond To Hold Up 
        Judicial Confirmations--It's Bad for Judges and Bad for 
        Justice, S5248 [23JY]
      Wind Farms Multiply, Fueling Clashes With Nearby Residents, S670 
        [15FE]




LOS ANGELES DODGERS (baseball team)

  Remarks in House
      Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Dodger Stadium, E1368 [31JY]




LOS ANGELES HOCKEY CLUB (organization)

  Articles and editorials
      LA Selects Win Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament, 
        E265 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to LA Selects Hockey Peewee AAA team, E265 
        [28FE]




LOS ANGELES KINGS (hockey team)

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 497), S4299 [19JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1206 [9JY], E1244 [12JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute (S. Res. 497), S4308, S4309 [19JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 497, tribute, S4304, S4309 [19JN]




LOS ANGELES POLICE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      LaBonge, Tom: Los Angeles Police Historical Society Jack Webb 
        Award recipient, E1514 [13SE]




LOTMAN, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




LOTT, WHITNEY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]




LOTT, WILLIAM A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1296 [23JY]




LOTTIE, RICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E291 [1MR]




LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA

  Articles and editorials
      Loudoun Mayors Pay Tribute to Walker, E1160 [27JN]




LOUGEE, GEORGE AND LINDA

  Remarks in House
      Newport, ME: tribute to Sebasticook Valley, ME, Chamber of 
        Commerce award recipients, E152 [7FE]




LOUGHRAN, JAMES V.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E789 [15MY]




LOUIS, CHARLES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E874 [18MY]




LOUISBERG, NC

  Remarks in Senate
      Louisberg College: anniversary, S6051 [10SE]




LOUISBERG COLLEGE

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6051 [10SE]




LOUISBURG, NC

  Remarks in House
      Louisburg College: anniversary, E1398 [3AU]




LOUISBURG COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1398 [3AU]




LOUISIANA

  Amendments
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Cajun Towns Feud About Sausage With Links to the Past, E1168 
        [28JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Corps of Engineers: modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, 
        Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (see 
        H.R. 6026), H4064 [26JN]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see S. 3601), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6459), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      EPA: reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration 
        Program (see S. 3264), S3729 [5JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
  Cloture motions
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana: 
        John F. Young, Jr., Jefferson Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
      ------Paul P. Naquin, Jr., St. Mary Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
  Lists
      Montford Point Marines from Louisiana, S6618 [21SE]
  Motions
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Burmah, Norman and Norma: Louisiana Family Forum (organization) 
        Marriage Hall of Fame inductees, E286 [29FE]
      Coles, Dewey L.: National Infantry Association Order of St. 
        Maurice award recipient, E130 [3FE]
      Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding to implement or enforce the 
        Modified Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in 
        Louisiana, H3472, H3473 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address delays in expansion of 
        medical facility in Lafayette, LA, and construction of new 
        medical facility in Lake Charles, LA, H1369 [19MR]
      ------expedite delivery of health care to veterans at VA 
        community-based outpatient clinics in Lafayette, LA, and Lake 
        Charles, LA, H2143 [26AP]
      Food: tribute to Cajun culture and food, E1168 [28JN]
      Forest Service: prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer 
        hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
      Grambling State University: anniversary, E1430 [3AU]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      James, Elroy A.: Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Inc., King of 
        Zulu designee, E223 [17FE]
      Lafayette, LA: tribute to Teurlings Catholic High School girls' 
        softball team, E744 [9MY]
      Monroe, LA: tribute to St. Francis Medical Center auxiliary 
        members, E285 [29FE]
      National Black Home Educators (organization): tribute, E1135 
        [26JN]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], 
        S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Lafayette, LA: Southern Living (publication) ``South's Tastiest 
        Town'' designee, S1790 [19MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S2115, S2149-
        S2154 [28MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2113 [27MR]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      EPA Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate) (S. 3264) (S. Rept. 112-185), S5046 [16JY]
      Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 
        112-137), S131 [26JA]
      Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 112-125), S42 
        [23JA]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
  Tributes
      Landrieu, Senator, S1662 [14MR], S4760 [29JN], S4874 [11JY]




LOUISIANA FAMILY FORUM (organization)

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




LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to football team, H39 [18JA]




LOUISVILLE, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Family & Children's Place Has Money for Big Center, S904 [17FE]
  Lists
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, S3740 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Ford Motor Co.: tribute to Louisville, KY, assembly plant, H4690 
        [10JY]
      Louisville Ballet Co.: anniversary, E476 [28MR]
      Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission: anniversary, E449 
        [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Family & Children's Place (organization): tribute, S904 [17FE]
      Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3740 
        [6JN]
      Kentucky: tribute to University of Louisville v. University of 
        Kentucky NCAA men's basketball tournament game, S2117 [28MR]
      K-I Lumber & Building Materials (company): tribute, S609 [14FE]
      Rotary Club of Louisville: anniversary, S3895 [11JN]
      University of Louisville: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]




LOUISVILLE (KY) COURIER-JOURNAL

  Obituaries
      Scott, Martin D., Jr., S6426 [19SE]




LOVE, ANDREW

  Remarks in House
      Memphis Horns (musical group): National Academy of Recording 
        Arts and Sciences, Inc., GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award 
        recipient, E181 [13FE]




LOVE, LINDSEY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4483 [25JN]




LOVE OF THE LAKE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1733 [2NO]




LOVELAND, CO

  Remarks in House
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E733 
        [8MY]




LOVELESS, CHARLES M.

  Letters
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, H329 [1FE]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3605 [7JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2243 [27AP]




LOVELOCK, JAMES

  Articles and editorials
      Green `Drivel' Exposed--The Godfather of Global Warming Lowers 
        the Boom on Climate Change Hysteria, H4650 [29JN]
  Letters
      Position of James Lovelock on global warming: Gordon J. Fulks, 
        H4650 [29JN]




LOVETTSVILLE, VA

  Articles and editorials
      Loudoun Mayors Pay Tribute to Walker, E1160 [27JN]




LOW, JULIETTE GORDON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E368 [13MR]
      Women: tribute to Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, E930 
        [31MY]




LOW, SARA E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5772 [11SE]




LOW SPEED CHASE (vessel)

  Remarks in Senate
      San Francisco, CA: express condolences to families of victims of 
        boating accident while participating in a race off the coast 
        of California, S2812 [26AP]




LOWELL, MA

  Remarks in House
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP], H2156 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S6674 
        [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2240) (H. Rept. 112-450), 
        H2029 [19AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2240, Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, 
        H2050 [24AP]




LOWELL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK LAND EXCHANGE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP], H2156 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 2240), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S6674 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2240) 
        (H. Rept. 112-450), H2029 [19AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2240, provisions, H2050 [24AP]




LOWENBERG, TIMOTHY J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1013 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5301 [24JY]




LOWENSTEIN, ARLENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1016 [7JN]




LOWER BURRELL, PA

  Remarks in House
      Czemerda, Mary: Clearview Federal Credit Union Joseph C. Cirelli 
        Community Service Award recipient, E45 [18JA]




LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AREA STUDY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 112-125), S42 [23JA]




LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H3481 [5JN]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H1391 [19MR]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H5712 [2AU]
      ------require individuals seeking training in the operation of 
        certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H6280 [21SE]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H28 [17JA]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H944 
        [17FE]
      Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions 
        from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H1306 
        [8MR]
      Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to 
        certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see H.R. 2387), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H5765 [10SE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H4065 [26JN]
      CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides 
        (see H.R. 2861), H4157 [27JN]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H4686 [9JY]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service 
        community schools (see H.R. 1090), H512 [6FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of HHS: improve protections for human research subjects 
        and, where appropriate because of the type research involved, 
        reduce regulatory burdens (see H.R. 2625), H182 [25JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H571 [7FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H3733 [18JN]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H1846 [16AP]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure 
        Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone 
        marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H1811 [30MR]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H5766 [10SE]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H5202 [24JY]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers 
        (see H.R. 3821), H158 [24JA]
      Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income 
        women through increased participation in high-wage, high-
        demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2715 [15MY]
      EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to 
        increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or 
        forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738), 
        H1497 [21MR]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1210 [6MR]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H1391 [19MR]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (see H.R. 6509), H6274 [21SE]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2267 [27AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 
        3461), H571 [7FE]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H5526 [31JY]
      ------establish background check procedures for gun shows (see 
        H.R. 591), H5526 [31JY]
      ------limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons 
        convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see 
        H.R. 505), H944 [17FE]
      ------prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H1741 [28MR]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Foreign policy: establish the Office of the Special Inspector 
        General for Overseas Contingency Operations (see H.R. 2880), 
        H182 [25JA]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H28 [17JA]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H5765 [10SE]
      Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment 
        of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 
        1448), H3481 [5JN]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H6234 [20SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of 
        U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories 
        to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 2161), H571 [7FE]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H3577 [6JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3103 
        [17MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------extend authority to provide loan guarantees (see H.R. 
        4197), H1572 [26MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H4158 [27JN]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation (see H. 
        Res. 612), H2135 [25AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5328 [26JY]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H2135 [25AP]
      Medicaid: provide payment for patient navigator services (see 
        H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1498 [21MR]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken 
        driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 2324), H1210 [6MR]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5293 [25JY]
      Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2970), H3481 [5JN]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H3404 [1JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons 
        of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in 
        Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H3733 [18JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H3163 [18MY]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H4869 [13JY]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H1498 [21MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3164 [18MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H4828 [11JY]
      ------require mammography reports contain a breast density 
        summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary 
        screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see 
        H.R. 3102), H5526 [31JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5711 [2AU]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H28 [17JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to 
        provide child care (see H.R. 5877), H3362 [31MY]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]
      NRC: retain and redistribute certain collected fines (see H.R. 
        3822), H158 [24JA]
      Taxation: expand deductions allowed for education-related 
        expenses and extend the American opportunity tax credit (see 
        H.R. 5878), H3362 [31MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership program to 
        provide child care (H.R. 5877), H3363 [31MY]
      NRC: retain and redistribute certain collected fines (H.R. 
        3822), H159 [24JA]
      Taxation: expand deductions allowed for education-related 
        expenses and extend the American opportunity tax credit (H.R. 
        5878), H3363 [31MY]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5955 [13SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H625, H629 [8FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3502 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, 
        H3650 [7JN]
      FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E642 [25AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), E1191 [29JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, H5296 [26JY]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3256 [30MY]
      Karski, Jan: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E902 [30MY]
      Kaushik, Sunedra K.: Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Samman Award 
        recipient, E255 [27FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 3187), E1424 [3AU]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, E375 
        [19MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), complete conference report, 
        H3793 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3793 [19JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H5218 [25JY]
      Westchester-Putnam School Boards Association: anniversary, 
        E908 [30MY]
  Tributes
      Borrebach, Douglas S., E1319 [25JY]
      Krebbs, Paul, E250 [27FE]
      Krupman, William A., E1109 [21JN]
      Murphy, Joseph P., E352 [8MR]




LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide funding with a dedicated revenue source consisting 
        of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 3807), H114 
        [23JA]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]




LOW-INCOME HOUSING PRESERVATION AND RESIDENT HOMEOWNERSHIP ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Amend (see H.R. 4253), H1542 [22MR]




LOWMAN, CAROL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1414 [3AU]




LOWREY, F.A. (ANDY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E932 [31MY]




LOWRY, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1605 [21SE]




LOWRY, RICH

  Articles and editorials
      Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]




LOY, JAMES M.

  Letters
      Provide limitations on U.S. assistance, S6571 [21SE]




LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND

  Bills and resolutions
      Sports: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see S. Res. 514), S4725 
        [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to men's lacrosse team (S. Res. 514), S4729 
        [28JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 514, tribute to men's lacrosse team, S4727, S4729 [28JN]




LOZADA, MARISHA

  Remarks in House
      Alliance for Young Artists & Writers: Scholastic Art and Writing 
        Award recipient, E794 [15MY]




LOZANO, LOURDES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E498 [29MR], E659 [26AP]




LUCAS, CHARLOTTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1796 [29MR]




LUCAS, FRANK D. (a Representative from Oklahoma)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1101 [29FE]
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H948 [21FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H1978 [18AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1741 [28MR]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H2033 [19AP]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H1363 [13MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2329 [7MY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2648 
        [10MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2329 [7MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H944 [17FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3976 [21JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H2072 [24AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2266 
        [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see H.R. 6083), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (see H.R. 6233), H5524 [31JY]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4685 [9JY]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (H.R. 6228), H5331 [30JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5525 [31JY]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (H.R. 6228), H5331 [30JY]
  Letters
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: by, Committee on Agriculture 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5653, H5657 
        [2AU]
      ------extend certain programs, prohibit supplemental 
        agricultural disaster assistance payments to foreign 
        corporations, and prohibit producers from collecting payments 
        from multiple programs, H5682 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5650, H5652, H5657 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), motion to recommit, H5682 [2AU]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2605, H2622 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service, E815 [16MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H2605 
        [10MY]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), H6024, H6042 [14SE]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), H2095, H2096, H2099 [25AP]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-574), H4654 [29JN]
      Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. Rept. 112-343), H639 
        [8FE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Improve CFTC Consideration of Costs and Benefits of Regulations 
        and Orders: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. 
        Rept. 112-482), H2811 [16MY]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
      Small Business Credit Availability Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3336) (H. Rept. 112-390), H639 [8FE]
      Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112-345), H639 [8FE]




LUCE, THOMAS W., III

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E790 [15MY]




LUCE-AOELUA, PAT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1243 [12JY]




LUCERO, JESSE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E769 [10MY]




LUDINGTON, MI

  Remarks in Senate
      Badger (vessel): anniversary of Lake Michigan car ferry, S3619 
        [24MY]




LUETKEMEYER, BLAINE (a Representative from Missouri)

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3457, H3459 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H476 [3FE]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H115 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5526 [31JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2447 [8MY]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), 
        H1367 [16MR]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H726 [14FE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 
        [23JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H2716 [15MY]
      Crime: provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign 
        commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see 
        H.R. 2221), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H376 [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H1210 [6MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3662 [7JN]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H512 [6FE]
      ------raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research 
        and treatment of psychosocial needs of children, adolescents, 
        and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their 
        families (see H. Res. 262), H1978 [18AP]
      Executive Office of the President: define advisors often 
        characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any 
        associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H1807 [29MR]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2072 [24AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2447 [8MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6280 
        [21SE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H2289 [27AP]
      ------preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871, 4014), 
        H803 [15FE]
      Government: require procurement from the private sector the 
        goods and services necessary for operations and management of 
        certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H2447 [8MY]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H1209 [6MR]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H3105 [17MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H5202 
        [24JY]
      Insurance: prohibit financial regulators from collecting data 
        directly from an insurance company (see H.R. 3559), H803 
        [15FE]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H3808 [19JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3703 [12JN]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H3481 
        [5JN]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see H. Res. 702), H3981 [25JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3363 [31MY]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4907 [17JY]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H3163 [18MY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4869 [13JY]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H6298 [28SE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H5767 [10SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3662 [7JN]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1848 [16AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H79 [18JA]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H3167 [22MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H1741 [28MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2329 [7MY]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H2715 [15MY]
      Postal Service: suspend bonus authority for certain postal 
        officials in any year in which a postal retail facility or 
        mail processing facility is closed (see H.R. 4270), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H6280 [21SE]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see H.R. 4345), H2329 [7MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H476 [3FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Refuse disposal: provide for the safe disposal of Federal 
        Government-owned transuranic waste (see H.R. 2367), H641 [8FE]
      Securities: determine a customer's net equity based on the 
        customer's last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and 
        change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 757), H1846 [16AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H694 [9FE]
      Small Business Investment Act: amend relative to small business 
        investment companies (see H.R. 3219), H1978 [18AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see H. Res. 701), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H3105 [17MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5630 [1AU]
      Taxation: authorize agricultural producers to establish and 
        contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts (see 
        H.R. 3885), H439 [2FE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H3105 [17MY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H2289 [27AP]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H5009 [18JY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2715 [15MY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H1428 [20MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1273 [7MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1846 [16AP]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H441 [2FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2570 
        [9MY]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H1847 [16AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H476 [3FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Credit: create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H5008 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H3103 [17MY]
      Tariff: AE 0172747 ether (see H.R. 4574), H2066 [24AP]
      ------bentazon sodium salt (see H.R. 4573), H2066 [24AP]
      ------boscalid (see H.R. 5440), H2318 [7MY]
      ------carbamic acid, [4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-[[[[methyl(1-
        methylethyl amino]sulfonyl]amino]carbonyl]phenyl]-, ethyl 
        ester (PCM) (see H.R. 4569), H2065 [24AP]
      ------clothianidin (see H.R. 4576), H2066 [24AP]
      ------diethyl ketone (see H.R. 4566), H2065 [24AP]
      ------dimethomorph (see H.R. 5439), H2318 [7MY]
      ------dinotefuran (see H.R. 4572), H2066 [24AP]
      ------ethoxyquin (see H.R. 5443), H2318 [7MY]
      ------ethyl 3-amino-4,4,4-trifluorocrotonate (see H.R. 4570), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------fenamidone (see H.R. 4460), H2030 [19AP]
      ------fipronil (see H.R. 5438), H2318 [7MY]
      ------5-ethylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 4571), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------5-methylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 4561), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------5-methylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester (see 
        H.R. 4581), H2066 [24AP]
      ------fosetyl-Al (see H.R. 4466), H2030 [19AP]
      ------isoxaflutole (see H.R. 4575), H2066 [24AP]
      ------isoxaflutole and cyprosulfamide mixtures (see H.R. 4577), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------metconazole (see H.R. 5437), H2318 [7MY]
      ------methyl methoxyacetate (see H.R. 4565), H2065 [24AP]
      ------oxalic acid, diethyl ester (DEO) (see H.R. 4568), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------oxalic acid, dimethyl ester (DMO) (see H.R. 4567), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------prohexadione calcium (see H.R. 5442), H2318 [7MY]
      ------pyrasulfotole (see H.R. 4465), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyrimethanil (see H.R. 4464), H2030 [19AP]
      ------spirodiclofen (see H.R. 4461), H2030 [19AP]
      ------thiacloprid (see H.R. 4463), H2030 [19AP]
      ------thidiazuron (see H.R. 4459), H2030 [19AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, and tembotrione 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4579), H2066 [24AP]
      ------3,5-difluoroaniline (see H.R. 4564), H2065 [24AP]
      ------[3-(4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)-4-mesyl-o-tolyl](5-
        hydroxy- 1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)methanone formulations (see H.R. 
        5441), H2318 [7MY]
      ------triadimefon (see H.R. 4578), H2066 [24AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin, clothianidin, carboxin, and metalaxyl 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4580), H2066 [24AP]
      ------2,4-dichloroaniline (see H.R. 4462), H2030 [19AP]
      ------2,3-pyridinedicarboxylic acid; (see H.R. 5158), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------2-acetylnicotinic acid (see H.R. 4562), H2065 [24AP]
      ------2-amino-2,3-dimethylbutanenitrile and toluene (see H.R. 
        4563), H2065 [24AP]
      ------2-butyne-1,4-diol, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane, 
        brominated, dehydrochlorinated, methoxylated and triethyl 
        phosphate (see H.R. 5159), H2271 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Credit: create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (H.R. 6139), H5009 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 
        4367), H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (H.R. 5817), H3104 [17MY]
      Tariff: AE 0172747 ether (H.R. 4574), H2069 [24AP]
      ------bentazon sodium salt (H.R. 4573), H2069 [24AP]
      ------boscalid (H.R. 5440), H2325 [7MY]
      ------carbamic acid, [4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-[[[[methyl(1-
        methylethyl amino]sulfonyl]amino]carbonyl]phenyl]-, ethyl 
        ester (PCM) (H.R. 4569), H2069 [24AP]
      ------clothianidin (H.R. 4576), H2070 [24AP]
      ------diethyl ketone (H.R. 4566), H2069 [24AP]
      ------dimethomorph (H.R. 5439), H2325 [7MY]
      ------dinotefuran (H.R. 4572), H2069 [24AP]
      ------ethoxyquin (H.R. 5443), H2325 [7MY]
      ------ethyl 3-amino-4,4,4-trifluorocrotonate (H.R. 4570), H2069 
        [24AP]
      ------fenamidone (H.R. 4460), H2032 [19AP]
      ------fipronil (H.R. 5438), H2325 [7MY]
      ------5-ethylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (H.R. 4571), H2069 
        [24AP]
      ------5-methylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester 
        (H.R. 4581), H2070 [24AP]
      ------5-methylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (H.R. 4561), H2069 
        [24AP]
      ------fosetyl-Al (H.R. 4466), H2033 [19AP]
      ------isoxaflutole and cyprosulfamide mixtures (H.R. 4577), 
        H2070 [24AP]
      ------isoxaflutole (H.R. 4575), H2070 [24AP]
      ------metconazole (H.R. 5437), H2325 [7MY]
      ------methyl methoxyacetate (H.R. 4565), H2069 [24AP]
      ------oxalic acid, diethyl ester (DEO) (H.R. 4568), H2069 [24AP]
      ------oxalic acid, dimethyl ester (DMO) (H.R. 4567), H2069 
        [24AP]
      ------prohexadione calcium (H.R. 5442), H2325 [7MY]
      ------pyrasulfotole (H.R. 4465), H2033 [19AP]
      ------pyrimethanil (H.R. 4464), H2033 [19AP]
      ------spirodiclofen (H.R. 4461), H2032 [19AP]
      ------thiacloprid (H.R. 4463), H2033 [19AP]
      ------thidiazuron (H.R. 4459), H2032 [19AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, and tembotrione 
        mixtures (H.R. 4579), H2070 [24AP]
      ------3,5-difluoroaniline (H.R. 4564), H2069 [24AP]
      ------[3-(4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)-4-mesyl-o-tolyl](5-
        hydroxy- 1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)methanone formulations (H.R. 
        5441), H2325 [7MY]
      ------triadimefon (H.R. 4578), H2070 [24AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin, clothianidin, carboxin, and metalaxyl 
        mixtures (H.R. 4580), H2070 [24AP]
      ------2,4-dichloroaniline (H.R. 4462), H2032 [19AP]
      ------2,3-pyridinedicarboxylic acid; (H.R. 5158), H2281 [27AP]
      ------2-acetylnicotinic acid (H.R. 4562), H2069 [24AP]
      ------2-amino-2,3-dimethylbutanenitrile and toluene (H.R. 4563), 
        H2069 [24AP]
      ------2-butyne-1,4-diol, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane, 
        brominated, dehydrochlorinated, methoxylated and triethyl 
        phosphate (H.R. 5159), H2281 [27AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), H902 [16FE]
  Letters
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus: Representative 
        Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1822 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1821 [16AP]
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg: 
        Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1816 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1816 [16AP]
      Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, 
        Committee on Financial Services (House), H1825 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1825 [16AP]
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1819 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1818 [16AP]
  Remarks
      Columbia, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' 
        basketball team, E522 [16AP]
      ------tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' swimming and 
        diving team, E526, E533 [16AP]
      Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for Missouri River 
        Authorized Purposes Study, H3459 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration 
        Plan study, H3457 [5JN]
      Downtown Washington Inc.: National Trust for Historic 
        Preservation Great American Main Street Award recipient, 
        E739 [9MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3457, H3459 [5JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2468 [9MY]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5110 [23JY]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 
        4367), H4664, H4665, H4666 [9JY]
      Fleisher, Carol W.: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
        Outstanding Public Service Award recipient, E129 [3FE]
      Harrisburg, MO: tribute to Harrisburg High School girls' 
        basketball team, E519 [16AP]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1815), H1817, H1818 [16AP]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E855 [18MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4040), 
        H1820, H1821, H1823 [16AP]
      Osborne, Christopher: Purple Heart recipient, E747 [9MY]
      Rock Bridge, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School cheerleading 
        team, E93 [31JA]
      Sewell, Daniel E.: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
        Outstanding Public Service Award recipient, E139 [3FE]
      Taiwan: U.S. policy, E855 [18MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), H1824, H1826 
        [16AP]
      University of Missouri: anniversary of Elmer Ellis Library, 
        E715 [7MY]
      ------Elmer Ellis Library recipient of Federal Depository 
        Library Program Spotlight Award, E715 [7MY]
      Votes: correction, E934 [31MY]
      ------position on missed, H169 [25JA], E811, 
        E814, E820 [16MY], E883 [22MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        H1814, H1815 [16AP]
      Washington, MO: tribute to St. Francis Borgia Regional High 
        School cheerleading squad, E97 [31JA]
  Tributes
      Allen, Anthony, E1644 [21SE]
      Clayton, Jaydin, E505 [29MR]
      Cox, J'den, E485 [29MR]
      Crane, Sam, E498 [29MR]
      Lang, Travis, E493 [29MR]
      Pae, Cody, E481 [29MR]
      Roper, Austin, E511 [29MR]
      Schmidt, Marcus, E500 [29MR]
      Smith, Trey, E487 [29MR]
      Tatlow, Chelsea, E530 [16AP]
      VanHoose, Justin, E502 [29MR]




LUFKIN, TX

  Remarks in House
      Hudson High School: tribute to girls' softball team, E1164 
        [27JN]




LUGAR, RICHARD G. (a Senator from Indiana)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3789 [6JN], 
        S3853 [7JN], S3913 [11JN], S4211 [14JN], S4301 [19JN], S4338, 
        S4349 [20JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), 
        S1050 [27FE]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2175 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S570 [13FE], S700, S795 
        [15FE], S1515, S1535 [8MR], S1614 [13MR]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4896 [11JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Lugar Proved `Bipartisanship' Serves Principles Well, S3274 
        [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 
        [26MR]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S3175 [15MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption 
        accreditation standards (see S. 3331), S4417 [21JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities that 
        will make loans to consumers to implement cost-effective 
        energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost savings and 
        rural development (see S. 2216), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), 
        S2602 [23AP]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, cosponsorship 
        withdrawn (see S. 2213), S1933 [21MR]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1423 [6MR]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S1541 [8MR]
      Medicare: reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see 
        S. 3463), S5732 [31JY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), 
        S3782 [6JN]
      National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 
        [12SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (see S. 
        Res. 395), S2087 [27MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S262 [1FE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S1195 [1MR]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5660 [30JY]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S3631 [24MY]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see 
        S. Res. 524), S5257 [23JY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: suspend sales of petroleum products 
        until certain conditions are met (see S. 2100), S567 [13FE]
      Taxation: permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S2656 [24AP]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 3199), 
        S4822 [10JY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S1384 [5MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see S. 2004), S2656 [24AP]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air 
        Patrol (see S. 418), S1790 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see S. 3310), S4299 [19JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      NATO: strengthen (see S. 2177), S1540 [8MR]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
  Essays
      Role of the Farm in a Healthy Diet: Andrea Ledgerwood, 
        S2815 [26AP]
      ------Travis Koester, S2815 [26AP]
  Lists
      Indiana University cheerleading team members, S697 [15FE]
      Indiana Youth Essay Contest winners, S2815 [26AP]
  Remarks
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1519 
        [8MR]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (S. 3310), S4301 [19JN]
      Indiana: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage 
        caused by tornadoes, S1519 [8MR]
      ------tribute to Youth Essay Contest winners, S2814 
        [26AP]
      Indiana Prairie Farmer (publication): tribute to Master Farmer 
        award program, S4237 [18JN]
      Indiana University: tribute to cheerleading team, S697 [15FE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit food aid unless 
        the President issues a national interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      Leahy, Senator: tribute to casting 14,000th vote, S5358 [25JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1519 [8MR]
      Senate: appreciation for tributes, S5358 [25JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H2459 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Senate: tribute for casting 13,000th vote, S5357-S5359 [25JY]
      Tribute, S3009-S3011 [9MY], S3052, S3054 [10MY], S3274 [17MY]
  Statements
      Indiana Senate Race and the Direction of American Politics and 
        the Republican Party, S3055 [10MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3310, Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act, S4301 
        [19JN]
  Tributes
      Cordova, France A., S2159 [28MR]
      Grimmett, Richard F., S6050 [10SE]
      Shepard, Randall T., S1730 [15MR]




LUJAN, BEN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S828 [16FE]




LUJAN, BEN RAY (a Representative from New Mexico)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3134 [18MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3426 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H221 
        [31JA]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H3733 [18JN]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for 
        beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H376 [1FE]
      ------improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      ------offset dairy producer income reductions when margin 
        between milk prices and feed costs is less than certain 
        amount, establish dairy market stabilization program, and 
        amend milk marketing orders (see H.R. 3062), H3163 [18MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 
        1612), H1807 [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1017 [28FE]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2229), H1543 
        [22MR]
      ------require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to 
        eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 
        2094), H5078 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: provide loan guarantees for energy efficiency 
        upgrades to existing buildings (see H.R. 3221), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility (see H.R. 5843), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination 
        through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for 
        the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 284), H375 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions 
        against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H116 [23JA]
      ------provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to 
        implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see 
        H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and 
        Worker Health to oversee contractor employee benefits of the 
        Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
        (see H.R. 1030), H5009 [18JY]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H727 
        [14FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ophthalmologic service 
        and Director of Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health 
        Administration (see H.R. 3216), H79 [18JA]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      ------repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters 
        regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic 
        pay (see H.R. 807), H903 [16FE]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5717 [3AU]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H2813 [16MY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1807 [29MR]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 86), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: consider role of science 
        education in the educational accountability system relative to 
        reauthorization of such Act (see H. Res. 378), H5331 [30JY]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H3733 [18JN]
      FEMA: waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see H.R. 6017), H3981 [25JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1428 [20MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3734 
        [18JN]
      Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H3267 [30MY]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H2288 [27AP]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H4065 [26JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H4158 [27JN]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 
        5987), H3974 [21JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H3703 [12JN]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H187 [27JA]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H376 [1FE]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H727 [14FE]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      National Guard: eliminate inequities in the treatment of 
        technicians and reduce retirement eligibility age for non-
        regular service (see H.R. 1169), H1807 [29MR]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and 
        continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 
        6399), H5999 [13SE]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 791), H6151 
        [19SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of 
        a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        854), H4656 [29JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H903 [16FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on 
        public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, 
        and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds 
        to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H5860 [11SE]
      Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities 
        on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, 
        archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train 
        new land managers (see H.R. 587), H1017 [28FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 5991), H4908 [17JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H2288 [27AP]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1978 [18AP]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H903 [16FE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2813 [16MY]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6061 [14SE]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2033 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      University of New Mexico: establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
        (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) Center (see 
        H.R. 4008), H692 [9FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H2033 [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests (see 
        H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests (H.R. 
        4396), H1977 [18AP]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Energy: Defense Environmental Management Program 
        funding through reductions in the Office of the National 
        Nuclear Security Administrators funding, H3426 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: extend water contract between the U.S. 
        and the East Bench Irrigation District (S. 997), H3715 [18JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      ------modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes 
        Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3714 [18JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3426 [5JN]
      EPA: prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at the 
        Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4731 [10JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4848 [12JY]
      Native Americans: allow certain land to be used to generate 
        income to provide funding for academic programs (H.R. 1556), 
        H3711 [18JN]
      ------decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, 
        strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and 
        hold perpetrators accountable, H2774 [16MY]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood, H6160 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4731 [10JY]
      Public lands: convey certain parcels of land to Alta, UT (S. 
        684), H3714 [18JN]
      ------preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting while 
        maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas development, mining, 
        logging, and motorized activities in wilderness areas, H1889 
        [17AP]
      ------protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or 
        recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials promotion activities, H4848 [12JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1889 [17AP]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027), 
        H3712 [18JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2774 
        [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H2635 [10MY], E1435 
        [3AU]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5910 [12SE]
      Tibbetts, Jon, H5688 [2AU]
      Valencia, Peter J., Jr., E858 [18MY]




LUKASHENKO, ALEXANDER (President, Belarus)

  Remarks in House
      Belarus: human rights violations, H5296 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Belarus: human rights violations, S2224 [29MR]




LUKASIEWICZ, GARY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3421 [22MY]




LUM, GRANDE

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Dept. of Justice Community Relations Service 
        Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]




LUMBEE RECOGNITION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1218) (S. 
        Rept. 112-200), S5976 [2AU]




LUMBER INDUSTRY  related term(s) Forests
  Bills and resolutions
      Forest Service: resolve title issues involving real property and 
        equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln 
        Drying Grant Program (see H.R. 3777), H26 [17JA]
      Taxation: provide exception to additional estate tax for 
        severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a 
        forest management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: enter into contracts 
        with States to treat insect-infested trees and clear hazardous 
        fuel to prevent wildfires, H3785 [19JN]
      National forests: improve land management and reduce fire 
        hazards, H1981 [19AP]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, 
        H3777 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      West Branch Heritage Timber, LLC: tribute, S2543 [19AP]




LUMBERTON, TX

  Remarks in House
      Safety: anniversary of Lumberton Fire and EMS, E469 [28MR]




LUMMIS, CYNTHIA M. (a Representative from Wyoming)

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3475, H3482 [5JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5284 
        [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-
        defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs 
        discretionary spending (see H.R. 94), H4157 [27JN]
      ------provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 
        3583), H79 [18JA]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H28 
        [17JA]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H641 [8FE]
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 81), H3808 [19JN] (see H.J. Res. 102), H903 [16FE]
      ------eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 4386), 
        H1976 [18AP]
      ------eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H641 [8FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 [23JA]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1306 [8MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4869 [13JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Defense: transfer certain military equipment returning 
        from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1847 [16AP]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see H. Res. 695), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H5202 
        [24JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-
        free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H802 [15FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H3481 [5JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3703 [12JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H79 [18JA]
      ------require periodic review and automatic termination of 
        Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), H903 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H5079 [19JY]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6280 
        [21SE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H6234 [20SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5630 [1AU]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2288 [27AP]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Medicare: include screening computed tomography colonography as 
        a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H1017 [28FE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 431), H1209 [6MR]
      ------impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails 
        to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), 
        H903 [16FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3481 [5JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see H.R. 4331), H2289 [27AP]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H220 [31JA]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5292 
        [25JY]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (see H.R. 5952), H4606 [28JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal prohibition 
        on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-
        counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H966 [27FE]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign (see H.R. 5894), H5712 [2AU]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an 
        increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority 
        of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
      Taxation: allow a credit to pass-thru entities for hiring 
        unemployed individuals receiving unemployment compensation 
        (see H.R. 3681), H376 [1FE]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1978 [18AP]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3163 [18MY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H3167 [22MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 
        4304), H4065 [26JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Federal agencies and departments: permit agencies to count 
        certain contracts toward certain small business contracting 
        goals (see H.R. 5829), H3161 [18MY]
      Food: recognize importance of animal-based protein as a 
        component of a balanced diet of most individuals and encourage 
        promotion of its health benefits and consumption (see H. Res. 
        804), H6277 [21SE]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see H.R. 6113), H4862 [12JY]
      Tariff: acrylic fiber tow (see H.R. 5160, 5161, 5162), H2271 
        [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Federal agencies and departments: permit agencies to count 
        certain contracts toward certain small business contracting 
        goals (H.R. 5829), H3162 [18MY]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (H.R. 6113), H4863 [12JY]
      Tariff: acrylic fiber tow (H.R. 5160), H2281 [27AP]
      ------acrylic fiber tow (H.R. 5161), H2281 [27AP]
      ------acrylic fiber tow (H.R. 5162), H2281 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, H2061 [24AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1674 [28MR]
      Clean Air Act: impact, H2058 [24AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3137 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5048 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5048 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to plan or undertake certain 
        sales or other transfers of natural or low enriched uranium in 
        the open market, H3475 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, 
        Maintenance, and Procurement funding through reductions in 
        environmental mitigation funding, H3540 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3540 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform 
        reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly 
        available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to 
        Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3475 [5JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5160 [24JY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5285 
        [25JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4754 [10JY]
      Medicaid: reform, H5185 [24JY]
      Medicare: reform, H1674 [28MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H2057, H2061 
        [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid 
        funding, H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4754 [10JY]
      Power resources: increase oil and gas production on Federal 
        lands, H2057 [24AP]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification 
        that Russia has met certain conditions, H3137 [18MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2736 [16MY]
      Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2061 
        [24AP]




LUNA, MARIA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S117 [26JA]




LUND, EUGENE P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E75 [25JA]




LUNDQUIST, EDWARD AND DARLENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1460 [10SE]




LUNG CANCER MORTALITY REDUCTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1394), E1735 [6NO]




LUNGREN, DANIEL E. (a Representative from California)

  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Michael Mukasey, E497 [29MR]
  Amendments
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4775 [10JY]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5131 [23JY]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H376 [1FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3703 [12JN]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H441 [2FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H3267 [30MY]
      Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management 
        projects (see H.R. 4353), H3808 [19JN]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6001 [13SE]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H5079 [19JY]
      ------enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high 
        risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to 
        access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: research, identify, and evaluate 
        cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 
        6221), H5327 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1847 [16AP]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5767 [10SE]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (see 
        H.R. 3742), H513 [6FE]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1363 [13MR]
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4020), H725 [14FE]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H1642 [27MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 
        5949), H3707 [15JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2647 [10MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H5078 [19JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H4157 [27JN]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1391 [19MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3734 [18JN]
      Law enforcement officers: allow screening entities to submit, 
        receive, and screen criminal history record information for 
        searches on private security officers (see H.R. 4112), H3915 
        [20JN]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2072 [24AP]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H3915 [20JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H375 [1FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Railroads: freeze availability of Federal funding for high-speed 
        rail projects in California (see H.R. 3143), H1101 [29FE]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5293 [25JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5010 [18JY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1134 [1MR]
      Taxation: allow a credit to pass-thru entities for hiring 
        unemployed individuals receiving unemployment compensation 
        (see H.R. 3681), H182 [25JA]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1807 [29MR]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H1807 [29MR]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2569 [9MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H441 [2FE]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H441 [2FE]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H79 [18JA]
      ------prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. 
        under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act 
        (see H.R. 5157), H3662 [7JN]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3808 
        [19JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 6336), H5706 [2AU]
      Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 
        3890), H440 [2FE]
      ------provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (see H.R. 5163), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: provide a prize to the first manufacturer of 
        highly-efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline 
        (see H.R. 3872), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility (see H.R. 5843), H3162 [18MY]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (see H.R. 6122), H4863 [12JY]
      Political campaigns: eliminate certain contribution limitations 
        and require political committees to post information on 
        contributions received by the committees on their websites 
        (see H.R. 6197), H5291 [25JY]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), 
        H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small 
        business stock (see H.R. 4139), H1153 [5MR]
      Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring 
        foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their 
        victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H3480 
        [5JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (H.R. 6336), H5710 [2AU]
      Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (H.R. 3890), 
        H440 [2FE]
      ------provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (H.R. 5163), H2281 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: provide a prize to the first manufacturer of 
        highly-efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline 
        (H.R. 3872), H375 [1FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility (H.R. 5843), H3163 [18MY]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (H.R. 6122), H4864 [12JY]
      Political campaigns: eliminate certain contribution limitations 
        and require political committees to post information on 
        contributions received by the committees on their websites 
        (H.R. 6197), H5292 [25JY]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (H.R. 4250), H1543 
        [22MR]
      ------provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small 
        business stock (H.R. 4139), H1153 [5MR]
      Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring 
        foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their 
        victims in U.S. courts (H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]
  Letters
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: by, Committee on House 
        Administration (House), E825 [17MY]
  Regulations
      Standards for the electronic posting of House and committee 
        documents and data: Committee on House Administration (House), 
        H370 [1FE]
  Remarks
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. 
        Res. 99), H658 [9FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), 
        H3444 [5JN]
      ------authorize use of rotunda and Emancipation Hall for 
        Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 36), H1144 
        [5MR]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (H. Con. Res. 133), H5072 [19JY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (H. Con. Res. 135), H5552 [1AU]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        H4418 [28JN]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (H.R. 6336), H5745, H5746 [10SE]
      Committees of the House: adjust amount provided for expenses of 
        certain committees (H. Res. 496), H312, H314 [1FE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H652, H653, H654 [9FE]
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), H314 [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H593 [8FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility (H.R. 5843), H4015 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for carrying out or 
        enforcement of provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal 
        preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or 
        practices, H2546 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of 
        Marriage Act, H2550 [9MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5776 [11SE], H5891, H5892 [12SE]
      Gingrich, Newt: campaign for nomination to be Republican Party 
        Presidential candidate and implementation of Republican Party 
        national agenda, H121 [24JA]
      ------characterization of remarks relative to number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H40 [18JA]
      GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of 
        Independence funding, H3680 [8JN]
      ------provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744 [10SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1479 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4755 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1104, 
        H1109, H1111 [1MR]
      ------establish battery recharging stations for privately owned 
        vehicles in House parking areas at no net cost to Federal 
        Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      ------prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food 
        service facilities, H3682 [8JN]
      ------prohibit purchase of paid online advertisements by 
        Members, committees, and leadership offices, H3684 [8JN]
      ------tribute to House Employee Excellence Award recipients, 
        E1541 [14SE]
      ------tribute to House Service Award recipients, E1541 
        [14SE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6193 
        [20SE]
      Iran: U.S. policy, E497 [29MR]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3670, H3680, H3682, H3684 [8JN]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (H.R. 6122), H5742 [10SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5933 [13SE]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, H653 [9FE]
      Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H40 [18JA]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H121 [24JA]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2168 [26AP]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2168 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (H.R. 1179), H893 [16FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4755 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1479 [21MR]
      Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to 
        designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the 
        candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of 
        the candidate (H.R. 406), H5743, H5744 [10SE]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 
        [2AU]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H121 [24JA]
      Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Camellia Symphony Orchestra, 
        E1381 [1AU]
      ------tribute to Sutter Club, E1627 [21SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2546, H2550 [9MY]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), H5649 [2AU]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113, H6114 [19SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015, H4016, H4017 [26JN]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H. Rept. 112-571), H4654 [29JN]
      Battery Recharging Stations Establishment for Privately Owned 
        Vehicles in House of Representatives Parking Areas at No Net 
        Cost to Federal Government: Committee on House Administration 
        (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 112-625), H5326 [26JY]
      Committees of the House Expenses Adjustment: Committee on House 
        Administration (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 112-362), H25 
        [17JA]
      Library of Congress Authority To Accept Gifts and Bequests 
        Revision: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 
        6122) (H. Rept. 112-624), H5326 [26JY]
      Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual 
        Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the 
        Candidate's Death: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112-628), H5330 [30JY]
  Tributes
      McCarron, Katherine E., E41 [18JA]
      Shipman, Peter, E237 [24FE]
      Stevens, J. Christopher, H5933 [13SE]




LURAY, VA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E482 [29MR]




LUSI, JO AND LYN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1783 [19MR]




LUSSIER, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E942 [31MY]




LUTER, FRED, JR.

  Bills and resolutions
      Southern Baptist Convention: tribute to election as the first 
        African-American President (see S. Res. 518), S4773 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Southern Baptist Convention: tribute to election as the first 
        African-American President, S4769 [29JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 518, tribute to election of Fred Luter, Jr., as the 
        first African-American President of the Southern Baptist 
        Convention, S4777 [29JN]




LUTHRA, KOMAL

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E630 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E630 [24AP]




LUTSENKO, YURI

  Bills and resolutions
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 [13JY]
  Remarks in House
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]




LUZIER, KATIE

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: Gold Award recipient, E1555 [19SE]




LYALL, CLARENCE O. (CLANCY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E481 [29MR]




LYELL, BEVERLY F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E991 [6JN]




LYLE, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E557 [17AP]




LYMAN, RICHARD W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1079 [19JN]




LYNCH, LEON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E845 [18MY]




LYNCH, STEPHEN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2371 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (see H.R. 3435), H5711 [2AU]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1915 [17AP]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2329 [7MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services 
        for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 
        2798), H5202 [24JY]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3481 [5JN]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6314 [23OC]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H6300 [2OC]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs (see H.R. 4292), H2447 [8MY]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (see H.R. 2800), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain 
        veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at 
        Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to 
        toxins (see H.R. 6534), H6276 [21SE]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H1741 [28MR]
      ------establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease 
        Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow 
        failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H5130 [23JY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H5711 [2AU]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5711 
        [2AU]
      Drugs: increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (see H.R. 1925), H2715 [15MY]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H6152 [19SE]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H903 [16FE]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
      ------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      Federal employees: allow continuation of public service while 
        partially retired (see H.R. 4363), H1914 [17AP]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H6234 [20SE]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3734 [18JN]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1135 [1MR]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicare: amend provisions relative to payment for partial 
        hospitalization services (see H.R. 3442), H5923 [12SE]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H5631 [1AU]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H4064 [26JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5713 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see 
        H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H1306 [8MR]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5526 [31JY]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-
        provided health coverage to certain employee designated 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H6280 [21SE]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H376 [1FE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5631 [1AU]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H3734 [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HUD: provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA 
        mortgage insurance program during periods that the Mutual 
        Mortgage Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio 
        requirements (see H.R. 3853), H218 [31JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HUD: provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA 
        mortgage insurance program during periods that the Mutual 
        Mortgage Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio 
        requirements (H.R. 3853), H219 [31JA]
  Remarks
      Business and industry: require emerging growth companies to 
        fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder 
        vote requirements, H1255 [7MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3018 [17MY]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3018 [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice: Drug Courts Program funding, H2371 [8MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3335 [31MY]
      ------extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3339 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3335, H3339 [31MY]
      Drugs: address issues relative to composition, marketing, and 
        regulatory approval of OxyContin, H5532 [1AU]
      ------address issues relative to prescription drug abuse, H5532 
        [1AU]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3470 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3470 [5JN]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H308 [1FE]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4405 [28JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2371 [8MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1255 [7MR]
      Votes: correction, E744 [9MY]
      ------position on missed, H4670 [9JY]
      YF-415 (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, E716 [7MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H510 [6FE]
  Tributes
      Frazier, Paul, E1456 [10SE]
      Leone, Michael, E1609 [21SE]
      O'Donnell, Thomas L.P., E692 [27AP]
      Sullivan, John V., H1635 [27MR]




LYNCH SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E426 [22MR]




LYON COUNTY, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see S. 2228), 
        S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4039), H801 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV, H3760 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Nevada: tribute to Healthy Communities Coalition, S4890 [11JY]
  Reports filed
      BLM Federal Land Conveyance to Yerington, NV: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 112-525), 
        H3706 [15JN]




LYONS, DAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2814 [26AP]




LYTHGOE, NIGEL

  Bills and resolutions
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H4684 [9JY]




M.A. MORTENSON CO.

  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power, E1209 [9JY]




MA YING-JEOU (President, Taiwan)

  Remarks in House
      Taiwan: tribute to inauguration, E721, E728 [8MY], E747 [9MY], 
        E758, E775 [10MY], E785, E790, E792, E803 [15MY], E809, E810, 
        E817, E819, E822 [16MY], E829, E830, E838 [17MY], E845, E855, 
        E857, E859, E875 [18MY], E881 [22MY], E965 [1JN]
      ------tribute to reelection, E33 [18JA], E185 [14FE], E486 
        [29MR], E697 [27AP]
      Tribute, E1595 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Taiwan: tribute to inauguration, S2960 [8MY], S3037 [9MY], S3126 
        [14MY], S3171 [15MY], S3420 [22MY], S3621 [24MY]




MAAG, TIM

  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power, E1209 [9JY]




MABIN, DANIEL J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1144 [5MR]




MacDONOUGH, ELIZABETH

  Bills and resolutions
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (see S. Res. 
        485), S3782 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (S. Res. 485), 
        S3799 [6JN]
      Tribute, S176, S204 [31JA], S233 [1FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 485, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al., S3783, S3799 
        [6JN]




MACE, STEPHAN L.

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
  Remarks in House
      Leesburg, VA: dedication of war memorial to fallen soldiers, 
        E1711 [19OC]




MACEDONIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      International relations: work within U.N. framework process with 
        Greece to find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a 
        geographical qualifier and for all international uses for the 
        former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 
        [19AP] (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), 
        H2645 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Ilinden Uprising: anniversary, E1432 [3AU]
      Independence: anniversary, E1518 [13SE]
      International relations: work within U.N. framework process with 
        Greece to find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a 
        geographical qualifier and for all international uses for the 
        former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (H. Res. 627), E598 
        [19AP]




MACFARLENE, ALLISON M.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the NRC: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate), S4417 [21JN]




MACHADO, GUS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1140 [26JN]




MACHADO, JUAN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2036 [26MR]




MACK, CONNIE (a Representative from Florida)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H5131 [23JY]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H948 [21FE]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H950 [24FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of State: designate as foreign terrorist organizations 
        certain Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities 
        assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (see H.R. 4303), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no 
        known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see H.R. 
        6073), H4655 [29JN]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H2569 [9MY]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H727 [14FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3808 [19JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5202 [24JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be 
        candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H1807 [29MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H3703 [12JN]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3363 [31MY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H1134 [1MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H115 [23JA]
      ------specify further conditions under which payment for 
        services of a recess appointee may not be made from the 
        Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 3276), H571 [7FE]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H6280 [21SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3733 [18JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6151 [19SE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1359 [9MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding 
        to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions not declared 
        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        H.R. 5924), H3660 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to 
        implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the 
        Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 
        4000), H693 [9FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding 
        to implement health-care related provisions (H.R. 6054), H4605 
        [28JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions not declared 
        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (H.R. 6053), H4605 
        [28JN]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (H.R. 6280), H5708 [2AU]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed 
        (H.R. 5924), H3661 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to 
        implement (H.R. 6054), H4605 [28JN]
      ------repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the 
        Supreme Court (H.R. 6053), H4605 [28JN]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5448 [31JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H66 [18JA]
      Votes: position on missed, H6195 [20SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Hrabe, Mark and Chianna: tribute to birth of child, H930 [17FE]




MACKEY, MARK, SR.

  Remarks in House
      Jackson, TN: Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church installation of 
        new pastor, E915 [31MY]




MACKEY, NEOSHA A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5368 [25JY]




MACKIE, KEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Music and dance: tribute to ``All About Bullies . . . Big and 
        Small'' album production team, E916 [31MY]




MACKINAC ISLAND, MI

  Remarks in House
      Grand Hotel: anniversary, E1216 [10JY]
      Mackinac Island State Park Commission: commemoration of War of 
        1812, E1260 [17JY]




MacLAINE, SHIRLEY

  Remarks in House
      American Film Institute: Life Achievement Award recipient, E1022 
        [7JN], E1108 [21JN]




MACLAY, JEFFREY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E13 [13JA]




MACMANUS, JOSEPH E.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S6453 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be U.S. Representative to the International Atomic 
        Energy Agency: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 
        [19SE]
      Nomination To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Vienna Office: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]




MACOMB, MI

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




MACOMB COUNTY, MI

  Remarks in House
      Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E1594 [21SE]




MACON, GA

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




MACON, KAREN L.

  Proclamations
      Mrs. Karen L. Macon Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E905 [30MY]




MacWILLIAMS, NELSON (MAC)

  Bills and resolutions
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]




MACY'S, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Davis, Alvin A.: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E659 [26AP]
      Lopes, Alexandre: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1351 [31JY]




MADDEN, ELIZABETH (BEEZIE)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1296 [23JY]




MADDOX, CHERYL D.

  Appointments
      Congressional Award Board, S3388 [21MY]




MADE--IN AMERICA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Kittinger Furniture Co., Inc.: MADE--In America (organization) 
        BEST--Made in America Award recipient, H4161 [28JN]




MADGWICK, HENRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E494 [29MR]




MADISON, ISAIAH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E356 [8MR]




MADISON, JAMES (4th President of the United States)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]




MADISON, NJ

  Remarks in House
      DAR: anniversary of Loantaka-Parsippanong chapter, E574 [18AP]
      Shakespeare Theatre: anniversary, E1543 [14SE]




MADISON, WI

  Remarks in House
      East Side Club (organization): anniversary, E746 [9MY]
      St. Mary's Hospital: designation as magnet facility by American 
        Nurses Credentialing Center, E134 [3FE]




MADISON COUNTY, IL

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1493 [12SE]
      Edwardsville (IL) Intelligencer: anniversary, E438 [26MR]




MADISONVILLE, KY

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: tribute to Troop 33 Make a Difference Day Award 
        recipients, E591 [19AP]




MADRID, IA

  Remarks in House
      Kleinwort, Seth A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1068 [19JN]




MADSEN, PAMELA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E301 [1MR]




MAGAZINES  see Publications




MAGGARD, ROD

  Obituaries
      Hazard (KY) Herald, S5863 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5863 [1AU]




MAGGS, DEBORAH J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1109 [21JN]




MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Nelson-Kauffman, Wendy: Magnet Schools of America (organization) 
        National Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S4889 [11JY]




MAGNITSKY, SERGEI L.

  Amendments
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 3406), S5681 [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 4405), H2029 
        [19AP]
  Letters
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Boris Nemtsov, S808 [16FE]
      ------several Russian citizens, S808 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations, H5975, H5979 [13SE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (H.R. 4405), E594 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: passage of 
        resolution imposing sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, S5187 [19JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 1039), S806-S810 [16FE], S5187 [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. 1039) (S. Rept. 112-191), S5257 [23JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
  Statements
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Passage of 
        Resolution Imposing Sanctions on Persons Responsible for 
        Detention, Abuse, or Death of Sergei Magnitsky: Senator 
        McCain, S5188 [19JY]




MAGNOLIA PARK, TX

  Inscriptions
      Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Magnolia Park, TX, Texas 
        Historical Marker, E193 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Immaculate Conception Catholic Church: official Texas Historical 
        Marker recipient, E193 [15FE]




MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT  see Fishery 
    Conservation and Management Act




MAGOFFIN COUNTY, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Mortimers--A Good Place To Call Home, S1785 [19MR]




MAGUIRE, CARY M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E168 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3275 [17MY]
  Statements
      Tribute to Cary M. Maguire: Representative Hall, S3275 [17MY]




MAGUIRE OIL CO.

  Statements
      Tribute to Cary M. Maguire: Representative Hall, S3275 [17MY]




MAGWOOD, WILLIAM D., IV

  Remarks in House
      Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. 
        Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste 
        disposal site, H5698 [2AU]




MAHACEK, RICHARD L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E25 [17JA]




MAHAN, JOHN W.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5727 [31JY]




MAHANEY, SAMUEL (BO)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1406 [3AU]




MAHER, BRENT M.

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: Iowa National Guard 2d Brigade Combat Team, 34th 
        Infantry Division recipient of Dept. of Defense Citizen 
        Patriot Unit Award, E1540 [14SE]




MAHMOOD, RAY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E392 [20MR]




MAHON, GEORGE H. (a former Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see S. 3304), 
        S4238 [18JN]
  Reports filed
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]




MAHONEY, BRENNAN P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E135 [3FE]




MAHONEY, DON AND JEANNETTE

  Remarks in House
      Christian Volunteer Services (organization): tribute, E1717 
        [23OC]




MAHONEY, JEFF

  Letters
      Emerging growth companies' requirement to fully comply with say-
        on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements, 
        H1253 [7MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, S1720-S1722 [15MR]




MAHONEY, JOE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2978 [8MY]




MAHR, TOM

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4816 [10JY]




MAIER, HOWARD R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1246 [12JY]




MAIN STREET ALLIANCE

  Letters
      Bush administration tax cut extension, H5547 [1AU]
  Surveys
      Economic State of Small Business, H5239 [25JY]




MAIN STREET FAIRNESS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2701), H5138 [24JY]




MAINE

  Amendments
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S4249, S4250 [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      American Legion Auxiliary: tribute, E1048 [15JN]
      Appalachian Trail: anniversary of completion, E1424 [3AU]
      Augusta, ME: tribute to signing of Maine Wabanaki-State Child 
        Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Mandate, E1185 [29JN]
      Bangor, ME: inclusion of St. Joseph Hospital on Thomson Reuters 
        (news service) Top 100 Hospitals list, E1632 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E45 [18JA]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Fort Kent, ME: tribute to citizens and surrounding communities 
        for downtown fire response efforts, E453 [27MR]
      Governor's Award for Volunteerism: tribute to recipients, E628 
        [24AP]
      Health: tribute to advocates visiting the U.S. Capitol to raise 
        awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), E804 [15MY]
      Homosexuality: referendum to allow same-sex marriage, H387 [2FE]
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, E1195 [29JN]
      Lewiston, ME: anniversary of Franco American War Veterans 
        (organization) Post 31, E1564 [19SE]
      ------tribute to Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E26 [17JA]
      Logan, Eleanor: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1323 [25JY]
      Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association: anniversary, 
        E105 [1FE]
      Ogunquit, ME: anniversary of Ogunquit Playhouse, E1083 [19JN]
      Phillips, ME: anniversary, E247 [27FE]
      Pine Tree Legal Assistance (organization): anniversary, E1238 
        [12JY]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H130 [24JA]
      ------prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast 
        U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center, E931 
        [31MY]
      Sanford, ME: tribute to Sanford Community Adult Education 
        program graduates, E1075 [19JN]
      South Paris, ME: tribute to Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E42 [18JA]
      Southwest Harbor, ME: tribute to Claremont Hotel summer lecture 
        and concert series, E1683 [5OC]
      York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for 
        study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 
        (H.R. 2336), H3442 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Baxter Brewing Co.: BevNet (publication) New Brewery of the Year 
        award recipient, S1457 [7MR]
      Brooks Trap Mill (business): tribute, S4890 [11JY]
      Cyr Bus Line (business): anniversary, S125 [26JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary of Veterans' Community 
        Based Outpatient Clinic in Caribou, ME, S4148 [13JN]
      Falmouth, ME: tribute to Falmouth Heritage Museum, S4202 [14JN]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S3872 [7JN], S4249 [18JN]
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]
      Libby, Ike: Dixfield, ME, Board of Selectmen Distinguished 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, S4455 [25JN]
      Livingston, Luke: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``30 Under 
        30 Food & Wine'' list, S1457 [7MR]
      Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs: anniversary, S125 
        [26JA]
      Maine Dayboat Scallops, Inc.: tribute, S4670 [27JN]
      Miami (U.S.S.): tribute to local fire departments for fighting 
        fire aboard nuclear-powered submarine, S3543 [24MY]
      NexStraps (business): tribute, S3513 [23MY]
      Portland, ME: tribute to Oakhurst Dairy (business), S4149 [13JN]
      Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center, S3726 
        [5JN]
      Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (organization): tribute, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Rich, Stuart: Technology Association of Maine CxO of the Year 
        Award recipient, S1145 [29FE]
      Rockland, ME: dedication of Midcoast Area Veterans Memorial 
        Wall, S5728 [31JY]
      Saco, ME: anniversary, S4633 [26JN]
      Upright Frameworks (business): tribute to assistance provided to 
        reduce home heating costs, S3232 [16MY]
      Yale Cordage (business): tribute, S6445 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 112-370), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2336, York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H3442 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 488, tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        in Kittery, ME, S3844, S3872 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Collins, Senator, S4936, S4937 [12JY]
      Rogers, Edith Nourse, S2226 [29MR]
      Smith, Margaret Chase, S2226 [29MR]
      Snowe, Senator, S1107-S1109, S1125 [29FE], H1020 [29FE]




MAINE ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL FAIRS

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S125 [26JA]




MAINE DAYBOAT SCALLOPS, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4670 [27JN]




MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E105 [1FE]




MAINE TRAILS (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Driving Through History, S3127 [14MY]




MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

  Amendments
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4979, S4980 [12JY], H5072 [19JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Kansas City, MO: recognize as host city of the All-Star Game and 
        baseball-related events benefitting charities and fan 
        appreciation (see S. Res. 509), S4636 [26JN] (see H. Res. 
        702), H3981 [25JN]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S132 [26JA]
      Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 710), H4156 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Dodger Stadium, E1368 [31JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), Senate amendment, H5072 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Kansas City, MO: recognize as host city of the All-Star Game and 
        baseball-related events benefitting charities and fan 
        appreciation (S. Res. 509), S4642 [26JN]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4980 [12JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 509, recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city of the 
        Major League Baseball All-Star Game and baseball-related 
        events benefitting charities and fan appreciation, S4640, 
        S4643 [26JN]




MAJUMDAR, ARUNAVA

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Energy: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy, 
        unanimous-consent request, S603 [14FE]




MAKE IT IN AMERICA--CREATE CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING JOBS IN AMERICA 
    ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]




MAKRIS, ANITA

  Remarks in House
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Emissaries of Memphis Music honorees, 
        E514 [30MR]




MALAC, DEBORAH R.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S5485 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Liberia: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]




MALAWI, REPUBLIC OF

  Addresses
      Malawi Presidential Swearing-In: Joyce Banda, President, Malawi, 
        E707 [7MY]




MALDIVES, REPUBLIC OF

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Aneesa Ahmed, S1500 [8MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Michele J. Sison To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and 
        Maldives: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]




MALEY, MAURICE J. (BUD)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E14 [13JA]




MALI, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      U.S. policy, E1201 [29JN]




MALINA, DEBRA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1324 [25JY]




MALINOWSKI, EDWARD F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1657 [25SE]




MALLETT, GERTRUDE L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E153 [7FE]




MALLIS, EUGENIA MUROS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E558 [17AP]




MALLON, JAMES L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E299 [1MR]




MALLORY, ARENIA C.

  Remarks in House
      Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.: tribute, 
        E197 [15FE]




MALLORY, PETER E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1391 [2AU]




MALLOY, EDWARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E832 [17MY]




MALLOY, EDWARD J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3325 [21MY]




MALOKU, EDITE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E741 [9MY]




MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)

  Addresses
      Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women: Birch 
        Bayh, E805 [15MY]
      ------Janet Kopenhaver, Federally Employed Women (organization), 
        E805 [15MY]
      ------Sarah Bear, E805 [15MY]
      ------Terry O'Neill, National Organization for Women, 
        E806 [15MY]
  Amendments
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5282 
        [25JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, Amo Houghton and Tom Davis, 
        republicanmainstreet.org (Internet site), H2480 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 289), H3662 [7JN]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English 
        language and government and history knowledge requirements for 
        naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in 
        other languages (see H.R. 2957), H945 [17FE]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H5328 [26JY]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H641 [8FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (see H.R. 964), H1100 [29FE]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H512 [6FE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Courts: provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal 
        representation to parents and legal guardians relative to 
        child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), H1543 [22MR]
      CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides 
        (see H.R. 2861), H3662 [7JN]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H6152 [19SE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1543 [22MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2448 [8MY]
      ------establish grants to support evidence-based social and 
        emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H3703 [12JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H3976 [21JN]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H1428 [20MR]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase 
        economic development in underserved areas by promoting 
        cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H950 [24FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5202 [24JY]
      ------commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see 
        H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to 
        raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H220 
        [31JA]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes 
        until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      ------statehood (see H.R. 265), H1391 [19MR]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild 
        and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways 
        back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H376 [1FE]
      FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs in certain 
        combinations of drugs (see H.R. 6502), H6274 [21SE]
      ------require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 
        520), H27 [17JA]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H3662 [7JN]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H2329 [7MY]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H6234 [20SE]
      Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of 
        firearms (see H.R. 4190), H4656 [29JN]
      ------establish background check procedures for gun shows (see 
        H.R. 591), H5526 [31JY]
      ------limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons 
        convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see 
        H.R. 505), H476 [3FE]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H476 [3FE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H2569 [9MY]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H512 [6FE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H2648 [10MY]
      House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a 
        voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 
        267), H1391 [19MR]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        H.R. 4259), H5010 [18JY]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H6001 [13SE]
      ------reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H375 [1FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5202 [24JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2034 [19AP]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4158 [27JN]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H4606 
        [28JN]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H27 [17JA]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H1497 [21MR]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1306 [8MR]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]
      National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        341), H5712 [2AU]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5713 [2AU]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), 
        H5010 [18JY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NIH: establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 5716), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2970), H220 [31JA]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H4828 [11JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1915 [17AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5712 [2AU]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1134 [1MR]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H27 [17JA]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1154 [5MR]
      ------increase alternative minimum tax exemption amount and 
        index such amount for inflation (see H.R. 3747), H641 [8FE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3976 [21JN]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4864 [12JY]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H3163 [18MY]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H3163 [18MY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6279 [21SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H220 [31JA]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2647 [10MY]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see 
        H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (see H.R. 6337), H5706 [2AU]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 [19AP] 
        (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Tariff: cis-3-hexen-1-ol (see H.R. 5170), H2271 [27AP]
      ------C12-18 alkenes, polymers (TPX) with 4-methyl-1-pentene 
        (see H.R. 5174), H2271 [27AP]
      ------helional (see H.R. 5169), H2271 [27AP]
      ------imitation jewelry earrings (see H.R. 5178), H2271 [27AP]
      ------imitation jewelry necklaces or bracelets (see H.R. 5171), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      ------instant print film for analog photography (see H.R. 5733), 
        H2645 [10MY]
      ------magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic 
        hydrotalcite) and magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate 
        (synthetic hydrotalcite) coated with stearic acid (see H.R. 
        5167), H2271 [27AP]
      ------magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate coated with 
        stearic acid (see H.R. 5168), H2271 [27AP]
      ------necklaces or bracelets, other than those containing 
        jadeites or rubies (see H.R. 5172), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's belts of leather or composition leather (see H.R. 
        5173), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's footwear (see H.R. 5176), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's footwear other than house slippers (see H.R. 
        5165), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's leather footwear with non-pigskin uppers (see H.R. 
        5175, 5177), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's nonenumerated footwear (see H.R. 5166), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------women's nonenumerated footwear with textile uppers (see 
        H.R. 5164), H2271 [27AP]
      Taxation: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (see H.R. 4397), H1977 [18AP]
      ------deny all deductions for business expenses associated with 
        the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (see H.R. 4376), H1914 [17AP]
      Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (see H.R. 5828), 
        H3161 [18MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        H5630 [1AU]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (H.R. 6421), H6061 [14SE]
      Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (H.R. 6198), H5292 [25JY]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions 
        (H.R. 4106), H1100 [29FE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (H.R. 5691), H2568 [9MY]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (H.R. 6337), H5710 [2AU]
      Tariff: cis-3-hexen-1-ol (H.R. 5170), H2282 [27AP]
      ------C12-18 alkenes, polymers (TPX) with 4-methyl-1-pentene 
        (H.R. 5174), H2282 [27AP]
      ------helional (H.R. 5169), H2282 [27AP]
      ------imitation jewelry earrings (H.R. 5178), H2282 [27AP]
      ------imitation jewelry necklaces or bracelets (H.R. 5171), 
        H2282 [27AP]
      ------instant print film for analog photography (H.R. 5733), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic 
        hydrotalcite) and magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate 
        (synthetic hydrotalcite) coated with stearic acid (H.R. 5167), 
        H2282 [27AP]
      ------magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate coated with 
        stearic acid (H.R. 5168), H2282 [27AP]
      ------necklaces or bracelets, other than those containing 
        jadeites or rubies (H.R. 5172), H2282 [27AP]
      ------women's belts of leather or composition leather (H.R. 
        5173), H2282 [27AP]
      ------women's footwear (H.R. 5176), H2282 [27AP]
      ------women's footwear other than house slippers (H.R. 5165), 
        H2281 [27AP]
      ------women's leather footwear with non-pigskin uppers (H.R. 
        5175), H2282 [27AP]
      ------women's leather footwear with non-pigskin uppers (H.R. 
        5177), H2282 [27AP]
      ------women's nonenumerated footwear (H.R. 5166), H2281 [27AP]
      ------women's nonenumerated footwear with textile uppers (H.R. 
        5164), H2281 [27AP]
      Taxation: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (H.R. 4397), H1977 [18AP]
      ------deny all deductions for business expenses associated with 
        the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (H.R. 4376), H1915 [17AP]
      Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (H.R. 5828), H3162 
        [18MY]
  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Andreas N. Akaras, American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
        Association, H5092 [23JY]
      ------Bryan Ardouny, Armenian Assembly of America, H5093 [23JY]
      ------Kate Nahapetian, Armenian National Committee of America, 
        H5093 [23JY]
      ------Representative Cole, H5094 [23JY]
  Letters
      Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act: several 
        organizations, H2093 [25AP]
      Eximbank reauthorization: Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of 
        Washington, H2480 [9MY]
      ------David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of Commerce, H2479 [9MY]
      ------Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, H2479 [9MY]
      ------several Governors, H2479 [9MY]
      ------several organizations, H2478 [9MY]
      ------several Representatives, H2480 [9MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H4160 [28JN], H6315 [26OC]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5444 [31JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H6098 [19SE]
      Alafoyiannis, Loula Loi: Association of Greek American 
        Professional Women Woman of the Year award recipient, 
        E1558 [19SE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, 
        H5431 [31JY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), E802 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1690, H1695 [28MR], H1858 [17AP]
      Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, 
        H2509 [9MY]
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), H6124 [19SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (H. Con. Res. 135), H6125 [19SE]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (H. Con. Res. 136), 
        E1443 [3AU]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        E1381 [1AU]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (H.R. 6421), E1538 [14SE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hearings 
        on women's health and contraception with all-male panel, H1599 
        [27MR]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H624 [8FE]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        H5413 [31JY]
      Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]
      Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H5020 [19JY]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (H. Res. 676), H5020 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2245 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H626 [8FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2245 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]
      Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform 
        reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly 
        available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to 
        Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        H5092 [23JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), E1331 
        [25JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), E233 [17FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, H5431 [31JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H924 [17FE]
      ------rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, H3149 
        [18MY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (H. Res. 694), E1093 [20JN]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions 
        (H.R. 4106), E282 [29FE]
      Equal Pay Day: observance, E604 [19AP]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2471, H2478 [9MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), E932 [31MY]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), E127 [3FE]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H924 [17FE]
      ------make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts 
        ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 828), H5415 [31JY]
      Feminist Majority Foundation: anniversary, E471 [28MR]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (H.R. 5691), E752 
        [9MY]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment 
        of obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E353 [8MR]
      Fortune (publication): tribute to annual Fortune 500 issue and 
        efforts to assist veterans to find employment, E683 
        [27AP]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), E448 
        [27MR]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5152 [24JY]
      Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (H.R. 2146), H2092 [25AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5227, 
        H5282, H5285 [25JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4719 [10JY]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E687 [27AP]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), 
        E312 [5MR]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4077 
        [27JN], H4406 [28JN]
      International Women's Day: observance, E353 [8MR]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (H.R. 6337), E1416 [3AU]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E680 [27AP]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (H. Res. 627), E598 
        [19AP]
      Marymount Manhattan College: anniversary, E734 [8MY]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, E687 [27AP]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6097, 
        H6098 [19SE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2735 [16MY]
      ------facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and 
        encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American 
        communities (H.R. 2362), H5020 [19JY], H5092 [23JY]
      New York, NY: anniversary of Regis High School Recruiting 
        Excellence in Academics for Catholic High Schools (REACH) 
        program, E330 [7MR]
      ------tribute to Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center 
        ``Stepping Up for HIV and AIDS'' Community Events Week, 
        E1552 [19SE]
      NIH: anniversary of release of Women's Health Initiative study, 
        E1208 [9JY]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate, E548 [17AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4719 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4162 [28JN]
      Presidential appointments: reduce number of executive positions 
        subject to Senate confirmation (S. 679), H5408, H5409 [31JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), E48 [19JA]
      Research: ensure continued publication and integrity of peer-
        reviewed research works by the private sector (H.R. 3699), 
        E252 [27FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2509 [9MY]
      SEC: delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit 
        analysis of regulations until certification that such 
        requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect 
        investors and the financial system, H5282 [25JY]
      ------improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders, H5227 [25JY]
      ------provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1285 [8MR]
      ------require companies to disclose in annual reports measures 
        taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, 
        slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply 
        chains (H.R. 2759), E353 [8MR]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1228 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR], H1285 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1228 [7MR]
      Taxation: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (H.R. 4397), E572 [18AP]
      ------deny all deductions for business expenses associated with 
        the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (H.R. 4376), E558 [17AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5211 [25JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2003 [19AP]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H924 [17FE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5774 [11SE]
      Turtle Bay Association: anniversary, E1570 [19SE]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 6361), 
        H6123, H6124 [19SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2735 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2735 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H6098 [19SE]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2735 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E90 [31JA], E373 
        [16MR], E729 [8MY], E932 [31MY], E993 
        [6JN]
      Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (H.R. 5828), 
        E862 [18MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 
        2827), H6128 [19SE]
      Winfield, Claude L. and Michelle D.: Samuel J. Tilden Democratic 
        Club Humanitarian Award recipient, E1561 [19SE]
      Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. 
        Res. 69), E805 [15MY]
      ------strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign 
        countries (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]
  Summaries
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
  Tributes
      Kaplan, Ann, E477 [28MR]
      Levin, Stephen, E170 [9FE]




MALOY, LORETTA J.

  Proclamations
      Mrs. Loretta J. Maloy Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E903 [30MY]




MALOY, WILLIAM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1504 [12SE]




MALTA, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Gina K. Abercrombie-Winstanley To Be Ambassador to 
        Malta: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]




MALVERN, PA

  Remarks in House
      L.J. Ferdinand Hazleton Group of the Men of Malvern: tribute, 
        E1279 [18JY]
      Malvern Retreat House: anniversary, E1279 [18JY]




MAMMOTH SPRING, AR

  Remarks in House
      Mammoth Spring High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, 
        H1648 [28MR]




MANASSAS, VA

  Remarks in House
      Greater Prince William Medical Reserve Corps: tribute, E952 
        [1JN]
      Habitat for Humanity, Prince William County, Manassas & Manassas 
        Park: tribute, E954 [1JN]
      Independence Empowerment Center Inc.: tribute to volunteers, 
        E956 [1JN]
      Project Mend-a-House (organization): tribute, E937 [31MY]




MANASSAS PARK, VA

  Remarks in House
      Greater Prince William Medical Reserve Corps: tribute, E952 
        [1JN]
      Manassas, VA: tribute to Habitat for Humanity, Prince William 
        County, Manassas & Manassas Park, E954 [1JN]




MANCHESTER, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Dennis Meyers Led Manchester Memorial to Growth, S6525 [20SE]
      Lipps Known for Commitment to Community, S6526 [20SE]




MANCHESTER (KY) ENTERPRISE

  Articles and editorials
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
      Dennis Meyers Led Manchester Memorial to Growth, S6525 [20SE]
      Lipps Known for Commitment to Community, S6526 [20SE]




MANCHESTER UNITED (soccer team)

  Articles and editorials
      In Manchester United's I.P.O., a Preference for American Rules, 
        H5279 [25JY]




MANCHIN, JOE, III (a Senator from West Virginia)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3985 [12JN], 
        S4152, S4153 [13JN], S4208 [14JN], S4334 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6346, S6357, S6358 [13SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3506, S3533 [23MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2509 
        [18AP], S2547, S2554 [19AP], S2684 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2093 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1018 [17FE], S1090 [28FE], S1148, 
        S1152 [29FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1758 [15MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636 [21SE]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4965 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5886 [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see S. 165), S350 [6FE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S4638 [26JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        S. 1832), S5258 [23JY]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 2372), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive speculation with 
        respect to commodity markets and energy contracts (see S. 
        1598), S1460 [7MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 3286), S4951 [12JY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements 
        (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3785 [6JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (see 
        S. 3457), S6341 [13SE]
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S6458 [19SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which 
        agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance 
        documents (see S. 1606), S164 [30JA]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (see S. 2239), S4774 [29JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204, 3394), S5134 [18JY]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S1422 [6MR]
      Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed 
        handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 
        2188), S1613 [13MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5134 [18JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1050 [27FE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S5134 [18JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      ------transfer excess funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
        Fund to the United Mine Workers of America pension plan (see 
        S. 621), S6340 [13SE]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 3077), S3084 [10MY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6271 [12SE]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S323 [2FE]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see S. 3514), S5977 [2AU]
      Taxation: modify rate for excise tax on investment income of 
        private foundations (see S. 593), S163 [30JA]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), 
        S3977 [12JN]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2244 [29MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S1050 
        [27FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S4674 [27JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1790 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE]
      Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 2297), S2496 
        [18AP]
      Navy Dental Corps: anniversary (see S. Res. 534), S5732 [31JY] 
        (see S. Res. 544), S5978 [2AU]
      Senior citizens: provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights 
        (see S. 3621), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide for outreach and coordination of services to 
        veterans (see S. 3619), S6625 [21SE]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards (see S. 3558), S6454 [19SE]
      Tariff: A5546 sulfonamide (see S. 2590), S2923 [7MY]
      ------carbaryl (see S. 2587), S2923 [7MY]
      ------picoxystrobin (see S. 2589), S2923 [7MY]
      ------2-amino-5-cyano-N,3-dimethylbenzamide (see S. 2588), S2923 
        [7MY]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: Corps of Engineers electric power infrastructure 
        project funding, S4844 [11JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4334 [20JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to 
        proceed, S6492 [20SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S824-S826 [16FE]
      ------deficit, S824 [16FE]
      Century Aluminum Co.: retiree ratification of agreement to 
        restore health care benefits, S1665 [14MR]
      Congress: encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified 
        veterans for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6291 [13SE]
      Depts. of Agriculture and HHS: develop, implement, and promote 
        dietary guidelines for pregnant women and children from birth 
        until the age of 2, S4334 [20JN]
      Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, S3506 [23MY], S3560 
        [24MY], S4183 [14JN], S4408 [21JN], S4605 [26JN]
      Electric power: infrastructure funding, S4843 [11JY]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4322 [20JN]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4740 [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S4183 [14JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3506 [23MY], S3560 
        [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4408 [21JN], S4605 [26JN]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1714 [15MR]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]
      Meadow Bridge, WV: tribute to Meadow Bridge High School student 
        voter registration campaign, S2668 [25AP]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S5826-S5828 [1AU], S6492 
        [20SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5060 [17JY]
      Postal Service: create a moratorium on closure or consolidation 
        of postal facilities, S2526 [19AP], S2684 [25AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2526 [19AP], 
        S2684 [25AP]
      Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College: 
        inclusion in Washington Monthly (publication) list of best 
        community colleges, S1140 [29FE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5282 [24JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2310 [16AP]
      Thacker, Stephanie D.: confirmation as circuit judge, S2490 
        [18AP]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, S2310 [16AP]
      United Way: anniversary, S4739 [29JN]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses, S6291 
        [13SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2767 [26AP]
      West Virgina: establish the Mountain State National Security 
        Fellowship, S5481 [26JY]
  Tributes
      Caperton, Gaston, S4408 [21JN]
      Michael, M. Blane, S2310 [16AP]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1911 [21MR]
      Mitchell-Bateman, Mildred, S1141 [29FE]
      Stewart, Bill, S3615 [24MY]




MANDELA, NELSON R.

  Remarks in House
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, E1224 [11JY]




MANDELL, DEREK

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Guam participants, E1411 [3AU]




MANGEL, MENACHEM M. AND NECHAMA D. (DINIE)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E978 [5JN]




MANGOLD, HOLLEY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1544 [14SE]




MANHATTAN, KS

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection salaries and expenses funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3537-H3539 
        [6JN]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559-H3561 
        [6JN]
      FEMA: Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]




MANHATTAN, NY  see New York, NY




MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5987), H6128-H6132 [19SE], E1652 [21SE], E1657 
        [25SE], E1659 [28SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5987) 
        (H. Rept. 112-676), H6068 [18SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5987, provisions, H6128-H6130 [19SE]




MANITOWOC, WI

  Remarks in Senate
      Badger (vessel): anniversary of Lake Michigan car ferry, S3619 
        [24MY]




MANN, ALFRED E.

  Letters
      Impact of drug approval process on drug prices, H3585 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3584 [7JN]




MANN, BRIAN A.

  Proclamations
      Brian A. Mann Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1183 [29JN]




MANN, DOUGLAS

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




MANN, THOMAS E.

  Articles and editorials
      Let's Just Say It--The Republicans Are the Problem, S3020 [9MY]




MANNING, ELI

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S372 [7FE]




MANNION, MALACHY E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S6520 [20SE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S5211 [19JY]




MANN'S CHOICE, PA

  Remarks in House
      Fair Family Farms: anniversary, E1603 [21SE]




MANOUKIAN, MATTHEW P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1661 [28SE]




MANSFIELD, MA

  Remarks in House
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Canoe River Aquifer Advisory 
        Committee, E1526 [13SE]




MANSFIELD, OH

  Bills and resolutions
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic: designate (see S. 3238), S3631 [24MY]
  Remarks in House
      Rotary Club of Mansfield: tribute to McGowan Courage Award 
        recipients, E732 [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic: designate (S. 3238), S4780 [29JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3238, David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community 
        Based Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH, S4780 [29JN]




MANTHE, DANIEL R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E768 [10MY]




MANTS, ROBERT C., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E226 [17FE]




MANUFACTURE RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS: MAKE IT IN AMERICA ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], 
        H5193 [24JY]




MANZANO, LEONEL

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1511 [13SE]




MANZULLO, DONALD A. (a Representative from Illinois)

  Amendments
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5131 
        [23JY], H5283 [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Appropriations: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from 
        CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see 
        H.R. 920), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 
        3583), H182 [25JA]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H28 
        [17JA]
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H1976 [18AP]
      ------establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 114, 3577), H159 [24JA]
      ------establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 3575), 
        H159 [24JA]
      ------provide for long-term budgeting (see H.R. 3580), H187 
        [27JA]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H159 [24JA]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H159 [24JA]
      Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption 
        accreditation standards (see H.R. 6027), H4064 [26JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1571 [26MR]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H5711 [2AU]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5631 [1AU]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H4908 [17JY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H1154 [5MR]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: repeal the Office of Financial Research 
        (see H.R. 3044), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H187 [27JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H945 [17FE]
      ------enter into contracts with health care providers to improve 
        access to health care for veterans who have difficulty 
        receiving treatment at departmental facilities (see H.R. 
        3723), H966 [27FE]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H903 [16FE]
      District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see 
        H.R. 645), H1306 [8MR]
      EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and 
        recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from 
        regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 
        1558), H1154 [5MR]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4302), H1803 [29MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the 
        cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for 
        Government programs (see H.R. 3609), H182 [25JA]
      ------require periodic review and automatic termination of 
        Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), H948 [21FE]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H1498 [21MR]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H3808 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3105 [17MY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see 
        H.R. 2900), H1210 [6MR]
      ------protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms 
        for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 2252), H1497 [21MR]
      ------update certain procedures applicable to commerce in 
        firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate 
        firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H1391 [19MR]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (see H.R. 4221), H3267 [30MY]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (see H.R. 4041), H801 [15FE]
      ------improve trade promotion policies and programs (see H.R. 
        5393), H2317 [7MY]
      ------require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff 
        and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign 
        countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 
        5513), H2320 [7MY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H1847 [16AP]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H5009 [18JY]
      Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot 
        election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H1209 [6MR]
      ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative 
        to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2810), H2033 
        [19AP]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made 
        available for projects to provide recreational public access 
        (see H.R. 1997), H1154 [5MR]
      Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and 
        regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see 
        H.R. 1093), H1154 [5MR]
      Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), 
        H5630 [1AU]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6280 [21SE]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an 
        amnesty period during which veterans and their families can 
        register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H1306 [8MR]
      NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H5631 [1AU]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H3167 [22MY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6234 [20SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H28 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H28 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H160 [24JA]
      Public lands: protect use of traditional hunting and fishing 
        equipment and prevent certain restrictions on hunting and 
        fishing implements and equipment (see H.R. 1443), H1209 [6MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5526 [31JY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H966 [27FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H1017 [28FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1154 [5MR]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H1154 [5MR]
      Taxation: increase alternative tax liability limitation for 
        small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 
        2198), H2715 [15MY]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4605 [28JN]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H3105 [17MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3577 [6JN]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1428 [20MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H3976 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Argentina: express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 [18JN]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Tariff: polyester fiber with tow bundles (see H.R. 4487), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------polypropylene fiber with tow bundles (see H.R. 4486), 
        H2064 [24AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (H.R. 5952), H3733 [18JN]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (H.R. 6040), H4157 
        [27JN]
      Tariff: polyester fiber with tow bundles (H.R. 4487), H2067 
        [24AP]
      ------polypropylene fiber with tow bundles (H.R. 4486), H2067 
        [24AP]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H93 [23JA]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H606 [8FE]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (H.R. 5865), H5833 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3006 [17MY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H211 [31JA]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2466 [9MY]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (H.R. 4041), H3252, H3253 [30MY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5283 
        [25JY]
      ------require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines 
        ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific 
        information, H5283 [25JY]
      High-Performance Building Week: observance, H2721 [16MY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), 
        H6193 [20SE]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H211 
        [31JA]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (H.R. 5952), E1062 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H57 [18JA]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H3006 [17MY]
      Taxation: provide a tax incentive for installation and 
        maintenance of mechanical insulation property (H.R. 2866), 
        H2721 [16MY]
      Votes: correction, H6251 [21SE]
      ------position on missed, H2010 [19AP], E424 
        [22MR], E1221 [10JY], E1480 [11SE]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5907 [12SE]
      Sauceda, Irene, E1610 [21SE]




MAPLE HEIGHTS, OH

  Remarks in House
      St. Martin of Tours School: tribute, E1000 [6JN]




MAPLEWOOD, MN

  Remarks in House
      Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to Hmong pilots trained to fly 
        ``secret war'' counterinsurgency missions, E1081 [19JN]




MARANA, AZ

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: exonerate pilots John A. Brow and Brooks S. 
        Gruber from responsibility in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in 
        Marana, AZ, H1206-H1208 [6MR], H1796-H1798 [29MR], H2020-H2022 
        [19AP], H3261-H3263 [30MY], H3729-H3731 [18JN], H4895-H4897 
        [17JY]




MARANO, NICHOLAS F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E447 [27MR]




MARATHON COUNTY, WI

  Remarks in House
      Hmong Heritage Month: observance, E518 [30MR]




MARBLEHEAD, MA

  Remarks in Senate
      Harrison, Kayla: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6533 [20SE]




MARCH OF DIMES COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial 
        Services (House), H5616 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5616 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3187), H5613-H5616 [1AU], E1424 [3AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3187, provisions, H5613 [1AU]




MARCH OF DIMES FOUNDATION

  Letters
      March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, 
        Committee on Financial Services (House), H5616 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5616 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Coins: mint in recognition and celebration (H.R. 3187), H5613-
        H5616 [1AU], E1424 [3AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3187, March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act, H5613 [1AU]




MARCHANT, HOBART C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E520 [16AP]




MARCHANT, KENNY (a Representative from Texas)

  Addresses
      Police Week: by, E818 [16MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Man Who Would Not Quit--A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight 
        for a New Constitutional Amendment, People (publication), 
        E722 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H221 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, 
        transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and 
        condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial 
        Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H160 [24JA]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H221 [31JA]
      ------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty 
        or performed certain active service receive credit toward 
        early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 
        181), H5711 [2AU]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay 
        and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired 
        for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see 
        H.R. 186), H5711 [2AU]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H1101 [29FE]
      Clean Air Act: reduce number of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1412), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H220 [31JA]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H6314 [23OC]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3897), H948 [21FE] (see H.R. 3982), H903 
        [16FE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H1846 [16AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise 
        suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2289 [27AP]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H697 [13FE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H5010 [18JY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1543 [22MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor 
        organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 
        2145), H1101 [29FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 
        [9MY]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H1101 [29FE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H3164 
        [18MY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H2647 [10MY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H79 [18JA]
      Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers 
        be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits 
        plan (see H.R. 2206), H1915 [17AP]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H6001 [13SE]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1978 [18AP]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see H.R. 4309), H5923 [12SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5202 [24JY]
      Medicare: exclude customary prompt pay discounts from 
        manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for 
        drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H3807 [19JN]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H2813 [16MY]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H5631 [1AU]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal provisions relative to annual period for 
        disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to 
        receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 
        1580), H2288 [27AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H115 [23JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H1916 [17AP]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H376 [1FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an 
        increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority 
        of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2813 [16MY]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1807 [29MR]
      Taxation: allow a credit to pass-thru entities for hiring 
        unemployed individuals receiving unemployment compensation 
        (see H.R. 3681), H376 [1FE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1362 [13MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6298 [28SE]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H5711 [2AU]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H5860 [11SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H28 [17JA]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303, 333), H5630 [1AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Taxation: allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to 
        access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student 
        loans (see H.R. 6209), H5326 [26JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Taxation: allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to 
        access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student 
        loans (H.R. 6209), H5327 [26JY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5448 [31JY]
      Carrollton, TX: tribute to Carrollton Black Cemetery, 
        E1181 [29JN]
      Community Powered Revitalization (organization): tribute, 
        E450 [27MR]
      Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: observance, E154 
        [7FE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), E163 [8FE]
      Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 27th 
        Amendment relative to congressional compensation, E722 
        [8MY]
      Coppell, TX: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 840, E301 
        [1MR]
      ------Mockingbird Elementary School recipient of Character 
        Education Partnership (organization) National School of 
        Character award, E1715 [23OC]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5139 [24JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E1718, E1719 [23OC]
      Grapevine, TX: anniversary of Grapevine-Colleyville Independent 
        School District, E571 [18AP]
      ------anniversary of Unity Church in Grapevine, E1472 
        [11SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4765 [10JY], H4788, 
        H4805 [11JY], E1242 [12JY]
      Irving, TX: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 175, E1046 
        [15JN]
      ------anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 508, E1373 [1AU]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E669 [26AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4888 [17JY]
      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.: grand opening of Farmers 
        Branch, TX, campus, E433 [22MR]
      National MPS Awareness Day: observance, E813 [16MY]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E731 
        [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3614 [7JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4765 [10JY], H4788, 
        H4805 [11JY], E1242 [12JY]
      Police Week: observance, E818 [16MY]
      Rice University: anniversary, E1239 [12JY]
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School boys' and 
        girls' cross country teams, E54 [23JA]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School boys' and girls' 
        swimming and diving teams, E893 [29MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School football team, 
        E65 [24JA]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School National Merit 
        Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School Odyssey of the Mind 
        team, E935 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School student council, 
        E920 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School students for 
        participation in Texas Forensic Association State Tournament, 
        E898 [30MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School students selected to 
        Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band, E893 
        [29MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School winterguard team, 
        E883 [22MY]
      Stinnett, Paige: Texas Music Educators Association All-State 
        Women's Choir selectee, E888 [25MY]
      Taiwan: anniversary of lifting of martial law, E1271 
        [18JY]
      ------anniversary of Six Assurances guidelines, E1271 
        [18JY]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (H.R. 2992), E226 [17FE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5583 [1AU]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3614 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        H3614 [7JN]
      Texas: tribute to Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, E1718 
        [23OC]
      ------tribute to Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, 
        E1719 [23OC]
      Votes: position on missed, E419 [22MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H1540 [22MR]
  Tributes
      Anderson, Nate, E192 [14FE]
      Atkin, Thomas F., E726 [8MY]
      Chamblee, Virginia, E1540 [14SE]
      Dixon, Billie, E684 [27AP]
      Dodd, John and Betty, E1377 [1AU]
      Gatlin, Roger, E981 [5JN]
      Hill, Donald E., E484 [29MR]
      Kantor, Colin, E882 [22MY]
      Kreighauser, Courtney, E908 [30MY]
      Marchant, Hobart C., E520 [16AP]
      Mingus, Lillian E. Christopher, E1732 [2NO]
      Orr, Warren, E93 [31JA]
      Thompson, Gary, E573 [18AP]




MARCUS, RUTH

  Articles and editorials
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 
        [21MR]




MARDER, ALFRED L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E388 [20MR]




MARDIS, BILL

  Articles and editorials
      Political Icon Donnie Girdler Dead at 63, S1537 [8MR]




MARGOLIN, FREDERICK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3682 [4JN]




MARIAL, GUOR

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, S5454 [26JY]




MARIANNA, AR

  Remarks in Senate
      Jones Bar-B-Q Diner (business): James Beard Foundation America's 
        Classics Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]




MARIETTA, GA

  Articles and editorials
      Journal Publisher Dies After Two-Year Battle With Cancer, S6026-
        S6028 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Lockheed Martin Corp.: tribute to F-22 program, H2215 [27AP]




MARIETTA (GA) DAILY JOURNAL

  Articles and editorials
      Journal Publisher Dies After Two-Year Battle With Cancer, S6026-
        S6028 [10SE]




MARIN COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing 
        off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and 
        Marin Counties in California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      Point Reyes National Seashore: anniversary, E1518 [13SE]
      San Rafael, CA: anniversary of Spectrum LGBT Center, E1524 
        [13SE]




MARINE CORPS  see Department of Defense




MARINE CORPS AVIATION ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Rusnok, Richard: Marine Corps Aviation Association Marine Corps 
        Test Pilot of the Year award recipient, E348 [8MR]




MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609-H5612 [1AU], E1394, 
        E1422 [3AU]
  Reports filed
      Reauthorize and Amend: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4906 [17JY]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1171, reauthorize and amend, H5609 [1AU]




MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

  Remarks in House
      Funding, H2414, H2415 [8MY]




MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River 
        salmon and other nonlisted species, H3776 [19JN]




MARINE MAMMALS

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military 
        Readiness Areas for national defense purposes (see H.R. 4043), 
        H801 [15FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide preservation and interpretation 
        assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford 
        Whaling National Historical Park (see H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Oceans: support an end to commercial whaling in all of its forms 
        and strengthen measures to conserve whale populations (see H. 
        Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 
        192), H3586 [7JN]
      Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military 
        Readiness Areas for national defense purposes, H3004, H3032 
        [17MY]
      Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River 
        salmon and other nonlisted species, H3776 [19JN]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (H.R. 192), H3586 [7JN]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609-H5612 [1AU], E1394, 
        E1422 [3AU]
      Marine Mammal Commission: funding, H2414, H2415 [8MY]
      Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1581 
        [20SE]
      National Marine Sanctuaries Act: anniversary, E1581 [20SE]
      National Oceans Month: observance, H3586, H3589 [7JN]
      NOAA: John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant 
        Program funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------Marine Debris Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      Sea Otter Awareness Week: observance, E1602 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine 
        Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 179) (S. Rept. 112-149), S1049 [27FE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4906 [17JY]
      Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4043) (H. Rept. 
        112-606), H4906 [17JY]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        reauthorization and amendment, H5609 [1AU]




MARINE RESOURCES

  Amendments
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR] (see S. 
        3613), S6625 [21SE]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (see S. 3422), 
        S5257 [23JY] (see S. 3424), S5304 [24JY]
      ------reauthorize certain legislation relative to Atlantic Ocean 
        marine fisheries (see H.R. 6096), H4774 [10JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
  Motions
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 
        192), H3586 [7JN]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        H5732 [10SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (H.R. 192), H3586 [7JN]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609-H5612 [1AU], E1394, 
        E1422 [3AU]
      Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1581 
        [20SE]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      National Marine Sanctuaries Act: anniversary, E1581 [20SE]
      National Oceans Month: observance, H3586, H3589 [7JN]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (H. Con. Res. 121), H5696 
        [2AU]
      NOAA: coral reef research programs funding, H2501 [9MY], E752 
        [9MY]
      ------Marine Debris Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------National Sea Grant College Program funding, H2359 [8MY]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: protect marine and coastal environments 
        in making areas available for leasing, exploration, and 
        development and prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and 
        development in important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        S6665 [21SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Billfish Conservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2706) (H. Rept. 112-656), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 46) (S. 
        Rept. 112-210), S6270 [12SE]
      Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine 
        Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 179) (S. Rept. 112-149), S1049 [27FE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4906 [17JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      National Fish Habitat Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1201) (S. Rept. 112-187), S5084 
        [17JY]
      Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act 
        Reauthorizartion: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 962) (S. Rept. 112-151), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1401) (S. 
        Rept. 112-140), S163 [30JA]
      Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1657) (S. Rept. 112-141), S163 [30JA]
      Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve 
        Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 485) (S. Rept. 112-134), S131 
        [26JA]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        reauthorization and amendment, H5609 [1AU]
      H.R. 2706, Billfish Conservation Act, H5732 [10SE]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      S. 2147, Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act, 
        S1199 [1MR]




MARINE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM

  Amendments
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 
        [19MR], H1415, H1416 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see S. 2214), S1847 
        [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 587), H1390 [19MR]
  Motions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1418 
        [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Accomack County, VA: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to 
        NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or 
        foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1411-H1419 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 
        587), H1405-H1410 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), motion to recommit, H1418 
        [20MR]
      ------require appraisal and payment of fair market value for a 
        parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      ------require independent appraisal of public land parcel next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed 
        restriction, H1416, H1417 [20MR]
  Reports filed
      Accomack County, VA, Land Parcel Next to NASA Wallops Flight 
        Facility Deed Restriction Removal: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2087) (H. Rept. 112-369), H77 [18JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 2087, Remove Deed Restriction From a 
        Parcel of Land in Accomack County, VA, Next to NASA Wallops 
        Flight Facility: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. 
        Rept. 112-415), H1390 [19MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 587, consideration of H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction 
        from a parcel of land in Accomack County, VA, next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility, H1405 [20MR]
      H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction from a parcel of land in 
        Accomack County, VA, next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415 [20MR]




MARINO, TOM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1274 [7MR]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2329 [7MY]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H5712 [2AU]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H5712 [2AU]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H3733 [18JN]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4864 [12JY]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6279 [21SE]
      ------reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement 
        (see H.R. 1475), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility (see H.R. 5843), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain 
        veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 
        2052), H6152 [19SE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3363 [31MY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H2813 [16MY]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H5766 [10SE]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H3362 [31MY]
      FDA: strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4065 [26JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H945 [17FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4828 
        [11JY]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1018 [28FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H6001 [13SE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1101 [29FE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5766 [10SE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H5711 [2AU]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H6280 [21SE]
      Lewistown, PA: convey former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center 
        (see H.R. 6285), H5704 [2AU]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H694 [9FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5711 [2AU]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H220 [31JA]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5328 [26JY]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H5131 [23JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      NATO: strengthen (see H.R. 4243), H2072 [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H440 [2FE]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see 
        H.R. 605), H1153 [5MR]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (see H.R. 4335), H3734 [18JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H1210 [6MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H3405 [1JN]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability 
        insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service 
        members (see H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2647 [10MY]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1134 [1MR]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1101 [29FE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1498 [21MR]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H2569 [9MY]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H1741 [28MR]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1100 [29FE]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3577 
        [6JN]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H6279 [21SE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1428 [20MR]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3734 
        [18JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H6151 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Congress: require each bill enacted be limited to only one 
        subject (see H.R. 3806), H114 [23JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide with additional tools to target 
        extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see H.R. 3909), 
        H512 [6FE]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]
      Law enforcement officers: allow screening entities to submit, 
        receive, and screen criminal history record information for 
        searches on private security officers (see H.R. 4112), H1100 
        [29FE]
      Tariff: cerium nitrate (see H.R. 5182), H2271 [27AP]
      ------europium oxide (see H.R. 5179), H2271 [27AP]
      ------gadolinium oxide (see H.R. 5183), H2271 [27AP]
      ------lanthanum, cerium, and terbium phosphates mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see H.R. 5180), H2271 [27AP]
      ------lanthanum oxide (see H.R. 5184), H2271 [27AP]
      ------yttrium oxide and europium oxide mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see H.R. 5181), H2271 [27AP]
      ------yttrium oxides (see H.R. 5185), H2271 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Congress: require each bill enacted be limited to only one 
        subject (H.R. 3806), H114 [23JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide with additional tools to target 
        extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (H.R. 3909), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H4655 [29JN]
      Law enforcement officers: allow screening entities to submit, 
        receive, and screen criminal history record information for 
        searches on private security officers (H.R. 4112), H1100 
        [29FE]
      Tariff: cerium nitrate (H.R. 5182), H2282 [27AP]
      ------europium oxide (H.R. 5179), H2282 [27AP]
      ------gadolinium oxide (H.R. 5183), H2282 [27AP]
      ------lanthanum, cerium, and terbium phosphates mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (H.R. 5180), H2282 [27AP]
      ------lanthanum oxide (H.R. 5184), H2282 [27AP]
      ------yttrium oxide and europium oxide mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (H.R. 5181), H2282 [27AP]
      ------yttrium oxides (H.R. 5185), H2282 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Abington, PA: tribute to South Abington Elementary School Paws 
        for Peace initiative, E831 [17MY]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration 
        (H. Res. 778), H5942 [13SE]
      Bartron, Robert A.: Montrose, PA, Area Chamber of Commerce 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E913 [31MY]
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5942 [13SE]
      DeLeo, John: UNICO National (organization) UNICAN of the Year 
        Award recipient, E119 [2FE]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H5514 [31JY]
      Egypt: prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942 [13SE]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H310 [1FE]
      Kidney Action Day: observance, E287 [29FE]
      Libya: prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942 
        [13SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (H. Res. 
        659), H2717 [16MY]
      National Kidney Month: observance, E287 [29FE]
      SBA: provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (H.R. 6296), H6117 [19SE]
      Tobyhanna, PA: anniversary of Tobyhanna Army Depot, 
        E1108 [21JN]
      United Way: anniversary, E1208 [9JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H20 [17JA], H1388 [19MR], H1425 
        [20MR], H1913 [17AP], H2062 [24AP], H3659 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Caruth, Lawrence, E1254 [17JY]
      Gibson, Charles C., E1235 [11JY]
      Herzog, Anthony, E237 [24FE]
      Maggs, Deborah J., E1109 [21JN]
      Roush, Logan, E1001 [6JN]
      Scranton, William W., E1267 [18JY]
      Wilbur, Eva M. Baldwin, E117 [2FE]




MARION COUNTY, AL

  Remarks in House
      Tornadoes: tribute to first responders in Alabama, E651 [25AP]




MARION COUNTY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Marion County Public Schools: inclusion of several schools in 
        Washington (DC) Post ``Top High Schools'' list, E1341 [26JY]




MARISSA, IL

  Remarks in House
      Peabody Energy, Inc.: call for investigation into contracts with 
        public power organizations to fund Prairie State Energy Campus 
        in Marissa, IL, and impact on consumer electricity rates, 
        H6161 [20SE], H6236 [21SE]




MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Shipping industry: make grants to States or port authorities to 
        cover the cost of repair and construction activities relative 
        to certain strategic commercial seaports (see H.R. 6253), 
        H5628 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Contracts: prohibit exemption from Federal Acquisition 
        Regulations and disposal of National Defense Reserve Fleet 
        vessels using less than open and transparent competition, 
        H3136 [18MY]
      Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program: funding, H4051 [26JN]
      National security: identify actions to enable qualified U.S. 
        flag capacity to meet national defense requirements, E855 
        [18MY]
      Ships and vessels: Maritime Security Program and Cargo 
        Preference Program funding, H4623 [29JN]




MARK TWAIN COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 2453), S6653, S6671 [21SE]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial 
        Services (House), H1825 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1825 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2453), H1824-H1826 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 2453), S6671 [21SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2453, provisions, S6671 [21SE], H1824 [16AP]




MARKETPLACE EQUITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3179), H5138 [24JY]




MARKETPLACE FAIRNESS ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: several Senators, S817 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815-S817 [16FE]
  Statements
      Provisions: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]




MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

  Amendments
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3778 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3022 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4965, H4989 [18JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6216 [20SE], H6240 [21SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5176, H5177 
        [24JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H768 [15FE], H825, H826 [16FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5260 
        [25JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4842 [12JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3909 [20JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1070 [29FE]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H1428 
        [20MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5711 [2AU]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5328 [26JY]
      Bailey, Jonathan W.: tribute (see H. Res. 792), H6151 [19SE]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2329 [7MY]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2072 [24AP]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs 
        using a network of public and private community entities to 
        provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), 
        H376 [1FE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H5717 [3AU]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H1428 [20MR]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3363 [31MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies 
        and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary 
        and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 3014), H966 
        [27FE]
      Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and programs on 
        childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3662 [7JN]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H28 [17JA]
      Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or 
        the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
        suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H5292 [25JY]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment 
        of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and 
        mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated 
        hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H4157 [27JN]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3363 
        [31MY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1847 [16AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6152 [19SE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2716 
        [15MY]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3163 [18MY]
      Firearms: prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H5292 [25JY]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2447 [8MY]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H2329 [7MY]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H2134 [25AP]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      ------specify circumstances in which a person may acquire 
        geolocation information through an electronic communications 
        device (see H.R. 2168), H5630 [1AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3578 [6JN]
      Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H5728 [7AU]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H2447 [8MY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6001 [13SE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4657 
        [29JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NRC: limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license 
        renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted 
        (see H.R. 6554), H6276 [21SE]
      Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see 
        H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H4907 [17JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons 
        of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in 
        Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H79 [18JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2569 [9MY]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5526 [31JY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1367 [16MR]
      Taxation: encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, 
        technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and 
        secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H5711 [2AU]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 
        [31JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H220 [31JA]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 5903), H6152 [19SE]
      Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with 
        graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum 
        requirements (see H.R. 1515), H2569 [9MY]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H966 [27FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize development of hydropower and 
        efficiencies at existing facilities (see H.R. 6024), H4064 
        [26JN]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative 
        financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation 
        among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory 
        lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a working group to develop and 
        disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in 
        prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind 
        individuals (see H.R. 4087), H950 [24FE]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for 
        sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]
      ------allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum 
        products produced from such leases will be offered for sale 
        only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (see 
        H.R. 6563), H6284 [25SE]
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1272 [7MR]
      ------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      FERC: suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export terminals 
        (see H.R. 4024), H725 [14FE]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 674), 
        H3480 [5JN]
      NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting 
        requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 6272), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (see 
        H.R. 5967), H3806 [19JN]
      Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage 
        containers and provide resources for State pollution 
        prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 6531), H6275 
        [21SE]
      Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of 
        the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 6468), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      Telecommunications: require disclosures to consumers on the 
        capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and 
        require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 
        6377), H5922 [12SE]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize development of hydropower and 
        efficiencies at existing facilities (H.R. 6024), H4064 [26JN]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 5186), H2282 [27AP]
      Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative 
        financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation 
        among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory 
        lenders (H.R. 5946), H3703 [12JN]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs 
        (H.R. 3974), H640 [8FE]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (H.R. 3900), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a working group to develop and 
        disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in 
        prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind 
        individuals (H.R. 4087), H950 [24FE]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for 
        sale only in the U.S. (H.R. 4025), H726 [14FE]
      ------allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum 
        products produced from such leases will be offered for sale 
        only in the U.S. (H.R. 4325), H1806 [29MR]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands (H.R. 6041), H4157 [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (H.R. 
        6563), H6284 [25SE]
      FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety (H.R. 3847), H219 [31JA]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (H.R. 4156), H1273 [7MR]
      ------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      FERC: suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export terminals 
        (H.R. 4024), H726 [14FE]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), H5292 [25JY]
      Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (H.R. 5960), H3807 [19JN]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (H.R. 4026), H726 [14FE]
      NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting 
        requirements and enforcement measures (H.R. 6272), H5708 [2AU]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities 
        (H.R. 5967), H3807 [19JN]
      Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage 
        containers and provide resources for State pollution 
        prevention and recycling programs (H.R. 6531), H6278 [21SE]
      Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of 
        the Federal excise tax on petroleum (H.R. 6468), H6233 [20SE]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (H.R. 5187), H2282 [27AP]
      Telecommunications: require disclosures to consumers on the 
        capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and 
        require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (H.R. 
        6377), H5922 [12SE]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (H.R. 4400), H2031 [19AP]
  Motions
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
  Remarks
      Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.: renaming of 
        headquarters building in honor of Robert M. Coard, 
        E1084 [19JN]
      Alaska: require additional rights-of-way in and out of the 
        National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, H3895 [20JN]
      Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land 
        claims settlements, H3727 [18JN]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E660 [26AP]
      BLM: prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the 
        granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3907 
        [20JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2628 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1678 [28MR], H1868 [17AP], E485 [29MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1182 [6MR]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1182 [6MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3756, H3778, H3780 [19JN]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1070, H1071 [29FE]
      CFTC: funding, H3927 [21JN]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895 [17AP]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]
      Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations That Impact 
        Energy and Manufacturing in the U.S.: include health effects 
        associated with regulatory costs in analysis of EPA rules and 
        actions, H6218 [20SE]
      Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light 
        bulbs, H3427 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3023, H3024, H3095 [17MY]
      ------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H4965 
        [18JY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H4937 [18JY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3023, 
        H3024 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4937, H4965, H4989 
        [18JY], H5048 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5048 [19JY]
      ------reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic 
        nuclear missiles, H4989 [18JY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, 
        E485 [29MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs 
        (H.R. 3974), H592 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 
        631), H2151 [26AP]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H1937 [18AP]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------lower energy efficiency standards for service-over-the-
        counter, self-contained, medium temperature commercial 
        refrigerators, H3922 [21JN]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H3420 
        [5JN]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat 
        Reduction Initiative funding, H3424 [5JN]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5937 
        [13SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022 [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      ------authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases 
        without prior express approval (H.R. 205), H2684 
        [15MY], H5096 [23JY]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide 
        fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate 
        offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure 
        revenue, H753, H756 [15FE]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H776 [15FE]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H753, H755 [15FE]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886 [20JN]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5215, H5216 
        [25JY]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, H3912 [20JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6197, H6211, H6212, H6213, H6215, H6216, H6217, H6218 
        [20SE], H6241, H6242 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6169 [20SE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas, H825, H826 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals Program function 
        from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
        Enforcement, H3908 [20JN]
      ------reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas 
        production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas 
        companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3906 
        [20JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5168, H5173, 
        H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178 [24JY], H5215, H5216 [25JY]
      ------require companies holding defective leases which allow for 
        off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to 
        bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      ------require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN], H4837 
        [12JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H753, H754, H755, H756, H768, H769, 
        H774, H776, H779 [15FE], H825, H826, H827, H828 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 
        [15FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: submit report estimating the number of 
        lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the 
        economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor 
        vehicles, H6215 [20SE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3780 [19JN]
      ------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H3756, H3780 [19JN]
      Diseases: Alzheimer's disease research funding, H44 [18JA]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, E261 [28FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3420, H3421, H3424, H3427 [5JN]
      EPA: expand ability to waive certain pollution control fuel 
        requirements when there is a fuel distribution problem and 
        complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. of Energy, 
        H3903 [20JN]
      ------make data and modeling inputs that regulations are based 
        on available to the public and require regulatory impact 
        analysis to undergo external peer review, H6218 [20SE]
      ------repeal designation of the Colville River as an aquatic 
        resource of national importance, H3895 [20JN]
      ------take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would 
        increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for 
        oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1614 [27MR]
      ------provide with authority to conduct incentive auctions, 
        E261 [28FE]
      FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety, H3225 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3225 [30MY], 
        E925 [31MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3866 [20JN]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, H3225 [30MY]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), H755 [15FE]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H753 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1937 
        [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3041 [17MY]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3727 [18JN]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations that protect the 
        public from extreme weather events from regulatory freeze, 
        H5260 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5229, H5260 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1937 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, E1176 [28JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3041 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4793 [11JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H4794 
        [11JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2151 [26AP]
      ------allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5937 [13SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5601 [1AU]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2628 [10MY]
      Medicare: reform, H1678 [28MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, H4846 [12JY]
      ------clarify definition of ``strategic and critical minerals'' 
        relative to efforts to promote domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials, H4840 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4831, H4836, H4837, H4840, H4842, 
        H4843, H4846 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4793 
        [11JY]
      ------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of 
        hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate 
        revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842, H4843 
        [12JY]
      Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5096 [23JY]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2512 
        [9MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2151 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4793 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718 
        [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3884, H3886, H3889, H3895, 
        H3903, H3906, H3907, H3908, H3909, H3910, H3911, H3912 [20JN], 
        H3920, H3921, H3922, H3927 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3819 
        [20JN]
      Public lands: establish a pilot program to test a small increase 
        in Federal grazing fees, H3778 [19JN]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3778 
        [19JN]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, 
        H6241, H6242 [21SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1937 [18AP], H3871 [20JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable energy standard, 
        H3819, H3884 [20JN]
      ------facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources, 
        H3920, H3921 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1937 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, E1176 [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3041 [17MY], H3871 [20JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1045, H1070, H1071 [29FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2512 [9MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1868 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1895 [17AP]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials 
        proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in 
        developing such rules, H6213 [20SE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5672 [2AU]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources, H5168 [24JY]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H6022 [14SE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H754 
        [15FE]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (H.R. 4400), E586 [19AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095 [17MY], H3421 [5JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H2635 [10MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H4794 [11JY]
  Tributes
      Doherty, Hugh M., E1350 [30JY]




MARKS, IRA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1717 [23OC]




MARKS, JERRY AND WENDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1676 [2OC]




MARKS, PATRICIA

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




MARKSVILLE, LA

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




MARKUSON, PETE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




MAROTO, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Florida: tribute to veterans walk supporting Wounded Warriors 
        project, E37 [18JA]




MARRIAGE  see Families and Domestic Relations




MARSH, MAUREEN

  Remarks in House
      McLean, VA: tribute to Langley High School staff for efforts to 
        support Maureen Marsh during health crisis, E188 [14FE]




MARSH, PEARL ALICE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1716 [23OC]




MARSHALL, PETER

  Prayers
      Easter, H1796 [29MR]




MARSHALL, TX

  Remarks in House
      East Texas Baptist University: anniversary, E241 [27FE]




MARSHALL ISLANDS, REPUBLIC OF THE

  Letters
      Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: continue monitoring of impact of the U.S. 
        nuclear testing program on Runit Island of the Marshall 
        Islands, H4890 [17JY]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4888-H4894 [17JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Thomas H. Armbruster To Be Ambassador to the 
        Marshall Islands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S5485 [26JY]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]




MARSHALLS DISTRIBUTION CENTER

  Proclamations
      Marshalls Distribution Center Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1540 [14SE]




MARTENS, LEONA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2292 [7MY]




MARTIN, ANNIE B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1075 [19JN]




MARTIN, DONNIE L.

  Remarks in House
      D.L. Martin Co.: anniversary, E1412 [3AU]
      Franklin County, PA: ``Business Person of the Year'' award 
        recipient, E1412 [3AU]




MARTIN, FRANK K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1451 [10SE]




MARTIN, LUKE, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1054 [18JN], E1113 [21JN]




MARTIN, RAY

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




MARTIN, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1674 [2OC]




MARTIN, SAMUEL, SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E196 [15FE]




MARTIN, TIMOTHY W.

  Articles and editorials
      Cajun Towns Feud About Sausage With Links to the Past, E1168 
        [28JN]




MARTIN, TRAYVON

  Bills and resolutions
      Law enforcement: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      ------condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge rejection and 
        repeal of such proposals and legislation (see H. Res. 612), 
        H1811 [30MR]
  Remarks in House
      Crime: condemn shooting death, H1396 [20MR], H1437 [21MR], 
        H1501, H1521, H1533-H1535 [22MR], H1646, H1651, H1652 [28MR], 
        H1795, H1796 [29MR]
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, H1398 [20MR], 
        H1522 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1579, H1580 [27MR], H1830-H1836 
        [16AP], E418 [22MR]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation, H1836 
        [16AP], H1856 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, S2040 [27MR]




MARTIN COUNTY, FL

  Bills and resolutions
      Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]




MARTIN COUNTY, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Jim Booth Committed to Economic Development, S1676 [14MR]




MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H40 [18JA], E70 [25JA]




MARTINEZ, ERICK

  Remarks in House
      Honduras: human rights violations, E835 [17MY]




MARTINEZ, LUIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1499 [12SE]




MARTINEZ, NICOLE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S387 [7FE]




MARTINEZ, PATRICK

  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program, E772 [10MY]




MARTINEZ, TED, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1120 [21JN]




MARTINOVICH, SUSAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5970 [2AU]




MARTIN-PROCTOR, KAMILAH O.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the National Council on Disability: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]




MARTINS, CLARISSA

  Remarks in Senate
      American Association of Cancer Research: Thomas J. Bardos Award 
        recipient, S5480 [26JY]




MARTINS, MARK

  Articles and editorials
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]




MARTINSBURG, WV

  Remarks in House
      Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1453 
        [10SE]




MARXEN, JEFFREY L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E393 [20MR]




MARYLAND

  Bills and resolutions
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and 
        improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and 
        foresters within the watershed and to States with water 
        quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see 
        H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of Maryland Campaign (see S. Res. 
        560), S6454 [19SE]
      EPA: limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of 
        Board of Directors (see H.R. 6356), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 
        6369), H5765 [10SE]
      ------provide for an Inspector General (see H.R. 5322), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
  Cloture motions
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
  Remarks in House
      Antietam National Battlefield: anniversary of Memorial 
        Illumination, H2015 [19AP]
      Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for 
        restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to 
        develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3760, 
        H3765 [19JN]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (H.R. 
        4153), E329 [7MR]
      D.C. Divas (football team): tribute, E1074 [19JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Falbo, Joseph: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Citizen of the 
        Year award recipient, E788 [15MY]
      Frederick, MD: anniversary of the Great Frederick Fair, H2335 
        [8MY]
      Frederick County, MD: anniversary, H2824 [17MY]
      Leonardtown, MD: anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic 
        Church, E1112 [21JN]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
      Nornhold, Bradley: Baltimore, MD, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E855 [18MY]
      Owings, MD: tribute to Northern High School girls' softball 
        team, E945 [1JN]
      Patuxent River Wade-In: anniversary, E1023 [7JN]
      Prince George's County, MD: tribute to firefighters, E358 [8MR]
      Salisbury University: tribute to men's lacrosse team, E942 
        [31MY]
      Temple Hills, MD: anniversary of Crossland Vocational Center, 
        H2825 [17MY]
      University of Maryland: anniversary of International Food Safety 
        Training Laboratory, E1458 [10SE]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H4048, 
        H4050 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: tribute, S1732 [15MR]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Colora, MD: anniversary of West Nottingham Academy, S491 [9FE]
      Frederick County, MD: anniversary of Frederick County Chamber of 
        Commerce, S1456 [7MR]
      Frostburg, MD: anniversary, S5969 [2AU]
      Greenbelt, MD: anniversary, S6620 [21SE]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      ------commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events (S. 
        Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S4412 [21JN]
      Leonardtown, MD: anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic 
        Church, S3171 [15MY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Mikulski, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S1906 [21MR]
      ------appreciation of opportunity to serve, S1906 [21MR]
      Postal Service: prohibit closure or consolidation of processing 
        and distribution center in Easton, MD, S2466 [18AP]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1073 
        [28FE], S3117-S3122 [14MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3104 [10MY]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
      United Way: anniversary, S4820 [10JY]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, S665 
        [15FE]
  Reports filed
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]
      Nomination of George L. Russell III To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of Paul W. Grimm To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
  Subpoena Notices
      District Court of Maryland, Baltimore County, H2292 [7MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 388, commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events, S1208, S1369 [1MR]
      S. Res. 560, U.S. Civil War Maryland Campaign anniversary, S6464 
        [19SE]
  Tributes
      Hoyer, Representative, H3600 [7JN]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1685 [15MR], S1896-S1918, S1945, S1946 
        [21MR], S1994, S1995 [22MR], S2028 [26MR], S2077, S2078 
        [27MR], S2163, S2164 [28MR], S2206, S2226-S2229 [29MR], S2323 
        [16AP], E405 [21MR]




MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E734 [8MY]




MARYVILLE, TN

  Essays
      My American Appreciation: Anna Stout, E991 [6JN]
      Washington, DC: Callie Effler, E992 [6JN]
      ------Chloe Atchley, E992 [6JN]
      ------Madison Jacobs, E992 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Heritage Middle School: tribute to student trip to Washington, 
        DC, E991 [6JN]




MARYVILLE (TN) DAILY TIMES

  Articles and editorials
      Tutt Bradford, Newspaper Owner, Community Leader, Dies at 94, 
        E745 [9MY]




MASCELLI, ARMOND

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1072 [19JN]




MASCOUTAH, IL

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E340 [8MR]




MASON, MARY T. GRAYSON

  Obituaries
      Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, E853 [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E853 [18MY]




MASON, MICAH B.

  Articles and editorials
      Father and Son Team Up To Go Outside the Wire, S2318 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2318 [16AP]




MASON, MICAH J.

  Articles and editorials
      Father and Son Team Up To Go Outside the Wire, S2318 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2318 [16AP]




MASON CITY, IA

  Remarks in House
      Pearce, Logan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E303 [1MR]




MASONIC ORDER (fraternal organization)

  Remarks in House
      New York, NY: anniversary of Boyer Lodge No. 1 of Free and 
        Accepted Masons of New York City, E432 [22MR]




MASS TRANSIT INTELLIGENCE PRIORITIZATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3140), H3246, H3247 [30MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) 
        (H. Rept. 112-467), H2441 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3140, provisions, H3246 [30MY]




MASSACHUSETTS

  Amendments
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S4249, S4250 [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see S. Res. 
        437), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide preservation and interpretation 
        assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford 
        Whaling National Historical Park (see H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Nashua River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5319), H2274 [27AP]
      Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see S. 2316), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4400), H2029 
        [19AP]
  Cloture motions
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
  Lists
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
  Remarks in House
      Abington, MA: anniversary, E1027 [8JN]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Massachusetts killed in 
        military action in Afghanistan, H3743 [19JN]
      Athol, MA: anniversary, E1285 [19JY]
      Boston, MA: anniversary of Boston Carmen's Union Local Chapter 
        589, E757 [10MY]
      Bourne, MA: unveiling of high water mark commemorating 1938 
        hurricane, E943 [31MY]
      Branch, Jason: Massachusetts Army National Guard Best Warrior 
        Competition winner, E757 [10MY]
      Buckey, John: Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' 
        Association Bertram H. Holland High School Principal of the 
        Year award recipient, E1457 [10SE]
      Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee: anniversary, E1526 
        [13SE]
      Cape Cod, MA: anniversary of Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, E1030 
        [8JN]
      Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association: anniversary, E1416 
        [3AU]
      Chatham, MA: anniversary, E1026 [8JN]
      Duxbury, MA: anniversary, E1028 [8JN]
      Falmouth, MA: Gosnold on Cape Cod recipient of Massachusetts 
        Mental Health Counselors Association Mental Health Agency of 
        the Year award, E1455 [10SE]
      Flaherty, Mark: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]
      Harwich, MA: tribute to Cape Verdean Historical Trust So Sabi! 
        exhibit, E1030 [8JN]
      Hyannis, MA: anniversary of John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, 
        E1293 [19JY]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP], H2156 [26AP]
      Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition: tribute to ``Against the 
        Tide'' race, E1420 [3AU]
      Oakham, MA: anniversary, E1009 [7JN]
      Pembroke, MA: anniversary, E1635 [21SE]
      Pinkham, Jim: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]
      Plymouth, MA: tribute to sister city Shichigahama, Japan, 
        delegation visit, E1418 [3AU]
      Pocasset, MA: anniversary of Pocasset Community Club, E1682 
        [5OC]
      Power resources: prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the 
        northeast U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      Rothschild, Brian: Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts, Inc., 
        Prince Henry Society Award recipient, E1701 [16OC]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (H.R. 
        1339), H1652-H1654 [28MR]
      Sandisfield, MA: anniversary, E1293 [19JY]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (H.R. 4400), E586 [19AP]
      Yarmouth, MA: anniversary of Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce, E1699 
        [16OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts: anniversary, S6444 
        [19SE]
      Boston, MA: inclusion of Massachusetts General Hospital in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' list, 
        S5083 [17JY], S5131 [18JY]
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (S. Res. 437), 
        S2741 [25AP]
      Harrison, Kayla: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6533 [20SE]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S3674-
        S3677 [4JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3655 [24MY]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S3872 [7JN], S4249 [18JN]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S6674 
        [21SE]
      Raisman, Alexandra: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6533 [20SE]
  Reports filed
      Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2240) (H. Rept. 112-450), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5319) (H. Rept. 112-658), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Nomination of Timothy S. Hillman To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4400) (H. Rept. 
        112-598), H4906 [17JY]
  Statements
      Boston Carmen's Union Local 589 Anniversary: Representative 
        Keating, E757 [10MY]
  Subpoena Notices
      Massachusetts Dept. of Industrial Accidents, H1963 [18AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1339, recognize Salem, MA, as birthplace of the National 
        Guard, H1652 [28MR]
      H.R. 2240, Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, 
        H2050 [24AP]
      S. Res. 437, tribute to Boston College men's ice hockey team, 
        S2736, S2742 [25AP]
      S. Res. 488, tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        in Kittery, ME, S3844, S3872 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Brown, Senator Scott, S4840 [11JY]
      Markey, Representative, H4794 [11JY]
      Olver, Representative, H4029-H4033 [26JN]




MASSACHUSETTS BREAST CANCER COALITION

  Remarks in House
      ``Against the Tide'' race: tribute, E1420 [3AU]




MASSACHUSETTS MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Falmouth, MA: Gosnold on Cape Cod recipient of Massachusetts 
        Mental Health Counselors Association Mental Health Agency of 
        the Year award, E1455 [10SE]




MASSACHUSETTS SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS' ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Buckey, John: Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' 
        Association Bertram H. Holland High School Principal of the 
        Year award recipient, E1457 [10SE]




MASSARONE, CHARLES T.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the U.S. Parole Commission: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate), S3630 [24MY]




MASSUCCO, KEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E630 [24AP]




MAST, WILLIAM, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5529 [1AU]




MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS PARITY ACT

  Texts of
      S. 3275, provisions, S3842 [7JN]




MASTERCARD INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: settlement in class-action lawsuit filed by merchants 
        against Visa, MasterCard, and financial institutions, S5961 
        [2AU]




MASTIC BEACH, NY

  Bills and resolutions
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building: 
        designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]




MASTRANGELO, JOHN (JOHNNY MAESTRO)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E748 [9MY]




MATAL, JOE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5962 [2AU]




MATERNAL AND FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Palermo, Donna E.: Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. 
        Rose Tucker Award recipient, E1721 [26OC]




MATHEMATICS  related term(s) Engineering
  Articles and editorials
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      Kentucky Academy Tops the Chart--Newsweek Ranks Kentucky Academy 
        as America's Top High School, S3679 [4JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 
        [16MY]
      ------provide certain immigration benefits for aliens with 
        advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (see S. 3185), S3174 [15MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional assistance under 
        the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to 
        veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, 
        or math (STEM) (see S. 3488), S5977 [2AU]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Education: increase participation of historically 
        underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry 
        (see S. 3475), S5870 [1AU]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a 
        program of study in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 6325), H5706 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Aurora, IL: anniversary of Illinois Mathematics and Science 
        Academy, H1980 [19AP]
      Bonner, David: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H4608 [29JN]
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, H3274 [31MY]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H719, H720 [14FE], H733 
        [15FE]
      Coulson, Samuel: Broadcom Corp., Math, Applied Science, 
        Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program 
        finalist, E1523 [13SE]
      DeCraene, Peter: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1170 [28JN]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (H.R. 4366), E595 
        [19AP]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for science programs in 
        contravention of Dept. of Energy Organization Act, H3455-H3457 
        [5JN]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 
        [11JY]
      Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM) education funding, H383 [2FE], H557 [7FE], H1853 
        [17AP], H2522 [9MY]
      Enriquez, Amelito: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E624 
        [24AP]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to public school math and science 
        teachers participating in Sally Ride Science Academy in San 
        Diego, CA, E322 [6MR]
      For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology 
        (FIRST) (organization): tribute, E199 [15FE]
      Halliburton Co.: provide assistance to at-risk youth of Houston, 
        TX, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math 
        (STEM), H3737 [19JN]
      Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who 
        have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and 
        exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical 
        limitations (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 [21SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      Marion County, FL: inclusion of several Marion County Public 
        Schools in Washington (DC) Post ``Top High Schools'' list, 
        E1341 [26JY]
      Mobile, AL: inclusion of Alabama School of Math and Science in 
        Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E1363 
        [31JY]
      NSF: Educational and Human Resources Account funding, H2551 
        [9MY]
      ------provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]
      Pata, Donald: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1143 [26JN]
      U.S. Space and Rocket Center: anniversary of Space Camp, H3582 
        [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, S3679 [4JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (S. 3192), S3199, S3200 
        [16MY], S3258-S3260 [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S4628 [26JN]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 
        [12JN]
      Oahu Mathematics League (organization): tribute, S2235 [29MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. Res. 491, commend International Chemistry Olympiad 
        participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S3983, 
        S4108 [12JN]




MATHES, ANGELA

  Eulogies
      Ribicoff, Casey, S1612 [13MR]




MATHES, PETER

  Eulogies
      Ribicoff, Casey, S1611 [13MR]




MATHESON, JIM (a Representative from Utah)

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3415, H3482 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly 
        reports that contain detailed information on receipt and 
        disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to 
        asbestos and filing of such reports (see H.R. 4369), H1914 
        [17AP]
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Commodity Exchange Act: clarify definition of swap dealer (see 
        H.R. 3527), H79 [18JA]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H1135 [1MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H3577 [6JN]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H2447 [8MY]
      ------require a criminal background check for a child care staff 
        member of any child care provider in a State that receives 
        funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program 
        (see H.R. 1726), H2715 [15MY]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H1134 [1MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H3363 [31MY]
      ------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6001 [13SE]
      Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility 
        confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2885), H115 
        [23JA]
      EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
      ------amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      ------establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      FDA: ensure appointments to advisory committees are made to 
        promote scientific and technical expertise while minimizing 
        conflicts of interest (see H.R. 3206), H220 [31JA]
      ------expedite process for requesting de novo classification of 
        a device (see H.R. 3203), H376 [1FE]
      ------extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H571 [7FE]
      ------provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to 
        the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H220 [31JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H6280 
        [21SE]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3105 [17MY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H1134 [1MR]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3578 [6JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H903 
        [16FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4864 [12JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4775 [10JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers 
        (see H.R. 2108), H476 [3FE]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1428 [20MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H159 [24JA]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3976 [21JN]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see H.R. 1112), H3404 [1JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Plants: limit application of laws prohibiting trade in plants 
        that have been illegally taken, transported, or sold to 
        products imported before a certain date (see H.R. 3210), H803 
        [15FE]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H3267 [30MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3105 [17MY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H2647 [10MY]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote 
        conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6231 [20SE]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H5526 
        [31JY]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied 
        natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see H.R. 
        3832), H4158 [27JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H3577 [6JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher 
        education expenses under certain college savings plans and 
        allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such 
        plans (see H.R. 529), H3363 [31MY]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H727 [14FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3363 
        [31MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4326), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 4267), H1641 [27MR]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 
        4027), H725 [14FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (H.R. 4326), H1806 
        [29MR]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (H.R. 4267), H1641 [27MR]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027), 
        H726 [14FE]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Energy: non-defense environmental cleanup funding 
        through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3415 [5JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3415 [5JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3040 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3040 [17MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1513 [22MR]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1513 
        [22MR]
      Murray, UT: anniversary of Murray City Library, E161 
        [8FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3040 [17MY]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027), 
        H3713 [18JN]




MATHEWSON, COURTNEY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




MATHIEU, BERTRAND D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E243 [27FE]




MATHIS, CHERRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1278 [18JY]




MATHIS, JAMES

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6284 [12SE]




MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: Museums Connect grant recipient, E1671 [28SE]




MATSUI, DORIS O. (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H571 [7FE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2647 [10MY]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3808 [19JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 
        6390), H5999 [13SE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1642 [27MR] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see H.R. 6163), H6152 [19SE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6062 [14SE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all petroleum products produced from such leases will be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1916 
        [17AP]
      ------provide assistance to non-Federal interests for levee 
        stability improvements located within the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin Delta related to certain water deliveries (see H.R. 
        6484), H6273 [21SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries 
        individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the 
        Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H5009 [18JY]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H6279 [21SE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to 
        increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or 
        forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738), 
        H966 [27FE]
      FCC: require reallocation and auction for commercial use of 
        certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 
        4817), H2203 [26AP]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H1101 [29FE]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6280 [21SE]
      ------expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5079 [19JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2033 [19AP]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H220 [31JA]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H115 [23JA]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5525 [31JY]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1846 [16AP]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1741 [28MR]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5630 [1AU]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2288 [27AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5131 [23JY]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H1101 [29FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Army: clarify authority to correct erroneous Army College Fund 
        benefit amounts (see H.R. 6123), H4863 [12JY]
      Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management 
        projects (see H.R. 4353), H1845 [16AP]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]
      SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business 
        concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 
        4185), H1304 [8MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Army: clarify authority to correct erroneous Army College Fund 
        benefit amounts (H.R. 6123), H4864 [12JY]
      Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management 
        projects (H.R. 4353), H1845 [16AP]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees (H.R. 5831), H3162 [18MY]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (H.R. 5989), H3975 [21JN]
      SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business 
        concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (H.R. 
        4185), H1305 [8MR]
  Remarks
      Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Asian Pacific State Employees Association: tribute to 
        scholarship fund, E636 [24AP]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E812 
        [16MY]
      California: anniversary of Central Valley Flood Protection 
        Board, E94 [31JA]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1071 [29FE]
      Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management 
        projects (H.R. 4353), E1041 [12JN]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees, H3354 [31MY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6011 [14SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H909 
        [17FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3354 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3283 [31MY]
      FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional 
        oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), H3232, 
        H3233 [30MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4610 [29JN]
      Friends of Light Rail and Transit (organization): anniversary, 
        E1669 [28SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E1125 [21JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4717 [10JY]
      Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H909 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4717 [10JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4610 [29JN]
      Sacramento, CA: anniversary of NeighborWorks (organization) 
        Homeownership Center Sacramento Region, E1442 [3AU]
      ------anniversary of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 
        E1033 [8JN]
      ------authorize improvements to flood damage reduction 
        facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers, 
        H3283 [31MY]
      ------Natomas Levee Improvement Project funding, E1041 
        [12JN]
      ------tribute to Pioneer House veterans, E860 [18MY]
      ------tribute to Sacramento African-American Art Collective, 
        E443 [26MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1071 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1034 [29FE]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H909 [17FE]
      Teichert, Inc.: anniversary, E1406 [3AU]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H909 [17FE]
  Tributes
      Harris, Brice W., E1437 [3AU]
      Payne, Donald M., E330 [7MR]
      Rigsby, Rob, E1357 [31JY]
      Sullivan, John V., H1638 [27MR]
      Williams, Ephraim, E1033 [8JN]




MATTE, TINA McCAIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E486 [29MR]




MATTEL, INC.

  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge, S3311 [21MY]




MATTHEW, GERALDINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3273 [31MY]




MATTHEWS, JACQUES A.M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1399 [3AU]




MATTHEWS, TIMOTHY M.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E400 [21MR]




MATTHIES, BETTY ANN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1326 [25JY]




MATTOON, IL

  Remarks in House
      Mattoon High School: tribute to students selected for Illinois 
        All-State Concert Band and All-State Orchestra, E71 [25JA]




MAURITIUS, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Sharon E.W. Villarosa To Be Ambassador to 
        Mauritius and Seychelles: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6452 [19SE]




MAXEY, JIM

  Remarks in House
      National Meat Association: E. Floyd Forbes Award recipient, E230 
        [17FE]




MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Farmers Branch, TX: grand opening of campus, E433 [22MR]




MAXIMIZING SPECTRUM EFFICIENCY AND VALUE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4044), H801 [15FE]




MAY, WALTER T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E40 [18JA]




MAYAN FAMILIES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Guatemala: tribute to humanitarian projects, E254 [27FE]




MAYER, MARTIN AND WENDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E722 [8MY]




MAYERSVILLE, MS

  Remarks in House
      Ripley Blackwell Head Start Center, Inc.: anniversary, E501 
        [29MR]




MAYFIELD, FELICIA MOSS

  Proclamations
      Dr. Felicia Moss Mayfield Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E32 [18JA]




MAYFIELD, THOMAS H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E680 [27AP]




MAYNES, BEKI SIGWORTH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E482 [29MR]




MAYNES, J.O., JR. (ROCKY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E482 [29MR]




MAYS, COLIN T.

  Letters
      Importance of education, E356 [8MR]




MAYS, DAVID

  Articles and editorials
      Finding Family Far From Home, S2321 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2321 [16AP]




MAYS, LANDON

  Articles and editorials
      Finding Family Far From Home, S2321 [16AP]




MAYS, STEPHEN

  Remarks in House
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]




MAZUR, MARK J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Treasury: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Treasury for Tax Policy, S4668, S4685 [27JN], S5655 [30JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Tax Policy: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate), S4773 [29JN]




MAZURKIWECZ, JEANNINE LESANTE

  Remarks in House
      Hazleton, PA, Chamber of Commerce: Athena Award recipient, E819 
        [16MY]




MAZZARELLA, GAETANO (TOM)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5969 [2AU]




McBATH, BROOKE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4948 [12JY]




McBRIDE, SETH

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute to Alaska participants, S6534 [20SE]




McCAIN, JOHN (a Senator from Arizona)

  Addresses
      Tribute to Senator Levin: by, S1191 [1MR]
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791 [6JN], 
        S3847, S3848, S3852 [7JN], S3992 [12JN], S4152 [13JN], S4245 
        [18JN], S4275 [19JN], S4384, S4419 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S170, S171, S172 [30JA], S184, S189 [31JA], 
        S271 [1FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6113 [11SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3288 [17MY], S3520 
        [23MY], S3536 [24MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4727 [28JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2406, S2426, S2427 [17AP], S2504, S2512, S2513 [18AP], S2639, 
        S2642 [24AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2034, S2035 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S536, S538 [9FE], S571 [13FE], 
        S650, S651 [14FE], S861 [16FE], S1148 [29FE], S1533 [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1757 [15MR], S1856, S1857 [20MR]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4896 [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5237 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5495, 
        S5507, S5520, S5521, S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5579, S5591 
        [26JY], S5688 [30JY], S5748, S5760, S5772 [31JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Failure To Deliver Solutions to Postal Service's Problems, 
        Washington (DC) Post, S2631 [24AP]
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, Josh Boak and Joseph 
        Williams, Politico (publication), S184 [31JA]
      Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, Peter 
        Baker, New York (NY) Times, S4445 [25JN]
      ObamaCare's Secret History--How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma 
        Colluded With the White House at the Public's Expense, Wall 
        Street Journal, S4444 [25JN]
      Strassel--Axelrod's Obamacare Dollars, Kimberly A. Strassel, 
        Wall Street Journal, S4442, S4446 [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay 
        freeze (see S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S3976 [12JN]
      Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to 
        certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see S. 1244), 
        S3839 [7JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (see S. 2467), S2823 [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for 
        commemorative coin programs to private organizations or 
        entities (see S. 3612), S6625 [21SE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 1335), S3730 [5JN]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      FDA: reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new 
        medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 
        [2FE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S4674 
        [27JN]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S2824 [26AP]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S2825 [26AP]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out 
        production of $1 bills (see S. 2049), S208 [31JA]
      National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 367), S323 
        [2FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S495 [9FE]
      ------repeal health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S4675 [27JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3285), 
        S3976 [12JN]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see 
        S. Res. 524), S5257 [23JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3731 [5JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA]
      Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see S. Res. 486), S3839 [7JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S5047 
        [16JY]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 2218), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S3175 
        [15MY]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see S. Res. 373), S614 [14FE]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see S. 
        3441), S5381 [25JY]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see S. 3306), S4238 
        [18JN]
      Syria: condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see S. 3306), S4238 [18JN]
  Forewords
      ``Arizona--100 Years Grand'': by, S598 [14FE]
  Letters
      Limitations on U.S. assistance: Howard Kohr, Marvin Feuer and 
        Brad Gordon, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, S6572 
        [21SE]
      Provide limitations on U.S. assistance: James M. Loy and Michael 
        W. Hagee, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security 
        Advisory Council, S6571 [21SE]
  Lists
      U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security Advisory 
        Council members, S6571 [21SE]
  Memorandums
      Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and 
        Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House), S4443, S4444 [25JN]
  Remarks
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), S5106 
        [18JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4166 [14JN], 
        S4386 [21JN], S4455 [25JN]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 373), S596 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, S1377-
        S1380 [5MR], S3819, S3820 [7JN], S5190, S5191, S5192, S5193 
        [19JY], S5934 [2AU]
      ------tribute to members from Kansas killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan, S3818 [7JN]
      Budget: require detailed reports to Congress on impact of 
        defense and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386 [21JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6295 [13SE]
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3717, S3719, S3720 
        [5JN], S5818, S5819, S5820, S5821, S5822, S5823 [1AU]
      Commission on Postal Reorganization: establish, S2630, S2632, 
        S2640 [24AP]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5917 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201 [1MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6480 [20SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1651 [14MR]
      ------prohibit earmarks, S303 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S184 [31JA], S303 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 3254), S4928 [12JY], S5191 [19JY], S5240 
        [23JY], S6294, S6296, S6320 [13SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S4745, S4746, S4747 
        [29JN], S5117 [18JY], S6294, S6295, S6296 [13SE]
      ------provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the Forest 
        Service for wildfire suppression activities (S. 3441), S5964 
        [2AU]
      ------report to Congress on impact of budget sequestration, 
        S3937 [12JN]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (S. Res. 489), S3939, S3940, S3941 [12JN], 
        S4261 [19JN]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (S. Res. 489), unanimous-consent request, S3942 
        [12JN]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 
        [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6294, S6296 [13SE]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S2116 [28MR]
      Egypt: tribute to release of U.S. citizens, S1175, S1176, S1177, 
        S1178 [1MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3537, S3562 [24MY], 
        S4668 [27JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4441, S4446 [25JN]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6571, S6572, S6573, S6576, S6600 [21SE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6573, 
        S6576 [21SE]
      Fort Huachuca, AZ: anniversary of the Military Intelligence 
        Branch and the Military Intelligence Corps, S4631 [26JN]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, S184-S186 [31JA]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S4441 [25JN]
      ------reform, S6570 [21SE]
      Independence Day: observance, S4745 [29JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, S3719 [5JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3257 [17MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent agreement, S3317 [21MY]
      Levin, Senator: Center for the National Interest Distinguished 
        Service Award recipient, S1191 [1MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6251, S6254 [12SE]
      ------U.S. policy, S6254 [12SE]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3717, S3719, S3720 [5JN], S5818, S5819, 
        S5820, S5821, S5822, S5823 [1AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living 
        Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, 
        S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------impact, S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S2117, S2118 [28MR]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S1880 [21MR]
      ------repeal, S2117, S2118 [28MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S4441 [25JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3537, S3562 [24MY], S4441, S4446 [25JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5061 [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2373 
        [17AP], S2630, S2632, S2640 [24AP], S2697 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2145 [28MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2146 [28MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1651 [14MR]
      Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1533 [8MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Senate: legislative process, S5240 [23JY], S6419, S6420 [19SE]
      Ships and vessels: allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to 
        be transported in non-U.S. built, owned or crewed vessels, 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5061 
        [17JY]
      ------decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement 
        use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, S4441 
        [25JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1651 [14MR]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, S1651 [14MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5818, S5824 [1AU], 
        S5902, S5908, S5909, S5916 [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5433 [26JY]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2750 [26AP]
      Votes: position on missed, S4668 [27JN]
  Statements
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Passage of 
        Resolution Imposing Sanctions on Persons Responsible for 
        Detention, Abuse, or Death of Sergei Magnitsky: by, S5188 
        [19JY]
      Resignation of Ryan C. Crocker as Ambassador to Afghanistan: by, 
        S3511 [23MY]
  Tributes
      Crocker, Ryan C., S5433 [26JY]
      Daggett, Stephen, S3511 [23MY]
      Houser, William D., S4768 [29JN]
      Lamb, Brian, S1842 [20MR]
      Schwartz, Norton A., S6616 [21SE]
      Walsh, Richard F., S3621 [24MY]
      Willard, Robert F., S1928 [21MR]




McCARRON, KATHERINE E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E41 [18JA]




McCARTHY, CAROLYN (a Representative from New York)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle 
        (see H.R. 3704), H513 [6FE]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4158 [27JN]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (see H.R. 3435), H5711 [2AU]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H1135 [1MR]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H3481 [5JN]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H27 [17JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (see H.R. 964), H1017 [28FE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5631 [1AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      ------increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, 
        social workers, and psychologists by low-income local 
        educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of HHS: establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment 
        Program (see H.R. 531), H3163 [18MY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H3405 [1JN]
      Dept. of Labor: provide off-base transition training for Armed 
        Forces members (see H.R. 4051), H2813 [16MY]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H3267 [30MY]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H3733 [18JN]
      ------establish an ophthalmologic service and Director of 
        Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health Administration 
        (see H.R. 3216), H2715 [15MY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary 
        hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H3733 [18JN]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H6234 [20SE]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H6152 [19SE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1135 [1MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6280 [21SE]
      Firearms: limit possession, sale, and other disposition by 
        persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children 
        (see H.R. 505), H476 [3FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H441 [2FE]
      Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment 
        of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 
        1448), H2072 [24AP]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3808 [19JN]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H476 
        [3FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Lebanon: ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars are not used to fund 
        terrorist entities in Lebanon (see H.R. 2215), H28 [17JA]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4685 [9JY]
      Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and 
        physicians' assistants (see H.R. 2134), H2040 [23AP]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 
        6521), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6312 [19OC]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H28 [17JA]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6304 [9OC]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      ------support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal 
        of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. Res. 757), H5707 [2AU]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5293 [25JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H5630 [1AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2813 [16MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1571 [26MR]
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H726 [14FE]
      SEC: provide for the registration and oversight of national 
        investment adviser associations (see H.R. 4624), H2123 [25AP]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H27 
        [17JA]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        H.R. 4176), H2647 [10MY]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H2329 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H3404 [1JN]
      ------encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, 
        engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 289), H5766 [10SE]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1154 [5MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer 
        emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H2288 [27AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4864 [12JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H696 [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Diseases: support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, 
        and encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. 
        Res. 796), H6232 [20SE]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      National Park Service: study ways to commemorate and preserve 
        the aviation history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 
        [25JY]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H158 [24JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      National Park Service: study ways to commemorate and preserve 
        the aviation history of Long Island, NY (H.R. 6201), H5292 
        [25JY]
  Factsheets
      ManuFACTS--Ex-Im Bank and Export Finance, H2474 [9MY]
  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization: Andrew N. Liveris, Dow Chemical Co., 
        H2472 [9MY]
      ------by, H2476 [9MY]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        and Kevin Burke, American Apparel & Footwear Association, 
        H2473 [9MY]
      ------Gregory J. Junemann, International Federation of 
        Professional & Technical Engineers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        and William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, H2472 
        [9MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2474 [9MY]
      ------R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of 
        Machinists and Aerospace Workers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------several organizations, H2472 [9MY]
      ------Tim Keating, Boeing Co., H2473 [9MY]
      ------Todd McCracken, Small Business Exporters Association of 
        the U.S., H2472 [9MY]
  Press releases
      A4A Commends Important Reforms in Bipartisan Ex-Im Bank 
        Reauthorization Agreement: Airlines for America (A4A) 
        (organization), H2475 [9MY]
      ALPA Hails Agreement on Eximbank Reauthorization: Air Line 
        Pilots Association, International, H2474 [9MY]
      GAMA Urges Swift Action on Export Import Bank Reauthorization: 
        General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H2475 [9MY]
      U.S. Chamber's Donohue Praises House Leaders for Reaching Deal 
        on Ex-Im: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2475 [9MY]
  Remarks
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H1029 [29FE]
      Diseases: increase in group A streptococcal infections, H5209 
        [25JY]
      Eximbank: exceptions to required Federal Register notice 
        relative to publication of trade secrets, H2467, H2468 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2465, H2467, H2468, H2472 [9MY]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3281 [31MY]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (H.R. 
        2079), H706 [14FE]
      Votes: position on missed, E448 [27MR], E1070 
        [19JN], E1192 [29JN]
      Women: health care for women, H1029 [29FE]
  Tributes
      Broder, John P., E1225 [11JY]




McCARTHY, KEVIN (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1260 [7MR]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 
        3890), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5728 [7AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (see H.R. 4849), H2204 [26AP]
      Diseases: issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against 
        colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H2033 [19AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2329 [7MY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H5712 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H944 [17FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1811 [30MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1790 [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4801 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4801 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4801 [11JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3880 [20JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1052 [29FE]
      SEC: clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1260 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1260 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------require public disclosure of political contributions, 
        H1287 [8MR]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1998 [19AP]
  Tributes
      Bikakis, Charles N., E833 [17MY]
      Valenzuela, Vernon, E507 [29MR]
      Wayne, Wendy, H4637 [29JN]




McCARTHY, MARCI

  Proclamations
      Ms. Marci McCarthy Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E616 [23AP], E623 [24AP]




McCASKILL, CLAIRE (a Senator from Missouri)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3854 [7JN], 
        S3913, S3917 [11JN], S3978, S3992 [12JN], S4158 [13JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S170, S171 [30JA], S182, S184, S189 [31JA]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2433, S2434 [17AP], S2509, S2513, S2514 [18AP], S2643 [24AP], 
        S2688 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S568, S575 [13FE], S654 [14FE], 
        S910 [17FE], S1051 [27FE], S1195 [1MR], S1614 [13MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1848 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4825 [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139, S5140 
        [18JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5734, S5740, S5787 
        [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3395), S5305 [24JY]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S2031 [26MR]
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures (see S. 3323), S4951 [12JY]
      ------modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain 
        active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which 
        Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service 
        (see S. 866), S5258 [23JY]
      ------provide flexible spending accounts for military families 
        (see S. 387), S5257 [23JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (see S. 1956), S1422 [6MR]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S2002 [22MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Credit: revoke Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charters, temporarily 
        create a Mortgage Finance Agency to secure mortgages until the 
        transition to privatization, and protect against another 
        housing collapse (see S. 1963), S3423 [22MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5048 [16JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see S. 2346), S3901 [11JN]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements 
        (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges 
        from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-
        Federal sources to count military and veterans' education 
        benefits under such rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see S. 362), S4637 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 
        3250), S6627 [21SE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S2031 
        [26MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see S. 3270), S4204 [14JN]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S1540 [8MR]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see S. 414), S163 [30JA]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      ------enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file 
        Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification 
        petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools 
        from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4675 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3901 [11JN] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S1374 [2MR] (see S. 3394), 
        S5085 [17JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S3235 [16MY]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6628 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2825 [26AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2031 [26MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see S. Res. 509), S4636 [26JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S4204 [14JN]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see S. 
        1718), S4239 [18JN]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S6627 [21SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1933 [21MR]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      SEC: require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6271 [12SE]
      ------recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see S. Res. 508), 
        S4636 [26JN]
      Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 3364), S5134 [18JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2230), 
        S2497 [18AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S209 [31JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S568 
        [13FE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provide 
        exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements 
        (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3729 [5JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S2085 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see S. 2086), S494 [9FE]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 2139), S1147 [29FE] (see S. 3286), S3976 
        [12JN]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (see S. 
        3293), S4203 [14JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm 
        Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or 
        relocation of a county office (see S. 3258), S3688 [4JN]
      Dept. of Labor: require companies to notify employees and local 
        communities if they are closing plants or laying off U.S. 
        workers to offshore jobs and operations (see S. 3425), S5304 
        [24JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: limit authority to award 
        bonuses to employees and require approval of, and reporting on 
        high cost conferences (see S. 3481), S5976 [2AU]
      Government regulations: require that Federal regulations use 
        plain writing that is clear, concise, well-organized, and 
        follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or 
        field and intended audience (see S. 2337), S2601 [23AP]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 445), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      Taxation: extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 
        [25JY]
  Cloture motions
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
  Remarks
      Congress: prohibit earmarks, S197, S198, S199 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S197, S198, S199 [31JA]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2690 [25AP]
      Postal Service: create a moratorium on the closure of rural post 
        offices and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, 
        S2478 [18AP], S2643 [24AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2478 [18AP], 
        S2643 [24AP], S2690 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2199 [29MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4938 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5450 [26JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2771 [26AP]
      Votes: position on missed, S4199 [14JN], S4358 [20JN]
  Tributes
      Davidson, Birdie E., S5970 [2AU]
      Edwards, Jimmie, S1443 [7MR]
      Elsbury, Angela, S2803 [26AP]
      Hamill, Edward J., S5205 [19JY]
      Hamra, Sam F., S6540 [20SE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2228 [29MR]
      Wright, Louie A., S3625 [24MY]




McCAUL, MICHAEL T. (a Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1808 [29MR]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1572 [26MR]
      Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, 
        transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and 
        condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial 
        Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H160 [24JA]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H6001 [13SE]
      ------ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are 
        treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in 
        combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation 
        (see H.R. 625), H1273 [7MR]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action 
        Badge to include members who participated in combat during 
        which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see 
        H.R. 1850), H2329 [7MY]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H903 [16FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H160 [24JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H220 [31JA]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3982), H727 [14FE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 
        6163), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
      Dept. of Justice: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 
        1637), H5860 [11SE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1367 [16MR]
      ------designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 3073), H3267 [30MY]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), 
        H6318 [26OC]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1847 [16AP]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1367 
        [16MR]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      EPA: express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      ------prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 
        2284), H5130 [23JY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H802 [15FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see H.R. 6178), H5201 [24JY]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H6152 [19SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5201 [24JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H1153 [5MR]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H4869 [13JY]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H6069 [18SE]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5201 [24JY]
      ------delay implementation until Supreme Court determination of 
        constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring 
        individuals to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 663), H1846 
        [16AP]
      ------prevent from establishing health care provider standards 
        of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability 
        cases (see H.R. 816), H3481 [5JN]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H4064 [26JN]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H115 
        [23JA]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1572 
        [26MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H28 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1808 [29MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5766 [10SE]
      Taxation: promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles 
        (see H.R. 860), H6061 [14SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3700 [8JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2329 [7MY]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Homeland Security: create independent advisory panel to 
        assess management structure and capabilities and make 
        recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see 
        H.R. 5913), H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of State: designate as foreign terrorist organizations 
        certain Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities 
        assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (see H.R. 4303), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      ------designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H1496 [21MR]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      Pakistan: restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of 
        State certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, 
        advising, or informing the Haqqani network in any capacity 
        (see H.R. 4110), H1100 [29FE]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2320 [7MY]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H1571 [26MR] (see H. Res. 628), H2031 
        [19AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Homeland Security: create independent advisory panel to 
        assess management structure and capabilities and make 
        recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness (H.R. 
        5913), H3661 [7JN]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (H.R. 
        6012), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of State: designate as foreign terrorist organizations 
        certain Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities 
        assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (H.R. 4303), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization, H1497 [21MR]
      Pakistan: restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of 
        State certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, 
        advising, or informing the Haqqani network in any capacity 
        (H.R. 4110), H1100 [29FE]
  Remarks
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        H4419 [28JN]
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2215, H2218, H2221 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Border Enforcement 
        Security Task Force, H3245 [30MY]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3245 [30MY]
      Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E517 [30MR], 
        E1247 [12JY]
  Tributes
      Campbell, Robert N., III, E809 [16MY]
      Lott, William A., E1296 [23JY]
      Roland, Bud, H5137 [24JY]




McCLEAN COUNTY, IL

  Remarks in House
      United Way: tribute to United Way of McLean County, IL, E176 
        [9FE]




McCLENNEY-BROOKER, CHERYL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E155 [7FE]




McCLINTOCK, TOM (a Representative from California)

  Addresses
      U.S. Obligations and Policy Options on Iran Conference: John 
        Bolton, E681 [27AP]
  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4039, H4066 [26JN], H4105, H4108, 
        H4136 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3380 [1JN], H3409, H3412 [5JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1061 [29FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2363 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1808 [29MR]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force 
        by a President without prior and clear authorization by 
        Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1742 [28MR]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 3785), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H3481 [5JN]
      ------establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 3575), 
        H115 [23JA]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 
        3581), H115 [23JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3916 [20JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1642 [27MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H115 [23JA]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4686 [9JY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H6318 [26OC]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable 
        economic activity for counties and local governments 
        containing National Forest System land through a management-
        focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H5331 [30JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H697 [13FE]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (see H.R. 4849), H2204 [26AP]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H5728 
        [7AU]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5766 [10SE]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H3481 [5JN]
      Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H1742 [28MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H2329 [7MY] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H115 
        [23JA]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H5526 [31JY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H3177 [29MY]
      Hydroelectric power: protect the Federal Columbia River Power 
        System, Power Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau 
        of Reclamation dams and facilities and promote hydropower 
        generation (see H.R. 6247), H6234 [20SE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H2813 [16MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      LSC: terminate (see H.R. 2774), H2715 [15MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H4686 [9JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and 
        increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H115 [23JA]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H2034 [19AP]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1433), H376 [1FE]
      Roads and highways: allow States to elect to receive 
        contributions to the Highway Trust Fund in lieu of 
        participating in the Federal-aid highway program or certain 
        public transportation programs (see H.R. 1585), H4064 [26JN]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H2134 [25AP]
      Taxation: permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5711 [2AU]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase 
        in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 1737), H4064 [26JN]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H5765 [10SE]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H6307 [12OC]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3404 [1JN]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H4065 [26JN]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3700 
        [8JN]
      Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to 
        wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, 
        supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (see 
        H.R. 5791), H3481 [5JN]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H3578 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      BLM: convey to Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians certain 
        Federal lands located in El Dorado County, CA (see H.R. 6532), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      BLM: convey to Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians certain 
        Federal lands located in El Dorado County, CA (H.R. 6532), 
        H6278 [21SE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H3483 [6JN], H3809 [20JN]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H607 [8FE]
      Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land 
        claims settlements, H3727 [18JN]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H537 [7FE]
      ------deficit, H1668 [28MR]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H537 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2619 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1578 [27MR], H1668, H1735, H1738 [28MR], H1774 
        [29MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1183, H1188, H1189 [6MR]
      ------authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development 
        under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), consideration (H. 
        Res. 570), H1174 [6MR]
      ------ensure authorization of conduit facilities for hydropower 
        development under Federal reclamation law shall not result in 
        net job loss, H1189 [6MR]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1183, H1188 [6MR]
      California: anniversary of Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge, 
        E278 [29FE]
      ------clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1061, H1062 [29FE]
      ------clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1067 [29FE]
      ------eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new 
        contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt 
        repayments, H1069 [29FE]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1071 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain 
        water-related concerns, H1063 [29FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H399 [2FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration funding, 
        H2367 [8MY]
      ------International Trade Administration funding, H2363 [8MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program 
        funding, H3380 [1JN]
      ------Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding, 
        H3412 [5JN]
      ------nuclear energy research and development programs funding, 
        H3410 [5JN]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5938 
        [13SE]
      Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, 
        H4105 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program Loan Guarantee 
        Program funding, H4108 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), H84 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), H84 
        [23JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5170 [24JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4039 [26JN], H4105, H4108, H4136 
        [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3380 [1JN], H3410, H3412 [5JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2471 [9MY]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H4039 [26JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5893 [12SE]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3727 [18JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4752 [10JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5938 [13SE]
      IRS: alleged harassment of certain political groups, H1851 
        [17AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2253 [27AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax 
        burden, H4688 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4752 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4688 [10JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (H.R. 3892), H378 [2FE]
      Public debt: increase statutory limit, H1578 [27MR]
      San Francisco, CA: Central Subway project funding, H4136 [27JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1042, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1067, H1069, H1070, H1071 
        [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1034 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2363, H2367 [8MY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2015 [19AP]
      ------rates, H1735 [28MR]
      Truckee, CA: tribute to Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer 
        Center, E1273 [18JY]
  Tributes
      Lee, Wen Wang, E1269 [18JY]
      Vallier, Tracy, E1611 [21SE]




McCLOUD, SUSAN A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E540 [16AP]




McCLUSKY, THOMAS

  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3884 
        [11JN]




McCOLLUM, BETTY (a Representative from Minnesota)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3131 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4908 [17JY], H4939 
        [18JY]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5880 [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2713 [15MY]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6062 [14SE]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see 
        H.R. 3435), H3167 [22MY]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H220 [31JA]
      ------expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H966 [27FE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1428 [20MR]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6314 [23OC]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2715 [15MY]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H5010 [18JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or 
        statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered 
        to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to 
        transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 
        [9FE]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6152 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: permit providers of eligible food 
        purchasing and delivery services to be approved as retail food 
        stores that accept and redeem Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 4333), H1804 [29MR]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the Forest 
        Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 6248), 
        H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H1916 [17AP]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see 
        H.R. 2557), H5526 [31JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H440 [2FE]
      ------establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 531), H3163 [18MY]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H2715 [15MY]
      ------include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental 
        health professionals for purposes of the National Health 
        Service Corps (see H.R. 3762), H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H6300 [2OC]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H694 [9FE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), 
        H375 [1FE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H1847 [16AP]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3808 [19JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6314 [23OC]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H6234 [20SE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H2715 [15MY]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H5328 [26JY]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H6152 [19SE]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      ------award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century 
        workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 3036), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2716 [15MY]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment 
        of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H5923 [12SE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4828 
        [11JY]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (see H.R. 2938), H1306 [8MR]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H6234 [20SE]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H6280 [21SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H6234 [20SE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5526 [31JY]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2813 [16MY]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H6314 [23OC]
      Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H6151 [19SE]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H2715 [15MY]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H220 [31JA]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H1808 [29MR]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H3267 [30MY]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H441 [2FE]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H3163 [18MY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5131 [23JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H1101 [29FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H1274 [7MR]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), 
        H221 [31JA]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2570 [9MY]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (see H. Res. 535), H374 [1FE]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1811 [30MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H4828 [11JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sports: encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets 
        (see H.R. 1127), H6279 [21SE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H5631 [1AU]
      Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health 
        reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by 
        political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H6061 [14SE]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4656 [29JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see H.R. 721), H2329 [7MY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 
        [31JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H694 [9FE]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H2072 [24AP]
      ------increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
        assistance (see H.R. 2481), H5292 [25JY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3808 [19JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2072 [24AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. 
        Res. 690), H5079 [19JY]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H945 [17FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), 
        H79 [18JA]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Vicksburg National Military Park: authorize acquisition of core 
        battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond, 
        MS, for addition (see H.R. 2083), H1642 [27MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H441 [2FE]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 1718), H2569 [9MY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4606 [28JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Committee on Small Business (House): expand jurisdiction to 
        include nonprofit organizations (see H. Res. 768), H5707 [2AU]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4684 [9JY]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 
        [12SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (H.R. 6087), H4685 [9JY]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (H.R. 6385), H5923 [12SE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense motorsports sponsorship funding: Nese F. 
        DeBruyne, Congressional Research Service, H4949 [18JY]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on 
        Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen 
        R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
        Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H3179 [30MY], H4659 [9JY], H6311 
        [19OC]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E945 [1JN]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H605 [8FE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H3135 [18MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), E175 
        [9FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), E1541 [14SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1673 [28MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        E1155 [27JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), E175 [9FE]
      Center for Victims of Torture: tribute, E66 [24JA]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), E1144 [26JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3135 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4939, H4948 [18JY], 
        E1265 [17JY]
      ------military musical units funding, H3135 [18MY], 
        H4939 [18JY], E1265 [17JY]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (H.R. 4045), H2697 [15MY]
      ------motorsports sponsorship funding, H4948 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: develop a plan to prevent waste, fraud, and 
        abuse in financial aid programs, E330 [7MR]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), E733 [8MY]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), E330 [7MR]
      Dept. of HUD: vulnerable populations housing programs funding, 
        E1239 [12JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        E889 [25MY]
      ------authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with 
        appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 
        1134), H1080, H1083, H1084, H1085 [29FE], E291 [1MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: high-speed rail projects funding, 
        E1239 [12JY]
      ------Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, E1239 
        [12JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), E958 [1JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands, E1155 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), E1239 [12JY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3230 
        [30MY]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), E145 [6FE]
      ------make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts 
        ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 828), E1391 
        [2AU]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, E699 [27AP]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), E696 [27AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, 
        E1238 [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, E699 [27AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E481 [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660 [9JY], H4752 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4416 [28JN]
      Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, 
        H4752 [10JY]
      International Institute of Minnesota: tribute, E513 
        [30MR]
      Iran: oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran 
        to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H2488 [9MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2488 [9MY]
      Izaak Walton League: anniversary, E1473 [11SE]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), E1659 [28SE]
      Medicare: reform, H1673 [28MR]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments 
        (H.R. 3858), E145 [6FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, E1301 [23JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), E1301 [23JY]
      Minnesota: ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal 
        consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5880 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5875, H5880, H5882, 
        H5885 [12SE]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5885 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5882 [12SE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2769 [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4660 [9JY], H4752 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, E481 [29MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H3607 [7JN]
      Pearson's Candy Co.: anniversary of Nut Goodie Bar, 
        E1570 [19SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), E514 [30MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        E514 [30MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, E1238 [12JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, E699 [27AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, E517 [30MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), E589 
        [19AP]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 110, E1332 [25JY]
      ------anniversary of Junior League of St. Paul, E723 
        [8MY]
      ------anniversary of Pilgrim Baptist Church, E1300 
        [23JY]
      ------anniversary of St. Paul Yacht Club, E1177 [28JN]
      ------anniversary of Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities, 
        E587 [19AP]
      ------anniversary of United Steelworkers (organization) Local 
        264, E1349 [30JY]
      ------tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and 
        Presbyterian Homes and Services Carondelet Village, 
        E1495 [12SE]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, E178 
        [9FE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5537 [1AU]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H4660 [9JY], 
        E1208 [9JY]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), E1616 [21SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), E646 [25AP]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H605 [8FE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3607 
        [7JN]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), 
        E1614 [21SE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), E514 [30MR]
      Trust for Public Land (organization): anniversary, E1554 
        [19SE]
      Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to Hmong pilots trained to fly 
        ``secret war'' counterinsurgency missions, E1081 
        [19JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2769 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2769 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2769 [16MY], E851 [18MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E1028 [8JN], E1072 
        [19JN]
      West St. Paul, MN: Garlough Environmental Magnet School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, 
        E904 [30MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3402 [1JN]
  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power: Doug Fredrickson, Blattner 
        Energy, Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Mark Ahlstrom, WindLogics Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Shanelle Montan, enXco, Inc., E1208 [9JY]
      ------Tim Maag, M.A. Mortenson Co., E1209 [9JY]
      Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: by, H605 [8FE]
  Tributes
      Anderson, Marge, H3179 [30MY]
      Bergren, Tom, E433 [22MR]
      Crooks, Stanley, E1592 [21SE]
      Eichten, Gary, E33 [18JA]
      Griffin, Gloria, E1453 [10SE]
      Johnson, Douglas A., E66 [24JA]
      Kubly, Gary W., E403 [21MR]
      Payne, Donald M., H1205 [6MR]
      Zoellick, Robert, E780 [11MY]




McCOLLUM, DAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1656 [25SE]




McCONAGHA, WILLIAM

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3385 [21MY]




McCONNAUGHAY, BILL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4641 [26JN]




McCONNELL, CHARLES D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Energy: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy for 
        Fossil Energy, unanimous-consent request, S603 [14FE]




McCONNELL, MITCH (a Senator from Kentucky)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3840 [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6342 [13SE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2603 
        [23AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S570 [13FE], S1079 
        [28FE], S1515 [8MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5352 
        [25JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827, S4829, S4830 [10JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5743 
        [31JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2738 [25AP], 
        S2865 [26AP]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Alice Helton Was Surrounded by Family, Tara Kaprowy, London (KY) 
        Sentinel-Echo, S4888 [11JY]
      At Almost 100, Bill Santor Looks Back on His Colorful Life in 
        Golf, Mike Fields, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, S2319 [16AP]
      Back on His Home Land, Sue Minton, London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, 
        S2317 [16AP]
      Bank, Coal Company Founder Dies at 73, Carol Mills, London (KY) 
        Sentinel-Echo, S1417 [6MR]
      Board of Directors--Larry Corum, London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, 
        S5252 [23JY]
      Buffett Tax Divides Americans, but Solves Nothing, Senator 
        Barrasso, Investor's Business Daily (publication), S2289 
        [16AP]
      Carl Dick's General Store--A Science Hill Tradition, Don White, 
        Somerset (KY) Commonwealth Journal, S153 [30JA]
      Causey Is Hailed as Public Servant; Guthrie Aide Retiring at the 
        End of January, Andrew Robinson, Bowling Green (KY) Daily 
        News, S255 [1FE]
      Chapter in WWII History, Manchester (KY) Enterprise, S3078 
        [10MY]
      Cornett Looks Back on Her Career With WYMT, Cris Ritchie, Hazard 
        (KY) Herald, S6425 [19SE]
      Dems Wait by Phone for Obama, Manu Raju, Politico (publication), 
        S3390 [22MY]
      Dennis Meyers Led Manchester Memorial to Growth, Manchester (KY) 
        Enterprise, S6525 [20SE]
      Faith and Family Helped Build Furniture Business, Tara Kaprowy, 
        London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S4787 [9JY]
      Family & Children's Place Has Money for Big Center, Sheldon S. 
        Shafer, Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, S904 [17FE]
      Father and Son Team Up To Go Outside the Wire, Corbin (KY) 
        Times-Tribune, S2318 [16AP]
      Finding Family Far From Home, Magen McCrarey, London (KY) 
        Sentinel-Echo, S2321 [16AP]
      Former Wildcat, Coaching Legend Dead at 59, Chris Parsons, 
        Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S6424 [19SE]
      Frankfort VFW's Honor Guard Members Feel Privileged To Serve, 
        Kayleigh Zyskowski, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, S2320 [16AP]
      George Washington `G.W.' Griffin--Owner of Laurel Grocery 
        Company, London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S6424 [19SE]
      Happy Birthday! County Marks 100 Years With Day-Long 
        Celebration, Janie Slaven, McCreary County (KY) Record, S4145 
        [13JN]
      He's Done It All, Carol Mills, London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S2959 
        [8MY]
      HHS Signs $20M PR Contract To Promote Healthcare Law, Sam Baker, 
        Hill (publication), S3391 [22MY]
      Highlands Center for Autism, London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S2597 
        [23AP]
      History in the Making, Carrie Dillard, London (KY) Sentinel-
        Echo, S2316 [16AP]
      Hodgenville Police Chief Remembers Fallen Officer, wave3.com 
        (Internet site), S6423 [19SE]
      Jailer by Vocation, Father at Heart, Nita Johnson, London (KY) 
        Sentinel-Echo, S4887 [11JY]
      Jim Booth Committed to Economic Development, Southeast Kentucky 
        Chamber of Commerce Newsletter, S1676 [14MR]
      Jimmy Lee Vance--Remembrances of Jimmy Lee Vance, Corbin (KY) 
        Times-Tribune, S1575 [12MR]
      Judge Weddle Remembered--Circuit Court Judge Dies Days After 
        Announcing Retirement, Larry Rowell, Casey County (KY) News, 
        S2651 [24AP]
      Kentucky Academy Tops the Chart--Newsweek Ranks Kentucky Academy 
        as America's Top High School, Daniel Stone, Newsweek 
        (publication), S3679 [4JN]
      Larry Shinn, Berea College President, Plans Retirement, Tim 
        Jordan, Berea (KY) Spotlight, S3616 [24MY]
      Laurel Man Receives French Military Honor, Nita Johnson, London 
        (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S1992 [22MR]
      Lipps Known for Commitment to Community, Manchester (KY) 
        Enterprise, S6526 [20SE]
      Longest-Serving Tourism Director in State, Nita Johnson, London 
        (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S256 [1FE]
      Midway College President Dr. William B. Drake, Jr., Discover the 
        Power of Southeast Kentucky (publication), S843 [16FE]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
      Mortimers--A Good Place To Call Home, Southeast Kentucky Chamber 
        of Commerce Newsletter, S1785 [19MR]
      Navy Supplier, Carol Mills, London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S2318 
        [16AP]
      Part of History, Carol Mills, London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S2322 
        [16AP]
      Pikeville Medical Center, London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S3271 
        [17MY]
      Political Icon Donnie Girdler Dead at 63, Bill Mardis, Somerset 
        (KY) Commonwealth Journal, S1537 [8MR]
      Reject the ``Thurmond Rule''--Senate Minority Leader Mitch 
        McConnell Invokes the Legacy of Strom Thurmond To Hold Up 
        Judicial Confirmations--It's Bad for Judges and Bad for 
        Justice, S5248 [23JY]
      Rep. Danny Ford Calling It Quits After 30 Years in Frankfort, 
        Todd Kleffman, Campbellsville (KY) Central Kentucky News-
        Journal, S2595 [23AP]
      Schumer Schemes To Hit GOP, Manu Raju, Politico (publication), 
        S1688 [15MR]
      Sheriff Remembers Fallen Deputy, Angela Sparkman, WKYT.com 
        (Internet site), S1190 [1MR]
      Singleton Takes Pride in Helping Families, Magen McCrarey, 
        London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S1786 [19MR]
      Sole Surviving Marines' Lexington Platoon Member To Be Honored, 
        Tom Eblen, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, S3323 [21MY]
      Superior Printing--Family Pride in Each and Every Job, London 
        (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S3036 [9MY]
      Swopes Celebrate 60 Years in Business, Sarah Bennet, 
        Elizabethtown (KY) News-Enterprise, S2159 [28MR]
      Taking Chances Paid Off for McKnight, Nita Johnson, London (KY) 
        Sentinel-Echo, S3970 [12JN]
      They Answer the Call, Sue Minton, London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, 
        S3077 [10MY]
      TL Publisher Joins Hall of Fame Ranks, Jared Nelson, Princeton 
        (KY) Times Leader, S2539 [19AP]
      Tribute for the ``First Lady of Booneville'', Booneville (KY) 
        Sentinel, S5044 [16JY]
      U.S.S. Kentucky's Commander Is a Proud UK Alum, Sara Geegan, 
        Kentucky Kernel (University of Kentucky publication), S5252 
        [23JY]
      VanHoose Lumber Since 1910, Discover the Power of Southeast 
        Kentucky (publication), S905 [17FE]
      Westbrook--This Is Most Exciting Time in History, London (KY) 
        Sentinel-Echo, S5253 [23JY]
      World War II--A Trip Around the World, Carrie Dilard, London 
        (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S2226 [29MR]
      World War II--Taking the Lead, Carrie Dillard, London (KY) 
        Sentinel-Echo, S1993 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2731 [25AP]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay 
        freeze (see S. 2065), S4675 [27JN]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151, 3342), S5979 [2AU]
      Congress: adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 38), S2243 [29MR] (see 
        S. Con. Res. 51), S4773 [29JN] (see S. Con. Res. 56, 59), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      Frumin, Alan S.: tribute (see S. Res. 359), S208 [31JA]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S6628 [21SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1460 [7MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 3221), S3517 
        [23MY]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S262 [1FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Unternet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Senate: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the 
        Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 381), S1089 [28FE] (see S. Res. 
        405), S2001 [22MR]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (see S. Res. 506), S4636 [26JN]
      ------authorize legal representation in Common Cause, et al v. 
        Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (see S. Res. 485), S3782 [6JN]
      ------authorize testimony, document production, and legal 
        representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) Scruggs (see S. 
        Res. 403), S1932 [21MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing 
        limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 
        3401), S5133 [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), 
        S5257 [23JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S1734 [15MR]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S2393 
        [17AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1933 [21MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S3976 [12JN]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see 
        S. Res. 357), S163 [30JA]
      Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons Director to be 
        appointed by and with advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 
        2169), S1459 [7MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 422), S2393 [17AP]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: by, S3696 [5JN]
      NRC management issues: William M. Daley, Executive Office of the 
        President, S2520 [19AP]
      Prevent national security breech and protect certain military 
        officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet 
        publication of certain information: several former national 
        security officials, S5953 [2AU]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: by, S5965 
        [2AU]
  Lists
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, S3740 [6JN]
  Memorandums
      Certain Questions Related to Pro Forma Sessions of the Senate: 
        Christopher M. Davis, Congressional Research Service, S5954-
        S5956 [2AU]
  Motions
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4314 [20JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), S83 [26JA]
  Obituaries
      Baker, Kenny: Jennifer Hewlett, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, 
        S345 [6FE]
      Bunch, Dewayne E.: Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5655 [30JY]
      Catron, Janie G.: Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5952 [2AU]
      Maggard, Rod: Hazard (KY) Herald, S5863 [1AU]
      Scott, Martin D., Jr., S6426 [19SE]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5451, S5452 [26JY], S5933 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4380, S4397 
        [21JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3932 [12JN]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S1064 [28FE], S5648 [30JY]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6322 [13SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6507 [20SE]
      Aung San Suu Kyi: presentation of Congressional Gold Medal, 
        S6394 [19SE]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5239 
        [23JY]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5649 
        [30JY]
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, S3679 [4JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S546 [13FE], S586 [14FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5117 [18JY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3182 [16MY], S3246 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3182 [16MY], S3246 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3182 [16MY], S3246 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3182 [16MY], S3246 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3182 [16MY], S3246 [17MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5451, S5452 [26JY], S5933 [2AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3979 [12JN]
      Bush, KY: tribute to Bush Volunteer Fire Dept., S3076 [10MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5266 [24JY]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (S. 
        Res. 357), S203 [31JA]
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6476, S6481 
        [20SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1495 [8MR]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S52 [24JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S288 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S176 [31JA]
      Constitution Day: observance, S6424 [19SE]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S14 [23JA]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, S5115, S5117 
        [18JY], S5807 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, S4735 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), S3671 [4JN], S3696 [5JN], S3804 
        [7JN], S4380 [21JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2667 [25AP], S3538, S3609 [24MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2934 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S372 [7FE], S485 [9FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S2934 [8MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5451, S5452 [26JY], S5933 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S2116 [28MR]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S14 [23JA]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S362 [7FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4314 [20JN]
      ------establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
        national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate 
        matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in 
        certain areas, S3932 [12JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1841 [20MR]
      F.S. VanHoose & Co., Inc.: tribute, S905 [17FE]
      Family & Children's Place (organization): tribute, S904 [17FE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3479 [23MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4735 [29JN]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6507 [20SE]
      Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to 
        Burma, S82 [26JA]
      Frankfort, KY: anniversary of VFW Post 4075, S2320 [16AP]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, S3697 [5JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4735 [29JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3740 
        [6JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6507 [20SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3253, S3254 [17MY]
      Jaczko, Gregory B.: resignation as NRC Chair, S3391 [22MY]
      Kentucky: tribute to students who participated in National 
        History Day (organization) Competition, S4360 [20JN]
      ------tribute to University of Louisville v. University of 
        Kentucky NCAA men's basketball tournament game, S2117 [28MR]
      K-I Lumber & Building Materials (company): tribute, S609 [14FE]
      Leahy, Senator: tribute to casting 14,000th vote, S5357 [25JY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6242 [12SE]
      Lipps, Tess: Clay County, KY, Days Wall of Fame honoree, S6526 
        [20SE]
      Louisville, KY: anniversary of Rotary Club of Louisville, S3895 
        [11JN]
      Lugar, Senator: tribute to casting 13,000th vote, S5357 [25JY]
      McCreary County, KY: anniversary, S4144 [13JN]
      Memorial Day: observance, S3617 [24MY]
      Middle East: U.S. policy, S6296 [13SE]
      Midway College: tribute, S842 [16FE]
      Murphy, Donna M.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior 
        Court associate judge, unanimous-consent request, S2224 
        [29MR], S4452 [25JN]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S1101 [29FE], S1434 [7MR]
      ------evaluation of administration, S2614 [24AP], S2991 [9MY], 
        S3052 [10MY], S3460 [23MY], S4314 [20JN], S4986-S4988 [16JY], 
        S5052 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S52 [24JA], S2560 [23AP], 
        S3390 [22MY], S3671 [4JN], S3931 [12JN], S4110 [13JN], S4794 
        [10JY], S5170 [19JY], S5693 [31JY], S5902 [2AU], S6322 [13SE], 
        S6476, S6481 [20SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1064 [28FE], S1101 [29FE], 
        S1434 [7MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456 [18AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1957 [22MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1876 [21MR]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4735 [29JN]
      ------implementation funding, S3460 [23MY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1160 [1MR]
      ------repeal, S1876 [21MR], S1957 [22MR], S2190 [29MR], S5692, 
        S5693 [31JY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S1957 [22MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4692 [28JN], 
        S4735 [29JN]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1064 [28FE], S1101 [29FE], 
        S1434 [7MR], S2116 [28MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456 [18AP]
      Pikeville, KY: Pikeville Medical Center recipient of American 
        Alliance of Healthcare Providers Hospital of the Year award, 
        S3271 [17MY]
      Point of order, S4751 [29JN]
      Police Week: observance, S3138 [15MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4986, S5008 [16JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2695 
        [25AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), unanimous-
        consent request, S2054 [27MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2116 [28MR], S2189, S2198 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S2018 [26MR], S2048 
        [27MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR]
      ------national energy policy, S1064 [28FE]
      Presidential appointments: exercise of recess appointment power 
        during a congressional recess of less than 3 days, S5954 [2AU]
      ------nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2273 [29MR]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, 
        S1585, S1586 [13MR], S1641, S1658 [14MR], S5648, S5649 [30JY], 
        S6495 [20SE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, 
        S2273 [29MR]
      Prestonburg, KY: tribute to Highlands Center for Autism, S2596 
        [23AP]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5952 
        [2AU]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, S83 
        [26JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs, S2209, S2210, S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S1160 [1MR], S1409, S1410 [6MR], S1495 [8MR], S1658 
        [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent request, S1409 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        unanimous-consent request, S2209, S2210, S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4735 [29JN]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales, S3932 [12JN]
      Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S6495 
        [20SE]
      ------impact of partisanship, S1687 [15MR], S3138 [15MY], S5094, 
        S5095, S5096, S5097, S5098 [18JY], S6495 [20SE], S6560 [21SE]
      ------legislative priorities, S3052 [10MY]
      ------legislative process, S5094, S5095, S5096, S5097, S5098 
        [18JY], S6560 [21SE]
      ------legislative program, S2772 [26AP], S6508 [20SE]
      Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, 
        S5094 [18JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1496 [8MR], S1584, S1586 [13MR], S1687 
        [15MR], S1841 [20MR], S1875 [21MR], S1957 [22MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1585 [13MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6604 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6604 [21SE]
      Superior Printing and Publishing Co., Inc.: tribute, S3036 [9MY]
      Svinicki, Kristine L.: call for re-nomination to the NRC, S2457 
        [18AP], S2520 [19AP]
      ------nomination to the NRC, S3391 [22MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S3804 [7JN], 
        S4836, S4837 [11JY], S5052 [17JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5324, S5339, S5352 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5354 
        [25JY], S5421 [26JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5267 [24JY], S5324, S5352 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1660 [14MR]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2934 [8MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5451 [26JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4886 [11JY], S4920 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4837 [11JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), unanimous-consent request, S4836, S4886 
        [11JY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S362 [7FE]
      ------rates, S4794 [10JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2288, S2289 [16AP]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S3804 [7JN], S4920 [12JY], 
        S5170 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5692, S5693 [31JY], 
        S5901, S5902 [2AU]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6076 [11SE]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Kentucky, S1161 [1MR], 
        S1376 [5MR], S1573 [12MR], S2190 [29MR]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (S. Res. 482), S3782 [6JN]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]
      University of Louisville: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), unanimous-
        consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2746, S2772 [26AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2614 [24AP]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations, S3932 
        [12JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3932 [12JN]
      Women: health care for women, S5692, S5693 [31JY]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members 
        who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, S3740 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S93 [26JA]
  Texts of
      S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S.J. Res. 34, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, S45 [23JA]
      S.J. Res. 43, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import 
        restrictions renewal approval, S3980 [12JN]
  Tributes
      Ardery, Philip P., S5951 [2AU]
      Baker, Kenny, S344 [6FE]
      Billington, James H., S6323 [13SE]
      Boggs, Wilmer L., S1993 [22MR]
      Booth, Jim, S1675 [14MR]
      Bowling, John, S4886 [11JY]
      Bunch, Dewayne E., S5654 [30JY]
      Catron, Janie G., S5952 [2AU]
      Causey, Phyllis, S254 [1FE]
      Cecil, James T., S3323 [21MY]
      Collins, Senator, S4936 [12JY]
      Cornett, Ernestine, S6425 [19SE]
      Corum, Larry, S5251 [23JY]
      Dick family, S153 [30JA]
      Dorton, Dennis T., S4943 [12JY]
      Dove, Laura, S2191 [29MR]
      Enzi, Senator, S3539 [24MY]
      Ford, Danny, S2595 [23AP]
      Francis, James, S2318 [16AP]
      French, Morgan, S5952 [2AU]
      Frumin, Alan S., S176 [31JA]
      Garvin, Nathaniel D., S5171 [19JY]
      Gilliam, Leonard, S2225 [29MR]
      Girdler, Donald E., S1536 [8MR]
      Griffin, George W., S6423 [19SE]
      Harvey, Ken, S255 [1FE]
      Hayes, Charles, S2322 [16AP]
      Helton, Alice, S4887 [11JY]
      Hutcheson, Chip, S2539 [19AP]
      Jaenichen, Paul (Chip), S1994 [22MR]
      Kaelin, Carl, S5903 [2AU]
      Kirk, Senator, S14 [23JA]
      Long, Charles, S2809 [26AP]
      Long, Virginia R. (Ruth), S5044 [16JY]
      Lugar, Senator, S3052 [10MY]
      Maggard, Rod, S5863 [1AU]
      Mason, Micah B., S2318 [16AP]
      Mason, Micah J., S2318 [16AP]
      Mays, David, S2321 [16AP]
      McKnight, Delford, S3969 [12JN]
      Meyers, Dennis, S6525 [20SE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1899 [21MR]
      Moore, Ned, S5725 [31JY]
      Mortimer, Doug and Sue, S1784 [19MR]
      Mortimer, Ritter, S1784 [19MR]
      Pereira, Felipe, S3617 [24MY]
      Rabun, John, S1434 [7MR]
      Ray, Adam J., S829 [16FE]
      Rose, James L., S1417 [6MR]
      Ryser, Toni, S4786 [9JY]
      Santor, William A., S2319 [16AP]
      Scott, Martin D., Jr., S6426 [19SE]
      Shinn, Larry D., S3616 [24MY]
      Singleton, Gervis, S1786 [19MR]
      Smith, George J., S6424 [19SE]
      Smith, Jeffrey, S5252 [23JY]
      Stokes, Charles R. (Bob), S2315 [16AP]
      Swope, Bill, S2158 [28MR]
      Taulbee, Mark A., S6423 [19SE]
      Taylor, David W., S3539 [24MY]
      Thacker, James I., S1189 [1MR]
      Unthank, G. Wix, S2489 [18AP]
      Utley, Daniel H., S2746 [26AP]
      Vance, Jimmy L., S1574 [12MR]
      Verrill, Herbert S., S1992 [22MR]
      Walker, Ruben C. (R.C.), S2959 [8MY]
      Weddle, James G., S2651 [24AP]
      Westbrook, Glenn (Buddy), S5253 [23JY]
      White, Pauline, S1142 [29FE]
      Woods, Gary L., Jr., S2668 [25AP]
      Yates, Eric, S395 [9FE]
      Young, Martin, S2316 [16AP]




McCONNELL AFB, KS

  Remarks in Senate
      Air Force: support selection as main operating base for KC-46A 
        Tanker fleet, S5108 [18JY]




McCONOGHA, BILL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4483 [25JN]




McCORD, EDDIE THOMPSON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1706 [16OC]




McCORMICK, JAMES

  Remarks in Senate
      Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation: Citizen Service Before 
        Self Honoree, S2238 [29MR]




McCORMICK, JOSEPH M.

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, H4690, H4708 [10JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, S4815 [10JY]




McCOTTER, THADDEUS G. (a Representative from Michigan)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4158 [27JN]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired 
        pay paid to deceased retired members following their death 
        (see H.R. 493), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H1210 [6MR]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see 
        H.R. 3440), H441 [2FE]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1428 [20MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H950 [24FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H27 [17JA]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2647 [10MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H79 [18JA]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H694 [9FE]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3897), H694 [9FE] (see H.R. 3982), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H694 
        [9FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H376 [1FE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2329 [7MY]
      ------inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the 
        U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 
        3192), H2647 [10MY]
      Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure 
        Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone 
        marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H182 [25JA]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H441 [2FE]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset 
        on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 184), H641 [8FE]
      Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), 
        H220 [31JA]
      EPA: prohibit regulation of firearm ammunition or fishing tackle 
        based on material composition (see H.R. 1445), H1428 [20MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4656 [29JN]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: submit quarterly reports to 
        Congress during the conservatorship of Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 31), H1209 [6MR]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H1017 [28FE]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H1915 
        [17AP]
      ------more comprehensively address the interstate transportation 
        of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H2329 [7MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H2569 [9MY]
      Garibaldi, Giuseppe: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 742), H1741 [28MR]
      Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H3661 [7JN]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (see H.R. 2446), H966 [27FE]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1274 [7MR]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1306 [8MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2663 [11MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2648 
        [10MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Italy: anniversary of unification (see H.R. 742), H1741 [28MR]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H3363 [31MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H1306 [8MR]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H1274 [7MR]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H376 [1FE]
      ------repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical 
        equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in 
        a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1273 [7MR]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1018 [28FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      Plants: limit application of laws prohibiting trade in plants 
        that have been illegally taken, transported, or sold to 
        products imported before a certain date (see H.R. 3210), H1391 
        [19MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H945 [17FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H4158 [27JN]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Sudan: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that 
        Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, 
        financing, or supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army 
        (see H.R. 895), H1497 [21MR]
      Taxation: extend the research credit and increase and make 
        permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 
        942), H2663 [11MY]
      ------improve access to health care by expanding health savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 2010), H115 [23JA]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H1017 [28FE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H187 [27JA]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 
        3589), H376 [1FE]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1916 [17AP]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1847 [16AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H2072 [24AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H220 [31JA]
  Letters
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: by, H4660 [9JY]
  Poems
      ``Peace,'' Rupert Brooke, H1119 [1MR]
  Remarks
      American Heart Association: tribute to National Wear Red Day, 
        H443 [3FE]
      American Plastic Toys, Inc.: anniversary, E906 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H578 [8FE]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H578 [8FE]
      Livonia, MI: anniversary of Marycrest Manor Skilled Nursing and 
        Rehabilitation Center, E220 [16FE]
      ------tribute to Ladywood High School girls' softball team, 
        E1123 [21JN]
      Novi, MI: tribute to Detroit Catholic Central High School 
        wrestling team, H951 [27FE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Interagency Trade 
        Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA Cross-
        Agency Support funding, H2361 [8MY]
      Poverty: emancipate the poor by urging empowerment and self-
        reliance, H378 [2FE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1035 [29FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2361 [8MY]
  Resignations
      House of Representatives, H4660 [9JY]
  Tributes
      Breitbart, Andrew, H1119 [1MR]
      Collett, Rachel, E52 [23JA]
      McEachern, Donna, E1045 [15JN]
      Morton, Kent, E55 [23JA]
      Pastor, Carol, E354 [8MR]
      Phillips, Bridget, E586 [19AP]
      Saxton, William E., E1016 [7JN]
      Shufflebarger, Arthur, E1050 [15JN]
      Spellich, David, E214 [16FE]




McCOY, RYAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6504 [20SE]




McCRACKEN, TODD

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2472 [9MY]




McCRACKEN, TODD O.

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1877 [21MR]




McCRAREY, MAGEN

  Articles and editorials
      Finding Family Far From Home, S2321 [16AP]
      Singleton Takes Pride in Helping Families, S1786 [19MR]




McCRARY, RONALD

  Prayers
      Senate, S4379 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4379 [21JN]




McCREA, FRANK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1169 [28JN]




McCREARY COUNTY, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Happy Birthday! County Marks 100 Years With Day-Long 
        Celebration, S4145 [13JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4144 [13JN]




McCREARY COUNTY (KY) RECORD

  Articles and editorials
      Happy Birthday! County Marks 100 Years With Day-Long 
        Celebration, S4145 [13JN]




McCULLOUGH, KYLE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1030 [8JN]




McCULLOUGH, MARIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1152 [27JN]




McCURTIS, THEODORE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E21 [17JA]




McDANIEL, SUZANNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3366 [1JN]




McDANIELS, JOSHUA B.

  Bills and resolutions
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3914 
        [20JN]




McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3126 [18MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Georgian Politics--Blood Feud, G.E. Tbilisi, Economist 
        (publication), E1438 [3AU]
      GOP Budget Doesn't Even Say the Word ``Veteran'', Jon Soltz, 
        Huffington Post (Internet site), E425 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1428 [20MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on 
        certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical 
        (see H.R. 3432), H4775 [10JY]
      ------promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 
        3286), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1498 [21MR]
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress (see H.R. 3787), H77 [18JA]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H5202 [24JY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3003), H694 [9FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      Cambodia: honor victims of genocide that took place from 1975-
        1979 (see H. Res. 225), H79 [18JA]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2329 [7MY]
      Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen 
        born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War 
        (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (see H.R. 1048), H2033 [19AP]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H727 [14FE]
      Crime: save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H182 [25JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for 
        educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1294), H27 
        [17JA]
      ------establish an awards program recognizing excellence 
        exhibited by public school system employees providing services 
        to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see 
        H.R. 1704), H79 [18JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust 
        educational programs (see H.R. 1753), H2288 [27AP]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2229), H1543 
        [22MR]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities 
        for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 1295), 
        H27 [17JA]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5630 [1AU]
      Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems 
        for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H79 
        [18JA]
      ------expand and enhance adult day programs for people with 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite 
        services for caregivers (see H.R. 883), H79 [18JA]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H220 [31JA]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase 
        economic development in underserved areas by promoting 
        cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H1273 [7MR] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H3404 
        [1JN]
      ------require certain Federal job training and career education 
        programs give priority to programs that provide a national 
        industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1363 [13MR]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 
        3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: expand authority to access the National 
        Directory of New Hires for purposes of tax administration (see 
        H.R. 5543), H2441 [8MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H115 [23JA]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H5728 [7AU]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H5202 [24JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance 
        of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and 
        call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. 
        Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H5328 [26JY]
      ------bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Drugs: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based 
        offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      ------develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist 
        students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve 
        problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and 
        innovate (see H.R. 2536), H79 [18JA]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1916 [17AP]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H1847 [16AP]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H376 [1FE]
      Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement 
        in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H2033 
        [19AP]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H3362 [31MY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H3578 [6JN]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment 
        of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H1846 [16AP]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see H.R. 
        4221), H1543 [22MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1846 [16AP]
      FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of 
        information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an 
        individual (see H.R. 654), H27 [17JA]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H3164 [18MY]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, 
        distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see 
        H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5328 [26JY]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3105 [17MY]
      Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense 
        services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross 
        violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see 
        H.R. 5749), H4065 [26JN]
      Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of 
        U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories 
        to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 2161), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2072 [24AP]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      Jackson, Henry M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3162 [18MY]
      Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW 
        from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite 
        surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 333), H160 [24JA]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H27 
        [17JA]
      Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 3197), H4065 [26JN]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3733 [18JN]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H3 [6JA]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H28 [17JA]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1273 [7MR]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H221 [31JA]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care 
        planning consultation (see H.R. 1589), H5526 [31JY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]
      National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 722), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: support goals 
        and ideals (see H. Res. 782), H6000 [13SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public 
        health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H115 [23JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H945 [17FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H571 [7FE]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1571 [26MR]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, 
        and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and 
        community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H79 [18JA]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------require the President to transmit the annual budget 
        without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1741 [28MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H1916 [17AP]
      Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids 
        (see H.R. 1479), H159 [24JA]
      ------allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable 
        contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly 
        compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1846 
        [16AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------expand availability of saver's credit, make credit 
        refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into 
        the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------expand credit for employee health insurance expenses of 
        small employers (see H.R. 4324), H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6234 [20SE]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1428 [20MR]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4158 [27JN]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H801 [15FE]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3164 [18MY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2569 [9MY]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H1846 
        [16AP]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide an increased penalty in certain cases of 
        fraudulent understatement of a taxpayer's liability by a tax 
        return preparer (see H.R. 5630), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5711 [2AU]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H3404 [1JN]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H4605 [28JN]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5923 [12SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see H.R. 5995), 
        H4686 [9JY]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see H. Res. 607), H1805 [29MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see H.R. 3712), H945 [17FE]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1363 [13MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 5444), H2318 [7MY]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see H.R. 5798), H3102 [17MY]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (see H.R. 4258), H1570 [26MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 710), H4156 [27JN]
      Tariff: fitness equipment (see H.R. 5818), H3103 [17MY]
      ------returned property (see H.R. 5820), H3103 [17MY]
      ------suspension system stablilizer bars (see H.R. 5819), H3103 
        [17MY]
      ------U.S. Government property returned to the U.S. (see H.R. 
        5821), H3103 [17MY]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team (see H. 
        Res. 699), H3975 [21JN]
      World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (see H. Res. 545), 
        H726 [14FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), H1740 [28MR]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (H.R. 6202), H5292 [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (H.R. 6400), H6000 [13SE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (H.R. 5188), H2282 [27AP]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 5444), H2325 [7MY]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (H.R. 5798), H3104 [17MY]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (H.R. 4258), H1571 [26MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (H.R. 4123), H1134 [1MR]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (H.R. 
        4063), H902 [16FE]
      Tariff: fitness equipment (H.R. 5818), H3104 [17MY]
      ------returned property (H.R. 5820), H3104 [17MY]
      ------suspension system stablilizer bars (H.R. 5819), H3104 
        [17MY]
      ------U.S. Government property returned to the U.S. (H.R. 5821), 
        H3104 [17MY]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4290), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (H.R. 4368), H1915 [17AP]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (H.R. 
        6338), H5710 [2AU]
  Press releases
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3185 [30MY]
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1414 
        [20MR]
      Afghanistan: call for congressional hearings on war in 
        Afghanistan, H813 [16FE]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5641, H5644 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents 
        involving members, E980 [5JN]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E704 
        [7MY]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H164 [25JA]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5641 [2AU]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (H.R. 6202), E1328 [25JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, E551 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3130 [18MY], E848 
        [18MY], E980 [5JN]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, E848 [18MY]
      ------require status report on sharing of environmental exposure 
        incident data with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 
        H3130 [18MY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (H.R. 6400), E1524 [13SE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694 [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 
        6168), E1329 [25JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), E1635 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized 
        military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts 
        to have been active service for benefit purposes (H.R. 210), 
        E200 [15FE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5641 [2AU]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H57 [18JA]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, H1217 [7MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 5444), E713 [7MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1945 
        [18AP]
      Foege, William: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E758 [10MY]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (H.R. 4041), H3255 [30MY]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (H.R. 5798), E833 [17MY]
      Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]
      Georgia (country): limit assistance until Dept. of State 
        certifies that parliamentary elections are held in a free, 
        fair, and competitive manner (H.R. 4258), E440 [26MR], 
        E1438 [3AU]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1945 [18AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1945 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1463 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4736 [10JY]
      Highline Community College: anniversary, E237 [24FE]
      Hirabayashi, Gordon: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E765 [10MY]
      Kidney Action Day: observance, E296 [1MR]
      National Kidney Month: observance, E296 [1MR]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (H.R. 
        4063), E218 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H343 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4736 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1463 [21MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H3606 [7JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H57 [18JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1945 [18AP]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio, E1141 [26JN]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of One World Now! educational program, 
        E1562 [19SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1217 [7MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (H.R. 5044), H6103 [19SE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5666 [2AU]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4290), E477 [28MR]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1993 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3606 
        [7JN]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team, 
        E1126 [21JN]
      Veterans: provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan 
        access to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], 
        E425 [22MR]
      Votes: position on missed, H5220 [25JY]
      World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (H. Res. 545), 
        E187 [14FE]
      World Immunization Week: observance, E661 [26AP]
  Summaries
      Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 5188), 
        E694 [27AP]
  Tributes
      Davis, Daniel L., H813 [16FE]
      Giffords, Representative, H164 [25JA]




McDONALD'S CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Ronald McDonald House of Long Branch and New Brunswick, NJ: 
        anniversary, E660 [26AP]




McDONNELL, ROBERT F. (Governor of Virginia)

  Letters
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, H985 [28FE]




McDOWELL, MARK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E812 [16MY]




McEACHERN, DONNA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1045 [15JN]




McELLIGOTT, MAXIMILLIAN

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E354 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E353 [8MR]




McFADDEN, TATYANA

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




McFARLAND, KATHARINA G.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Acquisition: 
        Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3514 [23MY]




McFARLAND, LILIA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3929 [11JN]




McFARLAND, PATRICK E.

  Letters
      Postal Service surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (FERS), S2467 [18AP]




McFARLANE, WILLIAM F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E903 [30MY]




McGARVEY, SEAN

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2840 [17MY]




McGEE, CHARLES M.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Employee Excellence 
        Award recipients, E1541 [14SE]




McGEE, PAMELA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E190 [14FE]




McGEE, PAULA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E190 [14FE]




McGEHEE, KYLER

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E858 [18MY]




McGHEE, PHILLIP E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1495 [12SE]




McGIBONY, RYAN

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




McGILL, TYLER

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1485 [12SE]




McGLORY, GEORGIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E687 [27AP]




McGONIGLE, KRISTEN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6445 [19SE]




McGOVERN, GEORGE (a former Senator from South Dakota)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E1295 [23JY]




McGOVERN, GEORGE S. (a former Senator from South Dakota)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E1731 [2NO]




McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

  Addresses
      International Human Rights Day: Hilary Rodham Clinton, Sec. of 
        State, E6-E8 [10JA]
  Amendments
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. 
        Res. 697), H4025 [26JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2844 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 
        [15FE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4025 
        [26JN]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4281), consideration (H. Res. 600), 
        H1750 [29MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds, Sabrina 
        Tavernise, New York (NY) Times, H1900 [17AP]
      In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur, Nicholas D. Kristof, New York 
        (NY) Times, H1023 [29FE]
      In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, Los Angeles (CA) 
        Times, H527 [7FE]
      Intractable Afghan Graft Hampering U.S. Strategy, Matthew 
        Rosenberg and Graham Bowley, New York (NY) Times, H1290 [8MR]
      Job Gains Reflect Hope a Recovery Is Blooming, Motoko Rich, New 
        York (NY) Times, H527 [7FE]
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        Matthew Hoh, Huffington Post (Internet site), H577 [8FE]
      Payroll Tax Fight, New York (NY) Times, H527 [7FE]
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, Michael Blanding, Boston (MA) Globe, 
        E717 [7MY]
      Stop Demagoguing Our Food Safety Net, Andrew Morehouse, 
        Northampton (MA) Daily Hampshire Gazette, E284 [29FE]
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, Daniel L. Davis, Armed Forces Journal, H576 [8FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6152 [19SE]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay 
        and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired 
        for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see 
        H.R. 186), H5765 [10SE]
      ------grant family of members temporary annual leave during 
        deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 [25JY]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see H.R. 6293), 
        H5704 [2AU]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H4864 [12JY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H5010 [18JY]
      ------make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see 
        H.R. 2028), H220 [31JA]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1391 [19MR]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H3363 [31MY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      ------protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical 
        restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H5860 [11SE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4908 [17JY]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3707 [15JN]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 1873), H376 [1FE]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H1017 [28FE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Community-Supported 
        Agriculture Promotion Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      ------extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) 
        Program (see H.R. 4085), H3976 [21JN]
      ------implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding 
        child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H3662 [7JN]
      ------permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery 
        services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and 
        redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see 
        H.R. 4333), H1804 [29MR]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (see H.R. 5825), H3662 [7JN]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2447 [8MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 664), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: enter into voluntary, flexible agreements 
        with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency 
        prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct 
        Loan Program borrowers (see H.R. 3624), H3363 [31MY]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2448 [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H945 [17FE]
      ------improve academic content standards for physical education 
        (see H.R. 1057), H440 [2FE]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count veterans' education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 
        3764), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1018 
        [28FE]
      ------conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health 
        professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 
        1919), H1543 [22MR]
      ------establish a working group to develop and disseminate best 
        practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug 
        labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 
        4087), H2447 [8MY]
      ------establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
        ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H1306 [8MR]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H571 
        [7FE]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H1101 [29FE]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H6307 [12OC]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H513 [6FE]
      ------revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve 
        provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety 
        net providers (see H.R. 2674), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H476 [3FE]
      ------establish a permanent background check system for youth-
        serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1360), H1273 [7MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H3481 [5JN]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1367 [16MR]
      ------list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' 
        relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 16), H1210 [6MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1391 [19MR]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6310 [16OC]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H2813 [16MY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H2329 [7MY]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      ------make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in 
        institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 
        3462), H159 [24JA]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4864 [12JY]
      Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with 
        significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 604), H5130 
        [23JY]
      ------expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control 
        and Prevention programs on translational research and related 
        activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), H1210 
        [6MR]
      ------improve individualized education program and facilitate 
        the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see 
        H.R. 602), H5130 [23JY]
      ------provide assistance to States to develop and implement 
        transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who 
        are transitioning from the secondary school system into 
        adulthood (see H.R. 603), H5130 [23JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5328 [26JY]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3163 [18MY]
      ------issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against colorectal 
        cancer (see H.R. 893), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H5130 [23JY]
      ------raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research 
        and treatment of psychosocial needs of children, adolescents, 
        and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their 
        families (see H. Res. 262), H966 [27FE]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      ------award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century 
        workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 3036), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5923 [12SE]
      FCC: provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions (see H.R. 3509), H441 [2FE]
      FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H3662 [7JN]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2570 [9MY]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3661 [7JN]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (see H.R. 591), H5630 [1AU]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H4864 
        [12JY]
      ------strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5766 [10SE]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1017 [28FE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H641 [8FE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1101 [29FE]
      ------national policy to provide health care, control costs, and 
        enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), 
        H82 [19JA]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H6152 [19SE]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3662 [7JN]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H6233 [20SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see H.R. 3590), H727 [14FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY] (see H. Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3703 
        [12JN]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      ------provide for imposition of sanctions relative to the 
        National Iranian Oil Co. and the National Iranian Tanker Co. 
        (see H.R. 3843), H2569 [9MY]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H5766 [10SE]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6298 [28SE]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 650), H2645 [10MY]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Medicare: amend provisions relative to payment for partial 
        hospitalization services (see H.R. 3442), H2329 [7MY]
      ------distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 6352), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H1642 [27MR]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see H.R. 3705), H2329 
        [7MY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1273 [7MR]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3481 [5JN]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3481 [5JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1363 [13MR]
      National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H6302 
        [5OC]
      National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        341), H1101 [29FE]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H376 [1FE]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5079 [19JY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5860 [11SE]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H5526 [31JY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5328 [26JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public 
        health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H3733 [18JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Postal Service: suspend bonus authority for certain postal 
        officials in any year in which a postal retail facility or 
        mail processing facility is closed (see H.R. 4270), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in 
        exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a 
        foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. 
        exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 4135), H1306 [8MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H3482 [5JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H1846 [16AP]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H6151 [19SE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H2040 [23AP]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1978 [18AP]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5010 [18JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H1018 [28FE]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 
        [31JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6060 [14SE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H5631 [1AU]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3577 
        [6JN]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H4605 [28JN]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2329 [7MY]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H2569 [9MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H572 [7FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 5903), H5010 [18JY]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
      Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of 
        U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 5787), H5631 [1AU]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1154 [5MR]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1428 [20MR]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H6001 [13SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1154 [5MR]
      Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in 
        Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for 
        descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and 
        assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H966 
        [27FE]
      Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. 
        Res. 28), H3268 [30MY]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H4158 [27JN]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H220 [31JA]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H6280 [21SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2570 [9MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H966 [27FE]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H6312 
        [19OC]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3662 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      China: condemn human rights and legal due process standards 
        violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]
      Medicare: protect access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 6059), H4654 [29JN]
      National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations 
        for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 6572), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Medicare: protect access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (H.R. 6059), H4655 [29JN]
      National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations 
        for certain national heritage areas (H.R. 6572), H6306 [12OC]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (H.R. 4405), H2031 [19AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1305 [8MR]
  Explanations
      Previous Question Vote--What It Really Means, H748 [15FE], H1750 
        [29MR], H1870 [17AP], H2581 [10MY], H2844 [17MY], H4025 [26JN]
  Letters
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: by, H576 [8FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Stephen E. Blaire, 
        Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, H2580 
        [10MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H6305 [12OC]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 
        [15FE]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H2830 [17MY]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. 
        Res. 697), H4018, H4021, H4022, H4025 [26JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration 
        (H. Res. 778), H5942 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H1289 [8MR], H2829, H2838, H2839 
        [17MY], H6071 [19SE]
      ------incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]
      ------tribute to members from Massachusetts killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, H3743 [19JN]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E636 [24AP]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (H. Res. 539), H524, H525, H526, H527 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2574, H2576, H2578, 
        H2580 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5942 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1849, H1863, H1864, H1865, H1866, H1867, H1868, 
        H1869, H1870, H1899 [17AP]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4165, H4167, H4168, H4169, 
        H4170, H4171, H4173 [28JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5663 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E803 [15MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1849, 
        H1869, H1899 [17AP], H2574, H2576, H2580 [10MY]
      ------tribute to domestic and global anti-hunger and nutrition 
        programs, E803 [15MY]
      ------WIC funding, H1899 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2828, 
        H2829, H2838, H2839 [17MY]
      ------funding, H2574 [10MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4940, H4978 
        [18JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4940 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), 
        consideration (H. Res. 563), H977 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. 
        Res. 779), H5935, H5936, H5938, H5939 [13SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H742, 
        H743, H744, H748 [15FE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), 
        H4018, H4021, H4022, H4023, H4025 [26JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H524, H525, H526, H527 
        [7FE], H977, H978, H979 [28FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H524, H525, H526, H527 [7FE]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H742, H743, H748 [15FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H4023, 
        H4025 [26JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1928, H1929 [18AP]
      Firearms: gun control, H5634 [2AU]
      Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H1849 [17AP], E284 
        [29FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H4023, H4025 [26JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1928, H1929 [18AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4165, 
        H4167, H4168, H4169, H4170, H4171, H4173 [28JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5935, H5936, 
        H5938, H5939 [13SE]
      Medicare: reform, H1863, H1864, H1865, H1866, H1867, H1868, 
        H1870 [17AP]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan: declassification 
        and release, H575 [8FE]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H2828 [17MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), H193, H195, H198 [31JA]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H977 [28FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1746, H1750 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1745, H1746, H1747, H1748, H1750 
        [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H4023, H4025 [26JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1928, H1929 [18AP]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (H.R. 4405), E594 [19AP]
      Satellite Sentinel Project (organization): tribute, E717 
        [7MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1863, H1864, H1865, H1866, H1867, H1868, H1869, 
        H1870 [17AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1212 [7MR]
      ------human rights violations, H1434 [21MR]
      ------human rights violations and attacks on the border regions 
        of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, H1022 [29FE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5662, H5663 [2AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H524, H525, H526, H527 [7FE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H1928 [18AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H526 [7FE], H978 [28FE]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H742, H743, H744, H745, 
        H748 [15FE]
  Statements
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Executive Office of 
        the President, H745 [15FE]
  Subpoena Notices
      Massachusetts Dept. of Industrial Accidents, H1963 [18AP]
  Tributes
      Adams, Herbert, E263 [28FE]
      Duplessis, Irene, E633 [24AP]
      Kenealy, F.X. James, E754 [9MY]
      Pond, Thelma, E146 [6FE]
      Williams, Stephen, E382 [19MR]
      Young, Lynda, E752 [9MY]




McGOWEN, SAM H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E826 [17MY]




McGRORY, AMANDA

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




McGUFFIN, MICHAEL

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5383 [25JY]




McGUIRE FUNERAL SERVICE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1735 [6NO]




McHENRY, PATRICK T. (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Amendments
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1277 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), 
        H512 [6FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1428 [20MR]
      Dept. of HHS: include problem and pathological gambling in 
        Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
        programs and establish grant program to address consequences 
        of problem gambling (see H.R. 2334), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-
        free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1428 
        [20MR]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H3703 [12JN]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4065 [26JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3981 [25JN]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see 
        H.R. 2900), H1807 [29MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3915 [20JN]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H2033 [19AP]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (see H.R. 6337), H5706 [2AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1916 [17AP]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H2033 [19AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3707 [15JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      ------decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, 
        strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and 
        hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), H3163 [18MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5923 [12SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------specify further conditions under which payment for 
        services of a recess appointee may not be made from the 
        Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H3808 [19JN]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2663 [11MY]
      Taxation: extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1978 [18AP]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H115 [23JA]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1428 [20MR]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      SEC: enable national securities exchanges to provide incentives 
        to market-makers that increase liquidity and depth of capital 
        markets and promote enhanced trading and price-discovery for 
        smaller companies (see H.R. 6127), H4868 [13JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      SEC: enable national securities exchanges to provide incentives 
        to market-makers that increase liquidity and depth of capital 
        markets and promote enhanced trading and price-discovery for 
        smaller companies (H.R. 6127), H4868 [13JY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1582 [27MR]
  Remarks
      Brown, Shari: National Center for Family Literacy Toyota Teacher 
        of the Year Award recipient, E462 [28MR]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4948 
        [18JY]
      ------motorsports sponsorship funding, H4948 [18JY]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), motion to recommit, H1627 [27MR]
      Government regulations: exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act 
        regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      House of Representatives: permission for Representative Paul 
        Ryan to insert extraneous material into the Congressional 
        Record, H170 [25JA]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1583 [27MR]
      Privacy: preserve ability to protect online privacy, including 
        rules prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from 
        requiring job applicants to disclose passwords to social 
        networking web sites, H1627 [27MR]
      SEC: exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 
        [8MR]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1228 [7MR], H1580, H1592 [27MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1244 [7MR], H1277, H1278 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1580, H1592 [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1227 [7MR]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2000 [19AP]
      Votes: position on missed, H997 [28FE]
  Tributes
      Scruggs, Earl, H2078 [25AP]




McHUGH, ADAM

  Lists
      Publications and speaking highlights of Adam McHugh, H974 [28FE]
  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H973 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H974 [28FE]




McHUGH, MATTHEW F. (a former Representative from New York)

  Remarks
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Congress 
        to Campus program, H4697 [10JY]
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4697 
        [10JY]




McINERNY, THOMAS K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1535 [14SE]




McINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ACT  see Cooperative Forestry 
    Act




McINTOSH, MAX

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E499 [29MR]




McINTYRE, MIKE (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Amendments
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1249 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H187 [27JA]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2072 [24AP]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H802 [15FE]
      Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance 
        companies from the definition of major swap participant and 
        from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H1428 [20MR]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H1210 [6MR]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of 
        financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training 
        school food service personnel (see H.R. 6481), H6273 [21SE]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H4686 [9JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H1807 [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H802 [15FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1498 
        [21MR]
      ------prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot 
        project (see H.R. 5713), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H4908 [17JY]
      ------improve efficiency of processing certain claims for 
        disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 2053), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain 
        veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H79 [18JA]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5292 [25JY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment 
        relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 45), H2813 
        [16MY]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (see 
        H.R. 3336), H571 [7FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H6312 
        [19OC]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H114 [23JA]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H5130 [23JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2034 [19AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish 
        standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee 
        due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see 
        H.R. 1789), H3577 [6JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H220 [31JA]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3363 [31MY]
      Medicaid: improve availability of assistance for certain breast 
        and cervical cancer patients in the territories (see H.R. 
        2135), H5766 [10SE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2134 [25AP]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see H.R. 3705), H5328 
        [26JY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H2715 [15MY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6312 [19OC]
      Motor vehicles: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate 
        production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small 
        volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 3274), H5711 [2AU]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H79 [18JA]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 [18JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H187 [27JA]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Public safety officers: extend public safety officers' death 
        benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H3481 [5JN]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1306 [8MR]
      Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, 
        and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and 
        community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H4685 [9JY]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (see H.R. 2682), H571 [7FE]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H802 [15FE]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H948 [21FE]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2570 [9MY]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H1807 [29MR]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1811 [30MR]
      ------disallow refundable portion of the child credit to 
        taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers 
        issued by the IRS (see H.R. 3275), H3481 [5JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6307 [12OC]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H3163 [18MY]
      ------modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 
        2238), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1808 [29MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1154 [5MR]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H6234 [20SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1100 [29FE]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H2033 [19AP]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4606 [28JN]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H2722 [16MY], H5208 [25JY]
  Poems
      ``Our Faith This Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E406 [21MR]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, H2723 [16MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2792 [16MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3451 [5JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5284 
        [25JY]
      ------require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines 
        ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific 
        information, H5284 [25JY]
      HeartsApart.org (organization): tribute, E647 [25AP]
      Jones, Wilbur D.: Wilmington (NC) Star-News Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1240 [12JY]
      National Day of Prayer: observance, H2146 [26AP]
      National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute: tribute, H3586 
        [7JN], E671 [26AP]
      National Youth Sports Week: observance, H5210 [25JY]
      Navy: Virginia-class submarine program funding, H2793 [16MY]
      Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for 
        inflation, H1249 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), H1249 [7MR]
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary, 
        E351 [8MR]
      USA Cheer (organization): tribute to STUNT competition format, 
        H5026 [19JY]
      Votes: position on missed, H5309 [26JY], E168, 
        E178 [9FE], E452 [27MR], E570, 
        E575 [18AP], E822 [16MY], E994 [6JN]
      Whiteville, NC: tribute to Whiteville High School baseball team, 
        E1063 [18JN]
  Tributes
      Brooks, Alton G. (Tunney), E1061 [18JN]
      Butler, Samuel, E68 [24JA]
      Cantrell, Edward (Duane), E406 [21MR]
      Cantrell, Isabella, E406 [21MR]
      Cantrell, Natalia, E406 [21MR]
      Colson, Charles W., H2802 [16MY]
      Goodson, Jeremiah, E1321 [25JY]
      Hester, Dewayne C., E1062 [18JN]
      Hyland, Larry, E400 [21MR]
      Potter, Ralph, E1061 [18JN]
      Read, Finley, E1060 [18JN]




McKEE, R. SCOTT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1003 [6JN]




McKELVEY, ANDREW R.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550 [17AP]




McKENZIE, ELI

  Proclamations
      U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1537 [14SE]




McKEON, HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2997 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Armed Forces: extend military commissary and exchange store 
        privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a 
        service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 
        6488), H6274 [21SE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of State: require a report on designation of the Haqqani 
        network as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 6036), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enable certain nonprofit 
        organizations that serve homeless veterans to participate in 
        the Grant and Per Diem Program to provide transitional housing 
        or facilities for homeless veterans (see H.R. 5830), H5526 
        [31JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands (see H.R. 1505), H1642 [27MR]
      Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering 
        entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence 
        when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to 
        a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 1145), H2715 [15MY]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H5328 [26JY]
      Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment 
        system (see H.R. 4297), H1803 [29MR]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H4828 [11JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H1642 [27MR]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2288 [27AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1808 [29MR]
      Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal 
        programs and activities for persons with limited English 
        proficiency (see H.R. 1307), H4828 [11JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2569 [9MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NATO: strengthen (see H.R. 4243), H4656 [29JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1915 [17AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1916 [17AP]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1916 
        [17AP]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H1274 [7MR]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H1741 [28MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3171 [25MY]
      Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater 
        flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see 
        H.R. 3545), H221 [31JA]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (see H.R. 4484), H2064 [24AP]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H6152 [19SE]
      World War II: anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (see H. 
        Res. 696), H3914 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      BLM: conduct study of legal and administrative steps needed to 
        cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining 
        contracts (see H.R. 6469), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (see H.R. 4310), H1803 [29MR]
      ------prohibit use of private security contractors and Afghan 
        Public Protection Force members to provide security for Armed 
        Forces members and military installations and facilities in 
        Afghanistan (see H.R. 4117), H1133 [1MR]
      Tariff: mechanics' work gloves (see H.R. 5189, 5190, 5191, 5192, 
        5193), H2271 [27AP]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H1133 [1MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      BLM: conduct study of legal and administrative steps needed to 
        cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining 
        contracts (H.R. 6469), H6233 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H1806 [29MR]
      ------prohibit use of private security contractors and Afghan 
        Public Protection Force members to provide security for Armed 
        Forces members and military installations and facilities in 
        Afghanistan (H.R. 4117), H1134 [1MR]
      Tariff: mechanics' work gloves (H.R. 5189), H2282 [27AP]
      ------mechanics' work gloves (H.R. 5190), H2282 [27AP]
      ------mechanics' work gloves (H.R. 5191), H2282 [27AP]
      ------mechanics' work gloves (H.R. 5192), H2282 [27AP]
      ------mechanics' work gloves (H.R. 5193), H2283 [27AP]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (H.R. 4122), H1134 [1MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), E842 [17MY]
      ------Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Jeff Miller, Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House), E842 [17MY]
      ------Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        H2796 [16MY]
      ------Representative Peter King, Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House), H2796 [16MY]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Sam Graves, Committee on Small Business 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      ------by, Committee on Armed Services (House), H2796 [16MY], 
        E841, E842 [17MY], E868, E869 
        [18MY]
      Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: by, Committee on 
        Armed Services (House), H5413 [31JY]
      National missile defense system funding: by, Committee on Armed 
        Services (House), H5031 [19JY]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: by, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
  Motions
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3097 [17MY]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3014 [17MY]
      Angeles National Forest: prohibit any transfer of lands for use 
        as a solid waste landfill, E1233 [11JY]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]
      ------clarify procedures for the care, handling, and 
        transportation of the remains of a deceased member, H5037 
        [19JY]
      ------develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from 
        Afghanistan, H3031 [17MY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2604 [10MY], H4922 [18JY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5961, H5962 [13SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4922 [18JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2787, H2788, H2795 [16MY], H2847, 
        H2997, H2998, H3005, H3014, H3015, H3019, H3023, H3030, H3031, 
        H3032, H3064, H3066, H3069, H3070, H3075, H3076, 
        H3085, H3092 [17MY], H3125, H3129, H3130, H3134 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), corrections in engrossment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), motion to recommit, H3144 [18MY]
      ------certify Pakistan opens Ground Lines of Communication, 
        allows NATO supply transit into Afghanistan, and supports U.S. 
        equipment retrograde out of Afghanistan, H3015 [17MY]
      ------C-17 Fighter program funding, H3030 [17MY]
      ------F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3019 [17MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H5961 [13SE]
      ------limit funding to amount authorized under the Budget 
        Control Act, H3075, H3076 [17MY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3023 
        [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5037 [19JY]
      ------require Navy or U.S.-flagged vessels that provide services 
        to the Federal Government to be overhauled, repaired, or 
        maintained in a shipyard located in the U.S. or Guam, H3144 
        [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), 
        H988 [28FE]
      Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving 
        certain non-Federal lands (H.R. 2157), H2046 [24AP]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3085 [17MY]
      Mono County, CA: take certain Federal land into trust for the 
        benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony (H.R. 2467), H5097 
        [23JY]
      Santa Clarita, CA: annexation of Elsmere Canyon, E1233 
        [11JY]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H2998 [17MY]
      U.S. Office for Contigency Operations: establish, H3092 [17MY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): report on 
        impact on national security of reducing nuclear weapons 
        stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Armed 
        Services (House) (H. Rept. 112-575), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: 
        Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4310) (H. Rept. 112-
        479), H2662 [11MY], H2712 [15MY]
  Tributes
      Didier, Erleen, E550 [17AP]
      Harmer, Todd P. (Sledge), E1058 [18JN]
      Williams, Theodore C. (TC), E1600 [21SE]




McKIENZIE, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




McKINLEY, CRAIG

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6427 [19SE]




McKINLEY, DAVID B. (a Representative from West Virginia)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3126 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5011 [18JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6239 [21SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1955 
        [18AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5273 
        [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1955 [18AP]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3898 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1955 [18AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H641 [8FE]
      Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see 
        H.R. 2288), H1134 [1MR]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3662 [7JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: require evaluation of county workload 
        assessments prior to closure or relocation of a county or 
        local Farm Service Agency office (see H.R. 4313), H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H3700 [8JN]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H4864 [12JY]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 3357), H2288 [27AP]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6152 [19SE]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2813 [16MY]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H572 [7FE]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1363 [13MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H950 [24FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1101 [29FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        749), H5525 [31JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H187 [27JA]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H79 [18JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H802 [15FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and 
        increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see H.R. 6113), H5766 [10SE]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H803 [15FE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6252), H5712 [2AU]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3363 [31MY]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 938), H3267 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit 
        Rebate Program (see H.R. 4230), H1496 [21MR]
      Dept. of HHS: limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-
        sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a 
        specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a 
        non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a review of forms related to obtaining 
        workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 4298), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require recipients of grants and 
        other assistance for provision of housing and other services 
        to homeless veterans to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 
        4079), H943 [17FE]
      Egypt: call for the release of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 559), 
        H944 [17FE]
      EPA: prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      Government regulations: decrease effect on the economy that a 
        rule must have to be a major rule in order to increase the 
        number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of 
        disapproval procedure (see H.R. 6486), H6274 [21SE]
      Taxation: increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial 
        buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal 
        residences (see H.R. 5930), H3698 [8JN]
      ------provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 6487), H6274 [21SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit 
        Rebate Program (H.R. 4230), H1497 [21MR]
      Dept. of HHS: limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-
        sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a 
        specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a 
        non-preferred brand drug tree (H.R. 4209), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a review of forms related to obtaining 
        workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung 
        Benefits Program (H.R. 4298), H1805 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require recipients of grants and 
        other assistance for provision of housing and other services 
        to homeless veterans to comply with certain codes (H.R. 4079), 
        H944 [17FE]
      EPA: prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (H.R. 6172), H5201 
        [24JY]
      Government regulations: decrease effect on the economy that a 
        rule must have to be a major rule in order to increase the 
        number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of 
        disapproval procedure (H.R. 6486), H6277 [21SE]
      Taxation: increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial 
        buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal 
        residences (H.R. 5930), H3699 [8JN]
      ------provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing 
        (H.R. 6487), H6277 [21SE]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3755 
        [19JN], H3868 [20JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3755 [19JN], H3868 
        [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3755 [19JN], H3868 [20JN]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Energy: analyze regulations other nations apply to 
        their oil and gas industries and compare them to U.S. 
        regulations, H3898 [20JN]
      ------Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding, 
        H3413 [5JN]
      ------require consultation and input of National Energy 
        Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, H3898 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6200 [20SE], H6239, H6240 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5821 [11SE]
      Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: observance, H1580 
        [27MR]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3413 [5JN]
      EPA: prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1957, 
        H1958 [18AP]
      Government regulations: lower threshold at which significant 
        regulatory action is measured relative to the unemployment 
        rate and the economy, H5273, H5274 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5273, H5274 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1957, H1958 [18AP]
      National Nurses Week: observance, H2819 [17MY]
      NOAA: Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS) 
        funding, H2522 [9MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H324 [1FE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3898, H3899 [20JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868, H3871, H3874, H3875 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1957, H1958 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3868, H3871, H3874, H3875 
        [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2522 [9MY]
      West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, H3811 [20JN]
      West Virginia University: tribute to football team, H45 [18JA]
  Tributes
      Stewart, Bill, H3487 [6JN]




McKINNEY, CALVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E875 [18MY]




McKINNEY, DARRON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E159 [8FE]
  Songs
      ``Call to Courage'', E159 [8FE]




McKINNEY, OMELIA JOHNSON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1712 [19OC]




McKINNEY, TX

  Remarks in House
      Collin County Farm Museum: participation in National Endowment 
        for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free admission 
        to active military personnel and their families from Memorial 
        Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      McKinney Christian Academy: anniversary, E293 [1MR]
      TownSquareBuzz Foundation: tribute to ``Red Shirt Fridays'' 
        campaign in McKinney, TX, to assist veterans returning from 
        war, E419 [22MR]




McKINNEY LAKE NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY CONVEYANCE ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (H.R. 1160) (S. Rept. 112-190), S5211 [19JY]




McKINSEY & CO.

  Articles and editorials
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]




McKNIGHT, DELFORD

  Articles and editorials
      Taking Chances Paid Off for McKnight, S3970 [12JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3969 [12JN]




McLAUGHLIN, MAUREEN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3177 [15MY], S3457 [22MY]




McLEAN, VA

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundation for Northern Virginia: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1451 
        [10SE]
      Langley High School: tribute to staff for efforts to support 
        Maureen Marsh during health crisis, E188 [14FE]




McLEESE, ROY W., III

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District of Columbia Court of Appeals Associate 
        Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]




McLENNAN, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E787 [15MY]




McMAHAN, ROBERT K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E538 [16AP]




McMAHON, JOHN R.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2815 [26AP]




McMAHON, ROBERT H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1031 [8JN]




McMATH, SIDNEY S.

  Bills and resolutions
      Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, 
        AR: designate (see H.R. 3869), H374 [1FE]




McMILLAN, BRUCE (TRIP)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H84 [23JA]




McMILLAN, DORIS B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E777 [10MY]




McMILLIAN, ED L., II

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E682 [27AP]




McMILLION, BARRY J.

  Reports
      Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President 
        Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses: (excerpt), S3772 
        [6JN]




McMORRIS RODGERS, CATHY (a Representative from Washington)

  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1274 [7MR]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H4869 
        [13JY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H476 [3FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable 
        economic activity for counties and local governments 
        containing National Forest System land through a management-
        focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H2715 [15MY]
      Dept. of HHS: enable States to establish reinsurance programs or 
        high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able 
        to access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5860 [11SE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H1642 [27MR]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H3481 [5JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H221 [31JA]
      ------repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
        comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1846 [16AP]
      ------require entrance into contracts with community health care 
        providers to improve access to health care for veterans in 
        highly rural areas (see H.R. 575), H1571 [26MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Diseases: raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H6234 [20SE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      FDA: provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to 
        the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H115 [23JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of 
        property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 
        3663), H1135 [1MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H6234 [20SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Hydroelectric power: recognize as the most abundant source of 
        clean, renewable energy and should be fully utilized in 
        pursuit of energy independence and affordable energy (see H. 
        Res. 579), H1305 [8MR]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Jackson, Henry M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3167 [22MY]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3981 [25JN]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1428 [20MR]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6001 [13SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2716 [15MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4657 
        [29JN]
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 1080), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H79 [18JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H945 
        [17FE]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see H.R. 4345), H1916 [17AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H903 [16FE]
      Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual 
        retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1576), H220 
        [31JA]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H1846 [16AP]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1642 [27MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H696 [13FE]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team (see H. 
        Res. 699), H3975 [21JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see H. Res. 607), H1805 [29MR]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H966 [27FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1571 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Conservation of energy: exempt decorative hearth products from 
        certain energy efficiency regulations (see H.R. 6578), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      Medicare: protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1426 [20MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Conservation of energy: exempt decorative hearth products from 
        certain energy efficiency regulations (H.R. 6578), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 5194), H2283 [27AP]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 5624), H2446 [8MY]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      Medicare: protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (H.R. 3859), H374 [1FE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), H1427 [20MR]
  Letters
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------by, H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, H702 [14FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (H.R. 6163), H6139 [19SE]
      Gonzaga University: anniversary, E1525 [13SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4800 [11JY]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 5892), H4666, H4668 [9JY]
      Medicare: reform, H702 [14FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4836 [12JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4800 [11JY]
      Schweitzer, Edmund O., III: Institute of Electrical and 
        Electronics Engineers Medal in Power Engineering recipient, 
        E1190 [29JN]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1998 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3613 
        [7JN]
      Telect, Inc.: anniversary, E1526 [13SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2741 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E125 [2FE]
      World Down Syndrome Day: observance, H1433 [21MR]
  Tributes
      Allen, Paul, E443 [26MR]
      Elder, John A., E1010 [7JN]
      Fazzari, Mathew, H3813 [20JN]
      Guemmer, Paul H., E1445 [3AU]
      Horton, Arlin, E325 [7MR]
      Horton, Arlin and Beka, E687 [27AP]
      Huppin, Sam M. (Stereo Sam), E353 [8MR]
      Lallier, Jarrod, H4072 [27JN]
      Motta, Frank, E704 [7MY], E728 [8MY]
      Ogle, Mike, E1525 [13SE]




McMURRAY, NEIL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5656 [30JY]




McNABB, BARETT W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1447 [7AU]




McNERNEY, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, 
        TX: designate (H.R. 3477), H5112, H5113 [23JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3477, Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office 
        Building, Crosby, TX, H5112 [23JY]




McNERNEY, JERRY (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1063, H1065 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H3481 [5JN]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (see H.R. 2028), H376 [1FE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H5712 [2AU]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H1571 [26MR]
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H1811 [30MR]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H803 [15FE]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H6062 [14SE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS: include occupational therapists as behavioral and 
        mental health professionals for purposes of the National 
        Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3762), H376 [1FE]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance to non-Federal 
        interests for levee stability improvements located within the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta related to certain water 
        deliveries (see H.R. 6484), H6273 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries 
        individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the 
        Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H3915 [20JN]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2072 [24AP]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H441 [2FE]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H79 [18JA]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3977 [21JN]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2570 [9MY]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1741 [28MR]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H1915 [17AP]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2288 [27AP]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H6279 
        [21SE]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H2134 [25AP]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H6152 [19SE]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H945 [17FE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H3167 [22MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H376 [1FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5079 
        [19JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Real estate: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose 
        minimum price on the short sale of a residence financed by a 
        mortgage purchased by them in order to make short sales a 
        viable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 3164), H1306 [8MR]
      Refuse disposal: provide for the safe disposal of Federal 
        Government-owned transuranic waste (see H.R. 2367), H903 
        [16FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: establish a grant program to ensure that students in 
        high-need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]
      Taxation: encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, 
        technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and 
        secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H6151 [19SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5711 [2AU]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 6229), H5330 
        [30JY]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114), H1741 [28MR]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H1741 [28MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H5712 [2AU]
      ------establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5864), H6234 [20SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H3164 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand coverage under crop insurance plans 
        to include losses to an insured commodity that must be 
        destroyed due to a federally-imposed quarantine (see H.R. 
        6022), H4063 [26JN]
      Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program for State and local 
        governments to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 4622), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to provide specially 
        adapted housing assistance to individuals residing temporarily 
        in housing owned by a family member (see H.R. 4299), H1803 
        [29MR]
      ------make permanent the authority to provide work-study 
        allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving 
        educational assistance (see H.R. 4300), H1803 [29MR]
      EPA: designate and award grants for air and health quality 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
      Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand coverage under crop insurance plans 
        to include losses to an insured commodity that must be 
        destroyed due to a federally-imposed quarantine (H.R. 6022), 
        H4064 [26JN]
      Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program for State and local 
        governments to install solar energy systems (H.R. 4622), H2126 
        [25AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to provide specially 
        adapted housing assistance to individuals residing temporarily 
        in housing owned by a family member (H.R. 4299), H1805 [29MR]
      ------make permanent the authority to provide work-study 
        allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving 
        educational assistance (H.R. 4300), H1805 [29MR]
      EPA: designate and award grants for air and health quality 
        empowerment zones (H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
      Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (H.R. 6153), H5078 [19JY]
  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. 
        Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
  Remarks
      California: protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-
        San Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (H.R. 1498), H385 [2FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: implement plan to address Oakland, 
        CA, VA regional office disability claims backlog and 
        inaccuracy rates, H2145 [26AP]
      Dublin, CA: anniversary, E210 [16FE]
      ------National Civic League All-American City Award recipient, 
        E210 [16FE], E932 [31MY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E910 [30MY]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (S. 1302), 
        H2300 [7MY]
      Morgan Hill, CA: tribute to Central High School improvement in 
        California Academic Performance Index, E1717 [23OC]
      National Prescription Drug Awareness Month: observance, 
        E449 [27MR]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, E1518 [13SE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1047, H1064, H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Stockton, CA: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Stockton, 
        E964 [1JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H3588 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Chavez, Cesar E., E496 [29MR]
      Costello, Representative, H5910 [12SE]
      Evans, William, E312 [5MR]
      Hildebrand, Alexander, E378 [19MR]
      Palmer, Charles, II, E38 [18JA]
      Panetta, Cosmo, E1020 [7JN]
      Porta, Ronnie, E38 [18JA]




McNULTY, KEVIN

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S3141 [15MY], S5003-
        S5007 [16JY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4942 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S2545 [19AP]




McPHERSON, HARRY C., JR.

  Obituaries
      New York (NY) Times, E349 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E349 [8MR]




McPHERSON, PAIGE

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, S6534 [20SE]




McQUINN, MATT

  Obituaries
      Personal, H5300 [26JY]




McSHANE, BIRUTA STAKLE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E641 [25AP]




McSHANE, JAMES E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E78 [25JA]




McSHANE, MICHAEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5208 [19JY]




McSPADDEN, MICHAEL T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1598, E1622 [21SE]




McSWAIN, TOM

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2814 [26AP]




McTAGGART, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Iowa: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, E776 [10MY]




McWHITE, LEIGH

  Letters
      Congress Week, S6422 [19SE]




McWHORTER, KY

  Articles and editorials
      World War II--A Trip Around the World, S2226 [29MR]




McWILLIAMS, LEMUEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1161, E1163 [27JN]




MEADOR, JOHN D., II

  Articles and editorials
      Fallen Soldiers, Families Are Heroes, E1213 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1181 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4745 [29JN]




MEADOR, NORMAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E562 [17AP]




MEADOW BRIDGE, WV

  Remarks in Senate
      Voting: tribute to Meadow Bridge High School student voter 
        registration campaign, S2668 [25AP]




MEADOWS, WILLIAM H.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4943 [12JY]




MEALS ON WHEELS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Czemerda, Mary: Clearview Federal Credit Union Joseph C. Cirelli 
        Community Service Award recipient, E45 [18JA]




MEANS, JASPER

  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, E741 [9MY]




MECHANICAL INSULATION INSTALLATION INCENTIVE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2866), H2721 [16MY], E852 [18MY]




MECHEM, EDWIN L. (a former Senator from New Mexico)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (H.R. 
        3742), H5102, H5103 [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3742) (H. 
        Rept. 112-613), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3742, Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM, 
        H5102 [23JY]




MECHENBIER, EDWARD J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1042 [12JN]




MECHLING, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E85 [27JA]




MECKLENBURG, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2665 [15MY]




MEDALS  see Awards, Medals, Prizes




MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      FTC: approval of merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and 
        Medco, E704 [7MY]
      ------potential merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and Medco, 
        E673 [26AP]




MEDDERS, DOUGLAS AND KATIE JO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E313 [5MR]




MEDEK, MICAYLA

  Obituaries
      Personal, H5300 [26JY]




MEDEROS, MICHAEL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6370 [13SE]




MEDIA, PA

  Remarks in House
      Rose Tree Elementary School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon 
        Schools award recipient, H2332 [8MY]




MEDICAID ACCOUNTABILITY AND CARE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 [24JY]




MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA

  Remarks in House
      Lightfoot, Robert D.: Medical Association of the State of 
        Alabama Samuel Buford Word Award recipient, E1400 [3AU]




MEDICAL DEVICE ACCESS AND INNOVATION PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 17), S3245 [17MY]




MEDICAL FSA IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1004) (H. 
        Rept. 112-515), H3479 [5JN]




MEDICARE AUDIT IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]




MEDICARE DECISIONS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 452) 
        (H. Rept. 112-412), H1366 [16MR]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 
        112-412), H1362 [13MR]




MEDICARE HOSPICE CARE ACCESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3831), H181 [25JA]




MEDICARE ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1958), H1897 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2125), S910 [17FE]
  Texts of
      S. 2125, provisions, S910-S912 [17FE]




MEDICARE PHARMACY TRANSPARENCY AND FAIR AUDITING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4215), H1426 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4215), H2144 [26AP], E673 [26AP], E713 [7MY]




MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER AND LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY FAMILY FAIRNESS 
    ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6435), E1560 [19SE]




MEDICARE/MEDICAID  see Social Security




MEDINA, JAZMIN

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E768 [10MY]




MEDINA, TN

  Remarks in House
      South Gibson County High School: tribute to first graduating 
        class, E914 [31MY]
      South Gibson High School: tribute to first graduating class, 
        E855 [18MY]




MEDINA, VICTOR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E367 [13MR]




MEDINE, DAVID

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3279 [17MY]




MEDVEDEV, DMITRY (President, Russia)

  Remarks in Senate
      Obama, President: assessment of comments relative to missile 
        defense made to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, S2223 
        [29MR]




MEEDER, CURTIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E387 [20MR]




MEEHAN, PATRICK (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3063 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H727 [14FE]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H3481 [5JN]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 [20MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H79 [18JA]
      ------reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H966 
        [27FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (see H.R. 2557), H1134 [1MR]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H2569 
        [9MY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H376 [1FE]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2072 [24AP]
      Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that 
        assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and 
        solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and 
        create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H79 [18JA]
      ------increase assessment accuracy to better measure student 
        achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on 
        assessment design (see H.R. 507), H79 [18JA]
      ------increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police 
        officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see 
        H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of 
        laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H966 [27FE]
      ------improve humanitarian device regulation (see H.R. 3211), 
        H159 [24JA]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H159 [24JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H182 [25JA]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3703 
        [12JN]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H159 [24JA]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited 
        consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the 
        Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of 
        Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H4157 [27JN]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]
      Iran: condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Law enforcement officers: allow screening entities to submit, 
        receive, and screen criminal history record information for 
        searches on private security officers (see H.R. 4112), H1100 
        [29FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3578 [6JN]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H187 [27JA]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H159 [24JA]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H2288 [27AP]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see 
        H.R. 2195), H2288 [27AP]
      ------repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical 
        equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in 
        a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H694 [9FE]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H3707 [15JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 722), 
        H5131 [23JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H727 [14FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2040 [23AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3976 [21JN]
      Public safety officers: extend public safety officers' death 
        benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H5711 [2AU]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H726 
        [14FE]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H115 [23JA]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H3481 [5JN]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H5766 [10SE]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H159 [24JA]
      ------expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists 
        and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 
        1957), H3105 [17MY]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H27 [17JA]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5711 [2AU]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1978 [18AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H802 [15FE]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H950 [24FE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H3163 [18MY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H27 [17JA]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Technology: improve laws relative to cybersecurity (see H.R. 
        3674), H903 [16FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1306 [8MR]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303, 333), H5711 [2AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H220 [31JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H221 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 
        108), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of HUD: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to 
        stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing 
        agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts 
        (see H.R. 6203), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see H.R. 6401), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]
      Tariff: captan technical (see H.R. 5445), H2318 [7MY]
      ------11-aminoundecanoic acid (see H.R. 5452), H2319 [7MY]
      ------lambda-cyhalothrin mixtures (see H.R. 5449), H2318 [7MY]
      ------methane sulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 5450), H2318 [7MY]
      ------methanesulfonic acid (see H.R. 5451), H2319 [7MY]
      ------oryzalin (see H.R. 5448), H2318 [7MY]
      ------Problad Plus fungicide (see H.R. 5454), H2319 [7MY]
      ------rolled glass in sheets (see H.R. 5453), H2319 [7MY]
      ------thiophanate methyl (see H.R. 5446), H2318 [7MY]
      ------zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate (see H.R. 5447), H2318 [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HUD: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to 
        stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing 
        agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts 
        (H.R. 6203), H5292 [25JY]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (H.R. 6401), H6000 [13SE]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (H.R. 5822), H3104 [17MY]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (H.R. 5844), H3163 [18MY]
      Tariff: captan technical (H.R. 5445), H2325 [7MY]
      ------11-aminoundecanoic acid (H.R. 5452), H2325 [7MY]
      ------lambda-cyhalothrin mixtures (H.R. 5449), H2325 [7MY]
      ------methane sulfonyl chloride (H.R. 5450), H2325 [7MY]
      ------methanesulfonic acid (H.R. 5451), H2325 [7MY]
      ------oryzalin (H.R. 5448), H2325 [7MY]
      ------Problad Plus fungicide (H.R. 5454), H2325 [7MY]
      ------rolled glass in sheets (H.R. 5453), H2325 [7MY]
      ------thiophanate methyl (H.R. 5446), H2325 [7MY]
      ------zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate (H.R. 5447), H2325 [7MY]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (H.R. 3435), H1216 [7MR]
      Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: anniversary, E818 
        [16MY]
      Brookhaven, PA: Coebourn Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H2332 [8MY]
      Congressional Hockey Caucus: tribute to Lawmakers v. Lobbyists 
        charity hockey game, H1235 [7MR]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 
        3668), H3720 [18JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3022, H3064 [17MY]
      ------V-22 Osprey funding, H3022 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Intelligence and 
        Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and 
        information sharing functions and require dissemination of 
        information to relevant entities (H.R. 2764), H3243 [30MY]
      Dept. of State: determine whether Boko Haram meets criteria for 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H3064 [17MY]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1665 [28SE]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4403 [28JN]
      Media, PA: Rose Tree Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H2332 [8MY]
      National Teacher Day: observance, H2332 [8MY]
      Pennsylvania: tribute to 7th Congressional District service 
        academy nominees, H1216 [7MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2389 [8MY]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H2345 [8MY]
  Tributes
      Cronin, Joseph P., Jr., E1402 [3AU]
      Schultz, Daniel A., E1292 [19JY]
      Sweeney, James J., E489 [29MR]




MEEK, JEFFREY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1239 [12JY]




MEEKS, GREGORY W. (a Representative from New York)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      ------extend third country fabric program to South Sudan (see 
        H.R. 2493), H2134 [25AP]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4908 [17JY]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3267 [30MY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H903 [16FE]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown 
        Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4080), H1274 [7MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H903 [16FE]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2033 [19AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H221 [31JA]
      Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3734 [18JN]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H4065 [26JN]
      Credit: create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H5079 [19JY]
      ------improve definitions of points and fees in connection with 
        a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Education: strengthen connections to early childhood 
        education programs (see H.R. 2794), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain 
        Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5728 [7AU]
      ------require a criminal background check for a child care staff 
        member of any child care provider in a State that receives 
        funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program 
        (see H.R. 1711), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H903 [16FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1391 [19MR]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st 
        century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 3036), H5292 [25JY]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H159 [24JA]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2570 [9MY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H5202 [24JY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H159 [24JA]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1306 [8MR]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (see H.R. 2446), H966 [27FE]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H641 [8FE]
      ------facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming 
        visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in 
        residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide for naturalization of certain high school 
        graduates (see H.R. 218), H4685 [9JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H903 [16FE]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out 
        production of $1 bills (see H.R. 2977), H1847 [16AP]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H692 [9FE]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H3661 [7JN]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see H.R. 5966), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H1543 
        [22MR]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H2288 [27AP]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H220 [31JA]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2072 [24AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H5131 [23JY]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2813 [16MY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H1978 
        [18AP]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (see H.R. 6028), H5728 [7AU]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Tunisia: initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade 
        agreement (see H. Res. 719), H4655 [29JN]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6069 [18SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2135 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (see H. Res. 753), H5629 [1AU]
      Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        633), H2126 [25AP]
      SEC: require annual disclosures relative to the compensation 
        brackets in which an issuer's minority and women employees 
        reside (see H.R. 3791), H78 [18JA]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      SEC: require annual disclosures relative to the compensation 
        brackets in which an issuer's minority and women employees 
        reside (H.R. 3791), H78 [18JA]
  Remarks
      Arverne, NY: anniversary of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 
        E792 [15MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), E157 [7FE]
      Employment: importance of service sector, E1627 [21SE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), E1608 [21SE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1815), H1819 [16AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2691 [15MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 4104), H5617 [1AU]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H4913 [18JY], 
        H5975 [13SE]
      Votes: position on missed, E795 [15MY], E942 
        [31MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        H1816 [16AP]
      Whitehead, Curtis: August Martin High School, Queens, NY, May 
        Student of the Month award recipient, E794 [15MY]
  Tributes
      Payne, Donald M., H1204 [6MR]
      Vastine, Bob, E1627 [21SE]




MEEUWSEN, WILLIAM

  Remarks in House
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Kingwood Fallen Heroes Memorial Golf 
        Tournament, E1325 [25JY]




MEHAFFEY, TRISH

  Articles and editorials
      Colleagues Call Rose a Good Choice for Federal Bench, S6036 
        [10SE]
      Rose Picked for Federal Bench, S6035 [10SE]




MEISSNER, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1457 [10SE]




MELANIPHY, MICHAEL P.

  Letters
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3532 [6JN]




MELBA, ID

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S5656 [30JY]




MELIO, ANTHONY J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5136 [24JY]




MELLO, JIM AND BOBBIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1467 [10SE]




MELLO, MATTHEW

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H5869 [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5869 [12SE]




MELLOR, GUY

  Remarks in House
      Army: Best Warrior Competition Noncommissioned Officer of the 
        Year award recipient, E28 [17JA]




MELMAN, AARON

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H3277 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3277 [31MY]




MELVILLE, ALLEN W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E136 [3FE]




MELVILLE, SCOTT M.

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5384 [25JY]




MEMBERS OF CONGRESS  related term(s) Congress; House of 
    Representatives; Senate; Votes in House
  Addresses
      Bipartisan Policy Center Century of Service Honorees: Howard H. 
        Baker, Jr., S2127 [28MR]
      Film Introduction About Howard H. Baker, Jr.: Senator Alexander, 
        S2126 [28MR]
      Tribute to Senator Levin: Senator McCain, S1191 [1MR]
  Amendments
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S169, S170, S171, S172 [30JA], S181, S182, 
        S183, S184, S189, S190, S191, S194, S195, S199, S215, S216, 
        S218, S219, S220, S221 [31JA], S239, S240, S243, S245, S248, 
        S249, S266, S270, S271, S272, S273, S274, S276 [1FE], S290, 
        S296, S298, S302, S326 [2FE], S1839, S1840, S1871 [20MR], 
        S1942 [21MR], H572 [7FE], H645 [9FE]
  Appointments
      Committee to notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Has No Date for the Prom, S813 [16FE]
      Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, S4707 
        [28JN]
      Lawyer Louis Stokes Became Ohio's First Black Congressman--Black 
        History Month, H788 [15FE]
      Let's Just Say It--The Republicans Are the Problem, S3020 [9MY]
      Man Who Would Not Quit--A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight 
        for a New Constitutional Amendment, E722 [8MY]
      Schumer Schemes To Hit GOP, S1688 [15MR]
      Scoop Jackson Never Forgot His Roots, E940 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Aviation: prohibit use of representational allowance for air 
        travel expenses unless an itemized description of expenses is 
        provided and a House credit card is used for such expenses 
        (see H. Res. 580), H1305 [8MR]
      Budget: prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices 
        and committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if 
        Congress does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date 
        (see H.R. 3799), H113 [23JA]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Committee on Financial Services (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 751), H5629 [1AU]
      Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 553), H902 [16FE] (see H. Res. 590), H1427 [20MR] (see H. 
        Res. 707), H4064 [26JN]
      Congress: enhance disclosure on information on official foreign 
        travel of Members and employees and impose additional 
        restrictions on such travel (see H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]
      ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 512), H26 [17JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (see S. 2038), S132 [26JA]
      ------strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and 
        employees, display subject matter of debates, make legislation 
        available before voting, and promote availability of FEC 
        reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Constitutional amendments: limit congressional terms (see H.J. 
        Res. 105), H1100 [29FE]
      ------limit congressional terms and extend the length of House 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide certain employees of Members 
        of Congress and certain local government employees with access 
        to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (see S. 2079), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 
        3835), H186 [27JA]
      ------prohibit certain employees from making certain purchases 
        or sales of registered securities or certain related products 
        and prohibit bonus payments to executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4009), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit senior Government officers and employees from 
        lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or instrumentalities 
        for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 4343), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------require Members and employees of Congress and other 
        Federal employees who file under the Ethics in Government Act 
        to disclose delinquent tax liability (see S. 2195), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Flag--U.S.: support and promote the respectful and dignified 
        disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. Res. 757), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (see H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see S. 3304), 
        S4238 [18JN]
      Gilman, Benjamin A.: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 102), 
        H902 [16FE]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      Health: urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-
        run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such 
        option (see H. Res. 615), H1845 [16AP]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (see H. Res. 562), H965 
        [27FE]
      ------notify the Senate that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 
        513), H26 [17JA]
      ------repeal authorization to provide office space, a 
        furnishings allowance, congressional franking privileges, and 
        staff assistance to former Speakers of the House (see S. 
        3528), S6107 [11SE]
      Income: clarify whether a House Member is subject to a deduction 
        in pay due to absence by defining absent as missing any vote 
        held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 6085), H4684 [9JY]
      ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 2210), 
        S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]
      ------impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails 
        to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), 
        H801 [15FE]
      ------include pay within coverage of the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act provisions to reduce the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6499), H6274 [21SE]
      ------reduce pay of Members who miss votes because of 
        campaigning for election to another office (see H.R. 6108), 
        H4862 [12JY]
      ------reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary 
        adjustments (see H.R. 4399), H1977 [18AP]
      ------reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions 
        if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on 
        outside income, and allow benefit plan options (see H.R. 
        3774), H26 [17JA]
      Jackson, Henry M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3162 [18MY]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see S. 
        3311), S4299 [19JN]
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment 
        restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 4030), H726 [14FE]
      Lobbyists: provide that a former Member of Congress or 
        congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist 
        shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other 
        Federal benefits (see H.R. 6424), H6060 [14SE]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (see S. 3225), S3516 [23MY]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S1459 [7MR] (see H. 
        Res. 571), H1209 [6MR]
      Pensions: allow to decline coverage under the Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (see H.R. 5951), H3707 [15JN]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions (see H.R. 5737), 
        H2662 [11MY]
      Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of 
        Presidential elections, create similar system for 
        congressional elections, and strengthen rules on political 
        action committees (see H.R. 6448), H6230 [20SE]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (see H. Res. 755), H5707 [2AU]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (see S. Res. 506), S4636 [26JN]
      Taxation: express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by 
        the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should 
        not be less than the effective rate paid by middle class 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see S. 2316), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4400), H2029 
        [19AP]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
  Financial statements
      Sensenbrenner, Representative, E1137 [26JN]
  Inscriptions
      Dennis M. Hertel Association of Former Members of Congress 
        appreciation plaque, H4700 [10JY]
      Gabrielle Giffords Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award plaque, H4699 [10JY]
  Letters
      Appointment of substitute Members to serve for any Committee on 
        Ethics (House) proceeding related to the matter of 
        Representative Waters: Representative Bonner, H927 [17FE]
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg: 
        Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1816 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1816 [16AP]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into scandals associated with criminal 
        activities of Jack Abramoff: several Senators (2006), S3941 
        [12JN]
      Election of Ron Barber to the House of Representatives: Amy B. 
        Chan, Arizona State Election Director, H3753 [19JN]
      ------Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
        H3753 [19JN]
      Election of Suzanne Bonamici to the House of Representatives: 
        Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H530 
        [7FE]
      ------Stephen N. Trout, Oregon Division of Elections, H530 [7FE]
      Elimination of automatic salary adjustments for Members of 
        Congress: several Representatives, H307 [1FE]
      FCC development of plan for greater broadband access: 
        Representative Gingrey and Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia 
        (2010), H1613 [27MR]
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1819 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1818 [16AP]
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: Dennis A. 
        Cardoza, H5729 [10SE]
      ------Representative Geoff Davis, H5527 [1AU]
      ------Representative Giffords, H168, H170, H171 [25JA]
      ------Representative Inslee, H1375 [19MR]
      ------Representative McCotter, H4660 [9JY]
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne: Claire Nelson, Institute of 
        Caribbean Studies, H1203 [6MR]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: Senators 
        Portman and Ayotte, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S5009 [16JY]
      ------several Senators, S5009 [16JY]
  Lists
      Association of Former Members of Congress members who have 
        passed away since the last congressional reception honoring 
        former Members of Congress, H4706 [10JY]
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., summer interns, 
        E1374 [1AU]
      Fifteen earmarks from Sean Hannity's list of most egregious 
        earmarks, S294 [2FE]
      Members of Congress taking oath for access to classified 
        information, H683 [9FE], H3972 [21JN]
      Senators who would have voted against the confirmation of Andrew 
        D. Hurwitz as circuit judge if there had been a rollcall vote, 
        S4148 [13JN]
      Staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
        21st Century Act (MAP-21), E1223 [11JY]
  Motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S1839 [20MR]
  Notices
      Senate Quarterly Mass Mail, S47 [23JA], S2183 [28MR], S4729 
        [28JN]
  Oaths of office
      Barber, Ron: House of Representatives, H3753, H3805 [19JN]
      Bonamici, Suzanne: House of Representatives, H530, H566 [7FE]
  Poems
      ``Crossing the Bar,'' Alfred Lord Tennyson, H1202 [6MR]
  Press releases
      More Than 300 Organizations Oppose House GOP VAWA Bill: 
        Representative Pelosi, H2771 [16MY]
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), H5075 
        [19JY], H5196 [24JY]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: status of 
        Congressional Study Groups on Germany, Turkey, Japan, and 
        Europe, H4703 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Common Ground Project, H4698 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Congress to Campus program, H4697 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Congressional Golf Tournament, H4698, H4699 
        [10JY]
      ------tribute to Middle East Legislative Fellows Program, H4701 
        [10JY]
      Barber, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, 
        H3754 [19JN]
      Bonamici, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, 
        H531 [7FE]
      Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1303), E135 [3FE]
      Coble, Representative: appreciation for get-well wishes, H43 
        [18JA]
      Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 
        751), H5538 [1AU]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 553), H887 [16FE]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 590), H1411 [20MR]
      ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 707), H4028 [26JN]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H73 [18JA], H92 [23JA], 
        H461-H463 [3FE], H2459 [9MY], H3391 [1JN], H5925 [13SE]
      ------importance of interoffice fiscal discipline, E294 [1MR]
      ------legislative process, H661, H662 [9FE], H709 [14FE], H5933 
        [13SE], H6282 [25SE], H6286, H6296 [28SE]
      ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 
        512), H10 [17JA]
      ------prohibit adjournment until certain legislation is passed, 
        H6257 [21SE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H463 [3FE], H643, H644, H645-H657, H663, 
        H670-H672 [9FE], H739 [15FE], E163 [8FE], E548 [17AP]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H191 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H381, H385, 
        H387 [2FE], H463 [3FE], H594-H599, H623-H625 [8FE], H670 
        [9FE], E113 [1FE], E201 [15FE]
      ------reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4696-H4706 
        [10JY]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, H910 
        [17FE]
      ------results of congressional baseball game, H4631, H4632 
        [29JN]
      ------results of congressional women's softball game, H3783 
        [19JN], H3931 [21JN]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus: establish, E1173 [28JN]
      Congressional Black Caucus: tribute to Faith Forum, H3279 [31MY]
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: tribute to summer 
        interns, E1374 [1AU]
      Congressional Hockey Caucus: tribute to Lawmakers v. Lobbyists 
        charity hockey game, H1235 [7MR]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, E1538 [14SE]
      Congressional Peanut Caucus: establish, E510 [29MR]
      Congressional Ports, Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security 
        (PORTS) Caucus: inaugural event, H1219, H1221 [7MR]
      Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2017, H2018 
        [19AP]
      Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus: tribute to annual Trap, Skeet, 
        and Sporting Clay Competition, H3034 [17MY]
      Congressional Taiwan Caucus: anniversary, E534 [16AP]
      Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 27th 
        Amendment relative to congressional compensation, E722 [8MY]
      Dicks, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H5956 [13SE]
      ------appreciation of opportunity to serve, H5063 [19JY], H5956 
        [13SE]
      Dreier, Representative: announcement of upcoming retirement and 
        appreciation of opportunity to serve, H1019 [29FE]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (H.R. 
        3742), H5102, H5103 [23JY]
      Federal aid programs: require Members who repeal Federal 
        benefits for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, 
        H3593, H3596, H3597 [7JN]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H228, H230, H304-H312 
        [1FE], H391, H392 [2FE], H460 [3FE], E127, E130, E132 [3FE], 
        E145 [6FE], E156 [7FE]
      ------increase contribution by employees for defined retirement 
        benefits, H2611-H2613 [10MY], H3319 [31MY], H3392, H3393 
        [1JN], E966 [1JN]
      ------require certain individuals to place stocks, bonds, 
        commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a blind 
        trust or disclose trades to the appropriate congressional 
        official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      ------require federally elected officials to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 [8FE]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (H.R. 5958), H5086, H5087 [23JY]
      Giffords, Gabrielle: Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award recipient, H4699 [10JY]
      Giffords, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H168 [25JA]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (H. Con. Res. 102), E216 [16FE]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]
      Health: require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      House Democracy Partnership: tribute to partnership with 
        Kyrgyzstan Parliament, H951 [27FE]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1031 
        [29FE], H1104-H1113, H1116, H1124 [1MR], E308, E312 [5MR]
      ------franking budget funding, H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      ------guidelines relative to conduct of Members while in the 
        House chamber, H90 [23JA]
      ------impact of partisanship, H3794 [19JN], H4071, H4120 [27JN], 
        H4163 [28JN]
      ------impose moratorium on official travel outside the U.S. by 
        Members, officers, and employees until GAO reports on costs of 
        such travel and makes recommendations on such travel (H.R. 
        638), H655 [9FE]
      ------moment of silence for U.S. public servants killed in 
        attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      ------moment of silence in tribute to Donald M. Payne, H1179 
        [6MR]
      ------notify the Senate that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 
        513), H10 [17JA]
      ------permission for Representative Paul Ryan to insert 
        extraneous material into the Congressional Record, H170 [25JA]
      ------prohibit purchase of paid online advertisements by 
        Members, committees, and leadership offices, H3683, H3684 
        [8JN]
      ------tribute to charitable golf tournament, H4808 [11JY]
      House Rules: require Members to notify the Clerk of 
        participation in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program 
        (H. Res. 169), H3596 [7JN]
      Huizenga, Representative: report on trip to Afghanistan, H46 
        [18JA]
      Income: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3858), H307 
        [1FE], H393 [2FE], E145 [6FE]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress, H391 [2FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 3643), H905 
        [17FE], H3108 [18MY]
      ------reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions 
        if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on 
        outside income, and allow benefit plan options (H.R. 3774), 
        H655 [9FE]
      Johnson, Representative Sam: Texas Association of Business 
        Maurice Acers Champion of Free Enterprise Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1512 [13SE]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign 
        agents, H1895 [17AP]
      Markey, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H4794 [11JY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        tribute to Committee of Conference members and staff, H4624, 
        H4625 [29JN], E1223 [11JY]
      Olver, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H4031 [26JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of repeal on 
        enrollment of Members of Congress in the Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (H. Res. 571), H1178, H1179 [6MR]
      Pelosi, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, 
        H3599 [7JN]
      Pensions: allow to decline certain retirement benefits and 
        contributions by the Federal Government (H.R. 981), H381 
        [2FE], H597 [8FE]
      ------deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of 
        certain offenses, H650, H655 [9FE]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions and require 
        increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5635-H5639 [2AU]
      ------tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]
      States: impact of congressional redistricting, H507 [6FE]
      Sunlight Foundation: satirical remarks relative to writing and 
        speaking skill level of congressional members, E908 [30MY]
      Taxation: rates, H2578 [10MY]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (H.R. 4400), E586 [19AP]
      Votes, correction: Andrews, E1131 [25JN]
      ------Bachus, H5312 [26JY]
      ------Biggert, E226 [17FE], E742 [9MY]
      ------Black, E1001 [6JN]
      ------Blumenauer, E577 [18AP]
      ------Buchanan, E948 [1JN]
      ------Capps, H1114 [1MR]
      ------Cassidy, H3035 [17MY]
      ------Conyers, H4851 [12JY]
      ------Cravaack, E351 [8MR]
      ------Denham, E1203 [9JY]
      ------Ellison, H3110, H3148 [18MY]
      ------Eshoo, H2492 [9MY], E629 [24AP], E782 [11MY], E1619 [21SE]
      ------Franks, H3516 [6JN]
      ------Graves, Sam, H3691 [8JN]
      ------Graves, Tom, E211 [16FE]
      ------Guthrie, E747 [9MY]
      ------Hinchey, E747 [9MY]
      ------Huelskamp, E965 [1JN]
      ------Long, E169 [9FE]
      ------Luetkemeyer, E934 [31MY]
      ------Lynch, E744 [9MY]
      ------Manzullo, H6251 [21SE]
      ------Miller, Candice S., H2518 [9MY]
      ------Miller, George, H5949 [13SE], E876 [18MY]
      ------Owens, E776 [10MY]
      ------Perlmutter, E1232 [11JY]
      ------Price, Tom, H5067 [19JY]
      ------Roe, E962 [1JN]
      ------Ros-Lehtinen, H3686 [8JN]
      ------Schwartz, H5004 [18JY]
      ------Scott, David, H2787 [16MY]
      ------Serrano, E1365 [31JY]
      ------Smith, Adam, E946 [1JN]
      ------Smith, Christopher H., H350 [1FE]
      ------Speier, E1007 [7JN], E1356 [31JY]
      ------Thompson, Glenn, H3648 [7JN]
      ------Welch, E109 [1FE]
      Votes, position on missed: Akin, H395 [2FE], H980, H995, H997 
        [28FE], H1408, H1411, H1419 [20MR], H1558 [26MR], H1599, 
        H1626, H1629 [27MR], H2108 [25AP], H3601, H3618 [7JN], H3688, 
        H3691 [8JN], H4616 [29JN], H4711, H4725 [10JY], H4855 [12JY], 
        H4926 [18JY], H5150 [24JY], H5320 [26JY], E262 [28FE], E450 
        [27MR], E1030 [8JN], E1217 [10JY], E1277 [18JY], E1292 [19JY]
      ------Andrews, H3685 [8JN], E629 [24AP], E1472 [11SE]
      ------Bachmann, H3250 [30MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------Becerra, H3824 [20JN], H4176 [28JN], E214 [16FE], E1028 
        [8JN], E1288 [19JY], E1309 [24JY]
      ------Benishek, E1421 [3AU]
      ------Berg, H416 [2FE]
      ------Berkley, H1628 [27MR], H6257 [21SE]
      ------Berman, E1618 [21SE]
      ------Biggert, H6248 [21SE], E853 [18MY]
      ------Bilbray, H6248 [21SE]
      ------Bilirakis, H881 [16FE], H3691 [8JN], E1035 [8JN], E1148 
        [27JN]
      ------Bishop, Timothy H., H3945 [21JN], E1300 [23JY]
      ------Black, H1751 [29MR], H5681 [2AU]
      ------Blumenauer, H2244 [27AP], E1079 [19JN], E1540 [14SE]
      ------Boustany, E811 [16MY]
      ------Brady, Kevin, E1581 [20SE], E1586 [21SE]
      ------Braley, H169 [25JA], H395 [2FE], H1040 [29FE], H1262 
        [7MR], H1892 [17AP], H3147 [18MY], H3514 [6JN]
      ------Broun, E1566 [19SE]
      ------Brown, Corrine, H927 [17FE]
      ------Burton, H2745 [16MY], E985 [5JN]
      ------Canseco, E751 [9MY]
      ------Cantor, E1298 [23JY]
      ------Capps, H1119 [1MR]
      ------Carnahan, E777 [10MY], E1376 [1AU]
      ------Carney, H6174 [20SE], E189 [14FE]
      ------Carson, H356 [1FE], H419 [2FE], H2303 [7MY], H2346 [8MY], 
        E130 [3FE], E738 [9MY]
      ------Cassidy, H414 [2FE], H996 [28FE], H1827 [16AP], H4670 
        [9JY]
      ------Chu, H602 [8FE]
      ------Cicilline, E1089 [20JN], E1303 [24JY], E1485 [12SE]
      ------Clarke, Yvette D., H1143 [5MR], H3945 [21JN], E1155 
        [27JN], E1225 [11JY]
      ------Cleaver, H1114 [1MR], E210 [16FE], E232 [17FE], E1001 
        [6JN]
      ------Cohen, E604 [19AP], E819 [16MY], E1458 [10SE]
      ------Cole, H530 [7FE], H602 [8FE]
      ------Conyers, H4616 [29JN], H4672 [9JY], H5117 [23JY], E145 
        [6FE]
      ------Cooper, H2636 [10MY]
      ------Costa, H2252 [27AP]
      ------Crawford, H997 [28FE], E826 [17MY]
      ------Crenshaw, E1395 [3AU]
      ------Crowley, E1154 [27JN]
      ------Cuellar, E847 [18MY]
      ------Davis, Geoff, E697 [27AP], E1085 [19JN]
      ------Davis, Susan A., H752 [15FE], H1073 [29FE], E671 [26AP]
      ------DeLauro, E1594 [21SE]
      ------Denham, E1039, E1040, E1041, E1042 [12JN]
      ------DesJarlais, H3945 [21JN], H4672 [9JY], H5450 [31JY]
      ------Diaz-Balart, H4028 [26JN], E463 [28MR]
      ------Dold, H90 [23JA], H1374 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1452 
        [21MR], E815 [16MY]
      ------Duffy, H1519 [22MR], H3447 [5JN]
      ------Duncan, Jeff, H1873 [17AP]
      ------Duncan, John J., Jr., E1674 [2OC]
      ------Edwards, E160 [8FE], E230 [17FE], E561 [17AP], E1336 
        [26JY]
      ------Ellison, H548 [7FE], E151 [7FE], E264 [28FE], E866 [18MY], 
        E990 [6JN], E1225 [11JY], E1343 [26JY]
      ------Farr, H3144 [18MY]
      ------Filner, H53, H54, H69 [18JA], H90, H91 [23JA], H200 
        [31JA], H350, H351, H352, H354, H355, H356 [1FE], H395, H396, 
        H414, H415, H416, H417, H418, H419 [2FE], H458, H459 [3FE], 
        H489, H490 [6FE], H709 [14FE], H750 [15FE], H955 [27FE], 
        H1262, H1263, H1264 [7MR], H1286, H1287, H1288, H1289 [8MR], 
        H1374 [19MR], H1662, H1664, H1665, H1730, H1731 [28MR], H1751, 
        H1762, H1763, H1775, H1789, H1795 [29MR], H1827, H1828 [16AP], 
        H1862, H1871, H1872, H1873, H1892, H1893, H1894, H1895, H1896, 
        H1897 [17AP], H1931, H1932, H1959, H1961, H1962 [18AP], H1988, 
        H1989, H1990, H2008, H2010 [19AP], H2051 [24AP], H2107, H2108 
        [25AP], H2156, H2179, H2180, H2181, H2182, H2183, H2186 
        [26AP], H2246, H2251, H2252 [27AP], H2301, H2302, H2303 [7MY], 
        H2345, H2346, H2382, H2383, H2384, H2385, H2386, H2387, H2388, 
        H2433, H2434, H2435, H2436, H2437, H2438 [8MY], H2491, H2492, 
        H2516, H2517, H2518, H2519, H2520, H2521, H2522, H2552, H2553, 
        H2554, H2555, H2556, H2557 [9MY], H2582, H2583, H2632, H2633, 
        H2635, H2636 [10MY], H2694, H2695 [15MY], H2731, H2743, H2744, 
        H2745, H2781 [16MY], H2845, H2846, H2847, H3034, H3035, H3036, 
        H3037, H3038 [17MY], H3110, H3111, H3112, H3113, H3114, H3115, 
        H3116, H3117, H3118, H3119, H3120, H3121, H3142, H3143, H3144, 
        H3145, H3146 [18MY], H3248, H3249, H3250 [30MY], H3445, H3446, 
        H3447 [5JN], H3496, H3497, H3498, H3514, H3515, H3516, H3517, 
        H3518, H3519, H3520, H3521, H3522, H3523, H3524, H3526, H3527, 
        H3528, H3567, H3568, H3569, H3570, H3571, H3572, H3573, H3574, 
        H3575 [6JN], H3599, H3601, H3617, H3618, H3645, H3646, H3647, 
        H3648, H3649, H3651, H3652 [7JN], H3685, H3686, H3687, H3688, 
        H3689, H3690, H3691 [8JN], H3931, H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935, 
        H3936, H3937, H3938, H3939, H3940, H3941, H3942, H3944, H3945 
        [21JN], H4615, H4616, H4631, H4633, H4635, H4636 [29JN], 
        H4670, H4671, H4672 [9JY], H4893, H4894 [17JY], H4926, H4997, 
        H4998, H4999, H5000, H5001, H5002, H5003, H5004, H5005, H5006 
        [18JY], H5064, H5065, H5066, H5067, H5068, H5069, H5070, 
        H5071, H5072 [19JY], H5115, H5116, H5117 [23JY], H5449, H5450 
        [31JY], H5747, H5748, H5749 [10SE], H6120, H6121 [19SE], 
        H6174, H6195, H6196 [20SE], H6248, H6249, H6250, H6251, H6252, 
        H6253, H6254, H6256, H6257 [21SE], E743, E746 [9MY]
      ------Fincher, E604 [19AP], E814 [16MY]
      ------Fleischmann, H4176 [28JN]
      ------Fleming, E1383 [1AU]
      ------Fortenberry, H4421 [28JN]
      ------Franks, H351 [1FE], H459 [3FE], H1113 [1MR], H2553 [9MY], 
        E544 [17AP], E812 [16MY], E1523 [13SE]
      ------Garamendi, E1339 [26JY]
      ------Garrett, H6248, H6249, H6250, H6251, H6252, H6253, H6254, 
        H6256, H6257 [21SE]
      ------Gerlach, E203 [15FE], E639 [25AP], E913 [31MY], E1609 
        [21SE]
      ------Gingrey, H3142 [18MY], H3687 [8JN], E1372 [1AU]
      ------Gonzalez, E1308 [24JY]
      ------Goodlatte, H1041 [29FE], H1662 [28MR], H6024 [14SE], E313 
        [5MR]
      ------Gosar, H3690 [8JN]
      ------Graves, Sam, H458 [3FE], H5684 [2AU], H6024 [14SE], E1034 
        [8JN], E1309 [24JY]
      ------Graves, Tom, E1447 [7AU]
      ------Green, Al, E1220 [10JY], E1272 [18JY], E1589 [21SE]
      ------Green, Gene, H752 [15FE], H1113 [1MR], H1452 [21MR], H2010 
        [19AP], H2491 [9MY], H3945 [21JN], H4711 [10JY], H6120 [19SE], 
        E1042 [12JN]
      ------Griffin, H2051 [24AP], E1031 [8JN], E1090 [20JN]
      ------Guinta, E984 [5JN]
      ------Gutierrez, H91 [23JA], H200 [31JA], H709 [14FE], H1374 
        [19MR], H1828 [16AP], H2303 [7MY], H4028 [26JN], H4725 [10JY], 
        E965 [1JN], E1084 [19JN], E1196 [29JN], E1278 [18JY]
      ------Hahn, E154 [7FE]
      ------Hanna, H3121 [18MY], E1378 [1AU]
      ------Harper, H3722 [18JN], E1501 [12SE]
      ------Hartzler, H5116 [23JY], E1073 [19JN], E1182 [29JN]
      ------Heinrich, H3931 [21JN], E66 [24JA], E153 [7FE], E234 
        [17FE], E431 [22MR], E463 [28MR], E799 [15MY], E963 [1JN], 
        E1008, E1013, E1018 [7JN], E1403 [3AU], E1520 [13SE], E1618, 
        E1651 [21SE]
      ------Higgins, H6024 [14SE]
      ------Hinojosa, H993 [28FE], H1626 [27MR], H2781 [16MY]
      ------Hirono, H395 [2FE], H1408 [20MR], H3787 [19JN], H4850, 
        H4851 [12JY], E735 [8MY], E930 [31MY], E1076 [19JN]
      ------Hochul, H5787 [11SE]
      ------Honda, H459 [3FE], E762 [10MY]
      ------Huizenga, H1599 [27MR], E1067, E1069, E1070, E1073, E1076, 
        E1077, E1078, E1080 [19JN], E1237, E1239, E1240, E1241, E1242, 
        E1243, E1244, E1245, E1246, E1248 [12JY], E1440 [3AU]
      ------Hultgren, E1646 [21SE]
      ------Hurt, H533 [7FE], H2582 [10MY], E956 [1JN], E1092 [20JN]
      ------Jackson, E285 [29FE], E441 [26MR]
      ------Jackson Lee, H1452, H1453 [21MR], H1629 [27MR], H1751 
        [29MR], H4029 [26JN], E1271, E1274, E1279 [18JY]
      ------Johnson, Eddie Bernice, H10 [17JA], H54 [18JA]
      ------Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank'', Jr., E1452 [10SE]
      ------Johnson, Timothy V., H92 [23JA], H490 [6FE], H752 [15FE], 
        H884 [16FE], H955 [27FE], H1143 [5MR], H1374 [19MR], H1558 
        [26MR], H1828 [16AP], H2303 [7MY], H2695 [15MY], H3116 [18MY], 
        H3723 [18JN], H4028 [26JN], H4672 [9JY], H4711 [10JY], H6174 
        [20SE], H6251 [21SE], E567 [18AP], E640 [25AP], E889 [25MY], 
        E1176 [28JN], E1293 [19JY], E1307 [24JY], E1384 [1AU], E1473 
        [11SE], E1577 [20SE]
      ------Jordan, E195 [15FE], E322 [6MR], E723 [8MY], E929 [31MY], 
        E1153 [27JN], E1381 [1AU]
      ------Kelly, H1262 [7MR]
      ------Kind, E64 [24JA]
      ------King, Steve, E52 [23JA], E367, E368 [13MR], E586 [19AP], 
        E864 [18MY]
      ------Kinzinger, H1515 [22MR], E387 [20MR], E401 [21MR], E435 
        [22MR], E1475 [11SE]
      ------Langevin, H2694 [15MY], H3249 [30MY]
      ------Larson, H1626 [27MR], H1730 [28MR], H3447 [5JN]
      ------Lee, H1519 [22MR], E271 [28FE], E275 [29FE], E291 [1MR], 
        E393 [20MR], E409 [21MR], E424 [22MR], E892 [25MY], E1317 
        [25JY], E1475 [11SE], E1580 [20SE]
      ------Lewis, John, E1157 [27JN]
      ------Loebsack, E93 [31JA]
      ------Lowey, H5218 [25JY]
      ------Luetkemeyer, H169 [25JA], E811, E814, E820 [16MY], E883 
        [22MY]
      ------Lujan, H2635 [10MY], E1435 [3AU]
      ------Lynch, H4670 [9JY]
      ------Mack, H6195 [20SE]
      ------Maloney, E90 [31JA], E373 [16MR], E729 [8MY], E932 [31MY], 
        E993 [6JN]
      ------Manzullo, H2010 [19AP], E424 [22MR], E1221 [10JY], E1480 
        [11SE]
      ------Marchant, E419 [22MR]
      ------Markey, H2635 [10MY]
      ------McCarthy, Carolyn, E448 [27MR], E1070 [19JN], E1192 [29JN]
      ------McCollum, E1028 [8JN], E1072 [19JN]
      ------McDermott, H5220 [25JY]
      ------McHenry, H997 [28FE]
      ------McIntryre, H5309 [26JY]
      ------McIntyre, E168, E178 [9FE], E452 [27MR], E570, E575 
        [18AP], E822 [16MY], E994 [6JN]
      ------McMorris Rodgers, E125 [2FE]
      ------Meehan, H2345 [8MY]
      ------Meeks, E795 [15MY], E942 [31MY]
      ------Mica, E170 [9FE]
      ------Miller, Brad, H1598 [27MR]
      ------Miller, Candice S., H602 [8FE]
      ------Miller, George, H4635 [29JN], E75, E77 [25JA], E486 
        [29MR], E864 [18MY], E1137 [26JN], E1244 [12JY], E1326 [25JY], 
        E1501 [12SE]
      ------Miller, Jeff, H1143 [5MR], H1180 [6MR], H2517 [9MY], H3685 
        [8JN], H4133 [27JN], E560 [17AP], E1009 [7JN], E1157 [27JN]
      ------Moore, H6248, H6249 [21SE], E125 [2FE], E1378 [1AU], E1540 
        [14SE]
      ------Mulvaney, E159 [8FE], E232 [17FE]
      ------Murphy, Christopher S., E287 [29FE]
      ------Murphy, Tim, H1079 [29FE], H3931 [21JN], H5685 [2AU]
      ------Myrick, H2345 [8MY], E1013 [7JN], E1055 [18JN], E1171 
        [28JN], E1217 [10JY]
      ------Napolitano, H10 [17JA], H1827 [16AP], H1862, H1871, H1872, 
        H1873, H1896, H1897 [17AP], H1931, H1932, H1959, H1961, H1962 
        [18AP], H1989, H2008, H2010 [19AP], H2632, H2633, H2635, H2636 
        [10MY], H3939 [21JN], H4893 [17JY], E989, E991, E994, E998 
        [6JN]
      ------Neugebauer, E93 [31JA], E496 [29MR], E1031 [8JN]
      ------Noem, H69 [18JA], E41 [18JA]
      ------Olson, E1237, E1241, E1246 [12JY]
      ------Owens, E154 [7FE]
      ------Palazzo, H782 [15FE], E916, E921, E927 [31MY]
      ------Pallone, H749 [15FE]
      ------Pascrell, H91 [23JA], H419 [2FE], H490 [6FE], H709 [14FE], 
        H955 [27FE], H1374 [19MR], H2051 [24AP], H2303 [7MY], H3147 
        [18MY], H3250 [30MY], H3290 [31MY], H4672 [9JY], E764 [10MY], 
        E842 [17MY]
      ------Pastor, H2246 [27AP]
      ------Paulsen, H3111 [18MY], H5117 [23JY]
      ------Pence, E753 [9MY]
      ------Perlmutter, H1178 [6MR], E636 [24AP]
      ------Peters, E1332 [25JY]
      ------Platts, H658 [9FE], H6195 [20SE]
      ------Quayle, H534 [7FE], H2552 [9MY]
      ------Reed, H1451 [21MR], E1191 [29JN]
      ------Renacci, E228 [17FE], E1404, E1412, E1422 [3AU]
      ------Richardson, E1050 [15JN]
      ------Rivera, H1932 [18AP]
      ------Roby, H602 [8FE], E1096 [20JN]
      ------Roe, E1086 [19JN]
      ------Rooney, H980 [28FE], H5219 [25JY]
      ------Ross, Mike, H6024 [14SE], E1657 [25SE]
      ------Roybal-Allard, E175, E178 [9FE], E741 [9MY], E837 [17MY], 
        E1652 [21SE]
      ------Ruppersberger, H2345 [8MY]
      ------Ryan, Paul, H6257 [21SE], E1216 [10JY], E1549 [18SE]
      ------Ryan, Tim, H3145 [18MY]
      ------Schakowsky, H1074 [29FE], H2345 [8MY], H4130 [27JN], E1184 
        [29JN], E1321 [25JY]
      ------Schiff, E545 [17AP], E641 [25AP]
      ------Schilling, E410 [21MR], E873, E877 [18MY], E1003 [6JN], 
        E1126 [21JN]
      ------Schwartz, H1178 [6MR], H1263 [7MR], H3787 [19JN]
      ------Scott, Austin, H4854 [12JY], E1381 [1AU]
      ------Serrano, E228 [17FE]
      ------Sessions, H2051 [24AP], E399, E401, E404, E409, E411 
        [21MR]
      ------Sewell, H602 [8FE], H1989 [19AP], H3945 [21JN], E1283 
        [19JY]
      ------Sherman, H415 [2FE], E77 [25JA], E297 [1MR], E998 [6JN]
      ------Simpson, E53 [23JA], E1627 [21SE]
      ------Slaughter, H787 [15FE], H2051 [24AP], H2186 [26AP], H2252 
        [27AP], H2636 [10MY], H3250 [30MY], H3390 [1JN], H3447 [5JN], 
        H3528, H3575 [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3691 [8JN], E636 [24AP], 
        E677 [26AP], E760, E767, E776 [10MY], E909, E910, E911 [30MY], 
        E928 [31MY], E962 [1JN]
      ------Smith, Adam, E73 [25JA], E177 [9FE], E309 [5MR], E935 
        [31MY], E1327 [25JY]
      ------Speier, H3945 [21JN], E387 [20MR], E872 [18MY]
      ------Stearns, H1662 [28MR], H3389 [1JN], H4059 [26JN], H5262 
        [25JY]
      ------Stivers, H2492 [9MY]
      ------Sullivan, H3945 [21JN], E568 [18AP]
      ------Sutton, E755 [9MY], E1335 [26JY], E1383 [1AU]
      ------Thompson, Mike, E1587 [21SE]
      ------Tonko, H10 [17JA], H2346 [8MY], H3142 [18MY]
      ------Tsongas, H396 [2FE], E1019 [7JN], E1623 [21SE]
      ------Turner, Michael R., H4711 [10JY], H5747 [10SE], E151 
        [7FE], E322 [6MR], E1073 [19JN]
      ------Turner, Robert L., E65 [24JA], E437 [26MR], E916, E921, 
        E927 [31MY]
      ------Van Hollen, H4808 [11JY], E177 [9FE], E439 [26MR]
      ------Velazquez, E1020 [7JN]
      ------Visclosky, H1180 [6MR], H1289 [8MR], E104 [1FE], E317 
        [6MR], E339 [8MR], E1292 [19JY]
      ------Waters, H5225 [25JY]
      ------Welch, E464 [28MR]
      ------Westmoreland, H657 [9FE], E1426 [3AU]
      ------Wilson, Frederica S., H1374 [19MR], H1597 [27MR]
      ------Wilson, Joe, E1215 [10JY]
      ------Woolsey, H749 [15FE], H3142 [18MY], E268 [28FE], E295 
        [1MR], E320 [6MR], E350 [8MR], E391 [20MR], E1190, E1200 
        [29JN], E1338 [26JY]
      ------Yarmuth, H2745 [16MY], E205 [15FE], E823 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abdnor, James: tribute (S. Res. 475), S3613, S3659 [24MY]
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), S5106 
        [18JY]
      Coburn, Senator: apology to Senator Reid relative to 
        inappropriate remarks, S5652 [30JY]
      Committee to escort President Obama into the House chamber: 
        authority to appoint, S56 [24JA]
      Congress: allegations that Members and employees profitted from 
        using nonpublic information derived from their official 
        positions for personal benefit, S4604 [26JN]
      ------clarify guidelines for personal financial disclosure 
        filings of Members and certain employees, S188 [31JA]
      ------clarify the transaction reporting requirement is not 
        applicable to widely held investment funds, S302 [2FE]
      ------encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified veterans 
        for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]
      ------extend the same financial conflict of interest rules to 
        Senators and their staff that apply to congressional committee 
        and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 [31JA], 
        S241-S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial disclosure rules to executive 
        branch and independent agencies, S240, S241 [1FE], S297, S298, 
        S300, S301 [2FE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S13 [23JA], S52, S53 [24JA], 
        S148 [30JA], S177 [31JA], S1107-S1110 [29FE], S2945 [8MY], 
        S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3274 [17MY], S3814 [7JN], S4379 [21JN], 
        S4624 [26JN]
      ------legislative process, S202 [31JA]
      ------modify reporting requirements for personal financial trade 
        transactions by Members and certain employees, S182 [31JA]
      ------prohibit earmarks, S197-S199 [31JA], S244 [1FE], S291-
        S295, S302, S304 [2FE], S671 [15FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S172 [30JA]-S202 [31JA], S233, 
        S238-S250, S254 [1FE], S288, S290-S315 [2FE], S486 [9FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1839, S1840 [20MR], 
        S1964-S1966, S1977-S1981 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment--unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1919, S1944 [21MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S139-S149 [30JA], S176, 
        S177, S180 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), unanimous-consent agreement, S120 [26JA], 
        S290, S297, S298 [2FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (S. 1903), S110, S112 [26JA]
      ------require Members and employees to certify they have not 
        used material, nonpublic information derived from their 
        official positions for personal financial benefit, S190-S192 
        [31JA], S299, S300 [2FE]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S141, S143, S147 [30JA], S195, S196 [31JA]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S190, 
        S191 [31JA]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, S6046 [10SE]
      Constitutional amendments: limit congressional terms, S195 
        [31JA], S308 [2FE]
      Democratic Party: tribute to speeches at Democratic National 
        Convention, S6023 [10SE]
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      FDA: ensure transparency in drug and medical device user fee 
        agreement negotiations by allowing Members of Congress or 
        designated staff to attend negotiation meetings, S3492-S3494 
        [23MY]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (S. 2079), S392 [7FE], S395 [9FE]
      Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to 
        Burma, S82 [26JA]
      ------report on congressional delegation trip to Cuba and Haiti, 
        S53-S56 [24JA]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA, S344 [6FE]
      ------anniversary of first manned orbital mission for NASA (S. 
        Res. 377), S690-S692 [15FE]
      Hatch, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S6592 [21SE]
      Income: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal 
        year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), S592 
        [14FE], S3145 [15MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3154 [15MY]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (S. 
        3311), S6667 [21SE]
      Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S186 [31JA], S305-S307 
        [2FE], S1978 [22MR]
      Leahy, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S5358 [25JY]
      ------tribute to casting 14,000th vote, S5357-S5359 [25JY]
      Levin, Senator: Center for the National Interest Distinguished 
        Service Award recipient, S1191 [1MR]
      Lugar, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S5358 [25JY]
      ------tribute to casting 13,000th vote, S5357-S5359 [25JY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Mikulski, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S1906 [21MR]
      ------appreciation of opportunity to serve, S1906 [21MR]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (S. 3225), S3517 [23MY]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (S. Res. 390), S1493 [7MR]
      Pensions: deny retirement benefits for former Members who work 
        as lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200, S201 
        [31JA]
      ------deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of 
        certain offenses, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      Real estate: require public disclosure of the terms of home 
        mortgages held by Members of Congress, S245-S248 [1FE], S302 
        [2FE]
      Senate: anniversary of U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1929 [21MR]
      ------impact of partisanship, S139 [30JA], S362-S364 [7FE], 
        S554-S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S1687 [15MR], 
        S3138, S3139 [15MY], S3181, S3222 [16MY], S3295 [21MY], S3825-
        S3827 [7JN], S4187 [14JN], S4226-S4230 [18JN], S4794 [10JY], 
        S5094-S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5250, S5251 [23JY], S5653 [30JY], 
        S6260 [12SE], S6290 [13SE], S6482-S6488, S6494, S6495, S6520 
        [20SE], S6559-S6562 [21SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR], S4407 [21JN]
      ------legislative process, S6330-S6332 [13SE], S6419-S6421 
        [19SE]
      ------require all Senate candidates file quarterly campaign 
        finance reports electronically with the FEC, S249 [1FE]
      ------require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (S. 3519), 
        S6014 [2AU], S6066 [10SE]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1813, 
        Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), 
        S1644 [14MR]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1925, 
        Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2798 [26AP]
      ------tribute to U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1085 [28FE]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (S. Res. 506), S4642 [26JN]
      Senate Rules: improve debate and consideration of legislative 
        matters and nominations (S. Res. 10), S3017 [9MY]
      ------reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S3016-
        S3022 [9MY], S3708 [5JN], S5094 [18JY], S6612-S6614 [21SE]
      Ted Stevens Day: observance, S5462 [26JY]
      Votes, correction: Ayotte, S1606 [13MR]
      Votes, position on missed: Alexander, S4760 [29JN]
      ------Bennet, S4760 [29JN]
      ------Blumenthal, S3619 [24MY]
      ------Boxer, S2028 [26MR], S6604 [21SE]
      ------Isakson, S202 [31JA]
      ------Johnson, Tim, S4382 [21JN]
      ------Landrieu, S6334 [13SE]
      ------Lieberman, S2313 [16AP]
      ------McCain, S4668 [27JN]
      ------McCaskill, S4199 [14JN], S4358 [20JN]
      ------Menendez, S202 [31JA], S3724 [5JN]
      ------Toomey, S3890 [11JN]
      ------Udall, Mark, S4889 [11JY]
      ------Warner, S4125 [13JN], S6083 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Clean Up Government Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2572) (H. Rept. 112-688), H6273 [21SE]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3742) (H. 
        Rept. 112-613), H5077 [19JY]
      Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 
        Visitor Contact Station Naming in Honor of James L. Buckley: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5958) (H. Rept. 
        112-608), H5077 [19JY]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
        Buchanan: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-588), 
        H4774 [10JY]
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
        Richardson: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-642), 
        H5628 [1AU]
      In the Matter of Arrests of Members of the House Outside the 
        Embassy of Sudan in Washington, DC: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-419), H1541 [22MR]
      In the Matter of Representative Waters: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-690), H6284 [25SE]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3311), S4821 [10JY]
      Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 
        2038), S131 [26JA]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4400) (H. Rept. 
        112-598), H4906 [17JY]
  Resignations
      Cardoza, Dennis A., H5729 [10SE]
      Committee on Armed Services (House): Representative 
        Ruppersberger, H3979 [25JN]
      Committee on Budget (House): Representative Tonko, H887 [16FE]
      Committee on Homeland Security (House): Representative Speier, 
        H887 [16FE]
      Committee on Natural Resources (House): Representative Sarbanes, 
        H1411 [20MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): 
        Representative Guinta, H5538 [1AU]
      Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): 
        Representative Fudge, H1411 [20MR]
      ------Representative Sarbanes, H1411 [20MR]
      Committee on the Budget (House): Representative Guinta, H5538 
        [1AU]
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): 
        Representative Guinta, H5538 [1AU]
      House of Representatives: Gabrielle Giffords, H168, H170 [25JA]
      ------Geoff Davis, H5527 [1AU]
      ------Jay Inslee, H1375 [19MR]
      ------Thaddeus G. McCotter, H4660 [9JY]
  Statements
      Application of Insider Trading Law to Trading by Members of 
        Congress and Their Staffs: Robert Khuzami, SEC, S144-S146 
        [30JA]
      Tribute to Dennis J. Kucinich: Fortney H. Stark III (Fish), E352 
        [8MR]
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne: National Black Leadership Commission 
        on AIDS, Inc., E353 [8MR]
      ------Rick Leach, World Food Program USA (organization), E372 
        [16MR]
      Tribute to Representative Costello: Senator Kirk, S6333 [13SE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 
        [10SE]
      H. Res. 512, notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
      H. Res. 513, notify the Senate that a quorum of the House has 
        assembled, H10 [17JA]
      H. Res. 553, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H887 [16FE]
      H. Res. 562, compile oral histories from current and former 
        Members of Congress involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement, H1104 [1MR]
      H. Res. 571, tribute to Donald M. Payne, H1179 [6MR]
      H. Res. 590, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H1411 [20MR]
      H. Res. 707, minority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H4028 [26JN]
      H. Res. 751, majority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 755, adopt Committee on Ethics (House) report on 
        Representative Richardson use of congressional staff to 
        perform campaign work, H5635 [2AU]
      H.R. 3742, Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM, 
        H5102 [23JY]
      H.R. 3835, extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and 
        Federal employees, H304 [1FE]
      H.R. 5958, Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station naming in honor of James L. 
        Buckley, H5086 [23JY]
      S. 2038, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, 
        S310-S315 [2FE], H645-H648 [9FE]
      S. 3311, James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT, S6667 
        [21SE]
      S. Res. 377, first NASA manned orbital mission by John Glenn 
        anniversary, S690, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 390, tribute to Donald M. Payne, S1462, S1493 [7MR]
      S. Res. 475, tribute to James Abdnor, S3640, S3659 [24MY]
      S. Res. 505, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Benjamin A. Gilman 
        recipients of the World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient, S4638 [26JN]
      S. Res. 506, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Bilbrey v. 
        Tyler, S4639, S4642 [26JN]
  Tributes
      Abdnor, James, S3724 [5JN], H2824 [17MY]
      Baker, Howard H., Jr., S2126, S2127 [28MR]
      Barber, Representative, H3753, H3754 [19JN]
      Begich, Senator, S196 [31JA]
      Bennet, Senator, S3503 [23MY]
      Berman, Representative, E1071 [19JN]
      Bonamici, Representative, H530, H531 [7FE]
      Boozman, Senator, S1043 [27FE]
      Boren, Representative, E1042 [12JN]
      Brown, Senator Scott, S4840 [11JY]
      Burr, Senator, S1685 [15MR]
      Cantwell, Senator, S3159 [15MY]
      Caraway, Hattie, S2228 [29MR]
      Collins, Senator, S4936, S4937 [12JY]
      Conrad, Senator, S2522 [19AP]
      Costello, Representative, S6332 [13SE], H449, H450 [3FE], H5903-
        H5913 [12SE], E1553 [19SE]
      Cuellar, Representative, H3318 [31MY]
      Derwinski, Edward J., H92 [23JA], E83 [27JA]
      Dicks, Representative, H3495 [6JN], H5062 [19JY], H5956 [13SE]
      Dold, Representative, H1728 [28MR]
      Dole, Bob, S2126 [28MR]
      Dreier, Representative, H1032 [29FE], H5976 [13SE]
      Enzi, Senator, S3539 [24MY], S6095 [11SE]
      Feinstein, Senator, S3109 [14MY]
      Findley, Paul, S5957 [2AU]
      Franken, Senator, S5847 [1AU]
      Giffords, Gabrielle, S95, S136 [26JA], E83 [27JA]
      Giffords, Representative, H118, H119, H131 [24JA], H161, H162, 
        H163-H169, H170 [25JA], E57 [23JA], E69 [25JA]
      Gray, William H., III, S1037 [27FE], E215 [16FE]
      Hall, Katie, H955, H956 [27FE], E241 [27FE]
      Hammerschmidt, John Paul, S3116, S3117 [14MY]
      Hatch, Senator, S6592 [21SE]
      Hertel, Dennis M., H4700 [10JY]
      Hinchey, Representative, E103 [1FE]
      Hoyer, Representative, H3600 [7JN]
      Isakson, Senator, S6029 [10SE]
      Jackson, Henry M., E939 [31MY]
      Janklow, William J., E41 [18JA]
      Jenkins, Ed, H118, H123, H124, H125, H126 [24JA], E77 [25JA]
      Johnson, Representative Sam, H701 [14FE], H730 [15FE]
      Johnson, Senator Tim, S3159 [15MY]
      Jones, Representative, H4897 [17JY]
      Kirk, Senator, S13, S14, S27, S31 [23JA], S57 [24JA], S3011 
        [9MY], H86 [23JA], H127 [24JA], H171 [25JA]
      Landrieu, Senator, S1662 [14MR], S4760 [29JN], S4874 [11JY]
      LaTourette, Representative, H5527 [1AU]
      Lent, Norman F., E1197 [29JN]
      Lewis, Representative Jerry, H5063 [19JY]
      Lewis, Representative John, H1214 [7MR]
      Lloyd, James F., H51 [7FE]
      Lugar, Senator, S3009-S3011 [9MY], S3052, S3054 [10MY], S3274 
        [17MY], H2459 [9MY]
      Markey, Representative, H4794 [11JY]
      McConnell, Senator, S93 [26JA]
      McGovern, George, E1295 [23JY]
      McGovern, George S., E1731 [2NO]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1685 [15MR], S1896-S1918, S1945, S1946 
        [21MR], S1994, S1995 [22MR], S2028 [26MR], S2077, S2078 
        [27MR], S2163, S2164 [28MR], S2206, S2226-S2229 [29MR], S2323 
        [16AP], E405 [21MR]
      Myrick, Representative, E1039 [12JN]
      Olver, Representative, H4029-H4033 [26JN]
      Payne, Donald M., S1413, S1416 [6MR], H1157, H1164, H1166, 
        H1190-H1206 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1277 [8MR], E330 [7MR], E339, 
        E346, E350 [8MR], E367 [13MR], E545 [17AP]
      Pelosi, Representative, H3599 [7JN], E1039 [12JN]
      Roby, Representative, H3783 [19JN]
      Rockefeller, Senator, S4317 [20JN]
      Rogers, Edith Nourse, S2226 [29MR]
      Sewell, Representative, E308 [5MR]
      Shaheen, Senator, S5454 [26JY]
      Smith, Margaret Chase, S2226 [29MR]
      Snowe, Senator, S1107-S1109, S1125 [29FE], H1020 [29FE]
      Specter, Arlen, E1699 [16OC]
      Stokes, Louis, H788 [15FE]
      Wampler, William C., H3275 [31MY], E950 [1JN]
      Warner, Senator, S5832 [1AU]
      Webb, Senator, S5705 [31JY]
      Wellstone, Paul D. and Sheila, S2756, S2765 [26AP]
      Young, Andrew J., Jr., E861 [18MY]
      Young, Representative C.W. Bill, H5035 [19JY]




MEMORIAL DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H3274 [31MY], E950 [1JN]
      Sacramento, CA: tribute to Pioneer House veterans, E860 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S3617, S3619 [24MY]




MEMPHIS, TN

  Remarks in House
      Emissaries of Memphis Music: tribute to honorees, E514 [30MR]
      Evans, William: American Pharmacists Association Remington Honor 
        Medal recipient, E389 [20MR]
      Hollis F. Price Middle College: inclusion in U.S. News & World 
        Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, H6257 [21SE]
      Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival: tribute, E1079 [19JN]
      Minden, LA: tribute to charity auction benefiting St. Jude 
        Children's Research Hospital, H787 [15FE]
      Motion pictures: tribute to Academy Award-winning documentary, 
        ``Undefeated'', H952 [27FE]
      St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: anniversary, H810, H813 
        [16FE], E711 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering: tribute, S3002 [9MY]




MEMPHIS HORNS (musical group)

  Remarks in House
      National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: GRAMMY 
        Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E181 [13FE]




MENCHON, JESSICA

  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, E716 [7MY]




MENDOCINO, CA

  Bills and resolutions
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        4969), H2267 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (S. 3587), S6552 [20SE]




MENDOCINO COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing 
        off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and 
        Marin Counties in California, H820, H821 [16FE]




MENDOZE, AMANDA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3048 [9MY]




MENENDEZ, ROBERT (a Senator from New Jersey)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787 [6JN], 
        S3905 [11JN], S3985, S3994 [12JN], S4213 [14JN], S4300 [19JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2637, S2657 [24AP], S2688 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2093 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S543 [9FE], S863 [16FE], S913 
        [17FE], S1392 [5MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1848 [20MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5402 [25JY], S5684 
        [30JY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2656 [24AP]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3901 
        [11JN]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see S. 810), S851 [16FE]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see S. 33), S323 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S1460 [7MR]
      ------authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members 
        who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 402), 
        S350 [6FE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S4951 [12JY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S3088 
        [10MY]
      ------provide flexible spending accounts for military families 
        (see S. 387), S4151 [13JN]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        474), S3631 [24MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Children and youth: reinstate Federal matching of State spending 
        of child support incentive payments (see S. 195), S1374 [2MR]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3786 [6JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4789 [9JY]
      Climate: establish a Federal strategy to respond to impacts of 
        climate change by protecting and conserving natural resources 
        and encourage development of similar State and local 
        adaptation plans (see S. 1881), S3729 [5JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S4461 [25JN]
      Credit: establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see S. 967), S2393 [17AP]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 
        2149), S1194 [1MR]
      ------provide enhanced mortgage-backed and asset-backed security 
        investor protections to prevent foreclosure fraud (see S. 
        824), S388 [7FE]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S2086 [27MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see S. 598), S163 [30JA]
      Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health 
        care services under departmental health care programs (see S. 
        3203), S3632 [24MY]
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), 
        S2825 [26AP]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 
        3328), S4417 [21JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: permit Federal regulation and review of 
        tolls and toll increases on certain surface transportation 
        facilities (see S. 2006), S43 [23JA]
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 29), 
        S5980 [2AU]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption of foster case placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identity, or marital status of prospective 
        adoptive or foster parents (see S. 1770), S1460 [7MR]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S3329 [21MY]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3394), S5259 [23JY]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1614 [13MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S851 [16FE] (see S. 3394), 
        S5259 [23JY]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6065 [10SE]
      Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and 
        development efforts following earthquake (see S. 1576), S2656 
        [24AP]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S3632 [24MY]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S3281 [17MY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5660 [30JY]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1460 [7MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2970 [8MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S4300 [19JN]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and 
        reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for 
        future generations (see S. 1265), S351 [6FE]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see S. 657), S3729 [5JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S76 [24JA]
      Medicare: improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone 
        mass measurement benefits (see S. 1096), S4674 [27JN]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S6064 [10SE]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S4205 [14JN]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S4460 [25JN]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 586), S6626 [21SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 369), S388 
        [7FE]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S1459 [7MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Power resources: provide local communities with tools to make 
        solar permitting more efficient (see S. 1108), S6063 [10SE]
      Real estate: require certain mortgagees to make loan 
        modifications and establish a grant program for State and 
        local government mediation programs (see S. 489), S388 [7FE]
      Roman, Agustin: tribute (see S. Res. 443), S2824 [26AP]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S3631 [24MY]
      Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, 
        and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and 
        community colleges (see S. 1597), S43 [23JA]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 584), 
        S2928 [7MY]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S2087 
        [27MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 435), S3175 [15MY]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR]
      ------provide humanitarian assistance and support a transition 
        to democracy (see S. 3498), S6064 [10SE]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see S. 755), S6340 [13SE]
      ------allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see S. 697), S4460 [25JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S6627 [21SE]
      ------extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see 
        S. 3267), S3781 [6JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see S. 1171), S3516 [23MY]
      ------facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax 
        assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see S. 
        816), S164 [30JA]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S5871 [1AU]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S2245 [29MR]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see S. 1845), S43 [23JA]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN]
      ------qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S2087 [27MR]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S1460 [7MR]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S6628 [21SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S323 
        [2FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2086 [27MR]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 
        [22MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see S. 1460), S2325 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Colleges and universities: increase civil penalties for 
        institutions of higher education that fail to comply with 
        campus security disclosure and campus crime statistics 
        policies (see S. 2285), S2324 [16AP]
      Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage 
        modification pilot programs (see S. 2093), S494 [9FE]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see S. Con. Res. 47), S3782 [6JN]
      Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health 
        information centers to help families of children with 
        disabilities or special health care needs make informed 
        choices about health care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. 
        Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      Gilman, Benjamin A.: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III: World Peace Corps Mission World 
        Peace Prize recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S388 [7FE]
      Medicare: provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 3242), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 2321), S2545 [19AP]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      Petroleum: ban exportation of crude oil produced on Federal land 
        (see S. 2211), S1847 [20MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1790 [19MR]
      Tariff: agrumex (see S. 3001), S2968 [8MY]
      ------allyl caproate (see S. 2973), S2967 [8MY]
      ------allyl cyclohexyl propionate (see S. 2972), S2967 [8MY]
      ------allyl heptoate (see S. 2966), S2967 [8MY]
      ------allyl isosulfocynate (see S. 3000), S2968 [8MY]
      ------Amberwood F (see S. 2965), S2967 [8MY]
      ------anisic aldehyde (see S. 3002), S2968 [8MY]
      ------b-cyfluthrin (see S. 3023, 3025), S2968 [8MY]
      ------bis-phenol (see S. 2900), S2966 [8MY]
      ------butane, 1-chloro (see S. 2894), S2966 [8MY]
      ------canagliflozin (see S. 2921), S2966 [8MY]
      ------capers, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 
        (see S. 2889, 2892), S2966 [8MY]
      ------carbonic acid, dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,6-hexanediol 
        (see S. 2926), S2966 [8MY]
      ------cerium sulfide pigments (see S. 2942), S2967 [8MY]
      ------chemicals (see S. 2979), S2967 (see S. 3004), S2968 [8MY]
      ------citronitile (see S. 2964), S2967 [8MY]
      ------clothianidin (see S. 3015), S2968 [8MY]
      ------clothianidin and bacillus firmus product mixtures (see S. 
        3008), S2968 [8MY]
      ------cyasorb 1164 (see S. 2902), S2966 [8MY]
      ------cyasorb 2908 (see S. 2898), S2966 [8MY]
      ------cyasorb 3346 (see S. 2901), S2966 [8MY]
      ------cyclogalbanate (see S. 2963), S2967 [8MY]
      ------cyfluthrin (see S. 3024), S2968 [8MY]
      ------damascenone (see S. 2931), S2967 [8MY]
      ------diaminodecane (see S. 2994), S2968 [8MY]
      ------dimethyl hydrogen phosphite (see S. 3011), S2968 [8MY]
      ------diphosphoric acid, polymers with ethoxylated reduced 
        methyl esters of reduced polymerized oxidized 
        tetrafluoroethylene (see S. 2981), S2967 [8MY]
      ------dodecahydro-3a,6,6,9atetramethylnaphtho(2,1-b)furan (see 
        S. 2930), S2967 [8MY]
      ------Dragosantol (see S. 2962), S2967 [8MY]
      ------e-caprolactone-neopentylglycol copolymer (see S. 2927), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------e-caprolactone-2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol 
        polymer (see S. 2939), S2967 [8MY]
      ------ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl 
        esters, reduced, ethoxylated (see S. 2985), S2967 [8MY]
      ------ethene,1 chloro-1,2,2-trifluoro (see S. 3005), S2968 [8MY]
      ------ethyl salicilate (see S. 2976), S2967 [8MY]
      ------fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, 
        bromoxynil heptanoate, and mefenpyr-diethyl mixtures (see S. 
        3012, 3022), S2968 [8MY]
      ------4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone (see S. 2980), S2967 [8MY]
      ------4-chlorobenzaldehyde (see S. 3021), S2968 [8MY]
      ------Frescolat MGA (see S. 2967), S2967 [8MY]
      ------Frescolat ML (see S. 2968), S2967 [8MY]
      ------HAS (see S. 2899), S2966 [8MY]
      ------helvetolide (see S. 2928), S2966 [8MY]
      ------hexane, 1,6-dichloro- (see S. 2896), S2966 [8MY]
      ------hirvenal (see S. 2929), S2967 [8MY]
      ------hydrolite 5 (see S. 2998), S2968 [8MY]
      ------Hydrolite 6 (see S. 2969), S2967 [8MY]
      ------imazalil (see S. 2922), S2966 [8MY]
      ------imazalil mixtures and application adjuvants (see S. 2918), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------licorice extract (see S. 2937), S2967 [8MY]
      ------licorice extract derivatives (see S. 2938), S2967 [8MY]
      ------liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of top-of-
        the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of 
        Korea (see S. 2893), S2966 [8MY]
      ------liquidation or reliquidation of digital still image video 
        cameras (see S. 2949), S2967 [8MY]
      ------lutetium oxide (see S. 2943), S2967 [8MY]
      ------magnesium peroxide (see S. 2986), S2967 [8MY]
      ------majantol (see S. 2997), S2968 [8MY]
      ------menthol-D (see S. 2970), S2967 [8MY]
      ------mesosulfuron-methyl (see S. 3009), S2968 [8MY]
      ------methoxycarbonyl-terminated perfluorinated 
        polyoxymethylene-polyoxyethylene (see S. 2991), S2968 [8MY]
      ------methyl cinnamate (see S. 2975), S2967 [8MY]
      ------methyl salicylate (see S. 2916), S2966 (see S. 2999), 
        S2968 [8MY]
      ------muscenone delta (see S. 2932), S2967 [8MY]
      ------Neo Heliopan Hydro (see S. 2971), S2967 [8MY]
      ------neon, compressed (see S. 2941), S2967 [8MY]
      ------neononyl acetate (see S. 2982), S2967 [8MY]
      ------N510 (see S. 2933), S2967 [8MY]
      ------9, 10-anthracenedione, 2-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)- (CAS No. 
        32588-54-8) and 9,10-anthracenedione, 2-(1,2-dimethylpropyl)- 
        (see S. 2978), S2967 [8MY]
      ------N-[2-(2-oxoimidazolidine-1-yl)ethyl]-2-methylacrylamide, 
        methacrylic acid, aminoethyl ethylene urea and hydroquinone 
        mixtures (see S. 2990), S2968 [8MY]
      ------o-acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) (see S. 2948), S2967 
        [8MY]
      ------1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethene, oxidized, polymerized (see S. 
        2977), S2967 [8MY]
      ------1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethylene,oxidized, polymerized, reduced 
        (see S. 3007), S2968 [8MY]
      ------1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-tris(2-propenyloxyl)- (see S. 2895), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized 
        (see S. 2993), S2968 [8MY]
      ------1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized, 
        reduced hydrolyzed (see S. 2992), S2968 [8MY]
      ------oxiranemethanol, polymers with reduced methyl esters of 
        reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene (see S. 
        2989), S2968 [8MY]
      ------pepperoncini prepared or preserved by vinegar (see S. 
        2891), S2966 [8MY]
      ------pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
        vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen (see S. 2890), S2966 [8MY]
      ------permethrin (see S. 3020), S2968 [8MY]
      ------PHBA (see S. 2995), S2968 [8MY]
      ------phenylethyl isobutyrate (see S. 2983), S2967 [8MY]
      ------phosphonic acid, maleic anhydride sodium salt complex (see 
        S. 2987), S2967 [8MY]
      ------phosphonium, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-, chloride, polymer 
        with urea, phosphonium, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-, chloride, 
        formaldehyde mixtures (see S. 3013), S2968 [8MY]
      ------phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped (see 
        S. 3010), S2968 [8MY]
      ------polymer, caprolactone-diethylene glycol (see S. 2925), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------poly(2,2'-bis(4-cyanatophenyl)propane) (see S. 2940), 
        S2967 [8MY]
      ------propiconazole (see S. 2917), S2966 [8MY]
      ------propiconazole and 3-iodo-propynol butylcarbamate mixtures 
        and application adjuvants (see S. 2923), S2966 [8MY]
      ------propoxur (2-(1-methylethoxy)phenol methylcarbamate) (see 
        S. 3026), S2968 [8MY]
      ------propoxycarbazone-sodium (see S. 3019), S2968 [8MY]
      ------pyrimethanil (see S. 2924), S2966 [8MY]
      ------reliquidation of certain entries of high-density, 
        fiberboard-core laminate wall and floor panels (see S. 2946), 
        S2967 [8MY]
      ------reliquidation of certain entries of industrial 
        nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom (see S. 2936), S2967 
        [8MY]
      ------reliquidation of certain entries of orange juice from 
        Brazil (see S. 2897), S2966 [8MY]
      ------reliquidation of certain entries of polyester fleece sheet 
        sets (see S. 2947), S2967 [8MY]
      ------sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (see S. 3014), S2968 
        [8MY]
      ------spiromesifen (see S. 3017), S2968 [8MY]
      ------tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate (see S. 2988), 
        S2968 [8MY]
      ------3-amino-1,2-propanediol (see S. 2886), S2966 [8MY]
      ------3-methylylbenzyl chloride (see S. 2974), S2967 [8MY]
      ------thymol (see S. 2996), S2968 [8MY]
      ------Tinopal (see S. 2888), S2966 [8MY]
      ------tralopyril (see S. 2920), S2966 [8MY]
      ------triadimefon (see S. 3016), S2968 [8MY]
      ------Trilon MGDA (see S. 2887), S2966 [8MY]
      ------trimethylcyclohexanol (see S. 2984), S2967 [8MY]
      ------twisted viscose rayon yarn (see S. 2935), S2967 [8MY]
      ------2-chlorobenzyl chloride (see S. 3018), S2968 [8MY]
      ------2-ethylhexyl salicylate (see S. 2903), S2966 [8MY]
      ------2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid (see S. 2904), S2966 
        [8MY]
      ------2-(2'-hydroxy-5'-methacrylyloxyethylphenyl)-2 
        Hbenzotriazole (see S. 2919), S2966 [8MY]
      ------vinyldine fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer (see S. 
        3006), S2968 [8MY]
      ------vinylidene chloride-methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile 
        copolymer (see S. 3003), S2968 [8MY]
      ------viscose rayon yarn (see S. 2934), S2967 [8MY]
      ------yttrium oxide and europium oxide mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see S. 2945), S2967 [8MY]
      ------yttrium phosphate and cerium phosphate mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see S. 2944), S2967 [8MY]
      Taxation: extend, expand, and improve the qualifying therapeutic 
        discovery project credit (see S. 3232), S3516 [23MY]
      ------provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see 
        S. 3466), S5870 [1AU]
      ------provide exception from passive loss rules for investments 
        in high technology research small business pass-thru entities 
        (see S. 3595), S6546 [20SE]
      Teen Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 573), S6546 
        [20SE]
      Terrorism: amend statute of limitations for civil actions 
        regarding terrorist acts (see S. 3534), S6270 [12SE]
  Cloture motions
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5703, S5704 [31JY]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4174, S4175 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S4170 [14JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S2121 [28MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3191 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3191 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3191 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3191 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3191 [16MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5703, S5704 [31JY]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, S3893-S3895 
        [11JN]
      ------human rights violations, S5851-S5853 [1AU]
      ------U.S. policy, S3893-S3895 [11JN]
      Deloitte Development LLC: LATINA Style (publication) Company of 
        the Year award recipient, S846 [16FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3024 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3024 
        [9MY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5703, S5704 [31JY]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4328 [20JN]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S4624 [26JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3540, S3562 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4624 [26JN]
      ------revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3540 [24MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4755 [29JN]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 267), S6534 [20SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3254, S3257, S3258 [17MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3254, S3258 [17MY], S3320 [21MY]
      McNulty, Kevin: nomination to be district judge, S5006 [16JY]
      Medicaid: funding, S3192 [16MY]
      Medicare: reform, S3192 [16MY]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 
        568), S6534 [20SE]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S2028 [26MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1125 [29FE]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3540, S3562 [24MY]
      Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5703, S5704 [31JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5011 [16JY]
      ------require shareholder authorization before a public company 
        may make certain political expenditures (S. 1360), S5012 
        [16JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2120 [28MR], S2198 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S2026 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S594 [14FE], S1125 [29FE], S1591 
        [13MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4755 [29JN]
      Schwartz, Patty: nomination to be circuit judge, S5006 [16JY]
      Senate: legislative program, S3930 [11JN]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5006 
        [16JY], S5249 [23JY]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, S6534 [20SE]
      Taxation: encourage alternative energy investments and job 
        creation, S1591, S1600 [13MR]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S3024 [9MY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), S3929 
        [11JN]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, S1600 [13MR]
      Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3160 
        [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2795 [26AP], S3160 [15MY]
      Votes: position on missed, S202 [31JA], S3724 [5JN]
      Women: anniversary of congressional passage of equal rights 
        amendment to the Constitution, S2810 [26AP]
      Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5703, S5704 
        [31JY]
  Statements
      Equal Rights Amendment: Birch Bayh, S2810 [26AP]
      Jorge Luis Garcia Perez Arrest by Cuban State Security: Yris T. 
        Perez Aguilera, S3893 [11JN]
  Tributes
      Houston, Whitney E., S906 [17FE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1910 [21MR]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo, S5851 [1AU]
      Payne, Donald M., S1416 [6MR]




MENLO PARK, CA

  Remarks in House
      Lee, Carmen A.: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1641 [21SE]
      Wise, Joe: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, E1664 
        [28SE]




MENSH, STEPHANIE

  Remarks in House
      LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for 
        Community Caregivers Award recipients, E1726 [26OC]




MENTAL HEALTH

  Articles and editorials
      GOP Budget Doesn't Even Say the Word ``Veteran'', E425 [22MR]
      Highlands Center for Autism, S2597 [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: provide behavioral health readiness services to 
        members of Reserve components based on need (see S. 2466), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      ------review separation of members on the basis of a mental 
        condition not amounting to a disability, including a 
        personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Children's Grief Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 681), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      Community behavioral health services: increase access and 
        improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see S. 
        2257), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: implement demonstration projects at federally 
        qualified community health centers to prevent child 
        maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting 
        practices and skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (see S. 2256), S2242 [29MR]
      ------provide preferences for certain services, designate an 
        Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, 
        and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors 
        (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]
      ------require States and their designees receiving grants for 
        suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to 
        consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 4467), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize transport of individuals to 
        and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, 
        counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 3511), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S4460 [25JN]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see S. 3325), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5996), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Disabled: change references in Federal law to mental retardation 
        or mentally retarded individuals to references to an 
        intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP] (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      Government: strike the word ``lunatic'' from Federal law (see S. 
        2367), S2731 [25AP]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H1497 [21MR]
      Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to 
        terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for 
        aliens with mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H439 [2FE]
      Medicaid: expand home and community-based services waiver to 
        include young individuals in need of services otherwise 
        provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see 
        S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE] (see H. Res. 525), H158 [24JA]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: support goals 
        and ideals (see H. Res. 782), H6000 [13SE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 2321), S2545 [19AP]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]
      Postage and stamps: issue a semipostal stamp for research and 
        demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders 
        (see S. 2472), S2823 [26AP]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR] (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide a refundable tax credit for education and 
        training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to 
        increase the number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 
        6084), H4684 [9JY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR] (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, E688 
        [27AP]
      ------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and 
        Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory 
        Committee, E688 [27AP]
      ------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent 
        Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
      ------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools 
        Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
      Vets4Warriors Program funding: several veterans organizations, 
        H5049 [19JY]
  Remarks in House
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1606, E1618, E1621, E1636, 
        E1640, E1642 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]
      ------ensure extension of certain benefits and programs for 
        active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2827, 
        H2828 [17MY]
      Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Brain Injury Awareness Month: observance, E367 [13MR]
      Brown, Bridget: National Down Syndrome Society Self-Advocate of 
        the Year Champion of Change Award recipient, H1165 [6MR]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2453 
        [9MY]
      Citizen's Commission on Human Rights: tribute to initiatives to 
        protect parental rights, E1299 [23JY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: exempt certain Dept. 
        of Veterans Affairs facilities from decommissioning, H531, 
        H532 [7FE]
      Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]
      Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus: establish, E1173 [28JN]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit military promotion boards from 
        considering any information regarding mental health or 
        addiction issues, except in cases where individuals are 
        determined to be a danger to themselves or others, H3054-H3056 
        [17MY]
      ------provide mental health assessments to troops during 
        deployment to Afghanistan, H3064 [17MY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H4955, 
        H4956, H4984 [18JY], H5049, H5050 [19JY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H4957, H4958 [18JY], H5062 [19JY], E1288 
        [19JY]
      ------Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4980, H4981 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), E687 [27AP]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease 
        Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: post-traumatic stress disorder and 
        brain trauma treatment funding, H3327 [31MY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H3322 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]
      ------make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain 
        injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, H3129 [18MY]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1641 [21SE], E1665 [28SE]
      Diseases: Alzheimer's disease research funding, H44 [18JA]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, H2825 
        [17MY]
      Down Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, H1524 [22MR]
      Falmouth, MA: Gosnold on Cape Cod recipient of Massachusetts 
        Mental Health Counselors Association Mental Health Agency of 
        the Year award, E1455 [10SE]
      Florida: tribute to veterans walk supporting Wounded Warriors 
        project, E37 [18JA]
      Friendship Circle of Cleveland (organization): tribute, E1019 
        [7JN]
      Georgetown, TX: tribute to Horses for Heroes program, E1721 
        [26OC]
      Health: health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      Hillsides Organization: anniversary, E1276 [18JY]
      Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to 
        terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for 
        aliens with mental disabilities (H.R. 3881), E118 [2FE]
      Lee, Carmen A.: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1641 [21SE]
      Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease 
        and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]
      Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, E1677 [2OC]
      Military Mental Health Awareness Day: observance, H2698 [15MY]
      Music and dance: tribute to ``All About Bullies . . . Big and 
        Small'' album production team, E916 [31MY]
      National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E530 [16AP]
      National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]
      National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (H. 
        Res. 494), H3276 [31MY]
      National Guard: tribute to Vets4Warriors program, H5049 [19JY]
      National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: observance, E1648 [21SE]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (H. Res. 525), E170 
        [9FE]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: observance, 
        H6159 [20SE], E1638, E1641 [21SE]
      National Therapeutic Recreation Week: observance, H929 [17FE]
      Northeast Counseling Services (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]
      Plymouth, MA: opening of Veterans Outreach Clinic, E1412 [3AU]
      Professional Social Work Month: observance, E489 [29MR]
      Ridgefield, CT: tribute to Ridgefield High School Students 
        Against Internet Discrimination (organization), H590 [8FE]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students, H1644 [28MR], H2459 [9MY]
      ------address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment 
        of students (H.R. 1648), H3809, H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      Spread the Word To End the Word Campaign: tribute, E703 [7MY]
      Taiwan: imprisonment conditions of former President Chen Shui-
        Bian, E1258 [17JY]
      Treatment programs: funding, H5138 [24JY]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]
      ------health care funding, H3235 [30MY]
      ------improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
      ------provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan access 
        to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], E425 
        [22MR]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1606, E1618, E1636 [21SE]
      World Down Syndrome Day: observance, H1433 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, S6617 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, S6096 [11SE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (S. 2256), S2247 [29MR]
      ------provide preferences for certain services, designate an 
        Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, 
        and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors 
        (S. 3358), S4726 [28JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (S. 3340), S4461-S4463 [25JN], S4719 [28JN]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (S. 3325), S4419 [21JN]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, S6538 [20SE]
      Disabled: change references in Federal law to mental retardation 
        or mentally retarded individuals to references to an 
        intellectual disability (S. 3289), S4153 [13JN]
      Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the 
        National Alzheimer's Project, S6617 [21SE]
      Government: strike the word ``lunatic'' from Federal law (S. 
        2367), S2734 [25AP], S3534 [23MY]
      Medicaid: expand home and community-based services waiver to 
        include young individuals in need of services otherwise 
        provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 
        3289), S4153 [13JN]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (S. Res. 455), S3090 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]
      ------observance, S4719 [28JN]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 371), S544 
        [9FE]
      Prestonburg, KY: tribute to Highlands Center for Autism, S2596 
        [23AP]
      Run to Home Base (organization): tribute, S5970 [2AU]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (S. 506), S1928 [21MR]
      Suicide Stand Down Day: observance, S6438 [19SE]
  Reports
      Effects of Incarceration on the Mental and Physical Health of 
        Former President Chen Shui-Bian of Taiwan: Joseph Lin, Ken 
        Yoneda, and Charles Whitcomb, E1258 [17JY]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]
      S. 2256, Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure 
        Improvements Act, S2247 [29MR]
      S. 2257, Excellence in Mental Health Act, S2248-S2250 [29MR]
      S. 2367, 21st Century Language Act, S3534 [23MY]
      S. Res. 371, National School Counseling Week, S504, S544 [9FE]
      S. Res. 400, support goals and ideals of World Social Work Day 
        and Professional Social Work Month, S1850 [20MR]
      S. Res. 413, National Autism Awareness Month, S2258 [29MR]
      S. Res. 434, support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, S2659 
        [24AP]
      S. Res. 455, National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness 
        Day, S3089 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]




MENTAL HEALTH MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]




MENTOR-MENTEE TEEN PREGNANCY REDUCTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4034), H801 [15FE]




MERAZ, CRISTINA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E667 [26AP]




MERCERSBURG, PA

  Remarks in House
      D.L. Martin Co.: anniversary, E1412 [3AU]
      Martin, Donnie L.: Franklin County, PA, ``Business Person of the 
        Year'' award recipient, E1412 [3AU]




MERCHANT, ZEITA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E565 [18AP]




MERCHANT MARINE ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Ships and vessels: allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to 
        be transported in non-U.S. built, owned or crewed vessels, 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]




MERCK & CO., INC.

  Remarks in House
      Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.: tribute to Merck for Mothers program, 
        H730 [15FE]




MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Merck for Mothers program: tribute, H730 [15FE]




MEREDITH, BRANDT

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E421 [22MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E421 [22MR]




MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Cincinnati State Technical and Community College: Meridian 
        Bioscience, Inc., establishment of William J. Motto Annual 
        Bioscience Scholarship, S2917 [7MY]




MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

  Bills and resolutions
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR] 
        (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (S. 2170), S1461 [7MR]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2807-S2809 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Hatch Act Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112-211), 
        S6339 [13SE]
      Nomination of Mark A. Robbins to the Merit Systems Protection 
        Board: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act, S1461 [7MR]




MERKELY, ERIC

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E27 [17JA]




MERKLEY, JEFF (a Senator from Oregon)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3905 [11JN], 
        S3991, S3993, S3998 [12JN], S4158 [13JN], S4205, S4206 [14JN], 
        S4335 [20JN]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S6611, S6649 [21SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S181, S216 [31JA], S243 [1FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6112 [11SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3289, S3290 [17MY], 
        S3451 [22MY], S3495 [23MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4483 [25JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2110 
        [27MR], S2428, S2434 [17AP], S2508, S2513, S2515 [18AP], 
        S2547, S2554 [19AP], S2637 [24AP], S2684, S2688 [25AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S652, S653, S654 [14FE], S700, S791 
        [15FE], S862 [16FE], S910 [17FE], S1050 [27FE], S1089 [28FE], 
        S1152 [29FE], S1365 [1MR], S1397, S1398 [5MR], S1430 [6MR], 
        S1466, S1467, S1468 [7MR], S1544 [8MR], S1601, S1602 [13MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1747 [15MR], S1806 [19MR], S1858, 
        S1860, S1863, S1865, S1868, S1870 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4952 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5777, S5778 [31JY], 
        S5980 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S4822 [10JY]
      Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1614 
        [13MR]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3730 [5JN]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S3088 
        [10MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S3130 [14MY]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana (see S. 3501), S5977 [2AU]
      Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 
        3452), S5487 [26JY]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 
        1947), S351 [6FE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see S. 2060), S2031 
        [26MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S2393 [17AP] (see S. 
        2343), S2825 [26AP]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S3130 [14MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), 
        S1614 [13MR]
      ------revise and extend the program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing to prevent deaths from 
        liver cancer (see S. 1809), S4674 [27JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S6064 
        [10SE]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing 
        Services (COPS) Program (see S. 207), S2824 [26AP]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        S. 2554), S3517 [23MY]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (see S. 250), S2824 [26AP]
      Dept. of Labor: minimize adverse effects of employment 
        dislocation (see S. 3297), S4203 [14JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see S. 1629), S209 [31JA]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3457), S6064 
        [10SE]
      ------provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for 
        educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see 
        S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]
      Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and 
        hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and 
        mitigation and control while helping communities detect, 
        control, and mitigate such events (see S. 1701), S568 [13FE]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Families and domestic relations: establish a toll-free telephone 
        helpline to provide information and assistance to parents and 
        caregivers of children to prevent child abuse and strengthen 
        families (see S. 2293), S2496 [18AP]
      ------strengthen families' engagement in the education of their 
        children (see S. 941), S2496 [18AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit purchase of 
        merchandise subject to antidumping or countervailing duty 
        orders (see S. 3611), S6625 [21SE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S5048 [16JY]
      Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        714), S2393 [17AP]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3840 [7JN] (see S. 3394), S5134 [18JY]
      ------provide protection for consumers who have prepaid cards 
        (see S. 2030), S77 [24JA]
      Foreign aid: improve access to microfinance and microenterprise 
        programs (see S. 2027), S4151 [13JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5134 [18JY]
      FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of 
        abortion services (see S. 1374), S1422 [6MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S1540 [8MR]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S3281 [17MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3731 [5JN]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see S. 657), S2928 [7MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S4637 [26JN]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1309), S3785 [6JN]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see S. Res. 
        572), S6546 [20SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (see S. 3225), S4204 [14JN]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 531), S5487 [26JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during 
        states of market shortage (see S. 3622), S6625 [21SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see S. 1853), S909 [17FE]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S2031 [26MR]
      SBA: remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S2497 [18AP]
      Senior citizens: improve public transportation services for 
        seniors (see S. 1942), S1422 [6MR]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5488 [26JY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 435), S3330 [21MY]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR]
      Tariff: footwear (see S. 1069), S2602 [23AP]
      Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing 
        duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax 
        credit property (see S. 3610), S6625 [21SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1933 [21MR]
      ------extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans 
        (see S. 3536), S6457 [19SE]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S5258 [23JY]
      ------increase and make permanent the alternative simplified 
        research credit (see S. 1577), S3174 [15MY]
      ------modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating 
        in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see S. 57), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see S. 1845), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S4726 [28JN] 
        (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2230), 
        S2326 [16AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3234 
        [16MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S909 
        [17FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3087 [10MY]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3395), S5085 [17JY]
      Colleges and universities: require programs offered by 
        institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements 
        for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants 
        and loans (see S. 3474), S5870 [1AU]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see S. 3426), S5304 [24JY]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see S. 
        2149), S1194 [1MR]
      ------require closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with 
        respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see S. 2909), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (see S. 3483), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities that 
        will make loans to consumers to implement cost-effective 
        energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost savings and 
        rural development (see S. 2216), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of Labor: require State workforce agencies and employers 
        to certify the active recruitment of Americans for job 
        placement prior to hiring H-2B nonimmigrant workers (see S. 
        2167), S1459 [7MR]
      FDA: include devices in the postmarket risk identification and 
        analysis system and expedite implementation of the unique 
        device identification system for medical devices (see S. 
        2193), S1733 [15MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide additional 
        privacy protections (see S. 3515), S5978 [2AU]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities (see S. 2190), S1613 [13MR]
      Taxation: extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in 
        vehicles (see S. 2161), S1422 [6MR]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 
        [9FE]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Letters
      Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act: Mario Parker-
        Milligan, S2951 [8MY]
  Privilege of the floor
      Carol, William, S3048 [9MY]
      Carson, Jenny, S5894 [1AU]
      Hackbarth, Andy, S1682 [14MR]
      Keegan, Shelbey, S2517 [18AP]
      Kirby, Steven, S5238 [19JY]
      Smurthwaite, Sarah, S2517 [18AP]
      Westlund, B.J., S1476 [7MR]
  Remarks
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (S. Res. 378), S803 [15FE]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4335 [20JN], 
        S5810 [1AU]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1440 [7MR], S1603 [13MR]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (S. 3395), S5810 [1AU]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program-S696 [15FE]
      Bridal Veil, OR: anniversary of Bridal Veil Post Office, 
        S4770 [29JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. 
        Res. 99), S802, S803 [15FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE]
      ------extend the same financial conflict of interest rules to 
        Senators and their staff that apply to congressional committee 
        and Executive Office of the President staff, S242 [1FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S242 [1FE]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content in 
        transportation construction projects, S1440 [7MR], S1602 
        [13MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: require the FCIC provide insurance to 
        organic crops similar in terms and conditions provided for 
        other crops, S4335 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2951 
        [8MY], S3026 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3026 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1525 [8MR]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), S103 
        [26JA]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (S. 2111), S803 [15FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1122 [29FE]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S2140 
        [28MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 2219), S3474 [23MY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5007, S5039, S5040, S5041, S5042 
        [16JY], S5179 [19JY]
      Portland, OR: anniversary of First African Methodist Episcopal 
        Zion Church, S2164 [28MR]
      ------anniversary of Royal Rosarians, S3728 [5JN]
      ------tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the 
        People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, 
        S3422 [22MY]
      Portland Community College: anniversary, S698 [15FE]
      Postal Service: create a moratorium on the closure of rural post 
        offices and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, 
        S2463, S2465 [18AP], S2528-S2530 [19AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2463, S2465 
        [18AP], S2528 [19AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2140 [28MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S1645 [14MR]
      ------Senate use of filibuster to block nominations, S1645 
        [14MR]
      Reed College: anniversary, S67 [24JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S561 [13FE], S696 [15FE], S1122 
        [29FE], S1440 [7MR], S1525 [8MR], S1602, S1603 [13MR]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize, S666 [15FE]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1828 [20MR], S1886 [21MR], S1972, 
        S1976 [22MR], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      Senate: legislative program, S803 [15FE], S6558 [20SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1674 [14MR], S1828 [20MR], S1886 
        [21MR], S1972, S1976 [22MR], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S102 [26JA]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S3474 [23MY], S5041, 
        S5042 [16JY], S5180 [19JY]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, S5810 
        [1AU]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S3026 [9MY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5180 [19JY]
      Timberline Lodge, OR: anniversary of Timberline Lodge and Ski 
        Area, S5970 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Bristol, Rachel, S386 [7FE]
      Griffin, Claire, S606 [14FE]




MERRICK, ODELL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E31 [18JA]




MERRILLVILLE, IN

  Remarks in House
      Croatian Fraternal Union: tribute to Croatian Sons Lodge 170, 
        E1450 [10SE]
      Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall 
        of Fame inductees, E565 [18AP]




MERRITT, ZACHARY D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1191 [29JN]




MERRIWEATHER, TOMMY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1086 [19JN]




MERTEN, ALAN G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E801 [15MY]




MERTEN, KENNETH H.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2085 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Croatia: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]




MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE LEASING AUTHORIZATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1461), H6075, H6076 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 134) (S. 
        Rept. 112-218), S6451 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1461, provisions, H6075 [19SE]




MESLER, ROBERT J., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1210 [9JY]




MESQUITE LANDS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
        habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H2680, H2681 [15MY], 
        H2745 [16MY]
  Reports filed
      Virgin River Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan 
        Implementation Facilitation: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 112-474), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2745, Virgin River multispecies habitat conservation plan 
        implementation facilitation, H2680 [15MY]




MESSICK, ASHLEY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6014 [2AU]




METAFERIA, GEDLU

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1078 [19JN]




METCALF, JIMMY AND BILLIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E200 [15FE]




METCALF, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2214 [27AP]




METCALF, MICHAEL J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3013 [17MY]




METRO VOLUNTEERS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Wedgeworth, Elbra: Metro Volunteers (organization) Community 
        Impact Award recipient, E467 [28MR]




METROPLEX TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS COUNCIL

  Remarks in House
      Volpi, John: Metroplex Technology Business Council Tech Titans 
        Corporate CTO of the Year Award recipient, E1678 [2OC]




METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.

  Remarks in House
      Buckey, John: Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' 
        Association Bertram H. Holland High School Principal of the 
        Year award recipient, E1457 [10SE]
      Greene, Trevor: MetLife/National Association of Secondary School 
        Principals National High School Principal of the Year award 
        recipient, E1579 [20SE]




METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY

  Bills and resolutions
      Board of Directors: change membership (see H.R. 6356), H5707 
        [2AU] (see H.R. 6369), H5765 [10SE]
      Inspector General: provide (see H.R. 5322), H2274 [27AP]




MEUB, CAROLYN CROWLEY

  Articles and editorials
      Hope Flows--VT. NonProfit Pours ``Pure Water for the World,'', 
        S2599 [23AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2599 [23AP]




MEXICAN AMERICANS

  Remarks in House
      University of Houston: anniversary of Center for Mexican 
        American Studies, E1683 [5OC]




MEXICO, UNITED STATES OF

  Amendments
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for annual reports on the 
        status of operational control of international land and 
        maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 
        6025), H4064 [26JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (see H.R. 4119), H1133 [1MR]
      Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on 
        ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border 
        violence along the Southwest border (see H.R. 6368), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Dept. of State: designate as foreign terrorist organizations 
        certain Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities 
        assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (see H.R. 4303), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Foreign policy: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination 
        with Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        S. 3279), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
  E-mails
      U.S.-Mexico border security: Bill Bagi, H1217 [7MR]
  Letters
      Border Security Information Improvement Act: Representative 
        Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H2671 [15MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H2672 [15MY]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H2672 [15MY]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
      Secure Border Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E972 [5JN]
      Siege at the Alamo: William B. Travis, S1173 [1MR]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
  Press releases
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H163-H166 [25JA]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance, E714 [7MY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: cell phone communications in rural 
        border areas funding, H3534, H3535 [6JN]
      ------construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the 
        U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such 
        border, H1148 [5MR]
      ------establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, H3244, 
        H3245 [30MY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), H2669-H2673 [15MY]
      ------tribute to U.S. Border Patrol Academy graduating class, 
        E589 [19AP]
      Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on 
        ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border 
        violence along the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118, H6119 
        [19SE]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      El Paso, TX: tribute to El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra 
        Diplomatic International Cultural Exchange Tour, E1149 [27JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      National security: improve border security, H1008-H1013 [28FE], 
        H1144 [5MR], H1217 [7MR], H1850 [17AP]
      ------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: authorize 
        participation in information sharing with Canada and Mexico 
        for the purposes of border security and combating drug 
        trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H5749 [10SE]
      Salinas, Ricardo: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute 
        Trade and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to defenders of the Alamo, H1166 [6MR]
      San Jacinto Day: observance, H2042 [24AP]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, H1166 [6MR], H1219 [7MR], 
        E292, E300 [1MR]
      U.S. policy, H1814 [16AP], H4825 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S95, S136 [26JA]
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (S. Res. 440), S2831 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow community land grant-mercedes and 
        land grant councils access to rural development program 
        funding, S4391 [21JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce trafficking of drugs and 
        prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by 
        deterring construction and use of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), 
        S3292 [17MY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (S. 1236), S172 [30JA]
      Dept. of Justice: release of report relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S6585 
        [21SE]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve 
        border security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, S1173 [1MR]
  Reports
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4119) (H. Rept. 112-418), H1496 [21MR]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act, H3237 [30MY]
      H.R. 3801, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, H163 
        [25JA]
      H.R. 4119, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, H2669 [15MY]
      H.R. 6368, Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6118 
        [19SE]
      S. 1236, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, S172 [30JA]
      S. Res. 440, Cinco de Mayo, S2831 [26AP]




MEY, WALTER C., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2723 [16MY]




MEYER, AGNES

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Prince William County 
        Teacher of the Year/Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award 
        nominees, E320 [6MR]




MEYER, FREDRICK R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1664 [28SE]




MEYER, JANE

  Remarks in House
      KTXR-Radio (Springfield, MO): anniversary, E991 [6JN]




MEYER, MARY ANNA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1696 [12OC]




MEYER, RON

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6417 [19SE]




MEYER, STEVEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E795 [15MY]




MEYERS, DENNIS

  Articles and editorials
      Dennis Meyers Led Manchester Memorial to Growth, S6525 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6525 [20SE]




MEYERS, MARVIN

  Remarks in House
      Fresno State Alumni Association: ``Top Dog'' Distinguished 
        Alumnus Award recipient, E1673 [2OC]




MEZA, JUAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E110 [1FE]




MEZZICH, EVELYN

  Remarks in House
      Foreign aid: suspend U.S. assistance to countries that do not 
        comply with agreements to extradite criminals, E39 [18JA]




MF GLOBAL HOLDINGS, LTD.

  Bills and resolutions
      Bankruptcy: prevent bonuses from being paid to employees 
        responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in bankruptcy 
        filing until customers' aggregated account funds are repaid in 
        full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bankruptcy: prevent bonuses from being paid to employees 
        responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in bankruptcy 
        filing until customers' aggregated account funds are repaid in 
        full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 407, prevent bonuses from being paid to MF Global 
        Holdings, Ltd., employees responsible for day-to-day 
        operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers' 
        aggregated account funds are repaid in full, S2092, S2113 
        [27MR]




MIAMI, FL

  Bills and resolutions
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 507), S4636 
        [26JN] (see H. Res. 703), H4064 [26JN]
  Poems
      ``Heat Is On,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1192 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Beth David Congregation: anniversary, H1420 [20MR]
      Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center: 
        operating room construction funding, E1605 [21SE]
      Constitution Day: observance, E1482 [11SE]
      Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, Inc.: tribute, E1626 
        [21SE]
      Kristi House, Inc.: tribute to partnership with Miami 
        International Airport and Port of Miami to assist child 
        victims of human trafficking, H1522 [22MR]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute, E1192 [29JN]
      Our Lady of Lourdes Academy: tribute to participation in We the 
        People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, 
        E811 [16MY]
      Padron, Eduardo J.: Greater Miami, FL, Chamber of Commerce Sand 
        In My Shoes Award recipient, E252 [27FE]
      St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: tribute to Friends of St. 
        Jude (network) Miami, FL, chapter, E1650 [21SE]
      Temple Israel: anniversary, E840 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 507), S4642 
        [26JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 507, tribute to Miami Heat (basketball team), S4639, 
        S4642 [26JN]




MIAMI DADE COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Padron, Eduardo J.: Greater Miami, FL, Chamber of Commerce Sand 
        In My Shoes Award recipient, E252 [27FE]




MIAMI HEAT (basketball team)

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 507), S4636 [26JN] (see H. Res. 703), H4064 
        [26JN]
  Poems
      ``Heat Is On,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1192 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1192 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute (S. Res. 507), S4642 [26JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 507, tribute, S4639, S4642 [26JN]




MIAMI (U.S.S.)

  Amendments
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S4249, S4250 [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S3872 [7JN], S4249 [18JN]
      Ships and vessels: tribute to local fire departments for 
        fighting fire aboard nuclear-powered submarine, S3543 [24MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 488, tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        in Kittery, ME, S3844, S3872 [7JN]




MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County, FL, federally 
        owned land for construction of a fire station (see S. 3390), 
        S5084 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Beta Lambda 
        Chapter of Miami-Dade County, FL, for contribution to the 
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, E1 [6JA]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E774 [10MY]




MICA, JOHN L. (a Representative from Florida)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), 
        H5292 [25JY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H2648 [10MY]
      Credit: prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to 
        individuals who lack a Social Security account number (see 
        H.R. 691), H3703 [12JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5923 [12SE]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H5526 [31JY]
      Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding 
        of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 3061), H1807 [29MR]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H159 [24JA]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1391 [19MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H3976 [21JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H5526 [31JY]
      Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who 
        are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 
        140), H3733 [18JN]
      ------temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal 
        immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain 
        deportations (see H.R. 2497), H3808 [19JN]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H3661 [7JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H3981 [25JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2329 [7MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2134 [25AP]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3808 [19JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1306 [8MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3976 
        [21JN]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H1808 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5766 [10SE]
      Presidential appointments: specify further conditions under 
        which payment for services of a recess appointee may not be 
        made from the Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H3807 [19JN]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 3276), H182 [25JA]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H1101 [29FE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H641 [8FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H4828 [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 
        3800), H113 [23JA]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      GSA: improve functioning (see H.R. 6430), H6150 [19SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4097), H1016 [28FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (see H.R. 4239), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 4276, 
        4281), H1739 [28MR] (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP] (see H.R. 
        6057), H4603 (see H.R. 6058), H4604 [28JN] (see H.R. 6064), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the 
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2266 
        [27AP]
  Conference reports
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658), H230-H304 [1FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        H114 [23JA]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1845 
        [16AP]
      GSA: improve functioning (H.R. 6430), H6151 [19SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1845 [16AP]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 4097), H1017 [28FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4239), H1542 [22MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4276), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1845 [16AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6057), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6058), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the 
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), H114 [23JA]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H219 [31JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 4965), H2275 [27AP]
  Letters
      Airport and Airway Extension Act: by, Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H136 [24JA]
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved 
        resolutions: by, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1307 [9MR], H5338 [31JY]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), 
        E841 [17MY]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: by, Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1404 [20MR]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------by, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Promote development of the District of Columbia southwest 
        waterfront: by, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House), H4002 [26JN]
      Surface Transportation Extension Act: by, Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 
        [29MR]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
  Lists
      House of Representatives staff who worked on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H455 [3FE]
      Staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
        21st Century Act (MAP-21), E1223 [11JY]
      Surface transportation extensions passed in the House of 
        Representatives, H1756 [29MR]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1668 [28MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3547 [6JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address issues in management of 
        Orlando, FL, VA Medical Center construction project, H3319 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3319 [31MY]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H447, H450, H453, H455 
        [3FE]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        H137 [24JA]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1933, 
        H1937, H1938, H1939, H1940 [18AP], H2099 [25AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099, H2104, H2105 [25AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1960 [18AP]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5162 [24JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1933, H1937, H1938, 
        H1939, H1940 [18AP], H2099 [25AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1960 [18AP], H2099, H2104, 
        H2105 [25AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4760 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4407 [28JN]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 4097), H2296, H2297 [7MY]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H450 [3FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        tribute to Committee of Conference members and staff, H4624 
        [29JN], E1223 [11JY]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H4760 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax 
        burden, H4760 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4760 [10JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1937 [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4239), H1600, H1603, H1604, H1608 
        [27MR], H1775 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1751, H1755, H1756, H1757, H1760 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1748 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1933, H1937, H1938, H1939, H1940 [18AP], H2099 [25AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4616, H4624 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2099, H2104, H2105 [25AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to recommit, H1960 [18AP]
      ------prohibit funding for construction of highways in foreign 
        countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, H1960 [18AP]
      Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the 
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), H137 [24JA]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H930 [17FE], H1668 [28MR], H1937 [18AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: reform, H3547 [6JN]
      Volusia Honor Air (organization): tribute, E1542 [14SE], 
        E1666 [28SE]
      Votes: position on missed, E170 [9FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, E1158 [27JN]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Rept. 112-573), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Transportation (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 112-397), H696 
        [13FE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. 
        Rept. 112-384), H373 [1FE]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3742) (H. 
        Rept. 112-613), H5077 [19JY]
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        658) (H. Rept. 112-381), H373 [1FE]
      Farmer's Privacy Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5961) (H. Rept. 112-682), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        3158) (H. Rept. 112-643), H5628 [1AU]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Appropriations: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4097) (H. 
        Rept. 112-457), H2266 [27AP]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), 
        H4906 [17JY]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Prevent EPA or Corps of Engineers Finalization of Proposed 
        Guidance on Identification of Waters Protected by Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4965) (H. Rept. 112-681), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4347) (H. 
        Rept. 112-614), H5077 [19JY]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3556) (H. 
        Rept. 112-456), H2266 [27AP]
      Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 112-684), H6230 [20SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1307-H1359 [9MR], 
        H5338-H5405 [31JY]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H450 [3FE]
      Godwin, Larry, E599 [19AP]
      Hudson, Zach, E1244 [12JY]
      Lent, Norman F., E1197 [29JN]
      Miller, James R., E993 [6JN]
      Roney, Louis, E67 [24JA]
      Sain, Gary C., E1153 [27JN]
      Zulcosky, Chloe, E1340 [26JY]




MICA CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E334 [7MR]




MICHAEL, CHARLES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1618 [21SE]




MICHAEL, M. BLANE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2310 [16AP]




MICHALSON, KRISTINE J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1395 [3AU]




MICHAUD, MICHAEL H. (a Representative from Maine)

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2364 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1642 [27MR]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H3700 [8JN]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1543 [22MR]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial 
        marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division 
        members who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 
        111), H1542 [22MR]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H5712 [2AU]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H4686 [9JY]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay 
        and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired 
        for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see 
        H.R. 186), H2328 [7MY]
      ------express that the use of offensive military force by a 
        President without prior and clear authorization by Congress 
        constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. 
        Con. Res. 107), H5293 [25JY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see 
        H.R. 3435), H3808 [19JN]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]
      ------prevent and end occurrence of sexual assaults (see H.R. 
        1709), H5923 [12SE]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H115 [23JA]
      ------expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1847 [16AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H5010 [18JY]
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational 
        seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of 
        personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the 
        U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H4862 
        [12JY]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3977 [21JN]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4828 [11JY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2447 [8MY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (see H.R. 964), H1273 [7MR]
      Contracts: limit reimbursement for excessive compensation of 
        Government contractors equal to the pay of Cabinet Secretaries 
        (see H.R. 2980), H1642 [27MR]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision (see H.R. 6312), H6304 [9OC]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H4157 [27JN]
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4326), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H6312 [19OC]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6310 [16OC]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: 
        implement recommendations (see H.R. 1529), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H1846 [16AP]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H1846 
        [16AP]
      ------preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual 
        assault and sexual harassment in the military (see H.R. 1260), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide for military sexual assault and domestic violence 
        accountability (see H.R. 1517), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to 
        determine distribution of low-income student assistance 
        funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H726 
        [14FE]
      ------establish an awards program recognizing excellence 
        exhibited by public school system employees providing services 
        to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see 
        H.R. 1704), H1846 [16AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1498 [21MR] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5328 
        [26JY]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H3734 [18JN]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3808 [19JN]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3897), H694 [9FE]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5923 
        [12SE]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase 
        economic development in underserved areas by promoting 
        cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a system of background checks for 
        employers and employees of the electronic life safety and 
        security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 
        1331), H2072 [24AP]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 83), H115 [23JA]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        H.R. 5742), H5292 [25JY]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members (see H.R. 4051), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing 
        system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real 
        property to assist with land management, conservation, and 
        development and identify land that no longer needs to be 
        federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H1846 [16AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1367 [16MR]
      ------authorize certain major medical facility projects and 
        leases and extend certain authorities (see H.R. 6375), H6152 
        [19SE]
      ------clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain 
        veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 
        3612), H79 [18JA]
      ------clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious 
        illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services 
        (see H.R. 3279), H3578 [6JN]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H1847 [16AP]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6152 [19SE]
      ------establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to 
        provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. 
        merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3404 [1JN]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      ------extend eligibility period for veterans to enroll in 
        certain vocational rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3329), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H6234 [20SE]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain 
        veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H2033 [19AP]
      ------reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral honors 
        details at the funerals of veterans (see H.R. 811), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------require recipients of grants and other assistance for 
        provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans 
        to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H1847 [16AP]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H6069 [18SE]
      Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure 
        Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone 
        marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H6234 [20SE]
      ------reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and 
        treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and 
        men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H5079 [19JY]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H5526 
        [31JY]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H903 [16FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (see H.R. 4155), H2813 [16MY]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2647 [10MY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6280 [21SE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5526 [31JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H4157 [27JN]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3662 [7JN]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H4157 [27JN]
      Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary 
        school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens 
        reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
        providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H4685 [9JY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3405 [1JN]
      Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made 
        available for projects to provide recreational public access 
        (see H.R. 1997), H512 [6FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4685 [9JY]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1543 [22MR]
      ------improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' 
        assistants (see H.R. 2134), H2040 [23AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H28 [17JA]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H3977 [21JN]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H945 [17FE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facilities for items and services provided to eligible 
        veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 814), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Members of Congress: support and promote the respectful and 
        dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. 
        Res. 757), H5767 [10SE]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H6234 
        [20SE]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H4907 [17JY]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), 
        H694 [9FE]
      National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see 
        H.R. 1561), H1571 [26MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6152 [19SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H3404 [1JN]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H4158 [27JN]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
      ------support goals and ideals of the Olympic movement and 
        congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic 
        and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H6152 [19SE]
      Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and 
        competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies 
        from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health 
        insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H3808 [19JN]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1741 [28MR]
      ------reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal 
        services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1808 [29MR]
      ------suspend bonus authority for certain postal officials in 
        any year in which a postal retail facility or mail processing 
        facility is closed (see H.R. 4270), H2034 [19AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to 
        regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H2288 [27AP]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H3976 [21JN]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H1543 [22MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      ------make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission 
        to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such 
        individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. 
        Magnitsky (see H.R. 1575), H1846 [16AP]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H803 [15FE]
      Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security (see H.R. 456), H27 [17JA]
      ------establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to 
        compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and 
        Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H476 [3FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1811 [30MR]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H5860 [11SE]
      ``Taps'': designate musical piece as National Song of 
        Remembrance (see H.R. 595), H2813 [16MY]
      Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of 
        volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service 
        organizations (see H.R. 2488), H6152 [19SE]
      ------allow credits for establishment of franchises with 
        veterans (see H.R. 2888), H945 [17FE]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]
      ------exclude from Federal tax certain payments made in 
        connection with reductions in force (see H.R. 2263), H5860 
        [11SE]
      ------exclude from gross income amounts distributed from tax-
        favored accounts during a period of unemployment (see H.R. 
        2262), H5860 [11SE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5766 [10SE]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1847 [16AP]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H4775 [10JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H4686 [9JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H6314 [23OC]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide for the deductibility of higher education expenses 
        and interest on student loans (see H.R. 953), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school 
        personnel (see H.R. 955), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school 
        teachers (see H.R. 957), H5860 [11SE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Television: establish signal quality and content requirements 
        for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental 
        channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 
        1746), H3733 [18JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2329 [7MY]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H1915 [17AP]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H3707 [15JN]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H159 [24JA]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 6229), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H5923 [12SE]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 3721), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      ------exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6361), 
        H6069 [18SE]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 
        3895), H803 [15FE]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5860 [11SE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114, 4142), H2033 [19AP]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------provide employment opportunities for veterans in 
        transportation construction projects (see H.R. 3473), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H2072 [24AP]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H2134 [25AP]
      Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes 
        of silence (see H.R. 2498), H1978 [18AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3700 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 797), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain 
        veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at 
        Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to 
        toxins (see H.R. 6534), H6276 [21SE]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5008 [18JY]
      Tariff: rayon staple fibers (see H.R. 4947), H2206 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain 
        veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at 
        Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to 
        toxins (H.R. 6534), H6278 [21SE]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (H.R. 4327), H1806 [29MR]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (H.R. 6533), H6278 [21SE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (H.R. 6149), H5009 [18JY]
  Motions
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H531 [7FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE]
  Remarks
      Appalachian Trail: anniversary of completion, E1424 
        [3AU]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, 
        H5429, H5431 [31JY]
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]
      Bangor, ME: anniversary of James W. Williams American Legion 
        Post 12, E1650 [21SE]
      ------inclusion of St. Joseph Hospital on Thomson Reuters (news 
        service) Top 100 Hospitals list, E1632 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E45 [18JA]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        motion to recommit, H531 [7FE]
      ------exempt certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities from 
        decommissioning, H531 [7FE]
      Colby College: anniversary, E1568 [19SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H655 [9FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (H.R. 1775), E1527 [14SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration funding, 
        H2364, H2367 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical 
        facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities 
        (H.R. 6375), H6096 [19SE]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (H.R. 4057), H5820 [11SE]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (H.R. 
        5948), H6093 [19SE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, H5429, H5431 
        [31JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H200 [31JA]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H356, H358, H361 [1FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1169 [6MR]
      Fort Kent, ME: tribute to citizens and surrounding communities 
        for downtown fire response efforts, E453 [27MR]
      Franco American War Veterans (organization): anniversary, 
        E1564 [19SE]
      John F. Murphy Homes, Inc.: anniversary, E799 [15MY], 
        E850 [18MY]
      L.L. Bean, Inc.: anniversary, E1195 [29JN]
      Lewiston, ME: anniversary of Franco American War Veterans 
        (organization) Post 31, E1564 [19SE]
      ------tribute to Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E26 [17JA]
      Maine: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary, E1048 
        [15JN]
      Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association: anniversary, 
        E105 [1FE]
      Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to 
        Elder Award nominees, E1374 [1AU]
      Newport, ME: tribute to Sebasticook Valley, ME, Chamber of 
        Commerce award recipients, E152 [7FE]
      Phillips, ME: anniversary, E247 [27FE]
      Pine Tree Legal Assistance (organization): anniversary, 
        E1238 [12JY]
      Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Medical Center, 
        E931 [31MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2364, H2367 [8MY]
      South Paris, ME: tribute to Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E42 [18JA]
      Southwest Harbor, ME: tribute to Claremont Hotel summer lecture 
        and concert series, E1683 [5OC]
      Television: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic 
        television signal, E1248 [12JY]
      Unemployment: require all money withdrawn from States' 
        unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of 
        unemployment compensation, H356, H358, H361 [1FE]
      Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E400 [21MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H683 [9FE]
  Tributes
      Braestrup, Kate, H128 [24JA]
      Brown, Lorraine, E245 [27FE]
      Cannan, Rita, E1046 [15JN]
      Caron, Paul, E1731 [2NO]
      Cormier, Laurianne, E1241 [12JY]
      Costello, Representative, H5910 [12SE]
      Cyr, Adrian J., E1733 [2NO]
      Driver, Roy, E1552 [19SE]
      Gobin, Sean, E1327 [25JY]
      Kalikow, Theodora J., E545 [17AP]
      Kelleher, Nancy B., E29 [18JA]
      Keller, Leroy, E1000 [6JN]
      Mathieu, Bertrand D., E243 [27FE]
      Newton, Ron, E891 [25MY]
      Shepherd, Joseph, E889 [25MY]
      Silvers, Mark, E1327 [25JY]
      Veilleux, Laurent, E121 [2FE]
      Wheeler, Keith, E672 [26AP]




MICHEL, BAHER

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E401 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E400 [21MR]




MICHIGAN

  Addresses
      Tribute to Senator Levin: Senator McCain, S1191 [1MR]
  Inscriptions
      Dennis M. Hertel Association of Former Members of Congress 
        appreciation plaque, H4700 [10JY]
  Letters
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: Representative 
        McCotter, H4660 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Adrian, MI: anniversary of Adrian City Band, E1072 [19JN]
      Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Theta Lambda Omega 
        chapter Debutante Scholarship Cotillion, E777 [10MY]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1606 [21SE]
      Bay Area Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1489 [12SE]
      Berrien Community Foundation: anniversary, E1424 [3AU]
      Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E523 [16AP], E1594 
        [21SE]
      Continental Congress: anniversary of Northwest Ordinance 
        adoption, E1594 [21SE]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to Social 
        Innovation Fund, E1269 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Detroit, MI: anniversary of Third New Hope Baptist Church, E434 
        [22MR]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H1021 [29FE]
      Esnault, Betty: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Community Service Honoree, E947 [1JN]
      Hollowell, Alescia M.: Miss Black Michigan USA pageant winner, 
        E160 [8FE]
      Mackinac Island, MI: anniversary of Grand Hotel, E1216 [10JY]
      ------Mackinac Island State Park Commission commemoration of War 
        of 1812, E1260 [17JY]
      Morrison, Richard M.: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Veteran of the 
        Year Award recipient, E1464 [10SE]
      Motorcycles: passage of motorcycle helmet choice law for adult 
        riders, E803 [15MY]
      Novi, MI: tribute to Detroit Catholic Central High School 
        wrestling team, H951 [27FE]
      Orchards Children's Services, Inc.: anniversary, E712 [7MY]
      Saginaw Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1499 [12SE]
      Thunder Bay Community Health Service, Inc.: anniversary, E1356 
        [31JY]
      United Way: anniversary, H4647 [29JN]
      Walker, Chet: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and Naismith Memorial 
        Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1475 [11SE]
      Walker, Flora: Michigan Democratic Party Eleanor Roosevelt Award 
        recipient, E666 [26AP]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1606 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan: anniversary, S6530 
        [20SE]
      Drain, Gershwin A.: nomination to be district judge, S5927-S5932 
        [2AU]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5921 [2AU]
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S1064 
        [28FE], S1174 [1MR]
      Lansing, MI: anniversary of Lansing Regional Chamber of 
        Commerce, S848 [16FE]
      Levin, Senator: Center for the National Interest Distinguished 
        Service Award recipient, S1191 [1MR]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Michigan participants, S6335 [13SE]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Michigan participants, S6677 [21SE]
      Sault Ste. Marie, MI: anniversary of Sault Ste. Marie 
        International Bridge, S4768 [29JN]
      Statehood: anniversary, S97, S98 [26JA]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Gershwin A. Drain To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Patrick A. Miles, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Terrence G. Berg To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and 
        Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate) (S. 140) (S. Rept. 112-104), S41 [23JA]
      Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve 
        Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 485) (S. Rept. 112-134), S131 
        [26JA]
  Resignations
      House of Representatives: Thaddeus G. McCotter, H4660 [9JY]
  Tributes
      Hertel, Dennis M., H4700 [10JY]




MICHIGAN CITY, IN

  Remarks in House
      St. Luke United Lutheran Church: anniversary, E848 [18MY]




MICHOT, LOUIS, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1214 [7MR]




MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Dorothea-Maria Rosen To Be Ambassador to 
        Micronesia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 
        [19JN]




MICROTECH, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Jimenez, Tony: Small Business Council of America Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipient, E799 [15MY]




MID VALLEY FOODS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Casey, Les and Cheri: SBA Central California Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipients, E891 [25MY]




MID-ATLANTIC ENERGY AND JOBS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3882), H439 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3882), H521 [7FE]




MIDCOAST AREA VETERANS MEMORIAL CORP.

  Remarks in Senate
      Rockland, ME: dedication of Midcoast Area Veterans Memorial 
        Wall, S5728 [31JY]




MIDDLE CLASS AND SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]




MIDDLE CLASS DEPENDENT CARE FAIRNESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5886), H3404 [1JN]




MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUT ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 3412), S5309, S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3393), S5085 [17JY] (see S. 3412), S5212 [19JY]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 3412): motion to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
  Letters
      Provisions: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, 
        Inc., S5330 [25JY]
      ------Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen (organization), S5323 
        [25JY]
      ------Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 
        [25JY]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 3412), S5239 [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 15), H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE]
      Enact (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], 
        H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      Enact (S. 3412), S5238 [19JY], S5352-S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, 
        S5442, S5445 [26JY], S5631 [30JY]
      ------motion to proceed, S5265-S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275-S5288, 
        S5291 [24JY], S5321-S5347, S5349-S5352 [25JY]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing 
        limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5324-
        S5327, S5330-S5339, S5345, S5349-S5353 [25JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5336, S5340-
        S5345, S5357 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY], S5840 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. 3393, provisions, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3412, provisions, S5216-S5218 [19JY], S5355 [25JY]




MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUT PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6100), H4827 [11JY]




MIDDLE CLASS TAX RELIEF AND JOB CREATION ACT

  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, provisions, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Payroll Tax Fight, H527 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 3630): consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 554), H900 [16FE]
  Conference reports
      Provisions (H.R. 3630), H834-H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE]
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: Joseph 
        A. Antolin, Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., S842 [16FE]
      ------Judy Sherman and Emily J. Holubowich, Coalition for Health 
        Funding, S840 [16FE]
      ------Margo G. Wootan, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S841 [16FE]
      ------Miriam A. Alexander, American College of Preventive 
        Medicine, S840 [16FE]
      ------Nancy A. Brown, American Heart Association, S841 [16FE]
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits: Beth Moten, American Federation of 
        Government Employees, H920 [17FE]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H919 
        [17FE]
      ------Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal 
        Employees Association (NARFE), H920 [17FE]
      Wind power production tax credit extension: Colorado 
        congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------Iowa congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 
        [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615 [8FE]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: require that legislation be available for 72 hours on 
        the Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, 
        H910 [17FE]
      Enact (H.R. 3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 
        [24JA], H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 
        [3FE], H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 
        [9FE], H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-H361 
        [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      FCC: provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H914, H918-H921 [17FE], E237-E239 [24FE]
      ------provide with authority to conduct incentive auctions, E261 
        [28FE]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H908, H910, H912, H914, H916-H926 
        [17FE]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H137-
        H143 [24JA]
      ------clinical laboratory services payment rates, H924 [17FE]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H738 [15FE], H908, H909, H913, H914, H916, H919, 
        H924, H925 [17FE]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H385, H386 [2FE], H478 
        [6FE], H519, H522, H524-H529 [7FE], H589, H590, H591, H592, 
        H616-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE], H709-H711 [14FE], H738 
        [15FE], H907-H913, H921-H925, H929, H934 [17FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H142 [24JA], H738 [15FE], H907-H912, H921, H923, 
        H926 [17FE], E159 [8FE], E278 [29FE]
      ------require all money withdrawn from States' unemployment 
        funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment 
        compensation, H356-H361 [1FE]
      ------require drug testing as a condition for application and 
        receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE]
      ------require enrollment in a program leading to a high school 
        diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment 
        compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE], H444 [3FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S823 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840-
        S842 [16FE]
      Enact (H.R. 3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], 
        S668, S676 [15FE]
      ------conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, S831, S835 [16FE], S893, S894 
        [17FE]
      Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, S833 [16FE], S890 [17FE]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, S831 
        [16FE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S329 [6FE], S362 [7FE], S587 
        [14FE], S668 [15FE], S830, S840 [16FE], S882 [17FE]
      Telecommunications: strengthen public safety by establishing a 
        national wireless communications network for emergency 
        responders, S888, S889 [17FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, S368 [7FE], S891 [17FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-
        399), H900 [16FE]
  Summaries
      Provisions (H.R. 3630): Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 
        [17FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        provisions, H907 [17FE]




MIDDLE EAST

  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Ed Rendell, E473 [28MR]
      ------Michael Mukasey, E497 [29MR]
      ------Rudolf Giuliani, E504 [29MR]
      U.S. Obligations and Policy Options on Iran Conference: John 
        Bolton, E681 [27AP]
  Amendments
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2272, S2276 [29MR]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3373, S3382 [21MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779 [29JN]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3047, S3048 
        [9MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Backlash to the Backlash, E1675 [2OC]
      Egypt's Witch Hunt Threatens a Rupture With the U.S., S319 [2FE]
      Israel's Top Court Orders Settlers To Leave Outpost, E475 [28MR]
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]
      Prince and the Ayatollah, E750 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Armed Forces: further preparedness, in cooperation with regional 
        allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see 
        H.R. 4485), H2064 [24AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's 
        Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H1496 [21MR]
      ------raise travel advisory for Egypt from ``Travel Alert'' to 
        ``Travel Warning'' until all detained nongovernmental 
        organization workers are given the freedom to leave Egypt (see 
        H. Res. 546), H726 [14FE]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Egypt: condition assistance on holding of free and fair 
        elections (see H.R. 4340), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (see S. 2327), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Foreign aid: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is certified they 
        are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies and consulates 
        pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (see 
        S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]
      International relations: support Israel's right of self-defense 
        against Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H2067 [24AP]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H901 [16FE]
      ------close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR] (see H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (see H.R. 
        4317), H1804 [29MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE] (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H439 [2FE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see S. 
        2101), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 4179), H1304 [8MR]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 750), H5629 [1AU]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP] (see 
        H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]
      ------extend authority to provide loan guarantees (see H.R. 
        4197), H1366 [16MR]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H158 [24JA]
      Power resources: promote global energy supply security through 
        increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, 
        Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 549), H802 [15FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before 
        the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR] 
        (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 2034), 
        S75 [24JA]
      ------oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H3974 [21JN]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      ------require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (see S. 2224), S2001 
        [22MR]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Letters
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Howard 
        Kohr, Marvin Feuer, and Brad Gordon, American Israel Public 
        Affairs Committee (AIPAC), S3253 [17MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act: Representative 
        Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5577 
        [1AU]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H5577 [1AU]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
        S6433-S6437 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control specially 
        designated nationals and blocked persons, H5569 [1AU]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Yemen: President Obama, S3233 [16MY], H2782 
        [16MY]
      Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian 
        Financial Institutions: President Obama, S348 [6FE], H479 
        [6FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S5730 
        [31JY], H5439 [31JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Syria: President Obama, S3040 
        [9MY], H2460 [9MY]
      National Emergency Relative to the Stabilization of Iraq: 
        President Obama, S3326 [21MY], H3149 [18MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions: President Obama, S5302 [24JY], H5141 [24JY]
  Motions
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S5862 [1AU]
  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Adler, Andrew: condemn comments relative to assassination of 
        President Obama, H94 [23JA]
      AID: broadcasting of television show ``Sesame Street'' in 
        Palestine funding, H130 [24JA]
      Armed Forces: correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq 
        and Afghanistan and resurgence of terrorist organizations, 
        H932-H934 [17FE]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, H2824 [17MY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq, E191 [14FE]
      ------withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H1527 [22MR]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Middle 
        East Legislative Fellows Program, H4701 [10JY]
      Bahrain: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S. and 
        urge continued implementation of government reforms, H1829 
        [16AP], E750 [9MY]
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H1937 [18AP]
      Dept. of Justice: decision not to prosecute certain U.S. Muslim 
        organizations possibly related to terrorism, H5700-H5702 [2AU]
      ------investigate possible violations of U.S. law regarding 
        leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving the U.S. 
        and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      Dept. of State: encourage Saudi Arabia to increase oil 
        production, H1094, H1095 [29FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases 
        to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions 
        against Iran and Syria, H5222 [25JY]
      Egypt: anniversary of revolution, H163 [25JA]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, H1529 [22MR]
      ------limit U.S. assistance unless Egypt honors commitments 
        under the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, H931, H933 [17FE], H3125 
        [18MY]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, H5942, H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      ------U.S. policy, H5850 [11SE]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769, H770 [15FE]
      Foreign aid: prohibit funding for assistance to certain entities 
        whose policies call for the destruction of Israel, H5029 
        [19JY]
      Foreign policy: support right of Israel to annex Judea and 
        Samaria if the Palestinian Authority continues to press for 
        unilateral Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (H. Res. 394), 
        H1527 [22MR]
      ------U.S. policy relative to support of opposition groups, 
        H5870 [12SE]
      International relations: support Israel's right of self-defense, 
        condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of 
        annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop 
        pursuit of nuclear weapons, H463 [3FE], H1146 [5MR], H1163, 
        H1165 [6MR], H1527-H1529 [22MR], E687 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian 
        support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli 
        people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons 
        (H. Res. 271), H636-H638 [8FE]
      Iran: analysis of potential military strike as means to compel 
        Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H814 [16FE]
      ------apply sanctions against affiliates of the Iran 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps, H5570 [1AU]
      ------appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084, H3085 
        [17MY]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets, H5569 [1AU]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (H.R. 4070), H2824 [17MY]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1028, H1087-H1091 [29FE], H4709 [10JY], E294, E297 
        [1MR]
      ------conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, H5869 [12SE]
      ------expand economic sanctions against Iran to include 
        importation of refined petroleum, E1415 [3AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, H1158 [6MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H930 [17FE], 
        H5692-H5695 [2AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2687-H2693 [15MY], H2794 [16MY], H2816 [17MY], E434 [22MR], 
        E820 [16MY], E827, E828, E836, E838, E839, E840 [17MY], E866 
        [18MY]
      ------impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that 
        deal with the Central Bank of Iran, E1415 [3AU]
      ------oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran 
        to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H2488, H2490 [9MY], 
        H3107 [18MY]
      ------prohibit U.S. military intervention, H2837 [17MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, H593 [8FE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), H4886 [17JY], H5074 [19JY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5552-H5578 [1AU], 
        H5693 [2AU], E1404, E1407, E1409, E1412, E1415, E1418, E1421 
        [3AU]
      ------threat to block traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, H633 
        [8FE]
      ------U.S. policy, E497 [29MR]
      Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the 
        residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty, H6163 [20SE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system, H2483 [9MY]
      ------encourage continued commitment to Israeli/Palestinian 
        peace initiatives, H2490 [9MY]
      ------extend authority to provide loan guarantees, H2483 [9MY]
      ------independence anniversary, H2139, H2145 [26AP], E648 
        [25AP], E659, E663, E665, E667, E669, E672, E674, E675 [26AP], 
        E680, E694, E700 [27AP]
      ------nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance funding, H3524, 
        H3525 [6JN]
      ------reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1139, H1145 [5MR], H1220 [7MR], H2074 [25AP], H2201 
        [26AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2481-H2492 [9MY], E763 [10MY], E779 [11MY], E787 [15MY], E810 
        [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4884-H4888 [17JY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S. and assist 
        in the defense of Israel, E640 [25AP]
      ------Supreme Court ruling that Migron, an illegal settlement 
        established in the West Bank, must be dismantled and the 
        occupants removed, E474 [28MR]
      ------U.S. policy, H3395-H3398 [1JN], H4825 [11JY], H5850 [11SE]
      Morocco: U.S. policy, E354 [8MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H6003 [14SE], 
        H6235 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of Middle East policies, H1145 [5MR], H1299 
        [8MR]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H930-H934 [17FE], H1123 [1MR], H1539 [22MR], H4678-H4681 
        [9JY], H5873 [12SE], H6054-H6058 [14SE], H6267 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H5987 [13SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: assess 
        consequences of a military strike against Iran, H3298, H3299 
        [31MY], E971 [5JN]
      People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK): remove Dept. of State 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H1161 [6MR]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1222 [7MR], H1395 
        [20MR], H3355 [31MY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy, H1301 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H2138 [26AP], H3729 
        [18JN], E1046 [15JN]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (H. Res. 549), H1029 [29FE], H1144 [5MR]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H1529 [22MR], 
        H5567-H5569, H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E178 [9FE], 
        E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, E1421 [3AU]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual, H3740 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (H.R. 5993), H4071 [27JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------U.S. policy, H3692 [8JN]
      Terrorism: condemn attacks on U.S. consulates in Egypt, Libya, 
        and Yemen, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, 
        H5932 [13SE], E1587 [21SE]
      Turkey: U.S. policy, H46 [18JA]
      U.N. Security Council: invoke ``Uniting for Peace'' resolution 
        to bypass China and Russia veto of Arab League plan for 
        cessation of violence and political transition in Syria, H3274 
        [31MY]
      ------veto of resolution by China and Russia supporting Arab 
        League plan for cessation of violence and political transition 
        in Syria, H587 [8FE], E147 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan, S6433 [19SE]
      Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious 
        Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South 
        Central Asia (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 [21SE]
      ------require investigations into attack on the U.S. consulate 
        in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans job corps funding through 
        reductions in foreign aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and 
        Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Egypt: condemn treatment of certain organizations working for 
        democracy and human rights, S318 [2FE]
      ------condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, S318 [2FE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers, S2347, S2356, S2357 
        [17AP], S2684 [25AP]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (S. 2327), S2557 [19AP], 
        S2561 [23AP]
      ------support democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful 
        transition to a representative government, S318 [2FE]
      Iran: allow humanitarian trade to be exempted from sanctions as 
        long as such trade is licensed by the Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Foreign Assets Control, S5862 [1AU]
      ------close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (S. 
        2058), S2040 [27MR]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2276 [29MR]
      ------conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, S6619 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, S3719, S3720 [5JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3253, S3254, S3256-S3258 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S3659 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], S6417 [19SE], S6577-S6583, S6601, 
        S6602 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S6606 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      ------prohibit foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to 
        continue doing business with Iran without facing penalties, 
        S5862 [1AU]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 
        [21MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (S. 2101), 
        S2346 [17AP], S3253 [17MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3253-S3256, S3258 [17MY], S3295, S3317-S3321, S3323 
        [21MY], S5930 [2AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), House amendment, S5847, S5858-S5863 [1AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent agreement, S3316, S3317 [21MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent request, S2065, S2066 [27MR], S3252 
        [17MY]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (S. Res. 386), S1207, S1208 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (S. 2325), S3420 [22MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        S4779, S4780 [29JN]
      Levinson, Robert: disappearance of former FBI agent while on 
        business trip in Iran, S1447 [7MR], S6440 [19SE]
      Libya: U.S. policy, S6253, S6254 [12SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, S1414-
        S1416 [6MR], S5931 [2AU]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        S6480 [20SE]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1707-S1709 [15MR]
      Saudi Arabia: increase oil output to offset decrease in Iranian 
        oil exports due to sanctions, S1662 [14MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (S. Res. 428), S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (S. Res. 391), S2278 [29MR], 
        S2552 [19AP]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      ------require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3048 [9MY]
      U.S. policy, S6296 [13SE]
      War: clarify authority to declare war or use military force in 
        Iran or Syria, S2066 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations and Call for Transition to 
        Democracy in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 435), S2921 [7MY]
      Condemn Iran for Continued Persecution, Imprisonment, and 
        Sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the Charge of Apostasy: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 385), S4366 
        [20JN]
      Condemn Persecution of Baha'is and Continued Violation of 
        International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for 
        Violations, Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 80), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Condemn Violence Against and Detention of Journalists and 
        Support Freedom of the Press in Syria: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 391), S2166 [28MR]
      Presidential Requirement To Report to Congress on All Known 
        Syrian Opposition Groups and the Number and Security of 
        Weapons Used by the Regime and Opposition Forces: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2224), S2819 [26AP]
      Strengthen Multilateral Sanctions Regime Against Iran and Expand 
        Sanctions Relative to Energy Sector, Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Proliferation, and Human Rights Abuses: Committee 
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2101), 
        S567 [13FE]
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 
        [27JN]
  Statements
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Senator 
        Tim Johnson, S3317 [21MY]
  Summaries
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act (H.R. 
        1905), S3318-S3320 [21MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (H.R. 1905), 
        S5859-S5862 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 556, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, H1087 [29FE]
      H. Res. 568, express importance of preventing acquisition of 
        Iranian nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, 
        H2687 [15MY]
      H. Res. 750, Senate amendment to H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5552-H5567 [1AU]
      H.R. 1905, Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act, 
        S3641-S3651 [24MY]
      H.R. 4133, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H2481 
        [9MY]
      S. 2165, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H4884 
        [17JY]
      S. Con. Res. 54, oppose sale, shipment, performance of 
        maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade 
        of any military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria, 
        S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 80, condemn Iran's persecution of Baha'is and continued 
        violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 
        impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of 
        religious prisoners, S2276 [29MR]
      S. Res. 370, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S503 [9FE]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]
      S. Res. 380, express importance of preventing Iran acquisition 
        of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, S859 
        [16FE]
      S. Res. 385, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, S1205 [1MR]
      S. Res. 386, support freedom and civil liberties, and free and 
        fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression in Iran, S1206 [1MR], S1399 [5MR]
      S. Res. 391, condemn violence against and detention of 
        journalists and support freedom of the press in Syria, S1543 
        [8MR], S2278 [29MR]
      S. Res. 424, condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        in Syria, S2502 [18AP]
      S. Res. 428, condemn human rights violations in Syria, collect 
        information on crimes against humanity and take action for 
        those responsible for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, 
        and support people of Syria, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 435, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S2734 [25AP]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]
      S. Res. 556, suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations, S6345 [13SE]
      S. Res. 574, call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran 
        for statements calling for the destruction of Israel, S6556 
        [20SE]
      S.J. Res. 41, express importance of preventing Iranian 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue 
        economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation 
        agreement, S6602 [21SE]




MIDDLE ISLAND, NY

  Remarks in House
      Longwood Central School District: tribute to Longwood Veterans 
        Walk and Longwood Veterans History Project, E1062 [18JN]




MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Citron, Suzanne and Jeffrey: Big Brothers Big Sisters of 
        Monmouth & Middlesex Counties Annual Matching Smiles Gala 
        honorees, E1716 [23OC]
      Middlesex County Retired Educators Association of New Jersey: 
        anniversary, E977 [5JN]




MIDDLESEX COUNTY RETIRED EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E977 [5JN]




MIDDLETOWN, CT

  Remarks in House
      Community Health Center, Inc.: anniversary, E767 [10MY]




MIDDLETOWN, OH

  Remarks in House
      Harrison, Kayla: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1544 [14SE], E1575 [20SE]




MIDLAND, MI

  Remarks in House
      Midland (MI) Daily News: anniversary, E899 [30MY]




MIDLAND, TX

  Bills and resolutions
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building: designate (see S. 3304), S4238 [18JN]
  Remarks in House
      Midland Christian School: tribute to football team, E59 [23JA]
  Reports filed
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]




MIDLAND (MI) DAILY NEWS

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E899 [30MY]




MIDNIGHT RULE RELIEF ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 4607) (H. Rept. 112-513), H3404 [1JN]




MIDWAY, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Midway College President Dr. William B. Drake, Jr., S843 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Midway College: tribute, S842 [16FE]




MIDWAY COLLEGE

  Articles and editorials
      Midway College President Dr. William B. Drake, Jr., S843 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S842 [16FE]




MIDWEST CITY, OK

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of 
        nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 
        3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), S41 
        [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. 
        Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]




MIER, GIOVANINA

  Essays
      State of the Union, S157 [30JA]




MIFFLIN COUNTY, PA

  Bills and resolutions
      Lewistown, PA: convey former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center 
        (see H.R. 6285), H5704 [2AU]




MIGHTY WOMEN OF WASHINGTON COUNTY (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Elder Award: tribute to nominees, E1374 [1AU]




MIGRANT WORKERS  see Agriculture




MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT INVESTMENT AND ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 2156) (S. Rept. 112-216), S6451 [19SE]




MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: set prices for Federal Migratory Bird 
        Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited 
        waivers of stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), 
        S1422 [6MR]
  Reports filed
      Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2156) (S. Rept. 
        112-216), S6451 [19SE]




MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to implement, 
        administer, or enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative to 
        the cliff swallow or barn swallow, H4148 [27JN]




MIKEAL, PAUL K.

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, H4690, H4708 [10JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, S4815 [10JY]




MIKHAYLOVA, MARIYA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E861 [18MY]




MIKHAYLOVA, SVETLANA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1009 [7JN]




MIKULAK, SAMUEL

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




MIKULSKI, BARBARA A. (a Senator from Maryland)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3999 [12JN], 
        S4240 [18JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2425, S2426 [17AP], S2511 [18AP], S2547, S2554 [19AP], S2603 
        [23AP], S2637 [24AP], S2683, S2684 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S615, S655 [14FE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5741, S5787 [31JY]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S6709 [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S4774 [29JN]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        S. 707), S75 [24JA]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see S. 810), S6340 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S2031 [26MR]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S4789 [9JY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S43 
        [23JA]
      ------modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain 
        active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which 
        Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service 
        (see S. 866), S4204 [14JN]
      ------provide flexible spending accounts for military families 
        (see S. 387), S4204 [14JN]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S4369 [20JN]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S5382 [25JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S1541 [8MR]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see S. 3402), S6341 [13SE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S2002 [22MR]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S6546 [20SE]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Children and youth: authorize a national toll-free hotline and 
        website to develop and disseminate child care consumer 
        education information to help parents access child care in 
        their community (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of Maryland Campaign (see S. Res. 
        560), S6454 [19SE]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY]
      ------require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure 
        and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to 
        receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 3474), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Computers: provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see 
        S. 2102), S567 [13FE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see S. 1903), S133 [26JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 
        1947), S133 [26JA]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see S. Con. Res. 47), S5980 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and 
        contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6625 [21SE]
      ------limit increases in certain costs of health care services 
        under departmental health care programs (see S. 3203), S5085 
        [17JY]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see S. 2060), S4239 [18JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S1541 [8MR]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2343), S2929 [7MY]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S3175 [15MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust 
        survivors (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S1148 [29FE]
      ------revise and extend the program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing to prevent deaths from 
        liver cancer (see S. 1809), S2928 [7MY]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve 
        components as active service for purpose of certain 
        administered laws (see S. 491), S2824 [26AP]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S5382 [25JY]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      ------provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for 
        educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see 
        S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      EPA: partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see S. 3428), S5382 [25JY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct 
        care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting 
        of data on the direct care workforce (see S. 1273), S1577 
        [12MR]
      FDA: ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (see S. 2113), S2086 [27MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4460 [25JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S6341 
        [13SE]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S6065 [10SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S42 [23JA]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 453), 
        S6548 [20SE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S5085 [17JY]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 
        821), S2393 [17AP]
      Insurance: restore rights for claimants under Holocaust-era 
        insurance policies (see S. 466), S4725 [28JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2394 [17AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see S. 416), S132 [26JA]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Loyola University Maryland: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see 
        S. Res. 514), S4725 [28JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S1734 [15MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1309), S208 [31JA]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see S. 1454), S4239 [18JN]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        553), S6271 [12SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4299 [19JN]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      NLRB: modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S3516 [23MY]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S2031 [26MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      ------regulate political outreach through automated prerecorded 
        phone messages (see S. 1355), S43 [23JA]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S2031 [26MR]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      SBA: remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S1541 [8MR]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see S. 697), S4204 [14JN]
      ------allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 
        1806), S4460 [25JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S6063 [10SE]
      ------expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists 
        and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 
        974), S4773 [29JN]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (see S. 2050), S2928 [7MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see S. 1171), S6063 [10SE]
      ------extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans 
        (see S. 3536), S6270 [12SE]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY]
      ------provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 3226), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 3364), S5048 [16JY]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S5047 
        [16JY]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3236), S4239 [18JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S164 
        [30JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2497 [18AP]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), 
        S2825 [26AP]
      Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, 
        receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species 
        (see S. 1324), S6341 [13SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 
        3565), S6454 [19SE]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 
        [22MR]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2929 [7MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S42 [23JA]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S389 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), 
        S323 [2FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S208 [31JA]
      Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services 
        through private contracts (see S. 2304), S2545 [19AP]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        510), S4637 [26JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Letters
      Paycheck Fairness Act: William T. Robinson III, ABA, S3699 [5JN]
      21st Century Postal Service Act: by, S1995 [22MR]
  Remarks
      Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5298 [24JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3697, 
        S3699, S3700, S3704, S3706, S3707, S3708, S3714 [5JN]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, 
        S3566 [24MY]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, S5853 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3031 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S374 [7FE]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S324 [2FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3031 [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (S. 2046), S256 [1FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for 
        transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway, S665 
        [15FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S890 [17FE]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, S6245 [12SE]
      Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.: anniversary, S6263 
        [12SE]
      EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S1511 [8MR]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S383 [7FE]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3565 [24MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3488 [23MY]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S4624 [26JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3488 [23MY], S3557, 
        S3565 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4435 [25JN], S4624 [26JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3296 [21MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4758 [29JN]
      Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of space flight speech, S6245 
        [12SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6245 [12SE]
      Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, S890 [17FE]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules protecting rights of 
        workers to organize and negotiate labor terms, S383 [7FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S5694 [31JY]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S4703 [28JN]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1126, S1128 [29FE]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4703 [28JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3557 [24MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4999 [16JY]
      Postal Service: contract with an independent organization to 
        conduct a study on community impact of closure or 
        consolidation of postal facilities, S2466 [18AP]
      ------create a moratorium on the closure of rural post offices 
        and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, S2465 
        [18AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2465 [18AP], 
        S2645 [24AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1995 [22MR]
      ------prohibit closure, consolidation, or reduction in workforce 
        of certain postal facilities that have received a positive 
        efficiency review, S2645 [24AP]
      ------prohibit closure or consolidation of processing and 
        distribution center in Easton, MD, S2466 [18AP]
      ------require certification by State Governor that closure or 
        consolidation of postal facilities will not harm community or 
        disrupt commerce, S2466 [18AP]
      ------require maintenance of expected delivery time for 
        protected mail items, S2466 [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S664 [15FE], S1126, S1128 [29FE], 
        S1511 [8MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4758 [29JN]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S3121 
        [14MY]
      Senate: appreciation for tributes, S1906 [21MR]
      ------appreciation of opportunity to serve, S1906 [21MR]
      Space policy: tribute to historical and recent accomplishments 
        of the U.S. space program, S6245 [12SE]
      Taxation: prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S3031 [9MY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5130 [18JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2298 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193, S5195 [19JY], 
        S5694, S5705 [31JY], S5817 [1AU]
      United Way: anniversary, S4820 [10JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S1704 [15MR], 
        S2751 [26AP]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, S665 
        [15FE]
      Women: health care for women, S374 [7FE], S5694 [31JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E405 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S1685 [15MR], S1896-S1918, S1945, S1946 [21MR], S1994, 
        S1995 [22MR], S2028 [26MR], S2077, S2078 [27MR], S2163, S2164 
        [28MR], S2206, S2226-S2229 [29MR], S2323 [16AP]
  Reports filed
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) 
        (S. Rept. 112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Tributes
      Collins, Senator, S4937 [12JY]
      Ride, Sally K., S5278 [24JY]
      Webb, Senator, S5705 [31JY]




MILANOVICH, RICHARD M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E392, E396 [20MR], E436 [22MR], E439 [26MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1789 [19MR]




MILES, DEREK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5369 [25JY]




MILES, PATRICK A., JR.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4417 [21JN]




MILESTONES AUTISM ORGANIZATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1567 [19SE]




MILEWSKI, LUKAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E296 [1MR]




MILFORD, CT

  Remarks in House
      Thaddeus Kosciuszko Society: anniversary, E286 [29FE]




MILFORD, NH

  Remarks in House
      Milford High School: tribute to participation in We the People . 
        . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E816 [16MY]




MILFORD, PA

  Remarks in House
      Pinchot Institute for Conservation: anniversary, E1344 [26JY]




MILITARY ADVANCED EDUCATION (publication)

  Remarks in House
      Nazareth College: inclusion in Military Advanced Education 
        (publication) ``Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities'' 
        list, E335 [7MR]




MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E760 [10MY]




MILITARY ASSISTANCE  see Foreign Aid




MILITARY COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3624), S6625 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 3624), H6285 [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3624), S6675 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3624, provisions, S6675 [21SE], H6285 [28SE]




MILITARY HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]




MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

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




MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Michael A. DiRaimondo Chapter: tribute, E1102 [21JN]




MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Conejo Valley Chapter: tribute, E1102 [21JN]




MILITARY READINESS AND SOUTHERN SEA OTTER CONSERVATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4043), H801 [15FE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4043) 
        (H. Rept. 112-606), H4906 [17JY]




MILITARY RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3828), H181 [25JA]




MILITARY SAVINGS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]




MILK, HARVEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E860 [18MY]




MILKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Hutton, Douglas: Milken Family Foundation National Educator 
        Award recipient, S6532 [20SE]




MILL SPRINGS BATTLEFIELD ASSOCIATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see 
        S. Res. 357), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (H. 
        Res. 517), E42 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (S. 
        Res. 357), S173 [30JA], S203 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 357, Civil War Battle of Mill Springs anniversary, S167, 
        S173 [30JA]




MILLAGE, NICHOLE

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




MILLAR, GAIL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1191 [29JN]




MILLE LACS LAKE FREEDOM TO FISH ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Tim Spreck, Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Alliance, 
        H5607 [1AU]
  Memorandums
      Provisions: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      ------D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5797), H5606-H5608 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), H5524 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5797, provisions, H5606 [1AU]




MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP.

  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see S. 3310), S4299 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (S. 3310), S4301 [19JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3310, Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act, S4301 
        [19JN]




MILLENNIUM MOMENTUM FOUNDATION, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1233 [11JY]




MILLER, ANDREW

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E606 [19AP]




MILLER, BRAD (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Amendments
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1278 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1544 [22MR]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4908 [17JY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see 
        H.R. 3435), H2134 [25AP]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see 
        H.R. 2085), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H2329 [7MY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H726 [14FE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H115 [23JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2288 [27AP]
      Credit: require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H945 [17FE]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems 
        for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H2647 
        [10MY]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: prioritize local comments when 
        selecting a toll pilot project (see H.R. 5713), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: educate staff and inform veterans 
        about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see 
        H.R. 805), H3267 [30MY]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H5009 [18JY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5331 [30JY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H5923 [12SE]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H6061 [14SE]
      FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of 
        laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H5860 [11SE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6062 [14SE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3976 
        [21JN]
      Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility 
        requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on 
        provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5860 
        [11SE]
      ------provide assistance for developing countries to promote 
        quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H5711 
        [2AU]
      Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment 
        of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 
        1448), H3481 [5JN]
      ------prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H3976 [21JN]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3267 [30MY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3915 [20JN]
      Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H802 
        [15FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5202 [24JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3808 [19JN]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H115 [23JA]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H4605 [28JN]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H3808 [19JN]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H3807 [19JN]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H3915 [20JN]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6001 [13SE]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H5130 [23JY]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H3404 [1JN]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids 
        (see H.R. 1479), H1915 [17AP]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3915 [20JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H3163 [18MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H3105 [17MY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1846 [16AP]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H727 [14FE]
      Vietnam: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. 
        under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act 
        (see H.R. 5157), H3662 [7JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H3808 [19JN]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H5202 [24JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, 
        and efficient banking system (see H.R. 5714), H2644 [10MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, 
        and efficient banking system (H.R. 5714), H2646 [10MY]
  Remarks
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, 
        H5335, H5431 [31JY]
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, H4708 [10JY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      Dept. of Justice: legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI 
        financial and mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding 
        through reductions in NASA funding, H2378 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, H5335, H5431 [31JY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5237 
        [25JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1439 [21MR]
      House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H4071 [27JN]
      Journal: question of approval, H1438 [21MR], H4706 [10JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2378 [8MY]
      SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required 
        registration, H1278 [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1278 [8MR]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), H1443 [21MR]
      Votes: position on missed, H1598 [27MR]
      Women: health care for women, H1439 [21MR]
  Tributes
      Meyer, Steven, E795 [15MY]




MILLER, CALE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5772 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Kansas killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, S3818 [7JN]




MILLER, CANDICE S. (a Representative from Michigan)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1916 [17AP]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H6001 
        [13SE]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1428 [20MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5293 [25JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the 
        labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and 
        federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H5630 
        [1AU]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H3267 [30MY]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1846 [16AP]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H3577 [6JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H5630 [1AU] (see H.R. 3612), H1391 
        [19MR]
      Detroit, MI: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2920), H1392 [19MR]
      Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), 
        H159 [24JA]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H3404 
        [1JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1847 [16AP]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H5766 [10SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1428 [20MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3578 
        [6JN]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6280 [21SE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1811 [30MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H694 
        [9FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2134 [25AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4157 [27JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H2288 [27AP]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H727 [14FE]
      NATO: strengthen (see H.R. 4243), H2034 [19AP]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H1846 [16AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H696 [13FE]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H4656 [29JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of 
        any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil 
        Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H4064 [26JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1497 [21MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H2288 [27AP]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H641 [8FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3164 
        [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3699 [8JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative 
        for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see 
        H.R. 4162), H1272 [7MR] (see H.R. 4328), H1804 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H4064 [26JN]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2662 [11MY]
      Voting: require driver's license applicants in a new State to 
        indicate whether that State is the applicant's residence for 
        purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        6386), H5922 [12SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative 
        for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (H.R. 
        4162), H1273 [7MR]
      ------establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural 
        nonpoint source pollution prevention (H.R. 4328), H1806 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (H.R. 6025), H4064 [26JN]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (H.R. 5738), H2662 [11MY]
      Voting: require driver's license applicants in a new State to 
        indicate whether that State is the applicant's residence for 
        purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (H.R. 
        6386), H5923 [12SE]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H1979 [19AP]
  Remarks
      Air Force: require cost analysis of proposed Air National Guard 
        cuts, H2572 [10MY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2577 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2572 [10MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2052 [24AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), H4008 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funding, H2735 [16MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), 
        H5167 [24JY]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2785 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        Senate amendment, H3252 [30MY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5162 [24JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4804 [11JY]
      Macedonia: independence anniversary, E1518 [13SE]
      National Guard: Air National Guard funding, H2577 [10MY]
      National security: improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3238 
        [30MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H3818 [20JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4804 [11JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), 
        H3818 [20JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1866 [17AP]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1999 [19AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2735 [16MY]
      Votes: correction, H2518 [9MY]
      ------position on missed, H602 [8FE]
  Tributes
      Fuerstenau, Gordon, E105 [1FE]




MILLER, DALE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1534 [14SE]




MILLER, DOROTHY RUMSEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1395 [3AU]




MILLER, EVERETT

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E769 [10MY]




MILLER, GARY G. (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H3163 [18MY]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H3164 [18MY]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1101 [29FE]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H6279 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H5631 [1AU]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H572 [7FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H903 [16FE]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H218 [31JA]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H6314 [23OC]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of HHS: require States and their designees receiving 
        grants for suicide early intervention and prevention 
        strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations 
        (see H.R. 4467), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6318 [26OC]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5631 [1AU]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H3163 [18MY]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H3267 [30MY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H1915 [17AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H5711 [2AU]
      ------make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading 
        by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 [21SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6318 [26OC]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (see H.R. 2446), H1642 [27MR]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H948 [21FE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5630 [1AU]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H945 [17FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H221 [31JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5712 [2AU]
      SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders (see H.R. 2308), H903 [16FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H727 [14FE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H3363 [31MY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H5923 [12SE]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H5923 [12SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1209 [6MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H5711 [2AU]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain 
        employees from using title of ``officer'' and from wearing 
        uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement 
        officers (see H.R. 3608), H903 [16FE]
      Truth in Lending Act: add a rule of construction relative to 
        certain payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (see 
        H.R. 4076), H1543 [22MR]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5728 [7AU]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6361), 
        H5764 [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      Financial institutions: specify that courses offered by lenders 
        for their own employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or 
        continuing education requirements of mortgage loan originators 
        (see H.R. 6158), H5077 [19JY]
      Truth in Lending Act: improve certain provisions relative to the 
        compensation of mortgage originators (see H.R. 4163), H1272 
        [7MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (H.R. 5823), H3104 [17MY]
      Financial institutions: specify that courses offered by lenders 
        for their own employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or 
        continuing education requirements of mortgage loan originators 
        (H.R. 6158), H5078 [19JY]
      Truth in Lending Act: improve certain provisions relative to the 
        compensation of mortgage originators (H.R. 4163), H1273 [7MR]
  Remarks
      Cooper, Wilfred, Sr.: California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of 
        Fame inductee, E1291 [19JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3067 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5042 [19JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding for 
        perchlorate contamination cleanup through reductions in 
        operations and maintenance funding, H5042 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: study water resources in the Rialto-
        Colton Basin in California, H3067 [17MY]
      Eximbank: exceptions to required Federal Register notice 
        relative to publication of trade secrets, H2467, H2468 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2460, H2464, H2467, H2468, H2475 
        [9MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2103 [25AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H2103 
        [25AP]
      Hope Through Housing Foundation: anniversary, E1723 
        [26OC]
      National Community Renaissance (organization): anniversary, 
        E1723 [26OC]
      Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: tribute to Santa Margarita Catholic 
        High School football team, E27 [17JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H2103 [25AP]
  Tributes
      Fenton, John, E1022 [7JN]




MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5275 
        [25JY]
  Articles and editorials
      How Bernanke Can Get Banks Lending Again, Alan S. Blinder, Wall 
        Street Journal, E1323 [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4828 [11JY]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1367 [16MR]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see H.R. 5545), H3977 [21JN]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3404 [1JN]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1428 [20MR]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: stop sale of products fraudulently labeled 
        as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to 
        maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on 
        violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4065 [26JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 4816), H2126 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H440 [2FE]
      ------establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
        ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H694 [9FE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the Small Business Liaison Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 5975), H5010 [18JY]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance to non-Federal 
        interests for levee stability improvements located within the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta related to certain water 
        deliveries (see H.R. 6484), H6273 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5131 [23JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H3171 [25MY]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Education: ensure students and taxpayers receive full value of 
        their education investments (see H.R. 6407), H6000 [13SE]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see 
        H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5766 [10SE]
      Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal 
        wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal 
        land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see 
        H.R. 6306), H5766 [10SE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1135 [1MR]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3267 [30MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3734 [18JN]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1210 [6MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Medicare: provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment 
        education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom 
        management (see H.R. 3790), H6001 [13SE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 744), 
        H5327 [26JY]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H6234 [20SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see H.R. 6331), H6001 [13SE]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H6061 [14SE]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H3481 [5JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1916 [17AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5079 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1572 [26MR]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H5631 [1AU]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower 
        protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]
      Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce 
        students' burdens related to transferring credits between 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]
      Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce 
        students' burdens related to transferring credits between 
        institutions of higher education (H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (H.R. 6211), H5327 [26JY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety: Peter S. Winokur, Defense Nuclear 
        Facilities Safety Board, H2834-H2836 [17MY]
      ------Terry O'Sullivan, Laborers International Union of North 
        America, H2836 [17MY]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Debbie I. Chang, Nemours 
        Foundation, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, 
        H2239 [27AP]
  Remarks
      American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4892 
        [17JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1687 [28MR], H1859 [17AP]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2453 
        [9MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3285 [31MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2833 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to regulate credit-hour and 
        clock-hour programs, H989 [28FE]
      ------establish State review process for student complaints on 
        institutions, H989 [28FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans, H4619 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2118 [25AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2118 [25AP], H2230 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2152 
        [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2340 [8MY]
      ------freeze interest rates on subsidized student loans, H1795 
        [29MR]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H981, H987, H989 [28FE]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), motion to recommit, H995 
        [28FE]
      ------protect students from higher education costs and increased 
        student loan interest rates, H995 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: address safety at nuclear weapons laboratories 
        and production facilities, H2833 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2230 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 [31MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities, 
        E749 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (H.R. 4849), H2227 [27AP]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6203 [20SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 
        [31MY]
      Education: funding, H2120 [25AP]
      EEOC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce 
        final regulations on Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors 
        Other Than Age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 
        E748 [9MY]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in 
        America agenda, H2118, H2120 [25AP]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 [31MY]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H452 [3FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), E1322 [25JY]
      Government regulations: exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations to prevent combustible dust 
        and fire explosions, H5275 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5238, H5275 [25JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1457 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4801 [11JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2340 
        [8MY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6190 [20SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6190 
        [20SE]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3285 [31MY]
      Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act: funding, 
        E749 [9MY]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H452 [3FE]
      Medicare: reform, H1687 [28MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4801 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1457 [21MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6180, H6183 [20SE]
      Richmond, CA: anniversary of Richmond Police Activities League, 
        E470 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1757 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1757 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4619 [29JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1053 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1035, H1036 [29FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E748 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2340 [8MY]
      St. Mary's College of California: anniversary, E1583 
        [21SE]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4892 [17JY]
      Votes: correction, H5949 [13SE], E876 [18MY]
      ------position on missed, H4635 [29JN], E75, 
        E77 [25JA], E486 [29MR], E864 [18MY], 
        E1137 [26JN], E1244 [12JY], E1326 
        [25JY], E1501 [12SE]
  Tributes
      Bogue, Gary, E1562 [19SE]
      de Mateo Smith, Rocio, E1579 [20SE]
      Eisenhardt, William, E299 [1MR]
      Harris, Novelean (Mother), E106 [1FE]
      Hornbeck, Hulet, E196 [15FE]
      Johnson, Joseph L., E66 [24JA]
      O'Connor, Mary Alice, E1271 [18JY]
      Sly, Larry, E411 [21MR]
      Stroh, Pat, E1604 [21SE]
      Travis, Will (Tray), E103 [1FE]
      Uilkema, Gayle, E401 [21MR]




MILLER, JAMES N., JR.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Under Sec. of Defense for Policy: Committee on 
        Armed Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]




MILLER, JAMES R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E993 [6JN]




MILLER, JEFF (a Representative from Florida)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------extend military commissary and exchange store privileges 
        to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-
        connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), 
        H6274 [21SE]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2289 [27AP]
      ------support designation of ``Initial Success or Total 
        Failure'' as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal 
        organizations (see H. Res. 624), H2289 [27AP]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1274 [7MR]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      China: prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4864 [12JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H476 [3FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H5766 [10SE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4908 [17JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3105 
        [17MY]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see 
        H.R. 4381), H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no 
        known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see H.R. 
        6073), H4655 [29JN]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H3734 [18JN]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H2447 [8MY]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H5010 [18JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2647 [10MY]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        H.R. 4237), H2647 [10MY]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H5712 [2AU]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1306 [8MR]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H3662 [7JN]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (see H.R. 4078), H3662 [7JN]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H4606 [28JN]
      Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H4158 [27JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1978 [18AP]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Italian and Italian American Heritage Month: designate (see H. 
        Res. 367), H4606 [28JN]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4828 [11JY]
      LSC: terminate (see H.R. 2774), H3578 [6JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2647 [10MY]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      Medicare: strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 
        3506), H5860 [11SE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 431), H79 [18JA]
      ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments and require any 
        legislation that would increase Members' pay be adopted by a 
        recorded vote (see H.R. 187), H159 [24JA]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H441 [2FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6323 [2NO]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 
        624), H2289 [27AP]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1306 [8MR]
      NATO: strengthen (see H.R. 4243), H1541 [22MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4656 
        [29JN]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H476 [3FE]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1304 [8MR]
      OAS: withhold a percentage of U.S. contributions for every 
        permanent council meeting held where provisions of the Inter-
        American Democratic Charter are not invoked relative to 
        Venezuelan constitutional reforms (see H.R. 2542), H79 [18JA]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H5923 [12SE]
      Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from 
        continued management as de facto wilderness areas and release 
        certain inventoried National Forest System roadless areas from 
        certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H476 [3FE]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5712 [2AU]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 3276), H182 [25JA]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H2647 [10MY]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H803 [15FE]
      Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6326 [6NO]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H2648 [10MY]
      ------exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of 
        property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 2327), H3700 
        [8JN]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H4158 [27JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      ------modify timing rules for determining gross income relative 
        to certain construction contracts (see H.R. 1993), H4775 
        [10JY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H79 [18JA]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H945 
        [17FE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5630 [1AU]
      ------provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in 
        attending public or private elementary and secondary schools 
        (see H.R. 954), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat 
        (see H.R. 3142), H1154 [5MR]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H1018 [28FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5328 [26JY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H5292 [25JY]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H2570 [9MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H5766 [10SE]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H5728 [7AU]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H6310 [16OC]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1807 [29MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H115 [23JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5766 [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical 
        facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities 
        (see H.R. 6375), H5859 [11SE]
      ------improve employment services for veterans by consolidating 
        various programs (see H.R. 4072), H943 [17FE]
      ------make home loan guaranty programs for veterans regarding 
        adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages 
        (see H.R. 4482), H2064 [24AP]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H475 [3FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical 
        facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities 
        (H.R. 6375), H5860 [11SE]
      ------improve employment services for veterans by consolidating 
        various programs (H.R. 4072), H944 [17FE]
      ------make home loan guaranty programs for veterans regarding 
        adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages 
        (H.R. 4482), H2067 [24AP]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H966 [27FE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (H.R. 
        3895), H475 [3FE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), E842 [17MY]
  Remarks
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, 
        H5416, H5428, H5431 [31JY]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 
        55), H5552 [1AU]
      Armed Forces: express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft 
        crash in Djibouti, E254 [27FE]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures, H3058, H3059 [17MY]
      Army: require military chain of command for Army National 
        Cemeteries, H3056 [17MY]
      Barton, Ken and Rhonda and family: Holmes County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1668 [28SE]
      Baugus, Jeffery A.: Santa Rosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E253 [27FE]
      Beckwith, Frank: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, 
        E526 [16AP]
      Blench, Alexander W.: Air Force Lieutenant General Leo Marquez 
        Award recipient, E523 [16AP]
      Cantonment, FL: tribute to J.M. Tate High School mock trial 
        team, E525 [16AP]
      Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus: tribute to annual Trap, Skeet, 
        and Sporting Clay Competition, H3034 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3020, H3056, H3058, H3059 [17MY]
      ------F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3020 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H831 [16FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess skills of certain employees 
        and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration, H5428 
        [31JY]
      ------authorize certain major medical facility projects and 
        leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6375), H6094, 
        H6095, H6096 [19SE]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (H.R. 
        5948), H6088, H6092, H6094 [19SE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, H5416, H5428, 
        H5431 [31JY]
      ------require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults 
        and other safety incidents occurring at departmental medical 
        facilities, H5428 [31JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: submit to Congress 
        annual reports on the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
        Program, H5428 [31JY]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, H519 [7FE]
      Erickson, Scott: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High 
        School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E534 
        [16AP]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        H5732 [10SE]
      Flinn, Shannon and family: Santa Rosa County, FL, Outstanding 
        Farm Family award recipient, E1283 [19JY]
      Florida: anniversary of Bay Area Food Bank, E304 [1MR]
      Fort Walton Beach, FL: anniversary of Camp Walton School, 
        E1465 [10SE]
      ------anniversary of Choctawhatchee High School, E1650 
        [21SE]
      ------tribute to Fort Walton Beach High School cheerleading 
        team, E350 [8MR]
      Gatlin, Justin: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1342 [26JY]
      Gilmore, Jacob and Carla and family: Escambia County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family of the Year award recipient, 
        E1692 [12OC]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary of Girl Scout Council of the Florida 
        Panhandle, E1647 [21SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831 [16FE]
      Hazewinkel, Sam: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1346 [26JY]
      Jacks, Jacqueline: Washington County, FL, Rookie Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Lindsay, Randella: Walton County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E216 [16FE]
      Milton, FL: anniversary of Milton First Assembly of God, 
        E1727 [26OC]
      Moczary, Steven: Air Force Association Eglin Chapter 365 Teacher 
        of the Year award recipient, E834 [17MY]
      National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, H6237 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4664 [9JY]
      Pickard, Justina: Walton County, FL, School District Related 
        Employee of the Year Award recipient, E212 [16FE]
      Pink, Laura: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, 
        E529 [16AP]
      Pippin, Christy: Washington County, FL, School District Related 
        Employee of the Year award recipient, E48 [19JA]
      Pribble, Jeffrey: Escambia County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E249 [27FE]
      Pritchard, Delanie: Washington County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Rawson, David and Pat and family: Okaloosa County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1648 [21SE]
      Ross, Duscha: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E252 [27FE]
      Smith, Stacie: Okaloosa County, FL, School District Educational 
        Support Professional of the Year award recipient, E349 
        [8MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1876 [17AP]
      Strader, Greg: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E138 [3FE]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (H.R. 4114), H4663, H4664 [9JY]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of American involvement, 
        E870 [18MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H1143 [5MR], H1180 
        [6MR], H2517 [9MY], H3685 [8JN], H4133 
        [27JN], E560 [17AP], E1009 [7JN], 
        E1157 [27JN]
      Ward, Bruce and Shirley: Walton County, FL, Outstanding Farm 
        Family award recipient, E1667 [28SE]
      World War II: recognize superior service of members of the First 
        Special Service Force, E1665 [28SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3804 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 112-547), H3981 [25JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs Policy To Improve Outreach and 
        Transparency to Veterans and Service Members Through 
        Information on Institutions of Higher Learning: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 112-646), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 112-488), H3161 [18MY]
      Transportation Security Administration Compliance With the 
        Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3670) (H. Rept. 
        112-487), H3161 [18MY]
      Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4114) (H. Rept. 112-486), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5948) (H. Rept. 
        112-678), H6150 [19SE]
  Tributes
      Blankenship, James (J.E.), E1205 [9JY]
      Born, Joshua, E351 [8MR]
      Briggs, Warren, E1685 [5OC]
      Britton-Mihalo, Trevor, E887 [25MY]
      Butler, Larry, E56 [23JA]
      Carter, Willie H., E1694 [12OC]
      Crona, Joseph, E251 [27FE]
      Davis, John H., E1045 [15JN]
      Golden, Jewell F. Wells, E602 [19AP]
      Griffith, Wendell, E1060 [18JN]
      Horton, Arlin and Beka, E609 [23AP]
      Johnson, Thomas S., E1468 [10SE]
      Loftis, John D., E308 [5MR]
      Maloy, William, E1504 [12SE]
      O'Neal, Willie J., E1061 [18JN]
      Palmer, Daniel, E1344 [26JY]
      Paulding, Peter, E128 [3FE]
      Rasmussen, Paul A., E1162 [27JN]
      Riggs, Paula, E1467 [10SE]
      Ruckel, Charles W., Jr. (Walt), E654 [25AP]
      Stewart, Robert, E735 [8MY]
      Taylor, Cody, E1646 [21SE]
      Ward, Charles and Lucille, E1035 [8JN]
      Watson, Gerry L., Jr. (Bubba), E522 [16AP]




MILLER, JOSHUA D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: 
        designate (H.R. 2415), S3291 [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2415), S3233 [16MY]




MILLER, LOWELL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E848 [18MY]




MILLER, MAERSK M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4778 [11JY]




MILLER, RUFUS (JAMUP)

  Articles and editorials
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]




MILLER, STEPHEN

  Articles and editorials
      From Receptionist to Music-Royalty Guarantor, S4361 [20JN]




MILLER, STEVEN T.

  Letters
      IRS enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity, S6430, 
        S6432 [19SE]




MILLER, TESLA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1016 [7JN]




MILLER, TOBY AND DIANNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E380 [19MR]




MILLINOCKET, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      West Branch Heritage Timber, LLC: tribute, S2543 [19AP]




MILLS, CAROL

  Articles and editorials
      Bank, Coal Company Founder Dies at 73, S1417 [6MR]
      He's Done It All, S2959 [8MY]
      Navy Supplier, S2318 [16AP]
      Part of History, S2322 [16AP]




MILLS, JOHN E.A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1324, E1326 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ghana: democracy efforts, S5294 [24JY]
      Tribute, S5294 [24JY]




MILLS, STEPHEN

  Articles and editorials
      (Web) Recipe for Success, S346 [6FE]




MILLS, TRAVIS

  Poems
      ``They'll Not Take That From You,'' Albert C. Caswell, H2638 
        [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2638 [10MY]




MILLS RIVER, NC

  Remarks in House
      Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School: tribute to 5th grade 
        graduating class, E980 [5JN]




MILO, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      JSI Store Fixtures, Inc.: tribute, S3779 [6JN]




MILSTEIN, JEANNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E251 [27FE], E262 [28FE]




MILTON, DOUGLAS E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E898 [30MY]




MILTON, FL

  Remarks in House
      Beckwith, Frank: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E526 [16AP]
      Erickson, Scott: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High 
        School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E534 [16AP]
      Milton First Assembly of God: anniversary, E1727 [26OC]




MILTON, ND

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4720 [28JN]




MILWAUKEE, WI

  Proclamations
      Tribute to Jacqueline C. Allen: Representative Moore, E1537 
        [14SE]
  Remarks in House
      For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology 
        (FIRST) (organization): tribute, E199 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, S2599 [23AP]




MINAMI, DALE

  Remarks in House
      San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) Association: 
        Silver Spur Award recipient, E271 [28FE]




MINARD, DREW

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E651 [25AP]




MINDEN, LA

  Remarks in House
      St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: tribute to charity 
        auction, H787 [15FE]




MINER, ROGER J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1086 [28FE]




MINERAL LEASING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for 
        sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]
      ------allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum 
        products produced from such leases will be offered for sale 
        only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales 
        through Internet-based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Interior: establish onshore oil and gas production 
        goals, repeal production barriers, improve lease issuance, 
        expedite judicial review, report on public land revenues, and 
        encourage oil shale exploration, S2146 [28MR]
  Reports filed
      BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112-371), H77 [18JA]




MINERAL WELLS, TX

  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients, E706 [7MY]




MINERVA, FRANCESCA

  Remarks in House
      Journal of Medical Ethics: reaction to article supporting after-
        birth abortions, H1291 [8MR]




MINGUS, LILLIAN E. CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1732 [2NO]




MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6212, H6214, H6216, 
        H6217, H6218 [20SE], H6237, H6239, H6240, H6242, H6243, H6245 
        [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, 
        H774, H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, 
        H823, H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 
        [15FE]
      Strategic materials: promote domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839, H4840, H4841, 
        H4842, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Alaska: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining area road 
        corridor (see S. 3330), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 6227), H5327 
        [26JY]
      BLM: conduct study of legal and administrative steps needed to 
        cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining 
        contracts (see H.R. 6469), H6231 [20SE]
      ------convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see S. 
        2228), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4039), H801 [15FE]
      ------convey certain public land in and around historic mining 
        townsites in Nevada (see H.R. 6497), H6274 [21SE]
      Clean Air Act: provide that State implementation plans address 
        impairment of visibility relative to emissions from taconite 
        ore processing facilities (see H.R. 6507), H6274 [21SE]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a review of forms related to obtaining 
        workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 4298), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize conveyance of mineral rights in 
        Montana to settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see 
        S. 2110), S699 [15FE]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 
        [14FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish position of Recovered Mineral 
        Component Ombudsman in the Federal Highway Administration 
        Office of Pavement Technology (see H.R. 6492), H6274 [21SE]
      Health: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal 
        coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of 
        HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Native Americans: pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and 
        its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see 
        H.R. 5862), H3266 [30MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), 
        refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 
        [30MY]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Occupational safety and health: require greater experience of 
        mine safety inspectors (see H.R. 6547), H6276 [21SE]
      Postal Service: issue postage stamp in commemoration of coal 
        miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and 
        extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime 
        exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic 
        zone (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
      ------recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      Safety: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower 
        workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and 
        establish rights for workplace accident victims and families 
        (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      Strategic materials: promote domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (see H. Res. 726), H4774 
        [10JY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see S. 3514), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6113), 
        H4862 [12JY]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 
        4027), H725 [14FE]
  Letters
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]
      Strategic materials: promote domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]
  Remarks in House
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV, H3760 [19JN]
      Business and industry: prohibit mineral exploration or mining 
        permits to companies that have failed to pay taxes, have 
        connections to Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, and 
        require equipment be made in the U.S., H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      ------require companies that earn a profit mining on public 
        lands to disclose political campaign contributions, H4794 
        [11JY]
      Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land 
        for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three 
        Kids Mine Project Site (H.R. 2512), H3434-H3437 [5JN]
      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.: commend efforts to rebuild Oak 
        Grove Mine and Concord Preparation Plant after destruction by 
        tornadoes in Alabama, E1433 [3AU]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (H.R. 6202), E1328 [25JY]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to plan or undertake certain 
        sales or other transfers of natural or low enriched uranium in 
        the open market, H3475, H3476 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      ------assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands 
        for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and 
        economic and national security (H.R. 2011), H4792 [11JY], 
        H4832, H4833 [12JY]
      ------conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-
        based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]
      ------development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale 
        technology research and development funding, H3355 [31MY]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, H1276 
        [8MR]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], H6157, H6196-H6219 [20SE], H6236, 
        H6237, H6257 [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624-E1626, E1630, E1634, 
        E1635 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      ------oil shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3413, H3414 [5JN]
      ------prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights 
        near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      ------prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals Program function 
        from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
        Enforcement, H3908, H3909 [20JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H752-H787 [15FE], H810, H820-H834, 
        H880-H886 [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, 
        E233 [17FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-
        H744, H746-H750 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884-H886 [16FE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H4793 [11JY]
      EPA: prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      Government regulations: allow mining projects that have applied 
        for a permit for mining critical minerals and materials access 
        to expedited review process instituted by the lead Federal 
        agency, H4845, H4846 [12JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------authorize lead Federal agency to extend permit review 
        process time period for mining critical minerals and materials 
        if new information is obtained during the review, H4841, H4842 
        [12JY]
      ------permit awarding of attorneys fees to nonprofit entities 
        and individuals in lawsuits against certain Federal agencies 
        issuing a mining permit, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      ------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of 
        hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate 
        revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842-H4844 
        [12JY]
      ------streamline mining development permitting process, H4836 
        [12JY]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H108-H112 
        [23JA], E55 [23JA]
      Political campaigns: condition new mining permits on disclosure 
        of Federal political contributions made by applicant during 
        preceding five years, H4835 [12JY]
      Public lands: preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting while maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas 
        development, mining, logging, and motorized activities in 
        wilderness areas, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or 
        recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials promotion activities, H4847, H4848 [12JY]
      Strategic materials: clarify definition of ``strategic and 
        critical minerals'' relative to efforts to promote domestic 
        production of critical minerals and materials, H4840, H4841 
        [12JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4833-H4835 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4831-H4855, H4856 [12JY], H5173 
        [24JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4791-
        H4796 [11JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 [19MR]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials 
        proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in 
        developing such rules, H6212, H6213 [20SE]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027), 
        H3712, H3713 [18JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act, H5022 [19JY]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: funding, S4755 [29JN]
      Alaska: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining area road 
        corridor (S. 3330), S4420 [21JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed 
        drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (S. 1047), S588 [14FE]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn use of slave labor 
        for mining minerals used in the manufacture of cell phones, 
        S1783 [19MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish onshore oil and gas production 
        goals, repeal production barriers, improve lease issuance, 
        expedite judicial review, report on public land revenues, and 
        encourage oil shale exploration, S2146 [28MR]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development, S2145 [28MR]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 519), 
        S5898 [1AU]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      SEC: issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral 
        companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial 
        development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]
  Reports
      Report to Congress--Rare Earth Materials in Defense 
        Applications: Frank Kendall III, Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 
        H4838 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      BLM Federal Land Conveyance to Yerington, NV: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 112-525), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112-371), H77 [18JA]
      Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority 
        To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation 
        Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 897) (H. Rept. 112-429), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3409) (H. Rept. 112-670), H5999 [13SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale 
        the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
        Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 
        [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical 
        Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        726) (H. Rept. 112-590), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, 
        Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and 
        Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112-601), H4906 [17JY]
      Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1142) (S. Rept. 112-145), 
        S388 [7FE]
      Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 112-122), S41 
        [23JA]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 
        112-583), H4684 [9JY]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 
        112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Soda Ash Royalty Extension, Job Creation, and Export Enhancement 
        Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1192) (H. 
        Rept. 112-578), H4683 [9JY]
      Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2512) (H. Rept. 112-512), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Ute Indian Tribe and Utah State Institutional Trust Land 
        Administration Land Exchange: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4027) (H. Rept. 112-509), H3362 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment 
        in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and 
        Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 726, consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and 
        Critical Minerals Production Act, H4791 [11JY]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment 
        and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, H6165 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 2512, Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act, 
        H3434 [5JN]
      H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next 
        Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security 
        (PIONEERS) Act, H761-H767 [15FE]
      H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act, H6204-H6211 [20SE]
      H.R. 4027, Ute Indian Tribe and the Utah State Institutional 
        Trust Land Administration land exchange, H3712 [18JN]
      S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands 
        Act, S2167 [28MR]
      S. Res. 519, designate a national day of remembrance for workers 
        of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S5048 [16JY], S5898 [1AU]




MINNEAPOLIS, MN

  Remarks in Senate
      Bridges: anniversary of I-35 bridge collapse, S5811, S5847 [1AU]




MINNESOTA

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]
      Superior National Forest: expedite exchange of certain Federal 
        lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe 
        Area Wilderness (H.R. 5544), H5880, H5881, H5882, H5884 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (H.R. 
        5544), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Lakes: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5797), H3102 [17MY]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        S. 3319), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5980), H3914 [20JN]
      Superior National Forest: expedite exchange of certain Federal 
        lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe 
        Area Wilderness (see H.R. 5544), H2441 [8MY]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (H.R. 
        5544), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Letters
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Tim Spreck, Minnesota 
        Outdoor Heritage Alliance, H5607 [1AU]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on 
        Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen 
        R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
        Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]
  Memorandums
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      ------D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
  Motions
      Superior National Forest: expedite exchange of certain Federal 
        lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe 
        Area Wilderness (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      American Crystal Sugar Co.: restart of negotiations to settle 
        labor dispute and lockout at Moorhead, MN, factory, H3489 
        [6JN]
      Bernard, Ali: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1426 
        [3AU]
      Bootsma, Rachel: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        H5528 [1AU]
      Continental Congress: anniversary of Northwest Ordinance 
        adoption, E1594 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1079-H1085 [29FE], E291 [1MR]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      Education: anniversary of charter schools establishment, H4810 
        [11JY]
      Hennepin County, MN: tribute to Hennipin Health program, H1920 
        [18AP]
      Hormel Foods Corp.: anniversary of SPAM, H5211 [25JY]
      International Institute of Minnesota: tribute, E513 [30MR]
      Kimball, MN: anniversary of Knaus Sausage House (business), 
        E1725 [26OC]
      Lakes: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606-H5608 [1AU]
      Minnetonka, MN: tribute to Minnetonka High School girls' hockey 
        team, H956 [27FE]
      Mound, MN: anniversary, E661 [26AP]
      Native Americans: provide for the use and distribution of the 
        funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the 
        U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 
        (H.R. 1272), H3723-H3725 [18JN]
      Rochester, MN: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 21, E1699 [16OC]
      Roehl, Jackie: Education Minnesota (organization) Minnesota 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2303 [7MY]
      Safety: adoption of new rules to ensure player safety during 
        high school hockey games, H11 [17JA]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 110, E1332 [25JY]
      ------anniversary of Pilgrim Baptist Church, E1300 [23JY]
      ------anniversary of United Steelworkers (organization) Local 
        264, E1349 [30JY]
      Superior National Forest: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged 
        for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness will still be open for recreational use, H5888, 
        H5889 [12SE]
      ------ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal 
        consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness, H5880, H5881 [12SE]
      ------ensure that private property interests are not negatively 
        impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, H5883, 
        H5884 [12SE]
      ------exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from 
        calculation of payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        H5874, H5876 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (H.R. 
        5544), H5014 [19JY], H5873-H5890 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (H.R. 
        5544), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 [11SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (H.R. 
        5544), motion to recommit, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, 
        H5884, H5885 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, H5878, 
        H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      Trust for Public Land (organization): anniversary, E1554 [19SE]
      Winona, MN: anniversary of Winona Area Chamber of Commerce, 
        H3588 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S33, S47 [23JA], S1180 [1MR]
      Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of I-35 bridge collapse, S5811, 
        S5847 [1AU]
      Native Americans: provide for the use and distribution of the 
        funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the 
        U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 
        (H.R. 1272), S6674 [21SE]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, 
        Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S123 [26JA]
      South St. Paul, MN: anniversary, S1192 [1MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and 
        Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. 
        Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River 
        Values: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1134) (S. Rept. 112-124), S42 [23JA]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Distribution Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1272) (H. Rept. 112-501), 
        H3265 [30MY]
      Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1272), S5870 [1AU]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5544) (H. Rept. 112-655), 
        H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 1272, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Distribution Act, 
        H3723 [18JN]
      H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act, 
        H5879 [12SE]
      H.R. 5797, Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5606 [1AU]
      S. 1134, Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S47, S48 [23JA], H1079 [29FE]
  Tributes
      Franken, Senator, S5847 [1AU]
      Wellstone, Paul D. and Sheila, S2756, S2765 [26AP]




MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE JUDGMENT DISTRIBUTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1272), H3723-H3725 [18JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1272) 
        (H. Rept. 112-501), H3265 [30MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1272, provisions, H3723 [18JN]




MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE JUDGMENT FUND DISTRIBUTION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 1272), S6674 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1272), 
        S5870 [1AU]




MINNESOTA EDUCATION INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 5544), H5880, H5881, H5882, H5884 [12SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 5544): consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Letters
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on 
        Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen 
        R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
        Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5544), H5014 [19JY], H5873-H5890 [12SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 [11SE]
      ------motion to recommit, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal 
        consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5880, H5881 
        [12SE]
      ------ensure that private property interests are not negatively 
        impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]
      ------exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest from calculation of payments to St. 
        Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5884, H5885 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5544, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5544) 
        (H. Rept. 112-655), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, provisions, H5780 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 5544, provisions, H5879 [12SE]




MINNESOTA OUTDOOR HERITAGE ALLIANCE

  Letters
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5607 [1AU]




MINNETONKA, MN

  Remarks in House
      Minnetonka High School: tribute to girls' hockey team, H956 
        [27FE]




MINNIX, WILLIAM L., JR.

  Letters
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, H329 [1FE]




MINORITIES

  Articles and editorials
      Voter ID Mess Subverts an American Birthright, H5119 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: ensure military leadership reflects the diversity 
        of the population of the U.S. (see S. 3181), S3174 [15MY]
      Children and youth: prevent childhood obesity (see H.R. 6461), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay 
        requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3256), 
        S3688 [4JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN] (see 
        H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of HHS: implement demonstration projects at federally 
        qualified community health centers to prevent child 
        maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting 
        practices and skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see S. 3345), 
        S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]
      Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (see S. Res. 493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 
        [26JY] (see H. Res. 753), H5629 [1AU]
      Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (see H. Res. 721), H4655 
        [29JN]
      ------increase participation of historically underrepresented 
        demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 3475), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (see S. 
        2249), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 6042), H4156 [27JN]
      Health: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 2474), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      NAACP: anniversary (see S. Res. 520), S5047 [16JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health 
        Disparities: support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life 
        initiative (see S. Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]
      SEC: require annual disclosures relative to the compensation 
        brackets in which an issuer's minority and women employees 
        reside (see H.R. 3791), H78 [18JA]
      Senior citizens: strengthen programming, services, and outreach 
        for diverse elders (see S. 3593), S6545 [20SE]
      Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated 
        with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (see H.R. 4376), H1914 [17AP]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
  Cloture motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Aracely Rodriguez, H4797 [11JY]
  Factsheets
      Race/Ethnicity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, H3066 [17MY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Florida legislation that would restrict the early voting period 
        and voter registration: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational 
        Fund, Inc., Florida Conference of Black State Legislators, and 
        Florida State Conference of the NAACP, E98-E100 [31JA]
      Impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation: several Representatives, H101 
        [23JA]
      Paycheck Fairness Act: David French, National Retail Federation, 
        S3713 [5JN]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3712 [5JN]
      ------several business organizations, S3712 [5JN]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S3699 [5JN]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
      United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar Initiative 
        participants, E1151 [27JN]
      Voter suppression legislation by State, H2310 [7MY]
  Motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: increase opportunities for women and minorities in 
        officer positions and Special Operations Forces, H5046, H5047 
        [19JY]
      Charles Drew University: tribute to graduates, E964 [1JN]
      Children and youth: address senseless acts of violence, E418 
        [22MR]
      CIA: increase recruitment and retention of racial and ethnic 
        minorities to professional intelligence positions, H3301, 
        H3302 [31MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex, E519 [16AP]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H444 [3FE], H2192 [26AP], 
        H3190 [30MY], H3278, H3280, H3285, H3286 [31MY], E553, E560 
        [17AP], E976 [5JN], E1036 [8JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 [21JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: provide assistance to 
        small, minority, and woman-owned businesses seeking to be 
        awarded contracts to redevelop Federal property, H500-H502 
        [6FE]
      Columbia University: tribute to Mailman School of Public Health 
        Dept. of Sociomedical Sciences Doctoral Program/Initiative for 
        Maximizing Student Diversity, E1662 [28SE]
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      Davis, Belva: Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and 
        Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, 
        E1528 [14SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: Minority Business Development Agency funding, 
        H2370 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: conduct outreach program to benefit women- and 
        minority-owned small businesses prior to conversion of 
        functions from civilian employees to contractors, H2837, H3066 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for programs or activities 
        that involve racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law 
        enforcement organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish Office of Energy Employment and 
        Training and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, H3928-
        H3930 [21JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 
        Program funding, H4623 [29JN]
      ------Minority Business Resource Center funding, H4033-H4035 
        [26JN]
      ------Office of Civil Rights funding, H4036, H4037 [26JN]
      ------Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
        funding, H4033-H4035 [26JN]
      Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (H. Res. 721), H4690 
        [10JY], H5021 [19JY]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 
        6042), E1152 [27JN]
      GSA: ensure contracts are in compliance with workforce diversity 
        rules, H1829 [16AP], H1854 [17AP]
      Health: health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      Indianola, MS: tribute to da' House of Khafre (business), E1718 
        [23OC]
      Intelligence services: protect the civil liberties of ethnic and 
        religious minorities, H3302-H3305 [31MY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 
        [16AP]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 
        4398), E573 [18AP]
      Mound Bayou, MS: tribute to J&W Smokehouse (business), E1720 
        [23OC]
      NAACP: anniversary, H4673 [9JY], E1298 [23JY], E1460 [10SE]
      Nesby & Associates, Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Minority 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1525 [13SE]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to Progressive Oakland Women for 
        Empowerment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Ms. Delilah Beasley Tea 
        reception, E1528 [14SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: ensure that 
        coordination and training between the intelligence community 
        and local law enforcement agencies not violate the civil 
        rights of minorities, H3301 [31MY]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]
      SEC: provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated 
        with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (H.R. 4376), E558 [17AP]
      United Health Foundation: tribute to Diverse Scholar Initiative, 
        E1151 [27JN]
      University of Houston: anniversary of Center for Mexican 
        American Studies, E1683 [5OC]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H94-H102 [23JA], H503-H510 [6FE], 
        H2304-H2310 [7MY], H3729 [18JN], H5118-H5122 [23JY], H5209, 
        H5212 [25JY], H5537 [1AU], H6072 [19SE], H6153, H6159, H6162 
        [20SE], H6237 [21SE], E98 [31JA], E1301 [23JY], E1427 [3AU]
      Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H94, H97, H101 [23JA]
      W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home Inc.: tribute, E1722 [26OC]
      Wesby, Maya: Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Essay Contest 
        award recipient, E1718 [23OC]
      Zhao, Mark: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the 
        Year award recipient, E451 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: observance of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and anniversary 
        of Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, S827 [16FE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3457 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], 
        S3536 [24MY]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], 
        S3669-S3671, S3672-S3674 [4JN], S3695, S3697-S3715 [5JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 [20JN]
      Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]
      Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local 
        jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and 
        Ranchers Program funding, S4390 [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for research and education to improve 
        screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (S. 
        3345), S4676 [27JN]
      Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious 
        Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South 
        Central Asia (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]
      Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (S. Res. 493), S4206 [14JN]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 529), 
        S5626 [26JY]
      FDA: ensure that adequate information is disseminated to health 
        care providers about potential benefits and risks of medical 
        products on all patient populations, S3498-S3500 [23MY]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (S. 
        2249), S2168 [28MR]
      Health: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), S2830 
        [26AP]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 
        [27MR], S2354 [17AP]
      NAACP: anniversary (S. Res. 520), S5023, S5024 [16JY]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, S90 [26JA], S2913 [7MY], S3958 
        [12JN]
  Texts of
      S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168-S2171 [28MR]
      S. Res. 493, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S4206 [14JN]
      S. Res. 520, NAACP anniversary, S5023, S5049 [16JY]
      S. Res. 529, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 535, support goals and ideals of National Caucus on 
        Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities Movement Is 
        Life initiative, S5882 [1AU]
      S. Res. 579, National Historically Black Colleges and 
        Universities Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]




MINOT, ND

  Remarks in Senate
      Floods: anniversary of Souris River flooding in North Dakota, 
        S4415 [21JN]




MINTON, SUE

  Articles and editorials
      Back on His Home Land, S2317 [16AP]
      They Answer the Call, S3077 [10MY]




MINTZ, SAUL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1588 [21SE]




MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE BOUNDARY MODIFICATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 1478) (S. Rept. 112-128), S42 [23JA]




MISCELLANEOUS TRADE AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5703, S5704, 
        S5726 [31JY]




MISS BLACK USA PAGEANT AND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Hollowell, Alescia M.: Miss Black Michigan USA pageant winner, 
        E160 [8FE]




MISSING IN ACTION

  Remarks in House
      National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, H6237 [21SE], 
        E1607, E1613, E1628-E1630 [21SE]




MISSISSIPPI

  Amendments
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appalachian Regional Commission: add certain counties to the 
        region represented (see H.R. 4620), H2067 [24AP]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (see S. 
        3293), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5512), H2320 [7MY]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see S. 3601), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6459), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of the 
        Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and 
        establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated 
        area of the National Park System (see H.R. 6032), H4156 [27JN]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members from Mississippi killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3619 [24MY]
  Motions
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Bolivar County, MS: tribute to Bolivar County Head Start 
        Program, E511 [29MR]
      Cannon's Catering (business): tribute, E1716 [23OC]
      Christian Harmonizers (musical group): tribute, E1706 [16OC]
      Christian Volunteer Services (organization): tribute, E1717 
        [23OC]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (H.R. 
        5512), H3191, H3192 [30MY]
      Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.: tribute, 
        E197 [15FE]
      Greenville Industrial College: tribute, E483 [29MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      Indianola, MS: tribute to da' House of Khafre (business), E1718 
        [23OC]
      Jefferson County, MS: tribute to Prospect Hill, E1113 [21JN]
      Mississippi Poultry Association: anniversary, E606 [19AP]
      Mound Bayou, MS: tribute to J&W Smokehouse (business), E1720 
        [23OC]
      NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363), H3440, H3441 
        [5JN], H3575 [6JN]
      Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc.: tribute, E494 
        [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Mississippi killed in 
        military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3619 [24MY]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (H.R. 
        5512), S6674 [21SE]
      Floods: tribute to Mississippi Levee Board and Yazoo-Mississippi 
        Delta Levee Board, S3512 [23MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], 
        S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. 
        Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 588), S276 
        [1FE]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Mississippi participants, S6678 
        [21SE]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      Trethewey, Natasha: appointment as U.S. Poet Laureate, S4669 
        [27JN]
      United Way: anniversary, S4414 [21JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Divisional Realignment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 5512) (H. Rept. 112-497), H3177 [29MY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 264) (S. Rept. 112-106), 
        S41 [23JA]
      NOAA Conveyance of Property to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 363) (S. 
        Rept. 112-133), S131 [26JA]
      NOAA Property Conveyance to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 363) (H. Rept. 112-502), H3265 [30MY]
      Nomination of Dennis J. Erby To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S323 [2FE]
      Nomination of Gregory K. Davis To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 5512, Divisional Realignment Act, H3191 [30MY]
      S. 363, NOAA conveyance of property to Pascagoula, MS, H3440 
        [5JN]




MISSISSIPPI POULTRY ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E606 [19AP]




MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6004 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of John Peabody to the Mississippi River Commission: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5381 
        [25JY]




MISSISSIPPI (U.S.S.)

  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save,'' Senator Wicker (extra 
        verse), S5084 [17JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Commissioning, S5084 [17JY]




MISSOURI

  Bills and resolutions
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (see S. 
        3293), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5512), H2320 [7MY]
  Cloture motions
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Remarks in House
      Alshouse, Alex J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E567 [18AP]
      Anderson, Dan: Missouri Association of Secondary School 
        Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, E1556 [19SE]
      Billings, MO: tribute to Billings High School boys' basketball 
        team, E502 [29MR]
      Bradshaw, Aaron R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1613 [21SE]
      Branson, MO: anniversary, E500 [29MR]
      Brown, Eric: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 [25JA]
      Carrollton, MO: anniversary of Carrollton Area Chamber of 
        Commerce, E297 [1MR]
      Columbia, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' 
        basketball team, E522 [16AP]
      ------tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' swimming and 
        diving team, E526, E533 [16AP]
      Cook, Matthew R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E318 [6MR]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (H.R. 
        5512), H3191, H3192 [30MY]
      Deters, Kyle A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E318 [6MR]
      Duer, Jeffrey J., Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E320 [6MR]
      Duquesne, MO: tribute, E826 [17MY]
      Earthquake Awareness Month: observance, E286 [29FE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H815 [16FE]
      Fagerstone, Nathan V.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E185 [14FE]
      Fleisher, Carol W.: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
        Outstanding Public Service Award recipient, E129 [3FE]
      Girl Scouts: tribute, E498 [29MR]
      Harrisburg, MO: tribute to Harrisburg High School girls' 
        basketball team, E519 [16AP]
      Hartsfield, Wallace S., Sr.: Missouri Walk of Fame inductee, 
        E1564 [19SE]
      Jones, Michael A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 [25JA]
      Joplin, MO: anniversary of tornado, E749 [9MY]
      Klender, Thomas W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E72 [25JA]
      Krohne, Austin N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1140 [26JN]
      KTXR-Radio (Springfield, MO): anniversary, E991 [6JN]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: designate (H.R. 3248), H707, H708 [14FE]
      Lanning, Richard L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E261 [28FE]
      Matthews, Timothy M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E400 [21MR]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, H3412, 
        H3471, H3472 [5JN]
      Morgan, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E263 [28FE]
      Mount Vernon, MO: tribute to Mount Vernon High School girls' 
        basketball team, E487 [29MR]
      Nagorney, Samuel T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Nelson, Ethan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E260 [28FE]
      Nolting, Stephen D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E320 [6MR]
      Oborny, Lucas J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E73 [25JA]
      P'Pool, Zachary M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E568 [18AP]
      Republic, MO: tribute to Republic High School girls' basketball 
        team, E505 [29MR]
      Sewell, Daniel E.: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
        Outstanding Public Service Award recipient, E139 [3FE]
      Springfield, MO: tribute to Parkview High School boys' track and 
        field relay team, E1236 [11JY]
      St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Teamsters Local Union No. 600, 
        E1082 [19JN]
      ------tribute to Soldan High School boys' basketball team, E411 
        [21MR]
      Taylor, Blake: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Taylor, Gregory B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E267 [28FE]
      Thomas, Connor S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E319 [6MR]
      Thomas, Ryan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E262 [28FE]
      Ward, Jacob W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E887 [25MY]
      Watson, Saxton T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E269 [28FE]
      Weston, MO: anniversary, E1525 [13SE]
      Whitaker, Quinton C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E567 [18AP]
      Wilks, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]
      Zink, Robert J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E393 [20MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (H.R. 
        5512), S6674 [21SE]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: designate (H.R. 3248), S2886 [26AP]
      Phillips, Mary E.: nomination to be district judge, S1410-S1413 
        [6MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1374 [2MR]
      Rice, Thomas O.: nomination to be district judge, S1410-S1413 
        [6MR]
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: 
        designate (H.R. 3246), S2886 [26AP]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Missouri, S1115 [29FE]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S2585, S2586 
        [23AP]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2556 [19AP]
  Reports filed
      Divisional Realignment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 5512) (H. Rept. 112-497), H3177 [29MY]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3248), S2730 [25AP]
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3246), S2730 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3248, Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, 
        St. Charles, MO, H707 [14FE]
      H.R. 5512, Divisional Realignment Act, H3191 [30MY]




MISSOURI ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

  Remarks in House
      Anderson, Dan: Missouri Association of Secondary School 
        Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, E1556 [19SE]




MISSOURI CHEERLEADING COACHES ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Washington, MO: tribute to St. Francis Borgia Regional High 
        School cheerleading squad, E97 [31JA]




MISTER, STEVE

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5384 [25JY]




MITCHELL, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E896 [30MY], E925 [31MY]




MITCHELL, CONNER O.

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School National 
        Merit Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]




MITCHELL, DARAN H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1567 [19SE]




MITCHELL, DEREK J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Burma: nomination to be Ambassador, S4765 [29JN]
  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4788 [9JY]




MITCHELL, JOHN

  Addresses
      Tribute to William Mitchell, E344 [8MR]




MITCHELL, LATTACE M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E16 [13JA]




MITCHELL, LOUIS A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1207 [9JY]




MITCHELL, PAUL B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1092 [20JN]




MITCHELL, R.T. AND IRENE ROBINSON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E223 [17FE]




MITCHELL, WILLIAM

  Addresses
      Tribute to William Mitchell: John Mitchell, E344 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E344 [8MR]




MITCHELL-BATEMAN, MILDRED

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1141 [29FE]




MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE AWARENESS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 490), S3977 [12JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 490, designate, S3982 [12JN]




MIYAKE, MASA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S492 [9FE]




MIZEL, LARRY A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6264 [12SE]




MOAK, LEE

  Press releases
      ALPA Hails Agreement on Eximbank Reauthorization: Air Line 
        Pilots Association, International, H2474 [9MY]




MOBILE, AL

  Remarks in House
      Alabama School of Math and Science: inclusion in Newsweek 
        (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E1363 [31JY]
      Copeland, Reggie: Cottage Hill Civilian Club Mobilian of the 
        Year award recipient, E490 [29MR]




MOBILE DEVICE PRIVACY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]




MOBILE WORKFORCE STATE INCOME TAX SIMPLIFICATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1864), H2667-H2669 [15MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1864) (H. 
        Rept. 112-386), H475 [3FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1864, provisions, H2667 [15MY]




MOCK, ALLISON

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E335 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E334 [7MR]




MOCK, JEREMIAH

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S491 [9FE]




MOCK, KAISER

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5479 [26JY]




MOCZARY, STEVEN

  Remarks in House
      Air Force Association Eglin Chapter 365: Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E834 [17MY]




MODERNIZING LABORATORY TEST STANDARDS FOR PATIENTS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3207), H952 [27FE]




MODESTO, CA

  Remarks in House
      Dewz Restaurant: inclusion in the OpenTable, Inc., Diner's 
        Choice ``Best Overall Top 100 Restaurants'' list, E235 [21FE]
      Good Egg Breakfast: anniversary, E1717 [23OC]
      Historic buildings and sites: anniversary of the Modesto Arch, 
        E1720 [23OC]
      Modesto Chamber of Commerce: anniversary, E319 [6MR]
      Modesto Lions Club: anniversary, E452 [27MR]




MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Good Egg Breakfast, E1717 [23OC]




MOELLER, WILLIAM

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5131 [18JY]




MOFFETT, TOBY J., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Suffield, CT: tribute to Suffield Foundation for Excellent 
        Schools Hall of Honor inductees, E1010 [7JN]




MOHAMMAD, MAH-RULCH

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E813 [16MY]




MOHAMMED, KHALID SHEIKH

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        E901 [30MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]




MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ

  Reports filed
      Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 526) (S. Rept. 112-112), S41 
        [23JA]




MOHAVE VALLEY, AZ

  Reports filed
      Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 526) (S. Rept. 112-112), S41 
        [23JA]




MOHAVE VALLEY LAND CONVEYANCE ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 526) (S. Rept. 112-112), S41 [23JA]




MOLAISON, VAL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S172 [30JA]




MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Foreign trade: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3406), 
        S5681 [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign trade: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6156), H5077 [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 6156) (H. Rept. 112-632), H5524 [31JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]




MOLINARO, FRANK, IV

  Remarks in House
      Hazelton, PA: tribute to Hazelton, PA, Lions Club Melvin Jones 
        Fellowship award recipients, E1697 [12OC]




MOLINE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Quad City International Airport: Illinois Primary Airport of the 
        Year award recipient, E1040 [12JN]




MOLINELLI, ARTHUR, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1090 [20JN]




MOLINO, FL

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




MOLLOY, CORMAC

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E296 [1MR]




MOLLOY, LANTY, SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1104 [21JN]




MONEY

  Addresses
      FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155-H5157 [24JY]
  Articles and editorials
      How Bernanke Can Get Banks Lending Again, E1323 [25JY]
      Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, 
        H5158-H5160 [24JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Coins: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out 
        production of $1 bills (see S. 2049), S208 [31JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for 
        commemorative coin programs to private organizations or 
        entities (see S. 3612), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6495), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial 
        institutions and small businesses to provide continuing 
        financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees 
        (see H.R. 4394), H1977 [18AP]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 633), H2126 [25AP]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see S. 2247), 
        S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H560-H563 [7FE], H675, H676 [9FE], H808 
        [16FE], H5134 [24JY], H5981 [13SE]
      ------modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive 
        and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and 
        regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], 
        H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (H.R. 639), H559 [7FE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 4180), 
        H6223 [20SE]
      ------reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219-
        H6224 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: provide growth through small business tax relief, 
        research and innovation, veterans' business incentives, 
        regulatory relief, support for high-skilled workers, and 
        counterfeiting enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, 
        S3765 [6JN]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 409), S2184 [28MR], 
        S2234 [29MR]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (S. 328), S824 [16FE]
      FRS: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3247, 
        S3248 [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Transportation Security Administration Transfer of Unclaimed 
        Money Recovered at Airport Security Checkpoints to United 
        Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 2179) (H. Rept. 112-468), H2441 [8MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 409, Financial Literacy Month, S2171, S2184 [28MR]




MONGOLIA

  Remarks in Senate
      Enkhbayaer, Nambaryn: condemn arrest and detention of former 
        President, S3108 [14MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Piper A. Wind Campbell To Be Ambassador to 
        Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 
        [19JN]




MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Citron, Suzanne and Jeffrey: Big Brothers Big Sisters of 
        Monmouth & Middlesex Counties Annual Matching Smiles Gala 
        honorees, E1716 [23OC]
      Guerin, Kevin: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Irishman of the Year 
        award recipient, E131 [3FE]
      Ryan, Michael: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Hibernian of the 
        Year award recipient, E144 [6FE]




MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing & Health Studies: 
        anniversary, E601 [19AP]




MONO COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Native Americans: take certain Federal land into trust for the 
        benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony (H.R. 2467), H5096-
        H5098 [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic 
        Development Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2467), S6625 [21SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2467) (H. 
        Rept. 112-611), H5077 [19JY]
      Mount Andrea Lawrence Designation Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1818) (H. Rept. 112-505), H3265 [30MY]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 925) (H. Rept. 
        112-506), H3265 [30MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2467, Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and 
        Economic Development Act, H5096 [23JY]




MONREAL, TIFFANY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4483 [25JN]




MONROE, LA

  Remarks in House
      St. Francis Medical Center: tribute to auxiliary members, E285 
        [29FE]




MONROE, NY

  Remarks in House
      National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David 
        Wenzel Memorial Post Office: designate (H.R. 3593), H5112 
        [23JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3593, National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer 
        Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY, H5112 
        [23JY]




MONROE, SAM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1576 [20SE]




MONROE, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4415 [21JN], S4635 [26JN]




MONROE COUNTY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.: 
        anniversary, H975 [28FE]




MONROEVILLE, AL

  Remarks in House
      Monroeville Junior High: tribute to robotics team, E218 [16FE]




MONSANTO, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: tribute to Sustainable Yield Pledge Award 
        recipients, E922 [31MY]




MONTAN, SHANELLE

  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power, E1208 [9JY]




MONTANA

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize conveyance of mineral rights in 
        Montana to settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see 
        S. 2110), S699 [15FE]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian 
        Community (see S. 3209), S3329 [21MY]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see S. 
        3311), S4299 [19JN]
  Lists
      World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Big 
        Sky Honor Flight (organization), E1034 [8JN], E1599 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1034 [8JN], E1599 
        [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: decision to relocate C-130 aircraft from Texas 
        to Montana, H1438 [21MR]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to Montana Army National Guard, S2296 
        [16AP]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S4145 [13JN], 
        S4192 [14JN], S6335 [13SE], S6527 [20SE], S6576 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Fort 
        Belknap Indian Community (S. 3209), S3330 [21MY]
      Forest Service: reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4660 [27JN]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (S. 
        3311), S6667 [21SE]
      Public lands: sustain economic development and recreational use 
        of National Forest System land and add certain land to the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 268), S4660 [27JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., 
        v. Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political 
        campaigns, S4452-S4455 [25JN]
  Reports filed
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3311), S4821 [10JY]
      Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 546) (S. Rept. 112-
        198), S5976 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. 3311, James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT, S6667 
        [21SE]




MONTEITH, DICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E151 [7FE]




MONTEREY, CA

  Remarks in House
      California: anniversary of Monterey-Salinas Transit, E1551 
        [19SE]




MONTEREY (CA) HERALD

  Articles and editorials
      Dave and Wendy Banks Teach Villagers During Peace Corps 
        Experience, E293 [1MR]




MONTEREY COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Monterey County Free Libraries: anniversary, E1512 [13SE]




MONTEREY PARK, CA

  Remarks in House
      Gin, Diane: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E478 [28MR]




MONTGOMERY, AL

  Bills and resolutions
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (see H. Res. 562), H965 
        [27FE]
  Remarks in House
      Alabama: anniversary of Selma to Montgomery civil rights 
        marches, E308 [5MR]
      Faith & Politics Institute: tribute to Congressional Civil 
        Rights Pilgrimage, E454 [27MR]
      G.W. Carver High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, E382 
        [19MR]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1031 
        [29FE], H1104-H1113, H1116, H1124 [1MR], E308, E312 [5MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a 
        statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. 
        Capitol in National Statuary Hall, S4411 [21JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 562, compile oral histories from current and former 
        Members of Congress involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement, H1104 [1MR]




MONTGOMERY, ALEXIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E199 [15FE]




MONTGOMERY, CLEOTHUS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1562 [19SE]




MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD

  Remarks in House
      Germantown, MD: tribute to MSC Coyotes Green Girls Soccer Club, 
        E1434 [3AU]




MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Harcum College: Main Line Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Business 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1398 [3AU]




MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E650 [25AP]




MONTOYA, KENNY C.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3038 [9MY]




MONTPELIER, VT

  Articles and editorials
      Closing a Chapter--Mary Leahy Ends Career at Adult Basic 
        Education, S3075 [10MY]




MONTROSE, CA

  Remarks in House
      Montrose Search and Rescue Team: tribute, H4789 [11JY]




MONTROSE, PA

  Remarks in House
      Bartron, Robert A.: Montrose, PA, Area Chamber of Commerce 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E913 [31MY]




MONTUORE, PATRICK P.

  Remarks in House
      Florham Park, NJ: anniversary of Police Unity Tour, E451 [27MR]




MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
      Victims of Communism in Albania: Joseph J. DioGuardi, E1253 
        [17JY]
  Amendments
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5141, S5154, S5167 
        [18JY], H5416 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial 
        marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division 
        members who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 
        111), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. 
        Res. 55), S5871 [1AU]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National 
        Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration 
        gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 2268), S2242 
        [29MR]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        4969), H2267 [27AP]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown 
        Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 4080), H943 [17FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a 
        marker acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the 
        construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 99), H693 
        [9FE]
      ------display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing 
        Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, 
        including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (see 
        H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 6336), H5706 [2AU]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable 
        location in the Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 49), S4418 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3084 [10MY]
      District of Columbia: authorize placement at the former Navy 
        Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor 
        Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H.R. 
        6367), H5765 [10SE]
      Dona Ana County, NM: establish a national monument to protect 
        the Organ Mountains (see H.R. 4334), H1804 [29MR]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H3660 [7JN]
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (see S. 3548), S6340 [13SE]
      Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S3782 
        [6JN]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (see S. Res. 479), S3729 [5JN]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Letters
      Waco Mammoth National Monument establishment: Malcolm Duncan, 
        Jr., Mayor of Waco, TX, H3761 [19JN]
  Lists
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, S3740 [6JN]
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Kansas (organization), S5700 [31JY]
      World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Big 
        Sky Honor Flight (organization), E1034 [8JN], E1599 [21SE]
  Poems
      ``And From These Hands,'' Albert C. Caswell, E264 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      African Americans: establish a memorial on Federal land in the 
        District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and 
        slaves who fought during the American Revolution (H.R. 2181), 
        H4809 [11JY]
      Alameda County Fair Association: dedication of Alameda County 
        Historical Monument, E1080 [19JN]
      Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Beta Lambda 
        Chapter of Miami-Dade County, FL, for contribution to the 
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, E1 [6JA]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, 
        H5335, H5416-H5432 [31JY]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 
        55), H5552 [1AU]
      Bahamas: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Bimini Plaque 
        Project, E1686 [5OC]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1034 [8JN], E1599 
        [21SE]
      BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting, 
        H1877 [17AP]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, E264 
        [28FE]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a 
        marker acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the 
        construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 99), H658 [9FE]
      Chimney Rock National Monument: establish (H.R. 2621), H2678-
        H2680 [15MY], H2781 [16MY]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center, 
        E1589 [21SE]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation 
        Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center (H.R. 6336), H5745, H5746 
        [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to remove any portion of 
        Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, CA, H4993, H4994 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure that all items for sale in 
        National Park Service gift shops and visitor centers are 
        produced in the U.S., H3785 [19JN]
      ------install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 2070), H131, 
        H132 [24JA], E71 [25JA]
      Eastern Iowa Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E979 [5JN], 
        E1530 [14SE]
      Federal Way, WA: groundbreaking of 9/11 Memorial at South King 
        Fire and Rescue Station 64, E1516 [13SE]
      Government regulations: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1889-H1891 [17AP]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, E1431 [3AU]
      Honor Flight Central Florida (organization): tribute, E1617 
        [21SE]
      Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E313 [5MR], E642, 
        E645 [25AP], E895 [30MY], E1131 [25JN], E1226 [11JY]
      Honor Flight Illinois (organization): tribute, H2718 [16MY]
      Honor Flight Iowa (organization): tribute, E629 [24AP]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E733 
        [8MY], E1558 [19SE]
      Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon & Portland (organization): 
        tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E749 [9MY], 
        E1593 [21SE], E1658 [25SE]
      Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E634 
        [24AP], E1579 [20SE]
      Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E758 [10MY], 
        E1508 [13SE]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        E1000 [6JN]
      Illinois: tribute to Illinois Patriot Guard Fallen Heroes 
        Traveling Memorial Wall, H1629 [27MR]
      Law enforcement officers: moment of silence in honor of officers 
        killed in the line of duty, H2743 [16MY]
      Leesburg, VA: dedication of war memorial to fallen soldiers, 
        E1711 [19OC]
      Middle Island, NY: tribute to Longwood Central School District 
        Longwood Veterans Walk and Longwood Veterans History Project, 
        E1062 [18JN]
      Music City Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E610 [23AP], 
        E681 [27AP], E723 [8MY]
      National Park Service: clarify that all public lands under 
        National Park Service jurisdiction are included in the hunting 
        exemption, H1882, H1883 [17AP]
      Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building, H1922 [18AP]
      Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5433-H5435 
        [31JY]
      Religion: ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the 
        U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols (H.R. 290), 
        H132-H134 [24JA], E108 [1FE]
      Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1556 
        [19SE]
      Veterans: make memorial headstones and markers available for 
        purchase for members of Reserve components who performed 
        inactive duty training or active duty training but did not 
        serve on active duty, H3324 [31MY]
      Volusia Honor Air (organization): tribute, E1542 [14SE], E1666 
        [28SE]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish, H3760 [19JN]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial 
        (H.R. 938), H124 [24JA], H386 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5105, S5154-S5167 
        [18JY], S5203 [19JY]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 
        55), S5824 [1AU]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S4145 [13JN], 
        S4192 [14JN], S6335 [13SE], S6527 [20SE], S6576 [21SE]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (S. 3587), S6552 [20SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Con. 
        Res. 99), S802, S803 [15FE]
      ------unveiling of bust of Sojourner Truth in the Capitol 
        rotunda, S4411 [21JN]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (H.R. 6336), S6284, S6285 [12SE]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable 
        location in the Capitol (S. Con. Res. 49), S4423 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 3078), 
        S3747-S3749 [6JN]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]
      Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3740 
        [6JN]
      Honor Flight Kansas (organization): tribute, S5700 [31JY]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2917 
        [7MY]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (S. 3548), S6344 [13SE]
      Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a 
        statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. 
        Capitol in National Statuary Hall, S4411 [21JN]
      Rockland, ME: dedication of Midcoast Area Veterans Memorial 
        Wall, S5728 [31JY]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (S. Res. 479), S3736 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 112-597), H4906 [17JY]
      Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 112-473), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      Memorial Establishment on Federal Land in the District of 
        Columbia To Honor Free African Americans and Slaves Who Fought 
        During the American Revolution: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 883) (S. Rept. 112-118), S41 
        [23JA]
      Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 [23JA]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation District of Columbia 
        Commemorative Work Authorization: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1421) (S. Rept. 112-127), S42 
        [23JA]
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3641) (H. Rept. 112-626), H5326 [26JY]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1545) (H. Rept. 112-430), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 112-368), H77 [18JA]
  Statements
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, H5434 
        [31JY]
  Tables
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1627, Honoring America's Veterans 
        and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act, S5166 [18JY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 99, use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor 
        Center for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that 
        slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, 
        H658 [9FE]
      H.R. 290, War Memorial Protection Act, H132 [24JA]
      H.R. 1627, Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp 
        Lejeune Families Act, H5416-H5428 [31JY]
      H.R. 2070, World War II Memorial Prayer Act, H131 [24JA]
      H.R. 2621, Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act, 
        H2679 [15MY]
      H.R. 3641, Pinnacles National Park Act, H5433 [31JY]
      H.R. 6336, Committee on the Library (Joint) acceptance of a 
        statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of 
        Columbia and display the statue in Emancipation Hall of the 
        Capitol Visitor Center, H5745 [10SE]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. Con. Res. 46, provide an appropriate site at the former Navy 
        Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea 
        Memorial Monument to honor military divers, S3783 [6JN]
      S. Con. Res. 49, Committee on the Library (Joint) acceptance of 
        a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of 
        Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the 
        Capitol, S4423 [21JN]
      S. Con. Res. 55, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1627, Honoring 
        America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act, 
        S5824, S5884 [1AU], H5552 [1AU]
      S. Res. 479, Strategic Air Command stand down anniversary and 
        memorial dedication, S3733, S3736 [5JN]




MOODY, KATELYN

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E628 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E628 [24AP]




MOODY, SHANNON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E21 [17JA]




MOONEY, BETH

  Remarks in House
      Notre Dame College Medal: recipient, E1019 [7JN]




MOORE, BRANDON

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery 
        award recipient, S151 [30JA]




MOORE, BRIAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E856 [18MY]




MOORE, BRIAN M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E888 [25MY]




MOORE, GWEN (a Representative from Wisconsin)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3529 [6JN]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1392 [19MR]
      ------provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H3481 [5JN]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H696 [13FE]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H2288 [27AP]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2072 [24AP]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2072 [24AP]
      Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs 
        using a network of public and private community entities to 
        provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical 
        restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H376 [1FE]
      ------provide for programs and activities with respect to the 
        prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1562), H3404 [1JN]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H1306 [8MR]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1428 [20MR]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see H.R. 4933), H2206 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 664), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see H.R. 3863), H641 
        [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H3700 [8JN]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H6001 [13SE]
      ------establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
        ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H2647 [10MY]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H221 [31JA]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H79 
        [18JA]
      ------require a criminal background check for a child care staff 
        member of any child care provider in a State that receives 
        funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program 
        (see H.R. 1711), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by 
        immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H220 [31JA]
      ------improve services for victims of sexual assault and 
        domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide State and local government incentives under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program to provide certain services to rape and sexual assault 
        victims (see H.R. 2197), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H3177 
        [29MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H220 [31JA]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H2716 [15MY]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H1017 [28FE]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H221 [31JA]
      ------stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for 
        coordination and coherence of, science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see 
        H.R. 3373), H966 [27FE]
      ERISA: require a lifetime income disclosure (see H.R. 677), H220 
        [31JA]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3405 [1JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1306 [8MR]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6152 [19SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to 
        terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for 
        aliens with mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H945 [17FE]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H3405 [1JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5202 [24JY]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1497 [21MR]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3976 [21JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H4907 [17JY]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3404 [1JN]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse 
        staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H4864 [12JY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. 
        Res. 40), H1978 [18AP]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5713 [2AU]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (see H. Res. 535), H374 [1FE]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H1392 [19MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      ------expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal 
        and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H1273 [7MR]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Pensions: reduce administrative burdens and encourage retirement 
        plan formation and retention (see H.R. 3561), H1915 [17AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H5712 [2AU]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H903 [16FE]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (see H.R. 2682), H79 [18JA]
      Senior citizens: establish a grant program to enhance training 
        and services to prevent abuse in later life (see H.R. 4979), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (see H. Res. 177), H2329 [7MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H4908 [17JY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H6302 [5OC]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H1359 
        [9MR]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2715 [15MY]
      ------permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by 
        financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 
        5705), H3405 [1JN]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H1915 
        [17AP]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H1306 [8MR]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H571 [7FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H572 [7FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H2569 [9MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1428 [20MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1846 [16AP]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3808 [19JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Courts: provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal 
        representation to parents and legal guardians relative to 
        child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      Taxation: provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain 
        small business stock (see H.R. 4226), H1427 [20MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Courts: provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal 
        representation to parents and legal guardians relative to 
        child welfare cases (H.R. 3873), H375 [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (H.R. 3829), H182 [25JA]
      Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6186), H5291 
        [25JY]
      Taxation: provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain 
        small business stock (H.R. 4226), H1428 [20MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of Homeland Security Secure Communities deportation 
        program: several legal aid organizations, H3529 [6JN]
  Motions
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2779 
        [16MY]
  Proclamations
      Tribute to Jacqueline C. Allen: by, E1537 [14SE]
  Remarks
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H537 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H537 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2622 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1714 [28MR], H1859, H1860, H1861 [17AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1658 [28MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H398 [2FE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hearings 
        on women's health and contraception with all-male panel, H972 
        [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H586 [8FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3529 [6JN]
      ------Office of Civil Rights and Liberties funding, H3529 [6JN]
      Economy: impact of tax cuts, H398 [2FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3510 [6JN]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 
        4264), H5740 [10SE]
      Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6186), H5737 
        [10SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3510 [6JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), H5741 [10SE]
      National School Breakfast Week: observance, E332 [7MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2729 [16MY]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H1860 [17AP], H2727, H2779 [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H339 [1FE]
      Point of order, H1860 [17AP], H2726 [16MY], H6165 [20SE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6165, H6166 [20SE]
      ------require States to implement policies to prevent assistance 
        under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from 
        being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 
        3567), H317 [1FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3510 [6JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, H2634 
        [10MY]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1550 [26MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1860, H1861 [17AP]
      Taxation: restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3510 [6JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2729 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2729, H2730 [16MY]
      ------funding, H2634 [10MY]
      ------protect victims' identity to avoid retaliation, H2779 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1658 [28MR], H2143 [26AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2726, H2729, H2730 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), motion to recommit, H2779 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H6248, H6249 [21SE], 
        E125 [2FE], E1378 [1AU], E1540 [14SE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 
        2827), H6127, H6128 [19SE]
      Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, E464 
        [28MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H800 [15FE], H1151 [5MR], H1271 [7MR]
  Tributes
      Starms, Frances Brock, E195 [15FE]




MOORE, HENRY L.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6538 [20SE]




MOORE, LISA MANTARRO

  Remarks in House
      Ceres, CA, Chamber of Commerce: Citizen of the Year Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E96 [31JA]




MOORE, LOUIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H549 [7FE]




MOORE, MAL

  Remarks in House
      National Football Foundation: John L. Toner Award recipient, 
        E1338 [26JY], E1366 [31JY]




MOORE, NED

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5725 [31JY]




MOORE, PEYTON

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E976 [5JN]




MOORE, RICHARD E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E389 [20MR]




MOORE, SUSAN

  Remarks in House
      Santa Rosa, CA: Roseland School District Lifetime Achievement 
        Volunteer Award recipient, E903 [30MY]




MOORE, TREVOR

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute to Vermont participants, S5368 [25JY]




MOORHEAD, MN

  Remarks in House
      American Crystal Sugar, Inc.: decision to lockout factory 
        workers, H386 [2FE]
      American Crystal Sugar Co.: restart of negotiations to settle 
        labor dispute and lockout at Moorhead, MN, factory, H3489 
        [6JN]




MORAGA, CA

  Remarks in House
      St. Mary's College of California: anniversary, E1583 [21SE]




MORALES, CARLOS

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4948 [12JY]




MORALES, PABLO

  Remarks in House
      Cuba: anniversary of downing of Brothers to the Rescue 
        (organization) aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]




MORALITY AND ETHICS

  Articles and editorials
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
      More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, H318 [1FE]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
      Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs, S1670 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 
        [23JA]
      Animals: condemn practice of gassing stray cats and dogs (see H. 
        Res. 761), H5707 [2AU]
      ------disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter 
        animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for 
        euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H5078 [19JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see S. 3526), 
        S6107 [11SE] (see H.R. 3828), H181 [25JA]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games 
        that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see 
        H.R. 4204), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: certify that American Forces Radio and 
        Television Service programming communicates departmental 
        policies, priorities, goals, and initiatives and supports 
        basic values of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4189), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Government regulations: eliminate requirements for duplicative 
        clinical testing of new drugs, vaccines, biological products, 
        or medical devices if inconsistent with relevant ethical norms 
        (see S. 3506), S5977 [2AU]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
  Letters
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
      ------Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), 
        S3884 [11JN]
      ------Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act: Tom 
        Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National Conference of State 
        Legislatures, H318 [1FE]
      ------Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services 
        Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State 
        TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
  Memorandums
      Military Chaplain Participation in or Officiation of Private 
        Ceremonies: Clifford L. Stanley, Dept. of Defense, H5027 
        [19JY]
      Use of Dept. of Defense Real Property and Facilities for Private 
        Functions: Jeh C. Johnson, Dept. of Defense, H5028 [19JY]
  Press releases
      Key Vote Alert--``No'' on the Nomination of Andrew Hurwitz: 
        Heritage Action for America (organization), S3883 [11JN]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]
      ------prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for 
        conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY], H4692 
        [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5440-H5448 [31JY], 
        E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, E1421 
        [3AU]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains, H2791 [16MY], 
        H2836 [17MY]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (H. Res. 
        698), H3812 [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, 
        H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, 
        H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, 
        H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      Journal of Medical Ethics: reaction to article supporting after-
        birth abortions, H1220 [7MR], H1291 [8MR]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1116, H1118 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR], 
        H1213, H1218 [7MR], H1300 [8MR]
      National Day of Reason: observance, E691 [27AP]
      NOAA: prohibit funding for salaries of individuals who misuse 
        Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund, H2523 [9MY]
      Obama, President: remarks at National Prayer Breakfast stating 
        policies are grounded in Christian faith, H464 [3FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, H1221 [7MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
      Public welfare programs: require States to implement policies to 
        prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and 
        liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H226, H315-H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]
      Secret Service: call for investigation into allegations of 
        sexual misconduct by personnel in Colombia, H1829 [16AP]
      ------call for investigation into allegations of sexual 
        misconduct by personnel in Colombia and El Salvador, H2138 
        [26AP]
      Society: value of personal responsibility versus Federal aid 
        programs, H466 [3FE], H5926 [13SE], H6161 [20SE]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, H226 [1FE], H385 [2FE]
      Women: impact of access to contraceptive services and supplies, 
        H1270 [7MR], H5634 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497, S1498 
        [8MR]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      Economy: impact of free enterprise system on charitable giving, 
        S3063 [10MY]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to 
        decisions and position on the death penalty, S3881, S3886, 
        S3887 [11JN], S3947 [12JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in 
        decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, S3882-S3889 
        [11JN]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 569), S6469 
        [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1077-S1082 [28FE], S1104-S1110, S1112, 
        S1113, S1115-S1129, S1132-S1139, S1141, S1156 [29FE], S1159-
        S1173 [1MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S375-S379 [7FE]
  Reports
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
  Reports filed
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-
        640), H5524 [31JY]
  Testimonies
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families 
        Act, H315 [1FE]
      H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child 
        Protection Act, H5440-H5442 [31JY]
      S. Res. 569, National Character Counts Week, S6467, S6471 [19SE]




MORAN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Virginia)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5038 
        [19JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3372 [1JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3681 [8JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be 
        Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, Eric Bruguier and Lloyd Irvine, 
        Hill (publication), E1478 [11SE]
      Why Malala Inspires Us, Laura Bush, Washington (DC) Post, 
        E1695 [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      ------provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2813 [16MY]
      Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on 
        certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical 
        (see H.R. 3432), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H641 [8FE]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: improve mental health assessments provided to 
        members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see 
        H.R. 1942), H6061 [14SE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H27 
        [17JA]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H220 [31JA]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H727 [14FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 289), H3707 [15JN]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H803 [15FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H2271 [27AP]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H966 [27FE]
      ------protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical 
        restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H5078 [19JY]
      China: condemn human rights and legal due process standards 
        violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
      ------prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4864 [12JY]
      Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English 
        language and government and history knowledge requirements for 
        naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in 
        other languages (see H.R. 2957), H945 [17FE]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H641 [8FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3707 [15JN]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see H.R. 3653), H1741 [28MR]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H3915 [20JN]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H3164 
        [18MY]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H1018 [28FE]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4065 [26JN]
      ------submit and provide access to a report on the animals 
        killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), H5705 [2AU]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      ------terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 
        crop year (see H.R. 2487), H28 [17JA]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5630 [1AU]
      Dept. of HHS: conduct programs to screen adolescents, and 
        educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding 
        disorders (see H.R. 1919), H1543 [22MR]
      ------establish a working group to develop and disseminate best 
        practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug 
        labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 
        4087), H1101 [29FE]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H79 
        [18JA]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H79 [18JA]
      ------protect children affected by immigration enforcement 
        actions (see H.R. 2607), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H726 [14FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 
        3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish and collect fees for 
        inspections of Outer Continental Shelf facilities, including 
        mobile offshore drilling units (see H.R. 2566), H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1135 [1MR]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H6234 [20SE]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H1210 [6MR]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance 
        of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and 
        call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. 
        Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H441 [2FE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic 
        telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H1846 [16AP]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H2716 [15MY]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H512 
        [6FE]
      Drugs: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based 
        offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Education: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see 
        H.R. 4170), H1916 [17AP]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H3977 [21JN]
      Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 996), H27 
        [17JA]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H1741 [28MR]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1571 [26MR]
      FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal 
        wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal 
        land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see 
        H.R. 6306), H5705 [2AU]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5131 [23JY]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5291 
        [25JY]
      ------enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of 
        firearms (see H.R. 4190), H3976 [21JN]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5766 [10SE]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H3915 [20JN]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H512 [6FE]
      ------provide for medical neutrality protecting medical 
        facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish 
        accountability for violations of the principle of medical 
        neutrality (see H.R. 2643), H694 [9FE]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H3734 [18JN]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5328 [26JY]
      Honduras: limit assistance pending certification that the 
        Government of Honduras has settled all outstanding 
        expropriation claims brought by U.S. companies (see H.R. 
        2200), H4157 [27JN]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        H.R. 4259), H2134 [25AP]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H187 [27JA]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to refugee 
        resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide authority for immigration judges to terminate 
        proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with 
        mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H1101 [29FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H694 
        [9FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5079 [19JY] (see H. Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4864 [12JY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H6279 [21SE]
      Medicare: cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home 
        needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and 
        disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or 
        similar program (see H.R. 3150), H5009 [18JY]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H6061 [14SE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H512 [6FE]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1273 [7MR]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6001 [13SE]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6001 [13SE]
      Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of 
        Board of Directors (see H.R. 6369), H5765 [10SE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 
        402), H79 [18JA]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5713 [2AU]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6300 [2OC]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H79 [18JA]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (see H.R. 190), H2134 [25AP]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H1804 [29MR]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see 
        H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      Power resources: prevent Federal residential and commercial 
        mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that 
        contravene established State and local property assessed clean 
        energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H3662 [7JN]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H5526 [31JY]
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (see H.R. 6077), H5526 
        [31JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P (see 
        H.R. 2154), H4685 [9JY]
      ------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit P16 (see H.R. 2155), H4828 [11JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5202 [24JY]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1367 [16MR]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried 
        before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5130 [23JY]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H115 [23JA]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H376 [1FE]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H5767 [10SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H5331 [30JY]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H966 [27FE]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1410), H2715 
        [15MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H4158 [27JN]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3489), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H1572 [26MR]
      ------prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, 
        acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of 
        any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 
        4306), H2289 [27AP]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      ------promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, 
        authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls 
        and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on 
        Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 2513), H966 [27FE]
      ------protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for 
        breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage 
        breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing 
        mothers (see H.R. 2758), H3105 [17MY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3977 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter 
        animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for 
        euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H5078 [19JY]
      Armed Forces: pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit 
        Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for 
        the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant 
        (see H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States for demonstration 
        projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization 
        or health to include body mass index (BMI) (see H.R. 6402), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist 
        foreign countries in environmentally sustainable 
        administration of natural resources (see H.R. 6422), H6060 
        [14SE]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 
        6042), H4156 [27JN]
      Medicaid: provide an option of States to cover a children's 
        program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 
        4147), H1209 [6MR]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit 
        Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for 
        the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant 
        (H.R. 4329), H1806 [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), H2283 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States for demonstration 
        projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization 
        or health to include body mass index (BMI) (H.R. 6402), H6000 
        [13SE]
      Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist 
        foreign countries in environmentally sustainable 
        administration of natural resources (H.R. 6422), H6061 [14SE]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 
        6042), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicaid: provide an option of States to cover a children's 
        program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R. 
        4147), H1209 [6MR]
  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, 
        E688 [27AP]
      ------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and 
        Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory 
        Committee, E688 [27AP]
      ------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent 
        Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
      ------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools 
        Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H7 [13JA]
  Remarks
      Alcorn, Walter: Fairfax County, VA, Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E402 [21MR]
      Alexandria, VA: Days of Remembrance observance, E550 
        [17AP]
      Alibhai, Suleiman: Prevention of Blindness Society of 
        Metropolitan Washington Professional Service Award recipient, 
        E212 [16FE]
      Appropriations: legislative process, H6047 [14SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H6047 [14SE]
      Arlington County, VA: anniversary of Rock Spring Congregational 
        United Church of Christ, E845 [18MY]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H1369 [19MR]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (H.R. 
        4329), E506 [29MR]
      ATF: Multiple Sales Reporting Program funding, H2456 [9MY]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5212 
        [25JY]
      Better Business Bureau: anniversary, E1454 [10SE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1772 [29MR], H1858 [17AP]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
      Community Foundation for Northern Virginia: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, 
        E1451 [10SE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5775 [11SE], 
        H6047-H6051 [14SE], H6163 [20SE]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3372, H3376, H3377 [1JN]
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, H5038, H5039, H5040 
        [19JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5038, H5039, H5040 
        [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), E687 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6049 [14SE]
      Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or 
        the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
        suspected terrorists (H.R. 1506), H2456 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 
        6168), H5214 [25JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), E1630 [21SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5171 [24JY], 
        H5214 [25JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3338 [31MY]
      ------extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3319, H3338 
        [31MY]
      Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist 
        foreign countries in environmentally sustainable 
        administration of natural resources (H.R. 6422), E1534 
        [14SE]
      Economy: national objectives priority assignments, E101 
        [31JA]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H919 [17FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6049 [14SE]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885 [17AP]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3372, H3376, H3377 [1JN]
      FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, 
        H2457 [9MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3867 [20JN]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H230, H309 [1FE]
      ------increase contribution by employees for defined retirement 
        benefits, H3319 [31MY]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H919 [17FE]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 6042), 
        E1152 [27JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H2460 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (H.R. 1781), H2456 [9MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H2460 [9MY]
      House of Representatives: prohibit funding for polystyrene 
        containers in food service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), E810 [16MY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3681, H3682 [8JN]
      Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, H3681 
        [8JN]
      Links, Inc.: anniversary of Arlington, VA, chapter, E297 
        [1MR]
      McLean, VA: tribute to Langley High School staff for efforts to 
        support Maureen Marsh during health crisis, E188 
        [14FE]
      Medicaid: provide an option of States to cover a children's 
        program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R. 
        4147), E321 [6MR]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H6048-H6051 [14SE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2776 
        [16MY]
      ------facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and 
        encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American 
        communities (H.R. 2362), H5094 [23JY], E1478 [11SE]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2514 
        [9MY]
      Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to National Trademark Expo, 
        E1552 [19SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3870 [20JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6050 [14SE], E15 
        [13JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H2460 [9MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3870 [20JN], H3951 [21JN]
      Rodriguez, Andrew: Amateur Athletic Union James E. Sullivan 
        Award recipient, E482 [29MR]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H5980 
        [13SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2456, H2514 [9MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1885 [17AP]
      Sudan: human rights violations and attacks on the border regions 
        of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, H1442 [21MR]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2001 [19AP]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5775 [11SE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H739 [15FE], H1221 [7MR]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, E101 [31JA]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), E1482 [11SE]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), E1482 
        [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, 
        H2776 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2776 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2776 [16MY]
  Statements
      Economic Justice: Alex Lesser and Josh Fixler, Religious Action 
        Center for Reform Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism, 
        E101 [31JA]
  Tributes
      Bergdahl, Jim, E195 [15FE]
      Bowens, Jacqueline, E1393 [3AU]
      Chase, Peter M., E900 [30MY]
      Dragoo, Gregory F., E1105 [21JN]
      Fitch, Robert, E70 [25JA]
      Gibert, Paul, E197 [15FE]
      Goodridge, Gail A.W., E1170 [28JN]
      Pennybacker, Gail, H5024 [19JY], E1267 [18JY]
      Reiley, Mame, E1147 [27JN]
      Summerall, Wilmot N., III, E275 [29FE]
      Weissman, Joshua, E194 [15FE]
      Yousafzai, Malala, E1694 [12OC]




MORAN, JERRY (a Senator from Kansas)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3852, S3869 
        [7JN], S4107 [12JN], S4152 [13JN], S4244 [18JN], S4348, S4351 
        [20JN], S4384 [21JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2603 
        [23AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S571 [13FE], S707, S791 
        [15FE], S913 [17FE], S1367 [1MR], S1395, S1396 [5MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1758 [15MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4897, S4900 [11JY], S5086 [17JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2865 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S5048 [16JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2394 [17AP]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S209 
        [31JA]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 
        3624), S6625 [21SE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and 
        mandatory spending (see S. 1316), S351 [6FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see S. 881), S5305 [24JY]
      Dept. of Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among 
        students by improving professional development programs for 
        teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see 
        S. 434), S2824 [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see S. 362), S4773 [29JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: terminate the U.S. Mint Presidential $1 
        Coin Program (see S. 1385), S5978 [2AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits for homeless 
        veterans who are women or who have dependents (see S. 3308), 
        S4726 [28JN]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S5213 [19JY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S3730 [5JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4637 [26JN]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1933 [21MR]
      ------provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics 
        may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without 
        obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense 
        (see S. 381), S1422 [6MR]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see S.J. Res. 19), S1089 [28FE]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 
        [19SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S6063 [10SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6065 [10SE]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 3541), S6627 [21SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5383 [25JY]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S6109 [11SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1148 [29FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2825 [26AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2245 [29MR]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S6628 
        [21SE]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S2825 [26AP]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S4637 [26JN]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S6064 [10SE]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 424), S2546 
        [19AP]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), 
        S3782 [6JN]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        S. 3584), S6545 [20SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371, 3221), 
        S3731 [5JN]
      ------provide for appropriate designation of collective 
        bargaining units (see S. 1843), S3977 [12JN]
      OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to 
        include more small businesses (see S. 807), S1049 [27FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health 
        insurance tax (see S. 1880), S3785 [6JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 3077), S4774 [29JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 578), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S4674 [27JN]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3731 [5JN]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see S. 1526), S5871 [1AU]
      ------provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, 
        create jobs, and encourage investment (see S. 1174), S2245 
        [29MR]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see S. 
        1278), S6063 [10SE]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3281 [17MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S1050 [27FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S5047 
        [16JY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2732 
        [25AP]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provide 
        exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements 
        (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see S. 1460), S3043 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see S. 2035), S131 [26JA]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see S. 
        2300), S2496 [18AP]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see S. 2160), S1422 [6MR]
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 363), S208 [31JA]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S1790 [19MR]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4130 [13JN], 
        S5343 [25JY], S5441 [26JY], S5836 [1AU]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, S5836 [1AU]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Kansas killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, S3818 [7JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S3222 [16MY]
      ------balance, S29 [23JA]
      ------deficit, S3222 [16MY]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, S2992 [9MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6479 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Food for Peace program funding, S4130 
        [13JN]
      ------improve crop insurance, S5836 [1AU]
      ------oppose promotion of Meatless Monday initiative in 
        departmental newsletter, S5359 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), S29 [23JA]
      Dept. of Labor: reform certain proposed child labor rules 
        relative to family farming, S371 [7FE], S896, S897 [17FE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764, S3766 
        [6JN]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (S. 1866), S3764 [6JN]
      Health: impact of medical research, S3702 [5JN]
      Iran: strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (S. 2101), 
        S2346 [17AP]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center application 
        for National Cancer Institute designation, S3703 [5JN]
      Koch Industries, Inc.: characterization relative to corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5177 
        [19JY]
      Leahy, Senator: tribute to casting 14,000th vote, S5359 [25JY]
      Lugar, Senator: tribute to casting 13,000th vote, S5359 [25JY]
      McConnell AFB, KS: support selection as main operating base for 
        KC-46A Tanker fleet, S5108 [18JY]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, S3702 [5JN]
      National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: addition of names of 
        Kansas officers, S3161 [15MY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S4602-S4604 [26JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S2665 [25AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1880, S1881 
        [21MR]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S1880 [21MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2665 [25AP]
      Police Week: observance, S3161 [15MY]
      Postal Service: create a moratorium on the closure of rural post 
        offices and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, 
        S2488 [18AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2488 [18AP]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S3222 [16MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1691, S1692, S1693 [15MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5441 
        [26JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5279 [24JY], S5341, S5343, S5345 [25JY]
      ------rates, S6479 [20SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S5343 [25JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5341, S5343, 
        S5345 [25JY], S5441 [26JY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (S. 2205), 
        S3244 [17MY]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5835 [1AU]
  Tributes
      Baker, Howard H., Jr., S2126 [28MR]
      Balfour, Andrew, S3161 [15MY]
      Bethell, Bob, S3322 [21MY]
      Bloomfield, William, S3161 [15MY]
      Dole, Bob, S2126 [28MR]
      Dunlap, Kenneth O., S4456 [25JN]
      Enzbrenner, David, S3161 [15MY]




MORA-PINA, ALYSIA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E466 [28MR]




MOREHOUSE, ANDREW

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




MOREHOUSE COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic: tribute, E1521 [13SE]




MORELLA, CONNIE (a former Representative from Maryland)

  Inscriptions
      Dennis M. Hertel Association of Former Members of Congress 
        appreciation plaque, H4700 [10JY]
      Gabrielle Giffords Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award plaque, H4699 [10JY]
  Lists
      Association of Former Members of Congress members who have 
        passed away since the last congressional reception honoring 
        former Members of Congress, H4706 [10JY]
  Remarks
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Common 
        Ground Project, H4698 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Congress to Campus program, H4697 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Congressional Golf Tournament, H4698, H4699 
        [10JY]
      ------tribute to Middle East Legislative Fellows Program, H4701 
        [10JY]
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4696, 
        H4697, H4698, H4699, H4700, H4701, H4702, H4703, H4704, H4705 
        [10JY]
      Giffords, Gabrielle: Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award recipient, H4699 [10JY]
  Tributes
      Hertel, Dennis M., H4700 [10JY]




MORGADO, TRAVIS

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, E1105 [21JN]
      Tribute, H3587 [7JN]




MORGAN, ANDREW

  Remarks in House
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]




MORGAN, CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E263 [28FE]




MORGAN, MONIQUE

  Remarks in House
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]




MORGAN, ROBIN W.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5969 [2AU]




MORGAN, SARAH

  Articles and editorials
      Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]




MORGAN, SHIRLEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E737 [9MY]




MORGAN, SUSIE

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S2115, S2149-S2154 
        [28MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2113 [27MR]




MORGAN COUNTY, KY

  Remarks in House
      West Liberty, KY: tribute to first responders, E1462 [10SE]




MORGAN HILL, CA

  Remarks in House
      Central High School: tribute to improvement in California 
        Academic Performance Index, E1717 [23OC]




MORGANS, MAGGIE

  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, E741 [9MY]




MORGANTOWN, WV

  Remarks in House
      West Virginia University: tribute to football team, H45 [18JA]




MORGANZA, MD

  Remarks in House
      Chopticon High School: tribute to marching band, E951 [1JN]




MORNINGSTAR, RICHARD L.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4298 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S4298 [19JN]




MOROCCO, KINGDOM OF

  Remarks in House
      Human rights: violations, E1646 [21SE]
      U.S. policy, E354 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship: anniversary, 
        S5727 [31JY]
      U.S. policy, S5727 [31JY]
  Statements
      Declaration to Moroccan-Controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi 
        Refugee Camps in Algeria--Summary of Preliminary Observations: 
        Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights 
        (organization), E1647 [21SE]




MORRELL, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




MORRILL, JUSTIN SMITH (a former Senator from Vermont)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 502), S4375, S4377 [20JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 502, Land-Grant College Act anniversary, S4374, S4376 
        [20JN]




MORRILL ACT  see Land-Grant College Act




MORRIS, HOWARD C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E690 [27AP]




MORRIS, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1459 [10SE]




MORRIS, LEO A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1086 [19JN]




MORRIS, MATTHEW T.

  Remarks in Senate
      Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar 
        Park, TX: designate (H.R. 298), S2885 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar 
        Park, TX: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 298), S2730 [25AP]




MORRIS, TAYLOR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1436 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5250 [23JY]




MORRIS COUNTY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: tribute to volunteer 
        program, E932 [31MY]
      Madison, NJ: anniversary of DAR Loantaka-Parsippanong chapter, 
        E574 [18AP]
      Madsion, NJ: anniversary of Shakespeare Theatre, E1543 [14SE]
      Riverdale, NJ: anniversary of Riverdale Women's Club, E670 
        [26AP]
      Sussex County, NJ: anniversary of Court Appointed Special 
        Advocates for Children, E821 [16MY]
      Whippany, NJ: anniversary of Morris County Public Library, E1124 
        [21JN]




MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6004 [2AU]




MORRISON, HEATH

  Remarks in House
      American Association of School Administrators: Superintendent of 
        the Year award recipient, E233 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Association of School Administrators: National 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S1192 [1MR]
      ------Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S879 [17FE]




MORRISON, RICHARD M.

  Remarks in House
      Michigan: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Veteran of the Year Award 
        recipient, E1464 [10SE]




MORRISON, STEPHANIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1138 [26JN]




MORRISON, TONI

  Articles and editorials
      Toni Morrison, Author, Won Pulitzer, Nobel Prizes--Black History 
        Month, H508 [6FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H508, H509 [6FE]
      Women: tribute to Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, E930 
        [31MY]




MORRISSEY, ELMER

  Remarks in Senate
      San Francisco, CA: express condolences to families of victims of 
        boating accident while participating in a race off the coast 
        of California, S2812 [26AP]




MORRO BAY, CA

  Remarks in House
      NOAA: Excellence in Local Government award recipient, H5025 
        [19JY]




MORROW COUNTY, OH

  Remarks in Senate
      Moore, Brandon: Dept. of Justice Law Enforcement Congressional 
        Badge of Bravery award recipient, S151 [30JA]




MORSE, PHILLIP D., SR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3723 [5JN], S3740 [6JN]




MORTGAGE FORGIVENESS TAX RELIEF ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2250), S3463 [23MY]




MORTIMER, DOUG AND SUE

  Articles and editorials
      Mortimers--A Good Place To Call Home, S1785 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1784 [19MR]




MORTIMER, RITTER

  Articles and editorials
      Mortimers--A Good Place To Call Home, S1785 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1784 [19MR]




MORTON, JOHN

  Memorandums
      Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Dentention, and Removal of Aliens, H3625 [7JN]
      Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent With the Civil 
        Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Detention, and Removal of Aliens, H3626 [7JN]
      Prosecutorial Discretion in Removal Cases Involving Certain 
        Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs, H3627 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to finalize, 
        implement, administer, or enforce memos from John Morton 
        relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on 
        prosecutorial discretion, H3625-H3629 [7JN], E1080 [19JN]




MORTON, KENT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E55 [23JA]




MORUS, ROBERT

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6284 [12SE]




MOSBY FARM (business)

  Remarks in House
      King County, WA: King County Executive Rural Small Business of 
        the Year award finalist, E1524 [13SE]




MOSBY WOODS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Mosby Woods neighborhhood, 
        E1522 [13SE]




MOSER, BOBBY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1131 [25JN]




MOSER, RONALD A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E900 [30MY]




MOSER, VERONICA

  Obituaries
      Personal, H5300 [26JY]




MOSES, FREDERIC N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E491 [29MR]




MOSES, GEORGE

  Remarks in Senate
      National Low Income Housing Coalition: Cushing Niles Dolbeare 
        Lifetime Service Award recipient, S1998 [22MR]




MOSKO, CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2816 [17MY]




MOSSMAN, RICK L.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2654 [24AP]




MOTAAVI (business)

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1724 [15MR]




MOTEN, BETH

  Letters
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H920 [17FE]




MOTEN, WENDY

  Remarks in House
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Emissaries of Memphis Music honorees, 
        E514 [30MR]




MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to chapter, E936 [31MY]




MOTHER'S DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2454 [9MY], H2638 [10MY], E769 [10MY]




MOTION PICTURES

  Addresses
      Film Introduction About Howard H. Baker, Jr.: Senator Alexander, 
        S2126 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2646 [10MY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Taxation: extend the election to treat the cost of qualified 
        film and television productions as an expense which is not 
        chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 5793), H3102 [17MY]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions 
        against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods 
        (H.R. 3261), H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees: 
        anniversary of Art Directors Guild Local 800, E949 [1JN]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (H. Res. 654), E1268 [18JY]
      MacLaine, Shirley: American Film Institute Life Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1022 [7JN], E1108 [21JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ``Undefeated'': tribute to Academy Award-winning documentary, 
        H952 [27FE]
      World War II: tribute to premiere of ``Red Tails'' movie about 
        Tuskegee Airmen, H83 [23JA], E27 [17JA], E54 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Animals: ensure that extras in film and television who bring 
        personal, domesticated household pets do not face unnecessary 
        regulations, S4353 [20JN]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]




MOTOR & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures, S2624 [24AP]




MOTOR VEHICLES

  Amendments
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S504, S505, S536, S538, S539, S540, 
        S541, S543 [9FE], S570, S571, S572, S573, S574, S575, S576, 
        S577, S581, S582 [13FE], S639, S640, S641, S642, S645, S646, 
        S647, S650, S651, S652, S653, S654, S655, S656, S657 [14FE], 
        S686, S687, S705, S706, S707, S708, S787, S788, S789, S790, 
        S791, S792, S794, S795, S796, S797 [15FE], S860, S861, S862, 
        S863, S864, S865, S866, S867, S870, S871, S872, S873, S874 
        [16FE], S913, S914, S919, S924, S925, S926, S927, S928, S1018, 
        S1019 [17FE], S1051, S1052, S1053 [27FE], S1079, S1090, S1095, 
        S1096, S1097 [28FE], S1151, S1152 [29FE], S1179, S1210, S1364, 
        S1365, S1367 [1MR], S1385, S1386, S1387, S1389, S1392, S1395, 
        S1396, S1397, S1398, S1399 [5MR], S1426, S1427, S1429, S1430 
        [6MR], S1463, S1464, S1466, S1467, S1468, S1470 [7MR], S1505, 
        S1512, S1515, S1517, S1531, S1533, S1534, S1535, S1544, S1548, 
        S1556 [8MR], S1573 [12MR], S1593, S1597, S1601, S1602, S1603, 
        S1605, S1618 [13MR], S1647 [14MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1750 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1944, H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3641, S3657 [24MY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Drill Baby Drill, Redux--Republicans' Tired Remedy for Rising 
        Gas Prices Won't Fix Anything, S1404 [6MR]
      Driving Through History, S3127 [14MY]
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, H2194 [26AP]
      In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, H527 [7FE]
      Measuring the Impact of Regulation--The Rule of More--Rule-
        Making Is Being Made To Look More Beneficial Under Barack 
        Obama, H5236 [25JY]
      Swopes Celebrate 60 Years in Business, S2159 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see S. 3624), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 2372), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4094), H1016 [28FE]
      Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 452), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Consumers: prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer 
        information in making any determination involving auto 
        insurance (see H.R. 6129), H4868 [13JY]
      Dept. of Energy: provide a prize to the first manufacturer of 
        highly-efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline 
        (see H.R. 3872), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to Elko 
        County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of 
        Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see H.R. 3815), H158 
        [24JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), 
        S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6404), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain 
        commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time 
        at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 6451), H6230 [20SE]
      ------establish a program to assist veterans to acquire 
        commercial driver's licenses (see S. 2084), S494 [9FE]
      ------reauthorize surface transportation research, technology, 
        training, intelligent transportation, and university 
        transportation programs, and Bureau of Transportation 
        Statistics (see H.R. 3833), H186 [27JA]
      ------withhold certain highway funds from States unless they 
        enact a law strengthening penalties for motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 4236), H1497 [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to States to assist 
        veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while 
        serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers 
        licenses (see H.R. 4288), H1740 [28MR]
      Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (see H.R. 3810), H114 [23JA]
      Government: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased (see H.R. 6324), H5706 [2AU]
      GSA: reduce amounts available for acquisition of new vehicles 
        for the Federal fleet (see H.R. 6144), H5008 [18JY]
      Immigration: restrict community policing programs funding for 
        States that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal 
        immigrants (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (see H.R. 5648), H2443 [8MY] (see H.R. 5859), H3265 
        [30MY]
      Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as 
        wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate 
        Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and 
        facilitate land exchange (see H.R. 4109), H1099 [29FE]
      Medicaid: provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that 
        provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to 
        beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 
        3586), S6545 [20SE]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. 
        Res. 798), H6232 [20SE]
      National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 798), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 754), H5629 [1AU]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        441), S2824 [26AP]
      Natural gas: exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum 
        fuel economy increase standards (see S. 2174), S1540 [8MR]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment and expedite 
        transition to natural gas as a vehicle fuel (see S. 2070), 
        S350 [6FE]
      ------provide assistance to States to carry out initiatives to 
        promote the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel and 
        public and private investment in natural gas vehicles and 
        transportation infrastructure (see S. 3437), S5381 [25JY]
      Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain 
        component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 3889), H440 [2FE]
      Power resources: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural 
        gas, allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-
        efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for 
        fare reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (see H.R. 
        4239), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 4276, 4281), H1739 [28MR] (see 
        H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP] (see H.R. 6057), H4603 (see H.R. 
        6058), H4604 [28JN] (see H.R. 6064), H4654 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 600), H1739 [28MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------improve certain laws relative to use of high occupancy 
        vehicle facilities (see S. 3191), S3234 [16MY]
      ------stop excessive toll hikes (see H.R. 6515), H6275 [21SE]
      Safety: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting or 
        selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall (see S. 
        3502), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6094), H4774 [10JY]
      Tariff: Agilon 400 (see S. 2661), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4915), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------catalytic converter mounting mats (see S. 2645), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5605), H2442 [8MY]
      ------compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines 
        (see S. 2530), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4954), H2206 [26AP]
      ------direct injection fuel injectors (see S. 2329), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4910), H2205 [26AP]
      ------drive-axles (see S. 2510), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4950), 
        H2206 [26AP] (see H.R. 5335), H2316 [7MY]
      ------forged ring gear components and certain other parts of 
        crankshafts and connecting rods (see S. 2511), S2922 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5336), H2316 [7MY]
      ------forged steel crankshafts (see S. 2914), S2966 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5525), H2320 [7MY]
      ------fuel injection pumps (see S. 2910), S2966 [8MY]
      ------fuel injection pumps (for compression-ignition engines) 
        functional in a common rail fuel system (see H.R. 5527), H2320 
        [7MY]
      ------fuel injectors each functional in a common rail fuel 
        system (see S. 2912), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5523), H2320 [7MY]
      ------gear boxes (see H.R. 4952), H2206 [26AP]
      ------gearing, gear box, and other speed changer parts (see H.R. 
        5623), H2443 [8MY]
      ------high pressure fuel pumps (see S. 2335), S2601 [23AP] (see 
        H.R. 4908), H2205 [26AP]
      ------hybrid electric vehicle inverters (see S. 2330), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4909), H2205 [26AP]
      ------Interam mats (see H.R. 5692), H2566 [9MY]
      ------lithium-ion electrical storage batteries (see H.R. 4911), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------machinery for molding unvulcanized rubber for tires (see 
        H.R. 5365, 5366), H2317 [7MY]
      ------machinery for molding unvulcanized rubber for tubeless 
        radial tires (see H.R. 5367, 5368), H2317 [7MY]
      ------motor generator units (see H.R. 4912), H2205 [26AP]
      ------non-driving axles (see H.R. 4951), H2206 [26AP]
      ------plain shaft sputter bearings (see S. 2913), S2966 [8MY]
      ------plain shaft sputter bearings without housing (other than 
        spherical bearings) (see H.R. 5526), H2320 [7MY]
      ------polycrystalline fibers (see S. 2642), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5604), H2442 [8MY]
      ------programmable controllers (see S. 2509), S2922 [7MY]
      ------rooftop cargo bags (see S. 2621), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5034), H2268 [27AP]
      ------specially designed vehicles (see S. 2534), S2922 [7MY]
      ------stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds (see S. 
        2737), S2926 [7MY]
      ------stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds 
        technical correction (see H.R. 4627), H2123 [25AP]
      ------suspension system stablilizer bars (see S. 3044), S3041 
        [9MY] (see H.R. 5819), H3103 [17MY]
      ------truck cabs (see S. 2529), S2922 [7MY]
      ------used camshafts and crankshafts for diesel engines (see 
        H.R. 4829), H2204 [26AP]
      ------used compression-ignition internal combustion piston 
        engines (see H.R. 4618), H2067 [24AP]
      ------used gear boxes (see H.R. 4619), H2067 [24AP]
      Taxation: extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in 
        vehicles (see S. 2161), S1422 [6MR]
      ------extend authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund and 
        provide revenues for highway programs (see S. 2132), S1049 
        [27FE]
      ------increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-
        related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and 
        increase investment credit for more efficient fuel cells (see 
        S. 3531), S6270 [12SE] (see H.R. 6384), H5922 [12SE]
      ------increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (see H.R. 6323), H5706 [2AU]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see H.R. 
        4321), H1804 [29MR]
      Transportation: amend certain motor vehicle safety laws (see 
        H.R. 6051), H4603 [28JN]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      Voting: require driver's license applicants in a new State to 
        indicate whether that State is the applicant's residence for 
        purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        6386), H5922 [12SE]
  Cloture motions
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, S404 [9FE]
      ------Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      ------Transportation Construction Coalition, S416 [9FE]
      Surface Transportation Extension Act: Representative Camp, 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 
        [29MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement: 
        Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations, H4152 [27JN]
      ------Kurt J. Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, 
        H4153 [27JN]
  Lists
      Surface transportation extensions passed in the House of 
        Representatives, H1756 [29MR]
  Motions
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S382 [7FE], S686 [15FE], S1172, 
        S1179 [1MR], S1518 [8MR], S1605 [13MR], S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1959 [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 
        [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      African Americans: tribute to contributions of African American 
        inventors, H969 [28FE]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (S. 3624), H6285 [28SE]
      Buy American Act: increase total domestic content of all steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods, including rolling stock, H4125 
        [27JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit, H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access, H3746, H3763 [19JN]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], H4614 
        [29JN]
      Common carriers: require certain safety measures on 
        motorcoaches, E923 [31MY]
      Conservation of energy: increase fuel efficiency, E1211 [9JY]
      ------preserve fuel efficiency standards, H6255 [21SE]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, E1428 [3AU]
      Dept. of Defense: exempt from certain requirements on the 
        procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H5036, 
        H5050, H5051 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H5057 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: Batteries and Electric Drive Technology Program 
        funding, H3493 [6JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program vehicle 
        technologies funding, H3383, H3384 [1JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement energy conservation 
        standards for golf cart battery chargers, H3476 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H3465 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: implement commercial pre-inspection 
        pilot program at Peace Bridge to expedite traffic at U.S.-
        Canada border, H4709 [10JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway 
        safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of 
        older drivers and pedestrians, H4624 [29JN]
      ------distracted driving prevention and research funding through 
        reductions in financial management funding, H4035, H4036 
        [26JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement regulations to mandate 
        global positioning system (GPS) tracking, electronic on-board 
        recording devices, or event data recorders in passenger or 
        commercial motor vehicles, H4149, H4150 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to study alternatives to the current 
        system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based 
        on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle, H4137-H4139 
        [27JN]
      ------State distracted driving prevention grant funding, H3953-
        H3955 [21JN], E1149 [27JN]
      ------submit report estimating the number of lost jobs, 
        fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by 
        new fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, H6214-H6216 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to States to assist 
        veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while 
        serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers 
        licenses (H.R. 4288), E469 [28MR]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: exempt 
        from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition 
        of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Rolling Thunder 
        Demonstration Run, E1141 [26JN]
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H521 
        [7FE], H4690 [10JY]
      Energy and water development: exempt from certain requirements 
        on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, 
        H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      EPA: expand ability to waive certain pollution control fuel 
        requirements when there is a fuel distribution problem and 
        complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. of Energy, 
        H3903, H3904 [20JN]
      ------take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would 
        increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for 
        oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
      Ford Motor Co.: tribute to Louisville, KY, assembly plant, H4690 
        [10JY]
      Friends of Light Rail and Transit (organization): anniversary, 
        E1669 [28SE]
      Government: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased (H.R. 6324), H6097-H6099 [19SE]
      Government regulations: effects of increase of corporate average 
        fuel economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, 
        H208-H213 [31JA]
      ------exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from 
        regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for 
        gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]
      ------impact on the energy sector, H1394 [20MR], H2193-H2197 
        [26AP]
      Highway Trust Fund: increase minimum rate of return to States 
        for payments made through the Federal gas tax, H3505-H3509 
        [6JN]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (H.R. 5859), H5098-H5100 [23JY]
      Laubscher, Rick: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research 
        (SPUR) Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E602 [19AP]
      Michigan: passage of motorcycle helmet choice law for adult 
        riders, E803 [15MY]
      Motorcycles: use of motorcycles and scooters as transportation 
        options, E874 [18MY]
      National Fuel Efficiency Month: designate, E1291 [19JY]
      National Guard: complete capability assessment of medical 
        equipment in Humvee ambulances, H4960, H4961 [18JY], H5038 
        [19JY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of 
        alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries 
        and fatalities, H4107, H4108 [27JN]
      ------State enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      National Transportation Week: observance, E874 [18MY]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues 
        based on political affiliation, E349 [8MR]
      Obama, President: economic policies relative to stability of 
        domestic automobile manufacturers, H1547 [26MR]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, H191 [31JA], H444 [3FE], 
        H1276 [8MR]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to Florida chapter, 
        E1479 [11SE]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE], 
        H633 [8FE]
      ------gasoline price levels, H951 [27FE], H974 [28FE], H1026, 
        H1027, H1028, H1029, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], 
        H1156, H1163, H1164 [6MR], H1211, H1220, H1221, H1222, H1264 
        [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H1559 [26MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1857, H1858 [17AP], H1969 [18AP], H2059 
        [24AP], H2194-H2197 [26AP], H3820 [20JN]
      Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, H210 
        [31JA], H563-H566 [7FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H935-H938 [17FE]
      Public lands: preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting while maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas 
        development, mining, logging, and motorized activities in 
        wilderness areas, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (H.R. 14), H1448 [21MR], H1519, H1520 [22MR], H1586, H1594, 
        H1595, H1603-H1608 [27MR], H1645, H1650, H1668, H1669 [28MR], 
        H1746, H1747, H1750, H1756-H1761 [29MR], H1927, H1928, H1930, 
        H1935 [18AP], H1994 [19AP], E418 [22MR], E513, E514 [30MR], 
        E539 [16AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1600-H1609 [27MR], H1755, H1775, H1776 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4276), 
        H1755 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1751-H1762 [29MR], E513, E514 [30MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1744-H1751 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1932-H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], 
        H3391, H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, 
        H3744 [19JN], H3817, H3881 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 
        [21JN], H4023-H4025, H4041 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], 
        E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3788-H3797 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, H4637 [29JN], 
        H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 [12JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 
        [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-
        H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 
        [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], 
        E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN], E1149 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        H4637 [29JN]
      ------obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to level of CBO 
        projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3652-H3658 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for construction of highways in foreign 
        countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      ------remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, H4623 [29JN]
      ------streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements 
        for surface transportation projects, H1934 [18AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), H5649 [2AU]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      Tacoma, WA: opening of LeMay--America's Car Museum, E1426 [3AU]
      Taxation: increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (H.R. 6323), E1427 [3AU]
      ------provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to 
        reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, H974 [28FE]
      ------repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (H.R. 
        4321), H2331 [8MY], E510 [29MR]
      Technology: provide incentives for the purchase of electric 
        vehicles and increase investment in advanced vehicle 
        technology, development, and manufacturing, H976 [28FE]
      Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.: tribute, H228 [1FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H201-H207 [31JA], H386 [2FE], H461-H463 [3FE], H477 
        [6FE], H526 [7FE], H632, H635 [8FE], H662 [9FE], H699, H720, 
        H721 [14FE], H731, H732, H737, H739, H759 [15FE], H818, H894-
        H897 [16FE], H930 [17FE], H952 [27FE], H978 [28FE], H1161, 
        H1189, H1190 [6MR], H1221 [7MR], H1433, H1448 [21MR], H1595, 
        H1603-H1607 [27MR], H1668 [28MR], H1748, H1749, H1755-H1760 
        [29MR], H1934-H1937 [18AP], E213, E217 [16FE], E514 [30MR]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H750 [15FE]
      ------ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to 
        reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (H.R. 
        1687), H3465 [5JN]
      ------extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 
        2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during 
        planting and harvest seasons, S1603, S1604 [13MR]
      ------economic impact of ethanol production, S5828 [1AU], S6326 
        [13SE]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1440 [7MR], S1603 [13MR]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (S. 3624), S6675 [21SE]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692-S696 [15FE]
      Budget: reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1518, S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1604, 
        S1605 [13MR]
      Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 452), S3049 
        [9MY]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]
      Economy: impact of Government bailout of automobile industry, 
        S3892 [11JN]
      ------impact of Government regulations, S4118 [13JN]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], S824 
        [16FE], S3419 [22MY]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S1064 
        [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S2132, S2133 [28MR], S2217 [29MR], S2383 
        [17AP], S3419 [22MY]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S823 [16FE]
      Foreign trade: domestic sourcing of auto supply parts, S1175 
        [1MR]
      General Motors Corp.: anniversary of Chevrolet Cruze automobile, 
        S6097 [11SE]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), S6007 [2AU]
      John T. Cyr and Sons, Inc.: anniversary, S3127 [14MY]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 441), 
        S2886 [26AP]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 
        [27FE], S1182 [1MR]
      ------gasoline price levels, S810 [16FE], S1064, S1068-S1072 
        [28FE], S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1174, S1181-S1183, S1187 [1MR], 
        S1381 [5MR], S1403-S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436, S1438-S1440 
        [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1662 [14MR], S2023, S2026 [26MR], S2046, 
        S2050, S2059-S2062, S2070 [27MR], S2116, S2132-S2135, S2137, 
        S2141 [28MR], S2192, S2193, S2215 [29MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, 
        S2460 [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665 [25AP], S5130 [18JY]
      Power resources: establish commission to analyze and report on 
        cumulative impacts of certain EPA rules and actions on 
        gasoline and diesel fuel prices, S2125 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S2128 [28MR]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647-S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, 
        S2209-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S364-S366 [7FE], S423-S486 [9FE], S545, S550, S559, 
        S561 [13FE], S585, S587, S593-S595, S599, S605, S607, S609 
        [14FE], S661-S665, S671, S672, S685-S690, S692-S697 [15FE], 
        S818-S822, S826, S832, S836-S838, S842 [16FE], S880, S885, 
        S886, S892 [17FE], S1072, S1073, S1077-S1083, S1085 [28FE], 
        S1104-S1110, S1112-S1139, S1141, S1142, S1155, S1156 [29FE], 
        S1159-S1173, S1179, S1188, S1189 [1MR], S1371-S1373 [2MR], 
        S1376 [5MR], S1405, S1407-S1410 [6MR], S1434, S1435, S1437, 
        S1440-S1443, S1448-S1452 [7MR], S1495-S1497, S1502-S1536 
        [8MR], S1561-S1564, S1572, S1573 [12MR], S1583, S1589-S1606, 
        S1608, S1609 [13MR], S1639, S1641, S1644, S1645, S1647-S1662, 
        S1667 [14MR], S1729 [15MR], S1877 [21MR], S1955, S1986-S1988 
        [22MR], S2009, S2013 [26MR], S2049, S2050, S2056-S2059, S2062, 
        S2076 [27MR], S2135, S2149, S2157 [28MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, 
        S2208, S2209 [29MR], S2314 [16AP], S2384-S2386 [17AP], S2458, 
        S2476, S2487 [18AP], S2590 [23AP], S3067 [10MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S400-S406, S414-S417, S420-S423 
        [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent agreement, S838 [16FE], S1455 
        [7MR], S1573 [12MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent request, S1409, S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2052 [27MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, S2208-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        unanimous-consent request, S2209-S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], 
        S3744 [6JN], S3813, S3815, S3827 [7JN], S3957 [12JN], S4114-
        S4118 [13JN], S4165, S4195 [14JN], S4452 [25JN], S4659 [27JN], 
        S4690 [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-S4714, S4716 
        [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], S4810-S4812 
        [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        insert S. 1813 language in lieu, S2615 [24AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        S4779 [29JN]
      ------increase Federal cost share for emergency relief permanent 
        repairs in extreme disasters, S1648 [14MR]
      ------prohibit imposition of new tolls on the Federal-aid 
        system, S1592 [13MR], S1648, S1649 [14MR]
      ------provide States with additional flexibility to implement 
        tolls on interstate highways, S1648, S1649 [14MR]
      ------remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, S1593-S1596 [13MR]
      Safety: improve safety of motorcoaches, S1188 [1MR], S5178 
        [19JY]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3657 [24MY]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1813, 
        Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), 
        S1644 [14MR]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      Shaw, Mike: Time (publication) Dealer of the Year award 
        recipient, S1420 [6MR]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]
      Taxation: encourage alternative energy investments and job 
        creation, S1561-S1564 [12MR], S1591, S1600 [13MR]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), S585, S587 [14FE]
      World Trade Organization: U.S. complaint against China over 
        tariffs on American-made automobile exports, S4814 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Transportation (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 112-397), H696 
        [13FE]
      Battery Recharging Stations Establishment for Privately Owned 
        Vehicles in House of Representatives Parking Areas at No Net 
        Cost to Federal Government: Committee on House Administration 
        (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 112-625), H5326 [26JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-
        398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 600) (H. Rept. 112-
        424), H1739 [28MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 112-152), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      Motor Vehicle Insurance Cost Reporting Requirement Law Repeal: 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5898) (H. Rept. 
        112-591), H4774 [10JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 
        1813), S350 [6FE]
      Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
        Recreational Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4094) (H. Rept. 112-526), H3706 [15JN]
  Statements
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Executive Office of 
        the President, H745 [15FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and 
        Infrastructure Jobs Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 600, consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation 
        Extension Act, H1744 [29MR]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 1402, battery recharging stations establishment for 
        privately owned vehicles in House of Representatives parking 
        areas at no net cost to Federal Government, H5650 [2AU]
      H.R. 4239, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1600-H1603 
        [27MR]
      H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1752-H1755 
        [29MR]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 5859, repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting, H5098 [23JY]
      H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act, 
        H4637-H4641 [29JN]
      H.R. 6324, Cutting Federal Unnecessary and Expensive Leasing 
        (Cutting FUEL) Act, H6097 [19SE]
      S. 739, battery recharging stations establishment for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, H5649 [2AU]
      S. 739, establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, S3657 [24MY]
      S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-
        21), S423-S484 [9FE]
      S. 3624, Military Commercial Driver's License Act, S6675 [21SE], 
        H6285 [28SE]
      S. Res. 441, National Youth Traffic Safety Month, S2832, S2887 
        [26AP]
      S. Res. 452, Collector Car Appreciation Day, S3047, S3050 [9MY]




MOTTA, FRANK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E704 [7MY], E728 [8MY]




MOTTO, WILLIAM J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Cincinnati State Technical and Community College: Meridian 
        Bioscience, Inc., establishment of William J. Motto Annual 
        Bioscience Scholarship, S2917 [7MY]




MOUND, MN

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E661 [26AP]




MOUND BAYOU, MS

  Remarks in House
      J&W Smokehouse (business): tribute, E1720 [23OC]




MOUNT ANDREA LAWRENCE DESIGNATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1818) 
        (H. Rept. 112-505), H3265 [30MY]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 925) (H. Rept. 
        112-506), H3265 [30MY]




MOUNT CHOSIN FEW ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5928), E1346 [26JY]




MOUNT HOLLY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Emmons, Matthew: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1523 [13SE]




MOUNT LAUREL, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Lloyd, Carli: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1523 
        [13SE]




MOUNT VERNON, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Rep. Danny Ford Calling It Quits After 30 Years in Frankfort, 
        S2595 [23AP]




MOUNT VERNON, MO

  Remarks in House
      Mount Vernon High School: tribute to girls' basketball team, 
        E487 [29MR]




MOUNT VERNON, NY

  Remarks in House
      Johnson, Nichele A.: Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 
        [7MY]
      Jones, Calvin (C.J.): Henry Allen Educational & Learning 
        Foundation outstanding mentor honoree, E711 [7MY]
      Lopez, Miriam: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        community spirit honoree, E712 [7MY]
      Muhammad, Arthur: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        youth advocacy/community service honoree, E709 [7MY]
      Thomas, Miccerica: Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation 
        extra mile honoree, E713 [7MY]




MOUNT VIEW-EDGEWOOD WATER CO.

  Remarks in House
      National Rural Water Association: National Great American Water 
        Taste Test Gold Medal award recipient, E247 [27FE]




MOUNT WASHINGTON CRUISES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1001 [6JN], E1059 [18JN]




MOUNTAIN HOME, AR

  Remarks in House
      Mountain Home High School: robotics team winners of For 
        Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) 
        (organization) Robotics Competition, H4076 [27JN]
      Sports: tribute to Mountain Home Bomb Squad baseball team, H5209 
        [25JY]




MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Lakeland Hills YWCA: anniversary, E872 [18MY]




MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA

  Bills and resolutions
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office: designate 
        (see H.R. 6260), H5629 [1AU]




MOUNTAINS

  Bills and resolutions
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see S. 3375), S4893 [11JY] (see H.R. 5545), H2441 [8MY]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Dona Ana County, NM: establish a national monument to protect 
        the Organ Mountains (see H.R. 4334), H1804 [29MR]
      Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to 
        include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 5103), H2269 
        [27AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green 
        Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 6039), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Mount Chosin Few: designate (see H.R. 5928), H3660 [7JN]
      Mount Denali: designate (see S. 2272), S2242 [29MR]
      Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate 
        (see S. 2273), S2242 [29MR]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Aguilar, Dan: Premio Internazionale Solidarieta Alpina 
        (organization) Silver Plaque International Alpine Solidarity 
        Award recipient, E897 [30MY]
      Mount Chosin Few: designate (H.R. 5928), E1346 [26JY]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 
        [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (S. 3375), S4895 [11JY]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (organization): tribute, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate 
        (S. 2273), S2253 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      Mount Andrea Lawrence Designation Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1818) (H. Rept. 112-505), H3265 [30MY]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 925) (H. Rept. 
        112-506), H3265 [30MY]
      Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3452) (H. Rept. 112-452), 
        H2029 [19AP]
  Texts of
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]




MOURADIAN, KAY

  Remarks in House
      California: 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award 
        recipient, E465 [28MR]




MOVIES  see Motion Pictures




MOVING AHEAD FOR PROGRESS IN THE 21st CENTURY ACT (MAP-21)

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 1813), S504, S505, S536, S538, S539, S540, S541, S543 
        [9FE], S570, S571, S572, S573, S574, S575, S576, S577, S581, 
        S582 [13FE], S639, S640, S641, S642, S645, S646, S647, S650, 
        S651, S652, S653, S654, S655, S656, S657 [14FE], S686, S687, 
        S705, S706, S707, S708, S787, S788, S789, S790, S791, S792, 
        S794, S795, S796, S797 [15FE], S860, S861, S862, S863, S864, 
        S865, S866, S867, S870, S871, S872, S873, S874 [16FE], S913, 
        S914, S919, S924, S925, S926, S927, S928, S1018, S1019 [17FE], 
        S1051, S1052, S1053 [27FE], S1079, S1090, S1095, S1096, S1097 
        [28FE], S1151, S1152 [29FE], S1179, S1210, S1364, S1365, S1367 
        [1MR], S1385, S1386, S1387, S1389, S1392, S1395, S1396, S1397, 
        S1398, S1399 [5MR], S1426, S1427, S1429, S1430 [6MR], S1463, 
        S1464, S1466, S1467, S1468, S1470 [7MR], S1505, S1512, S1515, 
        S1517, S1531, S1533, S1534, S1535, S1544, S1548, S1556 [8MR], 
        S1573 [12MR], S1593, S1597, S1601, S1602, S1603, S1605, S1618 
        [13MR], S1647 [14MR], S1814 [19MR]
  Analyses
      National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development 
        Act, S1655-S1657 [14MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, S4707 
        [28JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Enact (H.R. 4348): consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 [2MR], S1410 
        [6MR]
      ------motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
  Conference reports
      Provisions (H.R. 4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators: Lisa P. Jackson, EPA, S1510, S1514 
        [8MR]
      ------W. Randall Rawson, American Boiler Manufacturers 
        Association, S1510 [8MR]
      Provisions: Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, 
        S404 [9FE]
      ------Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      ------Transportation Construction Coalition, S416 [9FE]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
  Lists
      Staff who worked on H.R. 4348, provisions, E1223 [11JY]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 4348): conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      Enact (S. 1813), S382 [7FE], S686 [15FE], S1172, S1179 [1MR], 
        S1518 [8MR], S1605 [13MR], S1650 [14MR]
  Remarks in House
      Committee of Conference: tribute to members and staff, H4624, 
        H4625 [29JN], E1223 [11JY]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content in 
        transportation construction projects, H3795 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H4619, H4620, H4626 [29JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway 
        safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of 
        older drivers and pedestrians, H4624 [29JN]
      ------Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, H4623 
        [29JN]
      ------Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 [12JY]
      Enact (H.R. 14), H1448 [21MR], H1519, H1520 [22MR], H1586, 
        H1594, H1595, H1603-H1608 [27MR], H1645, H1650, H1668, H1669 
        [28MR], H1746, H1747, H1750, H1756-H1761 [29MR], H1927, H1928, 
        H1930, H1935 [18AP], H1994 [19AP], E418 [22MR], E513, E514 
        [30MR], E539 [16AP]
      Enact (H.R. 4348): conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-
        H4614 [29JN]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4619-H4623 [29JN]
      Maritime Administration: Maritime Security Program and Cargo 
        Preference Program funding, H4623 [29JN]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: pension funding relief reforms, 
        H4627, H4628, H4629 [29JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H4623 [29JN]
      Roads and highways: remove privatized highways from 
        consideration in apportioning highway funding among States, 
        H4623 [29JN]
      Territories: Territorial Highway Program funding, H4625, H4626 
        [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during 
        planting and harvest seasons, S1603, S1604 [13MR]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1440 [7MR], S1603 [13MR]
      Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate 
        certain exemptions relative to railroads, S1129 [29FE], S1437 
        [7MR]
      Budget: deficit, S1659 [14MR]
      ------reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1518, S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1604, 
        S1605 [13MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S823 [16FE], 
        S3873 [7JN]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 [14FE], 
        S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, S1530 
        [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content in 
        transportation construction projects, S1440 [7MR], S1602, 
        S1608 [13MR]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, S4742, S4752 [29JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, S4735, S4743, S4757 [29JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S559 [13FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1525-S1528 [8MR], S1609 
        [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      ------reinstate Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
        Gas Leasing Program, S1505-S1507, S1523, S1526 [8MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: allow funds to be used to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge on non-National Highway Systems Federal-
        aid highways, S1188 [1MR]
      ------allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain 
        percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement 
        projects, S405 [9FE]
      ------establish national safety standards for transit agencies 
        operating heavy rail on fixed guideway, S665 [15FE]
      ------grant States use of Congested Mitigation and Air Quality 
        Improvement Program funds toward transit system programs, 
        S1131 [29FE]
      ------off-system bridge program funding, S1451 [7MR], S1535 
        [8MR], S1602 [13MR]
      ------Projects of National and Regional Significance Program 
        funding, S1131 [29FE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S421 [9FE], S2203 [29MR]
      Enact (H.R. 4348), S3744 [6JN], S3813, S3815, S3827 [7JN], S3957 
        [12JN], S4114-S4118 [13JN], S4165, S4195 [14JN], S4659 [27JN]
      ------conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-S4714, S4716 
        [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], S4810-S4812 
        [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Enact (S. 1813), S364-S366 [7FE], S423-S486 [9FE], S545, S550, 
        S559, S561 [13FE], S585, S587, S593-S595, S599, S605, S607, 
        S609 [14FE], S661-S665, S671, S672, S685-S690, S692-S697 
        [15FE], S818-S822, S826, S832, S836-S838, S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S885, S886, S892 [17FE], S1072, S1073, S1077-S1083, S1085 
        [28FE], S1104-S1110, S1112-S1139, S1141, S1142, S1155, S1156 
        [29FE], S1159-S1173, S1179, S1188, S1189 [1MR], S1371-S1373 
        [2MR], S1376 [5MR], S1405, S1407-S1410 [6MR], S1434, S1435, 
        S1437, S1440-S1443, S1448-S1452 [7MR], S1495-S1497, S1502-
        S1536 [8MR], S1561-S1564, S1572, S1573 [12MR], S1583, S1589-
        S1606, S1608, S1609 [13MR], S1639, S1641, S1644, S1645, S1647-
        S1662, S1667 [14MR], S1729 [15MR], S1877 [21MR], S1955, S1986-
        S1988 [22MR], S2009, S2013 [26MR], S2049, S2050, S2056-S2059, 
        S2062, S2076 [27MR], S2135, S2149, S2157 [28MR], S2202-S2204, 
        S2206, S2208, S2209 [29MR], S2314 [16AP], S2384-S2386 [17AP], 
        S2458, S2476, S2487 [18AP], S2590 [23AP], S3067 [10MY]
      ------motion to proceed, S400-S406, S414-S417, S420-S423 [9FE]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S838 [16FE], S1455 [7MR], 
        S1573 [12MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S1409, S1410 [6MR]
      EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S1508-S1511, S1513, S1514, S1523, 
        S1528 [8MR], S1573 [12MR]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4699 [28JN], S4735, S4743, S4755, S4757 [29JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal 
        wetland of Gulf Coast States, and provide Land and Water 
        Conservation Fund funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 
        [14MR], S2076 [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      Highway Trust Fund: permit a State to elect to receive the 
        State's contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway 
        program apportionment, S1592 [13MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches, S1188 [1MR], 
        S5178 [19JY]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1077-S1082 [28FE], S1104-S1110, S1112, 
        S1113, S1115, S1132-S1139, S1141 [29FE], S1159-S1173 [1MR]
      Pensions: reform funding rules, S1659 [14MR]
      Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, 
        S1142 [29FE]
      Power resources: provide for offshore and oil shale energy 
        development and energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], 
        S1596 [13MR], S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      Railroads: allow Federal funds made available for purchase of 
        rolling stock to be used to purchase any equipment used for 
        high-speed rail, S1652 [14MR]
      ------change railcar procurement rules for transit systems to 
        allow up to 5 years for delivery of railcars after delivery of 
        1st railcar, S559 [13FE]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647-S1650 [14MR]
      ------increase Federal cost share for emergency relief permanent 
        repairs in extreme disasters, S1648 [14MR]
      ------prohibit imposition of new tolls on the Federal-aid 
        system, S1592 [13MR], S1648, S1649 [14MR]
      ------provide States with additional flexibility to implement 
        tolls on interstate highways, S1648, S1649 [14MR]
      ------remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, S1593-S1596 [13MR]
      Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S1512, S1513, S1518, S1528 [8MR]
      Staff: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1813, 
        provisions, S1644 [14MR]
      Taxation: adjust gasoline tax rates with inflation, S1448-S1450 
        [7MR]
      ------encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, 
        S1561-S1564 [12MR], S1591, S1600 [13MR]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S832 [16FE]
      ------extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 
        [12MR], S1599 [13MR]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S1532, S1533 
        [8MR]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, S1599 [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Transportation: allow States to permit non-highway uses in rest 
        areas along any highway, S1534 [8MR], S1605 [13MR]
      ------allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, S1534 [8MR], S1592, S1604 [13MR]
      ------empower States with authority for most taxing and spending 
        for highway and mass transit programs, S1594, S1595 [13MR]
      ------maintain competitive market by ensuring equal treatment of 
        contract rail operators, S1536 [8MR]
      ------modify gas tax apportionment formula to ensure that the 
        percentage of funds received by a State is the same as the 
        percentage of total gas taxes paid by the State, S1535 [8MR], 
        S1601 [13MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-
        557), H4603 [28JN]
      ------Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 
        1813), S350 [6FE]
  Testimonies
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, provisions, H4609 
        [29JN]
      S. 1813, provisions, S423-S484 [9FE]




MOWITT, WILLIAM

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S136 [26JA]




MOYER, MAURICE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1440 [21MR], E346 [8MR]




MOYLAN, ANDREW

  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5107 [23JY]




MOYNIHAN, STEVEN P.

  Remarks in House
      James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation: James Madison 
        Fellowship designee, E1142 [26JN]




MOZAMBIQUE, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Douglas M. Griffiths To Be Ambassador to 
        Mozambique: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]




MOZLEY, PATTY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3109 [18MY], E834 [17MY]




MR. TROPHY (business)

  Remarks in House
      Representative Fleischmann Economic Excellence Award: recipient, 
        H974 [28FE]




MRS. HELENA KAUSHIK WOMEN'S COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Kaushik, Sunedra K.: Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Samman Award 
        recipient, E255 [27FE]




MRSA SURVIVORS NETWORK

  Bills and resolutions
      World MRSA Day: designate (see H. Res. 603), H1805 [29MR]




MUAKKASSA, KAMEL F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E840 [17MY]




MUCCINI, PHYLLIS M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E956 [1JN]




MUELLER, JOSEPH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




MUHAMMAD, ARTHUR

  Remarks in House
      Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation: youth advocacy/
        community service honoree, E709 [7MY]




MUHAMMAD, MAH-RULCH

  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E813 [16MY]




MUHAMMAD ALI LEGACY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3795), H45 [18JA]




MUKAHHAL, ALAA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S117 [26JA]




MUKASEY, MICHAEL

  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations, E497 [29MR]




MULL, STEPHEN D.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S6453 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Poland: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]




MULLENS, WV

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1656 [25SE]




MULLER, RICHARD A.

  Articles and editorials
      Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic, S5638 [30JY]




MULLIN, JIM

  Letters
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization, 
        S2550 [19AP]




MULLINS, I.L., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1336 [26JY]




MULLINS, STEVEN A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1093 [20JN]




MULLOY, PATRICK A.

  Appointments
      U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, S48 [23JA]




MULLVAIN, RONALD M.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUNDS SEMIPOSTAL STAMP ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Reauthorize (see S. 3208), S3329 [21MY]




MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR] (see 
        H. Res. 560), H944 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Goals and ideals: support (S. Res. 396), S1682 [14MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 396, support goals and ideals, S1680, S1682 [14MR]




MULVANEY, MICK (a Representative from South Carolina)

  Amendments
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1705 [28MR]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4865 
        [12JY], H4942, H5010, H5011 [18JY], H5054, H5057 [19JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3467 [5JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2172, H2176 [26AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, Dina Temple-
        Raston, NPR.org (Internet site), E708 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H571 [7FE]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), 
        H726 [14FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H641 [8FE]
      Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances 
        for members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 102), H903 [16FE]
      ------eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 4386), 
        H1976 [18AP]
      ------eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H641 [8FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 
        3581), H115 [23JA]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H79 [18JA]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1642 [27MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H571 [7FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs 
        and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 
        6567), H6318 [26OC]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3732 [18JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1428 [20MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR]
      FDA: expedite process for requesting de novo classification of a 
        device (see H.R. 3203), H79 [18JA]
      ------prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to 
        the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H79 [18JA]
      ------reaffirm the Safe Medical Devices Act by requiring 
        establishment of a schedule and issuance of regulations 
        relative to device approval process (see H.R. 3208), H79 
        [18JA]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2134 [25AP]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H4828 [11JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: repeal certain debit card interchange 
        price controls and restore balance to the electronic payments 
        system (see H.R. 3156), H28 [17JA]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Foreign trade: improve trade promotion policies and programs 
        (see H.R. 5393), H2317 [7MY]
      ------require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff 
        and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign 
        countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 
        5513), H2320 [7MY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H5630 [1AU]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H1807 [29MR]
      ------repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for 
        employees (see H.R. 1744), H3 [6JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: prohibit consideration of any 
        legislation containing an earmark (see H.R. 3707), H1498 
        [21MR]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1306 [8MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4908 [17JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H2033 [19AP]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and 
        extend the length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H697 
        [13FE]
      ------impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails 
        to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5293 [25JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1847 [16AP]
      OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program 
        (see H.R. 665), H641 [8FE]
      ------rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H4828 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 
        [7FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3 [6JA]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and 
        increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 
        [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H28 [17JA]
      Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an 
        increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority 
        of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]
      Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, 
        SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5293 [25JY]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1018 [28FE]
      ------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H1363 [13MR]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H1017 [28FE]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H1018 [28FE]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H1017 [28FE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1847 [16AP]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5009 [18JY]
      Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from 
        a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H571 [7FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2647 [10MY]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H1498 [21MR]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Small business: reform limits and increase Federal 
        subcontracting opportunities, require agencies to publish 
        insourcing processes, and provide opportunities to challenge 
        insourcing decisions (see H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]
      Tariff: amino ethyl carbazole (see H.R. 5212), H2272 [27AP]
      ------anatase titanium dioxide (see H.R. 5200), H2272 [27AP]
      ------benzenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 4359), H1845 [16AP] 
        (see H.R. 5211), H2272 [27AP]
      ------check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear 
        facilities (see H.R. 5219, 5225, 5226), H2272 [27AP]
      ------complete digital process control systems designed for use 
        with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 nuclear 
        powerplants certified by the NRC (see H.R. 5218), H2272 [27AP]
      ------dianil (see H.R. 5210), H2272 [27AP]
      ------economizers for use with certain boilers (see H.R. 5221), 
        H2272 [27AP]
      ------filament polyester, foam-backed window shade material in a 
        plain weave (see H.R. 5201), H2272 [27AP]
      ------filament polyester window shade material in a modified 
        basket weave (see H.R. 5199), H2272 [27AP]
      ------4-propylbenzaldehyde (see H.R. 4354), H1845 [16AP]
      ------hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use 
        in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 5222, 5223, 5224), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------helical springs not suitable for use in motor-vehicle 
        suspension, of iron or steel wire (see H.R. 5216), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------himic anhydride (see H.R. 5214), H2272 [27AP]
      ------leucoquinizarin (see H.R. 4356), H1845 [16AP]
      ------liquid dielectric transformers (see H.R. 5215), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------microcrystalline anatase-type titanium dioxide (see H.R. 
        5196), H2271 [27AP]
      ------1-nitroanthraquinone (see H.R. 4357), H1845 [16AP]
      ------PCBTF (see H.R. 5202), H2272 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with a corrosion inhibitor (see H.R. 5208), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with an acid acceptor (see H.R. 5204), H2272 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with antioxidant (see H.R. 5205), H2272 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with antistatic (see H.R. 5207), H2272 [27AP]
      ------polytetramethylene ether glycol (see H.R. 5197), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 5213), H2272 [27AP]
      ------quinaldine (see H.R. 4355), H1845 [16AP]
      ------sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (see H.R. 5198), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------stop valves each designed to be actuated by steam turbine 
        hydraulic control systems and thermostatically controlled by 
        an electrohydraulic actuator, and parts thereof (see H.R. 
        5220), H2272 [27AP]
      ------2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 4358), 
        H1845 [16AP]
      ------vibration dampeners (see H.R. 5217), H2272 [27AP]
      ------window shade material composed of 100% polyester filaments 
        (see H.R. 5209), H2272 [27AP]
      ------window shade material composed of woven fiberglass coated 
        with ethyl vinyl acetate (see H.R. 5206), H2272 [27AP]
      ------woven fiberglass window shade material with acrylic 
        coating (see H.R. 5203), H2272 [27AP]
      Taxation: repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 
        [16FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (H.R. 6470), H6233 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (H.R. 4256), H1571 [26MR]
      Small business: reform limits and increase Federal 
        subcontracting opportunities, require agencies to publish 
        insourcing processes, and provide opportunities to challenge 
        insourcing decisions (H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]
      Tariff: amino ethyl carbazole (H.R. 5212), H2284 [27AP]
      ------anatase titanium dioxide (H.R. 5200), H2283 [27AP]
      ------benzenesulfonyl chloride (H.R. 4359), H1846 [16AP]
      ------benzenesulfonyl chloride (H.R. 5211), H2284 [27AP]
      ------check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear 
        facilities (H.R. 5219), H2284 [27AP]
      ------check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear 
        facilities (H.R. 5225), H2284 [27AP]
      ------check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear 
        facilities (H.R. 5226), H2284 [27AP]
      ------complete digital process control systems designed for use 
        with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 nuclear 
        powerplants certified by the NRC (H.R. 5218), H2284 [27AP]
      ------dianil (H.R. 5210), H2283 [27AP]
      ------economizers for use with certain boilers (H.R. 5221), 
        H2284 [27AP]
      ------filament polyester, foam-backed window shade material in a 
        plain weave (H.R. 5201), H2283 [27AP]
      ------filament polyester window shade material in a modified 
        basket weave (H.R. 5199), H2283 [27AP]
      ------4-propylbenzaldehyde (H.R. 4354), H1845 [16AP]
      ------hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use 
        in nuclear facilities (H.R. 5222), H2284 [27AP]
      ------hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use 
        in nuclear facilities (H.R. 5223), H2284 [27AP]
      ------hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use 
        in nuclear facilities (H.R. 5224), H2284 [27AP]
      ------helical springs not suitable for use in motor-vehicle 
        suspension, of iron or steel wire (H.R. 5216), H2284 [27AP]
      ------himic anhydride (H.R. 5214), H2284 [27AP]
      ------leucoquinizarin (H.R. 4356), H1846 [16AP]
      ------liquid dielectric transformers (H.R. 5215), H2284 [27AP]
      ------microcrystalline anatase-type titanium dioxide (H.R. 
        5196), H2283 [27AP]
      ------1-nitroanthraquinone (H.R. 4357), H1846 [16AP]
      ------PCBTF (H.R. 5202), H2283 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with a corrosion inhibitor (H.R. 5208), H2283 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with an acid acceptor (H.R. 5204), H2283 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with antioxidant (H.R. 5205), H2283 [27AP]
      ------PCBTF with antistatic (H.R. 5207), H2283 [27AP]
      ------polytetramethylene ether glycol (H.R. 5197), H2283 [27AP]
      ------p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (H.R. 5213), H2284 [27AP]
      ------quinaldine (H.R. 4355), H1846 [16AP]
      ------sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (H.R. 5198), H2283 [27AP]
      ------stop valves each designed to be actuated by steam turbine 
        hydraulic control systems and thermostatically controlled by 
        an electrohydraulic actuator, and parts thereof (H.R. 5220), 
        H2284 [27AP]
      ------2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid (H.R. 4358), H1846 
        [16AP]
      ------vibration dampeners (H.R. 5217), H2284 [27AP]
      ------window shade material composed of 100% polyester filaments 
        (H.R. 5209), H2283 [27AP]
      ------window shade material composed of woven fiberglass coated 
        with ethyl vinyl acetate (H.R. 5206), H2283 [27AP]
      ------woven fiberglass window shade material with acrylic 
        coating (H.R. 5203), H2283 [27AP]
      Taxation: repeal certain tax increases (H.R. 4064), H902 [16FE]
  Remarks
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H403 [2FE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2623 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5964 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1694, H1695, H1708, H1710 [28MR], H1773, H1786 
        [29MR]
      CBO: include income equality among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407, H408 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H403, H407, H408 [2FE]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: set sunset date, 
        H2176 [26AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), E857 [18MY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels, H5054, H5056 [19JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4942 [18JY], H5054, 
        H5056, H5057 [19JY]
      ------separate overseas contingency operations funding from base 
        defense spending, H4942 [18JY], H5057 [19JY]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military 
        tribunals, E708 [7MY]
      Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H403 [2FE]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3467, H3468 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3467, H3468 [5JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4733 [10JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2172, H2176 [26AP]
      ------clarify retention and use rules for personal information 
        received by the intelligence community from private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4733 [10JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H50 [18JA]
      Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a 
        surety (H.R. 3534), H2678 [15MY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3595 [7JN]
      Votes: position on missed, E159 [8FE], E232 
        [17FE]
  Tributes
      Wheeler, Joan, E1663 [28SE]




MULZAC, UNA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E250 [27FE]




MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP (law firm)

  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge, S3312, S3313 
        [21MY]




MUNICIPALITIES  see Urban Areas




MUNOZ, CARLO

  Articles and editorials
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]




MUNOZ, MILAGROS (MILLIE)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1499 [12SE]




MUNRO, ANDREW D.

  Letters
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4669 [9JY]




MUNSTER (IN) NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES

  Remarks in House
      Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall 
        of Fame inductees, E565 [18AP]




MUNTER, CAMERON

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5465 [26JY]




MUNUZ, CHRISTIAN

  Remarks in House
      Issaquah, WA: tribute to National Association of Police 
        Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, E766 [10MY], E1053 
        [18JN]




MURACO, TERESA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E668 [26AP]




MURFREESBORO, TN

  Remarks in House
      Murfreesboro Islamic Center: community opposition to 
        construction, E947 [1JN]




MURKOWSKI, LISA (a Senator from Alaska)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3840, S3850, 
        S3851, S3867 [7JN], S3917 [11JN], S3978 [12JN], S4154 [13JN], 
        S4208 [14JN], S4247 [18JN], S4370 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S209 [31JA]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3289 [17MY], S3495 
        [23MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2110 [27MR], S2176, S2179 [28MR], 
        S2244 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S654, S655 [14FE], S707 [15FE], 
        S863 [16FE], S925, S1018 [17FE], S1397 [5MR], S1544, S1556 
        [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1811 [19MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636 [21SE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5495, S5507, S5522, 
        S5532, S5544, S5556, S5579, S5591 [26JY], S5740, S5741, S5747, 
        S5748, S5760 [31JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2841, S2842 
        [26AP]
  Appointments
      Japan-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S2660 [24AP]
  Articles and editorials
      U.K. Plans Oil Sector Tax Relief, Alexis Flynn, Wall Street 
        Journal, S2052 [27MR]
      UK Offers New Tax Breaks for Remote Fields, Robert Perkins, 
        Jillian Ambrose, and Nathan Richardson, Oilgram News 
        (publication), S2051 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S6456 [19SE]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 
        [26MR]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S3330 [21MY]
      Anchorage, AK: tribute to Nunaka Valley Little League junior 
        girls softball team (see S. Res. 571), S6546 [20SE]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 3613), S6625 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S4789 [9JY]
      ------modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain 
        active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which 
        Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service 
        (see S. 866), S3977 [12JN]
      ------track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members (see S. 3180), S3235 [16MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE]
      Controlled Substances Act: prevent abuse of dextromethorphan 
        (see S. 3376), S4893 [11JY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (see S. 
        3590), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see S. 2121), S3901 [11JN]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see S. 2060), S3839 [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S389 [7FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S5212 [19JY]
      ------reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome 
        prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S2602 [23AP]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S4152 [13JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3978 [12JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5733 [31JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S5659 
        [30JY]
      ------set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and 
        Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of 
        stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), S1541 
        [8MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4893 [11JY]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (see S. Res. 459), S3129 [14MY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S5257 [23JY]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S5047 
        [16JY]
      ------repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance 
        (see S. 19), S5047 [16JY]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2068), S323 [2FE] (see 
        S. 2288), S2392 [17AP]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5213 [19JY]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6628 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S3130 [14MY]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S3088 [10MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3088 [10MY]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4774 
        [29JN]
      Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and 
        regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see S. 
        835), S164 [30JA]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S2969 [8MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S2928 [7MY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see S. 
        1718), S6063 [10SE]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        510), S4637 [26JN]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see S. 1494), S132 [26JA]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2497 [18AP]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 463), S3234 
        [16MY]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3042 
        [9MY]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian 
        Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely 
        presented (see S. 2389), S2821 [26AP]
      NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        S. 2388), S2821 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S495 [9FE]
      ------repeal health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S3423 [22MY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (see S. 
        2251), S2242 [29MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S4370 [20JN]
      SBA: remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S3130 [14MY]
      Taxation: exempt certain air taxi services from taxes on 
        transportation by air (see S. 3451), S5659 [30JY]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 996), S6340 
        [13SE]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S4419 [21JN]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S6627 [21SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S568 [13FE]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 3199), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S4370 
        [20JN]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3236), S4823 [10JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S133 
        [26JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S1577 [12MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S3088 
        [10MY]
      Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 436), S2826 
        [26AP]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2326 
        [16AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see S. 1460), S1089 [28FE]
      ------recognize superior service of members of the First Special 
        Service Force (see S. Res. 577), S6626 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Air Force: prevent relocation of F-16 aircraft from Eielson AFB, 
        AK (see S. 2073), S350 [6FE]
      Alaska: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining area road 
        corridor (see S. 3330), S4417 [21JN]
      Courts: require the attorney for the Government to disclose 
        favorable information to the defendant in criminal 
        prosecutions brought by the U.S. (see S. 2197), S1734 [15MR]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S850 [16FE]
      Dept. of Justice: issue a report on the Alaska Rural Justice and 
        Law Enforcement Commission (see S. 3373), S4893 [11JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore 
        energy development (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      FERC: remove authority to collect land use fees for land that 
        has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation (see S. 3265), S3729 [5JN]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      Mount Denali: designate (see S. 2272), S2242 [29MR]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]
      Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 578), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S323 [2FE]
      Taiwan: support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (see S. Res. 
        542), S5978 [2AU]
      Taxation: allow Indian tribes to receive charitable 
        contributions of apparently wholesome food (see S. 3299), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate 
        (see S. 2273), S2242 [29MR]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 
        [23MY]
      ------Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: by, S5348 [25JY]
  Privilege of the floor
      Albertson, Jenessa, S5894 [1AU]
      Clingenpeel, Cale, S5894 [1AU]
      Colligan, Carly, S5894 [1AU]
      Freitag, Mari, S5894 [1AU]
      Haymans, Parker, S5894 [1AU]
      Lewis, Courtney, S5894 [1AU]
      Logan, Travis, S5894 [1AU]
      Mueller, Joseph, S5894 [1AU]
      Tomera, Katherine, S5894 [1AU]
      Torgerson, Marissa, S5894 [1AU]
      Udland, Sierra, S5894 [1AU]
      Watts, Douglas, S5894 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Alaska: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining area road 
        corridor (S. 3330), S4420 [21JN]
      ------impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      ------tribute to ``Choose Respect'' initiative to reduce rates 
        of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse, S2204 
        [29MR]
      ------tribute to Coast Guard and Alaska National Guard for 
        response to severe weather, S115-S117 [26JA]
      Alaska Quarterly Review (publication): anniversary, 
        S2918 [7MY]
      Alaska Sports Hall of Fame (organization): tribute, S698 
        [15FE]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1035 
        [27FE]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692, S696 [15FE]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1204 [1MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1707 
        [15MR], S2143 [28MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      ------reinstate Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
        Gas Leasing Program, S1526 [8MR]
      Ecology and environment: expedite environmental and judicial 
        review of projects subject to the National Environmental 
        Policy Act, S2144 [28MR]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4315 [20JN]
      ------impact of regulations, S5460-S5462 [26JY]
      FDA: prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], S3554 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3495 [23MY], S3554 
        [24MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to implement 
        rule to improve Federal permitting and review process of 
        infrastructure projects, S2144 [28MR]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4640 [26JN]
      FERC: remove authority to collect land use fees for land that 
        has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation (S. 3265), S3732 [5JN]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (S. Res. 421), S2452 [17AP]
      Independence Day: observance, S4718 [28JN]
      Memorial Day: observance, S3618 [24MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S6480 [20SE]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1707 [15MR]
      ------economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 [27FE]
      ------gasoline price levels, S2050 [27MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5068 [17JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2121, S2143, S2144, S2147 [28MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S2050, S2052 [27MR]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------national energy policy, S1707 [15MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S692, S696 [15FE], S1526 [8MR], 
        S2050 [27MR], S2204 [29MR]
      Senate: tribute to interns from Alaska, S5848 [1AU]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5068 
        [17JY]
      Taiwan: support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (S. Res. 
        542), S5991 [2AU], S6438 [19SE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5942 [2AU]
      Ted Stevens Day: observance, S5462 [26JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S1703 [15MR], 
        S2204 [29MR], S2770 [26AP]
      Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate 
        (S. 2273), S2253 [29MR]
  Reports
      National Election in Taiwan: International Election Observers 
        Mission, S6438-S6440 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act, S1736 [15MR]
  Tributes
      Adams, Albert P.S., S6620 [21SE]
      Boochever, Robert, S4721 [28JN]
      Cushing, Frank M., S697 [15FE]
      Frank, Richard, S6620 [21SE]
      Heinze, Cheryll, S5208 [19JY]
      Juneby, Issac, S5083 [17JY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1909 [21MR]
      Rada, Ellen F. Juneby, S5083 [17JY]
      Rasmuson, Mary Louise M., S5971 [2AU]
      Slick, Sherrie, S4146 [13JN]
      Uhart, Barney, S6621 [21SE]




MURNEY, FLORENCE KLEIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1394 [3AU]




MURPHY, ANNE AND JACK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1828 [16AP], E567 [18AP]




MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S. (a Representative from Connecticut)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3003 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H2647 [10MY]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1391 [19MR]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 5865), H5766 [10SE]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H1210 [6MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H2647 [10MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4776 
        [10JY]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3976 [21JN]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H376 [1FE]
      ------modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 
        3855), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing 
        system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H1101 [29FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish production incentive fee for 
        lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not 
        occurring (see H.R. 927), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H5712 [2AU]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6280 [21SE]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H3808 [19JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 86), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1847 [16AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H3267 [30MY]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H2716 [15MY]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6280 [21SE]
      ------extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4686 
        [9JY]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H6280 [21SE]
      ------support regenerative medicine through research funding and 
        commercial development and develop a regulatory environment 
        that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products 
        (see H.R. 1862), H2329 [7MY]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H4864 
        [12JY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6318 [26OC]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3703 
        [12JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H5202 [24JY]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3481 [5JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5292 [25JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2134 [25AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1807 [29MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2647 [10MY]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H27 [17JA]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4065 [26JN]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H6279 [21SE]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H1978 [18AP]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H4907 [17JY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H4907 [17JY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1543 
        [22MR]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H803 [15FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and 
        technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 
        2207), H28 [17JA]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H4907 [17JY]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H2329 [7MY]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H2647 [10MY]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (see H. Res. 177), H3268 [30MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2329 [7MY]
      Tariff: wrist watches (see H.R. 5750), H2713 [15MY]
      Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation 
        contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 
        481), H966 [27FE]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H2288 [27AP]
      ------limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned 
        by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 [8MY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H5631 [1AU]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H5712 [2AU]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1210 [6MR]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1848 [16AP]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2648 [10MY]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H6152 
        [19SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5130 [23JY]
      ------ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought 
        against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H187 
        [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: provide for employment of additional instructor 
        for Junior ROTC units in which a large percentage of the 
        student population is enrolled (see H.R. 6471), H6231 [20SE]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (see H.R. 5625), H2443 [8MY]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see 
        H.R. 4360), H1845 [16AP]
      Contracts: require solicitations for Federal procurement 
        contracts to include information about the Buy American Act 
        and whether foreign goods may be used to fulfill requirements 
        of the contracts (see H.R. 4047), H801 [15FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: make grants to facilitate certain 
        acquisitions of property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 
        5626), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate time limitation for use of 
        eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance 
        (see H.R. 4140), H1153 [5MR]
      LIHEAP: provide funding with a dedicated revenue source 
        consisting of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 
        3807), H114 [23JA]
      Tariff: 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5228), H2272 
        [27AP]
      ------2-aminopyridine (see H.R. 5227), H2272 [27AP]
      Taxation: extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 6013), H3975 [21JN]
      ------increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
        assistance (see H.R. 5938), H3699 [8JN]
      ------provide grants in lieu of expensing for energy efficient 
        commercial buildings placed in service by manufacturers (see 
        H.R. 6403), H5999 [13SE]
      Tunisia: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic elections 
        and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms and 
        economic development (see H. Res. 527), H181 [25JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: provide for employment of additional instructor 
        for Junior ROTC units in which a large percentage of the 
        student population is enrolled (H.R. 6471), H6233 [20SE]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (H.R. 5625), H2446 [8MY]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 
        4360), H1846 [16AP]
      Contracts: require solicitations for Federal procurement 
        contracts to include information about the Buy American Act 
        and whether foreign goods may be used to fulfill requirements 
        of the contracts (H.R. 4047), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: make grants to facilitate certain 
        acquisitions of property for conservation purposes (H.R. 
        5626), H2446 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate time limitation for use of 
        eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance 
        (H.R. 4140), H1153 [5MR]
      LIHEAP: provide funding with a dedicated revenue source 
        consisting of a tax on offshore oil production (H.R. 3807), 
        H114 [23JA]
      Tariff: 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid (H.R. 5228), H2284 [27AP]
      ------2-aminopyridine (H.R. 5227), H2284 [27AP]
      Taxation: extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (H.R. 6013), H3976 [21JN]
      ------increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
        assistance (H.R. 5938), H3699 [8JN]
      ------provide grants in lieu of expensing for energy efficient 
        commercial buildings placed in service by manufacturers (H.R. 
        6403), H6000 [13SE]
  Remarks
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (H.R. 5625), H3986 [26JN]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H1264 [7MR]
      Cheshire, CT: anniversary of Cheshire Fire Dept., E547 
        [17AP]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H92 [23JA]
      Connecticut: tribute to Valentines for Troops program, 
        E644 [25AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2252 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2252 
        [27AP]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3047 [17MY]
      Geiger, Roger: Torrington, CT, AMVETS (organization) Post 24 
        member of the year award recipient, E203 [15FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary, E440 [26MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3047 [17MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4731 [10JY]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3260 [30MY]
      Morocco: U.S. policy, E354 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4731 [10JY]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1264 [7MR]
      Pinchot Institute for Conservation: anniversary, E1344 
        [26JY]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3047 [17MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3047 [17MY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        E1124 [21JN]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2252 [27AP]
      Votes: position on missed, E287 [29FE]
  Tributes
      Jackson, Merva E., E576 [18AP]
      Melville, Allen W., E136 [3FE]
      Parent, James M., E70 [25JA]
      Savage, Archie, Jr., E196 [15FE]




MURPHY, DONNA M.

  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge: Bill L. Lee, Lewis, Feinberg, 
        Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C. (law firm), S4451 [25JN]
      ------Charles Beck and Gerald L. Chaleff, Los Angeles, CA, 
        Police Dept., S4450 [25JN]
      ------Charles D. Reynolds, S4451 [25JN]
      ------John R. Dunne, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP (law firm), 
        S4451 [25JN]
      ------Ronald E. Hampton, Blacks in Law Enforcement of America 
        (organization), S4451 [25JN]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, S4450 [25JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court 
        associate judge, S4449 [25JN]
      ------nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court 
        associate judge, unanimous-consent request, S2224 [29MR], 
        S4451, S4452 [25JN]




MURPHY, EDWARD JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        E1677 [2OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        S5965 [2AU]




MURPHY, JANICE G.

  Remarks in House
      Irish American Archives Society: Walks of Life Award recipient, 
        E283 [29FE]




MURPHY, JOSEPH P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E352 [8MR]




MURPHY, PATRICK K.

  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act, E688 [27AP]




MURPHY, STEPHEN

  Remarks in House
      Florida: tribute to veterans walk supporting Wounded Warriors 
        project, E37 [18JA]




MURPHY, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3140 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3579 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H27 [17JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), 
        H79 [18JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H27 [17JA]
      Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to 
        members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 
        1968), H4685 [9JY]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H3977 [21JN]
      ------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty 
        or performed certain active service receive credit toward 
        early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 
        181), H5711 [2AU]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4828 [11JY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H5711 [2AU]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: terminate certain direct payments to 
        farmers for the 2012 crop year (see H.R. 2487), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H6001 
        [13SE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2715 [15MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see H.R. 3409), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see 
        H.R. 645), H27 [17JA]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H3700 [8JN]
      English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        1164), H1428 [20MR]
      ------reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform 
        English language rule for naturalization, and avoid 
        misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see 
        H.R. 997), H4685 [9JY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and 
        recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from 
        regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 
        1558), H966 [27FE]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3164 [18MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of 
        laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H187 [27JA]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1741 [28MR]
      Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or 
        relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer 
        without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or 
        Defense (see H.R. 615), H802 [15FE]
      ------update certain procedures applicable to commerce in 
        firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate 
        firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H220 [31JA]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H4776 [10JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1135 [1MR]
      Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet 
        poker (see H.R. 2366), H376 [1FE]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1154 [5MR]
      IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, 
        repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain 
        other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2313), H1017 [28FE]
      Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who 
        are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 
        140), H641 [8FE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H5526 [31JY]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and 
        regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see 
        H.R. 1093), H115 [23JA]
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6304 [9OC]
      ------prevent fraud and abuse and require National Provider 
        Identifiers for reimbursement of prescriptions under part D 
        (see H.R. 3474), H79 [18JA]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H1978 [18AP]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1847 [16AP]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality 
        (see H. Res. 475), H27 [17JA]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3482 [5JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by 
        aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived 
        from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 787), H1391 [19MR]
      ------revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a 
        person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting 
        period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see 
        H.R. 718), H5526 [31JY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H3267 [30MY]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 
        3444), H1498 [21MR]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H3 [6JA]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5526 [31JY]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2813 [16MY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H1391 [19MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H1101 [29FE]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H28 [17JA]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H3363 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H567 [7FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (see 
        H. Con. Res. 133), H4907 [17JY]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      FDA: establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and 
        biosimilars (see H.R. 3988), H640 [8FE]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Tariff: Bayhydur BL 5335 (see H.R. 5235), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Bayhydur XP 2547 (see H.R. 5234), H2272 [27AP]
      ------chlorobenzene (see H.R. 5238), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur BL 1100/1 (see H.R. 5236), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur E 14 (see H.R. 5230), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur HL BA (see H.R. 5231), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur R-E (see H.R. 5247), H2272 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur RF-E (see H.R. 5249), H2273 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur VP LS 2078/2 (see H.R. 5233), H2272 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl carbonate polymer with 1,6-hexanediol copolymer 
        and 2-oxepanone (see H.R. 5252), H2273 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl dicarbonate (see H.R. 5240), H2272 [27AP]
      ------methylated and butylated melamine-formaldehyde polymer 
        (see H.R. 5456), H2319 [7MY]
      ------1,6-diisocyanato-hexane homopolymer, polyethylene-
        polypropylene glycol mono-Bu ether blocked (see H.R. 5229), 
        H2272 [27AP]
      ------1,6-hexanediol-dimethyl carbonate copolymer (see H.R. 
        5250, 5251), H2273 [27AP]
      ------1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutanesulfonic acid, potassium 
        salt (see H.R. 5232), H2272 [27AP]
      ------p-dichlorobenzene (see H.R. 5239), H2272 [27AP]
      ------phosphoric acid, tris (2-ethylhexyl) ester (see H.R. 
        5242), H2272 [27AP]
      ------phosphorus sulfochloride (see H.R. 5244), H2272 [27AP]
      ------pigment violet 23 (see H.R. 5455), H2319 [7MY]
      ------pigments based on titanium dioxide (see H.R. 5457), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------plasticizers (see H.R. 5241), H2272 [27AP]
      ------poly(toluene diisocyanate) (see H.R. 5248), H2273 [27AP]
      ------tetraethylammonium perfluoroctanesulfonate (see H.R. 
        5237), H2272 [27AP]
      ------thionyl chloride (see H.R. 5245), H2272 [27AP]
      ------3,5-dimethyl-1,2-diazole with polymer of hexane-1,6-diyl 
        diisocyanate in organic solvent reaction product (see H.R. 
        5253), H2273 [27AP]
      ------2-oxepanone polymer with 1,4-butanediol and 5-isocyanato-
        1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane, 2-ethyl-1-
        hexanol-blocked (see H.R. 5246), H2272 [27AP]
      ------2-phenylphenol sodium salt (see H.R. 5243), H2272 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (H.R. 3911), H569 
        [7FE]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      FDA: establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and 
        biosimilars (H.R. 3988), H641 [8FE]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (H.R. 6043), H4157 [27JN]
      Tariff: Bayhydur BL 5335 (H.R. 5235), H2285 [27AP]
      ------Bayhydur XP 2547 (H.R. 5234), H2285 [27AP]
      ------chlorobenzene (H.R. 5238), H2285 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur BL 1100/1 (H.R. 5236), H2285 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur E 14 (H.R. 5230), H2285 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur HL BA (H.R. 5231), H2285 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur R-E (H.R. 5247), H2285 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur RF-E (H.R. 5249), H2285 [27AP]
      ------Desmodur VP LS 2078/2 (H.R. 5233), H2285 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl carbonate polymer with 1,6-hexanediol copolymer 
        and 2-oxepanone (H.R. 5252), H2285 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl dicarbonate (H.R. 5240), H2285 [27AP]
      ------methylated and butylated melamine-formaldehyde polymer 
        (H.R. 5456), H2325 [7MY]
      ------1,6-diisocyanato-hexane homopolymer, polyethylene-
        polypropylene glycol mono-Bu ether blocked (H.R. 5229), H2285 
        [27AP]
      ------1,6-hexanediol-dimethyl carbonate copolymer (H.R. 5250), 
        H2285 [27AP]
      ------1,6-hexanediol-dimethyl carbonate copolymer (H.R. 5251), 
        H2285 [27AP]
      ------1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutanesulfonic acid, potassium 
        salt (H.R. 5232), H2285 [27AP]
      ------p-dichlorobenzene (H.R. 5239), H2285 [27AP]
      ------phosphoric acid, tris (2-ethylhexyl) ester (H.R. 5242), 
        H2285 [27AP]
      ------phosphorus sulfochloride (H.R. 5244), H2285 [27AP]
      ------pigment violet 23 (H.R. 5455), H2325 [7MY]
      ------pigments based on titanium dioxide (H.R. 5457), H2325 
        [7MY]
      ------plasticizers (H.R. 5241), H2285 [27AP]
      ------poly(toluene diisocyanate) (H.R. 5248), H2285 [27AP]
      ------tetraethylammonium perfluoroctanesulfonate (H.R. 5237), 
        H2285 [27AP]
      ------thionyl chloride (H.R. 5245), H2285 [27AP]
      ------3,5-dimethyl-1,2-diazole with polymer of hexane-1,6-diyl 
        diisocyanate in organic solvent reaction product (H.R. 5253), 
        H2285 [27AP]
      ------2-oxepanone polymer with 1,4-butanediol and 5-isocyanato-
        1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane, 2-ethyl-1-
        hexanol-blocked (H.R. 5246), H2285 [27AP]
      ------2-phenylphenol sodium salt (H.R. 5243), H2285 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: require force reduction proposals at military 
        installations be submitted as part of the President's budget 
        request and include an evaluation of consequences of such 
        closures or realignments, H3141 [18MY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2622 [10MY]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (H.R. 6136), H5019 [19JY]
      Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information 
        regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal 
        contract, H3006 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3006 [17MY], H3141 [18MY]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee 
        program is able to continue to accept applications for new 
        loan guarantees, H6020 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H6020 [14SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3619 [7JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H4691 [10JY]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826, H5827 [11SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3226 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3865 [20JN]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, H1394 
        [20MR], H4691 [10JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1457 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4729 [10JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2486 [9MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1026 [29FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4729 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1457 [21MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1026 [29FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: Federal Air Marshal 
        Service funding, H3619 [7JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H1079 [29FE], H3931 
        [21JN], H5685 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Raible, Christopher, H6155 [20SE]




MURPHY, TRACY

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1453 [10SE]




MURRAY, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1685 [5OC]




MURRAY, JAMES W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1215 [10JY]




MURRAY, JEANNETTE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3421 [22MY]




MURRAY, JOHN J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E169 [9FE]




MURRAY, PATTY (a Senator from Washington)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3901, S3905 
        [11JN], S4153 [13JN], S4247 [18JN], S4385, S4419 [21JN]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5141, S5154, S5167 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6233 [11SE], S6259 [12SE], S6342 [13SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3424 [22MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4727 [28JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2507 
        [18AP], S2646 [24AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S870, S871 [16FE], S1018 [17FE], 
        S1053 [27FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5782 [31JY], S5886 
        [1AU]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Delay on Domestic Violence, New York (NY) Times, S5288 [24JY]
      When States Abuse Women, Nicholas D. Kristof, New York (NY) 
        Times, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S4369 [20JN]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3731 
        [5JN]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see S. 3624), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S2086 [27MR]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        474), S3631 [24MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S3280 [17MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 
        1947), S5134 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S2393 [17AP] (see S. 
        2343), S2825 [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: improve the quality of infant and toddler care 
        under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see 
        S. 3436), S5381 [25JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S4204 [14JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a major medical facility 
        project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI 
        (see S. 3336), S4418 [21JN]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3429), S5304 
        [24JY] (see S. 3457), S5658 [30JY]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see S. 414), S567 [13FE]
      Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (see S. 1816), S43 [23JA]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see S. 1283), 
        S1541 [8MR]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 
        3472), S6064 [10SE]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 
        [17AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see S. 2096), S2656 [24AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 420), S2393 [17AP]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 453), 
        S6548 [20SE]
      Hickman, George: tribute (see S. Res. 567), S6455 [19SE]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2547 [19AP]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and 
        reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for 
        future generations (see S. 1265), S5978 [2AU]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S5381 [25JY]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5487 [26JY]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3633 
        [24MY]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (see S. Res. 570), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 
        [12SE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      NLRB: modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S4239 [18JN]
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (see S. Res. 511), S4674 [27JN]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see S. 998), S1147 [29FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S5048 
        [16JY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of Seattle World's Fair (see S. Res. 
        431), S2603 [23AP]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Tariff: basketballs made of leather (see S. 2797), S2927 [7MY]
      ------basketballs made of other than leather or rubber (see S. 
        2798), S2927 [7MY]
      ------basketballs made of rubber (see S. 2799), S2927 [7MY]
      ------recreational performance outerwear (see S. 704), S261 
        [1FE]
      ------volleyballs (see S. 2800), S2927 [7MY]
      Taxation: extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY]
      ------modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating 
        in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see S. 57), 
        S2244 [29MR]
      ------qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S1541 [8MR]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S4239 [18JN]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 
        3565), S6628 [21SE]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2602 [23AP]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR]
      World War II: recognize superior service of members of the First 
        Special Service Force (see S. Res. 577), S6626 [21SE]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 418), 
        S2324 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: improve provision of civil relief and the 
        enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members 
        (see S. 2299), S2496 [18AP]
      Children and youth: authorize a national toll-free hotline and 
        website to develop and disseminate child care consumer 
        education information to help parents access child care in 
        their community (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure access to high-quality child care for 
        homeless children and families under the Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no 
        known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see S. 
        3202), S3280 [17MY]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 
        3309), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S4299 [19JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S4460 [25JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 530), 
        S5487 [26JY]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        530), S5487 [26JY]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE]
      Tariff: fitness equipment (see S. 3184), S3174 [15MY]
      ------sports footwear for persons other than men or women (see 
        S. 2399), S2822 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for men (see S. 2400, 2402), 
        S2822 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for persons other than men 
        (see S. 2403), S2822 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for women (see S. 2401), S2822 
        [26AP]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see S. Res. 423), S2393 [17AP]
  Cloture motions
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], 
        S2028 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Motions
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1172 [1MR]
  Privilege of the floor
      Bonelli, David, S1557 [8MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497 [8MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4386 [21JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6596 [21SE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5105, S5154 [18JY]
      Armed Forces: improve provision of civil relief and the 
        enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members 
        (S. 2299), S2500 [18AP]
      ------improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, 
        vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans 
        (S. 951), S3504 [23MY]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3401 [22MY]
      Budget: require detailed reports to Congress on impact of 
        defense and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386 [21JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3207 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6414 [19SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3207 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3207 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3207 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3207 [16MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3698, 
        S3713 [5JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6488 [20SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S3815 [7JN]
      Cox, J. David: American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center 
        (organization) Yitzhak Rabin Public Service Award recipient, 
        S3039 [9MY]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S3815 [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2935 
        [8MY]
      ------require report on the extent to which certain children are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers in training who are 
        deemed highly qualified, S6596 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S883 [17FE]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches, S6256 [12SE]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members, S6256 [12SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no 
        known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), 
        S3287 [17MY]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (S. 2241), S2087 [27MR]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6330 [13SE], 
        S6404 [19SE], S6488 [20SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S6082 [11SE], S6255 [12SE]
      ------expand and improve health care services available to women 
        veterans, S2078 [27MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 
        3309), S4241 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), 
        S4302 [19JN]
      ------improve veterans assistance programs, S5154 [18JY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY]
      ------tribute to participation in American Heart Association Go 
        Red for Women cardiovascular disease awareness campaign, S4293 
        [19JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (S. 3340), S4461 [25JN], S4719 [28JN]
      Diseases: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs and NIH research 
        into deep brain stimulation therapy for Parkinson's disease, 
        S5474 [26JY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1822 [20MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3401 [22MY]
      Frozen Food Month: observance, S2081 [27MR]
      International Women's Day: observance, S1497 [8MR]
      Kluse, Mike: Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory Director 
        of the Year award recipient, S386 [7FE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6255 [12SE]
      National Frozen Food Corp.: anniversary, S2081 [27MR]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, S1047 
        [27FE]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: 
        observance, S4719 [28JN]
      National Women's History Month: observance, S2078 [27MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2771 [26AP], S3164 
        [15MY], S5288 [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300 [13SE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2587 [23AP]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary, 
        S4820 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1821 
        [20MR], S5698 [31JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1172 [1MR]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3401 [22MY]
      Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal 
        contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional 
        spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal 
        elections, S101 [26JA]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5065 [17JY]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S1402 [6MR]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3815 [7JN]
      Rice, Thomas O.: nomination to be district judge, S1401 [6MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1172 [1MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S3815 [7JN]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S6488 [20SE]
      ------legislative process, S6488 [20SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1822 [20MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S101 [26JA]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S5065 [17JY]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S376 [7FE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5270 [24JY]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2935 [8MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5845 [1AU]
      ------rates, S6414 [19SE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5698 [31JY]
      Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and 
        transition assistance and providing incentives to employers 
        for hiring veterans, S3504-S3506 [23MY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses, S6256 
        [12SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S5288 
        [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300 [13SE]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, S5288 [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300 [13SE]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3164 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), unanimous-consent request, S5845 
        [1AU]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S1702 [15MR], S2771 [26AP], S3164 
        [15MY], S3815 [7JN], S5288, S5289 [24JY], S5422, S5423 [26JY], 
        S5844, S5845 [1AU], S6300 [13SE]
      Women: health care for women, S376 [7FE], S883 [17FE], S1497 
        [8MR], S1821 [20MR], S5698 [31JY]
  Reports filed
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) 
        (S. Rept. 112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of Coral Wong Pietsch To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for 
        Veterans Claims Judge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Margaret Bartley To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for 
        Veterans Claims Judge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Thomas S. Sowers II, To Be Assistant Sec. of 
        Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act, S2088-S2092 [27MR]
      S. 2299, Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act, 
        S2501 [18AP]
      S. 3202, Dignified Burial of Veterans Act, S3287 [17MY]
      S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, 
        S4303 [19JN]
  Tributes
      Earl, Charlie, S3276 [17MY]
      Lowenberg, Timothy J., S5301 [24JY]
      McMahon, John R., S2815 [26AP]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1907 [21MR]




MURRAY, UT

  Remarks in House
      Murray City Library: anniversary, E161 [8FE]




MURRAY HILL, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Alcatel-Lucent Corp.: tribute to Bell Labs, E1220 [10JY]




MUSCOGEE RETIRED EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1102 [21JN]




MUSEUMS

  Amendments
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4979, S4980 [12JY], H5072 [19JY]
  Appointments
      U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H787 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 49), S5870 [1AU] 
        (see H.J. Res. 120), H6000 [13SE]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide preservation and interpretation 
        assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford 
        Whaling National Historical Park (see H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S132 [26JA]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (see S. 
        3363), S4773 [29JN]
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (see S. 3548), S6340 [13SE]
      New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International 
        Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 2203), S1790 
        [19MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 3077), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 4104), H1016 
        [28FE]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see S. Res. 508), 
        S4636 [26JN] (see H. Res. 701), H3981 [25JN]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]
  Letters
      Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: Representative 
        Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5618 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5618 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        luncheon, E998 [6JN]
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Croatian 
        Cultural Garden, E992 [6JN]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (H.R. 6421), E1538 [14SE]
      Corning, NY: Rockwell Museum of Western Art accreditation by the 
        American Association of Museums, E1081 [19JN]
      Frisco, TX: Frisco Heritage Museum participation in National 
        Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free 
        admission to active military personnel and their families from 
        Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      Golden, CO: Colorado Railroad Museum recipient of Golden 
        Landmarks Association Living Landmark Award, E1123 [21JN]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Houston, TX, to the 
        Military Museum of Texas, H501 [6FE]
      Hyannis, MA: anniversary of John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, 
        E1293 [19JY]
      Jackson, H. Joaquin: Frontier Times Museum Texas Heroes Hall of 
        Honor inductee, E1391 [2AU]
      Little Rock, AR: tribute to MacArthur Museum of Arkansas 
        Military History ``Vietnam--America's Conflict'' exhibit, 
        E1347 [26JY]
      Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation: Dept. of State Museums Connect 
        grant recipient, E1671 [28SE]
      McKinney, TX: Collin County Farm Museum participation in 
        National Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program 
        offering free admission to active military personnel and their 
        families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), Senate amendment, H5072 [19JY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), H5613 [1AU]
      Newport Art Museum and Art Association: anniversary, H228 [1FE]
      Palm Springs, CA: tribute to Palm Springs Air Museum Spirit of 
        '45 Day, E1345 [26JY]
      Polish Museum of America: anniversary, E831 [17MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 4104), H5616-H5618 [1AU]
      Rowan University: tribute to RCA Heritage Program Museum, E1053 
        [18JN]
      San Antonio, TX: anniversary of San Antonio Art League and 
        Museum, E333 [7MR]
      Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library 
        and Museum ``D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney 
        Archives'' exhibit, E1201 [29JN]
      Tacoma, WA: opening of LeMay--America's Car Museum, E1426 [3AU]
      Terre Haute, IN: tribute to CANDLES Holocaust Museum and 
        Education Center, E1108 [21JN]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial 
        (H.R. 938), H124 [24JA], H386 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 49), S5898 [1AU]
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Croatian 
        Cultural Garden, S3777 [6JN]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (S. 3567), S6461 [19SE]
      Falmouth, ME: tribute to Falmouth Heritage Museum, S4202 [14JN]
      Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Hispanic Museum of Nevada, S2959 
        [8MY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4980 [12JY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), S4781 [29JN]
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (S. 3548), S6344 [13SE]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to the National Constitution Center 
        addition to ``The Story of We the People'' exhibit of the 
        wheelchair of disability-rights advocate Justin Dart, Jr., 
        S5480 [26JY]
      Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American 
        Latino Museum (S. 1868), S2959 [8MY]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (S. Res. 508), 
        S4642 [26JN]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4104, Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act, 
        H5616 [1AU]
      S. 3363, allow National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center use 
        of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt, S4781 
        [29JN]
      S. 3363, use of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of 
        National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center debt, H5613 [1AU]
      S. Res. 508, recognize the teams and players of the Negro 
        Baseball Leagues and support designation and mission of the 
        Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO, S4639, S4643 
        [26JN]
      S.J. Res. 49, appoint Barbara Barrett as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S5898 [1AU]




MUSIC AND DANCE

  Articles and editorials
      From Receptionist to Music-Royalty Guarantor, S4361 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Chuck Brown Day: designate (see H. Res. 670), H3266 [30MY]
      District of Columbia: support and honor performers and sponsors 
        of Lunchtime Music on the Mall festival (see H. Res. 769), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Jon Faddis Day: designate (see H. Res. 641), H2274 [27AP]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H4684 [9JY]
      National Young Audiences Week: designate (see H. Res. 574), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Taxation: make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of 
        expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music 
        copyrights (see S. 2258), S2242 [29MR]
  Letters
      Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun 
        Horne: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1819 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1818 [16AP]
  Lists
      Battlefield High School, Haymarket, VA, marching band staff, 
        instructors, and members, E359 [9MR]
  Obituaries
      Baker, Kenny: Jennifer Hewlett, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, 
        S345 [6FE]
  Remarks in House
      Adamsville, TN: tribute to Adamsville Junior-Senior High School 
        band, E236 [21FE]
      Adrian, MI: anniversary of Adrian City Band, E1072 [19JN]
      Albany, GA: tribute to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Marine 
        Band, E191 [14FE]
      ``All About Bullies . . . Big and Small'' album: tribute to 
        production team, E916 [31MY]
      Amherst Ballet Theatre Co.: anniversary, E34 [18JA]
      Barrington, NJ: anniversary of Barrington Band, E11 [13JA]
      Brown, Chuck: ACLU of the Nation's Capital Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E2 [6JA]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Metro Chicago (music venue), E1389 
        [2AU]
      Christian Harmonizers (musical group): tribute, E1706 [16OC]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Magos Hungarian Folk Band, E730 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: anniversary of B-1 U.S. Navy Band, E498 [29MR]
      ------military musical units funding, H3135 [18MY], H4939 
        [18JY], E1265 [17JY]
      Dorsey, Christopher: Jazz Museum of Florida, Inc., ``Jazzonian'' 
        Excellence in Jazz Education Award recipient, E846 [18MY]
      Dylan, Bob: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E934 [31MY]
      El Paso, TX: tribute to El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra 
        Diplomatic International Cultural Exchange Tour, E1149 [27JN]
      Fayette Spiritual Aires (musical group): tribute, E1699 [16OC]
      Fort Lauderdale, FL: Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble 
        winner of the Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Competition and 
        Festival, E876 [18MY]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School marching band, 
        E359 [9MR]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1815), H1817-H1820 [16AP]
      Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, 
        E268 [28FE]
      Indianola, MS: tribute to da' House of Khafre (business), E1718 
        [23OC]
      Kaiser Singers (musical group): tribute, E1699 [16OC]
      KATM-Radio (Stockton, CA): Country Music Association and Academy 
        of Country Music Station of the Year Awards recipient, E789 
        [15MY]
      Kinard & Myles True Gospel Productions, Inc.: tribute, E1713 
        [19OC]
      Lee University: tribute to Voices of Lee (singing group), H4708 
        [10JY]
      Louisiana: tribute to Cajun culture and food, E1168 [28JN]
      Louisville, KY: anniversary of Louisville Ballet Co., E476 
        [28MR]
      MacLaine, Shirley: American Film Institute Life Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1022 [7JN], E1108 [21JN]
      Mattoon, IL: tribute to Mattoon High School students selected 
        for Illinois All-State Concert Band and All-State Orchestra, 
        E71 [25JA]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Emissaries of Memphis Music honorees, 
        E514 [30MR]
      Memphis Horns (musical group): National Academy of Recording 
        Arts and Sciences, Inc., GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award 
        recipient, E181 [13FE]
      Morganza, MD: tribute to Chopticon High School marching band, 
        E951 [1JN]
      Mutual Musicians Foundation: tribute, E1131 [25JN]
      Nakasone, Lynne Yoshiko: National Endowment for the Arts 
        National Heritage Fellowship recipient, H6164 [20SE], E1480 
        [11SE]
      Nashville, TN: anniversary of Nashville Symphony Orchestra 
        League, E1649 [21SE]
      National Young Audiences Week: observance, E354 [8MR]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of Neighborhood Music School, E1054 
        [18JN]
      Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to Saipan Southern High School 
        concert band, H5337 [31JY], E1354 [31JY]
      Ogunquit, ME: anniversary of Ogunquit Playhouse, E1083 [19JN]
      Ruze Dalmatinke (musical group): tribute, E1265 [17JY]
      Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Camellia Symphony Orchestra, 
        E1381 [1AU]
      San Luis, AZ: tribute to Gadsden Elementary School District #32 
        marching band, E318 [6MR]
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School students 
        selected to Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band, 
        E893 [29MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School winterguard team, 
        E883 [22MY]
      Southwest Harbor, ME: tribute to Claremont Hotel summer lecture 
        and concert series, E1683 [5OC]
      St. Paul, MN: tribute to Dakota Jazz Club, E1612 [21SE]
      Stinnett, Paige: Texas Music Educators Association All-State 
        Women's Choir selectee, E888 [25MY]
      Tamburitzans (song and dance group): tribute, E645 [25AP]
      ``Taps'': anniversary of writing, E1072 [19JN]
      ------designate musical piece as National Song of Remembrance 
        (H.R. 595), E1072 [19JN]
      Virginia: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army All-
        American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arts Advocacy Day: observance, S2315 [16AP]
      Bacharach, Burt: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular 
        Song recipient, S3079 [10MY]
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of Greater Bridgeport Youth 
        Orchestras, S2810 [26AP]
      Denver, CO: anniversary of Denver Gay Men's Chorus, S3622 [24MY]
      Iowa: tribute to Iowa Arts Council Big Yellow School Bus grant 
        program, S2315 [16AP]
      Kaysville, UT: tribute to Davis High School marching band, S2491 
        [18AP]
      Olesen, James: Brandeis University Leonard Bernstein Festival of 
        the Creative Arts Distinguished Contribution to the Arts Award 
        recipient, S3082 [10MY]
      World Choir Games Month: designate (S. Res. 325), S1019 [17FE]
  Songs
      ``When I Go Away,'' Levon Helm, H2077 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1815, posthumously award Congressional Gold Medal to Lena 
        Calhoun Horne, H1818 [16AP]
      S. Res. 325, World Choir Games Month, S1019 [17FE]
  Tributes
      Houston, Whitney E., S906 [17FE]




MUSIC CITY HONOR FLIGHT (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E610 [23AP], E681 [27AP], E723 [8MY]




MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (organization)

  Articles and editorials
      In Defense of Michele Bachmann, Muslim Brotherhood Probes, 
        E1416-E1418 [3AU]
  Remarks in House
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), H5075 
        [19JY], H5196 [24JY]
      Dept. of Justice: decision not to prosecute certain U.S. Muslim 
        organizations possibly related to terrorism, H5700-H5702 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), S5106 
        [18JY]




MUSNICKI, MEGHAN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, E1280 [18JY], 
        E1392 [2AU]
      ------tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, E1494 [12SE]




MUSTIGA, KAREN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S387 [7FE]




MUTUAL COMMUNITY BANK COMPETITIVE EQUALITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4217), H1426 [20MR]




MUTUAL FUNDS  see Securities




MUTUAL MUSICIANS FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1131 [25JN]




MUTUNGA, WILLY

  Addresses
      New Constitution of Kenya and the Role of the Judiciary, E652-
        E654 [25AP]




MY POSSIBILITIES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Disabled: opening of HIPStore featuring gifts made by special-
        needs adults, E416 [22MR]




MYANMAR, UNION OF  see Burma, Union of




MYERS, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E538 [16AP]




MYERS, MATTHEW L.

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2243 [27AP]




MYERS, WALTER, SR.

  Proclamations
      Myers Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1544 [14SE]




MYLES, LORRAINE B.

  Proclamations
      Ms. Lorraine B. Myles Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E615 [23AP]




MYLES, MARVIN

  Remarks in House
      Kinard & Myles True Gospel Productions, Inc.: tribute, E1713 
        [19OC]




MYPIE INC.

  Remarks in House
      Crouse, Katherine A. and Peter: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, 
        Ethics in Business Award recipients, E1111 [21JN]




MYRICK, SUE WILKINS (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Amendments
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3305 [31MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, Michael Lee, ZDNet 
        (Internet site), H3097 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H803 [15FE]
      Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized 
        milk and milk products in final package form for human 
        consumption between States that allow the sale of such 
        products (see H.R. 1830), H159 [24JA]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H802 [15FE]
      Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, 
        transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and 
        condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial 
        Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H2570 [9MY]
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H1976 [18AP]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6234 [20SE]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H115 [23JA]
      CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous 
        substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H5202 [24JY]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H2135 [25AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5293 [25JY]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H1741 [28MR]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs 
        and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 
        6567), H6307 [12OC]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3808 [19JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H1018 [28FE]
      Dept. of State: designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
        Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 
        4228), H1742 [28MR]
      ------designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H572 [7FE]
      ------raise travel advisory for Egypt from ``Travel Alert'' to 
        ``Travel Warning'' until all detained nongovernmental 
        organization workers are given the freedom to leave Egypt (see 
        H. Res. 546), H1101 [29FE]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real 
        property to assist with land management, conservation, and 
        development and identify land that no longer needs to be 
        federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1497 
        [21MR]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1846 [16AP]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1741 [28MR]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H1101 [29FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H950 [24FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H5079 [19JY]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H3808 [19JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3578 [6JN]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2663 
        [11MY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions 
        against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H2033 [19AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4656 [29JN]
      Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H1916 
        [17AP]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6001 [13SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1498 [21MR]
      Pakistan: restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of 
        State certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, 
        advising, or informing the Haqqani network in any capacity 
        (see H.R. 4110), H1847 [16AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent from 
        establishing health care provider standards of care in medical 
        malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), 
        H5292 [25JY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3267 [30MY]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------repeal provisions relative to annual period for 
        disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to 
        receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 
        1580), H1978 [18AP]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------establish procedures for causes and claims relative to 
        leasing of Federal lands for exploration, production, or 
        transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other form of energy 
        (see H.R. 1032), H4907 [17JY]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H2329 [7MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H5202 [24JY]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5131 [23JY]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H1017 
        [28FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: disallow refundable portion of the child credit to 
        taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers 
        issued by the IRS (see H.R. 3275), H966 [27FE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H115 [23JA]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H1209 [6MR]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H2134 [25AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to enter into 
        contracts with private sector for property management (see 
        H.R. 6264), H5629 [1AU]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H114 [23JA]
      Tariff: acetyl chloride (see H.R. 4593), H2066 [24AP]
      ------ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate (see H.R. 4600), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------artificial staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, 
        combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (see H.R. 4585, 
        4586), H2066 [24AP]
      ------chloroacetic acid, sodium salt (see H.R. 4592), H2066 
        [24AP]
      ------Efka 6225 (see H.R. 5254), H2273 [27AP]
      ------glyoxylic acid (see H.R. 4595), H2066 [24AP]
      ------isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its sodium salt (see H.R. 
        4601), H2066 [24AP]
      ------octanoyl chloride (see H.R. 4594), H2066 [24AP]
      ------1-propanonesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-
        propenyl)amino]-, monoammonium salt, polymer with 1-ethenyl-2-
        pyrrolidinone (see H.R. 4598), H2066 [24AP]
      ------parahydroxybenzoic acid esters and sodium esters (see H.R. 
        4599), H2066 [24AP]
      ------rayon filament tow (see H.R. 4602), H2066 [24AP]
      ------reactive black 005 (see H.R. 4588), H2066 [24AP]
      ------reactive orange 131 (see H.R. 4589), H2066 [24AP]
      ------reactive red 266 (see H.R. 4587), H2066 [24AP]
      ------sodium petroleum sulfonic acids, sodium salts (see H.R. 
        4596), H2066 [24AP]
      ------staple fibers of rayon, carded, combed, or otherwise 
        processed for spinning (see H.R. 4584), H2066 [24AP]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see H.R. 4582, 4583, 4603), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------tetraacetylethylenediamine with extenders and additives 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4597), H2066 [24AP]
      ------window shade material (see H.R. 4590, 4591), H2066 [24AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to enter into 
        contracts with private sector for property management (H.R. 
        6264), H5630 [1AU]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (H.R. 3808), H115 
        [23JA]
      Tariff: acetyl chloride (H.R. 4593), H2070 [24AP]
      ------ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate (H.R. 4600), H2071 
        [24AP]
      ------artificial staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, 
        combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (H.R. 4585), H2070 
        [24AP]
      ------artificial staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, 
        combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (H.R. 4586), H2070 
        [24AP]
      ------chloroacetic acid, sodium salt (H.R. 4592), H2070 [24AP]
      ------Efka 6225 (H.R. 5254), H2285 [27AP]
      ------glyoxylic acid (H.R. 4595), H2070 [24AP]
      ------isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its sodium salt (H.R. 
        4601), H2071 [24AP]
      ------octanoyl chloride (H.R. 4594), H2070 [24AP]
      ------1-propanonesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-
        propenyl)amino]-, monoammonium salt, polymer with 1-ethenyl-2-
        pyrrolidinone (H.R. 4598), H2071 [24AP]
      ------parahydroxybenzoic acid esters and sodium esters (H.R. 
        4599), H2071 [24AP]
      ------rayon filament tow (H.R. 4602), H2071 [24AP]
      ------reactive black 005 (H.R. 4588), H2070 [24AP]
      ------reactive orange 131 (H.R. 4589), H2070 [24AP]
      ------reactive red 266 (H.R. 4587), H2070 [24AP]
      ------sodium petroleum sulfonic acids, sodium salts (H.R. 4596), 
        H2070 [24AP]
      ------staple fibers of rayon, carded, combed, or otherwise 
        processed for spinning (H.R. 4584), H2070 [24AP]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (H.R. 4582), H2070 [24AP]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (H.R. 4583), H2070 [24AP]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (H.R. 4603), H2071 [24AP]
      ------tetraacetylethylenediamine with extenders and additives 
        mixtures (H.R. 4597), H2071 [24AP]
      ------window shade material (H.R. 4590), H2070 [24AP]
      ------window shade material (H.R. 4591), H2070 [24AP]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3097 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4949 [18JY]
      ------motorsports sponsorship funding, H4949 [18JY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3865 [20JN]
      Gastonia, NC: anniversary of First Wesleyan Christian School, 
        E378 [19MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1455 [21MR]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3305 [31MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2158 [26AP]
      ------require report to identify and assess risks from foreign 
        suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign 
        governments, H3305 [31MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1455 
        [21MR]
      Technology: maintain security relative to information technology 
        procurement and supply chain management, H3097 [17MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2769 
        [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H2345 [8MY], E1013 
        [7JN], E1055 [18JN], E1171 [28JN], 
        E1217 [10JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E1039 [12JN]
  Tributes
      Corrothers, Angi, E1623 [21SE]




NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.

  Letters
      Florida legislation that would restrict the early voting period 
        and voter registration, E98-E100 [31JA]




NACHBAR, LUKE S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E727 [8MY]




NADARKHANI, YOUCEF

  Bills and resolutions
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR] (see H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
  Remarks in House
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1028, H1087-H1091 [29FE], H4709 [10JY], E294, E297 
        [1MR]
      ------conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, H5869 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Iran: conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, S6619 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Iran for Continued Persecution, Imprisonment, and 
        Sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the Charge of Apostasy: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 385), S4366 
        [20JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 556, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, H1087 [29FE]
      S. Res. 385, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, S1205 [1MR]




NADEAU, NANETTE A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3277 [17MY]




NADEEM, DANIYA M.

  Bills and resolutions
      Lateef, Humaira K., and family: relief (see H.R. 6479), H6232 
        [20SE]




NADEEM, MAHEEN

  Bills and resolutions
      Lateef, Humaira K., and family: relief (see H.R. 6479), H6232 
        [20SE]




NADLER, JERROLD (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4056, H4065 [26JN], 
        H4100 [27JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5271 
        [25JY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H1543 [22MR]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H115 [23JA]
      ------require employers to keep records on non-employees who 
        perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a 
        special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see 
        H.R. 3178), H5923 [12SE]
      Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for 
        prevention and treatment of concussions caused by 
        participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H115 [23JA]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5292 [25JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2288 [27AP]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see H.R. 3653), H1306 [8MR]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (see H.R. 964), H1571 [26MR]
      Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to 
        ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 
        2659), H1367 [16MR]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H1135 [1MR]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4065 [26JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems 
        for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H159 
        [24JA]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3481 [5JN]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H6310 [16OC]
      ------provide diapers and diapering supplies under the Child 
        Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3134), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation 
        evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress 
        disorder or mental health conditions related to military 
        sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), H3267 [30MY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H115 [23JA]
      ------bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3808 
        [19JN]
      District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 265), H1846 [16AP]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Education: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see 
        H.R. 4170), H3481 [5JN]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H2813 [16MY]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5009 [18JY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1017 [28FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H1101 [29FE]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2647 [10MY]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H28 [17JA]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (see H.R. 591), H5526 [31JY]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H6280 [21SE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2814 [16MY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      ------deny entry to foreign governments officials, and their 
        immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify fundamental 
        due process and human rights violation of imprisoned U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 6292), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide authority for immigration judges to terminate 
        proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with 
        mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H5009 [18JY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H3405 [1JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5079 [19JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (see H.R. 6337), H5706 [2AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3405 [1JN]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H966 [27FE]
      ------authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H5728 
        [7AU]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3267 [30MY]
      Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary 
        drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 3613), H3267 [30MY]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H4864 [12JY]
      ------require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs 
        dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription 
        drug benefit program (see H.R. 2190), H159 [24JA]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2716 [15MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5712 [2AU]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5328 [26JY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H3915 [20JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H5079 [19JY]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2716 [15MY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H115 [23JA]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      ------allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1359 [9MR]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H3363 [31MY]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H3163 [18MY]
      Telecommunications: prohibit mobile service providers from 
        providing service on mobile electronic devices that have been 
        reported stolen and enable consumers to remotely delete data 
        from such devices (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
      Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring 
        foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their 
        victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1808 [29MR]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2814 [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: prohibit detention of certain individuals without 
        due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        5751), H2713 [15MY]
      Budget: repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]
      Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------make capital grants for certain freight rail economic 
        development projects (see H.R. 4272), H1641 [27MR]
      Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update 
        standards for government and law enforcement access to stored 
        communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 
        [2AU]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: prohibit detention of certain individuals without 
        due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        5751), H2714 [15MY]
      Budget: repeal sequestration (H.R. 6535), H6278 [21SE]
      Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (H.R. 6124), H4864 [12JY]
      ------make capital grants for certain freight rail economic 
        development projects (H.R. 4272), H1641 [27MR]
      Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update 
        standards for government and law enforcement access to stored 
        communications and customer records (H.R. 6339), H5710 [2AU]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (H.R. 4011), H693 [9FE]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (H.R. 
        5647), H2447 [8MY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: A. Anthony 
        Antosh, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, 
        H2400 [8MY]
      ------Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H2400 [8MY]
      ------Fred Lamback, H2400 [8MY]
      ------L. Dara Baldwin and Mark Derry, National Council on 
        Independent Living, H2401 [8MY]
      ------several veterans support organizations, H2399 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3183 [30MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5443, H5446 [31JY]
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3014 [17MY]
      Armed Forces: prohibit detention of certain individuals without 
        due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        5751), H3079 [17MY]
      Budget: deficit, H4098 [27JN]
      ------provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 
        sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3073 [17MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5965 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1688 [28MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3014, H3073, H3076, H3077, 
        H3079 [17MY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H3079 [17MY]
      ------limit funding to amount authorized under the Budget 
        Control Act, H3076 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4946 [18JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4946 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H4620 [29JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H628 [8FE]
      Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
        program funding, H4056 [26JN]
      ------Office of Policy Development and Research funding, H4098 
        [27JN]
      ------section 8 housing voucher program funding, H4100 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: make available to the public a redacted 
        summary of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court 
        decisions that permit warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of 
        Marriage Act, H2548 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate 
        specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal 
        immigration laws, H2420 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to defend against challenges to the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2499 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2398, H2399 
        [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2526 [9MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4056 [26JN], H4098, H4100 [27JN]
      Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H4098 [27JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1936 
        [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3506, H3507, H3508, H3509 [6JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5892 [12SE]
      Government regulations: exempt nuclear powerplants from certain 
        obstacles in establishing safety regulations, H5272 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5271, H5272 [25JY]
      ------require attorneys fees or costs be paid from 
        administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business 
        substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken 
        during regulatory freeze, H5271 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1936 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4620 [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3506, H3507, 
        H3508, H3509 [6JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1481 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4756 [10JY]
      Highway Trust Fund: increase minimum rate of return to States 
        for payments made through the Federal gas tax, H3506, H3507, 
        H3508, H3509 [6JN]
      Medicare: reform, H1688 [28MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2766 [16MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2165, H2172 [26AP]
      ------prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity systems from 
        using sensitive personal documents received from certain 
        sources, H2172 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H342 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4756 [10JY]
      Point of order, H4101 [27JN]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H3077 [17MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1936 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4620 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3506, H3507, H3508, H3509 [6JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2398, H2399, H2420 [8MY], 
        H2499, H2526, H2548 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633 [10MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1593 [27MR]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H1936 [18AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2766 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2766 [16MY]
      ------funding, H2633 [10MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2766 [16MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (H.R. 
        5647), H2459 [9MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H1097 [29FE], H1132 [1MR]
  Tributes
      Mastrangelo, John (Johnny Maestro), E748 [9MY]




NAFTA  see Treaties and Agreements




NAGLE, KURT J.

  Letters
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement, 
        H4153 [27JN]




NAGORNEY, SAMUEL T.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]




NAHAPETIAN, KATE

  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act, 
        H5093 [23JY]




NAKANO, MEI T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1308 [24JY]




NAKASONE, LYNNE YOSHIKO

  Remarks in House
      National Endowment for the Arts: National Heritage Fellowship 
        recipient, H6164 [20SE], E1480 [11SE]




NAKATA, KAYLA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E815 [16MY]




NAKISO, SONNY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1698 [12OC]




NANCE, FRED AND JAKKI

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland, OH, Public Theatre: Pan Award recipients, E1458 
        [10SE]




NANCE, PENNY

  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3883 
        [11JN]




NANDAKISHORE, ANANTH

  Remarks in House
      Urbana, IL: tribute to University Laboratory High School 
        robotics team, E456 [27MR]




NANDIPATI, SNIGDHA

  Remarks in House
      E.W. Scripps Co.: National Spelling Bee winner, E964 [1JN]




NANENG, MYRON P.

  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula, 
        S695 [15FE]




NANTICOKE, PA

  Remarks in House
      Northeast Counseling Services (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]




NANTUCKET, MA

  Remarks in House
      A Safe Place, Inc.: anniversary, E1110 [21JN]
      Buckey, John: Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' 
        Association Bertram H. Holland High School Principal of the 
        Year award recipient, E1457 [10SE]




NAOUS, MAZEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1020 [7JN]




NAPLES, ME

  Remarks in House
      Cross Walk Community Outreach Food Pantry: tribute, E624 [24AP]




NAPLES, NY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, E1280 [18JY]




NAPOLITANO, GRACE F. (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1154 [5MR], H1187 [6MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1067 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H571 [7FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3808 [19JN]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see 
        H.R. 2085), H694 [9FE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H82 
        [19JA]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H5766 [10SE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize development of hydropower and 
        efficiencies at existing facilities (see H.R. 6024), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1017 [28FE]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1493), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4606 [28JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3707 [15JN]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H6318 
        [26OC]
      Contracts: limit reimbursement for excessive compensation of 
        Government contractors equal to the pay of Cabinet Secretaries 
        (see H.R. 2980), H1306 [8MR]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4326), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3808 [19JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H1498 [21MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H6001 [13SE]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H5202 [24JY]
      ------require States and their designees receiving grants for 
        suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to 
        consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 4467), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H1428 [20MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H182 [25JA]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H2647 [10MY]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H5631 [1AU]
      ------require recipients of grants and other assistance for 
        provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans 
        to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H943 [17FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: establish a national screening program, and provide 
        States the option to increase screening for the prevention, 
        early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer 
        under Medicaid (see H.R. 912), H1915 [17AP]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3163 [18MY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H79 
        [18JA]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H803 [15FE]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for 
        tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H3163 [18MY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H966 [27FE]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H3808 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H6302 [5OC]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H4065 [26JN]
      Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological 
        effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields 
        from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), 
        H5716 [3AU]
      ------prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H3267 [30MY]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H3976 [21JN]
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H1847 [16AP]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H6302 
        [5OC]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H3404 
        [1JN]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H3578 [6JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4685 [9JY]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H1363 [13MR]
      Medicare: waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening 
        tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is 
        required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6323 [2NO]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H5130 [23JY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see 
        H.R. 1561), H1154 [5MR]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H5860 [11SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: establish a grant program to ensure that students in 
        high-need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H5328 [26JY]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5631 [1AU]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H159 [24JA]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H115 [23JA]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H1391 [19MR]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3700 [8JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Water pollution: clarify requirement that permit applications 
        for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested 
        board members (see H.R. 2765), H2033 [19AP]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4864 [12JY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2448 [8MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H4828 [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
  Letters
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act: Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization), H1181 [6MR]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H1181 [6MR]
      ------several environmental organizations, H1181 [6MR]
  Lists
      Environmental and Latino organizations opposing Title XIV of 
        H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, on Depts. of 
        the Interior and Agriculture prohibition from taking action on 
        public lands which impede border security, H3758 [19JN]
  Remarks
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1181, H1182, H1184, H1187 [6MR]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1181, H1182, H1184, 
        H1187 [6MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3757 [19JN]
      ------clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1061 [29FE]
      ------eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new 
        contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt 
        repayments, H1068 [29FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands, H3757 [19JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1042, H1045, H1047, H1051, H1061, H1068 [29FE]
      Votes: position on missed, H10 [17JA], H1827 
        [16AP], H1862, H1871, H1872, 
        H1873, H1896, H1897 [17AP], 
        H1931, H1932, H1959, H1961, 
        H1962 [18AP], H1989, H2008, 
        H2010 [19AP], H2632, H2633, 
        H2635, H2636 [10MY], H3939 [21JN], 
        H4893 [17JY], E989, E991, 
        E994, E998 [6JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H20 [17JA], H1839 [16AP], H1975 
        [18AP], H2643 [10MY], H3478 [5JN], H5760 [10SE], H5858 [11SE]
  Tributes
      Coon, Tammy, E1277 [18JY]




NAPPIER, DENISE L.

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




NAQUIN, PAUL P., JR.

  Letters
      Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, 
        H3473 [5JN]




NARCOTICS  see Drugs




NARROWING EXCEPTIONS FOR WITHHOLDING TAXES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3840), H218 [31JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3840), E92 [31JA]




NASA NEWS (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      NASA Administration Meets With Apollo Astronauts; Agency Will 
        Work Cooperatively To Resolve Artifact Ownership Issues, H6086 
        [19SE]




NASH, BRYON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H126 [24JA]




NASH, MALCOLM (MAC)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1305 [24JY]




NASH, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1250 [13JY]




NASHUA, IA

  Remarks in House
      Wiebbecke, Brittany: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1360 
        [31JY]




NASHUA RIVER WILD AND SCENIC RIVER STUDY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5319) 
        (H. Rept. 112-658), H5764 [10SE]




NASHVILLE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Nashville High School: tribute to girls' softball team, E1493 
        [12SE]




NASHVILLE, TN

  Articles and editorials
      From Receptionist to Music-Royalty Guarantor, S4361 [20JN]
  Proclamations
      Robbie Davis Gunn U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E612 [23AP]
  Remarks in House
      Music City Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E610 [23AP], 
        E681 [27AP], E723 [8MY]
      Nashville International Airport: anniversary, E1017 [7JN]
      Nashville Symphony Orchestra League: anniversary, E1649 [21SE]




NASHVILLE (TN) TENNESSEAN

  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, S4319 [20JN]




NASON, WILLIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E9 [10JA]




NATALIA, TX

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1556 [19SE]




NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY LAND CONVEYANCE ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 264) (S. Rept. 112-106), S41 [23JA]




NATION BUILDING HERE AT HOME ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4352), H6163 [20SE]




NATION OF ISLAM (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Chicago, IL: reopening of Salaam Restaurant, E1369 [1AU]




NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

  Articles and editorials
      University of Illinois' James Coleman Elected to National 
        Academy of Engineering, E231 [17FE]




NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS, INC.

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see H. Res. 548), H802 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E122, E123, E124 [2FE]
      Tribute (H. Res. 548), E215 [16FE]




NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Memphis Horns (musical group): National Academy of Recording 
        Arts and Sciences, Inc., GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award 
        recipient, E181 [13FE]




NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

  Bills and resolutions
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see S. 3378), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6106), H4862 [12JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (S. 3378), S4952 [12JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3378, Forensic Science and Standards Act, S4952-S4954 [12JY]




NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Woodbridge, VA: anniversary of Chapter 1270, E1724 [26OC]




NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Dulles, VA, chapter: anniversary, E1156 [27JN]




NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (NARFE)

  Letters
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H920 [17FE]




NATIONAL ADOPT A LIBRARY DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 425), S2496 [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 425), S2517 [18AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 425, designate, S2503, S2517 [18AP]




NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1736 [6NO]




NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU] (see H. Res. 756), 
        H5707 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 546), S6012 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 546, designate, S5992, S6012 [2AU]




NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

  Amendments
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 
        [19MR], H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Articles and editorials
      NASA Administration Meets With Apollo Astronauts; Agency Will 
        Work Cooperatively To Resolve Artifact Ownership Issues, H6086 
        [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see S. 2214), S1847 
        [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 587), H1390 [19MR]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 102), 
        H902 [16FE]
      Kennedy Space Center: convey excess property to a State or 
        political subdivision, municipality, or instrumentality of a 
        State for development of and operation of a spaceport (see 
        H.R. 6540), H6276 [21SE]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      ------preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Maximillian 
        McElligott, E354 [8MR]
  Letters
      Ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space 
        missions: Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., H6087 [19SE]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1418 
        [20MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Accomack County, VA: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to 
        NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or 
        foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1411-H1419 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 
        587), H1405-H1410 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), motion to recommit, H1418 
        [20MR]
      ------require appraisal and payment of fair market value for a 
        parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      ------require independent appraisal of public land parcel next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed 
        restriction, H1416, H1417 [20MR]
      Arc Jet facilities: consolidation, H2502, H2503 [9MY]
      Commercial Crew Program: funding, H2498 [9MY]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Cortland, NY: Cortland Junior Senior High School students 
        winners of NASA Space Settlement Contest, E1221 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency 
        Support funding, H2393-H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program funding 
        through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade Program funding, 
        H2496-H2498 [9MY]
      ------legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI financial and 
        mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding through 
        reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
      FAA: improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the 
        National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (H. Con. Res. 102), E216 [16FE]
      Hampton, VA: anniversary of NASA Langley Research Center, E1581 
        [20SE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Interagency Trade 
        Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA Cross-
        Agency Support funding, H2360, H2361 [8MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), H6086-
        H6088, H6096 [19SE], E1581 [20SE]
      ------tribute to space shuttle program, H1850 [17AP], H1963 
        [18AP]
      Space shuttles: establish sites for retiring space shuttles in 
        Houston, TX, H1898 [17AP]
      Television: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic 
        television signal, E1248 [12JY]
      Voyager (spacecraft): funding, E1480 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      Funding, S6305 [13SE]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA, S344 [6FE]
      ------anniversary of first manned orbital mission for NASA (S. 
        Res. 377), S690-S692 [15FE]
      Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of space flight speech, S6245 
        [12SE]
      Landsat Program: anniversary, S5256 [23JY]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (S. Res. 547), S6012 [2AU]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), S6671 
        [21SE]
      ------tribute to historical and recent accomplishments of the 
        U.S. space program, S6245 [12SE]
  Reports filed
      Accomack County, VA, Land Parcel Next to NASA Wallops Flight 
        Facility Deed Restriction Removal: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2087) (H. Rept. 112-369), H77 [18JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 2087, Remove Deed Restriction From a 
        Parcel of Land in Accomack County, VA, Next to NASA Wallops 
        Flight Facility: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. 
        Rept. 112-415), H1390 [19MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Summaries
      NASA Policy on Permission To Carry Personal Mementos on Space 
        Vehicles They Flew, H6087 [19SE]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 587, consideration of H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction 
        from a parcel of land in Accomack County, VA, next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility, H1405 [20MR]
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction from a parcel of land in 
        Accomack County, VA, next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415 [20MR]
      H.R. 4158, confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions, H6086 [19SE]
      S. Res. 377, first NASA manned orbital mission by John Glenn 
        anniversary, S690, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 547, tribute to Sally K. Ride, S5993, S6013 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., S6305 [13SE], S6614 [21SE], H5775 [11SE], 
        H5868 [12SE], H5928 [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1473, E1476 [11SE], 
        E1504 [12SE], E1537 [14SE]




NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H3812 [20JN], E1071, E1077, E1079 [19JN], E1125 
        [21JN]




NATIONAL AIRBORNE DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 527), S5318 [24JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 527, designate, S5308, S5318 [24JY]




NATIONAL ALL SCHEDULES PRESCRIPTION DRUG REPORTING ACT

  Remarks in House
      Drugs: increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]




NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF STATE BROADCASTING ASSOCIATIONS

  Letters
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization, 
        S2550 [19AP]




NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS

  Remarks in House
      Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, E1677 [2OC]




NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Summitt, Pat: National Alzheimer's Association Sargent and 
        Eunice Shriver Profiles in Dignity Award recipient, H2075 
        [25AP]




NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP] (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, H2825 
        [17MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 434, support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, S2659 
        [24AP]




NATIONAL AMBUCS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Wichita, KS: tribute to Air Capital AMBUCS chapter, H1139 [5MR]




NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Repeal (see H.R. 3794), H78 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]




NATIONAL APHASIA AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 503), S4460 [25JN] (see H. Res. 674), 
        H3480 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 503), S4593 [25JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 503, designate, S4463, S4593 [25JN]




NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 530), S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 744), 
        H5327 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary (S. Res. 530), S5626 [26JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 530, anniversary, S5493, S5626 [26JY]




NATIONAL ARBOR DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see S. Res. 442), S2824 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Goals and ideals: support (S. Res. 442), S2886 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 442, support goals and ideals, S2832, S2887 [26AP]




NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National 
        Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration 
        gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 2268), S2242 
        [29MR]
      Census: celebrate release of 1940 census and commend Bureau of 
        the Census and National Archives and Records Administration 
        efforts to maintain information (see H. Res. 637), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library 
        and Museum ``D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney 
        Archives'' exhibit, E1201 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]




NATIONAL ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 389), S1422 [6MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 389), S1431 [6MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 389, designate, S1425, S1432 [6MR]




NATIONAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 626), H2031 [19AP]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION

  Remarks in House
      Virginia: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army All-
        American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STOCK CAR AUTO RACING, INC. (NASCAR)

  Letters
      Dept. of Defense motorsports sponsorship funding: Nese F. 
        DeBruyne, Congressional Research Service, H4949 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: motorsports sponsorship funding, H4947-H4951 
        [18JY]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 520), S5047 [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 
        130), H4655 [29JN]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2533 [9MY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2785 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H4673 [9JY], E1298 [23JY], E1460 [10SE]
      Augusta, GA: tribute to NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, E33 [18JA]
      Cureton, Anthony: New Jersery State Conference of the NAACP 
        Outstanding President Award recipient, E1614 [21SE]
      Fitts, Howard M., Jr.: NAACP, Durham, NC, chapter Freedom Fund 
        Honoree, E1631 [21SE]
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]
      Hughes, Cathy: NAACP Chairman's Award recipient, E263 [28FE]
      Johnson, Ed: New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP honoree, 
        E1456 [10SE]
      New York, NY: NAACP Mid-Manhattan branch NAACP Thalheimer award 
        recipient, E1298 [23JY]
      Robinson-Briggs, Sharon: New Jersey State Conference of the 
        NAACP Certificate of Achievement recipient, E1454 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary (S. Res. 520), S5023, S5024 [16JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 520, anniversary, S5023, S5049 [16JY]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN

  Bills and resolutions
      Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 436), S2731 
        [25AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Week of the Young Child: designate (S. Res. 436), S2735 [25AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 436, Week of the Young Child, S2735 [25AP]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SPECIALTY FOOD TRADE

  Remarks in Senate
      Food industry: tribute to award-winning vendors, S4718 [28JN]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORS

  Remarks in House
      Johnston, Tiffany: National Association of Agricultural 
        Educators Teacher Mentor Award recipient, E1432 [3AU]
      National Teach Ag Day: observance, H1221 [7MR]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ASIAN AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS

  Remarks in House
      Seattle, WA, chapter: Chapter of the Year award recipient, E1592 
        [21SE]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S407 [9FE], S2594 
        [23AP]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

  Letters
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization, 
        S2550 [19AP]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

  Remarks in House
      RxIMPACT Day: observance, E381 [19MR], E407 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      RxIMPACT Day: observance, S1844 [20MR]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2242 [27AP]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

  Bills and resolutions
      National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 781), H6000 
        [13SE]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of HHS: develop a national model disclosure form to assist 
        consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 
        3229), S3516 [23MY]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

  Remarks in House
      St. Xavier University: tribute to football team, E28 [17JA]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN LINEMEN

  Bills and resolutions
      National Journeymen Linemen Day: designate (see H. Res. 561), 
        H944 [17FE]
  Remarks in House
      National Journeymen Linemen Day: designate (H. Res. 561), E567 
        [18AP], E591 [19AP]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR AUXILIARIES

  Bills and resolutions
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (see 
        S. Res. 415), S2243 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (S. 
        Res. 415), S2282 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 415, National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day, 
        S2258, S2282 [29MR]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR AUXILIARIES DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 415), S2243 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 415), S2282 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 415, designate, S2258, S2282 [29MR]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS

  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity, S5431 [26JY]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012), S5909 [2AU]
      Export Promotion Reform Act, H3254 [30MY]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures, S854 
        [16FE]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS

  Remarks in House
      Iowa: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, E776 [10MY]
      Issaquah, WA: tribute to National Association of Police 
        Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, E766 [10MY], E1053 
        [18JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Campbell, Ben: National Association of Police Organizations TOP 
        COPS Award recipient, S3079 [10MY]
      Nevada: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, S3275 [17MY]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE BROKERS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E250 [27FE]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

  Letters
      FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, H2785 [16MY]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED AGENTS AND BROKERS

  Bills and resolutions
      Reform (see S. 2342), S2655 [24AP]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

  Bills and resolutions
      National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 781), H6000 
        [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Buckey, John: Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' 
        Association Bertram H. Holland High School Principal of the 
        Year award recipient, E1457 [10SE]
      Greene, Trevor: MetLife/National Association of Secondary School 
        Principals National High School Principal of the Year award 
        recipient, E1579 [20SE]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS

  Remarks in Senate
      Coyne, Ann: National Association of Social Workers Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, S2082 [27MR]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE FIRE MARSHALS

  Bills and resolutions
      Iron and steel industry: recognize efforts to raise awareness of 
        proper bonding for yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing to 
        National Fire Protection Association specifications (see S. 
        Res. 483), S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 638), H2274 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Iron and steel industry: recognize efforts to raise awareness of 
        proper bonding for yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing to 
        National Fire Protection Association specifications (S. Res. 
        483), S5090 [17JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 483, recognize efforts of National Association of State 
        Fire Marshals to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow 
        corrugated stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection 
        Association specifications, S3782 [6JN], S5090 [17JY]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE TANF ADMINISTRATORS

  Letters
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act, H318 
        [1FE]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE REMODELING INDUSTRY

  Remarks in House
      Bucks-Mont, PA, chapter: tribute, E1617 [21SE]




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN--PROTECT, INC.

  Letters
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child 
        pornography, S2719 [25AP]
      U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders, S2794 [26AP]




NATIONAL AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 413), S2243 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E530 [16AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 413, designate, S2258 [29MR]




NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Shaw, Mike: Time (publication) Dealer of the Year award 
        recipient, S1420 [6MR]




NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Women Lawyers Division: anniversary, E1240 [12JY]




NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 2527), S4979, S4980 [12JY], H5072 [19JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2527): Senate amendment, H5072 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 2527), S4980 [12JY]




NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 507), S4636 
        [26JN] (see H. Res. 703), H4064 [26JN]
  Poems
      ``Heat Is On,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1192 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Chamberlain, Wilt: anniversary of 100-point National Basketball 
        Association game, E245 [27FE]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute, E1192 [29JN]
      Walker, Chet: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and Naismith Memorial 
        Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1475 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 507), S4642 
        [26JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 507, tribute to Miami Heat (basketball team), S4639, 
        S4642 [26JN]




NATIONAL BLACK CLERGY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF HIV/AIDS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1462), H4914 [18JY]




NATIONAL BLACK HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H523, H550 [7FE], E157 [7FE]




NATIONAL BLACK HOME EDUCATORS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1135 [26JN]




NATIONAL BLACK LEADERSHIP COMMISSION ON AIDS, INC.

  Statements
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne, E353 [8MR]




NATIONAL BLUE ALERT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673-H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 365) (H. 
        Rept. 112-478), H2662 [11MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 365, provisions, H2673 [15MY]




NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2807-S2809 [26AP], S4765 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Adam Gamoran to the National Board for Education 
        Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of David J. Chard to the National Board for Education 
        Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Hirokazu Yoshikawa to the National Board for 
        Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Judith D. Singer to the National Board for 
        Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Larry V. Hedges to the National Board for 
        Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 [13JN]
      Nomination of Susanna Loeb to the National Board for Education 
        Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]




NATIONAL BORDER PATROL COUNCIL

  Press releases
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder, 
        H4171 [28JN]




NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1673 [2OC]




NATIONAL CANCER ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]




NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Funding, H2825 [17MY]




NATIONAL CANCER PREVENTION DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 538), H475 [3FE]




NATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2825 [17MY], E776 [10MY], E898 [30MY], E937, E938 
        [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S3702 [5JN], S3896 [11JN], S4457 [25JN]




NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVOR BEAUTY AND SUPPORT DAY

  Remarks in House
      Designate (H. Res. 494), H3276 [31MY]




NATIONAL CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 364), S208 [31JA] (see H. 
        Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (H. Res. 523), H122 [24JA], H225 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools, S37 [23JA]
      ------recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools (S. Res. 364), S222 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 364, recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools, S215, S224 [31JA]




NATIONAL CAUCUS ON ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH DISPARITIES

  Bills and resolutions
      Movement Is Life initiative: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 535, support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life 
        initiative, S5882 [1AU]




NATIONAL CELIAC DISEASE AWARENESS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 550), S6108 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 550), S6238 [11SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 550, designate, S6110, S6238 [11SE]




NATIONAL CEMETERIES

  Amendments
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5141, S5154, S5167 
        [18JY], H5416 [31JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, 
        H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, 
        H3364 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who 
        served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry 
        Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns 
        (see H.R. 4248), H1542 [22MR]
      ------establish a Tomb of Remembrance for interment of 
        unidentifiable or unclaimed remains of members of the Armed 
        Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or a subsequent conflict 
        (see H.R. 5735), H2645 [10MY]
      ------provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
        of Army 24th Infantry Division members who have received the 
        Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. 
        Res. 55), S5871 [1AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 
        667), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service 
        from veterans and veterans service organizations at national 
        cemeteries (see H.R. 6044), H4156 [27JN]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Motions
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Arlington National Cemetery: create a Tomb of the Unknowns for 
        every military conflict moving forward, H1159 [6MR]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, H5335, H5416-H5432 
        [31JY]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 
        55), H5552 [1AU]
      Army: require military chain of command for Army National 
        Cemeteries, H3056, H3057 [17MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding to hire a new 
        director of a national cemetery who is not a veteran, H3342, 
        H3343 [31MY]
      ------protect freedom of speech of veterans service 
        organizations participating in funerals or memorial services 
        at veterans' cemeteries, H3343 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3285, H3315, H3316, H3331-H3339 [31MY], E957, E965 
        [1JN], E1024 [7JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309-
        H3346, H3356-H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], 
        E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        H3331 [31MY]
      Fort Sam Houston, TX: anniversary of Memorial Services 
        Detachment, E889 [25MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5105, S5154-S5167 
        [18JY], S5203 [19JY]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 
        55), S5824 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 
        112-168), S3422 [22MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
  Tables
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1627, Honoring America's Veterans 
        and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act, S5166 [18JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, 
        Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 
        military construction and veterans' services, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 1627, Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp 
        Lejeune Families Act, H5416-H5428 [31JY]
      S. Con. Res. 55, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1627, Honoring 
        America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act, 
        S5824, S5884 [1AU], H5552 [1AU]




NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Justice: establish and operate and consolidate certain 
        Dept. of Justice programs to provide funding (see H.R. 3915), 
        H567 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: establish and operate and consolidate certain 
        Dept. of Justice programs to provide funding (H.R. 3915), E155 
        [7FE]




NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY LITERACY

  Remarks in House
      Brown, Shari: National Center for Family Literacy Toyota Teacher 
        of the Year Award recipient, E462 [28MR]




NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN

  Letters
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders, S2757, S2793 [26AP]




NATIONAL CHARACTER COUNTS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 569), S6455 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 569), S6469 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 569, designate, S6467, S6471 [19SE]




NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see S. Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Goals and ideals: support (S. Res. 447), S2986 [8MY], S3002 
        [9MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 447, support goals and ideals, S2970, S2986 [8MY]




NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1570 [19SE]




NATIONAL CHESS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 539), S5871 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 539), S5898, S5900 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 539, designate, S5884, S5899 [1AU]




NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 433), S2655 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2145 [26AP], E533 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 433), S2660 [24AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 433, designate, S2658, S2660 [24AP]




NATIONAL CHILD AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 522), S5047 [16JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 522), S5023 [16JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 522, designate, S5023, S5049 [16JY]




NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION ACT

  Reports filed
      Child Protection Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 645), S6451 [19SE]




NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING CENTER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E750 [9MY]




NATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, H3450 
        [5JN]




NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H5773 [11SE]




NATIONAL CHILDHOOD OBESITY AWARENESS MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H5933 [13SE], E1610, E1616 [21SE]




NATIONAL CITY, CA

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6443 [19SE]




NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE

  Remarks in House
      Dublin, CA: National Civic League All-American City Award 
        recipient, E210 [16FE], E932 [31MY]
      Southern Pines, NC: National Civic League All-American City 
        Award recipient, E1324 [25JY]




NATIONAL CLINICIANS HIV/AIDS TESTING AND AWARENESS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]




NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

  Remarks in House
      National Prescription Drug Awareness Month: observance, E449 
        [27MR]




NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 426), S2496 [18AP]
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see S. Res. 
        437), S2731 [25AP]
      Loyola University Maryland: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see 
        S. Res. 514), S4725 [28JN]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 353), S75 [24JA]
      Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see 
        S. Res. 517), S4773 [29JN]
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (see S. Res. 511), S4674 [27JN]
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 363), S208 [31JA]
      St. Bonaventure University: tribute to men's and women's 
        basketball teams (see H. Res. 588), H1390 [19MR]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 
        361), S208 [31JA] (see H. Res. 518), H78 [18JA]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 422), S2393 [17AP] (see H. Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see S. Res. 423), S2393 [17AP] (see H. Res. 607), H1805 
        [29MR]
  Letters
      Impact of NCAA academic progress rate standards implementation: 
        Connecticut congressional delegation, S2482 [18AP]
  Remarks in House
      Adams, Keitha: Conference USA Women's Basketball Coach of the 
        Year award recipient, E368 [13MR]
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team, H1917 
        [18AP], E535 [16AP]
      Colorado School of Mines: tribute to women's softball team, E170 
        [9FE]
      Glance, Stephanie: Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball 
        Coach of the Year award recipient, E406 [21MR]
      Louisiana State University: tribute to football team, H39 [18JA]
      Salisbury University: tribute to men's lacrosse team, E942 
        [31MY]
      Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic: tribute, E1521 [13SE]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team, H39 [18JA], 
        E572 [18AP]
      ------tribute to football team (H. Res. 518), H32 [18JA]
      ------tribute to men's golf team, E1365 [31JY]
      ------tribute to women's softball team, E1367 [31JY]
      University of Arkansas at Little Rock: tribute to women's 
        basketball team, H1291 [8MR]
      University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball 
        team, E1009 [7JN]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, E521 
        [16AP]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 622), H1917 
        [18AP]
      West Virginia University: tribute to football team, H45 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (S. Res. 
        426), S2517 [18AP]
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (S. Res. 437), 
        S2741 [25AP]
      Dayton, OH: tribute to hosting of NCAA men's basketball 
        tournament first round games, S1919 [21MR]
      Kentucky: tribute to University of Louisville v. University of 
        Kentucky NCAA men's basketball tournament game, S2117 [28MR]
      Loyola University Maryland: tribute to men's lacrosse team (S. 
        Res. 514), S4729 [28JN]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 
        353), S77, S78 [24JA]
      Ohio: tribute to teams advancing to Sweet 16 in NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, S1919 [21MR]
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (S. Res. 511), S4685 [27JN]
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 
        363), S222 [31JA]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (S. Res. 361), 
        S222 [31JA]
      University of Connecticut: impact of implementation of NCAA 
        academic progress rate standards on men's basketball team, 
        S2481, S2482 [18AP]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 422), S2453 
        [17AP]
      University of Louisville: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]
      University of Nevada, Las Vegas: tribute to men's basketball 
        team, S14 [23JA]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (S. Res. 423), S2453 [17AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 353, tribute to North Dakota State University football 
        team, S77, S78 [24JA]
      S. Res. 361, tribute to University of Alabama football team, 
        S213, S222 [31JA]
      S. Res. 363, tribute to Pittsburg State University football 
        team, S214, S223 [31JA]
      S. Res. 422, tribute to University of Kentucky men's basketball 
        team, S2400, S2453 [17AP]
      S. Res. 423, tribute to Western Washington University men's 
        basketball team, S2400, S2453 [17AP]
      S. Res. 426, tribute to Baylor University women's basketball 
        team, S2503, S2517 [18AP]
      S. Res. 437, tribute to Boston College men's ice hockey team, 
        S2736, S2742 [25AP]
      S. Res. 511, tribute to Pacific Lutheran University women's 
        softball team, S4683, S4686 [27JN]
      S. Res. 514, tribute to Loyola University Maryland men's 
        lacrosse team, S4727, S4729 [28JN]
      S. Res. 517, tribute to Northwestern University women's lacrosse 
        team, S4776 [29JN]




NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see H.R. 3846), H218 [31JA]
  Remarks in House
      Establish (H.R. 3846), H224 [1FE], E100 [31JA]




NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3846), H218 [31JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3846), H224 [1FE], E100 [31JA]




NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND REFORM

  Bills and resolutions
      Government: adopt recommended reforms to reduce spending and 
        make the Federal Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), 
        H6231 [20SE]
  Preambles
      Moment of Truth--Report of the National Commission on Fiscal 
        Responsibility and Reform, H1727 [28MR]




NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE BP DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL AND OFFSHORE 
    DRILLING

  Remarks in House
      Recommendations: implement (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      Subpoena power: authorize, E615 [23AP]




NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Protect Your Pharmacy Now! week: tribute, E550 [17AP]




NATIONAL COMMUNITY RENAISSANCE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1723 [26OC]




NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES

  Letters
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act, H318 
        [1FE]




NATIONAL CONVENIENT CARE CLINIC WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 540), S5871 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 540), S5898, S5900 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 540, designate, S5884, S5900 [1AU]




NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE FOR NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

  Bills and resolutions
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
  Remarks in House
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H2222-H2227, H2252 [27AP]
  Reports filed
      Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology 
        Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House) (H.R. 3834) (H. Rept. 112-420), H1541 
        [22MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3834, Advancing America's Networking and Information 
        Technology Research and Development Act, H2223-H2225 [27AP]




NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

  Remarks in House
      National Teach Ag Day: observance, H1221 [7MR]




NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA

  Remarks in House
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to conference, E1171 [28JN]




NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS

  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures, S2624 [24AP]
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2473 [9MY]




NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR], S4765 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Kamilah O. Martin-Proctor to the National Council 
        on Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
        Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]
      Nomination of Sara A. Gelser to the National Council on 
        Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
        Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]




NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INDEPENDENT LIVING

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2396, H2401 
        [8MY]




NATIONAL CRANIOFACIAL ACCEPTANCE MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1542 [14SE]




NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      ------clarify authority to improve credit union safety and 
        soundness (see H.R. 3993), H692 [9FE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Small business: improve lending and cooperation between the 
        National Credit Union Administration and SBA (see H.R. 4191), 
        H1304 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities, S1673 [14MR], S1695 [15MR]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (S. 
        2231), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]




NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Mission and goals: support (see S. Res. 374), S614 [14FE]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2214 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Mission and goals: support (S. Res. 374), S608, S657 [14FE]
      Observance, S2592 [23AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 374, support mission and goals, S637, S657 [14FE]




NATIONAL CYTOMEGALOVIRUS AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 510), S4637 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 510), S4642 [26JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 510, designate, S4640, S4643 [26JN]




NATIONAL DAIRY MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H3811 [20JN], H4078 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S4149 [13JN]
      Portland, ME: tribute to Oakhurst Dairy (business), S4149 [13JN]




NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States 
        for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 
        6254), H5628 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see 
        S. 3362), S4773 [29JN] (see H.R. 4090), H965 [27FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      FEMA: reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (S. 
        3362), S4775 [29JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3362, Dam Safety Act, S4775 [29JN]




NATIONAL DANCE DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 725), H4684 [9JY]




NATIONAL DATA PRIVACY DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 [30JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 358), S173 [30JA]
      Observance, S66 [24JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 358, designate, S168, S173 [30JA]




NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2146 [26AP], H2253 [27AP]




NATIONAL DAY OF SILENCE

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2013 [19AP]




NATIONAL DAY OF THE AMERICAN COWBOY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 470), S3516 [23MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 470), S3519 [23MY], S4250 [18JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 470, designate, S3519 [23MY], S4250 [18JN]




NATIONAL DAY ON WRITING

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 565), S6454 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 565), S6469 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 565, designate, S6466, S6470 [19SE]




NATIONAL DEBT  see Public Debt




NATIONAL DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E815 [16MY]




NATIONAL DESERT STORM MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION

  Bills and resolutions
      District of Columbia: authorize to establish National Desert 
        Storm and Desert Shield Memorial (see H.R. 5914), H3660 [7JN]




NATIONAL DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS RECOGNITION WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 548), S6108 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 548), S6238 [11SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 548, designate, S6109, S6238 [11SE]




NATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS NETWORK

  Letters
      WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act, E1186 [29JN]
  Testimonies
      Dept. of Justice's Guidance on Access to Pools and Spas Under 
        the Americans With Disabilities Act, H2397 [8MY]




NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1675 [2OC], E1713 [19OC]




NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      Brown, Bridget: National Down Syndrome Society Self-Advocate of 
        the Year Champion of Change Award recipient, H1165 [6MR]




NATIONAL DROUGHT POLICY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        S. 3584), S6545 [20SE]




NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Putnam, William, Jr.: National Eagle Scout Association 
        Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]
      ------National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Scout 
        Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]




NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]




NATIONAL EMANCIPATION DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 [21SE]




NATIONAL EMBLEMS

  Bills and resolutions
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Flag--U.S.: protect (see S. 3296), S4203 [14JN]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
  Remarks in House
      American Eagle Day: observance, E1067 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 498), S4308 [19JN]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      ------commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events (S. 
        Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S4412 [21JN]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
        writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812, 
        S1106 [29FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 388, commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events, S1208, S1369 [1MR]
      S. Res. 498, American Eagle Day, S4305, S4309 [19JN]




NATIONAL EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT DEFENSE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]




NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization, 
        S2550 [19AP]




NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
  Remarks in House
      Frisco, TX: Frisco Heritage Museum participation in National 
        Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free 
        admission to active military personnel and their families from 
        Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      McKinney, TX: Collin County Farm Museum participation in 
        National Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program 
        offering free admission to active military personnel and their 
        families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284 [19JY]
      Nakasone, Lynne Yoshiko: National Endowment for the Arts 
        National Heritage Fellowship recipient, H6164 [20SE], E1480 
        [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]




NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
  Remarks in House
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, E269 [28FE], 
        E375 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, S1047 [27FE]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]




NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY ACT

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




NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: require consultation and input of National 
        Energy Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, 
        H3898 [20JN]




NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 552), H902 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Goals and ideals: support (H. Res. 552), H734 [15FE]




NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT

  Amendments
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Transportation: issue categorical exclusions from 
        requirement that an environmental assessment or impact 
        statement be prepared for highway safety improvement projects 
        (see H.R. 6387), H5922 [12SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H1976 [18AP]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act: Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization), H1181 [6MR]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H1181 [6MR]
      ------several environmental organizations, H1181 [6MR]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Bureau of Reclamation: require small conduit hydropower projects 
        to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, H1181-
        H1188 [6MR], E330 [7MR], E343 [8MR]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H491-H494 [6FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process, H5141 
        [24JY], H5235, H5236 [25JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: exemption of domestic production 
        of critical minerals and materials from environmental review, 
        H4833-H4835 [12JY]
      Minnesota: restore public participation with environmental 
        review relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      Power resources: promote timely exploration for geothermal 
        resources under existing geothermal leases, H828-H830 [16FE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ecology and environment: expedite environmental and judicial 
        review of projects subject to the National Environmental 
        Policy Act, S2144 [28MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: require use of existing 
        environmental review documents to expedite oil and gas 
        permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4377) (H. Rept. 
        112-596), H4906 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]




NATIONAL ESSENTIAL TREMOR AWARENESS MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E488 [29MR]




NATIONAL ESTUARIES DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 566), S6469 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 566, designate, S6466, S6471 [19SE]




NATIONAL ETHNIC COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS

  Lists
      Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1002 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Ellis Island Medal of Honor: tribute to recipients, E1002 [6JN]




NATIONAL EXCHANGE CLUB (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Fond du Lac, WI: anniversary of Exchange Club of Fond du Lac, 
        E600 [19AP]




NATIONAL EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 624), H2031 [19AP]




NATIONAL EYE DONOR MONTH

  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S2079 [27MR]




NATIONAL FALLS PREVENTION AWARENESS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 553), S6271 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 553), S6287 [12SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 553, designate, S6274, S6287 [12SE]




NATIONAL FAMILY PARTNERSHIP

  Bills and resolutions
      Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 578), 
        S6626 [21SE] (see H. Res. 795), H6232 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 578, support goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, S6631, 
        S6680 [21SE]




NATIONAL FAMILY REUNIFICATION MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 693), H3807 [19JN]




NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS

  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures, S2577 [23AP]




NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

  Letters
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization, 
        S2550 [19AP]




NATIONAL FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS AWARENESS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 536), S5898 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 536, designate, S5883, S5899 [1AU]




NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

  Bills and resolutions
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (see S. Res. 483), S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 
        638), H2274 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Giesler, Marsha: National Fire Protection Association Fire and 
        Life Safety Educator of the Year award recipient, H4830 [12JY]
      Safety: issuance of new standards for gas process safety 
        following Kleen Energy Plant disaster, E943 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (S. Res. 483), S5090 [17JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 483, recognize efforts of National Association of State 
        Fire Marshals to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow 
        corrugated stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection 
        Association specifications, S3782 [6JN], S5090 [17JY]




NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

  Bills and resolutions
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H6151 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 1494) (S. Rept. 112-215), S6451 
        [19SE]




NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H6151 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Reauthorize and Amend: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate) (S. 1494) (S. Rept. 112-215), S6451 [19SE]




NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 1201) (S. Rept. 112-187), S5084 [17JY]




NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE ACT

  Amendments
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611, S3641 [24MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4424 [21JN], S4447, S4448, S4464, S4481, 
        S4482, S4483 [25JN], S4640, S4641 [26JN], S4684, S4685 [27JN], 
        S4727 [28JN]
  Articles and editorials
      End Flood Insurance Program Uncertainty, S2994 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4020), H725 [14FE]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2344), 
        S2655 [24AP] (see S. 3050, 3051), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5740), 
        H2712 [15MY]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
  Cloture motions
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
  Letters
      FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension: Maurice Veissi, 
        National Association of REALTORS, H2785 [16MY]
      ------several organizations, S2994 [9MY]
      ------several Senators, S2769 [26AP]
      ------SmarterSafer.org (organization), S2994 [9MY]
  Motions
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4109, S4127 [13JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 
        [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434, S4448 [25JN]
  Remarks in House
      FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for 
        agricultural production in floodplains under the National 
        Flood Insurance Program, H2578 [10MY]
      ------extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2783-H2787 [16MY], H3250 [30MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2782-H2787 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        Senate amendment, H3250-H3252 [30MY], E932 [31MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4610, H4612, H4613, H4619-H4623 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      FEMA: allow rebuilding in flood velocity zones under correct 
        elevation and standards, S4699 [28JN]
      ------delay mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements 
        until evaluation of levee and dam strength and efficiency can 
        be completed, S4664 [27JN]
      ------economic impact on property owners of inclusion in certain 
        floodplains, S3407 [22MY]
      ------extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), S6051 [10SE]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program, S4758 [29JN]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611 [24MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        S2660 [24AP], S2768 [26AP], S2993-S2995 [9MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3159, S3160 [15MY]
      ------make flood insurance more affordable for those on fixed-
        incomes and lower and middle-income families, S4699 [28JN]
      ------mapping of floodplain areas, S3406, S3407 [22MY]
      ------require mandatory purchase of flood insurance in residual 
        risk areas, S4661-S4667 [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4699, S4710, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4743, S4755, S4757 
        [29JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S3406-S3408 [22MY], S3478, S3479 [23MY], S3535 
        [24MY], S4446-S4448 [25JN], S4601, S4627 [26JN], S4661-S4667 
        [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S3964 [12JN], S4163 [14JN], 
        S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434 
        [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to recommit, S4448 [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), unanimous-consent agreement, S4388, S4424 
        [21JN], S4446 [25JN]
      GAO: study effect of applying mandatory flood insurance purchase 
        requirements to areas of residual risk and voluntary 
        community-based flood insurance options, S4663-S4667 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5740, FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, 
        H2782 [16MY]




NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Moore, Mal: National Football Foundation John L. Toner Award 
        recipient, E1338 [26JY], E1366 [31JY]




NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

  Bills and resolutions
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 369), S388 
        [7FE] (see H. Res. 544), H640 [8FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 3077), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 4104), H1016 
        [28FE]
  Letters
      Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: Representative 
        Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5618 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5618 [1AU]
  Poems
      ``G Forces,'' Albert C. Caswell, E211 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      FCC: eliminate blackout rule relative to television broadcast of 
        National Football League games, H43 [18JA], H385 [2FE], H4810 
        [11JY]
      Houston Texans (football team): tribute, H12 [17JA]
      Indianapolis, IN: tribute to Super Bowl XLVI, H581 [8FE]
      Kramer, Jerry: endorse Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, 
        E1148 [27JN]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute, H520 [7FE], E154 [7FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 4104), H5616-H5618 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Kramer, Jerry: endorse Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, 
        S3898 [11JN]
      New Orleans Saints (football team): investigation of alleged 
        bounty program, S1985 [22MR]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (S. Res. 369), S372, 
        S392 [7FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4104, Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act, 
        H5616 [1AU]
      S. Res. 369, tribute to New York Giants (football team), S391, 
        S392 [7FE]




NATIONAL FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2472 [9MY]




NATIONAL FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL, INC.

  Letters
      Export Promotion Reform Act, H3255 [30MY]




NATIONAL FORESTS

  Amendments
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5880, H5881, 
        H5882, H5884 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5785 [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see S. 2468), S2823 
        [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (see S. 2341), S2655 [24AP] (see 
        H.R. 4073), H943 [17FE]
      ------convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land 
        in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota 
        communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 3288), S4151 
        [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
      ------establish a program to generate dependable economic 
        activity for counties and local governments containing 
        National Forest System land through a management-focused 
        approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]
      ------use funds derived from conservation-related programs 
        executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the 
        Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program (see 
        H.R. 6231), H5331 [30JY]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as 
        wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate 
        Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and 
        facilitate land exchange (see H.R. 4109), H1099 [29FE]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2441 [8MY]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
      Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green 
        Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 6039), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and 
        Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to 
        veterans (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        S. 3319), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5980), H3914 [20JN]
      Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and 
        BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such 
        public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2267 [27AP]
      ------expedite authorizations for private landowners to conduct 
        vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM lands to 
        reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten residential 
        structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
      ------improve employment and educational opportunities in, and 
        economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, 
        while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources 
        from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 [14FE]
      ------provide for State approval of new units of national 
        forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, 
        trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, or other 
        Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Safety: declare state of emergency and implement hazardous fuel 
        reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and unsafe 
        conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (see S. 3400), S5133 [18JY]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (see S. 2471), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4484), H2064 [24AP]
      ------designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4267), 
        H1641 [27MR]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Letters
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Ernest F. Kuhlman, San 
        Juan County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      ------Kellie C. Hotter, Robert A. Lieb, Jr., and Wallace White, 
        La Plata County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on 
        Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen 
        R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
        Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]
  Motions
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Angeles National Forest: prohibit any transfer of lands for use 
        as a solid waste landfill, E1233 [11JY]
      Cibola National Forest: expand boundaries (H.R. 491), H2049 
        [24AP]
      Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous 
        survey (H.R. 1038), H2045, H2046 [24AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5432, H5433 [31JY], 
        H5599 [1AU]
      ------convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land 
        in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota 
        communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 3874), H2681, 
        H2682 [15MY]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (H.R. 4131), E301 [1MR]
      Forest Service: prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer 
        hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
      Government regulations: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), H2047, H2048 [24AP], H2186 [26AP]
      Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving 
        certain non-Federal lands (H.R. 2157), H2046, H2047 [24AP]
      Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 241), 
        H3432, H3438 [5JN]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal 
        consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5880, H5881 
        [12SE]
      ------ensure that private property interests are not negatively 
        impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]
      ------exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest from calculation of payments to St. 
        Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5014 [19JY], H5873-
        H5890 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5780-H5787 [11SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), motion to recommit, 
        H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5884, H5885 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      Public lands: extend and expand scope of a certain pilot forest 
        management project, H3763 [19JN]
      ------improve land management and reduce fire hazards, H1981 
        [19AP]
      ------require hunting activities be a land use in management 
        plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, 
        H3777 [19JN]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 4484), H5085, H5086 
        [23JY]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 
        [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (S. 2468), S2828 [26AP]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY]
      Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of 
        National Forest System land and add certain land to the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 268), S4660 [27JN]
      Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the 
        Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (H.R. 473), 
        S1760 [15MR]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (S. 3400), S5138, S5139 [18JY]
  Reports filed
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
      Cibola National Forest Boundaries Expansion: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 491) (H. Rept. 112-435), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Coconino National Forest Land Conveyance To Correct Erroneous 
        Survey: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1038) (H. 
        Rept. 112-436), H1844 [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and 
        Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. 
        Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture Acceptance of the Quitclaim, Disclaimer, 
        and Relinquishment of a Railroad Right of Way Within and 
        Adjacent to Pike National Forest: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4073) (H. Rept. 112-599), H4906 [17JY]
      Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112-115), S41 
        [23JA]
      Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2050) (H. Rept. 112-437), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Facilitation Involving 
        Certain Non-Federal Lands: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2157) (H. Rept. 112-439), H1844 [16AP]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5544) (H. Rept. 112-655), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Nataional Forest Management Pilot Project Scope Extension and 
        Expansion: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3685) 
        (H. Rept. 112-524), H3706 [15JN]
      Tennessee Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 112-123), S42 [23JA]
      Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4484) (H. Rept. 112-612), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 241, Los Padres National Forest land conveyance, H3438 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 491, Cibola National Forest boundary expansion, H2049 
        [24AP]
      H.R. 1038, Dept. of Agriculture land conveyance within the 
        Coconino National Forest to correct erroneous survey, H2045 
        [24AP]
      H.R. 2050, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, 
        H2047 [24AP]
      H.R. 2157, Inyo National Forest land exchange facilitation 
        involving certain non-Federal lands, H2046 [24AP]
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]
      H.R. 4073, Dept. of Agriculture acceptance of quitclaim, 
        disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way 
        within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted 
        to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co., H5432 [31JY]
      H.R. 4484, Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act, H5085 [23JY]
      H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act, 
        H5879 [12SE]
      S. 2468, Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, S2828-S2830 [26AP]




NATIONAL FORUM (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Fairport, NY: Martha Brown Middle School named to National Forum 
        To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1070 [19JN]
      San Jose, CA: Dartmouth Middle School named to National Forum To 
        Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1089 [20JN]




NATIONAL FOSTER CARE COALITION

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2617 
        [10MY]




NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 462), S3234 [16MY]
      Goals and ideals: recognize (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Designate (H. Res. 242), E710 [7MY]
      Goals and ideals: recognize (H. Res. 659), H2717, H2718 [16MY]
      Observance, H2457, H2458 [9MY], H3275 [31MY], E849, E857 [18MY], 
        E965 [1JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 462), S3236-S3238 [16MY], S3689 [4JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 462, designate, S3236 [16MY], S3689 [4JN]




NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR], S6004 [2AU], S6606-S6609 [21SE]




NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE

  Letters
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act, E1153 
        [27JN]




NATIONAL FROZEN & REFRIGERATED FOODS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Frozen Food Month: observance, E459 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Frozen Food Month: observance, S2081 [27MR]




NATIONAL FROZEN FOOD CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E459 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S2081 [27MR]




NATIONAL GEAR UP WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1613 [21SE]




NATIONAL GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY

  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S257 [1FE]




NATIONAL GOLF DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E605 [19AP]




NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, H985 [28FE]
  Press releases
      NGA Opposes DATA Act Legislation, H2094 [25AP]




NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E371 [16MR]




NATIONAL GUARD

  Amendments
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, 
        H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, 
        H3364 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Maj. Gen. Dubie Is Vermonter of the Year, S122 [26JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Samoa: establish units (see H.R. 6294), H5704 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE] (see H.R. 4164), H1272 
        [7MR]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S3977 [12JN] (see H. Con. Res. 129), H3699 [8JN]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1366 [16MR]
      ------provide behavioral health readiness services to members of 
        Reserve components based on need (see S. 2466), S2823 [26AP]
      ------provide equity between regular and Reserve component 
        members in the computation of disability retired pay for 
        members wounded in action (see H.R. 4177), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor 
        Program (see S. 3354), S4724 [28JN]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see S. 2121), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4045), H801 
        [15FE]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see S. 2060), S261 [1FE] (see H.R. 3863), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 
        667), H3265 [30MY]
      Forest Service: make First and Second Generation Modular 
        Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to 
        certain Air National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage 
        of air tankers to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5965), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Lewistown, PA: convey former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center 
        (see H.R. 6285), H5704 [2AU]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]
      Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams: increase 
        authorized number (see S. 3188), S3234 [16MY]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Letters
      Protect child custody arrangements for parents who are Armed 
        Forces members deployed in support of a contingency operation: 
        several Representatives, E839 [17MY]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3235 [30MY]
      Vets4Warriors Program funding: several veterans organizations, 
        H5049 [19JY]
  Lists
      Ohio high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S3038 
        [9MY]
  Motions
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
  Poems
      ``They Make Us Who We Are,'' Albert C. Caswell, E881 [22MY]
  Remarks in House
      Air Force: Air National Guard firefighting aircraft funding, 
        H4953 [18JY]
      ------impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National Guard, 
        H1214 [7MR]
      ------prohibit funding cuts to Air National Guard units until an 
        impact study of the unit's loss is provided and increase 
        funding through a reduction in missile defense system funding, 
        H3052, H3053 [17MY]
      ------require cost analysis of proposed Air National Guard cuts, 
        H2572 [10MY]
      Air National Guard: funding, H2577 [10MY], H3108 [18MY]
      American Samoa: establish units (H.R. 6294), E1421 [3AU]
      Armed Forces: Iowa National Guard 2d Brigade Combat Team, 34th 
        Infantry Division recipient of Dept. of Defense Citizen 
        Patriot Unit Award, E1540 [14SE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (H.R. 4201), H3234-H3236 [30MY]
      ------tribute to Iowa Air National Guard 132d Fighter Wing, 
        E1538 [14SE]
      ------tribute to members and their families, H1212 [7MR], E227 
        [17FE], E881 [22MY]
      ------tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard members 
        killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White Draw Fire, 
        H4690, H4708 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Oklahoma Army National Guard and Air National 
        Guard, E597 [19AP]
      Branch, Jason: Massachusetts Army National Guard Best Warrior 
        Competition winner, E757 [10MY]
      Curtis, Jacob: Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year 
        award recipient, E725 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: complete capability assessment of medical 
        equipment in Humvee ambulances, H4960, H4961 [18JY], H5038 
        [19JY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5050, H5051 [19JY]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect, H1583 [27MR], H3007 [17MY], E957 [1JN]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (H.R. 4045), H2695-H2698 [15MY]
      ------provide assistance to State training centers to provide 
        emergency response training to the National Guard and Federal 
        agencies performing homeland defense activities, E948 [1JN]
      ------request review of decision to cancel or consolidate Air 
        National Guard Component Numbered Air Force Augmentation 
        Force, H3067 [17MY]
      ------tribute to Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve 
        Program, E1230 [11JY]
      ------Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4980, H4981 
        [18JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3285, H3315, H3316, H3331-H3339 [31MY], E957, E965 
        [1JN], E1024 [7JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309-
        H3346, H3356-H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], 
        E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        H3331 [31MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]
      Mellor, Guy: Army Best Warrior Competition Noncommissioned 
        Officer of the Year award recipient, E28 [17JA]
      New Jersey: tribute to high school seniors deciding to enlist in 
        the Armed Forces, E791 [15MY]
      Peterson AFB, CO: 302d Airlift Wing rededication of SUMIT 38 
        Memorial, E1317 [25JY]
      Rivera, Antonio: United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) 
        Service Member of the Year Award recipient, E1637 [21SE]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (H.R. 
        1339), H1652-H1654 [28MR]
      Seattle, WA: Port of Seattle recipient of Dept. of Defense 
        Employer Support Freedom Award, E1397 [3AU]
      Tribute, E1230 [11JY]
      United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: tribute to hiring of 
        reservists and returning veterans, E1726 [26OC]
      Vets4Warriors program: tribute, H5049 [19JY]
      Virginia: anniversary of National Guard, E30 [18JA]
      Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams: funding, H3031 
        [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Air Force: impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National 
        Guard, S408-S410 [9FE]
      Alaska: tribute to Coast Guard and Alaska National Guard for 
        response to severe weather, S115-S117 [26JA]
      Armed Forces: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard 
        Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in 
        domestic emergency response, S1731 [15MR]
      ------tribute to Montana Army National Guard, S2296 [16AP]
      ------tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard members 
        killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White Draw Fire, 
        S4815 [10JY]
      ------tribute to Vermont National Guard, S4852 [11JY]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (H.R. 4045), S3292 [17MY]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (S. 2121), S3264 [17MY]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (S. 2060), S265 [1FE]
      Dubie, Michael: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year 
        honoree, S121 [26JA]
      Ohio: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed 
        Forces, S3037 [9MY]
      Richfield, UT: Joining Forces Community Challenge military 
        support competition finalist, S3778 [6JN]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (S. Res. 523), S5023 [16JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 
        112-168), S3422 [22MY]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 112-488), H3161 [18MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
  Tables
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, 
        Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 
        military construction and veterans' services, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 1339, recognize Salem, MA, as birthplace of the National 
        Guard, H1652 [28MR]
      H.R. 4045, modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect, H2695 [15MY]
      H.R. 4201, Servicemember Family Protection Act, H3234 [30MY]
      S. Con. Res. 48, commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve, S3983 
        [12JN]
      S. Res. 523, tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources, S5024, S5050 [16JY]




NATIONAL HEALTH CENTER WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Federally Qualified Health Centers, 
        E1369 [1AU]
      Observance, E1369 [1AU]




NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 562), S6454 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 562), S6469 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 562, designate, S6465, S6467 [19SE]




NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4099), H1016 [28FE]




NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Transportation: distracted driving prevention and 
        research funding through reductions in financial management 
        funding, H4035, H4036 [26JN]
      Drunken driving: development of alcohol detection system to 
        prevent injuries and fatalities, H4107, H4108 [27JN]
      Motor vehicles: State enforcement of law relative to motorists 
        illegally passing a stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]




NATIONAL HISPANA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H6071 [19SE]




NATIONAL HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1577 [20SE], E1635 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 568), S6469 [19SE], S6534 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 568, designate, S6467, S6471 [19SE]




NATIONAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 579, designate, S6631, S6681 [21SE]




NATIONAL HISTORY DAY (organization)

  Remarks in House
      National Endowment for the Humanities: National Humanities Medal 
        recipient, E269 [28FE], E375 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Kentucky: tribute to students who participated in National 
        History Day (organization) Competition, S4360 [20JN]
      National Endowment for the Humanities: National Humanities Medal 
        recipient, S1047 [27FE]




NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

  Bills and resolutions
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 497), 
        S4299 [19JN]
  Remarks in House
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute, E1206 [9JY], E1244 
        [12JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 497), S4308, 
        S4309 [19JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 497, tribute to Los Angeles Kings (hockey team), S4304, 
        S4309 [19JN]




NATIONAL HOLIDAYS  see Special Days and Holidays




NATIONAL HOUSING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see S. 2035), S131 [26JA] (see H.R. 
        3825), H181 [25JA]




NATIONAL HUNGER AWARENESS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 484), S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 484), S3798, S3799 [6JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 484, designate, S3782, S3799 [6JN]




NATIONAL HYDROCEPHALUS AWARENESS MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1648 [21SE]




NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act, H1181 [6MR]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4668 [9JY]




NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND

  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN], E980 [5JN], E1492 
        [12SE], E1622 [21SE], E1667 [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]




NATIONAL INFANT MORTALITY AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see S. Res. 586), S6626 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1622 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 586, support goals and ideals, S6634, S6683 [21SE]




NATIONAL INFANTRY ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Coles, Dewey L.: National Infantry Association Order of St. 
        Maurice award recipient, E130 [3FE]




NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM AND SOLDIER CENTER COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (see S. 
        3363), S4773 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), H5613 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), S4781 [29JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3363, allow National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center use 
        of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt, S4781 
        [29JN]
      S. 3363, use of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of 
        National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center debt, H5613 [1AU]




NATIONAL INFERTILITY AWARENESS WEEK

  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S2812 [26AP]




NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

  Remarks in House
      Health: expand eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem 
        Steel workers for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy 
        Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 
        [20MR], H5209 [25JY]




NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SENIOR CENTERS

  Remarks in House
      Independence, MO: Palmer Center recipient of National Institute 
        for Senior Centers accreditation, E30 [18JA]




NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4299 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary (S. Res. 499), S4308 [19JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 499, anniversary, S4305, S4310 [19JN]




NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2807-S2809 [26AP]




NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (see H.R. 4257), H1570 [26MR]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see S. 3378), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6106), H4862 [12JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
      Voting: require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines 
        for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at 
        NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Federal information security improvement: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E699 
        [27AP]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E699 [27AP]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AmTech): funding, 
        H2372 [8MY]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H5025 [19JY]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2215-H2222 [27AP]
      Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: funding, 
        H717 [14FE], H2537, H2538 [9MY]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2187-H2192 [26AP], E668 [26AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      Voting: require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines 
        for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at 
        NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: funding, 
        S5105 [18JY]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (S. 3378), S4952 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4257) (H. Rept. 112-455), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H.R. 2096, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H2215-H2218 [27AP]
      H.R. 4257, Federal information security improvement, H2187-H2189 
        [26AP]
      S. 3378, Forensic Science and Standards Act, S4952-S4954 [12JY]




NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ACT

  Remarks in House
      NIST: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, H717 [14FE]




NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

  Amendments
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S221, S222 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see S. 3461), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
      ------reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes 
        and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women 
        veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health 
        of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain 
        veterans (see S. 3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 
        [21SE]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers (see S. 3560, 3566), S6454 [19SE]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 
        493), S4203 [14JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S3977 [12JN]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4299 [19JN]
      National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium: establish (see H.R. 
        4138), H1153 [5MR]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. 
        Res. 468), S3329 [21MY]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]
      Research: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank 
        reporting requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 
        5283), H2273 [27AP] (see H.R. 6272), H5704 [2AU]
      Skin Cancer Research Fund: establish (see H.R. 5716), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Tourette syndrome: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs 
        and activities (see S. 2321), S2545 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Aeras (nonprofit organization): tribute to tuberculosis vaccine 
        research, E429 [22MR]
      Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]
      Dept. of Defense: triple-negative breast cancer research 
        funding, H3064 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (H.R. 6163), H6138-H6140 [19SE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (H.R. 733), H6144-H6147 [19SE], E1612 [21SE], E1684 [5OC]
      ------establish the American Center for Cures, H4069 [27JN]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community 
        (H.R. 1462), H4914 [18JY]
      ------cancer research funding, H229 [1FE], E938 [31MY]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), E1735 
        [6NO]
      ------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (H.R. 2505), E48 [19JA], E1648 
        [21SE]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers, H6144-H6147 [19SE]
      Drugs: increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated 
        as NIH National Cancer Institute, H4789 [11JY]
      National Cancer Institute: funding, H2825 [17MY]
      National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: observance, E1648 [21SE]
      National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary, E1056 [18JN]
      Veterans: improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
      Women's Health Initiative: anniversary of release of study, 
        E1208 [9JY]
      Young, Neal A.: Partnership for Public Service Samuel J. Heyman 
        Service to America Medal for Science and Environment 
        recipient, E1519 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (S. 3461), S5735 [31JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women 
        veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health 
        of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain 
        veterans (S. 3313), S4302 [19JN]
      Diseases: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs and NIH research 
        into deep brain stimulation therapy for Parkinson's disease, 
        S5474 [26JY]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 493), 
        S4206 [14JN]
      Drugs: provide a deadline for issuance of regulations regarding 
        clinical trial registration and report requirements, S3491 
        [23MY]
      Health: impact of medical research, S3702 [5JN]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S222 [31JA]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated 
        as NIH National Cancer Institute, S4923 [12JY]
      Medical research and development: funding, S5924 [2AU]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 499), S4308 [19JN]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 
        468), S3385 [21MY]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 
        [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 733, Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, H6144 [19SE]
      H.R. 6163, National Pediatric Research Network Act, H6138 [19SE]
      S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, 
        S4303 [19JN]
      S. Res. 286, Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day, S222 [31JA]
      S. Res. 468, National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month, S3331, 
        S3385 [21MY]
      S. Res. 490, Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, S3982 [12JN]
      S. Res. 493, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S4206 [14JN]
      S. Res. 499, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and 
        Bioengineering anniversary, S4305, S4310 [19JN]




NATIONAL INVENTORS' DAY

  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S490 [9FE]




NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL CO.

  Bills and resolutions
      Iran: provide for imposition of sanctions relative to the 
        National Iranian Oil Co. and the National Iranian Tanker Co. 
        (see H.R. 3843), H218 [31JA]




NATIONAL IRANIAN TANKER CO.

  Bills and resolutions
      Iran: provide for imposition of sanctions relative to the 
        National Iranian Oil Co. and the National Iranian Tanker Co. 
        (see H.R. 3843), H218 [31JA]




NATIONAL JOURNEYMEN LINEMEN DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 561), H944 [17FE]
  Remarks in House
      Designate (H. Res. 561), E567 [18AP], E591 [19AP]




NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      National Kidney Month: observance, E281 [29FE]




NATIONAL KIDS TO PARKS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 463), S3234 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 463), S3239 [16MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 463, designate, S3238, S3241 [16MY]




NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      NLRB: modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to rights 
        to collective bargaining and labor union membership (see S. 
        2168), S1459 [7MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 
        [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract, S4388, S4389 [21JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 2371), S3706 [5JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 3221), S3457 
        [22MY], S3459 [23MY]
      ------provide for appropriate designation of collective 
        bargaining units (S. 1843), S3270 [17MY]




NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

  Articles and editorials
      Will Any Senate Democrat Stand Up to Obama's NLRB?, S2578 [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Employment: modify the definition of ``supervisor'' relative to 
        rights to collective bargaining and labor union membership 
        (see S. 2168), S1459 [7MR]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Income: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 
        [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Labor unions: disapprove rule relative to representation 
        election procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE] (see H.J. 
        Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
  Letters
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures: Ann Wilson, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers 
        Association, S2624 [24AP]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        S2624 [24AP]
      ------Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Karen W. Penafiel, Building Owners and Managers 
        Association International, S2624 [24AP]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2576 [23AP]
      ------Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent 
        Business, S2577 [23AP]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures: Angelo 
        I. Amador and Michelle Reinke Neblett, National Restaurant 
        Association, S854 [16FE]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, 
        Inc., S855 [16FE]
      ------Geoffrey G. Burr, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, 
        S855 [16FE]
      ------National Association of Manufacturers, S854 [16FE]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S.J. Res. 36, disapprove NLRB rule 
        relative to representation election procedures, S2576 [23AP]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      Labor unions: disapprove rule relative to representation 
        election procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2568 [23AP]
  Remarks in House
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to litigate against States on 
        behalf of the NLRB relative to secret ballot union elections, 
        H2501 [9MY], E901 [30MY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3918 [21JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H519 [7FE], H677-H680 
        [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Income: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract, S4388, S4389 [21JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 2371), S3706 [5JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 3221), S3457 
        [22MY], S3459 [23MY]
      Labor unions: disapprove rule relative to representation 
        election procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S853-S856 [16FE], S2587, 
        S2588 [23AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2559, S2568-
        S2579 [23AP], S2616-S2630 [24AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), unanimous-consent agreement, S2538 
        [19AP]
      ------provide for appropriate designation of collective 
        bargaining units (S. 1843), S3270 [17MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], S87-S89, S113 [26JA], S149 
        [30JA], S179 [31JA], S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 [16FE], S1640 
        [14MR], S4439 [25JN]
  Reports filed
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]




NATIONAL LAKESHORES

  Reports filed
      Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and 
        Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate) (S. 140) (S. Rept. 112-104), S41 [23JA]




NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION

  Remarks in Senate
      Moses, George: National Low Income Housing Coalition Cushing 
        Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award recipient, S1998 [22MR]




NATIONAL LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1735 [6NO]




NATIONAL MARFAN FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      National Marfan Awareness Month: observance, E277 [29FE]




NATIONAL MARINA DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1034 [8JN]




NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1581 [20SE]




NATIONAL MARINE WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1107 [21JN]




NATIONAL MARRIAGE WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E157 [7FE]




NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM

  Remarks in Senate
      Disease: tribute to marrow donor registry drives, S386 [7FE]




NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E732 [8MY]




NATIONAL MEAT ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Maxey, Jim: National Meat Association E. Floyd Forbes Award 
        recipient, E230 [17FE]




NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

  Remarks in House
      Labor unions: modify rules governing showing of interest 
        threshold preceding representation elections, E142 [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, E142 
        [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Labor unions: modify rules governing showing of interest 
        threshold preceding representation elections, S340, S341 [6FE]
      ------modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and 
        negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, 
        S339-S341 [6FE]




NATIONAL MEDICINE ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 564), S6454 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 564), S6469 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 564, designate, S6465, S6470 [19SE]




NATIONAL MEN'S HEALTH WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see S. Res. 501), S4368 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance (S. Res. 501), S4375 [20JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 501, observance, S4374, S4376 [20JN]




NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, E1677 [2OC]




NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 367), S323 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 367), S327 [2FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 367, designate, S326, S327 [2FE]




NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School National 
        Merit Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]




NATIONAL MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E679 [27AP]




NATIONAL MOBILITY AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 673), H3404 [1JN]




NATIONAL MONTH OF VOTER REGISTRATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 572), S6546 [20SE] (see H. Res. 758), 
        H5707 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Designate (H. Res. 758), E1423 [3AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 572, designate, S6555 [20SE]




NATIONAL MONUMENTS  see Monuments and Memorials




NATIONAL MPS AWARENESS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 450), S3042 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E813 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 450), S3049 [9MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 450, designate, S3047, S3049 [9MY]




NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      Houston, TX: tribute to Multiple Sclerosis MS150 Bike Ride, E345 
        [8MR]




NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (see S. 3548), S6340 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (S. 3548), S6344 [13SE]




NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see S. Res. 561), S6454 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance (S. Res. 561), S6464 [19SE], S6679 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 561, observance, S6464 [19SE], S6679 [21SE]




NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (organization)

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S3228 [16MY]




NATIONAL NURSES WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 644), H2320 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      Goals and ideals: support (H. Res. 83), H2333 [8MY]
      Observance, H2819 [17MY], E747 [9MY]




NATIONAL NUTRITION MONITORING AND RELATED RESEARCH ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Food: recognize importance of animal-based protein as a 
        component of a balanced diet of most individuals and encourage 
        promotion of its health benefits and consumption (see H. Res. 
        804), H6277 [21SE]




NATIONAL OBJECTIVES

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4722 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2034, S2035 [26MR], S2055, S2093, 
        S2094, S2095, S2100, S2101, S2102, S2103, S2104, S2105, S2110 
        [27MR], S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2179, S2180, S2181, S2182 
        [28MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, S4737 [29JN]
      Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]
      ObamaCare and the Power To Tax, S4737 [29JN]
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 
        [21MR]
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        S4866 [11JY]
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, H576, H583 [8FE]
      Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      What's Behind Roberts' Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Budget: allow taxpayers the opportunity to specify their choice 
        of Federal budget priorities (see S. 2260), S2242 [29MR]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3266 [30MY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see S. Con. Res. 57), 
        S5978 [2AU] (see H. Con. Res. 136), H5707 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: establish national program for arts and 
        technology (see S. 2263), S2242 [29MR]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (see S. 2252), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5727), H2645 
        [10MY]
      ------reform taxes, regulations, and workforce development 
        programs to increase employment in the manufacturing sector 
        and overall economy (see H.R. 6240), H5525 [31JY]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs (see S. 2199), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (see H. Res. 721), H4655 
        [29JN]
      ------ensure students and taxpayers receive full value of their 
        education investments (see H.R. 6407), H6000 [13SE]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 633), H2126 [25AP]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see S. 2171), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4041), H801 
        [15FE] (see H.R. 5798), H3102 [17MY]
      Health: make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding 
        to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), 
        H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions not declared 
        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Hydroelectric power: recognize as the most abundant source of 
        clean, renewable energy and should be fully utilized in 
        pursuit of energy independence and affordable energy (see H. 
        Res. 579), H1305 [8MR]
      Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal 
        immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, 
        and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      National security: promote civil defense and power generation 
        (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to 
        implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 4242), 
        H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the 
        Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      ------repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6137), H5008 [18JY]
      Postal Service: maintain number of officers and employees 
        necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster 
        assistance responsibilities (see H.R. 6301), H5705 [2AU]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1790 [19MR]
      ------enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on Energy 
        Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment of clean 
        energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Taxation: reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
  Cloture motions
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
  Cost Estimates
      Export Promotion Reform Act (H.R. 4041): CBO, H3254 [30MY]
  Court decisions
      Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Aracely Rodriguez, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Bill Cea, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Emily Schlichting, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Jamal Lee, H4797 [11JY]
  Essays
      State of the Union: Alden Fletcher, S155 [30JA]
      ------Dahlia Somers, S157 [30JA]
      ------Emma Hamilton, S156 [30JA]
      ------Erin Clauss, S155 [30JA]
      ------Giovanina Mier, S157 [30JA]
      ------Hannah Apfelbaum, S154 [30JA]
      ------Jack Du Pre, S156 [30JA]
      ------Jennifer Sikorski, S59 [24JA]
      ------Julienne DeVita, S155 [30JA]
      ------Karolina Sowulewska, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kate Raszka, S124 [26JA]
      ------Katie Leavitt, S156 [30JA]
      ------Kayleigh Ehler-Vock, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kidder Spillane, S158 [30JA]
      ------Monica Allard, S123 [26JA]
      ------Theophila Lee, S157 [30JA]
      ------Travis K. Reed, S157 [30JA]
      ------Yamuna Dahal, S155 [30JA]
      ------Zach Holman, S156 [30JA]
  Letters
      Export Promotion Reform Act: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------Frank Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------John Engler, Business Roundtable (organization), H3255 
        [30MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        Inc., H3255 [30MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3254 [30MY]
      ------William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., 
        H3255 [30MY]
      Importance of education: Colin T. Mays, E356 [8MR]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: Representatives McGovern and Jones, H576 [8FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: 
        Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]
      ------Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E1212 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage 
        of certain women's preventive health services: several law 
        professors, E1370-E1372 [1AU]
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, 
        H1507 [22MR]
      ------Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]
      ------several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]
      ------several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]
  Messages
      Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE], H938 [17FE]
      National Drug Control Strategy: President Obama, S2543 [19AP], 
        H2028 [19AP]
  Motions
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4806 [11JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1984 [22MR], S2055 [27MR]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H2824, H2830, H3011-
        H3014 [17MY], H5028, H5029 [19JY]
      ------require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe 
        and completion date and reports with status updates on the 
        transition of U.S. military and security operations to the 
        Government of Afghanistan (H.R. 1735), E895 [30MY]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance, H3148 [18MY], H4078 [27JN]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H143-H149 [24JA]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, H1638 [27MR], H1670 
        [28MR], H1799-H1802 [29MR]
      ------reform entitlement programs, H806 [16FE]
      Business and industry: bring manufacturing jobs back from 
        overseas, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA], H5757 [10SE]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (H.R. 5865), H5830-H5835 [11SE]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (H. Con. Res. 136), 
        E1443 [3AU]
      Civil liberties: call for civility in public discourse while 
        preserving First Amendment rights of citizens, H40 [18JA]
      Congress: evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]
      ------prohibit adjournment until certain legislation is passed, 
        H6257 [21SE]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, 
        H1648, H1650 [28MR]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H427-H430 [2FE], H522 [7FE], 
        H894-H897 [16FE]
      ------support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: renewable energy loan guarantee programs 
        funding, H3454, H3471 [5JN]
      Dept. of HUD: National Affordable Housing Trust Fund funding, 
        H4032 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to defend against challenges 
        to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498-H2500 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: Projects of National and Regional 
        Significance Program funding, H4041 [26JN]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (H.R. 6138), E1272 [18JY]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H560-H563 [7FE], H675, H676 [9FE], H808 
        [16FE], H5134 [24JY], H5981 [13SE]
      ------comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461, H470 
        [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H1237 [7MR], H1462 [21MR], 
        H4912 [18JY], H5856 [11SE]
      ------Federal Government control versus free enterprise, H6257 
        [21SE]
      ------importance of job creation, H39, H45, H48, H57, H69, H70 
        [18JA], H93, H102 [23JA], H128 [24JA], H170 [25JA], H229, 
        H230, H362, H363, H365, H367 [1FE], H386 [2FE], H444, H445, 
        H460, H461 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H516, H521, H524-H529, H536 
        [7FE], H585, H589, H590, H629-H636 [8FE], H662, H670 [9FE], 
        H739 [15FE], H815, H816, H819, H896 [16FE], H957-H962 [27FE], 
        H975, H976, H977-H980 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1147 [5MR], 
        H1163, H1174, H1176 [6MR], H1220, H1221 [7MR], H1531 [22MR], 
        H1668, H1735 [28MR], H1924, H1966 [18AP], H2056 [24AP], H2073 
        [25AP], H2291 [7MY], H2572 [10MY], H2724 [16MY], H3408 [5JN], 
        H3602, H3613, H3658 [7JN], H3811, H3813 [20JN], H3984, H4023 
        [26JN], H4691, H4715, H4742 [10JY], H4793 [11JY], H5122 
        [23JY], H5645 [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H5774 [11SE], H5973 [13SE], 
        H6042, H6044, H6045 [14SE], E849 [18MY], E1468 [10SE]
      ------modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive 
        and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and 
        regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], 
        H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H31 [18JA], 
        H670-H677 [9FE], H808 [16FE], H1530-H1533, H1535 [22MR], 
        H1559-H1563 [26MR], H5854, H5855, H5857 [11SE], E101 [31JA]
      ------promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      ------recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], H229, H230 [1FE], H470-
        H473 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H6048-H6051 [14SE], H6236 [21SE]
      ------revitalize the middle class, H3957 [21JN], H5855 [11SE]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs, H119 [24JA]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs (H.R. 3400), H2111 
        [25AP]
      Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (H. Res. 721), H4690 
        [10JY], H5021 [19JY]
      ------importance, E356 [8MR]
      ------reduce the costs of higher education, H523 [7FE]
      ------science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 
        education funding, H383 [2FE], H557 [7FE], H1853 [17AP], H2522 
        [9MY]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H578 [8FE], H1980 
        [19AP], H2458 [9MY]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America 
        agenda, H18 [17JA], H201-H207 [31JA], H554-H560 [7FE], H715-
        H722 [14FE], H1004, H1005 [28FE], H2116-H2121 [25AP]
      FBI: national security impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim 
        rhetoric, H2641-H2643 [10MY]
      Firearms: gun control, H1856 [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5081, H5117 
        [23JY], H5204 [25JY]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H177 
        [25JA], H805, H897-H900 [16FE], H1120 [1MR], H2201 [26AP]
      ------enhance peace, prosperity, and security in the Asia-
        Pacific region, H2826 [17MY]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (H.R. 4041), H3252-H3256 [30MY]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (H.R. 5798), E833 [17MY]
      Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]
      FRS: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219-
        H6224 [20SE]
      Gingrich, Newt: campaign for nomination to be Republican Party 
        Presidential candidate and implementation of Republican Party 
        national agenda, H121 [24JA]
      Government: role in everyday life, E1138 [26JN]
      Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to 
        have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], H2263 [27AP]
      ------establish health savings accounts for all citizens, 
        provide health savings account and high deductible health plan 
        payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants 
        to have same such plans, H798 [15FE]
      ------make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H4422 [28JN]
      ------reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H2025-
        H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660, 
        H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, 
        H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, 
        H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, 
        H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion 
        to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]
      Immigration: reform, H562 [7FE], H1021 [29FE], H1144, H1149 
        [5MR], H2137, H2138 [26AP], H3749 [19JN]
      IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      Law enforcement officers: tribute, H5917 [12SE]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan: declassification 
        and release, H575 [8FE]
      National security: counterterrorism initiatives funding, H735 
        [15FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        influence of Islamic organizations, H5196-H5198 [24JY], H5323-
        H5325 [26JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H39, H70-H73 [18JA], H121 
        [24JA], H390, H397, H398 [2FE], H445, H470 [3FE], H478 [6FE], 
        H896 [16FE], H905, H939-H942 [17FE], H1147 [5MR], H1294-H1297 
        [8MR], H1461 [21MR], H1649 [28MR], H2041 [24AP], H2198-H2200 
        [26AP], H2315 [7MY], H3407 [5JN], H3664 [8JN], H3709 [18JN], 
        H4677 [9JY], H4778 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H4913, H4914, H4915, 
        H4917 [18JY], H5634 [2AU], H5755, H5758, H5760 [10SE], H5852 
        [11SE], H6074 [19SE], E1030 [8JN]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H752 [15FE], H1026, H1027, 
        H1028, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], H1156, H1163 
        [6MR], H1211, H1221, H1222, H1264 [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], 
        H1376 [19MR], H1399 [20MR], H1525 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1583, 
        H1585 [27MR], H1645 [28MR], H1857, H1858, H1912 [17AP], H1969 
        [18AP], H2056-H2062 [24AP], H3179 [30MY], H3815, H3818, H3819 
        [20JN], H5140 [24JY], H6265 [21SE]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, H191 [31JA], H444 [3FE], 
        H1276 [8MR]
      ------State of the Union Message, H162, H163, H170 [25JA], H386 
        [2FE], H588 [8FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      ------impact, H1378-H1384 [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, 
        H1400 [20MR], H1436, H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 
        [21MR], H1524 [22MR], H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 
        [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1924 [18AP], H3797-H3804 [19JN], H3961-
        H3966 [21JN], H4664 [9JY], H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, 
        H4785, H4813-H4816 [11JY], H4897-H4900 [17JY], H5082 [23JY], 
        H5139, H5188-H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E389 [20MR], E404 
        [21MR], E418 [22MR], E464 [28MR], E1383 [1AU]
      ------impact of dental care provisions, E1587 [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1397 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP]
      ------repeal, H430-H436 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H713 
        [14FE], H738 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H906 [17FE], H1298 [8MR], 
        H1369 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, 
        H1563-H1569 [26MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP], H3366, H3391, H3400-
        H3402 [1JN], H3409 [5JN], H3486 [6JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], 
        H3917, H3918 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], H6263, H6265 [21SE], E424 
        [22MR], E1063 [18JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, 
        H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], 
        H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-
        H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 
        [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-
        H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1399, 
        H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1430, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1444-
        H1450, H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1506, H1507, 
        H1516, H1521, H1522, H1524, H1539 [22MR], H1564-H1566, H1568 
        [26MR], H3607 [7JN], H3801 [19JN], H4821 [11JY], E415, E416, 
        E418, E423, E425, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 
        [26MR], E481 [29MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, 
        H3610-H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, 
        H4163, H4164, H4422-H4425, H4426-H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, 
        H4609, H4646-H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, 
        H4728, H4731, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, 
        H4817, H4824 [11JY], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H191 [31JA], 
        H1138 [5MR], H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563-
        H1569 [26MR], H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 
        [7JN], H3797-H3799, H3801-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], 
        H3983 [26JN], H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], 
        E1063 [18JN], E1152 [27JN]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], 
        H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 
        [13SE]
      Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy 
        independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition 
        to a clean energy economy, H3399 [1JN]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), H1629 [27MR]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, H1029 [29FE]
      ------national energy policy, H130 [24JA], H174-H177 [25JA], 
        H215 [31JA], H362, H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 
        [9FE], H951, H957, H958 [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 
        [29FE], H1156 [6MR], H1220, H1222 [7MR], H1297 [8MR], H2058, 
        H2059 [24AP], H2194-H2197 [26AP], H2796-H2800 [16MY], H3817 
        [20JN], H3958 [21JN], H5749 [10SE], H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment of clean 
        energy technologies (H.R. 6275), E1424 [3AU]
      Public debt: impact on job creation and economy, H5754-H5760 
        [10SE]
      Reagan, Ronald: evaluation of economic policies, H3407 [5JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H33, H42 [18JA], H121, H144 
        [24JA], H516 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H975, H977, H978 [28FE], 
        H1220, H1221 [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], H3692, H3693 
        [8JN], H4692 [10JY], H5533 [1AU], H5686, H5687, H5688, H5689 
        [2AU], H5752-H5754 [10SE], H6050 [14SE], H6235, H6258-H6265 
        [21SE], E15 [13JA]
      Research: tribute to global health research efforts, E462 [28MR]
      Small business: raise limit of expensing for purchase of 
        products made in America, H5595 [1AU]
      Taxation: prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on 
        medical devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
      ------raise expensing limitation for small businesses to 
        purchase products made in America, H5596 [1AU]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H130 [24JA], H162 [25JA], 
        H472 [3FE], H605 [8FE], H806 [16FE], H960, H962 [27FE], H1828 
        [16AP], H1850, H1859, H1911 [17AP], H2109-H2116 [25AP], H2334 
        [8MY], H2718 [16MY], H3270 [31MY], H4856, H4857 [12JY], E742 
        [9MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (H.R. 6048), H4764 [10JY]
      Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs 
        (H.R. 2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]
      ------importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]
      ------importance of public transit program funding, H1004 [28FE]
      Unemployment: rate among college graduates, H5755 [10SE]
      ------rates, H478 [6FE], H1219 [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], 
        H4780 [11JY], H5755 [10SE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 [19JN], 
        H4068 [27JN], H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE], E549 [17AP]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
      Wesby, Maya: Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Essay Contest 
        award recipient, E1718 [23OC]
      Women: health care for women, H348 [1FE], H1028, H1029, H1030, 
        H1031 [29FE], H1160, H1164, H1165 [6MR], H1218, H1270 [7MR], 
        H1379-H1383 [19MR], H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1439, H1440, 
        H1441, H1442, H1475, H1485 [21MR], H1500 [22MR], H1651 [28MR], 
        H1924 [18AP], H4803 [11JY], H5536, H5537, H5538 [1AU], H5634 
        [2AU], E464 [28MR], E506 [29MR], E1226 [11JY], E1369 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alcoa Inc.: tribute, S560 [13FE]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, 
        S2990 [9MY], S3154 [15MY], S5053 [17JY]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, S3114 [14MY], S3144 
        [15MY], S3191, S3193, S3219 [16MY]
      ------increase statutory debt limit, S4623 [26JN]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S590, S591 [14FE], S685 
        [15FE], S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      Business and industry: impact of tax rates and government 
        regulations on decision to outsource jobs to foreign 
        countries, S4991 [16JY]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (S. Con. Res. 57), 
        S5993 [2AU]
      Civil liberties: protect First Amendment rights of citizens, 
        S5457 [26JY]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA], 
        S3812-S3816 [7JN], S6023, S6025 [10SE]
      Dept. of Energy: require a quadrennial energy review to assess 
        current domestic capabilities and future energy needs (S. 
        1703), S1174 [1MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: require the offshore oil and gas leasing 
        program to have a domestic strategic production goal, S2141 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: Projects of National and Regional 
        Significance Program funding, S1131 [29FE]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S404 [9FE], 
        S4111 [13JN], S5448 [26JY], S6590-S6592 [21SE]
      ------Federal Government control versus free enterprise, S1036 
        [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S4434 [25JN], S6326-S6329 [13SE]
      ------impact of free enterprise system on charitable giving, 
        S3063 [10MY]
      ------importance of job creation, S14 [23JA], S332, S337 [6FE], 
        S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S1568 [12MR], S1642 [14MR], S1705 
        [15MR], S2203 [29MR], S3110 [14MY], S3823 [7JN], S3959 [12JN], 
        S4112 [13JN], S4194 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S6477 [20SE]
      ------invest in innovation through research and development and 
        improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 [17MY], 
        S3760 [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S831 [16FE], 
        S3392 [22MY], S3745 [6JN], S3959 [12JN], S4628 [26JN], S4659 
        [27JN], S5100 [18JY]
      ------promote global economic recovery through reduction in 
        government spending and taxes, S4434 [25JN]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (S. 2252), S2483 [18AP]
      ------recovery, S57-S59, S62 [24JA], S332 [6FE], S368 [7FE], 
        S2804 [26AP], S3110-S3113 [14MY], S4134 [13JN], S4193, S4196 
        [14JN], S4602-S4604 [26JN], S4649, S4653-S4658 [27JN], S4870-
        S4872 [11JY], S5107 [18JY], S5652-S5654 [30JY], S5806, S5826-
        S5828 [1AU], S6029-S6032 [10SE], S6243 [12SE], S6480, S6492, 
        S6505-S6507, S6510 [20SE]
      Education: reduce higher education costs, S396-S398 [9FE]
      Electric power: impact of global warming on increasing national 
        and global electrical needs, S6306 [13SE]
      ------infrastructure funding, S4843-S4845 [11JY]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S283-S285 [2FE], 
        S823 [16FE], S3123 [14MY], S4814 [10JY]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 409), S2184 [28MR], 
        S2234 [29MR]
      Firearms: gun control, S1729 [15MR]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6573-
        S6576, S6579 [21SE]
      ------promote human rights and democracy, S1709 [15MR], S4710 
        [28JN]
      ------reaffirm U.S. commitment to global prosperity through 
        hunger and poverty reduction, S3324 [21MY]
      FRS: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3247, 
        S3248 [17MY]
      Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures, S3811 [7JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, 
        S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      Immigration: reform, S4433 [25JN], S6570 [21SE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit food aid, S4339 
        [20JN]
      ------prohibit food aid unless the President issues a national 
        interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
      Motor vehicles: importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], 
        S824 [16FE], S3419 [22MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S3052 [10MY], 
        S3460 [23MY], S4314 [20JN], S4986-S4988 [16JY], S5052-S5054, 
        S5074, S5076-S5081 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S52, S53, S56, S61 
        [24JA], S140 [30JA], S177, S180 [31JA], S550 [13FE], S898 
        [17FE], S1036 [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S1567 [12MR], S2560 [23AP], 
        S3298-S3300 [21MY], S3390, S3392 [22MY], S3671 [4JN], S3746 
        [6JN], S3931, S3932 [12JN], S4110-S4114 [13JN], S4189-S4192 
        [14JN], S4224 [18JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4794 [10JY], S4922, 
        S4939 [12JY], S5101 [18JY], S5170, S5184 [19JY], S5241-S5243 
        [23JY], S5281, S5284 [24JY], S5693 [31JY], S5808, S5829 [1AU], 
        S5902 [2AU], S6308, S6322 [13SE], S6411-S6413 [19SE], S6476-
        S6482, S6509 [20SE], S6592-S6595 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1064, S1068-S1072 [28FE], 
        S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1182, S1187 [1MR], S1381 [5MR], S1403-
        S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436 [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1642 [14MR], 
        S1836 [20MR], S2023-S2026 [26MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, S2460 
        [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665, S2676-S2679 [25AP], S2948-S2950 
        [8MY], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945 [12JN], S4288, S4293 
        [19JN], S6480, S6481 [20SE]
      ------evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S6307 
        [13SE]
      ------State of the Union Message, S31-S33 [23JA], S82 [26JA]
      Oceans: impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S6494, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]
      ------CBO cost estimate, S1769-S1773 [19MR]
      ------Dept. of HHS transfer of funds to the IRS for 
        implementation, S2474 [18AP]
      ------impact, S1821 [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], 
        S1956-S1963, S1988-S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], 
        S2160-S2163 [28MR], S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S3114 
        [14MY], S3298 [21MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-
        S4810 [10JY], S4866, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-S5447 
        [26JY], S5692-S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE], S6586-
        S6589 [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1564-S1567 [12MR], S1768-S1773 [19MR], 
        S1818-S1821, S1843 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], S2042-
        S2045 [27MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], S2222 [29MR], 
        S3460 [23MY], S3741 [6JN], S4696-S4706, S4709, S4714 [28JN], 
        S5442 [26JY], S5706 [31JY], S6413 [19SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier 
        areas receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]
      ------impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4856-S4858 [11JY]
      ------implementation funding, S3460 [23MY]
      ------repeal, S118-S120 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S412 [9FE], S665 
        [15FE], S1110 [29FE], S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1564-S1567 [12MR], 
        S1666 [14MR], S1818-S1821 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957 [22MR], S2010-S2013 [26MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 
        [28MR], S2190, S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3007-S3009 [9MY], 
        S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4409 [21JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], 
        S4708 [28JN], S4842, S4843, S4857, S4858 [11JY], S5442 [26JY], 
        S5692, S5693, S5696, S5698, S5706 [31JY], S5806 [1AU], S6046 
        [10SE], S6413 [19SE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, 
        S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1957, S1960, S1961 [22MR], 
        S2044 [27MR]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (S. 2118), S875 [16FE], S879 [17FE]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4690-S4710, 
        S4714 [28JN], S4731-S4733, S4735-S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 
        [9JY], S4808 [10JY], S4862-S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 
        [20SE]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], 
        S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015-
        S2017 [26MR], S2041-S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 
        [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808-S3812 [7JN], S4409 
        [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]
      Petroleum: decrease dependence on oil from foreign sources 
        hostile to U.S. interests and recognize employment impact of 
        increased access to Canadian energy resources, S367 [7FE]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1814 [19MR], S1817, S1837 [20MR], 
        S2055, S2061, S2070, S2071 [27MR], S2116, S2120-S2131, S2134-
        S2148, S2154-S2157 [28MR], S2187-S2190, S2192-S2202, S2207, 
        S2216 [29MR], S2521 [19AP]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1984 [22MR], S2009, 
        S2010, S2018, S2023-S2028 [26MR], S2039, S2045-S2052 [27MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR], 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------facilitate planning, construction, and operation of a 
        secure national clean energy grid, S5839 [1AU]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, S2215 [29MR]
      ------national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], 
        S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707-
        S1709 [15MR], S2059-S2062, S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2128, S2134, 
        S2154-S2157 [28MR], S2192-S2197, S2216 [29MR], S3952-S3954 
        [12JN], S4185 [14JN], S4659 [27JN], S4879 [11JY], S5721 
        [31JY], S6307 [13SE]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S233 [1FE], S3669, S3671 
        [4JN], S3812-S3816 [7JN], S4109 [13JN], S6039 [10SE]
      Romney, Mitt: evaluation of environmental and climate policies, 
        S6307 [13SE]
      Social Security: reform, S5275-S5277 [24JY]
      Task Force To Promote National Security by Reducing Childhood 
        Obesity: establish, S3818 [7JN]
      Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, S85 [26JA], S140 [30JA], 
        S233 [1FE], S2216 [29MR], S2302 [16AP], S2524 [19AP], S3110 
        [14MY], S3194 [16MY], S3298 [21MY], S3740, S3746 [6JN], S3804 
        [7JN], S4657 [27JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4869-S4872 [11JY], 
        S4919, S4920, S4934 [12JY], S5077-S5081 [17JY], S5170 [19JY], 
        S5242 [23JY], S5323, S5343, S5344 [25JY], S6509 [20SE]
      Unemployment: rates, S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S823 [16FE], S1888 
        [21MR], S4623 [26JN], S6508 [20SE]
      Vermont: tribute to students who participated in Senator 
        Sanders' essay contest on the State of the Union, S59 [24JA]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      Women: health care for women, S374-S379, S381 [7FE], S1497-S1499 
        [8MR], S1821 [20MR], S5692-S5699 [31JY], S5806 [1AU]
  Reports
      Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Executive Office of the 
        President (excerpt), S4293 [19JN]
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family 
        Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust 
        (organization), H4712-H4715 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare 
        Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and 
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of 
        Trustees, H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5865) (H. Rept. 112-659), H5764 
        [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
      Medicare Decisions Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112-412), H1366 [16MR]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 
        112-412), H1362 [13MR]
      U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 6194) (H. Rept. 112-679), H6150 [19SE]
  Statements
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Milton R. Wolf, 
        H4719 [10JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 516, express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance, H143 [24JA]
      H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare 
        Act, H4711 [10JY]
      H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act, H3252 [30MY]
      H.R. 5865, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, H5830 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4725 [10JY]
      S. Con. Res. 57, acknowledge census surveys and information 
        derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare, 
        S5994 [2AU]
      S. Res. 409, Financial Literacy Month, S2171, S2184 [28MR]




NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Bailey, Jonathan W.: tribute (see S. Res. 559), S6454 [19SE] 
        (see H. Res. 792), H6151 [19SE]
      Coastal zones: establish constituent-driven program to collect 
        priority coastal geospatial data and support information 
        platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to 
        manage coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR] (see H.R. 
        4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        S. 2388), S2821 [26AP]
      Oceans: establish an expedited award process for grants to 
        address marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Renewable energy: establish an integrated and comprehensive 
        ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, 
        prediction, and environmental information program to support 
        renewable energy (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
  Letters
      NOAA storm warning systems funding: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2356 
        [8MY]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 
        [23MY]
      ------Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Climate Competitive Research, Sustained Observations and 
        Regional Information Program: funding, E822 [16MY]
      Climate Portal Program: funding, H2373 [8MY]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS): 
        funding, H2522 [9MY]
      Coral reef research programs: funding, H2501 [9MY], E752 [9MY]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 
        192), H3586 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Regional Information Sharing Systems Program 
        funding through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, 
        H2374 [8MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 3710), H747, 
        H760 [15FE], H1186 [6MR], H1854 [17AP], H2620 [10MY], H3466 
        [5JN]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit funding to develop, approve, or 
        implement new catch share programs along certain areas of the 
        Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico, H2426-H2431 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule requiring shrimp 
        fishermen to use turtle excluder devices, H2522, H2523 [9MY]
      Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund: prohibit funding 
        for salaries of individuals who misuse, H2523 [9MY]
      Fisheries Management Commissions: funding, H2536, H2537 [9MY]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (H.R. 192), H3586 [7JN]
      John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program: 
        funding, H2358 [8MY]
      Marine Debris Program: funding, H2373 [8MY]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609-H5612 [1AU], E1394, 
        E1422 [3AU]
      Morro Bay, CA: NOAA Excellence in Local Government award 
        recipient, H5025 [19JY]
      National Sea Grant College Program: funding, H2359 [8MY]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund: funding, H2375 [8MY]
      Pascagoula, MS: convey property (S. 363), H3440, H3441 [5JN], 
        H3575 [6JN]
      San Joaquin River: restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 
        [9MY], H3452 [5JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      FDA: prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], S3554 [24MY]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management, S4181 [14JN]
      ------support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, 
        clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries 
        management (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]
      Government regulations: misuse of fishermen fines to purchase 
        luxury boat and demand for greater accountability regarding 
        the misuse of Government vessels, S893 [17FE]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S4765 [29JN], S6004 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 46) (S. 
        Rept. 112-210), S6270 [12SE]
      Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine 
        Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 179) (S. Rept. 112-149), S1049 [27FE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4906 [17JY]
      National Fish Habitat Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1201) (S. Rept. 112-187), S5084 
        [17JY]
      NOAA Conveyance of Property to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 363) (S. 
        Rept. 112-133), S131 [26JA]
      NOAA Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate), S5731 [31JY]
      NOAA Property Conveyance to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 363) (H. Rept. 112-502), H3265 [30MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
      Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve 
        Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 485) (S. Rept. 112-134), S131 
        [26JA]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        reauthorization and amendment, H5609 [1AU]
      S. 363, NOAA conveyance of property to Pascagoula, MS, H3440 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 5559, tribute to Jonathan W. Bailey, S6463 [19SE]




NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER 
    CORPS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Reauthorize and amend (see S. 2388), S2821 [26AP]




NATIONAL OCEANS MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H3586, H3589 [7JN]




NATIONAL OILHEAT RESEARCH ALLIANCE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Reauthorize (H.R. 1756), E1109 [21JN]




NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN

  Addresses
      Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women, E806 
        [15MY]




NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR YOUTH SAFETY

  Bills and resolutions
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        441), S2824 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 441), 
        S2886 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 441, National Youth Traffic Safety Month, S2832, S2887 
        [26AP]




NATIONAL OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 748), H5525 [31JY]
      Goals and ideals: support (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1485, E1489, E1491, E1492, E1498, E1503 [12SE], 
        E1585, E1598 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Goals and ideals: support (S. Res. 537), S5898 [1AU]
      Observance, S6101 [11SE], S6261 [12SE], S6440 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 537, support goals and ideals, S5883, S5899 [1AU]




NATIONAL PARENTS AS TEACHERS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 570), S6455 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 570), S6469 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 570, designate, S6467, S6472 [19SE]




NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Park Ranger's Death Highlights the Risks in Federal Law 
        Enforcement, E44 [18JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: reauthorize in Iowa 
        (see S. 2133), S1049 [27FE]
      Appropriations: extend authorization for certain national 
        heritage areas (see S. 3623), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6572), 
        H6306 [12OC]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National 
        Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration 
        gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 2268), S2242 
        [29MR]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of Maryland Campaign (see S. Res. 
        560), S6454 [19SE]
      Coins: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of 
        establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3162 [18MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 
        [3FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast 
        of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (see H.R. 3907), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural 
        gas pipelines (see S. 2229), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4606), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      Long Island, NY: study ways to commemorate and preserve the 
        aviation history (see H.R. 6201), H5291 [25JY]
      National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and 
        Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to 
        veterans (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]
      Pennsylvania: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
        Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware 
        and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Public lands: authorize studies of certain areas for possible 
        inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), S5133 
        [18JY] (see H.R. 6175), H5200 [24JY]
      ------clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow 
        removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George 
        Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform 
        penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 [18JY]
      ------suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the Depts. of 
        Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal budget is 
        balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), H1304 [8MR]
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]
      South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: designate management 
        entity (see H.R. 6090), H4774 [10JY]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate 
        (see S. 2273), S2242 [29MR]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3660 
        [7JN]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument establishment: Malcolm Duncan, 
        Jr., Mayor of Waco, TX, H3761 [19JN]
  Remarks in House
      American Battlefield Protection Program: acquire and protect 
        nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of 
        the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 2489), H3760 
        [19JN], H5735, H5736 [10SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study to determine the 
        suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the 
        northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (H.R. 
        3907), E138 [3FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (H.R. 3908), E127 [3FE]
      ------ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service 
        gift shops and visitor centers are produced in the U.S., H3785 
        [19JN]
      ------study suitability and feasibility of designating 
        prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, 
        Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park 
        System (H.R. 1141), H87 [23JA]
      Gering, NE: anniversary of Summit Road at the Scotts Bluff 
        National Monument, E1647 [21SE]
      Government regulations: clarify that all public lands under 
        National Park Service jurisdiction are included in the hunting 
        exemption, H1882, H1883 [17AP]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821, H822 [16FE]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP], H2156 [26AP]
      National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 
        of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park 
        System (H.R. 1950), H5452-H5504 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5433-H5435 
        [31JY]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Prince William Forest Park 
        volunteers, E937 [31MY]
      Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in 
        management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), 
        H1876 [17AP]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish, H3760 [19JN]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 
        [21JN]
      Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189 
        [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Forests: trees killed by bark beetles removal funding, S4127 
        [13JN]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      ------commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events (S. 
        Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S4412 [21JN]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S4716 [28JN]
      ------provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to 
        maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 1265), S6329 
        [13SE]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S6674 
        [21SE]
      Public lands: authorize studies of certain areas for possible 
        inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), S5136 [18JY]
      ------clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow 
        removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George 
        Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform 
        penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 [18JY]
      U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary of Hawaiian Volcano 
        Observatory, S34 [23JA]
      Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate 
        (S. 2273), S2253 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 112-597), H4906 [17JY]
      Codify Into Law as Title 54 of the U.S. Code Certain Laws 
        Relative to the National Park System: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1950) (H. Rept. 112-631), H5524 [31JY]
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      First State National Historical Park Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 323) (S. Rept. 112-109), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112-129), S42 
        [23JA]
      Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2240) (H. Rept. 112-450), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1478) (S. Rept. 112-128), S42 [23JA]
      Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 264) (S. Rept. 112-106), 
        S41 [23JA]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally 
        Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 112-605), H4906 [17JY]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefields Under the 
        American Battlefield Protection Program: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 779) (S. Rept. 112-116), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 [23JA]
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3641) (H. Rept. 112-626), H5326 [26JY]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and 
        Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate) (S. 140) (S. Rept. 112-104), S41 [23JA]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1545) (H. Rept. 112-430), 
        H1844 [16AP]
  Statements
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, H5434 
        [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1141, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act, H87 
        [23JA]
      H.R. 1950, codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain 
        laws relative to the National Park System, H5452-H5504 [31JY]
      H.R. 2240, Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, 
        H2050 [24AP]
      H.R. 2489, National Park Service acquisition and protection of 
        nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of 
        the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program, H5735 [10SE]
      H.R. 3641, Pinnacles National Park Act, H5433 [31JY]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. Res. 388, commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events, S1208, S1369 [1MR]
      S. Res. 560, U.S. Civil War Maryland Campaign anniversary, S6464 
        [19SE]




NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3399), S5133 [18JY]
  Letters
      Provisions: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3399), S5136 [18JY]




NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM CRITICAL AUTHORITIES ACT

  Analyses
      Provisions (S. 3398), S5137 [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3398), S5133 [18JY]
  Letters
      Provisions: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3398), S5136 [18JY]




NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6661, S6674 [21SE]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), S3291, 
        S3292 [17MY], H2228 [27AP], H3147 [18MY]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National 
        Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration 
        gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 2268), S2242 
        [29MR]
      Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: conduct 
        suitability and feasibility study for expanding boundary (see 
        H.R. 4630), H2123 [25AP]
      Clear Creek National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 6286), 
        H5704 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 
        [3FE]
      ------conduct a special resource study to evaluate the 
        significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne 
        Counties, KY, and the feasibility of inclusion in the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 [18JA]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast 
        of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (see H.R. 3907), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (see H.R. 4849), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------provide preservation and interpretation assistance for 
        resources associated with the New Bedford Whaling National 
        Historical Park (see H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (see H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Historic buildings and sites: modify boundary of the Shiloh 
        National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and 
        establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated 
        area of the National Park System (see H.R. 6032), H4156 [27JN]
      Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 
        2267), S2242 [29MR]
      Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to 
        include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 5103), H2269 
        [27AP]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5987), H3974 [21JN]
      Mount Denali: designate (see S. 2272), S2242 [29MR]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of 
        establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3162 [18MY]
      ------study ways to commemorate and preserve the aviation 
        history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 [25JY]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 5988), H3974 [21JN]
      Travel and tourism: require priority visa processing for 
        visitors to national heritage areas or national parks and make 
        infrastructure grants to communities hosting these areas (see 
        H.R. 6130), H4868 [13JY]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      Veterans: make the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands 
        Pass available at a discount (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]
      Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate 
        (see S. 2273), S2242 [29MR]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
      Weapons: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain 
        weapons in national parks (see H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3660 
        [7JN]
  Letters
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Beta Lambda 
        Chapter of Miami-Dade County, FL, for contribution to the 
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, E1 [6JA]
      Antietam National Battlefield: anniversary of Memorial 
        Illumination, H2015 [19AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow 
        rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain, H3776 [19JN]
      ------allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline 
        facilities in Gateway National Recreation Area (H.R. 2606), 
        H481-H483 [6FE], H549 [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      ------conduct a special resource study to evaluate the 
        significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne 
        Counties, KY, and the feasibility of inclusion in the National 
        Park System (H.R. 3792), E42 [18JA]
      ------conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and 
        interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early 
        years of the national parks (H.R. 1022), H134 [24JA], E69 
        [25JA], E89 [31JA]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast 
        of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (H.R. 3907), E138 
        [3FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (H.R. 3908), E127 [3FE]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), H2227, 
        H2228 [27AP]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), Senate 
        amendment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), 
        corrections in engrossment, H2252 [27AP]
      ------study suitability and feasibility of designating 
        prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, 
        Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park 
        System (H.R. 1141), H87 [23JA]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (H.R. 5958), H5086, H5087 [23JY]
      Grand Canyon National Park: implementation of FAA aviation noise 
        control regulations relative to commercial air tours, H591 
        [8FE]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP], H2156 [26AP]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), H6128-H6132 [19SE], E1652 [21SE], E1657 [25SE], E1659 
        [28SE]
      National Park Service: clarify that all public lands under 
        National Park Service jurisdiction are included in the hunting 
        exemption, H1882, H1883 [17AP]
      Olympic National Park: designate certain land as wilderness or 
        potential wilderness (H.R. 3222), H485 [6FE]
      Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5433-H5435 
        [31JY]
      Point Reyes National Seashore: anniversary, E1518 [13SE]
      Prince William Forest Park: anniversary, E360 [9MR]
      Public lands: protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, 
        grazing, or recreation from domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials promotion activities, H4847, H4848 
        [12JY]
      ------require hunting activities be a land use in management 
        plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3746, H3762, H3776 [19JN]
      U.S. Code: codify into law as title 54 certain laws relative to 
        the National Park System (H.R. 1950), H5452-H5504 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H483-H485 [6FE]
      ------designate and expand wilderness areas and designate 
        certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National 
        Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 [21JN]
      Weapons: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain 
        weapons in national parks (H.R. 4063), E218 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6674 [21SE]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), S2931 
        [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3292 [17MY]
      Lincoln Home National Historic Site: tribute to efforts to 
        establish, S5957 [2AU]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S6674 
        [21SE]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 
        [18JY]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
      Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate 
        (S. 2273), S2253 [29MR]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), S582 [13FE]
  Reports filed
      American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 112-597), H4906 [17JY]
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Codify Into Law as Title 54 of the U.S. Code Certain Laws 
        Relative to the National Park System: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1950) (H. Rept. 112-631), H5524 [31JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Boundary Adjustment of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park To Allow 
        Certain Road Rebuilding: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2352) (H. Rept. 112-532), H3706 [15JN]
      Dept. of the Interior Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas 
        Pipeline Transportation Utility Systems in Denali National 
        Park and Preserve Nonwilderness Areas: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 302) (S. Rept. 112-107), S41 
        [23JA]
      First State National Historical Park Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 323) (S. Rept. 112-109), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 
        Visitor Contact Station Naming in Honor of James L. Buckley: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5958) (H. Rept. 
        112-608), H5077 [19JY]
      Gettysburg National Military Park Boundary Revision To Include 
        the Gettysburg Train Station: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 112-449), H2029 [19AP]
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]
      Issue Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines in Glacier 
        National Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        4606) (H. Rept. 112-627), H5326 [26JY]
      Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112-129), S42 
        [23JA]
      Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2240) (H. Rept. 112-450), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 112-125), S42 
        [23JA]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5987) (H. Rept. 112-676), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1478) (S. Rept. 112-128), S42 [23JA]
      New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 112-373), H113 
        [23JA]
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3641) (H. Rept. 112-626), H5326 [26JY]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        114) (S. Rept. 112-103), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. 
        Rept. 112-538), H3732 [18JN]
  Statements
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, H5434 
        [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1022, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, 
        H134 [24JA]
      H.R. 1141, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act, H87 
        [23JA]
      H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian 
        Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the 
        tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]
      H.R. 2240, Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, 
        H2050 [24AP]
      H.R. 2606, New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act, 
        H481 [6FE]
      H.R. 3641, Pinnacles National Park Act, H5433 [31JY]
      H.R. 4849, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Backcountry 
        Access Act, H2228 [27AP]
      H.R. 5958, Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station naming in honor of James L. 
        Buckley, H5086 [23JY]
      H.R. 5987, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act, 
        H6128-H6130 [19SE]




NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN & FAMILIES

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2239 [27AP]




NATIONAL PEDIATRIC RESEARCH NETWORK ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6163), H6138-H6140 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6163, provisions, H6138 [19SE]




NATIONAL PEDIATRIC STROKE AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see S. Res. 468), S3329 [21MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance (S. Res. 468), S3385 [21MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 468, observance, S3331, S3385 [21MY]




NATIONAL PHENYLKETONURIA AWARENESS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 563), S6454 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 563), S6469 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 563, designate, S6465, S6470 [19SE]




NATIONAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 444), S2824 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 444), S2886 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 444, designate, S2832, S2887 [26AP]




NATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E834 [17MY]




NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E347 [8MR]




NATIONAL POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AWARENESS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 455), S3090 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]
      Observance, S4719 [28JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 455, designate, S3089 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]




NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H6237 [21SE], E1607, E1613, E1628-E1630 [21SE]




NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S6441 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 583, designate, S6633, S6682 [21SE]




NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 781), H6000 [13SE]
      Observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance (S. Res. 552), S6286 [12SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 552, observance, S6274, S6286 [12SE]




NATIONAL PRO-LIFE WAITING PERIOD ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3802), H114 [23JA]




NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 538), S5871 [1AU] (see H. Res. 787), 
        H6068 [18SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 538), S5898 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 538, designate, S5883, S5899 [1AU]




NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see S. Res. 417), S2243 [29MR] (see 
        H. Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 417, support goals and ideals, S2259 [29MR]




NATIONAL PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 384), S1147 [29FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 384, designate, S1151 [29FE]




NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO

  Remarks in House
      Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to 
        acquire radio content, H5014 [19JY]




NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 460), S3174 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 460), S3177 [15MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 460, designate, S3176, S3177 [15MY]




NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP.  see Amtrak




NATIONAL REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 530), S5487 [26JY]
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 530), S5626 [26JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 530, designate, S5493, S5626 [26JY]




NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures, S854 
        [16FE]




NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity, S5431 [26JY]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures, S855 
        [16FE]
      Paycheck Fairness Act, S3713 [5JN]




NATIONAL REVIEW (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      Crisis Mode-A Fair and Constitutional Option To Beat the 
        Filibuster Game, S1076 [28FE]
      Culture Does Matter, S5962 [2AU]
      Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Now, S3299 [21MY]
      Leviathan Is Nibbling Your Religious Freedom Away, S1787-S1789 
        [19MR]
      Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]




NATIONAL RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 578), H1305 [8MR]




NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE, INC.

  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3883 
        [11JN]




NATIONAL ROBOTICS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 598), H1641 [27MR]




NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Electric Cooperative Youth Tour: tribute, H3710 [18JN]




NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Mount View-Edgewood Water Co.: National Rural Water Association 
        National Great American Water Taste Test Gold Medal award 
        recipient, E247 [27FE]




NATIONAL SAFE DIGGING MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see S. Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Goals and ideals: support (S. Res. 438), S2742 [25AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 438, support goals and ideals, S2736, S2742 [25AP]




NATIONAL SAFE PLACE WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 593), H1497 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Goals and ideals: support (H. Res. 593), E423 [22MR]




NATIONAL SALUTE TO VETERAN PATIENTS

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E168 [9FE]




NATIONAL SARCOMA AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 722), H4655 [29JN]




NATIONAL SAVE FOR RETIREMENT WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Goals and ideals: support (S. Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals, S6345 [13SE], S6679 
        [21SE]




NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H1166 [6MR], E332 [7MR], E349, E352, E354 [8MR]




NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS APPRECIATION DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 798), H6232 [20SE]




NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 798), H6232 [20SE]
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 754), H5629 [1AU]




NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 371), S494 [9FE] (see H. Res. 525), H158 
        [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      Designate (H. Res. 525), E170 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 371), S544 [9FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 371, designate, S504, S544 [9FE]




NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 
        [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school 
        lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks, 
        E803 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit 
        entities to implement farm to school programs that improve 
        access to local foods in eligible schools, S3817 [7JN], S4137 
        [13JN], S4196 [14JN], S4344, S4345 [20JN], S4399 [21JN]




NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H1211 [7MR]




NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      Education: provide grants to increase minority students 
        receiving college degrees in science, technology, engineering 
        and math (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority 
        STEM faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see S. 3378), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6106), H4862 [12JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Bonner, David: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H4608 [29JN]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H5025 [19JY]
      Climate Change Education Program: funding, H2535, H2536 [9MY]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2215-H2222 [27AP]
      DeCraene, Peter: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1170 [28JN]
      Education: programs funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]
      ------science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 
        education funding, H2522 [9MY]
      Educational and Human Resources Account: funding, H2551 [9MY]
      Enriquez, Amelito: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E624 
        [24AP]
      Funding, H2409, H2410 [8MY]
      Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program: funding, H2415 [8MY]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Pata, Donald: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1143 [26JN]
      Political Science Program: funding, H2543 [9MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      Information technology: expand and improve cybersecurity test 
        beds program, S5914 [2AU]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2807-S2809 [26AP]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (S. 3378), S4952 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Nomination of Bonnie L. Bassler to the NSF National Science 
        Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H.R. 2096, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H2215-H2218 [27AP]
      S. 3378, Forensic Science and Standards Act, S4952-S4954 [12JY]




NATIONAL SCOLIOSIS FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      National Scoliosis Awareness Month: observance, E1032 [8JN]




NATIONAL SEASHORES

  Bills and resolutions
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 2372), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4094), H1016 [28FE]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see S. 2316), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4400), H2029 
        [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access, H3746, H3763 [19JN]
      Point Reyes National Seashore: anniversary, E1518 [13SE]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (H.R. 4400), E586 [19AP]
  Reports filed
      Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
        Recreational Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4094) (H. Rept. 112-526), H3706 [15JN]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4400) (H. Rept. 
        112-598), H4906 [17JY]




NATIONAL SECURITY  related term(s) Department of Defense; Espionage; 
    Strategic Materials
  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
      U.S. Obligations and Policy Options on Iran Conference: John 
        Bolton, E681 [27AP]
  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2716 [15MY], H2847, H2997, H2998, 
        H2999, H3000, H3001, H3002, H3003, H3008, H3009, H3011, H3014, 
        H3016, H3017, H3019, H3021, H3022, H3024, H3026, H3027, H3028, 
        H3029, H3030, H3050, H3051, H3053, H3054, H3056, H3057, H3059, 
        H3061, H3062, H3063, H3064, H3067, H3068, H3070, H3071, H3073, 
        H3075, H3076, H3078, H3081, H3082, H3083, H3085, H3086, H3092, 
        H3093, H3094, H3095 [17MY], H3121, H3122, H3123, H3124, H3125, 
        H3126, H3127, H3128, H3130, H3131, H3132, H3133, H3134, H3136, 
        H3138, H3139, H3140 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2844 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4865 [12JY], H4908, 
        H4909 [17JY], H4939, H4942, H4947, H4953, H4954, H4955, H4956, 
        H4957, H4958, H4959, H4960, H4961, H4962, H4964, H4965, H4970, 
        H4971, H4978, H4979, H4980, H4981, H4982, H4983, H4985, H4988, 
        H4989, H4990, H4991, H4992, H4993, H4994, H4995, H5010, H5011 
        [18JY], H5027, H5028, H5029, H5030, H5031, H5034, H5036, 
        H5038, H5040, H5042, H5043, H5047, H5050, H5052, H5054, H5057, 
        H5058, H5059, H5060, H5061, H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3482 [5JN], H3528, H3529, H3530, H3531, H3533, H3534, H3535, 
        H3537, H3539, H3541, H3543, H3544, H3545, H3546, H3548, H3549, 
        H3550, H3552, H3554, H3556, H3557, H3559, H3578, H3579 [6JN], 
        H3619, H3620, H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3629, H3630, 
        H3632, H3635, H3637, H3638, H3640, H3641, H3644, H3645, H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      ------provide for a land exchange with the South Carolina State 
        Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), S5624 [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3295, H3297, H3298, H3299, H3300, H3301, H3302, H3305 [31MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. 
        Res. 667), H3287 [31MY]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839, H4840, 
        H4841, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2166, H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172, H2173, H2174, 
        H2175, H2176, H2178 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 
        [26AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401, S5402, S5403, 
        S5405, S5409, S5410 [25JY], S5495, S5507, S5519, S5520, S5521, 
        S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5568, S5572, S5575, S5579, S5591, 
        S5603, S5615, S5622 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676, S5677, S5678, 
        S5681, S5682, S5684, S5685, S5686, S5687, S5688 [30JY], S5724, 
        S5739, S5740, S5741, S5743, S5744, S5746, S5747, S5748, S5760, 
        S5772, S5773, S5777, S5778, S5782, S5783, S5784, S5786, S5787, 
        S5788, S5789, S5791, S5792, S5793 [31JY], S5885, S5886, S5888, 
        S5889, S5890, S5891 [1AU]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, 
        terrorist attacks, S6080 [11SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, H3097 [17MY]
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
      Cyber Hill Battle--Searching for a Common Sense Defense Against 
        a ``Digital Pearl Harbor'', S5910 [2AU]
      Executive Viewpont--Time To Bite the Bullet, H5056 [19JY]
      In Defense of Michele Bachmann, Muslim Brotherhood Probes, 
        E1416-E1418 [3AU]
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
      Statesmanship and Its Betrayal (excerpt), H4859 [12JY]
      Strategic Stability in Today's Nuclear World, S2810 [26AP]
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, H576, H583 [8FE]
      ``What's the Real Defense Budget?'', E109 [1FE]
      Who Will Defend the Defenders?, E959-E962 [1JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Air Force Weather: anniversary (see S. Res. 545), S5978 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. 
        Con. Res. 48), S3977 [12JN] (see H. Con. Res. 129), H3699 
        [8JN]
      ------limit end strength reductions for regular component of the 
        Army and Marine Corps and ensure provision of adequate 
        resources to meet the National Security Strategy (see H.R. 
        4294), H1740 [28MR]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        5751), H2713 [15MY]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 3785), H77 
        [18JA]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5706), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5077 [19JY]
      ------require security screening of passengers at airports to be 
        carried out by private screening companies (see S. 3303), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay 
        freeze (see S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a plan to ensure 
        the placement of sufficient officers at certain U.S. 
        international airports to effectively combat security threats 
        and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), H692 [9FE]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see 
        S. 2102), S567 [13FE]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 2139), S1147 [29FE] (see S. 3286), S3976 
        [12JN]
      ------increase accountability in contracts for overseas 
        contingency operations (see H.R. 6360), H5727 [7AU]
      Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments 
        by communications-related service providers of certain 
        information consisting of or relating to communications (see 
        H.R. 6529), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (see S. 2467), S2823 [26AP] (see S. 3254), S3688 
        [4JN] (see H.R. 4310), H1803 [29MR]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (see H. Res. 656), H2712 [15MY] 
        (see H. Res. 661), H2811 [16MY]
      ------clarify relationship of certain constitutional rights to 
        laws relating to the military detention of certain covered 
        persons (see H.R. 4092), H965 [27FE]
      ------making appropriations (see H.R. 5856), H3171 [25MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      ------prohibit use of private security contractors and Afghan 
        Public Protection Force members to provide security for Armed 
        Forces members and military installations and facilities in 
        Afghanistan (see H.R. 4117), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 3487), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      ------use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear material of 
        the National Nuclear Security Administration (see H.R. 6555), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
      ------contract with an independent laboratory to study health 
        effects of backscatter x-ray machines used at airline 
        checkpoints and improve notice to airline passengers (see S. 
        2044), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4068), H901 [16FE]
      ------create independent advisory panel to assess management 
        structure and capabilities and make recommendations to improve 
        efficiency and effectiveness (see H.R. 5913), H3660 [7JN]
      ------establish an interagency working group to improve 
        coordination of Federal preparedness grants (see H.R. 5847), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (see S. 3216), S3422 [22MY] (see 
        H.R. 5855), H3171 [25MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      ------prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are 
        domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see S. 
        2114), S699 [15FE]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H3975 [21JN]
      ------provide for a land exchange with the South Carolina State 
        Ports Authority (see S. 2061), S261 [1FE] (see H.R. 5739), 
        H2662 [11MY]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H4064 [26JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (see H.R. 4119), H1133 [1MR]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (see H.R. 3857), H219 
        [31JA]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
      ------revoke requirement on use of privately owned 
        communications resources in Executive order on assignment of 
        national security and emergency preparedness communications 
        function (see H.R. 6340), H5706 [2AU]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on 
        ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border 
        violence along the Southwest border (see H.R. 6368), H5765 
        [10SE]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN] (see H. Res. 695), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of State: designate as foreign terrorist organizations 
        certain Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities 
        assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (see H.R. 4303), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      ------designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      ------require a quadrennial diplomacy and development review 
        (see S. 3341), S4636 [26JN]
      ------require a report on designation of the Haqqani network as 
        a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 6036), H4156 [27JN]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3249), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit leasing of Federal lands to any 
        person who has violated the Trading With the Enemy Act or who 
        conducts business with a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 
        3876), H374 [1FE]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      Education: enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file 
        Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification 
        petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools 
        from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]
      Federal Executive Boards: improve efficiency to enhance 
        coordination, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency 
        activities, including emergency preparedness and continuity of 
        operations in areas outside of Washington, DC (see H.R. 6305), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (see 
        H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]
      ------codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU] (see H.R. 6255), H5628 [1AU]
      ------enhance security, bolster regional capacity to counter 
        threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, chemical, 
        and biological weapons proliferation in the Western Hemisphere 
        (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (see S. Res. 459), S3129 [14MY]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
      Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal 
        immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, 
        and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (see H.R. 4257), H1570 [26MR]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 3454), 
        S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 5743), H2712 [15MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      ------deter public disclosure of evidence or information on U.S. 
        covert actions by prohibiting security clearances to 
        individuals who make such disclosures (see S. 3367), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H5765 [10SE]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (see H. Res. 726), H4774 
        [10JY]
      National Guard: increase authorized number of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Civil Support Teams (see S. 3188), S3234 [16MY]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      NATO: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of 
        intelligence community in support of military operations 
        without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 
        6290), H5704 [2AU]
      ------strengthen (see S. 2177), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4243), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1304 [8MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      Postal Service: maintain number of officers and employees 
        necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster 
        assistance responsibilities (see H.R. 6301), H5705 [2AU]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and 
        increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 
        [29MR]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (see 
        S. 3625), S6626 [21SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      Public Interest Declassification Act: extend (see S. 3564), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (see H. Res. 
        720), H4655 [29JN]
      Safety: promote civil defense and power generation (see H. Res. 
        762), H5707 [2AU]
      Space policy: authorize the President to determine appropriate 
        export controls of satellites and related items based on 
        national security and foreign policy objectives (see S. 3211), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------express that delays in implementing a clear mission for 
        the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (see S. Res. 479), S3729 [5JN]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see 
        S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
      Telecommunications: continue an advisory committee considering 
        optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of 
        communications systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]
      ------ensure that security is taken into account in certain 
        efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications 
        networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish an advisory committee on national security 
        telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]
      Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring 
        foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their 
        victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (see S. 3542), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6028), H4064 
        [26JN]
      ------prohibit establishment by air carriers and airport 
        operators of expedited lines at airport screening checkpoints 
        for specific categories of passengers (see S. 2235), S2030 
        [26MR]
      U.S. Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see H. Res. 692), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see 
        H.R. 4291), H1740 [28MR]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (see S. Res. 480), S3729 
        [5JN]
      Weapons: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense 
        system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
  Cloture motions
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Cost Estimates
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2764): CBO, 
        H3242 [30MY]
  E-mails
      U.S.-Mexico border security: Bill Bagi, H1217 [7MR]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Drew Liscum, E528 
        [16AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
      ------Meredith Brandt, E421 [22MR]
  Letters
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]
      Army depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base: several Representatives, H4987 [18JY]
      Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Greg 
        Principato, Airports Council International-North America, 
        H4013 [26JN]
      ------Roger J. Dow, U.S. Travel Association, H4013 [26JN]
      ------Stephen A. Alterman, Cargo Airline Association, H4013 
        [26JN]
      Border Security Information Improvement Act: Representative 
        Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H2671 [15MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H2672 [15MY]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H2672 [15MY]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Cybersecurity Act: several former national security officials, 
        S4136 [13JN]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Dorothy Coleman, National 
        Association of Manufacturers, S5909 [2AU]
      ------Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S5704 [31JY]
      ------several financial services organizations, S5909 [2AU]
      ------several individuals, S5437 [26JY]
      ------Shawn Osbourne, TechAmerica (organization), S5915 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        Angela Canterbury, Project on Government Oversight 
        (organization), H2841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), E842 [17MY]
      ------Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Jeff Miller, Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House), E842 [17MY]
      ------Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H2796 [16MY], E841, E842 [17MY], E868, E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), E841 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        H2796 [16MY]
      ------Representative Peter King, Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House), H2796 [16MY]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), E868 [18MY]
      ------Representative Sam Graves, Committee on Small Business 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), E869 [18MY]
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety: Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, H2843 
        [17MY]
      ------Alliance of Nuclear Workers Advocacy Groups, H2842 [17MY]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, 
        H2840 [17MY]
      ------Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H2842 
        [17MY]
      ------Peter S. Winokur, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
        H2834-H2836 [17MY]
      ------Ronald E. Ault, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Sean McGarvey, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America 
        (organization), H2842 [17MY]
      ------Terry O'Sullivan, Laborers International Union of North 
        America, H2836 [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into disclosure of identity and employment of 
        Valerie Plame: several Senators (2003), S3941 [12JN]
      Enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications 
        infrastructure: several former government officials, S4847 
        [11JY]
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: Lisa 
        Piraneo, ACT! for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
      Federal information security improvement: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E699 
        [27AP]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E699 [27AP]
      Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: Representative Lamar 
        Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4874 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4874 [17JY]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]
      Improve privacy of electronic communications: several 
        organizations, S5914 [2AU]
      Intelligence services appropriations: Representative Peter T. 
        King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3309 [31MY]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), H3309 [31MY]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: Representatives McGovern and Jones, H576 [8FE]
      National missile defense system funding: Representatives McKeon 
        and Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services (House), 
        H5031 [19JY]
      Prevent national security breech and protect certain military 
        officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet 
        publication of certain information: several former national 
        security officials, S5953 [2AU]
      Secure Border Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E972 [5JN]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Edward Wytkind, Transportation 
        Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, H4007 [26JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        E1175 [28JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1176 [28JN]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      U.S. agreement with Russia relative to missile defenses: 
        Representative Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5032 [19JY]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
        S6433-S6437 [19SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security agents, officers, and military 
        personnel who died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Environmental and Latino organizations opposing Title XIV of 
        H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, on Depts. of 
        the Interior and Agriculture prohibition from taking action on 
        public lands which impede border security, H3758 [19JN]
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Members of Congress taking oath for access to classified 
        information, H683 [9FE], H3972 [21JN]
      U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security Advisory 
        Council members, S6571 [21SE]
  Memorandums
      Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Dentention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3625 [7JN]
      Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent With the Civil 
        Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, 
        Detention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement, H3626 [7JN]
      Prosecutorial Discretion in Removal Cases Involving Certain 
        Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs: John Morton, Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, H3627 [7JN]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Burma: President Obama, S4890 [11JY], H4810 
        [11JY]
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, S564-S567 [13FE]
      National Defense Authorization Act Section 1022 Implementation 
        Procedures Relative to Detainee Military Custody Requirements: 
        President Obama, S1087 [28FE], H1008 [28FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Obama, S3277 
        [17MY], H2826 [17MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea: President Obama, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 
        Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], 
        H5779 [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to Significant Transnational 
        Criminal Organizations: President Obama, S5132 [18JY], H4920 
        [18JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], H5779 
        [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation 
        Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material 
        in Russia: President Obama, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to the Stabilization of Iraq: 
        President Obama, S3326 [21MY], H3149 [18MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe: President Obama, S1373 
        [2MR], H1139 [5MR]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3097 [17MY], H3143 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3650 [7JN]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3306 [31MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2184 [26AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5357 [25JY], S5419 
        [26JY], S5724 [31JY]
  Petitions
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: ACT! 
        for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: recognize the growing threat of terrorist organizations, 
        E684 [27AP]
      Air Force: Air National Guard firefighting aircraft funding, 
        H4953 [18JY]
      ------anniversary, E1536 [14SE]
      ------impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National Guard, 
        H1214 [7MR]
      ------prohibit funding cuts to Air National Guard units until an 
        impact study of the unit's loss is provided and increase 
        funding through a reduction in missile defense system funding, 
        H3052, H3053 [17MY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation programs 
        funding through reductions in operations and maintenance, 
        H4956 [18JY]
      Armed Forces: limit end strength reductions for regular 
        component of the Army and Marine Corps and ensure provision of 
        adequate resources to meet the National Security Strategy, 
        H2792 [16MY]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        5751), H3079 [17MY]
      ------proposed troop reductions, H200 [31JA], H227 [1FE], H471 
        [3FE], H1103 [1MR]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (H.R. 3785), H39 
        [18JA]
      ------require force reduction proposals at military 
        installations be submitted as part of the President's budget 
        request and include an evaluation of consequences of such 
        closures or realignments, H3141 [18MY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq, E191 [14FE]
      Arms control: improve efforts to prevent, protect against, 
        respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass 
        destruction, E914 [31MY]
      Army: depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base, H4987, H4988 [18JY], H5023 [19JY]
      Azerbaijan: U.S. policy, E490 [29MR], E1163 [27JN]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (H.R. 3662), H162 [25JA], H4871 [17JY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to NATO summit meeting, H2573 [10MY]
      Clearwater, FL: Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 recipient of 
        Dept. of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, E229 [17FE]
      Climate: impact of global warming on national security, H2451 
        [9MY]
      Committee on Homeland Security (House): radicalization in the 
        American Muslim community hearings, E1254 [17JY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE]
      Congressional Ports, Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security 
        (PORTS) Caucus: inaugural event, H1219, H1221 [7MR]
      Counterterrorism initiatives: funding, H735 [15FE]
      Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 5889), H3986-H3991 
        [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: set sunset date, 
        H2176 [26AP]
      Cybersecurity: funding, H1715 [28MR]
      Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit 
        funding for additional base realignment and closure round, 
        H4992 [18JY]
      Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H4988, 
        H4990, H4992, H4993 [18JY], H5034, H5035 [19JY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), H2571, H2572, H2636 [10MY], H2666, H2693, H2699-
        H2705 [15MY], H2723, H2787-H2796 [16MY], H2816, H2818, H2821, 
        H2823, H2824, H2826, H2847, H3049-H3097 [17MY], H3107, H3108, 
        H3109-H3145, H3150-H3155 [18MY], H3271 [31MY], E827, E833 
        [17MY], E846, E847, E848, E850, E851, E855, E857, E859, E863, 
        E864, E865, E866, E867, E877 [18MY], E895 [30MY], E938 [31MY], 
        E948, E954, E957 [1JN], E980 [5JN]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2726-H2744 [16MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2827-H2846 [17MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), corrections in engrossment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), motion to recommit, H3143, H3144 [18MY]
      ------certify Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps to support 
        counterterrorism operations prior to reimbursement for efforts 
        in support of war in Afghanistan, H3135 [18MY]
      ------clarify that direct use solar energy is considered a 
        renewable energy source, H3093 [17MY]
      ------directed energy technologies initiatives funding, H2791 
        [16MY], H5057 [19JY]
      ------establish an interagency organization to coordinate 
        military cyber operations, H3126 [18MY]
      ------establish National Language Service Corps, H3033 [17MY]
      ------examine potential benefits of closing outdated or excess 
        overseas military bases, H2837 [17MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5036 [19JY]
      ------expedite strategic ports study, H3135 [18MY]
      ------40-millimeter ammunition production funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels, H5054-H5057 [19JY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels unless financial 
        statements are ready for audit by a certain date, H4991, H4992 
        [18JY]
      ------funding, H1677, H1678, H1736 [28MR], H2609, H2610 [10MY], 
        E167 [9FE]
      ------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3024-H3026 
        [17MY], H4965, H4966 [18JY]
      ------health care research funding through reductions in Navy 
        cruiser shipbuilding funding, H4962, H4963 [18JY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H4608 [29JN], H4829 
        [12JY], H4871 [17JY], H4916, H4921, H4923-H4925, H4937 [18JY], 
        H5063 [19JY], H5117 [23JY], H5192 [24JY], H5208, H5210, H5211, 
        H5212 [25JY], H5337, H5518-H5522 [31JY], H5537 [1AU], H5633, 
        H5695 [2AU], H5959, H5961 [13SE], H6073, H6074 [19SE], H6161 
        [20SE]
      ------include finding that deployment of tactical nuclear 
        weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific 
        region, H3067, H3068 [17MY], E851 [18MY]
      ------limit funding to amount authorized under the Budget 
        Control Act, H3075, H3076 [17MY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3023, 
        H3024 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4855 [12JY], H4915, 
        H4926-H5006 [18JY], H5023, H5026, H5027-H5072 [19JY], H5954 
        [13SE], E1265, E1266 [17JY], E1284, E1286, E1288, E1290 
        [19JY], E1297, E1298 [23JY], E1317, E1318, E1321 [25JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), consideration (H. Res. 
        717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), corrections in 
        engrossment, H5075 [19JY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, H2790 [16MY]
      ------overseas contingency operations account funding under 
        sequestration, H3586 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995, H4996 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or implement 
        studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, H5040-
        H5042 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5047, H5048 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with 
        Russia, H5031-H5033 [19JY]
      ------prohibit information obtained via an unmanned aerial 
        vehicle to be used as evidence in a court of law without a 
        warrant, H3007 [17MY]
      ------prohibit military promotion boards from considering any 
        information regarding mental health or addiction issues, 
        except in cases where individuals are determined to be a 
        danger to themselves or others, H3054-H3056 [17MY]
      ------prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems except in 
        accordance with the Fourth Amendment, H4990, H4991 [18JY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3008, H3009 [17MY]
      ------provide assistance to State training centers to provide 
        emergency response training to the National Guard and Federal 
        agencies performing homeland defense activities, E948 [1JN]
      ------recognize essential service provided by fighter wings 
        performing Aerospace Control Alert missions in defending 
        sovereign U.S. airspace, E859 [18MY]
      ------reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic 
        priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]
      ------reduce funding to 2008 levels, H5030 [19JY]
      ------reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic 
        nuclear missiles, H4989 [18JY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, 
        E485 [29MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs 
        (H.R. 3974), H592 [8FE], H1532 [22MR]
      ------require Navy or U.S.-flagged vessels that provide services 
        to the Federal Government to be overhauled, repaired, or 
        maintained in a shipyard located in the U.S. or Guam, H3143, 
        H3144 [18MY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding, H4959 
        [18JY]
      ------security clearance process funding, H4952 [18JY]
      ------separate overseas contingency operations funding from base 
        defense spending, H4942 [18JY], H5057 [19JY]
      ------V-22 Osprey funding, H3021, H3022 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: address safety at nuclear weapons laboratories 
        and production facilities, H2833 [17MY]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H2791 
        [16MY], H3006, H3007 [17MY], H3419, H3420 [5JN]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat 
        Reduction Initiative funding, H3418, H3424 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3638, H3639 [7JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security 
        programs through increased efficiency and risk-based 
        coordination (H.R. 4251), H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4003-H4009 
        [26JN], E1151 [27JN]
      ------authorize interception of communications and other system 
        traffic that is transmitted and stored on Federal systems and 
        deploy countermeasures for cybersecurity purposes, H2177 
        [26AP]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection air and marine 
        interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement funding 
        through reductions in environmental mitigation funding, H3539, 
        H3540 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding, H3528, H3529, H3537 [6JN], H3619 [7JN], 
        E1008 [7JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-
        Defense Facility funding, H3537-H3539 [6JN]
      ------cell phone communications in rural border areas funding, 
        H3534, H3535 [6JN]
      ------construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the 
        U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such 
        border, H1148 [5MR]
      ------cybersecurity infrastructure funding, H3619, H3636, H3637 
        [7JN]
      ------cybersecurity personnel funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------ensure sensitivity of treatment in the security screening 
        process for children, the elderly, and the infirmed traveling 
        by air, H3542 [6JN]
      ------establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, H3244, 
        H3245 [30MY]
      ------establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of 
        mass destruction intelligence and information sharing 
        functions and require dissemination of information to relevant 
        entities (H.R. 2764), H3241-H3243 [30MY], E914 [31MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 [7JN]
      ------exempt public lands in Hawaii from regulations waiving 
        certain conservation laws relative to border security 
        impedement, H3782 [19JN]
      ------increase coordination with India on efforts to prevent 
        terrorist attacks, H3622 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3499-H3505, H3528-
        H3575 [6JN], H3618-H3652 [7JN], E1003 [6JN], E1008, E1022 
        [7JN], E1028, E1029, E1033 [8JN], E1040 [12JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, 
        H3650 [7JN]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (H.R. 6003), E1112, E1129 [21JN]
      ------prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain 
        State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of 
        mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, H3247 [30MY]
      ------prohibit funding for procurement of certain items unless 
        they are domestically grown or produced, H3502 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Public Advocate position within 
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3622 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3635, H3636 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or 
        enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration 
        enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial 
        discretion, H3625-H3629 [7JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule on Provisional Unlawful 
        Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate 
        Relatives, H3620, H3621 [7JN]
      ------provide for a land exchange with the South Carolina State 
        Ports Authority (S. 2061), H4672, H4673 [9JY], E1216 [10JY]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3633, H3634 [7JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), H2669-H2673 [15MY]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (H.R. 3857), H5821-
        H5824 [11SE]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559-H3561 
        [6JN]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4009-H4011 [26JN], 
        E175 [9FE], E1181 [29JN]
      ------supplement Bureau of Customs and Border Protection funding 
        in Puerto Rico with general appropriations when a shortage 
        occurs in Puerto Rico Trust Fund, H3632 [7JN]
      ------tribute to U.S. Border Patrol Academy graduating class, 
        E589 [19AP]
      Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or 
        the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
        suspected terrorists (H.R. 1506), H2456 [9MY]
      ------arraignment of individuals involved in the September 11, 
        2001, terrorist attacks, H2314 [7MY]
      ------decision not to prosecute certain U.S. Muslim 
        organizations possibly related to terrorism, H5700-H5702 [2AU]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 
        terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, E901 
        [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      ------investigate possible violations of U.S. law regarding 
        leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving the U.S. 
        and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      ------report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to 
        track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along 
        the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118, H6119 [19SE]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), H4873-H4875 [17JY]
      ------determine whether Boko Haram meets criteria for 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H3064 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current 
        and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing 
        competitiveness and economic and national security (H.R. 
        2011), H4792 [11JY], H4832, H4833 [12JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3779-H3781 [19JN]
      ------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H3745-H3749, H3751, H3752, 
        H3756-H3759, H3761-H3765, H3779-H3782 [19JN], E1143 [26JN], 
        E1155 [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office 
        for Cyberspace, H2792 [16MY]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, H453 [3FE]
      ------improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the 
        National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]
      ------Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) for sports stadiums 
        implementation funding, H4125, H4126 [27JN]
      FBI: funding, H2362, H2388, H2389, H2425 [8MY]
      ------National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, 
        H2457 [9MY]
      ------national security impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim 
        rhetoric, H2641-H2643 [10MY]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 
        [26JN]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for Buffalo, NY, 
        area, H5536 [1AU]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 [8JN]
      Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as 
        new global threat, H1525-H1530 [22MR]
      ------assess status of the war on terrorism, H177 [25JA], H805, 
        H897-H900 [16FE], H1120 [1MR], H2201 [26AP]
      ------call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st 
        century, H4995 [18JY]
      ------call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st 
        century (H. Res. 19), H123 [24JA], H378 [2FE], H585 [8FE], 
        H1024 [29FE], H1162 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H3485 [6JN], H4694 
        [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4916 [18JY], H5771 [11SE], H6157 [20SE]
      ------political correctness as a potential threat to national 
        security, H2639-H2643 [10MY]
      Fort Hood, TX: recognize 2009 attack as an act of radical 
        Islamic terrorism and Jihad (H. Res. 495), H2642 [10MY]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      ------reform, H562 [7FE], H1021 [29FE], H1144, H1149 [5MR], 
        H2137, H2138 [26AP], H3749 [19JN]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2187-H2192 [26AP], E668 [26AP]
      ------require regulatory information provided to private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities sharing intelligence community 
        cybersecurity systems remain subject to the Freedom of 
        Information Act, H2170 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: advanced technologies funding, H3293 
        [31MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), H3290-H3309 
        [31MY], E955 [1JN], E971 [5JN]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), consideration (H. 
        Res. 667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), motion to 
        recommit, H3306 [31MY]
      ------clarify certain definitions to maintain consistency across 
        all cybersecurity policies, H2175, H2176 [26AP]
      ------clarify that private-sector cybersecurity entity liability 
        exemption in use of intelligence community systems extends 
        only to identification and acquisition of cyber threat 
        information, H2169 [26AP]
      ------counterintelligence resources funding, H3294 [31MY]
      ------impact of leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations, H3664 [8JN]
      ------protect U.S. intelligence and military capability, defend 
        certain sensitive information against cybersecurity attack, 
        and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      ------shorten extension of intelligence gathering tools, H5893 
        [12SE]
      Iran: prohibit U.S. military intervention, H2837 [17MY]
      ------U.S. policy, E497 [29MR]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      ------improve border security, H1008-H1013 [28FE], H1144 [5MR], 
        H1217 [7MR], H1850 [17AP]
      ------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
      Lockheed Martin Corp.: tribute to F-22 program, H2215 [27AP]
      Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified 
        U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements, E855 
        [18MY]
      ------Maritime Security Program and Cargo Preference Program 
        funding, H4623 [29JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: clarify definition of ``strategic 
        and critical minerals'' relative to efforts to promote 
        domestic production of critical minerals and materials, H4840, 
        H4841 [12JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4833-H4835 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4831-H4855, H4856 [12JY], H5173 
        [24JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4791-
        H4796 [11JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      National Guard: Air National Guard funding, H2577 [10MY], H3108 
        [18MY]
      ------tribute, E1230 [11JY]
      ------Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams funding, 
        H3031 [17MY]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan: declassification 
        and release, H575 [8FE]
      Navy: DDG-51 destroyer funding, H4961, H4962, H4966 [18JY]
      ------shipbuilding funding, H2836 [17MY]
      ------Virginia-class submarine program funding, H2791, H2793 
        [16MY]
      New York, NY: tribute to New York Police Dept., efforts to 
        prevent acts of terrorism, E958 [1JN]
      Nuclear weapons: funding, H2790 [16MY]
      ------recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear 
        understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (H. Res. 21), 
        H1162 [6MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        influence of Islamic organizations, H5196-H5198 [24JY], H5323-
        H5325 [26JY]
      ------evaluation of Middle East policies, H1145 [5MR], H1299 
        [8MR]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H930-H934 [17FE], H1123 [1MR], H1539 [22MR], H4678-H4681 
        [9JY], H5873 [12SE], H6054-H6058 [14SE], H6267 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H2310-H2314 
        [7MY], H5987 [13SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2077 [25AP], H2146, H2156-H2186 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], 
        H3293 [31MY], E693 [27AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2147-H2156 
        [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), corrections in engrossment, H2186 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), motion to recommit, H2184 [26AP]
      ------allow intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for 
        only certain purposes, H2170, H2171 [26AP]
      ------authorize participation in information sharing with Canada 
        and Mexico for the purposes of border security and combating 
        drug trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      ------clarify retention and use rules for personal information 
        received by the intelligence community from private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]
      ------exempt private-sector cybersecurity entities from 
        liability for non-participation in voluntary intelligence 
        community cyber threat efforts, H2174 [26AP]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2167-H2169, H2178, H2179 [26AP]
      ------limit authority of intelligence community to use Federal 
        cybersecurity systems on private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities, H2173 [26AP]
      ------narrow definitions of what information private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence 
        community, H2174, H2175 [26AP]
      ------prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity systems from 
        using sensitive personal documents received from certain 
        sources, H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      ------recognize importance of instruction in foreign language 
        and culture in development of training programs to protect 
        against cyber attacks and intrusions, H3299, H3300 [31MY]
      ------report on improving methods of granting security 
        clearances to subcontractors and notifying them of Federal 
        classified contracting opportunities, H3298 [31MY]
      ------require list of all Federal agencies receiving cyber 
        threat intelligence information from the intelligence 
        community, H2173 [26AP]
      ------require report to identify and assess risks from foreign 
        suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign 
        governments, H3305, H3306 [31MY]
      Pakistan: prohibit foreign assistance relative to harboring of 
        al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and Taliban fighters within 
        borders, H3487 [6JN]
      ------require a certain time period between the release of the 
        Depts. of Defense and State report on current conditions in 
        Pakistan and the release of funds from the Pakistan 
        Counterinsurgency Fund, H3140 [18MY]
      People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK): remove Dept. of State 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H1161 [6MR]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1222 [7MR], H1395 
        [20MR], H3355 [31MY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H2998, H3005, H3076-H3081 
        [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E865 [18MY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit authority to make unilateral 
        reductions to nuclear weapon stockpiles, H3070, H3071 [17MY]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), H6285 [28SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 
        [2AU]
      Public lands: prohibit the Depts. of Agriculture and the 
        Interior from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H1008-H1013 [28FE]
      Reagan, Ronald: anniversary of Westminster address, H3692 [8JN]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (H. Res. 
        720), E1199 [29JN]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (H.R. 
        1339), H1652-H1654 [28MR]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H3984 [26JN], H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H2213 [27AP], E470 [28MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]
      ------maintain security relative to information technology 
        procurement and supply chain management, H3097 [17MY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5749 [10SE], 
        H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5822-H5826, 
        H5848, H5851 [11SE], E1472, E1476, E1478, E1479, E1480, E1481, 
        E1483 [11SE]
      ------require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016, H3017 [17MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015-H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]
      ------call for investigation of allegations of airport screeners 
        involved in a drug smuggling ring, H2138 [26AP]
      ------ensure that certain transportation worker identification 
        credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for 
        implementation of electronic readers for such credentials, 
        H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]
      ------establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 
        1447), H4011-H4014 [26JN], H4421 [28JN], E1167 [28JN]
      ------establish an Ombudsman Office (H.R. 1165), H5825 [11SE]
      ------Federal Air Marshal Service funding, H3547, H3549, H3550 
        [6JN], H3619, H3643 [7JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------Federal Flight Deck Officer program funding, H3548, H3549 
        [6JN]
      ------funding, H3546, H3547 [6JN], H3644 [7JN]
      ------modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving 
        from preclearance airports (H.R. 6028), H5824-H5826 [11SE]
      ------privatization proposals, H447 [3FE]
      ------prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the 
        Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) 
        Program, H3640, H3641 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for security officers or behavior 
        detection officers outside an airport, H3630-H3632 [7JN]
      ------reform, H3547 [6JN]
      ------require private companies contracted to provide security 
        screenings to be owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, H3644 
        [7JN]
      ------surface transportation inspection program funding, H3637, 
        H3638 [7JN]
      Turkey: U.S. policy, E490 [29MR]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish 
        (H.R. 4291), E467 [28MR]
      U.S. Northern Command: increase effectiveness, H3129 [18MY]
      U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish, H3092 [17MY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification 
        that Russia has met certain conditions, H3137, H3138 [18MY]
      ------report on impact on national security of reducing nuclear 
        weapons stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], H3421-
        H3423 [5JN]
      War: Presidential authority under the Constitution as it 
        pertains to the authorization of drone strikes, H3278 [31MY]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 [19JN], 
        H4068 [27JN], H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE], E549 [17AP]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Afghanistan: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, 
        S3224-S3226 [16MY]
      Air Force: impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National 
        Guard, S408-S410 [9FE]
      Air Force Weather: anniversary (S. Res. 545), S6012 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: proposed troop reductions, S3266 [17MY]
      ------tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan, S6433 [19SE]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (S. 3054), S3076 [10MY], S4717 [28JN]
      Boeing Co.: anniversary of B-52 bomber, S3726 [5JN]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and extending the Federal employee pay 
        freeze (S. 2065), S323 [2FE], S3758 [6JN], S3938 [12JN]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------require detailed reports to Congress on impact of defense 
        and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386-S4388 [21JN]
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3717-S3720 [5JN], 
        S3946 [12JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Coast Guard: ensure U.S. icebreaking capabilities (S. 1620), 
        S112 [26JA]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 
        2102), S568 [13FE]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): set sunset date, S5439 [26JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 2467), S2828 [26AP]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        3254), S4141 [13JN], S4928 [12JY], S5191 [19JY], S5240 [23JY], 
        S5266 [24JY], S6294, S6296, S6320-S6322 [13SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        3254), unanimous-consent request, S6605, S6606 [21SE]
      ------clean energy technologies initiatives funding, S3266, 
        S3269 [17MY]
      ------funding, S3219 [16MY], S5125 [18JY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S4745-S4748 [29JN], S5115-
        S5123, S5126, S5129 [18JY], S5171-S5175 [19JY], S5807 [1AU], 
        S6294-S6296, S6321, S6322 [13SE], S6412 [19SE], S6480 [20SE]
      ------national missile defense system funding, S5127 [18JY], 
        S6085 [11SE]
      ------report to Congress on impact of budget sequestration, 
        S3937-S3939 [12JN], S5119 [18JY]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration 
        nuclear modernization program funding, S814, S815 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (S. 2044), S209 [31JA]
      ------ensure that creation of center to protect Federal 
        Government networks does not disrupt current cyber law 
        enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]
      ------Federal Network Security funding, S6416 [19SE], S6495, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      ------provide for a land exchange with the South Carolina State 
        Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), S3292 [17MY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (S. 1236), S172 [30JA]
      ------tribute to agents, officers, and military personnel who 
        died in the line of duty, S3169 [15MY]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (S. Res. 489), S3939-S3942 [12JN], S4186 [14JN], 
        S4261 [19JN], S4359 [20JN]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (S. Res. 489), unanimous-consent request, S3942 
        [12JN]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), House amendment, S5624, 
        S5625 [26JY]
      ------require a quadrennial diplomacy and development review (S. 
        3341), S4638 [26JN], S6673 [21SE]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, S383 [7FE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6573-
        S6576, S6579 [21SE]
      ------codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to 
        promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and 
        peacebuilding institutions (S. 3477), S5882 [1AU]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (S. Res. 459), S3133 [14MY]
      Hanscom AFB, MA: impact of proposed change in leadership rank 
        structure on cybersecurity, S4230 [18JN]
      Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve 
        border security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
      ------reform, S4433 [25JN], S6570 [21SE]
      Information technology: expand and improve cybersecurity test 
        beds program, S5914 [2AU]
      ------promote public awareness of cyber security (S. 813), S2458 
        [18AP]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 3454), 
        S5820 [1AU]
      ------deter public disclosure of evidence or information on U.S. 
        covert actions by prohibiting security clearances to 
        individuals who make such disclosures (S. 3367), S4825 [10JY]
      ------impact of leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations, S3109 [14MY], S3717-S3720 [5JN], S3946, S3954-
        S3956 [12JN], S4622 [26JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit food aid, S4339 
        [20JN]
      ------prohibit food aid unless the President issues a national 
        interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen nuclear deterrence, S2809 [26AP]
      Obama, President: assessment of comments relative to missile 
        defense made to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, S2223 
        [29MR]
      ------evaluation of Middle East policies, S1414-S1416 [6MR], 
        S5931 [2AU]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        S6480 [20SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), S2559 [23AP], S3814 [7JN]
      Peterson AFB, CO: anniversary of Air Force Space Command, S6622 
        [21SE]
      Petroleum: decrease dependence on oil from foreign sources 
        hostile to U.S. interests and recognize employment impact of 
        increased access to Canadian energy resources, S367 [7FE]
      ------dependence on foreign sources, S1707-S1709 [15MR]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (S. Res. 
        481), S3737 [5JN]
      POW: improve procedures for detention and review of status of 
        detainees of the U.S., S5947 [2AU]
      Power resources: national energy policy, S6307 [13SE]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), S6675 [21SE]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 [2AU]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 1011), 
        S66 [24JA]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5940, 
        S5952 [2AU]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal, S4717 
        [28JN]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (S. Res. 479), S3736 [5JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S4433, S4439-S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S2588 [23AP]
      Task Force To Promote National Security by Reducing Childhood 
        Obesity: establish, S3818 [7JN]
      Technology: conduct study to determine current cyber law 
        enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, S4846-S4849 [11JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S616-S619, S659 
        [14FE], S663 [15FE], S2458 [18AP], S3300 [21MY], S3933-S3935 
        [12JN], S4135-S4137 [13JN]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193-S5196, S5238 
        [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5266 [24JY], S5322, S5367 [25JY], S5652 
        [30JY], S5691-S5706, S5708-S5712, S5714-S5725 [31JY], S5805, 
        S5806, S5812-S5818, S5823-S5825, S5830, S5841, S5850 [1AU], 
        S5901-S5904, S5907-S5919, S5929, S5936, S5937, S5942 [2AU], 
        S6079 [11SE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357, S5359-S5364 [25JY], S5419-S5421, S5426-S5441, S5444, 
        S5448, S5450, S5463-S5465 [26JY], S5631, S5632 [30JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5651 [30JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6075-S6081, S6085, 
        S6086, S6091-S6093, S6095, S6097, S6098, S6099 [11SE]
      Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to 
        communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
        business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., S3069 [10MY], 
        S6047 [10SE]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and 
        resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, 
        S5823 [1AU]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (S. Res. 480), S3736 [5JN]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense 
        systems, S2017 [26MR], S2192 [29MR]
      ------require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon 
        modernization plan, S815 [16FE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
  Reports
      Report to Congress--Rare Earth Materials in Defense 
        Applications: Frank Kendall III, Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 
        H4838 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and 
        Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. 
        Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military 
        Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. 
        Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 661) (H. Rept. 112-
        485), H2811 [16MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical 
        Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        726) (H. Rept. 112-590), H4774 [10JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5743, Intelligence Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland Security 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3523) (H. Rept. 112-445), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 5856) (H. Rept. 112-493), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5856) (S. Rept. 
        112-196), S5976 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: 
        Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4310) (H. Rept. 112-
        479), H2662 [11MY], H2712 [15MY]
      ------Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3254) (S. Rept. 
        112-173), S3688 [4JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5855) (H. Rept. 112-492), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3216) (S. Rept. 
        112-169), S3422 [22MY]
      Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4257) (H. Rept. 112-455), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2061) 
        (S. Rept. 112-171), S3630 [24MY]
      Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 112-499), H3265 [30MY]
      Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 
        112-685), H6230 [20SE]
      Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence 
        (Senate, Select) (S. 3454) (S. Rept. 112-192), S5658 [30JY]
      Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 5743) (H. Rept. 112-
        490), H3166 [22MY]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112-467), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1505) (H. Rept. 112-448), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 
        112-583), H4684 [9JY]
      Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of 
        Maritime Navigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 5889) (H. Rept. 112-551), H4063 [26JN]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4119) (H. Rept. 112-418), H1496 [21MR]
      Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing 
        Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112-592), H4827 [11JY]
      Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3857) (H. Rept. 
        112-498), H3265 [30MY]
      Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3341) (S. Rept. 112-220), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Secure Visas Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1741) 
        (H. Rept. 112-411), H1303 [8MR]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 4251) (H. Rept. 112-521), H3702 [12JN]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 112-466), 
        H2441 [8MY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      National security and veterans' benefits funding: El Paso 
        County, TX, Commissioners Court, E439 [26MR]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4943, 
        H4977, H4992 [18JY], H5029, H5043, H5058, H5062 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3537 [6JN], H3622 [7JN]
  Statements
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Aspen Homeland Security Group, 
        S5437 [26JY]
  Tables
      Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4928-H4934 [18JY]
  Testimonies
      American Muslim Response to Hearings on Radicalization Within 
        Their Community: Qanta A.A. Ahmed, E1255-E1258 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women 
        Act reauthorization and H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction, H2726 [16MY]
      H. Res. 661, consideration of H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction, H2827 [17MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5743, intelligence services 
        appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland 
        Security appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 5856, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 726, consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and 
        Critical Minerals Production Act, H4791 [11JY]
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act, H3237 [30MY]
      H.R. 1339, recognize Salem, MA, as birthplace of the National 
        Guard, H1652 [28MR]
      H.R. 1447, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, 
        H4011 [26JN]
      H.R. 2764, WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H3241 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) 
        applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or 
        activation, H4015 [26JN]
      H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H2166 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 3857, Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement 
        Support Act, H5822 [11SE]
      H.R. 4005, Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act, H4009 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 4119, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, H2669 [15MY]
      H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based 
        Targeting for (SMART) Port Security Act, H4003-H4007 [26JN]
      H.R. 4257, Federal information security improvement, H2187-H2189 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction, H2847-H2996 [17MY]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5743, intelligence services appropriations, H3295-H3297 
        [31MY]
      H.R. 5889, Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and 
        Safety of Maritime Navigation Act, H3986-H3989 [26JN]
      H.R. 6028, No-Hassle Flying Act, H5824 [11SE]
      H.R. 6368, Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6118 
        [19SE]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. 1236, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, S172 [30JA]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. 1959, Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act, S5624 
        [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
      S. 2061, Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act, S3735 
        [5JN], H4672 [9JY]
      S. 2065, Down Payment To Protect National Security Act, S324 
        [2FE]
      S. 3054, Army Arsenal Strategic Workload Enhancement Act, S3046 
        [9MY]
      S. 3341, Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act, S6673 
        [21SE]
      S. 3510, prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information, S5940, S5986 
        [2AU], H5686 [2AU]
      S. 3625, change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees, 
        S6675 [21SE], H6285 [28SE]
      S. Con. Res. 48, commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve, S3983 
        [12JN]
      S. Res. 459, tribute to Fort Wainwright, AK, 1st Stryker Brigade 
        Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, S3132 [14MY]
      S. Res. 479, Strategic Air Command stand down anniversary and 
        memorial dedication, S3733, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 480, U.S. Strategic Command anniversary, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 481, U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and overall 
        bilateral relationship anniversary celebration, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 489, support Dept. of Justice appointment of an 
        independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence 
        information on covert operations, S3982 [12JN]
      S. Res. 545, Air Force Weather anniversary, S5992, S6012 [2AU]
      S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]




NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

  Letters
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012), S5704 [31JY]




NATIONAL SECURITY AND FEDERAL LANDS PROTECTION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1505) 
        (H. Rept. 112-448), H1914 [17AP]




NATIONAL SECURITY AND JOB PROTECTION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 6365): consideration (H. Res. 778), H5946 [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6365), H5765 [10SE]
      Enact (H.R. 6365): consideration (see H. Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 6365), H5967 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act with a deficit-reducing increase in tax revenue, H5967, 
        H5968 [13SE]
      Enact (H.R. 6365), H5956-H5969 [13SE], E1522 [13SE], E1541 
        [14SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 778), H5939-H5948 [13SE]
      ------motion to recommit, H5967, H5968 [13SE]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, 
        repealing fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and 
        terminating certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, 
        H5962 [13SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6365, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 778) (H. Rept. 112-667), H5922 [12SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 778, consideration of H.R. 6365, provisions, H5939 
        [13SE]
      H.R. 6365, provisions, H5957 [13SE]




NATIONAL SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S407 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Laney, Paul: National Sheriffs' Association Sheriff of the Year 
        award recipient, S154 [30JA]




NATIONAL SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E139 [3FE]




NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1877 [21MR]




NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see S. Res. 469), S3329 [21MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance (S. Res. 469), S3386, S3387 [21MY], S3391 [22MY], 
        S3620 [24MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 469, observance, S3331, S3387 [21MY]




NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

  Bills and resolutions
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (see S. 
        Res. 376), S699 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Canada: tribute to International Memorial Service at Fort 
        Chambly, E599 [19AP]
      Constitution Week: observance, E1581 [20SE]
      Madison, NJ: anniversary of DAR Loantaka-Parsippanong chapter, 
        E574 [18AP]
      Palmersheim, Patrick: DAR Medal of Honor award recipient, E500 
        [29MR]
      Salinas, CA: tribute to DAR Santa Lucia chapter commemoration of 
        Harvey House, E1018 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (S. 
        Res. 376), S4780 [29JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of the U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S4780 [29JN]




NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

  Bills and resolutions
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (see S. 
        Res. 376), S699 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (S. 
        Res. 376), S4780 [29JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of the U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S4780 [29JN]




NATIONAL SOLIDARITY DAY FOR COMPASSIONATE PATIENT CARE

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 771), H5707 [2AU]




NATIONAL STALKING AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 360), S208 [31JA]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E79 [25JA], E127 [3FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 360), S222 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 360, designate, S213, S222 [31JA]




NATIONAL STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS POLICY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2011), H4792 [11JY], H4832, H4833 [12JY]




NATIONAL STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS PRODUCTION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 4402), H4839, H4840, H4841, H4842, H4844, H4845, 
        H4846, H4847 [12JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]
      Enact (H.R. 4402): consideration (see H. Res. 726), H4774 [10JY]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: require oil and gas produced under 
        certain leases to be offered for sale only in the U.S., H4837 
        [12JY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H4793 [11JY]
      Enact (H.R. 4402), H4831-H4855, H4856 [12JY], H5173 [24JY], 
        E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 726), H4791-H4796 [11JY]
      ------motion to recommit, H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, H4845, H4846 [12JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------authorize lead Federal agency to extend permit review 
        process time period for mining critical minerals and materials 
        if new information is obtained during the review, H4841, H4842 
        [12JY]
      ------clarify definition of ``strategic and critical minerals'' 
        relative to efforts to promote domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials, H4840, H4841 [12JY], E1245 [12JY], 
        E1258 [17JY]
      ------condition new mining permits on disclosure of Federal 
        political contributions made by applicant during preceding 
        five years, H4835 [12JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4833-H4835 [12JY]
      ------permit awarding of attorneys fees to nonprofit entities 
        and individuals in lawsuits against certain Federal agencies 
        issuing a mining permit, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      ------prohibit mineral exploration or mining permits to 
        companies that have failed to pay taxes, have connections to 
        Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, and require equipment 
        be made in the U.S., H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      ------require companies that earn a profit mining on public 
        lands to disclose political campaign contributions, H4794 
        [11JY]
      ------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of 
        hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate 
        revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842-H4844 
        [12JY]
      ------streamline mining development permitting process, H4836 
        [12JY]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H4794 [11JY]
      Public lands: protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, 
        grazing, or recreation from domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials promotion activities, H4847, H4848 
        [12JY]
  Reports
      Report to Congress--Rare Earth Materials in Defense 
        Applications: Frank Kendall III, Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 
        H4838 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 726) (H. Rept. 112-590), H4774 [10JY]
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) 
        (H. Rept. 112-583), H4684 [9JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 726, consideration of H.R. 4402, provisions, H4791 
        [11JY]




NATIONAL STROKE ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      National Stroke Awareness Month: observance, E712 [7MY], E926 
        [31MY]




NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 782), H6000 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, H6159 [20SE], E1638, E1641 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Suicide Stand Down Day: observance, S6438 [19SE]




NATIONAL TASK FORCE TO END SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S406 [9FE], S5347 
        [25JY]




NATIONAL TEACH AG DAY

  Remarks in House
      observance, H1221 [7MR]




NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see S. Res. 461), S3174 [15MY]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2336, H2337 [8MY], H2458, H2459 [9MY], H2572 
        [10MY], E706 [7MY], E731 [8MY], E752, E754 [9MY], E774 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance (S. Res. 461), S3177 [15MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 461, observance, S3176, S3177 [15MY]




NATIONAL TEACHER DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 645), H2320 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      Goals and ideals: support (H. Res. 645), E773 [10MY]
      Observance, H2332 [8MY], E734 [8MY]




NATIONAL TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 362), S208 [31JA] (see H. Res. 535), H374 
        [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 362), S222 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 362, designate, S214, S223 [31JA]




NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (see S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (S. 3516), S5988 [2AU]




NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 
    ORGANIZATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Telecommunications: create a Federal Spectrum Reallocation 
        Commission and provide for the use of a portion of the 
        proceeds from the auction of reallocated Federal spectrum for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 4044), H801 [15FE]




NATIONAL TELEWORK WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E372 [16MR]




NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to National Handicapping Championship, 
        S123 [26JA]




NATIONAL TOURETTE SYNDROME ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Richards, Kenny: National Tourette Syndrome Association Zak 
        Hollis Youth Achievement Award recipient, E1097 [20JN]




NATIONAL TRAILS  see Trails




NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        S. 3319), S4368 [20JN]




NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

  Amendments
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
  Articles and editorials
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        3816), H158 [24JA]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
  Chronologies
      Pilot's Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]
  Letters
      Pilot's Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]
  Remarks in House
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash, H519, H520 [7FE]
      ------implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5208 [25JY], H5296 [26JY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), H5100-H5102 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for 
        transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway, S665 
        [15FE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 
        [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4176-S4180, S4182, S4183 [14JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches, S1188 [1MR], 
        S5178 [19JY]
      Railroads: positive railroad control crash avoidance systems 
        implementation, S820 [16FE]
  Summaries
      Pilot's Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]
  Texts of
      S. 1335, Pilot's Bill of Rights, S4733-S4735 [29JN], H5100 
        [23JY]




NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Motor vehicles: use of motorcycles and scooters as 
        transportation options, E874 [18MY]
      Observance, E815 [16MY], E874 [18MY]




NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see S. Res. 451), S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 653), 
        H2646 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S3069 [10MY]
      Observance (S. Res. 451), S3049 [9MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 451, observance, S3047, S3049 [9MY]




NATIONAL TREASURE PROMOTION AND INVESTMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6130), H4868 [13JY]




NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2840 [17MY]
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H919 [17FE]




NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

  Remarks in House
      Downtown Washington Inc.: National Trust for Historic 
        Preservation Great American Main Street Award recipient, E739 
        [9MY]




NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORP.

  Bills and resolutions
      Federal authorization: terminate (see S. 3281), S3838 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Federal authorization: terminate (S. 3281), S3842 [7JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3281, Federal authorization termination, S3842 [7JN]




NATIONAL VETERANS SUPPORT NETWORK

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see S. 3082), S3084 [10MY]




NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Voting: require driver's license applicants in a new State to 
        indicate whether that State is the applicant's residence for 
        purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        6386), H5922 [12SE]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]




NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 580), S6626 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 580, designate, S6631, S6681 [21SE]




NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 3448), S5487 [26JY]
      ------grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue 
        electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 [6FE]
      National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and 
        Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to 
        veterans (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H461, 
        H462 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631, H634, H636 [8FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H480, H481 
        [6FE], E161 [8FE]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue 
        electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H88-H90 [23JA]
      Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing 
        programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain 
        of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects 
        (H.R. 1287), H3663 [8JN]
      Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in 
        management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), 
        H1876 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1035 
        [27FE], S2460 [18AP]
      Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: tribute, S1732 [15MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      ------enter into an agreement to provide for management of the 
        free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
        Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), S1945 [21MR]
      National Wildlife Refuge System: anniversary, S1732 [15MR]
      Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. 
        Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 588), S276 
        [1FE]
      Power resources: implement oil and gas leasing programs for the 
        Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        streamline regulation of other energy projects, and reserve 
        right of States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
  Reports filed
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112-212), S6451 
        [19SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. 
        Rept. 112-374), H113 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 306, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, H480 [6FE]
      H.R. 3117, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, H88 [23JA]
      S. Res. 580, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]




NATIONAL WOMEN'S HIGH-GROWTH BUSINESS BIPARTISAN TASK FORCE

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see S. 3196), S3280 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Establish (S. 3196), S3281 [17MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3196, establish, S3282 [17MY]




NATIONAL WOMEN'S HIGH-GROWTH BUSINESS BIPARTISAN TASK FORCE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3196), S3280 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3196), S3281 [17MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3196, provisions, S3282 [17MY]




NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, H1030 [29FE], H1160 [6MR], H1219 [7MR], E304 [1MR], 
        E359 [9MR], E368 [13MR], E380 [19MR], E461, E464, E465, E466, 
        E468, E469, E470, E471, E475, E477, E478, E479 [28MR], E483, 
        E484, E485, E486 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S2078 [27MR]




NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3603 [7JN]
  Press releases
      Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 
        H3604 [7JN]




NATIONAL WOMEN'S RIGHTS HISTORY PROJECT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: reauthorize (see H.R. 6150), H5077 [19JY]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: reauthorize (H.R. 6150), E1285 [19JY], E1299 
        [23JY]




NATIONAL WORK AND FAMILY MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 533), S5658 [30JY]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1633 [21SE], E1656 [25SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 533), S5688 [30JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 533, designate, S5660, S5688 [30JY]




NATIONAL YOUNG AUDIENCES WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 574), H1272 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E354 [8MR]




NATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS HEALTH & SAFETY INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3586 [7JN], E671 [26AP]




NATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H5210 [25JY]




NATIONAL YOUTH TRAFFIC SAFETY MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 441), S2824 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 441), S2886 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 441, designate, S2832, S2887 [26AP]




NATIVE AMERICAN ENERGY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3973) 
        (H. Rept. 112-692), H6314 [23OC]




NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see S. Res. 561), S6454 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance (S. Res. 561), S6464 [19SE], S6679 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 561, observance, S6464 [19SE], S6679 [21SE]




NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and 
        continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 
        3546), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6399), H5999 [13SE]




NATIVE AMERICAN TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT

  Amendments
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S6652, S6670 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (see S. 3193), S3234 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3193) (S. Rept. 112-
        207), S6062 [10SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3193, Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer 
        Clarification Act, S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]




NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS' MEMORIAL ESTABLISHMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Monuments and memorials: clarify certain provisions relative to 
        fundraising and location of the memorial (see S. 3548), S6340 
        [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Monuments and memorials: clarify certain provisions relative to 
        fundraising and location of the memorial (S. 3548), S6344 
        [13SE]




NATIVE AMERICANS

  Amendments
      Barona Band of Mission Indians: make technical corrections to 
        the legal description of certain land to be held in trust (S. 
        3193), S6652, S6670 [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be 
        Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, E1478 [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 
        4194), H1305 [8MR]
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H1427 [20MR]
      Barona Band of Mission Indians: make technical corrections to 
        the legal description of certain land to be held in trust (see 
        S. 3193), S3234 [16MY]
      BLM: convey to Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians certain 
        Federal lands located in El Dorado County, CA (see H.R. 6532), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Children and youth: prevent childhood obesity (see H.R. 6461), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Claims: pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see H.R. 5862), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), 
        refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 
        [30MY]
      Crime: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, 
        strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and 
        hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I 
        diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]
      ------require States and their designees receiving grants for 
        suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to 
        consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 4467), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, 
        tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery 
        of missing individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize conveyance of mineral rights in 
        Montana to settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see 
        S. 2110), S699 [15FE]
      ------convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take 
        land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone 
        Indians of Nevada (see H.R. 3815), H158 [24JA]
      ------delay further action on the proposed rule regarding well 
        stimulation on Federal and Indian lands until submission of a 
        report examining certain effects of such rule (see H.R. 6235), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      ------hold in trust for the benefit of federally recognized 
        Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa Indian School land and 
        improvements (see H.R. 3878), H374 [1FE]
      ------place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, 
        into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 5992), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------place certain lands in trust for the Zuni Tribe and Navajo 
        Nation (see H.R. 4187), H1304 [8MR]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian 
        Community (see S. 3209), S3329 [21MY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 4067), H901 
        [16FE]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes 
        for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Education: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher 
        educational opportunities (see S. 3504), S5977 [2AU]
      Gambling: provide for community approval before Indian class III 
        gaming opportunities may take effect (see H.R. 4033), H801 
        [15FE]
      Hawaii: permit Native Hawaiian Organizations to have status as 
        HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 5729), H2645 [10MY]
      Indian Arts and Crafts Act: clarify definition of Indian and 
        Indian organizations (see H.R. 6274), H5704 [2AU]
      Indian Health Service: deem certain claims presented to a 
        contracting officer pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination 
        and Education Assistance Act as timely presented (see S. 
        2389), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4031), H726 [14FE]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Languages: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and 
        continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 
        3546), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6399), H5999 [13SE]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (see S. 3548), S6340 [13SE]
      Oregon: provide for the addition of certain real property to the 
        reservation of the Siletz Tribe (see H.R. 6141), H5008 [18JY]
      Power resources: facilitate development of energy on Indian 
        lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal 
        development of Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H568 [7FE]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (see S. 3464), S5732 [31JY]
      Taxation: allow Indian tribes to receive charitable 
        contributions of apparently wholesome food (see S. 3299), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Telecommunications: establish a position for a representative of 
        Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation 
        of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 
        [16FE]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 
        4027), H725 [14FE]
      ------clarify authority under legislation defining the exterior 
        boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (see S. 
        3305), S4238 [18JN]
      War of 1812: award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect residents of Lewiston, 
        NY, from British invasion (see H.R. 6516), H6275 [21SE]
  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Andreas N. Akaras, American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
        Association, H5092 [23JY]
      ------Bryan Ardouny, Armenian Assembly of America, H5093 [23JY]
      ------Kate Nahapetian, Armenian National Committee of America, 
        H5093 [23JY]
      ------Representative Cole, H5094 [23JY]
  Excerpts
      ``Speeches on the Passage of the Bill for the Removal of the 
        Indians'' (1830): Sketch of Remarks by David Crockett, E63 
        [24JA]
  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
      Constitutionality of tribal government provisions in Violence 
        Against Women Act reauthorization: several law professors, 
        S2680-S2682 [25AP]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        several Representatives, E1313 [24JY]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on 
        Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen 
        R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
        Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: several domestic 
        violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
  Memorandums
      Violence Against Women Act Provision Clarifying Tribal Court 
        Jurisdiction to Issue Protection Orders and Due Process: Jane 
        M. Smith, Congressional Research Service, S2786 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement 
        of certain claims, H3745, H3758, H3759, H3765, H3776, H3777 
        [19JN]
      ------resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 
        292), H3439, H3440 [5JN], H3575 [6JN]
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (H.R. 4222), H3443 [5JN]
      ------Gila River Indian Community water rights and land claims 
        settlements, H3726-H3728 [18JN]
      Augusta, ME: tribute to signing of Maine Wabanaki-State Child 
        Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Mandate, E1185 [29JN]
      Community development: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5020 [19JY], H5088-
        H5096 [23JY], E1313 [24JY], E1478 [11SE]
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, 
        strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and 
        hold perpetrators accountable, H2709 [15MY], H2727-H2729, 
        H2734-H2739, H2764-H2769, H2773-H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      Dept. of HUD: Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program and 
        Section 184A Native Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding, E1156 [27JN]
      ------Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program funding, H4103 
        [27JN]
      ------Office of Public and Indian Housing funding, H4096 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, 
        tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery 
        of missing individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787-H5790 [11SE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        H2682-H2685 [15MY], H5089, H5090, H5092-H5094, H5096 [23JY], 
        E889 [25MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3779-H3781 [19JN]
      ------protect tribal sovereignty with respect to Native American 
        burial or other sacred sites, H3785 [19JN]
      Education: allow certain land to be used to generate income to 
        provide funding for academic programs (H.R. 1556), H3711 
        [18JN]
      EPA: prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at the 
        Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3725-H3729 [18JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY]
      Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, 
        H4752 [10JY], E1254 [17JY]
      Minnesota: ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal 
        consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5880, H5881 
        [12SE]
      ------provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded 
        to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the U.S. Court of 
        Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 (H.R. 1272), 
        H3723-H3725 [18JN]
      Mono County, CA: take certain Federal land into trust for the 
        benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony (H.R. 2467), H5096-
        H5098 [23JY]
      New Mexico: authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease 
        adjudicated water rights (H.R. 1461), H6075, H6076 [19SE]
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe: allow to determine requirements for 
        membership in that tribe (H.R. 3319), H6076 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4710 [10JY]
      Sacagawea: anniversary of death, E1517 [13SE]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, 
        H3777 [19JN]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027), 
        H3712, H3713 [18JN]
      Virginia: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, 
        Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, 
        Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 783), H5304 
        [26JY]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H483-H485 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      ------observance of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and anniversary of 
        Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, S827 [16FE]
      Barona Band of Mission Indians: make technical corrections to 
        the legal description of certain land to be held in trust (S. 
        3193), S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692-S696 [15FE]
      Crime: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, 
        strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and 
        hold perpetrators accountable, S2670, S2680-S2682 [25AP], 
        S2753, S2764, S2771, S2772 [26AP], S3164 [15MY], S3678 [4JN], 
        S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5444 [26JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, S6302-
        S6304 [13SE]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S1928 [21MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify regulations for programs that 
        provide loans to purchasers of highly fractionated Native 
        American lands, S4266 [19JN]
      ------permanently establish the Office of Tribal Relations, 
        S4266 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, production, and economically feasible and prudent 
        transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of 
        Alaska (S. 352), S1708 [15MR]
      ------authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases 
        without prior express approval (H.R. 205), S5057 [17JY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian 
        Community (S. 3209), S3330 [21MY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
      Flandreau, SD: anniversary of Flandreau Santee Sioux Indian 
        Tribe Pow Wow, S4821 [10JY]
      Government regulations: determine blood quantum requirement for 
        membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1560), 
        S5894 [1AU]
      Hawaii: observance of Month of the Hawaiian Language, S257 [1FE]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (S. 2090), S5317 [24JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      Minnesota: provide for the use and distribution of the funds 
        awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the U.S. 
        Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 (H.R. 
        1272), S6674 [21SE]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 
        561), S6464 [19SE], S6679 [21SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (S. Res. 561), S6464 
        [19SE], S6679 [21SE]
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (S. 3548), S6344 [13SE]
      Sacagawea: anniversary of death, S6442, S6443 [19SE]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (S. 3464), S5737 [31JY]
      Tekakwitha, Kateri: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), S582 [13FE]
  Reports
      Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence 
        Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women 
        Act: Jane M. Smith and Richard M. Thompson II, Congressional 
        Research Service, S2787 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3193) (S. Rept. 112-
        207), S6062 [10SE]
      Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1065) (S. Rept. 112-199), S5976 [2AU]
      Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic 
        Development Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2467), S6625 [21SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2467) (H. 
        Rept. 112-611), H5077 [19JY]
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority 
        To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation 
        Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 897) (H. Rept. 112-429), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Deem Certain Claims Presented to an Indian Health Service 
        Contracting Officer Pursuant to Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act as Timely Presented: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 112-228), S6545 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Authority To Take Land Into Trust for 
        Indian Tribes Reaffirmation: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 676) (S. Rept. 112-166), S3279 [17MY]
      Determine Blood Quantum Requirement for Membership in the Ysleta 
        del Sur Pueblo Tribe: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) 
        (H.R. 1560), S5731 [31JY]
      Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification 
        Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2938) (H. 
        Rept. 112-440), H1844 [16AP]
      Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership 
        (HEARTH) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        205) (H. Rept. 112-427), H1844 [16AP]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2362) (H. Rept. 
        112-451), H2029 [19AP]
      Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 379) (S. Rept. 112-201), S5976 
        [2AU]
      Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 546) (S. Rept. 112-
        198), S5976 [2AU]
      Lumbee Recognition Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 
        1218) (S. Rept. 112-200), S5976 [2AU]
      Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 112-218), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Distribution Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1272) (H. Rept. 112-501), 
        H3265 [30MY]
      Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1272), S5870 [1AU]
      Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 112-692), H6314 [23OC]
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe Determination of Requirements for Membership 
        in That Tribe: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3319) (H. Rept. 112-675), H6068 [18SE]
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4222) (H. Rept. 112-510), H3362 [31MY]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
      Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 292) (H. Rept. 112-428), H1844 [16AP]
      Ute Indian Tribe and Utah State Institutional Trust Land 
        Administration Land Exchange: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4027) (H. Rept. 112-509), H3362 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 205, Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home 
        Ownership (HEARTH) Act, H2682 [15MY]
      H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian 
        Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the 
        tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]
      H.R. 1272, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Distribution Act, 
        H3723 [18JN]
      H.R. 1461, Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act, 
        H6075 [19SE]
      H.R. 1556, allow certain land to be used to generate income to 
        provide funding for Native American academic programs, H3711 
        [18JN]
      H.R. 2362, Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration 
        Project Act, H5088 [23JY]
      H.R. 2467, Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and 
        Economic Development Act, H5096 [23JY]
      H.R. 2938, Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement 
        Clarification Act, H3725 [18JN]
      H.R. 3319, Pascua Yaqui Tribe determination of requirements for 
        membership in that tribe, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 4027, Ute Indian Tribe and the Utah State Institutional 
        Trust Land Administration land exchange, H3712 [18JN]
      H.R. 4222, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act, H3443 [5JN]
      H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]
      S. 292, Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act, H3439 [5JN]
      S. 2090, extend period of time provided to Indian Law and Order 
        Commission to produce a required report, S5318 [24JY]
      S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights 
        Settlement Act, S621-S636 [14FE]
      S. 3193, Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer 
        Clarification Act, S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]
      S. Res. 561, National Native American Heritage Month and Native 
        American Heritage Day, S6464 [19SE], S6679 [21SE]




NATURAL GAS

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6661, S6674 [21SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, 
        H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, 
        H3898, H3899, H3901, H3902, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908, H3909, 
        H3910, H3911 [20JN], H3919, H3920, H3921, H3922, H3923, H3925, 
        H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 
        [20JN]
  Articles and editorials
      U.K. Plans Oil Sector Tax Relief, S2052 [27MR]
      UK Offers New Tax Breaks for Remote Fields, S2051 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4391), 
        H1977 [18AP] (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      ------establish the Office of Federal Energy Production (see S. 
        3404), S5211 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for 
        sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty (see H.R. 4382), H1976 [18AP]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 6168), H5200 
        [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------include areas off the coast of South Carolina in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program (see S. 3284), S3900 [11JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (see H.R. 3882), 
        H439 [2FE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]
      ------temporarily limit the authority to require or authorize 
        the removal or movement of offshore oil or gas facilities (see 
        H.R. 6208), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain 
        commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time 
        at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 6451), H6230 [20SE]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      EPA: question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy (see H. Res. 635), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      FERC: suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export terminals 
        (see H.R. 4024), H725 [14FE]
      Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural 
        gas pipelines (see S. 2229), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4606), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide funding with a dedicated revenue source consisting 
        of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 3807), H114 
        [23JA]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
      Motor vehicles: exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum 
        fuel economy increase standards (see S. 2174), S1540 [8MR]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment and expedite 
        transition to natural gas as a vehicle fuel (see S. 2070), 
        S350 [6FE]
      Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian 
        lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal 
        development of Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H568 [7FE]
      Pipelines: modify application of the right to exercise eminent 
        domain in construction of pipelines for the exportation of 
        natural gas (see H.R. 3913), H567 [7FE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------develop a plan to increase oil and gas production under 
        leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a draw down from 
        the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (see H. Res. 691), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production 
        (see S. 3080), S3084 [10MY]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a 
        tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient 
        vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare 
        reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      ------permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and 
        extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime 
        exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic 
        zone (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
      ------promote global energy supply security through increased 
        cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, 
        Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), H1805 [29MR]
      ------recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Taxation: make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy 
        credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance 
        qualified biogas property (see H.R. 6212), H5326 [26JY]
      ------prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas 
        pipeline property (see H.R. 4847), H2204 [26AP]
      ------provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied 
        natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see H.R. 
        3832), H181 [25JA]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      Transportation: provide assistance to States to carry out 
        initiatives to promote the use of natural gas as a 
        transportation fuel and public and private investment in 
        natural gas vehicles and transportation infrastructure (see S. 
        3437), S5381 [25JY]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]
  Letters
      EPA analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions 
        that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, 
        jobs, and the economy: several public health and medical 
        organizations, H3818 [20JN]
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Representative Lucas, Committee 
        on Agriculture (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      America's Natural Gas Alliance: report contesting EPA study on 
        greenhouse gas emissions and natural gas development, H3812 
        [20JN]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H461, 
        H462 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631, H634, H636 [8FE]
      BLM: prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the 
        granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3906, 
        H3907 [20JN], E1108 [21JN]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H1220, H1264 [7MR], H2798-H2800 [16MY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]
      Congress: evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development Program funding, H3410-H3412 [5JN], E993 [6JN]
      ------analyze regulations other nations apply to their oil and 
        gas industries and compare them to U.S. regulations, H3898 
        [20JN]
      ------Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding, 
        H3412, H3413 [5JN]
      ------prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      ------require consultation and input of National Energy 
        Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, H3898 
        [20JN]
      ------require Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to 
        conduct study on how to shield consumers from gasoline price 
        fluctuations and supply disruptions, H3922, H3923 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), H481-H483 [6FE], H549 [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      ------authority to increase civil fines against oil companies 
        that violate offshore drilling laws, H3817 [20JN]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide 
        fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate 
        offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure 
        revenue, H753, H756 [15FE], E217 [16FE]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 
        1230), H2062 [24AP]
      ------conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-
        based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty, H3820 [20JN]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      ------establish production incentive fee for lands leased for 
        oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (H.R. 
        927), H5217 [25JY]
      ------expedite a program of competitive leasing of oil and gas 
        in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at 
        least one lease sale in the Reserve each year during a certain 
        period, H3887 [20JN]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, H3911, H3912 
        [20JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (H.R. 3882), H521 
        [7FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H5170 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas, H825, H826 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, 
        H3920 [21JN], H5179 [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights 
        near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey, 
        H5217 [25JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY], E1330 [25JY]
      ------reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas 
        production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas 
        companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3905, 
        H3906 [20JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require application for permit to drill be deemed approved 
        if review process is not completed within 60 days, H3925, 
        H3926 [21JN]
      ------require companies holding defective leases which allow for 
        off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to 
        bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
      ------require consultation with independent drilling safety 
        organization and completion of mandatory safety and 
        environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil 
        and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands, H5170 [24JY]
      ------require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer 
        leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources 
        (H.R. 1231), H2062 [24AP]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices 
        as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]
      ------require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN], H4837 
        [12JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration funding, H4052 [26JN]
      Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: require the Energy Information 
        Administration to determine whether implementation of such Act 
        is projected to lower gas prices or create jobs within a 
        certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]
      EPA: question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy, H2145, H2193 [26AP]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy, H3818 [20JN]
      ------resignation of Al Armendariz relative to remarks on 
        enforcement philosophy, H3485 [6JN]
      Government regulations: exempt regulatory actions that would 
        lower prices for gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]
      ------impact on the energy sector, H4691 [10JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy 
        resources (H.R. 1229), H2062 [24AP]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      ------repeal, H810 [16FE]
      Marcellus shale: drilling for reserves, H108-H112 [23JA], E55 
        [23JA]
      National Fire Protection Association: issuance of new standards 
        for gas process safety following Kleen Energy Plant disaster, 
        E943 [31MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H752 [15FE], 
        H1026, H1027, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], H1156, H1163 
        [6MR], H1211, H1221, H1222, H1264 [7MR], H1298 [8MR], H1525 
        [22MR], H3815, H3818, H3819 [20JN], H5140 [24JY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H4794 [11JY]
      ------lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and 
        exploration on certain portions, H444 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631 
        [8FE]
      ------prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, 
        H3818 [20JN]
      ------protect marine and coastal environments in making areas 
        available for leasing, exploration, and development and 
        prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in 
        important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3738 [19JN], H3813, H3814, H3875-H3912 
        [20JN], H3918-H3945, H3957-H3959 [21JN], H5173 [24JY], E1108, 
        E1114, E1121 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3814-H3824 
        [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      ------establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for 
        the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 
        1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, H1029 [29FE]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H2057 
        [24AP]
      ------national energy policy, H130 [24JA], H174-H177 [25JA], 
        H362, H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H951, 
        H957, H958 [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 
        [6MR], H1220, H1222 [7MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], H2194-H2197 
        [26AP], H2796-H2800 [16MY], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], H5749 
        [10SE], H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      ------prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within one 
        thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 [20JN]
      ------prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast 
        U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      ------require estimates of economic impact, including job 
        losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      ------use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas 
        exploration, H2060 [24AP]
      Puerto Rico: proposal for construction of natural gas pipeline, 
        H729 [15FE], H4777 [11JY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1035 
        [27FE], S2460 [18AP]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, S1174 [1MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (S. 2222), S2138, S2139 [28MR], S2207 [29MR]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6674 [21SE]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      ------establish onshore oil and gas production goals, repeal 
        production barriers, improve lease issuance, expedite judicial 
        review, report on public land revenues, and encourage oil 
        shale exploration, S2146 [28MR]
      ------extend certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, S2144 
        [28MR]
      ------prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, S2197 
        [29MR]
      ------reinstate Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
        Gas Leasing Program, S1505-S1507, S1523, S1526 [8MR]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------require the offshore oil and gas leasing program to have a 
        domestic strategic production goal, S2141 [28MR]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Economy: price levels, S1438-S1440 [7MR]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      Eximbank: prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require use of existing 
        environmental review documents to expedite oil and gas 
        permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (S. 2374), S2826 [26AP]
      Healy (vessel): tribute to Coast Guard icebreaker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S1064, S1068-
        S1072 [28FE], S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1182, S1187 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403-S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436 [7MR], S6480, S6481 
        [20SE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, S2215 [29MR]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S1708 
        [15MR], S2071-S2076 [27MR], S2123 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], 
        S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707-
        S1709 [15MR], S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2128, S2134 [28MR], S2192-
        S2197, S2216 [29MR], S4185 [14JN], S4659 [27JN], S4879 [11JY], 
        S6307 [13SE]
      ------promote diligent development of Federal oil and gas 
        leases, S2216, S2217 [29MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      Renda (vessel): tribute to Russian flagged tanker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      SEC: issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral 
        companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial 
        development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: drawing down, S1182 [1MR]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      Taxation: encourage alternative energy investments and job 
        creation, S1561-S1564 [12MR], S1591, S1600 [13MR]
  Reports
      Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Executive Office of the 
        President (excerpt), S4293 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112-371), H77 [18JA]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112-540), 
        H3806 [19JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas 
        Pipeline Transportation Utility Systems in Denali National 
        Park and Preserve Nonwilderness Areas: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 302) (S. Rept. 112-107), S41 
        [23JA]
      Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3410) (H. Rept. 112-395), H696 
        [13FE]
      Gasoline Regulations Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 4471) (H. Rept. 112-519), H3577 [6JN]
      Issue Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines in Glacier 
        National Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        4606) (H. Rept. 112-627), H5326 [26JY]
      Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 112-692), H6314 [23OC]
      New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 112-373), H113 
        [23JA]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 112-531), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 112-520), H3698 [8JN]
      Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) (H. Rept. 112-528), 
        H3706 [15JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and 
        Jobs Act, H3814 [20JN]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H.R. 2606, New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act, 
        H481 [6FE]
      H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, H3890-H3895 [20JN]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]
      S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands 
        Act, S2167 [28MR]
      S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, S2826-S2828 [26AP]




NATURAL GAS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Natural gas: modify application of the right to exercise eminent 
        domain in construction of pipelines for the exportation of 
        natural gas (see H.R. 3913), H567 [7FE]
      ------provide assistance to States to carry out initiatives to 
        promote the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel and 
        public and private investment in natural gas vehicles and 
        transportation infrastructure (see S. 3437), S5381 [25JY]




NATURAL HAZARDS RISK REDUCTION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 646) (S. Rept. 112-150), S1049 [27FE]
      ------Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 
        3479) (H. Rept. 112-666), H5922 [12SE]




NATURAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5383 [25JY]




NATURAL RESOURCES

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, 
        H774, H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, 
        H823, H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 
        [15FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1069, 
        H1070 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4603 [28JN]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (see S. 
        Res. 465), S3234 [16MY]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 576), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 797), H6232 [20SE]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (see S. 3483), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see S. 2346), S2730 [25AP] (see H.R. 5873), H3362 
        [31MY]
      ------repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program (see H.R. 
        4015), H696 [13FE]
      Dept. of Defense: promote use of cooperative agreements for land 
        management related to military installations and facilitate 
        interagncy cooperation in conservation programs (see H.R. 
        4408), H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize conveyance of mineral rights in 
        Montana to settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see 
        S. 2110), S699 [15FE]
      ------authorize projects and conduct research on water resources 
        in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and establish a Hudson-Mohawk 
        River Basin Commission (see H.R. 5927), H3660 [7JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 
        [14FE]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S494 [9FE]
      ------establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      ------require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (see H.R. 6545), H6276 [21SE]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      Fish and fishing: ensure continuation of successful fisheries 
        mitigation programs (see H.R. 5931), H3698 [8JN]
      Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
      Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural 
        gas pipelines (see S. 2229), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4606), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      International relations: strengthen U.S. role in the 
        international community in conserving natural resources (see 
        S. 3356), S4724 [28JN]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 442), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      National security: promote civil defense and power generation 
        (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (see H.R. 5826), H3161 [18MY]
      Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian 
        lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal 
        development of Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H568 [7FE]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see H.R. 5862), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), 
        refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 
        [30MY]
      Petroleum: ban exportation of crude oil produced on Federal land 
        (see S. 2211), S1847 [20MR]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on Energy 
        Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and 
        extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime 
        exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic 
        zone (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
      Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on 
        public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, 
        and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds 
        to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (see S. 3464), S5732 [31JY]
      Sports: recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational 
        boaters and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and 
        wildlife agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, 
        wildlife, and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 
        [20SE]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards (see S. 3558), S6454 [19SE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      ------suspend sales of petroleum products until certain 
        conditions are met (see S. 2100), S567 [13FE]
      Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of 
        the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 6468), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote 
        conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6231 [20SE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 4965), H2266 [27AP]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation 
        organizations, H3376 [1JN]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. 
        Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
      ------David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental 
        Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 
        [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
  Lists
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043-H1045 [29FE]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      California: ensure compliance with State laws and require use of 
        best available science relative to certain water-related 
        concerns, H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Climate: impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3372-H3377 [1JN], E977 [5JN]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (H.R. 2060), H3432-H3434 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (H.R. 5873), H3365 [1JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt public lands in Hawaii from 
        regulations waiving certain conservation laws relative to 
        border security impedement, H3782 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of 
        nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 
        3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
      ------authorize projects and conduct research on water resources 
        in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and establish a Hudson-Mohawk 
        River Basin Commission (H.R. 5927), E1011 [7JN]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale 
        technology research and development funding, H3355 [31MY]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      ------oil shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3413, H3414 [5JN]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, 
        H3920 [21JN], H5179 [24JY]
      ------reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas 
        production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas 
        companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3905, 
        H3906 [20JN]
      ------require companies holding defective leases which allow for 
        off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to 
        bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H752-H787 [15FE], H810, H820-H834, 
        H880-H886 [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, 
        E233 [17FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-
        H744, H746-H750 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884-H886 [16FE]
      ------study suitability and feasibility of designating 
        prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, 
        Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park 
        System (H.R. 1141), H87 [23JA]
      ------study water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in 
        California, H3066, H3067 [17MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: include in Quadrennial 
        Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best 
        estimate of expected increase in production of renewable 
        energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H3925 [21JN]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Hidden Pond Nature Center 
        Envirothon Team, E1077 [19JN]
      FERC: review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      Izaak, Walton League of America: anniversary, E188 [14FE]
      Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1581 
        [20SE]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      National Marine Sanctuaries Act: anniversary, E1581 [20SE]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (H.R. 5826), E853 [18MY]
      Native Americans: authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease 
        adjudicated water rights (H.R. 1461), H6075, H6076 [19SE]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H108-H112 
        [23JA], E55 [23JA]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      ------analysis of oil supplies and usage, H210 [31JA], H563-H566 
        [7FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H935-H938 [17FE]
      ------establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for 
        the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 
        1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, H1029 [29FE]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H2057 
        [24AP]
      ------promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under 
        existing geothermal leases, H828-H830 [16FE]
      ------require estimates of economic impact, including job 
        losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], 
        E314 [5MR]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      ------restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 [9MY], H3452 
        [5JN]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, 
        H3777 [19JN]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6201, H6202 [20SE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      ------prohibit drawdown of petroleum unless the President has 
        approved oil shale development, certain offshore oil and gas 
        lease sales, and the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 
        [19MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act, H5022 [19JY]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), E1382 [1AU]
      World Water Day: observance, H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (S. Res. 
        465), S3239, S3240 [16MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Conservation Stewardship Program and 
        Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding, S4135, 
        S4139-S4141 [13JN]
      ------repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program and 
        Conservation Reserve Program, S4343 [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      ------prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, S2197 
        [29MR]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development, S2145 [28MR]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (S. 2094), S413 [9FE]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (S. 2374), S2826 [26AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 442), 
        S2886 [26AP]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, S2215 [29MR]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S1708 
        [15MR], S2071-S2076 [27MR], S2123 [28MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (S. 3464), S5737 [31JY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3932 [12JN], S4168 
        [14JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S. 2245), S3032 [9MY]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (S. Res. 523), S5023 [16JY]
  Reports filed
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2060) (H. Rept. 112-438), H1844 [16AP]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. 
        Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale 
        the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
        Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, 
        Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and 
        Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112-601), H4906 [17JY]
      Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112-146), S388 
        [7FE]
      Haiti Reforestation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 1023) (S. Rept. 112-165), S3173 [15MY]
      Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 
        112-367), H77 [18JA]
      Issue Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines in Glacier 
        National Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        4606) (H. Rept. 112-627), H5326 [26JY]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), S41 
        [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. 
        Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
      Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 112-218), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      National Fish Habitat Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1201) (S. Rept. 112-187), S5084 
        [17JY]
      Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 112-692), H6314 [23OC]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      Prevent EPA or Corps of Engineers Finalization of Proposed 
        Guidance on Identification of Waters Protected by Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4965) (H. Rept. 112-681), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 
        112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-403), 
        H965 [27FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment 
        in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and 
        Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1031 [29FE]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 1141, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act, H87 
        [23JA]
      H.R. 1461, Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act, 
        H6075 [19SE]
      H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, 
        H1055-H1061 [29FE]
      H.R. 2060, Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act, H3432 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]
      H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next 
        Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security 
        (PIONEERS) Act, H761-H767 [15FE]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, S2826-S2828 [26AP]
      S. Res. 442, support goals and ideals of National Arbor Day, 
        S2832, S2887 [26AP]
      S. Res. 465, recognize proclamation of the Year of Water in 
        Colorado, S3239, S3241 [16MY]
      S. Res. 523, tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources, S5024, S5050 [16JY]
      S. Res. 576, Cooperative Forestry Act anniversary, S6630, S6680 
        [21SE]




NATURE CONSERVANCY (organization)

  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5110 [23JY]




NAUGHTON, JAMES M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1566 [19SE]




NAVAJO-HOPI LITTLE COLORADO RIVER WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
  Texts of
      S. 2109, provisions, S621-S636 [14FE]




NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES PRODUCTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: expedite a program of competitive leasing 
        of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, 
        including at least one lease sale in the Reserve each year 
        during a certain period, H3887 [20JN]




NAVARRETTE, ESTELLA

  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program, E770 [10MY]




NAVARRO, PETER J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: 
        designate (H.R. 3246), S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3246), S2730 [25AP]




NAVY  see Department of Defense




NAVY LEAGUE OF THE U.S.

  Remarks in House
      Shaner, Lance T.: Navy League of Central Pennsylvania Lieutenant 
        Michael P. Murphy Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, H5902 
        [12SE]




NAYLOR, MICHAEL G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E317 [6MR]




NAZARETH COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Military Advanced Education (publication): inclusion in 
        ``Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities'' list, E335 [7MR]




NAZARIAN, ARAX

  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) 
        Transitional Subsidized Employment program, E770 [10MY]




NAZI PARTY--WORLD WAR II

  Bills and resolutions
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 
        2212), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 4086), H950 [24FE]
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        766), H5707 [2AU]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H1370-H1372 [19MR]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014, H2015 [19AP], 
        H2080 [25AP], E535 [16AP], E561 [17AP], E577 [18AP], E640, 
        E642 [25AP], E659 [26AP], E687, E700 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (S. 2212), 
        S1848-S1850 [20MR]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S2322 [16AP], S2540 
        [19AP]
  Reports filed
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
      Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4086) (H. Rept. 
        112-413), H1390 [19MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4086, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, H1370 [19MR]
      S. 2212, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, S1849 [20MR]
      S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the 
        restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally 
        confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other 
        countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]




NEAL, RICHARD E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H2033 
        [19AP]
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see H.R. 3286), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5712 [2AU]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H2328 [7MY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H696 [13FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2813 [16MY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H440 [2FE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H641 
        [8FE]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 3357), H6318 [26OC]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1274 [7MR]
      Employment: create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6280 [21SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H3405 [1JN]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H220 [31JA]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2447 [8MY]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H2813 [16MY]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3267 [30MY]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H2288 [27AP]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3976 [21JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3481 [5JN]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H5631 [1AU]
      ------create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving 
        process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 
        6446), H6284 [25SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3164 [18MY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H2447 [8MY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H2647 [10MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H6279 [21SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H966 [27FE]
      Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6307 [12OC]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H115 [23JA]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]
      Tariff: basketballs made of leather (see H.R. 4711), H2647 
        [10MY]
      ------basketballs made of other than leather or rubber (see H.R. 
        4714), H2647 [10MY]
      ------basketballs made of rubber (see H.R. 4713), H2647 [10MY]
      ------electrical transformers (see H.R. 2627), H2715 [15MY]
      ------fairway wood heads (see H.R. 5552), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf club driver heads (see H.R. 5551), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf club iron heads (see H.R. 5553), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf club putter heads (see H.R. 5554), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf wedge club heads (see H.R. 5555), H2442 [8MY]
      ------high-performance loudspeakers (see H.R. 2626), H2715 
        [15MY]
      ------hybrid golf club heads (see H.R. 5556), H2442 [8MY]
      ------volleyballs (see H.R. 4712), H2647 [10MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1497 [21MR]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business 
        holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises 
        which are independently supervised (see H.R. 4035), H1808 
        [29MR]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2813 [16MY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1362 [13MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6279 [21SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H220 [31JA]
      ------modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property credit 
        (see H.R. 6398), H5999 [13SE]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable 
        contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3729), H2072 [24AP]
      ------permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by 
        financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 
        5705), H2567 [9MY]
      ------provide a credit for production of renewable chemicals 
        (see H.R. 4953), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide exception from passive loss rules for investments 
        in high technology research small business pass-thru entities 
        (see H.R. 6559), H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H6279 [21SE]
      ------provide for S corporation reform (see H.R. 1478), H4828 
        [11JY]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H3915 [20JN]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H6280 [21SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Tariff: aircraft grade polyvinyl butyral (see H.R. 4762), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------fasteners, in clips suitable for use in a mechanical 
        attaching device (see H.R. 5255), H2273 [27AP]
      ------hand tools designed for securing plastic fasteners (see 
        H.R. 5256), H2273 [27AP]
      ------N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (see H.R. 4763), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment red 187 (see H.R. 4768), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 180 (see H.R. 4769), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 181 (see H.R. 4766), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 191 (see H.R. 4767), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 194 (see H.R. 4765), H2125 [25AP]
      ------potassium decafluoro(pentafluorethyl)cyclohexanesulfonate 
        (see H.R. 4764), H2125 [25AP]
      ------yttrium oxides (see H.R. 4770), H2125 [25AP]
      Taxation: expand availability of saver's credit, make credit 
        refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into 
        the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H900 [16FE]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (see H.R. 6180), H5201 [24JY]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (see H.R. 
        4050), H900 [16FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: aircraft grade polyvinyl butyral (H.R. 4762), H2132 
        [25AP]
      ------fasteners, in clips suitable for use in a mechanical 
        attaching device (H.R. 5255), H2285 [27AP]
      ------hand tools designed for securing plastic fasteners (H.R. 
        5256), H2285 [27AP]
      ------N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (H.R. 4763), H2132 [25AP]
      ------pigment red 187 (H.R. 4768), H2132 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 180 (H.R. 4769), H2132 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 181 (H.R. 4766), H2132 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 191 (H.R. 4767), H2132 [25AP]
      ------pigment yellow 194 (H.R. 4765), H2132 [25AP]
      ------potassium decafluoro(pentafluorethyl)cyclohexanesulfonate 
        (H.R. 4764), H2132 [25AP]
      ------yttrium oxides (H.R. 4770), H2132 [25AP]
      Taxation: expand availability of saver's credit, make credit 
        refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into 
        the retirement savings of the taxpayer (H.R. 6472), H6233 
        [20SE]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (H.R. 4049), H902 [16FE]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (H.R. 6206), H5327 [26JY]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (H.R. 6180), H5201 [24JY]
      ------provide exception from passive loss rules for investments 
        in high technology research small business pass-thru entities 
        (H.R. 6559), H6284 [25SE]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (H.R. 
        4050), H902 [16FE]
  Remarks
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2623 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1786 [29MR]
      Easthampton, MA: tribute to Easthampton High School for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E122 [2FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2468 [9MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1946 
        [18AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1168 [6MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1946 [18AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1946 [18AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4736 [10JY]
      Medicare: reform, H1786 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4736 [10JY]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H3610 [7JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H59 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6176 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1946 [18AP]
      South Hadley, MA: anniversary of Michael E. Smith Middle School, 
        E23 [17JA]
      Taxation: expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (H.R. 4049), H807 [16FE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5669, H5670 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5583 [1AU]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (H.R. 2655), H377 [2FE]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (H.R. 5746), E821 [16MY]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (H.R. 6180), E1308 [24JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1995 [19AP]
      ------provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5670 [2AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3610 
        [7JN]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (H.R. 
        4050), H807 [16FE]
      University of Massachusetts Amherst: tribute to University 
        Without Walls program, H3108 [18MY]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5911 [12SE]
      Dulchinos, Dan, E930 [31MY]
      Higgins, Mary C., E104 [1FE]
      Jenkins, Ed, E77 [25JA]




NEALS, MARVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E137 [3FE]




NEAR EAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]




NEAS, KATY BEH

  Letters
      WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act, E1187 [29JN]




NEASLONEY, TYLER

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2492 [18AP]




NEBLETT, MICHELLE REINKE

  Letters
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures, S854 
        [16FE]




NEBRASKA

  Amendments
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (see S. Res. 479), S3729 [5JN]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (see S. Res. 480), S3729 
        [5JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1622 [21SE]
      Bellevue, NE: anniversary of Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home, 
        E1239 [12JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of 
        construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 1938), E122 [2FE]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H362, H363, H365, H367 
        [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Industrial Systems & Supply, Inc.: SBA Nebraska Small Business 
        of the Year award recipient, E424 [22MR]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      Ralston, NE: anniversary, E1261 [17JY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      Gerrard, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S15-S21, S23, 
        S24, S26 [23JA]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to decisions on 
        use of electrocution in capital punishment cases, S16-S19, 
        S23, S26 [23JA]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Rural Health Education Network: anniversary, S3625 [24MY]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (S. Res. 479), S3736 [5JN]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (S. Res. 480), S3736 [5JN]
      United Way: anniversary, S4721 [28JN]
      Whelchel, Dave and Laura: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      S. Res. 479, Strategic Air Command stand down anniversary and 
        memorial dedication, S3733, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 480, U.S. Strategic Command anniversary, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]




NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN (organization)

  Letters
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5323 [25JY]




NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

  Letters
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5322 [25JY]




NEEDHAM, MA

  Remarks in Senate
      Raisman, Alexandra: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6533 [20SE]




NEES, KATHERINE BEH

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2615 
        [10MY]




NEGA, ESKINDER

  Remarks in Senate
      Ethiopia: human rights violations, S4200 [14JN]




NEGRIN, RICHARD

  Remarks in House
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and 
        Peace Islands Institute Friendship Award recipients, E586 
        [19AP]




NEHL, STEVEN

  Remarks in House
      LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for 
        Community Caregivers Award recipients, E1726 [26OC]




NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORP.  see NEIGHBORWORKS AMERICA 
    (organization)




NEIGHBORHOODS  see Community Development; Suburban areas; Urban Areas




NEIGHBORWORKS AMERICA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Funding, H4122, H4123 [27JN]




NEIGHBORWORKS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Sacramento, CA: anniversary of NeighborWorks (organization) 
        Homeownership Center Sacramento Region, E1442 [3AU]




NEIGHOFF, CAROLYN

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




NEIMANAS, GRETA

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




NEIN, SCOTT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1575 [20SE]




NEIS, WILLIAM E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1694 [12OC]




NEISS, NORM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E795 [15MY]




NEISS, SHERWOOD

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1878 [21MR]




NELSON, BEN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5479 [26JY]




NELSON, BEN (a Senator from Nebraska)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3869 [7JN], 
        S3901, S3913 [11JN], S3986, S3991 [12JN], S4210 [14JN], S4245 
        [18JN], S4272 [19JN], S4348, S4370 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538, S539 [9FE], S571 
        [13FE], S700 [15FE], S861 [16FE], S1384, S1395 [5MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4830 [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Adoption: express importance of a safe, nurturing, and permanent 
        family for all children and recognize that adoption promotes 
        greater stability than long-term institutionalization or 
        foster care (see S. Res. 378), S699 [15FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 
        [5MR]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 
        2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Air Force Weather: anniversary (see S. Res. 545), S5978 [2AU]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S6341 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        S. 1832), S4951 [12JY]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see S. 881), S3087 [10MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among 
        students by improving professional development programs for 
        teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see 
        S. 434), S4674 [27JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see S. 362), S2968 [8MY]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see S. 1862), S389 [7FE]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6548 [20SE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5871 [1AU] (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2068), S323 [2FE] (see 
        S. 2288), S2392 [17AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S2656 [24AP]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 442), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1195 [1MR]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3633 
        [24MY]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see S. 2264), S2394 [17AP]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6457 [19SE]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (see S. Res. 479), S3729 [5JN]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 435), S3730 [5JN]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. Res. 435), S3786 
        [6JN]
      Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance 
        credit (see S. 672), S5134 [18JY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S2085 
        [27MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S2325 [16AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4893 
        [11JY]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (see S. Res. 480), S3729 
        [5JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S615 
        [14FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3130 [14MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1577 [12MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: establish criteria for the rate of fees charged for 
        grazing private livestock on public rangelands (see S. 3374), 
        S4893 [11JY]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 3541), S6340 [13SE]
      National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        550), S6108 [11SE]
      National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 548), S6108 [11SE]
      Tariff: avermectin B (see S. 2624), S2924 [7MY]
      ------azoxystrobin (see S. 2631), S2924 [7MY]
      ------clodinafop-propargyl (see S. 2626), S2924 [7MY]
      ------cloquintocet-mexyl (see S. 2632), S2924 [7MY]
      ------cyproconazole (see S. 2625), S2924 [7MY]
      ------fludioxonil (see S. 2627), S2924 [7MY]
      ------pinoxaden (see S. 2633), S2924 [7MY]
      ------pymetrozine (see S. 2630), S2924 [7MY]
      ------(R,S)--2-((2,6-dimethylphenyl)methoxyacetylamino) 
        propionic acid, methyl ester (see S. 2629), S2924 [7MY]
      ------thiamethoxam, difenoconazole, fludioxonil, and mefenoxam 
        formulations (see S. 2628), S2924 [7MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit establishment 
        by air carriers and airport operators of expedited lines at 
        airport screening checkpoints for specific categories of 
        passengers (see S. 2235), S2030 [26MR]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4272 [19JN], 
        S4343, S4348 [20JN], S5718 [31JY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3807 [7JN], S3935 [12JN]
      Coyne, Ann: National Association of Social Workers Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, S2082 [27MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate farm subsidies, S3935 [12JN]
      ------ensure that performance bonus payments are used by State 
        agencies only to carry out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------reform Federal grazing fees, S3935 [12JN]
      ------revise Housing Act requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas, S4348 [20JN]
      ------rural broadband telecommunications services programs 
        funding, S4343 [20JN]
      Gerrard, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S23 [23JA]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to decisions on 
        use of electrocution in capital punishment cases, S23 [23JA]
      Rural Health Education Network: anniversary, S3625 
        [24MY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S3935 [12JN]
  Reports filed
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5882) (S. Rept. 112-197), 
        S5976 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Addison, Denise, S3621 [24MY]
      Hogan, Hunter (H.D.), S5045 [16JY]
      Kano, Hiram H., S5205 [19JY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2229 [29MR]
      Pallesen, Charles M., Jr., S36 [23JA]




NELSON, BERNADETTE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2492 [18AP]




NELSON, BILL (a Senator from Florida)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3848 [7JN], 
        S4158 [13JN], S4213 [14JN], S4240 [18JN], S4300 [19JN]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5792, S5802 
        [31JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S568 [13FE], S797 [15FE], S926, 
        S1019 [17FE], S1079 [28FE], S1470 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1814 [19MR]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (see S. 1956), S5258 [23JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S5978 [2AU]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (see S. 2138), S1147 [29FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County, FL, federally 
        owned land for construction of a fire station (see S. 3390), 
        S5084 [17JY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see S. 
        3441), S5381 [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see S. 362), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see S. 3270), S3840 [7JN]
      ------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
        receive a dignified burial (see S. 3202), S3280 [17MY]
      District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative 
        Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), 
        S3839 [7JN]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), 
        S1734 [15MR]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4951 [12JY] (see S. 3394), S5259 [23JY]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 
        2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5259 [23JY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S6065 [10SE]
      Haiti: provide assistance to end deforestation and restore the 
        extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see 
        S. 1023), S323 [2FE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S5085 [17JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2325 [16AP]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5659 [30JY]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 507), S4636 
        [26JN]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S2732 [25AP]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S3840 
        [7JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (see S. 214), S1577 [12MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare 
        Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-
        service benefits (see S. 1479), S2245 [29MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S2002 [22MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1933 [21MR]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      SBA: remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1577 [12MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see S. 506), S42 [23JA]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration (see S. 1941), S43 [23JA]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S5213 [19JY]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see S. Res. 508), 
        S4636 [26JN]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 435), S3786 [6JN]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S3730 [5JN]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S3281 [17MY]
      ------require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore 
        oil spills (see S. 215), S1577 [12MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), 
        S3632 [24MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: appoint passenger 
        advocates at certain airports to assist elderly and disabled 
        passengers who believe they have been mistreated by personnel 
        (see S. 2207), S2732 [25AP]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 3199), 
        S3731 [5JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3234 
        [16MY]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S5048 [16JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S1050 
        [27FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S43 [23JA]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), 
        S3977 [12JN]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 
        418), S2394 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 
        [25JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see S. 3227), S3516 [23MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a Veterans Conservation Corps 
        (see S. 2130), S909 [17FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (see 
        S. 3429), S5304 [24JY] (see S. 3457), S5658 [30JY]
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]
      Roman, Agustin: tribute (see S. Res. 443), S2824 [26AP]
      SBA: ensure treatment of Brevard County, FL, as a HUBZone (see 
        S. 2157), S1422 [6MR]
      Water Resources Development Act: expedite implementation of 
        comprehensive Everglades restoration project plan (see S. 
        3509), S5977 [2AU]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see S. 
        3603), S6546 [20SE]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Letters
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, S4858 
        [11JY]
  Remarks
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5203 [19JY]
      Armstrong, Rosemary: Florida Bar Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service 
        Award recipient, S2218 [29MR]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, S3324 [21MY]
      ------independence anniversary, S3324 [21MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2906 
        [7MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S2906 
        [7MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: reinstate Draft Proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, S1507 [8MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6402 [19SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S6081 [11SE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5203 [19JY]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, S385 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), S4858 [11JY]
      Florida: lawsuit by Dept. of Justice to prevent purge of 
        noncitizens from voter rolls, S3958 [12JN]
      ------passage of legislation that would restrict the early 
        voting period and voter registration, S90 [26JA], S3958 [12JN]
      Gerrard, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S15 [23JA]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal 
        wetland of Gulf Coast States, and provide Land and Water 
        Conservation Fund funding, S1507, S1529 [8MR]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4810-S4812 [10JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (S. 2325), S3420 [22MY]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S556 
        [13FE], S671 [15FE]
      Levinson, Robert: disappearance of former FBI agent while on 
        business trip in Iran, S1447 [7MR], S6440 [19SE]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (S. Res. 525), S5802 [31JY]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S2217 
        [29MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5007, S5017 [16JY], 
        S5067 [17JY]
      Power resources: promote diligent development of Federal oil and 
        gas leases, S2216, S2217 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S558 [13FE], S671 [15FE], S3142 [15MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1507, S1529 [8MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4810-S4812 [10JY]
      Rosenbaum, Robin S.: nomination to be district judge, S4610 
        [26JN]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S558 [13FE], S671 [15FE]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5017 
        [16JY], S5068 [17JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing 
        limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5349 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5349 [25JY]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2906 [7MY]
      ------rates, S6403 [19SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S2216 [29MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5719 [31JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6081 [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2773 [26AP]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, S90 [26JA], S3958 [12JN]
  Tributes
      Brennan, James A., Jr., S2324 [16AP]
      Hitt, John, S2237 [29MR]
      Levinson, Doug, S1447 [7MR]
      Levinson, Samantha, S1447 [7MR]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2077 [27MR]




NELSON, CLAIRE

  Letters
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne, H1203 [6MR]




NELSON, DOUG

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1576 [12MR]




NELSON, ETHAN

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E260 [28FE]




NELSON, GLORIA C. BORJA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1719 [23OC]




NELSON, JARED

  Articles and editorials
      TL Publisher Joins Hall of Fame Ranks, S2539 [19AP]




NELSON, JOSHUA N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1652 [21SE]




NELSON, KAREN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3862 [20JN]




NELSON, QUEEN P. (POLLY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E205 [15FE]




NELSON, RICHARD R.

  Letters
      Repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3480 [23MY]




NELSON, SEAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E990 [6JN]




NELSON, STEPHEN D.

  Letters
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5322 [25JY]




NELSON, STEVE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4948 [12JY]




NELSON, WAYNE L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E791 [15MY]




NELSON, WILLIAM H.

  Bills and resolutions
      William H. `Bill' Nelson Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 6383), H5922 [12SE]




NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1224 [11JY]




NELSON-KAUFFMAN, WENDY

  Remarks in Senate
      Magnet Schools of America (organization): National Teacher of 
        the Year Award recipient, S4889 [11JY]




NEMO, SD

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 
        3288), S4151 [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
  Reports filed
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]




NEMOURS FOUNDATION

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Orlando, FL: tribute to Nemours Children's Hospital, E1616 
        [21SE]




NEMTSOV, BORIS

  Letters
      Rule of Law Accountability Act, S808 [16FE]




NEPAL, FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Peter W. Bodde To Be Ambassador to Nepal: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]




NEPHEW, SHUNDRA Y.

  Proclamations
      Ms. Shundra Y. Nephew Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E616 [23AP], E782 [11MY]




NESBITT, ADRIANNA

  Remarks in House
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]




NESBY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      King County, WA: King County Executive Minority Small Business 
        of the Year award finalist, E1525 [13SE]




NESMITH, DAVID

  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1050 
        [29FE]




NESS, DEBRA L.

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2239 [27AP]




NESS, ELIOT

  Bills and resolutions
      Eliot Ness ATF Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 
        3304), S4238 [18JN]
  Reports filed
      Eliot Ness ATF Building, Washington, DC: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]




NETANYAHU, BENJAMIN (Prime Minister, Israel)

  Remarks in House
      U.S. visit, H1165 [6MR]




NETHERLANDS, KINGDOM OF THE

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Timothy M. Broas To Be Ambassador to the 
        Netherlands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]




NETWORK FOR TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP (NFTE)

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3427 
        [22MY]




NEUGEBAUER, RANDY (a Representative from Texas)

  Articles and editorials
      Bone Notches 10,000 Combat Missions, Philip Ewing, DoDBuzz 
        (publication), E394 [20MR]
      Dyess' 317th Airlift Group Celebrates 3,000 Continuous Days of 
        Deployment Today, Brian Bethel, Abilene (TX) Reporter-News, 
        E394 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H187 [27JA]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H1306 [8MR]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H2647 [10MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H2647 [10MY]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize surface transportation 
        research, technology, training, intelligent transportation, 
        and university transportation programs, and Bureau of 
        Transportation Statistics (see H.R. 3833), H221 [31JA]
      Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2072 
        [24AP]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H3105 [17MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2648 [10MY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2715 
        [15MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2663 [11MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H4065 [26JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6234 [20SE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H79 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6001 [13SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from 
        a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5292 [25JY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1847 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        787), H6068 [18SE]
      Tariff: fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, 
        bromoxynil heptanoate, and mefenpyr-diethyl mixtures (see H.R. 
        5258), H2273 [27AP]
      ------mesosulfuron-methyl product mixtures (see H.R. 5257), 
        H2273 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (H.R. 6173), H5201 [24JY]
      Tariff: fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, 
        bromoxynil heptanoate, and mefenpyr-diethyl mixtures (H.R. 
        5258), H2285 [27AP]
      ------mesosulfuron-methyl product mixtures (H.R. 5257), H2285 
        [27AP]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5655 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5655 [2AU]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2602 [10MY]
      Dyess AFB, TX: tribute to Armed Forces members, E394 
        [20MR]
      FRS: move the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the 
        Dept. of the Treasury, H2602 [10MY]
      Rice University: anniversary, E1235 [11JY]
      Votes: position on missed, E93 [31JA], E496 
        [29MR], E1031 [8JN]
  Tributes
      Tebow, Tim, E568 [18AP]




NEUMANN BROTHERS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E676 [26AP]




NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA CONSORTIUM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4138), H1153 [5MR]




NEVADA

  Articles and editorials
      Reaction to Death of Former State Sen. Bill Raggio, S1030 [27FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see S. 2228), 
        S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4039), H801 [15FE]
      ------convey certain public land in and around historic mining 
        townsites in Nevada (see H.R. 6497), H6274 [21SE]
      ------provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to Elko 
        County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of 
        Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see H.R. 3815), H158 
        [24JA]
      ------convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties, NV, to the 
        Nevada System of Higher Education (see H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 4067), H901 
        [16FE]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants (see S. Res. 558), 
        S6340 [13SE]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants (see S. Res. 
        558), S6340 [13SE]
  Cloture motions
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Nomination of Miranda Du to be district judge: Brian K. 
        Krolicki, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, S2151 [28MR]
      ------Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada, S2150 [28MR]
      ------Robert A. Cashell, Sr., Mayor of Reno, NV, S2151 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV, H3760 [19JN]
      Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land 
        for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three 
        Kids Mine Project Site (H.R. 2512), H3434-H3437 [5JN]
      Dalton, Jacob: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1341 
        [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], 
        H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]
      ------certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the 
        designated site for development of a repository for disposal 
        of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Second Baptist Church, E371 [16MR]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. 
        Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste 
        disposal site, H5698 [2AU]
      Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
        habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H2680, H2681 [15MY], 
        H2745 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Bruce, Pat: BLM Making a Difference National Volunteer Award 
        recipient, S4148 [13JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Navajo 
        Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of 
        certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning 
        Colorado River operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1671 [14MR], 
        S2115, S2116, S2149-S2153 [28MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2113 [27MR]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to sanction by 
        court after failure to raise lack of subject matter 
        jurisdiction as a reason to dismiss case, S2151-S2153 [28MR]
      Financial Guidance Center (organization): tribute, S33 [23JA]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]
      Foremaster, Angela: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3231 [16MY]
      Healthy Communities Coalition: tribute, S4890 [11JY]
      Jordan, Cortney: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        S6535 [20SE]
      Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Hispanic Museum of Nevada, S2959 
        [8MY]
      ------recognize importance of the hotel, gaming, and convention 
        industries on economy of the city, S2462 [18AP]
      ------tribute to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., Hispanic 
        American Resource Team efforts to combat crimes against and 
        foster trust with the Hispanic community, S3323 [21MY]
      ------tribute to National Handicapping Championship, S123 [26JA]
      Las Vegas News Bureau: anniversary, S2914 [7MY]
      Martins, Clarissa: American Association of Cancer Research 
        Thomas J. Bardos Award recipient, S5480 [26JY]
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S1192 
        [1MR]
      National Association of Police Organizations: tribute to TOP 
        COPS Award recipients, S3275 [17MY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Nevada Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, S6336 [13SE]
      Nevada Military Support Alliance: tribute, S3129 [14MY]
      Nuclear weapons: anniversary of the moratorium on U.S. nuclear 
        testing, S6525 [20SE]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants, S4945 [12JY]
      ------tribute to Nevada participants (S. Res. 558), S6676, S6678 
        [21SE]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants (S. Res. 558), 
        S6676, S6678 [21SE]
      Shine Family Foundation: anniversary, S3777 [6JN]
      Smith, Ashlee: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3171 [15MY]
      University of Nevada, Las Vegas: tribute to men's basketball 
        team, S14 [23JA]
  Reports filed
      BLM Federal Land Conveyance to Yerington, NV: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 112-525), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2512) (H. Rept. 112-512), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Virgin River Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan 
        Implementation Facilitation: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 112-474), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2512, Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act, 
        H3434 [5JN]
      H.R. 2745, Virgin River multispecies habitat conservation plan 
        implementation facilitation, H2680 [15MY]
      S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights 
        Settlement Act, S621-S636 [14FE]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. Res. 558, tribute to Nevada participants in Olympic Games and 
        Paralympic Games, S6346 [13SE], S6678 [21SE]




NEVADA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Community Foundations National Standards Board: National 
        Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation 
        recipient, S6336 [13SE]




NEVADA COPPER CORP.

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see S. 2228), 
        S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4039), H801 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV, H3760 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      BLM Federal Land Conveyance to Yerington, NV: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 112-525), 
        H3706 [15JN]




NEVADA MILITARY SUPPORT ALLIANCE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3129 [14MY]




NEW AVENUES TO INDEPENDENCE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1463 [10SE]




NEW BEDFORD, MA

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: provide preservation and interpretation 
        assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford 
        Whaling National Historical Park (see H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Patterson, Garth: New Bedford, MA, Friend of the Fisherman Award 
        recipient, E1604 [21SE]




NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ

  Remarks in House
      McDonald's Corp.: anniversary of Ronald McDonald House of Long 
        Branch and New Brunswick, NJ, E660 [26AP]




NEW ENGLAND FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

  Bills and resolutions
      New York: add to the New England Fishery Management Council (see 
        H.R. 5885), H3404 [1JN]




NEW ENGLAND FUEL INSTITUTE

  Reports
      Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by 
        Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions, H5254-H5258 
        [25JY]




NEW ENGLAND WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Vernon, CT: Water Pollution Control Facility recipient of New 
        England Water Environment Association Wastewater Utility of 
        the Year award, E538 [16AP]




NEW GUINEA  see Papua New Guinea, Independent State of




NEW HAMPSHIRE

  Amendments
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S4249, S4250 [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
  Eulogies
      Schwartz, Harvey L.: by Senator Shaheen, S3778 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Arlen, Victoria: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1689 [9OC]
      Blanchard, Talbot: New Hampshire Hospital Association Licensed 
        Nursing Assistant (LNA) of the Year Award recipient, E1032 
        [8JN]
      Curran, Elizabeth (Libby): People (publication) Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E1697 [12OC]
      Kennett, Bayard: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1732 [2NO]
      Laconia, NH: anniversary of Mount Washington Cruises, E931 
        [31MY]
      Milford, NH: tribute to Milford High School for participation in 
        We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, E816 [16MY]
      Mount Washington Cruises, Inc.: anniversary, E1001 [6JN], E1059 
        [18JN]
      New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence 
        (NHCADSV): anniversary, E1715 [23OC]
      Pinkham, Peter: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1733 [2NO]
      Power resources: prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the 
        northeast U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      Russell, Cindy: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1734 [2NO]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: tribute to Services, Training, Officers, and 
        Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grants 
        Program, S1704 [15MR]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S3872 [7JN], S4249 [18JN]
      Marial, Guor: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, S5454 
        [26JY]
      Miami (U.S.S.): tribute to local fire departments for fighting 
        fire aboard nuclear-powered submarine, S3543 [24MY]
      Travel and tourism: importance, S6329 [13SE]
      ------tribute to tourism promotion campaigns, S3069 [10MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 488, tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        in Kittery, ME, S3844, S3872 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Shaheen, Senator, S5454 [26JY]




NEW HAMPSHIRE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE (NHCADSV)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1715 [23OC]




NEW HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Blanchard, Talbot: New Hampshire Hospital Association Licensed 
        Nursing Assistant (LNA) of the Year Award recipient, E1032 
        [8JN]




NEW HAMPTON, IA

  Remarks in House
      Knowlton, Tanner M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E554 [17AP]




NEW HAVEN, CT

  Remarks in House
      Neighborhood Music School: anniversary, E1054 [18JN]
      New Haven Lions Club: anniversary, E532 [16AP]
      New Haven Public Library: anniversary, E272 [28FE]
      Society of Santa Maria Maddalena of New Haven: tribute, E528 
        [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]
      Grubbs, Bonita: Community Mediation (organization) Reverend 
        Howard Nash Community Leadership Award recipient, S3897 [11JN]
      New Haven Lions Club: anniversary, S2080 [27MR]




NEW HAVEN, WV

  Remarks in Senate
      McCormick, James: Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation 
        Citizen Service Before Self Honoree, S2238 [29MR]




NEW IBERIA, LA

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: investigate alleged policy which prohibits 
        journalists from quoting or recording certain Dept. of Justice 
        attorneys, S4933 [12JY]




NEW ILLEGAL DEDUCTION ELIMINATION (IDEA) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3720), H1150 [5MR]




NEW JERSEY

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6661, S6674 [21SE]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Gambling: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H114 [23JA]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S1459 [7MR] (see H. 
        Res. 571), H1209 [6MR]
  Cloture motions
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
  Letters
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne: Claire Nelson, Institute of 
        Caribbean Studies, H1203 [6MR]
  Lists
      New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, 
        E133 [3FE]
  Obituaries
      Kevin Frechette, Government Relations Executive, New Jersey 
        Public Service Activist, Life-Long Monmouth County Resident 
        Passes Away, E1543 [14SE]
  Poems
      ``Crossing the Bar,'' Alfred Lord Tennyson, H1202 [6MR]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: tribute to agricultural industry, E1397 [3AU]
      Annandale, NJ: anniversary of North Hunterdon High School first 
        graduating class of 1952, E1400 [3AU]
      Armed Forces: tribute to high school seniors deciding to enlist, 
        E791 [15MY]
      Atlantic Highlands, NJ: anniversary, E1661 [28SE]
      Barrington, NJ: anniversary of Barrington Band, E11 [13JA]
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]
      Colleges and universities: tribute to 11th Congressional 
        District service academy nominees, E133 [3FE]
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, E716 [7MY]
      Corps of Engineers: Delaware River main channel deepening 
        project funding, E976 [5JN]
      Cureton, Anthony: New Jersery State Conference of the NAACP 
        Outstanding President Award recipient, E1614 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: impact of Community Oriented Policing Services 
        (COPS) Program funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), H481-H483 [6FE], H549 [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      ------prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey, 
        H5217 [25JY]
      Emmons, Matthew: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1523 [13SE]
      FAA: prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia 
        airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at 
        affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      Florham Park, NJ: anniversary of Police Unity Tour, E451 [27MR]
      Franklin Township, NJ: tribute to Jain Center of New Jersey 
        temple construction, E1203 [9JY]
      Garfield, NJ: anniversary of Calvary Baptist Church, E860 [18MY]
      Girl Scouts: tribute to Centennial Celebration--Women of 
        Achievement honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, 
        E311 [5MR]
      Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: tribute to volunteer 
        program, E932 [31MY]
      Hardyston Township, NJ: anniversary, E250 [27FE]
      Highlands, NJ: anniversary of Twin Lights Historical Site, E1701 
        [16OC]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to Donald 
        M. Payne, H1179 [6MR]
      Johnson, Ed: New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP honoree, 
        E1456 [10SE]
      Lawnside, NJ: anniversary of Lawnside Volunteer Fire Co., No. 1, 
        E1380 [1AU]
      Lloyd, Carli: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1523 
        [13SE]
      Long Branch, NJ: tribute to Long Branch, NJ, Free Public Library 
        Library Champion award recipients, E1708 [19OC]
      Madison, NJ: anniversary of DAR Loantaka-Parsippanong chapter, 
        E574 [18AP]
      Madsion, NJ: anniversary of Shakespeare Theatre, E1543 [14SE]
      McDonald's Corp.: anniversary of Ronald McDonald House of Long 
        Branch and New Brunswick, NJ, E660 [26AP]
      Middlesex County Retired Educators Association of New Jersey: 
        anniversary, E977 [5JN]
      Mountain Lakes, NJ: anniversary of Lakeland Hills YWCA, E872 
        [18MY]
      New Jersey Citizen Action (organization): anniversary, E787 
        [15MY]
      New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police: anniversary, 
        E660 [26AP]
      Olympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1353 [31JY]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1452 
        [10SE]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (H. Res. 571), H1178, H1179 [6MR]
      Power resources: prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the 
        northeast U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      Randazzo, Ciro G.: Federazione Siciliana Del New Jersey 
        ``Trinacria D'Oro'' Award recipient, E381 [19MR]
      Randolph, NJ: anniversary of St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, 
        E578 [18AP]
      Raritan, NJ: anniversary of St. Joseph's Slovak Catholic Church, 
        E1472 [11SE]
      Robinson-Briggs, Sharon: New Jersey State Conference of the 
        NAACP Certificate of Achievement recipient, E1454 [10SE]
      Roosevelt, NJ: anniversary, E1673 [2OC]
      Rowan University: tribute to RCA Heritage Program Museum, E1053 
        [18JN]
      Suburban Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Service award 
        recipients, E387 [20MR]
      Visiting Nurse Association Health Group: anniversary, E1073 
        [19JN]
      West New York, NJ: tribute to West New York, NJ, School District 
        for nutrition and physical education programs under the Dept. 
        of Education Healthy School Program, H43 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6674 [21SE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      McNulty, Kevin: nomination to be district judge, S5003-S5007 
        [16JY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4942 [12JY]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (S. Res. 390), S1493 [7MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 
        [19JY], S5244-S5251 [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 
        [16JY]
      New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 112-373), H113 
        [23JA]
      Nomination of Kevin McNulty To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of Michael A. Shipp To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
  Statements
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne: National Black Leadership Commission 
        on AIDS, Inc., E353 [8MR]
      ------Rick Leach, World Food Program USA (organization), E372 
        [16MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 571, tribute to Donald M. Payne, H1179 [6MR]
      H.R. 2606, New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act, 
        H481 [6FE]
      S. Res. 390, tribute to Donald M. Payne, S1462, S1493 [7MR]
  Tributes
      Payne, Donald M., S1413, S1416 [6MR], H1157, H1164, H1166, 
        H1190-H1206 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1277 [8MR], E330 [7MR], E339, 
        E346, E350 [8MR], E367 [13MR], E545 [17AP]




NEW JERSEY BETTING AND EQUAL TREATMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3809), H114 [23JA]




NEW JERSEY CITIZEN ACTION (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E787 [15MY]




NEW JERSEY COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1590 [21SE]




NEW JERSEY MONTHLY (publication)

  Remarks in House
      New Providence, NJ: inclusion of New Providence High School in 
        New Jersey Monthly (publication) ``Top Public High Schools'' 
        list, E1490 [12SE]




NEW JERSEY STATE ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E660 [26AP]




NEW MARKET, MO

  Remarks in House
      Brown, Eric: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E75 [25JA]




NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT EXTENSION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2655), H377 [2FE]




NEW MEXICO

  Bills and resolutions
      Bureau of Reclamation: transfer certain facilities, easements, 
        and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District in New 
        Mexico (see H.R. 6343), H5706 [2AU]
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see S. 2468), S2823 
        [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey lands of the former Fort Bayard 
        Military Reservation to Santa Clara, NM, Bayard, NM, or Grant 
        County, NM, for business and community development (see H.R. 
        6344), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land in San Juan 
        County, NM (see S. 3357), S4724 [28JN]
      ------place certain lands in trust for the Zuni Tribe and Navajo 
        Nation (see H.R. 4187), H1304 [8MR]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Statehood: anniversary (see S. Res. 585), S6626 [21SE] (see H. 
        Res. 791), H6151 [19SE]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Cibola National Forest: expand boundaries (H.R. 491), H2049 
        [24AP]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (H.R. 
        3742), H5102, H5103 [23JY]
      Forest Service: improve forest management and reduce hazardous 
        fuels, H3970-H3972 [21JN]
      Native Americans: authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease 
        adjudicated water rights (H.R. 1461), H6075, H6076 [19SE]
      Santa Fe, NM: anniversary of Scottish Rite Cathedral, E1068 
        [19JN]
      Statehood: anniversary, H6160, H6163, H6164 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (S. 2468), S2828 [26AP]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Statehood: anniversary, S154 [30JA], S6564 [21SE]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 585), S6684 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Cibola National Forest Boundaries Expansion: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 491) (H. Rept. 112-435), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3742) (H. 
        Rept. 112-613), H5077 [19JY]
      Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 112-218), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        667) (S. Rept. 112-113), S41 [23JA]
  Statements
      New Mexico Enters the Union: Donald Ritchie, S154 [30JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 491, Cibola National Forest boundary expansion, H2049 
        [24AP]
      H.R. 1461, Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act, 
        H6075 [19SE]
      H.R. 3742, Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM, 
        H5102 [23JY]
      S. 2468, Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, S2828-S2830 [26AP]
      S. Res. 585, New Mexico statehood anniversary, S6633, S6682 
        [21SE]




NEW ORLEANS, LA

  Bills and resolutions
      Luter, Fred, Jr.: tribute to election as the first African-
        American President of the Southern Baptist Convention (see S. 
        Res. 518), S4773 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      James, Elroy A.: Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Inc., King of 
        Zulu designee, E223 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Luter, Fred, Jr.: tribute to election as the first African-
        American President of the Southern Baptist Convention, S4769 
        [29JN]
      Somerset (U.S.S.): tribute, S5368 [25JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 518, tribute to election of Fred Luter, Jr., as the 
        first African-American President of the Southern Baptist 
        Convention, S4777 [29JN]




NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (football team)

  Remarks in Senate
      National Football League: investigation of alleged New Orleans 
        Saints (football team) bounty program, S1985 [22MR]




NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ

  Remarks in House
      New Jersey: tribute to Suburban Chamber of Commerce Service 
        award recipients, E387 [20MR]
      New Providence High School: inclusion in New Jersey Monthly 
        (publication) ``Top Public High Schools'' list, E1490 [12SE]




NEW ULM, MN

  Remarks in House
      Bernard, Ali: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1426 
        [3AU]




NEW YORK, NY

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6661, S6674 [21SE]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, 
        terrorist attacks, S6080 [11SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
      That Comeback Trail for the Economy? Here, It's Littered With 
        Foreclosures, H672 [9FE]
      Who Will Defend the Defenders?, E959-E962 [1JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and 
        Educational Center: establish (see S. 2203), S1790 [19MR]
      Discrimination: condemn illicit and religious profiling and 
        surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police 
        Dept., and call for a Federal investigation of such 
        surveillance (see H. Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (see H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 369), S388 
        [7FE] (see H. Res. 544), H640 [8FE]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Drew Liscum, E528 
        [16AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Rahm Emanuel, Mayor 
        of Chicago, IL, Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, 
        CA, and Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S2593 
        [23AP]
  Lists
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], H5779 
        [11SE]
  Obituaries
      In Remembrance of Sylvia Woods, February 2, 1926-July 19, 2012, 
        E1364 [31JY]
  Poems
      ``G Forces,'' Albert C. Caswell, E211 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Boyer Lodge No. 1 of Free and Accepted Masons of New York City: 
        anniversary, E432 [22MR]
      Bronx Community College: anniversary of Hall of Fame race, E685 
        [27AP]
      Columbia University: tribute to Mailman School of Public Health 
        Dept. of Sociomedical Sciences Doctoral Program/Initiative for 
        Maximizing Student Diversity, E1662 [28SE]
      Dept. of Justice: arraignment of individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H2314 [7MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 
        terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, E901 
        [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), H481-H483 [6FE], H549 [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      FAA: prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia 
        airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at 
        affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      Federal Way, WA: groundbreaking of 9/11 Memorial at South King 
        Fire and Rescue Station 64, E1516 [13SE]
      Flora-Bama Lounge, Package, & Oyster Bar (business): anniversary 
        of visit to New York, NY, to support recovery efforts after 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, E416 [22MR]
      Fortune Society: tribute, E111 [1FE]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (H.R. 5958), H5086, H5087 [23JY]
      Harlem Fine Arts Show: tribute, E428 [22MR]
      International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: anniversary of 
        Local 25, E814 [16MY]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, E937 [31MY]
      Marymount Manhattan College: anniversary, E734 [8MY]
      NAACP: Mid-Manhattan branch NAACP Thalheimer award recipient, 
        E1298 [23JY]
      National Puerto Rican Day Parade: tribute, E1021 [7JN]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute, H520 [7FE], E154 [7FE]
      New York Police Dept.: tribute to efforts to prevent acts of 
        terrorism, E958 [1JN]
      Obama, President: tribute to address on human trafficking made 
        at the Clinton Global Initiative, E1662 [28SE]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3413), H1140, H1141 [5MR]
      Regis High School: anniversary of Recruiting Excellence in 
        Academics for Catholic High Schools (REACH) program, E330 
        [7MR]
      Sylvia's Restaurant: anniversary, E1364 [31JY]
      Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center: tribute to ``Stepping 
        Up for HIV and AIDS'' Community Events Week, E1552 [19SE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5749 [10SE], 
        H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5822-H5826, 
        H5848, H5851 [11SE], E1472, E1476, E1478, E1479, E1480, E1481, 
        E1483 [11SE]
      Turtle Bay Association: anniversary, E1570 [19SE]
      United Way: anniversary, E1087 [19JN]
      Whitehead, Curtis: August Martin High School, Queens, NY, May 
        Student of the Month award recipient, E794 [15MY]
      Winfield, Claude L. and Michelle D.: Samuel J. Tilden Democratic 
        Club Humanitarian Award recipient, E1561 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Big Brothers Big Sisters (organization): tribute to New York 
        chapter, S205 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6674 [21SE]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (S. Res. 369), S372, 
        S392 [7FE]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3413), S3291 [17MY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6075-S6081, S6085, 
        S6086, S6091-S6093, S6095, S6097, S6098, S6099 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 
        Visitor Contact Station Naming in Honor of James L. Buckley: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5958) (H. Rept. 
        112-608), H5077 [19JY]
      New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 112-373), H113 
        [23JA]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        3413), S3233 [16MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2606, New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act, 
        H481 [6FE]
      H.R. 3413, Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY, H1140 
        [5MR]
      H.R. 5958, Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station naming in honor of James L. 
        Buckley, H5086 [23JY]
      S. Res. 369, tribute to New York Giants (football team), S391, 
        S392 [7FE]




NEW YORK CITY NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 2606), S6661, S6674 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2606), H481-H483 [6FE], H549 [7FE], E157 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 2606), S6674 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) 
        (H. Rept. 112-373), H113 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2606, provisions, H481 [6FE]




NEW YORK FAIR FISHING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5885), H3404 [1JN]




NEW YORK GIANTS (football team)

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 369), S388 [7FE] (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
  Poems
      ``G Forces,'' Albert C. Caswell, E211 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H520 [7FE], E154 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute (S. Res. 369), S372, S392 [7FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 369, tribute, S391, S392 [7FE]




NEW YORK (NY) TIMES

  Articles and editorials
      Backlash to the Backlash, E1675 [2OC]
      Backward on Domestic Violence, S3229 [16MY]
      Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, S2499 [18AP]
      Colleges Take a Leap Into Voter Registration, E1703 [16OC]
      Congress Has No Date for the Prom, S813 [16FE]
      Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic, S5638 [30JY]
      Coptic Pope Dies in Egypt Amid Church's Struggles, H1523 [22MR]
      Cruel and Unusual Record, E1159 [27JN]
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
      Delay on Domestic Violence, S5288 [24JY], S5348 [25JY]
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      Drill Baby Drill, Redux--Republicans' Tired Remedy for Rising 
        Gas Prices Won't Fix Anything, S1404 [6MR]
      Evelyn H. Lauder, Chairman of Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 
        75, S321 [2FE]
      Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds, H1900 
        [17AP]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
      Game Over for the Climate, S3073 [10MY]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      History of the Expansion of Presidential Power, E814 [16MY]
      In Manchester United's I.P.O., a Preference for American Rules, 
        H5279 [25JY]
      In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur, H1023 [29FE]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Intractable Afghan Graft Hampering U.S. Strategy, H1290 [8MR]
      Israel's Top Court Orders Settlers To Leave Outpost, E475 [28MR]
      Job Gains Reflect Hope a Recovery Is Blooming, H527 [7FE]
      LeRoy T. Walker, a Pioneer of U.S. Olympics, Dies at 93, E696 
        [27AP]
      Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 
        [25JN]
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]
      More Time for Justice, S2894 [7MY]
      No Longer Just ``Adult-Onset'', S2894 [7MY]
      Norquist's Phantom Army, S5024 [16JY]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Payroll Tax Fight, H527 [7FE]
      Prince and the Ayatollah, E750 [9MY]
      Real Referendum, E1682 [5OC]
      That Comeback Trail for the Economy? Here, It's Littered With 
        Foreclosures, H672 [9FE]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      Thousands Mourn Coptic Pope in Cairo, E417 [22MR]
      Turbines in the Backyard--The Sound and the Strobes, S669 [15FE]
      Virginia Developer Is on a Mission To Revive His Town, S5369 
        [25JY]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
      Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs, S1670 [14MR]
  Obituaries
      McPherson, Harry C., Jr., E349 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        E901 [30MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Upright Frameworks (business): tribute to assistance provided to 
        reduce home heating costs, S3232 [16MY]




NEW YORK (State)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6661, S6674 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize projects and conduct research 
        on water resources in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and 
        establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (see H.R. 
        5927), H3660 [7JN]
      Discrimination: condemn illicit and religious profiling and 
        surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police 
        Dept., and call for a Federal investigation of such 
        surveillance (see H. Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      Fish and fishing: allow recreational fishing for Atlantic 
        striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone (see H.R. 
        3906), H512 [6FE]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (see H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]
      Gilman, Benjamin A.: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 
        2267), S2242 [29MR]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      ------study ways to commemorate and preserve the aviation 
        history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 [25JY]
      New England Fishery Management Council: add New York (see H.R. 
        5885), H3404 [1JN]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      War of 1812: anniversary (see S. Res. 513), S4725 [28JN]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN]
      Alden, NY: tribute to Alden Farmers Market, E1578 [20SE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash, H519, H520 [7FE]
      ------implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5208 [25JY], H5296 [26JY]
      Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: anniversary, E757 
        [10MY]
      Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1303), E135 [3FE]
      Collins, NY: anniversary of Collins Fire Dept., E51 [23JA]
      Columbia University: tribute to Mailman School of Public Health 
        Dept. of Sociomedical Sciences Doctoral Program/Initiative for 
        Maximizing Student Diversity, E1662 [28SE]
      Corning, NY: Rockwell Museum of Western Art accreditation by the 
        American Association of Museums, E1081 [19JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: implement commercial pre-inspection 
        pilot program at Peace Bridge to expedite traffic at U.S.-
        Canada border, H4709 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), H481-H483 [6FE], H549 [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      ------authorize projects and conduct research on water resources 
        in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and establish a Hudson-Mohawk 
        River Basin Commission (H.R. 5927), E1011 [7JN]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      Drugs: tribute to passage of law combating prescription drug 
        abuse, H4830 [12JY]
      East Islip, NY: Timber Point Elementary School winner of Disney 
        Plant Challenge for New York, E906 [30MY]
      FAA: prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia 
        airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at 
        affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      Fairport, NY: Martha Brown Middle School named to National Forum 
        To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1070 [19JN]
      Fish and fishing: allow for recreational fishing of Atlantic 
        striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone, H1887 
        [17AP]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (H.R. 5958), H5086, H5087 [23JY]
      Hornell, NY: tribute to St. Ann's School, E1232 [11JY]
      Hudson Highlands Land Trust (organization): accreditation by the 
        Land Trust Accreditation Commission, E1394 [3AU]
      Hudson Valley: tribute to first responders, E830 [17MY]
      Intel Corp.: tribute to 2d Congressional District Science Talent 
        Search semifinalists, E53 [23JA]
      Lomong, Lopez: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1343 
        [26JY]
      Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation: Dept. of State Museums Connect 
        grant recipient, E1671 [28SE]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H108-H112 
        [23JA], E55 [23JA]
      New York: tribute to 2d Congressional District Intel Corp., 
        Science Talent Search semifinalists, E53 [23JA]
      New York, NY: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 25, E814 [16MY]
      ------NAACP Mid-Manhattan branch NAACP Thalheimer award 
        recipient, E1298 [23JY]
      North Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Ancient Accepted Scottish 
        Rite of the Valley of Syracuse, E897 [30MY]
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, H4829 [12JY], 
        E1280 [18JY], E1392 [2AU]
      ------tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, E1494 [12SE]
      Power resources: prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the 
        northeast U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      State University of New York, Canton: tribute to first 
        responders, E280 [29FE]
      Suffolk County, NY: tribute to Suffolk County Fire Dept., H1964 
        [18AP]
      Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, 
        E291 [1MR]
      ------anniversary of Syracuse Rescue Mission, E305 [1MR]
      Turtle Bay Association: anniversary, E1570 [19SE]
      United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: tribute to hiring of 
        reservists and returning veterans, E1726 [26OC]
      United Way: anniversary, E1087 [19JN]
      Vietnam Veterans Day: observance, E905 [30MY]
      Vietnam Veterans' Day: observance, E505 [29MR]
      Wayne County, NY: anniversary of Walworth-Seely Public Library, 
        E909 [30MY]
      Westchester Land Trust (organization): accreditation by the Land 
        Trust Accreditation Commission, E1394 [3AU]
      Westchester-Putnam School Boards Association: anniversary, E908 
        [30MY]
      Western New York Safety Conference, Inc.: tribute, E320 [6MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1191 [1MR], 
        S1646 [14MR], S1981-S1984 [22MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1944 [21MR]
      Brodie, Margo Kitsy: nomination to be district judge, S1039-
        S1041 [27FE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1019 [17FE]
      Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6674 [21SE]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE], 
        S811, S812 [16FE], S885-S888 [17FE], S1039 [27FE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S838 [16FE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed, 
        S4283 [19JN]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Tekakwitha, Kateri: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 
        [16JY]
      Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 
        Visitor Contact Station Naming in Honor of James L. Buckley: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5958) (H. Rept. 
        112-608), H5077 [19JY]
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]
      Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 112-
        184), S5046 [16JY]
      New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 112-373), H113 
        [23JA]
      Nomination of Frank P. Geraci, Jr., To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Lorna G. Schofield To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
  Subpoena Notices
      Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, H4892 
        [17JY]
      U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, H887 
        [16FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2606, New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act, 
        H481 [6FE]
      H.R. 5958, Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station naming in honor of James L. 
        Buckley, H5086 [23JY]
      S. Res. 505, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Benjamin A. Gilman 
        recipients of the World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient, S4638 [26JN]
      S. Res. 513, War of 1812 anniversary, S4726 [28JN]
  Tributes
      Barber, Representative, H3753, H3754 [19JN]
      Hinchey, Representative, E103 [1FE]
      Lent, Norman F., E1197 [29JN]




NEW YORKER (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]




NEW ZEALAND

  Remarks in House
      Conti, Maurice and Sophie: New Zealand Bravery Medal recipients, 
        E712 [7MY]




NEWARK, NJ

  Remarks in House
      FAA: prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia 
        airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at 
        affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]




NEWMAN, LAWRENCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H953 [27FE]




NEWMAN, MARK S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E286 [29FE]




NEWMAN, SARAH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2272 [29MR]




NEWNAN, GA

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft 
        crash in Djibouti, E254 [27FE]




NEWPORT, ME

  Remarks in House
      Sebasticook Valley, ME, Chamber of Commerce: tribute to award 
        recipients, E152 [7FE]




NEWPORT, NH

  Remarks in House
      Curran, Elizabeth (Libby): People (publication) Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E1697 [12OC]




NEWPORT, RI

  Remarks in House
      America's Cup World Series: tribute, H4076 [27JN]
      Newport Art Museum and Art Association: anniversary, H228 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Salve Regina University: tribute to men's rugby team, S3325 
        [21MY]




NEWPORT ART MUSEUM AND ART ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H228 [1FE]




NEWPORT NEWS, VA

  Remarks in House
      Achievable Dream (organization): anniversary of Achievable Dream 
        Tennis Ball, E1595 [21SE]
      First Baptist Church Denbigh: anniversary, E1604 [21SE]
      Wesley Grove United Church of Christ: anniversary, E1435 [3AU]




NEWS

  Remarks in House
      Davis, Belva: Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and 
        Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, 
        E1528 [14SE]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to Progressive Oakland Women for 
        Empowerment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Ms. Delilah Beasley Tea 
        reception, E1528 [14SE]




NEWS MEDIA

  Articles and editorials
      From the Archives--Colvin '78 Reflects on Yale Career, S1183 
        [1MR]
      Marie Colvin--The Natural, S1184 [1MR]
      Raspberry's Amazing Legacy Reaches Beyond Journalism, S5203 
        [19JY]
      Remembering Journalist Marie Colvin, S1185 [1MR]
      TL Publisher Joins Hall of Fame Ranks, S2539 [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Colvin, Marie C.: tribute (see S. Res. 404), S2001 [22MR]
      Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (see H.R. 5163), H2271 [27AP]
      ------provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic lawsuits 
        against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect journalists 
        and Internet service providers (see S. 3493), S5977 [2AU]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H374 [1FE]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR] 
        (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Bangladesh: call for release of political prisoners, E1176 
        [28JN]
      Benn, Alvin: Alabama Press Association Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E204 [15FE]
      Catholic Press Month: observance, E209 [16FE]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of City Club of Cleveland, E731 [8MY]
      Congress: results of congressional women's softball game, H3783 
        [19JN], H3931 [21JN]
      Corp. for Public Broadcasting: tribute to supporters, H1020 
        [29FE]
      Davis, Belva: Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and 
        Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, 
        E1528 [14SE]
      Edwardsville (IL) Intelligencer: anniversary, E438 [26MR]
      Employment: allegations of media bias in coverage of jobs 
        report, H2666 [15MY]
      ------allegations of media bias in coverage of religious issues, 
        H3409 [5JN]
      Food industry: allegations of media bias in coverage of Beef 
        Products, Inc., E499 [29MR]
      Fortune (publication): tribute to annual Fortune 500 issue and 
        efforts to assist veterans to find employment, E683 [27AP]
      Honduras: human rights violations, E835 [17MY]
      Hughes, Cathy: NAACP Chairman's Award recipient, E263 [28FE]
      Human Events (publication): tribute, H2015 [19AP]
      Midland (MI) Daily News: anniversary, E899 [30MY]
      National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of 
        Federal funds to acquire radio content, H5014 [19JY]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to Progressive Oakland Women for 
        Empowerment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Ms. Delilah Beasley Tea 
        reception, E1528 [14SE]
      Political parties: allegations of media bias in coverage of 
        issues, H907 [17FE], H1814 [16AP], E349 [8MR], E1206 [9JY]
      Public broadcasting: funding, H4911 [18JY], H5014 [19JY], E1328 
        [25JY]
      Stark, Carol: Local Media Association Editor of the Year award 
        recipient, E834 [17MY]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings, H701 [14FE]
      ------permit televising of proceedings (H.R. 3572), H738 [15FE]
      Taxation: allegations of media bias in coverage of taxation of 
        millionaires, E111 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3717-S3720 [5JN], 
        S3946 [12JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Colvin, Marie C.: tribute (S. Res. 404), S2006 [22MR]
      Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (S. 410), S1707 [15MR]
      ------provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic lawsuits 
        against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect journalists 
        and Internet service providers (S. 3493), S5983 [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice: investigate alleged policy which prohibits 
        journalists from quoting or recording certain Dept. of Justice 
        attorneys, S4933 [12JY]
      Ecuador: condemn efforts to suppress freedom of the press, S2914 
        [7MY], S5963 [2AU]
      Ethiopia: human rights violations, S4200 [14JN]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), S1402 
        [6MR], S1919 [21MR]
      ------permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), unanimous-
        consent request, S1920, S1921 [21MR]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (S. Res. 391), S2278 [29MR], 
        S2552 [19AP]
      World Press Freedom Day: observance, S2914 [7MY]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Violence Against and Detention of Journalists and 
        Support Freedom of the Press in Syria: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 391), S2166 [28MR]
      Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1945), S567 [13FE]
  Statements
      Tribute to Marie C. Colvin: Gerald Weaver, S1184 [1MR]
  Summaries
      Free Press Act (S. 3493), S5985 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. 3493, Free Press Act, S5984 [2AU]
      S. Res. 391, condemn violence against and detention of 
        journalists and support freedom of the press in Syria, S1543 
        [8MR], S2278 [29MR]
      S. Res. 404, tribute to Marie C. Colvin, S2004, S2007 [22MR]
  Tributes
      Colvin, Marie C., S1183-S1186 [1MR]




NEWSPAPERS

  Articles and editorials
      Journal Publisher Dies After Two-Year Battle With Cancer, S6026-
        S6028 [10SE]
      Newspaper Celebrates 25 Years, E509 [29MR]
      TL Publisher Joins Hall of Fame Ranks, S2539 [19AP]
      Tutt Bradford, Newspaper Owner, Community Leader, Dies at 94, 
        E745 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Keane, Bil: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 
        126), H3171 [25MY]
  Remarks in House
      Edwardsville (IL) Intelligencer: anniversary, E438 [26MR]
      Greater Lansing Business Monthly (publication): anniversary, 
        E1055 [18JN]
      Human Events (publication): tribute, H2015 [19AP]
      Jacksonville (AR) Arkansas Leader: anniversary, E508 [29MR]
      Midland (MI) Daily News: anniversary, E899 [30MY]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues 
        based on political affiliation, H907 [17FE], H1814 [16AP], 
        E349 [8MR], E1206 [9JY]
      ------allegations of media bias in coverage of jobs report, 
        H2666 [15MY]
      ------allegations of media bias in coverage of religious issues, 
        H3409 [5JN]
      ------allegations of media bias in coverage of taxation of 
        millionaires, E111 [1FE]
      Quincy (MA) Patriot Ledger: anniversary, E1140 [26JN]
      Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) Marianas Variety News & Views: 
        anniversary, H1547 [26MR], E441 [26MR]
      Stark, Carol: Local Media Association Editor of the Year award 
        recipient, E834 [17MY]
      VietBao Daily News (publication): anniversary, H5337 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Human Events (publication): tribute, S3276 [17MY]




NEWSWEEK (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Kentucky Academy Tops the Chart--Newsweek Ranks Kentucky Academy 
        as America's Top High School, S3679 [4JN]
  Remarks in House
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, H3274 [31MY]
      Mobile, AL: inclusion of Alabama School of Math and Science in 
        Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E1363 
        [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, S3679 [4JN]




NEWTON, RON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E891 [25MY], E1069 [19JN]




NEXSTRAPS (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3513 [23MY]




NGUYEN, BONADINE P. (BONNIE)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1492 [12SE]




NGUYEN, JACQUELINE

  Articles and editorials
      Justice Delayed as Judge Nominees Wait, S1589 [13MR]




NGUYEN, JACQUELINE H.

  Remarks in House
      Courts: confirmation as circuit judge, E740 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S1067 [28FE], S2907-
        S2913 [7MY]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2809 [26AP]




NGUYEN QUOC QUAN

  Letters
      Call for removal of David B. Shear as Ambassador to Vietnam: 
        Representative Wolf, E1212 [9JY], E1410, E1411 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1411 [3AU]
      Detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan in Vietnam: David S. Adams, Dept. 
        of State, E1213 [9JY], E1410 [3AU]
      ------Representative Wolf, E1410 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1409 [3AU]
  Remarks in House
      Shear, David B.: call for removal as Ambassador to Vietnam, 
        E1212 [9JY], E1409 [3AU]
      Vietnam: call for release of Nguyen Quoc Quan, H5839 [11SE]




NIAGARA COUNTY, NY

  Remarks in House
      FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for Buffalo, NY, 
        area, H5536 [1AU]




NICARAGUA, REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Rochester, NY: tribute to Hippie Pandas Girl Scout technical 
        team for helping develop a solar-powered pasteurization system 
        for raw milk, E1460 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Nicaragua Democratic Aspirations Support and Call Attention to 
        the Deterioration of Constitutional Order: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 344), S2166 [28MR]
      Nomination of Phyllis M. Powers To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]




NICHOLS, BRYAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Kansas killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, S3818 [7JN]




NICHOLS, D.L.

  Memorandums
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5607 [1AU]




NICHOLS, DONALD L.

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: Iowa National Guard 2d Brigade Combat Team, 34th 
        Infantry Division recipient of Dept. of Defense Citizen 
        Patriot Unit Award, E1540 [14SE]




NICHOLS, DONOVAN

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E739 [9MY]




NICHOLSON, NICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E664 [26AP]




NICKLAUS, JACK

  Bills and resolutions
      Congressional Gold Medal: award (see S. 3252), S3631 [24MY] (see 
        H.R. 4040), H801 [15FE]
  Letters
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus: Representative 
        Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1822 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1821 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Congressional Gold Medal: award (H.R. 4040), H1820-H1823 [16AP], 
        E583 [19AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4040, award Congressional Gold Medal, H1820 [16AP]




NIELSEN, MARY ANN

  Remarks in Senate
      Iowa: tribute to Everybody Wins! Iowa program, S67 [24JA]




NIELSON, ZACHARY

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1126 [21JN]




NIGERIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

  Affidavits
      U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Sopuruchi V. 
        Chukwueke, S5413 [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see S. 3249), S3631 [24MY] 
        (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Niger Delta: recognize as an important wetland and coastal 
        marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery and 
        economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), H2274 
        [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Boko Haram (terrorist organization): condemn attacks against 
        Christians, H5208 [25JY], E1234 [11JY]
      Dept. of State: determine whether Boko Haram meets criteria for 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H3064 [17MY]
      Niger Delta: recognize as an important wetland and coastal 
        marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery and 
        economic development a priority (H. Con. Res. 121), H5696 
        [2AU]
      U.S. policy, E1234 [11JY]




NILSSON, JIM

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]




9-1-1 FOR KIDS (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Diaz, Matthew: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Fetz, Alisha: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]




NISHANI, BUJAR (President, Albania)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1666 [28SE]




NISH--CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT 
    DISABILITIES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN], E980 [5JN], E1492 
        [12SE], E1622 [21SE], E1667 [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]




NIX, ROSCOE R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E53 [23JA]




NIXA, MO

  Remarks in House
      Nixa High School: tribute to bowling team, E1224 [11JY]




NIXON, JAY (Governor of Missouri)

  Letters
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, H985 [28FE]




NIXON, PATRICIA

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see H. Res. 582), H1359 [9MR] (see H. Res. 585), H1362 
        [13MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1020 [29FE], E332 [7MR]




NIXON, RICHARD M. (37th President of the United States)

  Articles and editorials
      Charles Colson Found Freedom in Prison, S3163 [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Nixon, Patricia: tribute (see H. Res. 582), H1359 [9MR] (see H. 
        Res. 585), H1362 [13MR]
  Tributes
      Nixon, Patricia, H1020 [29FE], E332 [7MR]




NIXON, THELMA C. RYAN  see Nixon, Patricia




NIZAMOFF, JENNA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1872 [20MR]




NO ARMED DRONES (NADA) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5950), H3707 [15JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5950), H4144 [27JN]




NO BUDGET, NO PAY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3643), H905 [17FE], H3108 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1981), S592 [14FE], S3145 [15MY]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S3154 [15MY]




NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Education: establish an alternative accountability 
        model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student 
        progress (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide States and local educational agencies with 
        flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 
        5546), H2441 [8MY]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: remove mandated testing 
        provisions (see H.R. 5654), H2565 [9MY]




NO DETENTION WITHOUT CHARGE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5751), H2713 [15MY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5751), H3079 [17MY]




NO MORE SOLYNDRAS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 6213), H6017, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Enact (H.R. 6213): consideration (see H. Res. 779), H5922 [12SE]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, 
        and Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6008 [14SE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: clarify certain findings from Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative 
        technology loan guarantee program, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
      ------ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee program is 
        able to continue to accept applications for new loan 
        guarantees, H6016, H6019-H6022 [14SE]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      Enact (H.R. 6213), H5930, H5932 [13SE], H6004-H6024, H6049 
        [14SE], E1549 [18SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 779), H5934-H5939 [13SE]
      ------motion to recommit, H6022, H6023 [14SE]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, H6022, 
        H6023 [14SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6213) 
        (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, provisions, H5934 
        [13SE]




NO SURFACE OCCUPANCY WESTERN ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN DOMESTIC ENERGY 
    SECURITY ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 351), S1708 [15MR]




NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]




NO TOLLS IN NORTH CAROLINA ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4174), H1304 [8MR]




NOBLE, GIL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1068 [19JN]




NOBLES, CECIL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E108 [1FE]




NOEM, KRISTI L. (a Representative from South Dakota)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1274 [7MR]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H5705 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3977 [21JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H803 [15FE]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H4828 
        [11JY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H5293 [25JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2033 [19AP]
      Corps of Engineers: revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir 
        System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage 
        capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding, cosponsorship 
        withdrawn (see H.R. 2942), H3700 [8JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H5526 [31JY]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2034 [19AP]
      ------repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments 
        to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3652), 
        H572 [7FE]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H376 [1FE]
      ------revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve 
        provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety 
        net providers (see H.R. 2674), H726 [14FE]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas 
        lease sales, provide fair revenue sharing for coastal States, 
        and formulate offshore energy development plans to generate 
        infrastructure revenue (see H.R. 3410), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5328 [26JY]
      Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H3177 
        [29MY]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H2569 [9MY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), 
        H441 [2FE] (see H.R. 5969), H4606 [28JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H6234 [20SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1210 [6MR]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4828 
        [11JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H4865 [12JY]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Hydroelectric power: protect the Federal Columbia River Power 
        System, Power Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau 
        of Reclamation dams and facilities and promote hydropower 
        generation (see H.R. 6247), H6234 [20SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3267 [30MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2134 [25AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H571 [7FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H512 [6FE]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H948 [21FE]
      ------extend reasonable cost contracts (see H.R. 2770), H6152 
        [19SE]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H3267 [30MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1274 [7MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3700 
        [8JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1017 [28FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 [7FE]
      Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery 
        service (see H. Res. 137), H441 [2FE]
      ------suspend bonus authority for certain postal officials in 
        any year in which a postal retail facility or mail processing 
        facility is closed (see H.R. 4270), H1641 [27MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H220 
        [31JA]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H441 [2FE]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H2329 [7MY]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H5130 [23JY]
      ------modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 
        2238), H476 [3FE]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2447 [8MY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H4775 
        [10JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3363 [31MY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1018 [28FE]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303, 333), H6233 [20SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2266 
        [27AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1543 [22MR]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1017 [28FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 4948), H2206 [26AP]
      Corps of Engineers: notify the public of certain flood 
        predictions for the Missouri River System (see H.R. 5717), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm 
        Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or 
        relocation of a county office (see H.R. 4330), H1804 [29MR]
      ------convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land 
        in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota 
        communities maintaining such cemeteries (see H.R. 3874), H374 
        [1FE]
      ------modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for 
        producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 
        5879), H3362 [31MY]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see H.R. 4331), H1804 [29MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Corps of Engineers: notify the public of certain flood 
        predictions for the Missouri River System (H.R. 5717), H2646 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm 
        Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or 
        relocation of a county office (H.R. 4330), H1806 [29MR]
      ------convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land 
        in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota 
        communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 3874), H375 
        [1FE]
      ------modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for 
        producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (H.R. 
        5879), H3363 [31MY]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (H.R. 4331), H1806 [29MR]
  Letters
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
  Remarks
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1667 [28SE]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5139 
        [24JY], H5654 [2AU], H5865 [12SE], H5927 [13SE], H6154 [20SE]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, H5139 [24JY]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5654 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2681 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3024 [17MY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3024 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Office of Science funding through reductions in 
        Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3379 
        [1JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5164 
        [24JY]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary, H2820 [17MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3379 [1JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4747 [10JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2773 [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax 
        burden, H4747 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4747 [10JY]
      Sacagawea: anniversary of death, E1517 [13SE]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1996 [19AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2773 
        [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H69 [18JA], E41 
        [18JA]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5927 [13SE]
  Tributes
      Abdnor, James, H2824 [17MY]
      Janklow, William J., E41 [18JA]




NO-HASSLE FLYING ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6028), H5824-H5826 [11SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6028, provisions, H5824 [11SE]




NOISE POLLUTION

  Bills and resolutions
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
  Remarks in House
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (H.R. 6202), E1328 [25JY]
      FAA: prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia 
        airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at 
        affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      Grand Canyon National Park: implementation of FAA aviation noise 
        control regulations relative to commercial air tours, H591 
        [8FE]




NOLAN, EARL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E574 [18AP]




NOLTING, STEPHEN D.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E320 [6MR]




NOME, AK

  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: tribute to Coast Guard and Alaska National Guard for 
        response to severe weather, S115-S117 [26JA]
      Healy (vessel): tribute to Coast Guard icebreaker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Renda (vessel): tribute to Russian flagged tanker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]




NOMELLINI, DANTE J.

  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1049 
        [29FE]




NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS  related term(s) Charities
  Bills and resolutions
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 
        [26MR]
      Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish 
        (see H.R. 6505), H6274 [21SE]
      Committee on Small Business (House): expand jurisdiction to 
        include nonprofit organizations (see H. Res. 768), H5707 [2AU]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Community-Supported 
        Agriculture Promotion Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to 
        nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings 
        with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 3535), S6270 
        [12SE]
      Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health 
        information centers to help families of children with 
        disabilities or special health care needs make informed 
        choices about health care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 
        4083), H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see S. 3614), S6625 [21SE] 
        (see H.R. 6381), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to nonprofit 
        organizations for construction of facilities for temporary 
        lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, or care 
        of a veteran (see S. 3324), S4368 [20JN]
      ------enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless 
        veterans to participate in the Grant and Per Diem Program to 
        provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless 
        veterans (see H.R. 5830), H3161 [18MY]
      Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot 
        program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see 
        H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist 
        foreign countries in environmentally sustainable 
        administration of natural resources (see H.R. 6422), H6060 
        [14SE]
      Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 
        2274), S2242 [29MR]
      Health: repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans (see 
        H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU] (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S2655 [24AP]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H6151 [19SE]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (see S. 2202), 
        S1734 [15MR]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        improve (see S. 3246), S3631 [24MY]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 3508), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Taxation: exempt private foundations from the tax on excess 
        business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic 
        enterprises which are independently supervised (see S. 3377), 
        S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 4035), H801 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E967 [1JN], E980 [5JN], E1492 
        [12SE], E1622 [21SE], E1667 [28SE]
      Aeras (nonprofit organization): tribute to tuberculosis vaccine 
        research, E429 [22MR]
      Alvis House (organization): anniversary, E382 [19MR]
      American Physiological Society: anniversary, E422 [22MR]
      Baton Rouge Area Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1624 [21SE]
      Bay Area Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1489 [12SE]
      Chester County, PA: anniversary of ARC of Chester County, E423 
        [22MR]
      Community Foundation for Northern Virginia: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1451 
        [10SE]
      Community Foundation of Sarasota County: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1496 [12SE]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]
      ------tribute to Social Innovation Fund, E1269 [18JY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]
      Dept. of Justice: Second Chance Act grant funding, H2390, H2391 
        [8MY], E734 [8MY]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1641 [21SE], E1665 [28SE]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary, H191 [31JA], E259 [28FE]
      East Tennessee Community Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1500 [12SE]
      Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1453 
        [10SE]
      Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist 
        foreign countries in environmentally sustainable 
        administration of natural resources (H.R. 6422), E1534 [14SE]
      First Book (organization): anniversary, E1440 [3AU]
      Friends of the San Carlos Adult Community Center, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E1693 [12OC]
      Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1459 [10SE]
      Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly (G.R.A.P.E.): 
        anniversary, E138 [3FE], E182 [13FE]
      Harcum College: Main Line Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Business 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1398 [3AU]
      Helmets to Hardhats (nonprofit organization): tribute, H819 
        [16FE]
      HIP Housing (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1352 [31JY]
      Independent Association of Businesses: anniversary, E1384 [1AU]
      IRS: alleged harassment of certain political groups, H1851 
        [17AP]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      ORBIS International (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1352 
        [31JY]
      Sacramento, CA: tribute to Pioneer House veterans, E860 [18MY]
      Safety: tribute to independent, not-for-profit standards 
        development organizations (SDOs), E943 [31MY]
      Saginaw Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1499 [12SE]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): Palm 
        Beach, FL, chapter recipient of SBA National SCORE Chapter of 
        the Year Award, E1023 [7JN]
      Skeens, Mary: West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E652 [25AP]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, H226 [1FE], H385 [2FE]
      United Way: anniversary, H4647 [29JN], E1087 [19JN], E1094 
        [20JN], E1101, E1107 [21JN], E1172, E1179 [28JN], E1204, E1208 
        [9JY]
      Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, E464 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, S320 [2FE]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (S. Res. 406), S2517 [18AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit 
        entities to implement farm to school programs that improve 
        access to local foods in eligible schools, S3817 [7JN], S4137 
        [13JN], S4196 [14JN], S4344, S4345 [20JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3754 
        [6JN], S4119 [13JN]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (S. 3614), S6629 [21SE]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, S6538 [20SE]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (S. Res. 430), S2557 [19AP]
      Financial Guidance Center (organization): tribute, S33 [23JA]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. 
        Res. 546), S6012 [2AU]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary, S4820 
        [10JY], S5728 [31JY]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (S. 2202), S1737 
        [15MR]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        improve (S. 3246), S3636 [24MY]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S375-S379 [7FE]
      Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to 
        communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
        business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., S3069 [10MY], 
        S6047 [10SE]
      United Way: anniversary, S3890 [11JN], S3974 [12JN], S4414, 
        S4416 [21JN], S4720, S4721 [28JN], S4739 [29JN], S4820 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 1494) (S. Rept. 112-215), S6451 
        [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization 
        extension, S1424 [6MR]
      S. 2202, Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act, S1738-S1740 
        [15MR]
      S. 3246, SCORE Program Improvement Act, S3637 [24MY]
      S. Res. 406, Alliance To Save Energy anniversary, S2033 [26MR], 
        S2517 [18AP]
      S. Res. 430, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., anniversary, S2553, S2557 
        [19AP]
      S. Res. 546, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, 
        S5992, S6012 [2AU]




NOONAN, LIONEL W. (RED)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E126 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S67 [24JA]




NOORI, NURULLAH

  Bills and resolutions
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]




NORA SPRINGS, IA

  Remarks in House
      Hittle, William M., IV: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1669 
        [28SE]




NORDBAK, GREG

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1504 [12SE]




NORFLEET, FRANK M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E307 [5MR]




NORLAND, RICHARD B.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2085 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Georgia: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]




NORMAN, OK

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of 
        nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 
        3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), S41 
        [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. 
        Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]




NORNHOLD, BRADLEY

  Remarks in House
      Baltimore, MD: Teacher of the Year award recipient, E855 [18MY]




NORQUIST, GROVER G.

  Articles and editorials
      Norquist's Phantom Army, S5024 [16JY]
  Letters
      Buffett Rule Act, H6100 [19SE]




NORRIS, CHRISTI

  Remarks in House
      St. Joseph, MO: YWCA Women of Excellence for Women in Support 
        Services award recipient, E1053 [18JN]




NORRIS, JOHN R.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to FERC: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate), S2820 [26AP]




NORTH, BRANDON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E521 [16AP]




NORTH, WALTER

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S6453 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon 
        Islands, and Vanuatu: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S6453 [19SE]




NORTH AMERICA NATURAL GAS SECURITY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4024), H725 [14FE]




NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY ACCESS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3548), H587 [8FE]




NORTH AMERICAN SECURITIES ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION, INC.

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, S1718-S1720 [15MR]




NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Wetlands: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation 
        to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 
        2282), S2243 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Wetlands: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation 
        to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (S. 
        2282), S2256 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2282) (S. Rept. 112-
        217), S6451 [19SE]




NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION EXTENSION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 2282) (S. Rept. 112-217), S6451 [19SE]




NORTH AMERICAN-MADE ENERGY SECURITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1938), E122 [2FE]




NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)

  Amendments
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      International relations: honor sacrifices of personnel in 
        Afghanistan and historically throughout the world and support 
        the new Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL 
        (see S. Res. 395), S1614 [13MR]
      Strengthen (see S. 2177), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4243), H1541 
        [22MR]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
      War: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of 
        intelligence community in support of military operations 
        without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 
        6290), H5704 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: reduce end strength level for troops in Europe, 
        H2571 [10MY], H3082, H3083 [17MY]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to NATO summit meeting, H2573 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: certify Pakistan opens Ground Lines of 
        Communication, allows NATO supply transit into Afghanistan, 
        and supports U.S. equipment retrograde out of Afghanistan, 
        H3015 [17MY], E877 [18MY]
      ------NATO troop deployment funding, H5044, H5045 [19JY]
      Turkey: U.S. policy, H46 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      International relations: honor sacrifices of personnel in 
        Afghanistan and historically throughout the world and support 
        the new Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL 
        (S. Res. 395), S2279 [29MR]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
      Honor Sacrifices of NATO Personnel in Afghanistan and 
        Historically Throughout the World and Support the New 
        Strategic Concept and Upcoming Summit in Chicago, IL: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 395), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 395, honor sacrifices of NATO personnel in Afghanistan 
        and historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL, S1618 
        [13MR], S2279 [29MR]
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]
  Tributes
      Cook, Frank, H171 [25JA]




NORTH CAROLINA

  Articles and editorials
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 2372), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4094), H1016 [28FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see S. Con. Res. 45), S3729 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 
        128), H3266 [30MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 3448), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1304 [8MR]
  Lists
      Montford Point Marines from Louisiana, S6618 [21SE]
  Poems
      ``On Point, Shades of Black and Green,'' Albert C. Caswell, 
        E1148 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, H4690, H4708 [10JY]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access, H3746, H3763 [19JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), H3444 [5JN]
      Coble, Representative: appreciation for get-well wishes, H43 
        [18JA]
      Combat Medical Systems (business): tribute to opening of new 
        Fayetteville, NC, office after original location was destroyed 
        by tornado, E639 [25AP]
      Concord, NC: anniversary of Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, 
        E1335 [26JY]
      ------anniversary of Concord Lions Club, E1451 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: anniversary of B-1 U.S. Navy Band, E498 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H480, H481 
        [6FE], E161 [8FE]
      Gastonia, NC: anniversary of First Wesleyan Christian School, 
        E378 [19MR]
      Kernersville, NC: tribute to Designer's Attic (business) and 
        Friddle and Co., Inc., for donation to Second Harvest Food 
        Bank, H70 [18JA]
      Louisburg College: anniversary, E1398 [3AU]
      Mills River, NC: tribute to Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School 
        5th grade graduating class, E980 [5JN]
      Raleigh, NC: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E313 [5MR]
      Rittling, Mary: North Carolina Community College President of 
        the Year award recipient, E753 [9MY]
      Robeson County, NC: anniversary, E1513 [13SE]
      Southern Pines, NC: National Civic League All-American City 
        Award recipient, E1324 [25JY]
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary, E351 
        [8MR]
      Williams, Cassius S.: North Carolina State University Watauga 
        Medal Award recipient, H1220 [7MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, H3235 [30MY], E1147, E1148, E1154, E1158 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), E691 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, S4815 [10JY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), S4218 [14JN]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (S. Con. Res. 45), 
        S3738 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), S1945 [21MR]
      Louisberg College: anniversary, S6051 [10SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, S4669 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), S6426 [19SE], S6618 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Lumbee Recognition Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 
        1218) (S. Rept. 112-200), S5976 [2AU]
      McKininey Lake National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1160) (S. Rept. 
        112-190), S5211 [19JY]
      Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
        Recreational Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4094) (H. Rept. 112-526), H3706 [15JN]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 128, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, H3444 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 306, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, H480 [6FE]
      S. Con. Res. 45, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, S3734, 
        S3738 [5JN]
  Tributes
      Burr, Senator, S1685 [15MR]
      Jones, Representative, H4897 [17JY]
      Myrick, Representative, E1039 [12JN]




NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

  Articles and editorials
      Former NCCU Chancellor, USOC Head LeRoy Walker, Dies at 93, E696 
        [27AP]
      LeRoy T. Walker, a Pioneer of U.S. Olympics, Dies at 93, E696 
        [27AP]




NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Williams, Cassius S.: North Carolina State University Watauga 
        Medal Award recipient, H1220 [7MR]




NORTH CHICAGO, IL

  Remarks in House
      Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: 
        anniversary, H5687 [2AU]




NORTH DAKOTA

  Amendments
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S135, S136 [26JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (see S. 
        2039), S132 [26JA]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 353), S75 [24JA]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S4203 [14JN]
  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space: Chad 
        Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., 
        H5108 [23JY]
      ------Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization) and Joshua 
        Saks, Wildlife Federation, H5109 [23JY]
      ------Robert Bendick, Nature Conservancy (organization), H5110 
        [23JY]
      ------Smarter Safer Coalition, H5107 [23JY]
      ------Stephen Ellis, Eli Lehrer and Andrew Moylan, Taxpayers for 
        Common Sense (organization), H5107 [23JY]
      ------several environmental organizations, H5108 [23JY]
  Lists
      Organizations opposed to S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or 
        local governments to construct levees on certain properties 
        otherwise designated as open space, H5107 [23JY]
      Smarter Safer Coalition members, H5108 [23JY]
  Remarks in House
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5105-H5110 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Balta, ND: anniversary, S3512 [23MY]
      Edgeley, ND: anniversary, S3512 [23MY]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S136 [26JA], S385 [7FE]
      Floods: anniversary of Souris River flooding in North Dakota, 
        S4415 [21JN]
      Forest River, ND: anniversary, S4769 [29JN]
      Fullerton, ND: anniversary, S4415 [21JN]
      Gilby, ND: anniversary, S4720 [28JN]
      Hazen, ND: anniversary, S6102 [11SE]
      Milton, ND: anniversary, S4720 [28JN]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 
        353), S77, S78 [24JA]
      Regan, ND: anniversary, S4770 [29JN]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (S.J. Res. 44), 
        S6387 [13SE]
  Reports filed
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding Congressional Consent: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 44), S5976 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or local governments to 
        construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as 
        open space, H5105 [23JY]
      S. Res. 353, tribute to North Dakota State University football 
        team, S77, S78 [24JA]
      S.J. Res. 44, State and Province Emergency Management Assistance 
        Memorandum of Understanding congressional consent, S6387 
        [13SE]
  Tributes
      Conrad, Senator, S2522 [19AP]




NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

  Bills and resolutions
      Sports: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 353), S75 [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to football team, H11 [17JA], E94 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to football team (S. Res. 353), S77, S78 [24JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 353, tribute to football team, S77, S78 [24JA]




NORTH FLORIDA FAIR ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Barton, Ken and Rhonda and family: Holmes County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1668 [28SE]
      Flinn, Shannon and family: Santa Rosa County, FL, Outstanding 
        Farm Family award recipient, E1283 [19JY]
      Rawson, David and Pat and family: Okaloosa County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1648 [21SE]
      Ward, Bruce and Shirley: Walton County, FL, Outstanding Farm 
        Family award recipient, E1667 [28SE]




NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA

  Remarks in House
      North Hollywood High School: tribute to science bowl team, E668 
        [26AP]




NORTH KOREA  see Korea, Democratic People's Republic of




NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), H1541 [22MR]
      Reauthorize (H.R. 4240): correction in enrollment (see S. Con. 
        Res. 58), S5978 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Reauthorize (H.R. 4240), H2685-H2687 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Reauthorize (H.R. 4240), S6006 [2AU]
      ------correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 58), S6006 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Reauthorize: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 
        4240), S5133 [18JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4240, reauthorize, H2685 [15MY]
      S. Con. Res. 58, correction in enrollment of H.R. 4240, 
        reauthorize, S5995, S6006 [2AU], H5719 [7AU]




NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE ADOPTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1464), H5842-H5844 [11SE], E1497 [12SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1464, provisions, H5842 [11SE]




NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]




NORTH OLMSTED, OH

  Remarks in House
      Ransom, Marilyn: North Olmsted, OH, Community Council Citizen of 
        the Year award recipient, E830 [17MY]




NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD

  Bills and resolutions
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR] (see S. 
        3613), S6625 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2147, Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act, 
        S1199 [1MR]




NORTH POLE  see Arctic Regions




NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI

  Remarks in House
      Earnshaw, Tim: U.S. Investigations Services, LLC, Investigator 
        of the Year award recipient, H2571 [10MY]




NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX

  Remarks in House
      North Hills Hospital: Society of Chest Pain Centers 
        accreditation recipient, E899 [30MY]




NORTH SYRACUSE, NY

  Remarks in House
      Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of the Valley of Syracuse: 
        anniversary, E897 [30MY]




NORTH TEXAS ZEBRA MUSSEL BARRIER ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6007), H5733, H5734 [10SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6007) 
        (H. Rept. 112-657), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6007, provisions, H5733 [10SE]




NORTHAMPTON (MA) DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE

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




NORTHBROOK, IL

  Remarks in House
      Bell Flavors and Fragrances (company): anniversary, H5137 [24JY]




NORTHEAST COUNSELING SERVICES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1712 [19OC]




NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Aspen Institute: ``Top Ten Community Colleges'' honoree, E218 
        [16FE]




NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6262 [12SE]




NORTHERN IRELAND  see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 
    Ireland




NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, COMMONWEALTH OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
        and Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State under 
        the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Employment: include in employment services provided under 
        Wagner-Peyser Act (see H.R. 4339), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        4037), H801 [15FE]
      Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to 
        the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Navy: expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 4338), 
        H1804 [29MR]
  Letters
      Expand Navy restrictions relative to the overhaul and repair of 
        vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a homeport in the 
        Northern Mariana Islands: Eddie Calvo, Governor of Guam, H3060 
        [17MY]
      ------Mathews Pothen, Guam Shipyard, H3060 [17MY]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of 
        designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites 
        on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National 
        Park System (H.R. 1141), H87 [23JA]
      Employment: include in employment services provided under 
        Wagner-Peyser Act (H.R. 4339), E491 [29MR]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (H.R. 4037), 
        E204 [15FE]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      Navy: expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands, H3059-H3061 [17MY]
      Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: anniversary of Mount Carmel 
        School, H5932 [13SE], E1515 [13SE]
      Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) Marianas Variety News & Views: 
        anniversary, H1547 [26MR], E441 [26MR]
      Saipan Southern High School: tribute to concert band, H5337 
        [31JY], E1354 [31JY]
      ------tribute to participation in We the People . . . The 
        Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2044 [24AP], E626 
        [24AP]
      Tan Holdings Corp.: anniversary, H1441 [21MR], E409 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
  Reports filed
      American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 112-597), H4906 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1141, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act, H87 
        [23JA]




NORTHWEST INDIANA FEDERATION OF LABOR

  Remarks in House
      Annual Community Labor Awards: tribute to recipients, E108 [1FE]




NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS (organization)

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see H. Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4820 [10JY], S5728 [31JY]




NORTHWEST STRAITS MARINE CONSERVATION INITIATIVE ACT

  Reports filed
      Reauthorize: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 962) (S. Rept. 112-151), S1049 [27FE]




NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1584 [21SE]




NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

  Articles and editorials
      Colleges Take a Leap Into Voter Registration, E1703 [16OC]
  Bills and resolutions
      Sports: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see S. Res. 517), 
        S4773 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      UVote Project: tribute to efforts to increase student voter 
        registration, E1703 [16OC]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 517, tribute to Northwestern University women's lacrosse 
        team, S4776 [29JN]




NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Articles and editorials
      John Payton's Life of Principle, Joshua Wyner, Washington (DC) 
        Post, H1838 [16AP]
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, Christy Zink, 
        Washington (DC) Post, H5447 [31JY]
      Rand Paul's Situational Principle, Washington (DC) Post, H4645 
        [29JN]
      Taking It to the Street, Ariel Sabar, Washingtonian 
        (publication), E1115-E1118 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1543 [22MR]
      AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1915 [17AP]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4828 [11JY]
      ------grant family of members temporary annual leave during 
        deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 [25JY]
      ------prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members 
        (see H.R. 5344), H2570 [9MY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      ------make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see 
        H.R. 2028), H2647 [10MY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H1101 [29FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 117), H2030 [19AP]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 289), H3578 [6JN]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H3363 [31MY]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs 
        using a network of public and private community entities to 
        provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------promote minimum State requirements for prevention and 
        treatment of concussions caused by participation in school 
        sports (see H.R. 469), H1209 [6MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]
      ------increase transparency and reduce students' burdens related 
        to transferring credits between institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6280 [21SE]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H727 [14FE]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 6336), H5706 [2AU]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H945 [17FE]
      Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or 
        statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered 
        to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to 
        transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 
        [9FE]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H3 [6JA]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H1741 [28MR]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H27 [17JA]
      ------constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to 
        natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and 
        affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations 
        and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see H.R. 5848), H3363 [31MY]
      CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides 
        (see H.R. 2861), H3662 [7JN]
      Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H440 [2FE]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants to enhance the most 
        effective freezing methods to improve access to affordable and 
        locally produced specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------remove ineligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program benefits of individuals who participate in a strike 
        (see H.R. 530), H3267 [30MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Defense: provide and implement insurance for workers on 
        military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-
        insurance program (see H.R. 5891), H5766 [10SE]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: enter into voluntary, flexible agreements 
        with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency 
        prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct 
        Loan Program borrowers (see H.R. 3624), H3267 [30MY]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H4908 [17JY]
      ------establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and 
        secondary schools (see H.R. 6284), H5704 [2AU]
      ------establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see 
        H.R. 2247), H79 [18JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------provide training and support for principals to assist in 
        turning around lowest performing schools (see H.R. 1524), H903 
        [16FE]
      ------require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to 
        eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 
        2094), H5526 [31JY]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H2329 [7MY]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H2448 
        [8MY]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H2569 
        [9MY]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      ------implement demonstration projects at federally qualified 
        community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and 
        promote family well-being through parenting practices and 
        skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H220 [31JA]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide grants to support job creation initiatives under 
        the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3701), H513 
        [6FE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement 
        (see H.R. 1475), H3700 [8JN]
      ------require a criminal background check for a child care staff 
        member of any child care provider in a State that receives 
        funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program 
        (see H.R. 1711), H6318 [26OC]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1154 [5MR]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (see H.R. 6003), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), 
        H4063 [26JN]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 83), H79 [18JA]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        H.R. 5742), H3363 [31MY]
      ------improve services for victims of sexual assault and 
        domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H694 
        [9FE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H376 [1FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: provide growth and stability funding for 
        Detroit, MI (see H.R. 4308), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1543 [22MR]
      ------clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain 
        veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 
        3612), H4157 [27JN]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6298 [28SE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3363 [31MY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6304 [9OC]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H5712 [2AU]
      ------inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the 
        U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 
        3192), H3808 [19JN]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H4656 [29JN]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H476 [3FE]
      Detroit, MI: establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and 
        temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for 
        certain new investments (see H.R. 6500), H6274 [21SE]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4776 [10JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H4828 [11JY]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1274 [7MR]
      Drugs: improve safety (see H.R. 1483), H945 [17FE]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Economy: rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (see H.R. 5727), H3363 [31MY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      ------increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police 
        officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see 
        H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H1642 [27MR]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1916 [17AP]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4656 [29JN]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H220 [31JA]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5923 [12SE]
      FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H5328 [26JY]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2447 [8MY]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5766 [10SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H727 [14FE]
      ------provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or 
        deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such 
        veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil 
        service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      ------reform the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 6042), H4606 
        [28JN]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6062 [14SE]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5078 [19JY]
      Firearms: limit possession, sale, and other disposition by 
        persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children 
        (see H.R. 505), H476 [3FE]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5766 [10SE]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1741 [28MR]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H115 [23JA]
      Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see H.R. 5909), H4864 [12JY]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H2813 [16MY]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      House Rules: require poverty impact statements for certain 
        legislation (see H.R. 385), H1306 [8MR]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3105 [17MY]
      ------require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-
        family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------provide authority for immigration judges to terminate 
        proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with 
        mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H1101 [29FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H3807 [19JN]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 4097), H1016 [28FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3707 [15JN]
      Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal 
        medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H1154 [5MR]
      ------improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' 
        assistants (see H.R. 2134), H2040 [23AP]
      ------improve availability of assistance for certain breast and 
        cervical cancer patients in the territories (see H.R. 2135), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H3363 [31MY]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H5078 
        [19JY]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H3707 [15JN]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1273 [7MR]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1543 [22MR]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        (see H.R. 2342), H802 [15FE]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: 
        establish (see H.R. 623), H802 [15FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H221 [31JA]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5713 [2AU]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of 
        establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5712 [2AU]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), 
        H221 [31JA]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (see H. Res. 535), H374 [1FE]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5293 [25JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H727 [14FE]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (see H.R. 4339), H1804 [29MR]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public 
        health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H1017 [28FE]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see 
        H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6302 [5OC]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Power resources: provide local communities with tools to make 
        solar permitting more efficient (see H.R. 3664), H1808 [29MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H5861 [11SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      Schools: establish a grant program to ensure that students in 
        high-need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H5631 [1AU]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H5328 [26JY]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]
      ------exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an 
        employee's student loans (see H.R. 5129), H4158 [27JN]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H115 [23JA]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6318 [26OC]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H903 [16FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3808 [19JN]
      ------extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), 
        H1641 [27MR]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6312 [19OC]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H27 [17JA]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3577 
        [6JN]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3976 [21JN]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H945 [17FE]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      Telecommunications: prohibit mobile service providers from 
        providing service on mobile electronic devices that have been 
        reported stolen and enable consumers to remotely delete data 
        from such devices (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H5526 [31JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1497 [21MR]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative to 
        employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H3662 [7JN]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5131 [23JY]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1392 [19MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6152 [19SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5923 [12SE]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H5860 [11SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 4107), 
        H1099 [29FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1498 [21MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2330 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2067 [24AP]
      Chuck Brown Day: designate (see H. Res. 670), H3266 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for a national program to conduct and 
        support activities toward reducing the number of cases of 
        overweight and obesity in the U.S. (see H.R. 4604), H2066 
        [24AP]
      District of Columbia: revise the timing of special elections for 
        local office (see H.R. 3902), H511 [6FE]
      ------support and honor performers and sponsors of Lunchtime 
        Music on the Mall festival (see H. Res. 769), H5707 [2AU]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 
        617), H1845 [16AP]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H3660 [7JN]
      Jon Faddis Day: designate (see H. Res. 641), H2274 [27AP]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H4684 [9JY]
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (see H.R. 6077), H4655 
        [29JN]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see 
        H.R. 4291), H1740 [28MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HHS: provide for a national program to conduct and 
        support activities toward reducing the number of cases of 
        overweight and obesity in the U.S. (H.R. 4604), H2071 [24AP]
      District of Columbia: revise the timing of special elections for 
        local office (H.R. 3902), H512 [6FE]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (H.R. 4398), H1978 [18AP]
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (H.R. 6077), H4656 [29JN]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish 
        (H.R. 4291), H1741 [28MR]
  Opinion polls
      District of Columbia budget autonomy: Purple Insights 
        (organization), H2024 [19AP]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY], 
        H4692 [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5445, H5446 
        [31JY]
      African Americans: tribute to achievements of African American 
        women, E129 [3FE]
      Armed Forces: preserve right to keep and bear arms for active 
        duty military personnel stationed or residing in the District 
        of Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      Brown, Chuck: ACLU of the Nation's Capital Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E2 [6JA]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1684 [28MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1659 [28MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (H. Con. Res. 118), H2299 [7MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (H. Con. Res. 106), H2295, H2296 [7MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), H2298 [7MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H491, H492, H493, H494 
        [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), H490, H492, H493, H494, H503 [6FE]
      ------provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, 
        H491, H492, H493, H494 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H503 [6FE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        H4418 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169 [28JN]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (H.R. 6336), H5746 [10SE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6112 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3074, H3075 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2336 [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2260, H2262 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H628 [8FE]
      ------provide for a national program to conduct and support 
        activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight 
        and obesity in the U.S. (H.R. 4604), E635 [24AP]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of National Cherry Blossom 
        Festival, E449 [27MR]
      ------eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local 
        budget process, financial management, and the borrowing of 
        money, H2022-H2024 [19AP], H4643-H4645 [29JN]
      ------history as a municipality and the District of Columbia 
        Home Rule Act, H1127-H1129 [1MR], H4643-H4645 [29JN]
      ------prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 [9JY]
      ------promote development of southwest waterfront (H.R. 2297), 
        Senate amendment, H4002 [26JN]
      ------revise the timing of special elections for local office 
        (H.R. 3902), H1086, H1087 [29FE], E147 [6FE]
      ------tribute to Black Pride Festival, E875 [18MY]
      ------tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for DC Democracy, 
        E706 [7MY]
      ------tribute to Latino Pride, E839 [17MY], E871 
        [18MY]
      ------tribute to Woodland Cemetery, E139 [3FE]
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day: observance, H2024 [19AP], 
        E527 [16AP]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H44 [18JA]
      FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        H136 [24JA]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H308 [1FE]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 682), E1519 [13SE]
      FEMA: reauthorize programs and activities (H.R. 2903), H6111, 
        H6112 [19SE]
      First Book (organization): anniversary, E858 [18MY]
      Francis Lee Contracting (company): Delegate Norton's Small 
        Business Access to Capital and Business Opportunities Fair 
        District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award 
        recipient, E613 [23AP]
      Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: 
        anniversary, E626 [24AP]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (S. 1302), 
        H2300 [7MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4673 [9JY], H4812 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169 
        [28JN]
      International Federation of Black Prides, Inc.: tribute, 
        E12 [13JA]
      James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK: designate 
        (S. 1710), H1142 [5MR]
      Johnson, Mark (Too Sharp): International Boxing Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1402 [3AU]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 4097), H2297 [7MY]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H136 [24JA]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (H.R. 4398), E573 [18AP]
      McGuire Funeral Service, Inc.: anniversary, E1735 [6NO]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4673 [9JY], H4812 [11JY]
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (H.R. 6077), E1196 
        [29JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1759 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1759 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4620 [29JN]
      Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the 
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), H136 [24JA]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H522 [7FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H1759 [29MR]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H745 [15FE]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish 
        (H.R. 4291), E467 [28MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1659 
        [28MR]
      Wesby, Maya: Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Essay Contest 
        award recipient, E1718 [23OC]
      World War II: tribute to premiere of ``Red Tails'' movie about 
        Tuskegee Airmen, E54 [23JA]
      Young, Neal A.: Partnership for Public Service Samuel J. Heyman 
        Service to America Medal for Science and Environment 
        recipient, E1519 [13SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      District of Columbia Emancipation Day observance: District of 
        Columbia Council, E527 [16AP]
  Tributes
      Brown, Wesley A., E984 [5JN]
      Dukes, Ofield, E16 [13JA]
      Gutierrez, Sonia, E1553 [19SE]
      Kissel, Sharon, E760 [10MY]
      Payne, Donald M., H1191 [6MR]
      Payton, John A., H1836 [16AP]
      Speller, Lucy, E1444 [3AU]
      Tatigian, Sarkis, E1549 [18SE]
      Wright, Dominique, E901 [30MY]
      Wright, Mae B., E1349 [30JY]
      Zherka, Ilir, E1114 [21JN]




NORTON, JEREMIAH O.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the FDIC Board of Directors: Committee on Banking, 
        Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2242 [29MR]




NORTON, KEVIN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3870 [7JN]




NORTON, MA

  Remarks in House
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Canoe River Aquifer Advisory 
        Committee, E1526 [13SE]




NORWALK, IA

  Remarks in House
      Bunnell, Brett: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1551 [19SE]
      Luzier, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1555 [19SE]




NORWAY, KINGDOM OF

  Remarks in House
      Norwegian Constitution Day: observance, H2823 [17MY], E825 
        [17MY]




NORWICH, VT

  Articles and editorials
      (Web) Recipe for Success, S346 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      King Arthur Flour Co., Inc.: tribute, S346 [6FE]




NORWOOD, NC

  Remarks in House
      South Stanly High School: tribute to boys' baseball team, E981 
        [5JN]




NOT ON OUR WATCH (organization)

  Articles and editorials
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      Satellite Sentinel Project (organization): tribute, E717 [7MY]




NOTRE DAME COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Mooney, Beth: Notre Dame College Medal recipient, E1019 [7JN]




NOVI, MI

  Remarks in House
      Detroit Catholic Central High School: tribute to wrestling team, 
        H951 [27FE]




NOVICK, CARRIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E72 [25JA]




NOWACZYK, DAVID P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E725 [8MY]




NOWAKOWSKI, ARTHUR

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: Silver Star recipient, E317 [6MR]




NOWALINSKI, EMILY

  Remarks in House
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, 
        H225 [1FE]




NPR.ORG (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]




NUANES, ISRAEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4692 [28JN]




NUCLEAR ENERGY  related term(s) Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Nuclear 
    Weapons; Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Defense: use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear 
        material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (see 
        H.R. 6555), H6276 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]
      Iran: expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (see H.R. 
        4317), H1804 [29MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE] (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see S. 
        2101), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 4179), H1304 [8MR]
      NRC: limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license 
        renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted 
        (see H.R. 6554), H6276 [21SE]
      ------retain and redistribute certain collected fines (see H.R. 
        3822), H158 [24JA]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 3469), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Tariff: check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear 
        facilities (see H.R. 5219, 5225, 5226), H2272 [27AP]
      ------complete digital process control systems designed for use 
        with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 nuclear 
        powerplants certified by the NRC (see H.R. 5218), H2272 [27AP]
      ------hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use 
        in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 5222, 5223, 5224), H2272 
        [27AP]
      Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting in 
        the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]
  Letters
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Howard 
        Kohr, Marvin Feuer, and Brad Gordon, American Israel Public 
        Affairs Committee (AIPAC), S3253 [17MY]
      NRC management issues: William M. Daley, Executive Office of the 
        President, S2520 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: Defense Environmental Management Program 
        funding through reductions in the National Nuclear Security 
        Administration Office of the Administrator funding, H3425, 
        H3426 [5JN]
      ------H-Canyon Chemical Separations Facility funding, H11 [17JA]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------National Ignition Facility continued support of nuclear 
        weapons stockpile, inertial fusion energy development, and 
        basic science research funding, H3354 [31MY]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H3006, 
        H3007 [17MY], H3419, H3420 [5JN]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat 
        Reduction Initiative funding, H3418, H3424 [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding, H3430, H3431 
        [5JN]
      ------nuclear energy research and development programs funding, 
        H3410 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to plan or undertake certain sales or 
        other transfers of natural or low enriched uranium in the open 
        market, H3475, H3476 [5JN]
      Government regulations: exempt nuclear powerplants from certain 
        obstacles in establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 
        [25JY]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], 
        H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]
      ------certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the 
        designated site for development of a repository for disposal 
        of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]
      ------Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 
        [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, H1158 [6MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H930 [17FE], 
        H5692-H5695 [2AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2687-H2693 [15MY], H2794 [16MY], H2816 [17MY], E434 [22MR], 
        E820 [16MY], E827, E828, E836, E838, E839, E840 [17MY], E866 
        [18MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, H593 [8FE]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      Oak Harbor, OH: concerns about relicensing of Davis-Besse 
        Nuclear Power Station due to structural defects, H3955, H3956 
        [21JN]
      Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing 
        programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain 
        of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects 
        (H.R. 1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------national energy policy, H174-H177 [25JA], H362, H364 
        [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H951, H957, H958 
        [27FE], H970 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 [6MR], H1220, H1222 
        [7MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], H5986 
        [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. 
        Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste 
        disposal site, H5698 [2AU]
      South Carolina: Dept. of Energy decision to install small 
        modular nuclear technology at the Savannah River Site in Aiken 
        and Barnwell, SC, H1138 [5MR]
      ------formation of joint technology initiative between Savannah 
        River National Laboratory and University of South Carolina to 
        build new technology-based businesses and create jobs, H1813 
        [16AP]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], H3421-
        H3423 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3253, S3254, S3256-S3258 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S3659 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], S6417 [19SE], S6577-S6583, S6601, 
        S6602 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S6606 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 
        [21MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (S. 2101), 
        S2346 [17AP], S3253 [17MY]
      Japan: anniversary of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, 
        S1575 [12MR]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]
      Power resources: national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 
        [16FE], S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], 
        S1707-S1709 [15MR], S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2134 [28MR], S2192-
        S2197, S2216 [29MR], S4185 [14JN]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for nuclear power, S2130 
        [28MR]
  Reports filed
      Require Congressional Approval of Agreements for Peaceful 
        Nuclear Cooperation With Foreign Countries: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1280) (H. Rept. 112-507), H3265 
        [30MY]
      Strengthen Multilateral Sanctions Regime Against Iran and Expand 
        Sanctions Relative to Energy Sector, Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Proliferation, and Human Rights Abuses: Committee 
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2101), 
        S567 [13FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 568, express importance of preventing acquisition of 
        Iranian nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, 
        H2687 [15MY]
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]
      S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act, S5874-S5880 [1AU]
      S. Res. 380, express importance of preventing Iran acquisition 
        of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, S859 
        [16FE]
      S. Res. 454, tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting of 
        Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S., S3089 [10MY]
      S.J. Res. 41, express importance of preventing Iranian 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue 
        economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation 
        agreement, S6602 [21SE]




NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3378, H3379, 
        H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3405 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3412, 
        H3413, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421, H3424, H3425, H3426, 
        H3429, H3430, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3457, H3458, H3459, 
        H3460, H3461, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3465, H3466, H3467, H3468, 
        H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3474, H3475, H3476, H3477, H3482 
        [5JN], H3491, H3492, H3493 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: retain and redistribute certain collected 
        fines (see H.R. 3822), H158 [24JA]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 
        2465), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5325), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]
      Licensing: limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor 
        license renewal that the application for such renewal may be 
        submitted (see H.R. 6554), H6276 [21SE]
      Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting 
        of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]
      Tariff: complete digital process control systems designed for 
        use with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 
        nuclear powerplants certified by the NRC (see H.R. 5218), 
        H2272 [27AP]
  Letters
      NRC management issues: William M. Daley, Executive Office of the 
        President, S2520 [19AP]
  Motions
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3390 [1JN], H3524 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3467, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347-H3356 [31MY], 
        H3366-H3390 [1JN], H3409, H3444-H3447, H3451-H3478 [5JN], 
        H3489-H3499, H3513-H3526 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], E953 [1JN], E976, 
        E977, E982 [5JN], E988, E993 [6JN], E1018, E1023 [7JN], E1026, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468-H3470 [5JN]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], 
        H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]
      ------certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the 
        designated site for development of a repository for disposal 
        of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]
      ------Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 
        [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      Oak Harbor, OH: concerns about relicensing of Davis-Besse 
        Nuclear Power Station due to structural defects, H3955, H3956 
        [21JN]
      Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. 
        Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste 
        disposal site, H5698 [2AU]
      Yucca Mountain, NV: nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      Jaczko, Gregory B.: resignation as NRC Chair, S3391 [22MY]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S4765 [29JN]
      Svinicki, Kristine L.: call for re-nomination to the NRC, S2457 
        [18AP], S2520 [19AP]
      ------nomination to the NRC, S3391 [22MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112-462), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 
        112-164), S2819 [26AP]
      Nomination of Allison M. Macfarlene to the NRC: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Kristine L. Svinicki to the NRC: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]
  Tables
      Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3348-
        H3351 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5325, energy and water 
        development appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      S. Res. 454, tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting of 
        Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S., S3089 [10MY]




NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTIONS IMPLEMENTATION AND SAFETY OF MARITIME 
    NAVIGATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5889), H3986-H3991 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5889) (H. 
        Rept. 112-551), H4063 [26JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5889, provisions, H3986-H3989 [26JN]




NUCLEAR WASTE ADMINISTRATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see S. 3469), S5870 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Establish (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act, S5874-S5880 [1AU]




NUCLEAR WASTE ADMINISTRATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3469), S5870 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. 3469, provisions, S5874-S5880 [1AU]




NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]
  Remarks in House
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], 
        H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]
      ------certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the 
        designated site for development of a repository for disposal 
        of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]




NUCLEAR WEAPONS  related term(s) International Atomic Energy Agency; 
    Nuclear Energy
  Amendments
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3373, S3382 [21MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Kazakhstan Launches ATOM Project To Support Global Movement 
        Against Nuclear Tests, E1510 [13SE]
      North Korea's Dehumanizing Treatment of Its Citizens Is Hiding 
        in Plain Sight, S2541 [19AP]
      Strategic Stability in Today's Nuclear World, S2810 [26AP]
      Turning a Blind Eye to North Korea's `Hidden Gulag', S2541 
        [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: further preparedness, in cooperation with regional 
        allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see 
        H.R. 4485), H2064 [24AP]
      Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      History: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of 
        the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE] (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see S. 
        2101), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 4179), H1304 [8MR]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 750), H5629 [1AU]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5987), H3974 [21JN]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H2067 [24AP]
      National Guard: increase authorized number of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Civil Support Teams (see S. 3188), S3234 [16MY]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
      ------strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by ensuring the 
        safety, security, reliability, and credibility of the nuclear 
        weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1304 [8MR]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (see S. Res. 479), S3729 [5JN]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (see S. Res. 480), S3729 
        [5JN]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Cost Estimates
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2764): CBO, 
        H3242 [30MY]
  Letters
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        Angela Canterbury, Project on Government Oversight 
        (organization), H2841 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety: Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, H2843 
        [17MY]
      ------Alliance of Nuclear Workers Advocacy Groups, H2842 [17MY]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, 
        H2840 [17MY]
      ------Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H2842 
        [17MY]
      ------Peter S. Winokur, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
        H2834-H2836 [17MY]
      ------Ronald E. Ault, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Sean McGarvey, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America 
        (organization), H2842 [17MY]
      ------Terry O'Sullivan, Laborers International Union of North 
        America, H2836 [17MY]
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Howard 
        Kohr, Marvin Feuer, and Brad Gordon, American Israel Public 
        Affairs Committee (AIPAC), S3253 [17MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act: Representative 
        Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5577 
        [1AU]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H5577 [1AU]
      National missile defense system funding: Representatives McKeon 
        and Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services (House), 
        H5031 [19JY]
  Lists
      Dept. of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control specially 
        designated nationals and blocked persons, H5569 [1AU]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea: President Obama, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation 
        Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material 
        in Russia: President Obama, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
  Motions
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S5862 [1AU]
  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: further preparedness, in cooperation with regional 
        allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, H2824 
        [17MY]
      Arms control: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear 
        understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (H. Res. 21), 
        H1162 [6MR]
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 5889), H3986-H3991 
        [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      Dept. of Defense: include finding that deployment of tactical 
        nuclear weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western 
        Pacific region, H3067, H3068 [17MY], E851 [18MY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3023, 
        H3024 [17MY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, H2790 [16MY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or implement 
        studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, H5040-
        H5042 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5047, H5048 [19JY]
      ------reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic 
        nuclear missiles, H4989 [18JY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, 
        E485 [29MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs 
        (H.R. 3974), H592 [8FE], H1532 [22MR]
      Dept. of Energy: address safety at nuclear weapons laboratories 
        and production facilities, H2833 [17MY]
      ------continue monitoring of impact of the U.S. nuclear testing 
        program on Runit Island of the Marshall Islands, H4890 [17JY]
      ------Defense Environmental Management Program funding through 
        reductions in the National Nuclear Security Administration 
        Office of the Administrator funding, H3425, H3426 [5JN]
      ------H-Canyon Chemical Separations Facility funding, H11 [17JA]
      ------National Ignition Facility continued support of nuclear 
        weapons stockpile, inertial fusion energy development, and 
        basic science research funding, H3354 [31MY]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H2791 
        [16MY], H3006, H3007 [17MY], H3419, H3420 [5JN]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat 
        Reduction Initiative funding, H3418, H3424 [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3415 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Intelligence and 
        Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and 
        information sharing functions and require dissemination of 
        information to relevant entities (H.R. 2764), H3241-H3243 
        [30MY], E914 [31MY]
      Funding, H2790 [16MY]
      Iran: analysis of potential military strike as means to compel 
        Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H814 [16FE]
      ------appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084, H3085 
        [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, H1158 [6MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H930 [17FE], 
        H5692-H5695 [2AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2687-H2693 [15MY], H2794 [16MY], H2816 [17MY], E434 [22MR], 
        E820 [16MY], E827, E828, E836, E838, E839, E840 [17MY], E866 
        [18MY]
      ------oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran 
        to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H2488, H2490 [9MY], 
        H3107 [18MY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, H1529 
        [22MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H1163 [6MR], H6079-H6083 [19SE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, H593 [8FE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), H4886 [17JY], H5074 [19JY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5552-H5578 [1AU], 
        H5693 [2AU], E1404, E1407, E1409, E1412, E1415, E1418, E1421 
        [3AU]
      Kazakhstan: launch of the Abolish Testing Our Mission project to 
        support the global movement to ban nuclear weapons tests, 
        E1509 [13SE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launch of 
        multistage rocket, E569, E573 [18AP], E647 [25AP]
      ------encourage China to force a North Korean suspension of 
        nuclear weapons activities, H1814 [16AP]
      ------nuclear weapons proliferation, E573 [18AP]
      ------suspension of nuclear weapons activities in exchange for 
        food aid, H1162 [6MR], H1530 [22MR]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), H6128-H6132 [19SE], E1652 [21SE], E1657 [25SE], E1659 
        [28SE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H463 [3FE], H1146 [5MR], H1163, H1165 [6MR], H1527-
        H1529 [22MR], E687 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian 
        support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli 
        people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons 
        (H. Res. 271), H636-H638 [8FE]
      National Guard: Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams 
        funding, H3031 [17MY]
      National security: call for adoption of smart security platform 
        for the 21st century, H4995 [18JY]
      ------call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st 
        century (H. Res. 19), H123 [24JA], H378 [2FE], H585 [8FE], 
        H1024 [29FE], H1162 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H3485 [6JN], H4694 
        [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4916 [18JY], H5771 [11SE], H6157 [20SE]
      ------improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, 
        and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction, 
        E914 [31MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: assess 
        consequences of a military strike against Iran, H3298, H3299 
        [31MY], E971 [5JN]
      Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit authority to make unilateral 
        reductions to nuclear weapon stockpiles, H3070, H3071 [17MY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification 
        that Russia has met certain conditions, H3137, H3138 [18MY]
      ------report on impact on national security of reducing nuclear 
        weapons stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], H3421-
        H3423 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Council for a Livable World: anniversary, S3683 [4JN]
      Dept. of Defense: national missile defense system funding, S5127 
        [18JY], S6085 [11SE]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration 
        nuclear modernization program funding, S814, S815 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      History: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of 
        the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 519), S5898 [1AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, S3719, S3720 [5JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3253, S3254, S3256-S3258 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S3659 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], S6417 [19SE], S6577-S6583, S6601, 
        S6602 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S6606 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 
        [21MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (S. 2101), 
        S2346 [17AP], S3253 [17MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3253-S3256, S3258 [17MY], S3295, S3317-S3321, S3323 
        [21MY], S5930 [2AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), House amendment, S5847, S5858-S5863 [1AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent agreement, S3316, S3317 [21MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent request, S2065, S2066 [27MR], S3252 
        [17MY]
      National security: strengthen nuclear deterrence, S2809 [26AP]
      Nevada: anniversary of the moratorium on U.S. nuclear testing, 
        S6525 [20SE]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (S. Res. 479), S3736 [5JN]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (S. Res. 480), S3736 [5JN]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense 
        systems, S2017 [26MR], S2192 [29MR]
      ------require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon 
        modernization plan, S815 [16FE]
  Reports filed
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5987) (H. Rept. 112-676), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of 
        Maritime Navigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 5889) (H. Rept. 112-551), H4063 [26JN]
      Strengthen Multilateral Sanctions Regime Against Iran and Expand 
        Sanctions Relative to Energy Sector, Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Proliferation, and Human Rights Abuses: Committee 
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2101), 
        S567 [13FE]
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 112-466), 
        H2441 [8MY]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
      International Conference From a Nuclear Test Ban to a Nuclear-
        Weapons-Free World: Representative Faleomavaega, E1509 [13SE]
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Senator 
        Tim Johnson, S3317 [21MY]
  Summaries
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act (H.R. 
        1905), S3318-S3320 [21MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (H.R. 1905), 
        S5859-S5862 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 568, express importance of preventing acquisition of 
        Iranian nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, 
        H2687 [15MY]
      H. Res. 750, Senate amendment to H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5552-H5567 [1AU]
      H.R. 1905, Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act, 
        S3641-S3651 [24MY]
      H.R. 2764, WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H3241 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3783, Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, H6079 
        [19SE]
      H.R. 5889, Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and 
        Safety of Maritime Navigation Act, H3986-H3989 [26JN]
      H.R. 5987, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act, 
        H6128-H6130 [19SE]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. Res. 380, express importance of preventing Iran acquisition 
        of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, S859 
        [16FE]
      S. Res. 479, Strategic Air Command stand down anniversary and 
        memorial dedication, S3733, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 480, U.S. Strategic Command anniversary, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 519, designate a national day of remembrance for workers 
        of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S5048 [16JY], S5898 [1AU]
      S.J. Res. 41, express importance of preventing Iranian 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue 
        economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation 
        agreement, S6602 [21SE]




NUFFER, DAVID

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1981-S1984 [22MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1944 [21MR]




NUGENT, JOSEPH W.

  Remarks in Senate
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]




NUGENT, RICHARD B. (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3122 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions and rescind relevant unobligated 
        appropriations (see H.R. 556), H903 [16FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H694 [9FE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H694 [9FE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H1306 [8MR]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H27 [17JA]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3916 
        [20JN]
      Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights 
        relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names 
        (see H.R. 1166), H948 [21FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H5526 [31JY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3977 [21JN]
      Dept. of HUD: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to 
        stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing 
        agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts 
        (see H.R. 6203), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see H. Res. 695), H4686 [9JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1978 
        [18AP]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members (see H.R. 4051), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H79 [18JA]
      ------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
        receive a dignified burial (see H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H182 [25JA]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H903 [16FE]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1274 [7MR]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H5010 [18JY]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H2647 [10MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H1978 
        [18AP]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3915 [20JN]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2034 [19AP]
      ------provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics 
        may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without 
        obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense 
        (see H.R. 615), H2134 [25AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas 
        platforms for artificial reefs (see H.R. 3429), H5526 [31JY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H187 [27JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3734 [18JN]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H1017 [28FE]
      Immigration: prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by 
        sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of 
        Federal immigration law (see H.R. 2057), H3404 [1JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H3976 [21JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1274 [7MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H1134 [1MR]
      ------permit State and local officers to be candidates for 
        sheriff (see H.R. 498), H1134 [1MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4656 [29JN]
      Medicare: exclude customary prompt pay discounts from 
        manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for 
        drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H4907 [17JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit funding for salaries and expenses 
        of offices and committees and hold salaries of Members in 
        escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution by a 
        certain date (see H.R. 3799), H160 [24JA]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain farm vehicles from certain 
        operating requirements (see H.R. 2414), H903 [16FE]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H3662 [7JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H1741 [28MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality 
        (see H. Res. 475), H28 [17JA]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3915 [20JN]
      ------repeal provisions and rescind unobligated appropriations 
        related to patient centered outcomes research (see H.R. 556), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a 
        former President (see H.R. 4093), H2647 [10MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1846 [16AP]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H6280 [21SE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5630 [1AU]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H966 [27FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5526 [31JY]
      ------repeal credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles (see 
        H.R. 3768), H727 [14FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H6304 [9OC]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H441 [2FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H4864 [12JY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H966 [27FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see H.R. 6205), 
        H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (see H. Res. 
        631), H2123 [25AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      ------revoke requirement on use of privately owned 
        communications resources in Executive order on assignment of 
        national security and emergency preparedness communications 
        function (see H.R. 6340), H5706 [2AU]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 667), H3265 
        [30MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 
        591), H1426 [20MR]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 
        [27JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office (see H.R. 4186), H1304 [8MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (H.R. 6205), H5327 
        [26JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: revoke requirement on use of 
        privately owned communications resources in Executive order on 
        assignment of national security and emergency preparedness 
        communications function (H.R. 6340), H5710 [2AU]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office (H.R. 4186), H1305 [8MR]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H4067 [27JN]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 
        [28JN]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H596 [8FE]
      Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action 
        Badge to include members who participated in combat during 
        which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941, 
        H3108 [18MY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H516 [7FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H148 [24JA]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 108), 
        H1442 [21MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164, H4166, H4169, H4174 [28JN]
      Committees of the House: adjust amount provided for expenses of 
        certain committees (H. Res. 496), H314 [1FE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H381 [2FE], H596 [8FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3108 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), E1286 [19JY]
      ------transport and escort of combat casualties remains funding, 
        E1286 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 
        631), H2147, H2153, H2154 [26AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: denial of access by States to 
        Systematic Alienation Verification Entitlement (SAVE) database 
        to identify noncitizens among registered voters, H3584 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281, H3282, H3283, H3285, H3287 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3281, 
        H3282, H3283, H3285, H3287 [31MY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H516 [7FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3281, H3282, H3283, H3285, H3287 
        [31MY]
      Federal employees: require federally elected officials to place 
        stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of 
        securities in a blind trust (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 
        [8FE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780, H5783, H5784 [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5783 [11SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1443, H1444, H1447, H1449 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4716 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164, 
        H4166, H4169, H4174 [28JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2147, H2153, 
        H2154 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3281, H3282, H3283, H3285, H3287 
        [31MY]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline certain retirement 
        benefits and contributions by the Federal Government (H.R. 
        981), H381 [2FE]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. 
        Res. 773), H5780, H5781, H5784 [11SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2147, H2153, H2154 [26AP]
      ------require report on information regarding human rights 
        violations by the military government in Argentina in the 
        1970s, H3285 [31MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3593 [7JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4716 
        [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1444, H1447, H1449 [21MR]
      Police Week: observance, H2665 [15MY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H516 [7FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4281), consideration (H. Res. 600), 
        H1747 [29MR]
      SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act (H.R. 1070), H148 [24JA]
      Tampa, FL: establishment of United Service Organizations, Inc. 
        (USO) Center at Tampa International Airport, E254 
        [27FE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5541, 
        H5542 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5541, H5542 [1AU]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3593 [7JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1985 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3593 [7JN]
      University of South Florida: tribute, E121 [2FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2733 [16MY]
  Reports filed
      Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and 
        Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112-416), 
        H1426 [20MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and 
        Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. 
        Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112-454), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and 
        Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. 
        Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5743, Intelligence Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland Security 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 
        112-660), H5764 [10SE]
  Tributes
      Mecklenburg, John, H2665 [15MY]
      Roebuck family, E1015 [7JN]




NUMBERSUSA (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S2919 [7MY]




NUNES, DEVIN (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4869 [13JY]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H5526 [31JY]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Clean Air Act: define next generation biofuel and allow States 
        to opt out of corn ethanol portions of the renewable fuels 
        standard (see H.R. 2009), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 
        [17AP]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3480 [5JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2289 [27AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2288 [27AP]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H4656 [29JN]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3164 [18MY]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H5010 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and 
        committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress 
        does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 
        3799), H113 [23JA]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H641 [8FE]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H376 [1FE]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H2647 [10MY]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H159 [24JA]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5202 [24JY]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1642 [27MR]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H726 [14FE]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H6152 
        [19SE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1135 [1MR]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H3703 [12JN]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to 
        wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, 
        supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (see 
        H.R. 5791), H4686 [9JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (see H.R. 4849), H2204 [26AP]
      European Union: initiate negotiations to enter into a trade 
        agreement (see H.R. 6536), H6276 [21SE]
      Foreign trade: establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives 
        relative to application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures 
        to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture 
        (see H.R. 6538), H6276 [21SE]
      Generalized System of Preferences: improve (see H.R. 6537), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide a demonstration project under which 
        beneficiaries are provided the choice of health benefits 
        coverage and access to a debit-style card to purchase health 
        benefits coverage and benefits (see H.R. 5994), H3974 [21JN]
      Tariff: imazalil (see H.R. 4771), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5259), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      ------Penbotec 400SC (see H.R. 4772), H2125 [25AP]
      U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade: establish 
        (see H.R. 6539), H6276 [21SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (H.R. 4849), H2208 [26AP]
      European Union: initiate negotiations to enter into a trade 
        agreement (H.R. 6536), H6279 [21SE]
      Foreign trade: establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives 
        relative to application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures 
        to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture 
        (H.R. 6538), H6279 [21SE]
      Generalized System of Preferences: improve (H.R. 6537), H6279 
        [21SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide a demonstration project under which 
        beneficiaries are provided the choice of health benefits 
        coverage and access to a debit-style card to purchase health 
        benefits coverage and benefits (H.R. 5994), H3975 [21JN]
      Tariff: imazalil (H.R. 4771), H2132 [25AP]
      ------imazalil (H.R. 5259), H2285 [27AP]
      ------Penbotec 400SC (H.R. 4772), H2132 [25AP]
      U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade: establish 
        (H.R. 6539), H6279 [21SE]
  Remarks
      California: clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project 
        renewal contracts, H1067 [29FE]
      ------eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new 
        contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt 
        repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1071 [29FE]
      ------protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain 
        water-related concerns, H1063 [29FE]
      ------protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3291 [31MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2161, H2162 [26AP]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1045, H1053, H1063, H1064, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1068, 
        H1069, H1071 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1033 [29FE]
  Tributes
      McFarlane, William F., E903 [30MY]
      Osborne, Nancy, E1594 [21SE]
      Rank, Everett, Jr. (Bud), E1279 [18JY]




NUNN, DIANE

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




NUNNELEE, ALAN (a Representative from Mississippi)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H3662 [7JN]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, 
        transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and 
        condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial 
        Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H1978 [18AP]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H181 [25JA]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5712 [2AU]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1154 [5MR]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H1210 [6MR]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H966 [27FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H4605 
        [28JN]
      ------realign divisions within two judicial districts (see H.R. 
        5512), H2320 [7MY]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1571 [26MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments 
        to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3652), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H4064 [26JN]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5728 [7AU]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H4775 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3578 [6JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3481 
        [5JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H159 [24JA]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3578 [6JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1916 [17AP] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor 
        organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 
        2145), H1101 [29FE]
      ------require approval by agency head for conferences costing 
        above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H3405 [1JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (see H.R. 3772), H160 [24JA]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1306 [8MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas 
        platforms for artificial reefs (see H.R. 3429), H4065 [26JN]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H5202 [24JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H1101 [29FE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3734 [18JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H4064 [26JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1808 [29MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2134 [25AP]
      Medicare: provide for payment for services of qualified 
        radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H5711 [2AU]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H5202 [24JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3700 
        [8JN]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H1154 [5MR]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H572 [7FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H3167 [22MY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H3481 [5JN]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see H.R. 4345), H5202 [24JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H2329 [7MY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H641 [8FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H1273 
        [7MR]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3363 [31MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H1018 [28FE]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H3481 [5JN]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H3267 [30MY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3700 [8JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2569 [9MY]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5079 [19JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H3733 [18JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2329 [7MY]
      ------prohibit certain employees from using title of ``officer'' 
        and from wearing uniforms and badges resembling those of law 
        enforcement officers (see H.R. 3608), H79 [18JA]
      ------transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see 
        H.R. 2179), H79 [18JA]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1274 [7MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Tariff: aluminum alloy foil (see H.R. 4827), H2204 [26AP]
      ------aluminum alloy profiles (see H.R. 4828), H2204 [26AP]
      ------extrusion presses (see H.R. 5458), H2319 [7MY]
      ------used camshafts and crankshafts for diesel engines (see 
        H.R. 4829), H2204 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: aluminum alloy foil (H.R. 4827), H2207 [26AP]
      ------aluminum alloy profiles (H.R. 4828), H2207 [26AP]
      ------extrusion presses (H.R. 5458), H2325 [7MY]
      ------used camshafts and crankshafts for diesel engines (H.R. 
        4829), H2207 [26AP]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H107 [23JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H146 [24JA]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1644 [28MR]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities, H2398 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5172 [24JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3316 [31MY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H209 [31JA]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1475 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4740 [10JY]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H209 
        [31JA]
      National Marriage Week: observance, H550, H551, H554 [7FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (H.R. 1179), H891 [16FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4740 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1475 [21MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4740 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1644 [28MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3889 [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2398 [8MY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H107 [23JA]
  Tributes
      Nunnelee, Pat and Sandra, H5868 [12SE]
      Raspberry, William, H5024 [19JY]




NUNNELEE, PAT AND SANDRA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5868 [12SE]




NURSES  see Health Care Professionals




NURSES FOR NEWBORNS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E600 [19AP]




NURSING HOMES  see Health Care Facilities




NURZHANOVA, GALIA

  Articles and editorials
      Kazakhstan Launches ATOM Project To Support Global Movement 
        Against Nuclear Tests, E1510 [13SE]




NYE COUNTY, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye 
        Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see 
        H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]




NYEMASTER, GOODE, WEST, HANSELL & O'BRIEN, P.C.

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve 
        Freedom Award recipient, E1362 [31JY]
      ------inclusion in Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve 
        list of top employers, E919 [31MY]




OAHU, HI

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a major medical facility 
        project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI 
        (see S. 3336), S4418 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a major medical facility 
        project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI 
        (S. 3336), S4422 [21JN]
      Oahu Mathematics League (organization): tribute, S2235 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. 3336, carry out a major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facility project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, 
        Oahu, HI, S4422 [21JN]




OAHU MATHEMATICS LEAGUE (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2235 [29MR]




OAK BROOK, IL

  Remarks in House
      AthletiCo Physical and Occupational Therapy (company): tribute, 
        E260 [28FE]




OAK CLIFF, TX

  Remarks in House
      Roberts, Jason: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1435 [3AU]




OAK CREEK, WI

  Bills and resolutions
      Disasters: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Disasters: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, E1490 [12SE], E1518 
        [13SE]
      ------condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express 
        condolences to victims' families and friends and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings (H. Res. 775), H5973 [13SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 775, condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5973 [13SE]




OAK HARBOR, OH

  Remarks in House
      Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station: concerns about relicensing 
        due to structural defects, H3955, H3956 [21JN]




OAK LAWN, IL

  Remarks in House
      Villanova, William: Illinois State Crime Commission Police Chief 
        of the Year award recipient, E557 [17AP]




OAK RIDGE, TN

  Bills and resolutions
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5987), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), H6128-H6132 [19SE], E1652 [21SE], E1657 [25SE], E1659 
        [28SE]
  Reports filed
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5987) (H. Rept. 112-676), 
        H6068 [18SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5987, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act, 
        H6128-H6130 [19SE]




OAKES & PARKHURST GLASS CO.

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




OAKHAM, MA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1009 [7JN]




OAKHURST DAIRY (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Portland, ME: tribute, S4149 [13JN]




OAKLAND, CA

  Remarks in House
      African American Education Task Force: tribute to Academic 
        Achievement Celebration, E791 [15MY]
      Davis, Belva: Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and 
        Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, 
        E1528 [14SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: implement plan to address Oakland, 
        CA, VA regional office disability claims backlog and 
        inaccuracy rates, H2145 [26AP]
      Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and Reform 
        (P.O.W.E.R.): tribute to Ms. Delilah Beasley Tea reception, 
        E1528 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      East Bay Municipal Utility District: tribute for renewable 
        energy project, S2236 [29MR]




OAKLAND (CA) TRIBUNE

  Remarks in House
      Oakland, CA: tribute to Progressive Oakland Women for 
        Empowerment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Ms. Delilah Beasley Tea 
        reception, E1528 [14SE]




OAKLAND COUNTY, MI

  Remarks in House
      Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E1594 [21SE]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: opening of 
        facility, E506 [29MR]




OAKLAND UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Meadow Brook Hall: designation as a National Historic Landmark, 
        E1275 [18JY]




OATES, DAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5536 [1AU]




OBAMA, MICHELLE

  Remarks in House
      Birmingham, AL: tribute to visit by Michelle Obama to Camp Noah 
        at McAlpine Recreation Area, E1329 [25JY]




OBER, RAY AND JUDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E590 [19AP]




OBERTO, ART AND DOROTHY

  Remarks in House
      Oberto Sausage Co.: tribute, E1427 [3AU]




OBERTO SAUSAGE CO.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1427 [3AU]




OBORNY, LUCAS J.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E73 [25JA]




O'BRIEN, CHARLIE

  Remarks in House
      Kranz, Ken: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Charlie 
        O'Brien Award recipient, E176 [9FE]




O'BRIEN, DENNIS

  Remarks in House
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and 
        Peace Islands Institute Friendship Award recipients, E586 
        [19AP]




O'BRIEN, EDWIN F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E236 [21FE]




O'BRIEN, TERRENCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1722 [26OC]




OBSCENITY  see Pornography




OBSTETRIC FISTULA PREVENTION, TREATMENT, HOPE, AND DIGNITY RESTORATION 
    ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 949), E353 [8MR]




OBTAINING INFORMATION THROUGH LEASING ON MONEY AND DISCLOSURE (OIL 
    MONEY DISCLOSURE) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]




OCAMPO, JOSE A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E572 [18AP]




OCCOQUAN, VA

  Remarks in House
      Woodbridge, VA: tribute to Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer 
        Fire Dept., E323 [6MR]




OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a review of forms related to obtaining 
        workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 4298), H1803 [29MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR] 
        (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      ------require greater experience of mine safety inspectors (see 
        H.R. 6547), H6276 [21SE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety: Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, H2843 
        [17MY]
      ------Alliance of Nuclear Workers Advocacy Groups, H2842 [17MY]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, 
        H2840 [17MY]
      ------Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H2842 
        [17MY]
      ------Peter S. Winokur, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
        H2834-H2836 [17MY]
      ------Ronald E. Ault, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Sean McGarvey, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America 
        (organization), H2842 [17MY]
      ------Terry O'Sullivan, Laborers International Union of North 
        America, H2836 [17MY]
      Preserving America's Family Farms Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, H5166 [24JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: address safety at nuclear weapons laboratories 
        and production facilities, H2833 [17MY]
      Dept. of Labor: issue interim occupational safety and health 
        standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 
        522), H520 [7FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162, H5167 
        [24JY]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, H581 [8FE]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations relative to work-
        related electrocutions or other fatalities from regulatory 
        freeze, H5276, H5277 [25JY]
      Imperial Sugar Co.: anniversary of explosion of sugar factory in 
        Port Wentworth, GA, H520 [7FE]
      Kennametal Inc.: Rogers, AR, facility recipient of Arkansas 
        Three Million Work Hour Award, H2666 [15MY]
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: expand 
        eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel workers 
        for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees 
        Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 [20MR], H5209 
        [25JY]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]
      SEC: require companies to disclose in annual reports measures 
        taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, 
        slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply 
        chains (H.R. 2759), E353 [8MR]
      Workers Memorial Day: observance, H2215 [27AP], E621 [24AP], 
        E691 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of L'Ambiance Plaza construction 
        collapse killing 28 workers, S2579 [23AP]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, S371 [7FE], S490 [9FE], S895-S898 [17FE], 
        S1112 [29FE]
      OSHA: expedite approval of safety standards, S2579 [23AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4157, Preserving America's Family Farms Act, H5162 [24JY]




OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT

  Remarks in House
      Government regulations: expand coverage, increase protections 
        for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (H.R. 
        190), E691 [27AP]




OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
  Remarks in House
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H1021 [29FE]
      Government regulations: exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations to prevent combustible dust 
        and fire explosions, H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions 
        or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 
        [25JY]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of L'Ambiance Plaza construction 
        collapse killing 28 workers, S2579 [23AP]
      Governmental regulations: expedite approval of safety standards, 
        S2579 [23AP]
  Reports filed
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]




OCEAN RIDGE, FL

  Remarks in House
      Yablong, Noah: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]




OCEANS

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 
        [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Arctic Ice Melt Is Setting Stage for Severe Winters, S4855 
        [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR] (see S. 
        3613), S6625 [21SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]
      ------establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and 
        response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      ------issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance 
        existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery 
        Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), H5764 
        [10SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 
        6168), H5200 [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (see H.R. 3882), 
        H439 [2FE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      ------temporarily limit the authority to require or authorize 
        the removal or movement of offshore oil or gas facilities (see 
        H.R. 6208), H5326 [26JY]
      Fish and fishing: allow recreational fishing for Atlantic 
        striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone (see H.R. 
        3906), H512 [6FE]
      ------prohibit the sale of billfish (see S. 3422), S5257 [23JY] 
        (see S. 3424), S5304 [24JY]
      ------reauthorize certain legislation relative to Atlantic Ocean 
        marine fisheries (see H.R. 6096), H4774 [10JY]
      ------strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, 
        unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement the Antigua 
        Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern 
        Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Florida: remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 
        and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 4150), H1272 [7MR]
      ------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit P31-P (see H.R. 6354), H5707 [2AU]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S3782 
        [6JN]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      ------establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      ------establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage 
        coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in 
        exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a 
        foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. 
        exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
      Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (see H.R. 6313), H5705 [2AU]
      ------reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see S. Res. 
        524), S5257 [23JY]
      Titantic (R.M.S.): provide additional protections for ship and 
        wreck site (see S. 2279), S2243 [29MR]
      Topsail, NC: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit L06 (see S. 3561), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 4311), H1803 [29MR]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4304), H1803 [29MR]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: Senators 
        Portman and Ayotte, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S5009 [16JY]
      ------several Senators, S5009 [16JY]
  Lists
      Working and recreational fishermen of the Gulf of Mexico, H2427 
        [8MY]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Somalia: President Obama, S5256 
        [23JY], H5082 [23JY]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      American Bureau of Shipping: anniversary, E36 [18JA], E92 [31JA]
      California: tribute to Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve, E662 
        [26AP]
      Climate: impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 
        192), H3586 [7JN]
      Dept. of Defense: limit funding to any institution or 
        organization established by U.N. Convention on the Law of the 
        Sea, H3081 [17MY], E850 [18MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: certify oil drilling platforms are 
        capable of handling new drilling before allowing coastline 
        drilling to take place, H5170 [24JY]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide 
        fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate 
        offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure 
        revenue, H753, H756 [15FE], E217 [16FE]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, H3911, H3912 
        [20JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (H.R. 3882), H521 
        [7FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H5170 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey, 
        H5217 [25JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY], E1330 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      Federal Maritime Commission: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H4121 [27JN]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        H5732 [10SE]
      ------strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, 
        unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement the Antigua 
        Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern 
        Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]
      Galveston Bay Foundation: anniversary, E1141 [26JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (H.R. 192), H3586 [7JN]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609-H5612 [1AU], E1394, 
        E1422 [3AU]
      Marine Mammal Commission: funding, H2414, H2415 [8MY]
      Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1581 
        [20SE]
      Morro Bay, CA: NOAA Excellence in Local Government award 
        recipient, H5025 [19JY]
      National Marine Sanctuaries Act: anniversary, E1581 [20SE]
      National Ocean Policy: implementation funding, H2510-H2515 [9MY]
      National Oceans Month: observance, H3586, H3589 [7JN]
      Newport, RI: tribute to America's Cup World Series, H4076 [27JN]
      NOAA: coral reef research programs funding, H2501 [9MY], E752 
        [9MY]
      ------Fisheries Management Commissions funding, H2536, H2537 
        [9MY]
      ------Marine Debris Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new 
        catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast 
        and Gulf of Mexico, H2426-H2431 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule requiring shrimp 
        fishermen to use turtle excluder devices, H2522, H2523 [9MY]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas 
        drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H444 
        [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631 [8FE]
      ------protect marine and coastal environments in making areas 
        available for leasing, exploration, and development and 
        prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in 
        important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      Power resources: prohibit granting new leases to oil companies 
        until they forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made 
        products, and hire U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      Rothschild, Brian: Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts, Inc., 
        Prince Henry Society Award recipient, E1701 [16OC]
      Sea Otter Awareness Week: observance, E1602 [21SE]
      Titanic (R.M.S.): anniversary of sinking, H1963 [18AP], E524 
        [16AP]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, H5023 
        [19JY]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H483-H485 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]
      Climate: impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S6494, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], S5631 [30JY]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        S6665 [21SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Miami (U.S.S.): tribute to local fire departments for fighting 
        fire aboard nuclear-powered submarine, S3543 [24MY]
      Power resources: provide consumer gas price relief, increase 
        domestic transportation fuel production, and close oil company 
        tax loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton 
        Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach 
        Unit RI-07 (S. 1296), S276 [1FE]
      San Francisco, CA: express condolences to families of victims of 
        boating accident while participating in a race off the coast 
        of California, S2812 [26AP]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      Southeast Asia: call on China to work with the Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states to resolve 
        territorial issues in the South China Sea, S5335 [25JY]
      ------reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. Res. 524), 
        S6011 [2AU]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, S5007-S5010 
        [16JY], S5128 [18JY]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), S582 [13FE]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations, S3932 
        [12JN]
  Reports filed
      Billfish Conservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2706) (H. Rept. 112-656), H5764 [10SE]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 46) (S. 
        Rept. 112-210), S6270 [12SE]
      Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, 
        Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and 
        Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112-601), H4906 [17JY]
      Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3410) (H. Rept. 112-395), H696 
        [13FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine 
        Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 179) (S. Rept. 112-149), S1049 [27FE]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P in Rhode Island: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2154) (H. Rept. 
        112-580), H4683 [9JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundary 
        Revision of Units in Rhode Island: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1296) (S. Rept. 112-138), S131 
        [26JA]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4906 [17JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian 
        Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the 
        tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]
      H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        reauthorization and amendment, H5609 [1AU]
      H.R. 2706, Billfish Conservation Act, H5732 [10SE]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      S. 1296, John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
        Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy 
        Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 boundary 
        revision, S276 [1FE]
      S. 2147, Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act, 
        S1199 [1MR]
      S. Con. Res. 46, provide an appropriate site at the former Navy 
        Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea 
        Memorial Monument to honor military divers, S3783 [6JN]
      S. Res. 524, reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China, S5263 [23JY], 
        S6011 [2AU]




OCOEE, FL

  Remarks in House
      Health Central Hospital: anniversary, E1603 [21SE]




O'CONNOR, KEVIN

  Articles and editorials
      Hope Flows--VT. NonProfit Pours ``Pure Water for the World,'', 
        S2599 [23AP]




O'CONNOR, MARY ALICE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1271 [18JY]




O'CONNOR, MATTHEW P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E615 [23AP]




O'CONNOR, OLIVER

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5793 [31JY]




O'CONNOR, SEAN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4641 [26JN]




O'CONNOR, STEVEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E325 [7MR]




ODLE, SAMUEL L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1433 [3AU]




ODOM, STEPHANIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1149 [27JN]




O'DONEL-BROWNE, CANDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E679 [27AP]




O'DONNELL, JACK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E137 [3FE]




O'DONNELL, KEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E575 [18AP]




O'DONNELL, THOMAS L.P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E692 [27AP]




OETERS, PHILLIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E453 [27MR]




OFFERING PATIENTS TRUE INDIVIDUALIZED OPTIONS NOW (OPTION) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 
        [24JY]




OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

  Amendments
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 537), H475 [3FE]
      Executive Office of the President: require the President to 
        submit with the budget an estimate of the deficit using 
        generally accepted accounting principles (see H.R. 6463), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require new policies and 
        procedures to address duplication and inefficient spending in 
        the Federal grants process (see H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve 
        effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing 
        burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 3786), H77 [18JA]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (see H.R. 6324), H5706 
        [2AU]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal 
        real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
  Letters
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H1404 [20MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1404 [20MR]
  Memorandums
      Use of Evidence and Evaluation in the 2014 Budget, E1270 [18JY]
  Motions
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H531 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: require all budgets submitted to the President be 
        prepared using both accrual-based and cash-based accounting 
        standards, H544, H545 [7FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for 
        restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to 
        develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3760, 
        H3765 [19JN]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490-H503 [6FE], H529-H533 
        [7FE], E151 [7FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H485-
        H488 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H531, H532 
        [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), 
        H5127, H5128 [23JY], H5134 [24JY], H5241 [25JY]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), H5756 [10SE]
      Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program: establish (H.R. 
        665), H1401-H1405 [20MR]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6097-
        H6099 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Budget: require detailed reports to Congress on impact of 
        defense and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386-S4388 
        [21JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, S4265 [19JN]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), S4287 [19JN], S4870 [11JY], 
        S6328 [13SE]
      Privacy: modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. 
        Rept. 112-384), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act 
        (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 
        112-385), H475 [3FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 
        112-402), H965 [27FE]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Nomination of Joseph G. Jordan To Be OMB Office of Federal 
        Procurement Policy Administrator: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S3234 [16MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property 
        Realignment Act (CPRA), H486 [6FE]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 665, Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act, 
        H1401-H1403 [20MR]
      H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H495-H498 
        [6FE]
      H.R. 6324, Cutting Federal Unnecessary and Expensive Leasing 
        (Cutting FUEL) Act, H6097 [19SE]




OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY

  Bills and resolutions
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs (see H.R. 
        4205), H1390 [19MR]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, S6096 [11SE]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]
  Reports filed
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization 
        extension, S1424 [6MR]




OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

  Bills and resolutions
      Federal Executive Boards: improve efficiency to enhance 
        coordination, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency 
        activities, including emergency preparedness and continuity of 
        operations in areas outside of Washington, DC (see H.R. 6305), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
  Letters
      Postal Service surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (FERS): David C. Williams, Postal Service, 
        S2467 [18AP]
      ------Patrick E. McFarland, OPM, S2467 [18AP]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: security clearance process funding, H4952 
        [18JY]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      CBO: scoring method on savings achieved by refund of postal 
        surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (FERS), S2564-S2566 [23AP]
      Federal employees: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely 
        processing of Federal retirement benefits, S2566-S2568 [23AP], 
        S2692, S2693 [25AP]
      Postal Service: request refund of postal surplus contributions 
        into the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) in order 
        to finance buyouts and retirement incentives, S2467, S2468 
        [18AP], S2562-S2566 [23AP]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]




OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Federal agencies and departments: require to submit and obtain 
        approval to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, 
        utility, and integrity of scientific information (see H.R. 
        5952), H3732 [18JN]
      Federal interagency neuroscience working group: tribute to 
        establishment (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]
      International relations: establish a committee to identify and 
        coordinate international science and technology cooperation 
        (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require to submit and obtain 
        approval to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, 
        utility, and integrity of scientific information (H.R. 5952), 
        E1062 [18JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Nomination of Patricia K. Falcone To Be Office of Science and 
        Technology Policy Associate Director: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5731 [31JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]




OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

  Reports filed
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3289) (H. Rept. 112-508), 
        H3265 [30MY]




OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

  Amendments
      Cybersecurity: allow elements of the intelligence community to 
        share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2166, H2167, H2169, 
        H2170, H2171, H2172, H2173, H2174, H2175, H2176, H2178 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 
        [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Cybersecurity: allow elements of the intelligence community to 
        share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (see H. Res. 
        631), H2123 [25AP]
  Motions
      Cybersecurity: allow elements of the intelligence community to 
        share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2184 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Argentina: require report on information regarding human rights 
        violations by the military government in Argentina in the 
        1970s, H3284, H3285 [31MY]
      Civil rights: ensure that coordination and training between the 
        intelligence community and local law enforcement agencies not 
        violate the civil rights of minorities, H3301 [31MY]
      Contracts: report on improving methods of granting security 
        clearances to subcontractors and notifying them of Federal 
        classified contracting opportunities, H3298 [31MY]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: set sunset date, 
        H2176 [26AP]
      Cybersecurity: allow elements of the intelligence community to 
        share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2077 [25AP], H2146, 
        H2156-H2186 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], H3293 [31MY], E693 [27AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2147-H2156 
        [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), corrections in engrossment, H2186 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), motion to recommit, H2184 [26AP]
      ------allow intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for 
        only certain purposes, H2170, H2171 [26AP]
      ------clarify certain definitions to maintain consistency across 
        all cybersecurity policies, H2175, H2176 [26AP]
      ------clarify retention and use rules for personal information 
        received by the intelligence community from private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]
      ------exempt private-sector cybersecurity entities from 
        liability for non-participation in voluntary intelligence 
        community cyber threat efforts, H2174 [26AP]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2167-H2169, H2178, H2179 [26AP]
      ------limit authority of intelligence community to use Federal 
        cybersecurity systems on private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities, H2173 [26AP]
      ------narrow definitions of what information private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence 
        community, H2174, H2175 [26AP]
      ------require list of all Federal agencies receiving cyber 
        threat intelligence information from the intelligence 
        community, H2173 [26AP]
      Information technology: require regulatory information provided 
        to private-sector cybersecurity entities sharing intelligence 
        community cybersecurity systems remain subject to the Freedom 
        of Information Act, H2170 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: authorize participation in information 
        sharing with Canada and Mexico for the purposes of border 
        security and combating drug trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      ------clarify that private-sector cybersecurity entity liability 
        exemption in use of intelligence community systems extends 
        only to identification and acquisition of cyber threat 
        information, H2169 [26AP]
      ------require report to identify and assess risks from foreign 
        suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign 
        governments, H3305, H3306 [31MY]
      Iran: assess consequences of a military strike against Iran, 
        H3298, H3299 [31MY], E971 [5JN]
      Languages: recognize importance of instruction in foreign 
        language and culture in development of training programs to 
        protect against cyber attacks and intrusions, H3299, H3300 
        [31MY]
      Privacy: prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity systems 
        from using sensitive personal documents received from certain 
        sources, H2171, H2172 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cybersecurity: allow elements of the intelligence community to 
        share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), S2559 [23AP], S3814 [7JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and 
        Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. 
        Rept. 112-454), H2123 [25AP]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3523) (H. Rept. 112-445), 
        H1914 [17AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence 
        Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction 
        Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House 
        rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]
      H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H2166 
        [26AP]




OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Members of Congress: provide documents relating to trade 
        negotiations to Members of Congress and their staff upon 
        request (see S. 3225), S3516 [23MY]
      Russia: take action to obtain full compliance with commitments 
        under the protocol on their accession to the Agreement 
        Establishing the World Trade Organization (see S. 3327), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 6149), H5008 [18JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1592, E1646 [21SE]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Interagency Trade Enforcement Center: funding through reductions 
        in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H2360, H2361 [8MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6526 [20SE]
      Members of Congress: provide documents relating to trade 
        negotiations to Members of Congress and their staff upon 
        request (S. 3225), S3517 [23MY]
      Russia: take action to obtain full compliance with commitments 
        under the protocol on their accession to the Agreement 
        Establishing the World Trade Organization (S. 3327), S5126 
        [18JY]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], 
        S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), 
        S6545 [20SE]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]




OFFICER SAFETY ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2276), S3620 [24MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2276), S3514 
        [23MY]




OFFSHORING PREVENTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2280), H161 [25JA]




OFFUTT AFB, NE

  Bills and resolutions
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (see S. Res. 479), S3729 [5JN]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (see S. Res. 480), S3729 
        [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (S. Res. 479), S3736 [5JN]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (S. Res. 480), S3736 [5JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 479, Strategic Air Command stand down anniversary and 
        memorial dedication, S3733, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 480, U.S. Strategic Command anniversary, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]




OGDEN, ROSS

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6530 [20SE]




OGDEN, UT

  Bills and resolutions
      Law enforcement officers: honor and express condolences to 
        family of Jared Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a 
        speedy recovery to other officers wounded while serving a 
        search warrant (see S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
  Remarks in House
      Weber State University Alumni Association: tribute to WSU 
        Salutes honorees, H6162 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Law enforcement officers: honor and express condolences to 
        family of Jared Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a 
        speedy recovery to other officers wounded while serving a 
        search warrant (S. Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]




OGLE, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1525 [13SE]




OGUNQUIT, ME

  Remarks in House
      Ogunquit Playhouse: anniversary, E1083 [19JN]




OHIO

  Articles and editorials
      Fedor Found Voice in Human-Traffic Battle, E1419 [3AU]
      Honoring Achievements, H509 [6FE]
      Lawyer Louis Stokes Became Ohio's First Black Congressman--Black 
        History Month, H788 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Columbus, OH: anniversary (see S. Res. 375), S614 [14FE]
      Corps of Engineers: preserve historical integrity of Zoar, OH, 
        while carrying out any study or construction of flood damage 
        reduction measures, including levees (see S. 3580), S6545 
        [20SE]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 102), 
        H902 [16FE]
  Cloture motions
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
  Lists
      Ohio high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S3038 
        [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Anderson, Frank W.: Joint Veterans' Commission of Cuyahoga 
        County, OH, Judge Felix T. Matia/Chester J. Koch award 
        recipient, E164 [8FE]
      Berea, OH: tribute, E1630 [21SE]
      ------tribute to restoration of Victory Arch at the Cuyahoga 
        County Fairgrounds, E1379 [1AU]
      Brook Park, OH: tribute, E1627 [21SE]
      Brooklyn, OH: tribute, E1631 [21SE]
      Brooklyn Heights, OH: tribute, E1626 [21SE]
      Chardon, OH: moment of silence for victims of school shooting, 
        H993 [28FE]
      Cincinnati, OH: prohibit funding for streetcar project, H4147 
        [27JN]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary, E1310 [24JY]
      ------anniversary of Brooklyn Center neighborhood, E1463 [10SE]
      ------anniversary of Cleveland Municipal Court, E1513 [13SE]
      ------anniversary of Cleveland Toastmasters Club, E578 [18AP]
      ------anniversary of International Association of Heat and Frost 
        Insulators and Allied Workers Local 3, E1373 [1AU]
      ------tribute to Czech Catholics of Greater Cleveland Feast of 
        St. Wenceslaus, E1566 [19SE]
      ------tribute to St. Barbara Church, E1307 [24JY]
      ------tribute to St. Patrick Church, E1309 [24JY]
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Albanian 
        Cultural Garden, E1580 [20SE], E1666 [28SE]
      Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association: observance of David 
        Webster Greener Way to Work Day, E1633 [21SE]
      Columbis, OH: anniversary of Rotary Club of Columbus, E107 [1FE]
      Continental Congress: anniversary of Northwest Ordinance 
        adoption, E1594 [21SE]
      Council on American-Islamic Relations: tribute to Cleveland, OH, 
        chapter, E547 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit drilling permits or leasing of 
        any area within a certain distance of the Great Lakes or the 
        Florida Everglades, H884, H885 [16FE]
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H521 
        [7FE]
      Fedor, Teresa: tribute to efforts in Ohio General Assembly to 
        combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      Garfield Heights, OH: tribute, E1635 [21SE]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (H. Con. Res. 102), E216 [16FE]
      Glenwillow, OH: tribute, E1634 [21SE]
      Gordon, Terry: Akron, OH, Community Foundation Bert A. Polsky 
        Humanitarian Award recipient, E1725 [26OC]
      Harrison, Kayla: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1544 [14SE], E1575 [20SE]
      Huron, OH: anniversary of Christ Episcopal Church, E1392 [2AU]
      Independence, OH: tribute, E1628 [21SE]
      Johnston, Abby: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1392 [2AU]
      Lakewood, OH: reopening of St. James Church, E1325 [25JY]
      ------tribute, E1632 [21SE]
      Lanthorn, Robert: Kids Voting USA (organization) Educator of the 
        Year award recipient, E602 [19AP]
      Mangold, Holley: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1544 [14SE]
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H108-H112 
        [23JA], E55 [23JA]
      New Avenues to Independence, Inc.: anniversary, E1463 [10SE]
      Oak Harbor, OH: concerns about relicensing of Davis-Besse 
        Nuclear Power Station due to structural defects, H3955, H3956 
        [21JN]
      Parker, Randall B.: Dept. of the Air Force Meritorious Civilian 
        Service Award nominee, E1039 [12JN]
      Ripley, OH: anniversary, E1363 [31JY]
      Senior citizens: tribute to availability of home health services 
        to senior citizens, E1110 [21JN], E1617 [21SE]
      Vietnamese Community in Greater Cleveland, Inc.: observance of 
        Vietnamese New Year, E137 [3FE]
      War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie, E1464 [10SE]
      Waterford, OH: proposed closure of Muskingum River Power Plant, 
        H384 [2FE]
      Willoughby, William H., Jr.: Joint Veterans' Commission of 
        Cuyahoga County, OH, Outstanding Veteran of the Year award 
        recipient, E162 [8FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to high school seniors enlisting, S3037 
        [9MY]
      Campbell, Ben: National Association of Police Organizations TOP 
        COPS Award recipient, S3079 [10MY]
      Cincinnati, OH: tribute to University of Cincinnati Cancer 
        Institute, S4458 [25JN]
      ------Walnut Hills High School named by U.S. News & World Report 
        (publication) as best high school in Ohio, S3422 [22MY]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, 
        S4457 [25JN]
      Columbus, OH: anniversary (S. Res. 375), S657, S658 [14FE]
      ------tribute to Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital and 
        Solove Reseach Institute, S4457 [25JN]
      Dayton, OH: tribute to hosting of NCAA men's basketball 
        tournament first round games, S1919 [21MR]
      EPA: address soil contamination issues in areas surrounding 
        former lead smelter sites, S3322 [21MY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA, S344 [6FE]
      ------anniversary of first manned orbital mission for NASA (S. 
        Res. 377), S690-S692 [15FE]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge-S3773 [6JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3739 [6JN]
      Motor vehicles: importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], 
        S824 [16FE], S3419 [22MY]
      Sports: tribute to teams advancing to Sweet 16 in NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, S1919 [21MR]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, S2913 [7MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Jeffrey J. Helmick To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
  Statements
      Tribute to Dennis J. Kucinich: Fortney H. Stark III (Fish), E352 
        [8MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 375, Columbus, OH, anniversary, S637, S658 [14FE]
      S. Res. 377, first NASA manned orbital mission by John Glenn 
        anniversary, S690, S703 [15FE]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., S6305 [13SE], S6614 [21SE], H5775 [11SE], 
        H5868 [12SE], H5928 [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1473, E1476 [11SE], 
        E1504 [12SE], E1537 [14SE]
      LaTourette, Representative, H5527 [1AU]
      Stokes, Louis, H788 [15FE]




OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

  Letters
      Gordon Gee use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        Army: Alex Storozynski, Kosciuszko Foundation, H35 [18JA]
      ------Thaddeus C. Radzilowski, Piast Institute, H36 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Gee, Gordon: use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        army, H35 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Columbus, OH: tribute to Ohio State University James Cancer 
        Hospital and Solove Reseach Institute, S4457 [25JN]
      Ohio: tribute to teams advancing to Sweet 16 in NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, S1919 [21MR]




OHIO UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Ohio: tribute to teams advancing to Sweet 16 in NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, S1919 [21MR]




OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Corns, Evan R.: Ohio Wesleyan University Alumni Board of 
        Directors Herman ``Rusty'' Shipps leadership award recipient, 
        E945 [1JN]




OHLRICH, DUANE

  Remarks in House
      Industrial Systems & Supply, Inc.: SBA Nebraska Small Business 
        of the Year award recipient, E424 [22MR]




OHLRICH, PATRICIA

  Remarks in House
      Industrial Systems & Supply, Inc.: SBA Nebraska Small Business 
        of the Year award recipient, E424 [22MR]




OHREN, SHELDON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1649 [21SE]




OHRENSCHALL, ROBERT F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1514 [13SE]




OIL POLLUTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
  Remarks in House
      Business and industry: require responsible parties to pay full 
        cost of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]




OILGRAM NEWS (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      UK Offers New Tax Breaks for Remote Fields, S2051 [27MR]




OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Rawson, David and Pat and family: Okaloosa County, FL, 
        Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1648 [21SE]
      Ross, Duscha: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E252 [27FE]
      Smith, Stacie: Okaloosa County, FL, School District Educational 
        Support Professional of the Year award recipient, E349 [8MR]




OKEBIYI, MATTHEW

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1084 [19JN]




OKLAHOMA

  Amendments
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Senate Republicans To Block Vote on Oklahoma Nominee for Federal 
        Appeals Court, S5643 [30JY]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Native Americans: pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and 
        its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see 
        H.R. 5862), H3266 [30MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), 
        refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 
        [30MY]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge: Jimmy 
        Goodman, ABA Oklahoma State Delegation, S5646 [30JY]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: William T. 
        Robinson III, ABA, S5643 [30JY]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to Oklahoma Army National Guard and Air 
        National Guard, E597 [19AP]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of 
        construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 1938), E122 [2FE]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of 
        nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 
        3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H362, H363, H365, H367 
        [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building, H1922 [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Oklahoma participants, S5481 [26JY]
      Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the 
        Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (H.R. 473), 
        S1760 [15MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), S41 
        [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. 
        Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
      Nomination of Danny C. Williams, Sr., To Be U.S. Attorney: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of John E. Dowdell To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
  Tributes
      Boren, Representative, E1042 [12JN]




OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

  Remarks in House
      Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal 
        Building, H1922 [18AP]




OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building, H1922 [18AP]




OKLAHOMA CITY (OK) OKLAHOMAN

  Articles and editorials
      Senate Republicans To Block Vote on Oklahoma Nominee for Federal 
        Appeals Court, S5643 [30JY]




OKONJO-IWEALA, NGOZI

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E572 [18AP]




OKUNEYE, VICTORIA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5208 [19JY]




OLD TOWN, ME

  Articles and editorials
      Driving Through History, S3127 [14MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cyr Bus Line (business): anniversary, S125 [26JA]
      John T. Cyr and Sons, Inc.: anniversary, S2813 [26AP], S3127 
        [14MY]




OLDER AMERICANS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans 
        Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, 
        and detail such departmental functions (see S. 3465), S5870 
        [1AU] (see H.R. 6543), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide preferences for certain services, designate an 
        Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, 
        and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors 
        (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]
      Reauthorize and improve (see S. 2037), S132 [26JA] (see S. 
        3562), S6454 [19SE]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------encourage the use of locally grown food in meals programs 
        (see S. 3592), S6545 [20SE]
      ------provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 
        transgender older individuals (see S. 3575), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 
        3621), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide for outreach and coordination of services to 
        veterans (see S. 3619), S6625 [21SE]
      ------strengthen programming, services, and outreach for diverse 
        elders (see S. 3593), S6545 [20SE]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1217 [10JY]
      Dept. of Labor: expand the Senior Community Service Employment 
        Program (H.R. 3749), E819 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans 
        Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, 
        and detail such departmental functions (S. 3465), S5872 [1AU]
      ------provide preferences for certain services, designate an 
        Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, 
        and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors 
        (S. 3358), S4726 [28JN]
      Reauthorize and improve (S. 2037), S133 [26JA]
      Reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 [19SE]




OLDER AMERICANS MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2825 [17MY], E819 [16MY], E826 [17MY], E861 [18MY]




OLDERSHAW, ROBERT H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E634 [24AP]




OLESEN, JAMES

  Remarks in Senate
      Brandeis University: Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative 
        Arts Distinguished Contribution to the Arts Award recipient, 
        S3082 [10MY]




OLGUIN, FERNANDO M.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S5211 [19JY]




OLIVER, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1156 [6MR], E307 [5MR]




OLIVEROS, PAULINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E447 [27MR]




OLSEN, LAURA

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




OLSON, KAREN

  Remarks in House
      New Jersey: tribute to Suburban Chamber of Commerce Service 
        award recipients, E387 [20MR]




OLSON, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H903 [16FE]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H1101 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1101 [29FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4158 [27JN]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H903 [16FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H1543 [22MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H513 [6FE]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Defense: transfer certain military equipment returning 
        from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3982), H727 [14FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's 
        Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H2647 [10MY]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2447 [8MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (see H.R. 3835), H221 [31JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H5331 [30JY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4157 [27JN]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H6234 [20SE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H2072 [24AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1154 [5MR]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (see H.R. 5859), H3481 [5JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H5860 [11SE]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1306 [8MR]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H903 [16FE]
      OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to 
        include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H376 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H115 [23JA]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H79 [18JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H2072 [24AP]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      ------express that delays in implementing a clear mission for 
        the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H4605 [28JN]
      Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans 
        in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H3267 [30MY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1428 [20MR]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1846 [16AP]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2447 [8MY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1018 [28FE]
      Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1410), H4828 
        [11JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      Tariff: Bis(4-tbutylcyclohexyl) peroxydicarbonate (see H.R. 
        5262), H2273 [27AP]
      ------didecanoyl peroxide (see H.R. 5261), H2273 [27AP]
      ------dilauroyl peroxide (see H.R. 5260), H2273 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-oxydianiline (see H.R. 5264), H2273 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-oxydiphthalic anhydride (see H.R. 5266), H2273 [27AP]
      ------1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene (RODA) (see H.R. 5265), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      ------3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (see H.R. 
        5263), H2273 [27AP]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see H. Res. 
        777), H5860 [11SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), H1740 [28MR]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (H.R. 3773), H27 
        [17JA]
      ------establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (H.R. 6444), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Tariff: Bis(4-tbutylcyclohexyl) peroxydicarbonate (H.R. 5262), 
        H2286 [27AP]
      ------didecanoyl peroxide (H.R. 5261), H2286 [27AP]
      ------dilauroyl peroxide (H.R. 5260), H2285 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-oxydianiline (H.R. 5264), H2286 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-oxydiphthalic anhydride (H.R. 5266), H2286 [27AP]
      ------1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene (RODA) (H.R. 5265), H2286 
        [27AP]
      ------3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (H.R. 5263), 
        H2286 [27AP]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Allison Mock, 
        E335 [7MR]
      ------Amanda Kerstman, E355 [8MR]
      ------Baher Michel, E401 [21MR]
      ------Bailey Arlinghaus, E335 [7MR]
      ------Blake Huddleston, E415 [22MR]
      ------Daniel Casas, E426 [22MR]
      ------Drew Liscum, E528 [16AP]
      ------Gordon Tsai, E532 [16AP]
      ------Irene Cofie, E625 [24AP]
      ------Katelyn Moody, E628 [24AP]
      ------Kayla Cox, E621 [24AP]
      ------Komal Luthra, E630 [24AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
      ------Madison Weaver, E820 [16MY], E874 [18MY]
      ------Mah-Rulch Mohammad, E813 [16MY]
      ------Maximillian McElligott, E354 [8MR]
      ------Meredith Brandt, E421 [22MR]
      ------Milan Doshi, E403 [21MR]
      ------Ravena Jacob, E340 [8MR]
      ------Rima Patel, E810 [16MY]
      ------Rohail Dadwani, E409 [21MR]
      ------Saydi Wollney, E411 [21MR]
      ------Siri Soth, E873 [18MY]
      ------Stephanie Lin, E873 [18MY]
      ------Stephanie Tsai, E873 [18MY]
  Remarks
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H634 
        [8FE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1678 [28MR]
      Camden Property Trust: inclusion in Fortune (publication) ``Best 
        Companies To Work For'' list, H1795 [29MR]
      Deer Park, TX: tribute to Deer Park High School girls' softball 
        team, E1077 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit export of natural gas, H826 
        [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H756 [15FE], H826, H832 [16FE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H633 [8FE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), H5602, H5603, H5604 [1AU]
      EPA: resignation of Al Armendariz relative to remarks on 
        enforcement philosophy, H3485 [6JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H832 [16FE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1439 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4731 [10JY]
      Houston, TX: tribute to American Red Cross, the Texas Arrhythmia 
        Institute (organization), and the Methodist Hospital DeBakey 
        Heart and Vascular Center for Save a Life Community Heart 
        Training Day, H663 [9FE]
      ------tribute to Texas Children's Hospital pediatric tissue 
        engineering research, H200 [31JA]
      Iran: threat to block traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, H633 
        [8FE]
      League City, TX: anniversary, E356 [8MR]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E881 [22MY]
      NASA: consolidation of Arc Jet facilities, H2502 [9MY]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H45 [18JA], H365 [1FE], H633, H634 [8FE], H1025 
        [29FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4731 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1439 [21MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4731 [10JY]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H633 [8FE]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H633, H634 [8FE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3873 [20JN]
      Rice University: anniversary, H4789 [11JY]
      Richmond, TX: anniversary, H5848 [11SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3873 [20JN]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to defenders of the Alamo, H1166 [6MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2502 [9MY]
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E334, E335 
        [7MR], E340, E353, E355 [8MR], 
        E400, E403, E409, E411 [21MR], 
        E415, E421, E426 [22MR], E524, 
        E528, E531 [16AP], E621, E625, 
        E628, E630 [24AP], E810, E813, 
        E820 [16MY], E873 [18MY]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, H1166 [6MR]
      University of Texas: tribute to School of Public Health 
        Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) initiative to 
        combat childhood obesity, H738 [15FE]
      Votes: position on missed, E1237, E1241, 
        E1246 [12JY]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., H5868 [12SE]
      Cook, Dee, H2142 [26AP]
      Corbin, Mitchell, E1094 [20JN]
      Davis, Kevin, E927 [31MY]
      Hopping, Ron L., E1026 [8JN]




OLSON, RICHARD G.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S6453 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Pakistan: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]




OLSSON, JONA

  Remarks in Senate
      Fire Chief (publication): Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year award 
        recipient, S6433 [19SE]




OLVER, JOHN W. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

  Articles and editorials
      Central Subway Needs Money To Fulfill Potential, San Francisco 
        (CA) Examiner, H4137 [27JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle 
        (see H.R. 3704), H187 [27JA]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1101 [29FE]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H1978 [18AP]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H220 [31JA]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H441 [2FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: provide for furnishing of statues 
        by the District of Columbia and territories for display in 
        Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3106), H3578 [6JN]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3734 [18JN]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
      Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: extend and improve the Milk Income Loss 
        Contract (MILC) Program (see H.R. 4085), H944 [17FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      ------terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 
        crop year (see H.R. 2487), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1847 [16AP] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by 
        immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H187 [27JA]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5010 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5526 [31JY]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base 
        Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (see H.R. 6534), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      ------make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in 
        institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 
        3462), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1978 [18AP]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H1807 [29MR]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3163 [18MY]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H5923 [12SE]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild 
        and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways 
        back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H966 
        [27FE]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5009 [18JY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H1741 [28MR]
      FDA: strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6152 [19SE]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5861 [11SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H3481 
        [5JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H1273 [7MR]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H220 [31JA]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1391 [19MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1642 [27MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H3404 [1JN]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3733 [18JN]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5293 [25JY]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H376 [1FE]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3171 [25MY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1543 [22MR]
      Members of Congress: require disclosure of delinquent tax 
        liability and require an ethics inquiry into, and the 
        garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax 
        liability (see H.R. 1866), H3363 [31MY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H6152 [19SE]
      Nashua River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5319), H2274 [27AP]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1756), H115 [23JA]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H4686 [9JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic 
        fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H5328 [26JY]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      SEC: require companies to disclose in annual reports measures 
        taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, 
        slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply 
        chains (see H.R. 2759), H1847 [16AP]
      Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and 
        accessible financial products for entities that do not have 
        access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H1274 
        [7MR]
      ------ensure State-certified medical marijuana businesses have 
        full access to banking services (see H.R. 1984), H6001 [13SE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H1978 [18AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried 
        before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), 
        H5767 [10SE]
      Tariff: biaxially oriented polypropylene film (see H.R. 4534), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------capacitor grade homopolymer polypropylene resin in primary 
        form (see H.R. 4380), H2647 [10MY]
      Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H3915 [20JN]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H3578 
        [6JN]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H5923 [12SE] (see H.R. 6411), H6312 [19OC]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H1978 [18AP]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H3267 [30MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H1306 [8MR]
      ------treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 5903), H5631 [1AU]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H2034 [19AP]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1544 [22MR]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H5526 [31JY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H6151 [19SE]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H641 [8FE]
  Remarks
      Amherst Ballet Theatre Co.: anniversary, E34 [18JA]
      Athol, MA: anniversary, E1285 [19JY]
      Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4140 [27JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, 
        H4105 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program Loan Guarantee 
        Program funding, H4108 [27JN]
      ------HOME Investment Partnership funding, H4110 [27JN]
      ------Housing Counseling Assistance Program funding, H4055 
        [26JN]
      ------Office of Community Planning and Development funding, 
        H4096 [27JN]
      ------Office of Housing funding, H4097 [27JN]
      ------Office of Policy Development and Research funding, H4098 
        [27JN]
      ------Office of Public and Indian Housing funding, H4096 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory standards 
        against the use of discriminatory disparate impact analysis in 
        risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, 
        H4145 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans' 
        preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly 
        built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H4144 
        [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H4101, H4102 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4103 [27JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail projects 
        funding, H4148, H4149 [27JN]
      ------distracted driving prevention and research funding through 
        reductions in financial management funding, H4036 [26JN]
      ------Federal Transit Administration funding, H4047 [26JN]
      ------Office of Civil Rights funding, H4036 [26JN]
      ------Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 
        funding, H4052 [26JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the use of unmanned aircraft systems 
        as weapons while operating in the national airspace system, 
        H4144 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement regulations to mandate 
        global positioning system (GPS) tracking, electronic on-board 
        recording devices, or event data recorders in passenger or 
        commercial motor vehicles, H4150 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to study alternatives to the current 
        system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based 
        on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle, H4138, H4139 
        [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4142 
        [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4030, H4036, H4039, 
        H4047, H4049, H4052, H4055 [26JN], H4096, H4097, H4098, H4101, 
        H4102, H4103, H4105, H4108, H4110, H4121, H4122, H4135, H4137, 
        H4138, H4139, H4140, H4142, H4144, H4145, H4146, H4148, H4149, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H4039 [26JN], H4146 
        [27JN]
      Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to implement, 
        administer, or enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative to 
        the cliff swallow or barn swallow, H4148 [27JN]
      Federal Maritime Commission: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H4121 [27JN]
      House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H4031 
        [26JN]
      NeighborWorks America (organization): funding, H4122 [27JN]
      Oakham, MA: anniversary, E1009 [7JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1608 [27MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1608 [27MR]
      San Francisco, CA: Central Subway project funding, H4137 [27JN]
      Sandisfield, MA: anniversary, E1293 [19JY]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H4049 
        [26JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H4029-H4033 [26JN]
  Tributes
      O'Neil, Robert M., E232 [17FE]




OLYMPIC GAMES

  Articles and editorials
      Former NCCU Chancellor, USOC Head LeRoy Walker, Dies at 93, E696 
        [27AP]
      LeRoy T. Walker, a Pioneer of U.S. Olympics, Dies at 93, E696 
        [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: discourage ambush marketing by entities 
        that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract 
        sponsorships (see S. Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]
      Clothing industry: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made 
        overseas, support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. 
        Olympic Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for 
        uniforms in the future (see H. Res. 729), H4868 [13JY]
      ------express that clothing issued to athletes representing the 
        U.S. should be made in the U.S. (see H. Res. 731), H4907 
        [17JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy that 
        requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the U.S. (see 
        S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that goods 
        donated or supplied to athletes are substantially made in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 6132), H4907 [17JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3103 [17MY]
      International relations: support goals and ideals of the Olympic 
        movement and congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the 
        U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Nevada: tribute to participants (see S. Res. 558), S6340 [13SE]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants (see S. Res. 
        558), S6340 [13SE]
      Sports: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 25 
        Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 531), S5487 [26JY]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5870 [1AU] 
        (see H.R. 6250, 6252), H5628 (see H.R. 6267), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (see H.R. 6287), H5704 
        [2AU] (see H.R. 6359), H5727 [7AU]
      U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: increase congressional oversight (see 
        H.R. 6546), H6276 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Arlen, Victoria: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1689 [9OC]
      Baker, Keshia: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1557 
        [19SE]
      Beisel, Elizabeth: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1374 [1AU]
      Bernard, Ali: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1426 
        [3AU]
      Bootsma, Rachel: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        H5528 [1AU]
      Cafaro, Erin: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, H5687 
        [2AU]
      California: tribute to participants, E1336 [26JY]
      Callahan, Paul: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Clothing industry: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made 
        overseas, support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. 
        Olympic Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for 
        uniforms in the future (H. Res. 729), H4859 [12JY]
      Coughlin, Natalie: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1557 [19SE]
      Dalton, Jacob: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1341 
        [26JY]
      Danberg, Scott: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Dell, Natalie: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1366 
        [31JY], E1422 [3AU]
      Dixon, Diamond: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1301 [23JY]
      Emmons, Matthew: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1523 [13SE]
      Florida: tribute to participants, E1343 [26JY]
      Gatlin, Justin: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1342 [26JY]
      Guam: tribute to participants, E1411 [3AU]
      Harmotto, Christa: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1366 [31JY], E1404 [3AU]
      Harrison, Kayla: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1544 [14SE], E1575 [20SE]
      Hazewinkel, Sam: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1346 [26JY]
      Herman, David: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1359 
        [31JY]
      Hersey, Kathleen: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1280 [18JY]
      Hurd, Eric: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1280 
        [18JY]
      Illinois: tribute to participants, H5023 [19JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, H4078 [27JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics, H5295, H5296 [26JY], E1330 [25JY]
      Johnson, Brad: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Johnston, Abby: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1392 [2AU]
      Kitchens, George, Jr.: tribute for participation in Olympic 
        Games, H5296 [26JY]
      Lloyd, Carli: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1523 
        [13SE]
      Logan, Eleanor: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1323 [25JY]
      Lomong, Lopez: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1343 
        [26JY]
      Mangold, Holley: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1544 [14SE]
      Manzano, Leonel: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1511 [13SE]
      McGill, Tyler: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1485 
        [12SE]
      New Jersey: tribute to participants, E1353 [31JY]
      New York: tribute to participants, H4829 [12JY], E1280 [18JY], 
        E1392 [2AU]
      Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to Saipan Southern High School 
        concert band, H5337 [31JY], E1354 [31JY]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1452 
        [10SE]
      Petri, Heather: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1557 [19SE]
      Pittsburg, PA: tribute to area participants, E1497 [12SE]
      Rhode, Kim: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1447 
        [7AU]
      Rochester, NY: tribute to area participants, E1494 [12SE]
      Snyder, Bradley W.: tribute for participation in Paralympic 
        Games, E1306 [24JY], E1467 [10SE]
      Sports: commemorate the success of Team USA 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games, E1632 [21SE]
      ------tribute to U.S. participants, E1349 [30JY]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (S. 3471), H5686 [2AU]
      Thurmond, Aretha: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1329 [25JY]
      Uptagrafft, Eric: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1324 [25JY]
      Uptagrafft, Sandra: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1319 [25JY]
      Washington (state): tribute to participants, E1354 [31JY]
      Wise, Joe: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, E1664 
        [28SE]
      Yablong, Noah: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Zook, Justin: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: tribute to participants, S6534 [20SE]
      Armstrong, Karen: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S5864 [1AU]
      Clothing industry: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S., S5181 [19JY], S5726 [31JY]
      Connecticut: tribute to participants, S5470 [26JY]
      Harrison, Kayla: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6533 [20SE]
      Illinois: tribute to participants, S5469 [26JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S4594 
        [25JN], S5654 [30JY], S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      Jordan, Cortney: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        S6535 [20SE]
      Marial, Guor: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, S5454 
        [26JY]
      McPherson, Paige: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6534 [20SE]
      Michigan: tribute to participants, S6335 [13SE]
      Nevada: tribute to participants, S4945 [12JY]
      ------tribute to participants (S. Res. 558), S6676, S6678 [21SE]
      Oklahoma: tribute to participants, S5481 [26JY]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Connecticut participants, S6677 
        [21SE]
      ------tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]
      ------tribute to Michigan participants, S6677 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Mississippi participants, S6678 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Nevada participants (S. Res. 558), S6676, S6678 
        [21SE]
      Raisman, Alexandra: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6533 [20SE]
      Senate: moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, unanimous-consent agreement, S6025 
        [10SE]
      Sports: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 25 
        Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (S. Res. 531), S5626 [26JY]
      Vermont: tribute to participants, S5368 [25JY]
  Reports filed
      Mount Andrea Lawrence Designation Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1818) (H. Rept. 112-505), H3265 [30MY]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 925) (H. Rept. 
        112-506), H3265 [30MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 487, discourage ambush marketing by entities that 
        adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract 
        sponsorships for the Olympic Games, S3843 [7JN]
      S. Res. 504, recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 
        Munich Olympics, S4463, S4594 [25JN]
      S. Res. 531, commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 25 
        Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games, S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 558, tribute to Nevada participants in Olympic Games and 
        Paralympic Games, S6346 [13SE], S6678 [21SE]




O'MALLEY, THOMAS F., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E39 [18JA]




OMAN, SULTANATE OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Greta C. Holtz To Be Ambassador to Oman: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]




OMAR, MUHAMMED

  Bills and resolutions
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]




OMEGA BOYS CLUB/STREET SOLIDERS

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1720 [23OC]




OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Fraternal organizations: Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter recipient of 
        the International Large Chapter of the Year and International 
        Social Action Chapter of the Year award recipient, E1724 
        [26OC]
      Fraternel organization: tribute to Georgia State Workshop of 
        Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, E1645 [21SE]




OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (see H.R. 6189), H5290 [25JY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        S. 2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 [15MY]
      ------prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community 
        Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license 
        plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to 
        implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see 
        H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants 
        program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof 
        vests and body armor on unique fit for female officers and 
        mandatory wear policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded 
        programs under the Office of Justice Programs (H.R. 6189), 
        H5796 [11SE]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 5770), H2698 [15MY], H3737 [19JN]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 83), H1031 [29FE], H1398 [20MR]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H5514, H5515 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU], E1401 [3AU]
      ------Second Chance Act grant funding, H2390, H2391 [8MY], E734 
        [8MY]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (H.R. 6189), S6674 [21SE]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 
        2554), S2930 [7MY]
  Reports filed
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 
        112-182), S4950 [12JY]
      Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6062) (H. Rept. 112-636), H5524 [31JY]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the 
        Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6019) (H. Rept. 112-582), H4683 [9JY]
      Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 6189) (H. Rept. 112-648), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6062, Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program reauthorization, H5514 
        [31JY]
      H.R. 6189, Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act, H5796 [11SE]
      S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]




OMNIBUS INDIAN ADVANCEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Native Americans: allow certain land to be used to generate 
        income to provide funding for academic programs (H.R. 1556), 
        H3711 [18JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1556, allow certain land to be used to generate income to 
        provide funding for Native American academic programs, H3711 
        [18JN]




OMOGBAI, MEME

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E322 [6MR]




ONE HUNDRED BLACK WOMEN OF FUNERAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION

  Remarks in House
      Fouche, Aloysia: One Hundred Black Women of Funeral Service 
        Organization Living Legends of Funeral Service Award 
        recipient, E1501 [12SE]




ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]




ONE SUBJECT AT A TIME ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3806), H114 [23JA]




O'NEAL, WILLIE J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1061 [18JN]




O'NEIL, ROBERT M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E232 [17FE]




O'NEILL, TERRY

  Addresses
      Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women, E806 
        [15MY]




O'NEILL, THOMAS P., JR. (a former Representative from Massachusetts)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see S. 2316), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4400), H2029 
        [19AP]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (H.R. 4400), E586 [19AP]
  Reports filed
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4400) (H. Rept. 
        112-598), H4906 [17JY]




O'NEILL, WILLIAM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1736 [6NO]




ONLINE PHARMACY CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1016 [28FE]




ONLINE PHARMACY SAFETY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4095), H1016 [28FE]




ONLINE PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF DIGITAL TRADE (OPEN) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]




ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E127 [3FE]




ONTARIO, CA

  Bills and resolutions
      LA/Ontario International Airport: facilitate transfer or sale 
        from Los Angeles, CA, back to Ontario, CA (see H.R. 5832), 
        H3161 [18MY]




OPEN FUEL STANDARD ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1687), H3465 [5JN]




OPENTABLE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Modesto, CA: inclusion of Dewz Restaurant in the OpenTable, 
        Inc., Diner's Choice ``Best Overall Top 100 Restaurants'' 
        list, E235 [21FE]




OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM VETERANS DAY

  Amendments
      Designate (S. Res. 472), S6661, S6676 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 472), S3631 [24MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 472), S6676 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 472, designate, S3639 [24MY], S6676 [21SE]




OPERATION UNITE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E592 [19AP]




OPPUS, AUGUSTO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1276 [8MR]




OPTIMAX SYSTEMS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Plympton, Rick: SBA New York Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E875 [18MY]




OPTIMIST CLUB OF DUNDALK INC.

  Remarks in House
      Falbo, Joseph: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Citizen of the 
        Year award recipient, E788 [15MY]
      Kurtinitis, Sandra: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Humanitarian 
        of the Year award recipient, E790 [15MY]




ORANGE, CA

  Remarks in House
      Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange: anniversary, E914 [31MY]




ORANGE, CT

  Remarks in House
      Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven: anniversary, E779 [11MY]




ORANGE, TX

  Remarks in House
      Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce: anniversary, E388 
        [20MR]




ORANGEBURG (SC) TIMES AND DEMOCRAT

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




ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      FDA: approval of OraQuick In-Home HIV test, E854 [18MY]
      Tribute, E1227 [11JY]




ORBIS INTERNATIONAL (nonprofit organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1352 [31JY]




ORCHARDS CHILDREN'S SERVICES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E712 [7MY]




O'REE, WILLIE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1047 [27FE]




OREFFICE, PAUL F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1600 [21SE]




OREGON

  Bills and resolutions
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (see S. 3483), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: hold in trust for the benefit of 
        federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa 
        Indian School land and improvements (see H.R. 3878), H374 
        [1FE]
      Native Americans: provide for the addition of certain real 
        property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe (see H.R. 
        6141), H5008 [18JY]
  Letters
      Election of Suzanne Bonamici to the House of Representatives: 
        Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H530 
        [7FE]
      ------Stephen N. Trout, Oregon Division of Elections, H530 [7FE]
  Oaths of office
      Bonamici, Suzanne: House of Representatives, H530, H566 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 270), 
        H5437, H5438 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
      Bonamici, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, 
        H531 [7FE]
      Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (organization): tribute, E510 
        [29MR]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (H.R. 2060), H3432-H3434 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), E1156 [27JN]
      Forest Service: convey certain land to Wallowa, OR (S. 271), 
        H5438, H5439 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
      Health: Medicare coverage and home health care spending 
        concerns, E1132 [25JN]
      Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon & Portland (organization): 
        tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E1593 [21SE]
      KCPQ-TV (Seattle, WA): tribute to ``Washington's Most Wanted'' 
        program for role in capture of fugitives in Washington (State) 
        and Oregon, E1203 [9JY]
      Portland, OR: streetcar investment anchored revitalization 
        project funding, H518 [7FE]
      ------tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the 
        People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, 
        H2454 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bridal Veil, OR: anniversary of Bridal Veil Post Office, S4770 
        [29JN]
      Portland, OR: anniversary of Royal Rosarians, S3728 [5JN]
      Timberline Lodge, OR: anniversary of Timberline Lodge and Ski 
        Area, S5970 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2060) (H. Rept. 112-438), H1844 [16AP]
      Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112-115), S41 
        [23JA]
      La Pine Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (S. 270) (H. Rept. 112-581), H4683 [9JY]
      Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 [23JA]
      Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 271) (H. Rept. 112-432), H1844 
        [16AP]
  Subpoena Notices
      Circuit Court for Deshutes County, OR, H185 [27JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2060, Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act, H3432 
        [5JN]
      S. 270, La Pine Land Conveyance Act, H5437 [31JY]
      S. 271, Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act, H5438 
        [31JY]
  Tributes
      Bonamici, Representative, H530, H531 [7FE]




OREGON CAVES REVITALIZATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 [23JA]




OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to men's basketball team, E568 [18AP]




O'REILLY, PATRICK J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1565 [19SE]




ORGAN DONORS  see Health




ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: stop sale of products fraudulently labeled 
        as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to 
        maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on 
        violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 5962), H3806 [19JN]




ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE

  Amendments
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
      ------ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders 
        sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. 
        visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-
        democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 [13JY]
  Remarks in House
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Helsinki Final Act: anniversary, S5864 [1AU]
      International law: passage of resolution imposing sanctions on 
        persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei 
        Magnitsky, S5187 [19JY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
  Statements
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Passage of 
        Resolution Imposing Sanctions on Persons Responsible for 
        Detention, Abuse, or Death of Sergei Magnitsky: Senator 
        McCain, S5188 [19JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]




ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

  Reports filed
      Nicaragua Democratic Aspirations Support and Call Attention to 
        the Deterioration of Constitutional Order: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 344), S2166 [28MR]




ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES

  Remarks in House
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1182 [1MR]
      ------make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S1142 
        [29FE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]




ORIENT, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4634, S4635 [26JN]




ORIGINAL FLORIDA HALL OF FAME HIGHWAYMEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E821 [16MY]




ORLANDO, FL

  Remarks in House
      Harrelson, Patty: Florida Dept. of Education Principal 
        Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership recipient, E498 
        [29MR]
      Nemours Children's Hospital: tribute, E1616 [21SE]
      Tran, Elizabeth: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E405 [21MR]
      U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Metro Orlando, FL, chapter 
        Hispanic Chamber of the Year award recipient, E1615 [21SE]
      YMCA of Central Florida: tribute for ``Red Tail Pilots Tribute'' 
        event, E232 [17FE]




ORNSTEIN, NORMAN J.

  Articles and editorials
      Let's Just Say It--The Republicans Are the Problem, S3020 [9MY]




ORONA, KASSIE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E815 [16MY]




OROS, ERNEST

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E302 [1MR]




ORR, WARREN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E93 [31JA]




ORRICK, WILLIAM H., III

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S5976 [2AU]




ORTEGA, DANIEL (President, Nicaragua)

  Reports filed
      Nicaragua Democratic Aspirations Support and Call Attention to 
        the Deterioration of Constitutional Order: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 344), S2166 [28MR]




ORTEGA-SHEW, CECILIA

  Remarks in House
      LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for 
        Community Caregivers Award recipients, E1726 [26OC]




ORTEGON, VERA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E8 [10JA]




OSBORNE, AMANDA

  Remarks in House
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]




OSBORNE, CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Purple Heart: recipient, E747 [9MY]




OSBORNE, NANCY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1594 [21SE], E1674 [2OC]




OSBOURNE, SHAWN

  Letters
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012), S5915 [2AU]




O'SHEA, NIALL

  Remarks in House
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, E141 [6FE]




OSTEEN, JOEL

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H2042 [24AP]
      Senate, S2745 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2042-H2044 [24AP], E897 [30MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2745 [26AP]




OSTEOMED, INC.

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3592 [7JN]




OSTERHAUS, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2459 [9MY]




OSTERVILLE, MA

  Remarks in House
      Cape Cod Academy: tribute to Stand Down event, E1413 [3AU]




O'SULLIVAN, TERRY

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2836 [17MY]




OSWEGO, NY

  Remarks in House
      Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corps: anniversary, E604 
        [19AP]




OTISFIELD, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary, S4202 [14JN]




OTT, GEORGE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2718 [16MY]




OTTAVIANO, DONNA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5210 [25JY]




OUR MILITARY KIDS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Schmidt, Sydney: Military Kid of the Year award recipient, H1981 
        [19AP]




OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 
        [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Energy: establish the Office of Federal Energy 
        Production (see S. 3404), S5211 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 
        6168), H5200 [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------include areas off the coast of South Carolina in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program (see S. 3284), S3900 [11JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (see H.R. 3882), 
        H439 [2FE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
      ------temporarily limit the authority to require or authorize 
        the removal or movement of offshore oil or gas facilities (see 
        H.R. 6208), H5326 [26JY]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      LIHEAP: provide funding with a dedicated revenue source 
        consisting of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 
        3807), H114 [23JA]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in 
        exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a 
        foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. 
        exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Air pollution: monitor activities (H.R. 2021), H634 [8FE]
      California: allow oil and gas drilling off the coast, H4794 
        [11JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast, H3818 [20JN]
      Congress: evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authority to increase civil fines against 
        oil companies that violate offshore drilling laws, H3817 
        [20JN]
      ------certify oil drilling platforms are capable of handling new 
        drilling before allowing coastline drilling to take place, 
        H5170 [24JY]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide 
        fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate 
        offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure 
        revenue, H753, H756 [15FE], E217 [16FE]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 
        1230), H2062 [24AP]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, H3911, H3912 
        [20JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (H.R. 3882), H521 
        [7FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H5170 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, 
        H3920 [21JN], H5179 [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey, 
        H5217 [25JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY], E1330 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require consultation with independent drilling safety 
        organization and completion of mandatory safety and 
        environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil 
        and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands, H5170 [24JY]
      ------require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer 
        leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources 
        (H.R. 1231), H2062 [24AP]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices 
        as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]
      ------require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN], H4837 
        [12JY]
      Ecology and environment: protect marine and coastal environments 
        in making areas available for leasing, exploration, and 
        development and prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and 
        development in important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy 
        resources (H.R. 1229), H2062 [24AP]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: repeal, H810 [16FE]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H752 [15FE], 
        H1026, H1027, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], H1156 [6MR], 
        H1211, H1221, H1222, H1264 [7MR], H1298 [8MR], H1525 [22MR], 
        H1585 [27MR]
      Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing 
        programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain 
        of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects 
        (H.R. 1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and 
        exploration on certain portions, H444 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631 
        [8FE]
      ------prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they 
        forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire 
        U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Interior: extend certain offshore oil and gas lease 
        sales, S2144 [28MR]
      ------prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, S2197 
        [29MR]
      ------reinstate Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
        Gas Leasing Program, S1505-S1507, S1523, S1526 [8MR]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------require the offshore oil and gas leasing program to have a 
        domestic strategic production goal, S2141 [28MR]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S1064, S1068-
        S1072 [28FE], S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1182, S1187 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403-S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436 [7MR]
      Power resources: implement oil and gas leasing programs for the 
        Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        streamline regulation of other energy projects, and reserve 
        right of States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
  Reports
      Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Executive Office of the 
        President (excerpt), S4293 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, 
        Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and 
        Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112-601), H4906 [17JY]
      Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3410) (H. Rept. 112-395), H696 
        [13FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]




OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 
        [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 
        6168), H5200 [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------include areas off the coast of South Carolina in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program (see S. 3284), S3900 [11JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas 
        lease sales (H.R. 1230), H2062 [24AP]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, 
        H3920 [21JN], H5179 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer 
        leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources 
        (H.R. 1231), H2062 [24AP]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices 
        as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy 
        resources (H.R. 1229), H2062 [24AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Interior: reinstate Draft Proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, S1505-S1507, 
        S1523, S1526 [8MR]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      Power resources: provide for offshore and oil shale energy 
        development and energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], 
        S1596 [13MR], S1650, S1651 [14MR]
  Reports filed
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]




OUTLOOK NEBRASKA, INC.

  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1622 [21SE]




OUTSOURCING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]




OUWELEEN, MARK S.

  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge, S3309 [21MY]




OVARIAN CANCER NATIONAL ALLIANCE

  Remarks in House
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1491, 
        E1492, E1498, E1503 [12SE], E1598 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S6101 
        [11SE]




OVERDRAFT PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5691), E752 [9MY]




OVERHOLT, BRINTON W., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1278 [18JY]




OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORP.

  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), 
        S3422 [22MY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government trade programs, S5904-S5907 [2AU]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR], S6004 [2AU]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities, S4877 [11JY]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3428, S3429 [22MY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]




OVSHINSKY, STAN

  Addresses
      Tribute to Stan Ovshinsky: Harley Shaiken, S6104 [11SE]
      ------Hellmut Fritzche, S6103 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6103 [11SE]




OWEN, CHARLES W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E568 [18AP]




OWEN, WILLIAM F., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E248 [27FE]




OWENS, COREY C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1109 [21JN]




OWENS, NICHOLAS N.

  Articles and editorials
      Red Tape Diaries--One Small Business Owner's Struggle Against 
        Bureaucracy, S3620 [24MY]




OWENS, WILLIAM L. (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1622 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]
      Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H159 
        [24JA]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H2716 [15MY]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H2288 [27AP]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6280 [21SE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H5078 [19JY]
      Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance 
        companies from the definition of major swap participant and 
        from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H28 [17JA]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6326 [6NO]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H79 [18JA]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (see H.R. 964), H1571 [26MR]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for 
        beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H1915 [17AP]
      ------extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) 
        Program (see H.R. 4085), H944 [17FE]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1741 [28MR]
      ------increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, 
        social workers, and psychologists by low-income local 
        educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H1642 [27MR]
      ------require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to 
        eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 
        2094), H5630 [1AU]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain 
        items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, 
        or produced (see H.R. 679), H696 [13FE]
      Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Elder Justice to 
        strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see H.R. 
        2564), H3363 [31MY]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H476 [3FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all petroleum products produced from such leases will be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 
        [29MR]
      ------delegate to States certain authorities relative to 
        management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H441 [2FE]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H2072 [24AP]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6300 [2OC]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H2040 [23AP]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H5630 [1AU]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1274 
        [7MR]
      Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st 
        century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 3036), H3662 [7JN]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H2134 [25AP]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H115 [23JA]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3164 
        [18MY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6001 [13SE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H1641 [27MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H4065 [26JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H5009 [18JY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]
      Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited 
        consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the 
        Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of 
        Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Immigration: simplify petitioning procedure for H-2A 
        agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H-2A program 
        (see H.R. 6373), H5859 [11SE]
      Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for 
        medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 115), H476 
        [3FE]
      ------repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (see H.R. 5859), H3265 [30MY]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4065 [26JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H3915 [20JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H5631 [1AU]
      Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and 
        physicians' assistants (see H.R. 2134), H2040 [23AP]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 
        6521), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4686 [9JY]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H3976 [21JN]
      ------provide payment for anesthesia services by 
        anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same 
        manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and 
        certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H2033 
        [19AP]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H966 [27FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H903 [16FE]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H28 [17JA]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H5630 [1AU]
      Political campaigns: reform financing of House of 
        Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H1154 [5MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2072 [24AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H79 [18JA]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded 
        to small business concerns (see H.R. 6078), H4655 [29JN]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1808 [29MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H6062 [14SE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5631 [1AU]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H1135 [1MR]
      ------increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification 
        as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment 
        taxes (see H.R. 5320), H5010 [18JY]
      ------permanently extend treatment of certain farming business 
        machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1747), H159 [24JA]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2663 
        [11MY]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer 
        emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H512 [6FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H3163 
        [18MY] (see H.R. 5906), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H5766 [10SE]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Trucking industry: exempt drivers used by motor carriers from 
        certain regulations if transporting grapes during a harvest 
        period (see H.R. 3110), H6069 [18SE]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5728 [7AU]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H5631 [1AU]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1497 [21MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H6001 
        [13SE]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3808 [19JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1359 [9MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: permit the export of apples to Canada in 
        bulk bins without certification (see H.R. 3914), H567 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: hold accountable agencies that 
        fail to meet goals on participation of small business concerns 
        in procurement contracts and authorize preferential treatment 
        of such concerns (see H.R. 3779), H77 [18JA]
      Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary 
        school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens 
        reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
        providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (see H.R. 5648), H2443 [8MY]
      Tariff: bulk container bags (see H.R. 4949), H2206 [26AP]
      ------drive-axles (see H.R. 4950), H2206 [26AP]
      ------gear boxes (see H.R. 4952), H2206 [26AP]
      ------non-driving axles (see H.R. 4951), H2206 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: permit the export of apples to Canada in 
        bulk bins without certification (H.R. 3914), H569 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: hold accountable agencies that 
        fail to meet goals on participation of small business concerns 
        in procurement contracts and authorize preferential treatment 
        of such concerns (H.R. 3779), H78 [18JA]
      Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary 
        school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens 
        reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
        providing education (H.R. 3983), H641 [8FE]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (H.R. 5648), H2447 [8MY]
  Poems
      ``You Have No Idea,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1496 [12SE]
  Remarks
      Canada: tribute to International Memorial Service at Fort 
        Chambly, E599 [19AP]
      FCC: ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not impede 
        implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in rural 
        areas, H1622 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1622 [27MR]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (H.R. 5859), H5099 [23JY]
      Paine, Peter S., Jr.: French Ordre des Palmes Academique 
        recipient, E1148 [27JN]
      Plattsburgh, NY: tribute to Relay for Life participants, 
        E1076 [19JN]
      SBA: provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (H.R. 6296), H6117 [19SE]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (H.R. 2682), H1552 [26MR]
      State University of New York, Canton: tribute to first 
        responders, E280 [29FE]
      Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corps: anniversary, 
        E604 [19AP]
      Votes: correction, E776 [10MY]
      ------position on missed, E154 [7FE]
  Tributes
      Boule, John R., II, E1459 [10SE]
      Fletcher, Jessie K., E1495 [12SE]
      Johnson, John, E1182 [29JN]
      Kurtz, Adore F., E158 [7FE]
      Madden, Elizabeth (Beezie), E1296 [23JY]




OWINGS, MD

  Remarks in House
      Northern High School: tribute to girls' softball team, E945 
        [1JN]




OWSLEY COUNTY, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Tribute for the ``First Lady of Booneville'', S5044 [16JY]




OXFORD, AL

  Remarks in House
      Oxford High School: tribute to baseball team, E915 [31MY]




OXFORD, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Jackson's Sugar House and Vegetable Stand (business): tribute, 
        S1929 [21MR]




OXFORD HEALTHCARE (company)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E994 [6JN]




OYSTER BAY, NY

  Bills and resolutions
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]




OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E990 [6JN]




OZONE  see Ecology and Environment




PABLO, BENJAMIN C.

  Remarks in House
      SBA: Guam Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year award 
        recipient, E453 [27MR]




PACE, CHARLES

  Remarks in House
      Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., 
        event to honor Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]




PACE, GERALD M., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E649 [25AP]




PACE, JEAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S320 [2FE]




PACE, SCOTT P.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5963 [2AU]




PACIFIC ASIAN CONSORTIUM IN EMPLOYMENT (PACE)

  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) business 
        development program: Guojian Cui, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program: Benjamin Alcaraz, E770 [10MY]
      ------Estella Navarrette, E770 [10MY]
      ------Kimberly Hua, E772 [10MY]
      ------Patrick Martinez, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) SBA 
        Micro-Loan Program: Linda Wong, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) 
        Transitional Subsidized Employment program: Arax Nazarian, 
        E770 [10MY]
      ------Hasmik Sargsyan, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Woman 
        Business Center: Judy Thang, E771 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E769 [10MY]




PACIFIC EGG AND POULTRY ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Good Egg Breakfast, E1717 [23OC]




PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.

  Remarks in House
      Wright, Hunter: Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Bright Minds 
        Scholarship recipient, E1076 [19JN]




PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS

  Bills and resolutions
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        474), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 621), H1914 [17AP]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) business 
        development program: Guojian Cui, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Head 
        Start program: Benjamin Alcaraz, E770 [10MY]
      ------Estella Navarrette, E770 [10MY]
      ------Kimberly Hua, E772 [10MY]
      ------Patrick Martinez, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) SBA 
        Micro-Loan Program: Linda Wong, E772 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) 
        Transitional Subsidized Employment program: Arax Nazarian, 
        E770 [10MY]
      ------Hasmik Sargsyan, E771 [10MY]
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Woman 
        Business Center: Judy Thang, E771 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2719, H2720 
        [16MY], E704 [7MY], E733 [8MY], E769 [10MY], E811, E812, E822 
        [16MY], E826 [17MY]
      ------observance (H. Res. 621), E625 [24AP], E861 [18MY]
      Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE): tribute, E769 
        [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 200), 
        S2960 [8MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 474, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, S3639 [24MY]




PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

  Bills and resolutions
      Sports: tribute to women's softball team (see S. Res. 511), 
        S4674 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to women's softball team (S. Res. 511), S4685 
        [27JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 511, tribute to Pacific Lutheran University women's 
        softball team, S4683, S4686 [27JN]




PACIFIC METALLURGICAL INC.

  Remarks in House
      King County, WA: King County Executive Exporting Small Business 
        of the Year award finalist, E1507 [13SE]




PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGIONAL LABORATORY

  Remarks in Senate
      Kluse, Mike: Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory Director 
        of the Year award recipient, S386 [7FE]




PACIFIC SALMON STRONGHOLD CONSERVATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 1401) (S. Rept. 112-140), S163 [30JA]




PACIFICA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Nick's Restaurant: anniversary, E1354 [31JY]
      Rotary Club of Pacifica: anniversary, E1691 [12OC]




PACKAGING

  Bills and resolutions
      Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage 
        containers and provide resources for State pollution 
        prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 6531), H6275 
        [21SE]
      Tariff: Uvinul 3039 (see H.R. 4906), H2205 [26AP]




PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
        control livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2141), S1147 
        [29FE] (see H.R. 4284), H1739 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
        control livestock intended for slaughter (S. 2141), S1150 
        [29FE]
  Texts of
      S. 2141, make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control 
        livestock intended for slaughter, S1150 [29FE]




PACKRONE, SETH

  Remarks in House
      Pennsylvania: tribute to 12th Congressional District recipients 
        of Dept. of State Fulbright Program grants, E30 [18JA]




PADRON, EDUARDO J.

  Remarks in House
      Greater Miami, FL, Chamber of Commerce: Sand In My Shoes Award 
        recipient, E252 [27FE]




PAE, CODY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E481 [29MR]




PAGANO, ALESSANDRO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E90 [31JA]




PAGE, AZ

  Remarks in House
      EPA: prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at the 
        Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]




PAGOULATOS, ALEXANDER

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4670 [27JN]




PAHRUMP, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye 
        Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see 
        H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]




PAI, AJIT VARADARAJ

  Remarks in Senate
      FCC: nomination, S2892 [7MY], S3393 [22MY]




PAIGE, BETHANY

  Remarks in House
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Emissaries of Memphis Music honorees, 
        E514 [30MR]




PAINE, PETER S., JR.

  Remarks in House
      France: Ordre des Palmes Academique recipient, E1148 [27JN]




PAINTER, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




PAINTER, TRUDY

  Remarks in House
      Camden County, NJ: tribute to Camden County Freedom Medal 
        recipients, E105 [1FE]




PAINTSVILLE, KY

  Articles and editorials
      VanHoose Lumber Since 1910, S905 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      F.S. VanHoose & Co., Inc.: tribute, S905 [17FE]




PAKISTAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), S5624 [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6636 [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Why Malala Inspires Us, E1695 [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      ------classify as a refugee of special humanitarian concern to 
        the U.S. (see H. Res. 723), H4655 [29JN]
      Death and dying: provide compensation for the deadly acts by 
        elements of the Pakistani military and intelligence services 
        against U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5734), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      ------require a report on designation of the Haqqani network as 
        a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 6036), H4156 [27JN]
      ------restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of State 
        certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, advising, or 
        informing the Haqqani network in any capacity (see H.R. 4110), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      Foreign aid: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed 
        (see S. 3260), S3688 [4JN] (see S. 3269), S3781 [6JN] (see 
        H.R. 5924), H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (see S. 3576), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Foreign policy: express that the people of Baluchistan, 
        currently divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, 
        have the right to self-determination and to their own 
        sovereign country (see H. Con. Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      ------terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (see H.R. 
        6391), H5999 [13SE]
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]
  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Shad Begum, S1500 [8MR]
  Letters
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group establishment: Representative 
        Wolf, H1121, H1122, H1123 [1MR]
      Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: Representative Lamar 
        Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4874 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4874 [17JY]
      Limitations on U.S. assistance: Howard Kohr, Marvin Feuer and 
        Brad Gordon, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, S6572 
        [21SE]
      Provide limitations on U.S. assistance: James M. Loy and Michael 
        W. Hagee, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security 
        Advisory Council, S6571 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group: establish (H.R. 1530), H1121 
        [1MR]
      Afridi, Shakeel: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S., H5774 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: certify Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps 
        to support counterterrorism operations prior to reimbursement 
        for efforts in support of war in Afghanistan, H3135 [18MY]
      ------certify Pakistan opens Ground Lines of Communication, 
        allows NATO supply transit into Afghanistan, and supports U.S. 
        equipment retrograde out of Afghanistan, H3015 [17MY], E877 
        [18MY]
      ------coalition support funding, H4993 [18JY]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), H4873-H4875 [17JY]
      Foreign aid: condition Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund funding 
        on certification of efforts to counter improvised explosive 
        devices operations, H3135 [18MY]
      ------prohibit assistance, H3009-H3011 [17MY], H4979, H4980, 
        H4983 [18JY]
      ------require a certain time period between the release of the 
        Depts. of Defense and State report on current conditions in 
        Pakistan and the release of funds from the Pakistan 
        Counterinsurgency Fund, H3140 [18MY]
      Foreign policy: express that the people of Baluchistan, 
        currently divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, 
        have the right to self-determination and to their own 
        sovereign country (H. Con. Res. 104), H2200 [26AP]
      ------terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (H.R. 
        6391), H6074 [19SE]
      Human rights: violations of Baloch people, E1628 [21SE]
      ------violations of Baluch people, E649 [25AP]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, H4678-H4681 [9JY]
      Terrorism: prohibit foreign assistance relative to harboring of 
        al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and Taliban fighters within 
        borders, H3487 [6JN]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], E549 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Afghanistan: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, 
        S3224-S3226 [16MY]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), House amendment, S5624, 
        S5625 [26JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans job corps funding through 
        reductions in foreign aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and 
        Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Foreign aid: make conditional upon promise of protection for 
        U.S. Embassies and diplomats, S6583-S6585 [21SE]
      ------prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, S3762 
        [6JN], S3961, S3962 [12JN], S6260 [12SE], S6316 [13SE], S6598-
        S6601 [21SE]
      ------prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (S. 
        3269), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S4619 [26JN], S5054 [17JY], 
        S5186 [19JY], S5279 [24JY]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance, S6488-S6490 [20SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), S6473 
        [19SE], S6476, S6517-S6519 [20SE], S6564-S6577, S6579-S6585, 
        S6596-S6601 [21SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6579 
        [21SE]
      Human rights: condemn international human rights violations 
        against women and human trafficking, S2477, S2478 [18AP]
      U.S. policy, S843 [16FE], S3226 [16MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Richard G. Olson To Be Ambassador to Pakistan: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. 1959, Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act, S5624 
        [26JY], H4873 [17JY]




PALAU, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Treaties and agreements: approve agreement providing terms for a 
        continuation of free association between the U.S. and Palau 
        (see H.R. 6040), H4156 [27JN]




PALAZZO, STEVEN M. (a Representative from Mississippi)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H27 [17JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H1915 [17AP]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6152 [19SE]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H727 [14FE]
      ------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty 
        or performed certain active service receive credit toward 
        early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 
        181), H1391 [19MR]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1273 [7MR]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H27 [17JA]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H1018 [28FE]
      ------prohibit from implementing certain rules relative to 
        employment of aliens in the U.S. for temporary employment (see 
        H.R. 3162), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish and maintain national 
        clearinghouse for alcohol and controlled substances testing 
        records of commercial motor vehicle operators (see H.R. 2459), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5202 [24JY]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H4775 [10JY]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H3267 [30MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H3363 [31MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H115 
        [23JA]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H79 [18JA]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H376 
        [1FE]
      ------protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of 
        Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 
        1865), H220 [31JA]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (see H.R. 3772), H160 [24JA]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (see H.R. 2706), 
        H220 [31JA]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4907 [17JY]
      Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations 
        between groups of health care professionals and health plans 
        and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1409), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H3267 [30MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in 
        enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H27 [17JA]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H903 [16FE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made 
        available for projects to provide recreational public access 
        (see H.R. 1997), H220 [31JA]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H28 [17JA]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (see H.R. 6326), H5706 [2AU]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3808 [19JN]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H3703 [12JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1101 [29FE]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H2072 [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6234 [20SE]
      Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and 
        competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies 
        from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health 
        insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H3363 [31MY]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H3578 [6JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      ------express that delays in implementing a clear mission for 
        the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1392 [19MR]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H220 [31JA]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary 
        and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 4075), H943 [17FE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3577 
        [6JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6302 [5OC]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H376 [1FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H3578 [6JN]
      Trucking industry: increase effectiveness of Federal oversight 
        of motor carriers by reforming regulations relative to 
        licensed brokers (see H.R. 2357), H79 [18JA]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see H. Res. 646), H3405 [1JN]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H6152 [19SE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3734 
        [18JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Taxation: allow partial exclusion for foreign earned income of 
        employees of Federal contractors who do not fulfill foreign 
        country residency requirements for certain reasons (see H.R. 
        6341), H5706 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Taxation: allow partial exclusion for foreign earned income of 
        employees of Federal contractors who do not fulfill foreign 
        country residency requirements for certain reasons (H.R. 
        6341), H5710 [2AU]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H2073 [25AP], H4687 [10JY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 374), 
        H86 [23JA]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1678 [28MR]
      Dept. of Defense: funding, H1678 [28MR]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H4916 [18JY], H5210 [25JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4949, H4966 [18JY]
      ------motorsports sponsorship funding, H4949 [18JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H832 [16FE]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H451 [3FE]
      ------reauthorize civil aviation research and development 
        projects and activities (H.R. 970), H452 [3FE]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2786 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2786 [16MY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        H5243 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H832 [16FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4628, H4637 [29JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4817, H4818 [11JY]
      Jones County Junior College: anniversary, H11 [17JA]
      Medicare: reform, H1678 [28MR]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H1165 [6MR]
      Navy: DDG-51 destroyer funding, H4966 [18JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4817, H4818 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4817 [11JY]
      Point of order, H4977 [18JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H62 [18JA]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H952 [27FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4628, 
        H4637 [29JN]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), H6087 
        [19SE]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86 [23JA]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5634 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5634 [2AU]
      Votes: position on missed, H782 [15FE], E916, 
        E921, E927 [31MY]
  Tributes
      Lund, Eugene P., E75 [25JA]




PALERMO, DONNA E.

  Remarks in House
      Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc.: Rose Tucker Award 
        recipient, E1721 [26OC]




PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION

  Bills and resolutions
      District of Columbia: oppose maintenance of an official office 
        if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of a 
        Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas (see 
        H. Res. 524), H158 [24JA]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3103 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, H4078 [27JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics, H5295, H5296 [26JY], E1330 [25JY]
      Israel: encourage continued commitment to Israeli/Palestinian 
        peace initiatives, H2490 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S4594 
        [25JN], S5654 [30JY], S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      Senate: moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, unanimous-consent agreement, S6025 
        [10SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 504, recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 
        Munich Olympics, S4463, S4594 [25JN]




PALESTINIANS

  Articles and editorials
      Israel's Top Court Orders Settlers To Leave Outpost, E475 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H158 [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      AID: broadcasting of television show ``Sesame Street'' in 
        Palestine funding, H130 [24JA]
      Israel: encourage continued commitment to Israeli/Palestinian 
        peace initiatives, H2490 [9MY]
      ------Supreme Court ruling that Migron, an illegal settlement 
        established in the West Bank, must be dismantled and the 
        occupants removed, E474 [28MR]
      ------U.S. policy, H3395-H3398 [1JN], H4825 [11JY]
      Middle East: support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria 
        if the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral 
        Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (H. Res. 394), H1527 [22MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, H1145 
        [5MR], H1299 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, S5931 
        [2AU]




PALEY, HIRAM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E70 [25JA]




PALLESEN, CHARLES M., JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S36 [23JA]




PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3407), S5211 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3407), S5214 [19JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3407, provisions, S5215 [19JY]




PALLONE, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5631 [1AU]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H5328 [26JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1741 [28MR]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H220 [31JA]
      Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights 
        relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names 
        (see H.R. 1166), H1363 [13MR]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5631 [1AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), 
        H27 [17JA]
      FDA: establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and 
        biosimilars (see H.R. 3988), H640 [8FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (see H.R. 6509), H6274 [21SE]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (see H.R. 5651), H2565 [9MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Fish and fishing: reauthorize certain legislation relative to 
        Atlantic Ocean marine fisheries (see H.R. 6096), H4774 [10JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H1154 [5MR]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3808 [19JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H966 [27FE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5202 [24JY]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 [19AP] 
        (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1428 [20MR]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H513 [6FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2330 [7MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H2329 [7MY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H697 [13FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1306 [8MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1642 [27MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5712 [2AU]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H182 [25JA]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for 
        lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
        wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports 
        (see H.R. 3797), H2072 [24AP]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H3578 [6JN]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4828 [11JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H5630 [1AU]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2647 [10MY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5078 [19JY]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H6279 [21SE]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health 
        information centers to help families of children with 
        disabilities or special health care needs make informed 
        choices about health care (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      FDA: extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H1804 [29MR]
      ------improve safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4262), H1570 [26MR]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H640 [8FE]
      Foster Children's Day: designate (see H. Res. 660), H2812 [16MY]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H114 [23JA]
      Taxation: expand and simplify the credit for employee health 
        insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4252), H1542 
        [22MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health 
        information centers to help families of children with 
        disabilities or special health care needs make informed 
        choices about health care (H.R. 4083), H944 [17FE]
      FDA: extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (H.R. 4332), H1806 [29MR]
      ------improve safety of cosmetics (H.R. 4262), H1571 [26MR]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (H.R. 
        3984), H641 [8FE]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (H.R. 3809), H115 [23JA]
      Taxation: expand and simplify the credit for employee health 
        insurance expenses of small employers (H.R. 4252), H1543 
        [22MR]
  Remarks
      American Herbal Products Association: anniversary, E187 
        [14FE]
      Atlantic Highlands, NJ: anniversary, E1661 [28SE]
      Barceloneta, PR: New Jersey Puerto Rican Heritage Statewide 
        Parade Annual Banquet Gala and Puerto Rican Illustres honoree, 
        E1535 [14SE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1858 [17AP]
      Citron, Suzanne and Jeffrey: Big Brothers Big Sisters of 
        Monmouth & Middlesex Counties Annual Matching Smiles Gala 
        honorees, E1716 [23OC]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5688 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2337 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H5515 [31JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        H5090 [23JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6200 [20SE], H6239, H6240 [21SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H910 
        [17FE]
      EPA: prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3223, H3227 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3862, H3867 [20JN]
      Ferragina, Roberto: Amerigo Vespucci Society Man of the Year 
        Award recipient, E314 [5MR]
      Franklin Township, NJ: tribute to Jain Center of New Jersey 
        temple construction, E1203 [9JY]
      Guerin, Kevin: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Irishman of the Year 
        award recipient, E131 [3FE]
      Hand in Hand (organization): tribute, E975 [5JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1455 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4727, H4733 [10JY]
      Highlands, NJ: anniversary of Twin Lights Historical Site, 
        E1701 [16OC]
      Johnson, Ed: New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP honoree, 
        E1456 [10SE]
      Long Branch, NJ: tribute to Long Branch, NJ, Free Public Library 
        Library Champion award recipients, E1708 [19OC]
      McDonald's Corp.: anniversary of Ronald McDonald House of Long 
        Branch and New Brunswick, NJ, E660 [26AP]
      Medicare: reform, H794 [15FE]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H910 [17FE]
      Middlesex County Retired Educators Association of New Jersey: 
        anniversary, E977 [5JN]
      Monmouth University: anniversary of Marjorie K. Unterberg School 
        of Nursing & Health Studies, E601 [19AP]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, E302 [1MR]
      Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5090 [23JY]
      New Jersey Citizen Action (organization): anniversary, 
        E787 [15MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1490 [21MR]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H795 [15FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H323, H326 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4727, H4733 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1455 [21MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4164 [28JN]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (H. Res. 571), H1178 [6MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 2219), H3366 [1JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5688 [2AU]
      Robinson-Briggs, Sharon: New Jersey State Conference of the 
        NAACP Certificate of Achievement recipient, E1454 
        [10SE]
      Roosevelt, NJ: anniversary, E1673 [2OC]
      Ryan, Michael: Ancient Order of Hibernians Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Hibernian of the 
        Year award recipient, E144 [6FE]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H910 [17FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H910 [17FE]
      Visiting Nurse Association Health Group: anniversary, 
        E1073 [19JN]
      Vitamins: anniversary of discovery, E1650 [21SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H749 [15FE]
  TIB
      Wilson, Lula Belle, E1687 [5OC]
  Tributes
      Blaisdell, Marie (Rie), E1261 [17JY]
      Brown, Nick and Tracy, E118 [2FE]
      Cummings, Richard A., Jr., E1285 [19JY]
      D'Averso, Nancy Lynn A., E1706 [16OC]
      Doherty, Matt, E1052 [18JN]
      Eichorn, Harry D., E1674 [2OC]
      Fernandes, Maria D., E309 [5MR]
      Hamlin, Jerome and Kathy, E1678 [2OC]
      Hovnanian, Sirvart, E1683 [5OC]
      Marks, Jerry and Wendy, E1676 [2OC]
      Payne, Donald M., H1166, H1199 [6MR]
      Rechnitz, Joan and Bob, E1633 [21SE]
      Reinhard, Kevin J., E93 [31JA]
      Riker, Margaret S., E1173 [28JN]
      Salvatore, Michael, E829 [17MY]
      Scudiery, Victor V., E1055 [18JN]
      Tighe, Thomas, E1699 [16OC]
      Trammell, Webster, E817 [16MY]




PALLONE, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Long Branch, NJ: tribute to Long Branch, NJ, Free Public Library 
        Library Champion award recipients, E1708 [19OC]




PALM BAY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1553 [19SE]




PALM BEACH, FL

  Remarks in House
      Callahan, Paul: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Scarola, Jack: Lord's Place (organization) Ending Homelessness 
        Award recipient, E105 [1FE]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): Palm 
        Beach, FL, chapter recipient of SBA National SCORE Chapter of 
        the Year Award, E1023 [7JN]




PALM CITY, FL

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]




PALM SPRING, CA

  Remarks in House
      Palm Springs Air Museum: tribute to Spirit of '45 Day, E1345 
        [26JY]




PALMATEER, RANDY

  Remarks in House
      Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual 
        Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]




PALMER, ARNOLD

  Bills and resolutions
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (see 
        H. Con. Res. 133), H4907 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (H. 
        Con. Res. 133), H5072 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (H. 
        Con. Res. 133), S5628 [26JY]
      Congressional Gold Medal: recipient, S6440 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 133, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer, H5072 [19JY]




PALMER, CHARLES, II

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E38 [18JA]




PALMER, DANIEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1344 [26JY]




PALMER, LARRY L.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S613 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, 
        St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and St. 
        Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S613 [14FE]




PALMER, PETER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1493 [12SE]




PALMERSHEIM, PATRICK

  Remarks in House
      DAR: Medal of Honor award recipient, E500 [29MR]




PALO ALTO, CA

  Remarks in House
      Stanford University: tribute to women's water polo team, E1312 
        [24JY]




PALOMAREZ, JAVIER

  Letters
      Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S2398 [17AP]




PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS

  Bills and resolutions
      Terrorism: require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]




PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see S. 3517), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6331), H5706 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Jonathan D. Farrar To Be Ambassador to Panama: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




PANAMA CANAL

  Bills and resolutions
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see S. 3517), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6331), H5706 [2AU]




PANAMA CITY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: anniversary of Girl Scout Council of the Florida 
        Panhandle, E1647 [21SE]




PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 733), H6144-H6147 [19SE], E1612 [21SE], E1684 [5OC]
  Texts of
      H.R. 733, provisions, H6144 [19SE]




PANDEMIC AND ALL-HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS ACT

  Amendments
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
  Texts of
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]




PANEITZ, BECKY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4889 [11JY]




PANETTA, COSMO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1020 [7JN]




PANETTA, LEON E.  see Secretary of Defense (Leon E. Panetta)




PANGERE, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall 
        of Fame inductees, E565 [18AP]




PANVINI, VINCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E58 [23JA]




PAONE, MARTIN P.

  Articles and editorials
      Senate Rule Changes Come With Risk, S3250 [17MY]




PAPE, ASHLEY

  Remarks in House
      Long Branch, NJ: tribute to Long Branch, NJ, Free Public Library 
        Library Champion award recipients, E1708 [19OC]




PAPER INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Detwiler, Thomas C.: Paper Industry Management Association Mill 
        Manager of the Year Award recipient, H2214 [27AP]




PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for 
        first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 6224), H5327 [26JY]




PAPPAS, JACI

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E259 [28FE]




PAPUA NEW GUINEA, INDEPENDENT STATE OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Walter North To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, 
        Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6453 [19SE]




PARALYMPIC GAMES

  Remarks in Senate
      Illinois: tribute to participants, S6333 [13SE]




PARC CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Xuan, Kathy: SBA Illinois Small Business Exporter the Year award 
        recipient, H3488 [6JN]




PARE, EDWARD D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6622 [21SE]




PARE, JOHN G., JR.

  Letters
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization, 
        S2550 [19AP]




PARENT, ELENA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1397 [3AU]




PARENT, JAMES M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E70 [25JA]




PARENT & CHILD (publication)

  Remarks in House
      Renton, WA: inclusion of Talbot Hill Elementary School in Parent 
        & Child (publication) ``Coolest Schools in America'' list and 
        Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 
        Designated Innovative Schools honoree, E1593 [21SE]




PARENT PROJECT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (organization)

  Letters
      Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, H3864 
        [20JN]




PARETS, PAUL L.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4458 [25JN]




PARIS, ROBERT

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2917 [7MY]




PARIS, ROBERT L., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E604 [19AP], E607 [23AP]




PARKER, GARRET

  Remarks in House
      Illinois Boys and Girls Club: Youth of the Year award recipient, 
        E1349 [30JY]




PARKER, NORM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E203 [15FE]




PARKER, RANDALL B.

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Air Force: Meritorious Civilian Service Award 
        nominee, E1039 [12JN]




PARKER-MILLIGAN, MARIO

  Letters
      Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act, S2951 [8MY]




PARKHURTS, TOBIAS

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




PARKINSON'S AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 416), S2243 [29MR] (see H. Res. 642), 
        H2274 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E447 [27MR], E502 [29MR], E548 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 416), S2282 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 416, designate, S2259, S2282 [29MR]




PARKLAND, WA

  Bills and resolutions
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (see S. Res. 511), S4674 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (S. Res. 511), S4685 [27JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 511, tribute to Pacific Lutheran University women's 
        softball team, S4683, S4686 [27JN]




PARKS, CAROLYN B.

  Proclamations
      Carolyn B. Parks Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1191 [29JN]




PARKS, DELORES A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E628 [24AP]




PARKS, JOHNNY E., III

  Remarks in House
      Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., 
        event to honor Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]




PARKS, JOSEPH W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E293 [1MR]




PARKS, ROSA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E145 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: direct the Architect of the 
        Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the 
        statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall, S4411 
        [21JN]
      Congressional Gold Medal: award, S4411 [21JN]




PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 2372), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4094), H1016 [28FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (see S. 2341), S2655 [24AP] (see 
        H.R. 4073), H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs 
        (see S. 3583), S6545 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to Elko 
        County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of 
        Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see H.R. 3815), H158 
        [24JA]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 463), S3234 
        [16MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3162 [18MY]
      National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of the 
        Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and 
        establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated 
        area of the National Park System (see H.R. 6032), H4156 [27JN]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 5988), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Appalachian Trail: anniversary of completion, E1424 [3AU]
      Birmingham, AL: tribute to visit by Michelle Obama to Camp Noah 
        at McAlpine Recreation Area, E1329 [25JY]
      BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 270), 
        H5437, H5438 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
      Bureau of Reclamation: management of Lake Berryessa in 
        California relative to concession bidding process, H3354, 
        H3355 [31MY]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access, H3746, H3763 [19JN]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: protect ability of 
        Federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve 
        appropriate excess Federal property as open space, H499 [6FE]
      Clermont, KY: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest inclusion 
        in Yahoo! Travel ``America's Prettiest Parks'' list, E1576 
        [20SE]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to dedication of bust of Alexander 
        Duchnovich in Rusin Cultural Garden, E829 [17MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5432, H5433 [31JY], 
        H5599 [1AU]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Hidden Pond Nature Center 
        Envirothon Team, E1077 [19JN]
      For the Love of the Lake (organization): tribute to Second 
        Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up event, E1405 [3AU]
      Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by 
        implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (H.R. 
        3397), H5730-H5732 [10SE]
      Gering, NE: anniversary of Summit Road at the Scotts Bluff 
        National Monument, E1647 [21SE]
      Golden, CO: Golden Parks and Recreation Dept. recipient of 
        Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Civic Award, E172 
        [9FE]
      Keep Prince William Beautiful (organization): tribute to 
        volunteers, E935 [31MY]
      Leonard, Tom: Essex National Heritage Commission Essex Heritage 
        Hero Award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Mackinac Island, MI: Mackinac Island State Park Commission 
        commemoration of War of 1812, E1260 [17JY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
      Mount Washington Cruises, Inc.: anniversary, E1001 [6JN], E1059 
        [18JN]
      Prince William County, VA: anniversary of Prince William Forest 
        Park, E583 [19AP]
      ------tribute to Prince William Forest Park volunteers, E937 
        [31MY]
      ------tribute to Six Weeks To Make a Difference Program 
        volunteers, E937 [31MY]
      Prince William Forest Park: anniversary, E360 [9MR]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3746, H3762, H3776 [19JN]
      Sonoma County, CA: anniversary of Fort Ross State Historical 
        Park, E1153 [27JN]
      Trust for Public Land (organization): anniversary, E1554 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs (S. 
        3583), S6549 [20SE]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 463), S3239 
        [16MY]
      Rapid City, SD: anniversary of Reptile Gardens, S4456 [25JN], 
        S4671 [27JN]
      Timberline Lodge, OR: anniversary of Timberline Lodge and Ski 
        Area, S5970 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Cabin Fee Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3397) (H. Rept. 112-602), H4906 [17JY]
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture Acceptance of the Quitclaim, Disclaimer, 
        and Relinquishment of a Railroad Right of Way Within and 
        Adjacent to Pike National Forest: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4073) (H. Rept. 112-599), H4906 [17JY]
      La Pine Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (S. 270) (H. Rept. 112-581), H4683 [9JY]
      Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
        Recreational Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4094) (H. Rept. 112-526), H3706 [15JN]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        114) (S. Rept. 112-103), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. 
        Rept. 112-538), H3732 [18JN]
  Tables
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5731 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5730 [10SE]
      H.R. 4073, Dept. of Agriculture acceptance of quitclaim, 
        disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way 
        within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted 
        to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co., H5432 [31JY]
      S. 270, La Pine Land Conveyance Act, H5437 [31JY]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. 3583, Community Parks Revitalization Act, S6549-S6552 [20SE]
      S. Res. 463, National Kids to Parks Day, S3238, S3241 [16MY]




PARKSTON, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      South Dakota: anniversary of Services Center Federal Credit 
        Union, S6264 [12SE]




PARNELL, SEAN (Governor of Alaska)

  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: tribute to ``Choose Respect'' initiative to reduce rates 
        of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse, S2204 
        [29MR]




PARR, CHRISTINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1028 [29FE]




PARSEGHIAN, ARA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1577 [27MR]




PARSON, CHESLE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E670 [26AP]




PARSONS, CHRIS

  Articles and editorials
      Former Wildcat, Coaching Legend Dead at 59, S6424 [19SE]




PARSONS, JENNIFER

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5238 [19JY]




PARTNERS FOR STENNIS (organization)

  Letters
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H833 [16FE]




PARTNERSHIP FOR TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SKILLS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Green Lake, WI: tribute to the Green Lake School District for 
        developing 21st century readiness knowledge and skills in 
        students, E876 [18MY]




PASADENA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Hillsides Organization: anniversary, E1276 [18JY]
      Jones, Denise Houlemard: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E477 [28MR]
      Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center: anniversary, E1150 [27JN]




PASADENA, TX

  Remarks in House
      San Jacinto College: anniversary, E418 [22MR]
      ------receipt of grant to fund collaborative programs with local 
        secondary school districts to increase college readiness and 
        completion of post-secondary education courses, E418 [22MR]




PASCAGOULA, MS

  Remarks in House
      NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363), H3440, H3441 
        [5JN], H3575 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Mississippi (U.S.S.): commissioning, S5084 [17JY]
  Reports filed
      NOAA Conveyance of Property to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 363) (S. 
        Rept. 112-133), S131 [26JA]
      NOAA Property Conveyance to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 363) (H. Rept. 112-502), H3265 [30MY]
  Texts of
      S. 363, NOAA conveyance of property to Pascagoula, MS, H3440 
        [5JN]




PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1808 [29MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1808 [29MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Armed Forces: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of 
        retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to all 
        members retired for disability regardless of disability rating 
        percentage (see H.R. 186), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H5766 [10SE]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H726 [14FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1915 [17AP]
      CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for 
        their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for 
        cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1596), H3404 [1JN]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H2271 [27AP]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H4907 [17JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H115 [23JA]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H2033 [19AP]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1273 [7MR]
      ------require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit 
        reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H726 [14FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H6001 [13SE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5923 [12SE]
      ------terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 
        crop year (see H.R. 2487), H726 [14FE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal 
        investigators, and game law enforcement officers with 
        authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry 
        firearms (see H.R. 324), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1808 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2126 [25AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H3105 [17MY]
      ------establish Cybersecurity Compliance Division and enhance 
        security and resiliency of the Nation's cyber and physical 
        infrastructure against terrorism and other cyber attacks (see 
        H.R. 174), H1807 [29MR]
      ------modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 
        3855), H1101 [29FE]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H1846 [16AP]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H6304 [9OC]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Education: provide for high-quality academic tutoring for low-
        income students (see H.R. 3498), H948 [21FE]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1978 [18AP]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H2289 [27AP]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1392 [19MR]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1391 [19MR]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1741 [28MR]
      Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental 
        leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave 
        (see H.R. 616), H2033 [19AP]
      ------provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 
        3485), H6001 [13SE]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H5630 [1AU]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5631 [1AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1572 [26MR]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H2033 [19AP]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see H.R. 1940), H2569 [9MY]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H3267 [30MY]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H115 [23JA]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H966 [27FE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H115 [23JA]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see H.R. 3590), H1978 [18AP]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H1134 [1MR]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H3163 [18MY]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2134 [25AP]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H1134 [1MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4775 [10JY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see H.R. 4309), H1803 [29MR]
      ------encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans 
        throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is 
        seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 
        365), H1642 [27MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2663 [11MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3976 [21JN]
      Medicare: exclude customary prompt pay discounts from 
        manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for 
        drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H3481 [5JN]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H4864 [12JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6001 [13SE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6062 [14SE]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see 
        H.R. 1561), H3163 [18MY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 
        452), H966 [27FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H945 [17FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1572 
        [26MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2288 [27AP]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H1154 [5MR]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H1978 [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1642 [27MR]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2570 [9MY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H5923 [12SE]
      Tariff: reliquidation of certain entries of high-density, 
        fiberboard-core laminate wall and floor panels (see H.R. 
        5154), H2271 [27AP]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the 
        Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 6468), H6231 [20SE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H1391 [19MR]
      ------exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business 
        holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises 
        which are independently supervised (see H.R. 4035), H4828 
        [11JY]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H2033 [19AP]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1362 [13MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H2134 [25AP]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend period during which transfers of excess pension 
        assets may be made to retiree health accounts and provide for 
        transfer of such assets to retiree group term life insurance 
        accounts (see H.R. 4143), H1153 [5MR]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H1391 [19MR]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H726 [14FE]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3977 [21JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H4685 [9JY]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H1101 [29FE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H5923 
        [12SE]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H5292 [25JY]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H5712 [2AU]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims 
        brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H2033 
        [19AP]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1572 [26MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4828 [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Health: reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H1497 [21MR]
      Senior citizens: improve public transportation services for 
        seniors (see H.R. 4028), H725 [14FE]
      Tariff: capers, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 
        (see H.R. 5272, 5275), H2273 [27AP]
      ------D-mannose (see H.R. 5277), H2273 [27AP]
      ------fatty acids, C12-21 and C18-unsatd., 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-
        4-piperidol esters and polyethylene or polypropylene or 3,5-
        di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, hexadecyl ester mixtures 
        (see H.R. 5268), H2273 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-sulfonyldiphenol (see H.R. 5267), H2273 [27AP]
      ------hydroxylamine sulfate (see H.R. 5271), H2273 [27AP]
      ------liquidation or reliquidation of digital still image video 
        cameras (see H.R. 5324), H2275 [27AP]
      ------o-acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) (see H.R. 5276), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------1,6-hexanediamine, N,N`-Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-
        piperidinyl)-, P/W 2,4-dichloro-6-(4-morpholinyl)-1,3,5-
        triazine (see H.R. 5269), H2273 [27AP]
      ------pepperoncini prepared or preserved by vinegar (see H.R. 
        5273), H2273 [27AP]
      ------pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
        vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen (see H.R. 5274), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------propoxur (2-(1-methylethoxy)phenol methylcarbamate) (see 
        H.R. 5278), H2273 [27AP]
      ------2-(4,6-bis-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-
        (octyl oxy)-phenol (see H.R. 5270), H2273 [27AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------express that the current property tax deduction on private 
        residences should not be further restricted (see H. Res. 557), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------provide a credit for production of renewable chemicals 
        (see H.R. 4953), H2206 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Health: reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (H.R. 4238), H1497 [21MR]
      Senior citizens: improve public transportation services for 
        seniors (H.R. 4028), H726 [14FE]
      Tariff: capers, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 
        (H.R. 5272), H2286 [27AP]
      ------capers, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 
        (H.R. 5275), H2286 [27AP]
      ------D-mannose (H.R. 5277), H2286 [27AP]
      ------fatty acids, C12-21 and C18-unsatd., 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-
        4-piperidol esters and polyethylene or polypropylene or 3,5-
        di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, hexadecyl ester mixtures 
        (H.R. 5268), H2286 [27AP]
      ------4,4'-sulfonyldiphenol (H.R. 5267), H2286 [27AP]
      ------hydroxylamine sulfate (H.R. 5271), H2286 [27AP]
      ------liquidation or reliquidation of digital still image video 
        cameras (H.R. 5324), H2288 [27AP]
      ------o-acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) (H.R. 5276), H2286 [27AP]
      ------1,6-hexanediamine, N,N`-Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-
        piperidinyl)-, P/W 2,4-dichloro-6-(4-morpholinyl)-1,3,5-
        triazine (H.R. 5269), H2286 [27AP]
      ------pepperoncini prepared or preserved by vinegar (H.R. 5273), 
        H2286 [27AP]
      ------pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
        vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen (H.R. 5274), H2286 [27AP]
      ------propoxur (2-(1-methylethoxy)phenol methylcarbamate) (H.R. 
        5278), H2286 [27AP]
      ------2-(4,6-bis-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-
        (octyl oxy)-phenol (H.R. 5270), H2286 [27AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (H.R. 5542), H2444 [8MY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (H.R. 6152), H5078 [19JY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E916 [31MY]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H536 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H536 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2627 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1672 [28MR], H1773, H1774 [29MR]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: observance, E1554 [19SE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H404 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), 
        E1288 [19JY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, E1288 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Intelligence and 
        Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and 
        information sharing functions and require dissemination of 
        information to relevant entities (H.R. 2764), E914 
        [31MY]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency 
        Support funding, H2395 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H778 [15FE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3332 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3332 [31MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H922 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H141 [24JA], H618, H619 
        [8FE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3230 
        [30MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3511, H3512 [6JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1169 [6MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3511, H3512 [6JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E431 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4720 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), 
        H1111 [1MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        E839 [17MY]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E659 [26AP]
      Macedonia: anniversary of Ilinden Uprising, E1432 [3AU]
      Medicare: reform, H1672 [28MR]
      National security: improve efforts to prevent, protect against, 
        respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass 
        destruction, E914 [31MY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute, E154 [7FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H326 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4720 
        [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, E431 [22MR]
      Power resources: prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the 
        northeast U.S., H778 [15FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H57 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6177, H6178 [20SE]
      Randazzo, Ciro G.: Federazione Siciliana Del New Jersey 
        ``Trinacria D'Oro'' Award recipient, E381 [19MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3511, H3512 [6JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2395 [8MY]
      Small business: establish a loan program to assist and provide 
        incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 4102), H4720 [10JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5581 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1996 [19AP]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (H.R. 3238), 
        H778 [15FE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H618, H619 [8FE], H922 
        [17FE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3607 
        [7JN]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3511, H3512 
        [6JN]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H618, H619 [8FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2739 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H91 [23JA], H419 
        [2FE], H490 [6FE], H709 [14FE], H955 
        [27FE], H1374 [19MR], H2051 [24AP], 
        H2303 [7MY], H3147 [18MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3290 [31MY], H4672 [9JY], 
        E764 [10MY], E842 [17MY]
  Tributes
      Cruz, Victor, E154 [7FE]
      Gercke, Joan Kathleen, E277 [29FE]
      Kuykendall, James A., E383 [19MR]
      Parks, Joseph W., E293 [1MR]
      Payne, Donald M., H1195 [6MR]




PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE TRUST LAND ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4222), H3443 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4222) 
        (H. Rept. 112-510), H3362 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4222, provisions, H3443 [5JN]




PASCUAL, CARLOS

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Energy Resources: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]




PASKER, TERRY L.

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: Iowa National Guard 2d Brigade Combat Team, 34th 
        Infantry Division recipient of Dept. of Defense Citizen 
        Patriot Unit Award, E1540 [14SE]




PASS A BUDGET NOW ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4036), H801 [15FE]




PASSERI-DENSMORE, STEPHANIE

  Remarks in House
      Cortland, NY: Cortland Junior Senior High School students 
        winners of NASA Space Settlement Contest, E1221 [10JY]




PASSPORTS

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 3855), 
        H218 [31JA]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      Travel and tourism: require priority visa processing for 
        visitors to national heritage areas or national parks and make 
        infrastructure grants to communities hosting these areas (see 
        H.R. 6130), H4868 [13JY]
      ------stimulate international tourism by reforming the visa 
        process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to the U.S., 
        and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), S2030 
        [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), 
        H3362 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (H.R. 3855), H663 [9FE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 [21SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (S. 2046), S256 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Secure Visas Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1741) 
        (H. Rept. 112-411), H1303 [8MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]




PASSWORD PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3074), S3058 [10MY]




PASTOR, CAROL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E354 [8MR]




PASTOR, ED (a Representative from Arizona)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H5860 [11SE]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 100), H726 
        [14FE] (see H. Res. 551), H802 [15FE]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1101 [29FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H28 [17JA]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4864 [12JY]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5923 [12SE]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services (see H.R. 1666), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H727 [14FE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H3808 [19JN]
      Diseases: issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against 
        colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H1807 [29MR]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5860 
        [11SE]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes 
        until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------statehood (see H.R. 265), H2033 [19AP]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H803 [15FE]
      FDA: strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1741 [28MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6001 [13SE]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. 
        in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty 
        orders (see H.R. 3057), H727 [14FE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H4864 [12JY]
      House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a 
        voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 
        267), H2033 [19AP]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H2288 [27AP]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H476 [3FE]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicare: amend provisions relative to payment for partial 
        hospitalization services (see H.R. 3442), H512 [6FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H803 [15FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H4864 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H3808 [19JN]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1847 [16AP]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H3703 
        [12JN]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H1134 [1MR]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2813 [16MY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2447 [8MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H5131 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H3699 [8JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (H.R. 5939), 
        H3699 [8JN]
  Remarks
      Cruz, Terri: Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives 
        (publication) Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, 
        E565 [18AP]
      Translational Genomics Research Institute: anniversary, 
        E1144 [26JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H2246 [27AP]
  Tributes
      Barber, Representative, H3753 [19JN]
      Gutierrez, Sonia, E1476 [11SE]
      Maynes, Beki Sigworth, E482 [29MR]
      Maynes, J.O., Jr. (Rocky), E482 [29MR]
      Poulos, Lou, E457 [27MR]
      Smith, David, E566 [18AP]
      Sullivan, John V., H1633 [27MR]




PATA, DONALD

  Remarks in House
      NSF: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and 
        Science Teaching recipient, E1143 [26JN]




PATAGONIA, AZ

  Bills and resolutions
      Jim Kolbe Post Office: designate (see H.R. 5939), H3699 [8JN]




PATCHELL, BETTY R. STAIR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1857 [17AP]




PATEL, ADVAIT (ADI)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E907 [30MY]




PATEL, ARUN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3862 [20JN]




PATEL, HITESH

  Affidavits
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2406 [8MY]




PATEL, RIMA

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E810 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E810 [16MY]




PATENT LAW TREATIES IMPLEMENTATION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-S6670 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3486), S6545 
        [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3486, provisions, S5980-S5983 [2AU], S6667-S6670 [21SE]




PATENTS

  Amendments
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Courts: provide for recovery of computer hardware and software 
        patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the 
        claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding 
        (see H.R. 6245), H5628 [1AU]
      FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs in certain 
        combinations of drugs (see H.R. 6502), H6274 [21SE]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Motor vehicles: provide for an exception from infringement for 
        certain component parts (see H.R. 3889), H440 [2FE]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 548), 
        H802 [15FE]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H692 [9FE]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use 
        of U.S. patents (see H.R. 6353), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6544), 
        H6276 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      African Americans: tribute to contributions of African American 
        inventors, H969 [28FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: modify a land grant patent issued to the 
        Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3713, 
        H3714 [18JN]
      Government regulations: exempt patent application process 
        regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E122, E123, E124 
        [2FE]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 548), E215 [16FE]
      Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to National Trademark Expo, 
        E1552 [19SE]
      Reform (H.R. 1249), H969 [28FE]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use 
        of U.S. patents (H.R. 6353), H5633 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      America Invents Act: anniversary, S6427 [19SE]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-
        S6670 [21SE]
      Inventions: transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-
        inventor-to-file system, S4194 [14JN]
      National Inventors' Day: observance, S490 [9FE]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-S6670 
        [21SE]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market, S3411 [22MY], S3542, S3547, 
        S3553, S3557 [24MY]
      Reform (H.R. 1249), S4194 [14JN]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior Modification of Land Grant Patent Issued 
        to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 404) (H. Rept. 112-433), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3486), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. 404, Dept. of the Interior modification of a land grant 
        patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, 
        H3713 [18JN]
      S. 3486, Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act, S5980-S5983 
        [2AU], S6667-S6670 [21SE]




PATERNO, JOSEPH V.

  Articles and editorials
      Paterno Built Penn State On, Off the Field, H669 [9FE]
  Eulogies
      By Paterno family member, H668 [9FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H665-H670 [9FE]




PATES, RICHARD E.

  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations, H4021 [26JN]




PATHENOS, MATTHEW P.

  Remarks in House
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: designate (H.R. 3247), H706, H707 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: designate (H.R. 3247), S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3247), S2730 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3247, Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office 
        Building, Chesterfield, MO, H706 [14FE]




PATHWAY TO JOB CREATION THROUGH A SIMPLER, FAIRER TAX CODE ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      Enact (H.R. 6169): consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 6169), H5678 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6169), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5592 [1AU], H5658-
        H5681, H5690, H5692 [2AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------motion to recommit, H5679 [2AU]
      Taxation: preserve deductions for mortgage interest and 
        charitable donations, H5679 [2AU]
      ------provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5670 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6169, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
      Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 6169) (H. Rept. 
        112-629), H5330 [30JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 6169, provisions, H5538 [1AU]
      H.R. 6169, provisions, H5658 [2AU]




PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

  Amendments
      Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program: repeal (H.R. 1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 
        [1FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4722 [10JY]
      Repeal (H.R. 6079): consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3601 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, S4737 [29JN]
      HHS Signs $20M PR Contract To Promote Healthcare Law, S3391 
        [22MY]
      Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
      Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 
        [25JN]
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]
      ObamaCare and the Power To Tax, S4737 [29JN]
      ObamaCare's Secret History--How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma 
        Colluded With the White House at the Public's Expense, S4444 
        [25JN]
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 
        [21MR]
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        S4866 [11JY]
      Strassel--Axelrod's Obamacare Dollars, S4442, S4446 [25JN]
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]
      Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]
      Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      What's Behind Roberts' Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified 
        health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the 
        Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program: repeal (H.R. 1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), 
        H158 [24JA]
      Constitution--U.S.: express that health insurance mandate 
        violates the clause requiring that bills for raising revenue 
        originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
        comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Drugs: repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3162 [18MY]
      Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to 
        the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign (see H.R. 5894), H3480 [5JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding 
        to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), 
        H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions not declared 
        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Health savings accounts: repeal provisions (see H.R. 6137), 
        H5008 [18JY]
      Independent Payment Advisory Board: repeal provisions (see S. 
        2118), S850 [16FE]
      Insurance: prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------provide savings by permitting pass-through funding for 
        State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see H.R. 
        6234), H5524 [31JY]
      ------provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed 
        as a tax (see S. 3411), S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6334), H5706 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the 
        Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
      Preexisting Condition Insurance Program: improve eligibility 
        requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting 
        condition for coverage (see H.R. 6327), H5706 [2AU]
      Repeal (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 4242), H1541 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Repeal (H.R. 6079): consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]
      Taxation: extend, expand, and improve the qualifying therapeutic 
        discovery project credit (see S. 3232), S3516 [23MY]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
  Court decisions
      Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Aracely Rodriguez, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Bill Cea, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Emily Schlichting, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Jamal Lee, H4797 [11JY]
  Letters
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Charles M. Loveless, American 
        Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, Shereen 
        Arent, American Diabetes Association, and Mark A. Schoeberl, 
        American Heart Association, H3605 [7JN]
      ------DeAnn Friedholm, Consumers Union, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ethan Rome, Health Care for America Now (organization), 
        H3604 [7JN]
      ------Judy Waxman and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law 
        Center, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Walter J. Humann, OsteoMed Inc., H3592 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: 
        Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]
      ------Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E1212 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage 
        of certain women's preventive health services: several law 
        professors, E1370-E1372 [1AU]
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, 
        H1507 [22MR]
      ------Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]
      ------several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]
      ------several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
  Memorandums
      Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and 
        Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House), S4443, S4444 [25JN]
  Motions
      Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program: repeal (H.R. 1173), H352 [1FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Repeal (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3616 
        [7JN]
  Press releases
      Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 
        H3604 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion 
        services (H.R. 358), H3279 [31MY]
      Budget: impact on deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]
      CBO: cost estimate, H1438 [21MR]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center for Medicare & 
        Medicaid Innovation grant funding, H3408 [5JN]
      Civil liberties: protect rights of conscience relative to 
        requirements for coverage of specific items and services, 
        H1221 [7MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
      Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program: prevent repeal if failure to implement would increase 
        Medicaid spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal, H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 [2FE], 
        H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], E141 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), H192-H200 
        [31JA]
      ------repeal (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 [1FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H713 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], E209 [16FE]
      ------ensure that a majority of individuals above a certain age 
        have access to private long-term care insurance, H335-H337 
        [1FE]
      ------implement a voluntary insurance program to provide long-
        term care services for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and 
        other disabled individuals, H352, H353 [1FE]
      ------increase flexibility for implementation of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to defend against challenges 
        to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498-H2500 
        [9MY]
      District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 
        [9JY]
      Drugs: repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, 
        H3601, H3605, H3606, H3609, H3611, H3613, H3614, H3616 [7JN], 
        E1031 [8JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 5842), H3366 [1JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H4742 [10JY]
      Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]
      Government regulations: exempt Patient Protection and Affordable 
        Care Act implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, 
        H5268 [25JY]
      Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to 
        have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], H2263 [27AP]
      ------reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign, H3486 [6JN]
      ------study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H2025-
        H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660, 
        H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, 
        H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, 
        H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, 
        H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion 
        to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H4071 [27JN]
      Impact, H1378-H1384 [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, H1400 
        [20MR], H1436, H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 [21MR], 
        H1524 [22MR], H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 [28MR], H1744 
        [29MR], H1859 [17AP], H1924 [18AP], H3586 [7JN], H3797-H3804 
        [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H4664, H4673-H4677 [9JY], H4689, 
        H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, H4785, H4813-H4816 [11JY], H4830 
        [12JY], H4897-H4900 [17JY], H5082 [23JY], H5139, H5188-H5191 
        [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E389 [20MR], E404 [21MR], E418 [22MR], 
        E464 [28MR], E1383 [1AU]
      Independent Payment Advisory Board: repeal provisions, H1369, 
        H1370, H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], 
        H1430, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1444-H1450, H1453-H1490, H1494 
        [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1506, H1507, H1516, H1521, H1522, 
        H1524, H1539 [22MR], H1564-H1566, H1568 [26MR], H3607 [7JN], 
        H3801 [19JN], H4821 [11JY], E415, E416, E418, E423, E425, 
        E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 [29MR]
      Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, 
        H4752 [10JY], E1254 [17JY]
      Insurance: impact of dental care provisions, E1587 [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1397 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4688, H4728, H4745, H4746, H4747, 
        H4760 [10JY], H4778, H4796, H4799, H4800, H4815, H4817-H4824 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (H.R. 
        1370), H432 [2FE]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, 
        H3610-H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]
      IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        H4747 [10JY]
      ------impact on funding, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      Medicare: home health care providers and caregivers funding, 
        E1487 [12SE]
      ------impact on funding, H433 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], H788-H800 
        [15FE], H817 [16FE], H1422-H1425 [20MR], H1430 [21MR], H3798 
        [19JN], H4749 [10JY], H4817 [11JY], H4830 [12JY], H5913-H5917 
        [12SE]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, H701, H702 [14FE]
      ------reform, H788 [15FE], H1384-H1388 [19MR], H3798, H3803 
        [19JN], H5913-H5917 [12SE]
      Members of Congress: impact of repeal on enrollment of Members 
        of Congress in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, 
        H4748 [10JY]
      ------require Members who repeal Federal benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, 
        H3596, H3597 [7JN]
      ------require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      No Co-Pay Day: observance, E1383 [1AU]
      Patient's Bill of Rights: repeal, H4812 [11JY]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      Preexisting Condition Insurance Program: improve eligibility 
        requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting 
        condition for coverage (H.R. 6327), E1399 [3AU]
      Repeal, H430-H436 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H713 
        [14FE], H738 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H906 [17FE], H1298 [8MR], 
        H1369 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, 
        H1563-H1569 [26MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP], H3366, H3391, H3400-
        H3402 [1JN], H3409 [5JN], H3486 [6JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], 
        H3917, H3918 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], H6263, H6265 [21SE], E424 
        [22MR], E1063 [18JN]
      Repeal (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      Repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 
        [24JY]
      Repeal (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]
      Repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, 
        H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], H4778-
        H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-H4808, 
        H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], 
        E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-H4725 [10JY]
      ------motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]
      Small business: impact on hiring, H4739 [10JY], H4818, H4824 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for 
        certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 
        [10MY]
      States: impact of requirement to establish health insurance 
        exchanges, H4814, H4815 [11JY]
      Supreme Court: decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, 
        H4163, H4164, H4422-H4425, H4426-H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, 
        H4609, H4646-H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, 
        H4728, H4731, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, 
        H4817, H4824 [11JY], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]
      ------review of constitutionality, H191 [31JA], H1138 [5MR], 
        H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563-H1569 [26MR], 
        H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 [7JN], H3797-
        H3799, H3801-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H3983 [26JN], 
        H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], E1063 [18JN], 
        E1152 [27JN]
      Taxation: impose an excise tax on certain sugary drinks, H3594 
        [7JN]
      ------rates, H1266 [7MR]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (H.R. 
        605), H2052 [24AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5915 [12SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3366 
        [1JN], H3584, H3587, H3588, H3601-H3618 [7JN], H3797, H3798 
        [19JN], E1025, E1031, E1035 [8JN], E1041 [12JN], E1052 [18JN], 
        E1124 [21JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), motion to 
        recommit, H3616 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 5906), H3591 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (H.R. 6048), H4764 [10JY]
      Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      Women: health care for women, H1160 [6MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, 
        H1442 [21MR], H1500 [22MR], H4803 [11JY], H5536, H5537, H5538 
        [1AU], E1369 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      CBO: cost estimate, S1769-S1773 [19MR]
      Civil liberties: protect rights of conscience relative to 
        requirements for coverage of specific items and services, 
        S1077-S1082 [28FE], S1104-S1110, S1112, S1113, S1115-S1129, 
        S1132-S1139, S1141, S1156 [29FE], S1159-S1173 [1MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]
      Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program: funding, S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 [2FE], 
        S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: contract with public relations firm for 
        advertising campaign to promote preventive health benefits of 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3467 [23MY]
      ------transfer of funds to the IRS for implementation, S2474 
        [18AP]
      Drugs: repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, S3829 [7JN]
      Employment: impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]
      Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures, S3811 [7JN]
      ------release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, 
        S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      Impact, S1821 [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], S1956-
        S1963, S1988-S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], S2160-
        S2163 [28MR], S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S3114 [14MY], 
        S3298 [21MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-S4810 
        [10JY], S4857, S4866, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-S5447 
        [26JY], S5692-S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE], S6586-
        S6589 [21SE]
      Implementation: funding, S3460 [23MY]
      Independent Payment Advisory Board: repeal provisions, S1444-
        S1447 [7MR], S1957, S1960, S1961 [22MR], S2044 [27MR]
      ------repeal provisions (S. 2118), S875 [16FE], S879 [17FE]
      Insurance: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, 
        costs, and accessibility, S1564-S1567 [12MR], S1768-S1773 
        [19MR], S1818-S1821, S1843 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], 
        S2042-S2045 [27MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], S2222 
        [29MR], S3460 [23MY], S3741 [6JN], S4696-S4706, S4709, S4714 
        [28JN], S5442 [26JY], S5706 [31JY], S6413 [19SE]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4706, S4707 [28JN], S4735-S4737 
        [29JN], S4858, S4863, S4868 [11JY], S4924, S4935 [12JY], S5443 
        [26JY]
      ------implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for 
        health insurance plans, S5712-S5714 [31JY]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        S2942 [8MY], S3761 [6JN], S4706 [28JN], S4736 [29JN], S5111 
        [18JY], S6614-S6616 [21SE]
      ------impact on funding, S2010-S2013 [26MR]
      Medicare: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, 
        costs, and accessibility for seniors living in rural and 
        frontier areas, S6308 [13SE]
      ------impact on funding, S1567 [12MR], S1874, S1880, S1891 
        [21MR], S2118 [28MR], S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3115 [14MY], 
        S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4656 [27JN]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, S2675 [25AP]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S6509 [20SE]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 
        [29FE]
      Repeal, S118-S120 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S412 [9FE], S665 [15FE], 
        S1110 [29FE], S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1564-S1567 [12MR], S1666 
        [14MR], S1818-S1821 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], S1957 
        [22MR], S2010-S2013 [26MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], 
        S2190, S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3007-S3009 [9MY], S3460 
        [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4409 [21JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], S4708 
        [28JN], S4842, S4843, S4857, S4858 [11JY], S5442 [26JY], 
        S5692, S5693, S5696, S5698, S5706 [31JY], S5806 [1AU], S6046 
        [10SE], S6413 [19SE]
      Repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, S4868, 
        S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      Small business: impact on hiring, S4868 [11JY]
      States: allow to opt out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 
        [28MR]
      Supreme Court: decision on constitutionality, S4690-S4710, S4714 
        [28JN], S4731-S4733, S4735-S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], 
        S4808 [10JY], S4862-S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 [20SE]
      ------review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], S1873, S1879, 
        S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015-S2017 [26MR], 
        S2041-S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 [28MR], S2214 
        [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808-S3812 [7JN], S4409 [21JN], S4441 
        [25JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]
      Taxation: impact on tax burden, S4856-S4858 [11JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3412 [22MY], S4924 
        [12JY], S6508 [20SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), S3829 
        [7JN], S3929 [11JN], S3931 [12JN]
      Women: health care for women, S5692-S5699 [31JY], S5806 [1AU]
  Reports
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family 
        Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust 
        (organization), H4712-H4715 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare 
        Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and 
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of 
        Trustees, H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Medicare Decisions Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112-412), H1366 [16MR]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 
        112-412), H1362 [13MR]
      Protect Medical Innovation Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 112-514), H3479 [5JN]
      Restoring Access to Medication Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 5842) (H. Rept. 112-516), H3479 [5JN]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program: repeal (H.R. 1173), H348 [1FE]
  Statements
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H3604 [7JN]
      Provisions: Milton R. Wolf, H4719 [10JY]
  Summaries
      Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact: Bloomberg Finance 
        L.P., H3595 [7JN]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H4772 [10JY]
  Testimonies
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 
        and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare 
        Act, H4711 [10JY]
      H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3601 [7JN]
      H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, 
        H333 [1FE]
      H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4725 [10JY]




PATIENT SAFETY AND GENERIC LABELING IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP]
  Letters
      Provisions: Allison M. Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), 
        S2499 [18AP]
      ------Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]
      ------several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2295), S2497-S2500 [18AP]
  Texts of
      S. 2295, provisions, S2498 [18AP]




PATIENTS' ACCESS TO TREATMENTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]




PATMON, BILL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1535 [14SE]




PATRIOT CORPORATIONS OF AMERICA ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1163), H203 [31JA]




PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS (organization)

  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: tribute to mission to show sincere respect for 
        fallen members by attending funeral services of a fallen 
        member as invited guests of the family (see H. Res. 669), 
        H3266 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to mission to show sincere respect for 
        fallen members by attending funeral services of a fallen 
        member as invited guests of the family (H. Res. 669), H3279 
        [31MY]
      Florida: tribute to chapter, E1479 [11SE]




PATRIOTISM

  Addresses
      What I Can Do for My Country: Jack Silliman, E419 [22MR]
  Amendments
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4424, S4429 [21JN]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, 
        terrorist attacks, S6080 [11SE]
      Moment of silence to honor U.S. troops killed in military action 
        in Iraq and Afghanistan, H1597 [27MR], H2845 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        6304), H5705 [2AU]
      Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who 
        served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry 
        Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns 
        (see H.R. 4248), H1542 [22MR]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (see S. 
        Res. 376), S699 [15FE]
      Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 581), S6626 [21SE]
      Flag--U.S.: protect (see S. 3296), S4203 [14JN]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      House of Representatives: observe a moment of silence on the 
        first legislative day of each month for those killed or 
        wounded in the U.S. engagement in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 
        575), H1272 [7MR]
      Members of Congress: support and promote the respectful and 
        dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. 
        Res. 757), H5707 [2AU]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3266 [30MY]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), 
        S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]
      Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 684), H3699 [8JN]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), 
        S2242 [29MR] (see H. Res. 601), H1740 [28MR]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Drew Liscum, E528 
        [16AP]
      ------Kayla Cox, E621 [24AP]
      ------Komal Luthra, E630 [24AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
  Lists
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], H5779 
        [11SE]
  Poems
      ``Independence Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1168 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Ambul, Maria: American Heritage Girl (organization) Stars and 
        Stripes Award recipient, E1 [6JA]
      American Eagle Day: observance, E1067 [19JN]
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Armed Forces: authorize members not in uniform and veterans to 
        render a military salute during the recitation of the Pledge 
        of Allegiance, H3066 [17MY]
      ------tribute to Marine Corps 5th Regiment and Regimental Combat 
        Team 5, E1096 [20JN]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq, E191 [14FE]
      Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: anniversary, E818 [16MY]
      Burlingame, CA: tribute for adopting Co. B, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1125 
        [21JN]
      Constitution Week: observance, E1581 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: require purchase of U.S. flags manufactured in 
        the U.S. using U.S. materials, H5051, H5052 [19JY]
      ------tribute to Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve 
        Program, E1230 [11JY]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, H518, H519, H521 [7FE]
      Flag Day: observance, E1040 [12JN]
      Gainesville, TX: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Patriotic Small Town in America'' designee, E13030 [24JY]
      Hillsborough, CA: tribute for adopting H&H Co., 1st Battalion, 
        327th Infrantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne 
        Division, E1119 [21JN]
      Independence Day: observance, E1168 [28JN], E1213 [9JY]
      Mackinac Island, MI: Mackinac Island State Park Commission 
        commemoration of War of 1812, E1260 [17JY]
      National Military Appreciation Month: observance, E679 [27AP]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to Florida chapter, 
        E1479 [11SE]
      ------tribute to mission to show sincere respect for fallen 
        Armed Forces members by attending funeral services of a fallen 
        member as invited guests of the family (H. Res. 669), H3279 
        [31MY]
      San Mateo, CA: tribute for adopting Co. A, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1102 
        [21JN]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5749 [10SE], 
        H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5822-H5826, 
        H5848, H5851 [11SE], E1472, E1476, E1478, E1479, E1480, E1481, 
        E1483 [11SE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (H. Res. 601), E463 
        [28MR]
      World War II: anniversary of Battle of Midway, H3588 [7JN]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, H3489 [6JN], E989 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 498), S4308 [19JN]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4428 [21JN]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (S. 3248), S3638 [24MY]
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (S. 
        Res. 376), S4780 [29JN]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, S385 [7FE]
      Flag Day: observance, S4200 [14JN]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      ------commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events (S. 
        Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S4412 [21JN]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
        writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812, 
        S1106 [29FE]
      Honor America Days: observance, S4629 [26JN]
      Independence Day: observance, S4718 [28JN], S4745 [29JN]
      Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3822 [7JN]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6075-S6081, S6085, 
        S6086, S6091-S6093, S6095, S6097, S6098, S6099 [11SE]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members 
        who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, S3740 [6JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of the U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S4780 [29JN]
      S. Res. 388, commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events, S1208, S1369 [1MR]
      S. Res. 471, tribute to women who served in American Red Cross 
        Clubmobiles during World War II, S3519 [23MY], S4429 [21JN]
      S. Res. 498, American Eagle Day, S4305, S4309 [19JN]
      S. Res. 581, Day of the Deployed, S6632, S6681 [21SE]




PATTERSON, ANNE WOODS

  Remarks in Senate
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, S6245 [12SE]




PATTERSON, CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H43 [18JA]




PATTERSON, GARTH

  Remarks in House
      New Bedford, MA: Friend of the Fisherman Award recipient, E1604 
        [21SE]




PATTERSON, SARAH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E948 [1JN]




PAUGH, JAMES D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3109 [18MY]




PAUL, RAND (a Senator from Kentucky)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3794, S3795, 
        S3796, S3797 [6JN], S3848, S3853 [7JN], S3911, S3919 [11JN], 
        S4159 [13JN], S4273 [19JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6468 [19SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S189, S194, S199, S218, S219 
        [31JA], S298 [2FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6112 [11SE], S6283 [12SE], S6368 [13SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3092 [10MY], S3156 [15MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3452 [22MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4483 [25JN]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6636 [21SE]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6007 [2AU]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2272, S2276 [29MR]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2429, S2431, S2432, S2433 [17AP], S2508, S2509 [18AP], S2650 
        [24AP], S2685, S2687, S2688, S2732 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2100 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538, S540, S541, S543 [9FE], S572, 
        S575, S576 [13FE], S1148 [29FE], S1647 [14MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1810, S1811 [19MR], S1870 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4963 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5568 [26JY], S5777, 
        S5778, S5783, S5784 [31JY], S5885 [1AU], S5980 [2AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Rand Paul's Situational Principle, H4645 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see S. 2103), S2656 [24AP]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 44), S2968 [8MY]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see 
        S. Res. 357), S163 [30JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana (see S. 3501), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements 
        (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons Director to be 
        appointed by and with advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 
        2169), S1459 [7MR]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 
        2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see S. 3382), S4950 [12JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S3174 [15MY]
      ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative 
        to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 
        2118), S850 [16FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S77 [24JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (see S. 3334), S4417 [21JN]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 
        2242), S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S2002 [22MR]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 422), S2393 [17AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Afridi, Shakeel: relief (see S. 3259), S3688 [4JN]
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see S. 
        3302), S4203 [14JN]
      ------require security screening of passengers at airports to be 
        carried out by private screening companies (see S. 3303), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 39), S2243 [29MR] (see S. Con. Res. 40), S2324 
        [16AP] (see S. Con. Res. 42), S2824 [26AP]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see S. 3079), S3084 [10MY]
      Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration 
        of members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total 
        population (see S. 2470), S2823 [26AP]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see S. 3287), S3976 
        [12JN]
      Congress: end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative 
        power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of 
        such delegation in order to phase it out (see S. 3361), S4724 
        [28JN]
      ------preserve constitutional authority and ensure 
        accountability and transparency in legislation (see S. 3360), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see S. 3359), S4724 [28JN]
      Economy: permit voluntary economic activity (see S. 2269), S2242 
        [29MR]
      Egypt: prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (see S. 2327), S2546 
        [19AP]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see S. 2226), S2001 [22MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: strengthen employee cost 
        savings suggestion programs (see S. 2085), S494 [9FE]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (see S. 
        3576), S6454 [19SE]
      Medicare: eliminate sustainable growth rate system to ensure 
        access to physicians' services for beneficiaries (see S. 
        3337), S4460 [25JN]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3260), S3688 [4JN] (see S. 3269), S3781 [6JN]
      Senior citizens: provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care 
        to seniors (see S. 2196), S1734 [15MR]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S850 [16FE]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 
        [2FE]
  Motions
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1650 [14MR]
  Privilege of the floor
      Springer, Benedikt, S3798 [6JN]
  Remarks
      Afridi, Shakeel: relief (S. 3259), S5279 [24JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4125 [13JN], 
        S4273 [19JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3762 [6JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN]
      Bridges: repairs and reconstruction funding, S4619 [26JN]
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, S3193 
        [16MY]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, S3193 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3193, S3221 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3193 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3193 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3193 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3193 [16MY]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S194, S200 [31JA], S299, S300, S301 [2FE]
      ------require Members and employees to certify they have not 
        used material, nonpublic information derived from their 
        official positions for personal financial benefit, S299 [2FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: limit farm subsidy payments based on 
        adjusted gross income of the producer, S4273 [19JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S4125 
        [13JN]
      Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program and apply savings to 
        deficit reduction and highway bridge program, S2048 [27MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6316 [13SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-
        consent request, S6260 [12SE]
      ------veterans job corps funding through reductions in foreign 
        aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and Libya, S6316 [13SE]
      Egypt: prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the safety and protection 
        of U.S. Embassy, S6260 [12SE]
      ------prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers, S2347, S2356, S2357 
        [17AP], S2684 [25AP]
      ------suspend foreign aid until U.S. political prisoners are 
        released, S405 [9FE], S593 [14FE], S821 [16FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4331 [20JN]
      Executive Office of the President: prohibit appointees or staff 
        from holding positions giving them oversight, rule-making, 
        loan or grant-making abilities over entities in which they 
        have a significant financial interest, S194 [31JA], S300 [2FE]
      Eximbank: prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold 
        debt instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize, S1834 [20MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3156 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3064 [10MY]
      FDA: ensure regulations do not limit access to dietary 
        supplements, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------prohibit FDA employees from carrying firearms and making 
        arrests without warrants, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------require proof of intent for certain prohibited acts, S3501 
        [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3501 [23MY], S3561 
        [24MY]
      Foreign aid: make conditional upon promise of protection for 
        U.S. Embassies and diplomats, S6583-S6585 [21SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), S6564, 
        S6583, S6599, S6600 [21SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4749 [29JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S6582, S6602 [21SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent request, S2066 [27MR]
      Libya: prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits for former Members 
        who work as lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200 
        [31JA]
      Middle East: clarify authority to declare war or use military 
        force in Iran or Syria, S2066 [27MR]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, 
        S3762 [6JN], S3961 [12JN], S6260 [12SE], S6316 [13SE], S6599, 
        S6600 [21SE]
      ------prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (S. 
        3269), S4619 [26JN], S5054 [17JY], S5186 [19JY], S5279 [24JY]
      Postal Service: consider impact of regulations when developing a 
        profitability plan, S2687 [25AP]
      ------end mailbox use monopoly, S2650 [24AP]
      ------establish pilot program to test alternative methods for 
        the delivery of postal services, S2686 [25AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2650 [24AP], 
        S2684, S2685, S2686, S2687, S2688 [25AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S2347, S2356, S2357 [17AP]
      ------prohibit employees from engaging in collective bargaining, 
        S2688 [25AP]
      ------require closing of post offices in the Capitol Complex, 
        S2685 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S2047 [27MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S179 [31JA]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of Dept. of Energy 
        nominees, S604, S605 [14FE]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647, S1649, S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S593 [14FE], S821 [16FE], S1647, S1649, S1650 
        [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S405 [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4749 [29JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1834 [20MR]
      Taxation: reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2048 [27MR]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S3194 [16MY]




PAUL, RON (a Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force 
        by a President without prior and clear authorization by 
        Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), H4864 [12JY]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H220 [31JA]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H5526 [31JY]
      Congress: require each bill enacted be limited to only one 
        subject (see H.R. 3806), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see 
        H.R. 6118), H5766 [10SE]
      ------eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers 
        to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H1428 [20MR]
      ------prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an 
        abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of HUD: terminate authority to provide assistance under 
        the Tenant Resource Network Program (see H.R. 6298), H5705 
        [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1847 [16AP]
      ------prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple 
        rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H4775 [10JY]
      ------deem certain service in the organized military forces of 
        the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active 
        service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H571 [7FE]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      EPA: repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H2447 [8MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H2569 [9MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H966 [27FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H571 [7FE]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5631 
        [1AU]
      Health: urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-
        run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such 
        option (see H. Res. 615), H2330 [7MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5525 [31JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 
        397), H4065 [26JN]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Insurance: provide savings by permitting pass-through funding 
        for State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see 
        H.R. 6234), H6302 [5OC]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H27 [17JA]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      Medicare: recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H966 
        [27FE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H966 [27FE]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver's license holders 
        in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a 
        hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service 
        vehicles (see H.R. 2429), H220 [31JA]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H692 [9FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H1978 [18AP]
      Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain 
        component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 3889), H5009 
        [18JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5525 [31JY]
      ------ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health 
        plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal 
        abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3267 [30MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H2813 [16MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      ------establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed 
        by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), H2066 [24AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Social Security: permit hospitals to make incentive payments to 
        physicians to promote quality and efficiency (see H.R. 6176), 
        H5331 [30JY]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4908 [17JY]
      Taxation: allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for 
        tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (see 
        H.R. 5932), H3698 [8JN]
      ------allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable 
        contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly 
        compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1846 
        [16AP]
      ------allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5331 [30JY]
      ------allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a 
        retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H572 [7FE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H4907 [17JY]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H2288 [27AP]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H4157 [27JN]
      ------increase limitation on the amount of charitable 
        contributions of ordinary income property taken into account 
        in determining the charitable contribution deduction for any 
        trade or business (see H.R. 2592), H2072 [24AP]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H5712 [2AU]
      ------modify timing rules for determining gross income relative 
        to certain construction contracts (see H.R. 1993), H5009 
        [18JY]
      ------permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in 
        political campaigns (see H.R. 3600), H2647 [10MY]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide that the prohibition on suits to restrain 
        assessment or collection of tax does not apply to the tax 
        provisions of health care reform legislation (see H.R. 3558), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4908 [17JY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H6302 [5OC]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H1428 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        3785), H77 [18JA]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H5706 [2AU]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H3974 [21JN]
      Tariff: cerium sulfide pigments (see H.R. 5629), H2443 [8MY]
      ------lutetium oxide (see H.R. 5627), H2443 [8MY]
      ------yttrium oxide and europium oxide mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see H.R. 5628), H2443 [8MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        3785), H78 [18JA]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (H.R. 6342), H5710 [2AU]
      Syria: prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (H.R. 5993), H3975 [21JN]
      Tariff: cerium sulfide pigments (H.R. 5629), H2446 [8MY]
      ------lutetium oxide (H.R. 5627), H2446 [8MY]
      ------yttrium oxide and europium oxide mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (H.R. 5628), H2446 [8MY]
  Lists
      Persons denied access to compassionate drug use by the FDA, 
        E1408 [3AU]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3189 [30MY]
      Armed Forces: repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        3785), H39 [18JA]
      Brazoria County, TX: anniversary of Sweeny Civic Club 
        (organization), E544 [17AP]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1793 [29MR]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute, E454 [27MR]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4941 
        [18JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4941 [18JY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2476 [9MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5900 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5900 [12SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5151, H5153 [24JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        E828 [17MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5568, H5571 [1AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2488 [9MY]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (H.R. 6342), E1407 [3AU]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H56 [18JA]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H5568, H5571 
        [1AU]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual, H3740 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (H.R. 5993), H4071 [27JN], E1106 [21JN]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Reixach, Pete, E766 [10MY]




PAULDING, PETER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E128 [3FE]




PAULSEN, ERIK (a Representative from Minnesota)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4869 [13JY]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H640 [8FE]
      Budget: reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H159 [24JA]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Corps of Engineers: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the 
        Mississippi River in Minnesota (see H.R. 4146), H1209 [6MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3734 
        [18JN]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (see H.R. 2557), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1428 [20MR]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H4606 [28JN]
      ------exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and 
        recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from 
        regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 
        1558), H376 [1FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1978 [18AP]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H4775 [10JY]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3404 [1JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4685 [9JY]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5202 [24JY]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H4605 [28JN]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H4158 [27JN]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H5630 [1AU]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1463), 
        H2033 [19AP] (see H.R. 6156), H5077 [19JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H3733 [18JN]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3162 [18MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H4908 [17JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5328 [26JY]
      Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health 
        reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by 
        political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H6279 [21SE]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H3267 [30MY]
      ------exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business 
        holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises 
        which are independently supervised (see H.R. 4035), H1808 
        [29MR]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1362 [13MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
        secondary school teachers and allow such deduction for home 
        school expenses (see H.R. 5963), H4606 [28JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3662 [7JN]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modify timing rules for determining gross income relative 
        to certain construction contracts (see H.R. 1993), H5630 [1AU]
      ------permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active 
        financing income (see H.R. 749), H1428 [20MR]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H948 [21FE]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5630 [1AU]
      ------provide for S corporation reform (see H.R. 1478), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher 
        education expenses under certain college savings plans and 
        allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such 
        plans (see H.R. 529), H27 [17JA]
      Tunisia: initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade 
        agreement (see H. Res. 719), H4655 [29JN]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H3363 [31MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1807 [29MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H4158 [27JN]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H6152 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: permit providers of eligible food 
        purchasing and delivery services to be approved as retail food 
        stores that accept and redeem Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 4333), H1804 [29MR]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
      Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 4253), H1542 [22MR]
      Medicare: establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see H.R. 6232), H5524 [31JY]
      Tariff: carded wool yarn (see H.R. 5699), H2566 [9MY]
      ------cathode-ray tubes (see H.R. 5695, 5696), H2566 [9MY]
      ------cotton yarn of combed fibers (see H.R. 5700, 5701), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (see H.R. 5702), H2566 [9MY]
      ------fluoropolymers (see H.R. 5694), H2566 [9MY]
      ------Interam mats (see H.R. 5692), H2566 [9MY]
      ------methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (see H.R. 5704), H2566 [9MY]
      ------9-anthracenecarboxylic acid, (triethoxysilyl)methyl ester 
        (see H.R. 5697), H2566 [9MY]
      ------perfluorocarbon amines (see H.R. 5693), H2566 [9MY]
      ------S-(2-benzothiazolyl)-2-(2-amino-thiazol-4-yl)-2-
        acetoxyimino thioacetate (thioester) (see H.R. 5698), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------2-propenoic acid, polymer with diethenylbenzene (see H.R. 
        5703), H2566 [9MY]
      Taxation: expand and make permanent rules relative to investment 
        by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds (see H.R. 
        4623), H2123 [25AP]
      ------provide an increased penalty in certain cases of 
        fraudulent understatement of a taxpayer's liability by a tax 
        return preparer (see H.R. 5630), H2443 [8MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: permit providers of eligible food 
        purchasing and delivery services to be approved as retail food 
        stores that accept and redeem Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program benefits (H.R. 4333), H1806 [29MR]
      Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: 
        amend (H.R. 4253), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicare: establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (H.R. 6232), H5525 [31JY]
      Tariff: carded wool yarn (H.R. 5699), H2569 [9MY]
      ------cathode-ray tubes (H.R. 5695), H2569 [9MY]
      ------cathode-ray tubes (H.R. 5696), H2569 [9MY]
      ------cotton yarn of combed fibers (H.R. 5700), H2569 [9MY]
      ------cotton yarn of combed fibers (H.R. 5701), H2569 [9MY]
      ------diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (H.R. 5702), H2569 [9MY]
      ------fluoropolymers (H.R. 5694), H2569 [9MY]
      ------Interam mats (H.R. 5692), H2568 [9MY]
      ------methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (H.R. 5704), H2569 [9MY]
      ------9-anthracenecarboxylic acid, (triethoxysilyl)methyl ester 
        (H.R. 5697), H2569 [9MY]
      ------perfluorocarbon amines (H.R. 5693), H2569 [9MY]
      ------S-(2-benzothiazolyl)-2-(2-amino-thiazol-4-yl)-2-
        acetoxyimino thioacetate (thioester) (H.R. 5698), H2569 [9MY]
      ------2-propenoic acid, polymer with diethenylbenzene (H.R. 
        5703), H2569 [9MY]
      Taxation: expand and make permanent rules relative to investment 
        by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds (H.R. 4623), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------provide an increased penalty in certain cases of 
        fraudulent understatement of a taxpayer's liability by a tax 
        return preparer (H.R. 5630), H2446 [8MY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H117 [24JA], H1577 [27MR]
  Lists
      United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar Initiative 
        participants, E1151 [27JN]
  Remarks
      American Heart Month: observance, H201 [31JA]
      Bootsma, Rachel: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        H5528 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (H.R. 4045), H2697 [15MY]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (H.R. 2505), E1648 
        [21SE]
      Eden Prairie, MN: tribute to Eden Prairie High School boys' 
        swimming and diving team, H1144 [5MR]
      Education: anniversary of charter schools establishment, H4810 
        [11JY]
      FDA: make clarifications relative to persons accredited to 
        review reports and make recommendations for initial 
        classification of devices, H3230 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3230 
        [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3867 [20JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5117 
        [23JY]
      Guetzke, Kenneth: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, H170 [25JA]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1472 [21MR]
      Journal: question of approval, H905 [17FE]
      Minnesota: adoption of new rules to ensure player safety during 
        high school hockey games, H11 [17JA]
      Minnetonka, MN: tribute to Minnetonka High School girls' hockey 
        team, H956 [27FE]
      Mound, MN: anniversary, E661 [26AP]
      Norwegian Constitution Day: observance, H2823 [17MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3616 [7JN]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (H.R. 
        605), H2052 [24AP]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H331 [1FE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1472 [21MR]
      Plymouth, MN: tribute to Providence Academy girls' basketball 
        team, H1559 [26MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6176 [20SE]
      ------require States to implement policies to prevent assistance 
        under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from 
        being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 
        3567), H322 [1FE]
      Roehl, Jackie: Education Minnesota (organization) Minnesota 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2303 [7MY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H5976 [13SE]
      Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter 
        school models (H.R. 2218), H4810 [11JY]
      ------require charter schools to demonstrate successful 
        operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for 
        expansion grants, H4810 [11JY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5673 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5583 [1AU]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3616 [7JN]
      ------prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical 
        devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H1828 [16AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3603 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), motion to 
        recommit, H3616 [7JN]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5773 [11SE]
      United Health Foundation: tribute to Diverse Scholar Initiative, 
        E1151 [27JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H3111 [18MY], H5117 
        [23JY]
  Tributes
      Larson, Alf, H550 [7FE]
      Reiser, Bernard, H70 [18JA]
      Stroh, Steven, E1639 [21SE]
      Teman, John, H906 [17FE]




PAVEY, SAFAK

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Safak Pavey, S1500 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]




PAVONE, FRANK

  Remarks in House
      Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, H5623-H5626 [1AU], 
        E1425 [3AU]




PAYA SARDINAS, OSWALDO

  Amendments
      Tribute (S. Res. 525), S5802 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5851 [1AU]
      Tribute (S. Res. 525), S5792, S5802 [31JY], S5956 [2AU]
      U.N.: call for investigation of death of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, 
        S5852 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 525, tribute, S5307 [24JY], S5802 [31JY]




PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]
      ------motion to proceed, S3713 [5JN]
  Letters
      Provisions: David French, National Retail Federation, S3713 
        [5JN]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3712 [5JN]
      ------several business organizations, S3712 [5JN]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S3699 [5JN]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1519), H444 [3FE], H2192 [26AP], H3190 [30MY], 
        H3278, H3280, H3285, H3286 [31MY], E553, E560 [17AP], E976 
        [5JN], E1036 [8JN]
      Enact (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S3873 [7JN]
      Enact (S. 3220), S3457 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], S3536 [24MY]
      ------motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], S3669-S3671, S3672-S3674 
        [4JN], S3695, S3697-S3715 [5JN]




PAYING A FAIR SHARE ACT

  Articles and editorials
      Buffett Tax Divides Americans, but Solves Nothing, S2289 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3903), H511 [6FE]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 2230): motion to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3903), H522 [7FE], H1985 [19AP]
      Enact (S. 2230), H1853, H1854, H1857 [17AP], H2015-H2017 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2059), S319 [2FE]
      Enact (S. 2230), S5287 [24JY]
      ------motion to proceed, S2115, S2117 [28MR], S2223 [29MR], 
        S2287-S2305, S2308-S2311, S2313, S2314 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], 
        S2521 [19AP]
      Taxation: prohibit capital gains rate increase, S2313 [16AP]




PAYNE, DANIEL K.

  Remarks in House
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]




PAYNE, DONALD M. (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1017 [28FE]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response 
        to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
        stalking (see H.R. 1578), H694 [9FE]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H1135 [1MR]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H1101 [29FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems 
        for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H1101 
        [29FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H159 [24JA]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 
        1521), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide equity for tuition and fees 
        for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing 
        education programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H694 [9FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H1154 [5MR]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see H.R. 3590), H727 [14FE]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1101 [29FE]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H966 [27FE]
      ------increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services 
        that use computer aided detection technology for early 
        detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H1100 [29FE]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H641 [8FE]
      Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of 
        block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3573), H28 [17JA]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 3533), H115 [23JA]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H803 [15FE]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H376 [1FE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a 
        reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see 
        H.R. 1163), H476 [3FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Gibson, Althea: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 4130), H1133 [1MR]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Schools: help close the gaps in principal preparation and 
        provide new principals with the support and tools they need to 
        meet the complex challenges of school leadership (see H.R. 
        4113), H1100 [29FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (H.R. 4141), H1153 [5MR]
      Gibson, Althea: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 4130), H1134 [1MR]
      Schools: help close the gaps in principal preparation and 
        provide new principals with the support and tools they need to 
        meet the complex challenges of school leadership (H.R. 4113), 
        H1100 [29FE]
  Remarks
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), E125 [2FE]
  Tributes
      Houston, Whitney E., E202 [15FE]
      Owen, William F., Jr., E248 [27FE]




PAYNE, DONALD M. (a former Representative from New Jersey)

  Appointments
      Funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Tribute (see S. Res. 390), S1459 [7MR] (see H. Res. 571), H1209 
        [6MR]
  Letters
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne: Claire Nelson, Institute of 
        Caribbean Studies, H1203 [6MR]
  Poems
      ``Crossing the Bar,'' Alfred Lord Tennyson, H1202 [6MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute, H1179 
        [6MR]
      Tribute, H1157, H1164, H1166, H1190-H1206 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], 
        H1277 [8MR], E330 [7MR], E339, E346, E350 [8MR], E367 [13MR], 
        E545 [17AP]
      Tribute (H. Res. 571), H1178, H1179 [6MR]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S1413, S1416 [6MR]
      Tribute (S. Res. 390), S1493 [7MR]
  Statements
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne: National Black Leadership Commission 
        on AIDS, Inc., E353 [8MR]
      ------Rick Leach, World Food Program USA (organization), E372 
        [16MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 571, tribute, H1179 [6MR]
      S. Res. 390, tribute, S1462, S1493 [7MR]




Payne, Donald M. (a former Representative from New Jersey)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E339 [8MR]




PAYNE, ROBERT J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E616 [23AP]




PAYNE, THOMAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E663 [26AP]




PAYTON, JOHN A.

  Articles and editorials
      John Payton's Life of Principle, H1838 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1830-H1833, H1836-H1839 [16AP], E576 [18AP]




PEABODY, JOHN

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Mississippi River Commission: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5381 [25JY]




PEABODY ENERGY, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Public utilities: call for investigation into contracts with 
        public power organizations to fund Prairie State Energy Campus 
        in Marissa, IL, and impact on consumer electricity rates, 
        H6161 [20SE], H6236 [21SE]




PEACE

  Articles and editorials
      Kazakhstan Launches ATOM Project To Support Global Movement 
        Against Nuclear Tests, E1510 [13SE]
      Statesmanship and Its Betrayal (excerpt), H4859 [12JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU] (see H.R. 6255), H5628 [1AU]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]
      Gilman, Benjamin A.: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III: World Peace Corps Mission World 
        Peace Prize recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H2067 [24AP]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (see S. 
        Res. 395), S1614 [13MR]
      Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (see H.R. 6313), H5705 [2AU]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      ------promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 549), H802 [15FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before 
        the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      War of 1812: recognize anniversary and the ensuing 200 years of 
        peace and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Res. 
        685), H3699 [8JN]
  Letters
      Sudan and South Sudan conflict resolution: several Members of 
        Congress, H1898 [17AP]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Yemen: President Obama, S3233 [16MY], H2782 
        [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Abington, PA: tribute to South Abington Elementary School Paws 
        for Peace initiative, E831 [17MY]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (H. Res. 709), H4078 
        [27JN]
      Cleveland Peace Action (organization): tribute, E577 [18AP]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (H.R. 3795), H45 [18JA]
      Egypt: limit U.S. assistance unless Egypt honors commitments 
        under the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, H931, H933 [17FE], H3125 
        [18MY]
      Foreign policy: enhance peace, prosperity, and security in the 
        Asia-Pacific region, H2826 [17MY]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), H6083-H6086 [19SE], 
        E1606, E1608 [21SE]
      ------support NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict, E285 [29FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary, H1582 [27MR], E429 [22MR], 
        E440 [26MR], E457 [27MR], E573 [18AP]
      Israel: encourage continued commitment to Israeli/Palestinian 
        peace initiatives, H2490 [9MY]
      Kazakhstan: launch of the Abolish Testing Our Mission project to 
        support the global movement to ban nuclear weapons tests, 
        E1509 [13SE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H463 [3FE], H1146 [5MR], H1163, H1165 [6MR], H1527-
        H1529 [22MR], E687 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian 
        support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli 
        people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons 
        (H. Res. 271), H636-H638 [8FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1212 [7MR], H1375 
        [19MR], H1898 [17AP]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy, H1301 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H2138 [26AP], H3729 
        [18JN], E1046 [15JN]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (H. Res. 549), H1029 [29FE], H1144 [5MR]
      U.N. Security Council: invoke ``Uniting for Peace'' resolution 
        to bypass China and Russia veto of Arab League plan for 
        cessation of violence and political transition in Syria, H3274 
        [31MY]
      ------veto of resolution by China and Russia supporting Arab 
        League plan for cessation of violence and political transition 
        in Syria, H587 [8FE], E147 [6FE]
      University of San Diego: anniversary of Women PeaceMakers 
        Program, E1453 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Council for a Livable World: anniversary, S3683 [4JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Food for Peace program funding, S4130 
        [13JN]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (S. 3477), S5882 [1AU]
      Greece: independence anniversary (S. Res. 398), S1761 [15MR]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (S. Res. 
        395), S2279 [29MR]
      Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary, S4202 [14JN]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (S. Res. 397), S2280, S2281 
        [29MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (S. Res. 428), S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations and Call for Transition to 
        Democracy in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 435), S2921 [7MY]
      Honor Sacrifices of NATO Personnel in Afghanistan and 
        Historically Throughout the World and Support the New 
        Strategic Concept and Upcoming Summit in Chicago, IL: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 395), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Promote Peace and Stability in Sudan: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 397), S2166 [28MR]
  Statements
      International Conference From a Nuclear Test Ban to a Nuclear-
        Weapons-Free World: Representative Faleomavaega, E1509 [13SE]
      U.S. Policy on Afghanistan: Ryan C. Crocker, E84 [27JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 526, support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity in Georgia (country), U.S.-Georgia 
        Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic 
        reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict, H6083 [19SE]
      S. Con. Res. 54, oppose sale, shipment, performance of 
        maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade 
        of any military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria, 
        S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 370, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S503 [9FE]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]
      S. Res. 395, honor sacrifices of NATO personnel in Afghanistan 
        and historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL, S1618 
        [13MR], S2279 [29MR]
      S. Res. 397, promote peace and stability in Sudan, S1740 [15MR], 
        S2280, S2281 [29MR]
      S. Res. 398, Greece independence anniversary, S1741, S1761 
        [15MR]
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]
      S. Res. 428, condemn human rights violations in Syria, collect 
        information on crimes against humanity and take action for 
        those responsible for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, 
        and support people of Syria, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 435, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S2734 [25AP]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]
      S. Res. 505, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Benjamin A. Gilman 
        recipients of the World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient, S4638 [26JN]




PEACE CORPS

  Articles and editorials
      Dave and Wendy Banks Teach Villagers During Peace Corps 
        Experience, E293 [1MR]
      UVM Ranks 5th in Producing Peace Corps Vols., S204 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 6018), H4063 
        [26JN]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H1103 [1MR], H1438 [21MR], E276 [29FE], E296 [1MR], 
        E308 [5MR], E322 [6MR]
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 6018), H4875-
        H4884 [17JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      University of Vermont: tribute to Peace Corps volunteers, S204 
        [31JA]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation District of Columbia 
        Commemorative Work Authorization: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1421) (S. Rept. 112-127), S42 
        [23JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6018, Dept. of State appropriations, H4875-H4883 [17JY]




PEACE CORPS COMMEMORATIVE FOUNDATION

  Reports filed
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation District of Columbia 
        Commemorative Work Authorization: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1421) (S. Rept. 112-127), S42 
        [23JA]




PEACE CORPS WEEK

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, H1438 [21MR], E308 [5MR], E322 [6MR]




PEACE ISLANDS INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and 
        Peace Islands Institute Friendship Award recipients, E586 
        [19AP]




PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2052 [24AP], H2666 [15MY], H2743 [16MY], H2815 
        [17MY], E793 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S3170 [15MY]
      Observance (S. Res. 456), S3103 [10MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 456, observance, S3090, S3103 [10MY]




PEARCE, LOGAN

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E303 [1MR]




PEARCE, STEVAN (a Representative from New Mexico)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3095 [17MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3425 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H572 [7FE]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2329 [7MY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H513 [6FE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H28 
        [17JA]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see H.R. 
        6449), H6230 [20SE]
      ------require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket 
        agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), 
        H803 [15FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable 
        economic activity for counties and local governments 
        containing National Forest System land through a management-
        focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3363 
        [31MY]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation 
        Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium 
        mining (see H.R. 1490), H4064 [26JN]
      ------provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to 
        implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see 
        H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      ------extend stewardship end result contracting authority for 
        projects to improve land management and reduce fire hazards in 
        national forests (see H.R. 4396), H4065 [26JN]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H2447 [8MY]
      EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H5860 [11SE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H2134 [25AP]
      Financial institutions: permit certain current loans that would 
        otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for 
        certain purposes (see H.R. 4029), H725 [14FE]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4776 [10JY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H802 [15FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H4157 [27JN]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW 
        from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite 
        surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 333), H160 [24JA]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H6061 [14SE]
      Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to 
        abortion providers (see H.R. 593), H571 [7FE]
      Medicare: strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 
        3506), H5526 [31JY]
      Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if 
        Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see 
        H.R. 4036), H903 [16FE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3363 [31MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3481 [5JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      ------reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing 
        vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 6399), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H4605 [28JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H79 [18JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H376 [1FE]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H5526 [31JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5130 [23JY]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H3976 [21JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3404 [1JN]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H803 [15FE]
      Unemployment: require substance abuse risk assessment and 
        targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of 
        unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3601), H513 [6FE]
      University of New Mexico: establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
        (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) Center (see 
        H.R. 4008), H692 [9FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H3578 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Bureau of Reclamation: transfer certain facilities, easements, 
        and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District in New 
        Mexico (see H.R. 6343), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey lands of the former Fort Bayard 
        Military Reservation to Santa Clara, NM, Bayard, NM, or Grant 
        County, NM, for business and community development (see H.R. 
        6344), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: place certain lands in trust for the Zuni 
        Tribe and Navajo Nation (see H.R. 4187), H1304 [8MR]
      Dona Ana County, NM: establish a national monument to protect 
        the Organ Mountains (see H.R. 4334), H1804 [29MR]
      FEMA: waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see H.R. 6017), H3981 [25JN]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 791), H6151 
        [19SE]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 642), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Syria: express the President should request authorization before 
        sending in U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 770), H5707 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Bureau of Reclamation: transfer certain facilities, easements, 
        and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District in New 
        Mexico (H.R. 6343), H5710 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey lands of the former Fort Bayard 
        Military Reservation to Santa Clara, NM, Bayard, NM, or Grant 
        County, NM, for business and community development (H.R. 
        6344), H5710 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: place certain lands in trust for the Zuni 
        Tribe and Navajo Nation (H.R. 4187), H1305 [8MR]
      Dona Ana County, NM: establish a national monument to protect 
        the Organ Mountains (H.R. 4334), H1806 [29MR]
      FEMA: waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (H.R. 6017), H3981 [25JN]
  Letters
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H106 [23JA]
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3013 [17MY]
      Budget: deficit, H2057 [24AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3013, H3095, H3096 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Defense Environmental Management Program 
        funding through reductions in the National Nuclear Security 
        Administration Office of the Administrator funding, H3425 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H1091 [29FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas 
        lease sales (H.R. 1230), H2062 [24AP]
      ------require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer 
        leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources 
        (H.R. 1231), H2062 [24AP]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H210 [31JA]
      ------importance of job creation, H2056 [24AP], H4793 [11JY]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (H.R. 
        3742), H5103 [23JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3422, H3424, H3425 [5JN]
      Forest Service: improve forest management and reduce hazardous 
        fuels, H3970-H3972 [21JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy 
        resources (H.R. 1229), H2062 [24AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1465 [21MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4834 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4793 
        [11JY]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H210 
        [31JA]
      Native Americans: authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease 
        adjudicated water rights (H.R. 1461), H6075 [19SE]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood, H6163 [20SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1093, H1094 
        [29FE], H2056, H2058, H2060, H2061, H2062 [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1465 
        [21MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1093, H1094 [29FE]
      ------impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H2060 [24AP]
      Power resources: increase oil and gas production on Federal 
        lands, H2057 [24AP]
      ------national energy policy, H2058 [24AP]
      ------use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas 
        exploration, H2060 [24AP]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1049 [29FE]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H106 [23JA]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], H3422 
        [5JN]
      Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2060 
        [24AP]
  Tributes
      Colson, Charles W., H2801 [16MY]




PEARSON, MONICA KAUFMAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1431, H1432, H1436, H1438, H1439, H1440 [21MR], E405 
        [21MR]




PEARSON FOUNDATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 584, Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day, S6633, S6682 
        [21SE]




PEARSON'S CANDY CO.

  Remarks in House
      Nut Goodie Bar: anniversary, E1570 [19SE]




PEAVYHOUSE, CHARLIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H952 [27FE]




PEDIATRIC MEDICAL DEVICE SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Extend (see H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]




PEDIATRIC RESEARCH EQUITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Permanently extend and strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Permanently extend and strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], S3565 
        [24MY]
      Permanently extend and strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 
        [23MY]




PEEBLES, ANN

  Remarks in House
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Emissaries of Memphis Music honorees, 
        E514 [30MR]




PEEK, GLORIA

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, 
        E1494 [12SE]




PEKALA, MARK A.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2085 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Latvia: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]




PELHAM, VICTORIA

  Articles and editorials
      Federal Courts in Arizona Face Crushing Caseload, S1983 [22MR]




PELL, CLAIBORNE (a former Senator from Rhode Island)

  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Education: anniversary of Pell Grants, S4401 [21JN]




PELLETIER, GIL

  Remarks in House
      Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E400 [21MR]




PELOSI, NANCY (a Representative from California)

  Appointments
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H1420 [20MR]
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Committee to notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3734 [18JN]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see H.R. 6331), H6001 [13SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Aracely Rodriguez, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Bill Cea, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Emily Schlichting, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Jamal Lee, H4797 [11JY]
  Letters
      Elimination of automatic salary adjustments for Members of 
        Congress: by, H307 [1FE]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) Democratic staff, H2771-H2773 [16MY]
  Press releases
      More Than 300 Organizations Oppose House GOP VAWA Bill: by, 
        H2771 [16MY]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H2838 [17MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5300 [26JY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2625 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5964 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1682 [28MR], H1787 [29MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5686 [2AU], 
        H6260 [21SE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H652 [9FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2838 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2232 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2152 
        [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2232 
        [27AP]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H916 [17FE]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H916 [17FE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1480 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4796 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, 
        H3599 [7JN]
      ------compile oral histories from current and former Members 
        involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, marches and the civil 
        rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1106 [1MR]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4407 
        [28JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4918 
        [18JY]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, H652 [9FE]
      Medicare: funding, H6260 [21SE]
      ------reform, H1682 [28MR], H1787 [29MR], H1865 [17AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4796 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1480 [21MR]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5686 [2AU], H6260 [21SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1607 [27MR], H1760 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1607 [27MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1760 [29MR]
      San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Golden Gate Bridge, 
        E859 [18MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1865 [17AP]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5591 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5591 [1AU]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2232 [27AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H818 [16FE], H1607 [27MR], H1760 [29MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2770 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2770 [16MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H3599 [7JN], E1039 [12JN]
  Tributes
      Corrigan, Robert A., E244 [27FE]
      Giffords, Representative, H167, H168 [25JA]
      Hoyer, Representative, H3600 [7JN]
      Jenkins, Ed, H118 [24JA]
      Johnson, Walter L., E29 [18JA]
      Payne, Donald M., H1197 [6MR]
      Sandler, Marion Osher, E1027 [8JN]
      Sullivan, John V., H1663 [28MR]




PEMBROKE, MA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1635 [21SE]
      Caruso, Julie: Pembroke (MA) Express Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E200 [15FE]




PEMBROKE, NC

  Bills and resolutions
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary (see S. 
        Res. 414), S2243 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary, E351 
        [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary (S. Res. 
        414), S2282 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 414, University of North Carolina at Pembroke 
        anniversary, S2258, S2282 [29MR]




PEMBROKE (MA) EXPRESS

  Remarks in House
      Caruso, Julie: Pembroke (MA) Express Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E200 [15FE]




PENAFIEL, KAREN W.

  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures, S2624 [24AP]




PENBAY SOLUTIONS LLC

  Remarks in Senate
      Rich, Stuart: Technology Association of Maine CxO of the Year 
        Award recipient, S1145 [29FE]
      Tribute, S1145 [29FE]




PENCE, MIKE (a Representative from Indiana)

  Articles and editorials
      Charles Colson Found Freedom in Prison, Michael Gerson, 
        Washington (DC) Post, E662 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H950 [24FE]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H1808 [29MR]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable 
        economic activity for counties and local governments 
        containing National Forest System land through a management-
        focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H1210 [6MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1978 [18AP]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4605 
        [28JN]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3267 [30MY]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H4065 [26JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3177 [29MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H966 [27FE]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H376 [1FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H571 [7FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending 
        on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work 
        requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-
        tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H2447 [8MY]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5131 [23JY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1572 [26MR]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 3501), H79 [18JA]
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H1101 [29FE]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        H.R. 4176), H1572 [26MR]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
      ------strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1807 [29MR]
      Taxation: provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants 
        (see H.R. 1327), H3481 [5JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3363 [31MY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3267 [30MY]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H2329 [7MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Remarks
      Anderson, IN: express condolences to the Anderson Police Dept., 
        for loss of police dogs, E1475 [11SE]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), E1379 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), 
        H4951 [18JY]
      ------motorsports sponsorship funding, H4951 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity 
        Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice 
        (H.R. 471), E71 [25JA]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), 
        H5166 [24JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H923 [17FE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1477 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4740 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1107 
        [1MR]
      Indiana: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage 
        caused by tornadoes, H1190 [6MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E648 [25AP]
      National School Choice Week: observance, E71 [25JA]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1116 [1MR], 
        H1858 [17AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4740 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1477 [21MR]
      Pendleton, IN: express condolences to families of victims of 
        shooting, E1390 [2AU]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1116 [1MR], H1858 [17AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1229 
        [7MR]
      Taxation: permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2003 [19AP]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H923 [17FE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        H3614 [7JN]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H923 [17FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        H2779 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E753 [9MY]
      Yorktown, IN: Yorktown High School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1538 [14SE]
  Tributes
      Colson, Charles W., H2806 [16MY], E662 [26AP], 
        E821 [16MY]
      Johnson, Merrill, E849 [18MY]
      Keach, John, Sr., E555 [17AP]
      Miller, Lowell, E848 [18MY]
      Perez, Eduardo, H4917 [18JY]
      Pittenger, Edith, E275 [29FE], E317 [6MR]
      Rockhill, Lois, E387 [20MR]
      Sharp, Marilyn A., E918 [31MY]
      Sullivan, John V., E472 [28MR]
      Taylor, Nicholas A., H4917 [18JY], E1280 [18JY]
      Welch, Bing, E109 [1FE]




PENDLETON, IN

  Remarks in House
      Crime: express condolences to families of victims of shooting, 
        E1390 [2AU]




PENDLETON, JESSIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E505 [29MR]




PENINSULA FAMILY SERVICES (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Senior citizens: anniversary of senior peer counseling program, 
        E1355 [31JY]




PENN UNITED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Cabot Guns (company): tribute, H1030 [29FE]




PENNSYLVANIA

  Articles and editorials
      In Pennsylvania--the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation 
        Delays, S6034 [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and 
        improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and 
        foresters within the watershed and to States with water 
        quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see 
        H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
      EPA: limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        6513), H6275 [21SE]
      Public lands: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
        Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware 
        and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 
        [27FE]
  Poems
      ``Legend of Latrobe,'' Albert C. Caswell, S6440 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Allentown, PA: anniversary, E1637 [21SE]
      Altoona, PA: anniversary of Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High 
        School, E1596 [21SE]
      Ameris, Philip: Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council Man of the 
        Year award recipient, E531 [16AP]
      Bally, PA: anniversary, E1111 [21JN]
      Block, Francine: Bucks County, PA, Women's History Month Award 
        recipient, E506 [29MR]
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, 
        H225 [1FE]
      Centre County, PA: tribute to Centre County Women's Resource 
        Center, H5118 [23JY]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (H.R. 4153), E329 [7MR]
      Chester County, PA: anniversary of ARC of Chester County, E423 
        [22MR]
      Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E420 [22MR]
      Colleges and universities: tribute to 7th Congressional District 
        service academy nominees, H1216 [7MR]
      Conaboy, Richard and Marion: Neighborhood Housing Services of 
        Lackawanna County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a 
        Lifetime of Service recipients, E549 [17AP]
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, E741 [9MY]
      Corps of Engineers: Delaware River main channel deepening 
        project funding, E976 [5JN]
      Coultas, Carol: Allegheny County, PA, Labor Council Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E531 [16AP]
      Dell, Natalie: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1366 
        [31JY], E1422 [3AU]
      Dept. of State Fulbright Program: tribute to 12th Congressional 
        District recipients of grants, E30 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit drilling permits or leasing of 
        any area within a certain distance of the Great Lakes or the 
        Florida Everglades, H884, H885 [16FE]
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1389 [2AU]
      Dublin, PA: anniversary, E1450 [10SE]
      Dunmore, PA: anniversary, E544 [17AP]
      FAA: prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia 
        airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at 
        affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, H3743 
        [19JN]
      Hanover Township, PA: anniversary of Hanover Township Police 
        Dept., E725 [8MY], E753 [9MY]
      Harmotto, Christa: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1366 [31JY], E1404 [3AU]
      Haynes, Lauren: International Brotherhood of Teamsters James R. 
        Hoffa Scholarship recipient, E1618 [21SE]
      Hazleton, PA: anniversary of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
        E1666 [28SE]
      Hummelstown, PA: anniversary, E1620 [21SE]
      Kelly, Lois: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County, 
        PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of Service 
        recipient, E558 [17AP]
      Lehigh County, PA: anniversary, E1640 [21SE]
      Levittown, PA: anniversary, H3741 [19JN]
      Lijoi, Andre: Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians Family 
        Physician of the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]
      Lozada, Marisha: Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Scholastic 
        Art and Writing Award recipient, E794 [15MY]
      Malvern, PA: anniversary of Malvern Retreat House, E1279 [18JY]
      ------tribute to L.J. Ferdinand Hazleton Group of the Men of 
        Malvern, E1279 [18JY]
      National Eye Donor Month: observance, E299 [1MR]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H108-H112 
        [23JA], E55 [23JA]
      Northeast Counseling Services (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, 
        E1497 [12SE]
      OraSure Technologies, Inc.: tribute, E1227 [11JY]
      Roseto, PA: anniversary, E1639 [21SE]
      Shaner, Lance T.: Navy League of Central Pennsylvania Lieutenant 
        Michael P. Murphy Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, H5902 
        [12SE]
      Somerset County, PA: tribute to Somerset County Military Family 
        Support Group, E280 [29FE]
      Souderton, PA: anniversary, E1127 [21JN]
      Taylor, PA: anniversary of St. George's Carpatho-Russian 
        Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, E325 [7MR]
      Thompson, Representative Glenn: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award 
        recipient, E96 [31JA]
      United Way: anniversary, E1094 [20JN], E1204, E1208 [9JY]
      ------anniversary of United Way of Bucks County, PA, E673 [26AP]
      UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc.: tribute to UnitedHealthcare 
        Community Plan of Pennsylvania, E812 [16MY]
      Uwchlan Township, PA: anniversary, E1195 [29JN]
      Warrington, PA: tribute to Warrington-Warwick Little League 
        girls' softball team, H5025 [19JY]
      Womelsdorf, PA: anniversary, E1529 [14SE]
      Wooden, Sherman: Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna 
        County, PA, Governor Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of 
        Service recipient, E554 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Brann, Matthew W.: nomination to be district judge, S6520 [20SE]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Mannion, Malachy E.: nomination to be district judge, S6520 
        [20SE]
      Palmer, Arnold: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, S6440 [19SE]
      Scranton, PA: anniversary of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 
        S1144 [29FE]
  Reports filed
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 
        [16JY]
      Nomination of Malachy E. Mannion To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Matthew W. Brann To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 970) (S. Rept. 
        112-121), S41 [23JA]
  Subpoena Notices
      Philadelphia, PA, Municipal Court, Criminal Division, H5729, 
        H5730 [10SE]
  Tributes
      Gray, William H., III, S1037 [27FE], E215 [16FE]
      Specter, Arlen, E1699 [16OC]




PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS

  Remarks in House
      Fawcett, Robert: Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians 
        Family Physician of the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]
      Lijoi, Andre: Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians Family 
        Physician of the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]




PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

  Articles and editorials
      Paterno Built Penn State On, Off the Field, H669 [9FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Charities: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to 
        raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital 
        Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 411), S2243 [29MR]
  Eulogies
      Paterno, Joseph V.: by Paterno family member, H668 [9FE]
  Remarks in House
      Charities: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to 
        raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital 
        Four Diamonds Fund, H1289 [8MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 411, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/
        Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn 
        State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S2257 
        [29MR]




PENNYBACKER, GAIL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5024 [19JY], E1267 [18JY]




PENSACOLA, FL

  Remarks in House
      Flora-Bama Lounge, Package, & Oyster Bar (business): anniversary 
        of visit to New York, NY, to support recovery efforts after 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, E416 [22MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary of Girl Scout Council of the Florida 
        Panhandle, E1647 [21SE]




PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORP.

  Bills and resolutions
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Disabled: permit access by individuals with covered pensions to 
        certain disabilty benefits without penalty (see S. 3447), 
        S5487 [26JY]
      Pensions: guarantee qualified preretirement survivor annuities 
        under insolvent or terminated multiemployer pension plans (see 
        H.R. 5981), H3914 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Pensions: guarantee qualified preretirement survivor annuities 
        under insolvent or terminated multiemployer pension plans 
        (H.R. 5981), E1093 [20JN]
      ------pension funding relief reforms, H4627 [29JN]
      Transparency: increase, H385 [2FE]
  Reports filed
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]




PENSION PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Pensions: extend special funding rules for certain plans 
        maintained by commercial airlines (see H.R. 5715), H2644 
        [10MY]




PENSIONS  related term(s) Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    (ERISA)
  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
      Social Security Advisory Board, H1127 [1MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: modify commencement date of active force drawdown 
        period used for reimplementation of the temporary early 
        retirement authority to restore benefits for certain members 
        (see H.R. 3904), H511 [6FE]
      ------provide equity between regular and Reserve component 
        members in the computation of disability retired pay for 
        members wounded in action (see H.R. 4177), H1304 [8MR]
      Aviation: extend special funding rules for certain plans 
        maintained by commercial airlines (see H.R. 5715), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Bankruptcy: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline 
        carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to 
        roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan 
        (see H.R. 3899), H475 [3FE]
      ------improve protections for employees and retirees in business 
        bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6117), 
        H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and 
        repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension 
        plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), 
        S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6404), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see S. 3270), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 6171), H5200 
        [24JY]
      ------improve pensions for surviving spouses of World War II and 
        Korean War veterans (see H.R. 4371), H1914 [17AP]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Federal employees: allow continuation of public service while 
        partially retired (see H.R. 4363), H1914 [17AP]
      ------authorize certain employees to be automatically enrolled 
        to increase contributions to Thrift Savings Plan accounts (see 
        S. 3175), S3129 [14MY]
      ------clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are 
        subject to certain Federal tax levies (see H.R. 4365), H1914 
        [17AP]
      ------protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 
        657), H2713 [15MY]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (see H.R. 3813), 
        H158 [24JA]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      Lobbyists: provide that a former Member of Congress or 
        congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist 
        shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other 
        Federal benefits (see H.R. 6424), H6060 [14SE]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline coverage under the Federal 
        Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 5951), H3707 [15JN]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions (see H.R. 5737), 
        H2662 [11MY]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 5981), H3914 [20JN]
      ------permit access by individuals with covered pensions to 
        certain disabilty benefits without penalty (see S. 3447), 
        S5487 [26JY]
      Postal Service: provide for the transfer of surplus relative to 
        certain retirement benefits (see H.R. 5790), H2812 [16MY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a 
        former President (see H.R. 4093), H1016 [28FE]
      Social Security: extend solvency of the trust funds by 
        increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying 
        the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see S. 3533), 
        S6270 [12SE]
      Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from 
        a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H158 [24JA]
      ------clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 
        3532), S6270 [12SE]
      ------expand availability of saver's credit, make credit 
        refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into 
        the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H900 [16FE]
      ------extend period during which transfers of excess pension 
        assets may be made to retiree health accounts and provide for 
        transfer of such assets to retiree group term life insurance 
        accounts (see H.R. 4143), H1153 [5MR]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 6013), H3975 
        [21JN]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (see H.R. 
        4050), H900 [16FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        4279), H1739 [28MR]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6111), 
        H4862 [12JY] (see H.R. 6361), H5764 [10SE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4114), H1100 
        [29FE] (see H.R. 4142), H1153 [5MR]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      Eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree Health 
        Benefits Fund: David C. Williams, Postal Service, S2472 [18AP]
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits: Beth Moten, American Federation of 
        Government Employees, H920 [17FE]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H919 
        [17FE]
      ------Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal 
        Employees Association (NARFE), H920 [17FE]
      Postal Service surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (FERS): David C. Williams, Postal Service, 
        S2467 [18AP]
      ------Patrick E. McFarland, OPM, S2467 [18AP]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Delphi Corp.: address impact of bankruptcy proceedings on 
        employee pensions, H3742 [19JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), 
        H5410, H5411 [31JY]
      ------increase contribution by employees for defined retirement 
        benefits, H2611-H2613 [10MY], H3319 [31MY], H3392, H3393 
        [1JN], E966 [1JN]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H908, H910, H912, H914, H916-H926 [17FE]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), H755, 
        H760 [15FE], H894, H895 [16FE]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H743, H746-H750 [15FE]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline certain retirement 
        benefits and contributions by the Federal Government (H.R. 
        981), H381 [2FE], H597 [8FE]
      ------deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of 
        certain offenses, H650, H655 [9FE]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions and require 
        increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (H.R. 5981), E1093 [20JN]
      ------increase transparency, H385 [2FE]
      ------pension funding relief reforms, H4627, H4628, H4629 [29JN]
      Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of 
        any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil 
        Service Retirement System (H.R. 1351), H974 [28FE], H5928 
        [13SE], E1508 [13SE]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict 
        facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of 
        service (H.R. 3591), H2460 [9MY]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities and eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, H5536 [1AU]
      Taxation: expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (H.R. 4049), H807 [16FE]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (H.R. 
        4050), H807 [16FE]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (H.R. 
        4279), E1618 [21SE]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 6361), 
        H6121-H6124 [19SE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (H.R. 4114), H4660, H4663, H4664 [9JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      CBO: scoring method on savings achieved by refund of postal 
        surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (FERS), S2564-S2566 [23AP]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Employment: disparity between public and private sector wages 
        and benefits, S3877 [11JN]
      Federal employees: authorize certain employees to be 
        automatically enrolled to increase contributions to Thrift 
        Savings Plan accounts (S. 3175), S3131 [14MY]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, S831, S835 [16FE], S893, S894 [17FE]
      Income: reform funding rules, S1659 [14MR]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits for former Members 
        who work as lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200, 
        S201 [31JA]
      ------deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of 
        certain offenses, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]
      OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of 
        Federal retirement benefits, S2566-S2568 [23AP], S2692, S2693 
        [25AP]
      Postal Service: eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service 
        Retiree Health Benefits Fund, S2471-S2473 [18AP]
      ------limit compensation of Postal Service executives, S2687, 
        S2688 [25AP]
      ------reduce the postal workforce by creating a mandatory 
        retirement requirement for eligible employees, S2642 [24AP]
      ------request refund of postal surplus contributions into the 
        Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) in order to 
        finance buyouts and retirement incentives, S2467, S2468 
        [18AP], S2562-S2566 [23AP]
      Social Security: adjust normal and early retirement ages for 
        receipts of benefits, increase maximum age for delayed 
        retirement credit, and provide for progressive price indexing 
        of benefits (S. 804), S5276 [24JY]
      ------extend solvency of the trust funds by increasing the 
        normal and early retirement ages and modifying the cost-of-
        living adjustments in benefits (S. 1213), S61 [24JA], S90 
        [26JA], S663 [15FE], S3115 [14MY]
      Taxation: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (S. 
        3532), S6272 [12SE]
      Transportation: use of Social Security, Medicare, and other 
        trust funds to fund the Highway Trust Fund, S4690 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Clarify That Accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan Are Subject to 
        Certain Federal Tax Levies: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4365) (H. Rept. 112-630), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. 
        Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4363) (H. Rept. 112-535), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3813) (H. Rept. 
        112-394), H691 [9FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      U.S. Secret Service Retirement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1515) (S. Rept. 
        112-205), S6062 [10SE]
      Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4114) (H. Rept. 112-486), 
        H3161 [18MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for 
        Federal Employees Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H.R. 4114, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, 
        H4663 [9JY]
      H.R. 4365, clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are 
        subject to certain Federal tax levies, H5410 [31JY]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 6361, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act, H6121 [19SE]
      S. 3175, Save More Tomorrow Act, S3132 [14MY]
      S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business 
        Bankruptcies Act, S4954-S4958 [12JY]
      S. 3532, Church Plan Clarification Act, S6272 [12SE]
      S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for 
        Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]




PEOPLE FOR PUGET SOUND (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1533 [14SE]




PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY (organization)

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2533 [9MY]




PEOPLE (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Man Who Would Not Quit--A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight 
        for a New Constitutional Amendment, E722 [8MY]
  Remarks in House
      Curran, Elizabeth (Libby): Teacher of the Year award recipient, 
        E1697 [12OC]




PEPERA, KATHLEEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1372 [1AU]




PEPPER PIKE, OH

  Remarks in House
      Friendship Circle of Cleveland (organization): tribute, E1019 
        [7JN]




PERALES, LESLIE

  Articles and editorials
      LINK Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community, E1207 [9JY]




PERALTA, RAFAEL

  Letters
      Forensic analysis of events surrounding the death of Rafael 
        Peralta relative to nomination to receive the Medal of Honor: 
        Vincent J.M. DiMaio, H3139 [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Navy: report on review, findings, and actions pertaining to the 
        Medal of Honor nomination of Rafael Peralta, H3138 [18MY]




PERATROVICH, ELIZABETH

  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: observance of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and anniversary 
        of Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, S827 [16FE]




PEREIRA, FELIPE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3617 [24MY]




PEREZ, DITZA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E745 [9MY]




PEREZ, EDUARDO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4917 [18JY]




PEREZ, JORGE LUIS GARCIA

  Remarks in Senate
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, S3893-S3895 
        [11JN]
  Statements
      Jorge Luis Garcia Perez Arrest by Cuban State Security: Yris T. 
        Perez Aguilera, S3893 [11JN]




PEREZ, SERGIO

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4641 [26JN]




PEREZ, SERGIO E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1317 [25JY]




PEREZ, THOMAS E.

  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S4450 [25JN]
      Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo 
        identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot 
        or registering to vote in an election, H2307 [7MY]




PEREZ AGUILERA, YRIS T.

  Statements
      Jorge Luis Garcia Perez Arrest by Cuban State Security, S3893 
        [11JN]




PEREZ-PENA, ROSARIO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E270 [28FE]




PERIODICALS  see Publications




PERISHO, ALBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1525 [13SE]




PERKINS, JOE W. (PINETOP)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1705 [16OC]




PERKINS, ROBERT

  Articles and editorials
      UK Offers New Tax Breaks for Remote Fields, S2051 [27MR]




PERKINS, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H170 [25JA]




PERLMUTTER, ED (a Representative from Colorado)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (see H.R. 3435), H641 [8FE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1210 [6MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 5936), H3698 [8JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H1209 [6MR]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H2569 [9MY]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6001 [13SE]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of 
        survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset 
        the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation 
        (see H.R. 178), H1391 [19MR]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H5923 [12SE]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H2072 [24AP]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H5766 [10SE]
      ------promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women 
        through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand 
        occupations (see H.R. 2315), H3481 [5JN]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H3976 [21JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H727 [14FE]
      Financial institutions: focus Federal banking regulators on 
        credit availability and provide insured depository 
        institutions with certain authorities when calculating the 
        institution's capital (see H.R. 6037), H4156 [27JN]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4065 
        [26JN]
      ------preserve privilege of information provided to Federal and 
        State agencies (see H.R. 6125), H4863 [12JY]
      Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H5202 [24JY]
      Flag--U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for 
        use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1344), H6234 [20SE]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6062 [14SE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6318 [26OC]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4865 [12JY]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H3481 [5JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2329 [7MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4685 [9JY]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H6061 [14SE]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3733 [18JN]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6307 [12OC]
      ------extend reasonable cost contracts (see H.R. 2770), H3578 
        [6JN]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3707 [15JN]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H1134 [1MR]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H3808 [19JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2716 [15MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      ------expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal 
        and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H1978 [18AP]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
      ------support goals and ideals of the Olympic movement and 
        congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic 
        and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H5922 [12SE]
      OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to 
        include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H3577 [6JN]
      Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and 
        competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies 
        from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health 
        insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H6061 [14SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1642 [27MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3808 [19JN]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H4656 [29JN]
      Small business: ensure State-certified medical marijuana 
        businesses have full access to banking services (see H.R. 
        1984), H1017 [28FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H3808 [19JN]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H2329 [7MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2033 [19AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H3808 [19JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H694 [9FE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H4828 [11JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H5630 [1AU]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works (see H.R. 5683), H3734 [18JN]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H5923 [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see H. Con. Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
  Motions
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3785 [19JN]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1626 [27MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2184 [26AP]
  Obituaries
      Blunk, Jonathan, H5299 [26JY]
      Boik, Alexander J. (A.J.), H5299 [26JY]
      Childress, Jesse, H5299 [26JY]
      Cowden, Gordon W., H5299 [26JY]
      Ghawi, Jessica, H5300 [26JY]
      Larimer, John, H5300 [26JY]
      McQuinn, Matt, H5300 [26JY]
      Medek, Micayla, H5300 [26JY]
      Moser, Veronica, H5300 [26JY]
      Sullivan, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Teves, Alex, H5300 [26JY]
      Wingo, Rebecca, H5299 [26JY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H5535 [1AU]
  Poems
      ``Sense To Find . . .,'' Albert C. Caswell, H5301 [26JY]
  Remarks
      Allen, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Anderson, Tea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Anghel, Denis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E744 [9MY]
      Aragon, Audrey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E640 [25AP]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5297, H5298, H5301 [26JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5149 [24JY], 
        H5532 [1AU]
      ------opening of Colorado Biobusiness Accelerator, E1611 
        [21SE]
      Avila, Jose: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E816 [16MY]
      Ballantyne, Brooke: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E647 [25AP]
      Batiste, Bailey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E641 [25AP]
      Bedford, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E865 [18MY]
      Blancas, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Blue-Norton, Elizabeth: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E742 [9MY]
      Bruce, Mallisyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E857 [18MY]
      Calderon, Miguel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        motion to recommit, H3785 [19JN]
      Cantor-Gutierrez, Reyna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Carruthers, Emily: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E737 [9MY]
      Castaneda-Romero, Nalene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Chavez, Alicia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E469 [28MR]
      Chavez, Darlene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E668 [26AP]
      Cisneros, Jacob: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Clark, Austin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E644 [25AP]
      Colorado School of Mines: tribute to women's softball team, 
        E170 [9FE]
      Cormier, Aaron: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E472 [28MR]
      Crouse, Katherine A. and Peter: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, 
        Ethics in Business Award recipients, E1111 [21JN]
      Curiel, Frank: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Dassow, Chevelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      DeLaCerda, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E669 [26AP]
      Denison, Judy: Golden Landmarks Association Living Landmark 
        Award recipient, E1114 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure that all items for sale in 
        National Park Service gift shops and visitor centers are 
        produced in the U.S., H3785 [19JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: enter into contracts 
        with States to treat insect-infested trees and clear hazardous 
        fuel to prevent wildfires, H3785 [19JN]
      ------protect tribal sovereignty with respect to Native American 
        burial or other sacred sites, H3785 [19JN]
      Dunn, Kristen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E866 [18MY]
      EDS Waste Solutions, Inc.: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of 
        Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E175 
        [9FE]
      Estes, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E863 [18MY]
      Estrada, Tanya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1014 [7JN]
      FCC: preserve ability to protect online privacy, including rules 
        prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from requiring job 
        applicants to disclose passwords to social networking web 
        sites, H1627 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), motion to recommit, H1627 [27MR]
      Fritz, Hunter: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E775 [10MY]
      Gallegos, Alexander: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E470 [28MR]
      Goins, Wendy: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Ambassador 
        of the Year award recipient, E170 [9FE]
      Golden, CO: Colorado Railroad Museum recipient of Golden 
        Landmarks Association Living Landmark Award, E1123 
        [21JN]
      ------Golden Parks and Recreation Dept. recipient of Greater 
        Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Civic Award, E172 
        [9FE]
      ------USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage Six Team recipient of 
        Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Chairman's Award, 
        E174 [9FE]
      Greenbury, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E814 [16MY]
      Groenhof, Samantha: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Grossetete, Chloe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Gurrola, Arisai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E646 [25AP]
      Harrison, Anjelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E645 [25AP]
      Hazlett, Angel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Herman, David: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1359 [31JY]
      Herrera, Jada: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E773 [10MY]
      Hill, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E468 [28MR]
      Hoefler, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Holency, Crystina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims 
        of Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings, H5149 [24JY]
      Huerta, Wilfredo: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Irvine-Johnson, Kendra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E869 [18MY]
      Jamison, Janelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E766 [10MY]
      Johnson, Tyia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1015 [7JN]
      Kirshner, Jean: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business 
        Award recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Kohen, Daniel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E672 [26AP]
      Kranz, Ken: Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Charlie 
        O'Brien Award recipient, E176 [9FE]
      Kurtz, Melanie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E974 [5JN]
      Larson, Virginia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1123 [21JN]
      Lawrence, Anastasia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine 
        High School, H5532 [1AU]
      Lopez, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E665 [26AP]
      Lucero, Jesse: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Maloku, Edite: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      McGehee, Kyler: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E858 [18MY]
      Medina, Jazmin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Meraz, Cristina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E667 [26AP]
      Mikhaylova, Mariya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E861 [18MY]
      Mikhaylova, Svetlana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Miller, Everett: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Miller, Tesla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Moore, Peyton: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Mora-Pina, Alysia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E466 [28MR]
      Nakata, Kayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Nichols, Donovan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E739 [9MY]
      Nielson, Zachary: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1126 [21JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), motion to recommit, H2184 [26AP]
      Orona, Kassie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Parson, Chesle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E670 [26AP]
      Perez, Ditza: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E745 [9MY]
      Pfankuch, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E979 [5JN]
      Prado, Angelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E463 [28MR]
      Pride, Savannah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1013 [7JN]
      Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective 
        employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social 
        networking web sites or personal accounts, H2184 [26AP]
      Quintana, Luis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E856 [18MY]
      Quintrall, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E860 [18MY]
      Richardson, Driszelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E740 [9MY]
      Roberts, Bobby: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E643 [25AP]
      Rodriguez, Nancy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E973 [5JN]
      Ryan, Jha-Mier: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Saenz, Edwin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Salazar, Lawrence: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E862 [18MY]
      Sawaqued, Jwan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Sell, Jonnalynn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Serrano, Yimi: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1119 [21JN]
      Solis, Erika: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Soukup, Brian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E648 [25AP]
      Southwick, Casey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      Stave, Victoria: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1007 [7JN]
      Swartwood, Shyanne: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Tate, Aaron: Amgen Foundation Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H5870 [12SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H5870 [12SE]
      Thompson, Brugette: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Tiller, Shannia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1017 [7JN]
      Tiner, Joe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E818 [16MY]
      Trujillo, Joseph: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Valdez, Aujanae: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E639 [25AP]
      Valdez, Sarai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1011 [7JN]
      Van Ness, Meg: Golden Landmarks Association Living Landmark 
        Award recipient, E1118 [21JN]
      Votes: correction, E1232 [11JY]
      ------position on missed, H1178 [6MR], E636 
        [24AP]
      Watson, Max: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E972 [5JN]
      Wedgeworth, Elbra: Metro Volunteers (organization) Community 
        Impact Award recipient, E467 [28MR]
  Tributes
      Cordova, Ben, E171 [9FE]
      Franklin, Missy, H5536 [1AU], E1360 [31JY]
      Frix, Robert S., E765 [10MY]
      Oates, Dan, H5536 [1AU]




PERMANENT ELECTRONIC DUCK STAMP ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3117), H88-H90 [23JA]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112-212), S6451 [19SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. 
        Rept. 112-374), H113 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3117, provisions, H88 [23JA]




PERRY, AL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E700 [27AP]




PERRY, DENZELL

  Remarks in House
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Pacific Region Youth of the Year 
        award recipient, E1582 [20SE]




PERRY, JOHN B.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1537 [8MR]




PERRY, LAUREN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2492 [18AP]




PERRY, RICK (Governor of Texas)

  Letters
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation, E1212 
        [9JY]




PERRY, RONALD

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




PERRY, WILLIAM H.

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




PERRY COUNTY, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Cornett Looks Back on Her Career With WYMT, S6425 [19SE]




PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT

  Bills and resolutions
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H3660 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, 
        H4954, H4955 [18JY]




PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1151), S66 [24JA]




PERSONALIZE YOUR CARE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], H5203 [25JY]




PERU, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Upright Frameworks (business): tribute to assistance provided to 
        reduce home heating costs, S3232 [16MY]




PERU, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      Foreign aid: suspend U.S. assistance to countries that do not 
        comply with agreements to extradite criminals, E39 [18JA]




PESKEY, MIKE AND LORI

  Letters
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, H6154 [20SE]




PESTICIDE REGISTRATION IMPROVEMENT EXTENSION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3552), S6340 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 3552), H6024-H6042 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3552), S6370 [13SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3552, provisions, S6370-S6387 [13SE], H6025-H6041 [14SE]




PESTICIDES

  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H1804 [29MR]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (see S. 3552), S6340 [13SE]
      Government regulations: clarify congressional intent regarding 
        regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters 
        (see S. 3605), S6546 [20SE]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit use, production, sale, import, or 
        export of sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of 
        sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 4214), H1426 
        [20MR]
      Tariff: acephate (see H.R. 5078), H2269 [27AP]
      ------acetamiprid, whether or not combined with application 
        adjuvants (see S. 2430), S2822 [26AP]
      ------acetamiprid technical (see H.R. 5307), H2274 [27AP]
      ------avermectin B (see S. 2624), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4741), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------azadirachtin A mixtures (see H.R. 5645), H2443 [8MY]
      ------azoxystrobin (see S. 2631), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4519), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      ------azoxystrobin mixtures (see H.R. 4518), H2065 [24AP]
      ------b-cyfluthrin (see S. 3023, 3025), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4669), H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 5591), H2442 [8MY]
      ------b-cyfluthrin mixtures (see H.R. 4657), H2123 [25AP] (see 
        H.R. 5592), H2442 [8MY]
      ------benfluralin (see H.R. 5024), H2268 [27AP]
      ------bifenazate (see S. 2855), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4773), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------Bifenthrin (see H.R. 4558), H2065 [24AP]
      ------boscalid (see H.R. 5440), H2318 [7MY]
      ------brodifacoum (see H.R. 4705), H2124 [25AP]
      ------bromacil (see H.R. 5667), H2566 [9MY]
      ------bromacil and diuron and application adjuvants formulations 
        (see H.R. 4497), H2064 [24AP]
      ------buprofezin (see S. 2602), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4433), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------butralin (see S. 2856), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4786), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------captan (see S. 2512), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5622), H2443 
        [8MY]
      ------captan technical (see H.R. 5445), H2318 [7MY]
      ------Caramba fungicide (see H.R. 5399), H2318 [7MY]
      ------carbaryl (see S. 2587), S2923 [7MY]
      ------Carbofuran technical (see H.R. 4559), H2065 [24AP]
      ------Carbosulfan technical (see H.R. 4560), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carfentrazone-ethyl (see H.R. 4614), H2067 [24AP]
      ------clodinafop (see H.R. 4479), H2039 [23AP]
      ------clodinafop-propargyl (see S. 2626), S2924 [7MY]
      ------clomazone (see H.R. 5404), H2318 [7MY]
      ------cloquintocet-mexyl (see S. 2632), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4507), H2064 [24AP]
      ------clothianidin (see S. 3015), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4576), 
        H2066 [24AP] (see H.R. 5352), H2317 [7MY]
      ------clothianidin and bacillus firmus product mixtures (see S. 
        3008), S2968 [8MY]
      ------clothianidin and bacillus firmus strain I-1582 mixtures 
        (see H.R. 4695), H2124 [25AP]
      ------clothianidin mixtures (see H.R. 4696), H2124 [25AP]
      ------cyanuric chloride (see S. 2436), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4836), H2204 [26AP] (see H.R. 5768), H2713 [15MY]
      ------cyazofamid (see H.R. 5306), H2274 [27AP]
      ------cyflufenamid (see S. 2428), S2822 [26AP]
      ------cyfluthrin (see S. 3024), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4668), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------cyhalothrin mixtures (see S. 2955), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4512), H2064 [24AP]
      ------cymoxanil and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5032), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------cypermethrin (see S. 2780), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 3139), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4745), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5084), 
        H2269 (see H.R. 5308), H2274 [27AP] (see H.R. 5349), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------cyproconazole (see S. 2625), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4744), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------cyprodinil (see S. 2908), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4510), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      ------deltamethrin (see H.R. 4658), H2123 [25AP]
      ------dichlormid (see H.R. 5017), H2268 [27AP]
      ------difenoconazole (see S. 2907), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4508), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      ------difenoconazole and mefenoxam mixtures (see S. 2618), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4514), H2065 [24AP]
      ------dimethomorph (see H.R. 5439), H2318 [7MY]
      ------dinotefuran (see H.R. 4572), H2066 [24AP] (see H.R. 5350), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      ------diuron and application adjuvants formulations (see H.R. 
        4498), H2064 [24AP]
      ------diuron technical (see H.R. 4674), H2124 [25AP]
      ------Dragosantol (see S. 2962), S2967 [8MY]
      ------esfenvalerate (see H.R. 4501), H2064 [24AP]
      ------esfenvalerate technical (see S. 2610), S2923 [7MY]
      ------ethalfluralin (see H.R. 5015), H2268 [27AP]
      ------ethoxyquin (see H.R. 5443), H2318 [7MY]
      ------etoxazole (see H.R. 5353), H2317 [7MY]
      ------etridiazole (see S. 2871), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4789), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------famoxadone, cymoxanil, and application adjuvants (see S. 
        2609), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 5679), H2566 [9MY]
      ------Fastac (see H.R. 4692), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fenamidone (see S. 3135), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4460), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------fenazaquin mixtures (see H.R. 5642), H2443 [8MY]
      ------fenbuconazole (see H.R. 5008), H2268 [27AP]
      ------fenhexamid (see S. 3133), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4682), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, 
        bromoxynil heptanoate, and mefenpyr-diethyl mixtures (see S. 
        3012, 3022), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5258), H2273 [27AP]
      ------fenpropathrin (see H.R. 5351), H2317 [7MY]
      ------fenpyroximate (see S. 2599), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4439), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------fipronil (see H.R. 5438), H2318 [7MY]
      ------flonicamid (see H.R. 5402), H2318 [7MY]
      ------flubendiamide (see S. 2617), S2924 [7MY] (see S. 3132, 
        3162), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4665), H2124 [25AP]
      ------flubendiamide mixtures (see H.R. 4677), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fludioxonil (see S. 2627), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4708), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------flumioxazin (see H.R. 5355), H2317 [7MY]
      ------fluopicolide (see S. 3134), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4683), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram (see S. 3130), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4684), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2681), S2925 [7MY]
      ------fluopyram and prothioconazole mixtures (see S. 2719), 
        S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4679), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and pyrimethanil mixtures (see S. 2721), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4681), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram and tebuconazole mixtures (see S. 2680), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4914), H2205 [26AP]
      ------fluopyram and trifloxystrobin mixtures (see S. 2720), 
        S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4680), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluopyram mixtures (see H.R. 4678), H2124 [25AP]
      ------fluthiacet-methyl technical (see H.R. 4613), H2067 [24AP]
      ------flutolanil (see S. 2601), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4432), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------formulated product containing propyzamide as the active 
        ingredient (see H.R. 5011), H2268 [27AP]
      ------fosetyl-Al (see S. 2704), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4466), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------fungicide mixtures (see H.R. 5020), H2268 [27AP]
      ------hexythiazox technical (see H.R. 5639), H2443 [8MY]
      ------imazalil (see S. 2922), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4725, 4734, 
        4771), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5259), H2273 [27AP]
      ------imazalil mixtures and application adjuvants (see S. 2918), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------imidacloprid (see S. 3136), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4876, 
        4883), H2205 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid and cyfluthrin or its b-cyfluthrin isomer 
        mixtures (see S. 2384), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4877), H2205 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5565), H2442 [8MY]
      ------imidacloprid and thiodicarb mixtures (see S. 2381), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 4873), H2205 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid with application adjuvants mixtures (see H.R. 
        4875), H2205 [26AP]
      ------Imidan technical (see H.R. 5643), H2443 [8MY]
      ------indaziflam (see S. 3131, 3161), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4685), H2124 [25AP]
      ------indaziflam mixtures (see H.R. 4676), H2124 [25AP]
      ------indoxacarb and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5657), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      ------ipconazole (see S. 2853), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4783), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------iprodione (see H.R. 5403), H2318 [7MY]
      ------isoxaflutole (see H.R. 4575), H2066 [24AP]
      ------isoxaflutole and cyprosulfamide mixtures (see H.R. 4577), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------Lambda-Cy (see S. 2766), S2926 [7MY]
      ------lambda-cyhalothrin mixtures (see H.R. 5449), H2318 [7MY]
      ------mandipropamid (see S. 2521), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4706), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------metalaxyl-M and L-metalaxylfenoxam (see H.R. 4506), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------metconazole (see H.R. 5437), H2318 [7MY]
      ------methidathion (see H.R. 4516), H2065 [24AP]
      ------myclobutanil (see H.R. 5021), H2268 [27AP]
      ------oryzalin (see H.R. 5448), H2318 [7MY]
      ------oxyfluorfen (see H.R. 5085), H2269 [27AP]
      ------paclobutrazol (see S. 2951), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4703), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------Penbotec 400SC (see H.R. 4772), H2125 [25AP]
      ------penflufen (see S. 2386), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4879), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------penthiopyrad technical (see H.R. 4555), H2065 [24AP]
      ------permethrin (see S. 3020), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4538), 
        H2065 [24AP] (see H.R. 5354), H2317 [7MY]
      ------phenmedipham (see S. 2701), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4687), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      ------picoxystrobin (see S. 2589), S2923 (see S. 2752), S2926 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4888), H2205 [26AP]
      ------Preventol O extra (see S. 2789), S2927 [7MY]
      ------Preventol ON extra preservative (see S. 2686), S2925 [7MY]
      ------prodiamine (see H.R. 4476), H2039 [23AP]
      ------profenofos (see S. 2960), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5505), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------prohexadione calcium (see H.R. 5442), H2318 [7MY]
      ------propargite (see S. 2870), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4775), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------propiconazole (see S. 2906, 2917), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4701), H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 5018), H2268 [27AP]
      ------propiconazole and 3-iodo-propynol butylcarbamate mixtures 
        and application adjuvants (see S. 2923), S2966 [8MY]
      ------propoxur (2-(1-methylethoxy)phenol methylcarbamate) (see 
        S. 3026), S2968 [8MY]
      ------prosulfuron (see H.R. 4742), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pymetrozine (see S. 2630), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4743), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      ------pyraclostrobin (see H.R. 5397), H2318 [7MY]
      ------pyraflufen-ethyl (see S. 2600), S2923 (see S. 2616), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4434), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyrasulfotole (see H.R. 4465), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyridaben technical (see H.R. 5640), H2443 [8MY]
      ------pyrimethanil (see S. 2700), S2925 [7MY] (see S. 2924), 
        S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4464), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyrithiobac-sodium (see S. 2613), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4430), H2030 [19AP]
      ------pyroxasulfone (see H.R. 4616), H2067 [24AP]
      ------Quintec (see H.R. 5001), H2268 [27AP]
      ------sedaxane (see H.R. 5506), H2320 [7MY]
      ------spirodiclofen (see S. 2702), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4461), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------spiromesifen (see S. 3017), S2968 [8MY] (see S. 3160), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4661), H2124 [25AP]
      ------spiromesifen mixtures (see H.R. 4694), H2124 [25AP]
      ------sulfentrazone (see H.R. 4615), H2067 [24AP]
      ------tebuthiuron (see H.R. 5013), H2268 [27AP]
      ------terbacil (see S. 3035), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4719), H2125 
        [25AP]
      ------thiacloprid (see S. 2723), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4463), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------thiamethoxam, difenoconazole, fludioxonil, and mefenoxam 
        formulations (see S. 2628), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4513), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------thidiazuron (see S. 2725), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4459), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, and tembotrione 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4579), H2066 [24AP]
      ------thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxaflutole, and cyprosulfamide 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4874), H2205 [26AP]
      ------thiophanate methyl (see S. 2787), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5086), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 5446), H2318 [7MY]
      ------tolfenpyrad technical (see S. 2603), S2923 [7MY]
      ------topremazone (see H.R. 5398), H2318 [7MY]
      ------tralopyril (see S. 2920), S2966 [8MY]
      ------triadimefon (see S. 3016), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4578), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin (see H.R. 4662), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin, clothianidin, carboxin, and metalaxyl 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4580), H2066 [24AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin and propiconazole mixtures (see H.R. 
        4673), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin and prothioconazole mixtures (see H.R. 
        4670), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifloxystrobin mixtures (see H.R. 4671), H2124 [25AP]
      ------trifluralin (see H.R. 5025), H2268 [27AP]
      ------trinexapac-ethyl (see S. 3138), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4511), H2064 [24AP]
      ------triphenyltin hydroxide (see H.R. 4494), H2064 [24AP]
      ------zeta-cypermethrin (see H.R. 5401), H2318 [7MY]
      ------zoxamide (see H.R. 5644), H2443 [8MY]
  Remarks in House
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], H4649-
        H4652 [29JN]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), H6024-H6042 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (S. 3552), S6370 [13SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3552, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act, 
        S6370-S6387 [13SE], H6025-H6041 [14SE]




PESTRONK, ROBERT M.

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2242 [27AP]




PETALUMA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars baseball 
        team, H5864 [12SE], E1503 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars baseball 
        team, S6442 [19SE]




PETERKIN, LISA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4729 [28JN]




PETERS, BIJAN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4307 [19JN], S4729 [28JN]




PETERS, GARY C. (a Representative from Michigan)

  Amendments
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H405 [2FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2360, H2448 [8MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1281 [8MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1885 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with 
        timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates 
        on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to 
        the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3267 [30MY]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1916 [17AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H945 [17FE]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H4065 [26JN]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H641 [8FE]
      Buy American Act: require consideration of the impacts of a 
        public interest waiver requirement on domestic manufacturing 
        employment for certain transportation provisions (see H.R. 
        3645), H1391 [19MR]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H5079 
        [19JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1847 [16AP]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H1807 [29MR]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H3405 [1JN]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1846 [16AP]
      ------improve definitions of points and fees in connection with 
        a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H3405 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2126 [25AP]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H3734 [18JN]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase 
        economic development in underserved areas by promoting 
        cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system 
        for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1360), 
        H1273 [7MR]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H3163 [18MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1428 [20MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4065 [26JN]
      ------make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in 
        institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 
        3462), H1978 [18AP]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5079 
        [19JY]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H641 [8FE]
      ERISA: require a lifetime income disclosure (see H.R. 677), H220 
        [31JA]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1807 [29MR]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2716 
        [15MY]
      ------preserve privilege of information provided to Federal and 
        State agencies (see H.R. 6125), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6280 [21SE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H1543 [22MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5010 
        [18JY]
      Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited 
        consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the 
        Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of 
        Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1807 [29MR]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H187 [27JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H5009 [18JY]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H3481 
        [5JN]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to refugee 
        resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6231 [20SE]
      India: condemn human rights violations against Kashmiri Pandits, 
        dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the region, and hold 
        terrorists accountable for their actions (see H. Res. 387), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3268 
        [30MY]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1847 [16AP]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2662 [11MY]
      Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law 
        enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and 
        programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      ------prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H2288 [27AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicaid: extend to physician assistants eligibility for 
        incentive payments for adoption and use of certified 
        electronic health records (see H.R. 2729), H220 [31JA]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H3807 [19JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6280 [21SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H5328 [26JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H5526 [31JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 3533), H221 [31JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      SBA: improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1428 [20MR]
      ------increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1154 [5MR]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2647 [10MY]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and 
        accessible financial products for entities that do not have 
        access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H572 [7FE]
      ------modify certain assistance and goals for procurement 
        contracts (see H.R. 2921), H2329 [7MY]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1428 [20MR]
      ------require States to follow certain procedures in placing a 
        child who has been removed from the custody of his or her 
        parents (see H.R. 6021), H5712 [2AU]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        H.R. 4176), H1428 [20MR]
      Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H2033 
        [19AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4656 [29JN]
      ------encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel 
        (see H.R. 2014), H220 [31JA]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      ------exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see 
        H.R. 1533), H376 [1FE]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1543 [22MR]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1807 [29MR]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H1154 [5MR]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H945 [17FE]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6298 [28SE]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H945 [17FE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2715 [15MY]
      ------modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private 
        foundations (see H.R. 2311), H2040 [23AP]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3976 [21JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see H.R. 
        4321), H4158 [27JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. 
        Res. 690), H3807 [19JN]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1741 [28MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1274 [7MR]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H4775 [10JY]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H3363 [31MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1210 [6MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage 
        modification pilot programs (see H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]
      K-9 Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 740), H5291 [25JY]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]
      Small business: provide for higher goals for procurement 
        contracts awarded to small business concerns (see H.R. 6078), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Transportation: help leverage private investment for transit-
        oriented development near transit stations (see H.R. 3854), 
        H218 [31JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage 
        modification pilot programs (H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (H.R. 3875), H375 [1FE]
      Small business: provide for higher goals for procurement 
        contracts awarded to small business concerns (H.R. 6078), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      Transportation: help leverage private investment for transit-
        oriented development near transit stations (H.R. 3854), H219 
        [31JA]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with 
        timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates 
        on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to 
        the Government of Afghanistan (H.R. 1735), E895 [30MY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4790 [11JY]
      Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Theta Lambda Omega 
        chapter Debutante Scholarship Cotillion, E777 [10MY]
      CBO: add findings section addressing impact of Bush 
        administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 
        [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H405 [2FE]
      Chemicomays, LLC: General Motors Co., Supplier of the Year award 
        recipient, E957 [1JN]
      Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E1594 
        [21SE]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H1972 [18AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H4790 [11JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), E895 [30MY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, E895 [30MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H1972 [18AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2236 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2152 
        [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H975 [28FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2236 [27AP]
      Detroit, MI: anniversary of Third New Hope Baptist Church, 
        E434 [22MR]
      ------observance of Metro Detroit Youth Day, E1216 
        [10JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, E278 [29FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H622 [8FE]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885 [17AP]
      Esnault, Betty: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Community Service Honoree, E947 [1JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3511 [6JN]
      Government regulations: require publicly traded companies to 
        disclose the number of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, 
        H1282 [8MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3511 [6JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4761 [10JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, E225 [17FE]
      Oakland County, MI: opening of Planned Parenthood Federation of 
        America, Inc., facility, E506 [29MR]
      Oakland University: designation of Meadow Brook Hall as a 
        National Historic Landmark, E1275 [18JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2152 [26AP]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Interagency Trade 
        Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA Cross-
        Agency Support funding, H2360 [8MY]
      Orchards Children's Services, Inc.: anniversary, E712 
        [7MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4761 [10JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3511 [6JN]
      Rodges, Teresa A.: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Woman of the Year award recipient, E964 [1JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2360 [8MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1281, H1282 [8MR]
      Southfield, MI: anniversary of St. David's Episcopal Church, 
        E355 [8MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1885 [17AP]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H622 [8FE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2236 [27AP]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3511 [6JN]
      U.N. Security Council: veto of resolution by China and Russia 
        supporting Arab League plan for cessation of violence and 
        political transition in Syria, E147 [6FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H622 [8FE], E278 [29FE]
      Votes: position on missed, E1332 [25JY]
      Women: health care for women, E506 [29MR]
  Tributes
      Andrees, JoAnn, E928 [31MY]
      Anthony, Wendell, E334 [7MR]
      Gracely, Robert, E415 [22MR]
      Jacob, Joel E., E508 [29MR]
      Pope Shenouda III, E377 [19MR]
      Sheard, J. Drew, E420 [22MR]
      Sheard, John H., E436 [22MR]
      Thompson, Phillip, E954 [1JN]
      Toth, Steve, E432 [22MR]
      Vann, Edgar, E357 [8MR]
      Wheeling, Sylvia, E426 [22MR]




PETERS, MARK

  Articles and editorials
      Wind Power Faces Taxing Headwind, S5055 [17JY]




PETERS, PETE P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E435 [22MR]




PETERSBURG, FL

  Remarks in House
      Snyder, Bradley W.: tribute for participation in Paralympic 
        Games, E1306 [24JY], E1467 [10SE]




PETERSON, COLLIN C. (a Representative from Minnesota)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H476 [3FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H376 [1FE]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2447 [8MY]
      ------continue certain programs (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H640 [8FE]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H2033 [19AP]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H27 [17JA]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1571 [26MR]
      ------prohibit executives of financial firms from insuring 
        against having to repay illegally-received compensation or to 
        pay civil penalties to protect personal assets (see H.R. 
        5860), H3265 [30MY]
      Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with 
        respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 
        1562), H3404 [1JN]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H571 [7FE]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H1846 [16AP]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1018 [28FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H5009 [18JY]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H6280 
        [21SE]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see 
        H.R. 2557), H6279 [21SE]
      ------improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 3144), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H2648 [10MY]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H1978 
        [18AP]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H1978 [18AP]
      ------reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and 
        treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and 
        men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2288 [27AP]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H5328 [26JY]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H5202 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H2134 [25AP]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H1976 [18AP]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending 
        (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for 
        annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not 
        share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), 
        H6298 [28SE]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1306 [8MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H2288 [27AP]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1978 [18AP]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 
        397), H3916 [20JN]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3662 [7JN]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H1017 [28FE]
      Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H6279 [21SE]
      Medicare: apply frailty adjustment under the Program of All-
        Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) payment rules to certain 
        specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs 
        individuals (see H.R. 3691), H1978 [18AP]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1847 [16AP]
      ------ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in 
        rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality 
        improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H6280 [21SE]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H6279 [21SE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H6279 [21SE]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H2289 [27AP]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1848 [16AP]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H28 [17JA]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3568), H28 [17JA]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H726 [14FE]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
      Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to 
        regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H2288 [27AP]
      Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from 
        continued management as de facto wilderness areas and release 
        certain inventoried National Forest System roadless areas from 
        certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H1497 [21MR]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H1916 [17AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H6302 [5OC]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H2033 [19AP]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2647 [10MY]
      ------allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------broaden special rules for certain governmental health 
        reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by 
        political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H5860 [11SE]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H4157 [27JN]
      ------modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private 
        foundations (see H.R. 2311), H2134 [25AP]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to 
        agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2959), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H6304 [9OC]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H6279 [21SE]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2813 [16MY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2266 
        [27AP]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H1303 [8MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2814 [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. 
        Res. 798), H6232 [20SE]
      National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 798), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 754), H5629 [1AU]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        H.R. 5980), H3914 [20JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota 
        (H.R. 5980), H3915 [20JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5653 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5653, H5657 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), H2096, H2098 [25AP]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (H.R. 1971), E673 [26AP]
      Native Americans: provide for the use and distribution of the 
        funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the 
        U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 
        (H.R. 1272), H3724 [18JN]




PETERSON, JESSE

  Remarks in House
      Issaquah, WA: tribute to National Association of Police 
        Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, E766 [10MY], E1053 
        [18JN]




PETERSON, LINDA

  Remarks in House
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]




PETERSON, ROBERT D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1096 [20JN], E1219 [10JY]




PETERSON, STANLEY E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1020 [29FE]




PETERSON, TIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3316 [31MY]




PETERSON, VERA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E604 [19AP]




PETERSON AFB, CO

  Bills and resolutions
      U.S. Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see H. Res. 692), 
        H3807 [19JN]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: 302d Airlift Wing rededication of SUMIT 38 
        Memorial, E1317 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Air Force Space Command: anniversary, S6622 [21SE]




PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  Transmittals
      Alaska: TRICARE health care program benefits to military 
        retirees, S4635 [26JN]
      Alger County, MI, Board of Commissioners: support Armed Forces 
        members and their families, H5767 [10SE]
      Arizona: adopt Save Arizona's Forest Environment (SAFE) Plan and 
        suspend certain National Environmental Policy Act study 
        requirement, S2495 [18AP], H3103 [17MY]
      ------constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims, H3807 [19JN]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S3687 
        [4JN], H3362 [31MY]
      ------exempt military bases and training facilities from the 
        Endangered Species Act, S2728 [25AP], H3103 [17MY]
      ------Forest Service forests and grasslands management funding 
        and prohibition on acquiring and managing additional lands 
        until demonstration of ability concerning such management, 
        S2495 [18AP], H3103 [17MY]
      ------increase Border Patrol personnel, S2729 [25AP], H3103 
        [17MY]
      ------make monies collected under Federal gas tax immediately 
        available to States to fund transportation needs, S2495 
        [18AP], H3103 [17MY]
      ------rights of due process for detainees, S4635 [26JN]
      ------Veterans Remembered Flag adoption, S2730 [25AP], H2646 
        [10MY]
      Arkansas: construction of centralized interim fuel storage 
        facilities, H5629 [1AU]
      Association of Pacific Island Legislatures, Guam: Guam-Northern 
        Mariana Islands visa-waiver program inclusion of Russia and 
        China, H6234 [20SE]
      Biloxi, MS, City Council: promote contracting opportunities to 
        local service providers, small and disadvantaged businesses, 
        and training and employment opportunities to local workers, 
        H5010 [18JY]
      Board of Chosen Freeholders, NJ: protect religious liberty of 
        Americans, H5728 [7AU]
      Buffalo, NY, Common Council: Postal Service continuation of one-
        day delivery of first-class mail in Buffalo, NY, H1848 [16AP]
      California: Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, S5380 
        [25JY]
      ------consider jobs and economic stimulus provided by the 
        floriculture industry when advancing free trade agreements, 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------Filipino Veterans Fairness Act, H6232 [20SE]
      ------law enforcement and crime prevention programs funding and 
        payment of full costs for incarcerating undocumented 
        criminals, H26 [17JA]
      ------provide resources to increase the supply of physicians in 
        California, H26 [17JA]
      ------Sickle Cell Awareness Month, H26 [17JA]
      ------Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act, H6232 
        [20SE]
      ------Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on 
        corporate political contributions used for political speech, 
        H6232 [20SE]
      ------Violence Against Women Act, S5379 [25JY]
      California State Lands Commission: Federal Land Transaction 
        Facilitation Act reauthorization, H6152 [19SE]
      ------Levee Vegetation Review Act, H6234 [20SE]
      ------Offshore Moratorium Act, S2730 [25AP]
      ------prohibit new offshore oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H3364 [31MY]
      ------Realize America's Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act, H3364 
        [31MY]
      ------Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H3364 
        [31MY]
      Citizen: pro-se prisoner litigants, S1422 [6MR]
      Colorado: constitutional convention for amendment to the 
        Constitution, H5009 [18JY]
      ------IRS reporting requirements for certain small tax-exempt 
        nonprofit organizations, S5375 [25JY], H5201 [24JY], H5629 
        [1AU]
      ------recognize social and economic benefit of homeownership, 
        H5728 [7AU]
      ------U.S.S. Pueblo Day, H3362 [31MY]
      Florida: Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future 
        recommendations, H2648 [10MY]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms of Members of 
        Congress, S5378 [25JY], H3166 [22MY]
      ------end of Vietnamese Conflict anniversary, S2729 [25AP], 
        H3103 [17MY]
      ------proposed rule to designate Kings Bay as a manatee refuge, 
        S5374 [25JY], H3166 [22MY]
      ------Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection 
        Act repeal, S2964 [8MY], H3166 [22MY]
      ------repeal Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 
        S2728 [25AP], H3103 [17MY]
      ------Taiwan Policy Act, S2965 [8MY], H3103 [17MY]
      Fort Myers, FL: Community Development Block Grant Program 
        funding, H1274 [7MR]
      Georgia: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, H733 [15FE]
      Hawaii: create new branch of the Armed Forces to combat cyber 
        crime, warfare, and terrorism, H4684 [9JY]
      ------Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits 
        Act, H4604 [28JN], H4684 [9JY]
      ------inclusion of the Philippines in Visa Improvement To 
        Stimulate International Tourism to the United States of 
        America (VISIT USA) Act, H5728 [7AU]
      ------limit Armed Forces authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force, H5728 [7AU]
      ------repeal combat exclusionary rules, H5727 [7AU]
      ------retain advisory forces in Uganda until Joseph Kony is 
        removed and country is stabilized, H5728 [7AU]
      ------Veterans Remembered Flag adoption, H5728 [7AU]
      ------Visa Improvements To Stimulate International Tourism to 
        the United States of America (VISIT USA) Act, H4684, H4685 
        [9JY]
      Idaho: authorize additional U.S. District Court Judge for the 
        District of Idaho, S3687 [4JN], H3166 [22MY]
      ------Endangered Species Act, H2812 [16MY]
      ------endorse and enact a Community Forest Trust piolot, H2812 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H2812 [16MY]
      ------implement Beyond the Border Action Plan on Regulatory 
        Cooperation, S3686 [4JN], H3166 [22MY]
      ------No Child Left Behind Act repeal, S3687 [4JN], H3166 [22MY]
      ------recognize and commend Euskadi 'ta Askatasuna (ETA) 
        statement of a definitive cessation of armed activity and 
        terrorism in the Basque areas of Spain, S3686 [4JN], H3166 
        [22MY]
      ------urge President to award the Medal of Honor to Chris 
        Tschida, S3684 [4JN], H3166 [22MY]
      Illinois: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops 
        from Afghanistan, S5976 [2AU], H5728 [7AU]
      ------expedite removal of Armed Forces from Afghanistan, H6151 
        [19SE]
      ------Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Program Act, H1845 
        [16AP], H5009 [18JY]
      ------State debt redemption, assumption, or guarantee by Federal 
        government, H2567 [9MY]
      ------To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the 
        Nation's Teachers (TALENT) Act, H5008 [18JY]
      Indiana Office of Management and Budget: State reimbursement 
        request, H5728 [7AU]
      Ingham County, NY: support for access to preventive health care 
        services, H5713 [2AU]
      Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission: repeal Energy 
        Independence and Security Act, H441 [2FE]
      Iowa: amend proposed work regulations that would limit youth 
        employment on farms, H1497 [21MR]
      Kentucky: postumous promotion of Charles D. Young to brigadier 
        general, H1845 [16AP]
      ------support contract held by private industries from Kentucky 
        over contracts held by Federal Prison Industries, H1845 [16AP]
      Lauderdale Lakes, FL: Executive order to cancel removal and 
        adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, 
        H5728 [7AU]
      Lauderdale Lakes, FL, City Commission: condemn Syrian President 
        Bashar al-Assad and renunciate all genocidal regimes and use 
        of genocidal methods on civilian populations, S2496 [18AP]
      ------condolences to the family of Trayvon Martin and service of 
        justice, S2730 [25AP], H2814 [16MY]
      ------Federal legislative and appropriations priorities, H572 
        [7FE]
      Lauderhill, FL: Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream 
        Act, H441 [2FE]
      ------Foreign Oil Pollution Act, H441 [2FE]
      Louisiana: approve comprehensive master plan for integrated 
        coastal protection, H5708 [2AU]
      ------assist Vermilion Parish Police Jury, H4604 [28JN]
      ------constitutional amendment to require approval of majority 
        of State legislatures to increase the Federal debt, S2241 
        [29MR], H2567 [9MY]
      ------Corps of Engineers implementation of changes to the 
        Modified Charleston Method, H5708 [2AU]
      ------encourage and enable FERC to expedite review and approval 
        of Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass Liquified Natural Gas 
        facility and streamline approval process for similar export 
        facilities, S3685 [4JN], H4684 [9JY]
      ------encourage National Marine Fisheries Service, Gulf of 
        Mexico Marine Fisheries Council, and Gulf of Mexico Fisheries 
        Management Council to adopt a weekend-only fishery management 
        regime for red snapper in the Gulf, S3685 [4JN], H4684 [9JY]
      ------expedite Corps of Engineers wetlands permitting process, 
        H4604 [28JN]
      ------Planned Parenthood funding, H4604 [28JN]
      ------recognize Louisiana Precinct of the Southern Bend of the 
        Cherokee Nation, H5708 [2AU]
      ------request FERC to reject any request for rehearing regarding 
        Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass Liquified Natural Gas facility, 
        H5708 [2AU]
      ------retirement of A-10 aircraft from Barksdale AFB, S5379 
        [25JY], H5728 [7AU]
      ------review Government Pension Offset and the Windfall 
        Elimination Provision Social Security benefit reductions, 
        S2728 [25AP], H3167 [22MY]
      ------support for Israel, H4604 [28JN]
      ------support Louisiana National Guard 259th Air Traffic Control 
        Squadron, S3685 [4JN], H3362 [31MY]
      Maine: Clean Water Act funding, H5629 [1AU]
      ------improve trade agreement process and approval, H3167 [22MY]
      ------LIHEAP funding, H2567 [9MY]
      ------rights of due process for detainees, S2727 [25AP], H2567 
        [9MY]
      ------Social Security Fairness Act, S5374 [25JY], H5629 [1AU]
      ------support continued and increased development and delivery 
        of oil derived from North American oil reserves to U.S. 
        refineries, H3167 [22MY]
      ------Toxic Substance Control Act reform, S3686 [4JN], H5008 
        [18JY]
      Massachusetts: constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens 
        United v. FEC decision on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, H5765 [10SE]
      ------constitutional amendment to restore the first amendment 
        and fair elections to the people, H6306 [12OC]
      ------support self-determination and democratic independence of 
        Nagorno-Karabakh, H6232 [20SE]
      ------Taiwan inclusion in international organizations and 
        agreements, S4635 [26JN]
      Miami, FL: abolish visa requirements for Brazilian tourists, 
        H5728 [7AU]
      Michigan: amend proposed work regulations that would limit youth 
        employment on farms, H26 [17JA]
      ------Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program, H1497 
        [21MR]
      ------classify forestry management activities as nonpoint 
        sources under the Clean Water Act, H440 [2FE]
      ------enact a new Federal farm bill, H1845 [16AP]
      ------Forest Service correction of mismanagement of national 
        forestland, H440 [2FE]
      ------grant for project at I-275 and Ford Road Interchange, 
        H3103 [17MY]
      ------Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H5629 
        [1AU]
      ------Michigan State University Facility of Rare Isotope Beams 
        (FRIB) funding, H5728 [7AU]
      ------Microbiological Data Program funding, H5727 [7AU]
      ------Muskegon County Coast Guard search-and-rescue helicopter 
        unit funding, H5728 [7AU]
      ------oppose Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
        implementation, H26 [17JA]
      ------protect rights of conscience of students seeking 
        counseling degrees and licensed professional counselors, H5728 
        [7AU]
      ------reaffirm relationship with Israel, H1845 [16AP]
      ------reconsider recommendations of the Air Force Structure 
        Change Report, H4604 [28JN]
      ------reconsider recommendations of the Air Force Structure 
        Change Report and deliver no fewer than four C-27J Aircraft to 
        the Air National Guard 110th Airlift Wing, S2964 [8MY], H3103 
        [17MY]
      ------Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and 
        Opportunities Act, H1845 [16AP]
      ------reject recommendation to remove A-10 Thunderbolt force 
        from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, S2727 [25AP]
      ------Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, H1497 [21MR]
      ------use of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for dredging, 
        infrastructure, operation and maintenance of federally-
        authorized ports, harbors, and waterways, S2241 [29MR], H1497 
        [21MR], H5728 [7AU]
      Nevada: Dept. of the Interior conveyance of Federal land to 
        Nevada, H5009 [18JY]
      ------ensure public lands managed and controlled by the Federal 
        Government remain open to mutiple uses, H5008 [18JY]
      ------expedite permitting processes for mineral exploration and 
        development of mines, H5009 [18JY]
      New Mexico: commemorative stamp honoring sesquicentennial 
        anniversary of the battle of Glorieta pass, S2495 [18AP]
      New Shoreham, RI: major combatant vessels of the strike forces 
        of the U.S. Navy, H2814 [16MY]
      New York, NY, City Council: Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act, 
        H1498 [21MR]
      North Dakota: constitutional convention for amendment to require 
        approval of majority of State legislatures to increase the 
        Federal debt, S1459 [7MR]
      Oakland, NJ: address flood control measures needed to prevent or 
        reduce flooding along the Ramapo River and Allerman Brook, 
        H2330 [7MY]
      Odessa, TX, Chamber of Commerce: retain top foreign students 
        earning college degrees in science, technology, engineering 
        and math (STEM), S5380 [25JY]
      ------Securing the Talent America Requires for the 21st Century 
        Act, H6152 [19SE]
      Ohio: Central State University designation as land grant 
        university, S5975 [2AU]
      Oregon: Coast Guard funding, H1845 [16AP]
      ------Trade Reform Accountability, Development and Employment 
        (TRADE) Act, H1497 [21MR]
      Pecos River Commission: National Streamflow Information Program 
        (NSIP) gages associated with Pecos River Basin funding, S5976 
        [2AU]
      ------Water Resources Development Act reauthorization, S5976 
        [2AU]
      Philadelphia Bar Association: Violence Against Women Act, H5728 
        [7AU]
      Puerto Rico: Expedited Funds Availability Act review and 
        amendments, H3362 [31MY]
      Rhode Island: constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens 
        United v. FEC decision on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, H5009 [18JY]
      ------PACE Assessment Protection Act, H5008 [18JY]
      ------participation of Poland in Visa Waiver Program, H2646 
        [10MY]
      ------participation of Poland in Visa Waiver program, S5378 
        [25JY]
      ------Workforce Investment Act funding, S5376 [25JY]
      Rockland County, NY, Legislature: Algonquin Gas Transmission 
        Corp., access to Kakiat Park pipeline and facilities and 
        submission of emergency access plan, S4636 [26JN], H5010 
        [18JY]
      ------Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals 
        (FRAC) Act, S1459 [7MR], H1498 [21MR]
      South Carolina: designate Southern Campaign of the Revolution 
        National Heritage Area, H1273 [7MR]
      St. Charles Parish, LA, Council: Realize America's Maritime 
        Promise (RAMP) Act, H2330 [7MY]
      Utah: delegate regulation of hydraulic fracturing to the States, 
        S5374 [25JY]
      ------establish fund to assist families of fallen police 
        officers, S5378 [25JY]
      ------Federal Government transfer of title to all public lands, 
        S5371 [25JY]
      ------interconnection of seven Salt Lake County and Summit 
        County ski resorts, S5370 [25JY]
      ------limit Armed Forces authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force, S5370 [25JY]
      ------Navajo Electrification Demonstration Project funding, 
        S5377 [25JY]
      ------new technologies and facilities that allow for, and 
        enhance production and value of Uintah Black Wax crude oil in 
        the Uintah Basin, S5373 [25JY]
      ------protect ability of San Juan County, UT, Navajo residents 
        to receive benefit of Navajo Trust Fund money, S5377 [25JY]
      ------recognize contributions of volunteers and staff at 
        pregnancy care centers, S5377 [25JY]
      ------recognize courage and honor displayed by law enforcement 
        officers, S5378 [25JY]
      ------Social Security reform, S5376 [25JY]
      ------State collection of sales and use taxes by remote sellers, 
        S5375 [25JY]
      ------Taiwan participation in U.N. as an observer, S5376 [25JY]
      Washington (State): implement Beyond the Border Action Plan on 
        Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness and Action 
        Plan on Regulatory Cooperation, H1845 [16AP]
      ------State collection of sales and use taxes, S349 [6FE]
      Woodstock, NY: congressional authority under the U.S. 
        Constitution for the enactment of laws, H5728 [7AU]
      Wyoming: constitutional amendment on parental rights, H2321 
        [7MY]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S2729 [25AP], H2646 [10MY]
      ------National Day of the Cowboy, H2321 [7MY]
      ------open section 1002 study of coastal plain of the Arctic 
        National Wildlife Refuge, H2321 [7MY]
      ------passage of budget resolution, H2646 [10MY]




PETR, PHIL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6417 [19SE]




PETRI, HEATHER

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1557 [19SE]




PETRI, THOMAS E. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3000, H3092 [17MY]
  Appointments
      British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3148 [18MY]
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H727 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on 
        active duty or performed certain active service receive credit 
        toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see 
        H.R. 181), H27 [17JA]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H159 [24JA]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H513 [6FE]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H2033 [19AP]
      Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3700 [8JN]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see H.R. 3863), H374 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1978 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H6302 [5OC]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1642 [27MR]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H3267 [30MY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3734 [18JN]
      ------exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from 
        national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
        requirements (see H.R. 2541), H376 [1FE]
      FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 
        3800), H113 [23JA]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H6302 [5OC]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H221 
        [31JA]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3981 [25JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1135 [1MR]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H2289 
        [27AP]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3981 [25JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2448 [8MY]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H6298 [28SE]
      Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW 
        from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite 
        surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 333), H1544 [22MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2288 [27AP]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H1497 [21MR]
      ------cover transitional care services to improve the quality 
        and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        6413), H6060 [14SE]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3404 [1JN]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5631 [1AU]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3163 [18MY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H79 [18JA]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1543 
        [22MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1363 [13MR]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H944 [17FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: encourage transportation right-of-way 
        managers to adopt integrated vegetation management practices, 
        including plantings of native forbs and grasses to provide 
        habitats for pollinators (see H.R. 2381), H1101 [29FE]
      Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax 
        holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to 
        participate (see H.R. 3551), H187 [27JA]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5328 [26JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H694 
        [9FE]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail 
        stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and 
        operational expenses (see H.R. 4361), H1845 [16AP]
      Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (see H.R. 3810), H114 [23JA]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (see H.R. 4148), H1209 [6MR]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 5981), H3914 [20JN]
      Tariff: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines 
        (see H.R. 4954), H2206 [26AP]
      ------portable personal area mosquito repellents (see H.R. 
        5279), H2273 [27AP]
      ------programmable controllers (see H.R. 4955), H2206 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail 
        stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and 
        operational expenses (H.R. 4361), H1846 [16AP]
      Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (H.R. 3810), H115 [23JA]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (H.R. 4148), H1209 [6MR]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (H.R. 5981), H3915 [20JN]
      Tariff: portable personal area mosquito repellents (H.R. 5279), 
        H2286 [27AP]
  Letters
      Airport and Airway Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House), H136 [24JA]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H136 [24JA]
  Remarks
      Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4140 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3007, H3093 [17MY]
      ------clarify that direct use solar energy is considered a 
        renewable energy source, H3093 [17MY]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect, H3007 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1079, H1080, H1082, H1085 [29FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail 
        stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and 
        operational expenses, E515 [30MR]
      ------develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses 
        (H.R. 4361), E520 [16AP]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4140 [27JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H449, H453 [3FE]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        H135 [24JA]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H449 [3FE]
      Fond du Lac, WI: anniversary of Exchange Club of Fond du Lac, 
        E600 [19AP]
      ------tribute to Fond du Lac School District, E862 
        [18MY]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (H.R. 4148), E319 [6MR]
      Green Lake, WI: tribute to the Green Lake School District for 
        developing 21st century readiness knowledge and skills in 
        students, E876 [18MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4743 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1105 
        [1MR]
      Lakeland College: anniversary, E1122 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4743 [10JY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E793 [15MY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified 
        preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated 
        multiemployer pension plans (H.R. 5981), E1093 [20JN]
      Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the 
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), H135 [24JA]
  Tributes
      Birkholz, Craig, E793 [15MY]
      Costello, Representative, H5910 [12SE]




PETROBRAS (business)

  Articles and editorials
      China Gets Jump on U.S. for Brazil's Oil--Two Export Pacts a 
        Coup for Beijing, S2194 [29MR]




PETROCHINA CO., LTD.

  Articles and editorials
      PetroChina Produced More Oil Than Industry Giant Exxon Mobil in 
        2011, S2193 [29MR]




PETROLEUM

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 
        [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, 
        H774, H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, 
        H823, H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 
        [15FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, 
        H3898, H3899, H3901, H3902, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908, H3909, 
        H3910, H3911 [20JN], H3919, H3920, H3921, H3922, H3923, H3925, 
        H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 
        [20JN]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), S2034, S2035 [26MR], S2055, S2093, S2094, 
        S2095, S2100, S2101, S2102, S2103, S2104, S2105, S2110 [27MR], 
        S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2179, S2180, S2181, S2182 [28MR]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 
        [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      China Gets Jump on U.S. for Brazil's Oil--Two Export Pacts a 
        Coup for Beijing, S2194 [29MR]
      Drill Baby Drill, Redux--Republicans' Tired Remedy for Rising 
        Gas Prices Won't Fix Anything, S1404 [6MR]
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, H2194 [26AP]
      Measuring the Impact of Regulation--The Rule of More--Rule-
        Making Is Being Made To Look More Beneficial Under Barack 
        Obama, H5236 [25JY]
      PetroChina Produced More Oil Than Industry Giant Exxon Mobil in 
        2011, S2193 [29MR]
      U.K. Plans Oil Sector Tax Relief, S2052 [27MR]
      UK Offers New Tax Breaks for Remote Fields, S2051 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Air pollution: reduce the allowable sulfur concentration in 
        heating oil and allow for certain exemptions and waivers from 
        such limits (see H.R. 6222), H5327 [26JY]
      CFTC: require a regulation to limit the aggregate positions of 
        nontraditional bona fide hedgers in petroleum and related 
        products (see S. 2238), S2085 [27MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4391), 
        H1977 [18AP] (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 
        6065), H4654 [29JN]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
      ------establish the Office of Federal Energy Production (see S. 
        3404), S5211 [19JY]
      ------provide a prize to the first manufacturer of highly-
        efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline (see H.R. 
        3872), H374 [1FE]
      ------streamline process of Federal approval for construction or 
        expansion of petroleum refineries and designate certain closed 
        military installations for siting refineries (see H.R. 3879), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all petroleum products produced from such leases will be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 
        [29MR]
      ------delay further action on the proposed rule regarding well 
        stimulation on Federal and Indian lands until submission of a 
        report examining certain effects of such rule (see H.R. 6235), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty (see H.R. 4382), H1976 [18AP]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 6168), H5200 
        [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------include areas off the coast of South Carolina in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program (see S. 3284), S3900 [11JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (see H.R. 3882), 
        H439 [2FE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 
        [14FE]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]
      ------temporarily limit the authority to require or authorize 
        the removal or movement of offshore oil or gas facilities (see 
        H.R. 6208), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain 
        commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time 
        at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 6451), H6230 [20SE]
      Disasters: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 3559), S6454 [19SE]
      ------question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy (see H. Res. 635), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]
      ------standardize definition of the term ``small business 
        refiner'' for purposes of administered laws (see S. 3379), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------provide for imposition of sanctions relative to the 
        National Iranian Oil Co. and the National Iranian Tanker Co. 
        (see H.R. 3843), H218 [31JA]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide funding with a dedicated revenue source consisting 
        of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 3807), H114 
        [23JA]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
      Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian 
        lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal 
        development of Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H568 [7FE]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------develop a plan to increase oil and gas production under 
        leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a draw down from 
        the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (see H. Res. 691), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production 
        (see S. 3080), S3084 [10MY]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (see S. 2204), S1790 [19MR]
      ------enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on Energy 
        Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a 
        tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient 
        vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare 
        reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      ------permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and 
        extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime 
        exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic 
        zone (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
      ------promote global energy supply security through increased 
        cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, 
        Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), H1805 [29MR]
      ------recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      Public lands: ban exportation of crude oil produced on Federal 
        land (see S. 2211), S1847 [20MR]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      ------suspend sales of petroleum products until certain 
        conditions are met (see S. 2100), S567 [13FE]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Tariff: direct injection fuel injectors (see S. 2329), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4910), H2205 [26AP]
      ------high pressure fuel pumps (see S. 2335), S2601 [23AP] (see 
        H.R. 4908), H2205 [26AP]
      Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of 
        the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 6468), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]
      ------disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H218 [31JA]
      ------extend authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund and 
        provide revenues for highway programs (see S. 2132), S1049 
        [27FE]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied 
        natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see H.R. 
        3832), H181 [25JA]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
  Cloture motions
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil 
        speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 
        [19MR]
      EPA analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions 
        that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, 
        jobs, and the economy: several public health and medical 
        organizations, H3818 [20JN]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      Revenue estimate for proposal to disallow a deduction for 
        amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a 
        discharge of oil: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), E90 [31JA]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Representative Lucas, Committee 
        on Agriculture (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S5730 
        [31JY], H5439 [31JY]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), S1984 [22MR], S2055 [27MR]
  Petitions and memorials
      Georgia: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, H733 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H461, 
        H462 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631, H634, H636 [8FE]
      BLM: prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the 
        granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3906, 
        H3907 [20JN], E1108 [21JN]
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921-H4925 
        [18JY]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H1220, H1264 [7MR], H2798-H2800 [16MY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP], H1929 [18AP]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (H.R. 964), H1036 [29FE], H1104 [1MR], H1175, H1176 
        [6MR]
      ------provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies 
        for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic 
        Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing 
        price gouging (H.R. 1748), H1229 [7MR]
      Dept. of Defense: exempt from certain requirements on the 
        procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H5036, 
        H5050, H5051 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H5057 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development Program funding, H3410-H3412 [5JN], E993 [6JN]
      ------analyze regulations other nations apply to their oil and 
        gas industries and compare them to U.S. regulations, H3898 
        [20JN]
      ------determine if impact analyses of EPA rules and actions on 
        energy prices are infeasible to conduct, requires data that 
        does not exist, or would generate unreliable or useless 
        results, H3924 [21JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding 
        through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development 
        Program funding, H3383 [1JN]
      ------ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H1937 [18AP]
      ------expedite consideration and approval of construction and 
        operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), 
        E122 [2FE]
      ------Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding, 
        H3412, H3413 [5JN]
      ------prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H3465 [5JN]
      ------require consultation and input of National Energy 
        Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, H3898 
        [20JN]
      ------require Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to 
        conduct study on how to shield consumers from gasoline price 
        fluctuations and supply disruptions, H3922, H3923 [21JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt from certain requirements on 
        the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of State: encourage Saudi Arabia to increase oil 
        production, H1094, H1095 [29FE]
      ------require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: authority to increase civil fines against 
        oil companies that violate offshore drilling laws, H3817 
        [20JN]
      ------certify oil drilling platforms are capable of handling new 
        drilling before allowing coastline drilling to take place, 
        H5170 [24JY]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide 
        fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate 
        offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure 
        revenue, H753, H756 [15FE], E217 [16FE]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 
        1230), H2062 [24AP]
      ------conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-
        based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale 
        technology research and development funding, H3355 [31MY]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty, H3820 [20JN]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      ------establish production incentive fee for lands leased for 
        oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (H.R. 
        927), H5217 [25JY]
      ------expedite a program of competitive leasing of oil and gas 
        in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at 
        least one lease sale in the Reserve each year during a certain 
        period, H3887 [20JN]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, H3911, H3912 
        [20JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (H.R. 3882), H521 
        [7FE]
      ------oil shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3413, H3414 [5JN]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H5170 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, 
        H3920 [21JN], H5179 [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights 
        near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey, 
        H5217 [25JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY], E1330 [25JY]
      ------reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas 
        production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas 
        companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3905, 
        H3906 [20JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require application for permit to drill be deemed approved 
        if review process is not completed within 60 days, H3925, 
        H3926 [21JN]
      ------require companies holding defective leases which allow for 
        off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to 
        bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
      ------require consultation with independent drilling safety 
        organization and completion of mandatory safety and 
        environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil 
        and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands, H5170 [24JY]
      ------require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer 
        leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources 
        (H.R. 1231), H2062 [24AP]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices 
        as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]
      ------require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN], H4837 
        [12JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H752-H787 [15FE], H810, H820-H834, 
        H880-H886 [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, 
        E233 [17FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-
        H744, H746-H750 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884-H886 [16FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration funding, H4052 [26JN]
      ------prohibit funding to study alternatives to the current 
        system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based 
        on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle, H4137-H4139 
        [27JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: exempt 
        from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition 
        of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: require the Energy Information 
        Administration to determine whether implementation of such Act 
        is projected to lower gas prices or create jobs within a 
        certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]
      Economy: gasoline price levels, H951 [27FE], H974 [28FE], H1026, 
        H1027, H1028, H1029, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], 
        H1156, H1163, H1164 [6MR], H1211, H1220, H1221, H1222, H1264 
        [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H1559 [26MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1857, H1858 [17AP], H1969 [18AP], H2059 
        [24AP], H2194-H2197 [26AP], H3820 [20JN]
      ------impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE], H633 [8FE]
      ------impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 [6MR], 
        H1395 [20MR], H2060 [24AP]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      Energy and water development: exempt from certain requirements 
        on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, 
        H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (H.R. 3158), H5608, H5609 
        [1AU]
      ------expand ability to waive certain pollution control fuel 
        requirements when there is a fuel distribution problem and 
        complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. of Energy, 
        H3903, H3904 [20JN]
      ------question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy, H2145, H2193 [26AP]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy, H3818 [20JN]
      ------resignation of Al Armendariz relative to remarks on 
        enforcement philosophy, H3485 [6JN]
      ------take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would 
        increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for 
        oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      ------review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Foreign trade: dependence on foreign sources, H1222 [7MR], H1395 
        [20MR], H3355 [31MY]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil 
        speculations from any regulatory freeze, H5253-H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from 
        regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for 
        gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]
      ------impact on the energy sector, H1394 [20MR], H2193-H2197 
        [26AP], H4691 [10JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy 
        resources (H.R. 1229), H2062 [24AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      ------repeal, H810 [16FE]
      Highway Trust Fund: increase minimum rate of return to States 
        for payments made through the Federal gas tax, H3505-H3509 
        [6JN]
      Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include 
        importation of refined petroleum, E1415 [3AU]
      ------threat to block traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, H633 
        [8FE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609-H5612 [1AU], E1394, 
        E1422 [3AU]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208-
        H213 [31JA]
      ------increase fuel efficiency, E1211 [9JY]
      ------preserve fuel efficiency standards, H6255 [21SE]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      National Fuel Efficiency Month: designate, E1291 [19JY]
      National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1756), 
        E1109 [21JN]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues 
        based on political affiliation, E349 [8MR]
      NOAA: Marine Debris Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H1461 [21MR], H2315 [7MY]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H752 [15FE], H1026, H1027, 
        H1028, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], H1156, H1163 
        [6MR], H1211, H1221, H1222, H1264 [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], 
        H1376 [19MR], H1399 [20MR], H1525 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1583, 
        H1585 [27MR], H1645 [28MR], H1857, H1858, H1912 [17AP], H1969 
        [18AP], H2056-H2062 [24AP], H3179 [30MY], H3815, H3818, H3819 
        [20JN], H5140 [24JY], H6265 [21SE]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H4794 [11JY]
      ------lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and 
        exploration on certain portions, H444 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631 
        [8FE]
      ------monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), 
        H634 [8FE]
      ------prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, 
        H3818 [20JN]
      ------protect marine and coastal environments in making areas 
        available for leasing, exploration, and development and 
        prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in 
        important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      ------analysis of oil supplies and usage, H210 [31JA], H563-H566 
        [7FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H935-H938 [17FE]
      ------create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, 
        reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean 
        energy economy, H3399 [1JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3738 [19JN], H3813, H3814, H3875-H3912 
        [20JN], H3918-H3945, H3957-H3959 [21JN], H5173 [24JY], E1108, 
        E1114, E1121 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3814-H3824 
        [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), H1629 [27MR]
      ------establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for 
        the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 
        1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, H1029 [29FE]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H2057 
        [24AP]
      ------national energy policy, H130 [24JA], H174-H177 [25JA], 
        H362, H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H951, 
        H957, H958 [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 
        [6MR], H1220, H1222 [7MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], H2194-H2197 
        [26AP], H2796-H2800 [16MY], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], H5749 
        [10SE], H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      ------prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they 
        forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire 
        U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      ------prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast 
        U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      ------renewable energy funding through reductions in fossil fuel 
        subsidies, H5193 [24JY]
      ------require estimates of economic impact, including job 
        losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      ------use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas 
        exploration, H2060 [24AP]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5689 [2AU], H6050 [14SE]
      Roads and highways: obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to 
        level of CBO projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3652-H3658 
        [7JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      ------prohibit drawdown of petroleum unless the President has 
        approved oil shale development, certain offshore oil and gas 
        lease sales, and the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 
        [19MR]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 3852), 
        E90, E97 [31JA]
      ------provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to 
        reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, H974 [28FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H557 
        [7FE], H754 [15FE], H1006 [28FE], H1928, H1929 [18AP], H2232, 
        H2233, H2235, H2252 [27AP], H2605 [10MY], H3959 [21JN], E721 
        [8MY]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for 
        Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        construction, H772 [15FE]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, H732 [15FE]
      ------ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to 
        reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (H.R. 
        1687), H3465 [5JN]
      Virgin Islands: economic impact of closure of HOVENSA L.L.C., 
        oil refinery, H98, H102 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: exempt farms with aboveground fuel storage tanks of 
        a certain size from EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and 
        Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, S3960 [12JN]
      Alaska: tribute to Coast Guard and Alaska National Guard for 
        response to severe weather, S115-S117 [26JA]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1035 
        [27FE], S2460 [18AP]
      Business and industry: make oil-producing and exporting cartels 
        illegal, S1142 [29FE]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, S1174 [1MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (S. 2222), S2138, S2139 [28MR], S2207 [29MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      ------establish onshore oil and gas production goals, repeal 
        production barriers, improve lease issuance, expedite judicial 
        review, report on public land revenues, and encourage oil 
        shale exploration, S2146 [28MR]
      ------extend certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, S2144 
        [28MR]
      ------prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, S2197 
        [29MR]
      ------reinstate Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
        Gas Leasing Program, S1505-S1507, S1523, S1526 [8MR]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------require the offshore oil and gas leasing program to have a 
        domestic strategic production goal, S2141 [28MR]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development, S2145 [28MR]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Economy: gasoline price levels, S810 [16FE], S1064, S1068-S1072 
        [28FE], S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1174, S1181-S1183, S1187 [1MR], 
        S1381 [5MR], S1403-S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436, S1438-S1440 
        [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1662 [14MR], S2023, S2026 [26MR], S2046, 
        S2050, S2059-S2062, S2070 [27MR], S2116, S2132-S2135, S2137, 
        S2141 [28MR], S2192, S2193, S2215 [29MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, 
        S2460 [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665 [25AP], S5130 [18JY]
      ------impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 [27FE], S1182 [1MR]
      ------impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 
        [19MR], S2018-S2020 [26MR], S2134, S2140 [28MR], S2217 [29MR]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Eximbank: prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require use of existing 
        environmental review documents to expedite oil and gas 
        permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      Foreign trade: dependence on foreign sources, S1707-S1709 [15MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Healy (vessel): tribute to Coast Guard icebreaker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (S. 
        2058), S2040 [27MR]
      Libby, Ike: Dixfield, ME, Board of Selectmen Distinguished 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, S4455 [25JN]
      National objectives: decrease dependence on oil from foreign 
        sources hostile to U.S. interests and recognize employment 
        impact of increased access to Canadian energy resources, S367 
        [7FE]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      ------evaluation of administration, S2298 [16AP]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S2560 [23AP], S3390 
        [22MY]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1064, S1068-S1072 [28FE], 
        S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1182, S1187 [1MR], S1381 [5MR], S1403-
        S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436 [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1642 [14MR], 
        S1836 [20MR], S2023-S2026 [26MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, S2460 
        [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665, S2676-S2679 [25AP], S4288, S4293 
        [19JN], S6480, S6481 [20SE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), S1814 [19MR], S1817, S1837 [20MR], S2055, 
        S2061, S2070, S2071 [27MR], S2116, S2120-S2131, S2134-S2148, 
        S2154-S2157 [28MR], S2187-S2190, S2192-S2202, S2207, S2216 
        [29MR], S2521 [19AP]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1984 [22MR], S2009, 
        S2010, S2018, S2023-S2028 [26MR], S2039, S2045-S2052 [27MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR], 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      ------establish commission to analyze and report on cumulative 
        impacts of certain EPA rules and actions on gasoline and 
        diesel fuel prices, S2125 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------increase domestic production of oil and gas, S2215 [29MR]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S1708 
        [15MR], S2071-S2076 [27MR], S2123 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], 
        S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707-
        S1709 [15MR], S2059-S2062, S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2128, S2134, 
        S2154-S2157 [28MR], S2192-S2197, S2216 [29MR], S4185 [14JN], 
        S4659 [27JN], S4879 [11JY], S6307 [13SE]
      ------promote diligent development of Federal oil and gas 
        leases, S2216, S2217 [29MR]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (S. 2264), S2250 [29MR]
      Renda (vessel): tribute to Russian flagged tanker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Saudi Arabia: increase oil output to offset decrease in Iranian 
        oil exports due to sanctions, S1662 [14MR]
      SEC: issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral 
        companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial 
        development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S1642 [14MR]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]
      ------drawing down, S1182 [1MR]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      Taxation: adjust gasoline tax rates with inflation, S1448-S1450 
        [7MR], S4690 [28JN]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, S675 
        [15FE]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, S1534 [8MR], S1592, S1604 [13MR]
      ------empower States with authority for most taxing and spending 
        for highway and mass transit programs, S1594, S1595 [13MR]
      ------modify gas tax apportionment formula to ensure that the 
        percentage of funds received by a State is the same as the 
        percentage of total gas taxes paid by the State, S1535 [8MR], 
        S1601 [13MR]
  Reports
      Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Executive Office of the 
        President (excerpt), S4293 [19JN]
      Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by 
        Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions: Marcus Henn, New 
        England Fuel Institute, H5254-H5258 [25JY]
  Reports filed
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112-371), H77 [18JA]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale 
        the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
        Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112-540), 
        H3806 [19JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3410) (H. Rept. 112-395), H696 
        [13FE]
      Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        3158) (H. Rept. 112-643), H5628 [1AU]
      Gasoline Regulations Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 4471) (H. Rept. 112-519), H3577 [6JN]
      Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 112-152), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4906 [17JY]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 112-692), H6314 [23OC]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 
        112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 112-531), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 112-520), H3698 [8JN]
      Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) (H. Rept. 112-528), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment 
        in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and 
        Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and 
        Jobs Act, H3814 [20JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        reauthorization and amendment, H5609 [1AU]
      H.R. 3158, Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship 
        (FUELS) Act, H5608 [1AU]
      H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next 
        Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security 
        (PIONEERS) Act, H761-H767 [15FE]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, H3890-H3895 [20JN]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands 
        Act, S2167 [28MR]




PETROVIC, ALEX M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1576 [20SE]




PETTERWAY, JOHN, JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4817 [10JY]




PETTIS, SARA L. JONES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E279 [29FE]




PFANKUCH, RYAN

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E979 [5JN]




PFOHL, TIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1726 [26OC]




PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTION SECURITY ALLIANCE

  Remarks in House
      Pharmaceuticals: Pharmaceutical Traceability Enhancement Code 
        (RxTEC) proposal to establish national standard to address 
        drug traceability and pedigree, H3226, H3229 [30MY], E917 
        [31MY]




PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA (PhRMA) 
    (organization)

  Articles and editorials
      Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 
        [25JN]
      ObamaCare's Secret History--How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma 
        Colluded With the White House at the Public's Expense, S4444 
        [25JN]
  Memorandums
      Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and 
        Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House), S4443, S4444 [25JN]




PHARMACEUTICALS

  Amendments
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1430, S1431 [6MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3288, S3289, S3290 
        [17MY], S3332, S3333, S3335, S3384, S3385 [21MY], S3430, 
        S3431, S3432, S3433, S3434, S3450, S3451, S3452, S3453, S3454, 
        S3455, S3456 [22MY], S3482, S3485, S3488, S3489, S3490, S3491, 
        S3492, S3495, S3497, S3506, S3520, S3533 [23MY], S3536, S3545, 
        S3546 [24MY], S4410, S4423, S4424 [21JN], H3825 [20JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, S2499 [18AP]
      Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 
        [25JN]
      ObamaCare's Secret History--How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma 
        Colluded With the White House at the Public's Expense, S4444 
        [25JN]
      Strassel--Axelrod's Obamacare Dollars, S4442, S4446 [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Animals: condemn practice of gassing stray cats and dogs (see H. 
        Res. 761), H5707 [2AU]
      ------disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter 
        animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for 
        euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H5078 [19JY]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Business and industry: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H692 [9FE]
      Controlled Substances Act: prevent abuse of dextromethorphan 
        (see S. 3376), S4893 [11JY]
      Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and 
        storing stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 
        [20MR]
      ------prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during states of 
        market shortage (see S. 3622), S6625 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a working group to develop and 
        disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in 
        prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind 
        individuals (see H.R. 4087), H950 [24FE]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE] 
        (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      ------grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in 
        therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (see 
        H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]
      ------promulgate regulations on patient medication information 
        to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality 
        information about prescription drugs (see S. 3212), S3422 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 6514), H6275 [21SE]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide for public disclosure of charges for certain 
        hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes 
        (see H.R. 5709), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs (see S. 2254), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4292), H1740 
        [28MR]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 
        [27JN]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-
        marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see H.R. 
        6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 2297), S2496 
        [18AP]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 3431), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
      FDA: ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (see S. 2113), S699 [15FE]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 
        [17AP]
      ------establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and 
        biosimilars (see H.R. 3988), H640 [8FE]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1152 [5MR]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 
        5334), H2316 [7MY]
      ------extend market exclusivity periods for drugs in certain 
        combinations of drugs (see H.R. 6502), H6274 [21SE]
      ------extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic 
        drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 
        exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H1804 [29MR]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1016 [28FE]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 
        4384), H1976 [18AP]
      ------prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs 
        from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of 
        drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 
        5853), H3166 [22MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2267 [27AP]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (see S. 2516), S2922 [7MY] (see 
        S. 3187), S3174 [15MY] (see H.R. 5651), H2565 [9MY]
      ------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      Government regulations: eliminate requirements for duplicative 
        clinical testing of new drugs, vaccines, biological products, 
        or medical devices if inconsistent with relevant ethical norms 
        (see S. 3506), S5977 [2AU]
      Health: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H5706 [2AU]
      Medicare: permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain 
        compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an 
        implanted infusion pump (see S. 3496), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 
        6326), H5706 [2AU]
      ------permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D 
        prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1426 [20MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: implement prescriber education programs and 
        establish requirements for administration of antipsychotics to 
        residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 
        [20SE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3162 [18MY]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Tariff: canagliflozin (see S. 2921), S2966 [8MY]
      ------Cetalox (see H.R. 4727), H2125 [25AP]
      ------chlorophyllin (see H.R. 5581), H2442 [8MY]
      ------cyanamide (see S. 2349), S2731 [25AP]
      ------diethylaminoethyl-dextran (see S. 2350), S2731 [25AP]
      ------magnesium hydroxide (see H.R. 4794), H2126 [25AP]
      ------o-acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) (see S. 2758), S2926 
        [7MY] (see S. 2948), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5276), H2273 [27AP]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASKP1240 (see H.R. 5364), H2317 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASP0777 (see H.R. 5358), H2317 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASP2408 (see H.R. 5357), H2317 [7MY]
      ------preparations intended to assist smokers to stop smoking 
        (see S. 3144), S3086 [10MY]
      ------3-phthalimidopropionaldehyde (see S. 2351), S2731 [25AP]
      Taxation: repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 
        [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]
  Cloture motions
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Bill Cea, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]
  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Gretchen DuBeau, Alliance 
        for Natural Health USA, S5384 [25JY]
      ------John Shaw, Natural Products Association, S5383 [25JY]
      ------Loren Israelsen, United Natural Products Alliance, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Michael McGuffin, American Herbal Products Association, 
        S5383 [25JY]
      ------Scott M. Melville, Consumers Healthcare Products 
        Association, S5384 [25JY]
      ------Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, S5384 [25JY]
      Expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions: several health advocacy organizations, 
        H3225 [30MY]
      Faster Access to Specialized Treatments (FAST) Act: several 
        health organizations, E975 [5JN]
      Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act: Emil 
        Kakkis, EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases, H3864 [20JN]
      ------Pat Furlong, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy 
        (organization), H3864 [20JN]
      Impact of drug approval process on drug prices: Alfred E. Mann, 
        H3585 [7JN]
      Improve FDA capacity to prevent drug shortages: Carol Gill, 
        S3503 [23MY]
      ------Dawn Gibbs, S3503 [23MY]
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act: Allison M. 
        Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), S2499 [18AP]
      ------Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]
      ------several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
  Lists
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) 
        staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, 
        S3608 [24MY]
      Organizations supporting S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, 
        S3305 [21MY]
      Persons denied access to compassionate drug use by the FDA, 
        E1408 [3AU]
  Memorandums
      Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and 
        Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House), S4443, S4444 [25JN]
  Motions
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3243 [17MY], S3295 
        [21MY], S3389 [22MY], S3561, S3563 [24MY], S4409, S4410 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      American Herbal Products Association: anniversary, E187 [14FE]
      Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: tribute to FDA approval of Belviq 
        for treatment of obesity, E1232 [11JY]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]
      China: allegations of exporting pharmaceuticals containing human 
        flesh, H2335 [8MY]
      Citizen's Commission on Human Rights: tribute to initiatives to 
        protect parental rights, E1299 [23JY]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 
        3668), H3719-H3721 [18JN], E1101 [21JN]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), H3991-H3994 [26JN], 
        E1173 [28JN]
      Critical Path Institute: tribute, E1404 [3AU]
      DEA: tribute to National Drug Take Back Day, E672 [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: allow to cause destruction of any drug refused 
        admission due to reasonable probability of causing serious 
        adverse health consequences or death or valued below a certain 
        amount, H3228 [30MY]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (H.R. 2746), H4076 [27JN]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages, H3281 [31MY]
      ------address critical drug shortages (H.R. 3839), H387 [2FE]
      ------address issues relative to composition, marketing, and 
        regulatory approval of OxyContin, H5532 [1AU]
      ------address issues relative to prescription drug abuse, H5529-
        H5532 [1AU]
      ------encourage development of prescription drug monitoring 
        programs to track the dispensing of controlled drugs to 
        patients, H2335 [8MY]
      ------improve safety, H3224 [30MY]
      ------increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]
      ------increase penalties for operators of pill mills, H3224 
        [30MY]
      ------increase penalties for operators of pill mills (H.R. 
        1065), H5529 [1AU]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, H3224 [30MY]
      Evans, William: American Pharmacists Association Remington Honor 
        Medal recipient, E389 [20MR]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, E933 
        [31MY]
      ------allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (H.R. 
        3737), H580 [8FE], H3864 [20JN]
      ------develop uniform Federal standards for third party 
        logistics providers to ensure safety and security in the 
        delivery of pharmaceuticals, H3227, H3230 [30MY]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN], E974 [5JN]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, H3228 [30MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (H.R. 2245), 
        H3863 [20JN]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (H.R. 
        6160), H5531 [1AU]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (H.R. 4384), E580 [18AP]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, H3227, H3228 [30MY], E927 [31MY]
      ------review classification of painkiller OxyContin for 
        treatment of moderate pain and deny approval for generic 
        versions, H5530 [1AU]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H2457 [9MY], H3192-
        H3230 [30MY], H3281 [31MY], E917, E925, E927, E929, E930, 
        E932, E933 [31MY], E948, E950 [1JN], E974 [5JN], E1018 [7JN], 
        E1162 [27JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3825-H3868 [20JN], 
        E1147 [27JN]
      FTC: approval of merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and 
        Medco, E704 [7MY]
      ------potential merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and Medco, 
        E673 [26AP]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations on offshore bank 
        account disclosure, middle income tax relief, invasive 
        species, prescription drug safety, and foreclosure relief and 
        predatory lending from regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      Health: allow importation, distribution, and sale of 
        investigational drugs and devices intended for use by 
        terminally ill patients (H.R. 6342), E1407 [3AU]
      Health care professionals: require practitioners to obtain 
        particular training or special certification on addiction and 
        substance abuse, and appropriate and safe use of certain 
        controlled substances (H.R. 2119), H5529 [1AU]
      House of Representatives: tribute to staff who worked on S. 
        3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, 
        H3861 [20JN]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (H.R. 1971), E673 [26AP]
      Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under 
        the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), H2144 [26AP], E673 [26AP], 
        E713 [7MY]
      National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of 
        RxIMPACT Day, E381 [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      National Community Pharmacists Association: tribute to Protect 
        Your Pharmacy Now! week, E550 [17AP]
      National Prescription Drug Awareness Month: observance, E449 
        [27MR]
      New York: tribute to passage of law combating prescription drug 
        abuse, H4830 [12JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1378-H1384 
        [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1436, 
        H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 [21MR], H1524 [22MR], 
        H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1924 
        [18AP], H3797-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H4664 [9JY], 
        H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, H4813-H4816 [11JY], H4897-
        H4900 [17JY], H5139, H5188-H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E404 
        [21MR], E418 [22MR], E464 [28MR], E1383 [1AU]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, 
        H3601, H3605, H3606, H3609, H3611, H3613, H3614, H3616 [7JN], 
        E1031 [8JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 5842), H3366 [1JN]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
      Safety: Pharmaceutical Traceability Enhancement Code (RxTEC) 
        proposal to establish national standard to address drug 
        traceability and pedigree, H3226, H3229 [30MY], E917 [31MY]
      Smithfield, RI: tribute to Alexion Inc., biopharmaceutical 
        manufacturing facility, E1636 [21SE]
      World Immunization Week: observance, E661 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, S6096 [11SE]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Business and industry: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market, S3411 [22MY], S3542, S3547, 
        S3553, S3557 [24MY]
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): 
        tribute to staff who worked on S. 3187, FDA Safety and 
        Innovation Act, S3608 [24MY]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, 
        S3507 [23MY], S3566, S3567 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1431 [6MR]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), S6671 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S324, 
        S325 [2FE]
      ------promulgate regulations on patient medication information 
        to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality 
        information about prescription drugs, S3564 [24MY]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs, S3555 [24MY], S4630 [26JN]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]
      Drugs: address increase in synthetic drug use, S679-S682 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, S4449 [25JN], 
        S4625 [26JN]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 409), S680, 
        S681 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 839), S680, 
        S681 [15FE]
      ------fine prescription drug manufacturers for failure to notify 
        the FDA of a known discontinuance of a lifesaving drug, S3396 
        [22MY]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, S3506 [23MY], S3560, 
        S3564 [24MY], S4183 [14JN], S4408 [21JN], S4605 [26JN]
      ------modify certain exemptions to the Freedom of Information 
        Act relating to drug inspection information obtained from 
        foreign government agencies, S3547 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      ------more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 3431), 
        S5383-S5385 [25JY]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, S3564 
        [24MY]
      ------create standards for information provided to patients when 
        receiving prescription medications, S3464 [23MY]
      ------develop standardized protocols for obtaining authorization 
        for administering an antipsychotic for non-FDA approved use, 
        S3418 [22MY]
      ------develop uniform Federal standards for third party 
        logistics providers to ensure safety and security in the 
        delivery of pharmaceuticals, S3414 [22MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health, S3556 [24MY]
      ------ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage 
        innovative products to benefit patients and improve public 
        health (S. 2113), S702 [15FE]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], S3565 
        [24MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (S. 2289), S2395 [17AP]
      ------ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance 
        authorities, S3468 [23MY], S3551 [24MY]
      ------ensure that adequate information is disseminated to health 
        care providers about potential benefits and risks of medical 
        products on all patient populations, S3498-S3500 [23MY]
      ------ensure transparency in drug and medical device user fee 
        agreement negotiations by allowing Members of Congress or 
        designated staff to attend negotiation meetings, S3492-S3494 
        [23MY]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, S3417 [22MY], S4615, S4618 [26JN]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3301-S3304 
        [21MY], S3389, S3396, S3418 [22MY], S3460, S3469, S3488, 
        S3498, S3502 [23MY], S3551, S3567 [24MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (S. 296), S106-
        S108 [26JA]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (S. 2295), S2497-S2500 [18AP]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness, S3494 [23MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4616, S4625 [26JN]
      ------provide additional quality control of drugs, S3417 [22MY]
      ------provide for regulation of medical gases, S3414 [22MY]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S3396 [22MY], S3477 [23MY], S3555 
        [24MY], S4624 [26JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------require a portion of employee performance awards be 
        connected to employee's ability to review drugs and medical 
        devices in a timely manner, S3490 [23MY]
      ------require an independent assessment of review of the drug 
        application process, S3489 [23MY]
      ------require report on issues with respect to small business, 
        S3500 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3178 [15MY], S3181 
        [16MY], S3479-S3504, S3506-S3509 [23MY], S3535-S3538, S3540-
        S3548, S3550-S3609 [24MY], S4668 [27JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4408, S4409, S4410 [21JN], S4435-S4438, S4441-S4446, S4449 
        [25JN], S4601, S4602, S4605, S4610, S4624-S4627, S4630 [26JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3243, S3252, S3265 [17MY], S3295-S3298, S3301-S3307, S3313 
        [21MY], S3389, S3394-S3397, S3400-S3402, S3409-S3415, S3417-
        S3419 [22MY], S3459, S3460, S3464-S3470, S3477, S3479 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3316 [21MY], S3479 [23MY], S4388 [21JN]
      ------revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3486-S3488 [23MY], S3540, S3543, S3562 
        [24MY]
      Government regulations: allow importation of prescription drugs 
        from Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, 
        S3562 [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (S. 1058), S3080 [10MY]
      Iran: exempt from sanctions humanitarian trade licensed by Dept. 
        of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, S3324 [21MY]
      Medicare: permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain 
        compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an 
        implanted infusion pump (S. 3496), S5986 [2AU]
      National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of 
        RxIMPACT Day, S1844 [20MR]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        564), S6469 [19SE]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      ------provide a deadline for issuance of regulations regarding 
        clinical trial registration and report requirements, S3491 
        [23MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1821 
        [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], S1956-S1963, S1988-
        S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], S2160-S2163 [28MR], 
        S2200, S2214 [29MR], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-S4810 [10JY], 
        S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-S5447 [26JY], S5692-S5699, 
        S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE], S6586-S6589 [21SE]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4856-S4858 [11JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, S3829 [7JN]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Postal Service: require maintenance of expected delivery time 
        for protected mail items, S2466 [18AP]
  Reports
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare 
        Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and 
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of 
        Trustees, H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Asthma Inhalers Relief Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 6190) (H. Rept. 112-673), H6059 [14SE]
      FDA Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        5651) (H. Rept. 112-495), H3171 [25MY]
      FDA Safety and Innovation Act: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2516), S2922 [7MY]
      Restoring Access to Medication Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 5842) (H. Rept. 112-516), H3479 [5JN]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement To Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (Safe Doses) Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 112-549), H3981 [25JN]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (SAFE DOSES) Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1002) (S. Rept. 112-204), S6062 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act, H3719 
        [18JN]
      H.R. 4223, Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement To Deter 
        Organized Stealing and Enhance Safety (Safe Doses) Act, H3991 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, H3192-H3223 [30MY]
      S. 2295, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, 
        S2498 [18AP]
      S. 3187, FDA Safety and Innovation Act, S3568-S3608 [24MY]
      S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, 
        H3825-H3861 [20JN]
      S. Res. 564, National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, S6465, 
        S6470 [19SE]




PHARMACY COMPETITION AND CONSUMER CHOICE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1971), E673 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1058), S3080 [10MY]




PHAUP, MARVIN

  Statements
      Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal 
        Credit--Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' 
        Release on H.R. 3581, H539 [7FE]




PHIL CAMPBELL, AL

  Remarks in House
      Tornadoes: tribute to first responders in Alabama, E651 [25AP]




PHILADELPHIA, PA

  Bills and resolutions
      Philadelphia VA Medical Center: encourage to form an advisory 
        committee to consider naming the hospital in honor of an 
        individual or group of veterans (see H. Res. 625), H2031 
        [19AP]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E755 
        [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Chamberlain, Wilt: anniversary of 100-point National Basketball 
        Association game, E245 [27FE]
      Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding, H2529-H2531 [9MY], E755 [9MY]
      FAA: prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia 
        airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at 
        affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and Peace Islands Institute: 
        Friendship Award recipients, E586 [19AP]
      Southwest Belmont Community Association: tribute, E144 [6FE]
      UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc.: tribute to UnitedHealthcare 
        Community Plan of Pennsylvania, E812 [16MY]
      Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School: 
        tribute to Leadership Preparatory Academy Foundations of 
        Leadership Class of 2013, E684 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Drexel University: tribute to 11th Street Family Health Services 
        Center, S1419 [6MR]
      National Constitution Center: tribute to addition to ``The Story 
        of We the People'' exhibit of the wheelchair of disability-
        rights, S5480 [26JY]
  Subpoena Notices
      Philadelphia, PA, Municipal Court, Criminal Division, H5729, 
        H5730 [10SE]




PHILADELPHIA DIALOGUE FORUM

  Remarks in House
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and 
        Peace Islands Institute Friendship Award recipients, E586 
        [19AP]




PHILIPPINES, REPUBLIC OF THE

  Bills and resolutions
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]
      Bataan-Corregidor Month: designate (see H. Res. 636), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a process to determine whether 
        individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during 
        World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not 
        being on the Missouri List (see S. 3530), S6270 [12SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of 
        service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive 
        amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
        (see H.R. 6464), H6231 [20SE]
      Foreign policy: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      Independence: anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Delano, CA: tribute to Philippine Weekend Grand Marshals, E1345 
        [26JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized 
        military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts 
        to have been active service for benefit purposes (H.R. 210), 
        E200 [15FE]
      Filipino Community of Guam (organization): anniversary, E1731 
        [2NO]
      Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine 
        nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of 
        Veterans Affairs benefits, H1276 [8MR], H3340, H3341 [31MY], 
        H5295 [26JY]
      Western Visayas College of Science and Technology Alumni 
        Association: anniversary of Guam Chapter, E1733 [2NO]
      World War II: anniversary of Bataan Death March, E664 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign policy: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (S. Res. 
        481), S3737 [5JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 481, U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and overall 
        bilateral relationship anniversary celebration, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]




PHILLIPS, BOB J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1217 [10JY]




PHILLIPS, BRIDGET

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E586 [19AP]




PHILLIPS, CARTER G.

  Letters
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets, E797 [15MY]




PHILLIPS, HAROLD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E177 [9FE], E691 [27AP]




PHILLIPS, MARY E

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1410-S1413 [6MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1374 [2MR]




PHILLIPS, ME

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E247 [27FE]




PHILLIPS, MICHEAL E.

  Bills and resolutions
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (see H.R. 5883), 
        H3404 [1JN]
  Remarks in House
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (H.R. 5883), H3444 
        [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), S2885 [26AP]
      ------designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (H.R. 5883), 
        S3871 [7JN]
  Reports filed
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1423), S2730 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5883, technical correction to H.R. 1423, Specialist Micheal 
        E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK, H3444 [5JN]




PHIPPS, HERBERT E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1293 [19JY]




PHOENIX, AZ

  Remarks in House
      Translational Genomics Research Institute: anniversary, E1141, 
        E1142, E1144 [26JN], E1202 [29JN]




PHOENIX (AZ) ARIZONA REPUBIC

  Articles and editorials
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, S4737 [29JN]




PHOENIX COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Cruz, Terri: Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives 
        (publication) Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, E565 
        [18AP]




PHYSICIAN REENTRY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5888), H3404 [1JN]




PHYSICIANS  see Health Care Professionals




PIA, BETTY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1698 [12OC]




PIAST INSTITUTE

  Letters
      Gordon Gee use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        Army, H36 [18JA]




PICKARD, JUSTINA

  Remarks in House
      Walton County, FL, School District: Related Employee of the Year 
        Award recipient, E212 [16FE]




PICKENS, ANDREW

  Remarks in House
      Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189 
        [14FE]




PICKERINGTON, OH

  Remarks in House
      Tyler's Light (organization): tribute, E533 [16AP]




PICOLLA, JOSEPH C.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Employee Excellence 
        Award recipients, E1541 [14SE]




PIELKE, ROGER, JR.

  Articles and editorials
      IPCC Lead Author Misleads US Congress, S5856 [1AU]




PIENTA, WILLIAM J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E390 [20MR]




PIEPHO, MARY NEJEDLY

  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1048 
        [29FE]




PIERCE, ANGELA

  Remarks in House
      Carnegie Hero Fund Commission: Carnegie Medal recipient, E684 
        [27AP]




PIERCE, GARY

  Remarks in House
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]




PIERCE, PAUL R., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5206 [25JY]




PIERLUISI, PEDRO R. (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3126, H3128 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3579 [6JN], H3632 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H5010 [18JY]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H3363 [31MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H182 [25JA]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in 
        the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in 
        contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 5934), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 [20MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H1153 [5MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H1846 [16AP]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H5202 [24JY]
      ------provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial 
        drug trafficking activity (see H.R. 3909), H727 [14FE]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H727 [14FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see H.R. 2960), H1306 [8MR]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in 
        the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H1807 [29MR]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H903 
        [16FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H6152 [19SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]
      Medicare: improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone 
        mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H1154 [5MR]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H3267 [30MY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1135 [1MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H966 [27FE]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1571 [26MR]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H1210 
        [6MR]
      ------extend the increased limitation on the cover over of tax 
        on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 
        (see H.R. 4374), H1914 [17AP]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H694 [9FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6300 [2OC]
      Wildlife: prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H966 [27FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as 
        States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 
        5824), H3103 [17MY]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      Taxation: extend eligibility of activities in Puerto Rico for 
        the deduction for income attributable to domestic production 
        activities (see H.R. 4605), H2066 [24AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as 
        States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program (H.R. 4280), H1740 [28MR]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 4065), H902 [16FE]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 
        5824), H3105 [17MY]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      Taxation: extend eligibility of activities in Puerto Rico for 
        the deduction for income attributable to domestic production 
        activities (H.R. 4605), H2071 [24AP]
  Remarks
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2611 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as 
        States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program (H.R. 4280), H1644 [28MR]
      Dept. of HHS: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
        release of draft report on Vieques, PR, identified health 
        problems relative to Navy activities conducted there, H1158 
        [6MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3632 [7JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), H2670, H2671 [15MY]
      ------supplement Bureau of Customs and Border Protection funding 
        in Puerto Rico with general appropriations when a shortage 
        occurs in Puerto Rico Trust Fund, H3632 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency 
        Support funding, H2394 [8MY]
      Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to 
        help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent 
        crime (H.R. 1550), H5516 [31JY]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (H.R. 4131), E301 [1MR]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), E130 [3FE]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2674 [15MY]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2611 [10MY]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 4065), H818 [16FE]
      NOAA: coral reef research programs funding, E752 [9MY]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 
        5824), H2820 [17MY]
      Puerto Rico: plebiscite to determine status of territory, H6156 
        [20SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2394 [8MY], E752 
        [9MY]
      Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a 
        surety (H.R. 3534), H2677 [15MY]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]
  Tributes
      De Jesus Rodriguez, Anibal, E1379 [1AU]




PIERPONT, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4416 [21JN], S4671 [27JN]




PIERRE-PAUL, JASON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E160 [8FE]




PIETSCH, CORAL WONG

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 
        Judge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S2821 [26AP]




PIGGEE, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]




PIKE, AARON

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




PIKE COUNTY, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Sheriff Remembers Fallen Deputy, S1190 [1MR]




PIKEVILLE, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Pikeville Medical Center, S3271 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Pikeville Medical Center: American Alliance of Healthcare 
        Providers Hospital of the Year award recipient, S3271 [17MY]




PILKERTON, SANDRA Q.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




PILL MILL CRACKDOWN ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1065), H5529 [1AU]




PILOT'S BILL OF RIGHTS

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
  Articles and editorials
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 3816), H158 [24JA]
  Chronologies
      Legislative action, S4179 [14JN]
  Letters
      Provisions: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 1335), H5100-H5102 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 [29JN]
      Enact (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S4176-S4180, S4182, 
        S4183 [14JN]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S4177 [14JN]
  Summaries
      Provisions (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]
  Texts of
      S. 1335, provisions, S4733-S4735 [29JN], H5100 [23JY]




PINCHOT, GIFFORD

  Remarks in House
      Pinchot Institute for Conservation: anniversary, E1344 [26JY]




PINCHOT INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1344 [26JY]




PINE CITY, MN

  Remarks in Senate
      Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office: designate (H.R. 
        3220), S3291 [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3220), S3233 [16MY]




PINE STATE TRADING CO.

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




PINE TREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1238 [12JY]




PINEHURST, NC

  Remarks in House
      Sandhills Community College: tribute to men's basketball team, 
        E466 [28MR]




PINGREE, CHELLIE (a Representative from Maine)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3000 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H221 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay 
        and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired 
        for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see 
        H.R. 186), H1391 [19MR]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H726 [14FE]
      ------review separation of members on the basis of a mental 
        condition not amounting to a disability, including a 
        personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 
        [12OC]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (see H.R. 2028), H220 [31JA]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H221 [31JA]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H4605 [28JN]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5526 [31JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual 
        credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H903 
        [16FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to establish veterans gardens 
        operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to 
        individuals, schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------establish the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion 
        Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      ------improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H4158 [27JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Education: enter into voluntary, flexible agreements 
        with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency 
        prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct 
        Loan Program borrowers (see H.R. 3624), H1642 [27MR]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1642 [27MR] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3808 [19JN]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see 
        H.R. 2557), H5079 [19JY]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2570 [9MY]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6033), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H5202 
        [24JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H182 [25JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants to nonprofit organizations that 
        carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with 
        incarcerated parents (see H.R. 2464), H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2570 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and 
        Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1741 [28MR]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H2447 [8MY]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base 
        Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (see H.R. 6534), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H945 [17FE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Diseases: provide grants to better understand and reduce 
        gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H5711 [2AU]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3976 
        [21JN]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H5631 [1AU]
      Education: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see 
        H.R. 4170), H1642 [27MR]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H3915 [20JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for 
        tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H159 [24JA]
      FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and 
        prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis 
        (see H.R. 1350), H159 [24JA]
      FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H2813 [16MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H803 [15FE]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H3164 [18MY]
      Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish 
        (see H.R. 3300), H6310 [16OC]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3363 [31MY]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H159 [24JA]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4685 [9JY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that annual expenditures 
        to pay for operation and maintenance costs are allocated 
        equitably among eligible harbor projects (see H.R. 3648), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological 
        effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields 
        from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), 
        H5716 [3AU]
      Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 
        85), H1846 [16AP]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H5202 [24JY]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H3481 
        [5JN]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H802 [15FE]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4656 [29JN]
      IRS: establish a self-employment tax initiative grant program to 
        provide low-income startup companies with financial and 
        business assistance (see H.R. 3571), H182 [25JA]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4775 [10JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2715 [15MY]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H6061 [14SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6062 [14SE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H3167 [22MY]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6280 [21SE]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H1428 [20MR]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H5131 [23JY]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H2329 [7MY]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5328 [26JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H903 [16FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2448 [8MY]
      ------prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5328 [26JY]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      ------establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-
        need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H5711 [2AU]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1543 [22MR]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2288 [27AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5079 [19JY]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5766 [10SE]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H3661 [7JN]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5292 [25JY]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H2715 [15MY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1571 [26MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H1543 [22MR]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H2813 [16MY]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H441 [2FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H2716 [15MY]
      Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in 
        Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for 
        descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and 
        assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H966 
        [27FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H5923 [12SE]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H3363 [31MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------honor and support women in North Africa and the Middle 
        East (see H. Res. 258), H727 [14FE]
      ------promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, 
        authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls 
        and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on 
        Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 2513), H512 [6FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Tariff: alginates (see H.R. 5280), H2273 [27AP]
      ------propylene glycol alginates (see H.R. 5281), H2273 [27AP]
      ------sodium alginate (see H.R. 5282), H2273 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Tariff: alginates (H.R. 5280), H2286 [27AP]
      ------propylene glycol alginates (H.R. 5281), H2286 [27AP]
      ------sodium alginate (H.R. 5282), H2286 [27AP]
  Motions
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3688 [8JN]
  Remarks
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual 
        assaults, H3006 [17MY]
      Augusta, ME: tribute to signing of Maine Wabanaki-State Child 
        Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Mandate, E1185 [29JN]
      Colleges and universities: address increasing levels of student 
        loan debt and default rates, H590 [8FE]
      Damariscotta, ME: tribute to Coastal Kids Preschool, 
        E621 [24AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3006 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H777 [15FE]
      House of Representatives: franking budget funding, H3688 [8JN]
      ------prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food 
        service facilities, H3682 [8JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3682 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, 
        H3688 [8JN]
      Logan, Eleanor: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1323 [25JY]
      Maine: referendum to allow same-sex marriage, H387 [2FE]
      ------tribute to advocates visiting the U.S. Capitol to raise 
        awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), E804 
        [15MY]
      ------tribute to Governor's Award for Volunteerism recipients, 
        E628 [24AP]
      Naples, ME: tribute to Cross Walk Community Outreach Food 
        Pantry, E624 [24AP]
      NOAA: prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new 
        catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast 
        and Gulf of Mexico, H2429 [8MY]
      Ogunquit, ME: anniversary of Ogunquit Playhouse, E1083 
        [19JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1442 [21MR]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H130 [24JA]
      ------prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast 
        U.S., H777 [15FE]
      Rockport, ME: tribute to Camden Hills Regional High School 
        Windplanners student group for installing a wind turbine on 
        campus, E862 [18MY]
      Sanford, ME: tribute to Sanford Community Adult Education 
        program graduates, E1075 [19JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2429 [8MY]
      South Berwick, ME: tribute to Marshwood High School for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E978 [5JN]
      St. Joseph's College: anniversary, E1554 [19SE]
      York County, ME: tribute to Mothers and Others Against Hunger 
        program, E302 [1MR]
      York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for 
        study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 
        (H.R. 2336), H3442 [5JN]
  Tributes
      Carroll, Annalee, E1570 [19SE]
      Cropper, Douglas, E1436 [3AU]
      Kennedy, Joshua, E804 [15MY]
      Newton, Ron, E1069 [19JN]
      Sherman, Diane, E1382 [1AU]




PINK, LAURA

  Remarks in House
      Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398: Elementary School 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E529 [16AP]




PINKHAM, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Lakeville, MA: ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout honoree, E1415 [3AU]




PINKHAM, PETER

  Remarks in House
      Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce: White Mountains 
        Treasure Award recipient, E1733 [2NO]




PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3641), H5433-H5435 [31JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3641) 
        (H. Rept. 112-626), H5326 [26JY]
  Statements
      Provisions: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, H5434 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3641, provisions, H5433 [31JY]




PINNEY, NEIL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY], S5154 [18JY]




PINNIGER, JENNIFER J. (JOY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1558 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6262 [12SE]




PIOROWSKI, HENRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E193 [15FE]




PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

  Remarks in House
      FERC: review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]




PIPELINES  related term(s) Natural Gas
  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6661, S6674 [21SE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 
        [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Drill Baby Drill, Redux--Republicans' Tired Remedy for Rising 
        Gas Prices Won't Fix Anything, S1404 [6MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for 
        sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]
      ------allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum 
        products produced from such leases will be offered for sale 
        only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural 
        gas pipelines (see S. 2229), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4606), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]
      Natural gas: modify application of the right to exercise eminent 
        domain in construction of pipelines for the exportation of 
        natural gas (see H.R. 3913), H567 [7FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see S. 3543), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6007), H3974 [21JN]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      Taxation: prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas 
        pipeline property (see H.R. 4847), H2204 [26AP]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Motions
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H1937 [18AP]
      ------expedite consideration and approval of construction and 
        operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), 
        E122 [2FE]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), H481-H483 [6FE], H549 [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration funding, H4052 [26JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H362, H363, H365, H367 
        [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      ------review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of administration, H6235 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1028, H1030 [29FE], H1116 
        [1MR], H1264 [7MR], H1298 [8MR], H1399 [20MR]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE], 
        H633 [8FE]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H362, H364 [1FE], H629-
        H636 [8FE]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5733 
        [10SE]
      Puerto Rico: proposal for construction of natural gas pipeline, 
        H729 [15FE], H4777 [11JY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5689 [2AU]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 [19MR]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for 
        Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        construction, H772 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6674 [21SE]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        438), S2742 [25AP]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S6481 [20SE]
      Petroleum: decrease dependence on oil from foreign sources 
        hostile to U.S. interests and recognize employment impact of 
        increased access to Canadian energy resources, S367 [7FE]
      ------economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 [27FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas 
        Pipeline Transportation Utility Systems in Denali National 
        Park and Preserve Nonwilderness Areas: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 302) (S. Rept. 112-107), S41 
        [23JA]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      Issue Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines in Glacier 
        National Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        4606) (H. Rept. 112-627), H5326 [26JY]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 112-373), H113 
        [23JA]
      North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 6007) (H. Rept. 112-657), H5764 [10SE]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
  Tables
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H.R. 2606, New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act, 
        H481 [6FE]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 6007, North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act, H5733 [10SE]
      S. Res. 438, support goals and ideals of National Safe Digging 
        Month, S2736, S2742 [25AP]




PIPPIN, CHRISTY

  Remarks in House
      Washington County, FL: School District Related Employee of the 
        Year award recipient, E48 [19JA]




PIRANEO, LISA

  Letters
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes, H4681 
        [9JY]




PISKEL, RICHARD

  Remarks in House
      Hazelton, PA: tribute to Hazelton, PA, Lions Club Melvin Jones 
        Fellowship award recipients, E1697 [12OC]




PITTENGER, EDITH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E275 [29FE], E317 [6MR]




PITTMAN, VIRGIL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E124 [2FE]




PITTS, ANNE

  Remarks in House
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Emissaries of Memphis Music honorees, 
        E514 [30MR]




PITTS, JOSEPH R. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1428 [20MR]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H567 [7FE]
      Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-
        defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs 
        discretionary spending (see H.R. 94), H4157 [27JN]
      ------provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 
        3583), H79 [18JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H221 [31JA]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1135 [1MR]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3596), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      China: condemn human rights and legal due process standards 
        violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
      ------prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4864 [12JY]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4869 [13JY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H6001 [13SE]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: require States and Federal agencies, 
        departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the 
        FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (see H.R. 
        3168), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see H. Res. 695), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1572 [26MR]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H4775 [10JY]
      EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
      ------amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H26 [17JA]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and 
        biosimilars (see H.R. 3988), H640 [8FE]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (see H.R. 5651), H2565 [9MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H79 [18JA]
      Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or 
        relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer 
        without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or 
        Defense (see H.R. 615), H5860 [11SE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4157 [27JN]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H4775 [10JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H4865 [12JY]
      Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: prohibit U.S. 
        contributions (see H.R. 680), H159 [24JA]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3977 [21JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2135 [25AP]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H3707 [15JN]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain farm vehicles from certain 
        operating requirements (see H.R. 2414), H115 [23JA]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1543 [22MR]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H3976 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health 
        insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution 
        requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the 
        House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H5923 [12SE]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see H.R. 4345), H5079 [19JY]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H2329 [7MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H1808 [29MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H5079 [19JY]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6234 [20SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1134 [1MR]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2448 [8MY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H6001 [13SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H696 [13FE]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H4864 [12JY]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      ------require drug testing as a condition for application and 
        receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3615), H115 
        [23JA]
      Venezuela: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. 
        Res. 247), H160 [24JA]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see H. Res. 646), H2570 [9MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H3700 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Education: increase percentage of Federal education tax 
        dollars spent in classrooms (see H.R. 3775), H26 [17JA]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      Tariff: smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets (see H.R. 5459), H2319 
        [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Education: increase percentage of Federal education tax 
        dollars spent in classrooms (H.R. 3775), H27 [17JA]
      Tariff: smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets (H.R. 5459), H2326 
        [7MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H2335 [8MY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3180 [30MY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments, H2144 [26AP]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (H.R. 1385), H701 [14FE]
      ------sugar price support program funding, H3710 [18JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H591 [8FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2606, H2607 [10MY]
      Burma: U.S. decision to lift economic sanctions on business 
        activities, E856 [18MY]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center for Medicare & 
        Medicaid Innovation grant funding, H3408 [5JN]
      China: allegations of exporting pharmaceuticals containing human 
        flesh, H2335 [8MY]
      ------mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, H3743 
        [19JN]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 
        6118), H6140, H6141 [19SE]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H385 [2FE]
      ------ensure that a majority of individuals above a certain age 
        have access to private long-term care insurance, H336 [1FE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 
        6163), H6140 [19SE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (H.R. 733), H6144, H6145, H6146 [19SE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2606 [10MY]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H42 [18JA]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers, H6144, H6145, H6146 [19SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3586 [7JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H2457 [9MY], H3223, 
        H3227 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3862 [20JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1458, H1462, H1465, H1466, 
        H1467 [21MR]
      ------reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]
      ------study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H334 [1FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4726, H4734 [10JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1028, H1087, H1089 [29FE], H4709 [10JY]
      ------conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, H5869 [12SE]
      Journal of Medical Ethics: reaction to article supporting after-
        birth abortions, H1220 [7MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: human rights violations, 
        H5025 [19JY]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607 [10MY]
      Medicare: reform, H1650 [28MR]
      National Eye Donor Month: observance, E299 [1MR]
      Nigeria: condemn Boko Haram (terrorist organization) attacks 
        against Christians, H5208 [25JY]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3586 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program repeal 
        if failure to implement program would increase Medicaid 
        spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal, H817 [16FE], H1547 [26MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H324, H326, H334, H336, H337, 
        H349 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4726, H4734 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1458, H1465, H1466, H1467 [21MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1547 [26MR]
      Social Security: reform budget treatment of Social Security 
        disability trust fund, H3488 [6JN]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), 
        H6142, H6143 [19SE]
  Tributes
      Colson, Charles W., H2044 [24AP]
      Lafferty, Greg, H4161 [28JN]
      Payne, Donald M., H1164 [6MR]
      Shrum, Joel, H1500 [22MR]




PITTSBURG, KS

  Bills and resolutions
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 363), S208 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 
        363), S222 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 363, tribute to Pittsburg State University football 
        team, S214, S223 [31JA]




PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

  Texts of
      S. Res. 363, tribute to football team, S214, S223 [31JA]




PITTSBURGH, PA

  Bills and resolutions
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H567 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]
      Fox Chapel Area High School: tribute to participation in Library 
        of Congress Veterans History Project, E850 [18MY]
      Girls of Steel (robotics team): Pittsburgh Regional For 
        Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) 
        (organization) Robotics Competition Rookie All-Star Award 
        recipient, E552 [17AP]
      Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: anniversary, E1243 
        [12JY]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, 
        E1497 [12SE]
      Tamburitzans (song and dance group): tribute, E645 [25AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Moses, George: National Low Income Housing Coalition Cushing 
        Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award recipient, S1998 [22MR]




PITTSFORD, NY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, E1280 [18JY]




PITTSTON, PA

  Remarks in House
      DeSanto, Fred: Pittston (PA) Dispatch Joseph F. Saporito 
        Lifetime of Service Award recipient, E326 [7MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 
        2415), S3291 [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2415), S3233 [16MY]




PITTSTON (PA) DISPATCH

  Remarks in House
      DeSanto, Fred: Pittston (PA) Dispatch Joseph F. Saporito 
        Lifetime of Service Award recipient, E326 [7MR]




PLACER COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      California: anniversary of Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge, 
        E278 [29FE]




PLAIN REGULATIONS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3786), H77 [18JA]




PLAINFIELD, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Robinson-Briggs, Sharon: New Jersey State Conference of the 
        NAACP Certificate of Achievement recipient, E1454 [10SE]




PLAINS, PA

  Remarks in House
      Plains, PA, Hall of Fame: tribute to inductees, E1710 [19OC]




PLAME, VALERIE

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into disclosure of identity and employment of 
        Valerie Plame: several Senators (2003), S3941 [12JN]




PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Funding, H106 [23JA]
      Oakland County, MI: opening of Planned Parenthood Federation of 
        America, Inc., facility, E506 [29MR]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, H226 [1FE], H385 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Funding, S1126 [29FE]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S375-S379 [7FE]




PLANNING FOR AMERICAN ENERGY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4381), H1976 [18AP]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4381) 
        (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]




PLANO, TX

  Remarks in House
      My Possibilities (organization): opening of HIPStore featuring 
        gifts made by special-needs adults, E416 [22MR]
      Plano Senior High School: tribute to WorldQuest team, H2080 
        [25AP]
      Plano West Senior High School: tribute to girls' soccer team, 
        H2080 [25AP]




PLANTATION HOME, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1159 [27JN]




PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E979 [5JN]




PLAST NATIONAL SCOUTING ORGANIZATION OF UKRAINE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1291 [19JY], E1344 [26JY]




PLAST USA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Plast National Scouting Organization of Ukraine: anniversary, 
        E1291 [19JY], E1344 [26JY]




PLATTS, TODD RUSSELL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4158 [27JN]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H1363 [13MR]
      Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health 
        care (see H.R. 1092), H1978 [18AP]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H1846 [16AP]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6280 [21SE]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H2648 [10MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA]
      Crime: provide penalties with respect to employers' conduct 
        relative to persons engaging in sexual conduct with children 
        (see H.R. 3766), H27 [17JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal 
        investigators, and game law enforcement officers with 
        authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry 
        firearms (see H.R. 324), H1273 [7MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based 
        social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), 
        H187 [27JA]
      ------establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support 
        Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to 
        reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1995), H5526 [31JY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H27 [17JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants for partnerships that 
        finance equipment and infrastructure to improve public safety 
        in rural areas near the Mexican border by enhancing access to 
        mobile communications (see H.R. 1277), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1367 [16MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain veterans entitled to 
        educational assistance to use such entitlement to start or 
        purchase a qualifying business enterprise (see H.R. 3167), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      ------clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain 
        veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 
        3612), H1391 [19MR]
      ------consider the veteran's best interest when making 
        determinations about contracted health care and improve access 
        to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses 
        (see H.R. 6393), H5999 [13SE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H966 [27FE]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H2569 
        [9MY]
      Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that 
        assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and 
        solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and 
        create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H79 [18JA]
      ------increase assessment accuracy to better measure student 
        achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on 
        assessment design (see H.R. 507), H79 [18JA]
      ------increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police 
        officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see 
        H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Federal Executive Boards: improve efficiency to enhance 
        coordination, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency 
        activities, including emergency preparedness and continuity of 
        operations in areas outside of Washington, DC (see H.R. 6305), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs 
        (see H.R. 2269), H2329 [7MY]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H476 [3FE]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 3096), H2072 [24AP]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H6284 
        [25SE]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H1497 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3734 [18JN]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H6233 [20SE]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H4065 [26JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H4775 [10JY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3707 [15JN]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H5526 [31JY]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H5130 [23JY]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H1978 [18AP]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H1808 [29MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H27 [17JA]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 781), H6312 
        [19OC]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H187 [27JA]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Power resources: protect the bulk-power system and electric 
        infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the 
        U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats 
        and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H2647 [10MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H5328 [26JY]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5766 
        [10SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1498 [21MR]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H79 [18JA]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4656 [29JN]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2813 [16MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H2329 [7MY]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 
        3589), H1847 [16AP]
      Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater 
        flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see 
        H.R. 3545), H3 [6JA]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal 
        employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds 
        (see H.R. 6406), H6000 [13SE]
      White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3489), H512 
        [6FE]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H966 [27FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1154 [5MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Homeland Security: obtain an unqualified audit opinion 
        and improve financial accountability and management (see H.R. 
        5941), H3699 [8JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service 
        from veterans and veterans service organizations at national 
        cemeteries (see H.R. 6044), H4156 [27JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Homeland Security: obtain an unqualified audit opinion 
        and improve financial accountability and management (H.R. 
        5941), H3699 [8JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service 
        from veterans and veterans service organizations at national 
        cemeteries (H.R. 6044), H4157 [27JN]
  Remarks
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, H518 [7FE]
      Fawcett, Robert: Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians 
        Family Physician of the Year award recipient, E1230 
        [11JY]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), E1664 [28SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4805 [11JY]
      Lijoi, Andre: Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians Family 
        Physician of the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]
      National Work and Family Month: observance, E1656 [25SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4805 [11JY]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (H.R. 
        1339), H1652, H1653 [28MR]
      Votes: position on missed, H658 [9FE], H6195 
        [20SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H4903 [17JY]
  Tributes
      Astrachan, Jeffrey, H518 [7FE]
      Merritt, Zachary D., E1191 [29JN]




PLATTSBURGH, NY

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to Relay for Life participants, E1076 [19JN]




PLEASANTON, CA

  Remarks in House
      Alameda County Fair: anniversary, E1080 [19JN]
      Alameda County Fair Association: dedication of Alameda County 
        Historical Monument, E1080 [19JN]




PLEASANTS, MARGARET BRACEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E718 [7MY]




PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: authorize members not in uniform and veterans to 
        render a military salute during the recitation of the Pledge 
        of Allegiance, H3066 [17MY]




PLOTKIN, RON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1119 [21JN]




PLYMOUTH, MA

  Remarks in House
      American Legion: rededication of Post 40, E1412 [3AU]
      Shichigahama, Japan: tribute to sister city delegation visit, 
        E1418 [3AU]
      Veterans Outreach Clinic: opening, E1412 [3AU]




PLYMOUTH, MN

  Remarks in House
      Providence Academy: tribute to girls' basketball team, H1559 
        [26MR]




PLYMOUTH, NC

  Remarks in Senate
      Grace Episcopal Church: anniversary, S2029 [26MR]




PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MA

  Remarks in House
      Flaherty, Mark: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]
      Pinkham, Jim: Lakeville, MA, ``Thanks Labor'' Day Cookout 
        honoree, E1415 [3AU]




PLYMPTON, RICK

  Remarks in House
      SBA: New York Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, 
        E875 [18MY]




POCASSET, MA

  Remarks in House
      Pocasset Community Club: anniversary, E1682 [5OC]




POE, PRESLEY

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




POE, REBECCA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E535 [16AP]




POE, SUZY AND KURT

  Remarks in House
      Poe, Presley: tribute to birth, H1828 [16AP]




POE, TED (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4908 
        [17JY], H4979, H4993 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3534, H3578 [6JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3342, H3343 [31MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2448 [8MY], H2505 [9MY]
  Articles and editorials
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, Forbes (publication), H2194 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1916 [17AP]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), 
        H441 [2FE]
      Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, 
        transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and 
        condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial 
        Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H160 [24JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H6280 [21SE]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H160 [24JA]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H441 [2FE]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program on enhancements of 
        efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves 
        through community partnerships (see H.R. 2751), H3578 [6JN]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1572 [26MR]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H220 [31JA]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: study and report to Congress on gaps 
        in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 
        4005), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1274 [7MR]
      ------designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H3171 [25MY]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H4605 [28JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5526 [31JY]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H4775 [10JY]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H3481 [5JN]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H182 [25JA]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H571 [7FE]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H697 [13FE]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the 
        cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for 
        Government programs (see H.R. 3609), H1543 [22MR]
      ------strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see 
        H.R. 4237), H1916 [17AP]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H182 
        [25JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3662 [7JN]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H1641 [27MR]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H6302 [5OC]
      ------establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. 
        development programs and private sector investment activities 
        (see H.R. 6178), H5201 [24JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H476 [3FE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H950 [24FE]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H6234 [20SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 3096), H159 [24JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H4606 [28JN]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H1916 [17AP]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H3363 [31MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2135 [25AP]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3481 [5JN]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H950 [24FE]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2570 [9MY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions 
        against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot 
        election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H1807 [29MR]
      ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative 
        to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H571 
        [7FE]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H220 [31JA]
      Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H5766 [10SE]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1642 [27MR]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H220 [31JA]
      ------repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative 
        to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2833), H1642 
        [27MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H3662 [7JN]
      ------prevent from establishing health care provider standards 
        of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability 
        cases (see H.R. 816), H220 [31JA]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H696 
        [13FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see H.R. 4345), H3267 [30MY]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H221 [31JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H1274 [7MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5526 [31JY]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5079 [19JY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H3363 [31MY]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H2329 [7MY]
      Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (see H.R. 2992), H4828 [11JY]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5077 [19JY]
      ------allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H3578 [6JN]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2134 [25AP]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exclude from gross income certain State foster care 
        program payments made to the biological parents of disabled 
        children (see H.R. 4111), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H4685 [9JY]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H5079 [19JY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3578 [6JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H694 [9FE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1741 [28MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3105 [17MY]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1572 [26MR]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H2288 [27AP]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see H. Res. 646), H3363 [31MY]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish (see H.R. 1545), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H4605 
        [28JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see H.R. 
        6449), H6230 [20SE]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering 
        of copyright and trademark information on merchandise 
        presented for examination (see H.R. 4216), H1426 [20MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Pakistan: terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (see 
        H.R. 6391), H5999 [13SE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      Taxation: extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure 
        to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels 
        (see H.R. 6437), H6150 [19SE]
      ------extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and 
        allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an 
        amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (H.R. 
        6449), H6232 [20SE]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering 
        of copyright and trademark information on merchandise 
        presented for examination (H.R. 4216), H1427 [20MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (H.R. 6199), H5292 [25JY]
      Pakistan: terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (H.R. 
        6391), H6000 [13SE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1391 [19MR]
      Taxation: extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure 
        to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels 
        (H.R. 6437), H6151 [19SE]
      ------extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and 
        allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an 
        amount equivalent to the value of such credit (H.R. 5845), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial 
        (H.R. 6364), H5765 [10SE]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H377 [2FE], H3917 [21JN]
  E-mails
      U.S.-Mexico border security: Bill Bagi, H1217 [7MR]
  Lists
      Airline ticket fees, H929 [17FE]
      Armed Services members killed in the Korean War battle for Hill 
        303, H3269 [31MY]
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H815 [16FE], H6161 [20SE]
  Prayers
      ``When I Am Called to Duty, God'', E403 [21MR]
  Remarks
      Abilene, TX: tribute to Abilene Christian High School boys' 
        basketball team, E350 [8MR]
      Afridi, Shakeel: relief (H.R. 3901), E134 [3FE]
      Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, 
        TX: designate (H.R. 3477), H5113 [23JY]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (H.R. 3867), 
        H929 [17FE]
      Azerbaijan: U.S. policy relative to restrictions on receiving 
        foreign aid, E1722 [26OC]
      Baytown, TX: tribute to Robert E. Lee High School Interact Club, 
        E1643 [21SE]
      Bikers Against Child Abuse, Inc.: tribute, E123 [2FE]
      Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: tribute, E1325 
        [25JY]
      Bureau of the Census: prohibit funding to enforce criminal 
        penalty on individuals who choose not to participate in the 
        American Community Survey, H2505, H2506 [9MY]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones, H5133 [24JY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4168 [28JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H2252 
        [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H191 [31JA]
      Congressional Ports, Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security 
        (PORTS) Caucus: inaugural event, H1219 [7MR]
      Constitution Day: observance, E1623 [21SE]
      Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, 
        H1648 [28MR]
      ------enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase 
        penalties relative to sex trafficking, H1276 [8MR]
      Cypress, TX: tribute to Cool Blast Lemonade Stand, H5020 [19JY]
      Dept. of Defense: construction of soccer field at Guantanamo 
        Bay, Cuba, H1115 [1MR]
      ------decision to relocate C-130 aircraft from Texas to Montana, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4979, H4980, H4993 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2233 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program, H3744 [19JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H815 [16FE], H1004 [28FE]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2233 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: cell phone communications in rural 
        border areas funding, H3534 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3534 [6JN]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4010 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: objection to Texas requirement for individuals 
        to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election, H2638 
        [10MY], H3107 [18MY], H4659 [9JY], H4707 [10JY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), H5207 
        [25JY]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H3918 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11 [17JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding to hire a new 
        director of a national cemetery who is not a veteran, H3342, 
        H3343 [31MY]
      ------protect freedom of speech of veterans service 
        organizations participating in funerals or memorial services 
        at veterans' cemeteries, H3343 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3342, H3343 [31MY]
      Didone, Cristina: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Female 
        Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E1515 [13SE]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3278 [31MY]
      Economy: Federal Government control versus free enterprise, 
        H6257 [21SE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H1980 [19AP], H4913 
        [18JY]
      ------importance of job creation, H93 [23JA]
      EPA: green initiative grants for energy production research, 
        H2252 [27AP]
      ------impact of regulations on employment and job creation, 
        H3664 [8JN]
      ------question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy, H2193 [26AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending, H4781 [11JY]
      Foreign aid: green energy development grants, H4162 [28JN]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance, H6158 [20SE]
      ------suspend U.S. assistance to countries that do not comply 
        with agreements to extradite criminals, E39 [18JA]
      GAO: effectiveness of certain studies, H2722 [16MY]
      Garrett, Monica and Ivory: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1577 [20SE]
      Georgetown, TX: tribute to Horses for Heroes program, 
        E1721 [26OC]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, H2193, 
        H2196, H2197 [26AP]
      GSA: allegations of misspent funds at a Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, H1897 [17AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E433 [22MR]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1578 [20SE]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), E1157 [27JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4168 [28JN]
      Houston, TX: inclusion of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer 
        Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best 
        Hospitals'' for cancer list, H5139 [24JY]
      Immigration: clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas 
        to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay 
        repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, H3709 [18JN], H3737 
        [19JN], H3984 [26JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2484 [9MY]
      Journal: question of approval, H1499 [22MR]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Creekwood Middle School Korean War 
        history project, H3269 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Kingwood Fallen Heroes Memorial Golf 
        Tournament, E1325 [25JY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863 [12SE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H463 [3FE], H1163 [6MR]
      Morality and ethics: value of personal responsibility versus 
        Federal aid programs, H5926 [13SE], H6161 [20SE]
      Motor vehicles: require certain safety measures on motorcoaches, 
        E923 [31MY]
      NASA: tribute to space shuttle program, H1963 [18AP]
      National security: improve border security, H1144 [5MR], H1217 
        [7MR]
      ------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3238 [30MY]
      National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: 
        observance, E139 [3FE]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: observance, E127 
        [3FE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------characterization of remarks concerning small business, 
        H5020 [19JY], H5871 [12SE]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        H44 [18JA], H93 [23JA]
      ------evaluation of administration, H699 [14FE], H1025 [29FE], 
        H5335 [31JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H4913 [18JY]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H3179 [30MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2175 [26AP]
      ------narrow definitions of what information private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence 
        community, H2175 [26AP]
      Pakistan: coalition support funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------human rights violations of Baluch people, E649 
        [25AP]
      ------prohibit assistance, H4979, H4980 [18JY]
      ------terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (H.R. 
        6391), H6074 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare 
        funding, H4830 [12JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, E433 [22MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4608 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1500 [22MR], 
        H1559 [26MR]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2052 [24AP], H2815 
        [17MY]
      People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK): remove Dept. of State 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H1161 [6MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H951 [27FE], H2194, H2196, 
        H2197 [26AP]
      Poe, Suzy and Kurt: tribute to birth of child, H1828 [16AP]
      Police Week: observance, H2815 [17MY]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H951 [27FE], H2194, 
        H2196, H2197 [26AP], H5749 [10SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38 [18JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: Executive orders infringing on 
        congressional powers and duties, H3709 [18JN]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3996 [26JN]
      Rice University: anniversary, H4787 [11JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2505, H2506 [9MY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 [19MR]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings, H701 [14FE]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1621 [21SE]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (S. 3471), H5686 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, E1290 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5535 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2001 [19AP]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5769 [11SE]
      Texas: importance of football rivalry between University of 
        Texas and Texas A&M University, E58 [23JA]
      Texas A&M University: tribute to Corps of Cadets, E1143 
        [26JN]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, E300 [1MR]
      Texas (U.S.S.): tribute, E1209 [9JY]
      Thailand: democracy efforts, E1106 [21JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, H5296 [26JY]
      Will, Kevin: sentencing of Johoan Rodriguez on charges of 
        intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer relative to death 
        of Kevin Will, E1032 [8JN]
      Woonsocket, RI: request to remove religious symbols from 
        Woonsocket Fire Dept., memorial and website, H2192 [26AP]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial 
        (H.R. 938), H124 [24JA]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members 
        who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, H3484 [6JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H510 [6FE]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., E1476 [11SE]
      Benavidez, Roy, E1578 [20SE]
      Brennan, Kevin, H580 [8FE]
      Campbell, Earl, E1361 [31JY]
      Davis, Curtis, E1721 [26OC]
      Diaz, Jose N., Jr., E1636 [21SE]
      Dillion, Thomas (Bill), H1398 [20MR], E403 [21MR]
      Garduno, Karina, H1743 [29MR]
      Giffords, Representative, H161 [25JA]
      Johnson, Representative Sam, H730 [15FE]
      Keenum, Case, E125 [2FE]
      McDaniel, Suzanne, H3366 [1JN]
      McSpadden, Michael T., E1598, E1622 [21SE]
      Monroe, Sam, E1576 [20SE]
      Nash, Malcolm (Mac), E1305 [24JY]
      Rogers, Regina, E1619 [21SE]
      Sitton, David, E536 [16AP]
      van Regenmorter, Bill, E1242 [12JY]
      Wilson, Wade D., E952 [1JN]
      Yuan, Jason C., E1621 [21SE]
      Zamperini, Louis, E656 [25AP]




POETRY  see Literature




POINDEXTER, ALAN G. (DEX)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1477 [11SE]




POINDEXTER, ZEB F., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E773 [10MY]




POINT CLEAR, AL

  Remarks in House
      Coast Guard: express sympathies for victims of helicopter crash 
        in Mobile Bay, H1079 [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Coast Guard: express sympathies for victims of helicopter crash 
        in Mobile Bay, S1383 [5MR]




POINTS OF LIGHT INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Clarion, IA: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E535 [16AP]
      Ellis, Rick and Kela: Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E590, E599 [19AP]
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award 
        recipients, E566 [18AP]
      Madisonville, KY: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 33 Make a 
        Difference Day Award recipients, E591 [19AP]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, E587 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, S2654 [24AP]




POLAND, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        766), H5707 [2AU]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR]
  Letters
      Gordon Gee use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        Army: Alex Storozynski, Kosciuszko Foundation, H35 [18JA]
      ------Thaddeus C. Radzilowski, Piast Institute, H36 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Gee, Gordon: use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        army, H35 [18JA]
      Illinois: tribute to Lech Walesa Day, E177 [9FE]
      Polish Constitution Day: observance, E732 [8MY], E906 [30MY]
  Reports filed
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
      Nomination of Stephen D. Mull To Be Ambassador to Poland: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the 
        restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally 
        confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other 
        countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]




POLAR SEA (vessel)

  Remarks in House
      Coast Guard: report on costs of reactivating or interest in 
        purchasing Polar Sea (vessel) before decommissioning and 
        disassembling for scrap, H3551, H3552 [6JN]




POLICE  see Law Enforcement Officers




POLICE WEEK

  Addresses
      Observance: Representative Marchant, E818 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Law enforcement officers: moment of silence in honor of officers 
        killed in the line of duty, H2743 [16MY]
      Observance, H2665 [15MY], H2719 [16MY], H2815 [17MY], E806 
        [15MY], E818 [16MY], E860 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S3138, S3161, S3169 [15MY]




POLING, CLARK V.

  Remarks in House
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, H518, H519, H521 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, S385 [7FE]




POLIS, JARED (a Representative from Colorado)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5647 [2AU]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H600 [8FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3024 [17MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 
        631), H2154 [26AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H990, H991 [28FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3545 [6JN], H3638 [7JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H772 [15FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3419 [5JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        consideration (H. Res. 741), H5306 [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), 
        H1930 [18AP]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. 
        Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3896 [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 
        [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), 
        H1930 [18AP]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 
        [7MR]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H1807 [29MR]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H221 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: facilitate naturalization and removal of 
        conditional immigration status of military personnel and their 
        families (see H.R. 3761), H3363 [31MY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H441 
        [2FE]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see 
        H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H79 [18JA]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H641 [8FE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see H. Con. Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
      Bahrain: limit issuance of a letter of offer relative to a 
        certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to 
        Bahrain (see H.J. Res. 80), H1359 [9MR]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H1017 [28FE]
      Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately 
        displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 1602), H641 [8FE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English 
        language and government and history knowledge requirements for 
        naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in 
        other languages (see H.R. 2957), H1306 [8MR]
      Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce 
        students' burdens related to transferring credits between 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H641 [8FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H5131 [23JY]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see H.R. 6480), H6273 [21SE]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H4656 [29JN]
      Courts: provide for recovery of computer hardware and software 
        patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the 
        claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding 
        (see H.R. 6245), H5766 [10SE]
      ------strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property 
        distributions (see H.R. 583), H1134 [1MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: terminate certain direct payments to 
        farmers for the 2012 crop year (see H.R. 2487), H571 [7FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H903 [16FE]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H476 [3FE]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to 
        eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 
        2094), H5130 [23JY]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H2040 [23AP]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H6280 [21SE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H571 [7FE]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for 
        wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H571 [7FE]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1807 [29MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3363 [31MY]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H5860 [11SE]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H5009 [18JY]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H1017 [28FE]
      Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program 
        to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected 
        institutions of higher education to improve student mental 
        health (see H.R. 5996), H5712 [2AU]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H6307 [12OC]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 3614), H376 [1FE]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H4686 [9JY]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5860 [11SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish 
        (see H.R. 3300), H115 [23JA]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H2033 [19AP]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H5631 [1AU]
      Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest 
        diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding 
        source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve 
        post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H4158 [27JN]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H4656 [29JN]
      Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, 
        sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H441 
        [2FE]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H1543 [22MR]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H2713 
        [15MY]
      Immigration: improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for 
        use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goatherders (see H.R. 
        1720), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide a special rule for the period of admission of 
        certain nonimmigrants employed as sheepherders, goat herders, 
        or dairy farmers (see H.R. 3232), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide authority for immigration judges to terminate 
        proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with 
        mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H803 [15FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3734 [18JN]
      ------specify circumstances in which a person may acquire 
        geolocation information through an electronic communications 
        device (see H.R. 2168), H3163 [18MY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4776 [10JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H966 [27FE]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Medicare: establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-
        based payments for direct primary care medical homes for 
        Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 3315), H182 [25JA]
      ------increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services 
        that use computer aided detection technology for early 
        detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H1428 [20MR]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H3171 [25MY]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3915 [20JN]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H2813 [16MY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      ------terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except 
        the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan 
        (see H.R. 3480), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H6234 [20SE]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1463), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Money: repeal legal tender laws, prohibit taxation on certain 
        coins and bullion, and repeal superfluous sections related to 
        coinage (see H.R. 1098), H2288 [27AP]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H441 [2FE]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1428 [20MR]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H4775 [10JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 781), H6000 
        [13SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H6234 [20SE]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H3700 [8JN]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5711 [2AU]
      ------promote development of renewable energy on public lands 
        (see H.R. 5991), H4656 [29JN] (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), H5328 
        [26JY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H903 [16FE]
      Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a 
        surety (see H.R. 3534), H1135 [1MR]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H2813 [16MY]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1392 [19MR]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H220 [31JA]
      ------make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for 
        duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of 
        Preferences (see H.R. 6307), H6001 [13SE]
      Taxation: expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H187 [27JA]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6279 [21SE]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H966 [27FE]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H802 [15FE]
      ------provide a renewable electricity integration credit (see 
        H.R. 2391), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H3481 [5JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3363 [31MY]
      ------treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher 
        education expenses under certain college savings plans and 
        allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such 
        plans (see H.R. 529), H1642 [27MR]
      Television: provide certain rural counties with the ability to 
        receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 
        4469), H2030 [19AP]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H441 [2FE]
      U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. 
        Res. 690), H4686 [9JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3164 [18MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5923 [12SE]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1808 [29MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Wildlife: prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H1100 [29FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2648 [10MY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 1718), H726 [14FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 6273), H5704 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish an alternative accountability 
        model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student 
        progress (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]
      Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit 
        County, CO (see H.R. 6370), H5859 [11SE]
      House Rules: provide that the House may not consider major 
        legislation unless it addresses one issue at a time (see H. 
        Res. 541), H640 [8FE]
      Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program 
        (see H.R. 5874), H3362 [31MY]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      Tariff: rolling backpacks with a removable backpack or daypack 
        (see H.R. 5633), H2443 [8MY]
      ------rolling backpacks without a removable backpack or daypack 
        (see H.R. 5634), H2443 [8MY]
      ------rolling duffel bags with a removable backpack or daypack 
        (see H.R. 5635), H2443 [8MY]
      ------rolling duffel bags without a removable backpack or 
        daypack (see H.R. 5636), H2443 [8MY]
      ------rolling travel bags with a removable backpack or daypack 
        (see H.R. 5631), H2443 [8MY]
      ------rolling travel bags without a removable backpack or 
        daypack (see H.R. 5632), H2443 [8MY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, 
        and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism 
        areas (see H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (H.R. 6273), H5708 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (H.R. 5789), H2812 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish an alternative accountability 
        model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student 
        progress (H.R. 3845), H219 [31JA]
      Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit 
        County, CO (H.R. 6370), H5860 [11SE]
      Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program 
        (H.R. 5874), H3363 [31MY]
      Tariff: rolling backpacks with a removable backpack or daypack 
        (H.R. 5633), H2446 [8MY]
      ------rolling backpacks without a removable backpack or daypack 
        (H.R. 5634), H2446 [8MY]
      ------rolling duffel bags with a removable backpack or daypack 
        (H.R. 5635), H2446 [8MY]
      ------rolling duffel bags without a removable backpack or 
        daypack (H.R. 5636), H2446 [8MY]
      ------rolling travel bags with a removable backpack or daypack 
        (H.R. 5631), H2446 [8MY]
      ------rolling travel bags without a removable backpack or 
        daypack (H.R. 5632), H2446 [8MY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 5906), 
        H3661 [7JN]
      Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, 
        and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism 
        areas (H.R. 6394), H6000 [13SE]
  Explanations
      Previous Question Vote--What It Really Means, H600 [8FE], H1039 
        [29FE], H1231 [7MR], H1930 [18AP], H2155 [26AP], H2742 [16MY], 
        H3598 [7JN], H3822 [20JN], H5306 [26JY], H5647 [2AU], H5785 
        [11SE]
  Letters
      EPA analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions 
        that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, 
        jobs, and the economy: several public health and medical 
        organizations, H3818 [20JN]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Mike King, 
        Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 [29FE]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5645 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), consideration (H. Res. 752), H5645, 
        H5646, H5647 [2AU]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H594, H596, H597, H598 [8FE]
      Armed Forces: reduce end strength level for troops in Europe, 
        H3082 [17MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5297 [26JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5082 [23JY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H47, H48 [18JA]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (H. Res. 688), H3749, H3751 [19JN]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        consideration (H. Res. 537), H486, H488 [6FE]
      Climate: impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, H5645-H5647 [2AU]
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H594, H596 [8FE]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (H.R. 964), H1036 [29FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3024, H3025, H3026, H3082 [17MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2731 [16MY]
      ------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3024, 
        H3025, H3026 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: develop a plan to prevent waste, fraud, and 
        abuse in financial aid programs, H991, H992 [28FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), 
        H2148, H2151, H2153, H2154 [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H3817, H3821 [20JN]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H990, H991, H992 [28FE]
      ------provide grants to State educational agencies and 
        institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and 
        secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY]
      ------retain State authorization requirements for institutions 
        with below-average graduation and annual completion rates, and 
        above-average loan default rates, H990 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3419 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3638, H3639 [7JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H3545 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3545 [6JN], H3636, 
        H3638, H3639, H3642, H3643 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3636 [7JN]
      ------prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for 
        contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. 
        citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3642, H3643 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions 
        against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods 
        (H.R. 3261), H45 [18JA]
      ------prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of 
        Marriage Act, H2548, H2549 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2528 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current 
        and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing 
        competitiveness and economic and national security (H.R. 
        2011), H4792 [11JY]
      ------oil shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3414 [5JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H772, H773 [15FE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands, H3751 [19JN]
      Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM) education funding, H2522 [9MY]
      Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income 
        women through increased participation in high-wage, high-
        demand occupations (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3414, H3419 [5JN]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy, H3818 [20JN]
      Equal Pay Day: observance, H1925 [18AP]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1926, H1927, H1929, H1930 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959 [18AP]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5781, H5783, H5784 [11SE]
      Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit 
        County, CO (H.R. 6370), H5781 [11SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        consideration (H. Res. 741), H5304, H5305, H5306 [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), 
        H1926, H1927, H1929, H1930 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1447 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4748 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2148, H2151, 
        H2153, H2154 [26AP]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, H3749 [19JN]
      ------reform, H1144 [5MR], H3749 [19JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3590, H3597 [7JN]
      Medicare: reform, H48 [18JA]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline certain retirement 
        benefits and contributions by the Federal Government (H.R. 
        981), H597 [8FE]
      ------require Members who repeal Federal benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, H3597 
        [7JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. 
        Res. 726), H4792, H4794, H4796 [11JY]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. 
        Res. 773), H5781, H5782, H5783, H5784 [11SE]
      Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the 
        Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper 
        Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 
        783), H5304 [26JY]
      NOAA: Climate Competitive Research, Sustained Observations and 
        Regional Information Program funding, E822 [16MY]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, H5646 [2AU]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H3815 [20JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2148, H2151, H2153, H2154 
        [26AP]
      Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H4794 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of repeal on 
        enrollment of Members of Congress in the Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, H3591 [7JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4748 [10JY]
      Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing 
        subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the 
        Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and 
        penalizing price gouging (H.R. 1748), H1229 [7MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3896 [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3815, 
        H3817, H3818, H3821 [20JN]
      ------prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within one 
        thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 [20JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H47, H48, H49, H50, H51, H52 [18JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1927, H1930 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1926, H1927, H1929, H1930 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to recommit, H1959 [18AP]
      ------prohibit funding for construction of highways in foreign 
        countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, H1959 [18AP]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1032, H1036, H1038 [29FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2522, H2528, H2548, H2549 
        [9MY], E822 [16MY]
      SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1225 [7MR]
      ------change threshold number of shareholders for required 
        registration, H1225 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1225 [7MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1225 [7MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1225 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1224, 
        H1225, H1229, H1230 [7MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5783, 
        H5784 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5306 [26JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H5872 [12SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H5872 [12SE]
      ------impose an excise tax on certain sugary drinks, H3594 [7JN]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3591 [7JN]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief, H5646 [2AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3590, H3593, H3594, H3595, 
        H3596, H3597 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 5906), H3591 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H1929 [18AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant 
        victims of domestic violence and crime, H2731 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2731, H2741 [16MY]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5645, H5646 [2AU]
  Statements
      Business Tax Reform: Executive Office of the President, H1225 
        [7MR]
  Summaries
      Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact: Bloomberg Finance 
        L.P., H3595 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Dreier, Representative, H1032 [29FE]
      Friedlander, Daniel, E1428 [3AU]




POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Polish Constitution Day: observance, E732 [8MY]




POLISH AMERICANS

  Remarks in House
      Casimir Pulaski Day: observance, E310 [5MR]
      Polish Museum of America: anniversary, E831 [17MY]
      Sobieraj, George B.: Cleveland, OH, Society of Poles Foundation 
        ``Good Joe'' Award recipient, E573 [18AP]
      Thaddeus Kosciuszko Society: anniversary, E286 [29FE]




POLISH MUSEUM OF AMERICA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E831 [17MY]




POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES

  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Political campaigns: eliminate certain contribution limitations 
        and require political committees to post information on 
        contributions received by the committees on their websites 
        (see H.R. 6197), H5291 [25JY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 
        2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 [10JY] (see H.R. 
        4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (see S. 3312), S4299 [19JN]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
  Cloture motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Motions
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: require Federal contractors to disclose 
        political contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to 
        designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the 
        candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of 
        the candidate (H.R. 406), H5743, H5744 [10SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H1594 
        [27MR], H3744 [19JN], H4074 [27JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], H3814 
        [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], H5023 
        [19JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), H3366 [1JN]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (H.R. 1404), H971 [28FE], H5622 [1AU]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (H.R. 414), H6115 [19SE]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal 
        contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional 
        spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal 
        elections, S100, S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), S1938-S1940 [21MR], S3470-S3478 [23MY], S4454 [25JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4938-S4942 [12JY], S4985-S4991, 
        S4993-S5003, S5007, S5008, S5010-S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056-
        S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 [19JY]
      ------reform financing of Senate elections (S. 750), S285 [2FE]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual 
        Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the 
        Candidate's Death: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112-628), H5330 [30JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 406, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an 
        individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's 
        campaign committees in the event of the death of the 
        candidate, H5743 [10SE]




POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Constitutional amendments: use of public funds to pay for 
        campaigns for election to Federal office (see H.J. Res. 100), 
        H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: require disclosure of political 
        contributions as a condition of accepting bids for oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended 
        to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H3733 [18JN]
      ------permit State and local employees to run for elective 
        office (see H.R. 4186), H1304 [8MR]
      ------permit State and local employees to run for elective 
        office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees 
        and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to 
        political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 
        4152), H1272 [7MR]
      ------prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see 
        H.R. 5815), H3103 [17MY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 
        2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 [10JY] (see H.R. 
        4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the 
        contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of 
        advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 6259), H5628 
        [1AU]
      ------reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
      Labor unions: require labor organizations to provide notice to 
        employees related to fees collected for purpose of political 
        speech (see H.R. 6322), H5706 [2AU]
      Members of Congress: reduce pay of Members who miss votes 
        because of campaigning for election to another office (see 
        H.R. 6108), H4862 [12JY]
      Political ethics: eliminate certain contribution limitations and 
        require political committees to post information on 
        contributions received by the committees on their websites 
        (see H.R. 6197), H5291 [25JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: reform system of public financing of 
        elections (see S. 3312), S4299 [19JN]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (see H. Res. 755), H5707 [2AU]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 5912), 
        H3660 [7JN]
  Cloture motions
      Elections: provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 [17JY]
  Letters
      IRS enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity: Senator 
        Levin, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S6429, S6432 [19SE]
      ------Steven T. Miller, IRS, S6430, S6432 [19SE]
  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Motions
      Elections: provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Constitutional amendments: use of public funds to pay for 
        campaigns for election to Federal office (H.J. Res. 100), H128 
        [24JA]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 
        [11JY], H5622 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: require disclosure of political 
        contributions as a condition of accepting bids for oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands, H5170 [24JY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns, H3959 [21JN]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (H.J. Res. 111), H4788 [11JY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H1594 
        [27MR], H3744 [19JN], H4074 [27JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], H3814 
        [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], H5023 
        [19JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), H3366 [1JN]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (H.R. 1404), H971 [28FE], H5622 [1AU]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (H.R. 6426), E1527 [14SE]
      FCC: require entities sponsoring political advertising to 
        disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a 
        certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1617, H1620, 
        H1621 [27MR]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5687 [2AU]
      Gingrich, Newt: campaign for nomination to be Republican Party 
        Presidential candidate and implementation of Republican Party 
        national agenda, H121 [24JA]
      Government regulations: permit candidates for Federal office to 
        designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the 
        candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of 
        the candidate (H.R. 406), H5743, H5744 [10SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: condition new mining permits on 
        disclosure of Federal political contributions made by 
        applicant during preceding five years, H4835 [12JY]
      ------require companies that earn a profit mining on public 
        lands to disclose political campaign contributions, H4794 
        [11JY]
      National objectives: call for civility in public discourse while 
        preserving First Amendment rights of citizens, H40 [18JA]
      Presidential candidates: assessment, H5929 [13SE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: reform system of public financing of 
        elections (H.R. 414), H6115 [19SE]
      Puerto Rico: plebiscite to determine status of territory, H6156 
        [20SE]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5635-H5639 [2AU]
      Small business: require public disclosure of political 
        contributions, H1287 [8MR]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 
        [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 
        [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113-H6115 [19SE], E1616 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Business and industry: require shareholder authorization before 
        a public company may make certain political expenditures (S. 
        1360), S5012 [16JY]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S6023, S6025 [10SE]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), 
        S102-S106, S109 [26JA], S285 [2FE], S1442 [7MR], S3472 [23MY], 
        S5018, S5019 [16JY]
      ------contributions and expenditures by corporations and other 
        business organizations intended to affect elections, S881 
        [17FE]
      ------permit State and local employees to run for elective 
        office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees 
        and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to 
        political activities (S. 2170), S1461 [7MR]
      ------prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors 
        from making expenditures, and establish additional spending 
        disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, S100, 
        S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), S1938-S1940 [21MR], S3470-S3478 [23MY], S4454 [25JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4938-S4942 [12JY], S4985-S4991, 
        S4993-S5003, S5007, S5008, S5010-S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056-
        S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 [19JY]
      ------reform financing of Senate elections (S. 750), S285 [2FE]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (S. 2253), S2246 [29MR], S5103-
        S5105 [18JY]
      IRS: enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity, S6428 
        [19SE]
      Koch Industries, Inc.: characterization relative to corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5177 
        [19JY]
      Presidential candidates: assessment, S6393, S6395, S6421 [19SE], 
        S6497 [20SE], S6590 [21SE]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., v. 
        Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political campaigns, 
        S4452-S4455 [25JN]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
  Reports filed
      Hatch Act Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112-211), 
        S6339 [13SE]
      Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2008) (H. Rept. 
        112-536), H3706 [15JN]
      Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual 
        Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the 
        Candidate's Death: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112-628), H5330 [30JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 755, adopt Committee on Ethics (House) report on 
        Representative Richardson use of congressional staff to 
        perform campaign work, H5635 [2AU]
      H.R. 406, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an 
        individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's 
        campaign committees in the event of the death of the 
        candidate, H5743 [10SE]
      H.R. 5912, prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, H6113 [19SE]
      S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. 2253, Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act, 
        S2247 [29MR]




POLITICAL ETHICS

  Addresses
      Bipartisan Policy Center Century of Service Honorees: Howard H. 
        Baker, Jr., S2127 [28MR]
  Amendments
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S169, S170, S171, S172 [30JA], S181, S182, 
        S183, S184, S189, S190, S191, S194, S195, S199, S215, S216, 
        S218, S219, S220, S221 [31JA], S239, S240, S243, S245, S248, 
        S249, S266, S270, S271, S272, S273, S274, S276 [1FE], S290, 
        S296, S298, S302, S326 [2FE], S1839, S1840, S1871 [20MR], 
        S1942 [21MR], H572 [7FE], H645 [9FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]
      Congress Has No Date for the Prom, S813 [16FE]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]
      Let's Just Say It--The Republicans Are the Problem, S3020 [9MY]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
      Senate Rule Changes Come With Risk, S3250 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        718), H4684 [9JY]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H. 
        Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      Congress: enhance disclosure on information on official foreign 
        travel of Members and employees and impose additional 
        restrictions on such travel (see H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (see S. 2038), S132 [26JA]
      ------strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and 
        employees, display subject matter of debates, make legislation 
        available before voting, and promote availability of FEC 
        reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H3733 [18JN]
      ------prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see 
        H.R. 5815), H3103 [17MY]
      EPA: question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy (see H. Res. 635), H2274 
        [27AP]
      FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the 
        contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of 
        advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 6259), H5628 
        [1AU]
      ------reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website 
        for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 4404), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Federal employees: prohibit certain employees from making 
        certain purchases or sales of registered securities or certain 
        related products and prohibit bonus payments to executives at 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4009), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit senior Government officers and employees from 
        lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or instrumentalities 
        for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 4343), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------require individuals who file under the Ethics in 
        Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in a 
        country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
      ------require Members and employees of Congress and other 
        Federal employees who file under the Ethics in Government Act 
        to disclose delinquent tax liability (see S. 2195), S1734 
        [15MR]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Labor unions: require labor organizations to provide notice to 
        employees related to fees collected for purpose of political 
        speech (see H.R. 6322), H5706 [2AU]
      Law enforcement: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
      Lobbyists: provide that a former Member of Congress or 
        congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist 
        shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other 
        Federal benefits (see H.R. 6424), H6060 [14SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit former Members employed as highly-
        paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions 
        (see H.R. 5737), H2662 [11MY]
      ------prohibit use of representational allowance for air travel 
        expenses unless an itemized description of expenses is 
        provided and a House credit card is used for such expenses 
        (see H. Res. 580), H1305 [8MR]
      ------reduce pay of Members who miss votes because of 
        campaigning for election to another office (see H.R. 6108), 
        H4862 [12JY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H78 [18JA]
      ------eliminate certain contribution limitations and require 
        political committees to post information on contributions 
        received by the committees on their websites (see H.R. 6197), 
        H5291 [25JY]
      ------permit State and local employees to run for elective 
        office (see H.R. 4186), H1304 [8MR]
      ------permit State and local employees to run for elective 
        office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees 
        and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to 
        political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 
        4152), H1272 [7MR]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 
        2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 [10JY] (see H.R. 
        4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (see S. 3312), S4299 [19JN]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (see 
        S. 3625), S6626 [21SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (see H. Res. 755), H5707 [2AU]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
  Letters
      Appointment of substitute Members to serve for any Committee on 
        Ethics (House) proceeding related to the matter of 
        Representative Waters: Representative Bonner, H927 [17FE]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into disclosure of identity and employment of 
        Valerie Plame: several Senators (2003), S3941 [12JN]
      Dept. of Justice appointment of special counsel to conduct 
        investigation into scandals associated with criminal 
        activities of Jack Abramoff: several Senators (2006), S3941 
        [12JN]
      Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel 
        do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171, 
        H4172 [28JN]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
      IRS enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity: Senator 
        Levin, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S6429, S6432 [19SE]
      ------Steven T. Miller, IRS, S6430, S6432 [19SE]
      Prevent national security breech and protect certain military 
        officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet 
        publication of certain information: several former national 
        security officials, S5953 [2AU]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S1839 [20MR]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
  Press releases
      NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder: 
        National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      American Legislative Exchange Council: influence on State 
        legislators, H1920 [18AP], H2019 [19AP], H2073 [25AP], H2141 
        [26AP]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (H.R. 3844), H383 [2FE], E119 [2FE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
      ------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from 
        persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
      ------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce 
        certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 
        706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H463 [3FE], H643, H644, H645-H657, H663, 
        H670-H672 [9FE], H739 [15FE], E163 [8FE], E548 [17AP]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H191 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H381, H385, 
        H387 [2FE], H463 [3FE], H594-H599, H623-H625 [8FE], H670 
        [9FE], E113 [1FE], E201 [15FE]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, H910 
        [17FE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 
        [11JY], H5622 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense: require Federal contractors to disclose 
        political contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      Dept. of Justice: whistleblower allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: require disclosure of political 
        contributions as a condition of accepting bids for oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands, H5170 [24JY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns, H3959 [21JN]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (H.J. Res. 111), H4788 [11JY]
      EPA: question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy, H2145, H2193 [26AP]
      ------resignation of Al Armendariz relative to remarks on 
        enforcement philosophy, H3485 [6JN]
      FCC: require entities sponsoring political advertising to 
        disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a 
        certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1617, H1620, 
        H1621 [27MR]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (H.R. 6310), H5687 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from establishing a 
        travel or conference policy that takes into account the 
        perception of a possible event location as a resort or 
        vacation destination, H2081 [25AP]
      Federal employees: require certain individuals to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust or disclose trades to the appropriate 
        congressional official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      ------require federally elected officials to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 [8FE]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076, 
        H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN], 
        E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199 
        [29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion 
        to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------prohibit purchase of paid online advertisements by 
        Members, committees, and leadership offices, H3683, H3684 
        [8JN]
      ------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
      IRS: alleged harassment of certain political groups, H1851 
        [17AP]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign 
        agents, H1895 [17AP]
      ------require disclosure of political intelligence activities, 
        H652, H653, H656, H657 [9FE]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses, H650, H655 [9FE]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions and require 
        increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: require companies that earn a 
        profit mining on public lands to disclose political campaign 
        contributions, H4794 [11JY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (H.J. Res. 100), H128 [24JA]
      ------permit candidates for Federal office to designate an 
        individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's 
        campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate 
        (H.R. 406), H5743, H5744 [10SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H1594 
        [27MR], H3744 [19JN], H4074 [27JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H971, H976 [28FE], H1221 [7MR], H3589 [7JN], H3814 
        [20JN], H3960 [21JN], H4859 [12JY], H4919, H4920 [18JY], H5023 
        [19JY], H5619-H5623 [1AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), H3366 [1JN]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (H.R. 1404), H971 [28FE], H5622 [1AU]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (H.R. 414), H6115 [19SE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (H.R. 6426), E1527 [14SE]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), H6285 [28SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 
        [2AU]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5635-H5639 [2AU]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      Small business: require public disclosure of political 
        contributions, H1287 [8MR]
      States: impact of congressional redistricting, H507 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411 
        [9FE]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (S. 1651), S6257 [12SE], S6317 [13SE]
      Congress: allegations that Members and employees profitted from 
        using nonpublic information derived from their official 
        positions for personal benefit, S4604 [26JN]
      ------clarify guidelines for personal financial disclosure 
        filings of Members and certain employees, S188 [31JA]
      ------clarify the transaction reporting requirement is not 
        applicable to widely held investment funds, S302 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial conflict of interest rules to 
        Senators and their staff that apply to congressional committee 
        and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 [31JA], 
        S241-S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial disclosure rules to executive 
        branch and independent agencies, S240, S241 [1FE], S297, S298, 
        S300, S301 [2FE]
      ------modify reporting requirements for personal financial trade 
        transactions by Members and certain employees, S182 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S172 [30JA]-S202 [31JA], S233, 
        S238-S250, S254 [1FE], S288, S290-S315 [2FE], S486 [9FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1839, S1840 [20MR], 
        S1964-S1966, S1977-S1981 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment--unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1919, S1944 [21MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S139-S149 [30JA], S176, 
        S177, S180 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), unanimous-consent agreement, S120 [26JA], 
        S290, S297, S298 [2FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (S. 1903), S110, S112 [26JA]
      ------require Members and employees to certify they have not 
        used material, nonpublic information derived from their 
        official positions for personal financial benefit, S190-S192 
        [31JA], S299, S300 [2FE]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S141, S143, S147 [30JA], S195, S196 [31JA]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S190, 
        S191 [31JA]
      Dept. of Defense: audit financial statements, S1672 [14MR]
      Dept. of Justice: release of report relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S6585 
        [21SE]
      ------whistleblower allegations relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412 
        [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Elections: contributions and expenditures by corporations and 
        other business organizations intended to affect elections, 
        S881 [17FE]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S246-S248 [1FE]
      Executive Office of the President: prohibit appointees or staff 
        from holding positions giving them oversight, rule-making, 
        loan or grant-making abilities over entities in which they 
        have a significant financial interest, S194 [31JA], S241 
        [1FE], S300 [2FE]
      FCC: investigation regarding approval of satellite spectrum 
        access by LightSquared (company), S1706 [15MR], S3393 [22MY]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (S. 2253), S2246 [29MR], S5103-
        S5105 [18JY]
      IRS: enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity, S6428 
        [19SE]
      Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S186 [31JA], S305-S307 
        [2FE], S1978 [22MR]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, S296, S308 [2FE], S486 [9FE], S1964-S1966 [22MR]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits for former Members 
        who work as lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200, 
        S201 [31JA]
      ------deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of 
        certain offenses, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      ------require public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages 
        held by Members of Congress, S245-S248 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S880-S882 [17FE]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (S. 2170), S1461 [7MR]
      ------prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors 
        from making expenditures, and establish additional spending 
        disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, S100, 
        S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), S1938-S1940 [21MR], S3470-S3478 [23MY], S4454 [25JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4833 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S6562, S6563 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4938-S4942 [12JY], S4985-S4991, 
        S4993-S5003, S5007, S5008, S5010-S5044 [16JY], S5051, S5056-
        S5072, S5076 [17JY], S5179 [19JY]
      ------reform financing of Senate elections (S. 750), S285 [2FE]
      ------require shareholder authorization before a public company 
        may make certain political expenditures (S. 1360), S5012 
        [16JY]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), S6675 [21SE]
      ------prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5940, 
        S5952 [2AU]
      Senate: legislative process, S3248-S3250 [17MY], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4627 [26JN], S5094-S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5240 [23JY], S6482-
        S6488, S6515 [20SE], S6559-S6562 [21SE]
      ------require all Senate candidates file quarterly campaign 
        finance reports electronically with the FEC, S249 [1FE]
      Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, 
        S3016-S3022 [9MY], S3708 [5JN], S5094 [18JY], S6612-S6614 
        [21SE]
      Supreme Court: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices 
        and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from 
        cases, S1402 [6MR]
  Reports
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Clean Up Government Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2572) (H. Rept. 112-688), H6273 [21SE]
      Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To 
        Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 
        [27JN]
      Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding 
        of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
        To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
      Hatch Act Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112-211), 
        S6339 [13SE]
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
        Buchanan: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-588), 
        H4774 [10JY]
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
        Richardson: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-642), 
        H5628 [1AU]
      In the Matter of Arrests of Members of the House Outside the 
        Embassy of Sudan in Washington, DC: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-419), H1541 [22MR]
      In the Matter of Representative Waters: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-690), H6284 [25SE]
      Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate an Individual 
        Authorized To Disburse Campaign Funds in the Event of the 
        Candidate's Death: Committee on House Administration (House) 
        (H.R. 406) (H. Rept. 112-628), H5330 [30JY]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 
        2038), S131 [26JA]
  Statements
      Application of Insider Trading Law to Trading by Members of 
        Congress and Their Staffs: Robert Khuzami, SEC, S144-S146 
        [30JA]
      Indiana Senate Race and the Direction of American Politics and 
        the Republican Party: Senator Lugar, S3055 [10MY]
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to 
        enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, 
        H4418 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or 
        intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
      H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of 
        Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt 
        of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164 
        [28JN]
      H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
      H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives 
        finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
      H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain 
        ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to 
        Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
      H. Res. 755, adopt Committee on Ethics (House) report on 
        Representative Richardson use of congressional staff to 
        perform campaign work, H5635 [2AU]
      H.R. 406, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an 
        individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's 
        campaign committees in the event of the death of the 
        candidate, H5743 [10SE]
      S. 2038, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, 
        S310-S315 [2FE], H645-H648 [9FE]
      S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. 2253, Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act, 
        S2247 [29MR]
      S. 3510, prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information, S5940, S5986 
        [2AU], H5686 [2AU]
      S. 3625, change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees, 
        S6675 [21SE], H6285 [28SE]




POLITICAL PARTIES

  Addresses
      Bipartisan Policy Center Century of Service Honorees: Howard H. 
        Baker, Jr., S2127 [28MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Bench With Plenty of Room, S5927 [2AU]
      Case for Confirming District Court Judges, S6521 [20SE]
      Congress Needs To Stop Judicial Partisan Games, S2150 [28MR]
      Crisis Mode--A Fair and Constitutional Option To Beat the 
        Filibuster Game, S1076 [28FE]
      Federal Courts in Arizona Face Crushing Caseload, S1983 [22MR]
      Justice Delayed as Judge Nominees Wait, S1589 [13MR]
      Lugar Proved `Bipartisanship' Serves Principles Well, S3274 
        [17MY]
      1000 Days, S2307 [16AP]
      Reject the ``Thurmond Rule''--Senate Minority Leader Mitch 
        McConnell Invokes the Legacy of Strom Thurmond To Hold Up 
        Judicial Confirmations--It's Bad for Judges and Bad for 
        Justice, S5248 [23JY]
      Ryan Plan Puts GOP in Long-Term Bind, H1655 [28MR]
      Schumer Schemes To Hit GOP, S1688 [15MR]
      Senate Republicans To Block Vote on Oklahoma Nominee for Federal 
        Appeals Court, S5643 [30JY]
      Senate Rule Changes Come With Risk, S3250 [17MY]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      William Kayatta and the Needless Destruction of the Thurmond 
        Rule, S5248 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 5912), 
        H3660 [7JN]
  Letters
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge: Jimmy 
        Goodman, ABA Oklahoma State Delegation, S5646 [30JY]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Senators 
        McConnell and Grassley, S5965 [2AU]
      ------several Senators, S1075 [28FE]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S5643 [30JY]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: impact of a bicameral legislature on ability to pass 
        legislation, H5182 [24JY]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, H73 [18JA], H92 [23JA], 
        H461-H463 [3FE], H2459 [9MY], H3391 [1JN], H5925 [13SE]
      Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2017, H2018 
        [19AP]
      Hammond, IN: anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic 
        Club, E1487 [12SE]
      House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H3794 [19JN], 
        H4071, H4120 [27JN], H4163 [28JN]
      ------legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      IRS: alleged harassment of certain political groups, H1851 
        [17AP]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues 
        based on political affiliation, H907 [17FE], H1814 [16AP], 
        E349 [8MR], E1206 [9JY]
      NSF: Political Science Program funding, H2543 [9MY]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        H5929 [13SE]
      States: impact of congressional redistricting, H507 [6FE]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113-H6115 [19SE], E1616 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S13 [23JA], S52, S53 
        [24JA], S148 [30JA], S177 [31JA], S1107-S1110 [29FE], S2945 
        [8MY], S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3274 [17MY], S3814 [7JN], S4379 
        [21JN], S4624 [26JN]
      Democratic Party: tribute to speeches at Democratic National 
        Convention, S6023 [10SE]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6393, S6395, S6421 [19SE], S6497 [20SE], S6590 [21SE]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        Dept. of Energy nominees, S603-S605 [14FE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S19-
        S21 [23JA], S139 [30JA], S362-S364 [7FE], S418-S420 [9FE], 
        S554-S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S811-S813 
        [16FE], S1039, S1040 [27FE], S1065-S1068, S1073-S1077 [28FE], 
        S1191 [1MR], S1402, S1411 [6MR], S1559, S1570 [12MR], S1584-
        S1591, S1606-S1608 [13MR], S1639-S1646, S1658, S1659, S1664, 
        S1671, S1677 [14MR], S1711-S1714 [15MR], S1981-S1983 [22MR], 
        S2149-S2151 [28MR], S2305-S2307, S2311 [16AP], S2585 [23AP], 
        S2758 [26AP], S2907-S2913 [7MY], S3117-S3122 [14MY], S3140-
        S3142 [15MY], S3307, S3315 [21MY], S3674, S3675 [4JN], S3768-
        S3773 [6JN], S3878, S3887 [11JN], S4226-S4230 [18JN], S4438 
        [25JN], S4606-S4610 [26JN], S4800-S4803 [10JY], S5003-S5005 
        [16JY], S5245-S5247, S5250 [23JY], S5642-S5651 [30JY], S5927, 
        S5928, S5964 [2AU], S6033, S6036 [10SE], S6494, S6495, S6520 
        [20SE], S6609-S6611 [21SE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, 
        S2273 [29MR], S3250 [17MY]
      ------Senate use of filibuster to block nominations, S1645 
        [14MR], S3118 [14MY]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S139 [30JA], S362-S364 [7FE], 
        S554-S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S1687 [15MR], 
        S3138, S3139 [15MY], S3181, S3222 [16MY], S3295 [21MY], S3825-
        S3827 [7JN], S4187 [14JN], S4226-S4230 [18JN], S4794 [10JY], 
        S5094-S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5250, S5251 [23JY], S5653 [30JY], 
        S6260 [12SE], S6290 [13SE], S6482-S6488, S6494, S6495, S6520 
        [20SE], S6559-S6562 [21SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR], S4407 [21JN]
      ------legislative priorities, S4434 [25JN], S5845 [1AU]
      ------legislative process, S3248-S3250 [17MY], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4627 [26JN], S5094-S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5240 [23JY], S6330-
        S6332 [13SE], S6419-S6421 [19SE], S6482-S6488, S6515 [20SE], 
        S6559-S6562 [21SE]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
  Reports
      Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President 
        Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses: Barry J. 
        McMillion, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), S3772 
        [6JN]
  Statements
      Indiana Senate Race and the Direction of American Politics and 
        the Republican Party: Senator Lugar, S3055 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5912, prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, H6113 [19SE]




POLITICAL SCIENCE

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 
        6390), H5999 [13SE]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5201 
        [24JY]
  Lists
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., summer interns, 
        E1374 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: tribute to summer 
        interns, E1374 [1AU]
      Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2017, H2018 
        [19AP]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 
        6390), H6004 [14SE]
      Easthampton, MA: tribute to Easthampton High School for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E122 [2FE]
      Miami, FL: tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E811 [16MY]
      Milford, NH: tribute to Milford High School for participation in 
        We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, E816 [16MY]
      Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to Saipan Southern High School 
        for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, H2044 [24AP], E626 [24AP]
      Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, H2331 [8MY], H2454 [9MY], E749 [9MY]
      Scammell, Emily: Auburn University Political Science Leadership 
        Award recipient, E538 [16AP]
      South Berwick, ME: tribute to Marshwood High School for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E978 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands: tribute to opening of 
        Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, S35 [23JA]
      City Club of Cleveland (organization): anniversary, S6619 [21SE]
      Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, S3422 [22MY]




POLITICO (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Case for Confirming District Court Judges, S6521 [20SE]
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Dems Wait by Phone for Obama, S3390 [22MY]
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]
      In Defense of Michele Bachmann, Muslim Brotherhood Probes, 
        E1416-E1418 [3AU]
      Marie Colvin--The Natural, S1184 [1MR]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
      Ryan Plan Puts GOP in Long-Term Bind, H1655 [28MR]
      Schumer Schemes to Hit GOP, S1688 [15MR]
      Weakening Violence Against Women Act Betrays Immigrant Victims, 
        S6302 [13SE]
      Why Dodd-Frank Is Necessary, E1311 [24JY]




POLK, AMANDA

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, 
        E1497 [12SE]




POLLACK, RONALD R.

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3605 [7JN]




POLLAK, SALLY

  Articles and editorials
      ``Most Important Book I Will Ever Write''--Bohjalian Talks About 
        `The Sandcastle Girls', S5300 [24JY]
      Vision Realized, S4413 [21JN]




POLLAN, LAURA

  Reports filed
      Tribute: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 342), 
        S613 [14FE]




POLLARD, WILLIAM B., III

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be U.S. Court of Military Commission Review Judge: 
        Committee on the Armed Services (Senate), S4366 [20JN]




POLLOCK, McKENZIE J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1159 [27JN]




POLLOCK, SEYMOUR (SY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1265 [17JY]




POLLS OF OPINION  see Public Opinion Polls




POLLUTION

  Articles and editorials
      Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic, S5638 [30JY]
      Game Over for the Climate, S3073 [10MY]
      Green `Drivel' Exposed--The Godfather of Global Warming Lowers 
        the Boom on Climate Change Hysteria, H4650 [29JN]
      Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report, S3074 [10MY]
      IPCC Lead Author Misleads US Congress, S5856 [1AU]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Clean Air Act: clarify a certain provision relative to 
        prevention of accidental releases (see S. 3529), S6107 [11SE]
      ------provide that State implementation plans address impairment 
        of visibility relative to emissions from taconite ore 
        processing facilities (see H.R. 6507), H6274 [21SE]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative 
        for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see 
        H.R. 4162), H1272 [7MR] (see H.R. 4328), H1804 [29MR]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 
        [7MY]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see S. 
        2300), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 4387), H1976 [18AP]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (see S. 3467), S5870 [1AU]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance under the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 6093), H4774 
        [10JY]
      ------standardize definition of the term ``small business 
        refiner'' for purposes of administered laws (see S. 3379), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, 
        distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see 
        H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production 
        (see S. 3080), S3084 [10MY]
      ------recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      ------require refund value for certain beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 6531), H6275 [21SE]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H218 [31JA]
      ------extend deduction for expensing of environmental 
        remediation costs (see H.R. 3997), H692 [9FE]
      ------modify credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 
        3581), S6545 [20SE]
  Letters
      Position of James Lovelock on global warming: Gordon J. Fulks, 
        H4650 [29JN]
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators: Lisa P. Jackson, EPA, S1510, S1514 
        [8MR]
      ------W. Randall Rawson, American Boiler Manufacturers 
        Association, S1510 [8MR]
      Revenue estimate for proposal to disallow a deduction for 
        amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a 
        discharge of oil: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), E90 [31JA]
  Lists
      Global cooling predictions, S5857 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      America's Natural Gas Alliance: report contesting EPA study on 
        greenhouse gas emissions and natural gas development, H3812 
        [20JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
      ------global warming, H4649-H4652 [29JN], H4778 [11JY], H5017 
        [19JY]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, H5645-H5647 [2AU]
      ------impact of global warming on national security, H2451 [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Defense Environmental Management Program 
        funding through reductions in the National Nuclear Security 
        Administration Office of the Administrator funding, H3425, 
        H3426 [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding, H3430, H3431 
        [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3415 [5JN]
      ------require consultation and input of National Energy 
        Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, H3898 
        [20JN]
      Economy: promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      EPA: expand ability to waive certain pollution control fuel 
        requirements when there is a fuel distribution problem and 
        complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. of Energy, 
        H3903, H3904 [20JN]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], 
        H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      ------issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing 
        facilities, H5756 [10SE]
      ------issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and 
        institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, 
        H5756 [10SE]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, H1645 [28MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H358 [1FE], H635 [8FE]
      ------take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would 
        increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for 
        oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
      ------uphold scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers 
        the public health and welfare, H6214 [20SE]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air 
        pollution (H.R. 2021), H634 [8FE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934, H1937, H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H4623 [29JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), 
        H635 [8FE]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 3852), 
        E90, E97 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: exempt farms with aboveground fuel storage tanks of 
        a certain size from EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and 
        Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, S3960 [12JN]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      Climate: global warming, S673-S679 [15FE], S2221 [29MR], S2487 
        [18AP], S3073-S3075 [10MY], S3266, S3269 [17MY], S3612, S3613 
        [24MY], S3775 [6JN], S4184 [14JN], S4255-S4261 [19JN], S4647-
        S4649 [27JN], S4853-S4856, S4859-S4862 [11JY], S5196-S5198 
        [19JY], S5458-S5460 [26JY], S5635-S5642 [30JY], S5836-S5839, 
        S5841, S5853-S5858 [1AU], S5925-S5927 [2AU], S6306-S6308 
        [13SE], S6494, S6496 [20SE]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, S5637 [30JY]
      ------impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      EPA: address soil contamination issues in areas surrounding 
        former lead smelter sites, S3322 [21MY]
      ------codify and delay implementation of and compliance dates 
        for the cross-State air pollution rule (S. 1815), S3942-S3945 
        [12JN]
      ------delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable 
        control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (S. 3467), S5872 [1AU]
      ------establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for 
        the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, S3620 [24MY]
      ------implementation of the cross-State air pollution rule, 
        S2220 [29MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S331 [6FE], S1508-S1511, S1513, 
        S1514, S1523, S1528 [8MR], S1573 [12MR]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      Inhofe, Senator: call to rethink opinion that global warming is 
        a hoax, S5635-S5638 [30JY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
      U.N.: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change endangerment 
        findings relative to impact of economy-wide global warming 
        pollution emission cap and trade program, S5856 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 112-684), H6230 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands 
        Act, S2167 [28MR]




POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE AWARENESS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 495), S4238 [18JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 495), S4250 [18JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 495, designate, S4243, S4250 [18JN]




POMERLEAU, ANTONIO

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3899 [11JN]




POMONIS, ANASTASE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1693 [12OC]




POMPANO BEACH, FL

  Remarks in House
      Johnson, Brad: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]




POMPEO, MIKE (a Representative from Kansas)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3063 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4964 [18JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2169, H2173 [26AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2366 [8MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Puff, the Magic Drag on the Economy--Time To Let the Pernicious 
        Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Blow Away, by, Wall 
        Street Journal, S6530 [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H441 [2FE]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H903 [16FE]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H441 [2FE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6326 [6NO]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H1642 [27MR]
      Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts 
        subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3135), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal rule on nutrition standards that 
        impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and 
        breakfast programs (see H.R. 6418), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 
        [17AP]
      Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a 
        foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3734 [18JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H2447 [8MY]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H572 [7FE]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1017 [28FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H115 [23JA]
      Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce in 
        firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate 
        firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H1391 [19MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3700 [8JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver's license holders 
        in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a 
        hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service 
        vehicles (see H.R. 2429), H441 [2FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H571 [7FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H3167 [22MY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3266 [30MY]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H3363 [31MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H441 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Taxation: permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3163 [18MY]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5009 [18JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3976 [21JN]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1642 [27MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H5009 [18JY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3578 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see H.R. 3825), H181 [25JA]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see H.R. 
        4387), H1976 [18AP]
      ------clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H5706 [2AU]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]
      Public welfare programs: repeal the program of block grants to 
        States for social services (see H.R. 6442), H6151 [19SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (H.R. 3825), H182 [25JA]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (H.R. 
        4387), H1977 [18AP]
      ------clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (H.R. 
        6345), H5710 [2AU]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (H.R. 3994), H693 [9FE]
      Public welfare programs: repeal the program of block grants to 
        States for social services (H.R. 6442), H6151 [19SE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H108 [23JA]
      Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration funding, 
        H2364, H2365, H2366 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4964, 
        H4965 [18JY]
      ------Rapid Innovation Fund funding, H4964, H4965 [18JY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6012 [14SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection salaries and expenses funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3539 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3539 [6JN]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H16 [17JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6200 [20SE]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3292 [31MY]
      ------clarify that private-sector cybersecurity entity liability 
        exemption in use of intelligence community systems extends 
        only to identification and acquisition of cyber threat 
        information, H2169 [26AP]
      Israel: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H2074 [25AP]
      National AMBUCS, Inc.: tribute to Wichita, KS, Air Capital 
        AMBUCS chapter, H1139 [5MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of policies relative to general 
        aviation industry, H734 [15FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2169, H2173 [26AP]
      ------limit authority of intelligence community to use Federal 
        cybersecurity systems on private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities, H2173 [26AP]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (H. Res. 669), H3279 [31MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3877 [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2364, H2365, H2366 [8MY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H108 [23JA]




POND, THELMA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E146 [6FE]




PONTIAC, MI

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




POOL SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR EVERYONE (POOL SAFE) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]




POPE SHENOUDA III

  Articles and editorials
      Coptic Pope Dies in Egypt Amid Church's Struggles, H1523 [22MR]
      Thousands Mourn Coptic Pope in Cairo, E417 [22MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1522 [22MR], H1584 [27MR], E377 [19MR], E417 [22MR], 
        E549 [17AP]




POPPEN, KAREN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E513 [30MR]




POPULATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see S. 3079), S3084 [10MY]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see S. Con. Res. 57), 
        S5978 [2AU] (see H. Con. Res. 136), H5707 [2AU]
      ------celebrate release of 1940 census and commend Bureau of the 
        Census and National Archives and Records Administration 
        efforts to maintain information (see H. Res. 637), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of 
        members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total 
        population (see S. 2470), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5321), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 3541), S6340 [13SE] 
        (see H.R. 6416), H6060 [14SE]
      Postal Service: prohibit closure or consolidation of any postal 
        facility located in a ZIP code with a high rate of population 
        growth (see H.R. 4161), H1272 [7MR]
      Taxation: revise the new market tax credit rules for population 
        census tracts with low populations (see H.R. 5718), H2645 
        [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2507-
        H2509 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce criminal penalty on 
        individuals who choose not to participate in the American 
        Community Survey, H2505-H2507 [9MY]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (H. Con. Res. 136), 
        E1443 [3AU]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment 
        of obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E353 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (S. Con. Res. 57), 
        S5993 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112-361), H25 
        [17JA]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 57, acknowledge census surveys and information 
        derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare, 
        S5994 [2AU]




PORNOGRAPHY

  Bills and resolutions
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY] (see 
        H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
  Letters
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child 
        pornography: Grier Weeks, National Association To Protect 
        Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2719 [25AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for 
        Missing & Exploited Children, S2757, S2793 [26AP]
      ------Linda Smith, Shared Hope International (organization), 
        S2719 [25AP]
  Remarks in House
      Accomack County, VA: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to 
        NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or 
        foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (H.R. 6063), H5507-H5510 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU]
      Taxation: prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in 
        illegal activities, discriminate based on race or gender, 
        create or distribute pornographic material, conduct business 
        with Iran, or outsource jobs overseas, H2008, H2009 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Crime: impose mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of 
        child pornography, S2757, S2792 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        6063) (H. Rept. 112-638), H5524 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6063, Child Protection Act, H5507 [31JY]




PORT GIBSON, MS

  Remarks in House
      Christian Volunteer Services (organization): tribute, E1717 
        [23OC]




PORT OPPORTUNITY REINVESTMENT AND TRAINING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3838), H186 [27JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3838), E81 [27JA]




PORT WENTWORTH, GA

  Remarks in House
      Imperial Sugar Co.: anniversary of explosion of sugar factory in 
        Port Wentworth, GA, H520 [7FE]




PORTA, RONNIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E38 [18JA]




PORTAGE, IN

  Remarks in House
      Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual 
        Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]




PORTER, ANN R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E230 [17FE]




PORTER, KIRK

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5317 [24JY]




PORTER NOVELLI (company)

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HHS: contract with public relations firm for 
        advertising campaign to promote preventive health benefits of 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3467 [23MY]




PORTERA, MALCOLM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E587 [19AP]




PORTILLO, IRENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E434 [22MR]




PORTLAND, ME

  Remarks in House
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bull Jagger Brewing Co.: tribute, S258 [1FE]
      Cozy Harbor Seafood, Inc.: tribute, S5481 [26JY]
      Oakhurst Dairy (business): tribute, S4149 [13JN]




PORTLAND, OR

  Remarks in House
      Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon & Portland (organization): 
        tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Lincoln High School: tribute to participation in We the People . 
        . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2331 [8MY], 
        H2454 [9MY], E749 [9MY]
      Powell's City of Books (business): anniversary, E1461 [10SE]
      Transportation: streetcar investment anchored revitalization 
        project funding, H518 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church: anniversary, 
        S2164 [28MR]
      Lincoln High School: tribute to participation in We the People . 
        . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3422 [22MY]
      Portland Community College: anniversary, S698 [15FE]
      Reed College: anniversary, S67 [24JA]
      Royal Rosarians: anniversary, S3728 [5JN]




PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S698 [15FE]




PORTMAN, ROB (a Senator from Ohio)

  Amendments
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5996 [2AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791 [6JN], 
        S3978 [12JN]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5996 [2AU]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S182 [31JA], S273 [1FE], S298 
        [2FE]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6628 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6278 [12SE], S6351 [13SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5996 [2AU]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3453, S3454, S3455 
        [22MY], S3533 [23MY], S3545, S3546 [24MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4424 [21JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2657 
        [24AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S573, S575 [13FE], S651 [14FE], 
        S700 [15FE], S1051 [27FE], S1090 [28FE], S1387 [5MR], S1534 
        [8MR], S1577 [12MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1804, S1805, S1806 [19MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, 
        S5310 [24JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4825 [10JY], S4894, S4896 [11JY], S4951, 
        S4966 [12JY], S5048 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5140 [18JY], 
        S5224 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5615 [26JY], S5772 
        [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see S. 2103), S4418 [21JN]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3840 [7JN]
      Appropriations: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from 
        CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see 
        S. 1896), S43 [23JA]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see 
        S. 2065), S2245 [29MR]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3632 [24MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 
        1503), S851 [16FE] (see S. 2232), S2087 [27MR]
      Columbus, OH: anniversary (see S. Res. 375), S614 [14FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      ------prohibit earmarks (see S. 1930), S43 [23JA]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]
      ------preserve historical integrity of Zoar, OH, while carrying 
        out any study or construction of flood damage reduction 
        measures, including levees (see S. 3580), S6545 [20SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (see S. 3238), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2825 [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 
        3391), S6064 [10SE]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S851 [16FE]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1734 [15MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: modify provisions relative to 
        exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, 
        software engineers, or other similarly skilled workers (see S. 
        1747), S4637 [26JN]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4239 [18JN]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S6064 [10SE]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Government: increase accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (see S. 3600), S6546 [20SE]
      GPO: eliminate mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for 
        use by Congress (see S. 210), S3784 [6JN]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S1049 
        [27FE]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2656 [24AP]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S4725 [28JN]
      Medicare: establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see S. 2243), S2166 [28MR]
      National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an 
        amnesty period during which veterans and their families can 
        register certain firearms (see S. 798), S2086 [27MR]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 463), S3234 
        [16MY]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations 
        for certain national heritage areas (see S. 3623), S6625 
        [21SE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S3839 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 
        2118), S5871 [1AU]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2602 [23AP]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal 
        real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S3329 [21MY]
      Taxation: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of 
        wages paid by professional employer organizations (see S. 
        1908), S3174 [15MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S2969 [8MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2928 [7MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 418), 
        S2394 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision (see S. 3189, 3190), S3234 [16MY]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs (see S. 2254), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3084 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      Employment: streamline Federal job training system, steer 
        training dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish 
        Pay for Performance pilot program, and provide State access to 
        National Directory of New Hires (see S. 3599), S6546 [20SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require independent regulatory 
        agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements 
        applicable to executive agencies (see S. 3468), S5870 [1AU]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see S. 3208), S3329 [21MY]
      Natural resources: strengthen U.S. role in the international 
        community in conserving natural resources (see S. 3356), S4724 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 3077), S3084 [10MY]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Letters
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: by, 
        Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5009 [16JY]
  Lists
      Ohio high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S3038 
        [9MY]
  Prayers
      Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt, S3748 [6JN]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, S548 [13FE], S682, S683, S684 
        [15FE]
      ------deficit, S548 [13FE], S682, S683 [15FE]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S685 [15FE]
      Campbell, Ben: National Association of Police Organizations TOP 
        COPS Award recipient, S3079 [10MY]
      Chardon, OH: express condolences to community and families of 
        victims of Chardon High School shooting, S1187 [1MR]
      Cincinnati, OH: inclusion of Cincinnati Children's Hospital 
        Medical Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) 
        ``Best Children's Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]
      ------Walnut Hills High School named by U.S. News & World Report 
        (publication) as best high school in Ohio, S3422 
        [22MY]
      Cincinnati State Technical and Community College: Meridian 
        Bioscience, Inc., establishment of William J. Motto Annual 
        Bioscience Scholarship, S2917 [7MY]
      City Club of Cleveland (organization): anniversary, S6619 [21SE]
      Cleveland Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, S6532 
        [20SE]
      Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation: dedication of Croatian 
        Cultural Garden, S3777 [6JN]
      Columbus, OH: inclusion of Nationwide Children's Hospital in 
        U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best Children's 
        Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, S3556 [24MY], S4630 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs, S3555 [24MY], S4630 [26JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 3078), 
        S3747, S3748, S3749 [6JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S6477 [20SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3555 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4630 [26JN]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA, S344 [6FE]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S1069 [28FE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1069 [28FE]
      Ohio: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed 
        Forces, S3037 [9MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S1819 [20MR]
      ------repeal, S1819 [20MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1069 [28FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1534 [8MR], S1604, S1605 [13MR]
      Smucker, Richard: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern 
        Ohio Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Smucker, Tim: Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio 
        Leadership Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      Taxation: rates, S684 [15FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2292 [16AP]
      Toledo, OH: anniversary of American Studio Glass Movement, S2080 
        [27MR]
      Transportation: allow States to permit non-highway uses in rest 
        areas along any highway, S1534 [8MR], S1605 [13MR]
      ------allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, S1534 [8MR], S1604 [13MR]
  Tributes
      Bare, Danny, S3682 [4JN]
      Clarke, Timothy, S1610 [13MR]
      Culbertson, Thomas, S1046 [27FE]
      Egger, Terrance C.Z., S6533 [20SE]
      Freiberg, Ken, S3899 [11JN]
      Schubert, William, S1418 [6MR]




PORTSMOUTH, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Miami (U.S.S.): tribute to local fire departments for fighting 
        fire aboard nuclear-powered submarine, S3543 [24MY]




PORTSMOUTH, NH

  Remarks in House
      Star Island Corp.: tribute to restoration of Gosport Regatta, 
        E1052 [18JN]




PORTSMOUTH, RI

  Remarks in House
      Raytheon Co.: tribute, H591 [8FE]




PORTSMOUTH, VA

  Remarks in House
      Trinity Episcopal Church: anniversary, E1119 [21JN]




PORTUGUESE AMERICANS

  Remarks in House
      Memorial Day: observance, E950 [1JN]




POSEY, BILL (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3001 [17MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4066 [26JN], H4141 [27JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5270, 
        H5280, H5286 [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1274 [7MR]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H5079 [19JY]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 3785), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see H.R. 
        6449), H6230 [20SE]
      ------require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket 
        agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 102), H903 [16FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H571 [7FE]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3404 [1JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H1642 [27MR]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see H.R. 3806), H376 [1FE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: transfer certain military equipment returning 
        from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] (see 
        H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2329 [7MY]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H571 [7FE]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H6152 [19SE]
      Diseases: honor those who died from and those who continue to 
        struggle with bacterial meningitis and support all work to 
        eradicate disease in the U.S. (see H. Res. 403), H28 [17JA]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H1154 [5MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H6234 [20SE]
      Federal employees: prohibit senior Government officers and 
        employees from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or 
        instrumentalities for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 
        4343), H2647 [10MY]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2647 [10MY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6280 [21SE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of 
        Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 
        1865), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics 
        may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without 
        obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense 
        (see H.R. 615), H694 [9FE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H694 [9FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 3096), H79 [18JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1978 [18AP]
      House Rules: prohibit bills and joint resolutions from 
        containing more than one subject (see H. Res. 67), H221 [31JA]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H3976 [21JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4869 [13JY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1018 [28FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H6001 [13SE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H476 [3FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H2715 [15MY]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3164 [18MY]
      Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if 
        Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see 
        H.R. 4036), H903 [16FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Journeymen Linemen Day: designate (see H. Res. 561), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2648 [10MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal 
        and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H5630 [1AU]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (see H.R. 5952), H4606 [28JN]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H4828 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health 
        insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution 
        requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the 
        House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      Plants: limit application of laws prohibiting trade in plants 
        that have been illegally taken, transported, or sold to 
        products imported before a certain date (see H.R. 3210), H79 
        [18JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H513 [6FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an 
        increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority 
        of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H115 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Real estate: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose 
        minimum price on the short sale of a residence financed by a 
        mortgage purchased by them in order to make short sales a 
        viable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 3164), H1428 
        [20MR]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      ------express that delays in implementing a clear mission for 
        the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      ------remove commercial satellites and related components from 
        the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions (see 
        H.R. 3288), H1741 [28MR]
      Taxation: allow a credit to pass-thru entities for hiring 
        unemployed individuals receiving unemployment compensation 
        (see H.R. 3681), H376 [1FE]
      ------extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
        secondary school teachers and allow such deduction for home 
        school expenses (see H.R. 5963), H4606 [28JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------improve access to health care by expanding health savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 2010), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H5202 [24JY]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H476 [3FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H6280 [21SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3734 
        [18JN]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2134 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 5968), H3806 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: work with non-Federal entities and accept non-
        Federal funding under strict guidelines to promote commercial 
        space transportation infrastructure efficiencies (see H.R. 
        4401), H2029 [19AP]
      FDIC: exclude insurance companies from orderly liquidation 
        authority (see H.R. 6423), H6060 [14SE]
      Financial institutions: permit certain current loans that would 
        otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for 
        certain purposes (see H.R. 4029), H725 [14FE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment 
        restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 4030), H726 [14FE]
      Lobbyists: provide that a former Member of Congress or 
        congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist 
        shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other 
        Federal benefits (see H.R. 6424), H6060 [14SE]
      NASA: convey excess property at the Kennedy Space Center to a 
        State or political subdivision, municipality, or 
        instrumentality of a State for development of and operation of 
        a spaceport (see H.R. 6540), H6276 [21SE]
      Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6473), H6231 [20SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (H.R. 5968), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: work with non-Federal entities and accept non-
        Federal funding under strict guidelines to promote commercial 
        space transportation infrastructure efficiencies (H.R. 4401), 
        H2031 [19AP]
      FDIC: exclude insurance companies from orderly liquidation 
        authority (H.R. 6423), H6061 [14SE]
      Financial institutions: permit certain current loans that would 
        otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for 
        certain purposes (H.R. 4029), H726 [14FE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment 
        restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers 
        and employees (H.R. 4030), H726 [14FE]
      Lobbyists: provide that a former Member of Congress or 
        congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist 
        shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other 
        Federal benefits (H.R. 6424), H6061 [14SE]
      NASA: convey excess property at the Kennedy Space Center to a 
        State or political subdivision, municipality, or 
        instrumentality of a State for development of and operation of 
        a spaceport (H.R. 6540), H6279 [21SE]
      Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (H.R. 
        6473), H6233 [20SE]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4950 
        [18JY]
      ------motorsports sponsorship funding, H4950 [18JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding for the International 
        Highway Technology Scanning Program, H4141 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4141 [27JN]
      Government regulations: include existing Dept. of the Treasury 
        rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest 
        on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory 
        freeze, H5286, H5289 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5270, H5271, H5280, H5281, H5282, 
        H5286, H5289 [25JY]
      ------require attorneys fees or costs be paid from 
        administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business 
        substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken 
        during regulatory freeze, H5270, H5271 [25JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4805 [11JY]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1553 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4805 [11JY]
      Rockledge, FL: tribute to Rockledge Junior League baseball team, 
        E1505 [12SE]
      SEC: prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance on 
        climate change, H5280, H5281, H5282 [25JY]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., E1504 [12SE]
      Klingelhoefer, Charles H., E92 [31JA]
      Lay, Bob, E15 [13JA]
      Salick, Richard K., E1308 [24JY]
      Smith, Dumont, E1536 [14SE]




POSEY, JUSTIN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4107 [12JN]




POSTAGE AND STAMPS

  Amendments
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S326 
        [2FE], S2110 [27MR], S2333 [16AP], S2357, S2369, S2406, S2425, 
        S2426, S2427, S2428, S2429, S2431, S2432, S2433, S2434, S2435 
        [17AP], S2504, S2507, S2508, S2509, S2510, S2511, S2512, 
        S2513, S2514, S2515, S2516 [18AP], S2554, S2555 [19AP], S2637, 
        S2639, S2641, S2642, S2643, S2644, S2645, S2646, S2648, S2649, 
        S2650 [24AP], S2683, S2684, S2685, S2687, S2688, S2689, S2690, 
        S2691, S2692, S2693 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (see S. 3231), S3516 [23MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize 
        States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 
        [6FE]
      ------set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and 
        Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of 
        stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), S1422 
        [6MR]
      Keane, Bil: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 
        126), H3171 [25MY]
      Mental health: issue a semipostal stamp for research and 
        demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders 
        (see S. 2472), S2823 [26AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see S. 3208), S3329 [21MY]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), 
        S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]
  Cloture motions
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
  Letters
      21st Century Postal Service Act: Senator Mikulski, S1995 [22MR]
  Motions
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S1985 
        [22MR], S2369 [17AP], S2634 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize 
        States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H88-H90 
        [23JA]
      House of Representatives: franking budget funding, H3688, H3689 
        [8JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform, H5195 [24JY], 
        H5854 [11SE], H5926 [13SE], H6044 [14SE], H6073 [19SE]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), H2457, H2459 
        [9MY], H5322, H5323 [26JY], H5865 [12SE], E1313 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (S. 3231), S3518 [23MY]
      Commission on Postal Reorganization: establish, S2630-S2632, 
        S2640, S2641 [24AP]
      Postal Service: consider impact of regulations when developing a 
        profitability plan, S2687 [25AP]
      ------end mailbox use monopoly, S2650 [24AP]
      ------establish pilot program to test alternative methods for 
        the delivery of postal services, S2686 [25AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S193, S194 
        [31JA], S1774-S1776 [19MR], S2357-S2382 [17AP], S2455, S2459, 
        S2463-S2469, S2471-S2473, S2475, S2478-S2481, S2484, S2488 
        [18AP], S2520, S2521, S2526-S2530, S2535 [19AP], S2559, S2560-
        S2568, S2580-S2585 [23AP], S2623, S2630-S2651 [24AP], S2663, 
        S2679, S2683-S2697 [25AP], S2805 [26AP], S3260 [17MY], S4195 
        [14JN], S6616 [21SE]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985, S1995 [22MR], S2053-S2055 [27MR], S2202 
        [29MR], S2347-S2357 [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S2342 [16AP], S2538, S2539, S2557 [19AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), unanimous-
        consent request, S2054 [27MR], S2634 [24AP]
      ------maintain current delivery time for market-dominant 
        products, S2688, S2689 [25AP]
      ------permit postmasters and other supervisory organizations to 
        participate in the planning and development of changes in work 
        schedules and benefits, S2650 [24AP]
      ------prohibit closure or consolidation of a postal facility 
        that is more than a certain distance from the nearest postal 
        facility, S2685 [25AP]
      ------prohibit senior Postal Service executive salaries from 
        exceeding salaries of cabinet members, S2475 [18AP], S2693 
        [25AP]
      ------provide protections for postal employees with respect to 
        their right not to subsidize union nonrepresentational 
        activities, S2690 [25AP]
      ------reduce number of members serving on the Board of 
        Governors, S2475 [18AP]
      ------renegotiation of current collective bargaining agreements, 
        S2632-S2634 [24AP]
  Reports filed
      Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2156) (S. Rept. 
        112-216), S6451 [19SE]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112-212), S6451 
        [19SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. 
        Rept. 112-374), H113 [23JA]
      21st Century Postal Service Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1789), S131 [26JA]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1789) (S. Rept. 112-143), S207 [31JA]
      Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2236) (H. Rept. 
        112-372), H77 [18JA]
  Tables
      Budgetary effects of Senate substitute amendment to S. 1789, 
        21st Century Postal Service Act, S2565 [23AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3117, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, H88 [23JA]




POSTAL REFORM ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2309), H6259 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 2309) (H. Rept. 112-363), H25 [17JA]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2309) (H. Rept. 112-363), 
        H1803 [29MR]




POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Postal Service: allow to set aside determinations to close or 
        consolidate postal facilities that would deny service to rural 
        areas, communities, or small towns (see H.R. 4335), H1804 
        [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Postal Service: allow to set aside determinations to close or 
        consolidate postal facilities that would deny service to rural 
        areas, communities, or small towns (H.R. 4335), E593 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Commission on Postal Reorganization: establish, S2630-S2632, 
        S2641 [24AP]
      Postal Service: require evaluation of area mail processing 
        studies if proposed closure or consolidation of postal 
        facility is appealed, S2644 [24AP], S2694 [25AP]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2807-S2809 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Tony Hammond to the Postal Regulatory Commission: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]




POSTAL SERVICE

  Amendments
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H542, H544, H545 [7FE]
      Improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S326 [2FE], S2110 
        [27MR], S2333 [16AP], S2357, S2369, S2406, S2425, S2426, 
        S2427, S2428, S2429, S2431, S2432, S2433, S2434, S2435 [17AP], 
        S2504, S2507, S2508, S2509, S2510, S2511, S2512, S2513, S2514, 
        S2515, S2516 [18AP], S2554, S2555 [19AP], S2637, S2639, S2641, 
        S2642, S2643, S2644, S2645, S2646, S2648, S2649, S2650 [24AP], 
        S2683, S2684, S2685, S2687, S2688, S2689, S2690, S2691, S2692, 
        S2693 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Failure To Deliver Solutions to Postal Service's Problems, S2631 
        [24AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 539), H511 [6FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (see S. 3231), S3516 [23MY]
      Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or 
        statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered 
        to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to 
        transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 
        [9FE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see S. 3435), S5381 [25JY] (see H.R. 5837), H3161 
        [18MY]
      Federal employees: maintain number of officers and employees 
        necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster 
        assistance responsibilities (see H.R. 6301), H5705 [2AU]
      ------suspend bonus authority for certain postal officials in 
        any year in which a postal retail facility or mail processing 
        facility is closed (see H.R. 4270), H1641 [27MR]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (see H.R. 3772), H26 [17JA]
      Government: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H567 [7FE]
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      Keane, Bil: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 
        126), H3171 [25MY]
      Kenneth Leslie Harmon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate 
        (see H.R. 5567), H2442 [8MY]
      Kenneth Leslie Hermon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate 
        (see H.R. 5867), H3266 [30MY]
      La Jolla, CA: grant a right of first refusal to the La Jolla 
        Historical Society relative to the sale of the La Jolla Post 
        Office (see H.R. 6049), H4603 [28JN]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2662 [11MY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5629 [1AU]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3914 [20JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      Mental health: issue a semipostal stamp for research and 
        demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders 
        (see S. 2472), S2823 [26AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see S. 3208), S3329 [21MY]
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 3870), H374 [1FE]
      Pensions: provide for the transfer of surplus relative to 
        certain retirement benefits (see H.R. 5790), H2812 [16MY]
      Population: prohibit closure or consolidation of any postal 
        facility located in a ZIP code with a high rate of population 
        growth (see H.R. 4161), H1272 [7MR]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (see H.R. 4335), H1804 [29MR]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Public buildings: authorize the sale, at fair market value, of 
        any post office building subject to relocation (see H.R. 
        6238), H5525 [31JY]
      Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, 
        SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]
      Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6473), H6231 [20SE]
      Senior citizens: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud 
        targeting seniors and increase public awareness of the impact 
        and educate the public on how to identify such fraud (see H.R. 
        4846), H2204 [26AP]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see S. 3386), S5047 [16JY] (see H.R. 5954), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, 
        AR: designate (see H.R. 3869), H374 [1FE]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (see H.R. 5883), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), 
        S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]
      William H. `Bill' Nelson Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 6383), H5922 [12SE]
  Cloture motions
      Improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 [17AP]
      ------motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR]
      Improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to proceed, 
        S2349 [17AP]
  Letters
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, 
        American Action Forum (organization), H537 [7FE]
      ------Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H535 [7FE]
      Eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree Health 
        Benefits Fund: David C. Williams, Postal Service, S2472 [18AP]
      Postal Service surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (FERS): David C. Williams, Postal Service, 
        S2467 [18AP]
      ------Patrick E. McFarland, OPM, S2467 [18AP]
      21st Century Postal Service Act: Senator Mikulski, S1995 [22MR]
  Memorandums
      Congressional Authority To Alter Postal Service Employee-
        Management Relations Including Collective Bargaining 
        Agreements: Congressional Research Service, S2633 [24AP]
  Motions
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H547 [7FE]
      Improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S1985 [22MR], S2369 
        [17AP], S2634 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, 
        TX: designate (H.R. 3477), H5112, H5113 [23JY]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H534-H549 [7FE], H644 [9FE], E164 [8FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (H. Res. 539), H523-H529 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]
      Buffalo, NY: prevent closure of postal processing and 
        distribution center, H384 [2FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5856 [11SE], 
        H6085 [19SE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (H.R. 5837), H5111, H5112 [23JY]
      Donahoe, Patrick R.: replace as Postmaster General, H3587 [7JN]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (H.R. 3772), H3999, H4000 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      Government: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (H.R. 3591), H2460 [9MY]
      ------recalculate and restore retirement annuities and eliminate 
        requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, H5536 [1AU]
      ------reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal 
        services for certain areas, H1629 [27MR]
      ------restore financial solvency and ensure the efficient and 
        affordable nationwide delivery of mail (H.R. 2309), H6259 
        [21SE]
      Improve, sustain, and transform, H5195 [24JY], H5854 [11SE], 
        H5926 [13SE], H6044 [14SE], H6073 [19SE]
      Improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), H2457, H2459 [9MY], 
        H5322, H5323 [26JY], H5865 [12SE], E1313 [24JY]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (H.R. 
        2079), H705, H706 [14FE]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (H.R. 2896), H5113, H5114 [23JY]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: designate (H.R. 3248), H707, H708 [14FE]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: designate (H.R. 3247), H706, H707 [14FE]
      National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David 
        Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3593), H5112 [23JY]
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (H.R. 3870), H5110, H5111 [23JY]
      Pensions: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any 
        Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil 
        Service Retirement System (H.R. 1351), H974 [28FE], H5928 
        [13SE], E1508 [13SE]
      Post offices: create a moratorium on closure or consolidation of 
        postal facilities, H2723 [16MY], H3587 [7JN]
      ------lift moratorium on closure or consolidation of postal 
        facilities, H2456 [9MY]
      ------prohibit closing of any post office which results in more 
        than a certain distance between any 2 post offices (H.R. 
        3370), H2458 [9MY], H2638 [10MY]
      ------release details of study relative to impact of closure, 
        H1583 [27MR]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (H.R. 4335), E593 [19AP]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (H.R. 3892), H378 [2FE]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3413), H1140, H1141 [5MR]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3276), H4000, H4001 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3637), H1139, H1140 [5MR]
      Rural areas: decision to maintain services, H2638 [10MY]
      Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, 
        Abbeville, LA: designate (H.R. 3412), H3997, H3998 [26JN], 
        H4421 [28JN]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (H.R. 3501), H3998, H3999 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (H.R. 5883), H3444 
        [5JN]
      Temple, TX: closing of South Temple Post Office, H519 [7FE]
      Tyler County, TX: decision to close postal facility, H2264 
        [27AP]
      Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK: designate (H.R. 
        1369), H5114 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar 
        Park, TX: designate (H.R. 298), S2885 [26AP]
      Benefits: eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service 
        Retiree Health Benefits Fund, S2471-S2473 [18AP]
      Board of Governors: prohibit senior Postal Service executive 
        salaries from exceeding salaries of cabinet members, S2475 
        [18AP], S2693 [25AP]
      ------reduce number of members, S2475 [18AP]
      Bridal Veil, OR: anniversary of Bridal Veil Post Office, S4770 
        [29JN]
      Captiol Building and Grounds: require closing of post offices in 
        the Capitol Complex, S2685 [25AP]
      CBO: scoring method on savings achieved by refund of postal 
        surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (FERS), S2564-S2566 [23AP]
      Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (S. 3231), S3518 [23MY]
      Collective bargaining: renegotiation of current collective 
        bargaining agreements, S2632-S2634 [24AP]
      Commission on Postal Reorganization: establish, S2630-S2632, 
        S2640, S2641 [24AP]
      Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY: 
        designate (H.R. 2244), S2885 [26AP]
      Easton, MD: prohibit closure or consolidation of processing and 
        distribution center, S2466 [18AP]
      Economy: contract with an independent organization to conduct a 
        study on community impact of closure or consolidation of 
        postal facilities, S2466 [18AP]
      ------impact of closure of post offices and facilities, S3260 
        [17MY]
      Federal employees: limit compensation of Postal Service 
        executives, S2687, S2688 [25AP]
      ------permit postmasters and other supervisory organizations to 
        participate in the planning and development of changes in work 
        schedules and benefits, S2650 [24AP]
      ------prohibit employees from engaging in collective bargaining, 
        S2688 [25AP]
      ------reduce the postal workforce by creating a mandatory 
        retirement requirement for eligible employees, S2642 [24AP]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (H.R. 3772), S5894 [1AU]
      Government: establish pilot program to test alternative methods 
        for the delivery of postal services, S2686 [25AP]
      Government regulations: authorize move to a 5-day mail delivery 
        service, S2580-S2582 [23AP], S2644, S2645 [24AP]
      ------consider impact of regulations when developing a 
        profitability plan, S2687 [25AP]
      ------end mailbox use monopoly, S2650 [24AP]
      ------maintain all current door delivery point services, S2692 
        [25AP]
      ------maintain current delivery time for market-dominant 
        products, S2688, S2689 [25AP]
      Improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S193, S194 [31JA], 
        S1774-S1776 [19MR], S2357-S2382 [17AP], S2455, S2459, S2463-
        S2469, S2471-S2473, S2475, S2478-S2481, S2484, S2488 [18AP], 
        S2520, S2521, S2526-S2530, S2535 [19AP], S2559, S2560-S2568, 
        S2580-S2585 [23AP], S2623, S2630-S2651 [24AP], S2663, S2679, 
        S2683-S2697 [25AP], S2805 [26AP], S3260 [17MY], S4195 [14JN], 
        S6616 [21SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S1985, S1995 [22MR], S2053-S2055 
        [27MR], S2202 [29MR], S2347-S2357 [17AP]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S2342 [16AP], S2538, S2539, 
        S2557 [19AP]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR], S2634 [24AP]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (H.R. 
        2079), S2885 [26AP]
      Labor unions: provide protections for postal employees with 
        respect to their right not to subsidize union 
        nonrepresentational activities, S2690 [25AP]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: designate (H.R. 3248), S2886 [26AP]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: designate (H.R. 3247), S2886 [26AP]
      Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: 
        designate (H.R. 3220), S3291 [17MY]
      OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of 
        Federal retirement benefits, S2566-S2568 [23AP], S2692, S2693 
        [25AP]
      Pensions: request refund of postal surplus contributions into 
        the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) in order to 
        finance buyouts and retirement incentives, S2467, S2468 
        [18AP], S2562-S2566 [23AP]
      Post offices: create a moratorium on closure or consolidation of 
        postal facilities, S2526 [19AP], S2684, S2691 [25AP]
      ------establish citizen's protection advocates and require 
        Strategic Advisory Commission on Postal Service Solvency and 
        Innovation to develop inter-agency agreements to provide 
        additional services, S2648, S2649 [24AP]
      ------modify process for closure or consolidation of offices and 
        facilities, S2638, S2639 [24AP], S2694 [25AP]
      ------prohibit closure, consolidation, or reduction in workforce 
        of certain postal facilities that have received a positive 
        efficiency review, S2645, S2646 [24AP]
      ------require maintenance of expected delivery time for 
        protected mail items, S2466 [18AP]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: require evaluation of area mail 
        processing studies if proposed closure or consolidation of 
        postal facility is appealed, S2644 [24AP], S2694 [25AP]
      Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, 
        Yountville, CA: designate (H.R. 3004), S2886 [26AP]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3413), S3291 [17MY]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3276), S5894 [1AU]
      Rural areas: create a moratorium on the closure of rural post 
        offices and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, 
        S2463-S2466, S2475, S2478, S2479, S2488 [18AP], S2528-S2530 
        [19AP], S2587 [23AP], S2643 [24AP]
      ------encourage colocation of an employee at a commercial or 
        government entity to maintain local access to postal services, 
        S2642 [24AP]
      ------maintain services, S2562 [23AP]
      ------prohibit closure or consolidation of a postal facility 
        that is more than a certain distance from the nearest postal 
        facility, S2685 [25AP]
      Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office, Iuka, MS: designate (H.R. 
        2213), S2885 [26AP]
      Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, 
        Abbeville, LA: designate (H.R. 3412), S5894 [1AU]
      Small business: determine impact of certain postal facility 
        closures or consolidations, S2689 [25AP]
      Social Security: develop a Medicare educational program for 
        Postal Service employees and retirees who may be eligible to 
        enroll in Medicare, S2691 [25AP]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (H.R. 3501), S5894 [1AU]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), S2885 [26AP]
      ------designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (H.R. 5883), 
        S3871 [7JN]
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: 
        designate (H.R. 3246), S2886 [26AP]
      States: require certification by State Governor that closure or 
        consolidation of postal facilities will not harm community or 
        disrupt commerce, S2466 [18AP]
      ------require State liaisons for States without a district 
        office be located within their respective States, S2685 [25AP]
      Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: designate (H.R. 
        2660), S2886 [26AP]
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: 
        designate (H.R. 2415), S3291 [17MY]
      Voting: consider effect of closure or consolidation of post 
        offices on voting by mail and provide for a moratorium on 
        closure or consolidation of post offices to protect voting by 
        mail, S2641 [24AP]
      Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK: designate (H.R. 
        1369), S5894 [1AU]
      Water: amend consumer confidence reporting requirements for 
        community water systems, S4383 [21JN]
      William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: designate 
        (H.R. 2767), S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar 
        Park, TX: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 298), S2730 [25AP]
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 112-380), H218 [31JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112-
        388), H511 [6FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2244), S2730 [25AP]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2079), S2730 [25AP]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3248), S2730 [25AP]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3247), S2730 [25AP]
      Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3220), S3233 [16MY]
      Postal Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2309) (H. 
        Rept. 112-363), H1803 [29MR]
      Postal Reform Act Act: Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 2309) (H. Rept. 112-363), H25 [17JA]
      Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, 
        Yountville, CA: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3004), S2730 [25AP]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        3413), S3233 [16MY]
      Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office, Iuka, MS: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2213), S2730 [25AP]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1423), S2730 [25AP]
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3246), S2730 [25AP]
      Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2660), S2730 
        [25AP]
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2415), S3233 [16MY]
      21st Century Postal Service Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1789), S131 [26JA]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1789) (S. Rept. 112-143), S207 [31JA]
      Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2236) (H. Rept. 
        112-372), H77 [18JA]
      William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2767), S2730 [25AP]
  Statements
      Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal 
        Credit--Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' 
        Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]
  Tables
      Budgetary effects of Senate substitute amendment to S. 1789, 
        21st Century Postal Service Act, S2565 [23AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting 
        Transparency Act, H523 [7FE]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 1369, Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK, H5114 
        [23JY]
      H.R. 2079, John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY, H705 
        [14FE]
      H.R. 2896, Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, 
        Jersey City, NJ, H5113 [23JY]
      H.R. 3247, Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office 
        Building, Chesterfield, MO, H706 [14FE]
      H.R. 3248, Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, 
        St. Charles, MO, H707 [14FE]
      H.R. 3276, Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL, 
        H4000 [26JN]
      H.R. 3412, Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office 
        Building, Abbeville, LA, H3997 [26JN]
      H.R. 3413, Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY, H1140 
        [5MR]
      H.R. 3477, Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office 
        Building, Crosby, TX, H5112 [23JY]
      H.R. 3501, SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN, 
        H3998 [26JN]
      H.R. 3593, National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer 
        Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY, H5112 
        [23JY]
      H.R. 3637, Roy Schallern Rood Post Office, Jupiter, FL, H1140 
        [5MR]
      H.R. 3772, First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, 
        Canton, MS, H3999 [26JN]
      H.R. 3870, Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR, 
        H5110 [23JY]
      H.R. 5837, Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, 
        Baldwinsville, NY, H5111 [23JY]
      H.R. 5883, technical correction to H.R. 1423, Specialist Micheal 
        E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK, H3444 [5JN]




POSTAL SERVICE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4335), E593 [19AP]




POSTAL SERVICE PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3591), H2460 [9MY]




POTHEN, MATHEWS

  Letters
      Expand Navy restrictions relative to the overhaul and repair of 
        vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a homeport in the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, H3060 [17MY]




POTTER, JENNIFER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1519 [13SE], E1616 [21SE]




POTTER, RALPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1061 [18JN]




POTTER, SARAH

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4948 [12JY]




POULIN, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1110 [21JN]




POULOS, LOU

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E457 [27MR]




POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]




POVERTY  related term(s) Homeless
  Addresses
      Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya: Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic 
        and Cultural Representative to the U.S., S2914 [7MY]
  Amendments
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4722 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      Cuba's Culture of Poverty Persists, E59 [23JA]
      Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
      More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, H318 [1FE]
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        S4866 [11JY]
      Stop Demagoguing Our Food Safety Net, E284 [29FE]
      Unfinished War, E1367 [31JY]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Children and youth: prevent childhood obesity (see H.R. 6461), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs 
        and establish a food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), 
        S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 664), H3103 [17MY] (see H. Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for 
        educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5933), H3698 
        [8JN]
      ------award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal 
        college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income 
        students (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR] (see H.R. 4207), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H965 [27FE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see S. 3614), S6625 [21SE] 
        (see H.R. 6381), H5922 [12SE]
      ------require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay 
        current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies 
        to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts (see H.R. 
        6203), H5291 [25JY]
      ------terminate authority to provide assistance under the Tenant 
        Resource Network Program (see H.R. 6298), H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see S. 3270), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 6171), H5200 
        [24JY]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 
        3309), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or 
        who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4238 [18JN]
      Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot 
        program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see 
        H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]
      Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding 
        to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), 
        H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions not declared 
        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2067 [24AP]
      ------urge public and private institutions to continue to work 
        to eliminate homelessness and recognize efforts of those who 
        work to assist the homeless (see H. Res. 806), H6300 [2OC]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 3513), S5977 [2AU]
      ------preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 4218), H1426 [20MR]
      Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 4253), H1542 [22MR]
      Medicaid: establish grant program to provide States with funds 
        to detect waste, fraud, and abuse and to recover resulting 
        improper payments (see H.R. 6332), H5706 [2AU]
      ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-
        income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 
        6521), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that 
        provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to 
        beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 
        3586), S6545 [20SE]
      ------reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H3914 [20JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: implement prescriber education programs and 
        establish requirements for administration of antipsychotics to 
        residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 
        [20SE]
      Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal 
        poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the 
        Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 6076), H4655 [29JN]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 586), S6626 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to 
        implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 4242), 
        H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the 
        Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to 
        provide need-based college scholarships (see S. 2287), S2392 
        [17AP] (see H.R. 4349), H1845 [16AP]
      ------allow an income disparity tax credit (see H.R. 4260), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      ------allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of 
        apparently wholesome food (see S. 3299), S4203 [14JN]
      ------eliminate separate tax return forms for earned income 
        credit, include certain information required by that form on 
        appropriate tax forms, and compute earned income credit for 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 4421), H2029 [19AP]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 6050), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S5977 
        [2AU]
      U.S. Housing Act: reform the program for rental assistance under 
        section 8 (see H.R. 4145), H1209 [6MR]
      Urban areas: create jobs by attracting global investment to 
        economically distressed urban areas (see H.R. 6493), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 3349), S4674 [27JN]
  Court decisions
      Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
  Letters
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: 
        Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]
      ------Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E1212 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, 
        H1507 [22MR]
      ------Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]
      ------several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]
      ------several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act: Tom 
        Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National Conference of State 
        Legislatures, H318 [1FE]
      ------Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services 
        Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State 
        TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]
  Memorandums
      Waivers Relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program Work Requirements: Earl S. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, 
        S6048-S6050 [10SE]
  Motions
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4806 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.: renaming of 
        headquarters building in honor of Robert M. Coard, E1084 
        [19JN]
      Aldie, VA: tribute to Mercer Middle School winter food drive, 
        E478 [28MR]
      Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E420 [22MR]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (H.R. 494), H1668 
        [28MR]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Joseph's Home, E1179 [28JN]
      Community Health Center, Inc.: anniversary, E767 [10MY]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H427-H430 [2FE], H522 [7FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H2574-H2577, H2579-H2581 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H4708 
        [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4831 [12JY], H5027 [19JY], H5655 
        [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H6225 [20SE], E908 [30MY], E1232 [11JY]
      ------tribute to domestic and global anti-hunger and nutrition 
        programs, E803 [15MY]
      ------WIC funding, H1898-H1905 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to 
        domestic priorities, H4915 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity 
        Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice 
        (H.R. 471), E71 [25JA]
      ------report on extent to which certain high-need students are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers-in-training who 
        have been deemed ``highly qualified'', E1710 [19OC]
      Dept. of HHS: provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-
        income families (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694 [27AP]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]
      ------Galveston, TX, low-income housing restoration funding, 
        H4032 [26JN]
      ------homeless assistance grants funding, H4112 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H4101, H4102 [27JN]
      ------Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4102, H4103 [27JN]
      ------section 8 housing voucher program funding, H4100 [27JN]
      ------vulnerable populations housing programs funding, E1239 
        [12JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to defend against challenges 
        to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498-H2500 
        [9MY]
      Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, 
        H4694 [10JY]
      Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income 
        women through increased participation in high-wage, high-
        demand occupations (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]
      Florida: anniversary of Bay Area Food Bank, E304 [1MR]
      Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H976 [28FE], H1849 [17AP], 
        E284 [29FE]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H580 [8FE]
      ------characterization of remarks relative to number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]
      Guam: anniversary of Salvation Army Guam Corps, E557 [17AP]
      Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H4422 [28JN]
      ------reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H2025-
        H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660, 
        H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, 
        H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, 
        H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, 
        H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion 
        to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]
      Hennepin County, MN: tribute to Hennipin Health program, H1920 
        [18AP]
      HIP Housing (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1352 [31JY]
      Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-
        based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-
        income families (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]
      Income: emancipate the poor by urging empowerment and self-
        reliance, H378 [2FE]
      IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      Kernersville, NC: tribute to Designer's Attic (business) and 
        Friddle and Co., Inc., for donation to Second Harvest Food 
        Bank, H70 [18JA]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      ------funding, H819 [16FE], H1669, H1670, H1694 [28MR]
      ------reform, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 
        [24JY]
      Naples, ME: tribute to Cross Walk Community Outreach Food 
        Pantry, E624 [24AP]
      National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, H5933 
        [13SE], E1610, E1616 [21SE]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: observance, E1622 
        [21SE]
      National objectives: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 
        [18JA], H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], 
        H5927 [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4673-H4677 
        [9JY], H5082 [23JY], E389 [20MR]
      ------impact of dental care provisions, E1587 [21SE]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------prevent Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program repeal if failure to implement program would 
        increase Medicaid spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal, H430-H436 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H713 
        [14FE], H738 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H906 [17FE], H1298 [8MR], 
        H1369 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, 
        H1563-H1569 [26MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP], H3366, H3391, H3400-
        H3402 [1JN], H3409 [5JN], H3486 [6JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], 
        H3917, H3918 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], H6263, H6265 [21SE], E424 
        [22MR], E1063 [18JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, 
        H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], 
        H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-
        H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 
        [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-
        H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1399, 
        H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1430, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1444-
        H1450, H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1506, H1507, 
        H1516, H1521, H1522, H1524, H1539 [22MR], H1564-H1566, H1568 
        [26MR], H3607 [7JN], H3801 [19JN], H4821 [11JY], E415, E416, 
        E418, E423, E425, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 
        [26MR], E481 [29MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, 
        H3610-H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, 
        H4163, H4164, H4422-H4425, H4426-H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, 
        H4609, H4646-H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, 
        H4728, H4731, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, 
        H4817, H4824 [11JY], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1138 [5MR], 
        H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563-H1569 [26MR], 
        H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 [7JN], H3797-
        H3799, H3801-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H3983 [26JN], 
        H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], E1063 [18JN], 
        E1152 [27JN]
      Project Mend-a-House (organization): tribute, E937 [31MY]
      Public welfare programs: require States to implement policies to 
        prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and 
        liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H226, H315-H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]
      Religion: role of tenets of faith in establishing policies to 
        provide social services and welfare programs, H224 [1FE]
      San Leandro, CA: tribute to Davis Street Family Resource Center, 
        E766 [10MY]
      Shelter House, Inc.: tribute to volunteer award recipients, 
        E1071 [19JN]
      Social Security: reform budget treatment of Social Security 
        disability trust fund, H3488 [6JN]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, 
        H5185 [24JY]
      Taxation: extend the new markets tax credit (H.R. 2655), H377 
        [2FE]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (H.R. 6050), E1172 [28JN]
      York County, ME: tribute to Mothers and Others Against Hunger 
        program, E302 [1MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: promote SBA Microloan Program to businesses to 
        establish gleaning programs that redistribute surplus food to 
        organizations that serve the hungry, S3817 [7JN]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to obtain a waiver from 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize 
        healthier food purchases by beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 
        [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------ensure that performance bonus payments are used by State 
        agencies only to carry out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------establish a pilot loan program to assist organizations 
        providing healthful food for the hungry, S4345, S4346 [20JN]
      ------Food for Peace program funding, S4130 [13JN]
      ------increase awareness of the Summer Food Service Program, 
        S4359 [20JN]
      ------prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4270, S4271 [19JN]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3754 
        [6JN], S3964-S3968 [12JN], S4119, S4122, S4125, S4131-S4134, 
        S4144 [13JN], S4278 [19JN], S4352 [20JN], S4393 [21JN], S6087 
        [11SE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S3832 
        [7JN]
      ------The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding 
        through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program funding, S4346 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (S. 2194), S1735 [15MR], 
        S3018 [9MY]
      ------clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity 
        Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice 
        (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]
      ------require report on the extent to which certain children are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers in training who are 
        deemed highly qualified, S6596 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care, S1083-S1085 [28FE], S1180 [1MR]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services, S1180 [1MR]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (S. 3614), S6629 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to 
        homeless veterans (S. 3309), S4241 [18JN]
      Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, 
        S4658 [27JN]
      FEMA: make flood insurance more affordable for those on fixed-
        incomes and lower and middle-income families, S4699 [28JN]
      Foreign policy: reaffirm U.S. commitment to global prosperity 
        through hunger and poverty reduction, S3324 [21MY]
      Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures, S3811 [7JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, 
        S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (S. 3513), S5987 [2AU]
      Medicaid: funding, S2896-S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 
        [16MY]
      ------reform, S6297 [13SE]
      Moses, George: National Low Income Housing Coalition Cushing 
        Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award recipient, S1998 [22MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S6322 [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]
      ------Dept. of HHS transfer of funds to the IRS for 
        implementation, S2474 [18AP]
      ------impact, S3298 [21MY], S4866 [11JY]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S5706 [31JY]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier 
        areas receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]
      ------repeal, S118-S120 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S412 [9FE], S665 
        [15FE], S1110 [29FE], S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1564-S1567 [12MR], 
        S1666 [14MR], S1818-S1821 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957 [22MR], S2010-S2013 [26MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 
        [28MR], S2190, S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3007-S3009 [9MY], 
        S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4409 [21JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], 
        S4708 [28JN], S4842, S4843, S4857, S4858 [11JY], S5442 [26JY], 
        S5692, S5693, S5696, S5698, S5706 [31JY], S5806 [1AU], S6046 
        [10SE], S6413 [19SE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, 
        S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1957, S1960, S1961 [22MR], 
        S2044 [27MR]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (S. 2118), S875 [16FE], S879 [17FE]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4690-S4710, 
        S4714 [28JN], S4731-S4733, S4735-S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 
        [9JY], S4808 [10JY], S4862-S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 
        [20SE]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], 
        S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015-
        S2017 [26MR], S2041-S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 
        [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808-S3812 [7JN], S4409 
        [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]
      Taiwan: tribute to food donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to 
        provide need-based college scholarships (S. 2287), S3017 [9MY]
      ------express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase 
        that will cripple families on fixed income and only further 
        push back America's economic recovery, S5939 [2AU]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 3349), S4682 [27JN]
  Reports filed
      Assessing Progress in Haiti Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1016), S2819 [26AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
      Medicare Decisions Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112-412), H1366 [16MR]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 
        112-412), H1362 [13MR]
  Statements
      Economic Justice: Alex Lesser and Josh Fixler, Religious Action 
        Center for Reform Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism, E101 
        [31JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Milton R. Wolf, 
        H4719 [10JY]
  Summaries
      Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 5188), E694 
        [27AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare 
        Act, H4711 [10JY]
      H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families 
        Act, H315 [1FE]
      H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4725 [10JY]
      S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 
        [18JN]
      S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]
      S. Res. 586, support goals and ideals of National Infant 
        Mortality Awareness Month, S6634, S6683 [21SE]




POWELL, BILLY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E304 [1MR]




POWELL, CHARLES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E907 [30MY]




POWELL, GEARY

  Remarks in House
      Francis Lee Contracting (company): Delegate Norton's Small 
        Business Access to Capital and Business Opportunities Fair 
        District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award 
        recipient, E613 [23AP]




POWELL, JEROME H.

  Cloture motions
      FRS: nomination to the Board of Governors, S3159 [15MY]
  Motions
      FRS: nomination to the Board of Governors, S3158 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      FRS: nomination to the Board of Governors, S3247-S3252 [17MY]
      ------nomination to the Board of Governors, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3239 [16MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, 
        Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2242 [29MR]




POWELL, L.L., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1393 [3AU]




POWELL, MICHAEL

  Articles and editorials
      That Comeback Trail for the Economy? Here, It's Littered With 
        Foreclosures, H672 [9FE]
  Remarks in House
      Powell's City of Books (business): anniversary, E1461 [10SE]




POWELL, NANCY J.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S614 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to India: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S614 [14FE]




POWELL'S CITY OF BOOKS (business)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1461 [10SE]




POWER RESOURCES  related term(s) Conservation of Energy; Natural Gas; 
    Petroleum
  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1154 [5MR], H1187, H1188 [6MR]
      ------authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development 
        under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), consideration (H. 
        Res. 570), H1177 [6MR]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6649, S6651 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6017, H6018, H6019 
        [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6661, S6674 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6211, H6212, H6214, H6216, H6217, H6218 [20SE], H6237, 
        H6239, H6240, H6242, H6243, H6245 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, 
        H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, 
        H774, H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, 
        H823, H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 
        [15FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3378, H3379, 
        H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3405 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3412, 
        H3413, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421, H3424, H3425, H3426, 
        H3429, H3430, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3457, H3458, H3459, 
        H3460, H3461, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3465, H3466, H3467, H3468, 
        H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3474, H3475, H3476, H3477, H3482 
        [5JN], H3491, H3492, H3493 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839, H4840, 
        H4841, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      National objectives: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and 
        promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2034, S2035 [26MR], 
        S2055, S2093, S2094, S2095, S2100, S2101, S2102, S2103, S2104, 
        S2105, S2110 [27MR], S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2179, S2180, 
        S2181, S2182 [28MR]
      Public lands: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, H3898, 
        H3899, H3901, H3902, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908, H3909, H3910, 
        H3911 [20JN], H3919, H3920, H3921, H3922, H3923, H3925, H3926, 
        H3927 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 
        [20JN]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3641, S3657 [24MY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 
        [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, S4319 [20JN]
      China Gets Jump on U.S. for Brazil's Oil--Two Export Pacts a 
        Coup for Beijing, S2194 [29MR]
      China's Solyndra Economy, H6015 [14SE]
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Dems Wait by Phone for Obama, S3390 [22MY]
      Drill Baby Drill, Redux--Republicans' Tired Remedy for Rising 
        Gas Prices Won't Fix Anything, S1404 [6MR]
      EPA Official Not Only Touted `Crucifying' Oil Companies, He 
        Tried It, H2194 [26AP]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
      PetroChina Produced More Oil Than Industry Giant Exxon Mobil in 
        2011, S2193 [29MR]
      Puff, the Magic Drag on the Economy--Time To Let the Pernicious 
        Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Blow Away, S6530 [20SE]
      Republicans Blow With the Wind--Another Industry Wants To Keep 
        Its Taxpayer Subsidies, S1453 [7MR]
      Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, S670 [15FE]
      Turbines in the Backyard--The Sound and the Strobes, S669 [15FE]
      U.K. Plans Oil Sector Tax Relief, S2052 [27MR]
      UK Offers New Tax Breaks for Remote Fields, S2051 [27MR]
      Weatherization Assistance Is Effective Investment, E1184 [29JN]
      Why the Wind Industry Is Full Hot Air and Costing You Big Bucks, 
        S669 [15FE]
      Wind Farms Multiply, Fueling Clashes With Nearby Residents, S670 
        [15FE]
      Wind Power Faces Taxing Headwind, S5055 [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]
      Air pollution: reduce the allowable sulfur concentration in 
        heating oil and allow for certain exemptions and waivers from 
        such limits (see H.R. 6222), H5327 [26JY]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 
        [26MR]
      Brazil: authorize negotiations to eliminate tariffs and trade 
        barriers to U.S. ethanol exports (see H.R. 4621), H2123 [25AP]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), consideration (see H. Res. 570), H1152 [5MR]
      ------authorize development of hydropower and efficiencies at 
        existing facilities (see H.R. 6024), H4064 [26JN]
      Business and industry: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-
        fuel production (see S. 3080), S3084 [10MY]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (see H.R. 5625), H2443 [8MY]
      CFTC: require a regulation to limit the aggregate positions of 
        nontraditional bona fide hedgers in petroleum and related 
        products (see S. 2238), S2085 [27MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4391), 
        H1977 [18AP] (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4603 [28JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (see H.R. 4850), H2204 [26AP]
      ------allow for innovations and alternative technologies that 
        meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make 
        technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (see 
        H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      ------exempt decorative hearth products from certain energy 
        efficiency regulations (see H.R. 6578), H6314 [23OC]
      ------promote efficient energy use in the Federal and private 
        sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see S. Con. Res. 47), S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 
        676), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities that 
        will make loans to consumers to implement cost-effective 
        energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost savings and 
        rural development (see S. 2216), S1932 [21MR]
      ------improve energy programs (see S. 2270), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 
        2346), S2730 [25AP] (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (see S. 2225), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 5825), H3103 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify provision of civil penalties for 
        Federal officials who issue loan guarantees in violation of 
        policies of the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 5863), H3266 [30MY]
      ------consider water intensity in energy research, development, 
        and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, 
        reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water 
        resources (see H.R. 5827), H3161 [18MY]
      ------create a market-oriented standard for clean electric 
        energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      ------ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
      ------establish a grant program for State and local governments 
        to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 4622), H2123 [25AP]
      ------establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit 
        organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with 
        energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 3535), S6270 [12SE]
      ------establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained 
        commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts 
        (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      ------establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program 
        (see H.R. 4230), H1496 [21MR]
      ------establish the Office of Federal Energy Production (see S. 
        3404), S5211 [19JY]
      ------improve energy efficiency of electric instantaneous water 
        heaters (see H.R. 3817), H158 [24JA]
      ------improve high-end computing research and development 
        program (see S. 3459), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6454), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (see H. Res. 779), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      ------prohibit enforcement of regulations pertaining to certain 
        battery chargers (see S. 3408), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 5935), 
        H3698 [8JN]
      ------provide a prize to the first manufacturer of highly-
        efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline (see H.R. 
        3872), H374 [1FE]
      ------streamline process of Federal approval for construction or 
        expansion of petroleum refineries and designate certain closed 
        military installations for siting refineries (see H.R. 3879), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for 
        sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]
      ------allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum 
        products produced from such leases will be offered for sale 
        only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]
      ------delay further action on the proposed rule regarding well 
        stimulation on Federal and Indian lands until submission of a 
        report examining certain effects of such rule (see H.R. 6235), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty (see H.R. 4382), H1976 [18AP]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 6168), H5200 
        [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------include areas off the coast of South Carolina in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program (see S. 3284), S3900 [11JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (see H.R. 3882), 
        H439 [2FE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 
        [14FE]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]
      ------temporarily limit the authority to require or authorize 
        the removal or movement of offshore oil or gas facilities (see 
        H.R. 6208), H5326 [26JY]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 
        [7MY]
      Economy: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, 
        allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-
        efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for 
        fare reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 
        2465), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5325), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 
        37), S850 [16FE]
      ------establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      ------express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see S. 3428), S5304 [24JY]
      ------prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if 
        a State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      ------question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy (see H. Res. 635), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]
      ------require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (see H.R. 6545), H6276 [21SE]
      ------standardize definition of the term ``small business 
        refiner'' for purposes of administered laws (see S. 3379), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      Federal aid programs: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-
        fuel production (see H.R. 5745), H2713 [15MY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      ------remove authority to collect land use fees for land that 
        has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation (see S. 3265), S3729 [5JN]
      ------suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export terminals 
        (see H.R. 4024), H725 [14FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural 
        gas pipelines (see S. 2229), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4606), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      Government regulations: streamline criteria for storage and 
        dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel 
        retailers, and ensure retailers' equipment is safe and 
        compatible to sell new fuels (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      ------protect the Federal Columbia River Power System, Power 
        Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau of Reclamation 
        dams and facilities and promote hydropower generation (see 
        H.R. 6247), H5628 [1AU]
      ------recognize as the most abundant source of clean, renewable 
        energy and should be fully utilized in pursuit of energy 
        independence and affordable energy (see H. Res. 579), H1305 
        [8MR]
      International relations: promote global energy supply security 
        through increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, 
        Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. 
        Res. 611), H1805 [29MR]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (see H.R. 
        4317), H1804 [29MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE] (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see S. 
        2101), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 4179), H1304 [8MR]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide funding with a dedicated revenue source consisting 
        of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 3807), H114 
        [23JA]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      ------place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal 
        coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of 
        HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (see H. Res. 726), H4774 
        [10JY]
      Motor vehicles: exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum 
        fuel economy increase standards (see S. 2174), S1540 [8MR]
      National objectives: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and 
        promote renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1790 [19MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      National security: promote civil defense and power generation 
        (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]
      Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian 
        lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal 
        development of Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H568 [7FE]
      Natural gas: modify application of the right to exercise eminent 
        domain in construction of pipelines for the exportation of 
        natural gas (see H.R. 3913), H567 [7FE]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment and expedite 
        transition to natural gas as a vehicle fuel (see S. 2070), 
        S350 [6FE]
      Natural resources: strengthen U.S. role in the international 
        community in conserving natural resources (see S. 3356), S4724 
        [28JN]
      NOAA: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      NRC: limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license 
        renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted 
        (see H.R. 6554), H6276 [21SE]
      Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting 
        of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 3469), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Oceans: permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and 
        extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime 
        exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic 
        zone (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
      Petroleum: ban exportation of crude oil produced on Federal land 
        (see S. 2211), S1847 [20MR]
      ------enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on Energy 
        Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      ------establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and improve 
        oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Public lands: develop a plan to increase oil and gas production 
        under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a draw down 
        from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4136), H1153 
        [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (see H. Res. 691), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (see 
        H.R. 5967), H3806 [19JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 5991), H3974 [21JN] (see H.R. 6154), 
        H5077 [19JY] (see H.R. 6503), H6274 [21SE]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment of clean 
        energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Rural Electrification Act: amend (see H.R. 5896), H3480 [5JN]
      SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business 
        concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 
        4185), H1304 [8MR]
      Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable 
        energy projects in developing countries (see H.R. 3888), H440 
        [2FE]
      States: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4322), H1804 
        [29MR]
      ------recognize primacy relative to regulation of hydraulic 
        fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State 
        (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      ------suspend sales of petroleum products until certain 
        conditions are met (see S. 2100), S567 [13FE]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Tariff: complete digital process control systems designed for 
        use with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 
        nuclear powerplants certified by the NRC (see H.R. 5218), 
        H2272 [27AP]
      ------wind turbine generator power panels (see S. 2952), S2967 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 5494), H2319 [7MY]
      ------wind turbine generator switchgear assemblies and panel 
        boards (see S. 2961), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5495), H2319 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow additional investment credits for qualifying 
        supercritical advanced coal projects (see H.R. 4826), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not 
        constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable 
        electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S1147 [29FE]
      ------clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the 
        Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 6468), H6231 [20SE]
      ------deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing duties 
        in the determination of the basis of any energy tax credit 
        property (see S. 3610), S6625 [21SE]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles 
        (see S. 2161), S1422 [6MR]
      ------extend authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund and 
        provide revenues for highway programs (see S. 2132), S1049 
        [27FE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1734 [15MR]
      ------extend program to provide grants for specified energy 
        property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 4468), H2030 [19AP]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        H.R. 6437), H6150 [19SE]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (see S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------extend the energy efficient appliance credit (see H.R. 
        6056), H4603 [28JN]
      ------extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include 
        insulated siding (see H.R. 6226), H5327 [26JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-
        efficient commercial buildings (see S. 3591), S6545 [20SE]
      ------increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-
        related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and 
        increase investment credit for more efficient fuel cells (see 
        S. 3531), S6270 [12SE] (see H.R. 6384), H5922 [12SE]
      ------increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 4108), H1099 [29FE]
      ------increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (see H.R. 6323), H5706 [2AU]
      ------make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy 
        credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance 
        qualified biogas property (see H.R. 6212), H5326 [26JY]
      ------modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property credit 
        (see H.R. 6398), H5999 [13SE]
      ------modify credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 
        3581), S6545 [20SE]
      ------prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas 
        pipeline property (see H.R. 4847), H2204 [26AP]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H1016 [28FE]
      ------provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied 
        natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see H.R. 
        3832), H181 [25JA]
      ------provide grants in lieu of expensing for energy efficient 
        commercial buildings placed in service by manufacturers (see 
        H.R. 6403), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      ------require the use of domestic property to be eligible for 
        certain tax incentives for solar energy (see S. 3183), S3174 
        [15MY]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see S. 2064), S323 [2FE]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 
        4027), H725 [14FE]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Home 
        Energy Assistance Program: Francisco Talamantes, E771 [10MY]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      National objectives: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and 
        promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Factsheets
      Average American Wind Farm, S676 [15FE]
  Letters
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Bureau of Reclamation small conduit hydropower projects 
        requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act: Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization), H1181 [6MR]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H1181 [6MR]
      ------several environmental organizations, H1181 [6MR]
      Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding: several organizations, H3454 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil 
        speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 
        [19MR]
      EPA analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions 
        that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, 
        jobs, and the economy: several public health and medical 
        organizations, H3818 [20JN]
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: several Senators, S4291 [19JN]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
      ------Representative McMorris Rodgers, H4668 [9JY]
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Howard 
        Kohr, Marvin Feuer, and Brad Gordon, American Israel Public 
        Affairs Committee (AIPAC), S3253 [17MY]
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      No More Solyndras Act: Representative Hall, Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6008 [14SE]
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators: Lisa P. Jackson, EPA, S1510, S1514 
        [8MR]
      ------W. Randall Rawson, American Boiler Manufacturers 
        Association, S1510 [8MR]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Representative Lucas, Committee 
        on Agriculture (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
      We're OK With the EPA's New Air-Quality Regulations: several 
        energy company leaders, S4321 [20JN]
      Wind power production tax credit extension: Colorado 
        congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------Iowa congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------several businesses, S6400 [19SE]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1232 [7MR]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3390 [1JN], H3524 [6JN]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4314 [20JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]
      National objectives: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and 
        promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S1984 [22MR], S2055 [27MR]
      Public lands: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]
  Petitions and memorials
      Georgia: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, H733 [15FE]
  Press releases
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health: American Lung Association, 
        S4321 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      Alaska: require additional rights-of-way in and out of the 
        National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, H3895 [20JN]
      America's Natural Gas Alliance: report contesting EPA study on 
        greenhouse gas emissions and natural gas development, H3812 
        [20JN]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H461, 
        H462 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631, H634, H636 [8FE]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921-H4925 
        [18JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1180-H1190 [6MR], E330 [7MR], E343 [8MR]
      ------authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development 
        under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), consideration (H. 
        Res. 570), H1173-H1180 [6MR]
      ------authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development 
        under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), motion to recommit, 
        H1232, H1233 [7MR]
      ------ensure authorization of conduit facilities for hydropower 
        development under Federal reclamation law shall not result in 
        net job loss, H1189, H1190 [6MR]
      ------require all materials used for conduit hydropower 
        generation be manufactured in the U.S., H1232, H1233 [7MR]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1181-H1188 [6MR], E330 
        [7MR], E343 [8MR]
      Business and industry: prohibit granting new leases to oil 
        companies until they forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. 
        made products, and hire U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      ------require estimates of economic impact, including job 
        losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]
      ------require total domestic content in green technologies 
        purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and 
        property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits 
        (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], 
        H5193 [24JY]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (H.R. 5625), H3985, H3986 [26JN]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4614 [29JN]
      Central Electric Co.: anniversary, E1356 [31JY]
      CFTC: funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H1220, H1264 [7MR], H2798-H2800 [16MY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP], H1929 [18AP]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
      ------impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      ------impact of global warming on national security, H2451 [9MY]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (H.R. 6202), E1328 [25JY]
      Coast Guard: ensure completion of required energy audits, H3552 
        [6JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, H3814 [20JN]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), H3984, H3985 [26JN]
      ------repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H3427, 
        H3461, H3462 [5JN], E1023 [7JN]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (H.R. 964), H1036 [29FE], H1104 [1MR], H1175, H1176 
        [6MR]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources, E1331 [25JY]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (H. Res. 676), H5018, H5020 [19JY], E1342 [26JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (H.R. 5873), H3365 [1JN]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify that direct use solar energy is 
        considered a renewable energy source, H3093 [17MY]
      ------Energy Conservation Investment Program funding, H3320, 
        H3321 [31MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5036, H5050, H5051 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H5057 [19JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding for 
        perchlorate contamination cleanup through reductions in 
        operations and maintenance funding, H4971 [18JY], H5042 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding, H3353 [31MY]
      ------Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through 
        reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding, H3410-H3412 [5JN], E993 [6JN]
      ------analyze regulations other nations apply to their oil and 
        gas industries and compare them to U.S. regulations, H3898 
        [20JN]
      ------Batteries and Electric Drive Technology Program funding, 
        H3493 [6JN]
      ------clarify certain findings from Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative technology 
        loan guarantee program, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
      ------consider water intensity in energy research, development, 
        and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, 
        reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water 
        resources (H.R. 5827), E853 [18MY]
      ------determine if impact analyses of EPA rules and actions on 
        energy prices are infeasible to conduct, requires data that 
        does not exist, or would generate unreliable or useless 
        results, H3924 [21JN]
      ------end loan guarantee program, H549 [7FE], H3744 [19JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, 
        H3353 [31MY], H3378-H3383 [1JN], H3458 [5JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding 
        through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development 
        Program funding, H3383 [1JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program vehicle 
        technologies funding, H3383, H3384 [1JN]
      ------ensure Federal agencies complete required energy audits, 
        H3419 [5JN]
      ------ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H1937 [18AP]
      ------ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee program is 
        able to continue to accept applications for new loan 
        guarantees, H6016, H6019-H6022 [14SE]
      ------expedite consideration and approval of construction and 
        operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), 
        E122 [2FE]
      ------Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding, 
        H3412, H3413 [5JN]
      ------Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, 
        H3452-H3454 [5JN]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------lower energy efficiency standards for service-over-the-
        counter, self-contained, medium temperature commercial 
        refrigerators, H3921, H3922 [21JN]
      ------National Ignition Facility continued support of nuclear 
        weapons stockpile, inertial fusion energy development, and 
        basic science research funding, H3354 [31MY]
      ------nuclear energy research and development programs funding, 
        H3410 [5JN]
      ------Office of Science funding through reductions in Energy 
        Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3379 [1JN]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H5930, H5932 [13SE], H6004-H6024, 
        H6049 [14SE], E1549 [18SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5934-
        H5939 [13SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022, H6023 
        [14SE]
      ------prohibit Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding 
        to reimburse grant recipients for advertising, marketing, or 
        captial formation expenses, H3474 [5JN]
      ------prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for certain Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy Program international activities, H3461 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for media campaign to promote alternative 
        green technologies, H3473 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement energy conservation 
        standards for golf cart battery chargers, H3476 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H3465 [5JN]
      ------regional economic development programs funding, H3429, 
        H3430 [5JN]
      ------renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, H3454, 
        H3471 [5JN]
      ------require consultation and input of National Energy 
        Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, H3898 
        [20JN]
      ------require Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to 
        conduct study on how to shield consumers from gasoline price 
        fluctuations and supply disruptions, H3922, H3923 [21JN]
      ------U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center funding, H3464, 
        H3465 [5JN]
      ------Weatherization Assistance Program funding, E1183 [29JN]
      ------wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other renewable 
        energy development funding, H3355, H3356 [31MY]
      ------Wind Powering America Initiative funding, H3493, H3494 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt from certain requirements on 
        the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), H481-H483 [6FE], H549 [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      ------allow issuance of rules under the Surface Mining Control 
        and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence of certain 
        diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women and 
        children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      ------assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands 
        for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and 
        economic and national security (H.R. 2011), H4792 [11JY], 
        H4832, H4833 [12JY]
      ------certify oil drilling platforms are capable of handling new 
        drilling before allowing coastline drilling to take place, 
        H5170 [24JY]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide 
        fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate 
        offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure 
        revenue, H753, H756 [15FE], E217 [16FE]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 
        1230), H2062 [24AP]
      ------conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-
        based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale 
        technology research and development funding, H3355 [31MY]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty, H3820 [20JN]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      ------establish Office of Energy Employment and Training and 
        Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, H3928-H3930 [21JN]
      ------establish production incentive fee for lands leased for 
        oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (H.R. 
        927), H5217 [25JY]
      ------facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the 
        Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project, H3762 [19JN]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], 
        H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, H3911, H3912 
        [20JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (H.R. 3882), H521 
        [7FE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, H1276 
        [8MR]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], H6157, H6196-H6219 [20SE], H6236, 
        H6237, H6257 [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624-E1626, E1630, E1634, 
        E1635 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      ------oil shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3413, H3414 [5JN]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H5170 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas, H825, H826 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights 
        near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey, 
        H5217 [25JY]
      ------prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement 
        for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 
        [24JY], E1330 [25JY]
      ------reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas 
        production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas 
        companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3905, 
        H3906 [20JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------require application for permit to drill be deemed approved 
        if review process is not completed within 60 days, H3925, 
        H3926 [21JN]
      ------require companies holding defective leases which allow for 
        off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to 
        bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
      ------require consultation with independent drilling safety 
        organization and completion of mandatory safety and 
        environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil 
        and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands, H5170 [24JY]
      ------require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer 
        leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources 
        (H.R. 1231), H2062 [24AP]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on climate 
        change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, 
        H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      ------require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to 
        include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices 
        as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]
      ------require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN], H4837 
        [12JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H752-H787 [15FE], H810, H820-H834, 
        H880-H886 [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, 
        E233 [17FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-
        H744, H746-H750 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884-H886 [16FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration funding, H4052 [26JN]
      ------prohibit funding to study alternatives to the current 
        system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based 
        on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle, H4137-H4139 
        [27JN]
      ------submit report estimating the number of lost jobs, 
        fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by 
        new fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, H6214-H6216 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Energy Conservation Policy 
        Act energy management requirements funding, H3326 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: include in Quadrennial 
        Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best 
        estimate of expected increase in production of renewable 
        energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H3925 [21JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: exempt 
        from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition 
        of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: require the Energy Information 
        Administration to determine whether implementation of such Act 
        is projected to lower gas prices or create jobs within a 
        certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]
      Domestic policy: increase domestic production of oil and gas, 
        H1029 [29FE]
      Ecology and environment: create clean energy jobs, achieve 
        energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and 
        transition to a clean energy economy, H3399 [1JN]
      Economy: impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs 
        on jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------importance of job creation, H70 [18JA], H170 [25JA], H229, 
        H230, H362, H363, H365, H367 [1FE], H585, H629-H636 [8FE], 
        H670 [9FE], H1531 [22MR]
      ------promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), H5602-H5604 [1AU], E1426 
        [3AU]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3467, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347-H3356 [31MY], 
        H3366-H3390 [1JN], H3409, H3444-H3447, H3451-H3478 [5JN], 
        H3489-H3499, H3513-H3526 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], E953 [1JN], E976, 
        E977, E982 [5JN], E988, E993 [6JN], E1018, E1023 [7JN], E1026, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468-H3470 [5JN]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units, H3743 [19JN]
      ------effect of regulations on coal-fired powerplants, H1651 
        [28MR]
      ------expand ability to waive certain pollution control fuel 
        requirements when there is a fuel distribution problem and 
        complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. of Energy, 
        H3903, H3904 [20JN]
      ------green initiative grants for energy production research, 
        H2252 [27AP]
      ------issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and 
        institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, 
        H5756 [10SE]
      ------prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at 
        the Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, H1645 [28MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H358 [1FE], H635 [8FE]
      ------question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic 
        energy development and call for immediate resignation relative 
        to remarks on enforcement philosophy, H2145, H2193 [26AP]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy, H3818 [20JN]
      ------require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      ------resignation of Al Armendariz relative to remarks on 
        enforcement philosophy, H3485 [6JN]
      ------take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would 
        increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for 
        oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
      FAA: Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]
      Farmingdale State College: tribute to Green Building Institute, 
        E437 [26MR]
      Federal aid programs: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-
        fuel production, H1800 [29MR]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      ------review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Foreign aid: green energy development grants, H4162 [28JN]
      Geothermal resources: promote timely exploration for geothermal 
        resources under existing geothermal leases, H828-H830 [16FE]
      Government regulations: establish and implement oil and gas 
        leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other 
        energy projects (H.R. 1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from 
        any regulatory freeze, H5253-H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from 
        regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for 
        gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy 
        resources (H.R. 1229), H2062 [24AP]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      ------repeal, H810 [16FE]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], 
        H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]
      ------certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the 
        designated site for development of a repository for disposal 
        of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]
      ------Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 
        [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      High-Performance Building Week: observance, H2721 [16MY], E852 
        [18MY]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Hydraulic fracturing: use in increasing oil and gas exploration, 
        H2060 [24AP]
      Hydroelectric power: expand small-scale hydropower (H.R. 795), 
        H1177 [6MR]
      ------improve (H.R. 5892), H4666-H4672 [9JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability, H1158 [6MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H930 [17FE], 
        H5692-H5695 [2AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2687-H2693 [15MY], H2794 [16MY], H2816 [17MY], E434 [22MR], 
        E820 [16MY], E827, E828, E836, E838, E839, E840 [17MY], E866 
        [18MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, H593 [8FE]
      ------threat to block traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, H633 
        [8FE]
      Israel: nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance funding, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.: grand opening of Farmers 
        Branch, TX, campus, E433 [22MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: clarify definition of ``strategic 
        and critical minerals'' relative to efforts to promote 
        domestic production of critical minerals and materials, H4840, 
        H4841 [12JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY]
      ------condition new mining permits on disclosure of Federal 
        political contributions made by applicant during preceding 
        five years, H4835 [12JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4833-H4835 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4831-H4855, H4856 [12JY], H5173 
        [24JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4791-
        H4796 [11JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      ------streamline mining development permitting process, H4836 
        [12JY]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208-
        H213 [31JA]
      ------increase fuel efficiency, E1211 [9JY]
      ------preserve fuel efficiency standards, H6255 [21SE]
      ------provide incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and increase investment in advanced vehicle technology, 
        development, and manufacturing, H976 [28FE]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      National Fuel Efficiency Month: designate, E1291 [19JY]
      National objectives: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and 
        promote renewable energy (S. 2204), H1629 [27MR]
      ------energy policy, H130 [24JA], H174-H177 [25JA], H215 [31JA], 
        H362, H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H951, 
        H957, H958 [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 
        [6MR], H1220, H1222 [7MR], H1297 [8MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], 
        H2194-H2197 [26AP], H2796-H2800 [16MY], H3817 [20JN], H3958 
        [21JN], H5749 [10SE], H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1756), 
        E1109 [21JN]
      National Rural Electric Cooperative Association: tribute to 
        Electric Cooperative Youth Tour, H3710 [18JN]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H108-H112 
        [23JA], E55 [23JA]
      Natural resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, H210 
        [31JA], H563-H566 [7FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H935-H938 [17FE]
      Navy: tribute to development of clean energy sources, H1277 
        [8MR]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      Oak Harbor, OH: concerns about relicensing of Davis-Besse 
        Nuclear Power Station due to structural defects, H3955, H3956 
        [21JN]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of administration, H3399-H3402 [1JN], H3918 
        [21JN], H6235 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H1461 [21MR], H2315 [7MY]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H752 [15FE], H1026, H1027, 
        H1028, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], H1156, H1163 
        [6MR], H1211, H1221, H1222, H1264 [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], 
        H1376 [19MR], H1399 [20MR], H1525 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1583, 
        H1585 [27MR], H1645 [28MR], H1857, H1858, H1912 [17AP], H1969 
        [18AP], H2056-H2062 [24AP], H3179 [30MY], H3815, H3818, H3819 
        [20JN], H5140 [24JY], H6265 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      ------State of the Union Message, H162, H163 [25JA], H386 [2FE], 
        H588 [8FE]
      Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H4794 [11JY]
      ------lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and 
        exploration on certain portions, H444 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631 
        [8FE]
      ------monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), 
        H634 [8FE]
      ------prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, 
        H3818 [20JN]
      ------protect marine and coastal environments in making areas 
        available for leasing, exploration, and development and 
        prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in 
        important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      Peabody Energy, Inc.: call for investigation into contracts with 
        public power organizations to fund Prairie State Energy Campus 
        in Marissa, IL, and impact on consumer electricity rates, 
        H6161 [20SE], H6236 [21SE]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1222 [7MR], H1395 
        [20MR], H3355 [31MY]
      ------economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE], H633 
        [8FE]
      ------gasoline price levels, H951 [27FE], H974 [28FE], H1026, 
        H1027, H1028, H1029, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], 
        H1156, H1163, H1164 [6MR], H1211, H1220, H1221, H1222, H1264 
        [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H1559 [26MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1857, H1858 [17AP], H1969 [18AP], H2059 
        [24AP], H2194-H2197 [26AP], H3820 [20JN]
      ------impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 [6MR], 
        H1395 [20MR], H2060 [24AP]
      ------prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast 
        U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      ------provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies 
        for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic 
        Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing 
        price gouging (H.R. 1748), H1229 [7MR]
      Public lands: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3738 [19JN], H3813, H3814, H3875-H3912 
        [20JN], H3918-H3945, H3957-H3959 [21JN], H5173 [24JY], E1108, 
        E1114, E1121 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3814-H3824 
        [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H2057 
        [24AP]
      ------preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting while 
        maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas development, mining, 
        logging, and motorized activities in wilderness areas, H1888, 
        H1889 [17AP]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, 
        H6241, H6242 [21SE]
      Puerto Rico: proposal for construction of natural gas pipeline, 
        H729 [15FE], H4777 [11JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934, H1937, H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H4623 [29JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), 
        H635 [8FE]
      Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable energy standard, 
        H3819, H3884 [20JN]
      ------facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources, 
        H3920, H3921 [21JN]
      ------funding through reductions in fossil fuel subsidies, H5193 
        [24JY]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment of clean 
        energy technologies (H.R. 6275), E1424 [3AU]
      ------streamline Federal review to facilitate projects, H823-
        H825 [16FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5689 [2AU], H6050 [14SE]
      Rockport, ME: tribute to Camden Hills Regional High School 
        Windplanners student group for installing a wind turbine on 
        campus, E862 [18MY]
      Schools: prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within one 
        thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      SEC: study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1260 [7MR]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), H5649 [2AU]
      South Carolina: Dept. of Energy decision to install small 
        modular nuclear technology at the Savannah River Site in Aiken 
        and Barnwell, SC, H1138 [5MR]
      ------formation of joint technology initiative between Savannah 
        River National Laboratory and University of South Carolina to 
        build new technology-based businesses and create jobs, H1813 
        [16AP]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      ------prohibit drawdown of petroleum unless the President has 
        approved oil shale development, certain offshore oil and gas 
        lease sales, and the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 
        [19MR]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials 
        proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in 
        developing such rules, H6212, H6213 [20SE]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources, H5168, H5169 [24JY], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H1007 [28FE], H5870, H5871, 
        H5872 [12SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H4660 [9JY], 
        H5870, H5871, H5872 [12SE], H6022, H6023 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], 
        E1208 [9JY]
      ------increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (H.R. 4108), H1116 [1MR]
      ------increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (H.R. 6323), E1427 [3AU]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (H.R. 2866), H2721 [16MY], 
        E852 [18MY]
      ------provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to 
        reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, H974 [28FE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (H.R. 3238), H778 
        [15FE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from wind, H1007 [28FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H557 
        [7FE], H754 [15FE], H1006 [28FE], H1928, H1929 [18AP], H2232, 
        H2233, H2235, H2252 [27AP], H2605 [10MY], H3959 [21JN], E721 
        [8MY]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for 
        Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        construction, H772 [15FE]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, H732 [15FE]
      ------ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to 
        reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (H.R. 
        1687), H3465 [5JN]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], H3421-
        H3423 [5JN]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027), 
        H3712, H3713 [18JN]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
      Waterford, OH: proposed closure of Muskingum River Power Plant, 
        H384 [2FE]
      Wetlands: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for coastal 
        wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      WPX Energy Inc.: tribute, E312 [5MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Afghanistan: Corps of Engineers electric power infrastructure 
        project funding, S4844 [11JY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------economic impact of ethanol production, S5828 [1AU], S6326 
        [13SE]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing, S4171, S4196 [14JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      Alaska: tribute to Coast Guard and Alaska National Guard for 
        response to severe weather, S115-S117 [26JA]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (S. Res. 406), S2517 [18AP]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1035 
        [27FE], S2460 [18AP]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, S1174 [1MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (S. 2222), S2138, S2139 [28MR], S2207 [29MR]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Climate: impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, S4380 [21JN]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6661 [21SE]
      ------promote energy savings in residential and commercial 
        buildings and industry, S5182 [19JY], S5652 [30JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: air quality improvement project funding, 
        S4274 [19JN]
      ------Biomass Crop Assistance Program funding, S4173 [14JN]
      ------biomass research and development funding, S4172 [14JN]
      ------Community Wood Energy Program biomass cooperatives grant 
        funding, S4353 [20JN]
      ------improve energy programs, S4396 [21JN]
      ------prohibit any entity receiving a business and industry 
        direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project from 
        receiving any other Federal benefit, assistance, or incentive 
        for the project, S4275 [19JN]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (S. 2225), S2002 [22MR]
      ------repeal Biorefinery Assistance Program, S4348 [20JN]
      ------Rural Energy for America Program funding, S4170 [14JN]
      ------value-added grant program funding, S4267 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: clean energy technologies initiatives funding, 
        S3266, S3269 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding, S3760 [6JN], S5722 [31JY]
      ------create a market-oriented standard for clean electric 
        energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
      ------improve high-end computing research and development 
        program (S. 3459), S5734 [31JY]
      ------require a quadrennial energy review to assess current 
        domestic capabilities and future energy needs (S. 1703), S1174 
        [1MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6674 [21SE]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      ------establish onshore oil and gas production goals, repeal 
        production barriers, improve lease issuance, expedite judicial 
        review, report on public land revenues, and encourage oil 
        shale exploration, S2146 [28MR]
      ------extend certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, S2144 
        [28MR]
      ------prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, S2197 
        [29MR]
      ------reinstate Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
        Gas Leasing Program, S1505-S1507, S1523, S1526 [8MR]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------require the offshore oil and gas leasing program to have a 
        domestic strategic production goal, S2141 [28MR]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development, S2145 [28MR]
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]
      Domestic policy: increase domestic production of oil and gas, 
        S2215 [29MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S3959 [12JN], 
        S5100 [18JY]
      ------promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Electric power: impact of global warming on increasing national 
        and global electrical needs, S6306 [13SE]
      ------infrastructure funding, S4843-S4845 [11JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      EPA: delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control 
        technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S856-S858 [16FE], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945, S3952-S3954 
        [12JN], S4164-S4166, S4173, S4185 [14JN], S4231-S4233 [18JN], 
        S4265, S4283-S4293 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4314-S4334 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4236 [18JN], S4283 [19JN]
      ------establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for 
        the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (S. 3428), S5306 [24JY], S5967 [2AU], 
        S6326 [13SE]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S331 [6FE], S1508-S1511, S1513, 
        S1514, S1523, S1528 [8MR], S1573 [12MR]
      Eximbank: prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, S341 [6FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require use of existing 
        environmental review documents to expedite oil and gas 
        permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (S. 2374), S2826 [26AP]
      FERC: remove authority to collect land use fees for land that 
        has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation (S. 3265), S3732 [5JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      Ganter, J. Carl: Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award 
        recipient, S4816 [10JY]
      Government regulations: establish commission to analyze and 
        report on cumulative impacts of certain EPA rules and actions 
        on gasoline and diesel fuel prices, S2125 [28MR]
      ------impact on the energy sector, S3697 [5JN], S4333 [20JN]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (S. 2264), S2250 [29MR]
      Healy (vessel): tribute to Coast Guard icebreaker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), S6007 [2AU]
      Hydroelectric power: encourage research and development of 
        hydropower technologies, S3126 [14MY]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (S. 
        2058), S2040 [27MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3253, S3254, S3256-S3258 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S3659 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], S6417 [19SE], S6577-S6583, S6601, 
        S6602 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S6606 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 
        [21MY]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (S. 2101), 
        S2346 [17AP], S3253 [17MY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S57-S59 [24JA], S4193, 
        S4196 [14JN]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), S1814 [19MR], S1817, S1837 [20MR], S2055, 
        S2061, S2070, S2071 [27MR], S2116, S2120-S2131, S2134-S2148, 
        S2154-S2157 [28MR], S2187-S2190, S2192-S2202, S2207, S2216 
        [29MR], S2521 [19AP]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1984 [22MR], S2009, 
        S2010, S2018, S2023-S2028 [26MR], S2039, S2045-S2052 [27MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR], 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      ------energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], S1064 [28FE], 
        S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707-S1709 [15MR], 
        S2059-S2062, S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2128, S2134, S2154-S2157 
        [28MR], S2192-S2197, S2216 [29MR], S3952-S3954 [12JN], S4185 
        [14JN], S4659 [27JN], S4879 [11JY], S5721 [31JY], S6307 [13SE]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------facilitate planning, construction, and operation of a 
        secure national clean energy grid, S5839 [1AU]
      Natural gas: price levels, S1438-S1440 [7MR]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to East Bay Municipal Utility District for 
        renewable energy project, S2236 [29MR]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      ------evaluation of administration, S402 [9FE], S2298 [16AP], 
        S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 [9MY], S3052 [10MY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S2560 [23AP], S3390 
        [22MY]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1064, S1068-S1072 [28FE], 
        S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1182, S1187 [1MR], S1381 [5MR], S1403-
        S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436 [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1642 [14MR], 
        S1836 [20MR], S2023-S2026 [26MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, S2460 
        [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665, S2676-S2679 [25AP], S2948-S2950 
        [8MY], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945 [12JN], S4288, S4293 
        [19JN], S6480, S6481 [20SE]
      Petroleum: decrease dependence on oil from foreign sources 
        hostile to U.S. interests and recognize employment impact of 
        increased access to Canadian energy resources, S367 [7FE]
      ------dependence on foreign sources, S1707-S1709 [15MR]
      ------economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 [27FE], 
        S1182 [1MR]
      ------gasoline price levels, S810 [16FE], S1064, S1068-S1072 
        [28FE], S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1174, S1181-S1183, S1187 [1MR], 
        S1381 [5MR], S1403-S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436, S1438-S1440 
        [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1662 [14MR], S2023, S2026 [26MR], S2046, 
        S2050, S2059-S2062, S2070 [27MR], S2116, S2132-S2135, S2137, 
        S2141 [28MR], S2192, S2193, S2215 [29MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, 
        S2460 [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665 [25AP], S5130 [18JY]
      ------impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 
        [19MR], S2018-S2020 [26MR], S2134, S2140 [28MR], S2217 [29MR]
      ------make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S1142 
        [29FE]
      ------promote diligent development of Federal oil and gas 
        leases, S2216, S2217 [29MR]
      Public lands: increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, 
        S1708 [15MR], S2071-S2076 [27MR], S2123 [28MR]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
      Renda (vessel): tribute to Russian flagged tanker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Saudi Arabia: increase oil output to offset decrease in Iranian 
        oil exports due to sanctions, S1662 [14MR]
      SEC: issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral 
        companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial 
        development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3657 [24MY]
      ------legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S1642 [14MR]
      South Dakota: anniversary of Oahe Dam construction, S5482 [26JY]
      States: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]
      ------drawing down, S1182 [1MR]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      Taxation: adjust gasoline tax rates with inflation, S1448-S1450 
        [7MR], S4690 [28JN]
      ------deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing duties 
        in the determination of the basis of any energy tax credit 
        property (S. 3610), S6629 [21SE]
      ------encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, 
        S1561-S1564 [12MR], S1591, S1600 [13MR]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 
        [14MR]
      ------extend certain renewable fuel tax incentives, S487-S489 
        [9FE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (S. 2201), S1737 [15MR], S3934 [12JN], 
        S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4254 [19JN]
      ------extend production tax credit for nuclear power, S2130 
        [28MR]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S668, S674-
        S679 [15FE], S831, S832 [16FE], S1452 [7MR], S2129 [28MR], 
        S3934 [12JN], S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4165 [14JN], S4254 [19JN], 
        S4380 [21JN], S4795-S4798 [10JY], S4841 [11JY], S4921 [12JY], 
        S5055, S5056 [17JY], S5098 [18JY], S5176 [19JY], S5421 [26JY], 
        S5712, S5721 [31JY], S5809, S5810 [1AU], S5924, S5925 [2AU], 
        S6078, S6101 [11SE], S6244 [12SE], S6292 [13SE], S6399 [19SE], 
        S6530 [20SE]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (S. 3275), S3841 [7JN]
      ------extend renewable energy production tax credit, S674-S678 
        [15FE]
      ------extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 
        [12MR], S1599 [13MR]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, S675 
        [15FE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, S1599 [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (S. 2064), S327 [2FE], S329 [6FE]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, S1534 [8MR], S1592, S1604 [13MR]
      ------empower States with authority for most taxing and spending 
        for highway and mass transit programs, S1594, S1595 [13MR]
      ------modify gas tax apportionment formula to ensure that the 
        percentage of funds received by a State is the same as the 
        percentage of total gas taxes paid by the State, S1535 [8MR], 
        S1601 [13MR]
      U.N.: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change endangerment 
        findings relative to impact of economy-wide global warming 
        pollution emission cap and trade program, S5856 [1AU]
      Upright Frameworks (business): tribute to assistance provided to 
        reduce home heating costs, S3232 [16MY]
  Reports
      Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Executive Office of the 
        President (excerpt), S4293 [19JN]
      Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by 
        Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions: Marcus Henn, New 
        England Fuel Institute, H5254-H5258 [25JY]
      Report to Congress--Rare Earth Materials in Defense 
        Applications: Frank Kendall III, Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 
        H4838 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      American Taxpayer and Western Power Administration Customer 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2915) (H. Rept. 112-431), H1844 [16AP]
      Battery Recharging Stations Establishment for Privately Owned 
        Vehicles in House of Representatives Parking Areas at No Net 
        Cost to Federal Government: Committee on House Administration 
        (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 112-625), H5326 [26JY]
      BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112-371), H77 [18JA]
      Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 499) (S. Rept. 112-
        110), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 460) (H. 
        Rept. 112-503), H3265 [30MY]
      Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority 
        To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation 
        Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 897) (H. Rept. 112-429), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3409) (H. Rept. 112-670), H5999 [13SE]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 2842, Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit 
        Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 570) (H. Rept. 112-408), H1152 [5MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale 
        the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
        Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 
        [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical 
        Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        726) (H. Rept. 112-590), H4774 [10JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112-540), 
        H3806 [19JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Energy Administrative Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1160) (S. Rept. 112-
        147), S388 [7FE]
      Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, 
        Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and 
        Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112-601), H4906 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas 
        Pipeline Transportation Utility Systems in Denali National 
        Park and Preserve Nonwilderness Areas: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 302) (S. Rept. 112-107), S41 
        [23JA]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112-462), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 
        112-164), S2819 [26AP]
      Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3410) (H. Rept. 112-395), H696 
        [13FE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Gasoline Regulations Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 4471) (H. Rept. 112-519), H3577 [6JN]
      Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1142) (S. Rept. 112-145), 
        S388 [7FE]
      Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112-146), S388 
        [7FE]
      Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 112-152), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
      Issue Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines in Glacier 
        National Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        4606) (H. Rept. 112-627), H5326 [26JY]
      Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112-129), S42 
        [23JA]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 
        112-583), H4684 [9JY]
      Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 112-692), H6314 [23OC]
      New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 112-373), H113 
        [23JA]
      No More Solyndras Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 6213) (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 [10SE]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 
        112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 112-531), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Require Congressional Approval of Agreements for Peaceful 
        Nuclear Cooperation With Foreign Countries: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1280) (H. Rept. 112-507), H3265 
        [30MY]
      Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act: 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4273) (H. Rept. 
        112-586), H4684 [9JY]
      South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 461) (S. Rept. 112-130), 
        S42 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        500) (S. Rept. 112-111), S41 [23JA]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 112-520), H3698 [8JN]
      Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) (H. Rept. 112-528), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Strengthen Multilateral Sanctions Regime Against Iran and Expand 
        Sanctions Relative to Energy Sector, Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Proliferation, and Human Rights Abuses: Committee 
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2101), 
        S567 [13FE]
      10 Million Solar Roofs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1108) (S. Rept. 112-144), S388 [7FE]
      Ute Indian Tribe and Utah State Institutional Trust Land 
        Administration Land Exchange: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4027) (H. Rept. 112-509), H3362 [31MY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 
        S4292 [19JN]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]
  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power: Doug Fredrickson, Blattner 
        Energy, Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Mark Ahlstrom, WindLogics Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Shanelle Montan, enXco, Inc., E1208 [9JY]
      ------Tim Maag, M.A. Mortenson Co., E1209 [9JY]
  Tables
      Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3348-
        H3351 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment 
        in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and 
        Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 568, express importance of preventing acquisition of 
        Iranian nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, 
        H2687 [15MY]
      H. Res. 570, consideration of H.R. 2842, Bureau of Reclamation 
        Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act, H1173 
        [6MR]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5325, energy and water 
        development appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and 
        Jobs Act, H3814 [20JN]
      H. Res. 726, consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and 
        Critical Minerals Production Act, H4791 [11JY]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act 
        and allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5934 [13SE]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment 
        and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, H6165 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 1402, battery recharging stations establishment for 
        privately owned vehicles in House of Representatives parking 
        areas at no net cost to Federal Government, H5650 [2AU]
      H.R. 2606, New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act, 
        H481 [6FE]
      H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next 
        Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security 
        (PIONEERS) Act, H761-H767 [15FE]
      H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act, H6204-H6211 [20SE]
      H.R. 4027, Ute Indian Tribe and the Utah State Institutional 
        Trust Land Administration land exchange, H3712 [18JN]
      H.R. 4273, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability 
        Conflicts Act, H5602 [1AU]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, H3890-H3895 [20JN]
      H.R. 4850, Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act, S6661-S6664 
        [21SE], H3984 [26JN]
      H.R. 5625, Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act, H3985 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 5892, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4666-H4668 
        [9JY]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      S. 739, battery recharging stations establishment for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, H5649 [2AU]
      S. 739, establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, S3657 [24MY]
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]
      S. 2225, Dept. of Agriculture Rural Energy for America Program 
        reauthorization and improvement, S2003 [22MR]
      S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands 
        Act, S2167 [28MR]
      S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, S2826-S2828 [26AP]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. 3265, remove FERC authority to collect land use fees for land 
        that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation, S3732 [5JN]
      S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act, S3842 [7JN]
      S. 3428, Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act, S5307 [24JY]
      S. 3459, Dept. of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act, 
        S5734 [31JY]
      S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act, S5874-S5880 [1AU]
      S. Con. Res. 47, respect sovereignty of Cyprus and urge Turkey 
        to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with 
        energy resources, S3784 [6JN]
      S. Res. 380, express importance of preventing Iran acquisition 
        of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, S859 
        [16FE]
      S. Res. 406, Alliance To Save Energy anniversary, S2033 [26MR], 
        S2517 [18AP]
      S. Res. 454, tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting of 
        Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S., S3089 [10MY]
      S.J. Res. 41, express importance of preventing Iranian 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue 
        economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation 
        agreement, S6602 [21SE]




POWERS, ADRIENNE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S33 [23JA]




POWERS, FRANCIS G.

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: Silver Star recipient, E1092 [20JN]




POWERS, KRISTIN

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




POWERS, PHYLLIS M.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S613 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




POWERS COUNTY, CO

  Remarks in House
      Lamar Community College: anniversary, E1663 [28SE]




P'POOL, ZACHARY M.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E568 [18AP]




PRADO, ANGELICA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E463 [28MR]




PRAEUNER, SHAWNA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5479 [26JY]




PRAIRIE COUNTY, AR

  Articles and editorials
      Newspaper Celebrates 25 Years, E509 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Jacksonville (AR) Arkansas Leader: anniversary, E508 [29MR]




PRATHER, GERALD L.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Del Rio, TX, Person of the Decade Award recipient, 
        E1467 [10SE]




PRAYERS

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3084 [10MY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 
        2070), H131, H132 [24JA], E71 [25JA]
      National Day of Prayer: observance, H2146 [26AP], H2253 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 3078), 
        S3747-S3749 [6JN]
      Obama, President: address made at the congressional National 
        Prayer Breakfast, S316 [2FE]
  Reports filed
      World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 112-368), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2070, World War II Memorial Prayer Act, H131 [24JA]
  Transcripts
      National Prayer Breakfast, S1922-S1928 [21MR]




PRECIOUS METALS

  Bills and resolutions
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5870 [1AU] 
        (see H.R. 6250, 6252), H5628 (see H.R. 6267), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (see H.R. 6287), H5704 
        [2AU] (see H.R. 6359), H5727 [7AU]
  Remarks in House
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (S. 3471), H5686 [2AU]




PREMIO INTERNATZIONALE SOLIDARIETA ALPINA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Aguilar, Dan: Premio Internazionale Solidarieta Alpina 
        (organization) Silver Plaque International Alpine Solidarity 
        Award recipient, E897 [30MY]




PRENATAL NONDISCRIMINATION ACT (PRENDA)

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3541), H3180-H3191 [30MY], H3272, H3274, H3279, 
        H3280 [31MY], H3691 [8JN], E916, E919, E920, E921, E922, E924, 
        E935, E943 [31MY], E945, E946 [1JN], E972 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3541) (H. 
        Rept. 112-496), H3176 [29MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3541, provisions, H3180-H3182 [30MY]




PRENTICE, MARGARITA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1196 [29JN]




PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE FOUNDATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Disasters: establish to assist the Government in providing 
        disaster assistance (see S. 2202), S1734 [15MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Disasters: establish to assist the Government in providing 
        disaster assistance (S. 2202), S1737 [15MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2202, Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act, S1738-S1740 
        [15MR]




PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE FOUNDATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2202), S1734 [15MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2202), S1737 [15MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2202, provisions, S1738-S1740 [15MR]




PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]




PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABELING PROMOTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4087), H950 [24FE]




PRESERVE OUR LARGE ARCTIC RESPONSE CAPABILITY (POLAR-C) ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1620), S112 [26JA]




PRESERVE THE WATERS OF THE U.S. ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2245), S2166 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2245), S3032 [9MY], S4168 [14JN]




PRESERVING ACCESS TO CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREA 
    ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4094), H1016 [28FE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4094) 
        (H. Rept. 112-526), H3706 [15JN]




PRESERVING ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING MEDICATIONS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2245), H3863 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 296), S106-S108 [26JA]




PRESERVING ACCESS TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3849), H218 [31JA]




PRESERVING AMERICAN HOMEOWNERSHIP ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2093), S494 [9FE]




PRESERVING AMERICA'S FAMILY FARMS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]
  Letters
      Provisions: several agricultural organizations, H5166 [24JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4157), H5162, H5167 [24JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4157, provisions, H5162 [24JY]




PRESERVING CONSUMERS' MORTGAGE ORIGINATION CHOICES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4163), H1272 [7MR]




PRESERVING RURAL RESOURCES ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 [20SE]




PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PROPOSED 2012-2017 OFFSHORE DRILLING LEASE SALE PLAN 
    ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6168), H5200 [24JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 
        [25JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6168, provisions, H5212 [25JY]




PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Barack Obama)

  Addresses
      State of the Union, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 [24JA]
  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 
        [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779 [29JN]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3047, S3048 
        [9MY]
  Analyses
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Committee to notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Buffett Tax Divides Americans, but Solves Nothing, S2289 [16AP]
      Case for Confirming District Court Judges, S6521 [20SE]
      Dems Wait by Phone for Obama, S3390 [22MY]
      Drill Baby Drill, Redux--Republicans' Tired Remedy for Rising 
        Gas Prices Won't Fix Anything, S1404 [6MR]
      History of the Expansion of Presidential Power, E814 [16MY]
      Measuring the Impact of Regulation--The Rule of More--Rule-
        Making Is Being Made To Look More Beneficial Under Barack 
        Obama, H5236 [25JY]
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]
      Obama Issues Veto Threat on Bush Tax Cuts, S3747 [6JN]
      Real Referendum, E1682 [5OC]
      Strassel--Axelrod's Obamacare Dollars, S4442, S4446 [25JN]
      Strategic Stability in Today's Nuclear World, S2810 [26AP]
      What's Behind Roberts' Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY] (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]
      Congress: joint session for Presidential address (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), H78 [18JA]
      ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 512), H26 [17JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: revoke requirement on use of 
        privately owned communications resources in Executive order on 
        assignment of national security and emergency preparedness 
        communications function (see H.R. 6340), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 
        6168), H5200 [24JY]
      ------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil 
        and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development 
        (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]
      House of Representatives: notify the Senate that a quorum has 
        assembled (see H. Res. 513), H26 [17JA]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      Law enforcement: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA] (see 
        H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 515), H25 [17JA]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Syria: express the President should request authorization before 
        sending in U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 770), H5707 [2AU]
      ------require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (see S. 2224), S2001 
        [22MR]
  Letters
      Characterization of President Obama's remarks concerning small 
        business: William H. Robbins, Earth Analytical Service, Inc., 
        S5179 [19JY]
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
      Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain 
        long-term resident alien students: several Representatives, 
        H5015 [19JY]
  Lists
      Bills enacted into public law, 112th Cong., 1st sess., D213-D221 
        [7MR]
  Memorandums
      Certain Questions Related to Pro Forma Sessions of the Senate: 
        Christopher M. Davis, Congressional Research Service, S5954-
        S5956 [2AU]
      Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and 
        Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House), S4443, S4444 [25JN]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Burma, S4890 [11JY], H4810 [11JY]
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Yemen, S3233 [16MY], H2782 [16MY]
      Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian 
        Financial Institutions, S348 [6FE], H479 [6FE]
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013, S564-S567 
        [13FE], H702-H705 [14FE]
      Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of 
        Securities Held With an Intermediary, S3293 [17MY]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S3293 
        [17MY]
      Economic Report, S906 [17FE], H938 [17FE]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Designation for South Sudan, S2030 [26MR], H1548 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Argentina, S2030 [26MR], H1548 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Gibraltar and the Turks and Caicos Islands, 
        S4770 [29JN], H4652 [29JN]
      Generalized System of Preferences Least-Developed Beneficiary 
        Developing Country Designation for Senegal, H4652 [29JN]
      National Defense Authorization Act Section 1022 Implementation 
        Procedures Relative to Detainee Military Custody Requirements, 
        S1087 [28FE], H1008 [28FE]
      National Drug Control Strategy, S2543 [19AP], H2028 [19AP]
      National Emergency Relative to Burma, S3277 [17MY], H2826 [17MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Cote D'Ivoire, S347 [6FE], H464 
        [3FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to Iran, S5730 [31JY], H5439 [31JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 
        Commit, or Support Terrorism, S6105 [11SE], H5779 [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to Significant Transnational 
        Criminal Organizations, S5132 [18JY], H4920 [18JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Somalia, S5256 [23JY], H5082 
        [23JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Syria, S3040 [9MY], H2460 [9MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011, S6105 [11SE], H5779 [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to the Former Liberian Regime of 
        Charles Taylor, S5084 [17JY], H4872 [17JY]
      National Emergency Relative to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation 
        Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material 
        in Russia, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to the Stabilization of Iraq, S3326 
        [21MY], H3149 [18MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions, S5302 [24JY], H5141 [24JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe, S1373 [2MR], H1139 
        [5MR]
      Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative 
        Assistance in Tax Matters, S3292 [17MY]
      Statutory Debt Limit, S37 [23JA], H7 [13JA]
      Tax Convention With Chile, S3293 [17MY]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), S83 [26JA]
  Press releases
      President's Budget Presents Dangerous, Costly Setback to Obesity 
        Epidemic, Campaign Warns: Campaign To End Obesity Action Fund 
        (organization), S841 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Adler, Andrew: condemn comments relative to assassination of 
        President Obama, H94 [23JA]
      Administration: evaluation, H699 [14FE], H1025 [29FE], H1104 
        [1MR], H1921 [18AP], H3399-H3402 [1JN], H3918 [21JN], H4073 
        [27JN], H5335 [31JY], H5985-H5988 [13SE], H6003, H6051-H6054 
        [14SE], H6235, H6265-H6271 [21SE]
      Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with 
        timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates 
        on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to 
        the Government of Afghanistan (H.R. 1735), E895 [30MY]
      Armed Forces: proposed troop reductions, H200 [31JA], H227 
        [1FE], H471 [3FE], H1103 [1MR]
      ------withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H1527 [22MR]
      Automobile industry: economic policies relative to stability of 
        domestic automobile manufacturers, H1547 [26MR]
      Aviation: evaluation of policies relative to general aviation 
        industry, H734 [15FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H39, H47, H48 [18JA], H120 [24JA], 
        H700, H702, H712, H715-H723 [14FE], H737, H738, H739 [15FE], 
        H806, H816, H817, H818 [16FE], H1295 [8MR], H3157-H3160 
        [18MY], H5691 [2AU], H6051-H6054 [14SE]
      ------comparison between congressional and Obama administration 
        proposals, H5757 [10SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4855 [12JY], H4918, H4920-H4926 [18JY], H5024 [19JY], H5208 
        [25JY], H5959 [13SE], H6160 [20SE]
      ------sequestration, H5758 [10SE], H6235 [21SE]
      Business and industry: consolidation of certain Government 
        ecomonic development entities into a single entity designed to 
        support business and industry, H42 [18JA]
      Clinton Global Initiative: tribute to address on human 
        trafficking, E1662 [28SE]
      Colleges and universities: affordability, H1435 [21MR]
      ------Obama administration proposals to make higher education 
        more affordable, H1138 [5MR]
      Congress: joint session for Presidential address (H. Con. Res. 
        96), H54 [18JA]
      ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 
        512), H10 [17JA]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H5210, H5211, 
        H5212 [25JY]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        E901 [30MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 
        6168), H5167 [24JY], H5212-H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167-
        H5183 [24JY], H5213-H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 
        [25JY], E1441 [3AU]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration 
        (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461, H470 
        [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H1237 [7MR], H1462 [21MR], 
        H4912 [18JY], H5856 [11SE]
      ------evaluation of policies, H39, H70-H73 [18JA], H121 [24JA], 
        H390, H397, H398 [2FE], H445, H470 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H896 
        [16FE], H905, H939-H942 [17FE], H1147 [5MR], H1294-H1297 
        [8MR], H1461 [21MR], H1649 [28MR], H2041 [24AP], H2198-H2200 
        [26AP], H2315 [7MY], H3407 [5JN], H3664 [8JN], H3709 [18JN], 
        H4677 [9JY], H4778 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H4913, H4914, H4915, 
        H4917 [18JY], H5634 [2AU], H5755, H5758, H5760 [10SE], H5852 
        [11SE], H6074 [19SE], E1030 [8JN]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H207-H213 [31JA], H629 
        [8FE], H1295 [8MR], H1651 [28MR], H4641-H4643 [29JN]
      ------importance of job creation, H48 [18JA], H5774 [11SE]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, H191 [31JA], H444 [3FE], 
        H1276 [8MR]
      Education: reduce the costs of higher education, H523 [7FE]
      Executive Office of the President: expansion of executive power, 
        E814 [16MY]
      Financial institutions: provide home loan modifications to 
        eligible homeowners and assist homeowners and prospective 
        homeowners with foreclosure prevention programs and 
        information on loan modifications, H701 [14FE]
      Flores, Sol: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1278 [18JY]
      Foreign policy: evaluation of Middle East policies, H1145 [5MR], 
        H1299 [8MR]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H930-H934 [17FE], H1123 [1MR], H1539 [22MR], H4678-H4681 
        [9JY], H5873 [12SE], H6054-H6058 [14SE], H6267 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H2310-H2314 
        [7MY], H5987 [13SE]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      ------characterization of remarks on number of individuals on 
        food stamps due to economic policies of the Obama 
        administration, H580 [8FE]
      ------characterization of remarks relative to number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]
      Hamann, Paul: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1243 [12JY]
      House of Representatives: notify the Senate that a quorum has 
        assembled (H. Res. 513), H10 [17JA]
      ------prohibit sine die adjournment unless the President signs 
        H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation 
        Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act as 
        an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, H3709, H3710 
        [18JN], H3737, H3738, H3742, H3749 [19JN], H3812 [20JN], 
        H3966-H3970 [21JN], H3984 [26JN], H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY], 
        E1061 [18JN]
      Islamic organizations: evaluation of administration relative to 
        influence, H5196-H5198 [24JY], H5323-H5325 [26JY]
      Israel: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1139 [5MR], H1220 [7MR], H2074 [25AP], H2201 [26AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2481-H2492 [9MY], E763 [10MY], E779 [11MY], E787 [15MY], E810 
        [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4884-H4888 [17JY]
      ------U.S. policy, H3395-H3398 [1JN], H4825 [11JY]
      Law enforcement: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380 
        [2FE]
      ------appoint special counsel to investigate operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 
        532), H382 [2FE]
      Monroeville, AL: tribute to Monroeville Junior High robotics 
        team, E218 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      Pipelines: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        H5929 [13SE]
      Power resources: evaluation of energy policies, H752 [15FE], 
        H1026, H1027, H1028, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], 
        H1156, H1163 [6MR], H1211, H1221, H1222, H1264 [7MR], H1291, 
        H1298 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H1399 [20MR], H1525 [22MR], H1559 
        [26MR], H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1645 [28MR], H1857, H1858, H1912 
        [17AP], H1969 [18AP], H2056-H2062 [24AP], H3179 [30MY], H3815, 
        H3818, H3819 [20JN], H5140 [24JY], H6265 [21SE]
      ------national energy policy, H215 [31JA], H2796-H2800 [16MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H519 [7FE], H677-H680 
        [9FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H37, H45, H54, H69 
        [18JA], E47, E48 [19JA], E69 [25JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H46-H53 [18JA]
      Religion: remarks at National Prayer Breakfast stating policies 
        are grounded in Christian faith, H464 [3FE]
      Roberts, Jason: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1435 [3AU]
      Small business: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, H4917, H4919 [18JY], H5013, H5020, H5025 [19JY], 
        H5645-H5647 [2AU], H5871 [12SE]
      State of the Union Message, H162, H163, H170 [25JA], H386 [2FE], 
        H588 [8FE]
      Strader, Greg: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E138 [3FE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      Syria: Presidential authority under the War Powers Resolution as 
        it pertains to the authorization of military operations, H1293 
        [8MR]
      Taxation: evaluation of policies relative to tax code, H2254-
        H2256 [27AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5855 [11SE]
      Unemployment: rates, H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN]
      War: Presidential authority under the Constitution as it 
        pertains to the authorization of drone strikes, H3278 [31MY]
      Williams-Skinner, Barbara: Presidential Champion of Change award 
        recipient, E1060 [18JN]
      Women: tribute to Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, E930 
        [31MY]
      Wong, Bernie: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E488 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Administration: evaluation, S315 [2FE], S402 [9FE], S880-S882 
        [17FE], S2298 [16AP], S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 [9MY], S3052 
        [10MY], S3460 [23MY], S4314 [20JN], S4986-S4988 [16JY], S5052-
        S5054, S5074, S5076-S5081 [17JY]
      ------evaluation relative to constitutional role of Congress and 
        separation of powers, S95-S97 [26JA], S149-S151 [30JA], S286 
        [2FE]
      Armed Forces: proposed troop reductions, S3266 [17MY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S31-S33 [23JA], S57-S59, S60, S63-
        S66 [24JA], S546-S554 [13FE], S586-S593, S599-S603 [14FE], 
        S663, S664, S682-S685 [15FE], S810, S814, S822, S824-S826 
        [16FE], S882 [17FE], S2530-S2532 [19AP], S3113-S3116 [14MY], 
        S3143-S3146 [15MY], S3222 [16MY], S6478 [20SE], S6593-S6595 
        [21SE]
      ------comparison between congressional and Obama administration 
        proposals, S6093-S6095 [11SE]
      ------deficit, S882 [17FE]
      ------require detailed reports to Congress on impact of defense 
        and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386-S4388 [21JN]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5117, S5119 [18JY], S5173, S5174, S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], 
        S5413 [25JY], S6293, S6296 [13SE], S6412 [19SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (S. 3228), S3740 
        [6JN]
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3717-S3720 [5JN], 
        S3946 [12JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of 
        report entitled ``Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report 
        on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
      Committee to escort President Obama into the House chamber: 
        authority to appoint, S56 [24JA]
      Congress: address made at the congressional National Prayer 
        Breakfast, S316 [2FE]
      ------joint session for Presidential address, S78 [24JA]
      ------joint session for Presidential address (H. Con. Res. 96), 
        S48 [23JA]
      Cordray, Richard: recess appointment to be FRS Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau Director, S151 [30JA], S418 [9FE]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA], S6025 
        [10SE]
      ------tribute to speeches at Democratic National Convention, 
        S6023 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: national missile defense system funding, S6085 
        [11SE]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]
      ------Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion on authority of 
        President Obama to make recess appointments, S149 [30JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], S5631 [30JY]
      Ecology and environment: evaluation of environmental and climate 
        policies, S6307 [13SE]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S404 [9FE], 
        S4111 [13JN], S5448 [26JY], S6590-S6592 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of policies, S52, S53, S56, S61 [24JA], S140 
        [30JA], S177, S180 [31JA], S550 [13FE], S898 [17FE], S1036 
        [27FE], S1450 [7MR], S1567 [12MR], S2560 [23AP], S3298-S3300 
        [21MY], S3390, S3392 [22MY], S3671 [4JN], S3746 [6JN], S3931, 
        S3932 [12JN], S4110-S4114 [13JN], S4189-S4192 [14JN], S4224 
        [18JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4794 [10JY], S4922, S4939 [12JY], 
        S5101 [18JY], S5170, S5184 [19JY], S5241-S5243 [23JY], S5281, 
        S5284 [24JY], S5693 [31JY], S5808, S5829 [1AU], S5902 [2AU], 
        S6308, S6322 [13SE], S6411-S6413 [19SE], S6476-S6482, S6509 
        [20SE], S6592-S6595 [21SE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, S2676-S2679 [25AP], 
        S2948-S2950 [8MY], S4922 [12JY]
      Education: reduce higher education costs, S396-S398 [9FE]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S823 [16FE]
      Foreign policy: evaluation of Middle East policies, S1414-S1416 
        [6MR], S5931 [2AU]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        S6480 [20SE]
      Foreign trade: formation of foreign trade laws enforcement 
        panel, S561 [13FE]
      Government: increase transparency, S881 [17FE], S1706 [15MR]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, S4223, S4233 
        [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4604 [26JN], S4813 [10JY], S5064 [17JY]
      ------reform, S6570 [21SE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779, S4780 [29JN]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit food aid unless 
        the President issues a national interest waiver, S4338 [20JN]
      Motor vehicles: importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], 
        S824 [16FE], S3419 [22MY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S4649, S4653-S4658 
        [27JN], S4870-S4872 [11JY], S5107 [18JY], S5652-S5654 [30JY], 
        S5806, S5826-S5828 [1AU], S6029-S6032 [10SE], S6492, S6505-
        S6507 [20SE]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        S1769-S1773 [19MR]
      Pipelines: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6393, S6395, S6421 [19SE], S6497 [20SE], S6590 [21SE]
      Power resources: evaluation of energy policies, S1064, S1068-
        S1072 [28FE], S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1182, S1187 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403-S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436 [7MR], S1502 [8MR], 
        S1642 [14MR], S1836 [20MR], S2023-S2026 [26MR], S2346 [17AP], 
        S2456, S2460 [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665, S2676-S2679 [25AP], 
        S2948-S2950 [8MY], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945 [12JN], 
        S4288, S4293 [19JN], S6480, S6481 [20SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], S87-S89, S111, S113 [26JA], 
        S139, S149 [30JA], S179 [31JA], S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 
        [16FE], S1640 [14MR], S4439 [25JN]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days, S5954 [2AU]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, 
        S2273 [29MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, 
        S83, S89-S95 [26JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S77 [24JA]
      Public welfare programs: Executive order to reform Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, S4995 
        [16JY]
      Russia: assessment of comments relative to missile defense made 
        to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, S2223 [29MR]
      Small business: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, S5178 [19JY], S5344 [25JY]
      State of the Union Message, S31-S33 [23JA], S82 [26JA]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]
      ------drawing down, S1182 [1MR]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3048 [9MY]
      Taxation: evaluation of policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], 
        S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      ------rates, S823 [16FE], S4939 [12JY]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
      Unemployment: rates, S823 [16FE], S6508 [20SE]
  Reports
      Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President 
        Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses: Barry J. 
        McMillion, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), S3772 
        [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112-615), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 98, Disapprove the President's 
        Exercise of Authority To Increase the Debt Limit: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 112-365), H25 [17JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of 
        President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore 
        Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. 
        Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Presidential Requirement To Report to Congress on All Known 
        Syrian Opposition Groups and the Number and Security of 
        Weapons Used by the Regime and Opposition Forces: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2224), S2819 [26AP]
      Sequestration Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget (House) 
        (H.R. 5872) (H. Rept. 112-577), H4683 [9JY]
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 
        [27JN]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 96, joint session of Congress for Presidential 
        address, H54 [18JA]
      H. Res. 512, notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
      H. Res. 513, notify the Senate that a quorum of the House has 
        assembled, H10 [17JA]
      H. Res. 515, consideration of H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the 
        President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, 
        H46 [18JA]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, H54 [18JA]
      H.R. 4133, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H2481 
        [9MY]
      H.R. 5872, Sequestration Transparency Act, H4920 [18JY]
      H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's 
        Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, 
        H5174 [24JY]
      H.R. 6168, President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore 
        Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]
      S. 2165, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H4884 
        [17JY]
      S.J. Res. 34, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, S45 [23JA]




PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE

  Designated acting Presidents pro tempore
      Akaka, Senator, S1371 [2MR]
      Begich, Senator, S5 [10JA], S6691 [2OC], S6707 [30OC]
      Bennet, Senator, S5419 [26JY]
      Bingaman, Senator, S7 [13JA], S1763 [19MR], S2039 [27MR]
      Blumenthal, Senator, S13 [23JA], S175 [31JA], S329 [6FE], S361 
        [7FE], S1029 [27FE], S1375 [5MR], S1401 [6MR], S2009 [26MR], 
        S2613 [24AP], S2891 [7MY], S3107 [14MY], S3137 [15MY], S3669 
        [4JN], S3695 [5JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4783 [9JY], 
        S4793 [10JY], S5239 [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S6023 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Cardin, Senator, S3295 [21MY]
      Coons, Senator, S51 [24JA], S139 [30JA], S545 [13FE], S585 
        [14FE], S879 [17FE], S1063 [28FE], S1559 [12MR], S1583 [13MR], 
        S1817 [20MR], S2287 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2933 [8MY], S3875 
        [11JN], S3931 [12JN], S4433 [25JN], S4601 [26JN], S4731 
        [29JN], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY], S5691 [31JY], S6021 [3AU], 
        S6391 [17SE], S6687 [25SE], S6699 [16OC]
      Durbin, Senator, S233 [1FE]
      Franken, Senator, S3663 [25MY]
      Gillibrand, Senator, S9 [17JA], S661 [15FE], S1099 [29FE], S1433 
        [7MR], S1639 [14MR], S1873 [21MR], S2115 [28MR], S2455 [18AP], 
        S2663 [25AP], S2989 [9MY], S3181 [16MY], S3459 [23MY], S3739 
        [6JN], S4109 [13JN], S4313 [20JN], S4645 [27JN], S4835 [11JY], 
        S5093 [18JY], S5321 [25JY], S5805 [1AU], S6241 [12SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
      Leahy, Senator, S3665 [29MY]
      Levin, Senator, S11 [20JA], S1025 [21FE], S2559 [23AP], S3667 
        [31MY]
      Liebeman, Senator, S6697 [12OC]
      Mikulski, Senator, S6709 [2NO]
      Reid, Senator, S6711 [6NO]
      Rockefeller, Senator, S6693 [5OC], S6703 [23OC], S6705 [26OC]
      Shaheen, Senator, S3389 [22MY]
      Udall, Senator Tom, S81 [26JA], S283 [2FE], S395 [9FE], S805 
        [16FE], S1159 [1MR], S1495 [8MR], S1685 [15MR], S1955 [22MR], 
        S2187 [29MR], S2519 [19AP], S2745 [26AP], S3051 [10MY], S3243 
        [17MY], S3535 [24MY], S3803 [7JN], S4163 [14JN], S4379 [21JN], 
        S4689 [28JN], S4919 [12JY], S5169 [19JY], S5901 [2AU], S6289 
        [13SE], S6475 [20SE]
      Warner, Senator, S1 [3JA], S5631 [30JY], S6689 [28SE]
      Webb, Senator, S3 [6JA], S1027 [24FE], S6695 [9OC], S6701 [19OC]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR]




PRESIDENTIAL ALLOWANCE MODERNIZATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4093), H1016 [28FE]




PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT EFFICIENCY AND STREAMLINING ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Frank C. Carlucci, H5410 [31JY]
      ------Fred Thompson, H5410 [31JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 679), H5405-H5410 [31JY]
  Texts of
      S. 679, provisions, H5405-H5408 [31JY]




PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS

  Articles and editorials
      Bench With Plenty of Room, S5927 [2AU]
      Case for Confirming District Court Judges, S6521 [20SE]
      Colleagues Call Rose a Good Choice for Federal Bench, S6036 
        [10SE]
      Congress Has No Date for the Prom, S813 [16FE]
      Congress Needs To Stop Judicial Partisan Games, S2150 [28MR]
      Crisis Mode--A Fair and Constitutional Option To Beat the 
        Filibuster Game, S1076 [28FE]
      Federal Courts in Arizona Face Crushing Caseload, S1983 [22MR]
      In Pennsylvania--the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation 
        Delays, S6034 [10SE]
      Justice Delayed as Judge Nominees Wait, S1589 [13MR]
      1000 Days, S2307 [16AP]
      Reject the ``Thurmond Rule''--Senate Minority Leader Mitch 
        McConnell Invokes the Legacy of Strom Thurmond To Hold Up 
        Judicial Confirmations--It's Bad for Judges and Bad for 
        Justice, S5248 [23JY]
      Rose Picked for Federal Bench, S6035 [10SE]
      Senate Republicans To Block Vote on Oklahoma Nominee for Federal 
        Appeals Court, S5643 [30JY]
      Senate Rule Changes Come With Risk, S3250 [17MY]
      William Kayatta and the Needless Destruction of the Thurmond 
        Rule, S5248 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: disapprove appointment of certain officers or 
        employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days 
        and express that such appointments are unconstitutional (see 
        H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 
        3890), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons Director to be 
        appointed by and with advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 
        2169), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4730), H2125 [25AP]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
      Income: prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      ------specify further conditions under which payment for 
        services of a recess appointee may not be made from the 
        Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Obama, President: exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Civilian
      African Development Foundation: nominations, S1815 [19MR], S6014 
        [2AU]
      AID: nominations, S6239 [11SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR]
      Amtrak: nominations, S2283 [29MR]
      Amtrak Board of Directors: nominations, S6389 [13SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S6685 [21SE]
      Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
        Foundation: nominations, S6389 [13SE]
      Broadcasting Board of Governors: nominations, S6389 [13SE]
      Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board: nominations, 
        S6473 [19SE]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: nominations, S4218 
        [14JN]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2283, S2284 [29MR], S2889 [26AP], 
        S3660 [24MY], S4782 [29JN]
      ------nominations withdrawn, S281 [1FE]
      CPSC: nominations, S78 [24JA]
      Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: nominations, S2888 
        [26AP]
      ------nominations confirmed, S6019 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: nominations confirmed, S2889 [26AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: nominations, S6389 [13SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: nominations, S78 [24JA], S359 [6FE], S582 
        [13FE], S1815 [19MR], S6014 [2AU], S6473 [19SE], S6685 [21SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2889 [26AP], S3660 [24MY], S4429 
        [21JN], S6685 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: nominations, S79 [24JA]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2889 [26AP]
      Dept. of Energy: nominations, S78 [24JA]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR], S3660 [24MY]
      ------nominations withdrawn, S3179 [15MY]
      Dept. of HHS: nominations, S2518 [18AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security, S2284 [29MR]
      ------nominations withdrawn, S281 [1FE], S3874 [7JN]
      Dept. of HUD: nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR]
      Dept. of Justice: nominations, S328 [2FE], S359 [6FE], S1947 
        [21MR], S2283 [29MR], S3294 [17MY], S4982 [12JY], S6473 [19SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR], S4782 [29JN], S6019 
        [2AU]
      Dept. of Labor: nominations, S1021 [17FE], S6473 [19SE]
      Dept. of State: nominations, S79 [24JA], S583 [13FE], S1021 
        [17FE], S1400 [5MR], S1581 [12MR], S1815 [19MR], S2114 [27MR], 
        S2283 [29MR], S2342 [16AP], S2888 [26AP], S3106 [10MY], S3178 
        [15MY], S3293 [17MY], S3660 [24MY], S3873 [7JN], S4218 [14JN], 
        S4686 [27JN], S4916 [11JY], S5167 [18JY], S6239 [11SE], S6389 
        [13SE], S6473 [19SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR], S2889 [26AP], S3660, 
        S3661 [24MY], S4222 [14JN], S4782 [29JN], S6019 [2AU], S6685, 
        S6686 [21SE]
      ------nominations withdrawn, S2890 [26AP], S4311 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: nominations, S359 [6FE], S6019 [2AU], 
        S6685 [21SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S6685 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: nominations, S278 [1FE], S6014 [2AU], 
        S6473 [19SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284, S2285 [29MR], S6019 [2AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: nominations, S2114 [27MR], S4377 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: nominations, S79 [24JA], S3106 [10MY]
      ------nominations confirmed, S6019 [2AU]
      EEOC: nominations, S6019 [2AU]
      Election Assistance Commission: nominations withdrawn, S79 
        [24JA]
      EPA: nominations, S78 [24JA]
      Executive Office of the President: nominations, S359 [6FE], 
        S2283 [29MR]
      ------nominations confirmed, S3660 [24MY], S6019 [2AU]
      Farm Credit Administration: nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR]
      FCC: nominations, S2931 [7MY], S3873 [7JN]
      FDIC: nominations, S359 [6FE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2283, S2284 [29MR]
      Federal Maritime Commission: nominations, S582 [13FE]
      FERC: nominations, S78 [24JA], S359 [6FE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S3660 [24MY]
      Foreign Service: nominations, S328 [2FE], S583 [13FE], S1157 
        [29FE], S2518 [18AP], S2888 [26AP], S3178 [15MY], S3873 [7JN], 
        S4377 [20JN], S4982 [12JY], S6066 [10SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S1022 [17FE], S2284 [29MR], S3661 
        [24MY], S4431 [21JN], S6019 [2AU], S6686 [21SE]
      ------nominations withdrawn, S2518 [18AP], S4730 [28JN]
      FRS: nominations, S78 [24JA]
      ------nominations confirmed, S3294 [17MY]
      FTC: nominations, S6239 [11SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR]
      Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation: nominations, S2342 [16AP]
      ------nominations confirmed, S6019 [2AU]
      Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development: nominations, S5090 [17JY]
      Institute of Museum and Library Services: nominations, S1581 
        [12MR], S2518 [18AP], S5803 [31JY]
      Inter-American Foundation: nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR]
      International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: 
        nominations confirmed, S3660 [24MY]
      IRS Oversight Board: nominations withdrawn, S79 [24JA]
      ITC: nominations, S6239 [11SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S6019 [2AU]
      James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation: nominations, S6389 
        [13SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR], S3661 [24MY]
      Judiciary: nominations, S48 [23JA], S328 [2FE], S876 [16FE], 
        S1157 [29FE], S1432 [6MR], S1947 [21MR], S2742 [25AP], S2931 
        [7MY], S3135 [14MY], S3293 [17MY], S3388 [21MY], S3930 [11JN], 
        S4594 [25JN], S4982 [12JY], S6014 [2AU], S6473 [19SE], S6558 
        [20SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S49 [23JA], S544 [9FE], S804 
        [15FE], S1021 [17FE], S1062 [27FE], S1762 [15MR], S2008 
        [22MR], S2185 [28MR], S2343 [16AP], S2611 [23AP], S2889 
        [26AP], S3135 [14MY], S3388 [21MY], S3660 [24MY], S3694 [4JN], 
        S3801 [6JN], S4108 [12JN], S4251 [18JN], S4644 [26JN], S4833 
        [10JY], S5050 [16JY], S5264 [23JY], S6019 [2AU], S6074 [10SE], 
        S6685 [21SE]
      ------nominations withdrawn, S79 [24JA]
      LSC: nominations, S2185 [28MR]
      Merit Systems Protection Board: nominations confirmed, S2889 
        [26AP]
      Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: nominations, S6389 
        [13SE]
      Millennium Challenge Corp.: nominations, S6389 [13SE]
      Mississippi River Commission: nominations, S1021 [17FE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S6019 [2AU]
      Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation: nominations, 
        S2342 [16AP], S6389 [13SE]
      National Board for Education Sciences: nominations, S1815 [19MR]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2889 [26AP], S4782 [29JN]
      National Council on Disability: nominations, S3106 [10MY]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR], S4782 [29JN]
      National Credit Union Administration: nominations withdrawn, 
        S1582 [12MR]
      National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities: nominations, 
        S2283 [29MR], S2986 [8MY], S3388 [21MY], S4377 [20JN], S4730 
        [28JN], S4916 [11JY], S5413 [25JY], S6389 [13SE], S6685 [21SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR], S6019 [2AU], S6685 
        [21SE]
      National Institute of Building Sciences: nominations, S3388 
        [21MY]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2889 [26AP]
      National Mediation Board: nominations withdrawn, S2890 [26AP]
      NLRB: nominations, S583 [13FE]
      ------nominations withdrawn, S3874 [7JN]
      NOAA: nominations, S328 [2FE], S583 [13FE], S1157 [29FE], S4218 
        [14JN]
      ------nominations confirmed, S4782 [29JN], S6019 [2AU]
      ------nominations withdrawn, S79 [24JA]
      NRC: nominations, S2986 [8MY], S3660 [24MY]
      ------nominations confirmed, S4782 [29JN]
      NSF: nominations, S1581 [12MR]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2889 [26AP]
      Office of Government Ethics: nominations, S3660 [24MY]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: nominations, S278 [1FE]
      OPIC: nominations, S659 [14FE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: nominations confirmed, S2889 
        [26AP]
      Postal Service: nominations, S1581 [12MR], S2114 [27MR], S3873 
        [7JN]
      Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: nominations, S2342 
        [16AP]
      ------nominations confirmed, S6019 [2AU]
      ------nominations withdrawn, S4377 [20JN]
      Public Health Service: nominations, S583 [13FE], S2889 [26AP], 
        S3178 [15MY], S4598-S4600 [25JN], S5413-S5418 [25JY]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2008 [22MR], S3661 [24MY], S6686 
        [21SE]
      Securities Investor Protection Corp.: nominations confirmed, 
        S3660 [24MY]
      St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.: nominations, S6014 [2AU]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR]
      State Justice Institute: nominations, S3660 [24MY]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR]
      TVA: nominations, S1021 [17FE], S6684 [21SE]
      U.N.: nominations, S6019 [2AU], S6389 [13SE], S6473 [19SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S6685 [21SE]
      U.S. Institute of Peace: nominations, S6473 [19SE]
      U.S. Parole Commission: nominations confirmed, S3661 [24MY]
      U.S. Sentencing Commission: nominations, S2743 [25AP]
      U.S. Tax Court: nominations confirmed, S2284 [29MR]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Letters
      Call for female nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court 
        Justice David H. Souter: Senators Boxer and Snowe, S1109 
        [29FE]
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge: Bill L. Lee, Lewis, Feinberg, 
        Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C. (law firm), S4451 [25JN]
      ------Charles Beck and Gerald L. Chaleff, Los Angeles, CA, 
        Police Dept., S4450 [25JN]
      ------Charles D. Reynolds, S4451 [25JN]
      ------John R. Dunne, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP (law firm), 
        S4451 [25JN]
      ------Ronald E. Hampton, Blacks in Law Enforcement of America 
        (organization), S4451 [25JN]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, S4450 [25JN]
      Nomination of Heidi Shyu to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for 
        Acquisitions, Logistics, and Technology: Senator Coburn, S4361 
        [20JN]
      Nomination of Mari C. Aponte to be Ambassador to El Salvador: 
        several former El Salvador Ministers of Foreign Relations, 
        S4175 [14JN]
      Nomination of Miranda Du to be district judge: Brian K. 
        Krolicki, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, S2151 [28MR]
      ------Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada, S2150 [28MR]
      ------Robert A. Cashell, Sr., Mayor of Reno, NV, S2151 [28MR]
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge: Daniel P. 
        Collins, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (law firm), S3312 [21MY]
      ------Eugene Volokh, Unversity of California, Los Angeles School 
        of Law, S3312 [21MY]
      ------Henry Weissman, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (law firm), 
        S3313 [21MY]
      ------Jeremy B. Rosen, Horvitz & Levy LLP (law firm), S3312 
        [21MY]
      ------Jill E. Thomas, Mattel, Inc., S3311 [21MY]
      ------Sean W. Gallagher and Mark S. Ouweleen, Bartlit Beck 
        Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP (law firm), S3309 [21MY]
      ------several business general counsels, S3311 [21MY]
      ------several former Supreme Court law clerks, S3310 [21MY]
      ------several former U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 
        law clerks, S3310 [21MY]
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge: Jimmy 
        Goodman, ABA Oklahoma State Delegation, S5646 [30JY]
      Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act: Frank 
        C. Carlucci, H5410 [31JY]
      ------Fred Thompson, H5410 [31JY]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Senators 
        McConnell and Grassley, S5965 [2AU]
      ------several Senators, S1075 [28FE]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S4607 [26JN], S5643 [30JY]
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
      ------Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), 
        S3884 [11JN]
      ------Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
  Lists
      Senators who would have voted against the confirmation of Andrew 
        D. Hurwitz as circuit judge if there had been a rollcall vote, 
        S4148 [13JN]
  Memorandums
      Certain Questions Related to Pro Forma Sessions of the Senate: 
        Christopher M. Davis, Congressional Research Service, S5954-
        S5956 [2AU]
  Military
      Air Force: nominations, S48 [23JA], S224-S227 [31JA], S278 
        [1FE], S359 [6FE], S876-S878 [16FE], S1157, S1158 [29FE], 
        S1400 [5MR], S1581 [12MR], S1815 [19MR], S1947 [21MR], S2603, 
        S2604-S2611 [23AP], S2986 [8MY], S3104 [10MY], S3133 [14MY], 
        S3178 [15MY], S3873 [7JN], S4218 [14JN], S4594-S4598 [25JN], 
        S4687 [27JN], S5090 [17JY], S6014, S6015 [2AU], S6067, S6069 
        [10SE], S6389 [13SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S393 [7FE], S1021, S1022 [17FE], 
        S2038 [26MR], S2890 [26AP], S3660, S3661 [24MY], S4429, S4430 
        [21JN], S4782 [29JN], S5628, S5629 [26JY], S6019 [2AU], S6685 
        [21SE]
      ------nominations withdrawn, S3294 [17MY]
      Army: nominations, S48 [23JA], S224, S227-S229 [31JA], S278-S280 
        [1FE], S359 [6FE], S876, S878 [16FE], S1158 [29FE], S1581, 
        S1582 [12MR], S1815 [19MR], S1947-S1953 [21MR], S2603, S2611 
        [23AP], S2743 [25AP], S2986 [8MY], S3104 [10MY], S3133 [14MY], 
        S3294 [17MY], S3388 [21MY], S3660 [24MY], S3874 [7JN], S4218-
        S4220 [14JN], S4594, S4598 [25JN], S4687 [27JN], S4730 [28JN], 
        S4916 [11JY], S5090-S5092 [17JY], S6015 [2AU], S6067 [10SE], 
        S6390 [13SE]-S60723 [10SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S1021, S1022 [17FE], S2038 [26MR], 
        S2889, S2890 [26AP], S3660, S3661 [24MY], S4429, S4430 [21JN], 
        S5628, S5629 [26JY], S6685, S6686 [21SE]
      ------nominations withdrawn, S3930 [11JN]
      Coast Guard: nominations, S278 [1FE], S1581 [12MR], S1815 
        [19MR], S3135 [14MY], S3873 [7JN], S6473 [19SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S2283, S2284 [29MR], S4782 [29JN], 
        S6686 [21SE]
      Marine Corps: nominations, S224, S229-S232 [31JA], S280 [1FE], 
        S1815 [19MR], S2603 [23AP], S3133 [14MY]
      ------nominations confirmed, S1022, S1023 [17FE], S2038 [26MR], 
        S2890 [26AP], S3660, S3661 [24MY], S4430 [21JN], S5629 [26JY]
      Navy: nominations, S49 [23JA], S224, S232 [31JA], S278, S281 
        [1FE], S359 [6FE], S876 [16FE], S1158 [29FE], S1400 [5MR], 
        S1582 [12MR], S1815 [19MR], S1947, S1953 [21MR], S2604, S2611 
        [23AP], S2986 [8MY], S3105 [10MY], S3134 [14MY], S3294 [17MY], 
        S3874 [7JN], S4220-S4222 [14JN], S4916-S4918 [11JY], S6015-
        S6019 [2AU], S6072-S6074 [10SE]
      ------nominations confirmed, S1021, S1022, S1023 [17FE], S2008 
        [22MR], S2038 [26MR], S2890 [26AP], S3661 [24MY], S4429, S4430 
        [21JN], S5629 [26JY], S6685, S6686 [21SE]
  Motions
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
  Press releases
      Key Vote Alert--``No'' on the Nomination of Andrew Hurwitz: 
        Heritage Action for America (organization), S3883 [11JN]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: disapprove appointment of certain officers or 
        employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days 
        and express that such appointments are unconstitutional, H38, 
        H74-H76 [18JA], H519 [7FE], H677-H680 [9FE]
      Federal employees: require certain individuals to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust or disclose trades to the appropriate 
        congressional official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, H4787 
        [11JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084, H3085 
        [17MY]
      Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: confirmation as circuit judge, E740 [9MY]
      Senate: reduce number of executive positions subject to Senate 
        confirmation (S. 679), H5405-H5410 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1191 [1MR], 
        S1646 [14MR], S1981-S1984 [22MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1944 [21MR]
      Aponte, Mari C.: confirmation as Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4181 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, S4174-S4176, 
        S4181 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S4170 [14JN]
      Aviel, Sara M.: nomination to be International Bank for 
        Reconstruction and Development Alternate Executive Director, 
        S3652 [24MY]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4607 
        [26JN], S5246 [23JY], S5449 [26JY], S5631, S5632, S5642-S5651 
        [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine G.: nomination to be district judge, S2907-S2913 
        [7MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2809 [26AP]
      Bencivengo, Cathy A.: nomination to be district judge, S417-S420 
        [9FE], S1067 [28FE]
      Brann, Matthew W.: nomination to be district judge, S6520 [20SE]
      Brodie, Margo Kitsy: nomination to be district judge, S1039-
        S1041 [27FE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1019 [17FE]
      Committee on Armed Services (Senate): nomination lists, S907 
        [17FE]
      Committee on Finance (Senate): clarify vetting process relative 
        to request for nominee's tax returns, S6421 [19SE]
      Congress: disapprove appointment of certain officers or 
        employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days 
        and express that such appointments are unconstitutional, S24-
        S26 [23JA], S87-S89, S111, S113 [26JA], S139, S149 [30JA], 
        S179 [31JA], S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 [16FE], S1640 [14MR], 
        S4439 [25JN]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1981-S1984 
        [22MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1944 [21MR]
      Cordray, Richard: recess appointment to be FRS Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau Director, S151 [30JA], S418 [9FE]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S2758-S2761 
        [26AP]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2722 [25AP]
      Courts: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, 
        S19-S21 [23JA], S139 [30JA], S362-S364 [7FE], S418-S420 [9FE], 
        S554-S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S811-S813 
        [16FE], S1039, S1040 [27FE], S1065-S1068, S1073-S1077 [28FE], 
        S1191 [1MR], S1402, S1411 [6MR], S1559, S1570 [12MR], S1584-
        S1591, S1606-S1608 [13MR], S1639-S1646, S1658, S1659, S1664, 
        S1671, S1677 [14MR], S1711-S1714 [15MR], S1981-S1983 [22MR], 
        S2149-S2151 [28MR], S2305-S2307, S2311 [16AP], S2585 [23AP], 
        S2758 [26AP], S2907-S2913 [7MY], S3117-S3122 [14MY], S3140-
        S3142 [15MY], S3307, S3315 [21MY], S3674, S3675 [4JN], S3768-
        S3773 [6JN], S3878, S3887 [11JN], S4226-S4230 [18JN], S4438 
        [25JN], S4606-S4610 [26JN], S4800-S4803 [10JY], S5003-S5005 
        [16JY], S5245-S5247, S5250 [23JY], S5642-S5651 [30JY], S5927, 
        S5928, S5964 [2AU], S6033, S6036 [10SE], S6494, S6495, S6520 
        [20SE], S6609-S6611 [21SE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, 
        S2273 [29MR]
      Cunningham, James B.: nomination to be Ambassador to 
        Afghanistan, S6006 [2AU]
      Curiel, Gonzalo P.: nomination to be district judge, S6609, 
        S6610 [21SE]
      Danielson, David T.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy 
        for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, unanimous-consent 
        request, S603 [14FE]
      Dept. of Energy: Senate process for confirmation of nominees, 
        S603-S605 [14FE]
      Dept. of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion on 
        authority of President Obama to make recess appointments, S149 
        [30JA]
      Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious 
        Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South 
        Central Asia (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]
      Drain, Gershwin A.: nomination to be district judge, S5927-S5932 
        [2AU]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5921 [2AU]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1671 [14MR], 
        S2115, S2116, S2149-S2153 [28MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2113 [27MR]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to sanction by 
        court after failure to raise lack of subject matter 
        jurisdiction as a reason to dismiss case, S2151-S2153 [28MR]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (S. 3053), S3045 [9MY]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S246-S248 [1FE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, 
        S3250 [17MY]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (S. 2253), S2246 [29MR], S5103-
        S5105 [18JY]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1067 
        [28FE], S1711-S1714 [15MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1682 [14MR]
      Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4800-
        S4804 [10JY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4765 [29JN]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE], 
        S811, S812 [16FE], S885-S888 [17FE], S1039 [27FE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S838 [16FE]
      Galante, Carol J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD and 
        FHA Commissioner, unanimous-consent agreement, S5623 [26JY]
      Gerrard, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S15-S21, S23, 
        S24, S26 [23JA]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to decisions on 
        use of electrocution in capital punishment cases, S16-S19, 
        S23, S26 [23JA]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1710, S1714 
        [15MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1682 [14MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S2758-
        S2761 [26AP]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2722 [25AP]
      Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3880 
        [11JN], S3948 [12JN]
      Harris, LaDoris Guess: nomination to be Dept. of Energy Office 
        of Minority Economic Impact Director, unanimous-consent 
        request, S603 [14FE]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S3141 
        [15MY], S3768-S3773 [6JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3739 [6JN]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S3674-
        S3677 [4JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3655 [24MY]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: confirmation as circuit judge, S4148 [13JN]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 [6JN], S3835 [7JN], 
        S3878-S3890 [11JN], S3947-S3950 [12JN], S4199 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3835 [7JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to decisions and 
        position on the death penalty, S3881, S3886, S3887 [11JN], 
        S3947 [12JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in 
        decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, S3882-S3889 
        [11JN]
      Jaczko, Gregory B.: resignation as NRC Chair, S3391 [22MY]
      Jeffrey, Deborah J.: nomination to be Corp. for National and 
        Community Service Inspector General, S4766 [29JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S554-S558 [13FE], S592, S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], 
        S811 [16FE]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S410 [9FE]
      Kayatta, William J., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 
        [6JN], S4607 [26JN], S5246 [23JY], S5643 [30JY]
      Kelly, Keith: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for 
        Veterans' Employment and Training, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S6510 [20SE]
      Knowles, Kimberley S.: nomination to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S6005 [2AU]
      Lane, David J.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador for Food and 
        Agriculture, unanimous-consent agreement, S3651 [24MY]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1066 [28FE], 
        S1571 [12MR], S1640 [14MR], S2907-S2913 [7MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2809 [26AP]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S3771 
        [6JN], S4218 [14JN], S4223, S4226-S4230 [18JN]
      Majumdar, Arunava: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy, 
        unanimous-consent request, S603 [14FE]
      Mannion, Malachy E.: nomination to be district judge, S6520 
        [20SE]
      Mazur, Mark J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury 
        for Tax Policy, S4668, S4685 [27JN], S5655 [30JY]
      McConnell, Charles D.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy 
        for Fossil Energy, unanimous-consent request, S603 [14FE]
      McNulty, Kevin: nomination to be district judge, S3141 [15MY], 
        S5003-S5007 [16JY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4942 [12JY]
      Mitchell, Derek J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Burma, S4765 
        [29JN]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S2115, S2149-
        S2154 [28MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2113 [27MR]
      Murphy, Donna M.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior 
        Court associate judge, S4449 [25JN]
      ------nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court 
        associate judge, unanimous-consent request, S2224 [29MR], 
        S4451, S4452 [25JN]
      Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1067 
        [28FE], S2907-S2913 [7MY]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2809 [26AP]
      Nominations: considered and confirmed en bloc, S900-S903 [17FE], 
        S1569 [12MR], S2005 [22MR], S2036 [26MR], S2272-S2274 [29MR], 
        S2807-S2809 [26AP], S3651, S3653-S3655 [24MY], S4425-S4428 
        [21JN], S4765, S4766 [29JN], S5623 [26JY], S6004, S6005 [2AU], 
        S6606-S6609 [21SE]
      ------remain in status quo, S6006 [2AU]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1981-S1984 
        [22MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1944 [21MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-
        S97 [26JA], S149-S151 [30JA], S286 [2FE]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days, S5954 [2AU]
      Pai, Ajit Varadaraj: nomination to the FCC, S2892 [7MY], S3393 
        [22MY]
      Phillips, Mary E.: nomination to be district judge, S1410-S1413 
        [6MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1374 [2MR]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3247-S3252 [17MY]
      ------nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S3239 [16MY]
      Public Health Service: nominations, S6453 [19SE]
      Rice, Thomas O.: nomination to be district judge, S1401, S1410-
        S1413 [6MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1374 [2MR]
      Rose, Stephanie M.: nomination to be district judge, S6025, 
        S6026, S6033-S6038 [10SE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S6004 [2AU]
      Rosenbaum, Robin S.: nomination to be district judge, S4601, 
        S4606-S4610 [26JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4425 [21JN]
      Rosenworcel, Jessica: nomination to the FCC, S2892 [7MY], S3393 
        [22MY]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1073 
        [28FE], S3117-S3122 [14MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3104 [10MY]
      Rutherford, Matthew S.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Treasury for Financial Markets, S4668, S4685 [27JN], S5655 
        [30JY]
      Schwartz, Patty: nomination to be circuit judge, S5006 [16JY]
      Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S603 
        [14FE], S900 [17FE], S6494, S6495 [20SE]
      ------legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S1642 [14MR]
      ------use of filibuster to block nominations, S1645 [14MR], 
        S3118 [14MY]
      Senate Rules: improve debate and consideration of legislative 
        matters and nominations (S. Res. 10), S3017 [9MY]
      Shelby, Robert J.: nomination to be district judge, S6609, S6610 
        [21SE]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S3141 
        [15MY], S5006 [16JY], S5202 [19JY], S5244-S5251 [23JY]
      Shwartz, Patty: nomination to be circuit judge, S3141 [15MY], 
        S3771 [6JN], S4187 [14JN], S4607 [26JN], S5246 [23JY]
      Shyu, Heidi: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for 
        Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, S5832 [1AU]
      Spacy, Bradley D.: nomination to be Air Force brigadier general, 
        S392 [7FE]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3247-S3251 [17MY]
      ------nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S3239 [16MY]
      Svinicki, Kristine L.: call for re-nomination to the NRC, S2457 
        [18AP], S2520 [19AP]
      ------nomination to the NRC, S3391 [22MY]
      Taranto, Richard G.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 
        [6JN], S4607 [26JN], S5246 [23JY], S5643 [30JY]
      Thacker, Stephanie D.: confirmation as circuit judge, S2490 
        [18AP]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, S2305, S2310, S2312 [16AP]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2275 [29MR]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1066 
        [28FE], S1571 [12MR], S1640 [14MR], S2910 [7MY], S3117, S3123 
        [14MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3104 [10MY]
      Trethewey, Natasha: appointment as U.S. Poet Laureate, S4669 
        [27JN]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1067 [28FE], 
        S3252 [17MY], S3307-S3316 [21MY]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3296, S3313 [21MY]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S2585, S2586 
        [23AP]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2556 [19AP]
  Reports
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
      Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President 
        Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses: Barry J. 
        McMillion, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), S3772 
        [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Air Force Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S907, S908 [17FE], S2000 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], S3515 [23MY], 
        S4366 [20JN], S5380 [25JY], S6451, S6452 [19SE]
      Army Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S907, 
        S908 [17FE], S2000, S2001 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], S3515 [23MY], 
        S4366 [20JN], S5380 [25JY], S6451, S6452 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, 
        Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and 
        Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112-601), H4906 [17JY]
      Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S614 [14FE], S2085 [27MR], S2821 [26AP], S4299 
        [19JN], S5486 [26JY], S6453 [19SE]
      Marine Corps Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S907, S908, S909 [17FE], S2001 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], S3515 
        [23MY], S4366, S4367 [20JN], S5380 [25JY]
      Navy Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S907, 
        S909 [17FE], S2001 [22MR], S2820 [26AP], S3515 [23MY], S4366-
        S4368 [20JN], S5380, S5381 [25JY], S6451, S6452 [19SE]
      NOAA Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate), S5731 [31JY]
      Nomination of Adam E. Sieminski To Be Energy Information 
        Administration Administrator: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Adam Gamoran to the National Board for Education 
        Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Alexander M. Laskaris To Be Ambassador to Guinea: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Allison M. Macfarlene to the NRC: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Andrew D. Hurwitz To Be Circuit Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1194 [1MR]
      Nomination of Anne C. Richard To Be Assistant Sec. of State for 
        Population, Refugees, and Migration: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Anthony T. Clark to FERC: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Anuj C. Desai to the Foreign Claims Settlement 
        Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S323 [2FE]
      Nomination of Bonnie L. Bassler to the NSF National Science 
        Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Brian J. Davis To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Bruce J. Sherrick to the Federal Agricultural 
        Mortgage Corp., Board of Directors: Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S699 [15FE]
      Nomination of Carlos Pascual To Be Assistant Sec. of State for 
        Energy Resources: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Charles R. Breyer to the U.S. Sentencing 
        Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Charles T. Massarone to the U.S. Parole 
        Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3630 [24MY]
      Nomination of Chester J. Culver to the Federal Agricultural 
        Mortgage Corp., Board of Directors: Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S699 [15FE]
      Nomination of Christy L. Romero To Be Dept. of the Treasury 
        Troubled Assest Relief Program Special Inpsector General: 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Coral Wong Pietsch To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for 
        Veterans Claims Judge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Danny C. Williams, Sr., To Be U.S. Attorney: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of David B. Wharton To Be Ambassador to Zimbabwe: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of David J. Chard to the National Board for Education 
        Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of David Medine to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
        Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3279 
        [17MY]
      Nomination of Dawn M. Liberi To Be Ambassador to Burundi: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6452 [19SE]
      Nomination of Deborah J. Jeffrey To Be Corp. for National and 
        Community Service Inspector General: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 [13JN]
      Nomination of Deborah R. Malac To Be Ambassador to Liberia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Deborah S. Delisle To Be Assistant Sec. of 
        Education for Elementary and Secondary Education: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Dennis J. Erby To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S323 [2FE]
      Nomination of Derek H. Chollet To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense 
        for International Security Affairs: Committee on Armed 
        Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Dorothea-Maria Rosen To Be Ambassador to 
        Micronesia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Douglas M. Griffiths To Be Ambassador to 
        Mozambique: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Earl W. Gast To Be AID Assistant Administrator for 
        Africa: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Edward M. Alford To Be Ambassador to Gambia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Elizabeth Collins Cook to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3279 [17MY]
      Nomination of Erica L. Groshen To Be BLS Commissioner: Committee 
        on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 
        [13JN]
      Nomination of Erin C. Conaton To Be Under Sec. of Defense for 
        Personnel and Readiness: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Fernando M. Olguin To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Frank Kendall III To Be Under Sec. of Defense for 
        Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics: Committee on Armed 
        Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Frank P. Geraci, Jr., To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Frederick D. Barton To Be Assistant Sec. of State 
        for Conflict and Stabilization Operations and Coordinator for 
        Reconstruction and Stabilization: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Gene A. Cretz To Be Ambassador to Ghana: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of George L. Russell III To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of Gershwin A. Drain To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Gina K. Abercrombie-Winstanley To Be Ambassador to 
        Malta: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Gonzalo P. Curiel To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Grande Lum To Be Dept. of Justice Community 
        Relations Service Director: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Gregory K. Davis To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Greta C. Holtz To Be Ambassador to Oman: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Heidi Shyu To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for 
        Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology: Committee on Armed 
        Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Hirokazu Yoshikawa to the National Board for 
        Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Jacob Walles To Be Ambassador to Tunisia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of James N. Miller, Jr., To Be Under Sec. of Defense 
        for Policy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of James X. Dempsey to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3279 [17MY]
      Nomination of Jamie A. Hainsworth To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Jay N. Anania To Be Ambassador to Suriname: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 [19JN]
      Nomination of Jeffrey D. Levine To Be Ambassador to Estonia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Jeffrey J. Helmick To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Jeremiah O. Norton to the FDIC Board of Directors: 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Jeremy C. Stein to the FRS Board of Governors: 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Jerome H. Powell to the FRS Board of Governors: 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), 
        S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Jessica L. Wright To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense 
        for Reserve Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Jesus G. Bernal To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of John C. Stevens To Be Ambassador to Libya: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of John E. Dowdell To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of John J. Tharp, Jr., To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of John M. Koenig To Be Ambassador to Cyprus: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of John Peabody to the Mississippi River Commission: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5381 
        [25JY]
      Nomination of John R. Norris to FERC: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of John S. Leonardo To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of John T. Fowlkes, Jr., To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of John Z. Lee To Be District Judge: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of Jon S. Tigar To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of Jonathan D. Farrar To Be Ambassador to Panama: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Joseph E. Macmanus To Be U.S. Representative to 
        the International Atomic Energy Agency: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Joseph E. Macmanus To Be U.S. Representative to 
        the U.N. Vienna Office: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Joseph G. Jordan To Be OMB Office of Federal 
        Procurement Policy Administrator: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S3234 [16MY]
      Nomination of Judith D. Singer to the National Board for 
        Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Julissa Reynoso To Be Ambassador to Uruguay: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Kamilah O. Martin-Proctor to the National Council 
        on Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
        Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]
      Nomination of Katharina G. McFarland To Be Assistant Sec. of 
        Defense for Acquisition: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S3514 [23MY]
      Nomination of Kathleen H. Hicks To Be Principal Deputy Under 
        Sec. of Defense for Policy: Committee on Armed Services 
        (Senate), S3174 [15MY]
      Nomination of Kenneth H. Merten To Be Ambassador to Croatia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Kevin K. Washburn To Be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Interior for Indian Affairs: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate), S6545 [20SE]
      Nomination of Kevin McNulty To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of Kristine G. Baker To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S850 [16FE]
      Nomination of Kristine L. Svinicki to the NRC: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Larry L. Palmer To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. 
        Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
        Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Larry V. Hedges to the National Board for 
        Education Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4150 [13JN]
      Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield To Be Foreign Service 
        Director General: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Lorna G. Schofield To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of Makila James To Be Ambassador to Swaziland: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Malachy E. Mannion To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Marcie B. Ries To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Marcilynn A. Burke To Be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Interior for Land and Mineral Management: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Margaret Bartley To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for 
        Veterans Claims Judge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Mark A. Pekala To Be Ambassador to Latvia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Mark A. Robbins to the Merit Systems Protection 
        Board: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Mark E. Walker To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of Mark J. Mazur To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury 
        for Tax Policy: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4773 [29JN]
      Nomination of Mark L. Asquino To Be Ambassador to Guinea: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Mark W. Lippert To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense 
        for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs: Committee on Armed 
        Services (Senate), S907 [17FE]
      Nomination of Mary Geiger Lewis To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Matthew S. Rutherford To Be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Treasury for Financial Markets: Committee on Finance (Senate), 
        S4773 [29JN]
      Nomination of Matthew W. Brann To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]
      Nomination of Meredith M. Broadbent to the ITC: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate), S4773 [29JN]
      Nomination of Michael A. Raynor To Be Ambassador to Benin: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Michael A. Shipp To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of Michael D. Kirby To Be Ambassador to Serbia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]
      Nomination of Michael P. Huerta To Be FAA Administrator: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      Nomination of Michael P. Shea To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Michael T. Scuse To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture 
        for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S699 [15FE]
      Nomination of Michael T. Scuse to the CCC Board of Directors: 
        Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), 
        S699 [15FE]
      Nomination of Michele J. Sison To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and 
        Maldives: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Nancy J. Powell To Be Ambassador to India: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S614 [14FE]
      Nomination of Pamela A. White To Be Ambassador to Haiti: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Patricia K. Falcone To Be Office of Science and 
        Technology Policy Associate Director: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5731 [31JY]
      Nomination of Patricia M. Wald to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3280 [17MY]
      Nomination of Patrick A. Miles, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Nomination of Patty Shwartz To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S322 [2FE]
      Nomination of Paul W. Grimm To Be District Judge: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of Peter W. Bodde To Be Ambassador to Nepal: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]
      Nomination of Phyllis M. Powers To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Piper A. Wind Campbell To Be Ambassador to 
        Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4297 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Rachel L. Brand to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
        Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3279 
        [17MY]
      Nomination of Richard B. Berner To Be Dept. of the Treasury 
        Office of Financial Research Director: Committee on Banking, 
        Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Richard B. Norland To Be Ambassador to Georgia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Richard G. Olson To Be Ambassador to Pakistan: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Richard G. Taranto To Be Circuit Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Richard L. Morningstar To Be Ambassador to 
        Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach To be Circuit Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S3838 [7JN]
      Nomination of Robert E. Whitehead To Be Ambassador to Togo: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Robert J. Shelby To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      Nomination of Robin S. Rosenbaum To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2242 [29MR]
      Nomination of Roy W. McLeese III To Be District of Columbia 
        Court of Appeals Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Sara A. Gelser to the National Council on 
        Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
        Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]
      Nomination of Sara M. Aviel To Be International Bank for 
        Reconstruction and Development Alternate Executive Director: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]
      Nomination of Scott H. DeLisi To Be Ambassador to Uganda: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
      Nomination of Scott L. Silliman To Be U.S. Court of Military 
        Commission Review Judge: Committee on the Armed Services 
        (Senate), S4366 [20JN]
      Nomination of Sean Sullivan to the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
        Safety Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5380 
        [25JY]
      Nomination of Senator Isakson To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. 
        Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 
        [19SE]
      Nomination of Senator Leahy To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. 
        Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 
        [19SE]
      Nomination of Sharon E.W. Villarosa To Be Ambassador to 
        Mauritius and Seychelles: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6452 [19SE]
      Nomination of Stephanie M. Rose To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of Stephen D. Mull To Be Ambassador to Poland: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Susan Marsh Elliott To Be Ambassador to 
        Tajikistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Susanna Loeb to the National Board for Education 
        Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4151 [13JN]
      Nomination of Tara D. Sonenshine To Be Under Sec. of State for 
        Public Diplomacy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S613 [14FE]
      Nomination of Terrence G. Berg To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4950 [12JY]
      Nomination of Thomas H. Armbruster To Be Ambassador to the 
        Marshall Islands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), 
        S5485 [26JY]
      Nomination of Thomas M. Durkin To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of Thomas M. Harrigan To Be DEA Deputy Administrator: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Thomas S. Sowers II, To Be Assistant Sec. of 
        Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of Timothy M. Broas To Be Ambassador to the 
        Netherlands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]
      Nomination of Timothy S. Hillman To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
      Nomination of Tony Hammond to the Postal Regulatory Commission: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]
      Nomination of Tracey A. Jacobson To Be Ambassador to Kosovo: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of Walter North To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, 
        Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of William B. Pollard III To Be U.S. Court of 
        Military Commission Review Judge: Committee on the Armed 
        Services (Senate), S4366 [20JN]
      Nomination of William E. Todd To Be Ambassador to Cambodia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]
      Nomination of William H. Orrick III, To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5976 [2AU]
      Nomination of William J. Baer To Be Assistant Attorney General 
        for the Antitrust Division: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S6545 [20SE]
      Nomination of William J. Kayatta, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Nomination of William P. Doyle to the Federal Maritime 
        Commission: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate), S5731 [31JY]
      Public Health Service Nominations: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
  Statements
      Resignation of Ryan C. Crocker as Ambassador to Afghanistan: 
        Senators McCain, Graham, and Lieberman, S3511 [23MY]
  Texts of
      S. 679, Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining 
        Act, H5405-H5408 [31JY]
      S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. 2253, Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act, 
        S2247 [29MR]




PRESIDENTIAL FUNDING ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 414), H6115 [19SE]




PRESIDENTIAL YOUTH COUNCIL

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5201 [24JY]




PRESIDENT'S EXPORT COUNCIL

  Appointments
      Members, H1291 [8MR]




PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

  Addresses
      George Washington's Farewell Address: read by Senator Shaheen, 
        S1031-S1034 [27FE]
  Amendments
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H611, H613 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H600 [8FE]
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), H953 
        [27FE]
  Appointments
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1399 [5MR], H1420 
        [20MR]
      Reading of George Washington's farewell address, S659 [14FE]
  Articles and editorials
      History of the Expansion of Presidential Power, E814 [16MY]
      Real Referendum, E1682 [5OC]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see S. 2086), S494 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 540), H567 [7FE]
      Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force 
        by a President without prior and clear authorization by 
        Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1272 [7MR]
      ------require the President to seek congressional approval 
        before engaging members in military humanitarian operations 
        (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]
      Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H439 [2FE]
      ------increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies 
        (see S. Con. Res. 36), S1195 [1MR]
      ------display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing 
        Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, 
        including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (see 
        H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. 
        Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]
      Congress: clarify that Executive orders infringing on 
        congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Contracts: implement controls on salaries of Government 
        contractors by limiting reimbursement for excessive 
        compensation equal to the pay of the President of the U.S. 
        (see S. 2198), S1734 [15MR]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: revoke requirement on use of 
        privately owned communications resources in Executive order on 
        assignment of national security and emergency preparedness 
        communications function (see H.R. 6340), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3084 [10MY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment to increase by 29 votes the 
        number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for 
        President who receives the largest percentage of the popular 
        vote (see H.J. Res. 121), H6314 [23OC]
      ------prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see 
        H.R. 5815), H3103 [17MY]
      Executive Office of the President: require the President to 
        submit with the budget an estimate of the deficit using 
        generally accepted accounting principles (see H.R. 6463), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Federal employees: prohibit senior Government officers and 
        employees from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or 
        instrumentalities for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 
        4343), H1805 [29MR]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see S. 3310), S4299 [19JN]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see S. 3304), 
        S4238 [18JN]
      Government regulations: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4607), H2066 [24AP]
      Income: modify monetary allowance payable to a former President 
        (see H.R. 4093), H1016 [28FE]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      Nixon, Patricia: tribute (see H. Res. 582), H1359 [9MR] (see H. 
        Res. 585), H1362 [13MR]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H78 [18JA]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (see S. 3312), S4299 [19JN]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------specify further conditions under which payment for 
        services of a recess appointee may not be made from the 
        Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]
      Space policy: authorize the President to determine appropriate 
        export controls of satellites and related items based on 
        national security and foreign policy objectives (see S. 3211), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see S. 2052), S208 [31JA]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
      Taxation: enact long-term tax policy and allow one year for 
        citizens to adjust and prepare for impact of any tax increases 
        (see H. Res. 805), H6277 [21SE]
      ------express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the 
        President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should not 
        be less than the effective rate paid by middle class Americans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 5912), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see S. 3304), S4238 [18JN]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H602-H615 [8FE], 
        H663 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H593-H602 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), corrections in 
        engrossment, H615 [8FE]
      Armed Forces: require force reduction proposals at military 
        installations be submitted as part of the President's budget 
        request and include an evaluation of consequences of such 
        closures or realignments, H3141 [18MY]
      Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (H.R. 3883), H399 [2FE], H590 [8FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. 
        Con. Res. 36), H1144 [5MR]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]
      Congress: Executive orders infringing on congressional powers 
        and duties, H3709, H3710 [18JN]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, H73 [18JA], H2459 [9MY]
      Corps of Engineers: exempt from legislative line-item veto, 
        H613, H614 [8FE]
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), Senate 
        amendment, H953-H955 [27FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 
        2070), H131, H132 [24JA], E71 [25JA]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461, H470 
        [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H1237 [7MR], H1462 [21MR], 
        H4912 [18JY], H5856 [11SE]
      Federal employees: require certain individuals to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust or disclose trades to the appropriate 
        congressional official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      ------require federally elected officials to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 [8FE]
      Foege, William: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E758 
        [10MY], E1091 [20JN]
      Government: importance of separation of powers, H6168 [20SE]
      Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering 
        requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5269, H5270 [25JY]
      ------establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed 
        by a lame duck President, H5141 [24JY], H5226, H5234 [25JY]
      Hirabayashi, Gordon: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E765 [10MY], E1089 [20JN]
      Hyannis, MA: anniversary of John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, 
        E1293 [19JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084, H3085 
        [17MY]
      Karski, Jan: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E902 
        [30MY]
      Nuclear weapons: prohibit authority to make unilateral 
        reductions to nuclear weapon stockpiles, H3070, H3071 [17MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H699 [14FE], 
        H1025 [29FE], H1104 [1MR], H1921 [18AP], H3399-H3402 [1JN], 
        H3918 [21JN], H4073 [27JN], H5335 [31JY], H5985-H5988 [13SE], 
        H6003, H6051-H6054 [14SE], H6235, H6265-H6271 [21SE]
      ------expansion of executive power, E814 [16MY]
      OMB: require all budgets submitted to the President be prepared 
        using both accrual-based and cash-based accounting standards, 
        H544, H545 [7FE]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (H.J. Res. 100), H128 [24JA]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (H.R. 414), H6115 [19SE]
      Reagan, Ronald: anniversary of Westminster address, H3692 [8JN]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H3407 [5JN]
      Syria: Presidential authority under the War Powers Resolution as 
        it pertains to the authorization of military operations, H1293 
        [8MR]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113-H6115 [19SE], E1616 
        [21SE]
      War: Presidential authority under the Constitution as it 
        pertains to the authorization of drone strikes, H3278 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Appropriations: establish executive line-item veto, S3275 [17MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. 
        Con. Res. 36), S1368 [1MR]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), S1368 [1MR]
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), S357, 
        S358 [6FE]
      ------correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating 
        to restricted buildings or grounds (S. 1794), S357 [6FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 3078), 
        S3747-S3749 [6JN]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S404 [9FE], 
        S4111 [13JN], S5448 [26JY], S6590-S6592 [21SE]
      Elections: contributions and expenditures by corporations and 
        other business organizations intended to affect elections, 
        S881 [17FE]
      Eximbank: phase out authority and require President to initiate 
        negotiations with other major exporting countries to end 
        subsidized export financing programs, S3146, S3150 [15MY]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (S. 3310), S4301 [19JN]
      Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of space flight speech, S6245 
        [12SE]
      Lincoln Home National Historic Site: tribute to efforts to 
        establish, S5957 [2AU]
      Middle East: clarify authority to declare war or use military 
        force in Iran or Syria, S2066 [27MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S315 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of administration relative to constitutional 
        role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-S97 [26JA], 
        S149-S151 [30JA], S286 [2FE]
      Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR]
      ------reading of George Washington's farewell address, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S659 [14FE]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
      War: ensure balance of power, as established by the 
        Constitution, between Congress and the President relative to 
        initiation of hostilities by Armed Forces, S2998-S3000 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item Veto and 
        Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. 
        Rept. 112-389), H567 [7FE]
      Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-364), H439 [2FE]
      ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-
        364), H25 [17JA]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      Legally Binding Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        3575) (H. Rept. 112-379), H218 [31JA]
      Midnight Rule Relief Act: Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House) (H.R. 4607) (H. Rept. 112-513), H3404 [1JN]
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), 
        S4821 [10JY]
      World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 112-368), H77 [18JA]
  Statements
      Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: Representative 
        McCollum, H605 [8FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 540, consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item 
        Veto and Rescissions Act, H593 [8FE]
      H.R. 347, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement 
        Act, S358 [6FE]
      H.R. 2070, World War II Memorial Prayer Act, H131 [24JA]
      H.R. 5912, prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, H6113 [19SE]
      S. 1794, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement 
        Act, S357 [6FE]
      S. 3310, Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act, S4301 
        [19JN]
      S. Con. Res. 35, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) 
        establishment, S1209, S1368 [1MR], H1143 [5MR]
      S. Con. Res. 36, use of Capitol rotunda and Emancipation Hall 
        for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S1209, S1368 [1MR], 
        H1144 [5MR]
  Tributes
      Nixon, Patricia, H1020 [29FE], E332 [7MR]
      Reagan, Ronald, H478 [6FE]




PRESIDIO, TX

  Remarks in House
      Lucy Reede Franco Middle School: tribute to rocketry team, E757 
        [10MY]
      Presidio High School: tribute to rocketry team, E757 [10MY]




PRESQUE ISLE, ME

  Remarks in House
      Aroostook Medical Center: anniversary, E931 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aroostook Medical Center: anniversary, S3726 [5JN]




PRESSLER, LARRY (a former Representative from South Dakota)

  Remarks
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4704 
        [10JY]




PRESTON, FRANCES WILLIAMS

  Articles and editorials
      From Receptionist to Music-Royalty Guarantor, S4361 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1073 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4361 [20JN]




PRESTONBURG, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Highlands Center for Autism, S2597 [23AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Highlands Center for Autism: tribute, S2596 [23AP]




PREVENT INSIDER TRADING BY ELECTED OFFICIALS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 [8FE]




PREVENT IRAN FROM ACQUIRING NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND STOP WAR THROUGH 
    DIPLOMACY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4173), H1304 [8MR]




PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS RESOLUTION

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 427, provisions, S2551 [19AP]




PREVENTING REAL ONLINE THREATS TO ECONOMIC CREATIVITY AND THEFT OF 
    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (PROTECT IP) ACT

  Articles and editorials
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 968), S21, S27-S31 [23JA]
      ------motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]




PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS SOCIETY OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON

  Remarks in House
      Alibhai, Suleiman: Prevention of Blindness Society of 
        Metropolitan Washington Professional Service Award recipient, 
        E212 [16FE]




PRIBBLE, JEFFREY

  Remarks in House
      Escambia County, FL: Teacher of the Year award recipient, E249 
        [27FE]




PRICE, CHARLES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H382 [2FE]




PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4118 [27JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Former NCCU Chancellor, USOC Head LeRoy Walker, Dies at 93, Ned 
        Barnett, Raleigh (NC) News & Observer, E696 [27AP]
      LeRoy T. Walker, a Pioneer of U.S. Olympics, Dies at 93, Richard 
        Goldstein, New York (NY) Times, E696 [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see H.R. 3286), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5712 [2AU]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H1807 [29MR]
      Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen 
        coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and 
        preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military 
        facilities (see H.R. 2085), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H1978 [18AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3481 [5JN]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H2033 [19AP]
      Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions 
        from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H2569 
        [9MY]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H115 [23JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H6280 [21SE]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE 
        program policy relative to child health care (see H.R. 4341), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of Education: enter into voluntary, flexible agreements 
        with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency 
        prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct 
        Loan Program borrowers (see H.R. 3624), H1642 [27MR]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H2033 [19AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------make grants and low-interest loans to local educational 
        agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of 
        public educational facilities (see H.R. 3490), H182 [25JA]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H1018 
        [28FE]
      ------conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health 
        professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 
        1919), H2033 [19AP]
      ------establish a working group to develop and disseminate best 
        practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug 
        labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 
        4087), H2447 [8MY]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H2033 [19AP]
      ------provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality 
        review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), 
        H4157 [27JN]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H1915 
        [17AP]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for 
        connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 
        3353), H966 [27FE]
      ------develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with 
        land management, conservation, and development and identify 
        land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 
        1620), H1846 [16AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide equity for tuition and fees 
        for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing 
        education programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6152 [19SE]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H1017 [28FE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic 
        telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H1807 [29MR]
      Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that 
        assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and 
        solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and 
        create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H182 [25JA]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 8), 
        H160 [24JA]
      Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 996), H5728 
        [7AU]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H182 [25JA]
      Financial institutions: improve regulations dealing with 
        disclosure of nonpublic personal information (see H.R. 653), 
        H3661 [7JN]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4605 
        [28JN]
      Foreign policy: establish the Office of the Special Inspector 
        General for Overseas Contingency Operations (see H.R. 2880), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of 
        abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H1273 [7MR]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Hazardous substances: establish standards limiting the amounts 
        of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in pavement 
        markings (see H.R. 708), H944 [17FE]
      Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment 
        of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 
        1448), H1807 [29MR]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (see H.R. 1402), H2447 [8MY]
      Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National 
        Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H182 [25JA]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H1017 
        [28FE]
      Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service 
        members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the 
        bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see 
        H.R. 2881), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2134 [25AP]
      ------ensure home health agencies can assign appropriate skilled 
        professional to conduct initial assessment visit and complete 
        assessment for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy 
        (see H.R. 2468), H6312 [19OC]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see 
        H.R. 2195), H1017 [28FE]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H1916 
        [17AP]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H1741 [28MR]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H2813 [16MY]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H27 [17JA]
      National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3259), H79 
        [18JA]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H2072 [24AP]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2716 [15MY]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      ------expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal 
        and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H1978 [18AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public 
        health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H3976 [21JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H5711 [2AU]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H2033 [19AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H6280 [21SE]
      Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids 
        (see H.R. 1479), H1134 [1MR]
      ------allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable 
        contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly 
        compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H802 [15FE]
      ------allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5631 [1AU]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older 
        buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H182 [25JA]
      ------extend qualified school construction and zone academy 
        bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, 
        and modify private business contribution requirement for zone 
        academy bonds (see H.R. 2394), H376 [1FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and 
        deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor 
        vehicles (see H.R. 1706), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H3578 [6JN]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide incentives to encourage investment in the 
        expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to 
        enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2091), H1915 [17AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1135 [1MR]
      Tunisia: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic elections 
        and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic reforms and 
        economic development (see H. Res. 527), H181 [25JA]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1916 [17AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H2329 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of 
        Presidential elections, create similar system for 
        congressional elections, and strengthen rules on political 
        action committees (see H.R. 6448), H6230 [20SE]
      Tariff: acifluorfen (see H.R. 5466), H2319 [7MY]
      ------copper oxychloride and copper hydroxide (see H.R. 5460), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------isoxadifen-ethyl (see H.R. 5462), H2319 [7MY]
      ------1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3[2-
        (dimethylcarbamoyl)phenylsufamoyl] urea (see H.R. 5464), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------oxyfluorfen (see H.R. 5465), H2319 [7MY]
      ------sethoxydim/nicobifen (see H.R. 5463), H2319 [7MY]
      ------tetraconazole (see H.R. 5461), H2319 [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of 
        Presidential elections, create similar system for 
        congressional elections, and strengthen rules on political 
        action committees (H.R. 6448), H6232 [20SE]
      Tariff: acifluorfen (H.R. 5466), H2326 [7MY]
      ------copper oxychloride and copper hydroxide (H.R. 5460), H2326 
        [7MY]
      ------isoxadifen-ethyl (H.R. 5462), H2326 [7MY]
      ------1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3[2-
        (dimethylcarbamoyl)phenylsufamoyl] urea (H.R. 5464), H2326 
        [7MY]
      ------oxyfluorfen (H.R. 5465), H2326 [7MY]
      ------sethoxydim/nicobifen (H.R. 5463), H2326 [7MY]
      ------tetraconazole (H.R. 5461), H2326 [7MY]
  Poems
      ``Few,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1614 [21SE]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5955 [13SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H5695 [2AU]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H422 [2FE]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3782 [19JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H398 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H5695 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3639 [7JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine 
        Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement funding 
        through reductions in environmental mitigation funding, H3540 
        [6JN]
      ------cell phone communications in rural border areas funding, 
        H3535 [6JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 [7JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H3545 [6JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of 
        Investigations funding to combat child exploitation through 
        reductions in detention and removal operations funding, H3542 
        [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3500, H3504, H3531, 
        H3532, H3534, H3535, H3536, H3540, H3542, H3544, H3545, H3547, 
        H3548, H3555, H3556, H3557, H3560 [6JN], H3620, H3621, H3622, 
        H3623, H3624, H3628, H3629, H3631, H3633, H3635, H3638, H3639, 
        H3640, H3641, H3642 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Public Advocate position within 
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3622 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3635 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on providing 
        access to Federal programs and activities for persons with 
        limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or 
        enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration 
        enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial 
        discretion, H3628 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule on Provisional Unlawful 
        Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate 
        Relatives, H3621 [7JN]
      ------prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for 
        contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. 
        citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3642 [7JN]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3633 [7JN]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3560 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: allow public housing agencies to use operating and 
        capital funds directly without going through the Operating 
        Fund Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H4105, 
        H4106 [27JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands, H3782 [19JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4105, H4106, H4119 [27JN]
      Economy: impact of tax cuts, H399 [2FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H924 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H141 [24JA]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H924 [17FE]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3536 [6JN]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556 [6JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3555, 
        H3556 [6JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]
      ------State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3532 [6JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2489 [9MY]
      Law enforcement: respect individual dignity and operate on the 
        basis of what constitutes criminal behavior, H3620 [7JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5866 [12SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require health care 
        exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H3615 [7JN]
      Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of 
        Presidential elections (H.R. 414), H6115 [19SE]
      Raleigh, NC: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E313 
        [5MR]
      Shaw University: tribute to women's basketball team, 
        E591 [19AP]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6115 [19SE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H924 [17FE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3615 
        [7JN]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: Federal Flight Deck 
        Officer program funding, H3548 [6JN]
      ------funding, H3547 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the 
        Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) 
        Program, H3641 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for security officers or behavior 
        detection officers outside an airport, H3631 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to provide certain employees uniforms or 
        badges resembling those of law enforcement officers, H3629 
        [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to restrict participation in Screening 
        Partnership Program (SPP), H3640 [7JN]
      ------surface transportation inspection program funding, H3638 
        [7JN]
  Tributes
      Payne, Donald M., H1202 [6MR]
      Rimpf, Nathan, E1614 [21SE]
      Sullivan, John V., E461 [28MR]
      Walker, LeRoy T., E695 [27AP]




PRICE, FREDERICK K.C.

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see H. Res. 519), H78 [18JA]




PRICE, RAYMOND J., III

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2079 [27MR]




PRICE, ROBERT E., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1292, E1294 [19JY]




PRICE, TOM (a Representative from Georgia)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3070 [17MY], H3139 [18MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4140 [27JN]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H4606 [28JN]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2072 [24AP]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2647 [10MY]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H5630 [1AU]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H2813 [16MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1306 [8MR]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H376 [1FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicaid: reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H4908 [17JY]
      Medicare: establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-
        based payments for direct primary care medical homes for 
        Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 3315), H4685 [9JY]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H3733 [18JN]
      ------exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by 
        radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician 
        referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H3661 [7JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2072 [24AP]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H571 [7FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 [7FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2715 [15MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H79 [18JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6062 [14SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Social Security: permit hospitals to make incentive payments to 
        physicians to promote quality and efficiency (see H.R. 6176), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts 
        from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property 
        interests (see H.R. 2989), H2663 [11MY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H1916 
        [17AP]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H5202 [24JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3404 [1JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H5711 [2AU]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5923 [12SE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3171 
        [25MY]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H3578 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (H.R. 
        6490), H6277 [21SE]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (H.R. 4066), H903 [16FE]
  Remarks
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H399, H404 [2FE]
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress, H412, H413 [2FE]
      Atlanta, GA: tribute to Georgia Aquarium, E1583 [21SE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1685 [28MR]
      CBO: add findings section addressing impact of Bush 
        administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 
        [2FE]
      ------establish website which features a calculator to allow 
        taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate 
        of projected contribution to or receipt from major 
        legislation, H411 [2FE]
      ------extend requirement to prepare macroeconomic analysis of 
        major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the 
        Committees on Appropriations of each chamber, H406 [2FE]
      ------include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone 
        areas, H408 [2FE]
      ------include interest rates among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407 [2FE]
      ------lower budgetary impact threshold to require a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H412 
        [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H397, H399, H400, H401, H402, H403, 
        H404, H405, H406, H407, H408, H411, H412, H413 [2FE]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Great Locomotive Chase, 
        E517 [30MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3070, H3071 [17MY], H3140 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3530 [6JN]
      ------Office of Civil Rights and Liberties funding, H3530 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: investigate possible violations of U.S. law 
        regarding leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving 
        the U.S. and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit Pipeline and Hazardous 
        Materials Safety Administration requirement of placement of 
        line markers other than at public road crossings and railroad 
        crossings, H4140, H4141 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4140, H4141 [27JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4800 [11JY]
      Hersey, Kathleen: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1280 [18JY]
      Hurd, Eric: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1280 [18JY]
      Medicare: reform, H1685 [28MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4800 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4431 [28JN]
      Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit authority to make unilateral 
        reductions to nuclear weapon stockpiles, H3070, H3071 [17MY]
      Votes: correction, H5067 [19JY]
  Tributes
      Pearson, Monica Kaufman, H1438 [21MR]
      Salazar, Brenden N., E1448 [7AU]




PRICE, TREMAINE A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1083 [19JN]




PRIDDY, REID

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




PRIDE, SAVANNAH

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1013 [7JN]




PRIESTAP, JAMES D.

  Bills and resolutions
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H374 [1FE]




PRIESTS FOR LIFE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H5623-H5626 [1AU], E1425 [3AU]




PRINCE, THOMAS C., JR.

  Proclamations
      Tribute to Thomas C. Prince, Jr.: Tim Burchett, Mayor of Knox 
        County, TN, E977 [5JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E977 [5JN]




PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD

  Remarks in House
      Firefighters: tribute, E358 [8MR]
      Temple Hills, MD: anniversary of Crossland Vocational Center, 
        H2825 [17MY]




PRINCE HENRY SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Rothschild, Brian: Prince Henry Society Award recipient, E1701 
        [16OC]




PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA

  Remarks in House
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William 
        County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth 
        Oratorical Contest participants, E324 [6MR]
      Dept. of Public Works: tribute to volunteers, E951 [1JN]
      Education: tribute to Prince William County Teacher of the Year/
        Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award nominees, E320 [6MR]
      Greater Prince William Medical Reserve Corps: tribute, E952 
        [1JN]
      Green Guiding Committee of Prince William County: tribute to 
        Green Community Award recipients, E953 [1JN]
      Historic Preservation Division: tribute to volunteers, E955 
        [1JN]
      Independence Empowerment Center Inc.: tribute to volunteers, 
        E956 [1JN]
      Juvenile Detention Center: tribute to volunteers, E965 [1JN]
      Keep Prince William Beautiful (organization): tribute to 
        volunteers, E935 [31MY]
      Manassas, VA: tribute to Habitat for Humanity, Prince William 
        County, Manassas & Manassas Park, E954 [1JN]
      Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization): tribute to Prince 
        William County, VA, chapter, E936 [31MY]
      National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: tribute to 
        teachers achieving certification, E323 [6MR]
      Prince William County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program: 
        tribute to volunteers, E939 [31MY]
      Prince William Forest Park: anniversary, E360 [9MR], E583 [19AP]
      ------tribute to volunteers, E937 [31MY]
      Six Weeks To Make a Difference Program: tribute to volunteers, 
        E937 [31MY]
      Un-Trim-a-Tree Program: tribute to volunteers, E938 [31MY]
      Virginia: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army All-
        American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]
      Volunteer Prince William, Inc.: tribute to volunteers and Board 
        of Directors, E940 [31MY]




PRINCETON, IN

  Remarks in House
      Indiana: Stellar Community Award recipient, E955 [1JN]
      Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.: tribute, H228 [1FE]




PRINCETON, WV

  Remarks in House
      Princeton Senior High School: tribute to baseball team, E1049 
        [15JN]




PRINCETON (KY) TIMES LEADER

  Articles and editorials
      TL Publisher Joins Hall of Fame Ranks, S2539 [19AP]




PRINCIOTTI, SALVATORE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2723 [25AP]




PRINCIPAL REDUCTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]




PRINCIPATO, GREG

  Letters
      Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, H4013 [26JN]




PRINEVILLE, OR

  Bills and resolutions
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (see S. 3483), S5977 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (H.R. 2060), H3432-H3434 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2060) (H. Rept. 112-438), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2060, Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act, H3432 
        [5JN]




PRINTING

  Articles and editorials
      Superior Printing--Family Pride in Each and Every Job, S3036 
        [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Tariff: black 661 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2606), S2923 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4425), H2030 [19AP]
      ------black 820 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2607), S2923 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4426), H2030 [19AP]
      ------cyan 1 RO inkjet printing ink (see S. 2605), S2923 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4424), H2030 [19AP]
      ------cyan 854 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2604), S2923 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4423), H2030 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), H314 [1FE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce amounts appropriated for printing and 
        reproduction (H.R. 1246), H2704 [15MY]
      GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of 
        Independence funding, H3679, H3680 [8JN]
      ------provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]
      House of Representatives: franking budget funding, H3688, H3689 
        [8JN]
      ------reduce allotment of printed copies of the U.S. Code, H3683 
        [8JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), S5627, S5628 [26JY]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (S. 3519), 
        S6014 [2AU], S6066 [10SE]
      Superior Printing and Publishing Co., Inc.: tribute, S3036 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1974) (H. Rept. 
        112-663), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 90, printing of pocket version of U.S. 
        Constitution, H314 [1FE]
      H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 
        [10SE]




PRIOR, DAVID J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E146 [6FE]




PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: implement national standards to eliminate 
        sexual assault in prisons, jails, and detention centers, 
        S3509-S3511 [23MY]




PRISONERS OF WAR

  Articles and editorials
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: prohibit detention of certain individuals without 
        due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        5751), H2713 [15MY]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 3785), H77 
        [18JA]
      Civil liberties: ensure availability of the writ of habeas 
        corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        4388), H1976 [18AP]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify relationship of certain constitutional 
        rights to laws relating to the military detention of certain 
        covered persons (see H.R. 4092), H965 [27FE]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see S. 2175), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4192), H1304 
        [8MR] (see H.R. 5936), H3698 [8JN]
      ------reduce discretionary spending limit by an amount equal to 
        the amount obligated to provide recreational facilities to 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), H1304 [8MR]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense detention of enemy combatants: several former 
        Government officials, H3080 [17MY]
  Press releases
      Retired JAGs Speak Out Against NDAA Misinformation: Human Rights 
        First (organization), H3079 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: prohibit detention of certain individuals without 
        due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        5751), H3079 [17MY]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (H.R. 3785), H39 
        [18JA]
      Civil liberties: ensure availability of the writ of habeas 
        corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S., H2998, 
        H3005, H3076-H3081 [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E865 [18MY]
      Dept. of Defense: construction of soccer field at Guantanamo 
        Bay, Cuba, H1115 [1MR]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H2788, H2793, H2794 [16MY], H2998, H3077-H3081 
        [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E847, E848 [18MY], E895 [30MY]
      Dept. of Justice: arraignment of individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H2314 [7MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 
        terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, E901 
        [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, H6237 [21SE], 
        E1607, E1613, E1628-E1630 [21SE]
      Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016, H3017 [17MY]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz 
        Eleven'' from POW camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Civil liberties: improve procedures for detention and review of 
        status of detainees of the U.S., S5947 [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]




PRISONS  see Correctional Institutions




PRITCHARD, DELANIE

  Remarks in House
      Washington County, FL: Teacher of the Year award recipient, E47 
        [19JA]




PRIVACY ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Privacy: modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]




PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6004 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of David Medine to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
        Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3279 
        [17MY]
      Nomination of Elizabeth Collins Cook to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3279 [17MY]
      Nomination of James X. Dempsey to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3279 [17MY]
      Nomination of Patricia M. Wald to the Privacy and Civil 
        Liberties Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3280 [17MY]
      Nomination of Rachel L. Brand to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
        Oversight Board: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3279 
        [17MY]




PRIVATE COMPANY FLEXIBILITY AND GROWTH ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1824), S1455 [7MR]




PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1433), H952 [27FE], H997-H1003 [28FE], E253 [27FE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1433) (H. 
        Rept. 112-401), H943 [17FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1433, provisions, H997-H999 [28FE]




PRIVATE SECURITY OFFICER EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Law enforcement officers: allow screening entities to submit, 
        receive, and screen criminal history record information for 
        searches on private security officers (see H.R. 4112), H1100 
        [29FE]




PRIVATE STUDENT LOAN BANKRUPTCY FAIRNESS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2028), E1226 [11JY]




PRIVETTE, JENNA

  Remarks in House
      Minnesota: adoption of new rules to ensure player safety during 
        high school hockey games, H11 [17JA]




PRIZES  see Awards, Medals, Prizes




PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4104), H1016 [28FE]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial 
        Services (House), H5618 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5618 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4104), H5616-H5618 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4104, provisions, H5616 [1AU]




PRODROMOU, ELIZABETH H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E469 [28MR]




PRODUCT SAFETY

  Bills and resolutions
      Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 
        6065), H4654 [29JN]
      Consumers: establish a comprehensive process to inform consumers 
        about food and product recalls (see H.R. 4759), H2125 [25AP]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      ------require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 
        [27JN] (see H.R. 4326), H1804 [29MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      FDA: enhance oversight of medical device recalls and provide for 
        conditional clearance of certain medical devices (see H.R. 
        5866), H3266 [30MY]
      ------establish procedures and requirements for registration of 
        cosmetic product manufacturing entities, submission of 
        cosmetic product and ingredient statements, and reporting of 
        adverse events (see H.R. 4395), H1977 [18AP]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (see S. 2301), S2545 
        [19AP]
      ------improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices (see H.R. 5341), H2317 [7MY]
      ------improve safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4262), H1570 [26MR]
      ------prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      ------reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new 
        medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 
        [2FE]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2267 [27AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see 
        H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
  Letters
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, E1428 [3AU]
      ------designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
      Drugs: improve safety, H3224 [30MY]
      FCC: promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of 
        certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted 
        by potential intruders, H1619, H1620 [27MR]
      FDA: expedite process for requesting de novo classification of a 
        device, H3228 [30MY]
      ------improve humanitarian device regulation, H3867 [20JN], E917 
        [31MY]
      ------improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices, H3224 [30MY], H3865 [20JN]
      ------make clarifications relative to persons accredited to 
        review reports and make recommendations for initial 
        classification of devices, H3230 [30MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Minnesota: adoption of new rules to ensure player safety during 
        high school hockey games, H11 [17JA]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208-
        H213 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the 
        U.S., S379-S381 [7FE]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]
      FDA: accelerate investigation into imported pet food from China, 
        S380 [7FE]
      ------ensure no future delays on implementation of new sunscreen 
        labeling and testing standards, S3564 [24MY]
      ------ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance 
        authorities, S3468 [23MY], S3551 [24MY]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (S. 2301), S2547 [19AP]
      ------improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 
        [26JN]
      ------promote development of medical devices for patients with 
        rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and 
        lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]
  Reports filed
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4212, Drywall Safety Act, H6134 [19SE]




PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Amend (see S. 3306), S4238 [18JN] (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see S. 3306), S4238 [18JN] 
        (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Amend (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]




PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Goal and ideals: support (see S. Res. 400), S1848 [20MR] (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E489 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 400, support goals and ideals, S1850 [20MR]




PROGRESSIVE POLICY INSTITUTE

  Reports
      Telecom Sector Leads the Way in Domestic Economic Investments, 
        E1272 [18JY]




PRO-GROWTH BUDGETING ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 3582), H404, H405, H406, H407, H408, H411, H412 
        [2FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 534), H393 [2FE]
  Analyses
      Five Problems With Dynamic Scoring: Sarah Ayres, Center for 
        American Progress, H410 [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 3582): consideration (see H. Res. 534), H373 [1FE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 3582): motion to recommit, H417 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: require a jobs score for each spending bill 
        considered in Congress, H412, H413 [2FE]
      CBO: add findings section addressing impact of Bush 
        administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 
        [2FE]
      ------establish website which features a calculator to allow 
        taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate 
        of projected contribution to or receipt from major 
        legislation, H411 [2FE]
      ------extend requirement to prepare macroeconomic analysis of 
        major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the 
        Committees on Appropriations of each chamber, H406 [2FE]
      ------include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone 
        areas, H408-H410 [2FE]
      ------include income equality among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407, H408 [2FE]
      ------include interest rates among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407 [2FE]
      ------lower budgetary impact threshold to require a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H411, 
        H412 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits and trust 
        funds, H417 [2FE]
      Enact (H.R. 3582), H396-H419, H428 [2FE], E135 [3FE], E175 [9FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 534), H387-H395 [2FE]
      ------motion to recommit, H417 [2FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3582, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 112-383), H373 [1FE]
      Provisions: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3582) (H. 
        Rept. 112-377), H218 [31JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3582, provisions, H387 [2FE]
      H.R. 3582, provisions, H404 [2FE]




PROJECT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, INC.

  Proclamations
      Ms. Margaret Schuelke Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1530 [14SE]




PROJECT MEND-A-HOUSE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E937 [31MY]




PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (organization)

  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, 
        H2841 [17MY]




PROJECT READY STEM ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4366), E595 [19AP]




PROLITERACY (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6053 [10SE]




PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, INNOVATION, EFFICIENCY, AND 
    TIMELINESS AT FDA (PATIENTS FDA) ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2292), S4616, S4625 [26JN]




PROMOTING AND ENHANCING CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION SHARING 
    EFFECTIVENESS (PRECISE) ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3674) 
        (H. Rept. 112-592), H4827 [11JY]




PROMPT DECISION FOR QUALIFICATION OF SHORT SALE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1498), H385 [2FE]




PROPRIETARY INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3871), H374 [1FE]




PROTECT LIFE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 358), H3279 [31MY]




PROTECT MEDICAL INNOVATION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 436), H3601 [7JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 436): consideration (see H. Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
  Letters
      Provisions: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, 
        County and Municipal Employees, H3605 [7JN]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, Shereen 
        Arent, American Diabetes Association, and Mark A. Schoeberl, 
        American Heart Association, H3605 [7JN]
      ------DeAnn Friedholm, Consumers Union, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ethan Rome, Health Care for America Now (organization), 
        H3604 [7JN]
      ------Judy Waxman and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law 
        Center, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), H3605 
        [7JN]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 436), H3616 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 436), H3366 [1JN], H3584, H3587, H3588, H3601-H3618 
        [7JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], E1025, E1031, E1035 [8JN], E1041 
        [12JN], E1052 [18JN], E1124 [21JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------motion to recommit, H3616 [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3614 [7JN]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H3607 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 436), S3829 [7JN], S3929 [11JN], S3931 [12JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 436) (H. 
        Rept. 112-514), H3479 [5JN]
  Statements
      Provisions: Executive Office of the President, H3604 [7JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, provisions, H3589 [7JN]
      H.R. 436, provisions, H3601 [7JN]




PROTECT (organization)  see National Association To Protect Children--
    PROTECT, Inc.




PROTECT OUR PRAIRIES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5879), H3362 [31MY]




PROTECT VA HEALTHCARE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3895), H475 [3FE]




PROTECTING ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 2117), H988, H989, H990, H991 [28FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 2117): consideration (see H. Res. 563), H965 [27FE]
  Letters
      Provisions: Jeremiah W. Nixon, Governor of Missouri and Robert 
        F. McDonnell, Governor of Virginia, National Governors 
        Association, H985 [28FE]
      ------Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education, H986 
        [28FE]
      ------Richard P. Salmi, Spring Hill College, E296 [1MR]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 2117), H995 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Education: allow promulgation of rules or regulations 
        defining the term ``credit hour'', H991 [28FE]
      ------allow States to regulate credit-hour and clock-hour 
        programs, H989 [28FE]
      ------develop a plan to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in 
        financial aid programs, H991, H992 [28FE], E330 [7MR]
      ------establish State review process for student complaints on 
        institutions, H988, H989 [28FE]
      ------protect students from higher education costs and increased 
        student loan interest rates, H995, H996 [28FE]
      ------retain State authorization requirements for institutions 
        with below-average graduation and annual completion rates, and 
        above-average loan default rates, H990 [28FE]
      Enact (H.R. 2117), H980-H997 [28FE], E273 [28FE], E296 [1MR], 
        E330 [7MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 563), H976-H980 [28FE]
      ------motion to recommit, H995, H996 [28FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 2117, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 112-404), H965 [27FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 563, consideration of H.R. 2117, provisions, H976 [28FE]




PROTECTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 5), H1504, H1505, H1507, H1509, H1511 [22MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 591), H1449 [21MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 5): consideration (see H. Res. 591), H1426 [20MR]
      ------return to House (see H. Res. 596), H1641 [27MR]
  Letters
      Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services 
        in response to a disaster: David B. Hoyt, American College of 
        Surgeons, H1512 [22MR]
      ------several health care organizations, H1512 [22MR]
      Provisions: James T. Hay, California Medical Association, H1458 
        [21MR]
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, 
        H1507 [22MR]
      ------Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]
      ------several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]
      ------several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]
  Remarks in House
      Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws 
        to the business of health insurance to protect competition and 
        consumers, H1509-H1511 [22MR]
      Enact (H.R. 5), H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1399, H1400, 
        H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, H1453-H1490, H1494 
        [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1501-H1519, H1521, H1522, H1524 [22MR], 
        E415, E416, E418, E421, E423, E425, E427, E429, E431, E433, 
        E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 [29MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 591), H1443-H1452 [21MR]
      ------motion to recommit, H1516 [22MR]
      ------return to House (H. Res. 596), H1593 [27MR]
      Health: cap court-awarded damages in medical negligence claims, 
        H1460, H1461 [21MR]
      ------delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until 
        the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential 
        effect on health care premium reductions, H1505-H1507 [22MR]
      ------improve access to emergency medical services, H1508, H1509 
        [22MR]
      ------preserve joint and several liability for damages in 
        medical malpractice, H1465 [21MR]
      ------preserve liability for damages for serious and 
        irreversible injuries, E427 [22MR]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1511-
        H1513 [22MR]
      ------prohibit exemption of health care professionals who 
        intentionally harm patients from medical malpractice 
        liability, H1482 [21MR]
      Medicare: prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or 
        reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 
        [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1369, 
        H1370, H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], 
        H1430, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1444-H1450, H1453-H1490, H1494 
        [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1506, H1507, H1516, H1521, H1522, H1524 
        [22MR], E415, E416, E418, E423, E425, E431, E433, E434, E435, 
        E436 [22MR], E481 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2282 [29MR], S2288 
        [16AP]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S2113 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112-416), H1426 [20MR]
  Statements
      Provisions: Several Representatives and Scholars, H1504 [22MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 591, consideration of H.R. 5, provisions, H1443 [21MR]
      H. Res. 596, return to House of H.R. 5, provisions, H1593 [27MR]
      H.R. 5, provisions, H1501-H1503 [22MR]




PROTECTING AMERICAN TRADE SECRETS AND INNOVATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3389), S5084 [17JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3389), S5086 [17JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3389, provisions, S5086 [17JY]




PROTECTING AMERICA'S WORKERS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]




PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM UNREASONABLE CREDIT RATES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3452), S5487 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3452), S5489 [26JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3452, provisions, S5490 [26JY]




PROTECTING EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES IN BUSINESS BANKRUPTCIES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3381, provisions, S4954-S4958 [12JY]




PROTECTING FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS AND TAXPAYERS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2296), S5634 [30JY]




PROTECTING FOODS AND BEVERAGES FROM GOVERNMENT ATTACK ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3848), H218 [31JA]




PROTECTING IN-HOME CARE FROM GOVERNMENT INTRUSION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5970), H4067 [27JN], E1154 [27JN]




PROTECTING INVESTMENT IN OIL SHALE THE NEXT GENERATION OF 
    ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY, AND RESOURCE SECURITY (PIONEERS) ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, H774, 
        H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, H823, 
        H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 3408): consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
  Letters
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      Provisions: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 
        [16FE]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas 
        lease sales, provide fair revenue sharing for coastal States, 
        and formulate offshore energy development plans to generate 
        infrastructure revenue, H753, H756 [15FE], E217 [16FE]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas, H825, H826 [16FE]
      ------require companies holding defective leases which allow for 
        off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to 
        bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
      ------require consultation with independent drilling safety 
        organization and completion of mandatory safety and 
        environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil 
        and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]
      Enact (H.R. 3408), H752-H787 [15FE], H810, H820-H834, H880-H886 
        [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, E233 
        [17FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H744, H746-H750 [15FE]
      ------motion to recommit, H884-H886 [16FE]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      ------review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H752, H753, H757-
        H759, H761 [15FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE]
      ------repeal, H810 [16FE]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821, H822 [16FE]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      ------prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast 
        U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      ------promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under 
        existing geothermal leases, H828-H830 [16FE]
      ------require estimates of economic impact, including job 
        losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      Renewable energy: streamline Federal review to facilitate 
        projects, H823-H825 [16FE]
      Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H754 [15FE]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for 
        Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        construction, H772 [15FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) 
        (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, provisions, H740 [15FE]
      H.R. 3408, provisions, H761-H767 [15FE]




PROTECTING MAIN STREET END-USERS FROM EXCESSIVE REGULATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. 
        Rept. 112-391), H639 [8FE]




PROTECTING OLDER WORKERS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2189), S1615-S1617 [13MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2189, provisions, S1616 [13MR]




PROTECTING OUR RURAL POST OFFICES ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3370), H2458 [9MY], H2638 [10MY]




PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS AND TAXPAYERS (POST) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2032), S42 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2032), S44 [23JA], S3742 [6JN]
  Texts of
      S. 2032, provisions, S44 [23JA]




PROTECTING U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]




PROTEST MOVEMENTS  see Public Demonstrations




PROVANCE, JIM

  Articles and editorials
      Fedor Found Voice in Human-Traffic Battle, E1419 [3AU]




PROVENCHER, PHILIP D.

  Remarks in House
      French Legion of Honor: Medal of Chevalier recipient, E26 [17JA]




PROVIDENCE, RI

  Remarks in House
      Anderson, Anthony: Alliance for Young Artists and Writers 
        National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards gold medal recipient, 
        H3488 [6JN]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, H4787 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3822 [7JN]




PROVIDING LEASING CERTAINTY FOR AMERICAN ENERGY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4382), H1976 [18AP]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4382) 
        (H. Rept. 112-531), H3706 [15JN]




PROWS, ALLEN M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E593 [19AP]




PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO., OF AMERICA

  Remarks in House
      Borg, Holly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for California, E161 [8FE]
      De Weerd, Kayla: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Iowa, E775 [10MY]
      Jorgensen, Hannah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E724 [8MY]
      Saffran, Miles: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E402 [21MR]
      Tran, Elizabeth: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E405 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agusen, Candonino: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Button, Jackson: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Foremaster, Angela: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3231 [16MY]
      Smith, Ashlee: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3171 [15MY]




PRUITT, TERRELL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1533 [14SE]




PRUSSMAN, LORI

  Remarks in House
      St. Joseph, MO: YWCA Women of Excellence Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1055 [18JN]




PRYOR, MARK L. (a Senator from Arkansas)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3903, S3922 
        [11JN], S3992 [12JN], S4158 [13JN], S4211 [14JN], S4370 
        [20JN], S4382 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6279 [12SE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4447, S4481 [25JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2434 
        [17AP], S2508, S2511 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2637 [24AP], 
        S2691, S2693 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2101 [27MR], S2244 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S796 [15FE], S1386 [5MR], S1423 
        [6MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5773, S5787, S5788 
        [31JY]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760, S1761 [15MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 
        [26MR]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see S. 2885), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S2244 [29MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Labor: provide off-base transition training for Armed 
        Forces members (see S. 2246), S6064 [10SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize 
        States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 
        [6FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 3049), S6271 [12SE]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4637 [26JN]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), 
        S6272 [12SE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3394), S6064 [10SE]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6064 [10SE]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S5134 [18JY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2325 [16AP]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4461 
        [25JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4638 [26JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S2731 [25AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S4725 [28JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S6108 [11SE]
      ------provide for treatment of certain physician pathology 
        services (see S. 1967), S1050 [27FE]
      Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 889), S2824 [26AP]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 530), 
        S5487 [26JY]
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (see 
        S. Res. 415), S2243 [29MR]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        530), S5487 [26JY]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        441), S2824 [26AP]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S5134 [18JY]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see S. 2264), S5134 [18JY]
      Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal 
        real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (see S. 
        2364), S6064 [10SE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6457 [19SE]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S5872 [1AU]
      Taxation: clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not 
        constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable 
        electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S2656 [24AP]
      ------clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of 
        wages paid by professional employer organizations (see S. 
        1908), S3174 [15MY]
      ------extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 
        [25JY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S6108 
        [11SE]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S6456 [19SE]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN]
      Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from 
        imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, 
        providers, or property (see S. 543), S2244 [29MR]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S2086 [27MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S1384 
        [5MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      CFTC: require a regulation to limit the aggregate positions of 
        nontraditional bona fide hedgers in petroleum and related 
        products (see S. 2238), S2085 [27MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: acknowledge decision to consider or reject 
        civil rights claims within 45 days and process all accepted 
        claims within 270 days (see S. 2387), S2821 [26AP]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 
        2346), S2730 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in 
        the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan 
        repayment programs (see S. 2192), S1733 [15MR]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 3559), S6454 [19SE]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (see S. 2171), S1459 [7MR]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (see S. Res. 483), S3782 [6JN]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        S. 3584), S6545 [20SE]
      Tariff: bifenazate (see S. 2855), S2965 [8MY]
      ------bis(2,3-dibromopropyl ether) of tetrabromobisphenol A (see 
        S. 2865), S2965 [8MY]
      ------butralin (see S. 2856), S2965 [8MY]
      ------daminozide (see S. 2862), S2965 [8MY]
      ------etridiazole (see S. 2871), S2965 [8MY]
      ------4,4'-butylidenebis [3-methyl 6 tert butylphenol] (see S. 
        2863), S2965 [8MY]
      ------4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) (see S. 2860), S2965 
        [8MY]
      ------4,4'-thiobis[2-(1,1-di-methylethyl)-5-methyl-phenol] (see 
        S. 2866), S2965 [8MY]
      ------ipconazole (see S. 2853), S2965 [8MY]
      ------N,N-hexane-1,6-diylbis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-
        phenylpropionamide)) (see S. 2869), S2965 [8MY]
      ------paraquat dichloride (see S. 2857), S2965 [8MY]
      ------paraquat dichloride and inerts (see S. 2858), S2965 [8MY]
      ------pentaerythritol tetrakis[3-(dodecylthio)propionate] (see 
        S. 2859), S2965 [8MY]
      ------phosphoric acid, tris (2-ethylhexyl) ester (see S. 2868), 
        S2965 [8MY]
      ------propargite (see S. 2870), S2965 [8MY]
      ------triacetonamine (see S. 2854), S2965 [8MY]
      ------2,5-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)-1,4-benzenediol (see S. 2867), 
        S2965 [8MY]
      ------2,2'-methylenebis (4 methyl 6 tert butylphenol) (see S. 
        2864), S2965 [8MY]
      ------2,2'-(2-methylpropylidene) bis(4,6-dimethylphenol) (see S. 
        2861), S2965 [8MY]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see S. 3410), 
        S5212 [19JY]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3236), S3630 [24MY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S3630 [24MY]
  Cloture motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 
        [9FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
  Privilege of the floor
      Ervin-Combs, Jesse, S4685 [27JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4264, S4275 
        [19JN]
      Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 1791), S6666 [21SE]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S1043, S1046 [27FE]
      Arkansas: inclusion of Arkansas hospitals in U.S. News & World 
        Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' high-performing list, 
        S563 [13FE]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (S. 3624), S6675 [21SE]
      Baker, Kristine G.: nomination to be district judge, S2911 [7MY]
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), S6670, S6671 [21SE]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, S1174 [1MR]
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), S6673 
        [21SE]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6661 [21SE]
      Corps of Engineers: port deepening projects funding, S1046 
        [27FE]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (H.R. 
        5512), S6674 [21SE]
      Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 300), 
        S6672 [21SE]
      Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and 
        storing stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), S6671 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy: require a quadrennial energy review to assess 
        current domestic capabilities and future energy needs (S. 
        1703), S1174 [1MR]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (H.R. 6189), S6674 [21SE]
      Dept. of State: require a quadrennial diplomacy and development 
        review (S. 3341), S6673 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6674 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical 
        facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities 
        (H.R. 6375), S6671 [21SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1046 
        [27FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S3953, S3954 [12JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4333 [20JN]
      ------establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), S6672, S6673 [21SE]
      FDA: make corrections relative to user fees (H.R. 6433), S6671 
        [21SE]
      ------repeal duplicate programs relating to the inspection and 
        grading of catfish, S4275 [19JN]
      ------require imported catfish be subject to same inspection 
        standards as domestic catfish, S4264 [19JN]
      FEMA: economic impact on property owners of inclusion in certain 
        floodplains, S3407 [22MY]
      ------mapping of floodplain areas, S3406, S3407 [22MY]
      ------require mandatory purchase of flood insurance in residual 
        risk areas, S4661, S4664, S4667 [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S3406-S3408 [22MY], S4661, S4664, S4667 [27JN]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (H.R. 2706), 
        S6665 [21SE]
      GAO: repeal or modify certain mandates (S. 3315), S6671, S6672 
        [21SE]
      ------study effect of applying mandatory flood insurance 
        purchase requirements to areas of residual risk and voluntary 
        community-based flood insurance options, S4663, S4664, S4667 
        [27JN]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 448), S6676, S6679 [21SE]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S6667, S6670 [21SE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (S. 
        3311), S6667 [21SE]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), S6675 [21SE]
      Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Arkansas Children's Hospital, 
        S1086 [28FE]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), S6674 [21SE]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 
        561), S6679 [21SE]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (S. Res. 561), S6679 
        [21SE]
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S6670 [21SE]
      ------provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded 
        to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the U.S. Court of 
        Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 (H.R. 1272), S6674 
        [21SE]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants (S. Res. 558), 
        S6676, S6678 [21SE]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6676 [21SE]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants (S. Res. 558), 
        S6676, S6678 [21SE]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S6667, S6670 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), S1062 [27FE]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1174 [1MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5028 [16JY]
      Postal Service: create a moratorium on closure or consolidation 
        of postal facilities, S2691 [25AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2691 [25AP]
      Power resources: national energy policy, S1174 [1MR], S3953, 
        S3954 [12JN]
      Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of 
        certain information to prevent national security breech and 
        protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 
        3625), S6675 [21SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1729 [15MR]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 
        4347), S6666, S6667 [21SE]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3556), S6666 [21SE]
      Senate: authority of officials during adjournment, S6684 [21SE]
      ------legislative program, S1062 [27FE], S6684 [21SE]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), S6671 
        [21SE]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5029 
        [16JY]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, S1173 [1MR]
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (H.R. 6215), S6665 [21SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), S6671 [21SE]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Boozman, Senator, S1043 [27FE]
      Caraway, Hattie, S2228 [29MR]
      Coulter, Ed, S3682 [4JN]
      Dawson, Howard A., Jr., S5972 [2AU]
      Hammerschmidt, John Paul, S3116, S3117 [14MY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2228 [29MR]
      Pace, Jean, S320 [2FE]
      Rogers, Doyle W., S846 [16FE]
      Williams, Floyd, S3973 [12JN]




PUBLIC ACCESS TO CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE REPORTS RESOLUTION

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]




PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS  see Public Welfare Programs




PUBLIC BROADCASTING

  Bills and resolutions
      KRSC-TV (Claremore, OK): anniversary (see H. Res. 634), H2206 
        [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      AID: broadcasting of television show ``Sesame Street'' in 
        Palestine funding, H130 [24JA]
      Corp. for Public Broadcasting: tribute to supporters, H1020 
        [29FE]
      Disasters: provide local free radio broadcasting on mobile 
        devices, H3584 [7JN], E1007 [7JN]
      Funding, H4911 [18JY], H5014 [19JY], E1328 [25JY]
      Kinard & Myles True Gospel Productions, Inc.: tribute, E1713 
        [19OC]
      National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of 
        Federal funds to acquire radio content, H5014 [19JY]




PUBLIC BUILDINGS

  Amendments
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), H953 
        [27FE]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 
        2232), S2001 [22MR]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (see H. Res. 537), 
        H475 [3FE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see S. 3435), S5381 [25JY] (see H.R. 5837), H3161 
        [18MY]
      Courts: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 
        2076), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (see S. 3238), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education 
        (see H.R. 3793), H78 [18JA]
      Eliot Ness ATF Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 
        3304), S4238 [18JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to enter into 
        contracts with private sector for property management (see 
        H.R. 6264), H5629 [1AU]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (see H.R. 3772), H26 [17JA]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see S. 3304), 
        S4238 [18JN]
      GSA: improve functioning (see H.R. 6430), H6150 [19SE]
      ------install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems 
        in Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see 
        S. 3439), S5381 [25JY]
      ------require an annual audit (see H.R. 4629), H2123 [25AP]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (see S. 
        3311), S4299 [19JN]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      Kenneth Leslie Harmon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate 
        (see H.R. 5567), H2442 [8MY]
      Kenneth Leslie Hermon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate 
        (see H.R. 5867), H3266 [30MY]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2662 [11MY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5629 [1AU]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3914 [20JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 
        [18JY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 3870), H374 [1FE]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H374 [1FE]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (see H.R. 4335), H1804 [29MR]
      Postal Service: authorize the sale, at fair market value, of any 
        post office building subject to relocation (see H.R. 6238), 
        H5525 [31JY]
      ------prohibit closure or consolidation of any postal facility 
        located in a ZIP code with a high rate of population growth 
        (see H.R. 4161), H1272 [7MR]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, 
        SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]
      Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6473), H6231 [20SE]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (see S. 
        2251), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4347), H1811 [30MR]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see 
        S. 2326), S2546 [19AP]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see S. 3386), S5047 [16JY] (see H.R. 5954), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, 
        AR: designate (see H.R. 3869), H374 [1FE]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (see H.R. 5883), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Surplus Government property: expedite the sale of underutilized 
        Federal real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5077 [19JY]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see 
        H.R. 4291), H1740 [28MR]
      Veterans: grant veterans access to Federal excess and surplus 
        property (see H.R. 6114), H4862 [12JY]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see S. 
        3603), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
      William H. `Bill' Nelson Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 6383), H5922 [12SE]
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see S. 3304), S4238 [18JN]
  Letters
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved 
        resolutions: Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House), H1307 [9MR], H5338 [31JY]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H1404 [20MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1404 [20MR]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Representative Issa, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Senator Coburn, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6427 
        [19SE]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, courthouse construction funding: California 
        congressional delegation, H2541 [9MY]
  Memorandums
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, Courthouse Condition: David M. Singer, U.S. 
        Marshals Service, H2540 [9MY]
  Motions
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H531 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, 
        TX: designate (H.R. 3477), H5112, H5113 [23JY]
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate 
        (H.R. 2668), H2081 [25AP]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H491-H494 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490-
        H503 [6FE], H529-H533 [7FE], E151 [7FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H485-
        H488 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H531, H532 
        [7FE]
      ------exempt certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities from 
        decommissioning, H531, H532 [7FE]
      ------protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local 
        governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as 
        open space, H499 [6FE]
      ------provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned 
        businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop 
        Federal property, H500-H502 [6FE]
      ------provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, 
        H491-H494, H498, H503 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]
      Coast Guard: ensure completion of required energy audits, H3552 
        [6JN]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (H.R. 5837), H5111, H5112 [23JY]
      Courts: improve security at State and local courthouses (H.R. 
        6185), H5791-H5793 [11SE]
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), Senate 
        amendment, H953-H955 [27FE]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure Federal agencies complete required 
        energy audits, H3419 [5JN]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (H.R. 
        3742), H5102, H5103 [23JY]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (H.R. 3772), H3999, H4000 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      GSA: ensure contracts are in compliance with workforce diversity 
        rules, H1829 [16AP], H1854 [17AP]
      ------liquidate excess and surplus Federal properties, H3148 
        [18MY]
      ------require an annual audit (H.R. 4629), H2080 [25AP]
      James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK: designate 
        (S. 1710), H1141, H1142 [5MR]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (H.R. 
        2079), H705, H706 [14FE]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (H.R. 2896), H5113, H5114 [23JY]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: designate (H.R. 3248), H707, H708 [14FE]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: designate (H.R. 3247), H706, H707 [14FE]
      Los Angeles, CA: U.S. District Court for the Central District of 
        California courthouse construction funding, H2539, H2540 [9MY]
      National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David 
        Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3593), H5112 [23JY]
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (H.R. 3870), H5110, H5111 [23JY]
      Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building, H1922 [18AP]
      OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program 
        (H.R. 665), H1401-H1405 [20MR]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (H.R. 4335), E593 [19AP]
      Postal Service: create a moratorium on closure or consolidation 
        of postal facilities, H2723 [16MY], H3587 [7JN]
      ------lift moratorium on closure or consolidation of postal 
        facilities, H2456 [9MY]
      ------prevent closure of postal processing and distribution 
        center in Buffalo, NY, H384 [2FE]
      ------release details of study relative to impact of closure of 
        post offices, H1583 [27MR]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (H.R. 3892), H378 [2FE]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3413), H1140, H1141 [5MR]
      Quincy, MA: dedication of Francis X. Bellotti Courthouse, E1636 
        [21SE]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3276), H4000, H4001 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 
        4347), H5104, H5105 [23JY]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3556), H5103, H5104 [23JY]
      Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3637), H1139, H1140 [5MR]
      Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, 
        Abbeville, LA: designate (H.R. 3412), H3997, H3998 [26JN], 
        H4421 [28JN]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (H.R. 3501), H3998, H3999 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (H.R. 5883), H3444 
        [5JN]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (H.R. 6151), 
        E1286 [19JY]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: opening, E1500 
        [12SE], E1660 [28SE]
      U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish 
        (H.R. 4291), E467 [28MR]
      Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK: designate (H.R. 
        1369), H5114 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 1791), S78 [24JA], S6666 [21SE]
      Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar 
        Park, TX: designate (H.R. 298), S2885 [26AP]
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate 
        (H.R. 2668), S2985 [8MY]
      Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY: 
        designate (H.R. 2244), S2885 [26AP]
      Courts: improve security at State and local courthouses (S. 
        2076), S390 [7FE], S1814 [19MR]
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), S357, 
        S358 [6FE]
      ------correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating 
        to restricted buildings or grounds (S. 1794), S357 [6FE]
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (S. 3238), S4780 
        [29JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to implement 
        rule to improve Federal permitting and review process of 
        infrastructure projects, S2144 [28MR]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (H.R. 3772), S5894 [1AU]
      GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in 
        Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (S. 
        3439), S5385 [25JY]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (S. 
        3311), S6667 [21SE]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (H.R. 
        2079), S2885 [26AP]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: designate (H.R. 3248), S2886 [26AP]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: designate (H.R. 3247), S2886 [26AP]
      Libraries: anniversary of founding of Carnegie libraries, S4629 
        [26JN]
      Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: dedication, S122 
        [26JA]
      Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: 
        designate (H.R. 3220), S3291 [17MY]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 
        [18JY]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: require evaluation of area mail 
        processing studies if proposed closure or consolidation of 
        postal facility is appealed, S2644 [24AP], S2694 [25AP]
      Postal Service: consider effect of closure or consolidation of 
        post offices on voting by mail and provide for a moratorium on 
        closure or consolidation of post offices to protect voting by 
        mail, S2641 [24AP]
      ------create a moratorium on closure or consolidation of postal 
        facilities, S2526 [19AP], S2684, S2691 [25AP]
      ------create a moratorium on the closure of rural post offices 
        and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, S2463, 
        S2466, S2475, S2478, S2479, S2488 [18AP], S2528-S2530 [19AP], 
        S2587 [23AP], S2643 [24AP]
      ------modify process for closure or consolidation of post 
        offices and postal facilities, S2638, S2639 [24AP], S2694 
        [25AP]
      Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, 
        Yountville, CA: designate (H.R. 3004), S2886 [26AP]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3413), S3291 [17MY]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3276), S5894 [1AU]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 
        4347), S6666, S6667 [21SE]
      ------designate (S. 2251), S2246 [29MR]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3556), S6666 [21SE]
      Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office, Iuka, MS: designate (H.R. 
        2213), S2885 [26AP]
      Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, 
        Abbeville, LA: designate (H.R. 3412), S5894 [1AU]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (H.R. 3501), S5894 [1AU]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), S2885 [26AP]
      ------designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (H.R. 5883), 
        S3871 [7JN]
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: 
        designate (H.R. 3246), S2886 [26AP]
      Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: designate (H.R. 
        2660), S2886 [26AP]
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: 
        designate (H.R. 2415), S3291 [17MY]
      Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK: designate (H.R. 
        1369), S5894 [1AU]
      William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: designate 
        (H.R. 2767), S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1791), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar 
        Park, TX: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 298), S2730 [25AP]
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2668), S2921 [7MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. 
        Rept. 112-384), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act 
        (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 
        112-385), H475 [3FE]
      Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2244), S2730 [25AP]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3742) (H. 
        Rept. 112-613), H5077 [19JY]
      Eliot Ness ATF Building, Washington, DC: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 
        112-402), H965 [27FE]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3311), S4821 [10JY]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2079), S2730 [25AP]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3248), S2730 [25AP]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3247), S2730 [25AP]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 6185) (H. Rept. 112-661), H5764 [10SE]
      Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3220), S3233 [16MY]
      Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, 
        Yountville, CA: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3004), S2730 [25AP]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        3413), S3233 [16MY]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4347) (H. 
        Rept. 112-614), H5077 [19JY]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3556) (H. 
        Rept. 112-456), H2266 [27AP]
      Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office, Iuka, MS: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2213), S2730 [25AP]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 1423), S2730 [25AP]
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3246), S2730 [25AP]
      Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness 
        Enhancements for (SECURE) Facilities Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 772) 
        (S. Rept. 112-202), S5976 [2AU]
      Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2660), S2730 
        [25AP]
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2415), S3233 [16MY]
      William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), 
        S4821 [10JY]
      William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2767), S2730 [25AP]
  Resolutions by organizations
      GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1307-H1359 [9MR], 
        H5338-H5405 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property 
        Realignment Act (CPRA), H486 [6FE]
      H.R. 347, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement 
        Act, S358 [6FE]
      H.R. 665, Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act, 
        H1401-H1403 [20MR]
      H.R. 1369, Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK, H5114 
        [23JY]
      H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H495-H498 
        [6FE]
      H.R. 2079, John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY, H705 
        [14FE]
      H.R. 2896, Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, 
        Jersey City, NJ, H5113 [23JY]
      H.R. 3247, Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office 
        Building, Chesterfield, MO, H706 [14FE]
      H.R. 3248, Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, 
        St. Charles, MO, H707 [14FE]
      H.R. 3276, Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL, 
        H4000 [26JN]
      H.R. 3412, Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office 
        Building, Abbeville, LA, H3997 [26JN]
      H.R. 3413, Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY, H1140 
        [5MR]
      H.R. 3477, Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office 
        Building, Crosby, TX, H5112 [23JY]
      H.R. 3501, SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN, 
        H3998 [26JN]
      H.R. 3556, Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY, H5103 
        [23JY]
      H.R. 3593, National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer 
        Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY, H5112 
        [23JY]
      H.R. 3637, Roy Schallern Rood Post Office, Jupiter, FL, H1140 
        [5MR]
      H.R. 3742, Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM, 
        H5102 [23JY]
      H.R. 3772, First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, 
        Canton, MS, H3999 [26JN]
      H.R. 3870, Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR, 
        H5110 [23JY]
      H.R. 4347, Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK, H5104 
        [23JY]
      H.R. 5837, Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, 
        Baldwinsville, NY, H5111 [23JY]
      H.R. 5883, technical correction to H.R. 1423, Specialist Micheal 
        E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK, H3444 [5JN]
      H.R. 6185, Local Courthouse Safety Act, H5791 [11SE]
      S. 1710, James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK, 
        H1141 [5MR]
      S. 1794, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement 
        Act, S357 [6FE]
      S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act, S391 [7FE]
      S. 2251, Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK, S2246 
        [29MR]
      S. 3238, David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community 
        Based Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH, S4780 [29JN]
      S. 3311, James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT, S6667 
        [21SE]




PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6430), H6150 [19SE]




PUBLIC CITIZEN (organization)

  Letters
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, S2499 
        [18AP]




PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING REFORM AND INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT

  Amendments
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, 
        S1747, S1754, S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], 
        S1794, S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, 
        S1805, S1806, S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, 
        S1852, S1853, S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, 
        S1865, S1868, S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, 
        H1250, H1251, H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, 
        H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]
  Articles and editorials
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 
        [6MR]
  Cloture motions
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Jack E. Herstein, North 
        American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718-
        S1720 [15MR]
      ------Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720-
        S1722 [15MR]
      ------Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1722 [15MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections: 
        Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]
  Motions
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]
  Press releases
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: AFL-CIO, S1723 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 
        [11JY]
      Financial Accounting Standards Board: proposed changes to 
        accounting standards, E342 [8MR]
      Government regulations: require publicly traded companies to 
        disclose the number of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, 
        H1282 [8MR]
      SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the 
        term ``held of record'' should be changed to mean beneficial 
        owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
      ------consider burden of internal controls auditing requirements 
        for companies with public float less than a certain amount, 
        H5278-H5280 [25JY]
      ------establish new filing fees to discourage frivolous filings, 
        H1259 [7MR]
      ------exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 
        [8MR]
      ------study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, 
        H1280 [8MR]
      ------study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for 
        inflation, H1249, H1250 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), H906 [17FE], H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], H1214, 
        H1215, H1217, H1219, H1236-H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277-H1289 
        [8MR], H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], E381 
        [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586-H1593 
        [27MR], E517 [30MR], E536 [16AP]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222-H1231 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, 
        H1250, H1251 [7MR], H5278, H5279 [25JY]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1257-H1259 [7MR]
      ------provide additional exemptions from internal control 
        auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies 
        (H.R. 3213), H5279 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 
        [15MR], S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      SBA: extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      SEC: determine if the term ``held of record'' should include 
        beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR], 
        S1973 [22MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], 
        S1583-S1586 [13MR], S1667-S1671, S1673-S1675 [14MR], S1686-
        S1696, S1698-S1700, S1705, S1714-S1729 [15MR], S1764-S1768, 
        S1776-S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822-S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837-
        S1842 [20MR], S1875, S1877-S1879, S1883-S1890, S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957, S1963, S1966-S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229-
        S2231 [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1568, S1569 [12MR], 
        S1585 [13MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (S. 1933), S1455 [7MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112-406), H1209 [6MR]
      Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
        Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. 
        Rept. 112-406), H1133 [1MR]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]
  Statements
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H1237 [7MR]
      ------Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 [22MR]
  Summaries
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business 
        Startups Act, H1222 [7MR]
      H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1245-H1249 
        [7MR]




PUBLIC DEBT

  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Buffett Tax Divides Americans, but Solves Nothing, S2289 [16AP]
      Executive Viewpont--Time To Bite the Bullet, H5056 [19JY]
      Norquist's Phantom Army, S5024 [16JY]
      Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, S2015 [26MR]
      Stimulus Spending Keeps Failing--If Austerity Is So Terrible, 
        How Come Germany and Sweden Have Done So Well?, S3213 [16MY]
      Three Views of the `Fiscal Cliff', S3393 [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 102), H726 [14FE] (see H.J. Res. 116), H5291 [25JY]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA] (see 
        H.R. 3778), H77 [18JA]
      ------increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see 
        S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      ------prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]
      ------provide incentive for Congress to pass a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 
        2232), S2001 [22MR]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (see H. Res. 537), 
        H475 [3FE]
      Constitutional amendments: require that an increase in the 
        Federal debt requires approval from a majority of the 
        legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), H26 
        [17JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: strengthen employee cost 
        savings suggestion programs (see S. 2085), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 4237), H1497 [21MR]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]
      Government: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA] (see 
        H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 515), H25 [17JA]
      Members of Congress: include pay within coverage of the Balanced 
        Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act provisions to reduce 
        the public debt (see H.R. 6499), H6274 [21SE]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      Public lands: suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the 
        Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal 
        budget is balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Taxation: close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), 
        S388 [7FE]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 5912), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 3903), H511 
        [6FE]
      Telecommunications: create a Federal Spectrum Reallocation 
        Commission and provide for the use of a portion of the 
        proceeds from the auction of reallocated Federal spectrum for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 4044), H801 [15FE]
  Cloture motions
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 
        2230), motion to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
  Letters
      Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: several 
        Senators, S6524 [20SE]
      Buffett Rule Act: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform 
        (organization), H6100 [19SE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Statutory public debt limit increase: Robert Boudiette, Jr., S92 
        [26JA]
  Messages
      Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE]
      Statutory Debt Limit: President Obama, S37 [23JA], H7 [13JA]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H531 [7FE]
      Government: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), S83 [26JA]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 
        2230), S2055 [27MR]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: analysis of levels of unobligated funding 
        relative to request for additional funding, H71 [18JA]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H816, H818 [16FE], H1295 [8MR], 
        H3157-H3160 [18MY]
      ------comparison between congressional and Obama administration 
        proposals, H5757 [10SE]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced, H470 [3FE], 
        H712, H715 [14FE]
      ------deficit, H69, H70 [18JA], H86 [23JA], H229 [1FE], H585, 
        H589 [8FE], H711-H713, H723 [14FE], H935 [17FE], H1030 [29FE], 
        H1119 [1MR], H1295 [8MR], H1500 [22MR], H1639 [27MR], H1668, 
        H1680, H1692 [28MR], H2002 [19AP], H2057 [24AP], H2110, H2112 
        [25AP], H2198-H2200 [26AP], H2614 [10MY], H2703 [15MY], H2723 
        [16MY], H2818 [17MY], H3654-H3657 [7JN], H4025 [26JN], H4098, 
        H4104 [27JN], H4780 [11JY], H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], 
        H5754 [10SE], H6046 [14SE], H6236, H6258 [21SE], E23 [17JA], 
        E41 [18JA], E47 [19JA], E55 [23JA], E68 [24JA], E77 [25JA], 
        E93 [31JA], E108, E111 [1FE], E125 [2FE], E138 [3FE], E144 
        [6FE], E154 [7FE], E164 [8FE], E177 [9FE], E187 [14FE], E195 
        [15FE], E218 [16FE], E234 [17FE], E246 [27FE], E271 [28FE], 
        E283 [29FE], E303 [1MR], E311 [5MR], E323 [6MR], E330 [7MR], 
        E355 [8MR], E379 [19MR], E392 [20MR], E409 [21MR], E435 
        [22MR], E440 [26MR], E455 [27MR], E471 [28MR], E507 [29MR], 
        E527 [16AP], E549 [17AP], E573 [18AP], E601 [19AP], E646 
        [25AP], E670 [26AP], E701 [27AP], E712 [7MY], E730 [8MY], E776 
        [10MY], E794 [15MY], E906 [30MY], E976 [5JN], E998 [6JN], 
        E1017 [7JN], E1054 [18JN], E1078 [19JN], E1094 [20JN], E1125 
        [21JN], E1140 [26JN], E1157 [27JN], E1172 [28JN], E1198 
        [29JN], E1204 [9JY], E1220 [10JY], E1231 [11JY], E1244 [12JY], 
        E1262 [17JY], E1277 [18JY], E1288 [19JY], E1311 [24JY], E1324 
        [25JY], E1347 [26JY], E1433 [3AU], E1472 [11SE], E1566 [19SE], 
        E1595, E1647 [21SE]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, H1638 [27MR], H1670 
        [28MR], H1799-H1802 [29MR]
      ------maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, H2146 
        [26AP], H3489 [6JN]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, H806 [16FE]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms, H5753 [10SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      Burke, VA: tribute to Oaks Elementary School's 4th grade class 
        fundraiser, E108 [1FE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H491-H494 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490-
        H503 [6FE], H529-H533 [7FE], E151 [7FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H485-
        H488 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H531, H532 
        [7FE]
      ------protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local 
        governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as 
        open space, H499 [6FE]
      ------provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned 
        businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop 
        Federal property, H500-H502 [6FE]
      ------provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, 
        H491-H494, H498, H503 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]
      Congress: importance of interoffice fiscal discipline, E294 
        [1MR]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Domestic policy: impact on job creation and economy, H5754-H5760 
        [10SE]
      Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current 
        economic recession, H560-H563 [7FE], H675, H676 [9FE], H808 
        [16FE], H5134 [24JY], H5981 [13SE]
      ------comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H4912 [18JY], 
        H5856 [11SE]
      ------create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, 
        cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, 
        and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (H.R. 
        3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive 
        and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and 
        regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], 
        H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H31 [18JA], E101 
        [31JA]
      FRS: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219-
        H6224 [20SE]
      Government: ceiling, H5932 [13SE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H37, H45, H54, H69 
        [18JA], E47, E48 [19JA], E69 [25JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H46-H53 [18JA]
      ------increase statutory limit, H1578 [27MR], H2826 [17MY], 
        H5752 [10SE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], 
        H229, H230 [1FE], H470-H473 [3FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H397, H398 
        [2FE], H445 [3FE], H1461 [21MR], H4677 [9JY], H4917 [18JY], 
        H5634 [2AU], H5755, H5758, H5760 [10SE], H6074 [19SE], E1030 
        [8JN]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to general aviation 
        industry, H734 [15FE]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      ------State of the Union Message, H162 [25JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3797-H3804 
        [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H4664 [9JY]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1536-H1539 [22MR]
      ------impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H144 [24JA], H516 [7FE], H590 
        [8FE], E15 [13JA]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H660 [9FE], 
        H709 [14FE]
      ------reform budget treatment of Social Security disability 
        trust fund, H3488 [6JN]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113-H6115 [19SE], E1616 
        [21SE]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (H.R. 6410), H6099-H6101 [19SE]
      ------rates, H2041 [24AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, H816 [16FE], 
        H1911 [17AP], H1968 [18AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (H.R. 3903), H522 
        [7FE], H1985 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H1853, 
        H1854, H1857 [17AP], H2015-H2017 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Appropriations: legislative process, S5424 [26JY], S5653 [30JY]
      Budget: balance, S29 [23JA]
      ------comparison between congressional and Obama administration 
        proposals, S6093-S6095 [11SE]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced, S3193 [16MY]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 
        24), S3275 [17MY]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, 
        S2990 [9MY], S3154 [15MY], S5053 [17JY]
      ------deficit, S65 [24JA], S368 [7FE], S546-S549, S551-S554 
        [13FE], S589, S591-S593, S600-S603 [14FE], S682-S685 [15FE], 
        S810, S822, S824, S830 [16FE], S882 [17FE], S1659 [14MR], 
        S2562 [23AP], S2679 [25AP], S2747-S2750 [26AP], S3113-S3116 
        [14MY], S3143 [15MY], S3204, S3217, S3218, S3219, S3222 
        [16MY], S3745, S3756-S3758, S3800 [6JN], S3945 [12JN], S4134 
        [13JN], S4191, S4193 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S4655, S4660 
        [27JN], S4931 [12JY], S5067 [17JY], S5124 [18JY], S5448 
        [26JY], S6030 [10SE], S6083-S6085 [11SE], S6308 [13SE], S6400, 
        S6409 [19SE], S6478 [20SE]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, S3114 [14MY], S3144 
        [15MY], S3191, S3193, S3219 [16MY]
      ------increase statutory debt limit, S4623 [26JN]
      ------maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, S6486-S6488 
        [20SE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (S. 
        2065), S323 [2FE], S3758 [6JN], S3938 [12JN]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S590, S591 [14FE], S685 
        [15FE], S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S13 [23JA]
      Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program and apply savings to 
        deficit reduction and highway bridge program, S2048 [27MR]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S404 [9FE], 
        S4111 [13JN], S5448 [26JY], S6590-S6592 [21SE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S831 [16FE], 
        S3392 [22MY], S3745 [6JN], S4628 [26JN], S4659 [27JN], S5100 
        [18JY]
      ------promote global economic recovery through reduction in 
        government spending and taxes, S4434 [25JN]
      Eximbank: prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold 
        debt instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]
      Government: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), motion to proceed, 
        S83, S89-S95 [26JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S77 [24JA]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S57-S59, S62 [24JA], 
        S332 [6FE], S368 [7FE], S2804 [26AP], S3110-S3113 [14MY], 
        S4134 [13JN], S4193, S4196 [14JN], S4602-S4604 [26JN], S4649, 
        S4653-S4658 [27JN], S4870-S4872 [11JY], S5107 [18JY], S5652-
        S5654 [30JY], S5806, S5826-S5828 [1AU], S6029-S6032 [10SE], 
        S6243 [12SE], S6492, S6505-S6507 [20SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S402 [9FE], 
        S880-S882 [17FE], S2298 [16AP], S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 
        [9MY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S898 [17FE], S1567 
        [12MR], S2560 [23AP], S3298-S3300 [21MY], S3390, S3392 [22MY], 
        S3671 [4JN], S3746 [6JN], S4189-S4192 [14JN], S4224 [18JN], 
        S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4794 [10JY], S6308 [13SE], S6411-S6413 
        [19SE], S6476-S6482, S6509 [20SE], S6592-S6595 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], 
        S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation 
        funding, S3460 [23MY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S233 [1FE]
      Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S6522-S6524 
        [20SE]
      Taxation: close certain corporate tax loopholes (S. 2075), S389 
        [7FE], S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 [19JY]
      ------impose special tax to finance war, S4406 [21JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (S. 1676), S2295 [16AP]
      ------rates, S6403 [19SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, S3218 [16MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2059), S263 
        [1FE], S319 [2FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S2007 
        [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2055 [27MR], S5287 [24JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2115, S2117 [28MR], S2223 [29MR], S2287-S2305, 
        S2308-S2311, S2313, S2314 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2521 [19AP]
      Veterans Jobs Corps Act: violation of Budget Control Act by 
        increasing authority and outlays above Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (Senate) allocation, S6317 [13SE], S6396 [19SE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
  Reports filed
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. 
        Rept. 112-384), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 98, Disapprove the President's 
        Exercise of Authority To Increase the Debt Limit: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 112-365), H25 [17JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act 
        (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 
        112-385), H475 [3FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      National security and veterans' benefits funding: El Paso 
        County, TX, Commissioners Court, E439 [26MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 515, consideration of H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the 
        President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, 
        H46 [18JA]
      H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property 
        Realignment Act (CPRA), H486 [6FE]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H.J. Res. 98, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, H54 [18JA]
      H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H495-H498 
        [6FE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5912, prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, H6113 [19SE]
      H.R. 6410, Buffett Rule Act, H6099 [19SE]
      S. 2065, Down Payment To Protect National Security Act, S324 
        [2FE]
      S.J. Res. 34, disapprove the President's exercise of authority 
        to increase the debt limit, S45 [23JA]




PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS

  Articles and editorials
      Prince and the Ayatollah, E750 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 549), H802 [15FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before 
        the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 2034), 
        S75 [24JA]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
  Remarks in House
      Bahrain: recognize importance of relationship with the U.S. and 
        urge continued implementation of government reforms, H1829 
        [16AP], E750 [9MY]
      Cuba: tribute to hunger strike by pro-democracy activists, H5929 
        [13SE], H6258 [21SE]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for 
        DC Democracy, E706 [7MY]
      Middle East: U.S. policy relative to support of opposition 
        groups, H5870 [12SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy, H1301 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H2138 [26AP], H3729 
        [18JN], E1046 [15JN]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (H. Res. 549), H1029 [29FE], H1144 [5MR]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H1529 [22MR], 
        H5567-H5569, H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E178 [9FE], 
        E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, E1421 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (S. Res. 428), S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations and Call for Transition to 
        Democracy in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 435), S2921 [7MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 370, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S503 [9FE]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]
      S. Res. 428, condemn human rights violations in Syria, collect 
        information on crimes against humanity and take action for 
        those responsible for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, 
        and support people of Syria, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 435, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S2734 [25AP]




PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

  Bills and resolutions
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (see S. 
        Res. 376), S699 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), H314 [1FE]
      GPO: pocket versions of the Constitution and Declaration of 
        Independence funding, H3679, H3680 [8JN]
      ------tribute to online Federal document retrieval system, E461 
        [28MR]
      House of Representatives: reduce allotment of printed copies of 
        the U.S. Code, H3683 [8JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), S5627, S5628 [26JY]
      ------commemorate anniversary of signing and commend 
        contributions of historical, educational, and patriotic 
        societies in promoting patriotism and values (S. Res. 376), 
        S4780 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1974) (H. Rept. 
        112-663), H5764 [10SE]
      Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-689), 
        H6273 [21SE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 90, printing of pocket version of U.S. 
        Constitution, H314 [1FE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of the U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 376, commemorate anniversary of signing of U.S. 
        Constitution and commend contributions of historical, 
        educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism 
        and values, S4780 [29JN]




PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE  related term(s) Centers for Disease Control and 
    Prevention
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HHS: provide whistleblower protections for the 
        Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service Act, S3468, 
        S3491 [23MY]
      Nominations, S6453 [19SE]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2005 [22MR], S3651 [24MY], S6606-S6609 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Public Health Service Nominations: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6453 [19SE]




PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT

  Amendments
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]
      ------authorize grants to States for demonstration projects to 
        expand State registries on childhood immunization or health to 
        include body mass index (BMI) (see H.R. 6402), H5999 [13SE]
      ------clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and 
        limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 3391), S5085 
        [17JY] (see H.R. 6118), H4863 [12JY]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 
        3461), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE] 
        (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see S. 3407), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6155), H5077 
        [19JY]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]
      ------limit the number and pay of individuals serving as special 
        consultants, fellows, or other employees (see H.R. 6214), 
        H5326 [26JY]
      ------make grants to train elementary and secondary school 
        nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an 
        outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on 
        school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      ------prohibit discrimination under the family planning program 
        on the basis of separate provision of abortion (see H.R. 
        5650), H2565 [9MY]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]
      ------provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia 
        (see S. 3396), S5133 [18JY]
      ------provide for a national program to conduct and support 
        activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight 
        and obesity in the U.S. (see H.R. 4604), H2066 [24AP]
      ------provide for public disclosure of charges for certain 
        hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes 
        (see H.R. 5709), H2644 [10MY]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see S. 2192), S1733 [15MR]
      ------provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (see S. 2256), S2242 [29MR]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome 
        prevention and services program (see S. 2262), S2242 [29MR]
      ------reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes 
        and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]
      ------require States and their designees receiving grants for 
        suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to 
        consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 4467), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate certain medical facilities 
        as health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 4042), H801 
        [15FE]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see S. 3430), S5381 [25JY]
      ------increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 [27JN]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers (see S. 3560, 3566), S6454 [19SE]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      ------provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (see H.R. 4242), H1541 [22MR]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H1497 [21MR]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2068), S323 [2FE] (see 
        S. 2288), S2392 [17AP]
      ------provide parity under group health plans and insurance 
        coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and 
        custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical 
        services (see H.R. 4175), H1304 [8MR]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting 
        requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 5283), H2273 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 6272), H5704 [2AU]
      ------establish a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (see 
        H.R. 4138), H1153 [5MR]
      ------expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 2321), S2545 [19AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), H158 [24JA]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H439 [2FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services 
        in response to a disaster: David B. Hoyt, American College of 
        Surgeons, H1512 [22MR]
      ------several health care organizations, H1512 [22MR]
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
  Motions
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H352 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (H.R. 6400), E1524 [13SE]
      ------clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and 
        limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 6118), H6140-
        H6142 [19SE]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815 [16FE], H906, H929, 
        H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, H1030, 
        H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, H1300 
        [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E341 [8MR]
      ------ensure that a majority of individuals above a certain age 
        have access to private long-term care insurance, H335-H337 
        [1FE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 
        6163), H6138-H6140 [19SE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (H.R. 733), H6144-H6147 [19SE], E1612 [21SE], E1684 [5OC]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------increase flexibility for implementation of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 
        [1FE]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      ------provide for a national program to conduct and support 
        activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight 
        and obesity in the U.S. (H.R. 4604), E635 [24AP]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers, H6144-H6147 [19SE]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (H.R. 2746), H4076 [27JN]
      FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of 
        laboratory-developed tests (H.R. 3207), H952 [27FE]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      Health: provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
        health insurance consumers (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 
        [10JY]
      ------study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1511-
        H1513 [22MR]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (H.R. 1971), E673 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program repeal 
        if failure to implement program would increase Medicaid 
        spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 
        [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], 
        E141 [6FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), 
        H192-H200 [31JA]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 
        [1FE]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), 
        H6142-H6144 [19SE]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, 
        H3865 [20JN]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (H.R. 3526), H817 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (S. 3461), 
        S5735 [31JY]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S324, S325 [2FE]
      ------facilitate emergency medical services personnel training 
        and certification curriculums for veterans, S6256 [12SE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (S. 3407), S5214 [19JY]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services, S1180 [1MR]
      ------provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (S. 
        3396), S5135 [18JY]
      ------provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (S. 2256), S2247 [29MR]
      ------reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics 
        and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and 
        nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (S. 1058), S3080 [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living 
        Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, 
        S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 
        [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Taking Essential Steps for Testing (TEST) Act: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3391), 
        S6451 [19SE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 
        and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]
      H.R. 733, Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, H6144 [19SE]
      H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, 
        H333 [1FE]
      H.R. 4124, Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act, 
        H6142 [19SE]
      H.R. 6118, Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act, H6140 [19SE]
      H.R. 6163, National Pediatric Research Network Act, H6138 [19SE]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. 2256, Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure 
        Improvements Act, S2247 [29MR]
      S. 3407, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, 
        S5215 [19JY]




PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Extend (see S. 3564), S6454 [19SE]




PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION BOARD

  Appointments
      Members, H3148 [18MY]




PUBLIC LANDS

  Amendments
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 
        [19MR], H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6661, S6674 [21SE]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), S3291, 
        S3292 [17MY], H2228 [27AP], H3147 [18MY]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5880, H5881, 
        H5882, H5884 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5785 [11SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, 
        H3898, H3899, H3901, H3902, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908, H3909, 
        H3910, H3911 [20JN], H3919, H3920, H3921, H3922, H3923, H3925, 
        H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 
        [20JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879, H1881, 
        H1882, H1883, H1885, H1886, H1887, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636, S6638, S6639 
        [21SE]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see S. 2214), S1847 
        [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 587), H1390 [19MR]
      Agriculture: establish criteria for the rate of fees charged for 
        grazing private livestock on public rangelands (see S. 3374), 
        S4893 [11JY]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 
        4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H1427 [20MR]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see S. 3375), S4893 [11JY] (see H.R. 5545), H2441 [8MY]
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see S. 2228), 
        S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4039), H801 [15FE]
      ------convey certain public land in and around historic mining 
        townsites in Nevada (see H.R. 6497), H6274 [21SE]
      ------convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in 
        Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve 
        conflicting ownership and title claims (see H.R. 6184), H5290 
        [25JY]
      ------convey to Carlin, NV, all right, title, and interest of 
        the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under its 
        jurisdiction (see H.R. 6282), H5704 [2AU]
      ------convey to Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians certain 
        Federal lands located in El Dorado County, CA (see H.R. 6532), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Budget: suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the Depts. of 
        Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal budget is 
        balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), H1304 [8MR]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        4969), H2267 [27AP]
      Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: conduct 
        suitability and feasibility study for expanding boundary (see 
        H.R. 4630), H2123 [25AP]
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see S. 2468), S2823 
        [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (see S. 2341), S2655 [24AP] (see 
        H.R. 4073), H943 [17FE]
      ------convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land 
        in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota 
        communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 3288), S4151 
        [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
      ------convey lands of the former Fort Bayard Military 
        Reservation to Santa Clara, NM, Bayard, NM, or Grant County, 
        NM, for business and community development (see H.R. 6344), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      ------convey to Miami-Dade County, FL, federally owned land for 
        construction of a fire station (see S. 3390), S5084 [17JY]
      ------establish a program to generate dependable economic 
        activity for counties and local governments containing 
        National Forest System land through a management-focused 
        approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]
      ------use funds derived from conservation-related programs 
        executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the 
        Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program (see 
        H.R. 6231), H5331 [30JY]
      Dept. of Defense: expand indemnification responsibilities 
        applicable when property at closed military installations is 
        conveyed (see H.R. 4407), H2029 [19AP]
      ------promote use of cooperative agreements for land management 
        related to military installations and facilitate interagncy 
        cooperation in conservation programs (see H.R. 4408), H2029 
        [19AP]
      Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program to extend 
        eligibility for emergency and modernization grants to local 
        educational agencies in which a certain percentage of land is 
        federally owned (see H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of Energy: establish the Office of Federal Energy 
        Production (see S. 3404), S5211 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (see S. 2061), S261 [1FE] 
        (see H.R. 5739), H2662 [11MY]
      Dept. of Justice: convey a small parcel of Bureau of Prisons 
        land to Leon County, FL (see H.R. 4151), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for 
        sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]
      ------allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum 
        products produced from such leases will be offered for sale 
        only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]
      ------authorize conveyance of mineral rights in Montana to 
        settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see S. 2110), 
        S699 [15FE]
      ------conduct a special resource study to evaluate the 
        significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne 
        Counties, KY, and the feasibility of inclusion in the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 [18JA]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast 
        of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (see H.R. 3907), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (see H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]
      ------convey, by quitclaim deed, to Fernley, NV, all right, 
        title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within 
        that city under the jurisdiction of BLM or the Bureau of 
        Reclamation (see H.R. 6236), H5524 [31JY]
      ------convey certain Federal land in San Juan County, NM (see S. 
        3357), S4724 [28JN]
      ------convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take 
        land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone 
        Indians of Nevada (see H.R. 3815), H158 [24JA]
      ------convey certain interests in Federal land acquired for the 
        Scofield Project in Carbon County, UT (see S. 2056), S261 
        [1FE]
      ------convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties, NV, to the 
        Nevada System of Higher Education (see H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]
      ------delay further action on the proposed rule regarding well 
        stimulation on Federal and Indian lands until submission of a 
        report examining certain effects of such rule (see H.R. 6235), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty (see H.R. 4382), H1976 [18AP]
      ------enter into an agreement to provide for management of the 
        free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
        Wildlife Refuge (see S. 3448), S5487 [26JY]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------hold in trust for the benefit of federally recognized 
        Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa Indian School land and 
        improvements (see H.R. 3878), H374 [1FE]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (see H.R. 4849), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------modify Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit 
        Steamlining Pilot Project (see S. 3563), S6454 [19SE]
      ------place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, 
        into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 5992), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------place certain lands in trust for the Zuni Tribe and Navajo 
        Nation (see H.R. 4187), H1304 [8MR]
      ------prohibit leasing of Federal lands to any person who has 
        violated the Trading With the Enemy Act or who conducts 
        business with a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 3876), 
        H374 [1FE]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]
      ------extend stewardship end result contracting authority for 
        projects to improve land management and reduce fire hazards in 
        national forests (see H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]
      Dona Ana County, NM: establish a national monument to protect 
        the Organ Mountains (see H.R. 4334), H1804 [29MR]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal 
        wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal 
        land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see 
        S. 3585), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6306), H5705 [2AU]
      FEMA: waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see S. 3320), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 6017), 
        H3981 [25JN]
      FERC: remove authority to collect land use fees for land that 
        has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation (see S. 3265), S3729 [5JN]
      Fire prevention: expedite authorizations for private landowners 
        to conduct vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM 
        lands to reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten 
        residential structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4774 [10JY]
      Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit 
        County, CO (see H.R. 6370), H5859 [11SE]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural 
        gas pipelines (see S. 2229), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4606), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      Government regulations: direct land management agencies to 
        report on public access and egress to public lands for 
        hunting, fishing, and recreation and use Land and Water 
        Conservation Fund funds to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), 
        H4684 [9JY]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the 
        Amy Biehl High School Foundation (see S. 3370), S4892 [11JY]
      Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to 
        include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 5103), H2269 
        [27AP]
      Land use: convey small parcels of National Forest System and BLM 
        lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such 
        public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2267 [27AP]
      Lewistown, PA: convey former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center 
        (see H.R. 6285), H5704 [2AU]
      Lincoln County, NV: facilitate planning, permitting, 
        administration, implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-
        juniper dominated landscape restoration projects (see H.R. 
        6453), H6231 [20SE]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2441 [8MY]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
      Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green 
        Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 6039), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Mount Denali: designate (see S. 2272), S2242 [29MR]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      ------improve employment and educational opportunities in, and 
        economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, 
        while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources 
        from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 [14FE]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6175), H5200 [24JY]
      ------clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow 
        removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George 
        Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform 
        penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 [18JY]
      ------extend authorization of appropriations for certain 
        national heritage areas (see S. 3623), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6572), H6306 [12OC]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of 
        establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3162 [18MY]
      National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and 
        Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to 
        veterans (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]
      ------repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons 
        in national parks (see H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian 
        lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal 
        development of Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H568 [7FE]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see H.R. 5862), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      ------pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members 
        for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), 
        refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 
        [30MY]
      Natural gas: modify application of the right to exercise eminent 
        domain in construction of pipelines for the exportation of 
        natural gas (see H.R. 3913), H567 [7FE]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        S. 3319), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5980), H3914 [20JN]
      Oregon: provide for the addition of certain real property to the 
        reservation of the Siletz Tribe (see H.R. 6141), H5008 [18JY]
      Pennsylvania: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
        Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware 
        and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Petroleum: ban exportation of crude oil produced on Federal land 
        (see S. 2211), S1847 [20MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------develop a plan to increase oil and gas production under 
        leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a draw down from 
        the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (see H. Res. 691), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (see H.R. 6077), H4655 
        [29JN]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 5991), H3974 [21JN] (see H.R. 6154), 
        H5077 [19JY] (see H.R. 6503), H6274 [21SE]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 5988), H3974 [21JN]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (see S. 3400), S5133 [18JY]
      South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: designate management 
        entity (see H.R. 6090), H4774 [10JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE] 
        (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S323 [2FE]
      States: provide for approval of new units of national forests, 
        parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, trails, 
        wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, or other Federal 
        systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Travel and tourism: require priority visa processing for 
        visitors to national heritage areas or national parks and make 
        infrastructure grants to communities hosting these areas (see 
        H.R. 6130), H4868 [13JY]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (see S. 2471), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4484), H2064 [24AP]
      ------designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4267), 
        H1641 [27MR]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 
        4027), H725 [14FE]
      ------clarify authority under legislation defining the exterior 
        boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (see S. 
        3305), S4238 [18JN]
      Veterans: grant veterans access to Federal excess and surplus 
        property (see H.R. 6114), H4862 [12JY]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
      Water Resources Development Act: expedite implementation of 
        comprehensive Everglades restoration project plan (see S. 
        3509), S5977 [2AU]
      Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to 
        wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, 
        supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (see 
        H.R. 5791), H2812 [16MY]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3660 
        [7JN]
  Cloture motions
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Letters
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H1404 [20MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1404 [20MR]
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Ernest F. Kuhlman, San 
        Juan County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      ------Kellie C. Hotter, Robert A. Lieb, Jr., and Wallace White, 
        La Plata County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on 
        Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen 
        R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
        Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities 
        protection and enhancement: several sportsmen organizations, 
        S6498 [20SE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of 
        Fish & Wildlife Agencies, H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------several recreational sports and wildlife conservation 
        organizations, H1875 [17AP]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Representative Lucas, Committee 
        on Agriculture (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument establishment: Malcolm Duncan, 
        Jr., Mayor of Waco, TX, H3761 [19JN]
  Lists
      Environmental and Latino organizations opposing Title XIV of 
        H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, on Depts. of 
        the Interior and Agriculture prohibition from taking action on 
        public lands which impede border security, H3758 [19JN]
      Organizations supporting S. 3525, Sportmen's Act, S6560 [21SE]
  Motions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1418 
        [20MR]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6502 [20SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Accomack County, VA: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to 
        NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or 
        foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1411-H1419 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 
        587), H1405-H1410 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), motion to recommit, H1418 
        [20MR]
      ------require appraisal and payment of fair market value for a 
        parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      ------require independent appraisal of public land parcel next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed 
        restriction, H1416, H1417 [20MR]
      Agriculture: establish a pilot program to test a small increase 
        in Federal grazing fees, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3746, 
        H3761, H3778, H3779 [19JN]
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: resolve land claims of the 
        Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 292), H3439, H3440 [5JN], 
        H3575 [6JN]
      Alta, UT: convey certain parcels of land (S. 684), H3714 [18JN]
      Appalachian Trail: anniversary of completion, E1424 [3AU]
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (H.R. 4222), H3443 [5JN]
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV, H3760 [19JN]
      ------convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 270), 
        H5437, H5438 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
      ------prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the 
        granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3906, 
        H3907 [20JN], E1108 [21JN]
      ------provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting, 
        H1877 [17AP]
      Chimney Rock National Monument: establish (H.R. 2621), H2678-
        H2680 [15MY], H2781 [16MY]
      Cibola National Forest: expand boundaries (H.R. 491), H2049 
        [24AP]
      Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land 
        for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three 
        Kids Mine Project Site (H.R. 2512), H3434-H3437 [5JN]
      Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous 
        survey (H.R. 1038), H2045, H2046 [24AP]
      Colleges and universities: anniversary of land grant college 
        program, H3398 [1JN]
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), H2048, H2049 [24AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5432, H5433 [31JY], 
        H5599 [1AU]
      ------convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land 
        in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota 
        communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 3874), H2681, 
        H2682 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: Defense Environmental Restoration Program-
        Formerly Used Defense Sites funding, H4954 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt public lands in Hawaii from 
        regulations waiving certain conservation laws relative to 
        border security impedement, H3782 [19JN]
      ------provide for a land exchange with the South Carolina State 
        Ports Authority (S. 2061), H4672, H4673 [9JY], E1216 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow 
        rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain, H3776 [19JN]
      ------allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline 
        facilities in Gateway National Recreation Area (H.R. 2606), 
        H481-H483 [6FE], H549 [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      ------conduct a special resource study to evaluate the 
        significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne 
        Counties, KY, and the feasibility of inclusion in the National 
        Park System (H.R. 3792), E42 [18JA]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast 
        of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (H.R. 3907), E138 
        [3FE]
      ------conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of including the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of 
        the National Park System (H.R. 3908), E127 [3FE]
      ------conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-
        based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]
      ------ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, 
        eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing 
        certainty, H3820 [20JN]
      ------enter into an agreement to provide for management of the 
        free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
        Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H480, H481 [6FE], E161 [8FE]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      ------establish production incentive fee for lands leased for 
        oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (H.R. 
        927), H5217 [25JY]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), H2227, 
        H2228 [27AP]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), Senate 
        amendment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), 
        corrections in engrossment, H2252 [27AP]
      ------modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes 
        Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3713, H3714 [18JN]
      ------prohibit export of natural gas, H825, H826 [16FE]
      ------prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to 
        persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating 
        limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, 
        H3920 [21JN], H5179 [24JY]
      ------prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals Program function 
        from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
        Enforcement, H3908, H3909 [20JN]
      ------reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas 
        production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas 
        companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3905, 
        H3906 [20JN]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands, H5170 [24JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may 
        be waived for border security activities on public lands, 
        prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect 
        tribal sovereignty, H3779-H3781 [19JN]
      ------include in Quadrennial Strategic Federal Onshore Energy 
        Production Strategy the best estimate of expected increase in 
        production of renewable energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, 
        H3925 [21JN]
      ------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H3745-H3749, H3751, H3752, 
        H3756-H3759, H3761-H3765, H3779-H3782 [19JN], E1143 [26JN], 
        E1155 [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (H.R. 4131), E301 [1MR]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]
      Forest Service: convey certain land to Wallowa, OR (S. 271), 
        H5438, H5439 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
      ------convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, CO 
        (H.R. 6370), H5781 [11SE]
      ------improve forest management and reduce hazardous fuels, 
        H3970-H3972 [21JN]
      ------prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer hunting in 
        Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
      ------revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a 
        procedure for determining cabin user fees (H.R. 3397), H5730-
        H5732 [10SE]
      Government regulations: make new restrictions on managing 
        hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting effective only if 
        the amount of land available for those purposes falls below a 
        certain acreage, H1883, H1884 [17AP]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Houston, TX, to the 
        Military Museum of Texas, H501 [6FE]
      ------convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (S. 1302), 
        H2299, H2300 [7MY], H3148 [18MY]
      ------liquidate excess and surplus Federal properties, H3148 
        [18MY]
      Hudson Highlands Land Trust (organization): accreditation by the 
        Land Trust Accreditation Commission, E1394 [3AU]
      Hunting and trapping: require hunting activities be a land use 
        in management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), 
        H1876 [17AP]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), H2047, H2048 [24AP], H2186 [26AP]
      Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving 
        certain non-Federal lands (H.R. 2157), H2046, H2047 [24AP]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821, H822 [16FE]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign 
        agents, H1895 [17AP]
      Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 241), 
        H3432, H3438 [5JN]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP], H2156 [26AP]
      Marine Corps: report on transfer of certain BLM land to the 
        Marine Corps for expansion of Twentynine Palms, CA, Ground Air 
        Combat Center, H3094 [17MY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: authorize lead Federal agency to 
        extend permit review process time period for mining critical 
        minerals and materials if new information is obtained during 
        the review, H4842 [12JY]
      ------protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or 
        recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials promotion activities, H4847, H4848 [12JY]
      ------require companies that earn a profit mining on public 
        lands to disclose political campaign contributions, H4794 
        [11JY]
      ------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of 
        hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate 
        revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842-H4844 
        [12JY]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal 
        consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5880, H5881 
        [12SE]
      ------ensure that private property interests are not negatively 
        impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]
      ------exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest from calculation of payments to St. 
        Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5014 [19JY], H5873-
        H5890 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5780-H5787 [11SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), motion to recommit, 
        H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5884, H5885 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      Mono County, CA: take certain Federal land into trust for the 
        benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony (H.R. 2467), H5096-
        H5098 [23JY]
      Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in 
        the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and 
        slaves who fought during the American Revolution (H.R. 2181), 
        H4809 [11JY]
      ------provide for State approval of national monuments, H1889-
        H1891 [17AP]
      National forests: extend and expand scope of a certain pilot 
        forest management project, H3763 [19JN]
      ------improve land management and reduce fire hazards, H1981 
        [19AP]
      National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally 
        significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 2489), H3760 [19JN], 
        H5735, H5736 [10SE]
      ------clarify that all public lands under National Park Service 
        jurisdiction are included in the hunting exemption, H1882, 
        H1883 [17AP]
      National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 
        of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park 
        System (H.R. 1950), H5452-H5504 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      ------repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons 
        in national parks (H.R. 4063), E218 [16FE]
      National security: prohibit the Depts. of Agriculture and the 
        Interior from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H1008-H1013 [28FE]
      Native Americans: allow certain land to be used to generate 
        income to provide funding for academic programs (H.R. 1556), 
        H3711 [18JN]
      NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363), H3440, H3441 
        [5JN], H3575 [6JN]
      Olympic National Park: designate certain land as wilderness or 
        potential wilderness (H.R. 3222), H485 [6FE]
      OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program 
        (H.R. 665), H1401-H1405 [20MR]
      Pinchot Institute for Conservation: anniversary, E1344 [26JY]
      Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5433-H5435 
        [31JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3738 [19JN], H3813, H3814, 
        H3875-H3912 [20JN], H3918-H3945, H3957-H3959 [21JN], H5173 
        [24JY], E1108, E1114, E1121 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3814-H3824 
        [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      ------establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for 
        the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
        and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 
        1287), H3663 [8JN]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H2057 
        [24AP]
      ------promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under 
        existing geothermal leases, H828-H830 [16FE]
      ------use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas 
        exploration, H2060 [24AP]
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (H.R. 6077), E1196 [29JN]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3746, H3762, H3776 [19JN]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, 
        H3777 [19JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1873-H1897 
        [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5889 [12SE], E585, E589 [19AP], E621 
        [24AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1860-H1872 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1895, H1896 [17AP]
      Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity 
        Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service 
        and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5083-H5085 [23JY]
      Trust for Public Land (organization): anniversary, E1554 [19SE]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 4484), H5085, H5086 
        [23JY]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027), 
        H3712, H3713 [18JN]
      Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
        habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H2680, H2681 [15MY], 
        H2745 [16MY]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish, H3760 [19JN]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H483-H485 [6FE]
      ------designate and expand wilderness areas and designate 
        certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National 
        Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 [21JN]
      Westchester Land Trust (organization): accreditation by the Land 
        Trust Accreditation Commission, E1394 [3AU]
      Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2059-H2061 
        [24AP]
      Wilderness areas: preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting while maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas 
        development, mining, logging, and motorized activities, H1888, 
        H1889 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (S. 3375), S4895 [11JY]
      Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: tribute, S1732 [15MR]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (S. 3587), S6552 [20SE]
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (S. 2468), S2828 [26AP]
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), S3241 [16MY], S3658 [24MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify regulations for programs that 
        provide loans to purchasers of highly fractionated Native 
        American lands, S4266 [19JN]
      ------reform Federal grazing fees, S3935 [12JN]
      ------repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), S6674 [21SE]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      ------enter into an agreement to provide for management of the 
        free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
        Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), S1945 [21MR]
      ------establish onshore oil and gas production goals, repeal 
        production barriers, improve lease issuance, expedite judicial 
        review, report on public land revenues, and encourage oil 
        shale exploration, S2146 [28MR]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), S2931 
        [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3292 [17MY]
      ------provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes 
        program and the Secure Rural Schools and Community-Self 
        Determination Act, S1525-S1528 [8MR], S1609 [13MR], S1651 
        [14MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]
      FEMA: waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands, S4716 [28JN]
      FERC: remove authority to collect land use fees for land that 
        has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation (S. 3265), S3732 [5JN]
      Forest Service: FLAME wildfire suppression reserve fund funding, 
        S4661 [27JN]
      ------hazardous fuel reduction projects funding, S4660 [27JN]
      ------reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN], S4660 
        [27JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal 
        wetland of Gulf Coast States, and provide Land and Water 
        Conservation Fund funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 
        [14MR], S2076 [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S4716 [28JN]
      ------provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to 
        maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 1265), S6329 
        [13SE]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S6674 
        [21SE]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of 
        National Forest System land and add certain land to the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 268), S4660 [27JN]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      ------clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow 
        removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George 
        Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform 
        penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 [18JY]
      National Wildlife Refuge System: anniversary, S1732 [15MR]
      Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. 
        Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 588), S276 
        [1FE]
      Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the 
        Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (H.R. 473), 
        S1760 [15MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S1708 
        [15MR], S2071-S2076 [27MR], S2123 [28MR]
      ------promote diligent development of Federal oil and gas 
        leases, S2216, S2217 [29MR]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (S. 3400), S5138, S5139 [18JY]
      SEC: issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral 
        companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial 
        development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6604 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6415 [19SE], S6498, S6499 [20SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604, S6605 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6415 [19SE]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), S582 [13FE]
  Reports
      Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Executive Office of the 
        President (excerpt), S4293 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Accomack County, VA, Land Parcel Next to NASA Wallops Flight 
        Facility Deed Restriction Removal: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2087) (H. Rept. 112-369), H77 [18JA]
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Albuquerque, NM, Federal Land Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3370), S5870 [1AU]
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
      Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1065) (S. Rept. 112-199), S5976 [2AU]
      BLM Federal Land Conveyance to Yerington, NV: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 112-525), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112-371), H77 [18JA]
      Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic 
        Development Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2467), S6625 [21SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2467) (H. 
        Rept. 112-611), H5077 [19JY]
      Cabin Fee Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3397) (H. Rept. 112-602), H4906 [17JY]
      Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 112-473), 
        H2644 [10MY]
      Cibola National Forest Boundaries Expansion: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 491) (H. Rept. 112-435), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Coconino National Forest Land Conveyance To Correct Erroneous 
        Survey: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1038) (H. 
        Rept. 112-436), H1844 [16AP]
      Codify Into Law as Title 54 of the U.S. Code Certain Laws 
        Relative to the National Park System: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1950) (H. Rept. 112-631), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 2087, Remove Deed Restriction From a 
        Parcel of Land in Accomack County, VA, Next to NASA Wallops 
        Flight Facility: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. 
        Rept. 112-415), H1390 [19MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112-540), 
        H3806 [19JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and 
        Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. 
        Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture Acceptance of the Quitclaim, Disclaimer, 
        and Relinquishment of a Railroad Right of Way Within and 
        Adjacent to Pike National Forest: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4073) (H. Rept. 112-599), H4906 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Authority To Take Land Into Trust for 
        Indian Tribes Reaffirmation: Committee on Indian Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 676) (S. Rept. 112-166), S3279 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior Boundary Adjustment of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park To Allow 
        Certain Road Rebuilding: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2352) (H. Rept. 112-532), H3706 [15JN]
      Dept. of the Interior Modification of Land Grant Patent Issued 
        to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 404) (H. Rept. 112-433), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, 
        Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and 
        Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112-601), H4906 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas 
        Pipeline Transportation Utility Systems in Denali National 
        Park and Preserve Nonwilderness Areas: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 302) (S. Rept. 112-107), S41 
        [23JA]
      Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112-115), S41 
        [23JA]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 
        112-402), H965 [27FE]
      Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2061) 
        (S. Rept. 112-171), S3630 [24MY]
      Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112-146), S388 
        [7FE]
      Grazing Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4234) (H. Rept. 112-533), H3706 [15JN]
      Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2050) (H. Rept. 112-437), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Facilitation Involving 
        Certain Non-Federal Lands: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2157) (H. Rept. 112-439), H1844 [16AP]
      Issue Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines in Glacier 
        National Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        4606) (H. Rept. 112-627), H5326 [26JY]
      Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112-129), S42 
        [23JA]
      La Pine Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (S. 270) (H. Rept. 112-581), H4683 [9JY]
      Land Parcel Conveyance to Alta, UT: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 684) (H. Rept. 112-434), H1844 [16AP]
      Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2240) (H. Rept. 112-450), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 112-125), S42 
        [23JA]
      Memorial Establishment on Federal Land in the District of 
        Columbia To Honor Free African Americans and Slaves Who Fought 
        During the American Revolution: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 883) (S. Rept. 112-118), S41 
        [23JA]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5544) (H. Rept. 112-655), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1478) (S. Rept. 112-128), S42 [23JA]
      Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 526) (S. Rept. 112-112), S41 
        [23JA]
      Nataional Forest Management Pilot Project Scope Extension and 
        Expansion: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3685) 
        (H. Rept. 112-524), H3706 [15JN]
      Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 264) (S. Rept. 112-106), 
        S41 [23JA]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally 
        Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 112-605), H4906 [17JY]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefields Under the 
        American Battlefield Protection Program: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 779) (S. Rept. 112-116), 
        S41 [23JA]
      National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1505) (H. Rept. 112-448), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 112-692), H6314 [23OC]
      New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 112-373), H113 
        [23JA]
      NOAA Conveyance of Property to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 363) (S. 
        Rept. 112-133), S131 [26JA]
      NOAA Property Conveyance to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 363) (H. Rept. 112-502), H3265 [30MY]
      Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 [23JA]
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4222) (H. Rept. 112-510), H3362 [31MY]
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3641) (H. Rept. 112-626), H5326 [26JY]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 112-531), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
      Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2834) (H. Rept. 
        112-609), H5077 [19JY]
      Release Reversionary Interest Held By the U.S. in Certain Cook 
        County, MN, Land Conveyed for the Establishment of an Airport: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2947) (H. Rept. 
        112-441), H1844 [16AP]
      Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        667) (S. Rept. 112-113), S41 [23JA]
      Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (S. 292) (H. Rept. 112-428), H1844 [16AP]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        114) (S. Rept. 112-103), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. 
        Rept. 112-538), H3732 [18JN]
      Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and 
        Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate) (S. 140) (S. Rept. 112-104), S41 [23JA]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 [16AP]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 112-520), H3698 [8JN]
      Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3065) (H. Rept. 112-529), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Tennessee Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 112-123), S42 [23JA]
      Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2512) (H. Rept. 112-512), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve 
        Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 485) (S. Rept. 112-134), S131 
        [26JA]
      Trinity County, CA, Public Utilities District Land Exchange 
        Involving Transfer of Forest Service and BLM Lands: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 112-500), 
        H3265 [30MY]
      Ute Indian Tribe and Utah State Institutional Trust Land 
        Administration Land Exchange: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4027) (H. Rept. 112-509), H3362 [31MY]
      Virgin River Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan 
        Implementation Facilitation: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 112-474), H2644 [10MY]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1545) (H. Rept. 112-430), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 271) (H. Rept. 112-432), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3452) (H. Rept. 112-452), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4484) (H. Rept. 112-612), H5077 [19JY]
  Statements
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, H5434 
        [31JY]
  Tables
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5731 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 587, consideration of H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction 
        from a parcel of land in Accomack County, VA, next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility, H1405 [20MR]
      H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage 
        Act, H1860 [17AP]
      H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and 
        Jobs Act, H3814 [20JN]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 241, Los Padres National Forest land conveyance, H3438 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 306, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, H480 [6FE]
      H.R. 491, Cibola National Forest boundary expansion, H2049 
        [24AP]
      H.R. 665, Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act, 
        H1401-H1403 [20MR]
      H.R. 1038, Dept. of Agriculture land conveyance within the 
        Coconino National Forest to correct erroneous survey, H2045 
        [24AP]
      H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian 
        Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the 
        tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]
      H.R. 1237, provide for a land exchange with Trinity, CA, Public 
        Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and 
        BLM lands, H5083 [23JY]
      H.R. 1556, allow certain land to be used to generate income to 
        provide funding for Native American academic programs, H3711 
        [18JN]
      H.R. 1950, codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain 
        laws relative to the National Park System, H5452-H5504 [31JY]
      H.R. 2050, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, 
        H2047 [24AP]
      H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction from a parcel of land in 
        Accomack County, VA, next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415 [20MR]
      H.R. 2157, Inyo National Forest land exchange facilitation 
        involving certain non-Federal lands, H2046 [24AP]
      H.R. 2240, Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, 
        H2050 [24AP]
      H.R. 2467, Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and 
        Economic Development Act, H5096 [23JY]
      H.R. 2489, National Park Service acquisition and protection of 
        nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of 
        the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program, H5735 [10SE]
      H.R. 2512, Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act, 
        H3434 [5JN]
      H.R. 2606, New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act, 
        H481 [6FE]
      H.R. 2621, Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act, 
        H2679 [15MY]
      H.R. 2745, Virgin River multispecies habitat conservation plan 
        implementation facilitation, H2680 [15MY]
      H.R. 2947, release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in 
        certain Cook County, MN, land conveyed for the establishment 
        of an airport, H2048 [24AP]
      H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5730 [10SE]
      H.R. 3641, Pinnacles National Park Act, H5433 [31JY]
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]
      H.R. 4027, Ute Indian Tribe and the Utah State Institutional 
        Trust Land Administration land exchange, H3712 [18JN]
      H.R. 4073, Dept. of Agriculture acceptance of quitclaim, 
        disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way 
        within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted 
        to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co., H5432 [31JY]
      H.R. 4222, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act, H3443 [5JN]
      H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, H3890-H3895 [20JN]
      H.R. 4484, Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act, H5085 [23JY]
      H.R. 4849, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Backcountry 
        Access Act, H2228 [27AP]
      H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act, 
        H5879 [12SE]
      S. 270, La Pine Land Conveyance Act, H5437 [31JY]
      S. 271, Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act, H5438 
        [31JY]
      S. 292, Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act, H3439 [5JN]
      S. 363, NOAA conveyance of property to Pascagoula, MS, H3440 
        [5JN]
      S. 404, Dept. of the Interior modification of a land grant 
        patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, 
        H3713 [18JN]
      S. 684, Alta, UT, land parcel conveyance, H3714 [18JN]
      S. 1302, GSA conveyance of a parcel of real property to Tracy, 
        CA, H2299 [7MY]
      S. 2061, Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act, S3735 
        [5JN], H4672 [9JY]
      S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands 
        Act, S2167 [28MR]
      S. 2468, Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, S2828-S2830 [26AP]
      S. 3265, remove FERC authority to collect land use fees for land 
        that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from 
        Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site 
        reservation, S3732 [5JN]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. Res. 580, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]




PUBLIC LANDS CORPS ACT

  Reports filed
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]




PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]




PUBLIC OPINION POLLS

  Bills and resolutions
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see S. 3079), S3084 [10MY]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see S. Con. Res. 57), 
        S5978 [2AU] (see H. Con. Res. 136), H5707 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit provision of 
        compensation to individuals to encourage the return of, or in 
        exchange for a response to, surveys or mailings (see H.R. 
        6569), H6302 [5OC]
  Press releases
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health: American Lung Association, 
        S4321 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2507-
        H2509 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce criminal penalty on 
        individuals who choose not to participate in the American 
        Community Survey, H2505-H2507 [9MY]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (H. Con. Res. 136), 
        E1443 [3AU]
      Government regulations: prohibit funding for surveys in which 
        money is included or provided for the benefit of the 
        responder, H3462, H3463 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (S. Con. Res. 57), 
        S5993 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 57, acknowledge census surveys and information 
        derived from those surveys are crucial to national welfare, 
        S5994 [2AU]




PUBLIC RANGELANDS IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: establish criteria for the rate of fees charged for 
        grazing private livestock on public rangelands (see S. 3374), 
        S4893 [11JY]




PUBLIC SAFETY  see Safety




PUBLIC SAFETY AND RECREATIONAL FIREARMS USE PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, H5135 
        [24JY]




PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR REVIEW BOARD

  Appointments
      Members, S5319 [24JY], S6558 [20SE]




PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' BENEFITS IMPROVEMENTS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1696), S1921 [21MR]




PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' BENEFITS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of 
        Police, E1153 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4018), H3994-H3997 [26JN], H4079 [27JN], H4625 
        [29JN], E1153 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 4018), S4781 [29JN], S4783 [9JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. 
        Rept. 112-548), H3981 [25JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4018, provisions, H3994 [26JN]




PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 419), S2393 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 [17AP], S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Designate: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 419, designate, S2398 [17AP], S2886 [26AP]




PUBLIC TRANSIT SECURITY AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3857), H219 [31JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3857), H5821-H5824 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3857) 
        (H. Rept. 112-498), H3265 [30MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3857, provisions, H5822 [11SE]




PUBLIC UNIVERSITY HONORS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      University of South Carolina: inclusion of Honors Program in 
        Public University Honors (organization) list of top honors 
        programs, H2044 [24AP]




PUBLIC UTILITIES

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3378, H3379, 
        H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3405 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3412, 
        H3413, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421, H3424, H3425, H3426, 
        H3429, H3430, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3457, H3458, H3459, 
        H3460, H3461, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3465, H3466, H3467, H3468, 
        H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3474, H3475, H3476, H3477, H3482 
        [5JN], H3491, H3492, H3493 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, S4319 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive 
        consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by 
        public utility companies (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: research, identify, and evaluate 
        cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 
        6221), H5327 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see 
        H.R. 4381), H1976 [18AP]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]
      ------establish a Federal renewable electricity and energy 
        efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 
        5967), H3806 [19JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 
        2465), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5325), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S494 [9FE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 
        37), S850 [16FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if 
        a State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      National Journeymen Linemen Day: designate (see H. Res. 561), 
        H944 [17FE]
      National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 460), S3174 
        [15MY]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]
      National security: promote civil defense and power generation 
        (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Tariff: wind turbine generator power panels (see S. 2952), S2967 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 5494), H2319 [7MY]
      ------wind turbine generator switchgear assemblies and panel 
        boards (see S. 2961), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5495), H2319 [7MY]
      Taxation: allow an ordinary and necessary business expense 
        deduction for contributions to regional infrastructure 
        improvement zones (see H.R. 3780), H77 [18JA]
      ------modify credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 
        3581), S6545 [20SE]
      Water: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain water 
        transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the 
        Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see S. 3543), S6340 [13SE] 
        (see H.R. 6007), H3974 [21JN]
  Letters
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: several Senators, S4291 [19JN]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
      ------Representative McMorris Rodgers, H4668 [9JY]
      We're OK With the EPA's New Air-Quality Regulations: several 
        energy company leaders, S4321 [20JN]
  Motions
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3390 [1JN], H3524 [6JN]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4314 [20JN]
  Press releases
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health: American Lung Association, 
        S4321 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      California: eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require 
        new contracts charge interest for water delivery and project 
        debt repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      Central Electric Co.: anniversary, E1356 [31JY]
      Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Public Power proposed gasification 
        plant, E35 [18JA]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for media campaign to promote 
        alternative green technologies, H3473 [5JN]
      ------regional economic development programs funding, H3429, 
        H3430 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: research, identify, and evaluate 
        cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), 
        E1338 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, 
        H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004-H1006 
        [28FE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), H5602-H5604 [1AU], E1426 
        [3AU]
      ------establish a Federal renewable electricity and energy 
        efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, H6241, 
        H6242 [21SE]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3467, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347-H3356 [31MY], 
        H3366-H3390 [1JN], H3409, H3444-H3447, H3451-H3478 [5JN], 
        H3489-H3499, H3513-H3526 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], E953 [1JN], E976, 
        E977, E982 [5JN], E988, E993 [6JN], E1018, E1023 [7JN], E1026, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468-H3470 [5JN]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units, H3743 [19JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at 
        the Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, H3743 
        [19JN]
      Hazardous substances: Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site 
        funding, H809 [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 5892), H4666-H4672 [9JY]
      National Journeymen Linemen Day: designate (H. Res. 561), E567 
        [18AP], E591 [19AP]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: include 
        critical infrastructure owners and operators in program to 
        share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2167-H2169, H2178, H2179 [26AP]
      Peabody Energy, Inc.: call for investigation into contracts with 
        public power organizations to fund Prairie State Energy Campus 
        in Marissa, IL, and impact on consumer electricity rates, 
        H6161 [20SE], H6236 [21SE]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H174-H177 [25JA], H362, 
        H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H951, H957, H958 
        [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 [6MR], H1220, 
        H1222 [7MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], 
        H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. 
        Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste 
        disposal site, H5698 [2AU]
      Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable energy standard, 
        H3819, H3884 [20JN]
      Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity 
        Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service 
        and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5083-H5085 [23JY]
      Water: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain water 
        transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the 
        Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5733, H5734 
        [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
      Economy: create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 
        [19SE]
      Electric power: impact of global warming on increasing national 
        and global electrical needs, S6306 [13SE]
      ------infrastructure funding, S4843-S4845 [11JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (S. 2094), S413 [9FE]
      ------delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable 
        control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S856-S858 [16FE], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945, S3952-S3954 
        [12JN], S4164-S4166, S4173, S4185 [14JN], S4231-S4233 [18JN], 
        S4265, S4283-S4293 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4314-S4334 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4236 [18JN], S4283 [19JN]
      ------establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for 
        the electric generating sector, S4324 [20JN]
      National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 460), S3177 
        [15MY]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        438), S2742 [25AP]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to East Bay Municipal Utility District for 
        renewable energy project, S2236 [29MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S3690-S3694 
        [4JN], S3942-S3945 [12JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------facilitate planning, construction, and operation of a 
        secure national clean energy grid, S5839 [1AU]
      ------national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], 
        S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707-
        S1709 [15MR], S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2128, S2134 [28MR], S2192-
        S2197, S2216 [29MR], S3952-S3954 [12JN], S4185 [14JN], S5721 
        [31JY]
      Water: infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 
        [19JY]
  Reports filed
      American Taxpayer and Western Power Administration Customer 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2915) (H. Rept. 112-431), H1844 [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112-462), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 
        112-164), S2819 [26AP]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
      North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 6007) (H. Rept. 112-657), H5764 [10SE]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act: 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4273) (H. Rept. 
        112-586), H4684 [9JY]
      South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 461) (S. Rept. 112-130), 
        S42 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        500) (S. Rept. 112-111), S41 [23JA]
      Trinity County, CA, Public Utilities District Land Exchange 
        Involving Transfer of Forest Service and BLM Lands: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 112-500), 
        H3265 [30MY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 
        S4292 [19JN]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]
  Tables
      Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3348-
        H3351 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5325, energy and water 
        development appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 1237, provide for a land exchange with Trinity, CA, Public 
        Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and 
        BLM lands, H5083 [23JY]
      H.R. 4273, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability 
        Conflicts Act, H5602 [1AU]
      H.R. 5892, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4666-H4668 
        [9JY]
      H.R. 6007, North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act, H5733 [10SE]
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]
      S. Res. 438, support goals and ideals of National Safe Digging 
        Month, S2736, S2742 [25AP]
      S. Res. 460, National Public Works Week, S3176, S3177 [15MY]




PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (see 
        H.R. 5967), H3806 [19JN]
  Remarks in House
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, 
        H6241, H6242 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]




PUBLIC WELFARE PROGRAMS  related term(s) Federal Aid Programs
  Amendments
      Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), 
        consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds, H1900 
        [17AP]
      Stop Demagoguing Our Food Safety Net, E284 [29FE]
      Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Children and youth: provide children in foster care with school 
        stability and equal access to educational opportunities (see 
        H.R. 5868), H3266 [30MY]
      Courts: provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal 
        representation to parents and legal guardians relative to 
        child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of 
        disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability 
        claims are pending (see H.R. 6269), H5629 [1AU]
      ------prevent cash payments to recipients of Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for return of empty 
        bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with such 
        benefits (see H.R. 6239), H5525 [31JY]
      ------prohibit income deductions for controlled substances, 
        including medical marijuana, when determining Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 3368), S4821 
        [10JY]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), S6546 [20SE] 
        (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 664), H3103 [17MY] (see H. Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 3049), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4287), H1740 [28MR]
      ------require recipients of grants and other assistance for 
        provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans 
        to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H943 [17FE]
      Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot 
        program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see 
        H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Employment: create a social services grant program to provide 
        workforce development opportunities and training to people 
        with barriers to employment under the Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6427), H6060 [14SE]
      Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness and performance of 
        financial assistance programs, simplify application and 
        reporting requirements, and improve delivery of services to 
        the public (see H.R. 6420), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal the program of block grants to States for social 
        services (see H.R. 6442), H6151 [19SE]
      Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 3513), S5977 [2AU]
      ------train public housing residents as home health aides and in 
        home-based health services to provide such services to certain 
        elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted housing 
        residents (see H.R. 4220), H1426 [20MR]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see S. 3289), 
        S4151 [13JN]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-
        income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------provide an option of States to cover a children's program 
        of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 4147), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 
        6521), H6275 [21SE]
      ------reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H3914 [20JN]
      ------require independent audits and actuarial services under 
        managed care programs (see H.R. 6498), H6274 [21SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]
      ------provide a demonstration project under which beneficiaries 
        are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access 
        to a debit-style card to purchase health benefits coverage and 
        benefits (see H.R. 5994), H3974 [21JN]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      ------require States to follow certain procedures in placing a 
        child who has been removed from the custody of his or her 
        parents (see H.R. 6021), H4063 [26JN]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      ------clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4149), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 
        4176), H1304 [8MR]
      Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of work requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), 
        S6107 [11SE] (see H.J. Res. 118), H5859 [11SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of work requirements 
        (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------eliminate cap on certain payments to Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 5824), 
        H3103 [17MY]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from participation rate requirements (see H.R. 
        4379), H1976 [18AP]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with work 
        requirements (see S. 3397), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6140), 
        H5008 [18JY]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE]
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: 
        George Sheldon, Dept. of HHS, S6050 [10SE]
      ------Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE], H6179 [20SE]
      Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act: 
        Representative Lee, H139 [24JA]
  Memorandums
      Waivers Relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program Work Requirements: Earl S. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, 
        S6048-S6050 [10SE]
  Motions
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: ensure access by members to information about 
        health care coverage through Medicaid and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      Children and youth: require States to take certain additional 
        steps to assist foster children in making the transition to 
        independent living, H3275 [31MY]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (H.R. 494), H1668 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school 
        lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks, 
        E803 [15MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1657 
        [28MR], H1849, H1869, H1898-H1905 [17AP], H2606, H2623-H2625 
        [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4831 
        [12JY], H5027 [19JY], H5655 [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H6225 [20SE], 
        E551 [17AP], E584 [19AP], E612 [23AP], E1232 [11JY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H2605 
        [10MY]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (H.R. 4280), H1644 [28MR]
      ------WIC funding, H1898-H1905 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to 
        domestic priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-
        income families (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694 [27AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 4287), E478 [28MR]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H580 [8FE]
      ------characterization of remarks relative to number of 
        individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the 
        Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]
      Health: establish health savings accounts for all citizens, 
        provide health savings account and high deductible health plan 
        payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants 
        to have same such plans, H798 [15FE]
      ------maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]
      Medicaid: funding, H1669, H1670, H1694 [28MR]
      ------impact of increased funding obligations on States, H4747 
        [10JY]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]
      ------provide an option of States to cover a children's program 
        of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R. 4147), E321 
        [6MR]
      ------reform, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 
        [24JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care 
        planning consultation (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], 
        H5203 [25JY]
      Morality and ethics: value of personal responsibility versus 
        Federal aid programs, H466 [3FE], H5926 [13SE], H6161 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4673-H4677 
        [9JY]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], 
        H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 
        [13SE]
      Religion: role of tenets of faith in establishing policies to 
        provide social services and welfare programs, H224 [1FE]
      Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 
        [10MY]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------require States to follow certain procedures in placing a 
        child who has been removed from the custody of his or her 
        parents (H.R. 6021), E1139 [26JN]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]
      Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), 
        H6174-H6185 [20SE], E1618, E1621 [21SE], E1657 [25SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of work requirements 
        (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 
        [20SE]
      ------eliminate cap on certain payments to Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 5824), H2820 
        [17MY]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from participation rate requirements (H.R. 
        4379), E570 [18AP]
      ------reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to 
        States (H.R. 3659), H315 [1FE]
      ------require States to implement policies to prevent assistance 
        from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores 
        (H.R. 3567), H226, H315-H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]
      Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H55 [18JA], H122, H142 [24JA], H229 [1FE], H519 
        [7FE], H590, H591, H592, H616-H623 [8FE], H659 [9FE], H709-
        H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907-H912, H921, H923, H926 [17FE], 
        H3582 [7JN], E101 [31JA], E159 [8FE], E278 [29FE]
      ------provide additional emergency unemployment compensation 
        (H.R. 589), H138 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H732 [15FE]
      ------require drug testing as a condition for application and 
        receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE]
      ------require enrollment in a program leading to a high school 
        diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment 
        compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE], H444 [3FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Budget: reform entitlement programs, S590, S591 [14FE], S685 
        [15FE], S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to obtain a waiver from 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize 
        healthier food purchases by beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 
        [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4270, S4271 [19JN]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3754 
        [6JN], S3964-S3968 [12JN], S4119 [13JN], S4278 [19JN], S4352 
        [20JN], S4393 [21JN], S6087 [11SE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S3832 
        [7JN]
      ------The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding 
        through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program funding, S4346 [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care, S1083-S1085 [28FE], S1180 [1MR]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services, S1180 [1MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (S. 3049), S3044 [9MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (S. 3513), S5987 [2AU]
      Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for 
        in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual 
        alone, S3836 [7JN]
      ------encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health 
        record technology by safety net providers and clinics (S. 
        3539), S6342 [13SE]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 
        [13JN]
      ------funding, S2896-S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 
        [16MY]
      ------impact of increased funding obligations on States, S2942 
        [8MY], S3761 [6JN], S4706 [28JN], S4736 [29JN], S5111 [18JY], 
        S6614-S6616 [21SE]
      ------reform, S6297 [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]
      Social Security: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability 
        by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (S. 
        2150), S1200 [1MR]
      Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of work requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 
        [11SE], S6407-S6409 [19SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of work requirements 
        (S.J. Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407, S6408 [19SE]
      ------Executive order to reform work requirements, S4995 [16JY]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with work 
        requirements (S. 3397), S5136 [18JY]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, S368 [7FE], S891 [17FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to 
        Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program 
        Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) 
        (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on 
        Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112-
        677), H6068 [18SE]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 112-677), H6068 [18SE]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
  Statements
      Economic Justice: Alex Lesser and Josh Fixler, Religious Action 
        Center for Reform Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism, E101 
        [31JA]
  Summaries
      Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 5188), E694 
        [27AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program work requirements, H6165 [20SE]
      H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirement, H6175 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families 
        Act, H315 [1FE]
      S. 2150, clarify SSI policy that the value of certain funeral 
        and burial arrangements are not to be considered available 
        resources, S1201 [1MR]
      S. 2257, Excellence in Mental Health Act, S2248-S2250 [29MR]
      S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]




PUBLIC WORKS

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3378, H3379, 
        H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3405 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3412, 
        H3413, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421, H3424, H3425, H3426, 
        H3429, H3430, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3457, H3458, H3459, 
        H3460, H3461, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3465, H3466, H3467, H3468, 
        H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3474, H3475, H3476, H3477, H3482 
        [5JN], H3491, H3492, H3493 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1069, 
        H1070 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management 
        projects (see H.R. 4353), H1845 [16AP]
      ------compel completion of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River 
        Interbasin Study within a certain time period and focus 
        attention on permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species 
        (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4406), H2029 [19AP]
      ------establish program to evaluate cost-effectiveness and 
        efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project 
        delivery team for civil works flood control and navigation 
        construction projects (see S. 2138), S1147 [29FE]
      ------modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico 
        to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (see H.R. 6026), H4064 
        [26JN]
      ------notify the public of certain flood predictions for the 
        Missouri River System (see H.R. 5717), H2644 [10MY]
      ------preserve historical integrity of Zoar, OH, while carrying 
        out any study or construction of flood damage reduction 
        measures, including levees (see S. 3580), S6545 [20SE]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      ------temporarily relieve cost-sharing requirements of watershed 
        mitigation projects and flood damage reduction projects for 
        counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee 
        (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: research, identify, and evaluate 
        cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 
        6221), H5327 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance to non-Federal 
        interests for levee stability improvements located within the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta related to certain water 
        deliveries (see H.R. 6484), H6273 [21SE]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 4067), H901 
        [16FE]
      ------use designated funding to pay for construction of 
        authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), S5047 [16JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a transformational 
        infrastructure competitive grant program (see H.R. 4352), 
        H1845 [16AP]
      ------establish position of Recovered Mineral Component 
        Ombudsman in the Federal Highway Administration Office of 
        Pavement Technology (see H.R. 6492), H6274 [21SE]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]
      ------prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot 
        project (see H.R. 5713), H2644 [10MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 
        2465), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5325), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S494 [9FE]
      FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States 
        for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 
        6254), H5628 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see 
        S. 3362), S4773 [29JN] (see H.R. 4090), H965 [27FE]
      International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and 
        local governments for expenses incurred in designing, 
        constructing, and rehabilitating certain water projects (see 
        S. 2290), S2392 [17AP]
      National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 460), S3174 
        [15MY]
      Rural Electrification Act: amend (see H.R. 5896), H3480 [5JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (see S. 3464), S5732 [31JY]
      Taxation: allow an ordinary and necessary business expense 
        deduction for contributions to regional infrastructure 
        improvement zones (see H.R. 3780), H77 [18JA]
      Transportation: help leverage private investment for transit-
        oriented development near transit stations (see S. 2053), S261 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 3854), H218 [31JA]
  Letters
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S.: Calman Cohen, 
        Emergency Committee for American Trade, H3046 [17MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3046 [17MY]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. 
        Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
      ------David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental 
        Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 
        [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
  Lists
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043-H1045 [29FE]
  Motions
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3390 [1JN], H3524 [6JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      California: clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1061, H1062 [29FE]
      ------clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1066, H1067 [29FE]
      ------eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new 
        contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt 
        repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management 
        projects (H.R. 4353), E1041 [12JN]
      ------compel completion of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River 
        Interbasin Study within a certain time period and focus 
        attention on permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species, 
        E988 [6JN]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees, H3354 [31MY]
      ------revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master 
        Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to 
        prevent serious downstream flooding, H3748 [19JN]
      ------study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the 
        Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (H.R. 892), E287 
        [29FE]
      Dept. of Energy: regional economic development programs funding, 
        H3429, H3430 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: research, identify, and evaluate 
        cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), 
        E1338 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of 
        nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 
        3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a transformational 
        infrastructure competitive grant program (H.R. 4352), H6163 
        [20SE]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (H.R. 5976), H4037 [26JN], H4119 [27JN]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4032, H4037, 
        H4038, H4040, H4041 [26JN], H4119 [27JN], E1239 [12JY]
      Economy: promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3467, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347-H3356 [31MY], 
        H3366-H3390 [1JN], H3409, H3444-H3447, H3451-H3478 [5JN], 
        H3489-H3499, H3513-H3526 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], E953 [1JN], E976, 
        E977, E982 [5JN], E988, E993 [6JN], E1018, E1023 [7JN], E1026, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468-H3470 [5JN]
      Iron and steel industry: ensure that transportation and 
        infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are 
        constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced 
        in the U.S., H3045-H3049 [17MY], E910 [30MY]
      ------ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects 
        using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (H.R. 3533), 
        H202 [31JA]
      Roads and highways: streamline environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for surface transportation projects, 
        H1934, H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      Sacramento, CA: Natomas Levee Improvement Project funding, E1041 
        [12JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], 
        E314 [5MR]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      ------restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 [9MY], H3452 
        [5JN]
      Territories: provide for participation in Federal-aid highway 
        discretionary programs (H.R. 2734), H4625 [29JN]
      ------Territorial Highway Program funding, H4625, H4626 [29JN]
      Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
      ------importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]
      ------infrastructure funding, H201-H207 [31JA], H737 [15FE], 
        H976 [28FE], H1531-H1533 [22MR], H1715 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: water projects funding, S4767 [29JN]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (S. 2138), S1149 [29FE]
      ------port deepening projects funding, S1045, S1046 [27FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Navajo 
        Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of 
        certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning 
        Colorado River operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (S. 2094), S413 [9FE]
      FEMA: reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (S. 
        3362), S4775 [29JN]
      National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 460), S3177 
        [15MY]
      Power resources: facilitate planning, construction, and 
        operation of a secure national clean energy grid, S5839 [1AU]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647-S1650 [14MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (S. 3464), S5737 [31JY]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs, S1594, 
        S1595 [13MR]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      Water: infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 
        [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. 
        Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112-462), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 
        112-164), S2819 [26AP]
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), S41 
        [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. 
        Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-403), 
        H965 [27FE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]
  Tables
      Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3348-
        H3351 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1031 [29FE]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5325, energy and water 
        development appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, 
        H1055-H1061 [29FE]
      H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]
      S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights 
        Settlement Act, S621-S636 [14FE]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. 3362, Dam Safety Act, S4775 [29JN]
      S. Res. 460, National Public Works Week, S3176, S3177 [15MY]




PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]
      Federal aid programs: amend relative to grants for economic 
        adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]




PUBLICATIONS  related term(s) Literature
  Remarks in House
      Fortune (publication): tribute to annual Fortune 500 issue and 
        efforts to assist veterans to find employment, E683 [27AP]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of jobs 
        report, H2666 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Horton's Books & Gifts (business): anniversary, S1845 [20MR]




PUCCIO, SYLVESTER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E199 [15FE]




PUCINSKI, ROMAN C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1464 [10SE]




PUERTO RICO, COMMONWEALTH OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as 
        States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to 
        the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 
        5824), H3103 [17MY]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      Taxation: extend eligibility of activities in Puerto Rico for 
        the deduction for income attributable to domestic production 
        activities (see H.R. 4605), H2066 [24AP]
      ------extend the increased limitation on the cover over of tax 
        on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 
        (see H.R. 4374), H1914 [17AP]
  Remarks in House
      Barceloneta, PR: New Jersey Puerto Rican Heritage Statewide 
        Parade Annual Banquet Gala and Puerto Rican Illustres honoree, 
        E1535 [14SE]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as 
        States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program (H.R. 4280), H1644 [28MR]
      Dept. of HHS: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
        release of draft report on Vieques, PR, identified health 
        problems relative to Navy activities conducted there, H1158 
        [6MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: supplement Bureau of Customs and 
        Border Protection funding in Puerto Rico with general 
        appropriations when a shortage occurs in Puerto Rico Trust 
        Fund, H3632 [7JN]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (H.R. 4131), E301 [1MR]
      Elections: plebiscite to determine status of territory, H6156 
        [20SE]
      Inter American University of Puerto Rico: anniversary, E1015 
        [7JN]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 4065), H818 [16FE]
      New York, NY: tribute to National Puerto Rican Day Parade, E1021 
        [7JN]
      Pipelines: proposal for construction of natural gas pipeline, 
        H729 [15FE], H4777 [11JY]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 
        5824), H2820 [17MY]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]




PUIG, CLAUDIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E488 [29MR]




PULASKI, CASIMIR

  Remarks in House
      Casimir Pulaski Day: observance, E310 [5MR]




PULASKI COUNTY, AR

  Articles and editorials
      Newspaper Celebrates 25 Years, E509 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Jacksonville (AR) Arkansas Leader: anniversary, E508 [29MR]




PULASKI COUNTY, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Carl Dick's General Store--A Science Hill Tradition, S153 [30JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see 
        S. Res. 357), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 
        [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (H. 
        Res. 517), E42 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 3792), E42 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (S. 
        Res. 357), S173 [30JA], S203 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 357, Civil War Battle of Mill Springs anniversary, S167, 
        S173 [30JA]




PULLARA, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Music and dance: tribute to ``All About Bullies . . . Big and 
        Small'' album production team, E916 [31MY]




PULLMAN, GEORGE M.

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 
        [3FE]




PULLMAN, WA

  Remarks in House
      Schweitzer, Edmund O., III: Institute of Electrical and 
        Electronics Engineers Medal in Power Engineering recipient, 
        E1190 [29JN]




PULLMAN HISTORIC SITE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3894), H475 [3FE]




PULLMAN PALACE CAR CO.

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 
        [3FE]




PULMAN, RANDY AND SHARI

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E327 [7MR]




PULMONARY FIBROSIS RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2505), E48 [19JA], E1648 [21SE]




PURCELLVILLE, VA

  Articles and editorials
      Capt. Quin Remembered--``He Was the Best'', E430 [22MR]




PURDUE PHARMA L.P.

  Remarks in House
      Drugs: address issues relative to composition, marketing, and 
        regulatory approval of OxyContin, H5532 [1AU]
      FDA: review classification of painkiller OxyContin for treatment 
        of moderate pain and deny approval for generic versions, H5530 
        [1AU]




PURE WATER FOR THE WORLD, INC.

  Articles and editorials
      Hope Flows--VT. NonProfit Pours ``Pure Water for the World,'', 
        S2599 [23AP]




PURPLE INSIGHTS (organization)

  Opinion polls
      District of Columbia budget autonomy, H2024 [19AP]




PUTIN, VLADIMIR (President, Russia)

  Remarks in House
      Russia: elections, H1137 [5MR]




PUTNAM, LOGAN

  Remarks in House
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]




PUTNAM, WILLIAM, JR.

  Remarks in House
      National Eagle Scout Association: Distinguished Citizen Award 
        recipient, E1691 [12OC]
      ------Outstanding Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1691 [12OC]




PUTTING THE GULF OF MEXICO BACK TO WORK ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1229), H2062 [24AP]




QUADRENNIAL DIPLOMACY AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3341), S6673 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3341) 
        (S. Rept. 112-220), S6451 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3341, provisions, S6673 [21SE]




QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1703), S1174 [1MR]




QUAIL, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E11 [13JA]




QUATTRONE, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1300 [8MR]




QUAYLE, BENJAMIN (a Representative from Arizona)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3063 [17MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2170 [26AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2372 [8MY], H2502 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see H.R. 3583), H79 [18JA]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 551), H802 [15FE]
      ------convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H2289 [27AP]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H441 [2FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1847 [16AP]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H3363 [31MY]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H3363 [31MY]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H1571 [26MR]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: transfer certain military equipment returning 
        from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H28 [17JA]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for annual reports on the 
        status of operational control of international land and 
        maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 
        6025), H4606 [28JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (see H.R. 4119), H1133 [1MR]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions 
        against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H28 [17JA]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see 
        H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]
      ------prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple 
        rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      ------reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program 
        (see H.R. 100), H3404 [1JN]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), 
        H115 [23JA]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H1807 [29MR]
      EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H3700 [8JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H2716 [15MY]
      FRS: remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal 
        Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 
        245), H476 [3FE]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H476 [3FE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1359 [9MR]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H1100 [29FE]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H2288 [27AP]
      ------repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for 
        employees (see H.R. 1744), H2715 [15MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who 
        are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 
        140), H3404 [1JN]
      ------enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in 
        enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H3404 [1JN]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants 
        and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H3404 
        [1JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2448 [8MY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2329 [7MY]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H1978 [18AP]
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H2033 [19AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2715 [15MY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H3976 [21JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H1428 [20MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H944 
        [17FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H1154 [5MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H1100 [29FE]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting 
        symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H3 
        [6JA]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1392 [19MR]
      Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from 
        a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5130 [23JY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2647 [10MY]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H1306 [8MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2813 [16MY]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H3808 [19JN]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        87), H5328 [26JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 100), H726 
        [14FE]
      Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly 
        reports that contain detailed information on receipt and 
        disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to 
        asbestos and filing of such reports (see H.R. 4369), H1914 
        [17AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3732 [18JN]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see H. Res. 695), H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Navajo 
        Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of 
        certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning 
        Colorado River operations (see H.R. 4067), H901 [16FE]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H374 [1FE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration (see H.R. 4088), H950 [24FE]
      Taxation: constitutional amendment to require all laws passed to 
        lay and collect taxes are honestly and openly labeled as taxes 
        during the legislative process (see H.J. Res. 114), H4655 
        [29JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H3162 [18MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly 
        reports that contain detailed information on receipt and 
        disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to 
        asbestos and filing of such reports (H.R. 4369), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (H.R. 5953), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Navajo 
        Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of 
        certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning 
        Colorado River operations (H.R. 4067), H903 [16FE]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (H.R. 3862), H375 [1FE]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration (H.R. 4088), H950 [24FE]
      Taxation: constitutional amendment to require all laws passed to 
        lay and collect taxes are honestly and openly labeled as taxes 
        during the legislative process (H.J. Res. 114), H4656 [29JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 5846), 
        H3163 [18MY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (H.R. 3803), E1399 [3AU]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (H. Con. Res. 100), H709 
        [14FE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169 [28JN]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H817 [16FE], 
        H5125, H5127, H5128 [23JY]
      EEOC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce 
        guidance relative to consideration of arrest and conviction 
        records in employment decisions, H2502 [9MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), 
        H5128 [23JY]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof, H5238 [25JY]
      ------impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
        settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to 
        take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof 
        (H.R. 3862), H5125 [23JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5125, H5127, H5128 [23JY], H5238 
        [25JY]
      Grand Canyon National Park: implementation of FAA aviation noise 
        control regulations relative to commercial air tours, H591 
        [8FE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1386 [19MR], H1487 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4740 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169 
        [28JN]
      Journal: question of approval, H815 [16FE]
      Medicare: reform, H1386 [19MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: permit awarding of attorneys fees 
        to nonprofit entities and individuals in lawsuits against 
        certain Federal agencies issuing a mining permit, H4847 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4847 [12JY]
      National security: improve border security, H1011 [28FE]
      NIST: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AmTech) 
        funding, H2372 [8MY]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. 
        Res. 532), H382 [2FE]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        H44 [18JA], H363 [1FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2170, H2171 [26AP]
      ------allow intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for 
        only certain purposes, H2170, H2171 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H3486 [6JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4740 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1386 [19MR], H1487 [21MR]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign, H3486 [6JN]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4740 [10JY]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H363 [1FE]
      Public lands: prohibit the Depts. of Agriculture and the 
        Interior from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands, H1011 [28FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2372 [8MY], H2502 [9MY]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1238 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1238 [7MR]
      Votes: position on missed, H534 [7FE], H2552 
        [9MY]
  Tributes
      Dymarcik, Stephen A., Sr., E1203 [9JY]




QUEEN, EMILY FORSYTH

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




QUEEN ELIZABETH II (United Kingdom)

  Letters
      Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom) Diamond Jubilee: 
        Joseph V. Reed, U.N., E1550 [18SE]
  Remarks in House
      United Kingdom: tribute to Diamond Jubilee, H3408 [5JN]




QUEENS, NY  see New York, NY




QUESADA, DANIEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H930 [17FE]




QUESTA, NM

  Remarks in Senate
      Olsson, Jona: Fire Chief (publication) Volunteer Fire Chief of 
        the Year award recipient, S6433 [19SE]




QUICK, JEANETTE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




QUICK, NORMAN N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1481 [11SE]




QUIGLEY, KEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1580 [20SE]




QUIGLEY, MIKE (a Representative from Illinois)

  Amendments
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H411 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3021 [17MY], H3126 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4961, H5010 [18JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4066 [26JN]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3897 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4605 [28JN]
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (see H.R. 3435), H5711 [2AU]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H6001 [13SE]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (see H.R. 2028), H3700 [8JN]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H726 [14FE]
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H1543 [22MR]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4390), H2570 [9MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2288 [27AP]
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]
      Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H1210 [6MR]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H571 [7FE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      ------establish national program for arts and technology (see 
        H.R. 3023), H3267 [30MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1642 [27MR]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H2569 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H2569 [9MY]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H5130 [23JY]
      ------require entrance of all missing children in the National 
        Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain 
        information be provided to reporters of missing children (see 
        H.R. 2688), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing 
        system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H1274 [7MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H1274 
        [7MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination (see H.R. 1742), H2663 [11MY]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5631 [1AU]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2040 
        [23AP]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H727 [14FE]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H6234 [20SE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1306 [8MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (see H.R. 591), H27 [17JA]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1572 [26MR]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H571 [7FE]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, 
        distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see 
        H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 
        [15MY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H1017 [28FE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2329 [7MY]
      Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish 
        standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee 
        due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see 
        H.R. 1789), H1154 [5MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H115 [23JA]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H375 [1FE]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4656 [29JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H803 [15FE]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H5009 [18JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, 
        and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and 
        community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H1306 [8MR]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H802 [15FE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5712 [2AU]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H572 [7FE]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H6061 [14SE]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5079 [19JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3703 [12JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H441 [2FE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2033 [19AP]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H1017 
        [28FE]
      ------modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private 
        foundations (see H.R. 2311), H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H3481 [5JN]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, 
        and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism 
        areas (see H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H2072 [24AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1572 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance 
        for air travel expenses unless an itemized description of 
        expenses is provided and a House credit card is used for such 
        expenses (see H. Res. 580), H1305 [8MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (H.R. 3855), H220 [31JA]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3272 [31MY]
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement 
        of certain claims, H3765 [19JN]
      ATF: Multiple Sales Reporting Program funding, H2455 [9MY]
      Budget: deficit, H2818 [17MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2629 [10MY]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3765 [19JN]
      Casimir Pulaski Day: observance, E310 [5MR]
      CBO: establish website which features a calculator to allow 
        taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate 
        of projected contribution to or receipt from major 
        legislation, H411 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H411 [2FE]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Center on Halsted, H1859 [17AP]
      ------anniversary of Metro Chicago (music venue), E1389 
        [2AU]
      ------anniversary of Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club, 
        E261 [28FE]
      ------tribute to Edward Hines, Jr., Veteran Affairs Hospital, 
        E168 [9FE]
      ------tribute to Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 
        E168 [9FE]
      Climate: global warming, H5017 [19JY]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H655 [9FE]
      Congressional Hockey Caucus: tribute to Lawmakers v. Lobbyists 
        charity hockey game, H1235 [7MR]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species, E988 [6JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2818, H3021, H3022 [17MY], 
        H3129 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4961 [18JY]
      ------require GAO review of handling, labeling, and packaging 
        procedures for hazardous material shipments, H3129 
        [18MY]
      ------V-22 Osprey funding, H3021, H3022 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H626 [8FE], H1270 [7MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6203 [20SE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands, H3765 [19JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        E988 [6JN]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, 
        H1918 [18AP], H5204 [25JY]
      ------gun control, H1918 [18AP], H5204 [25JY]
      Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E313 
        [5MR], E642, E645 [25AP], E895 [30MY], 
        E1131 [25JN], E1226 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4403 [28JN]
      Illinois: tribute to Lech Walesa Day, E177 [9FE]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses, H655 [9FE]
      National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, E168 
        [9FE]
      Navy: DDG-51 destroyer funding, H4961 [18JY]
      OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program 
        (H.R. 665), H1404 [20MR]
      Outer Continental Shelf: protect marine and coastal environments 
        in making areas available for leasing, exploration, and 
        development and prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and 
        development in important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of dental 
        care provisions, E1587 [21SE]
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E296 [1MR]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1395 [20MR]
      ------impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1395 [20MR]
      Polish Museum of America: anniversary, E831 [17MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3897 [20JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3872 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3872 [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2455 [9MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1918 [18AP]
      Sunlight Foundation: satirical remarks relative to writing and 
        speaking skill level of congressional members, E908 
        [30MY]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, H385 [2FE]
      Taxation: waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (H.R. 
        4279), E1618 [21SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2767 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2767 [16MY]
      Women: health care for women, H1270 [7MR]
      ------impact of access to contraceptive services and supplies, 
        H1270 [7MR]
      WXRT-Radio (Chicago, IL): anniversary, H119 [24JA]
  Tributes
      Brehmer, Lin, H119 [24JA], E143 [6FE]
      Costello, Representative, H5910 [12SE]
      Dalicandro, John (Jay), E640 [25AP]
      Fallon, John, E190 [14FE]
      Grant, Robert D., E1378 [1AU]
      Holt, Blair, H1919 [18AP]
      Michael, Charles, E1618 [21SE]
      Milewski, Lukas, E296 [1MR]
      Molloy, Cormac, E296 [1MR]
      O'Brien, Terrence, E1722 [26OC]
      Roper, Gerald, E31 [18JA]
      Szymborska, Wislawa, E162 [8FE]
      Van Grinsven, Patrick, E1321 [25JY]




QUIN, MICHAEL

  Articles and editorials
      Capt. Quin Remembered--``He Was the Best'', E430 [22MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E430 [22MR]




QUIN, MICHAEL M.

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
  Remarks in House
      Leesburg, VA: dedication of war memorial to fallen soldiers, 
        E1711 [19OC]




QUINCY, MA

  Remarks in House
      Francis X. Bellotti Courthouse: dedication, E1636 [21SE]
      National Fire Protection Association: issuance of new standards 
        for gas process safety following Kleen Energy Plant disaster, 
        E943 [31MY]
      Quincy (MA) Patriot Ledger: anniversary, E1140 [26JN]




QUINCY (MA) PATRIOT LEDGER

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1140 [26JN]




QUINN, PAT (Governor of Illinois)

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2479 [9MY]




QUINTANA, LUIS

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E856 [18MY]




QUINTRALL, KYLE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E860 [18MY]




R.H. RENY, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




R.M.S. TITANTIC MARITIME MEMORIAL ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Titantic (R.M.S.): provide additional protections for ship and 
        wreck site (see S. 2279), S2243 [29MR]




RABBIS  see Religion




RABUN, JOHN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1434 [7MR]




RACHEL AND JACQUELINE HOUCK SAFE RENTAL CAR ACT  see Safe Rental Car 
    Act




RACIAL DISCRIMINATION  see Discrimination




RACIAL PROFILING PREVENTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4398), E573 [18AP]




RACIAL RELATIONS

  Bills and resolutions
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see S. Con. Res. 45), S3729 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 
        128), H3266 [30MY]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial 
        profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      Luter, Fred, Jr.: tribute to election as the first African-
        American President of the Southern Baptist Convention (see S. 
        Res. 518), S4773 [29JN]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      NAACP: anniversary (see S. Res. 520), S5047 [16JY] (see H. Con. 
        Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      Senior citizens: strengthen programming, services, and outreach 
        for diverse elders (see S. 3593), S6545 [20SE]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see S. Res. 508), 
        S4636 [26JN] (see H. Res. 701), H3981 [25JN]
      Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated 
        with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (see H.R. 4376), H1914 [17AP]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 5593), H2442 [8MY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
  Lists
      Montford Point Marines from Louisiana, S6618 [21SE]
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
  Poems
      ``On Point, Shades of Black and Green,'' Albert C. Caswell, 
        E1148 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), H3444 [5JN]
      Children and youth: address senseless acts of violence, E418 
        [22MR]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (H. Res. 
        698), H3812 [20JN]
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for programs or activities 
        that involve racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law 
        enforcement organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary, E1464 [10SE]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 
        [16AP]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 
        4398), E573 [18AP]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1396 [20MR], H1437 
        [21MR], H1501, H1521, H1533-H1535 [22MR], H1646, H1651, H1652 
        [28MR], H1795, H1796 [29MR]
      NAACP: anniversary, H4673 [9JY], E1298 [23JY], E1460 [10SE]
      National Council of La Raza: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, 
        conference, E1171 [28JN]
      National objectives: call for civility in public discourse while 
        preserving First Amendment rights of citizens, H40 [18JA]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, E1224 [11JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: ensure that 
        coordination and training between the intelligence community 
        and local law enforcement agencies not violate the civil 
        rights of minorities, H3301 [31MY]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated 
        with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (H.R. 4376), E558 [17AP]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 5593), E730 [8MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, H3235 [30MY], E1147, E1148, E1154, E1158 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), E691 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), S4218 [14JN]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (S. Con. Res. 45), 
        S3738 [5JN]
      Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local 
        jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 
        [27MR], S2354 [17AP]
      Luter, Fred, Jr.: tribute to election as the first African-
        American President of the Southern Baptist Convention, S4769 
        [29JN]
      NAACP: anniversary (S. Res. 520), S5023, S5024 [16JY]
      Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a 
        statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. 
        Capitol in National Statuary Hall, S4411 [21JN]
      Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball 
        Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro 
        Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (S. Res. 508), 
        S4642 [26JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S4433, S4439-S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, S4669 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), S6426 [19SE], S6618 [21SE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 128, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, H3444 
        [5JN]
      S. Con. Res. 45, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, S3734, 
        S3738 [5JN]
      S. Res. 508, recognize the teams and players of the Negro 
        Baseball Leagues and support designation and mission of the 
        Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO, S4639, S4643 
        [26JN]
      S. Res. 518, tribute to election of Fred Luter, Jr., as the 
        first African-American President of the Southern Baptist 
        Convention, S4777 [29JN]
      S. Res. 520, NAACP anniversary, S5023, S5049 [16JY]




RADA, ELLEN F. JUNEBY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5083 [17JY]




RADCLIFFE, MELVA E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1383 [5MR]




RADIO  related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting
  Articles and editorials
      Cornett Looks Back on Her Career With WYMT, S6425 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see S. 3609), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6480), H6273 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: certify that American Forces Radio and 
        Television Service programming communicates departmental 
        policies, priorities, goals, and initiatives and supports 
        basic values of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4189), H1304 [8MR]
      Telecommunications: continue an advisory committee considering 
        optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of 
        communications systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]
      ------encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum 
        available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless 
        coverage (see S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]
      ------ensure that security is taken into account in certain 
        efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications 
        networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish an advisory committee on national security 
        telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Benn, Alvin: Alabama Press Association Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E204 [15FE]
      Dept. of Defense: report on status of work on cognitive radio, 
        dynamic spectrum access, software-defined radio, and other 
        spectrum-sharing techniques and technologies, H5033 [19JY]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3271, H3278, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H3584 [7JN], E932, E942 
        [31MY], E954, E956 [1JN], E1007 [7JN]
      ------provide local free radio broadcasting on mobile devices, 
        H3584 [7JN], E1007 [7JN]
      Hughes, Cathy: NAACP Chairman's Award recipient, E263 [28FE]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      KATM-Radio (Stockton, CA): Country Music Association and Academy 
        of Country Music Station of the Year Awards recipient, E789 
        [15MY]
      Kinard & Myles True Gospel Productions, Inc.: tribute, E1713 
        [19OC]
      KTXR-Radio (Springfield, MO): anniversary, E991 [6JN]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673-H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR], H1213, H1218 [7MR], 
        H1300 [8MR]
      National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of 
        Federal funds to acquire radio content, H5014 [19JY]
      Public broadcasting: funding, H4911 [18JY], H5014 [19JY], E1328 
        [25JY]
      Rowan University: tribute to RCA Heritage Program Museum, E1053 
        [18JN]
      WVOW-Radio (Logan, WV): anniversary, E1490 [12SE]
      WXRT-Radio (Chicago, IL): anniversary, H119 [24JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (S. 3609), S6628 [21SE]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (S. 3516), S5988 [2AU]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (S. 3433), S5385 [25JY]
  Reports filed
      National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112-478), H2662 [11MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]




RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

  Amendments
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4068), 
        H901 [16FE]
      EPA: establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon levels 
        in public schools (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5987), H3974 [21JN]
      National Guard: increase authorized number of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Civil Support Teams (see S. 3188), S3234 [16MY]
      NRC: retain and redistribute certain collected fines (see H.R. 
        3822), H158 [24JA]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 3469), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
  Letters
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]
      Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: continue monitoring of impact of the U.S. 
        nuclear testing program on Runit Island of the Marshall 
        Islands, H4890 [17JY]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], 
        H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]
      ------certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the 
        designated site for development of a repository for disposal 
        of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]
      ------Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 
        [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), H6128-H6132 [19SE], E1652 [21SE], E1657 [25SE], E1659 
        [28SE]
      National Guard: Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams 
        funding, H3031 [17MY]
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: expand 
        eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel workers 
        for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees 
        Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 [20MR], H5209 
        [25JY]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. 
        Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste 
        disposal site, H5698 [2AU]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4888-H4894 [17JY]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], H3421-
        H3423 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (S. 2044), S209 [31JA]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 519), 
        S5898 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5987) (H. Rept. 112-676), 
        H6068 [18SE]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5987, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act, 
        H6128-H6130 [19SE]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]
      S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act, S5874-S5880 [1AU]
      S. Res. 519, designate a national day of remembrance for workers 
        of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S5048 [16JY], S5898 [1AU]




RADZILOWSKI, THADDEUS C.

  Letters
      Gordon Gee use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        Army, H36 [18JA]




RAGGIO, WILLIAM J.

  Articles and editorials
      Reaction to Death of Former State Sen. Bill Raggio, S1030 [27FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1145 [5MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1029-S1031 [27FE], S1145 [29FE]




RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H513 [6FE]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H2329 [7MY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3699 [8JN]
      ------eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain 
        active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which 
        Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service 
        (see H.R. 1283), H1134 [1MR]
      ------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty 
        or performed certain active service receive credit toward 
        early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 
        181), H726 [14FE]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see 
        H.R. 3435), H5711 [2AU]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H1017 [28FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H28 [17JA]
      Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with 
        respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 
        1562), H3404 [1JN]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1571 [26MR]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H803 [15FE]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services (see H.R. 1666), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs (see H.R. 4292), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2329 [7MY]
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      Employment: provide funds to States, local government, and 
        community-based organizations to save and create local jobs 
        through retention, restoration, or expansion of services 
        needed by local communities (see H.R. 2828), H1274 [7MR]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H440 [2FE]
      EPA: prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 
        3800), H113 [23JA]
      FDA: incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see H.R. 
        6160), H5077 [19JY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2716 [15MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]
      Government regulations: decrease effect on the economy that a 
        rule must have to be a major rule in order to increase the 
        number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of 
        disapproval procedure (see H.R. 6486), H6274 [21SE]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H3267 [30MY]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6152 [19SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2034 [19AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H220 [31JA]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H1273 [7MR]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H376 [1FE]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1808 [29MR]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Guard: provide for employment and reemployment rights 
        for certain individuals ordered to full-time service (see H.R. 
        1811), H1154 [5MR]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2570 [9MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H1017 [28FE]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see H.R. 6113), H4862 [12JY]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4158 [27JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6302 [5OC]
      ------extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6326 [6NO]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H4605 
        [28JN]
      ------provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 6487), H6274 [21SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2072 [24AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      ------provide for reemployment of certain persons following 
        absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for 
        certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H1306 [8MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2266 
        [27AP]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1543 [22MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Indian Arts and Crafts Act: clarify definition of Indian and 
        Indian organizations (see H.R. 6274), H5704 [2AU]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (see H.R. 4335), H1804 [29MR]
      Rihani, Ameen: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H1805 [29MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Indian Arts and Crafts Act: clarify definition of Indian and 
        Indian organizations (H.R. 6274), H5708 [2AU]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (H.R. 4335), H1806 [29MR]
  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save'' (excerpt), E1550 
        [18SE]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H2099 
        [25AP], H2745 [16MY], H3044 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H2099 [25AP], H2745 
        [16MY], H3044 [17MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H2099 [25AP], H2745 [16MY], H3044 
        [17MY]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: by, Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 [15FE]
  Remarks
      Beckley, WV: inclusion in Smithsonian (publication) list of best 
        places to live, E575 [18AP]
      DEA: tribute to National Drug Take Back Day, E672 [26AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration funding, 
        H2368 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), E867 [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2239 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1081 [29FE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6202 [20SE]
      Drugs: address issues relative to prescription drug abuse, H5529 
        [1AU]
      ------increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
        treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, 
        diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]
      ------increase penalties for operators of pill mills (H.R. 
        1065), H5529 [1AU]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H448 [3FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3868 [20JN]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H310 [1FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1934, 
        H1938, H1939, H1946, H1957, H1958 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099, H2100, H2104, H2105 [25AP], H3045, 
        H3049 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1934, H1938, H1939, 
        H1946, H1957, H1958 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3045, H3049 [17MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H2100, H2104, H2105 [25AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1938, H1946 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E433 [22MR]
      Health care professionals: require practitioners to obtain 
        particular training or special certification on addiction and 
        substance abuse, and appropriate and safe use of certain 
        controlled substances (H.R. 2119), H5529 [1AU]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        E1000 [6JN]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, E1061 
        [18JN]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H448 [3FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        tribute to Committee of Conference members and staff, H4624 
        [29JN]
      Mullens, WV: anniversary, E1656 [25SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2165 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, 
        E433 [22MR]
      Police Week: observance, E806 [15MY]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (H.R. 4335), E593 [19AP]
      Princeton, WV: tribute to Princeton Senior High School baseball 
        team, E1049 [15JN]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045, H3049 [17MY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3873 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1603, H1608 [27MR], H1756, H1758, 
        H1760 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1603, H1608 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4276), 
        H1755 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1755, H1758, H1760 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1748, H1749 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1934, H1938, H1939, H1946, H1957, H1958 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4617, H4624 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2099, H2100, H2104, H2105 
        [25AP], H3045, H3049 [17MY], H3873 [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2368 [8MY]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6202 [20SE]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2002 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        H3615 [7JN]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H1603 [27MR], H1755, H1758, H1760 [29MR], H1934 
        [18AP]
      West Virginia (U.S.S.): tribute to reunion of crew, 
        E1549 [18SE]
      WVOW-Radio (Logan, WV): anniversary, E1490 [12SE]
  Songs
      ``Who Will Sing for Me,'' Everett Lilly, E802 [15MY]
  Tributes
      Browning, Jesse R., E806 [15MY]
      Costello, Representative, H449 [3FE], H5913 [12SE]
      Ferrell, Cecil A., E806 [15MY]
      Lilly, Everett, E802 [15MY]
      Patel, Advait (Adi), E907 [30MY]
      Workman, Debrina, E1345 [26JY]




RAHIM, FAHIM

  Remarks in Senate
      Idaho's Hometown Hero Medal (organization): tribute to award 
        recipients, S6262 [12SE]




RAHIM, NAEEM

  Remarks in Senate
      Idaho's Hometown Hero Medal (organization): tribute to award 
        recipients, S6262 [12SE]




RAIBLE, CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H6155 [20SE]




RAILA, FRANK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1340 [26JY]




RAILING, KAREN

  Bills and resolutions
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (see S. Res. 506), S4636 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (S. Res. 506), S4642 [26JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 506, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Bilbrey v. 
        Tyler, S4639, S4642 [26JN]




RAILROADS

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
  Analyses
      National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development 
        Act, S1655-S1657 [14MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Central Subway Needs Money To Fulfill Potential, H4137 [27JN]
      In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, H527 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (see S. 2341), S2655 [24AP] (see 
        H.R. 4073), H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail 
        stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and 
        operational expenses (see H.R. 4361), H1845 [16AP]
      ------make capital grants for certain freight rail economic 
        development projects (see H.R. 4272), H1641 [27MR]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Senior citizens: improve public transportation services for 
        seniors (see H.R. 4028), H725 [14FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation 
        Association, H3532 [6JN]
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, 
        American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement: 
        Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations, H4152 [27JN]
      ------Kurt J. Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, 
        H4153 [27JN]
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
  Motions
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 
        [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Buy American Act: increase total domestic content of all steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods, including rolling stock, H4125 
        [27JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit, H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      California: anniversary of Monterey-Salinas Transit, E1551 
        [19SE]
      ------anniversary of Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge, E278 
        [29FE]
      ------high-speed rail project funding, H4141 [27JN]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], H4614 
        [29JN]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Great Locomotive Chase, E517 
        [30MR]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (H.R. 6202), E1328 [25JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5432, H5433 [31JY], 
        H5599 [1AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prioritize assignment of officers 
        and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to 
        enhance security of mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, 
        H3247 [30MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail projects 
        funding, H4148, H4149 [27JN]
      ------develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses, 
        E515 [30MR]
      ------develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses 
        (H.R. 4361), E520 [16AP]
      ------high-speed rail projects funding, E1239 [12JY]
      ------Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Deployment Program funding, 
        E1237 [12JY]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (H.R. 5976), H4037 [26JN], H4119 [27JN]
      ------prohibit Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration requirement of placement of line markers other 
        than at public road crossings and railroad crossings, H4140, 
        H4141 [27JN]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4032, H4037, 
        H4038, H4040, H4041 [26JN], H4119 [27JN], E1239 [12JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Dunlay, TX: tribute, E689 [27AP]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004-H1006 
        [28FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      ------rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, H3149 
        [18MY]
      Federal Railroad Administration: funding, H4045, H4046 [26JN]
      FEMA: State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3531, H3532 [6JN]
      Friends of Light Rail and Transit (organization): anniversary, 
        E1669 [28SE]
      Golden, CO: Colorado Railroad Museum recipient of Golden 
        Landmarks Association Living Landmark Award, E1123 [21JN]
      Lake County Railroad: anniversary, E1633 [21SE]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, E142 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, E142 
        [6FE]
      Portland, OR: streetcar investment anchored revitalization 
        project funding, H518 [7FE]
      Safety: positive train control requirements implementation 
        funding, H4047 [26JN]
      San Francisco, CA: Central Subway project funding, H4136, H4137 
        [27JN]
      Surface Transportation Board: funding, H4053 [26JN]
      Transportation: authorize and sanction programs for residential 
        and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, 
        municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
        agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604-H5606 [1AU]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H201-H207 [31JA], H386 [2FE], H461-H463 [3FE], H477 
        [6FE], H526 [7FE], H632, H635 [8FE], H662 [9FE], H699, H720, 
        H721 [14FE], H731, H732, H737, H739, H759 [15FE], H818, H894-
        H897 [16FE], H930 [17FE], H952 [27FE], H978 [28FE], H1161, 
        H1189, H1190 [6MR], H1221 [7MR], H1433, H1448 [21MR], H1595, 
        H1603-H1607 [27MR], H1668 [28MR], H1748, H1749, H1755-H1760 
        [29MR], H1934-H1937 [18AP], E213, E217 [16FE], E514 [30MR]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H750 [15FE]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
      ------importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]
      ------importance of public transit program funding, H1004 [28FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: surface transportation 
        inspection program funding, H3637, H3638 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate 
        certain exemptions relative to railroads, S1129 [29FE], S1437 
        [7MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for 
        transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway, S665 
        [15FE]
      Economy: create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 
        [19SE]
      Evanston, WY: anniversary of Evanston Roundhouse and Railyards, 
        S4719 [28JN]
      Government regulations: allow Federal funds made available for 
        purchase of rolling stock to be used to purchase any equipment 
        used for high-speed rail, S1652 [14MR]
      ------change railcar procurement rules for transit systems to 
        allow up to 5 years for delivery of railcars after delivery of 
        1st railcar, S559 [13FE]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, 
        S341 [6FE]
      ------modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and 
        negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, 
        S339-S341 [6FE]
      Safety: positive railroad control crash avoidance systems 
        implementation, S820 [16FE]
      Taxation: establish Transportation and Regional Infrastructure 
        Project (TRIP) Bonds program, S836, S838 [16FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), S585, S587 [14FE]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      ------maintain competitive market by ensuring equal treatment of 
        contract rail operators, S1536 [8MR]
  Reports filed
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Transportation (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 112-397), H696 
        [13FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-
        398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture Acceptance of the Quitclaim, Disclaimer, 
        and Relinquishment of a Railroad Right of Way Within and 
        Adjacent to Pike National Forest: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4073) (H. Rept. 112-599), H4906 [17JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      Gettysburg National Military Park Boundary Revision To Include 
        the Gettysburg Train Station: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 112-449), H2029 [19AP]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112-467), 
        H2441 [8MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
  Statements
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Executive Office of 
        the President, H745 [15FE]
  Tables
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and 
        Infrastructure Jobs Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 
        [1AU]
      H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 4073, Dept. of Agriculture acceptance of quitclaim, 
        disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way 
        within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted 
        to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co., H5432 [31JY]




RAILWAY LABOR ACT

  Remarks in House
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, E142 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, E142 
        [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, 
        S341 [6FE]
      ------modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and 
        negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, 
        S339-S341 [6FE]




RAINES, FRANKLIN

  Articles and editorials
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]




RAINES, WARREN

  Subpoena Notices
      Philadelphia, PA, Municipal Court, Criminal Division, H5730 
        [10SE]




RAINVILLE, MARCEL

  Prayers
      Senate, S6289 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6289 [13SE]




RAISING CANE FARM, INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      McCormick, James: Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation 
        Citizen Service Before Self Honoree, S2238 [29MR]




RAISMAN, ALEXANDRA

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, S6533 [20SE]




RAJU, MANU

  Articles and editorials
      Dems Wait by Phone for Obama, S3390 [22MY]
      Schumer Schemes To Hit GOP, S1688 [15MR]




RAJU, RAMANATHAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1086 [19JN]




RALEIGH, NC

  Remarks in House
      First Baptist Church: anniversary, E313 [5MR]
      Scott, Michelle: Dept. of Justice Federal Service Award 
        recipient, E714 [7MY]
      Shaw University: tribute to women's basketball team, E591 [19AP]




RALEIGH (NC) NEWS & OBSERVER

  Articles and editorials
      Former NCCU Chancellor, USOC Head LeRoy Walker, Dies at 93, E696 
        [27AP]




RALSTON, NE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1261 [17JY]




RAMIREZ, EDWARD, SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1295 [23JY]




RAMIREZ, MICHAEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Nevada: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, S3275 [17MY]




RAMON, RONA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1711 [19OC]




RAMONA, CA

  Bills and resolutions
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building: designate (see 
        H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]




RAMPONE, RICHARD

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




RAMSEY, CURTIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E307 [5MR]




RAMSEY, JANE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1715, E1718 [23OC]




RAMSEY, KENNETH AND SARAH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1607 [21SE]




RANCHERS  see Agriculture




RANCHO MIRAGE, CA

  Remarks in Senate
      Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands: tribute to opening of 
        Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, S35 [23JA]




RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Santa Margarita Catholic High School: tribute to football team, 
        E27 [17JA]




RAND, A. BARRY

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2616 
        [10MY]




RAND McNALLY & CO.

  Remarks in House
      Bardstown, KY: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Beautiful Small Town in America'' designee, E1284 [19JY]
      Gainesville, TX: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Patriotic Small Town in America'' designee, E13030 [24JY]




RANDALL, KIKKAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2490 [18AP]




RANDALL, SUSAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2387 [17AP]




RANDAZZO, CIRO G.

  Remarks in House
      Federazione Siciliana Del New Jersey: ``Trinacria D'Oro'' Award 
        recipient, E381 [19MR]




RANDLE, CRYSTIANA SMITH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E742 [9MY]




RANDLE, EMILY E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1108 [21JN]




RANDOLPH, NJ

  Remarks in House
      St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church: anniversary, E578 [18AP]




RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with 
        timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates 
        on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to 
        the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3481 [5JN]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1101 [29FE]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H1807 [29MR]
      ------restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H803 
        [15FE]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H5923 [12SE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H5767 [10SE]
      ------facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional 
        immigration status of military personnel and their families 
        (see H.R. 3761), H2715 [15MY]
      ------grant family of members temporary annual leave during 
        deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 [25JY]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see H.R. 6293), 
        H5704 [2AU]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see 
        H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H5009 [18JY]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H1428 [20MR]
      ------provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent 
        suicide (see H.R. 1089), H1497 [21MR]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H220 [31JA]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H803 [15FE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2813 [16MY]
      Buy American Act: require consideration of the impacts of a 
        public interest waiver requirement on domestic manufacturing 
        employment for certain transportation provisions (see H.R. 
        3645), H2329 [7MY]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2329 [7MY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs 
        using a network of public and private community entities to 
        provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, 
        use, and disclosure of personal information of children and 
        establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H903 [16FE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H2034 [19AP]
      Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions 
        from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H5630 
        [1AU]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H1915 [17AP]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to 
        ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 
        2659), H1367 [16MR]
      Contracts: limit reimbursement for excessive compensation of 
        Government contractors equal to the pay of Cabinet Secretaries 
        (see H.R. 2980), H4157 [27JN]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H476 [3FE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Correctional institutions: reduce spread of sexually transmitted 
        infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits 
        to certain individuals released from a public institution (see 
        H.R. 2704), H6234 [20SE]
      Courts: provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal 
        representation to parents and legal guardians relative to 
        child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), H1847 [16AP]
      CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides 
        (see H.R. 2861), H3662 [7JN]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H3164 
        [18MY]
      ------provide grants to enhance the most effective freezing 
        methods to improve access to affordable and locally produced 
        specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H1306 [8MR]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4065 [26JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3707 
        [15JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program on enhancements of 
        efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves 
        through community partnerships (see H.R. 2751), H2329 [7MY]
      ------declassify information relative to missing and 
        unaccounted-for members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 485), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      ------enhance suicide prevention program by requiring suicide 
        prevention training during recruit basic training, 
        preseparation counseling, and mental health assessments (see 
        H.R. 1284), H1391 [19MR]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see H.R. 4192), H1847 [16AP]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H697 [13FE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H945 [17FE]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies 
        designed to improve outcomes for all students and 
        significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of 
        students (see H.R. 1532), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------provide States and local educational agencies with 
        flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 
        5546), H3481 [5JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H3105 [17MY]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4908 [17JY]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H945 
        [17FE]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see H.R. 4083), H1306 [8MR]
      ------implement demonstration projects at federally qualified 
        community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and 
        promote family well-being through parenting practices and 
        skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H2134 [25AP]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H1306 [8MR]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5923 [12SE]
      ------make grants to train elementary and secondary school 
        nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an 
        outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on 
        school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      ------make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral 
        health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance 
        Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental 
        services (see H.R. 1666), H1978 [18AP]
      ------make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H2040 [23AP]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6033), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide grants to support job creation initiatives under 
        the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3701), H513 
        [6FE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement 
        (see H.R. 1475), H4157 [27JN]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prevent terrorism, including 
        terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and 
        domestic violent extremism (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (see H.R. 3857), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H5009 [18JY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide grants to States and local governments for video 
        recording of custodial interrogations (see H.R. 3750), H79 
        [18JA]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H1274 
        [7MR]
      ------conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street 
        Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 1521), H1154 [5MR]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H220 [31JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H79 [18JA]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H5766 [10SE]
      ------enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless 
        veterans to participate in the Grant and Per Diem Program to 
        provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless 
        veterans (see H.R. 5830), H5331 [30JY]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H6310 [16OC]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3662 [7JN]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H2329 [7MY]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6275 [21SE]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]
      ------make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in 
        institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 
        3462), H571 [7FE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H5717 [3AU]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide dental care to veterans awarded the Purple Heart 
        (see H.R. 5653), H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      ------remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified 
        losses under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
        Traumatic Injury Protection Program (see H.R. 4978), H2648 
        [10MY]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5766 [10SE]
      ------protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see 
        H.R. 6087), H4864 [12JY]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H5130 [23JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H1391 [19MR]
      ------bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H1498 [21MR]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H220 [31JA]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      District of Columbia: eliminate all federally imposed mandates 
        over the local budget process, financial management, and the 
        borrowing of money (see H.R. 345), H3267 [30MY]
      ------support an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to honor Armed 
        Forces members who have served as divers (see H. Con. Res. 
        87), H1392 [19MR]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1306 
        [8MR]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H513 [6FE]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1978 [18AP]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Employment: prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an 
        applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal 
        offense, except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 2030), H2813 [16MY]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for 
        tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H1915 [17AP]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (see H.R. 6035), H4156 [27JN]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H3977 [21JN]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1363 [13MR]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H2329 [7MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6001 [13SE]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H3267 [30MY]
      Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5291 
        [25JY]
      ------enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of 
        firearms (see H.R. 4190), H3976 [21JN]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5526 [31JY]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H3163 [18MY]
      Gibson, Althea: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 4130), H1133 [1MR]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H476 [3FE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H1391 [19MR]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6298 [28SE]
      ------enhance and further research of prevention and treatment 
        of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 
        1448), H2072 [24AP]
      ------improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see H.R. 5909), H4864 [12JY]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1101 [29FE]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H5202 [24JY]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2329 [7MY]
      House of Representatives: recommend against finding Attorney 
        General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
        with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3105 [17MY]
      ------require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-
        family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H3977 [21JN]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H1846 [16AP]
      ------eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 2981), H1498 [21MR]
      Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing 
        party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to 
        be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see 
        H.R. 1208), H3105 [17MY]
      Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H903 
        [16FE]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H2329 [7MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide for imposition of sanctions relative to the 
        National Iranian Oil Co. and the National Iranian Tanker Co. 
        (see H.R. 3843), H2569 [9MY]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW 
        from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite 
        surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 333), H2135 [25AP]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions 
        against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]
      Medicaid: provide payment for patient navigator services (see 
        H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]
      ------cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home 
        needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and 
        disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or 
        similar program (see H.R. 3150), H5009 [18JY]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (see H.R. 
        4254), H2034 [19AP]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2288 [27AP]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H4864 [12JY]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H5860 [11SE]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H6001 [13SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning 
        consultation (see H.R. 1589), H1273 [7MR]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3734 [18JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1306 [8MR]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        (see H.R. 2342), H1391 [19MR]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5131 [23JY]
      National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. 
        Res. 40), H1916 [17AP]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H2072 [24AP]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5712 [2AU]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), 
        H694 [9FE]
      National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see 
        H.R. 1561), H1101 [29FE]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5293 [25JY]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear 
        understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 
        21), H3734 [18JN]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see 
        H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H2813 [16MY]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal 
        services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 [28FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities 
        on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, 
        archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train 
        new land managers (see H.R. 587), H2072 [24AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H726 [14FE]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H27 [17JA]
      ------require educational agencies participating in certain 
        school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students 
        to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year 
        (see H.R. 576), H1391 [19MR]
      SEC: require companies to disclose in annual reports measures 
        taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, 
        slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within supply 
        chains (see H.R. 2759), H5923 [12SE]
      ------require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H1428 [20MR]
      Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and 
        accessible financial products for entities that do not have 
        access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H903 
        [16FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H1916 [17AP]
      Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed 
        Forces member for a new State license or certification 
        required due to permanent change in duty station of such 
        member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H945 [17FE]
      ------allow credits for establishment of franchises with 
        veterans (see H.R. 2888), H2813 [16MY]
      ------allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H3267 [30MY]
      ------allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H3267 [30MY]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1367 [16MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H3267 [30MY]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H1428 [20MR]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1428 [20MR]
      ------expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older 
        buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1428 [20MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1154 [5MR]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6318 [26OC]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4064 [26JN]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4158 [27JN]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1274 [7MR]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H1915 [17AP]
      ------permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable 
        contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3729), H3976 [21JN]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------provide for death and disability protection for loans from 
        qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3656), H5631 [1AU]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5630 [1AU]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4016), H725 
        [14FE]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H5331 [30JY]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2288 [27AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H1363 [13MR]
      Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of 
        U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 5787), H5631 [1AU]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H966 [27FE]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 
        3895), H1274 [7MR]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1847 [16AP]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1392 [19MR]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1543 [22MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H5328 [26JY]
      Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation 
        Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H3703 [12JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2813 [16MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Brazil: authorize negotiations to eliminate tariffs and trade 
        barriers to U.S. ethanol exports (see H.R. 4621), H2123 [25AP]
      Tariff: cotton shirting fabrics (see H.R. 6265), H5629 [1AU]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1845 [16AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Brazil: authorize negotiations to eliminate tariffs and trade 
        barriers to U.S. ethanol exports (H.R. 4621), H2126 [25AP]
      Tariff: cotton shirting fabrics (H.R. 6265), H5630 [1AU]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (H.R. 4202), H1390 
        [19MR]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (H.R. 5719), H2646 [10MY]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (H.R. 6107), H4863 [12JY]
  Lists
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., summer interns, 
        E1374 [1AU]
  Obituaries
      In Remembrance of Sylvia Woods, February 2, 1926-July 19, 2012, 
        E1364 [31JY]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5642 [2AU]
      Black History Month: observance, E135 [3FE], 
        E153 [7FE]
      Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 1303), E135 [3FE]
      Columbia University: tribute to Mailman School of Public Health 
        Dept. of Sociomedical Sciences Doctoral Program/Initiative for 
        Maximizing Student Diversity, E1662 [28SE]
      Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: tribute to summer 
        interns, E1374 [1AU]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute, H522 [7FE]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        E942 [31MY]
      Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community 
        (H.R. 1462), H4914 [18JY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H230 [1FE]
      Flora-Bama Lounge, Package, & Oyster Bar (business): anniversary 
        of visit to New York, NY, to support recovery efforts after 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, E416 [22MR]
      Fortune Society: tribute, E111 [1FE]
      Glaucoma Awareness Month: observance, E113 [1FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4735 [10JY]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E577 [18AP]
      International Day of Human Rights: anniversary, E106 
        [1FE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, E1330 [25JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E663 [26AP]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, E937 [31MY]
      Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month: observance, 
        E1083 [19JN]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E792 [15MY]
      NAACP: anniversary, E1298 [23JY]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E752 
        [9MY]
      New York, NY: anniversary of Boyer Lodge No. 1 of Free and 
        Accepted Masons of New York City, E432 [22MR]
      ------anniversary of Sylvia's Restaurant, E1364 [31JY]
      ------NAACP Mid-Manhattan branch NAACP Thalheimer award 
        recipient, E1298 [23JY]
      ------tribute to Harlem Fine Arts Show, E428 [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4735 [10JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H56 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6176 [20SE]
      Religion: role of tenets of faith in establishing policies to 
        provide social services and welfare programs, H224 [1FE]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1660 [28SE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5669 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5580 [1AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H592 [8FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H592 [8FE]
      United Way: anniversary, E1087 [19JN]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H94 [23JA]
      Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H94 [23JA]
  Tributes
      Belafonte, Harold G., Jr. (Harry), E153 [7FE]
      Copeland, Calvin, E1474 [11SE]
      Green, Ackeem P., E1120 [21JN], E1471 [11SE]
      Hinchey, Representative, E103 [1FE]
      Jackson, Harold B., E910 [30MY]
      Jenkins, Ed, H126 [24JA]
      Martin, Annie B., E1075 [19JN]
      Mulzac, Una, E250 [27FE]
      Noble, Gil, E1068 [19JN]
      Payne, Donald M., H1206 [6MR]
      Quick, Norman N., E1481 [11SE]
      Sanchez, Yolanda, E1085 [19JN]
      Soto, Israel, E974 [5JN], E1082 [19JN]
      Wolfe, Annette, E882 [22MY]
      Woods, Sylvia, E1322 [25JY]
      Wynter, Leon E., E422 [22MR]




RANGELEY LAKES HERITAGE TRUST (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4818 [10JY]




RANIFORD, KAREN

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program 
        volunteers, E938 [31MY]




RANK, EVERETT, JR. (BUD)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1029 [8JN], E1279 [18JY]




RANKINS, ALFRED, SR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2542 [19AP]




RANSOM, MARILYN

  Remarks in House
      North Olmsted, OH, Community Council: Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E830 [17MY]




RAPE, ABUSE & INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK (RAINN)

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2719 [25AP], 
        S2790 [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, 
        S2793 [26AP]




RAPER, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]




RAPHAEL, ABBY

  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act, E688 [27AP]




RAPHAELY, MARIANNE C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E239 [24FE]




RAPID CITY, SD

  Bills and resolutions
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S3234 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary, H2820 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (S. Res. 464), S3239, S3240 
        [16MY]
      Reptile Gardens: anniversary, S4456 [25JN], S4671 [27JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 464, Ellsworth AFB, SD, anniversary, S3238, S3241 [16MY]




RAPOPORT, BERNARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E537 [16AP]




RAPOSA, MEGAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5729 [31JY]




RAPP, KAREN

  Remarks in House
      Shillington, PA: tribute to Governor Mifflin Middle School 
        ``Adopt a Veteran Program'', E1528 [14SE]




RARE DISEASE DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 383), S1147 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, H952 [27FE], H1029 [29FE], E287 [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 383), S1143 [29FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 383, designate, S1143, S1150 [29FE]




RARITAN, NJ

  Remarks in House
      St. Joseph's Slovak Catholic Church: anniversary, E1472 [11SE]




RASHEED, MEHREEN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2517 [18AP]




RASMUSON, MARY LOUISE M.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5865 [1AU], S5971 [2AU]




RASMUSSEN, LEIF

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




RASMUSSEN, PAUL A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1162 [27JN]




RASPBERRY, WILLIAM

  Articles and editorials
      Raspberry's Amazing Legacy Reaches Beyond Journalism, S5203 
        [19JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5024 [19JY], E1309 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5203 [19JY]




RASZKA, KATE

  Essays
      State of the Union, S124 [26JA]




RATHMANN, GEORGE B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E686 [27AP]




RAUL H. CASTRO INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Cruz, Terri: Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives 
        (publication) Arizona Latina Trailblazer Award recipient, E565 
        [18AP]




RAULZ, NATHAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1056 [18JN]




RAVENEL, SC

  Bills and resolutions
      Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office: designate 
        (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]




RAVENELL, ELIZABETH McCANTS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E324 [6MR]




RAVENSWOOD, WV

  Remarks in Senate
      Century Aluminum Co.: retiree ratification of agreement to 
        restore health care benefits, S1665 [14MR]




RAVI, DHARUN

  Remarks in Senate
      Crime: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on and 
        then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler Clementi 
        and another man, S1928 [21MR]




RAWL, RYAN D.

  Articles and editorials
      Fallen Soldiers, Families Are Heroes, E1213 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1187 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4745 [29JN]




RAWSON, DAVID AND PAT AND FAMILY

  Remarks in House
      Okaloosa County, FL: Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, 
        E1648 [21SE]




RAWSON, W. RANDALL

  Letters
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S1510 [8MR]




RAY, ADAM J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S829 [16FE]




RAY, FRANK E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1015 [7JN]




RAYMOND, BRIAN J.

  Letters
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity, S5431 [26JY]




RAYNOR, MICHAEL A.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2820 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Benin: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]




RAYTHEON CO.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H591 [8FE]




RCA CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Rowan University: tribute to RCA Heritage Program Museum, E1053 
        [18JN]




REACH OUT AND READ (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Reach Out and Read Rhode Island (organization): tribute, H1029 
        [29FE]




READ, FINLEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1060 [18JN]




READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 382), S1147 [29FE]
      Observance (see H. Res. 602), H1805 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 382), S1143 [29FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 382, designate, S1143, S1150 [29FE]




REAGAN, RONALD (40th President of the United States)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5008 [18JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H4912 [18JY]
      ------evaluation of policies, H3407 [5JN]
      History: anniversary of Westminster address, H3692 [8JN]
      Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library 
        and Museum ``D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney 
        Archives'' exhibit, E1201 [29JN]
      Tribute, H478 [6FE]




REAL ESTATE

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H495, H498, H499, H500, H502 [6FE]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), S2272, S2275 [29MR], H4001 [26JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]
      Job Gains Reflect Hope a Recovery Is Blooming, H527 [7FE]
      That Comeback Trail for the Economy? Here, It's Littered With 
        Foreclosures, H672 [9FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S3174 
        [15MY]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see S. 3323), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5747), 
        H2713 [15MY]
      Bankruptcy: provide authority to modify certain mortgages on 
        principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (see 
        H.R. 4058), H901 [16FE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 
        2232), S2001 [22MR]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (see H. Res. 537), 
        H475 [3FE]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Consumers: establish programs to provide counseling to 
        homebuyers regarding voluntary home inspections and train 
        counselors to provide such counseling (see H.R. 4219), H1426 
        [20MR]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      ------establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 
        3452), S5487 [26JY]
      ------establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see H.R. 3789), H77 [18JA]
      ------establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification 
        pilot programs (see S. 2093), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 5940), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      ------prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for 
        affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms of maturity 
        (see H.R. 6366), H5765 [10SE]
      ------prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see S. 3484), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 3849), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide homeowners with additional protections and 
        safeguards against foreclosure (see H.R. 6395), H5999 [13SE]
      ------require closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with 
        respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see S. 2909), 
        S2966 [8MY]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S850 [16FE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]
      ------require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (see S. 
        3177), S3174 [15MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (see S. 2341), S2655 [24AP] (see 
        H.R. 4073), H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of Defense: expand indemnification responsibilities 
        applicable when property at closed military installations is 
        conveyed (see H.R. 4407), H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see S. 2035), S131 [26JA] (see H.R. 
        3825), H181 [25JA]
      ------establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and 
        low-income veterans (see S. 3614), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6381), H5922 [12SE]
      ------provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA mortgage 
        insurance program during periods that the Mutual Mortgage 
        Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio 
        requirements (see H.R. 3853), H218 [31JA]
      ------require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay 
        current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies 
        to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts (see H.R. 
        6203), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Justice: convey a small parcel of Bureau of Prisons 
        land to Leon County, FL (see H.R. 4151), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make home loan guaranty programs for 
        veterans regarding adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid 
        adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 4482), H2064 [24AP]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Eminent domain: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (see S. 3334), S4417 [21JN]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (see S. 3283), S3900 [11JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to enter into 
        contracts with private sector for property management (see 
        H.R. 6264), H5629 [1AU]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit investments by mortgage finance agencies that 
        create disincentives to help homeowners and stabilize the 
        housing market (see S. 2072), S350 [6FE]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H1641 [27MR]
      ------establish Second Chance at Homeownership Program (see H.R. 
        4172), H1304 [8MR]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (see S. 2080), S494 [9FE]
      ------exempt community banks from certain escrow requirements 
        (see S. 2278), S2243 [29MR]
      ------specify that courses offered by lenders for their own 
        employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or continuing 
        education requirements of mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 
        6158), H5077 [19JY]
      FRS: require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to conduct 
        a small business review panel on the qualified mortgage rule 
        before the Bureau can go forward with a final rule (see S. 
        3571), S6454 [19SE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Housing: preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-
        income families (see H.R. 4218), H1426 [20MR]
      ------prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the reduction of 
        principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 
        (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
      ------require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-
        family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      ------require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (see S. 3499), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6337), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 4253), H1542 [22MR]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      Postal Service: authorize the sale, at fair market value, of any 
        post office building subject to relocation (see H.R. 6238), 
        H5525 [31JY]
      Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal 
        real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]
      ------extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (see S. 
        2364), S2731 [25AP]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Taxation: encourage building of housing for moderate income 
        seniors (see H.R. 6295), H5704 [2AU]
      ------exclude certain farmland and family-owned business 
        interests from the value of the gross estate of decedents (see 
        H.R. 6271), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers 
        discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain foreign 
        residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2144), S1147 [29FE]
      ------exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax 
        abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange 
        for services (see H.R. 6316), H5705 [2AU]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S350 [6FE]
      ------express that the current property tax deduction on private 
        residences should not be further restricted (see H. Res. 557), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
      ------extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 
        [25JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR] (see H.R. 4250), H1542 [22MR] (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend the deduction for mortgage insurance (see H.R. 
        3999), H692 [9FE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 3769), H26 
        [17JA]
      ------increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial 
        buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal 
        residences (see H.R. 5930), H3698 [8JN]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax 
        deduction (see S. 3470), S5870 [1AU]
      ------prevent an unfair tax burden for veterans and homeowners 
        who have received assistance from the National Mortgage 
        Settlement (see S. 3224), S3515 [23MY]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 [19JY] 
        (see H.R. 6279), H5704 [2AU]
      Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, 
        and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism 
        areas (see H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]
      Truth in Lending Act: add a rule of construction relative to 
        certain payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (see 
        H.R. 4076), H943 [17FE]
      ------improve certain provisions relative to the compensation of 
        mortgage originators (see H.R. 4163), H1272 [7MR]
      U.S. Housing Act: reform the program for rental assistance under 
        section 8 (see H.R. 4145), H1209 [6MR]
  Histories
      Prevent Further Restriction of Federal Income Tax Deduction for 
        Interest Paid on Debt Secured by a First or Second Home (H. 
        Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
  Letters
      District of Columbia southwest waterfront development promotion: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4003 [26JN]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4002 [26JN]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H1404 [20MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1404 [20MR]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H531 [7FE]
  Remarks in House
      Accomack County, VA: require appraisal and payment of fair 
        market value for a parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops 
        Flight Facility, H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      ------require independent appraisal of public land parcel next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed 
        restriction, H1416, H1417 [20MR]
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures, H3058, H3059 [17MY]
      Bankruptcy: provide authority to modify certain mortgages on 
        principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (H.R. 
        4058), H806 [16FE], E211 [16FE], E530 [16AP]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: ensure compliance with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H491-H494 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490-
        H503 [6FE], H529-H533 [7FE], E151 [7FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H485-
        H488 [6FE]
      ------establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H531, H532 
        [7FE]
      ------exempt certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities from 
        decommissioning, H531, H532 [7FE]
      ------protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local 
        governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as 
        open space, H499 [6FE]
      ------provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned 
        businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop 
        Federal property, H500-H502 [6FE]
      ------provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, 
        H491-H494, H498, H503 [6FE]
      ------require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or 
        lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, 
        construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (H.R. 4210), H4117 [27JN]
      Conine, Kent: Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers 
        (organization) honoree, E28 [17JA]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (H.R. 1498), H385 [2FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5432, H5433 [31JY], 
        H5599 [1AU]
      Dept. of HUD: allow public housing agencies to use operating and 
        capital funds directly without going through the Operating 
        Fund Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]
      ------establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and 
        low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]
      ------expand percentage of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 
        funding that can be used for demolition projects, H4117, 
        H4118, H4123 [27JN]
      ------Housing Counseling Assistance Program funding, H4054, 
        H4055 [26JN]
      ------Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program 
        funding, H4056 [26JN]
      ------prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory standards 
        against the use of discriminatory disparate impact analysis in 
        risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, 
        H4144-H4146 [27JN]
      ------section 8 housing voucher program funding, H4100 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for a single or multi-State 
        court settlement where funds are removed from any residential 
        mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503, H2504 [9MY]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H4001-H4003 [26JN]
      Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H808 [16FE]
      Eminent domain: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H952 [27FE], H997-H1003 
        [28FE], E253 [27FE]
      FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and 
        prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis 
        (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 
        4264), H5737-H5740 [10SE]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
      ------provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners and 
        assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure 
        prevention programs and information on loan modifications, 
        H701 [14FE]
      Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by 
        implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (H.R. 
        3397), H5730-H5732 [10SE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]
      GSA: liquidate excess and surplus Federal properties, H3148 
        [18MY]
      Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-
        based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-
        income families (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]
      ------clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (H.R. 2446), H5612, H5613 [1AU], E1423 [3AU]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (H.R. 6337), E1416 [3AU]
      John F. Murphy Homes, Inc.: anniversary, E850 [18MY]
      Minnesota: ensure that private property interests are not 
        negatively impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 
        [12SE]
      National Association of Real Estate Brokers: tribute, E250 
        [27FE]
      NeighborWorks America (organization): funding, H4122, H4123 
        [27JN]
      OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program 
        (H.R. 665), H1401-H1405 [20MR]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]
      Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (H.R. 2479), H3484 [6JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4290), E477 [28MR]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (H.R. 5746), E820, E821 [16MY]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------preserve deductions for mortgage interest and charitable 
        donations, H5679 [2AU]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (H. Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5646 [2AU]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757, H5759, H5760 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (S. 3179), S3175 [15MY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (S. 3323), S4372 [20JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential 
        and commercial buildings and industry, S5182 [19JY], S5652 
        [30JY]
      Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (S. 
        3452), S5489 [26JY]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE]
      ------require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (S. 3177), 
        S3463 [23MY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (S. 3614), S6629 [21SE]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), S2275 [29MR]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (S. 2162), S1425 [6MR]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S246-S248 [1FE]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (S. 3283), S4180 [14JN]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: decision to prohibit use of 
        principal reduction by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prevent 
        foreclosure, S5936 [2AU]
      FEMA: economic impact on property owners of inclusion in certain 
        floodplains, S3407 [22MY]
      Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, 
        holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease 
        foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies 
        (S. 2080), S496 [9FE], S3463 [23MY]
      ------Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of 
        abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]
      ------provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners and 
        assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure 
        prevention programs and information on loan modifications, 
        S361 [7FE]
      FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 
        [2AU]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      ------prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac during the term of any conservatorship, S184-S186 
        [31JA], S304 [2FE]
      ------suspend compensation packages for senior executives of 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in 
        accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (S. 2054), 
        S263 [1FE]
      Members of Congress: require public disclosure of the terms of 
        home mortgages held by Members of Congress, S245-S248 [1FE], 
        S302 [2FE]
      SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (S. 2364), 
        S2732 [25AP]
      ------extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain 
        eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/
        504 Loan Program, S4876 [11JY]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and 
        generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], 
        S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (S. 2250), S3463 [23MY]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Cabin Fee Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3397) (H. Rept. 112-602), H4906 [17JY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA): Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. 
        Rept. 112-384), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act 
        (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 
        112-385), H475 [3FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture Acceptance of the Quitclaim, Disclaimer, 
        and Relinquishment of a Railroad Right of Way Within and 
        Adjacent to Pike National Forest: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4073) (H. Rept. 112-599), H4906 [17JY]
      District of Columbia Southwest Waterfront Development Promotion: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2297) (S. Rept. 112-154), S2242 [29MR]
      Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112-366), H25 [17JA]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 
        112-402), H965 [27FE]
      FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 4264) (H. Rept. 112-544), H3914 [20JN]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1433) (H. Rept. 112-401), H943 [17FE]
      RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 112-633), H5524 [31JY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
  Tables
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5731 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 537, consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property 
        Realignment Act (CPRA), H486 [6FE]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H.R. 665, Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act, 
        H1401-H1403 [20MR]
      H.R. 1433, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H997-H999 
        [28FE]
      H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), H495-H498 
        [6FE]
      H.R. 2297, District of Columbia southwest waterfront development 
        promotion, S2275 [29MR]
      H.R. 2446, RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act, H5612 [1AU]
      H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act, H5730 [10SE]
      H.R. 4073, Dept. of Agriculture acceptance of quitclaim, 
        disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way 
        within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted 
        to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co., H5432 [31JY]
      H.R. 4264, FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act, H5737-H5739 [10SE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3452, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates 
        Act, S5490 [26JY]




REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT

  Remarks in House
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (H.R. 2446), H5612, H5613 [1AU], E1423 [3AU]
  Reports filed
      RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 112-633), H5524 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2446, RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act, H5612 [1AU]




REAL PROPERTY  see Real Estate




REAL UNEMPLOYMENT CALCULATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4128), H1133 [1MR]




REALIZE AMERICA'S MARITIME PROMISE (RAMP) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 104), H3950 [21JN]




REAL-TIME ADVICE (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]




REBUILD AMERICA ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2252), S2483 [18AP]




RECALCITRANT CANCER RESEARCH ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3566), S6454 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 733), H6144-H6147 [19SE], E1612 [21SE], E1684 [5OC]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 733, provisions, H6144 [19SE]




RECESSION  see Economy




RECHNITZ, JOAN AND BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1633 [21SE]




RECLAMATION OF LAND  see Land Use




RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND GROUNDWATER STUDY AND FACILITIES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]




RECORD, KRISTEN

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S6531 [20SE]




RECREATION AREAS  see Parks and Recreation Areas




RECREATIONAL FISHING AND HUNTING HERITAGE AND OPPORTUNITIES ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2834) 
        (H. Rept. 112-609), H5077 [19JY]




RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

  Remarks in House
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, E1428 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]




RECYCLED MATERIALS

  Bills and resolutions
      Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage 
        containers and provide resources for State pollution 
        prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 6531), H6275 
        [21SE]
      Tariff: non-woven recycled polyethylene terephthalate (see H.R. 
        4824), H2203 [26AP]
      Taxation: clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not 
        constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable 
        electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S1147 [29FE]




RECYCLING

  Bills and resolutions
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: prevent cash payments to recipients of 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for return 
        of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with 
        such benefits (see H.R. 6239), H5525 [31JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      ------require refund value for certain beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 6531), H6275 [21SE]
      Taxation: clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not 
        constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable 
        electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S1147 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: prohibit funding for polystyrene 
        containers in food service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934, H1937, H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H4623 [29JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), 
        H635 [8FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]




RED BANK, TN

  Remarks in House
      Mr. Trophy (business): Representative Fleischmann Economic 
        Excellence Award recipient, H974 [28FE]




RED CROSS  see American Red Cross




RED RIBBON WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see S. Res. 578), S6626 [21SE] (see 
        H. Res. 795), H6232 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 578, support goals and ideals, S6631, S6680 [21SE]




RED RIVER, NM

  Bills and resolutions
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see S. 2468), S2823 
        [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (S. 2468), S2828 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. 2468, Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, S2828-S2830 [26AP]




RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Allen, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Anderson, Tea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Anghel, Denis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E744 [9MY]
      Aragon, Audrey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E640 [25AP]
      Avila, Jose: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E816 [16MY]
      Ballantyne, Brooke: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E647 [25AP]
      Batiste, Bailey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E641 [25AP]
      Bedford, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E865 [18MY]
      Blancas, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Blue-Norton, Elizabeth: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E742 [9MY]
      Bruce, Mallisyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E857 [18MY]
      Calderon, Miguel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Cantor-Gutierrez, Reyna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Carruthers, Emily: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E737 [9MY]
      Castaneda-Romero, Nalene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Chavez, Alicia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award, E469 [28MR]
      Chavez, Darlene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E668 [26AP]
      Cisneros, Jacob: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Clark, Austin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E644 [25AP]
      Cormier, Aaron: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E472 [28MR]
      Curiel, Frank: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Dassow, Chevelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      DeLaCerda, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E669 [26AP]
      Dunn, Kristen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E866 [18MY]
      Estes, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E863 [18MY]
      Estrada, Tanya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1014 [7JN]
      Fritz, Hunter: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E775 [10MY]
      Gallegos, Alexander: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award, E470 [28MR]
      Greenbury, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E814 [16MY]
      Groenhof, Samantha: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Grossetete, Chloe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Gurrola, Arisai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E646 [25AP]
      Harrison, Anjelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E645 [25AP]
      Hazlett, Angel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Herrera, Jada: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E773 [10MY]
      Hill, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E468 [28MR]
      Hoefler, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Holency, Crystina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Huerta, Wilfredo: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Irvine-Johnson, Kendra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E869 [18MY]
      Jamison, Janelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E766 [10MY]
      Johnson, Tyia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1015 [7JN]
      Kohen, Daniel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E672 [26AP]
      Kurtz, Melanie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E974 [5JN]
      Larson, Virginia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1123 [21JN]
      Lawrence, Anastasia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      Lopez, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E665 [26AP]
      Lucero, Jesse: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Maloku, Edite: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      McGehee, Kyler: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E858 [18MY]
      Medina, Jazmin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Meraz, Cristina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E667 [26AP]
      Mikhaylova, Mariya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E861 [18MY]
      Mikhaylova, Svetlana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Miller, Everett: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Miller, Tesla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Moore, Peyton: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Mora-Pina, Alysia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E466 [28MR]
      Nakata, Kayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Nichols, Donovan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E739 [9MY]
      Nielson, Zachary: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1126 [21JN]
      Orona, Kassie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Parson, Chesle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E670 [26AP]
      Perez, Ditza: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E745 [9MY]
      Pfankuch, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E979 [5JN]
      Prado, Angelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E463 [28MR]
      Pride, Savannah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1013 [7JN]
      Quintana, Luis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E856 [18MY]
      Quintrall, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E860 [18MY]
      Richardson, Driszelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E740 [9MY]
      Roberts, Bobby: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E643 [25AP]
      Rodriguez, Nancy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E973 [5JN]
      Ryan, Jha-Mier: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Saenz, Edwin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Salazar, Lawrence: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E862 [18MY]
      Sawaqued, Jwan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Sell, Jonnalynn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Serrano, Yimi: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1119 [21JN]
      Solis, Erika: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Soukup, Brian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E648 [25AP]
      Southwick, Casey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      Stave, Victoria: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1007 [7JN]
      Swartwood, Shyanne: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Thompson, Brugette: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Tiller, Shannia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1017 [7JN]
      Tiner, Joe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E818 [16MY]
      Trujillo, Joseph: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Valdez, Aujanae: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E639 [25AP]
      Valdez, Sarai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1011 [7JN]
      Watson, Max: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E972 [5JN]




RED SOX FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Run to Home Base (organization): tribute, S5970 [2AU]




RED TAPE REDUCTION AND SMALL BUSINESS JOB CREATION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 4078), H5131 [23JY], H5251, H5252, H5253, H5259, 
        H5260, H5265, H5266, H5267, H5268, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5273, 
        H5274, H5275, H5276, H5277, H5278, H5280, H5282, H5283, H5284, 
        H5286 [25JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, H5306 [26JY]
  Articles and editorials
      In Manchester United's I.P.O., a Preference for American Rules, 
        H5279 [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 4078): consideration (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY] 
        (see H. Res. 741), H5290 [25JY]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 4078), H5318 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      CFTC: improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations 
        and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5228 [25JY]
      Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform 
        reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly 
        available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to 
        Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]
      Enact (H.R. 4078), H5117, H5122-H5129 [23JY], H5134, H5138 
        [24JY], H5208, H5209, H5225-H5289 [25JY], H5296, H5307-H5320, 
        H5323 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], E1335, E1339, E1341 [26JY], E1356 
        [31JY], E1386 [1AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302-H5307 [26JY]
      ------motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]
      FAA: implement reforms to improve aviation safety, H5236 [25JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process, H5141 
        [24JY], H5235 [25JY]
      Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering 
        requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5269, H5270 [25JY]
      ------clarify that definition of annual cost to the economy 
        includes expected change in business revenue, H5274 [25JY]
      ------exempt clean drinking water regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations to protect 
        consumers from any regulatory freeze, H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      ------exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]
      ------exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety 
        regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, 
        H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      ------exempt patent application process regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]
      ------exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
        implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, H5268 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from 
        any regulatory freeze, H5253-H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, 
        middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug 
        safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from 
        regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions 
        or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 
        [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from 
        regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme 
        weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for 
        gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]
      ------impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
        settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to 
        take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, 
        H5125 [23JY], H5141 [24JY], H5233, H5235, H5238, H5243 [25JY]
      ------include existing Dept. of the Treasury rule on U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens in any regulatory freeze, H5286-H5289 
        [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      ------lower threshold at which significant regulatory action is 
        measured relative to the unemployment rate and the economy, 
        H5273, H5274 [25JY]
      ------require attorneys fees or costs be paid from 
        administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business 
        substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken 
        during regulatory freeze, H5270, H5271 [25JY]
      ------require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines 
        ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific 
        information, H5283, H5284 [25JY], E1339 [26JY]
      ------SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and 
        litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President, H5141 [24JY], 
        H5226, H5234 [25JY]
      SEC: consider burden of internal controls auditing requirements 
        for companies with public float less than a certain amount, 
        H5278-H5280 [25JY]
      ------delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit 
        analysis of regulations until certification that such 
        requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect 
        investors and the financial system, H5282, H5283 [25JY]
      ------improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5227, H5241 [25JY]
      ------prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance 
        on climate change, H5280-H5282 [25JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5146 [24JY]
      Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by 
        regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], 
        H5141, H5143, H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal, H5230 
        [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 4078), S5689 [30JY], S5691 [31JY]
  Reports
      Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation--
        Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House), H5231 [25JY]
      Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by 
        Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions: Marcus Henn, New 
        England Fuel Institute, H5254-H5258 [25JY]
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive 
        Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H5130 [23JY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112-
        623), H5290 [25JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, provisions, H5141 
        [24JY]
      H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4078, provisions, H5302 
        [26JY]
      H.R. 4078, provisions, H5244-H5251 [25JY]




REDLANDS, CA

  Remarks in House
      Green, Martha: Congregation Emanu El, Redlands, CA, Tzedakah 
        Award recipient, E904 [30MY]




REDUCTION IN FEDERAL ADVERTISING BUDGETS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3540), S6340 [13SE]




REDWOOD CITY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Peninsula Hills Women's Club: anniversary, E597 [19AP]




REED, CLARA T.

  Remarks in House
      Belzoni, MS: tribute to Mid-Delta Home Health and Hospice 
        Center, E499 [29MR]




REED, JACK (a Senator from Rhode Island)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787 [6JN], 
        S4158, S4159 [13JN], S4277 [19JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S273, S274 [1FE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3385 [21MY], S3506 
        [23MY], S3633 [24MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S789 [15FE], S871 [16FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1747 [15MR], S1796 [19MR], S1870, 
        S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4828 [10JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5402 [25JY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, 
        D2 [3JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see S. 1773), S615 [14FE]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see S. 810), S6455 [19SE]
      Armed Forces: improve provision of civil relief and the 
        enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members 
        (see S. 2299), S3175 [15MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (see S. 1102), S5305 [24JY]
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 49), S5870 [1AU]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S2656 [24AP]
      Children and youth: reinstate Federal matching of State spending 
        of child support incentive payments (see S. 195), S5487 [26JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S4152 [13JN]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see S. 598), S3087 [10MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S2656 [24AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2343), S2732 [25AP]
      ------require Statistics Commissioner to collect information 
        from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see 
        S. 1269), S5733 [31JY]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S3330 [21MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 
        2241), S3234 [16MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S3130 [14MY]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (see S. 2117), S850 [16FE]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S6456 [19SE]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6458 [19SE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 
        821), S6455 [19SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S4300 [19JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S4369 [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S4822 [10JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5305 [24JY]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 306), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 973), S350 
        [6FE]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (see S. 
        3363), S4773 [29JN]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1933 [21MR]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S133 [26JA]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S2656 [24AP]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S3130 [14MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see S. 1171), S6455 [19SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S2824 [26AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4725 
        [28JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S4725 [28JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1790 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S3174 
        [15MY]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3423), S5257 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA]
      Dept. of HHS: provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (see S. 2256), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see S. 3614), S6625 [21SE]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 
        [27JN]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Education: improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (see S. 3582), S6545 [20SE]
      ------reform graduate medical education payments (see S. 3201), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 
        [17AP]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (see S. 2301), S2545 
        [19AP]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 3513), S5977 [2AU]
      National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations 
        for certain national heritage areas (see S. 3623), S6625 
        [21SE]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: establish pilot 
        program to facilitate communication between borrowers and 
        servicers (see S. 3589), S6545 [20SE]
      Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 382), S1147 
        [29FE]
      SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see 
        S. 3416), S5257 [23JY]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 3349), S4674 [27JN]
  Cloture motions
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
  Privilege of the floor
      Anderson, James, S4729 [28JN]
      Doychak, Kendra, S4729 [28JN]
      Johnson, Michael, S2183 [28MR]
      Laine, Melissa, S2183 [28MR]
      Peterkin, Lisa, S4729 [28JN]
      Peters, Bijan, S4729 [28JN]
      Woods, Eugenia, S4729 [28JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4393 [21JN]
      ------promote local and regional farm and food systems, S4393 
        [21JN]
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (S. 3179), S3175 [15MY]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (S. 3423), S5262 [23JY]
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (S. Res. 437), 
        S2741 [25AP]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3200 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3200 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3200 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3200 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3200 [16MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5283 [24JY]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S2722 [25AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, S4393 [21JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, S4188 [14JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2051), S212 [31JA], S2373 [17AP], S2722 
        [25AP], S3059 [10MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3610 [24MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2802 [26AP], 
        S2940 [8MY], S3003, S3004 [9MY], S3059 [10MY], S3200 [16MY], 
        S3261, S3262, S3264 [17MY], S3410 [22MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2366), S2742 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S2940 
        [8MY], S3004 [9MY], S3060 [10MY], S3263 [17MY], S3410 [22MY]
      ------provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (S. 2256), S2247 [29MR]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (S. 3614), S6629 [21SE]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (S. 2162), S1425 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S891 [17FE]
      Education: anniversary of Pell Grants, S4401 [21JN]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (S. 3582), S6548 [20SE]
      ------reform graduate medical education payments (S. 3201), 
        S3286 [17MY]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (S. 2289), S2395 [17AP]
      ------ensure no future delays on implementation of new sunscreen 
        labeling and testing standards, S3564 [24MY]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (S. 2301), S2547 [19AP]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3564 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3409 [22MY]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: decision to prohibit use 
        principal reduction by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prevent 
        foreclosure, S5936 [2AU]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S2722 [25AP]
      Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of 
        assistance for low-income housing residents with public and 
        private resources to enable families to achieve economic 
        independence and self-sufficiency (S. 3513), S5987 [2AU]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, S5204 [19JY]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        438), S2742 [25AP]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: establish pilot 
        program to facilitate communication between borrowers and 
        servicers (S. 3589), S6553 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S4709 [28JN]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4709 [28JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5033 [16JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2693 
        [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2139 [28MR]
      Rhode Island Medical Society: anniversary, S6440 [19SE]
      Salve Regina University: tribute to men's rugby team, S3325 
        [21MY]
      SEC: determine if the term ``held of record'' should include 
        beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1973 [22MR]
      ------enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (S. 
        3416), S5259 [23JY]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1888 [21MR]
      Senate: legislative program, S2742 [25AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1714 [15MR], S1764-S1768 [19MR], 
        S1822, S1840 [20MR], S1888 [21MR], S1966, S1973, S1976 [22MR]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5033 
        [16JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5283 [24JY]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S4796 [10JY]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2802 [26AP], S2940 [8MY], S3003, S3004 [9MY], 
        S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3264 [17MY], S3411 [22MY], S4188 [14JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), S4921 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4921 [12JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2304 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5936 [2AU]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, S891 [17FE]
      Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 3349), S4682 [27JN]
  Texts of
      S. 2051, Dept. of Education extension of the reduced interest 
        rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, S213 [31JA]
      S. 2256, Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure 
        Improvements Act, S2247 [29MR]
      S. 3416, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act, S5260-
        S5262 [23JY]
  Tributes
      Choloyan, Oshagan, S2664 [25AP]
      Culpo, Olivia, S5478 [26JY]
      Dorley, Maxwell R., S2720 [25AP]
      Garrahy, John J. (Joe), S252 [1FE]
      Hanlon, James A., S3511 [23MY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1917 [21MR]
      Tarwoe, Abraham, S2720 [25AP]
      Weichel, Dennis P., Jr., S2219 [29MR]




REED, JERRY, II

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2013 [26MR]




REED, JORDAN

  Remarks in House
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]




REED, JOSEPH V.

  Letters
      Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom) Diamond Jubilee, 
        E1550 [18SE]




REED, JOSHUA L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1595 [21SE]




REED, LISA S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E507 [29MR]




REED, TOM (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3430 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4605 [28JN]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative 
        care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing 
        schools, and other programs, and promote education in 
        palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6152 [19SE]
      ------reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes 
        and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a system of background checks for 
        employers and employees of the electronic life safety and 
        security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 
        1331), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3578 [6JN]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3578 
        [6JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3700 [8JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H4828 [11JY]
      ------clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain 
        veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 
        3612), H1741 [28MR]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H4907 [17JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3578 [6JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6001 
        [13SE]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (see H.R. 5958), H3808 [19JN]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H2033 [19AP]
      Immigration: simplify petitioning procedure for H-2A 
        agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H-2A program 
        (see H.R. 6373), H5859 [11SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H6061 [14SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H4864 [12JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H1210 [6MR]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H903 [16FE]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide 
        funding (see H.R. 3915), H1642 [27MR]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for 
        Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 
        1909), H1915 [17AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 [7FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H726 [14FE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H3578 [6JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Refuse disposal: provide for the safe disposal of Federal 
        Government-owned transuranic waste (see H.R. 2367), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H3808 [19JN]
      Tariff: manganese ferrite carrier covered with acrylic resin 
        (see H.R. 5340), H2317 [7MY]
      ------poly(methyl methacrylate) and zinc acetate mixtures (see 
        H.R. 5337), H2316 [7MY]
      ------titanium dioxide, silica, and decyl(trimethoxy)silane 
        mixtures (see H.R. 5338), H2316 [7MY]
      ------titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane mixtures (see 
        H.R. 5339), H2317 [7MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1807 [29MR]
      Taxation: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of 
        wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 
        2466), H1391 [19MR]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5711 [2AU]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6152 [19SE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H26 [17JA]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H6323 [2NO]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3662 [7JN]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H6001 
        [13SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3733 [18JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3163 [18MY]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1846 [16AP]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H4907 [17JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Congress: joint session for Presidential address (see H. Con. 
        Res. 96), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study of economically 
        beneficial uses of rights-of-way associated with certain 
        highways (see H.R. 6541), H6276 [21SE]
      ------issue categorical exclusions from requirement that an 
        environmental assessment or impact statement be prepared for 
        highway safety improvement projects (see H.R. 6387), H5922 
        [12SE]
      EPA: limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H3699 [8JN]
      NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting 
        requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 5283), H2273 
        [27AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      St. Bonaventure University: tribute to men's and women's 
        basketball teams (see H. Res. 588), H1390 [19MR]
      Tariff: ceramic bases designed for high intensity discharge 
        lamps with metal locking pins to allow passage of an 
        electrical current (see H.R. 5476), H2319 [7MY]
      ------cermets for ceramic discharge lamps (see H.R. 5474), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------frit rings composed of dysprosium oxide, dysprosium 
        monosilicate, and mullite (see H.R. 5473), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) cooler modules (LCM) (see H.R. 
        5477), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) display modules (LDM) (see H.R. 
        5480), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) down light modules (DLM) (see 
        H.R. 5479), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) drivers (see H.R. 5484), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) line modules (see H.R. 5481), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) spot light modules (SLM) (see 
        H.R. 5483), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) Tubular LED (TLED) (see H.R. 
        5478), H2319 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) twistable down light modules 
        (TDLM) (see H.R. 5482), H2319 [7MY]
      ------low expansion laboratory glassware (see H.R. 5488), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------low expansion stoppers, lids, and other closures (see H.R. 
        5487), H2319 [7MY]
      ------manganese flake (see H.R. 5469), H2319 [7MY]
      ------metal screw type bases designed for high intensity 
        discharge lamps (see H.R. 5471), H2319 [7MY]
      ------narrow woven fabrics (see H.R. 5485), H2319 [7MY]
      ------outer soles and heels of rubber or plastics (see H.R. 
        5486), H2319 [7MY]
      ------polycrystalline alumina discharge tubes prefilled with 
        metal halide salts and designated for high intensity discharge 
        lamps (see H.R. 5475), H2319 [7MY]
      ------polycrystalline alumina tubes and shaped bodies designed 
        for high intensity discharge lamps (see H.R. 5470), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------preformed iodide pellets or powder composed of iodides of 
        dysprosium, thallium sodium, holmium, thulium and calcium (see 
        H.R. 5472), H2319 [7MY]
      ------standard grade ferroniobium or ferrocolombium (see H.R. 
        5468), H2319 [7MY]
      ------vacuum-grade ferroniobium or ferrocolombium (see H.R. 
        5467), H2319 [7MY]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by 
        financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 
        5705), H2567 [9MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study of economically 
        beneficial uses of rights-of-way associated with certain 
        highways (H.R. 6541), H6279 [21SE]
      ------issue categorical exclusions from requirement that an 
        environmental assessment or impact statement be prepared for 
        highway safety improvement projects (H.R. 6387), H5923 [12SE]
      EPA: limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (H.R. 
        4337), H1807 [29MR]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (H.R. 5943), H3699 [8JN]
      NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting 
        requirements and enforcement measures (H.R. 5283), H2286 
        [27AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Tariff: ceramic bases designed for high intensity discharge 
        lamps with metal locking pins to allow passage of an 
        electrical current (H.R. 5476), H2326 [7MY]
      ------cermets for ceramic discharge lamps (H.R. 5474), H2326 
        [7MY]
      ------frit rings composed of dysprosium oxide, dysprosium 
        monosilicate, and mullite (H.R. 5473), H2326 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) cooler modules (LCM) (H.R. 
        5477), H2326 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) display modules (LDM) (H.R. 
        5480), H2326 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) down light modules (DLM) (H.R. 
        5479), H2326 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) drivers (H.R. 5484), H2326 
        [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) line modules (H.R. 5481), H2326 
        [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) spot light modules (SLM) (H.R. 
        5483), H2326 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) Tubular LED (TLED) (H.R. 5478), 
        H2326 [7MY]
      ------light emitting diode (LED) twistable down light modules 
        (TDLM) (H.R. 5482), H2326 [7MY]
      ------low expansion laboratory glassware (H.R. 5488), H2326 
        [7MY]
      ------low expansion stoppers, lids, and other closures (H.R. 
        5487), H2326 [7MY]
      ------manganese flake (H.R. 5469), H2326 [7MY]
      ------metal screw type bases designed for high intensity 
        discharge lamps (H.R. 5471), H2326 [7MY]
      ------narrow woven fabrics (H.R. 5485), H2326 [7MY]
      ------outer soles and heels of rubber or plastics (H.R. 5486), 
        H2326 [7MY]
      ------polycrystalline alumina discharge tubes prefilled with 
        metal halide salts and designated for high intensity discharge 
        lamps (H.R. 5475), H2326 [7MY]
      ------polycrystalline alumina tubes and shaped bodies designed 
        for high intensity discharge lamps (H.R. 5470), H2326 [7MY]
      ------preformed iodide pellets or powder composed of iodides of 
        dysprosium, thallium sodium, holmium, thulium and calcium 
        (H.R. 5472), H2326 [7MY]
      ------standard grade ferroniobium or ferrocolombium (H.R. 5468), 
        H2326 [7MY]
      ------vacuum-grade ferroniobium or ferrocolombium (H.R. 5467), 
        H2326 [7MY]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (H.R. 4336), H1807 
        [29MR]
      ------permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by 
        financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (H.R. 
        5705), H2569 [9MY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H81 [19JA]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H81 [19JA], H2823 [17MY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), 
        E1649 [21SE]
      Congress: joint session for Presidential address (H. Con. Res. 
        96), H54 [18JA]
      Corning, NY: Rockwell Museum of Western Art accreditation by the 
        American Association of Museums, E1081 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2700, H2701, H2702, H2703 [15MY]
      Dept. of Energy: non-defense environmental cleanup funding, 
        H3430 [5JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: permit Federal regulation and review of 
        tolls and toll increases on certain surface transportation 
        facilities (H.R. 3684), E57 [23JA]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H635 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H138, H139, H140, H142 
        [24JA], H360 [1FE], H621 [8FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3430 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), 
        H5241 [25JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1170 [6MR]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5241 
        [25JY]
      Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly (G.R.A.P.E.): 
        anniversary, E182 [13FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4738 [10JY], H4817, H4818, 
        H4819, H4820, H4821, H4823 [11JY]
      Hornell, NY: tribute to St. Ann's School, E1232 [11JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        E820 [16MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5578 [1AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), E763 [10MY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launch of 
        multistage rocket, E647 [25AP]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H138, 
        H139, H140 [24JA]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H109, H111, 
        H112 [23JA]
      Nazareth College: inclusion in Military Advanced Education 
        (publication) ``Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities'' 
        list, E335 [7MR]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H364 [1FE], H635 [8FE]
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, E1280 
        [18JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare 
        funding, H4817 [11JY]
      ------impact on small business hiring, H4818 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4817, H4820, H4821, H4823 [11JY]
      ------repeal, H1563, H1564, H1565, H1567, H1568, H1569 [26MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4738 [10JY], H4817, H4818, H4819, 
        H4820, H4821, H4823 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1565 [26MR], H4821 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1563, H1564, 
        H1565, H1567, H1568, H1569 [26MR]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H364 [1FE], H635 [8FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H54, H55, H58, H60, 
        H61, H65 [18JA]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H4912, H4914, 
        H4915 [18JY]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1638 [21SE]
      ``Taps'': anniversary of writing, E1072 [19JN]
      ------designate musical piece as National Song of Remembrance 
        (H.R. 595), E1072 [19JN]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5674 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5585, H5590 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585, H5590 [1AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H55 [18JA], H621 [8FE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H2109, H2110, H2111, H2112, 
        H2113, H2115 [25AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H635 [8FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, E1241 [12JY]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H55 [18JA], H621 [8FE]
      ------require all money withdrawn from States' unemployment 
        funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment 
        compensation, H360 [1FE]
      ------require enrollment in a program leading to a high school 
        diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment 
        compensation, H360 [1FE]
      Votes: position on missed, H1451 [21MR], E1191 
        [29JN]
  Tributes
      Chroniger, Ken, H2823 [17MY]
      Felsen, Joseph T., E1273 [18JY]
      Muccini, Phyllis M., E956 [1JN]




REED, TRAVIS K.

  Essays
      State of the Union, S157 [30JA]




REED, VIOLA

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




REED, ZACK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1561 [19SE]




REED COLLEGE

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S67 [24JA]




REEDER, ERIC

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




REEDS SPRINGS, MO

  Remarks in House
      Greenwalt, Sophia: American Red Cross Everyday Hero Award 
        recipient, E754 [9MY]




REESE, GARY D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S203 [31JA]




REESE, STEWART, JR.

  Proclamations
      Bishop Dr. Stewart Reese, Jr., Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1185 [29JN]




REFUGEES

  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Ed Rendell, E473 [28MR]
      ------Michael Mukasey, E497 [29MR]
      ------Rudolf Giuliani, E504 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Afridi, Shakeel: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S. (see H. Res. 723), H4655 [29JN]
      Arab countries: report on actions taken on the resolution of the 
        issue of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations (see 
        H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      China: prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1427 [20MR]
      Immigration: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        refugee resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6231 [20SE]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see S. 3339), S4460 [25JN]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4240), correction in enrollment (see S. 
        Con. Res. 58), S5978 [2AU]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
      U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (see H. 
        Res. 690), H3807 [19JN]
  Remarks in House
      Afridi, Shakeel: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S., H5774 [11SE]
      Cuba: anniversary of downing of Brothers to the Rescue 
        (organization) aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]
      Hmong Heritage Month: observance, E518 [30MR]
      Immigration: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who 
        are fleeing persecution (H.R. 2185), E1093 [20JN]
      International Institute of Minnesota: tribute, E513 [30MR]
      International Services Center (organization): tribute to World 
        Refugee Day celebration, E1096 [20JN]
      Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the 
        residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty, H6163 [20SE]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (H.R. 1464), H5842-H5844 [11SE], 
        E1497 [12SE]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), H2685-
        H2687 [15MY]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (H. Res. 177), E847, E850 [18MY]
      U.N.: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (H. 
        Res. 690), E1093 [20JN]
      Women: strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign 
        countries (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]
      World Refugee Day: observance, H4075 [27JN], E1093, E1096 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), S6006 
        [2AU]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4240), correction in enrollment (S. Con. 
        Res. 58), S6006 [2AU]
      World Refugee Day: observance, S4293 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      North Korean Human Rights Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4240), S5133 [18JY]
  Statements
      Declaration to Moroccan-Controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi 
        Refugee Camps in Algeria--Summary of Preliminary Observations: 
        Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights 
        (organization), E1647 [21SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1464, North Korean Refugee Adoption Act, H5842 [11SE]
      H.R. 4240, North Korean Human Rights Act reauthorization, H2685 
        [15MY]
      S. Con. Res. 58, correction in enrollment of H.R. 4240, North 
        Korean Human Rights Act reauthorization, S5995, S6006 [2AU], 
        H5719 [7AU]




REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT ELIGIBILITY VERFICIATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1956), H1149 [5MR]




REFUSE DISPOSAL  related term(s) Recycled materials
  Amendments
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826 [11SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Force Dumped Ashes of More Troops' Remains in VA Landfill 
        Than Acknowledged, H1159 [6MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      Coal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (see S. 3512), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 3469), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Solid waste: require refund value for certain beverage 
        containers and provide resources for State pollution 
        prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 6531), H6275 
        [21SE]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Angeles National Forest: prohibit any transfer of lands for use 
        as a solid waste landfill, E1233 [11JY]
      Coal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, H1934, H1937, 
        H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], H4623 [29JN], 
        E1106 [21JN]
      ------facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), 
        H635 [8FE]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826-H5829 [11SE], E1493 [12SE]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], 
        H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]
      ------certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the 
        designated site for development of a repository for disposal 
        of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]
      ------Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 
        [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. 
        Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste 
        disposal site, H5698 [2AU]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), 
        H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      Coal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 3512), S5986 
        [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), S6672, S6673 [21SE]
      Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (S. Res. 393), S1557 [8MR]
  Reports filed
      Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 710) (H. Rept. 112-654), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]
  Texts of
      S. 710, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, 
        H5826 [11SE]
      S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act, S5874-S5880 [1AU]
      S. Res. 393, World Plumbing Day, S1544, S1557 [8MR]




REGAN, ND

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4770 [29JN]




REGULATION OF MORTGAGE SERVICING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3789), H77 [18JA]




REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE IN NEED OF SCRUTINY (REINS) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 299), H5756 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 299), S4287 [19JN], S4870 [11JY], S6328 [13SE]




REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE IN NEED OF SCRUTINY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 10), H5127, H5128 [23JY], H5134 [24JY], H5241 [25JY]




REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4116), H5163 [24JY]




REGULATORY FREEZE FOR JOBS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 4078), H5131 [23JY], H5251, H5252, H5253, H5259, 
        H5260, H5265, H5266, H5267, H5268, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5273, 
        H5274, H5275, H5276, H5277, H5278, H5280, H5282, H5283, H5284, 
        H5286 [25JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, H5306 [26JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 4078): consideration (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY] 
        (see H. Res. 741), H5290 [25JY]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 4078), H5318 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4078), H960, H961 [27FE], H5117, H5122-H5129 [23JY], 
        H5134, H5138 [24JY], H5208, H5209, H5225-H5289 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5307-H5320, H5323 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], E1335, E1339, E1341 
        [26JY], E1356 [31JY], E1386 [1AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141-H5150 [24JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302-H5307 [26JY]
      ------motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 4078), S5689 [30JY], S5691 [31JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H5130 [23JY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112-
        623), H5290 [25JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 
        112-461), H2266 [27AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, provisions, H5141 
        [24JY]
      H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4078, provisions, H5302 
        [26JY]
      H.R. 4078, provisions, H5244-H5251 [25JY]




REHABILITATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 
        [20JN] (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 
        [21JN]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 
        [20JN]




REHBERG, DENNY (a Representative from Montana)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3136 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H3163 [18MY]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H27 
        [17JA]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H903 [16FE]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 
        [17AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of 
        survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset 
        the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation 
        (see H.R. 178), H5331 [30JY]
      EPA: provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3916 
        [20JN]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3481 [5JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4864 [12JY]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H79 [18JA]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see 
        H.R. 2900), H3363 [31MY]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H903 [16FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H1978 [18AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3163 [18MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicare: provide for payment for services of qualified 
        radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H3481 [5JN]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H3267 [30MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3481 [5JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2134 [25AP]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1304 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 [7FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1741 [28MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H3171 [25MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1359 [9MR]
      Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health 
        reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by 
        political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H1101 [29FE]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1642 [27MR]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H2647 [10MY]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5766 
        [10SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1100 [29FE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H4605 [28JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H3162 [18MY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H697 [13FE]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H5630 [1AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H476 [3FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: modify commencement date of active force drawdown 
        period used for reimplementation of the temporary early 
        retirement authority to restore benefits for certain members 
        (see H.R. 3904), H511 [6FE]
      CBO: require 20-year cost estimates for bills or joint 
        resolutions (see H.R. 6347), H5706 [2AU]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for 
        insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from 
        overtime pay requirments (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]
      Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural 
        gas pipelines (see H.R. 4606), H2066 [24AP]
      National Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act: support goals and 
        ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1305 [8MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: modify commencement date of active force drawdown 
        period used for reimplementation of the temporary early 
        retirement authority to restore benefits for certain members 
        (H.R. 3904), H512 [6FE]
      CBO: require 20-year cost estimates for bills or joint 
        resolutions (H.R. 6347), H5710 [2AU]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for 
        insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from 
        overtime pay requirments (H.R. 6346), H5710 [2AU]
      Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural 
        gas pipelines (H.R. 4606), H2071 [24AP]
  Lists
      World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Big 
        Sky Honor Flight (organization), E1034 [8JN], 
        E1599 [21SE]
  Remarks
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1034 
        [8JN], E1599 [21SE]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3372 [1JN]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, E1428 [3AU]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3137 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5048 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5048 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: extend water contract between the U.S. 
        and the East Bench Irrigation District (S. 997), H3715 
        [18JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3372 [1JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5153 [24JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4732 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4732 [10JY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification 
        that Russia has met certain conditions, H3137 [18MY]




REHM, BARBARA A.

  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, S3475 [23MY]




REHMAN, SHERRY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S843 [16FE]




REICHERT, ALBERT P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E230 [17FE]




REICHERT, DAVID G. (a Representative from Washington)

  Appointments
      President's Export Council, H1291 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H3268 [30MY]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H1807 [29MR]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H6284 [25SE]
      ------produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on 
        enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting 
        foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of Education: improve academic content standards for 
        physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Justice: provide incentive payments under the Edward 
        Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program 
        for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection 
        processes (see H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to have community 
        business leaders mentor Armed Forces members under the 
        Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5712), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H3267 [30MY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H2072 [24AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (see H.R. 5798), H3102 [17MY]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5010 
        [18JY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H1571 [26MR]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H376 [1FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2289 [27AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2288 [27AP]
      Jackson, Henry M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3167 [22MY]
      Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 3197), H4065 [26JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicare: provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H1391 [19MR]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H571 [7FE]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6280 [21SE]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      Olympic Games: support goals and ideals of the Olympic movement 
        and congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. 
        Olympic and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H5922 [12SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments 
        which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under 
        health savings accounts and health flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3162 [18MY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H1363 [13MR]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office (see H.R. 4186), H3700 [8JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H5860 [11SE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H2072 [24AP]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1642 [27MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1135 [1MR]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6234 [20SE]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3577 [6JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see H. Res. 607), H1805 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enable certain nonprofit 
        organizations that serve homeless veterans to participate in 
        the Grant and Per Diem Program to provide transitional housing 
        or facilities for homeless veterans (see H.R. 5830), H3161 
        [18MY]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see H.R. 4309), H1803 [29MR]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2273 [27AP]
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]
      Tariff: electronic drawing toys, electronic games, or 
        educational toys cases or containers (see H.R. 5489), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------injection-molded ABS of PP cases or containers used for 
        electronic drawing toys or electronic games (see H.R. 5490), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      Taxation: exempt private foundations from the tax on excess 
        business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic 
        enterprises which are independently supervised (see H.R. 
        4035), H801 [15FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enable certain nonprofit 
        organizations that serve homeless veterans to participate in 
        the Grant and Per Diem Program to provide transitional housing 
        or facilities for homeless veterans (H.R. 5830), H3162 [18MY]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (H.R. 4309), H1806 [29MR]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (H.R. 5284), H2286 [27AP]
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, 
        WA: designate (H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]
      Tariff: electronic drawing toys, electronic games, or 
        educational toys cases or containers (H.R. 5489), H2327 [7MY]
      ------injection-molded ABS of PP cases or containers used for 
        electronic drawing toys or electronic games (H.R. 5490), H2327 
        [7MY]
      Taxation: exempt private foundations from the tax on excess 
        business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic 
        enterprises which are independently supervised (H.R. 4035), 
        H802 [15FE]
  Remarks
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H163, H165 [25JA]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (H.R. 733), E1684 [5OC]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1475, H1476 [21MR]
      Issaquah, WA: tribute to National Association of Police 
        Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, E766 [10MY], 
        E1053 [18JN]
      KCPQ-TV (Seattle, WA): tribute to ``Washington's Most Wanted'' 
        program for role in capture of fugitives in Washington (State) 
        and Oregon, E1203 [9JY]
      Law enforcement officers: moment of silence in honor of officers 
        killed in the line of duty, H2743 [16MY]
      National Teacher Day: observance, E734 [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H3607 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1475, H1476 [21MR], H3607 [7JN]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2743 [16MY]
      Police Week: observance, H2719 [16MY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H6047 [14SE]
      Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting 
        requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), 
        H3607 [7JN]
      Stand With Those Who Serve Week: observance, E1238 
        [12JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5584 [1AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3607, 
        H3608 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Allen, Paul, E523 [16AP]
      Anderson, Margaret, E14 [13JA]
      Giffords, Representative, H163, H165 [25JA]
      Hall, Nick, E1211 [9JY]
      Hickerson, Carl Q., E407 [21MR]




REID, HARRY (a Senator from Nevada)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3962, S3963, 
        S4099, S4102, S4103 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4155 [13JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501, S6502, 
        S6557 [20SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S169 [30JA], S1839, S1840, S1871 [20MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260, S6283 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S4410, S4423, S4424 
        [21JN]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4448, S4482 [25JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2369, S2428 [17AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055, S2105 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686, S687, S708, S787 [15FE], S861 
        [16FE], S928 [17FE], S1179, S1210, S1364, S1365 [1MR], S1392 
        [5MR], S1533 [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694, S1754, S1755, S1756, 
        S1757 [15MR], S1798 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885, S4912, S4914 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724, S5791, S5792 
        [31JY]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S6711 [6NO]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1399 [5MR]
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Reaction to Death of Former State Sen. Bill Raggio, Associated 
        Press (news service), S1030 [27FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        474), S3631 [24MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see S. 362), S2325 [16AP]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. 
        Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1848 [20MR]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5382 [25JY]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S6341 [13SE]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1848 [20MR]
      Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see S. 3306), S4238 
        [18JN]
      Tariff: volleyballs (see S. 2800), S2927 [7MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3234 
        [16MY]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see S. 3306), S4238 [18JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S1384 
        [5MR]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN]
      Congress: adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 38), S2243 [29MR] (see 
        S. Con. Res. 43), S2824 [26AP] (see S. Con. Res. 51), S4773 
        [29JN] (see S. Con. Res. 56, 59), S5978 [2AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2343), S2655 [24AP]
      Frumin, Alan S.: tribute (see S. Res. 359), S208 [31JA]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants (see S. Res. 558), 
        S6340 [13SE]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants (see S. Res. 
        558), S6340 [13SE]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      Senate: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the 
        Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 381), S1089 [28FE] (see S. Res. 
        405), S2001 [22MR]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (see S. Res. 506), S4636 [26JN]
      ------authorize legal representation in Common Cause, et al v. 
        Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (see S. Res. 485), S3782 [6JN]
      ------authorize testimony, document production, and legal 
        representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) Scruggs (see S. 
        Res. 403), S1932 [21MR]
      Tariff: drinking glasses (see S. 2536), S2922 [7MY]
      ------formaldehyde, polymer with methylphenol, 2-hydroxy-3[(1-
        oxo-2-propenyl)oxy]propyl ether and formaldehyde, polymer with 
        (chloromethyl) oxirane and methylphenol, 4-cyclohexene-1,2-
        dicarboxylate 2-propenoate (see S. 2537), S2922 [7MY]
      ------specially designed vehicles (see S. 2534), S2922 [7MY]
      ------2-propenoic acid, reaction products with o-cresol-
        epichlorohydrin-formaldehyde polymer and 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-
        1,3-isobenzofurandione (see S. 2538), S2922 [7MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see 
        S. 3393), S5085 [17JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 
        [19JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2030 [26MR]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY], S5008 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5919 [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Letters
      Congress Week: Leigh McWhite, Congressional Papers Roundtable 
        (organization) and Sheryl B. Vogt, Association of Centers for 
        the Study of Congress, S6422 [19SE]
      Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Howard 
        Kohr, Marvin Feuer, and Brad Gordon, American Israel Public 
        Affairs Committee (AIPAC), S3253 [17MY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 3525, Sportmen's Act, S6560 [21SE]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6405 [19SE], 
        S6502 [20SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S1839 [20MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2799 [26AP], S3158 [15MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3429), S5724 [31JY]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5805 [1AU], 
        S5901 [2AU], S6025 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], S6259 [12SE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3051 [10MY], S3137 [15MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3243 [17MY], S3295 
        [21MY], S3389 [22MY], S4409, S4410 [21JN]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4109, S4127 [13JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 
        [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4448 [25JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 
        [29JN]
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S5862 [1AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S1985 
        [22MR], S2369 [17AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1984 [22MR], S2055 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S382 [7FE], S686 [15FE], S1179 
        [1MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6502 [20SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 
        [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4448 [25JN], S4627 [26JN], S4645 [27JN], 
        S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S4885 [11JY], 
        S5072 [17JY], S5093 [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S2055 
        [27MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5357 [25JY], S5419 
        [26JY], S5724 [31JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2370 [17AP]
  Privilege of the floor
      Arnold, Jeffrey, S4831 [10JY]
      Barnea, Avital, S4831 [10JY]
      Brooks, Eric, S2885 [26AP]
      Brown, Maia, S4831 [10JY]
      Chapman, Amanda, S4831 [10JY]
      Christman, Selene, S4831 [10JY]
      Dogo, Harun, S4831 [10JY]
      Engel, Nathan, S3870 [7JN]
      Freis, Farrah, S4831 [10JY]
      Griffin, Tiffany, S3457 [22MY]
      Haladay, Jesse, S1156 [29FE]
      Herring, Danielle, S4831 [10JY]
      Hollowwa, Marissa, S4831 [10JY]
      Hurd, Sarah, S4831 [10JY]
      Labonte, Marc, S3291 [17MY]
      Mahoney, Joe, S2978 [8MY]
      Markuson, Pete, S4831 [10JY]
      Pinney, Neil, S4831 [10JY]
      Rasmussen, Leif, S4831 [10JY]
      Remo, Andy, S1156 [29FE]
      Reyes, Edna, S4831 [10JY]
      Schwab, Emily, S4831 [10JY]
      Scudder, Micah, S4831 [10JY], S6004 [2AU]
      Sykes, Heather, S6004 [2AU]
      Tausanovitch, Christopher, S4831 [10JY]
      West, Daniel, S4831 [10JY], S6004 [2AU]
      Wilkinson, Stephanie D., S2885 [26AP]
      Wills, Katherine, S4831 [10JY]
  Remarks
      Abdnor, James: tribute (S. Res. 475), S3659 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6007 [2AU]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5703 [31JY]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3962, S3963, 
        S3964 [12JN], S4124, S4127 [13JN], S4223 [18JN], S4267 [19JN], 
        S4313, S4341, S4353, S4356, S4358 [20JN], S4397 [21JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714 [5JN], S3739 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S3875 [11JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      Air Force Weather: anniversary (S. Res. 545), S6012 [2AU]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (S. Res. 406), S2517 [18AP]
      Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 1791), S78 [24JA]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4428 [21JN]
      Aponte, Mari C.: confirmation as Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4181 [14JN]
      ------nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, S4175, S4181 
        [14JN]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S1063, S1064 [28FE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6393 [19SE], S6501, 
        S6502, S6524 [20SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405, S6417 [19SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6418 [19SE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5154, S5166, S5167 
        [18JY]
      Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar 
        Park, TX: designate (H.R. 298), S2885 [26AP]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5239 
        [23JY]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S136 [26JA]
      ------prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S6611 [21SE]
      Aviel, Sara M.: nomination to be International Bank for 
        Reconstruction and Development Alternate Executive Director, 
        S3652 [24MY]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5631, S5632 [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine G.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S2809 [26AP]
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 49), S5898 [1AU]
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (S. Res. 
        426), S2517 [18AP]
      Black History Month: observance (S. Res. 387), S1368 [1MR]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Brodie, Margo Kitsy: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S1019 [17FE]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, 
        S2990 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3137 [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5238 [19JY]
      ------sequestration, S6242 [12SE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5703 [31JY]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------approve renewal of import restrictions (S.J. Res. 43), 
        S3980 [12JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5265, S5266 [24JY]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate 
        the birthday of King Kamehameha (H. Con. Res. 105), S3049 
        [9MY]
      ------authorize use of rotunda and Emancipation Hall for 
        Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 36), S1368 
        [1MR]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia 
        Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 118), 
        S3049 [9MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (H. Con. Res. 106), S3049 [9MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' 
        Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), S3049 [9MY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of 
        the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 108), S2006 [22MR]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi (H. Con. Res. 135), S6013 [2AU]
      Capitol Pages: tribute, S137 [26JA], S3873 [7JN], S6014 [2AU]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3459 [23MY], S3536 [24MY]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], 
        S3669-S3671 [4JN], S3695, S3714, S3715 [5JN]
      Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 452), S3049 
        [9MY]
      Colvin, Marie C.: tribute (S. Res. 404), S2006 [22MR]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), S1368 [1MR]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (H.R. 6336), S6284, S6285 [12SE]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4689 [28JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S3812, S3873 
        [7JN], S4783 [9JY], S6482 [20SE]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 38), S2275 [29MR]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 43), S2888 [26AP]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 59), S6013 [2AU]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S175 [31JA]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6559 [21SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S13 [23JA], S2989-S2991 
        [9MY], S4379 [21JN]
      ------legislative process, S202 [31JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S202 [31JA], S233, S254 [1FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), House amendment, S1839, S1840 [20MR], S1980 
        [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S139, S140 [30JA]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), unanimous-consent agreement, S120 [26JA], 
        S290 [2FE]
      Congress Week: observance, S6422 [19SE]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, S6046 [10SE]
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (S. 
        Res. 376), S4780 [29JN]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S5950 [2AU]
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), S3658 [24MY]
      Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY: 
        designate (H.R. 2244), S2885 [26AP]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries, S4752 [29JN]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2556 [19AP]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 3522), S6075 [11SE]
      Cunningham, James B.: nomination to be Ambassador to 
        Afghanistan, S6006 [2AU]
      Curiel, Gonzalo P.: nomination to be district judge, S6609 
        [21SE]
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (S. 3238), S4780 
        [29JN]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S51 [24JA], S3812, S3816 
        [7JN], S6023 [10SE]
      ------tribute to speeches at Democratic National Convention, 
        S6023 [10SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: include multi-year price decline 
        protections in the Agriculture Risk Coverage program, S4358 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 3254), S5191 [19JY], S5266 [24JY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 
        3254), unanimous-consent request, S6605, S6606 [21SE]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (H.R. 4045), S3292 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, S4627 [26JN], S4710 [28JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), S2933 [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S2660 [24AP], S2664 [25AP], S3536, 
        S3609, S3610, S3611 [24MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2891 [7MY], 
        S2933 [8MY], S2989, S3034 [9MY], S3181 [16MY], S3295 [21MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), unanimous-consent agreement, S3479 
        [23MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S2933 
        [8MY], S3035 [9MY], S3536 [24MY]
      ------reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics 
        and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and 
        nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce trafficking of drugs and 
        prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by 
        deterring construction and use of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), 
        S3292 [17MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), motion to 
        proceed, S13 [23JA]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2186), S1581 [12MR], S1583 [13MR]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 
        2191), S1683 [14MR], S1685 [15MR]
      Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious 
        Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South 
        Central Asia (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        S5057 [17JY]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), S2933 
        [8MY], S3292 [17MY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5631 [30JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3429), S5321 [25JY]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5691 [31JY], 
        S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5805 [1AU], S6025 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S6332 [13SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-
        consent request, S6261 [12SE]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (S. 414), S3655, S3656, S3657 [24MY]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. 
        Res. 432), S2660 [24AP]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), S2275 [29MR]
      ------revise certain administrative authorities of the courts 
        and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional 
        liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain 
        claims (S. 1379), S4790, S4791 [9JY]
      ------revise the timing of special elections for local office 
        (H.R. 3902), S4980 [12JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5703 [31JY]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      Drain, Gershwin A.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5921 [2AU]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1671 [14MR], 
        S2115, S2116 [28MR]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (S. Res. 430), S2557 [19AP]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S1568 [12MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S880 [17FE]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S1064 
        [28FE]
      Egypt: prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers (S. 2327), S2557 [19AP]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4313 [20JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1686 [15MR], S1763 [19MR], S1817, S1841 
        [20MR], S1885 [21MR]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3159 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3051, S3070 
        [10MY], S3107 [14MY], S3137 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), technical correction (H.R. 5890), 
        S3871 [7JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        S3122 [14MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), unanimous-consent request, S3069 
        [10MY]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S329, S340, S341 [6FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), unanimous-consent agreement, S327 [2FE]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        S136 [26JA]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733 [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S3803 [7JN]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (S. Res. 476), S3871 [7JN]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages, S3389 [22MY], 
        S3460 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3178 [15MY], S3181 
        [16MY], S3479 [23MY], S3535, S3562, S3608 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4409, S4410 [21JN], S4601 [26JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3243, S3252 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3389, S3400, S3411 [22MY], 
        S3459, S3460, S3469 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3316 [21MY], S3479 [23MY], S4388 [21JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (S. 1409), S5894, S5896 [1AU]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (S. 2239), S4781 [29JN]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (S. 2079), S392 [7FE], S395 [9FE]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S136 [26JA]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        S3611 [24MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        S2660 [24AP]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3159 [15MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, S4710 [28JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S3478 [23MY], S3535 [24MY], S4446, S4447 
        [25JN], S4601, S4627 [26JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S3964 [12JN], S4163 [14JN], 
        S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), motion to recommit, S4448 [25JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), unanimous-consent agreement, S4388, S4424 
        [21JN], S4446 [25JN]
      Financial Guidance Center (organization): tribute, S33 [23JA]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (S. 2231), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR]
      ------Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of 
        abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]
      ------provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners and 
        assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure 
        prevention programs and information on loan modifications, 
        S361 [7FE]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (H.R. 3772), S5894 [1AU]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S1682 [14MR]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6473 [19SE], S6476 [20SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        S6393 [19SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), S1375 [5MR]
      ------apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries 
        (S. 2153), S1375 [5MR]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), S3870, S3871 [7JN]
      Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4765 [29JN]
      FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the 
        Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4014), S2115 [28MR]
      Frumin, Alan S.: tribute (S. Res. 359), S200 [31JA]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S838 [16FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (S. Res. 421), S2452 [17AP]
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (S. Res. 420), S2451 [17AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), S5691 
        [31JY]
      Greece: independence anniversary (S. Res. 398), S1761 [15MR]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S1682 [14MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4710 
        [28JN], S4750, S4751, S4752, S4754 [29JN]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (S. Res. 557), S6472 [19SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], 
        S2282 [29MR], S2288 [16AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S3739 [6JN]
      Hickman, George: tribute (S. Res. 567), S6469 [19SE]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S3655 [24MY]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S6476 [20SE]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (S. Res. 388), S1369 [1MR]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), S6007 [2AU]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3948, S3949 [12JN]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3835 [7JN]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), S2933 [8MY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S4223 [18JN], S4253 
        [19JN], S4434 [25JN], S4645 [27JN]
      ------eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for 
        employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country 
        limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3012), S13 
        [23JA]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, S4223 [18JN], S4253 
        [19JN]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6007 [2AU]
      ------reform, S4433 [25JN]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (S. 
        2058), S2040 [27MR]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2276 [29MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3253, S3254 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S3659 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], S6417 [19SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S6606 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (S. 2101), 
        S3253 [17MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3253, S3254 [17MY], S3295, S3317 [21MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), House amendment, S5863 [1AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent agreement, S3316 [21MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), unanimous-consent request, S2065, S2066 [27MR], S3252 
        [17MY]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (H.R. 
        3992), S3658 [24MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        S4779, S4780 [29JN]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (S. Res. 
        394), S1581 [12MR]
      Jeffrey, Deborah J.: nomination to be Corp. for National and 
        Community Service Inspector General, S4766 [29JN]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY: designate (H.R. 
        2079), S2885 [26AP]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S410 [9FE]
      Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 4097), S3534 [23MY]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S3872 [7JN]
      Knowles, Kimberley S.: nomination to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S6005 [2AU]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 2173), 
        S1493 [7MR], S1495 [8MR]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: designate (H.R. 3248), S2886 [26AP]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO: designate (H.R. 3247), S2886 [26AP]
      Lane, David J.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador for Food and 
        Agriculture, unanimous-consent agreement, S3651 [24MY]
      Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Hispanic Museum of Nevada, S2959 
        [8MY]
      ------tribute to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., Hispanic 
        American Resource Team efforts to combat crimes against and 
        foster trust with the Hispanic community, S3323 [21MY]
      Las Vegas News Bureau: anniversary, S2914 [7MY]
      Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other 
        violations of data privacy (S. 2111), S805 [16FE]
      Leahy, Senator: tribute to casting 14,000th vote, S5357 [25JY]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2809 [26AP]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S4223 
        [18JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241 [12SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), S2933 [8MY]
      Loyola University Maryland: tribute to men's lacrosse team (S. 
        Res. 514), S4729 [28JN]
      Lugar, Senator: tribute to casting 13,000th vote, S5357 [25JY]
      Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: 
        designate (H.R. 3220), S3291 [17MY]
      McNulty, Kevin: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S4942 [12JY]
      Mental health: strike the word ``lunatic'' from Federal law (S. 
        2367), S3534 [23MY]
      Middle East: clarify authority to declare war or use military 
        force in Iran or Syria, S2066 [27MR]
      Mitchell, Derek J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Burma, S4765 
        [29JN]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S2115 [28MR]
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S879 [17FE]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 396), S1682 [14MR]
      Murphy, Donna M.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior 
        Court associate judge, unanimous-consent request, S2224 [29MR]
      National Adopt a Library Day: designate (S. Res. 425), S2517 
        [18AP]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. 
        Res. 546), S6012 [2AU]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 442), 
        S2886 [26AP]
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (S. 
        Res. 415), S2282 [29MR]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4980 [12JY]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 569), S6469 
        [19SE]
      National Chess Day: designate (S. Res. 539), S5898 [1AU]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 433), 
        S2660 [24AP]
      National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (S. Res. 540), 
        S5898 [1AU]
      National Day on Writing: designate (S. Res. 565), S6469 [19SE]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (S. Res. 566), S6469 [19SE]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 
        553), S6287 [12SE]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (S. Res. 536), S5898 [1AU]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 
        562), S6469 [19SE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 
        568), S6469 [19SE]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), S4781 [29JN]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, 
        S341 [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, S340 
        [6FE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        564), S6469 [19SE]
      National Mentoring Month: designate (S. Res. 367), S327 [2FE]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 450), S3049 [9MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (S. Res. 537), S5898 [1AU]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (S. Res. 570), S6469 
        [19SE]
      National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 563), 
        S6469 [19SE]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (S. Res. 
        444), S2886 [26AP]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (S. Res. 455), S3658 [24MY]
      National Principals Month: observance (S. Res. 552), S6286 
        [12SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        538), S5898 [1AU]
      National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 460), S3177 
        [15MY]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 371), S544 
        [9FE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (S. Res. 461), 
        S3177 [15MY]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (S. Res. 451), 
        S3049 [9MY]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 441), 
        S2886 [26AP]
      Native Americans: determine blood quantum requirement for 
        membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1560), 
        S5894 [1AU]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (S. Res. 
        395), S2279 [29MR]
      Navy Dental Corps: anniversary (S. Res. 544), S6012 [2AU]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (S. Res. 369), S392 
        [7FE]
      Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: nomination to be circuit judge, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S2809 [26AP]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2559 [23AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), unanimous-consent agreement, S2538 
        [19AP]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (S. 3221), S3459 [23MY]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 
        353), S77, S78 [24JA]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), S6006 
        [2AU]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4240), correction in enrollment (S. Con. 
        Res. 58), S6006 [2AU]
      Nuclear weapons: anniversary of the moratorium on U.S. nuclear 
        testing, S6525 [20SE]
      ------designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the 
        U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 519), S5898 [1AU]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S3932 [12JN]
      ------State of the Union Message, S82 [26JA]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), S2559 [23AP]
      Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the 
        Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (H.R. 473), 
        S1760 [15MR]
      Pai, Ajit Varadaraj: nomination to the FCC, S2892 [7MY]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, 
        S3962 [12JN]
      ------prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (S. 
        3269), S3803 [7JN]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 416), S2282 
        [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1956 
        [22MR], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S5692, S5693 [31JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1156 [29FE], S1159 
        [1MR]
      ------repeal, S119 [26JA], S5693 [31JY], S5806 [1AU]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S1063 [28FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (S. 2118), S875 [16FE], S879 [17FE]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4690, S4691 
        [28JN], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4783 [9JY]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (S. Res. 390), S1493 [7MR]
      Phillips, Mary E.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S1374 [2MR]
      Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5703 [31JY]
      Point of order, S1884 [21MR]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6393, S6421 [19SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), S4835 [11JY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S4985, S5008 [16JY], 
        S5051 [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2357, S2368, S2369 [17AP], S2455 [18AP], S2520, S2535 [19AP], 
        S2559 [23AP], S2663 [25AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2357 [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S2538, S2557 [19AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), unanimous-
        consent request, S2054 [27MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1814 [19MR], S1817 [20MR], S2055 
        [27MR], S2187 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1984 [22MR], S2009, 
        S2010 [26MR], S2039 [27MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S139 [30JA]
      ------nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S900-S903 
        [17FE], S1569 [12MR], S2005 [22MR], S2272, S2274 [29MR], 
        S2807-S2809 [26AP], S3651, S3653-S3655 [24MY], S4425-S4428 
        [21JN], S4765 [29JN], S6004, S6005 [2AU], S6606-S6609 [21SE]
      ------nominations remain in status quo, S6006 [2AU]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, 
        S1559 [12MR], S1584, S1585, S1586 [13MR], S1639, S1659, S1671 
        [14MR], S1714 [15MR], S6494, S6495 [20SE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, 
        S139 [30JA], S2273 [29MR]
      Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, 
        Yountville, CA: designate (H.R. 3004), S2886 [26AP]
      Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3413), S3291 [17MY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (S. 2076), S1814 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S77 [24JA]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        S4781 [29JN], S4783 [9JY]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2886 
        [26AP]
      Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 383), S1143 [29FE]
      Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 382), S1143 [29FE]
      Reno, NV: anniversary of the Temple Sinai, S2386 [17AP]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S233 [1FE], S3669-S3671 
        [4JN], S3812, S3816 [7JN], S4109 [13JN]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3276), S5894 [1AU]
      Rice, Thomas O.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S1374 [2MR]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (S. Res. 547), S6012 [2AU]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs, S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S484, S485 [9FE], S545 [13FE], S585 [14FE], S661, 
        S687 [15FE], S880, S892 [17FE], S1078 [28FE], S1156 [29FE], 
        S1159, S1179, S1189 [1MR], S1371-S1373 [2MR], S1376 [5MR], 
        S1409, S1410 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S1496, S1526, S1530, S1536 
        [8MR], S1583, S1606 [13MR], S1639, S1658, S1660 [14MR], S1955 
        [22MR], S2009 [26MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S423 [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent agreement, S838 [16FE], S1455 
        [7MR], S1573 [12MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent request, S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S3813 [7JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4710 [28JN], S4750, S4751, S4752, S4754 
        [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        S4779 [29JN]
      Roman, Agustin: tribute (S. Res. 443), S2886 [26AP]
      Rose, Stephanie M.: nomination to be district judge, S6025 
        [10SE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S6004 [2AU]
      Rosenbaum, Robin S.: nomination to be district judge, S4601 
        [26JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4425 [21JN]
      Rosenworcel, Jessica: nomination to the FCC, S2892 [7MY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
      SEC: determine if the term ``held of record'' should include 
        beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR]
      ------exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2115 [28MR]
      Securities: amend securities laws to provide for registration 
        exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (S. 1791), S1064 
        [28FE]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), S2115 [28MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1884 [21MR]
      ------specify when certain securities issued in connection with 
        church plans are treated as exempted securities (H.R. 33), 
        S4428 [21JN]
      Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role 
        it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, S1433 
        [7MR]
      Senate: authority of majority leader to sign duly enrolled bills 
        or joint resolutions, S1493 [7MR]
      ------authority of officials during adjournment, S1020 [17FE], 
        S2282 [29MR], S2888 [26AP], S3659 [24MY], S4781 [29JN], S6014 
        [2AU]
      ------authorize the taking of an official photograph in the 
        Senate Chamber (S. Res. 405), S2007 [22MR]
      ------establish battery recharging stations for privately owned 
        vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to Federal 
        Government (S. 739), S3657 [24MY]
      ------executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S900 
        [17FE], S6494 [20SE]
      ------impact of partisanship, S139 [30JA], S3181 [16MY], S3295 
        [21MY], S5094, S5095, S5096, S5097, S5098 [18JY], S6260 
        [12SE], S6290 [13SE], S6482, S6494, S6495 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      ------legislative priorities, S4434 [25JN]
      ------legislative process, S3803 [7JN], S4627 [26JN], S5094, 
        S5095, S5096, S5097, S5098 [18JY], S6420 [19SE], S6482 [20SE], 
        S6559 [21SE]
      ------legislative program, S13 [23JA], S51, S78 [24JA], S82, 
        S137 [26JA], S139 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S233 [1FE], S283, S327, 
        S328 [2FE], S329 [6FE], S361, S392 [7FE], S395, S544 [9FE], 
        S545 [13FE], S586 [14FE], S661 [15FE], S805, S875 [16FE], 
        S879, S1021 [17FE], S1029 [27FE], S1063 [28FE], S1099, S1156 
        [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S1371, S1374 [2MR], S1375 [5MR], S1401 
        [6MR], S1433, S1493, S1494 [7MR], S1495, S1557 [8MR], S1581 
        [12MR], S1583, S1606, S1638 [13MR], S1639, S1683 [14MR], 
        S1685, S1761 [15MR], S1763, S1815 [19MR], S1817, S1872 [20MR], 
        S1873 [21MR], S1955, S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2039, S2048 
        [27MR], S2115 [28MR], S2187, S2283 [29MR], S2288 [16AP], 
        S2345, S2453, S2454 [17AP], S2455, S2518 [18AP], S2519, S2557 
        [19AP], S2603 [23AP], S2613, S2661 [24AP], S2663 [25AP], 
        S2772, S2888 [26AP], S2891 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3050 [9MY], 
        S3178 [15MY], S3293 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3389 [22MY], S3534 
        [23MY], S3535, S3659 [24MY], S3695 [5JN], S3803, S3816, S3873 
        [7JN], S3875 [11JN], S3931 [12JN], S4109 [13JN], S4163, S4181 
        [14JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4313, S4334, S4353, S4356 
        [20JN], S4379, S4429 [21JN], S4433 [25JN], S4601 [26JN], S4645 
        [27JN], S4689, S4716, S4717, S4730 [28JN], S4731, S4782 
        [29JN], S4791, S4792 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], S4981, S4982 [12JY], 
        S5051 [17JY], S5167 [18JY], S5238 [19JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 
        [25JY], S5631 [30JY], S5900 [1AU], S5901, S6014 [2AU], S6241, 
        S6287 [12SE], S6415, S6417, S6473 [19SE], S6476, S6501, S6506, 
        S6508 [20SE], S6582 [21SE]
      ------moment of silence in memory of victims of Aurora, CO, 
        movie theater shootings, S5239 [23JY]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, unanimous-consent agreement, S6025 
        [10SE]
      ------require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (S. 3519), 
        S6014 [2AU]
      ------tribute to U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1085 [28FE]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (S. Res. 506), S4642 [26JN]
      ------authorize testimony, document production, and legal 
        representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) Scruggs (S. Res. 
        403), S1944 [21MR]
      Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, 
        S5094 [18JY]
      Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office, Iuka, MS: designate (H.R. 
        2213), S2885 [26AP]
      Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, 
        Abbeville, LA: designate (H.R. 3412), S5894 [1AU]
      Shelby, Robert J.: nomination to be district judge, S6609 [21SE]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (S. Res. 445), S2886 
        [26AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1581 [12MR], S1583, S1586 [13MR], 
        S1674 [14MR], S1686, S1693, S1694, S1695 [15MR], S1817, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1568 [12MR], S1585 
        [13MR]
      Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American 
        Latino Museum (S. 1868), S2959 [8MY]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6011 [2AU]
      Spacy, Bradley D.: nomination to be Air Force brigadier general, 
        S392 [7FE]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (H.R. 3501), S5894 [1AU]
      Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office, Ardmore, OK: 
        designate (H.R. 1423), S2885 [26AP]
      ------designate (H.R. 1423), technical correction (H.R. 5883), 
        S3871 [7JN]
      Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: 
        designate (H.R. 3246), S2886 [26AP]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6075 [11SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6415 [19SE]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (S. Res. 397), S2280, S2281 
        [29MR]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S4986 
        [16JY]
      ------decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement 
        use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, S4433 
        [25JN]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (S. Res. 391), S2278 [29MR]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      ------require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3048 [9MY]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), 
        S3398 [22MY]
      ------clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3397 [22MY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4835, S4836, S4837, 
        S4885 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S6075 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5265 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5339, S5353 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 
        [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 
        [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 
        [19JY], S5353, S5354, S5355 [25JY], S5631 [30JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1660 [14MR]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), S136 [26JA]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2933 [8MY], S3035 [9MY], S3536 [24MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6419 [19SE]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S2039 [27MR], S4885, S4886 [11JY], S4919, 
        S4932 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4448 [25JN], S4765 
        [29JN], S4784 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], S4835, S4837 [11JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), unanimous-consent request, S4836, S4885 
        [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S4791 [9JY], 
        S4793 [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5093 [18JY], S5169, S5170 [19JY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S329 [6FE]
      ------rates, S5903 [2AU]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S2007 
        [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2055 [27MR]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2115 [28MR], S2223 [29MR], S2287, S2313 [16AP], 
        S2345 [17AP]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S233 [1FE], S4919 [12JY]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (S. 2064), S327 [2FE], S329 [6FE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S663 [15FE], S3933 
        [12JN]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5238 [19JY], S5266 
        [24JY], S5322 [25JY], S5691, S5692, S5693, S5704, S5723 
        [31JY], S5805, S5806 [1AU], S5903, S5917 [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5419, S5420, S5450 [26JY], S5631, S5632 [30JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5651 [30JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6075 [11SE]
      Thacker, Stephanie D.: nomination to be circuit judge, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S2275 [29MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S2277 [29MR]
      Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: designate (H.R. 
        2660), S2886 [26AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), S585 [14FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (H.R. 3670), S6007 [2AU]
      Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to 
        communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
        business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., S6047 [10SE]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
      Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: 
        designate (H.R. 2415), S3291 [17MY]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), S1760 [15MR]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 422), S2453 
        [17AP]
      University of Louisville: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]
      University of Nevada, Las Vegas: tribute to men's basketball 
        team, S14 [23JA]
      University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary (S. Res. 
        414), S2282 [29MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), unanimous-
        consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2746, S2772 [26AP], S3295 [21MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2370 [17AP], 
        S2559 [23AP], S2613, S2614 [24AP], S2663 [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 2338), S2603 [23AP], S2660 [24AP]
      Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK: designate (H.R. 
        1369), S5894 [1AU]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3296 [21MY]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (S. Res. 423), S2453 [17AP]
      William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: designate 
        (H.R. 2767), S2886 [26AP]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S2556 [19AP]
      Women: health care for women, S5692, S5693 [31JY], S5806 [1AU]
      Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5703 [31JY]
      World Choir Games Month: designate (S. Res. 325), S1019 [17FE]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (S. Res. 393), S1557 [8MR]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), 
        S6010 [2AU]
      Year of the Girl: designate (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      NRC: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. Magwood, 
        IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal 
        site, H5698 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Coburn, Senator: apology to Senator Reid relative to 
        inappropriate remarks, S5652 [30JY]
  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4788 [9JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2153, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries, S1375 [5MR]
      S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, S2032 [26MR]
      S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act, S2657 
        [24AP]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216-S5218 [19JY]
      S. 3510, prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information, S5986 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Bates, Gary, S3616 [24MY]
      Billington, James H., S6242 [12SE]
      Black, Barry C., S1559 [12MR]
      Blunk, Jonathan, S5239 [23JY]
      Boarman, William J., S842 [16FE]
      Burr, Senator, S1685 [15MR]
      Cantwell, Senator, S3159 [15MY]
      Choloyan, Oshagan, S2664 [25AP]
      Cline, Bill, S6423 [19SE]
      Cloobeck, Steve, S6047 [10SE]
      Collins, Senator, S4936 [12JY]
      Dove, Laura, S2283 [29MR]
      Frumin, Alan S., S175 [31JA]
      Giffords, Gabrielle, S136 [26JA]
      Gilbert, Jan, S2386 [17AP]
      Herzog, Marcia, S4144 [13JN]
      Johnson, Senator Tim, S3159 [15MY]
      Kirk, Senator, S13 [23JA]
      Landreth, Kathryn E., S5202 [19JY]
      Larimer, John, S5243 [23JY]
      Lugar, Senator, S3052 [10MY]
      MacDonough, Elizabeth, S176 [31JA], S233 [1FE]
      Meadows, William H., S4943 [12JY]
      Messick, Ashley, S6014 [2AU]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1685 [15MR], S1897 [21MR]
      Morse, Phillip D., Sr., S3723 [5JN], S3740 [6JN]
      Powers, Adrienne, S33 [23JA]
      Raggio, William J., S1029, S1031 [27FE]
      Rheault, Keith, S1842 [20MR]
      Satre, Phil and Jennifer, S6422 [19SE]




REID, RAY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S256 [1FE]




REILEY, MAME

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1147 [27JN]




REILLY, SHIRLEY

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute to Alaska participants, S6534 [20SE]




REIN, BERNIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1575 [20SE]




REINERTSON, KRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




REINFORCEING EXISTING PERMIT SANCTIONS ON LEASES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3876), H374 [1FE]




REINHARD, KEVIN J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E93 [31JA]




REINSCH, WILLIAM A.

  Appointments
      U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, S48 [23JA]
  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2472 [9MY]
      Export Promotion Reform Act, H3255 [30MY]




REISCHAUER, ROBERT D.

  Letters
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act, H535 [7FE]




REISER, BERNARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H70 [18JA]




REITER, REBECCA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4459 [25JN]




REIXACH, PETE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E766 [10MY]




RELIGION

  Amendments
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5141, S5154, S5167 
        [18JY], H5416 [31JY]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6003, S6007 [2AU]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2272, S2276 [29MR]
  Appointments
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, S2007 
        [22MR], S2037 [26MR], H1530 [22MR], H2253 [27AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Backlash to the Backlash, E1675 [2OC]
      Congregation Agudath Achim Celebrates Centennial in Taunton, 
        E919 [31MY]
      Coptic Pope Dies in Egypt Amid Church's Struggles, H1523 [22MR]
      Idyll Banter--Burning the Christmas Candle at Both Ends, S66 
        [24JA]
      In Defense of Michele Bachmann, Muslim Brotherhood Probes, 
        E1416-E1418 [3AU]
      Leviathan Is Nibbling Your Religious Freedom Away, S1787-S1789 
        [19MR]
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]
      Thousands Mourn Coptic Pope in Cairo, E417 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in 
        enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 55), S5871 [1AU]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see S. 3526), 
        S6107 [11SE] (see H.R. 3828), H181 [25JA]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 364), S208 [31JA] (see H. 
        Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: extend the U.S. Citizenship and 
        Immigration Services special immigrant religious professionals 
        program (see H.R. 6193), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance 
        of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and 
        call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. 
        Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        766), H5707 [2AU]
      Freedom of religion: include desecration of cemeteries among the 
        many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom 
        (see H.R. 6355), H5707 [2AU]
      ------reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise 
        beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 789), H6151 [19SE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III: World Peace Corps Mission World 
        Peace Prize recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 647), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S3631 [24MY]
      India: anniversary of communal violence in Gujarat (see H. Res. 
        569), H1134 [1MR]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see S. 3339), S4460 [25JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR] (see H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      Luter, Fred, Jr.: tribute to election as the first African-
        American President of the Southern Baptist Convention (see S. 
        Res. 518), S4773 [29JN]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Price, Frederick K.C.: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H78 [18JA]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Roman, Agustin: tribute (see S. Res. 443), S2824 [26AP]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      Taxation: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 
        3532), S6270 [12SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
      Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. 
        Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]
      Women: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see 
        S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN] (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]
  Biographies
      Adams, Charles G., H1375 [19MR]
  Eulogies
      Colson, Charles W.: by Emily Colson, E996 [6JN]
      ------by Timothy George, E996-E998 [6JN]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Inscriptions
      Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Magnolia Park, TX, Texas 
        Historical Marker, E193 [15FE]
  Letters
      Call for removal of David B. Shear as Ambassador to Vietnam: 
        Representative Wolf, E1212 [9JY], E1410, E1411 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1411 [3AU]
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      Detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan in Vietnam: David S. Adams, Dept. 
        of State, E1213 [9JY], E1410 [3AU]
      ------Representative Wolf, E1410 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1409 [3AU]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program: Representative Kline, 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H5816 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5816 [11SE]
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: Lisa 
        Piraneo, ACT! for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
      Prohibit use of Violence Against Women Act funds by religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices: Coalition 
        Against Religious Discrimination, H2729 [16MY]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
  Memorandums
      Military Chaplain Participation in or Officiation of Private 
        Ceremonies: Clifford L. Stanley, Dept. of Defense, H5027 
        [19JY]
      Use of Dept. of Defense Real Property and Facilities for Private 
        Functions: Jeh C. Johnson, Dept. of Defense, H5028 [19JY]
  Obituaries
      Catron, Janie G.: Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5952 [2AU]
      Chuck Colson, Founder of Prison Fellowship & Colson Center for 
        Christian World View, Dies at Age 80, E644 [25AP]
  Petitions
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: ACT! 
        for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
  Prayers
      Easter: Peter Marshall, H1796 [29MR]
  Proclamations
      Bishop Dr. Stewart Reese, Jr., Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1185 [29JN]
      Eddie L. Long Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1536 [14SE]
      Pastor Caroline Leach Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1208 [9JY]
      Pastor Marques L. Fletcher Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1533 [14SE]
      Pastor Micheal Benton Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1532 [14SE]
      Victory for the World Church Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1204 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), H5075 
        [19JY], H5196 [24JY]
      Addison, TX: tribute to Christian Faith World Ministries Church, 
        E1672 [28SE]
      Afghanistan: U.S. policy, H5849-H5851 [11SE]
      ------violence against Armed Forces resulting from burning of 
        the Koran, H956 [27FE], H973 [28FE], H1118 [1MR]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (H. Res. 709), H4078 
        [27JN]
      Alexandria, VA: Days of Remembrance observance, E550 [17AP]
      Alton, IL: anniversary of Union Baptist Church, E775 [10MY]
      Altoona, PA: anniversary of Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High 
        School, E1596 [21SE]
      Ambul, Maria: American Heritage Girl (organization) Stars and 
        Stripes Award recipient, E1 [6JA]
      Anniston, AL: anniversary of Parker Memorial Baptist Church, 
        E921 [31MY]
      Arlington County, VA: anniversary of Rock Spring Congregational 
        United Church of Christ, E845 [18MY]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, 
        H5335, H5416-H5432 [31JY]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 
        55), H5552 [1AU]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains, H2791 [16MY], 
        H2836 [17MY]
      Arverne, NY: anniversary of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, E792 
        [15MY]
      Bensenville, IL: anniversary of Zion-Concord Lutheran School, 
        E1485 [12SE]
      Boynton Beach, FL: anniversary of Temple Beth Kodesh, E160 [8FE]
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        E1677 [2OC]
      Bristol, PA: anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic 
        Church, E1074 [19JN]
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar 
        Purushottam Mandir (Hindu temple), E1619 [21SE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of First Presbyterian Church, E665 
        [26AP]
      Bullard, TX: tribute to Brook Hill School, E119 [2FE]
      Catholic Press Month: observance, E209 [16FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (H. Res. 523), H122 [24JA], H225 [1FE]
      Chabad of the Valley (organization): tribute, H5697 [2AU]
      Charles City, VA: anniversary of Mount Zion Baptist Church, E930 
        [31MY]
      China: eliminate U.S. assistance, H2807-H2810 [16MY]
      ------human rights violations, H1172 [6MR]
      Christian Harmonizers (musical group): tribute, E1706 [16OC]
      Christian Volunteer Services (organization): tribute, E1717 
        [23OC]
      Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Old St. Mary's Church, E1355 
        [31JY]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of First Cleveland Mosque, E1538 
        [14SE]
      ------tribute to Czech Catholics of Greater Cleveland Feast of 
        St. Wenceslaus, E1566 [19SE]
      ------tribute to St. Barbara Church, E1307 [24JY]
      ------tribute to St. Patrick Church, E1309 [24JY]
      Cleveland Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, E1530 
        [14SE]
      Collinsville, IL: anniversary of Wilkerson Chapel, E982 [5JN]
      Committee on Homeland Security (House): radicalization in the 
        American Muslim community hearings, E1254 [17JY]
      Congressional Black Caucus: tribute to Faith Forum, H3279 [31MY]
      Constitution--U.S.: history and explanation of ``separation of 
        church and State'', H2640 [10MY]
      Council on American-Islamic Relations: tribute to Cleveland, OH, 
        chapter, E547 [17AP]
      Dallas, TX: anniversary of Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church, E60 
        [23JA]
      ------anniversary of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, E1052 
        [18JN]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to remove any portion of 
        Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, CA, H4993, H4994 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, 
        H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, 
        H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, 
        H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      Dept. of Justice: decision not to prosecute certain U.S. Muslim 
        organizations possibly related to terrorism, H5700-H5702 [2AU]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (H.R. 3795), H45 [18JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect freedom of speech of veterans 
        service organizations participating in funerals or memorial 
        services at veterans' cemeteries, H3343 [31MY]
      Detroit, MI: anniversary of Third New Hope Baptist Church, E434 
        [22MR]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (H. Res. 785), H6158 [20SE]
      Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community 
        (H.R. 1462), H4914 [18JY]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Falun Dafa Experience Sharing 
        Conference and Rally, E1219 [10JY]
      Domestic policy: role of tenets of faith in establishing 
        policies to provide social services and welfare programs, H224 
        [1FE]
      Easter: observance, H1796 [29MR]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, H6056 [14SE]
      ------U.S. policy, H5850 [11SE]
      FBI: national security impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim 
        rhetoric, H2641-H2643 [10MY]
      Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries that support 
        radical Muslim fundamentalism, H6258 [21SE]
      ------prohibit funding for assistance to certain entities whose 
        policies call for the destruction of Israel, H5029 [19JY]
      Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as 
        new global threat, H1525-H1530 [22MR]
      ------political correctness as a potential threat to national 
        security, H2639-H2643 [10MY]
      Fort Hood, TX: recognize 2009 attack as an act of radical 
        Islamic terrorism and Jihad (H. Res. 495), H2642 [10MY]
      Franklin Township, NJ: tribute to Jain Center of New Jersey 
        temple construction, E1203 [9JY]
      Freedom of religion: ensure, H962-H964 [27FE]
      ------reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise 
        beliefs peacefully (H. Res. 789), E1567 [19SE]
      Fresno, CA: anniversary of Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, 
        E626 [24AP]
      Garfield, NJ: anniversary of Calvary Baptist Church, E860 [18MY]
      Gary Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, E1637 
        [21SE]
      Gastonia, NC: anniversary of First Wesleyan Christian School, 
        E378 [19MR]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      Grapevine, TX: anniversary of Unity Church in Grapevine, E1472 
        [11SE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E583 [19AP], E670 [26AP]
      Hadassah of Greater Baltimore (organization): anniversary, E242 
        [27FE]
      Hampton, VA: anniversary of West End Baptist Church, E1441 [3AU]
      Hampton Bays, NY: anniversary of Church of St. Mary, E637 [24AP]
      Hand in Hand (organization): tribute, E975 [5JN]
      Hazleton, PA: anniversary of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
        E1666 [28SE]
      Herrin, IL: anniversary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, E563 
        [17AP]
      Hillsides Organization: anniversary, E1276 [18JY]
      Hinsdale, IL: anniversary of Zion Lutheran Church, E1485 [12SE]
      Huron, OH: anniversary of Christ Episcopal Church, E1392 [2AU]
      ------anniversary of Macedonia Baptist Church, E1444 [3AU]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5814-H5817 [11SE], E1507, 
        E1511, E1520 [13SE]
      Indian Rocks Beach, FL: anniversary of Calvary Episcopal Church, 
        E482 [29MR]
      Intelligence services: protect the civil liberties of ethnic and 
        religious minorities, H3302-H3305 [31MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1028, H1087-H1091 [29FE], H4709 [10JY], E294, E297 
        [1MR]
      ------conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, H5869 [12SE]
      Israel: U.S. policy, H5850 [11SE]
      Jackson, TN: Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church installation of 
        new pastor, E915 [31MY]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3256-H3261 [30MY], 
        E777 [10MY], E796 [15MY], E915 [31MY], E978 [5JN], E1003 [6JN]
      Joplin, MO: anniversary of Grace Apostolic Church, E1002 [6JN]
      Kinard & Myles True Gospel Productions, Inc.: tribute, E1713 
        [19OC]
      Lakeland College: anniversary, E1122 [21JN]
      Lakewood, OH: reopening of St. James Church, E1325 [25JY]
      Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Second Baptist Church, E371 [16MR]
      Lee, Carmen A.: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1641 [21SE]
      Leonardtown, MD: anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic 
        Church, E1112 [21JN]
      Lisle, IL: anniversary of Benet Academy, E30 [18JA]
      Magnolia Park, TX: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 
        recipient of an official Texas Historical Marker, E193 [15FE]
      Malvern, PA: anniversary of Malvern Retreat House, E1279 [18JY]
      ------tribute to L.J. Ferdinand Hazleton Group of the Men of 
        Malvern, E1279 [18JY]
      Maple Heights, OH: tribute to St. Martin of Tours School, E1000 
        [6JN]
      Marymount Manhattan College: anniversary, E734 [8MY]
      McKinney, TX: anniversary of McKinney Christian Academy, E293 
        [1MR]
      Miami, FL: anniversary of Beth David Congregation, H1420 [20MR]
      ------anniversary of Temple Israel, E840 [17MY]
      Michigan City, IN: anniversary of St. Luke United Lutheran 
        Church, E848 [18MY]
      Midland, TX: tribute to Midland Christian School football team, 
        E59 [23JA]
      Milton, FL: anniversary of Milton First Assembly of God, E1727 
        [26OC]
      Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the 
        service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols 
        (H.R. 290), H132-H134 [24JA], E108 [1FE]
      Murfreesboro, TN: community opposition to construction of 
        Murfreesboro Islamic Center, E947 [1JN]
      Nation of Islam (organization): reopening of Salaam Restaurant 
        in Chicago, IL, E1369 [1AU]
      National Day of Prayer: observance, H2146 [26AP], H2253 [27AP]
      New York, NY: anniversary of Regis High School Recruiting 
        Excellence in Academics for Catholic High Schools (REACH) 
        program, E330 [7MR]
      Newport News, VA: anniversary of First Baptist Church Denbigh, 
        E1604 [21SE]
      ------anniversary of Wesley Grove United Church of Christ, E1435 
        [3AU]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of religious 
        issues, H3409 [5JN]
      Nigeria: condemn Boko Haram (terrorist organization) attacks 
        against Christians, H5208 [25JY], E1234 [11JY]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, E1490 [12SE], E1518 
        [13SE]
      ------condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express 
        condolences to victims' families and friends and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings (H. Res. 775), H5973 [13SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        influence of Islamic organizations, H5196-H5198 [24JY], H5323-
        H5325 [26JY]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H1539 [22MR], H4678-H4681 [9JY], H5873 [12SE], H6054-H6058 
        [14SE]
      ------remarks at National Prayer Breakfast stating policies are 
        grounded in Christian faith, H464 [3FE]
      Orange, CA: anniversary of Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, E914 
        [31MY]
      Orange, CT: anniversary of Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven, 
        E779 [11MY]
      Ozark Christian College: anniversary, E990 [6JN]
      Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, 
        E1150 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, H1221 [7MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
      Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of Jewish Federation of Greater 
        Pittsburgh, E1243 [12JY]
      Portsmouth, VA: anniversary of Trinity Episcopal Church, E1119 
        [21JN]
      Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, H5623-H5626 [1AU], 
        E1425 [3AU]
      Raleigh, NC: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E313 [5MR]
      Randolph, NJ: anniversary of St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, 
        E578 [18AP]
      Raritan, NJ: anniversary of St. Joseph's Slovak Catholic Church, 
        E1472 [11SE]
      Rockaway Township, NJ: anniversary of White Meadow Temple, E1481 
        [11SE]
      Rolling Fork, MS: anniversary of Mount Herald Missionary Baptist 
        Church, E524 [16AP]
      Sacramento, CA: anniversary of St. Paul Missionary Baptist 
        Church, E1033 [8JN]
      San Antonio, TX: anniversary of West End Church of God In 
        Christ, E1685 [5OC]
      San Bernardino, CA: anniversary of St. Bernardine Parish, E674 
        [26AP]
      San Juan Bautista, CA: anniversary of San Juan Bautista Old 
        Mission Church, E1105 [21JN]
      Santa Fe, NM: anniversary of Scottish Rite Cathedral, E1068 
        [19JN]
      Sewell, Dan: Fairview Park, OH, Community Council Fairview Park 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E731 [8MY]
      Shear, David B.: call for removal as Ambassador to Vietnam, 
        E1212 [9JY], E1409 [3AU]
      Sisters of Loretto (organization): anniversary, E94 [31JA], E545 
        [17AP]
      Southfield, MI: anniversary of St. David's Episcopal Church, 
        E355 [8MR]
      St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Sisters of St. Joseph of 
        Carondelet, E194 [15FE]
      St. Mary's College of California: anniversary, E1583 [21SE]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Pilgrim Baptist Church, E1300 
        [23JY]
      ------tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and 
        Presbyterian Homes and Services Carondelet Village, E1495 
        [12SE]
      Streamwood, IL: anniversary of St. John the Evangelist Catholic 
        Church, E204 [15FE]
      Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, 
        E291 [1MR]
      Taunton, MA: anniversary of Agudath Achim and Jewish Community 
        House, E919 [31MY]
      Taylor, PA: anniversary of St. George's Carpatho-Russian 
        Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, E325 [7MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
      Toledo, OH: tribute to Heroes of Compassion honorees, E995 [6JN]
      Vienna, VA: anniversary of Marah Christian Counseling Center, 
        E360 [9MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: prohibit funding for religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices, H2736 
        [16MY]
      Virginia Beach, VA: anniversary of Congregation Beth Chaverim, 
        E1194 [29JN]
      West Monroe, LA: anniversary of Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 
        E1318 [25JY]
      Williams-Skinner, Barbara: Presidential Champion of Change award 
        recipient, E1060 [18JN]
      Wilmette, IL: anniversary of Baha'i House of Worship, E665 
        [26AP]
      Women: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (H. 
        Res. 689), H4161 [28JN], H4709 [10JY]
      Woonsocket, RI: request to remove religious symbols from 
        Woonsocket Fire Dept., memorial and website, H2192 [26AP]
      WVOW-Radio (Logan, WV): anniversary, E1490 [12SE]
      WXRT-Radio (Chicago, IL): anniversary, H119 [24JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), S5106 
        [18JY]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), S5105, S5154-S5167 
        [18JY], S5203 [19JY]
      ------provide certain requirements for the placement of 
        monuments (H.R. 1627), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 
        55), S5824 [1AU]
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        S5965 [2AU]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools, S37 [23JA]
      ------recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools (S. Res. 364), S222 [31JA]
      Cleveland Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, S6532 
        [20SE]
      Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious 
        Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South 
        Central Asia (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (S. Res. 557), S6472 [19SE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 448), S6676, S6679 [21SE]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S3636 [24MY], S6007 [2AU], 
        S6334 [13SE]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (S. Res. 80), S2276 [29MR]
      ------conviction and release of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge 
        of apostasy, S6619 [21SE]
      Jackson, MI: anniversary of Temple Beth Israel, S2540 [19AP]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, S3626 [24MY]
      Leonardtown, MD: anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic 
        Church, S3171 [15MY]
      Luter, Fred, Jr.: tribute to election as the first African-
        American President of the Southern Baptist Convention, S4769 
        [29JN]
      Obama, President: address made at the congressional National 
        Prayer Breakfast, S316 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of administration, S880-S882 [17FE]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        S6480 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1077-S1082 [28FE], S1104-S1110, S1112, 
        S1113, S1115-S1129, S1132-S1139, S1141, S1156 [29FE], S1159-
        S1173 [1MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]
      Plymouth, NC: anniversary of Grace Episcopal Church, S2029 
        [26MR]
      Portland, OR: anniversary of First African Methodist Episcopal 
        Zion Church, S2164 [28MR]
      Reno, NV: anniversary of the Temple Sinai, S2386 [17AP]
      Roman, Agustin: tribute (S. Res. 443), S2886 [26AP]
      Scranton, PA: anniversary of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 
        S1144 [29FE]
      Taxation: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (S. 
        3532), S6272 [12SE]
      Tekakwitha, Kateri: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR], S2652 [24AP]
  Reports filed
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
      Condemn Iran for Continued Persecution, Imprisonment, and 
        Sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the Charge of Apostasy: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 385), S4366 
        [20JN]
      Condemn Persecution of Baha'is and Continued Violation of 
        International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for 
        Violations, Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 80), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Statements
      Congregation Beth Chaverim, Virginia Beach, VA, Anniversary: 
        Israel Zoberman, E1194 [29JN]
      Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Vietnamese Embassy in the U.S., 
        H5840-H5842 [11SE]
  Tables
      Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1627, Honoring America's Veterans 
        and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act, S5166 [18JY]
  Testimonies
      American Muslim Response to Hearings on Radicalization Within 
        Their Community: Qanta A.A. Ahmed, E1255-E1258 [17JY]
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 556, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, H1087 [29FE]
      H. Res. 775, condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5973 [13SE]
      H.R. 290, War Memorial Protection Act, H132 [24JA]
      H.R. 1627, Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp 
        Lejeune Families Act, H5416-H5428 [31JY]
      S. 3245, EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program permanent reauthorization, 
        S3636 [24MY], H5814 [11SE]
      S. 3532, Church Plan Clarification Act, S6272 [12SE]
      S. Con. Res. 55, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1627, Honoring 
        America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act, 
        S5824, S5884 [1AU], H5552 [1AU]
      S. Res. 80, condemn Iran's persecution of Baha'is and continued 
        violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 
        impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of 
        religious prisoners, S2276 [29MR]
      S. Res. 356, support people of Tibet, call on China to allow 
        free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and 
        congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic 
        elections, S166 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR]
      S. Res. 364, recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools, S215, S224 [31JA]
      S. Res. 385, condemn Iran for continued persecution, 
        imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the 
        charge of apostasy, S1205 [1MR]
      S. Res. 392, end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties in Turkey, 
        S1543 [8MR]
      S. Res. 443, tribute to Agustin Roman, S2832, S2887 [26AP]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc., anniversary, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc. anniversary, S6676 [21SE]
      S. Res. 505, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Benjamin A. Gilman 
        recipients of the World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient, S4638 [26JN]
      S. Res. 515, honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters, 
        S4727 [28JN]
      S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the 
        restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally 
        confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other 
        countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]
      S. Res. 518, tribute to election of Fred Luter, Jr., as the 
        first African-American President of the Southern Baptist 
        Convention, S4777 [29JN]
      S. Res. 557, tribute to Lodi G. Gyari, S6345 [13SE], S6472 
        [19SE]
  Transcripts
      National Prayer Breakfast, S1922-S1928 [21MR]




RELIGIOUS ACTION CENTER FOR REFORM JUDAISM

  Statements
      Economic Justice, E101 [31JA]




RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE]




RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TAX REPEAL ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]




REMINGTON, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Suffield, CT: tribute to Suffield Foundation for Excellent 
        Schools Hall of Honor inductees, E1010 [7JN]




REMO, ANDY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1156 [29FE]




REMOVE UNNECESSARY ROADBLOCKS TO LOCAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROJECTS 
    ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6387), H5922 [12SE]




REMOVING BARRIERS TO COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]




RENACCI, JAMES B. (a Representative from Ohio)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H220 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H694 [9FE]
      Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the 
        labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and 
        federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H5526 
        [31JY]
      Credit: create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H5202 [24JY]
      ------improve definitions of points and fees in connection with 
        a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H2716 [15MY]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1498 [21MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 
        1612), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5766 [10SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting 
        requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to 
        nonresident aliens (see H.R. 2568), H1915 [17AP]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide construction, architectural, and engineering 
        entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence 
        when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to 
        a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 1145), H3177 [29MY]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H3808 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2072 [24AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4064 [26JN]
      Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited 
        consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the 
        Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of 
        Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H4828 [11JY]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4828 [11JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H2329 [7MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1306 [8MR]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H5860 [11SE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Res. 271), H2570 [9MY]
      Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 1736), H3267 [30MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Palestinians: restrict funds for the Palestinian Authority (see 
        H.R. 2457), H2447 [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 [8FE]
      Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2970), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H5860 [11SE]
      ------exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see 
        H.R. 1533), H376 [1FE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H187 [27JA]
      ------extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include 
        insulated siding (see H.R. 6226), H5327 [26JY]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2813 [16MY]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6111), 
        H4862 [12JY] (see H.R. 6361), H5764 [10SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal 
        protection clause to extend particular consideration to 
        members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to 
        exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5766 [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive 
        consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by 
        public utility companies (see H.R. 6363), H5764 [10SE]
      Financial institutions: preserve privilege of information 
        provided to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 6125), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1016 [28FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive 
        consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies by 
        public utility companies (H.R. 6363), H5765 [10SE]
      Financial institutions: preserve privilege of information 
        provided to Federal and State agencies (H.R. 6125), H4864 
        [12JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 4104), H1017 [28FE]
  Letters
      Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: Representative 
        Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5618 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5618 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H359 [1FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 4104), H5616, H5617, H5618 [1AU]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3872 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3872 [20JN]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3596 [7JN]
      Unemployment: require all money withdrawn from States' 
        unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of 
        unemployment compensation, H359 [1FE]
      Votes: position on missed, E228 [17FE], E1404, 
        E1412, E1422 [3AU]




RENAULT, MAUREEN

  Remarks in House
      LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for 
        Community Caregivers Award recipients, E1726 [26OC]




RENDA (vessel)

  Remarks in Senate
      Nome, AK: tribute to Russian flagged tanker for ensuring the 
        transfer of fuel for refueling station, S112 [26JA]




RENDELL, ED

  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations, E473 [28MR]
  Letters
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects, H2102 [25AP]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Treasury: investigation into fees collected by Ed 
        Rendell for speeches supporting removal of People's Mojahedin 
        Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from Dept. of State list of 
        foreign terrorist organizations, E472 [28MR]




RENDER, KALE R.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242 [27FE]




RENEWABLE ENERGY

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6649, S6651 [21SE]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2034, S2035 [26MR], S2055, S2093, 
        S2094, S2095, S2100, S2101, S2102, S2103, S2104, S2105, S2110 
        [27MR], S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2179, S2180, S2181, S2182 
        [28MR]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3641, S3657 [24MY]
  Articles and editorials
      China's Solyndra Economy, H6015 [14SE]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
      Puff, the Magic Drag on the Economy--Time To Let the Pernicious 
        Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Blow Away, S6530 [20SE]
      Republicans Blow With the Wind--Another Industry Wants To Keep 
        Its Taxpayer Subsidies, S1453 [7MR]
      Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, S670 [15FE]
      Turbines in the Backyard--The Sound and the Strobes, S669 [15FE]
      Weatherization Assistance Is Effective Investment, E1184 [29JN]
      Why the Wind Industry Is Full Hot Air and Costing You Big Bucks, 
        S669 [15FE]
      Wind Farms Multiply, Fueling Clashes With Nearby Residents, S670 
        [15FE]
      Wind Power Faces Taxing Headwind, S5055 [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Brazil: authorize negotiations to eliminate tariffs and trade 
        barriers to U.S. ethanol exports (see H.R. 4621), H2123 [25AP]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (see H.R. 5625), H2443 [8MY]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4603 [28JN]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (see H.R. 4850), H2204 [26AP]
      ------allow for innovations and alternative technologies that 
        meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make 
        technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (see 
        H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see S. 2270), 
        S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 
        2346), S2730 [25AP] (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (see S. 2225), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 5825), H3103 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      ------establish a grant program for State and local governments 
        to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 4622), H2123 [25AP]
      ------establish the Office of Federal Energy Production (see S. 
        3404), S5211 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see 
        H.R. 4381), H1976 [18AP]
      EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H26 [17JA]
      ------establish certification system for the validity of credits 
        to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444), 
        H6230 [20SE]
      ------partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (see S. 3428), S5304 [24JY]
      ------require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (see H.R. 6545), H6276 [21SE]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      ------recognize as the most abundant source of clean, renewable 
        energy and should be fully utilized in pursuit of energy 
        independence and affordable energy (see H. Res. 579), H1305 
        [8MR]
      National security: promote civil defense and power generation 
        (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]
      NOAA: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1790 [19MR]
      ------enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on Energy 
        Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment of clean 
        energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      Public lands: promote development of renewable energy (see H.R. 
        5991), H3974 [21JN] (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY] (see H.R. 
        6503), H6274 [21SE]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (see 
        H.R. 5967), H3806 [19JN]
      SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business 
        concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 
        4185), H1304 [8MR]
      Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable 
        energy projects in developing countries (see H.R. 3888), H440 
        [2FE]
      Tariff: wind turbine generator power panels (see S. 2952), S2967 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 5494), H2319 [7MY]
      ------wind turbine generator switchgear assemblies and panel 
        boards (see S. 2961), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5495), H2319 [7MY]
      Taxation: clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not 
        constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable 
        electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S1147 [29FE]
      ------deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing duties 
        in the determination of the basis of any energy tax credit 
        property (see S. 3610), S6625 [21SE]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles 
        (see S. 2161), S1422 [6MR]
      ------extend authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund and 
        provide revenues for highway programs (see S. 2132), S1049 
        [27FE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1734 [15MR]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        H.R. 6437), H6150 [19SE]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (see S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-
        related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and 
        increase investment credit for more efficient fuel cells (see 
        S. 3531), S6270 [12SE] (see H.R. 6384), H5922 [12SE]
      ------increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 4108), H1099 [29FE]
      ------increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (see H.R. 6323), H5706 [2AU]
      ------make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy 
        credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance 
        qualified biogas property (see H.R. 6212), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H1016 [28FE]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------require the use of domestic property to be eligible for 
        certain tax incentives for solar energy (see S. 3183), S3174 
        [15MY]
  Cloture motions
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
  Factsheets
      Average American Wind Farm, S676 [15FE]
  Letters
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
      ------Representative McMorris Rodgers, H4668 [9JY]
      Wind power production tax credit extension: Colorado 
        congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------Iowa congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------several businesses, S6400 [19SE]
  Motions
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1984 [22MR], S2055 [27MR]
  Remarks in House
      America's Natural Gas Alliance: report contesting EPA study on 
        greenhouse gas emissions and natural gas development, H3812 
        [20JN]
      Auburn, WA: Camelot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E1092 [20JN]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]
      ------require total domestic content in green technologies 
        purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and 
        property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits 
        (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], 
        H5193 [24JY]
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (H.R. 5625), H3985, H3986 [26JN]
      Chicago, IL: Academy for Global Citizenship recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E914 [31MY]
      Climate: impact of global warming on national security, H2451 
        [9MY]
      Coastal zones: facilitate development of offshore wind energy 
        resources, H3920, H3921 [21JN]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, H3814 [20JN]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), H3984, H3985 [26JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (H.R. 5873), H3365 [1JN]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify that direct use solar energy is 
        considered a renewable energy source, H3093 [17MY]
      ------Energy Conservation Investment Program funding, H3320, 
        H3321 [31MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5036, H5050, H5051 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H5057 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program, H3744 [19JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, 
        H3353 [31MY], H3378-H3383 [1JN], H3458 [5JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding 
        through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development 
        Program funding, H3383 [1JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program vehicle 
        technologies funding, H3383, H3384 [1JN]
      ------Office of Science funding through reductions in Energy 
        Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3379 [1JN]
      ------prohibit Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding 
        to reimburse grant recipients for advertising, marketing, or 
        captial formation expenses, H3474 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for certain Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy Program international activities, H3461 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for media campaign to promote alternative 
        green technologies, H3473 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H3465 [5JN]
      ------renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, H3454, 
        H3471 [5JN]
      ------U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center funding, H3464, 
        H3465 [5JN]
      ------Weatherization Assistance Program funding, E1183 [29JN]
      ------wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other renewable 
        energy development funding, H3355, H3356 [31MY]
      ------Wind Powering America Initiative funding, H3493, H3494 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt from certain requirements on 
        the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, 
        H3886, H3887 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Energy Conservation Policy 
        Act energy management requirements funding, H3326 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: include in Quadrennial 
        Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best 
        estimate of expected increase in production of renewable 
        energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H3925 [21JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: exempt 
        from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition 
        of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: World Affairs Council of 
        St. Louis International Humanitarian of the Year Award 
        recipient, E987 [6JN]
      Economy: promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      Energy and water development: exempt from certain requirements 
        on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, 
        H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      EPA: green initiative grants for energy production research, 
        H2252 [27AP]
      Foreign aid: green energy development grants, H4162 [28JN]
      George Mason University: tribute to green and sustainable 
        initiatives, E649 [25AP]
      Government regulations: establish a Federal renewable energy 
        standard, H3819, H3884 [20JN]
      ------streamline Federal review to facilitate projects, H823-
        H825 [16FE]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), H5650 [2AU]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 5892), H4666-H4672 [9JY]
      Israel: nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance funding, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      Navy: tribute to development of clean energy sources, H1277 
        [8MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H3815 [20JN]
      Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy 
        independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition 
        to a clean energy economy, H3399 [1JN]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), H1629 [27MR]
      ------national energy policy, H130 [24JA], H174-H177 [25JA], 
        H215 [31JA], H362, H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 
        [9FE], H951, H957, H958 [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 
        [29FE], H1156 [6MR], H1220, H1222 [7MR], H1297 [8MR], H2058, 
        H2059 [24AP], H2194-H2197 [26AP], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], 
        H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      ------promote domestic development and deployment of clean 
        energy technologies (H.R. 6275), E1424 [3AU]
      ------promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under 
        existing geothermal leases, H828-H830 [16FE]
      ------renewable energy funding through reductions in fossil fuel 
        subsidies, H5193 [24JY]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, 
        H6241, H6242 [21SE]
      Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable energy standard, 
        H3819, H3884 [20JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6050 [14SE]
      Rockport, ME: tribute to Camden Hills Regional High School 
        Windplanners student group for installing a wind turbine on 
        campus, E862 [18MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), H5649 [2AU]
      Sonoma State University: anniversary of Environmental Technology 
        Center, E534 [16AP]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources, H5168, H5169 [24JY], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H1007 [28FE], H5870, H5871, 
        H5872 [12SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H4660 [9JY], 
        H5870, H5871, H5872 [12SE], H6022, H6023 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], 
        E1208 [9JY]
      ------increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (H.R. 4108), H1116 [1MR]
      ------increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (H.R. 6323), E1427 [3AU]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (H.R. 3238), H778 
        [15FE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from wind, H1007 [28FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H557 
        [7FE], H1006 [28FE], H1928, H1929 [18AP], H2232, H2233, H2235, 
        H2252 [27AP], H2605 [10MY], H3959 [21JN], E721 [8MY]
      Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition 
        so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. 
        (H.R. 1687), H3465 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: economic impact of ethanol production, S5828 [1AU], 
        S6326 [13SE]
      Climate: impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, S4380 [21JN]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6661 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Biomass Crop Assistance Program funding, 
        S4173 [14JN]
      ------biomass research and development funding, S4172 [14JN]
      ------Community Wood Energy Program biomass cooperatives grant 
        funding, S4353 [20JN]
      ------improve energy programs, S4396 [21JN]
      ------prohibit any entity receiving a business and industry 
        direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project from 
        receiving any other Federal benefit, assistance, or incentive 
        for the project, S4275 [19JN]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (S. 2225), S2002 [22MR]
      ------repeal Biorefinery Assistance Program, S4348 [20JN]
      ------Rural Energy for America Program funding, S4170 [14JN]
      ------value-added grant program funding, S4267 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: clean energy technologies initiatives funding, 
        S3266, S3269 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding, S3760 [6JN], S5722 [31JY]
      ------create a market-oriented standard for clean electric 
        energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]
      EPA: partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
        inventories are low (S. 3428), S5306 [24JY], S5967 [2AU], 
        S6326 [13SE]
      Eximbank: prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      House of Representatives: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in House parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (H.R. 1402), S6007 [2AU]
      Hydroelectric power: encourage research and development of 
        hydropower technologies, S3126 [14MY]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to East Bay Municipal Utility District for 
        renewable energy project, S2236 [29MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1814 [19MR], S1817, S1837 [20MR], 
        S2055, S2061, S2070, S2071 [27MR], S2116, S2120-S2131, S2134-
        S2148, S2154-S2157 [28MR], S2187-S2190, S2192-S2202, S2207, 
        S2216 [29MR], S2521 [19AP]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1984 [22MR], S2009, 
        S2010, S2018, S2023-S2028 [26MR], S2039, S2045-S2052 [27MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR], 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------facilitate planning, construction, and operation of a 
        secure national clean energy grid, S5839 [1AU]
      ------national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], 
        S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707-
        S1709 [15MR], S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2128, S2134, S2154-S2157 
        [28MR], S2192-S2197, S2216 [29MR], S4185 [14JN], S4659 [27JN]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (S. 2264), S2250 [29MR]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3657 [24MY]
      Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing 
        duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax 
        credit property (S. 3610), S6629 [21SE]
      ------encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, 
        S1561-S1564 [12MR], S1591, S1600 [13MR]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 
        [14MR]
      ------extend certain renewable fuel tax incentives, S487-S489 
        [9FE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (S. 2201), S1737 [15MR], S3934 [12JN], 
        S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4254 [19JN]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S668, S674-
        S679 [15FE], S831, S832 [16FE], S1452 [7MR], S2129 [28MR], 
        S3934 [12JN], S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4165 [14JN], S4254 [19JN], 
        S4380 [21JN], S4795-S4798 [10JY], S4841 [11JY], S4921 [12JY], 
        S5055, S5056 [17JY], S5098 [18JY], S5176 [19JY], S5421 [26JY], 
        S5712, S5721 [31JY], S5809, S5810 [1AU], S5924, S5925 [2AU], 
        S6078, S6101 [11SE], S6244 [12SE], S6292 [13SE], S6399 [19SE], 
        S6530 [20SE]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (S. 3275), S3841 [7JN]
      ------extend renewable energy production tax credit, S674-S678 
        [15FE]
      ------extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 
        [12MR], S1599 [13MR]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, S675 
        [15FE]
  Reports filed
      Battery Recharging Stations Establishment for Privately Owned 
        Vehicles in House of Representatives Parking Areas at No Net 
        Cost to Federal Government: Committee on House Administration 
        (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 112-625), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, 
        Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and 
        Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112-601), H4906 [17JY]
      Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112-146), S388 
        [7FE]
      Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 112-152), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
      Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112-129), S42 
        [23JA]
      Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112-530), H3706 [15JN]
      10 Million Solar Roofs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1108) (S. Rept. 112-144), S388 [7FE]
  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power: Doug Fredrickson, Blattner 
        Energy, Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Mark Ahlstrom, WindLogics Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Shanelle Montan, enXco, Inc., E1208 [9JY]
      ------Tim Maag, M.A. Mortenson Co., E1209 [9JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1402, battery recharging stations establishment for 
        privately owned vehicles in House of Representatives parking 
        areas at no net cost to Federal Government, H5650 [2AU]
      H.R. 4850, Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act, S6661-S6664 
        [21SE], H3984 [26JN]
      H.R. 5625, Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act, H3985 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 5892, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4666-H4668 
        [9JY]
      S. 739, battery recharging stations establishment for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, H5649 [2AU]
      S. 739, establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, S3657 [24MY]
      S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197-S1199 [1MR]
      S. 2225, Dept. of Agriculture Rural Energy for America Program 
        reauthorization and improvement, S2003 [22MR]
      S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act, S3842 [7JN]
      S. 3428, Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act, S5307 [24JY]




RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD FLEXIBILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3428), S5304 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3428), S5306 [24JY], S5967 [2AU], S6326 [13SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3428, provisions, S5307 [24JY]




RENFREW, MEGAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3862 [20JN]




RENO, NV

  Remarks in Senate
      Martins, Clarissa: American Association of Cancer Research 
        Thomas J. Bardos Award recipient, S5480 [26JY]
      Temple Sinai: anniversary, S2386 [17AP]




RENTON, WA

  Remarks in House
      Catch a Special Thrill (C.A.S.T.) for Kids Foundation: tribute, 
        E1517 [13SE]
      Nesby & Associates, Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Minority 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1525 [13SE]
      Renton Housing Authority: tribute to Sunset Area Community 
        Revitalization Program, E1651 [21SE]
      Talbot Hill Elementary School: inclusion in Parent & Child 
        (publication) ``Coolest Schools in America'' list and 
        Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 
        Designated Innovative Schools honoree, E1593 [21SE]
      Valley Medical Center: inclusion in U.S. News & World Report 
        (publication) ``Best Hospitals in the Puget Sound'' list, 
        E1640 [21SE]




RENY, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




REOPENING AMERICAN CAPITAL MARKETS TO EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, S1747, 
        S1754, S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], S1794, 
        S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, S1805, 
        S1806, S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, S1852, 
        S1853, S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, S1865, 
        S1868, S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, H1250, 
        H1251, H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, H1278, 
        H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 3606): consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 [6MR]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 [20MR], 
        S1884 [21MR]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3606), H906 [17FE], H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], 
        H1214, H1215, H1217, H1219, H1236-H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277-
        H1289 [8MR], H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], 
        E381 [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222-H1231 [7MR]
      ------corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
      ------motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586-H1593 [27MR], E517 
        [30MR], E536 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], 
        S1583-S1586 [13MR], S1667-S1671, S1673-S1675 [14MR], S1686-
        S1696, S1698-S1700, S1705, S1714-S1729 [15MR], S1764-S1768, 
        S1776-S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822-S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837-
        S1842 [20MR], S1875, S1877-S1879, S1883-S1890, S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957, S1963, S1966-S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229-
        S2231 [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474 [26JY]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S1568 [12MR], S1585 [13MR]
      Enact (S. 1933), S1455 [7MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), H1209 [6MR]
      Provisions: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) 
        (H. Rept. 112-406), H1133 [1MR], H1209 [6MR]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Enact (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]
  Statements
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 
        [22MR]
      Provisions: Executive Office of the President, H1237 [7MR]
  Summaries
      Provisions (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, provisions, H1222 [7MR]
      H.R. 3606, provisions, H1245-H1249 [7MR]




REPEAL BIG OIL TAX SUBSIDIES ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 2204), S2034, S2035 [26MR], S2055, S2093, S2094, 
        S2095, S2100, S2101, S2102, S2103, S2104, S2105, S2110 [27MR], 
        S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2179, S2180, S2181, S2182 [28MR]
  Articles and editorials
      U.K. Plans Oil Sector Tax Relief, S2052 [27MR]
      UK Offers New Tax Breaks for Remote Fields, S2051 [27MR]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------motion to proceed, S2028 [26MR]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 2204), S1984 [22MR], S2055 [27MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 2204), H1629 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S2142, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program and apply savings to 
        deficit reduction and highway bridge program, S2048 [27MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      ------establish onshore oil and gas production goals, repeal 
        production barriers, improve lease issuance, expedite judicial 
        review, report on public land revenues, and encourage oil 
        shale exploration, S2146 [28MR]
      ------extend certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, S2144 
        [28MR]
      ------prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, S2197 
        [29MR]
      ------require the offshore oil and gas leasing program to have a 
        domestic strategic production goal, S2141 [28MR]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development, S2145 [28MR]
      Ecology and environment: expedite environmental and judicial 
        review of projects subject to the National Environmental 
        Policy Act, S2144 [28MR]
      ------preempt regulation of, action relating to, or 
        consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal 
        policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Enact (S. 2204), S2055, S2061, S2070, S2071 [27MR], S2116, 
        S2120-S2131, S2134-S2148, S2154-S2157 [28MR], S2187-S2190, 
        S2192-S2202, S2207, S2216 [29MR], S2521 [19AP]
      ------motion to proceed, S1984, S1985 [22MR], S2009, S2010, 
        S2018, S2023-S2028 [26MR], S2039, S2045-S2052 [27MR]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR], S2145, S2146 
        [28MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to implement 
        rule to improve Federal permitting and review process of 
        infrastructure projects, S2144 [28MR]
      ------require use of existing environmental review documents to 
        expedite oil and gas permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2046, S2050 [27MR], S2132-
        S2135, S2137 [28MR]
      ------impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S2134, S2140 
        [28MR]
      Power resources: establish commission to analyze and report on 
        cumulative impacts of certain EPA rules and actions on 
        gasoline and diesel fuel prices, S2125 [28MR]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S2128 [28MR]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      Ships and vessels: allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to 
        be transported in non-U.S. built, owned or crewed vessels, 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      Taxation: reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2048 [27MR]




REPEAL OF OBAMACARE ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 6079): consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Enact (H.R. 6079): consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]
  E-mails
      Provisions: Aracely Rodriguez, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Bill Cea, H4797 [11JY]
      ------Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Emily Schlichting, H4798 [11JY]
      ------Jamal Lee, H4797 [11JY]
  Letters
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: 
        Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 
        [9JY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H4742 [10JY]
      Enact (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, 
        H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], H4778-
        H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-H4808, 
        H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], 
        E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-H4725 [10JY]
      ------motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]
      Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, 
        H4752 [10JY]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        H4747 [10JY]
      Medicare: reform, H4743, H4744 [10JY], H4799, H4811 [11JY]
      Members of Congress: require Members who repeal health care 
        benefits for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, 
        H4806, H4807 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of repeal on 
        enrollment of Members of Congress in the Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]
      ------impact of requirement for States to establish health 
        insurance exchanges, H4814, H4815 [11JY]
      ------impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H4749 [10JY], H4817 [11JY]
      ------impact on small business hiring, H4739 [10JY], H4818, 
        H4824 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4728, H4746, H4747, H4760 [10JY], 
        H4778, H4796, H4799, H4800 [11JY]
      ------repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H4745 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4739, H4740, 
        H4742 [10JY]
      Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      Women: health care for women, H4803 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, S4868, 
        S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on small 
        business hiring, S4868 [11JY]
  Reports
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family 
        Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust 
        (organization), H4712-H4715 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare 
        Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and 
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of 
        Trustees, H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H4772 [10JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, provisions, H4711 
        [10JY]
      H.R. 6079, provisions, H4725 [10JY]




REPEALING THE JOB-KILLING HEALTH CARE LAW ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]




REPORTING EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6189), H5290 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6189), H5796 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 6189), S6674 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6189) (H. 
        Rept. 112-648), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6189, provisions, H5796 [11SE]




REPRESENTATION FAIRNESS RESTORATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1843), S3270 [17MY]




REPUBLIC, MO

  Remarks in House
      Republic High School: tribute to girls' basketball team, E505 
        [29MR]




REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA DEMOCRACY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4258), H1570 [26MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4258), E440 [26MR], E1438 [3AU]




REPUBLICAN PARTY

  Articles and editorials
      Bench With Plenty of Room, S5927 [2AU]
      Case for Confirming District Court Judges, S6521 [20SE]
      Causey Is Hailed as Public Servant; Guthrie Aide Retiring at the 
        End of January, S255 [1FE]
      Congress Needs To Stop Judicial Partisan Games, S2150 [28MR]
      Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, S4707 
        [28JN]
      Crisis Mode--A Fair and Constitutional Option To Beat the 
        Filibuster Game, S1076 [28FE]
      Dems Wait by Phone for Obama, S3390 [22MY]
      Drill Baby Drill, Redux--Republicans' Tired Remedy for Rising 
        Gas Prices Won't Fix Anything, S1404 [6MR]
      Federal Courts in Arizona Face Crushing Caseload, S1983 [22MR]
      GOP Budget Doesn't Even Say the Word ``Veteran'', E425 [22MR]
      In Pennsylvania--the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation 
        Delays, S6034 [10SE]
      Justice Delayed as Judge Nominees Wait, S1589 [13MR]
      Let's Just Say It--The Republicans Are the Problem, S3020 [9MY]
      Lugar Proved `Bipartisanship' Serves Principles Well, S3274 
        [17MY]
      Norquist's Phantom Army, S5024 [16JY]
      1000 Days, S2307 [16AP]
      Reject the ``Thurmond Rule''--Senate Minority Leader Mitch 
        McConnell Invokes the Legacy of Strom Thurmond To Hold Up 
        Judicial Confirmations--It's Bad for Judges and Bad for 
        Justice, S5248 [23JY]
      Republicans Blow With the Wind--Another Industry Wants To Keep 
        Its Taxpayer Subsidies, S1453 [7MR]
      Ryan Plan Puts GOP in Long-Term Bind, H1655 [28MR]
      Schumer Schemes To Hit GOP, S1688 [15MR]
      Senate Republicans To Block Vote on Oklahoma Nominee for Federal 
        Appeals Court, S5643 [30JY]
      Senate Rule Changes Come With Risk, S3250 [17MY]
      Taking It to the Street, E1115-E1118 [21JN]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
      William Kayatta and the Needless Destruction of the Thurmond 
        Rule, S5248 [23JY]
      Would Repeal of Key Dodd-Frank Provision Really Save $22 
        Billion?, H2610 [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Committee on Financial Services (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 751), H5629 [1AU]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 5912), 
        H3660 [7JN]
  Eulogies
      Schwartz, Harvey L.: by Senator Shaheen, S3778 [6JN]
  Letters
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge: Jimmy 
        Goodman, ABA Oklahoma State Delegation, S5646 [30JY]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Senators 
        McConnell and Grassley, S5965 [2AU]
      ------several Senators, S1075 [28FE]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S5643 [30JY]
  Press releases
      More Than 300 Organizations Oppose House GOP VAWA Bill: 
        Representative Pelosi, H2771 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      African Americans: historical analysis of impact of Republican 
        Party on pursuit for equality, H796 [15FE]
      Budget: comparison between congressional and Obama 
        administration proposals, H5757 [10SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1652 [28MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hold 
        bipartisan public hearings with testimony from persons having 
        knowledge relative to operations transferring firearms to drug 
        cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
      ------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder 
        in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring 
        firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
      Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 
        751), H5538 [1AU]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE], 
        H3957 [21JN], H5663, H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU], H5773, H5775, 
        H5852, H5854, H5855, H5856 [11SE], H5865, H5867 [12SE], H5926, 
        H5934 [13SE], H6003, H6007, H6008, H6009, H6047-H6051 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6085, H6112 [19SE], H6162, H6163, H6164 [20SE], H6258-
        H6265 [21SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, H73 [18JA], H92 [23JA], 
        H461-H463 [3FE], H2459 [9MY], H3391 [1JN], H5925 [13SE]
      Cullman, AL: tribute to Cullman Area Teenage Republican Club, 
        E1450 [10SE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, E305 [1MR]
      Domestic policy: national agenda, H33, H42 [18JA], H121, H144 
        [24JA], H516 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H975, H977, H978 [28FE], 
        H1220, H1221 [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], H3692, H3693 
        [8JN], H4692 [10JY], H5533 [1AU], H5686, H5687, H5688, H5689 
        [2AU], H5752-H5754 [10SE], H6050 [14SE], H6235, H6258-H6265 
        [21SE], E15 [13JA]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H386 [2FE], H444, H445, 
        H460, H461 [3FE], H516 [7FE], H589, H590 [8FE], H975, H976 
        [28FE], H1220, H1221 [7MR], H2724 [16MY], H3984 [26JN]
      Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]
      Gingrich, Newt: campaign for nomination to be Republican Party 
        Presidential candidate and implementation of Republican Party 
        national agenda, H121 [24JA]
      House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H3794 [19JN], 
        H4071, H4120 [27JN], H4163 [28JN]
      ------legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues 
        based on political affiliation, H907 [17FE], H1814 [16AP], 
        E349 [8MR], E1206 [9JY]
      Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H162, H163, H170 
        [25JA]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        H5929 [13SE]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113-H6115 [19SE], E1616 
        [21SE]
      ------rates, H592 [8FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Budget: comparison between congressional and Obama 
        administration proposals, S6093-S6095 [11SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6039-S6042, S6044 [10SE]
      Coburn, Senator: apology to Senator Reid relative to 
        inappropriate remarks, S5652 [30JY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S823 [16FE], 
        S3812, S3873 [7JN], S4783 [9JY], S6476-S6488 [20SE], S6592-
        S6595 [21SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S13 [23JA], S52, S53 [24JA], 
        S148 [30JA], S177 [31JA], S1107-S1110 [29FE], S2945 [8MY], 
        S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3274 [17MY], S3814 [7JN], S4379 [21JN], 
        S4624 [26JN]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S6023, S6025 [10SE]
      Domestic policy: national agenda, S233 [1FE], S3669, S3671 
        [4JN], S3812-S3816 [7JN], S4109 [13JN], S6039 [10SE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S332 [6FE], S368 [7FE]
      Obama, President: State of the Union Message, S31-S33 [23JA], 
        S82 [26JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, S4842, S4843 
        [11JY]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6393, S6395, S6421 [19SE], S6497 [20SE], S6590 [21SE]
      Power resources: national energy policy, S6307 [13SE]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        Dept. of Energy nominees, S603-S605 [14FE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S19-
        S21 [23JA], S139 [30JA], S362-S364 [7FE], S418-S420 [9FE], 
        S554-S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S811-S813 
        [16FE], S1039, S1040 [27FE], S1065-S1068, S1073-S1077 [28FE], 
        S1191 [1MR], S1402, S1411 [6MR], S1559, S1570 [12MR], S1584-
        S1591, S1606-S1608 [13MR], S1639-S1646, S1658, S1659, S1664, 
        S1671, S1677 [14MR], S1711-S1714 [15MR], S1981-S1983 [22MR], 
        S2149-S2151 [28MR], S2305-S2307, S2311 [16AP], S2585 [23AP], 
        S2758 [26AP], S2907-S2913 [7MY], S3117-S3122 [14MY], S3140-
        S3142 [15MY], S3307, S3315 [21MY], S3674, S3675 [4JN], S3768-
        S3773 [6JN], S3878, S3887 [11JN], S4226-S4230 [18JN], S4438 
        [25JN], S4606-S4610 [26JN], S4800-S4803 [10JY], S5003-S5005 
        [16JY], S5245-S5247, S5250 [23JY], S5642-S5651 [30JY], S5927, 
        S5928, S5964 [2AU], S6033, S6036 [10SE], S6494, S6495, S6520 
        [20SE], S6609-S6611 [21SE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, 
        S2273 [29MR], S3250 [17MY]
      ------Senate use of filibuster to block nominations, S1645 
        [14MR], S3118 [14MY]
      Romney, Mitt: evaluation of environmental and climate policies, 
        S6307 [13SE]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S139 [30JA], S362-S364 [7FE], 
        S554-S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S1687 [15MR], 
        S3138, S3139 [15MY], S3181, S3222 [16MY], S3295 [21MY], S3825-
        S3827 [7JN], S4187 [14JN], S4226-S4230 [18JN], S4794 [10JY], 
        S5094-S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5250, S5251 [23JY], S5653 [30JY], 
        S6260 [12SE], S6290 [13SE], S6482-S6488, S6494, S6495, S6520 
        [20SE], S6559-S6562 [21SE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR], S4407 [21JN]
      ------legislative priorities, S4434 [25JN], S5845 [1AU]
      ------legislative process, S3248-S3250 [17MY], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4627 [26JN], S5094-S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5240 [23JY], S6330-
        S6332 [13SE], S6419-S6421 [19SE], S6482-S6488, S6515 [20SE], 
        S6559-S6562 [21SE]
      Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
      Women: health care for women, S1497-S1499 [8MR]
  Reports
      Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President 
        Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses: Barry J. 
        McMillion, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), S3772 
        [6JN]
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of 
        Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546), 
        H3981 [25JN]
  Statements
      Indiana Senate Race and the Direction of American Politics and 
        the Republican Party: Senator Lugar, S3055 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 751, majority party appointments to committees of the 
        House, H5538 [1AU]
      H.R. 5912, prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, H6113 [19SE]




REPUBLICANMAINSTREET.ORG (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, H2480 [9MY]




RESEARCH  related term(s) Science
  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 
        [19MR], H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H404, H405, H406, H407, H408, H411, 
        H412 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H393 
        [2FE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6017, H6018, H6019 
        [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, 
        H774, H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, 
        H823, H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 
        [15FE]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S221, S222 [31JA]
  Analyses
      Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Press Release Regarding 
        Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention, H2607-H2609 [10MY]
  Articles and editorials
      China's Solyndra Economy, H6015 [14SE]
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic, S5638 [30JY]
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      Evelyn H. Lauder, Chairman of Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 
        75, S321 [2FE]
      Green `Drivel' Exposed--The Godfather of Global Warming Lowers 
        the Boom on Climate Change Hysteria, H4650 [29JN]
      Highlands Center for Autism, S2597 [23AP]
      Study Predicts 42 Percent of Americans Will Be Obese in 2030, 
        S2948 [8MY]
      University of Illinois' James Coleman Elected to National 
        Academy of Engineering, E231 [17FE]
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see S. 2214), S1847 
        [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 587), H1390 [19MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 
        [24MY] (see H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 
        528), S5304 [24JY]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR] (see S. 
        3613), S6625 [21SE]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (see H. Res. 534), H373 
        [1FE]
      Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: terminate (see H.R. 
        6321), H5706 [2AU]
      Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish 
        (see S. 3568), S6454 [19SE]
      Colleges and universities: provide students with information 
        from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Program and 
        Occupational Outlook Handbook (see H.R. 6458), H6231 [20SE]
      Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish 
        (see H.R. 6505), H6274 [21SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see 
        S. 2102), S567 [13FE]
      Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 576), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 797), H6232 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants to enhance the most 
        effective freezing methods to improve access to affordable and 
        locally produced specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see S. 3227), S3516 [23MY]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a research program under the 
        Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to discover 
        a cure for HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 6187), H5290 [25JY]
      ------require an independent study and report on simulated 
        tactical flight training in a sustained gravity environment 
        (see S. 3554), S6453 [19SE]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify provision of civil penalties for 
        Federal officials who issue loan guarantees in violation of 
        policies of the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 5863), H3266 [30MY]
      ------consider water intensity in energy research, development, 
        and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, 
        reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water 
        resources (see H.R. 5827), H3161 [18MY]
      ------improve high-end computing research and development 
        program (see S. 3459), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6454), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (see H. Res. 779), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see S. 3461), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE] 
        (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
      ------grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in 
        therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (see 
        H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      ------provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia 
        (see S. 3396), S5133 [18JY]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see S. 3345), 
        S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]
      ------reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes 
        and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]
      ------repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
        comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility (see H.R. 5843), H3162 [18MY]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (see H.R. 6189), H5290 [25JY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 
        [24MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize projects and conduct research 
        on water resources in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and 
        establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (see H.R. 
        5927), H3660 [7JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 
        [14FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize surface transportation 
        research, technology, training, intelligent transportation, 
        and university transportation programs, and Bureau of 
        Transportation Statistics (see H.R. 3833), H186 [27JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women 
        veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health 
        of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain 
        veterans (see S. 3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 
        [21SE]
      ------make supplemental appropriations for medical and 
        prosthetic research (see H.R. 6071), H4655 [29JN]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
        study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces 
        members and veterans (see H.R. 4869), H2204 [26AP]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers (see S. 3560, 3566), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide research and education on triple-negative breast 
        cancer (see H.R. 6417), H6060 [14SE]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      ------support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and 
        encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 
        796), H6232 [20SE]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP] (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 
        493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 [26JY] (see H. 
        Res. 753), H5629 [1AU]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications 
        and public participation (see H.R. 6564), H6297 [28SE]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 
        [17AP]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 
        5334), H2316 [7MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see S. 2281), S2243 [29MR] 
        (see H.R. 4156), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see S. 2096), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 4004), H692 [9FE]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR] (see H.R. 
        4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 
        2274), S2242 [29MR]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
      Government regulations: eliminate requirements for duplicative 
        clinical testing of new drugs, vaccines, biological products, 
        or medical devices if inconsistent with relevant ethical norms 
        (see S. 3506), S5977 [2AU]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H5077 [19JY]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal 
        immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, 
        and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 713), H4604 [28JN] (see H. 
        Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (see H.R. 6122), H4863 [12JY]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5987), H3974 [21JN]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Medicaid: increase price transparency of hospital information 
        and provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]
      Medicare: create incentives for innovative diagnostics by 
        improving process for determining payment rates for new tests 
        (see H.R. 6446), H6230 [20SE]
      ------improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (see 
        S. 2163), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 6011), H3975 [21JN]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see S. 2097), S494 
        [9FE]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      Mental health: issue a semipostal stamp for research and 
        demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders 
        (see S. 2472), S2823 [26AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S3977 [12JN]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR] (see H. Res. 560), H944 [17FE]
      NASA: convey excess property at the Kennedy Space Center to a 
        State or political subdivision, municipality, or 
        instrumentality of a State for development of and operation of 
        a spaceport (see H.R. 6540), H6276 [21SE]
      ------preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 548), 
        H802 [15FE]
      National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4299 [19JN]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3042 
        [9MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5525 [31JY]
      ------support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. 
        Res. 468), S3329 [21MY]
      National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        563), S6454 [19SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU] (see H. Res. 787), H6068 [18SE]
      National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 722), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (see H.R. 5826), H3161 [18MY]
      NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting 
        requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 5283), H2273 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 6272), H5704 [2AU]
      ------establish a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (see 
        H.R. 4138), H1153 [5MR]
      ------establish Skin Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 5716), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 2321), S2545 [19AP]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      ------establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      ------establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage 
        coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to 
        ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and 
        integrity of scientific information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 
        [18JN]
      ------tribute to establishment of Federal interagency 
        neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S2243 
        [29MR] (see H. Res. 642), H2274 [27AP]
      Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see 
        H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 411), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        495), S4238 [18JN]
      Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel 
        production (see S. 3080), S3084 [10MY]
      ------enable Dept. of Energy and a Commission on Energy 
        Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity to study, 
        recommend, and implement incentive packages to increase 
        domestic refining capacity (see H.R. 6314), H5705 [2AU]
      Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 383), S1147 [29FE]
      Research Corp. for Science Advancement: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        550), H802 [15FE]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see S. 3378), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6106), H4862 [12JY]
      Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 521), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 526), 
        S5304 [24JY] (see H. Res. 800), H6232 [20SE]
      Tariff: placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASKP1240 (see H.R. 5364), H2317 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASP0777 (see H.R. 5358), H2317 [7MY]
      ------placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug 
        ASP2408 (see H.R. 5357), H2317 [7MY]
      Taxation: extend, expand, and improve the qualifying therapeutic 
        discovery project credit (see S. 3232), S3516 [23MY]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------make permanent and increase credit for increasing research 
        activities and increase domestic production activities 
        deduction for property for which research and development 
        occurred in the U.S. (see S. 3307), S4238 [18JN]
      ------make the research credit permanent, increase for 
        businesses manufacturing in the U.S., and make refundable for 
        small businesses (see H.R. 6329), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide exception from passive loss rules for investments 
        in high technology research small business pass-thru entities 
        (see S. 3595), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6559), H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        S. 3460), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6319), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      University of New Mexico: establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
        (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) Center (see 
        S. 2082), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4008), H692 [9FE]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S614 [14FE]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
  Factsheets
      Race/Ethnicity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, H3066 [17MY]
      Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, H3065 [17MY]
  Letters
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on 
        Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding: several organizations, H3454 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: A. Barry 
        Rand, AARP, H2616 [10MY]
      ------Joseph A. Antolin, Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., 
        S842 [16FE]
      ------Judy Sherman and Emily J. Holubowich, Coalition for Health 
        Funding, S840 [16FE]
      ------Margo G. Wootan, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S841 [16FE]
      ------Miriam A. Alexander, American College of Preventive 
        Medicine, S840 [16FE]
      ------Nancy A. Brown, American Heart Association, S841 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), 
        H2618 [10MY]
      ------Katherine Beh Nees, Easter Seals, Inc., H2615 [10MY]
      ------National Foster Care Coalition, H2617 [10MY]
      ------several religious organizations, H2615 [10MY]
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
      Forum on tick-borne diseases: Representative Gibson, H3394 [1JN]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
      ------Representative McMorris Rodgers, H4668 [9JY]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, 
        American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, H2241 
        [27AP]
      ------Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        H2241 [27AP]
      ------Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242 
        [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239 
        [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health 
        Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County 
        and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      No More Solyndras Act: Representative Hall, Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6008 [14SE]
      Position of James Lovelock on global warming: Gordon J. Fulks, 
        H4650 [29JN]
      Spending Reductions Through Innovations in Therapies Agenda 
        (SPRINT) Act: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
      Triple-negative breast cancer research funding: Betty Sommer, 
        Causes for a Cure (organization), H3065 [17MY]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public 
        Health Fund, H2247-H2250 [27AP]
      Speakers at forum on tick-borne diseases, H3394 [1JN]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
  Motions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1418 
        [20MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H417 [2FE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]
  Press releases
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
      President's Budget Presents Dangerous, Costly Setback to Obesity 
        Epidemic, Campaign Warns: Campaign To End Obesity Action Fund 
        (organization), S841 [16FE]
  Proclamations
      Crystal Brockington and Johnathan Davis Day: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1193 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Accomack County, VA: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to 
        NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or 
        foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1411-H1419 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 
        587), H1405-H1410 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), motion to recommit, H1418 
        [20MR]
      ------require appraisal and payment of fair market value for a 
        parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      ------require independent appraisal of public land parcel next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed 
        restriction, H1416, H1417 [20MR]
      Aeras (nonprofit organization): tribute to tuberculosis vaccine 
        research, E429 [22MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      Air Force: research, development, test, and evaluation programs 
        funding through reductions in operations and maintenance, 
        H4956 [18JY]
      Alcatel-Lucent Corp.: tribute to Bell Labs, E1220 [10JY]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1606, E1618, E1621, E1636, 
        E1640, E1642 [21SE]
      Atlanta, GA: tribute to Georgia Aquarium, E1583 [21SE]
      Aurora, CO: opening of Colorado Biobusiness Accelerator, E1611 
        [21SE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H5025 [19JY]
      California: ensure compliance with State laws and require use of 
        best available science relative to certain water-related 
        concerns, H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      CBO: establish website which features a calculator to allow 
        taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate 
        of projected contribution to or receipt from major 
        legislation, H411 [2FE]
      ------include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone 
        areas, H408-H410 [2FE]
      ------include interest rates among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407 [2FE]
      ------lower budgetary impact threshold to require a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H411, 
        H412 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H396-H419, H428 [2FE], E135 [3FE], 
        E175 [9FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H387-
        H395 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), motion to recommit, H417 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits and trust 
        funds, H417 [2FE]
      Chaminade University: tribute to Leadership Alliance membership, 
        E1331 [25JY]
      Clermont, KY: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest inclusion 
        in Yahoo! Travel ``America's Prettiest Parks'' list, E1576 
        [20SE]
      Colleges and universities: impact of Government regulations on 
        research, H5205 [25JY]
      Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2215-H2222 [27AP]
      Congressional Research Service: funding, H3677-H3679 [8JN]
      Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: tribute, H1291 [8MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service, E815 [16MY]
      Dept. of Defense: breast cancer research funding, H3030 [17MY]
      ------Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H4954, H4955 
        [18JY]
      ------health care research funding through reductions in Navy 
        cruiser shipbuilding funding, H4962, H4963 [18JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding, H4959 
        [18JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding for 
        perchlorate contamination cleanup through reductions in 
        operations and maintenance funding, H4971 [18JY], H5042 [19JY]
      ------Spinal Cord Injury Research Program funding, H4957 [18JY]
      ------triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H3064 
        [17MY]
      ------vision and eye injury research programs funding, H4958, 
        H4959 [18JY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding, H3353 [31MY]
      ------Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through 
        reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding, H3410-H3412 [5JN], E993 [6JN]
      ------Batteries and Electric Drive Technology Program funding, 
        H3493 [6JN]
      ------clarify certain findings from Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative technology 
        loan guarantee program, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
      ------consider water intensity in energy research, development, 
        and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, 
        reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water 
        resources (H.R. 5827), E853 [18MY]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program vehicle 
        technologies funding, H3383, H3384 [1JN]
      ------ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee program is 
        able to continue to accept applications for new loan 
        guarantees, H6016, H6019-H6022 [14SE]
      ------Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding, 
        H3412, H3413 [5JN]
      ------Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, 
        H3452-H3454 [5JN]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------National Ignition Facility continued support of nuclear 
        weapons stockpile, inertial fusion energy development, and 
        basic science research funding, H3354 [31MY]
      ------nuclear energy research and development programs funding, 
        H3410 [5JN]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H5930, H5932 [13SE], H6004-H6024, 
        H6049 [14SE], E1549 [18SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5934-
        H5939 [13SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022, H6023 
        [14SE]
      ------prohibit Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding 
        to reimburse grant recipients for advertising, marketing, or 
        captial formation expenses, H3474 [5JN]
      ------prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      ------require consultation and input of National Energy 
        Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, H3898 
        [20JN]
      ------wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other renewable 
        energy development funding, H3355, H3356 [31MY]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 
        6163), H6138-H6140 [19SE]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (H.R. 
        2557), E1303 [24JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (H.R. 733), H6144-H6147 [19SE], E1612 [21SE], E1684 [5OC]
      ------establish the American Center for Cures, H4069 [27JN]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2229-H2250, 
        H2252 [27AP], H2335 [8MY], H2602, H2604, H2606-H2609 [10MY], 
        H2825 [17MY], H3736 [19JN], H3960 [21JN], E705 [7MY], E721 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility (H.R. 5843), H4014, H4015 
        [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559-H3561 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: Office of Policy Development and Research funding, 
        H4097-H4099 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funding, H2707 [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through 
        reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423, H2424 
        [8MY]
      ------eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded 
        programs under the Office of Justice Programs (H.R. 6189), 
        H5796 [11SE]
      ------John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program funding 
        through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade Program funding, 
        H2496-H2498 [9MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), H5207 
        [25JY]
      ------Regional Information Sharing Systems Program funding 
        through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize projects and conduct research 
        on water resources in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and 
        establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (H.R. 5927), 
        E1011 [7JN]
      ------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore 
        oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism 
        industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      ------development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale 
        technology research and development funding, H3355 [31MY]
      ------oil shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3413, H3414 [5JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H752-H787 [15FE], H810, H820-H834, 
        H880-H886 [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, 
        E233 [17FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-
        H744, H746-H750 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884-H886 [16FE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: repeal the Office of Financial Research, 
        H2603 [10MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: distracted driving prevention and 
        research funding through reductions in financial management 
        funding, H4035, H4036 [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical and prosthetic research 
        funding through reductions in Dept. of Defense base closure 
        account funding, H3358 [31MY]
      Diseases: address contrasting views of Lyme disease science and 
        research and increase efforts to combat the disease, E1303-
        E1305 [24JY]
      ------Alzheimer's disease research funding, H44 [18JA]
      ------cancer research funding, H229 [1FE], E938 [31MY]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), E1735 
        [6NO]
      ------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (H.R. 2505), E48 [19JA], E1648 
        [21SE]
      ------honor those who died from and those who continue to 
        struggle with bacterial meningitis and support all work to 
        eradicate disease in the U.S. (H. Res. 403), E1576 [20SE]
      ------increase in group A streptococcal infections, H5209 [25JY]
      ------promote Lyme disease awareness and treatment programs, 
        H3393 [1JN]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers, H6144-H6147 [19SE]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, H2825 
        [17MY]
      Earth Day: observance, E607 [23AP]
      Economy: impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs 
        on jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 [11JY]
      ------promote economic recovery through green jobs and 
        infrastructure, H3744 [19JN]
      EPA: green initiative grants for energy production research, 
        H2252 [27AP]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], 
        H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      FAA: improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the 
        National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]
      ------reauthorize civil aviation research and development 
        projects and activities (H.R. 970), H452 [3FE]
      FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, H3228 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, 
        H3226 [30MY]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases, H3865 [20JN]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, H3227, H3228 [30MY], E927 [31MY]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (H.R. 4004), E174 [9FE]
      FEMA: Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 [8JN]
      Glaucoma Awareness Month: observance, E113 [1FE]
      Government regulations: require each agency to submit and obtain 
        approval from the Office of Science and Technology Policy for 
        guidelines ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant 
        scientific information, H5283, H5284 [25JY], E1339 [26JY]
      Greco, Victor F.: UNICO National (organization) Marconi Science 
        Award recipient, E347 [8MR]
      Hampton, VA: anniversary of NASA Langley Research Center, E1581 
        [20SE]
      Haubert, Thom: Battelle Memorial Institute Inventor of the Year 
        award recipient, E456 [27MR]
      Health: tribute to global health research efforts, E462 [28MR]
      High Blood Pressure Awareness Month: observance, E712 [7MY]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H2222-H2227, H2252 [27AP]
      Houston, TX: tribute to Texas Children's Hospital pediatric 
        tissue engineering research, H200 [31JA]
      Hunkapillar, Michael W.: BayBio (organization) Lifetime 
        Achievement DiNA Award recipient, E610 [23AP]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 5892), H4666-H4672 [9JY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4916, 
        H4917, H4918 [18JY], H5023, H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 
        [25JY], E1268, E1272 [18JY], E1290 [19JY], E1312 [24JY]
      ------support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, 
        prevention, and treatment programs (H. Res. 713), E1174 
        [28JN], E1359 [31JY]
      Kimberling, Cleon: Colorado State University Dept. of Animal 
        Science Livestock Leader of the Year award recipient, H86 
        [23JA]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, E1290 [19JY], E1331 [25JY], 
        E1342 [26JY]
      Leadership Alliance (organization): anniversary, E1059 [18JN]
      Library of Congress: revise authority to accept gifts and 
        bequests (H.R. 6122), H5742 [10SE]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), H6128-H6132 [19SE], E1652 [21SE], E1657 [25SE], E1659 
        [28SE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609-H5612 [1AU], E1394, 
        E1422 [3AU]
      Medicaid: increase price transparency of hospital information 
        and provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]
      Memphis, TN: anniversary of St. Jude Children's Research 
        Hospital, H810, H813 [16FE], E711 [7MY]
      Miami, FL: tribute to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 
        Friends of St. Jude (network) Miami, FL, chapter, E1650 [21SE]
      Minden, LA: tribute to charity auction benefiting St. Jude 
        Children's Research Hospital, H787 [15FE]
      Monroeville, AL: tribute to Monroeville Junior High robotics 
        team, E218 [16FE]
      Mountain Home, AR: Mountain Home High School robotics team 
        winners of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition, H4076 
        [27JN]
      NASA: Commercial Crew Program funding, H2498 [9MY]
      ------consolidation of Arc Jet facilities, H2502, H2503 [9MY]
      ------tribute to space shuttle program, H1850 [17AP], H1963 
        [18AP]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E122, E123, E124 
        [2FE]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 548), E215 [16FE]
      National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E530 [16AP]
      National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, H523, H550 
        [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      National Cancer Institute: funding, H2825 [17MY]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, H2825 [17MY], E776 
        [10MY], E898 [30MY], E937, E938 [31MY]
      National Cancer Survivors Day: observance, E1034 [8JN]
      National Chemistry Week: observance, E1570 [19SE]
      National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H5773 
        [11SE]
      National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: observance, E1648 [21SE]
      National Kidney Month: observance, E281 [29FE]
      National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1735 [6NO]
      National Marrow Donor Program (organization): tribute, E732 
        [8MY]
      National MPS Awareness Day: observance, E813 [16MY]
      National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1756), 
        E1109 [21JN]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1485, 
        E1489, E1491, E1492, E1498, E1503 [12SE], E1585, E1598 [21SE]
      National Stroke Awareness Month: observance, E712 [7MY], E926 
        [31MY]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (H.R. 5826), E853 [18MY]
      Navy: tribute to development of clean energy sources, H1277 
        [8MR]
      NIH: anniversary of National Institute for Biomedical Imaging 
        and Bioengineering, E1056 [18JN]
      ------anniversary of release of Women's Health Initiative study, 
        E1208 [9JY]
      NIST: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AmTech) 
        funding, H2372 [8MY]
      NOAA: Climate Competitive Research, Sustained Observations and 
        Regional Information Program funding, E822 [16MY]
      ------Climate Portal Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS) 
        funding, H2522 [9MY]
      ------coral reef research programs funding, H2501 [9MY], E752 
        [9MY]
      ------Marine Debris Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------National Sea Grant College Program funding, H2359 [8MY]
      NSF: Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program funding, H2415 [8MY]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (H.R. 5952), E1062 [18JN]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate, E548 [17AP]
      ------observance, E447 [27MR], E502 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, H1397 [20MR]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, E1162 [27JN]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1289 [8MR]
      Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of 
        Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science 
        and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Rookie All-Star Award, E552 [17AP]
      Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association: anniversary, E979 [5JN]
      Power resources: renewable energy funding through reductions in 
        fossil fuel subsidies, H5193 [24JY]
      ------require estimates of economic impact, including job 
        losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from 
        facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, 
        H780, H781 [15FE]
      Prostate Cancer Awareness Day: observance, E121 [2FE]
      Rare Disease Day: observance, H952 [27FE], H1029 [29FE], E287 
        [29FE]
      Raytheon Co.: tribute, H591 [8FE]
      Rochester, NY: Girl Scouts Hippie Pandas (robotics team) 
        recipient of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Gracious Professionalism Award, E971 [5JN]
      Roswell Park Cancer Institute: cancer vaccine research funding, 
        H129 [24JA]
      Science: ensure continued publication and integrity of peer-
        reviewed research works by the private sector (H.R. 3699), 
        E252, E253 [27FE]
      Securities: require brokers underwriting initial public 
        offerings for emerging growth companies be held to strict 
        liability for publicly released research and that certain 
        communications be filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257, H1261 
        [7MR]
      Sonoma State University: anniversary of Environmental Technology 
        Center, E534 [16AP]
      Stony Brook University: tribute to Louis and Beatrice Laufer 
        Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, E934 [31MY]
      Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1673 [2OC]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, H226 [1FE], H385 [2FE]
      Taxation: permanently extend the research and development 
        credit, H715-H720 [14FE]
      ------provide enhanced research and development credits to 
        companies that manufacture products in the U.S., H556 [7FE]
      Translational Genomics Research Institute: anniversary, E1141, 
        E1142, E1144 [26JN], E1202 [29JN]
      Urbana, IL: tribute to University Laboratory High School 
        robotics team, E456 [27MR]
      Waialua, HI: Waialua High School robotics team recipient of 
        Hawaii For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Chairman's Award, E282 [29FE]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, 
        H3865 [20JN]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (H.R. 3526), H817 [16FE]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1606, E1618, E1636 [21SE]
      Young, Neal A.: Partnership for Public Service Samuel J. Heyman 
        Service to America Medal for Science and Environment 
        recipient, E1519 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing, S4171, S4196 [14JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary (S. Res. 
        528), S5318 [24JY]
      Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands: tribute to opening of 
        Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, S35 [23JA]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]
      Aspen Center for Physics: annviersary, S4722 [28JN]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tourette Syndrome 
        Public Health Education Research Outreach Program funding, 
        S4867 [11JY]
      Cincinnati, OH: tribute to University of Cincinnati Cancer 
        Institute, S4458 [25JN]
      Cincinnati State Technical and Community College: Meridian 
        Bioscience, Inc., establishment of William J. Motto Annual 
        Bioscience Scholarship, S2917 [7MY]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, 
        S4457 [25JN]
      Columbus, OH: tribute to Ohio State University James Cancer 
        Hospital and Solove Reseach Institute, S4457 [25JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 
        2102), S568 [13FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: biomass research and development funding, 
        S4172 [14JN]
      ------encourage partnerships between the National Agriculture 
        Library and educational institutions to support the 
        dissemination of objective and scholarly agricultural and food 
        law research and information, S4345 [20JN]
      ------improve efficiency, digestibility, and nutritional value 
        of food for poultry and livestock, S4196 [14JN], S4352 [20JN]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding, S3760 [6JN], S5722 [31JY]
      ------improve high-end computing research and development 
        program (S. 3459), S5734 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (S. 3461), S5735 [31JY]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (S. 2069), S324, S325 [2FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840-S842 
        [16FE], S2893-S2896, S2899-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2935, S2937-
        S2944, S2947, S2955 [8MY], S2996-S2998, S3004, S3006-S3008, 
        S3013, S3015, S3016, S3024-S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, S3035 
        [9MY], S3054-S3057, S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3268 [17MY], S3410 
        [22MY], S3536 [24MY]
      ------provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (S. 
        3396), S5135 [18JY]
      ------provide for research and education to improve screening, 
        detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (S. 3345), S4676 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (H.R. 6189), S6674 [21SE]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], 
        S2789, S2793, S2796 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish onshore oil and gas production 
        goals, repeal production barriers, improve lease issuance, 
        expedite judicial review, report on public land revenues, and 
        encourage oil shale exploration, S2146 [28MR]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development, S2145 [28MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women 
        veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health 
        of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain 
        veterans (S. 3313), S4302 [19JN]
      ------tribute to participation in American Heart Association Go 
        Red for Women cardiovascular disease awareness campaign, S4293 
        [19JN]
      Diseases: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs and NIH research 
        into deep brain stimulation therapy for Parkinson's disease, 
        S5474 [26JY]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 493), 
        S4206 [14JN]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 529), 
        S5626 [26JY]
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, S3765 [6JN]
      Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the 
        National Alzheimer's Project, S6617 [21SE]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], S3565 
        [24MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (S. 2289), S2395 [17AP]
      ------expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, S3417 [22MY], S4615, S4618 [26JN]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness, S3494 [23MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4616, S4625 [26JN]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S3396 [22MY], S3477 [23MY], S3555 
        [24MY], S4624 [26JN], S5299 [24JY]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, S3507 [23MY]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]
      Ganter, J. Carl: Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award 
        recipient, S4816 [10JY]
      Health: impact of medical research, S3702 [5JN]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S222 [31JA]
      Hydroelectric power: encourage research and development of 
        hydropower technologies, S3126 [14MY]
      Information technology: expand and improve cybersecurity test 
        beds program, S5914 [2AU]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (S. Res. 
        532), S5468, S5627 [26JY]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center application 
        for National Cancer Institute designation, S3703 [5JN]
      Kluse, Mike: Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory Director 
        of the Year award recipient, S386 [7FE]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, S5204, S5205 [19JY]
      Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Arkansas Children's Hospital, 
        S1086 [28FE], S1610 [13MR]
      Martins, Clarissa: American Association of Cancer Research 
        Thomas J. Bardos Award recipient, S5480 [26JY]
      Medicare: improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease 
        (S. 2163), S1425 [6MR]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 396), S1682 [14MR]
      NASA: anniversary of Landsat Satellite Program, S5256 [23JY]
      ------funding, S6305 [13SE]
      National Academy of Sciences: anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, S3702 [5JN], S3896 
        [11JN], S4457 [25JN]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 499), S4308 [19JN]
      National Inventors' Day: observance, S490 [9FE]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 450), S3049 [9MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S6101 
        [11SE], S6261 [12SE], S6440 [19SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (S. Res. 537), S5898 [1AU]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 
        468), S3385 [21MY]
      National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 563), 
        S6469 [19SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        538), S5898 [1AU]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary, S4820 
        [10JY], S5728 [31JY]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 416), S2282 
        [29MR]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3400-S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 
        495), S4250 [18JN]
      Power resources: national energy policy, S2128 [28MR]
      Prestonburg, KY: tribute to Highlands Center for Autism, S2596 
        [23AP]
      Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 383), S1143 [29FE]
      SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation 
        Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology 
        Transfer (STTR) Program, S3391 [22MY]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (S. 3378), S4952 [12JY]
      Space policy: tribute to historical and recent accomplishments 
        of the U.S. space program, S6245 [12SE]
      Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 521), 
        S5023 [16JY]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S375-S379 [7FE]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, 
        S1660 [14MR]
      ------permanently extend and modify the research credit (S. 
        825), S337 [6FE]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (S. 
        3460), S5735 [31JY]
      Transportation: use of Social Security, Medicare, and other 
        trust funds to fund the Highway Trust Fund, S4690 [28JN]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (S. 2104), S615 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Accomack County, VA, Land Parcel Next to NASA Wallops Flight 
        Facility Deed Restriction Removal: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2087) (H. Rept. 112-369), H77 [18JA]
      Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology 
        Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House) (H.R. 3834) (H. Rept. 112-420), H1541 
        [22MR]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3568), S6451 [19SE]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 2087, Remove Deed Restriction From a 
        Parcel of Land in Accomack County, VA, Next to NASA Wallops 
        Flight Facility: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. 
        Rept. 112-415), H1390 [19MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale 
        the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
        Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, 
        Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        534) (H. Rept. 112-383), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
      Library of Congress Authority To Accept Gifts and Bequests 
        Revision: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 
        6122) (H. Rept. 112-624), H5326 [26JY]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5987) (H. Rept. 112-676), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4906 [17JY]
      No More Solyndras Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 6213) (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 [10SE]
      Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        3582) (H. Rept. 112-377), H218 [31JA]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 
        112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]
      Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 6189) (H. Rept. 112-648), H5764 [10SE]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
      Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for and 
        Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources 
        Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2104) (S. Rept. 112-189), S5211 
        [19JY]
  Statements
      Forum on Tick-Borne Diseases: Christina T. Fisk and Holly Ahern, 
        H3394 [1JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and 
        H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H387 [2FE]
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment 
        in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and 
        Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 587, consideration of H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction 
        from a parcel of land in Accomack County, VA, next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility, H1405 [20MR]
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act 
        and allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5934 [13SE]
      H.R. 733, Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, H6144 [19SE]
      H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        reauthorization and amendment, H5609 [1AU]
      H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction from a parcel of land in 
        Accomack County, VA, next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415 [20MR]
      H.R. 2096, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H2215-H2218 [27AP]
      H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next 
        Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security 
        (PIONEERS) Act, H761-H767 [15FE]
      H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H404 [2FE]
      H.R. 3834, Advancing America's Networking and Information 
        Technology Research and Development Act, H2223-H2225 [27AP]
      H.R. 5843, Dept. of Homeland Security use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility, H4014 [26JN]
      H.R. 5892, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4666-H4668 
        [9JY]
      H.R. 5987, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act, 
        H6128-H6130 [19SE]
      H.R. 6122, Library of Congress revision of authority to accept 
        gifts and bequests, H5742 [10SE]
      H.R. 6163, National Pediatric Research Network Act, H6138 [19SE]
      H.R. 6189, Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act, H5796 [11SE]
      S. 2104, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization and 
        require applied water supply research regarding water 
        resources research and technology institutes, S616 [14FE]
      S. 2147, Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act, 
        S1199 [1MR]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]
      S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, 
        S4303 [19JN]
      S. 3378, Forensic Science and Standards Act, S4952-S4954 [12JY]
      S. 3459, Dept. of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act, 
        S5734 [31JY]
      S. Res. 286, Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day, S222 [31JA]
      S. Res. 383, Rare Disease Day, S1143, S1150 [29FE]
      S. Res. 396, support goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis 
        Awareness Week, S1680, S1682 [14MR]
      S. Res. 411, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/
        Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn 
        State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S2257 
        [29MR]
      S. Res. 413, National Autism Awareness Month, S2258 [29MR]
      S. Res. 416, Parkinson's Awareness Month, S2259, S2282 [29MR]
      S. Res. 434, support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, S2659 
        [24AP]
      S. Res. 450, National MPS Awareness Day, S3047, S3049 [9MY]
      S. Res. 468, National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month, S3331, 
        S3385 [21MY]
      S. Res. 490, Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, S3982 [12JN]
      S. Res. 493, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S4206 [14JN]
      S. Res. 495, Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week, S4243, 
        S4250 [18JN]
      S. Res. 499, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and 
        Bioengineering anniversary, S4305, S4310 [19JN]
      S. Res. 521, Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, S5023, S5049 
        [16JY]
      S. Res. 526, Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, S5308 [24JY]
      S. Res. 528, American Podiatric Medical Association anniversary, 
        S5308, S5318 [24JY]
      S. Res. 529, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, 
        S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 532, support International AIDS Conference and encourage 
        global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, 
        S5494, S5627 [26JY]
      S. Res. 537, support goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer 
        Awareness Month, S5883, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 538, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S5883, 
        S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 563, National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day, S6465, 
        S6470 [19SE]
      S. Res. 576, Cooperative Forestry Act anniversary, S6630, S6680 
        [21SE]
  Tributes
      Lauder, Evelyn Hausner, S320 [2FE]




RESEARCH CORPORATION FOR SCIENCE ADVANCEMENT

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see H. Res. 550), H802 [15FE]




RESEARCH WORKS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3699), E252, E253 [27FE]




RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUTER TOLL FAIRNESS ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Gregory M. Cohen, American Highway Users Alliance, 
        H5606 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 897), H5604-H5606 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 
        [1AU]




RESNICK, STEWART A.

  Remarks in House
      Ag One Foundation: Community Salute honoree, E311 [5MR]




RESOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL AND GRID RELIABILITY CONFLICTS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4273), H5602-H5604 [1AU], E1426 [3AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4273) 
        (H. Rept. 112-586), H4684 [9JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4273, provisions, H5602 [1AU]




RESPA HOME WARRANTY CLARIFICATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2446), H5612, H5613 [1AU], E1423 [3AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2446) 
        (H. Rept. 112-633), H5524 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2446, provisions, H5612 [1AU]




RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1116), H3809 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 598), S1842 [20MR]




RESPECT FOR RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1179), H430 [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]




RESPONSIBLE CHILD TAX CREDIT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6165), H5130 [23JY]




RESPONSIBLE FARMING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4015), H696 [13FE]




RESPONSIBLY AND PROFESSIONALLY INVIGORATING DEVELOPMENT (RAPID) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4377), H1976 [18AP]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4377) (H. 
        Rept. 112-596), H4906 [17JY]




RESTAINO, ANTONIO S., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E972 [5JN]




RESTARTING AMERICAN OFFSHORE LEASING NOW ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1230), H2062 [24AP]




RESTON, VA

  Remarks in House
      Reston Children's Center: anniversary, E361 [9MR]




RESTORE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4210), H4117 [27JN]




RESTORE THE AMERICAN DREAM FOR THE 99% ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]




RESTORE THE PROMISE GI BILL

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4140), H1153 [5MR]




RESTORING ACCESS TO MEDICATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5842) (H. 
        Rept. 112-516), H3479 [5JN]




RESTORING AMERICAN FINANCIAL STABILITY ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 
        [2AU]




RESTORING ESSENTIAL SAFEGUARDS FOR A TRANSPARENT, OPEN, AND RELIABLE 
    EXECUTIVE UNDER FOIA ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4232), H1648 [28MR]




RESTORING ETHICAL STANDARDS, TRANSPARENCY, AND RESPONSIBILITY IN 
    CONGRESSIONAL TRADING (RESTRICT) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]




RESTORING STOREY COUNTY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6184), H5290 [25JY]




RESTORING THE DOCTORS OF OUR COUNTRY THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS (RDOCS) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6400), E1524 [13SE]




RETAILERS AND ENTERTAINERS LACEY IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT 
    FAIRNESS (RELIEF) ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3210) 
        (H. Rept. 112-604), H4906 [17JY]




RETIREMENT HOUSING FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Bexton Place Apartments: anniversary, E325 [7MR]
      Sacramento, CA: tribute to Pioneer House veterans, E860 [18MY]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to Oak Knoll Villa and the Retirement 
        Housing Foundation, E330 [7MR]




REVAMPING THE EDUCATION OF OUR VETERANS TO ALIGN MANUFACTURING THROUGH 
    PARTNERSHIPS (REVAMP) WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4261), H1570 [26MR]




REVERSING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S OFFSHORE MORATORIUM ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1231), H2062 [24AP]




REVISED ORGANIC ACT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

  Bills and resolutions
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]




REVITALIZING THE ECONOMY OF FISHERIES IN THE (REFI) PACIFIC ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6362), H5764 [10SE]




REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 1812 BATTLEFIELDS COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3818), H158 [24JA]




REWARDING ACHIEVEMENT AND INCENTIVIZING SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYEES (RAISE) 
    ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2371), S3706 [5JN]




REYES, EDNA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




REYES, SILVESTRE (a Representative from Texas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      Arlington National Cemetery: establish a Tomb of Remembrance for 
        interment of unidentifiable or unclaimed remains of members of 
        the Armed Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or a subsequent 
        conflict (see H.R. 5735), H2645 [10MY]
      Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see 
        H.R. 2288), H726 [14FE]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5328 [26JY]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H1017 [28FE]
      Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for 
        prevention and treatment of concussions caused by 
        participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H1741 [28MR]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (see H.R. 1048), H1543 [22MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H1915 [17AP]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H4158 [27JN]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H5009 [18JY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide 
        skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children 
        with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2448 [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4158 
        [27JN]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by 
        immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 6019), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1498 [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1847 [16AP]
      ------deem certain service in the organized military forces of 
        the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active 
        service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H1017 [28FE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H182 [25JA]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H5728 [7AU]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H6318 [26OC]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1134 [1MR]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1978 
        [18AP]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H1543 [22MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H376 [1FE]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1807 [29MR]
      ------allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic 
        partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent 
        with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H1915 [17AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3662 [7JN]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3578 
        [6JN]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H3577 [6JN]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H4656 [29JN]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 
        5949), H3808 [19JN]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5526 
        [31JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4064 [26JN]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1543 [22MR]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H5009 [18JY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4864 [12JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H3707 [15JN]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H115 [23JA]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H5202 [24JY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken 
        driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 2324), H1210 [6MR]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), 
        H221 [31JA]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public 
        health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H6001 [13SE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H1134 [1MR]
      Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2970), H187 [27JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1306 [8MR]
      Tariff: self-contained, single-element unidirectional (cardioid) 
        dynamic microphones (see H.R. 4821), H2289 [27AP]
      ------single-driver sound isolating earphones (see H.R. 4820), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      ------sound-isolating earphones with multiple balanced armature 
        speakers (see H.R. 4819), H2289 [27AP]
      Taxation: extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1978 [18AP]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H159 [24JA]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5711 [2AU]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H512 [6FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H950 [24FE]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H803 [15FE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114), H1741 [28MR]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see H.R. 3712), H945 [17FE]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air 
        Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3578 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 6055), H4603 [28JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce trafficking of drugs and 
        prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by 
        deterring construction and use of border tunnels (see H.R. 
        4119), H1133 [1MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (see H.R. 
        6359), H5727 [7AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (H.R. 6055), H4605 [28JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce trafficking of drugs and 
        prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by 
        deterring construction and use of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), 
        H1134 [1MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (H.R. 6359), 
        H5728 [7AU]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1647 [28MR]
  Remarks
      Adams, Keitha: Conference USA Women's Basketball Coach of the 
        Year award recipient, E368 [13MR]
      Army: anniversary, H3486 [6JN]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H165 [25JA]
      Azerbaijan: U.S. policy, E490 [29MR]
      Brain Injury Awareness Month: observance, E367 [13MR]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1793 [29MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), E1036 [8JN]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        H4419 [28JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2789 [16MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2245 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, 
        H2245 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        E1028 [8JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), H2671 [15MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 
        [15FE]
      Dixon, Diamond: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1301 [23JY]
      El Paso, TX: Douglas Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1622 [21SE]
      ------El Paso Independent School District recipient of 
        ChildObesity 180 (organization) Active Schools Acceleration 
        Project School Programs Regional award, E1048 [15JN]
      ------Mission Early College High School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1651 [21SE]
      ------tribute to El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra Diplomatic 
        International Cultural Exchange Tour, E1149 [27JN]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H310 [1FE]
      ------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), 
        consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]
      FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, E1028 [8JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4802 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4415 [28JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2489 [9MY]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2676 [15MY]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E754 
        [9MY]
      National Women's History Month: observance, E368 [13MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2775 
        [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4802 [11JY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (H.R. 1648), H3810 [20JN], 
        E1090 [20JN]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 998), 
        H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      Sisters of Loretto (organization): anniversary, E94 
        [31JA]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]
      Turkey: U.S. policy, E490 [29MR]
      University of Texas at El Paso: Master of Business 
        Administration Program and Reverse Transfer Program recipients 
        of Excelencia in Education (organization) award, E1661 
        [28SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, 
        H2775 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2775 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2775 [16MY]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H6072 [19SE]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office, H6072 [19SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H20 [17JA], H76 [18JA], H510 [6FE], 
        H1151 [5MR], H4903 [17JY], H5129 [23JY], H5198 [24JY], H5289 
        [25JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      National security and veterans' benefits funding: El Paso 
        County, TX, Commissioners Court, E439 [26MR]
  Tributes
      Capshaw, Kenneth, E882 [22MY]
      Chavez, Cesar E., H1648 [28MR]
      Davenport, David, E189 [14FE]
      Elizares, Brandon, H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      Gaghan, Frederick E., E1275 [18JY]
      Giffords, Representative, H165 [25JA]
      Gilliland, John E., E1627 [21SE]
      Gomez, Angel, E1705 [16OC], E1724 [26OC]
      Medina, Victor, E367 [13MR]
      Simonelli, Joseph, E887 [25MY]




REYNOLDS, CHARLES D.

  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S4451 [25JN]




REYNOLDS, PETER

  Remarks in House
      International Dot Day: observance, E1507 [13SE]




REYNOSO, JULISSA

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2084 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Uruguay: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]




RHABDOMYOSARCOMA AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see H. Res. 652), H2645 [10MY]




RHEAULT, KEITH

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1842 [20MR]




RHINELANDER, WI

  Remarks in House
      Ellis, Rick and Kela: Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E590, E599 [19AP]




RHOADS, RANDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E40 [18JA]




RHODE, KIM

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1447 [7AU]




RHODE ISLAND

  Articles and editorials
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3423), S5257 [23JY]
      Fish and fishing: allow recreational fishing for Atlantic 
        striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone (see H.R. 
        3906), H512 [6FE]
      Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: add Rhode Island (see 
        H.R. 4129), H1133 [1MR]
  Remarks in House
      Anderson, Anthony: Alliance for Young Artists and Writers 
        National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards gold medal recipient, 
        H3488 [6JN]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), H5087, H5088 [23JY], E1307 
        [24JY]
      Beisel, Elizabeth: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1374 [1AU]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Girl Scouts: tribute to Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, H1219 [7MR]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, E1290 [19JY]
      New York: allow for recreational fishing of Atlantic striped 
        bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone, H1887 [17AP]
      Power resources: prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the 
        northeast U.S., H776-H778 [15FE]
      Reach Out and Read Rhode Island (organization): tribute, H1029 
        [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (S. 3423), S5262 [23JY]
      Coastal zones: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton 
        Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach 
        Unit RI-07 (S. 1296), S276 [1FE]
      Gaspee Days: observance, S3822 [7JN]
      Jolin, Michael P.: Rhode Island Bar Association Victoria M. 
        Almeida Servant Leader Award recipient, S4671 [27JN]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, S5204, S5205 [19JY]
      Rhode Island Medical Society: anniversary, S6440 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Certain Rhode Island Units in Sachuest Point, 
        Easton Beach, Almy Pond, and Hazards Beach: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2027) (H. Rept. 112-579), 
        H4683 [9JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P in Rhode Island: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2154) (H. Rept. 
        112-580), H4683 [9JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundary 
        Revision of Units in Rhode Island: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1296) (S. Rept. 112-138), S131 
        [26JA]
      Nomination of Jamie A. Hainsworth To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S4417 [21JN]
      Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 112-603), H4906 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3388, Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act, H5087 [23JY]
      S. 1296, John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
        Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy 
        Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 boundary 
        revision, S276 [1FE]




RHODE ISLAND BAR ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Jolin, Michael P.: Rhode Island Bar Association Victoria M. 
        Almeida Servant Leader Award recipient, S4671 [27JN]




RHODE ISLAND FISHERMEN'S FAIRNESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4129), H1133 [1MR]




RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL SOCIETY

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S6440 [19SE]




RIBAULT, JEAN

  Remarks in House
      Florida: anniversary of landing by French explorer Jean Ribault, 
        E462 [28MR]




RIBBLE, REID J. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

  Amendments
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1946 
        [18AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1946 [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1946 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H187 [27JA]
      ------require an abortion provider, before performing an 
        abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H476 
        [3FE]
      Appropriations: require greater accountability in spending in 
        direct spending programs (see H.R. 3579), H115 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------express that the use of offensive military force by a 
        President without prior and clear authorization by Congress 
        constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. 
        Con. Res. 107), H2289 [27AP]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H159 [24JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H903 [16FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H6062 [14SE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H1916 [17AP]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see H.R. 4933), H2206 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm 
        Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or 
        relocation of a county office (see H.R. 4330), H3481 [5JN]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see H.R. 3863), H966 
        [27FE]
      ------reduce discretionary spending limit by an amount equal to 
        the amount obligated to provide recreational facilities to 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), H1304 [8MR]
      ------transfer certain military equipment returning from Iraq to 
        Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H115 [23JA]
      ------amend the weighted child count used to determine 
        distribution of low-income student assistance funding to local 
        educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H1210 [6MR]
      Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private 
        entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education 
        to youth and their parents (see H.R. 2874), H2813 [16MY]
      ------clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and 
        limitation of laboratory certification (see H.R. 6118), H5860 
        [11SE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H4828 [11JY]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3732 [18JN]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 
        [17AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5923 [12SE]
      ------require certain Federal job training and career education 
        programs give priority to programs that provide a national 
        industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), 
        H4157 [27JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: clarify congressional intent of 
        agricultural hours-of-service regulations relative to the 
        delivery of agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see 
        H.R. 3265), H79 [18JA]
      ------issue categorical exclusions from requirement that an 
        environmental assessment or impact statement be prepared for 
        highway safety improvement projects (see H.R. 6387), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H375 [1FE] (see H.R. 3612), H221 
        [31JA]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 
        3737), H1210 [6MR]
      ------prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1017 [28FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H6304 [9OC]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4071), H943 [17FE] (see H.R. 4105), H1099 
        [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H2135 
        [25AP]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H115 [23JA]
      Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers 
        be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits 
        plan (see H.R. 2206), H512 [6FE]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H5860 [11SE]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1367 [16MR]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H5711 [2AU]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H79 [18JA]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3707 [15JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H79 [18JA]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H5766 [10SE]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4158 [27JN]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H4157 [27JN]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline coverage under the Federal 
        Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 5951), H4158 [27JN]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 71, 
        93), H641 [8FE]
      ------increase the number of years of service required to be 
        vested in an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 2652), H79 [18JA]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H5767 [10SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NATO: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of 
        intelligence community in support of military operations 
        without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 
        6290), H5717 [3AU]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5292 
        [25JY]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H5923 [12SE]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H220 [31JA]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1978 [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H79 [18JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H187 [27JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H221 [31JA]
      Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by 
        aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived 
        from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 787), H1306 [8MR]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H571 [7FE]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5711 
        [2AU]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H1134 
        [1MR]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H513 [6FE]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H4606 [28JN]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      ------provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of 
        determining gain or loss (see H.R. 2945), H376 [1FE]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H375 [1FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2329 [7MY]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1274 [7MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H220 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: use funds derived from conservation-
        related programs executed on National Forest System lands to 
        utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services 
        Program (see H.R. 6231), H5331 [30JY]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms 
        (see H.J. Res. 105), H1100 [29FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and extend the 
        length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H512 [6FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), 
        H2066 [24AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: use funds derived from conservation-
        related programs executed on National Forest System lands to 
        utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services 
        Program (H.R. 6231), H5331 [30JY]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and 
        extend the length of House terms (H.J. Res. 101), H512 [6FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 105), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (H.R. 4607), 
        H2071 [24AP]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H605 [8FE]
      Budget: establish biennial cycle (H.R. 3577), H605 [8FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1674 [28MR]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary, E259 [28FE]
      Ellis, Rick and Kela: Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E599 [19AP]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1953, 
        H1954, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2101 [25AP]
      For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology 
        (FIRST) (organization): tribute, E199 [15FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E368 [13MR]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5226 
        [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1953, H1954, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H2101 [25AP]
      Housing: tribute to log cabin industry, E1017 [7JN]
      Medicare: reform, H1674 [28MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President, H5226 [25JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1953, H1954, H1955 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2101 [25AP]
      ------streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements 
        for surface transportation projects, H1953, H1954, H1955 
        [18AP]
      Roehl Transport Inc.: anniversary, E555 [17AP]
      Sister Bay, WI: anniversary, E556 [17AP]
  Tributes
      Bear, Jordan L., E394 [20MR]
      Des Jardin, James, E1713 [19OC]
      Low, Juliette Gordon, E368 [13MR]
      Scherer, Mara, E368 [13MR]




RIBICOFF, CASEY

  Eulogies
      By Angela Mathes, S1612 [13MR]
      By Barbara Walters, S1612 [13MR]
      By Christopher J. Dodd, S1610 [13MR]
      By Peter Mathes, S1611 [13MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1610 [13MR]




RIBIERO, EDWARD

  Remarks in House
      Plymouth, MA: rededication of American Legion Post 40, E1412 
        [3AU]




RICCIONE, STEVEN B.

  Remarks in Senate
      Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY: 
        designate (H.R. 2244), S2885 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office, Geneva, NY: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2244), S2730 [25AP]




RICE, JEFF

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1019 [7JN]




RICE, MAUREEN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2801 [26AP]




RICE, THOMAS O.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1401, S1410-S1413 
        [6MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1374 [2MR]




RICE UNIVERSITY

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 512), S4674 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H4787, H4789, H4790 [11JY], E1225, E1230, E1235 
        [11JY], E1239, E1242, E1244 [12JY], E1287 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary (S. Res. 512), S4686 [27JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 512, anniversary, S4683, S4686 [27JN]




RICH, MOTOKO

  Articles and editorials
      Job Gains Reflect Hope a Recovery Is Blooming, H527 [7FE]




RICH, STUART

  Remarks in Senate
      Technology Association of Maine: CxO of the Year Award 
        recipient, S1145 [29FE]




RICHARD, ANNE C.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Population, 
        Refugees, and Migration: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S613 [14FE]




RICHARDS, JAMES N.

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: Military Child of the Year Award recipient, 
        E553 [17AP]




RICHARDS, KENNY

  Remarks in House
      National Tourette Syndrome Association: Zak Hollis Youth 
        Achievement Award recipient, E1097 [20JN]




RICHARDS, MILTON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E82 [27JA]




RICHARDSON, DRISZELLE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E740 [9MY]




RICHARDSON, LAURA (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3127, H3128 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4909 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5176 [24JY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5267, 
        H5268 [25JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2178 [26AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4605 [28JN]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1915 [17AP]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend authority of certain members and veterans to 
        transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to 
        family members (see H.R. 1910), H6001 [13SE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5328 [26JY]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (see H.R. 2028), H2647 [10MY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H2033 [19AP]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H726 [14FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1210 [6MR]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs 
        using a network of public and private community entities to 
        provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), 
        H376 [1FE]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3707 [15JN]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1916 [17AP]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H1210 [6MR]
      ------increase transparency and reduce students' burdens related 
        to transferring credits between institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H641 [8FE]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------provide sentencing enhancements for certain identity theft 
        offenses victimizing the elderly (see H.R. 6330), H5766 [10SE]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H1135 [1MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2289 [27AP]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1847 [16AP]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize awarding of grants to promote 
        civic learning and engagement (see H.R. 3464), H2288 [27AP]
      ------authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
        grant funds for dating violence prevention (see H.R. 2689), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      ------award grants for science, technology, engineering, and 
        math education programs (see H.R. 4366), H1914 [17AP]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2448 [8MY]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H2033 [19AP]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust 
        educational programs (see H.R. 1753), H2033 [19AP]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and 
        prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship 
        through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H4065 [26JN]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H5077 [19JY]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H4864 [12JY]
      ------reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement 
        (see H.R. 1475), H3976 [21JN]
      ------require States and their designees receiving grants for 
        suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to 
        consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 4467), 
        H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H3578 [6JN]
      ------modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 
        3855), H1847 [16AP]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 83), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide State and local government incentives under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program to provide certain services to rape and sexual assault 
        victims (see H.R. 2197), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange 
        Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global 
        conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 
        1521), H3105 [17MY]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1807 [29MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain 
        veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 
        2052), H1978 [18AP]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6300 [2OC]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H5860 [11SE]
      ------inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the 
        U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 
        3192), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]
      Disabled: provide certified trainers of service animals access 
        to the same public transportation and public accommodations 
        afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 
        1878), H4656 [29JN]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H512 [6FE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H5923 [12SE]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H5328 [26JY]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H1210 [6MR]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1154 [5MR]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1741 
        [28MR]
      ------reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3977 [21JN]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote 
        responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see 
        H.R. 2193), H4775 [10JY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1210 [6MR]
      FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H5328 [26JY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 
        2245), H1101 [29FE]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H159 [24JA]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or 
        deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such 
        veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil 
        service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H159 [24JA]
      Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. 
        in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty 
        orders (see H.R. 3057), H727 [14FE]
      FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose 
        use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 6508), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H1154 [5MR]
      Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see H.R. 5909), H5202 [24JY]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5328 [26JY]
      Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 
        85), H2072 [24AP]
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H2072 [24AP]
      ------require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-
        family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------express that the U.S. should become an international human 
        rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core 
        international conventions (see H. Res. 312), H2135 [25AP]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3915 [20JN]
      ------provide authority for immigration judges to terminate 
        proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with 
        mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H2033 [19AP]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2072 [24AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY] (see H. Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H2329 [7MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      K-9 Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 740), H5291 [25JY]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H115 [23JA]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2646 [10MY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1571 [26MR]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H2288 [27AP]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2134 [25AP]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H3707 [15JN]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H2647 [10MY]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H2072 [24AP]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H4605 [28JN]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2330 [7MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H2448 
        [8MY]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H3482 [5JN]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H183 [25JA]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of 
        establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6001 [13SE]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5293 [25JY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (see H.R. 4152), H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see 
        H.R. 4010), H1306 [8MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1811 [30MR]
      ------reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal 
        services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 [28FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4865 [12JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H4158 [27JN]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see H.R. 6331), H6001 [13SE]
      Schools: establish a grant program to ensure that students in 
        high-need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination 
        provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]
      ------revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a 
        person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting 
        period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see 
        H.R. 718), H4064 [26JN]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H2033 [19AP]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H2329 [7MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5767 [10SE]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      ------exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an 
        employee's student loans (see H.R. 5129), H5526 [31JY]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6318 [26OC]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H4907 
        [17JY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1135 [1MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Telecommunications: adopt technology allowing 9-1-1 call centers 
        to receive and respond to emergency text messages (see H.R. 
        3654), H476 [3FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2072 [24AP]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H79 [18JA]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H3733 [18JN]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        2853), H512 (see H.R. 3884), H513 [6FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1154 
        [5MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6300 [2OC]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5712 [2AU]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H441 [2FE]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H6312 
        [19OC]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H4908 
        [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program for nebulizers in 
        elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6284), H5704 [2AU]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see 
        H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an interagency working 
        group to improve coordination of Federal preparedness grants 
        (see H.R. 5847), H3162 [18MY]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (see H.R. 6035), H4156 [27JN]
      FEMA: audit regional offices' support of coordinated and 
        integrated Federal preparedness, protection, response, 
        recovery, and mitigation capabilities in response to act of 
        terrorism or other incident (see H.R. 5807), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (see 
        H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for mass fatality 
        planning (see H.R. 6566), H6297 [28SE]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for outreach to people 
        with disabilities during emergencies (see H.R. 5806), H3102 
        [17MY]
      ------provide guidance to and coordination with local 
        educational agencies and school districts that are at high 
        risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      Maritime Administration: make grants to States or port 
        authorities to cover the cost of repair and construction 
        activities relative to certain strategic commercial seaports 
        (see H.R. 6253), H5628 [1AU]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (see H.R. 
        6287), H5704 [2AU]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for certain expenses of 
        applying to graduate school (see H.R. 6565), H6297 [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
      House of Representatives: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (see H. Res. 755), H5707 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program for nebulizers in 
        elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 6284), H5708 [2AU]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment 
        (H.R. 5801), H3104 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an interagency working 
        group to improve coordination of Federal preparedness grants 
        (H.R. 5847), H3163 [18MY]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (H.R. 6035), H4157 [27JN]
      FEMA: audit regional offices' support of coordinated and 
        integrated Federal preparedness, protection, response, 
        recovery, and mitigation capabilities in response to act of 
        terrorism or other incident (H.R. 5807), H3104 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel (H.R. 5803), H3104 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (H.R. 
        5802), H3104 [17MY]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for mass fatality 
        planning (H.R. 6566), H6297 [28SE]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for outreach to people 
        with disabilities during emergencies (H.R. 5806), H3104 [17MY]
      ------provide guidance to and coordination with local 
        educational agencies and school districts that are at high 
        risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (H.R. 5804), 
        H3104 [17MY]
      Maritime Administration: make grants to States or port 
        authorities to cover the cost of repair and construction 
        activities relative to certain strategic commercial seaports 
        (H.R. 6253), H5629 [1AU]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (H.R. 6287), 
        H5708 [2AU]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for certain expenses of 
        applying to graduate school (H.R. 6565), H6297 [28SE]
  Letters
      Breath of Fresh Air Act: Nancy Sander, Allergy & Asthma Network 
        Mothers of Asthmatics (organization), E1425 [3AU]
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership: 
        Mahmoud Khattab, American Syrian Coalition, E1385 
        [1AU]
      Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage 
        of certain women's preventive health services: several law 
        professors, E1370-E1372 [1AU]
  Lists
      Nobel laureates urging the Turkish Government to acknowledge 
        Armenian genocide, E622 [24AP]
  Poems
      ``And From These Hands,'' Albert C. Caswell, E264 [28FE]
      ``We Are Virginia Tech,'' Nikki Giovanni, E526 [16AP]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3190 [30MY]
      American Diabetes Month: observance, E1735 [6NO]
      American Heart Month: observance, E128 [3FE]
      Armed Forces: increase opportunities for women and minorities in 
        officer positions and Special Operations Forces, H5046 [19JY]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E622 [24AP]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 621), 
        E625 [24AP]
      Asthma Awareness Month: observance, E703 [7MY]
      Black History Month: observance, E160 [8FE]
      Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1679 [2OC]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2628 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1716, H1737 [28MR], E492, E496 
        [29MR]
      California: high-speed rail project funding, H4141 [27JN]
      Cambodia: human rights violations, E1662 [28SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        for unveiling of a marker acknowledging the role that slave 
        labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, 
        E264 [28FE]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4614 [29JN]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (H. 
        Res. 289), E1047 [15JN]
      Carson, CA: tribute to Carson Women's Club, E282 [29FE]
      ------tribute to Southern California Special Olympics, 
        E632 [24AP]
      ------tribute to Union Cycliste Internationale Para-cycling 
        Track World Championships, E144 [6FE]
      Charles Drew University: tribute to graduates, E964 
        [1JN]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance, E714 [7MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex, E519 [16AP]
      Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus: establish, E1173 
        [28JN]
      Courts: revise laws on liability in certain civil actions 
        arising from maritime incidents, E615 [23AP]
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E774 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3129, H3135 [18MY], 
        E864 [18MY]
      ------C-17 Fighter program funding, H5045 [19JY]
      ------expedite strategic ports study, H3135 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5045, H5046 [19JY], 
        E1321 [25JY]
      ------require posting on departmental websites information on 
        sexual assault prevention and response resources, 
        H3129 [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program for nebulizers in 
        elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 6284), E1425 
        [3AU]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826), H2075 [25AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2244 [27AP]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment 
        (H.R. 5801), E876 [18MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), H4008 [26JN]
      ------establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, 
        H3245 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), E1029 [8JN]
      ------prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain 
        State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of 
        mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3247 [30MY]
      Dept. of Justice: Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funding, E780 [11MY]
      Dept. of Labor: expand the Senior Community Service Employment 
        Program (H.R. 3749), E819 [16MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        H2685 [15MY]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5176 [24JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: Projects of National and Regional 
        Significance Program funding, H4041 [26JN]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4041 [26JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3339 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3339 [31MY], 
        E963 [1JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4041 [26JN], H4141 [27JN], 
        E1177 [28JN]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3281 [31MY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), 
        E1735 [6NO]
      Doar, John: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E934 [31MY]
      Dylan, Bob: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E934 [31MY]
      Earth Day: observance, E607 [23AP]
      Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary, E1464 [10SE], 
        E1663 [28SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        E1018 [7JN]
      Equal Pay Day: observance, E585 [19AP]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), E764 [10MY]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, E142 [6FE]
      Father's Day: observance, E1045 [15JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), E950 [1JN]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, 
        E1029 [8JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 
        [26JN]
      ------modernize the integrated public alert and warning system, 
        H6111 [19SE]
      ------reauthorize programs and activities (H.R. 2903), H6111 
        [19SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, E1031 [8JN]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (H.R. 4041), H3255 [30MY]
      Government regulations: exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act 
        regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5268 [25JY]
      ------exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
        implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, H5268 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5267, H5268 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        E615 [23AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, E1031 [8JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4696, H4765 [10JY]
      High Blood Pressure Awareness Month: observance, E712 
        [7MY]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, E1031 [8JN]
      Hirabayashi, Gordon: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E934 [31MY]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014 [19AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4163, H4414 [28JN]
      ------impact of partisanship, H4163 [28JN]
      Huerta, Delores: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E896 [30MY], E934 [31MY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (H.R. 1842), E1048 [15JN]
      ------reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are 
        fleeing persecution (H.R. 2185), E1093 [20JN]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3295 [31MY]
      International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (H. 
        Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include 
        importation of refined petroleum, E1415 [3AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2692 [15MY]
      ------impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that 
        deal with the Central Bank of Iran, E1415 [3AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), E1415 [3AU]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E796 [15MY]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1049 [15JN]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3245 [30MY]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2676 [15MY]
      Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month: observance, 
        E990 [6JN]
      LGBT History Month: observance, E1676 [2OC]
      Long Beach, CA: Longfellow Elementary School recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E645 [25AP]
      ------tribute to Cambodian New Year Festival, E635 
        [24AP]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to reelection as President of Taiwan, 
        E33 [18JA], E697 [27AP]
      Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, E70 [25JA]
      Medicare: reform, E769 [10MY]
      ------tribute to home health service workers, E1586 
        [21SE]
      Mother's Day: observance, E769 [10MY]
      National Adoption Month: observance, E1736 [6NO]
      National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E530 [16AP]
      National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 
        [2OC]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, E533 
        [16AP]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 
        [23AP]
      National Defense Transportation Day: observance, E815 
        [16MY]
      National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1675 [2OC]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 242), 
        E710 [7MY]
      National Golf Day: observance, E605 [19AP]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: observance, 
        E1577 [20SE]
      National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1735 
        [6NO]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, 
        E142 [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, 
        E142 [6FE]
      National Military Appreciation Month: observance, E679 
        [27AP]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: observance, E79 
        [25JA]
      National Stroke Awareness Month: observance, E712 [7MY]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E706 
        [7MY]
      National Transportation Week: observance, E815 [16MY]
      National Women's History Month: observance, H1160 [6MR], 
        E304 [1MR]
      Native Americans: allow certain land to be used to generate 
        income to provide funding for academic programs (H.R. 1556), 
        H3711 [18JN]
      ------decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, 
        strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and 
        hold perpetrators accountable, H2729 [16MY]
      ------facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and 
        encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American 
        communities (H.R. 2362), H5096 [23JY]
      ------provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded 
        to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the U.S. Court of 
        Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 (H.R. 1272), 
        H3725 [18JN]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, E1224 
        [11JY]
      Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: confirmation as circuit judge, 
        E740 [9MY]
      Obama, President: tribute to address on human trafficking made 
        at the Clinton Global Initiative, E1662 [28SE]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2178, H2179 [26AP]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2178, H2179 [26AP]
      Older Americans Act: anniversary, E1217 [10JY]
      Older Americans Month: observance, E819 [16MY]
      Olympic Games: tribute to U.S. participants, E1349 
        [30JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, E404 
        [21MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), E141 [6FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4696, H4765 [10JY]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H3614 [7JN]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4163 [28JN], 
        E1179 [28JN]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E793 [15MY]
      Perry, Denzell: Boys & Girls Clubs of America Pacific Region 
        Youth of the Year award recipient, E1582 [20SE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), E69 [25JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6184 [20SE]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5638 [2AU]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4614 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (H.R. 14), H1448 [21MR], E539 [16AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H4041 [26JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, E1031 [8JN]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (H. Res. 742), E1384 [1AU]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E780 [11MY], 
        E870 [18MY]
      Seneca Falls, NY: anniversary of Women's Rights Convention, 
        E1295 [23JY]
      Small business: stimulate growth through accelerating Federal 
        payments, reducing paperwork, improving access to loans and 
        tax credits, and increasing investment expensing, 
        E1229 [11JY]
      Staff: tribute, E1442 [3AU]
      Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1673 [2OC]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy, E1046 [15JN]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, E1415 
        [3AU]
      Taiwan: designate as a visa waiver program country, E33 
        [18JA]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), E1432 [3AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        H3614 [7JN]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), 
        E1578 [20SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), E1171 [28JN]
      ------establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 
        1447), E1167 [28JN]
      ------Federal Air Marshal Service funding, E1029 [8JN]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (H.R. 3670), H3241 [30MY]
      U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression 
        of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the 
        Prostitution of Others (H. Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      ------recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (H. 
        Res. 690), E1093 [20JN]
      U.S. Northern Command: increase effectiveness, H3129 
        [18MY]
      Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and 
        the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027), 
        H3713 [18JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2729 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2729 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), E865 [18MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2729 [16MY]
      Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, 
        E526 [16AP]
      Votes: position on missed, E1050 [15JN]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H485 [6FE]
      Women: health care for women, H1160 [6MR], E1369 [1AU]
      ------tribute to Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, 
        E930 [31MY]
      Workers Memorial Day: observance, E691 [27AP]
      World Environment Day: observance, E1001 [6JN]
      World Refugee Day: observance, E1093 [20JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      House of Representatives: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5635-H5639 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative 
        Richardson: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-642), 
        H5628 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 755, adopt Committee on Ethics (House) report on 
        Representative Richardson use of congressional staff to 
        perform campaign work, H5635 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Ayers, Mark, E535 [16AP]
      Beiler, Beatrice, E1298 [23JY]
      Belafonte, Harry, E292 [1MR]
      Berry, Cynthia, E848 [18MY]
      Brown, Helen Gurley, E1457 [10SE]
      Calas, Kay A., E1249 [13JY]
      Cornelius, Don, E182 [13FE]
      Costello, Representative, H5907 [12SE]
      Davis, Lawrence K., E75 [25JA]
      DuBois, Bruce, E1211 [9JY]
      Dymally, Mervyn, E1700 [16OC]
      Edwards, Willis, E1265 [17JY]
      Garcia, Mildred, E138 [3FE]
      Giniewicz, Anthony, E793 [15MY]
      Grant, Larry, E1449 [10SE]
      Griffith, Andy, E1204 [9JY]
      Houston, Whitney E., E181 [13FE]
      King, Nicholas, E792 [15MY]
      McGlory, Georgia, E687 [27AP]
      McGovern, George S., E1731 [2NO]
      O'Neill, William, E1736 [6NO]
      Parks, Delores A., E628 [24AP]
      Parks, Rosa, E145 [6FE]
      Pelosi, Representative, E1039 [12JN]
      Specter, Arlen, E1699 [16OC]
      Summer, Donna, E893 [29MY]
      Tillmon, Edward, E282 [29FE]
      Wallace, Mike, E522 [16AP]




RICHARDSON, NATHAN

  Articles and editorials
      UK Offers New Tax Breaks for Remote Fields, S2051 [27MR]




RICHFIELD, UT

  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: Joining Forces Community Challenge military 
        support competition finalist, S3778 [6JN]




RICHLAND, WA

  Remarks in Senate
      Kluse, Mike: Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory Director 
        of the Year award recipient, S386 [7FE]




RICHLAND COUNTY, WI

  Remarks in Senate
      Richland County Fair: anniversary, S4819 [10JY]




RICHLAND SPRINGS, TX

  Remarks in House
      Richland Springs High School: tribute to football team, E56 
        [23JA]




RICHMOND, CA

  Remarks in House
      Richmond Police Activities League: anniversary, E470 [28MR]




RICHMOND, CEDRIC L. (a Representative from Louisiana)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H778 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H6234 [20SE]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5077 [19JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H2647 [10MY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H2647 [10MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2134 [25AP]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries 
        individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the 
        Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H3915 [20JN]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 3710), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H1741 [28MR]
      Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st 
        century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 3036), H3267 [30MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 5708), H2644 [10MY]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H4157 [27JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2289 [27AP]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H5079 [19JY]
      Medicare: promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H4864 [12JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare 
        Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-
        service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H5711 [2AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1101 [29FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5292 
        [25JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H4656 [29JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      SBA: increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1154 [5MR]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and 
        accessible financial products for entities that do not have 
        access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H2715 
        [15MY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H2647 [10MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5130 [23JY]
      Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H4828 
        [11JY]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H3267 [30MY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2447 [8MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Corps of Engineers: modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, 
        Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (see 
        H.R. 6026), H4064 [26JN]
      FEMA: improve assistance after a hurricane or major disaster 
        (see H.R. 6542), H6276 [21SE]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), H3699 
        [8JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        (see H.R. 6104), H4827 [11JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Corps of Engineers: modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, 
        Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (H.R. 
        6026), H4064 [26JN]
      FEMA: improve assistance after a hurricane or major disaster 
        (H.R. 6542), H6279 [21SE]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (H.R. 5944), H3699 
        [8JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        (H.R. 6104), H4828 [11JY]
  Remarks
      Corps of Engineers: funding, H3367 [1JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H778, H780 [15FE], H831 [16FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3367 [1JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1945 
        [18AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831 [16FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1945 [18AP]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H780 [15FE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1945 [18AP]
      James, Elroy A.: Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Inc., King of 
        Zulu designee, E223 [17FE]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1945 [18AP]
  Tributes
      Breaux, Luvenia, E550 [17AP]
      Fos, Peter J., E1609 [21SE]
      Payne, Donald M., H1201 [6MR]




RICHMOND, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Shucks Maine Lobster (business): tribute, S5971 [2AU]




RICHMOND, TX

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H5848 [11SE]




RIDDICK, TRAVIS

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S122 [26JA]




RIDDLE, R. LUCIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E555 [17AP]




RIDE, SALLY K.

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5139 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5278, S5295 [24JY], S5367 [25JY]
      Tribute (S. Res. 547), S6012 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 547, tribute, S5993, S6013 [2AU]




RIDENOUR, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E189 [14FE], E260 [28FE]




RIDGEFIELD, CT

  Remarks in House
      Ridgefield High School: tribute to Ridgefield High School 
        Students Against Internet Discrimination (organization), H590 
        [8FE]




RIDGWAY, IL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Illinois, S1571 [12MR]




RIDGWAY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Detwiler, Thomas C.: Paper Industry Management Association Mill 
        Manager of the Year Award recipient, H2214 [27AP]




RIECK, JEFFREY J.

  Bills and resolutions
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3914 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E671 [26AP]




RIES, MARCIE B.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S5486 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]




RIFFLE, PATRICK

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H6281 [25SE], H6313 [23OC]




RIGELL, E. SCOTT (a Representative from Virginia)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3071 [17MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3911 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H220 [31JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2813 [16MY]
      Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized 
        milk and milk products in final package form for human 
        consumption between States that allow the sale of such 
        products (see H.R. 1830), H696 [13FE]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H1642 [27MR]
      Armed Forces: ensure that relocation of an active duty 
        servicemember away from the servicemember's principal 
        residence does not prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on 
        that residence (see H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay 
        and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired 
        for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see 
        H.R. 186), H1571 [26MR]
      ------extend military commissary and exchange store privileges 
        to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-
        connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), 
        H6274 [21SE]
      ------permanently extend period of mortgage foreclosure 
        protections (see H.R. 544), H1642 [27MR]
      ------prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see 
        H.R. 1092), H2647 [10MY] (see H.R. 1285), H3267 [30MY]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide behavioral health services to members of Reserve 
        components necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-
        deployment readiness and fitness standards (see H.R. 948), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H476 [3FE]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6234 [20SE]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H1543 [22MR]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to 
        certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see H.R. 2387), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H440 [2FE]
      ------restrict adjournments unless the House involved has passed 
        a budget resolution and provided funding for the Government 
        for the entire fiscal year (see H. Con. Res. 82), H5712 [2AU]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H3807 [19JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H726 [14FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H571 [7FE]
      ------authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security 
        programs through increased efficiency and risk-based 
        coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1572 [26MR]
      Dept. of State: improve and strengthen the Office of 
        International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom 
        training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H159 
        [24JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1642 [27MR]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H1642 [27MR]
      Fish and fishing: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops 
        (see H.R. 1176), H802 [15FE]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H2072 [24AP]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5526 [31JY]
      Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers 
        be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits 
        plan (see H.R. 2206), H512 [6FE]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H5292 
        [25JY]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1209 [6MR]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H5202 [24JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3734 [18JN]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H5328 [26JY] (see H.R. 2810), H641 [8FE]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease 
        and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline coverage under the Federal 
        Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 5951), H4158 [27JN]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 
        105), H1100 [29FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and extend the 
        length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H512 [6FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H727 [14FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1756), H1915 [17AP]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5292 
        [25JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6152 [19SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1572 
        [26MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see 
        H.R. 2131), H1642 [27MR]
      Securities: determine a customer's net equity based on the 
        customer's last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and 
        change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 757), H2715 [15MY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H5292 [25JY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H726 [14FE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H3404 [1JN]
      ------extend the work opportunity credit for employers of 
        recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H1642 [27MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H726 [14FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H3578 [6JN]
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize 
        (see H.R. 1856), H159 [24JA]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1571 [26MR]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1741 [28MR] (see H.R. 333), 
        H1642 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: improve oversight and accountability for 
        certain military housing projects (see H.R. 4608), H2066 
        [24AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 
        (see H.R. 3882), H439 [2FE]
      Medicare: ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for 
        citizens over age 55 (see H. Res. 666), H3162 [18MY]
      ------ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for 
        citizens over age 55 and that any such agreement should 
        provide a detailed plan to end waste, fraud, and abuse (see H. 
        Res. 675), H3480 [5JN] (see H. Res. 680), H3660 [7JN]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Taxation: close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: improve oversight and accountability for 
        certain military housing projects (H.R. 4608), H2071 [24AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 
        (H.R. 3882), H440 [2FE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (H.R. 4388), H1977 [18AP]
      Taxation: close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]
  Eulogies
      Katz, David: by Sam Katz, E19 [17JA]
  Poems
      ``We Stood!'' Albert C. Caswell, H5690 [2AU]
  Remarks
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1412 
        [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 
        587), H1408 [20MR]
      Armed Forces: anniversary of Chinook helicopter crash in 
        Afghanistan that killed soliders, airmen, and SEALs, H5689 
        [2AU]
      Budget: provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 
        sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3072 [17MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2702 [15MY]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6136 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2702, H2704 [15MY], H3072, H3076 
        [17MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H5210 [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H589 [8FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, 
        H3911, H3912 [20JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (H.R. 3882), H521 
        [7FE]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H209 [31JA]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), E297 [1MR]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H209 
        [31JA]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H3076 [17MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3911, H3912 [20JN]
      Viginia Beach Crime Solvers (organization): anniversary, 
        E1379 [1AU]
      Virginia Beach, VA: anniversary of Congregation Beth Chaverim, 
        E1194 [29JN]
      ------tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., event to honor 
        Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]
  Statements
      Congregation Beth Chaverim, Virginia Beach, VA, Anniversary: 
        Israel Zoberman, E1194 [29JN]
  Tributes
      Katz, David, E19 [17JA]
      Thoroughgood, Barnett K., H2720 [16MY], E189 [14FE]
      Wiesel, Elie, E578 [18AP]




RIGGINS, DERRICK

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1156 [29FE]




RIGGS, PAULA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1467 [10SE]




RIGSBY, ROB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1357 [31JY]




RIHANI, AMEEN

  Bills and resolutions
      Literature: tribute to life and work and anniversary of 
        publication of the first Arab-American novel, ``The Book of 
        Khalid'' (see H. Res. 608), H1805 [29MR]




RIKER, MARGARET S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1173 [28JN]




RIMPF, NATHAN

  Poems
      ``Few,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1614 [21SE]
      ``The Few,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1427 [3AU]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1427 [3AU], E1614 [21SE]




RINGHAUSEN FAMILY

  Articles and editorials
      Jersey Orchard Sweeps Apple Cider Awards, E229 [17FE]
  Remarks in House
      Joe Ringhausen Orchard and Apple House: Illinois Cider and 
        National Cider Contest winner, E229 [17FE]




RIO GRANDE DEL NORTE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA ESTABLISHMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 667) (S. Rept. 112-113), S41 [23JA]




RIPLEY, MINNIE

  Remarks in House
      Ripley Blackwell Head Start Center, Inc.: anniversary, E501 
        [29MR]




RIPLEY, OH

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1363 [31JY]




RIPLEY BLACKWELL HEAD START CENTER, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E501 [29MR]




RISCH, JAMES E. (a Senator from Idaho)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3913 [11JN], 
        S3978, S3992 [12JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S797 [15FE], S910 [17FE], S1544 
        [8MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4896 [11JY], S5048 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2245 [29MR]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3978 [12JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S1148 [29FE]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn 
        (see S. 968), S42 [23JA]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        S. 3551), S6457 [19SE]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3249), S3631 [24MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]
      ------prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting requirements 
        relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens 
        (see S. 1506), S2243 [29MR]
      ------prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin 
        programs to private organizations or entities (see S. 3612), 
        S6625 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see S. 3270), S4204 [14JN]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S4638 [26JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: report to Congress about 
        refusal to implement certain recommendations for reimbursement 
        by inefficient or wasteful Afghanistan reconstruction 
        contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 [2AU]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S3978 [12JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5134 [18JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see S.J. Res. 19), S1148 [29FE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5980 [2AU]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to reporting requirements for 
        interest on deposits maintained at U.S. financial institutions 
        and paid to certain nonresident alien individuals (see S.J. 
        Res. 40), S3632 [24MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S4151 [13JN]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S4300 [19JN]
      ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative 
        to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5871 [1AU]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S3280 [17MY]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S3330 
        [21MY] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]
      Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting 
        of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3269), S3781 [6JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health 
        insurance tax (see S. 1880), S4369 [20JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S568 [13FE]
      Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and 
        generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------increase and make permanent the alternative simplified 
        research credit (see S. 1577), S3130 [14MY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S1422 [6MR]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 3199), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S4151 [13JN]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S4369 [20JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S323 
        [2FE]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, S589 [14FE]
      ------deficit, S589 [14FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4324 [20JN]
      Melba, ID: anniversary, S5656 [30JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, S6480 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1117 [29FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1117 [29FE]




RISTAU, MICHAEL E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5255 [23JY]




RITCHIE, CRIS

  Articles and editorials
      Cornett Looks Back on Her Career With WYMT, S6425 [19SE]




RITCHIE, DONALD

  Statements
      New Mexico Enters the Union, S154 [30JA]




RITTLING, MARY

  Remarks in House
      North Carolina: Community College President of the Year award 
        recipient, E753 [9MY]




RIVERA, ANTONIO

  Remarks in House
      United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): Service Member of the 
        Year Award recipient, E1637 [21SE]




RIVERA, DAVID (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3063 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1101 [29FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H5292 [25JY]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H6279 [21SE]
      ------prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H2072 [24AP]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H694 [9FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1543 [22MR]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6279 [21SE]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, commend pro-democracy activist 
        organizations, and pledge solidarity with the people of Cuba 
        (see H. Res. 536), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4907 [17JY]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4828 [11JY]
      ------reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement 
        (see H.R. 1475), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H3105 [17MY]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1363 [13MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H115 [23JA]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H5130 [23JY]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2329 [7MY]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1306 [8MR]
      Fish and fishing: permit eligible fishermen to approve certain 
        limited access privilege programs (see H.R. 2772), H182 [25JA]
      ------prohibit the sale of billfish (see H.R. 2706), H1497 
        [21MR]
      ------provide additional flexibility for fishery managers, 
        additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum for catch 
        shares, and additional sources for fishery survey funding (see 
        H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1101 [29FE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6152 [19SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3916 [20JN]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H4775 
        [10JY]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5860 [11SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3703 
        [12JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H2329 [7MY]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1210 [6MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3734 [18JN]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H512 
        [6FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H4869 [13JY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4656 [29JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5009 [18JY]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H512 [6FE]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H1846 [16AP]
      Medicare/Medicaid: enhance penalties to combat fraud and 
        establish a Medicare data-mining system and biometric 
        technology program (see H.R. 3735), H1543 [22MR]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 703), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2329 [7MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1742 [28MR]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 [8FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5630 [1AU]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of 
        a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        854), H115 [23JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H4908 [17JY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H3661 [7JN]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6284 [25SE]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H5711 [2AU]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H5130 [23JY]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H3105 [17MY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H1915 
        [17AP]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (see H.R. 5839), H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H5292 [25JY]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 
        3589), H27 [17JA]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 
        3895), H1916 [17AP]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5923 [12SE]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H221 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit leasing of Federal lands to any 
        person who has violated the Trading With the Enemy Act or who 
        conducts business with a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 
        3876), H374 [1FE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-
        term residents who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 
        3823), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 5869), H3266 [30MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit leasing of Federal lands to any 
        person who has violated the Trading With the Enemy Act or who 
        conducts business with a state sponsor of terrorism (H.R. 
        3876), H375 [1FE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-
        term residents who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 3823), 
        H159 [24JA]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-term 
        residents who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 5869), H3267 
        [30MY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H5133 [24JY]
  Letters
      Ecuadorian human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation: Carlos R. Lange, Sociedad Ecuatoriana 
        del Exterior (organization), E1652 [21SE]
  Remarks
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), E755 [9MY]
      Cuba: anniversary of downing of Brothers to the Rescue 
        (organization) aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1291 [8MR]
      ------call for release of political prisoners, H1376 [19MR], 
        H5973 [13SE]
      ------tribute to hunger strike by pro-democracy activists, H6258 
        [21SE]
      ------U.S. policy, H1963 [18AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3064 [17MY]
      ------prohibit foreign businesses that engage in business 
        activity with terrorist nations from contracting and 
        procurement opportunities, H3064 [17MY]
      Ecuador: human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation, E1651 [21SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4805 [11JY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status for certain long-
        term residents who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 5869), 
        H3180 [30MY]
      Medicaid: prohibit reduction in Federal medical assistance 
        percentage for territories, E755 [9MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4805 [11JY]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1671 [28SE]
      ------U.S. policy, E1609 [21SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H1932 [18AP]
  Tributes
      Calero Portocarrero, Adolfo, E1242 [12JY]
      Machado, Gus, E1140 [26JN]
      Quesada, Daniel, H930 [17FE]




RIVERA-BRUNO, BRYAN A.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E795 [15MY]




RIVERBANK, CA

  Remarks in House
      Riverbank Lions Club: tribute, E703 [7MY]




RIVERDALE, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Riverdale Women's Club: anniversary, E670 [26AP]




RIVERHEAD, NY

  Remarks in House
      Riverhead High School: tribute to girls' basketball team, E819 
        [16MY]




RIVERS

  Amendments
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3765, H3776, H3778, H3779, H3781, H3782 [19JN]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), consideration 
        (H. Res. 688), H3752 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), S2272, S2275 [29MR], H4001 [26JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1069, 
        H1070 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3423), S5257 [23JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 688), H3732 [18JN]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and 
        improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and 
        foresters within the watershed and to States with water 
        quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (see S. 
        Res. 465), S3234 [16MY]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see 
        S. 2286), S2392 [17AP] (see H.R. 4360), H1845 [16AP]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4406), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico 
        to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (see H.R. 6026), H4064 
        [26JN]
      ------notify the public of certain flood predictions for the 
        Missouri River System (see H.R. 5717), H2644 [10MY]
      ------provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for 
        projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see 
        H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (see S. 3483), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize projects and conduct research 
        on water resources in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and 
        establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (see H.R. 
        5927), H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment 
        and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 
        4458), H2030 [19AP]
      ------provide assistance to non-Federal interests for levee 
        stability improvements located within the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin Delta related to certain water deliveries (see H.R. 
        6484), H6273 [21SE]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian 
        Community (see S. 3209), S3329 [21MY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 4067), H901 
        [16FE]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (see S. 2158), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4148), H1209 [6MR]
      Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 
        2267), S2242 [29MR]
      Hydroelectric power: protect the Federal Columbia River Power 
        System, Power Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau 
        of Reclamation dams and facilities and promote hydropower 
        generation (see H.R. 6247), H5628 [1AU]
      Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as 
        wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate 
        Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and 
        facilitate land exchange (see H.R. 4109), H1099 [29FE]
      Nashua River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5319), H2274 [27AP]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Neches River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2324), S2545 [19AP]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4304), H1803 [29MR]
  Letters
      District of Columbia southwest waterfront development promotion: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4003 [26JN]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4002 [26JN]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. 
        Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
      ------David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental 
        Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 
        [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
  Lists
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043-H1045 [29FE]
  Motions
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3785 [19JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land 
        claims settlements, H3726-H3728 [18JN]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), H5087, H5088 [23JY], E1307 
        [24JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs 
        (H.R. 6060), H6074, H6075 [19SE]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3755-H3787 [19JN], E1089 [20JN], E1143, E1144 [26JN], E1155 
        [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), consideration 
        (H. Res. 688), H3744-H3755 [19JN]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), motion to 
        recommit, H3785 [19JN]
      ------clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1061, H1062 [29FE]
      ------clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1066, H1067 [29FE]
      ------eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new 
        contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt 
        repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain 
        water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      ------protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E523 [16AP], E1594 
        [21SE]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species, E988 [6JN]
      ------Delaware River main channel deepening project funding, 
        E976 [5JN]
      ------flood control and coastal emergencies funding, H3370 [1JN]
      ------Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H3490 [6JN]
      ------operation and maintenance funding, H3463 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes 
        Study, H3459, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration 
        Plan study, H3457, H3458 [5JN]
      ------revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master 
        Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to 
        prevent serious downstream flooding, H3748 [19JN]
      ------study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the 
        Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (H.R. 892), E287 
        [29FE]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (H.R. 2060), H3432-H3434 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize projects and conduct research 
        on water resources in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and 
        establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (H.R. 5927), 
        E1011 [7JN]
      ------authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with 
        appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 
        1134), H1079-H1085 [29FE], E291 [1MR]
      ------extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench 
        Irrigation District (S. 997), H3715 [18JN]
      Disasters: anniversary of Susquehanna River flooding in 
        aftermath of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, E1544 
        [14SE]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H4001-H4003 [26JN]
      EPA: prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at the 
        Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      ------repeal designation of the Colville River as an aquatic 
        resource of national importance, H3895 [20JN]
      Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River 
        salmon and other nonlisted species, H3776 [19JN]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (H.R. 4148), E319 [6MR]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), H2047, H2048 [24AP], H2186 [26AP]
      Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1740), H3441, H3442 [5JN]
      Maryland: anniversary of Patuxent River Wade-In, E1023 [7JN]
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Canoe River Aquifer Advisory 
        Committee, E1526 [13SE]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, H3412, 
        H3471, H3472 [5JN]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (H. Con. Res. 121), H5696 
        [2AU]
      Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction 
        facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers, 
        H3283 [31MY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], 
        E314 [5MR]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      ------restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 [9MY], H3452 
        [5JN]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of St. Paul Yacht Club, E1177 [28JN]
      Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
        habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H2680, H2681 [15MY], 
        H2745 [16MY]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 
        [21JN]
      York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for 
        study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 
        (H.R. 2336), H3442 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (S. 3423), S5262 [23JY]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (S. Res. 
        465), S3239, S3240 [16MY]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 
        2286), S2394 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S33, S47 [23JA], S1180 [1MR]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian 
        Community (S. 3209), S3330 [21MY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), S2275 [29MR]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      Floods: anniversary of Souris River flooding in North Dakota, 
        S4415 [21JN]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (S. 2158), S1423 [6MR]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY]
      Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of I-35 bridge collapse, S5811, 
        S5847 [1AU]
      Mississippi: tribute to Mississippi Levee Board and Yazoo-
        Mississippi Delta Levee Board, S3512 [23MY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (organization): tribute, S4818 
        [10JY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
      Sault Ste. Marie, MI: anniversary of Sault Ste. Marie 
        International Bridge, S4768 [29JN]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, 
        Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S123 [26JA]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations, S3932 
        [12JN]
  Reports filed
      Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork 
        Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 322) (S. Rept. 112-108), S41 
        [23JA]
      Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2060) (H. Rept. 112-438), H1844 [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. 
        Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 688) (H. Rept. 112-
        539), H3732 [18JN]
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 
        [16JY]
      Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River 
        Values: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1134) (S. Rept. 112-124), S42 [23JA]
      Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112-115), S41 
        [23JA]
      District of Columbia Southwest Waterfront Development Promotion: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2297) (S. Rept. 112-154), S2242 [29MR]
      East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 997) (H. Rept. 112-
        527), H3706 [15JN]
      Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6060) (H. Rept. 112-672), 
        H6059 [14SE]
      Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2050) (H. Rept. 112-437), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      Illabot Creek Segment Designation as a Component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 888) (S. Rept. 112-119), S41 [23JA]
      Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 112-125), S42 
        [23JA]
      Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5319) (H. Rept. 112-658), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 [23JA]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-403), 
        H965 [27FE]
      Virgin River Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan 
        Implementation Facilitation: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 112-474), H2644 [10MY]
      White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 970) (S. Rept. 
        112-121), S41 [23JA]
      Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 112-603), H4906 [17JY]
      York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 112-370), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1031 [29FE]
      H. Res. 688, consideration of H.R. 2578, Conservation and 
        Economic Growth Act, H3744 [19JN]
      H.R. 1740, Illabot Creek segment desgination as a component of 
        the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H3441 [5JN]
      H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, 
        H1055-H1061 [29FE]
      H.R. 2050, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, 
        H2047 [24AP]
      H.R. 2060, Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act, H3432 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 2297, District of Columbia southwest waterfront development 
        promotion, S2275 [29MR]
      H.R. 2336, York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H3442 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, H3765-H3776 
        [19JN]
      H.R. 2745, Virgin River multispecies habitat conservation plan 
        implementation facilitation, H2680 [15MY]
      H.R. 3388, Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act, H5087 [23JY]
      H.R. 6060, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act, 
        H6074 [19SE]
      S. 997, East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension 
        Act, H3715 [18JN]
      S. 1134, Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S47, S48 [23JA], H1079 [29FE]
      S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights 
        Settlement Act, S621-S636 [14FE]
      S. Res. 465, recognize proclamation of the Year of Water in 
        Colorado, S3239, S3241 [16MY]




RIVERS, KEN

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Long Beach, CA, Council Tahquitz District Citizen of 
        the Year award recipient, E1643 [21SE]




RIVERSIDE, CA

  Remarks in House
      Bourns, Gordon: Riverside, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of 
        the Year award recipient, E480 [28MR]




RLK AND CO.

  Remarks in Senate
      Timberline Lodge, OR: anniversary of Timberline Lodge and Ski 
        Area, S5970 [2AU]




ROACH, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1004 [6JN]




ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S504, S505, S536, S538, S539, S540, S541, S543 
        [9FE], S570, S571, S572, S573, S574, S575, S576, S577, S581, 
        S582 [13FE], S639, S640, S641, S642, S645, S646, S647, S650, 
        S651, S652, S653, S654, S655, S656, S657 [14FE], S686, S687, 
        S705, S706, S707, S708, S787, S788, S789, S790, S791, S792, 
        S794, S795, S796, S797 [15FE], S860, S861, S862, S863, S864, 
        S865, S866, S867, S870, S871, S872, S873, S874 [16FE], S913, 
        S914, S919, S924, S925, S926, S927, S928, S1018, S1019 [17FE], 
        S1051, S1052, S1053 [27FE], S1079, S1090, S1095, S1096, S1097 
        [28FE], S1151, S1152 [29FE], S1179, S1210, S1364, S1365, S1367 
        [1MR], S1385, S1386, S1387, S1389, S1392, S1395, S1396, S1397, 
        S1398, S1399 [5MR], S1426, S1427, S1429, S1430 [6MR], S1463, 
        S1464, S1466, S1467, S1468, S1470 [7MR], S1505, S1512, S1515, 
        S1517, S1531, S1533, S1534, S1535, S1544, S1548, S1556 [8MR], 
        S1573 [12MR], S1593, S1597, S1601, S1602, S1603, S1605, S1618 
        [13MR], S1647 [14MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1750 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1944, H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, S4707 
        [28JN]
      In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, H527 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Alaska: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining area road 
        corridor (see S. 3330), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 6227), H5327 
        [26JY]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      Consumers: stop excessive toll hikes (see H.R. 6515), H6275 
        [21SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study of economically 
        beneficial uses of rights-of-way associated with certain 
        highways (see H.R. 6541), H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish a transformational infrastructure competitive 
        grant program (see H.R. 4352), H1845 [16AP]
      ------establish position of Recovered Mineral Component 
        Ombudsman in the Federal Highway Administration Office of 
        Pavement Technology (see H.R. 6492), H6274 [21SE]
      ------issue categorical exclusions from requirement that an 
        environmental assessment or impact statement be prepared for 
        highway safety improvement projects (see H.R. 6387), H5922 
        [12SE]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]
      ------modify the Interstate System Reconstruction & 
        Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing toll facilities in 
        North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1304 [8MR]
      ------prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot 
        project (see H.R. 5713), H2644 [10MY]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (see H.R. 3837), 
        H186 [27JA]
      ------reauthorize surface transportation research, technology, 
        training, intelligent transportation, and university 
        transportation programs, and Bureau of Transportation 
        Statistics (see H.R. 3833), H186 [27JA]
      ------withhold certain highway funds from States unless they 
        enact a law strengthening penalties for motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 4236), H1497 [21MR]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (see H.R. 3810), H114 [23JA]
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        S. 3279), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (see S. 2158), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4148), H1209 [6MR]
      Motor vehicles: improve certain laws relative to use of high 
        occupancy vehicle facilities (see S. 3191), S3234 [16MY]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 
        [18JY]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H374 [1FE]
      Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on 
        public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, 
        and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds 
        to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Taxation: allow an ordinary and necessary business expense 
        deduction for contributions to regional infrastructure 
        improvement zones (see H.R. 3780), H77 [18JA]
      ------extend authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund and 
        provide revenues for highway programs (see S. 2132), S1049 
        [27FE] (see H.R. 3864), H374 [1FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs pending 
        enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (see H.R. 
        4239), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 4276, 4281), H1739 [28MR] (see 
        H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP] (see H.R. 6057), H4603 (see H.R. 
        6058), H4604 [28JN] (see H.R. 6064), H4654 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 600), H1739 [28MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------help leverage private investment for transit-oriented 
        development near transit stations (see S. 2053), S261 [1FE] 
        (see H.R. 3854), H218 [31JA]
  Cloture motions
      Transportation: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S.: Calman Cohen, 
        Emergency Committee for American Trade, H3046 [17MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3046 [17MY]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, S404 [9FE]
      ------Transportation Construction Coalition, S416 [9FE]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, 
        American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]
      Surface Transportation Extension Act: Representative Camp, 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 
        [29MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
  Lists
      Surface transportation extensions passed in the House of 
        Representatives, H1756 [29MR]
  Motions
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
      Transportation: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S382 [7FE], S686 [15FE], S1172, 
        S1179 [1MR], S1518 [8MR], S1605 [13MR], S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1959 [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 
        [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: prohibit funding for construction of highways in 
        foreign countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, H1959, 
        H1960 [18AP]
      Budget: deficit, H3654-H3657 [7JN]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit, 
        H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow 
        rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain, H3776 [19JN]
      ------authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with 
        appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 
        1134), H1079-H1085 [29FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway 
        safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of 
        older drivers and pedestrians, H4624 [29JN]
      ------distracted driving prevention and research funding through 
        reductions in financial management funding, H4035, H4036 
        [26JN]
      ------establish a transformational infrastructure competitive 
        grant program (H.R. 4352), H6163 [20SE]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (H.R. 5976), H4037 [26JN], H4119 [27JN]
      ------permit Federal regulation and review of tolls and toll 
        increases on certain surface transportation facilities (H.R. 
        3684), E57 [23JA]
      ------prohibit funding for the International Highway Technology 
        Scanning Program, H4141 [27JN]
      ------prohibit Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration requirement of placement of line markers other 
        than at public road crossings and railroad crossings, H4140, 
        H4141 [27JN]
      ------Projects of National and Regional Significance Program 
        funding, H4041 [26JN]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 3837), E83 
        [27JA]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program, 
        H731 [15FE]
      ------Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 [12JY]
      ------State distracted driving prevention grant funding, H3953-
        H3955 [21JN], E1149 [27JN]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4032, H4037, 
        H4038, H4040, H4041 [26JN], H4119 [27JN], E1239 [12JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004-H1006 
        [28FE]
      ------importance of job creation, H3658 [7JN]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      ------rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, H3149 
        [18MY]
      Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to implement, 
        administer, or enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative to 
        the cliff swallow or barn swallow, H4148 [27JN]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (H.R. 4148), E319 [6MR]
      Government regulations: streamline environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for surface transportation projects, 
        H1934, H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, H3664 [8JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------increase minimum rate of return to States for payments 
        made through the Federal gas tax, H3505-H3509 [6JN]
      ------obligate funding equal to level of CBO projected Federal 
        gas tax revenues, H3652-H3658 [7JN]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment (H.R. 632), H3507 [6JN]
      Lewis County, WA: prohibit funding to build flood protection 
        walls along certain section of Interstate 5, H4151 [27JN]
      Michigan: passage of motorcycle helmet choice law for adult 
        riders, E803 [15MY]
      Motor vehicles: use of motorcycles and scooters as 
        transportation options, E874 [18MY]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of 
        alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries 
        and fatalities, H4107, H4108 [27JN]
      ------State enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      National Transportation Week: observance, E874 [18MY]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045-H3049 [17MY], E910 [30MY]
      ------ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects 
        using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (H.R. 3533), 
        H202 [31JA]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934, H1937, H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        E1106 [21JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H4692 [10JY]
      States: remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, H4623 [29JN]
      Territories: provide for participation in Federal-aid highway 
        discretionary programs (H.R. 2734), H4625 [29JN]
      ------Territorial Highway Program funding, H4625, H4626 [29JN]
      Transportation: authorize and sanction programs for residential 
        and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, 
        municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
        agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604-H5606 [1AU]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H201-H207 [31JA], H386 [2FE], H461-H463 [3FE], H477 
        [6FE], H526 [7FE], H632, H635 [8FE], H662 [9FE], H699, H720, 
        H721 [14FE], H731, H732, H737, H739, H759 [15FE], H818, H894-
        H897 [16FE], H930 [17FE], H952 [27FE], H978 [28FE], H1161, 
        H1189, H1190 [6MR], H1221 [7MR], H1433, H1448 [21MR], H1595, 
        H1603-H1607 [27MR], H1668 [28MR], H1748, H1749, H1755-H1760 
        [29MR], H1934-H1937 [18AP], E213, E217 [16FE], E514 [30MR]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H750 [15FE]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs pending 
        enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (H.R. 14), H1448 [21MR], H1519, H1520 [22MR], H1586, H1594, 
        H1595, H1603-H1608 [27MR], H1645, H1650, H1668, H1669 [28MR], 
        H1746, H1747, H1750, H1756-H1761 [29MR], H1927, H1928, H1930, 
        H1935 [18AP], H1994 [19AP], E418 [22MR], E513, E514 [30MR], 
        E539 [16AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1600-H1609 [27MR], H1755, H1775, H1776 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4276), 
        H1755 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1751-H1762 [29MR], E513, E514 [30MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1744-H1751 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1932-H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], 
        H3391, H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, 
        H3744 [19JN], H3817, H3881 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 
        [21JN], H4023-H4025, H4041 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], 
        E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3788-H3797 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, H4637 [29JN], 
        H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 [12JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 
        [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-
        H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 
        [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], 
        E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN], E1149 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        H4637 [29JN]
      ------extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 
        2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]
      ------importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]
      ------infrastructure funding, H201-H207 [31JA], H737 [15FE], 
        H976 [28FE], H1531-H1533 [22MR], H1715 [28MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: surface transportation 
        inspection program funding, H3637, H3638 [7JN]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during 
        planting and harvest seasons, S1603, S1604 [13MR]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1440 [7MR], S1603 [13MR]
      Alaska: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining area road 
        corridor (S. 3330), S4420 [21JN]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692-S696 [15FE]
      Budget: reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1518, S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1604, 
        S1605 [13MR]
      Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program and apply savings to 
        deficit reduction and highway bridge program, S2048 [27MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S33, S47 [23JA], S1180 [1MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: allow funds to be used to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge on non-National Highway Systems Federal-
        aid highways, S1188 [1MR]
      ------allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain 
        percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement 
        projects, S405 [9FE]
      ------grant States use of Congested Mitigation and Air Quality 
        Improvement Program funds toward transit system programs, 
        S1131 [29FE]
      ------off-system bridge program funding, S1451 [7MR], S1535 
        [8MR], S1602 [13MR]
      ------Projects of National and Regional Significance Program 
        funding, S1131 [29FE]
      Disasters: increase Federal cost share for emergency relief 
        permanent repairs in extreme disasters, S1648 [14MR]
      Economy: create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 
        [19SE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, S4118 [13JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to implement 
        rule to improve Federal permitting and review process of 
        infrastructure projects, S2144 [28MR]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (S. 2158), S1423 [6MR]
      Government reguations: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647-S1650 [14MR]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, S2211 [29MR]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment, S1592 [13MR]
      Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of I-35 bridge collapse, S5811, 
        S5847 [1AU]
      Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches, S1188 [1MR], 
        S5178 [19JY]
      ------prohibit imposition of new tolls on the Federal-aid 
        system, S1592 [13MR], S1648, S1649 [14MR]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 
        [18JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, 
        Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S123 [26JA]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1813, 
        Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), 
        S1644 [14MR]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      States: provide additional flexibility to implement tolls on 
        interstate highways, S1648, S1649 [14MR]
      ------remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, S1593-S1596 [13MR]
      Taxation: establish Transportation and Regional Infrastructure 
        Project (TRIP) Bonds program, S836, S838 [16FE]
      Transportation: allow States to permit non-highway uses in rest 
        areas along any highway, S1534 [8MR], S1605 [13MR]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), S585, S587 [14FE]
      ------empower States with authority for most taxing and spending 
        for highway and mass transit programs, S1594, S1595 [13MR]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      ------ensure transit agencies that partner with community 
        colleges on job training programs are eligible for Federal 
        grants, S842 [16FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, 
        S2209-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S364-S366 [7FE], S423-S486 [9FE], S545, S550, S559, 
        S561 [13FE], S585, S587, S593-S595, S599, S605, S607, S609 
        [14FE], S661-S665, S671, S672, S685-S690, S692-S697 [15FE], 
        S818-S822, S826, S832, S836-S838, S842 [16FE], S880, S885, 
        S886, S892 [17FE], S1072, S1073, S1077-S1083, S1085 [28FE], 
        S1104-S1110, S1112-S1139, S1141, S1142, S1155, S1156 [29FE], 
        S1159-S1173, S1179, S1188, S1189 [1MR], S1371-S1373 [2MR], 
        S1376 [5MR], S1405, S1407-S1410 [6MR], S1434, S1435, S1437, 
        S1440-S1443, S1448-S1452 [7MR], S1495-S1497, S1502-S1536 
        [8MR], S1561-S1564, S1572, S1573 [12MR], S1583, S1589-S1606, 
        S1608, S1609 [13MR], S1639, S1641, S1644, S1645, S1647-S1662, 
        S1667 [14MR], S1729 [15MR], S1877 [21MR], S1955, S1986-S1988 
        [22MR], S2009, S2013 [26MR], S2049, S2050, S2056-S2059, S2062, 
        S2076 [27MR], S2135, S2149, S2157 [28MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, 
        S2208, S2209 [29MR], S2314 [16AP], S2384-S2386 [17AP], S2458, 
        S2476, S2487 [18AP], S2590 [23AP], S3067 [10MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S400-S406, S414-S417, S420-S423 
        [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent agreement, S838 [16FE], S1455 
        [7MR], S1573 [12MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent request, S1409, S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2052 [27MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, S2208-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        unanimous-consent request, S2209-S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], 
        S3744 [6JN], S3813, S3815, S3827 [7JN], S3957 [12JN], S4114-
        S4118 [13JN], S4165, S4195 [14JN], S4452 [25JN], S4659 [27JN], 
        S4690 [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-S4714, S4716 
        [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], S4810-S4812 
        [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        insert S. 1813 language in lieu, S2615 [24AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        S4779 [29JN]
      ------use of Social Security, Medicare, and other trust funds to 
        fund the Highway Trust Fund, S4690 [28JN]
  Reports filed
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Transportation (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 112-397), H696 
        [13FE]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act: Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3864) (H. Rept. 112-396), H696 
        [13FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-
        398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 600) (H. Rept. 112-
        424), H1739 [28MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River 
        Values: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1134) (S. Rept. 112-124), S42 [23JA]
      Dept. of the Interior Boundary Adjustment of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park To Allow 
        Certain Road Rebuilding: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2352) (H. Rept. 112-532), H3706 [15JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 112-162), S2730 [25AP]
      Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 112-152), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 
        1813), S350 [6FE]
      Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 264) (S. Rept. 112-106), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 112-684), H6230 [20SE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
  Statements
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Executive Office of 
        the President, H745 [15FE]
  Tables
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and 
        Infrastructure Jobs Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 600, consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation 
        Extension Act, H1744 [29MR]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 
        [1AU]
      H.R. 4239, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1600-H1603 
        [27MR]
      H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1752-H1755 
        [29MR]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act, 
        H4637-H4641 [29JN]
      S. 1134, Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S47, S48 [23JA], H1079 [29FE]
      S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-
        21), S423-S484 [9FE]




ROAN, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1602 [21SE]




ROANOKE, VA

  Articles and editorials
      Virginia Developer Is on a Mission To Revive His Town, S5369 
        [25JY]




ROBB, KEVIN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4459 [25JN]




ROBB, ROBERT

  Articles and editorials
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, S4737 [29JN]
      Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, S2015 [26MR]




ROBBINS, MARK A.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Merit Systems Protection Board: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2730 
        [25AP]




ROBBINS, WILLIAM H.

  Letters
      Characterization of President Obama's remarks concerning small 
        business, S5179 [19JY]




ROBERSON, J.J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1340 [26JY]




ROBERT F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS (organization)

  Statements
      Declaration to Moroccan-Controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi 
        Refugee Camps in Algeria--Summary of Preliminary Observations, 
        E1647 [21SE]




ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT  see 
    Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act




ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Boyd, Jamie Kamailani: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community 
        Health Leaders Award recipient, S153 [30JA]




ROBERTO, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      SBA: Guam Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small Business of the 
        Year award recipient, E452 [27MR]




ROBERTS, ARMISHA

  Remarks in House
      General Motors Foundation: Buick Achievers Scholarship Program 
        award recipient, E615 [23AP]




ROBERTS, BOBBY

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E643 [25AP]




ROBERTS, ELVY

  Articles and editorials
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]




ROBERTS, JASON

  Remarks in House
      Presidential Champion of Change: award recipient, E1435 [3AU]




ROBERTS, JING

  Bills and resolutions
      Relief (see H.R. 5945), H3699 [8JN]




ROBERTS, JOHN G., JR. (Chief Justice, Supreme Court)

  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, S4737 [29JN]
      Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]
      What's Behind Roberts' Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]




ROBERTS, PAT (a Senator from Kansas)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4001 [12JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S571 [13FE], 
        S657 [14FE], S1429 [6MR], S1548 [8MR], S1573 [12MR], S1603 
        [13MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827 [10JY], S4894, S4896, S4897, S4915 
        [11JY], S4973 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S3088 [10MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S2394 [17AP]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see S. 2134), S3516 [23MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (see S. 1956), S4460 [25JN]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to 
        certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see S. 1244), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see S. 881), S5381 [25JY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 581), S6626 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary (see S. Res. 458), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S4675 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2970 [8MY]
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see S. 2035), S131 [26JA]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3839 [7JN]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see S. 414), S1089 [28FE]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see S. 
        2300), S2496 [18AP]
      ------amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based 
        paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 
        2148), S3423 [22MY]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 
        [17AP]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S4637 [26JN]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (see S. 3552), S6340 [13SE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S3423 [22MY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1933 [21MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see S. 693), S4674 [27JN]
      ------suspend compensation packages for senior executives of 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in 
        accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (see S. 
        2054), S261 [1FE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6342 [13SE]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 3541), S6627 [21SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4951 [12JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2032 [26MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2602 [23AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2656 [24AP]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 504), 
        S4418 (see S. 2173), S4419 [21JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S2602 [23AP]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 565), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371, 3221), 
        S4239 [18JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health 
        insurance tax (see S. 1880), S6108 [11SE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 363), S208 [31JA]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2602 [23AP]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S3281 [17MY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S6457 [19SE]
      Small business: preserve option for businesses to operate as 
        they choose, including as flow-through entities, and oppose 
        tax changes forcing such businesses to reorganize as C 
        corporations (see S. Res. 88), S6065 [10SE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4370 [20JN]
      Taxation: extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see S. 2240), S2085 [27MR]
      ------permanently extend the reduction in recognition period for 
        built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 3223), S3515 [23MY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4725 
        [28JN]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S5048 [16JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S4369 [20JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        S. 253), S2324 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Clean Air Act: clarify a certain provision relative to 
        prevention of accidental releases (see S. 3529), S6107 [11SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit income deductions for controlled 
        substances, including medical marijuana, when determining 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 
        3368), S4821 [10JY]
      EPA: standardize definition of the term ``small business 
        refiner'' for purposes of administered laws (see S. 3379), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 
        2274), S2242 [29MR]
  Lists
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Kansas (organization), S5700 [31JY]
  Privilege of the floor
      Lawrence, Patricia, S4307 [19JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during 
        planting and harvest seasons, S1604 [13MR]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3965 [12JN], S4266, 
        S4270, S4271, S4273, S4278 [19JN], S4345, S4354, S4355, S4356 
        [20JN], S4384, S4397, S4402 [21JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3716 [5JN], S3752 [6JN], S3806, S3807 [7JN]
      ------strengthen rural communities and foster the next 
        generation of farmers and ranchers, S4270 [19JN]
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3477 [23MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1523 
        [8MR], S1596 [13MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, S3166 [15MY]
      ------clarify regulations for programs that provide loans to 
        purchasers of highly fractionated Native American lands, S4266 
        [19JN]
      ------establish a pilot loan program to assist organizations 
        providing healthful food for the hungry, S4345 [20JN]
      ------limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S4355, S4356 [20JN]
      ------limit farm subsidy payments based on adjusted gross income 
        of the producer, S4273 [19JN]
      ------modify crop insurance eligibility requirements to include 
        compliance with conservation laws, S4354 [20JN]
      ------permanently establish the Office of Tribal Relations, 
        S4266 [19JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S4278 
        [19JN]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into attack on the U.S. 
        consulate in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 
        [20SE]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S338 [6FE]
      FDA: ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY]
      ------prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless 
        NOAA concurs with such approval, S3554 [24MY]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, S3477 [23MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3554 [24MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3477 [23MY]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4384 
        [21JN]
      Fort Scott, KS: tribute to Lowell Milken Center for National 
        Projects Kick-off, S6444 [19SE]
      Honor Flight Kansas (organization): tribute, S5700 [31JY]
      Innovative Livestock Services, Inc.: anniversary of Ward Feed 
        Yard, S4237 [18JN]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated 
        as NIH National Cancer Institute, S4923 [12JY]
      Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, 
        S5970 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        S1771, S1772 [19MR]
      ------impact, S2162 [28MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1771, S1772 [19MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S2162 
        [28MR]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen, S3477 [23MY]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2134 [28MR]
      ------impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S2134 [28MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2134 [28MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1604 [13MR]
      Schools: encourage the purchase of pulse crop products for 
        school meals programs, S4271 [19JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing 
        limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5336 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5336 [25JY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5336 [25JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5700 [31JY]
      Topeka, KS: anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Pay and 
        Personnel Center, S6622 [21SE]




ROBERTSON, DEBORAH M.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




ROBESON COUNTY, NC

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1513 [13SE]
  Reports filed
      Lumbee Recognition Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 
        1218) (S. Rept. 112-200), S5976 [2AU]




ROBINETTE, GRETCHEN

  Remarks in House
      California: 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award 
        recipient, E464 [28MR]




ROBINSON, ANDREW

  Articles and editorials
      Causey Is Hailed as Public Servant; Guthrie Aide Retiring at the 
        End of January, S255 [1FE]




ROBINSON, EDWARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1104 [21JN]




ROBINSON, MARIE

  Proclamations
      Mrs. Marie Robinson Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1202 [29JN]




ROBINSON, PATRICK

  Remarks in House
      Music and dance: tribute to ``All About Bullies . . . Big and 
        Small'' album production team, E916 [31MY]




ROBINSON, SHAUN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3735 [5JN]




ROBINSON, WILLIAM T., III

  Letters
      Paycheck Fairness Act, S3699 [5JN]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4607 
        [26JN], S5643 [30JY]




ROBINSON, WILLIE A., III

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E907 [30MY]




ROBINSON-BRIGGS, SHARON

  Remarks in House
      NAACP: New Jersey State Conference Certificate of Achievement 
        recipient, E1454 [10SE]




ROBY, MARTHA (a Representative from Alabama)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H3662 [7JN]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3662 [7JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H6001 [13SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H6279 [21SE]
      Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility 
        confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2885), H6279 
        [21SE]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H6298 [28SE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1847 [16AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (see H. Res. 562), H965 
        [27FE]
      Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in 
        enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H6279 [21SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H476 [3FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Medicare: provide payment for anesthesia services by 
        anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same 
        manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and 
        certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H4828 
        [11JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H182 [25JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H4775 
        [10JY]
      Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6326 [6NO]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6279 [21SE]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H1807 [29MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        518), H78 [18JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 116), H5291 [25JY]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 
        116), H5292 [25JY]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (H.R. 3844), H219 [31JA]
  Letters
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act: Richard P. 
        Salmi, Spring Hill College, E296 [1MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H105 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (H.R. 3541), E972 [5JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5445 [31JY]
      Air Force: methodology for determining which C-130 aircraft will 
        be retired and relocated, H2699 [15MY]
      Budget: comparison between congressional and Obama 
        administration proposals, H5757 [10SE]
      ------deficit, H5754 [10SE]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (H.R. 3844), H383 [2FE], E119 [2FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2704 [15MY]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H5024 [19JY]
      ------sequestration, H5758 [10SE]
      Business and industry: bring manufacturing jobs back from 
        overseas, H5757 [10SE]
      Congressional Peanut Caucus: establish, E510 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2699, H2704 [15MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2234 [27AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), E296 [1MR]
      Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of 
        construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 1938), E122 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (H.R. 733), E1612 [21SE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2234 [27AP]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H5122, H5123, H5125, 
        H5126, H5127, H5128 [23JY], H5756 [10SE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      EPA: issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing 
        facilities, H5756 [10SE]
      ------issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and 
        institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, 
        H5756 [10SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5122, 
        H5123, H5125, H5126, H5127, H5128 [23JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801 [19JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4748 
        [10JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1106, 
        H1111 [1MR]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H362 [1FE], E122 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H5758, H5760 [10SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3801 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 2), H3801 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4748 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H3801 [19JN]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, E1194 
        [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H3801 [19JN]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3881 [20JN]
      ------national energy policy, E122 [2FE]
      Public debt: impact on job creation and economy, H5754, H5755, 
        H5756, H5757, H5758, H5760 [10SE]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H105 [23JA], 
        E51 [23JA]
      Taxation: rates, H5757 [10SE]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757 [10SE]
      Twitchell Technical Products, Inc.: anniversary, E588 
        [19AP], E632 [24AP]
      Unemployment: rate among college graduates, H5755 [10SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2740 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H602 [8FE], E1096 
        [20JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H3783 [19JN]
  Tributes
      Crutchfield, Anthony G., E1431 [3AU]
      Williams, Kathryn Elliot, E1026 [8JN]




ROCHESTER, MN

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts of America: anniversary of Troop 21, E1699 [16OC]




ROCHESTER, NY

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: Hippie Pandas (robotics team) recipient of For 
        Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) 
        (organization) Robotics Competition Gracious Professionalism 
        Award, E971 [5JN]
      ------tribute to Hippie Pandas Girl Scout technical team for 
        helping develop a solar-powered pasteurization system for raw 
        milk, E1460 [10SE]
      Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly (G.R.A.P.E.): 
        anniversary, E138 [3FE], E182 [13FE]
      Nazareth College: inclusion in Military Advanced Education 
        (publication) ``Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities'' 
        list, E335 [7MR]
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, E1280 [18JY]
      ------tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, E1494 [12SE]
      Plympton, Rick: SBA New York Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E875 [18MY]
      Rochester Institute of Technology: anniversary of Cooperative 
        Education Program, E1564 [19SE]




ROCHESTER HILLS, MI

  Remarks in House
      Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E523 [16AP]
      Oakland University: designation of Meadow Brook Hall as a 
        National Historic Landmark, E1275 [18JY]




ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

  Remarks in House
      Cooperative Education Program: anniversary, E1564 [19SE]
      Rochester, NY: tribute to Hippie Pandas Girl Scout technical 
        team for helping develop a solar-powered pasteurization system 
        for raw milk, E1460 [10SE]




ROCK BRIDGE, MO

  Remarks in House
      Rock Bridge High School: tribute to cheerleading team, E93 
        [31JA]




ROCK HILL, SC

  Remarks in House
      Germantown, MD: tribute to MSC Coyotes Green Girls Soccer Club, 
        E1434 [3AU]




ROCK ISLAND, IL

  Bills and resolutions
      Rock Island Arsenal: anniversary (see H. Res. 720), H4655 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Rock Island Arsenal: anniversary (H. Res. 720), E1199 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Rock Island Arsenal: anniversary, S4717 [28JN]




ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ

  Remarks in House
      White Meadow Temple: anniversary, E1481 [11SE]




ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D., IV (a Senator from West Virginia)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3999 [12JN]
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), S6653, 
        S6661 [21SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S170 [30JA], S184 [31JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6272 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3332, S3333 [21MY], 
        S3433 [22MY], S3506, S3533 [23MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2497, S2515 [18AP], S2547, S2554 [19AP], S2684, S2691, S2692 
        [25AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1152 [29FE]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4828 [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139 [18JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724, S5773, S5789 
        [31JY]
  Analyses
      National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development 
        Act, S1655-S1657 [14MR]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S6693 [5OC], S6703 [23OC], S6705 
        [26OC]
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S2825 [26AP]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 2299), 
        S2496 [18AP]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S133 
        [26JA]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 
        3624), S6625 [21SE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        S. 1832), S2245 [29MR]
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (see S. 2280), S2732 [25AP]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2343), S2929 [7MY]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 
        2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S5085 [17JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S5134 [18JY]
      Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 2297), S5382 
        [25JY]
      Education: improve teacher and principal quality (see S. 1674), 
        S615 [14FE]
      Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement 
        in the education of their children (see S. 941), S3043 [9MY]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see S. 1133), S5047 [16JY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2394 [17AP]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S164 [30JA]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (see S. 3539), S6457 [19SE]
      Medicare: reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see 
        S. 3463), S5732 [31JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]
      NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        S. 2388), S3088 [10MY]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see S. 3327), S4417 [21JN]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      SEC: require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see S. 3514), S5977 [2AU]
      Tariff: carbaryl (see S. 2587), S2923 [7MY]
      Taxation: facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income 
        tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see 
        S. 816), S567 [13FE]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 3594), S6545 
        [20SE]
      ------modify credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 
        3581), S6545 [20SE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see S. 1575), S2031 [26MR]
      ------modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private 
        foundations (see S. 593), S1195 [1MR]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see S. 1526), S851 [16FE]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 3364), S4893 [11JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S351 [6FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see 
        S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S5659 [30JY]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), 
        S4205 [14JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures (see S. 3323), S4368 [20JN]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see S. Con. Res. 57), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain 
        items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, 
        or produced (see S. 2114), S699 [15FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      National Chess Day: designate (see S. Res. 539), S5871 [1AU]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        441), S2824 [26AP]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see S. 3378), S4950 [12JY]
      Tariff: ferroniobium (see S. 2380), S2821 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid (see S. 2385), S2821 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid and cyfluthrin or its b-cyfluthrin isomer 
        mixtures (see S. 2384), S2821 [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid and thiodicarb mixtures (see S. 2381), S2821 
        [26AP]
      ------imidacloprid with application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2383), S2821 [26AP]
      ------manganese flake (see S. 2379), S2821 [26AP]
      ------methyl 4-({[(3-methoxy-4-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H. 
        1.2,4-triazol-1-yl)carbonyl]-amino}sulfonyl)-5-
        methylthiophene-3-carboxylate, isoxaflutole, and 
        cyprosulfamide mixtures (see S. 2382), S2821 [26AP]
      ------penflufen (see S. 2386), S2821 [26AP]
      ------truck cabs (see S. 2529), S2922 [7MY]
      ------vacuum-grade ferroniobium or ferrocolombium (see S. 2378), 
        S2821 [26AP]
      Taxation: make permanent the increased deduction for business 
        start-up expenditures (see S. 2088), S494 [9FE]
      Telephones: prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on 
        wireline telephone bills (see S. 3291), S4151 [13JN]
  Cloture motions
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures (S. 3323), S4372 [20JN]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6297 [13SE]
      Cedar, Kenneth and Vanese: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (S. Con. Res. 57), 
        S5993 [2AU]
      Century Aluminum Co.: retiree ratification of agreement to 
        restore health care benefits, S1665 [14MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6254 [12SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S888 [17FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4316 [20JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S333, S337, S340, S341, 
        S342 [6FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733 [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1710 [15MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6254 [12SE]
      ------U.S. policy, S6254 [12SE]
      McCormick, James: Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation 
        Citizen Service Before Self Honoree, S2238 [29MR]
      Medicaid: reform, S6297 [13SE]
      Medicare: reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (S. 
        3463), S5736 [31JY]
      ------reform, S6297 [13SE]
      National Chess Day: designate (S. Res. 539), S5900 [1AU]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S341 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, S340 
        [6FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S2042-S2045 [27MR]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S2044 [27MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S2042 [27MR]
      Postal Service: develop a Medicare educational program for 
        Postal Service employees and retirees who may be eligible to 
        enroll in Medicare, S2691 [25AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2691 [25AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1655, S1657 [14MR]
      Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (S. 3378), S4952 [12JY]
      Sophia, WV: anniversary, S4788 [9JY]
      Taxation: make permanent the increased deduction for business 
        start-up expenditures (S. 2088), S497 [9FE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S619 [14FE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5360 [25JY]
      Telecommunications: strengthen public safety by establishing a 
        national wireless communications network for emergency 
        responders, S888 [17FE]
      Thacker, Stephanie D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2310 
        [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S4317 [20JN]
  Reports filed
      Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 112-135), S131 
        [26JA]
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 46) (S. 
        Rept. 112-210), S6270 [12SE]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1956) (S. Rept. 112-195), S5976 [2AU]
      Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine 
        Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 179) (S. Rept. 112-149), S1049 [27FE]
      Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 112-162), S2730 [25AP]
      International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 52) (S. Rept. 112-132), S131 [26JA]
      Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 646) (S. Rept. 112-
        150), S1049 [27FE]
      NOAA Conveyance of Property to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 363) (S. 
        Rept. 112-133), S131 [26JA]
      NOAA Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate), S5731 [31JY]
      Nomination of Michael P. Huerta To Be FAA Administrator: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      Nomination of Patricia K. Falcone To Be Office of Science and 
        Technology Policy Associate Director: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5731 [31JY]
      Nomination of William P. Doyle to the Federal Maritime 
        Commission: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate), S5731 [31JY]
      Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 962) (S. Rept. 112-151), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1401) (S. 
        Rept. 112-140), S163 [30JA]
      Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1657) (S. Rept. 112-141), S163 [30JA]
      Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve 
        Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 485) (S. Rept. 112-134), S131 
        [26JA]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3410), 
        S5731 [31JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3378, Forensic Science and Standards Act, S4952-S4954 [12JY]
  Tributes
      Copps, Michael, S152 [30JA]
      Jackson, Lloyd, S6053 [10SE]
      Michael, M. Blane, S2310 [16AP]




ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Ganter, J. Carl: Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award 
        recipient, S4816 [10JY]




ROCKERVILLE, SD

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 
        3288), S4151 [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
  Reports filed
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]




ROCKFORD, IA

  Remarks in House
      Emerson, Mollie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E979 [5JN]




ROCKFORD, MN

  Remarks in House
      Wright-Hennepin Electric Cooperative Association: anniversary, 
        E484 [29MR]




ROCKHILL, LOIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E387 [20MR]




ROCKLAND, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Midcoast Area Veterans Memorial Wall: dedication, S5728 [31JY]




ROCKLAND COUNTY, GA

  Proclamations
      Brian A. Mann Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E1183 [29JN]




ROCKLEDGE, FL

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to Rockledge Junior League baseball team, E1505 
        [12SE]




ROCKPORT, ME

  Remarks in House
      Camden Hills Regional High School: tribute to Windplanners 
        student group for installing a wind turbine on campus, E862 
        [18MY]




ROCKVILLE, MD

  Remarks in House
      Aeras (nonprofit organization): tribute to tuberculosis vaccine 
        research, E429 [22MR]




ROCKWALL, TX

  Remarks in House
      Rockwall High School: tribute to girls' basketball team, E1227 
        [11JY]
      Rockwall-Heath High School: tribute to baseball team, E1136 
        [26JN]




ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARTS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Denver, CO: anniversary of Denver Gay Men's Chorus, S3622 [24MY]




RODGES, TERESA A.

  Remarks in House
      Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.: Lambda Rho Zeta Chapter Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E964 [1JN]




RODRIGUEZ, ANDREW

  Remarks in House
      Amateur Athletic Union: James E. Sullivan Award recipient, E482 
        [29MR]




RODRIGUEZ, ARACELY

  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4797 [11JY]




RODRIGUEZ, BRYAN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4483 [25JN]




RODRIGUEZ, JOANNA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4948 [12JY]




RODRIGUEZ, JOHOAN

  Remarks in House
      Will, Kevin: sentencing of Johoan Rodriguez on charges of 
        intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer relative to death 
        of Kevin Will, E1032 [8JN]




RODRIGUEZ, JOSE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1224 [11JY]




RODRIGUEZ, NANCY

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E973 [5JN]




RODRIGUEZ, SALVADOR AND LUCIA

  Remarks in House
      San Bernardino, CA: anniversary of Mitla Cafe, E1482 [11SE]




RODUNER, LLOYD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E704 [7MY]




ROE, DAVID P. (a Representative from Tennessee)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2072 [24AP]
      Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-
        defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs 
        discretionary spending (see H.R. 94), H4157 [27JN]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 102), H903 [16FE]
      ------eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 4386), 
        H1976 [18AP]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H82 [19JA]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4869 [13JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy 
        efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H4158 [27JN]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H512 [6FE]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H3734 [18JN]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1847 [16AP]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]
      ------repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric 
        limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
        (see H.R. 6418), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------establish a working group to develop and disseminate best 
        practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug 
        labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 
        4087), H1741 [28MR]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise 
        suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1847 [16AP]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see H. Res. 695), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-
        free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1428 [20MR]
      ------enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless 
        veterans to participate in the Grant and Per Diem Program to 
        provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless 
        veterans (see H.R. 5830), H5331 [30JY]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H3734 [18JN]
      ------improve utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal 
        imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services 
        for veterans' health care (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H4908 [17JY]
      Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment 
        system (see H.R. 4297), H1916 [17AP]
      EPA: express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H2448 [8MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1978 [18AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H79 [18JA]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3159), H2040 [23AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers 
        be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits 
        plan (see H.R. 2206), H1306 [8MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H1915 [17AP]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H3733 [18JN]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2716 [15MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H4685 [9JY]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3363 [31MY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H571 [7FE]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H2040 [23AP]
      ------exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by 
        radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician 
        referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4686 [9JY]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H2134 [25AP]
      Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if 
        Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see 
        H.R. 4036), H903 [16FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3700 [8JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H966 [27FE]
      OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to 
        include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H726 [14FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H3167 [22MY]
      ------express that health insurance mandate violates the clause 
        of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue 
        originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed 
        as a tax (see H.R. 6334), H5706 [2AU]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H512 
        [6FE]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of 
        a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        854), H5766 [10SE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H5923 [12SE]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1978 [18AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6069 [18SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Refuse disposal: provide for the safe disposal of Federal 
        Government-owned transuranic waste (see H.R. 2367), H641 [8FE]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5079 [19JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H1391 
        [19MR]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H966 [27FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H2813 [16MY]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H803 [15FE]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H5009 
        [18JY]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H3267 [30MY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H4065 [26JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H694 [9FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3267 [30MY]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H4064 [26JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H696 [13FE]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1101 [29FE]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H6326 [6NO]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3808 [19JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that employees who violate 
        certain civil laws do not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H3660 [7JN]
      Tariff: ester gum 10D from China (see H.R. 5290), H2273 [27AP]
      ------4-chloro-1,8-naphthalic anhydride (see H.R. 5289), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------HPHP (see H.R. 5293), H2273 [27AP]
      ------isophthalic acid (see H.R. 5296), H2273 [27AP]
      ------o-anisidine (see H.R. 5285), H2273 [27AP]
      ------o-toluidine (see H.R. 5299), H2273 [27AP]
      ------petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene 
        resins; polyterpenes (see H.R. 5298), H2273 [27AP]
      ------phenyl salicylate (benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, phenyl ester) 
        (see H.R. 5287), H2273 [27AP]
      ------Poly-Pale from China (see H.R. 5291), H2273 [27AP]
      ------rosin and resin acids and derivatives thereof (see H.R. 
        5297), H2273 [27AP]
      ------sodium benzoate, ODR/FLV Comp (see H.R. 5295), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------Sylobloc K-200 (see H.R. 5292), H2273 [27AP]
      ------titanium mononitride (see H.R. 5286), H2273 [27AP]
      ------2,4-xylidine (see H.R. 5288), H2273 [27AP]
      ------2-ethylhexanol (see H.R. 5294), H2273 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that employees who violate 
        certain civil laws do not receive bonuses (H.R. 4481), H2067 
        [24AP]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (H.R. 5914), H3661 [7JN]
      Tariff: ester gum 10D from China (H.R. 5290), H2287 [27AP]
      ------4-chloro-1,8-naphthalic anhydride (H.R. 5289), H2287 
        [27AP]
      ------HPHP (H.R. 5293), H2287 [27AP]
      ------isophthalic acid (H.R. 5296), H2287 [27AP]
      ------o-anisidine (H.R. 5285), H2286 [27AP]
      ------o-toluidine (H.R. 5299), H2287 [27AP]
      ------petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene 
        resins; polyterpenes (H.R. 5298), H2287 [27AP]
      ------phenyl salicylate (benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, phenyl ester) 
        (H.R. 5287), H2286 [27AP]
      ------Poly-Pale from China (H.R. 5291), H2287 [27AP]
      ------rosin and resin acids and derivatives thereof (H.R. 5297), 
        H2287 [27AP]
      ------sodium benzoate, ODR/FLV Comp (H.R. 5295), H2287 [27AP]
      ------Sylobloc K-200 (H.R. 5292), H2287 [27AP]
      ------titanium mononitride (H.R. 5286), H2286 [27AP]
      ------2,4-xylidine (H.R. 5288), H2287 [27AP]
      ------2-ethylhexanol (H.R. 5294), H2287 [27AP]
  Letters
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: 
        several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]
  Poems
      ``Because of These,'' Albert C. Caswell, E390 [20MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H104 [23JA]
      American Eagle Day: observance, E1067 [19JN]
      Bowers, Arthur B. (Deacon): Tennessee Dept. of Labor and 
        Workforce Development James H. Collier Service Award 
        recipient, E1648 [21SE]
      Boys, Ralph: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H2303 [7MY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1683 [28MR]
      Campbell, Roy T., Jr.: Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, 
        Inc., Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1559 
        [19SE]
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H981 
        [28FE]
      General Society Sons of the Revolution: tribute to Kings 
        Mountain, TN, chapter for signing of the U.S. Constitution 
        anniversary observation, E1477 [11SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1420 [20MR], H1462 [21MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 
        [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4743 [10JY]
      International Storytelling Center: anniversary, E1642 
        [21SE]
      Medicare: prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or 
        reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------reform, H791 [15FE], H1683 [28MR]
      National Chemistry Week: observance, E1570 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare 
        funding, H791 [15FE]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H892 
        [16FE]
      ------repeal, H3918 [21JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, H3594 [7JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4743 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1420 [20MR], H1462 [21MR], H1516 [22MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3888 [20JN]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6182 [20SE]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H104 [23JA]
      Taxation: increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3594 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3593, H3594 [7JN]
      Votes: correction, E962 [1JN]
      ------position on missed, E1086 [19JN]
  Tributes
      Barrigar, Gary, E1383 [1AU]
      Bedwell, Jonathan L., E390 [20MR]
      Shupe, Elizabeth J., E234 [17FE]
      Stanton, Paul, E228 [17FE]
      Summitt, Pat, E639 [25AP]




ROEBUCK FAMILY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1015 [7JN]




ROEHL TRANSPORT INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E555 [17AP]




ROGERPIELKEJR.BLOGSPOT.COM (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      IPCC Lead Author Misleads US Congress, S5856 [1AU]




ROGERS, AR

  Remarks in House
      Kennametal Inc.: Rogers, AR, facility recipient of Arkansas 
        Three Million Work Hour Award, H2666 [15MY]




ROGERS, DAVID

  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]




ROGERS, DOYLE W.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S846 [16FE]




ROGERS, EDITH NOURSE (a former Representative from Maine)

  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S2226 [29MR]




ROGERS, HAROLD (a Representative from Kentucky)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H182 [25JA]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), 
        H375 [1FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain 
        Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H2288 [27AP]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H3267 [30MY]
      EPA: express that ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas 
        Emissions for New Stationary Sources--Electric Utility 
        Generating Units'' will lead to higher energy costs and 
        endanger jobs and the economy (see H. Res. 606), H1805 [29MR]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3267 [30MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2288 [27AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1915 [17AP]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2647 [10MY]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing 
        in rural health clinics for electronic health records and 
        quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H4656 [29JN]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H3363 [31MY]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H2447 [8MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H903 [16FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6001 [13SE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Taxation: exclude certain farm rental income from self-
        employment net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease 
        agreement relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H5631 [1AU]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2647 [10MY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind, cosponsorship 
        withdrawn (see H.R. 3238), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2288 [27AP]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. 
        Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2570 
        [9MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H950 [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 117), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see 
        H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs (see H.R. 4292), H1740 [28MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 
        [18JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5765 [10SE]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs (H.R. 4292), H1741 [28MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 3792), H78 [18JA]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H603, H604 [8FE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5949, H5953, H5954, 
        H5955, H5956 [13SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to recommit, 
        H5970 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: ensure extension of certain benefits and programs 
        for active duty service members and veterans, H5970 [13SE]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (H. 
        Res. 517), E42 [18JA]
      Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration funding, 
        H2367 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4935 
        [18JY], H5062 [19JY]
      ------provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of 
        soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3316 
        [31MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding, H3412 [5JN]
      ------regional economic development programs funding, H3429 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3501 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 3792), E42 
        [18JA]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6197 [20SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3315 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4031 [26JN]
      Drugs: address issues relative to prescription drug abuse, H5529 
        [1AU]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3352 [31MY], H3412, H3429 [5JN]
      FDA: review classification of painkiller OxyContin for treatment 
        of moderate pain and deny approval for generic versions, H5530 
        [1AU]
      Operation UNITE (organization): tribute, E592 [19AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2355, H2367 [8MY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, 
        E521 [16AP]
      West Liberty, KY: tribute to first responders, E1462 
        [10SE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 112-570), H4654 [29JN]
      Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 112-489), H3166 [22MY]
      Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2013: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 112-465), H2441 
        [8MY]
  Tributes
      Beiting, Ralph, E1503 [12SE]
      Bunch, Dewayne E., E1299 [23JY]
      Cornett, Alfred, E311 [5MR]
      Cornett, Ernestine, E1192 [29JN]
      Dicks, Representative, H5062 [19JY], H5956 [13SE]
      Dorton, Dennis T., E1296 [23JY]
      Dorton, Jean, E1296 [23JY]
      Dunnington, Paul, E1652 [21SE]
      Flynn, Mariessa, E605 [19AP]
      Girdler, Donald E., E40 [18JA]
      Griffin, George (G.W.), E38 [18JA]
      Harmon, French B., E1631 [21SE]
      Huff, Gene, E35 [18JA]
      Lewis, Representative Jerry, H5063 [19JY]
      Merrick, Odell, E31 [18JA]
      Mitchell, Bob, E896 [30MY], E925 [31MY]
      Nicholson, Nick, E664 [26AP]
      Peterson, Tim, H3316 [31MY]
      Ramsey, Kenneth and Sarah, E1607 [21SE]
      Rose, James L., E33 [18JA]
      Scruggs, Earl, E543 [17AP]
      Thacker, James I., E89 [31JA]




ROGERS, JOHN R. (CHUCK)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1014 [7JN]




ROGERS, JOYCE A.

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections, 
        S1718 [15MR]
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, S2498 
        [18AP]




ROGERS, JULIAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1488 [12SE]




ROGERS, MARC E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E998 [6JN]




ROGERS, MIKE (a Representative from Alabama)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H5202 [24JY]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1847 [16AP]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Defense: use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear 
        material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (see 
        H.R. 6555), H6276 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: require inclusion as an eligible use 
        the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by local 
        law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program (see 
        H.R. 3857), H219 [31JA]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6318 [26OC]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H1154 [5MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1978 [18AP]
      FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H187 [27JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H2715 [15MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H696 
        [13FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
      Medicare: strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 
        3506), H1017 [28FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H4065 [26JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H696 [13FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5711 [2AU]
      Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6326 [6NO]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for 
        motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 3087), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H694 
        [9FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H159 [24JA]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H4656 [29JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (see H.R. 6028), H4158 [27JN]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        518), H78 [18JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see H.R. 4068), H901 [16FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (H.R. 4068), H903 [16FE]
  Remarks
      Anniston, AL: anniversary of Parker Memorial Baptist Church, 
        E921 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Saks High School girls' softball team, 
        E927 [31MY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H128 [24JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3504 [6JN]
      Jacksonville, AL: tribute to Jacksonville High School girls' 
        basketball team, E383 [19MR]
      Montgomery, AL: tribute to G.W. Carver High School boys' 
        basketball team, E382 [19MR]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H1221 [7MR]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1221 [7MR]
      Oxford, AL: tribute to Oxford High School baseball team, 
        E915 [31MY]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1221 [7MR]
      Scammell, Emily: Auburn University Political Science Leadership 
        Award recipient, E538 [16AP]
      Thurmond, Aretha: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1329 [25JY]
      United Way: anniversary, E1107 [21JN]
      Uptagrafft, Eric: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1324 [25JY]
      Uptagrafft, Sandra: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1319 [25JY]
      World War II: tribute to premiere of ``Red Tails'' movie about 
        Tuskegee Airmen, E27 [17JA]
  Tributes
      Brewster, James H. and Mary E., E951 [1JN]
      Champion, Eugene M., E162 [8FE]
      Cline, Jack, E102 [31JA]
      Dunn, James (Pappy), E1466 [10SE]
      Jones, Christopher T., E763 [10MY]
      Kadle, Oscar T., E716 [7MY]
      Kelley, Everett, E649 [25AP]
      Kirby, Kyle A. and Orelee Clements, E1363 [31JY]
      Medders, Douglas and Katie Jo, E313 [5MR]
      Miller, Toby and Dianne, E380 [19MR]
      Smith, Jock, E28 [17JA]
      Smith, Thomas and Carolyn Finley, E1144 [26JN]
      Sullivan, Timothy, E1368 [31JY]
      Wilkins, Kito K., E1566 [19SE]




ROGERS, MIKE (a Representative from Michigan)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3128 [18MY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3297 [31MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2169 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H727 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3808 [19JN]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H4864 [12JY]
      ------repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
        comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), 
        H181 [25JA]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2033 
        [19AP]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H2647 [10MY]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 
        5949), H3707 [15JN]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3707 [15JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2135 [25AP]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H3363 [31MY]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H6280 [21SE]
      Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H694 [9FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H4685 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent from 
        establishing health care provider standards of care in medical 
        malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Taxation: increase alternative tax liability limitation for 
        small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 
        2198), H3577 [6JN]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H1274 [7MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H571 [7FE]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H641 [8FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1391 [19MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3808 [19JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: require a report on designation of the Haqqani 
        network as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 6036), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        5743), H2712 [15MY]
      Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see 
        H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and 
        strengthen (H.R. 4274), H1740 [28MR]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries (H.R. 6348), H5710 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: require a report on designation of the Haqqani 
        network as a foreign terrorist organization (H.R. 6036), H4157 
        [27JN]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H2714 [15MY]
      Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend 
        (H.R. 3975), H640 [8FE]
      Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen 
        (H.R. 4274), H1740 [28MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), E868 [18MY]
      Intelligence services appropriations: by, Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select), H3309 [31MY]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H3309 [31MY]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: by, Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select), E1659 [28SE]
  Remarks
      CIA: increase recruitment and retention of racial and ethnic 
        minorities to professional intelligence positions, H3302 
        [31MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize interception of 
        communications and other system traffic that is transmitted 
        and stored on Federal systems and deploy countermeasures for 
        cybersecurity purposes, H2177 [26AP]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5897, H5899 [12SE]
      Greater Lansing Business Monthly (publication): anniversary, 
        E1055 [18JN]
      Information technology: require regulatory information provided 
        to private-sector cybersecurity entities sharing intelligence 
        community cybersecurity systems remain subject to the Freedom 
        of Information Act, H2170 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3290, H3294, H3297, H3298, H3300, H3301, H3302, H3303, H3306, 
        H3308, H3309 [31MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), motion to 
        recommit, H3306 [31MY]
      ------clarify certain definitions to maintain consistency across 
        all cybersecurity policies, H2176 [26AP]
      ------clarify that private-sector cybersecurity entity liability 
        exemption in use of intelligence community systems extends 
        only to identification and acquisition of cyber threat 
        information, H2169 [26AP]
      ------protect the civil liberties of ethnic and religious 
        minorities, H3303 [31MY]
      ------protect U.S. intelligence and military capability, defend 
        certain sensitive information against cybersecurity attack, 
        and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      Nornhold, Bradley: Baltimore, MD, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E855 [18MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2156, H2157, H2164, H2168, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172, 
        H2173, H2175, H2176, H2177, H2178 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), corrections in engrossment, H2186 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), motion to recommit, H2184 [26AP]
      ------allow intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for 
        only certain purposes, H2171 [26AP]
      ------assess consequences of a military strike against Iran, 
        H3298 [31MY]
      ------authorize participation in information sharing with Canada 
        and Mexico for the purposes of border security and combating 
        drug trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
      ------clarify retention and use rules for personal information 
        received by the intelligence community from private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]
      ------ensure that coordination and training between the 
        intelligence community and local law enforcement agencies not 
        violate the civil rights of minorities, H3301 [31MY]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2168, H2169, H2178 [26AP]
      ------limit authority of intelligence community to use Federal 
        cybersecurity systems on private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities, H2173 [26AP]
      ------narrow definitions of what information private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence 
        community, H2175 [26AP]
      ------recognize importance of instruction in foreign language 
        and culture in development of training programs to protect 
        against cyber attacks and intrusions, H3300 [31MY]
      ------report on improving methods of granting security 
        clearances to subcontractors and notifying them of Federal 
        classified contracting opportunities, H3298 [31MY]
      ------require list of all Federal agencies receiving cyber 
        threat intelligence information from the intelligence 
        community, H2173 [26AP]
      ------require report to identify and assess risks from foreign 
        suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign 
        governments, H3306 [31MY]
      Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective 
        employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social 
        networking web sites or personal accounts, H2184 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select) (H. Rept. 112-560), H4653 [29JN]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3523) (H. Rept. 112-445), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee 
        on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112-
        645), H5703 [2AU]
      Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select) (H.R. 5743) (H. Rept. 112-490), H3166 [22MY]
  Tributes
      Crogan, Richard E., E788 [15MY], E839 [17MY]
      Rogers, Reba, E459 [27MR]
      Rustan, Pedro L. (Pete), E1398 [3AU]
      Sherrell, Chandler C. (Skip), E791 [15MY], E835 
        [17MY]
      Yates, Ricky, E451 [27MR]




ROGERS, REBA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E459 [27MR]




ROGERS, REGINA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1619 [21SE]




ROGERS, SHAWN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4948 [12JY]




ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY

  Bills and resolutions
      KRSC-TV (Claremore, OK): anniversary (see H. Res. 634), H2206 
        [26AP]




ROHAN, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      SBA: Illinois Small Business Entrepreneurial Success of the Year 
        award recipient, H3488 [6JN]




ROHLE, JACKIE

  Remarks in House
      Education Minnesota (organization): Minnesota Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, H2303 [7MY]




ROHLE, KIRK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E514 [30MR]




ROHLEDER, PATRICIA R. McCOY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4295 [19JN]




ROHNERT PARK, CA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1583 [21SE]
      Sonoma State University: anniversary of Environmental Technology 
        Center, E534 [16AP]




ROHRABACHER, DANA (a Representative from California)

  Addresses
      Victims of Communism in Albania: Joseph J. DioGuardi, 
        E1253 [17JY]
  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3009 [17MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3464 [5JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2524 [9MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Green `Drivel' Exposed--The Godfather of Global Warming Lowers 
        the Boom on Climate Change Hysteria, Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto 
        (Canada) Sun, H4650 [29JN]
      LA Selects Win Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament, 
        Dan Lio, E265 [28FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4656 [29JN]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program (see H.R. 1739), 
        H376 [1FE]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H802 [15FE]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H441 
        [2FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H2135 [25AP]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1154 [5MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
        Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 
        4228), H1642 [27MR]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Education: authorize domestic dissemination of information and 
        material about the U.S. intended primarily for foreign 
        audiences (see H.R. 5736), H3405 [1JN]
      EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications 
        and public participation (see H.R. 6564), H6297 [28SE]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      Financial institutions: repeal certain debit card interchange 
        price controls and restore balance to the electronic payments 
        system (see H.R. 3156), H376 [1FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H376 [1FE]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5717 [3AU]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H641 [8FE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3363 [31MY]
      Internet: prevent transformation into a tool of censorship and 
        surveillance, promote freedom of expression, and restore 
        confidence in the integrity of U.S. businesses (see H.R. 
        3605), H4157 [27JN]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H2813 [16MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H948 [21FE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4157 [27JN]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1498 [21MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3267 [30MY]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2570 [9MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent from 
        establishing health care provider standards of care in medical 
        malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H944 
        [17FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H4605 [28JN]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see 
        H.R. 605), H1807 [29MR]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from 
        continued management as de facto wilderness areas and release 
        certain inventoried National Forest System roadless areas from 
        certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H2813 [16MY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H1273 
        [7MR]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H3105 [17MY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2288 
        [27AP]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3363 [31MY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H641 [8FE]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H4656 [29JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4864 [12JY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2135 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      ------classify as a refugee of special humanitarian concern to 
        the U.S. (see H. Res. 723), H4655 [29JN]
      ------relief (see H.R. 3901), H475 [3FE]
      Death and dying: provide compensation for the deadly acts by 
        elements of the Pakistani military and intelligence services 
        against U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5734), H2645 [10MY]
      Foreign policy: express that the people of Baluchistan, 
        currently divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, 
        have the right to self-determination and to their own 
        sovereign country (see H. Con. Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      International relations: allow Azeri people, currently divided 
        between Azerbaijan and Iran, to have the right to self-
        determination and to their own sovereign country if they so 
        choose (see H. Con. Res. 137), H5922 [12SE]
      Iraq: restrict provision of defense articles and services (see 
        H.R. 3830), H181 [25JA]
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4069), 
        H903 [16FE]
      ------relief (H.R. 3901), H476 [3FE]
      Death and dying: provide compensation for the deadly acts by 
        elements of the Pakistani military and intelligence services 
        against U.S. citizens (H.R. 5734), H2647 [10MY]
      Iraq: restrict provision of defense articles and services (H.R. 
        3830), H182 [25JA]
  Excerpts
      ``Speeches on the Passage of the Bill for the Removal of the 
        Indians'' (1830): Sketch of Remarks by David Crockett, 
        E63 [24JA]
  Letters
      Impact of drug approval process on drug prices: Alfred E. Mann, 
        H3585 [7JN]
      Position of James Lovelock on global warming: Gordon J. Fulks, 
        H4650 [29JN]
  Remarks
      Afridi, Shakeel: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S., H5774 [11SE]
      ------relief (H.R. 3901), E134 [3FE]
      California: ensure compliance with State laws and require use of 
        best available science relative to certain water-related 
        concerns, H1070 [29FE]
      China: eliminate U.S. assistance, H2807-H2810 [16MY]
      Climate: global warming, H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      Crocker, Ryan C.: condemn remarks on U.S. policy on Afghanistan, 
        E84 [27JA]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3009, H3010 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4943, H4983 [18JY], 
        H5046 [19JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4943 [18JY]
      ------Precision Aerial Delivery System (PCADS) funding to battle 
        wildfires from military aircraft, H5046 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center 
        funding, H3464, H3465 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524 [9MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3464, H3465 [5JN]
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H452 [3FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1168 [6MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4749 [10JY]
      Los Angeles Hockey Club (organization): tribute to LA Selects 
        Hockey Peewee AAA team, E265 [28FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. 
        Res. 726), H4794 [11JY]
      NASA: Commercial Crew Program funding, H2498 [9MY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H4794 [11JY]
      Pakistan: human rights violations of Baloch people, 
        E1628 [21SE]
      ------prohibit assistance, H3009, H3010 [17MY], H4983 [18JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4749 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3882 [20JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1070 [29FE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2498, H2524 [9MY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5774 [11SE]
  Statements
      U.S. Policy on Afghanistan: Ryan C. Crocker, E84 [27JA]
  Tributes
      Colson, Charles W., H2807 [16MY]
      Costello, Representative, H5910 [12SE]
      Mann, Alfred E., H3584 [7JN]




ROHRS, ALVIN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6536 [20SE]




ROKITA, TODD (a Representative from Indiana)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H115 [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1571 [26MR]
      Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see 
        H.R. 1161), H1846 [16AP]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H513 [6FE]
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H1976 [18AP]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H3807 [19JN]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the 
        labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and 
        federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H115 
        [23JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal authority to make performance-based 
        bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to 
        enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see 
        H.R. 3652), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H6310 [16OC]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 [29MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H4157 [27JN]
      Domestic Volunteer Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H441 
        [2FE]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H6310 [16OC]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 
        2284), H159 [24JA]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), 
        H115 [23JA] (see H.R. 5969), H3807 [19JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3662 [7JN]
      FDA: amend mission to establish a predictable, consistent and 
        transparent regulatory environment (see H.R. 3214), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------ensure appointments to advisory committees are made to 
        promote scientific and technical expertise while minimizing 
        conflicts of interest (see H.R. 3206), H159 [24JA]
      ------ensure public participation in the drafting and issuance 
        of certain guidance documents (see H.R. 3204), H182 [25JA]
      ------expedite process for requesting de novo classification of 
        a device (see H.R. 3203), H115 [23JA]
      ------make clarifications relative to persons accredited to 
        review reports and make recommendations for initial 
        classification of devices (see H.R. 3205), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to 
        the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H182 [25JA]
      ------reaffirm the Safe Medical Devices Act by requiring 
        establishment of a schedule and issuance of regulations 
        relative to device approval process (see H.R. 3208), H182 
        [25JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H1915 [17AP]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H2329 [7MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      ------provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics 
        may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without 
        obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense 
        (see H.R. 615), H2715 [15MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 
        [11SE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H2033 [19AP]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2813 [16MY]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H5711 [2AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5525 [31JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal 
        debt reduction (see H.R. 297), H5630 [1AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5526 [31JY]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5331 [30JY]
      ------make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2810), H2033 [19AP]
      Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal 
        programs and activities for persons with limited English 
        proficiency (see H.R. 1307), H3915 [20JN]
      Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be 
        candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H726 [14FE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3976 [21JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3363 [31MY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H966 [27FE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Res. 271), H1847 [16AP]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5293 [25JY]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver's license holders 
        in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a 
        hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service 
        vehicles (see H.R. 2429), H5009 [18JY]
      National and Community Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H441 
        [2FE]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5526 [31JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an 
        amnesty period during which veterans and their families can 
        register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H440 [2FE]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H5292 [25JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1101 [29FE]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H1847 [16AP]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H803 [15FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality 
        (see H. Res. 475), H28 [17JA]
      ------deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5525 [31JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and 
        increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1978 
        [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6069 [18SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5293 [25JY]
      Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the 
        electronic content and format of data used in the 
        administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 
        3339), H5526 [31JY]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 3501), H79 [18JA]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1391 [19MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5630 [1AU]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2134 [25AP]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2329 [7MY]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5331 [30JY]
      ------improve access to health care by expanding health savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 2010), H5526 [31JY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H5630 
        [1AU]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3577 [6JN]
      ------permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active 
        financing income (see H.R. 749), H5630 [1AU]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3916 [20JN]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3976 
        [21JN]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5526 [31JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3481 [5JN]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1391 [19MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain 
        employees from using title of ``officer'' and from wearing 
        uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement 
        officers (see H.R. 3608), H28 [17JA]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1916 [17AP]
      Voting: require driver's license applicants in a new State to 
        indicate whether that State is the applicant's residence for 
        purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        6386), H5922 [12SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1272 [7MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (H.R. 4385), H1977 
        [18AP]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States 
        (H.R. 4160), H1273 [7MR]
  Remarks
      Budget: impact of entitlement programs, H1670 [28MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1670 [28MR]
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H984 
        [28FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        H5323 [26JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4753 [10JY]
      Human Events (publication): tribute, H2015 [19AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4753 [10JY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3596, H3597 [7JN]
  Tributes
      Lucas, Charlotte, H1796 [29MR]
      Shepard, Randall T., E373 [16MR]
      Throgmartin, Jerry W., E371 [16MR]




ROLAND, BUD

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H5137 [24JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5137 [24JY]




ROLAND, JOHNNIE, SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E630 [24AP]




ROLL CALL (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      End Flood Insurance Program Uncertainty, S2994 [9MY]
      Weatherization Assistance Is Effective Investment, E1184 [29JN]




ROLLCALL VOTES  see Votes in House; Votes in Senate




ROLLING FORK, MS

  Remarks in House
      Mount Herald Missionary Baptist Church: anniversary, E524 [16AP]




ROLLINO, CHARLIE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5479 [26JY]




ROLLINS, STEVEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1139 [26JN]




ROMAN, AGUSTIN

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 443), S2824 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute (S. Res. 443), S2886 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 443, tribute, S2832, S2887 [26AP]




ROMAN, ANDREW G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E152 [7FE]




ROMAN MEAL CO.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1021 [7JN]




ROME, ETHAN

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3604 [7JN]




ROME CITY, IN

  Remarks in House
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office: designate (H.R. 3501), 
        H3998, H3999 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office: designate (H.R. 3501), 
        S5894 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3501, SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN, 
        H3998 [26JN]




ROMEO, DOMINIC

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1279 [18JY]




ROMEOVILLE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Xuan, Kathy: SBA Illinois Small Business Exporter the Year award 
        recipient, H3488 [6JN]




ROMERO, CHRISTY L.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Dept. of the Treasury Troubled Assest Relief 
        Program Special Inpsector General: Committee on Banking, 
        Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2242 [29MR]




ROMIG, THOMAS

  Press releases
      Retired JAGs Speak Out Against NDAA Misinformation: Human Rights 
        First (organization), H3079 [17MY]




ROMNEY, MITT

  Articles and editorials
      Culture Does Matter, S5962 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        H5929 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ecology and environment: evaluation of environmental and climate 
        policies, S6307 [13SE]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6393, S6395, S6421 [19SE], S6497 [20SE], S6590 [21SE]
      Social customs: remarks on role of culture on prosperity during 
        trip to Israel, S5962 [2AU]




ROMNEY, WV

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E785 [15MY]




RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library 
        and Museum ``D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney 
        Archives'' exhibit, E1201 [29JN]




RONEY, LOUIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E67 [24JA]




RONIS, LEONARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1220 [10JY]




RONNING, JEAN

  Remarks in House
      Ashland, WI, Chamber of Commerce: Person of the Year award 
        recipient, E624 [24AP]




ROOD, ROY S.

  Remarks in House
      Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3637), H1139, H1140 [5MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3637, Roy Schallern Rood Post Office, Jupiter, FL, H1140 
        [5MR]




ROONEY, SEAN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]
      ------tribute to Illinois participants, H5023 [19JY]




ROONEY, THOMAS J. (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3016 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 
        374), H1273 [7MR]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1808 [29MR]
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 881), 
        H1978 [18AP] (see H.R. 3356), H2033 [19AP]
      Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of 
        certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at 
        which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular 
        service (see H.R. 1283), H3807 [19JN]
      ------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty 
        or performed certain active service receive credit toward 
        early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 
        181), H3981 [25JN]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H727 
        [14FE]
      ------review separation of members on the basis of a mental 
        condition not amounting to a disability, including a 
        personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 
        [12OC]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3916 
        [20JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H27 [17JA]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1978 
        [18AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm 
        Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or 
        relocation of a county office (see H.R. 4330), H3164 [18MY]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H4686 [9JY]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 
        1612), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1543 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2134 [25AP]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H6152 [19SE]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1274 
        [7MR]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      FDA: incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see H.R. 
        6160), H5712 [2AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H2329 [7MY]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1306 [8MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1642 [27MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H2448 [8MY]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H5331 [30JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H5078 [19JY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1847 [16AP]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3733 [18JN]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H5009 [18JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6304 [9OC]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H1498 [21MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H801 [15FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H1274 [7MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H1808 [29MR]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H476 [3FE]
      Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6279 [21SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H79 [18JA]
      Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from 
        continued management as de facto wilderness areas and release 
        certain inventoried National Forest System roadless areas from 
        certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H2813 [16MY]
      Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that 
        secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by 
        the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision 
        whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H727 [14FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1808 [29MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H2329 [7MY]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1808 [29MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H115 [23JA]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3807 [19JN]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H726 [14FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5766 [10SE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater 
        flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see 
        H.R. 3545), H182 [25JA]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5010 [18JY]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 
        3895), H1018 [28FE]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1100 [29FE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H221 [31JA]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see H.R. 6171), H5200 [24JY]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 
        4304), H1803 [29MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (H.R. 6171), H5201 [24JY]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (H.R. 
        4304), H1805 [29MR]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H1361 [13MR]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1361 [13MR]
  Remarks
      Aguilar, Dan: Premio Internazionale Solidarieta Alpina 
        (organization) Silver Plaque International Alpine Solidarity 
        Award recipient, E897 [30MY]
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), Senate 
        amendment, H954 [27FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3016, H3017 [17MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H5212 [25JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H520 [7FE]
      Medicare: home health care services copayment, E1184 
        [29JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4040), 
        H1823 [16AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H57 [18JA]
      Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate 
        (H.R. 3637), H1140 [5MR]
      Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016, H3017 [17MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H980 [28FE], H5219 
        [25JY]




ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. (32d President of the United States)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3084 [10MY]
  Prayers
      Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, S3748 [6JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 
        2070), H131, H132 [24JA], E71 [25JA]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 3078), 
        S3747-S3749 [6JN]
  Reports filed
      World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 112-368), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2070, World War II Memorial Prayer Act, H131 [24JA]




ROOSEVELT, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1673 [2OC]




ROOSEVELT, THEODORE, JR.

  Remarks in House
      World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members 
        who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, H3484 [6JN]




ROOSEVELT, THEODORE (26th President of the United States)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]




ROPER, AUSTIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E511 [29MR]




ROPER, GERALD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E31 [18JA]




ROPER, ROBERTA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E639 [25AP]




ROPPOLO, ANGELO

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4201 [14JN]




ROQUE, MARTA B.

  Remarks in House
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, H5973 [13SE]




ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H5687 [2AU]




ROSARY HALL (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1067 [19JN]




ROSE, JAMES L.

  Articles and editorials
      Bank, Coal Company Founder Dies at 73, S1417 [6MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E33 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1417 [6MR]




ROSE, JAY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3457 [22MY]




ROSE, STEPHANIE M.

  Articles and editorials
      Colleagues Call Rose a Good Choice for Federal Bench, S6036 
        [10SE]
      Rose Picked for Federal Bench, S6035 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S6025, S6026, S6033-
        S6038 [10SE]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S6004 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S2545 [19AP]




ROSE BUD, AR

  Bills and resolutions
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office: designate (see H.R. 
        3870), H374 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office: designate (H.R. 3870), 
        H5110, H5111 [23JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3870, Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR, 
        H5110 [23JY]




ROSEN, AMY

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3427 
        [22MY]




ROSEN, DOROTHEA-MARIA

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4297 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Micronesia: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S4297 [19JN]




ROSEN, JEREMY B.

  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge, S3312 [21MY]




ROSENBAUM, ROBIN S.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S4601, S4606-S4610 
        [26JN]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4425 [21JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S2242 [29MR]




ROSENBERG, HOLLY

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School students 
        selected to Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band, 
        E893 [29MY]




ROSENBERG, MATTHEW

  Articles and editorials
      Intractable Afghan Graft Hampering U.S. Strategy, H1290 [8MR]




ROSENWORCEL, JESSICA

  Remarks in Senate
      FCC: nomination, S2892 [7MY], S3393 [22MY]




ROSETO, PA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1639 [21SE]




ROSEVILLE, CA

  Bills and resolutions
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office: designate (see 
        H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office: designate (H.R. 
        3892), H378 [2FE]




ROSIAK, LUKE

  Articles and editorials
      Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, 
        Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]




ROSKAM, PETER J. (a Representative from Illinois)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H727 [14FE]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H6061 [14SE]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H641 [8FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2288 [27AP]
      Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 110), H5131 [23JY]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H3734 [18JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H27 [17JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see 
        H.R. 6118), H4863 [12JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H6151 [19SE]
      Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system 
        for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1360), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund 
        Alzheimer's disease research (see H.R. 610), H2447 [8MY]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1846 [16AP]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 
        3737), H694 [9FE]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1916 [17AP]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H182 
        [25JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H115 [23JA]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3405 
        [1JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1978 [18AP]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H1274 [7MR]
      ------repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans (see 
        H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H2289 [27AP]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H5711 [2AU]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5631 [1AU]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2447 [8MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4864 [12JY]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2570 [9MY]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5860 [11SE]
      ------prevent fraud and abuse and require National Provider 
        Identifiers for reimbursement of prescriptions under part D 
        (see H.R. 3474), H3662 [7JN]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H4828 [11JY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6062 [14SE]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H945 [17FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2134 [25AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      ------make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission 
        to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such 
        individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. 
        Magnitsky (see H.R. 1575), H1367 [16MR]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]
      Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts 
        from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property 
        interests (see H.R. 2989), H1391 [19MR]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2447 [8MY]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H696 [13FE]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H694 [9FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H159 [24JA]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3363 
        [31MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3363 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Medicare: create incentives for innovative diagnostics by 
        improving process for determining payment rates for new tests 
        (see H.R. 6446), H6230 [20SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Medicare: create incentives for innovative diagnostics by 
        improving process for determining payment rates for new tests 
        (H.R. 6446), H6232 [20SE]
  Remarks
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1642 [21SE]
      Bensenville, IL: anniversary of Zion-Concord Lutheran School, 
        E1485 [12SE]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), corrections 
        in engrossment, H5075 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 
        6118), H6142 [19SE]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H664 [9FE]
      Falese, Michael: Illinois Fire Chiefs Association Chief of the 
        Year award recipient, E376 [19MR]
      FDA: regulations concerning safe dietary ingredients in dietary 
        supplements, E342 [8MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1473 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4798 [11JY]
      Hinsdale, IL: anniversary of Zion Lutheran Church, E1485 
        [12SE]
      House of Representatives: legislative program, H5073, H5074 
        [19JY]
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), H5074 [19JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (H.R. 2139), H5741 [10SE]
      Lisle, IL: anniversary of Benet Academy, E30 [18JA]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E822 [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H3608 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4798 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1473 [21MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6177 [20SE]
      Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting 
        requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), 
        H3608 [7JN]
      Streamwood, IL: anniversary of St. John the Evangelist Catholic 
        Church, E204 [15FE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5669 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5073, H5074 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5580 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2006 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3608 
        [7JN]
  Tributes
      Bober, Gary, E203 [15FE]
      Costello, Representative, H5908 [12SE]
      Dykstra, James, E202 [15FE]
      Han Duk-soo, E259 [28FE]
      Humphrey, Steven K., E690 [27AP]
      Moser, Ronald A., E900 [30MY]
      Slater, Randy, E721 [8MY]




ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA (a Representative from Florida)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H376 [1FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4158 [27JN]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see 
        H.R. 1161), H2072 [24AP]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, commend pro-democracy activist 
        organizations, and pledge solidarity with the people of Cuba 
        (see H. Res. 536), H440 [2FE]
      ------modify requirement for a Cuban national to qualify for and 
        maintain status as a permanent resident (see H.R. 2831), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a working group to develop and 
        disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in 
        prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind 
        individuals (see H.R. 4087), H1101 [29FE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H4157 [27JN]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1363 [13MR]
      ------list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' 
        relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 16), H1210 [6MR]
      ------require a report on designation of the Haqqani network as 
        a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 6036), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H4828 [11JY]
      Diseases: raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4868 [13JY]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 131), H5010 
        [18JY]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H572 [7FE]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H2033 [19AP]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1428 [20MR]
      Fish and fishing: provide additional flexibility for fishery 
        managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum 
        for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey 
        funding (see H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. 
        in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty 
        orders (see H.R. 5708), H6152 [19SE]
      Freedom of religion: include desecration of cemeteries among the 
        many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom 
        (see H.R. 6355), H5707 [2AU]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3976 [21JN]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2567 [9MY]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H1391 [19MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H2813 
        [16MY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3171 
        [25MY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1135 [1MR]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H6001 [13SE]
      ------strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see H.R. 
        4179), H1304 [8MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H694 
        [9FE]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H692 [9FE]
      ------authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1152 [5MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4605 [28JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease 
        and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H79 [18JA]
      Pakistan: restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of 
        State certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, 
        advising, or informing the Haqqani network in any capacity 
        (see H.R. 4110), H1100 [29FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H903 [16FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5630 [1AU]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 3276), H115 [23JA]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H1306 [8MR]
      Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (see H.R. 6313), H5705 [2AU]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H4685 [9JY]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1154 [5MR]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1544 [22MR]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Wildlife: prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H641 [8FE]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H4685 [9JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 6573), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 6018), H4063 
        [26JN]
      Florida: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Saddlebunch Keys Unit FL-57 (see H.R. 6425), 
        H6060 [14SE]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H439 [2FE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 750), H5629 [1AU]
      Israel: extend authority to provide loan guarantees (see H.R. 
        4197), H1366 [16MR]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 703), H4064 
        [26JN]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (H.R. 6573), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 6018), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Florida: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Saddlebunch Keys Unit FL-57 (H.R. 6425), 
        H6061 [14SE]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (H.R. 6067), H4655 [29JN]
      Iran: sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (H.R. 3880), H440 [2FE]
      Israel: extend authority to provide loan guarantees (H.R. 4197), 
        H1366 [16MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), H1542 
        [22MR]
  Letters
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: by, Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), E868 [18MY]
      Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: by, Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House), H4874 [17JY]
      Insular Areas Act: by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), 
        H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act: by, Committee 
        on Foreign Affairs (House), H5577 [1AU]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H5577 [1AU]
  Remarks
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      Bacardi & Co. Ltd.: anniversary, E65 [24JA]
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      Constitution Day: observance, E1482 [11SE]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, H1393 [20MR]
      Dept. of HUD: increase portion of Community Development Block 
        Grant Program assistance that may be used to provide public 
        services, H4107 [27JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 6018), H4875, 
        H4883 [17JY]
      ------authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational 
        organized crime and for information concerning foreign 
        nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (H.R. 
        4077), H1429 [21MR]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4107 [27JN]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten 
        Mile Run and 5K Walk, E480 [28MR]
      Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.: 
        anniversary, H975 [28FE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), H6083, H6084 [19SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2687, H2688, H2689, H2692 [15MY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H6079, H6080, H6083 [19SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5552, H5567, H5577 
        [1AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2481, H2482, H2483, H2487 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4884, H4885, H4888 [17JY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (H.R. 1464), H5842, H5843, H5844 
        [11SE]
      Kristi House, Inc.: tribute to partnership with Miami 
        International Airport and Port of Miami to assist child 
        victims of human trafficking, H1522 [22MR]
      Miami, FL: anniversary of Beth David Congregation, H1420 [20MR]
      ------anniversary of Temple Israel, E840 [17MY]
      ------tribute to Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, Inc., 
        E1626 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, E811 [16MY]
      ------tribute to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Friends 
        of St. Jude (network) Miami, FL, chapter, E1650 [21SE]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), H2685, 
        H2686 [15MY]
      Salinas, Ricardo: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute 
        Trade and International Affairs Symposium honoree, 
        E1686 [5OC]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H5552, H5567 
        [1AU]
      Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil 
        Aviation Organization (ICAO) (S. Con. Res. 17), H5846, H5847 
        [11SE]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4888, H4889, H4891 [17JY]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076, 
        H6077, H6078 [19SE]
      Uribe, Alvaro: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute Trade 
        and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 
        [5OC]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), H5844, H5845, H5846 
        [11SE]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), H5835, H5837, 
        H5839 [11SE]
      Votes: correction, H3686 [8JN]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 112-552), H4155 [27JN]
      Require Congressional Approval of Agreements for Peaceful 
        Nuclear Cooperation With Foreign Countries: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1280) (H. Rept. 112-507), H3265 
        [30MY]
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112-361), H25 
        [17JA]
  Tributes
      Beato Nunez, Virgilio I., H5138 [24JY]
      Diaz, Guarione, E559 [17AP]
      Munoz, Milagros (Millie), E1499 [12SE]
      Payne, Donald M., H1194 [6MR]
      Ruder, Ofelia, E709 [7MY]
      Schiff, Solomon, E302 [1MR]
      Tellado, Emiliano, E1462 [10SE]




ROSOBORONEXPORT (company)

  Letters
      Dept. of Defense to end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria: several Senators, 
        S1697 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, H5038-H5040 [19JY], 
        E1298 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 [15MR]




ROSS, ADAM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5536 [1AU]




ROSS, BURKE

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




ROSS, DENNIS A. (a Representative from Florida)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal 
        of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 503), H1306 
        [8MR]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5766 [10SE]
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see H.R. 
        6449), H6230 [20SE]
      ------require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket 
        agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), 
        H803 [15FE]
      Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly 
        reports that contain detailed information on receipt and 
        disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to 
        asbestos and filing of such reports (see H.R. 4369), H1914 
        [17AP]
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1135 [1MR]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3916 
        [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H5328 [26JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1543 [22MR]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6284 [25SE]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H1571 [26MR]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]
      ------repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric 
        limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
        (see H.R. 6418), H6234 [20SE]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 6567), H6307 [12OC]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H28 [17JA]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5766 [10SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2716 
        [15MY]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3732 [18JN]
      ------provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to 
        Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the 
        Southwest border region (see H.R. 1922), H1209 [6MR]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions 
        against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H116 [23JA]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2570 
        [9MY]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1498 [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H79 [18JA]
      ------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
        receive a dignified burial (see H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H1642 [27MR]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H5631 [1AU]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), 
        H1391 [19MR] (see H.R. 5969), H4606 [28JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1916 [17AP] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H220 [31JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H79 [18JA]
      ------require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
        and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see 
        H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      Federal employees: allow continuation of public service while 
        partially retired (see H.R. 4363), H1914 [17AP]
      ------clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are 
        subject to certain Federal tax levies (see H.R. 4365), H1914 
        [17AP]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 3835), H221 [31JA]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H966 [27FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3363 [31MY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5328 
        [26JY]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H374 [1FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (see H.R. 2898), H512 [6FE] (see H.R. 4078), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H1100 [29FE]
      Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of 
        substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      ------prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H3267 [30MY]
      ------repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be 
        automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits plan 
        (see H.R. 2206), H1154 [5MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3916 [20JN]
      IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, 
        repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain 
        other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2313), H115 [23JA]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H2715 [15MY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H5331 [30JY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1210 [6MR]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H5328 [26JY]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1571 [26MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1274 [7MR]
      Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing 
        in rural health clinics for electronic health records and 
        quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H3733 [18JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H2813 [16MY]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 2162), H79 [18JA]
      ------increase the number of years of service required to be 
        vested in an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 2652), H79 [18JA]
      ------set the age at which Members are eligible for an annuity 
        to the same age as the retirement age under the Social 
        Security Act (see H.R. 2397), H79 [18JA]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3808 [19JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National wildlife refuges: require new refuges may not be 
        established except as expressly authorized by statute, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3009), H5526 [31JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H966 [27FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain 
        component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 3889), H2329 [7MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
      ------repeal provisions relative to annual period for 
        disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to 
        receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 
        1580), H376 [1FE]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign (see H.R. 5894), H3916 [20JN]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office (see H.R. 4186), H3700 [8JN]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1572 
        [26MR]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      ------specify further conditions under which payment for 
        services of a recess appointee may not be made from the 
        Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6001 [13SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H4908 [17JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H5861 [11SE]
      Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-
        bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and 
        protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), 
        H4907 [17JY]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual 
        retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        2502), H1741 [28MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of 
        property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 2327), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H4869 [13JY]
      ------modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private 
        foundations (see H.R. 2311), H1807 [29MR]
      ------permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable 
        contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3729), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1641 [27MR]
      ------repeal credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles (see 
        H.R. 3768), H1978 [18AP]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H512 [6FE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1571 [26MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H5202 
        [24JY]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Bankruptcy: increase maximum pay for services rendered by 
        trustees and repeal trustee administration of certain employee 
        pension plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce discretionary spending limit by an 
        amount equal to the amount obligated to provide recreational 
        facilities to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H1976 [18AP]
      ------reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (see 
        H.R. 4472), H2039 [23AP]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (see 
        H.R. 3813), H158 [24JA]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Bankruptcy: increase maximum pay for services rendered by 
        trustees and repeal trustee administration of certain employee 
        pension plans (H.R. 6349), H5710 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce discretionary spending limit by an 
        amount equal to the amount obligated to provide recreational 
        facilities to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (H.R. 4188), 
        H1305 [8MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 
        4377), H1977 [18AP]
      ------reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (H.R. 
        4472), H2039 [23AP]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), H158 [24JA]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (H.R. 6474), H6233 [20SE]
  Remarks
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4167 [28JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H649 [9FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5144 [24JY]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H304, H309 [1FE]
      Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (H.R. 2146), H2093 [25AP]
      Government regulations: exempt nuclear powerplants from certain 
        obstacles in establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 
        [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5238, H5272, H5273 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5144, 
        H5145 [24JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4167 
        [28JN]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E785 [15MY]
      Medicare: protect access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries, E1512 [13SE]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E122 [2FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H64 [18JA]
      Taiwan: democracy efforts, E785 [15MY]
      ------observance of National Day, E1551 [19SE]
      University of South Florida: tribute, E122 [2FE]
  Tributes
      Mello, Matthew, H5869 [12SE]




ROSS, DUSCHA

  Remarks in House
      Okaloosa County, FL: Teacher of the Year award recipient, E252 
        [27FE]




ROSS, MIKE (a Representative from Arkansas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, 
        transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and 
        condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial 
        Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H727 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------provide equity between regular and Reserve component 
        members in the computation of disability retired pay for 
        members wounded in action (see H.R. 4177), H1847 [16AP]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H1807 [29MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H3404 [1JN]
      Commodity Exchange Act: clarify definition of swap dealer (see 
        H.R. 3527), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H2569 [9MY]
      ------clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and 
        limitation of laboratory certification (see H.R. 6118), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H1273 
        [7MR]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H945 [17FE]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H115 
        [23JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, 
        tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery 
        of missing individuals (see H.R. 4305), H2570 [9MY]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries 
        individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the 
        Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H159 [24JA]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H441 [2FE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic 
        telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H3661 [7JN]
      ------raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research 
        and treatment of psychosocial needs of children, adolescents, 
        and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their 
        families (see H. Res. 262), H1018 [28FE]
      EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
      ------amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based 
        paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 
        5911), H3734 [18JN]
      ------amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic 
        alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the 
        required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), 
        H697 [13FE]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1016 [28FE]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H2329 [7MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3164 [18MY]
      Fish and fishing: ensure continuation of successful fisheries 
        mitigation programs (see H.R. 5931), H4656 [29JN]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H28 [17JA]
      Government: require procurement from the private sector the 
        goods and services necessary for operations and management of 
        certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H1017 [28FE]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6152 [19SE]
      ------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H2329 [7MY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H6318 [26OC]
      Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H376 
        [1FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H115 [23JA]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1428 [20MR]
      ------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H1846 
        [16AP]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4065 [26JN]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H945 [17FE]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H903 [16FE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H3733 [18JN]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H513 [6FE]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H1497 [21MR]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1808 [29MR]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H476 [3FE]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H28 [17JA]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 3870), H374 [1FE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H726 [14FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1543 [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 
        452), H1153 [5MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H3662 [7JN]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H1916 [17AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, 
        AR: designate (see H.R. 3869), H374 [1FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H513 [6FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      Taxation: encourage greater use of propane as a transportation 
        fuel (see H.R. 2014), H79 [18JA]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1391 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H3267 [30MY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3700 [8JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1100 [29FE]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (see H.R. 5839), H6298 [28SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2569 
        [9MY] (see H.R. 5906), H3660 [7JN]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1572 [26MR]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1428 [20MR]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H28 [17JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Tariff: allyl bromide (see H.R. 4792), H2126 [25AP]
      ------bifenazate (see H.R. 4773), H2125 [25AP]
      ------bis(2,3-dibromopropyl ether) of tetrabromobisphenol A (see 
        H.R. 4787), H2126 [25AP]
      ------butralin (see H.R. 4786), H2126 [25AP]
      ------daminozide (see H.R. 4784), H2126 [25AP]
      ------etridiazole (see H.R. 4789), H2126 [25AP]
      ------4,4'-butylidenebis [3-methyl 6 tert butylphenol] (see H.R. 
        4781), H2126 [25AP]
      ------4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) (see H.R. 4791), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------4,4'-thiobis[2-(1,1-di-methylethyl)-5-methyl-phenol] (see 
        H.R. 4777), H2126 [25AP]
      ------ipconazole (see H.R. 4783), H2126 [25AP]
      ------magnesium hydroxide (see H.R. 4794), H2126 [25AP]
      ------N,N-hexane-1,6-diylbis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-
        phenylpropionamide)) (see H.R. 4778), H2126 [25AP]
      ------1,3-dibromo-5-dimethylhydantoin (see H.R. 4793), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------paraquat dichloride (see H.R. 4774), H2125 [25AP]
      ------paraquat dichloride and inerts (see H.R. 4785), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------pentaerythritol tetrakis[3-(dodecylthio)propionate] (see 
        H.R. 4776), H2126 [25AP]
      ------phosphoric acid, tris (2-ethylhexyl) ester (see H.R. 
        4788), H2126 [25AP]
      ------propargite (see H.R. 4775), H2126 [25AP]
      ------2,5-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)-1,4-benzenediol (see H.R. 
        4779), H2126 [25AP]
      ------2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinone (see H.R. 4790), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------2,2'-methylenebis (4 methyl 6 tert butylphenol) (see H.R. 
        4782), H2126 [25AP]
      ------2,2'-(2-methylpropylidene) bis(4,6-dimethylphenol) (see 
        H.R. 4780), H2126 [25AP]
      ------urea resins (see H.R. 4795), H2126 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: allyl bromide (H.R. 4792), H2133 [25AP]
      ------bifenazate (H.R. 4773), H2132 [25AP]
      ------bis(2,3-dibromopropyl ether) of tetrabromobisphenol A 
        (H.R. 4787), H2133 [25AP]
      ------butralin (H.R. 4786), H2133 [25AP]
      ------daminozide (H.R. 4784), H2133 [25AP]
      ------etridiazole (H.R. 4789), H2133 [25AP]
      ------4,4'-butylidenebis [3-methyl 6 tert butylphenol] (H.R. 
        4781), H2132 [25AP]
      ------4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) (H.R. 4791), H2133 
        [25AP]
      ------4,4'-thiobis[2-(1,1-di-methylethyl)-5-methyl-phenol] (H.R. 
        4777), H2132 [25AP]
      ------ipconazole (H.R. 4783), H2133 [25AP]
      ------magnesium hydroxide (H.R. 4794), H2133 [25AP]
      ------N,N-hexane-1,6-diylbis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-
        phenylpropionamide)) (H.R. 4778), H2132 [25AP]
      ------1,3-dibromo-5-dimethylhydantoin (H.R. 4793), H2133 [25AP]
      ------paraquat dichloride and inerts (H.R. 4785), H2133 [25AP]
      ------paraquat dichloride (H.R. 4774), H2132 [25AP]
      ------pentaerythritol tetrakis[3-(dodecylthio)propionate] (H.R. 
        4776), H2132 [25AP]
      ------phosphoric acid, tris (2-ethylhexyl) ester (H.R. 4788), 
        H2133 [25AP]
      ------propargite (H.R. 4775), H2132 [25AP]
      ------2,5-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)-1,4-benzenediol (H.R. 4779), 
        H2132 [25AP]
      ------2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinone (H.R. 4790), H2133 
        [25AP]
      ------2,2'-methylenebis (4 methyl 6 tert butylphenol) (H.R. 
        4782), H2132 [25AP]
      ------2,2'-(2-methylpropylidene) bis(4,6-dimethylphenol) (H.R. 
        4780), H2132 [25AP]
      ------urea resins (H.R. 4795), H2133 [25AP]
  Remarks
      Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus: tribute to annual Trap, Skeet, 
        and Sporting Clay Competition, H3034 [17MY]
      FTC: approval of merger between Express Scripts, Inc., and 
        Medco, E704 [7MY]
      National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of 
        RxIMPACT Day, E381 [19MR]
      Votes: position on missed, H6024 [14SE], E1657 
        [25SE]
  Tributes
      Childs, Gregory L., E1016 [7JN]
      Fry, Edward D., II, E34 [18JA]
      Owens, Corey C., E1109 [21JN]
      Wise, Benjamin, E67 [24JA]




ROSSETTI, STEPHEN

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H3165 [22MY], H6003 [14SE]




ROSSI, RYAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E187 [14FE]




ROSSIDES, GALE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4455 [25JN]




ROSTOMYAN, LILIT

  Remarks in House
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]




ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Diseases: cancer vaccine research funding, H129 [24JA]




ROTA CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES STUDY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1141), H87 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1141, provisions, H87 [23JA]




ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

  Addresses
      Tribute to William Mitchell: John Mitchell, E344 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Diseases: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (see S. 
        Res. 473), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
  Lists
      Rotary Club of Little Rock, AR, veterans, E859 [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Achievable Dream (organization): anniversary of Achievable Dream 
        Tennis Ball, E1595 [21SE]
      Baytown, TX: tribute to Robert E. Lee High School Interact Club, 
        E1643 [21SE]
      Cohen, Howard and Patricia: Rotary Club of Hammond, IN, Heinze 
        Vocational Service Award recipients, E726 [8MY]
      Columbis, OH: anniversary of Rotary Club of Columbus, E107 [1FE]
      Crouse, Katherine A. and Peter: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, 
        Ethics in Business Award recipients, E1111 [21JN]
      Diseases: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio, E1141 
        [26JN]
      Kirshner, Jean: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business 
        Award recipient, E1112 [21JN]
      Little Rock, AR: tribute to Rotary Club of Little Rock veterans, 
        E858 [18MY]
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      Pacifica, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club of Pacifica, E1691 
        [12OC]
      Rotary Day: observance, H1981 [19AP]
      Superior, WI: anniversary of Rotary Club of Superior, E1310 
        [24JY], E1587 [21SE]
      Woodbury, NJ: tribute to Woodbury Rotary Park Memorial Walkway, 
        E973 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Diseases: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (S. 
        Res. 473), S4641 [26JN]
      Louisville, KY: anniversary of Rotary Club of Louisville, S3895 
        [11JN]
  Reports filed
      Commend Rotary International Efforts To Prevent and Eradicate 
        Polio: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 473), 
        S4366 [20JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 473, commend efforts of Rotary International to prevent 
        and eradicate polio, S3639 [24MY], S4642 [26JN]




ROTHMAN, STEVEN R. (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1742 [28MR]
      Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on 
        certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical 
        (see H.R. 3432), H5292 [25JY]
      ------ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see 
        H.R. 3704), H1154 [5MR]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1101 [29FE]
      Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter 
        animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for 
        euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H6280 [21SE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: establish a Tomb of Remembrance for 
        interment of unidentifiable or unclaimed remains of members of 
        the Armed Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or a subsequent 
        conflict (see H.R. 5735), H5526 [31JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3808 [19JN]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H6001 [13SE]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see 
        H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H5292 [25JY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H221 [31JA]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H1134 [1MR]
      Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any 
        legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for 
        Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. 
        Con. Res. 72), H160 [24JA]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H1101 [29FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H512 [6FE]
      Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual 
        credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H571 
        [7FE]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1543 [22MR]
      ------establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game 
        law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, 
        make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H1100 [29FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H2447 [8MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H1101 
        [29FE]
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see H.R. 3891), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6280 [21SE]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2034 [19AP]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Cybersecurity Compliance 
        Division and enhance security and resiliency of the Nation's 
        cyber and physical infrastructure against terrorism and other 
        cyber attacks (see H.R. 174), H1807 [29MR]
      ------modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 
        3855), H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H966 
        [27FE]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the Colonel Charles 
        Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess 
        potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        799), H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H950 [24FE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H5711 [2AU]
      ------establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to 
        provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. 
        merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H966 [27FE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5711 [2AU]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      ------expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide certified trainers of service animals access to 
        the same public transportation and public accommodations 
        afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 
        1878), H1154 [5MR]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the 
        basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, 
        or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H476 [3FE]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H1543 [22MR]
      ------issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against colorectal 
        cancer (see H.R. 893), H1306 [8MR]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H1498 [21MR]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H476 [3FE]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H1428 [20MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for 
        tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H966 [27FE]
      Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement 
        in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H1359 
        [9MR]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H441 [2FE]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 
        3737), H1017 [28FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (see H.R. 4155), H2570 [9MY]
      Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement 
        officer to include certain positions relative to retirement 
        benefits (see H.R. 327), H1100 [29FE]
      ------provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 
        3485), H512 [6FE]
      Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs 
        (see H.R. 2269), H2072 [24AP]
      Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        3365), H1543 [22MR]
      Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: extend number 
        of years that multiyear contracts may be entered into for 
        purchase of advanced biofuel (see H.R. 1847), H1391 [19MR]
      Fesken, William P.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 
        2777), H641 [8FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1498 [21MR]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5711 [2AU]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5526 [31JY]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H512 [6FE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H3164 [18MY]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6284 [25SE]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1497 [21MR]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]
      ------support regenerative medicine through research funding and 
        commercial development and develop a regulatory environment 
        that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products 
        (see H.R. 1862), H1915 [17AP]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        H.R. 4259), H1916 [17AP]
      India: condemn human rights violations against Kashmiri Pandits, 
        dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the region, and hold 
        terrorists accountable for their actions (see H. Res. 387), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see H.R. 3590), H1847 [16AP]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1847 [16AP]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H2288 [27AP]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H966 [27FE]
      Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish 
        standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee 
        due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see 
        H.R. 1789), H1017 [28FE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H476 [3FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H571 [7FE]
      ------provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facilities for items and services provided to eligible 
        veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 814), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H2447 
        [8MY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1306 [8MR]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H1210 [6MR]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1306 [8MR]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H903 [16FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1572 [26MR]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H4605 [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H3267 [30MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H966 [27FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1741 [28MR]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic 
        fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H159 [24JA]
      Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly 
        consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social 
        Security (see H.R. 456), H27 [17JA]
      Social Security: extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for 
        refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants 
        (see H.R. 3083), H966 [27FE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-
        provided health coverage to certain employee designated 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H696 [13FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H1391 
        [19MR]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H2716 [15MY]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H2715 [15MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 
        2669), H945 [17FE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H3578 [6JN]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H220 [31JA]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 
        3895), H966 [27FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2289 
        [27AP]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H966 [27FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1391 [19MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, 
        receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign 
        commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species 
        (see H.R. 4306), H3363 [31MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H727 [14FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2330 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see H.R. 5848), H3162 [18MY]
      National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: 
        designate (see H. Res. 771), H5707 [2AU]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Tariff: artificial filament single yarn (see H.R. 5493), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------artificial filament single yarns (see H.R. 5302), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------single yarns of viscose rayon (see H.R. 5300, 5301), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------twisted viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 5492), H2319 [7MY]
      ------viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 5491), H2319 [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (H.R. 5848), H3163 [18MY]
      Tariff: artificial filament single yarn (H.R. 5493), H2327 [7MY]
      ------artificial filament single yarns (H.R. 5302), H2287 [27AP]
      ------single yarns of viscose rayon (H.R. 5300), H2287 [27AP]
      ------single yarns of viscose rayon (H.R. 5301), H2287 [27AP]
      ------twisted viscose rayon yarn (H.R. 5492), H2327 [7MY]
      ------viscose rayon yarn (H.R. 5491), H2327 [7MY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E916 [31MY]
      Cureton, Anthony: New Jersery State Conference of the NAACP 
        Outstanding President Award recipient, E1614 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities, 
        E773 [10MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H620 [8FE]
      Euro-American Brands, Inc.: tribute, E676 [26AP]
      Garfield, NJ: anniversary of Calvary Baptist Church, 
        E860 [18MY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E311 [5MR]
      ------tribute to Centennial Celebration--Women of Achievement 
        honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, E311 
        [5MR]
      New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police: anniversary, 
        E660 [26AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E773 [10MY]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H620 [8FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H620 [8FE]
  Tributes
      Calabrese, Gerald A., E117 [2FE]
      Dardik, Herbert, E667 [26AP]
      Douglas, Shauntiera, E1152 [27JN]
      Dressler, Michael R., E120 [2FE]
      Marks, Ira, E1717 [23OC]
      McKinney, Calvin, E875 [18MY]
      Payne, Donald M., H1200 [6MR]
      Sakellaris, John, E1027 [8JN]




ROTHSCHILD, BRIAN

  Remarks in House
      Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts, Inc.: Prince Henry 
        Society Award recipient, E1701 [16OC]




ROUBAIX, SD

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 
        3288), S4151 [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
  Reports filed
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]




ROUNDHOUSE RESTORATION INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Evanston, WY: anniversary of Evanston Roundhouse and Railyards, 
        S4719 [28JN]




ROUNKLES, MICHAEL

  Bills and resolutions
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]




ROUSE, CHARLES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E17 [13JA]




ROUSH, LOGAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1001 [6JN]




ROWAN UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      RCA Heritage Program Museum: tribute, E1053 [18JN]




ROWBERRY, DAVID R.

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H6305 [12OC]




ROWE, JOHN W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1523 [22MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2237 [29MR]




ROWELL, LARRY

  Articles and editorials
      Judge Weddle Remembered--Circuit Court Judge Dies Days After 
        Announcing Retirement, S2651 [24AP]




ROWLAND, F. SHERWOOD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E802 [15MY]




ROY, UT

  Bills and resolutions
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]




ROY CITY, UT

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S1192 [1MR]




ROYAL ROSARIAN FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Portland, OR: anniversary of Royal Rosarians, S3728 [5JN]




ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H2330 [7MY]
      ------provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H3481 [5JN]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H3915 
        [20JN]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H1543 [22MR]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational 
        seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of 
        personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the 
        U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1543 [22MR]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H513 [6FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H1847 [16AP]
      Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English 
        language and government and history knowledge requirements for 
        naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in 
        other languages (see H.R. 2957), H2288 [27AP]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H159 [24JA]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H187 [27JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1912), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      ------increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, 
        social workers, and psychologists by low-income local 
        educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H3163 [18MY]
      ------make grants to promote the education of pregnant and 
        parenting students (see H.R. 2617), H2447 [8MY]
      ------strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and 
        prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship 
        through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems 
        for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H3363 
        [31MY]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see H.R. 4083), H1428 [20MR]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2570 [9MY]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by 
        immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Disabled: provide certified trainers of service animals access 
        to the same public transportation and public accommodations 
        afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 
        1878), H4656 [29JN]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5293 [25JY]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H2329 [7MY]
      ------promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women 
        through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand 
        occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2715 [15MY]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H4864 [12JY]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H1978 [18AP]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H3363 [31MY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3808 [19JN]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6152 [19SE]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3267 [30MY]
      Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to 
        terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for 
        aliens with mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2072 [24AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4865 [12JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1847 [16AP]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H3976 [21JN]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2814 [16MY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1391 [19MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2447 [8MY]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3404 [1JN]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H3707 [15JN]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H4656 [29JN]
      ------provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse 
        staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H6279 [21SE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H5630 [1AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H6280 [21SE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund: extend authorization period 
        for certain uses of funds (see H.R. 3132), H1101 [29FE]
      Schools: establish a grant program to ensure that students in 
        high-need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and 
        accessible financial products for entities that do not have 
        access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H4656 [29JN]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5712 [2AU]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H3105 [17MY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 
        [31JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H4157 
        [27JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2288 [27AP]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H4157 [27JN]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H376 [1FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2570 [9MY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2813 [16MY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H572 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (H.R. 
        6128), H4868 [13JY]
  Letters
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, courthouse construction funding: California 
        congressional delegation, H2541 [9MY]
  Memorandums
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, Courthouse Condition: David M. Singer, U.S. 
        Marshals Service, H2540 [9MY]
  Remarks
      Bienvenidos (organization): anniversary, E1607 [21SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3286 [31MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (H.R. 
        6128), E1249 [13JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
        Child Exploitation Center funding, H3543 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3543 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3286 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), E1245 [12JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4784 [11JY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]
      Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of APAIT Health Center, 
        E1631 [21SE]
      ------U.S. District Court for the Central District of California 
        courthouse construction funding, H2540 [9MY]
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute, E1244 [12JY]
      National Hispana Leadership Institute: anniversary, H6071 [19SE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2766 [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4784 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4784 [11JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2540 [9MY]
      Unified Grocers (company): anniversary, E1019 [7JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2766 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2766 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2766 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E175, E178 [9FE], 
        E741 [9MY], E837 [17MY], E1652 [21SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H216 [31JA]




ROYCE, EDWARD R. (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H727 [14FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5331 [30JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      China: prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1427 [20MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see 
        H.R. 973), H115 [23JA]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H1804 [29MR]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1912), H376 [1FE]
      ------establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1912), H1101 [29FE]
      ------produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on 
        enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting 
        foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3977 [21JN]
      Dept. of Defense: provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the 
        Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 
        6248), H5712 [2AU]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2329 [7MY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H1428 [20MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      FDA: prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H694 
        [9FE]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H3808 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3981 [25JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4869 [13JY]
      Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for 
        illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3808 [19JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6061 [14SE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H439 [2FE]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H1101 [29FE]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3267 [30MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2288 [27AP]
      Motor vehicles: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate 
        production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small 
        volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 3274), H694 [9FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5331 [30JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H641 
        [8FE]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H2663 [11MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1741 [28MR]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6062 [14SE]
      Taxation: provide for logical flow of tax return information 
        between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and 
        individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods 
        (see H.R. 2382), H3105 [17MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3267 [30MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H4157 [27JN]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H966 [27FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H6151 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (see H.R. 6431), H6150 [19SE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H943 [17FE]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), H6151 [19SE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (H.R. 4077), H944 [17FE]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (H.R. 5303), H2287 [27AP]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5642 [2AU]
      Burma: provide flexibility relative to U.S. support for 
        assistance provided by international financial institutions 
        for Burma (H.R. 6431), H6124, H6125 [19SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi 
        (H. Con. Res. 135), H6124 [19SE]
      Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H5020 [19JY]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (H. Res. 676), H5020 [19JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4750 [10JY]
      Hispanic Serving Institutions Week: observance, E1555 
        [19SE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6193 
        [20SE]
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5571 [1AU]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (H.R. 1464), H5843 [11SE]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (H. Res. 775), H5973 
        [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4750 [10JY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1051 [29FE]
      Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil 
        Aviation Organization (ICAO) (S. Con. Res. 17), H5847 [11SE]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), H5845 [11SE]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), H5838 [11SE]
  Tributes
      Moore, Brian M., E888 [25MY]




ROYCE, RANDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E601 [19AP]




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RUBIN, PHILIP

  Bills and resolutions
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]




RUBIO, MARCO (a Senator from Florida)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3792 [6JN], 
        S3868 [7JN], S3909 [11JN], S4389 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S182 [31JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S575 [13FE], S708, 
        S788, S795, S796, S797 [15FE], S910 [17FE], S1079 [28FE], 
        S1152 [29FE], S1399 [5MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1814 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4829 [10JY], S4894, S4896, S4898 [11JY], 
        S4973 [12JY], S5048 [16JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5678, 
        S5681 [30JY], S5740 [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S5258 [23JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S4369 [20JN]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see S. 3624), S6625 [21SE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (see S. 1956), S1541 [8MR]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see 
        S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      ------provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may 
        use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 102), S1932 
        [21MR]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3632 [24MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S4823 [10JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
      Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health 
        care services under departmental health care programs (see S. 
        3203), S3280 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish 
        longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
        platforms for low-income students (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2825 [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see S. 362), S4893 [11JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S389 [7FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: implement a comprehensive border 
        security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien 
        smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of 
        the U.S. (see S. 803), S2001 [22MR]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn 
        (see S. 968), S42 [23JA]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members (see S. 2246), S2166 [28MR]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      ------require a quadrennial diplomacy and development review 
        (see S. 3341), S4636 [26JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3785 [6JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure deceased veterans with no 
        known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see S. 
        3202), S3280 [17MY]
      ------provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for 
        educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see 
        S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY]
      Education: support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (see S. 2098), S1680 
        [14MR]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3424 
        [22MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3786 [6JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4675 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3978 [12JN] (see S. 3394), S5382 [25JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see S. 3495), S5977 [2AU]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see S. 3310), S6456 [19SE]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5382 [25JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see S. 693), S3280 [17MY]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S388 [7FE]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S4418 
        [21JN]
      ------repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance 
        (see S. 19), S5047 [16JY]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S5487 [26JY]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S4726 [28JN]
      ------provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to 
        defraud aliens and increase awareness about such fraud (see S. 
        1336), S2245 [29MR]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S615 [14FE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1423 [6MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S4822 
        [10JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S3785 [6JN]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2086 [27MR]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 3178), S3174 [15MY]
      ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative 
        to participation in labor organizations (see S. 2173), S2825 
        [26AP]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S5381 [25JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5305 [24JY]
      Mental health: issue a semipostal stamp for research and 
        demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders 
        (see S. 2472), S4893 [11JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S3900 [11JN]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      NATO: strengthen (see S. 2177), S2002 [22MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 
        2118), S850 [16FE]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: tribute (see S. Res. 525), S5304 [24JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain 
        personal information of individuals to secure such information 
        and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security 
        involving such information (see S. 3333), S4893 [11JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA]
      Roman, Agustin: tribute (see S. Res. 443), S2824 [26AP]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see S. 1578), S4822 [10JY]
      SBA: ensure treatment of Brevard County, FL, as a HUBZone (see 
        S. 2157), S1422 [6MR]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1848 
        [20MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S1680 [14MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see S. 1647), S3130 [14MY]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        S. 3460), S5732 [31JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see S. Res. 486), S3839 [7JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S2969 [8MY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3730 [5JN]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S1933 [21MR]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S3235 [16MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1790 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County, FL, federally 
        owned land for construction of a fire station (see S. 3390), 
        S5084 [17JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see S. 2115), S850 [16FE]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S2824 [26AP]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 507), S4636 
        [26JN]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 
        [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3570), S6454 [19SE]
      Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 521), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5870 [1AU]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3084 [10MY]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4389 [21JN]
      Budget: deficit, S1659 [14MR], S4931 [12JY]
      China: human rights violations, S1710 [15MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3023 
        [9MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (S. 299), 
        S4870 [11JY]
      Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance, S6488-S6490 
        [20SE]
      ------provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), 
        S6597 [21SE]
      Foreign policy: promote human rights and democracy, S1709 [15MR]
      Human rights: condemn international human rights violations 
        against women and human trafficking, S2477 [18AP]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S557 
        [13FE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S62 [24JA], S4870-S4872 
        [11JY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S6261 
        [12SE]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract, S4389 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility, S4700 [28JN]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4700 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1659 [14MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4932 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4930 [12JY]
      ------rates, S4931 [12JY]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S4869-S4872 [11JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to 
        proceed, S2477 [18AP]
  Tributes
      Almeida, Bryan, S4946 [12JY]
      Bateman, Pat, S4946 [12JY]
      Beck, Michael, S387 [7FE]
      Casscells-Hamby, Meg, S4946 [12JY]
      Davis, Charles C., III, S4946 [12JY]
      Davis, Clay M., S4947 [12JY]
      Delatorre, Arren, S4947 [12JY]
      Donovan, Billy, S4947 [12JY]
      Erbiti, Katerina, S387 [7FE]
      Ferguson, Taylor, S387 [7FE]
      Fields, Lauren, S4947 [12JY]
      Gaylor, Hunter, S4947 [12JY]
      Gilligan, Mary Catherine, S4947 [12JY]
      Grocock, Rachel, S4947 [12JY]
      Hackley, Cristina, S4947 [12JY]
      Hernandez, Jazmin, S4947 [12JY]
      Hoffman, Michael, S4947 [12JY]
      Houston-Carter, Courtney, S387 [7FE]
      Judt, Randall, S4947 [12JY]
      Killam, Luke, S4948 [12JY]
      Kloustin, Taylor, S387 [7FE]
      Linares, Art, S387 [7FE]
      Martinez, Nicole, S387 [7FE]
      McBath, Brooke, S4948 [12JY]
      Morales, Carlos, S4948 [12JY]
      Mustiga, Karen, S387 [7FE]
      Nelson, Steve, S4948 [12JY]
      Potter, Sarah, S4948 [12JY]
      Rodriguez, Joanna, S4948 [12JY]
      Rogers, Shawn, S4948 [12JY]
      Scher, Nicholas, S4948 [12JY]
      Wassman, Chris, S387 [7FE]
      Williams, James, S4948 [12JY]
      Zabalo, Cassie, S4948 [12JY]




RUCINSKI, SYLVIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1601 [21SE]




RUCKEL, CHARLES W., JR. (WALT)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E654 [25AP]




RUCKER, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]




RUCKER, ROBERT E., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1447 [7AU]




RUDER, OFELIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E709 [7MY]




RUDMAN, WARREN B. (a former Senator from New Hampshire)

  Articles and editorials
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, S5057 [17JY]




RUIZ, ALEJANDRO R.

  Remarks in Senate
      Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, 
        Yountville, CA: designate (H.R. 3004), S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, 
        Yountville, CA: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3004), S2730 [25AP]




RUIZ, LIZA

  Remarks in House
      LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for 
        Community Caregivers Award recipients, E1726 [26OC]




RULE OF LAW ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Boris Nemtsov, S808 [16FE]
      ------several Russian citizens, S808 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1039), S806-S810 [16FE], S5187 [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1039) 
        (S. Rept. 112-191), S5257 [23JY]




RUMFORD, STEPHANIE

  Letters
      Economic climate for small businesses, E1539 [14SE]




RUMFORD INDUSTRIAL GROUP

  Letters
      Economic climate for small businesses, E1539 [14SE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1539 [14SE]




RUMMEL, HENRIK

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, E1280 [18JY], 
        E1392 [2AU]
      ------tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, E1494 [12SE]




RUN TO HOME BASE (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5970 [2AU]




RUNDLE, KATHERINE FERNANDEZ

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E485 [29MR]




RUNION, CHARLES C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1414 [3AU]




RUNYAN, JON (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5052 
        [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3535 [6JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3343 [31MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2377, H2379 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H27 [17JA]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4828 [11JY]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1916 [17AP]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H1101 [29FE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6234 [20SE]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H159 [24JA]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1498 [21MR]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H27 [17JA]
      ------provide penalties with respect to employers' conduct 
        relative to persons engaging in sexual conduct with children 
        (see H.R. 3766), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based 
        social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), 
        H4064 [26JN]
      Dept. of HHS: limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-
        sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a 
        specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a 
        non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant 
        Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service 
        organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 
        6414), H6060 [14SE]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3363 [31MY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H2329 [7MY]
      ------extend authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing 
        owned by a family member (see H.R. 4299), H1803 [29MR]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      ------make permanent the authority to provide work-study 
        allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving 
        educational assistance (see H.R. 4300), H1803 [29MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands (see H.R. 1505), H966 [27FE]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H6302 [5OC]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H6234 [20SE]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1135 [1MR]
      EPA: provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and 
        technical research on implications of the use of mid-level 
        ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H3105 [17MY]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H159 [24JA]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H6234 [20SE]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H966 [27FE]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1543 [22MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 2580), H4605 [28JN]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H966 [27FE]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (see H.R. 365), H115 [23JA]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3976 [21JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3976 [21JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6069 [18SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H6062 [14SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1543 [22MR]
      Olympic Games: support goals and ideals of the Olympic movement 
        and congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. 
        Olympic and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H5922 [12SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1017 [28FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6279 [21SE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]
      Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for 
        lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
        wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports 
        (see H.R. 3797), H3177 [29MY]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H3915 [20JN]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H5130 [23JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1807 [29MR]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1571 
        [26MR]
      Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate 
        development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide 
        standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see 
        H.R. 607), H1428 [20MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H5711 [2AU]
      U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 6229), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1274 [7MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1154 [5MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health 
        care services under departmental health care programs (see 
        H.R. 6266), H5629 [1AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to enter into 
        contracts with private physicians to conduct medical 
        disability examinations (see H.R. 5880), H3362 [31MY]
      ------provide certain employees of Members of Congress and 
        certain local government employees with access to case-
        tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]
      Fish and fishing: provide additional flexibility for fishery 
        managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum 
        for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey 
        funding (see H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]
      ------reauthorize certain legislation relative to Atlantic Ocean 
        marine fisheries (see H.R. 6096), H4774 [10JY]
      Tariff: ion-exchange resins (see H.R. 4843, 4844), H2204 [26AP]
      U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to 
        reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia 
        (see H.R. 4213), H1390 [19MR]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114), H1100 [29FE] (see H.R. 4142), H1153 
        [5MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health 
        care services under departmental health care programs (H.R. 
        6266), H5630 [1AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to enter into 
        contracts with private physicians to conduct medical 
        disability examinations (H.R. 5880), H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide certain employees of Members of Congress and 
        certain local government employees with access to case-
        tracking information (H.R. 5881), H3363 [31MY]
      Fish and fishing: provide additional flexibility for fishery 
        managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum 
        for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey 
        funding (H.R. 6350), H5710 [2AU]
      ------reauthorize certain legislation relative to Atlantic Ocean 
        marine fisheries (H.R. 6096), H4775 [10JY]
      Tariff: ion-exchange resins (H.R. 4843), H2207 [26AP]
      ------ion-exchange resins (H.R. 4844), H2207 [26AP]
      U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to 
        reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia 
        (H.R. 4213), H1391 [19MR]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (H.R. 4114), H1100 [29FE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (H.R. 4142), H1153 [5MR]
  Remarks
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, 
        H5432 [31JY]
      Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit 
        funding for an informal base realignment and closure, H3343 
        [31MY]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5052 
        [19JY]
      ------require use of U.S. owned and operated aircraft in the 
        Civil Reserve Air Fleet to transport cargo and passengers, 
        H5052 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3535 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program funding through reductions in the general 
        administration funding, H2377 [8MY]
      ------Office of Violence Against Women funding through 
        reductions in general legal activities and salaries and 
        expenses funding, H2379 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve supervision of fiduciaries of 
        veterans (H.R. 5948), H6094 [19SE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, H5432 
        [31JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3343 [31MY]
      Emmons, Matthew: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1523 [13SE]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3535 [6JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4803 [11JY]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), E882 [22MY]
      Lloyd, Carli: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1523 [13SE]
      New Jersey: tribute to high school seniors deciding to enlist in 
        the Armed Forces, E791 [15MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4803 [11JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2377, H2379 [8MY]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (H.R. 4114), H4663 [9JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines (H.R. 2447), E691 [27AP]
  Tributes
      Dash, Ronald F., E1378 [1AU]
      Diblasi, Michael, E129 [3FE]
      Keilitz, Lauren, E129 [3FE]
      Mangel, Menachem M. and Nechama D. (Dinie), E978 [5JN]
      Mayfield, Thomas H., E680 [27AP]
      Payne, Donald M., E350 [8MR]
      Phillips, Harold, E177 [9FE], E691 [27AP]




RUNYON, KEITH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1104 [21JN], E1215 [10JY]




RUPPERSBERGER, C.A. DUTCH (a Representative from Maryland)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3808 [19JN]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1391 [19MR]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H3363 [31MY]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H5860 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: promote use of cooperative agreements for land 
        management related to military installations and facilitate 
        interagncy cooperation in conservation programs (see H.R. 
        4408), H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 4816), H2329 [7MY]
      ------improve academic content standards for physical education 
        (see H.R. 1057), H3577 [6JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5526 
        [31JY]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2447 [8MY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H3363 [31MY]
      ------establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease 
        Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow 
        failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H1811 [30MR]
      Education: assist States in establishing a universal 
        prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H182 [25JA]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5766 [10SE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3734 [18JN]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 
        5949), H3707 [15JN]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H182 [25JA]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H5202 [24JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2447 [8MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3481 [5JN]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H2569 [9MY]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3164 [18MY]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H6069 [18SE]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H4158 [27JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), 
        H5010 [18JY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H4157 [27JN]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1572 
        [26MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 795), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4158 [27JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see H.R. 721), H3105 [17MY]
      ------extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), 
        H1641 [27MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H5766 [10SE]
      ------treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher 
        education expenses under certain college savings plans and 
        allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such 
        plans (see H.R. 529), H1359 [9MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3404 [1JN]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H727 [14FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H1741 [28MR]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H1367 [16MR]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H3481 
        [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      NOAA: establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage the 
        coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      Tariff: black pepper extracted oleoresin (see H.R. 4957), H2206 
        [26AP]
      ------capsicum extracted oleoresin (see H.R. 4960), H2206 [26AP]
      ------cassia extracted oleoresin (see H.R. 4959), H2206 [26AP]
      ------celery extracted oleoresin (see H.R. 4962), H2206 [26AP]
      ------ginger extracted oleoresin (see H.R. 4961), H2206 [26AP]
      ------turmeric extracted oleoresin (see H.R. 4956), H2206 [26AP]
      ------white pepper extracted oleoresin (see H.R. 4958), H2206 
        [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      NOAA: establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage the 
        coastal region (H.R. 6475), H6233 [20SE]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Transportation: Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Deployment 
        Program funding, E1237 [12JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), E1237 [12JY]
      Falbo, Joseph: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Citizen of the 
        Year award recipient, E788 [15MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5898, H5899 [12SE]
      Information technology: require regulatory information provided 
        to private-sector cybersecurity entities sharing intelligence 
        community cybersecurity systems remain subject to the Freedom 
        of Information Act, H2170 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3291, H3294, H3306 [31MY]
      ------counterintelligence resources funding, H3294 [31MY]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E669 [26AP]
      Kurtinitis, Sandra: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Humanitarian 
        of the Year award recipient, E790 [15MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2157, H2163, H2164, H2170, H2171, H2172, H2175, H2178 
        [26AP]
      ------allow intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for 
        only certain purposes, H2171 [26AP]
      ------clarify retention and use rules for personal information 
        received by the intelligence community from private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]
      ------include critical infrastructure owners and operators in 
        program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities, H2178 [26AP]
      ------narrow definitions of what information private-sector 
        cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence 
        community, H2175 [26AP]
      ------require report to identify and assess risks from foreign 
        suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign 
        governments, H3306 [31MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        H2778 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H2345 [8MY]
  Resignations
      Committee on Armed Services (House), H3979 [25JN]
  Tributes
      Attman, Leonard and Phyllis, E1167 [28JN]
      Boren, Representative, E1042 [12JN]
      Greenebaum, Marlene, E310 [5MR]
      Kennedy, Charles T., E21 [17JA]
      Myrick, Representative, E1039 [12JN]
      Zahner, Richard P., E920 [31MY]




RURAL AMERICA PRESERVATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2217), S1932 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2217), S1935 [21MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2217, provisions, S1936-S1938 [21MR]




RURAL AREAS  related term(s) Agriculture; Suburban areas
  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3789, 
        S3790, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797 [6JN], 
        S3845, S3846, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, 
        S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3867, S3868, S3869 [7JN], S3903, 
        S3904, S3905, S3906, S3907, S3908, S3909, S3910, S3911, S3912, 
        S3913, S3916, S3917, S3918, S3919, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3924 
        [11JN], S3962, S3963, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3989, S3991, 
        S3992, S3993, S3994, S3997, S3998, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4099, 
        S4102, S4103, S4104, S4106, S4107 [12JN], S4126, S4127, S4153, 
        S4154, S4155, S4156, S4157, S4158, S4159, S4160 [13JN], S4208, 
        S4209, S4210, S4211, S4212, S4213, S4216, S4217 [14JN], S4243, 
        S4244, S4245, S4246, S4247 [18JN], S4266, S4267, S4268, S4269, 
        S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, 
        S4279, S4280, S4281, S4306 [19JN], S4334, S4335, S4336, S4337, 
        S4338, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, 
        S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357 [20JN], S4381, S4382, S4383, S4384, S4385, S4389 [21JN]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      ------continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 [24MY] (see 
        H.R. 6083), H4684 [9JY]
      ------continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 739), H5201 [24JY]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see S. 
        2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: reauthorize in Iowa 
        (see S. 2133), S1049 [27FE]
      Children and youth: prevent childhood obesity (see H.R. 6461), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (see S. 
        3590), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6478), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities that 
        will make loans to consumers to implement cost-effective 
        energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost savings and 
        rural development (see S. 2216), S1932 [21MR]
      ------clarify maximum distance between Farm Service Agency 
        county offices for purposes of the closure or relocation of a 
        county office (see S. 3258), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 4330), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------establish a program to generate dependable economic 
        activity for counties and local governments containing 
        National Forest System land through a management-focused 
        approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]
      ------establish grant program within rural broadband program 
        (see S. 2275), S2243 [29MR]
      ------establish the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion 
        Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      ------improve energy programs (see S. 2270), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]
      ------improve the program of access to broadband 
        telecommunications services in rural areas (see S. 2298), 
        S2496 [18AP]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (see S. 2225), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 5825), H3103 
        [17MY]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing 
        agencies (see S. 3538), S6339 [13SE]
      Dept. of Justice: issue a report on the Alaska Rural Justice and 
        Law Enforcement Commission (see S. 3373), S4893 [11JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: use designated funding to pay for 
        construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests (see 
        H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]
      Education: authorize a competitive grant program to implement 
        and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (see H.R. 
        5732), H2645 [10MY]
      FCC: ensure rule adopting methodology for establishing 
        benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support 
        shall have no force or effect and require report on an 
        alternative methodology (see H.R. 6526), H6275 [21SE]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain 
        modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]
      Housing: improve housing for educators, public safety officers, 
        and medical providers, and their households (see S. 3278), 
        S3838 [7JN]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 3541), S6340 [13SE] 
        (see H.R. 6416), H6060 [14SE]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5943), H3699 
        [8JN]
      ------permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist 
        services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the 
        reclassification of such hospitals (see H.R. 6146), H5008 
        [18JY]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (see H.R. 4335), H1804 [29MR]
      Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage 
        Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]
      Rural Electrification Act: amend (see H.R. 5896), H3480 [5JN]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (see S. 3464), S5732 [31JY]
      Taxation: provide exception to additional estate tax for 
        severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a 
        forest management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (see S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]
      Television: provide certain rural counties with the ability to 
        receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 
        4469), H2030 [19AP]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. 
        Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Mike and 
        Lori Peskey, H6154 [20SE]
      ------several Representatives, S5455 [26JY]
  Motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3714 [5JN], 
        S3803 [7JN], S3962 [12JN], S4124, S4125 [13JN], S4350, S4352 
        [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4660 [9JY], 
        H4688, H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4830, H4831 [12JY], 
        H4919 [18JY], H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 [25JY], H5296, 
        H5321, H5322 [26JY], H5537 [1AU], H5645, H5653-H5658, H5697 
        [2AU], H5749-H5752 [10SE], H5776, H5853, H5854 [11SE], H5865 
        [12SE], H5927, H5931, H5932, H5944 [13SE], H6042-H6044 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6098 [19SE], H6154, H6167, H6171, H6225 [20SE], H6258, 
        H6261, H6263 [21SE], E1232 [11JY], E1649 [21SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3710 [18JN], H3743 
        [19JN]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Bardstown, KY: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Beautiful Small Town in America'' designee, E1284 [19JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reform payment limitation rules for farm 
        subsidies, H2603 [10MY]
      Dept. of Education: report on extent to which certain high-need 
        students are being taught by alternative route teachers-in-
        training who have been deemed ``highly qualified'', E1710 
        [19OC]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (H.R. 6400), E1524 [13SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: cell phone communications in rural 
        border areas funding, H3534, H3535 [6JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in rural areas to 
        visit an approved non-departmental health care provider in 
        their area, H3327, H3328 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      Economy: impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs 
        on jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE], H4039, 
        H4040 [26JN], H4146 [27JN]
      FCC: ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not impede 
        implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in rural 
        areas, H1622 [27MR]
      Gainesville, TX: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Patriotic Small Town in America'' designee, E13030 [24JY]
      Montrose, CA: tribute to Montrose Search and Rescue Team, H4789 
        [11JY]
      Mosby Farm (business): King County, WA, Executive Rural Small 
        Business of the Year award finalist, E1524 [13SE]
      Mount View-Edgewood Water Co.: National Rural Water Association 
        National Great American Water Taste Test Gold Medal award 
        recipient, E247 [27FE]
      National Rural Electric Cooperative Association: tribute to 
        Electric Cooperative Youth Tour, H3710 [18JN]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (H.R. 4335), E593 [19AP]
      Postal Service: create a moratorium on closure or consolidation 
        of postal facilities, H2723 [16MY], H3587 [7JN]
      ------decision to maintain services to rural areas, H2638 [10MY]
      ------lift moratorium on closure or consolidation of postal 
        facilities, H2456 [9MY]
      ------prohibit closing of any post office which results in more 
        than a certain distance between any 2 post offices (H.R. 
        3370), H2458 [9MY], H2638 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164, S3168 [15MY], 
        S3230 [16MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3950-S3952, S3959-
        S3969 [12JN], S4118-S4135, S4137-S4141, S4143 [13JN], S4166-
        S4173, S4181, S4195-S4199 [14JN], S4223, S4225, S4235 [18JN], 
        S4262 [19JN], S4313, S4334-S4359 [20JN], S4380-S4405, S4407 
        [21JN], S4455 [25JN], S4833 [10JY], S5175, S5201 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5342, S5343, S5366 [25JY], S5441, S5443, S5447, S5454-
        S5457 [26JY], S5718 [31JY], S5810, S5836 [1AU], S5944-S5947, 
        S5956, S5967 [2AU], S6038, S6039 [10SE], S6087 [11SE], S6312-
        S6315, S6325 [13SE], S6405 [19SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3714-S3717 [5JN], S3739, S3749-S3756, S3758-S3760, S3762-
        S3764, S3767 [6JN], S3803-S3808, S3816-S3818, S3824, S3828, 
        S3831-S3834 [7JN], S3875-S3877, S3890-S3892 [11JN], S3932, 
        S3935-S3937, S3945, S3949 [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350-S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4235 [18JN], S4313, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S3961 [12JN], S4125, S4126 [13JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (S. 
        2217), S1935 [21MR]
      ------strengthen rural communities and foster the next 
        generation of farmers and ranchers, S4270 [19JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: water projects funding, S4767 [29JN]
      Crime: provide transportation to crisis centers for battered 
        women in rural areas, S3272, S3273 [17MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow communities with rural development 
        project loans to apply for certain other types of loans, S4281 
        [19JN]
      ------allow community land grant-mercedes and land grant 
        councils access to rural development program funding, S4391 
        [21JN]
      ------allow frontier communities access to rural development 
        program funding, S4391 [21JN]
      ------Biomass Crop Assistance Program funding, S4173 [14JN]
      ------biomass research and development funding, S4172 [14JN]
      ------eliminate farm subsidies, S3935 [12JN], S4195 [14JN]
      ------improve agricultural land easements, S4358 [20JN]
      ------improve energy programs, S4396 [21JN]
      ------limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S3950-S3952 [12JN], S4263 
        [19JN], S4355, S4356 [20JN]
      ------limit farm subsidy payments based on adjusted gross income 
        of the producer, S4273 [19JN]
      ------oppose promotion of Meatless Monday initiative in 
        departmental newsletter, S5359 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY]
      ------permanently establish the Office of Tribal Relations, 
        S4266 [19JN]
      ------protect agricultural and forested lands from urban 
        development, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (S. 2225), S2002 [22MR]
      ------reform Federal grazing fees, S3935 [12JN]
      ------repeal Forest Legacy Program, S4340 [20JN]
      ------require Risk Management Agency and FCIC to use plain 
        language and improve website to make crop insurance more 
        accessible, S4279 [19JN]
      ------revise Housing Act requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas, S4348 [20JN]
      ------rural broadband telecommunications services programs 
        funding, S4279 [19JN], S4335, S4343, S4358 [20JN]
      ------Rural Energy for America Program funding, S4170 [14JN]
      ------Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program 
        funding, S4390 [21JN]
      ------State Rural Development Partnership funding, S4347 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: require report on the extent to which 
        certain children are being taught by alternative route 
        teachers in training who are deemed highly qualified, S6596 
        [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1525-S1528 [8MR], S1609 
        [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans jobs corps program 
        counselors are available to veterans in rural areas, S6315 
        [13SE]
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Economy: express that proposed agricultural legislation not 
        manipulate prices or intefere with the free economy, S4280 
        [19JN]
      EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
        national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate 
        matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in 
        certain areas, S3932 [12JN]
      FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, S382 [7FE]
      Nevada: tribute to Healthy Communities Coalition, S4890 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier areas 
        receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: require evaluation of area mail 
        processing studies if proposed closure or consolidation of 
        postal facility is appealed, S2644 [24AP], S2694 [25AP]
      Postal Service: consider effect of closure or consolidation of 
        post offices on voting by mail and provide for a moratorium on 
        closure or consolidation of post offices to protect voting by 
        mail, S2641 [24AP]
      ------create a moratorium on closure or consolidation of postal 
        facilities, S2526 [19AP], S2684, S2691 [25AP]
      ------create a moratorium on the closure of rural post offices 
        and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, S2463, 
        S2466, S2475, S2478, S2479, S2488 [18AP], S2528-S2530 [19AP], 
        S2587 [23AP], S2643 [24AP]
      ------encourage colocation of an employee at a commercial or 
        government entity to maintain local access to postal services, 
        S2642 [24AP]
      ------maintain services to rural areas, S2562 [23AP]
      ------modify process for closure or consolidation of post 
        offices and postal facilities, S2638, S2639 [24AP], S2694 
        [25AP]
      ------prohibit closure or consolidation of a postal facility 
        that is more than a certain distance from the nearest postal 
        facility, S2685 [25AP]
      Richland County, WI: anniversary of Richland County Fair, S4819 
        [10JY]
      Rural Health Education Network: anniversary, S3625 [24MY]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize, S666 [15FE]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (S. 3464), S5737 [31JY]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (S. 3516), S5988 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
        Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112-542), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 
        112-163), S2819 [26AP]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 112-669), H5999 
        [13SE]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      S. 2217, Rural America Preservation Act, S1936-S1938 [21MR]
      S. 2225, Dept. of Agriculture Rural Energy for America Program 
        reauthorization and improvement, S2003 [22MR]
      S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, S4483-S4592 
        [25JN]




RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Amend (see H.R. 5896), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish grant program within rural 
        broadband program (see S. 2275), S2243 [29MR]
      ------improve the program of access to broadband 
        telecommunications services in rural areas (see S. 2298), 
        S2496 [18AP]




RURAL HEALTH EDUCATION NETWORK

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S3625 [24MY]




RURAL HOSPITAL AND PROVIDER EQUITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]




RUSCIO, FRANCIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E344 [8MR]




RUSH, BOBBY  see Ellis, Emmit, Jr.




RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H769 [15FE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3904 [20JN]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H2072 [24AP]
      ------repeal sugar price support program (see H.R. 1739), H4775 
        [10JY]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see 
        H.R. 2085), H694 [9FE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H641 [8FE]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
        orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H6234 [20SE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher 
        education from using Federal educational assistance funds for 
        advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 
        4390), H4065 [26JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H221 [31JA]
      Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information 
        regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal 
        contract (see H.R. 1354), H440 [2FE]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Credit: require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for 
        modifications and establish a grant program for State and 
        local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H441 
        [2FE]
      Crime: provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law 
        enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see 
        H.R. 3781), H77 [18JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1847 [16AP]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H3700 [8JN]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative 
        care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing 
        schools, and other programs, and promote education in 
        palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H5131 [23JY]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2447 [8MY]
      ------require certain standards and enforcement provisions to 
        prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see 
        H.R. 3126), H28 [17JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H3177 
        [29MY]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H945 
        [17FE]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H221 [31JA]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H3808 [19JN]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H4775 [10JY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H1642 [27MR]
      ------make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in 
        institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 
        3462), H571 [7FE]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H512 [6FE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes 
        until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------statehood (see H.R. 265), H2329 [7MY]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Education: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see 
        H.R. 4170), H1916 [17AP]
      Employment: prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an 
        applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal 
        offense, except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H966 [27FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see H.R. 
        4221), H1426 [20MR]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H221 [31JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2329 [7MY]
      House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a 
        voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 
        267), H2329 [7MY]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H4864 [12JY]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3733 [18JN]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H3807 [19JN]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5526 [31JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), 
        H5010 [18JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for 
        Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 
        1909), H4685 [9JY]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H4064 [26JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H5712 [2AU]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H1306 [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H727 [14FE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1154 [5MR]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1367 [16MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1808 [29MR]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3807 [19JN]
      ------provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a 
        reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see 
        H.R. 1163), H476 [3FE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 6487), H6274 [21SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1497 [21MR]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 5593), H3734 [18JN]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H374 [1FE]
      ------exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 
        3895), H1135 [1MR]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5712 [2AU]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6152 [19SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1391 [19MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1498 [21MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2330 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H374 [1FE]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H692 [9FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3868), 
        H375 [1FE]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (H.R. 3995), H693 [9FE]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5696 [2AU]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5696 [2AU]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6007 [14SE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6007 [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H758, H769, H770 [15FE]
      Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: require the Energy Information 
        Administration to determine whether implementation of such Act 
        is projected to lower gas prices or create jobs within a 
        certain time period, H3904, H3905 [20JN]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5696 [2AU]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H758 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3043 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3043 [17MY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1646 [28MR]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (H. Con. Res. 121), H5696 
        [2AU]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3877, H3883, H3904, H3905 
        [20JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3870 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3043 [17MY], H3870 [20JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H4860 [12JY]
  Tributes
      Atta Mills, John, H5696 [2AU]
      Black, Timuel D., Jr., E32 [18JA]
      Costello, Representative, H5908 [12SE]
      Glover, Lamoune C., E801 [15MY]
      Payne, Donald M., H1200 [6MR]
      Ramsey, Jane, E1718 [23OC]




RUSNOK, RICHARD

  Remarks in House
      Marine Corps Aviation Association: Marine Corps Test Pilot of 
        the Year award recipient, E348 [8MR]




RUSSELL, CHARLES M. (SKIP)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1258 [17JY]




RUSSELL, CINDY

  Remarks in House
      Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce: White Mountains 
        Treasure Award recipient, E1734 [2NO]




RUSSELL, GEORGE L., III

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1073 [28FE], S3117-
        S3122 [14MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3104 [10MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S850 [16FE]




RUSSELL, LOWELL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2468 [18AP]




RUSSELL, MARY SCOTT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E469 [28MR]




RUSSELL, MICHEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1123 [21JN]




RUSSIA

  Amendments
      Foreign trade: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3406), 
        S5681 [30JY]
      International law: impose sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy 
        to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other 
        human rights violations (S. 3406), S5681 [30JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Strategic Stability in Today's Nuclear World, S2810 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]
      Foreign policy: continue to press authorities for full and 
        complete accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 
        610), H1805 [29MR]
      Foreign trade: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 
        3285), S3976 [12JN] (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 
        6156), H5077 [19JY]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]
      International law: impose sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy 
        to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other 
        human rights violations (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 
        4405), H2029 [19AP]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see S. 3327), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 
        6149), H5008 [18JY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      ------condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Maximillian 
        McElligott, E354 [8MR]
  Letters
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership: 
        Mahmoud Khattab, American Syrian Coalition, E1385 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense to end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria: several Senators, 
        S1697 [15MR]
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: Senators Inhofe and 
        Scott P. Brown, S4945 [12JY]
      Normal trade relations status with Russia extension: several 
        Russian dissidents, H5974 [13SE]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Boris Nemtsov, S808 [16FE]
      ------several Russian citizens, S808 [16FE]
      U.S. agreement with Russia relative to missile defenses: 
        Representative Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5032 [19JY]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation 
        Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material 
        in Russia: President Obama, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
  Remarks in House
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, 
        E48 [19JA], E51 [23JA], E64 [24JA], E78 [25JA]
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, H5038-H5040 [19JY], 
        E1298 [23JY]
      ------prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding to Russia 
        pending certification that they are not supporting Syria or 
        providing weapons of mass destruction technology to Syria, 
        North Korea, or Iran, H3086, H3094 [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with 
        Russia, H5031-H5033 [19JY]
      ------prohibit purchase of helicopters for Afghan security 
        forces from Russia, Syria, and other state sponsors of 
        terrorism, H3031 [17MY]
      Elections, H1137 [5MR]
      Foreign trade: extend normal trade relations status, H1577 
        [27MR], H4912, H4913, H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5136, H5137 
        [24JY], H5974-H5980 [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1098 [20JN]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), H6083-H6086 [19SE], 
        E1606, E1608 [21SE]
      ------support NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict, E285 [29FE]
      Human rights: violations, H5979 [13SE]
      Hungary: anniversary of Hungarian Revolution, E381 [19MR]
      International law: impose sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy 
        to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other 
        human rights violations, H5975, H5979 [13SE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (H.R. 4405), E594 [19AP]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, H227 [1FE], E110 [1FE], E225 [17FE], E241, E248, 
        E252 [27FE], E280 [29FE], E302, E303 [1MR], E352 [8MR], E474 
        [28MR]
      ------anniversary of independence and formation of Republic's 
        army, H2823 [17MY]
      Sonoma County, CA: anniversary of Fort Ross State Historical 
        Park, E1153 [27JN]
      Syria: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (H. Res. 742), E1384 [1AU]
      U.N. Security Council: invoke ``Uniting for Peace'' resolution 
        to bypass China and Russia veto of Arab League plan for 
        cessation of violence and political transition in Syria, H3274 
        [31MY]
      ------veto of resolution by China and Russia supporting Arab 
        League plan for cessation of violence and political transition 
        in Syria, H587 [8FE], E147 [6FE]
      U.S. policy, H1577 [27MR], H5337 [31JY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification 
        that Russia has met certain conditions, H3137, H3138 [18MY]
      ------report on impact on national security of reducing nuclear 
        weapons stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors who owned 
        shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian Government 
        expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 [15MR]
      Foreign trade: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3285), 
        S5125 [18JY]
      Human rights: violations, S806-S810 [16FE]
      International law: impose sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy 
        to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other 
        human rights violations (S. 1039), S806-S810 [16FE], S5187 
        [19JY]
      Obama, President: assessment of comments relative to missile 
        defense made to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, S2223 
        [29MR]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (S. 3327), S5126 [18JY]
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: passage of 
        resolution imposing sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, S5187 [19JY]
      Renda (vessel): tribute to Russian flagged tanker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense 
        systems, S2017 [26MR], S2192 [29MR]
      ------require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon 
        modernization plan, S815 [16FE]
      Weapons: call for cessation of arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 
        [15MR]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. 1039) (S. Rept. 112-191), S5257 [23JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 6156) (H. Rept. 112-632), H5524 [31JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
  Statements
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Passage of 
        Resolution Imposing Sanctions on Persons Responsible for 
        Detention, Abuse, or Death of Sergei Magnitsky: Senator 
        McCain, S5188 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 526, support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity in Georgia (country), U.S.-Georgia 
        Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic 
        reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict, H6083 [19SE]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]




RUSSIA AND MOLDOVA JACKSON-VANIK REPEAL ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6156) (H. 
        Rept. 112-632), H5524 [31JY]




RUSSIA AND MOLDOVA JACKSON-VANIK REPEAL AND MAGNITSKY RULE OF LAW 
    ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 3406), S5681 [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]




RUSSIAN WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION COMMITMENTS VERIFICATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3327), S5126 [18JY]




RUSSO, TOM

  Remarks in Senate
      Institute of International Education: anniversary of Scholar 
        Rescue Fund, S6102 [11SE]




RUSTAN, PEDRO L. (PETE)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1398 [3AU]




RUSTICI, CHRISTOPHE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1296 [23JY]




RUSU, IOANA

  Letters
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements, S3552 [24MY]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2240 [27AP]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval, S3496 [23MY]




RUTAN, BURT

  Letters
      Position of James Lovelock on global warming: Gordon J. Fulks, 
        H4650 [29JN]




RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Ravi, Dharun: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on 
        and then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler 
        Clementi and another man, S1928 [21MR]




RUTHERFORD, LAUREN

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School National 
        Merit Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]




RUTHERFORD, MATT

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2218 [29MR], S2293 [16AP], S2482 [18AP]




RUTHERFORD, MATTHEW S.

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Treasury: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Treasury for Financial Markets, S4668, S4685 [27JN], S5655 
        [30JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Financial 
        Markets: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4773 [29JN]




RUTHTON, MN

  Remarks in House
      Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (RTR) Elementary School: Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E1668 [28SE]




RUTLAND, VT

  Articles and editorials
      Hope Flows--VT. NonProfit Pours ``Pure Water for the World,'', 
        S2599 [23AP]




RUTLAND (VT) HERALD

  Articles and editorials
      Hope Flows--VT. NonProfit Pours ``Pure Water for the World,'', 
        S2599 [23AP]




RUZE DALMATINKE (musical group)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1265 [17JY]




RWANDA, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      U.N.: report on support of rebels in the Democratic Republic of 
        the Congo, E1569 [19SE]




RYAN, JHA-MIER

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E812 [16MY]




RYAN, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, Inc.: Volunteer Patrick 
        Torphy Division 2 of Monmouth County, NJ, Hibernian of the 
        Year award recipient, E144 [6FE]




RYAN, PAUL (a Representative from Wisconsin)

  Amendments
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H613 [8FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Ryan Has a Less-Painful Debt Plan, S2015 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H903 [16FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1101 [29FE]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see H.R. 3863), H803 
        [15FE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1916 [17AP]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H726 
        [14FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H160 [24JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H2134 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (see H.R. 4966), H2266 [27AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 112), H1570 [26MR]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 4966), H2275 [27AP]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on the Budget (House), H2796 [16MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: by, Committee on the 
        Budget (House), E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
  Lists
      CBO staff, H1789 [29MR]
      Personal office staff, H1789 [29MR]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H603, H604, H606, 
        H607, H610, H613, H614 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), corrections in 
        engrossment, H615 [8FE]
      ------revised aggregates and allocations of spending authority 
        to Committee on the Budget (House), H3101 [17MY], H3165 [22MY]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534 [7FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H143, H144, H145, 
        H147 [24JA]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H534 [7FE]
      ------provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 
        sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3072 [17MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2583, H2600, H2601, H2604, H2605, H2606, H2610, 
        H2613, H2625 [10MY], H4925 [18JY], E825 [17MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H419, H420, H425 
        [2FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4922, H4925 
        [18JY]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4920, H4922, H4925 [18JY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1665, H1669, H1671, H1673, H1677, H1680, H1683, 
        H1684, H1689, H1725, H1729 [28MR], H1788, H1791 [29MR]
      ------status report, H1975 [18AP], H3097 [17MY], H3165 
        [22MY], H3575 [6JN], H3658 [7JN], 
        H4772 [10JY], H5626 [1AU]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H396, H417 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits and trust 
        funds, H417 [2FE]
      Corps of Engineers: exempt from legislative line-item veto, H614 
        [8FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3072, H3075 [17MY]
      ------limit funding to amount authorized under the Budget 
        Control Act, H3075 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2604 
        [10MY]
      ------Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2606 [10MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H141 [24JA]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H2613 [10MY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), E1322 [25JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4751, H4752, H4754 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. 
        Res. 112, Federal budget for 2013-2022, H1789 [29MR]
      Medicare: reform, H1669, H1671, H1673, H1677, H1683, H1684 
        [28MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit former Members employed as highly-
        paid lobbyists from concurrently receiving Federal pensions 
        and require increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4751, H4752, H4754 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1791 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1669 [28MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4627 [29JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879 
        [17AP]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5666, H5667 [2AU]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H1668 [28MR]
      Votes: position on missed, H6257 [21SE], E1216 [10JY], 
        E1549 [18SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      House of Representatives: permission for Representative Paul 
        Ryan to insert extraneous material into the Congressional 
        Record, H170 [25JA]
  Reports
      Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H177-H180 
        [25JA], H3097-H3100 [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-543), H3914 [20JN]
      Baseline Reform Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3578) 
        (H. Rept. 112-378), H218 [31JA]
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 112-380), H218 [31JA]
      Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-364), H25 [17JA]
      Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        3582) (H. Rept. 112-377), H218 [31JA]
      Sequester Replacement Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 
        4966) (H. Rept. 112-469), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Sequestration Transparency Act: Committee on the Budget (House) 
        (H.R. 5872) (H. Rept. 112-577), H4683 [9JY]
      Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 112) (H. Rept. 112-421), H1570 
        [26MR]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H1975 [18AP], H3101 [17MY], H3165 
        [22MY], H3575 [6JN], H3659 [7JN], H4772 
        [10JY], H5627 [1AU]
      Direct spending legislation--Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        allocation for resolution changes, H5627 [1AU]
  Tributes
      Smith, Jennifer L., E467 [28MR]




RYAN, TIM (a Representative from Ohio)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3621 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1101 [29FE]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H2072 [24AP]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a 
        supplemental or special needs trust established for the 
        benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see 
        H.R. 4329), H1916 [17AP]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1916 [17AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H4065 [26JN]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5712 [2AU]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H4686 [9JY]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2647 [10MY]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H4157 [27JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify the requirement to procure footwear 
        from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H115 [23JA]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see H.R. 4192), H1916 [17AP]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1428 [20MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1017 [28FE] (see H.R. 
        4816), H3105 [17MY]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H4065 [26JN]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H3481 [5JN]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H182 [25JA]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H966 [27FE]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H803 [15FE]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure 
        Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone 
        marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H3661 [7JN]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H966 [27FE]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1811 [30MR]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1391 
        [19MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1210 [6MR]
      Flag--U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for 
        use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1344), H3733 [18JN]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H4656 [29JN]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1496 [21MR]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1978 [18AP]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1916 [17AP]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H966 [27FE]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6318 [26OC]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see H.R. 6232), H5860 [11SE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H3915 [20JN]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 246), H2289 [27AP]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H27 [17JA]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3259), H79 
        [18JA]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3808 [19JN]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5293 [25JY]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of 
        a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        854), H1209 [6MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H966 [27FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2447 [8MY]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5631 
        [1AU]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H571 [7FE]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]
      ------allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H2040 [23AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4065 [26JN]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1978 [18AP]
      ------improve the dependent care credit by repealing the 
        phasedown of the credit percentage and making permanent the 
        increased dollar limitations (see H.R. 5886), H3404 [1JN]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H945 [17FE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H4065 [26JN]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1428 [20MR]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H641 [8FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H220 [31JA]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H694 [9FE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114, 4142), H1741 [28MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3808 [19JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2716 [15MY]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H5860 
        [11SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5630 [1AU]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1498 [21MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Defense: certify that American Forces Radio and 
        Television Service programming communicates departmental 
        policies, priorities, goals, and initiatives and supports 
        basic values of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4189), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see H.R. 6404), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2267 [27AP]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see H. Con. Res. 102), H902 [16FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Defense: certify that American Forces Radio and 
        Television Service programming communicates departmental 
        policies, priorities, goals, and initiatives and supports 
        basic values of the Armed Forces (H.R. 4189), H1305 [8MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (H.R. 6404), H6000 
        [13SE]
      FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (H.R. 4972), H2275 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H602 [8FE]
      Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals pending 
        certification that the Government of Brazil amends its laws to 
        remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals to other 
        countries, H3621 [7JN]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1670 [28MR], H1903 [17AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1903 [17AP]
      ------WIC funding, H1903 [17AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2258, H2259 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3621 [7JN]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (H. Con. Res. 102), E216 [16FE]
      Kent State University: tribute to men's baseball team, 
        E1067 [19JN]
      Medicaid: funding, H1670 [28MR]
      Medicare: reform, H1670 [28MR]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1602 [21SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H3145 [18MY]
  Tributes
      Keiper, Ida, E1477 [11SE]
      Titus, Marc, E1205 [9JY]




RYAN CREEDON ACT  see Health care professionals




RYSER, TONI

  Articles and editorials
      Faith and Family Helped Build Furniture Business, S4787 [9JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4786 [9JY]




RYSER'S INC.

  Articles and editorials
      Faith and Family Helped Build Furniture Business, S4787 [9JY]




RYZIK, MELENA

  Articles and editorials
      Virginia Developer Is on a Mission To Revive His Town, S5369 
        [25JY]




SAAKASHVILI, MIKHEIL (President, Georgia)

  Remarks in House
      U.S. visit, E285 [29FE]




SAAVEDRA, KENNETH, JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5255 [23JY]




SABAR, ARIEL

  Articles and editorials
      Taking It to the Street, E1115-E1118 [21JN]




SABLAN, GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO (a Delegate from the Northern Mariana 
    Islands)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3059 [17MY], H3123 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H697 
        [13FE]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H802 [15FE]
      Armed Forces: prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members (see H.R. 5638), H3267 [30MY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H1915 [17AP]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5292 [25JY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H727 [14FE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H440 [2FE]
      Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. 
        in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in 
        contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 5934), 
        H3698 [8JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to establish veterans gardens 
        operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to 
        individuals, schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H1306 
        [8MR]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1572 [26MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address 
        occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related 
        programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 83), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
        and Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State under 
        the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 
        [29MR]
      ------require a heightened review process of State occupational 
        safety and health plans (see H.R. 571), H571 [7FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized 
        military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts 
        to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 
        210), H4828 [11JY]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1543 [22MR]
      Education: assist States in establishing a universal 
        prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H79 [18JA]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H2716 [15MY]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H3976 [21JN]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H5711 [2AU]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H27 [17JA]
      Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to 
        separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 
        1489), H5130 [23JY]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program 
        (see H.R. 2972), H1642 [27MR]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------waive certain requirements for naturalization for American 
        Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 4021), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2646 [10MY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4157 [27JN]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5202 [24JY]
      Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Guard: establish units in American Samoa (see H.R. 
        6294), H5704 [2AU]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 187), H3405 [1JN]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (see H. Res. 535), H374 [1FE]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5328 [26JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1135 [1MR]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5526 [31JY]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5525 [31JY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      ------establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-
        need schools have equal access to a quality education 
        delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      Taxation: make employers of spouses of military personnel 
        eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4064 
        [26JN]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H159 [24JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H5010 [18JY]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4606 [28JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      Navy: expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 4338), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (see H.R. 4339), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        4037), H801 [15FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      Navy: expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 4338), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (H.R. 4339), H1807 [29MR]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (H.R. 4037), 
        H802 [15FE]
  Letters
      Expand Navy restrictions relative to the overhaul and repair of 
        vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a homeport in the 
        Northern Mariana Islands: Eddie Calvo, Governor of Guam, H3060 
        [17MY]
      ------Mathews Pothen, Guam Shipyard, H3060 [17MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1547 [26MR], H2042 [24AP]
  Remarks
      American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4892 
        [17JY]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), H5087 [23JY]
      BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 270), H5437 
        [31JY]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5433 [31JY]
      ------anniversary, H2666 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3059, H3060 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation 
        Area (H.R. 2606), H482 [6FE]
      ------conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and 
        interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early 
        years of the national parks (H.R. 1022), H134 [24JA]
      ------enter into an agreement to provide for management of the 
        free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
        Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H480 [6FE]
      ------grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue 
        electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H89 [23JA]
      ------install in the area of the World War II Memorial a 
        suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 2070), H132 
        [24JA]
      ------study suitability and feasibility of designating 
        prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, 
        Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park 
        System (H.R. 1141), H87 [23JA]
      Forest Service: convey certain land to Wallowa, OR (S. 271), 
        H5438, H5439 [31JY]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (H.R. 5958), H5086 [23JY]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5817 [11SE]
      Journal: question of approval, H1546 [26MR]
      Mono County, CA: take certain Federal land into trust for the 
        benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony (H.R. 2467), H5097 
        [23JY]
      Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the 
        service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols 
        (H.R. 290), H133 [24JA]
      Navy: expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands, H3059, H3060 [17MY]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (H.R. 4339), E491 
        [29MR]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (H.R. 4037), 
        E204 [15FE]
      ------tribute to Saipan Southern High School concert band, H5337 
        [31JY], E1354 [31JY]
      ------tribute to Saipan Southern High School for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, H2044 [24AP], E626 [24AP]
      Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5434 [31JY]
      Point of order, H5433 [31JY]
      Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: anniversary of Mount Carmel 
        School, H5932 [13SE], E1515 [13SE]
      Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) Marianas Variety News & Views: 
        anniversary, H1547 [26MR], E441 [26MR]
      Tan Holdings Corp.: anniversary, H1441 [21MR], E409 
        [21MR]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4892 [17JY]
      Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity 
        Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service 
        and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5084 [23JY]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 4484), H5085 [23JY]
      Virgin Islands: establish Office of Chief Financial Officer 
        (H.R. 3706), H5436 [31JY]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H484 [6FE]




SABO, LESLIE H., JR.

  Bills and resolutions
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see S. 3386), S5047 [16JY] (see H.R. 5954), 
        H3732 [18JN]




SACAGAWEA

  Remarks in House
      Death: anniversary, E1517 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Death: anniversary, S6442, S6443 [19SE]




SACHS, HERBERT M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1458 [10SE]




SACHS, STACEY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2597 [23AP]




SACO, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4633 [26JN]
      Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution: anniversary, S2961 [8MY]
      Xuron Corp.: tribute, S1678 [14MR]
      Yale Cordage (business): tribute, S6445 [19SE]




SACRAMENTO, CA

  Remarks in House
      Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Camellia Symphony Orchestra: anniversary, E1381 [1AU]
      Floods: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction 
        facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers, 
        H3283 [31MY]
      Friends of Light Rail and Transit (organization): anniversary, 
        E1669 [28SE]
      Natomas Levee Improvement Project: funding, E1041 [12JN]
      NeighborWorks (organization): annviersary of Homeownership 
        Center Sacramento Region, E1442 [3AU]
      Pioneer House: tribute to veterans, E860 [18MY]
      Sacramento African-American Art Collective: tribute, E443 [26MR]
      St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church: anniversary, E1033 [8JN]
      Sutter Club: tribute, E1627 [21SE]
      Teichert, Inc.: anniversary, E1406 [3AU]




SACRAMENTO (CA) BEE

  Articles and editorials
      Justice Delayed as Judge Nominees Wait, S1589 [13MR]




SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      California: protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-
        San Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]




SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WATER RELIABILITY ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, 
        H1067, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 1837): consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
  Letters
      Provisions: Dante J. Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, 
        H1049 [29FE]
      ------David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental 
        Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 
        [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
  Lists
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, provisions, H1050, H1053-H1055 
        [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, provisions, H1043-H1045 
        [29FE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 1837), H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      California: clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1061, H1062 [29FE]
      ------clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1066, H1067 [29FE]
      ------eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new 
        contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt 
        repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain 
        water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      ------protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Enact (H.R. 1837), H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], E314 
        [5MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------motion to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      San Joaquin River: prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and 
        regulations when addressing certain water-related concerns, 
        H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) 
        (H. Rept. 112-403), H965 [27FE]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. Rept. 112-
        405), H1016 [28FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, provisions, H1031 
        [29FE]
      H.R. 1837, provisions, H1055-H1061 [29FE]




SADLEK, GREGORY M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1595 [21SE]




SADWICK, REBECCA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6238 [11SE]




SAENZ, EDWIN

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E741 [9MY]




SAFE, ACCOUNTABLE, FAIR, AND EFFICIENT BANKING ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3048), S5921-S5923 [2AU]




SAFE, ACCOUNTABLE, FLEXIBLE, EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT--A 
    LEGACY FOR USERS

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes 
        to School Program, H731 [15FE]




SAFE CHEMICALS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 847), S3463-S3466 [23MY], S5839 [1AU]




SAFE DOSES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4223), H1427 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4223), H3991-H3994 [26JN], E1173 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 4223), S6671 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. 
        Rept. 112-549), H3981 [25JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4223, provisions, H3991 [26JN]




SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Public utilities: reauthorize provision of technical assistance 
        to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 [7MR]
      Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), E1382 [1AU]




SAFE RENTAL CAR ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6094), H4774 [10JY]




SAFE SCHOOLS IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1648), H3809, H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 506), S1928 [21MR]




SAFETY

  Amendments
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1430, S1431 [6MR]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S504, S505, S536, S538, S539, S540, 
        S541, S543 [9FE], S570, S571, S572, S573, S574, S575, S576, 
        S577, S581, S582 [13FE], S639, S640, S641, S642, S645, S646, 
        S647, S650, S651, S652, S653, S654, S655, S656, S657 [14FE], 
        S686, S687, S705, S706, S707, S708, S787, S788, S789, S790, 
        S791, S792, S794, S795, S796, S797 [15FE], S860, S861, S862, 
        S863, S864, S865, S866, S867, S870, S871, S872, S873, S874 
        [16FE], S913, S914, S919, S924, S925, S926, S927, S928, S1018, 
        S1019 [17FE], S1051, S1052, S1053 [27FE], S1079, S1090, S1095, 
        S1096, S1097 [28FE], S1151, S1152 [29FE], S1179, S1210, S1364, 
        S1365, S1367 [1MR], S1385, S1386, S1387, S1389, S1392, S1395, 
        S1396, S1397, S1398, S1399 [5MR], S1426, S1427, S1429, S1430 
        [6MR], S1463, S1464, S1466, S1467, S1468, S1470 [7MR], S1505, 
        S1512, S1515, S1517, S1531, S1533, S1534, S1535, S1544, S1548, 
        S1556 [8MR], S1573 [12MR], S1593, S1597, S1601, S1602, S1603, 
        S1605, S1618 [13MR], S1647 [14MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1750 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1944, H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
      National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development 
        Act, S1655-S1657 [14MR]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety Improvement Act, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 
        [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, S2499 [18AP]
      In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, H527 [7FE]
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: support designation of ``Initial Success or Total 
        Failure'' as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal 
        organizations (see H. Res. 624), H2031 [19AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S3729 [5JN] 
        (see H.R. 4350), H1845 [16AP]
      ------establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see S. 3302), 
        S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6449), H6230 [20SE]
      ------require individuals seeking training in the operation of 
        certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5077 [19JY]
      ------require security screening of passengers at airports to be 
        carried out by private screening companies (see S. 3303), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a plan to ensure 
        the placement of sufficient officers at certain U.S. 
        international airports to effectively combat security threats 
        and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), H692 [9FE]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 549), S6108 
        [11SE]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 
        6065), H4654 [29JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
      Coast Guard: require development and posting of passenger 
        capacity limits for recreational vessels over a certain length 
        (see S. 3537), S6339 [13SE]
      Colleges and universities: increase civil penalties for 
        institutions of higher education that fail to comply with 
        campus security disclosure and campus crime statistics 
        policies (see S. 2285), S2324 [16AP]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see 
        S. 2102), S567 [13FE]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision (see S. 3189, 3190), S3234 [16MY] (see H.R. 6312), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      ------prevent abuse of dextromethorphan (see S. 3376), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see 
        S. 3577), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 6436), H6150 [19SE]
      Courts: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and 
        retaliation (see S. 2127), S909 [17FE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      ------require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 
        [27JN] (see H.R. 4326), H1804 [29MR]
      Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: provide Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
        Service expedited authority to remove geese that threaten 
        aircraft (see S. 2377), S2821 [26AP]
      Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ``produced'' to include 
        melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on 
        procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see 
        S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      ------prohibit use of private security contractors and Afghan 
        Public Protection Force members to provide security for Armed 
        Forces members and military installations and facilities in 
        Afghanistan (see H.R. 4117), H1133 [1MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish a grant program for automated 
        external defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure access to high-quality child care for 
        homeless children and families under the Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3476), S5870 [1AU]
      ------establish a working group to develop and disseminate best 
        practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug 
        labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 
        4087), H950 [24FE]
      ------improve the quality of infant and toddler care under the 
        Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 3436), 
        S5381 [25JY]
      ------make grants to train elementary and secondary school 
        nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an 
        outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on 
        school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      ------promulgate regulations on patient medication information 
        to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality 
        information about prescription drugs (see S. 3212), S3422 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 6514), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      ------require child care providers receiving Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents 
        information on whether such providers carry current liability 
        insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4068), 
        H901 [16FE]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 
        [15MY]
      ------report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to 
        track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along 
        the Southwest border (see H.R. 6368), H5765 [10SE]
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a review of forms related to obtaining 
        workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung 
        Benefits Program (see H.R. 4298), H1803 [29MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR] 
        (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of State: raise travel advisory for Egypt from ``Travel 
        Alert'' to ``Travel Warning'' until all detained 
        nongovernmental organization workers are given the freedom to 
        leave Egypt (see H. Res. 546), H726 [14FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain 
        commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time 
        at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 6451), H6230 [20SE]
      ------issue categorical exclusions from requirement that an 
        environmental assessment or impact statement be prepared for 
        highway safety improvement projects (see H.R. 6387), H5922 
        [12SE]
      ------withhold certain highway funds from States unless they 
        enact a law strengthening penalties for motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 4236), H1497 [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to 
        homeless veterans (see S. 3309), S4238 [18JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 
        [7MY]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: amend (see H.R. 6556), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H3162 [18MY]
      Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (see H.R. 3810), H114 [23JA]
      EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of 
        remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon 
        (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
      ------amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based 
        paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 
        2148), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 5911), H3660 [7JN]
      ------clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H5706 [2AU]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (see S. 3467), S5870 [1AU]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance under the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 6093), H4774 
        [10JY]
      ------establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon 
        levels in public schools (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 533), H373 [1FE]
      ------establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H181 [25JA]
      ------modify regulations governing aircraft maintenance 
        providers (see H.R. 6002), H3974 [21JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        3816), H158 [24JA]
      FDA: enhance oversight of medical device recalls and provide for 
        conditional clearance of certain medical devices (see H.R. 
        5866), H3266 [30MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (see S. 2289), S2392 
        [17AP]
      ------ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]
      ------establish procedures and requirements for registration of 
        cosmetic product manufacturing entities, submission of 
        cosmetic product and ingredient statements, and reporting of 
        adverse events (see H.R. 4395), H1977 [18AP]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (see S. 2301), S2545 
        [19AP]
      ------improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices (see H.R. 5341), H2317 [7MY]
      ------improve safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4262), H1570 [26MR]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1016 [28FE]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
      ------include devices in the postmarket risk identification and 
        analysis system and expedite implementation of the unique 
        device identification system for medical devices (see S. 
        2193), S1733 [15MR]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H640 [8FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (see H.R. 6509), H6274 [21SE]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 
        4384), H1976 [18AP]
      ------prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (see S. 2292), S2392 [17AP]
      ------reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new 
        medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 2067), S323 
        [2FE]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2267 [27AP]
      ------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (see 
        H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]
      Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal 
        wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal 
        land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see 
        S. 3585), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6306), H5705 [2AU]
      FEMA: audit regional offices' support of coordinated and 
        integrated Federal preparedness, protection, response, 
        recovery, and mitigation capabilities in response to act of 
        terrorism or other incident (see H.R. 5807), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (see 
        H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]
      ------codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      ------modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for mass fatality 
        planning (see H.R. 6566), H6297 [28SE]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for outreach to people 
        with disabilities during emergencies (see H.R. 5806), H3102 
        [17MY]
      ------provide guidance to and coordination with local 
        educational agencies and school districts that are at high 
        risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      ------reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see 
        S. 3362), S4773 [29JN] (see H.R. 4090), H965 [27FE]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4774 [10JY]
      ------modify training requirements for certain fire departments 
        applying for Federal grants (see H.R. 5900), H3577 [6JN]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5291 [25JY]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      Foreign trade: establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives 
        relative to application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures 
        to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture 
        (see H.R. 6538), H6276 [21SE]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), 
        S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      International Water Safety Day: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 658), H2714 [15MY]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      ------encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and 
        require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law 
        enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 5947), 
        H3702 [12JN]
      ------improve public safety through increased law enforcement 
        presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs 
        (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law 
        compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent 
        workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace 
        accident victims and families (see S. 3443), S5381 [25JY]
      ------require greater experience of mine safety inspectors (see 
        H.R. 6547), H6276 [21SE]
      Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from 
        renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall 
        (see S. 3502), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6094), H4774 [10JY]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (see S. Res. 483), S3782 [6JN]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide 
        funding (see H.R. 3915), H567 [7FE]
      National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 
        624), H2031 [19AP]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        553), S6271 [12SE]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 562), S6454 [19SE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 
        [18JY]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        593), H1497 [21MR]
      National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. 
        Res. 798), H6232 [20SE]
      National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 798), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 754), H5629 [1AU]
      National security: promote civil defense and power generation 
        (see H. Res. 762), H5707 [2AU]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), 
        S208 [31JA]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        441), S2824 [26AP]
      Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting 
        of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain 
        component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 3889), H440 [2FE]
      Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see 
        H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see S. 2264), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4345), H1811 
        [30MR]
      Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform 
        consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 4759), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see S. 3306), S4238 
        [18JN] (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 6185), H5290 
        [25JY]
      Public lands: expedite authorizations for private landowners to 
        conduct vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM 
        lands to reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten 
        residential structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
      Real estate: establish programs to provide counseling to 
        homebuyers regarding voluntary home inspections and train 
        counselors to provide such counseling (see H.R. 4219), H1426 
        [20MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (see H.R. 
        4239), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 4276, 4281), H1739 [28MR] (see 
        H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP] (see H.R. 6057), H4603 (see H.R. 
        6058), H4604 [28JN] (see H.R. 6064), H4654 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 600), H1739 [28MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------establish a grant program to enhance training and services 
        to prevent abuse in later life (see H.R. 4979), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect elder adults from exploitation and financial 
        crimes, prevent elder adult abuse and financial exploitation, 
        and promote safety for elder adults (see S. 3598), S6546 
        [20SE]
      ------provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 
        3621), S6625 [21SE]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]
      Telecommunications: continue an advisory committee considering 
        optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of 
        communications systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]
      ------ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and surcharges 
        are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative to prepaid 
        mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]
      ------ensure that security is taken into account in certain 
        efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications 
        networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish an advisory committee on national security 
        telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]
      Transportation: amend certain motor vehicle safety laws (see 
        H.R. 6051), H4603 [28JN]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (see S. 3542), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6028), H4064 
        [26JN]
      ------prohibit establishment by air carriers and airport 
        operators of expedited lines at airport screening checkpoints 
        for specific categories of passengers (see S. 2235), S2030 
        [26MR]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see S. 3306), S4238 [18JN] 
        (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]
      Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see S. 3547), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 4122), H1133 
        [1MR]
      ------prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, 
        acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of 
        any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 
        4306), H1803 [29MR]
      Women: provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
  Chronologies
      Pilot's Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]
  Cloture motions
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
  Conference reports
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658), H230-H304 [1FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Armed Forces incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding: Raymond C. Kelley, VFW, 
        H4978 [18JY]
      Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Greg 
        Principato, Airports Council International-North America, 
        H4013 [26JN]
      ------Roger J. Dow, U.S. Travel Association, H4013 [26JN]
      ------Stephen A. Alterman, Cargo Airline Association, H4013 
        [26JN]
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
      Border Security Information Improvement Act: Representative 
        Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6136 [19SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6136 [19SE]
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety: Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, H2843 
        [17MY]
      ------Alliance of Nuclear Workers Advocacy Groups, H2842 [17MY]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, 
        H2840 [17MY]
      ------Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H2842 
        [17MY]
      ------Peter S. Winokur, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
        H2834-H2836 [17MY]
      ------Ronald E. Ault, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Sean McGarvey, AFL-CIO, H2840 [17MY]
      ------Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America 
        (organization), H2842 [17MY]
      ------Terry O'Sullivan, Laborers International Union of North 
        America, H2836 [17MY]
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: 
        Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------John G. Pare, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers 
        to register supplement products with the FDA and amending 
        labeling requirements: Chuck Bell and Ioana Rusu, Consumers 
        Union, S3552 [24MY]
      ------Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S3552 [24MY]
      Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      Limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products: Ellen 
        Bloom and Ami V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, E1619 [21SE]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Representative Issa, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Senator Coburn, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6427 
        [19SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, S404 [9FE]
      ------Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      ------Transportation Construction Coalition, S416 [9FE]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act: Allison M. 
        Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), S2499 [18AP]
      ------Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]
      ------several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]
      Preserving America's Family Farms Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, H5166 [24JY]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 
        [23MY]
      ------Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]
      Surface Transportation Extension Act: Representative Camp, 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 
        [29MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
  Lists
      House of Representatives staff who worked on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H455 [3FE]
      Surface transportation extensions passed in the House of 
        Representatives, H1756 [29MR]
  Motions
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S382 [7FE], S686 [15FE], S1172, 
        S1179 [1MR], S1518 [8MR], S1605 [13MR], S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1959 [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 
        [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      American Bureau of Shipping: anniversary, E36 [18JA], E92 [31JA]
      American Herbal Products Association: anniversary, E187 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: assist victims of sexual harassment, E827 [17MY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H2831, 
        H3006 [17MY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (H.R. 
        3435), H735 [15FE], H1215, H1216 [7MR], H1434 [21MR], H1646 
        [28MR], H2142 [26AP], H2822 [17MY], H3583 [7JN], H4160 [28JN], 
        H5019 [19JY]
      ------incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]
      ------preserve right to keep and bear arms for active duty 
        military personnel stationed or residing in the District of 
        Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash, H519, H520 [7FE]
      ------implementation of airline safety reforms in wake of 
        Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5208 [25JY], H5296 [26JY]
      California: protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-
        San Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: observance, E1554 [19SE]
      Charity Productions (organization): tribute to Ecumenical 
        Hurricane Forum, H3279 [31MY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), H5450-H5452 [31JY], H5618 [1AU], E1379 [1AU]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2453 
        [9MY]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Coast Guard: Great Lakes search and rescue operations funding, 
        H3550, H3551 [6JN]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, H3868 [20JN]
      Costa Concordia (vessel): failure of safety measures aboard 
        cruise liner, E328 [7MR]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, E1428 [3AU]
      ------designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (H.R. 4212), H6134-H6137 [19SE]
      Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, 
        H1648, H1650 [28MR]
      ------amend stalking laws, H2730 [16MY]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 
        3668), H3719-H3721 [18JN], E1101 [21JN]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Horse Protection Program funding, H2819 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: Defense Environmental Restoration Program-
        Formerly Used Defense Sites funding, H4954 [18JY]
      ------F-22 Fighter program funding, H2821 [17MY]
      ------require GAO review of handling, labeling, and packaging 
        procedures for hazardous material shipments, H3129 [18MY]
      ------require posting on departmental websites information on 
        sexual assault prevention and response resources, H3129 [18MY]
      ------require status report on sharing of environmental exposure 
        incident data with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3130 [18MY]
      ------survey all deployed troops to find lapses in equipment 
        provided by the military, H3064 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: address safety at nuclear weapons laboratories 
        and production facilities, H2833 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: allow to cause destruction of any drug refused 
        admission due to reasonable probability of causing serious 
        adverse health consequences or death or valued below a certain 
        amount, H3228 [30MY]
      ------make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prioritize assignment of officers 
        and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to 
        enhance security of mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, 
        H3247 [30MY]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4009-H4011 [26JN], 
        E175 [9FE], E1181 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or 
        the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
        suspected terrorists (H.R. 1506), H2456 [9MY]
      ------condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body 
        armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear 
        policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States with Stand Your 
        Ground laws, H2392, H2393 [8MY]
      ------report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to 
        track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along 
        the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118, H6119 [19SE]
      Dept. of Labor: issue interim occupational safety and health 
        standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 
        522), H520 [7FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162, H5167 
        [24JY]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, H581 [8FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: require consultation with independent 
        drilling safety organization and completion of mandatory 
        safety and environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of 
        Mexico oil and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]
      ------require new leases offered under congressional plan to 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling 
        safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon 
        disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway 
        safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of 
        older drivers and pedestrians, H4624 [29JN]
      ------distracted driving prevention and research funding through 
        reductions in financial management funding, H4035, H4036 
        [26JN]
      ------Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 
        funding, H4052 [26JN]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program, 
        H731 [15FE]
      ------Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 [12JY]
      ------State distracted driving prevention grant funding, H3953-
        H3955 [21JN], E1149 [27JN]
      ------submit report estimating the number of lost jobs, 
        fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by 
        new fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, H6214-H6216 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, H5335, H5416-H5432 [31JY]
      ------require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults 
        and other safety incidents occurring at departmental medical 
        facilities, H5428, H5429 [31JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3271, H3278, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H3584 [7JN], E932, E942 
        [31MY], E954, E956 [1JN], E1007 [7JN]
      District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 
        645), H3074 [17MY]
      Drugs: improve safety, H3224 [30MY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H1021 [29FE]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, H453 [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H445-H447 
        [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), H192 [31JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H447-H456 [3FE], E142, 
        E147 [6FE], E155 [7FE]
      ------clarify that fractional aviation is non-commerical and not 
        subject to commericial aviation ticket tax, H456 [3FE]
      ------establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (H.R. 3824), E76 [25JA]
      ------implement reforms to improve aviation safety, H2081 
        [25AP], H5236 [25JY]
      ------improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the 
        National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]
      ------prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/
        Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on 
        reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), H5100-H5102 [23JY]
      FCC: preserve ability for effective and efficient communication 
        systems to alert the public of dangerous weather conditions, 
        H1623 [27MR]
      ------promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of 
        certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted 
        by potential intruders, H1619, H1620 [27MR]
      ------provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H914, H918-H921 [17FE], E237-E239 [24FE]
      FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety, H3225 [30MY]
      ------expedite process for requesting de novo classification of 
        a device, H3228 [30MY]
      ------improve humanitarian device regulation, H3867 [20JN], E917 
        [31MY]
      ------improve postmarket risk identification and analysis for 
        medical devices, H3224 [30MY], H3865 [20JN]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (H.R. 
        6160), H5531 [1AU]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic in rice and rice products 
        (H.R. 6509), E1619 [21SE]
      ------make clarifications relative to persons accredited to 
        review reports and make recommendations for initial 
        classification of devices, H3230 [30MY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (H.R. 4384), E580 [18AP]
      ------regulations concerning safe dietary ingredients in dietary 
        supplements, E342 [8MR]
      ------review classification of painkiller OxyContin for 
        treatment of moderate pain and deny approval for generic 
        versions, H5530 [1AU]
      Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in 
        regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products 
        that do not contain any carcinogens as ``cancer free'' (H.R. 
        6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]
      Federal Railroad Administration: funding, H4045, H4046 [26JN]
      FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3535, 
        H3536 [6JN], E1003 [6JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 
        [26JN]
      ------modernize the integrated public alert and warning system, 
        H6111 [19SE]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 [8JN]
      FERC: review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (H.R. 1781), H2456 [9MY]
      ------establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1918 
        [18AP], H5204 [25JY]
      ------facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public 
        target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]
      ------gun control, H1856 [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5081, H5117 
        [23JY], H5204 [25JY]
      ------prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 
        227), H1854 [17AP]
      ------prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, H5135 [24JY]
      Florida: tribute to 13th Congressional District Fire and Rescue 
        and EMS Award recipients, E1327 [25JY]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]
      ------strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 
        6200), E1327 [25JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide safeguards for 
        communications involving persons inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 
        [12SE]
      Forest Service: improve forest management and reduce hazardous 
        fuels, H3970-H3972 [21JN]
      Giesler, Marsha: National Fire Protection Association Fire and 
        Life Safety Educator of the Year award recipient, H4830 [12JY]
      Government regulations: exempt clean drinking water regulations 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in 
        establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]
      ------exempt OSHA from certain obstacles in establishing safety 
        regulations to prevent combustible dust and fire explosions, 
        H5275, H5276 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations on offshore bank account disclosure, 
        middle income tax relief, invasive species, prescription drug 
        safety, and foreclosure relief and predatory lending from 
        regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions 
        or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 
        [25JY]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], 
        H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]
      ------certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the 
        designated site for development of a repository for disposal 
        of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]
      ------Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 
        [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      Health care professionals: require practitioners to obtain 
        particular training or special certification on addiction and 
        substance abuse, and appropriate and safe use of certain 
        controlled substances (H.R. 2119), H5529 [1AU]
      House of Representatives: prohibit funding for polystyrene 
        containers in food service facilities, H3681, H3682 [8JN]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      Imperial Sugar Co.: anniversary of explosion of sugar factory in 
        Port Wentworth, GA, H520 [7FE]
      Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, E1390 [2AU]
      Kennametal Inc.: Rogers, AR, facility recipient of Arkansas 
        Three Million Work Hour Award, H2666 [15MY]
      Lackland AFB, TX: call for congressional investigation of sexual 
        assaults of recruits, H5019 [19JY]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation, H1836 
        [16AP], H1856 [17AP]
      Lumberton, TX: anniversary of Lumberton Fire and EMS, E469 
        [28MR]
      Michigan: passage of motorcycle helmet choice law for adult 
        riders, E803 [15MY]
      Minnesota: adoption of new rules to ensure player safety during 
        high school hockey games, H11 [17JA]
      Montrose, CA: tribute to Montrose Search and Rescue Team, H4789 
        [11JY]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208-
        H213 [31JA]
      ------require certain safety measures on motorcoaches, E923 
        [31MY]
      ------use of motorcycles and scooters as transportation options, 
        E874 [18MY]
      Music and dance: tribute to ``All About Bullies . . . Big and 
        Small'' album production team, E916 [31MY]
      National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, H3812 
        [20JN], E1071, E1077, E1079 [19JN], E1125 [21JN]
      National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide 
        funding (H.R. 3915), E155 [7FE]
      National Child Protection Training Center: tribute, E750 [9MY]
      National Fire Protection Association: issuance of new standards 
        for gas process safety following Kleen Energy Plant disaster, 
        E943 [31MY]
      National forests: improve land management and reduce fire 
        hazards, H1981 [19AP]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of 
        alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries 
        and fatalities, H4107, H4108 [27JN]
      ------State enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: expand 
        eligibility period for Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel workers 
        for Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees 
        Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H1399 [20MR], H5209 
        [25JY]
      National Poison Prevention Week: observance, E347 [8MR]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 
        593), E423 [22MR]
      National security: counterterrorism initiatives funding, H735 
        [15FE]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: observance, E127 [3FE]
      National Transportation Week: observance, E874 [18MY]
      National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute: tribute, H3586 
        [7JN]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of Beef 
        Products, Inc., E499 [29MR]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      Oak Harbor, OH: concerns about relicensing of Davis-Besse 
        Nuclear Power Station due to structural defects, H3955, H3956 
        [21JN]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]
      Pharmaceuticals: Pharmaceutical Traceability Enhancement Code 
        (RxTEC) proposal to establish national standard to address 
        drug traceability and pedigree, H3226, H3229 [30MY], E917 
        [31MY]
      Power resources: prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within 
        one thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 
        [20JN]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5791-H5793 [11SE]
      Public safety: tribute to independent, not-for-profit standards 
        development organizations (SDOs), E943 [31MY]
      Railroads: positive train control requirements implementation 
        funding, H4047 [26JN]
      Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. 
        Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste 
        disposal site, H5698 [2AU]
      Ridgefield, CT: tribute to Ridgefield High School Students 
        Against Internet Discrimination (organization), H590 [8FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (H.R. 14), H1448 [21MR], H1519, H1520 [22MR], H1586, H1594, 
        H1595, H1603-H1608 [27MR], H1645, H1650, H1668, H1669 [28MR], 
        H1746, H1747, H1750, H1756-H1761 [29MR], H1927, H1928, H1930, 
        H1935 [18AP], H1994 [19AP], E418 [22MR], E513, E514 [30MR], 
        E539 [16AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1600-H1609 [27MR], H1755, H1775, H1776 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4276), 
        H1755 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1751-H1762 [29MR], E513, E514 [30MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1744-H1751 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1932-H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], 
        H3391, H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, 
        H3744 [19JN], H3817, H3881 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 
        [21JN], H4023-H4025, H4041 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], 
        E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3788-H3797 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, H4637 [29JN], 
        H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 [12JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 
        [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-
        H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 
        [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], 
        E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN], E1149 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        H4637 [29JN]
      ------streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements 
        for surface transportation projects, H1934, H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students, H1644 [28MR], H2459 [9MY]
      ------address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment 
        of students (H.R. 1648), H3809, H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      Stand With Those Who Serve Week: observance, E1238 [12JY]
      Strader, Greg: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E138 [3FE]
      Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1673 [2OC]
      Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil 
        Aviation Organization (ICAO) (S. Con. Res. 17), H5846, H5847 
        [11SE], E1486 [12SE]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (H.R. 6207), E1342 [26JY]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4888-H4894 [17JY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H201-H207 [31JA], H386 [2FE], H461-H463 [3FE], H477 
        [6FE], H526 [7FE], H632, H635 [8FE], H662 [9FE], H699, H720, 
        H721 [14FE], H731, H732, H737, H739, H759 [15FE], H818, H894-
        H897 [16FE], H930 [17FE], H952 [27FE], H978 [28FE], H1161, 
        H1189, H1190 [6MR], H1221 [7MR], H1433, H1448 [21MR], H1595, 
        H1603-H1607 [27MR], H1668 [28MR], H1748, H1749, H1755-H1760 
        [29MR], H1934-H1937 [18AP], E213, E217 [16FE], E514 [30MR]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H750 [15FE]
      ------extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 
        2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]
      ------importance of infrastructure investment, H3956 [21JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015-H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]
      ------call for investigation of allegations of airport screeners 
        involved in a drug smuggling ring, H2138 [26AP]
      ------ensure that certain transportation worker identification 
        credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for 
        implementation of electronic readers for such credentials, 
        H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]
      ------establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 
        1447), H4011-H4014 [26JN], H4421 [28JN], E1167 [28JN]
      ------establish an Ombudsman Office (H.R. 1165), H5825 [11SE]
      ------Federal Air Marshal Service funding, H3547, H3549, H3550 
        [6JN], H3619, H3643 [7JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------funding, H3546, H3547 [6JN], H3644 [7JN]
      ------modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving 
        from preclearance airports (H.R. 6028), H5824-H5826 [11SE]
      ------privatization proposals, H447 [3FE]
      ------reform, H3547 [6JN]
      ------require private companies contracted to provide security 
        screenings to be owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, H3644 
        [7JN]
      University of Maryland: anniversary of International Food Safety 
        Training Laboratory, E1458 [10SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: protect victims' identity to avoid 
        retaliation, H2779, H2780 [16MY]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), E1382 [1AU]
      Western New York Safety Conference, Inc.: tribute, E320 [6MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (S. 3263), S3731 [5JN]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692-S696 [15FE]
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of L'Ambiance Plaza construction 
        collapse killing 28 workers, S2579 [23AP]
      Budget: reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1518, S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1604, 
        S1605 [13MR]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 549), S6238 [11SE]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (S. 847), S3463-S3466 [23MY], S5839 
        [1AU]
      China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the 
        U.S., S379-S381 [7FE]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 
        2102), S568 [13FE]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, S3491, S3503 [23MY], S3546, S3548, S3556 [24MY], 
        S4449 [25JN], S4625, S4630 [26JN]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), 
        S680, S681 [15FE]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 
        3577), S6462, S6463 [19SE]
      CPSC: anniversary of legislation exempting off-highway vehicles 
        from certain lead prohibitions, S5968 [2AU]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking, 
        S3507 [23MY], S3566, S3567 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 
        1886), S1431 [6MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: study feasibility of establishing an 
        insurance product that covers food safety recalls, S4276 
        [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: call for release of government records 
        regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, S5190 [19JY]
      ------small arms weapons and ammunition modernization funding, 
        S5832-S5835 [1AU]
      Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations on patient medication 
        information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-
        quality information about prescription drugs, S3564 [24MY]
      ------reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics 
        and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and 
        nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (S. 2044), S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (S. 2554), S2930 [7MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, S371 [7FE], S490 [9FE], S895-S898 [17FE], 
        S1112 [29FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: allow States to opt out of requirement 
        to spend certain percentage of surface transportation funds on 
        enhancement projects, S405 [9FE]
      ------establish national safety standards for transit agencies 
        operating heavy rail on fixed guideway, S665 [15FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to 
        homeless veterans (S. 3309), S4241 [18JN]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], 
        S5203 [19JY]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]
      Drugs: modify certain exemptions to the Freedom of Information 
        Act relating to drug inspection information obtained from 
        foreign government agencies, S3547 [24MY], S4625 [26JN]
      Electric power: infrastructure funding, S4843-S4845 [11JY]
      EPA: address soil contamination issues in areas surrounding 
        former lead smelter sites, S3322 [21MY]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (S. 3467), S5872 [1AU]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, S383 [7FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S329, S333-S344 [6FE], 
        S382-S385 [7FE], S4194 [14JN]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), unanimous-consent agreement, S327 [2FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, S341 [6FE]
      ------improve treatment of certain sensitive national security 
        information under the Freedom of Information Act, S342 [6FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 
        [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4176-S4180, S4182, S4183 [14JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      FDA: accelerate investigation into imported pet food from China, 
        S380 [7FE]
      ------create standards for information provided to patients when 
        receiving prescription medications, S3464 [23MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children, S3477 [23MY], S3565 
        [24MY]
      ------ensure continued research and development of drugs and 
        medical devices for use in children (S. 2289), S2395 [17AP]
      ------ensure regulations do not limit access to dietary 
        supplements, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]
      ------help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use 
        of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent 
        controls on the use of such devices (S. 2301), S2547 [19AP]
      ------improve medical device approval process, S4615, S4618 
        [26JN]
      ------improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring 
        manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and 
        amending labeling requirements, S3413 [22MY], S3466, S3467, 
        S3482-S3485 [23MY], S3552, S3563 [24MY]
      ------permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide 
        additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner 
        as brand name drugs (S. 2295), S2497-S2500 [18AP]
      ------prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless 
        NOAA concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], S3554 [24MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness, S3494 [23MY]
      ------promote accountability, transparency, innovation, 
        efficiency, and timeliness (S. 2292), S4616, S4625 [26JN]
      ------promote development of medical devices for patients with 
        rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and 
        lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices, S3494 [23MY]
      ------provide additional quality control of drugs, S3417 [22MY]
      ------require imported catfish be subject to same inspection 
        standards as domestic catfish, S4264 [19JN]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]
      ------reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (S. 
        3362), S4775 [29JN]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (S. 35), S2773 [26AP], S4632 [26JN]
      ------gun control, S1729 [15MR]
      ------prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (S. 32), S4632 [26JN], S5863 [1AU]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      ------increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations 
        relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), 
        S2542 [19AP]
      Forest Service: hazardous fuel reduction projects funding, S4660 
        [27JN]
      ------reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN], S4660 
        [27JN]
      Forests: trees killed by bark beetles removal funding, S3891 
        [11JN], S4339 [20JN]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]
      Information technology: ensure free flow of commerce through 
        secure cyber communications, continued development of Internet 
        and Intranet communications, and development of cybersecurity 
        specialists, S5911 [2AU]
      Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, S5970 [2AU]
      Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches, S1188 [1MR], 
        S5178 [19JY]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 389), S1431 
        [6MR]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (S. Res. 483), S5090 [17JY]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 
        553), S6287 [12SE]
      National Football League: investigation of alleged New Orleans 
        Saints (football team) bounty program, S1985 [22MR]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 
        562), S6469 [19SE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        564), S6469 [19SE]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 
        [18JY]
      National Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        438), S2742 [25AP]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 360), S222 
        [31JA]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 441), 
        S2886 [26AP]
      OSHA: expedite approval of safety standards, S2579 [23AP]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3467 [23MY], S3537, S3540-S3545, S3557, S3559, S3562 
        [24MY], S4441-S4446 [25JN], S4849 [11JY]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (S. 2264), S2250 [29MR]
      Privacy: protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice 
        of and remedies for security breaches, and enhance 
        accountability and penalties for unauthorized use of 
        personally identifiable information, S1686 [15MR]
      Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (S. 2076), S390 [7FE], S1814 [19MR]
      Railroads: positive railroad control crash avoidance systems 
        implementation, S820 [16FE]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647-S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, 
        S2209-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S364-S366 [7FE], S423-S486 [9FE], S545, S550, S559, 
        S561 [13FE], S585, S587, S593-S595, S599, S605, S607, S609 
        [14FE], S661-S665, S671, S672, S685-S690, S692-S697 [15FE], 
        S818-S822, S826, S832, S836-S838, S842 [16FE], S880, S885, 
        S886, S892 [17FE], S1072, S1073, S1077-S1083, S1085 [28FE], 
        S1104-S1110, S1112-S1139, S1141, S1142, S1155, S1156 [29FE], 
        S1159-S1173, S1179, S1188, S1189 [1MR], S1371-S1373 [2MR], 
        S1376 [5MR], S1405, S1407-S1410 [6MR], S1434, S1435, S1437, 
        S1440-S1443, S1448-S1452 [7MR], S1495-S1497, S1502-S1536 
        [8MR], S1561-S1564, S1572, S1573 [12MR], S1583, S1589-S1606, 
        S1608, S1609 [13MR], S1639, S1641, S1644, S1645, S1647-S1662, 
        S1667 [14MR], S1729 [15MR], S1877 [21MR], S1955, S1986-S1988 
        [22MR], S2009, S2013 [26MR], S2049, S2050, S2056-S2059, S2062, 
        S2076 [27MR], S2135, S2149, S2157 [28MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, 
        S2208, S2209 [29MR], S2314 [16AP], S2384-S2386 [17AP], S2458, 
        S2476, S2487 [18AP], S2590 [23AP], S3067 [10MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S400-S406, S414-S417, S420-S423 
        [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent agreement, S838 [16FE], S1455 
        [7MR], S1573 [12MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent request, S1409, S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2052 [27MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, S2208-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        unanimous-consent request, S2209-S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], 
        S3744 [6JN], S3813, S3815, S3827 [7JN], S3957 [12JN], S4114-
        S4118 [13JN], S4165, S4195 [14JN], S4452 [25JN], S4659 [27JN], 
        S4690 [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-S4714, S4716 
        [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], S4810-S4812 
        [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        insert S. 1813 language in lieu, S2615 [24AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        S4779 [29JN]
      ------increase Federal cost share for emergency relief permanent 
        repairs in extreme disasters, S1648 [14MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (S. 506), S1928 [21MR]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1813, 
        Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), 
        S1644 [14MR]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      Telecommunications: strengthen public safety by establishing a 
        national wireless communications network for emergency 
        responders, S888, S889 [17FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), S585, S587 [14FE]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]
      Water: infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 
        [19JY]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (S. Res. 523), S5023 [16JY]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (S. 3547), S6343 [13SE]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (S. Res. 393), S1557 [8MR]
  Reports
      Armed Opposition Groups (AOG) Initiated Attacks: Afghanistan NGO 
        Safety Office (excerpt), H812 [16FE]
  Reports filed
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Transportation (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 112-397), H696 
        [13FE]
      Asthma Inhalers Relief Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 6190) (H. Rept. 112-673), H6059 [14SE]
      Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 
        112-182), S4950 [12JY]
      Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 112-188), S5084 [17JY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex 
        Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 112-
        637), H5524 [31JY]
      Child Protection Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 645), S6451 [19SE]
      Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. 
        Rept. 112-131), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112-382), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-
        398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 600) (H. Rept. 112-
        424), H1739 [28MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, 
        Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and 
        Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112-601), H4906 [17JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        658) (H. Rept. 112-381), H373 [1FE]
      Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 112-499), H3265 [30MY]
      Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 [12JY]
      Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 112-162), S2730 [25AP]
      Inquiry Into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Dept. of 
        Defense Supply Chain: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 
        Rept. 112-167), S3329 [21MY]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 6185) (H. Rept. 112-661), H5764 [10SE]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112-467), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 
        1813), S350 [6FE]
      Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 646) (S. Rept. 112-
        150), S1049 [27FE]
      ------Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 
        3479) (H. Rept. 112-666), H5922 [12SE]
      Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1657) (S. Rept. 112-141), S163 [30JA]
      Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From 
        Disease Clusters Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 76) (S. Rept. 112-213), S6451 [19SE]
      Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness 
        Enhancements for (SECURE) Facilities Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 772) 
        (S. Rept. 112-202), S5976 [2AU]
      Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3065) (H. Rept. 112-529), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
  Statements
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Executive Office of 
        the President, H745 [15FE]
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
      Tribute to Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation: 
        Senator Hoeven, S3622-S3625 [24MY]
  Summaries
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): 
        Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]
  Tables
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Testimonies
      Costa Concordia (vessel) Cruise Liner Safety Measures Failure: 
        Brian Aho, E328 [7MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 533, consideration of conference report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H445 [3FE]
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and 
        Infrastructure Jobs Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 600, consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation 
        Extension Act, H1744 [29MR]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 1447, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, 
        H4011 [26JN]
      H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) 
        applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or 
        activation, H4015 [26JN]
      H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act, H3719 
        [18JN]
      H.R. 3796, Child Protection and Safety Act programs relative to 
        sex offender management and registration reauthorization, 
        H5451 [31JY]
      H.R. 4005, Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act, H4009 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 4157, Preserving America's Family Farms Act, H5162 [24JY]
      H.R. 4212, Drywall Safety Act, H6134 [19SE]
      H.R. 4239, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1600-H1603 
        [27MR]
      H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1752-H1755 
        [29MR]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 6028, No-Hassle Flying Act, H5824 [11SE]
      H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act, 
        H4637-H4641 [29JN]
      H.R. 6185, Local Courthouse Safety Act, H5791 [11SE]
      H.R. 6368, Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6118 
        [19SE]
      S. 1335, Pilot's Bill of Rights, S4733-S4735 [29JN], H5100 
        [23JY]
      S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-
        21), S423-S484 [9FE]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]
      S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act, S391 [7FE]
      S. 2295, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, 
        S2498 [18AP]
      S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]
      S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 
        [18JN]
      S. 3362, Dam Safety Act, S4775 [29JN]
      S. Con. Res. 17, accord Taiwan observer status in the 
        International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), H5846 [11SE]
      S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and 
        children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]
      S. Res. 360, National Stalking Awareness Month, S213, S222 
        [31JA]
      S. Res. 389, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S1425, S1432 
        [6MR]
      S. Res. 393, World Plumbing Day, S1544, S1557 [8MR]
      S. Res. 438, support goals and ideals of National Safe Digging 
        Month, S2736, S2742 [25AP]
      S. Res. 441, National Youth Traffic Safety Month, S2832, S2887 
        [26AP]
      S. Res. 454, tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting of 
        Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S., S3089 [10MY]
      S. Res. 483, recognize efforts of National Association of State 
        Fire Marshals to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow 
        corrugated stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection 
        Association specifications, S3782 [6JN], S5090 [17JY]
      S. Res. 523, tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources, S5024, S5050 [16JY]
      S. Res. 549, Campus Fire Safety Month, S6110, S6238 [11SE]
      S. Res. 553, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, S6274, 
        S6287 [12SE]
      S. Res. 562, National Health Information Technology Week, S6465, 
        S6469 [19SE]
      S. Res. 564, National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, S6465, 
        S6470 [19SE]




SAFETY OF UNTESTED AND NEW DEVICES (SOUND DEVICES) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]




SAFFRAN, MILES

  Remarks in House
      Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award 
        recipient for Florida, E402 [21MR]




SAGINAW, MI

  Remarks in House
      Saginaw Community Foundation: Community Foundations National 
        Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1499 [12SE]




SAGINAW COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundations National Standards Board: National 
        Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation 
        recipient, E1499 [12SE]




SAIN, GARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E759 [10MY]




SAIN, GARY C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1153 [27JN]




SAINT-FRANC, DEE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3275 [31MY]




SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

  Remarks in House
      Mount Carmel School: anniversary, H5932 [13SE], E1515 [13SE]




SAIPAN (NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS) MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS & VIEWS

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H1547 [26MR], E441 [26MR]




SAKELLARIS, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1027 [8JN]




SAKS, JOSHUA

  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5109 [23JY]




SALAZAR, BRENDEN N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1448 [7AU]




SALAZAR, KEN  see Secretary of the Interior (Ken Salazar)




SALAZAR, LAWRENCE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E862 [18MY]




SALAZAR BAZAN, AZUCENA

  Bills and resolutions
      Relief (see H.R. 6126), H4863 [12JY]




SALEM, MA

  Remarks in House
      Leonard, Tom: Essex National Heritage Commission Essex Heritage 
        Hero Award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      National Guard: recognize as birthplace (H.R. 1339), H1652-H1654 
        [28MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1339, recognize Salem, MA, as birthplace of the National 
        Guard, H1652 [28MR]




SALEM, OR

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: hold in trust for the benefit of 
        federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa 
        Indian School land and improvements (see H.R. 3878), H374 
        [1FE]




SALERNO, BRIAN M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E744 [9MY]




SALGADO, ERNEST, SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E110 [1FE]




SALICK, RICHARD K.

  Bills and resolutions
      Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6473), H6231 [20SE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1308 [24JY]




SALIH, HAWA ABDALLAH MOHAMMED

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih, S1500 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]




SALINAS, CA

  Remarks in House
      Azama, Yo: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 
        National Language Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1170 
        [28JN]
      California: anniversary of Monterey-Salinas Transit, E1551 
        [19SE]
      DAR: tribute to Santa Lucia chapter commemoration of Harvey 
        House, E1018 [7JN]




SALINAS, RICARDO

  Remarks in House
      Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute: Trade and 
        International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]




SALISBURY, AUSTIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E521 [16AP]




SALISBURY, MD

  Remarks in House
      Salisbury University: tribute to men's lacrosse team, E942 
        [31MY]




SALISBURY UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to men's lacrosse team, E942 [31MY]




SALLIE MAE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Hanover Township, PA: anniversary of Sallie Mae Loan Servicing 
        Center, E661 [26AP]




SALMI, RICHARD P.

  Letters
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, E296 [1MR]




SALMON LAKE LAND SELECTION RESOLUTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 292), H3439, H3440 [5JN], H3575 [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 292) (H. 
        Rept. 112-428), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      S. 292, provisions, H3439 [5JN]




SALOMON, JOEL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5050 [16JY]




SALT LAKE CITY, UT

  Bills and resolutions
      Nuclear energy: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting 
        of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Salt Lake Council of Women: anniversary, S844 [16FE]
      World Trade Center at City Creek: tribute to renaming of Eagle 
        Gate Tower, S3622 [24MY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 454, tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting of 
        Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life 
        Management in the U.S., S3089 [10MY]




SALT LAKE COUNCIL OF WOMEN

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S844 [16FE]




SALT LAKE COUNTY, UT

  Bills and resolutions
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 4267), H1641 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3452) (H. Rept. 112-452), 
        H2029 [19AP]




SALTER, SID

  Articles and editorials
      Raspberry's Amazing Legacy Reaches Beyond Journalism, S5203 
        [19JY]




SALVATION ARMY

  Remarks in House
      Guam: anniversary of Salvation Army Guam Corps, E557 [17AP]




SALVATORE, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E829 [17MY]




SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to men's rugby team, S3325 [21MY]




SAME DAY VOTER REGISTRATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3317), H503 [6FE]




SAMFORD UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Cumberland School of Law: anniversary, E758 [10MY]




SAMPSON, DAVID

  Articles and editorials
      End Flood Insurance Program Uncertainty, S2994 [9MY]




SAMS, JOSHUA

  Poems
      ``Going Deeppppppp!'' Albert C. Caswell, E1259 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1259 [17JY]




SAMSON, ELIZABETH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]




SAMUEL, EILEEN

  Proclamations
      Eileen Samuel U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative Henry 
        C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E614 [23AP]




SAMUEL, KENNETH L.

  Proclamations
      Victory for the World Church Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1204 [9JY]




SAMUEL, WILLIAM

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2243 [27AP]




SAMUEL J. TILDEN DEMOCRATIC CLUB

  Remarks in House
      Winfield, Claude L. and Michelle D.: Samuel J. Tilden Democratic 
        Club Humanitarian Award recipient, E1561 [19SE]




SAN ANTONIO, TX

  Bills and resolutions
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 5988), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dr. Hector P. Garcia Middle School: tribute to science bowl 
        team, E662 [26AP]
      History: tribute to defenders of the Alamo, H1166 [6MR]
      Housing: tribute to Oak Knoll Villa and the Retirement Housing 
        Foundation, E330 [7MR]
      Lackland AFB, TX: call for congressional investigation of sexual 
        assaults of recruits, H5019 [19JY]
      Retirement Housing Foundation: anniversary of Bexton Place 
        Apartments, E325 [7MR]
      San Antonio Art League and Museum: anniversary, E333 [7MR]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions, H3746, H3762, H3776 [19JN]
      Virginia: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army All-
        American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]
      ``Welcome Home'' Vietnam Veterans Celebration: tribute, E406 
        [21MR]
      West End Church of God In Christ: anniversary, E1685 [5OC]
  Reports filed
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        114) (S. Rept. 112-103), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. 
        Rept. 112-538), H3732 [18JN]




SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARY EXPANSION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 114) (S. Rept. 112-103), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. 
        Rept. 112-538), H3732 [18JN]




SAN BENITO COUNTY, CA

  Bills and resolutions
      Clear Creek National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 6286), 
        H5704 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5433-H5435 
        [31JY]
  Reports filed
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 3641) (H. Rept. 112-626), H5326 [26JY]
  Statements
      Pinnacles National Park Act: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, H5434 
        [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3641, Pinnacles National Park Act, H5433 [31JY]




SAN BERNARDINO, CA

  Remarks in House
      Mitla Cafe: anniversary, E1482 [11SE]
      St. Bernardine Parish: anniversary, E674 [26AP]




SAN CARLOS, CA

  Remarks in House
      Friends of the San Carlos Adult Community Center, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E1693 [12OC]
      San Carlos Adult Community Center: anniversary, E1693 [12OC]




SAN CLEMENTE, CA

  Remarks in House
      Smith, Courtney: San Clemente, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen 
        of the Year award recipient, E39 [18JA]




SAN DIEGO, CA

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: issue a final decision whether or not to 
        issue a permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing 
        construction of an elementary school in San Diego, CA (see 
        H.R. 4244), H1541 [22MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse: designate 
        (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
  Remarks in House
      Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: tribute to FDA approval of Belviq 
        for treatment of obesity, E1232 [11JY]
      Baxamusa, Murtaza: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Honoree 
        of the Year, E1460 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to remove any portion of 
        Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, CA, H4993, H4994 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue a final decision whether or not to 
        issue a permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing 
        construction of an elementary school in San Diego, CA (H.R. 
        4244), E423 [22MR]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to public school math and science 
        teachers participating in Sally Ride Science Academy in San 
        Diego, CA, E322 [6MR]
      Lemmon, Tom: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Labor Leader of 
        the Year, E1462 [10SE]
      Nandipati, Snigdha: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee 
        winner, E964 [1JN]
      U.S. Tennis Association: tribute to military tennis camp, E933 
        [31MY]
      University of San Diego: anniversary of Women PeaceMakers 
        Program, E1453 [10SE]




SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA

  Amendments
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S6652, S6670 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (see S. 3193), S3234 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal 
        description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona 
        Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act: 
        Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3193) (S. Rept. 112-
        207), S6062 [10SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3193, Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer 
        Clarification Act, S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]




SAN FRANCISCO, CA

  Articles and editorials
      Central Subway Needs Money To Fulfill Potential, H4137 [27JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Coins: mint in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-
        Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal (see S. 
        3517), S5978 [2AU] (see H.R. 6331), H5706 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Berg, Natalie: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) 
        Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E595 [19AP]
      California Flower Market: anniversary, E1101 [21JN]
      Central Subway project: funding, H4136, H4137 [27JN]
      Gensler, Arthur: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research 
        (SPUR) Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E268 [28FE]
      Golden Gate Bridge: anniversary, E859 [18MY], E890 [25MY]
      Hunkapillar, Michael W.: BayBio (organization) Lifetime 
        Achievement DiNA Award recipient, E610 [23AP]
      Laubscher, Rick: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research 
        (SPUR) Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E602 [19AP]
      Minami, Dale: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) 
        Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E271 [28FE]
      Omega Boys Club/Street Soliders (organization): anniversary, 
        E1720 [23OC]
      Sullivan, Nancy: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Disasters: express condolences to families of victims of boating 
        accident while participating in a race off the coast of 
        California, S2812 [26AP]
      Golden Gate Bridge: anniversary, S3420 [22MY]
  Reports filed
      San Francisco Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 97) (S. Rept. 112-136), S131 [26JA]




SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 97) (S. Rept. 112-136), S131 [26JA]




SAN FRANCISCO (CA) EXAMINER

  Articles and editorials
      Central Subway Needs Money To Fulfill Potential, H4137 [27JN]




SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING AND URBAN RESEARCH (SPUR) ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Berg, Natalie: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) 
        Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E595 [19AP]
      Gensler, Arthur: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research 
        (SPUR) Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E268 [28FE]
      Laubscher, Rick: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research 
        (SPUR) Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E602 [19AP]
      Minami, Dale: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) 
        Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E271 [28FE]




SAN GABRIEL, CA

  Remarks in House
      Andrews, Eleanor K.: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E461 [28MR]




SAN JACINTO COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E418 [22MR]
      Education: receipt of grant to fund collaborative programs with 
        local secondary school districts to increase college readiness 
        and completion of post-secondary education courses, E418 
        [22MR]




SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CA

  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Ken Vogel, 
        San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      California: protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-
        San Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]




SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WATER RELIABILITY ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, 
        H1067, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 1837): consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
  Letters
      Provisions: Dante J. Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, 
        H1049 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: David 
        Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental Water 
        Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
  Lists
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, provisions, H1043-H1045 
        [29FE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 1837), H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      California: clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1061, H1062 [29FE]
      ------clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1066, H1067 [29FE]
      ------eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new 
        contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt 
        repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain 
        water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      ------protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Enact (H.R. 1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 
        [1MR], E314 [5MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------motion to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      San Joaquin River: prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and 
        regulations when addressing certain water-related concerns, 
        H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) 
        (H. Rept. 112-403), H965 [27FE]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. Rept. 112-
        405), H1016 [28FE]




SAN JOSE, CA

  Remarks in House
      Dartmouth Middle School: named to National Forum To Accelerate 
        Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, E1089 [20JN]
      International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: anniversary of 
        Local 332, E1557 [19SE]
      Yamaichi, Jimi: Japan Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver 
        Rays award recipient, E163 [8FE]




SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA

  Remarks in House
      San Juan Bautista Old Mission Church: anniversary, E1105 [21JN]




SAN JUAN COUNTY, CO

  Letters
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Ernest F. Kuhlman, San 
        Juan County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]




SAN JUAN COUNTY, NM

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land in San Juan 
        County, NM (see S. 3357), S4724 [28JN]




SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: place certain lands in Skagit and San 
        Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation 
        (see H.R. 5992), H3974 [21JN]




SAN LEANDRO, CA

  Remarks in House
      Davis Street Family Resource Center: tribute, E766 [10MY]




SAN LUIS, AZ

  Remarks in House
      Gadsden Elementary School: tribute to District #32 marching 
        band, E318 [6MR]




SAN MATEO, CA

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute for adopting Co. A, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1102 
        [21JN]
      Peninsula Family Services (organization): anniversary of senior 
        peer counseling program, E1355 [31JY]




SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Geitner, Rex E.: San Mateo County, CA, Farm Bureau Farmer of the 
        Year award recipient, E202 [15FE]
      HIP Housing (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1352 [31JY]
      Kauffmann, Raphael: San Mateo County, CA, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E1103 [21JN]
      Peninsula Family Services (organization): anniversary of senior 
        peer counseling program, E1355 [31JY]




SAN RAFAEL, CA

  Remarks in House
      Kosta, Stanley: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E375 [19MR]
      Schools: anniversary, E168 [9FE]
      Spectrum LGBT Center: anniversary, E1524 [13SE]




SAN SIMEON, CA

  Remarks in House
      Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1581 
        [20SE]




SANCHEZ, LINDA T. (a Representative from California)

  Appointments
      President's Export Council, H1291 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1915 [17AP]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H115 [23JA]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Conservation of energy: exempt decorative hearth products from 
        certain energy efficiency regulations (see H.R. 6578), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1846 [16AP]
      Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and 
        storing stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4776 
        [10JY]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H5631 [1AU]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H79 [18JA]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H79 [18JA]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H115 [23JA]
      ------raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research 
        and treatment of psychosocial needs of children, adolescents, 
        and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their 
        families (see H. Res. 262), H4864 [12JY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3700 [8JN]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H2072 [24AP]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H6279 [21SE]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H6001 [13SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H220 [31JA]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2813 [16MY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Iran: condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H966 [27FE]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H694 [9FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicare: exclude customary prompt pay discounts from 
        manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for 
        drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5202 [24JY]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H2715 [15MY]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H4864 [12JY]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3164 [18MY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Real estate: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose 
        minimum price on the short sale of a residence financed by a 
        mortgage purchased by them in order to make short sales a 
        viable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 3164), H1210 [6MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H571 [7FE]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5711 [2AU]
      Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H5130 [23JY]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1847 [16AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1543 [22MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H6152 [19SE]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H5923 [12SE]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H1274 [7MR]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2288 
        [27AP]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H1978 [18AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1135 [1MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H1363 [13MR]
      Turkey: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a 
        certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to 
        Turkey (see H.J. Res. 83), H945 [17FE]
      ------urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological 
        School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. 
        Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      ------urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the 
        Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 180), H221 [31JA]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H4158 [27JN]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Bataan defenders 
        (see H.R. 3712), H4775 [10JY]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3808 [19JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]
      Medicare: provide coverage of certified adult day care services 
        (see H.R. 6476), H6231 [20SE]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 525), 
        H158 [24JA]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (H.R. 6351), H5711 [2AU]
      Medicare: provide coverage of certified adult day care services 
        (H.R. 6476), H6233 [20SE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (H.R. 4609), H2071 [24AP]
  Remarks
      Artesia, CA: anniversary of Artesia-Cerritos Lions Club, 
        E94 [31JA]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 
        3668), E1101 [21JN]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), E1173 [28JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H4790 [11JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H1031 [29FE]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (H. Res. 525), 
        E170 [9FE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2769 [16MY]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5635, H5639 [2AU]
      Thorstenson, Sandy: Association of California School 
        Administrators California National Superintendent of the Year 
        award recipient, E279 [29FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2769 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2769 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2769 [16MY]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (H. Res. 601), 
        E463 [28MR]
      Women: health care for women, H1031 [29FE]
  Tributes
      Chavez, Cesar E., E474 [28MR]
      Dadian, Maria, E1592 [21SE]
      Helvey, Steve, E187 [14FE]
      Martinez, Ted, Jr., E1120 [21JN]
      Nordbak, Greg, E1504 [12SE]




SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3541 [6JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3418 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H4775 [10JY]
      Armed Forces: provide for certain requirements relative to 
        retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
        working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H4685 [9JY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5712 [2AU]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1017 [28FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen 
        born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War 
        (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H220 [31JA]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal 
        investigators, and game law enforcement officers with 
        authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry 
        firearms (see H.R. 324), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H440 [2FE]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1742 [28MR]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ------establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to 
        provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. 
        merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H476 [3FE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6300 [2OC]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]
      Disabled: provide certified trainers of service animals access 
        to the same public transportation and public accommodations 
        afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 
        1878), H3481 [5JN]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement 
        officer to include certain positions relative to retirement 
        benefits (see H.R. 327), H1543 [22MR]
      ------ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made 
        available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 
        616), H5526 [31JY]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1847 [16AP]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Health: increase public awareness and create educational 
        programs concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 36), H5328 
        [26JY]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 
        397), H3578 [6JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3977 [21JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish 
        standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee 
        due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see 
        H.R. 1789), H1391 [19MR]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H3105 [17MY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H694 [9FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4685 [9JY]
      Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing 
        in rural health clinics for electronic health records and 
        quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H4157 [27JN]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H476 [3FE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H220 [31JA]
      National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H3167 
        [22MY]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H4158 [27JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H5630 [1AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3164 
        [18MY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2072 [24AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H6152 [19SE]
      ------encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation 
        (see H.R. 1380), H476 [3FE]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1642 [27MR]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Res. 25), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H6062 [14SE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H2813 [16MY]
      Turkey: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a 
        certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to 
        Turkey (see H.J. Res. 83), H945 [17FE]
      ------urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological 
        School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. 
        Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      ------urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the 
        Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 180), H903 [16FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in 
        human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their 
        families (see H.R. 156), H1915 [17AP]
      ------prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. 
        under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act 
        (see H.R. 5157), H2271 [27AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H1133 [1MR]
      Women: provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3405 [1JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: require a report on implementation of a 
        termination of the ground combat exclusion policy for female 
        members (see H.R. 5792), H2812 [16MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: require a report on implementation of a 
        termination of the ground combat exclusion policy for female 
        members (H.R. 5792), H2813 [16MY]
  Motions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1418 
        [20MR]
  Remarks
      Accomack County, VA: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to 
        NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or 
        foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), motion to recommit, H1418 
        [20MR]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1621 [21SE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E826 
        [17MY]
      ------observance (H. Res. 621), E861 [18MY]
      Cesar E. Chavez (U.S.S.): tribute, E693 [27AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2790 [16MY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, H2790 [16MY]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration Global 
        Threat Reduction Initiative funding, H3418 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
        Office of Investigations funding to combat child exploitation 
        through reductions in detention and removal operations 
        funding, H3541 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3541 [6JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3418 [5JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4789 [11JY]
      International Women's Day: observance, H1276 [8MR]
      Jenkins, Jackie: California School Employees Association Member 
        of the Year award recipient, E1124 [21JN]
      Medicare: protect access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries, H2825 [17MY]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2336 [8MY]
      Nuclear weapons: funding, H2790 [16MY]
      Older Americans Month: observance, H2825 [17MY], E826 
        [17MY], E861 [18MY]
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 
        [26JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4789 [11JY]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1578 [20SE]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H591 [8FE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        E1052 [18JN]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H591 [8FE]
      VietBao Daily News (publication): anniversary, H5337 [31JY]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), H229 [1FE], H5845 [11SE]
  Tributes
      Domene, Jan Harp, H1221 [7MR]
      Doti, James L., E705 [7MY]
      Garcia, Mildred, H4918 [18JY]
      Krey, Pam, H2336 [8MY]




SANCHEZ, VICTOR

  Press releases
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike, H2241 [27AP]




SANCHEZ, YOLANDA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1085 [19JN]




SANDER, NANCY

  Letters
      Breath of Fresh Air Act, E1425 [3AU]




SANDERFOOT, BRIAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1112 [21JN]




SANDERS, BERNARD (a Senator from Vermont)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3905, S3906, 
        S3907, S3908, S3917, S3922 [11JN], S3978, S3991, S3998, S4000 
        [12JN], S4240 [18JN], S4352 [20JN], S4383 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6283 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3289, S3290 [17MY], 
        S3455 [22MY], S3485, S3495 [23MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2434 
        [17AP], S2508, S2509 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2603 [23AP], S2637 
        [24AP], S2688 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S653, S654 [14FE], S789, S791 
        [15FE], S851, S852, S862, S863 [16FE], S913 [17FE], S1050 
        [27FE], S1148 [29FE], S1195, S1196, S1367 [1MR], S1397 [5MR], 
        S1423 [6MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1795, S1810 [19MR], S1853 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4963, S4964 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139 [18JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5622 [26JY], S5777, 
        S5778, S5788 [31JY], S5885 [1AU], S5980 [2AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Bankers Form SuperPAC for `Surgical' Strike at Industry's 
        Enemies, Barbara A. Rehm, American Banker (publication), S3475 
        [23MY]
      Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic, Richard A. Muller, New 
        York (NY) Times, S5638 [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3901 
        [11JN]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S2086 [27MR]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S5488 [26JY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S3729 
        [5JN]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S3516 [23MY]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4419 [21JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), 
        S851 [16FE]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see S. 3402), S6457 [19SE]
      Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support 
        planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized 
        activities involving statewide youth suicide early 
        intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 740), S1791 
        [19MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (see S. 2280), S2969 [8MY]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 2296), S2602 [23AP]
      ------review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit 
        institutions (see S. 2032), S1791 [19MR]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 2139), S2546 [19AP] (see S. 3286), S3976 
        [12JN]
      ------establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 
        987), S4418 [21JN]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana (see S. 3501), S5977 [2AU]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3522), S6062 [10SE]
      ------require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 2120), S3730 [5JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for 
        beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 1850), S76 [24JA]
      ------extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) 
        Program (see S. 2126), S909 [17FE]
      Dept. of Defense: limit increases in certain costs of health 
        care services under departmental health care programs (see S. 
        3203), S3786 [6JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish a grant program for automated 
        external defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE]
      ------establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and 
        Social Impact (see S. 1086), S851 [16FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA] (see S. 2343), S2825 
        [26AP]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S3175 [15MY]
      ------require Statistics Commissioner to collect information 
        from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see 
        S. 1269), S323 [2FE]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      Dept. of HHS: improve the quality of infant and toddler care 
        under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see 
        S. 3436), S5381 [25JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S389 [7FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 
        3328), S4417 [21JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for 
        wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see S. 2108), 
        S614 [14FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see S. 1629), S2086 [27MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S4638 [26JN]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see S. 1755), S1089 [28FE]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S5134 [18JY]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), 
        S2031 [26MR]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see S. 414), S567 [13FE]
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      ------prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
        in certain financial aid programs from including predispute 
        arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see S. 3557), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), 
        S699 [15FE]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see S. 2281), S5871 [1AU]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S5134 [18JY]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (see S. 3048), S3175 [15MY]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S5872 [1AU]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S1577 [12MR]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of 
        Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see S. 
        680), S208 [31JA]
      Hamilton College: anniversary (see S. Res. 478), S3729 [5JN]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 453), 
        S6548 [20SE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S5659 [30JY]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S4822 [10JY]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S3517 [23MY]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S6064 [10SE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 565), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        553), S6271 [12SE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see S. Res. 
        572), S6546 [20SE]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 
        [12SE]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see S. 1763), S2001 
        [22MR]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (see S. 1166), S2969 [8MY]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see S. 1696), 
        S2031 [26MR]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see S. 2028), S568 [13FE]
      SEC: require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S2002 [22MR]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 
        1086), S851 [16FE]
      Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S3175 
        [15MY]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see S. 672), S2001 [22MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see S. 1171), S6063 [10SE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S4460 [25JN]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S1384 [5MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S568 [13FE]
      Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. 
        Res. 392), S5980 [2AU]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 
        2128), S1460 [7MR]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S43 
        [23JA]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        S. 3608), S6625 [21SE]
      ------secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-
        offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 2017), S851 
        [16FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2497 [18AP]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), 
        S567 [13FE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see S. 3547), S6340 [13SE]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2031 
        [26MR]
      World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims 
        brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of 
        individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 634), S6108 
        [11SE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S1577 [12MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish an Employee Ownership and 
        Participation Initiative (see S. 3421), S5257 [23JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank 
        (see S. 3419), S5257 [23JY]
      FRS: restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors 
        of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 3219), S3422 [22MY]
      Government regulations: eliminate requirements for duplicative 
        clinical testing of new drugs, vaccines, biological products, 
        or medical devices if inconsistent with relevant ethical norms 
        (see S. 3506), S5977 [2AU]
      Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2037), S132 
        [26JA] (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]
      Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel 
        production (see S. 3080), S3084 [10MY]
  Cloture motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], 
        S2028 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 
        [9FE]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 
        2230), motion to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
  Essays
      State of the Union: Alden Fletcher, S155 [30JA]
      ------Dahlia Somers, S157 [30JA]
      ------Emma Hamilton, S156 [30JA]
      ------Erin Clauss, S155 [30JA]
      ------Giovanina Mier, S157 [30JA]
      ------Hannah Apfelbaum, S154 [30JA]
      ------Jack Du Pre, S156 [30JA]
      ------Jennifer Sikorski, S59 [24JA]
      ------Julienne DeVita, S155 [30JA]
      ------Karolina Sowulewska, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kate Raszka, S124 [26JA]
      ------Katie Leavitt, S156 [30JA]
      ------Kayleigh Ehler-Vock, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kidder Spillane, S158 [30JA]
      ------Monica Allard, S123 [26JA]
      ------Theophila Lee, S157 [30JA]
      ------Travis K. Reed, S157 [30JA]
      ------Yamuna Dahal, S155 [30JA]
      ------Zach Holman, S156 [30JA]
  Letters
      Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: several 
        Senators, S6524 [20SE]
      Eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree Health 
        Benefits Fund: David C. Williams, Postal Service, S2472 [18AP]
  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Privilege of the floor
      Walden, Maya Arrieta, S5154 [18JY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4169 [14JN], 
        S4353 [20JN], S4384 [21JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S6589 [21SE]
      ------deficit, S4660 [27JN], S5124 [18JY], S5448 [26JY], S6083-
        S6085 [11SE]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (S. 2222), S2138 [28MR]
      Climate: global warming, S673, S675, S677, S678 [15FE], S5635, 
        S5642 [30JY]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, S5637 [30JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Community Wood Energy Program biomass 
        cooperatives grant funding, S4353 [20JN]
      Dept. of Defense: funding, S5125 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2944 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care, S1083-S1085 [28FE]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S5448 [26JY]
      ------impact of deregulation of the financial sector, S4658 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4658 
        [27JN], S5123 [18JY], S5449 [26JY], S6083-S6085 [11SE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S4659 [27JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), 
        S1442 [7MR]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4323, S4324 [20JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3486 [23MY], S3562 
        [24MY]
      ------revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3486 [23MY], S3562 [24MY]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      Inhofe, Senator: call to rethink opinion that global warming is 
        a hoax, S5635-S5638 [30JY]
      Leahy, Senator: tribute to casting 14,000th vote, S5358 [25JY]
      Medicare: funding, S6589 [21SE]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 2037), S133 
        [26JA]
      ------reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 [19SE]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Vermont participants, S5368 
        [25JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1169 [1MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2137 [28MR]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6590 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), S3475, S3476 [23MY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5062 [17JY]
      Postal Service: eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service 
        Retiree Health Benefits Fund, S2471, S2472 [18AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S193 [31JA], 
        S2370 [17AP], S2471, S2472 [18AP], S2635 [24AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S2053 [27MR], S2356 [17AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2137 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S4659 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1085 [28FE], S1169 [1MR], S1648 
        [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S4659 [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4743 [29JN]
      ------increase Federal cost share for emergency relief permanent 
        repairs in extreme disasters, S1648 [14MR]
      Social Security: adjust normal and early retirement ages for 
        receipts of benefits, increase maximum age for delayed 
        retirement credit, and provide for progressive price indexing 
        of benefits (S. 804), S5276 [24JY]
      ------budget treatment of trust funds, S6522-S6524 [20SE]
      ------reform, S5275-S5277 [24JY]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S1442 
        [7MR], S3475, S3476 [23MY], S5062 [17JY]
      Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the 
        contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of 
        certain amounts (S. 1558), S5276 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5275 [24JY]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S674, S678 
        [15FE], S6078 [11SE]
      ------extend renewable energy production tax credit, S674, S678 
        [15FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2302 [16AP]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, S675 
        [15FE]
      Vermont: tribute to students who participated in Senator 
        Sanders' essay contest on the State of the Union, S59 [24JA]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
  Tributes
      Mikulski, Senator, S2163 [28MR]
      Pomerleau, Antonio, S3899 [11JN]
      Rainville, Marcel, S6289 [13SE]




SANDERS, CURTIS L.

  Proclamations
      Mrs. Curtis Lucille Sanders Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E45 [18JA]




SANDERS, GLADE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1846 [20MR]




SANDERS, HANK & ROSE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1723 [26OC]




SANDERS, JAN

  Remarks in House
      League of Women Voters: Dallas Education Fund Susan B. Anthony 
        Award recipient, E176 [9FE]




SANDERSON, WILLIAM D.

  Biographies
      Professional, E956 [1JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E955 [1JN]




SANDHILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to men's basketball team, E466 [28MR]




SANDISFIELD, MA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1293 [19JY]




SANDLER, MARION OSHER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1027 [8JN], E1098 [20JN]




SANDOVAL, BRIAN (Governor of Nevada)

  Letters
      Nomination of Miranda Du to be district judge, S2150 [28MR]




SANDOVAL, PAUL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2815 [26AP]




SANDOVAL, PAUL J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E249 [27FE]




SANDS, LAURA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3239 [16MY]




SANFORD, FL

  Bills and resolutions
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, H1398 [20MR], 
        H1522 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1579, H1580 [27MR], H1830-H1836 
        [16AP], E418 [22MR]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1396 [20MR], H1437 
        [21MR], H1501, H1521, H1533-H1535 [22MR], H1646, H1651, H1652 
        [28MR], H1795, H1796 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, S2040 [27MR]




SANFORD, ME

  Remarks in House
      Sanford Community Adult Education program: tribute to graduates, 
        E1075 [19JN]




SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing 
        off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in 
        California, H774, H775 [15FE]




SANTA CLARA, NM

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey lands of the former Fort Bayard 
        Military Reservation to Santa Clara, NM, Bayard, NM, or Grant 
        County, NM, for business and community development (see H.R. 
        6344), H5706 [2AU]




SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      San Jose, CA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 332, E1557 [19SE]




SANTA CLARITA, CA

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: conduct study of legal and administrative steps needed to 
        cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining 
        contracts (see H.R. 6469), H6231 [20SE]
  Remarks in House
      Elsmere Canyon: annexation, E1233 [11JY]




SANTA CRUZ, CA

  Remarks in House
      Big Brothers Big Sisters (organization): anniversary of Santa 
        Cruz, CA, chapter, E1025 [8JN]
      Borg, Holly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for California, E161 [8FE]
      California: tribute to Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve, E662 
        [26AP]
      Diaz, Yethzell: University of California, Santa Cruz, Gabriel 
        Zimmerman Scholarship Fund award recipient, E652 [25AP]




SANTA FE, NM

  Remarks in House
      Scottish Rite Cathedral: anniversary, E1068 [19JN]




SANTA MONICA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Families and domestic relations: tribute to America's Family 
        Day, E1601 [21SE]




SANTA ROSA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Moore, Susan: Roseland School District, Santa Rosa, CA, Lifetime 
        Achievement Volunteer Award recipient, E903 [30MY]




SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Baugus, Jeffery A.: Santa Rosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E253 [27FE]
      Flinn, Shannon and family: Santa Rosa County, FL, Outstanding 
        Farm Family award recipient, E1283 [19JY]
      Milton, FL: anniversary of Milton First Assembly of God, E1727 
        [26OC]




SANTANA, JOHAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3588 [7JN]




SANTANGELO, LEONARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E341 [8MR]




SANTILLAN, MIGUEL

  Bills and resolutions
      Relief (see S. 3255), S3688 [4JN]




SANTOR, WILLIAM A.

  Articles and editorials
      At Almost 100, Bill Santor Looks Back on His Colorful Life in 
        Golf, S2319 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2319 [16AP]




SARACINO, CHRIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1689 [9OC]




SARALAND, AL

  Remarks in House
      Saraland School System: tribute, E1337 [26JY]




SARASOTA, FL

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundation of Sarasota County: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1496 [12SE]




SARASOTA COUNTY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundation of Sarasota County: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1496 [12SE]




SARBANES, JOHN P. (a Representative from Maryland)

  Appointments
      Committee on Ethics (House), H928 [17FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (see H.R. 3435), H376 [1FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H945 [17FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H5712 [2AU]
      ------constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for 
        political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H5766 
        [10SE] (see H.J. Res. 92), H6001 [13SE]
      ------constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to 
        natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and 
        affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations 
        and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H4656 [29JN]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see H.R. 6483), H6273 [21SE]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H3977 [21JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 8, 
        97), H5712 [2AU]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H1306 [8MR]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5923 [12SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1101 [29FE]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 [19AP] 
        (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1571 [26MR]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H6062 [14SE]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (see H.R. 414), H6001 [13SE]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3976 [21JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4656 [29JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5009 [18JY]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H1101 [29FE]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H4158 [27JN]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
        control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1017 [28FE]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H1210 
        [6MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Education: authorize grants to prepare and train 
        principals on effective core competencies and in instructional 
        leadership skills (see H.R. 6376), H5859 [11SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a demonstration program to facilitate 
        physician reentry into clinical practice to provide required 
        primary health services (see H.R. 5888), H3404 [1JN]
      Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional 
        elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the 
        funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Education: authorize grants to prepare and train 
        principals on effective core competencies and in instructional 
        leadership skills (H.R. 6376), H5860 [11SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a demonstration program to facilitate 
        physician reentry into clinical practice to provide required 
        primary health services (H.R. 5888), H3404 [1JN]
      Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional 
        elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the 
        funding of campaigns (H.R. 6426), H6061 [14SE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H5082 [23JY]
  Remarks
      Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H5082 [23JY], 
        E1331 [25JY]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources, E1331 [25JY]
      Dept. of Education: authorize grants to prepare and train 
        principals on effective core competencies and in instructional 
        leadership skills (H.R. 6376), E1473 [11SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into 
        certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), 
        H5094 [23JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4107 [27JN]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide, H1918 [18AP]
      Hadassah of Greater Baltimore (organization): anniversary, 
        E242 [27FE]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of 
        alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries 
        and fatalities, H4107 [27JN]
      Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5094, H5095 [23JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1436 [21MR]
      Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional 
        elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the 
        funding of campaigns (H.R. 6426), E1527 [14SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1242 [7MR]
  Resignations
      Committee on Natural Resources (House), H1411 [20MR]
      Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H1411 
        [20MR]
  Tributes
      Edwards, Arthur, E745 [9MY]
      Francois, Jerrelle, E1033 [8JN]
      Sachs, Herbert M., E1458 [10SE]
      Smith, Martha A., E899 [30MY]
      Tillman, Herman (Hank), E1027 [8JN]




SARGSYAN, HASMIK

  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) 
        Transitional Subsidized Employment program, E771 [10MY]




SATELLITE SENTINEL PROJECT (organization)

  Articles and editorials
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E717 [7MY]




SATRE, PHIL AND JENNIFER

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6422 [19SE]




SATTER, ROBERT

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2722 [25AP]




SATYU, ARPANA

  Remarks in House
      Dutch Monkey Doughnuts (business): American Express OPEN and 
        Facebook Big Break for Small Business award recipient, E1678 
        [2OC]




SAUCEDA, IRENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1610 [21SE]




SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Samar Badawi, S1500 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign policy: promote human rights and democracy, S4710 [28JN]
      National security: impact of leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations, S3109 [14MY]
      Petroleum: increase oil output to offset decrease in Iranian oil 
        exports due to sanctions, S1662 [14MR]




SAULS, DIXON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1585 [21SE]




SAULT STE. MARIE, MI

  Remarks in Senate
      Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge: anniversary, S4768 [29JN]




SAUNDERS, ANSIL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1681 [5OC]




SAVAGE, ARCHIE, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E196 [15FE]




SAVANNAH, GA

  Remarks in House
      Fort Lauderdale, FL: Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble 
        winner of the Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Competition and 
        Festival, E876 [18MY]
      Hibernian Society: anniversary, E344 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, 
        S609 [14FE]




SAVARD, RYAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1725 [26OC]




SAVE MORE TOMORROW ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3175), S3129 [14MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3175), S3131 [14MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3175, provisions, S3132 [14MY]




SAVERIN, EDUARDO

  Remarks in Senate
      Citizenship: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid 
        capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public 
        offering (IPO), S3548-S3550 [24MY]




SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS  see Financial Institutions




SAVINGS BONDS  see Securities




SAWAQUED, JWAN

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E813 [16MY]




SAWYER, LEROY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1092 [20JN]




SAWYER, MERCEDES

  Remarks in House
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]




SAXTON, WILLIAM E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1016 [7JN]




SAYLERSVILLE, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Mortimers--A Good Place To Call Home, S1785 [19MR]




SBA LOAN PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3836), H186 [27JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3836), E84 [27JA]




SCALISE, STEVE (a Representative from Louisiana)

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H830 [16FE]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4150 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3367 [1JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3680 [8JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2369, H2449 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H115 [23JA]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private 
        entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education 
        to youth and their parents (see H.R. 2874), H4656 [29JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3363 
        [31MY]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions 
        against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H116 [23JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H2715 [15MY]
      Egypt: encourage any new government to fully allow for the 
        freedom of religion (see H. Res. 459), H5328 [26JY]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3164 [18MY]
      Executive departments: reduce number of civil service positions 
        (see H.R. 657), H4656 [29JN]
      FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H3267 [30MY]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3159), H5328 [26JY]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H2647 [10MY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H2715 [15MY]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H2647 [10MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H4828 [11JY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H4656 [29JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3976 [21JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H4158 [27JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H5328 
        [26JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H4656 [29JN]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H3981 [25JN]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality 
        (see H. Res. 475), H4158 [27JN]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H2569 [9MY]
      ------require States to implement policies to prevent assistance 
        under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from 
        being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (see 
        H.R. 3567), H221 [31JA]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H3915 [20JN]
      Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (see H.R. 2992), H5631 [1AU]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H2648 [10MY]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H5130 [23JY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1741 [28MR]
      ------repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 
        547), H4157 [27JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H5130 [23JY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H159 [24JA]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H2715 [15MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain 
        employees from using title of ``officer'' and from wearing 
        uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement 
        officers (see H.R. 3608), H5328 [26JY]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from 
        receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available 
        to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related 
        individuals (see H.R. 2355), H5328 [26JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Taxation: provide for taxpayers making donations with their 
        income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the 
        public debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Taxation: provide for taxpayers making donations with their 
        income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the 
        public debt (H.R. 6410), H6061 [14SE]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Buffett Rule Act: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform 
        (organization), H6100 [19SE]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1709 [28MR], H1772 [29MR]
      Corps of Engineers: funding, H3367, H3368 [1JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration and 
        departmental management salaries and expenses funding, H2369 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement rule to expressly 
        prohibit an owner or landlord of housing from using a criminal 
        conviction to deny housing to an applicant for such housing, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H13, H14, H15 [17JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H831, H832 [16FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: State distracted driving prevention 
        grant funding, H3954 [21JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4150 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3367, H3368 [1JN]
      FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional 
        oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), H3230, 
        H3231, H3233 [30MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1939, 
        H1945 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3041 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831, H832 [16FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1939, H1945 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3041 [17MY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1945 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1441 [21MR]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3680, H3681 [8JN]
      Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, 
        H3680, H3681 [8JN]
      Medicare: reform, H1772 [29MR]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, H4919 [18JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (H.R. 1179), H888 [16FE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1441 [21MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3878 [20JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H59 [18JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1939, H1945 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3041 [17MY], H3954 [21JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2369 [8MY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1998 [19AP]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (H.R. 6410), H6100 [19SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4016 [26JN]




SCAMMELL, EMILY

  Remarks in House
      Auburn University: Political Science Leadership Award recipient, 
        E538 [16AP]




SCANDLING, DANIEL F.

  Subpoena Notices
      Fairfax County, VA, Circuit Court, H5848 [11SE]




SCARBOROUGH, CATHLEEN

  Remarks in House
      Shillington, PA: tribute to Governor Mifflin Middle School 
        ``Adopt a Veteran Program'', E1528 [14SE]




SCAROLA, JACK

  Remarks in House
      Lord's Place (organization): Ending Homelessness Award 
        recipient, E105 [1FE]




SCARONI, SUSANNAH

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




SCHAARS, BARBARA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1393 [3AU]




SCHAFFER, GREGORY P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E331 [7MR]




SCHAFFER, TREVOR

  Remarks in House
      Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA: Athletic Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1644 [21SE], E1663 [28SE]




SCHAITBERGER, HAROLD A.

  Letters
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2621 [10MY]




SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D. (a Representative from Illinois)

  Articles and editorials
      Colleges Take a Leap Into Voter Registration, Steven Yaccino, 
        New York (NY) Times, E1703 [16OC]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1498 [21MR]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1101 [29FE]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H441 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: facilitate naturalization and removal of 
        conditional immigration status of military personnel and their 
        families (see H.R. 3761), H4828 [11JY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members 
        (see H.R. 5638), H4908 [17JY]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H220 [31JA]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]
      Budget: repeal sequestration (see H.R. 6535), H6276 [21SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H2072 [24AP]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2072 [24AP]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3267 [30MY]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce 
        students' burdens related to transferring credits between 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6135), H5526 [31JY]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), 
        H6300 [2OC]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        6273), H6280 [21SE]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses 
        (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H726 [14FE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H903 [16FE]
      CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides 
        (see H.R. 2861), H3981 [25JN]
      Credit: establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see H.R. 3789), H727 [14FE]
      ------prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit 
        (see H.R. 1488), H948 [21FE]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6280 [21SE]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 
        [16MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1210 [6MR] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2329 [7MY]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: develop a national strategic action plan to assist 
        health professionals in preparing for and responding to the 
        public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 3314), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H221 [31JA]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      ------protect children affected by immigration enforcement 
        actions (see H.R. 2607), H803 [15FE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase 
        economic development in underserved areas by promoting 
        cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see 
        H.R. 1523), H5923 [12SE]
      ------require entrance of all missing children in the National 
        Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain 
        information be provided to reporters of missing children (see 
        H.R. 2688), H1274 [7MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H726 [14FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for 
        connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 
        3353), H182 [25JA]
      ------conduct a special resource study of the Pullman Historic 
        Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H945 [17FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance 
        of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and 
        call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. 
        Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see 
        H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3700 [8JN]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2033 [19AP]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H4065 
        [26JN]
      District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 265), H2329 [7MY]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Economy: provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-
        income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities 
        for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed 
        adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H512 [6FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H4158 [27JN]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1572 [26MR]
      EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to 
        increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or 
        forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738), 
        H512 [6FE]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      ERISA: require a lifetime income disclosure (see H.R. 677), H220 
        [31JA]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H183 [25JA]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for 
        tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H3163 [18MY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H4775 [10JY]
      FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H4158 [27JN]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H3267 [30MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget 
        authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year 
        does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external 
        independent auditor (see H.R. 6528), H6275 [21SE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6280 
        [21SE]
      FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose 
        use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 6508), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H726 [14FE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6280 [21SE]
      ------improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see H.R. 5909), H6001 [13SE]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      ------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H4606 [28JN]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]
      House Rules: require poverty impact statements for certain 
        legislation (see H.R. 385), H966 [27FE]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3267 [30MY]
      Immigration: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        refugee resettlement (see H.R. 6460), H6280 [21SE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5079 [19JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H4065 
        [26JN]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H4656 
        [29JN]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H115 [23JA]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1391 [19MR]
      ------improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' 
        assistants (see H.R. 2134), H2040 [23AP]
      ------provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns 
        (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H948 [21FE]
      ------cover transitional care services to improve the quality 
        and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        6413), H6060 [14SE]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H966 [27FE]
      ------permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D 
        prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H802 [15FE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H2447 [8MY]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H803 [15FE]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6298 [28SE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      ------terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except 
        the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan 
        (see H.R. 3480), H441 [2FE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty 
        threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of 
        the Census (see H.R. 283), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H5766 [10SE]
      Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from 
        renting or selling vehicles that are under manufacturer recall 
        (see H.R. 6094), H4774 [10JY]
      ------protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, 
        maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1363 [13MR]
      National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. 
        Res. 40), H2034 [19AP]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting 
        requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 6272), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or 
        exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 
        4318), H3734 [18JN]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H697 [13FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1811 [30MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2268 [27AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      ------reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to 
        States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program (see H.R. 3573), H187 [27JA]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 3533), H115 [23JA]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H6280 [21SE]
      ------victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 
        2404), H1847 [16AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5130 [23JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2647 [10MY]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H6279 [21SE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1811 [30MR]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5202 [24JY]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H950 [24FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H115 [23JA]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H2329 [7MY]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H1135 [1MR]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H5202 [24JY]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H3404 [1JN]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see H.R. 6050), H5712 [2AU]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H3267 [30MY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H2448 [8MY]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H803 [15FE]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H4685 [9JY]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1544 [22MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H641 [8FE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H2569 [9MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H727 [14FE]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H5526 
        [31JY]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted 
        single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Tariff: self-contained, single-element unidirectional (cardioid) 
        dynamic microphones (see H.R. 4821), H2203 [26AP]
      ------single-driver sound isolating earphones (see H.R. 4820), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      ------sound-isolating earphones with multiple balanced armature 
        speakers (see H.R. 4819), H2203 [26AP]
      ------wind turbine generator power panels (see H.R. 5494), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------wind turbine generator switchgear assemblies and panel 
        boards (see H.R. 5495), H2319 [7MY]
      Women: provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted 
        single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (H.R. 5781), H2812 [16MY]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (H.R. 5905), H3661 [7JN]
      Tariff: self-contained, single-element unidirectional (cardioid) 
        dynamic microphones (H.R. 4821), H2206 [26AP]
      ------single-driver sound isolating earphones (H.R. 4820), H2206 
        [26AP]
      ------sound-isolating earphones with multiple balanced armature 
        speakers (H.R. 4819), H2206 [26AP]
      ------wind turbine generator power panels (H.R. 5494), H2327 
        [7MY]
      ------wind turbine generator switchgear assemblies and panel 
        boards (H.R. 5495), H2327 [7MY]
      Women: provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (H.R. 5331), H2321 [7MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H6235 [21SE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3280 [31MY]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1618 [21SE]
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (H.R. 2966), H2144 [26AP]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H166 [25JA]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H895 [16FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1861, H1904 [17AP], H1923 [18AP], E516 
        [30MR]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Solomon Schechter Day School of 
        Metropolitan Chicago, E1708 [19OC]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3286 [31MY], E553 
        [17AP]
      Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, 
        E147 [6FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6259 [21SE]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H895, H896, H897 [16FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1904 [17AP]
      ------WIC funding, H1904 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4941 
        [18JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4941 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2238 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2150 
        [26AP]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6016 [14SE]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, 
        H2238 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6203 [20SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 
        [31MY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H896 [16FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H5775 [11SE], 
        H6259 [21SE]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in 
        America agenda, H202, H203, H205 [31JA]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]
      Equal Pay Day: observance, E553 [17AP]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, E147 [6FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, E147 [6FE]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), H894, H895 [16FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3512 [6JN]
      Flores, Sol: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1278 [18JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5898 [12SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3512 [6JN]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E670 [26AP]
      Hamann, Paul: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, 
        E1243 [12JY]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (H. Res. 759), 
        E1597 [21SE]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1459 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4729 [10JY]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014 [19AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), E1184 [29JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2150 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H5026 
        [19JY]
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5577 [1AU]
      Israel: independence anniversary, E674 [26AP]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3257 [30MY]
      Jewish B2B Networking (organization): tribute, E995 
        [6JN]
      National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1713 [19OC]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1585 [21SE]
      Northwestern University: tribute to efforts to increase student 
        voter registration with UVote Project, E1703 [16OC]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2150 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1651 
        [28MR], H4695 [10JY], H5139 [24JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, H1221 [7MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H324, H348 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4729 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1459 [21MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3877 [20JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6259 [21SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1761 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1761 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3792 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3512 [6JN], H3792 [19JN], H3951 
        [21JN]
      Skokie, IL: tribute to McCracken Middle School students, 
        E675 [26AP]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), E407 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1861 [17AP]
      Sri Lanka: anniversary of end of civil war, H4608 [29JN]
      Taxation: increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires, 
        H895 [16FE]
      ------provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a 
        reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (H.R. 
        1163), H203 [31JA]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H590 [8FE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H130 [24JA]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2238 [27AP]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3512 [6JN]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5775 [11SE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H203, H205 [31JA], H894, H895, H896, H897 [16FE]
      ------infrastructure funding, H203, H205 [31JA]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H590 [8FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2724 
        [16MY], H6259 [21SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), E1713 [19OC]
      Votes: position on missed, H1074 [29FE], H2345 
        [8MY], H4130 [27JN], E1184 [29JN], 
        E1321 [25JY]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H6237 [21SE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), E1703 [16OC]
      Wilmette, IL: anniversary of Baha'i House of Worship, 
        E665 [26AP]
      Women: health care for women, H348 [1FE], H1651 [28MR], 
        E464 [28MR]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1618 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5904, H5908 [12SE]
      Giffords, Representative, H166 [25JA]
      Heidkamp, Dick, E1013 [7JN]
      Malina, Debra, E1324 [25JY]
      Oldershaw, Robert H., E634 [24AP]
      Payne, Donald M., H1195 [6MR]
      Raila, Frank, E1340 [26JY]
      Ramsey, Jane, E1715 [23OC]
      Schufreider, John R., E1684 [5OC]
      Tregay, Alice, E221 [16FE]
      Turney, Chris, E111 [1FE]
      Tuteur, Muriel (Manny), E629 [24AP]




SCHAPIRO, MARY L. (Securities and Exchange Commission Chair)

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, S1698, S1722 [15MR]




SCHATZ, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1129 [21JN]




SCHEFIELD, ND

  Remarks in Senate
      St. Pius Verein (organization): anniversary, S4201 [14JN]




SCHENCK, WILLIAM F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E298 [1MR]




SCHER, NICHOLAS

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4948 [12JY]




SCHERER, MARA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E368 [13MR]




SCHERERVILLE, IN

  Remarks in House
      Indian American Cultural Center: anniversary, E556 [17AP]




SCHESCKE, KENT

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3427 
        [22MY]




SCHIFF, ADAM B. (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on 
        certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical 
        (see H.R. 3432), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4908 [17JY]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]
      Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish 
        aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except 
        in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 
        574), H4907 [17JY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2647 
        [10MY]
      ------require individuals seeking training in the operation of 
        certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5712 [2AU]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H513 [6FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H5131 
        [23JY]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H4869 [13JY]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (see H.R. 1048), H5923 [12SE]
      Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access 
        to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H2647 [10MY]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology 
        Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 502), H6061 
        [14SE]
      Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention program by 
        requiring suicide prevention training during recruit basic 
        training, preseparation counseling, and mental health 
        assessments (see H.R. 1284), H5202 [24JY]
      ------provide for transfer of excess aircraft to the Forest 
        Service for wildfire suppression activities (see H.R. 6248), 
        H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H2134 [25AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H2715 [15MY]
      ------list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' 
        relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 16), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H4828 
        [11JY]
      ------protect safety of U.S. roads by prohibiting Mexico-
        domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico 
        border area (see H.R. 2407), H903 [16FE]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 3357), H2715 [15MY]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H5766 [10SE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H6304 [9OC]
      ------establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease 
        Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow 
        failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H3661 [7JN]
      ------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H2715 [15MY]
      ------reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and 
        treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and 
        men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H1306 [8MR]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H5079 [19JY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1328), 
        H376 [1FE]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3405 [1JN]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H5711 [2AU]
      ------prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H4656 [29JN]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4775 [10JY]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1978 [18AP]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H5923 [12SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H5202 [24JY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H4864 
        [12JY]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      ------provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H2813 [16MY]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H3164 [18MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5079 [19JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2663 [11MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2329 [7MY]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H3707 [15JN]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4864 [12JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1642 [27MR]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H1363 [13MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1498 [21MR]
      ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-
        income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H3404 [1JN]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H5711 [2AU]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 
        1328), H376 [1FE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H3171 [25MY]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H5766 [10SE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H5766 [10SE]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H5328 [26JY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2570 [9MY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H2647 [10MY]
      Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and 
        competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies 
        from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health 
        insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H1807 [29MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H6302 [5OC]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H3808 [19JN]
      Real estate: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose 
        minimum price on the short sale of a residence financed by a 
        mortgage purchased by them in order to make short sales a 
        viable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 3164), H1210 [6MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic 
        fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H3807 [19JN]
      Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs 
        (see H.R. 1085), H2813 [16MY]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids 
        (see H.R. 1479), H376 [1FE]
      ------allow an ordinary and necessary business expense deduction 
        for contributions to regional infrastructure improvement zones 
        (see H.R. 3780), H1808 [29MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H6062 [14SE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5728 [7AU]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H2716 [15MY]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H2134 [25AP]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H1642 [27MR]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1100 [29FE]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H1642 [27MR]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1135 [1MR]
      Transportation: improve national freight transportation system 
        by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that 
        advance interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 1338), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H3405 [1JN]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H3163 [18MY]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H5860 [11SE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H5010 [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Justice: provide incentive payments under the Edward 
        Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program 
        for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection 
        processes (see H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H3733 [18JN]
      FEMA: revise regulations regarding estimated cost of the 
        assistance and localized impacts factors (see H.R. 5870), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of 
        firearms (see H.R. 4190), H1304 [8MR]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
      Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Justice: provide incentive payments under the Edward 
        Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program 
        for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection 
        processes (H.R. 6014), H3976 [21JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (H.J. Res. 111), H3733 [18JN]
      FEMA: revise regulations regarding estimated cost of the 
        assistance and localized impacts factors (H.R. 5870), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of 
        firearms (H.R. 4190), H1305 [8MR]
      Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
  Essays
      Armenian Genocide Survivor: Araxi Kechbouladian, E924 
        [31MY]
  Remarks
      Andrews, Eleanor K.: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E461 [28MR]
      Armenian Genocide Congressional Record Project: survival 
        stories, E924 [31MY]
      Arrighi, Eva: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E466 [28MR]
      Burbank, CA: John Burroughs High School Junior State of America 
        Chapter National Civic Impact Award recipient, E1107 
        [21JN]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4170 [28JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 
        631), H2150 [26AP]
      Dept. of Justice: John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade 
        Program funding, H2497 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to defend against challenges to the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498, H2499 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2526 [9MY]
      ------prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding 
        to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary 
        policies, H2524 [9MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5899 [12SE]
      Gin, Diane: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E478 [28MR]
      Guillen, Nancy E.: California 29th Congressional District Woman 
        of the Year award recipient, E471 [28MR]
      Hillsides Organization: anniversary, E1276 [18JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4407 [28JN]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4170 [28JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2150 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: advanced technologies funding, H3293 
        [31MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), H3293 [31MY]
      Jones, Denise Houlemard: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E477 [28MR]
      Montrose, CA: tribute to Montrose Search and Rescue Team, H4789 
        [11JY]
      Mouradian, Kay: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, E252 [27FE]
      NASA: Voyager (spacecraft) funding, E1480 [11SE]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1638 [21SE]
      National Women's History Month: observance, E461, 
        E464, E465, E466, E468, 
        E470, E471, E475, E477, 
        E478 [28MR]
      NOAA: prohibit funding to implement rule requiring shrimp 
        fishermen to use turtle excluder devices, H2523 [9MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2159 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2150 
        [26AP]
      Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, 
        E1150 [27JN]
      Robinette, Gretchen: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2497, H2498, H2499, H2523, 
        H2524, H2526 [9MY]
      Seitz, Carolyn Ingram: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E520 [16AP]
      Snortland, Ellen: California 29th Congressional District Woman 
        of the Year award recipient, E468 [28MR]
      Suh, Debra: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E470 [28MR]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1483 
        [11SE]
      United Way: anniversary, E1172 [28JN]
      Vargas, Joanna: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E475 [28MR]
      Votes: position on missed, E545 [17AP], E641 
        [25AP]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H1839 [16AP], H2062 [24AP]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., H5775 [11SE], E1473 [11SE]
      Milk, Harvey, E860 [18MY]
      Shadid, Anthony, E229 [17FE]
      Sullivan, John V., H1632 [27MR]




SCHIFF, SOLOMON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E302 [1MR]




SCHILLING, ROBERT T. (a Representative from Illinois)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H441 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H3164 [18MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H376 [1FE]
      America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 253), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official 
        symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of 
        duty (see H.R. 546), H1153 [5MR]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6231 [20SE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H694 [9FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Business and industry: establish strategy to encourage 
        manufacturing in the U.S. and the repatriation of 
        manufacturing jobs (see H.R. 516), H375 [1FE]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H3363 [31MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H945 [17FE]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see H.R. 3806), H903 [16FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance ineligibility 
        requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on 
        native sod (see H.R. 5879), H4908 [17JY]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4686 
        [9JY]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care 
        (see H.R. 4341), H1805 [29MR]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based 
        social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5766 [10SE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see H.R. 3625), H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Dept. of HUD: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to 
        stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing 
        agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts 
        (see H.R. 6203), H5631 [1AU]
      Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career 
        education programs give priority to programs that provide a 
        national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 
        1325), H696 [13FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H966 [27FE] (see H.R. 3612), H948 
        [21FE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H4686 [9JY]
      Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment 
        system (see H.R. 2295), H1807 [29MR]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H5766 [10SE]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4158 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H5202 [24JY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H159 [24JA]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H4686 [9JY]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1017 [28FE]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H3105 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H3105 
        [17MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment 
        restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 4030), H2134 [25AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H3703 [12JN]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H696 [13FE]
      ------establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H5711 
        [2AU]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H6001 [13SE]
      ------treat certain provider taxes as allowable costs for 
        purposes of reimbursements to critical access hospitals (see 
        H.R. 1398), H1543 [22MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H376 [1FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2570 [9MY]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance pending certification that 
        Pakistan did not have knowledge on the possible whereabouts of 
        Osama bin Laden (see H.R. 1699), H1134 [1MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (see H. Res. 
        720), H4655 [29JN]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1210 [6MR]
      ------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H1210 [6MR]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H1210 [6MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (see H.R. 3606), H1017 [28FE]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H218 [31JA]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H1210 [6MR]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1846 [16AP]
      Taxation: allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free 
        manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in 
        providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce 
        training (see H.R. 110), H115 [23JA]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      ------exclude certain farm rental income from self-employment 
        net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease agreement 
        relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 [21JN]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5728 [7AU]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H115 [23JA]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H1807 [29MR]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4907 [17JY]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H4908 
        [17JY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H5631 [1AU]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3163 [18MY]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H374 [1FE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H3700 [8JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher 
        education expenses under certain college savings plans and 
        allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such 
        plans (see H.R. 529), H5328 [26JY]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114), H1808 [29MR]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1133 [1MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H3267 [30MY]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H950 [24FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4776 [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: provide equity between regular and Reserve 
        component members in the computation of disability retired pay 
        for members wounded in action (see H.R. 4177), H1304 [8MR]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see H.R. 5706), H2567 [9MY]
      Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance 
        companies from the definition of major swap participant and 
        from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 
        [8MY]
      Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs 
        involving small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H640 [8FE]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for charity care provided by 
        physicians (see H.R. 5849), H3162 [18MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: provide equity between regular and Reserve 
        component members in the computation of disability retired pay 
        for members wounded in action (H.R. 4177), H1305 [8MR]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (H.R. 5706), H2569 [9MY]
      Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance 
        companies from the definition of major swap participant and 
        from the swap clearing requirement (H.R. 5649), H2447 [8MY]
      Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs 
        involving small contractors (H.R. 3985), H641 [8FE]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for charity care provided by 
        physicians (H.R. 5849), H3163 [18MY]
  Letters
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: by, 
        E911 [30MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H5931 [13SE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H380 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2704 [15MY], H2792 [16MY], 
        E877 [18MY]
      ------certify Pakistan opens Ground Lines of Communication, 
        allows NATO supply transit into Afghanistan, and supports U.S. 
        equipment retrograde out of Afghanistan, E877 [18MY]
      ------reduce amounts appropriated for printing and reproduction 
        (H.R. 1246), H2704 [15MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H380 [2FE]
      ------make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in rural areas to 
        visit an approved non-departmental health care provider in 
        their area, H3328 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3328 [31MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        E910 [30MY]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), H2098 [25AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), E910 [30MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4762 [10JY]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (H.R. 
        3992), E410 [21MR]
      Moline, IL: Quad City International Airport recipient of 
        Illinois Primary Airport of the Year award, E1040 
        [12JN]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2145 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4762 [10JY]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        E910 [30MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), E910 [30MY]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (H. Res. 
        720), E1199 [29JN]
      Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs 
        involving small contractors, H2704 [15MY]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (H.R. 3985), H816 [16FE]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1999 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3612 
        [7JN]
      Votes: position on missed, E410 [21MR], E873, 
        E877 [18MY], E1003 [6JN], E1126 [21JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3402 [1JN], H3731 [18JN]
  Tributes
      Baker, John F., Jr., H127 [24JA]
      Costello, Representative, H5908 [12SE]
      Dufford, Tom, E1691 [12OC]
      Feldman, Mel, H5021 [19JY]
      Smith, Glenn (Skids), H5932 [13SE]
      Williams, Gladys L., E503 [29MR]




SCHIMBERG, HENRY A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1253 [17JY]




SCHIMMEL, LINDA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1700 [16OC]




SCHIRDAUN, PAUL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6469 [19SE]




SCHLECHT, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E640 [25AP]




SCHLENKER, PAUL C.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E346 [8MR]




SCHLESINGER, MARIAN CANNON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1353 [31JY]




SCHLICHTING, EMILY

  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4798 [11JY]




SCHMID, JACQUELYN A.

  Eulogies
      By Representative Higgins, E1429 [3AU]
  Obituaries
      Buffalo (NY) News, E1429 [3AU]
      Cheektowaga (NY) Am-Pol Eagle, E1430 [3AU]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1428 [3AU]




SCHMID, MICHAEL

  Appointments
      Congressional Award Board, S3388 [21MY]




SCHMIDT, JEAN (a Representative from Ohio)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 102), H903 [16FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in 
        therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (see 
        H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H571 [7FE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1847 [16AP]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H220 [31JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3268 
        [30MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2648 [10MY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H948 [21FE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1808 [29MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2570 [9MY]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H27 [17JA]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H27 
        [17JA]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2329 [7MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------express that health insurance mandate violates the clause 
        of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue 
        originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Power resources: establish procedures for causes and claims 
        relative to leasing of Federal lands for exploration, 
        production, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other 
        form of energy (see H.R. 1032), H5202 [24JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5202 [24JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H571 [7FE]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H5711 [2AU]
      ------frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like 
        (see H.R. 4443), H2030 [19AP]
      ------frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like, 
        the foregoing of plastics (see H.R. 4444), H2030 [19AP]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H1210 [6MR]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3404 [1JN]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal 
        protection clause to extend particular consideration to 
        members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to 
        exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 938), H440 [2FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1571 [26MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4606 [28JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Tariff: (acetato) pentammine cobalt dinitrate with a polymeric 
        or paraffinic carrier mixture (see H.R. 5502), H2319 [7MY]
      ------clarify duty on sanitary towels and tampons, diapers and 
        diaper liners for babies, and similar articles, of any 
        material (see H.R. 5496), H2319 [7MY]
      ------methylionine (see H.R. 5500), H2319 [7MY]
      ------1,3-propanediaminium, N-[3-[[[dimethyl[3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-
        2-pro-penyl)amino]propyl]ammonio]acety ]amino]propyl]-2-
        hydroxy-N,N,N',N',N'-pentamethyl-, trichloride, polymer with 
        2-propenamide (see H.R. 5503), H2319 [7MY]
      ------1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2-
        naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers) mixtures (see H.R. 
        5501), H2319 [7MY]
      ------plastic laminate sheets (see H.R. 5498), H2319 [7MY]
      ------2-cyclo-hexylidene-2-phenyl acetonitrile (see H.R. 5499), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      ------warp knit open-work fabric (see H.R. 5497), H2319 [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: (acetato) pentammine cobalt dinitrate with a polymeric 
        or paraffinic carrier mixture (H.R. 5502), H2327 [7MY]
      ------clarify duty on sanitary towels and tampons, diapers and 
        diaper liners for babies, and similar articles, of any 
        material (H.R. 5496), H2327 [7MY]
      ------methylionine (H.R. 5500), H2327 [7MY]
      ------1,3-propanediaminium, N-[3-[[[dimethyl[3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-
        2-pro-penyl)amino]propyl]ammonio]acety ]amino]propyl]-2-
        hydroxy-N,N,N',N',N'-pentamethyl-, trichloride, polymer with 
        2-propenamide (H.R. 5503), H2327 [7MY]
      ------1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2-
        naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers) mixtures (H.R. 5501), 
        H2327 [7MY]
      ------plastic laminate sheets (H.R. 5498), H2327 [7MY]
      ------2-cyclo-hexylidene-2-phenyl acetonitrile (H.R. 5499), 
        H2327 [7MY]
      ------warp knit open-work fabric (H.R. 5497), H2327 [7MY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H4911 [18JY]
  Poems
      ``Independence Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1168 [28JN]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H103 [23JA], H5623 
        [1AU]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5443, H5446 [31JY]
      Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Old St. Mary's Church, 
        E1355 [31JY]
      Continental Congress: anniversary of Northwest Ordinance 
        adoption, E1594 [21SE]
      Independence Day: observance, E1168 [28JN]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E875 [18MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (H.R. 1179), H893 [16FE]
      Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, H5623 [1AU]
      Ripley, OH: anniversary, E1363 [31JY]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (H. Res. 177), E850 [18MY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H103 [23JA]
      Taiwan: democracy efforts, E875 [18MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2768 
        [16MY]
  Tributes
      Bailey, R. Steven, E390 [20MR]
      Eagan, Rick, H2454 [9MY]
      Giffords, Representative, H118 [24JA]




SCHMIDT, MARCUS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E500 [29MR]




SCHMIDT, MARYLYN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1004 [28FE]




SCHMIDT, RACHEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3040 [9MY]




SCHMIDT, SYDNEY

  Remarks in House
      Our Military Kids (organization): Military Kid of the Year award 
        recipient, H1981 [19AP]




SCHMITT, ALLISON

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, 
        E1497 [12SE]




SCHMITT, OWEN

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Football Hall of 
        Fame inductees, E321 [6MR]




SCHNEIDER, DONALD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H86 [23JA], E54 [23JA]




SCHNEIDER, KYLE

  Bills and resolutions
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see S. 3435), S5381 [25JY] (see H.R. 5837), H3161 
        [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (H.R. 5837), H5111, H5112 [23JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5837, Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, 
        Baldwinsville, NY, H5111 [23JY]




SCHNEIDER, KYLE R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4637 [29JN]




SCHNEIDER, WILLIAM H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E458 [27MR]




SCHNOOR, DONALD E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E616 [23AP]




SCHNYDMAN, JEROME D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2724 [25AP]




SCHOCK, AARON (a Representative from Illinois)

  Amendments
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3327, H3364 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H513 [6FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see 
        H.R. 2288), H2134 [25AP]
      Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H1100 [29FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H2289 [27AP]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who 
        served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the 
        Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1947), H5711 [2AU]
      ------allow States to enter into performance agreements and 
        combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement 
        (see H.R. 2514), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5526 
        [31JY]
      ------make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H376 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H3481 [5JN]
      ------prohibit administration or enforcement of certain 
        accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools 
        at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see 
        H.R. 4200), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H5328 [26JY]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      ------require certain Federal job training and career education 
        programs give priority to programs that provide a national 
        industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), 
        H696 [13FE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1018 [28FE]
      ------designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H945 
        [17FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1978 [18AP]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4684 [9JY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H4656 [29JN]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      FDA: improve humanitarian device regulation (see H.R. 3211), H79 
        [18JA]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1391 [19MR]
      ------prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H572 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H5010 [18JY]
      FEMA: suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic 
        areas in which certain levees are being repaired (see H.R. 
        898), H5711 [2AU]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1392 [19MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5631 
        [1AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see H.R. 
        4221), H4828 [11JY]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4828 
        [11JY]
      Georgia (country): initiate negotiations to enter into a free 
        trade agreement (see H. Res. 374), H5767 [10SE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations 
        between groups of health care professionals and health plans 
        and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1409), H2033 
        [19AP]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      ------repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans (see 
        H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H903 [16FE]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H2448 [8MY]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H3404 [1JN]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H2716 [15MY]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H4908 
        [17JY]
      ------provide for expedited removal of certain aliens (see H.R. 
        2952), H2134 [25AP]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H2040 [23AP]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H1572 [26MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4908 [17JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions 
        against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and 
        regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see 
        H.R. 1093), H6061 [14SE]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H5631 [1AU]
      ------clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H2033 [19AP]
      ------establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H5711 
        [2AU]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H2288 [27AP]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H5009 [18JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H803 [15FE]
      Members of Congress: terminate further retirement benefits for 
        Members, except the right to continue participating in the 
        Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3480), H187 [27JA]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H5711 [2AU]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1392 [19MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H903 [16FE]
      OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to 
        include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H945 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions relative to annual period for 
        disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to 
        receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 
        1580), H2288 [27AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H2134 [25AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5526 [31JY]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2447 [8MY]
      SEC: change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred 
        stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities 
        by, and revise rules on business development companies (see 
        H.R. 5929), H4908 [17JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H571 [7FE]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H2329 [7MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1572 [26MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H1916 [17AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before 
        the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H4065 
        [26JN]
      ------condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6284 [25SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H512 [6FE]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H803 [15FE]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2134 [25AP]
      ------allow an ordinary and necessary business expense deduction 
        for contributions to regional infrastructure improvement zones 
        (see H.R. 3780), H4685 [9JY]
      ------allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a 
        retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2072 [24AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      ------exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful 
        discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay 
        and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 3195), H5526 
        [31JY]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H1391 [19MR]
      ------exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business 
        holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises 
        which are independently supervised (see H.R. 4035), H4685 
        [9JY]
      ------expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists 
        and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 
        1957), H1017 [28FE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1642 [27MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend eligibility of activities in Puerto Rico for the 
        deduction for income attributable to domestic production 
        activities (see H.R. 4605), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for 
        motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 3087), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modify timing rules for determining gross income relative 
        to certain construction contracts (see H.R. 1993), H5009 
        [18JY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H903 [16FE]
      ------provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to 
        agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2959), H803 
        [15FE]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H5711 [2AU]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3105 [17MY]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H3976 [21JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1133 [1MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3700 
        [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of State: raise travel advisory for Egypt from ``Travel 
        Alert'' to ``Travel Warning'' until all detained 
        nongovernmental organization workers are given the freedom to 
        leave Egypt (see H. Res. 546), H726 [14FE]
      Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 
        6352), H5707 [2AU]
      Tariff: carfentrazone-ethyl (see H.R. 4614), H2067 [24AP]
      ------fluthiacet-methyl technical (see H.R. 4613), H2067 [24AP]
      ------pyroxasulfone (see H.R. 4616), H2067 [24AP]
      ------sulfentrazone (see H.R. 4615), H2067 [24AP]
      ------3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide (see H.R. 4612), 
        H2067 [24AP]
      ------2-amino-4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 4611), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-methylamino-1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 
        4610), H2066 [24AP]
      ------used compression-ignition internal combustion piston 
        engines (see H.R. 4618), H2067 [24AP]
      ------used fuel, lubricating, or cooling medium pumps (see H.R. 
        4617), H2067 [24AP]
      ------used gear boxes (see H.R. 4619), H2067 [24AP]
      Taxation: exclude certain farm rental income from self-
        employment net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease 
        agreement relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5629 [1AU]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H374 [1FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (H.R. 6352), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Tariff: carfentrazone-ethyl (H.R. 4614), H2071 [24AP]
      ------fluthiacet-methyl technical (H.R. 4613), H2071 [24AP]
      ------pyroxasulfone (H.R. 4616), H2071 [24AP]
      ------sulfentrazone (H.R. 4615), H2071 [24AP]
      ------3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide (H.R. 4612), H2071 
        [24AP]
      ------2-amino-4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine (H.R. 4611), 
        H2071 [24AP]
      ------2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-methylamino-1,3,5-triazine (H.R. 
        4610), H2071 [24AP]
      ------used compression-ignition internal combustion piston 
        engines (H.R. 4618), H2071 [24AP]
      ------used fuel, lubricating, or cooling medium pumps (H.R. 
        4617), H2071 [24AP]
      ------used gear boxes (H.R. 4619), H2071 [24AP]
      Taxation: exclude certain farm rental income from self-
        employment net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease 
        agreement relative to such income (H.R. 5990), H3975 [21JN]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (H.R. 6267), H5630 [1AU]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (H.R. 3877), H375 [1FE]
  Remarks
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), E823 [16MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in rural areas to 
        visit an approved non-departmental health care provider in 
        their area, H3327, H3328 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3327, H3328 [31MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4737 [10JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839 
        [12JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4737 [10JY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5674 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5674 [2AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2005 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3611 
        [7JN]
  Tributes
      Canning, Christopher, E167 [9FE]
      Costello, Representative, H5907 [12SE]
      Meyer, Mary Anna, E1696 [12OC]




SCHOEBERL, MARK A.

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3605 [7JN]




SCHOENSTADT, RICHARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3811 [20JN]




SCHOFIELD, LORNA G.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4950 [12JY]




SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OPPORTUNITY AND RESULTS (SOAR) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 471), E71 [25JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Education: clarify scope of District of Columbia 
        Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school 
        choice (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]




SCHOLTEN, JULIAN S.

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft 
        crash in Djibouti, E254 [27FE]




SCHOOLCHILDREN'S HEALTH PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]




SCHOOLS

  Amendments
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5880, H5881, 
        H5882, H5884 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5785 [11SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Highlands Center for Autism, S2597 [23AP]
      Kentucky Academy Tops the Chart--Newsweek Ranks Kentucky Academy 
        as America's Top High School, S3679 [4JN]
      Our View--Perfect Pioneers--Third Title ``Icing on the Cake'', 
        E496 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H1427 [20MR]
      Armed Forces: provide for employment of additional instructor 
        for Junior ROTC units in which a large percentage of the 
        student population is enrolled (see H.R. 6471), H6231 [20SE]
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 364), S208 [31JA] (see H. 
        Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Children and youth: provide children in foster care with school 
        stability and equal access to educational opportunities (see 
        H.R. 5868), H3266 [30MY]
      Contraceptives: prohibit Federal education funding for 
        elementary or secondary schools that provide access to 
        emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 
        [15FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to establish veterans gardens 
        operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to 
        individuals, schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H512 
        [6FE]
      ------implement a certain interim final or final rule regarding 
        child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H2812 [16MY]
      ------issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing 
        improvements to school lunch facilities and training school 
        food service personnel (see H.R. 6481), H6273 [21SE]
      ------repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric 
        limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
        (see H.R. 6418), H6060 [14SE]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      ------amend Impact Aid Program to extend eligibility for 
        emergency and modernization grants to local educational 
        agencies in which a certain percentage of land is federally 
        owned (see H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]
      ------assure comparability of opportunity for educationally 
        disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5933), H3698 [8JN]
      ------authorize grants to prepare and train principals on 
        effective core competencies and in instructional leadership 
        skills (see H.R. 6376), H5859 [11SE]
      ------award grants to States that enact laws making school 
        attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 6434), 
        H6150 [19SE]
      ------encourage effective teachers and innovative education 
        programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]
      ------establish a grant program for automated external 
        defibrillators in schools (see S. 2106), S614 [14FE]
      ------establish a ``Grow Your Own Teacher'' program (see H.R. 
        6230), H5331 [30JY]
      ------establish an alternative accountability model for 
        elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress 
        (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]
      ------establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and 
        secondary schools (see H.R. 6284), H5704 [2AU]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------establish national program for arts and technology (see S. 
        2263), S2242 [29MR]
      ------increase percentage of Federal education tax dollars spent 
        in classrooms (see H.R. 3775), H26 [17JA]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S208 [31JA]
      ------provide States and local educational agencies with 
        flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 
        5546), H2441 [8MY]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: make grants to train elementary and secondary 
        school nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical 
        attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school 
        building or on school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: hold in trust for the benefit of 
        federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa 
        Indian School land and improvements (see H.R. 3878), H374 
        [1FE]
      ------issue a final decision whether or not to issue a permit 
        under the Endangered Species Act authorizing construction of 
        an elementary school in San Diego, CA (see H.R. 4244), H1541 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: withhold certain highway funds from 
        States unless they enact a law strengthening penalties for 
        motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 
        4236), H1497 [21MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN] (see H. 
        Res. 694), H3914 [20JN] (see H. Res. 700), H3975 [21JN]
      ------authorize national elementary and secondary service-
        learning program that promotes student academic achievement 
        (see H.R. 5436), H2318 [7MY]
      ------establish State infrastructure banks for education (see 
        H.R. 3793), H78 [18JA]
      ------help close the gaps in principal preparation and provide 
        new principals with the support and tools they need to meet 
        the complex challenges of school leadership (see H.R. 4113), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (see S. 3582), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        6447), H6230 [20SE]
      ------provide educational stability for children in foster care 
        (see H.R. 5876), H3362 [31MY]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H158 [24JA]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see S. 3578), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      ------remove mandated testing provisions (see H.R. 5654), H2565 
        [9MY]
      EPA: establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon levels 
        in public schools (see H.R. 6396), H5999 [13SE]
      ------implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see S. 3472, 
        3478), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]
      FEMA: provide guidance to and coordination with local 
        educational agencies and school districts that are at high 
        risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the 
        Amy Biehl High School Foundation (see S. 3370), S4892 [11JY]
      Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary 
        school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens 
        reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
        providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]
      International Water Safety Day: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 658), H2714 [15MY]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2441 [8MY]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU] (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see H. Res. 626), 
        H2031 [19AP]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Chess Day: designate (see S. Res. 539), S5871 [1AU]
      National forests: improve employment and educational 
        opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with 
        Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and 
        providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 
        [14FE]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (see S. Res. 570), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 444), S2824 [26AP]
      National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 781), H6000 
        [13SE]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 [12SE]
      National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. 
        Res. 798), H6232 [20SE]
      National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 798), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 754), H5629 [1AU]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE] (see H. Res. 525), H158 [24JA]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2320 [7MY]
      National Young Audiences Week: designate (see H. Res. 574), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2268 [27AP]
      Religion: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary 
        and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 4075), H943 [17FE]
      ------allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5077 [19JY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for education and training 
        expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the 
        number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 6084), H4684 
        [9JY]
  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Allison Mock, E335 
        [7MR]
      ------Baher Michel, E401 [21MR]
      ------Bailey Arlinghaus, E335 [7MR]
      ------Blake Huddleston, E415 [22MR]
      ------Daniel Casas, E426 [22MR]
      ------Drew Liscum, E528 [16AP]
      ------Gordon Tsai, E532 [16AP]
      ------Irene Cofie, E625 [24AP]
      ------Katelyn Moody, E628 [24AP]
      ------Kayla Cox, E621 [24AP]
      ------Komal Luthra, E630 [24AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
      ------Madison Weaver, E820 [16MY], E874 [18MY]
      ------Mah-Rulch Mohammad, E813 [16MY]
      ------Maximillian McElligott, E354 [8MR]
      ------Meredith Brandt, E421 [22MR]
      ------Milan Doshi, E403 [21MR]
      ------Ravena Jacob, E340 [8MR]
      ------Rima Patel, E810 [16MY]
      ------Rohail Dadwani, E409 [21MR]
      ------Saydi Wollney, E411 [21MR]
      ------Siri Soth, E873 [18MY]
      ------Stephanie Lin, E873 [18MY]
      ------Stephanie Tsai, E873 [18MY]
      My American Appreciation: Anna Stout, E991 [6JN]
      State of the Union: Alden Fletcher, S155 [30JA]
      ------Dahlia Somers, S157 [30JA]
      ------Emma Hamilton, S156 [30JA]
      ------Erin Clauss, S155 [30JA]
      ------Giovanina Mier, S157 [30JA]
      ------Hannah Apfelbaum, S154 [30JA]
      ------Jack Du Pre, S156 [30JA]
      ------Jennifer Sikorski, S59 [24JA]
      ------Julienne DeVita, S155 [30JA]
      ------Karolina Sowulewska, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kate Raszka, S124 [26JA]
      ------Katie Leavitt, S156 [30JA]
      ------Kayleigh Ehler-Vock, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kidder Spillane, S158 [30JA]
      ------Monica Allard, S123 [26JA]
      ------Theophila Lee, S157 [30JA]
      ------Travis K. Reed, S157 [30JA]
      ------Yamuna Dahal, S155 [30JA]
      ------Zach Holman, S156 [30JA]
      Washington, DC: Callie Effler, E992 [6JN]
      ------Chloe Atchley, E992 [6JN]
      ------Madison Jacobs, E992 [6JN]
  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, E688 
        [27AP]
      ------J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and 
        Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory 
        Committee, E688 [27AP]
      ------John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent 
        Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]
      ------Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools 
        Superintendent, E688 [27AP]
      Breath of Fresh Air Act: Nancy Sander, Allergy & Asthma Network 
        Mothers of Asthmatics (organization), E1425 [3AU]
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
      Importance of education: Colin T. Mays, E356 [8MR]
  Lists
      Battlefield High School, Haymarket, VA, marching band staff, 
        instructors, and members, E359 [9MR]
      Ohio high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S3038 
        [9MY]
  Motions
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
  Poems
      ``Battle Cry, a Call to Action,'' Dona J. Cassel, E1224 [11JY]
  Proclamations
      Dr. Thomas Smith and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., High School 
        Civic Leadership Students Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E906 [30MY]
      Ms. Shundra Y. Nephew Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E616 [23AP]
  Remarks in House
      Abilene, TX: tribute to Abilene Christian High School boys' 
        basketball team, E350 [8MR]
      Abington, PA: tribute to South Abington Elementary School Paws 
        for Peace initiative, E831 [17MY]
      Achievable Dream (organization): anniversary of Achievable Dream 
        Tennis Ball, E1595 [21SE]
      Adamsville, TN: tribute to Adamsville Junior-Senior High School 
        band, E236 [21FE]
      Aldie, VA: tribute to Mercer Middle School winter food drive, 
        E478 [28MR]
      Allen, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Altoona, PA: anniversary of Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High 
        School, E1596 [21SE]
      Anderson, SC: tribute to T.L. Hanna High School girls' soccer 
        team, E916 [31MY]
      Anderson, Tea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Anghel, Denis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E744 [9MY]
      Annandale, NJ: anniversary of North Hunterdon High School first 
        graduating class of 1952, E1400 [3AU]
      Anniston, AL: tribute to Saks High School girls' softball team, 
        E927 [31MY]
      Aragon, Audrey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E640 [25AP]
      Argyle, TX: tribute to Argyle High School boys' basketball team, 
        E537 [16AP]
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (H.R. 4222), H3443 [5JN]
      Asian Pacific State Employees Association: tribute to 
        scholarship fund, E636 [24AP]
      Auburn, WA: Camelot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E1092 [20JN]
      ------tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School History Bowl 
        teams, E915 [31MY]
      Aurora, IL: anniversary of Illinois Mathematics and Science 
        Academy, H1980 [19AP]
      Avila, Jose: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E816 [16MY]
      Azama, Yo: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 
        National Language Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1170 
        [28JN]
      Bailey, NC: Southern Nash High School Air Force Junior ROTC 
        recipient of Distinguished Unit of Merit award, E652 [25AP]
      Baker, David: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Ballantyne, Brooke: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E647 [25AP]
      Batiste, Bailey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E641 [25AP]
      Baytown, TX: tribute to Robert E. Lee High School Interact Club, 
        E1643 [21SE]
      Beckwith, Frank: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E526 [16AP]
      Bedford, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E865 [18MY]
      Bensenville, IL: anniversary of Zion-Concord Lutheran School, 
        E1485 [12SE]
      Billings, MO: tribute to Billings High School boys' basketball 
        team, E502 [29MR]
      Blancas, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Bloomington, CA: dedication of Joe Baca Middle School, H5537 
        [1AU]
      Blue-Norton, Elizabeth: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E742 [9MY]
      Bolivar County, MS: tribute to Bolivar County Head Start 
        Program, E511 [29MR]
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, H3274 [31MY]
      Bravewomon, Lynn: GLOBE (Gays and Lesbians Organized for 
        Betterment and Equality of Alameda County) Pryor Conrad Award 
        recipient, E1684 [5OC]
      Breese, IL: tribute to Central Community High School boys' 
        basketball team, E439 [26MR]
      Brookhaven, PA: Coebourn Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H2332 [8MY]
      Brooks, GA: tribute to Brooks Elementary School Veteran's Day 
        Program, E1710 [19OC]
      Brown, Shari: National Center for Family Literacy Toyota Teacher 
        of the Year Award recipient, E462 [28MR]
      Brownsboro, TX: Chandler Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1569 [19SE]
      Bruce, Mallisyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E857 [18MY]
      Buckey, John: Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' 
        Association Bertram H. Holland High School Principal of the 
        Year award recipient, E1457 [10SE]
      Bullard, TX: tribute to Brook Hill School, E119 [2FE]
      Burbank, CA: John Burroughs High School Junior State of America 
        Chapter National Civic Impact Award recipient, E1107 [21JN]
      Burke, VA: tribute to Oaks Elementary School's 4th grade class 
        fundraiser, E108 [1FE]
      Calderon, Miguel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Cantonment, FL: tribute to J.M. Tate High School mock trial 
        team, E525 [16AP]
      Cantor-Gutierrez, Reyna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Carruthers, Emily: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E737 [9MY]
      Castaneda-Romero, Nalene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (H. Res. 523), H122 [24JA], H225 [1FE]
      Chardon, OH: moment of silence for victims of school shooting, 
        H993 [28FE]
      Charter schools: encourage growth and replication of successful 
        charter school models (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE], H4810 [11JY]
      ------require successful operation data for no less than three 
        years to be eligible for expansion grants, H4810 [11JY]
      Chavez, Alicia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award, E469 [28MR]
      Chavez, Darlene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E668 [26AP]
      Chicago, IL: Academy for Global Citizenship recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E914 [31MY]
      ------anniversary of Solomon Schechter Day School of 
        Metropolitan Chicago, E1708 [19OC]
      ------anniversary of Sts. Peter and Paul Baseball Club, E763 
        [10MY]
      Children and youth: address and take action to prevent bullying 
        and harassment of students, H1644 [28MR], H2459 [9MY]
      ------address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment 
        of students (H.R. 1648), H3809, H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      ------protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical 
        restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2453 [9MY]
      ------tribute to ``Share Your Breakfast'' initiative, E349, E352 
        [8MR]
      Cisneros, Jacob: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Clairton, PA: tribute to Clairton High School football team, E34 
        [18JA]
      Clark, Austin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E644 [25AP]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of West Tech High School, E1264 
        [17JY]
      ------tribute to St. Ignatius High School football team, E65 
        [24JA]
      Clinton, SC: tribute to Bell Street Middle School Science 
        Olympiad team, H1024 [29FE]
      Cole, Sean: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic Hall of 
        Fame inductee, E1641 [21SE], E1662 [28SE]
      Collinsville, IL: tribute to Collinsville High School boys' 
        basketball team, E217 [16FE]
      Columbia, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' 
        basketball team, E522 [16AP]
      ------tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' swimming and 
        diving team, E526, E533 [16AP]
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, H3814 [20JN], E716 [7MY], E741 [9MY]
      Connecticut: tribute to Valentines for Troops program, E644 
        [25AP]
      Coppell, TX: Mockingbird Elementary School recipient of 
        Character Education Partnership (organization) National School 
        of Character award, E1715 [23OC]
      Cormier, Aaron: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E472 [28MR]
      Cortland, NY: Cortland Junior Senior High School students 
        winners of NASA Space Settlement Contest, E1221 [10JY]
      Creal Springs, IL: anniversary of Creal Springs School, E847 
        [18MY]
      Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, 
        H1650 [28MR]
      Cumberland, MD: Bel Air Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H3108 [18MY]
      Curiel, Frank: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Curran, Elizabeth (Libby): People (publication) Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E1697 [12OC]
      Damariscotta, ME: tribute to Coastal Kids Preschool, E621 [24AP]
      Dassow, Chevelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      Davis, Alvin A.: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E659 [26AP]
      Deer Park, TX: tribute to Deer Park High School girls' softball 
        team, E1077 [19JN]
      DeLaCerda, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E669 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school 
        lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks, 
        E803 [15MY]
      ------tribute to domestic and global anti-hunger and nutrition 
        programs, E803 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for Armed Services Vocational 
        Aptitude Battery testing programs, H5036, H5037 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: authorize grants to prepare and train 
        principals on effective core competencies and in instructional 
        leadership skills (H.R. 6376), E1473 [11SE]
      ------establish a demonstration program to provide skills to 
        classroom teachers and staff who work with children with 
        autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), E687 [27AP]
      ------establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and 
        secondary schools (H.R. 6284), E1425 [3AU]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 6390), H6004 
        [14SE]
      ------reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship 
        Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), E71 
        [25JA]
      ------report on extent to which certain high-need students are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers-in-training who 
        have been deemed ``highly qualified'', E1710 [19OC]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue a final decision whether or not to 
        issue a permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing 
        construction of an elementary school in San Diego, CA (H.R. 
        4244), E423 [22MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes 
        to School Program, H731 [15FE]
      ------Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 [12JY]
      Discrimination: end discrimination based on actual or perceived 
        sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 
        998), H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
      Dubuque, IA: St. Columbkille Elementary School recipient of 
        Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E91 [31JA]
      Dunn, Kristen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E866 [18MY]
      East Islip, NY: Timber Point Elementary School winner of Disney 
        Plant Challenge for New York, E906 [30MY]
      Easthampton, MA: tribute to Easthampton High School for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E122 [2FE]
      Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild 
        and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways 
        back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 
        [17JA], H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 
        [8FE], H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 
        [21JN], H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 
        [24JY], H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, 
        H5983, H5986 [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, 
        H6262, H6264 [21SE]
      Eden Prairie, MN: tribute to Eden Prairie High School boys' 
        swimming and diving team, H1144 [5MR]
      Education: anniversary of charter schools establishment, H4810 
        [11JY]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls, E1223, E1231 [11JY]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 694), E1093 [20JN]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 700), E1103 [21JN]
      ------encourage school choice, H521 [7FE]
      ------funding, H2116, H2120, H2121 [25AP]
      ------importance, E356 [8MR]
      ------improve teacher quality and increase access to effective 
        teachers, H5956 [13SE]
      ------provide educational stability for children in foster care 
        (H.R. 5876), H3275 [31MY]
      ------reduce the costs of higher education, H523 [7FE]
      Effingham, IL: tribute to St. Anthony High School baseball team, 
        E1512 [13SE]
      El Paso, TX: Douglas Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1622 [21SE]
      ------El Paso Independent School District recipient of 
        ChildObesity 180 (organization) Active Schools Acceleration 
        Project School Programs Regional award, E1048 [15JN]
      ------Mission Early College High School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1651 [21SE]
      Eldersburg, MD: Oklahoma Road Middle School School recipient of 
        Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H3108 [18MY]
      Elizabeth, NJ: Union County Vocational-Technical High School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1587 [21SE]
      Erickson, Scott: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 High 
        School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E534 [16AP]
      Estes, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E863 [18MY]
      Estrada, Tanya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1014 [7JN]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Best of Braddock Awards 
        recipients, E1411 [3AU]
      ------tribute to Hidden Pond Nature Center Envirothon Team, 
        E1077 [19JN]
      ------tribute to In Hope Freedom Rings Foundation scholarship 
        recipients, E112 [1FE]
      ------tribute to public school math and science teachers 
        participating in Sally Ride Science Academy in San Diego, CA, 
        E322 [6MR]
      Fairport, NY: Martha Brown Middle School named to National Forum 
        To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1070 [19JN]
      Federal Way, WA: tribute to Federal Way High School Air Force 
        Junior ROTC team, E920 [31MY]
      Firearms: gun control, H1856 [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5081, H5117 
        [23JY], H5204 [25JY]
      Flemington, NJ: tribute to Hunterdon Regional High School 
        cheerleading team, E270 [28FE]
      Florida: tribute to America's Young Heroes award recipients, 
        E546 [17AP]
      Florissant, MO: tribute to McCleur North High School boys' 
        basketball team, E401 [21MR]
      Flower Mound, TX: tribute to Marcus High School boys' basketball 
        team, E679 [27AP]
      Fond du Lac, WI: tribute to Fond du Lac School District, E862 
        [18MY]
      Fort Lauderdale, FL: Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble 
        winner of the Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Competition and 
        Festival, E876 [18MY]
      ------tribute to Dillard High School girls' basketball team, 
        E326 [7MR]
      Fort Walton Beach, FL: anniversary of Camp Walton School, E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------anniversary of Choctawhatchee High School, E1650 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Fort Walton Beach High School cheerleading 
        team, E350 [8MR]
      Fremont, CA: Hopkins Junior High School winner of Dept. of 
        Energy National Science Bowl, E713 [7MY]
      ------J. Haley Durham Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1735 [6NO]
      Fritz, Hunter: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E775 [10MY]
      Gallegos, Alexander: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award, E470 [28MR]
      Gastonia, NC: anniversary of First Wesleyan Christian School, 
        E378 [19MR]
      Glenview, IL: anniversary of Glenbrook South High School, H644 
        [9FE]
      Goreville, IL: tribute to Goreville High School girls' softball 
        team, E1495 [12SE]
      Grapevine, TX: anniversary of Grapevine-Colleyville Independent 
        School District, E571 [18AP]
      Greenbury, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E814 [16MY]
      Greene, Trevor: MetLife/National Association of Secondary School 
        Principals National High School Principal of the Year award 
        recipient, E1579 [20SE]
      Greensboro, NC: tribute to Northern Guilford High School 
        football team, E103 [1FE]
      ------tribute to Walter H. Page High School football team, E106 
        [1FE]
      Greenville, IL: tribute to Greenville Elementary School students 
        and staff, E981 [5JN]
      Groenhof, Samantha: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Grosse Pointe, MI: tribute to Grosse Pointe South High School 
        girls' tennis team, E1195 [29JN]
      ------tribute to Grosse Pointe South High School girls' track 
        and field team, E1195 [29JN]
      Grossetete, Chloe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Gurrola, Arisai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E646 [25AP]
      Hampton, VA: tribute to Hampton High School boys' basketball 
        team, E443 [26MR]
      Harrelson, Patty: Florida Dept. of Education Principal 
        Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership recipient, E498 
        [29MR]
      Harrisburg, MO: tribute to Harrisburg High School girls' 
        basketball team, E519 [16AP]
      Harrison, Anjelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E645 [25AP]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School marching band, 
        E359 [9MR]
      ------tribute to Battlefield High School robotics team, E928 
        [31MY]
      Hazlett, Angel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Helotes, TX: tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor High School science 
        bowl team, E663 [26AP]
      Herrera, Jada: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E773 [10MY]
      Herrin, IL: anniversary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, E563 
        [17AP]
      Hill, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E468 [28MR]
      Hoefler, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Holency, Crystina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Hornell, NY: tribute to St. Ann's School, E1232 [11JY]
      Huerta, Wilfredo: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Irvine-Johnson, Kendra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E869 [18MY]
      Jacks, Jacqueline: Washington County, FL, Rookie Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Jacksonville, AL: tribute to Jacksonville High School girls' 
        basketball team, E383 [19MR]
      Jamesville, NC: Jamesville Middle School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1516 [13SE]
      Jamison, Janelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E766 [10MY]
      Jenkins, Jackie: California School Employees Association Member 
        of the Year award recipient, E1124 [21JN]
      Johnson, Tyia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1015 [7JN]
      Kansas City, MO: tribute to Staley High School football team, 
        E32 [18JA]
      Kauffmann, Raphael: San Mateo County, CA, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E1103 [21JN]
      Kent, WA: Technology Access Foundation Academy recipient of 
        Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Award, E1521 [13SE]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Creekwood Middle School Korean War 
        history project, H3269 [31MY]
      Kohen, Daniel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E672 [26AP]
      Kurtz, Melanie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E974 [5JN]
      Lafayette, LA: tribute to Teurlings Catholic High School girls' 
        softball team, E744 [9MY]
      Larson, Virginia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1123 [21JN]
      Lawrence, Anastasia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      Lee, Carmen A.: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1641 [21SE]
      LeRoy, IL: tribute to LeRoy High School wrestling team, E295 
        [1MR]
      Lindsay, Randella: Walton County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E216 [16FE]
      Lisle, IL: anniversary of Benet Academy, E30 [18JA]
      Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine 
        High School, H5532 [1AU]
      Livonia, MI: tribute to Ladywood High School girls' softball 
        team, E1123 [21JN]
      Long Beach, CA: Longfellow Elementary School recipient of Dept. 
        of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E645 [25AP]
      Lopes, Alexandre: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1351 [31JY]
      Lopez, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E665 [26AP]
      Lozada, Marisha: Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Scholastic 
        Art and Writing Award recipient, E794 [15MY]
      Lucero, Jesse: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Lufkin, TX: tribute to Hudson High School girls' softball team, 
        E1164 [27JN]
      Maloku, Edite: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Mammoth Spring, AR: tribute to Mammoth Spring High School boys' 
        basketball team, H1648 [28MR]
      Maple Heights, OH: tribute to St. Martin of Tours School, E1000 
        [6JN]
      Marion County, FL: inclusion of several Marion County Public 
        Schools in Washington (DC) Post ``Top High Schools'' list, 
        E1341 [26JY]
      Maryville, TN: tribute to Heritage Middle School student trip to 
        Washington, DC, E991 [6JN]
      Mattoon, IL: tribute to Mattoon High School students selected 
        for Illinois All-State Concert Band and All-State Orchestra, 
        E71 [25JA]
      McGehee, Kyler: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E858 [18MY]
      McKinney, TX: anniversary of McKinney Christian Academy, E293 
        [1MR]
      McLean, VA: tribute to Langley High School staff for efforts to 
        support Maureen Marsh during health crisis, E188 [14FE]
      Media, PA: Rose Tree Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H2332 [8MY]
      Medina, Jazmin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Medina, TN: tribute to first graduating class of South Gibson 
        County High School, E914 [31MY]
      ------tribute to first graduating class of South Gibson High 
        School, E855 [18MY]
      Memphis, TN: inclusion of Hollis F. Price Middle College in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, 
        H6257 [21SE]
      Meraz, Cristina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E667 [26AP]
      Miami, FL: tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E811 [16MY]
      Middle Island, NY: tribute to Longwood Central School District 
        Longwood Veterans Walk and Longwood Veterans History Project, 
        E1062 [18JN]
      Midland, TX: tribute to Midland Christian School football team, 
        E59 [23JA]
      Mikhaylova, Mariya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E861 [18MY]
      Mikhaylova, Svetlana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Milford, NH: tribute to Milford High School for participation in 
        We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, E816 [16MY]
      Miller, Everett: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Miller, Tesla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Mills River, NC: tribute to Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School 
        5th grade graduating class, E980 [5JN]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------ensure that private property interests are not negatively 
        impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]
      ------exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest from calculation of payments to St. 
        Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5014 [19JY], H5873-
        H5890 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5780-H5787 [11SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), motion to recommit, 
        H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5884, H5885 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      Minnetonka, MN: tribute to Minnetonka High School girls' hockey 
        team, H956 [27FE]
      Mobile, AL: inclusion of Alabama School of Math and Science in 
        Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E1363 
        [31JY]
      Moczary, Steven: Air Force Association Eglin Chapter 365 Teacher 
        of the Year award recipient, E834 [17MY]
      Monroeville, AL: tribute to Monroeville Junior High robotics 
        team, E218 [16FE]
      Montgomery, AL: tribute to G.W. Carver High School boys' 
        basketball team, E382 [19MR]
      Moore, Peyton: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Moore, Susan: Roseland School District, Santa Rosa, CA, Lifetime 
        Achievement Volunteer Award recipient, E903 [30MY]
      Mora-Pina, Alysia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E466 [28MR]
      Morgan Hill, CA: tribute to Central High School improvement in 
        California Academic Performance Index, E1717 [23OC]
      Morganza, MD: tribute to Chopticon High School marching band, 
        E951 [1JN]
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E233 [17FE]
      Motion pictures: tribute to Academy Award-winning documentary, 
        ``Undefeated'', H952 [27FE]
      Mount Vernon, MO: tribute to Mount Vernon High School girls' 
        basketball team, E487 [29MR]
      Muscogee Retired Educators Association: anniversary, E1102 
        [21JN]
      Nakata, Kayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Nashville, IL: tribute to Nashville High School girls' softball 
        team, E1493 [12SE]
      National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]
      National Day of Silence: observance, H2013 [19AP]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: State 
        enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally passing a 
        stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, E269 [28FE], 
        E375 [19MR]
      National School Breakfast Week: observance, H1166 [6MR], E332 
        [7MR], E349, E352, E354 [8MR]
      National School Choice Week: observance, H120, H129 [24JA], E71 
        [25JA]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (H. Res. 525), E170 
        [9FE]
      National School Lunch Week: observance, H1211 [7MR]
      National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week: observance, H2303 
        [7MY]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2336, H2337 
        [8MY], H2458, H2459 [9MY], H2572 [10MY], E706 [7MY], E731 
        [8MY], E752, E754 [9MY], E774 [10MY]
      National Teacher Day: observance, H2332 [8MY], E734 [8MY]
      ------support goals and ideals (H. Res. 645), E773 [10MY]
      National Young Audiences Week: observance, E354 [8MR]
      New Haven, CT: anniversary of Neighborhood Music School, E1054 
        [18JN]
      New Jersey: tribute to high school seniors deciding to enlist in 
        the Armed Forces, E791 [15MY]
      New Providence, NJ: inclusion of New Providence High School in 
        New Jersey Monthly (publication) ``Top Public High Schools'' 
        list, E1490 [12SE]
      New York, NY: anniversary of Regis High School Recruiting 
        Excellence in Academics for Catholic High Schools (REACH) 
        program, E330 [7MR]
      Nichols, Donovan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E739 [9MY]
      Nielson, Zachary: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1126 [21JN]
      Nixa, MO: tribute to Nixa High School bowling team, E1224 [11JY]
      North Hollywood, CA: tribute to North Hollywood High School 
        science bowl team, E668 [26AP]
      Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to Saipan Southern High School 
        concert band, H5337 [31JY], E1354 [31JY]
      ------tribute to Saipan Southern High School for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, H2044 [24AP], E626 [24AP]
      Norwood, NC: tribute to South Stanly High School boys' baseball 
        team, E981 [5JN]
      Novi, MI: tribute to Detroit Catholic Central High School 
        wrestling team, H951 [27FE]
      Oakland, CA; tribute to the African American Education Task 
        Force Academic Achievement Celebration, E791 [15MY]
      Orona, Kassie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Osterville, MA: tribute to Cape Cod Academy Stand Down event, 
        E1413 [3AU]
      Owings, MD: tribute to Northern High School girls' softball 
        team, E945 [1JN]
      Oxford, AL: tribute to Oxford High School baseball team, E915 
        [31MY]
      Parson, Chesle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E670 [26AP]
      Perez, Ditza: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E745 [9MY]
      Pfankuch, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E979 [5JN]
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Walter D. Palmer Leadership 
        Learning Partners Charter School Leadership Preparatory 
        Academy Foundations of Leadership Class of 2013, E684 [27AP]
      Pickard, Justina: Walton County, FL, School District Related 
        Employee of the Year Award recipient, E212 [16FE]
      Pink, Laura: Air Force Association Hurlburt Chapter 398 
        Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E529 
        [16AP]
      Pippin, Christy: Washington County, FL, School District Related 
        Employee of the Year award recipient, E48 [19JA]
      Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Fox Chapel Area High School for 
        participation in Library of Congress Veterans History Project, 
        E850 [18MY]
      Plano, TX: tribute to Plano Senior High School WorldQuest team, 
        H2080 [25AP]
      ------tribute to Plano West Senior High School girls' soccer 
        team, H2080 [25AP]
      Plymouth, MN: tribute to Providence Academy girls' basketball 
        team, H1559 [26MR]
      Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, H2331 [8MY], H2454 [9MY], E749 [9MY]
      Power resources: prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within 
        one thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 
        [20JN]
      Prado, Angelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E463 [28MR]
      Presidio, TX: tribute to Lucy Reede Franco Middle School 
        rocketry team, E757 [10MY]
      ------tribute to Presidio High School rocketry team, E757 [10MY]
      Pribble, Jeffrey: Escambia County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E249 [27FE]
      Pride, Savannah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1013 [7JN]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Prince William County 
        Teacher of the Year/Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award 
        nominees, E320 [6MR]
      ------tribute to teachers achieving National Board for 
        Professional Teaching Standards certification, E323 [6MR]
      Princeton, WV: tribute to Princeton Senior High School baseball 
        team, E1049 [15JN]
      Pritchard, Delanie: Washington County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Quintana, Luis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E856 [18MY]
      Quintrall, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E860 [18MY]
      Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: tribute to Santa Margarita Catholic 
        High School football team, E27 [17JA]
      Renton, WA: inclusion of Talbot Hill Elementary School in Parent 
        & Child (publication) ``Coolest Schools in America'' list and 
        Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 
        Designated Innovative Schools honoree, E1593 [21SE]
      Republic, MO: tribute to Republic High School girls' basketball 
        team, E505 [29MR]
      Richardson, Driszelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E740 [9MY]
      Richland Springs, TX: tribute to Richland Springs High School 
        football team, E56 [23JA]
      Ridgefield, CT: tribute to Ridgefield High School Students 
        Against Internet Discrimination (organization), H590 [8FE]
      Riverhead, NY: tribute to Riverhead High School girls' 
        basketball team, E819 [16MY]
      Roberts, Bobby: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E643 [25AP]
      Rock Bridge, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School cheerleading 
        team, E93 [31JA]
      Rockport, ME: tribute to Camden Hills Regional High School 
        Windplanners student group for installing a wind turbine on 
        campus, E862 [18MY]
      Rockwall, TX: tribute to Rockwall High School girls' basketball 
        team, E1227 [11JY]
      ------tribute to Rockwall-Heath High School baseball team, E1136 
        [26JN]
      Rodriguez, Nancy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E973 [5JN]
      Roehl, Jackie: Education Minnesota (organization) Minnesota 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2303 [7MY]
      Ruthton, MN: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (RTR) Elementary School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1668 [28SE]
      Ryan, Jha-Mier: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Saenz, Edwin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: anniversary of Mount Carmel 
        School, H5932 [13SE], E1515 [13SE]
      Salazar, Lawrence: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E862 [18MY]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to Dr. Hector P. Garcia Middle School 
        science bowl team, E662 [26AP]
      San Jose, CA: Dartmouth Middle School named to National Forum To 
        Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1089 [20JN]
      San Luis, AZ: tribute to Gadsden Elementary School District #32 
        marching band, E318 [6MR]
      San Rafael, CA: anniversary of school system, E168 [9FE]
      Sanford, ME: tribute to Sanford Community Adult Education 
        program graduates, E1075 [19JN]
      Saraland, AL: tribute to Saraland School System, E1337 [26JY]
      Sawaqued, Jwan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Schaffer, Trevor: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E1644 [21SE], E1663 [28SE]
      Sell, Jonnalynn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Seminole, FL: anniversary of Seminole High School, E1322 [25JY]
      Serrano, Yimi: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1119 [21JN]
      Sharyland, TX: tribute to Sharyland High School boys' soccer 
        team, E628 [24AP]
      Sheldon, Denise: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E1643 [21SE], E1660 [28SE]
      Shillington, PA: tribute to Governor Mifflin Middle School 
        ``Adopt a Veteran Program'', E1528 [14SE]
      Sisters of Loretto (organization): anniversary, E94 [31JA], E545 
        [17AP]
      Skokie, IL: tribute to McCracken Middle School students, E675 
        [26AP]
      Smith, Stacie: Okaloosa County, FL, School District Educational 
        Support Professional of the Year award recipient, E349 [8MR]
      Solis, Erika: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Soukup, Brian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E648 [25AP]
      South Berwick, ME: tribute to Marshwood High School for 
        participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution competition, E978 [5JN]
      South Hadley, MA: anniversary of Michael E. Smith Middle School, 
        E23 [17JA]
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School boys' and 
        girls' cross country teams, E54 [23JA]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School boys' and girls' 
        swimming and diving teams, E893 [29MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School football team, E65 
        [24JA]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School Odyssey of the Mind 
        team, E935 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School student council, 
        E920 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School students for 
        participation in Texas Forensic Association State Tournament, 
        E898 [30MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School students selected to 
        Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band, E893 [29MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School winterguard team, 
        E883 [22MY]
      Southwick, Casey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      Sports: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (H.R. 458), E1103 [21JN]
      Springfield, MO: tribute to Parkview High School boys' track and 
        field relay team, E1236 [11JY]
      St. Helena, CA: anniversary of St. Helena High School, E1448 
        [7AU]
      St. Louis, MO: tribute to Soldan High School boys' basketball 
        team, E411 [21MR]
      Stave, Victoria: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1007 [7JN]
      Stinnett, Paige: Texas Music Educators Association All-State 
        Women's Choir selectee, E888 [25MY]
      Streit, Michael: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Suffield, CT: tribute to Suffield Foundation for Excellent 
        Schools Hall of Honor inductees, E1010 [7JN]
      Sullivan, Nancy: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of 
        Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1643 [21SE]
      Swartwood, Shyanne: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Tacoma, WA: anniversary of Lincoln High School, E1580 [20SE]
      Tate, Aaron: Amgen Foundation Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (H.R. 6151), 
        E1286 [19JY]
      ------impose an excise tax on certain sugary drinks, H3594 [7JN]
      TELACU Education Foundation: tribute to TELACU Scholars Day, 
        E633 [24AP]
      Temple Hills, MD: anniversary of Crossland Vocational Center, 
        H2825 [17MY]
      Tenaha, TX: tribute to Tenaha High School football team, E95 
        [31JA]
      Tennessee: tribute to school districts in West Tennessee that 
        earned exemplary status from the Tennessee Dept. of Education, 
        E1395 [3AU]
      Ternus, Marsha: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in 
        Courage Award recipient, E762 [10MY]
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E334, E335 [7MR], E340, E353, 
        E355 [8MR], E400, E403, E409, E411 [21MR], E415, E421, E426 
        [22MR], E524, E528, E531 [16AP], E621, E625, E628, E630 
        [24AP], E810, E813, E820 [16MY], E873 [18MY]
      Thompson, Brugette: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Tiller, Shannia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1017 [7JN]
      Tiner, Joe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E818 [16MY]
      Trujillo, Joseph: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Tyler, TX: tribute to Chapel Hill High School football team, E3 
        [6JA]
      Unemployment: require enrollment in a program leading to a high 
        school diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of 
        unemployment compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE], H444 [3FE]
      Urbana, IL: tribute to University Laboratory High School 
        robotics team, E456 [27MR]
      Valdez, Aujanae: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E639 [25AP]
      Valdez, Sarai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1011 [7JN]
      Versailles, KY: anniversary of Versailles High School 1962 State 
        football championship, E1523 [13SE]
      Virginia: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army All-
        American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]
      Walsh, Ken: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Henry Schimpf 
        Award recipient, E1642 [21SE], E1659 [28SE]
      Waseca, MN: TEAM Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue 
        Ribbon Schools award, E1670 [28SE]
      Washington, MO: tribute to St. Francis Borgia Regional High 
        School cheerleading squad, E97 [31JA]
      Watson, Max: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E972 [5JN]
      West New York, NJ: tribute to West New York, NJ, School District 
        for nutrition and physical education programs under the Dept. 
        of Education Healthy School Program, H43 [18JA]
      West Palm Beach, FL: Wynnebrook Elementary School designated 
        Florida Dept. of Education Grade ``A'' School, E377 [19MR]
      West St. Paul, MN: Garlough Environmental Magnet School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, 
        E904 [30MY]
      Westchester-Putnam School Boards Association: anniversary, E908 
        [30MY]
      Western Springs, IL: St. John of the Cross Parish School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1513 [13SE]
      Westlake, FL: Westlake Christian School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1660 [28SE]
      Whitehead, Curtis: August Martin High School, Queens, NY, May 
        Student of the Month award recipient, E794 [15MY]
      Whiteville, NC: tribute to Whiteville High School baseball team, 
        E1063 [18JN]
      Winchester, VA: tribute to Millbrook High School girls' 
        basketball team, E496 [29MR]
      Woodlawn, IL: tribute to Woodlawn High School boys' basketball 
        team, E437 [26MR]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, E587 [19AP]
      Yorktown, IN: Yorktown High School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1538 [14SE]
      Zak, Mary Anne Kelly: Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools 
        Excellence in Education award recipient, E1010 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: encourage the purchase of pulse crop products for 
        school meals programs, S4271 [19JN]
      ------promote local and regional farm and food systems, S4393 
        [21JN]
      Armada, MI: tribute to Macomb Academy of Arts & Sciences 
        robotics team, S3681 [4JN]
      Bosso, David: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award recipient, 
        S6531 [20SE]
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, S3679 [4JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools, S37 [23JA]
      ------recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools (S. Res. 364), S222 [31JA]
      Chardon, OH: express condolences to community and families of 
        victims of Chardon High School shooting, S1186, S1187 [1MR]
      Children and youth: address and take action to prevent bullying 
        and harassment of students (S. 506), S1928 [21MR]
      Cincinnati, OH: Walnut Hills High School named by U.S. News & 
        World Report (publication) as best high school in Ohio, S3422 
        [22MY]
      Colora, MD: anniversary of West Nottingham Academy, S491 [9FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit 
        entities to implement farm to school programs that improve 
        access to local foods in eligible schools, S3817 [7JN], S4137 
        [13JN], S4196 [14JN], S4344, S4345 [20JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------increase awareness of the Summer Food Service Program, 
        S4359 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 3173), S3131 [14MY]
      ------clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity 
        Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice 
        (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]
      ------require report on the extent to which certain children are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers in training who are 
        deemed highly qualified, S6596 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1525-S1528 [8MR], S1609 
        [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Discrimination: end discrimination based on actual or perceived 
        sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 
        555), S1928 [21MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (S. Res. 500), S4375 [20JN], S4414 [21JN]
      ------funding, S5943 [2AU], S6088-S6091 [11SE]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (S. 3582), S6548 [20SE]
      Eliot, ME: Eliot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S67 [24JA]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (S. 3472), 
        S5880 [1AU]
      Firearms: gun control, S1729 [15MR]
      Granada Hills, CA: tribute to Granada Hills Charter High School 
        academic decathlon team, S3081 [10MY]
      Hope, ME: Hope Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education 
        Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6437 [19SE]
      Hutton, Douglas: Milken Family Foundation National Educator 
        Award recipient, S6532 [20SE]
      Iowa: tribute to Everybody Wins! Iowa program, S67 [24JA]
      ------tribute to Iowa Arts Council Big Yellow School Bus grant 
        program, S2315 [16AP]
      Kaysville, UT: tribute to Davis High School marching band, S2491 
        [18AP]
      Kentucky: tribute to students who participated in National 
        History Day (organization) Competition, S4360 [20JN]
      Lipps, Tess: Clay County, KY, Days Wall of Fame honoree, S6526 
        [20SE]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Memphis Academy of Science and 
        Engineering, S3002 [9MY]
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S1192 
        [1MR]
      ------American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S879 [17FE]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. 
        Res. 546), S6012 [2AU]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 569), S6469 
        [19SE]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        447), S2986 [8MY], S3002 [9MY]
      National Chess Day: designate (S. Res. 539), S5898, S5900 [1AU]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, S1047 [27FE]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (S. Res. 570), S6469 
        [19SE]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (S. Res. 
        444), S2886 [26AP]
      National Principals Month: observance (S. Res. 552), S6286 
        [12SE]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 371), S544 
        [9FE]
      National School Nurse Day: observance, S3037 [9MY]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (S. Res. 461), 
        S3177 [15MY]
      Nelson-Kauffman, Wendy: Magnet Schools of America (organization) 
        National Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S4889 [11JY]
      Oahu Mathematics League (organization): tribute, S2235 [29MR]
      Ohio: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed 
        Forces, S3037 [9MY]
      Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation 
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
        competition, S3422 [22MY]
      Prestonburg, KY: tribute to Highlands Center for Autism, S2596 
        [23AP]
      Record, Kristen: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, S6531 [20SE]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize, S666 [15FE]
      Solon, ME: Solon Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6437 [19SE]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, 
        S1660 [14MR]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      Vermont: tribute to students who participated in Senator 
        Sanders' essay contest on the State of the Union, S59 [24JA]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, S2654 [24AP]
  Reports filed
      Albuquerque, NM, Federal Land Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3370), S5870 [1AU]
      Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and 
        Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. 
        Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3578) (S. 
        Rept. 112-221), S6545 [20SE]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5544) (H. Rept. 112-655), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4222) (H. Rept. 112-510), H3362 [31MY]
      Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112-458), H2266 [27AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 4222, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act, H3443 [5JN]
      H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act, 
        H5879 [12SE]
      S. 3173, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3131 [14MY]
      S. Res. 364, recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools, S215, S224 [31JA]
      S. Res. 371, National School Counseling Week, S504, S544 [9FE]
      S. Res. 444, National Physical Education and Sport Week, S2832, 
        S2887 [26AP]
      S. Res. 447, support goals and ideals of National Charter 
        Schools Week, S2970, S2986 [8MY]
      S. Res. 461, National Teacher Appreciation Week, S3176, S3177 
        [15MY]
      S. Res. 500, Title IX anniversary, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, S4373, S4375 [20JN]
      S. Res. 539, National Chess Day, S5884, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 546, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, 
        S5992, S6012 [2AU]
      S. Res. 552, National Principals Month, S6274, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 569, National Character Counts Week, S6467, S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 570, National Parents as Teachers Day, S6467, S6472 
        [19SE]




SCHOON, SHELBY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4459 [25JN]




SCHOTT, HAROLD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E669 [26AP]




SCHRADER, KURT (a Representative from Oregon)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3132 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1161), H28 [17JA]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 3577), H159 [24JA]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H4157 [27JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      ------expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and 
        ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H1915 [17AP]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H1153 [5MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H2569 [9MY]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5292 [25JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 3599), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see H.R. 6171), H5200 [24JY]
      ------establish an ophthalmologic service and Director of 
        Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health Administration 
        (see H.R. 3216), H1154 [5MR]
      ------improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for 
        veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health 
        conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H2033 [19AP]
      ------issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against colorectal 
        cancer (see H.R. 893), H1543 [22MR]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H3105 [17MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H3662 [7JN]
      ------intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
        payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending 
        (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3363 [31MY]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H79 [18JA]
      Hazardous substances: establish standards limiting the amounts 
        of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in pavement 
        markings (see H.R. 708), H2134 [25AP]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3662 [7JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6318 [26OC]
      Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost 
        reporting (see H.R. 5648), H3105 [17MY] (see H.R. 5859), H3481 
        [5JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H5712 [2AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H3171 [25MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H966 [27FE]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse 
        staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), 
        H726 [14FE]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H4775 [10JY]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H476 [3FE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H4656 [29JN]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2447 [8MY]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
      SBA: reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H640 
        [8FE]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H1306 [8MR]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H6069 [18SE]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3599), H115 [23JA]
      Small business: provide for higher goals for procurement 
        contracts awarded to small business concerns (see H.R. 6078), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1543 [22MR]
      ------recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 2071), H1846 
        [16AP]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1543 [22MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H6304 [9OC]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      ------modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating 
        in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5630 [1AU]
      ------reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small 
        producers (see H.R. 777), H3700 [8JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H6279 [21SE]
      Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater 
        flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see 
        H.R. 3545), H221 [31JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H3163 [18MY]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1100 [29FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H113 
        [23JA]
      Bailey, Jonathan W.: tribute (see H. Res. 792), H6151 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: hold in trust for the benefit of 
        federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa 
        Indian School land and improvements (see H.R. 3878), H374 
        [1FE]
      Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans made to Main 
        Street businesses from the definition of member business loan 
        (see H.R. 4293), H1740 [28MR]
      Oregon: provide for the addition of certain real property to the 
        reservation of the Siletz Tribe (see H.R. 6141), H5008 [18JY]
      SBA: provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      Small business: improve lending and cooperation between the 
        National Credit Union Administration and SBA (see H.R. 4191), 
        H1304 [8MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (H.R. 3798), H114 
        [23JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: hold in trust for the benefit of 
        federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa 
        Indian School land and improvements (H.R. 3878), H375 [1FE]
      Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans made to Main 
        Street businesses from the definition of member business loan 
        (H.R. 4293), H1741 [28MR]
      Oregon: provide for the addition of certain real property to the 
        reservation of the Siletz Tribe (H.R. 6141), H5009 [18JY]
      SBA: provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (H.R. 4121), H1134 [1MR]
      Small business: improve lending and cooperation between the 
        National Credit Union Administration and SBA (H.R. 4191), 
        H1306 [8MR]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H4918 [18JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1727 [28MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Horse Protection Program funding, H2819 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H5034 
        [19JY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), H3076 [17MY]
      ------limit funding to amount authorized under the Budget 
        Control Act, H3076 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5034 [19JY]




SCHRANZ, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E167 [9FE], E235 [21FE]




SCHRIER, DIANE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1613 [21SE]




SCHRON, JACK H., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1490 [12SE]




SCHUBERT, WILLIAM

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1418 [6MR]




SCHUELKE, MARGARET

  Proclamations
      Ms. Margaret Schuelke Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1530 [14SE]




SCHUFREIDER, JOHN R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1684 [5OC]




SCHUG, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E448 [27MR]




SCHULER, MEGAN

  Remarks in House
      Mattoon, IL: tribute to Mattoon High School students selected 
        for Illinois All-State Concert Band and All-State Orchestra, 
        E71 [25JA]




SCHULETE, BENJAMIN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Guam participants, E1411 [3AU]




SCHULTZ, DANIEL A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1292 [19JY]




SCHULZ, ROGER B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1501 [12SE]




SCHULZE, WILLIAM E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6051 [10SE]




SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Senator from New York)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787 [6JN], 
        S4210, S4213 [14JN], S4277 [19JN], S4344 [20JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3433, S3450, S3451 
        [22MY], S3506, S3517, S3533 [23MY], S3545, S3546 [24MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2511 
        [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2692 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2093 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S615 [14FE], S864, S865, S866 
        [16FE], S910, S924, S925, S1018 [17FE], S1090 [28FE], S1151 
        [29FE], S1367 [1MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5402 [25JY], S5777, 
        S5778, S5788 [31JY], S5980 [2AU]
  Appointments
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1399 [5MR]
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Schumer Schemes to Hit GOP, S1688 [15MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S5258 [23JY]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see S. 33), S5658 [30JY]
      Armed Forces: modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of 
        certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at 
        which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular 
        service (see S. 866), S4239 [18JN]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S1791 [19MR]
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S4461 [25JN]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Business and industry: promote industry growth and 
        competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and 
        advancement (see S. 665), S42 [23JA]
      Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National 
        Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration 
        gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 2268), S5487 
        [26JY]
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and 
        implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and 
        public awareness program (see S. 1131), S2243 [29MR]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Children and youth: permit disclosure of certain information for 
        the purpose of missing child investigations (see S. 225), 
        S5732 [31JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3730 [5JN]
      Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to 
        certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see S. 1244), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY]
      Colvin, Marie C.: tribute (see S. Res. 404), S2001 [22MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S4239 [18JN]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see S. 3435), S6109 [11SE]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (see S. 1821), S2325 [16AP]
      ------protect State and local witnesses from tampering and 
        retaliation (see S. 2127), S1050 [27FE]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        S. 2149), S1194 [1MR]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ``produced'' to include 
        melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on 
        procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see 
        S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S1848 [20MR] (see S. 
        2343), S2929 [7MY]
      ------support Promise Neighborhoods (see S. 1004), S1049 [27FE]
      Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health 
        information centers to help families of children with 
        disabilities or special health care needs make informed 
        choices about health care (see S. 2123), S6627 [21SE]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see S. 1613), S4239 [18JN]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see S. 3407), S6627 [21SE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S1050 [27FE]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S6547 
        [20SE]
      Dept. of Labor: provide grants to the National Urban League for 
        an Urban Jobs Program (see S. 922), S1540 [8MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), 
        S6340 [13SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (see 
        S. 3429), S5382 [25JY] (see S. 3457), S6064 [10SE]
      ------require provision of chiropractic care and services to 
        veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 1147), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S4675 [27JN]
      Diseases: improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary 
        hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see S. 1167), S1195 [1MR]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S2002 [22MR]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      ------retool manufacturers for clean energy production, provide 
        worker training and tax credits for value-added agriculture 
        investments, expand broadband access, and extend Build America 
        Bonds program (see S. 1895), S262 [1FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption of foster case placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identity, or marital status of prospective 
        adoptive or foster parents (see S. 1770), S1147 [29FE]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see S. 606), S2243 [29MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S6627 [21SE]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S6064 [10SE]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1848 [20MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S851 [16FE]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S6272 [12SE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S4726 [28JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2969 [8MY]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4369 
        [20JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S3516 [23MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Medicare: recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see S. 891), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S132 [26JA]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support mission and goals 
        (see S. Res. 374), S614 [14FE]
      National Guard: increase authorized number of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Civil Support Teams (see S. 3188), S3330 [21MY]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see S. 3327), S4417 [21JN]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6628 [21SE]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1933 [21MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S568 [13FE]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S4299 
        [19JN]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see S. 886), S4418 [21JN]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 
        2034), S75 [24JA]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S3130 [14MY]
      ------increase and make permanent the alternative simplified 
        research credit (see S. 1577), S3174 [15MY]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S3839 [7JN]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2394 [17AP]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        S. 3460), S5732 [31JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S3978 [12JN] 
        (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S164 [30JA]
      War of 1812: anniversary (see S. Res. 513), S4823 [10JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies 
        (see S. Con. Res. 36), S1195 [1MR]
      Coast Guard: require development and posting of passenger 
        capacity limits for recreational vessels over a certain length 
        (see S. 3537), S6339 [13SE]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. 
        Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in a suitable location in the Capitol (see S. Con. 
        Res. 49), S4418 [21JN]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Dept. of Education: make grants to eligible local educational 
        agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in 
        elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 
        2047), S208 [31JA]
      Education: enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file 
        Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification 
        petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools 
        from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]
      Electronics: make it unlawful to alter or remove the 
        identification number of a mobile communications device (see 
        S. 3186), S3174 [15MY]
      Hamilton College: anniversary (see S. Res. 478), S3729 [5JN]
      Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal 
        immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, 
        and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability 
        to condominiums (see S. 3499), S5977 [2AU]
      Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and 
        clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive 
        cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), 
        S261 [1FE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S2924 [7MY]
      National Public Higher Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        384), S1147 [29FE]
      New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International 
        Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 2203), S1790 
        [19MR]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 369), S388 
        [7FE]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during 
        states of market shortage (see S. 3622), S6625 [21SE]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see 
        S. 2326), S2546 [19AP]
      Tariff: acetamiprid, whether or not combined with application 
        adjuvants (see S. 2430), S2822 [26AP]
      ------adjustable metal lighting fixtures (see S. 2422), S2822 
        [26AP]
      ------aluminum lamp-holder housings (see S. 2415), S2822 [26AP]
      ------anatase titanium dioxide (see S. 2457), S2823 [26AP]
      ------brass lamp-holder housings (see S. 2416), S2822 [26AP]
      ------ceramic bases designed for high intensity discharge lamps 
        with metal locking pins to allow passage of an electrical 
        current (see S. 2850), S2965 [8MY]
      ------ceramic frit rings (see S. 2444), S2822 [26AP]
      ------cermets for ceramic discharge lamps (see S. 2848), S2965 
        [8MY]
      ------cis-3-hexen-1-ol (see S. 2431), S2822 [26AP]
      ------C12-18 alkenes, polymers (TPX) with 4-methyl-1-pentene 
        (see S. 2435), S2822 [26AP]
      ------cyanuric chloride (see S. 2436), S2822 [26AP]
      ------cyflufenamid (see S. 2428), S2822 [26AP]
      ------digital camera lenses (see S. 2408, 2412), S2822 [26AP]
      ------electrical connectors (see S. 2418), S2822 [26AP]
      ------frit rings composed of dysprosium oxide, dysprosium 
        monosilicate, and mullite (see S. 2849), S2965 [8MY]
      ------gallium unwrought (see S. 2460), S2823 [26AP]
      ------germanium oxides (see S. 2459), S2823 [26AP]
      ------germanium unwrought (see S. 2458), S2823 [26AP]
      ------helional (see S. 2432), S2822 [26AP]
      ------imitation jewelry earrings (see S. 2454), S2823 [26AP]
      ------imitation jewelry necklaces or bracelets (see S. 2455), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      ------instant print film for analog photography (see S. 2427), 
        S2822 [26AP]
      ------lightweight digital camera lenses (see S. 2409, 2410, 
        2411), S2822 [26AP]
      ------low expansion laboratory glassware (see S. 2462), S2823 
        [26AP]
      ------low expansion stoppers, lids, and other closures (see S. 
        2461), S2823 [26AP]
      ------magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic 
        hydrotalcite) and magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate 
        (synthetic hydrotalcite) coated with stearic acid (see S. 
        2434), S2822 [26AP]
      ------magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate coated with 
        stearic acid (see S. 2433), S2822 [26AP]
      ------metal iodide pellets (see S. 2445), S2822 [26AP]
      ------metal screw type bases designed for high intensity 
        discharge lamps (see S. 2845), S2965 [8MY]
      ------n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl 
        benzisothiazoline), 1-hydroxypyridine-2-thione, zinc salt 
        (zinc pyrithione) and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2424), S2822 [26AP]
      ------n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl 
        benzisothiazoline) and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2425), S2822 [26AP]
      ------necklaces or bracelets, other than those containing 
        jadeites or rubies (see S. 2453), S2822 [26AP]
      ------nightlights made of plastic (see S. 2423), S2822 [26AP]
      ------n-propyl gallate (see S. 2440), S2822 [26AP]
      ------occupancy sensors (see S. 2417), S2822 [26AP]
      ------PCBTF (see S. 2843), S2965 [8MY]
      ------PCBTF with acid acceptor (see S. 2842), S2965 [8MY]
      ------PCBTF with antioxidant (see S. 2841), S2965 [8MY]
      ------PCBTF with antistatic (see S. 2852), S2965 [8MY]
      ------PCBTF with corrosion inhibitor (see S. 2844), S2965 [8MY]
      ------plastic lamp-holder housings (see S. 2413), S2822 [26AP]
      ------polycrystalline alumina discharge tubes prefilled with 
        metal halide salts and designated for high intensity discharge 
        lamps (see S. 2851), S2965 [8MY]
      ------polycrystalline alumina tubes and shaped bodies designed 
        for high intensity discharge lamps (see S. 2847), S2965 [8MY]
      ------porcelain lamp-holder housings (see S. 2414), S2822 [26AP]
      ------potassium sorbate (see S. 2439), S2822 [26AP]
      ------preformed iodide pellets or powder composed of iodides of 
        dysprosium, thallium sodium, holmium, thulium and calcium (see 
        S. 2846), S2965 [8MY]
      ------p-toluenesulfonamide (see S. 2426), S2822 [26AP]
      ------sodium ferrocyanide (see S. 2443), S2822 [26AP]
      ------sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (see S. 2437), S2822 (see 
        S. 2456), S2823 [26AP]
      ------sorbic acid (see S. 2438), S2822 [26AP]
      ------surge protectors (see S. 2420), S2822 [26AP]
      ------tamper resistant ground fault circuit interrupters (see S. 
        2421), S2822 [26AP]
      ------tebufenozide (see S. 2429), S2822 [26AP]
      ------thiourea dioxide (see S. 2441), S2822 [26AP]
      ------time switches (see S. 2419), S2822 [26AP]
      ------12-hydroxystearic acid (see S. 2442), S2822 [26AP]
      ------women's belts of leather or composition leather (see S. 
        2452), S2822 [26AP]
      ------women's footwear (see S. 2448, 2451), S2822 [26AP]
      ------women's leather footwear with non-pigskin uppers (see S. 
        2446, 2447), S2822 [26AP]
      ------women's nonenumerated footwear (see S. 2449), S2822 [26AP]
      ------women's nonenumerated footwear with textile uppers (see S. 
        2450), S2822 [26AP]
      Taxation: extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit 
        (see S. 3267), S3781 [6JN]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]
      ------require the use of domestic property to be eligible for 
        certain tax incentives for solar energy (see S. 3183), S3174 
        [15MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: appoint passenger 
        advocates at certain airports to assist elderly and disabled 
        passengers who believe they have been mistreated by personnel 
        (see S. 2207), S1847 [20MR]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], 
        S2028 [26MR]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY], S5008 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Remarks
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5726 [31JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), S5628 [26JY]
      ------express condolences for victims of movie theater shootings 
        and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S5466 [26JY]
      Big Brothers Big Sisters (organization): tribute to New York 
        chapter, S205 [31JA]
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        S5965 [2AU]
      Brodie, Margo Kitsy: nomination to be district judge, S1040 
        [27FE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3218 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6299 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3218 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3218 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3218 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3218 [16MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5726 [31JY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for 
        presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (H. 
        Con. Res. 133), S5628 [26JY]
      Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting 
        Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display 
        the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center 
        (H.R. 6336), S6285 [12SE]
      ------accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the 
        District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable 
        location in the Capitol (S. Con. Res. 49), S4423 [21JN]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S3814 [7JN]
      Constitution--U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. 
        Con. Res. 90), S5627, S5628 [26JY]
      Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I 
        indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted 
        medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical 
        supervision, S3548 [24MY]
      ------place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high 
        potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack 
        of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), 
        S681 [15FE]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S3814 [7JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2952 
        [8MY], S3029 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S884 [17FE]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), House amendment, S5624, 
        S5625 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY]
      Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for 
        education, awareness outreach, and research specifically 
        focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men 
        (S. Res. 529), S5626 [26JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5726 [31JY]
      Drugs: address increase in synthetic drug use, S681 [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 409), S681 
        [15FE]
      ------ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (S. 839), S681 
        [15FE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3548 [24MY]
      Firearms: gun control, S5466 [26JY]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S885, S887 
        [17FE]
      Galante, Carol J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD and 
        FHA Commissioner, unanimous-consent agreement, S5623 [26JY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (S. Res. 
        532), S5627 [26JY]
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3321 [21MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), House amendment, S5847 [1AU]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (S. 1299), S5625 [26JY]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (S. Res. 530), S5626 
        [26JY]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (S. Res. 
        530), S5626 [26JY]
      National School Nurse Day: observance, S3037 [9MY]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (S. Res. 531), S5626 [26JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S5694 [31JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1104, S1141 [29FE]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1662 [14MR]
      Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5726 [31JY]
      Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal 
        contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional 
        spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal 
        elections, S104 [26JA]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        2219), S3478 [23MY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5007, S5035 [16JY], S5071 [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2692 
        [25AP]
      ------maintain all current door delivery point services, S2692 
        [25AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3250 [17MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2136 [28MR]
      ------national energy policy, S1662 [14MR]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S5623 [26JY]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, 
        S1066 [28FE], S1664 [14MR], S6495 [20SE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, 
        S3250 [17MY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3814 [7JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs, S2210 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S1104, S1141 [29FE], S2135 [28MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2210 [29MR]
      Saudi Arabia: increase oil output to offset decrease in Iranian 
        oil exports due to sanctions, S1662 [14MR]
      Saverin, Eduardo: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid 
        capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public 
        offering (IPO), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      Senate: establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government (S. 739), S3657 [24MY]
      ------impact of partisanship, S6495 [20SE]
      ------legislative program, S5628 [26JY]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3250 [17MY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S104 [26JA]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S5035 [16JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing 
        limitations, and provide instructions for tax reform, S5350 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5277 [24JY], S5350 [25JY]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S3030 [9MY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4872 [11JY]
      ------provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (S. 3205), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, S3218 [16MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2059), S319 
        [2FE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5694, S5717 [31JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2755 [26AP], 
        S3217 [16MY]
      Women: health care for women, S884 [17FE], S5694 [31JY]
      Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5726 [31JY]
  Rules
      Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S3970-S3972 
        [12JN]
  Tributes
      Ansaldi, Joseph C., S3276 [17MY]
      Billington, James H., S6323 [13SE]
      Colvin, Marie C., S1186 [1MR]
      Franken, Senator, S5847 [1AU]
      Landrieu, Senator, S1662 [14MR]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1908 [21MR]




SCHUSTER, DEBORAH

  Remarks in House
      Florida: tribute to 13th Congressional District Fire and Rescue 
        and EMS Award recipients, E1327 [25JY]




SCHWAB, EMILY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H3700 [8JN]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H1543 [22MR]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5292 [25JY]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        6273), H5704 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based 
        social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H28 
        [17JA]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1498 [21MR]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5766 [10SE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see H.R. 6163), H6152 [19SE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H440 [2FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H5077 [19JY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase 
        economic development in underserved areas by promoting 
        cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5526 [31JY]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H159 [24JA]
      Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure 
        Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone 
        marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H966 [27FE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic 
        telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H27 [17JA]
      Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen 
        police officers, firefighters, and other public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H2072 [24AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H3164 [18MY]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H5766 [10SE]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H2033 [19AP]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1543 [22MR]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3707 [15JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4656 [29JN]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3481 [5JN]
      Medicare: cover transitional care services to improve the 
        quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 6413), H6060 [14SE]
      ------distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 6352), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      ------establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-based 
        payments for direct primary care medical homes for Medicare-
        Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        3315), H727 [14FE]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H159 [24JA]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2329 [7MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H2288 
        [27AP]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H1543 [22MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H3808 [19JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2569 [9MY]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1367 [16MR]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4065 [26JN]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H2033 [19AP]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1367 [16MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend renewal community tax credit program (see H.R. 
        1428), H3363 [31MY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      ------increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
        assistance (see H.R. 5938), H5631 [1AU]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H5712 [2AU]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H6234 [20SE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2134 [25AP]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2135 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans 
        Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, 
        and detail such departmental functions (see H.R. 6543), H6276 
        [21SE]
      Medicare: reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H2567 [9MY]
      Tariff: acetamiprid technical (see H.R. 5307), H2274 [27AP]
      ------chemical mixtures (see H.R. 5305), H2274 [27AP]
      ------cyazofamid (see H.R. 5306), H2274 [27AP]
      ------cypermethrin (see H.R. 5308), H2274 [27AP]
      ------liquid-filled glass bulbs designed for sprinkler systems 
        and other release devices (see H.R. 5304), H2274 [27AP]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use 
        of U.S. patents (see H.R. 6353), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6544), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      ------repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the 
        dependent care credit (see H.R. 6268), H5629 [1AU]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans 
        Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, 
        and detail such departmental functions (H.R. 6543), H6279 
        [21SE]
      Medicare: reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (H.R. 
        5707), H2569 [9MY]
      Tariff: acetamiprid technical (H.R. 5307), H2287 [27AP]
      ------chemical mixtures (H.R. 5305), H2287 [27AP]
      ------cyazofamid (H.R. 5306), H2287 [27AP]
      ------cypermethrin (H.R. 5308), H2287 [27AP]
      ------liquid-filled glass bulbs designed for sprinkler systems 
        and other release devices (H.R. 5304), H2287 [27AP]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use 
        of U.S. patents (H.R. 6353), H5711 [2AU]
      ------allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of 
        U.S. patents (H.R. 6544), H6279 [21SE]
      ------repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the 
        dependent care credit (H.R. 6268), H5630 [1AU]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (H.R. 
        6015), H3976 [21JN]
  Remarks
      Budget: deficit, H6236 [21SE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2609 [10MY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4922 [18JY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5961 [13SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4922 [18JY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1670, H1692 [28MR]
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education, H5531 [1AU]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6260 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2609 
        [10MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H919 [17FE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1489 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4751 [10JY]
      Medicare: funding, H6260 [21SE]
      ------reform, H1670 [28MR]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H919 [17FE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H6236 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4751 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1489 [21MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H3614 [7JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6260 [21SE]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use 
        of U.S. patents (H.R. 6353), H5633 [2AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        H3614 [7JN]
      Votes: correction, H5004 [18JY]
      ------position on missed, H1178 [6MR], H1263 
        [7MR], H3787 [19JN]
  Tributes
      Feldsher, Rose, E572 [18AP]




SCHWARTZ, ANNA J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4872 [17JY], E1260 [17JY]




SCHWARTZ, DEBRA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E356 [8MR]




SCHWARTZ, HARVEY L.

  Eulogies
      By Senator Shaheen, S3778 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3778 [6JN]




SCHWARTZ, NELSON D.

  Articles and editorials
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]




SCHWARTZ, NORTON A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6616 [21SE]




SCHWARTZ, PATTY

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S5006 [16JY]




SCHWEIKERT, DAVID (a Representative from Arizona)

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3474 [5JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5274 
        [25JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2449 [8MY], H2504, H2570 
        [9MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1279 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3130, 
        3805), H1101 [29FE]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H1101 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), 
        H375 [1FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 100), H726 
        [14FE]
      ------convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H1916 [17AP]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4869 [13JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE]
      Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see 
        H.R. 1777), H441 [2FE]
      Credit: create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H5079 [19JY]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1808 [29MR]
      Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime 
        victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H2289 [27AP]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H1017 [28FE]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H3405 [1JN]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Dept. of Defense: transfer certain military equipment returning 
        from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3916 [20JN]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H4828 [11JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H803 [15FE]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ophthalmologic service 
        and Director of Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health 
        Administration (see H.R. 3216), H79 [18JA]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Endangered species: provide for State management of population 
        segments of the gray wolf (see H.R. 1819), H802 [15FE]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H2033 [19AP]
      EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and 
        recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from 
        regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 
        1558), H903 [16FE]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H3363 [31MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2329 [7MY]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H3808 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2034 [19AP]
      Firearms: protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps 
        of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 
        1865), H802 [15FE]
      ------provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics 
        may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without 
        obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense 
        (see H.R. 615), H802 [15FE]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H2134 [25AP]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H2288 [27AP]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (see H.R. 4078), H1154 [5MR]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H694 [9FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5292 [25JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H572 [7FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      ------reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants 
        and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H1367 
        [16MR]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H2034 [19AP]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1210 [6MR]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H4065 [26JN]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see H.R. 1112), H2134 [25AP]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H513 [6FE]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H3976 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5292 [25JY]
      ------ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health 
        plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal 
        abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H476 
        [3FE]
      ------provide for appropriate procedures for verification of 
        citizenship status (see H.R. 1822), H1846 [16AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see 
        H.R. 605), H1153 [5MR]
      Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a 
        former President (see H.R. 4093), H2447 [8MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      SEC: provide for the registration and oversight of national 
        investment adviser associations (see H.R. 4624), H2289 [27AP]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H696 
        [13FE]
      Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by 
        aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived 
        from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 787), H1391 [19MR]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1359 [9MR]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H948 [21FE]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1274 [7MR]
      Taxation: make members of health care sharing ministries 
        eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3577 [6JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1915 [17AP]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5130 [23JY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H1497 [21MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2447 [8MY]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1741 [28MR]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 87), H5328 [26JY]
      Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to 
        wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, 
        supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (see 
        H.R. 5791), H3481 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 551), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]
      Egypt: condition assistance on holding of free and fair 
        elections (see H.R. 4340), H1804 [29MR]
      Keane, Bil: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 
        126), H3171 [25MY]
      Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an 
        increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority 
        of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), 
        H26 [17JA]
      Taxation: repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (H.R. 5957), H3733 [18JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]
      Egypt: condition assistance on holding of free and fair 
        elections (H.R. 4340), H1807 [29MR]
      Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an 
        increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority 
        of the legislatures of the several States (H.J. Res. 99), H27 
        [17JA]
      Taxation: repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (H.R. 6088), H4685 [9JY]
  Remarks
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (H. Con. Res. 100), H709 
        [14FE], E186 [14FE]
      Budget: deficit, H1639 [27MR]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, H1638 [27MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1638 [27MR], H1709 [28MR]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to enforce showerhead water 
        restrictor regulations, H3474, H3475 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3636 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow 
        Federal immigration law, H3636 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws, H2421 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to bring action against States for 
        implementation of State law requiring voter identification, 
        H2504 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, H2403 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6247 [21SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3474, H3475 [5JN]
      EPA: prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at the 
        Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6247 [21SE]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3728 [18JN]
      Government regulations: clarify that definition of annual cost 
        to the economy includes expected change in business revenue, 
        H5274 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5274, H5277, H5278, H5282, H5283 
        [25JY]
      ------SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and 
        litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2403, H2421 [8MY], H2504 
        [9MY]
      SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the 
        term ``held of record'' should be changed to mean beneficial 
        owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1243 [7MR]
      ------change threshold number of shareholders for required 
        registration, H1243 [7MR], H1279 [8MR]
      ------delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit 
        analysis of regulations until certification that such 
        requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect 
        investors and the financial system, H5282, H5283 [25JY]
      ------study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, 
        H1280 [8MR]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1590 [27MR]
      ------require brokers underwriting initial public offerings for 
        emerging growth companies be held to strict liability for 
        publicly released research and that certain communications be 
        filed with the SEC, H1257 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1166 [6MR], H1243, H1257, H1258 [7MR], 
        H1279, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1590 [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1228 [7MR]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1258 [7MR]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1968 [18AP]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 100, Arizona statehood anniversary, E186 
        [14FE]
  Tributes
      Carroll, David, E747 [9MY]
      Rucker, Robert E., Jr., E1447 [7AU]




SCHWEITZER, EDMUND O., III

  Remarks in House
      Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: Medal in 
        Power Engineering recipient, E1190 [29JN]




SCIENCE  related term(s) Engineering; Mathematics; Research
  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
      Tribute to Stan Ovshinsky: Harley Shaiken, S6104 [11SE]
      ------Hellmut Fritzche, S6103 [11SE]
  Amendments
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839, H4840, 
        H4841, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2360, H2361, 
        H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2369, H2370, H2371, H2372, H2373, 
        H2374, H2375, H2376, H2377, H2379, H2390, H2392, H2393, H2406, 
        H2408, H2409, H2411, H2414, H2416, H2419, H2422, H2424, H2425, 
        H2426, H2448, H2449 [8MY], H2493, H2496, H2498, H2500, H2501, 
        H2502, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2507, H2509, H2510, H2522, H2523, 
        H2524, H2529, H2531, H2532, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2539, 
        H2541, H2543, H2544, H2547, H2570 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2344 [8MY]
  Analyses
      Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Press Release Regarding 
        Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention, H2607-H2609 [10MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Arctic Ice Melt Is Setting Stage for Severe Winters, S4855 
        [11JY]
      Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic, S5638 [30JY]
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      Green `Drivel' Exposed--The Godfather of Global Warming Lowers 
        the Boom on Climate Change Hysteria, H4650 [29JN]
      Kentucky Academy Tops the Chart--Newsweek Ranks Kentucky Academy 
        as America's Top High School, S3679 [4JN]
      NASA Administration Meets With Apollo Astronauts; Agency Will 
        Work Cooperatively To Resolve Artifact Ownership Issues, H6086 
        [19SE]
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]
      University of Illinois' James Coleman Elected to National 
        Academy of Engineering, E231 [17FE]
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and 
        technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum 
        development (see S. 2369), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4720), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (see S. 2147), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 2154), S1384 [5MR] (see S. 
        3613), S6625 [21SE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: terminate (see H.R. 
        6321), H5706 [2AU]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants to enhance the most 
        effective freezing methods to improve access to affordable and 
        locally produced specialty crops (see H.R. 6457), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 
        3391), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6118), H4863 [12JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 
        [16MY]
      ------provide certain immigration benefits for aliens with 
        advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (see S. 3185), S3174 [15MY]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (see H.R. 6189), H5290 [25JY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 
        [24MY]
      ------provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to 
        implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see 
        H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide a scientific basis for the 
        management of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi 
        River Basin (see H.R. 4458), H2030 [19AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional assistance under 
        the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to 
        veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, 
        or math (STEM) (see S. 3488), S5977 [2AU]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560, 3566), S6454 [19SE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Education: increase participation of historically 
        underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry 
        (see S. 3475), S5870 [1AU]
      EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications 
        and public participation (see H.R. 6564), H6297 [28SE]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples 
        collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 6196), 
        H5291 [25JY]
      FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs (see S. 2236), S2030 [26MR] (see H.R. 
        5334), H2316 [7MY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR] (see H.R. 
        4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Forensics: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (see S. 3378), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 
        6106), H4862 [12JY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 102), 
        H902 [16FE]
      Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and 
        Diplomacy: establish (see H.R. 6303), H5705 [2AU]
      Government regulations: eliminate requirements for duplicative 
        clinical testing of new drugs, vaccines, biological products, 
        or medical devices if inconsistent with relevant ethical norms 
        (see S. 3506), S5977 [2AU]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 713), H4604 [28JN] (see H. 
        Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4604 [28JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (see H. Res. 726), H4774 
        [10JY]
      NASA: convey excess property at the Kennedy Space Center to a 
        State or political subdivision, municipality, or 
        instrumentality of a State for development of and operation of 
        a spaceport (see H.R. 6540), H6276 [21SE]
      ------preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 548), 
        H802 [15FE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4299 [19JN]
      National Robotics Week: designate (see H. Res. 598), H1641 
        [27MR]
      NOAA: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      ------establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage 
        coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to 
        ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and 
        integrity of scientific information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 
        [18JN]
      ------tribute to establishment of Federal interagency 
        neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]
      Research Corp. for Science Advancement: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        550), H802 [15FE]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 2323), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        5326), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 643), H2316 [7MY]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of Seattle World's Fair (see S. Res. 
        431), S2546 [19AP]
      Space policy: authorize the President to determine appropriate 
        export controls of satellites and related items based on 
        national security and foreign policy objectives (see S. 3211), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of certain 
        artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 [7MR]
      ------express that delays in implementing a clear mission for 
        the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Tariff: lamps used in liquid chromatographs or spectrophotometry 
        (see H.R. 4429), H2030 [19AP]
      ------recombinant staphylococcal protein A (56kDa) (see H.R. 
        5549), H2441 [8MY]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a 
        program of study in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 6325), H5706 [2AU]
      U.S. Geological Survey: establish the National Geospatial 
        Technology Administration (see H.R. 4233), H1496 [21MR]
  Letters
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on 
        Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: A. Barry 
        Rand, AARP, H2616 [10MY]
      ------Joseph A. Antolin, Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., 
        S842 [16FE]
      ------Judy Sherman and Emily J. Holubowich, Coalition for Health 
        Funding, S840 [16FE]
      ------Margo G. Wootan, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S841 [16FE]
      ------Miriam A. Alexander, American College of Preventive 
        Medicine, S840 [16FE]
      ------Nancy A. Brown, American Heart Association, S841 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), 
        H2618 [10MY]
      ------Katherine Beh Nees, Easter Seals, Inc., H2615 [10MY]
      ------National Foster Care Coalition, H2617 [10MY]
      ------several religious organizations, H2615 [10MY]
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Charles M. Loveless, 
        American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, H2241 
        [27AP]
      ------Debbie I. Chang, Nemours Foundation, H2240, H2244 [27AP]
      ------Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      ------Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, 
        H2243 [27AP]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        H2241 [27AP]
      ------Kristor W. Cowan, American Federation of Teachers, H2242 
        [27AP]
      ------L. Hunter Limbaugh, American Diabetes Association, H2239 
        [27AP]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        H2244 [27AP]
      ------Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
        (organization), H2243 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, H2240 [27AP]
      ------Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health 
        Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County 
        and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
      ------William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H2243 [27AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space 
        missions: Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., H6087 [19SE]
      Position of James Lovelock on global warming: Gordon J. Fulks, 
        H4650 [29JN]
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval: Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3496 
        [23MY]
      ------Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited (organization), S3497 [23MY]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument establishment: Malcolm Duncan, 
        Jr., Mayor of Waco, TX, H3761 [19JN]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Organizations supporting the Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public 
        Health Fund, H2247-H2250 [27AP]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
  Motions
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY], H2633 [10MY]
  Press releases
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike: Victor Sanchez, U.S. 
        Student Association, H2241 [27AP]
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education? Young 
        Invincibles (organization), H2241 [27AP]
      President's Budget Presents Dangerous, Costly Setback to Obesity 
        Epidemic, Campaign Warns: Campaign To End Obesity Action Fund 
        (organization), S841 [16FE]
  Proclamations
      Crystal Brockington and Johnathan Davis Day: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1193 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Aeras (nonprofit organization): tribute to tuberculosis vaccine 
        research, E429 [22MR]
      Alcatel-Lucent Corp.: tribute to Bell Labs, E1220 [10JY]
      American Physiological Society: anniversary, E422 [22MR]
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Aurora, CO: opening of Colorado Biobusiness Accelerator, E1611 
        [21SE]
      Aurora, IL: anniversary of Illinois Mathematics and Science 
        Academy, H1980 [19AP]
      Bonner, David: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H4608 [29JN]
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, H3274 [31MY]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H5025 [19JY]
      California: ensure compliance with State laws and require use of 
        best available science relative to certain water-related 
        concerns, H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to Hurley Elementary School Science Bowl 
        Team for participation in the National Science Bowl, E764 
        [10MY]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
      ------global warming, H4778 [11JY], H5017 [19JY]
      ------impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      Clinton, SC: tribute to Bell Street Middle School Science 
        Olympiad team, H1024 [29FE]
      Colleges and universities: impact of Government regulations on 
        research, H5205 [25JY]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H719, H720 [14FE], H733 
        [15FE]
      Concurrent Technologies Corp.: anniversary, E1372 [1AU]
      Cortland, NY: Cortland Junior Senior High School students 
        winners of NASA Space Settlement Contest, E1221 [10JY]
      Coulson, Samuel: Broadcom Corp., Math, Applied Science, 
        Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program 
        finalist, E1523 [13SE]
      DeCraene, Peter: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1170 [28JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service, E815 [16MY]
      Dept. of Defense: prohibit information obtained via an unmanned 
        aerial vehicle to be used as evidence in a court of law 
        without a warrant, H3007 [17MY]
      ------prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems except in 
        accordance with the Fourth Amendment, H4990, H4991 [18JY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3008, H3009 [17MY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding, H4959 
        [18JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding for 
        perchlorate contamination cleanup through reductions in 
        operations and maintenance funding, H4971 [18JY], H5042 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (H.R. 4366), E595 
        [19AP]
      ------provide grants to State educational agencies and 
        institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and 
        secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding, H3353 [31MY]
      ------Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through 
        reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding, H3410-H3412 [5JN], E993 [6JN]
      ------National Ignition Facility continued support of nuclear 
        weapons stockpile, inertial fusion energy development, and 
        basic science research funding, H3354 [31MY]
      ------Office of Science funding through reductions in Energy 
        Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3379 [1JN]
      ------prohibit funding for science programs in contravention of 
        Dept. of Energy Organization Act, H3455-H3457 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 
        6118), H6140-H6142 [19SE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2229-H2250, 
        H2252 [27AP], H2335 [8MY], H2602, H2604, H2606-H2609 [10MY], 
        H2825 [17MY], H3736 [19JN], H3960 [21JN], E705 [7MY], E721 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: science and technology research 
        funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-Defense 
        Facility funding, H3559-H3561 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funding, H2707 [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through 
        reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423, H2424 
        [8MY]
      ------eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded 
        programs under the Office of Justice Programs (H.R. 6189), 
        H5796 [11SE]
      ------John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program funding 
        through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade Program funding, 
        H2496-H2498 [9MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), H5207 
        [25JY]
      ------Regional Information Sharing Systems Program funding 
        through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 
        [8MY]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]
      Diseases: address contrasting views of Lyme disease science and 
        research and increase efforts to combat the disease, E1303-
        E1305 [24JY]
      ------cancer research funding, E938 [31MY]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers, H6144-H6147 [19SE]
      Earth Day: observance, E607 [23AP]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 
        [11JY]
      Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM) education funding, H383 [2FE], H557 [7FE], H1853 
        [17AP], H2522 [9MY]
      Enriquez, Amelito: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E624 
        [24AP]
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE], H4649-
        H4652 [29JN]
      ------make data and modeling inputs that regulations are based 
        on available to the public and require regulatory impact 
        analysis to undergo external peer review, H6218, H6219 [20SE]
      FAA: improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the 
        National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to public school math and science 
        teachers participating in Sally Ride Science Academy in San 
        Diego, CA, E322 [6MR]
      FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, H3228 [30MY]
      Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain 
        activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, 
        H2417 [8MY]
      FEMA: Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 [8JN]
      For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology 
        (FIRST) (organization): tribute, E199 [15FE]
      Fremont, CA: Hopkins Junior High School winner of Dept. of 
        Energy National Science Bowl, E713 [7MY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (H. Con. Res. 102), E216 [16FE]
      Government regulations: require each agency to submit and obtain 
        approval from the Office of Science and Technology Policy for 
        guidelines ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant 
        scientific information, H5283, H5284 [25JY], E1339 [26JY]
      Greco, Victor F.: UNICO National (organization) Marconi Science 
        Award recipient, E347 [8MR]
      Halliburton Co.: provide assistance to at-risk youth of Houston, 
        TX, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math 
        (STEM), H3737 [19JN]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School robotics team, 
        E928 [31MY]
      Helotes, TX: tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor High School science 
        bowl team, E663 [26AP]
      Hunkapillar, Michael W.: BayBio (organization) Lifetime 
        Achievement DiNA Award recipient, E610 [23AP]
      Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who 
        have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and 
        exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical 
        limitations (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 [21SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4916, 
        H4917, H4918 [18JY], H5023, H5026 [19JY], H5139 [24JY], H5211 
        [25JY], E1268, E1272 [18JY], E1290 [19JY], E1312 [24JY]
      ------support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, 
        prevention, and treatment programs (H. Res. 713), E1174 
        [28JN], E1359 [31JY]
      Kimberling, Cleon: Colorado State University Dept. of Animal 
        Science Livestock Leader of the Year award recipient, H86 
        [23JA]
      Marine Mammal Commission: funding, H2414, H2415 [8MY]
      Marion County, FL: inclusion of several Marion County Public 
        Schools in Washington (DC) Post ``Top High Schools'' list, 
        E1341 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: clarify definition of ``strategic 
        and critical minerals'' relative to efforts to promote 
        domestic production of critical minerals and materials, H4840, 
        H4841 [12JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY]
      ------condition new mining permits on disclosure of Federal 
        political contributions made by applicant during preceding 
        five years, H4835 [12JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4833-H4835 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4831-H4855, H4856 [12JY], H5173 
        [24JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4791-
        H4796 [11JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      Mobile, AL: inclusion of Alabama School of Math and Science in 
        Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E1363 
        [31JY]
      Monroeville, AL: tribute to Monroeville Junior High robotics 
        team, E218 [16FE]
      Mountain Home, AR: Mountain Home High School robotics team 
        winners of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition, H4076 
        [27JN]
      NASA: Commercial Crew Program funding, H2498 [9MY]
      ------consolidation of Arc Jet facilities, H2502, H2503 [9MY]
      ------tribute to space shuttle program, H1850 [17AP], H1963 
        [18AP]
      ------Voyager (spacecraft) funding, E1480 [11SE]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E122, E123, E124 
        [2FE]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 548), E215 [16FE]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, E898 [30MY], E938 
        [31MY]
      National Cancer Survivors Day: observance, E1034 [8JN]
      National Chemistry Week: observance, E1570 [19SE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 552), 
        H734 [15FE]
      National Marrow Donor Program (organization): tribute, E732 
        [8MY]
      New York: tribute to 2d Congressional District Intel Corp., 
        Science Talent Search semifinalists, E53 [23JA]
      NIH: anniversary of National Institute for Biomedical Imaging 
        and Bioengineering, E1056 [18JN]
      NOAA: Climate Portal Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS) 
        funding, H2522 [9MY]
      ------coral reef research programs funding, H2501 [9MY], E752 
        [9MY]
      ------National Sea Grant College Program funding, H2359 [8MY]
      North Hollywood, CA: tribute to North Hollywood High School 
        science bowl team, E668 [26AP]
      NSF: Climate Change Education Program funding, H2535, H2536 
        [9MY]
      ------education programs funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------Educational and Human Resources Account funding, H2551 
        [9MY]
      ------funding, H2409, H2410 [8MY]
      ------Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program funding, H2415 [8MY]
      ------Political Science Program funding, H2543 [9MY]
      ------provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (H.R. 5952), E1062 [18JN]
      Pata, Donald: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1143 [26JN]
      Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H969 [28FE]
      Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of 
        Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science 
        and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Rookie All-Star Award, E552 [17AP]
      Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association: anniversary, E979 [5JN]
      Presidio, TX: tribute to Lucy Reede Franco Middle School 
        rocketry team, E757 [10MY]
      ------tribute to Presidio High School rocketry team, E757 [10MY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6050 [14SE]
      Research: ensure continued publication and integrity of peer-
        reviewed research works by the private sector (H.R. 3699), 
        E252, E253 [27FE]
      ------tribute to global health research efforts, E462 [28MR]
      Rochester, NY: Girl Scouts Hippie Pandas (robotics team) 
        recipient of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Gracious Professionalism Award, E971 [5JN]
      Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: 
        anniversary, H5687 [2AU]
      Rothschild, Brian: Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts, Inc., 
        Prince Henry Society Award recipient, E1701 [16OC]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to Dr. Hector P. Garcia Middle School 
        science bowl team, E662 [26AP]
      Satellite Sentinel Project (organization): tribute, E717 [7MY]
      Schweitzer, Edmund O., III: Institute of Electrical and 
        Electronics Engineers Medal in Power Engineering recipient, 
        E1190 [29JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424-H2426 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H2509, H2510 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346-H2440 [8MY], 
        H2455, H2456, H2493-H2558 [9MY], H2633-H2636 [10MY], E734, 
        E735 [8MY], E748, E750, E752, E753, E754, E755 [9MY], E759, 
        E773 [10MY], E780, E781 [11MY], E822 [16MY], E835, E837 
        [17MY], E870 [18MY], E901 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337-H2346 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2493-H2496 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2523, H2524 [9MY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), H6086-
        H6088, H6096 [19SE], E1581 [20SE]
      Stony Brook University: tribute to Louis and Beatrice Laufer 
        Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, E934 [31MY]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials 
        proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in 
        developing such rules, H6212, H6213 [20SE]
      Tate, Aaron: Amgen Foundation Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Taxation: permanently extend the research and development 
        credit, H715-H720 [14FE]
      Television: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic 
        television signal, E1248 [12JY]
      Translational Genomics Research Institute: anniversary, E1141, 
        E1142, E1144 [26JN], E1202 [29JN]
      U.S. Space and Rocket Center: anniversary of Space Camp, H3582 
        [7JN]
      Urbana, IL: tribute to University Laboratory High School 
        robotics team, E456 [27MR]
      Vitamins: anniversary of discovery, E1650 [21SE]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish, H3760 [19JN]
      Waialua, HI: Waialua High School robotics team recipient of 
        Hawaii For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Chairman's Award, E282 [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      America Invents Act: anniversary, S6427 [19SE]
      Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation 
        (S. 2147), S1199 [1MR]
      Armada, MI: tribute to Macomb Academy of Arts & Sciences 
        robotics team, S3681 [4JN]
      Aspen Center for Physics: annviersary, S4722 [28JN]
      Bowling Green, KY: inclusion of Carol Martin Gatton Academy of 
        Mathematics and Science in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High 
        Schools'' list, S3679 [4JN]
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tourette Syndrome 
        Public Health Education Research Outreach Program funding, 
        S4867 [11JY]
      Cincinnati State Technical and Community College: Meridian 
        Bioscience, Inc., establishment of William J. Motto Annual 
        Bioscience Scholarship, S2917 [7MY]
      Connecticut: tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding, S3760 [6JN], S5722 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840-
        S842 [16FE], S2893-S2896, S2899-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2935, 
        S2937-S2944, S2947, S2955 [8MY], S2996-S2998, S3004, S3006-
        S3008, S3013, S3015, S3016, S3024-S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, 
        S3035 [9MY], S3054-S3057, S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3268 [17MY], 
        S3410 [22MY], S3536 [24MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa 
        for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, 
        engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional 
        permanent residency for such aliens (S. 3192), S3199, S3200 
        [16MY], S3258-S3260 [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (H.R. 6189), S6674 [21SE]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], 
        S2789, S2793, S2796 [26AP]
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S4628 [26JN]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (S. Res. 476), S3871 [7JN]
      FDA: expedite development, evaluation, and approval of 
        breakthrough drugs, S3417 [22MY], S4615, S4618 [26JN]
      ------prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish unless 
        NOAA concurs with such approval, S3495 [23MY], S3554 [24MY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (S. 2374), S2826 [26AP]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]
      Forensics: establish scientific standards and protocols across 
        forensic disciplines (S. 3378), S4952 [12JY]
      Ganter, J. Carl: Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award 
        recipient, S4816 [10JY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA, S344 [6FE]
      ------anniversary of first manned orbital mission for NASA (S. 
        Res. 377), S690-S692 [15FE]
      Health: impact of medical research, S3702 [5JN]
      Hydroelectric power: encourage research and development of 
        hydropower technologies, S3126 [14MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (S. Res. 
        532), S5468, S5627 [26JY]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 
        [12JN]
      Martins, Clarissa: American Association of Cancer Research 
        Thomas J. Bardos Award recipient, S5480 [26JY]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Memphis Academy of Science and 
        Engineering, S3002 [9MY]
      NASA: anniversary of Landsat Satellite Program, S5256 [23JY]
      ------funding, S6305 [13SE]
      National Academy of Sciences: anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 499), S4308 [19JN]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), S4194 [14JN]
      ------transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-
        inventor-to-file system, S4194 [14JN]
      Peterson AFB, CO: anniversary of Air Force Space Command, S6622 
        [21SE]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (S. Res. 547), S6012 [2AU]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), S6671 
        [21SE]
      ------tribute to historical and recent accomplishments of the 
        U.S. space program, S6245 [12SE]
  Reports
      Report to Congress--Rare Earth Materials in Defense 
        Applications: Frank Kendall III, Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 
        H4838 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical 
        Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        726) (H. Rept. 112-590), H4774 [10JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 
        112-583), H4684 [9JY]
      Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 6189) (H. Rept. 112-648), H5764 [10SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 
        112-158), S2545 [19AP]
      Taking Essential Steps for Testing (TEST) Act: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3391), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1545) (H. Rept. 112-430), 
        H1844 [16AP]
  Summaries
      NASA Policy on Permission To Carry Personal Mementos on Space 
        Vehicles They Flew, H6087 [19SE]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 643, consideration of H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of 
        Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations and 
        same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration 
        of certain legislation, H2337 [8MY]
      H. Res. 726, consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and 
        Critical Minerals Production Act, H4791 [11JY]
      H.R. 733, Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, H6144 [19SE]
      H.R. 4158, confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions, H6086 [19SE]
      H.R. 6118, Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act, H6140 [19SE]
      H.R. 6189, Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act, H5796 [11SE]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. 2147, Arctic Ocean Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act, 
        S1199 [1MR]
      S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, S2826-S2828 [26AP]
      S. 3378, Forensic Science and Standards Act, S4952-S4954 [12JY]
      S. Res. 377, first NASA manned orbital mission by John Glenn 
        anniversary, S690, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 431, Seattle World's Fair anniversary, S2553 [19AP]
      S. Res. 476, tribute to Fang Lizhi, S3689 [4JN], S3871 [7JN]
      S. Res. 491, commend International Chemistry Olympiad 
        participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S3983, 
        S4108 [12JN]
      S. Res. 499, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and 
        Bioengineering anniversary, S4305, S4310 [19JN]
      S. Res. 532, support International AIDS Conference and encourage 
        global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, 
        S5494, S5627 [26JY]
      S. Res. 547, tribute to Sally K. Ride, S5993, S6013 [2AU]




SCIENCE HILL, KY

  Articles and editorials
      Carl Dick's General Store--A Science Hill Tradition, S153 [30JA]




SCIENCEDAILY (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Arctic Ice Melt Is Setting Stage for Severe Winters, S4855 
        [11JY]




SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      National Scoliosis Awareness Month: observance, E1032 [8JN]




SCORE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3246), S3631 [24MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3246), S3636 [24MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3246, provisions, S3637 [24MY]




SCOTLAND  see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland




SCOTT, AUSTIN (a Representative from Georgia)

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2414, H2449 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H187 [27JA]
      ------prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H5078 [19JY]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H187 [27JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see H.R. 3583), H79 [18JA]
      Armed Forces: leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal 
        of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 503), H1274 
        [7MR]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1101 [29FE]
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H2072 [24AP]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 81), H5010 [18JY]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 [23JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3414), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 3844), 
        H218 [31JA]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1273 [7MR]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H1101 [29FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H1808 [29MR]
      Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-
        related cases by establishing that human life begins at 
        fertilization (see H.R. 212), H6279 [21SE]
      Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H4064 [26JN]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3662 [7JN]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Defense: use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear 
        material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (see 
        H.R. 6555), H6276 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for 
        public education and inform parents of their schools' 
        performance (see H.R. 3989), H1367 [16MR]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H4158 [27JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3916 [20JN]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H5010 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H6298 [28SE]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see H. Res. 695), H4657 [29JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 
        [17AP]
      Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's 
        Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H3363 
        [31MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H187 [27JA]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1808 [29MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H79 [18JA]
      ------require approval by agency head for conferences costing 
        above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H4656 [29JN]
      Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (see H.R. 
        4365), H5010 [18JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3808 [19JN]
      Fish and fishing: provide the necessary scientific information 
        to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      Health: eliminate certain entitlement programs in order to 
        reduce the deficit (see H.R. 3243), H220 [31JA]
      ------prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or 
        representation in the provision of health care services and 
        require identification of the license of health care 
        professionals (see H.R. 451), H4828 [11JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H6279 [21SE]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H3976 [21JN]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1210 [6MR]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made 
        available for projects to provide recreational public access 
        (see H.R. 1997), H376 [1FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3481 [5JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H220 [31JA]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H4864 [12JY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments and 
        require any legislation that would increase Members' pay be 
        adopted by a recorded vote (see H.R. 187), H2072 [24AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 127), H6279 [21SE]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H903 
        [16FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and 
        increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1916 
        [17AP]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H187 [27JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending 
        on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work 
        requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-
        tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H5009 [18JY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H2033 [19AP]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1807 [29MR]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1916 [17AP]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see H.R. 721), H1846 [16AP]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H696 [13FE]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H1808 [29MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H4605 [28JN]
      ------repeal credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles (see 
        H.R. 3768), H476 [3FE]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H4605 [28JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1915 [17AP]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5292 [25JY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3171 
        [25MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H2134 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3660 
        [7JN]
      Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for 
        first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 6224), H5327 [26JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (H.R. 5925), H3661 
        [7JN]
      Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for 
        first-time paperwork violations (H.R. 6224), H5328 [26JY]
  Remarks
      Archer, Iris M.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in 
        Adoption Award recipient, E1463 [10SE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H145 [24JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E803 [15MY]
      Georgia: impact of agriculture on State economy, E803 
        [15MY]
      Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, E1232 [11JY]
      LSC: funding, H2414 [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3797 [19JN]
      ------repeal, H1564, H1567, H1568 [26MR], H3798 [19JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1568 [26MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1564, H1567, 
        H1568 [26MR], H3798 [19JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2414 [8MY]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (H.R. 2682), H1553 [26MR]
      Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2109 [25AP]
      Votes: position on missed, H4854 [12JY], E1381 
        [1AU]
  Tributes
      McMahon, Robert H., E1031 [8JN]
      Stenner, Charles E., Jr., E1361 [31JY]
      Wilburn, Joe N., E1300 [23JY]




SCOTT, DANIELLE

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




SCOTT, DAVID (a Representative from Georgia)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H1391 [19MR]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
        orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H3105 [17MY]
      Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection 
        with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H1804 [29MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for 
        beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H1135 [1MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4064 [26JN]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H571 [7FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 
        1521), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1391 [19MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide equity for tuition and fees 
        for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing 
        education programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H3976 
        [21JN]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H5328 [26JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H1914 [17AP]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H3661 [7JN]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2288 [27AP]
      ------require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's 
        congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
        trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H3163 
        [18MY]
      Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4908 [17JY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1154 
        [5MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and 
        supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H4656 [29JN]
      ------increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services 
        that use computer aided detection technology for early 
        detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H3662 [7JN]
      ------repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical 
        equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in 
        a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1100 [29FE]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H5202 [24JY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5200 [24JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Northern Mariana Islands: prevent Federal funds from being used 
        for any construction project exceeding a certain cost unless 
        the workforce is composed of a certain percentage of U.S. 
        workers (see H.R. 4037), H5766 [10SE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3105 [17MY]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H1498 
        [21MR]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1210 [6MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H6001 [13SE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2072 [24AP]
      ------express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the 
        President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should not 
        be less than the effective rate paid by middle class Americans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1428 [20MR]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: conduct 
        suitability and feasibility study for expanding boundary (see 
        H.R. 4630), H2123 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: conduct 
        suitability and feasibility study for expanding boundary (H.R. 
        4630), H2127 [25AP]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5655 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5655 [2AU]
      American Legion: anniversary, E341 [8MR]
      Constitution Day: observance, E1581 [20SE]
      Constitution Week: observance, E1581 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H5655 [2AU]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3271 [31MY]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2787 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2784, H2786, H2787 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        Senate amendment, H3251, H3252 [30MY]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 
        4367), H4665, H4666 [9JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4731 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1106 
        [1MR]
      Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current 
        law (H.R. 2446), H5613 [1AU]
      Links, Inc.: tribute to Conyers, GA, Azalea City chapter, 
        E304 [1MR]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E790 [15MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 3187), H5615, H5616 [1AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4731 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4731 [10JY]
      Professional Social Work Month: observance, E489 [29MR]
      Research: tribute to global health research efforts, 
        E462 [28MR]
      Votes: correction, H2787 [16MY]
  Tributes
      Graves, Dwight C., E132 [3FE]
      Johnson, Lucille, E1074 [19JN]
      Payne, Donald M., H1204 [6MR]
      Pearson, Monica Kaufman, H1431 [21MR], E405 [21MR]
      Santangelo, Leonard, E341 [8MR]




SCOTT, DEIRDRE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E175 [9FE]




SCOTT, ISAAC D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E5 [10JA]




SCOTT, LA

  Articles and editorials
      Cajun Towns Feud About Sausage With Links to the Past, E1168 
        [28JN]




SCOTT, MARTIN D., JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6426 [19SE]




SCOTT, MICHELLE

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: Federal Service Award recipient, E714 [7MY]




SCOTT, QUENTIN

  Remarks in House
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]




SCOTT, ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' (a Representative from Virginia)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      Armed Forces: prohibit detention of certain individuals without 
        due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        5751), H2713 [15MY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2813 [16MY]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H3267 [30MY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H2271 [27AP]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Chin, Vincent J.: recognize anniversary of death as a time to 
        reflect on the dangers of xenophobia and scapegoating (see H. 
        Res. 698), H3975 [21JN]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H1571 
        [26MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]
      Computers: protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3167 [22MY]
      Dept. of Defense: improve oversight and accountability for 
        certain military housing projects (see H.R. 4608), H2066 
        [24AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP] (see H.R. 
        4816), H3105 [17MY]
      ------promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3707 
        [15JN]
      Dept. of HHS: reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other 
        sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H2715 
        [15MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: study and report to Congress on gaps 
        in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 
        4005), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Labor: provide grants to the National Urban League for 
        an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H1273 [7MR]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 
        1521), H1154 [5MR]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H220 [31JA] (see H.R. 3612), H2715 
        [15MY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H945 
        [17FE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6312 [19OC]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2072 
        [24AP]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H944 [17FE]
      Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to 
        torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H6298 [28SE]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law 
        enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and 
        programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      Law enforcement officers: allow screening entities to submit, 
        receive, and screen criminal history record information for 
        searches on private security officers (see H.R. 4112), H1741 
        [28MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3267 [30MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H5526 [31JY]
      Medicare: promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H3661 [7JN]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5526 [31JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H5079 [19JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H3105 [17MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H1915 [17AP]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced 
        innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, 
        and regulatory relief (see H.R. 2967), H1741 [28MR]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H4685 [9JY]
      Taxation: close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1572 [26MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H950 [24FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6307 [12OC]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H3733 [18JN]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6304 [9OC]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide 
        funding (see H.R. 3915), H567 [7FE]
      Tariff: battery operated ice cream makers (see H.R. 4806), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------battery operated jar openers (see H.R. 4805), H2126 [25AP]
      ------electric dispensing blenders (see H.R. 4809), H2126 [25AP]
      ------electric juice extractors (see H.R. 4813, 4814), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------electric knives (see H.R. 4798), H2126 [25AP]
      ------electric skillets (see H.R. 4804), H2126 [25AP]
      ------electromechanical ice shavers (see H.R. 4796), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------frozen treat makers (see H.R. 4807), H2126 [25AP]
      ------handheld electric can openers (see H.R. 4799), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------open top, electric indoor grills (see H.R. 4812), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------portable slow cookers (see H.R. 4801), H2126 [25AP]
      ------programmable slow cookers (see H.R. 4808), H2126 [25AP]
      ------sandwich toaster grills (see H.R. 4815), H2126 [25AP]
      ------self-contained, carafeless automatic drip coffeemaker (see 
        H.R. 4811), H2126 [25AP]
      ------self-contained, carafeless automatic drip coffeemaker with 
        electronic clock (see H.R. 4810), H2126 [25AP]
      ------single serve and full pot coffeemakers (see H.R. 4800), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------single serve coffeemakers (see H.R. 4802, 4803), H2126 
        [25AP]
      ------single slot toaster and toaster oven combinations (see 
        H.R. 4797), H2126 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block 
        Grants program (H.R. 6045), H4157 [27JN]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide 
        funding (H.R. 3915), H569 [7FE]
      Tariff: battery operated ice cream makers (H.R. 4806), H2133 
        [25AP]
      ------battery operated jar openers (H.R. 4805), H2133 [25AP]
      ------electric dispensing blenders (H.R. 4809), H2133 [25AP]
      ------electric juice extractors (H.R. 4813), H2134 [25AP]
      ------electric juice extractors (H.R. 4814), H2134 [25AP]
      ------electric knives (H.R. 4798), H2133 [25AP]
      ------electric skillets (H.R. 4804), H2133 [25AP]
      ------electromechanical ice shavers (H.R. 4796), H2133 [25AP]
      ------frozen treat makers (H.R. 4807), H2133 [25AP]
      ------handheld electric can openers (H.R. 4799), H2133 [25AP]
      ------open top, electric indoor grills (H.R. 4812), H2134 [25AP]
      ------portable slow cookers (H.R. 4801), H2133 [25AP]
      ------programmable slow cookers (H.R. 4808), H2133 [25AP]
      ------sandwich toaster grills (H.R. 4815), H2134 [25AP]
      ------self-contained, carafeless automatic drip coffeemaker 
        (H.R. 4811), H2133 [25AP]
      ------self-contained, carafeless automatic drip coffeemaker with 
        electronic clock (H.R. 4810), H2133 [25AP]
      ------single serve and full pot coffeemakers (H.R. 4800), H2133 
        [25AP]
      ------single serve coffeemakers (H.R. 4802), H2133 [25AP]
      ------single serve coffeemakers (H.R. 4803), H2133 [25AP]
      ------single slot toaster and toaster oven combinations (H.R. 
        4797), H2133 [25AP]
  Remarks
      Achievable Dream (organization): anniversary of Achievable Dream 
        Tennis Ball, E1595 [21SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H1559, H1562 [26MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1714, H1716 [28MR]
      Charles City, VA: anniversary of Mount Zion Baptist Church, 
        E930 [31MY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), H5451 [31JY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        H4419 [28JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H650 [9FE]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559, H1562 
        [26MR]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (H.R. 6063), H5509 [31JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (H.R. 1775), H5794 [11SE]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, H2735 [16MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce trafficking of drugs and 
        prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by 
        deterring construction and use of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), 
        H2672 [15MY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), 
        H5511 [31JY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (H.R. 4305), H5789 [11SE]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H5514 [31JY]
      ------report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to 
        track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along 
        the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6119 [19SE]
      ------Second Chance Act grant funding, H2391 [8MY]
      Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to 
        help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent 
        crime (H.R. 1550), H5516, H5518 [31JY]
      Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1559, H1562 
        [26MR]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (H.R. 6029), H5507 [31JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5782 [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5782 [11SE]
      Hampton, VA: anniversary of West End Baptist Church, 
        E1441 [3AU]
      ------tribute to Hampton High School boys' basketball team, 
        E443 [26MR]
      Health: preserve joint and several liability for damages in 
        medical malpractice, H1465 [21MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1465 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4742 [10JY]
      LSC: funding, H2413, H2414 [8MY]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        and consolidate certain Dept. of Justice programs to provide 
        funding (H.R. 3915), E155 [7FE]
      National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 
        of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park 
        System (H.R. 1950), H5504 [31JY]
      Newport News, VA: anniversary of First Baptist Church Denbigh, 
        E1604 [21SE]
      ------anniversary of Wesley Grove United Church of Christ, 
        E1435 [3AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4742 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4742 [10JY]
      Portsmouth, VA: anniversary of Trinity Episcopal Church, 
        E1119 [21JN]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5793 [11SE]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2391, H2413, H2414 [8MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: prohibit funding for religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices, H2736 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2735 [16MY]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H96 [23JA]




SCOTT, TIM (a Representative from South Carolina)

  Amendments
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        August district work period (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Occupy Wall Street . . . Next Stop, Athens?, Mallory Factor, 
        Forbes (publication), E112 [1FE]
      ``What's the Real Defense Budget?'' Mallory Factor, Forbes 
        (publication), E109 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H727 [14FE]
      Agriculture: reduce regulatory burden on the agricultural sector 
        of the national economy (see H.R. 3323), H4907 [17JY]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H5079 [19JY]
      Armed Forces: leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal 
        of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 503), H803 
        [15FE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H79 
        [18JA]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action 
        Badge to include members who participated in combat during 
        which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see 
        H.R. 1850), H2329 [7MY]
      Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 3577), H115 [23JA]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 
        3581), H79 [18JA]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1808 [29MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H441 [2FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H5079 [19JY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2813 [16MY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3982), H727 [14FE]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H476 [3FE]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6318 [26OC]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1428 [20MR]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H571 [7FE]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H2569 [9MY]
      Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), 
        H220 [31JA]
      Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority (see H. Res. 721), H4655 
        [29JN]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      EPA: prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-
        and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H5630 
        [1AU]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1154 [5MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: require periodic review and 
        automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness and performance of 
        financial assistance programs, simplify application and 
        reporting requirements, and improve delivery of services to 
        the public (see H.R. 6420), H6280 [21SE]
      Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time 
        may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 122), H6302 [5OC]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1847 [16AP]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (see H.R. 3000), H2447 [8MY]
      ------repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans (see 
        H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1367 [16MR]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3981 [25JN]
      Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who 
        are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 
        140), H115 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H4606 [28JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1498 [21MR]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H948 [21FE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H115 [23JA]
      Medicare: repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see 
        H.R. 1546), H3807 [19JN]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H5079 [19JY]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 
        105), H2289 [27AP]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and extend the 
        length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H512 [6FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H3808 [19JN]
      ------reduce pay if a Federal budget deficit exists, increase 
        retirement contributions, and prohibit securities and 
        commodities trading based on certain nonpublic information 
        (see H.R. 3565), H1808 [29MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1210 [6MR]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative 
        to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2833), H6152 
        [19SE]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H5526 [31JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H4775 [10JY]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1572 
        [26MR]
      Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and 
        increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 
        [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H115 [23JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H79 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6001 [13SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, 
        SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H571 [7FE]
      Social Security: increase full retirement age and early 
        retirement age (see H.R. 867), H5526 [31JY]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5630 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1807 [29MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H2813 [16MY]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        4279), H2289 [27AP]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1916 [17AP]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1498 [21MR]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 
        4304), H1978 [18AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1428 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Committee on Financial Services (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 751), H5629 [1AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the Conservation Stewardship 
        Program (see H.R. 4015), H696 [13FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (see H.R. 5739), H2662 
        [11MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        August district work period (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 747), H5524 
        [31JY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), consideration (see H. Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 515), H25 [17JA]
      Tariff: allantoin (see H.R. 5759), H2713 [15MY]
      ------allyl pentaerythritol (see H.R. 5769), H2713 [15MY]
      ------antioxidant 3114 (see H.R. 5775), H2713 [15MY]
      ------benzoyl chloride (see H.R. 5767), H2713 [15MY]
      ------butanedioic acid, dimethylester polymer with 4-hydroxy-
        2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperdine ethanol (see H.R. 5753), H2713 
        [15MY]
      ------cyanuric chloride (see H.R. 5768), H2713 [15MY]
      ------decanedioic acid, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) 
        ester (see H.R. 5777), H2713 [15MY]
      ------di-tert-amyl-2'-hydroxyphenyl) benzotriazole (see H.R. 
        5752), H2713 [15MY]
      ------ferroboron (see H.R. 5780), H2713 [15MY]
      ------fluorescent brightener CBS-X (see H.R. 5761), H2713 [15MY]
      ------4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (see H.R. 
        5755), H2713 [15MY]
      ------4-nitrobenzoyl chloride (see H.R. 5754), H2713 [15MY]
      ------imidurea (see H.R. 5760), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modified phenolic resin in alkaline solution (see H.R. 
        5771), H2713 [15MY]
      ------N-phenyl-N-((trichloromethyl)thio)- benzenesulfonamide, 
        calcium carbonate, and mineral oil mixtures (see H.R. 5763), 
        H2713 [15MY]
      ------N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (see H.R. 5764), H2713 [15MY]
      ------octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-4-hydroxphenyl)-propionate (see 
        H.R. 5762), H2713 [15MY]
      ------1,1'-methylenebis[3(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxo-4-
        imidazolidinyl]urea] (see H.R. 5758), H2713 [15MY]
      ------1,3-bis(3-methyl-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrolinylmethyl)benzene 
        (see H.R. 5765), H2713 [15MY]
      ------1,2-bis(3-aminopropyl)ethylenediamine, polymer with N-
        butyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinamine and 2,4,6-
        trichloro-1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 5772), H2713 [15MY]
      ------pentaerythritol tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-
        hydroxyhydrocinnamate) (see H.R. 5757), H2713 [15MY]
      ------phenol 2,4 -bis(1,1-dimethyl ethyl),-phosphite (3--1) (see 
        H.R. 5774), H2713 [15MY]
      ------p-nitrobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5778), H2713 [15MY]
      ------2,4-dihydroxy-benzophenone (see H.R. 5779), H2713 [15MY]
      ------2,2 -(2,5-thiophenediyl)bis(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl) (see 
        H.R. 5776), H2713 [15MY]
      ------2,2'-dithiobisbenzothiazole (see H.R. 5766), H2713 [15MY]
      ------2-[2 -hydroxy - 3,5 - di (1,1dimethylbenzyl)phenyl]-2H-
        benzotriazole (see H.R. 5756), H2713 [15MY]
      ------Uvasorb S130 (see H.R. 5773), H2713 [15MY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (see H. Res. 747), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the Conservation Stewardship 
        Program (H.R. 4015), H696 [13FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (H.R. 5739), H2662 [11MY]
      Tariff: allantoin (H.R. 5759), H2714 [15MY]
      ------allyl pentaerythritol (H.R. 5769), H2715 [15MY]
      ------antioxidant 3114 (H.R. 5775), H2715 [15MY]
      ------benzoyl chloride (H.R. 5767), H2715 [15MY]
      ------butanedioic acid, dimethylester polymer with 4-hydroxy-
        2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperdine ethanol (H.R. 5753), H2714 
        [15MY]
      ------cyanuric chloride (H.R. 5768), H2715 [15MY]
      ------decanedioic acid, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) 
        ester (H.R. 5777), H2715 [15MY]
      ------di-tert-amyl-2'-hydroxyphenyl) benzotriazole (H.R. 5752), 
        H2714 [15MY]
      ------ferroboron (H.R. 5780), H2715 [15MY]
      ------fluorescent brightener CBS-X (H.R. 5761), H2714 [15MY]
      ------4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (H.R. 
        5755), H2714 [15MY]
      ------4-nitrobenzoyl chloride (H.R. 5754), H2714 [15MY]
      ------imidurea (H.R. 5760), H2714 [15MY]
      ------modified phenolic resin in alkaline solution (H.R. 5771), 
        H2715 [15MY]
      ------N-phenyl-N-((trichloromethyl)thio)- benzenesulfonamide, 
        calcium carbonate, and mineral oil mixtures (H.R. 5763), H2714 
        [15MY]
      ------N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (H.R. 5764), H2715 [15MY]
      ------octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-4-hydroxphenyl)-propionate (H.R. 
        5762), H2714 [15MY]
      ------1,1'-methylenebis[3(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxo-4-
        imidazolidinyl]urea] (H.R. 5758), H2714 [15MY]
      ------1,3-bis(3-methyl-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrolinylmethyl)benzene 
        (H.R. 5765), H2715 [15MY]
      ------1,2-bis(3-aminopropyl)ethylenediamine, polymer with N-
        butyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinamine and 2,4,6-
        trichloro-1,3,5-triazine (H.R. 5772), H2715 [15MY]
      ------pentaerythritol tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-
        hydroxyhydrocinnamate) (H.R. 5757), H2714 [15MY]
      ------phenol 2,4 -bis(1,1-dimethyl ethyl),-phosphite (3--1) 
        (H.R. 5774), H2715 [15MY]
      ------p-nitrobenzoic acid (H.R. 5778), H2715 [15MY]
      ------2,4-dihydroxy-benzophenone (H.R. 5779), H2715 [15MY]
      ------2,2 -(2,5-thiophenediyl)bis(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl) (H.R. 
        5776), H2715 [15MY]
      ------2,2'-dithiobisbenzothiazole (H.R. 5766), H2715 [15MY]
      ------2-[2 -hydroxy - 3,5 - di (1,1dimethylbenzyl)phenyl]-2H-
        benzotriazole (H.R. 5756), H2714 [15MY]
      ------Uvasorb S130 (H.R. 5773), H2715 [15MY]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, H47, H48 [18JA], H129 [24JA]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4166 [28JN]
      Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 
        751), H5538 [1AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), E1216 
        [10JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907, 
        H908, H911 [17FE]
      Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American 
        and Hispanic men a national priority, H4690 [10JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4799, H4800 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        August district work period (H. Res. 747), H5538, H5539, H5549 
        [1AU]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4166 [28JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5538, H5539, 
        H5549 [1AU]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5538, 
        H5539, H5549 [1AU]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3589, H3590, H3597 
        [7JN]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E809 [16MY]
      Medicare: reform, H48 [18JA], H4799 [11JY]
      Members of Congress: require Members who repeal Federal benefits 
        for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3597 
        [7JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax 
        burden, H4799, H4800 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4799, H4800 [11JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H46, H47, H48, H52 [18JA]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538, 
        H5539, H5540, H5541, H5549, H5550 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538, H5539, H5540, 
        H5541, H5549, H5550 [1AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H907 [17FE]
      ------rates, H908 [17FE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3589, H3590, H3592, H3595, H3597 
        [7JN]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H907 [17FE]
  Reports filed
      Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and 
        Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
      Clarify House of Representatives Proceedings and Actions During 
        August District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 98, Disapprove the President's 
        Exercise of Authority To Increase the Debt Limit: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 112-365), H25 [17JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a 
        Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
      Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) 
        (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]




SCOTT GARDNER ACT  see Immigration




SCOTTSVILLE, NY

  Remarks in House
      Stokoe Farms LLC: anniversary, E1645 [21SE]




SCOWCROFT, BRENT

  Articles and editorials
      Strategic Stability in Today's Nuclear World, S2810 [26AP]




SCRANTON, PA

  Bills and resolutions
      Pennsylvania: reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
        Area, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and Delaware 
        and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (see S. 2131), S1049 
        [27FE]
  Remarks in House
      DeLeo, John: UNICO National (organization) UNICAN of the Year 
        Award recipient, E95 [31JA], E119 [2FE]
      Lozada, Marisha: Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Scholastic 
        Art and Writing Award recipient, E794 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      St. Paul Roman Catholic Church: anniversary, S1144 [29FE]




SCRANTON, WILLIAM W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1267, E1275 [18JY], E1313 [24JY]




SCRIBONI, VINCENT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1449 [10SE]




SCRITCHFIELD, LINDA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1195 [29JN]




SCRUGGS, EARL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2078 [25AP], E543 [17AP]




SCRUGGS, RICHARD F. (DICKIE)

  Bills and resolutions
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, document production, 
        and legal representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) 
        Scruggs (see S. Res. 403), S1932 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony, document production, 
        and legal representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) 
        Scruggs (S. Res. 403), S1944 [21MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 403, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, document 
        production, and representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) 
        Scruggs, S1942, S1944 [21MR]




SCUDDER, MICAH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY], S6004 [2AU]




SCUDIERY, VICTOR V.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1055 [18JN]




SCUSE, MICHAEL T.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign 
        Agricultural Services: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
        and Forestry (Senate), S699 [15FE]
      Nomination to the CCC Board of Directors: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S699 [15FE]




SEALASKA CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement 
        of certain claims, H3745, H3758, H3759, H3765, H3776, H3777 
        [19JN]
      Tongass National Forest: prohibit export of unprocessed timber 
        from certain clear-cut areas, H3776, H3777 [19JN]




SEATTLE, WA

  Bills and resolutions
      Hickman, George: tribute (see S. Res. 567), S6455 [19SE]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      Seattle World's Fair: anniversary (see S. Res. 431), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 710), H4156 [27JN]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team (see H. 
        Res. 699), H3975 [21JN]
      World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (see H. Res. 545), 
        H726 [14FE]
  Remarks in House
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E704 [7MY]
      Bascomb, Paul: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award 
        recipient, E243 [27FE]
      National Association of Asian American Professionals: Seattle, 
        WA, chapter recipient of Chapter of the Year award, E1592 
        [21SE]
      National Frozen Food Corp.: anniversary, E459 [27MR]
      One World Now! educational program: anniversary, E1562 [19SE]
      People for Puget Sound (organization): tribute, E1533 [14SE]
      Port of Seattle: Dept. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award 
        recipient, E1397 [3AU]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team, E1126 
        [21JN]
      World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (H. Res. 545), 
        E187 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Hickman, George: tribute (S. Res. 567), S6469 [19SE]
      National Frozen Food Corp.: anniversary, S2081 [27MR]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary, S4820 
        [10JY], S5728 [31JY]
      World's Fair: anniversary, S2534 [19AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 431, Seattle World's Fair anniversary, S2553 [19AP]
      S. Res. 567, tribute to George Hickman, S6466, S6471 [19SE]




SEATTLE CHOCOLATES (company)

  Remarks in House
      King County, WA: King County Executive Woman Small Business of 
        the Year award finalist, E1545 [14SE]




SEATTLE MARINERS (baseball team)

  Bills and resolutions
      Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 710), H4156 [27JN]




SEAU, JUNIOR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2452 [9MY]




SEBELIUS, KATHLEEN  see Secretary of Health and Human Services 
    (Kathleen Sebelius)




SEC REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2308) 
        (H. Rept. 112-453), H2123 [25AP]




SECOND AMENDMENT ENFORCEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 645), H3074 [17MY]




SECOND AMENDMENT SOVEREIGNTY ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2205), S3244 [17MY]




SECOND CHANCE AT HOMEOWNERSHIP ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4172), H1304 [8MR]




SECRET SERVICE

  Amendments
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), H953 
        [27FE]
  Remarks in House
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), Senate 
        amendment, H953-H955 [27FE]
      Morality and ethics: call for investigation into allegations of 
        sexual misconduct by personnel in Colombia, H1829 [16AP]
      ------call for investigation into allegations of sexual 
        misconduct by personnel in Colombia and El Salvador, H2138 
        [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), S357, 
        S358 [6FE]
      ------correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating 
        to restricted buildings or grounds (S. 1794), S357 [6FE]
  Reports filed
      U.S. Secret Service Retirement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1515) (S. Rept. 
        112-205), S6062 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 347, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement 
        Act, S358 [6FE]
      S. 1794, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement 
        Act, S357 [6FE]




SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (Leon E. Panetta)

  Articles and editorials
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Climate: impact of global warming on national security, H2451 
        [9MY]




SECRETARY OF ENERGY (Steven Chu)

  Letters
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology, H3096 [17MY]




SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Kathleen Sebelius)

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S1168 [1MR]




SECRETARY OF STATE (Hillary Rodham Clinton)

  Addresses
      International Human Rights Day, E6-E8 [10JA]
  Remarks in House
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), H5075 
        [19JY], H5196 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), S5106 
        [18JY]




SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR (Ken Salazar)

  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act, S5137 [18JY]
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act, S5137 [18JY]




SECTION 8 REFORM, RESPONSIBILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4145), H1209 [6MR]




SECURE AND FAIR ENFORCEMENT FOR (S.A.F.E.) MORTGAGE LICENSING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see S. 3484), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 3849), H218 
        [31JA]
      Financial institutions: specify that courses offered by lenders 
        for their own employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or 
        continuing education requirements of mortgage loan originators 
        (see H.R. 6158), H5077 [19JY]




SECURE BORDER ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House), E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E972 [5JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1299, provisions, H3237 [30MY]




SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Reauthorize, S666 [15FE]




SECURE VISAS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1741) (H. 
        Rept. 112-411), H1303 [8MR]




SECURING AMERICAN JOBS THROUGH EXPORTS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 2072), S3091, S3092, S3093 [10MY], S3146, S3148, 
        S3150, S3152, S3156, S3176, S3177 [15MY]
  Articles and editorials
      House Reaches Agreement on Export-Import Bank Reauthorization To 
        Strengthen American Manufacturing, Spur Job Creation, H2477 
        [9MY]
      Re-Authorize the Export-Import Bank, H2480 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 2072): technical correction (see H.R. 5890), H3480 
        [5JN]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (H.R. 2072): motion to proceed, S3070 [10MY]
  Factsheets
      ManuFACTS--Ex-Im Bank and Export Finance, H2474 [9MY]
  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization: Andrew N. Liveris, Dow Chemical Co., 
        H2472 [9MY]
      ------Cass Johnson, National Council of Textile Organizations, 
        and Kevin Burke, American Apparel & Footwear Association, 
        H2473 [9MY]
      ------Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of Washington, H2480 [9MY]
      ------David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of Commerce, H2479 [9MY]
      ------George Landrith, H2477 [9MY]
      ------Gregory J. Junemann, International Federation of 
        Professional & Technical Engineers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        and William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, H2472 
        [9MY]
      ------Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, H2479 [9MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2474 [9MY]
      ------R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of 
        Machinists and Aerospace Workers, H2475 [9MY]
      ------Representative Carolyn McCarthy, H2476 [9MY]
      ------Representative Yoder, H2477 [9MY]
      ------several Governors, H2479 [9MY]
      ------several organizations, H2472, H2475 [9MY]
      ------several Representatives, H2480 [9MY]
      ------Tim Keating, Boeing Co., H2470, H2473 [9MY]
      ------Todd McCracken, Small Business Exporters Association of 
        the U.S., H2472 [9MY]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 2072), S3051 [10MY], S3137 [15MY]
  Press releases
      A4A Commends Important Reforms in Bipartisan Ex-Im Bank 
        Reauthorization Agreement: Airlines for America (A4A) 
        (organization), H2475 [9MY]
      ALPA Hails Agreement on Eximbank Reauthorization: Air Line 
        Pilots Association, International, H2474 [9MY]
      Ex-Im Bank Support: several organizations, H2467, H2470 [9MY]
      GAMA Urges Swift Action on Export Import Bank Reauthorization: 
        General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H2475 [9MY]
      Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]
      New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat 
        Coalition, H2477 [9MY]
      U.S. Chamber's Donohue Praises House Leaders for Reaching Deal 
        on Ex-Im: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2475 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2072), H2459, H2460-H2481 [9MY], E764 [10MY], E798 
        [15MY]
      ------technical correction (H.R. 5890), H3444 [5JN]
      Eximbank: exceptions to required Federal Register notice 
        relative to publication of trade secrets, H2467, H2468 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S3873 [7JN]
      Enact (H.R. 2072), S3146-S3158, S3159 [15MY]
      ------motion to proceed, S3051-S3053, S3058, S3062-S3065, S3070 
        [10MY], S3107, S3123 [14MY], S3137, S3139 [15MY]
      ------technical correction (H.R. 5890), S3871 [7JN]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S3122 [14MY]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S3069, S3070 [10MY]
      Eximbank: limit financing to transactions subsidized by other 
        countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable 
        or prohibitively expensive, S3148-S3150, S3156 [15MY]
      ------make an increase in lending authority contingent upon the 
        Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3152-S3154, S3157 [15MY]
      ------phase out authority and require President to initiate 
        negotiations with other major exporting countries to end 
        subsidized export financing programs, S3146, S3150 [15MY]
      ------prohibit financing of projects in countries that hold debt 
        instruments of the U.S., S3156 [15MY]
      ------prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
  Tables
      Jobs supported through Eximbank financing by State, S3147 [15MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2072, Eximbank reauthorization, H2460-H2464 [9MY]
      H.R. 5890, technical correction to H.R. 2072, provisions, H3444 
        [5JN]




SECURING ANNUITIES FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 3813): consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3813), H158 [24JA]
      Enact (H.R. 3813): consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3813), H755, H760 [15FE], H894, H895 [16FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H743, H746-H750 [15FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3813, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 3813) (H. Rept. 112-394), H691 [9FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3813, provisions, H740 [15FE]




SECURING MARITIME ACTIVITIES THROUGH RISK-BASED TARGETING FOR (SMART) 
    PORT SECURITY ACT

  Letters
      Provisions: Edward Wytkind, Transportation Trades Dept., AFL-
        CIO, H4007 [26JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        E1175 [28JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1176 [28JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4251), H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4003-H4009 [26JN], E1151 
        [27JN]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 
        [26JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: ensure that certain 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) do not 
        expire before deadline for implementation of electronic 
        readers for such credentials, H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4251) 
        (H. Rept. 112-521), H3702 [12JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4251, provisions, H4003-H4007 [26JN]




SECURING THE TALENT AMERICA REQUIRES FOR THE 21st CENTURY (STAR) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3185), S3174 [15MY]




SECURITIES

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, 
        S1747, S1754, S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], 
        S1794, S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, 
        S1805, S1806, S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, 
        S1852, S1853, S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, 
        S1865, S1868, S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, 
        H1250, H1251, H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, 
        H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]
  Articles and editorials
      How Bernanke Can Get Banks Lending Again, E1323 [25JY]
      In Manchester United's I.P.O., a Preference for American Rules, 
        H5279 [25JY]
      Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      Why Dodd-Frank Is Necessary, E1311 [24JY]
      Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs, S1670 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance 
        companies from the definition of major swap participant and 
        from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 
        [8MY]
      CFTC: require a regulation to limit the aggregate positions of 
        nontraditional bona fide hedgers in petroleum and related 
        products (see S. 2238), S2085 [27MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4391), 
        H1977 [18AP] (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank 
        (see S. 3419), S5257 [23JY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal employees: prohibit certain employees from making 
        certain purchases or sales of registered securities or certain 
        related products and prohibit bonus payments to executives at 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4009), H692 [9FE]
      Financial institutions: implement rule banning proprietary 
        trading by commercial banks after regulatory agencies have 
        issued their final rules (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      ------make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading 
        by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 [21SE]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: repeal authority to 
        designate certain non-bank financial institutions as 
        systemically important financial institutions (see S. 3497), 
        S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6317), H5705 [2AU]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1496 [21MR]
      Government regulations: amend laws to establish certain 
        thresholds for shareholder registration (see H.R. 4088), H950 
        [24FE]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities (see S. 2190), S1613 [13MR]
      Investments: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      ------repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory 
        authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be 
        provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1497 [21MR]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
      SEC: change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred 
        stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities 
        by, and revise rules on business development companies (see 
        H.R. 5929), H3698 [8JN]
      ------enable national securities exchanges to provide incentives 
        to market-makers that increase liquidity and depth of capital 
        markets and promote enhanced trading and price-discovery for 
        smaller companies (see H.R. 6127), H4868 [13JY]
      ------enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see 
        S. 3416), S5257 [23JY]
      ------provide for the registration and oversight of national 
        investment adviser associations (see H.R. 4624), H2123 [25AP]
      ------require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help 
        cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment 
        advisers (see H.R. 6204), H5291 [25JY]
      ------require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]
      ------require nationally recognized statistical rating 
        organizations to certify that they monitor the accuracy of 
        credit ratings issued by the organization (see H.R. 6512), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 
        [6MR]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Taxation: allow an additional advance refunding for certain tax-
        exempt bonds (see H.R. 6560), H6284 [25SE]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (see S. 2033), S42 [23JA]
      ------expand and make permanent rules relative to investment by 
        nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds (see H.R. 4623), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6060 [14SE]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by 
        financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 
        5705), H2567 [9MY]
      ------provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small 
        business stock (see H.R. 4139), H1153 [5MR] (see H.R. 4226), 
        H1427 [20MR]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 [19JY] 
        (see H.R. 6279), H5704 [2AU]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        S. 3620), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration 
        requirements (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
  Cloture motions
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil 
        speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 
        [19MR]
      Emerging growth companies' requirement to fully comply with say-
        on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: 
        Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Jack E. Herstein, North 
        American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718-
        S1720 [15MR]
      ------Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720-
        S1722 [15MR]
      ------Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1698, S1722 [15MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation: 
        Candace Klein, SoMoLend Holdings, LLC, S1878 [21MR]
      ------Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy (organization), S1878 
        [21MR]
      ------Sara Hanks, CrowdCheck, Inc., S1879 [21MR]
      ------Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best, and Zak Cassady-Dorion, 
        Startup Exemption (organization), S1878 [21MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections: 
        Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]
  Messages
      Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of 
        Securities Held With an Intermediary: President Obama, S3293 
        [17MY]
  Motions
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]
  Press releases
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: AFL-CIO, S1723 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      Business and industry: require emerging growth companies to 
        fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder 
        vote requirements, H1252-H1255 [7MR]
      CFTC: funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations 
        and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5228 [25JY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP], H1929 [18AP]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (H.R. 4210), H4117 [27JN]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H191 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H381, H385, 
        H387 [2FE], H463 [3FE], H594-H599, H623-H625 [8FE], H670 
        [9FE], E113 [1FE], E201 [15FE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 
        [11JY]
      Federal employees: require certain individuals to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust or disclose trades to the appropriate 
        congressional official (H.R. 3550), H651 [9FE]
      ------require federally elected officials to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 [8FE]
      Financial Accounting Standards Board: proposed changes to 
        accounting standards, E342 [8MR]
      Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: release of report on causes 
        of U.S. financial and economic crisis, H41 [18JA]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (H.R. 
        4232), H1648 [28MR]
      FRS: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219-
        H6224 [20SE]
      Government regulations: amend laws to establish certain 
        thresholds for shareholder registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, 
        H1227, H1238, H1240-H1242, H1245 [7MR]
      ------exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from 
        any regulatory freeze, H5253-H5259 [25JY]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), H1551-H1553 [26MR], E479 [28MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1228, H1240, 
        H1245 [7MR], H1580, H1590-H1592 [27MR]
      ------require publicly traded companies to disclose the number 
        of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]
      ------revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety 
        (H.R. 3534), H2676-H2678 [15MY]
      ------SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and 
        litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School for 
        participation in the Securities Industry and Financial Markets 
        Association (SIFMA) Foundation Stock Market Game ``Capitol 
        Hill Challenge'', E651 [25AP]
      Investments: require brokers underwriting initial public 
        offerings for emerging growth companies be held to strict 
        liability for publicly released research and that certain 
        communications be filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257, H1261 
        [7MR]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 
        [6MR], H1395 [20MR], H2060 [24AP]
      SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the 
        term ``held of record'' should be changed to mean beneficial 
        owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1237, H1243, H1245 
        [7MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act (H.R. 1070), H148 [24JA]
      ------change threshold number of shareholders for required 
        registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1243 [7MR], H1278, H1279 
        [8MR]
      ------clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
      ------delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit 
        analysis of regulations until certification that such 
        requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect 
        investors and the financial system, H5282, H5283 [25JY]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1215, H1223, 
        H1225, H1240, H1245 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), 
        H120 [24JA]
      ------establish new filing fees to discourage frivolous filings, 
        H1259 [7MR]
      ------exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 
        [8MR]
      ------preserve anti-fraud enforcement authorities, H655 [9FE]
      ------provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      ------report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      ------require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable 
        investments and activities in Iran, H5572 [1AU]
      ------study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, 
        H1280 [8MR]
      ------study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and 
        gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for 
        inflation, H1249, H1250 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), H906 [17FE], H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], H1214, 
        H1215, H1217, H1219, H1236-H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277-H1289 
        [8MR], H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], E381 
        [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586-H1593 
        [27MR], E517 [30MR], E536 [16AP]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222-H1231 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, 
        H1250, H1251 [7MR], H5278, H5279 [25JY]
      ------prohibit communication between emerging growth companies 
        and accredited investors, H1257-H1259 [7MR]
      ------require public disclosure of political contributions, 
        H1287 [8MR]
      ------require that companies not be considered emerging growth 
        companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-
        convertible debt over the prior three years, H1251, H1252 
        [7MR]
      Taxation: extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), 
        H3407 [5JN]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5646 [2AU]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757, H5760 [10SE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 
        2827), H6125-H6128 [19SE]
      ------impact, E1311 [24JY]
      ------repeal, H714 [14FE], H1151 [5MR], H5022 [19JY], H5230 
        [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      CFTC: funding, S5960 [2AU]
      Churches and synogogues: specify when certain securities issued 
        in connection with church plans are treated as exempted 
        securities (H.R. 33), S4428 [21JN]
      Congress: clarify the transaction reporting requirement is not 
        applicable to widely held investment funds, S302 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial conflict of interest rules to 
        Senators and their staff that apply to congressional committee 
        and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 [31JA], 
        S241-S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial disclosure rules to executive 
        branch and independent agencies, S240, S241 [1FE], S297, S298, 
        S300, S301 [2FE]
      ------modify reporting requirements for personal financial trade 
        transactions by Members and certain employees, S182 [31JA]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (S. 1903), S110, S112 [26JA]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 
        [15MR], S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1728 [15MR]
      Facebook, Inc.: stock option tax deductions relative to initial 
        public offering, S3273 [17MY]
      Government regulations: amend laws to establish certain 
        thresholds for shareholder registration, S1968, S1973, S1975 
        [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229 [29MR]
      ------amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder 
        registration (S. 1824), S1455 [7MR]
      ------amend securities laws to provide for registration 
        exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (S. 1791), S1064 
        [28FE], S1111 [29FE], S2230 [29MR]
      ------comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to increase 
        transparency and reduce risks in the financial system, S3403 
        [22MY]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, 
        S3932 [12JN]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1828 [20MR], S1877-S1879, S1884-
        S1889, S1894 [21MR], S1968, S1972-S1976 [22MR], S2230, S2231 
        [29MR], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]
      Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 
        [19MR], S2018-S2020 [26MR], S2134, S2140 [28MR], S2217 [29MR]
      Rutherford, Matthew S.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the 
        Treasury for Financial Markets, S4668 [27JN], S5655 [30JY]
      SBA: extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      SEC: determine if the term ``held of record'' should include 
        beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR], 
        S1973 [22MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, S183 [31JA]
      ------enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (S. 
        3416), S5259 [23JY]
      ------exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses, S1886 [21MR], S1968 [22MR]
      ------exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses (S. 1544), S1454 [7MR]
      ------funding, S5960 [2AU]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], 
        S1583-S1586 [13MR], S1667-S1671, S1673-S1675 [14MR], S1686-
        S1696, S1698-S1700, S1705, S1714-S1729 [15MR], S1764-S1768, 
        S1776-S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822-S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837-
        S1842 [20MR], S1875, S1877-S1879, S1883-S1890, S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957, S1963, S1966-S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229-
        S2231 [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1568, S1569 [12MR], 
        S1585 [13MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (S. 1933), S1455 [7MR]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Taxation: Build America Bonds program, S836 [16FE]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (S. 2075), S389 
        [7FE], S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 [19JY]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (S. 2033), S45 [23JA]
      ------establish Transportation and Regional Infrastructure 
        Project (TRIP) Bonds program, S836, S838 [16FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
      ------prohibit capital gains rate increase, S2313 [16AP]
      ------reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2048 [27MR]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, S5960 
        [2AU]
      ------impact on concept of ``Too Big To Fail'', S6510 [20SE]
      ------repeal, S140 [30JA], S3298 [21MY]
  Reports
      Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by 
        Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions: Marcus Henn, New 
        England Fuel Institute, H5254-H5258 [25JY]
  Reports filed
      Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. Rept. 112-343), H639 
        [8FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Improve CFTC Consideration of Costs and Benefits of Regulations 
        and Orders: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. 
        Rept. 112-482), H2811 [16MY]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112-406), H1209 [6MR]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
        Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. 
        Rept. 112-406), H1133 [1MR]
      Repeal Certain Indemnification Requirements for Regulatory 
        Authorities To Obtain Access to Swap Data Required To Be 
        Provided by Swaps Entities: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4235) (H. Rept. 112-471), H2565 [9MY]
      Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or 
        Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1838) (H. Rept. 112-476), H2662 [11MY]
      Security in Bonding Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 112-460), H2266 [27AP]
      Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112-345), H639 [8FE]
      U.S. Covered Bond Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 112-407), H1152 [5MR]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]
  Statements
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H1237 [7MR]
      ------Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 [22MR]
  Summaries
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business 
        Startups Act, H1222 [7MR]
      H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, 
        H1551 [26MR]
      H.R. 2827, clarify Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
        Act provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors, 
        H6125 [19SE]
      H.R. 3534, Security in Bonding Act, H2676 [15MY]
      H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1245-H1249 
        [7MR]
      S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3416, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act, S5260-
        S5262 [23JY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 407, prevent bonuses from being paid to MF Global 
        Holdings, Ltd., employees responsible for day-to-day 
        operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers' 
        aggregated account funds are repaid in full, S2092, S2113 
        [27MR]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]




SECURITIES ACT

  Remarks in House
      SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1237, H1243, H1245 
        [7MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act (H.R. 1070), H148 [24JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      SEC: exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses, S1886 [21MR], S1968 [22MR]
      ------exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses (S. 1544), S1454 [7MR]
      Securities: specify when certain securities issued in connection 
        with church plans are treated as exempted securities (H.R. 
        33), S4428 [21JN]




SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

  Articles and editorials
      Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: require annual disclosures relative to 
        the compensation brackets in which an issuer's minority and 
        women employees reside (see H.R. 3791), H78 [18JA]
      ------require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]
      ------require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]
      Business development companies: change asset coverage ratio and 
        treatment of preferred stock, allow acquisition or holding of 
        certain securities, and revise rules (see H.R. 5929), H3698 
        [8JN]
      Credit: require nationally recognized statistical rating 
        organizations to certify that they monitor the accuracy of 
        credit ratings issued by the organization (see H.R. 6512), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Financial institutions: implement rule banning proprietary 
        trading by commercial banks after regulatory agencies have 
        issued their final rules (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      ------make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading 
        by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 [21SE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Government regulations: enhance civil penalties under Federal 
        securities laws (see S. 3416), S5257 [23JY]
      ------exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (see 
        H.R. 6161), H5078 [19JY]
      ------improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders (see S. 2373), S2821 [26AP]
      ------require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help 
        cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment 
        advisers (see H.R. 6204), H5291 [25JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Investments: provide for the registration and oversight of 
        national investment adviser associations (see H.R. 4624), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory 
        authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be 
        provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1497 [21MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration (see H.R. 4088), H950 [24FE]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      ------provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for customers 
        during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the Securities 
        Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 [9FE]
      Small business: enable national securities exchanges to provide 
        incentives to market-makers that increase liquidity and depth 
        of capital markets and promote enhanced trading and price-
        discovery for smaller companies (see H.R. 6127), H4868 [13JY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        S. 3620), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration 
        requirements (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
  Letters
      Emerging growth companies' requirement to fully comply with say-
        on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: 
        Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, S1698, S1722 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      Business and industry: require emerging growth companies to 
        fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder 
        vote requirements, H1252-H1255 [7MR]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H1220, H1264 [7MR], H2798-H2800 [16MY]
      Climate: prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive 
        guidance on climate change, H5280-H5282 [25JY]
      Crime: preserve anti-fraud enforcement authorities, H655 [9FE]
      Economy: study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil 
        and gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 
        [7MR]
      FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and 
        prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis 
        (H.R. 1350), H673-H675 [9FE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Government regulations: address certain anti-evasion concerns 
        and determine if the term ``held of record'' should be changed 
        to mean beneficial owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------change threshold number of shareholders for required 
        registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1243 [7MR], H1278, H1279 
        [8MR]
      ------consider burden of internal controls auditing requirements 
        for companies with public float less than a certain amount, 
        H5278-H5280 [25JY]
      ------delay effective date of requirement for cost/benefit 
        analysis of regulations until certification that such 
        requirement will not divert resources from mission to protect 
        investors and the financial system, H5282, H5283 [25JY]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1215, H1223, 
        H1225, H1240, H1245 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), 
        H120 [24JA]
      ------improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5227, H5241 [25JY]
      ------require publicly traded companies to disclose the number 
        of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]
      ------SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and 
        litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]
      ------study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, 
        H1280 [8MR]
      Human rights: require companies to disclose in annual reports 
        measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced 
        labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within 
        supply chains (H.R. 2759), E353 [8MR]
      Investments: clarify that general advertising regulations only 
        apply to certain securities offerings and permit only 
        qualified institutional buyers to purchase securities from 
        secondary market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
      ------exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548-H1551 [26MR], E479 
        [28MR]
      ------provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      ------report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      Iran: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable 
        investments and activities in Iran, H5572 [1AU]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1227, H1238, 
        H1240-H1242, H1245 [7MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1237, H1243, H1245 
        [7MR]
      ------authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act (H.R. 1070), H148 [24JA]
      ------exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 
        [8MR]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), H1551-H1553 [26MR], E479 [28MR]
      ------require brokers underwriting initial public offerings for 
        emerging growth companies be held to strict liability for 
        publicly released research and that certain communications be 
        filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257, H1261 [7MR]
      Small business: establish new filing fees to discourage 
        frivolous filings, H1259 [7MR]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 
        2827), H6125-H6128 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Business and industry: issuance of regulations on the disclosure 
        by mineral companies of payments to foreign countries for 
        commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, 
        S5941 [2AU]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, S1174 [1MR]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (S. 2222), S2138, S2139 [28MR], S2207 [29MR]
      Congress: clarify the transaction reporting requirement is not 
        applicable to widely held investment funds, S302 [2FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (S. 1903), S110, S112 [26JA]
      Funding, S5960 [2AU]
      Government regulations: determine if the term ``held of record'' 
        should include beneficial owners of such class of securities, 
        S1884 [21MR], S1973 [22MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, S183 [31JA]
      ------enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (S. 
        3416), S5259 [23JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (S. 2054), S263 [1FE]
      Investments: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], 
        S2115 [28MR]
      Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a 
        public company may make certain political expenditures (S. 
        1360), S5012 [16JY]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, S1968, S1973, S1975 [22MR], S2078 
        [27MR], S2229 [29MR]
      ------amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder 
        registration (S. 1824), S1455 [7MR]
      ------amend securities laws to provide for registration 
        exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (S. 1791), S1064 
        [28FE], S1111 [29FE], S2230 [29MR]
      ------comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to increase 
        transparency and reduce risks in the financial system, S3403 
        [22MY]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, 
        S3932 [12JN]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
      Small business: exempt a certain class of securities from 
        regulations limiting the amount of shares sold to raise 
        capital by small businesses, S1886 [21MR], S1968 [22MR]
      ------exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses (S. 1544), S1454 [7MR]
  Reports filed
      Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. Rept. 112-343), H639 
        [8FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Repeal Certain Indemnification Requirements for Regulatory 
        Authorities To Obtain Access to Swap Data Required To Be 
        Provided by Swaps Entities: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4235) (H. Rept. 112-471), H2565 [9MY]
      Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or 
        Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1838) (H. Rept. 112-476), H2662 [11MY]
      SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory 
        Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112-344), H639 [8FE]
      SEC Regulatory Accountability Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 2308) (H. Rept. 112-453), H2123 [25AP]
      Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112-345), H639 [8FE]
      Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 112-477), H2662 [11MY]
      U.S. Covered Bond Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 112-407), H1152 [5MR]
  Statements
      Application of Insider Trading Law to Trading by Members of 
        Congress and Their Staffs, S144-S146 [30JA]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, S1970 [22MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, 
        H1551 [26MR]
      H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC 
        regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street 
        Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]
      H.R. 2827, clarify Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
        Act provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors, 
        H6125 [19SE]
      S. 3416, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act, S5260-
        S5262 [23JY]




SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1497 [21MR]
      SEC: enable national securities exchanges to provide incentives 
        to market-makers that increase liquidity and depth of capital 
        markets and promote enhanced trading and price-discovery for 
        smaller companies (see H.R. 6127), H4868 [13JY]
      ------require annual disclosures relative to the compensation 
        brackets in which an issuer's minority and women employees 
        reside (see H.R. 3791), H78 [18JA]
      ------require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]
      ------require nationally recognized statistical rating 
        organizations to certify that they monitor the accuracy of 
        credit ratings issued by the organization (see H.R. 6512), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration (see H.R. 4088), H950 [24FE]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        S. 3620), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration 
        requirements (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required 
        registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1243 [7MR], H1278, H1279 
        [8MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1227, H1238, 
        H1240 [7MR]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), H1551-H1553 [26MR], E479 [28MR]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 
        2827), H6125-H6128 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a 
        public company may make certain political expenditures (S. 
        1360), S5012 [16JY]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales, S3932 [12JN]
      ------provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales 
        (H.R. 2682), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]
  Reports filed
      Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. Rept. 112-343), H639 
        [8FE]
      Repeal Certain Indemnification Requirements for Regulatory 
        Authorities To Obtain Access to Swap Data Required To Be 
        Provided by Swaps Entities: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4235) (H. Rept. 112-471), H2565 [9MY]
      Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 112-477), H2662 [11MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, 
        H1551 [26MR]
      H.R. 2827, clarify Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
        Act provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors, 
        H6125 [19SE]




SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA) 
    FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School for 
        participation in the Securities Industry and Financial Markets 
        Association (SIFMA) Foundation Stock Market Game ``Capitol 
        Hill Challenge'', E651 [25AP]




SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 407, prevent bonuses from being paid to MF Global 
        Holdings, Ltd., employees responsible for day-to-day 
        operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers' 
        aggregated account funds are repaid in full, S2092, S2113 
        [27MR]




SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORP.

  Bills and resolutions
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S3653-S3655 [24MY]




SECURITY IN BONDING ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3534), H2676-H2678 [15MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3534) (H. 
        Rept. 112-460), H2266 [27AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3534, provisions, H2676 [15MY]




SEDELL, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1182 [29JN]




SEEDS OF PEACE (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4202 [14JN]




SEELIE, ROBERT M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E38 [18JA]




SEGALL, GRANT

  Articles and editorials
      Lawyer Louis Stokes Became Ohio's First Black Congressman--Black 
        History Month, H788 [15FE]




SEGALLA, LEO R., SR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6105 [11SE]




SEIF, DEAN

  Remarks in House
      Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce: Chairman Award 
        recipient, E42 [18JA]




SEIJA, RICARDO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4872 [17JY]




SEILER, DONALD H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1645 [21SE]




SEITZ, CAROLYN INGRAM

  Remarks in House
      California: 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award 
        recipient, E520 [16AP]




SEITZ, VIRGINIA A.

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion on 
        authority of President Obama to make recess appointments, S149 
        [30JA]




SEKULOW, JAY A.

  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3884 
        [11JN]




SELKO, ROB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E529 [16AP]




SELL, JONNALYNN

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E813 [16MY]




SELLERS, AMANDA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6469 [19SE]




SELMA, AL

  Bills and resolutions
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (see H. Res. 562), H965 
        [27FE]
  Remarks in House
      Alabama: anniversary of Selma to Montgomery civil rights 
        marches, E308 [5MR]
      Faith & Politics Institute: tribute to Congressional Civil 
        Rights Pilgrimage, E454 [27MR]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1031 
        [29FE], H1104-H1113, H1116, H1124 [1MR], E308, E312 [5MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Voting Rights Act: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and 
        the role it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights 
        Act, S1433 [7MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 562, compile oral histories from current and former 
        Members of Congress involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement, H1104 [1MR]




SEMANCIK, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1637 [21SE]




SEMICONDUCTORTODAY.COM (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      University of Illinois' James Coleman Elected to National 
        Academy of Engineering, E231 [17FE]




SEMINOLE, FL

  Remarks in House
      Seminole High School: anniversary, E1322 [25JY]
      Seminole Vocational Education Center: anniversary, E225 [17FE]




SENATE  related term(s) Committees of the Senate; Legislative Branch 
    of the Government; Members of Congress
  Addresses
      Bipartisan Policy Center Century of Service Honorees: Howard H. 
        Baker, Jr., S2127 [28MR]
      Film Introduction About Howard H. Baker, Jr.: Senator Alexander, 
        S2126 [28MR]
      Tribute to Senator Levin: Senator McCain, S1191 [1MR]
  Amendments
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H611, H613 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H600 [8FE]
      Conservation of energy: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (S. 739), S3641, S3657 [24MY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3676, H3677, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3683 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3598 [7JN]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Committee to notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
      Reading of George Washington's farewell address, S659 [14FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Bench With Plenty of Room, S5927 [2AU]
      Case for Confirming District Court Judges, S6521 [20SE]
      Congress Has No Date for the Prom, S813 [16FE]
      Congress Needs To Stop Judicial Partisan Games, S2150 [28MR]
      Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, 
        Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]
      Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, S4707 
        [28JN]
      Crisis Mode--A Fair and Constitutional Option To Beat the 
        Filibuster Game, S1076 [28FE]
      Federal Courts in Arizona Face Crushing Caseload, S1983 [22MR]
      In Pennsylvania--the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation 
        Delays, S6034 [10SE]
      Justice Delayed as Judge Nominees Wait, S1589 [13MR]
      Let's Just Say It--The Republicans Are the Problem, S3020 [9MY]
      Lugar Proved `Bipartisanship' Serves Principles Well, S3274 
        [17MY]
      Man Who Would Not Quit--A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight 
        for a New Constitutional Amendment, E722 [8MY]
      1000 Days, S2307 [16AP]
      Reject the ``Thurmond Rule''--Senate Minority Leader Mitch 
        McConnell Invokes the Legacy of Strom Thurmond To Hold Up 
        Judicial Confirmations--It's Bad for Judges and Bad for 
        Justice, S5248 [23JY]
      Schumer Schemes To Hit GOP, S1688 [15MR]
      Scoop Jackson Never Forgot His Roots, E940 [31MY]
      Senate Republicans To Block Vote on Oklahoma Nominee for Federal 
        Appeals Court, S5643 [30JY]
      Senate Rule Changes Come With Risk, S3250 [17MY]
      William Kayatta and the Needless Destruction of the Thurmond 
        Rule, S5248 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see S. 2086), S494 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 540), H567 [7FE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      CBO: require 20-year cost estimates for bills or joint 
        resolutions (see H.R. 6347), H5706 [2AU]
      ------require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced 
        bills (see H.R. 4320), H1804 [29MR]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. 
        Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]
      Congress: adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 38), S2243 [29MR] (see 
        S. Con. Res. 43), S2824 [26AP] (see S. Con. Res. 51), S4773 
        [29JN] (see S. Con. Res. 56, 59), S5978 [2AU]
      ------end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative power 
        and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of such 
        delegation in order to phase it out (see S. 3361), S4724 
        [28JN]
      ------enhance disclosure on information on official foreign 
        travel of Members and employees and impose additional 
        restrictions on such travel (see H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]
      ------joint session for Presidential address (see H. Con. Res. 
        96), H78 [18JA]
      ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 512), H26 [17JA]
      ------preserve constitutional authority and ensure 
        accountability and transparency in legislation (see S. 3360), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. Res. 
        746), H5525 [31JY]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see S. 3359), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 3806), H114 [23JA]
      Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons Director to be 
        appointed by and with advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 
        2169), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4730), H2125 [25AP]
      Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 5815), H3103 [17MY]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Executive Office of the President: require the President to 
        submit with the budget an estimate of the deficit using 
        generally accepted accounting principles (see H.R. 6463), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (see S. 2079), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 
        3835), H186 [27JA]
      Frumin, Alan S.: tribute (see S. Res. 359), S208 [31JA]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (see H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 102), 
        H902 [16FE]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      House of Representatives: notify the Senate that a quorum has 
        assembled (see H. Res. 513), H26 [17JA]
      Jackson, Henry M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3162 [18MY]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 5882), H3404 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms 
        (see H.J. Res. 105), H1100 [29FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and extend the 
        length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H512 [6FE]
      ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 2210), 
        S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]
      ------impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails 
        to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), 
        H801 [15FE]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions (see H.R. 5737), 
        H2662 [11MY]
      ------prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of offices and 
        committees and hold salaries of Members in escrow if Congress 
        does not adopt a budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 
        3799), H113 [23JA]
      ------reduce pay of Members who miss votes because of 
        campaigning for election to another office (see H.R. 6108), 
        H4862 [12JY]
      ------reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary 
        adjustments (see H.R. 4399), H1977 [18AP]
      ------reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions 
        if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on 
        outside income, and allow benefit plan options (see H.R. 
        3774), H26 [17JA]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H78 [18JA]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      ------specify further conditions under which payment for 
        services of a recess appointee may not be made from the 
        Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Printing: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Senate Chamber: authorize the taking of an official photograph 
        (see S. Res. 381), S1089 [28FE] (see S. Res. 405), S2001 
        [22MR]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (see S. Res. 506), S4636 [26JN]
      ------authorize legal representation in Common Cause, et al v. 
        Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (see S. Res. 485), S3782 [6JN]
      ------authorize testimony, document production, and legal 
        representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) Scruggs (see S. 
        Res. 403), S1932 [21MR]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]
  Designated acting Presidents pro tempore
      Akaka, Senator, S1371 [2MR]
      Begich, Senator, S5 [10JA], S6691 [2OC], S6707 [30OC]
      Bennet, Senator, S5419 [26JY]
      Bingaman, Senator, S7 [13JA], S1763 [19MR], S2039 [27MR]
      Blumenthal, Senator, S13 [23JA], S175 [31JA], S329 [6FE], S361 
        [7FE], S1029 [27FE], S1375 [5MR], S1401 [6MR], S2009 [26MR], 
        S2613 [24AP], S2891 [7MY], S3107 [14MY], S3137 [15MY], S3669 
        [4JN], S3695 [5JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4783 [9JY], 
        S4793 [10JY], S5239 [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S6023 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Cardin, Senator, S3295 [21MY]
      Coons, Senator, S51 [24JA], S139 [30JA], S545 [13FE], S585 
        [14FE], S879 [17FE], S1063 [28FE], S1559 [12MR], S1583 [13MR], 
        S1817 [20MR], S2287 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2933 [8MY], S3875 
        [11JN], S3931 [12JN], S4433 [25JN], S4601 [26JN], S4731 
        [29JN], S4985 [16JY], S5051 [17JY], S5691 [31JY], S6021 [3AU], 
        S6391 [17SE], S6687 [25SE], S6699 [16OC]
      Durbin, Senator, S233 [1FE]
      Franken, Senator, S3663 [25MY]
      Gillibrand, Senator, S9 [17JA], S661 [15FE], S1099 [29FE], S1433 
        [7MR], S1639 [14MR], S1873 [21MR], S2115 [28MR], S2455 [18AP], 
        S2663 [25AP], S2989 [9MY], S3181 [16MY], S3459 [23MY], S3739 
        [6JN], S4109 [13JN], S4313 [20JN], S4645 [27JN], S4835 [11JY], 
        S5093 [18JY], S5321 [25JY], S5805 [1AU], S6241 [12SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
      Leahy, Senator, S3665 [29MY]
      Levin, Senator, S11 [20JA], S1025 [21FE], S2559 [23AP], S3667 
        [31MY]
      Liebeman, Senator, S6697 [12OC]
      Mikulski, Senator, S6709 [2NO]
      Reid, Senator, S6711 [6NO]
      Rockefeller, Senator, S6693 [5OC], S6703 [23OC], S6705 [26OC]
      Shaheen, Senator, S3389 [22MY]
      Udall, Senator Tom, S81 [26JA], S283 [2FE], S395 [9FE], S805 
        [16FE], S1159 [1MR], S1495 [8MR], S1685 [15MR], S1955 [22MR], 
        S2187 [29MR], S2519 [19AP], S2745 [26AP], S3051 [10MY], S3243 
        [17MY], S3535 [24MY], S3803 [7JN], S4163 [14JN], S4379 [21JN], 
        S4689 [28JN], S4919 [12JY], S5169 [19JY], S5901 [2AU], S6289 
        [13SE], S6475 [20SE]
      Warner, Senator, S1 [3JA], S5631 [30JY], S6689 [28SE]
      Webb, Senator, S3 [6JA], S1027 [24FE], S6695 [9OC], S6701 [19OC]
  Discharge petitions signed
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2538 [19AP]
  Excerpts
      Budget Control Act (S. 365): Senate budget enforcement, S6095 
        [11SE]
  Letters
      Congress Week: Leigh McWhite, Congressional Papers Roundtable 
        (organization) and Sheryl B. Vogt, Association of Centers for 
        the Study of Congress, S6422 [19SE]
      Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]
      Elimination of automatic salary adjustments for Members of 
        Congress: several Representatives, H307 [1FE]
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge: Jimmy 
        Goodman, ABA Oklahoma State Delegation, S5646 [30JY]
      Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act: Frank 
        C. Carlucci, H5410 [31JY]
      ------Fred Thompson, H5410 [31JY]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Senators 
        McConnell and Grassley, S5965 [2AU]
      ------several Senators, S1075 [28FE]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S5643 [30JY]
      Tribute to Stan Sloss: David E. Skaggs, S4146 [13JN]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: Senators 
        Portman and Ayotte, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S5009 [16JY]
      ------several Senators, S5009 [16JY]
  Lists
      Bills enacted into public law, 112th Cong., 1st sess., D213-D221 
        [7MR]
      Senators who would have voted against the confirmation of Andrew 
        D. Hurwitz as circuit judge if there had been a rollcall vote, 
        S4148 [13JN]
      Staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
        21st Century Act (MAP-21), E1223 [11JY]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day attendees and family 
        members or guardians on the Senate floor, S2799 [26AP]
  Memorandums
      Certain Questions Related to Pro Forma Sessions of the Senate: 
        Christopher M. Davis, Congressional Research Service, S5954-
        S5956 [2AU]
  Motions
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3688 [8JN]
  Notices
      Senate Quarterly Mass Mail, S47 [23JA], S2183 [28MR], S4729 
        [28JN]
  Pledge
      Pledge of Allegiance, S13 [23JA], S51 [24JA], S81 [26JA], S139 
        [30JA], S175 [31JA], S233 [1FE], S283 [2FE], S329 [6FE], S361 
        [7FE], S395 [9FE], S545 [13FE], S585 [14FE], S661 [15FE], S805 
        [16FE], S879 [17FE], S1029 [27FE], S1063 [28FE], S1099 [29FE], 
        S1159 [1MR], S1371 [2MR], S1375 [5MR], S1401 [6MR], S1433 
        [7MR], S1495 [8MR], S1559 [12MR], S1583 [13MR], S1639 [14MR], 
        S1685 [15MR], S1763 [19MR], S1817 [20MR], S1873 [21MR], S1955 
        [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S2115 [28MR], S2187 
        [29MR], S2287 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2455 [18AP], S2519 
        [19AP], S2559 [23AP], S2613 [24AP], S2663 [25AP], S2745 
        [26AP], S2891 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S2989 [9MY], S3051 [10MY], 
        S3107 [14MY], S3137 [15MY], S3181 [16MY], S3243 [17MY], S3295 
        [21MY], S3389 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], S3535 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], 
        S3695 [5JN], S3739 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], S3875 [11JN], S3931 
        [12JN], S4109 [13JN], S4163 [14JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 
        [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4433 [25JN], S4601 
        [26JN], S4645 [27JN], S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], 
        S4793 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 
        [17JY], S5093 [18JY], S5169 [19JY], S5239 [23JY], S5265 
        [24JY], S5321 [25JY], S5419 [26JY], S5631 [30JY], S5691 
        [31JY], S5805 [1AU], S5901 [2AU], S6023 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], 
        S6241 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE], S6475 [20SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
  Prayers
      Black, Barry C., S13 [23JA], S51 [24JA], S139 [30JA], S175 
        [31JA], S233 [1FE], S329 [6FE], S361 [7FE], S395 [9FE], S545 
        [13FE], S585 [14FE], S661 [15FE], S879 [17FE], S1029 [27FE], 
        S1099 [29FE], S1159 [1MR], S1371 [2MR], S1375 [5MR], S1401 
        [6MR], S1433 [7MR], S1495 [8MR], S1559 [12MR], S1583 [13MR], 
        S1639 [14MR], S1763 [19MR], S1817 [20MR], S1873 [21MR], S1955 
        [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S2115 [28MR], S2187 
        [29MR], S2287 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2455 [18AP], S2559 
        [23AP], S2613 [24AP], S2891 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S2989 [9MY], 
        S3051 [10MY], S3107 [14MY], S3137 [15MY], S3181 [16MY], S3243 
        [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3389 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], S3535 
        [24MY], S3669 [4JN], S3695 [5JN], S3739 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], 
        S3875 [11JN], S3931 [12JN], S4109 [13JN], S4163 [14JN], S4223 
        [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4433 [25JN], S4601 
        [26JN], S4645 [27JN], S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], 
        S4793 [10JY], S4835 [11JY], S4919 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5051 
        [17JY], S5093 [18JY], S5239 [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 
        [25JY], S5631 [30JY], S5691 [31JY], S5805 [1AU], S5901 [2AU], 
        S6023 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], S6241 [12SE], S6393 [19SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
  Prayers by visitors
      Choloyan, Oshagan, S2663 [25AP]
      Christo, Costa G., S805 [16FE]
      Fuller, John, S5419 [26JY]
      Gerdts, Douglas, S6475 [20SE]
      Hagan, Elizabeth Evans, S5169 [19JY]
      Hindrex, Winford L., S1685 [15MR]
      McCrary, Ronald, S4379 [21JN]
      Osteen, Joel, S2745 [26AP]
      Rainville, Marcel, S6289 [13SE]
      Smith, James E., S81 [26JA]
      Spencer, Rebecca, S2519 [19AP]
      Theriot, Gerald, S1063 [28FE]
      Vought, Joseph, S283 [2FE]
  Privilege of the floor
      Acosta, Ingianni, S1814 [19MR], S5894 [1AU]
      Agan, Shauna, S5688 [30JY]
      Albers, Alison, S5317 [24JY]
      Albertson, Jenessa, S5894 [1AU]
      Amador, Brian, S5154 [18JY]
      Anderson, James, S4307 [19JN], S4729 [28JN]
      Arnold, Jeffrey, S4831 [10JY]
      Artuso, Nick, S6370 [13SE]
      Avery, Chris, S3798 [6JN]
      Baker, Jesse, S3457 [22MY]
      Barnea, Avital, S1098 [28FE], S2036 [26MR], S4831 [10JY], S5154 
        [18JY]
      Bartmann, Amanda, S136 [26JA], S1098 [28FE], S5154 [18JY]
      Bautz, Peter, S4641 [26JN]
      Beamer, Katharine, S5894 [1AU]
      Bennett, Jeff, S5154 [18JY]
      Berry, Anne, S6661 [21SE]
      Bischoff, Tyler, S2005 [22MR]
      Bolanos, John, S4729 [28JN]
      Bonelli, David, S1557 [8MR]
      Boroughs, Bryan, S5688 [30JY]
      Boyens, Chantel, S3239 [16MY]
      Boyer, Lauren, S3457 [22MY]
      Brennan, Ryan, S4831 [10JY]
      Breul, Hannah, S1476 [7MR]
      Brooks, Eric, S2885 [26AP]
      Brown, Maia, S4831 [10JY]
      Brown, Whitney, S5050 [16JY]
      Buchanan, Keagan, S5688 [30JY]
      Burda, Nicole, S2005 [22MR]
      Burgess, Kevin, S5793 [31JY]
      Butler, Sarah, S6237 [11SE], S6469 [19SE]
      Cannan, Georgina, S5894 [1AU]
      Carol, William, S3048 [9MY]
      Carson, Jenny, S5894 [1AU]
      Chapman, Amanda, S4831 [10JY]
      Chapman, Andrea, S1098 [28FE], S6284 [12SE]
      Chen, Samson, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]
      Christman, Selene, S4831 [10JY]
      Chung, Ed, S1062 [27FE]
      Clingenpeel, Cale, S5894 [1AU]
      Cohen, Ben, S5688 [30JY]
      Colligan, Carly, S5894 [1AU]
      Cravath, Cate, S2272 [29MR]
      Craven, Jasper, S5894 [1AU]
      Cullen, Jessica, S6065 [10SE]
      Delargy, Aoife, S875 [16FE]
      DeLeon, Omar, S136 [26JA]
      Dellerson, Danielle, S1156 [29FE]
      Dessai, Freny, S6469 [19SE]
      Dishman, Lake, S1760 [15MR]
      Dogo, Harun, S136 [26JA], S1098 [28FE], S2036 [26MR], S4831 
        [10JY], S5154 [18JY]
      Dorando, Douglas, S5688 [30JY]
      Doychak, Kendra, S4729 [28JN]
      Duggan, Abby, S6661 [21SE]
      Echeverri, Johannes, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]
      Edenfield, Paul, S2603 [23AP], S2659 [24AP]
      Eickenberg, Elizabeth, S5412 [25JY]
      Engel, Nathan, S3870 [7JN]
      Ervin-Combs, Jesse, S4685 [27JN]
      Famigletti, Rob, S5050 [16JY], S5090 [17JY]
      Finn, Michael, S2272 [29MR]
      Flannery, Jessica, S6238 [11SE]
      Florczak, Alexis, S6370 [13SE]
      Fox, Herrick, S3798 [6JN], S4161 [13JN]
      Freeman, Samantha, S5050 [16JY], S5090 [17JY]
      Freis, Farrah, S4831 [10JY], S5154 [18JY]
      Freitag, Mari, S5894 [1AU]
      Fremgen, Jimmy, S3457 [22MY]
      French, Rebecca, S4161 [13JN]
      Furst, Hala, S172 [30JA], S5623 [26JY]
      Geake, Ladimir, S6066 [10SE]
      Gejji, Sidd, S3048 [9MY]
      Goebelbecker, Nora, S352 [6FE]
      Goodbody, Caroline, S3048 [9MY]
      Graham, Marcus, S3870 [7JN]
      Green, Claire, S136 [26JA], S1098 [28FE], S6284 [12SE]
      Griffin, Tiffany, S3457 [22MY]
      Haacke, Owen, S6284 [12SE]
      Hackbarth, Andy, S1682 [14MR]
      Hageman, Eric, S5317 [24JY]
      Haladay, Jesse, S1156 [29FE]
      Haymans, Parker, S5894 [1AU]
      Heiman, Anderson, S6237 [11SE]
      Herring, Danielle, S4831 [10JY]
      Hollowwa, Marissa, S4831 [10JY]
      Hoppe, Katie, S2272 [29MR]
      Hurd, Sarah, S4831 [10JY]
      Hurt, Nikki, S6661 [21SE]
      Ibrahim, Taylor, S4161 [13JN]
      Iglehart, Brendan, S2342 [16AP]
      Jain, Varun, S5317 [24JY]
      Jamal, Ghazan, S5894 [1AU]
      James, Maureen, S3870 [7JN]
      James, Talitha, S5317 [24JY], S6469 [19SE]
      Jarcho, Andrea, S2342 [16AP], S5688 [30JY]
      Johnson, Luke, S6237 [11SE]
      Johnson, Michael, S1476 [7MR], S2183 [28MR]
      Jones, Sam, S2005 [22MR]
      Kaldenberg, Erica, S3048 [9MY]
      Keegan, Shelbey, S2517 [18AP]
      Kirby, Steven, S5238 [19JY]
      Kofford, Steve, S4831 [10JY]
      Labonte, Marc, S3291 [17MY]
      Lacko, Michelle, S3798 [6JN]
      Laine, Melissa, S2183 [28MR]
      Laudon, Sterling, S6284 [12SE]
      Lawrence, Patricia, S4307 [19JN]
      Lazar, Katrine, S3239 [16MY]
      LeBuhn, Mac, S6066 [10SE]
      Ledoux, Chris, S4729 [28JN]
      Lewis, Courtney, S5894 [1AU]
      Lind, Daniel, S6469 [19SE]
      Link, Alex, S5050 [16JY], S5090 [17JY]
      Logan, Travis, S5894 [1AU]
      Lott, Whitney, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]
      Love, Lindsey, S4483 [25JN]
      Machado, Juan, S2036 [26MR]
      Mahoney, Joe, S2978 [8MY]
      Markuson, Pete, S4831 [10JY]
      Mathis, James, S6284 [12SE]
      McConagha, William, S3385 [21MY]
      McConnaughay, Bill, S4641 [26JN]
      McConogha, Bill, S4483 [25JN]
      McFarland, Lilia, S3929 [11JN]
      McLaughlin, Maureen, S3177 [15MY], S3457 [22MY]
      Mederos, Michael, S6370 [13SE]
      Mendoze, Amanda, S3048 [9MY]
      Molaison, Val, S172 [30JA]
      Monreal, Tiffany, S4483 [25JN]
      Morus, Robert, S6284 [12SE]
      Mowitt, William, S136 [26JA]
      Mueller, Joseph, S5894 [1AU]
      Newman, Sarah, S2272 [29MR]
      Nizamoff, Jenna, S1872 [20MR]
      Norton, Kevin, S3870 [7JN]
      O'Connor, Oliver, S5793 [31JY]
      O'Connor, Sean, S4641 [26JN]
      Parsons, Jennifer, S5238 [19JY]
      Perez, Sergio, S4641 [26JN]
      Peterkin, Lisa, S4729 [28JN]
      Peters, Bijan, S4307 [19JN], S4729 [28JN]
      Pinney, Neil, S4831 [10JY], S5154 [18JY]
      Porter, Kirk, S5317 [24JY]
      Posey, Justin, S4107 [12JN]
      Quick, Jeanette, S5894 [1AU]
      Rasheed, Mehreen, S2517 [18AP]
      Rasmussen, Leif, S4831 [10JY]
      Remo, Andy, S1156 [29FE]
      Reyes, Edna, S4831 [10JY]
      Riggins, Derrick, S1156 [29FE]
      Robinson, Shaun, S3735 [5JN]
      Rodriguez, Bryan, S4483 [25JN]
      Rose, Jay, S3457 [22MY]
      Sadwick, Rebecca, S6238 [11SE]
      Salomon, Joel, S5050 [16JY]
      Samson, Elizabeth, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]
      Sands, Laura, S3239 [16MY]
      Schirdaun, Paul, S6469 [19SE]
      Schwab, Emily, S4831 [10JY]
      Scudder, Micah, S4831 [10JY], S6004 [2AU]
      Sellers, Amanda, S6469 [19SE]
      Shah, Tejal, S4107 [12JN]
      Shaner, Alex, S4831 [10JY]
      Sheldon, Angela, S3457 [22MY]
      Shepherd, Madeline, S1872 [20MR]
      Sklar, David, S136 [26JA], S2036 [26MR]
      Slater, Carl, S4307 [19JN]
      Smith, Nicole, S802 [15FE]
      Smith, Rolland, S6237 [11SE]
      Smith, Shannon, S3735 [5JN]
      Smithart, Kelsey, S4831 [10JY]
      Smurthwaite, Sarah, S2517 [18AP]
      Snyder, Elizabeth, S1098 [28FE]
      Sobaski, Mike, S6469 [19SE]
      Springer, Benedikt, S3798 [6JN]
      Steffens, Joseph, S6284 [12SE]
      Stein, Lucy, S2272 [29MR], S5688 [30JY]
      Summers, Amanda, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]
      Swedman, David, S6237 [11SE]
      Sykes, Heather, S6004 [2AU]
      Tausanovitch, Christopher, S1098 [28FE], S4831 [10JY], S5154 
        [18JY]
      Thomas, Benjamin, S3798 [6JN], S4161 [13JN]
      Tomera, Katherine, S5894 [1AU]
      Torgerson, Marissa, S5894 [1AU]
      Torres, Edward, S1156 [29FE]
      Tracy, John, S2885 [26AP]
      Trujillo, Aurora, S4307 [19JN]
      Udland, Sierra, S5894 [1AU]
      Varhelyi, Andras, S5317 [24JY]
      Visser, Peter, S6469 [19SE]
      Walden, Maya Arrieta, S5154 [18JY]
      Ward, James, S1476 [7MR]
      Watt, Bryan, S6469 [19SE]
      Watt, Sarah, S3048 [9MY]
      Watts, Douglas, S5894 [1AU]
      Weaver, Sarah, S6284 [12SE]
      West, Daniel, S4831 [10JY], S6004 [2AU], S6469 [19SE]
      Westlund, B.J., S1476 [7MR]
      Wilkinson, Stephanie D., S2885 [26AP]
      Williams, Paul, S3457 [22MY]
      Wills, Katherine, S4831 [10JY]
      Wise, Kathleen, S3385 [21MY]
      Wizig, Marissa, S2978 [8MY]
      Woods, Eugenia, S4307 [19JN], S4729 [28JN]
      Worthen, Maria, S2342 [16AP]
      Yakub, Kareem, S5894 [1AU]
      Zinter, Courtney, S6065 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), H5075 
        [19JY], H5196 [24JY]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H602-H615 [8FE], 
        H663 [9FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H593-H602 [8FE]
      ------establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), corrections in 
        engrossment, H615 [8FE]
      ------legislative process, H2637 [10MY], H3390, H3393 [1JN], 
        H5945, H5953 [13SE], H6047 [14SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H516 [7FE], H591 [8FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance, H3148 [18MY], H4078 [27JN]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H143-H149 [24JA]
      ------sequestration, H5758 [10SE], H5926 [13SE], H6235 [21SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: moment of silence for John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H5153 [24JY]
      CBO: extend requirement to prepare macroeconomic analysis of 
        major legislation to bills or resolutions reported by the 
        Committees on Appropriations of each chamber, H406 [2FE]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE], 
        H3957 [21JN], H5663, H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU], H5773, H5775, 
        H5852, H5854, H5855, H5856 [11SE], H5865, H5867 [12SE], H5926, 
        H5934 [13SE], H6003, H6007, H6008, H6009, H6047-H6051 [14SE], 
        H6072, H6085, H6112 [19SE], H6162, H6163, H6164 [20SE], H6258-
        H6265 [21SE]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 43), H2252 [27AP]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]
      ------impact of a bicameral legislature on ability to pass 
        legislation, H5182 [24JY]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, H92 [23JA]
      ------importance of interoffice fiscal discipline, E294 [1MR]
      ------joint session for Presidential address (H. Con. Res. 96), 
        H54 [18JA]
      ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 
        512), H10 [17JA]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      ------prohibit adjournment until certain legislation is passed, 
        H6257 [21SE]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, H910 
        [17FE]
      ------results of congressional baseball game, H4631, H4632 
        [29JN]
      ------results of congressional women's softball game, H3783 
        [19JN], H3931 [21JN]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, E1538 [14SE]
      Conservation of energy: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (S. 739), H5649 [2AU]
      Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 27th 
        Amendment relative to congressional compensation, E722 [8MY]
      Corps of Engineers: exempt from legislative line-item veto, 
        H613, H614 [8FE]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress, H1831 [16AP]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (H.R. 
        3742), H5102, H5103 [23JY]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H228, H230, H304-H312 
        [1FE], H391, H392 [2FE], H460 [3FE], E127, E130, E132 [3FE], 
        E145 [6FE], E156 [7FE]
      ------require federally elected officials to place stocks, 
        bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a 
        blind trust (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 [8FE]
      Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (H.R. 5958), H5086, H5087 [23JY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (H. Con. Res. 102), E216 [16FE]
      Government: importance of separation of powers, H6168 [20SE]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]
      House of Representatives: notify the Senate that a quorum has 
        assembled (H. Res. 513), H10 [17JA]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), H3665-H3690 [8JN], E1039 [12JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), consideration (H. Res. 
        679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5882), motion to recommit, 
        H3688, H3689 [8JN]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign 
        agents, H1895 [17AP]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses, H650, H655 [9FE]
      ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3858), H307 
        [1FE], H393 [2FE], E145 [6FE]
      ------extend pay limitation, H391 [2FE]
      ------prohibit former Members employed as highly-paid lobbyists 
        from concurrently receiving Federal pensions and require 
        increase in pension contributions, H2631 [10MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 3643), H905 
        [17FE], H3108 [18MY]
      ------reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions 
        if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on 
        outside income, and allow benefit plan options (H.R. 3774), 
        H655 [9FE]
      ------require Members who repeal Federal benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, 
        H3596, H3597 [7JN]
      ------require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        tribute to Committee of Conference members and staff, H4624, 
        H4625 [29JN], E1223 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of repeal on 
        enrollment of Members of Congress in the Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (H.J. Res. 100), H128 [24JA]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (H.R. 6426), E1527 [14SE]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H38, H74-H76 [18JA], H519 [7FE], H677-H680 
        [9FE]
      ------reduce number of executive positions subject to Senate 
        confirmation (S. 679), H5405-H5410 [31JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: Executive orders infringing on 
        congressional powers and duties, H3709, H3710 [18JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H42 [18JA]
      Sunlight Foundation: satirical remarks relative to writing and 
        speaking skill level of congressional members, E908 [30MY]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, H5023 
        [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abdnor, James: tribute (S. Res. 475), S3613, S3659 [24MY]
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), S5106 
        [18JY]
      Adjournment: authority of officials, S1020 [17FE], S2282 [29MR], 
        S2888 [26AP], S3659 [24MY], S4781 [29JN], S6014 [2AU], S6684 
        [21SE]
      Appropriations: establish executive line-item veto, S3275 [17MY]
      ------legislative process, S1041-S1046 [27FE], S1063, S1064 
        [28FE], S5052 [17JY], S5100, S5112-S5114 [18JY], S5271-S5275, 
        S5299 [24JY], S5424 [26JY], S5648, S5653 [30JY], S5726 [31JY], 
        S6318, S6321 [13SE], S6396, S6416 [19SE]
      Aurora, CO moment of silence in memory of victims of movie 
        theater shootings, S5239 [23JY]
      Bipartisanship: importance, S1435 [7MR], S4407 [21JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S599-S603 [14FE]
      ------sequestration, S6242, S6243 [12SE], S6479 [20SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: moment of silence for John M. 
        Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5282 [24JY]
      Capitol Pages: tribute, S137 [26JA], S3873 [7JN], S6014 [2AU]
      Coburn, Senator: apology to Senator Reid relative to 
        inappropriate remarks, S5652 [30JY]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), S1368 [1MR]
      Committee to escort President Obama into the House chamber: 
        authority to appoint, S56 [24JA]
      Committees of the Senate: committee allocations and budget 
        aggregates, S1832-S1834 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S823 [16FE], 
        S3812, S3873 [7JN], S4783 [9JY], S6476-S6488 [20SE], S6592-
        S6595 [21SE]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 38), S2275 [29MR]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 43), S2888 [26AP]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 51), S4764 [29JN]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 56), S5940 [2AU]
      ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 59), S6013 [2AU]
      ------clarify guidelines for personal financial disclosure 
        filings of Members and certain employees, S188 [31JA]
      ------encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified veterans 
        for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]
      ------extend the same financial conflict of interest rules to 
        Senators and their staff that apply to congressional committee 
        and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 [31JA], 
        S241-S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]
      ------importance of bipartisanship, S13 [23JA], S52, S53 [24JA], 
        S148 [30JA], S177 [31JA], S1107-S1110 [29FE], S2945 [8MY], 
        S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3274 [17MY], S3814 [7JN], S4379 [21JN], 
        S4624 [26JN]
      ------joint session for Presidential address, S78 [24JA]
      ------joint session for Presidential address (H. Con. Res. 96), 
        S48 [23JA]
      ------legislative process, S202 [31JA], S6330-S6332 [13SE], 
        S6419-S6421 [19SE]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject, 
        S4741-S4743 [29JN]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S190, 
        S191 [31JA]
      Congress Week: observance, S6422 [19SE]
      Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, S6046 [10SE]
      Conservation of energy: establish battery recharging stations 
        for privately owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net 
        cost to Federal Government (S. 739), S3657 [24MY]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S3812-S3816 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion on 
        authority of President Obama to make recess appointments, S149 
        [30JA]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Thompson-Markward Hall 
        (Young Woman's Christian Home) congressional charter, S5082 
        [17JY]
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (S. 3053), S3045 [9MY]
      Executive calendar: unanimous-consent request, S603 [14FE], S900 
        [17FE], S6494, S6495 [20SE]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (S. 2079), S392 [7FE], S395 [9FE]
      Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to 
        Burma, S82 [26JA]
      ------report on congressional delegation trip to Cuba and Haiti, 
        S53-S56 [24JA]
      Frumin, Alan S.: tribute (S. Res. 359), S200, S201 [31JA]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA, S344 [6FE]
      ------anniversary of first manned orbital mission for NASA (S. 
        Res. 377), S690-S692 [15FE]
      Hatch, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S6592 [21SE]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
      Leahy, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S5358 [25JY]
      ------tribute to casting 14,000th vote, S5357-S5359 [25JY]
      Legislation: authority of majority leader to sign duly enrolled 
        bills or joint resolutions, S1493 [7MR]
      Legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S1642 [14MR], S2747 
        [26AP], S3052 [10MY], S4434 [25JN], S5845 [1AU]
      Legislative process, S3248-S3250 [17MY], S3803 [7JN], S4627 
        [26JN], S5094-S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5240 [23JY], S6482-S6488, 
        S6515 [20SE], S6559-S6562 [21SE]
      Legislative program, S13, S27 [23JA], S51, S78 [24JA], S82, S137 
        [26JA], S139, S174 [30JA], S175, S224 [31JA], S233, S277, S278 
        [1FE], S283, S327, S328 [2FE], S329, S359 [6FE], S361, S392 
        [7FE], S395, S544 [9FE], S545, S582 [13FE], S586, S659 [14FE], 
        S661, S803 [15FE], S805, S875 [16FE], S879, S1021 [17FE], 
        S1029, S1062 [27FE], S1063, S1098 [28FE], S1099, S1156 [29FE], 
        S1369 [1MR], S1371, S1374 [2MR], S1375, S1400 [5MR], S1401, 
        S1432 [6MR], S1433, S1493, S1494 [7MR], S1495, S1557 [8MR], 
        S1581 [12MR], S1583, S1606, S1638 [13MR], S1639, S1683 [14MR], 
        S1685, S1761 [15MR], S1763, S1815 [19MR], S1817, S1872 [20MR], 
        S1873, S1919, S1945 [21MR], S1955, S2007 [22MR], S2009, S2037, 
        S2038 [26MR], S2039, S2048, S2113 [27MR], S2115, S2185 [28MR], 
        S2187, S2283 [29MR], S2288, S2342 [16AP], S2345, S2453, S2454 
        [17AP], S2455, S2518 [18AP], S2519, S2557 [19AP], S2560, S2603 
        [23AP], S2613, S2661 [24AP], S2663, S2742 [25AP], S2772, S2888 
        [26AP], S2891, S2931 [7MY], S2933, S2986 [8MY], S3050 [9MY], 
        S3104 [10MY], S3133 [14MY], S3178 [15MY], S3241, S3242 [16MY], 
        S3293 [17MY], S3295, S3388 [21MY], S3389, S3458 [22MY], S3534 
        [23MY], S3535, S3659 [24MY], S3690 [4JN], S3695, S3738 [5JN], 
        S3799, S3800 [6JN], S3803, S3816, S3873 [7JN], S3875, S3930 
        [11JN], S3931, S4108 [12JN], S4109, S4161 [13JN], S4163, 
        S4181, S4218 [14JN], S4223, S4251 [18JN], S4253, S4310, S4311 
        [19JN], S4313, S4334, S4353, S4356, S4377 [20JN], S4379, S4429 
        [21JN], S4433, S4594 [25JN], S4601, S4644 [26JN], S4645, S4686 
        [27JN], S4689, S4716, S4717, S4730 [28JN], S4731, S4782 
        [29JN], S4791, S4792 [9JY], S4793, S4833 [10JY], S4916 [11JY], 
        S4981, S4982 [12JY], S5050 [16JY], S5051, S5090 [17JY], S5167 
        [18JY], S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5265, S5319 [24JY], 
        S5321, S5413 [25JY], S5628 [26JY], S5631, S5689 [30JY], S5803 
        [31JY], S5900 [1AU], S5901, S6014 [2AU], S6066 [10SE], S6239 
        [11SE], S6241, S6287 [12SE], S6389 [13SE], S6415, S6417, S6473 
        [19SE], S6476, S6501, S6506, S6508, S6558 [20SE], S6582, S6684 
        [21SE]
      Levin, Senator: Center for the National Interest Distinguished 
        Service Award recipient, S1191 [1MR]
      Lugar, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S5358 [25JY]
      ------tribute to casting 13,000th vote, S5357-S5359 [25JY]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, 
        S195 [31JA], S308 [2FE]
      ------deny retirement benefits for former Members who work as 
        lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200, S201 [31JA]
      ------deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of 
        certain offenses, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), S592 
        [14FE], S3145 [15MY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (S. 1981), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3154 [15MY]
      Mikulski, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S1906 [21MR]
      ------appreciation of opportunity to serve, S1906 [21MR]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348 conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      Murkowski, Senator: tribute to interns from Alaska, S5848 [1AU]
      Obama, President: address made at the congressional National 
        Prayer Breakfast, S316 [2FE]
      ------evaluation of administration relative to constitutional 
        role of Congress and separation of powers, S95-S97 [26JA], 
        S149-S151 [30JA], S286 [2FE]
      Olympic Games: moment of silence to honor those who lost their 
        lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, unanimous-consent agreement, S6025 
        [10SE]
      Parliamentary inquiry, S1595 [13MR], S2143 [28MR], S5924 [2AU]
      Partisanship: impact, S139 [30JA], S362-S364 [7FE], S554-S559 
        [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S1687 [15MR], S3138, 
        S3139 [15MY], S3181, S3222 [16MY], S3295 [21MY], S3825-S3827 
        [7JN], S4187 [14JN], S4226-S4230 [18JN], S4794 [10JY], S5094-
        S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5250, S5251 [23JY], S5653 [30JY], S6260 
        [12SE], S6290 [13SE], S6482-S6488, S6494, S6495, S6520 [20SE], 
        S6559-S6562 [21SE]
      Point of order, S1517 [8MR], S1650 [14MR], S1884 [21MR], S2634 
        [24AP], S4751, S4752 [29JN], S6396 [19SE]
      Political campaigns: reform financing of Senate elections (S. 
        750), S285 [2FE]
      Political ethics: require all Senate candidates file quarterly 
        campaign finance reports electronically with the FEC, S249 
        [1FE]
      Postal Service: require closing of post offices in the Capitol 
        Complex, S2685 [25AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S24-S26 [23JA], S87-S89, S111, S113 [26JA], 
        S139, S149 [30JA], S179 [31JA], S286, S316-S318 [2FE], S833 
        [16FE], S1640 [14MR], S4439 [25JN]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days, S5954 [2AU]
      ------nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S900-S903 
        [17FE], S1569 [12MR], S2005 [22MR], S2036 [26MR], S2272-S2274 
        [29MR], S2807-S2809 [26AP], S3651, S3653-S3655 [24MY], S4425-
        S4428 [21JN], S4765 [29JN], S5623 [26JY], S6004, S6005 [2AU], 
        S6606-S6609 [21SE]
      ------nominations remain in status quo, S6006 [2AU]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of Dept. of Energy 
        nominees, S603-S605 [14FE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S19-
        S21 [23JA], S139 [30JA], S362-S364 [7FE], S418-S420 [9FE], 
        S554-S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671-S673 [15FE], S811-S813 
        [16FE], S1039, S1040 [27FE], S1065-S1068, S1073-S1077 [28FE], 
        S1191 [1MR], S1402, S1411 [6MR], S1559, S1570 [12MR], S1584-
        S1591, S1606-S1608 [13MR], S1639-S1646, S1658, S1659, S1664, 
        S1671, S1677 [14MR], S1711-S1714 [15MR], S1981-S1983 [22MR], 
        S2149-S2151 [28MR], S2305-S2307, S2311 [16AP], S2585 [23AP], 
        S2758 [26AP], S2907-S2913 [7MY], S3117-S3122 [14MY], S3140-
        S3142 [15MY], S3307, S3315 [21MY], S3674, S3675 [4JN], S3768-
        S3773 [6JN], S3878, S3887 [11JN], S4226-S4230 [18JN], S4438 
        [25JN], S4606-S4610 [26JN], S4800-S4803 [10JY], S5003-S5005 
        [16JY], S5245-S5247, S5250 [23JY], S5642-S5651 [30JY], S5927, 
        S5928, S5964 [2AU], S6033, S6036 [10SE], S6494, S6495, S6520 
        [20SE], S6609-S6611 [21SE]
      ------Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, 
        S2273 [29MR], S3250 [17MY]
      ------Senate use of filibuster to block nominations, S1645 
        [14MR], S3118 [14MY]
      Printing: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (S. 3519), 
        S6014 [2AU], S6066 [10SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3812-S3816 [7JN]
      Senate Chamber: authorize the taking of an official photograph 
        (S. Res. 381), S1098 [28FE]
      ------authorize the taking of an official photograph (S. Res. 
        405), S2007 [22MR]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Bilbrey 
        v. Tyler (S. Res. 506), S4642 [26JN]
      ------authorize legal representation in Common Cause, et al v. 
        Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (S. Res. 485), S3799 [6JN]
      ------authorize testimony, document production, and legal 
        representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) Scruggs (S. Res. 
        403), S1944 [21MR]
      Senate Rules: improve debate and consideration of legislative 
        matters and nominations (S. Res. 10), S3017 [9MY]
      ------prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal 
        programs, S189, S191 [31JA], S307 [2FE]
      ------reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S3016-
        S3022 [9MY], S3708 [5JN], S5094 [18JY], S6612-S6614 [21SE]
      Staff: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, 
        Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S123 [26JA]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1813, 
        Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), 
        S1644 [14MR]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1925, 
        Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2798 [26AP]
      Ted Stevens Day: observance, S5462 [26JY]
      U.S. Senate Youth Program: anniversary, S1929 [21MR]
      ------tribute, S1085 [28FE]
      Votes, correction: Ayotte, S1606 [13MR]
      Votes, position on missed: Alexander, S4760 [29JN]
      ------Bennet, S4760 [29JN]
      ------Blumenthal, S3619 [24MY]
      ------Boxer, S2028 [26MR], S6604 [21SE]
      ------Isakson, S202 [31JA]
      ------Johnson, Tim, S4382 [21JN]
      ------Landrieu, S6334 [13SE]
      ------Lieberman, S2313 [16AP]
      ------McCain, S4668 [27JN]
      ------McCaskill, S4199 [14JN], S4358 [20JN]
      ------Menendez, S202 [31JA], S3724 [5JN]
      ------Toomey, S3890 [11JN]
      ------Udall, Mark, S4889 [11JY]
      ------Warner, S4125 [13JN], S6083 [11SE]
      Washington, George: reading of farewell address, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S659 [14FE]
      West Virgina: establish the Mountain State National Security 
        Fellowship, S5481 [26JY]
  Reports
      Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S120 [26JA]
      Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President 
        Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses: Barry J. 
        McMillion, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), S3772 
        [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 111th Congress: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 112-193), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item Veto and 
        Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. 
        Rept. 112-389), H567 [7FE]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3742) (H. 
        Rept. 112-613), H5077 [19JY]
      Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-364), H439 [2FE]
      ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3521) (H. Rept. 112-
        364), H25 [17JA]
      Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 
        Visitor Contact Station Naming in Honor of James L. Buckley: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5958) (H. Rept. 
        112-608), H5077 [19JY]
      Legally Binding Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        3575) (H. Rept. 112-379), H218 [31JA]
      Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee 
        on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5882) (H. Rept. 112-511), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5882) (S. Rept. 
        112-197), S5976 [2AU]
  Resumes
      Congressional Activity: 112th Cong., 1st sess., D3 [3JA], D210 
        [7MR], D813 [1AU]
      ------112th Cong., 2d sess., D67 [1FE], D175 [1MR], D351 [16AP], 
        D551 [4JN], D697 [9JY], D837 [10SE], D429 [7MY]
  Rules
      Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S3970-S3972 
        [12JN]
  Schedules
      Committee meetings, E61 [23JA], E80 [25JA], E87 [30JA], E114, 
        E115 [1FE], E147-E149 [6FE], E165, E166 [8FE], E183 [13FE], 
        E206 [15FE], E256 [27FE], E289 [29FE], E315, E316 [5MR], E336 
        [7MR], E363-E365 [12MR], E369 [14MR], E384 [19MR], E413, E414 
        [21MR], E444, E445 [26MR], E480 [28MR], E541 [16AP], E581 
        [18AP], E618 [23AP], E657 [25AP], E719 [7MY], E756 [9MY], E783 
        [14MY], E823 [16MY], E879 [21MY], E885 [23MY], E969 [4JN], 
        E1004 [6JN], E1037 [11JN], E1043 [13JN], E1064 [18JN], E1100 
        [20JN], E1132 [25JN], E1165 [27JN], E1213 [9JY], E1236 [11JY], 
        E1251 [16JY], E1282 [18JY], E1302 [23JY], E1334 [25JY], E1350 
        [30JY], E1388 [1AU], E1468 [10SE], E1505 [12SE], E1547 [17SE], 
        E1573 [19SE]
  Statements
      Equal Rights Amendment: Birch Bayh, S2810 [26AP]
      Indiana Senate Race and the Direction of American Politics and 
        the Republican Party: Senator Lugar, S3055 [10MY]
      Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: Representative 
        McCollum, H605 [8FE]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, S1832 [20MR], S4766 [29JN]
      Committee on Appropriations (Senate) budget allocations, S4767 
        [29JN]
      Committee on Appropriations (Senate) budget authority and outlay 
        allocations revisions, S4767 [29JN]
      Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 5882), 
        H3667-H3669 [8JN]
      Senate committee budget authority and outlay allocations: 2012, 
        S1832, S1833 [20MR]
      Senate pay-as-you-go scorecard, S1832 [20MR]
      Social Security aggregates, S1832 [20MR]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 96, joint session of Congress for Presidential 
        address, H54 [18JA]
      H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 
        [10SE]
      H. Res. 512, notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
      H. Res. 513, notify the Senate that a quorum of the House has 
        assembled, H10 [17JA]
      H. Res. 516, express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance, H143 [24JA]
      H. Res. 540, consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item 
        Veto and Rescissions Act, H593 [8FE]
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H.R. 3742, Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM, 
        H5102 [23JY]
      H.R. 3835, extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and 
        Federal employees, H304 [1FE]
      H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, 
        H3671-H3675 [8JN]
      H.R. 5958, Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station naming in honor of James L. 
        Buckley, H5086 [23JY]
      S. 679, Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining 
        Act, H5405-H5408 [31JY]
      S. 739, battery recharging stations establishment for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, H5649 [2AU]
      S. 739, establish battery recharging stations for privately 
        owned vehicles in Senate parking areas at no net cost to 
        Federal Government, S3657 [24MY]
      S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. Con. Res. 35, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) 
        establishment, S1209, S1368 [1MR], H1143 [5MR]
      S. Con. Res. 38, adjournment, S2264, S2275 [29MR], H1809 [30MR]
      S. Con. Res. 43, adjournment, S2840, S2888 [26AP], H2252 [27AP]
      S. Con. Res. 51, adjournment, S4764, S4777 [29JN], H4652 [29JN]
      S. Con. Res. 56, adjournment, S5940, S5994 [2AU], H5685 [2AU]
      S. Con. Res. 59, adjournment, S5995, S6013 [2AU], H5719 [7AU]
      S. Res. 359, tribute to Alan S. Frumin, S200, S213 [31JA]
      S. Res. 377, first NASA manned orbital mission by John Glenn 
        anniversary, S690, S703 [15FE]
      S. Res. 381, taking of an official photograph in the Senate 
        Chamber, S1090, S1098 [28FE]
      S. Res. 403, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, document 
        production, and representation in U.S. v. Richard F. (Dickie) 
        Scruggs, S1942, S1944 [21MR]
      S. Res. 405, taking of an official photograph in the Senate 
        Chamber, S2004, S2007 [22MR]
      S. Res. 427, Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government 
        Programs Resolution, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 475, tribute to James Abdnor, S3640, S3659 [24MY]
      S. Res. 485, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al., S3783, S3799 
        [6JN]
      S. Res. 506, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Bilbrey v. 
        Tyler, S4639, S4642 [26JN]
  Transcripts
      National Prayer Breakfast, S1922-S1928 [21MR]
  Tributes
      Abdnor, James, S3724 [5JN], H2824 [17MY]
      Baker, Howard H., Jr., S2126, S2127 [28MR]
      Begich, Senator, S196 [31JA]
      Bennet, Senator, S3503 [23MY]
      Boozman, Senator, S1043 [27FE]
      Brown, Senator Scott, S4840 [11JY]
      Burr, Senator, S1685 [15MR]
      Cantwell, Senator, S3159 [15MY]
      Caraway, Hattie, S2228 [29MR]
      Collins, Senator, S4936, S4937 [12JY]
      Conrad, Senator, S2522 [19AP]
      Dole, Bob, S2126 [28MR]
      Enzi, Senator, S3539 [24MY], S6095 [11SE]
      Feinstein, Senator, S3109 [14MY]
      Franken, Senator, S5847 [1AU]
      Hatch, Senator, S6592 [21SE]
      Isakson, Senator, S6029 [10SE]
      Jackson, Henry M., E939 [31MY]
      Johnson, Senator Tim, S3159 [15MY]
      Kirk, Senator, S13, S14, S27, S31 [23JA], S57 [24JA], S3011 
        [9MY], H86 [23JA], H127 [24JA], H171 [25JA]
      Landrieu, Senator, S1662 [14MR], S4760 [29JN], S4874 [11JY]
      Lugar, Senator, S3009-S3011 [9MY], S3052, S3054 [10MY], S3274 
        [17MY], H2459 [9MY]
      McConnell, Senator, S93 [26JA]
      McGovern, George, E1295 [23JY]
      McGovern, George S., E1731 [2NO]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1685 [15MR], S1896-S1918, S1945, S1946 
        [21MR], S1994, S1995 [22MR], S2028 [26MR], S2077, S2078 
        [27MR], S2163, S2164 [28MR], S2206, S2226-S2229 [29MR], S2323 
        [16AP], E405 [21MR]
      Rockefeller, Senator, S4317 [20JN]
      Shaheen, Senator, S5454 [26JY]
      Smith, Margaret Chase, S2226 [29MR]
      Snowe, Senator, S1107-S1109, S1125 [29FE], H1020 [29FE]
      Specter, Arlen, E1699 [16OC]
      Warner, Senator, S5832 [1AU]
      Webb, Senator, S5705 [31JY]
      Wellstone, Paul D. and Sheila, S2756, S2765 [26AP]




SENDAK, MAURICE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3897 [11JN]




SENECA FALLS, NY

  Remarks in House
      Women: anniversary of Women's Rights Convention, E1295 [23JY]




SENEGAL, REPUBLIC OF

  Messages
      Generalized System of Preferences Least-Developed Beneficiary 
        Developing Country Designation for Senegal: President Obama, 
        H4652 [29JN]




SENIOR CITIZENS

  Amendments
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4722 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 
        [10JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, 
        S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
      Social Security Advisory Board, H1127 [1MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        S4866 [11JY]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. 
        Res. 746), H5525 [31JY]
      Crime: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective 
        services programs to implement a network of elder abuse 
        prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S388 [7FE]
      ------protect elder adults from exploitation and financial 
        crimes, prevent elder adult abuse and financial exploitation, 
        and promote safety for elder adults (see S. 3598), S6546 
        [20SE]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide sentencing enhancements for certain identity theft 
        offenses victimizing the elderly (see H.R. 6330), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: use funds derived from conservation-
        related programs executed on National Forest System lands to 
        utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services 
        Program (see H.R. 6231), H5331 [30JY]
      Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans 
        Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, 
        and detail such departmental functions (see S. 3465), S5870 
        [1AU] (see H.R. 6543), H6276 [21SE]
      ------develop a national model disclosure form to assist 
        consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 
        3229), S3516 [23MY]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide preferences for certain services, designate an 
        Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, 
        and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors 
        (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]
      Dept. of Justice: dedicate funds from the Crime Victims Fund to 
        victims of elder abuse (see S. 3294), S4203 [14JN] (see S. 
        3490), S5977 [2AU]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see S. 3270), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 6171), H5200 
        [24JY]
      ------reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare 
        benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses owed by 
        veterans for certain treatment provided in non-departmental 
        facilities (see H.R. 4245), H1542 [22MR]
      Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot 
        program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see 
        H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP] (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      Domestic policy: provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights 
        (see S. 3621), S6625 [21SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5969), H3807 [19JN]
      Federal aid programs: encourage the use of locally grown food in 
        meals programs (see S. 3592), S6545 [20SE]
      ------provide for outreach and coordination of services to 
        veterans (see S. 3619), S6625 [21SE]
      ------strengthen programming, services, and outreach for diverse 
        elders (see S. 3593), S6545 [20SE]
      Health: establish a grant program to enhance training and 
        services to prevent abuse in later life (see H.R. 4979), H2267 
        [27AP]
      ------expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 453), 
        S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 759), H5707 [2AU]
      ------improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 
        [7JN]
      ------provide adequate technical assistance and other support to 
        States for long-term care partnership program (see H.R. 6300), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care to seniors 
        (see S. 2196), S1734 [15MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding 
        to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), 
        H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions not declared 
        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Homosexuality: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, 
        bisexual, and transgender older individuals (see S. 3575), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Housing: train public housing residents as home health aides and 
        in home-based health services to provide such services to 
        certain elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted 
        housing residents (see H.R. 4220), H1426 [20MR]
      Law enforcement: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud 
        targeting seniors and increase public awareness of the impact 
        and educate the public on how to identify such fraud (see H.R. 
        4846), H2204 [26AP]
      Medicaid: provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that 
        provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to 
        beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 
        3586), S6545 [20SE]
      Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services 
        through private contracts (see S. 2304), S2545 [19AP]
      ------allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and 
        clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive 
        cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), 
        S261 [1FE]
      ------amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers' 
        compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such 
        agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2273 [27AP]
      ------clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]
      ------cover transitional care services to improve the quality 
        and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        6413), H6060 [14SE]
      ------create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving 
        process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 
        6446), H6230 [20SE]
      ------eliminate sustainable growth rate system to ensure access 
        to physicians' services for beneficiaries (see S. 3337), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (see H.R. 
        4254), H1542 [22MR]
      ------ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for 
        citizens over age 55 (see H. Res. 666), H3162 [18MY]
      ------ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for 
        citizens over age 55 and that any such agreement should 
        provide a detailed plan to end waste, fraud, and abuse (see H. 
        Res. 675), H3480 [5JN] (see H. Res. 680), H3660 [7JN]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S2730 [25AP]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see S. 2243), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        6232), H5524 [31JY]
      ------exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation 
        applicable to payments for hospice care (see H.R. 6466), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5943), H3699 
        [8JN]
      ------improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (see 
        S. 2163), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 6011), H3975 [21JN]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see S. 2265), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 4165), H1303 [8MR]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (see S. 3496), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6326), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      ------permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D 
        prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------protect access to home health services for beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 6059), H4654 [29JN]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]
      ------provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed 
        issue of a supplemental policy (see S. 3271), S3838 [7JN]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 3242), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide coverage for diabetes prevention services (see 
        H.R. 6548), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see 
        H.R. 6476), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H1976 [18AP]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1426 [20MR]
      ------provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H181 
        [25JA]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S5732 [31JY]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]
      ------implement prescriber education programs and establish 
        requirements for administration of antipsychotics to residents 
        of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 [20SE]
      ------provide a demonstration project under which beneficiaries 
        are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access 
        to a debit-style card to purchase health benefits coverage and 
        benefits (see H.R. 5994), H3974 [21JN]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        553), S6271 [12SE]
      National Mobility Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 673), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2037), S132 
        [26JA] (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to 
        implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 4242), 
        H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), 
        H158 [24JA]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the 
        Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      Social Security: extend solvency of the trust funds by 
        increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying 
        the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see S. 3533), 
        S6270 [12SE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: perform process for closure of field offices (see S. 3489), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4149), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 
        4176), H1304 [8MR]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care 
        insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with 
        long-term care needs (see H.R. 6005), H3974 [21JN]
      ------allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a 
        retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H158 [24JA]
      ------amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday 
        to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see 
        S. 2107), S614 [14FE]
      ------encourage building of housing for moderate income seniors 
        (see H.R. 6295), H5704 [2AU]
      ------exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax 
        abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange 
        for services (see H.R. 6316), H5705 [2AU]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H900 [16FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 
        [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H158 [24JA]
      ------provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 3226), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (see H.R. 
        4050), H900 [16FE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation: improve public transportation services for 
        seniors (see H.R. 4028), H725 [14FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: appoint passenger 
        advocates at certain airports to assist elderly and disabled 
        passengers who believe they have been mistreated by personnel 
        (see S. 2207), S1847 [20MR]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), 
        S3977 [12JN]
  Cloture motions
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Court decisions
      Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Bill Cea, H4797 [11JY]
  Letters
      Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: several 
        Senators, S6524 [20SE]
      Bush administration tax cut extension: Main Street Alliance, 
        H5547 [1AU]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen 
        (organization), S5323 [25JY]
      ------Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 
        [25JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: 
        Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]
      ------Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E1212 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, 
        H1507 [22MR]
      ------Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]
      ------several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]
      ------several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]
  Lists
      Dept. of Agriculture duplicate Federal aid programs, H1676 
        [28MR]
  Motions
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H352 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 
        [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, E1606, E1618, E1621, E1636, 
        E1640, E1642 [21SE]
      Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Boys, Ralph: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H2303 [7MY]
      Budget: maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, H2146 
        [26AP], H3489 [6JN]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      Campbell, Roy T., Jr.: Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, 
        Inc., Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1559 [19SE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits and trust 
        funds, H417 [2FE]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center for Medicare & 
        Medicaid Innovation grant funding, H3408 [5JN]
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Dept. of Defense: eliminate maximum age limitations for 
        individuals who are otherwise qualified to enlist in the Armed 
        Forces, H3053, H3054 [17MY]
      ------protect TRICARE health care program, H1213 [7MR], H2723 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that a majority of individuals above a 
        certain age have access to private long-term care insurance, 
        H335-H337 [1FE]
      ------implement a voluntary insurance program to provide long-
        term care services for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and 
        other disabled individuals, H352, H353 [1FE]
      ------increase flexibility for implementation of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 
        [1FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure sensitivity of treatment in 
        the security screening process for children, the elderly, and 
        the infirmed traveling by air, H3542 [6JN]
      Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to enforce regulations against 
        veterans' preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the 
        elderly built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, 
        H4144 [27JN]
      ------vulnerable populations housing programs funding, E1239 
        [12JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to defend against challenges 
        to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498-H2500 
        [9MY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787-H5790 [11SE]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
      Dept. of Labor: expand the Senior Community Service Employment 
        Program (H.R. 3749), E819 [16MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway 
        safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of 
        older drivers and pedestrians, H4624 [29JN]
      ------Federal Transit Administration formula and bus grants 
        funding, H4041, H4042 [26JN]
      Diseases: Alzheimer's disease research funding, H44 [18JA]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, H2825 
        [17MY]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      EEOC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce 
        final regulations on Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors 
        Other Than Age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 
        E748 [9MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 3066), E1154 
        [27JN]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (H.R. 5969), H4067 [27JN], E1154 [27JN]
      Friends of the San Carlos Adult Community Center, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E1693 [12OC]
      Glaucoma Awareness Month: observance, E113 [1FE]
      Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly (G.R.A.P.E.): 
        anniversary, E138 [3FE], E182 [13FE]
      Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (H. Res. 759), E1597 
        [21SE]
      ------health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      ------national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H4422 [28JN]
      ------reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]
      ------study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H2025-
        H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660, 
        H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, 
        H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, 
        H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, 
        H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion 
        to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]
      Hind, Kay: Georgia Council on Aging Distinguished Older Georgian 
        Award recipient, E276 [29FE]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Independence, MO: Palmer Center recipient of National Institute 
        for Senior Centers accreditation, E30 [18JA]
      IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      Livonia, MI: anniversary of Marycrest Manor Skilled Nursing and 
        Rehabilitation Center, E220 [16FE]
      Medicaid: funding, H1669, H1670 [28MR]
      Medicare: clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (H.R. 6435), E1560 [19SE]
      ------cover transitional care services to improve the quality 
        and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 6413), 
        E1533 [14SE]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (H.R. 4254), 
        E430 [22MR]
      ------funding, H817 [16FE], H1296 [8MR], H3278 [31MY], H6260 
        [21SE]
      ------home health care providers and caregivers funding, E1487 
        [12SE]
      ------home health care services copayment, E1184 [29JN]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, H701, H702 [14FE]
      ------prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or 
        reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------protect access to home health services for beneficiaries, 
        H2825 [17MY], E297 [1MR], E1512 [13SE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), H2144 [26AP], E673 [26AP], 
        E713 [7MY]
      ------provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 4065), H818 [16FE]
      ------reform, H48, H67 [18JA], H433, H436 [2FE], H700, H701, 
        H702 [14FE], H788-H796 [15FE], H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1441, 
        H1461 [21MR], H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656-H1658, 
        H1667, H1669-H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771-H1773, H1784-H1788 
        [29MR], H1863-H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], H3798, H3803 [19JN], 
        H4743, H4744 [10JY], H4799, H4811 [11JY], H5867, H5913-H5917 
        [12SE], H5933, H5934, H5986 [13SE], E502 [29MR], E612 [23AP], 
        E769 [10MY]
      ------tribute to home health service workers, E1586 [21SE]
      ------tribute to hospice care workers, H3735 [19JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care 
        planning consultation (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], 
        H5203 [25JY]
      National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association: 
        anniversary of Chapter 1270, E1724 [26OC]
      Ohio: tribute to availability of home health services to senior 
        citizens, E1110 [21JN], E1617 [21SE]
      Older Americans Act: anniversary, E1217 [10JY]
      Older Americans Month: observance, H2825 [17MY], E819 [16MY], 
        E826 [17MY], E861 [18MY]
      Oregon: Medicare coverage and home health care spending 
        concerns, E1132 [25JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1378-H1384 
        [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1436, 
        H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 [21MR], H1524 [22MR], 
        H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1924 
        [18AP], H3797-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H4664 [9JY], 
        H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, H4785, H4813-H4816 [11JY], 
        H4830 [12JY], H4897-H4900 [17JY], H5082 [23JY], H5139, H5188-
        H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E389 [20MR], E404 [21MR], E418 
        [22MR], E464 [28MR]
      ------impact of dental care provisions, E1587 [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1397 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H433 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], 
        H788-H800 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H1422-H1425 [20MR], H1430 
        [21MR], H3798 [19JN], H4749 [10JY], H4817 [11JY], H4830 
        [12JY], H5913-H5917 [12SE]
      ------prevent Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program repeal if failure to implement program would 
        increase Medicaid spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal, H430-H436 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H713 
        [14FE], H738 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H906 [17FE], H1298 [8MR], 
        H1369 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, 
        H1563-H1569 [26MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP], H3366, H3391, H3400-
        H3402 [1JN], H3409 [5JN], H3486 [6JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], 
        H3917, H3918 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], H6263, H6265 [21SE], E424 
        [22MR], E1063 [18JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 
        [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], 
        E141 [6FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), 
        H192-H200 [31JA]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 
        [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, 
        H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], 
        H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-
        H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 
        [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-
        H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1399, 
        H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1430, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1444-
        H1450, H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1506, H1507, 
        H1516, H1521, H1522, H1524, H1539 [22MR], H1564-H1566, H1568 
        [26MR], H3607 [7JN], H3801 [19JN], H4821 [11JY], E415, E416, 
        E418, E423, E425, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 
        [26MR], E481 [29MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, 
        H3610-H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, 
        H4163, H4164, H4422-H4425, H4426-H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, 
        H4609, H4646-H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, 
        H4728, H4731, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, 
        H4817, H4824 [11JY], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1138 [5MR], 
        H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563-H1569 [26MR], 
        H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 [7JN], H3797-
        H3799, H3801-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H3983 [26JN], 
        H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], E1063 [18JN], 
        E1152 [27JN]
      Peninsula Family Services (organization): anniversary of senior 
        peer counseling program, E1355 [31JY]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], 
        H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Prince William County 
        Retired and Senior Volunteer Program volunteers, E939 [31MY]
      Retirement Housing Foundation: anniversary of Bexton Place 
        Apartments, E325 [7MR]
      Sacramento, CA: tribute to Pioneer House veterans, E860 [18MY]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to Oak Knoll Villa and the Retirement 
        Housing Foundation, E330 [7MR]
      San Carlos, CA: anniversary of San Carlos Adult Community 
        Center, E1693 [12OC]
      Shepard's Center of Oakton-Vienna (organization): tribute, E560 
        [17AP]
      Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H660 [9FE], 
        H709 [14FE]
      ------reform budget treatment of Social Security disability 
        trust fund, H3488 [6JN]
      ------solvency, H2079 [25AP]
      St. Paul, MN: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and 
        Presbyterian Homes and Services Carondelet Village, E1495 
        [12SE]
      Stoughton, WI: anniversary of Stoughton Area Senior Center, E711 
        [7MY]
      Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc.: tribute, E494 
        [29MR]
      Taxation: expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (H.R. 4049), H807 [16FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5146 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, 
        H5538, H5578-H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, H5689 [2AU], 
        H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585-H5594 [1AU], 
        E1390 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5592 [1AU], 
        H5783, H5784 [11SE], H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 
        [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], 
        H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (H.R. 
        4050), H807 [16FE]
      Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      Women: health care for women, H348 [1FE]
      World Alzheimer's Month: observance, E1606, E1618, E1636 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), S1615-S1617 [13MR]
      Alzheimer's Action Day: observance, S6617 [21SE]
      Budget: maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, S6486-
        S6488 [20SE]
      Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 
        3556), S6458 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: The Emergency Food Assistance Program 
        (TEFAP) funding through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program funding, S4346 [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans 
        Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, 
        and detail such departmental functions (S. 3465), S5872 [1AU]
      ------provide preferences for certain services, designate an 
        Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, 
        and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors 
        (S. 3358), S4726 [28JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the 
        National Alzheimer's Project, S6617 [21SE]
      Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures, S3811 [7JN]
      ------release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, 
        S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      Medicaid: funding, S2896-S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 
        [16MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (S. 2347), S2916 [7MY]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (S. 2243), S2233 [29MR]
      ------funding, S6586-S6590 [21SE]
      ------improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (S. 
        2163), S1425 [6MR]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, S2675 [25AP]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (S. 3496), S5986 [2AU]
      ------provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed 
        issue of a supplemental policy (S. 3271), S3840 [7JN]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (S. 
        3463), S5736 [31JY], S5846 [1AU]
      ------reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], S6032, 
        S6046 [10SE], S6297, S6324 [13SE]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 
        553), S6287 [12SE]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 2037), S133 
        [26JA]
      ------reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]
      ------Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program funding, S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------Dept. of HHS transfer of funds to the IRS for 
        implementation, S2474 [18AP]
      ------impact, S1821 [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], 
        S1956-S1963, S1988-S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], 
        S2160-S2163 [28MR], S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S3298 
        [21MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-S4810 [10JY], 
        S4857, S4866, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-S5447 [26JY], 
        S5692-S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1564-S1567 [12MR], S1768-S1773 [19MR], 
        S1818-S1821, S1843 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], S2042-
        S2045 [27MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], S2222 [29MR], 
        S3460 [23MY], S6413 [19SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier 
        areas receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, S2010-S2013 [26MR]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S1567 [12MR], S1874, S1880, 
        S1891 [21MR], S2118 [28MR], S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3115 
        [14MY], S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4656 [27JN]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4856-S4858 [11JY]
      ------repeal, S118-S120 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S412 [9FE], S665 
        [15FE], S1110 [29FE], S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1564-S1567 [12MR], 
        S1666 [14MR], S1818-S1821 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957 [22MR], S2010-S2013 [26MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 
        [28MR], S2190, S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3007-S3009 [9MY], 
        S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4409 [21JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], 
        S4708 [28JN], S4842, S4843, S4857, S4858 [11JY], S5442 [26JY], 
        S5692, S5693, S5696, S5698, S5706 [31JY], S5806 [1AU], S6046 
        [10SE], S6413 [19SE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 
        [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, 
        S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1957, S1960, S1961 [22MR], 
        S2044 [27MR]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (S. 2118), S875 [16FE], S879 [17FE]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4690-S4710, 
        S4714 [28JN], S4731-S4733, S4735-S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 
        [9JY], S4808 [10JY], S4862-S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 
        [20SE]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], 
        S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015-
        S2017 [26MR], S2041-S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 
        [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808-S3812 [7JN], S4409 
        [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]
      Postal Service: develop a Medicare educational program for 
        Postal Service employees and retirees who may be eligible to 
        enroll in Medicare, S2691 [25AP]
      ------require maintenance of expected delivery time for 
        protected mail items, S2466 [18AP]
      Social Security: adjust normal and early retirement ages for 
        receipts of benefits, increase maximum age for delayed 
        retirement credit, and provide for progressive price indexing 
        of benefits (S. 804), S5276 [24JY]
      ------budget treatment of trust funds, S6522-S6524 [20SE]
      ------extend solvency of the trust funds by increasing the 
        normal and early retirement ages and modifying the cost-of-
        living adjustments in benefits (S. 1213), S61 [24JA], S90 
        [26JA], S663 [15FE], S3115 [14MY]
      ------prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability by 
        improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]
      ------reform, S5275-S5277 [24JY]
      ------solvency, S551 [13FE], S1770 [19MR], S2524 [19AP]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (S. 
        2150), S1200 [1MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S6485-S6488 
        [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291-
        S5293 [24JY], S5324-S5327, S5330-S5339, S5345, S5349-S5353 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 
        [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 
        [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 
        [19JY], S5352-S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, S5442, S5445 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5265-S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275-S5288, S5291 [24JY], 
        S5321-S5347, S5349-S5352 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      Transportation: use of Social Security, Medicare, and other 
        trust funds to fund the Highway Trust Fund, S4690 [28JN]
      Women: health care for women, S374-S379, S381 [7FE]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 492), S4108 
        [12JN], S4173 [14JN]
  Reports filed
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 [12JY]
      Medicare Decisions Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112-412), H1366 [16MR]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 
        112-412), H1362 [13MR]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
  Statements
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Milton R. Wolf, 
        H4719 [10JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 
        and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare 
        Act, H4711 [10JY]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and 
        Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]
      H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, 
        H333 [1FE]
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]
      H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]
      H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4725 [10JY]
      S. 2150, clarify SSI policy that the value of certain funeral 
        and burial arrangements are not to be considered available 
        resources, S1201 [1MR]
      S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, 
        S1616 [13MR]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216-S5218 [19JY], S5355 
        [25JY]
      S. Res. 434, support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft, S2659 
        [24AP]
      S. Res. 453, expand and support strong home care workforce and 
        make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible 
        for seniors and individuals with disabilities, S3089 [10MY]
      S. Res. 492, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, S3983, S4108 
        [12JN]
      S. Res. 553, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, S6274, 
        S6287 [12SE]
      S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for 
        Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]




SENIOR CITIZENS HOME ASSISTANCE SERVICE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Campbell, Roy T., Jr.: Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, 
        Inc., Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1559 [19SE]




SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE REFORM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2249), S2166 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2249), S2168 [28MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2249, provisions, S2168-S2171 [28MR]




SENIOR TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4028), H725 [14FE]




SENSENBRENNER, F. JAMES, JR. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H641 [8FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H803 [15FE]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly 
        reports that contain detailed information on receipt and 
        disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to 
        asbestos and filing of such reports (see H.R. 4369), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H187 [27JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]
      ------provide penalties with respect to employers' conduct 
        relative to persons engaging in sexual conduct with children 
        (see H.R. 3766), H1978 [18AP]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see H.R. 4933), H2206 [26AP]
      Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/
        Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-
        participation due to Government error (see H.R. 3863), H1101 
        [29FE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5631 [1AU]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3981 [25JN]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 
        5949), H3707 [15JN]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5131 
        [23JY]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H441 [2FE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3981 [25JN]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1498 [21MR]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H476 [3FE]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for 
        Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 
        1909), H1428 [20MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the 
        individual mandate shall not be construed as a tax (see H.R. 
        6334), H5706 [2AU]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5292 [25JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H160 [24JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5861 [11SE]
      Taxation: extend the research credit and increase and make 
        permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 
        942), H3700 [8JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 6102), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H6152 [19SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: establish a 10-year term 
        of office for any individual appointed as Assistant Sec. of 
        Homeland Security for the Transportation Security 
        Administration (see H.R. 2622), H5292 [25JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H6152 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and 
        storing stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Dept. of Energy: streamline process of Federal approval for 
        construction or expansion of petroleum refineries and 
        designate certain closed military installations for siting 
        refineries (see H.R. 3879), H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      EPA: require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (see H.R. 6545), H6276 [21SE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
      U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: increase congressional oversight (see 
        H.R. 6546), H6276 [21SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and 
        storing stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), H1427 [20MR]
      Dept. of Energy: streamline process of Federal approval for 
        construction or expansion of petroleum refineries and 
        designate certain closed military installations for siting 
        refineries (H.R. 3879), H375 [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (H.R. 6097), H4775 [10JY]
      EPA: require use of commercially available volume of cellulosic 
        biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program 
        (H.R. 6545), H6279 [21SE]
      U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: increase congressional oversight (H.R. 
        6546), H6279 [21SE]
  Financial statements
      Personal, E1137 [26JN]
  Remarks
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2629 [10MY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), H5452 [31JY]
      Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and 
        storing stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), H3992 [26JN]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War, H3125 [18MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3125 [18MY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6016 [14SE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform, H2629 [10MY]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E434 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4732 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4403 [28JN]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2767 [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4732 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, E434 [22MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), E1114 [21JN]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H1000 [28FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2767 
        [16MY]




SENTEZA, JIMMY

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: Fulbright Award recipient, E300 [1MR]




SEQUESTER REPLACEMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 4966) (H. 
        Rept. 112-469), H2565 [9MY]




SEQUESTER REPLACEMENT RECONCILIATION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Would Repeal of Key Dodd-Frank Provision Really Save $22 
        Billion?, H2610 [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      Enact (H.R. 5652): consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
  Letters
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on 
        Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: A. Barry 
        Rand, AARP, H2616 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), 
        H2618 [10MY]
      ------Katherine Beh Nees, Easter Seals, Inc., H2615 [10MY]
      ------Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H2615 
        [10MY]
      ------National Foster Care Coalition, H2617 [10MY]
      ------several religious organizations, H2615 [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Provisions: Harold A. Schaitberger, International Association of 
        Fire Fighters, H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: deficit, H2614 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: reform payment limitation rules for farm 
        subsidies, H2603 [10MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H2606, 
        H2623-H2625 [10MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H2605 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: funding, H2609, H2610 [10MY]
      ------overseas contingency operations account funding under 
        sequestration, H3586 [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2602, 
        H2604, H2606-H2609 [10MY]
      ------Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2613 [10MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: repeal the Office of Financial Research, 
        H2603 [10MY]
      Enact (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      FDIC: repeal orderly liquidation authority to prevent failure of 
        large financial firms, H2610 [10MY]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H2611-H2613 [10MY], H3392, H3393 
        [1JN]
      FRS: move the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the 
        Dept. of the Treasury, H2602 [10MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform, H2623, H2629 [10MY]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      ------prohibit reduction in Federal medical assistance 
        percentage for territories, E755 [9MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require health care 
        exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H2613 [10MY]
      Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 
        [10MY]
      Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2605 [10MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, H2613 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-472), H2565 [9MY]
      Provisions: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. 
        Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, provisions, H2573 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5652, provisions, H2583-H2600 [10MY]




SEQUESTRATION PREVENTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6389), H5999 [13SE]




SEQUESTRATION TRANSPARENCY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921-H4925 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H4921, H4923-
        H4925 [18JY]
      Enact (H.R. 5872), H4855 [12JY], H4918, H4920-H4926 [18JY], 
        H5024 [19JY], H5208 [25JY], H5959 [13SE], H6160 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 5872), S5117, S5119 [18JY], S5173, S5174, S5238 
        [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5413 [25JY], S6293, S6296 [13SE], S6412 
        [19SE]
      Enact (S. 3228), S3740 [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 5872) (H. 
        Rept. 112-3577), H4683 [9JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5872, provisions, H4920 [18JY]




SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS BACKCOUNTRY ACCESS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 4849), S3291, S3292 [17MY], H2228 [27AP], H3147 
        [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4849), H2204 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4849), H2227, H2228 [27AP]
      ------corrections in engrossment, H2252 [27AP]
      ------Senate amendment, H3147 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 4849), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3292 [17MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4849, provisions, H2228 [27AP]




SERBIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, E697 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, S2915 [7MY]
      Helsinki Final Act: anniversary, S5864 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Michael D. Kirby To Be Ambassador to Serbia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]




SERGEANT BLUFF, IA

  Remarks in House
      Hanson, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1435 [3AU]




SERIO, STEVE

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




SERRANO, JOSE E. (a Representative from New York)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle 
        (see H.R. 3704), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5766 [10SE]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H5705 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (see H.R. 3435), H641 [8FE]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H220 [31JA]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      ------remove ineligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program benefits of individuals who participate in a strike 
        (see H.R. 530), H3481 [5JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of HHS: provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-
        income families (see H.R. 5188), H3662 [7JN]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5717 [3AU]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H6280 [21SE]
      El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for 
        consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further 
        protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of 
        the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1154 [5MR]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see 
        H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H2072 [24AP]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2447 [8MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5079 [19JY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1847 [16AP]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicaid: provide payment for patient navigator services (see 
        H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1018 [28FE]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor 
        organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 
        2775), H3267 [30MY]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public 
        health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H1017 [28FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H803 [15FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H4157 [27JN]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H3163 [18MY]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 
        5824), H3103 [17MY]
      Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State 
        attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage 
        fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H28 
        [17JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H5923 [12SE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H3105 [17MY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H5923 [12SE]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H158 [24JA]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
        of waste (see H.R. 1375), H27 [17JA]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
  Remarks
      Bronx Community College: anniversary of Hall of Fame race, 
        E685 [27AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration funding, 
        H2365 [8MY]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5745 [10SE]
      Inter American University of Puerto Rico: anniversary, 
        E1015 [7JN]
      LSC: funding, H2412 [8MY]
      New York, NY: tribute to National Puerto Rican Day Parade, 
        E1021 [7JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2357, H2365, H2412, 
        H2424 [8MY]
      Votes: correction, E1365 [31JY]
      ------position on missed, E228 [17FE]
  Tributes
      Berg, Nadine, E555 [17AP]
      Creitoff, Raquel, E1666 [28SE]
      Heastie, Carl E., E169 [9FE]
      Johnson, Robert T., E171 [9FE]
      Martinez, Luis, E1499 [12SE]
      Scott, Deirdre, E175 [9FE]
      Washington, Karen, E167 [9FE]




SERRANO, YIMI

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1119 [21JN]




SERVE AMERICA ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
  Remarks in House
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]




SERVICE CORPS OF RETIRED EXECUTIVES (SCORE) (organization)

  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see 
        S. 3508), S5977 [2AU]
      Improve (see S. 3246), S3631 [24MY]
  Remarks in House
      SBA: Palm Beach, FL, chapter recipient of SBA National SCORE 
        Chapter of the Year Award, E1023 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Improve (S. 3246), S3636 [24MY]




SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2244 [27AP]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1133 [29FE]




SERVICE LEAGUE OF SAN MATEO COUNTY (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E264 [28FE]




SERVICEMEMBER EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3236), S3630 [24MY]




SERVICEMEMBER FAMILY PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4201), H1366 [16MR]
  Letters
      Provisions: Committee on Armed Services (House), H3235 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4201), H3234-H3236 [30MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4201) 
        (H. Rept. 112-488), H3161 [18MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4201, provisions, H3234 [30MY]




SERVICEMEMBER MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6574), H6306 [12OC]




SERVICEMEMBERS ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3233), S3516 [23MY] (see H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3233), S3518 [23MY]




SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S3174 
        [15MY]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see S. 3323), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5747), 
        H2713 [15MY]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 2299), 
        S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 6293), H5704 [2AU]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1366 [16MR]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
  Letters
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3235 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures, H3058, H3059 [17MY]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (H.R. 4201), H3234-H3236 [30MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (S. 3179), S3175 [15MY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (S. 3323), S4372 [20JN]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (S. 2299), S2500 
        [18AP]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (S. 3322), S5848 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 112-488), H3161 [18MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4201, Servicemember Family Protection Act, H3234 [30MY]
      S. 2299, Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act, 
        S2501 [18AP]




SERVICEMEMBERS' PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3322), S5848 [1AU]




SERVICEMEMBERS RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2299), S2496 [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2299), S2500 [18AP]
  Texts of
      S. 2299, provisions, S2501 [18AP]




SESSIONS, JEFF (a Senator from Alabama)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791, S3792, 
        S3793 [6JN], S3903, S3904 [11JN], S4270, S4272 [19JN], S4382, 
        S4419 [21JN]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4727 [28JN]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2104 [27MR], S2181, S2182 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S570, S581 [13FE], S615, S656 
        [14FE], S787, S797 [15FE]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5760 [31JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Stimulus Spending Keeps Failing--If Austerity Is So Terrible, 
        How Come Germany and Sweden Have Done So Well?, Robert J. 
        Barro, Wall Street Journal, S3213 [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S2246 [29MR]
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 
        [12JY]
      Education: enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file 
        Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification 
        petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools 
        from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6457 [19SE]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S5733 [31JY]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3785 
        [6JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: strengthen employee cost 
        savings suggestion programs (see S. 2085), S2031 [26MR]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S6455 [19SE]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see S. 3382), S5979 [2AU]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see S. Res. 
        532), S5487 [26JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3901 [11JN]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S2825 [26AP]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S2243 [29MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S5134 [18JY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------provide for appropriate designation of collective 
        bargaining units (see S. 1843), S5659 [30JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S495 [9FE]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see S. 1578), S1374 [2MR]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see S. 
        577), S3234 [16MY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S3088 [10MY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 
        361), S208 [31JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3900 [11JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S1423 [6MR]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1577 [12MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 41), S2393 [17AP]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia 
        (see S. 3396), S5133 [18JY]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Letters
      Committee of the Budget (Senate) revision of aggregates and 
        allocations of spending authority: by, S3405 [22MY]
  Privilege of the floor
      Bennett, Jeff, S5154 [18JY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4131, S4134 
        [13JN], S4270, S4272 [19JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3832 [7JN]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S5052 [17JY], S6318, S6321 
        [13SE], S6396 [19SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6321 [13SE]
      ------revise aggregates and allocations of spending authority to 
        Committee on the Budget (Senate), S3405 [22MY], S5053 [17JY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S63-S66 [24JA], S552 [13FE], S599, 
        S601, S602 [14FE], S683 [15FE], S1641 [14MR], S1835, S1836 
        [20MR], S2530-S2532 [19AP], S2747 [26AP], S5067 [17JY], S6478, 
        S6515 [20SE], S6593, S6594, S6595 [21SE]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, 
        S5053 [17JY]
      ------deficit, S65 [24JA], S552 [13FE], S601, S602 [14FE], S683 
        [15FE], S2562 [23AP], S2747 [26AP], S3218, S3219 [16MY], S3800 
        [6JN], S4191 [14JN], S5067 [17JY]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, S3191, S3219 [16MY]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (S. 1651), S6257 [12SE], S6317 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3185, S3186, S3187, S3188, 
        S3190, S3209, S3211, S3212, S3213, S3218, S3219 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6296 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3185, S3186, S3187, S3188, 
        S3190, S3209, S3211, S3212, S3213, S3218, S3219, S3220 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3185, S3186, S3187, S3188, 
        S3190, S3209, S3211, S3212, S3213, S3218, S3219 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3185, S3186, S3187, S3188, 
        S3190, S3209, S3211, S3212, S3213, S3218, S3219, S3220 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3185, S3186, S3187, S3188, 
        S3190, S3209, S3211, S3212, S3213, S3218, S3219 [16MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6478 [20SE], 
        S6593, S6594, S6595 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: end State bonus payments for administering 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4270 [19JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S4131, 
        S4134 [13JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S3832 
        [7JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (S. 3254), S6321 [13SE]
      ------funding, S3219 [16MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, S5118, S5119, S5120, S5121 
        [18JY], S6294, S6295, S6296, S6322 [13SE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for a national campaign to increase public 
        awareness and knowledge of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (S. 
        3396), S5135 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice 
        of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and 
        local authorities with respect to certain serious violent 
        crimes (S. 1793), S1921 [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6317, S6330 [13SE], S6396, S6401, S6402 [19SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S6257 [12SE]
      Economy: importance of job creation, S1642 [14MR]
      Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility 
        confirmation permanent and mandatory, S3068 [10MY]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4287, S4288 [19JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide for congressional 
        review of agency guidance documents, S4287 [19JN]
      ------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall 
        have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
        is enacted into law (S. 299), S4287 [19JN]
      Gerrard, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S16 [23JA]
      ------suitability to be district judge relative to decisions on 
        use of electrocution in capital punishment cases, S16 [23JA]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4749 [29JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4875 [11JY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S3068 [10MY]
      ------enforce existing immigration laws and improve border 
        security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
      Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, S4875 [11JY]
      NumbersUSA (organization): anniversary, S2919 [7MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S5052 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S4190, S4191 [14JN], 
        S6593, S6594, S6595 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1642 [14MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        S1773 [19MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1564, S1565, S1566, S1567 [12MR], S1769, 
        S1770, S1773 [19MR], S4714 [28JN]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S1567 [12MR], S2213 [29MR]
      ------repeal, S1564, S1565, S1566, S1567 [12MR], S2213 [29MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4875 [11JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4714 [28JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], 
        S3811, S3812 [7JN]
      Point of order, S2634 [24AP], S6396 [19SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5067 [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2562 
        [23AP], S2623, S2634, S2635 [24AP]
      ------request refund of postal surplus contributions into the 
        Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) in order to 
        finance buyouts and retirement incentives, S2563 [23AP]
      POW: improve procedures for detention and review of status of 
        detainees of the U.S., S5947 [2AU]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S1641 [14MR], S5650 [30JY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (S. 1696), 
        S1921 [21MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1641 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4749 [29JN]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S1642 [14MR], S2747 [26AP]
      ------legislative process, S6330-S6332 [13SE], S6515 [20SE]
      Social Security: solvency, S1770 [19MR]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), 
        unanimous-consent request, S1921 [21MR]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), 
        S3398, S3399 [22MY]
      ------rates, S552 [13FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, S3218 [16MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, S3068 [10MY]
      U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other 
        Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the 
        investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing 
        children (S. 1792), S1921 [21MR]
      ------provide administrative subpoena authority for 
        investigation of unregistered sex offenders (S. 671), 
        unanimous-consent request, S1921 [21MR]
      Veterans Jobs Corps Act: violation of Budget Control Act by 
        increasing authority and outlays above Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (Senate) allocation, S6317 [13SE], S6396 [19SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to 
        proceed, S2530 [19AP]
  Transcripts
      National Prayer Breakfast, S1922-S1928 [21MR]
  Tributes
      Folmar, Emory M., S847 [16FE]
      Hatch, Senator, S6592 [21SE]
      Hinton, James L., S848 [16FE]
      Jennings, Ted, S5209 [19JY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1915 [21MR]
      Noonan, Lionel W. (Red), S67 [24JA]
      Smith, Jennifer L., S2235 [29MR]
      Utley, Daniel H., S2747 [26AP]




SESSIONS, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3127 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4957, H5011 [18JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2416 [8MY]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1981 [19AP]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, Janet Adamy, Wall Street 
        Journal, H4712 [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see 
        H.R. 2288), H2033 [19AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1428 [20MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Credit: create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H5131 [23JY]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H3703 [12JN]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4776 
        [10JY]
      ------enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high 
        risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to 
        access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H3734 [18JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see H.J. Res. 108), H3105 [17MY] (see 
        H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H5923 [12SE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]
      FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of 
        laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H187 [27JA]
      ------prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, 
        campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or 
        beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1978 [18AP]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H803 [15FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4064 [26JN]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H182 [25JA]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H3267 [30MY]
      ------repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for 
        employees (see H.R. 1744), H1154 [5MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H4864 [12JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3977 [21JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3163 [18MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1154 [5MR]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5130 [23JY]
      ------exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by 
        radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician 
        referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 
        [18JY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see H.R. 3705), H6234 
        [20SE]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H5292 [25JY]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms 
        (see H.J. Res. 53), H1847 [16AP]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Res. 271), H1154 [5MR]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6307 [12OC]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H4907 [17JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H696 [13FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see H.R. 6007), 
        H3974 [21JN]
      San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a 
        park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of 
        potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 3100), H1807 [29MR]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H221 [31JA]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1543 
        [22MR]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H3578 [6JN]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1847 [16AP]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H4656 [29JN]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H3163 
        [18MY]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H5712 [2AU]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H2715 
        [15MY]
      ------provide for S corporation reform (see H.R. 1478), H2715 
        [15MY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3163 [18MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 779), H5922 [12SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 
        724), H4684 [9JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 779), H5922 [12SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), H158 [24JA]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 
        [9JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 
        [6MR]
      Tariff: non-threaded articles (fasteners) of iron or steel, 
        nesoi (see H.R. 5315), H2274 [27AP]
      ------parts suitable for use solely or principally with the 
        apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537 (see H.R. 5313), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------PHBA (see H.R. 5309), H2274 [27AP]
      ------potassium sorbate (see H.R. 5311), H2274 [27AP]
      ------screws, bolts, nuts, washers, and similar articles of 
        steel (see H.R. 5312), H2274 [27AP]
      ------sorbic acid (see H.R. 5310), H2274 [27AP]
      ------threaded articles of iron or steel nesoi not bolts, nuts, 
        or screws (see H.R. 5314), H2274 [27AP]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 620), H1914 [17AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Tariff: non-threaded articles (fasteners) of iron or steel, 
        nesoi (H.R. 5315), H2288 [27AP]
      ------parts suitable for use solely or principally with the 
        apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537 (H.R. 5313), H2287 
        [27AP]
      ------PHBA (H.R. 5309), H2287 [27AP]
      ------potassium sorbate (H.R. 5311), H2287 [27AP]
      ------screws, bolts, nuts, washers, and similar articles of 
        steel (H.R. 5312), H2287 [27AP]
      ------sorbic acid (H.R. 5310), H2287 [27AP]
      ------threaded articles of iron or steel nesoi not bolts, nuts, 
        or screws (H.R. 5314), H2287 [27AP]
  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Walter J. Humann, OsteoMed Inc., 
        H3592 [7JN]
  Poems
      ``They Make Us Who We Are,'' Albert C. Caswell, E881 
        [22MY]
  Remarks
      Addison, TX: tribute to Christian Faith World Ministries Church, 
        E1672 [28SE]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members and their families, 
        E881 [22MY]
      Conine, Kent: Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers 
        (organization) honoree, E28 [17JA]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3129 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4957 [18JY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H4957 [18JY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. 
        Res. 779), H5934, H5936, H5937, H5938, H5939 [13SE]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for 
        certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-
        traumatic stress disorder, H3129 [18MY]
      Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain 
        activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, 
        H2417 [8MY]
      For the Love of the Lake (organization): tribute to Second 
        Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up event, E1405 [3AU]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services, 
        H1509 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1509 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4711, H4717, H4721, H4722 [10JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5934, H5936, 
        H5937, H5938, H5939 [13SE]
      International Day of Radiology: observance, E1381 [1AU]
      Johnson, Representative Sam: Texas Association of Business 
        Maurice Acers Champion of Free Enterprise Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1512 [13SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on budget 
        deficit, H4717 [10JY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H590 [8FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), 
        H192, H195, H198, H199 [31JA]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711, 
        H4717, H4721, H4722 [10JY]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5734 
        [10SE]
      Rice University: anniversary, E1239 [12JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, E1098 
        [20JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2416, H2417 [8MY]
      SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from 
        the Securities Act, H1223 [7MR]
      ------change threshold number of shareholders for required 
        registration, H1223 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1223 [7MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1223, H1227 [7MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1223 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222, 
        H1224, H1226, H1227, H1230 [7MR]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1981, H1982, H1983, H1984, H1985, H1986, H1987 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3592 [7JN]
      Thompson, Representative Glenn: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award 
        recipient, E96 [31JA]
      Votes: position on missed, H2051 [24AP], E399, 
        E401, E404, E409, E411 [21MR]
      Walne, Joan and Alan: Dallas, TX, Friends of Fair Park Spirit of 
        the Centennial Award recipients, E474 [28MR]
  Reports
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family 
        Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust 
        (organization), H4712-H4715 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare 
        Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and 
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of 
        Trustees, H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend Rules and Consider 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) 
        (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 620) (H. Rept. 112-447), H1914 
        [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
  Statements
      Dallas Healthcare Policy Conference: by, E1138 [26JN]
  Subpoena Notices
      U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, H2292 
        [7MY]
  Tributes
      Acres, Ebby Halliday, E341 [8MR]
      Casey, Robert E., Jr., E420 [22MR]
      Hall, Kenneth L., E249 [27FE]
      Keffler, Bill A., E735 [8MY]
      Lindsey, James D., E1007 [7JN]
      Mallon, James L., E299 [1MR]
      Meador, Norman, E562 [17AP]
      Metcalf, Jimmy and Billie, E200 [15FE]
      Payne, Donald M., H1199 [6MR]
      Price, Robert E., Sr., E1292 [19JY]




SEURKAMP, MARY PAT

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1419 [6MR]




SEWAGE DISPOSAL

  Bills and resolutions
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S494 [9FE]
      Water pollution: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
  Remarks in House
      BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 270), 
        H5437, H5438 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004-H1006 
        [28FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 
        [19SE]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (S. 2094), S413 [9FE]
      Water: infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 
        [19JY]
  Reports filed
      La Pine Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (S. 270) (H. Rept. 112-581), H4683 [9JY]
  Texts of
      S. 270, La Pine Land Conveyance Act, H5437 [31JY]




SEWELL, DAN

  Remarks in House
      Fairview Park, OH, Community Council: Fairview Park Citizen of 
        the Year award recipient, E731 [8MY]




SEWELL, DANIEL E.

  Remarks in House
      Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Outstanding Public 
        Service Award recipient, E139 [3FE]




SEWELL, TERRI A. (a Representative from Alabama)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see H.R. 3286), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide assistance and opportunity to create and support 
        sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to 
        nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3733 [18JN]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H3733 [18JN]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H3733 [18JN]
      Birmingham, AL: recognize longest running celebration of 
        Veterans Day (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6231 [20SE]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1847 [16AP]
      Consumers: provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or 
        statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered 
        to have been made on the date with which the envelope used to 
        transmit such payment is postmarked (see H.R. 4003), H692 
        [9FE]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 4816), H2126 [25AP]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H3734 [18JN]
      Dept. of HHS: provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 3710), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H220 [31JA]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1543 [22MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H727 
        [14FE]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H27 
        [17JA]
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6318 [26OC]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5131 [23JY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1391 [19MR]
      Postal Service: maintain services to rural areas (see H.R. 
        3744), H641 [8FE]
      ------reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal 
        services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 [28FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H6152 [19SE]
      Securities: provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-
        based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H1306 
        [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H441 [2FE]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H2647 [10MY]
      Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6326 [6NO]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4908 [17JY]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H159 [24JA]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2813 [16MY]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H1017 
        [28FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H6312 
        [19OC]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (see H. Res. 562), H965 
        [27FE]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        518), H78 [18JA]
  Remarks
      Birmingham, AL: tribute to visit by Michelle Obama to Camp Noah 
        at McAlpine Recreation Area, E1329 [25JY]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H733 [15FE]
      Dept. of Education: Community College to Career Fund funding, 
        H733 [15FE]
      Dept. of HUD: disaster relief funding, H4111 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4111 [27JN]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        E1007 [7JN]
      ------provide local free radio broadcasting on mobile devices, 
        E1007 [7JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4753 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: compile oral histories from current 
        and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, 
        marches and the civil rights movement (H. Res. 562), H1108 
        [1MR]
      ------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for 
        refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), 
        E1193 [29JN]
      Motor vehicles: increase fuel efficiency, E1211 [9JY]
      National Stroke Awareness Month: observance, E926 [31MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4753 [10JY]
      Postal Service: lift moratorium on closure or consolidation of 
        postal facilities, H2456 [9MY]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (H. Res. 518), 
        H32 [18JA]
      Votes: position on missed, H602 [8FE], H1989 
        [19AP], H3945 [21JN], E1283 [19JY]
      White, Sally: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, H120 
        [24JA]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H5075 [19JY]
      Tribute, E308 [5MR]
  Tributes
      Colvin, Julian L., H5688 [2AU]
      Glass, Thelma McWilliams, H5533 [1AU]
      Smith, Jock M., H381 [2FE], E136 [3FE]




SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EVIDENCE REGISTRY (SAFER) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1523), H5207 [25JY]




SEXUAL ASSAULT TRAINING OVERSIGHT AND PREVENTION (STOP) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3435), H735 [15FE], H1215, H1216 [7MR], H1434 
        [21MR], H1646 [28MR], H2142 [26AP], H2822 [17MY], H3583 [7JN], 
        H4160 [28JN], H5019 [19JY]




SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION  see Discrimination




SEXUAL HARASSMENT

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: assist victims of sexual harassment, E827 [17MY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H2831, 
        H3006 [17MY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (H.R. 
        3435), H735 [15FE], H1215, H1216 [7MR], H1434 [21MR], H1646 
        [28MR], H2142 [26AP], H2822 [17MY], H3583 [7JN], H4160 [28JN], 
        H5019 [19JY]
      Lackland AFB, TX: call for congressional investigation of sexual 
        assaults of recruits, H5019 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: implement national standards to eliminate 
        sexual assault in prisons, jails, and detention centers, 
        S3509-S3511 [23MY]




SEYCHELLES, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Sharon E.W. Villarosa To Be Ambassador to 
        Mauritius and Seychelles: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6452 [19SE]




SGRO, PETER R.

  Remarks in House
      SBA: Guam Small Business Entrepreneurial Success award 
        recipient, E450 [27MR]




SHADID, ANTHONY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E229 [17FE], E276 [29FE]




SHAFER, SHELDON S.

  Articles and editorials
      Family & Children's Place Has Money for Big Center, S904 [17FE]




SHAFFER, PEGGY

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program 
        volunteers, E938 [31MY]




SHAFT, HENRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E134 [3FE]




SHAH, SHETAL I.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E928 [31MY]




SHAH, TEJAL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4107 [12JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4166 [14JN]




SHAHEEN, JEANNE (a Senator from New Hampshire)

  Addresses
      George Washington's Farewell Address: read by, S1031-S1034 
        [27FE]
  Amendments
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5996 [2AU]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3789, S3790 
        [6JN], S3848, S3849 [7JN], S4205, S4211, S4212 [14JN], S4247 
        [18JN], S4341, S4349 [20JN], S4419 [21JN]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (S. 3326), S5996 [2AU]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6651 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6351, S6368 [13SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5996 [2AU]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3290 [17MY], S3424 
        [22MY], S3520 [23MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2507, S2511 [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2637, S2657 [24AP], S2688, 
        S2689 [25AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S639, S654 [14FE], S789, S797 
        [15FE], S851, S863 [16FE], S1397 [5MR], S1470 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1848 [20MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5310 
        [24JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4966 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5224 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5615 [26JY], S5734, 
        S5740, S5777, S5778, S5786, S5788 [31JY], S5885 [1AU], S5980 
        [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2884 [26AP]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S3389 [22MY]
      Reading of George Washington's farewell address, S659 [14FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S2002 [22MR]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2394 
        [17AP]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S3423 [22MY]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S4789 [9JY]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see S. 1984), S2969 [8MY]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3522), S6548 [20SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Defense: support programs providing pro bono legal 
        assistance to members of the Armed Forces (see S. 1106), S164 
        [30JA]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see S. 
        3391), S5085 [17JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see S. 362), S5732 [31JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S1541 [8MR]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1440), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see S. 2046), S3130 [14MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S2086 
        [27MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans have information and 
        protections required to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 
        2241), S4637 [26JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S5659 [30JY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 752), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 1335), S1614 [13MR]
      FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 
        1882), S3130 [14MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), 
        S42 [23JA]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S165 [30JA]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 34), S163 [30JA]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 539), S4725 [28JN]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 
        821), S132 [26JA]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (see S. 952), S4773 [29JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5383 [25JY]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S6628 [21SE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2547 [19AP]
      Italy: recognize anniversary of unification, honor Italian 
        servicemen, and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 
        394), S1576 [12MR]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S4822 [10JY]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S5258 [23JY]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S5732 [31JY]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S5048 [16JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (see S. 
        Res. 395), S1614 [13MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY]
      ------require shareholder authorization before a public company 
        may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1360), S75 
        [24JA]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1933 [21MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (see S. 
        2364), S2731 [25AP]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, 
        and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and 
        community colleges (see S. 1597), S1791 [19MR]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 3508), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Small business: encourage exporting (see S. 3277), S3838 [7JN]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5488 [26JY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6457 [19SE]
      Tariff: footwear (see S. 1069), S6108 [11SE]
      ------recreational performance outerwear (see S. 704), S5871 
        [1AU]
      Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts 
        from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property 
        interests (see S. 1616), S4893 [11JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see S. 1171), S6340 [13SE]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S5258 [23JY]
      ------increase and make permanent the alternative simplified 
        research credit (see S. 1577), S5212 [19JY]
      ------modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see S. 
        1277), S208 [31JA]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S3785 [6JN]
      Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming 
        the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to 
        the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), 
        S2969 [8MY] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
      Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see S. Res. 486), S3839 [7JN]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 
        2128), S909 [17FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S495 [9FE]
      Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. 
        Res. 21), S2326 [16AP]
      ------ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 
        3565), S6454 [19SE]
      ------promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, 
        authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls 
        and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on 
        Girls and Women in the Media (see S. 1354), S75 [24JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1614 [13MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see S. Res. 310), S165 [30JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see S. 3618), S6625 [21SE]
      Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination 
        of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes 
        (see S. 3430), S5381 [25JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: report to Congress about 
        refusal to implement certain recommendations for reimbursement 
        by inefficient or wasteful Afghanistan reconstruction 
        contractors (see S. 3505), S5977 [2AU]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), 
        S3422 [22MY]
      Tariff: bitolylene diisocyanate (see S. 2391), S2821 [26AP]
  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Aneesa Ahmed, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hana Elhebshi, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Jineth Bedoya Lima, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Maryam Durani, S1499 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, S1499 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Safak Pavey, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Samar Badawi, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Shad Begum, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Zin Mar Aung, S1499 [8MR]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), motion to 
        proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 [17AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Eulogies
      Schwartz, Harvey L.: by, S3778 [6JN]
  Letters
      Rule of Law Accountability Act: Boris Nemtsov, S808 [16FE]
      ------several Russian citizens, S808 [16FE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      Senate, S3389 [22MY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3965 [12JN], 
        S4121 [13JN], S4349, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------phase out sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (S. 25), S606 [14FE]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S3965 [12JN], S4121 
        [13JN], S4349 [20JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3700 
        [5JN]
      Clean Air Act: economic and environmental impact, S4286 [19JN]
      Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential 
        and commercial buildings and industry, S5182 [19JY], S5652 
        [30JY]
      Crime: provide transportation to crisis centers for battered 
        women in rural areas, S3272, S3273 [17MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural land easements, 
        S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------protect agricultural and forested lands from urban 
        development, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3031 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S882 [17FE]
      Dept. of Justice: tribute to Services, Training, Officers, and 
        Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grants 
        Program, S1704 [15MR]
      Dept. of State: improve visa issuance process, S3069 [10MY]
      ------tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4286 [19JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1728 [15MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3418 [22MY]
      Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, S6619 
        [21SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2683 
        [25AP], S3069 [10MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2683 [25AP], S3069 
        [10MY]
      International Women's Day: observance, S1499, S1500 [8MR]
      ------support goals (S. Res. 90), S1499 [8MR]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and 
        reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for 
        future generations (S. 1265), S6329 [13SE]
      Marial, Guor: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, S5454 
        [26JY]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, S3069 [10MY]
      New Hampshire: importance of travel and tourism, S6329 [13SE]
      ------tribute to tourism promotion campaigns, S3069 [10MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S5696 [31JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1123 [29FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 2219), S3473 [23MY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5010, S5015 [16JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2484 
        [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S826 [16FE], S1123 [29FE], S2062 
        [27MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S2683 [25AP], S3069 [10MY], S3827 [7JN], S4114 [13JN]
      Russia: human rights violations, S807, S808, S810 [16FE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 1039), S807, S808, S810 [16FE]
      SBA: extend and reauthorize certain programs, S4876 [11JY]
      ------extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      ------extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain 
        eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/
        504 Loan Program, S4876 [11JY]
      Small business: improve coordination of export promotion 
        programs and facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3428 
        [22MY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), S1728 [15MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S104 [26JA]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S3473 [23MY]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S375 [7FE]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4876 [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5182 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5652 [30JY], S5696 
        [31JY]
      Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to 
        communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
        business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., S3069 [10MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3162 
        [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S1704 [15MR], S2790 [26AP], S3162 
        [15MY], S3272, S3273 [17MY], S5295 [24JY], S5968 [2AU], S6521 
        [20SE]
      Women: health care for women, S375 [7FE], S882 [17FE], S5696 
        [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S5454 [26JY]
  Tributes
      Begum, Shad, S1500 [8MR]
      Bell, Brian A., S6540 [20SE]
      Cullen-Towle, Brandon, S6540 [20SE]
      Davison, Jared, S6540 [20SE]
      McGonigle, Kristen, S6445 [19SE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1911 [21MR]
      Schwartz, Harvey L., S3778 [6JN]
      Wood, David, S6443 [19SE]




SHAIKEN, HARLEY

  Addresses
      Tribute to Stan Ovshinsky, S6104 [11SE]




SHAIN, ROBERT B.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3081 [10MY]




SHANAHAN, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Metro Chicago (music venue), E1389 
        [2AU]




SHANE, LEO, III

  Articles and editorials
      Six Months After Repeal, Military Says DADT Died Quietly, E402 
        [21MR]




SHANER, ALEX

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




SHANER, LANCE T.

  Remarks in House
      Navy League of Central Pennsylvania: Lieutenant Michael P. 
        Murphy Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, H5902 [12SE]




SHANNON, CHRISTIAN

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School National 
        Merit Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]




SHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL (organization)

  Letters
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders, S2719 [25AP]




SHAREHOLDER PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1360), S5012 [16JY]




SHARKEY COUNTY, MS

  Remarks in House
      Rolling Fork, MS: anniversary of Mount Herald Missionary Baptist 
        Church, E524 [16AP]




SHARON, MA

  Remarks in House
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Canoe River Aquifer Advisory 
        Committee, E1526 [13SE]




SHARP, MARILYN A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E918 [31MY]




SHARPSBURG, MD

  Bills and resolutions
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of Maryland Campaign (see S. Res. 
        560), S6454 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 560, U.S. Civil War Maryland Campaign anniversary, S6464 
        [19SE]




SHARPTON, ADA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E442 [26MR]




SHARYLAND, TX

  Remarks in House
      Sharyland High School: tribute to boys' soccer team, E628 [24AP]




SHAW, EMMA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1400 [3AU]




SHAW, JOHN

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5383 [25JY]




SHAW, MIKE

  Remarks in Senate
      Time (publication): Dealer of the Year award recipient, S1420 
        [6MR]




SHAW UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to women's basketball team, E591 [19AP]




SHAY, TERRY

  Remarks in House
      International Dot Day: observance, E1507 [13SE]




SHEA, CAROLINE OTTEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E931 [31MY]




SHEA, EUGENE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1193 [29JN]




SHEA, JOSEPH

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H3486 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3487 [6JN]




SHEA, MICHAEL P.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S2821 [26AP]




SHEA, NINA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E469 [28MR]




SHEAHAN, MARGARET

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]




SHEAR, DAVID B.

  Letters
      Call for removal of David B. Shear as Ambassador to Vietnam: 
        Representative Wolf, E1212 [9JY], E1410, E1411 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1411 [3AU]
      Detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan in Vietnam: David S. Adams, Dept. 
        of State, E1213 [9JY], E1410 [3AU]
      ------Representative Wolf, E1410 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1409 [3AU]
  Remarks in House
      Vietnam: call for removal as Ambassador, E1212 [9JY], E1409 
        [3AU]




SHEARD, J. DREW

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E420 [22MR]




SHEARD, JOHN H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E436 [22MR]




SHEBOYGAN, WI

  Remarks in House
      Lakeland College: anniversary, E1122 [21JN]




SHEFFEY, DOROTHY HALL FOWLER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E30 [18JA]




SHEFFIELD, IA

  Remarks in House
      Conlon, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E551 [17AP]




SHELBORNE, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1083 [19JN]




SHELBURNE, VT

  Articles and editorials
      Vision Realized, S4413 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Shelburne Farms: tribute, S4413 [21JN]




SHELBY, RICHARD C. (a Senator from Alabama)

  Amendments
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S219 [31JA], S240 [1FE], S290 [2FE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4464 [25JN]
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), S3373, S3382 [21MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S505 [9FE], S568 [13FE], S797 
        [15FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of 
        nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural 
        employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S1932 [21MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S2002 [22MR]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5488 [26JY] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S5978 [2AU]
      ------require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to 
        conduct a small business review panel on the qualified 
        mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with a final 
        rule (see S. 3571), S6454 [19SE]
      ------treatment of information provided to the Consumer 
        Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S494 [9FE] (see S. 
        3394), S5085 [17JY]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see S. 20), S75 [24JA]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S3281 [17MY]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S4675 [27JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        1507), S4151 [13JN] (see S. 2173), S4893 [11JY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S5381 [25JY]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 
        2242), S2656 [24AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S4369 [20JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S3234 
        [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 
        361), S208 [31JA]
  Cloture motions
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
  Remarks
      Congress: extend the same financial disclosure rules to 
        executive branch and independent agencies, S240 [1FE], S297, 
        S301 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S240 [1FE], S297, S301 [2FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S594 [14FE]
  Tributes
      Harris, Robert H., S6541 [20SE]




SHELBY, ROBERT J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S6609, S6610 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S2821 [26AP]




SHELDON, ANGELA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3457 [22MY]




SHELDON, DENISE

  Remarks in House
      Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA: Athletic Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1643 [21SE], E1660 [28SE]




SHELDON, GEORGE

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




SHELL, HOWARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E571 [18AP]




SHELLENBARGER, SUE

  Articles and editorials
      To Pay Off Loans, Grads Put Off Marriage, Children, S2672 [25AP]




SHELTER HOUSE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Housing: tribute to volunteer award recipients, E1071 [19JN]




SHELTON, HILARY O.

  Letters
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2533 [9MY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2785 [26AP]




SHELTON, RON

  Articles and editorials
      Memorial Day Recalls Courage and Legacy of Gamecock and Tokyo 
        Raider William Farrow, E909 [30MY]




SHEPARD, MATTHEW

  Remarks in House
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]




SHEPARD, RANDALL T.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E373 [16MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1730 [15MR]




SHEPARD'S CENTER OF OAKTON-VIENNA (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E560 [17AP]




SHEPHERD, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E889 [25MY]




SHEPHERD, MADELINE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1872 [20MR]




SHEPHERD'S CENTER OF FAIRFAX-BURKE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Best of Braddock Awards 
        recipients, E1411 [3AU]




SHER, RACHEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3862 [20JN]




SHERIDAN, FANNIE

  Proclamations
      Fannie Sheridan U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1461 [10SE]




SHERMAN, BRAD (a Representative from California)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1544 [22MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H28 [17JA]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 5865), H4065 [26JN]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3707 [15JN]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6234 [20SE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      Cyprus: allow for certain property claims against Turkey arising 
        out of exclusion of U.S. nationals from property such 
        nationals own in Turkish-occupied territory (see H.R. 2597), 
        H6298 [28SE]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1912), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4064 [26JN]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H4686 [9JY]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1018 [28FE]
      ------list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' 
        relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 16), H115 [23JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H3267 [30MY]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H3733 [18JN]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2288 [27AP]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H727 [14FE]
      F.E. Warren AFB, WY: transfer ownership of two bells taken from 
        the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines to 
        the people of the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 18), H803 
        [15FE]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1210 [6MR]
      Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits 
        for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1807 
        [29MR]
      Federal Housing Finance Agency: prohibit disposing of certain 
        real estate owned of such Agency and by Fannie Mae or Freddie 
        Mac (see H.R. 5823), H3103 [17MY]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H4656 [29JN]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H5202 [24JY]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (see H.R. 5714), H3405 [1JN]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (see H.R. 591), H5202 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4157 [27JN]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6300 [2OC]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2447 [8MY]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H6234 [20SE]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H5766 [10SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H5328 [26JY]
      India: call for continued strengthening of relations with the 
        U.S. and recognize people and Government for building and 
        maintaining a constitutional democracy (see H. Res. 59), H1978 
        [18AP]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Internet: prevent transformation into a tool of censorship and 
        surveillance, promote freedom of expression, and restore 
        confidence in the integrity of U.S. businesses (see H.R. 
        3605), H2447 [8MY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H948 [21FE]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1210 [6MR]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H1135 [1MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4605 [28JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H187 [27JA]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors 
        of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and 
        support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H1916 
        [17AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H2033 [19AP]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2663 [11MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3808 [19JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see H.R. 1112), H2288 [27AP]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H692 [9FE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 275), H903 
        [16FE] (see H. Res. 665), H3162 [18MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Real estate: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose 
        minimum price on the short sale of a residence financed by a 
        mortgage purchased by them in order to make short sales a 
        viable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 3164), H1101 
        [29FE]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H6280 [21SE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P (see 
        H.R. 2154), H3 [6JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4776 [10JY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H6318 [26OC]
      Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (see H.R. 6313), H5860 [11SE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2072 [24AP]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H220 [31JA]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6279 [21SE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H2715 [15MY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition 
        so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 1687), H1154 [5MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1306 [8MR]
      Truth in Lending Act: improve certain provisions relative to the 
        compensation of mortgage originators (see H.R. 4163), H1272 
        [7MR]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H3405 [1JN]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6361), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H221 [31JA]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1410), H1273 [7MR]
      ------support Internet freedom (see H. Res. 29), H3734 [18JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H5923 [12SE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H5526 [31JY]
      Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation 
        Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H3 [6JA]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      World War II: recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe 
        anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German 
        and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese 
        Americans (see H. Res. 99), H6318 [26OC]
      York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for 
        study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 
        (see H.R. 2336), H28 [17JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Financial institutions: address the concept of ``Too Big To 
        Fail'' through improved regulation and breaking up large banks 
        in order to prevent future Government bailouts (see H.R. 
        4963), H2206 [26AP]
      Iran: strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see H.R. 
        4179), H1304 [8MR]
      Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), 
        H3162 [18MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Iran: strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand 
        sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (H.R. 
        4179), H1305 [8MR]
      Israel: include in the visa waiver program (H.R. 5850), H3163 
        [18MY]
  Remarks
      Abedin, Huma: condemn remarks by Members of Congress alleging 
        use of position at Dept. of State to influence U.S. foreign 
        policy relative to Muslim Brotherhood (organization), H5075 
        [19JY]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (H. Res. 709), H4078 
        [27JN]
      Chabad of the Valley (organization): tribute, H5697 [2AU]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), 
        E1657 [25SE]
      Iran: apply sanctions against affiliates of the Iran 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps, H5570 [1AU]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5570 [1AU]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), E1657 [25SE]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, E280 [29FE]
      Votes: position on missed, H415 [2FE], E77 
        [25JA], E297 [1MR], E998 [6JN]
  Tributes
      Smeck, Woody, E459 [27MR]




SHERMAN, DIANE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1382 [1AU]




SHERMAN, JUDY

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840 
        [16FE]




SHERRELL, CHANDLER C. (SKIP)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E791 [15MY], E835 [17MY]




SHERRICK, BRUCE J.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Board of 
        Directors: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
        (Senate), S699 [15FE]




SHIELD OUR STREETS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]




SHIELDS, CLARESSA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E951 [1JN]




SHILAOS, ALECK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4237 [18JN]




SHILLINGTON, PA

  Remarks in House
      Governor Mifflin Middle School: tribute to ``Adopt a Veteran 
        Program'', E1528 [14SE]




SHIM, AARON

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]




SHIMIZU, PILAR

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Guam participants, E1411 [3AU]




SHIMKUS, JOHN (a Representative from Illinois)

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3416 [5JN]
  Appointments
      U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H227 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1274 [7MR]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial 
        marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division 
        members who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 
        111), H1542 [22MR]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy 
        efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Corps of Engineers: facilitate and expedite review of proposed 
        improvements to Federal flood control projects to be 
        constructed by local sponsors (see H.R. 6450), H6230 [20SE]
      ------provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for 
        projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see 
        H.R. 4342), H1978 [18AP]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H27 [17JA]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
      Dept. of the Treasury: repeal the Office of Financial Research 
        (see H.R. 3044), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of 
        survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset 
        the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation 
        (see H.R. 178), H571 [7FE]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H3578 [6JN]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3976 [21JN]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3981 
        [25JN]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
      Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by 
        reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals 
        investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural 
        workers (see H.R. 3443), H1978 [18AP]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H27 [17JA]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2135 [25AP]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H6234 [20SE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H4828 [11JY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H28 [17JA]
      ------ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in 
        rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality 
        improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H5711 [2AU]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H1273 [7MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NATO: strengthen (see H.R. 4243), H2072 [24AP]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H944 [17FE]
      Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5631 
        [1AU]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H4908 [17JY]
      Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying 
        and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 975), H571 [7FE]
      Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 800), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H5010 [18JY]
      ------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
        establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H1428 
        [20MR]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H6314 [23OC]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H802 
        [15FE]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H4157 
        [27JN]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1642 [27MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H4828 [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Mining and mineral resources: require greater experience of mine 
        safety inspectors (see H.R. 6547), H6276 [21SE]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Mining and mineral resources: require greater experience of mine 
        safety inspectors (H.R. 6547), H6279 [21SE]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H2815 [17MY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5697 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5697 [2AU]
      Belarus: call for release of political prisoners, H5698 [2AU]
      ------human rights violations, H5698 [2AU]
      Breese, IL: tribute to Central Community High School boys' 
        basketball team, E439 [26MR]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H2333 [8MY]
      Collinsville, IL: anniversary of Wilkerson Chapel, E982 
        [5JN]
      ------tribute to Collinsville High School boys' basketball team, 
        E217 [16FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve crop insurance, H5697 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H13 [17JA]
      Edwardsville (IL) Intelligencer: anniversary, E438 
        [26MR]
      Effingham, IL: tribute to St. Anthony High School baseball team, 
        E1512 [13SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3416 [5JN]
      Goreville, IL: tribute to Goreville High School girls' softball 
        team, E1495 [12SE]
      Greenville, IL: tribute to Greenville Elementary School students 
        and staff, E981 [5JN]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], 
        H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]
      ------Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 
        [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171 [25JA], H664 [9FE], H809 [16FE], H1581 
        [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H2138 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], 
        H3273 [31MY]
      Highland, IL: anniversary, E1494 [12SE]
      Madison County, IL: anniversary, E1493 [12SE]
      Nashville, IL: tribute to Nashville High School girls' softball 
        team, E1493 [12SE]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416 [5JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3869, H3870 [20JN]
      Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. 
        Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste 
        disposal site, H5698 [2AU]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5689 [2AU]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3869, H3870 [20JN]
      Ste. Marie, IL: anniversary, E441 [26MR]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Harrisburg, IL, H1079 
        [29FE]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]
      Woodlawn, IL: tribute to Woodlawn High School boys' basketball 
        team, E437 [26MR]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H1132 [1MR]
  Tributes
      Cook, Frank, H171 [25JA]
      Costello, Representative, H5906 [12SE]
      Hubbard, Lyman L., Sr., E96 [31JA]
      Kirk, Senator, H171 [25JA]
      Rowe, John W., H1523 [22MR]




SHINE FAMILY FOUNDATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S3777 [6JN]




SHINN, LARRY D.

  Articles and editorials
      Larry Shinn, Berea College President, Plans Retirement, S3616 
        [24MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3616 [24MY]




SHIPLEY, ROBERT G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3742 [19JN]




SHIPMAN, PETER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E237 [24FE]




SHIPP, MICHAEL A.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S3141 [15MY], S5006 
        [16JY], S5202 [19JY], S5244-S5251 [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S2545 [19AP]




SHIPPING INDUSTRY  related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Corps of Engineers: modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, 
        Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (see 
        H.R. 6026), H4064 [26JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide for a land exchange with the South Carolina State 
        Ports Authority (see S. 2061), S261 [1FE] (see H.R. 5739), 
        H2662 [11MY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H692 [9FE]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (see 
        H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]
      Maritime Administration: make grants to States or port 
        authorities to cover the cost of repair and construction 
        activities relative to certain strategic commercial seaports 
        (see H.R. 6253), H5628 [1AU]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5797), H3102 [17MY]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (see H.R. 6313), H5705 [2AU]
      ------reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see S. Res. 
        524), S5257 [23JY]
  Letters
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Tim Spreck, Minnesota 
        Outdoor Heritage Alliance, H5607 [1AU]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Edward Wytkind, Transportation 
        Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, H4007 [26JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        E1175 [28JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1176 [28JN]
  Memorandums
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      ------D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Allen, Phillip C.: South Florida Business Leader of the Year 
        award recipient, E119 [2FE]
      American Bureau of Shipping: anniversary, E92 [31JA]
      Congressional Ports, Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security 
        (PORTS) Caucus: inaugural event, H1219, H1221 [7MR]
      Corps of Engineers: Delaware River main channel deepening 
        project funding, E976 [5JN]
      ------Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H3490 [6JN]
      Courts: revise laws on liability in certain civil actions 
        arising from maritime incidents, E615 [23AP]
      Dept. of Defense: expedite strategic ports study, H3135 [18MY]
      ------require GAO review of handling, labeling, and packaging 
        procedures for hazardous material shipments, H3129 [18MY]
      Dept. of HHS: allow to cause destruction of any drug refused 
        admission due to reasonable probability of causing serious 
        adverse health consequences or death or valued below a certain 
        amount, H3228 [30MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), H3502, H3503 [6JN], 
        H4003-H4009 [26JN], E1151 [27JN]
      ------provide for a land exchange with the South Carolina State 
        Ports Authority (S. 2061), H4672, H4673 [9JY], E1216 [10JY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4009-H4011 [26JN], 
        E175 [9FE], E1181 [29JN]
      FDA: develop uniform Federal standards for third party logistics 
        providers to ensure safety and security in the delivery of 
        pharmaceuticals, H3227, H3230 [30MY]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 
        [26JN]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      Maritime Administration: Maritime Security Program and Cargo 
        Preference Program funding, H4623 [29JN]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606-H5608 [1AU]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE], 
        H633 [8FE]
      ------gasoline price levels, H951 [27FE], H974 [28FE], H1026, 
        H1027, H1028, H1029, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], 
        H1156, H1163, H1164 [6MR], H1211, H1220, H1221, H1222, H1264 
        [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], H1559 [26MR], H1649 [28MR], H1744 
        [29MR], H1857, H1858 [17AP], H2059 [24AP], H2194-H2197 [26AP], 
        H3820 [20JN]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 592), E393 [20MR]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: tribute to hiring of 
        reservists and returning veterans, E1726 [26OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Corps of Engineers: port deepening projects funding, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      ------Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, S609 [14FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
      FDA: develop uniform Federal standards for third party logistics 
        providers to ensure safety and security in the delivery of 
        pharmaceuticals, S3414 [22MY]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 
        [27FE], S1182 [1MR]
      ------gasoline price levels, S810 [16FE], S1064, S1068-S1072 
        [28FE], S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1174, S1181-S1183, S1187 [1MR], 
        S1381 [5MR], S1403-S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436, S1438-S1440 
        [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1662 [14MR], S2023, S2026 [26MR], S2046, 
        S2050, S2059-S2062, S2070 [27MR], S2116, S2132-S2135, S2137, 
        S2141 [28MR], S2192, S2193, S2215 [29MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, 
        S2460 [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665 [25AP]
      Ships and vessels: allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to 
        be transported in non-U.S. built, owned or crewed vessels, 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6011 [2AU]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]
  Reports filed
      Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2061) 
        (S. Rept. 112-171), S3630 [24MY]
      Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 112-499), H3265 [30MY]
      Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 112-162), S2730 [25AP]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 4251) (H. Rept. 112-521), H3702 [12JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4005, Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act, H4009 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based 
        Targeting for (SMART) Port Security Act, H4003-H4007 [26JN]
      H.R. 5797, Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5606 [1AU]
      S. 2061, Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act, S3735 
        [5JN], H4672 [9JY]
      S. Res. 524, reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China, S5263 [23JY], 
        S6011 [2AU]




SHIPS AND VESSELS

  Amendments
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), S6653, 
        S6661, S6673 [21SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S4249, S4250 [18JN]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5887), H3404 
        [1JN]
      ------require development and posting of passenger capacity 
        limits for recreational vessels over a certain length (see S. 
        3537), S6339 [13SE]
      Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (see S. 2061), S261 [1FE] 
        (see H.R. 5739), H2662 [11MY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide preservation and interpretation 
        assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford 
        Whaling National Historical Park (see H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (see H.R. 3838), H186 [27JA]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (see 
        H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      Maritime Administration: make grants to States or port 
        authorities to cover the cost of repair and construction 
        activities relative to certain strategic commercial seaports 
        (see H.R. 6253), H5628 [1AU]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5797), H3102 [17MY]
      Navy: expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 4338), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        S. 2388), S2821 [26AP]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5008 [18JY]
      Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (see H.R. 6313), H5705 [2AU]
      ------reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see S. Res. 
        524), S5257 [23JY]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Tariff: cast-iron engine crankcases for marine propulsion 
        engines (see S. 2915), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5524), H2320 
        [7MY]
      ------pistons for marine propulsion engines (see S. 2911), S2966 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 5528), H2320 [7MY]
      Titantic (R.M.S.): provide additional protections for ship and 
        wreck site (see S. 2279), S2243 [29MR]
      Water: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards 
        governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a 
        vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 3332), 
        S4417 [21JN] (see S. 3570), S6454 [19SE]
  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save,'' Senator Wicker (extra 
        verse), S5084 [17JY]
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save,'' William Whiting, S5084 
        [17JY]
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save'' (excerpt), E1550 [18SE]
  Letters
      Expand Navy restrictions relative to the overhaul and repair of 
        vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a homeport in the 
        Northern Mariana Islands: Eddie Calvo, Governor of Guam, H3060 
        [17MY]
      ------Mathews Pothen, Guam Shipyard, H3060 [17MY]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Tim Spreck, Minnesota 
        Outdoor Heritage Alliance, H5607 [1AU]
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, 
        American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: Senators 
        Portman and Ayotte, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S5009 [16JY]
      ------several Senators, S5009 [16JY]
  Memorandums
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      ------D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea: President Obama, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
  Remarks in House
      American Bureau of Shipping: anniversary, E36 [18JA], E92 [31JA]
      Cesar E. Chavez (U.S.S.): tribute, E693 [27AP]
      Coast Guard: funding, H3504 [6JN]
      ------Great Lakes search and rescue operations funding, H3550, 
        H3551 [6JN]
      ------report on costs of reactivating or interest in purchasing 
        Polar Sea (vessel) before decommissioning and disassembling 
        for scrap, H3551, H3552 [6JN]
      ------tribute to interception of cocaine shipments, E1040 [12JN]
      Congressional Ports, Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security 
        (PORTS) Caucus: inaugural event, H1219, H1221 [7MR]
      Conti, Maurice and Sophie: New Zealand Bravery Medal recipients, 
        E712 [7MY]
      Corps of Engineers: Delaware River main channel deepening 
        project funding, E976 [5JN]
      ------Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H3490 [6JN]
      Costa Concordia (vessel): failure of safety measures aboard 
        cruise liner, E328 [7MR]
      Courts: revise laws on liability in certain civil actions 
        arising from maritime incidents, E615 [23AP]
      Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 5889), H3986-H3991 
        [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      Dept. of Defense: health care research funding through 
        reductions in Navy cruiser shipbuilding funding, H4962, H4963 
        [18JY]
      ------limit funding to any institution or organization 
        established by U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, H3081 
        [17MY], E850 [18MY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5047, H5048 [19JY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, 
        E485 [29MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs 
        (H.R. 3974), H592 [8FE], H1532 [22MR]
      ------require Navy or U.S.-flagged vessels that provide services 
        to the Federal Government to be overhauled, repaired, or 
        maintained in a shipyard located in the U.S. or Guam, H3143, 
        H3144 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), H4672, H4673 
        [9JY], E1216 [10JY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4009-H4011 [26JN], 
        E175 [9FE], E1181 [29JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: modify a land grant patent issued to the 
        Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3713, 
        H3714 [18JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (H.R. 3838), E81 [27JA]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, H518, H519, H521 [7FE]
      Federal Maritime Commission: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H4121 [27JN]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 
        [26JN]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]
      Houston, TX: Port of Houston dredging project funding, E953 
        [1JN]
      Iran: threat to block traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, H633 
        [8FE]
      Kristi House, Inc.: tribute to partnership with Miami 
        International Airport and Port of Miami to assist child 
        victims of human trafficking, H1522 [22MR]
      Laconia, NH: anniversary of Mount Washington Cruises, E931 
        [31MY]
      Leonard, Tom: Essex National Heritage Commission Essex Heritage 
        Hero Award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified 
        U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements, E855 
        [18MY]
      ------Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program funding, H4051 [26JN]
      ------Maritime Security Program and Cargo Preference Program 
        funding, H4623 [29JN]
      ------prohibit exemption from Federal Acquisition Regulations 
        and disposal of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels using 
        less than open and transparent competition, H3136 [18MY]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606-H5608 [1AU]
      National Marina Day: observance, E1034 [8JN]
      Navy: DDG-51 destroyer funding, H4961, H4962, H4966 [18JY]
      ------expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands, H3059-H3061 [17MY]
      ------shipbuilding funding, H2836 [17MY]
      ------tribute to development of clean energy sources, H1277 
        [8MR]
      ------Virginia-class submarine program funding, H2791, H2793 
        [16MY]
      Newport, RI: tribute to America's Cup World Series, H4076 [27JN]
      Seattle, WA: Port of Seattle recipient of Dept. of Defense 
        Employer Support Freedom Award, E1397 [3AU]
      Somerset (U.S.S.): tribute, H5323 [26JY], E1272 [18JY]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of St. Paul Yacht Club, E1177 [28JN]
      Star Island Corp.: tribute to restoration of Gosport Regatta, 
        E1052 [18JN]
      Texas (U.S.S.): tribute, E1209 [9JY]
      Titanic (R.M.S.): anniversary of sinking, H1963 [18AP], E524 
        [16AP]
      Transportation: authorize and sanction programs for residential 
        and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, 
        municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
        agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604-H5606 [1AU]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015-H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]
      ------ensure that certain transportation worker identification 
        credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for 
        implementation of electronic readers for such credentials, 
        H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, H5023 
        [19JY]
      West Virginia (U.S.S.): tribute to reunion of crew, E1549 [18SE]
      YF-415 (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, E716 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alaska: impact of debris from Japanese earthquake, S5848-S5850 
        [1AU]
      Badger (vessel): anniversary of Lake Michigan car ferry, S3619 
        [24MY]
      Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), S6673 
        [21SE]
      ------ensure U.S. icebreaking capabilities (S. 1620), S112 
        [26JA]
      Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, 
        S609 [14FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, S385 [7FE]
      EPA: impact of regulations, S5460-S5462 [26JY]
      Healy (vessel): tribute to Coast Guard icebreaker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S3872 [7JN], S4249 [18JN]
      Miami (U.S.S.): tribute to local fire departments for fighting 
        fire aboard nuclear-powered submarine, S3543 [24MY]
      Mississippi (U.S.S.): commissioning, S5084 [17JY]
      Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship: anniversary, 
        S5727 [31JY]
      NOAA: misuse of fishermen fines to purchase luxury boat and 
        demand for greater accountability regarding the misuse of 
        Government vessels, S893 [17FE]
      Renda (vessel): tribute to Russian flagged tanker for ensuring 
        the transfer of fuel for Nome, AK, refueling station, S112 
        [26JA]
      Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3822 [7JN]
      San Francisco, CA: express condolences to families of victims of 
        boating accident while participating in a race off the coast 
        of California, S2812 [26AP]
      Shipping industry: allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to 
        be transported in non-U.S. built, owned or crewed vessels, 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      Somerset (U.S.S.): tribute, S5368 [25JY]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6011 [2AU]
      Syria: promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, S5007-S5010 
        [16JY], S5128 [18JY]
  Reports filed
      Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 112-135), S131 
        [26JA]
      Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 46) (S. 
        Rept. 112-210), S6270 [12SE]
      Dept. of the Interior Modification of Land Grant Patent Issued 
        to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 404) (H. Rept. 112-433), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2061) 
        (S. Rept. 112-171), S3630 [24MY]
      Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 112-499), H3265 [30MY]
      International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 52) (S. Rept. 112-132), S131 [26JA]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of 
        Maritime Navigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 5889) (H. Rept. 112-551), H4063 [26JN]
      Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1657) (S. Rept. 112-141), S163 [30JA]
      Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve 
        Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 485) (S. Rept. 112-134), S131 
        [26JA]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
  Testimonies
      Costa Concordia (vessel) Cruise Liner Safety Measures Failure: 
        Brian Aho, E328 [7MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 
        [1AU]
      H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) 
        applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or 
        activation, H4015 [26JN]
      H.R. 4005, Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act, H4009 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 5797, Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5606 [1AU]
      H.R. 5889, Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and 
        Safety of Maritime Navigation Act, H3986-H3989 [26JN]
      S. 404, Dept. of the Interior modification of a land grant 
        patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, 
        H3713 [18JN]
      S. 2061, Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act, S3735 
        [5JN], H4672 [9JY]
      S. Res. 488, tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        in Kittery, ME, S3844, S3872 [7JN]
      S. Res. 524, reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China, S5263 [23JY], 
        S6011 [2AU]




SHIRLEY, AARON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E214 [16FE]




SHIRLEY, CALVIN H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1150 [27JN]




SHIRVANI, HAMID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E794 [15MY]




SHOE INDUSTRY

  Bills and resolutions
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 5426), H2318 [7MY] (see H.R. 5559, 
        5564), H2442 [8MY]
      ------footwear consisting of an outer sole affixed to an 
        incomplete or unfinished upper (see S. 2883), S2966 [8MY]
      ------footwear with open toes or open heels or of the slip-on 
        type (see S. 3068), S3042 [9MY]
      ------footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (see 
        H.R. 5425), H2318 [7MY]
      ------footwear with uppers of vegetable fibers (see H.R. 5617, 
        5619), H2443 [8MY]
      ------girls' footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, 
        leather, or composition leather and uppers of leather, not 
        covering the ankle (see H.R. 5424), H2318 [7MY]
      ------men's footwear (see H.R. 4502, 4503), H2064 [24AP] (see 
        H.R. 4927, 4928), H2206 [26AP] (see H.R. 5427), H2318 [7MY]
      ------men's footwear, covering the ankle, designed to be worn in 
        lieu of, but not over, other footwear as a protection against 
        water, oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement weather 
        (see S. 3037, 3039), S3041 [9MY]
      ------men's footwear, not covering the ankle, designed to be 
        worn in lieu of, but not over, other footwear as a protection 
        against water, oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement 
        weather (see S. 3036, 3038), S3041 [9MY]
      ------men's footwear designed to be worn in lieu of, but not 
        over, other footwear as a protection against water, oil, 
        grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement weather (see S. 
        3041, 3042), S3041 [9MY]
      ------men's footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (see 
        H.R. 5423), H2318 [7MY]
      ------men's leathered footwear (see S. 3056, 3058), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4994, 4995), H2267 [27AP]
      ------non-women's footwear (see H.R. 5429, 5430), H2318 [7MY]
      ------outer soles and heels of rubber or plastics (see H.R. 
        5486), H2319 [7MY]
      ------ski boots, cross country ski footwear, and snowboard boots 
        (see S. 2302), S2545 [19AP]
      ------sports footwear (see S. 3069), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5560, 
        5561, 5562), H2442 [8MY]
      ------sports footwear for men with outer soles of rubber or 
        plastics and uppers of textile materials (see S. 3065), S3042 
        [9MY]
      ------sports footwear for persons other than men or women (see 
        S. 2399), S2822 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear for women (see H.R. 4901), H2205 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with cleats (see S. 3066, 3067), S3042 
        [9MY]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for men (see S. 2400, 2402), 
        S2822 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for persons other than men 
        (see S. 2403), S2822 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for women (see S. 2401), S2822 
        [26AP]
      ------turn or turned footwear with outer soles of leather and 
        uppers of leather (see H.R. 5616), H2443 [8MY]
      ------vulcanized rubber felt-bottom boots for actual use in 
        fishing waders (see S. 2879), S2966 [8MY]
      ------vulcanized rubber lug bottom boots for actual use in 
        fishing waders (see S. 2880), S2966 [8MY]
      ------women's footwear (see S. 2448, 2451), S2822 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 4504, 4505), H2064 [24AP] (see H.R. 4926, 4929), H2206 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5176), H2271 [27AP] (see H.R. 5428, 5431, 
        5432), H2318 [7MY]
      ------women's footwear, covering the ankle, designed to be worn 
        in lieu of, but not over, other footwear as a protection 
        against water, oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement 
        weather (see S. 3043), S3041 [9MY]
      ------women's footwear covering the ankle (see H.R. 5030), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------women's footwear designed to be worn in lieu of, but not 
        over, other footwear as a protection against water, oil, 
        grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement weather (see S. 
        3040), S3041 [9MY]
      ------women's footwear not covering the ankle (see H.R. 5029), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------women's footwear other than house slippers (see H.R. 
        5165), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics (see H.R. 4897, 4898), H2205 [26AP]
      ------women's footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastic and 
        uppers of textile materials and leather (see H.R. 4900), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------women's leather footwear with non-pigskin uppers (see S. 
        2446, 2447), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5175, 5177), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's leathered footwear (see S. 3055, 3057), S3042 
        [9MY] (see H.R. 4992, 4993), H2267 [27AP] (see H.R. 5330), 
        H2316 [7MY]
      ------women's nonenumerated footwear (see S. 2449), S2822 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5166), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's nonenumerated footwear with textile uppers (see S. 
        2450), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5164), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's platform footwear (see H.R. 4899), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work boots for men (see H.R. 4895), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work boots for women (see H.R. 4896), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for men (see H.R. 4891), H2205 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for men covering the ankle (see H.R. 4894), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      ------work footwear for women (see H.R. 4892), H2205 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5618), H2443 [8MY]
      ------work footwear for women covering the ankle (see H.R. 
        4893), H2205 [26AP]




SHOEMAKER, MAUREEN W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1126 [21JN]




SHOUKRY, SAMEH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1161 [27JN]




SHOWMAN, MATTHEW

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E586 [19AP]




SHRUM, JOEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1500 [22MR]




SHUCKS MAINE LOBSTER (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5971 [2AU]




SHUEY, BILL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6541 [20SE]




SHUFFLEBARGER, ARTHUR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1050 [15JN]




SHULER, HEATH (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H3404 [1JN]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4908 [17JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H4775 [10JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H5328 [26JY]
      Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H3177 
        [29MY]
      Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal 
        elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 4183), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1306 [8MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3578 
        [6JN]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6280 [21SE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H2569 [9MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H6280 [21SE]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 
        397), H3916 [20JN]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3703 [12JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 
        6352), H6280 [21SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      ------exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties 
        relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records 
        (see H.R. 4066), H6298 [28SE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H476 [3FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5712 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H726 
        [14FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      Taxation: permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H4907 [17JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2288 [27AP]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H6001 [13SE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H5078 [19JY]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H5526 [31JY]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education 
        (see H.R. 3793), H78 [18JA]
      Medicare: provide coverage for diabetes prevention services (see 
        H.R. 6548), H6276 [21SE]
      Taxation: provide that the value of certain historic property 
        shall be determined using an income approach in determining 
        the taxable estate of a decedent (see H.R. 5982), H3914 [20JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education 
        (H.R. 3793), H78 [18JA]
      Medicare: provide coverage for diabetes prevention services 
        (H.R. 6548), H6279 [21SE]
      Taxation: provide that the value of certain historic property 
        shall be determined using an income approach in determining 
        the taxable estate of a decedent (H.R. 5982), H3915 [20JN]
  Remarks
      Mills River, NC: tribute to Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School 
        5th grade graduating class, E980 [5JN]
  Tributes
      Catt, Michael, H5535 [1AU]
      Costello, Representative, H5906 [12SE]
      Lambka, Todd W., E1456 [10SE]
      Morris, Joe, E1459 [10SE]




SHULL, JOHN N., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Pendleton, IN: express condolences to families of victims of 
        shooting, E1390 [2AU]




SHUMAKER, ROBERT H.

  Remarks in House
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz 
        Eleven'' from POW camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]




SHUMITZ, KALI

  Articles and editorials
      Greenspring Resident Honored for 30 Years of Volunteer Service, 
        E248 [27FE]




SHUPE, ELIZABETH J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E234 [17FE]




SHURTLEFF, MARK

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




SHUSTER, BILL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H3662 [7JN]
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H567 [7FE]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H5766 [10SE]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H1916 [17AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1807 
        [29MR]
      English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., 
        establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, 
        and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. 
        laws (see H.R. 997), H4869 [13JY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      ------prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 
        2284), H5526 [31JY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1543 [22MR]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      ------repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for 
        employees (see H.R. 1744), H187 [27JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3105 [17MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1847 [16AP]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6152 [19SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4828 [11JY]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H2447 [8MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H903 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 [8FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H115 [23JA]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H5010 [18JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation 
        on annual payments (see H.R. 6113), H5766 [10SE]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H6152 [19SE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1847 [16AP]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2033 [19AP]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H950 [24FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]
  Letters
      Army depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base: several Representatives, H4987 [18JY]
  Remarks
      Altoona, PA: anniversary of Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High 
        School, E1596 [21SE]
      Army: depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base, H4987, H4988 [18JY]
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, 
        E48 [19JA]
      ------independence anniversary, E923 [31MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        H491, H492 [6FE]
      D.L. Martin Co.: anniversary, E1412 [3AU]
      Dell, Natalie: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1366 [31JY], E1422 [3AU]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4987, 
        H4988 [18JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 
        [15FE]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H450 [3FE]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1954 
        [18AP], H3946 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2103 [25AP]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), H6085 [19SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1954 [18AP], H3946 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H2103 [25AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (H.R. 104), H3950 [21JN]
      Harmotto, Christa: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1366 [31JY], E1404 [3AU]
      Hollidaysburg, PA: anniversary of YMCA of Hollidaysburg, 
        E524 [16AP]
      House of Representatives: legislative program, H3946 [21JN]
      Mann's Choice, PA: anniversary of Fair Family Farms, 
        E1603 [21SE]
      Martin, Donnie L.: Franklin County, PA, ``Business Person of the 
        Year'' award recipient, E1412 [3AU]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, 
        E227 [17FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1606, H1608 [27MR], H1758 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1605, H1607, H1608 [27MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1758 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1954 [18AP], H3946 [21JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3789 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4620 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2103 [25AP], H3789 [19JN], 
        H3949, H3950, H3951 [21JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        H4637 [29JN]
      ------streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements 
        for surface transportation projects, H1954 [18AP]
      Somerset (U.S.S.): tribute, H5323 [26JY]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H1606 [27MR], H1758 [29MR]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
  Tributes
      Paterno, Joseph V., H667 [9FE]
      Schneider, Donald, H86 [23JA], E54 [23JA]




SHUSTER, CLARK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E77 [25JA]




SHWARTZ, PATTY

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S3141 [15MY], S3771 
        [6JN], S4187 [14JN], S4607 [26JN], S5246 [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S1540 [8MR]




SHYU, HEIDI

  Letters
      Nomination of Heidi Shyu to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for 
        Acquisitions, Logistics, and Technology: Senator Coburn, S4361 
        [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Defense: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Army 
        for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, S5832 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Acquisition, 
        Logistics, and Technology: Committee on Armed Services 
        (Senate), S3174 [15MY]




SIAS, NORMA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1701 [16OC]




SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

  Letters
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797 [15MY]
  Remarks in House
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, E796 [15MY]




SIEBERT, OLIVER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1601 [21SE]




SIEGEL, BERNARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E395 [20MR]




SIEGEL, PATRICIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E598 [19AP]




SIEMANN, BRIAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




SIEMINSKI, ADAM E.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Energy Information Administration 
        Administrator: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate), S2820 [26AP]




SIERRA LEONE, REPUBLIC OF

  Articles and editorials
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Taylor, Charles: conviction for war crimes and crimes against 
        humanity, E685 [27AP]




SIKORA, PETER M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E656 [25AP]




SIKORSKI, JENNIFER

  Essays
      State of the Union, S59 [24JA]




SILBER, MITCHELL D.

  Articles and editorials
      Who Will Defend the Defenders?, E959-E962 [1JN]




SILER, CLYDE I.

  Remarks in House
      Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., 
        event to honor Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]




SILK, LISSA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E301 [1MR]




SILLIMAN, JACK

  Addresses
      What I Can Do for My Country, E419 [22MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E419 [22MR]




SILLIMAN, SCOTT L.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be U.S. Court of Military Commission Review Judge: 
        Committee on the Armed Services (Senate), S4366 [20JN]




SILVEIRA, ANTHONY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E508 [29MR]




SILVER, ALLISON

  Articles and editorials
      Marie Colvin--The Natural, S1184 [1MR]




SILVER CITY, SD

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 
        3288), S4151 [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
  Reports filed
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]




SILVER STAR SERVICE BANNER DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 445), S2824 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 445), S2886 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 445, designate, S2833, S2888 [26AP]




SILVERMAN, WILLIAM A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1328 [25JY]




SILVERNAIL, CATHERINE

  Remarks in House
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, 
        H225 [1FE]




SILVERS, MARK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1327 [25JY]




SILVERSTEIN, MOSHE (MIKE)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1216 [10JY]




SILVICULTURE REGULATORY CONSISTENCY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. Rept. 112-684), H6230 [20SE]




SIMI VALLEY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum: tribute to ``D23 
        Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives'' exhibit, 
        E1201 [29JN]




SIMMONS, ANDREW F.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E707 [7MY]




SIMMONS, HARRY

  Letters
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H834 [16FE]




SIMMONS, JAMES L., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E709 [7MY]




SIMMONS, KATHY

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program 
        volunteers, E938 [31MY]




SIMMONS, MICHAEL

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3426 
        [22MY]




SIMMONS, SHIRLEY W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E740 [9MY]




SIMON, HEROLD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1085 [19JN]




SIMON, MADELINE

  Remarks in House
      Columbia, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' swimming 
        and diving team, E526 [16AP]




SIMON, MITCHELL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E786 [15MY]




SIMON, SUNNY M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1491 [12SE]




SIMONELLI, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E887 [25MY]




SIMPSON, MICHAEL K. (a Representative from Idaho)

  Appointments
      Committee on Ethics (House), H928 [17FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1498 [21MR]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H187 
        [27JA]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3707 
        [15JN]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3163 [18MY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H3177 [29MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1498 [21MR]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H1154 [5MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3163 [18MY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2663 [11MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4605 [28JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H1100 [29FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on 
        public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, 
        and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds 
        to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H6152 [19SE]
      ------improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 
        4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]
      States: recognize and clarify authority to regulate medical 
        aspects of intrastate air ambulance services (see H.R. 1117), 
        H4605 [28JN]
      Taxation: facilitate water leasing and water transfers to 
        promote conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6280 
        [21SE]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H6300 [2OC]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H571 [7FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 6091), H4775 [10JY]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H609 [8FE]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3376, H3377 [1JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3376, H3377 [1JN]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), H2047 [24AP]
      Kramer, Jerry: endorse Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, 
        E1148 [27JN]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E817 [16MY]
      Montgomery GI Bill: anniversary, E958 [1JN]
      Votes: position on missed, E53 [23JA], E1627 
        [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        6091) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]




SIMS, ANN K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1351 [31JY]




SIMS, CLARA BRYANT

  Proclamations
      Ms. Clara Sims Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E310 [5MR]




SINDERBRAND, GARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E201 [15FE]




SINGER, DAVID M.

  Memorandums
      U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los 
        Angeles, CA, Courthouse Condition, H2540 [9MY]




SINGER, JUDITH D.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the National Board for Education Sciences Board of 
        Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]




SINGLETON, GERVIS

  Articles and editorials
      Singleton Takes Pride in Helping Families, S1786 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1786 [19MR]




SIOUX FALLS, SD

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




SIRES, ALBIO (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Cuba's Culture of Poverty Persists, Roland A. Alum, Hudson 
        County (NJ) Jersey Journal, E59 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]
      ------prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H187 [27JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal 
        plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H4907 [17JY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 289), H3578 [6JN]
      Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate 
        seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual 
        credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H726 
        [14FE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, commend pro-democracy activist 
        organizations, and pledge solidarity with the people of Cuba 
        (see H. Res. 536), H440 [2FE]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal 
        investigators, and game law enforcement officers with 
        authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry 
        firearms (see H.R. 324), H1100 [29FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H903 [16FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1101 [29FE]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      ------promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H4864 
        [12JY]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3105 [17MY]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H79 
        [18JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H571 [7FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H6298 [28SE]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H1306 [8MR] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran 
        (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see 
        H. Res. 60), H2040 [23AP]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5202 [24JY]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H6304 [9OC]
      ------expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3700 [8JN]
      Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (see H.R. 3810), H2134 [25AP]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H1209 [6MR]
      Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income 
        women through increased participation in high-wage, high-
        demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H3363 [31MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1498 [21MR]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5766 [10SE]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1811 [30MR]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1154 [5MR]
      Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 97), H187 [27JA]
      Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H1428 
        [20MR]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4865 [12JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1847 [16AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H966 [27FE]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 [19AP] 
        (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 
        [10MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1498 [21MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H696 [13FE]
      ------ensure more timely access to home health services for 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H966 [27FE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H6279 [21SE]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2448 [8MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5860 [11SE]
      National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 415), H6280 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 781), H6302 [5OC]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H4605 [28JN]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1391 [19MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual 
        fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
        importers (see H.R. 2672), H6001 [13SE]
      ------preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics 
        used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1135 [1MR]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1741 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H3578 [6JN]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1428 [20MR]
      Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for 
        lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
        wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports 
        (see H.R. 3797), H4605 [28JN]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (see H. Res. 177), H1154 [5MR]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2329 [7MY]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-
        provided health coverage to certain employee designated 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit 
        (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3733 
        [18JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2329 [7MY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3363 [31MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H3105 [17MY]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 684), H5079 [19JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H4864 [12JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1359 [9MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption 
        accreditation standards (see H.R. 6027), H4064 [26JN]
      Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated 
        funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase 
        reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and 
        preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption 
        accreditation standards (H.R. 6027), H4064 [26JN]
      Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated 
        funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase 
        reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and 
        preparedness funding (H.R. 6477), H6233 [20SE]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H3586 [7JN], H3811 [20JN]
      Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran 
        (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations, H1923 
        [18AP], H6163 [20SE]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2080 [25AP]
      Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the 
        residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty, H6163 [20SE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2458 [9MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1650 [28MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3950 [21JN]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1595 [21SE]
      West New York, NJ: tribute to West New York, NJ, School District 
        for nutrition and physical education programs under the Dept. 
        of Education Healthy School Program, H43 [18JA]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5912 [12SE]
      Ma Ying-jeou, E1595 [21SE]
      Pope Shenouda III, H1584 [27MR]
      Stabile, Jeffrey R., E57 [23JA]




SIREY, AILEEN RIOTTO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E760 [10MY]




SISON, MICHELE J.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4298 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 [19JN]




SISTER BAY, WI

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E556 [17AP]




SISTERS OF LORETTO (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E94 [31JA], E545 [17AP]




SITKA, AK

  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5036 
        [16JY]




SITTON, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E536 [16AP]




SKAGGS, ADAM

  Articles and editorials
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]




SKAGGS, DAVID E. (a former Representative from Colorado)

  Letters
      Tribute to Stan Sloss, S4146 [13JN]




SKAGIT COUNTY, WA

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: place certain lands in Skagit and San 
        Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation 
        (see H.R. 5992), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1740), H3441, H3442 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Illabot Creek Segment Designation as a Component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 888) (S. Rept. 112-119), S41 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1740, Illabot Creek segment desgination as a component of 
        the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H3441 [5JN]




SKALBERG, JAMES, JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4815 [10JY]




SKEENS, MARY

  Remarks in House
      West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame: inductee, E652 
        [25AP]




SKINDELL, MICHAEL J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1563 [19SE]




SKINNER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

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




SKLAR, DAVID

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S136 [26JA], S2036 [26MR]




SKOBIN, ALAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E737 [9MY]




SKODA AUTO A.S.

  Remarks in Senate
      International Ice Hockey Federation: urge suspension of plan to 
        hold 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Belarus and condemn 
        corporate sponsorship of such event relative to human rights 
        violations, S2224 [29MR]




SKOKIE, IL

  Remarks in House
      McCracken Middle School: tribute to students, E675 [26AP]




SKOWHEGAN, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      LaCasse Bat Co.: tribute, S6263 [12SE]




SLAMKA, RUTHANNE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1303 [24JY]




SLANE, DANIEL M.

  Appointments
      U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, H169 [25JA]




SLATER, CARL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4307 [19JN]




SLATER, RANDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E721 [8MY]




SLAUGHTER, JOHN R. (BOB)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3582 [7JN]




SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1661 [28MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), consideration (H. Res. 570), H1177 [6MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (H. Res. 688), H3752 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3003 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6172 [20SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4722 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        August district work period (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------clarify proceedings and actions during fall district work 
        period (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6172 [20SE]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Ryan Plan Puts GOP in Long-Term Bind, David Rogers, Politico 
        (publication), H1655 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle 
        (see H.R. 3704), H159 [24JA]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 6167, 6192), H5526 [31JY]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3808 [19JN]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H966 [27FE]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H726 [14FE]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H640 [8FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H159 [24JA]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6326 [6NO]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3734 [18JN]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H1209 [6MR]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2029 [19AP]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H182 [25JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: permit the export of apples to Canada in 
        bulk bins without certification (see H.R. 3914), H1916 [17AP]
      ------stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, 
        require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and 
        provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic 
        food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4065 [26JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]
      ------terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 
        crop year (see H.R. 2487), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: enter into voluntary, flexible agreements 
        with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency 
        prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct 
        Loan Program borrowers (see H.R. 3624), H3578 [6JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1017 [28FE] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 
        885), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H6304 
        [9OC]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H115 [23JA]
      ------include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental 
        health professionals for purposes of the National Health 
        Service Corps (see H.R. 3762), H182 [25JA]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain 
        items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, 
        or produced (see H.R. 679), H4064 [26JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H726 [14FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for 
        sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H1847 [16AP]
      ------allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum 
        products produced from such leases will be offered for sale 
        only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain 
        veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 
        2052), H6314 [23OC]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4065 [26JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6284 [25SE]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H1642 [27MR]
      Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable 
        housing and sustainable urban development in developing 
        countries (see H.R. 2180), H3700 [8JN]
      Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community 
        (see H.R. 1462), H6323 [2NO]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H5923 [12SE]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1807 [29MR]
      Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild 
        and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways 
        back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H6323 
        [2NO]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H4157 [27JN]
      EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize 
        pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees 
        with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4685 [9JY]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H1101 [29FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H966 [27FE]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2716 [15MY]
      ------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies 
        (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5766 [10SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H4158 [27JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6001 [13SE]
      FERC: suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export terminals 
        (see H.R. 4024), H1847 [16AP]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1847 [16AP]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H1209 [6MR]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that annual expenditures 
        to pay for operation and maintenance costs are allocated 
        equitably among eligible harbor projects (see H.R. 3648), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted 
        single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of 
        visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H6304 [9OC]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H3481 
        [5JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1978 [18AP]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2570 [9MY]
      Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer 
        disability benefits to officers disabled before the enactment 
        of the Federal public safety officer disability benefits law 
        (see H.R. 3367), H2447 [8MY]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1017 [28FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H27 [17JA]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 
        6521), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H4064 [26JN]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H3915 [20JN]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H2134 [25AP]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H4828 [11JY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2330 [7MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5526 [31JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H3976 [21JN]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H376 [1FE]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H903 [16FE]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H27 [17JA]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4656 [29JN]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 187), H3405 [1JN]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        593), H1497 [21MR]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1306 [8MR]
      Oceans: promote ocean and human health (see H.R. 3570), H441 
        [2FE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5526 [31JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H4064 [26JN]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons 
        of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in 
        Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H4775 [10JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H6280 [21SE]
      St. Bonaventure University: tribute to men's and women's 
        basketball teams (see H. Res. 588), H1390 [19MR]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Supreme Court: express that Justices should make themselves 
        subject to existing and operative ethics guidelines set out in 
        the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, most of which are already 
        legally binding on them (see H. Res. 478), H1210 [6MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried 
        before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H4065 [26JN]
      Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids 
        (see H.R. 1479), H6304 [9OC]
      ------allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable 
        contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly 
        compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1846 
        [16AP]
      ------allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H5766 [10SE]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4686 [9JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H182 [25JA]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and 
        swaps (see H.R. 2003), H1846 [16AP]
      ------improve commuting and transportation options (see H.R. 
        1825), H5526 [31JY]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H221 [31JA]
      ------permit disclosure of certain tax return information for 
        purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see 
        H.R. 1978), H27 [17JA]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5078 [19JY]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H3267 [30MY]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H28 [17JA]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H3578 [6JN]
      ------improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H4065 [26JN]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. 
        Res. 28), H3268 [30MY]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3700 [8JN]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      War of 1812: recognize anniversary and the ensuing 200 years of 
        peace and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Res. 
        685), H3699 [8JN]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H4869 [13JY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1543 [22MR]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1428 [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. 
        Res. 746), H5525 [31JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 6277), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 700), H3975 [21JN]
      EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (see H.R. 6405), H6000 [13SE]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5077 [19JY]
      Tariff: n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl 
        benzisothiazoline), 1-hydroxypyridine-2-thione, zinc salt 
        (zinc pyrithione) and application adjuvants mixtures (see H.R. 
        5316), H2274 [27AP]
      ------n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl 
        benzisothiazoline) and application adjuvants mixtures (see 
        H.R. 5317), H2274 [27AP]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 6277), H5708 
        [2AU]
      EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (H.R. 6405), H6000 [13SE]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (H.R. 6150), H5078 [19JY]
      Tariff: n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl 
        benzisothiazoline), 1-hydroxypyridine-2-thione, zinc salt 
        (zinc pyrithione) and application adjuvants mixtures (H.R. 
        5316), H2288 [27AP]
      ------n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl 
        benzisothiazoline) and application adjuvants mixtures (H.R. 
        5317), H2288 [27AP]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (H.R. 6207), H5327 [26JY]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
  Explanations
      Previous Question Vote--What It Really Means, H1177 [6MR], H1661 
        [28MR], H3752 [19JN], H4722 [10JY], H5549 [1AU], H6173 [20SE]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1438 [21MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E921 [31MY]
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), 
        consideration (H. Res. 587), H1408 [20MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H6167 [20SE]
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement 
        of certain claims, H3745 [19JN]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H596 [8FE]
      Armed Forces: assist victims of sexual harassment, E827 
        [17MY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1655, H1658, H1659, 
        H1660 [28MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), consideration (H. Res. 570), H1174, H1175, H1176 [6MR]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (H.R. 3596), H3749, H3752 [19JN]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (H. Res. 688), H3745, H3749, H3751, H3752 [19JN]
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H6171 [20SE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H649 [9FE]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H596, H623 [8FE]
      Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other 
        fuels (H.R. 964), H1175 [6MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), E827 [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H625 [8FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6167, H6171, H6172 [20SE]
      ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which 
        are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, 
        H5222 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to 
        recommit, H5222 [25JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H743 
        [15FE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, E965 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), E965 [1JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: prohibit purchase of 
        equipment or military aircraft containing electronic 
        components not manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 6277), 
        E1396 [3AU]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands, H3745 [19JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H1174, H1176 [6MR], H4715 
        [10JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (H. Res. 700), E1103 [21JN]
      EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (H.R. 6405), E1521 [13SE]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H446 [3FE]
      Fairport, NY: Martha Brown Middle School named to National Forum 
        To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, 
        E1070 [19JN]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H743 [15FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1170 [6MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1440 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), E1226 [11JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4715, H4722 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during 
        August district work period (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------clarify proceedings and actions during fall district work 
        period (H. Res. 788), H6167, H6171, H6172 [20SE]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H446 [3FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: prohibit mineral exploration or 
        mining permits to companies that have failed to pay taxes, 
        have connections to Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, 
        and require equipment be made in the U.S., H4852 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852 [12JY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1489 [12SE]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (H.R. 6150), E1285 [19JY], 
        E1299 [23JY]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, 
        E1494 [12SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        E1226 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4715, 
        H4722 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      ------prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they 
        forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire 
        U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6167, H6171, H6172 [20SE]
      Rochester, NY: Girl Scouts Hippie Pandas (robotics team) 
        recipient of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Gracious Professionalism Award, E971 [5JN]
      ------tribute to Hippie Pandas Girl Scout technical team for 
        helping develop a solar-powered pasteurization system for raw 
        milk, E1460 [10SE]
      Rochester Institute of Technology: anniversary of Cooperative 
        Education Program, E1564 [19SE]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (H.R. 458), E1103 [21JN]
      Stokoe Farms LLC: anniversary, E1645 [21SE]
      Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to 
        Children: establish (H.R. 6207), E1342 [26JY]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (H.R. 5542), H4722 [10JY]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5677, H5678 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5539, 
        H5542, H5549 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5539, H5542, H5549 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources, H6171 [20SE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H743 [15FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1658, 
        H1659, H1660 [28MR]
      Votes: position on missed, H787 [15FE], H2051 
        [24AP], H2186 [26AP], H2252 [27AP], 
        H2636 [10MY], H3250 [30MY], H3390 
        [1JN], H3447 [5JN], H3528, H3575 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3691 [8JN], E636 
        [24AP], E677 [26AP], E760, E767, 
        E776 [10MY], E909, E910, E911 
        [30MY], E928 [31MY], E962 [1JN]
      Women: health care for women, H1440 [21MR], E1226 [11JY]
  Tributes
      Bowick, Theresa L., E1138 [26JN]
      Farr, James, E1081 [19JN]
      Langston, Gloria, E1332 [25JY]
      McInerny, Thomas K., E1535 [14SE]
      Sullivan, John V., H1637 [27MR]




SLAUGHTER, TRAVON

  Remarks in House
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]




SLAVEN, JANIE

  Articles and editorials
      Happy Birthday! County Marks 100 Years With Day-Long 
        Celebration, S4145 [13JN]




SLEEPER, BRYAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3170 [15MY]




SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 140) (S. Rept. 112-104), S41 [23JA]




SLEIGHT, WELDON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1345 [26JY]




SLICK, SHERRIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E866 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4146 [13JN]




SLOANE, CAROL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E591 [19AP]




SLOSS, STAN

  Letters
      Tribute: David E. Skaggs, S4146 [13JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4145, S4146 [13JN]




SLOVAK REPUBLIC

  Remarks in House
      Independence: anniversary, E1163 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Human rights: violations against the Romani people, S562 [13FE]




SLOVENIAN AMERICANS

  Remarks in House
      Fortuna family: Cleveland, OH, Slovenian National Home (East 
        80th) Persons of the Year award recipients, E828 [17MY]




SLOVENIAN NATIONAL HOME (EAST 80TH)

  Remarks in House
      Fortuna family: Cleveland, OH, Slovenian National Home (East 
        80th) Persons of the Year award recipients, E828 [17MY]




SLY, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E411 [21MR]




SMALL, ROBERT W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1599 [21SE]




SMALL, WARREN, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E20 [17JA]




SMALL BUSINESS

  Amendments
      Economy: increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, S1747, S1754, 
        S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], S1794, S1795, 
        S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, S1805, S1806, 
        S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, S1852, S1853, 
        S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, S1865, S1868, 
        S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, H1250, H1251, 
        H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, H1278, H1279, 
        H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, 
        S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1990, H2003 [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1981, H1987 [19AP]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4825, S4827, S4828, S4829, S4830 [10JY], 
        S4884, S4885, S4896, S4897, S4898, S4899, S4900, S4912, S4914, 
        S4915 [11JY], S4960, S4961, S4962, S4963, S4964, S4965, S4966, 
        S4973, S4976, S4978 [12JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Carl Dick's General Store--A Science Hill Tradition, S153 [30JA]
      Cashless Stimulus for Small Business, H1613 [27MR]
      Driving Through History, S3127 [14MY]
      Faith and Family Helped Build Furniture Business, S4787 [9JY]
      George Washington `G.W.' Griffin--Owner of Laurel Grocery 
        Company, S6424 [19SE]
      Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]
      Red Tape Diaries--One Small Business Owner's Struggle Against 
        Bureaucracy, S3620 [24MY]
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]
      Superior Printing--Family Pride in Each and Every Job, S3036 
        [9MY]
      They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
      VanHoose Lumber Since 1910, S905 [17FE]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: restore integrity to and strengthen payment 
        limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to 
        farmers (see S. 2217), S1932 [21MR]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]
      ------make organization more efficient for small business 
        debtors (see S. 2370), S2821 [26AP]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------establish a pilot program to accelerate entrepreneurship 
        and innovation by partnering world-class entrepreneurs with 
        Federal agencies (see S. 3222), S3423 [22MY] (see H.R. 6119), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish 
        (see H.R. 6505), H6274 [21SE]
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. 
        Res. 746), H5525 [31JY]
      Contracts: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
        Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on behalf 
        of small businesses in the contracting process (see H.R. 
        3851), H218 [31JA]
      ------establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see 
        H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H640 [8FE]
      ------increase penalties for contracting fraud (see H.R. 4206), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see S. 3213), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 3850), 
        H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded 
        to small business concerns (see H.R. 6078), H4655 [29JN]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical 
        providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 
        [2AU]
      Dept. of Labor: establish a competitive grant program for 
        community colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 
        4261), H1570 [26MR]
      ------establish alternate guidelines for measuring progress of 
        State and local performance for entrepreneurial training 
        services under the Workforce Investment Act (see H.R. 5805), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      ------establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 4277), H1739 [28MR]
      ------establish the Small Business Liaison Pilot Program (see 
        H.R. 5975), H3914 [20JN]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR] 
        (see H.R. 4157), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify contracting goals and 
        preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled 
        by veterans (see H.R. 4048), H900 [16FE]
      ------give preference to veteran-owned local contractors (see 
        H.R. 6004), H3974 [21JN]
      ------modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences 
        for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
        after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]
      Economy: increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 [6MR]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5893), 
        H3480 [5JN]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs (see S. 2199), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Education: provide for grants to small business development 
        centers (see H.R. 6237), H5524 [31JY]
      EPA: standardize definition of the term ``small business 
        refiner'' for purposes of administered laws (see S. 3379), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt marketing research participants 
        and mystery shoppers from certain provisions (see H.R. 5915), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: hold accountable agencies that 
        fail to meet goals on participation of small business concerns 
        in procurement contracts and authorize preferential treatment 
        of such concerns (see H.R. 3779), H77 [18JA]
      ------permit agencies to count certain contracts toward certain 
        small business contracting goals (see H.R. 5829), H3161 [18MY]
      Federal aid programs: establish a loan program to assist and 
        provide incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making 
        products in the U.S. (see H.R. 4102), H1016 [28FE]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      ------exclude credit union loans made to Main Street businesses 
        from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 4293), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      ------improve lending and cooperation between the National 
        Credit Union Administration and SBA (see H.R. 4191), H1304 
        [8MR]
      Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial 
        institutions and small businesses to provide continuing 
        financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees 
        (see H.R. 4394), H1977 [18AP]
      Fish and fishing: provide additional flexibility for fishery 
        managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum 
        for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey 
        funding (see H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: encourage exporting (see S. 3277), S3838 [7JN]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (see S. 2171), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4041), H801 [15FE] (see 
        H.R. 5798), H3102 [17MY]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), S3422 [22MY]
      ------provide exporting assistance (see H.R. 3976), H639 [8FE]
      FRS: require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to conduct 
        a small business review panel on the qualified mortgage rule 
        before the Bureau can go forward with a final rule (see S. 
        3571), S6454 [19SE]
      FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose 
        use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 6508), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Government regulations: provide certainty for small business 
        concerns (see S. 3572), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4116), H1133 
        [1MR]
      ------suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time 
        paperwork violations (see H.R. 6224), H5327 [26JY]
      Hawaii: permit Native Hawaiian Organizations to have status as 
        HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 5729), H2645 [10MY]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      Immigration: provide for additional visas for certain 
        entrepreneurs and job creators (see H.R. 6210), H5326 [26JY]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4123), 
        H1133 [1MR]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty 
        threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of 
        the Census (see H.R. 6076), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (see S. 3281), S3838 [7JN]
      National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: 
        establish (see S. 3196), S3280 [17MY]
      Ports as Small Business Incubators Program: establish to provide 
        eligible small businesses with access to commercial real 
        property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]
      Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to 
        grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H4827 [11JY]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (see S. 3334), S4417 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: stop excessive toll hikes (see H.R. 6515), 
        H6275 [21SE]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H943 [17FE]
      ------enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program (see 
        S. 3253), S3631 [24MY]
      ------ensure treatment of Brevard County, FL, as a HUBZone (see 
        S. 2157), S1422 [6MR]
      ------establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs (see S. 3194), S3234 [16MY]
      ------establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (see S. 3174), S3129 [14MY]
      ------establish loan guarantee program to assist small business 
        concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 
        4185), H1304 [8MR]
      ------establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program 
        to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]
      ------extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (see S. 
        2364), S2731 [25AP]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 
        3198), S3280 [17MY]
      ------improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      ------increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses 
        under common control (see H.R. 6504), H6274 [21SE]
      ------increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      ------increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]
      ------make permanent the Small Loan Advantage program (see H.R. 
        3836), H186 [27JA]
      ------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H640 [8FE]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned 
        small businesses (see H.R. 5835), H3161 [18MY]
      ------provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (see H.R. 6296), H5704 [2AU]
      ------reauthorize the women's business center program (see S. 
        3197), S3280 [17MY]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H640 
        [8FE]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial education (see S. 3214), S3422 
        [22MY] (see H.R. 5944), H3699 [8JN]
      ------submit a National Small Business Index to Congress to 
        assess how policies provide incentives or impediments to small 
        business development (see S. 3200), S3280 [17MY]
      SEC: enable national securities exchanges to provide incentives 
        to market-makers that increase liquidity and depth of capital 
        markets and promote enhanced trading and price-discovery for 
        smaller companies (see H.R. 6127), H4868 [13JY]
      ------exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (see 
        H.R. 6161), H5078 [19JY]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities (see S. 2190), S1613 [13MR]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        improve (see S. 3246), S3631 [24MY]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 3508), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of 
        leverage permitted (see S. 2136), S1088 [28FE]
      ------remove sunset date for amendments (see S. 2187), S1576 
        [12MR]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 793), H6232 [20SE]
      Taxation: allow employers a refundable credit for increasing 
        employment (see H.R. 4167), H1303 [8MR]
      ------enact long-term tax policy and allow one year for citizens 
        to adjust and prepare for impact of any tax increases (see H. 
        Res. 805), H6277 [21SE]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------exclude certain farm rental income from self-employment 
        net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease agreement 
        relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 [21JN]
      ------exclude certain farmland and family-owned business 
        interests from the value of the gross estate of decedents (see 
        H.R. 6271), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the 
        estate tax (see S. 2200), S1734 [15MR]
      ------expand and simplify the credit for employee health 
        insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2227), S2001 
        [22MR] (see H.R. 4252), H1542 [22MR]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2123 [25AP]
      ------expand credit for employee health insurance expenses of 
        small employers (see H.R. 4324), H1804 [29MR]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (see H. Res. 747), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend, expand, and improve the qualifying therapeutic 
        discovery project credit (see S. 3232), S3516 [23MY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 
        [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income (see 
        H.R. 6100, 6104), H4827 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
      ------extend the time for making S corporation elections (see S. 
        2271), S2242 [29MR]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 3594), S6545 
        [20SE]
      ------increase deduction for business startup expenditures (see 
        H.R. 6177), H5201 [24JY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see S. 2088), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4032), 
        H801 [15FE]
      ------make the research credit permanent, increase for 
        businesses manufacturing in the U.S., and make refundable for 
        small businesses (see H.R. 6329), H5706 [2AU]
      ------permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax 
        increases (see H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]
      ------permanently extend the employer-provided child care credit 
        (see S. 3427), S5304 [24JY]
      ------permanently extend the reduction in recognition period for 
        built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 3223), S3515 [23MY]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see S. 2083), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 3877), H374 [1FE]
      ------provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see 
        S. 3466), S5870 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1496 [21MR]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 620), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small 
        business stock (see H.R. 4139), H1153 [5MR] (see H.R. 4226), 
        H1427 [20MR]
      ------provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses 
        (see S. 2291), S2392 [17AP] (see H.R. 4375), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2030 [26MR]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide exception from passive loss rules for investments 
        in high technology research small business pass-thru entities 
        (see S. 3595), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6559), H6284 [25SE]
      ------provide expensing for small businesses (see S. 2284), 
        S2324 [16AP]
      ------provide for economic growth and personal financial liberty 
        (see H.R. 6225), H5327 [26JY]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4016), H725 
        [14FE]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        S. 3460), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6319), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 6102), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 [19JY] 
        (see H.R. 6279), H5704 [2AU]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN] (see H. Res. 678), H3480 [5JN]
      Urban areas: create jobs by attracting global investment to 
        economically distressed urban areas (see H.R. 6493), H6274 
        [21SE]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H374 [1FE]
  Cloture motions
      Economy: increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 [20MR], S1884 
        [21MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY], S5008 [16JY]
  Cost Estimates
      Export Promotion Reform Act (H.R. 4041): CBO, H3254 [30MY]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Jamal Lee, H4797 [11JY]
  Letters
      Bush administration tax cut extension: Jeffrey Hinz, S4928 
        [12JY]
      ------Main Street Alliance, H5547 [1AU]
      Characterization of President Obama's remarks concerning small 
        business: William H. Robbins, Earth Analytical Service, Inc., 
        S5179 [19JY]
      Economic climate for small businesses: Stephanie Rumford, 
        Rumford Industrial Group, E1539 [14SE]
      Emerging growth companies' requirement to fully comply with say-
        on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: 
        Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]
      Export Promotion Reform Act: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------Frank Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H3254 
        [30MY]
      ------John Engler, Business Roundtable (organization), H3255 
        [30MY]
      ------John Hardy, Jr., Coalition for Employment Through Exports, 
        Inc., H3255 [30MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3254 [30MY]
      ------William A. Reinsch, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., 
        H3255 [30MY]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Jack E. Herstein, North 
        American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718-
        S1720 [15MR]
      ------Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720-
        S1722 [15MR]
      ------Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1698, S1722 [15MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation: 
        Candace Klein, SoMoLend Holdings, LLC, S1878 [21MR]
      ------David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council, S1724 
        [15MR]
      ------Freeman White, S1724 [15MR]
      ------John Ducrest, Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, 
        S1724 [15MR]
      ------Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy (organization), S1878 
        [21MR]
      ------Nick Bhargava, MOTAAVI (business), S1724 [15MR]
      ------Sara Hanks, CrowdCheck, Inc., S1879 [21MR]
      ------several State Secs. of State, S1723 [15MR]
      ------Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best, and Zak Cassady-Dorion, 
        Startup Exemption (organization), S1878 [21MR]
      ------Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, 
        S1877 [21MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act investment protections: 
        Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and 
        Contractors, Inc., S5330 [25JY]
      ------Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen (organization), S5323 
        [25JY]
      ------Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 
        [25JY]
      Preserving America's Family Farms Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, H5166 [24JY]
      Prevention of professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes: several organizations, S2900 [7MY]
      Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act: Javier Palomarez, 
        U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S2398 [17AP]
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act: Aaron 
        Smith, Young Invincibles (organization), S3427 [22MY]
      ------Amy Rosen, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Debra W. Stewart, Council of Graduate Schools, S3428 
        [22MY]
      ------Edward L. Davis, DECA, Inc., S3427 [22MY]
      ------Jack E. Kosakowski, Junior Achievement USA (organization), 
        S3428 [22MY]
      ------Kent Schescke, Future Farmers of America (organization), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Michael Simmons, Empact (organization), S3426 [22MY]
      ------Scott Gerber, Young Entrepreneur Council, S3427 [22MY]
      ------Tim Williamson, Idea Village (organization), S3426 [22MY]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small 
        Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to 
        require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and 
        use taxes, S4883 [11JY]
      Reasons why small businesses are important, H4035 [26JN]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
  Motions
      Economy: increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5678 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 
        [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2008 [19AP]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4448 [25JN], S4627 [26JN], S4645 [27JN], 
        S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], S4936 
        [12JY]
  Press releases
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: AFL-CIO, S1723 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: revised aggregates and allocations of spending 
        authority to Committee on the Budget (House), H3101 [17MY]
      Asian-American Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Asian-American 
        Chamber Award recipients, E561 [17AP]
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]
      Bell Flavors and Fragrances (company): anniversary, H5137 [24JY]
      Better Business Bureau: anniversary, E1454 [10SE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H5025 [19JY]
      ------advantages of foreign outsourcing, H4159 [28JN]
      ------eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits 
        overseas, H718 [14FE]
      ------require emerging growth companies to fully comply with 
        say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements, 
        H1252-H1255 [7MR]
      ------require that companies not be considered emerging growth 
        companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-
        convertible debt over the prior three years, H1251, H1252 
        [7MR]
      Cape Cod, MA: anniversary of Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, E1030 
        [8JN]
      Carpinteria, CA: anniversary of Carpinteria Valley Chamber of 
        Commerce, E78 [25JA]
      Casey, Les and Cheri: SBA Central California Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipients, E891 [25MY]
      CBO: include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone 
        areas, H408-H410 [2FE]
      Chiang, Elvin Yu-Ling Duncan: SBA Guam Small Business Financial 
        Services Champion of the Year award recipient, E449 [27MR]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: provide assistance to 
        small, minority, and woman-owned businesses seeking to be 
        awarded contracts to redevelop Federal property, H500-H502 
        [6FE]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of West Side Market, E1021 [7JN]
      Cleveland Heights, OH: anniversary of Tommy's Restaurant, E64 
        [24JA]
      Congress: prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax 
        cuts and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      Contracts: expand Federal contracting mentor-protege programs, 
        H522 [7FE]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors, H2704 [15MY]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (H.R. 3985), H816 [16FE]
      Corporations: repeal expansion of information reporting 
        requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), 
        H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      Cypress, TX: tribute to Cool Blast Lemonade Stand, H5020 [19JY]
      Democratic Party: support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: include multi-year price decline 
        protections in the Agriculture Risk Coverage program, H4660 
        [9JY]
      ------reform payment limitation rules for farm subsidies, H2603 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: Minority Business Development Agency funding, 
        H2370 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: conduct outreach program to benefit women- and 
        minority-owned small businesses prior to conversion of 
        functions from civilian employees to contractors, H2837, H3066 
        [17MY]
      ------Rapid Innovation Fund funding, H4964, H4965 [18JY]
      ------small business contracting reforms funding, H2792 [16MY]
      Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, 
        H4104-H4106 [27JN]
      ------increase portion of Community Development Block Grant 
        Program assistance that may be used to provide public 
        services, H4107 [27JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming, H2080 [25AP]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162, H5167 
        [24JY]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, H581 [8FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 
        Program funding, H4623 [29JN]
      ------Minority Business Resource Center funding, H4033-H4035 
        [26JN]
      ------Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
        funding, H4033-H4035 [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise enforcement penalties for 
        misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business 
        concern owned and controlled by veterans or by service-
        disabled veterans, H5430 [31JY]
      Economy: adjust emerging growth company definition for 
        inflation, H1249, H1250 [7MR]
      ------impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs on 
        jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H85 [23JA], H207-H213 
        [31JA], H581, H629 [8FE], H739 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H959-H962 
        [27FE], H1013 [28FE], H1021 [29FE], H1295 [8MR], H1651 [28MR], 
        H1980 [19AP], H2079 [25AP], H4641-H4643 [29JN], H4855, H4856 
        [12JY], H4913, H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5122-H5129 [23JY], H5134 
        [24JY], H5756 [10SE], H6224-H6227 [20SE]
      ------importance of job creation, H39, H48, H57, H69, H70 
        [18JA], H93, H102 [23JA], H128 [24JA], H170 [25JA], H229, H230 
        [1FE], H386 [2FE], H444, H445, H460, H461 [3FE], H478 [6FE], 
        H516, H521, H524-H529, H536 [7FE], H585, H589, H590 [8FE], 
        H662, H670 [9FE], H739 [15FE], H815, H816, H819, H896 [16FE], 
        H957-H962 [27FE], H975, H976 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1147 
        [5MR], H1163, H1174, H1176 [6MR], H1220, H1221 [7MR], H1531 
        [22MR], H1668, H1735 [28MR], H1924, H1966 [18AP], H2056 
        [24AP], H2073 [25AP], H2291 [7MY], H2572 [10MY], H2724 [16MY], 
        H3408 [5JN], H3602, H3613 [7JN], H3811, H3813 [20JN], H3984, 
        H4023 [26JN], H4691, H4715, H4742 [10JY], H5122 [23JY], H5645 
        [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H5774 [11SE], H5973 [13SE], H6042, H6044, 
        H6045 [14SE], E849 [18MY], E1468 [10SE]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), H906 [17FE], H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], H1214, 
        H1215, H1217, H1219, H1236-H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277-H1289 
        [8MR], H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], E381 
        [19MR], E407 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586-H1593 
        [27MR], E517 [30MR], E536 [16AP]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222-H1231 [7MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 [11JY]
      ------modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to 
        remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, 
        H1250, H1251 [7MR], H5278, H5279 [25JY]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H5854, H5855, 
        H5857 [11SE]
      ------promote job growth, H3391 [1JN]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs, H119 [24JA]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs (H.R. 3400), H2111 
        [25AP]
      ------stimulate growth through accelerating Federal payments, 
        reducing paperwork, improving access to loans and tax credits, 
        and increasing investment expensing, E1229 [11JY]
      Employment: encourage job training programs, H6004 [14SE]
      EPA: consider the impact on employment levels and economic 
        activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or 
        guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered 
        program, E1624 [21SE]
      ------impact of regulations on employment and job creation, 
        H1029 [29FE]
      ------require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      Estabrook, Tove E.: First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business 
        (publication) Guam Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E675 [26AP]
      Federal aid programs: establish a loan program to assist and 
        provide incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making 
        products in the U.S. (H.R. 4102), H4720 [10JY]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (H.R. 
        1418), H5863 [12SE]
      Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and 
        services (H.R. 4041), H3252-H3256 [30MY]
      ------enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services 
        (H.R. 5798), E833 [17MY]
      Francis Lee Contracting (company): Delegate Norton's Small 
        Business Access to Capital and Business Opportunities Fair 
        District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award 
        recipient, E613 [23AP]
      Government regulations: exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act 
        regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      ------provide additional exemptions from internal control 
        auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies 
        (H.R. 3213), H5279 [25JY]
      ------provide for regulatory accountability and revision of 
        economically burdensome regulations (H.R. 4116), H5163 [24JY]
      ------require publicly traded companies to disclose the number 
        of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]
      Gregorius, Robin: SBA Alabama Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E831 [17MY], E947 [1JN]
      GSA: ensure contracts are in compliance with workforce diversity 
        rules, H1829 [16AP], H1854 [17AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      Gurusamy, Ruth: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year 
        award recipient, E447 [27MR]
      Gus Gallucci Co.: anniversary, E1163 [27JN]
      Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (H.R. 3000), H431 [2FE]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Independent Association of Businesses: anniversary, E1384 [1AU]
      Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall 
        of Fame inductees, E565 [18AP]
      Industrial Systems & Supply, Inc.: SBA Nebraska Small Business 
        of the Year award recipient, E424 [22MR]
      Investments: prohibit communication between emerging growth 
        companies and accredited investors, H1257-H1259 [7MR]
      Jimenez, Tony: Small Business Council of America Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipient, E799 [15MY]
      Kansas City, MO: tribute to Entrepreneur Day, E1135 [26JN]
      Kennett, Bayard: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1732 [2NO]
      Kimball, MN: anniversary of Knaus Sausage House (business), 
        E1725 [26OC]
      Kona Kai Coffee Co.: King County, WA, Executive Workforce 
        Development Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1523 
        [13SE]
      Lahaska, PA: anniversary of Peddler's Village, E1169 [28JN]
      Lai, Richard K.: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E448 [27MR]
      Lake Tire and Auto, Inc.: anniversary, E690 [27AP]
      Little Compton, RI: closing of Grey's General Store, E1444 [3AU]
      Minnesota: ensure that private property interests are not 
        negatively impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 
        [12SE]
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Modesto Chamber of Commerce, E319 
        [6MR]
      ------inclusion of Dewz Restaurant in the OpenTable, Inc., 
        Diner's Choice ``Best Overall Top 100 Restaurants'' list, E235 
        [21FE]
      Mosby Farm (business): King County, WA, Executive Rural Small 
        Business of the Year award finalist, E1524 [13SE]
      Mr. Trophy (business): Representative Fleischmann Economic 
        Excellence Award recipient, H974 [28FE]
      My Possibilities (organization): opening of HIPStore featuring 
        gifts made by special-needs adults, E416 [22MR]
      National Association of Asian American Professionals: Seattle, 
        WA, chapter recipient of Chapter of the Year award, E1592 
        [21SE]
      Nesby & Associates, Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Minority 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1525 [13SE]
      New York, NY: anniversary of Sylvia's Restaurant, E1364 [31JY]
      Newport, ME: tribute to Sebasticook Valley, ME, Chamber of 
        Commerce award recipients, E152 [7FE]
      NIST: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, H717 [14FE], H2537, H2538 [9MY]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, H4917, H4919 [18JY], H5013, H5020, H5025 [19JY], 
        H5645-H5647 [2AU], H5871 [12SE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H390 [2FE], H470 [3FE], 
        H905 [17FE], H1147 [5MR], H1294-H1297 [8MR], H1461 [21MR], 
        H1649 [28MR], H2041 [24AP], H2198-H2200 [26AP], H4913, H4914, 
        H4915 [18JY], H5852 [11SE]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to general aviation 
        industry, H734 [15FE]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on 
        improving methods of granting security clearances to 
        subcontractors and notifying them of Federal classified 
        contracting opportunities, H3298 [31MY]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]
      Pablo, Benjamin C.: SBA Guam Veteran Small Business Champion of 
        the Year award recipient, E453 [27MR]
      Pacific Metallurgical Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Exporting 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1507 [13SE]
      Pacifica, CA: anniversary of Nick's Restaurant, E1354 [31JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1378-H1384 
        [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1436, 
        H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 [21MR], H1524 [22MR], 
        H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1924 
        [18AP], H3797-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H4664 [9JY], 
        H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784 [11JY], H4897-H4900 [17JY], 
        H5139, H5188-H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E404 [21MR], E418 
        [22MR], E464 [28MR]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1536-H1539 [22MR]
      ------impact on small business hiring, H4739 [10JY], H4818, 
        H4824 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4760 [10JY]
      Patterson, Garth: New Bedford, MA, Friend of the Fisherman Award 
        recipient, E1604 [21SE]
      Pinkham, Peter: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1733 [2NO]
      Plantation Home, Inc.: anniversary, E1159 [27JN]
      Plympton, Rick: SBA New York Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E875 [18MY]
      Political campaigns: require public disclosure of political 
        contributions, H1287 [8MR]
      Public debt: impact on job creation and economy, H5754-H5760 
        [10SE]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H952 [27FE], H997-H1003 
        [28FE], E253 [27FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], 
        H5689 [2AU]
      Roberto, Joseph: SBA Guam Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small 
        Business of the Year award recipient, E452 [27MR]
      Rohan, Mike: SBA Illinois Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        of the Year award recipient, H3488 [6JN]
      Ronning, Jean: Ashland, WI, Chamber of Commerce Person of the 
        Year award recipient, E624 [24AP]
      Rumford Industrial Group: tribute, E1539 [14SE]
      Russell, Cindy: Mt. Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce 
        White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1734 [2NO]
      San Bernardino, CA: anniversary of Mitla Cafe, E1482 [11SE]
      San Francisco, CA: anniversary of California Flower Market, 
        E1101 [21JN]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]
      ------make permanent the Small Loan Advantage program (H.R. 
        3836), E84 [27JA]
      ------modify small business concern size standards, H2836 [17MY]
      ------provide for low interest loans for small businesses in 
        major disaster areas (H.R. 3042), E1544 [14SE]
      ------provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (H.R. 6296), H6115-H6118 [19SE], E1544 [14SE]
      Seattle Chocolates (company): King County, WA, Executive Woman 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1545 [14SE]
      SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the 
        term ``held of record'' should be changed to mean beneficial 
        owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
      ------clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to 
        certain securities offerings and permit only qualified 
        institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary 
        market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1215, H1223, 
        H1225, H1240, H1245 [7MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), 
        H120 [24JA]
      ------exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not 
        charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only 
        accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 
        [8MR]
      ------provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      ------report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      ------study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, 
        H1280 [8MR]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1228, H1240, 
        H1245 [7MR], H1580, H1590-H1592 [27MR]
      ------require brokers underwriting initial public offerings for 
        emerging growth companies be held to strict liability for 
        publicly released research and that certain communications be 
        filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257, H1261 [7MR]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): Palm 
        Beach, FL, chapter recipient of SBA National SCORE Chapter of 
        the Year Award, E1023 [7JN]
      Sgro, Peter R.: SBA Guam Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        award recipient, E450 [27MR]
      Small business: require that companies not be considered 
        emerging growth companies if they have issued more than $1 
        billion in non-convertible debt over the prior three years, 
        H1251, H1252 [7MR]
      Statesboro, GA: closing of Snooky's Restaurant, H3663 [8JN]
      Tarpon Springs, FL: anniversary of Faklis' Department Store and 
        Shoe Repair Service, E1725 [26OC]
      ------anniversary of the Tarapani Dept. Store, E1722 [26OC]
      Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not 
        deductible (H.R. 3720), H1150 [5MR]
      ------deny deduction for domestic business income of qualified 
        small businesses to any company that reduces number of 
        American workers and jobs while correspondingly increasing its 
        foreign workforce, H1997 [19AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (H.R. 5542), H4722 [10JY]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (H.R. 4643), H2108 [25AP]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5592 [1AU], 
        H5658-H5681, H5690, H5692 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-
        H5552 [1AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), motion to recommit, H5679 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3391 [1JN], H3657 
        [7JN], H4707 [10JY], H4855, H4856-H4859 [12JY], H4914, H4915, 
        H4917 [18JY], H5023, H5025, H5073, H5074 [19JY], H5138, H5140 
        [24JY], H5210, H5211 [25JY], H5855 [11SE], E1290 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, 
        H5538, H5578-H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, H5689 [2AU], 
        H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 [3AU], E1465 
        [10SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585-H5594 [1AU], 
        E1390 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5592 [1AU], 
        H5783, H5784 [11SE], H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 
        [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], 
        H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (H.R. 4032), H737 [15FE]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, H3960 [21JN]
      ------prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in illegal 
        activities, discriminate based on race or gender, create or 
        distribute pornographic material, conduct business with Iran, 
        or outsource jobs overseas, H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      ------promote simplification and fairness in the administration 
        and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 
        [24JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1854, H1855, H1897, 
        H1903 [17AP], H1923, H1966, H1967-H1969 [18AP], H1990-H2010, 
        H2012, H2013, H2015, H2017 [19AP], E612 [23AP], E646 [25AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1981-H1989 [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), motion to recommit, 
        H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU], H5646 [2AU]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 4016), E187 [14FE]
      ------raise expensing limitation for small businesses to 
        purchase products made in America, H5596 [1AU]
      ------raise limit of expensing for purchase of products made in 
        America, H5595 [1AU]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757, H5760 [10SE]
      ------tax cut for small business, H391 [2FE]
      U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Metro Orlando, FL, chapter 
        Hispanic Chamber of the Year award recipient, E1615 [21SE]
      Unemployment: rates, H5755 [10SE]
      Veterans: prohibit funding to enter into contracts that do not 
        give small businesses owned and controlled by veterans any 
        available preference, H3134 [18MY], H3341, H3342 [31MY]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, H37 [18JA], H5138 [24JY]
      W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home Inc.: tribute, E1722 [26OC]
      Warren, PA: anniversary of Sines Nickel & Dime Store, E1445 
        [3AU]
      Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award 
        recipients, E400 [21MR]
      Webb, MS: tribute to the Webb Diner, E1724 [26OC]
      WIRE-Net (organization): tribute, E1161 [27JN]
      Xuan, Kathy: SBA Illinois Small Business Exporter the Year award 
        recipient, H3488 [6JN]
      Yarmouth, MA: anniversary of Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce, E1699 
        [16OC]
      Ysrael, Diana Z.: First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business 
        (publication) Guam Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E673 [26AP]
      Zeller, Mike: Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, E31 [18JA]
      Zhao, Mark: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the 
        Year award recipient, E451 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: promote SBA Microloan Program to businesses to 
        establish gleaning programs that redistribute surplus food to 
        organizations that serve the hungry, S3817 [7JN]
      ------restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation 
        rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (S. 
        2217), S1935 [21MR]
      Argo Marketing Group (business): tribute, S2164 [28MR]
      Baldwin Apple Ladders (business): tribute, S5209 [19JY]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (S. 3545), S6342 [13SE]
      Baxter Brewing Co.: BevNet (publication) New Brewery of the Year 
        award recipient, S1457 [7MR]
      Brooks Trap Mill (business): tribute, S4890 [11JY]
      Bull Jagger Brewing Co.: tribute, S258 [1FE]
      Business and industry: economic role of small business, S5101 
        [18JY], S5809 [1AU]
      Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]
      Contracts: modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to 
        small business concerns (S. 3213), S3392 [22MY]
      Credit: promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card 
        interchange transaction fees, S3403-S3405 [22MY], S5960-S5962 
        [2AU]
      Cyr Bus Line (business): anniversary, S125 [26JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate farm subsidies, S3935 [12JN], 
        S4195 [14JN]
      ------establish a program to provide loans for local farms, 
        ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and 
        nutrition and reduce energy consumption, S4391 [21JN]
      ------Federal milk marketing order program reform, S4268 [19JN]
      ------include multi-year price decline protections in the 
        Agriculture Risk Coverage program, S4358 [20JN]
      ------reform Federal grazing fees, S3935 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming, S3932 [12JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, S371 [7FE], S490 [9FE], S895-S898 [17FE], 
        S1112 [29FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: treat small businesses bequeathed to 
        family by Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty as 
        owned and controlled by veterans for contracting goals and 
        preferences (S. 3405), S5213 [19JY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S2676-S2679 [25AP], 
        S4113 [13JN], S4168 [14JN], S4318 [20JN], S6477 [20SE]
      ------importance of job creation, S14 [23JA], S332, S337 [6FE], 
        S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S1568 [12MR], S1642 [14MR], S1705 
        [15MR], S2203 [29MR], S3110 [14MY], S3823 [7JN], S3959 [12JN], 
        S4112 [13JN], S4194 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S6477 [20SE]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], S1583-
        S1586 [13MR], S1667-S1671, S1673-S1675 [14MR], S1686-S1696, 
        S1698-S1700, S1705, S1714-S1729 [15MR], S1764-S1768, S1776-
        S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822-S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837-S1842 
        [20MR], S1875, S1877-S1879, S1883-S1890, S1894 [21MR], S1957, 
        S1963, S1966-S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229-S2231 
        [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), unanimous-consent request, S1568, S1569 [12MR], 
        S1585 [13MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (S. 1933), S1455 [7MR]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, S3765 [6JN]
      Employment: disparity between public and private sector wages 
        and benefits, S3877 [11JN]
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, S3620 [24MY]
      Eximbank: reauthorize, S1728 [15MR]
      F.S. VanHoose & Co., Inc.: tribute, S905 [17FE]
      FDA: require report on issues with respect to small business, 
        S3500 [23MY]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities, S1673 [14MR], S1695 [15MR]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (S. 
        2231), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR]
      Foreign trade: improve coordination of export promotion programs 
        and facilitate export opportunities, S4877 [11JY]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3428, S3429 [22MY]
      Gelato Fiasco, Inc.: tribute, S2724 [25AP]
      Government regulations: provide certainty for small business 
        concerns (S. 3572), S6461 [19SE]
      ------temporarily suspend certain regulations (S. 1538), S140 
        [30JA]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      Health: release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      Horton's Books & Gifts (business): anniversary, S1845 [20MR]
      Jackson's Sugar House and Vegetable Stand (business): tribute, 
        S1929 [21MR]
      John T. Cyr and Sons, Inc.: anniversary, S2813 [26AP], S3127 
        [14MY]
      Jones Bar-B-Q Diner (business): James Beard Foundation America's 
        Classics Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]
      LaCasse Bat Co.: tribute, S6263 [12SE]
      Lansing, MI: anniversary of Lansing Regional Chamber of 
        Commerce, S848 [16FE]
      Libby, Ike: Dixfield, ME, Board of Selectmen Distinguished 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, S4455 [25JN]
      Livingston, Luke: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``30 Under 
        30 Food & Wine'' list, S1457 [7MR]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (S. 3453), S5491 [26JY]
      National Association for the Specialty Food Trade: tribute to 
        award-winning vendors, S4718 [28JN]
      National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 469), S3386, 
        S3387 [21MY], S3391 [22MY], S3620 [24MY]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (S. 3281), S3842 [7JN]
      National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: 
        establish (S. 3196), S3281 [17MY]
      NexStraps (business): tribute, S3513 [23MY]
      NIST: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, S5105 [18JY]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, S5178 [19JY], S5344 [25JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S5101 [18JY], S5170, 
        S5184 [19JY], S5241-S5243 [23JY], S5281, S5284 [24JY], S5693 
        [31JY], S5808, S5829 [1AU], S5902 [2AU], S6411-S6413 [19SE]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], 
        S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1821 
        [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], S1956-S1963, S1988-
        S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], S2160-S2163 [28MR], 
        S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3114 [14MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731-S4733 
        [29JN], S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4857, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], 
        S5445-S5447 [26JY], S5692-S5699 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE]
      ------impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]
      ------impact on small business hiring, S4868 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4856-S4858 [11JY]
      PenBay Solutions LLC: tribute, S1145 [29FE]
      Postal Service: determine impact of certain postal facility 
        closures or consolidations on small business, S2689 [25AP]
      ------encourage colocation of an employee at a commercial or 
        government entity to maintain local access to postal services, 
        S2642 [24AP]
      Saco, ME: anniversary of Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, 
        S2961 [8MY]
      SBA: enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 
        3253), S3638 [24MY]
      ------establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs, S4933 [12JY]
      ------establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (S. 3174), S3131 [14MY]
      ------extend and reauthorize certain programs, S4876-S4879 
        [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (S. 2364), 
        S2732 [25AP]
      ------extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      ------extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain 
        eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/
        504 Loan Program, S4876 [11JY]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (S. 3198), 
        S3281 [17MY]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation 
        Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology 
        Transfer (STTR) Program, S3391 [22MY]
      ------reauthorize the women's business center program (S. 3197), 
        S3281 [17MY]
      ------reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits, S4927 
        [12JY]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (S. 2172), S1462 [7MR]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial education (S. 3214), S3424 
        [22MY]
      SEC: determine if the term ``held of record'' should include 
        beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR], 
        S1973 [22MR]
      ------eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, S183 [31JA]
      ------exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses, S1886 [21MR], S1968 [22MR]
      ------exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses (S. 1544), S1454 [7MR]
      Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1828 [20MR], S1877-S1879, S1884-
        S1889, S1894 [21MR], S1968, S1972-S1976 [22MR], S2230, S2231 
        [29MR], S5474-S5478 [26JY]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S3052 [10MY]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        improve (S. 3246), S3636 [24MY]
      Shucks Maine Lobster (business): tribute, S5971 [2AU]
      Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of 
        leverage permitted, S1782 [19MR]
      Superior Printing and Publishing Co., Inc.: tribute, S3036 [9MY]
      Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the 
        contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of 
        certain amounts (S. 1558), S5276 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S3746, S3757 [6JN], 
        S3804 [7JN], S4117 [13JN], S4405 [21JN], S4798-S4800, S4804-
        S4806 [10JY], S4835-S4842, S4851, S4857, S4885 [11JY], S4928, 
        S4932, S4934 [12JY], S4991-S4995, S4998 [16JY], S5052, S5074, 
        S5076-S5081 [17JY], S5102-S5103 [18JY], S5178, S5198 [19JY], 
        S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291-
        S5293 [24JY], S5324-S5327, S5330-S5339, S5345, S5349-S5353 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 
        [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 
        [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 
        [19JY], S5352-S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, S5442, S5445 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5265-S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275-S5288, S5291 [24JY], 
        S5321-S5347, S5349-S5352 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions 
        (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]
      ------extend the time for making S corporation elections (S. 
        2271), S2251 [29MR]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (S. 2088), S497 [9FE]
      ------permanently extend and modify the research credit (S. 
        825), S337 [6FE]
      ------permanently extend the employer-provided child care credit 
        (S. 3427), S5305 [24JY]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2802 [26AP], S2898-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2948, 
        S2954 [8MY], S2998, S3000, S3003, S3004, S3006, S3013, S3015, 
        S3024-S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, S3035 [9MY], S3054-S3057, 
        S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3264, S3268 [17MY], S3411 [22MY], S3536 
        [24MY], S3677 [4JN], S4188 [14JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses, S4936 [12JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), S4812 [10JY], S4921 
        [12JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5451 [26JY], S5845 [1AU], S6419 [19SE]
      ------provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (S. 
        2291), S2395 [17AP]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S2036 [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S4884-S4886 
        [11JY], S4919-S4928, S4930-S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4448 [25JN], S4765 
        [29JN], S4784 [9JY], S4793, S4795, S4804-S4806, S4812 [10JY], 
        S4835-S4846, S4851, S4852, S4872-S4884 [11JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), unanimous-consent request, S4836, S4885, 
        S4886 [11JY]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (S. 
        3460), S5735 [31JY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S4924-S4926 
        [12JY], S5336, S5340-S5345, S5357 [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY], 
        S5840 [1AU]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (S. Res. 482), S3782 [6JN]
      Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and 
        transition assistance and providing incentives to employers 
        for hiring veterans, S3504-S3506 [23MY]
      West Branch Heritage Timber, LLC: tribute, S2543 [19AP]
      Wilbur's of Maine Chocolate Confections (business): tribute, 
        S610 [14FE]
      Xuron Corp.: tribute, S1678 [14MR]
      Yale Cordage (business): tribute, S6445 [19SE]
  Reports
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family 
        Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust 
        (organization), H4712-H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 620) (H. Rept. 112-447), H1914 
        [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112-409), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a 
        Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112-406), H1209 [6MR]
      Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 6169) (H. Rept. 112-629), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1433) (H. Rept. 112-401), H943 [17FE]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
        Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. 
        Rept. 112-406), H1133 [1MR]
      Small Business Reorganization Efficiency and Clarity Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2370), S3630 [24MY]
      Small Business Tax Cut Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 112-425), H1844 [16AP]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Economy: increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]
  Statements
      Business Tax Reform: Executive Office of the President, H1225 
        [7MR]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H1237 [7MR]
      ------Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 [22MR]
  Summaries
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
  Surveys
      Economic State of Small Business: American Sustainable Business 
        Council, Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority 
        (organization), H5239 [25JY]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H3101 [17MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business 
        Startups Act, H1222 [7MR]
      H. Res. 620, consideration of H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut 
        Act, H1981 [19AP]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and 
        Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation 
        through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]
      H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act, H1990 [19AP]
      H.R. 1433, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H997-H999 
        [28FE]
      H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, H1245-H1249 
        [7MR]
      H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act, H3252 [30MY]
      H.R. 4157, Preserving America's Family Farms Act, H5162 [24JY]
      H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax 
        Code Act, H5658 [2AU]
      H.R. 6296, Disaster Loan Fairness Act, H6115 [19SE]
      S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]
      S. 2172, Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act, 
        S1462 [7MR]
      S. 2217, Rural America Preservation Act, S1936-S1938 [21MR]
      S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, S2032 [26MR]
      S. 2271, Small Business Election Simplification Act, S2252 
        [29MR]
      S. 2291, Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S2396-S2398 
        [17AP]
      S. 3196, National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task 
        Force Act, S3282 [17MY]
      S. 3197, Women's Small Business Ownership Act, S3283-S3286 
        [17MY]
      S. 3214, Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, 
        S3425 [22MY]
      S. 3246, SCORE Program Improvement Act, S3637 [24MY]
      S. 3281, National Veterans Business Development Corp., Federal 
        authorization termination, S3842 [7JN]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216-S5218 [19JY], S5355 
        [25JY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3453, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S5492 [26JY]
      S. 3545, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act, S6343 
        [13SE]
      S. Res. 469, National Small Business Week, S3331, S3387 [21MY]
      S. Res. 482, U.S. Chamber of Commerce anniversary, S3782 [6JN]
      S. Res. 589, Small Business Saturday, S6635, S6684 [21SE]




SMALL BUSINESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Federal agencies and departments: permit agencies to count 
        certain contracts toward certain small business contracting 
        goals (see H.R. 5829), H3161 [18MY]
      Hawaii: permit Native Hawaiian Organizations to have status as 
        HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 5729), H2645 [10MY]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (see S. 3281), S3838 [7JN]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H943 [17FE]
      ------establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program 
        to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 
        3198), S3280 [17MY]
      ------improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      ------increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]
      ------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H640 [8FE]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned 
        small businesses (see H.R. 5835), H3161 [18MY]
      ------provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (see H.R. 6296), H5704 [2AU]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H218 [31JA]
      ------establish a loan program to assist and provide incentives 
        for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4102), H1016 [28FE]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H640 [8FE]
      ------increase penalties for contracting fraud (see H.R. 4206), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see S. 3213), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 3850), 
        H218 [31JA]
      ------provide certainty for small business concerns (see S. 
        3572), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide for grants to small business development centers 
        (see H.R. 6237), H5524 [31JY]
      ------provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded 
        to small business concerns (see H.R. 6078), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      CBO: include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone 
        areas, H408-H410 [2FE]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]
      ------modify small business concern size standards, H2836 [17MY]
      ------provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (H.R. 6296), H6115-H6118 [19SE], E1544 [14SE]
      Small business: establish a loan program to assist and provide 
        incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 4102), H4720 [10JY]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors, H2704 [15MY]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (H.R. 3985), H816 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (S. 3281), S3842 [7JN]
      SBA: extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain 
        eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/
        504 Loan Program, S4876 [11JY]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (S. 3198), 
        S3281 [17MY]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation 
        Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology 
        Transfer (STTR) Program, S3391 [22MY]
      Small business: modify goals for procurement contracts awarded 
        to small business concerns (S. 3213), S3392 [22MY]
      ------provide certainty for small business concerns (S. 3572), 
        S6461 [19SE]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6296, Disaster Loan Fairness Act, H6115 [19SE]
      S. 3281, National Veterans Business Development Corp., Federal 
        authorization termination, S3842 [7JN]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]




SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Brevard County, FL: ensure treatment as a HUBZone (see S. 2157), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Contracts: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to 
        contract bundling (see H.R. 4081), H943 [17FE]
      ------increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H640 
        [8FE]
      Disasters: provide interest rate for certain disaster related 
        loans (see H.R. 6296), H5704 [2AU]
      Education: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see S. 3214), 
        S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5944), H3699 [8JN]
      Employment: establish a vocational and technical 
        entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see S. 
        3174), S3129 [14MY]
      Federal aid programs: establish a small business common 
        application and web portal for purposes of Federal small 
        business assistance programs (see S. 3194), S3234 [16MY]
      ------increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Government regulations: increase limitations on leverage for 
        multiple licenses under common control (see H.R. 6504), H6274 
        [21SE]
      ------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H640 [8FE]
      Hawaii: permit Native Hawaiian Organizations to have status as 
        HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 5729), H2645 [10MY]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      National Small Business Index: submit to Congress to assess how 
        policies provide incentives or impediments to small business 
        development (see S. 3200), S3280 [17MY]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: 
        establish (see S. 3196), S3280 [17MY]
      Power resources: establish loan guarantee program to assist 
        small business concerns that manufacture clean energy 
        technologies (see H.R. 4185), H1304 [8MR]
      Real estate: extend availability of low-interest mortgage 
        refinancing under the local development business loan program 
        (see S. 2364), S2731 [25AP]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        improve (see S. 3246), S3631 [24MY]
      ------strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 3508), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H218 [31JA]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (see S. 3218), S3422 [22MY]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 
        3198), S3280 [17MY]
      ------improve lending and cooperation between the National 
        Credit Union Administration and SBA (see H.R. 4191), H1304 
        [8MR]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H640 [8FE]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see S. 3213), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 3850), 
        H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for grants to small business development centers 
        (see H.R. 6237), H5524 [31JY]
      ------provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded 
        to small business concerns (see H.R. 6078), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]
      Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of 
        leverage permitted (see S. 2136), S1088 [28FE]
      Small Business Investment Company Program: enhance (see S. 
        3253), S3631 [24MY]
      Small Loan Advantage program: make permanent (see H.R. 3836), 
        H186 [27JA]
      Veterans: provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned 
        small businesses (see H.R. 5835), H3161 [18MY]
      Women: improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      Women's business center program: reauthorize (see S. 3197), 
        S3280 [17MY]
  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) SBA 
        Micro-Loan Program: Linda Wong, E772 [10MY]
  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act: Aaron 
        Smith, Young Invincibles (organization), S3427 [22MY]
      ------Amy Rosen, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Debra W. Stewart, Council of Graduate Schools, S3428 
        [22MY]
      ------Edward L. Davis, DECA, Inc., S3427 [22MY]
      ------Jack E. Kosakowski, Junior Achievement USA (organization), 
        S3428 [22MY]
      ------Kent Schescke, Future Farmers of America (organization), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Michael Simmons, Empact (organization), S3426 [22MY]
      ------Scott Gerber, Young Entrepreneur Council, S3427 [22MY]
      ------Tim Williamson, Idea Village (organization), S3426 [22MY]
  Remarks in House
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534-H541 
        [7FE]
      Casey, Les and Cheri: SBA Central California Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipients, E891 [25MY]
      CBO: include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone 
        areas, H408-H410 [2FE]
      Chiang, Elvin Yu-Ling Duncan: SBA Guam Small Business Financial 
        Services Champion of the Year award recipient, E449 [27MR]
      Disasters: provide for low interest loans for small businesses 
        in major disaster areas (H.R. 3042), E1544 [14SE]
      ------provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (H.R. 6296), H6115-H6118 [19SE], E1544 [14SE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Government regulations: modify small business concern size 
        standards, H2836 [17MY]
      Gregorius, Robin: SBA Alabama Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E831 [17MY], E947 [1JN]
      Gurusamy, Ruth: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year 
        award recipient, E447 [27MR]
      Industrial Systems & Supply, Inc.: SBA Nebraska Small Business 
        of the Year award recipient, E424 [22MR]
      Lai, Richard K.: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E448 [27MR]
      Pablo, Benjamin C.: SBA Guam Veteran Small Business Champion of 
        the Year award recipient, E453 [27MR]
      Plympton, Rick: SBA New York Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E875 [18MY]
      Ports as Small Business Incubators Program: establish to provide 
        eligible small businesses with access to commercial real 
        property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]
      Roberto, Joseph: SBA Guam Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Small 
        Business of the Year award recipient, E452 [27MR]
      Rohan, Mike: SBA Illinois Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        of the Year award recipient, H3488 [6JN]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): Palm 
        Beach, FL, chapter recipient of SBA National SCORE Chapter of 
        the Year Award, E1023 [7JN]
      Sgro, Peter R.: SBA Guam Small Business Entrepreneurial Success 
        award recipient, E450 [27MR]
      Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs 
        involving small contractors, H2704 [15MY]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (H.R. 3985), H816 [16FE]
      Small Loan Advantage program: make permanent (H.R. 3836), E84 
        [27JA]
      Xuan, Kathy: SBA Illinois Small Business Exporter the Year award 
        recipient, H3488 [6JN]
      Zhao, Mark: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the 
        Year award recipient, E451 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Certified Development Company/504 Loan Program: extend temporary 
        program allowing refinancing of certain eligible fixed assets, 
        S4876 [11JY]
      Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]
      Education: strengthen entrepreneurial education (S. 3214), S3424 
        [22MY]
      Employment: establish a vocational and technical 
        entrepreneurship development demonstration program (S. 3174), 
        S3131 [14MY]
      FDA: require report on issues with respect to small business, 
        S3500 [23MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government trade programs, S5904-S5907 [2AU]
      Federal aid programs: establish a small business common 
        application and web portal for purposes of Federal small 
        business assistance programs, S4933 [12JY]
      ------reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits, S4927 
        [12JY]
      National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 469), S3386, 
        S3387 [21MY], S3391 [22MY], S3620 [24MY]
      National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: 
        establish (S. 3196), S3281 [17MY]
      Real estate: extend availability of low-interest mortgage 
        refinancing under the local development business loan program 
        (S. 2364), S2732 [25AP]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        improve (S. 3246), S3636 [24MY]
      Small business: extend and reauthorize certain programs, S4876-
        S4879 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities, S4877 [11JY]
      ------improve coordination of export promotion programs and 
        facilitate export opportunities (S. 3218), S3428, S3429 [22MY]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (S. 3198), 
        S3281 [17MY]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (S. 3213), S3392 [22MY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program: reauthorize 
        and improve, S3391 [22MY]
      Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of 
        leverage permitted, S1782 [19MR]
      Small Business Investment Company Program: enhance (S. 3253), 
        S3638 [24MY]
      Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program: reauthorize 
        and improve, S3391 [22MY]
      Women: remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (S. 2172), S1462 [7MR]
      Women's business center program: reauthorize (S. 3197), S3281 
        [17MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 6296, Disaster Loan Fairness Act, H6115 [19SE]
      S. 2172, Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act, 
        S1462 [7MR]
      S. 3196, National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task 
        Force Act, S3282 [17MY]
      S. 3197, Women's Small Business Ownership Act, S3283-S3286 
        [17MY]
      S. 3214, Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, 
        S3425 [22MY]
      S. 3246, SCORE Program Improvement Act, S3637 [24MY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 469, National Small Business Week, S3331, S3387 [21MY]




SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3851), H218 [31JA]




SMALL BUSINESS COMMON APPLICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3194), S3234 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      SBA: establish a small business common application and web 
        portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance 
        programs, S4933 [12JY]




SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AMERICA

  Remarks in House
      Jimenez, Tony: Small Business Council of America Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipient, E799 [15MY]




SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT AVAILABILITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3336), H2095-H2099 [25AP], E667 [26AP], E696 [27AP]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3336) (H. 
        Rept. 112-390), H639 [8FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3336, provisions, H2095 [25AP]




SMALL BUSINESS ELECTION SIMPLIFICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2271), S2242 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2271), S2251 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2271, provisions, S2252 [29MR]




SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION OF THE U.S.

  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2472 [9MY]




SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH AND FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3779), H77 [18JA]




SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Amendments: remove sunset date (see S. 2187), S1576 [12MR]
      Investments: increase maximum amount of leverage permitted (see 
        S. 2136), S1088 [28FE]
      SBA: enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program (see 
        S. 3253), S3631 [24MY]
      ------increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses 
        under common control (see H.R. 6504), H6274 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned 
        small businesses (see H.R. 5835), H3161 [18MY]
      Small business: provide certainty for small business concerns 
        (see S. 3572), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Investments: increase maximum amount of leverage permitted, 
        S1782 [19MR]
      SBA: enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 
        3253), S3638 [24MY]
      Small business: provide certainty for small business concerns 
        (S. 3572), S6461 [19SE]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]




SMALL BUSINESS JOBS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H1209 [6MR]




SMALL BUSINESS JOBS AND TAX RELIEF ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 2237), S4825, S4827, S4828, S4829, S4830 [10JY], 
        S4884, S4885, S4896, S4897, S4898, S4899, S4900, S4912, S4914, 
        S4915 [11JY], S4960, S4961, S4962, S4963, S4964, S4965, S4966, 
        S4973, S4976, S4978 [12JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2237), S2030 [26MR]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 [10JY], S5008 
        [16JY]
  Letters
      Bush administration tax cut extension: Jeffrey Hinz, S4928 
        [12JY]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, 
        provisions, on empowering States to require online retailers 
        to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S4883 [11JY]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 2237), S4448 [25JN], S4627 [26JN], S4645 [27JN], S4689 
        [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], S4936 [12JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, 
        S4880-S4884 [11JY]
      Enact (S. 2237), S2036 [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S4884-S4886 [11JY], 
        S4919-S4928, S4930-S4938 [12JY]
      ------motion to proceed, S4448 [25JN], S4765 [29JN], S4784 
        [9JY], S4793, S4795, S4804-S4806, S4812 [10JY], S4835-S4846, 
        S4851, S4852, S4872-S4884 [11JY]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S4836, S4885, S4886 [11JY]
      SBA: reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits, S4927 
        [12JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4804-S4806 
        [10JY], S4835-S4842, S4851, S4857, S4885 [11JY], S4928, S4932, 
        S4934 [12JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses, S4936 [12JY]
      ------provide permanent extension of tax relief and repeal 
        estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5102 [18JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S4924-S4926 
        [12JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices, S4924 [12JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2237, provisions, S2032 [26MR]




SMALL BUSINESS LENDING ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1418), H5863 [12SE]




SMALL BUSINESS MAJORITY (organization)

  Surveys
      Economic State of Small Business, H5239 [25JY]




SMALL BUSINESS PAPERWORK MANDATE ELIMINATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4), H3607, H3608 [7JN]




SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]




SMALL BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EFFICIENCY AND CLARITY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2370), S3630 
        [24MY]




SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 [21SE] (see H. Res. 793), 
        H6232 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 589, designate, S6635, S6684 [21SE]




SMALL BUSINESS START-UP SUPPORT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2088), S494 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2088), S497 [9FE]




SMALL BUSINESS TAX CUT ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 9), H1990, H2003 [19AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 620), H1981, H1987 [19AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 9), H1496 [21MR]
      Enact (H.R. 9): consideration (see H. Res. 620), H1914 [17AP]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 9), H2008 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: revised aggregates and allocations of spending 
        authority to Committee on the Budget (House), H3101 [17MY]
      Enact (H.R. 9), H1854, H1855, H1897, H1903 [17AP], H1923, H1966, 
        H1967-H1969 [18AP], H1990-H2010, H2012, H2013, H2015, H2017 
        [19AP], E612 [23AP], E646 [25AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 620), H1981-H1989 [19AP]
      ------motion to recommit, H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      Taxation: deny deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses to any company that reduces number 
        of American workers and jobs while correspondingly increasing 
        its foreign workforce, H1997 [19AP]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets, H2004, H2007 [19AP]
      ------prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in illegal 
        activities, discriminate based on race or gender, create or 
        distribute pornographic material, conduct business with Iran, 
        or outsource jobs overseas, H2008, H2009 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 9), S4812 [10JY], S4921 [12JY]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S5451 [26JY], S5845 [1AU], 
        S6419 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 9, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 620) (H. Rept. 112-447), H1914 [17AP]
      Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 9) (H. 
        Rept. 112-425), H1844 [16AP]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H3101 [17MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 620, consideration of H.R. 9, provisions, H1981 [19AP]
      H.R. 9, provisions, H1990 [19AP]




SMALL BUSINESS TAX EXTENDERS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. 2050, provisions, S211 [31JA]




SMALL BUSINESS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2291), S2392 [17AP]
  Letters
      Provisions: Javier Palomarez, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 
        S2398 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2291), S2395 [17AP]
  Texts of
      S. 2291, provisions, S2396-S2398 [17AP]




SMALL COMPANY CAPITAL FORMATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1070), H148 [24JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1544), S1454 [7MR]




SMALL COMPANY JOB GROWTH AND REGULATORY RELIEF ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3213), H5279 [25JY]




SMALL PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY OPPORTUNITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3538), S6339 [13SE]




SMALL-SCALE HYDROPOWER ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 795), H1177 [6MR]




SMARTER APPROACH TO NUCLEAR EXPENDITURES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3974), H592 [8FE], H1532 [22MR]




SMARTER SAFER COALITION

  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5107 [23JY]




SMARTERSAFER.ORG (organization)

  Letters
      FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, S2994 [9MY]




SMEAL, ELEANOR

  Remarks in House
      Feminist Majority Foundation: anniversary, E471 [28MR]




SMECK, WOODY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E459 [27MR]




SMILEY, HENRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E26 [17JA]




SMITH, AARON

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3427 
        [22MY]




SMITH, ADAM (a Representative from Washington)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3003, H3061, H3062, H3078 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H572 
        [7FE]
      ------repeal sugar price support program (see H.R. 1739), H441 
        [2FE]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H115 [23JA]
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see 
        H.R. 2085), H1846 [16AP]
      ------limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see 
        H.R. 3709), H4656 [29JN]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H5526 [31JY]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H221 [31JA]
      Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for 
        prevention and treatment of concussions caused by 
        participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H1209 [6MR]
      Colleges and universities: establish undergraduate student 
        fellowship program in science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics (STEM) with emphasis on fields of energy, 
        environment, and economy (see H.R. 3703), H1391 [19MR]
      ------restrict institutions of higher education from using 
        Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, 
        marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4390), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H28 [17JA]
      ------constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to 
        natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and 
        affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations 
        and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H4606 [28JN]
      Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response 
        to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
        stalking (see H.R. 1578), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (see H.R. 4310), H1803 [29MR]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see H.R. 5936), H3698 [8JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H2647 [10MY]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a working group to develop and 
        disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in 
        prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind 
        individuals (see H.R. 4087), H1741 [28MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1274 [7MR]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3808 [19JN]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H2715 [15MY]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H4605 [28JN]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------require reporting on the implementation of the National 
        HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress 
        on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder 
        cocaine (see H.R. 2242), H3976 [21JN]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H5860 [11SE]
      Education: authorize domestic dissemination of information and 
        material about the U.S. intended primarily for foreign 
        audiences (see H.R. 5736), H2645 [10MY]
      ------increase access to adult education to provide for economic 
        growth (see H.R. 2226), H2072 [24AP]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on congressional power to 
        regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (see 
        H.J. Res. 72), H3916 [20JN]
      FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H1642 [27MR]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see H.R. 6178), H5201 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1135 [1MR]
      Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet 
        poker (see H.R. 2366), H2033 [19AP]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are 
        survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H1807 [29MR]
      Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II 
        veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see 
        H.R. 2115), H2569 [9MY]
      Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H1571 [26MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2329 [7MY]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 
        [29MR]
      ------permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Jackson, Henry M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3167 [22MY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4157 [27JN]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H187 
        [27JA]
      Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 3197), H3976 [21JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2813 [16MY]
      Medicare: establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-
        based payments for direct primary care medical homes for 
        Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 3315), H182 [25JA]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. 
        Res. 40), H1916 [17AP]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        H.R. 1810), H6300 [2OC]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5712 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1915 [17AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying 
        and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 975), H571 [7FE]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H441 [2FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without 
        revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H3167 [22MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H945 [17FE]
      ------recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 2071), H948 
        [21FE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2033 [19AP]
      ------encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel 
        (see H.R. 2014), H802 [15FE]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H4605 [28JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H4605 [28JN]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3808 [19JN]
      ------modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating 
        in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), 
        H440 [2FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team (see H. 
        Res. 699), H3975 [21JN]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1154 [5MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6152 [19SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see H. Res. 607), H1805 [29MR]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H6280 
        [21SE]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H3700 [8JN]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H376 [1FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2330 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Employment: create a social services grant program to provide 
        workforce development opportunities and training to people 
        with barriers to employment under the Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6427), H6060 [14SE]
      World War II: anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (see H. 
        Res. 696), H3914 [20JN]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (H.R. 6046), 
        H4157 [27JN]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (H.R. 4192), H1306 [8MR]
      Employment: create a social services grant program to provide 
        workforce development opportunities and training to people 
        with barriers to employment under the Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program (H.R. 6427), H6061 [14SE]
  Press releases
      Retired JAGs Speak Out Against NDAA Misinformation: Human Rights 
        First (organization), H3079 [17MY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), 
        E1232 [11JY]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H2831, H3030, H3031 [17MY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures, H3058 [17MY]
      Auburn, WA: Camelot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E1092 [20JN]
      ------tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School History Bowl 
        teams, E915 [31MY]
      Bascomb, Paul: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award 
        recipient, E243 [27FE]
      Budget: provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 
        sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3072, H3073 
        [17MY]
      Chandler, Shana: tribute to birth of child, E499 [29MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, E1232 [11JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2788, H2794 [16MY], H2998, H3005, 
        H3007, H3008, H3011, H3015, H3016, H3017, H3020, 
        H3021, H3025, H3030, H3031, H3058, H3068, H3069, H3071, H3072, 
        H3073, H3077, H3078, H3081, H3085, H3086, H3093, H3094 [17MY], 
        H3140 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2831 [17MY]
      ------certify Pakistan opens Ground Lines of Communication, 
        allows NATO supply transit into Afghanistan, and supports U.S. 
        equipment retrograde out of Afghanistan, H3015 [17MY]
      ------clarify that direct use solar energy is considered a 
        renewable energy source, H3093 [17MY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H2788, H2794 [16MY], H2998, H3077, H3078 [17MY]
      ------F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3020 [17MY]
      ------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3025 
        [17MY]
      ------include finding that deployment of tactical nuclear 
        weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific 
        region, H3068 [17MY]
      ------limit funding to any institution or organization 
        established by U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, H3081 
        [17MY]
      ------prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding to Russia 
        pending certification that they are not supporting Syria or 
        providing weapons of mass destruction technology to Syria, 
        North Korea, or Iran, H3086, H3094 [17MY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3008 [17MY]
      ------V-22 Osprey funding, H3021 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3007 [17MY]
      Dressel, Melanie: American Banker (publication) Community Banker 
        of the Year award recipient, E117 [2FE]
      Federal Way, WA: groundbreaking of 9/11 Memorial at South King 
        Fire and Rescue Station 64, E1516 [13SE]
      ------tribute to Federal Way High School Air Force Junior ROTC 
        team, E920 [31MY]
      Flex-a-lite (business): anniversary, E1403 [3AU]
      Flynn, Mike: Association of Washington Generals Washingtonian of 
        the Year award recipient, E1586 [21SE]
      Foege, William: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E1091 [20JN]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, E1094 [20JN]
      Hirabayashi, Gordon: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E1089 [20JN]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3085 [17MY]
      Kent, WA: Technology Access Foundation Academy recipient of 
        Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Award, E1521 
        [13SE]
      Kona Kai Coffee Co.: King County, WA, Executive Workforce 
        Development Small Business of the Year award finalist, 
        E1523 [13SE]
      Lane, Joanne: United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar 
        recipient, E1142 [26JN]
      Mosby Farm (business): King County, WA, Executive Rural Small 
        Business of the Year award finalist, E1524 [13SE]
      Mount View-Edgewood Water Co.: National Rural Water Association 
        National Great American Water Taste Test Gold Medal award 
        recipient, E247 [27FE]
      National Association of Asian American Professionals: Seattle, 
        WA, chapter recipient of Chapter of the Year award, 
        E1592 [21SE]
      Nesby & Associates, Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Minority 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1525 
        [13SE]
      Oberto Sausage Co.: tribute, E1427 [3AU]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Washington (state) participants, 
        E1354 [31JY]
      Pacific Metallurgical Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Exporting 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1507 
        [13SE]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance, H3011 [17MY]
      ------require a certain time period between the release of the 
        Depts. of Defense and State report on current conditions in 
        Pakistan and the release of funds from the Pakistan 
        Counterinsurgency Fund, H3140 [18MY]
      People for Puget Sound (organization): tribute, E1533 
        [14SE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H2998, H3005, H3077, H3078 
        [17MY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit authority to make unilateral 
        reductions to nuclear weapon stockpiles, H3071 [17MY]
      Renton, WA: inclusion of Talbot Hill Elementary School in Parent 
        & Child (publication) ``Coolest Schools in America'' list and 
        Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 
        Designated Innovative Schools honoree, E1593 [21SE]
      ------inclusion of Valley Medical Center in U.S. News & World 
        Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals in the Puget Sound'' 
        list, E1640 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Catch a Special Thrill (C.A.S.T) for Kids 
        Foundation, E1517 [13SE]
      ------tribute to Renton Housing Authority Sunset Area Community 
        Revitalization Program, E1651 [21SE]
      Richards, Kenny: National Tourette Syndrome Association Zak 
        Hollis Youth Achievement Award recipient, E1097 [20JN]
      Roman Meal Co.: anniversary, E1021 [7JN]
      Ruze Dalmatinke (musical group): tribute, E1265 [17JY]
      Seattle, WA: Port of Seattle recipient of Dept. of Defense 
        Employer Support Freedom Award, E1397 [3AU]
      Seattle Chocolates (company): King County, WA, Executive Woman 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1545 
        [14SE]
      Tacoma, WA: anniversary of Lincoln High School, E1580 
        [20SE]
      ------opening of LeMay--America's Car Museum, E1426 
        [3AU]
      Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016, H3017 [17MY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): report on 
        impact on national security of reducing nuclear weapons 
        stockpiles, H3069 [17MY]
      Votes: correction, E946 [1JN]
      ------position on missed, E73 [25JA], E177 
        [9FE], E309 [5MR], E935 [31MY], E1327 
        [25JY]
      West, Brandon: tribute to birth of child, E499 [29MR]
      World War II: anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (H. Res. 
        696), E1412 [3AU]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines, E1154 [27JN]
  Tributes
      Annaloro, John, E1421 [3AU]
      Bergh, Ed, E1577 [20SE]
      Bostwick, James, E1513 [13SE]
      Carney, Ralph, E1514 [13SE]
      Davis, Mark, E1432 [3AU]
      Fisher, Debbi, E925 [31MY]
      Frietag, Wendy, E120 [2FE]
      Hastings, Christopher, E1513 [13SE]
      Hunter, Michael S., E1589 [21SE]
      Jayapal, Pramila, E953 [1JN]
      Lowenberg, Timothy J., E1013 [7JN]
      Potter, Jennifer, E1519 [13SE], E1616 [21SE]
      Prentice, Margarita, E1196 [29JN]
      Wellman, Jody, E1513 [13SE]
      Wright, Steve, E1200 [29JN]




SMITH, ADRIAN (a Representative from Nebraska)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1498 [21MR]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2329 [7MY]
      Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to 
        ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 
        2659), H1847 [16AP]
      Corps of Engineers: notify the public of certain flood 
        predictions for the Missouri River System (see H.R. 5717), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1428 [20MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3981 
        [25JN]
      FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of 
        abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H1847 [16AP]
      Gold Star Dads of America, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 577), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3405 [1JN]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver's license holders 
        in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a 
        hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service 
        vehicles (see H.R. 2429), H1017 [28FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H4157 [27JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1428 [20MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1306 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H3105 [17MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]
      Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for 
        duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of 
        Preferences (see H.R. 6307), H5705 [2AU]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1915 [17AP]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3662 [7JN]
      ------permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active 
        financing income (see H.R. 749), H1428 [20MR]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3363 [31MY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2570 
        [9MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1543 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      EPA: establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance under the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 6093), H4774 
        [10JY]
      Tariff: dichloroacetyl chloride (see H.R. 5504), H2320 [7MY]
      ------profenofos (see H.R. 5505), H2320 [7MY]
      ------sedaxane (see H.R. 5506), H2320 [7MY]
      ------S-N-alkyl-anilin (see H.R. 5507), H2320 [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      EPA: establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance under the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 6093), H4775 [10JY]
      Tariff: dichloroacetyl chloride (H.R. 5504), H2327 [7MY]
      ------profenofos (H.R. 5505), H2327 [7MY]
      ------sedaxane (H.R. 5506), H2327 [7MY]
      ------S-N-alkyl-anilin (H.R. 5507), H2327 [7MY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H1307 [9MR], H2291 [7MY], H3407 [5JN], 
        H5329 [30JY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1307 [9MR], H5329 [30JY]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1583 [27MR]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H925 [17FE]
      Gering, NE: anniversary of Summit Road at the Scotts Bluff 
        National Monument, E1647 [21SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4739 [10JY]
      Industrial Systems & Supply, Inc.: SBA Nebraska Small Business 
        of the Year award recipient, E424 [22MR]
      Medicare: reform, H1583 [27MR]
      National Rural Electric Cooperative Association: tribute to 
        Electric Cooperative Youth Tour, H3710 [18JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on small 
        business hiring, H4739 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4739 [10JY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5672 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5584 [1AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H925 [17FE]
  Tributes
      Sleight, Weldon, E1345 [26JY]
      Tomasevicz, Curt, E303 [1MR]
      Trysla, Henry S., E83 [27JA]




SMITH, ANDREW T.

  Essays
      Sacrifice a Soldier Makes: Katie Smith, E1230 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4788 [11JY], E1230 [11JY]




SMITH, ASHLEE

  Remarks in Senate
      Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award 
        recipient for Nevada, S3171 [15MY]




SMITH, BRENDAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5729 [31JY]




SMITH, BRIAN

  Remarks in House
      Francis Lee Contracting (company): Delegate Norton's Small 
        Business Access to Capital and Business Opportunities Fair 
        District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award 
        recipient, E613 [23AP]




SMITH, CARNELL E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E544 [17AP]




SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H. (a Representative from New Jersey)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H3915 [20JN]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2570 [9MY]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      China: condemn human rights and legal due process standards 
        violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat 
        the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see H.R. 3891), 
        H440 [2FE]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5728 [7AU]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H1978 [18AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H2288 [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to build on and help 
        coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of 
        the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 2325), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3976 [21JN]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H5711 [2AU]
      Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic 
        arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary 
        collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis 
        and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H5766 [10SE]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H5860 [11SE]
      ------foster more effective implementation and coordination of 
        clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see 
        H.R. 2960), H5766 [10SE]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic 
        telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H5766 [10SE]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H1847 [16AP]
      ------reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and 
        treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and 
        men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6280 [21SE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H5331 [30JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2033 [19AP]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5860 
        [11SE]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1741 [28MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H5860 [11SE]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H115 [23JA]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H1570 [26MR]
      Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious 
        persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims 
        (see H.R. 3590), H903 [16FE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H726 [14FE]
      ------require coverage of minimum hospital stays for 
        mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative 
        to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see 
        H.R. 111), H5711 [2AU]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H6152 [19SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H1274 [7MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H1154 [5MR]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H5766 [10SE]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H5860 [11SE]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory 
        therapists performed under the general supervision of a 
        physician (see H.R. 941), H5860 [11SE]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H6061 [14SE]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6001 [13SE]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2329 [7MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H5712 [2AU]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5766 [10SE]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H5766 [10SE]
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building, 
        Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1273 [7MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5202 [24JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1571 
        [26MR]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2813 [16MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1428 [20MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H6280 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see H. Res. 686), H3703 [12JN]
      China: prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1427 [20MR]
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see 
        H.R. 6436), H6150 [19SE]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (see H.R. 4221), H1426 [20MR]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (see H. Res. 571), H1209 [6MR]
      Russia: continue to press authorities for full and complete 
        accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Taxation: provide a refundable tax credit for education and 
        training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to 
        increase the number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 
        6084), H4684 [9JY]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 [13JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Correctional institutions: eliminate conditions in foreign 
        prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet 
        minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety 
        (H.R. 6436), H6151 [19SE]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (H.R. 4221), H1427 [20MR]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (H.R. 6292), H5708 [2AU]
      Taxation: provide a refundable tax credit for education and 
        training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to 
        increase the number of teachers with such expertise (H.R. 
        6084), H4685 [9JY]
  Obituaries
      Kevin Frechette, Government Relations Executive, New Jersey 
        Public Service Activist, Life-Long Monmouth County Resident 
        Passes Away, E1543 [14SE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H102, H104, H105, 
        H108 [23JA], H5623 [1AU]
      ------prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (H.R. 3541), H3187 [30MY]
      ------prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for 
        conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5446 [31JY]
      Africa: recognize the growing threat of terrorist organizations, 
        E684 [27AP]
      Belarus: independence anniversary, E503 [29MR]
      Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (H.R. 515), E503 
        [29MR]
      Bolivia: call for the release of Jacob Ostreicher, E1430 
        [3AU]
      China: assessment of role in Africa, E516 [30MR]
      ------forced abortion policy, E1227-E1229 [11JY]
      Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 
        [24JY]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: U.S. policy, E131 
        [3FE]
      Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, E224 
        [17FE]
      ------human rights violations, E224 [17FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (H.R. 2557), E1303 [24JY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, 
        tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery 
        of missing individuals (H.R. 4305), H5789 [11SE]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (H.R. 2800), H5791 [11SE]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]
      Diseases: address contrasting views of Lyme disease science and 
        research and increase efforts to combat the disease, 
        E1303-E1305 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa 
        (H.R. 4221), E579 [18AP]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), H6086 [19SE]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to Donald 
        M. Payne, H1179 [6MR]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (H.R. 6292), E1430 [3AU]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1089 [29FE]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H6083 [19SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5578 [1AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2486 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4886 [17JY]
      Journal of Medical Ethics: reaction to article supporting after-
        birth abortions, H1291 [8MR]
      Mali: U.S. policy, E1201 [29JN]
      Nigeria: condemn Boko Haram (terrorist organization) attacks 
        against Christians, E1234 [11JY]
      ------U.S. policy, E1234 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (H.R. 1179), H892 [16FE]
      Payne, Donald M.: tribute (H. Res. 571), H1178, H1179 [6MR]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, H5623 [1AU]
      Rwanda: U.N. report on support of rebels in the Democratic 
        Republic of the Congo, E1569 [19SE]
      South Sudan: U.S. policy, E689 [27AP]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H102, H104, 
        H105, H108 [23JA]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, 
        H5578 [1AU]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), 
        H6079 [19SE]
      Ukraine: democracy efforts, E321 [6MR]
      Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), H5837, H5838 
        [11SE], E72 [25JA]
      Votes: correction, H350 [1FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        H1817 [16AP]
  Testimonies
      China Forced Abortion Policy: Guo Yangling, E1228 [11JY]
  Tributes
      Payne, Donald M., H1194 [6MR]




SMITH, COURTNEY

  Remarks in House
      San Clemente, CA, Chamber of Commerce: Citizen of the Year award 
        recipient, E39 [18JA]




SMITH, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]
      Tribute, E566 [18AP]




SMITH, DAVID W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E68 [24JA]




SMITH, DUMONT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1536 [14SE]




SMITH, EUGENE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6538 [20SE]




SMITH, GEORGE J.

  Articles and editorials
      Former Wildcat, Coaching Legend Dead at 59, S6424 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6424 [19SE]




SMITH, GERALDINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E487 [29MR]




SMITH, GLENN (SKIDS)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5932 [13SE]




SMITH, GORDON H. (a former Senator from Oregon)

  Letters
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: 
        by, S2550 [19AP]




SMITH, GREG

  Articles and editorials
      Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs, S1670 [14MR]




SMITH, ISIAH C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E410 [21MR]




SMITH, JAMES E.

  Prayers
      Senate, S81 [26JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S81 [26JA]




SMITH, JANE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1492 [12SE]




SMITH, JANE M.

  Memorandums
      Violence Against Women Act Provision Clarifying Tribal Court 
        Jurisdiction to Issue Protection Orders and Due Process, S2786 
        [26AP]
  Reports
      Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence 
        Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women 
        Act, S2787 [26AP]




SMITH, JEFFREY

  Articles and editorials
      U.S.S. Kentucky's Commander Is a Proud UK Alum, S5252 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5252 [23JY]




SMITH, JENNIFER L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E467 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2235 [29MR]




SMITH, JOCK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E28 [17JA]




SMITH, JOCK M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H381 [2FE], E136 [3FE]




SMITH, KATIE

  Essays
      Sacrifice a Soldier Makes, E1230 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1230 [11JY]




SMITH, KIMBERLY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E24 [17JA]




SMITH, LAMAR (a Representative from Texas)

  Articles and editorials
      Measuring the Impact of Regulation--The Rule of More--Rule-
        Making Is Being Made To Look More Beneficial Under Barack 
        Obama, Economist (publication), H5236 [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H6151 [19SE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see H.R. 
        4086), H950 [24FE]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6152 [19SE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H6312 [19OC]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (see H.R. 6189), H5290 [25JY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), 
        H1845 [16AP]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize surface transportation 
        research, technology, training, intelligent transportation, 
        and university transportation programs, and Bureau of 
        Transportation Statistics (see H.R. 3833), H186 [27JA]
      EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications 
        and public participation (see H.R. 6564), H6312 [19OC]
      Executive Office of the President: define advisors often 
        characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any 
        associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H5711 [2AU]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H220 [31JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H1976 [18AP]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3662 [7JN]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3405 
        [1JN]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H476 [3FE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H3976 [21JN]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H6152 [19SE]
      Government: require procurement from the private sector the 
        goods and services necessary for operations and management of 
        certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H1807 [29MR]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H2033 [19AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H5766 [10SE]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see H.R. 
        3992), H692 [9FE]
      ------authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2134 [25AP]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot 
        election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H5766 [10SE]
      ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative 
        to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H6061 
        [14SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3976 [21JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
      NASA: establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Texas, 
        Virginia, California, and Florida (see H.R. 1536), H641 [8FE]
      ------preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6284 [25SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1642 [27MR]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H5766 [10SE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3700 
        [8JN]
      ------repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative 
        to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2854), H6302 
        [5OC]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H375 [1FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H476 [3FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5526 [31JY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H725 [14FE]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H5766 [10SE]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 
        [7MR]
      ------express that delays in implementing a clear mission for 
        the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Taxation: increase limitation on expensing of certain 
        depreciable assets for certain businesses that hire veterans 
        (see H.R. 2443), H159 [24JA]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H694 [9FE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1641 [27MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2569 
        [9MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2647 [10MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H476 [3FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H6152 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (see H.R. 6080), H4684 [9JY]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (see H.R. 4967), H2267 [27AP]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 
        5949), H3707 [15JN]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H3914 [20JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Tariff: ethylhexylglycerine (see H.R. 5318), H2274 [27AP]
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (see H.R. 6215), H5326 [26JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (H.R. 6080), H4685 [9JY]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), H2275 [27AP]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (H.R. 6063), H4655 [29JN]
      ------provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (H.R. 6029), H4156 [27JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H3707 [15JN]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (H.R. 6432), H6151 [19SE]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (H.R. 5977), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6068 
        [18SE]
      Tariff: ethylhexylglycerine (H.R. 5318), H2288 [27AP]
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (H.R. 6215), H5327 [26JY]
  Letters
      Border Security Information Improvement Act: by, Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H2672 [15MY]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H2671 [15MY]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), H2672 [15MY]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E869 [18MY]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program: Representative Kline, 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H5816 [11SE]
      ------by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5816 [11SE]
      Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: by, Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House), H4874 [17JY]
      Insular Areas Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4889 
        [17JY]
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: by, 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3451 [5JN]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]
      Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act: by, Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House), E740 [9MY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3190 [30MY]
      Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws 
        to the business of health insurance to protect competition and 
        consumers, H1510 [22MR]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 
        3796), H5450, H5451 [31JY]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), H3715, H3716 [18JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H645, H648 [9FE]
      Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public 
        contracts (H.R. 6080), H5796, H5814 [11SE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H1370 [19MR]
      Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws 
        relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), Senate 
        amendment, H953 [27FE]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (H.R. 6063), H5507, H5508 [31JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (H.R. 1775), H5793 [11SE]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (H.R. 
        3668), H3719 [18JN]
      ------increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing 
        stolen prescription drugs (H.R. 4223), H3991, H3992 [26JN]
      ------provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 5889), H3986, H3989 
        [26JN]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3140 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), H4672, H4673 
        [9JY]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), H2669, H2670 [15MY]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements 
        for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs 
        (H.R. 6189), H5796 [11SE]
      ------investigate possible violations of U.S. law regarding 
        leaks of sensitive military intelligence involving the U.S. 
        and Israel, H3140 [18MY]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), H5510, 
        H5511 [31JY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (H.R. 4305), H5789 [11SE]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H5514 [31JY]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (H.R. 2800), H5790 [11SE]
      ------report and make recommendations to Congress on ability to 
        track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence along 
        the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118 [19SE]
      Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to 
        help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent 
        crime (H.R. 1550), H5515, H5516 [31JY]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (H.R. 6029), H5506 [31JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process, H5235 
        [25JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5890, H5891, H5897 [12SE]
      Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, 
        E437 [26MR]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof, H5235 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5234, H5235, H5236, H5243 [25JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1478, H1481, H1483, H1489 
        [21MR], H1510 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4755 [10JY]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H2227 [27AP]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5814, H5815, H5816 [11SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6185, 
        H6187, H6188, H6189, H6191, H6192, H6193 [20SE]
      ------require accreditation of certain educational institutions 
        for purposes of a nonimmigrant student visa (H.R. 3120), 
        H5504, H5505 [31JY]
      Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-
        2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are 
        eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (H.R. 
        3992), H1372 [19MR]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2673, H2674 [15MY]
      National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 
        of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park 
        System (H.R. 1950), H5452, H5504 [31JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2764 [16MY]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues 
        based on political affiliation, H907 [17FE], H1814 [16AP], 
        E349 [8MR], E1206 [9JY]
      ------allegations of media bias in coverage of jobs report, 
        H2666 [15MY]
      ------allegations of media bias in coverage of religious issues, 
        H3409 [5JN]
      ------allegations of media bias in coverage of taxation of 
        millionaires, E111 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4755 [10JY]
      Point of order, H5452, H5504, H5506, H5507, H5510, H5514, H5515, 
        H5518 [31JY]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5791, H5792 [11SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        H3994, H3995 [26JN]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H997, H999 [28FE]
      Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a 
        surety (H.R. 3534), H2676, H2678 [15MY]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (H.R. 4158), 
        H6087 [19SE]
      Taxation: limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States 
        (H.R. 1864), H2669 [15MY]
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (H.R. 6215), H5795 [11SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2764 
        [16MY]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-559), H4653 [29JN]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 4119) (H. Rept. 112-418), H1496 [21MR]
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 112-671), H6059 [14SE]
      Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        6063) (H. Rept. 112-638), H5524 [31JY]
      Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex 
        Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 112-
        637), H5524 [31JY]
      Clean Up Government Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2572) (H. Rept. 112-688), H6273 [21SE]
      Codify Into Law as Title 54 of the U.S. Code Certain Laws 
        Relative to the National Park System: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1950) (H. Rept. 112-631), H5524 [31JY]
      Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3668) (H. Rept. 112-537), H3732 [18JN]
      Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6062) (H. Rept. 112-636), H5524 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-
        640), H5524 [31JY]
      Divisional Realignment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 5512) (H. Rept. 112-497), H3177 [29MY]
      Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6029) (H. Rept. 112-
        610), H5077 [19JY]
      Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4086) (H. Rept. 
        112-413), H1390 [19MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112-645), H5703 
        [2AU]
      Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4369) (H. Rept. 112-687), H6273 
        [21SE]
      Government Litigation Savings Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1996) (H. Rept. 112-594), H4827 [11JY]
      Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 
        112-39), H1366 [16MR]
      Improve Enactment of Certain Laws Relative to Public Contracts: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6080) (H. Rept. 112-
        662), H5764 [10SE]
      Israeli Nationals Eligibility To Receive E-2 Nonimmigrant Visas 
        Relative to Eligibility of U.S. Nationals for Similar 
        Nonimmigrant Status in Israel: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 3992) (H. Rept. 112-410), H1303 [8MR]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the 
        Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6019) (H. Rept. 112-582), H4683 [9JY]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 6185) (H. Rept. 112-661), H5764 [10SE]
      Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1864) (H. Rept. 112-386), H475 
        [3FE]
      National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112-478), H2662 [11MY]
      Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of 
        Maritime Navigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 5889) (H. Rept. 112-551), H4063 [26JN]
      Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3541) (H. Rept. 112-496), H3176 [29MY]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1433) (H. Rept. 112-401), H943 [17FE]
      Prohibit Importation of Various Injurious Species of Constrictor 
        Snakes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 511) (H. 
        Rept. 112-691), H6297 [28SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 112-
        548), H3981 [25JN]
      Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H2266 [27AP]
      Relief of Allan B. Kelley: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 794) (H. Rept. 112-620), H5200 [24JY]
      Relief of Bartosz Kumor: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1857) (H. Rept. 112-617), H5200 [24JY]
      Relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 357) (H. Rept. 112-621), H5200 [24JY]
      Relief of Daniel Wachira: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 824) (H. Rept. 112-618), H5200 [24JY]
      Relief of Esther Karinge: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 316) (H. Rept. 112-622), H5200 [24JY]
      Relief of Maria C. Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 823) (H. Rept. 112-
        619), H5200 [24JY]
      Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 6189) (H. Rept. 112-648), H5764 [10SE]
      Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4377) (H. Rept. 
        112-596), H4906 [17JY]
      Secure Visas Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1741) 
        (H. Rept. 112-411), H1303 [8MR]
      Security in Bonding Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 112-460), H2266 [27AP]
      Stolen Valor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1775) 
        (H. Rept. 112-650), H5764 [10SE]
      Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 
        112-639), H5524 [31JY]
      Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement To Deter Organized 
        Stealing and Enhance Safety (Safe Doses) Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 112-549), H3981 [25JN]
      Student Visa Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3120) (H. Rept. 112-595), H4862 [12JY]
      Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3862) (H. Rept. 112-593), H4827 
        [11JY]
      Trademark Act Error Correction Relative to Remedies for 
        Dilution: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6215) (H. 
        Rept. 112-647), H5764 [10SE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4970) (H. Rept. 112-480), H2712 [15MY]
  Tributes
      Breitbart, Andrew, E312 [5MR]
      Luce, Thomas W., III, E790 [15MY]




SMITH, LINDA (a former Representative from Washington)

  Letters
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders, S2719 [25AP]




SMITH, MARGARET CHASE (a former Senator from Maine)

  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S2226 [29MR]




SMITH, MARTHA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2961 [8MY]




SMITH, MARTHA A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E899 [30MY]




SMITH, MATT

  Remarks in House
      Lake Tire and Auto, Inc.: anniversary, E690 [27AP]




SMITH, MERLE J., JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3126 [14MY]




SMITH, MICHAEL E.

  Remarks in House
      South Hadley, MA: anniversary of Michael E. Smith Middle School, 
        E23 [17JA]




SMITH, MYRTLE OWENS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1544 [14SE]




SMITH, NICOLE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S802 [15FE]




SMITH, PATRICIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E323 [6MR]




SMITH, PHILIP P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E501 [29MR]




SMITH, QUINTIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1233 [11JY]




SMITH, RALPH

  Remarks in House
      Lake Tire and Auto, Inc.: anniversary, E690 [27AP]




SMITH, ROBERT L.

  Proclamations
      Robert L. Smith U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E607 [23AP], E780 [11MY]




SMITH, ROLLAND

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6237 [11SE]




SMITH, ROOSEVELT

  Remarks in House
      Erick J. Umstead Memorial Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1245 
        [12JY]




SMITH, SABRINA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1121 [21JN]




SMITH, SABRINA UMSTEAD

  Remarks in House
      Erick J. Umstead Memorial Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1245 
        [12JY]




SMITH, SEAN

  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: moment of silence for U.S. public 
        servants killed in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, 
        Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863, H5866, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5872, 
        H5873, H5893, H5918-H5920 [12SE], H5925, H5932, H5933, H5979, 
        H5980 [13SE], H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241-S6245, S6249, S6251-S6256 [12SE], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      S. Res. 551, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6273, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 575, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6629 [21SE]
      S. Res. 588, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6634, S6683 [21SE]




SMITH, SHANNON

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3735 [5JN]




SMITH, SHIRLEY A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1533 [14SE]




SMITH, STACIE

  Remarks in House
      Okaloosa County, FL, School District: Educational Support 
        Professional of the Year award recipient, E349 [8MR]




SMITH, TERRY

  Remarks in House
      Francis Lee Contracting (company): Delegate Norton's Small 
        Business Access to Capital and Business Opportunities Fair 
        District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award 
        recipient, E613 [23AP]




SMITH, THOMAS

  Proclamations
      Dr. Thomas Smith and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., High School 
        Civic Leadership Students Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E906 [30MY]




SMITH, THOMAS AND CAROLYN FINLEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1144 [26JN]




SMITH, TREY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E487 [29MR]




SMITHART, KELSEY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




SMITHFIELD, RI

  Remarks in House
      Alexion Inc.: tribute to biopharmaceutical manufacturing 
        facility, E1636 [21SE]




SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

  Bills and resolutions
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 49), S5870 [1AU] 
        (see H.J. Res. 120), H6000 [13SE]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
  Remarks in House
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (H.R. 6421), E1538 [14SE]
      Ruze Dalmatinke (musical group): tribute, E1265 [17JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian 
        Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 49), S5898 [1AU]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (S. 3567), S6461 [19SE]
      Smithsonian American Latino Museum: establish (S. 1868), S2959 
        [8MY]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
  Texts of
      S.J. Res. 49, appoint Barbara Barrett as citizen regent of 
        Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S5898 [1AU]




SMITHSONIAN (publication)

  Remarks in House
      Beckley, WV: inclusion in Smithsonian (publication) list of best 
        places to live, E575 [18AP]




SMITHVILLE, MO

  Remarks in House
      Kopp, Kevin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E399 [21MR]




SMUCKER, RICHARD

  Remarks in Senate
      Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio: Leadership 
        Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]




SMUCKER, TIM

  Remarks in Senate
      Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio: Leadership 
        Award recipient, S2918 [7MY]




SMUKLER, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1273 [18JY]




SMURTHWAITE, SARAH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2517 [18AP]




SMYRNA, DE

  Remarks in Senate
      Citizens' Hose Fire Co. No. 1: anniversary, S2919 [7MY]




SNAP FRAUD PREVENTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6239), H5525 [31JY]




SNELL, JULIA A.

  Proclamations
      Mrs. Julia A. Snell Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' 
        Johnson, Jr., E1197 [29JN]




SNIDER, WILLIAM D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E347 [8MR]




SNIFFEN, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1702 [16OC]




SNIPES, HENRY AND ELIZABETH

  Proclamations
      Snipes and Turner Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1459 [10SE]




SNIPES, MACEO

  Proclamations
      Snipes and Turner Family Reunion Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1459 [10SE]




SNORTLAND, ELLEN

  Remarks in House
      California: 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award 
        recipient, E468 [28MR]




SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. (a Senator from Maine)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3845 [7JN], 
        S3979 [12JN], S4152 [13JN], S4205 [14JN], S4268 [19JN], S4370 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6275, S6278, S6279 [12SE], S6368 [13SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3330 [21MY], S3520 
        [23MY]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S4249, S4250 [18JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2554 
        [19AP], S2603 [23AP], S2644 [24AP], S2689 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2174, S2180 [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S788, S789 [15FE], S1152 [29FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1760 [15MR], S1797, S1798, S1801, 
        S1811, S1814 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827 [10JY], S4952, S4961, S4973, S4976, 
        S4978 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5677, S5678, S5681, 
        S5685 [30JY], S5789, S5792 [31JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Red Tape Diaries--One Small Business Owner's Struggle Against 
        Bureaucracy, Nicholas N. Owens, Wall Street Journal, S3620 
        [24MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------prohibit issuance of a waiver for commissioning or 
        enlistment for any individual convicted of a felony sexual 
        offense (see S. 2137), S5212 [19JY]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S3839 [7JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S3729 [5JN]
      Bailey, Jonathan W.: tribute (see S. Res. 559), S6454 [19SE]
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S4951 [12JY]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see S. 1984), S2325 [16AP]
      Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 576), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 
        [27JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see S. Con. Res. 47), S3782 [6JN]
      Dept. of Education: amend the Small, Rural School Achievement 
        Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program (see S. 
        567), S42 [23JA]
      ------establish an awards program recognizing excellence 
        exhibited by public school system employees providing services 
        to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see 
        S. 547), S42 [23JA]
      ------improve and expand geographic literacy among students by 
        improving professional development programs for teachers 
        offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 434), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S496 [9FE]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see S. 1798), S615 [14FE]
      ------improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or 
        who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4638 [26JN]
      District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative 
        Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see S. 1421), 
        S1050 [27FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S3838 [7JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR]
      Foreign aid: improve access to microfinance and microenterprise 
        programs (see S. 2027), S4151 [13JN]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      Gilman, Benjamin A.: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III: World Peace Corps Mission World 
        Peace Prize recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2288), S3517 [23MY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5305 [24JY]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S4822 [10JY]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), 
        S4725 [28JN]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 
        1981), S1050 [27FE]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see S. 3208), S3329 [21MY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR]
      National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 425), S2496 
        [18AP]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 562), S6454 [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Natural resources: strengthen U.S. role in the international 
        community in conserving natural resources (see S. 3356), S4724 
        [28JN]
      Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honor military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), S6457 
        [19SE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      NOAA: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        S. 2388), S2821 [26AP]
      Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain 
        personal information of individuals to secure such information 
        and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security 
        involving such information (see S. 3333), S4417 [21JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S5134 [18JY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence 
        reports by community water systems (see S. 1578), S3329 [21MY]
      SBA: enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program (see 
        S. 3253), S3631 [24MY]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 
        3198), S3280 [17MY]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]
      Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of 
        leverage permitted (see S. 2136), S1088 [28FE]
      ------remove sunset date for amendments (see S. 2187), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S209 [31JA]
      Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 526), 
        S5304 [24JY]
      Taxation: exempt private foundations from the tax on excess 
        business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic 
        enterprises which are independently supervised (see S. 3377), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S350 [6FE]
      ------extend the time for making S corporation elections (see S. 
        2271), S2242 [29MR]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------permanently extend the reduction in recognition period for 
        built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 3223), S3515 [23MY]
      ------provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses 
        (see S. 2291), S2392 [17AP]
      ------provide exception from passive loss rules for investments 
        in high technology research small business pass-thru entities 
        (see S. 3595), S6546 [20SE]
      ------qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S6457 
        [19SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S5212 [19JY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4893 
        [11JY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), 
        S4950 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S1614 
        [13MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3900 [11JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see S. 3624), S6625 [21SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to assist veterans 
        to acquire commercial driver's licenses (see S. 2084), S494 
        [9FE]
      GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in 
        Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see 
        S. 3439), S5381 [25JY]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (see S. Res. 488), S3839 [7JN]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (see S. 3281), S3838 [7JN]
      National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: 
        establish (see S. 3196), S3280 [17MY]
      SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (see S. 
        2364), S2731 [25AP]
      ------reauthorize the women's business center program (see S. 
        3197), S3280 [17MY]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        improve (see S. 3246), S3631 [24MY]
      Small business: provide certainty for small business concerns 
        (see S. 3572), S6454 [19SE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1194 [1MR]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      Taxation: extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act 
        provisions (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
      ------improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-
        efficient commercial buildings (see S. 3591), S6545 [20SE]
      ------make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of 
        expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music 
        copyrights (see S. 2258), S2242 [29MR]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (see S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]
  Letters
      Call for female nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court 
        Justice David H. Souter: by, S1109 [29FE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4268 [19JN]
      Argo Marketing Group (business): tribute, S2164 [28MR]
      Baldwin Apple Ladders (business): tribute, S5209 [19JY]
      Baxter Brewing Co.: BevNet (publication) New Brewery of the Year 
        award recipient, S1457 [7MR]
      Brooks Trap Mill (business): tribute, S4890 [11JY]
      Budget: deficit, S6479 [20SE]
      Bull Jagger Brewing Co.: tribute, S258 [1FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6479 [20SE]
      Cozy Harbor Seafood, Inc.: tribute, S5481 [26JY]
      Cyr Bus Line (business): anniversary, S125 [26JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Federal milk marketing order program 
        reform, S4268 [19JN]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (S. 414), S3655 [24MY]
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, S3620 [24MY]
      Falmouth, ME: tribute to Falmouth Heritage Museum, S4202 
        [14JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3543 [24MY]
      Gelato Fiasco, Inc.: tribute, S2724 [25AP]
      GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in 
        Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (S. 
        3439), S5385 [25JY]
      Information technology: ensure free flow of commerce through 
        secure cyber communications, continued development of Internet 
        and Intranet communications, and development of cybersecurity 
        specialists, S5911 [2AU]
      Jackson's Sugar House and Vegetable Stand (business): tribute, 
        S1929 [21MR]
      JSI Store Fixtures, Inc.: tribute, S3779 [6JN]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S3872 [7JN]
      LaCasse Bat Co.: tribute, S6263 [12SE]
      Libby, Ike: Dixfield, ME, Board of Selectmen Distinguished 
        Citizen of the Year award recipient, S4455 [25JN]
      Livingston, Luke: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``30 Under 
        30 Food & Wine'' list, S1457 [7MR]
      Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs: anniversary, 
        S125 [26JA]
      Maine Dayboat Scallops, Inc.: tribute, S4670 [27JN]
      Miami (U.S.S.): tribute to local fire departments for fighting 
        fire aboard nuclear-powered submarine, S3543 [24MY]
      National Dairy Month: observance, S4149 [13JN]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (S. 3281), S3842 [7JN]
      National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: 
        establish (S. 3196), S3281 [17MY]
      NexStraps (business): tribute, S3513 [23MY]
      PenBay Solutions LLC: tribute, S1145 [29FE]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S3543-S3545 [24MY]
      Portland, ME: tribute to Oakhurst Dairy (business), 
        S4149 [13JN]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: require evaluation of area mail 
        processing studies if proposed closure or consolidation of 
        postal facility is appealed, S2644 [24AP], S2694 [25AP]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2644 
        [24AP], S2694 [25AP]
      Rich, Stuart: Technology Association of Maine CxO of the Year 
        Award recipient, S1145 [29FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1652 [14MR]
      Rockland, ME: dedication of Midcoast Area Veterans Memorial 
        Wall, S5728 [31JY]
      Saco, ME: anniversary of Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, 
        S2961 [8MY]
      SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (S. 2364), 
        S2732 [25AP]
      ------improve entrepreneurial development programs (S. 3198), 
        S3281 [17MY]
      ------reauthorize the women's business center program (S. 3197), 
        S3281 [17MY]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (S. 2172), S1462 [7MR]
      Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary, S4202 [14JN]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): 
        improve (S. 3246), S3636 [24MY]
      Shucks Maine Lobster (business): tribute, S5971 [2AU]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1782 [19MR]
      ------provide certainty for small business concerns (S. 3572), 
        S6461 [19SE]
      Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of 
        leverage permitted, S1782 [19MR]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (S. 
        2150), S1200 [1MR]
      Taxation: extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act 
        provisions (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5910 [2AU]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (S. 3516), S5988 [2AU]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (S. 3433), S5385 [25JY]
      Upright Frameworks (business): tribute to assistance provided to 
        reduce home heating costs, S3232 [16MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2775 [26AP]
      West Branch Heritage Timber, LLC: tribute, S2543 [19AP]
      Wilbur's of Maine Chocolate Confections (business): tribute, 
        S610 [14FE]
      Xuron Corp.: tribute, S1678 [14MR]
      Yale Cordage (business): tribute, S6445 [19SE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H1020 [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S1107-S1109, S1125 [29FE]
  Texts of
      S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]
      S. 2150, clarify SSI policy that the value of certain funeral 
        and burial arrangements are not to be considered available 
        resources, S1201 [1MR]
      S. 2172, Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act, 
        S1462 [7MR]
      S. 3196, National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task 
        Force Act, S3282 [17MY]
      S. 3197, Women's Small Business Ownership Act, S3283-S3286 
        [17MY]
      S. 3246, SCORE Program Improvement Act, S3637 [24MY]
  Tributes
      MacDonough, Elizabeth, S204 [31JA]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1913 [21MR], S2226 [29MR]
      Miyake, Masa, S492 [9FE]
      Ride, Sally K., S5295 [24JY]
      Rogers, Edith Nourse, S2226 [29MR]
      Rowe, John W., S2237 [29MR]
      Smith, Margaret Chase, S2226 [29MR]




SNYDER, BRADLEY W.

  Remarks in House
      Paralympic Games: tribute for participation, E1306 [24JY], E1467 
        [10SE]
  Statements
      Service Academy Appointment Candidate Statement, E1306 [24JY]




SNYDER, ELIZABETH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1098 [28FE]




SNYDER, LARRY

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2615 
        [10MY]




SOAR TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]




SOBASKI, MIKE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6469 [19SE]




SOBIERAJ, GEORGE B.

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland, OH, Society of Poles Foundation: ``Good Joe'' Award 
        recipient, E573 [18AP]




SOCIAL CUSTOMS

  Articles and editorials
      Culture Does Matter, S5962 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Romney, Mitt: remarks on role of culture on prosperity during 
        trip to Israel, S5962 [2AU]




SOCIAL FINANCE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1461 [10SE]




SOCIAL SECURITY

  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4722 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 
        [10JY]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6172 [20SE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
      Social Security Advisory Board, H1127 [1MR]
  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
      Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 
        [25JN]
      More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, H318 [1FE]
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]
      ObamaCare's Secret History--How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma 
        Colluded With the White House at the Public's Expense, S4444 
        [25JN]
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 
        [21MR]
      Payroll Tax Fight, H527 [7FE]
      Real Referendum, E1682 [5OC]
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        S4866 [11JY]
      Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: provide that the waiting period for disability 
        insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service 
        members (see H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]
      Benefits: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid 
        benefits for persons released from certain public institutions 
        (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of 
        recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to 
        increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by 
        contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 
        [25JY] (see H.R. 6205), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of HHS: develop a national model disclosure form to assist 
        consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 
        3229), S3516 [23MY]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 4083), H943 [17FE]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at-
        risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy and 
        provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in 
        such programs (see H.R. 4034), H801 [15FE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H1845 [16AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reimburse eligible veterans who are 
        entitled to Medicare benefits for Medicare deductibles and 
        other expenses owed by veterans for certain treatment provided 
        in non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4245), H1542 [22MR]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 
        [27JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Education: reform graduate medical education payments (see S. 
        3201), S3280 [17MY]
      Employment: create a social services grant program to provide 
        workforce development opportunities and training to people 
        with barriers to employment under the Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6427), H6060 [14SE]
      Families and domestic relations: require States to follow 
        certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed 
        from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 6021), H4063 
        [26JN]
      Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see 
        H. Res. 657), H2713 [15MY]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      ------improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 
        [7JN]
      ------make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding 
        to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), 
        H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions not declared 
        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Health care professionals: permit hospitals to make incentive 
        payments to physicians to promote quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 6176), H5201 [24JY]
      Homosexuality: treat permanent partnerships between individuals 
        of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]
      ------establish grant program to provide States with funds to 
        detect waste, fraud, and abuse and to recover resulting 
        improper payments (see H.R. 6332), H5706 [2AU]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see S. 3289), 
        S4151 [13JN]
      ------increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-
        income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------provide an option of States to cover a children's program 
        of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 4147), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns 
        (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]
      ------provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 
        6521), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that 
        provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to 
        beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 
        3586), S6545 [20SE]
      ------reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H3914 [20JN]
      ------require independent audits and actuarial services under 
        managed care programs (see H.R. 6498), H6274 [21SE]
      Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services 
        through private contracts (see S. 2304), S2545 [19AP]
      ------allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and 
        clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive 
        cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), 
        S261 [1FE]
      ------amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers' 
        compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such 
        agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2273 [27AP]
      ------clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]
      ------cover transitional care services to improve the quality 
        and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        6413), H6060 [14SE]
      ------create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving 
        process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 
        6446), H6230 [20SE]
      ------distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 6352), 
        H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6562), H6284 [25SE]
      ------eliminate sustainable growth rate system to ensure access 
        to physicians' services for beneficiaries (see S. 3337), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (see H.R. 
        4254), H1542 [22MR]
      ------ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for 
        citizens over age 55 (see H. Res. 666), H3162 [18MY]
      ------ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for 
        citizens over age 55 and that any such agreement should 
        provide a detailed plan to end waste, fraud, and abuse (see H. 
        Res. 675), H3480 [5JN] (see H. Res. 680), H3660 [7JN]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S2730 [25AP]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see S. 2243), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        6232), H5524 [31JY]
      ------exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation 
        applicable to payments for hospice care (see H.R. 6466), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by 
        radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician 
        referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5943), H3699 
        [8JN]
      ------extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 
        [18JY]
      ------improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (see 
        S. 2163), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 6011), H3975 [21JN]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see S. 2265), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 4165), H1303 [8MR]
      ------increase fines and penalties for Medicare fraud to augment 
        Medicare fraud enforcement activities (see H.R. 6103), H4827 
        [11JY]
      ------make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet 
        site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital 
        inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and 
        physicians' services (see H.R. 5730), H2645 [10MY]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (see S. 3496), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6326), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      ------permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist 
        services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the 
        reclassification of such hospitals (see H.R. 6146), H5008 
        [18JY]
      ------permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D 
        prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------protect access to home health services for beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 6059), H4654 [29JN]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]
      ------provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed 
        issue of a supplemental policy (see S. 3271), S3838 [7JN]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 3242), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see S. 2097), S494 
        [9FE]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide coverage for diabetes prevention services (see 
        H.R. 6548), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see 
        H.R. 6476), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H1976 [18AP]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1426 [20MR]
      ------provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H181 
        [25JA]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S5732 [31JY]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H2567 [9MY]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]
      ------implement prescriber education programs and establish 
        requirements for administration of antipsychotics to residents 
        of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 3604), S6546 [20SE]
      ------provide a demonstration project under which beneficiaries 
        are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access 
        to a debit-style card to purchase health benefits coverage and 
        benefits (see H.R. 5994), H3974 [21JN]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2037), S132 
        [26JA] (see S. 3562), S6454 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to 
        implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 4242), 
        H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), 
        H158 [24JA]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the 
        Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign (see H.R. 5894), H3480 [5JN]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE] (see H.J. Res. 
        118), H5859 [11SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 5824), 
        H3103 [17MY]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]
      ------repeal the program of block grants to States for social 
        services (see H.R. 6442), H6151 [19SE]
      Senior citizens: provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights 
        (see S. 3621), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care to seniors 
        (see S. 2196), S1734 [15MR]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      ------perform process for closure of field offices (see S. 
        3489), S5977 [2AU]
      ------require the President to transmit the annual budget 
        without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      ------clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4149), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 
        4176), H1304 [8MR]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax 
        holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to 
        participate (see S. 2107), S614 [14FE]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide payroll tax relief (see H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      Trust funds: extend solvency by increasing the normal and early 
        retirement ages and modifying the cost-of-living adjustments 
        in benefits (see S. 3533), S6270 [12SE]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Court decisions
      Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Bill Cea, H4797 [11JY]
  Letters
      Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: several 
        Senators, S6524 [20SE]
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding: Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on 
        Human Needs, H2618 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: Larry 
        Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H2615 [10MY]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: Senators McConnell and Kyl and 
        Representatives Boehner and Cantor, S3696 [5JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: 
        Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]
      ------Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E1212 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, 
        H1507 [22MR]
      ------Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]
      ------several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]
      ------several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign 
        (organization), S1133 [29FE]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer 
        Action Network, S1133 [29FE]
      ------Helen M. Alvare and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]
      ------Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, 
        S1133 [29FE]
      ------Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]
      ------several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, 
        S1134 [29FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Tax return identity theft: Representative C.W. Bill Young, H5513 
        [31JY]
      ------Rosalind C. Kochmanski, IRS, H5513 [31JY]
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act: Tom 
        Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National Conference of State 
        Legislatures, H318 [1FE]
      ------Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services 
        Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State 
        TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]
      WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act: Curt Decker, 
        National Disability Rights Network, E1186 [29JN]
      ------Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., E1187 [29JN]
      ------several Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities members, 
        E1187 [29JN]
  Memorandums
      Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and 
        Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House), S4443, S4444 [25JN]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H352 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: ensure access by members to information about 
        health care coverage through Medicaid and State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]
      Budget: impact of entitlement programs, H1638 [27MR], H1670 
        [28MR], H1799-H1802 [29MR]
      ------maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, H2146 
        [26AP], H3489 [6JN]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, H806 [16FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation on Social Security and Medicare benefits and trust 
        funds, H417 [2FE]
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center for Medicare & 
        Medicaid Innovation grant funding, H3408 [5JN]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        E1381 [1AU]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H427-H430 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to 
        domestic priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure that a majority of individuals above a 
        certain age have access to private long-term care insurance, 
        H335-H337 [1FE]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (H.R. 
        6128), E1249 [13JY]
      ------extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), 
        H3275 [31MY]
      ------implement a voluntary insurance program to provide long-
        term care services for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and 
        other disabled individuals, H352, H353 [1FE]
      ------increase flexibility for implementation of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 
        [1FE]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694 [27AP]
      ------Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2606, H2613 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to defend against challenges 
        to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498-H2500 
        [9MY]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), H5510-
        H5514 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Disabled: reform budget treatment of Social Security disability 
        trust fund, H3488 [6JN]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive 
        and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and 
        regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], 
        H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H1530-H1533, 
        H1535 [22MR], H1559-H1563 [26MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      Families and domestic relations: require States to follow 
        certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed 
        from the custody of his or her parents (H.R. 6021), E1139 
        [26JN]
      Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]
      Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to 
        have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], H2263 [27AP]
      ------health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]
      ------make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H4422 [28JN]
      ------reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]
      ------study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H2025-
        H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660, 
        H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, 
        H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, 
        H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, 
        H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion 
        to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (H.R. 1971), E673 [26AP]
      IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      ------funding, H819 [16FE], H1669, H1670, H1694 [28MR]
      ------impact of increased funding obligations on States, H4747 
        [10JY]
      ------increase price transparency of hospital information and 
        provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]
      ------prohibit reduction in Federal medical assistance 
        percentage for territories, E755 [9MY]
      ------provide an option of States to cover a children's program 
        of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R. 4147), E321 
        [6MR]
      ------reform, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 
        [24JY]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H137-
        H143 [24JA]
      ------clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (H.R. 6435), E1560 [19SE]
      ------clinical laboratory services payment rates, H924 [17FE]
      ------cover transitional care services to improve the quality 
        and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 6413), 
        E1533 [14SE]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (H.R. 4254), 
        E430 [22MR]
      ------extend physician payment rates (H.R. 6142), H5337 [31JY]
      ------funding, H817 [16FE], H1296 [8MR], H3278 [31MY], H6260 
        [21SE]
      ------home health care providers and caregivers funding, E1487 
        [12SE]
      ------home health care services copayment, E1184 [29JN]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, H701, H702 [14FE]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (H.R. 1958), H1897 [17AP]
      ------prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or 
        reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 
        [22MR]
      ------protect access to home health services for beneficiaries, 
        H2825 [17MY], E297 [1MR], E1512 [13SE]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), H2144 [26AP], E673 [26AP], 
        E713 [7MY]
      ------provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 4065), H818 [16FE]
      ------reform, H48, H67 [18JA], H433, H436 [2FE], H700, H701, 
        H702 [14FE], H788-H796 [15FE], H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1441, 
        H1461 [21MR], H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656-H1658, 
        H1667, H1669-H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771-H1773, H1784-H1788 
        [29MR], H1863-H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], H3798, H3803 [19JN], 
        H4743, H4744 [10JY], H4799, H4811 [11JY], H5867, H5913-H5917 
        [12SE], H5933, H5934, H5986 [13SE], E502 [29MR], E612 [23AP], 
        E769 [10MY]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H738 [15FE], H811 [16FE], H908, H909, H913, H914, 
        H916, H919, H924, H925 [17FE], H1422 [20MR], H5915 [12SE]
      ------tribute to home health service workers, E1586 [21SE]
      ------tribute to hospice care workers, H3735 [19JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care 
        planning consultation (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], 
        H5203 [25JY]
      Members of Congress: require Members who repeal Federal benefits 
        for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, 
        H3596, H3597 [7JN]
      ------require Members who repeal health care benefits for 
        constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      Mental health: treatment programs funding, H5138 [24JY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], 
        H229, H230 [1FE], H470-H473 [3FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H390 [2FE], 
        H470 [3FE], H1461 [21MR]
      Ohio: tribute to availability of home health services to senior 
        citizens, E1110 [21JN], E1617 [21SE]
      Older Americans Act: anniversary, E1217 [10JY]
      Oregon: Medicare coverage and home health care spending 
        concerns, E1132 [25JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      ------impact, H1378-H1384 [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, 
        H1400 [20MR], H1436, H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 
        [21MR], H1524 [22MR], H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 
        [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1924 [18AP], H3797-H3804 [19JN], H3961-
        H3966 [21JN], H4664, H4673-H4677 [9JY], H4689, H4695 [10JY], 
        H4782, H4784, H4785, H4813-H4816 [11JY], H4897-H4900 [17JY], 
        H5082 [23JY], H5139, H5188-H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E389 
        [20MR], E404 [21MR], E418 [22MR], E464 [28MR]
      ------impact of dental care provisions, E1587 [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1397 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP]
      ------impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H433 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], 
        H788-H800 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H1422-H1425 [20MR], H1430 
        [21MR], H3798 [19JN], H4749 [10JY], H4817 [11JY], H4830 
        [12JY], H5913-H5917 [12SE]
      ------prevent Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program repeal if failure to implement program would 
        increase Medicaid spending, H337 [1FE]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, H1221 [7MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 
        [2FE], H887-H894 [16FE]
      ------repeal, H430-H436 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H713 
        [14FE], H738 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H906 [17FE], H1298 [8MR], 
        H1369 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, 
        H1563-H1569 [26MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP], H3366, H3391, H3400-
        H3402 [1JN], H3409 [5JN], H3486 [6JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], 
        H3917, H3918 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], H6263, H6265 [21SE], E424 
        [22MR], E1063 [18JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322-H354 [1FE], H428, H432 
        [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], 
        E141 [6FE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), 
        H192-H200 [31JA]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 
        [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, 
        H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], 
        H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-
        H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 
        [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-
        H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1369, H1370, H1384-H1388 [19MR], H1399, 
        H1400, H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1430, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1444-
        H1450, H1453-H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1506, H1507, 
        H1516, H1521, H1522, H1524, H1539 [22MR], H1564-H1566, H1568 
        [26MR], H3607 [7JN], H3801 [19JN], H4821 [11JY], E415, E416, 
        E418, E423, E425, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 
        [26MR], E481 [29MR]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign, H3486 [6JN]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, 
        H3610-H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, 
        H4163, H4164, H4422-H4425, H4426-H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, 
        H4609, H4646-H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, 
        H4728, H4731, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, 
        H4817, H4824 [11JY], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1138 [5MR], 
        H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563-H1569 [26MR], 
        H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 [7JN], H3797-
        H3799, H3801-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H3983 [26JN], 
        H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], E1063 [18JN], 
        E1152 [27JN]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6174-H6185 [20SE], E1618, E1621 
        [21SE], E1657 [25SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 5824), H2820 
        [17MY]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program participation rate requirements (H.R. 4379), E570 
        [18AP]
      ------reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to 
        States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program (H.R. 3659), H315 [1FE]
      ------require States to implement policies to prevent assistance 
        under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from 
        being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 
        3567), H226, H315-H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]
      Religion: role of tenets of faith in establishing policies to 
        provide social services and welfare programs, H224 [1FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H144 [24JA], E15 [13JA]
      Solvency, H2079 [25AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (H.R. 6061), 
        E1185 [29JN]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]
      States: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 [10MY]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, 
        H5185 [24JY]
      Taxation: provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (H.R. 3840), E92 [31JA]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H55, H68 [18JA], H129 [24JA], 
        H385, H386 [2FE], H478 [6FE], H519, H522, H524-H529 [7FE], 
        H589, H590, H591, H592, H616-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907-H913, H921-H925, H929, 
        H934 [17FE]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, H2613 [10MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (H.R. 1956), H1149 [5MR]
      Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      Trust funds: budget treatment, H660 [9FE], H709 [14FE]
      Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for 
        application and receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, 
        H360, H361 [1FE]
      ------require enrollment in a program leading to a high school 
        diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment 
        compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE], H444 [3FE]
      Women: health care for women, H348 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Budget: allocation of funds, S6586-S6590 [21SE]
      ------deficit, S6083-S6085 [11SE]
      ------impact of entitlement programs, S3114 [14MY], S3144 
        [15MY], S3191, S3193, S3219 [16MY]
      ------maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, S6486-S6488 
        [20SE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, S590, S591 [14FE], S685 
        [15FE], S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6039-S6042, S6044 [10SE]
      Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 
        3556), S6458 [19SE]
      Dept. of HHS: make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve 
        oral health education and dental disease prevention, and 
        enhance Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program 
        dental services, S1180 [1MR]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Education: reform graduate medical education payments (S. 3201), 
        S3286 [17MY]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]
      ------national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures, S3811 [7JN]
      ------release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, 
        S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (S. 1058), S3080 [10MY]
      Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for 
        in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual 
        alone, S3836 [7JN]
      ------encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health 
        record technology by safety net providers and clinics (S. 
        3539), S6342 [13SE]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 
        [13JN]
      ------funding, S2896-S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 
        [16MY]
      ------impact of increased funding obligations on States, S2942 
        [8MY], S3761 [6JN], S4706 [28JN], S4736 [29JN], S5111 [18JY], 
        S6614-S6616 [21SE]
      ------reform, S6297 [13SE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (S. 2347), S2916 [7MY]
      ------establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (S. 2243), S2233 [29MR]
      ------funding, S6586-S6590 [21SE]
      ------improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (S. 
        2163), S1425 [6MR]
      ------Medicare Advantage program funding, S2675 [25AP]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (S. 2125), S910 [17FE]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (S. 3496), S5986 [2AU]
      ------provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed 
        issue of a supplemental policy (S. 3271), S3840 [7JN]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (S. 
        3463), S5736 [31JY], S5846 [1AU]
      ------reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], S6032, 
        S6046 [10SE], S6297, S6324 [13SE]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, S833 [16FE], S890 [17FE], S4875 [11JY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S57-S59 [24JA]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S2614, S2616 
        [24AP]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 2037), S133 
        [26JA]
      ------reauthorize and improve (S. 3562), S6460 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]
      ------CBO cost estimate, S1769-S1773 [19MR]
      ------Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program funding, S1880, S1881 [21MR]
      ------Dept. of HHS transfer of funds to the IRS for 
        implementation, S2474 [18AP]
      ------impact, S1821 [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], 
        S1956-S1963, S1988-S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], 
        S2160-S2163 [28MR], S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S3114 
        [14MY], S3298 [21MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-
        S4810 [10JY], S4857, S4866, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-
        S5447 [26JY], S5692-S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1564-S1567 [12MR], S1768-S1773 [19MR], 
        S1818-S1821, S1843 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], S2042-
        S2045 [27MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], S2222 [29MR], 
        S3460 [23MY], S4696-S4706, S4709, S4714 [28JN], S5706 [31JY], 
        S6413 [19SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier 
        areas receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]
      ------impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, S2010-S2013 [26MR]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S1567 [12MR], S1874, S1880, 
        S1891 [21MR], S2118 [28MR], S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3115 
        [14MY], S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4656 [27JN]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4856-S4858 [11JY]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1077-S1082 [28FE], 
        S1104-S1110, S1112, S1113, S1115-S1129, S1132-S1139, S1141, 
        S1156 [29FE], S1159-S1173 [1MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], 
        S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]
      ------repeal, S118-S120 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S412 [9FE], S665 
        [15FE], S1110 [29FE], S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1564-S1567 [12MR], 
        S1666 [14MR], S1818-S1821 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957 [22MR], S2010-S2013 [26MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 
        [28MR], S2190, S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3007-S3009 [9MY], 
        S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4409 [21JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], 
        S4708 [28JN], S4842, S4843, S4857, S4858 [11JY], S5442 [26JY], 
        S5692, S5693, S5696, S5698, S5706 [31JY], S5806 [1AU], S6046 
        [10SE], S6413 [19SE]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287-S289 
        [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, 
        S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1957, S1960, S1961 [22MR], 
        S2044 [27MR]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (S. 2118), S875 [16FE], S879 [17FE]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4690-S4710, 
        S4714 [28JN], S4731-S4733, S4735-S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 
        [9JY], S4808 [10JY], S4862-S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 
        [20SE]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], 
        S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015-
        S2017 [26MR], S2041-S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 
        [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808-S3812 [7JN], S4409 
        [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]
      Pensions: adjust normal and early retirement ages for receipts 
        of benefits, increase maximum age for delayed retirement 
        credit, and provide for progressive price indexing of benefits 
        (S. 804), S5276 [24JY]
      Postal Service: develop a Medicare educational program for 
        Postal Service employees and retirees who may be eligible to 
        enroll in Medicare, S2691 [25AP]
      ------require maintenance of expected delivery time for 
        protected mail items, S2466 [18AP]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 [11SE], S6407-S6409 [19SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. 
        Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407, S6408 [19SE]
      ------Executive order to reform Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program work requirements, S4995 [16JY]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S. 
        3397), S5136 [18JY]
      Reform, S5275-S5277 [24JY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S6039 [10SE]
      Solvency, S551 [13FE], S1770 [19MR], S2524 [19AP]
      SSA: reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance 
        program, S4767 [29JN]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (S. 
        2150), S1200 [1MR]
      States: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability by 
        improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, S329 [6FE], S362 [7FE], 
        S587 [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE], S830, S840 [16FE], S882 [17FE]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, S3068 [10MY]
      Transportation: use of Social Security, Medicare, and other 
        trust funds to fund the Highway Trust Fund, S4690 [28JN]
      Trust funds: budget treatment, S6522-S6524 [20SE]
      ------extend solvency by increasing the normal and early 
        retirement ages and modifying the cost-of-living adjustments 
        in benefits (S. 1213), S61 [24JA], S90 [26JA], S663 [15FE], 
        S3115 [14MY]
      Women: health care for women, S374-S379, S381 [7FE]
  Reports
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare 
        Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and 
        Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of 
        Trustees, H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to 
        Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program 
        Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) 
        (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement 
        Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. 
        Rept. 112-375), H158 [24JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on 
        Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112-
        677), H6068 [18SE]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 112-677), H6068 [18SE]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H113 
        [23JA]
      Medicare Decisions Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112-412), H1366 [16MR]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 
        112-412), H1362 [13MR]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 
        112-639), H5524 [31JY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
  Statements
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Milton R. Wolf, 
        H4719 [10JY]
  Summaries
      Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 5188), E694 
        [27AP]
  Tables
      Social Security aggregates, S1832 [20MR]
  Testimonies
      Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific 
        Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law 
        Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 
        and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare 
        Act, H4711 [10JY]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program work requirements, H6165 [20SE]
      H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirement, H6175 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, 
        H333 [1FE]
      H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families 
        Act, H315 [1FE]
      H.R. 4362, Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) 
        Identity Theft Act, H5510 [31JY]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4725 [10JY]
      S. 2125, Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act, 
        S910-S912 [17FE]
      S. 2150, clarify SSI policy that the value of certain funeral 
        and burial arrangements are not to be considered available 
        resources, S1201 [1MR]
      S. 2257, Excellence in Mental Health Act, S2248-S2250 [29MR]
      S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for 
        Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]




SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: require the President to transmit the annual budget 
        without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Field offices: perform process for closure (see S. 3489), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security 
        program: ensure continuation of services (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program: ensure 
        continuation of services (see H.R. 6061), H4654 [29JN]
  Letters
      WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act: Curt Decker, 
        National Disability Rights Network, E1186 [29JN]
      ------Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., E1187 [29JN]
      ------several Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities members, 
        E1187 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security 
        program: ensure continuation of services (H.R. 6061), E1185 
        [29JN]
      Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program: ensure 
        continuation of services (H.R. 6061), E1185 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Social Security: reform, S5275-S5277 [24JY]
      Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program: reauthorize, 
        S4767 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]




SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD

  Appointments
      Members, H1127 [1MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6004 [2AU]




SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 804), S5276 [24JY]




SOCIEDAD ECUATORIANA DEL EXTERIOR (organization)

  Letters
      Ecuadorian human rights violations, democracy efforts, and drug 
        trafficking situation, E1652 [21SE]




SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC

  Remarks in House
      Coulson, Samuel: Broadcom Corp., Math, Applied Science, 
        Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program 
        finalist, E1523 [13SE]




SOCIETY OF CHEST PAIN CENTERS

  Remarks in House
      North Richland Hills, TX: North Hills Hospital recipient of 
        Society of Chest Pain Centers accreditation, E899 [30MY]




SOCIETY OF SANTA MARIA MADDALENA OF NEW HAVEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E528 [16AP]




SODA ASH ROYALTY EXTENSION, JOB CREATION, AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1192) 
        (H. Rept. 112-578), H4683 [9JY]




SODA ASH ROYALTY REDUCTION ACT

  Reports filed
      Soda Ash Royalty Extension, Job Creation, and Export Enhancement 
        Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1192) (H. 
        Rept. 112-578), H4683 [9JY]




SOLANO, PATRICK J.

  Remarks in House
      Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization): Community Leadership 
        Award recipient, E91 [31JA]




SOLANO COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      California: protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-
        San Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]




SOLAR ENERGY

  Articles and editorials
      Republicans Blow With the Wind--Another Industry Wants To Keep 
        Its Taxpayer Subsidies, S1453 [7MR]
      Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, S670 [15FE]
      Weatherization Assistance Is Effective Investment, E1184 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program for State and local 
        governments to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 4622), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: streamline the application for permits to 
        drill process and increase funds for energy project permit 
        processing (see H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]
      Developing countries: authorize microenterprise assistance for 
        renewable energy projects (see H.R. 3888), H440 [2FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 5991), H3974 [21JN] (see H.R. 6154), 
        H5077 [19JY] (see H.R. 6503), H6274 [21SE]
      Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing 
        duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax 
        credit property (see S. 3610), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------require the use of domestic property to be eligible for 
        certain tax incentives for solar energy (see S. 3183), S3174 
        [15MY]
  Proclamations
      Crystal Brockington and Johnathan Davis Day: Representative 
        Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1193 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: clarify that direct use solar energy is 
        considered a renewable energy source, H3093 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: renewable energy loan guarantee programs 
        funding, H3454, H3471 [5JN]
      ------Weatherization Assistance Program funding, E1183 [29JN]
      ------wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other renewable 
        energy development funding, H3355, H3356 [31MY]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: include in Quadrennial 
        Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best 
        estimate of expected increase in production of renewable 
        energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H3925 [21JN]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1912 [17AP], 
        H6265 [21SE]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H174-H177 [25JA], H362, 
        H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H951, H957, H958 
        [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 [6MR], H1220, 
        H1222 [7MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], 
        H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]
      Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable energy standard, 
        H3819, H3884 [20JN]
      Rochester, NY: tribute to Hippie Pandas Girl Scout technical 
        team for helping develop a solar-powered pasteurization system 
        for raw milk, E1460 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      ------national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], 
        S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707-
        S1709 [15MR], S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2128, S2134 [28MR], S2192-
        S2197, S2216 [29MR], S4185 [14JN], S4659 [27JN]
      Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing 
        duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax 
        credit property (S. 3610), S6629 [21SE]
      ------extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 
        [12MR], S1599 [13MR]
  Reports filed
      Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) (H. Rept. 112-528), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      10 Million Solar Roofs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1108) (S. Rept. 112-144), S388 [7FE]




SOLID WASTE  see Refuse Disposal; Sewage Disposal




SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT

  Amendments
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826 [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      ------require refund value for certain beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 6531), H6275 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826-H5829 [11SE], E1493 [12SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934, H1937, H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H4623 [29JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), 
        H635 [8FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), S6672, S6673 [21SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
  Reports filed
      Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 710) (H. Rept. 112-654), 
        H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      S. 710, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, 
        H5826 [11SE]




SOLIS, ERIKA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E767 [10MY]




SOLIS, RAUL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E310 [5MR]




SOLOMON ISLANDS

  Bills and resolutions
      World War II: anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (see H. 
        Res. 696), H3914 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      World War II: anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (H. Res. 
        696), E1412 [3AU]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Walter North To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, 
        Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6453 [19SE]




SOLON, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Solon Elementary School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools 
        award recipient, S6437 [19SE]




SOLTES, CHARLES R., JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: dedication, S122 
        [26JA]




SOLTZ, JON

  Articles and editorials
      GOP Budget Doesn't Even Say the Word ``Veteran'', E425 [22MR]




SOMALIA

  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Somalia: President Obama, S5256 
        [23JY], H5082 [23JY]




SOMERS, DAHLIA

  Essays
      State of the Union, S157 [30JA]




SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Raritan, NJ: anniversary of St. Joseph's Slovak Catholic Church, 
        E1472 [11SE]




SOMERSET COUNTY, PA

  Announcements
      Moment of silence on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, 
        terrorist attacks, S6080 [11SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Drew Liscum, E528 
        [16AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
  Lists
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], H5779 
        [11SE]
  Remarks in House
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military 
        tribunals, E708 [7MY]
      Somerset County Military Family Support Group: tribute, E280 
        [29FE]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5749 [10SE], 
        H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5822-H5826, 
        H5848, H5851 [11SE], E1472, E1476, E1478, E1479, E1480, E1481, 
        E1483 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Somerset (U.S.S.): tribute, S5368 [25JY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6075-S6081, S6085, 
        S6086, S6091-S6093, S6095, S6097, S6098, S6099 [11SE]




SOMERSET (KY) COMMONWEALTH JOURNAL

  Articles and editorials
      Carl Dick's General Store--A Science Hill Tradition, S153 [30JA]
      Political Icon Donnie Girdler Dead at 63, S1537 [8MR]




SOMERSET (U.S.S.)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5323 [26JY], E1272 [18JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5368 [25JY]




SOMMER, BETTY

  Letters
      Triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H3065 [17MY]




SoMoLEND HOLDINGS, LLC

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1878 [21MR]




SONENREICH, STEVEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1003 [6JN]




SONENSHINE, TARA D.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Under Sec. of State for Public Diplomacy: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




SONOMA COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing 
        off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and 
        Marin Counties in California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      Fort Ross State Historical Park: anniversary, E1153 [27JN]
      Grabill, David: Northern California ACLU Jack Green Civil 
        Liberties Award recipient, E634 [24AP]
      Rohnert Park, CA: anniversary, E1583 [21SE]




SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Environmental Technology Center: anniversary, E534 [16AP]




SONORA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Tuolumne General Hospital: closure, E13 [13JA]




SONSON, JESSICA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1144 [29FE]




SOPHIA, WV

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4788 [9JY]




SORENSON, DAREN S.

  Remarks in Senate
      Distinguished Flying Cross: recipient, S1998 [22MR]




SOROS, GEORGE

  Remarks in Senate
      Institute of International Education: anniversary of Scholar 
        Rescue Fund, S6102 [11SE]




SOSA, REBECA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E456 [27MR]




SOSIS, RICHARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E714 [7MY]




SOTH, SIRI

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E873 [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E873 [18MY]




SOTO, ISRAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E974 [5JN], E1082 [19JN]




SOTORODRIGUEZ, HECTOR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1444 [3AU]




SOUDERTON, PA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1127 [21JN]




SOUKUP, BRIAN

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E648 [25AP]




SOUND DOLLAR ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4180), H6223 [20SE]




SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING

  Bills and resolutions
      Tariff: self-contained, single-element unidirectional (cardioid) 
        dynamic microphones (see H.R. 4821), H2203 [26AP]
      ------single-driver sound isolating earphones (see H.R. 4820), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      ------sound-isolating earphones with multiple balanced armature 
        speakers (see H.R. 4819), H2203 [26AP]




SOUSA, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Florida: tribute to 13th Congressional District Fire and Rescue 
        and EMS Award recipients, E1327 [25JY]




SOUTER, DAVID H.

  Letters
      Call for female nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court 
        Justice David H. Souter: Senators Boxer and Snowe, S1109 
        [29FE]




SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, E1224 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: assessment of statements made relative to 
        the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other 
        foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]
      Human rights: condemn international human rights violations 
        against women and human trafficking, S2477, S2478 [18AP]




SOUTH AMERICA

  Bills and resolutions
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
      Brazil: authorize negotiations to eliminate tariffs and trade 
        barriers to U.S. ethanol exports (see H.R. 4621), H2123 [25AP]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade: establish 
        (see H.R. 6539), H6276 [21SE]
  Messages
      Tax Convention With Chile: President Obama, S3293 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals pending 
        certification that the Government of Brazil amends its laws to 
        remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals to other 
        countries, H3621 [7JN]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, H1529 
        [22MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H1163 [6MR], H6079-H6083 [19SE]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
  Reports filed
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), 
        S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3783, Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, H6079 
        [19SE]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]




SOUTH BEND, IN

  Remarks in House
      University of Notre Dame: anniversary, E1486 [12SE]




SOUTH BERWICK, ME

  Remarks in House
      Marshwood High School: tribute to participation in We the People 
        . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E978 [5JN]




SOUTH CAROLINA

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (see S. 2061), S261 [1FE] 
        (see H.R. 5739), H2662 [11MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: include areas off the coast of South 
        Carolina in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program (see 
        S. 3284), S3900 [11JN]
      Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, 
        SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]
      South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: designate management 
        entity (see H.R. 6090), H4774 [10JY]
  Cloture motions
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
  Remarks in House
      Anderson, SC: tribute to T.L. Hanna High School girls' soccer 
        team, E916 [31MY]
      Clinton, SC: tribute to Bell Street Middle School Science 
        Olympiad team, H1024 [29FE]
      Dept. of Energy: decision to install small modular nuclear 
        technology at the Savannah River Site in Aiken and Barnwell, 
        SC, H1138 [5MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), H4672, H4673 
        [9JY], E1216 [10JY]
      Independence Day: observance, E1213 [9JY]
      Technology: formation of joint technology initiative between 
        Savannah River National Laboratory and University of South 
        Carolina to build new technology-based businesses and create 
        jobs, H1813 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the 
        South Carolina State Ports Authority (S. 2061), S3735 [5JN]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S3771 
        [6JN], S4218 [14JN], S4223, S4226-S4230 [18JN]
  Reports filed
      Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2061) 
        (S. Rept. 112-171), S3630 [24MY]
      Nomination of Mary Geiger Lewis To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S1540 [8MR]
  Texts of
      S. 2061, Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act, S3735 
        [5JN], H4672 [9JY]




SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: designate management 
        entity (see H.R. 6090), H4774 [10JY]




SOUTH DAKOTA

  Amendments
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 
        3288), S4151 [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S3234 [16MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System: facilitate completion (see 
        S. 3464), S5732 [31JY]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, H4690, H4708 [10JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 
        3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
      Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of 
        construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 1938), E122 [2FE]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H362, H363, H365, H367 
        [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary, H2820 [17MY]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abdnor, James: tribute (S. Res. 475), S3613, S3659 [24MY]
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, S4815 [10JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (S. Res. 464), S3239, S3240 
        [16MY]
      Eureka, SD: anniversary, S4633, S4634 [26JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      Flandreau, SD: anniversary of Flandreau Santee Sioux Indian 
        Tribe Pow Wow, S4821 [10JY]
      Fulton, SD: anniversary, S4634 [26JN]
      Garden City, SD: anniversary, S5132 [18JY], S5255 [23JY]
      Grossenburg Implement (business): anniversary, S5482 [26JY]
      Hosmer, SD: anniversary, S1419 [6MR], S4237 [18JN]
      Johnson, Ryan and Amber: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6054 [10SE]
      McPherson, Paige: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6534 [20SE]
      Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System: facilitate completion (S. 
        3464), S5737 [31JY]
      Monroe, SD: anniversary, S4415 [21JN], S4635 [26JN]
      Oahe Dam: anniversary of construction, S5482 [26JY]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      Orient, SD: anniversary, S4634, S4635 [26JN]
      Pierpont, SD: anniversary, S4416 [21JN], S4671 [27JN]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Rapid City, SD: anniversary of Reptile Gardens, S4456 [25JN], 
        S4671 [27JN]
      Sacagawea: anniversary of death, S6442, S6443 [19SE]
      Services Center Federal Credit Union: anniversary, S6264 [12SE]
      South Dakota Humanities Council: anniversary, S5207 [19JY]
      United Way: anniversary, S4416 [21JN]
  Reports filed
      Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112-475), H2644 [10MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1478) (S. Rept. 112-128), S42 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      S. Res. 464, Ellsworth AFB, SD, anniversary, S3238, S3241 [16MY]
      S. Res. 475, tribute to James Abdnor, S3640, S3659 [24MY]
  Tributes
      Abdnor, James, S3724 [5JN], H2824 [17MY]
      Janklow, William J., E41 [18JA]
      Johnson, Senator Tim, S3159 [15MY]
      McGovern, George, E1295 [23JY]
      McGovern, George S., E1731 [2NO]




SOUTH DAKOTA HUMANITIES COUNCIL

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S5207 [19JY]




SOUTH EUCLID, OH

  Remarks in House
      Mooney, Beth: Notre Dame College Medal recipient, E1019 [7JN]




SOUTH HADLEY, MA

  Remarks in House
      Michael E. Smith Middle School: anniversary, E23 [17JA]




SOUTH KOREA  see Korea, Republic of




SOUTH PARIS, ME

  Remarks in House
      Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce: tribute to award recipients, 
        E42 [18JA]




SOUTH PASADENA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Mouradian, Kay: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      Robinette, Gretchen: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E464 [28MR]




SOUTH ST. PAUL, MN

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S1192 [1MR]




SOUTH SUDAN, REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      ------express that continued deployment of U.S. military support 
        personnel advising regional forces working toward apprehension 
        of Joseph Kony is necessary and appropriate (see H. Res. 581), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
  Letters
      Sudan and South Sudan conflict resolution: several Members of 
        Congress, H1898 [17AP]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
  Messages
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Designation for South Sudan: President Obama, S2030 [26MR], 
        H1548 [26MR]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Independence: anniversary, E1215 [10JY], E1249 [13JY]
      U.S. policy, E689 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5451-
        S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-S5907, S5919-
        S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5425 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to 
        List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program 
        Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5986, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, S5920 [2AU]
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]




SOUTH UTAH VALLEY ELECTRIC CONVEYANCE ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (H.R. 461) (S. Rept. 112-130), S42 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        500) (S. Rept. 112-111), S41 [23JA]




SOUTHEAST ASIA

  Amendments
      Oceans: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. Res. 524), 
        S6004, S6011 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Oceans: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of 
        maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its 
        environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian 
        mainland (see H.R. 6313), H5705 [2AU]
      ------reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see S. Res. 
        524), S5257 [23JY]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Burma: President Obama, S4890 [11JY], H4810 
        [11JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Obama, S3277 
        [17MY], H2826 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of American involvement, E870 
        [18MY]
      ------anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, 
        E729 [8MY]
      ------tribute to Hmong pilots trained to fly ``secret war'' 
        counterinsurgency missions, E1081 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Oceans: call on China to work with the Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states to resolve territorial 
        issues in the South China Sea, S5335 [25JY]
      ------reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. Res. 524), 
        S6011 [2AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 524, reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct of 
        parties in the South China Sea among Association of Southeast 
        Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China, S5263 [23JY], 
        S6011 [2AU]




SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWSLETTER

  Articles and editorials
      Jim Booth Committed to Economic Development, S1676 [14MR]
      Mortimers--A Good Place To Call Home, S1785 [19MR]




SOUTHERLAND, STEVE, II (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2426, H2449 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), 
        H375 [1FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H441 
        [2FE]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 
        6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2647 
        [10MY]
      ------require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket 
        agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), 
        H641 [8FE]
      Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H439 [2FE]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-
        free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H802 [15FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H5923 [12SE]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H5631 [1AU]
      EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from 
        national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
        requirements (see H.R. 2541), H1543 [22MR]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H2134 [25AP]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]
      Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding 
        of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 3061), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide additional flexibility for fishery managers, 
        additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum for catch 
        shares, and additional sources for fishery survey funding (see 
        H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]
      Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas 
        platforms for artificial reefs (see H.R. 3429), H4907 [17JY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H159 [24JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1306 [8MR]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H2288 [27AP]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1915 [17AP]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H2813 [16MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H6152 [19SE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5328 [26JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Labor unions: protect State requirements for a secret ballot 
        election of labor organizations (see H.R. 1047), H2134 [25AP]
      ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative 
        to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2810), H2033 
        [19AP]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1210 [6MR]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H513 [6FE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Res. 271), H1154 [5MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3662 [7JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H160 [24JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6062 [14SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 3276), H571 [7FE]
      Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 3637), H513 [6FE]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 
        3444), H2288 [27AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes (see H.R. 476), H1807 [29MR]
      ------permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable 
        contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3729), H2134 [25AP]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1543 [22MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Justice: convey a small parcel of Bureau of Prisons 
        land to Leon County, FL (see H.R. 4151), H1272 [7MR]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      Florida: remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 
        and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 4150), H1272 [7MR]
      ------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit P31-P (see H.R. 6354), H5707 [2AU]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        H.R. 4149), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 4176), H1304 [8MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Justice: convey a small parcel of Bureau of Prisons 
        land to Leon County, FL (H.R. 4151), H1273 [7MR]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (H.R. 3856), H220 [31JA]
      Florida: remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 
        and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System (H.R. 4150), H1273 [7MR]
      ------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit P31-P (H.R. 6354), H5711 [2AU]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources 
        (H.R. 4149), H1209 [6MR]
      ------clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources 
        (H.R. 4176), H1305 [8MR]
  Lists
      Working and recreational fishermen of the Gulf of Mexico, H2427 
        [8MY]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1787 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H832 [16FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H832 [16FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4740 [10JY]
      NOAA: prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new 
        catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast 
        and Gulf of Mexico, H2426, H2429, H2430 [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4740 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4740 [10JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), complete conference report, H3790 
        [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3790 [19JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2426, H2429, H2430 [8MY]




SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




SOUTHERN LIVING (publication)

  Remarks in Senate
      Lafayette, LA: Southern Living (publication) ``South's Tastiest 
        Town'' designee, S1790 [19MR]




SOUTHERN PINES, NC

  Remarks in House
      National Civic League: All-American City Award recipient, E1324 
        [25JY]




SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE

  Remarks in Senate
      Washington Monthly (publication): inclusion in list of best 
        community colleges, S1140 [29FE]




SOUTHFIELD, MI

  Remarks in House
      Chemicomays, LLC: General Motors Co., Supplier of the Year award 
        recipient, E957 [1JN]
      Orchards Children's Services, Inc.: anniversary, E712 [7MY]
      St. David's Episcopal Church: anniversary, E355 [8MR]




SOUTHLAKE, TX

  Remarks in House
      Carroll Senior High School: tribute to boys' and girls' cross 
        country teams, E54 [23JA]
      ------tribute to boys' and girls' swimming and diving teams, 
        E893 [29MY]
      ------tribute to football team, E65 [24JA]
      ------tribute to National Merit Scholarship finalists, E890 
        [25MY]
      ------tribute to Odyssey of the Mind team, E935 [31MY]
      ------tribute to student council, E920 [31MY]
      ------tribute to students for participation in Texas Forensic 
        Association State Tournament, E898 [30MY]
      ------tribute to students selected to Texas Music Educators 
        Association All-State Band, E893 [29MY]
      ------tribute to winterguard team, E883 [22MY]
      Stinnett, Paige: Texas Music Educators Association All-State 
        Women's Choir selectee, E888 [25MY]




SOUTHWEST BELMONT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E144 [6FE]




SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME

  Remarks in House
      Claremont Hotel: tribute to summer lecture and concert series, 
        E1683 [5OC]




SOUTHWICK, CASEY

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E666 [26AP]




SOWERS, THOMAS S., II

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Public 
        and Intergovernmental Affairs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (Senate), S5976 [2AU]




SOWULEWSKA, KAROLINA

  Essays
      State of the Union, S124 [26JA]




SPACE POLICY

  Articles and editorials
      NASA Administration Meets With Apollo Astronauts; Agency Will 
        Work Cooperatively To Resolve Artifact Ownership Issues, H6086 
        [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Astronauts: confirm full ownership rights of certain artifacts 
        from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of Defense: work with non-Federal entities and accept non-
        Federal funding under strict guidelines to promote commercial 
        space transportation infrastructure efficiencies (see H.R. 
        4401), H2029 [19AP]
      Foreign trade: authorize the President to determine appropriate 
        export controls of satellites and related items based on 
        national security and foreign policy objectives (see S. 3211), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 102), 
        H902 [16FE]
      NASA: convey excess property at the Kennedy Space Center to a 
        State or political subdivision, municipality, or 
        instrumentality of a State for development of and operation of 
        a spaceport (see H.R. 6540), H6276 [21SE]
      ------preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National objectives: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      SBA: ensure treatment of Brevard County, FL, as a HUBZone (see 
        S. 2157), S1422 [6MR]
      U.S. Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see H. Res. 692), 
        H3807 [19JN]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Maximillian 
        McElligott, E354 [8MR]
  Letters
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      Ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space 
        missions: Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., H6087 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Astronauts: confirm full ownership rights of certain artifacts 
        from space missions (H.R. 4158), H6086-H6088, H6096 [19SE], 
        E1581 [20SE]
      Cortland, NY: Cortland Junior Senior High School students 
        winners of NASA Space Settlement Contest, E1221 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency 
        Support funding, H2393-H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program funding 
        through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade Program funding, 
        H2496-H2498 [9MY]
      ------legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI financial and 
        mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding through 
        reductions in NASA funding, H2377, H2378 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface 
        mineral rights near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (H. Con. Res. 102), E216 [16FE]
      Government regulations: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H2792 [16MY], H2997, H2998, H3005, H3006 [17MY]
      Hampton, VA: anniversary of NASA Langley Research Center, E1581 
        [20SE]
      NASA: Commercial Crew Program funding, H2498 [9MY]
      ------consolidation of Arc Jet facilities, H2502, H2503 [9MY]
      ------establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Houston, 
        TX, H1898 [17AP]
      ------tribute to space shuttle program, H1850 [17AP], H1963 
        [18AP]
      ------Voyager (spacecraft) funding, E1480 [11SE]
      NOAA: Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS) 
        funding, H2522 [9MY]
      Television: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic 
        television signal, E1248 [12JY]
      U.S. Space and Rocket Center: anniversary of Space Camp, H3582 
        [7JN]
      United Launch Alliance (organization): tribute, H3587 [7JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Astronauts: confirm full ownership rights of certain artifacts 
        from space missions (H.R. 4158), S6671 [21SE]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA, S344 [6FE]
      ------anniversary of first manned orbital mission for NASA (S. 
        Res. 377), S690-S692 [15FE]
      Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of space flight speech, S6245 
        [12SE]
      NASA: anniversary of Landsat Satellite Program, S5256 [23JY]
      ------funding, S6305 [13SE]
      Peterson AFB, CO: anniversary of Air Force Space Command, S6622 
        [21SE]
      Science: tribute to historical and recent accomplishments of the 
        U.S. space program, S6245 [12SE]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of World's Fair, S2534 [19AP]
  Summaries
      NASA Policy on Permission To Carry Personal Mementos on Space 
        Vehicles They Flew, H6087 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4158, confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions, H6086 [19SE]
      S. Res. 377, first NASA manned orbital mission by John Glenn 
        anniversary, S690, S703 [15FE]
  Tributes
      Armstrong, Neil A., S6305 [13SE], S6614 [21SE], H5775 [11SE], 
        H5868 [12SE], H5928 [13SE], H6047 [14SE], E1473, E1476 [11SE], 
        E1504 [12SE], E1537 [14SE]




SPACY, BRADLEY D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Air Force: nomination to be brigadier general, S392 [7FE]




SPAHR, JANE A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1070 [19JN]




SPAIN, KINGDOM OF

  Remarks in Senate
      Cuba: independence anniversary, S3324 [21MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow community land grant-mercedes and 
        land grant councils access to rural development program 
        funding, S4391 [21JN]




SPARKMAN, ANGELA

  Articles and editorials
      Sheriff Remembers Fallen Deputy, S1190 [1MR]




SPARKS, NV

  Remarks in Senate
      Smith, Ashlee: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3171 [15MY]




SPARKS, ORION N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1692 [12OC]




SPARROW, ROBERT E.W.

  Remarks in House
      Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., 
        event to honor Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]




SPAULDING, FREDRICK L.

  Remarks in House
      Army: Distinguished Service Cross recipient, E691 [27AP]




SPEAK OUT TO STOP (SOS) CHILD ABUSE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]




SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (John A. Boehner)

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, H151-H156 [24JA]
  Appointments
      British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3148 [18MY]
      Commission on International Religious Freedom, H2698 [15MY]
      Committee on Ethics (House), H928 [17FE]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H1420 [20MR]
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Committee to notify the President that a congressional quorum 
        has assembled, H10 [17JA]
      Conferees: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety Improvement Act, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
      House of Representatives Parliamentarian, H974 [28FE]
      Library of Congress American Folklife Center Board of Trustees, 
        H5689 [2AU]
      President's Export Council, H1291 [8MR]
      Public Interest Declassification Board, H3148 [18MY]
      Social Security Advisory Board, H1127 [1MR]
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, H1530 
        [22MR], H2253 [27AP]
      U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H787 [15FE]
      U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H227 [1FE], H1091 
        [29FE]
      U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, H169 [25JA], 
        H4426 [28JN]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      Aderholt, Representative, H5 [10JA]
      Austria, Representative, H5925 [13SE]
      Bartlett, Representative, H3165 [22MY]
      Barton, Representative, H2717 [16MY], H3581 [7JN]
      Bass, Representative Charles F., H1743 [29MR]
      Bishop, Representative Rob, H2665 [15MY], H6003 [14SE]
      Buerkle, Representative, H5863 [12SE]
      Capito, Representative, H643 [9FE], H4829 [12JY]
      Chaffetz, Representative, H161 [25JA]
      Cravaack, Representative, H223 [1FE]
      Culberson, Representative, H2035 [23AP], H2041 [24AP], H4871 
        [17JY], H6285 [28SE]
      Denham, Representative, H3 [6JA], H477 [6FE], H951 [27FE], H1137 
        [5MR], H1545 [26MR], H1809 [30MR]
      DesJarlais, Representative, H6301 [5OC], H6305 [12OC]
      Ellmers, Representative, H1429 [21MR]
      Farenthold, Representative, H5203 [25JY]
      Fitzpatrick, Representative, H969 [28FE]
      Flake, Representative, H6153 [20SE]
      Fleischmann, Representative, H1849 [17AP]
      Flores, Representative, H2137 [26AP], H5715 [3AU]
      Foxx, Representative, H83 [23JA], H729 [15FE], H3983 [26JN]
      Harper, Representative, H1643 [28MR], H2451 [9MY], H4159 [28JN]
      Harris, Representative, H7 [13JA], H189 [31JA], H699 [14FE], 
        H947 [21FE], H1813 [16AP], H3173 [29MY], H3979 [25JN], H4659 
        [9JY], H5081 [23JY], H6063 [18SE], H6303 [9OC]
      Herrera Beutler, Representative, H6309 [16OC]
      Jenkins, Representative, H1155 [6MR]
      LaTourette, Representative, H1 [3JA], H949 [24FE], H1365 [16MR], 
        H2661 [11MY], H3169 [25MY], H3705 [15JN], H3709 [18JN], H4867 
        [13JY], H6281 [25SE], H6313 [23OC], H6319 [30OC], H6325 [6NO]
      Latourette, Representative, H695 [13FE]
      McClintock, Representative, H3483 [6JN], H3809 [20JN]
      Miller, Representative Candice S., H1979 [19AP]
      Nugent, Representative, H4067 [27JN]
      Palazzo, Representative, H2073 [25AP], H4687 [10JY]
      Paulsen, Representative, H117 [24JA], H1577 [27MR]
      Poe, Representative, H377 [2FE], H3917 [21JN]
      Reed, Representative, H81 [19JA]
      Rivera, Representative, H5133 [24JY]
      Rooney, Representative, H1361 [13MR]
      Schmidt, Representative, H4911 [18JY]
      Shimkus, Representative, H2815 [17MY]
      Smith, Representative Adrian, H1307 [9MR], H2291 [7MY], H3407 
        [5JN], H5329 [30JY]
      Thornberry, Representative, H185 [27JA], H3701 [12JN], H5719 
        [7AU]
      Tipton, Representative, H1393 [20MR]
      Webster, Representative, H31 [18JA], H575 [8FE], H805 [16FE], 
        H1211 [7MR], H1917 [18AP], H2331 [8MY], H3269 [31MY], H3735 
        [19JN], H5013 [19JY], H5527 [1AU], H5769 [11SE]
      Westmoreland, Representative, H6315 [26OC]
      Wolf, Representative, H6321 [2NO]
      Womack, Representative, H9 [17JA], H5333 [31JY], H5633 [2AU], 
        H5729 [10SE], H6071 [19SE], H6311 [19OC]
      Woodall, Representative, H1019 [29FE], H6299 [2OC]
      Yoder, Representative, H1103 [1MR]
      Young, Representative Todd, H515 [7FE]
  Discharge petitions signed
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), 
        consideration (H. Res. 739), H6062 [14SE], H6273, H6280 
        [21SE], H6298 [28SE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H476 [3FE], H694 [9FE]
      Elections: provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H5079 [19JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H5328 [26JY]
  Letters
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved 
        resolutions: Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House), H1307 [9MR], H5338 [31JY]
      Election of Ron Barber to the House of Representatives: Amy B. 
        Chan, Arizona State Election Director, H3753 [19JN]
      ------Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
        H3753 [19JN]
      Election of Suzanne Bonamici to the House of Representatives: 
        Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H530 
        [7FE]
      ------Stephen N. Trout, Oregon Division of Elections, H530 [7FE]
      Resignation as House of Representatives Parliamentarian: John V. 
        Sullivan, H973 [28FE]
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: Dennis A. 
        Cardoza, H5729 [10SE]
      ------Representative Geoff Davis, H5527 [1AU]
      ------Representative Giffords, H170, H171 [25JA]
      ------Representative Inslee, H1375 [19MR]
      ------Representative McCotter, H4660 [9JY]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Burma: President Obama, H4810 [11JY]
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Yemen: President Obama, H2782 [16MY]
      Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian 
        Financial Institutions: President Obama, H479 [6FE]
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
      Economic Report: President Obama, H938 [17FE]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Designation for South Sudan: President Obama, H1548 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Argentina: President Obama, H1548 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Gibraltar and the Turks and Caicos Islands: 
        President Obama, H4652 [29JN]
      Generalized System of Preferences Least-Developed Beneficiary 
        Developing Country Designation for Senegal: President Obama, 
        H4652 [29JN]
      National Defense Authorization Act Section 1022 Implementation 
        Procedures Relative to Detainee Military Custody Requirements: 
        President Obama, H1008 [28FE]
      National Drug Control Strategy: President Obama, H2028 [19AP]
      National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Obama, H2826 
        [17MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Cote D'Ivoire: President Obama, 
        H464 [3FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea: President Obama, H3721 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, H5439 
        [31JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 
        Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, H5779 [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to Significant Transnational 
        Criminal Organizations: President Obama, H4920 [18JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Somalia: President Obama, H5082 
        [23JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Syria: President Obama, H2460 
        [9MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, H5779 [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to the Former Liberian Regime of 
        Charles Taylor: President Obama, H4872 [17JY]
      National Emergency Relative to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation 
        Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material 
        in Russia: President Obama, H3721 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to the Stabilization of Iraq: 
        President Obama, H3149 [18MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions: President Obama, H5141 [24JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe: President Obama, H1139 
        [5MR]
      Statutory Debt Limit: President Obama, H7 [13JA]
  Oaths of office
      Barber, Ron: House of Representatives, H3753, H3805 [19JN]
      Bonamici, Suzanne: House of Representatives, H530, H566 [7FE]
      Irving, Paul D.: House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms, H10 
        [17JA]
  Remarks
      House of Representatives: guidelines relative to conduct of 
        Members while in the House chamber, H90 [23JA]
      Journal: question of approval, H10 [17JA], H42 [18JA], H700 
        [14FE], H815 [16FE], H905 [17FE], H1027 [29FE], H1438 [21MR], 
        H1499 [22MR], H1546 [26MR], H1647 [28MR], H1922 [18AP], H1979 
        [19AP], H2571 [10MY], H4706 [10JY]
  Resignations
      Committee on Armed Services (House): Representative 
        Ruppersberger, H3979 [25JN]
      Committee on Budget (House): Representative Tonko, H887 
        [16FE]
      Committee on Homeland Security (House): Representative Speier, 
        H887 [16FE]
      Committee on Natural Resources (House): Representative Sarbanes, 
        H1411 [20MR]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): 
        Representative Guinta, H5538 [1AU]
      Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): 
        Representative Fudge, H1411 [20MR]
      ------Representative Sarbanes, H1411 [20MR]
      Committee on the Budget (House): Representative Guinta, H5538 
        [1AU]
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): 
        Representative Guinta, H5538 [1AU]
      House of Representatives: Dennis A. Cardoza, H5729 [10SE]
      ------Gabrielle Giffords, H168, H170 [25JA]
      ------Geoff Davis, H5527 [1AU]
      ------Jay Inslee, H1375 [19MR]
      ------Thaddeus G. McCotter, H4660 [9JY]
      House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood, H10 
        [17JA]
  Resolutions by organizations
      GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1307-H1359 [9MR], 
        H5338-H5405 [31JY]
  Subpoena Notices
      Chesterfield, VA, General District Court, H5902 [12SE]
      Circuit Court for Deshutes County, OR, H185 [27JA]
      District Court of Maryland, Baltimore County, H2292 [7MY]
      Fairfax County, VA, Circuit Court, H5848 [11SE]
      Massachusetts Dept. of Industrial Accidents, H1963 [18AP]
      Philadelphia, PA, Municipal Court, Criminal Division, H5729, 
        H5730 [10SE]
      Superior Court for the State of North Carolina, Surry County, 
        H3346 [31MY]
      Superior Court of California, North Valley District, H1654 
        [28MR]
      Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H7 [13JA]
      Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, H4892 
        [17JY]
      27th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Landry, LA, 
        H5329 [30JY]
      U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H185 [27JA], 
        H2667 [15MY]
      U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, H887 
        [16FE]
      U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, H1003 
        [28FE]
      U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, H2292 
        [7MY]




SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      Aderholt, Representative, H5 [10JA]
      Austria, Representative, H5925 [13SE]
      Bartlett, Representative, H3165 [22MY]
      Barton, Representative, H2717 [16MY], H3581 [7JN]
      Bass, Representative Charles F., H1743 [29MR]
      Bishop, Representative Rob, H2665 [15MY], H6003 [14SE]
      Buerkle, Representative, H5863 [12SE]
      Capito, Representative, H643 [9FE], H4829 [12JY]
      Chaffetz, Representative, H161 [25JA]
      Cravaack, Representative, H223 [1FE]
      Culberson, Representative, H2035 [23AP], H2041 [24AP], H4871 
        [17JY], H6285 [28SE]
      Denham, Representative, H3 [6JA], H477 [6FE], H951 [27FE], H1137 
        [5MR], H1545 [26MR], H1809 [30MR]
      DesJarlais, Representative, H6301 [5OC], H6305 [12OC]
      Ellmers, Representative, H1429 [21MR]
      Farenthold, Representative, H5203 [25JY]
      Fitzpatrick, Representative, H969 [28FE]
      Flake, Representative, H6153 [20SE]
      Fleischmann, Representative, H1849 [17AP]
      Flores, Representative, H2137 [26AP], H5715 [3AU]
      Foxx, Representative, H83 [23JA], H729 [15FE], H3983 [26JN]
      Harper, Representative, H1643 [28MR], H2451 [9MY], H4159 [28JN]
      Harris, Representative, H7 [13JA], H189 [31JA], H699 [14FE], 
        H947 [21FE], H1813 [16AP], H3173 [29MY], H3979 [25JN], H4659 
        [9JY], H5081 [23JY], H6063 [18SE], H6303 [9OC]
      Herrera Beutler, Representative, H6309 [16OC]
      Jenkins, Representative, H1155 [6MR]
      LaTourette, Representative, H1 [3JA], H695 [13FE], H949 [24FE], 
        H1365 [16MR], H2661 [11MY], H3169 [25MY], H3705 [15JN], H3709 
        [18JN], H4867 [13JY], H6281 [25SE], H6313 [23OC], H6319 
        [30OC], H6325 [6NO]
      McClintock, Representative, H3483 [6JN], H3809 [20JN]
      Miller, Representative Candice S., H1979 [19AP]
      Nugent, Representative, H4067 [27JN]
      Palazzo, Representative, H2073 [25AP], H4687 [10JY]
      Paulsen, Representative, H117 [24JA], H1577 [27MR]
      Poe, Representative, H377 [2FE], H3917 [21JN]
      Reed, Representative, H81 [19JA]
      Rivera, Representative, H5133 [24JY]
      Rooney, Representative, H1361 [13MR]
      Schmidt, Representative, H4911 [18JY]
      Shimkus, Representative, H2815 [17MY]
      Smith, Representative Adrian, H1307 [9MR], H2291 [7MY], H3407 
        [5JN], H5329 [30JY]
      Thornberry, Representative, H185 [27JA], H3701 [12JN], H5719 
        [7AU]
      Tipton, Representative, H1393 [20MR]
      Webster, Representative, H31 [18JA], H575 [8FE], H805 [16FE], 
        H1211 [7MR], H1917 [18AP], H2331 [8MY], H3269 [31MY], H3735 
        [19JN], H5013 [19JY], H5527 [1AU], H5769 [11SE]
      Westmoreland, Representative, H6315 [26OC]
      Wolf, Representative, H6321 [2NO]
      Womack, Representative, H9 [17JA], H5333 [31JY], H5633 [2AU], 
        H5729 [10SE], H6071 [19SE], H6311 [19OC]
      Woodall, Representative, H1019 [29FE], H6299 [2OC]
      Yoder, Representative, H1103 [1MR]
      Young, Representative Todd, H515 [7FE]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4943, 
        H4977, H4992 [18JY], H5029, H5043, H5058, H5062 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3537 [6JN], H3622 [7JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H348 [1FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1240 [7MR]




SPECIAL DAYS AND HOLIDAYS

  Addresses
      George Washington's Farewell Address: read by Senator Shaheen, 
        S1031-S1034 [27FE]
      Memorial Day: Arthur Cozewith, E1014 [7JN]
      Police Week: Representative Marchant, E818 [16MY]
  Amendments
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S221, S222 [31JA]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6661, S6676 [21SE]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4831, S4833 [10JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Idyll Banter--Burning the Christmas Candle at Both Ends, S66 
        [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        474), S3631 [24MY] (see H. Res. 621), H1914 [17AP]
      Bataan-Corregidor Month: designate (see H. Res. 636), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Birmingham, AL: recognize longest running celebration of 
        Veterans Day (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6231 [20SE]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR] 
        (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet 
        Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 549), S6108 
        [11SE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 364), S208 [31JA] (see H. 
        Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Children's Grief Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 681), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      Chuck Brown Day: designate (see H. Res. 670), H3266 [30MY]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 452), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 581), S6626 [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 
        6390), H5999 [13SE]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. 
        Res. 432), S2655 [24AP]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 633), H2126 [25AP]
      Foster Children's Day: designate (see H. Res. 660), H2812 [16MY]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 420), S2393 [17AP]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6000 [13SE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      International Water Safety Day: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 658), H2714 [15MY]
      Iran: condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      Jon Faddis Day: designate (see H. Res. 641), H2274 [27AP]
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
      K-9 Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 740), H5291 [25JY]
      Kwanzaa Week: anniversary (see H. Res. 520), H78 [18JA]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S3977 [12JN]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR] (see H. Res. 560), H944 [17FE]
      National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 425), S2496 
        [18AP]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU] (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 503), 
        S4460 [25JN] (see H. Res. 674), H3480 [5JN]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 442), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see H. Res. 626), 
        H2031 [19AP]
      National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        550), S6108 [11SE]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Chess Day: designate (see S. Res. 539), S5871 [1AU]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        433), S2655 [24AP]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 522), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        540), S5871 [1AU]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support mission and goals 
        (see S. Res. 374), S614 [14FE]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        510), S4637 [26JN]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H4684 [9JY]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 565), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 548), S6108 [11SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 
        624), H2031 [19AP]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        553), S6271 [12SE]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (see S. Res. 536), S5871 [1AU]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3234 
        [16MY]
      ------recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 562), S6454 [19SE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 484), 
        S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 655), H2646 [10MY]
      National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 586), S6626 [21SE]
      National Journeymen Linemen Day: designate (see H. Res. 561), 
        H944 [17FE]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 463), S3234 
        [16MY]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Men's Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 501), S4368 
        [20JN]
      National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 367), S323 
        [2FE]
      National Mobility Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 673), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see S. Res. 
        572), S6546 [20SE] (see H. Res. 758), H5707 [2AU]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3042 
        [9MY]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5525 [31JY]
      ------support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (see S. Res. 570), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. 
        Res. 468), S3329 [21MY]
      National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        563), S6454 [19SE]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 444), S2824 [26AP]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 781), H6000 
        [13SE]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 [12SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU] (see H. Res. 787), H6068 [18SE]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR] (see H. Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National Public Higher Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        384), S1147 [29FE]
      National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 460), S3174 
        [15MY]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        530), S5487 [26JY]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]
      National Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act: support goals and 
        ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1305 [8MR]
      National Robotics Week: designate (see H. Res. 598), H1641 
        [27MR]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        593), H1497 [21MR]
      National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 722), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]
      National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. 
        Res. 798), H6232 [20SE]
      National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 798), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 754), H5629 [1AU]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE] (see H. Res. 525), H158 [24JA]
      National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 469), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: 
        designate (see H. Res. 771), H5707 [2AU]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), 
        S208 [31JA]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: support goals 
        and ideals (see H. Res. 782), H6000 [13SE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        645), H2320 [7MY]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (see S. Res. 362), S208 [31JA] (see H. Res. 535), 
        H374 [1FE]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 653), H2646 [10MY]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 533), 
        S5658 [30JY]
      National Young Audiences Week: designate (see H. Res. 574), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        441), S2824 [26AP]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        472), S3631 [24MY]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S2243 
        [29MR] (see H. Res. 642), H2274 [27AP]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        495), S4238 [18JN]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR] (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 383), S1147 [29FE]
      Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 382), S1147 
        [29FE]
      ------observance (see H. Res. 602), H1805 [29MR]
      Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 578), 
        S6626 [21SE] (see H. Res. 795), H6232 [20SE]
      Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 652), H2645 [10MY]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 445), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 793), H6232 [20SE]
      Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 521), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 526), 
        S5304 [24JY] (see H. Res. 800), H6232 [20SE]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
      Teen Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 573), S6546 
        [20SE]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
      Washington's Birthday: provide for observance on February 22, 
        rather than the third Monday in February, of each year (see S. 
        2052), S208 [31JA]
      Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 436), S2731 
        [25AP]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), 
        S2242 [29MR] (see H. Res. 601), H1740 [28MR]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), 
        S3977 [12JN]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
      World MRSA Day: designate (see H. Res. 603), H1805 [29MR]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR] (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  Letters
      Congress Week: Leigh McWhite, Congressional Papers Roundtable 
        (organization) and Sheryl B. Vogt, Association of Centers for 
        the Study of Congress, S6422 [19SE]
  Lists
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day attendees and family 
        members or guardians on the Senate floor, S2799 [26AP]
  Poems
      ``Independence Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1168 [28JN]
  Proposals
      Contemporary Glass Art Awareness Year observance, E1011 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      American Diabetes Month: observance, E1735 [6NO]
      American Eagle Day: observance, E1067 [19JN]
      American Heart Month: observance, H201 [31JA], H817 [16FE], E128 
        [3FE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2719, H2720 
        [16MY], E704 [7MY], E733 [8MY], E769 [10MY], E811, E812, E822 
        [16MY], E826 [17MY]
      ------observance (H. Res. 621), E625 [24AP], E861 [18MY]
      Asthma Awareness Month: observance, E703 [7MY]
      Birmingham, AL: tribute to Veterans Day celebration, E1441 [3AU]
      Black History Month: observance, H464 [3FE], H505, H508-H510 
        [6FE], H796 [15FE], E135 [3FE], E153 [7FE], E160 [8FE], E185 
        [14FE]
      Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1679 [2OC]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: observance, E1554 [19SE]
      Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H807, H819 
        [16FE]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance, E973 [5JN]
      ------support goals and ideals (H. Res. 289), E1047 [15JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (H. Res. 523), H122 [24JA], H225 [1FE]
      Constitution Day: observance, E1482 [11SE], E1581 [20SE], E1623 
        [21SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 
        6390), H6004 [14SE]
      Earth Day: observance, E607 [23AP]
      Easter: observance, H1796 [29MR]
      Father's Day: observance, E1045 [15JN]
      Flag Day: observance, E1040 [12JN]
      High-Performance Building Week: observance, H2721 [16MY], E852 
        [18MY]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H6164 [20SE], E1553 [19SE], 
        E1578 [20SE]
      Hispanic Serving Institutions Week: observance, E1555 [19SE]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014, H2015 [19AP], 
        H2080 [25AP], E535 [16AP], E561 [17AP], E577 [18AP], E640, 
        E642 [25AP], E659 [26AP], E687, E700 [27AP]
      Independence Day: observance, E1168 [28JN], E1213 [9JY]
      International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (H. 
        Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      International Women's Day: observance, H1276 [8MR], E342, E353 
        [8MR], E359 [9MR]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3256-H3261 [30MY], 
        E777 [10MY], E796 [15MY], E915 [31MY], E978 [5JN], E1003 [6JN]
      Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month: observance, 
        E990 [6JN], E1083 [19JN]
      Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H40 [18JA], E70 [25JA]
      Memorial Day: observance, H3274 [31MY], E950 [1JN]
      Military Appreciation Month: observance, E760 [10MY]
      Mother's Day: observance, H2454 [9MY], H2638 [10MY], E769 [10MY]
      National Adoption Month: observance, E1736 [6NO]
      National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E530 [16AP]
      National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, H523, H550 
        [7FE], E157 [7FE]
      National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, H2825 [17MY], E776 
        [10MY], E898 [30MY], E937, E938 [31MY]
      National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (H. 
        Res. 494), H3276 [31MY]
      National Chemistry Week: observance, E1570 [19SE]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2145 [26AP], 
        E533 [16AP]
      National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H5773 
        [11SE]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, H2214 [27AP]
      National Dairy Month: observance, H3811 [20JN], H4078 [27JN]
      National Day of Prayer: observance, H2146 [26AP], H2253 [27AP]
      National Day of Silence: observance, H2013 [19AP]
      National Defense Transportation Day: observance, E815 [16MY]
      National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1675 
        [2OC], E1713 [19OC]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 552), 
        H734 [15FE]
      National Essential Tremor Awareness Month: observance, E488 
        [29MR]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 242), E710 [7MY]
      ------observance, H2457, H2458 [9MY], H3275 [31MY], E849, E857 
        [18MY], E965 [1JN]
      ------recognize goals and ideals (H. Res. 659), H2717, H2718 
        [16MY]
      National Golf Day: observance, E605 [19AP]
      National Health Center Week: observance, E1369 [1AU]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: observance, E1577 
        [20SE], E1635 [21SE]
      National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: observance, E1648 [21SE]
      National Journeymen Linemen Day: designate (H. Res. 561), E567 
        [18AP], E591 [19AP]
      National Marina Day: observance, E1034 [8JN]
      National Military Appreciation Month: observance, E679 [27AP]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (H. Res. 758), 
        E1423 [3AU]
      National MPS Awareness Day: observance, E813 [16MY]
      National Nurses Week: observance, H2819 [17MY], E747 [9MY]
      ------support goals and ideals (H. Res. 83), H2333 [8MY]
      National Oceans Month: observance, H3586, H3589 [7JN]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1485, 
        E1489, E1491, E1492, E1498, E1503 [12SE], E1585, E1598 [21SE]
      National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: observance, E834 
        [17MY]
      National Poison Prevention Week: observance, E347 [8MR]
      National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, H6237 [21SE], 
        E1607, E1613, E1628-E1630 [21SE]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 
        593), E423 [22MR]
      National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, E168 [9FE]
      National School Breakfast Week: observance, H1166 [6MR], E332 
        [7MR], E349, E352, E354 [8MR]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (H. Res. 525), E170 
        [9FE]
      National School Lunch Week: observance, H1211 [7MR]
      National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: 
        observance, E139 [3FE]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: observance, E79 [25JA], E127 
        [3FE]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: observance, 
        H6159 [20SE], E1638, E1641 [21SE]
      National Teach Ag Day: observance, H1221 [7MR]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2336, H2337 
        [8MY], H2458, H2459 [9MY], H2572 [10MY], E706 [7MY], E731 
        [8MY], E752, E754 [9MY], E774 [10MY]
      National Teacher Day: observance, H2332 [8MY], E734 [8MY]
      ------support goals and ideals (H. Res. 645), E773 [10MY]
      National Transportation Week: observance, E815 [16MY]
      National Women's History Month: observance, H1030 [29FE], H1160 
        [6MR], H1219 [7MR], E304 [1MR], E359 [9MR], E368 [13MR], E380 
        [19MR], E461, E464, E465, E466, E468, E469, E470, E471, E475, 
        E477, E478, E479 [28MR], E483, E484, E485, E486 [29MR]
      National Work and Family Month: observance, E1633 [21SE], E1656 
        [25SE]
      National Young Audiences Week: observance, E354 [8MR]
      National Youth Sports Week: observance, H5210 [25JY]
      New York, NY: tribute to Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care 
        Center ``Stepping Up for HIV and AIDS'' Community Events Week, 
        E1552 [19SE]
      Older Americans Month: observance, H2825 [17MY], E819 [16MY], 
        E826 [17MY], E861 [18MY]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate, E548 [17AP]
      ------observance, E447 [27MR], E502 [29MR]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2052 [24AP], H2666 
        [15MY], H2743 [16MY], H2815 [17MY], E793 [15MY]
      Police Week: observance, H2665 [15MY], H2719 [16MY], H2815 
        [17MY], E806 [15MY], E818 [16MY], E860 [18MY]
      Professional Social Work Month: observance, E489 [29MR]
      Rare Disease Day: observance, H952 [27FE], H1029 [29FE], E287 
        [29FE]
      Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1673 [2OC]
      Vietnam Veterans Day: observance, E905 [30MY]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (H. Res. 601), E463 
        [28MR]
      Workers Memorial Day: observance, H2215 [27AP], E621 [24AP], 
        E691 [27AP]
      World Water Day: observance, H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Alcohol Awareness Month: observance, S2598 [23AP]
      American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 498), S4308 [19JN]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 200), 
        S2960 [8MY]
      Black History Month: observance, S250 [1FE], S345 [6FE]
      ------observance (S. Res. 387), S1368 [1MR]
      Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 549), S6238 [11SE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools, S37 [23JA]
      ------recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools (S. Res. 364), S222 [31JA]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (S. Res. 440), S2831 [26AP]
      Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 452), S3049 
        [9MY]
      Constitution Day: observance, S6424 [19SE]
      Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. 
        Res. 432), S2660 [24AP]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 409), S2184 [28MR], 
        S2234 [29MR]
      Flag Day: observance, S4200 [14JN]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (S. Res. 421), S2452 [17AP]
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (S. Res. 420), S2451 [17AP]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S222 [31JA]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S6476 [20SE]
      ------observance (S. Res. 267), S6534 [20SE]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S2322 [16AP], S2540 
        [19AP]
      Independence Day: observance, S4718 [28JN], S4745 [29JN]
      International Women's Day: observance, S1497-S1501 [8MR]
      ------support goals (S. Res. 90), S1499 [8MR]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, S3626 [24MY]
      Memorial Day: observance, S3617, S3619 [24MY]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 396), S1682 [14MR]
      National Adopt a Library Day: designate (S. Res. 425), S2517 
        [18AP]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. 
        Res. 546), S6012 [2AU]
      National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 527), S5318 [24JY]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 503), S4593 
        [25JN]
      National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 442), 
        S2886 [26AP]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 389), S1431 
        [6MR]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, S3702 [5JN], S3896 
        [11JN], S4457 [25JN]
      National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 550), 
        S6238 [11SE]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 569), S6469 
        [19SE]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        447), S2986 [8MY], S3002 [9MY]
      National Chess Day: designate (S. Res. 539), S5898, S5900 [1AU]
      National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 433), 
        S2660 [24AP]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 522), S5023 
        [16JY]
      National Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (S. Res. 540), 
        S5898, S5900 [1AU]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, S2592 [23AP]
      ------support mission and goals (S. Res. 374), S608, S657 [14FE]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        510), S4642 [26JN]
      National Dairy Month: observance, S4149 [13JN]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (S. Res. 358), S173 [30JA]
      ------observance, S66 [24JA]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 470), 
        S3519 [23MY], S4250 [18JN]
      National Day on Writing: designate (S. Res. 565), S6469 [19SE]
      National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: 
        designate (S. Res. 548), S6238 [11SE]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (S. Res. 566), S6469 [19SE]
      National Eye Donor Month: observance, S2079 [27MR]
      National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 
        553), S6287 [12SE]
      National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: 
        designate (S. Res. 536), S5898 [1AU]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 462), S3236-S3238 
        [16MY], S3689 [4JN]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 
        562), S6469 [19SE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 
        568), S6469 [19SE], S6534 [20SE]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 484), S3798, 
        S3799 [6JN]
      National Inventors' Day: observance, S490 [9FE]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 463), S3239 
        [16MY]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        564), S6469 [19SE]
      National Men's Health Week: observance (S. Res. 501), S4375 
        [20JN]
      National Mentoring Month: designate (S. Res. 367), S327 [2FE]
      National MPS Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 450), S3049 [9MY]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 
        561), S6464 [19SE], S6679 [21SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S6101 
        [11SE], S6261 [12SE], S6440 [19SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (S. Res. 537), S5898 [1AU]
      National Parents as Teachers Day: designate (S. Res. 570), S6469 
        [19SE]
      National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 
        468), S3385 [21MY]
      National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 563), 
        S6469 [19SE]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (S. Res. 
        444), S2886 [26AP]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (S. Res. 455), S3090 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]
      ------observance, S4719 [28JN]
      National Principals Month: observance (S. Res. 552), S6286 
        [12SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        538), S5898 [1AU]
      National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 460), S3177 
        [15MY]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: designate (S. Res. 
        530), S5626 [26JY]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        438), S2742 [25AP]
      National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. 
        Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 371), S544 
        [9FE]
      National Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 469), S3386, 
        S3387 [21MY], S3391 [22MY], S3620 [24MY]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 360), S222 
        [31JA]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (S. Res. 461), 
        S3177 [15MY]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (S. Res. 362), S222 [31JA]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, S3069 [10MY]
      ------observance (S. Res. 451), S3049 [9MY]
      National Women's History Month: observance, S2078 [27MR]
      National Work and Family Month: designate (S. Res. 533), S5688 
        [30JY]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 441), 
        S2886 [26AP]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (S. Res. 561), S6464 
        [19SE], S6679 [21SE]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 519), 
        S5898 [1AU]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6676 [21SE]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 416), S2282 
        [29MR]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, S3170 [15MY]
      ------observance (S. Res. 456), S3103 [10MY]
      Police Week: observance, S3138, S3161, S3169 [15MY]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 
        495), S4250 [18JN]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 
        [17AP], S2886 [26AP]
      Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 383), S1143 [29FE]
      Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 382), S1143 [29FE]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (S. Res. 445), S2886 
        [26AP]
      Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 521), 
        S5023 [16JY]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S2799, 
        S2800 [26AP]
      ------support goals and ideals (S. Res. 408), S2184 [28MR]
      Week of the Young Child: designate (S. Res. 436), S2735 [25AP]
      World Choir Games Month: designate (S. Res. 325), S1019 [17FE]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 492), S4108 
        [12JN], S4173 [14JN]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4832, S4833 [10JY]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (S. Res. 393), S1557 [8MR]
      World Press Freedom Day: observance, S2914 [7MY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR], S1609 
        [13MR]
  Reports filed
      Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]
      Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 429), S4366 [20JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 286, Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day, S222 [31JA]
      S. Res. 310, Year of the Girl designation and Girl Scouts 
        anniversary, S1580 [12MR]
      S. Res. 325, World Choir Games Month, S1019 [17FE]
      S. Res. 358, National Data Privacy Day, S168, S173 [30JA]
      S. Res. 360, National Stalking Awareness Month, S213, S222 
        [31JA]
      S. Res. 362, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and 
        Prevention Month, S214, S223 [31JA]
      S. Res. 364, recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools, S215, S224 [31JA]
      S. Res. 367, National Mentoring Month, S326, S327 [2FE]
      S. Res. 371, National School Counseling Week, S504, S544 [9FE]
      S. Res. 374, support mission and goals of National Crime 
        Victims' Rights Week, S637, S657 [14FE]
      S. Res. 382, Read Across America Day, S1143, S1150 [29FE]
      S. Res. 383, Rare Disease Day, S1143, S1150 [29FE]
      S. Res. 384, National Public Higher Education Day, S1151 [29FE]
      S. Res. 387, Black History Month, S1208, S1368 [1MR]
      S. Res. 389, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S1425, S1432 
        [6MR]
      S. Res. 393, World Plumbing Day, S1544, S1557 [8MR]
      S. Res. 396, support goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis 
        Awareness Week, S1680, S1682 [14MR]
      S. Res. 400, support goals and ideals of World Social Work Day 
        and Professional Social Work Month, S1850 [20MR]
      S. Res. 408, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and 
        Sons to Work Day, S2171, S2184 [28MR]
      S. Res. 409, Financial Literacy Month, S2171, S2184 [28MR]
      S. Res. 413, National Autism Awareness Month, S2258 [29MR]
      S. Res. 416, Parkinson's Awareness Month, S2259, S2282 [29MR]
      S. Res. 417, support goals and ideals of National Public Health 
        Week, S2259 [29MR]
      S. Res. 419, Public Service Recognition Week, S2398 [17AP], 
        S2886 [26AP]
      S. Res. 420, Gold Star Wives Day, S2399, S2451 [17AP]
      S. Res. 421, Global Youth Service Days, S2399, S2452 [17AP]
      S. Res. 425, National Adopt a Library Day, S2503, S2517 [18AP]
      S. Res. 429, support goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, 
        S4833 [10JY]
      S. Res. 432, Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans, 
        S2658, S2660 [24AP]
      S. Res. 433, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, S2658, S2660 
        [24AP]
      S. Res. 436, Week of the Young Child, S2735 [25AP]
      S. Res. 438, support goals and ideals of National Safe Digging 
        Month, S2736, S2742 [25AP]
      S. Res. 440, Cinco de Mayo, S2831 [26AP]
      S. Res. 441, National Youth Traffic Safety Month, S2832, S2887 
        [26AP]
      S. Res. 442, support goals and ideals of National Arbor Day, 
        S2832, S2887 [26AP]
      S. Res. 444, National Physical Education and Sport Week, S2832, 
        S2887 [26AP]
      S. Res. 445, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2833, S2888 [26AP]
      S. Res. 447, support goals and ideals of National Charter 
        Schools Week, S2970, S2986 [8MY]
      S. Res. 450, National MPS Awareness Day, S3047, S3049 [9MY]
      S. Res. 451, National Travel and Tourism Week, S3047, S3049 
        [9MY]
      S. Res. 452, Collector Car Appreciation Day, S3047, S3050 [9MY]
      S. Res. 455, National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness 
        Day, S3089 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]
      S. Res. 456, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S3090, S3103 [10MY]
      S. Res. 460, National Public Works Week, S3176, S3177 [15MY]
      S. Res. 461, National Teacher Appreciation Week, S3176, S3177 
        [15MY]
      S. Res. 462, National Foster Care Month, S3236 [16MY], S3689 
        [4JN]
      S. Res. 463, National Kids to Parks Day, S3238, S3241 [16MY]
      S. Res. 467, Endangered Species Day, S3288 [17MY]
      S. Res. 468, National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month, S3331, 
        S3385 [21MY]
      S. Res. 469, National Small Business Week, S3331, S3387 [21MY]
      S. Res. 470, National Day of the American Cowboy, S3519 [23MY], 
        S4250 [18JN]
      S. Res. 472, Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day, S3639 
        [24MY], S6676 [21SE]
      S. Res. 474, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, S3639 [24MY]
      S. Res. 484, National Hunger Awareness Day, S3782, S3799 [6JN]
      S. Res. 490, Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, S3982 [12JN]
      S. Res. 492, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, S3983, S4108 
        [12JN]
      S. Res. 495, Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week, S4243, 
        S4250 [18JN]
      S. Res. 498, American Eagle Day, S4305, S4309 [19JN]
      S. Res. 501, National Men's Health Week, S4374, S4376 [20JN]
      S. Res. 503, National Aphasia Awareness Month, S4463, S4593 
        [25JN]
      S. Res. 510, National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month, S4640, 
        S4643 [26JN]
      S. Res. 519, designate a national day of remembrance for workers 
        of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S5048 [16JY], S5898 [1AU]
      S. Res. 521, Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, S5023, S5049 
        [16JY]
      S. Res. 522, National Child Awareness Month, S5023, S5049 [16JY]
      S. Res. 526, Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, S5308 [24JY]
      S. Res. 527, National Airborne Day, S5308, S5318 [24JY]
      S. Res. 530, National Apprenticeship Act anniversary and 
        National Registered Apprenticeship Month, S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 533, National Work and Family Month, S5660, S5688 [30JY]
      S. Res. 536, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness 
        Day, S5883, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 537, support goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer 
        Awareness Month, S5883, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 538, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S5883, 
        S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 539, National Chess Day, S5884, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 540, National Convenient Care Clinic Week, S5884, S5900 
        [1AU]
      S. Res. 546, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, 
        S5992, S6012 [2AU]
      S. Res. 548, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition 
        Week, S6109, S6238 [11SE]
      S. Res. 549, Campus Fire Safety Month, S6110, S6238 [11SE]
      S. Res. 550, National Celiac Disease Awareness Day, S6110, S6238 
        [11SE]
      S. Res. 552, National Principals Month, S6274, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 553, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, S6274, 
        S6287 [12SE]
      S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for 
        Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]
      S. Res. 561, National Native American Heritage Month and Native 
        American Heritage Day, S6464 [19SE], S6679 [21SE]
      S. Res. 562, National Health Information Technology Week, S6465, 
        S6469 [19SE]
      S. Res. 563, National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day, S6465, 
        S6470 [19SE]
      S. Res. 564, National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, S6465, 
        S6470 [19SE]
      S. Res. 565, National Day on Writing, S6466, S6470 [19SE]
      S. Res. 566, National Estuaries Day, S6466, S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 568, National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, S6467, 
        S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 569, National Character Counts Week, S6467, S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 570, National Parents as Teachers Day, S6467, S6472 
        [19SE]
      S. Res. 572, National Month of Voter Registration, S6555 [20SE]
      S. Res. 573, Teen Cancer Awareness Week, S6556 [20SE]
      S. Res. 578, support goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, S6631, 
        S6680 [21SE]
      S. Res. 579, National Historically Black Colleges and 
        Universities Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]
      S. Res. 580, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]
      S. Res. 581, Day of the Deployed, S6632, S6681 [21SE]
      S. Res. 582, Hispanic Heritage Month, S6632, S6682 [21SE]
      S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]
      S. Res. 584, Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day, S6633, S6682 
        [21SE]
      S. Res. 586, support goals and ideals of National Infant 
        Mortality Awareness Month, S6634, S6683 [21SE]
      S. Res. 589, Small Business Saturday, S6635, S6684 [21SE]




SPECIAL OLYMPICS

  Remarks in House
      Carson, CA: tribute to Southern California Special Olympics, 
        E632 [24AP]




SPECTER, ARLEN (a former Senator from Pennsylvania)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E1699 [16OC]




SPEIER, JACKIE (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4985 
        [18JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3340 [31MY]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1623 [27MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3925 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H3481 [5JN]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in 
        traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H159 
        [24JA]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members 
        (see H.R. 5638), H5131 [23JY]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H4685 [9JY]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H5009 [18JY]
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H3163 [18MY]
      ------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3164 [18MY]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1273 [7MR]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3707 [15JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H5712 [2AU]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (see H.R. 1048), H5923 [12SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3707 [15JN]
      Contracts: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to 
        certify they owe no Federal tax debt (see H.R. 829), H5630 
        [1AU]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see H.R. 5848), H5010 [18JY]
      Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit 
        (see H.R. 1488), H945 [17FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H1273 
        [7MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H1154 [5MR]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H2569 [9MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health 
        professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 
        1919), H1543 [22MR]
      ------establish a working group to develop and disseminate best 
        practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug 
        labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 
        4087), H1741 [28MR]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6152 [19SE]
      ------reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care 
        Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H159 
        [24JA]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 
        6527), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H5130 [23JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the 
        basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, 
        or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H5328 [26JY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary 
        screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted 
        infections (see H.R. 1774), H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H6152 [19SE]
      ------reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and 
        treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and 
        men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      Education: restore fairness in education financing through 
        student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate 
        caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see 
        H.R. 4170), H2072 [24AP]
      ------stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for 
        coordination and coherence of, science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see 
        H.R. 3373), H966 [27FE]
      EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 
        2284), H1642 [27MR]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H1428 [20MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H376 [1FE]
      Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working 
        families by providing medical, child care, and educational 
        assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-
        friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2346), H5009 [18JY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H5009 [18JY]
      ------allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic 
        partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent 
        with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H5202 [24JY]
      FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H6279 [21SE]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 
        2245), H1571 [26MR]
      Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to 
        separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 
        1489), H5009 [18JY]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H28 [17JA]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1742 [28MR]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1101 [29FE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        H.R. 4259), H2034 [19AP]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H1543 [22MR]
      ------establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued 
        by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial 
        recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), H1017 
        [28FE]
      ------require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's 
        congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
        trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        749), H5525 [31JY]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Medicare: provide payment for anesthesia services by 
        anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same 
        manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and 
        certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H3915 
        [20JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2330 [7MY]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 
        2954), H5009 [18JY]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H727 [14FE]
      National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. 
        Res. 40), H5010 [18JY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        6175), H5293 [25JY]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5293 [25JY]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (see H.R. 190), H5923 [12SE]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of 
        a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        854), H1273 [7MR]
      Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 665), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H4908 
        [17JY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H440 [2FE]
      Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs 
        (see H.R. 1085), H5009 [18JY]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2033 [19AP]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5010 [18JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 
        2238), H5766 [10SE]
      ------modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private 
        foundations (see H.R. 2311), H694 [9FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1017 [28FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H2289 [27AP]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H220 [31JA]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H5293 [25JY]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H441 [2FE]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1154 [5MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1017 [28FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of 
        disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability 
        claims are pending (see H.R. 6269), H5629 [1AU]
      ------require annual disclosure of crop insurance premium 
        subsidies in the public interest (see H.R. 6270), H5629 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges 
        from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-
        Federal sources to count military and veterans' education 
        benefits under such rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]
      Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal 
        employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds 
        (see H.R. 6406), H6000 [13SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of 
        disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability 
        claims are pending (H.R. 6269), H5630 [1AU]
      ------require annual disclosure of crop insurance premium 
        subsidies in the public interest (H.R. 6270), H5630 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges 
        from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-
        Federal sources to count military and veterans' education 
        benefits under such rule (H.R. 4055), H902 [16FE]
      Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal 
        employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds 
        (H.R. 6406), H6000 [13SE]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (H.R. 3435), H735 [15FE], H1215 [7MR], H1434 [21MR], H1646 
        [28MR], H2142 [26AP], H2822 [17MY], H3583 [7JN], H4160 [28JN], 
        H5019 [19JY]
      ------tribute to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne 
        Division (Air Assault), E1128 [21JN]
      Berg, Natalie: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) 
        Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E595 [19AP]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1901 [17AP]
      Burlingame, CA: tribute for adopting Co. B, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 
        E1125 [21JN]
      CFTC: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside 
        speculator participation in the energy futures trading 
        markets, H2798 [16MY]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4173 [28JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1901 [17AP]
      ------WIC funding, H1901 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund 
        funding, H4985 [18JY]
      ------limit salaries of contractor executives, H5043 [19JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4985 [18JY], H5043 
        [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2080 [25AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prioritize assignment of officers 
        and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to 
        enhance security of mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246 
        [30MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for 
        commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo 
        Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (H.R. 1022), 
        H134 [24JA]
      ------require application for permit to drill be deemed approved 
        if review process is not completed within 60 days, H3925 
        [21JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3340 [31MY]
      Enriquez, Amelito: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in 
        Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, 
        E624 [24AP]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1623 [27MR]
      ------provide report on impact of changes to transparency and 
        procedures on agency mandate to promote competition and 
        innovation, H1623 [27MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), E930 [31MY]
      Friends of the San Carlos Adult Community Center, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E1693 [12OC]
      Geitner, Rex E.: San Mateo County, CA, Farm Bureau Farmer of the 
        Year award recipient, E202 [15FE]
      Gensler, Arthur: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research 
        (SPUR) Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E268 
        [28FE]
      Hillsborough, CA: tribute for adopting H&H Co., 1st Battalion, 
        327th Infrantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne 
        Division, E1119 [21JN]
      HIP Housing (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1352 
        [31JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4173 
        [28JN]
      Hunkapillar, Michael W.: BayBio (organization) Lifetime 
        Achievement DiNA Award recipient, E610 [23AP]
      Kauffmann, Raphael: San Mateo County, CA, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E1103 [21JN]
      Lackland AFB, TX: call for congressional investigation of sexual 
        assaults of recruits, H5019 [19JY]
      Laubscher, Rick: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research 
        (SPUR) Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E602 
        [19AP]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1116 [1MR]
      Minami, Dale: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) 
        Association Silver Spur Award recipient, E271 [28FE]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, E474 [28MR]
      Pacifica, CA: anniversary of Nick's Restaurant, E1354 
        [31JY]
      ------anniversary of Rotary Club of Pacifica, E1691 
        [12OC]
      Peninsula Family Services (organization): anniversary of senior 
        peer counseling program, E1355 [31JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3925 [21JN]
      ------national energy policy, H2796, H2798, H2799, H2800 [16MY]
      Redwood City, CA: anniversary of Peninsula Hills Women's Club, 
        E597 [19AP]
      San Carlos, CA: anniversary of San Carlos Adult Community 
        Center, E1693 [12OC]
      San Francisco, CA: anniversary of California Flower Market, 
        E1101 [21JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1031 [29FE]
      San Mateo, CA: tribute for adopting Co. A, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 
        E1102 [21JN]
      Service League of San Mateo County (organization): tribute, 
        E264 [28FE]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H4919 
        [18JY]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, H226 [1FE]
      Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine 
        nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of 
        Veterans Affairs benefits, H3340 [31MY]
      Votes: correction, E1007 [7JN], E1356 [31JY]
      ------position on missed, H3945 [21JN], E387 
        [20MR], E872 [18MY]
      Women: health care for women, H1924 [18AP], H5538 [1AU]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of Executive order 
        authorizing internment of Japanese-American communities and 
        increase awareness of events surrounding such internment, 
        E701 [27AP], E1130 [21JN]
  Resignations
      Committee on Homeland Security (House), H887 [16FE]
  Tributes
      Andrey, Roger, E1103 [21JN]
      Brunicardi, Michael, E1690 [9OC]
      Cernobori, Lubiana Bagneschi, E613 [23AP]
      Dick, Jeffrey, E1353 [31JY]
      Douglas, Peter M., E599 [19AP]
      Dunn, William Eileen, E261 [28FE]
      Eastman, Elmer (Bob), E272 [28FE]
      Ellis, Larry W., E1697 [12OC]
      Frediani, Ron, E1355 [31JY]
      Garb, Michael, E1696 [12OC]
      Hamilton, Bruce, E267 [28FE]
      Huening, Tom, E631 [24AP]
      Koelling, Linda, E611 [23AP]
      LaCuesta, Lloyd R., E1692 [12OC]
      Lee, John, E261 [28FE]
      Lee, Joni D., E612 [23AP]
      Lewis, Brad, E262 [28FE]
      Litton, Martin, E1353 [31JY]
      McCrea, Frank, E1169 [28JN]
      Molloy, Lanty, Sr., E1104 [21JN]
      Nakiso, Sonny, E1698 [12OC]
      O'Connor, Matthew P., E615 [23AP]
      Payne, Robert J., E616 [23AP]
      Peterson, Vera, E604 [19AP]
      Prows, Allen M., E593 [19AP]
      Royce, Randy, E601 [19AP]
      Siegel, Patricia, E598 [19AP]
      Sims, Ann K., E1351 [31JY]
      Sloane, Carol, E591 [19AP]
      Stafford, Carol, E627 [24AP]
      Sturtevant, Vincent, E590 [19AP]
      Waldo, Steven W., E273 [28FE]
      Wisnom, Ruth, E1694 [12OC]
      Wykoff, Rick, E264 [28FE]




SPELLER, LUCY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1444 [3AU]




SPELLICH, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E214 [16FE]




SPENCER, HOSEA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E5 [10JA]




SPENCER, REBECCA

  Prayers
      Senate, S2519 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2519 [19AP]




SPENDING REDUCTIONS THROUGH INNOVATIONS IN THERAPIES AGENDA (SPRINT) 
    ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE]
  Letters
      Provisions: Robert Egge, Alzheimer's Association, S325 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2069), S324, S325 [2FE]




SPERRING, ALVAR E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1483 [11SE]




SPIES  see Espionage




SPILLANE, KIDDER

  Essays
      State of the Union, S158 [30JA]




SPINAL CORD INJURY AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 521), S5047 [16JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 521), S5023 [16JY]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 521, designate, S5023, S5049 [16JY]




SPITZNAGEL, MARK

  Articles and editorials
      How the Fed Favors the 1%, E706 [7MY]




SPOHN, PAUL B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E254 [27FE]




SPOKANE, WA

  Remarks in House
      Gonzaga University: anniversary, E1525 [13SE]




SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 1657) (S. Rept. 112-141), S163 [30JA]




SPORTMEN'S ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 3525), S6636, S6638, S6639 [21SE]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 3525): motion to proceed, S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 3525, provisions, S6560 [21SE]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 3525), S6559 [21SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S6502 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3525), S6415 [19SE], S6498, S6499 [20SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604, 
        S6605 [21SE]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S6415 [19SE]




SPORTS

  Amendments
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4979, S4980 [12JY], H5072 [19JY]
      Wildlife: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879, H1881, 
        H1882, H1883, H1885, H1886, H1887, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636, S6638, S6639 
        [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      At Almost 100, Bill Santor Looks Back on His Colorful Life in 
        Golf, S2319 [16AP]
      Former NCCU Chancellor, USOC Head LeRoy Walker, Dies at 93, E696 
        [27AP]
      Former Wildcat, Coaching Legend Dead at 59, S6424 [19SE]
      In Manchester United's I.P.O., a Preference for American Rules, 
        H5279 [25JY]
      LA Selects Win Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament, 
        E265 [28FE]
      LeRoy T. Walker, a Pioneer of U.S. Olympics, Dies at 93, E696 
        [27AP]
      Our View--Perfect Pioneers--Third Title ``Icing on the Cake'', 
        E496 [29MR]
      Paterno Built Penn State On, Off the Field, H669 [9FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      African Americans: recognize the teams and players of the Negro 
        Baseball Leagues and support designation and mission of the 
        Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see S. Res. 
        508), S4636 [26JN] (see H. Res. 701), H3981 [25JN]
      Anchorage, AK: tribute to Nunaka Valley Little League junior 
        girls softball team (see S. Res. 571), S6546 [20SE]
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 426), S2496 [18AP]
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see S. Res. 
        437), S2731 [25AP]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2067 [24AP]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1100 [29FE]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (see H. Con. Res. 133), H4907 
        [17JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide monthly assistance allowance 
        to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic 
        Team (see S. 3206), S3280 [17MY]
      Drugs: more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 
        3431), S5381 [25JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN] (see H. 
        Res. 694), H3914 [20JN] (see H. Res. 700), H3975 [21JN]
      Gambling: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws 
        for lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
        wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports 
        (see H.R. 3797), H113 [23JA]
      Gibson, Althea: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see 
        H.R. 4130), H1133 [1MR]
      Hickman, George: tribute (see S. Res. 567), S6455 [19SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3103 [17MY]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2646 [10MY]
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 497), 
        S4299 [19JN]
      Loyola University Maryland: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see 
        S. Res. 514), S4725 [28JN]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (see S. Res. 509), S4636 [26JN] 
        (see H. Res. 702), H3981 [25JN]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 507), S4636 
        [26JN] (see H. Res. 703), H4064 [26JN]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S132 [26JA]
      National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health 
        Disparities: support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life 
        initiative (see S. Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 444), S2824 [26AP]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H114 [23JA]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 369), S388 
        [7FE] (see H. Res. 544), H640 [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 4040), H801 [15FE]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 353), S75 [24JA]
      Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see 
        S. Res. 517), S4773 [29JN]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 531), S5487 [26JY]
      ------disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, support 
        U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic Committee to use 
        U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms in the future 
        (see H. Res. 729), H4868 [13JY]
      ------discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely 
        effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. 
        Res. 487), S3839 [7JN]
      ------express that clothing issued to athletes representing the 
        U.S. should be made in the U.S. (see H. Res. 731), H4907 
        [17JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy that 
        requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the U.S. (see 
        S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that goods 
        donated or supplied to athletes are substantially made in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 6132), H4907 [17JY]
      ------support goals and ideals of the Olympic movement and 
        congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic 
        and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H5922 [12SE]
      ------tribute to Nevada participants (see S. Res. 558), S6340 
        [13SE]
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (see S. Res. 511), S4674 [27JN]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Nevada participants (see S. Res. 
        558), S6340 [13SE]
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (see S. 
        Res. 363), S208 [31JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 3077), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 4104), H1016 
        [28FE]
      Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see S. 3306), S4238 
        [18JN] (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]
      Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on 
        public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, 
        and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds 
        to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S323 [2FE]
      St. Bonaventure University: tribute to men's and women's 
        basketball teams (see H. Res. 588), H1390 [19MR]
      Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 710), H4156 [27JN]
      Tariff: basketballs made of leather (see S. 2797), S2927 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4711), H2124 [25AP]
      ------basketballs made of other than leather or rubber (see S. 
        2798), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 4714), H2124 [25AP]
      ------basketballs made of rubber (see S. 2799), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4713), H2124 [25AP]
      ------clarify classification of recreational performance 
        outerwear (see S. 3073), S3042 [9MY]
      ------fairway wood heads (see S. 2809), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5552), H2441 [8MY]
      ------fitness equipment (see S. 3184), S3174 [15MY] (see H.R. 
        5818), H3103 [17MY]
      ------golf bag bodies (see S. 2872), S2965 [8MY]
      ------golf bags (see H.R. 5637), H2443 [8MY]
      ------golf club driver heads (see S. 2808), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5551), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf club iron heads (see S. 2810), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5553), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf club putter heads (see S. 2575), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5554), H2441 [8MY]
      ------golf wedge club heads (see S. 2811), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5555), H2442 [8MY]
      ------hybrid golf club heads (see S. 2812), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5556), H2442 [8MY]
      ------ski boots, cross country ski footwear, and snowboard boots 
        (see S. 2302), S2545 [19AP]
      ------ski poles, parts, and accessories (see H.R. 5104), H2270 
        [27AP]
      ------sports footwear (see S. 3069), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5560, 
        5561, 5562), H2442 [8MY]
      ------sports footwear for men with outer soles of rubber or 
        plastics and uppers of textile materials (see S. 3065), S3042 
        [9MY]
      ------sports footwear for persons other than men or women (see 
        S. 2399), S2822 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear for women (see H.R. 4901), H2205 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with cleats (see S. 3066, 3067), S3042 
        [9MY]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for men (see S. 2400, 2402), 
        S2822 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for persons other than men 
        (see S. 2403), S2822 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for women (see S. 2401), S2822 
        [26AP]
      ------volleyballs (see S. 2800), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 4712), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5870 [1AU] 
        (see H.R. 6250, 6252), H5628 (see H.R. 6267), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (see H.R. 6287), H5704 
        [2AU] (see H.R. 6359), H5727 [7AU]
      U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: increase congressional oversight (see 
        H.R. 6546), H6276 [21SE]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see S. 3306), S4238 [18JN] 
        (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 
        361), S208 [31JA] (see H. Res. 518), H78 [18JA]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 422), S2393 [17AP] (see H. Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team (see H. 
        Res. 699), H3975 [21JN]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see S. Res. 423), S2393 [17AP] (see H. Res. 607), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Wildlife: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE] 
        (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]
      ------recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters 
        and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife 
        agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, 
        and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 [20SE]
  Cloture motions
      Wildlife: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  Letters
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus: Representative 
        Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1822 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1821 [16AP]
      Dept. of Defense motorsports sponsorship funding: Nese F. 
        DeBruyne, Congressional Research Service, H4949 [18JY]
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Gretchen DuBeau, Alliance 
        for Natural Health USA, S5384 [25JY]
      ------John Shaw, Natural Products Association, S5383 [25JY]
      ------Loren Israelsen, United Natural Products Alliance, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Michael McGuffin, American Herbal Products Association, 
        S5383 [25JY]
      ------Scott M. Melville, Consumers Healthcare Products 
        Association, S5384 [25JY]
      ------Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, S5384 [25JY]
      Impact of NCAA academic progress rate standards implementation: 
        Connecticut congressional delegation, S2482 [18AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: Representative 
        Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5618 [1AU]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H5618 [1AU]
      Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities 
        protection and enhancement: several sportsmen organizations, 
        S6498 [20SE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of 
        Fish & Wildlife Agencies, H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------several recreational sports and wildlife conservation 
        organizations, H1875 [17AP]
  Lists
      Indiana University cheerleading team members, S697 [15FE]
      Organizations supporting S. 3525, Sportmen's Act, S6560 [21SE]
  Motions
      Wildlife: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6559 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE]
  Poems
      ``G Forces,'' Albert C. Caswell, E211 [16FE]
      ``Heat Is On,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1192 [29JN]
      ``Legend of Latrobe,'' Albert C. Caswell, S6440 [19SE]
  Remarks in House
      Abilene, TX: tribute to Abilene Christian High School boys' 
        basketball team, E350 [8MR]
      Adams, Keitha: Conference USA Women's Basketball Coach of the 
        Year award recipient, E368 [13MR]
      Anderson, SC: tribute to T.L. Hanna High School girls' soccer 
        team, E916 [31MY]
      Anniston, AL: tribute to Saks High School girls' softball team, 
        E927 [31MY]
      Argyle, TX: tribute to Argyle High School boys' basketball team, 
        E537 [16AP]
      Arlen, Victoria: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1689 [9OC]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to 
        Congressional Golf Tournament, H4698, H4699 [10JY]
      Baker, Keshia: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1557 
        [19SE]
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team, H1917 
        [18AP], E535 [16AP]
      Beisel, Elizabeth: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1374 [1AU]
      Bernard, Ali: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1426 
        [3AU]
      Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation 
        and recreation, H1578 [27MR]
      Billings, MO: tribute to Billings High School boys' basketball 
        team, E502 [29MR]
      Birmingham, AL: tribute to visit by Michelle Obama to Camp Noah 
        at McAlpine Recreation Area, E1329 [25JY]
      BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting, 
        H1877 [17AP]
      Bootsma, Rachel: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        H5528 [1AU]
      Breese, IL: tribute to Central Community High School boys' 
        basketball team, E439 [26MR]
      Bronx Community College: anniversary of Hall of Fame race, E685 
        [27AP]
      Brown, Bob: Springfield, MO, Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee, 
        E1543 [14SE]
      Bullard, TX: tribute to Brook Hill School, E119 [2FE]
      Cafaro, Erin: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, H5687 
        [2AU]
      California: tribute to Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve, E662 
        [26AP]
      Callahan, Paul: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (H. Con. Res. 118), H2298, H2299 [7MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (H. Con. Res. 106), H2295, H2296 [7MY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (H. Con. Res. 133), H5072 [19JY]
      Carbray, John and Diane: Fresno Grizzlies (baseball team) Al 
        Radka Award recipients, E136 [3FE]
      Carson, CA: tribute to Southern California Special Olympics, 
        E632 [24AP]
      ------tribute to Union Cycliste Internationale Para-cycling 
        Track World Championships, E144 [6FE]
      Chamberlain, Wilt: anniversary of 100-point National Basketball 
        Association game, E245 [27FE]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Sts. Peter and Paul Baseball Club, 
        E763 [10MY]
      Clairton, PA: tribute to Clairton High School football team, E34 
        [18JA]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to St. Ignatius High School football 
        team, E65 [24JA]
      Cole, Sean: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic Hall of 
        Fame inductee, E1641 [21SE], E1662 [28SE]
      Collinsville, IL: tribute to Collinsville High School boys' 
        basketball team, E217 [16FE]
      Colorado School of Mines: tribute to women's softball team, E170 
        [9FE]
      Columbia, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' 
        basketball team, E522 [16AP]
      ------tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' swimming and 
        diving team, E526, E533 [16AP]
      Congress: results of congressional baseball game, H4631, H4632 
        [29JN]
      ------results of congressional women's softball game, H3783 
        [19JN], H3931 [21JN]
      Congressional Hockey Caucus: tribute to Lawmakers v. Lobbyists 
        charity hockey game, H1235 [7MR]
      Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus: tribute to annual Trap, Skeet, 
        and Sporting Clay Competition, H3034 [17MY]
      Coughlin, Natalie: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1557 [19SE]
      D.C. Divas (football team): tribute, E1074 [19JN]
      Dalton, Jacob: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1341 
        [26JY]
      Danberg, Scott: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Dartmouth College: tribute to men's rugby team, E1020 [7JN]
      Deer Park, TX: tribute to Deer Park High School girls' softball 
        team, E1077 [19JN]
      Dell, Natalie: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1366 
        [31JY], E1422 [3AU]
      Dept. of Defense: construction of soccer field at Guantanamo 
        Bay, Cuba, H1115 [1MR]
      ------motorsports sponsorship funding, H4947-H4951 [18JY]
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to implement energy 
        conservation standards for golf cart battery chargers, H3476 
        [5JN]
      Detroit, MI: anniversary of Indian Village Tennis Club, E462 
        [28MR]
      District of Columbia: tribute to Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten 
        Mile Run and 5K Walk, E480 [28MR]
      Dixon, Diamond: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1301 [23JY]
      Eden Prairie, MN: tribute to Eden Prairie High School boys' 
        swimming and diving team, H1144 [5MR]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, E1223, E1231 [11JY]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 694), E1093 [20JN]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 700), E1103 [21JN]
      Effingham, IL: tribute to St. Anthony High School baseball team, 
        E1512 [13SE]
      Emmons, Matthew: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1523 [13SE]
      FAA: Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) for sports stadiums 
        implementation funding, H4125, H4126 [27JN]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Football Hall of 
        Fame inductees, E321 [6MR]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Youth Football League, E321 
        [6MR]
      FCC: eliminate blackout rule relative to television broadcast of 
        National Football League games, H43 [18JA], H385 [2FE], H4810 
        [11JY]
      Ferris State University: tribute to men's ice hockey team, E583 
        [19AP]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]
      Flemington, NJ: tribute to Hunterdon Regional High School 
        cheerleading team, E270 [28FE]
      Florissant, MO: tribute to McCleur North High School boys' 
        basketball team, E401 [21MR]
      Flower Mound, TX: tribute to Marcus High School boys' basketball 
        team, E679 [27AP]
      Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Dillard High School girls' 
        basketball team, E326 [7MR]
      Fort Walton Beach, FL: tribute to Fort Walton Beach High School 
        cheerleading team, E350 [8MR]
      Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of Glen Garden Golf and Courntry 
        Club, E737 [9MY]
      Gatlin, Justin: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1342 [26JY]
      Germantown, MD: tribute to MSC Coyotes Green Girls Soccer Club, 
        E1434 [3AU]
      Glance, Stephanie: Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball 
        Coach of the Year award recipient, E406 [21MR]
      Golden, CO: USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage Six Team recipient 
        of Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Chairman's Award, 
        E174 [9FE]
      Goodlettsville, TN: tribute to Goodlettsville Little League All-
        Stars baseball team, H6162 [20SE]
      Goreville, IL: tribute to Goreville High School girls' softball 
        team, E1495 [12SE]
      Greensboro, NC: tribute to Northern Guilford High School 
        football team, E103 [1FE]
      ------tribute to Walter H. Page High School football team, E106 
        [1FE]
      Grosse Pointe, MI: tribute to Grosse Pointe South High School 
        girls' tennis team, E1195 [29JN]
      ------tribute to Grosse Pointe South High School girls' track 
        and field team, E1195 [29JN]
      Hagerstown, MD: tribute to Cumberland Valley Athletic Club 
        annual JFK 50 mile run, E1615 [21SE]
      Hampton, VA: tribute to Hampton High School boys' basketball 
        team, E443 [26MR]
      Harmotto, Christa: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1366 [31JY], E1404 [3AU]
      Harrisburg, MO: tribute to Harrisburg High School girls' 
        basketball team, E519 [16AP]
      Harrison, Kayla: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1544 [14SE], E1575 [20SE]
      Hazewinkel, Sam: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1346 [26JY]
      Herman, David: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1359 
        [31JY]
      Hersey, Kathleen: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1280 [18JY]
      House of Representatives: tribute to charitable golf tournament, 
        H4808 [11JY]
      Houston, TX: tribute to Multiple Sclerosis MS150 Bike Ride, E345 
        [8MR]
      Houston Texans (football team): tribute, H12 [17JA]
      Hurd, Eric: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1280 
        [18JY]
      Illinois Wesleyan University: tribute to women's basketball 
        team, E458 [27MR]
      Indianapolis, IN: tribute to Super Bowl XLVI, H581 [8FE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, H4078 [27JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics, H5295, H5296 [26JY], E1330 [25JY]
      Jacksonville, AL: tribute to Jacksonville High School girls' 
        basketball team, E383 [19MR]
      Johnson, Brad: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Johnson, Mark (Too Sharp): International Boxing Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1402 [3AU]
      Johnston, Abby: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1392 [2AU]
      Kansas City, MO: tribute to Staley High School football team, 
        E32 [18JA]
      Kent State University: tribute to men's baseball team, E1067 
        [19JN]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Kingwood Fallen Heroes Memorial Golf 
        Tournament, E1325 [25JY]
      Kitchens, George, Jr.: tribute for participation in Olympic 
        Games, H5296 [26JY]
      Kramer, Jerry: endorse Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, 
        E1148 [27JN]
      Lafayette, LA: tribute to Teurlings Catholic High School girls' 
        softball team, E744 [9MY]
      Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (H. Res. 654), E1268 [18JY]
      Lemon Grove, CA: tribute to Lemon Grove Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, E1455 [10SE]
      LeRoy, IL: tribute to LeRoy High School wrestling team, E295 
        [1MR]
      Livonia, MI: tribute to Ladywood High School girls' softball 
        team, E1123 [21JN]
      Lloyd, Carli: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1523 
        [13SE]
      Logan, Eleanor: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1323 [25JY]
      Lomong, Lopez: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1343 
        [26JY]
      Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Dodger Stadium, E1368 [31JY]
      Los Angeles Hockey Club (organization): tribute to LA Selects 
        Hockey Peewee AAA team, E265 [28FE]
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute, E1206 [9JY], E1244 
        [12JY]
      Louisiana State University: tribute to football team, H39 [18JA]
      Lufkin, TX: tribute to Hudson High School girls' softball team, 
        E1164 [27JN]
      Mammoth Spring, AR: tribute to Mammoth Spring High School boys' 
        basketball team, H1648 [28MR]
      Mangold, Holley: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1544 [14SE]
      Manzano, Leonel: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1511 [13SE]
      Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition: tribute to ``Against the 
        Tide'' race, E1420 [3AU]
      McGill, Tyler: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1485 
        [12SE]
      McLean, VA: tribute to Langley High School staff for efforts to 
        support Maureen Marsh during health crisis, E188 [14FE]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute, E1192 [29JN]
      Midland, TX: tribute to Midland Christian School football team, 
        E59 [23JA]
      Minnesota: adoption of new rules to ensure player safety during 
        high school hockey games, H11 [17JA]
      ------ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest will still be open for recreational 
        use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      Minnetonka, MN: tribute to Minnetonka High School girls' hockey 
        team, H956 [27FE]
      Montgomery, AL: tribute to G.W. Carver High School boys' 
        basketball team, E382 [19MR]
      Moore, Mal: National Football Foundation John L. Toner Award 
        recipient, E1338 [26JY], E1366 [31JY]
      Motion pictures: tribute to Academy Award-winning documentary, 
        ``Undefeated'', H952 [27FE]
      Mount Vernon, MO: tribute to Mount Vernon High School girls' 
        basketball team, E487 [29MR]
      Mountain Home, AR: tribute to Mountain Home Bomb Squad baseball 
        team, H5209 [25JY]
      Nashville, IL: tribute to Nashville High School girls' softball 
        team, E1493 [12SE]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), Senate amendment, H5072 [19JY]
      National Golf Day: observance, E605 [19AP]
      National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: observance, E834 
        [17MY]
      National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute: tribute, H3586 
        [7JN], E671 [26AP]
      National Youth Sports Week: observance, H5210 [25JY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute, H520 [7FE], E154 [7FE]
      Newport, RI: tribute to America's Cup World Series, H4076 [27JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4040), 
        H1820-H1823 [16AP], E583 [19AP]
      Nixa, MO: tribute to Nixa High School bowling team, E1224 [11JY]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team, H11 
        [17JA], E94 [31JA]
      Norwood, NC: tribute to South Stanly High School boys' baseball 
        team, E981 [5JN]
      Novi, MI: tribute to Detroit Catholic Central High School 
        wrestling team, H951 [27FE]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the 2012 
        Olympic and Paralympic Games, E1632 [21SE]
      ------disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, support 
        U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic Committee to use 
        U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms in the future 
        (H. Res. 729), H4859 [12JY]
      ------tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]
      ------tribute to Flordia participants, E1343 [26JY]
      ------tribute to Guam participants, E1411 [3AU]
      ------tribute to Illinois participants, H5023 [19JY]
      ------tribute to New Jersey participants, E1353 [31JY]
      ------tribute to New York participants, H4829 [12JY], E1280 
        [18JY], E1392 [2AU]
      ------tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, E1497 [12SE]
      ------tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, E1494 [12SE]
      ------tribute to U.S. participants, E1349 [30JY]
      ------tribute to Washington (state) participants, E1354 [31JY]
      Oregon Institute of Technology: tribute to men's basketball 
        team, E568 [18AP]
      Owings, MD: tribute to Northern High School girls' softball 
        team, E945 [1JN]
      Oxford, AL: tribute to Oxford High School baseball team, E915 
        [31MY]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1452 
        [10SE]
      Petaluma, CA: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, H5864 [12SE], E1503 [12SE]
      Petri, Heather: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1557 [19SE]
      Plano, TX: tribute to Plano West Senior High School girls' 
        soccer team, H2080 [25AP]
      Plattsburgh, NY: tribute to Relay for Life participants, E1076 
        [19JN]
      Plymouth, MN: tribute to Providence Academy girls' basketball 
        team, H1559 [26MR]
      Princeton, WV: tribute to Princeton Senior High School baseball 
        team, E1049 [15JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 4104), H5616-H5618 [1AU]
      Public lands: preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting while maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas 
        development, mining, logging, and motorized activities in 
        wilderness areas, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: tribute to Santa Margarita Catholic 
        High School football team, E27 [17JA]
      Republic, MO: tribute to Republic High School girls' basketball 
        team, E505 [29MR]
      Rhode, Kim: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1447 
        [7AU]
      Richland Springs, TX: tribute to Richland Springs High School 
        football team, E56 [23JA]
      Richmond, CA: anniversary of Richmond Police Activities League, 
        E470 [28MR]
      Riverhead, NY: tribute to Riverhead High School girls' 
        basketball team, E819 [16MY]
      Rock Bridge, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School cheerleading 
        team, E93 [31JA]
      Rockledge, FL: tribute to Rockledge Junior League baseball team, 
        E1505 [12SE]
      Rockwall, TX: tribute to Rockwall High School girls' basketball 
        team, E1227 [11JY]
      ------tribute to Rockwall-Heath High School baseball team, E1136 
        [26JN]
      Rodriguez, Andrew: Amateur Athletic Union James E. Sullivan 
        Award recipient, E482 [29MR]
      Salisbury University: tribute to men's lacrosse team, E942 
        [31MY]
      Sandhills Community College: tribute to men's basketball team, 
        E466 [28MR]
      Schaffer, Trevor: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E1644 [21SE], E1663 [28SE]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (H.R. 458), E1103 [21JN]
      Sharyland, TX: tribute to Sharyland High School boys' soccer 
        team, E628 [24AP]
      Shaw University: tribute to women's basketball team, E591 [19AP]
      Sheldon, Denise: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E1643 [21SE], E1660 [28SE]
      Snyder, Bradley W.: tribute for participation in Paralympic 
        Games, E1306 [24JY], E1467 [10SE]
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School boys' and 
        girls' cross country teams, E54 [23JA]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School boys' and girls' 
        swimming and diving teams, E893 [29MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School football team, E65 
        [24JA]
      Springfield, MO: tribute to Parkview High School boys' track and 
        field relay team, E1236 [11JY]
      St. Louis, MO: tribute to Soldan High School boys' basketball 
        team, E411 [21MR]
      St. Xavier University: tribute to football team, E28 [17JA]
      Stanford University: tribute to women's water polo team, E1312 
        [24JY]
      Summitt, Pat: National Alzheimer's Association Sargent and 
        Eunice Shriver Profiles in Dignity Award recipient, H2075 
        [25AP]
      ------Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, H3180 [30MY]
      Sutherland, Doug: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E376 [19MR]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (S. 3471), H5686 [2AU]
      Tenaha, TX: tribute to Tenaha High School football team, E95 
        [31JA]
      Texas: importance of football rivalry between University of 
        Texas and Texas A&M University, E58 [23JA]
      Thurmond, Aretha: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1329 [25JY]
      Trinity Valley Community College: tribute to women's basketball 
        team, E492 [29MR]
      Truckee, CA: tribute to Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer 
        Center, E1273 [18JY]
      Turkey: observance of Ataturk Youth and Sports Day, E834 [17MY]
      Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic: tribute, E1521 [13SE]
      Tyler, TX: tribute to Chapel Hill High School football team, E3 
        [6JA]
      U.S. Tennis Association: tribute to military tennis camp, E933 
        [31MY]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team, H39 [18JA], 
        E572 [18AP]
      ------tribute to football team (H. Res. 518), H32 [18JA]
      ------tribute to men's golf team, E1365 [31JY]
      ------tribute to women's softball team, E1367 [31JY]
      University of Arizona: induction of baseball team into 
        University of Arizona Hall of Fame, E1422 [3AU]
      University of Arkansas at Little Rock: tribute to women's 
        basketball team, H1291 [8MR]
      University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball 
        team, E1009 [7JN]
      University of Illinois: tribute to women's volleyball team, E48 
        [19JA]
      University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: anniversary of 
        Division of Campus Recreation, E1679 [2OC]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, E521 
        [16AP]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 622), H1917 
        [18AP]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team, E1126 
        [21JN]
      Uptagrafft, Eric: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1324 [25JY]
      Uptagrafft, Sandra: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1319 [25JY]
      USA Cheer (organization): tribute to STUNT competition format, 
        H5026 [19JY]
      Versailles, KY: anniversary of Versailles High School 1962 State 
        football championship, E1523 [13SE]
      Walker, Chet: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and Naismith Memorial 
        Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1475 [11SE]
      Warrington, PA: tribute to Warrington-Warwick Little League 
        girls' softball team, H5025 [19JY]
      Washington, MO: tribute to St. Francis Borgia Regional High 
        School cheerleading squad, E97 [31JA]
      Wausau Kayak/Canoe Corp.: hosting of International Canoe 
        Federation Junior and Under-23 Canoe Slalom World 
        Championships, E1217 [10JY]
      West Chester Fish, Game & Wildlife Association: anniversary, 
        E1607 [21SE]
      West Virginia University: tribute to football team, H45 [18JA]
      Whiteville, NC: tribute to Whiteville High School baseball team, 
        E1063 [18JN]
      Wildlife: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1873-H1897 
        [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5889 [12SE], E585, E589 [19AP], E621 
        [24AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1860-H1872 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1895, H1896 [17AP]
      Winchester, VA: tribute to Millbrook High School girls' 
        basketball team, E496 [29MR]
      Wise, Joe: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, E1664 
        [28SE]
      Wittenberg University: tribute to women's volleyball team, E2 
        [6JA]
      Woodlawn, IL: tribute to Woodlawn High School boys' basketball 
        team, E437 [26MR]
      Yablong, Noah: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Zook, Justin: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      African Americans: recognize the teams and players of the Negro 
        Baseball Leagues and support designation and mission of the 
        Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (S. Res. 
        508), S4642 [26JN]
      Alaska Sports Hall of Fame (organization): tribute, S698 [15FE]
      Armstrong, Karen: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S5864 [1AU]
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (S. Res. 
        426), S2517 [18AP]
      Boston College: tribute to men's ice hockey team (S. Res. 437), 
        S2741 [25AP]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
        Run (H. Con. Res. 118), S3049 [9MY]
      ------authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (H. Con. Res. 106), S3049 [9MY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional 
        Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer (H. Con. Res. 133), S5628 [26JY]
      Dayton, OH: tribute to hosting of NCAA men's basketball 
        tournament first round games, S1919 [21MR]
      Drugs: more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 3431), 
        S5383-S5385 [25JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (S. Res. 500), S4375 [20JN], S4414 [21JN]
      Ferris State University: tribute to men's ice hockey team, S2387 
        [17AP]
      Harrison, Kayla: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6533 [20SE]
      Hickman, George: tribute (S. Res. 567), S6469 [19SE]
      Indiana University: tribute to cheerleading team, S697 [15FE]
      International Ice Hockey Federation: urge suspension of plan to 
        hold 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Belarus and condemn 
        corporate sponsorship of such event relative to human rights 
        violations, S2224 [29MR]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S4594 
        [25JN], S5654 [30JY], S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      Johnson, Jhett: Wrangler National Finals Rodeo team roping 
        competition gold buckle recipient, S33 [23JA]
      Jordan, Cortney: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        S6535 [20SE]
      Kentucky: tribute to University of Louisville v. University of 
        Kentucky NCAA men's basketball tournament game, S2117 [28MR]
      Kramer, Jerry: endorse Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, 
        S3898 [11JN]
      LaCasse Bat Co.: tribute, S6263 [12SE]
      Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 497), S4308, 
        S4309 [19JN]
      Loyola University Maryland: tribute to men's lacrosse team (S. 
        Res. 514), S4729 [28JN]
      Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city 
        of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefitting 
        charities and fan appreciation (S. Res. 509), S4642 [26JN]
      Marial, Guor: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, S5454 
        [26JY]
      McPherson, Paige: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6534 [20SE]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 507), S4642 
        [26JN]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (H.R. 2527), S4980 [12JY]
      National Football League: investigation of alleged New Orleans 
        Saints (football team) bounty program, S1985 [22MR]
      National Girls and Women in Sports Day: observance, S257 [1FE]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (S. Res. 
        444), S2886 [26AP]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (S. Res. 369), S372, 
        S392 [7FE]
      NexStraps (business): tribute, S3513 [23MY]
      North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 
        353), S77, S78 [24JA]
      Ohio: tribute to teams advancing to Sweet 16 in NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, S1919 [21MR]
      Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 
        25 Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games (S. Res. 531), S5626 [26JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy that 
        requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the U.S., S5181 
        [19JY], S5726 [31JY]
      ------tribute to Alaska participants, S6534 [20SE]
      ------tribute to Connecticut participants, S5470 [26JY]
      ------tribute to Illinois participants, S5469 [26JY]
      ------tribute to Michigan participants, S6335 [13SE]
      ------tribute to Nevada participants, S4945 [12JY]
      ------tribute to Nevada participants (S. Res. 558), S6676, S6678 
        [21SE]
      ------tribute to Oklahoma participants, S5481 [26JY]
      ------tribute to Vermont participants, S5368 [25JY]
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (S. Res. 511), S4685 [27JN]
      Palmer, Arnold: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, S6440 [19SE]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Connecticut participants, S6677 
        [21SE]
      ------tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]
      ------tribute to Michigan participants, S6677 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Mississippi participants, S6678 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Nevada participants (S. Res. 558), S6676, S6678 
        [21SE]
      Petaluma, CA: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, S6442 [19SE]
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 
        363), S222 [31JA]
      Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]
      Raisman, Alexandra: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6533 [20SE]
      Salve Regina University: tribute to men's rugby team, S3325 
        [21MY]
      Senate: moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, unanimous-consent agreement, S6025 
        [10SE]
      Timberline Lodge, OR: anniversary of Timberline Lodge and Ski 
        Area, S5970 [2AU]
      U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (S. Res. 361), 
        S222 [31JA]
      University of Connecticut: impact of implementation of NCAA 
        academic progress rate standards on men's basketball team, 
        S2481, S2482 [18AP]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 422), S2453 
        [17AP]
      University of Louisville: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 
        [23JA]
      University of Nevada, Las Vegas: tribute to men's basketball 
        team, S14 [23JA]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (S. Res. 423), S2453 [17AP]
      Wildlife: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6604 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6415 [19SE], S6498, S6499 [20SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604, S6605 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6415 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 526) (S. Rept. 112-112), S41 
        [23JA]
      Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2834) (H. Rept. 
        112-609), H5077 [19JY]
      Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1657) (S. Rept. 112-141), S163 [30JA]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 [16AP]
      Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3065) (H. Rept. 112-529), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3452) (H. Rept. 112-452), 
        H2029 [19AP]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 106, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington 
        Soap Box Derby, H2295 [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 118, use of Capitol Grounds for District of 
        Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, H2298 
        [7MY]
      H. Con. Res. 133, use of Capitol rotunda for presentation of 
        Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer, H5072 [19JY]
      H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage 
        Act, H1860 [17AP]
      H.R. 4040, award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus, 
        H1820 [16AP]
      H.R. 4104, Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act, 
        H5616 [1AU]
      S. Res. 353, tribute to North Dakota State University football 
        team, S77, S78 [24JA]
      S. Res. 361, tribute to University of Alabama football team, 
        S213, S222 [31JA]
      S. Res. 363, tribute to Pittsburg State University football 
        team, S214, S223 [31JA]
      S. Res. 369, tribute to New York Giants (football team), S391, 
        S392 [7FE]
      S. Res. 422, tribute to University of Kentucky men's basketball 
        team, S2400, S2453 [17AP]
      S. Res. 423, tribute to Western Washington University men's 
        basketball team, S2400, S2453 [17AP]
      S. Res. 426, tribute to Baylor University women's basketball 
        team, S2503, S2517 [18AP]
      S. Res. 437, tribute to Boston College men's ice hockey team, 
        S2736, S2742 [25AP]
      S. Res. 444, National Physical Education and Sport Week, S2832, 
        S2887 [26AP]
      S. Res. 487, discourage ambush marketing by entities that 
        adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract 
        sponsorships for the Olympic Games, S3843 [7JN]
      S. Res. 497, tribute to Los Angeles Kings (hockey team), S4304, 
        S4309 [19JN]
      S. Res. 500, Title IX anniversary, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, S4373, S4375 [20JN]
      S. Res. 504, recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 
        Munich Olympics, S4463, S4594 [25JN]
      S. Res. 507, tribute to Miami Heat (basketball team), S4639, 
        S4642 [26JN]
      S. Res. 508, recognize the teams and players of the Negro 
        Baseball Leagues and support designation and mission of the 
        Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO, S4639, S4643 
        [26JN]
      S. Res. 509, recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city of the 
        Major League Baseball All-Star Game and baseball-related 
        events benefitting charities and fan appreciation, S4640, 
        S4643 [26JN]
      S. Res. 511, tribute to Pacific Lutheran University women's 
        softball team, S4683, S4686 [27JN]
      S. Res. 514, tribute to Loyola University Maryland men's 
        lacrosse team, S4727, S4729 [28JN]
      S. Res. 517, tribute to Northwestern University women's lacrosse 
        team, S4776 [29JN]
      S. Res. 531, commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 25 
        Olympic Games and support Team USA in the 2012 Olympic and 
        Paralympic Games, S5493, S5626 [26JY]
      S. Res. 535, support goals and ideals of National Caucus on 
        Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities Movement Is 
        Life initiative, S5882 [1AU]
      S. Res. 558, tribute to Nevada participants in Olympic Games and 
        Paralympic Games, S6346 [13SE], S6678 [21SE]
      S. Res. 567, tribute to George Hickman, S6466, S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 571, tribute to Anchorage, AK, Nunaka Valley Little 
        League junior girls softball team, S6555 [20SE]
  Tributes
      Ali, Muhammad, H38 [18JA]
      Roby, Representative, H3783 [19JN]
      Summitt, Pat, S2480, S2481 [18AP], H2075, H2076, H2077, H2079 
        [25AP], H2139 [26AP], E639 [25AP]




SPORTS GAMING OPPORTUNITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3797), H113 [23JA]




SPORTSMEN'S HERITAGE ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 4089), H1879, H1881, H1882, H1883, H1885, H1886, 
        H1887, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      Enact (H.R. 4089): consideration (see H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]
  Letters
      Provisions: Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of Fish & Wildlife 
        Agencies, H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------several recreational sports and wildlife conservation 
        organizations, H1875 [17AP]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]
  Remarks in House
      BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision 
        to close national monument land to recreational shooting, 
        H1877 [17AP]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP]
      Enact (H.R. 4089), H1873-H1897 [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5889 
        [12SE], E585, E589 [19AP], E621 [24AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 614), H1860-H1872 [17AP]
      ------motion to recommit, H1895, H1896 [17AP]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885, H1886 [17AP]
      Forest Service: prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer 
        hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign 
        agents, H1895 [17AP]
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1889-H1891 [17AP]
      National Park Service: clarify that all public lands under 
        National Park Service jurisdiction are included in the hunting 
        exemption, H1882, H1883 [17AP]
      New York: allow for recreational fishing of Atlantic striped 
        bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone, H1887 [17AP]
      Public lands: make new restrictions on managing hunting, 
        fishing, and recreational shooting effective only if the 
        amount of land available for those purposes falls below a 
        certain acreage, H1883, H1884 [17AP]
      ------preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting while 
        maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas development, mining, 
        logging, and motorized activities in wilderness areas, H1888, 
        H1889 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 4089): unanimous-consent request, S6604 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 [16AP]
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4089) 
        (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4089, provisions, H1860 
        [17AP]




SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA

  Remarks in House
      Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center: tribute, E270 [28FE]




SPRADLEY, LAFAYETTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E610 [23AP]




SPRAGUE, JEREMY

  Remarks in House
      Iowa: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, E776 [10MY]




SPRECK, TIM

  Letters
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5607 [1AU]




SPRING HILL COLLEGE

  Letters
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, E296 [1MR]




SPRING HOUSE, PA

  Remarks in House
      National Association of the Remodeling Industry: tribute to the 
        Bucks-Mont, PA, chapter, E1617 [21SE]




SPRINGER, BENEDIKT

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3798 [6JN]




SPRINGFIELD, IL

  Remarks in Senate
      Lincoln Home National Historic Site: tribute to efforts to 
        establish, S5957 [2AU]




SPRINGFIELD, MO

  Remarks in House
      Brown, Bob: Springfield, MO, Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee, 
        E1543 [14SE]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute, E454 [27MR]
      ------tribute to Joplin, MO, recovery efforts in aftermath of 
        tornado, E768 [10MY]
      KTXR-Radio (Springfield, MO): anniversary, E991 [6JN]
      Parkview High School: tribute to boys' track and field relay 
        team, E1236 [11JY]




SPRINGFIELD, OH

  Remarks in House
      Wittenberg University: tribute to women's volleyball team, E2 
        [6JA]




SPRINGFIELD, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      South Dakota: anniversary of Services Center Federal Credit 
        Union, S6264 [12SE]




SPRINGFIELD, VA

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts of America: anniversary of Troop 1501, E359 [9MR]




SRI LANKA, DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      Foreign countries: anniversary of end of civil war, H2822 
        [17MY], H4608 [29JN]
      Human rights: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (H. Res. 177), E847, E850 [18MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Michele J. Sison To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and 
        Maldives: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]




ST. ANGELO, GEORGE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E379 [19MR]




ST. BONAVENTURE, NY

  Bills and resolutions
      St. Bonaventure University: tribute to men's and women's 
        basketball teams (see H. Res. 588), H1390 [19MR]




ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY

  Bills and resolutions
      Sports: tribute to men's and women's basketball teams (see H. 
        Res. 588), H1390 [19MR]




ST. CHARLES, IA

  Remarks in House
      Jacobson, Katie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E926 [31MY]




ST. CHARLES, MO

  Remarks in House
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building: designate 
        (H.R. 3248), H707, H708 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building: designate 
        (H.R. 3248), S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3248), S2730 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3248, Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, 
        St. Charles, MO, H707 [14FE]




ST. HELENA, CA

  Remarks in House
      St. Helena High School: anniversary, E1448 [7AU]




ST. JOSEPH, MO

  Remarks in House
      Brand, Morgan: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Future 
        Leader Award recipient, E1056 [18JN]
      Jones, Leechia: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in the Workplace award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Judah, Linda: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Norris, Christi: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Support Services award recipient, E1053 [18JN]
      Prussman, Lori: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1055 [18JN]
      Stein, Sara Summers: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Emerging Leader award recipient, E1057 [18JN]
      Susan J. Campbell Copywriting Solutions, LLC: St. Joseph, MO, 
        YWCA Women of Excellence Employer of Excellence award 
        recipient, E1051 [18JN]
      Watson, Diane: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Volunteerism award recipient, E1053 [18JN]




ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1554 [19SE]




ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, FEDERATION OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Larry L. Palmer To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. 
        Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
        Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




ST. LANDRY, LA

  Subpoena Notices
      27th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Landry, LA, 
        H5329 [30JY]




ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORP.

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR]




ST. LOUIS, MO

  Remarks in House
      Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: World Affairs Council of 
        St. Louis International Humanitarian of the Year Award 
        recipient, E987 [6JN]
      International Brotherhood of Teamsters: anniversary of Teamsters 
        Local Union No. 600, E1082 [19JN]
      January 28 Group (organization): tribute to efforts to organize 
        a parade in St. Louis, MO, to honor veterans returning from 
        Iraq, H129 [24JA], H229 [1FE]
      Nurses for Newborns (organization): anniversary, E600 [19AP]
      Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet: anniversary, E194 [15FE]
      Soldan High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, E411 
        [21MR]
      St. Louis Community Empowerment Foundation: tribute to Salute to 
        Women in Leadership Luncheon, E200 [15FE]
      United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing 
        and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U.S. and Canada: anniversary 
        of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, E1053 [18JN]




ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Salute to Women in Leadership Luncheon: tribute, E200 [15FE]




ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MN

  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Letters
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Minnesota: exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest from calculation of payments 
        to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]




ST. LUCIA

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Larry L. Palmer To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. 
        Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
        Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




ST. MARY PARISH, LA

  Letters
      Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, 
        H3473 [5JN]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Sugar price support program funding: St. Mary Parish, LA, 
        Chamber of Commerce, E1206 [9JY]




ST. MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1583 [21SE]




ST. PAUL, MN

  Remarks in House
      Center for Victims of Torture: tribute, E66 [24JA]
      Dakota Jazz Club: tribute, E1612 [21SE]
      International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: anniversary of 
        Local 110, E1332 [25JY]
      International Institute of Minnesota: tribute, E513 [30MR]
      Junior League of St. Paul: anniversary, E723 [8MY]
      Pearson's Candy Co.: anniversary of Nut Goodie Bar, E1570 [19SE]
      Pilgrim Baptist Church: anniversary, E1300 [23JY]
      Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Presbyterian Homes and 
        Services Carondelet Village: tribute, E1495 [12SE]
      St. Paul Yacht Club: anniversary, E1177 [28JN]
      Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities: anniversary, E587 [19AP]
      United Steelworkers (organization): anniversary of Local 264, 
        E1349 [30JY]




ST. PETERSBURG, FL

  Remarks in House
      Coast Guard: tribute to interception of cocaine shipments, E1040 
        [12JN]




ST. PIUS VEREIN (organization)

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S4201 [14JN]




ST. THOMAS, VI

  Bills and resolutions
      Kenneth Leslie Harmon Post Office: designate (see H.R. 5567), 
        H2442 [8MY]




ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Larry L. Palmer To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. 
        Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
        Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




ST. XAVIER UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to football team, E28 [17JA]




STABENOW, DEBBIE (a Senator from Michigan)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4001 [12JN], 
        S4247 [18JN], S4338 [20JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2511 
        [18AP], S2547 [19AP], S2603 [23AP], S2637 [24AP], S2689 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2244 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S573 [13FE], S851, S852, S863 
        [16FE], S910 [17FE], S1148 [29FE], S1367 [1MR], S1397 [5MR], 
        S1464 [7MR], S1597 [13MR]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3901 
        [11JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S5213 [19JY]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3731 [5JN]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S3085 [10MY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary (see S. Res. 458), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA] (see S. 
        2343), S2732 [25AP]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S6456 [19SE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see S. 1878), S2969 [8MY]
      ------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden 
        unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities 
        relative to stillbirth (see S. 1862), S6456 [19SE]
      ------provide grants for community-based mental health 
        infrastructure improvements (see S. 2256), S2242 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), 
        S6340 [13SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (see 
        S. 3457), S6064 [10SE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 752), 
        S42 [23JA]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic 
        telangiectasia (see S. 1167), S1050 [27FE]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), 
        S42 [23JA]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S3730 [5JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4239 [18JN] (see S. 3394), S6627 [21SE]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 
        2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or 
        relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer 
        without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or 
        Defense (see S. 381), S42 [23JA]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see S.J. Res. 19), S2970 [8MY]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S3175 [15MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: establish (see S. 
        2274), S2242 [29MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6627 [21SE]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S5979 [2AU]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see S. 2078), S4893 [11JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1423 [6MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S4774 [29JN]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S4239 [18JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5382 [25JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1309), S6455 [19SE]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see S. 
        1718), S6547 [20SE]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S6547 [20SE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S6456 [19SE]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        S. 1454), S6455 [19SE]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (see S. 2125), S3043 [9MY]
      ------preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 424), S1049 
        [27FE]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 
        829), S6340 [13SE]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S4369 [20JN]
      National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 569), 
        S6455 [19SE]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see S. 1494), S3977 [12JN]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        S. 3319), S5085 [17JY]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see S. 3327), S4417 [21JN]
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S. (see S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see S. 998), S6546 [20SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1933 [21MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 555), 
        S4418 [21JN]
      SEC: require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5259 [23JY]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S5659 [30JY]
      ------revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a 
        person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting 
        period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see 
        S. 648), S132 [26JA]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6271 [12SE]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S6271 [12SE]
      Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles 
        and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of 
        literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created 
        by the donor (see S. 930), S3516 [23MY]
      ------allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
        accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 557), S3423 
        [22MY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see S. 1512), S6271 [12SE]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S5733 [31JY]
      ------extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see 
        S. 3267), S4823 [10JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see S. 1171), S6340 [13SE]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S3280 [17MY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S1614 
        [13MR]
      ------permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable 
        contributions of food inventory (see S. 166), S6546 [20SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S5212 [19JY]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 
        845), S3516 [23MY]
      ------qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S6547 
        [20SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2969 [8MY]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S3130 
        [14MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 3240), S3631 
        [24MY]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP]
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: reauthorize 
        (see S. 3552), S6340 [13SE]
      Foreign trade: prohibit purchases by the Federal Government of 
        Chinese goods and services until China becomes a party to the 
        Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 3449), S5487 
        [26JY]
      Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health 
        services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services 
        (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR]
      MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to 
        employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in 
        bankruptcy filing until customers' aggregated account funds 
        are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 562), S6454 [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S2243 
        [29MR]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 400), S1848 [20MR]
      Taxation: clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not 
        constitute a qualified energy resource under the renewable 
        electricity production credit (see S. 2143), S1147 [29FE]
      ------exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers 
        discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain foreign 
        residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2144), S1147 [29FE]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see S. 2240), S2085 [27MR]
      ------permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax 
        deduction (see S. 3470), S5870 [1AU]
      ------prevent an unfair tax burden for veterans and homeowners 
        who have received assistance from the National Mortgage 
        Settlement (see S. 3224), S3515 [23MY]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]
      ------provide a credit for production of renewable chemicals 
        (see S. 3491), S5977 [2AU]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 
        400), S1848 [20MR]
  Cloture motions
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN], S3807 [7JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], 
        S2028 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1372 [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
  Letters
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: several agricultural 
        organizations, S6313 [13SE]
  Privilege of the floor
      Anderson, James, S4307 [19JN]
      Graham, Marcus, S3870 [7JN]
      James, Maureen, S3870 [7JN]
      Norton, Kevin, S3870 [7JN]
      Peters, Bijan, S4307 [19JN]
      Slater, Carl, S4307 [19JN]
      Trujillo, Aurora, S4307 [19JN]
      Woods, Eugenia, S4307 [19JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs, S3164 [15MY]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3964, S3965, S3966 
        [12JN], S4125, S4139 [13JN], S4170, S4171, S4172, S4173, S4199 
        [14JN], S4235 [18JN], S4267, S4268, S4269, S4270, S4271, 
        S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, S4279, S4280, 
        S4281, S4283 [19JN], S4335, S4336, S4337, S4338, S4343, S4345, 
        S4346, S4347, S4348, S4349, S4350, S4352, S4353, S4355, S4356, 
        S4357, S4358 [20JN], S4381, S4384, S4386, S4388, S4390, S4396, 
        S4403 [21JN], S5175 [19JY], S5447 [26JY], S5944 [2AU], S6038, 
        S6039 [10SE], S6312, S6314 [13SE], S6499 [20SE]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3715 [5JN], S3749 [6JN], S3804, S3805, S3807 [7JN], S3935 
        [12JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to recommit, 
        S4350, S4351, S4352 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4351 [20JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), unanimous-consent 
        request, S4126 [13JN]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, S6314 [13SE]
      ------prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation in check 
        off programs to provide research and information for a 
        particular commodity or brand, S4281 [19JN]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing, S4171 [14JN]
      ------reduce programs funding to 2008 levels, S4350, S4351 
        [20JN]
      ------strengthen rural communities and foster the next 
        generation of farmers and ranchers, S4270 [19JN]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S3964, S3965, S3966 
        [12JN], S4349 [20JN]
      ------water conservation programs funding, S4269 [19JN]
      Animals: ensure that extras in film and television who bring 
        personal, domesticated household pets do not face unnecessary 
        regulations, S4353 [20JN]
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate 
        (H.R. 2668), S2985 [8MY]
      Budget: require detailed reports to Congress on impact of 
        defense and non-defense budget sequestration, S4386 [21JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3189 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3189 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3189 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3189 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3189 [16MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3705, 
        S3715 [5JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S201 [31JA]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, S4353 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: air quality improvement project funding, 
        S4274 [19JN]
      ------anniversary, S3164 [15MY]
      ------assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to 
        implement farm to school programs that improve access to local 
        foods in eligible schools, S4345 [20JN]
      ------Biomass Crop Assistance Program funding, S4173 [14JN]
      ------biomass research and development funding, S4172 [14JN]
      ------Community Wood Energy Program biomass cooperatives grant 
        funding, S4353 [20JN]
      ------Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality 
        Incentives Program funding, S4139-S4141 [13JN]
      ------consolidation and streamlining of conservation programs, 
        S4139 [13JN]
      ------eliminate Organic Certification Cost Share and 
        Agricultural Management Assistance Program, S4277 [19JN]
      ------encourage partnerships between the National Agriculture 
        Library and educational institutions to support the 
        dissemination of objective and scholarly agricultural and food 
        law research and information, S4345 [20JN]
      ------end State bonus payments for administering the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------establish a pilot loan program to assist organizations 
        providing healthful food for the hungry, S4346 [20JN]
      ------Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, S4357 [20JN]
      ------Federal milk marketing order program reform, S4268 [19JN]
      ------improve agricultural land easements, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------improve efficiency, digestibility, and nutritional value 
        of food for poultry and livestock, S4352 [20JN]
      ------improve livestock forage disaster plan, S4268 [19JN]
      ------include multi-year price decline protections in the 
        Agriculture Risk Coverage program, S4358 [20JN]
      ------limit conservation program payments based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S4337 [20JN]
      ------limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted 
        gross income of the producer, S4355 [20JN]
      ------limit farm subsidy payments based on adjusted gross income 
        of the producer, S4273 [19JN]
      ------Market Access Program funding, S4336 [20JN]
      ------move the sugar import quota adjustment date forward in the 
        crop year, S4356 [20JN]
      ------prohibit any entity receiving a business and industry 
        direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project from 
        receiving any other Federal benefit, assistance, or incentive 
        for the project, S4275 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4271 [19JN]
      ------prohibit loan guarantees, S4280 [19JN]
      ------protect agricultural and forested lands from urban 
        development, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      ------provide Non-Insured Disaster Program funding to eligible 
        producers facing a loss due to freeze or frost, S4338 [20JN]
      ------repeal Biorefinery Assistance Program, S4348 [20JN]
      ------repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program and 
        Conservation Reserve Program, S4343 [20JN]
      ------revise Housing Act requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas, S4348 [20JN]
      ------rural broadband telecommunications services programs 
        funding, S4279 [19JN], S4335, S4343 [20JN]
      ------Rural Energy for America Program funding, S4170 [14JN]
      ------Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program 
        funding, S4390 [21JN]
      ------State Rural Development Partnership funding, S4347 [20JN]
      ------study feasibility of establishing an insurance product 
        that covers food safety recalls, S4276 [19JN]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3964, 
        S3965, S3966 [12JN], S4125 [13JN], S4278 [19JN], S4352 [20JN]
      ------The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding 
        through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program funding, S4346 [20JN]
      ------value-added grant program funding, S4267 [19JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, S3190 [16MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2957 [8MY]
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]
      Drain, Gershwin A.: nomination to be district judge, S5932 [2AU]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (S. Res. 500), S4375 [20JN]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4236 [18JN]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S1573 [12MR]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S2978, S2985 [8MY]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4384 
        [21JN]
      Kittery, ME: tribute to firefighters and emergency response 
        personnel who responded to fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
        (S. Res. 488), S4249 [18JN]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (S. Res. 502), S4375 [20JN]
      Lansing, MI: anniversary of Lansing Regional Chamber of 
        Commerce, S848 [16FE]
      Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed, 
        S4283 [19JN]
      Medicare: reform, S3190 [16MY]
      Michigan: anniversary of statehood, S97 [26JA]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 
        447), S2986 [8MY]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 470), 
        S4250 [18JN]
      National Men's Health Week: observance (S. Res. 501), S4375 
        [20JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5021, S5022 [16JY]
      Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 
        495), S4250 [18JN]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2195 [29MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1596 [13MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1572, S1573 [12MR], S1596, S1599 
        [13MR]
      Senate: legislative program, S2986 [8MY], S4251 [18JN], S4377 
        [20JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5021 
        [16JY]
      Taxation: extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 
        [12MR], S1599 [13MR]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5022 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5110 [18JY], S5175, S5188, S5189 
        [19JY]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5175 [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3240), S3630 
        [24MY]
      ------Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) 
        (S. 3240) (S. Rept. 112-203), S6062 [10SE]
      Nomination of Bruce J. Sherrick to the Federal Agricultural 
        Mortgage Corp., Board of Directors: Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S699 [15FE]
      Nomination of Chester J. Culver to the Federal Agricultural 
        Mortgage Corp., Board of Directors: Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S699 [15FE]
      Nomination of Michael T. Scuse To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture 
        for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services: Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S699 [15FE]
      Nomination of Michael T. Scuse to the CCC Board of Directors: 
        Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), 
        S699 [15FE]
  Texts of
      S. 2257, Excellence in Mental Health Act, S2248-S2250 [29MR]
  Tributes
      Mikulski, Senator, S2078 [27MR]




STABILE, JEFFREY R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E57 [23JA]




STABILIZING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE FUTURE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4218), H1426 [20MR]




STACHON, JOSEPH J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1721 [26OC]




STACK, R. TIMOTHY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5710 [31JY]




STAFFORD, CAROL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E627 [24AP]




STAHELI, COREY

  Remarks in Senate
      Nevada: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, S3275 [17MY]




STALLMAN, BOB

  Articles and editorials
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]




STAMPS  see Postage and Stamps




STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE AND EMPOWER (SAVE) NATIVE WOMEN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4154), H1272 [7MR]
  Reports
      Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence 
        Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women 
        Act: Jane M. Smith and Richard M. Thompson II, Congressional 
        Research Service, S2787 [26AP]




STANDISH, ME

  Remarks in House
      St. Joseph's College: anniversary, E1554 [19SE]




STANFORD, MOIRA McCARTHY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6536 [20SE]




STANFORD, R. ALLEN

  Bills and resolutions
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]




STANFORD UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to women's water polo team, E1312 [24JY]




STANISLAUS COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Good Egg Breakfast, E1717 [23OC]
      ------anniversary of Modesto Lions Club, E452 [27MR]
      Veterinary Service, Inc.: Stanislaus County, CA, Ag Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E1700 [16OC]




STANISLAUS COUNTY FARM BUREAU

  Remarks in House
      Modesto, CA: anniversary of Good Egg Breakfast, E1717 [23OC]




STANLEY, CLAY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




STANLEY, CLIFFORD L.

  Memorandums
      Military Chaplain Participation in or Officiation of Private 
        Ceremonies, H5027 [19JY]




STANLEY, DAVID L., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1190 [29JN]




STANTON, CODY

  Poems
      ``In Honor's Code,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1414 [3AU]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1414 [3AU]




STANTON, EDGAR E., III

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E43 [18JA]




STANTON, PAUL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E228 [17FE]




STAR ISLAND CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Gosport Regatta: tribute to restoration, E1052 [18JN]




STARK, CAROL

  Remarks in House
      Local Media Association: Editor of the Year award recipient, 
        E834 [17MY]




STARK, FORTNEY H., III (FISH)

  Statements
      Tribute to Dennis J. Kucinich, E352 [8MR]




STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)

  Addresses
      Harvard Medical School Commencement: Donald M. Berwick, 
        E1262-E1264 [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1428 [20MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on 
        certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical 
        (see H.R. 3432), H5079 [19JY]
      ------ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see 
        H.R. 3704), H376 [1FE]
      ------promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 
        3286), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3976 [21JN]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H5860 [11SE]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H4864 [12JY]
      ------prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic 
        animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting 
        (see H.R. 2210), H220 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4869 [13JY]
      ------authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for 
        certain current and former members of the Reserve components, 
        widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see 
        H.R. 4164), H2716 [15MY]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see H.R. 6293), 
        H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        H.R. 4103), H5766 [10SE]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 3785), H803 
        [15FE]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H220 [31JA]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H571 [7FE]
      Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National 
        Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration 
        gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3415), H5766 
        [10SE]
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Census: acknowledge surveys and information derived from those 
        surveys are crucial to national welfare (see H. Con. Res. 
        136), H5707 [2AU]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3808 [19JN]
      Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs 
        using a network of public and private community entities to 
        provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical 
        restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H115 [23JA]
      China: prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4864 [12JY]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3734 [18JN]
      Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English 
        language and government and history knowledge requirements for 
        naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in 
        other languages (see H.R. 2957), H1306 [8MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H903 [16FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3703 [12JN]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see H.R. 6480), H6302 [5OC]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), 
        H4908 [17JY]
      ------constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to 
        natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and 
        affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations 
        and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H4606 [28JN]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      ------restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow 
        disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure 
        disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see H.R. 
        592), H944 [17FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------reduce crop insurance premium subsidies (see H.R. 6098), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H4158 [27JN]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H945 [17FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3977 
        [21JN]
      ------strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and 
        prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship 
        through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H6284 [25SE]
      ------better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent 
        human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims 
        under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 
        2730), H2040 [23AP]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H6280 [21SE]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H1428 
        [20MR]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]
      ------reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement 
        (see H.R. 1475), H4064 [26JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H5766 [10SE]
      ------permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted 
        in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility 
        (see H.R. 5843), H4065 [26JN]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (see H.R. 6003), H4908 [17JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and 
        Community Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use 
        license plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H6280 [21SE]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      ------provide for evidence-based and promising practices related 
        to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
        prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H1978 
        [18AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for 
        sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H6310 [16OC]
      Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to ensure families 
        are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H945 [17FE]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H4775 [10JY]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H6312 [19OC]
      ------make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in 
        institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 
        3462), H441 [2FE]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H2034 [19AP]
      ------repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters 
        regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic 
        pay (see H.R. 807), H966 [27FE]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 5844), H6304 [9OC]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance 
        of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and 
        call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. 
        Res. 651), H5131 [23JY]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H6310 [16OC]
      ------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H115 [23JA]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H3577 [6JN]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5630 
        [1AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 
        5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Drugs: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based 
        offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-
        marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see H.R. 
        6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H4776 [10JY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H5079 [19JY]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: consider role of science 
        education in the educational accountability system relative to 
        reauthorization of such Act (see H. Res. 378), H28 [17JA]
      Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws 
        against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion 
        Act (see H. Res. 282), H1154 [5MR]
      FAA: prescribe regulations requiring air carriers to provide 
        passengers with certain amenities and facilities (see H.R. 
        3632), H28 [17JA]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H376 [1FE]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H3362 [31MY]
      FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H3481 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget 
        authority if financial statement for the previous fiscal year 
        does not receive an unqualified audit opinion by an external 
        independent auditor (see H.R. 6528), H6275 [21SE]
      FEMA: revise regulations regarding estimated cost of the 
        assistance and localized impacts factors (see H.R. 5870), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      FERC: suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export terminals 
        (see H.R. 4024), H6310 [16OC]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Fish and fishing: allow fishermen who hold capital construction 
        fund accounts to make a penalty-free withdrawal from such 
        accounts without requiring reinvestment in the fishing 
        industry (see H.R. 2241), H187 [27JA]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H6307 
        [12OC]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Foster Children's Day: designate (see H. Res. 660), H3578 [6JN]
      Gilman, Benjamin A.: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient (see H. Res. 440), H727 [14FE]
      H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III: World Peace Corps Mission World 
        Peace Prize recipient (see H. Res. 440), H727 [14FE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, 
        sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H221 
        [31JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H1017 [28FE]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3662 [7JN]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        H.R. 4259), H4656 [29JN]
      ------prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services 
        to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of 
        internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H2713 
        [15MY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6152 [19SE]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H4685 [9JY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4776 [10JY]
      Internet: prevent transformation into a tool of censorship and 
        surveillance, promote freedom of expression, and restore 
        confidence in the integrity of U.S. businesses (see H.R. 
        3605), H4869 [13JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H903 
        [16FE]
      ------permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4605 [28JN]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]
      Marine mammals: support an end to commercial whaling in all of 
        its forms and strengthen measures to conserve whale 
        populations (see H. Res. 714), H4828 [11JY]
      Medicare: reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H376 [1FE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H5712 [2AU]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H4065 [26JN]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1916 [17AP]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6300 
        [2OC]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3700 [8JN]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H1916 [17AP]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6001 [13SE]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (see H.R. 190), H79 [18JA]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5293 [25JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that goods 
        donated or supplied to athletes are substantially made in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 6132), H5131 [23JY]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H5712 [2AU]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see 
        H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5766 [10SE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 3533), H945 [17FE]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H5202 [24JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H4686 [9JY]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H1848 [16AP]
      Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 2071), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H1391 [19MR]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H1018 [28FE]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6060 [14SE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2033 [19AP]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5010 [18JY]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H2569 
        [9MY]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see H.R. 6050), H4603 [28JN]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H6279 [21SE]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H3703 [12JN]
      Telecommunications: adopt technology allowing 9-1-1 call centers 
        to receive and respond to emergency text messages (see H.R. 
        3654), H903 [16FE]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H28 [17JA]
      Truth in Lending Act: add a rule of construction relative to 
        certain payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (see 
        H.R. 4076), H1543 [22MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect, restore, enhance, and 
        manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the 
        ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public 
        and private lands (see H.R. 1917), H1543 [22MR]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1572 [26MR]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H966 [27FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H5923 [12SE]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H4065 [26JN]
      ------prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, 
        acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of 
        any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 
        4306), H3105 [17MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H3164 [18MY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2813 [16MY]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H5766 
        [10SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to 
        terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for 
        aliens with mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H439 [2FE]
      Medicare: clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (see H.R. 
        4254), H1542 [22MR]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H218 [31JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to 
        terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for 
        aliens with mental disabilities (H.R. 3881), H440 [2FE]
      Medicare: clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (H.R. 6435), H6151 [19SE]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (H.R. 4254), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (H.R. 4379), H1977 [18AP]
      Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (H.R. 6549), H6279 [21SE]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (H.R. 3840), H219 [31JA]
  Letters
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. 
        Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
        Employees, H329 [1FE]
      ------several organizations, H328 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging 
        Organizations, H329 [1FE]
      ------William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 
        [1FE]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Charles M. Loveless, American 
        Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, Shereen 
        Arent, American Diabetes Association, and Mark A. Schoeberl, 
        American Heart Association, H3605 [7JN]
      ------Ethan Rome, Health Care for America Now (organization), 
        H3604 [7JN]
      ------Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), H3605 
        [7JN]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
  Press releases
      Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 
        H3604 [7JN]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3189 [30MY]
      Alameda County Fair Association: dedication of Alameda County 
        Historical Monument, E1080 [19JN]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, E1076 [19JN]
      Bravewomon, Lynn: GLOBE (Gays and Lesbians Organized for 
        Betterment and Equality of Alameda County) Pryor Conrad Award 
        recipient, E1684 [5OC]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2629 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), E502 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H5034, 
        H5035 [19JY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), E863 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5034, H5035 
        [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H4626 [29JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2239 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2239 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas 
        lease sales, provide fair revenue sharing for coastal States, 
        and formulate offshore energy development plans to generate 
        infrastructure revenue, E217 [16FE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), E1325 
        [25JY]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), E217 [16FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H923 [17FE]
      Fremont, CA: Hopkins Junior High School winner of Dept. of 
        Energy National Science Bowl, E713 [7MY]
      ------J. Haley Durham Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1735 [6NO]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1457 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4764 [10JY]
      Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to 
        terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for 
        aliens with mental disabilities (H.R. 3881), E118 
        [2FE]
      Medicare: clarify application of special enrollment periods and 
        secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members 
        of employees (H.R. 6435), E1560 [19SE]
      ------enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (H.R. 4254), 
        E430 [22MR]
      ------reform, E502 [29MR]
      National Day of Reason: observance, E691 [27AP]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2779 
        [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H328, H331 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4764 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1457 [21MR]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H3604 [7JN]
      Pleasanton, CA: anniversary of Alameda County Fair, 
        E1080 [19JN]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (H.R. 4379), E570 [18AP]
      ------require States to implement policies to prevent assistance 
        under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from 
        being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 
        3567), H320 [1FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4626 
        [29JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1055 [29FE]
      San Leandro, CA: tribute to Davis Street Family Resource Center, 
        E766 [10MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5587 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5587 [1AU]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (H.R. 6549), E1634 [21SE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2000 [19AP]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (H.R. 3840), E92 [31JA]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H923 [17FE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3604 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2239 [27AP]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), E217 [16FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, 
        H2779 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2779 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2779 [16MY]
  Statements
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H3604 [7JN]
      Tribute to Dennis J. Kucinich: Fortney H. Stark III (Fish), 
        E352 [8MR]
  Tributes
      Berwick, Donald M., E1262 [17JY]
      Chan, Steven D., E633 [24AP]
      Davis, Belva, E303 [1MR]
      Douglas, Bob, E574 [18AP]
      Fogarty, Thomas K., E774 [10MY]
      Garcia, Jose J., E1520 [13SE]
      Gorman, Andrea, E376 [19MR]
      Hodson, Brent, E734 [8MY]
      Johnson, Rose Padilla, E766 [10MY]
      LaRiviere, Florence, E739 [9MY]
      Lehr, Frank, E578 [18AP]
      Panvini, Vince, E58 [23JA]
      Rathmann, George B., E686 [27AP]
      Sandler, Marion Osher, E1098 [20JN]
      Smith, David W., E68 [24JA]
      Traub, Jon, E145 [6FE]
      Wasserman, Bob, E24 [17JA]




STARMS, FRANCES BROCK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E195 [15FE]




STARNES, BILL R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1500 [12SE]




STARS AND STRIPES (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Six Months After Repeal, Military Says DADT Died Quietly, E402 
        [21MR]




STARTUP ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], S2992 [9MY]




STARTUP ACT 2.0

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5893), H4782 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3217), S3764-S3767 [6JN]




STARTUP EXEMPTION (organization)

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1878 [21MR]




STASSI, ANNETTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1586 [21SE]




STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONGRESSIONAL BADGE OF BRAVERY BOARD

  Appointments
      Members, S5264 [23JY]




STATE COURT INTERPRETER GRANT PROGRAM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3365), S4821 [10JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3365), S4823 [10JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3365, provisions, S4824 [10JY]




STATE HEALTH CARE CHOICE ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]




STATE HEALTH FLEXIBILITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4160), H5184, H5185 [24JY]




STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S2273 [29MR]




STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H1209 [6MR]




STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, CANTON

  Remarks in House
      Firefighters: tribute to first responders, E280 [29FE]




STATE WATERS PARTNERSHIP ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]




STATEN ISLAND, NY  see New York, NY




STATES  related term(s) Federal Aid Programs
  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2555, S2556, S2557 
        [19AP]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S135, S136 [26JA]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), S6002, S6003, S6007 [2AU]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5880, H5881, 
        H5882, H5884 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5785 [11SE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), 
        H6172 [20SE]
  Analyses
      Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Press Release Regarding 
        Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention, H2607-H2609 [10MY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
      State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery 
        Board, S5264 [23JY]
  Articles and editorials
      More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, H318 [1FE]
      Reaction to Death of Former State Sen. Bill Raggio, S1030 [27FE]
      Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]
      U.S. Should Legalize Industrial Hemp, S4138 [13JN]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      Voter ID Mess Subverts an American Birthright, H5119 [23JY]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: permit exemptions from certain requirements of 
        Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural 
        commodities (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]
      Animals: condemn practice of gassing stray cats and dogs (see H. 
        Res. 761), H5707 [2AU]
      ------disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter 
        animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for 
        euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H5078 [19JY]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see S. Res. 373), S614 [14FE] 
        (see H. Con. Res. 100), H726 [14FE] (see H. Res. 551), H802 
        [15FE]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S3977 [12JN] (see H. Con. Res. 129), H3699 [8JN]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 
        3624), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide for employment of additional instructor for Junior 
        ROTC units in which a large percentage of the student 
        population is enrolled (see H.R. 6471), H6231 [20SE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and 
        improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and 
        foresters within the watershed and to States with water 
        quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see 
        H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
      Clean Air Act: provide that State implementation plans address 
        impairment of visibility relative to emissions from taconite 
        ore processing facilities (see H.R. 6507), H6274 [21SE]
      Colleges and universities: require programs offered by 
        institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements 
        for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants 
        and loans (see S. 3474), S5870 [1AU]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (see S. 
        Res. 465), S3234 [16MY]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 576), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 797), H6232 [20SE]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (see S. 2138), S1147 [29FE]
      ------facilitate and expedite review of proposed improvements to 
        Federal flood control projects to be constructed by local 
        sponsors (see H.R. 6450), H6230 [20SE]
      ------temporarily relieve cost-sharing requirements of watershed 
        mitigation projects and flood damage reduction projects for 
        counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee 
        (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (see H.R. 4967), H2267 [27AP]
      ------provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal 
        representation to parents and legal guardians relative to 
        child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), H374 [1FE]
      ------provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic lawsuits 
        against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect journalists 
        and Internet service providers (see S. 3493), S5977 [2AU]
      CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet 
        certain safety standards and encourage States to require 
        installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 3343), S4674 
        [27JN] (see H.R. 4326), H1804 [29MR]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]
      Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. 
        in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in 
        contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 5934), 
        H3698 [8JN]
      ------reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to 
        combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]
      ------support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, 
        investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex 
        trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such 
        exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative 
        for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see 
        H.R. 4162), H1272 [7MR] (see H.R. 4328), H1804 [29MR]
      ------establish a program to generate dependable economic 
        activity for counties and local governments containing 
        National Forest System land through a management-focused 
        approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]
      ------establish the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion 
        Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      ------prohibit income deductions for controlled substances, 
        including medical marijuana, when determining Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 3368), S4821 
        [10JY]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), S6546 [20SE] 
        (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      ------treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for 
        purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor 
        Program (see S. 3354), S4724 [28JN]
      ------provide funding assistance to State training centers 
        certified by FEMA as capable of providing emergency response 
        training (see H.R. 5620), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 3173), S3129 [14MY]
      ------amend Impact Aid Program to extend eligibility for 
        emergency and modernization grants to local educational 
        agencies in which a certain percentage of land is federally 
        owned (see H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]
      ------assure comparability of opportunity for educationally 
        disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5933), H3698 [8JN]
      ------authorize grants to prepare and train principals on 
        effective core competencies and in instructional leadership 
        skills (see H.R. 6376), H5859 [11SE]
      ------award grants to States that enact laws making school 
        attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 6434), 
        H6150 [19SE]
      ------encourage effective teachers and innovative education 
        programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------establish an alternative accountability model for 
        elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress 
        (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------increase percentage of Federal education tax dollars spent 
        in classrooms (see H.R. 3775), H26 [17JA]
      ------make grants to eligible local educational agencies to 
        reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and 
        secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047, 2047), S208 
        [31JA]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide States and local educational agencies with 
        flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 
        5546), H2441 [8MY]
      ------require States receiving Higher Education Act assistance 
        to charge in-State tuition at public institutions to 
        dependents of certain active duty personnel residing in such 
        State (see H.R. 5834), H3161 [18MY]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program for State and local 
        governments to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 4622), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------streamline process of Federal approval for construction or 
        expansion of petroleum refineries and designate certain closed 
        military installations for siting refineries (see H.R. 3879), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6400), H5999 [13SE]
      ------authorize grants to States for demonstration projects to 
        expand State registries on childhood immunization or health to 
        include body mass index (BMI) (see H.R. 6402), H5999 [13SE]
      ------enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high 
        risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to 
        access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see 
        H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]
      ------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk 
        assessment materials and resources and disseminate such 
        materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
        risk families (see S. 2124), S909 [17FE]
      ------require a criminal background check for child care 
        providers and adults residing with child care providers in a 
        State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
        Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3829), H181 [25JA]
      ------require States and their designees receiving grants for 
        suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to 
        consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 4467), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3733 [18JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3732 [18JN]
      ------provide protection for certain Federal employees relative 
        to implementation of certain immigration policies regarding 
        the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6069), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and 
        implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 3365), 
        S4821 [10JY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (see H.R. 5770), H2713 [15MY] (see H.R. 6019), H4063 [26JN]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (see S. 3335), S4417 [21JN]
      ------prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community 
        Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license 
        plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 
        [24MY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]
      ------provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to 
        implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see 
        H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants 
        program (see H.R. 6045), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish alternate guidelines for measuring 
        progress of State and local performance for entrepreneurial 
        training services under the Workforce Investment Act (see H.R. 
        5805), H3102 [17MY]
      ------establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 4277), H1739 [28MR]
      ------require State workforce agencies and employers to certify 
        the active recruitment of Americans for job placement prior to 
        hiring H-2B nonimmigrant workers (see S. 2167), S1459 [7MR] 
        (see H.R. 4159), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize conveyance of mineral rights in 
        Montana to settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see 
        S. 2110), S699 [15FE]
      ------grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue 
        electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 [6FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: provide funds to States to cover costs 
        to repair or reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal 
        Highway Administration to be structurally deficient (see H.R. 
        3837), H186 [27JA]
      ------withhold certain highway funds from States unless they 
        enact a law strengthening penalties for motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus (see H.R. 4236), H1497 [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to States to assist 
        veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while 
        serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers 
        licenses (see H.R. 4288), H1740 [28MR]
      Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated 
        funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase 
        reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and 
        preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]
      ------provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac disaster 
        area (see S. 3601), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education 
        (see H.R. 3793), H78 [18JA]
      ------improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (see S. 3582), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        6447), H6230 [20SE]
      ------increase access to adult education to provide for economic 
        growth (see S. 2117), S850 [16FE]
      ------provide educational stability for children in foster care 
        (see H.R. 5876), H3362 [31MY]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H158 [24JA]
      ------support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (see S. 2098), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 4061), H901 [16FE]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended 
        to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H3733 [18JN]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see S. 3578), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      Employment: create a social services grant program to provide 
        workforce development opportunities and training to people 
        with barriers to employment under the Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6427), H6060 [14SE]
      ------make grants to States to hire and prevent layoffs of 
        teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        6561), H6284 [25SE]
      ------streamline Federal job training system, steer training 
        dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish Pay for 
        Performance pilot program, and provide State access to 
        National Directory of New Hires (see S. 3599), S6546 [20SE]
      Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain 
        central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 
        agreement and take into account ongoing State and local 
        conservation efforts (see S. 3446), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        6219), H5327 [26JY]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see S. 
        2300), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 4387), H1976 [18AP]
      ------assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S494 [9FE]
      ------designate and award grants for air and health quality 
        empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
      ------limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see S. 2115), S850 [16FE] (see 
        H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      ------limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of rules under the Clean Air Act if 
        a State regulatory authority gives notice that such rules will 
        lead to an increase in price of electricity for end-use 
        consumers (see H.R. 6501), H6274 [21SE]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H2317 [7MY]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (see S. 3321), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 6035), H4156 
        [27JN]
      FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples 
        collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 6196), 
        H5291 [25JY]
      FDA: prevent States from conducting duplicative inspections of 
        establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
        processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
        distributor (see H.R. 4056), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit wholesalers from purchasing prescription drugs 
        from pharmacies and enhance information and transparency of 
        drug wholesalers engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 
        5853), H3166 [22MY]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (see S. 
        2039), S132 [26JA]
      ------codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      ------establish a program to provide grant assistance to States 
        for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 
        6254), H5628 [1AU]
      ------improve assistance after a hurricane or major disaster 
        (see H.R. 6542), H6276 [21SE]
      FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain 
        requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]
      Financial institutions: preserve privilege of information 
        provided to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 6125), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed 
        handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 
        2188), S1613 [13MR]
      ------more comprehensively address the interstate transportation 
        of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H1641 [27MR]
      ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 2213), 
        S1847 [20MR]
      Food: replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block 
        grant to the States (see H.R. 6518), H6275 [21SE]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to 
        the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      ------improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 
        [7JN]
      ------make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
      ------provide adequate technical assistance and other support to 
        States for long-term care partnership program (see H.R. 6300), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      ------recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      House of Representatives: take any legislative action necessary 
        to verify ratification of Equal Rights Amendment once 
        additional States ratify the amendment (see H. Res. 794), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H1209 [6MR]
      Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, 
        State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 
        2266), S2242 [29MR]
      ------make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal 
        aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (see S. 3245), S3631 [24MY]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Insurance: provide savings by permitting pass-through funding 
        for State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see 
        H.R. 6234), H5524 [31JY]
      International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and 
        local governments for expenses incurred in designing, 
        constructing, and rehabilitating certain water projects (see 
        S. 2290), S2392 [17AP]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 502), S4368 
        [20JN]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      ------encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and 
        require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law 
        enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 5947), 
        H3702 [12JN]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see 
        H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see S. 2276), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 4309), H1803 [29MR]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide funding with a dedicated revenue source consisting 
        of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 3807), H114 
        [23JA]
      Maritime Administration: make grants to States or port 
        authorities to cover the cost of repair and construction 
        activities relative to certain strategic commercial seaports 
        (see H.R. 6253), H5628 [1AU]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]
      ------establish grant program to provide States with funds to 
        detect waste, fraud, and abuse and to recover resulting 
        improper payments (see H.R. 6332), H5706 [2AU]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see S. 3289), 
        S4151 [13JN]
      ------permit States the option to provide coverage for low-
        income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------provide an option of States to cover a children's program 
        of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 4147), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H3914 [20JN]
      ------require independent audits and actuarial services under 
        managed care programs (see H.R. 6498), H6274 [21SE]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2441 [8MY]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
      ------remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5797), H3102 [17MY]
      NASA: convey excess property at the Kennedy Space Center to a 
        State or political subdivision, municipality, or 
        instrumentality of a State for development of and operation of 
        a spaceport (see H.R. 6540), H6276 [21SE]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (see S. Res. 483), S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 
        638), H2274 [27AP]
      National Commission for Independent Redistricting: establish 
        (see H.R. 3846), H218 [31JA]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        S. 3584), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Natural gas: provide assistance to States to carry out 
        initiatives to promote the use of natural gas as a 
        transportation fuel and public and private investment in 
        natural gas vehicles and transportation infrastructure (see S. 
        3437), S5381 [25JY]
      New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur 
        sports gambling to the extent approved by the State 
        legislature (see H.R. 3809), H114 [23JA]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood (see S. Res. 585), S6626 
        [21SE] (see H. Res. 791), H6151 [19SE]
      New York: add to the New England Fishery Management Council (see 
        H.R. 5885), H3404 [1JN]
      NOAA: establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage 
        coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office (see H.R. 4186), H1304 [8MR]
      ------permit State and local employees to run for elective 
        office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees 
        and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to 
        political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 
        4152), H1272 [7MR]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 6185), H5290 
        [25JY]
      Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an 
        increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority 
        of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), 
        H26 [17JA]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE] (see H.J. Res. 
        118), H5859 [11SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]
      ------repeal the program of block grants to States for social 
        services (see H.R. 6442), H6151 [19SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      ------require refund value for certain beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 6531), H6275 [21SE]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 5991), H3974 [21JN] (see H.R. 6154), 
        H5077 [19JY] (see H.R. 6503), H6274 [21SE]
      Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
        (see H.R. 4129), H1133 [1MR]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S388 
        [7FE]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      ------require States to follow certain procedures in placing a 
        child who has been removed from the custody of his or her 
        parents (see H.R. 6021), H4063 [26JN]
      Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for 
        lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
        wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports 
        (see H.R. 3797), H113 [23JA]
      ------recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters 
        and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife 
        agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, 
        and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 [20SE]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Taxation: allow an ordinary and necessary business expense 
        deduction for contributions to regional infrastructure 
        improvement zones (see H.R. 3780), H77 [18JA]
      ------allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5077 [19JY]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States (see 
        S. 3485), S5977 [2AU]
      ------limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned 
        by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 [8MY]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes (see H.R. 5333), H2316 [7MY]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (see H.R. 6180), H5201 [24JY]
      Telecommunications: ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and 
        surcharges are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative 
        to prepaid mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H439 [2FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]
      ------require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S3630 [24MY] (see S. 3353), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 
        4115), H1100 [29FE] (see H.R. 6008), H3974 [21JN]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------establish standards for publication of poll tapes used in 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 5814), H3102 [17MY]
      ------prohibit tactics that discourage college students from 
        registering to vote or voting and allow use of school-issued 
        photo identification when photo identification is required to 
        vote (see H.R. 3978), H640 [8FE]
      ------require driver's license applicants in a new State to 
        indicate whether that State is the applicant's residence for 
        purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        6386), H5922 [12SE]
      ------require each individual who desires to vote in an election 
        for Federal office to provide the appropriate election 
        official with a government-issued photo identification (see 
        H.R. 5971), H3807 [19JN] (see H.R. 6408), H6000 [13SE]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      ------require State voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        S. 3620), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration 
        requirements (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
      Water: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards (see S. 3558), S6454 [19SE]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S614 [14FE]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Eulogies
      Schwartz, Harvey L.: by Senator Shaheen, S3778 [6JN]
  Forewords
      ``Arizona--100 Years Grand'': Senator McCain, S598 [14FE]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
      Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: 
        George Sheldon, Dept. of HHS, S6050 [10SE]
      ------Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE], H6179 [20SE]
      Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: Larry 
        Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H2615 [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Secure Communities deportation 
        program: several legal aid organizations, H3529 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]
      Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 
        [9MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]
      ------Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American 
        Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program: Representative Kline, 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H5816 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5816 [11SE]
      Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain 
        long-term resident alien students: several Representatives, 
        H5015 [19JY]
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
      Eximbank reauthorization: Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of 
        Washington, H2480 [9MY]
      ------David A. Hart, Florida Chamber of Commerce, H2479 [9MY]
      ------Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, H2479 [9MY]
      ------several Governors, H2479 [9MY]
      Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
        transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space: Chad 
        Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., 
        H5108 [23JY]
      ------Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization) and Joshua 
        Saks, Wildlife Federation, H5109 [23JY]
      ------Robert Bendick, Nature Conservancy (organization), H5110 
        [23JY]
      ------Smarter Safer Coalition, H5107 [23JY]
      ------Stephen Ellis, Eli Lehrer and Andrew Moylan, Taxpayers for 
        Common Sense (organization), H5107 [23JY]
      ------several environmental organizations, H5108 [23JY]
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation 
        Association, H3532 [6JN]
      Florida legislation that would restrict the early voting period 
        and voter registration: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational 
        Fund, Inc., Florida Conference of Black State Legislators, and 
        Florida State Conference of the NAACP, E98-E100 [31JA]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation: several Representatives, H101 
        [23JA]
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: Colleen 
        Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support Enforcement 
        Association, H3450 [5JN]
      ------Gordon L. Berlin, Building Knowledge To Improve Social 
        Policy (organization), H3450 [5JN]
      ------Jon Baron, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, H3450 
        [5JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H3451 [5JN]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H3451 [5JN]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Jack E. Herstein, North 
        American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718-
        S1720 [15MR]
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Representative Issa, Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H5792 [11SE]
      ------Senator Coburn, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6427 
        [19SE]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Tim Spreck, Minnesota 
        Outdoor Heritage Alliance, H5607 [1AU]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on 
        Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen 
        R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
        Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: 
        Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California 
        Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, 
        American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Siege at the Alamo: William B. Travis, S1173 [1MR]
      Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act: Representative 
        Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E740 [9MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), E740 [9MY]
      Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo 
        identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot 
        or registering to vote in an election: Representative Jackson 
        Lee, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act: Tom 
        Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National Conference of State 
        Legislatures, H318 [1FE]
      ------Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services 
        Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State 
        TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]
  Lists
      Organizations opposed to S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or 
        local governments to construct levees on certain properties 
        otherwise designated as open space, H5107 [23JY]
      Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, 
        S2355 [17AP]
      Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small 
        Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to 
        require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and 
        use taxes, S4883 [11JY]
      Smarter Safer Coalition members, H5108 [23JY]
      Voter suppression legislation by State, H2310 [7MY]
  Memorandums
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      ------D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      Waivers Relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program Work Requirements: Earl S. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, 
        S6048-S6050 [10SE]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]
      Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 
        [19SE]
  Obituaries
      Bunch, Dewayne E.: Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5655 [30JY]
  Petitions and memorials
      Georgia: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, H733 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      American Legislative Exchange Council: influence on State 
        legislators, H1920 [18AP], H2019 [19AP], H2073 [25AP], H2141 
        [26AP]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood, H664 [9FE]
      ------anniversary of statehood (H. Con. Res. 100), H709 [14FE], 
        E186 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (S. 3624), H6285 [28SE]
      Augusta, ME: tribute to signing of Maine Wabanaki-State Child 
        Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Mandate, E1185 [29JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Business and industry: bring manufacturing jobs back from 
        overseas, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA], H5757 [10SE]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 3179), H5138 [24JY]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]
      ------require total domestic content in green technologies 
        purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and 
        property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits 
        (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], 
        H5193 [24JY]
      California: anniversary of Central Valley Flood Protection 
        Board, E94 [31JA]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------high-speed rail project funding, H4141 [27JN]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (H.R. 4153), E329 [7MR]
      Children and youth: require States to take certain additional 
        steps to assist foster children in making the transition to 
        independent living, H3275 [31MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: protect ability of 
        Federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve 
        appropriate excess Federal property as open space, H499 [6FE]
      Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Public Power proposed gasification 
        plant, E35 [18JA]
      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.: commend efforts to rebuild Oak 
        Grove Mine and Concord Preparation Plant after destruction by 
        tornadoes in Alabama, E1433 [3AU]
      Climate: impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, E147 [6FE]
      Colleges and universities: anniversary of land grant college 
        program, H3398 [1JN]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (H.R. 4210), H4117 [27JN]
      Congress: impact of congressional redistricting, H507 [6FE]
      Constitution--U.S.: differences in interpretation, H1129-H1131 
        [1MR]
      ------history and explanation of ``separation of church and 
        State'', H2640 [10MY]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 
        [11JY], H5622 [1AU]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), H2492 [9MY]
      Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance 
        to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute 
        hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]
      ------enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase 
        penalties relative to sex trafficking, H1276 [8MR]
      ------provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833-H1835 
        [16AP], H1852 [17AP]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage, H906 [17FE]
      ------repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage 
        (H.R. 1116), H3809 [20JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as 
        States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program (H.R. 4280), H1644 [28MR]
      Dept. of Defense: provide assistance to State training centers 
        to provide emergency response training to the National Guard 
        and Federal agencies performing homeland defense activities, 
        E948 [1JN]
      ------require Federal contractors to disclose political 
        contributions, H5058 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to regulate credit-hour and 
        clock-hour programs, H989 [28FE]
      ------authorize grants to prepare and train principals on 
        effective core competencies and in instructional leadership 
        skills (H.R. 6376), E1473 [11SE]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 6390), H6004 
        [14SE]
      ------establish State review process for student complaints on 
        institutions, H988, H989 [28FE]
      ------provide grants to State educational agencies and 
        institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and 
        secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy: regional economic development programs funding, 
        H3429, H3430 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors 
        of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to 
        increase availability of health care services in health 
        professional shortage areas (H.R. 6400), E1524 [13SE]
      ------ensure that immigration status alone is not a 
        disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State 
        and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (H.R. 
        6128), E1249 [13JY]
      ------make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]
      ------Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H2606, H2613 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: denial of access by States to 
        Systematic Alienation Verification Entitlement (SAVE) database 
        to identify noncitizens among registered voters, H3584 [7JN]
      ------establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, H3244, 
        H3245 [30MY]
      ------prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain 
        State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of 
        mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, H3247 [30MY]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3633, H3634 [7JN]
      Dept. of HUD: allow public housing agencies to use operating and 
        capital funds directly without going through the Operating 
        Fund Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]
      ------Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H4104-
        H4106 [27JN]
      ------expand percentage of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 
        funding that can be used for demolition projects, H4117, 
        H4118, H4123 [27JN]
      ------HOME Investment Partnership funding, H4109, H4110 [27JN]
      ------increase portion of Community Development Block Grant 
        Program assistance that may be used to provide public 
        services, H4107 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency 
        Support funding, H2393-H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body 
        armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear 
        policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding, H2707 
        [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through 
        reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423, H2424 
        [8MY]
      ------Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program funding through reductions in the general 
        administration funding, H2377 [8MY]
      ------Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program 
        funding, H2536 [9MY]
      ------enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
        programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 5770), H2698 [15MY], H3737 [19JN]
      ------establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of 
        bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and 
        reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program 
        (H.R. 83), H1031 [29FE], H1398 [20MR]
      ------impact of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]
      ------impose penalty on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program grants for States with Stand Your 
        Ground laws, H2392, H2393 [8MY]
      ------local community gang prevention funding, E735 [8MY]
      ------objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide 
        photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a 
        ballot or registering to vote in an election, H2304-H2310 
        [7MY], H2638 [10MY], H3107 [18MY], H4659 [9JY], H4707 [10JY], 
        H4824 [11JY]
      ------prohibit funding for a single or multi-State court 
        settlement where funds are removed from any residential 
        mortgage-backed securitization trust, H2503, H2504 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of 
        provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of 
        attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2544-
        H2547 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate 
        specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal 
        immigration laws, H2420-H2422 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2532-H2535 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to bring action against States for 
        implementation of State law requiring voter identification, 
        H2504, H2505 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 [9MY]
      ------prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding 
        to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary 
        policies, H2524 [9MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), H5207 
        [25JY]
      ------provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local 
        law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing 
        individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787-H5790 [11SE]
      ------reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H5514, H5515 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU], E1401 [3AU]
      ------Regional Information Sharing Systems Program funding 
        through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 
        [8MY]
      ------Second Chance Act grant funding, H2390, H2391 [8MY], E734 
        [8MY]
      ------State Criminal Alien Assistance Program suspension of 
        reimbursement to States for costs of incarcerating unknown 
        documented aliens, H3543, H3544 [6JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: certify oil drilling platforms are 
        capable of handling new drilling before allowing coastline 
        drilling to take place, H5170 [24JY]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide 
        fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate 
        offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure 
        revenue, H753, H756 [15FE], E217 [16FE]
      ------consult with California Governor and legislature when 
        determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas 
        leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease 
        sales, H5176 [24JY]
      ------grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue 
        electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H88-H90 [23JA]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        California, H5170 [24JY]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in 
        California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 
        [15FE]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      ------prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights 
        near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey, 
        H5217 [25JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway 
        safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of 
        older drivers and pedestrians, H4624 [29JN]
      ------Projects of National and Regional Significance Program 
        funding, H4041 [26JN]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 3837), E83 
        [27JA]
      ------State distracted driving prevention grant funding, H3953-
        H3955 [21JN], E1149 [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to States to assist 
        veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while 
        serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers 
        licenses (H.R. 4288), E469 [28MR]
      Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to 
        help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent 
        crime (H.R. 1550), H5515-H5518 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: enter into contracts 
        with States to treat insect-infested trees and clear hazardous 
        fuel to prevent wildfires, H3785 [19JN]
      Drugs: encourage development of prescription drug monitoring 
        programs to track the dispensing of controlled drugs to 
        patients, H2335 [8MY]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 
        [11JY]
      Education: provide educational stability for children in foster 
        care (H.R. 5876), H3275 [31MY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns, H3959 [21JN]
      ------constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and 
        the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (H.J. Res. 111), H4788 [11JY]
      EPA: prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6244, H6245 [21SE]
      ------require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      Federal-State relations: recognize historic and continuing 
        importance of Federalism and uphold States' rights, H2821 
        [17MY]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5105-H5110 [23JY]
      ------Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for 
        Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3535, 
        H3536 [6JN], E1003 [6JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------National Urban Search & Rescue Response System funding, 
        H3533 [6JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3554-H3556 
        [6JN], H3634 [7JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]
      ------State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3531, H3532 [6JN]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
      ------provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners and 
        assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure 
        prevention programs and information on loan modifications, 
        H701 [14FE]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]
      Florida: passage of legislation that would restrict the early 
        voting period and voter registration, E98-E100 [31JA]
      Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]
      Georgia: impact of agriculture on State economy, E803 [15MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      ------repeal, H810 [16FE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 4282), 
        H3448-H3451 [5JN]
      Hazardous substances: Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site 
        funding, H809 [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      Health: make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (H.R. 3000), H431 [2FE]
      ------study impact of not having long-term care insurance on 
        Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of 
        Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) 
        program, H333-H335 [1FE]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, H3664 [8JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------increase minimum rate of return to States for payments 
        made through the Federal gas tax, H3505-H3509 [6JN]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment (H.R. 632), H3507 [6JN]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      Illinois: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts 
        in responding to tornadoes, E408 [21MR]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H3737 [19JN], E1048 
        [15JN]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (S. 952), H2137 [26AP]
      ------clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas to 
        nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay 
        repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, H3709, H3710 
        [18JN], H3737, H3738, H3742, H3749 [19JN], H3812 [20JN], 
        H3966-H3970 [21JN], H3984 [26JN], H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY], 
        E1061 [18JN]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5814-H5817 [11SE], E1507, E1511, 
        E1520 [13SE]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (H.R. 3842), H521 [7FE]
      ------release of guidelines on application process to cancel 
        removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien 
        students, H5528 [1AU]
      Indiana: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts in 
        responding to tornadoes, H1160 [6MR], E327 [7MR]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821, H822 [16FE]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation, H1836 
        [16AP], H1856 [17AP]
      ------coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug 
        trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, 
        and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (H.R. 915), 
        H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      ------prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 [16AP]
      ------provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 
        4398), E573 [18AP]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673-H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]
      ------moment of silence in honor of officers killed in the line 
        of duty, H2743 [16MY]
      Maine: referendum to allow same-sex marriage, H387 [2FE]
      Mascoutah, IL: anniversary, E340 [8MR]
      Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, 
        H4747 [10JY]
      ------provide an option of States to cover a children's program 
        of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R. 4147), E321 
        [6MR]
      ------reform, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      ------reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 
        [24JY]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal 
        consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5880, H5881 
        [12SE]
      ------ensure that private property interests are not negatively 
        impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]
      ------exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest from calculation of payments to St. 
        Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5014 [19JY], H5873-
        H5890 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5780-H5787 [11SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), motion to recommit, 
        H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606-H5608 [1AU]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5884, H5885 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national 
        monuments, H1889-H1891 [17AP]
      National Commission for Independent Redistricting: establish 
        (H.R. 3846), H224 [1FE], E100 [31JA]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: State 
        enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally passing a 
        stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood, H6160, H6163, H6164 [20SE]
      New York: tribute to passage of law combating prescription drug 
        abuse, H4830 [12JY]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      Ohio: tribute to availability of home health services to senior 
        citizens, E1110 [21JN], E1617 [21SE]
      Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas drilling off the 
        coast of California, H4794 [11JY]
      ------prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, 
        H3818 [20JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4673-H4677 
        [9JY]
      ------impact of requirement for States to establish health 
        insurance exchanges, H4814, H4815 [11JY]
      ------impact on Medicaid funding, H5183-H5188 [24JY]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5791-H5793 [11SE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6174-H6185 [20SE], E1618, E1621 
        [21SE], E1657 [25SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. 
        Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------permit States to exempt single parents with children under 
        a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program participation rate requirements (H.R. 4379), E570 
        [18AP]
      ------reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to 
        States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program (H.R. 3659), H315 [1FE]
      ------require States to implement policies to prevent assistance 
        under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from 
        being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 
        3567), H226, H315-H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1934, H1937, H1938, H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H4623 [29JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
        the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by 
        the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), 
        H635 [8FE]
      Roads and highways: prohibit funding for construction of 
        highways in foreign countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, 
        H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      ------streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements 
        for surface transportation projects, H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (H.R. 
        1339), H1652-H1654 [28MR]
      Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter 
        school models (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE], H4810 [11JY]
      ------require charter schools to demonstrate successful 
        operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for 
        expansion grants, H4810 [11JY]
      Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 
        [10MY]
      ------replace Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------require States to follow certain procedures in placing a 
        child who has been removed from the custody of his or her 
        parents (H.R. 6021), E1139 [26JN]
      Solano, Patrick J.: Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization) 
        Community Leadership Award recipient, E91 [31JA]
      Sonoma County, CA: anniversary of Fort Ross State Historical 
        Park, E1153 [27JN]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102-
        H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]
      ------decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement 
        use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, H3984 
        [26JN], H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H2213 [27AP], E470 [28MR]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (H.R. 6151), 
        E1286 [19JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4290), E477 [28MR]
      ------extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), H3407 
        [5JN]
      ------limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States 
        (H.R. 1864), H2667-H2669 [15MY]
      ------make permanent the deduction of State and local general 
        sales taxes, H5689 [2AU]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (H.R. 6180), E1308 [24JY]
      ------promote simplification and fairness in the administration 
        and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 
        [24JY]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H391, H422 [2FE], H522 
        [7FE], H1964-H1967 [18AP], H2111, H2114 [25AP], H2343 [8MY], 
        H5691 [2AU]
      Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, H1166 [6MR], H1219 [7MR], 
        E292, E300 [1MR]
      Tornadoes: express condolences to victims of recent tornadoes in 
        the Midwest and South, E423 [22MR]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, H732 [15FE]
      ------authorize and sanction programs for residential and 
        commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, 
        municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
        agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604-H5606 [1AU]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
      Unemployment: require all money withdrawn from States' 
        unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of 
        unemployment compensation, H356-H361 [1FE]
      Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by 
        regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], 
        H5141, H5143, H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]
      ------ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are 
        subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), 
        H6142-H6144 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 6008), 
        H5138 [24JY]
      Virginia: anniversary of National Guard, E30 [18JA]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H94-H102 [23JA], H503-H510 [6FE], 
        H2304-H2310 [7MY], H3729 [18JN], H5118-H5122 [23JY], H5209, 
        H5212 [25JY], H5537 [1AU], H6072 [19SE], H6153, H6159, H6162 
        [20SE], H6237 [21SE], E98 [31JA], E1301 [23JY], E1427 [3AU]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office, H2315 [7MY], H6072 [19SE]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office (H.R. 3316), H503 [6FE]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]
      ------require States to permit individuals to register to vote 
        in an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (H.R. 3317), H503 [6FE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 
        2827), H6125-H6128 [19SE]
      Water: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6201, H6202 [20SE]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), E1382 [1AU]
      West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, H3811 [20JN]
      Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2059-H2061 
        [24AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during 
        planting and harvest seasons, S1603, S1604 [13MR]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1440 [7MR], S1603 [13MR]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      Arizona: anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 373), S595-S598, S657 
        [14FE]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (S. 3624), S6675 [21SE]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692-S696 [15FE]
      Bridges: repairs and reconstruction funding, S4619 [26JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      ------repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, 
        S4880-S4884 [11JY]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815-
        S817 [16FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (S. Res. 
        465), S3239, S3240 [16MY]
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana, S4138, S4139 [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (S. 2138), S1149 [29FE]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2556 [19AP], S3680 
        [4JN]
      ------prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), S3102, S3103 [10MY]
      ------provide special motion to dismiss ``strategic lawsuits 
        against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect journalists 
        and Internet service providers (S. 3493), S5983 [2AU]
      Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local 
        jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, 
        S1928 [21MR]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (S. 598), S1842 [20MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: end State bonus payments for administering 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------ensure that performance bonus payments are used by State 
        agencies only to carry out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program, S4272 [19JN]
      ------provide Non-Insured Disaster Program funding to eligible 
        producers facing a loss due to freeze or frost, S4338 [20JN]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]
      ------State Rural Development Partnership funding, S4347 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: allow State teacher and personnel training 
        and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how 
        to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 3173), S3131 [14MY]
      ------require report on the extent to which certain children are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers in training who are 
        deemed highly qualified, S6596 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve 
        oral health education and dental disease prevention, and 
        enhance Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program 
        dental services, S1180 [1MR]
      Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and 
        implement State court interpreter programs (S. 3365), S4823 
        [10JY]
      ------clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing 
        investigatory assistance on request of State and local 
        authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes (S. 
        1793), S1921 [21MR]
      ------improve administration of grants to States under the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) 
        Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive 
        adequate representation (S. 3335), S4421 [21JN]
      ------objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide 
        photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a 
        ballot or registering to vote in an election, S1663 [14MR], 
        S3956 [12JN], S4869 [11JY]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], 
        S2789, S2793, S2796 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors 
        (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program, S1704 
        [15MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1525-S1528 [8MR], S1609 
        [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: allow funds to be used to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge on non-National Highway Systems Federal-
        aid highways, S1188 [1MR]
      ------allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain 
        percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement 
        projects, S405 [9FE]
      ------grant States use of Congested Mitigation and Air Quality 
        Improvement Program funds toward transit system programs, 
        S1131 [29FE]
      ------off-system bridge program funding, S1451 [7MR], S1535 
        [8MR], S1602 [13MR]
      ------Projects of National and Regional Significance Program 
        funding, S1131 [29FE]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 
        2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]
      Ecology and environment: expedite environmental and judicial 
        review of projects subject to the National Environmental 
        Policy Act, S2144 [28MR]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 
        [15MR], S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S4628 [26JN]
      Education: improve quality and accountability for educator 
        preparation programs (S. 3582), S6548 [20SE]
      ------increase access to adult education to provide for economic 
        growth (S. 2117), S852 [16FE]
      ------support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (S. 2098), S502 [9FE], 
        S3005 [9MY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), 
        S102-S106, S109 [26JA], S285 [2FE], S1442 [7MR], S3472 [23MY], 
        S5018, S5019 [16JY]
      ------contributions and expenditures by corporations and other 
        business organizations intended to affect elections, S881 
        [17FE]
      Electric power: infrastructure funding, S4843-S4845 [11JY]
      Employment: disparity between public and private sector wages 
        and benefits, S3877 [11JN]
      EPA: address soil contamination issues in areas surrounding 
        former lead smelter sites, S3322 [21MY]
      ------assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (S. 2094), S413 [9FE]
      ------codify and delay implementation of and compliance dates 
        for the cross-State air pollution rule (S. 1815), S3942-S3945 
        [12JN]
      ------delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable 
        control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      ------establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
        national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate 
        matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in 
        certain areas, S3932 [12JN]
      ------implementation of the cross-State air pollution rule, 
        S2220 [29MR]
      Families and domestic relations: establish national and State 
        putative father registries and make grants to States to 
        promote permanent families for children and responsible 
        fatherhood (S. 3321), S4372 [20JN]
      FDA: revoke drug exclusivity from certain entities for 
        violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals, S3486-S3488 [23MY], S3540, S3543, S3562 
        [24MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to implement 
        rule to improve Federal permitting and review process of 
        infrastructure projects, S2144 [28MR]
      ------require use of existing environmental review documents to 
        expedite oil and gas permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), S136 [26JA], S385 [7FE]
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]
      ------provide home loan modifications to eligible homeowners and 
        assist homeowners and prospective homeowners with foreclosure 
        prevention programs and information on loan modifications, 
        S361 [7FE]
      Florida: passage of legislation that would restrict the early 
        voting period and voter registration, S90 [26JA], S3958 [12JN]
      Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or 
        is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 
        [14JN], S4384 [21JN]
      Forest Service: reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN], S4660 
        [27JN]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: increase in guarantee fees 
        charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages acquired 
        in certain States, S6519 [20SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Hawaii: observance of Month of the Hawaiian Language, S257 [1FE]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, S2211 [29MR]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment, S1592 [13MR]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S117 [26JA], S2204-
        S2206 [29MR], S2470 [18AP], S2589 [23AP], S2956 [8MY], S3068 
        [10MY], S3260 [17MY], S3402 [22MY], S3721 [5JN], S4141-S4143 
        [13JN], S4223, S4233 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4434, S4440, S4441 
        [25JN], S4645-S4647 [27JN], S4813, S4814 [10JY], S5064, S5081 
        [17JY], S5269 [24JY], S5935 [2AU], S6249 [12SE], S6519 [20SE]
      ------enforce existing immigration laws and improve border 
        security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
      ------Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of 
        certain long-term resident alien students, S4223, S4233 
        [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4604 [26JN], S4813 [10JY], S5064 [17JY]
      ------permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 
        the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister 
        Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa 
        Waiver Program (S. 3245), S3636 [24MY], S6007 [2AU], S6334 
        [13SE]
      Labor unions: proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights 
        for most public employees, S3773-S3775 [6JN]
      Lafayette, LA: Southern Living (publication) ``South's Tastiest 
        Town'' designee, S1790 [19MR]
      Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S4716 [28JN]
      ------provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to 
        maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 1265), S6329 
        [13SE]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4627-S4629 [26JN], S4669 
        [27JN]
      ------anniversary (S. Res. 502), S4375, S4377 [20JN]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      ------prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 [27MR], S2354 
        [17AP]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (S. 2276), S2253 [29MR], S3620 [24MY]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (S. 3539), S6342 [13SE]
      ------expand home and community-based services waiver to include 
        young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in 
        psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 
        [13JN]
      ------impact of increased funding obligations on States, S2942 
        [8MY], S3761 [6JN], S4706 [28JN], S4736 [29JN], S5111 [18JY], 
        S6614-S6616 [21SE]
      ------reform, S6297 [13SE]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Michigan: anniversary of statehood, S97, S98 [26JA]
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
      National Association of State Fire Marshals: recognize efforts 
        to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow corrugated 
        stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection Association 
        specifications (S. Res. 483), S5090 [17JY]
      National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard 
        Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in 
        domestic emergency response, S1731 [15MR]
      New Hampshire: tribute to tourism promotion campaigns, S3069 
        [10MY]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood, S154 [30JA], S6564 [21SE]
      ------anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 585), S6684 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt 
        out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia 
        employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees 
        relative to political activities (S. 2170), S1461 [7MR]
      ------prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors 
        from making expenditures, and establish additional spending 
        disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, S100, 
        S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]
      Postal Service: require certification by State Governor that 
        closure or consolidation of postal facilities will not harm 
        community or disrupt commerce, S2466 [18AP]
      ------require State liaisons for States without a district 
        office be located within their respective States, S2685 [25AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer 
        Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline 
        regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of 
        States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (S. 2076), S390 [7FE], S1814 [19MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 
        [17AP], S2886 [26AP]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 [11SE], S6407-S6409 [19SE]
      ------disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S.J. 
        Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407, S6408 [19SE]
      ------Executive order to reform Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program work requirements, S4995 [16JY]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (S. 
        3397), S5136 [18JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (S. 
        3512), S5986 [2AU], S6516 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: provide States with additional flexibility 
        to implement tolls on interstate highways, S1648, S1649 [14MR]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize, S666 [15FE]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      Social Security: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability 
        by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (S.J. Res. 44), 
        S6387 [13SE]
      Supreme Court: decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., 
        v. Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political 
        campaigns, S4452-S4455 [25JN]
      ------decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement 
        use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, S4433, 
        S4439-S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S2588 [23AP]
      Taxation: Build America Bonds program, S836 [16FE]
      ------establish Transportation and Regional Infrastructure 
        Project (TRIP) Bonds program, S836, S838 [16FE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 
        [14MR]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, S1173 [1MR]
      Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Illinois, S1571 [12MR]
      Transportation: allow States to permit non-highway uses in rest 
        areas along any highway, S1534 [8MR], S1605 [13MR]
      ------allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, S1534 [8MR], S1592, S1604 [13MR]
      ------empower States with authority for most taxing and spending 
        for highway and mass transit programs, S1594, S1595 [13MR]
      ------encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in 
        public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      ------ensure transit agencies that partner with community 
        colleges on job training programs are eligible for Federal 
        grants, S842 [16FE]
      ------modify gas tax apportionment formula to ensure that the 
        percentage of funds received by a State is the same as the 
        percentage of total gas taxes paid by the State, S1535 [8MR], 
        S1601 [13MR]
      U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other 
        Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the 
        investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing 
        children (S. 1792), S1921 [21MR]
      Veterans: include certain veterans organizations as eligible 
        recipient organizations for donation of Federal surplus 
        personal property through State agencies, S6096 [11SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses, S6256 
        [12SE], S6291 [13SE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, S90 [26JA], S2913 [7MY], S3958 
        [12JN]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (S. 2104), S615 [14FE]
      Wisconsin: results of recall election to remove Scott Walker as 
        Governor, S3773-S3775 [6JN]
      Women: anniversary of congressional passage of equal rights 
        amendment to the Constitution, S2810 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      American Taxpayer and Western Power Administration Customer 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2915) (H. Rept. 112-431), H1844 [16AP]
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112-649), H5764 [10SE]
      Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 112-671), H6059 [14SE]
      Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority 
        To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation 
        Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 897) (H. Rept. 112-429), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to 
        Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program 
        Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) 
        (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and 
        Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. 
        Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 
        [16JY]
      Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6062) (H. Rept. 112-636), H5524 [31JY]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]
      Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for 
        Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on 
        Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112-
        677), H6068 [18SE]
      ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. 
        Rept. 112-677), H6068 [18SE]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3578) (S. 
        Rept. 112-221), S6545 [20SE]
      Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112-
        459), H2266 [27AP]
      Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3410) (H. Rept. 112-395), H696 
        [13FE]
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      First State National Historical Park Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 323) (S. Rept. 112-109), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1744), S4950 [12JY]
      Hatch Act Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112-211), 
        S6339 [13SE]
      Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the 
        Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6019) (H. Rept. 112-582), H4683 [9JY]
      Local Courthouse Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 6185) (H. Rept. 112-661), H5764 [10SE]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112-467), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5544) (H. Rept. 112-655), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1864) (H. Rept. 112-386), H475 
        [3FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112-478), H2662 [11MY]
      Officer Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 
        2276), S3514 [23MY]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112-212), S6451 
        [19SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. 
        Rept. 112-374), H113 [23JA]
      Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1657) (S. Rept. 112-141), S163 [30JA]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding Congressional Consent: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 44), S5976 [2AU]
      Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112-458), H2266 [27AP]
      Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3065) (H. Rept. 112-529), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 
        112-483), H2811 [16MY]
      Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for and 
        Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources 
        Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2104) (S. Rept. 112-189), S5211 
        [19JY]
  Statements
      Equal Rights Amendment: Birch Bayh, S2810 [26AP]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]
      New Mexico Enters the Union: Donald Ritchie, S154 [30JA]
  Summaries
      Free Press Act (S. 3493), S5985 [2AU]
  Tables
      Jobs supported through Eximbank financing by State, S3147 [15MY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 100, Arizona statehood anniversary, E186 [14FE]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule 
        relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
        Program work requirements, H6165 [20SE]
      H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirement, H6175 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]
      H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 
        [1AU]
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      H.R. 1339, recognize Salem, MA, as birthplace of the National 
        Guard, H1652 [28MR]
      H.R. 1550, Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Resources 
        Allocation Improvement Act, H5515 [31JY]
      H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, 
        H2667 [15MY]
      H.R. 2827, clarify Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
        Act provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors, 
        H6125 [19SE]
      H.R. 3117, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, H88 [23JA]
      H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families 
        Act, H315 [1FE]
      H.R. 4124, Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act, 
        H6142 [19SE]
      H.R. 4282, International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, 
        H3448 [5JN]
      H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 4967, Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act, H2492 
        [9MY]
      H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act, 
        H5879 [12SE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5797, Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5606 [1AU]
      H.R. 6062, Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program reauthorization, H5514 
        [31JY]
      H.R. 6185, Local Courthouse Safety Act, H5791 [11SE]
      S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or local governments to 
        construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as 
        open space, H5105 [23JY]
      S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act, S391 [7FE]
      S. 2104, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization and 
        require applied water supply research regarding water 
        resources research and technology institutes, S616 [14FE]
      S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization 
        extension, S1424 [6MR]
      S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act, S1461 [7MR]
      S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands 
        Act, S2167 [28MR]
      S. 3173, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3131 [14MY]
      S. 3245, EB-5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program permanent reauthorization, 
        S3636 [24MY], H5814 [11SE]
      S. 3335, Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act, S4422 
        [21JN]
      S. 3365, State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act, S4824 [10JY]
      S. 3493, Free Press Act, S5984 [2AU]
      S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]
      S. 3624, Military Commercial Driver's License Act, S6675 [21SE], 
        H6285 [28SE]
      S. Con. Res. 48, commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve, S3983 
        [12JN]
      S. Res. 373, Arizona statehood anniversary, S637, S657 [14FE]
      S. Res. 419, Public Service Recognition Week, S2398 [17AP], 
        S2886 [26AP]
      S. Res. 465, recognize proclamation of the Year of Water in 
        Colorado, S3239, S3241 [16MY]
      S. Res. 483, recognize efforts of National Association of State 
        Fire Marshals to raise awareness of proper bonding for yellow 
        corrugated stainless steel tubing to National Fire Protection 
        Association specifications, S3782 [6JN], S5090 [17JY]
      S. Res. 502, Land-Grant College Act anniversary, S4374, S4376 
        [20JN]
      S. Res. 576, Cooperative Forestry Act anniversary, S6630, S6680 
        [21SE]
      S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]
      S. Res. 585, New Mexico statehood anniversary, S6633, S6682 
        [21SE]
      S.J. Res. 44, State and Province Emergency Management Assistance 
        Memorandum of Understanding congressional consent, S6387 
        [13SE]




STATESBORO, GA

  Remarks in House
      Snooky's Restaurant: closing, H3663 [8JN]




STAUB, BENJAMIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1443 [3AU]




STAVE, VICTORIA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1007 [7JN]




STE. MARIE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E441 [26MR]




STEADMAN, JORIE DANIELS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E213 [16FE]




STEARNS, CLIFF (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5059 
        [19JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3346 [31MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3465 [5JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1511 [22MR]
  Articles and editorials
      China's Solyndra Economy, Patrick Chovanec, Wall Street Journal, 
        H6015 [14SE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1916 [17AP]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H3105 [17MY]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 881), 
        H4064 [26JN]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H1807 [29MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1642 [27MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5009 [18JY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H1807 [29MR]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see H.R. 6163), H5923 [12SE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H5860 [11SE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4828 [11JY]
      ------limit the number and pay of individuals serving as special 
        consultants, fellows, or other employees (see H.R. 6214), 
        H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve employment services for 
        veterans by consolidating various programs (see H.R. 4072), 
        H2040 [23AP]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H966 [27FE]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility 
        confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2885), H571 
        [7FE]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2813 [16MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      FCC: authorize multiple Commissioners to hold nonpublic 
        collaborative discussions (see H.R. 1009), H440 [2FE]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (see H.R. 3309), H27 [17JA]
      FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of 
        laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H641 [8FE]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency 
        head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 
        4454), H3267 [30MY]
      Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        2680), H2072 [24AP]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3105 [17MY]
      Government: require procurement from the private sector the 
        goods and services necessary for operations and management of 
        certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H1915 [17AP]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H1807 [29MR]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H1741 [28MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3916 [20JN]
      Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in 
        enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H641 [8FE]
      ------reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants 
        and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H696 
        [13FE]
      ------temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal 
        immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain 
        deportations (see H.R. 2497), H641 [8FE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see H. Res. 
        57), H2072 [24AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5923 [12SE]
      ------establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H694 
        [9FE]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H3662 [7JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H221 [31JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H903 [16FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H726 [14FE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2716 [15MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H2034 [19AP]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H641 [8FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5293 [25JY]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H1846 [16AP]
      Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not 
        deductible (see H.R. 3720), H1154 [5MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H1915 
        [17AP]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2288 [27AP]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H1807 [29MR]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H5923 [12SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H220 [31JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3164 
        [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      FCC: require reallocation and auction for commercial use of 
        certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 
        4817), H2203 [26AP]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1152 [5MR]
      Power resources: promote global energy supply security through 
        increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, 
        Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      FCC: require reallocation and auction for commercial use of 
        certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (H.R. 
        4817), H2206 [26AP]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (H.R. 4132), H1153 [5MR]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, H5059 
        [19JY]
      ------Wayne E. Carrignan, Florida VFW, H5059 [19JY]
      Expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions: several health advocacy organizations, 
        H3225 [30MY]
      Faster Access to Specialized Treatments (FAST) Act: several 
        health organizations, E975 [5JN]
      Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act: Emil 
        Kakkis, EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases, H3864 [20JN]
      ------Pat Furlong, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy 
        (organization), H3864 [20JN]
      Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services 
        in response to a disaster: David B. Hoyt, American College of 
        Surgeons, H1512 [22MR]
      ------several health care organizations, H1512 [22MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3186 [30MY]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (H.R. 4201), H3234, H3236 [30MY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H128 [24JA]
      Dept. of Defense: limit increase of premiums, deductibles, 
        copayments, or other charges for health care provided under 
        the TRICARE program, H1858 [17AP]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5059 [19JY]
      ------TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee implementation 
        funding, H5059 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2235 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify certain findings from Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative 
        technology loan guarantee program, H6019 [14SE]
      ------ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee program is 
        able to continue to accept applications for new loan 
        guarantees, H6020 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H5930 [13SE], H6006, H6010, H6014, 
        H6019, H6020 [14SE]
      ------prohibit funding for subordinating any loan obligation to 
        other financing, H3465 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H737 [15FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2235 [27AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5819 [11SE]
      ------prohibit funding for payment of employee performance 
        awards, H3346 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3346 [31MY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H5774 [11SE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3465 [5JN]
      FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional 
        oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), H3233 
        [30MY]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (H.R. 
        3737), H3864 [20JN]
      ------expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN], 
        E974 [5JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3225 [30MY], 
        E974 [5JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3864 [20JN]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, H3225 [30MY], H3864 [20JN]
      Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: release of report on causes 
        of U.S. financial and economic crisis, H41 [18JA]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1456 [21MR], H1511, H1513 
        [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4728 [10JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1511, 
        H1513 [22MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2041 [24AP]
      OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program 
        (H.R. 665), H1405 [20MR]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H5059 [19JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H5209 [25JY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H331 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4728 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1456 [21MR]
      Taxation: rates, H2041 [24AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (H.R. 3670), H3240 [30MY]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), 
        H5830 [11SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H1662 [28MR], H3389 
        [1JN], H4059 [26JN], H5262 [25JY]
  Tributes
      White, David, E275 [29FE]




STECHNIJ, SUSAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E118 [2FE]




STEEL INDUSTRY  see Iron and Steel Industry




STEFFENS, JOSEPH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6284 [12SE]




STEIN, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Plantation Home, Inc.: anniversary, E1159 [27JN]




STEIN, JEREMY C.

  Cloture motions
      FRS: nomination to the Board of Governors, S3158 [15MY]
  Motions
      FRS: nomination to the Board of Governors, S3158 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      FRS: nomination to the Board of Governors, S3247-S3251 [17MY]
      ------nomination to the Board of Governors, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3239 [16MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, 
        Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2242 [29MR]




STEIN, LUCY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2272 [29MR], S5688 [30JY]




STEIN, SARA SUMMERS

  Remarks in House
      St. Joseph, MO: YWCA Women of Excellence Emerging Leader award 
        recipient, E1057 [18JN]




STELLA, MARC

  Remarks in Senate
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]




STELTZER, YANIV

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2470 [18AP]




STEM JOBS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6429), H6068 [18SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6429), H6162, H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], 
        E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, E1657 [25SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6429, provisions, H6185-H6187 [20SE]




STENNER, CHARLES E., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1361 [31JY]




STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP

  Lists
      Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, S5301 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Stennis Congressional Intern Program: tribute, S5301 [24JY]




STEPHENS, CARL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1401 [3AU]




STERLING, VA

  Articles and editorials
      LINK Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community, E1207 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      LINK, Inc.: anniversary, E1206 [9JY]




STERLING HEIGHTS, MI

  Remarks in Senate
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S1064 
        [28FE], S1174 [1MR]




STEVENS, J. CHRISTOPHER

  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: moment of silence for U.S. public 
        servants killed in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, 
        Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863, H5866, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5872, 
        H5873, H5893, H5918-H5920 [12SE], H5925, H5932, H5933, H5979, 
        H5980 [13SE], H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H5987 
        [13SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      Tribute, H5933 [13SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241-S6245, S6249, S6251-S6256 [12SE], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      S. Res. 551, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6273, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 575, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6629 [21SE]
      S. Res. 588, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6634, S6683 [21SE]




STEVENS, JOHN C.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2084 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Libya: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]




STEVENS, RUDY

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H736 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H736 [15FE]




STEVENS, TED (a former Senator from Alaska)

  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Ted Stevens Day: observance, S5462 [26JY]




STEVENSON, DAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E378 [19MR]




STEVE'S APPLIANCE SERVICE AND SALES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce 
        award recipients, E20 [17JA]




STEWART, BILL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3487 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3615 [24MY]




STEWART, DEBRA W.

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3428 
        [22MY]




STEWART, JANIE B. WILSON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E623 [24AP]




STEWART, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E735 [8MY]




STEWART, STEPHEN M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E607 [23AP]




STEYN, MARK

  Articles and editorials
      Leviathan Is Nibbling Your Religious Freedom Away, S1787-S1789 
        [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1787 [19MR]




STILLMAN, ELLEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E197 [15FE]




STINEBISER, SHERRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1025 [29FE]




STINNETT, PAIGE

  Remarks in House
      Texas Music Educators Association: All-State Women's Choir 
        selectee, E888 [25MY]




STIVERS, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)

  Articles and editorials
      Air Force Dumped Ashes of More Troops' Remains in VA Landfill 
        Than Acknowledged, Craig Whitlock and Mary Pat Flaherty, 
        Washington (DC) Post, H1159 [6MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H1101 [29FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H727 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H4606 [28JN]
      ------eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain 
        active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which 
        Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service 
        (see H.R. 1283), H4864 [12JY]
      ------extend military commissary and exchange store privileges 
        to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-
        connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), 
        H6274 [21SE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H1846 [16AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 3577), H376 [1FE]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H1741 [28MR]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see H.R. 4094), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from 
        being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 
        217), H115 [23JA]
      Credit: create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit 
        Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H6001 [13SE]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H2447 [8MY]
      ------improve definitions of points and fees in connection with 
        a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H2716 [15MY]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal 
        investigators, and game law enforcement officers with 
        authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry 
        firearms (see H.R. 324), H4064 [26JN]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H2447 [8MY]
      ------better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent 
        human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims 
        under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 
        2730), H5009 [18JY]
      ------clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and 
        limitation of laboratory certification (see H.R. 6118), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3897), H694 [9FE]
      ------make State child abuse and neglect grant funding 
        contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to 
        report child abuse to law enforcement or State child 
        protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H3163 [18MY]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see H.R. 6401), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2033 [19AP]
      ------establish an ophthalmologic service and Director of 
        Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health Administration 
        (see H.R. 3216), H79 [18JA]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H4606 [28JN]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H1428 [20MR]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1807 [29MR]
      District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see 
        H.R. 645), H220 [31JA]
      EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 
        2284), H159 [24JA]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H694 
        [9FE]
      FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 4264), H3808 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce in 
        firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate 
        firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H220 [31JA]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H2135 
        [25AP]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H3267 [30MY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1571 [26MR]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see H. Con. Res. 102), H945 [17FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 2898), H512 
        [6FE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H440 [2FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6280 [21SE]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H696 [13FE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4828 [11JY]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H187 [27JA]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2135 [25AP]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H2329 [7MY]
      Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and 
        regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see 
        H.R. 1093), H440 [2FE]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5711 [2AU]
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6319 [30OC]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H1391 [19MR]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H2715 [15MY]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H5767 [10SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (see H.R. 4402), H4656 [29JN]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H1363 [13MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2814 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5712 
        [2AU]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H220 [31JA]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H694 
        [9FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H159 [24JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from 
        continued management as de facto wilderness areas and release 
        certain inventoried National Forest System roadless areas from 
        certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H3661 [7JN]
      SEC: provide for the registration and oversight of national 
        investment adviser associations (see H.R. 4624), H2289 [27AP]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H3267 [30MY]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H220 [31JA]
      Tariff: create jobs and promote fair trade by increasing duties 
        on certain foreign goods imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 
        5920), H3660 [7JN]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2033 [19AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see 
        H.R. 1533), H694 [9FE]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H6279 [21SE]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4907 [17JY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2288 [27AP]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H3105 [17MY]
      ------modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H182 
        [25JA]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H1154 [5MR]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3267 [30MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H187 [27JA]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 
        3589), H27 [17JA]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H441 [2FE]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4864 [12JY] (see H.R. 333), 
        H4907 [17JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal 
        protection clause to extend particular consideration to 
        members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to 
        exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5009 [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Arlington National Cemetery: establish a Tomb of Remembrance for 
        interment of unidentifiable or unclaimed remains of members of 
        the Armed Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or a subsequent 
        conflict (see H.R. 5735), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care 
        (see H.R. 4341), H1805 [29MR]
      Financial institutions: allow non-federally insured credit 
        unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system 
        (see H.R. 6105), H4827 [11JY]
      Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 
        5926), H3660 [7JN]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3914 [20JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      Public lands: suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the 
        Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal 
        budget is balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Tariff: electrically operated pencil sharpeners (see H.R. 5508), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, lithium salt (see H.R. 5511), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, sodium salt hydrate (see H.R. 
        5509), H2320 [7MY]
      ------smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets of a type primarily used 
        as acoustical facing for ceiling panels (see H.R. 5510), H2320 
        [7MY]
      Taxation: extend the energy efficient appliance credit (see H.R. 
        6056), H4603 [28JN]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1100 [29FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Arlington National Cemetery: establish a Tomb of Remembrance for 
        interment of unidentifiable or unclaimed remains of members of 
        the Armed Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or a subsequent 
        conflict (H.R. 5735), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care, 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Financial institutions: allow non-federally insured credit 
        unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system 
        (H.R. 6105), H4828 [11JY]
      Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (H.R. 
        5926), H3661 [7JN]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (H.R. 5984), H3915 
        [20JN]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (H.R. 5985), H3915 [20JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (H.R. 5983), H3915 
        [20JN]
      Public lands: suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the 
        Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal 
        budget is balanced in the year of purchase (H.R. 4193), H1306 
        [8MR]
      Tariff: electrically operated pencil sharpeners (H.R. 5508), 
        H2327 [7MY]
      ------4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, lithium salt (H.R. 5511), 
        H2327 [7MY]
      ------4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, sodium salt hydrate (H.R. 
        5509), H2327 [7MY]
      ------smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets of a type primarily used 
        as acoustical facing for ceiling panels (H.R. 5510), H2327 
        [7MY]
      Taxation: extend the energy efficient appliance credit (H.R. 
        6056), H4605 [28JN]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 4115), 
        H1100 [29FE]
  Remarks
      Alvis House (organization): anniversary, E382 [19MR]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H663 [9FE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: create a Tomb of the Unknowns for 
        every military conflict moving forward, H1159 [6MR]
      Columbis, OH: anniversary of Rotary Club of Columbus, 
        E107 [1FE]
      Columbus, OH: anniversary of Forest Park Civic Association, 
        E983 [5JN]
      Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: anniversary, E1081 
        [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care 
        (H.R. 4341), E650 [25AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5821 [11SE]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (H.R. 
        5948), H6094 [19SE]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        Senate amendment, H3251 [30MY]
      Gray, Marion: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E104 [1FE]
      Haubert, Thom: Battelle Memorial Institute Inventor of the Year 
        award recipient, E456 [27MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4693 [10JY]
      Johnston, Abby: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1392 [2AU]
      Lanthorn, Robert: Kids Voting USA (organization) Educator of the 
        Year award recipient, E602 [19AP]
      Mayan Families (organization): tribute to humanitarian projects 
        in Guatemala, E254 [27FE]
      Month of the Military Child: observance, E650 [25AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2159 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4693 [10JY]
      SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
        requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and 
        Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1550 [26MR]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), H1442, H1443 [21MR]
      Votes: position on missed, H2492 [9MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H4903 [17JY]
  Tributes
      Babcock, Eric, E907 [30MY]
      Capocciama, Joseph A., E1077 [19JN]
      Gill, Vince, E955 [1JN]
      Hannon, Shawn T., E674 [26AP]
      Hardy, Ryan, E1358 [31JY]
      Rieck, Jeffrey J., E671 [26AP]
      Woodrum, Matt, E985 [5JN]




STOCK EXCHANGE  see Securities




STOCKAMP, KYLE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1828 [16AP]




STOCKDALE, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz 
        Eleven'' from POW camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]




STOCKS AND BONDS  see Securities




STOCKTON, CA

  Remarks in House
      KATM-Radio (Stockton, CA): Country Music Association and Academy 
        of Country Music Station of the Year Awards recipient, E789 
        [15MY]
      Kiwanis Club of Stockton: anniversary, E964 [1JN]




STOKES, CARL B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H508 [6FE]




STOKES, CHARLES R. (BOB)

  Articles and editorials
      History in the Making, S2316 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2315 [16AP]




STOKES, LOUIS (a former Representative from Ohio)

  Articles and editorials
      Lawyer Louis Stokes Became Ohio's First Black Congressman--Black 
        History Month, H788 [15FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H788 [15FE]




STOKES, SPENCER

  Remarks in House
      Weber State University Alumni Association: tribute to WSU 
        Salutes honorees, H6162 [20SE]




STOKOE FARMS LLC

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1645 [21SE]




STOLEN VALOR ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1775), H4607 [29JN], H5793-H5795 [11SE], E1527 
        [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1728), S4840 [11JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. 
        Rept. 112-650), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1775, provisions, H5793 [11SE]




STOMACH CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 526), S5304 [24JY] (see H. Res. 800), 
        H6232 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 526, designate, S5308 [24JY]




STONE, DANIEL

  Articles and editorials
      Kentucky Academy Tops the Chart--Newsweek Ranks Kentucky Academy 
        as America's Top High School, S3679 [4JN]




STONE, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Urbana, IL: tribute to University Laboratory High School 
        robotics team, E456 [27MR]




STONE, MANSELL (DUDE)

  Articles and editorials
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]




STONE MOUNTAIN, GA

  Proclamations
      Victory for the World Church Day: Representative Henry C. 
        ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1204 [9JY]




STONES MISSION NETWORK (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Community Powered Revitalization (organization): tribute, E450 
        [27MR]




STONY BROOK, NY

  Remarks in House
      Stony Brook University: tribute to Louis and Beatrice Laufer 
        Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, E934 [31MY]




STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Louis and Beatrice Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative 
        Biology: tribute, E934 [31MY]




STOP ASIAN CARP ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 892), E287 [29FE]




STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT

  Articles and editorials
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3261), H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]




STOP TAMPERING OF PRESCRIPTION PILLS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6160), H5531 [1AU]




STOP TAX HAVEN ABUSE ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1346), S389 [7FE]




STOP THE RATE HIKE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4816), H2256-H2262 [27AP], H2340-H2344 [8MY], H3280 
        [31MY], H3817, H3821 [20JN]




STOP THE REVOLVING DOOR IN WASHINGTON ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4030), H726 [14FE]




STOP THE STUDENT LOAN INTEREST RATE HIKE ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 2343), S3609, S3640 [24MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2343), S2655 [24AP]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 2343): motion to proceed, S2799 [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
  Letters
      Prevention of professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes: several organizations, S2900 [7MY]
      Provisions: Mario Parker-Milligan, S2951 [8MY]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 2343), S2799 [26AP], S3158 [15MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2335 
        [8MY]
      Enact (S. 2343), H2335 [8MY], H3392, H3393 [1JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S3873 [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S2893-
        S2896, S2899-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2935, S2937-S2944, S2947, 
        S2955 [8MY], S2996-S2998, S3004, S3006-S3008, S3013, S3015, 
        S3016, S3024-S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, S3035 [9MY], S3054-
        S3057, S3060 [10MY], S3263 [17MY], S3410 [22MY], S3536 [24MY]
      Enact (S. 2051), S2722 [25AP]
      Enact (S. 2343), S2660 [24AP], S2664, S2667 [25AP], S3536, 
        S3538, S3609-S3612 [24MY], S3677 [4JN], S3834 [7JN]
      ------motion to proceed, S2799, S2802 [26AP], S2891-S2906 [7MY], 
        S2933-S2948, S2951-S2959 [8MY], S2989, S2996-S2998, S3000, 
        S3001, S3003-S3008, S3011-S3035 [9MY], S3053-S3057, S3059-
        S3062 [10MY], S3181, S3200 [16MY], S3261-S3264, S3268 [17MY], 
        S3295 [21MY], S3410 [22MY]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S3479 [23MY]
      Taxation: prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2802 [26AP], S2898-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2948, 
        S2954 [8MY], S2998, S3000, S3003, S3004, S3006, S3013, S3015, 
        S3024-S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, S3035 [9MY], S3054-S3057, 
        S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3264, S3268 [17MY], S3411 [22MY], S3536 
        [24MY], S3677 [4JN], S4188 [14JN]
  Texts of
      S. 2343, provisions, S2657 [24AP]




STOP THE WAR ON COAL ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6212, H6214, H6216, H6217, H6218 
        [20SE], H6237, H6239, H6240, H6242, H6243, H6245 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 3409): consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations That Impact 
        Energy and Manufacturing in the U.S.: include health effects 
        associated with regulatory costs in analysis of EPA rules and 
        actions, H6217, H6218 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: submit report estimating the number of 
        lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the 
        economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor 
        vehicles, H6214-H6216 [20SE]
      Enact (H.R. 3409), H6196-H6219 [20SE], H6236, H6237, H6257 
        [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624-E1626, E1630, E1634, E1635 [21SE]
      ------motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      EPA: consider the impact on employment levels and economic 
        activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or 
        guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered 
        program, E1624 [21SE]
      ------make data and modeling inputs that regulations are based 
        on available to the public and require regulatory impact 
        analysis to undergo external peer review, H6218, H6219 [20SE]
      ------prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at 
        the Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      ------provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6244, H6245 [21SE]
      ------require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      ------take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would 
        increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for 
        oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
      ------uphold scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers 
        the public health and welfare, H6214 [20SE]
      Motor vehicles: preserve fuel efficiency standards, H6255 [21SE]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, 
        H6241, H6242 [21SE]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6201, H6202 [20SE]
      Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials 
        proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in 
        developing such rules, H6212, H6213 [20SE]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3409, provisions, H6204-H6211 [20SE]




STOP TRADING ON CONGRESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE (STOCK) ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 2038), S169, S170, S171, S172 [30JA], S181, S182, 
        S183, S184, S189, S190, S191, S194, S195, S199, S215, S216, 
        S218, S219, S220, S221 [31JA], S239, S240, S243, S245, S248, 
        S249, S266, S270, S271, S272, S273, S274, S276 [1FE], S290, 
        S296, S298, S302, S326 [2FE], S1839, S1840, S1871 [20MR], 
        S1942 [21MR], H572 [7FE], H645 [9FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Has No Date for the Prom, S813 [16FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2038), S132 [26JA]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), 
        S5977 [2AU]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 2038), S1839 [20MR], S1980 [22MR]
      ------motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
  Letters
      Prevent national security breech and protect certain military 
        officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet 
        publication of certain information: several former national 
        security officials, S5953 [2AU]
  Lists
      Fifteen earmarks from Sean Hannity's list of most egregious 
        earmarks, S294 [2FE]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S1839 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 2038), H463 [3FE], H643, H644, H645-H657, H663, H670-
        H672 [9FE], H739 [15FE], E163 [8FE], E548 [17AP]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, E201 [15FE]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, H652, H653, H656, H657 [9FE]
      Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual 
        is convicted of certain offenses, H650, H655 [9FE]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 
        [2AU]
      SEC: preserve anti-fraud enforcement authorities, H655 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: clarify guidelines for personal financial disclosure 
        filings of Members and certain employees, S188 [31JA]
      ------clarify the transaction reporting requirement is not 
        applicable to widely held investment funds, S302 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial conflict of interest rules to 
        Senators and their staff that apply to congressional committee 
        and Executive Office of the President staff, S182 [31JA], 
        S241-S243 [1FE], S295, S309 [2FE]
      ------extend the same financial disclosure rules to executive 
        branch and independent agencies, S240, S241 [1FE], S297, S298, 
        S300, S301 [2FE]
      ------modify reporting requirements for personal financial trade 
        transactions by Members and certain employees, S182 [31JA]
      ------prohibit earmarks, S197-S199 [31JA], S244 [1FE], S291-
        S295, S302, S304 [2FE], S671 [15FE]
      ------require Members and employees to certify they have not 
        used material, nonpublic information derived from their 
        official positions for personal financial benefit, S190-S192 
        [31JA], S299, S300 [2FE]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S141, S143, S147 [30JA], S195, S196 [31JA]
      ------require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the 
        Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S190, 
        S191 [31JA]
      Enact (S. 2038), S120 [26JA], S172 [30JA]-S202 [31JA], S233, 
        S238-S250, S254 [1FE], S288, S290-S315 [2FE], S486 [9FE]
      ------House amendment, S1839, S1840 [20MR], S1964-S1966, S1977-
        S1981 [22MR]
      ------House amendment, unanimous-consent agreement, S1919, S1944 
        [21MR]
      ------motion to proceed, S139-S149 [30JA], S176, S177, S180 
        [31JA]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S120 [26JA], S290, S297, S298 
        [2FE]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S246-S248 [1FE]
      Executive Office of the President: prohibit appointees or staff 
        from holding positions giving them oversight, rule-making, 
        loan or grant-making abilities over entities in which they 
        have a significant financial interest, S194 [31JA], S241 
        [1FE], S300 [2FE]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit bonuses for senior 
        executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the term of 
        any conservatorship, S184 [31JA], S304 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: deter public corruption, S186 [31JA], S305-S307 
        [2FE], S1978 [22MR]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, S296, S308 [2FE], S486 [9FE], S1964-S1966 [22MR]
      Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, 
        S308 [2FE]
      ------deny retirement benefits for former Members who work as 
        lobbyists or engage in lobbying activities, S200, S201 [31JA]
      ------deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of 
        certain offenses, S240 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      ------require public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages 
        held by Members of Congress, S245-S248 [1FE], S302 [2FE]
      Privacy: prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5940, 
        S5952 [2AU]
      SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, S183 [31JA]
      Senate: require all Senate candidates file quarterly campaign 
        finance reports electronically with the FEC, S249 [1FE]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S189, S191 [31JA], S307 [2FE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 2038), S131 [26JA]
  Texts of
      S. 2038, provisions, S310-S315 [2FE], H645-H648 [9FE]
      S. 3510, prevent national security breech and protect certain 
        military officers and civilian employees endangered due to 
        Internet publication of certain information, S5940, S5986 
        [2AU], H5686 [2AU]




STOP TRADING ON CONGRESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1148), H191 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H381, H385, H387 
        [2FE], H463 [3FE], H594-H599, H623-H625 [8FE], H670 [9FE], 
        E113 [1FE], E201 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1903), S110, S112 [26JA]




STOP UNFAIR GIVEAWAYS AND RESTRICTIONS (SUGAR) ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 25), S606 [14FE]




STOPPING ONGOING LENDER DELAYS (SOLD) ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3177), S3463 [23MY]




STOPPING TAX OFFENDERS AND PROSECUTING (STOP) IDENTITY THEFT ACT

  Letters
      Tax return identity theft: Representative C.W. Bill Young, H5513 
        [31JY]
      ------Rosalind C. Kochmanski, IRS, H5513 [31JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4362), H5510-H5514 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. 
        Rept. 112-639), H5524 [31JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4362, provisions, H5510 [31JY]




STOPPING TRAINED IN AMERICA PH.D.S FROM LEAVING THE ECONOMY (STAPLE) 
    ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE]




STORAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR RENEWABLE AND GREEN ENERGY (STORAGE) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4096), H1016 [28FE]




STOREY COUNTY, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in 
        Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve 
        conflicting ownership and title claims (see H.R. 6184), H5290 
        [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Nevada: tribute to Healthy Communities Coalition, S4890 [11JY]




STORIE, KAREN

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program 
        volunteers, E938 [31MY]




STOROZYNSKI, ALEX

  Letters
      Gordon Gee use of offensive stereotypes relative to the Polish 
        Army, H35 [18JA]




STORRS, CT

  Letters
      Impact of NCAA academic progress rate standards implementation: 
        Connecticut congressional delegation, S2482 [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      University of Connecticut: impact of implementation of NCAA 
        academic progress rate standards on men's basketball team, 
        S2481, S2482 [18AP]




STORZ, RON

  Remarks in House
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz 
        Eleven'' from POW camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]




STOUGHTON, WI

  Remarks in House
      Stoughton Area Senior Center: anniversary, E711 [7MY]




STOUT, ANNA

  Essays
      My American Appreciation, E991 [6JN]




STRACHOTA, MICHAEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4988 [16JY]




STRADER, GREG

  Remarks in House
      Presidential Champion of Change: award recipient, E138 [3FE]




STRADER, NICK

  Subpoena Notices
      Circuit Court for Deshutes County, OR, H185 [27JA]




STRAMEL, KATHERINE

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Best of Braddock Awards 
        recipients, E1411 [3AU]




STRASSEL, KIMBERLY A.

  Articles and editorials
      Strassel--Axelrod's Obamacare Dollars, S4442, S4446 [25JN]




STRASZHEIM, CHARITY

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: Fulbright Award recipient, E299 [1MR]




STRATEGIC ENERGY PRODUCTION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, H3898, H3899, 
        H3901, H3902, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908, H3909, H3910, H3911 
        [20JN], H3919, H3920, H3921, H3922, H3923, H3925, H3926, H3927 
        [21JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (H.R. 4480): consideration (see H. Res. 691), H3806 [19JN]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Alaska: require additional rights-of-way in and out of the 
        National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, H3895 [20JN]
      Dept. of Energy: analyze regulations other nations apply to 
        their oil and gas industries and compare them to U.S. 
        regulations, H3898 [20JN]
      ------require consultation and input of National Energy 
        Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, H3898 
        [20JN]
      ------require Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to 
        conduct study on how to shield consumers from gasoline price 
        fluctuations and supply disruptions, H3923 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals 
        Program function from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining 
        Reclamation and Enforcement, H3908, H3909 [20JN]
      Enact (H.R. 4480), H3738 [19JN], H3813, H3814, H3875-H3912 
        [20JN], H3918-H3945, H3957-H3959 [21JN], H5173 [24JY], E1108, 
        E1114, E1121 [21JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 691), H3814-H3824 [20JN]
      ------motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      EPA: repeal designation of the Colville River as an aquatic 
        resource of national importance, H3895 [20JN]
      Outer Continental Shelf: protect marine and coastal environments 
        in making areas available for leasing, exploration, and 
        development and prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and 
        development in important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      Power resources: prohibit granting new leases to oil companies 
        until they forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made 
        products, and hire U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      ------prohibit hydraulic fracturing activities within one 
        thousand feet of a primary or secondary school, H3896 [20JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4480) 
        (H. Rept. 112-520), H3698 [8JN]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112-
        540), H3806 [19JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 4480, provisions, H3814 
        [20JN]
      H.R. 4480, provisions, H3890-H3895 [20JN]




STRATEGIC MATERIALS

  Amendments
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839, H4840, 
        H4841, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847 [12JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, 
        H3898, H3899, H3901, H3902, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908, H3909, 
        H3910, H3911 [20JN], H3919, H3920, H3921, H3922, H3923, H3925, 
        H3926, H3927 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 
        [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Defense: amend meaning of ``produced'' to include 
        melting and finishing processes for purposes of limitations on 
        procurement of specialty metals used in steel armor plate (see 
        S. 2087), S494 [9FE]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (see H. Res. 726), H4774 
        [10JY]
      Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas 
        production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a 
        draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 
        4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (see H. Res. 691), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
      ------suspend sales of petroleum products until certain 
        conditions are met (see S. 2100), S567 [13FE]
  Letters
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Representative Lucas, Committee 
        on Agriculture (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
  Motions
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Alaska: require additional rights-of-way in and out of the 
        National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, H3895 [20JN]
      BLM: prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the 
        granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3906, 
        H3907 [20JN], E1108 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current 
        and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing 
        competitiveness and economic and national security (H.R. 
        2011), H4792 [11JY], H4832, H4833 [12JY]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      ------prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals Program function 
        from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
        Enforcement, H3908, H3909 [20JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H4793 [11JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have 
        applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and 
        materials access to expedited review process instituted by the 
        lead Federal agency, H4845, H4846 [12JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------authorize lead Federal agency to extend permit review 
        process time period for mining critical minerals and materials 
        if new information is obtained during the review, H4841, H4842 
        [12JY]
      ------clarify definition of ``strategic and critical minerals'' 
        relative to efforts to promote domestic production of critical 
        minerals and materials, H4840, H4841 [12JY], E1245 [12JY], 
        E1258 [17JY]
      ------condition new mining permits on disclosure of Federal 
        political contributions made by applicant during preceding 
        five years, H4835 [12JY]
      ------exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials from environmental review, H4833-H4835 [12JY]
      ------prohibit mineral exploration or mining permits to 
        companies that have failed to pay taxes, have connections to 
        Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, and require equipment 
        be made in the U.S., H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4831-H4855, H4856 [12JY], H5173 
        [24JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4791-
        H4796 [11JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      ------require companies that earn a profit mining on public 
        lands to disclose political campaign contributions, H4794 
        [11JY]
      ------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of 
        hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate 
        revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842-H4844 
        [12JY]
      ------streamline mining development permitting process, H4836 
        [12JY]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1222 [7MR], H1395 
        [20MR], H3355 [31MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3738 [19JN], H3813, H3814, 
        H3875-H3912 [20JN], H3918-H3945, H3957-H3959 [21JN], H5173 
        [24JY], E1108, E1114, E1121 [21JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3814-H3824 
        [20JN]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (H.R. 4480), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      ------prohibit drawdown of petroleum unless the President has 
        approved oil shale development, certain offshore oil and gas 
        lease sales, and the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 
        [19MR]
      Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition 
        so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. 
        (H.R. 1687), H3465 [5JN]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], H3421-
        H3423 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: require use of existing 
        environmental review documents to expedite oil and gas 
        permitting, S2146 [28MR]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (S. 2374), S2826 [26AP]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1707-S1709 [15MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]
  Reports
      Report to Congress--Rare Earth Materials in Defense 
        Applications: Frank Kendall III, Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 
        H4838 [12JY]
  Reports filed
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical 
        Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        726) (H. Rept. 112-590), H4774 [10JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112-540), 
        H3806 [19JN]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 
        112-583), H4684 [9JY]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 112-520), H3698 [8JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and 
        Jobs Act, H3814 [20JN]
      H. Res. 726, consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and 
        Critical Minerals Production Act, H4791 [11JY]
      H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, H3890-H3895 [20JN]
      S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, S2826-S2828 [26AP]




STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO ASIAN CARP INVASION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6385), H5922 [12SE]




STRATFORD, CT

  Remarks in Senate
      Record, Kristen: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award 
        recipient, S6531 [20SE]




STRAUB, BRIANNA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5479 [26JY]




STREAMLINING PERMITTING OF AMERICAN ENERGY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) 
        (H. Rept. 112-528), H3706 [15JN]




STREAMWOOD, IL

  Remarks in House
      St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church: anniversary, E204 
        [15FE]




STREIT, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      John F. Kennedy Library Foundation: Profile in Courage Award 
        recipient, E762 [10MY]




STRENGTHENING AND ENHANCING CYBERSECURITY BY USING RESEARCH, 
    EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND TECHNOLOGY (SECURE IT) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 4263), H1641 [27MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2151), S2458 [18AP]
      Enact (S. 3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]




STRENGTHENING AND FOCUSING ENFORCEMENT TO DETER ORGANIZED STEALING AND 
    ENHANCE SAFETY (SAFE DOSES) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4223), H3991-H3994 [26JN], E1173 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 4223), S6671 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. 
        Rept. 112-549), H3981 [25JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1002) (S. Rept. 
        112-204), S6062 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4223, provisions, H3991 [26JN]




STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4144), H1209 [6MR]




STRENGTHENING INVESTIGATIONS OF SEX OFFENDERS AND MISSING CHILDREN ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 1792), S1921 [21MR]




STRENGTHENING KIDS' INTEREST IN LEARNING AND LIBRARIES (SKILLS) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]




STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES FROM DISEASE 
    CLUSTERS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 76) (S. Rept. 112-213), S6451 [19SE]




STRICKLAND, KATIE

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: Gold Award recipient, E590 [19AP]




STRIKES  see Labor Unions




STRODER, EVELYN

  Remarks in House
      Crane, TX: Chamber of Commerce Heritage Day honoree, E1600, 
        E1610 [21SE]




STROH, PAT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1604 [21SE]




STROH, STEVEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1639 [21SE]




STRONGER ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3416), S5257 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3416), S5259 [23JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3416, provisions, S5260-S5262 [23JY]




STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT CLAIMANTS RIGHTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4022), H725 [14FE]




STRYCULA, JOHN J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1078 [19JN]




STUBBLEFIELD, ROD W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1603 [21SE]




STUDEMAN, WILLIAM O.

  Appointments
      Public Interest Declassification Board, H3148 [18MY]




STUDENT ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E604 [19AP]




STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4170), H2117, H2118 [25AP]




STUDENT LOAN GRACE PERIOD EXTENSION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4286), H2081 [25AP]




STUDENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 998), H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 555), S1928 [21MR]




STUDENT RIGHT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2098), S3005 [9MY]




STUDENT RIGHT-TO-KNOW AND CAMPUS SECURITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Colleges and universities: increase civil penalties for 
        institutions of higher education that fail to comply with 
        campus security disclosure and campus crime statistics 
        policies (see S. 2285), S2324 [16AP]




STUDENT SUCCESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112-458), H2266 [27AP]




STUDENT VISA REFORM ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3120), H5504-H5506 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3120) (H. 
        Rept. 112-595), H4862 [12JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3120, provisions, H5504 [31JY]




STUDENTS  see Education




STUDHOLME, ASHLEY

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




STUDIO CITY, CA

  Remarks in House
      International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees: 
        anniversary of Art Directors Guild Local 800, E949 [1JN]




STURGIS, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      McPherson, Paige: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6534 [20SE]




STURTEVANT, VINCENT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E590 [19AP]




STUTZMAN, MARLIN A. (a Representative from Indiana)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H513 [6FE]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H376 [1FE]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H6314 [23OC]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H28 [17JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve employment services for 
        veterans by consolidating various programs (see H.R. 4072), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), 
        H5630 [1AU]
      EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and 
        recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from 
        regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 
        1558), H571 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor 
        organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 
        2145), H376 [1FE]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H1359 [9MR]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H5630 [1AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6061 [14SE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5328 [26JY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2134 [25AP]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H2715 [15MY]
      Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver's license holders 
        in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a 
        hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service 
        vehicles (see H.R. 2429), H571 [7FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3976 
        [21JN]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H375 [1FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H1846 [16AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H160 [24JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an 
        increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority 
        of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide information on total spending on means-tested 
        welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and 
        provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare 
        programs (see H.R. 1167), H5711 [2AU]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H5010 [18JY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H5711 [2AU]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3700 [8JN]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H5631 [1AU]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H2447 [8MY]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see H.R. 4114), H2329 [7MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Labor: provide off-base transition training for Armed 
        Forces members (see H.R. 4051), H900 [16FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an honorary Excellence in 
        Veterans Education Award (see H.R. 4052), H900 [16FE]
      Domestic Volunteer Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H78 
        [18JA]
      National and Community Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H78 
        [18JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Labor: provide off-base transition training for Armed 
        Forces members (H.R. 4051), H902 [16FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an honorary Excellence in 
        Veterans Education Award (H.R. 4052), H902 [16FE]
      Domestic Volunteer Service Act: repeal (H.R. 3794), H78 [18JA]
      National and Community Service Act: repeal (H.R. 3794), H78 
        [18JA]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H2078 [25AP]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H105 [23JA]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for 
        the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, 
        H5430 [31JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1675 [28MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6257 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5821 [11SE]
      ------notify Congress of departmental conferences, H5430 [31JY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, H5430 [31JY]
      ------revise enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a 
        business concern as a small business concern owned and 
        controlled by veterans or by service-disabled veterans, H5430 
        [31JY]
      Medicare: reform, H1675 [28MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1030 [29FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (H.R. 1179), H891 [16FE]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1030 [29FE]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (H.R. 3501), H3999 [26JN]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H105 [23JA]
  Tributes
      Barnes, Matthew, H2079 [25AP]
      Knox, Jabraun S., H3279 [31MY]




SU, JOYCE

  Remarks in House
      Virginia: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army All-
        American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]




SUBCONTRACTING TRANSPARENCY AND RELIABILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]




SUBURBAN AREAS  related term(s) Rural Areas
  Bills and resolutions
      Immigration: restrict community policing programs funding for 
        States that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal 
        immigrants (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency 
        Support funding, H2393-H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      FAA: prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia 
        airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at 
        affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Mosby Woods neighborhhood, 
        E1522 [13SE]




SUBWAYS  see Common Carriers




SUCCESS ULTIMATELY COMES FROM CAPITAL, CONTRACTING, EDUCATION, 
    STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, AND SMART REGULATIONS (SUCCESS) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
  Texts of
      S. 3442, provisions, S5390-S5401 [25JY]




SUDAN, REPUBLIC OF THE

  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
  Articles and editorials
      In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur, H1023 [29FE]
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      Foreign policy: develop strategy to end human rights violations, 
        create incentives for governments and persons to end support, 
        and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      ------promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1734 
        [15MR]
  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih, S1500 [8MR]
  Letters
      Human rights violations and attacks on the border regions of 
        South Kordofan and Blue Nile in Sudan: several individuals, 
        S6528-S6530 [20SE]
      Sudan and South Sudan conflict resolution: several Members of 
        Congress, H1898 [17AP]
      Sudan hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions: 
        David S. Adams, Dept. of State, E37 [18JA]
      ------Representative Wolf, E37 [18JA]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
      China: status of international economic relations, H2197 [26AP]
      Dept. of Justice: hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. 
        sanctions, E37 [18JA]
      Foreign policy: develop strategy to end human rights violations, 
        create incentives for governments and persons to end support, 
        and reinvigorate peace efforts (H.R. 4169), H1212 [7MR], H1375 
        [19MR], H1898 [17AP]
      Human rights: violations, H1434 [21MR], E37 [18JA]
      ------violations and attacks on the border regions of South 
        Kordofan and Blue Nile, H1022 [29FE], H1442 [21MR]
      Lomong, Lopez: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1343 
        [26JY]
      Satellite Sentinel Project (organization): tribute, E717 [7MY]
      South Sudan: U.S. policy, E689 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      Foreign policy: promote peace and stability (S. Res. 397), 
        S2280, S2281 [29MR]
      Human rights: violations and attacks on the border regions of 
        South Kordofan and Blue Nile, S6528 [20SE]
      Marial, Guor: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, S5454 
        [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      In the Matter of Arrests of Members of the House Outside the 
        Embassy of Sudan in Washington, DC: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-419), H1541 [22MR]
      Promote Peace and Stability in Sudan: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 397), S2166 [28MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 397, promote peace and stability in Sudan, S1740 [15MR], 
        S2280, S2281 [29MR]
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]




SUDAN PEACE, SECURITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4169), H1212 [7MR], H1375 [19MR], H1898 [17AP]




SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS) AWARENESS MONTH

  Remarks in House
      Observance, E1673 [2OC]




SUFFIELD, CT

  Remarks in House
      Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools: tribute to Hall of 
        Honor inductees, E1010 [7JN]
      Zak, Mary Anne Kelly: Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools 
        Excellence in Education award recipient, E1010 [7JN]




SUFFIELD FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENT SCHOOLS

  Remarks in House
      Suffield, CT: tribute to Suffield Foundation for Excellent 
        Schools Hall of Honor inductees, E1010 [7JN]
      Zak, Mary Anne Kelly: Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools 
        Excellence in Education award recipient, E1010 [7JN]




SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY

  Remarks in House
      Suffolk County Fire Dept.: tribute, H1964 [18AP]
      Teachers Federal Credit Union: anniversary, E6 [10JA]




SUH, DEBRA

  Remarks in House
      California: 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award 
        recipient, E470 [28MR]




SUHR, JENN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, H4829 [12JY], 
        E1392 [2AU]
      ------tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, E1494 [12SE]




SULEYMANOV, ELIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E141 [6FE]




SULLIVAN, ALEX

  Obituaries
      Personal, H5300 [26JY]




SULLIVAN, IRA L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E5 [10JA]




SULLIVAN, JOHN (a Representative from Oklahoma)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3632 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H727 [14FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H220 [31JA]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1101 [29FE]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5711 [2AU]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H2134 [25AP]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2813 [16MY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide for regulation of medical gases (see H.R. 2227), 
        H376 [1FE]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H187 [27JA]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      ------improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H2647 [10MY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H1847 [16AP]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H3177 [29MY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H476 [3FE]
      ------temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal 
        immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain 
        deportations (see H.R. 2497), H3976 [21JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3700 [8JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1306 [8MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3915 [20JN]
      Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H1154 [5MR]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Res. 271), H2570 [9MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H79 [18JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H802 [15FE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------develop a plan to increase oil and gas production under 
        leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a draw down from 
        the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H2329 [7MY]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1846 [16AP]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1572 [26MR]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to 
        agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2959), H1017 
        [28FE]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      FCC: add an additional purpose (see H.R. 6553), H6276 [21SE]
      Native Americans: provide for community approval before Indian 
        class III gaming opportunities may take effect (see H.R. 
        4033), H801 [15FE]
      Public debt: prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]
      Telecommunications: continue an advisory committee considering 
        optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of 
        communications systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]
      ------ensure that security is taken into account in certain 
        efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications 
        networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish an advisory committee on national security 
        telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (H.R. 5911), H3661 
        [7JN]
      FCC: add an additional purpose (H.R. 6553), H6279 [21SE]
      Native Americans: provide for community approval before Indian 
        class III gaming opportunities may take effect (H.R. 4033), 
        H802 [15FE]
      Public debt: prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (H.R. 4825), H2207 [26AP]
      Telecommunications: continue an advisory committee considering 
        optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of 
        communications systems (H.R. 6552), H6279 [21SE]
      ------ensure that security is taken into account in certain 
        efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications 
        networks (H.R. 6551), H6279 [21SE]
      ------establish an advisory committee on national security 
        telecommunications (H.R. 6550), H6279 [21SE]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: tribute to Oklahoma Army National Guard and Air 
        National Guard, E597 [19AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3633, H3634 [7JN]
      ------provide training to State and local law enforcement to 
        identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, 
        H3633, H3634 [7JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6200 [20SE]
      EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts 
        of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H49 [18JA]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1555 [19SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H3945 [21JN], E568 
        [18AP]
      WPX Energy Inc.: tribute, E312 [5MR]




SULLIVAN, JOHN V.

  Letters
      Resignation as House of Representatives Parliamentarian, H973 
        [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H974 [28FE], H1630-H1638 [27MR], H1663 [28MR], E461, 
        E472, E479 [28MR], E484, E487 [29MR], E544 [17AP]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Tribute to John V. Sullivan: Committee on Rules (House), H1631 
        [27MR]




SULLIVAN, MORTIMER

  Proclamations
      Tribute to Mortimer Sullivan: Representative Hochul, E104 [1FE]




SULLIVAN, NANCY

  Remarks in House
      Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA: Spirit of Mater Alumni Award 
        recipient, E1643 [21SE]




SULLIVAN, RUSS

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6406, S6407 [19SE]




SULLIVAN, THOMAS

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5479 [26JY]




SULLIVAN, TIMOTHY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1368 [31JY]




SULLIVAN, TOM

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5968 [2AU]




SULLLIVAN, SEAN

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: 
        Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5380 [25JY]




SUMIDA, MARIKO (MOLLY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E539 [16AP]




SUMMER, DONNA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E893 [29MY]




SUMMERALL, WILMOT N., III

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E275 [29FE]




SUMMERS, AMANDA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S136 [26JA], S1156 [29FE]




SUMMERS, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual 
        Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]




SUMMIT, NJ

  Remarks in House
      New Jersey: tribute to Suburban Chamber of Commerce Service 
        award recipients, E387 [20MR]




SUMMIT COUNTY, CO

  Bills and resolutions
      Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit 
        County, CO (see H.R. 6370), H5859 [11SE]
  Remarks in House
      Forest Service: convey Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit 
        County, CO (H.R. 6370), H5781 [11SE]




SUMMITT, PAT

  Remarks in House
      National Alzheimer's Association: Sargent and Eunice Shriver 
        Profiles in Dignity Award recipient, H2075 [25AP]
      Presidential Medal of Freedom: recipient, H3180 [30MY]
      Tribute, H2075, H2076, H2077, H2079 [25AP], H2139 [26AP], E639 
        [25AP]
      Women: tribute to Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, E930 
        [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2480, S2481 [18AP]




SUMNER, JETHRO E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E918 [31MY]




SUNFLOWER-HUMPHREYS COUNTIES PROGRESS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E494 [29MR]




SUNKARA, SWAMY N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1085 [19JN], E1180 [28JN]




SUNLIGHT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]




SUNLIGHT FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Congress: satirical remarks relative to writing and speaking 
        skill level of congressional members, E908 [30MY]




SUNRISE, FL

  Bills and resolutions
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic: designate (see S. 3603), S6546 
        [20SE] (see H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]




SUNSHINE FOR REGULATORY DECREES AND SETTLEMENTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3862), H374 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3862) (H. 
        Rept. 112-593), H4827 [11JY]




SUNSHINE IN THE COURTROOM ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 410), S1707 [15MR]




SUPERFUND  see Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
    Liability Act (CERCLA); Hazardous Substances




SUPERIOR, WI

  Remarks in House
      Rotary Club of Superior: anniversary, E1310 [24JY], E1587 [21SE]
      Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College: anniversary, E1218 
        [10JY]




SUPERIOR PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CO., INC.

  Articles and editorials
      Superior Printing--Family Pride in Each and Every Job, S3036 
        [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3036 [9MY]




SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FOOD STAMPS)  see 
    Department of Agriculture; Public Welfare Programs




SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME EQUALITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]




SUPPORTING EMPLOYEE COMPETENCY AND UPDATING READINESS ENHANCEMENTS FOR 
    (SECURE) FACILITIES ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 772) (S. Rept. 112-202), S5976 [2AU]




SUPREME COURT  related term(s) Courts
  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, S4737 [29JN]
      Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
      Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
      ObamaCare and the Power To Tax, S4737 [29JN]
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        S4866 [11JY]
      Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      What's Behind Roberts' Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
      Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (see H.R. 5163), H2271 [27AP]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Firearms: anniversary of decision in District of Columbia v. 
        Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 677), H3480 [5JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions not declared unconstitutional by the 
        Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
      Labor unions: require labor organizations to provide notice to 
        employees related to fees collected for purpose of political 
        speech (see H.R. 6322), H5706 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        not declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 
        6053), H4603 [28JN]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (see S. 3334), S4417 [21JN]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see 
        S. 2326), S2546 [19AP]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
  Court decisions
      Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Baher Michel, E401 
        [21MR]
  Letters
      Call for female nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court 
        Justice David H. Souter: Senators Boxer and Snowe, S1109 
        [29FE]
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge: several 
        former Supreme Court law clerks, S3310 [21MY]
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
      ------Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), 
        S3884 [11JN]
      ------Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102-H108 
        [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]
      Civil liberties: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H3984 [26JN], H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H2213 [27AP], E470 [28MR]
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
      Constitution--U.S.: differences in interpretation, H1129-H1131 
        [1MR]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 [29JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court 
        decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, H4163, H4164, 
        H4422-H4425, H4426-H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, H4609, H4646-
        H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, H4728, H4731, 
        H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, H4817, H4824 
        [11JY], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H191 [31JA], 
        H1138 [5MR], H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563-
        H1569 [26MR], H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 
        [7JN], H3797-H3799, H3801-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], 
        H3983 [26JN], H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], 
        E1063 [18JN], E1152 [27JN]
      Political campaigns: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on 
        corporate political contributions used for political speech, 
        H971, H976 [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 
        [7JN], H3959 [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619-H5623 
        [1AU]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H952 [27FE], H997-H1003 
        [28FE], E253 [27FE]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3556), H5103, H5104 [23JY]
      Television: permit televising of proceedings, H701 [14FE]
      ------permit televising of proceedings (H.R. 3572), H738 [15FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), S1615-S1617 [13MR]
      Civil liberties: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S4433, S4439-S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
      ------hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, S2588 [23AP]
      Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (S. 410), S1707 [15MR]
      Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: assessment of statements made relative to 
        the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other 
        foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to 
        decisions and position on the death penalty, S3881 [11JN], 
        S3947 [12JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in 
        decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, S3882-S3889 
        [11JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court 
        decision on constitutionality, S4690-S4710, S4714 [28JN], 
        S4731-S4733, S4735-S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4808 
        [10JY], S4862-S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 [20SE]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], 
        S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015-
        S2017 [26MR], S2041-S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 
        [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808-S3812 [7JN], S4409 
        [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]
      Political campaigns: anniversary of decision in Citizens United 
        v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98-S106, S108-S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
      ------decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., v. 
        Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political campaigns, 
        S4452-S4455 [25JN]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470-
        S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, 
        S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001-S5003, S5017-S5022, S5025-S5044 
        [16JY], S5056-S5066, S5068-S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 
        [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
      Political ethics: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to 
        justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices 
        from cases, S1402 [6MR]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3556), S6666 [21SE]
      Television: permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), S1402 
        [6MR], S1919 [21MR]
      ------permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), unanimous-
        consent request, S1920, S1921 [21MR]
  Reports
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112-
        550), H4063 [26JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 
        112-177), S4203 [14JN]
      Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1945), S567 [13FE]
      Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1433) (H. Rept. 112-401), H943 [17FE]
      Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3556) (H. 
        Rept. 112-456), H2266 [27AP]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, 
        S5036 [16JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and 
        general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 1433, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H997-H999 
        [28FE]
      H.R. 3556, Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY, H5103 
        [23JY]
      S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, 
        S1616 [13MR]




SURFACE AND AIR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS EXTENSION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]




SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6212, H6214, H6216, 
        H6217, H6218 [20SE], H6237, H6239, H6240, H6242, H6243, H6245 
        [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: repeal a limitation on annual 
        payments (see S. 3514), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6113), H4862 
        [12JY]
  Motions
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, H1276 
        [8MR]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], H6157, H6196-H6219 [20SE], H6236, 
        H6237, H6257 [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624-E1626, E1630, E1634, 
        E1635 [21SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165-H6174 [20SE]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 
        3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]
      Government regulations: require officials proposing rules to 
        publish scientific studies relied upon in developing such 
        rules, H6212, H6213 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 
        funding, S4755 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority 
        To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation 
        Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (S. 897) (H. Rept. 112-429), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure 
        Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 
        3409) (H. Rept. 112-670), H5999 [13SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112-680), H6150 
        [19SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 788, consideration of H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment 
        and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, H6165 
        [20SE]
      H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act, H6204-H6211 [20SE]




SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Transportation: permit Federal regulation and review of 
        tolls and toll increases on certain surface transportation 
        facilities (H.R. 3684), E57 [23JA]




SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

  Remarks in House
      Funding, H4053 [26JN]




SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 4281): consideration (H. Res. 600), H1750 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4239), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 4276, 4281), H1739 
        [28MR]
      Enact (H.R. 4281): consideration (see H. Res. 600), H1739 [28MR]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
  Lists
      Surface transportation extensions passed in the House of 
        Representatives, H1756 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4239), H1600-H1609 [27MR], H1755, H1775, H1776 
        [29MR]
      Enact (H.R. 4276), H1755 [29MR]
      Enact (H.R. 4281), H1751-H1762 [29MR], E513, E514 [30MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 600), H1744-H1751 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 4281), S2052 [27MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, S2208-S2212 
        [29MR]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S2209-S2211 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs, S2209-S2212 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4281, Provisions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 600) (H. Rept. 112-424), H1739 [28MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 600, consideration of H.R. 4281, provisions, H1744 
        [29MR]
      H.R. 4239, provisions, H1600-H1603 [27MR]
      H.R. 4281, provisions, H1752-H1755 [29MR]




SURINAME, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Jay N. Anania To Be Ambassador to Suriname: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 [19JN]




SURPLUS GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

  Bills and resolutions
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (see H.R. 6324), H5706 
        [2AU]
      National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt 
        recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal 
        Government more efficient (see H.R. 6474), H6231 [20SE]
      Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal 
        real property (see S. 2178), S1540 [8MR]
      Tariff: U.S. Government property returned to the U.S. (see H.R. 
        5821), H3103 [17MY]
      Veterans: grant veterans access to Federal excess and surplus 
        property (see H.R. 6114), H4862 [12JY]
  Letters
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), H1404 [20MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1404 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      GSA: liquidate excess and surplus Federal properties, H3148 
        [18MY]
      Motor vehicles: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles 
        purchased and leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6097-
        H6099 [19SE]
      OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program 
        (H.R. 665), H1401-H1405 [20MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Veterans: include certain veterans organizations as eligible 
        recipient organizations for donation of Federal surplus 
        personal property through State agencies, S6096 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 
        112-402), H965 [27FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 665, Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act, 
        H1401-H1403 [20MR]
      H.R. 6324, Cutting Federal Unnecessary and Expensive Leasing 
        (Cutting FUEL) Act, H6097 [19SE]




SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR VETERANS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6114), H4862 [12JY]




SURRY COUNTY, NC

  Subpoena Notices
      Superior Court for the State of North Carolina, Surry County, 
        H3346 [31MY]




SURVEY SAVINGS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6569), H6302 [5OC]




SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H226 
        [1FE], H385 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S375-
        S379 [7FE]




SUSAN J. CAMPBELL COPYWRITING SOLUTIONS, LLC

  Remarks in House
      St. Joseph, MO: YWCA Women of Excellence Employer of Excellence 
        award recipient, E1051 [18JN]




SUSEK, HEATHER

  Remarks in House
      Plains, PA: tribute to Plains, PA, Hall of Fame inductees, E1710 
        [19OC]




SUSMAN, THOMAS M.

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S3229 [16MY]




SUSPENDING TRAVEL AFTER YEARS OF PLEASURE TRIPS ON UNWITTING TAXPAYERS 
    (STAY PUT) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 638), H655 [9FE]




SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children: anniversary, 
        E821 [16MY]




SUSTAINING OUR MOST ADVANCED RESEARCHERS AND TECHNOLOGY (SMART) JOBS 
    ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3192), S3234 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3192), S3199, S3200 [16MY], S3258-S3260 [17MY], S3760 
        [6JN]




SUSTARSIC, TONY J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E36 [18JA]




SUTHERLAND, DOUG

  Remarks in House
      Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E376 [19MR]




SUTTON, BETTY (a Representative from Ohio)

  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      President's Export Council, H1291 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H182 [25JA]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6001 [13SE]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      ------promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 5865), H5766 [10SE]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H5526 [31JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3404 [1JN]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H3363 [31MY]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and 
        strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts 
        (see H.R. 2722), H4065 [26JN]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1912), H903 [16FE]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify the requirement to procure footwear 
        from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H966 [27FE]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see H.R. 4192), H2033 [19AP]
      ------provide for military sexual assault and domestic violence 
        accountability (see H.R. 1517), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game 
        law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, 
        make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H1100 [29FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical 
        therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment 
        Program (see H.R. 1426), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Justice: provide State and local government incentives 
        under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        (Byrne/JAG) Program to provide certain services to rape and 
        sexual assault victims (see H.R. 2197), H2647 [10MY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of 
        Government stock in General Motors Corp., to fund pension 
        benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see H.R. 6404), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized 
        military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts 
        to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 
        210), H3167 [22MY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H6234 [20SE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H376 [1FE]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5526 [31JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see H.R. 3057), H3700 [8JN]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1847 [16AP]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see H. Con. Res. 102), H902 [16FE]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H4065 [26JN]
      Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H376 [1FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5526 [31JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4907 [17JY]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H4869 [13JY]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H6298 [28SE]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H5130 [23JY]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H115 [23JA]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see H.R. 6149), H5328 [26JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5631 
        [1AU]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 3533), H159 [24JA]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H3734 [18JN]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H6061 [14SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H696 [13FE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H5860 
        [11SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H572 [7FE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H4908 [17JY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H5712 
        [2AU]
  Motions
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5318 
        [26JY]
  Remarks
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H771 [15FE]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3047 [17MY]
      Gordon, Terry: Akron, OH, Community Foundation Bert A. Polsky 
        Humanitarian Award recipient, E1725 [26OC]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations on offshore bank 
        account disclosure, middle income tax relief, invasive 
        species, prescription drug safety, and foreclosure relief and 
        predatory lending from regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3047 [17MY]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3047 [17MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3047 [17MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E755 [9MY], E1335 
        [26JY], E1383 [1AU]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H5522 [31JY]




SUTTON, CLARA

  Remarks in House
      Cypress, TX: tribute to Cool Blast Lemonade Stand, H5020 [19JY]




SUTTON, EIRIK

  Remarks in House
      Cypress, TX: tribute to Cool Blast Lemonade Stand, H5020 [19JY]




SUTTON, ELIZA

  Remarks in House
      Cypress, TX: tribute to Cool Blast Lemonade Stand, H5020 [19JY]




SUTTON, JIM

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4820 [10JY]




SUXHO, DONALD

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




SUZUKI, ICHIRO

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see H. Res. 710), H4156 [27JN]




SVE, RICH

  Letters
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN, H5877 [12SE]




SVETANICS, NEIL J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E438 [26MR]




SVINICKI, KRISTINE L.

  Remarks in Senate
      NRC: call for re-nomination, S2457 [18AP], S2520 [19AP]
      ------nomination, S3391 [22MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination to the NRC: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate), S4417 [21JN]




SWAIM, JEROL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1584 [27MR]




SWAIN, KRISTINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1488 [12SE]




SWANK, ROBIN

  Remarks in House
      Iowa: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, E776 [10MY]




SWAP EXECUTION FACILITY CLARIFICATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. 
        Rept. 112-345), H639 [8FE]




SWAP JURISDICTION CERTAINTY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3283) 
        (H. Rept. 112-477), H2662 [11MY]




SWARD, ERICA

  Press releases
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund, 
        H2240 [27AP]




SWARTWOOD, SHYANNE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1016 [7JN]




SWAZILAND, KINGDOM OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Makila James To Be Ambassador to Swaziland: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]




SWEDEN, KINGDOM OF

  Articles and editorials
      Stimulus Spending Keeps Failing--If Austerity Is So Terrible, 
        How Come Germany and Sweden Have Done So Well?, S3213 [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Russia: continue to press authorities for full and complete 
        accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), 
        H1805 [29MR]




SWEDMAN, DAVID

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6237 [11SE]




SWEENEY, JAMES J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E489 [29MR]




SWEENY CIVIC CLUB (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E544 [17AP]




SWETT, KATRINA LANTOS

  Appointments
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, S2037 [26MR]




SWISHER, JOSEPH (PERRY)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4295 [19JN]




SWOPE, BILL

  Articles and editorials
      Swopes Celebrate 60 Years in Business, S2159 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2158 [28MR]




SYKES, HEATHER

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6004 [2AU]




SYNAGOGUES  see Churches and Synagogues




SYNTHETIC FUELS

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for media campaign to promote 
        alternative green technologies, H3473 [5JN]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H174-H177 [25JA], H362, 
        H364 [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE], H680-H683 [9FE], H951, H957, H958 
        [27FE], H970 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 [6MR], H1220, H1222 
        [7MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], H5986 
        [13SE], E122 [2FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Power resources: national energy policy, S487-S489 [9FE], S810 
        [16FE], S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], 
        S1707-S1709 [15MR], S2070-S2076 [27MR], S2134 [28MR], S2192-
        S2197, S2216 [29MR], S4185 [14JN]




SYNTHETICS ARE DANGEROUS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4205), H1390 [19MR]




SYRACUSE, NY

  Remarks in House
      Onondaga Community College: anniversary, E127 [3FE]
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse: anniversary, E291 [1MR]
      Syracuse Rescue Mission: anniversary, E305 [1MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]
      ProLiteracy (organization): tribute, S6053 [10SE]




SYRIA, ARAB REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Foreign policy: require the President to report to Congress on 
        all known opposition groups and the number and security of 
        weapons used by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), 
        S3047, S3048 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Colvin, Marie C.: tribute (see S. Res. 404), S2001 [22MR]
      Democracy: condemn human rights violations, support the people 
        of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 549), H802 [15FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before 
        the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3707 
        [15JN]
      Foreign aid: provide humanitarian assistance and support a 
        transition to democracy (see S. 3498), S5977 [2AU]
      Foreign policy: express the President should request 
        authorization before sending in U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 
        770), H5707 [2AU]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H3974 [21JN]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      ------require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (see S. 2224), S2001 
        [22MR]
      Freedom of the press: condemn violence against and detention of 
        journalists and support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 
        391), S1540 [8MR] (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
      Human rights: condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses 
        and support right of the people to be safe and defend 
        themselves (see S. Res. 424), S2496 [18AP]
      ------condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      ------condemn violations, collect information on crimes against 
        humanity and take action for those responsible for such 
        crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people of Syria 
        (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------impose sanctions due to abuses (see S. 2034), S75 [24JA]
      International relations: condemn Russia for providing weapons 
        and opposing U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of 
        violence against civilians, and support sanctions and a 
        peaceful transition of leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 
        [14JN]
      ------oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
  Letters
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership: 
        Mahmoud Khattab, American Syrian Coalition, E1385 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense to end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria: several Senators, 
        S1697 [15MR]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Syria: President Obama, S3040 
        [9MY], H2460 [9MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions: President Obama, S5302 [24JY], H5141 [24JY]
  Questions and answers
      Military operations in Syria, S3821, S3822 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, H1293 
        [8MR]
      Congress: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 1905, Iran Threat 
        Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, H5577 [1AU]
      Democracy: condemn human rights violations and call for 
        transition to democracy, H1301 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H2138 
        [26AP], H3729 [18JN], E1046 [15JN]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (H. Res. 549), H1029 [29FE], H1144 [5MR]
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, H5038-H5040 [19JY], 
        E1298 [23JY]
      ------prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding to Russia 
        pending certification that they are not supporting Syria or 
        providing weapons of mass destruction technology to Syria, 
        North Korea, or Iran, H3086, H3094 [17MY]
      ------prohibit purchase of helicopters for Afghan security 
        forces from Russia, Syria, and other state sponsors of 
        terrorism, H3031 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases 
        to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions 
        against Iran and Syria, H5222 [25JY]
      Foreign aid: prohibit funding for assistance to certain entities 
        whose policies call for the destruction of Israel, H5029 
        [19JY]
      Foreign policy: prohibit funding for support of military or 
        paramilitary operations by any nation, group, organization, 
        movement, or individual, H3740 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (H.R. 5993), H4071 [27JN], E1106 [21JN]
      Human rights: impose sanctions due to abuses, H1529 [22MR], 
        H5567-H5569, H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E178 [9FE], 
        E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, E1421 [3AU]
      Middle East: U.S. policy relative to support of opposition 
        groups, H5870 [12SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, H1145 
        [5MR], H1299 [8MR]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H6267 [21SE]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (H. Res. 742), E1384 [1AU]
      U.N. Security Council: invoke ``Uniting for Peace'' resolution 
        to bypass China and Russia veto of Arab League plan for 
        cessation of violence and political transition in Syria, H3274 
        [31MY]
      ------veto of resolution by China and Russia supporting Arab 
        League plan for cessation of violence and political transition 
        in Syria, H587 [8FE], E147 [6FE]
      U.S. policy, H3692 [8JN]
      War: Presidential authority under the War Powers Resolution as 
        it pertains to the authorization of military operations, H1293 
        [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Syria, S1377-
        S1380 [5MR], S3819-S3822 [7JN], S5190-S5193 [19JY], S5934 
        [2AU]
      Colvin, Marie C.: tribute (S. Res. 404), S2006 [22MR]
      Democracy: condemn human rights violations, support the people 
        of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
      Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 [15MR]
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6579 
        [21SE]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      ------require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3048 [9MY]
      Freedom of the press: condemn violence against and detention of 
        journalists and support freedom of the press (S. Res. 391), 
        S2278 [29MR], S2552 [19AP]
      Human rights: condemn violations, collect information on crimes 
        against humanity and take action for those responsible for 
        such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people of 
        Syria (S. Res. 428), S2552 [19AP]
      ------impose sanctions due to abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      Middle East: clarify authority to declare war or use military 
        force in Iran or Syria, S2066 [27MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, S5931 
        [2AU]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        S6480 [20SE]
      Russia: call for cessation of arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 
        [15MR]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations and Call for Transition to 
        Democracy in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 435), S2921 [7MY]
      Condemn Violence Against and Detention of Journalists and 
        Support Freedom of the Press in Syria: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 391), S2166 [28MR]
      Presidential Requirement To Report to Congress on All Known 
        Syrian Opposition Groups and the Number and Security of 
        Weapons Used by the Regime and Opposition Forces: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2224), S2819 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 54, oppose sale, shipment, performance of 
        maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade 
        of any military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria, 
        S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 370, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S503 [9FE]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]
      S. Res. 391, condemn violence against and detention of 
        journalists and support freedom of the press in Syria, S2278 
        [29MR]
      S. Res. 404, tribute to Marie C. Colvin, S2004, S2007 [22MR]
      S. Res. 424, condemn mass atrocities and human rights abuses and 
        support right of the people to be safe and defend themselves 
        in Syria, S2502 [18AP]
      S. Res. 428, condemn human rights violations in Syria, collect 
        information on crimes against humanity and take action for 
        those responsible for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, 
        and support people of Syria, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 435, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S2734 [25AP]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]




SYRIA ACCOUNTABILITY AND LEBANESE SOVEREIGNTY RESTORATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases 
        to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions 
        against Iran and Syria, H5222 [25JY]




SYRIA DEMOCRACY TRANSITION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]




SZAFARCZYK, RONALD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E32 [18JA]




SZEJBACH, CLARENCE (SONNY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3581 [7JN]




SZEKELY, DEBORAH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E774 [10MY]




SZILARD, LEO

  Remarks in Senate
      Council for a Livable World: anniversary, S3683 [4JN]




SZYMBORSKA, WISLAWA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E135 [3FE], E162 [8FE]




TACHOVSKY, BARBARA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1527 [14SE]




TACKES, PIERRON

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2387 [17AP]




TACOMA, WA

  Remarks in House
      Dressel, Melanie: American Banker (publication) Community Banker 
        of the Year award recipient, E117 [2FE]
      LeMay--America's Car Museum: opening, E1426 [3AU]
      Lincoln High School: anniversary, E1580 [20SE]
      Roman Meal Co.: anniversary, E1021 [7JN]




TAILLON, CHRISTINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E162 [8FE]




TAIWAN

  Addresses
      Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya: Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic 
        and Cultural Representative to the U.S., S2914 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      Democracy: support efforts to strengthen democracy and human 
        rights and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (see S. Res. 
        542), S5978 [2AU]
      Foreign policy: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 122), H2320 [7MY]
      Taiwan Relations Act: establish a Congressional Advisory 
        Commission on the Implementation of U.S. Policy (see H.R. 
        5902), H3577 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Chen Shui-Bian: imprisonment conditions, E1258 [17JY]
      Congressional Taiwan Caucus: anniversary, E534 [16AP]
      Corvallis, OR: attempts by Chinese diplomats to urge local 
        officials to compel a local business to remove a mural 
        dedicated to a free Tibet and Taiwan independence, H5903 
        [12SE]
      Democracy: efforts, E785 [15MY], E875 [18MY]
      Human rights: anniversary of the 2-28 incident, E244 [27FE], 
        E367 [13MR]
      Immigration: designate as a visa waiver program country, E33 
        [18JA]
      International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO): accord 
        observer status (S. Con. Res. 17), H5846, H5847 [11SE], E1486 
        [12SE]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E721, E728 [8MY], E747 [9MY], E758, E775 [10MY], E785, E790, 
        E792, E803 [15MY], E809, E810, E817, E819, E822 [16MY], E829, 
        E830, E838 [17MY], E845, E855, E857, E859, E875 [18MY], E881 
        [22MY], E965 [1JN]
      ------tribute to reelection as President of Taiwan, E33 [18JA], 
        E185 [14FE], E486 [29MR], E697 [27AP]
      Martial law: anniversary of lifting, E1249 [13JY], E1271 [18JY]
      National Day: observance, E1551, E1555, E1563, E1568 [19SE], 
        E1578, E1580 [20SE], E1585, E1593, E1595, E1599, E1602, E1612, 
        E1615, E1621, E1635, E1638, E1639, E1650 [21SE], E1655 [25SE], 
        E1660, E1668, E1670, E1671 [28SE], E1689 [9OC]
      Six Assurances guidelines: anniversary, E1249 [13JY], E1271 
        [18JY]
      Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E491 [29MR], E517 [30MR], 
        E532 [16AP], E1247 [12JY]
      U.S. policy, E855 [18MY], E1609 [21SE]
      Weapons: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China, E846 [18MY]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (H.R. 2992), E226 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Democracy: efforts, S2960 [8MY]
      ------support efforts to strengthen democracy and human rights 
        and encourage Government to take into consideration 
        international election monitoring recommendations (S. Res. 
        542), S5991 [2AU], S6438 [19SE]
      Kenya: tribute to food donation, S2914 [7MY]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        S2960 [8MY], S3037 [9MY], S3126 [14MY], S3171 [15MY], S3420 
        [22MY], S3621 [24MY]
      National Day: observance, S6533, S6534 [20SE], S6616 [21SE]
  Reports
      Effects of Incarceration on the Mental and Physical Health of 
        Former President Chen Shui-Bian of Taiwan: Joseph Lin, Ken 
        Yoneda, and Charles Whitcomb, E1258 [17JY]
      National Election in Taiwan: International Election Observers 
        Mission, S6438-S6440 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 17, accord Taiwan observer status in the 
        International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), H5846 [11SE]
      S. Res. 542, support efforts by Taiwan to strengthen democracy 
        and human rights and encourage Government to take into 
        consideration international election monitoring 
        recommendations, S5990 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Ma Ying-jeou, E1595 [21SE]




TAIWAN AIRPOWER MODERNIZATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2992), E226 [17FE]




TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Congressional Advisory Commission on the Implementation of U.S. 
        Policy: establish (see H.R. 5902), H3577 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E491 [29MR], E517 [30MR], E532 [16AP], E1247 [12JY]




TAJIKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Susan Marsh Elliott To Be Ambassador to 
        Tajikistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4298 
        [19JN]




TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS TO WORK DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
  Lists
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day attendees and family 
        members or guardians on the Senate floor, S2799 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Goals and ideals: support (S. Res. 408), S2184 [28MR]
      Observance, S2799, S2800 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 408, support goals and ideals, S2171, S2184 [28MR]




TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS TO WORK FOUNDATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 408), S2166 [28MR]
  Lists
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day attendees and family 
        members or guardians on the Senate floor, S2799 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S2799, 
        S2800 [26AP]
      ------support goals and ideals (S. Res. 408), S2184 [28MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 408, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and 
        Sons to Work Day, S2171, S2184 [28MR]




TAKING ESSENTIAL STEPS FOR TESTING (TEST) ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate) (S. 3391), S6451 [19SE]




TAKING ESSENTIAL STEPS FOR TESTING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6118), H4863 [12JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6118), H6140-H6142 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6118, provisions, H6140 [19SE]




TALAMANTES, FRANCISCO

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




TALAT, MEHMET A.

  Remarks in House
      Cyprus: support U.N.-brokered agreement between Tassos 
        Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat 
        relative to reunification, H5018 [19JY]




TALBOT COUNTY, MD

  Bills and resolutions
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]




TALKEETNA, AK

  Bills and resolutions
      Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station: designate (see S. 2273), 
        S2242 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station: designate (S. 2273), 
        S2253 [29MR]




TALKING POINTS MEMO (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      Obama Issues Veto Threat on Bush Tax Cuts, S3747 [6JN]




TALLAHASSEE, FL

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: anniversary of Girl Scout Council of the Florida 
        Panhandle, E1647 [21SE]




TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MS

  Remarks in House
      Webb, MS: tribute to the Webb Diner, E1724 [26OC]




TAMBURITZANS (song and dance group)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E645 [25AP]




TAMPA, FL

  Bills and resolutions
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 548), 
        H802 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Military Officers Association of America: tribute to Operation 
        Helping Hand, E1623 [21SE]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E122, E123, E124 
        [2FE]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 548), E215 [16FE]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 3276), 
        H4000, H4001 [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      Tampa International Airport: establishment of United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) Center, E254 [27FE]
      University of South Florida: tribute, E121, E122, E124 [2FE], 
        E215 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 3276), 
        S5894 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3276, Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL, 
        H4000 [26JN]




TAN HOLDINGS CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H1441 [21MR], E409 [21MR]




TAN SIU LIN

  Remarks in House
      Tan Holdings Corp.: anniversary, H1441 [21MR], E409 [21MR]




TANKENOFF, GARY AND MARSHA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4634 [26JN]




TANKSON, KATHERINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1297 [23JY]




TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF

  Articles and editorials
      Dave and Wendy Banks Teach Villagers During Peace Corps 
        Experience, E293 [1MR]




TAOS COUNTY, NM

  Bills and resolutions
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see S. 2468), S2823 
        [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (S. 2468), S2828 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. 2468, Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, S2828-S2830 [26AP]




TAPE RECORDINGS  see Sound Recording and Reproducing




TARANTO, RICHARD G.

  Letters
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: William T. 
        Robinson III, ABA, S5643 [30JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S3771 [6JN], S4607 
        [26JN], S5246 [23JY], S5643 [30JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S2242 [29MR]




TARAPANI, ABRAHAM

  Remarks in House
      Tarpon Springs, FL: anniversary of the Tarapani Dept. Store, 
        E1722 [26OC]




TARBET, BRIAN L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E989 [6JN]




TARGET PRACTICE AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING SUPPORT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3065) 
        (H. Rept. 112-529), H3706 [15JN]




TARIFF

  Amendments
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3406), S5681 
        [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      AC electric motors (see H.R. 5094, 5095, 5098, 5099, 5101, 
        5102), H2269 [27AP]
      Acephate (see H.R. 5078), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 5728), H2645 
        [10MY]
      Acetamiprid, whether or not combined with application adjuvants 
        (see S. 2430), S2822 [26AP]
      Acetamiprid technical (see H.R. 5307), H2274 [27AP]
      (Acetato) pentammine cobalt dinitrate with a polymeric or 
        paraffinic carrier mixture (see S. 2501), S2824 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5502), H2319 [7MY]
      Acetic acid (see H.R. 3943), H568 [7FE]
      Acetic acid, cyano-(3-[(6-methyoxy-2-benzothiazoyl)amino]-1H-
        isoindol-1- ylidene}-, pentyl ester (see S. 3115), S3085 
        [10MY]
      Acetic acid, 5 chloro-8-quinolinoxy, 1 methylhexylester (see 
        H.R. 5023), H2268 [27AP]
      Acetoacetyl-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroanilide (see S. 2821), S2927 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5054), H2269 [27AP]
      Acetyl chloride (see H.R. 4593), H2066 [24AP]
      Acid black 172 (see H.R. 3920), H568 [7FE]
      Acid black 244 (chromate (2-), cobaltate (1-), and chromate (1-
        )) mixtures (see H.R. 3957), H568 [7FE]
      Acid blue 171 (see H.R. 3945), H568 [7FE] (see H.R. 4757), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Acid blue 221 (see H.R. 3935), H568 [7FE]
      Acid blue 264 (see H.R. 3963), H568 [7FE]
      Acid blue 284 (see H.R. 3958), H568 [7FE]
      Acid blue 324 (see S. 3104), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 3933), H568 
        [7FE]
      Acid red 182 (see H.R. 3948), H568 [7FE]
      Acid red 278 (see H.R. 3941), H568 [7FE]
      Acid red 414 (see H.R. 3938), H568 [7FE]
      Acid red 426 (see H.R. 3965), H568 [7FE]
      Acid yellow 79 (see H.R. 3944), H568 [7FE]
      Acid yellow 137 (see H.R. 3936), H568 [7FE]
      Acid yellow 151 (see H.R. 3934), H568 [7FE] (see H.R. 4753), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Acid yellow 230 (see H.R. 3937), H568 [7FE]
      Acifluorfen (see S. 3146), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 5466), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ACM (see H.R. 4735), H2125 [25AP]
      Acrylate modified vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer (see 
        H.R. 5519), H2320 [7MY]
      Acrylic fiber tow (see S. 3129), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4549), 
        H2065 [24AP] (see H.R. 5107), H2270 (see H.R. 5160, 5161, 
        5162), H2271 [27AP]
      Acrylic filament tow (see S. 3087), S3085 (see S. 3127, 3128, 
        3154, 3155, 3156, 3157, 3159), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4416, 
        4417, 4419, 4420), H2029 [19AP] (see H.R. 4547, 4548, 4551, 
        4553), H2065 [24AP]
      Acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4410), H2029 
        [19AP] (see H.R. 4552), H2065 [24AP]
      Acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers, carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3097), S3085 [10MY]
      Acrylic snow globes (see S. 2882), S2966 [8MY]
      Acrylic staple fibers (see S. 3086), S3085 (see S. 3123, 3124, 
        3125, 3126), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4418), H2029 (see H.R. 
        4445, 4447, 4448, 4449, 4450, 4451, 4452, 4453), H2030 [19AP] 
        (see H.R. 4543, 4544, 4545, 4546, 4550), H2065 [24AP]
      Acrylic staple fibers, dyed, not carded, combed, or otherwise 
        processed for spinning (see S. 3094, 3095), S3085 [10MY]
      Acrylic staple fibers, not carded, combed, or otherwise 
        processed for spinning (see S. 3158), S3086 [10MY]
      Acrylic staple fibers, not dyed, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3093, 3096), S3085 
        [10MY]
      Adjustable metal lighting fixtures (see S. 2422), S2822 [26AP]
      AE 0172747 ether (see H.R. 4574), H2066 [24AP]
      A5546 sulfonamide (see S. 2590), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4889), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      Aflux 37 (see H.R. 4939), H2206 [26AP]
      Agilon 400 (see S. 2661), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4915), H2205 
        [26AP]
      Agrumex (see S. 3001), S2968 [8MY]
      Air pressure distillation columns (see S. 2731), S2926 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4626), H2123 [25AP]
      Aircraft grade polyvinyl butyral (see H.R. 4762), H2125 [25AP]
      Alginates (see H.R. 5280), H2273 [27AP]
      Alginic acid, ammonium alginate, potassium alginate, calcium 
        alginate, and magnesium alginate (see S. 2833), S2927 [7MY]
      Alkali metal phenate, mineral oil, and p-dodecylphenol mixtures 
        (see S. 2499), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 4943), H2206 [26AP]
      Alkene polylmers with maleic anhydride, 2-(1-piperazinyl) 
        ethylimides, diisononyl phthalate and bis(1-methylethyl)-
        naphthalene mixture (see S. 2740), S2926 [7MY]
      Alkene polymers mixtures (see H.R. 5040), H2268 [27AP]
      Allantoin (see H.R. 5759), H2713 [15MY]
      Allyl bromide (see H.R. 4792), H2126 [25AP]
      Allyl caproate (see S. 2973), S2967 [8MY]
      Allyl cyclohexyl propionate (see S. 2972), S2967 [8MY]
      Allyl heptoate (see S. 2966), S2967 [8MY]
      Allyl isosulfocynate (see S. 3000), S2968 [8MY]
      Allyl pentaerythritol (see H.R. 5769), H2713 [15MY]
      Alpha-phenyl-2-piperdylacetic acid (see S. 2732), S2926 [7MY]
      Alpha-phenyl-2-piperidylacetic acid (see H.R. 5100), H2269 
        [27AP]
      Alpha-threo phenyl-2-piperidyl acetamide (see S. 2730), S2926 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5093), H2269 [27AP]
      Altuglas BS 100 beads, BS 110 beads, and BS 130 beads (see H.R. 
        5376), H2317 [7MY]
      Aluminum alloy foil (see H.R. 4827), H2204 [26AP]
      Aluminum alloy profiles (see H.R. 4828), H2204 [26AP]
      Aluminum lamp-holder housings (see S. 2415), S2822 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5132), H2270 [27AP]
      Amberwood F (see S. 2965), S2967 [8MY]
      Amino ethyl carbazole (see H.R. 5212), H2272 [27AP]
      Aminocyclopyrachlor and inert ingredients mixtures (see S. 
        2750), S2926 [7MY]
      Ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate (see H.R. 4600), H2066 
        [24AP]
      Ammonium polyphosphate (see H.R. 4831), H2204 [26AP]
      Anatase titanium dioxide (see S. 2457), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5200), H2272 [27AP]
      Ancamine 2422 (see H.R. 5043), H2268 [27AP]
      Ancamine 2422 (H.R. 5043) (see S. 2675), S2925 [7MY]
      Ancamine 2432 (see H.R. 5042), H2268 [27AP]
      Anisic aldehyde (see S. 3002), S2968 [8MY]
      Antioxidant 3114 (see H.R. 5775), H2713 [15MY]
      Aqueous hydrazine hydrate solution (see H.R. 5106), H2270 [27AP]
      Artichokes, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (see 
        S. 2557), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5069), H2269 [27AP]
      Artichokes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or 
        acetic acid, not frozen (see S. 2558), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5070), H2269 [27AP]
      Artificial filament single yarn (see H.R. 5493), H2319 [7MY]
      Artificial filament single yarns (see H.R. 5302), H2274 [27AP]
      Artificial staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, 
        or otherwise processed for spinning (see H.R. 4585, 4586), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      Ascorbic acid encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate (see S. 
        2646), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5600), H2442 [8MY]
      Asulam sodium salt and mixed application adjuvants (see H.R. 
        5079), H2269 [27AP]
      Avermectin B (see S. 2624), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4741), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
      Axial fans (see H.R. 5412), H2318 [7MY]
      Azadirachtin A mixtures (see H.R. 5645), H2443 [8MY]
      Azoxystrobin (see S. 2631), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4519), H2065 
        [24AP]
      Azoxystrobin mixtures (see H.R. 4518), H2065 [24AP]
      Baby or child carriers designed for use on bicycles (see S. 
        2651), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4986), H2267 [27AP]
      Bags for toys (see S. 2560), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4455), H2030 
        [19AP]
      Bamboo baskets (see S. 2954), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5607), H2442 
        [8MY]
      Bamboo kitchen devices (see S. 2953), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5608), H2442 [8MY]
      Banana jack connectors (see H.R. 5136), H2270 [27AP]
      Barium carbonate, strontium carbonate, calcium carbonate, and 1-
        methoxy-2-propanol acetate mixture for use as emitter 
        suspension cathode coating (see H.R. 5117), H2270 [27AP]
      Barium magnesium aluminate phosphor (see H.R. 5126), H2270 
        [27AP]
      Barium magnesium aluminate phosphor activated by europium or 
        manganese (see S. 2544), S2922 [7MY]
      Barium magnesium aluminum oxide for use in the production of 
        fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5724), H2645 [10MY]
      Basic blue 7 (see S. 2824), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5056), H2269 
        [27AP]
      Basic blue 94--1 (see H.R. 3959), H568 [7FE]
      Basic red 1 (see S. 2826), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5053), H2269 
        [27AP]
      Basic red 1--1 (see S. 2825), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5061), H2269 
        [27AP]
      Basic red 51 (see H.R. 5582), H2442 [8MY]
      Basic violet 1 (see S. 2827), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5058), H2269 
        [27AP]
      Basic violet 11 (see S. 2539), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5383), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      Basic violet 11--1 (see S. 2540), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5384), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      Basic yellow 40 chloride based (see H.R. 5578), H2442 [8MY]
      Basketballs made of leather (see S. 2797), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4711), H2124 [25AP]
      Basketballs made of other than leather or rubber (see S. 2798), 
        S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 4714), H2124 [25AP]
      Basketballs made of rubber (see S. 2799), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4713), H2124 [25AP]
      Battery operated ice cream makers (see H.R. 4806), H2126 [25AP]
      Battery operated jar openers (see H.R. 4805), H2126 [25AP]
      Bayderm bottom DLV-N (see S. 2709), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4639), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Bayhydur BL 5335 (see H.R. 5235), H2272 [27AP]
      Bayhydur XP 2547 (see H.R. 5234), H2272 [27AP]
      Bayowet C4 (see S. 2712), S2925 [7MY]
      B-cyfluthrin (see S. 3023, 3025), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4669), 
        H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 5591), H2442 [8MY]
      B-cyfluthrin mixtures (see H.R. 4657), H2123 [25AP] (see H.R. 
        5592), H2442 [8MY]
      Benfluralin (see H.R. 5024), H2268 [27AP]
      Bentazon sodium salt (see H.R. 4573), H2066 [24AP]
      Benzamide, N[[[3,5 dichloro-2-fluoro-4-1,1,2,3,3,3-
        hexafluoropropoxy)phenyl] amino]carbonyl] 2,6 difluoro - (9Cl) 
        (see H.R. 5002), H2268 [27AP]
      Benzamine, dodecyl-, branched (see S. 2748), S2926 [7MY]
      Benzene, polypropene derivatives (see S. 2502), S2824 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4946), H2206 [26AP]
      Benzene, 2,4-dichloro-1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl) (see S. 
        2597), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4509), H2064 [24AP]
      Benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, with 2- aminoethanol and poly 
        (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), a-[1-oxo-9- octadecenyl]- w-hydroxy-, 
        (9Z) mixtures (see S. 2505), S2824 [26AP] (see H.R. 4936), 
        H2206 [26AP]
      Benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chloro-2-[[4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1-
        (3-sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]azo]-5-methyl-, calcium salt 
        (see S. 2802), S2927 [7MY]
      Benzenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 4359), H1845 [16AP] (see H.R. 
        4964), H2206 [26AP] (see H.R. 5211), H2272 [27AP]
      Benzoyl chloride (see H.R. 5767), H2713 [15MY]
      Benzyl carbazate (see S. 2615), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5675), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      Benzylimidazole phenyl ethanol (see S. 2353), S2731 [25AP]
      Biaxially oriented polypropylene film (see H.R. 4534), H2065 
        [24AP]
      Bicycle brakes (see S. 2647), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4990), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Bicycle speedometer parts (see S. 2652), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4989), H2267 [27AP]
      Bicycle speedometers (see S. 2649), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4988), 
        H2267 [27AP]
      Bicycle wheel rims (see S. 2648), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4991), 
        H2267 [27AP]
      Bifenazate (see S. 2855), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4773), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Bifenthrin (see H.R. 4558), H2065 [24AP]
      Bis(4-tbutylcyclohexyl) peroxydicarbonate (see H.R. 5262), H2273 
        [27AP]
      Bis-phenol (see S. 2900), S2966 [8MY]
      Bisphenol A bis(3-methacryloyloxypropyl) ether substituted 
        dimethacylate (see S. 2639), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5602), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      Bis(2,3-dibromopropyl ether) of tetrabromobisphenol A (see S. 
        2865), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4787), H2126 [25AP]
      Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate (see H.R. 5669, 
        5670), H2566 [9MY]
      Bitolylene diisocyanate (see S. 2391), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4968), H2267 [27AP]
      Black 661 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2606), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4425), H2030 [19AP]
      Black 820 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2607), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4426), H2030 [19AP]
      Black pepper extracted oleoresin (see S. 2398), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4957), H2206 [26AP]
      Boscalid (see H.R. 5440), H2318 [7MY]
      Boys' knitted or crocheted shirts of man-made fibers (see S. 
        3059), S3042 [9MY]
      Boys' shirts (see H.R. 5563), H2442 [8MY]
      Brass lamp-holder housings (see S. 2416), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5137), H2270 [27AP]
      Brazil: authorize negotiations to eliminate tariffs and trade 
        barriers to U.S. ethanol exports (see H.R. 4621), H2123 [25AP]
      Brine electrolysis ion exchange apparatus (see S. 2660), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4916), H2205 [26AP]
      Brodifacoum (see H.R. 4705), H2124 [25AP]
      Bromacil (see H.R. 5667), H2566 [9MY]
      Bromacil and diuron and application adjuvants formulations (see 
        H.R. 4497), H2064 [24AP]
      Bromoxynil octanoate (see H.R. 4493), H2064 [24AP]
      Bulk container bags (see H.R. 4949), H2206 [26AP]
      Buprofezin (see S. 2602), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4433), H2030 
        [19AP]
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Butanamide, N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1 H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-2-[2-(2-
        methoxyphenyl) diazenyl]-3-oxo (see S. 2803), S2927 [7MY]
      Butane, 1-chloro (see S. 2894), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5674), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      Butanedioic acid, dimethylester polymer with 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-
        tetramethyl-1-piperdine ethanol (see H.R. 5753), H2713 [15MY]
      Butralin (see S. 2856), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4786), H2126 
        [25AP]
      Calcium chloride phosphate (see H.R. 5120), H2270 [27AP]
      Calcium chloride phosphate activated by manganese and/or 
        antimony for use in the production of fluorescent lamps (see 
        H.R. 5725), H2645 [10MY]
      Calcium chloride phosphate phosphor activated by manganese and 
        antimony (see S. 2535), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5119), H2270 
        [27AP]
      Camel hair not processed beyond the degreased or carbonized 
        condition (see S. 2312), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4529), H2065 
        [24AP]
      Camel hair processed beyond the degreased or carbonized 
        condition (see S. 2313), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4525), H2065 
        [24AP]
      Camel hair waste (see S. 2311), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4526), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      Canagliflozin (see S. 2921), S2966 [8MY]
      Capacitor grade homopolymer polypropylene resin in primary form 
        (see H.R. 4380), H1976 [18AP]
      Capers, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (see S. 
        2889, 2892), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5272, 5275), H2273 [27AP]
      Caprolactam disulfide with an elastomer binder of ethylene-
        propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and 
        dispersing agents mixtures (see S. 2489), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 4938), H2206 [26AP]
      Capsicum extracted oleoresin (see S. 2394), S2821 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 4960), H2206 [26AP]
      Captan (see S. 2512), S2922 (see S. 2771), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5622), H2443 [8MY]
      Captan technical (see H.R. 5445), H2318 [7MY]
      Caramba fungicide (see H.R. 5399), H2318 [7MY]
      Carbamic acid (see H.R. 4557), H2065 [24AP]
      Carbamic acid, [4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-[[[[methyl(1-methylethyl 
        amino]sulfonyl]amino]carbonyl]phenyl]-, ethyl ester (PCM) (see 
        H.R. 4569), H2065 [24AP]
      Carbaryl (see S. 2587), S2923 [7MY]
      Carbofuran technical (see H.R. 4559), H2065 [24AP]
      Carbonic acid, dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,6-hexanediol (see 
        S. 2926), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4710), H2124 [25AP]
      Carbonic dihydrazide (see S. 2508), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5105), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Carbosulfan technical (see H.R. 4560), H2065 [24AP]
      Carded camel hair yarn (see S. 2315), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4533), H2065 [24AP]
      Carded cashmere yarn (see S. 2305, 2307), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4524, 4532), H2065 [24AP]
      Carded or combed camel hair (see S. 2309), S2545 [19AP] (see 
        H.R. 4527), H2065 [24AP]
      Carded wool yarn (see H.R. 5699), H2566 [9MY]
      Carfentrazone-ethyl (see H.R. 4614), H2067 [24AP]
      Carpet cleaners and parts thereof (see S. 2357), S2731 [25AP] 
        (see H.R. 4731), H2125 [25AP]
      Carrying cases of plastics with molded handles shaped to hold 
        toys (see S. 2565), S2923 [7MY]
      Cashmere goat hair processed beyond the degreased or carbonized 
        condition (see S. 2306), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4531), H2065 
        [24AP]
      Cassia extracted oleoresin (see S. 2395), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4959), H2206 [26AP]
      Cast-iron engine crankcases for marine propulsion engines (see 
        S. 2915), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5524), H2320 [7MY]
      Catalytic converter mats of glass fibers (see S. 2644), S2924 
        [7MY]
      Catalytic converter mounting mats (see S. 2645), S2924 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5605), H2442 [8MY]
      Cathode-ray tubes (see H.R. 5695, 5696), H2566 [9MY]
      Ceiling fans for permanent installation (see S. 3507), S5977 
        [2AU] (see H.R. 4917), H2205 [26AP]
      Celery extracted oleoresin (see S. 2393), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4962), H2206 [26AP]
      Cellular plastic sheets for micron-retention filters (see S. 
        2816), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5614), H2443 [8MY]
      Cellular plastic sheets for nano-retention filters (see S. 
        2820), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5613), H2443 [8MY]
      Centrifugal blowers and fans (see H.R. 5408), H2318 [7MY]
      Ceramic bases designed for high intensity discharge lamps with 
        metal locking pins to allow passage of an electrical current 
        (see S. 2850), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 5476), H2319 [7MY]
      Ceramic frit rings (see S. 2444), S2822 [26AP]
      Cerium nitrate (see S. 2739), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5182), H2271 
        [27AP]
      Cerium sulfide pigments (see S. 2942), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5629), H2443 [8MY]
      Cermets for ceramic discharge lamps (see S. 2848), S2965 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 5474), H2319 [7MY]
      Cetalox (see H.R. 4727), H2125 [25AP]
      C5-8 perfluorocarbonalkanes (see S. 2635), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5599), H2442 [8MY]
      C5-18 perfluorocarbon alkanes, perfluorocarbon amines, and/or 
        perfluorocarbon ethers mixtures (see S. 2636), S2924 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5598), H2442 [8MY]
      Check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear facilities 
        (see H.R. 5219, 5225, 5226), H2272 [27AP]
      Chemical mixtures (see S. 2727), S2925 (see S. 2733), S2926 
        [7MY] (see S. 3101, 3102, 3103, 3105, 3114), S3085 [10MY] (see 
        H.R. 3949), H568 [7FE] (see H.R. 5305), H2274 [27AP]
      Chemicals (see S. 2772), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 2979), S2967 (see 
        S. 3004), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4854, 4864), H2204 (see H.R. 
        4940), H2206 [26AP]
      Chime melody rod assemblies (see S. 2340), S2655 [24AP]
      Chime melody rod assembly used in the production of grandfather 
        clocks, wall clocks, and mantel clocks (see H.R. 4738), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Chloroacetic acid, sodium salt (see H.R. 4592), H2066 [24AP]
      Chloroacetone (see H.R. 4704), H2124 [25AP]
      Chlorobenzene (see S. 2694), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5238), H2272 
        [27AP]
      Chloromethylbenzene (see S. 2715), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4633), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Chlorophyllin (see H.R. 5581), H2442 [8MY]
      Chlorotrifluoroethylene (see H.R. 4861), H2204 [26AP]
      Chocolate confectionery products filled with caramel or sugar-
        based paste imported in bulk quantities but ready for 
        consumption in their condition as imported (see H.R. 5038), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      Chocolate crumb imported in bulk quantities (see H.R. 5037), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      Chromate(4-), [7-amino-3-[(3-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-
        nitrophenyl)azo]-4-hydroxy-2-naphthalenesulfonato(3-)][6-
        amino-4-hydroxy-3-[(2-hydroxy 5-nitro-3-[(sulfophenyl)azo]-2-
        naphthalenesulfonato(4-)]-, tetrasodium (P 96-1335) (see H.R. 
        5146), H2270 [27AP]
      Cinnamic acid (see S. 2352), S2731 [25AP]
      Cis-3-hexen-1-ol (see S. 2431), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5170), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Citronitile (see S. 2964), S2967 [8MY]
      Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish 
        (see S. 3568), S6454 [19SE]
      Clearcoat lacquer (see S. 2495), S2823 [26AP]
      Clock movements (see S. 2339), S2655 [24AP] (see H.R. 4739), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Clodinafop (see H.R. 4479), H2039 [23AP]
      Clodinafop-propargyl (see S. 2626), S2924 [7MY]
      Clomazone (see H.R. 5404), H2318 [7MY]
      Cloquintocet-mexyl (see S. 2632), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4507), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      Clothianidin (see S. 3015), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4576), H2066 
        [24AP] (see H.R. 5352), H2317 [7MY]
      Clothianidin and bacillus firmus product mixtures (see S. 3008), 
        S2968 [8MY]
      Clothianidin and bacillus firmus strain I-1582 mixtures (see 
        H.R. 4695), H2124 [25AP]
      Clothianidin mixtures (see H.R. 4696), H2124 [25AP]
      Clothing industry: clarify classification of recreational 
        performance outerwear (see S. 3073), S3042 [9MY]
      Coarse yttrium oxide phosphor (see H.R. 5127), H2270 [27AP]
      Cobaltate (2-) and cobaltate (3-) (see H.R. 3953), H568 [7FE]
      Cobaltate(1-), bis[4-(hydroxy-k O)-3-[2-[2-(hydroxy-k O)-1-
        naphthalenyl]diazenyl-k N1]benzenesulfonamidato(2-)]-, sodium 
        (1--1) (see S. 3111), S3085 [10MY]
      Coffee brewers with milk frothing capacity (see H.R. 5045), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      Coffeemakers (see S. 2361), S2731 [25AP]
      Color flat panel video monitor screens (see H.R. 5142), H2270 
        [27AP]
      Combed cashmere yarn or camel hair yarn (see S. 2308), S2545 
        [19AP] (see H.R. 4523), H2065 [24AP]
      Complete digital process control systems designed for use with 
        steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 nuclear 
        powerplants certified by the NRC (see H.R. 5218), H2272 [27AP]
      Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (see S. 
        2530), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4954), H2206 [26AP]
      C1-3 perfluoroalkyl perfluoromorpholine (see S. 2637), S2924 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5597), H2442 [8MY]
      Confectionery (including gum) containing synthetic sweetening 
        agents instead of sugar (see S. 3143), S3086 [10MY]
      Copoly(acrylic acid/itaconic acid) (see S. 2638), S2924 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5603), H2442 [8MY]
      Copper oxychloride and copper hydroxide (see H.R. 5460), H2319 
        [7MY]
      Copper peptide (AHK-Cu) (see S. 2795), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5111), H2270 [27AP]
      Copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1--1) (see S. 2793), S2927 [7MY]
      Copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1-1) (see H.R. 5112), H2270 [27AP]
      Copper phthalocyanine green 7, crude (see S. 2491), S2823 [26AP]
      Cotton shirting fabrics (see H.R. 6265), H5629 [1AU]
      Cotton yarn of combed fibers (see H.R. 5700, 5701), H2566 [9MY]
      Coupon holders (see S. 2957), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5610), H2442 
        [8MY]
      C12-18 alkenes, polymers (TPX) with 4-methyl-1-pentene (see S. 
        2435), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5174), H2271 [27AP]
      Cupping machines (see H.R. 5809), H3102 [17MY]
      Cupping presses parts (see H.R. 5811), H3102 [17MY]
      Cuprate (4-) (see H.R. 3922), H568 [7FE]
      Cuprate (4-), [2-[[3-[[substituted]-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]-2-
        hydroxy-5-sulfophenyl](substituted)azo], sodium salt (see S. 
        3112), S3085 [10MY]
      Cyan 1 RO inkjet printing ink (see S. 2605), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4424), H2030 [19AP]
      Cyan 854 inkjet printing ink (see S. 2604), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4423), H2030 [19AP]
      Cyanamide (see S. 2349), S2731 [25AP]
      Cyanuric chloride (see S. 2436), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 4836), 
        H2204 [26AP] (see H.R. 5768), H2713 [15MY]
      Cyasorb 1164 (see S. 2902), S2966 [8MY]
      Cyasorb 2908 (see S. 2898), S2966 [8MY]
      Cyasorb 3346 (see S. 2901), S2966 [8MY]
      Cyazofamid (see H.R. 5306), H2274 [27AP]
      Cyclogalbanate (see S. 2963), S2967 [8MY]
      Cyclopentylpropionyl chloride (see S. 2348), S2730 [25AP]
      Cyflufenamid (see S. 2428), S2822 [26AP]
      Cyfluthrin (see S. 3024), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4668), H2124 
        [25AP]
      Cyhalothrin mixtures (see S. 2955), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4512), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      Cymoxanil and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5032), H2268 
        [27AP]
      Cypermethrin (see S. 2780), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 3139), S3086 
        [10MY] (see H.R. 4745), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5084), H2269 
        (see H.R. 5308), H2274 [27AP] (see H.R. 5349), H2317 [7MY]
      Cyproconazole (see S. 2625), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4744), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Cyprodinil (see S. 2908), S2966 [8MY]
      Cyprosulfamide (see H.R. 4699), H2124 [25AP]
      Cyprosulfamide mixtures (see S. 2726), S2925 [7MY]
      Cyrpodinil (see H.R. 4510), H2064 [24AP]
      Damascenone (see S. 2931), S2967 [8MY]
      Daminozide (see S. 2862), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4784), H2126 
        [25AP]
      DAT intermediate (see H.R. 4998), H2267 [27AP]
      Decanedioic acid, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) ester 
        (see H.R. 5777), H2713 [15MY]
      Decorative dual wick torches (see H.R. 4649), H2123 [25AP]
      Decorative outdoor bamboo garden torches (see H.R. 4651), H2123 
        [25AP]
      Decorative outdoor torches (see H.R. 4648), H2123 [25AP]
      Decorative tabletop torch vessels (see H.R. 4647), H2123 [25AP]
      Deltamethrin (see H.R. 4658), H2123 [25AP]
      DEMBB (see S. 2524), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4475), H2039 [23AP]
      DEPCT (see H.R. 5006), H2268 [27AP]
      Desmodur BL 1100/1 (see H.R. 5236), H2272 [27AP]
      Desmodur E 14 (see H.R. 5230), H2272 [27AP]
      Desmodur HL BA (see H.R. 5231), H2272 [27AP]
      Desmodur R-E (see H.R. 5247), H2272 [27AP]
      Desmodur RF-E (see H.R. 5249), H2273 [27AP]
      Desmodur VP LS 2078/2 (see H.R. 5233), H2272 [27AP]
      D-galacto-D-mannan (see S. 2506), S2824 [26AP] (see H.R. 4945), 
        H2206 [26AP]
      D-galacto-D-mannan, 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl ether, 
        chloride (83589-59-7), 1-propanaminium, 2,3-dihydroxy-N,N,N-
        trimethyl-, chloride (34004-36-9) and water (see S. 2504), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      Diacid modified vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer (see H.R. 
        5517), H2320 [7MY]
      Diaminodecane (see S. 2994), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4855), H2204 
        [26AP]
      Dianil (see H.R. 5210), H2272 [27AP]
      Diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant laminated 
        knitted fabric of polyester and with a layer or layers of 
        certified organic cotton (see S. 2876), S2966 [8MY]
      Diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant laminated 
        knitted fabric of polyester and with other fabric layers of 
        either blends of hemp and cotton or polyester microfleece (see 
        S. 2875), S2966 [8MY]
      Diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant laminated 
        knitted fabric of polyester with an inner layer or layers of 
        certified organic cotton (see S. 2877), S2966 [8MY]
      Diaper shells each having a water-resistant outer layer of 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and a lining of mesh 
        fabric wholly of polyester (see S. 2878), S2966 [8MY]
      Dichlormid (see H.R. 5017), H2268 [27AP]
      Dichloroacetyl chloride (see S. 2598), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5504), H2320 [7MY]
      Dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, and 
        dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester (see H.R. 4495), H2064 [24AP]
      Dicumyl peroxide (see H.R. 4690), H2124 [25AP]
      Di-cup organic peroxide (see S. 2711), S2925 [7MY]
      Didecanoyl peroxide (see H.R. 5261), H2273 [27AP]
      Diethenyl-benzene polymer with ethenylbenzene and 
        ethenylethylbenzene, sulfonated (see S. 2653), S2924 [7MY]
      Diethyl ketone (see H.R. 4566), H2065 [24AP]
      Diethylaminoethyl-dextran (see S. 2350), S2731 [25AP]
      Difenoconazole (see S. 2907), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4508), H2064 
        [24AP]
      Difenoconazole and mefenoxam mixtures (see S. 2618), S2924 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4514), H2065 [24AP]
      Digital camera lenses (see S. 2408, 2412), S2822 [26AP]
      Digital still image video cameras: liquidation or reliquidation 
        (see S. 2949), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5324), H2275 [27AP]
      Diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (see H.R. 5702), H2566 [9MY]
      Dilauroyl peroxide (see H.R. 5260), H2273 [27AP]
      Dimethomorph (see H.R. 5439), H2318 [7MY]
      Dimethyl carbonate (see H.R. 4499), H2064 [24AP]
      Dimethyl carbonate polymer with 1,6-hexanediol copolymer and 2-
        oxepanone (see S. 2763), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5252), H2273 
        [27AP]
      Dimethyl dicarbonate (see S. 2697), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5240), 
        H2272 [27AP]
      Dimethyl hydrogen phosphite (see S. 3011), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5343), H2317 [7MY]
      Dimethyl malonate (see S. 3031), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4728), 
        H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5003), H2268 [27AP]
      Dimethyl 3,3'-thiodipropionate (see H.R. 4750), H2125 [25AP]
      Dimethyl 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1, 4-benzenedicarboxylate (see H.R. 
        5678), H2566 [9MY]
      Dimethylisopropylamine (DMIPA) (see S. 2687), S2925 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5378), H2317 [7MY]
      Dinotefuran (see H.R. 4572), H2066 [24AP] (see H.R. 5350), H2317 
        [7MY]
      Diphenyl sulfide (see H.R. 5004), H2268 [27AP]
      Diphosphoric acid, polymers with ethoxylated reduced methyl 
        esters of reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene 
        (see S. 2981), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4862), H2204 [26AP]
      Direct green 91 (see H.R. 3950), H568 [7FE]
      Direct injection fuel injectors (see S. 2329), S2601 [23AP] (see 
        H.R. 4910), H2205 [26AP]
      Direct red 84 (see H.R. 3942), H568 [7FE]
      Direct yellow 119 (see H.R. 5575), H2442 [8MY]
      Disflamoll DPK (see S. 2718), S2925 [7MY]
      Disflamoll TOF (see S. 2684), S2925 [7MY]
      Disperse blue 56 (see H.R. 3962), H568 [7FE]
      Disperse blue 77 (see S. 3110), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 3925), 
        H568 [7FE]
      Disperse blue 77 mixtures (see H.R. 3969), H568 [7FE]
      Disperse blue 284 (see H.R. 3931, 3961), H568 [7FE]
      Disperse blue 359 (see H.R. 5590), H2442 [8MY]
      Disperse orange 288 (see H.R. 3960), H568 [7FE]
      Disperse red 60 (see S. 3119), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 3917), 
        H568 [7FE]
      Disperse red 159 (see H.R. 3951), H568 [7FE]
      Disperse red 311 (see H.R. 3954), H568 [7FE]
      Disperse red 367 mixtures (see H.R. 3939), H568 [7FE]
      Disperse red 367, benzo, and acetic acid mixtures (see H.R. 
        3968), H568 [7FE]
      Disperse yellow 42 (see H.R. 4755), H2125 [25AP]
      Disperse yellow 64 (see S. 3118), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 3918), 
        H568 [7FE]
      Disperse yellow 71 (see H.R. 3956), H568 [7FE]
      Disperse yellow 184--1 (see H.R. 3947), H568 [7FE]
      Disperse yellow 241 (see H.R. 5589), H2442 [8MY]
      Di-tert-amyl-2'-hydroxyphenyl) benzotriazole (see H.R. 5752), 
        H2713 [15MY]
      Di-tert-butyl polysulfides (see H.R. 4749), H2125 [25AP]
      Diuron and application adjuvants formulations (see H.R. 4498), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      Diuron technical (see H.R. 4674), H2124 [25AP]
      D-mannose (see S. 3028), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5277), H2273 
        [27AP]
      DMDS (see H.R. 4999), H2267 [27AP]
      Dodecahydro-3a,6,6,9atetramethylnaphtho(2,1-b)furan (see S. 
        2930), S2967 [8MY]
      Dodecyl aniline, mixed isomers (see H.R. 5374), H2317 [7MY]
      Dragosantol (see S. 2962), S2967 [8MY]
      Drinking glasses (see S. 2536), S2922 [7MY]
      Drive-axles (see S. 2510), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4950), H2206 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5335), H2316 [7MY]
      Dry adhesive copolyamide pellets (see H.R. 4688), H2124 [25AP]
      Dry nickel-metal hydride batteries (see H.R. 5420), H2318 [7MY]
      Dyed acrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4412), H2029 [19AP]
      Dyed polyacrylonitrile staple (see H.R. 4414), H2029 [19AP]
      E-caprolactone-neopentylglycol copolymer (see S. 2927), S2966 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 4716), H2124 [25AP]
      E-caprolactone-2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol polymer 
        (see S. 2939), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4715), H2124 [25AP]
      Economizers for use with certain boilers (see H.R. 5221), H2272 
        [27AP]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]
      Educational toys or devices (see S. 2561), S2923 [7MY]
      E-5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol- 1-
        ylmethyl)cyclopentanol (see H.R. 5395), H2318 [7MY]
      Efka 6225 (see H.R. 5254), H2273 [27AP]
      Electric cooktops (see H.R. 5721), H2645 [10MY]
      Electric dispensing blenders (see H.R. 4809), H2126 [25AP]
      Electric juice extractors (see H.R. 4813, 4814), H2126 [25AP]
      Electric knives (see H.R. 4798), H2126 [25AP]
      Electric skillets (see H.R. 4804), H2126 [25AP]
      Electric wine bottle openers (see S. 2958), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5609), H2442 [8MY]
      Electrical connectors (see S. 2418), S2822 [26AP]
      Electrical storage batteries (see H.R. 5421), H2318 [7MY]
      Electrical transformers (see S. 2805), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5140), H2270 [27AP]
      Electrically operated pencil sharpeners (see H.R. 5508), H2320 
        [7MY]
      Electromechanical ice shavers (see H.R. 4796), H2126 [25AP] (see 
        H.R. 5046), H2268 [27AP]
      Electronic drawing toys, electronic games, or educational toys 
        cases or containers (see S. 2562), S2923 [7MY] (see S. 3045), 
        S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5489), H2319 [7MY]
      11-aminoundecanoic acid (see S. 2698), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5452), H2319 [7MY]
      Epoxy molding compounds, of a kind used for encapsulating 
        integrated circuits (see H.R. 5422), H2318 [7MY]
      Eptam technical (see H.R. 5641), H2443 [8MY]
      Esfenvalerate (see H.R. 4501), H2064 [24AP]
      Esfenvalerate technical (see S. 2610), S2923 [7MY]
      Ester gum 10D from China (see H.R. 5290), H2273 [27AP]
      Ethalfluralin (see H.R. 5015), H2268 [27AP]
      Ethanediamide, N-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-N'-(4-isodecylphenyl)- (see S. 
        3169), S3087 [10MY] (see H.R. 5148), H2270 [27AP] (see H.R. 
        5327), H2316 [7MY]
      Ethanol, 2,2'-[[4-[2-(3,5-dinitro-2-
        thienyl)diazenyl]phenyl]imino]bis-, 1,1'-diacetate (see S. 
        3108), S3085 [10MY]
      Ethanone, 2,2-dimethoxy-1,2-diphenyl- (see H.R. 5659), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Ethanoyl chloride (see S. 3172), S3087 [10MY]
      Ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl 
        esters, reduced (see S. 3033), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4852), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      Ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl 
        esters, reduced, ethoxylated (see S. 2985), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 4866), H2204 [26AP]
      Ethene,1 chloro-1,2,2-trifluoro (see S. 3005), S2968 [8MY]
      Ethofumesate mixtures (see H.R. 4698), H2124 [25AP]
      Ethoxyquin (see H.R. 5443), H2318 [7MY]
      Ethyl pyruvate (see H.R. 5680), H2566 [9MY]
      Ethyl salicilate (see S. 2976), S2967 [8MY]
      Ethyl 3-amino-4,4,4-trifluorocrotonate (see H.R. 4570), H2065 
        [24AP]
      Ethyl 2-(isocyanatosulfonyl)benzoate (see S. 2614), S2924 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4431), H2030 [19AP]
      Ethylene-propylene polymer (see S. 2486), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4942), H2206 [26AP]
      Ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE) (see H.R. 4890), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers (see H.R. 4636), H2123 [25AP]
      Ethylhexylglycerine (see H.R. 5318), H2274 [27AP]
      Etoxazole (see H.R. 5353), H2317 [7MY]
      Etridiazole (see S. 2871), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4789), H2126 
        [25AP]
      Europium oxide (see S. 2744), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5179), H2271 
        [27AP]
      Extrusion presses (see H.R. 5458), H2319 [7MY]
      Eyelash curlers (see S. 3147), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4656), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Fabrics of man-made fibers consisting of one or two layers of 
        expanded poly-tetrafluoroethylene sheeting layered between an 
        outer knit fabric wholly of nylon and another outer woven 
        fabric (see S. 2874), S2965 [8MY]
      Fairway wood heads (see S. 2809), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5552), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      Famoxadone, cymoxanil, and application adjuvants (see S. 2609), 
        S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 5679), H2566 [9MY]
      Fastac (see H.R. 4692), H2124 [25AP]
      Fasteners, in clips suitable for use in a mechanical attaching 
        device (see S. 2806), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5255), H2273 
        [27AP]
      Fatty acids, C12-21 and C18-unsatd., 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-
        piperidol esters and polyethylene or polypropylene or 3,5-di-
        tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, hexadecyl ester mixtures 
        (see H.R. 5268), H2273 [27AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit purchase of 
        merchandise subject to antidumping or countervailing duty 
        orders (see S. 3611), S6625 [21SE]
      Fenamidone (see S. 3135), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4460), H2030 
        [19AP]
      Fenazaquin mixtures (see H.R. 5642), H2443 [8MY]
      Fenbuconazole (see H.R. 5008), H2268 [27AP]
      Fenhexamid (see S. 3133), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4682), H2124 
        [25AP]
      Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, 
        bromoxynil heptanoate, and mefenpyr-diethyl mixtures (see S. 
        3012, 3022), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5258), H2273 [27AP]
      Fenpropathrin (see H.R. 5351), H2317 [7MY]
      Fenpyroximate (see S. 2599), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4439), H2030 
        [19AP]
      Ferroboron (see H.R. 5780), H2713 [15MY]
      Ferroniobium (see S. 2380), S2821 [26AP] (see S. 2673), S2925 
        [7MY]
      Fiberglass sheets used in flooring (see S. 2708), S2925 [7MY]
      Filament polyester, foam-backed window shade material in a plain 
        weave (see H.R. 5201), H2272 [27AP]
      Filament polyester window shade material in a modified basket 
        weave (see H.R. 5199), H2272 [27AP]
      Fipronil (see H.R. 5438), H2318 [7MY]
      Fireworks, display or special fireworks (see S. 2464), S2823 
        [26AP]
      Fireworks, other than display or special fireworks (see S. 
        2463), S2823 [26AP]
      Fishing reels (see S. 3195), S3234 [16MY] (see H.R. 4650), H2123 
        [25AP]
      Fitness equipment (see S. 3184), S3174 [15MY] (see H.R. 5818), 
        H3103 [17MY]
      5-amino-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexanemethanamine, 1,3-butanediol 
        and 1,1'methylenebis[4-isocyanatocyclohexane], Me Et ketone 
        oxime- polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether blocked hexanedioic 
        acid, dihydrazide polymer (see S. 2773), S2926 [7MY]
      5-chloro-1-indanone (see H.R. 4500), H2064 [24AP]
      5-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methoxy-2-naphthanilide (see S. 2828), 
        S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5059), H2269 [27AP]
      5-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-naphthanilide (see S. 2829), S2927 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5057), H2269 [27AP]
      5-ethylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 4571), H2065 
        [24AP]
      5-methylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 4561), H2065 
        [24AP]
      5-methylpyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester (see H.R. 
        4581), H2066 [24AP]
      5(1,1-dimethylheptyl) resorcinol (see S. 2736), S2926 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5087), H2269 [27AP]
      Flonicamid (see H.R. 5402), H2318 [7MY]
      Floor coverings and mats used for temporary cushioning for 
        children and adults (see S. 2585), S2923 [7MY]
      Flubendiamide (see S. 2617), S2924 [7MY] (see S. 3132, 3162), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4665), H2124 [25AP]
      Flubendiamide mixtures (see H.R. 4677), H2124 [25AP]
      Fludioxonil (see S. 2627), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4708), H2124 
        [25AP]
      Flumioxazin (see H.R. 5355), H2317 [7MY]
      Fluopicolide (see S. 3134), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4683), H2124 
        [25AP]
      Fluopyram (see S. 3130), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4684), H2124 
        [25AP]
      Fluopyram and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 2681), 
        S2925 [7MY]
      Fluopyram and prothioconazole mixtures (see S. 2719), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4679), H2124 [25AP]
      Fluopyram and pyrimethanil mixtures (see S. 2721), S2925 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4681), H2124 [25AP]
      Fluopyram and tebuconazole mixtures (see S. 2680), S2925 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4914), H2205 [26AP]
      Fluopyram and trifloxystrobin mixtures (see S. 2720), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4680), H2124 [25AP]
      Fluopyram mixtures (see H.R. 4678), H2124 [25AP]
      Fluorescent brightener CBS-X (see H.R. 5761), H2713 [15MY]
      Fluoroalkyl acrylic copolymerisates dispersed in water (see H.R. 
        4838), H2204 [26AP]
      Fluoropolymers (see H.R. 5694), H2566 [9MY]
      Fluoropolymers containing 95 percent or more by weight of the 
        monomer units tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and 
        vinylidene fluoride (see S. 2641), S2924 [7MY]
      Fluthiacet-methyl technical (see H.R. 4613), H2067 [24AP]
      Flutolanil (see S. 2601), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4432), H2030 
        [19AP]
      Food choppers (see S. 2360), S2731 [25AP]
      Food processors (see S. 2359), S2731 [25AP]
      Footwear (see H.R. 5426), H2318 [7MY] (see H.R. 5559, 5564), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      Footwear consisting of an outer sole affixed to an incomplete or 
        unfinished upper (see S. 2883), S2966 [8MY]
      Footwear with open toes or open heels or of the slip-on type 
        (see S. 3068), S3042 [9MY]
      Footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, 
        covering the ankle, other than work footwear (see H.R. 5425), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      Footwear with uppers of vegetable fibers (see H.R. 5617, 5619), 
        H2443 [8MY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR] (see H.R. 4071), H943 
        [17FE] (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------create jobs and promote fair trade by increasing duties on 
        certain foreign goods imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 5920), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of 
        articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one 
        day (see S. 3597), S6546 [20SE]
      ------prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a 
        manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
        (see S. 3524), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 5708), H2644 [10MY]
      ------require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff 
        and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign 
        countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 
        5513), H2320 [7MY]
      Forged ring gear components and certain other parts of 
        crankshafts and connecting rods (see S. 2511), S2922 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5336), H2316 [7MY]
      Forged steel crankshafts (see S. 2914), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5525), H2320 [7MY]
      Formaldehyde, polymer with methylphenol, 2-hydroxy-3[(1-oxo-2-
        propenyl)oxy]propyl ether and formaldehyde, polymer with 
        (chloromethyl) oxirane and methylphenol, 4-cyclohexene-1,2-
        dicarboxylate 2-propenoate (see S. 2537), S2922 [7MY]
      Formaldehyde polymers with aniline and with 4,4'-
        methylendianiline mixtures (see S. 2738), S2926 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5041), H2268 [27AP]
      Formulated product containing propyzamide as the active 
        ingredient (see H.R. 5011), H2268 [27AP]
      Fosamine (see S. 2513), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5621), H2443 [8MY]
      Fosetyl-Al (see S. 2704), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4466), H2030 
        [19AP]
      4,8-dicyclohexyl -6-2,10-dimethyl -12H-dibenzo[d,g][1,3,2]- 
        dioxaphosphocin (see S. 2478), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 4934), 
        H2206 [26AP]
      4,4'-butylidenebis [3-methyl 6 tert butylphenol] (see S. 2863), 
        S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4781), H2126 [25AP]
      4,4'-diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid (see H.R. 5917), H3660 
        [7JN]
      4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone (see S. 2980), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 4863), H2204 [26AP]
      4,4-dimethoxy-2-butanone (see H.R. 5026), H2268 [27AP]
      4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) (see S. 2860), S2965 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 4791), H2126 [25AP]
      4,4'-oxydianiline (see S. 2754), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5264), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      4,4'-oxydiphthalic anhydride (see S. 2498), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5266), H2273 [27AP]
      4,4'-sulfonyldiphenol (see H.R. 5267), H2273 [27AP]
      4,4'-thiobis[2-(1,1-di-methylethyl)-5-methyl-phenol] (see S. 
        2866), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4777), H2126 [25AP]
      4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinamine (see H.R. 4556), H2065 [24AP]
      4 ethoxy 1,1,1 trifluoro 3 butene-2-one (see H.R. 5014), H2268 
        [27AP]
      4-acetyltoluene (see H.R. 5547), H2441 [8MY]
      4-aminobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5585), H2442 [8MY]
      4-bromobenzyl bromide (see S. 2734), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5088), H2269 [27AP]
      4-chlorobenzaldehyde (see S. 3021), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4686), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      4-chloro-1,8-naphthalic anhydride (see H.R. 5289), H2273 [27AP]
      4-chloro-3,5-dinitro- a,a,a- trifluorotoluene (see S. 3099), 
        S3085 [10MY]
      4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-,,-trifluorotoluene (see H.R. 4517), H2065 
        [24AP]
      4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid (see S. 2623), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5228), H2272 [27AP]
      4-chloro-2-nitroaniline (see H.R. 4930), H2206 [26AP]
      4-[(4-aminophenyl)azo]benzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 5577), 
        H2442 [8MY]
      4-hexylresorcinol (see H.R. 5064), H2269 [27AP]
      4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (see H.R. 5755), 
        H2713 [15MY]
      4'-methoxy-2,2',4-trimethyl diphenylamine (see S. 2336), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4733), H2125 [25AP]
      4-methoxy-2-methyldiphenylamine (see S. 2328), S2601 [23AP] (see 
        H.R. 4732), H2125 [25AP]
      4-nitrobenzoyl chloride (see H.R. 5754), H2713 [15MY]
      4-(1-thoxyethoxy) styrene-4- (t-butylcarbonyloxy) styrene-4-
        hydroxystyrene copolymer (see H.R. 5363), H2317 [7MY]
      4-oxo-4-p-tolybutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine (NEM 
        Salt) (see H.R. 5109), H2270 [27AP]
      4-oxo-4-p-tolylbutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine (NEM 
        salt) (see S. 2794), S2927 [7MY]
      4-propylbenzaldehyde (see H.R. 4354), H1845 [16AP]
      4-sulfo-1,8-naphthalic anhydride potassium salt (see H.R. 5372), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid and 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) 
        butyric acid, dimethylamine salt (see H.R. 4491), H2064 [24AP]
      4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, lithium salt (see S. 2480), S2823 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5511), H2320 [7MY]
      4-vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, sodium salt hydrate (see S. 2482), 
        S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5509), H2320 [7MY]
      Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like (see 
        S. 2488), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 4443), H2030 [19AP]
      Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like, the 
        foregoing of plastics (see H.R. 4444), H2030 [19AP]
      Frequency herbicide (see H.R. 4691), H2124 [25AP]
      Frescolat MGA (see S. 2967), S2967 [8MY]
      Frescolat ML (see S. 2968), S2967 [8MY]
      Frit rings composed of dysprosium oxide, dysprosium 
        monosilicate, and mullite (see S. 2849), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5473), H2319 [7MY]
      Frozen treat makers (see H.R. 4807), H2126 [25AP]
      Fuel injection pumps (see S. 2910), S2966 [8MY]
      Fuel injection pumps (for compression-ignition engines) 
        functional in a common rail fuel system (see H.R. 5527), H2320 
        [7MY]
      Fuel injectors each functional in a common rail fuel system (see 
        S. 2912), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5523), H2320 [7MY]
      Fungicide mixtures (see H.R. 5020), H2268 [27AP]
      Gadolinium oxide (see S. 2741), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5183), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Gallery (see H.R. 5019), H2268 [27AP]
      Gallium unwrought (see S. 2460), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 4925), 
        H2206 [26AP]
      Gear boxes (see H.R. 4952), H2206 [26AP]
      Gearing, gear box, and other speed changer parts (see H.R. 
        5623), H2443 [8MY]
      Generalized System of Preferences: improve (see H.R. 6537), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      Germanium oxides (see S. 2459), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 4924), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      Germanium unwrought (see S. 2458), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 4923), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      Ginger extracted oleoresin (see S. 2392), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4961), H2206 [26AP]
      Girls' footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather, 
        or composition leather and uppers of leather, not covering the 
        ankle (see H.R. 5424), H2318 [7MY]
      Girls' knitted or crocheted shorts of synthetic fibers (see S. 
        3064), S3042 [9MY]
      Girls' knitted or crocheted trousers and breeches of synthetic 
        fibers (see S. 3060), S3042 [9MY]
      Girls' shorts (see H.R. 5557), H2442 [8MY]
      Girls' trousers and breeches (see H.R. 5558), H2442 [8MY]
      Glass fibers and articles thereof (see H.R. 4830), H2204 [26AP]
      Glass snow globes (see S. 2881), S2966 [8MY]
      Glufosinate-ammonium (GA) (see S. 2356), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 
        4736), H2125 [25AP]
      Glyoxylic acid (see S. 2520), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4440), H2030 
        [19AP] (see H.R. 4595), H2066 [24AP]
      Golf bag bodies (see S. 2872), S2965 [8MY]
      Golf bags (see H.R. 5637), H2443 [8MY]
      Golf club driver heads (see S. 2808), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5551), H2441 [8MY]
      Golf club iron heads (see S. 2810), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5553), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      Golf club putter heads (see S. 2575), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5554), H2441 [8MY]
      Golf wedge club heads (see S. 2811), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5555), H2442 [8MY]
      Grilamid TR 90 (see H.R. 5918), H3660 [7JN]
      Grilbond IL 6-50%F (see H.R. 5919), H3660 [7JN]
      Grill brushes (see H.R. 4646), H2123 [25AP]
      Hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use in 
        nuclear facilities (see H.R. 5222, 5223, 5224), H2272 [27AP]
      Hand tools designed for securing plastic fasteners (see S. 
        2807), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5256), H2273 [27AP]
      Handheld electric can openers (see H.R. 4799), H2126 [25AP]
      Handheld food blenders (see S. 2363), S2731 [25AP]
      HAS (see S. 2899), S2966 [8MY]
      Headphones, AC adapters, and protective cases of molded silicone 
        (see S. 2567), S2923 [7MY]
      Helical springs not suitable for use in motor-vehicle 
        suspension, of iron or steel wire (see H.R. 5216), H2272 
        [27AP]
      Helional (see S. 2432), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5169), H2271 
        [27AP]
      Helium (see S. 2735), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5075), H2269 [27AP]
      Helvetolide (see S. 2928), S2966 [8MY]
      Hexadecyl (see H.R. 5065), H2269 [27AP]
      Hexane, 1,6-dichloro- (see S. 2896), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5676), H2566 [9MY]
      Hexythiazox technical (see H.R. 5639), H2443 [8MY]
      High pressure fuel pumps (see S. 2335), S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 
        4908), H2205 [26AP]
      High-density, fiberboard-core laminate wall and floor panels: 
        reliquidation of certain entries (see S. 2946), S2967 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 5154), H2271 [27AP]
      High-performance loudspeakers (see S. 2804), S2927 [7MY]
      Himic anhydride (see H.R. 5214), H2272 [27AP]
      Hirvenal (see S. 2929), S2967 [8MY]
      Horizontally-oriented lead shot machines (see H.R. 5808), H3102 
        [17MY]
      Hostanox P-EPQ (see S. 3168), S3087 [10MY]
      Hostapur SAS (see S. 3142), S3086 [10MY]
      Hostavin 3055 (see S. 3170), S3087 [10MY]
      Hostavin 3058 (see S. 3141), S3086 [10MY]
      HPHP (see H.R. 5293), H2273 [27AP]
      Huron yellow dye (see S. 2549), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5385), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      Hybrid electric vehicle inverters (see S. 2330), S2601 [23AP] 
        (see H.R. 4909), H2205 [26AP]
      Hybrid golf club heads (see S. 2812), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5556), H2442 [8MY]
      Hydrazine hydrate, aqueous solution (see S. 2796), S2927 [7MY]
      Hydrolite 5 (see S. 2998), S2968 [8MY]
      Hydrolite 6 (see S. 2969), S2967 [8MY]
      Hydroxylamine sulfate (see H.R. 5271), H2273 [27AP]
      Imazalil (see S. 2922), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4725, 4734, 4771), 
        H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5259), H2273 [27AP]
      Imazalil mixtures and application adjuvants (see S. 2918), S2966 
        [8MY]
      Imidacloprid (see S. 2385), S2821 [26AP] (see S. 3136), S3086 
        [10MY] (see H.R. 4876, 4883), H2205 [26AP]
      Imidacloprid and cyfluthrin or its b-cyfluthrin isomer mixtures 
        (see S. 2384), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4877), H2205 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5565), H2442 [8MY]
      Imidacloprid and thiodicarb mixtures (see S. 2381), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4873), H2205 [26AP]
      Imidacloprid with application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 2383), 
        S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4875), H2205 [26AP]
      Imidan technical (see H.R. 5643), H2443 [8MY]
      Imidurea (see H.R. 5760), H2713 [15MY]
      Iminodisuccinate (see S. 2706), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4641), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Imitation jewelry earrings (see S. 2454), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5178), H2271 [27AP]
      Imitation jewelry necklaces or bracelets (see S. 2455), S2823 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5171), H2271 [27AP]
      Indaziflam (see S. 3131, 3161), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4685), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      Indaziflam mixtures (see H.R. 4676), H2124 [25AP]
      Indoxacarb and inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5657), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Industrial nitrocellulose: reliquidation of certain entries from 
        the United Kingdom (see S. 2936), S2967 [8MY]
      Infant products (see S. 2559), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4456), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      Inflatable swimming pools (see S. 2959), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5611), H2442 [8MY]
      Injection-molded ABS of PP cases or containers used for 
        electronic drawing toys or electronic games (see S. 3046), 
        S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5490), H2319 [7MY]
      Instant print film for analog photography (see S. 2427), S2822 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5733), H2645 [10MY]
      Instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking electrical 
        quantities parts or accessories (see H.R. 4393), H1977 [18AP]
      Instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking electrical 
        quantities subassemblies (see H.R. 4392), H1977 [18AP]
      Insulated cable for a voltage of less than or equal to 1000 
        volts (see H.R. 5417), H2318 [7MY]
      Insulated food or beverage bags with outer surface of man made 
        fiber, with removable inner liner of hard plastic (see S. 
        2579, 2580), S2923 [7MY]
      Interam mats (see H.R. 5692), H2566 [9MY]
      Invisible blue dye (see S. 2550), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5386), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      Ion-exchange resin and adsorbent (see H.R. 5082), H2269 [27AP]
      Ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene crosslinked 
        with divinylbenzene, iminodiacetic acid, sodium form (see H.R. 
        4881), H2205 [26AP]
      Ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene crosslinked 
        with divinylbenzene, thio functionalized (see S. 2657), S2924 
        [7MY]
      Ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene crosslinked 
        with ethenylbenzene, aminophosphonic acid, sodium form (see 
        H.R. 4882), H2205 [26AP]
      Ion-exchange resin of benzene, diethenyl, polymer with 
        ethenylbenzene and ethenylethylbenzene, chloromethylated, 
        trimethylaminoquaternized (see S. 2683), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5076), H2269 [27AP]
      Ion-exchange resin powder (see H.R. 4880), H2205 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5347), H2317 [7MY]
      Ion-exchange resin powder comprising a copolymer of methacrylic 
        acid cross-linked with divinylbenzene, potassium ionic form 
        (see S. 2656), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5077), H2269 [27AP]
      Ion-exchange resin powder comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with divinylbenzene (see H.R. 5360), H2317 [7MY]
      Ion-exchange resin-methanamine, N methyl reaction products with 
        chloromethylated divinylbenzene-styrene polymer (see S. 2658), 
        S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5081), H2269 [27AP]
      Ion-exchange resins (see S. 3030), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4843, 
        4844), H2204 [26AP]
      Ion-exchange resins consisting of copolymers of acrylic acid and 
        diethylene glycol divinyl ether (see S. 3029), S2968 [8MY]
      Ipconazole (see S. 2853), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4783), H2126 
        [25AP]
      Iprodione (see H.R. 5403), H2318 [7MY]
      Isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its sodium salt (see H.R. 4601), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      Isononylamine (see H.R. 5373), H2317 [7MY]
      Isophthalic acid (see H.R. 5296), H2273 [27AP]
      Isoviolanthrone crude dry presscake (see H.R. 5369), H2317 [7MY]
      Isoxadifen-ethyl (see H.R. 4667), H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 5462), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      Isoxaflutole (see H.R. 4575), H2066 [24AP]
      Isoxaflutole and cyprosulfamide mixtures (see H.R. 4577), H2066 
        [24AP]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Knit garments with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3063), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4985), H2267 [27AP]
      Knit tank tops with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3062), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4984), H2267 [27AP]
      Knitted or crocheted fabrics (see H.R. 5539), H2320 [7MY]
      Knitted or crocheted fabrics containing elastomeric yarn (see S. 
        2743), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5036), H2268 [27AP]
      Knitted or crocheted fabrics of dyed cotton of single knit 
        construction (see H.R. 3926), H568 [7FE]
      Korea, Republic of: liquidation or reliquidation of certain 
        entries of top-of-the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from 
        the Republic of Korea (see S. 2893), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5323), H2275 [27AP]
      Lambda-Cy (see S. 2766), S2926 [7MY]
      Lambda-cyhalothrin mixtures (see H.R. 5449), H2318 [7MY]
      Lamps used in liquid chromatographs or spectrophotometry (see 
        H.R. 4429), H2030 [19AP]
      Lanthanum, cerium, and terbium phosphates mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see S. 2747), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5180), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Lanthanum oxide (see S. 2742), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5184), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Lanthanum phosphate for use in the production of fluorescent 
        lamps (see H.R. 5726), H2645 [10MY]
      Lanthanum phosphate phosphor (see H.R. 5125), H2270 [27AP]
      Lanthanum phosphate phosphor, activated by cerium and terbium 
        (see S. 2553), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5122), H2270 [27AP]
      Laromer PE 55 F (see S. 2532), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5328), 
        H2316 [7MY]
      Lead-acid storage 12-volt batteries (see H.R. 5414), H2318 [7MY]
      Leucoquinizarin (see H.R. 4356), H1845 [16AP]
      Levapren-Levamel (see S. 2707), S2925 [7MY]
      Licorice extract (see S. 2937), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4868), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      Licorice extract derivatives (see S. 2938), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 4867), H2204 [26AP]
      Light emitting diode (LED) cooler modules (LCM) (see H.R. 5477), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      Light emitting diode (LED) display modules (LDM) (see H.R. 
        5480), H2319 [7MY]
      Light emitting diode (LED) down light modules (DLM) (see H.R. 
        5479), H2319 [7MY]
      Light emitting diode (LED) drivers (see H.R. 5484), H2319 [7MY]
      Light emitting diode (LED) line modules (see H.R. 5481), H2319 
        [7MY]
      Light emitting diode (LED) spot light modules (SLM) (see H.R. 
        5483), H2319 [7MY]
      Light emitting diode (LED) Tubular LED (TLED) (see H.R. 5478), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      Light emitting diode (LED) twistable down light modules (TDLM) 
        (see H.R. 5482), H2319 [7MY]
      Lightweight digital camera lenses (see S. 2409, 2410, 2411), 
        S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5433, 5434, 5435), H2318 [7MY]
      Linuron (see S. 3034), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4718), H2125 [25AP]
      Liquid crystal display (LCD) panel assemblies (see H.R. 5550), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      Liquid dielectric transformers (see H.R. 5215), H2272 [27AP]
      Liquid-filled glass bulbs designed for sprinkler systems and 
        other release devices (see S. 2769), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5304), H2274 [27AP]
      Lithium carbonate (see S. 3153), S3086 [10MY]
      Lithium chloride (see S. 3152), S3086 [10MY]
      Lithium-ion batteries (see H.R. 5418), H2318 [7MY]
      Lithium-ion electrical storage batteries (see S. 2334), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4911), H2205 [26AP]
      Long pile fabrics of man-made fibers (see H.R. 5538), H2320 
        [7MY]
      Low expansion laboratory glassware (see S. 2462), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5488), H2319 [7MY]
      Low expansion stoppers, lids, and other closures (see S. 2461), 
        S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5487), H2319 [7MY]
      Lucirin TPO (see H.R. 4907), H2205 [26AP]
      Lutetium oxide (see S. 2943), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5627), H2443 
        [8MY]
      Machinery for molding unvulcanized rubber for tires (see H.R. 
        5365, 5366), H2317 [7MY]
      Machinery for molding unvulcanized rubber for tubeless radial 
        tires (see H.R. 5367, 5368), H2317 [7MY]
      Macroporous ion-exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene 
        crosslinked with divinylbenzene, thiol functionalized (see 
        H.R. 5083), H2269 [27AP]
      Macroporous poly(divinylbenzene) (see H.R. 5346), H2317 [7MY]
      Macroporus adsorpent polymers (see H.R. 5362), H2317 [7MY]
      Made up articles (see S. 3107), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 3923), 
        H568 [7FE]
      Magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic hydrotalcite) 
        and magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (synthetic 
        hydrotalcite) coated with stearic acid (see S. 2434), S2822 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5167), H2271 [27AP]
      Magnesium hydroxide (see H.R. 4794), H2126 [25AP]
      Magnesium peroxide (see S. 2986), S2967 [8MY]
      Magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate coated with stearic 
        acid (see S. 2433), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5168), H2271 [27AP]
      Magnetic snaps (see H.R. 5035), H2268 [27AP]
      Majantol (see S. 2997), S2968 [8MY]
      Mandipropamid (see S. 2521), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4706), H2124 
        [25AP]
      Manganese ferrite carrier covered with acrylic resin (see S. 
        3071), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5340), H2317 [7MY]
      Manganese flake (see S. 2379), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 5469), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      Manicure and pedicure sets (see S. 3148), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4654), H2123 [25AP]
      Man-made shells used in the manufacture of sleeping bags (see 
        H.R. 4975), H2267 [27AP]
      Manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 4840, 4841, 4842), H2204 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5047, 5048), H2268 [27AP]
      MCPA-2-ethylhexyl (see H.R. 5012), H2268 [27AP]
      MCPB acid and MCPB sodium salt (see H.R. 4492), H2064 [24AP]
      Measuring or checking instruments parts and accessories (see S. 
        2555), S2922 [7MY]
      Mechanics' work gloves (see S. 2568, 2569, 2570, 2571, 2574), 
        S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 5189, 5190, 5191, 5192, 5193), H2271 
        [27AP]
      Men's footwear (see H.R. 4502, 4503), H2064 [24AP] (see H.R. 
        4927, 4928), H2206 [26AP] (see H.R. 5427), H2318 [7MY]
      Men's footwear, covering the ankle, designed to be worn in lieu 
        of, but not over, other footwear as a protection against 
        water, oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement weather 
        (see S. 3037, 3039), S3041 [9MY]
      Men's footwear, not covering the ankle, designed to be worn in 
        lieu of, but not over, other footwear as a protection against 
        water, oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement weather 
        (see S. 3036, 3038), S3041 [9MY]
      Men's footwear designed to be worn in lieu of, but not over, 
        other footwear as a protection against water, oil, grease, or 
        chemicals or cold or inclement weather (see S. 3041, 3042), 
        S3041 [9MY]
      Men's footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (see 
        H.R. 5423), H2318 [7MY]
      Men's leathered footwear (see S. 3056, 3058), S3042 [9MY] (see 
        H.R. 4994, 4995), H2267 [27AP]
      Menthol-D (see S. 2970), S2967 [8MY]
      Mesamoll (see H.R. 4642), H2123 [25AP]
      Mesosulfuron-methyl (see S. 3009), S2968 [8MY]
      Mesosulfuron-methyl product mixtures (see H.R. 5257), H2273 
        [27AP]
      Mesotrione (see S. 2525), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4473), H2039 
        [23AP]
      Metal halide lamps designed for use in video projectors (see S. 
        2573), S2923 [7MY]
      Metal iodide pellets (see S. 2445), S2822 [26AP]
      Metal screw type bases designed for high intensity discharge 
        lamps (see S. 2845), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 5471), H2319 [7MY]
      Metalaxyl-M and L-metalaxylfenoxam (see H.R. 4506), H2064 [24AP]
      Metallic manganese (see S. 2669), S2925 [7MY]
      Metconazole (see H.R. 5437), H2318 [7MY]
      Methane sulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 5450), H2318 [7MY]
      Methanesulfonic acid (see S. 2714), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5451), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      Methanesulfonyl chloride (see S. 2717), S2925 [7MY]
      Methidathion (see S. 2950), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4516), H2065 
        [24AP]
      Methoxycarbonyl-terminated perfluorinated polyoxymethylene-
        polyoxyethylene (see S. 2991), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4853), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      Methoxyfenozide (see H.R. 5000), H2267 [27AP]
      Methyl cinnamate (see S. 2975), S2967 [8MY]
      Methyl 4-({[(3-methoxy-4-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H. 1.2,4-
        triazol-1-yl)carbonyl]-amino}sulfonyl)-5-methylthiophene-3-
        carboxylate, isoxaflutole, and cyprosulfamide mixtures (see S. 
        2382), S2821 [26AP]
      Methyl 4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) carbamate 
        (see S. 2608), S2923 [7MY]
      Methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (see H.R. 5704), H2566 [9MY]
      Methyl methoxyacetate (see H.R. 4565), H2065 [24AP]
      Methyl N-(2-[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-
        oxymethyl]phenyl) -N-methoxycarbanose (see H.R. 5396), H2318 
        [7MY]
      Methyl salicylate (see S. 2916), S2966 (see S. 2999), S2968 
        [8MY]
      methyl sulfanilylcarbamate sodium salt (see S. 2777), S2926 
        [7MY]
      Methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-1,3,5- 
        triazin-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]-3- methylbenzoate 
        and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 2612), S2924 [7MY]
      Methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-1,3,5- 
        triazin-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]-3- methylbenzoate 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4428), H2030 [19AP]
      Methyl 2-[(4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazole-
        1-carbonyl)sulfamoyl]benzoate, sodium salt (see H.R. 4537), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      Methylated and butylated melamine-formaldehyde polymer (see S. 
        2659), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5456), H2319 [7MY]
      Methyl-4-trifluoro methoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) carbamate 
        (see H.R. 5656), H2565 (see H.R. 5671), H2566 [9MY]
      Methylionine (see H.R. 5500), H2319 [7MY]
      Microcrystalline anatase-type titanium dioxide (see H.R. 5196), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Micro-porous, ultrafine, spherical polyamide powders of 
        polyamide 6; polyamide-12; and polyamide 6, 12 (see S. 2693), 
        S2925 [7MY]
      Microscopes other than optical microscopes (see H.R. 5415), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      Microscopes other than optical microscopes parts and accessories 
        (see H.R. 5416), H2318 [7MY]
      Modacrylic staple fibers (see S. 3121), S3085 (see S. 3122), 
        S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4446), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 4542, 
        4554), H2065 [24AP]
      Modified phenolic resin in alkaline solution (see H.R. 5771), 
        H2713 [15MY]
      Modified vinyl chloride-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer (see 
        H.R. 5514), H2320 [7MY]
      Monocarboxylic fatty acids derived from palm oil (see S. 3027), 
        S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4721), H2125 [25AP]
      Motor generator units (see S. 2333), S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 
        4912), H2205 [26AP]
      Mucochloric acid (see S. 3098), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 4515), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      Muscenone delta (see S. 2932), S2967 [8MY]
      Myclobutanil (see H.R. 5021), H2268 [27AP]
      N,N-hexane-1,6-diylbis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-
        phenylpropionamide)) (see S. 2869), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4778), H2126 [25AP]
      N,N'N''-[(2,4,5-trioxo-1,3,5-triazine-1,3,5(2H,4H,6H)-
        triyl)tris[methylene(3,5,5-trimetyl-3,1-
        cyclohexanediyl)]]tris[hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-azepine-1-
        carboxamide (see S. 2775), S2926 [7MY]
      Nail clippers (see S. 3149), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4655), H2123 
        [25AP]
      Narrow woven fabrics (see H.R. 5485), H2319 [7MY]
      N-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl benzisothiazoline), 1-
        hydroxypyridine-2-thione, zinc salt (zinc pyrithione) and 
        application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 2424), S2822 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5316), H2274 [27AP]
      N-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (butyl benzisothiazoline) and 
        application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 2425), S2822 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5317), H2274 [27AP]
      Necklaces or bracelets, other than those containing jadeites or 
        rubies (see S. 2453), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5172), H2271 
        [27AP]
      Neo Heliopan Hydro (see S. 2971), S2967 [8MY]
      Neon, compressed (see S. 2941), S2967 [8MY]
      Neononyl acetate (see S. 2982), S2967 [8MY]
      N-ethyl-n-benzyl aniline (see S. 2751), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5375), H2317 [7MY]
      N-ethyl-n-(3-sulfobenzyl)aniline (3- [(ethylphenylamino)methyl]-
        benzenesulfonic acid) (see H.R. 5569), H2442 [8MY]
      N510 (see S. 2933), S2967 [8MY]
      N-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-N-(1-methylethyl)acetamide (see 
        H.R. 4659), H2124 [25AP]
      N-[(4-methoxymethyl)-1-phenylmethyl-4-piperidinyl]N-
        phenylpropanamide-ethanedioate (see S. 2674), S2925 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5097), H2269 [27AP]
      Nightlights made of plastic (see S. 2423), S2822 [26AP]
      9, 10-anthracenedione, 2-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)- (CAS No. 32588-
        54-8) and 9,10-anthracenedione, 2-(1,2-dimethylpropyl)- (see 
        S. 2978), S2967 [8MY]
      (9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-dihydroxy(4-
        hydroxyphenyl)-) and (9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-
        dihydroxy(4-methoxyphenyl)-) mixtures (see H.R. 3964), H568 
        [7FE]
      9-anthracenecarboxylic acid, (triethoxysilyl)methyl ester (see 
        H.R. 5697), H2566 [9MY]
      Nitroaniline (see S. 2756), S2926 [7MY]
      N-[methoxy(methylthio)phosphinoyl] acetamide formulation (see S. 
        2774), S2926 [7MY]
      NN-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N,Ndimethylurea with acrylate rubber 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4937), H2206 [26AP]
      Noils of camel hair (see S. 2314), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4530), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      Non-driving axles (see H.R. 4951), H2206 [26AP]
      Non-threaded articles (fasteners) of iron or steel, nesoi (see 
        H.R. 5315), H2274 [27AP]
      Non-toric shaped polarized materials of 80 mm or less in 
        diameter (see S. 2577), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4872), H2205 
        [26AP]
      Non-toric shaped polarized materials of more than 80 mm in 
        diameter (see S. 2578), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4870), H2205 
        [26AP]
      Non-women's footwear (see H.R. 5429, 5430), H2318 [7MY]
      Non-woven polypropylene zippered sleeping bag carry cases (see 
        H.R. 4974), H2267 [27AP]
      Non-woven recycled polyethylene terephthalate (see H.R. 4824), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      NORBLOC 7966 (see H.R. 4726), H2125 [25AP]
      Normal paraffin M (see H.R. 4758), H2125 [25AP]
      N-phenyl-N-((trichloromethyl)thio)- benzenesulfonamide, calcium 
        carbonate, and mineral oil mixtures (see H.R. 5763), H2713 
        [15MY]
      N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (see H.R. 4763), H2125 [25AP] (see 
        H.R. 5764), H2713 [15MY]
      N-propyl gallate (see S. 2440), S2822 [26AP]
      N'-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N,Ndimethylurea with acrylate rubber 
        mixtures (see S. 2475), S2823 [26AP]
      N-[2-(2-oxoimidazolidine-1-yl)ethyl]-2-methylacrylamide, 
        methacrylic acid, aminoethyl ethylene urea and hydroquinone 
        mixtures (see S. 2990), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4729), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Nylon woolpacks used to package wool (see H.R. 5028), H2268 
        [27AP]
      Nylostab Seed (see S. 3171), S3087 [10MY]
      O-acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) (see S. 2758), S2926 [7MY] (see 
        S. 2948), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5276), H2273 [27AP]
      O-anisidine (see H.R. 5285), H2273 [27AP]
      Occupancy sensors (see S. 2417), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5133), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      O-chloro-p-toluidine (3-chloro-4-methylaniline) (see S. 2479), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      Octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-4-hydroxphenyl)-propionate (see H.R. 
        5762), H2713 [15MY]
      Octanoyl chloride (see H.R. 4594), H2066 [24AP]
      1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with N,NNbis(2-
        aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, cyclized, methosulfate (see 
        H.R. 4835), H2204 [26AP] (see H.R. 5522), H2320 [7MY]
      1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethene, oxidized, polymerized (see S. 2977), 
        S2967 [8MY] (see S. 3032), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4856), H2204 
        [26AP]
      1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethylene,oxidized, polymerized, reduced (see 
        S. 3007), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4859), H2204 [26AP]
      1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid (see S. 2672), S2925 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5090), H2269 [27AP]
      1,1'-methylenebis[3(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxo-4-
        imidazolidinyl]urea] (see H.R. 5758), H2713 [15MY]
      1,6-diisocyanato-hexane homopolymer, polyethylene-polypropylene 
        glycol mono-Bu ether blocked (see S. 2779), S2926 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5229), H2272 [27AP]
      1,6-hexanediamine, N,N`-Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-, 
        P/W 2,4-dichloro-6-(4-morpholinyl)-1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 
        5269), H2273 [27AP]
      1,6-hexanediol and 1,5-pentanediol dimethyl carbonate polymer 
        (see S. 2767), S2926 [7MY]
      1,6-hexanediol-dimethyl carbonate copolymer (see S. 2765), S2926 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5250, 5251), H2273 [27AP]
      1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-tris(2-propenyloxyl)- (see S. 2895), S2966 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 5682), H2566 [9MY]
      1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine, polymer with formaldehyde (see S. 
        2493), S2823 [26AP]
      1,3-benzenedicarbonitrile (see S. 2619), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4707), H2124 [25AP]
      1,3-benzenedicarboxamide, N, N'-bis-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-
        piperidinyl)- (see H.R. 5152), H2270 [27AP]
      1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene (RODA) (see S. 2503), S2824 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5265), H2273 [27AP]
      1,3-bis(3-methyl-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrolinylmethyl)benzene (see H.R. 
        5765), H2713 [15MY]
      1,3-cyclohexanedione (see H.R. 4664), H2124 [25AP]
      1,3-dibromo-5-dimethylhydantoin (see H.R. 4793), H2126 [25AP]
      1,3-dichloropropene mixed isomers (see H.R. 5027), H2268 [27AP]
      1,3-diisocyanatomethylbenzene, polymer with 1,6-
        diisocyanatohexane (see S. 2786), S2927 [7MY]
      1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (see H.R. 5009), H2268 [27AP]
      1,3-isobenzofurandione, 5,5'-sulfonylbis-, polymer with 4,4'-
        methylenebis[2,6-dimethylbenzenamine] (see H.R. 5072), H2269 
        [27AP]
      1,3-propanediaminium, N-[3-[[[dimethyl[3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-pro-
        penyl)amino]propyl]ammonio]acety ]amino]propyl]-2-hydroxy-
        N,N,N',N',N'-pentamethyl-, trichloride, polymer with 2-
        propenamide (see S. 2483), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5503), H2319 
        [7MY]
      1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (see H.R. 4700), H2124 [25AP]
      1,2,3-propanetriol, polymer with 2,4-diisocyanato-1-
        methylbenzene, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, 
        methyloxirane and oxirane (see S. 2784), S2927 [7MY]
      1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutanesulfonic acid, potassium salt 
        (see H.R. 5232), H2272 [27AP]
      1,2-bis(3-aminopropyl)ethylenediamine, polymer with N-butyl-
        2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinamine and 2,4,6-trichloro-
        1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 5772), H2713 [15MY]
      1.4G grade fireworks (see H.R. 4981), H2267 [27AP]
      1.3G grade fireworks, H2267 [27AP]
      1-acetyl-4-(3-dodecyl-2,5-dioxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)-2,2,6,6-
        tetramethylpiperidine (see H.R. 5153), H2270 [27AP]
      1-benzyl-4-phenyl-4-piperidine carboxylic acid ethyl ester HCl 
        (see S. 2677), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5096), H2269 [27AP]
      1-chloro-2-propanone (see S. 2523), S2922 [7MY]
      1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3[2-
        (dimethylcarbamoyl)phenylsufamoyl] urea (see H.R. 5464), H2319 
        [7MY]
      1H-[1,2,4]triazole (see S. 2678), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4675), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      1H-xantheno (see H.R. 3928), H568 [7FE]
      1-hydroxy cyclohexyl phenyl ketone (see H.R. 5661), H2566 [9MY]
      1-methylimidazole (see S. 2792), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5110), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      1-naphthyl, N-methylcarbamate (see H.R. 4878), H2205 [26AP]
      1-nitroanthraquinone (see H.R. 4357), H1845 [16AP]
      1-octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-,(Sp-4-2)-[29H. 
        31.-phthalocyanine-2-sulfonato(3-)-kN29,kN30,kN31, 
        kN32]cuprate(1-) (see S. 2481), S2823 [26AP]
      1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2-
        naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers) mixture (see S. 2476), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2-
        naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers) mixtures (see H.R. 
        5501), H2319 [7MY]
      1-propanone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl- (see H.R. 5655), H2565 
        [9MY]
      1-propanone, 2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-(4-
        morpholinyl)-(9ci) (see H.R. 5665), H2566 [9MY]
      1-propanonesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino]-, 
        monoammonium salt, polymer with 1-ethenyl-2-pyrrolidinone (see 
        H.R. 4598), H2066 [24AP]
      1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized (see 
        S. 2993), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4977), H2267 [27AP]
      1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized, 
        reduced hydrolyzed (see S. 2992), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4851), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      1-propene, polymer with ethene (see H.R. 4832), H2204 [26AP]
      (1S)-1,5-anhydro-1-[3-[[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-thienyl]methyl] -4-
        methylphenyl]-D-glucitol (see H.R. 4724), H2125 [25AP]
      1-(2-chloroethyl)-4-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-5H-tetrazol-5-one (see S. 
        2671), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5089), H2269 [27AP]
      O-nitrophenol (see S. 2522), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4477), H2039 
        [23AP]
      Open top, electric indoor grills (see H.R. 4812), H2126 [25AP]
      Optical instrument and apparatus parts and accessories (see H.R. 
        5413), H2318 [7MY]
      Orange juice: reliquidation of certain entries from Brazil (see 
        S. 2897), S2966 [8MY]
      Organic pigments and dyes (see H.R. 5063), H2269 [27AP]
      Orgasol polyamide powders (see H.R. 4689), H2124 [25AP]
      Oryzalin (see S. 2782), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5448), H2318 [7MY]
      Oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer parts and accessories (see 
        H.R. 5411), H2318 [7MY]
      O-toluidine (see S. 2514), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5155), H2271 
        (see H.R. 5299), H2273 [27AP]
      Outer soles and heels of rubber or plastics (see H.R. 5486), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      Oxadiazon (see S. 2354), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4737), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Oxalic acid, diethyl ester (DEO) (see H.R. 4568), H2065 [24AP]
      Oxalic acid, dimethyl ester (DMO) (see H.R. 4567), H2065 [24AP]
      Oxiranemethanol, polymers with reduced methyl esters of reduced 
        polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene (see S. 2989), S2968 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 4865), H2204 [26AP]
      Oxyfluorfen (see S. 2768), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 3145), S3086 
        [10MY] (see H.R. 5085), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 5465), H2319 
        [7MY]
      Oysters (other than smoked), prepared or preserved (see S. 
        2556), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5071), H2269 [27AP]
      Paclobutrazol (see S. 2951), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4703), H2124 
        [25AP]
      P-aminobenzamide (4-aminobenzamide) (see S. 2822), S2927 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5060), H2269 [27AP]
      Parahydroxybenzoic acid esters and sodium esters (see H.R. 
        4599), H2066 [24AP]
      Para-methoxyphenol (see S. 2528), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4919), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      Para-nitroaniline (see H.R. 5371), H2317 [7MY]
      Paraquat and emetic mixtures (see S. 2905), S2966 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 4702), H2124 [25AP]
      Paraquat dichloride (see S. 2857), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4774), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Paraquat dichloride and inerts (see S. 2858), S2965 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 4785), H2126 [25AP]
      Parts of frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the 
        like (see S. 2507), S2824 [26AP]
      Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus 
        of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537 (see H.R. 5313), H2274 [27AP]
      Pasta tools (see S. 2358), S2731 [25AP]
      PCBTF (see S. 2843), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 5202), H2272 [27AP]
      PCBTF with a corrosion inhibitor (see H.R. 5208), H2272 [27AP]
      PCBTF with acid acceptor (see S. 2842), S2965 [8MY]
      PCBTF with an acid acceptor (see H.R. 5204), H2272 [27AP]
      PCBTF with antioxidant (see S. 2841), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5205), H2272 [27AP]
      PCBTF with antistatic (see S. 2852), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5207), H2272 [27AP]
      PCBTF with corrosion inhibitor (see S. 2844), S2965 [8MY]
      P-cresidinesulfonic acid (see H.R. 5568), H2442 [8MY]
      P-dichlorobenzene (see S. 2695), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4748), 
        H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5239), H2272 [27AP]
      Penbotec 400SC (see H.R. 4772), H2125 [25AP]
      Penflufen (see S. 2386), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4879), H2205 
        [26AP]
      Pentaerythritol tetrakis[3-(dodecylthio)propionate] (see S. 
        2859), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4776), H2126 [25AP]
      Pentaerythritol tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-
        hydroxyhydrocinnamate) (see H.R. 5757), H2713 [15MY]
      Penthiopyrad technical (see H.R. 4555), H2065 [24AP]
      Pepperoncini prepared or preserved by vinegar (see S. 2891), 
        S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5273), H2273 [27AP]
      Pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or 
        acetic acid, not frozen (see S. 2890), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5274), H2273 [27AP]
      Perfluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride (see S. 2643), S2924 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5596), H2442 [8MY]
      Perfluorocarbon amines (see S. 2634), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5693), H2566 [9MY]
      Permethrin (see S. 3020), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4538), H2065 
        [24AP] (see H.R. 5354), H2317 [7MY]
      Petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene resins; 
        polyterpenes (see H.R. 5298), H2273 [27AP]
      PHBA (see S. 2995), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5309), H2274 [27AP]
      Phenmedipham (see S. 2701), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4687), H2124 
        [25AP]
      Phenol 2,4 -bis(1,1-dimethyl ethyl),-phosphite (3--1) (see H.R. 
        5774), H2713 [15MY]
      Phenyl esters of C10 C18 alkylsulfonic acids mixtures (see S. 
        2692), S2925 [7MY]
      Phenyl (4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl) carbamate (see S. 2611), 
        S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4427), H2030 [19AP]
      Phenyl isocyanate (see S. 2665), S2924 [7MY]
      Phenyl salicylate (benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, phenyl ester) (see 
        H.R. 5287), H2273 [27AP]
      Phenylethyl isobutyrate (see S. 2983), S2967 [8MY]
      Phenylisocyanate (see H.R. 4635), H2123 [25AP]
      -phenyl-7-(4,4,5,6-tetramentyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-
        quinoline (OSIP-690520, quinolone boronate) (see H.R. 5786), 
        H2812 [16MY]
      Phenyl-2-pyridyl acetamide (see S. 2728), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5092), H2269 [27AP]
      Phosphine oxide, phenylbis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)- (see H.R. 
        5664), H2566 [9MY]
      Phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt (see H.R. 4834), H2204 
        [26AP]
      Phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt with synergists and 
        encapsulating agents (see H.R. 4833), H2204 [26AP]
      Phosphonic acid, maleic anhydride sodium salt complex (see S. 
        2987), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5342), H2317 [7MY]
      Phosphonium, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-, chloride, polymer with 
        urea, phosphonium, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-, chloride, 
        formaldehyde mixtures (see S. 3013), S2968 [8MY]
      Phosphor blend of yttrium oxide doped with europium, cerium 
        aluminate doped with terbium, and barium aluminate doped with 
        europium (see H.R. 5123), H2270 [27AP]
      Phosphor blend yttrium oxide doped with europium and lanthanum 
        phosphate luminophores (see H.R. 5118), H2270 [27AP]
      Phosphorescent pigment (see S. 2541), S2922 [7MY]
      Phosphoric acid (see H.R. 4436), H2030 [19AP]
      Phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped (see S. 
        3010), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4922), H2205 [26AP]
      Phosphoric acid, tris (2-ethylhexyl) ester (see S. 2595), S2923 
        [7MY] (see S. 2868), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4788), H2126 [25AP] 
        (see H.R. 5242), H2272 [27AP]
      Phosphorus sulfochloride (see S. 2699), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5244), H2272 [27AP]
      Phosphorus trichloride with 1,1'-biphenyl and 2,4-bis(1,1-
        dimethylethyl)phenol reaction products (see H.R. 5147), H2270 
        [27AP]
      Photomask blanks (see H.R. 4902), H2205 [26AP]
      P-hydroxybenzoic acid (see H.R. 4858), H2204 [26AP]
      Picoxystrobin (see S. 2589), S2923 (see S. 2752), S2926 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4888), H2205 [26AP]
      Pigment brown 25 (see H.R. 5149), H2270 [27AP]
      Pigment orange 62 (see H.R. 5150), H2270 [27AP]
      Pigment orange 74 (see H.R. 5689), H2566 [9MY]
      Pigment red 185 (see H.R. 5687), H2566 [9MY]
      Pigment red 187 (see S. 2831), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 4768), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Pigment violet 23 (see S. 2663), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5455), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      Pigment yellow 151 (see S. 3167), S3087 [10MY] (see H.R. 5685), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      Pigment yellow 154 (see S. 3165), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 5686), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      Pigment yellow 175 (see S. 3166), S3087 [10MY] (see H.R. 5688), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      Pigment yellow 180 (see S. 2801), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 4769), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Pigment yellow 181 (see S. 2832), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 4766), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Pigment yellow 191 (see H.R. 4767), H2125 [25AP]
      Pigment yellow 194 (see H.R. 4765), H2125 [25AP]
      Pigments based on titanium dioxide (see S. 2662), S2924 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5457), H2319 [7MY]
      Pile fabrics (see H.R. 5533, 5540), H2320 [7MY]
      Pinoxaden (see S. 2633), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4478), H2039 
        [23AP]
      Piperazine co-polymerized copolyamide resin high-temperature 
        melt adhesive pellets (see S. 2696), S2925 [7MY]
      Pistons for marine propulsion engines (see S. 2911), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 5528), H2320 [7MY]
      Placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug ASKP1240 
        (see H.R. 5364), H2317 [7MY]
      Placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug ASP0777 (see 
        H.R. 5358), H2317 [7MY]
      Placebos to be used in clinical trials for the drug ASP2408 (see 
        H.R. 5357), H2317 [7MY]
      Plain shaft sputter bearings (see S. 2913), S2966 [8MY]
      Plain shaft sputter bearings without housing (other than 
        spherical bearings) (see H.R. 5526), H2320 [7MY]
      Plaiting material products suitable for use in window shades 
        (see S. 3150, 3151), S3086 [10MY]
      Plastic children's wallets (see S. 2956), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5606), H2442 [8MY]
      Plastic device book style covers (see S. 2581), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5782), H2812 [16MY]
      Plastic device covers and stands (see S. 2584), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5785), H2812 [16MY]
      Plastic fittings composed of perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) resin (see S. 
        2817), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5612), H2442 [8MY]
      Plastic laminate sheets (see S. 2485), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5498), H2319 [7MY]
      Plastic lamp-holder housings (see S. 2413), S2822 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5138), H2270 [27AP]
      Plastic mesh for filters (see S. 2818), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5594), H2442 [8MY]
      Plastic mesh for filters (high flow) (see S. 2819), S2927 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5595), H2442 [8MY]
      Plastic stylus pens for use with toys (see S. 2566), S2923 [7MY]
      Plasticizers (see H.R. 5241), H2272 [27AP]
      P-nitrobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5778), H2713 [15MY]
      P-nitrotoluene (see S. 2691), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4638), H2123 
        [25AP]
      Polyacrylonitrile tow (see H.R. 4411), H2029 [19AP]
      Polyalkene yellow (4A100) (see H.R. 4932), H2206 [26AP]
      Polycrystalline alumina discharge tubes prefilled with metal 
        halide salts and designated for high intensity discharge lamps 
        (see S. 2851), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 5475), H2319 [7MY]
      Polycrystalline alumina tubes and shaped bodies designed for 
        high intensity discharge lamps (see S. 2847), S2965 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5470), H2319 [7MY]
      Polycrystalline fibers (see S. 2642), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5604), H2442 [8MY]
      Polyester fiber with tow bundles (see H.R. 4487), H2064 [24AP]
      Polyester fleece sheet sets: reliquidation of certain entries 
        (see S. 2947), S2967 [8MY]
      Polyethylene glycol, C16 C18 fatty acids, and C2 C6 aliphatic 
        hydrocarbons mixtures (see S. 2497), S2823 [26AP]
      Poly(4-(1-isobutoxy ethoxy)styrene-co-4-hydroxystyrene (see H.R. 
        5348), H2317 [7MY]
      Polyisocyanate cross linking agent products containing 
        triphenylmethane triisocyanate in solvents (see S. 2788), 
        S2927 [7MY]
      Polymer, caprolactone-diethylene glycol (see S. 2925), S2966 
        [8MY]
      Polymer, e-caprolactone-diethylene glycol (see H.R. 4709), H2124 
        [25AP]
      Poly(methyl methacrylate) (see S. 2690), S2925 [7MY]
      Poly(methyl methacrylate) and zinc acetate mixtures (see S. 
        3072), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5337), H2316 [7MY]
      Poly-Pale from China (see H.R. 5291), H2273 [27AP]
      Polypropylene fiber with tow bundles (see H.R. 4486), H2064 
        [24AP]
      Poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate) (see S. 2689), S2925 [7MY]
      Polytetramethylene ether glycol (see H.R. 5197), H2271 [27AP]
      Poly(toluene diisocyanate) (see S. 2760), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5248), H2273 [27AP]
      Poly(2,2'-bis(4-cyanatophenyl)propane) (see S. 2940), S2967 
        [8MY]
      Poly(urea/formaldehyde/isobutyraldehyde) (see S. 2533), S2922 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5329), H2316 [7MY]
      Polyvinyl acetate for use in food (see H.R. 5518), H2320 [7MY]
      Poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolyzed 
        acetate groups (see H.R. 5382), H2317 [7MY]
      Polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl pyrrolidone mixtures (see S. 
        2518), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4722), H2125 [25AP]
      Polyvinyl formal resin (see H.R. 4760), H2125 [25AP]
      Porcelain lamp-holder housings (see S. 2414), S2822 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5131), H2270 [27AP]
      Portable electric grills (see H.R. 4644), H2123 [25AP]
      Portable gas grills (see H.R. 4653), H2123 [25AP]
      Portable infrared gas grill and cooler combinations (see H.R. 
        4652), H2123 [25AP]
      Portable personal area mosquito repellents (see S. 2531), S2922 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5279), H2273 [27AP]
      Portable slow cookers (see H.R. 4801), H2126 [25AP]
      Potassium decafluoro(pentafluorethyl)cyclohexanesulfonate (see 
        H.R. 4764), H2125 [25AP]
      Potassium 1,3-dioxo-1H,3H-naphthol[1,8-cd]pyran-6-sulfonate (see 
        S. 2753), S2926 [7MY]
      Potassium persulfate encapsulated in cellulose acetate butyrate 
        (see S. 2640), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5601), H2442 [8MY]
      Potassium sorbate (see S. 2439), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5311), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      Power distributors (see H.R. 5419), H2318 [7MY]
      Power electronics boxes and static converter composite units 
        (see S. 2332), S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 4903), H2205 [26AP]
      Power supplies between 150 watts and 500 watts (see H.R. 5410), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      Preformed iodide pellets or powder composed of iodides of 
        dysprosium, thallium sodium, holmium, thulium and calcium (see 
        S. 2846), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 5472), H2319 [7MY]
      Preparations intended to assist smokers to stop smoking (see S. 
        3144), S3086 [10MY]
      Preventol O extra (see S. 2789), S2927 [7MY]
      Preventol ON extra preservative (see S. 2686), S2925 [7MY]
      Primid QM-1260 (see H.R. 5921), H3660 [7JN]
      Primid XL-552 (see H.R. 5922), H3660 [7JN]
      Problad Plus fungicide (see H.R. 5454), H2319 [7MY]
      Prodiamine (see H.R. 4476), H2039 [23AP]
      Profenofos (see S. 2960), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5505), H2320 
        [7MY]
      Programmable controllers (see S. 2509), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4955), H2206 [26AP]
      Programmable slow cookers (see H.R. 4808), H2126 [25AP]
      Prohexadione calcium (see H.R. 5442), H2318 [7MY]
      Propargite (see S. 2870), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4775), H2126 
        [25AP]
      Propiconazole (see S. 2906, 2917), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 4701), 
        H2124 [25AP] (see H.R. 5018), H2268 [27AP]
      Propiconazole and 3-iodo-propynol butylcarbamate mixtures and 
        application adjuvants (see S. 2923), S2966 [8MY]
      Propoxur (2-(1-methylethoxy)phenol methylcarbamate) (see S. 
        3026), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 5278), H2273 [27AP]
      Propoxycarbazone-sodium (see S. 3019), S2968 [8MY]
      Propylene glycol alginates (see S. 2837), S2928 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5281), H2273 [27AP]
      Prosulfuron (see H.R. 4742), H2125 [25AP]
      Protective cases of molded silicone for toys (see S. 2563), 
        S2923 [7MY]
      P-toluenesulfonamide (see S. 2426), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5400), H2318 [7MY]
      P-toluenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 5213), H2272 [27AP]
      P-toluidine (see S. 2484), S2823 [26AP] (see S. 2688), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 4637), H2123 [25AP]
      Punching machine parts (see H.R. 5407), H2318 [7MY]
      Pymetrozine (see S. 2630), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4743), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Pyraclostrobin (see H.R. 5397), H2318 [7MY]
      Pyraflufen-ethyl (see S. 2600), S2923 (see S. 2616), S2924 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4434), H2030 [19AP]
      Pyrasulfotole (see H.R. 4465), H2030 [19AP]
      Pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil octanoate, and bromoxynil heptanoate 
        mixtures, including application adjuvants (see H.R. 4697), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      Pyridaben technical (see H.R. 5640), H2443 [8MY]
      Pyrimethanil (see S. 2700), S2925 [7MY] (see S. 2924), S2966 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 4464), H2030 [19AP]
      Pyrithiobac-sodium (see S. 2613), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4430), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      Pyromellitic dianhydride (see S. 2757), S2926 [7MY]
      Pyroxasulfone (see H.R. 4616), H2067 [24AP]
      Quinaldine (see H.R. 4355), H1845 [16AP]
      Quinoline (see H.R. 4996), H2267 [27AP]
      Quintec (see H.R. 5001), H2268 [27AP]
      (R,S)--2-((2,6-dimethylphenyl)methoxyacetylamino) propionic 
        acid, methyl ester (see S. 2629), S2924 [7MY]
      Rayon filament tow (see S. 3088), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 4602), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      Rayon staple fibers (see H.R. 4947), H2206 [26AP]
      Reactive black 005 (see H.R. 4588), H2066 [24AP]
      Reactive black 5 (see S. 3106), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 3930), 
        H568 [7FE]
      Reactive black 31 (see S. 3164), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 5145), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Reactive black 5, benzenesulfonic acid, and 1-
        naphthalenesulfonic acid mixtures (see H.R. 3967), H568 [7FE]
      Reactive blue 19 (see H.R. 3946), H568 [7FE]
      Reactive blue 19 mixtures (see H.R. 3971), H568 [7FE]
      Reactive blue 187 (see H.R. 3955), H568 [7FE]
      Reactive blue 224 (see H.R. 3921), H568 [7FE]
      Reactive blue 235 (see H.R. 5673), H2566 [9MY]
      Reactive blue 250 and reactive black 5 mixtures (see H.R. 3966), 
        H568 [7FE]
      Reactive blue 268 (see H.R. 4756), H2125 [25AP]
      Reactive blue 269 (see H.R. 4754), H2125 [25AP]
      Reactive orange 131 (see H.R. 4589), H2066 [24AP]
      Reactive red (see S. 2546), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5391), H2317 
        [7MY]
      Reactive red 122 (see H.R. 3952), H568 [7FE]
      Reactive red 123 (see H.R. 3929), H568 [7FE]
      Reactive red 198 (see H.R. 3932), H568 [7FE]
      Reactive red 198 and reactive red 239 mixtures (see H.R. 3970), 
        H568 [7FE]
      Reactive red 228 (see H.R. 4752), H2125 [25AP]
      Reactive red 238 (see H.R. 5672), H2566 [9MY]
      Reactive red 264 (see H.R. 5658), H2566 [9MY]
      Reactive red 266 (see H.R. 4587), H2066 [24AP]
      Reactive red 267 (see H.R. 5660), H2566 [9MY]
      Reactive yellow 27 (see H.R. 3924), H568 [7FE]
      Reactive yellow 7459 (see H.R. 5681), H2566 [9MY]
      Recombinant staphylococcal protein A (56kDa) (see H.R. 5549), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      Reduced vat blue 1 (see H.R. 3940), H568 [7FE]
      Resin cement based on calcium carbonate and silicone resins (see 
        H.R. 5115), H2270 [27AP]
      Returned property (see H.R. 5820), H3103 [17MY]
      Reusable grocery bags (see H.R. 5379), H2317 [7MY]
      Rolled glass in sheets (see S. 2679), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5453), H2319 [7MY]
      Rolling backpacks with a removable backpack or daypack (see H.R. 
        5633), H2443 [8MY]
      Rolling backpacks without a removable backpack or daypack (see 
        H.R. 5634), H2443 [8MY]
      Rolling duffel bags with a removable backpack or daypack (see 
        H.R. 5635), H2443 [8MY]
      Rolling duffel bags without a removable backpack or daypack (see 
        H.R. 5636), H2443 [8MY]
      Rolling travel bags with a removable backpack or daypack (see 
        H.R. 5631), H2443 [8MY]
      Rolling travel bags without a removable backpack or daypack (see 
        H.R. 5632), H2443 [8MY]
      Rooftop cargo bags (see S. 2621), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5034), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      Rosin and resin acids and derivatives thereof (see H.R. 5297), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      (RS)-1-(B-allyloxy-2,4-dichlorophenethyl)imidazole (see S. 
        2724), S2925 [7MY]
      (R)-(+)-2-(4 hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid (see H.R. 5022), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      Rubberized textile fabrics of cotton, other than those of 
        heading 5902 (see H.R. 5541), H2320 [7MY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3285), 
        S3976 [12JN] (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      Sandwich toaster grills (see H.R. 4815), H2126 [25AP]
      Sanitary towels and tampons, diapers and diaper liners for 
        babies, and similar articles, of any material: clarify duty 
        (see S. 2545), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5496), H2319 [7MY]
      Screws, bolts, nuts, washers, and similar articles of steel (see 
        H.R. 5312), H2274 [27AP]
      Sector molds and tooling (see H.R. 5049), H2268 [27AP]
      Sedaxane (see H.R. 5506), H2320 [7MY]
      Self-contained, carafeless automatic drip coffeemaker (see H.R. 
        4811), H2126 [25AP]
      Self-contained, carafeless automatic drip coffeemaker with 
        electronic clock (see H.R. 4810), H2126 [25AP]
      Self-contained, single-element unidirectional (cardioid) dynamic 
        microphones (see H.R. 4821), H2203 [26AP]
      Sensomer CT-400 (see H.R. 4944), H2206 [26AP]
      Sethoxydim/nicobifen (see H.R. 5463), H2319 [7MY]
      Shopping bags (see H.R. 4822), H2203 [26AP]
      Single serve and full pot coffeemakers (see H.R. 4800), H2126 
        [25AP]
      Single serve coffeemakers (see H.R. 4802, 4803), H2126 [25AP]
      Single slot toaster and toaster oven combinations (see H.R. 
        4797), H2126 [25AP]
      Single yarns of viscose rayon (see H.R. 5300, 5301), H2273 
        [27AP]
      Single-driver sound isolating earphones (see H.R. 4820), H2203 
        [26AP]
      6-amino-5-chloro-2-cyclopropyl-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid and 
        inert ingredients mixtures (see H.R. 5033), H2268 [27AP]
      6-volt batteries (see H.R. 5141), H2270 [27AP]
      Ski boots, cross country ski footwear, and snowboard boots (see 
        S. 2302), S2545 [19AP]
      Ski poles, parts, and accessories (see H.R. 5104), H2270 [27AP]
      Sleeping bag carry cases (see H.R. 4973), H2267 [27AP]
      Slurry (see H.R. 5406), H2318 [7MY]
      Small particle calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (see H.R. 
        5121), H2270 [27AP]
      S-metolachlor (see S. 2519), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4474), H2039 
        [23AP]
      Smoker, roaster, and grill combinations (see H.R. 4645), H2123 
        [25AP]
      Smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets (see H.R. 5459), H2319 [7MY]
      Smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets of a type primarily used as 
        acoustical facing for ceiling panels (see S. 2705), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5510), H2320 [7MY]
      S-N-alkyl-anilin (see H.R. 5507), H2320 [7MY]
      Sodium alginate (see S. 2836), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5282), 
        H2273 [27AP]
      Sodium benzoate, ODR/FLV Comp (see H.R. 5295), H2273 [27AP]
      Sodium ferrocyanide (see S. 2443), S2822 [26AP]
      Sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (see S. 2437), S2822 (see S. 
        2456), S2823 [26AP] (see S. 3014), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5198), H2272 [27AP]
      Sodium monochloroacetate (see S. 3163), S3086 [10MY]
      Sodium petroleum sulfonic acids, sodium salts (see H.R. 4596), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      Sodium thiocyanate (see S. 2492), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 4918), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      Solder spheres containing 2 percent or more, by weight, of 
        silver (see H.R. 5405), H2318 [7MY]
      Solvent orange 115, marigold orange (see S. 2542), S2922 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 5387), H2317 [7MY]
      Solvent violet 11 (see H.R. 5587), H2442 [8MY]
      Solvent violet 13 (see H.R. 5579, 5586), H2442 [8MY]
      Solvent yellow 160--1, Potomac (see S. 2551), S2922 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5390), H2317 [7MY]
      Solvent yellow 163 (see H.R. 3927), H568 [7FE]
      Solvent yellow 195 (see S. 2548), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5392), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      Solvent yellow 131, fluorescent yellow M, Mohawk (see S. 2543), 
        S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5388), H2317 [7MY]
      Sorbic acid (see S. 2438), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5310), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Sound-isolating earphones with multiple balanced armature 
        speakers (see H.R. 4819), H2203 [26AP]
      Specially designed vehicles (see S. 2534), S2922 [7MY]
      Spirodiclofen (see S. 2702), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4461), H2030 
        [19AP]
      Spiromesifen (see S. 3017), S2968 [8MY] (see S. 3160), S3086 
        [10MY] (see H.R. 4661), H2124 [25AP]
      Spiromesifen mixtures (see H.R. 4694), H2124 [25AP]
      Spirotetramat (see S. 2722), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4666), H2124 
        [25AP]
      Spirotetramat mixtures (see H.R. 4672), H2124 [25AP]
      Sports bras with electrodes knit into or attached to the fabric 
        and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3061), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4983), H2267 [27AP]
      Sports footwear (see S. 3069), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5560, 5561, 
        5562), H2442 [8MY]
      Sports footwear for men with outer soles of rubber or plastics 
        and uppers of textile materials (see S. 3065), S3042 [9MY]
      Sports footwear for persons other than men or women (see S. 
        2399), S2822 [26AP]
      Sports footwear for women (see H.R. 4901), H2205 [26AP]
      Sports footwear with cleats (see S. 3066, 3067), S3042 [9MY]
      Sports footwear with spikes for men (see S. 2400, 2402), S2822 
        [26AP]
      Sports footwear with spikes for persons other than men (see S. 
        2403), S2822 [26AP]
      Sports footwear with spikes for women (see S. 2401), S2822 
        [26AP]
      Spun-bonded, non-woven, high-density polyethylene materials (see 
        H.R. 4823), H2203 [26AP]
      Stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds (see S. 
        2737), S2926 [7MY]
      Stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds technical 
        correction (see H.R. 4627), H2123 [25AP]
      Standard grade ferroniobium or ferrocolombium (see H.R. 5468), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      Stannic oxide (see S. 2791), S2927 [7MY]
      Staple fibers of rayon, carded, combed, or otherwise processed 
        for spinning (see S. 3092), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 4584), 
        H2066 [24AP]
      Staple fibers of viscose rayon (see S. 2838), S2928 [7MY] (see 
        S. 3091), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 4422), H2029 [19AP]
      Staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or otherwise 
        processed for spinning (see S. 2592), S2923 [7MY] (see S. 
        3089, 3090, 3120), S3085 (see S. 3140), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4582, 4583, 4603), H2066 [24AP]
      Stator/rotor parts (see S. 2331), S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 4904), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      Stop valves each designed to be actuated by steam turbine 
        hydraulic control systems and thermostatically controlled by 
        an electrohydraulic actuator, and parts thereof (see H.R. 
        5220), H2272 [27AP]
      Strong base anionic resin (see S. 2682), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5080), H2269 [27AP]
      Strontium chloropatite-europium compound (see H.R. 5113), H2270 
        [27AP]
      Strontium europium halophosphate for use in the production of 
        fluorescent lamps (see H.R. 5722), H2645 [10MY]
      Strontium halophosphate doped with europium (see S. 2547), S2922 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5124), H2270 [27AP]
      Strontium magnesium phosphate-tin doped inorganic products (see 
        H.R. 5114), H2270 [27AP]
      S-(2-benzothiazolyl)-2-(2-amino-thiazol-4-yl)-2-acetoxyimino 
        thioacetate (thioester) (see H.R. 5698), H2566 [9MY]
      Styrene, ar-ethyl-, polymer with divinylbenzene and styrene 
        beads with low ash (see S. 2655), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5073), 
        H2269 [27AP]
      Subassemblies for measuring equipment for telecommunications 
        (see S. 2586), S2923 [7MY]
      Substituted hydroxy phenyl triazines isomeric mixtures (see H.R. 
        5668), H2566 [9MY]
      Sulfentrazone (see H.R. 4615), H2067 [24AP]
      Sulfur black 1 (see H.R. 4839), H2204 [26AP]
      Surge protectors (see S. 2420), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5134), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Suspension system stablilizer bars (see S. 3044), S3041 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 5819), H3103 [17MY]
      Sylobloc K-200 (see H.R. 5292), H2273 [27AP]
      Synthetic and natural beta carotenes (see H.R. 5580), H2442 
        [8MY]
      Synthetic filament yarns (see S. 2814), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5051), H2269 [27AP]
      Synthetic indigo powder, (3H-indol-3-one, 2-(1,3-dihydro- 3-oxo-
        2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,2-dihydro-) (see H.R. 5570), H2442 [8MY]
      Tamper resistant ground fault circuit interrupters (see S. 
        2421), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5135), H2270 [27AP]
      Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing 
        duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax 
        credit property (see S. 3610), S6625 [21SE]
      Tebufenozide (see S. 2429), S2822 [26AP]
      Tebuthiuron (see H.R. 5013), H2268 [27AP]
      10,10'-oxybisphenoxarsine (see H.R. 5361), H2317 [7MY]
      Terbacil (see S. 3035), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 4719), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Territories: extend the production certificate program that 
        allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in U.S. 
        insular areas (see H.R. 3979), H640 [8FE]
      Tertiobutyl catechol flakes (see H.R. 4921), H2205 [26AP]
      Tertiobutyl catechol flakes and tertiobutyl catechol with a 
        certain percentage of water or methanol (see S. 2517), S2922 
        [7MY]
      Tetraacetylethylenediamine with extenders and additives mixtures 
        (see H.R. 4597), H2066 [24AP]
      Tetraconazole (see H.R. 5461), H2319 [7MY]
      Tetraethylammonium perfluoroctanesulfonate (see S. 2716), S2925 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5237), H2272 [27AP]
      Tetrahydrothiophene (see H.R. 4747), H2125 [25AP]
      Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate (see S. 2988), S2968 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 4723), H2125 [25AP]
      Textile device book style covers (see S. 2582), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5783), H2812 [16MY]
      Textile device covers and stands (see S. 2583), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5784), H2812 [16MY]
      Textile fabrics of man-made fibers impregnated, coated, covered 
        or laminated with polyurethane (see H.R. 5536), H2320 [7MY]
      TFM (see H.R. 4845), H2204 [26AP]
      Thermoplastic biodegradable polymer blend (see S. 2405, 2406, 
        2407), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 4521, 4522, 4535), H2065 [24AP]
      Thiacloprid (see S. 2723), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4463), H2030 
        [19AP]
      Thiamethoxam (see S. 2594), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4437), H2030 
        [19AP]
      Thiamethoxam, difenoconazole, fludioxonil, and mefenoxam 
        formulations (see S. 2628), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4513), H2064 
        [24AP]
      Thidiazuron (see S. 2725), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4459), H2030 
        [19AP]
      Thiencarbazone-methyl (see H.R. 4660), H2124 [25AP]
      Thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, and tembotrione 
        mixtures (see H.R. 4579), H2066 [24AP]
      Thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxaflutole, and cyprosulfamide mixtures 
        (see H.R. 4874), H2205 [26AP]
      Thionyl chloride (see S. 2710), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5245), 
        H2272 [27AP]
      Thiophanate methyl (see S. 2787), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 5086), 
        H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 5446), H2318 [7MY]
      Thiophanate methyl and application adjuvants mixtures (see S. 
        2776), S2926 [7MY]
      Thiourea dioxide (see S. 2441), S2822 [26AP]
      Threaded articles of iron or steel nesoi not bolts, nuts, or 
        screws (see H.R. 5314), H2274 [27AP]
      3,5,5-trimethylhexylamine (see S. 2759), S2926 [7MY]
      3,5-difluoroaniline (see H.R. 4564), H2065 [24AP]
      3,5-dimethyl-1,2-diazole with polymer of hexane-1,6-diyl 
        diisocyanate in organic solvent reaction product (see S. 2770, 
        2778), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5253), H2273 [27AP]
      3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (see S. 2755), 
        S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5263), H2273 [27AP]
      3,3 dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (see H.R. 4931), H2206 
        [26AP]
      3,3'-dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride ([1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
        diamino, 3,3'-dichloro-) (see S. 2830), S2927 [7MY]
      3,3N dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (see H.R. 5062), H2269 
        [27AP]
      (3-acetoxy-3-cyanpropyl)methylphosphinic acid, butyl ester (see 
        S. 2355), S2731 [25AP]
      3-amino-4-methylbenzamide (see S. 2823), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5055), H2269 [27AP]
      3-amino-1,2-propanediol (see S. 2886), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5066), H2269 [27AP]
      3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(3',4',5'- trifluorobiphenyl-2-
        yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide (see H.R. 5394), H2318 [7MY]
      3-dodecyl-1-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-2,5-pyrrolid 
        inedione (see H.R. 5151), H2270 [27AP]
      3-[8-amino-1-(2-phenyl-quinolin-7-yl)-imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazin- 3-
        yl]-1-methyl-cyclobutanol (OSI-906) (see H.R. 5345, 5356), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide (see H.R. 4612), H2067 
        [24AP]
      [3-(4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)-4-mesyl-o-tolyl](5-hydroxy- 1-
        methylpyrazol-4-yl)methanone formulations (see H.R. 5441), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-enyl)but-3-en-2-one 
        (methylionine) (see S. 2500), S2824 [26AP]
      3-methylylbenzyl chloride (see S. 2974), S2967 [8MY]
      3-(1-bromo-8-chloroimidazo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-yl)cyclobutanone 
        (OSIP-690631, bicyclic intermediate) (see H.R. 5359), H2317 
        [7MY]
      3-phthalimidopropionaldehyde (see S. 2351), S2731 [25AP]
      3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (see S. 2490), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        S. 2873), S2965 [8MY]
      Thymol (see S. 2996), S2968 [8MY]
      Time switches (see S. 2419), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5130), H2270 
        [27AP]
      Tinopal (see S. 2888), S2966 [8MY]
      Tinopal OB CO (see H.R. 4905), H2205 [26AP]
      Titanium dioxide, silica, and decyl(trimethoxy)silane mixtures 
        (see S. 3075), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5338), H2316 [7MY]
      Titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane mixtures (see S. 
        3070), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5339), H2317 [7MY]
      Titanium mononitride (see H.R. 5286), H2273 [27AP]
      Toasters (see S. 2362), S2731 [25AP]
      Tolfenpyrad technical (see S. 2603), S2923 [7MY]
      Tool blocks (see H.R. 5810), H3102 [17MY]
      Topramezone technical (see H.R. 5666), H2566 [9MY]
      Topremazone (see H.R. 5398), H2318 [7MY]
      Toric shaped polarized materials (see S. 2576), S2923 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 4871), H2205 [26AP]
      Tralopyril (see S. 2920), S2966 [8MY]
      Travel: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for 
        duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of 
        Preferences (see H.R. 6307), H5705 [2AU]
      Triacetonamine (see S. 2854), S2965 [8MY]
      Triadimefon (see S. 3016), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4578), H2066 
        [24AP]
      Triasulfuron (see S. 2596), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 4435), H2030 
        [19AP]
      Triazin mixtures (see H.R. 5663), H2566 [9MY]
      Triethylenediamine (see S. 2729), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5039), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      Triflic acid (see S. 2527), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4442), H2030 
        [19AP]
      Triflic anhydride (see S. 2526), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 4441), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      Trifloxystrobin (see H.R. 4662), H2124 [25AP]
      Trifloxystrobin, clothianidin, carboxin, and metalaxyl mixtures 
        (see H.R. 4580), H2066 [24AP]
      Trifloxystrobin and propiconazole mixtures (see H.R. 4673), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      Trifloxystrobin and prothioconazole mixtures (see H.R. 4670), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      Trifloxystrobin mixtures (see H.R. 4671), H2124 [25AP]
      Trifloxysulfuron-sodium (see S. 2593), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4438), H2030 [19AP]
      Trifluralin (see H.R. 5025), H2268 [27AP]
      Trilon MGDA (see S. 2887), S2966 [8MY]
      Trimethylcyclohexanol (see S. 2984), S2967 [8MY]
      Trinexapac-ethyl (see S. 3138), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4511), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      Triphenyltin hydroxide (see H.R. 4494), H2064 [24AP]
      Tris 2-(hydroxy ethyl)-isocyanurate (THEIC) (see H.R. 4761), 
        H2125 [25AP]
      Tris(4-isocyanatophenyl)thiophosphate mixtures (see S. 2762), 
        S2926 [7MY]
      Truck cabs (see S. 2529), S2922 [7MY]
      Tungsten carbide (see S. 2670), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4539), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      Tungsten concentrate (see S. 2666), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 4540), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      Tungsten oxide (see S. 2668), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4541), H2065 
        [24AP]
      Turmeric extracted oleoresin (see S. 2396), S2821 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 4956), H2206 [26AP]
      Turn or turned footwear with outer soles of leather and uppers 
        of leather (see H.R. 5616), H2443 [8MY]
      12-hydroxystearic acid (see S. 2442), S2822 [26AP]
      12-volt batteries (see H.R. 5139), H2270 [27AP]
      Twisted viscose rayon yarn (see S. 2935), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5492), H2319 [7MY]
      2,5-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)-1,4-benzenediol (see S. 2867), S2965 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 4779), H2126 [25AP]
      2,5-bis[(1,3-dioxobutyl)amino]benzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 
        5574), H2442 [8MY]
      2,5-dimethyl-2, 5 hexanediol (dimethylhexanediol) (see S. 2685), 
        S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5377), H2317 [7MY]
      2,4-bis(2-hydroxy-4-butyloxyphenyl)-6-(2,4-bis-butyloxyphenyl)-
        1,3,5-triazine (see H.R. 5662), H2566 [9MY]
      2,4-dichloroaniline (see S. 3137), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4462), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      2,4-dihydroxy-benzophenone (see H.R. 5779), H2713 [15MY]
      2,4-disulfobenzaldehyde (see H.R. 5572), H2442 [8MY]
      2,4-xylidine (see H.R. 5288), H2273 [27AP]
      2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3,3'-[carbonylbis(imino-4,1-
        phenylene-2,1-diazenydiyl)]bis[4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-(2-
        phenyldiazenyl)-, sodium salt (1--4) (see S. 3109), S3085 
        [10MY]
      2,6- xylidine (see H.R. 5584), H2442 [8MY]
      2,6-dichloroaniline (see H.R. 5005), H2268 [27AP]
      2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (see H.R. 5548), H2441 
        [8MY]
      2,3-dichloronitrobenzene (see S. 2664), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4634), H2123 [25AP]
      2,3-pyridinedicarboxylic acid; (see H.R. 5158), H2271 [27AP]
      2,3-quinolinedicarboxylic acid (see H.R. 4693), H2124 [25AP]
      2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinone (see H.R. 4790), H2126 [25AP]
      2,2 -(2,5-thiophenediyl)bis(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl) (see H.R. 
        5776), H2713 [15MY]
      [2,2'-bi-1H-indole]-3,3'-diol, potassium sodium salt (see S. 
        3100), S3085 [10MY]
      2,2'-bis(4-cyanatophenyl)propane homopolymer (see H.R. 4717), 
        H2124 [25AP]
      2,2'-dithiobisbenzothiazole (see H.R. 5766), H2713 [15MY]
      2,2'-methylenebis (4 methyl 6 tert butylphenol) (see S. 2864), 
        S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4782), H2126 [25AP]
      2,2'-(2-methylpropylidene) bis(4,6-dimethylphenol) (see S. 
        2861), S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4780), H2126 [25AP]
      2 chloro 1 (3 ethoxy 4 nitrophenoxy) 4 (trifluoromethyl) benzene 
        (see H.R. 5016), H2268 [27AP]
      2 methoxy-4-trifluoromethylpyridine (see H.R. 5007), H2268 
        [27AP]
      2-acetylbutyrolactone (see S. 2703), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4663), H2124 [25AP]
      2-acetylnicotinic acid (see H.R. 4562), H2065 [24AP]
      2-amino-5,7-dimethoxy-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (see H.R. 
        5010), H2268 [27AP]
      2-amino-5-cyano-N,3-dimethylbenzamide (see S. 2588), S2923 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4887), H2205 [26AP]
      2-amino-5-sulfobenzoic acid (see H.R. 5573), H2442 [8MY]
      2-amino-4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine (see S. 2839), S2965 
        [8MY] (see H.R. 4611), H2066 [24AP]
      2-aminopyridine (see S. 2622), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5227), 
        H2272 [27AP]
      2-amino-6-niotrophenol-4-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5576), H2442 
        [8MY]
      2-amino-3-cyano thiophene (see H.R. 5588), H2442 [8MY]
      2-aminotoluene-5-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5583), H2442 [8MY]
      2-amino-2,3-dimethylbutanenitrile and toluene (see H.R. 4563), 
        H2065 [24AP]
      2-anthracenesulfonic acid, 1-amino-9,10-dioxo-4-[[3-[[2-
        (sulfooxy)ethyl]sulfonyl]phenyl]amino]-, sodium salth (1--2) 
        (see S. 3113), S3085 [10MY]
      2-benzothiazolythio butanedioic acid (2BBA) (see S. 2790), S2927 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5108), H2270 [27AP]
      2-butyl-5-chloro-3H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde (see S. 2676), 
        S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 5091), H2269 [27AP]
      2-butyne-1,4-diol, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane, 
        brominated, dehydrochlorinated, methoxylated and triethyl 
        phosphate (see H.R. 5159), H2271 [27AP]
      2-chlorobenzenesulfonyl isocyanate (see H.R. 5031), H2268 [27AP]
      2-chlorobenzyl chloride (see S. 3018), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        4536), H2065 [24AP]
      2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl chloride (see H.R. 4520), H2065 [24AP]
      2-chlorotoluene (see S. 2713), S2925 [7MY] (see H.R. 4632), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      2-cyanopyridine (see H.R. 4997), H2267 [27AP]
      2-cyclo-hexylidene-2-phenyl acetonitrile (see S. 2487), S2823 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5499), H2319 [7MY]
      2-ethylhexanol (see H.R. 5294), H2273 [27AP]
      2-ethylhexyl (4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy) acetate (see H.R. 4488), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      2-ethylhexyl salicylate (see S. 2903), S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5068), H2269 [27AP]
      2-ethylhexylamine (see S. 2761), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5370), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      2-(4,6-bis-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-(octyl 
        oxy)-phenol (see H.R. 5270), H2273 [27AP]
      2-hydroxyethyl-n-octyl sulfide (see H.R. 4751), H2125 [25AP]
      2-hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (see H.R. 4885), H2205 [26AP]
      2-mercaptoethanol (see H.R. 4746), H2125 [25AP]
      2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 4358), H1845 
        [16AP] (see H.R. 5571), H2442 [8MY]
      2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (see H.R. 4496), H2064 
        [24AP]
      2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, dimethylamine salt (see 
        H.R. 4490), H2064 [24AP]
      2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-methylamino-1,3,5-triazine (see S. 2840), 
        S2965 [8MY] (see H.R. 4610), H2066 [24AP]
      2-methyl-2-(methylthio)propanal O-(N-methylcarbamoyl)oxime (see 
        H.R. 4489), H2064 [24AP]
      2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 5,5'[carobnylbis(imino-4,1-
        phenylene-2,1-diazenediyl)]bis[8-[2-(4-sulfophenyl)diazenyl]-, 
        sodium salt (1--4) (see S. 3116), S3085 [10MY]
      2-oxepanone, polymer with aziridine and tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-2-
        one, dodecanoate ester (see S. 2494), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4941), H2206 [26AP]
      2-oxepanone polymer with 1,4-butanediol and 5-isocyanato-1-
        (isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane, 2-ethyl-1-
        hexanol-blocked (see H.R. 5246), H2272 [27AP]
      2-oxepanone polymer with 1,4-butanediol and 5-isocyanato-1-
        (isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethyl-cyclohexane, 2-ethyl-1-
        hexanol-blocked (see S. 2783), S2927 [7MY]
      2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid (see S. 2904), S2966 [8MY]
      2-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5067), H2269 
        [27AP]
      2-phenylphenol (see H.R. 4640), H2123 [25AP] (see H.R. 4886), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      2-phenylphenol sodium salt (see H.R. 4884), H2205 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5243), H2272 [27AP]
      2-propenoic acid, polymer with diethenylbenzene (see S. 2654), 
        S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5074), H2269 [27AP] (see H.R. 5703), 
        H2566 [9MY]
      2-propenoic acid, reaction products with o-cresol-
        epichlorohydrin-formaldehyde polymer and 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-
        1,3-isobenzofurandione (see S. 2538), S2922 [7MY]
      2-[2 -hydroxy - 3,5 - di (1,1dimethylbenzyl)phenyl]-2H-
        benzotriazole (see H.R. 5756), H2713 [15MY]
      2-(2'-hydroxy-5'-methacrylyloxyethylphenyl)-2 Hbenzotriazole 
        (see S. 2919), S2966 [8MY]
      U.S. Government property returned to the U.S. (see H.R. 5821), 
        H3103 [17MY]
      Ultrafine yttrium oxide phosphor (see H.R. 5128), H2270 [27AP]
      Ultraviolet lamps filled with deuterium gas (see S. 2591), S2923 
        [7MY]
      Undyed acrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4413), H2029 [19AP]
      Undyed polyacrylonitrile staple (see H.R. 4415), H2029 [19AP]
      Untwisted filament yarns (see S. 2815), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        5052), H2269 [27AP]
      Urea resins (see H.R. 4795), H2126 [25AP]
      Used camshafts and crankshafts for diesel engines (see H.R. 
        4829), H2204 [26AP]
      Used compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines 
        (see H.R. 4618), H2067 [24AP]
      Used fuel, lubricating, or cooling medium pumps (see H.R. 4617), 
        H2067 [24AP]
      Used gear boxes (see H.R. 4619), H2067 [24AP]
      Uvasorb S130 (see H.R. 5773), H2713 [15MY]
      Uvinul 3039 (see H.R. 4906), H2205 [26AP]
      Vacuum-grade ferroniobium (see S. 2667), S2925 [7MY]
      Vacuum-grade ferroniobium or ferrocolombium (see S. 2378), S2821 
        [26AP] (see H.R. 5467), H2319 [7MY]
      Vat blue 66 (see S. 3117), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 3919), H568 
        [7FE]
      Vat violet 10 (see S. 2764), S2926 [7MY]
      Vibration dampeners (see H.R. 5217), H2272 [27AP]
      Vietnam: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. 
        under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act 
        (see H.R. 5157), H2271 [27AP]
      Vinyl acetate-alkeneoic acid copolymer (see H.R. 5516), H2320 
        [7MY]
      Vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer (see H.R. 5520), H2320 
        [7MY]
      Vinyl chloride-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer (see H.R. 5515), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      Vinyldine fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer (see S. 3006), 
        S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4860), H2204 [26AP]
      Vinylidene chloride-methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile copolymer 
        (see S. 3003), S2968 [8MY] (see H.R. 4857), H2204 [26AP]
      Viscose rayon yarn (see S. 2934), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5491), 
        H2319 [7MY]
      Volleyballs (see S. 2800), S2927 [7MY] (see H.R. 4712), H2124 
        [25AP]
      Vulcanized rubber felt-bottom boots for actual use in fishing 
        waders (see S. 2879), S2966 [8MY]
      Vulcanized rubber lug bottom boots for actual use in fishing 
        waders (see S. 2880), S2966 [8MY]
      Warp knit fabrics (see H.R. 5535, 5537), H2320 [7MY]
      Warp knit open-work fabric (see S. 2477), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5497), H2319 [7MY]
      Water-dispersible polyisocyanate products in nexamethylene 
        diisocyanate trimer and cyclohexanamine, N,N-demethyl-, 3-
        (cyclohexylamino)-1-propanesulfonic acid-blocked 1,6-
        diisocyanathohexane homopolymer (see S. 2781), S2926 [7MY]
      White pepper extracted oleoresin (see S. 2397), S2821 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4958), H2206 [26AP]
      Wide angle reflectors (see S. 2650), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4987), H2267 [27AP]
      Wide-range high sensitivity zoom security cameras (see S. 2572), 
        S2923 [7MY]
      Wind turbine generator power panels (see S. 2952), S2967 [8MY] 
        (see H.R. 5494), H2319 [7MY]
      Wind turbine generator switchgear assemblies and panel boards 
        (see S. 2961), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5495), H2319 [7MY]
      Window shade material (see H.R. 4590, 4591), H2066 [24AP]
      Window shade material composed of 100% polyester filaments (see 
        H.R. 5209), H2272 [27AP]
      Window shade material composed of woven fiberglass coated with 
        ethyl vinyl acetate (see H.R. 5206), H2272 [27AP]
      Wire containing 99.9 percent or more by weight of gold and with 
        dopants added to control wirebonding characteristics (see H.R. 
        5409), H2318 [7MY]
      Women's belts of leather or composition leather (see S. 2452), 
        S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5173), H2271 [27AP]
      Women's footwear (see S. 2448, 2451), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        4504, 4505), H2064 [24AP] (see H.R. 4926, 4929), H2206 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5176), H2271 [27AP] (see H.R. 5428, 5431, 5432), 
        H2318 [7MY]
      Women's footwear, covering the ankle, designed to be worn in 
        lieu of, but not over, other footwear as a protection against 
        water, oil, grease, or chemicals or cold or inclement weather 
        (see S. 3043), S3041 [9MY]
      Women's footwear covering the ankle (see H.R. 5030), H2268 
        [27AP]
      Women's footwear designed to be worn in lieu of, but not over, 
        other footwear as a protection against water, oil, grease, or 
        chemicals or cold or inclement weather (see S. 3040), S3041 
        [9MY]
      Women's footwear not covering the ankle (see H.R. 5029), H2268 
        [27AP]
      Women's footwear other than house slippers (see H.R. 5165), 
        H2271 [27AP]
      Women's footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
        plastics (see H.R. 4897, 4898), H2205 [26AP]
      Women's footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastic and 
        uppers of textile materials and leather (see H.R. 4900), H2205 
        [26AP]
      Women's leather footwear with non-pigskin uppers (see S. 2446, 
        2447), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5175, 5177), H2271 [27AP]
      Women's leathered footwear (see S. 3055, 3057), S3042 [9MY] (see 
        H.R. 4992, 4993), H2267 [27AP] (see H.R. 5330), H2316 [7MY]
      Women's nonenumerated footwear (see S. 2449), S2822 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5166), H2271 [27AP]
      Women's nonenumerated footwear with textile uppers (see S. 
        2450), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5164), H2271 [27AP]
      Women's platform footwear (see H.R. 4899), H2205 [26AP]
      Work boots for men (see H.R. 4895), H2205 [26AP]
      Work boots for women (see H.R. 4896), H2205 [26AP]
      Work footwear for men (see H.R. 4891), H2205 [26AP]
      Work footwear for men covering the ankle (see H.R. 4894), H2205 
        [26AP]
      Work footwear for women (see H.R. 4892), H2205 [26AP] (see H.R. 
        5618), H2443 [8MY]
      Work footwear for women covering the ankle (see H.R. 4893), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      Woven fabric containing vicuna hair (see S. 2310), S2545 [19AP] 
        (see H.R. 4528), H2065 [24AP]
      Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers mixed mainly or solely 
        with man-made filaments, of yarns of different colors (see 
        H.R. 5534), H2320 [7MY]
      Woven fabrics of cotton (see H.R. 3972), H568 [7FE]
      Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers mixed mainly with or 
        solely with man-made filaments (see H.R. 5531), H2320 [7MY]
      Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn (see H.R. 5532), H2320 
        [7MY]
      Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven 
        fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5404, of yarns of 
        different colors (see H.R. 5529), H2320 [7MY]
      Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers (see H.R. 5530), H2320 
        [7MY]
      Woven fiberglass window shade material with acrylic coating (see 
        H.R. 5203), H2272 [27AP]
      Wrist watches (see H.R. 5750), H2713 [15MY]
      Xylidine mixtures (see S. 2745), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5380), 
        H2317 [7MY]
      Yttrium europium oxide for use in the production of fluorescent 
        lamps (see H.R. 5723), H2645 [10MY]
      Yttrium oxide and europium oxide mixtures or coprecipitates (see 
        S. 2749), S2926 [7MY] (see S. 2945), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5181), H2271 [27AP] (see H.R. 5628), H2443 [8MY]
      Yttrium oxide phosphor, activated by europium (see S. 2552), 
        S2922 [7MY]
      Yttrium oxides (see S. 2746), S2926 (see S. 2813), S2927 [7MY] 
        (see H.R. 4770), H2125 [25AP] (see H.R. 5185), H2271 [27AP]
      Yttrium phosphate and cerium phosphate mixtures or 
        coprecipitates (see S. 2944), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 4920), 
        H2205 [26AP]
      Zeta-cypermethrin (see H.R. 5401), H2318 [7MY]
      Zinc dicyanato diamine with an elastomer binder of ethylene-
        propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and 
        dispersing agents mixtures (see S. 2496), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 4935), H2206 [26AP]
      Zinc diethylphosphinate (see H.R. 4837), H2204 [26AP]
      Zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate (see S. 2785), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5447), H2318 [7MY]
      Zinc silicate phosphor (see H.R. 5116), H2270 [27AP]
      Zinc sulfide, copper chloride doped (see H.R. 5389), H2317 [7MY]
      Zippered cases of textile materials with textile straps for toys 
        (see S. 2564), S2923 [7MY]
      Zoxamide (see H.R. 5644), H2443 [8MY]
  Letters
      Countervailing duties application to nonmarket economy 
        countries: C. David Veal, American Shrimp Processors 
        Association, H1169 [6MR]
      Normal trade relations status with Russia extension: several 
        Russian dissidents, H5974 [13SE]
  Messages
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Designation for South Sudan: President Obama, S2030 [26MR], 
        H1548 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Argentina: President Obama, S2030 [26MR], 
        H1548 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Gibraltar and the Turks and Caicos Islands: 
        President Obama, S4770 [29JN], H4652 [29JN]
      Generalized System of Preferences Least-Developed Beneficiary 
        Developing Country Designation for Senegal: President Obama, 
        H4652 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H163-H166 [25JA]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1165, H1166-H1173 [6MR]
      ------clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to 
        address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (H.R. 639), H559 [7FE]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H4912, H4913, 
        H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5136, H5137 [24JY], H5974-H5980 [13SE], 
        H6047 [14SE], E1098 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S95, S136 [26JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit purchase of 
        merchandise subject to antidumping or countervailing duty 
        orders (S. 3611), S6629 [21SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), S1375 [5MR], S1608 [13MR]
      ------apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries 
        (S. 2153), S1375 [5MR]
      ------clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to 
        address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (S. 328), S824 [16FE]
      Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3285), S5125 
        [18JY]
      Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing 
        duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax 
        credit property (S. 3610), S6629 [21SE]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], 
        S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5703, S5704, 
        S5726 [31JY]
  Reports filed
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3568), S6451 [19SE]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]
      Prevention of Importation of Merchandise Into the U.S. in a 
        Manner That Evades Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3524) (S. Rept. 112-209), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 6156) (H. Rept. 112-632), H5524 [31JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), 
        S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3801, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, H163 
        [25JA]
      H.R. 4105, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries, H1166 [6MR]
      S. 2153, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries, S1375 [5MR]




TARIFF ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of 
        articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one 
        day (see S. 3597), S6546 [20SE]
  Remarks in House
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H163-H166 [25JA]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (H.R. 639), H559 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S95, S136 [26JA]
      Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed 
        to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued 
        foreign currency (S. 328), S824 [16FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3801, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, H163 
        [25JA]




TARPON SPRINGS, FL

  Remarks in House
      Faklis' Department Store and Shoe Repair Service (business): 
        anniversary, E1725 [26OC]
      Tarapani Dept. Store: anniversary, E1722 [26OC]




TARR, MARY C.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2800 [26AP]




TARWOE, ABRAHAM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1980 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2720, S2721 [25AP]




TARZANA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Chabad of the Valley (organization): tribute, H5697 [2AU]




TASK FORCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS AND SAFETY RISKS TO CHILDREN

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see H.R. 6207), H5326 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      Establish (H.R. 6207), E1342 [26JY]




TASK FORCE TO PROMOTE NATIONAL SECURITY BY REDUCING CHILDHOOD OBESITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Establish, S3818 [7JN]




TATE, AARON

  Remarks in House
      Amgen Foundation: Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1121 
        [21JN]




TATIGIAN, SARKIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1549 [18SE]




TATLOW, CHELSEA

  Remarks in House
      Columbia, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' swimming 
        and diving team, E526 [16AP]
      Tribute, E530 [16AP]




TATUM, LONNIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1197 [29JN]




TAULBEE, MARK A.

  Articles and editorials
      Hodgenville Police Chief Remembers Fallen Officer, S6423 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6423 [19SE]




TAUNTON, MA

  Articles and editorials
      Congregation Agudath Achim Celebrates Centennial in Taunton, 
        E919 [31MY]
  Remarks in House
      Agudath Achim and Jewish Community House: anniversary, E919 
        [31MY]




TAUNTON (MA) GAZETTE

  Articles and editorials
      Congregation Agudath Achim Celebrates Centennial in Taunton, 
        E919 [31MY]




TAUSANOVITCH, CHRISTOPHER

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1098 [28FE], S4831 [10JY], S5154 [18JY]




TAUTERIS, ROBERT J., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H811 [16FE], E188 [14FE]




TAVARES, FL

  Remarks in House
      Lake Tire and Auto, Inc.: anniversary, E690 [27AP]




TAVERNISE, SABRINA

  Articles and editorials
      Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds, H1900 
        [17AP]




TAX RELIEF, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REAUTHORIZATION, AND JOB CREATION 
    ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax 
        holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to 
        participate (see S. 2107), S614 [14FE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief (see H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]




TAX RELIEF AND HEALTH CARE ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY]




TAX RELIEF CERTAINTY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]




TAXATION

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Business and industry: provide a temporary income tax credit for 
        increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (S. 2237), S4825, S4827, S4828, S4829, S4830 
        [10JY], S4884, S4885, S4896, S4897, S4898, S4899, S4900, 
        S4912, S4914, S4915 [11JY], S4960, S4961, S4962, S4963, S4964, 
        S4965, S4966, S4973, S4976, S4978 [12JY]
      Congress: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 
        [1AU]
      Economy: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5588 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5309, 
        S5310, S5316 [24JY], S5352 [25JY]
      Employment: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs back 
        and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139, 
        S5140, S5141 [18JY], S5224, S5231, S5232, S5236, S5237 [19JY], 
        S5263 [23JY]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3601 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), 
        H4722 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2034, S2035 [26MR], S2055, S2093, 
        S2094, S2095, S2100, S2101, S2102, S2103, S2104, S2105, S2110 
        [27MR], S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2179, S2180, S2181, S2182 
        [28MR]
      Small business: provide a deduction for domestic business income 
        of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1990, H2003 [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1981, H1987 [19AP]
  Analyses
      Five Problems With Dynamic Scoring: Sarah Ayres, Center for 
        American Progress, H410 [2FE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Chief Justice Roberts's Folly, S4738 [29JN]
      Dems Wait by Phone for Obama, S3390 [22MY]
      Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Now, S3299 [21MY]
      False Premise Lets `Obamacare' Go On, S4737 [29JN]
      House Republicans Tax Bill Leaves Some Military Families Behind, 
        H5543 [1AU]
      Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
      Norquist's Phantom Army, S5024 [16JY]
      Obama Administration Diverts $500M to IRS To Implement 
        Healthcare Reform Law, S2474 [18AP]
      Obama Issues Veto Threat on Bush Tax Cuts, S3747 [6JN]
      ObamaCare and the Power To Tax, S4737 [29JN]
      Payroll Tax Fight, H527 [7FE]
      Puff, the Magic Drag on the Economy--Time To Let the Pernicious 
        Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Blow Away, S6530 [20SE]
      Rand Paul's Situational Principle, H4645 [29JN]
      Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, 
        S4866 [11JY]
      Republicans Blow With the Wind--Another Industry Wants To Keep 
        Its Taxpayer Subsidies, S1453 [7MR]
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]
      Three Views of the `Fiscal Cliff', S3393 [22MY]
      Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, S670 [15FE]
      Turbines in the Backyard--The Sound and the Strobes, S669 [15FE]
      U.K. Plans Oil Sector Tax Relief, S2052 [27MR]
      UK Offers New Tax Breaks for Remote Fields, S2051 [27MR]
      Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]
      Unpopular Mandate--Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, 
        S4863-S4866 [11JY]
      What's Behind Roberts' Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]
      Why the Wind Industry Is Full Hot Air and Costing You Big Bucks, 
        S669 [15FE]
      Wind Farms Multiply, Fueling Clashes With Nearby Residents, S670 
        [15FE]
      Wind Power Faces Taxing Headwind, S5055 [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: exclude certain farm rental income from self-
        employment net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease 
        agreement relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]
      Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure 
        authority (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]
      Alcoholic beverages: extend the increased limitation on the 
        cover over of tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the 
        Virgin Islands (see H.R. 4374), H1914 [17AP]
      American Opportunity Tax Credit: extend (see H.R. 3865), H374 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend and modify (see S. 3267), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        6522), H6275 [21SE]
      Arts and humanities: extend the election to treat the cost of 
        qualified film and television productions as an expense which 
        is not chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 5793), H3102 
        [17MY]
      Aviation: close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]
      ------exempt certain air taxi services from taxes on 
        transportation by air (see S. 3451), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        6243), H5525 [31JY]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]
      Budget: allow taxpayers the opportunity to specify their choice 
        of Federal budget priorities (see S. 2260), S2242 [29MR]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 40), S2324 [16AP] (see S. Con. Res. 42), S2824 
        [26AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 41), S2393 [17AP] (see S. Con. Res. 44), S2968 [8MY] 
        (see S. Con. Res. 52), S5212 [19JY]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: allow a credit against tax for qualified 
        manufacturing facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      ------allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
        incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
        skills training for students (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]
      ------allow employers a refundable credit for increasing 
        employment (see H.R. 4167), H1303 [8MR]
      ------allow partnerships invested in infrastructure property to 
        be treated as publicly traded partnerships and reduce the 
        depreciation recovery periods for such property (see H.R. 
        4001), H692 [9FE]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), S388 
        [7FE]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see S. 2240), S2085 [27MR] (see H.R. 4196), 
        H1362 [13MR]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]
      ------extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
        assistance (see H.R. 5938), H3699 [8JN]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (see H.R. 5839), H3162 [18MY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2030 [26MR]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (see H.R. 3840), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4016), H725 
        [14FE]
      ------provide for the release of Federal tax levies which cause 
        business hardships (see H.R. 4368), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing 
        (see H.R. 6487), H6274 [21SE]
      ------reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see 
        H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]
      ------reform international tax system (see S. 2091), S494 [9FE]
      ------strengthen manufacturing through improved training, 
        retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of 
        antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. 
        exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see S. 2064), S323 [2FE]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      Charities: exempt private foundations from the tax on excess 
        business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic 
        enterprises which are independently supervised (see S. 3377), 
        S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 4035), H801 [15FE]
      Chemicals: provide a credit for production of renewable 
        chemicals (see S. 3491), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 4953), H2206 
        [26AP]
      Children and youth: exclude from gross income certain State 
        foster care program payments made to the biological parents of 
        disabled children (see H.R. 4111), H1100 [29FE]
      ------permanently extend the employer-provided child care credit 
        (see S. 3427), S5304 [24JY]
      Citizenship: provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (see S. 3205), S3280 [17MY]
      Coal: allow additional investment credits for qualifying 
        supercritical advanced coal projects (see H.R. 4826), H2204 
        [26AP]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Colleges and universities: allow a credit for contributions to a 
        trust used to provide need-based college scholarships (see S. 
        2287), S2392 [17AP] (see H.R. 4349), H1845 [16AP]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for certain expenses of 
        applying to graduate school (see H.R. 6565), H6297 [28SE]
      ------require institutions of higher education to post certain 
        IRS returns on their websites (see S. 2835), S2927 [7MY]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 
        6263), H5629 [1AU]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Congress: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (see H. Res. 747), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (see H. Res. 
        746), H5525 [31JY]
      Conservation of energy: extend program to provide grants for 
        specified energy property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 
        4468), H2030 [19AP]
      ------extend the energy efficient appliance credit (see H.R. 
        6056), H4603 [28JN]
      ------extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include 
        insulated siding (see H.R. 6226), H5327 [26JY]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-
        efficient commercial buildings (see S. 3591), S6545 [20SE]
      ------provide grants in lieu of expensing for energy efficient 
        commercial buildings placed in service by manufacturers (see 
        H.R. 6403), H5999 [13SE]
      Constitutional amendments: require all laws passed to lay and 
        collect taxes are honestly and openly labeled as taxes during 
        the legislative process (see H.J. Res. 114), H4655 [29JN]
      Consumers: provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative 
        to tax preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 
        6050), H4603 [28JN]
      Correctional institutions: provide benefits to individuals who 
        have been wrongfully incarcerated (see H.R. 4241), H1541 
        [22MR]
      Creating Small Business Jobs Act: extend certain provisions (see 
        S. 2050), S208 [31JA]
      Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 
        [25JY] (see H.R. 6205), H5326 [26JY]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H1914 [17AP]
      Dept. of Education: increase percentage of Federal education tax 
        dollars spent in classrooms (see H.R. 3775), H26 [17JA]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of HUD: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to 
        stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing 
        agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts 
        (see H.R. 6203), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H1845 [16AP]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 40), S3174 [15MY] (see 
        S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN] (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] 
        (see H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      ------expand authority to access the National Directory of New 
        Hires for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 5543), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      ------prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers 
        of residents of U.S. territories and possessions to be used to 
        obtain a credit or refund on tax returns (see H.R. 6583), 
        H6323 [2NO]
      Disasters: authorize agricultural producers to establish and 
        contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts (see 
        H.R. 3885), H439 [2FE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 3769), H26 
        [17JA]
      ------provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac disaster 
        area (see S. 3601), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6459), H6231 [20SE]
      Discrimination: deny all deductions for business expenses 
        associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the 
        basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 4376), H1914 [17AP]
      Ecology and environment: extend deduction for expensing of 
        environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 3997), H692 [9FE]
      ------modify credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 
        3581), S6545 [20SE]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
      Economy: enact long-term tax policy and allow one year for 
        citizens to adjust and prepare for impact of any tax increases 
        (see H. Res. 805), H6277 [21SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H5524 [31JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (see S. 3401), S5133 
        [18JY] (see S. 3413), S5212 [19JY] (see S. 3417), S5257 [23JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income (see 
        H.R. 6100, 6104), H4827 [11JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 
        3393), S5085 [17JY] (see H.R. 6262), H5629 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see S. 3412), S5212 
        [19JY] (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]
      ------impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5893), 
        H3480 [5JN]
      ------permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax 
        increases (see H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]
      ------provide for economic growth and personal financial liberty 
        (see H.R. 6225), H5327 [26JY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (see S. 2252), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5727), H2645 
        [10MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2059), 
        S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 3903), H511 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs (see S. 2199), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Education: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary 
        and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 4075), H943 [17FE]
      ------allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a 
        program of study in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 6325), H5706 [2AU]
      ------allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for tuition 
        for elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 
        5932), H3698 [8JN]
      ------allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to access 
        tax-exempt financing for alternative private student loans 
        (see H.R. 6209), H5326 [26JY]
      ------ensure students and taxpayers receive full value of their 
        education investments (see H.R. 6407), H6000 [13SE]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
      ------expand deductions allowed for education-related expenses 
        and extend the American opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 
        5878), H3362 [31MY]
      ------extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
        secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3998), H692 [9FE]
      ------extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
        secondary school teachers and allow such deduction for home 
        school expenses (see H.R. 5963), H3806 [19JN]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]
      ------increase income limitations for student loan interest 
        deduction (see H.R. 6010), H3975 [21JN]
      ------increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell 
        education savings accounts (see H.R. 6115), H4862 [12JY]
      ------increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest 
        (see H.R. 5719), H2645 [10MY]
      ------make permanent improvements to Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 6148), H5008 [18JY]
      ------provide a credit for early childhood education 
        professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses 
        to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for 
        dependent care services (see S. 2180), S1540 [8MR]
      ------provide a refundable tax credit for education and training 
        expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the 
        number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 6084), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for 
        employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      Electric power: extend credit for electricity produced from 
        certain renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1734 [15MR]
      Employment: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (see H.R. 4397), H1977 [18AP]
      ------deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to 
        those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of 
        certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID 
        number application process (see H.R. 6074), H4655 [29JN]
      ------increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification 
        as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment 
        taxes (see H.R. 5320), H2274 [27AP]
      ------limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States (see 
        S. 3485), S5977 [2AU]
      ------limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned 
        by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see 
        S. 3466), S5870 [1AU]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs back and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]
      Families and domestic relations: eliminate separate tax return 
        forms for earned income credit, include certain information 
        required by that form on appropriate tax forms, and compute 
        earned income credit for taxpayers (see H.R. 4421), H2029 
        [19AP]
      ------exclude certain farmland and family-owned business 
        interests from the value of the gross estate of decedents (see 
        H.R. 6271), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exempt certain family-owned farms and businesses from the 
        estate tax (see S. 2200), S1734 [15MR]
      ------extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and 
        the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6181), H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 
        [25JY]
      ------improve the dependent care credit by repealing the 
        phasedown of the credit percentage and making permanent the 
        increased dollar limitations (see H.R. 5886), H3404 [1JN]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see S. 3616), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 4373), H1914 
        [17AP]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H158 [24JA]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 3403), S5211 [19JY] 
        (see H.R. 6279), H5704 [2AU]
      ------repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the 
        dependent care credit (see H.R. 6268), H5629 [1AU]
      Federal aid programs: extend rule disregarding tax refunds in 
        the administration of Federal or federally-assisted programs 
        (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]
      Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (see H.R. 
        4365), H1914 [17AP]
      ------require individuals who file under the Ethics in 
        Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in a 
        country that is a tax haven (see S. 2253), S2242 [29MR]
      ------require Members and employees of Congress and other 
        Federal employees who file under the Ethics in Government Act 
        to disclose delinquent tax liability (see S. 2195), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Federal-State relations: make permanent the deduction of State 
        and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 5333), H2316 [7MY]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (see H.R. 6180), H5201 [24JY]
      Financial institutions: permanently modify limitations on 
        deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold 
        tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 5705), H2567 [9MY]
      Foreign countries: allow partial exclusion for foreign earned 
        income of employees of Federal contractors who do not fulfill 
        foreign country residency requirements for certain reasons 
        (see H.R. 6341), H5706 [2AU]
      Forests: provide exception to additional estate tax for 
        severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a 
        forest management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
      Health: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance 
        and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term 
        care needs (see H.R. 6005), H3974 [21JN]
      ------make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding 
        to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), 
        H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions not declared 
        unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Health care professionals: allow a deduction for charity care 
        provided by physicians (see H.R. 5849), H3162 [18MY]
      Historic buildings and sites: provide that the value of certain 
        historic property shall be determined using an income approach 
        in determining the taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2209), 
        S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 5982), H3914 [20JN]
      Homeless: qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for 
        purposes of low income housing tax credit (see S. 3494), S5977 
        [2AU]
      Immigration: require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 6165), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      Income: express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the 
        President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should not 
        be less than the effective rate paid by middle class Americans 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
      ------provide for Commerical Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk 
        Management Accounts (see H.R. 6276), H5704 [2AU]
      Insurance: clarify tax treatment of certain life insurance 
        contract transactions (see S. 2048), S208 [31JA]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 3594), S6545 
        [20SE]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2030 [19AP]
      Internal Revenue Code: extend certain expiring provisions (see 
        S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]
      Investments: allow transfer of required minimum distributions 
        from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 
        3819), H158 [24JA]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (see S. 2033), S42 [23JA]
      ------expand and make permanent rules relative to investment by 
        nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds (see H.R. 4623), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      ------expand availability of saver's credit, make credit 
        refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into 
        the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H900 [16FE]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 6013), H3975 
        [21JN]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        6411), H6060 [14SE]
      ------improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small 
        business stock (see H.R. 4139), H1153 [5MR] (see H.R. 4226), 
        H1427 [20MR]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (see H.R. 
        4050), H900 [16FE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see S.J. Res. 48), S5732 [31JY] (see H.J. Res. 
        112), H3733 [18JN]
      ------permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see S. 2145), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4123), 
        H1133 [1MR]
      ------require that individual taxpayer identification number 
        applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer 
        assistance centers (see H.R. 6523), H6275 [21SE]
      Korea Defense Service Medal: treat recipients as war veterans 
        for purposes of determining whether contributions to posts and 
        organizations of war veterans are charitable contributions 
        (see H.R. 5903), H3577 [6JN]
      Law enforcement: provide an increased penalty in certain cases 
        of fraudulent understatement of a taxpayer's liability by a 
        tax return preparer (see H.R. 5630), H2443 [8MY]
      LIHEAP: provide funding with a dedicated revenue source 
        consisting of a tax on offshore oil production (see H.R. 
        3807), H114 [23JA]
      Local government: allow an ordinary and necessary business 
        expense deduction for contributions to regional infrastructure 
        improvement zones (see H.R. 3780), H77 [18JA]
      Mortgages: exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers 
        discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain foreign 
        residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2144), S1147 [29FE]
      ------extend the deduction for mortgage insurance (see H.R. 
        3999), H692 [9FE]
      ------permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax 
        deduction (see S. 3470), S5870 [1AU]
      ------prevent an unfair tax burden for veterans and homeowners 
        who have received assistance from the National Mortgage 
        Settlement (see S. 3224), S3515 [23MY]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S2242 [29MR]
      Motor vehicles: extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in 
        vehicles (see S. 2161), S1422 [6MR]
      ------increase manufacturer limitation on the number of new 
        qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for 
        credit (see H.R. 6323), H5706 [2AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see H.R. 
        4321), H1804 [29MR]
      Music and dance: make permanent rule providing 5-year 
        amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquiring 
        music or music copyrights (see S. 2258), S2242 [29MR]
      National objectives: reform taxes, regulations, and workforce 
        development programs to increase employment in the 
        manufacturing sector and overall economy (see H.R. 6240), 
        H5525 [31JY]
      Native Americans: allow Indian tribes to receive charitable 
        contributions of apparently wholesome food (see S. 3299), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Natural gas: promote domestic development and deployment and 
        expedite transition to natural gas as a vehicle fuel (see S. 
        2070), S350 [6FE]
      Olympic Games: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5870 [1AU] 
        (see H.R. 6250, 6252), H5628 (see H.R. 6267), H5629 [1AU]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (see H.R. 6287), H5704 
        [2AU] (see H.R. 6359), H5727 [7AU]
      Patents: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of 
        U.S. patents (see H.R. 6353), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6544), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health 
        insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution 
        requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the 
        House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed 
        as a tax (see S. 3411), S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6334), H5706 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 4242), 
        H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3162 [18MY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 
        [9JY]
      ------repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the 
        Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6137), H5008 [18JY]
      Pensions: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 
        3532), S6270 [12SE]
      ------extend period during which transfers of excess pension 
        assets may be made to retiree health accounts and provide for 
        transfer of such assets to retiree group term life insurance 
        accounts (see H.R. 4143), H1153 [5MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Petroleum: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of 
        the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 6468), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]
      ------disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H218 [31JA]
      Pipelines: prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural 
        gas pipeline property (see H.R. 4847), H2204 [26AP]
      Political campaigns: prohibit the use of public funds for 
        political party conventions and return previously distributed 
        funds for deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN] (see 
        H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (see S. 3312), S4299 [19JN]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      Population: revise the new market tax credit rules for 
        population census tracts with low populations (see H.R. 5718), 
        H2645 [10MY]
      Poverty: allow an income disparity tax credit (see H.R. 4260), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      Power resources: deny inclusion of any antidumping or 
        countervailing duties in the determination of the basis of any 
        energy tax credit property (see S. 3610), S6625 [21SE]
      ------eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production 
        (see S. 3080), S3084 [10MY]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (see S. 2204), S1790 [19MR]
      ------extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a 
        tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-efficient 
        vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for fare 
        reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      ------increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-
        related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and 
        increase investment credit for more efficient fuel cells (see 
        S. 3531), S6270 [12SE] (see H.R. 6384), H5922 [12SE]
      ------increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 4108), H1099 [29FE]
      ------make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy 
        credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance 
        qualified biogas property (see H.R. 6212), H5326 [26JY]
      ------modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property credit 
        (see H.R. 6398), H5999 [13SE]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H1016 [28FE]
      ------provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied 
        natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see H.R. 
        3832), H181 [25JA]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      Public debt: provide for taxpayers making donations with their 
        income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the 
        public debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      Puerto Rico: extend eligibility of activities in Puerto Rico for 
        the deduction for income attributable to domestic production 
        activities (see H.R. 4605), H2066 [24AP]
      Real estate: exclude from income and employment taxes real 
        property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals 
        in exchange for services (see H.R. 6316), H5705 [2AU]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 2074), S350 [6FE]
      ------express that the current property tax deduction on private 
        residences should not be further restricted (see H. Res. 557), 
        H944 [17FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR] (see H.R. 4250), H1542 [22MR] (see H.R. 4336), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial 
        buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal 
        residences (see H.R. 5930), H3698 [8JN]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
      Recycled materials: clarify that paper which is commonly 
        recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under 
        the renewable electricity production credit (see S. 2143), 
        S1147 [29FE]
      Renewable energy: extend publicly traded partnership ownership 
        structure to renewable energy power generation projects and 
        transportation fuels (see S. 3275), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 
        6437), H6150 [19SE]
      Research: extend, expand, and improve the qualifying therapeutic 
        discovery project credit (see S. 3232), S3516 [23MY]
      ------make permanent and increase credit for increasing research 
        activities and increase domestic production activities 
        deduction for property for which research and development 
        occurred in the U.S. (see S. 3307), S4238 [18JN]
      ------make the research credit permanent, increase for 
        businesses manufacturing in the U.S., and make refundable for 
        small businesses (see H.R. 6329), H5706 [2AU]
      Roads and highways: extend authorities relating to the Highway 
        Trust Fund and provide revenues for highway programs (see S. 
        2132), S1049 [27FE] (see H.R. 3864), H374 [1FE]
      Schools: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5077 [19JY]
      Securities: allow an additional advance refunding for certain 
        tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 6560), H6284 [25SE]
      Senior citizens: encourage building of housing for moderate 
        income seniors (see H.R. 6295), H5704 [2AU]
      ------provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 3226), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Small business: expand and simplify the credit for employee 
        health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2227), 
        S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4252), H1542 [22MR]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2123 [25AP]
      ------expand credit for employee health insurance expenses of 
        small employers (see H.R. 4324), H1804 [29MR]
      ------extend the time for making S corporation elections (see S. 
        2271), S2242 [29MR]
      ------increase deduction for business startup expenditures (see 
        H.R. 6177), H5201 [24JY]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see S. 2088), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4032), 
        H801 [15FE]
      ------permanently extend the reduction in recognition period for 
        built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 3223), S3515 [23MY]
      ------prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see S. 2083), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 3877), H374 [1FE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1496 [21MR]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 620), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide a taxpayer bill of rights (see S. 2291), S2392 
        [17AP] (see H.R. 4375), H1914 [17AP]
      ------provide certainty for small business concerns (see S. 
        3572), S6454 [19SE]
      ------provide expensing for small businesses (see S. 2284), 
        S2324 [16AP]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see 
        S. 3460), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6319), H5705 [2AU]
      ------provide relief (see H.R. 6102), H4827 [11JY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Social Security: amend extension of temporary employee payroll 
        tax holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to 
        participate (see S. 2107), S614 [14FE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief (see H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]
      Solar energy: require the use of domestic property to be 
        eligible for certain tax incentives for solar energy (see S. 
        3183), S3174 [15MY]
      Student loans: exclude from gross income amounts paid by 
        employer on an employee's student loans (see H.R. 5129), H2270 
        [27AP]
      Technology: provide exception from passive loss rules for 
        investments in high technology research small business pass-
        thru entities (see S. 3595), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6559), 
        H6284 [25SE]
      Telecommunications: ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and 
        surcharges are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative 
        to prepaid mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]
      Tobacco products: clarify that any person who, for commercial 
        purposes, makes available for consumer use a machine capable 
        of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1152 [5MR]
      ------provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 
        3081), S3084 [10MY]
      Transportation: extend the parity between exclusion from income 
        for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see 
        H.R. 6066), H4654 [29JN]
      Veterans: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans 
        (see S. 3536), S6270 [12SE]
      ------extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and 
        allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an 
        amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        4279), H1739 [28MR]
      Water: facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote 
        conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6231 [20SE]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]
  Cloture motions
      Business and industry: provide a temporary income tax credit for 
        increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4765 [29JN], S4804 
        [10JY], S5008 [16JY]
      Economy: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Employment: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs back 
        and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2028 
        [26MR]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Court decisions
      Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Jamal Lee, H4797 [11JY]
  Essays
      Modern Tax System--Fair to the Average American? Lisa Vatavuk, 
        H2718 [16MY]
  Histories
      Prevent Further Restriction of Federal Income Tax Deduction for 
        Interest Paid on Debt Secured by a First or Second Home (H. 
        Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
  Letters
      Airport and Airway Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House), H136 [24JA]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H136 [24JA]
      Bring Jobs Home Act: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), S5183 [19JY]
      Buffett Rule Act: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform 
        (organization), H6100 [19SE]
      Bush administration tax cut extension: Jeffrey Hinz, S4928 
        [12JY]
      ------Main Street Alliance, H5547 [1AU]
      Characterization of President Obama's remarks concerning small 
        business: William H. Robbins, Earth Analytical Service, Inc., 
        S5179 [19JY]
      Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
        transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Charles M. Loveless, American 
        Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, Shereen 
        Arent, American Diabetes Association, and Mark A. Schoeberl, 
        American Heart Association, H3605 [7JN]
      ------DeAnn Friedholm, Consumers Union, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ethan Rome, Health Care for America Now (organization), 
        H3604 [7JN]
      ------Judy Waxman and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law 
        Center, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Walter J. Humann, OsteoMed Inc., H3592 [7JN]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act: Senators McConnell and Kyl and 
        Representatives Boehner and Cantor, S3696 [5JN]
      IRS enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity: Senator 
        Levin, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate), S6429, S6432 [19SE]
      ------Steven T. Miller, IRS, S6430, S6432 [19SE]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and 
        Contractors, Inc., S5330 [25JY]
      ------Michael Kelsey, Nebraska Cattlemen (organization), S5323 
        [25JY]
      ------Stephen D. Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S5322 
        [25JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: 
        Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]
      ------Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E1212 [9JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: 
        Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]
      Prevention of professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes: several organizations, S2900 [7MY]
      Repeal excise tax on medical devices: Gary R. Herbert, Governor 
        of Utah, S3481 [23MY]
      ------Richard R. Nelson, Utah Technology Council, S3480 [23MY]
      Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act: Javier Palomarez, 
        U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S2398 [17AP]
      Tax return identity theft: Representative C.W. Bill Young, H5513 
        [31JY]
      ------Rosalind C. Kochmanski, IRS, H5513 [31JY]
      Wind power production tax credit extension: Colorado 
        congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------Iowa congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------several businesses, S6400 [19SE]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small 
        Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to 
        require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and 
        use taxes, S4883 [11JY]
  Memorandums
      Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens: IRS, 
        H5287-H5289 [25JY]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, S564-S567 [13FE], H702-H705 [14FE]
      Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE], H938 [17FE]
      Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative 
        Assistance in Tax Matters: President Obama, S3292 [17MY]
      Tax Convention With Chile: President Obama, S3293 [17MY]
  Motions
      Business and industry: provide a temporary income tax credit for 
        increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (S. 2237), S4448 [25JN], S4627 [26JN], S4645 
        [27JN], S4689 [28JN], S4731 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4793 [10JY], 
        S4936 [12JY]
      Congress: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5678 [2AU]
      Economy: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5594 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5239 
        [23JY], S5265 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S2055 
        [27MR]
      Employment: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs back 
        and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S4885 
        [11JY], S5072 [17JY], S5093 [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3616 
        [7JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]
      Internal Revenue Code: extend certain expiring provisions (S. 
        3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4806 [11JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1984 [22MR], S2055 [27MR]
      Small business: provide a deduction for domestic business income 
        of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2008 [19AP]
  Petitions and memorials
      Georgia: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, H733 [15FE]
  Press releases
      Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 
        H3604 [7JN]
  Remarks in House
      Abortion: prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]
      ------prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for 
        conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure 
        authority (H.R. 3800), H135-H137 [24JA], E77 [25JA]
      Alternative minimum tax: provide relief, H5670 [2AU]
      American Institute of Certified Public Accountants: anniversary, 
        E759 [10MY]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]
      Appropriations: revised aggregates and allocations of spending 
        authority to Committee on the Budget (House), H3101 [17MY]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H120 [24JA], H816, H895 [16FE], 
        H939-H942 [17FE], H5695 [2AU]
      ------constitutional amendment to require balanced, H470 [3FE]
      ------deficit, H1692 [28MR]
      ------maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, H2146 
        [26AP], H3489 [6JN]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921-H4925 
        [18JY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act with a deficit-reducing increase in tax revenue, H5967, 
        H5968 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1652 [28MR]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981-H5985 [13SE]
      Business and industry: advantages of foreign outsourcing, H4159 
        [28JN]
      ------consolidation of certain Government ecomonic development 
        entities into a single entity designed to support business and 
        industry, H42 [18JA]
      ------eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits 
        overseas, H718 [14FE]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 3179), H5138 [24JY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (H.R. 5542), H4722 [10JY]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets, H2004, H2007 [19AP]
      ------extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate 
        contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes 
        (H.R. 6549), E1634 [21SE]
      ------promote simplification and fairness in the administration 
        and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 
        [24JY]
      ------provide enhanced research and development credits to 
        companies that manufacture products in the U.S., H556 [7FE]
      ------provide for employment tax treatment of professional 
        service businesses (H.R. 3840), E92 [31JA]
      ------provide for proper tax treatment of personal service 
        income earned in pass-thru entities (H.R. 4016), E187 [14FE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H557 
        [7FE], H754 [15FE], H1006 [28FE], H1928, H1929 [18AP], H2232, 
        H2233, H2235, H2252 [27AP], H2605 [10MY], H3959 [21JN], E721 
        [8MY]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H3509-H3513 
        [6JN]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]
      ------require total domestic content in green technologies 
        purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and 
        property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits 
        (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], 
        H5193 [24JY]
      CBO: add findings section addressing impact of Bush 
        administration tax cuts to proposed legislation to provide a 
        macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H405 
        [2FE]
      ------establish website which features a calculator to allow 
        taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate 
        of projected contribution to or receipt from major 
        legislation, H411 [2FE]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (H.R. 6202), E1328 [25JY]
      Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 6263), 
        E1381 [1AU]
      Community development: extend the new markets tax credit (H.R. 
        2655), H377 [2FE]
      ------provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood 
        Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake 
        significant residential and commercial structure demolition 
        projects (H.R. 4210), H4117 [27JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5592 [1AU], 
        H5658-H5681, H5690, H5692 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-
        H5552 [1AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), motion to recommit, H5679 [2AU]
      ------prohibit adjournment unless Bush administration tax cuts 
        and certain expiring tax provisions are extended (H. Res. 
        746), H5647 [2AU], H6171 [20SE]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Conservation of energy: provide a tax incentive for installation 
        and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (H.R. 2866), 
        H2721 [16MY], E852 [18MY]
      Consumers: provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative 
        to tax preparation (H.R. 6050), E1172 [28JN]
      Corporations: provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a 
        reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (H.R. 
        1163), H203 [31JA]
      ------repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign 
        corporations attributable to imported property (H.R. 2280), 
        H161 [25JA]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, H427-H430 [2FE], H522 [7FE], 
        H894-H897 [16FE]
      ------support Make It in America plan, H5022 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to defend against challenges 
        to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498-H2500 
        [9MY]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), H5510-
        H5514 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to study alternatives 
        to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including 
        systems based on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle, 
        H4137-H4139 [27JN]
      Disabled: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 
        3423), H1524 [22MR]
      Discrimination: deny all deductions for business expenses 
        associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the 
        basis of sex, race, or color (H.R. 4376), E558 [17AP]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (H.R. 2746), H4076 [27JN]
      District of Columbia: history as a municipality and the District 
        of Columbia Home Rule Act, H1127-H1129 [1MR], H4643-H4645 
        [29JN]
      ------provide full voting representation in Congress, H1831 
        [16AP]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset 
        on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance 
        programs, H68 [18JA]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461, H470 
        [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H4912 [18JY], H5856 [11SE]
      ------create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, 
        cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, 
        and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (H.R. 
        3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3391 [1JN], H3657 
        [7JN], H4707 [10JY], H4855, H4856-H4859 [12JY], H4914, H4915, 
        H4917 [18JY], H5023, H5025, H5073, H5074 [19JY], H5138, H5140, 
        H5146 [24JY], H5210, H5211 [25JY], H5855 [11SE], E1290 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5320, H5321 [26JY], H5533, H5535, H5536, H5537, 
        H5538, H5578, H5595, H5596-H5597 [1AU], H5634, H5660, H5674, 
        H5689 [2AU], H6043 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], E1390 [2AU], E1432 
        [3AU], E1465 [10SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5538-H5552 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585-H5594 [1AU], 
        E1390 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5592 [1AU], 
        H5783, H5784 [11SE], H5944 [13SE], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5305, H5306 
        [26JY], H5336 [31JY], H5533 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], H5867 [12SE], 
        H6043, H6044 [14SE]
      ------impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H400, H401, H403 
        [2FE], H661 [9FE], H4098 [27JN]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H1013 [28FE]
      ------impact of tax cuts, H398 [2FE]
      ------importance of job creation, H39, H48, H57, H69, H70 
        [18JA], H93, H102 [23JA], H128 [24JA], H170 [25JA], H229, 
        H230, H362, H363, H365, H367 [1FE], H386 [2FE], H444, H445, 
        H460, H461 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H516, H521, H524-H529, H536 
        [7FE], H585, H589, H590, H629-H636 [8FE], H670 [9FE], H739 
        [15FE], H815, H816, H819, H896 [16FE], H957-H962 [27FE], H975, 
        H976 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1147 [5MR], H1163, H1174, H1176 
        [6MR], H1220, H1221 [7MR], H1531 [22MR], H1668, H1735 [28MR], 
        H1924, H1966 [18AP], H2056 [24AP], H2073 [25AP], H2291 [7MY], 
        H2572 [10MY], H2724 [16MY], H3408 [5JN], H3602, H3613, H3658 
        [7JN], H3811, H3813 [20JN], H3984, H4023 [26JN], H4691, H4715, 
        H4742 [10JY], H5122 [23JY], H5645 [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H5774 
        [11SE], H5973 [13SE], H6042, H6044, H6045 [14SE], E849 [18MY], 
        E1468 [10SE]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 [11JY]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H31 [18JA], 
        H1530-H1533, H1535 [22MR], H1559-H1563 [26MR], E101 [31JA]
      ------permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax 
        relief (H.R. 696), H923 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, H816 [16FE], 
        H1911 [17AP], H1968 [18AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (H.R. 3903), H522 
        [7FE], H1985 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H1853, 
        H1854, H1857 [17AP], H2015-H2017 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]
      ------revitalize the middle class, H3957 [21JN], H5855 [11SE]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs, H119 [24JA]
      ------spur economic growth and create jobs (H.R. 3400), H2111 
        [25AP]
      Education: increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers, H5546, H5593 [1AU]
      Electric power: extend credit for electricity produced from 
        certain renewable resources, H5168, H5169 [24JY], H6171 [20SE]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H1007 [28FE], H5870, H5871, 
        H5872 [12SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H4660 [9JY], 
        H5870, H5871, H5872 [12SE], H6022, H6023 [14SE], H6171 [20SE], 
        E1208 [9JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (H.R. 3238), H778 
        [15FE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from wind, H1007 [28FE]
      Employment: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for 
        household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
        employment (H.R. 4397), E572 [18AP]
      ------clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not 
        deductible (H.R. 3720), H1150 [5MR]
      ------limit authority of States to tax certain income of 
        employees for employment duties performed in other States 
        (H.R. 1864), H2667-H2669 [15MY]
      FAA: clarify that fractional aviation is non-commerical and not 
        subject to commericial aviation ticket tax, H456 [3FE]
      Families and domestic relations: provide estate, gift, and 
        generation-skipping transfer tax relief, H5546, H5593 [1AU], 
        H5646 [2AU]
      ------repeal estate and gift taxes, H5757, H5759, H5760 [10SE]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, H2613 [10MY]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (H.R. 1956), H1149 [5MR]
      Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings 
        Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), 
        H5410, H5411 [31JY]
      ------make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts 
        ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 828), H5414-H5416 
        [31JY], E1389, E1391 [2AU]
      Federal-State relations: make permanent the deduction of State 
        and local general sales taxes, H5689 [2AU]
      ------prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
        repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
        local private activity bonds (H.R. 6180), E1308 [24JY]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations on offshore bank 
        account disclosure, middle income tax relief, invasive 
        species, prescription drug safety, and foreclosure relief and 
        predatory lending from regulatory freeze, H5318 [26JY]
      ------include existing Dept. of the Treasury rule on U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens in any regulatory freeze, H5286-H5289 
        [25JY], E1335 [26JY]
      Health: establish health savings accounts for all citizens, 
        provide health savings account and high deductible health plan 
        payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants 
        to have same such plans, H798 [15FE]
      ------exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise 
        tax on medical devices (H.R. 1310), H4764 [10JY]
      ------impose an excise tax on certain sugary drinks, H3594 [7JN]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3606, H3609, 
        H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health 
        savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform 
        emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase 
        of insurance (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical 
        devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
      ------provide for incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage (H.R. 3000), H431 [2FE]
      ------reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5915 [12SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3366 
        [1JN], H3584, H3587, H3588, H3601-H3618 [7JN], H3797, H3798 
        [19JN], E1025, E1031, E1035 [8JN], E1041 [12JN], E1052 [18JN], 
        E1124 [21JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), motion to 
        recommit, H3616 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 5906), H3591 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (H.R. 6048), H4764 [10JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H2025-
        H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660, 
        H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, 
        H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, 
        H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, 
        H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion 
        to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]
      Highway Trust Fund: increase minimum rate of return to States 
        for payments made through the Federal gas tax, H3505-H3509 
        [6JN]
      History: development of U.S. tax system, H2253 [27AP]
      House of Representatives: prohibit sine die adjournment unless 
        the President signs H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act, with provisions of S. 3412, Middle 
        Class Tax Cut Act as an amendment, H5306 [26JY]
      Income: preserve deductions for mortgage interest and charitable 
        donations, H5679 [2AU]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, H3960 [21JN]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (H.R. 1971), E673 [26AP]
      Internal Revenue Code: provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative 
        to the current income tax system, H468 [3FE], H723 [14FE]
      ------provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current 
        income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1265-H1270 [7MR]
      Investments: expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (H.R. 4049), H807 [16FE]
      ------extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), H3407 
        [5JN]
      ------simplify and enhance qualified retirement plans (H.R. 
        4050), H807 [16FE]
      IRS: alleged harassment of certain political groups, H1851 
        [17AP]
      ------disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (H.J. Res. 112), H4746 [10JY]
      ------increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires, H895 
        [16FE], H5981, H5984 [13SE]
      ------prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      ------require that individual taxpayer identification number 
        applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer 
        assistance centers (H.R. 6523), H6236 [21SE]
      Mining and mineral resources: prohibit mineral exploration or 
        mining permits to companies that have failed to pay taxes, 
        have connections to Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, 
        and require equipment be made in the U.S., H4852, H4853 [12JY]
      Motor vehicles: increase manufacturer limitation on the number 
        of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles 
        eligible for credit (H.R. 6323), E1427 [3AU]
      ------provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to 
        reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, H974 [28FE]
      ------provide incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles 
        and increase investment in advanced vehicle technology, 
        development, and manufacturing, H976 [28FE]
      ------repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (H.R. 
        4321), H2331 [8MY], E510 [29MR]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], 
        H229, H230 [1FE], H470-H473 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H6048-H6051 
        [14SE], H6236 [21SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H130 [24JA], H162 [25JA], 
        H472 [3FE], H605 [8FE], H806 [16FE], H960, H962 [27FE], H1828 
        [16AP], H1850, H1859, H1911 [17AP], H2109-H2116 [25AP], H2334 
        [8MY], H2718 [16MY], H3270 [31MY], H4856, H4857 [12JY], E742 
        [9MY]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of taxation of 
        millionaires, E111 [1FE]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, H4917, H4919 [18JY], H5013, H5020, H5025 [19JY], 
        H5645-H5647 [2AU], H5871 [12SE]
      ------evaluation of administration, H3399-H3402 [1JN], H3918 
        [21JN], H5985-H5988 [13SE], H6235, H6265-H6271 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H390 [2FE], H470 [3FE], 
        H2198-H2200 [26AP], H2315 [7MY], H3407 [5JN], H3664 [8JN], 
        H4677 [9JY], H4778 [11JY], H4913, H4914, H4915, H4917 [18JY], 
        H5634 [2AU], H5755, H5758, H5760 [10SE], E1030 [8JN]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to general aviation 
        industry, H734 [15FE]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, 
        H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      ------remarks at National Prayer Breakfast stating policies are 
        grounded in Christian faith, H464 [3FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: prohibit 
        intelligence community cybersecurity systems from using 
        sensitive personal documents received from certain sources, 
        H2171, H2172 [26AP]
      Olympic Games: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (S. 3471), H5686 [2AU]
      Patents: allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of 
        U.S. patents (H.R. 6353), H5633 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1378-H1384 
        [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1436, 
        H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 [21MR], H1524 [22MR], 
        H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1924 
        [18AP], H3797-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H4664 [9JY], 
        H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, H4785, H4813-H4816 [11JY], 
        H4830 [12JY], H4897-H4900 [17JY], H5082 [23JY], H5139, H5188-
        H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E389 [20MR], E404 [21MR], E418 
        [22MR], E464 [28MR]
      ------impact of dental care provisions, E1587 [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1536-H1539 [22MR]
      ------impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]
      ------impact on small business hiring, H4739 [10JY], H4818, 
        H4824 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4688, H4728, H4745, H4746, H4747, 
        H4760 [10JY], H4778, H4796, H4799, H4800, H4815, H4817-H4824 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal, H430-H436 [2FE], H468-H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H713 
        [14FE], H738 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H906 [17FE], H1298 [8MR], 
        H1369 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1536-H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, 
        H1563-H1569 [26MR], H1905-H1911 [17AP], H3366, H3391, H3400-
        H3402 [1JN], H3409 [5JN], H3486 [6JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], 
        H3917, H3918 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], H6263, H6265 [21SE], E424 
        [22MR], E1063 [18JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, 
        H3601, H3605, H3606, H3609, H3611, H3613, H3614, H3616 [7JN], 
        E1031 [8JN]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 5842), H3366 [1JN]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (H.R. 
        605), H2052 [24AP]
      ------repeal (H.R. 2), H3801-H3804 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025-H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], 
        H5185 [24JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, 
        H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725-H4772 [10JY], 
        H4778-H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796-
        H4808, H4811-H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 
        [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711-
        H4725 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 
        [11JY]
      ------repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]
      ------require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be 
        repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, 
        H3610-H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, 
        H4163, H4164, H4422-H4425, H4426-H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, 
        H4609, H4646-H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, 
        H4728, H4731, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, 
        H4817, H4824 [11JY], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1138 [5MR], 
        H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563-H1569 [26MR], 
        H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 [7JN], H3797-
        H3799, H3801-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H3983 [26JN], 
        H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], E1063 [18JN], 
        E1152 [27JN]
      Petroleum: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by 
        a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 
        3852), E90, E97 [31JA]
      ------provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies 
        for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic 
        Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing 
        price gouging (H.R. 1748), H1229 [7MR]
      Political campaigns: prohibit the use of public funds for 
        political party conventions and return previously distributed 
        funds for deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113-H6115 [19SE], 
        E1616 [21SE]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections (H.R. 414), H6115 [19SE]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), H1629 [27MR]
      ------increase and extend the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (H.R. 4108), H1116 [1MR]
      ------prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they 
        forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire 
        U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]
      Public debt: impact on job creation and economy, H5754-H5760 
        [10SE]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (H.R. 6410), H6099-H6101 [19SE]
      Rates, H592 [8FE], H660, H661 [9FE], H739 [15FE], H908 [17FE], 
        H1119 [1MR], H1266 [7MR], H1735, H1736 [28MR], H2041 [24AP], 
        H2116 [25AP], H2334 [8MY], H2578, H2620 [10MY], H4912 [18JY], 
        H5757 [10SE], H5934, H5962 [13SE], H6043-H6045 [14SE]
      Reagan, Ronald: evaluation of economic policies, H3407 [5JN]
      Real estate: expand rehabilitation credit (H.R. 2479), H3484 
        [6JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4290), E477 [28MR]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (H.R. 5746), E820, E821 [16MY]
      ------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax 
        deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (H. Res. 25), H5679 [2AU]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H33, H42 [18JA], H121 [24JA], 
        H516 [7FE], H590 [8FE], H5533 [1AU], H5686, H5687, H5688, 
        H5689 [2AU], H5752-H5754 [10SE], H6050 [14SE], H6235, H6258-
        H6265 [21SE], E15 [13JA]
      Research: permanently extend the research and development 
        credit, H715-H720 [14FE]
      Revenues: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H391, H422 [2FE], H522 
        [7FE], H1964-H1967 [18AP], H2111, H2114 [25AP], H2343 [8MY], 
        H5691 [2AU]
      Roads and highways: obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to 
        level of CBO projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3652-H3658 
        [7JN]
      Schools: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (H.R. 6151), 
        E1286 [19JY]
      Small business: deny deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses to any company that reduces number 
        of American workers and jobs while correspondingly increasing 
        its foreign workforce, H1997 [19AP]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (H.R. 4643), H2108 [25AP]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (H.R. 4032), H737 [15FE]
      ------prohibit deductions for businesses that engage in illegal 
        activities, discriminate based on race or gender, create or 
        distribute pornographic material, conduct business with Iran, 
        or outsource jobs overseas, H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1854, H1855, H1897, 
        H1903 [17AP], H1923, H1966, H1967-H1969 [18AP], H1990-H2010, 
        H2012, H2013, H2015, H2017 [19AP], E612 [23AP], E646 [25AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1981-H1989 [19AP]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), motion to recommit, 
        H2008, H2009 [19AP]
      ------raise expensing limitation for small businesses to 
        purchase products made in America, H5596 [1AU]
      ------raise limit of expensing for purchase of products made in 
        America, H5595 [1AU]
      ------repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for 
        certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H3607, H3608 [7JN]
      ------stimulate growth through accelerating Federal payments, 
        reducing paperwork, improving access to loans and tax credits, 
        and increasing investment expensing, E1229 [11JY]
      ------tax cut, H391 [2FE]
      Social Security: provide payroll tax relief, H55, H68 [18JA], 
        H129 [24JA], H385, H386 [2FE], H478 [6FE], H519, H522, H524-
        H529 [7FE], H589, H590, H591, H592, H616-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 
        [9FE], H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907-H913, H921-H925, 
        H929, H934 [17FE]
      Tobacco products: clarify that any person who, for commercial 
        purposes, makes available for consumer use a machine capable 
        of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (H.R. 4134), E561 [17AP]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, H732 [15FE]
      ------extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 
        2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]
      ------extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (H.R. 
        6066), H4783 [11JY]
      Veterans: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (H.R. 5044), H6101-H6104 [19SE]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, H37 [18JA], H5138 [24JY]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (H.R. 
        4279), E1618 [21SE]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), E1382 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: promote biobased manufacturing, S4171, S4196 [14JN]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend funding and expenditure 
        authority (H.R. 3800), S136 [26JA]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY], S4434 [25JN]
      Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority 
        claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm 
        assets (S. 3545), S6342 [13SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S31-S33 [23JA]
      ------maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, S6486-S6488 
        [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6039-S6042, S6044 [10SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3143, S3144, S3154 [15MY], 
        S3182-S3220 [16MY], S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3154 [15MY], S3182-S3222 [16MY], 
        S3246, S3275 [17MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [15MY]
      Business and industry: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to 
        the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in 
        excess of certain amounts (S. 1558), S5276 [24JY]
      ------close certain corporate tax loopholes (S. 2075), S389 
        [7FE], S1103 [29FE], S1532 [8MR], S5105 [18JY], S5185 [19JY]
      ------economic role of small business, S5101 [18JY], S5809 [1AU]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes, S4880-S4884 [11JY]
      ------empower States to require online retailers to collect and 
        remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815-
        S817 [16FE]
      ------impact of tax rates and government regulations on decision 
        to outsource jobs to foreign countries, S4991 [16JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S2036 [26MR], S2039 [27MR], S4884-S4886 
        [11JY], S4919-S4928, S4930-S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S4448 [25JN], S4765 
        [29JN], S4784 [9JY], S4793, S4795, S4804-S4806, S4812 [10JY], 
        S4835-S4846, S4851, S4852, S4872-S4884 [11JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), unanimous-consent request, S4836, S4885, 
        S4886 [11JY]
      ------reduce the corporate income tax rate, S2048 [27MR]
      ------reform international tax system (S. 2091), S497 [9FE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, S675 
        [15FE]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S1532, S1533 
        [8MR], S3220 [16MY]
      ------restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax 
        havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 1346), 
        S389 [7FE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate, S1599 [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (S. 2064), S327 [2FE], S329 [6FE]
      Children and youth: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit 
        (S. 577), S3397-S3399 [22MY]
      ------clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3397 [22MY]
      ------permanently extend the employer-provided child care credit 
        (S. 3427), S5305 [24JY]
      Citizenship: provide that persons renouncing citizenship for 
        substantial tax avoidance purposes shall be subject to tax and 
        withholding on capital gains and that such persons should not 
        be admissable to the U.S. (S. 3205), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      Colleges and universities: allow a credit for contributions to a 
        trust used to provide need-based college scholarships (S. 
        2287), S3017 [9MY]
      ------require institutions of higher education to post certain 
        IRS returns on their websites (S. 2835), S2946 [8MY]
      Creating Small Business Jobs Act: extend certain provisions (S. 
        2050), S210 [31JA]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA], 
        S3812-S3816 [7JN], S6023, S6025 [10SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1525-S1528 [8MR], S1609 
        [13MR], S1651 [14MR]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage 
        penalty relief provisions permanent, S5178 [19JY]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, S404 [9FE], 
        S4111 [13JN], S5448 [26JY], S6590-S6592 [21SE]
      ------express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase 
        that will cripple families on fixed income and only further 
        push back America's economic recovery, S5939 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, S3746, S3757 [6JN], 
        S3804 [7JN], S4117 [13JN], S4405 [21JN], S4798-S4800, S4804-
        S4806 [10JY], S4835-S4842, S4851, S4857, S4885 [11JY], S4928, 
        S4932, S4934 [12JY], S4991-S4995, S4998 [16JY], S5052, S5074, 
        S5076-S5081 [17JY], S5102-S5103 [18JY], S5178, S5198 [19JY], 
        S6485-S6488 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), S5840 [1AU], S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (S. 3420), S5264 [23JY], S5265-S5294 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5275, S5287, S5291-
        S5293 [24JY], S5324-S5327, S5330-S5339, S5345, S5349-S5353 
        [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3401), S5167 
        [18JY], S5169 [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform (S. 3413), S5238 
        [19JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 
        3393), S5090 [17JY], S5093 [18JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), S5238 
        [19JY], S5352-S5357 [25JY], S5421, S5441, S5442, S5445 [26JY], 
        S5631 [30JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5265-S5268, S5270, S5271, S5275-S5288, S5291 [24JY], 
        S5321-S5347, S5349-S5352 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S5339 [25JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), unanimous-
        consent request, S6418, S6419 [19SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S6318-S6320 [13SE]
      ------impact of deregulation of the financial sector, S4658 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------impact of Government regulations, S4113 [13JN]
      ------importance of job creation, S14 [23JA], S332, S337 [6FE], 
        S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S1568 [12MR], S1642 [14MR], S1705 
        [15MR], S2203 [29MR], S3110 [14MY], S3823 [7JN], S3959 [12JN], 
        S4112 [13JN], S4194 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S6477 [20SE]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S831 [16FE], 
        S3392 [22MY], S3745 [6JN], S3959 [12JN], S4659 [27JN], S5100 
        [18JY]
      ------prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal 
        estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on 
        individuals, S2803 [26AP]
      ------promote global economic recovery through reduction in 
        government spending and taxes, S4434 [25JN]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, S3765 [6JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      ------provide permanent extension of tax relief and repeal 
        estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5102 [18JY]
      ------rebuild middle class by creating jobs, building 
        opportunity for working families, and restoring balance to the 
        tax code (S. 2252), S2483 [18AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, S3218 [16MY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2059), S263 
        [1FE], S319 [2FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S2007 
        [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2055 [27MR], S5287 [24JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2115, S2117 [28MR], S2223 [29MR], S2287-S2305, 
        S2308-S2311, S2313, S2314 [16AP], S2345 [17AP], S2521 [19AP]
      Education: provide a credit for early childhood education 
        professional school personnel, expand deduction for expenses 
        to early childhood education teachers, and modify credit for 
        dependent care services (S. 2180), S1542 [8MR]
      Electric power: extend credit for electricity produced from 
        certain renewable resources (S. 2201), S1737 [15MR], S3934 
        [12JN], S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4254 [19JN]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S668, S674-
        S679 [15FE], S831, S832 [16FE], S1452 [7MR], S2129 [28MR], 
        S3934 [12JN], S4119, S4134 [13JN], S4165 [14JN], S4254 [19JN], 
        S4380 [21JN], S4795-S4798 [10JY], S4841 [11JY], S4921 [12JY], 
        S5055, S5056 [17JY], S5098 [18JY], S5176 [19JY], S5421 [26JY], 
        S5712, S5721 [31JY], S5809, S5810 [1AU], S5924, S5925 [2AU], 
        S6078, S6101 [11SE], S6244 [12SE], S6292 [13SE], S6399 [19SE], 
        S6530 [20SE]
      Employment: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of 
        such jobs overseas, S284 [2FE]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs back and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S4791 [9JY], 
        S4793 [10JY], S5022 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs back and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072-S5074 [17JY], S5093-S5100, S5105, S5109-S5111, 
        S5114, S5130 [18JY], S5169, S5170, S5175, S5178, S5180-S5186, 
        S5188-S5190 [19JY], S5328, S5346 [25JY]
      Facebook, Inc.: stock option tax deductions relative to initial 
        public offering, S3273 [17MY]
      Families and domestic relations: repeal estate and generation-
        skipping taxes, S4924-S4926 [12JY], S5336, S5340-S5345, S5357 
        [25JY], S5441, S5442 [26JY], S5840 [1AU]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, S3068 [10MY]
      Federal employees: require individuals who file under the Ethics 
        in Government Act to disclose financial accounts deposited in 
        a country that is a tax haven (S. 2253), S2246 [29MR], S5103-
        S5105 [18JY]
      Government: make the Federal income tax system simpler, fairer, 
        and more fiscally responsible (S. 727), S4838 [11JY]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3412 [22MY], 
        S3479-S3482 [23MY], S4924 [12JY], S6508 [20SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), S3829 
        [7JN], S3929 [11JN], S3931 [12JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (S. 17), S3245 [17MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, 
        S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 
        [2AU]
      ------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      Income: prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S2802 [26AP], S2898-S2906 [7MY], S2933-S2948, 
        S2954 [8MY], S2998, S3000, S3003, S3004, S3006, S3013, S3015, 
        S3024-S3028, S3030, S3031, S3034, S3035 [9MY], S3054-S3057, 
        S3060 [10MY], S3263, S3264, S3268 [17MY], S3411 [22MY], S3536 
        [24MY], S3677 [4JN], S4188 [14JN]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (S. 1058), S3080 [10MY]
      Internal Revenue Code: extend certain expiring provisions, S1523 
        [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 [14MR]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions (S. 3521), S6289 
        [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions (S. 3521), motion to 
        proceed, S6260 [12SE]
      ------extend certain expiring provisions (S. 3521), unanimous-
        consent request, S6419 [19SE]
      Investments: Build America Bonds program, S836 [16FE]
      ------end derivatives blended rate loophole that subsidizes 
        short-term speculation (S. 2033), S45 [23JA]
      ------prohibit capital gains rate increase, S2313 [16AP]
      IRS: enforcement of rules relative to 501(c)(4) social welfare 
        organizations engaged in partisan political activity, S6428 
        [19SE]
      Mazur, Mark J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury 
        for Tax Policy, S4668 [27JN], S5655 [30JY]
      Mortgages: prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (S. 2250), S3463 [23MY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S57-S59, S62 [24JA], 
        S332 [6FE], S368 [7FE], S2804 [26AP], S3110-S3113 [14MY], 
        S4649, S4653-S4658 [27JN], S4870-S4872 [11JY], S5107 [18JY], 
        S5652-S5654 [30JY], S5806, S5826-S5828 [1AU], S6029-S6032 
        [10SE], S6243 [12SE], S6480, S6492, S6505-S6507, S6510 [20SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S85 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S233 
        [1FE], S2216 [29MR], S2302 [16AP], S2524 [19AP], S3110 [14MY], 
        S3194 [16MY], S3298 [21MY], S3740, S3746 [6JN], S3804 [7JN], 
        S4657 [27JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4869-S4872 [11JY], S4919, 
        S4920, S4934 [12JY], S5077-S5081 [17JY], S5170 [19JY], S5242 
        [23JY], S5323, S5343, S5344 [25JY], S6509 [20SE]
      Nuclear energy: extend production tax credit for nuclear power, 
        S2130 [28MR]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, S5178 [19JY], S5344 [25JY]
      ------evaluation of administration, S315 [2FE], S2298 [16AP], 
        S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 [9MY], S3052 [10MY], S3460 [23MY], 
        S4314 [20JN], S4986-S4988 [16JY], S5052-S5054, S5074, S5076-
        S5081 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S1567 [12MR], S2560 
        [23AP], S3298-S3300 [21MY], S3390, S3392 [22MY], S3671 [4JN], 
        S3746 [6JN], S3931, S3932 [12JN], S4110-S4114 [13JN], S4189-
        S4192 [14JN], S4224 [18JN], S4784-S4786 [9JY], S4794 [10JY], 
        S4939 [12JY], S5101 [18JY], S5170, S5184 [19JY], S5241-S5243 
        [23JY], S5281, S5284 [24JY], S5693 [31JY], S5808, S5829 [1AU], 
        S5902 [2AU], S6308, S6322 [13SE], S6411-S6413 [19SE], S6476-
        S6482, S6509 [20SE], S6592-S6595 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of tax policies, S3408 [22MY], S4998 [16JY], 
        S5938-S5940 [2AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Dept. of HHS 
        transfer of funds to the IRS for implementation, S2474 [18AP]
      ------impact, S1821 [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], 
        S1956-S1963, S1988-S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], 
        S2160-S2163 [28MR], S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S3114 
        [14MY], S3298 [21MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-
        S4810 [10JY], S4857, S4866, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-
        S5447 [26JY], S5692-S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S4696-S4706, S4709, S4714 [28JN]
      ------impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]
      ------impact on small business hiring, S4868 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4706, S4707 [28JN], S4735-S4737 
        [29JN], S4856, S4858, S4863, S4868 [11JY], S4924, S4935 
        [12JY], S5443 [26JY]
      ------repeal, S118-S120 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S412 [9FE], S665 
        [15FE], S1110 [29FE], S1444-S1447 [7MR], S1564-S1567 [12MR], 
        S1666 [14MR], S1818-S1821 [20MR], S1876, S1890-S1894 [21MR], 
        S1957 [22MR], S2010-S2013 [26MR], S2117-S2120, S2131, S2148 
        [28MR], S2190, S2212-S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3007-S3009 [9MY], 
        S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4409 [21JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], 
        S4708 [28JN], S4842, S4843, S4857, S4858 [11JY], S5442 [26JY], 
        S5692, S5693, S5696, S5698, S5706 [31JY], S5806 [1AU], S6046 
        [10SE], S6413 [19SE]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements, S3829 [7JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808-S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, 
        S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4690-S4710, 
        S4714 [28JN], S4731-S4733, S4735-S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 
        [9JY], S4808 [10JY], S4862-S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 
        [20SE]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], 
        S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015-
        S2017 [26MR], S2041-S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 
        [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808-S3812 [7JN], S4409 
        [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620-S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]
      Pensions: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (S. 
        3532), S6272 [12SE]
      ------reform funding rules, S1659 [14MR]
      Petroleum: adjust gasoline tax rates with inflation, S1448-S1450 
        [7MR], S4690 [28JN]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        S6393, S6395, S6421 [19SE], S6590 [21SE]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
      Power resources: deny inclusion of any antidumping or 
        countervailing duties in the determination of the basis of any 
        energy tax credit property (S. 3610), S6629 [21SE]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), S1814 [19MR], S1817, S1837 [20MR], S2055, 
        S2061, S2070, S2071 [27MR], S2116, S2120-S2131, S2134-S2148, 
        S2154-S2157 [28MR], S2187-S2190, S2192-S2202, S2207, S2216 
        [29MR], S2521 [19AP]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1984 [22MR], S2009, 
        S2010, S2018, S2023-S2028 [26MR], S2039, S2045-S2052 [27MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR], 
        S2145, S2146 [28MR]
      ------encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, 
        S1561-S1564 [12MR], S1591, S1600 [13MR]
      ------extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 
        [12MR], S1599 [13MR]
      ------provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic 
        transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax 
        loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      ------provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and 
        energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], 
        S1650, S1651 [14MR]
      Presidential appointments: clarify Committee on Finance (Senate) 
        vetting process relative to request for nominee's tax returns, 
        S6421 [19SE]
      Public debt: provide for taxpayers making donations with their 
        income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the 
        public debt (S. 1676), S2295 [16AP]
      Rates, S547-S549, S551-S554 [13FE], S664, S683-S685 [15FE], S823 
        [16FE], S3392 [22MY], S3756-S3758 [6JN], S4794, S4795, S4798-
        S4800 [10JY], S4931, S4939 [12JY], S5903 [2AU], S6031, S6046 
        [10SE], S6088 [11SE], S6403, S6409, S6414 [19SE], S6478, 
        S6479, S6508 [20SE]
      Renewable energy: extend certain renewable fuel tax incentives, 
        S487-S489 [9FE]
      ------extend production tax credit, S674-S678 [15FE]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (S. 3275), S3841 [7JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S233 [1FE], S3669, S3671 
        [4JN], S3812-S3816 [7JN], S4109 [13JN], S6039 [10SE]
      Research: permanently extend and modify the research credit (S. 
        825), S337 [6FE]
      Saverin, Eduardo: decision to renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid 
        capital gains taxes on Facebook stock after initial public 
        offering (IPO), S3548-S3550 [24MY]
      SBA: extend and reauthorize certain programs, S4876-S4879 
        [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      Securities: specify when certain securities issued in connection 
        with church plans are treated as exempted securities (H.R. 
        33), S4428 [21JN]
      Small business: extend the time for making S corporation 
        elections (S. 2271), S2251 [29MR]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (S. 2088), S497 [9FE]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses, S4936 [12JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), S4812 [10JY], S4921 
        [12JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5451 [26JY], S5845 [1AU], S6419 [19SE]
      ------provide a taxpayer bill of rights (S. 2291), S2395 [17AP]
      ------provide certainty for small business concerns (S. 3572), 
        S6461 [19SE]
      ------provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the 
        research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (S. 
        3460), S5735 [31JY]
      ------provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve 
        SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Social Security: provide payroll tax relief, S329 [6FE], S362 
        [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE], S830, S840 [16FE], S882 
        [17FE]
      Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their 
        transportation priorities, S1534 [8MR], S1592, S1604 [13MR]
      ------empower States with authority for most taxing and spending 
        for highway and mass transit programs, S1594, S1595 [13MR]
      ------modify gas tax apportionment formula to ensure that the 
        percentage of funds received by a State is the same as the 
        percentage of total gas taxes paid by the State, S1535 [8MR], 
        S1601 [13MR]
      Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project (TRIP) Bonds 
        program: establish, S836, S838 [16FE]
      Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3292 
        [17MY]
      Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and 
        transition assistance and providing incentives to employers 
        for hiring veterans, S3504-S3506 [23MY]
      War: impose special tax to finance, S4406 [21JN]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S4659 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
  Reports
      Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family 
        Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust 
        (organization), H4712-H4715 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Adjust Date on Which Consolidated Assets Are Determined for 
        Purposes of Exempting Certain Instruments of Smaller 
        Institutions From Capital Deductions: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3128) (H. Rept. 112-566), H4654 [29JN]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act: Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3864) (H. Rept. 112-396), H696 
        [13FE]
      Clarify That Accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan Are Subject to 
        Certain Federal Tax Levies: Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4365) (H. Rept. 112-630), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-
        641), H5524 [31JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 620) (H. Rept. 112-447), H1914 
        [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112-587), H4684 [9JY]
      Consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a 
        Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 747) (H. Rept. 112-641), H5524 [31JY]
      Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112-208), S6062 [10SE]
      Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 112-517), H3479 [5JN]
      Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 112-152), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      Medical FSA Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1004) (H. Rept. 112-515), H3479 [5JN]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1864) (H. Rept. 112-386), H475 
        [3FE]
      Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 6169) (H. Rept. 112-629), 
        H5330 [30JY]
      Protect Medical Innovation Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 112-514), H3479 [5JN]
      Restoring Access to Medication Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 5842) (H. Rept. 112-516), H3479 [5JN]
      Small Business Tax Cut Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 112-425), H1844 [16AP]
      Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 
        112-639), H5524 [31JY]
  Statements
      Business Tax Reform: Executive Office of the President, H1225 
        [7MR]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H3604 [7JN]
      Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Milton R. Wolf, 
        H4719 [10JY]
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power: Doug Fredrickson, Blattner 
        Energy, Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Mark Ahlstrom, WindLogics Inc., E1209 [9JY]
      ------Shanelle Montan, enXco, Inc., E1208 [9JY]
      ------Tim Maag, M.A. Mortenson Co., E1209 [9JY]
      Tax Expenditures and Budget Rescission Authority: Representative 
        McCollum, H605 [8FE]
  Summaries
      Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact: Bloomberg Finance 
        L.P., H3595 [7JN]
  Tables
      Budget aggregates, H3101 [17MY]
      Direct spending legislation--Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        allocation for resolution changes, H5627 [1AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 620, consideration of H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut 
        Act, H1981 [19AP]
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare 
        Act, H4711 [10JY]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 8, Job Protection and 
        Recession Prevention Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation 
        through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act, H5538 [1AU]
      H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, H5578 [1AU]
      H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act, H1990 [19AP]
      H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3601 [7JN]
      H.R. 828, Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act, H5414 [31JY]
      H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, 
        H2667 [15MY]
      H.R. 3800, Airport and Airway Extension Act, H135 [24JA]
      H.R. 4362, Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) 
        Identity Theft Act, H5510 [31JY]
      H.R. 4365, clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are 
        subject to certain Federal tax levies, H5410 [31JY]
      H.R. 5044, exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans, 
        H6101 [19SE]
      H.R. 5912, prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, H6113 [19SE]
      H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4725 [10JY]
      H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax 
        Code Act, H5658 [2AU]
      H.R. 6410, Buffett Rule Act, H6099 [19SE]
      S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]
      S. 2091, U.S. Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act, 
        S498-S502 [9FE]
      S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, S2032 [26MR]
      S. 2253, Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act, 
        S2247 [29MR]
      S. 2271, Small Business Election Simplification Act, S2252 
        [29MR]
      S. 2291, Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S2396-S2398 
        [17AP]
      S. 3081, Tobacco Tax Equity Act, S3088 [10MY]
      S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act, S3842 [7JN]
      S. 3393, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5087-S5089 [17JY]
      S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act, S5216-S5218 [19JY], S5355 
        [25JY]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. 3532, Church Plan Clarification Act, S6272 [12SE]
      S. 3545, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act, S6343 
        [13SE]
      S. Con. Res. 40, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2326-S2333 [16AP]
      S. Con. Res. 41, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2401-S2405 [17AP]
      S. Con. Res. 42, setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022, 
        S2833-S2840 [26AP]
      S. Con. Res. 44, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S2971-S2977 [8MY]
      S. Con. Res. 52, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022, 
        S5218-S5224 [19JY]




TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS  related term(s) Fundraising
  Bills and resolutions
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]




TAXIS  see Common Carriers; Motor Vehicles




TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN]




TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE (organization)

  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5107 [23JY]




TAXPAYERS RIGHT TO KNOW ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 3609) (H. Rept. 112-635), H5524 [31JY]




TAYLOR, ARIEL K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1275 [18JY]




TAYLOR, BLAKE

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]




TAYLOR, CHARLES

  Articles and editorials
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to the Former Liberian Regime of 
        Charles Taylor: President Obama, S5084 [17JY], H4872 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Liberia: conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity, 
        E685 [27AP]




TAYLOR, CODY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1646 [21SE]




TAYLOR, DALE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E392 [20MR]




TAYLOR, DALE T.

  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Lord of Hosts,'' George H. Jenks, Jr., E330 
        [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E329 [7MR]




TAYLOR, DAVID W.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3539 [24MY]




TAYLOR, DAWSON

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Best of Braddock Awards 
        recipients, E1411 [3AU]




TAYLOR, GARDNER C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1057 [18JN]




TAYLOR, GREGORY B.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E267 [28FE]




TAYLOR, HOWARTH

  Remarks in House
      Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame: inductee, H4894 [17JY]




TAYLOR, JOE T.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




TAYLOR, KATRINA

  Remarks in House
      Florida: tribute to veterans walk supporting Wounded Warriors 
        project, E37 [18JA]




TAYLOR, MORRIS

  Poems
      ``Greater Than Gold,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1437 [3AU]




TAYLOR, NICHOLAS A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4917 [18JY], E1280 [18JY]




TAYLOR, PA

  Remarks in House
      St. George's Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church: 
        anniversary, E325 [7MR]




TAYLOR, PAUL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S347 [6FE]




TAYLOR, STEPHANIE

  Remarks in House
      Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition 
        participants, E741 [9MY]




TBLISI, G.E.

  Articles and editorials
      Georgian Politics--Blood Feud, E1438 [3AU]




TCHULA, MS

  Remarks in House
      Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.: tribute, 
        E197 [15FE]




TEACHERS  see Education




TEAMSTERS  see International Brotherhood of Teamsters




TEBOW, TIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E568 [18AP]




TECHAMERICA (organization)

  Letters
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012), S5915 [2AU]




TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  see Foreign Aid




TECHNOLOGY  related term(s) Electronics; Research
  Amendments
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6649, S6651 [21SE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6017, H6018, H6019 
        [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, 
        H774, H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, 
        H823, H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 
        [15FE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
      National security: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber 
        and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401, S5402, 
        S5403, S5405, S5409, S5410 [25JY], S5495, S5507, S5519, S5520, 
        S5521, S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5568, S5572, S5575, S5579, 
        S5591, S5603, S5615, S5622 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676, S5677, 
        S5678, S5681, S5682, S5684, S5685, S5686, S5687, S5688 [30JY], 
        S5724, S5739, S5740, S5741, S5743, S5744, S5746, S5747, S5748, 
        S5760, S5772, S5773, S5777, S5778, S5782, S5783, S5784, S5786, 
        S5787, S5788, S5789, S5791, S5792, S5793 [31JY], S5885, S5886, 
        S5888, S5889, S5890, S5891 [1AU]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3601 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety Improvement Act, H192 [31JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Rule Will Literally Save Us, S4319 [20JN]
      Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, H3097 [17MY]
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
      China's Solyndra Economy, H6015 [14SE]
      Cyber Hill Battle--Searching for a Common Sense Defense Against 
        a ``Digital Pearl Harbor'', S5910 [2AU]
      Do You Want the Good News First?, S3761 [6JN]
      Drill Baby Drill, Redux--Republicans' Tired Remedy for Rising 
        Gas Prices Won't Fix Anything, S1404 [6MR]
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]
      SpyLab--How a Team of Harvard Grads Is Using a Satellite--Plus a 
        Little Help From George Clooney--To Rewrite the Rules of 
        Humanitarianism, E717 [7MY]
      USDA--Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation, E806 [15MY]
      (Web) Recipe for Success, S346 [6FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      American Innovation Bank: establish to improve science and 
        technology job training and to authorize grants for curriculum 
        development (see S. 2369), S2731 [25AP] (see H.R. 4720), H2125 
        [25AP]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 6217), H5326 [26JY]
      Children and youth: authorize a national toll-free hotline and 
        website to develop and disseminate child care consumer 
        education information to help parents access child care in 
        their community (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE]
      Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 452), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see 
        S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 
        4263), H1641 [27MR]
      ------protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see 
        S. 2102), S567 [13FE]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (see H.R. 4850), H2204 [26AP]
      ------allow for innovations and alternative technologies that 
        meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make 
        technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (see 
        H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Consumers: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of an 
        open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology 
        standards as a condition of market access, and promote free 
        flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY] (see 
        H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish grant program within rural 
        broadband program (see S. 2275), S2243 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: require an independent study and report on 
        simulated tactical flight training in a sustained gravity 
        environment (see S. 3554), S6453 [19SE]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (see H.R. 4366), 
        H1914 [17AP]
      ------establish national program for arts and technology (see S. 
        2263), S2242 [29MR]
      ------make grants to State-based science, technology, 
        engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education 
        (see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]
      Dept. of Energy: clarify provision of civil penalties for 
        Federal officials who issue loan guarantees in violation of 
        policies of the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 5863), H3266 [30MY]
      ------consider water intensity in energy research, development, 
        and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, 
        reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water 
        resources (see H.R. 5827), H3161 [18MY]
      ------improve high-end computing research and development 
        program (see S. 3459), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6454), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (see H. Res. 779), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for research and education to improve 
        screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see S. 
        3345), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see S. 2044), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4068), 
        H901 [16FE]
      ------establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa for aliens pursuing 
        advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics and authorize conditional permanent residency for 
        such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 [16MY]
      ------provide certain immigration benefits for aliens with 
        advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (see S. 3185), S3174 [15MY]
      ------provide certain information to intellectual property right 
        owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate 
        identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 
        6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and 
        establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 
        3250), S3631 [24MY]
      ------provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial 
        Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to 
        implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see 
        H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H1427 [20MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 
        [14FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish position of Recovered Mineral 
        Component Ombudsman in the Federal Highway Administration 
        Office of Pavement Technology (see H.R. 6492), H6274 [21SE]
      ------prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons 
        while operating in the national airspace system (see H.R. 
        5950), H3707 [15JN]
      ------reauthorize surface transportation research, technology, 
        training, intelligent transportation, and university 
        transportation programs, and Bureau of Transportation 
        Statistics (see H.R. 3833), H186 [27JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve utilization of 
        teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and 
        telehealth coordination services for veterans' health care 
        (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]
      ------provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in 
        science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 
        3488), S5977 [2AU]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 
        5893), H3480 [5JN]
      Education: increase participation of historically 
        underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry 
        (see S. 3475), S5870 [1AU]
      Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update 
        standards for government and law enforcement access to stored 
        communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 
        [2AU]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (see S.J. Res. 
        37), S850 [16FE]
      ------prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on 
        fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and 
        until carbon capture and storage is found to be 
        technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), 
        H5200 [24JY]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 533), H373 [1FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        3816), H158 [24JA]
      FCC: ensure rule adopting methodology for establishing 
        benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support 
        shall have no force or effect and require report on an 
        alternative methodology (see H.R. 6526), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require reallocation and auction for commercial use of 
        certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 
        4817), H2203 [26AP]
      FDA: enhance oversight of medical device recalls and provide for 
        conditional clearance of certain medical devices (see H.R. 
        5866), H3266 [30MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see S. 2096), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 4004), H692 [9FE]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H1914 [17AP]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR] (see H.R. 
        4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Forest Service: make First and Second Generation Modular 
        Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units available to 
        certain Air National Guard and Reserves to alleviate shortage 
        of air tankers to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5965), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Government regulations: eliminate requirements for duplicative 
        clinical testing of new drugs, vaccines, biological products, 
        or medical devices if inconsistent with relevant ethical norms 
        (see S. 3506), S5977 [2AU]
      Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological 
        effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields 
        from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), 
        H5716 [3AU]
      ------extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      ------protect privacy of protected health information by 
        requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store 
        health information, restricting access, and improving 
        congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 
        3834), H186 [27JA]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6060 [14SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Information technology: improve enforcement of criminal and 
        civil law with respect to cloud computing (see S. 3569), S6454 
        [19SE]
      ------improve Federal information security (see H.R. 4257), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      ------preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), 
        H3266 [30MY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S2824 [26AP]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S2730 [25AP]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see S. 2265), S2242 [29MR] (see 
        H.R. 4165), H1303 [8MR]
      ------provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H1976 [18AP]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]
      NASA: convey excess property at the Kennedy Space Center to a 
        State or political subdivision, municipality, or 
        instrumentality of a State for development of and operation of 
        a spaceport (see H.R. 6540), H6276 [21SE]
      ------preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 548), 
        H802 [15FE]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 562), S6454 [19SE]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4299 [19JN]
      National Robotics Week: designate (see H. Res. 598), H1641 
        [27MR]
      National security: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber 
        and communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] 
        (see S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
      ------ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense 
        system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (see H.R. 5826), H3161 [18MY]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee 
        to identify and coordinate international science and 
        technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
      ------require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to 
        ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and 
        integrity of scientific information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 
        [18JN]
      Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see 
        H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]
      Rural areas: authorize a competitive grant program to implement 
        and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (see H.R. 
        5732), H2645 [10MY]
      SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (see S. 3174), S3129 [14MY]
      ------establish loan guarantee program to assist small business 
        concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 
        4185), H1304 [8MR]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of Seattle World's Fair (see S. Res. 
        431), S2546 [19AP]
      Space policy: authorize the President to determine appropriate 
        export controls of satellites and related items based on 
        national security and foreign policy objectives (see S. 3211), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------express that delays in implementing a clear mission for 
        the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 
        2034), S75 [24JA]
      Tariff: digital camera lenses (see S. 2408, 2412), S2822 [26AP]
      ------knit garments with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3063), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4985), H2267 [27AP]
      ------knit tank tops with electrodes knit into or attached to 
        the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure 
        an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3062), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4984), H2267 [27AP]
      ------lightweight digital camera lenses (see S. 2409, 2410, 
        2411), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5433, 5434, 5435), H2318 [7MY]
      ------sports bras with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3061), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4983), H2267 [27AP]
      Taxation: allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a 
        program of study in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 6325), H5706 [2AU]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      ------limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned 
        by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 [8MY]
      ------modify credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 
        3581), S6545 [20SE]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H1016 [28FE]
      ------provide exception from passive loss rules for investments 
        in high technology research small business pass-thru entities 
        (see S. 3595), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6559), H6284 [25SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]
      Telecommunications: continue an advisory committee considering 
        optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of 
        communications systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]
      ------encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum 
        available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless 
        coverage (see S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]
      ------ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and surcharges 
        are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative to prepaid 
        mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]
      ------ensure that security is taken into account in certain 
        efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications 
        networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish an advisory committee on national security 
        telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]
      ------require disclosures to consumers on the capability of 
        software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of 
        the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]
      Television: provide certain rural counties with the ability to 
        receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 
        4469), H2030 [19AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (see S. 3542), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6028), H4064 
        [26JN]
      U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H1571 [26MR] (see H. Res. 628), H2031 
        [19AP]
      U.S. Geological Survey: establish the National Geospatial 
        Technology Administration (see H.R. 4233), H1496 [21MR]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see S. 3410), 
        S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6131), H4906 [17JY]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: establish standards for publication of poll tapes used 
        in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 5814), H3102 [17MY]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 
        3608), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S614 [14FE]
  Chronologies
      Pilot's Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]
  Cloture motions
      National security: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber 
        and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], 
        S5919 [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Conference reports
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658), H230-H304 [1FE]
  Letters
      American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment 
        technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, 
        National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical 
        Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]
      ------David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]
      ------Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]
      Cybersecurity Act: several former national security officials, 
        S4136 [13JN]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Dorothy Coleman, National 
        Association of Manufacturers, S5909 [2AU]
      ------Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S5704 [31JY]
      ------several financial services organizations, S5909 [2AU]
      ------several individuals, S5437 [26JY]
      ------Shawn Osbourne, TechAmerica (organization), S5915 [2AU]
      Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding: several organizations, H3454 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]
      Enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications 
        infrastructure: several former government officials, S4847 
        [11JY]
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: several Senators, S4291 [19JN]
      Federal information security improvement: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E699 
        [27AP]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E699 [27AP]
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: 
        Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------John G. Pare, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Charles M. Loveless, American 
        Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society, Shereen 
        Arent, American Diabetes Association, and Mark A. Schoeberl, 
        American Heart Association, H3605 [7JN]
      ------DeAnn Friedholm, Consumers Union, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ethan Rome, Health Care for America Now (organization), 
        H3604 [7JN]
      ------Judy Waxman and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law 
        Center, H3603 [7JN]
      ------Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), H3605 
        [7JN]
      ------Walter J. Humann, OsteoMed Inc., H3592 [7JN]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]
      Improve privacy of electronic communications: several 
        organizations, S5914 [2AU]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      No More Solyndras Act: Representative Hall, Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6008 [14SE]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]
      Repeal excise tax on medical devices: Gary R. Herbert, Governor 
        of Utah, S3481 [23MY]
      ------Richard R. Nelson, Utah Technology Council, S3480 [23MY]
      Secure Border Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E972 [5JN]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Edward Wytkind, Transportation 
        Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, H4007 [26JN]
      U.S. agreement with Russia relative to missile defenses: 
        Representative Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5032 [19JY]
      We're OK With the EPA's New Air-Quality Regulations: several 
        energy company leaders, S4321 [20JN]
  Lists
      House of Representatives staff who worked on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H455 [3FE]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
  Motions
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4314 [20JN]
      National security: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber 
        and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5357 [25JY], 
        S5419 [26JY], S5724 [31JY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3616 
        [7JN]
  Press releases
      Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 
        H3604 [7JN]
      New Poll Shows the Public Wants EPA To Do More To Reduce Air 
        Pollution--Voters Support Setting Stronger Carbon Pollution 
        Standards To Protect Public Health: American Lung Association, 
        S4321 [20JN]
  Remarks in House
      Air Force: research, development, test, and evaluation programs 
        funding through reductions in operations and maintenance, 
        H4956 [18JY]
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]
      Boeing Co.: tribute to production and delivery of Boeing 787 
        Dreamliner airplane, E182 [13FE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 
        6081), H5025 [19JY]
      ------bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H40 [18JA], 
        H121 [24JA], H5757 [10SE]
      Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic 
        content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, 
        States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain 
        renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 6217), H5872 [12SE]
      ------require total domestic content in green technologies 
        purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and 
        property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits 
        (H.R. 487), H19 [17JA], H721 [14FE], H3820, H3879 [20JN], 
        H5193 [24JY]
      Cabot Guns (company): tribute, H1030 [29FE]
      Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H807, H819 
        [16FE]
      Carnegie Mellon University: tribute to Heinz School of Public 
        Policy students for winning the Hult International Business 
        School Hult Global Case Challenge, E746 [9MY], E852 [18MY]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones, H5133 [24JY]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (H.R. 1048), H3809 [20JN]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H719, H720 [14FE], H733 
        [15FE]
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2215-H2222 [27AP]
      ------protect cyber privacy, H5686 [2AU]
      Concurrent Technologies Corp.: anniversary, E1372 [1AU]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), H3984, H3985 [26JN]
      ------repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H3427, 
        H3461, H3462 [5JN], E1023 [7JN]
      Coulson, Samuel: Broadcom Corp., Math, Applied Science, 
        Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program 
        finalist, E1523 [13SE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (H.R. 6063), H5507-H5510 [31JY], 
        H5619 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense: directed energy technologies initiatives 
        funding, H2791 [16MY], H5057 [19JY]
      ------establish an interagency organization to coordinate 
        military cyber operations, H3126 [18MY]
      ------Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund funding, 
        H4985, H4986 [18JY]
      ------make available to the public the total costs of wars in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan on the Dept. of Defense website, H3005, 
        H3007 [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with 
        Russia, H5031-H5033 [19JY]
      ------prohibit information obtained via an unmanned aerial 
        vehicle to be used as evidence in a court of law without a 
        warrant, H3007 [17MY]
      ------prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems except in 
        accordance with the Fourth Amendment, H4990, H4991 [18JY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3008, H3009 [17MY]
      ------Rapid Innovation Fund funding, H4964, H4965 [18JY]
      ------report on status of work on cognitive radio, dynamic 
        spectrum access, software-defined radio, and other spectrum-
        sharing techniques and technologies, H5033 [19JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding for 
        perchlorate contamination cleanup through reductions in 
        operations and maintenance funding, H4971 [18JY], H5042 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, 
        engineering, and math education programs (H.R. 4366), E595 
        [19AP]
      ------provide grants to State educational agencies and 
        institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and 
        secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding, H3353 [31MY]
      ------Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through 
        reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding, H3410-H3412 [5JN], E993 [6JN]
      ------Batteries and Electric Drive Technology Program funding, 
        H3493 [6JN]
      ------clarify certain findings from Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative technology 
        loan guarantee program, H6018, H6019 [14SE]
      ------consider water intensity in energy research, development, 
        and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, 
        reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water 
        resources (H.R. 5827), E853 [18MY]
      ------ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee program is 
        able to continue to accept applications for new loan 
        guarantees, H6016, H6019-H6022 [14SE]
      ------Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding, 
        H3412, H3413 [5JN]
      ------Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, 
        H3452-H3454 [5JN]
      ------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and 
        coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
      ------nuclear energy research and development programs funding, 
        H3410 [5JN]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H5930, H5932 [13SE], H6004-H6024, 
        H6049 [14SE], E1549 [18SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5934-
        H5939 [13SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022, H6023 
        [14SE]
      ------prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for science programs in contravention of 
        Dept. of Energy Organization Act, H3455-H3457 [5JN]
      ------U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center funding, H3464, 
        H3465 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: cybersecurity infrastructure 
        funding, H3619, H3636, H3637 [7JN]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559-H3561 
        [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funding, H2707 [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through 
        reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423, H2424 
        [8MY]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), H5207 
        [25JY]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), 
        H1397 [20MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: development of U.S. oil shale resources 
        and promote shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3355 [31MY]
      ------oil shale technology research and development funding, 
        H3413, H3414 [5JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H752-H787 [15FE], H810, H820-H834, 
        H880-H886 [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, 
        E233 [17FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-
        H744, H746-H750 [15FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884-H886 [16FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Deployment 
        Program funding, E1237 [12JY]
      ------prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons 
        while operating in the national airspace system (H.R. 5950), 
        H4144 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the International Highway Technology 
        Scanning Program, H4141 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the use of unmanned aircraft systems 
        as weapons while operating in the national airspace system, 
        H4143, H4144 [27JN]
      Disasters: provide local free radio broadcasting on mobile 
        devices, H3584 [7JN], E1007 [7JN]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (H.R. 5893), H3693 [8JN], H4782 
        [11JY]
      Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM) education funding, H383 [2FE], H557 [7FE], H1853 
        [17AP], H2522 [9MY]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H2458 [9MY]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units, H3743 [19JN]
      Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office 
        for Cyberspace, H2792 [16MY]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, H453 [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H445-H447 
        [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), H192 [31JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H447-H456 [3FE], E142, 
        E147 [6FE], E155 [7FE]
      ------improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the 
        National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), H5100-H5102 [23JY]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to public school math and science 
        teachers participating in Sally Ride Science Academy in San 
        Diego, CA, E322 [6MR]
      Farmingdale State College: tribute to Green Building Institute, 
        E437 [26MR]
      FCC: ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not impede 
        implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in rural 
        areas, H1622 [27MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (H.R. 4004), E174 [9FE]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system, 
        H6111 [19SE]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 [8JN]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 
        4367), H4664-H4666 [9JY], E1283 [19JY]
      Fond du Lac, WI: tribute to Fond du Lac School District, E862 
        [18MY]
      For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology 
        (FIRST) (organization): tribute, E199 [15FE]
      Government regulations: require each agency to submit and obtain 
        approval from the Office of Science and Technology Policy for 
        guidelines ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant 
        scientific information, H5283, H5284 [25JY], E1339 [26JY]
      Halliburton Co.: provide assistance to at-risk youth of Houston, 
        TX, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math 
        (STEM), H3737 [19JN]
      Hampton, VA: anniversary of NASA Langley Research Center, E1581 
        [20SE]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School robotics team, 
        E928 [31MY]
      High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support 
        of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), 
        H2222-H2227, H2252 [27AP]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]
      Hunkapillar, Michael W.: BayBio (organization) Lifetime 
        Achievement DiNA Award recipient, E610 [23AP]
      Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who 
        have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and 
        exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical 
        limitations (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), 
        H6155, H6188, H6190-H6193 [20SE], E1632 [21SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, 
        H6185-H6194 [20SE], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, 
        E1657 [25SE]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2187-H2192 [26AP], E668 [26AP]
      ------preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        under which the Internet has thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5253 
        [25JY], H5599-H5602 [1AU], E1403 [3AU]
      Intelligence services: advanced technologies funding, H3293 
        [31MY]
      ------counterintelligence resources funding, H3294 [31MY]
      International Day of Radiology: observance, E1381 [1AU]
      Jimenez, Tony: Small Business Council of America Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipient, E799 [15MY]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673-H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]
      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.: grand opening of Farmers 
        Branch, TX, campus, E433 [22MR]
      Motor vehicles: provide incentives for the purchase of electric 
        vehicles and increase investment in advanced vehicle 
        technology, development, and manufacturing, H976 [28FE]
      Mountain Home, AR: Mountain Home High School robotics team 
        winners of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition, H4076 
        [27JN]
      NASA: tribute to space shuttle program, H1850 [17AP], H1963 
        [18AP]
      ------Voyager (spacecraft) funding, E1480 [11SE]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E122, E123, E124 
        [2FE]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 548), E215 [16FE]
      National security: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber 
        and communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]
      ------improve border security, H1008-H1013 [28FE], H1144 [5MR]
      ------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
      ------maintain security relative to information technology 
        procurement and supply chain management, H3097 [17MY]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (H.R. 5826), E853 [18MY]
      Navy: tribute to development of clean energy sources, H1277 
        [8MR]
      New York: tribute to passage of law combating prescription drug 
        abuse, H4830 [12JY]
      NIST: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AmTech) 
        funding, H2372 [8MY]
      NOAA: Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS) 
        funding, H2522 [9MY]
      ------National Sea Grant College Program funding, H2359 [8MY]
      NSF: education programs funding, H2358 [8MY]
      ------Educational and Human Resources Account funding, H2551 
        [9MY]
      ------Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program funding, H2415 [8MY]
      ------provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal 
        agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize 
        the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific 
        information (H.R. 5952), E1062 [18JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: recognize 
        importance of instruction in foreign language and culture in 
        development of training programs to protect against cyber 
        attacks and intrusions, H3299, H3300 [31MY]
      ------require report to identify and assess risks from foreign 
        suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign 
        governments, H3305, H3306 [31MY]
      OraSure Technologies, Inc.: tribute, E1227 [11JY]
      Pacific Metallurgical Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Exporting 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1507 [13SE]
      Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H969 [28FE]
      Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of 
        Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science 
        and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Rookie All-Star Award, E552 [17AP]
      Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of 
        clean energy technologies (H.R. 6275), E1424 [3AU]
      Railroads: positive train control requirements implementation 
        funding, H4047 [26JN]
      Raytheon Co.: tribute, H591 [8FE]
      Rochester, NY: Girl Scouts Hippie Pandas (robotics team) 
        recipient of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Gracious Professionalism Award, E971 [5JN]
      ------tribute to Hippie Pandas Girl Scout technical team for 
        helping develop a solar-powered pasteurization system for raw 
        milk, E1460 [10SE]
      Rowan University: tribute to RCA Heritage Program Museum, E1053 
        [18JN]
      Satellite Sentinel Project (organization): tribute, E717 [7MY]
      SEC: report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public 
        capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 
        [8MR]
      Sonoma State University: anniversary of Environmental Technology 
        Center, E534 [16AP]
      South Carolina: Dept. of Energy decision to install small 
        modular nuclear technology at the Savannah River Site in Aiken 
        and Barnwell, SC, H1138 [5MR]
      ------formation of joint technology initiative between Savannah 
        River National Laboratory and University of South Carolina to 
        build new technology-based businesses and create jobs, H1813 
        [16AP]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H3005 [17MY]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H1529 
        [22MR], H5567-H5569, H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E178 
        [9FE], E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, E1421 [3AU]
      Taxation: exempt certain emergency medical devices from the 
        excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 1310), H4764 [10JY]
      ------permanently extend the research and development credit, 
        H715-H720 [14FE]
      ------prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical 
        devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5915 [12SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3366 
        [1JN], H3584, H3587, H3588, H3601-H3618 [7JN], H3797, H3798 
        [19JN], E1025, E1031, E1035 [8JN], E1041 [12JN], E1052 [18JN], 
        E1124 [21JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3589-H3601 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), motion to 
        recommit, H3616 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 5906), H3591 
        [7JN]
      Television: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic 
        television signal, E1248 [12JY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015-H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]
      ------ensure that certain transportation worker identification 
        credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for 
        implementation of electronic readers for such credentials, 
        H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]
      ------modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving 
        from preclearance airports (H.R. 6028), H5824-H5826 [11SE]
      Twitchell Technical Products, Inc.: anniversary, E588 [19AP], 
        E632 [24AP]
      U.S. Space and Rocket Center: anniversary of Space Camp, H3582 
        [7JN]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H5829, 
        H5830 [11SE]
      United Launch Alliance (organization): tribute, H3587 [7JN]
      University of South Florida: tribute, E121 [2FE]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], H3421-
        H3423 [5JN]
      Volpi, John: Metroplex Technology Business Council Tech Titans 
        Corporate CTO of the Year Award recipient, E1678 [2OC]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 
        5799), H5118, H5120-H5122 [23JY], E838 [17MY], E1703 [16OC]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]
      Waialua, HI: Waialua High School robotics team recipient of 
        Hawaii For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
        Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition 
        Chairman's Award, E282 [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S3691 [4JN], S5640 [30JY]
      Alcoa Inc.: tribute, S560 [13FE]
      America Invents Act: anniversary, S6427 [19SE]
      Armada, MI: tribute to Macomb Academy of Arts & Sciences 
        robotics team, S3681 [4JN]
      Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 452), S3049 
        [9MY]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5429, S5432, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], 
        S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S1201-S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN]
      ------provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber 
        threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 
        2102), S568 [13FE]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), S6661 [21SE]
      Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 
        3556), S6458 [19SE]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): set sunset date, S5439 [26JY]
      Dept. of Defense: clean energy technologies initiatives funding, 
        S3266, S3269 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding, S3760 [6JN], S5722 [31JY]
      ------improve high-end computing research and development 
        program (S. 3459), S5734 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide for research and education to improve 
        screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (S. 
        3345), S4676 [27JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (S. 2044), S209 [31JA]
      ------ensure that creation of center to protect Federal 
        Government networks does not disrupt current cyber law 
        enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]
      ------establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa for aliens pursuing 
        advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics and authorize conditional permanent residency for 
        such aliens (S. 3192), S3199, S3200 [16MY], S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      ------Federal Network Security funding, S6416 [19SE], S6495, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in 
        international law enforcement issues and maintain 
        accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]
      ------protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-
        related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], 
        S2789, S2793, S2796 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development, S2145 [28MR]
      Economy: invest in innovation through research and development 
        and improve the competitiveness of the U.S., S3258-S3260 
        [17MY], S3760 [6JN]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 1965), S30 [23JA], S1689, S1691 [15MR], 
        S2992 [9MY]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3461-S3463 [23MY], S3764-S3767 
        [6JN]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S4628 [26JN]
      ------provide growth through small business tax relief, research 
        and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory 
        relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting 
        enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, S3765 [6JN]
      EPA: delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control 
        technology and cross-State air pollution produced by 
        powerplants (S. 1833), S3823 [7JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S856-S858 [16FE], S3690-S3694 [4JN], S3942-S3945, S3952-S3954 
        [12JN], S4164-S4166, S4173, S4185 [14JN], S4231-S4233 [18JN], 
        S4265, S4283-S4293 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4411 [21JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4314-S4334 [20JN]
      ------disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S4236 [18JN], S4283 [19JN]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, S383 [7FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S329, S333-S344 [6FE], 
        S382-S385 [7FE], S4194 [14JN]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), unanimous-consent agreement, S327 [2FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, S341 [6FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 
        [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4176-S4180, S4182, S4183 [14JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      FCC: investigation regarding approval of satellite spectrum 
        access by LightSquared (company), S1706 [15MR], S3393 [22MY]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (S. 2184), S1579 [12MR]
      Hanscom AFB, MA: impact of proposed change in leadership rank 
        structure on cybersecurity, S4230 [18JN]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3479-S3482 [23MY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (S. 17), S3245 [17MY]
      Information technology: ensure free flow of commerce through 
        secure cyber communications, continued development of Internet 
        and Intranet communications, and development of cybersecurity 
        specialists, S5911 [2AU]
      ------expand and improve cybersecurity test beds program, S5914 
        [2AU]
      ------promote public awareness of cyber security (S. 813), S2458 
        [18AP]
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 
        [12JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]
      Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic 
        health record technology by safety net providers and clinics 
        (S. 3539), S6342 [13SE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (S. 2347), S2916 [7MY]
      Motor vehicles: importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], 
        S824 [16FE], S3419 [22MY]
      NASA: funding, S6305 [13SE]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (S. Res. 358), S173 [30JA]
      ------observance, S66 [24JA]
      National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 
        562), S6469 [19SE]
      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 499), S4308 [19JN]
      National Inventors' Day: observance, S490 [9FE]
      National security: conduct study to determine current cyber law 
        enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, S4846-S4849 [11JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S616-S619, S659 
        [14FE], S663 [15FE], S2458 [18AP], S3300 [21MY], S3933-S3935 
        [12JN], S4135-S4137 [13JN]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193-S5196, S5238 
        [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5266 [24JY], S5322, S5367 [25JY], S5652 
        [30JY], S5691-S5706, S5708-S5712, S5714-S5725 [31JY], S5805, 
        S5806, S5812-S5818, S5823-S5825, S5830, S5841, S5850 [1AU], 
        S5901-S5904, S5907-S5919, S5929, S5936, S5937, S5942 [2AU], 
        S6079 [11SE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357, S5359-S5364 [25JY], S5419-S5421, S5426-S5441, S5444, 
        S5448, S5450, S5463-S5465 [26JY], S5631, S5632 [30JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5651 [30JY]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), S4194 [14JN]
      ------transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-
        inventor-to-file system, S4194 [14JN]
      PenBay Solutions LLC: tribute, S1145 [29FE]
      Peterson AFB, CO: anniversary of Air Force Space Command, S6622 
        [21SE]
      Power resources: national energy policy, S2128 [28MR]
      Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 
        [2AU]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 1011), 
        S66 [24JA]
      ------modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]
      ------protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of 
        and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability 
        and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable 
        information, S1686 [15MR]
      Railroads: positive railroad control crash avoidance systems 
        implementation, S820 [16FE]
      Rich, Stuart: Technology Association of Maine CxO of the Year 
        Award recipient, S1145 [29FE]
      SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
        development demonstration program (S. 3174), S3131 [14MY]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation 
        Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology 
        Transfer (STTR) Program, S3391 [22MY]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of World's Fair, S2534 [19AP]
      Space policy: tribute to historical and recent accomplishments 
        of the U.S. space program, S6245 [12SE]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      Taxation: extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 
        [12MR], S1599 [13MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3412 [22MY], S4924 
        [12JY], S6508 [20SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), S3829 
        [7JN], S3929 [11JN], S3931 [12JN]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (S. 3516), S5988 [2AU]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (S. 3433), S5385 [25JY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and 
        resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, 
        S5823 [1AU]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (S. 2104), S615 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology 
        Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House) (H.R. 3834) (H. Rept. 112-420), H1541 
        [22MR]
      Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        6063) (H. Rept. 112-638), H5524 [31JY]
      Child Protection Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 645), S6451 [19SE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112-382), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act and 
        H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. 
        Rept. 112-518), H3577 [6JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale 
        the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
        Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112-668), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims' Rights and Certain 
        DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        658) (H. Rept. 112-381), H373 [1FE]
      Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4257) (H. Rept. 112-455), 
        H2203 [26AP]
      Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 
        112-685), H6230 [20SE]
      Limit Fee Disclosure Requirement for an Automatic Teller Machine 
        to the Screen of That Machine: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4367) (H. Rept. 112-576), H4654 [29JN]
      National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112-478), H2662 [11MY]
      No More Solyndras Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 6213) (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 [10SE]
      Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Under 
        Which the Internet Has Thrived: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 112-564), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and 
        Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model 
        Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]
      Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing 
        Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112-592), H4827 [11JY]
      Protect Medical Innovation Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 112-514), H3479 [5JN]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 
        112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension: Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3410), 
        S5731 [31JY]
      ------Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6131) (H. 
        Rept. 112-653), H5764 [10SE]
      Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for and 
        Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources 
        Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2104) (S. Rept. 112-189), S5211 
        [19JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 
        S4292 [19JN]
  Statements
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Aspen Homeland Security Group, 
        S5437 [26JY]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Executive Office of the 
        President, H3604 [7JN]
  Summaries
      Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact: Bloomberg Finance 
        L.P., H3595 [7JN]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 127, preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model under which the Internet has thrived, H5599 
        [1AU]
      H. Res. 533, consideration of conference report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H445 [3FE]
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment 
        in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and 
        Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, Protect Medical 
        Innovation Act and H.R. 5882, legislative branch of the 
        Government appropriations, H3589 [7JN]
      H. Res. 779, consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act 
        and allow consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and 
        consider certain legislation, H5934 [13SE]
      H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]
      H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3601 [7JN]
      H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act, H3237 [30MY]
      H.R. 2096, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H2215-H2218 [27AP]
      H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) 
        applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or 
        activation, H4015 [26JN]
      H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next 
        Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security 
        (PIONEERS) Act, H761-H767 [15FE]
      H.R. 3834, Advancing America's Networking and Information 
        Technology Research and Development Act, H2223-H2225 [27AP]
      H.R. 4257, Federal information security improvement, H2187-H2189 
        [26AP]
      H.R. 4367, limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic 
        teller machine to the screen of that machine, H4665 [9JY]
      H.R. 4850, Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act, S6661-S6664 
        [21SE], H3984 [26JN]
      H.R. 6028, No-Hassle Flying Act, H5824 [11SE]
      H.R. 6063, Child Protection Act, H5507 [31JY]
      H.R. 6131, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With 
        Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act extension, H5829 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185-H6187 [20SE]
      S. 1335, Pilot's Bill of Rights, S4733-S4735 [29JN], H5100 
        [23JY]
      S. 2104, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization and 
        require applied water supply research regarding water 
        resources research and technology institutes, S616 [14FE]
      S. 3459, Dept. of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act, 
        S5734 [31JY]
      S. Con. Res. 50, global Internet promotion, free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S4683 [27JN]
      S. Con. Res. 50, promote a global Internet free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S6667 [21SE]
      S. Res. 358, National Data Privacy Day, S168, S173 [30JA]
      S. Res. 431, Seattle World's Fair anniversary, S2553 [19AP]
      S. Res. 446, oppose any effort to transfer control of the 
        Internet to the U.N. or any other international governmental 
        organization, S2833 [26AP]
      S. Res. 452, Collector Car Appreciation Day, S3047, S3050 [9MY]
      S. Res. 491, commend International Chemistry Olympiad 
        participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S3983, 
        S4108 [12JN]
      S. Res. 499, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and 
        Bioengineering anniversary, S4305, S4310 [19JN]
      S. Res. 562, National Health Information Technology Week, S6465, 
        S6469 [19SE]




TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF MAINE

  Remarks in Senate
      Rich, Stuart: Technology Association of Maine CxO of the Year 
        Award recipient, S1145 [29FE]




TEEN CANCER AWARENESS WEEK

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 573), S6546 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 573, designate, S6556 [20SE]




TEICHERT, ADOLF

  Remarks in House
      Teichert, Inc.: anniversary, E1406 [3AU]




TEICHERT, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1406 [3AU]




TEKAKWITHA, KATERI

  Remarks in Senate
      Catholic Church: canonization, S6539 [20SE]




TELACU EDUCATION FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      TELACU Scholars Day: tribute, E633 [24AP]




TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  Amendments
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1617, H1619, H1620, H1621, H1622, H1623, H1624 
        [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1596 [27MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401, S5402, S5403, 
        S5405, S5409, S5410 [25JY], S5495, S5507, S5519, S5520, S5521, 
        S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5568, S5572, S5575, S5579, S5591, 
        S5603, S5615, S5622 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676, S5677, S5678, 
        S5681, S5682, S5684, S5685, S5686, S5687, S5688 [30JY], S5724, 
        S5739, S5740, S5741, S5743, S5744, S5746, S5747, S5748, S5760, 
        S5772, S5773, S5777, S5778, S5782, S5783, S5784, S5786, S5787, 
        S5788, S5789, S5791, S5792, S5793 [31JY], S5885, S5886, S5888, 
        S5889, S5890, S5891 [1AU]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, H3097 [17MY]
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Cashless Stimulus for Small Business, H1613 [27MR]
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
      Cyber Hill Battle--Searching for a Common Sense Defense Against 
        a ``Digital Pearl Harbor'', S5910 [2AU]
      Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]
      Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      Colleges and universities: increase civil penalties for 
        institutions of higher education that fail to comply with 
        campus security disclosure and campus crime statistics 
        policies (see S. 2285), S2324 [16AP]
      Consumers: ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and 
        surcharges are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative 
        to prepaid mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]
      ------require disclosures to consumers on the capability of 
        software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of 
        the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see S. 3609), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 
        6480), H6273 [21SE]
      Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments 
        by communications-related service providers of certain 
        information consisting of or relating to communications (see 
        H.R. 6529), H6275 [21SE]
      ------provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish grant program within rural 
        broadband program (see S. 2275), S2243 [29MR]
      ------improve the program of access to broadband 
        telecommunications services in rural areas (see S. 2298), 
        S2496 [18AP]
      Dept. of Defense: certify that American Forces Radio and 
        Television Service programming communicates departmental 
        policies, priorities, goals, and initiatives and supports 
        basic values of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4189), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving 
        Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 
        [17JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: research, identify, and evaluate 
        cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 
        6221), H5327 [26JY]
      ------revoke requirement on use of privately owned 
        communications resources in Executive order on assignment of 
        national security and emergency preparedness communications 
        function (see H.R. 6340), H5706 [2AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve utilization of 
        teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and 
        telehealth coordination services for veterans' health care 
        (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Electronics: make it unlawful to alter or remove the 
        identification number of a mobile communications device (see 
        S. 3186), S3174 [15MY]
      ------prohibit mobile service providers from providing service 
        on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen 
        and enable consumers to remotely delete data from such devices 
        (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
      FCC: add an additional purpose (see H.R. 6553), H6276 [21SE]
      ------ensure rule adopting methodology for establishing 
        benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support 
        shall have no force or effect and require report on an 
        alternative methodology (see H.R. 6526), H6275 [21SE]
      ------promulgate regulations to provide for accurate disclosure 
        of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards 
        and services (see H.R. 4319), H1804 [29MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (see H. Res. 595), H1570 [26MR]
      ------require reallocation and auction for commercial use of 
        certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 
        4817), H2203 [26AP]
      FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the 
        contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of 
        advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 6259), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Federal Spectrum Reallocation Commission: create and and provide 
        for the use of a portion of the proceeds from the auction of 
        reallocated Federal spectrum for deficit reduction (see H.R. 
        4044), H801 [15FE]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 
        3276), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 
        [10SE]
      ------provide additional privacy protections (see S. 3515), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in 
        Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see 
        S. 3439), S5381 [25JY]
      Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological 
        effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields 
        from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), 
        H5716 [3AU]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S2824 [26AP]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      National security: establish an advisory committee on national 
        security telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]
      Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of 
        Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation 
        of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 
        [16FE]
      NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]
      Senior citizens: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud 
        targeting seniors and increase public awareness of the impact 
        and educate the public on how to identify such fraud (see H.R. 
        4846), H2204 [26AP]
      Spectrum: encourage licensees to make unused spectrum available 
        to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (see 
        S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]
      Tariff: subassemblies for measuring equipment for 
        telecommunications (see S. 2586), S2923 [7MY]
      Taxation: limit extent to which States may tax compensation 
        earned by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 5615), H2443 
        [8MY]
      Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of 
        an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology 
        standards as a condition of market access, and promote free 
        flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]
      ------continue an advisory committee considering optimal 
        security, reliability, and interoperability of communications 
        systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see 
        S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]
      ------ensure that security is taken into account in certain 
        efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications 
        networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]
      Telephones: prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on 
        wireline telephone bills (see S. 3291), S4151 [13JN]
      Television: provide certain rural counties with the ability to 
        receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 
        4469), H2030 [19AP]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
  Cloture motions
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      Cybersecurity Act: several former national security officials, 
        S4136 [13JN]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Dorothy Coleman, National 
        Association of Manufacturers, S5909 [2AU]
      ------Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S5704 [31JY]
      ------several financial services organizations, S5909 [2AU]
      ------several individuals, S5437 [26JY]
      ------Shawn Osbourne, TechAmerica (organization), S5915 [2AU]
      Enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications 
        infrastructure: several former government officials, S4847 
        [11JY]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Senators Leahy and Grassley, 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
      FCC development of plan for greater broadband access: 
        Representative Gingrey and Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia 
        (2010), H1613 [27MR]
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: 
        Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------John G. Pare, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]
      ------Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]
      Improve privacy of electronic communications: several 
        organizations, S5914 [2AU]
  Motions
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1626 [27MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5357 [25JY], S5419 
        [26JY], S5724 [31JY]
  Remarks in House
      Alcatel-Lucent Corp.: tribute to Bell Labs, E1220 [10JY]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), 
        E1601 [21SE]
      Corp. for Public Broadcasting: tribute to supporters, H1020 
        [29FE]
      Dept. of Defense: report on feasibility of providing 
        telecommunications services to servicemembers in transit to or 
        from overseas deployment, H3031 [17MY]
      ------report on status of work on cognitive radio, dynamic 
        spectrum access, software-defined radio, and other spectrum-
        sharing techniques and technologies, H5033 [19JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: cell phone communications in rural 
        border areas funding, H3534, H3535 [6JN]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      Dept. of Justice: Internet Crimes Against Children task forces 
        funding, H2392 [8MY]
      ------make available to the public a redacted summary of Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions that permit 
        warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign 
        websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), 
        H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: distracted driving prevention and 
        research funding through reductions in financial management 
        funding, H4035, H4036 [26JN]
      ------State distracted driving prevention grant funding, H3953-
        H3955 [21JN], E1149 [27JN]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3271, H3278, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H3584 [7JN], E932, E942 
        [31MY], E954, E956 [1JN], E1007 [7JN]
      ------provide local free radio broadcasting on mobile devices, 
        H3584 [7JN], E1007 [7JN]
      Economy: importance of economic investment, E1272 [18JY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      ------rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, H3149 
        [18MY]
      FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional 
        oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), H3230-
        H3234 [30MY]
      ------ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not 
        impede implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in 
        rural areas, H1622 [27MR]
      ------preserve ability for effective and efficient communication 
        systems to alert the public of dangerous weather conditions, 
        H1623 [27MR]
      ------preserve ability to protect online privacy, including 
        rules prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from 
        requiring job applicants to disclose passwords to social 
        networking web sites, H1627 [27MR]
      ------promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of 
        certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted 
        by potential intruders, H1619, H1620 [27MR]
      ------provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H914, H918-H921 [17FE], E237-E239 [24FE]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1519 [22MR], H1609-H1629 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1593-H1597 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), motion to recommit, H1627 [27MR]
      ------provide report on impact of changes to transparency and 
        procedures on agency mandate to promote competition and 
        innovation, H1623, H1624 [27MR]
      ------provide with authority to conduct incentive auctions, E261 
        [28FE]
      ------require entities sponsoring political advertising to 
        disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a 
        certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1617, H1620, 
        H1621 [27MR]
      ------require the Freedom of Information Act process be more 
        open and transparent, H1621, H1622 [27MR]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system, 
        H6111 [19SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for 
        authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, 
        H3279 [31MY]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), H5776 [11SE], H5890-H5901 [12SE], E1533 
        [14SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 
        [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5782 [11SE]
      ------prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained 
        through the search of a legally amassed data pool without 
        prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]
      ------reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5253 [25JY], H5599-H5602 [1AU], 
        E1403 [3AU]
      Intelligence services: shorten extension of intelligence 
        gathering tools, H5893 [12SE]
      KATM-Radio (Stockton, CA): Country Music Association and Academy 
        of Country Music Station of the Year Awards recipient, E789 
        [15MY]
      National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of 
        Federal funds to acquire radio content, H5014 [19JY]
      Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective 
        employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social 
        networking web sites or personal accounts, H2184 [26AP]
      Public broadcasting: funding, H4911 [18JY], H5014 [19JY], E1328 
        [25JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]
      ------maintain security relative to information technology 
        procurement and supply chain management, H3097 [17MY]
      Telect, Inc.: anniversary, E1526 [13SE]
      Television: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic 
        television signal, E1248 [12JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Argo Marketing Group (business): tribute, S2164 [28MR]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (S. 3609), S6628 [21SE]
      Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 
        3556), S6458 [19SE]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): set sunset date, S5439 [26JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: rural broadband telecommunications 
        services programs funding, S4279 [19JN], S4335, S4343, S4358 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that creation of center to 
        protect Federal Government networks does not disrupt current 
        cyber law enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]
      ------Federal Network Security funding, S6416 [19SE], S6495, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in 
        international law enforcement issues and maintain 
        accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27-S31 [23JA]
      ------prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of 
        intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]
      Diaz, Matthew: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      FCC: investigation regarding approval of satellite spectrum 
        access by LightSquared (company), S1706 [15MR], S3393 [22MY]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]
      Fetz, Alisha: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        S6389 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470-S5472 
        [26JY]
      GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in 
        Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (S. 
        3439), S5385 [25JY]
      Information technology: ensure free flow of commerce through 
        secure cyber communications, continued development of Internet 
        and Intranet communications, and development of cybersecurity 
        specialists, S5911 [2AU]
      ------promote public awareness of cyber security (S. 813), S2458 
        [18AP]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]
      NASA: anniversary of Landsat Satellite Program, S5256 [23JY]
      Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 
        [2AU]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 1011), 
        S66 [24JA]
      ------protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of 
        and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability 
        and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable 
        information, S1686 [15MR]
      Safety: strengthen public safety by establishing a national 
        wireless communications network for emergency responders, 
        S888, S889 [17FE]
      Spectrum: encourage licensees to make unused spectrum available 
        to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (S. 
        3516), S5988 [2AU]
      Technology: conduct study to determine current cyber law 
        enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, S4846-S4849 [11JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S616-S619, S659 
        [14FE], S663 [15FE], S2458 [18AP], S3300 [21MY], S3933-S3935 
        [12JN], S4135-S4137 [13JN]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193-S5196, S5238 
        [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5266 [24JY], S5322, S5367 [25JY], S5652 
        [30JY], S5691-S5706, S5708-S5712, S5714-S5725 [31JY], S5805, 
        S5806, S5812-S5818, S5823-S5825, S5830, S5841, S5850 [1AU], 
        S5901-S5904, S5907-S5919, S5929, S5936, S5937, S5942 [2AU], 
        S6079 [11SE]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357, S5359-S5364 [25JY], S5419-S5421, S5426-S5441, S5444, 
        S5448, S5450, S5463-S5465 [26JY], S5631, S5632 [30JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5651 [30JY]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (S. 3433), S5385 [25JY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and 
        resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, 
        S5823 [1AU]
  Reports
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]
      Telecom Sector Leads the Way in Domestic Economic Investments: 
        Progressive Policy Institute, E1272 [18JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3309, FCC Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 595) (H. Rept. 112-422), H1570 [26MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 
        112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, 
        Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]
      FCC Consolidated Reporting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3310) (H. Rept. 112-443), H1844 [16AP]
      FCC Process Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 112-414), H1390 [19MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee 
        on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112-
        645), H5703 [2AU]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 
        112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 
        112-685), H6230 [20SE]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Under 
        Which the Internet Has Thrived: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 112-564), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and 
        Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model 
        Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]
      Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing 
        Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112-592), H4827 [11JY]
  Statements
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Aspen Homeland Security Group, 
        S5437 [26JY]
  Summaries
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): 
        Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 127, preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model under which the Internet has thrived, H5599 
        [1AU]
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 595, consideration of H.R. 3309, FCC Process Reform Act, 
        H1593 [27MR]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]
      H.R. 3310, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, H3230 [30MY]
      H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, 
        H5890 [12SE]
      S. Con. Res. 50, global Internet promotion, free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S4683 [27JN]
      S. Con. Res. 50, promote a global Internet free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S6667 [21SE]
      S. Res. 446, oppose any effort to transfer control of the 
        Internet to the U.N. or any other international governmental 
        organization, S2833 [26AP]




TELECT, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1526 [13SE]




TELEPHONES

  Amendments
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions 
        and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology 
        (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see S. 3402), S5134 [18JY]
      Children and youth: authorize a national toll-free hotline and 
        website to develop and disseminate child care consumer 
        education information to help parents access child care in 
        their community (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE]
      Consumers: prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on wireline 
        telephone bills (see S. 3291), S4151 [13JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Electronics: make it unlawful to alter or remove the 
        identification number of a mobile communications device (see 
        S. 3186), S3174 [15MY]
      Families and domestic relations: establish a toll-free telephone 
        helpline to provide information and assistance to parents and 
        caregivers of children to prevent child abuse and strengthen 
        families (see S. 2293), S2496 [18AP]
      FCC: ensure rule adopting methodology for establishing 
        benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support 
        shall have no force or effect and require report on an 
        alternative methodology (see H.R. 6526), H6275 [21SE]
      ------promulgate regulations to provide for accurate disclosure 
        of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards 
        and services (see H.R. 4319), H1804 [29MR]
      ------require reallocation and auction for commercial use of 
        certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 
        4817), H2203 [26AP]
      Financial institutions: exempt debt collectors from liability 
        when leaving certain voice mail messages as long as the 
        collector follows regulations prescribed on the appropriate 
        manner in which to leave such a message (see H.R. 4101), H1016 
        [28FE] (see H.R. 5794), H3102 [17MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 
        3276), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 
        [10SE]
      ------provide additional privacy protections (see S. 3515), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in 
        Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see 
        S. 3439), S5381 [25JY]
      Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological 
        effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields 
        from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), 
        H5716 [3AU]
      Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of 
        Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation 
        of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 
        [16FE]
      NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Senior citizens: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud 
        targeting seniors and increase public awareness of the impact 
        and educate the public on how to identify such fraud (see H.R. 
        4846), H2204 [26AP]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (see S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]
      ------ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and surcharges 
        are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative to prepaid 
        mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]
      ------prohibit mobile service providers from providing service 
        on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen 
        and enable consumers to remotely delete data from such devices 
        (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]
      ------require disclosures to consumers on the capability of 
        software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of 
        the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Senators Leahy and Grassley, 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
      Improve privacy of electronic communications: several 
        organizations, S5914 [2AU]
  Motions
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
  Remarks in House
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (H.R. 3596), H3749-H3752 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: report on feasibility of providing 
        telecommunications services to servicemembers in transit to or 
        from overseas deployment, H3031 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: cell phone communications in rural 
        border areas funding, H3534, H3535 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: make available to the public a redacted 
        summary of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court 
        decisions that permit warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: distracted driving prevention and 
        research funding through reductions in financial management 
        funding, H4035, H4036 [26JN]
      ------State distracted driving prevention grant funding, H3953-
        H3955 [21JN], E1149 [27JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for 
        authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, 
        H3279 [31MY]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), H5776 [11SE], H5890-H5901 [12SE], E1533 
        [14SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 
        [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5782 [11SE]
      ------prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained 
        through the search of a legally amassed data pool without 
        prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]
      ------reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]
      Intelligence services: shorten extension of intelligence 
        gathering tools, H5893 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Diaz, Matthew: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Fetz, Alisha: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        S6389 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470-S5472 
        [26JY]
      GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in 
        Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (S. 
        3439), S5385 [25JY]
      Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 
        [2AU]
      ------improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 1011), 
        S66 [24JA]
      Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused 
        spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand 
        wireless coverage (S. 3516), S5988 [2AU]
      ------require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        and the FCC (S. 3433), S5385 [25JY]
  Reports
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 
        112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, 
        Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee 
        on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112-
        645), H5703 [2AU]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 
        112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, 
        H5890 [12SE]




TELEVISION  related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting
  Articles and editorials
      C-SPAN Founder Lamb Steps Down After 34 Years, E408 [21MR]
      Mortimers--A Good Place To Call Home, S1785 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (see H.R. 5163), H2271 [27AP]
      Dept. of Defense: certify that American Forces Radio and 
        Television Service programming communicates departmental 
        policies, priorities, goals, and initiatives and supports 
        basic values of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4189), H1304 [8MR]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]
      KRSC-TV (Claremore, OK): anniversary (see H. Res. 634), H2206 
        [26AP]
      Rural areas: provide certain rural counties with the ability to 
        receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 
        4469), H2030 [19AP]
      Tariff: cathode-ray tubes (see H.R. 5695, 5696), H2566 [9MY]
      Taxation: extend the election to treat the cost of qualified 
        film and television productions as an expense which is not 
        chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 5793), H3102 [17MY]
      Telecommunications: continue an advisory committee considering 
        optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of 
        communications systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]
      ------ensure that security is taken into account in certain 
        efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications 
        networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish an advisory committee on national security 
        telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]
  Letters
      FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: 
        Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, 
        S2550 [19AP]
      ------John G. Pare, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 
        [19AP]
      ------National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, 
        S2550 [19AP]
  Lists
      Fifteen earmarks from Sean Hannity's list of most egregious 
        earmarks, S294 [2FE]
  Remarks in House
      Benn, Alvin: Alabama Press Association Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E204 [15FE]
      Corp. for Public Broadcasting: tribute to supporters, H1020 
        [29FE]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3271, H3278, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H3584 [7JN], E932, E942 
        [31MY], E954, E956 [1JN], E1007 [7JN]
      ------provide local free radio broadcasting on mobile devices, 
        H3584 [7JN], E1007 [7JN]
      FCC: eliminate blackout rule relative to television broadcast of 
        National Football League games, H43 [18JA], H385 [2FE], H4810 
        [11JY]
      ------provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H914, H918-H921 [17FE], E237-E239 [24FE]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system, 
        H6111 [19SE]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 
        [31MY], E956 [1JN]
      International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees: 
        anniversary of Art Directors Guild Local 800, E949 [1JN]
      KCPQ-TV (Seattle, WA): tribute to ``Washington's Most Wanted'' 
        program for role in capture of fugitives in Washington (State) 
        and Oregon, E1203 [9JY]
      Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
        Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an 
        officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty 
        (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673-H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues 
        based on political affiliation, H907 [17FE], H1814 [16AP], 
        E349 [8MR], E1206 [9JY]
      Public broadcasting: funding, H4911 [18JY], H5014 [19JY], E1328 
        [25JY]
      Rowan University: tribute to RCA Heritage Program Museum, E1053 
        [18JN]
      Science: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic 
        television signal, E1248 [12JY]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings, H701 [14FE]
      ------permit televising of proceedings (H.R. 3572), H738 [15FE]
      Technology: maintain security relative to information technology 
        procurement and supply chain management, H3097 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Animals: ensure that extras in film and television who bring 
        personal, domesticated household pets do not face unnecessary 
        regulations, S4353 [20JN]
      Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings 
        (S. 410), S1707 [15MR]
      FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
        (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]
      Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), S1402 
        [6MR], S1919 [21MR]
      ------permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), unanimous-
        consent request, S1920, S1921 [21MR]
  Reports filed
      National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112-478), H2662 [11MY]
      Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1945), S567 [13FE]
  Summaries
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): 
        Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]




TELLADO, EMILIANO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1462 [10SE]




TEMAN, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H906 [17FE]




TEMPEL, NORMA

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: tribute to Centennial Celebration--Women of 
        Achievement honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, 
        E311 [5MR]




TEMPLE, TX

  Remarks in House
      South Temple Post Office: closing, H519 [7FE]




TEMPLE CITY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Arrighi, Eva: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E466 [28MR]




TEMPLE HILLS, MD

  Remarks in House
      Crossland Vocational Center: anniversary, H2825 [17MY]




TEMPLE-RASTON, DINA

  Articles and editorials
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]




TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS EXTENSION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 1021), S2555, S2556, S2557 [19AP]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House), E740 [9MY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), E740 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4967), H2492 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 1021), S2556 [19AP], S3680 [4JN]
      Enact (H.R. 4967), S3102, S3103 [10MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4967, provisions, H2492 [9MY]




TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION PROCESS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]




TEMPORARY PAYROLL TAX CUT CONTINUATION ACT

  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, provisions, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Payroll Tax Fight, H527 [7FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]
      Enact (H.R. 3630): consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 554), H900 [16FE]
  Conference reports
      Provisions (H.R. 3630), H834-H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE]
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: Joseph 
        A. Antolin, Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., S842 [16FE]
      ------Judy Sherman and Emily J. Holubowich, Coalition for Health 
        Funding, S840 [16FE]
      ------Margo G. Wootan, Center for Science in the Public 
        Interest, S841 [16FE]
      ------Miriam A. Alexander, American College of Preventive 
        Medicine, S840 [16FE]
      ------Nancy A. Brown, American Heart Association, S841 [16FE]
      Increase contribution by new Federal employees for defined 
        retirement benefits: Beth Moten, American Federation of 
        Government Employees, H920 [17FE]
      ------Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H919 
        [17FE]
      ------Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal 
        Employees Association (NARFE), H920 [17FE]
      Wind power production tax credit extension: Colorado 
        congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
      ------Iowa congressional delegation, S832 [16FE]
  Motions
      Enact (H.R. 3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 
        [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615 [8FE]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: require that legislation be available for 72 hours on 
        the Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, 
        H910 [17FE]
      Enact (H.R. 3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 
        [24JA], H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 
        [3FE], H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 
        [9FE], H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-H361 
        [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      Enact (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      FCC: provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H914, H918-H921 [17FE], E237-E239 [24FE]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, H908, H910, H912, H914, H916-H926 
        [17FE]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H137-
        H143 [24JA]
      ------clinical laboratory services payment rates, H924 [17FE]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H738 [15FE], H908, H909, H913, H914, H916, H919, 
        H924, H925 [17FE]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H385, H386 [2FE], H478 
        [6FE], H519, H522, H524-H529 [7FE], H589, H590, H591, H592, 
        H616-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE], H709-H711 [14FE], H738 
        [15FE], H907-H913, H921-H925, H929, H934 [17FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H142 [24JA], H738 [15FE], H907-H912, H921, H923, 
        H926 [17FE], E159 [8FE], E278 [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S840-
        S842 [16FE]
      Enact (H.R. 3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], 
        S668, S676 [15FE]
      ------conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, S831, S835 [16FE], S893, S894 
        [17FE]
      Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, S833 [16FE], S890 [17FE]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, S831 
        [16FE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S329 [6FE], S362 [7FE], S587 
        [14FE], S668 [15FE], S830, S840 [16FE], S882 [17FE]
      Telecommunications: strengthen public safety by establishing a 
        national wireless communications network for emergency 
        responders, S889 [17FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, S368 [7FE], S891 [17FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-
        399), H900 [16FE]
  Summaries
      Provisions (H.R. 3630): Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 
        [17FE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        provisions, H907 [17FE]




TEMPORARY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6064), H4654 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6064), H4637 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 6064), S4779 [29JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6064, provisions, H4637-H4641 [29JN]




10 MILLION SOLAR ROOFS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 1108) (S. Rept. 112-144), S388 [7FE]




1099K OVERREACH PREVENTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3877), H374 [1FE]




TENAHA, TX

  Remarks in House
      Tenaha High School: tribute to football team, E95 [31JA]




TENNANT, MARK

  Letters
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses, S2793 [26AP]




TENNESSEE

  Addresses
      Film Introduction About Howard H. Baker, Jr.: Senator Alexander, 
        S2126 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of the 
        Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and 
        establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated 
        area of the National Park System (see H.R. 6032), H4156 [27JN]
  Proclamations
      Tribute to Thomas C. Prince, Jr.: Tim Burchett, Mayor of Knox 
        County, TN, E977 [5JN]
  Remarks in House
      Adamsville, TN: tribute to Adamsville Junior-Senior High School 
        band, E236 [21FE]
      Bowers, Arthur B. (Deacon): Tennessee Dept. of Labor and 
        Workforce Development James H. Collier Service Award 
        recipient, E1648 [21SE]
      East Tennessee Community Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1500 [12SE]
      Education: tribute to school districts in West Tennessee that 
        earned exemplary status from the Tennessee Dept. of Education, 
        E1395 [3AU]
      Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, H4787 
        [11JY]
      General Society Sons of the Revolution: tribute to Kings 
        Mountain, TN, chapter for signing of the U.S. Constitution 
        anniversary observation, E1477 [11SE]
      Goodlettsville, TN: tribute to Goodlettsville Little League All-
        Stars baseball team, H6162 [20SE]
      Medina, TN: tribute to first graduating class of South Gibson 
        County High School, E914 [31MY]
      ------tribute to first graduating class of South Gibson High 
        School, E855 [18MY]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Emissaries of Memphis Music honorees, 
        E514 [30MR]
      ------tribute to Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival, E1079 
        [19JN]
      Mr. Trophy (business): Representative Fleischmann Economic 
        Excellence Award recipient, H974 [28FE]
      Murfreesboro, TN: community opposition to construction of 
        Murfreesboro Islamic Center, E947 [1JN]
      Nashville, TN: anniversary of Nashville International Airport, 
        E1017 [7JN]
      ------anniversary of Nashville Symphony Orchestra League, E1649 
        [21SE]
      Police Week: observance, E860 [18MY]
      Summitt, Pat: National Alzheimer's Association Sargent and 
        Eunice Shriver Profiles in Dignity Award recipient, H2075 
        [25AP]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Tennessee, E698 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4800-
        S4804 [10JY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S4765 [29JN]
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Memphis Academy of Science and 
        Engineering, S3002 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of John T. Fowlkes, Jr., To Be District Judge: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2545 [19AP]
      Tennessee Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 112-123), S42 [23JA]
  Resolutions by organizations
      Tribute to Robert R. Bell: Tennessee Board of Regents, S4362 
        [20JN]
  Tributes
      Baker, Howard H., Jr., S2126, S2127 [28MR]
      Summitt, Pat, S2480, S2481 [18AP], H2075, H2076, H2077, H2079 
        [25AP], H2139 [26AP], E639 [25AP]




TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

  Resolutions by organizations
      Tribute to Robert R. Bell: Tennessee Board of Regents, S4362 
        [20JN]




TENNESSEE WILDERNESS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 112-123), S42 [23JA]




TENNEY, LESTER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E664 [26AP]




TENNYSON, ALFRED LORD

  Poems
      ``Crossing the Bar'', H1202 [6MR]




TERNUS, MARSHA

  Remarks in House
      John F. Kennedy Library Foundation: Profile in Courage Award 
        recipient, E762 [10MY]




TERRE HAUTE, IN

  Remarks in House
      Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.: tribute to health care 
        innovations, E1319 [25JY]
      CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center: tribute, E1108 
        [21JN]




TERRELL, ROBERT, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Indianola, MS: tribute to da' House of Khafre (business), E1718 
        [23OC]




TERRITORIES (U.S.)

  Addresses
      U.S. Obligations and Policy Options on Iran Conference: John 
        Bolton, E681 [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. 
        in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in 
        contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 5934), 
        H3698 [8JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as 
        States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer 
        identification numbers of residents of U.S. territories and 
        possessions to be used to obtain a credit or refund on tax 
        returns (see H.R. 6583), H6323 [2NO]
      Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to 
        the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      Immigration: waive certain requirements for naturalization for 
        American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 4021), H725 [14FE]
      Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for 
        territories (see H.R. 5566), H2442 [8MY]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 
        2474), S2823 [26AP]
      National Guard: establish units in American Samoa (see H.R. 
        6294), H5704 [2AU]
      Navy: expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 4338), 
        H1804 [29MR]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (see H.R. 4339), H1804 [29MR]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (see H.R. 
        4037), H801 [15FE]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 
        5824), H3103 [17MY]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5008 [18JY]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      Tariff: extend the production certificate program that allows 
        refunds of duties on certain articles produced in U.S. insular 
        areas (see H.R. 3979), H640 [8FE]
      Taxation: extend the increased limitation on the cover over of 
        tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 
        (see H.R. 4374), H1914 [17AP]
      Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of 
        decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see H.R. 6116), 
        H4862 [12JY]
  Letters
      Expand Navy restrictions relative to the overhaul and repair of 
        vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a homeport in the 
        Northern Mariana Islands: Eddie Calvo, Governor of Guam, H3060 
        [17MY]
      ------Mathews Pothen, Guam Shipyard, H3060 [17MY]
      Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      American Samoa: delay increase in minimum wage, H4890-H4892 
        [17JY]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as 
        States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program (H.R. 4280), H1644 [28MR]
      Dept. of Energy: continue monitoring of impact of the U.S. 
        nuclear testing program on Runit Island of the Marshall 
        Islands, H4890 [17JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: supplement Bureau of Customs and 
        Border Protection funding in Puerto Rico with general 
        appropriations when a shortage occurs in Puerto Rico Trust 
        Fund, H3632 [7JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of 
        designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites 
        on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National 
        Park System (H.R. 1141), H87 [23JA]
      Federal-State relations: improve administration of programs in 
        the insular areas (S. 2009), H4888-H4894 [17JY]
      Immigration: waive certain requirements for naturalization for 
        American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (H.R. 
        4021), E192 [14FE]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      ------prohibit reduction in Federal medical assistance 
        percentage for territories, E755 [9MY]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 4065), H818 [16FE]
      National Guard: establish units in American Samoa (H.R. 6294), 
        E1421 [3AU]
      Navy: expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and 
        repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a 
        homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands, H3059-H3061 [17MY]
      Northern Mariana Islands: include in employment services 
        provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (H.R. 4339), E491 [29MR]
      ------prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction 
        project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is 
        composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (H.R. 4037), 
        E204 [15FE]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 
        5824), H2820 [17MY]
      Puerto Rico: plebiscite to determine status of territory, H6156 
        [20SE]
      ------proposal for construction of natural gas pipeline, H4777 
        [11JY]
      Roads and highways: provide for participation in Federal-aid 
        highway discretionary programs (H.R. 2734), H4625 [29JN]
      ------Territorial Highway Program funding, H4625, H4626 [29JN]
      Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: anniversary of Mount Carmel 
        School, H5932 [13SE], E1515 [13SE]
      Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) Marianas Variety News & Views: 
        anniversary, H1547 [26MR], E441 [26MR]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]
      Virgin Islands: economic impact of closure of HOVENSA L.L.C., 
        oil refinery, H98, H102 [23JA]
      ------establish Office of Chief Financial Officer (H.R. 3706), 
        H5435-H5437 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), 
        S2830 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Virgin Islands Office of Chief Financial Officer Establishment: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3706) (H. Rept. 
        112-600), H4906 [17JY]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1141, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act, H87 
        [23JA]
      H.R. 3706, Virgin Islands Office of Chief Financial Officer 
        establishment, H5435 [31JY]
      S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]




TERRORISM

  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Ed Rendell, E473 [28MR]
      ------Michael Mukasey, E497 [29MR]
      ------Rudolf Giuliani, E504 [29MR]
  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3482 [5JN], H3528, H3529, H3530, H3531, H3533, H3534, H3535, 
        H3537, H3539, H3541, H3543, H3544, H3545, H3546, H3548, H3549, 
        H3550, H3552, H3554, H3556, H3557, H3559, H3578, H3579 [6JN], 
        H3619, H3620, H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3629, H3630, 
        H3632, H3635, H3637, H3638, H3640, H3641, H3644, H3645, H3662 
        [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), S5624 [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779 [29JN]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6661, S6676 [21SE]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3047, S3048 
        [9MY]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, 
        terrorist attacks, S6080 [11SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]
      Executive Viewpont--Time To Bite the Bullet, H5056 [19JY]
      In Defense of Michele Bachmann, Muslim Brotherhood Probes, 
        E1416-E1418 [3AU]
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]
      Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, E708 [7MY]
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, H576, H583 [8FE]
      Who Will Defend the Defenders?, E959-E962 [1JN]
      Why Malala Inspires Us, E1695 [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H901 [16FE]
      ------classify as a refugee of special humanitarian concern to 
        the U.S. (see H. Res. 723), H4655 [29JN]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see S. 2885), 
        S2966 [8MY] (see H.R. 5144), H2270 [27AP]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        5751), H2713 [15MY]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 3785), H77 
        [18JA]
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5077 [19JY]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a plan to ensure 
        the placement of sufficient officers at certain U.S. 
        international airports to effectively combat security threats 
        and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), H692 [9FE]
      Courts: amend statute of limitations for civil actions regarding 
        terrorist acts (see S. 3534), S6270 [12SE]
      ------deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign 
        sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in 
        U.S. courts (see H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]
      Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see S. 2175), S1540 [8MR] (see 
        H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR] (see H.R. 5936), H3698 [8JN]
      ------reduce discretionary spending limit by an amount equal to 
        the amount obligated to provide recreational facilities to 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of HHS: make grants to train elementary and secondary 
        school nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical 
        attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school 
        building or on school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an interagency working 
        group to improve coordination of Federal preparedness grants 
        (see H.R. 5847), H3162 [18MY]
      ------making appropriations (see S. 3216), S3422 [22MY] (see 
        H.R. 5855), H3171 [25MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H4064 [26JN]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (see H.R. 3857), H219 
        [31JA]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN] (see H. Res. 
        695), H3914 [20JN]
      Dept. of State: designate as foreign terrorist organizations 
        certain Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities 
        assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (see H.R. 4303), 
        H1803 [29MR]
      ------designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      ------designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H1496 [21MR]
      ------require a report on designation of the Haqqani network as 
        a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 6036), H4156 [27JN]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3249), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5822), H3103 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit leasing of Federal lands to any 
        person who has violated the Trading With the Enemy Act or who 
        conducts business with a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 
        3876), H374 [1FE]
      Embassies: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
      FEMA: audit regional offices' support of coordinated and 
        integrated Federal preparedness, protection, response, 
        recovery, and mitigation capabilities in response to act of 
        terrorism or other incident (see H.R. 5807), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (see 
        H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for mass fatality 
        planning (see H.R. 6566), H6297 [28SE]
      ------provide guidance and coordination for outreach to people 
        with disabilities during emergencies (see H.R. 5806), H3102 
        [17MY]
      ------provide guidance to and coordination with local 
        educational agencies and school districts that are at high 
        risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), 
        H3102 [17MY]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until a formal 
        apology is issued condemning attacks on, and safety of 
        personnel is assured at U.S. Embassies in Benghazi, Libya and 
        Cairo, Egypt (see H. Res. 783), H6000 [13SE]
      ------suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is certified they 
        are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies and consulates 
        pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (see 
        S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see S. 
        3276), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5949), H3707 [15JN]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 
        [10SE]
      ------provide additional privacy protections (see S. 3515), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3103 [17MY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H901 [16FE]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      ------sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure 
        communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers 
        to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 3880), H439 [2FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H5765 [10SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 575, 588), S6626 [21SE]
      ------require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
        status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing 
        investigation and request that Libya grant permission for 
        investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H2067 [24AP]
      National Guard: increase authorized number of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Civil Support Teams (see S. 3188), S3234 [16MY]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or 
        information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security 
        clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (see S. 
        3367), S4821 [10JY]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        472), S3631 [24MY]
      Pakistan: restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of 
        State certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, 
        advising, or informing the Haqqani network in any capacity 
        (see H.R. 4110), H1100 [29FE]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H158 [24JA]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (see S. 2202), 
        S1734 [15MR]
      Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (see S. 2224), S2001 
        [22MR]
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]
      Telecommunications: establish an advisory committee on national 
        security telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]
      Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see S. Res. 486), S3839 [7JN] (see H. Res. 772), H5708 
        [2AU]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Drew Liscum, E528 
        [16AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
      ------Meredith Brandt, E421 [22MR]
  Letters
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group establishment: Representative 
        Wolf, H1121, H1122, H1123 [1MR]
      Dept. of Defense detention of enemy combatants: several former 
        Government officials, H3080 [17MY]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Senators Leahy and Grassley, 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4767 [29JN]
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: Lisa 
        Piraneo, ACT! for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation 
        Association, H3532 [6JN]
      Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: Representative Lamar 
        Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4874 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4874 [17JY]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: Representatives McGovern and Jones, H576 [8FE]
      Secure Border Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House), E972 [5JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E972 [5JN]
  Lists
      Massachusetts residents killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist 
        attacks, S6099 [11SE]
      Massachusetts residents with close ties to those killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6099 [11SE]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Yemen: President Obama, S3233 [16MY], H2782 
        [16MY]
      Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian 
        Financial Institutions: President Obama, S348 [6FE], H479 
        [6FE]
      National Defense Authorization Act Section 1022 Implementation 
        Procedures Relative to Detainee Military Custody Requirements: 
        President Obama, S1087 [28FE], H1008 [28FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Cote D'Ivoire: President Obama, 
        S347 [6FE], H464 [3FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea: President Obama, S4238 [18JN], H3721 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S5730 
        [31JY], H5439 [31JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 
        Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], 
        H5779 [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to Significant Transnational 
        Criminal Organizations: President Obama, S5132 [18JY], H4920 
        [18JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Syria: President Obama, S3040 
        [9MY], H2460 [9MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], H5779 
        [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to the Stabilization of Iraq: 
        President Obama, S3326 [21MY], H3149 [18MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions: President Obama, S5302 [24JY], H5141 [24JY]
  Motions
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3650 [7JN]
  Petitions
      FBI counterterrorism training materials proposed changes: ACT! 
        for America (organization), H4681 [9JY]
  Press releases
      Retired JAGs Speak Out Against NDAA Misinformation: Human Rights 
        First (organization), H3079 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan: support local and provincial elections and replace 
        centralized government with a Federal system ensuring full 
        participation of all ethnic communities and oppose Taliban 
        inclusion (H. Res. 423), H2310 [7MY]
      ------U.S. policy, H2200-H2202 [26AP], H5849-H5851 [11SE]
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group: establish (H.R. 1530), H1121 
        [1MR]
      Africa: recognize the growing threat of terrorist organizations, 
        E684 [27AP]
      Afridi, Shakeel: classify as a refugee of special humanitarian 
        concern to the U.S., H5774 [11SE]
      America's Camp (organization): tribute to Center for Grieving 
        Children support for children whose relatives were killed in 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Pentagon art exhibit 
        created by attendees, E1479 [11SE]
      Arab countries: condemn attacks on U.S. consulates in Egypt, 
        Libya, and Yemen, and call for perpetrators to be brought to 
        justice, H5932 [13SE], E1587 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S., H2794 [16MY]
      ------correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq and 
        Afghanistan and resurgence of terrorist organizations, H932-
        H934 [17FE]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        5751), H3079 [17MY]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (H.R. 3785), H39 
        [18JA]
      Committee on Homeland Security (House): radicalization in the 
        American Muslim community hearings, E1254 [17JY]
      Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 5889), H3986-H3991 
        [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      ------require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016, H3017 [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense: certify Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps 
        to support counterterrorism operations prior to reimbursement 
        for efforts in support of war in Afghanistan, H3135 [18MY]
      ------construction of soccer field at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
        H1115 [1MR]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H2788, H2793, H2794 [16MY], H2998, H3077-H3081 
        [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E847, E848 [18MY], E895 [30MY]
      ------prohibit foreign businesses that engage in business 
        activity with terrorist nations from contracting and 
        procurement opportunities, H3064 [17MY]
      ------prohibit purchase of helicopters for Afghan security 
        forces from Russia, Syria, and other state sponsors of 
        terrorism, H3031 [17MY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3008, H3009 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H2791 [16MY], H3006, H3007 [17MY], H3419, H3420 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3638, H3639 [7JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3531 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection air and marine 
        interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement funding 
        through reductions in environmental mitigation funding, H3539, 
        H3540 [6JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding, H3528, H3529, H3537 [6JN], H3619 [7JN], 
        E1008 [7JN]
      ------Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and 
        expenses funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-
        Defense Facility funding, H3537-H3539 [6JN]
      ------cybersecurity personnel funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3623 [7JN]
      ------increase coordination with India on efforts to prevent 
        terrorist attacks, H3622 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3499-H3505, H3528-
        H3575 [6JN], H3618-H3652 [7JN], E1003 [6JN], E1008, E1022 
        [7JN], E1028, E1029, E1033 [8JN], E1040 [12JN], E1080 [19JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, 
        H3650 [7JN]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (H.R. 6003), E1112, E1129 [21JN]
      ------prohibit funding for procurement of certain items unless 
        they are domestically grown or produced, H3502 [6JN]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (H.R. 3857), H5821-
        H5824 [11SE]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      ------science and technology research funding through reductions 
        in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3559-H3561 
        [6JN]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4009-H4011 [26JN], 
        E175 [9FE], E1181 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or 
        the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
        suspected terrorists (H.R. 1506), H2456 [9MY]
      ------arraignment of individuals involved in the September 11, 
        2001, terrorist attacks, H2314 [7MY]
      ------decision not to prosecute certain U.S. Muslim 
        organizations possibly related to terrorism, H5700-H5702 [2AU]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 
        terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, E901 
        [30MY]
      ------decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, 
        E708 [7MY]
      ------make available to the public a redacted summary of Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions that permit 
        warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]
      ------report on implementation of surveillance program under 
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, H5893 [12SE]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), H4873-H4875 [17JY]
      ------determine whether Boko Haram meets criteria for 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H3064 [17MY]
      ------remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) 
        from list of foreign terrorist organizations, H1923 [18AP], 
        H6163 [20SE]
      ------remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) 
        from list of foreign terrorist organizations (H. Res. 60), 
        E472 [28MR], E503 [29MR]
      Dept. of the Treasury: investigation into fees collected by Ed 
        Rendell for speeches supporting removal of People's Mojahedin 
        Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from Dept. of State list of 
        foreign terrorist organizations, E472 [28MR]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, H6056 [14SE]
      ------U.S. policy, H5334 [31JY]
      Embassies: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, 
        H2457 [9MY]
      ------national security impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim 
        rhetoric, H2641-H2643 [10MY]
      Federal Way, WA: groundbreaking of 9/11 Memorial at South King 
        Fire and Rescue Station 64, E1516 [13SE]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 
        [26JN]
      ------National Urban Search & Rescue Response System funding, 
        H3533 [6JN]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      ------State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3554-H3556 
        [6JN]
      ------State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3531, H3532 [6JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for Buffalo, NY, 
        area, H5536 [1AU]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 [8JN]
      Flora-Bama Lounge, Package, & Oyster Bar (business): anniversary 
        of visit to New York, NY, to support recovery efforts after 
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, E416 [22MR]
      Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries that support 
        radical Muslim fundamentalism, H6258 [21SE]
      ------prohibit funding for assistance to certain entities whose 
        policies call for the destruction of Israel, H5029 [19JY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5776 [11SE], H5890-H5901 [12SE], E1533 [14SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (H.R. 5949), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780-H5787 
        [11SE]
      ------increase transparency by requiring certain documentation 
        for acquisition of foreign intelligence be made available to 
        the public, H5782 [11SE]
      ------prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained 
        through the search of a legally amassed data pool without 
        prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]
      ------provide safeguards for communications involving persons 
        inside the U.S., H5896, H5900 [12SE]
      ------reduce duration of sunset provision, H5897 [12SE]
      Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as 
        new global threat, H1525-H1530 [22MR]
      ------assess status of the war on terrorism, H177 [25JA], H805, 
        H897-H900 [16FE], H1120 [1MR], H2201 [26AP]
      ------importance of statesmanship, H4859 [12JY]
      ------political correctness as a potential threat to national 
        security, H2639-H2643 [10MY]
      Fort Hood, TX: recognize 2009 attack as an act of radical 
        Islamic terrorism and Jihad (H. Res. 495), H2642 [10MY]
      House of Representatives: moment of silence for U.S. public 
        servants killed in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, 
        Libya, H5886 [12SE]
      Immigration: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who 
        are fleeing persecution (H.R. 2185), E1093 [20JN]
      Intelligence services: protect U.S. intelligence and military 
        capability, defend certain sensitive information against 
        cybersecurity attack, and promote U.S businesses, H3306 [31MY]
      ------shorten extension of intelligence gathering tools, H5893 
        [12SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, H4078 [27JN]
      ------recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening 
        ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich 
        Olympics, H5295, H5296 [26JY], E1330 [25JY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets, H5569 [1AU]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (H.R. 4070), H2824 [17MY]
      ------impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that 
        deal with the Central Bank of Iran, E1415 [3AU]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, H1529 
        [22MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H1163 [6MR], H6079-H6083 [19SE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2481-H2492 [9MY], E763 [10MY], E779 [11MY], E787 
        [15MY], E810 [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4884-H4888 [17JY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5863, H5866, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5872, 
        H5873, H5893, H5918-H5920 [12SE], H5925, H5932, H5933, H5979, 
        H5980 [13SE], H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, H5942, 
        H5970, H5973 [13SE]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H463 [3FE], H1146 [5MR], H1163, H1165 [6MR], H1527-
        H1529 [22MR], E687 [27AP]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian 
        support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli 
        people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons 
        (H. Res. 271), H636-H638 [8FE]
      ------support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria if the 
        Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral 
        Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (H. Res. 394), H1527 [22MR]
      ------U.S. policy relative to support of opposition groups, 
        H5870 [12SE]
      National Guard: Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams 
        funding, H3031 [17MY]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan: declassification 
        and release, H575 [8FE]
      National security: call for adoption of smart security platform 
        for the 21st century, H4995 [18JY]
      ------call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st 
        century (H. Res. 19), H123 [24JA], H378 [2FE], H585 [8FE], 
        H1024 [29FE], H1162 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H3485 [6JN], H4694 
        [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4916 [18JY], H5771 [11SE], H6157 [20SE]
      ------counterterrorism initiatives funding, H735 [15FE]
      ------impact of leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations, H3664 [8JN]
      ------improve border security, H1008-H1013 [28FE], H1144 [5MR]
      ------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
      ------improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, 
        and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction, 
        E914 [31MY]
      New York, NY: tribute to New York Police Dept., efforts to 
        prevent acts of terrorism, E958 [1JN]
      Nigeria: condemn Boko Haram (terrorist organization) attacks 
        against Christians, H5208 [25JY], E1234 [11JY]
      ------U.S. policy, E1234 [11JY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to 
        influence of Islamic organizations, H5196-H5198 [24JY], H5323-
        H5325 [26JY]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H930-H934 [17FE], H1123 [1MR], H1539 [22MR], H4678-H4681 
        [9JY], H5873 [12SE], H6054-H6058 [14SE], H6267 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H2310-H2314 
        [7MY], H5987 [13SE]
      Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building, H1922 [18AP]
      Pakistan: condition Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund funding on 
        certification of efforts to counter improvised explosive 
        devices operations, H3135 [18MY]
      ------prohibit assistance, H3009-H3011 [17MY], H4979, H4980, 
        H4983 [18JY]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance relative to harboring of al-
        Qaeda (terrorist organization) and Taliban fighters within 
        borders, H3487 [6JN]
      ------require a certain time period between the release of the 
        Depts. of Defense and State report on current conditions in 
        Pakistan and the release of funds from the Pakistan 
        Counterinsurgency Fund, H3140 [18MY]
      Patriotism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5749 [10SE], 
        H5769, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5822-H5826, 
        H5848, H5851 [11SE], E1472, E1476, E1478, E1479, E1480, E1481, 
        E1483 [11SE]
      People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK): remove Dept. of State 
        designation as a foreign terrorist organization, H1161 [6MR]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H2998, H3005, H3076-H3081 
        [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E865 [18MY]
      Taylor, Charles: conviction for war crimes and crimes against 
        humanity, E685 [27AP]
      Transportation Security Administration: Federal Air Marshal 
        Service funding, H3547, H3549, H3550 [6JN], H3619, H3643 
        [7JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------funding, H3546, H3547 [6JN], H3644 [7JN]
      ------privatization proposals, H447 [3FE]
      ------reform, H3547 [6JN]
      ------require private companies contracted to provide security 
        screenings to be owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, H3644 
        [7JN]
      Turkey: U.S. policy, H46 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S6577 [21SE]
      Alaska Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]
      Armed Forces: report on Fort Hood, TX, shootings, S5458 [26JY]
      Bulgaria: condemn attack on Israeli citizens in Burgas, 
        Bulgaria, S5656 [30JY]
      Classified information: appoint a special counsel to investigate 
        leaks of certain classified information, S3717-S3720 [5JN], 
        S3946 [12JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration 
        nuclear modernization program funding, S814, S815 [16FE]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        S3956 [12JN]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (S. Res. 489), S3939-S3942 [12JN], S4186 [14JN], 
        S4261 [19JN], S4359 [20JN]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (S. Res. 489), unanimous-consent request, S3942 
        [12JN]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (S. 1959), House amendment, S5624, 
        S5625 [26JY]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 [21SE]
      ------require investigations into attack on the U.S. consulate 
        in Libya and deaths of marines in Afghanistan, S6480 [20SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans job corps funding through 
        reductions in foreign aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and 
        Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Egypt: condemn attack on U.S. Embassy and express support for 
        personnel and staff, S6245 [12SE]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]
      Foreign aid: make conditional upon promise of protection for 
        U.S. Embassies and diplomats, S6583-S6585 [21SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        S6389 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]
      ------extend certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering 
        tools (S. 3276), S3895 [11JN], S4767 [29JN], S5470-S5472 
        [26JY]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6573-
        S6576, S6579 [21SE]
      Foreign Service: tribute, S6290, S6305 [13SE]
      Information technology: promote public awareness of cyber 
        security (S. 813), S2458 [18AP]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S4594 
        [25JN], S5654 [30JY], S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779, S4780 [29JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6241-S6245, S6249, S6251-S6256 [12SE], 
        S6305 [13SE]
      ------commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (S. Res. 551), S6285, S6286 [12SE]
      ------prohibit foreign assistance until the perpetrators of the 
        attack on the U.S. Embassy are brought to justice, S6260 
        [12SE]
      ------U.S. policy, S6253, S6254 [12SE]
      Middle East: U.S. policy, S6296 [13SE]
      National Preparedness Month: observance, S6441 [19SE]
      National security: deter public disclosure of evidence or 
        information on U.S. covert actions by prohibiting security 
        clearances to individuals who make such disclosures (S. 3367), 
        S4825 [10JY]
      ------impact of leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations, S3109 [14MY], S3717-S3720 [5JN], S3946, S3954-
        S3956 [12JN], S4622 [26JN], S5818-S5823 [1AU]
      Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East 
        policies, S6480 [20SE]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6676 [21SE]
      Pakistan: U.S. policy, S3226 [16MY]
      Patriotism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6075-S6081, 
        S6085, S6086, S6091-S6093, S6095, S6097, S6098, S6099 [11SE]
      POW: improve procedures for detention and review of status of 
        detainees of the U.S., S5947 [2AU]
      Preparedness and Resilience Foundation: establish to assist the 
        Government in providing disaster assistance (S. 2202), S1737 
        [15MR]
      Senate: moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, S6032, S6033 [10SE]
      ------moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at 
        1972 Munich Olympics, unanimous-consent agreement, S6025 
        [10SE]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3048 [9MY]
  Reports
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland Security 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools 
        Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 
        112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5855) (H. Rept. 112-492), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3216) (S. Rept. 
        112-169), S3422 [22MY]
      FAA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, 
        Select) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 112-174), S3838 [7JN]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276), S5211 
        [19JY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3276) (S. Rept. 
        112-229), S6545 [20SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Extension of Certain 
        Counterterrorism and Intelligence Gathering Tools: Committee 
        on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 112-
        645), H5703 [2AU]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5949) (H. Rept. 
        112-645), H5703 [2AU]
      Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 112-499), H3265 [30MY]
      Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 
        112-685), H6230 [20SE]
      Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of 
        Maritime Navigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 5889) (H. Rept. 112-551), H4063 [26JN]
      Presidential Requirement To Report to Congress on All Known 
        Syrian Opposition Groups and the Number and Security of 
        Weapons Used by the Regime and Opposition Forces: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2224), S2819 [26AP]
      Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing 
        Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112-592), H4827 [11JY]
      Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3857) (H. Rept. 
        112-498), H3265 [30MY]
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 
        [27JN]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3537 [6JN], H3622 [7JN]
  Statements
      U.S. Policy on Afghanistan: Ryan C. Crocker, E84 [27JA]
  Testimonies
      American Muslim Response to Hearings on Radicalization Within 
        Their Community: Qanta A.A. Ahmed, E1255-E1258 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5855, Dept. of Homeland 
        Security appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]
      H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act, H3237 [30MY]
      H.R. 3783, Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, H6079 
        [19SE]
      H.R. 3857, Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement 
        Support Act, H5822 [11SE]
      H.R. 4005, Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act, H4009 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 4133, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H2481 
        [9MY]
      H.R. 5889, Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and 
        Safety of Maritime Navigation Act, H3986-H3989 [26JN]
      H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, 
        H5890 [12SE]
      S. 1959, Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act, S5624 
        [26JY], H4873 [17JY]
      S. 2165, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H4884 
        [17JY]
      S. 2202, Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act, S1738-S1740 
        [15MR]
      S. Res. 472, Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day, S3639 
        [24MY], S6676 [21SE]
      S. Res. 486, condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) 
        for violence and acts of terror and support efforts to 
        eliminate threat in Turkey, S3843 [7JN]
      S. Res. 489, support Dept. of Justice appointment of an 
        independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence 
        information on covert operations, S3982 [12JN]
      S. Res. 504, recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 
        Munich Olympics, S4463, S4594 [25JN]
      S. Res. 551, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6273, S6286 [12SE]
      S. Res. 556, suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations, S6345 [13SE]
      S. Res. 575, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6629 [21SE]
      S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]
      S. Res. 588, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, express condolences to 
        families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6634, S6683 [21SE]




TERRY, BRIAN A.

  Remarks in House
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate 
        (H.R. 2668), H2081 [25AP]
      Tribute, H4163 [28JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate 
        (H.R. 2668), S2985 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice: release of report relative to operations 
        transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law 
        enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S6585 
        [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2668), S2921 [7MY]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]




TERRY, LEE (a Representative from Nebraska)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3062 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3482 [5JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3326 [31MY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3902 [20JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H641 [8FE]
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. 
        Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6234 [20SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance ineligibility 
        requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on 
        native sod (see H.R. 5879), H6280 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H1153 [5MR]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions 
        against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H3404 [1JN]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see H.R. 
        4387), H2134 [25AP]
      ------clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies 
        to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 
        6345), H5706 [2AU]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1742 [28MR]
      ------provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2813 [16MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H115 [23JA]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3105 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3481 [5JN]
      ------repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit 
        health insurance and provide for association health plans (see 
        H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and 
        enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer 
        verification program (see H.R. 2000), H2033 [19AP]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5766 [10SE]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H3703 
        [12JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under 
        the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H3808 [19JN]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H5766 [10SE]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H2813 [16MY]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H5712 [2AU]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H159 [24JA]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H2447 [8MY]
      ------develop a plan to increase oil and gas production under 
        leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a draw down from 
        the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4136), H1153 [5MR]
      ------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, 
        development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
        Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]
      President's of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget 
        resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is 
        cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent 
        for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2134 [25AP]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2813 [16MY]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H1846 [16AP]
      ------permanently extend treatment of certain farming business 
        machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1747), H1543 [22MR]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2033 [19AP]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H4908 [17JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3171 
        [25MY]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2447 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Medicare: recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H181 
        [25JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Medicare: recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (H.R. 3831), H182 [25JA]
  Remarks
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1622 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: authorize members not in uniform and veterans to 
        render a military salute during the recitation of the Pledge 
        of Allegiance, H3066 [17MY]
      Bellevue, NE: anniversary of Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home, 
        E1239 [12JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3066 [17MY]
      ------tribute to veterans of the Korean Constabulary, 
        E1337 [26JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: cybersecurity infrastructure 
        funding, H3619 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3619 [7JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (H.R. 5970), E1154 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H12 [17JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H758, H768, H769, H770 [15FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit Office of Inspector General to 
        review practices relative to collection and content of bids 
        for certain veterans' hospital construction projects, H3326 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3326 [31MY]
      EPA: expand ability to waive certain pollution control fuel 
        requirements when there is a fuel distribution problem and 
        complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. of Energy, 
        H3903, H3904 [20JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 3066), 
        E1154 [27JN]
      ------preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage 
        and overtime pay (H.R. 5969), E1154 [27JN]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1612 [27MR]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H770 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H758 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1936 
        [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3040 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1936 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3040 [17MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E435 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4729 [10JY]
      National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of 
        RxIMPACT Day, E407 [21MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2160 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4729 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, E435 [22MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3903, H3904 [20JN]
      Ralston, NE: anniversary, E1261 [17JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1936 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3040 [17MY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1035 [29FE]
  Tributes
      Davis, Dick C.E. and Charon, E246 [27FE]
      Harvey, Thomas L., E245 [27FE]




TERRY, MARGARET

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E826 [17MY]




TESTER, JON (a Senator from Montana)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3857, S3867 
        [7JN], S3918 [11JN], S3978, S3979, S3991, S3994, S3999 [12JN], 
        S4152, S4153 [13JN], S4205, S4210 [14JN], S4267 [19JN], S4357 
        [20JN], S4419 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S219 [31JA], S248, S249, S271, S272 [1FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6342 [13SE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2110 
        [27MR], S2428, S2434 [17AP], S2511, S2515 [18AP], S2637 
        [24AP], S2693 [25AP]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR], S2105 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1152 [29FE], S1544 [8MR], S1614 
        [13MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827 [10JY], S4897, S4900 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5793 [31JY], S5872 
        [1AU], S5980 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S4822 [10JY]
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3384), S4950 [12JY]
      ------promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S1384 [5MR]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. Con. Res. 
        48), S4370 [20JN]
      ------enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their 
        spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S4637 [26JN]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 2299), 
        S2929 [7MY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S76 
        [24JA]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S1541 [8MR]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National 
        Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration 
        gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 2268), S5733 
        [31JY]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see S. 2222), S2087 [27MR]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S132 [26JA]
      Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support 
        planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized 
        activities involving statewide youth suicide early 
        intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 740), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S4823 [10JY]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see S. 881), S3087 [10MY]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 2139), S2086 [27MR] (see S. 3286), S4300 
        [19JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S1147 [29FE]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5086 [17JY]
      Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: 
        implement recommendations (see S. 1018), S42 [23JA]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor 
        Program (see S. 3354), S6109 [11SE]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see S. 2121), S2031 [26MR]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see S. 2060), S4299 [19JN]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see S. 1878), S3329 [21MY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see S. 362), S4773 [29JN]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S3175 [15MY]
      ------provide protections for consumers against excessive, 
        unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance 
        premium rates (see S. 137), S5304 [24JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S2928 [7MY]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1440), S76 
        [24JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain 
        items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, 
        or produced (see S. 2114), S699 [15FE]
      Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing 
        agencies (see S. 3538), S6339 [13SE]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize conveyance of mineral rights in 
        Montana to settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see 
        S. 2110), S699 [15FE]
      ------establish Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management 
        Area, designate certain lands as wilderness, and improve 
        management of noxious weeds in Lewis and Clark National Forest 
        (see S. 1774), S2086 [27MR]
      ------use designated funding to pay for construction of 
        authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), S5047 [16JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to assist veterans 
        to acquire commercial driver's licenses (see S. 2084), S1050 
        [27FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), 
        S2929 [7MY]
      ------clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain 
        veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 1629), 
        S164 [30JA]
      ------consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed 
        of by the applicants for less than fair market value when 
        determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 3270), S4419 
        [21JN]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2969 [8MY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see S. 3049), S3517 [23MY]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S4299 [19JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (see S. 3340), S6109 [11SE]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), 
        S3281 [17MY]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see S. Res. 176), S5488 [26JY]
      ------provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant 
        cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S3235 [16MY]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended 
        to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]
      ------constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures 
        intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 29), S77 [24JA]
      EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 
        rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 3559), S6454 [19SE]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S2546 [19AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4369 [20JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S6271 [12SE]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S4789 [9JY]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2344), 
        S2970 [8MY]
      ------improve provision of assistance to fire departments (see 
        S. 550), S2030 [26MR]
      ------waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see S. 3320), S4726 [28JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3280 [17MY] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed 
        handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 
        2188), S1791 [19MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide additional 
        privacy protections (see S. 3515), S5978 [2AU]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (see S. 3261), S3786 [6JN]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 3541), S6627 [21SE]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see S. 2234), S3234 [16MY]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for 
        medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 490), S75 
        [24JA]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5213 [19JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2032 [26MR]
      Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and 
        regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see S. 
        835), S2031 [26MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S2393 [17AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S133 [26JA]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see S. 1454), S4418 [21JN]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see S. 1680), S43 [23JA]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S6547 [20SE]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 
        470), S3516 [23MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see S. Res. 
        572), S6546 [20SE]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian 
        Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely 
        presented (see S. 2389), S2821 [26AP]
      ------reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing 
        vitality of Native American languages (see S. 3546), S6340 
        [13SE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2656 [24AP]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see 
        S. 3269), S5305 [24JY]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S4204 
        [14JN]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Taxation: allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on 
        fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see S. 84), S75 
        [24JA]
      ------broaden special rules for certain governmental health 
        reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by 
        political subdivisions (see S. 1366), S1933 [21MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), 
        S76 [24JA]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see S. 1512), S6063 [10SE]
      ------extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 
        [25JY]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S6547 [20SE]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 971), S4951 
        [12JY]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 
        845), S3516 [23MY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3043 [9MY]
      Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 67), S3784 
        [6JN]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 3380), S4950 
        [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S495 
        [9FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3043 [9MY]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      World War II: recognize superior service of members of the First 
        Special Service Force (see S. Res. 577), S6626 [21SE]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 418), 
        S2324 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: provide behavioral health readiness services to 
        members of Reserve components based on need (see S. 2466), 
        S2823 [26AP]
      Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 452), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Courts: reinstate reporting provision relative to fees and 
        expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions 
        involving the U.S. (see S. 2042), S163 [30JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Fort 
        Belknap Indian Community (see S. 3209), S3329 [21MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize transport of individuals to 
        and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, 
        counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 3511), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      ------reauthorize Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education (see 
        S. 3282), S3900 [11JN]
      Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes 
        for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), 
        S2243 [29MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: reduce Federal advertising 
        budgets (see S. 3540), S6340 [13SE]
      Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal 
        wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal 
        land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see 
        S. 3585), S6545 [20SE]
      Flag--U.S.: protect (see S. 3296), S4203 [14JN]
      Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural 
        gas pipelines (see S. 2229), S2001 [22MR]
      House of Representatives: repeal authorization to provide office 
        space, a furnishings allowance, congressional franking 
        privileges, and staff assistance to former Speakers of the 
        House (see S. 3528), S6107 [11SE]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        S. 2210), S1847 [20MR]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S2655 [24AP]
      National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and 
        Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to 
        veterans (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 
        2128), S909 [17FE]
      ------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
  Cloture motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
  Privilege of the floor
      Artuso, Nick, S6370 [13SE]
      Molaison, Val, S172 [30JA]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4127 [13JN], 
        S4267 [19JN], S4358 [20JN], S6314 [13SE]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, S6314 [13SE]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S4145 [13JN], 
        S6335 [13SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S248, S249 [1FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S147 [30JA]
      ------require personal financial disclosure filings of Members 
        and certain employees are made available electronically to the 
        public, S147 [30JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: ensure that farmers are able to buy public 
        varieties of seeds, S4127 [13JN]
      ------improve livestock forage disaster plan, S4267 [19JN]
      ------rural broadband telecommunications services programs 
        funding, S4358 [20JN]
      Dept. of Labor: reform certain proposed child labor rules 
        relative to family farming, S1112 [29FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Fort 
        Belknap Indian Community (S. 3209), S3330 [21MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans jobs corps program 
        counselors are available to veterans in rural areas, S6315 
        [13SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6315 [13SE]
      Executive departments: clarify application of mortgage 
        disclosure requirements to certain executive branch employees, 
        S248 [1FE]
      FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4448 [25JN]
      Forest Service: FLAME wildfire suppression reserve fund funding, 
        S4661 [27JN]
      ------hazardous fuel reduction projects funding, S4660 [27JN]
      ------reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4660 [27JN]
      Members of Congress: require public disclosure of the terms of 
        home mortgages held by Members of Congress, S248 [1FE]
      Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of 
        National Forest System land and add certain land to the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 268), S4660 [27JN]
      National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of 
        RxIMPACT Day, S1844 [20MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2670 [25AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S5016, S5017 [16JY]
      Postal Service: create a moratorium on the closure of rural post 
        offices and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, 
        S2475 [18AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2475 [18AP], 
        S2638 [24AP], S2693 [25AP]
      ------modify process for closure or consolidation of post 
        offices and postal facilities, S2638 [24AP]
      ------prohibit senior Postal Service executive salaries from 
        exceeding salaries of cabinet members, S2475 [18AP], S2693 
        [25AP]
      ------reduce number of members serving on the Board of 
        Governors, S2475 [18AP]
      SEC: exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses, S1886 [21MR]
      Senate: require all Senate candidates file quarterly campaign 
        finance reports electronically with the FEC, S249 [1FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1885 [21MR]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6415 [19SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6604 [21SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to 
        proceed, S2670 [25AP]
  Tributes
      Callan, Mary P. Mack, S2387 [17AP]
      Hamill, Mark, S386 [7FE]
      Hiller, Arvid (Butch), S5482 [26JY]
      Holzheimer, Lewis W., S6052 [10SE]
      Kindsfater, Herbert S., S6052 [10SE]
      Schulze, William E., S6051 [10SE]
      Vacca, Vincent J., S5255 [23JY]
      Walborn, Paul, S386 [7FE]
      Wells, Nicholas J., S6052 [10SE]




TETI, MARY JANE (POLLY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E343 [8MR]




TEVES, ALEX

  Obituaries
      Personal, H5300 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1341 [26JY]




TEXAS

  Amendments
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        3811), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain 
        central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 
        agreement and take into account ongoing State and local 
        conservation efforts (see S. 3446), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        6219), H5327 [26JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see S. 3304), 
        S4238 [18JN]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Neches River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2324), S2545 [19AP]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see S. 3543), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6007), H3974 [21JN]
  Cloture motions
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Allison Mock, E335 
        [7MR]
      ------Baher Michel, E401 [21MR]
      ------Bailey Arlinghaus, E335 [7MR]
      ------Blake Huddleston, E415 [22MR]
      ------Daniel Casas, E426 [22MR]
      ------Drew Liscum, E528 [16AP]
      ------Gordon Tsai, E532 [16AP]
      ------Irene Cofie, E625 [24AP]
      ------Katelyn Moody, E628 [24AP]
      ------Kayla Cox, E621 [24AP]
      ------Komal Luthra, E630 [24AP]
      ------Leslie Lopez, E334 [7MR]
      ------Madison Weaver, E820 [16MY], E874 [18MY]
      ------Mah-Rulch Mohammad, E813 [16MY]
      ------Maximillian McElligott, E354 [8MR]
      ------Meredith Brandt, E421 [22MR]
      ------Milan Doshi, E403 [21MR]
      ------Ravena Jacob, E340 [8MR]
      ------Rima Patel, E810 [16MY]
      ------Rohail Dadwani, E409 [21MR]
      ------Saydi Wollney, E411 [21MR]
      ------Siri Soth, E873 [18MY]
      ------Stephanie Lin, E873 [18MY]
      ------Stephanie Tsai, E873 [18MY]
  Inscriptions
      Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Magnolia Park, TX, Texas 
        Historical Marker, E193 [15FE]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: 
        Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]
      Siege at the Alamo: William B. Travis, S1173 [1MR]
      Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo 
        identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot 
        or registering to vote in an election: Representative Jackson 
        Lee, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument establishment: Malcolm Duncan, 
        Jr., Mayor of Waco, TX, H3761 [19JN]
  Lists
      Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E921 
        [31MY]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Abilene, TX: tribute to Abilene Christian High School boys' 
        basketball team, E350 [8MR]
      Addison, TX: tribute to Christian Faith World Ministries Church, 
        E1672 [28SE]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from California killed in 
        military action, H5918 [12SE]
      AT&T Inc.: tribute to AT&T Veterans group, E291 [1MR]
      Borchardt, Mack: Texas Fire Chiefs Association Fire Chief of the 
        Year award recipient, E536 [16AP]
      Brazoria County, TX: anniversary of Sweeny Civic Club 
        (organization), E544 [17AP]
      Brownsboro, TX: Chandler Elementary School recipient of Dept. of 
        Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1569 [19SE]
      Carrollton, TX: tribute to Carrollton Black Cemetery, E1181 
        [29JN]
      Charity Productions (organization): tribute to Ecumenical 
        Hurricane Forum, H3279 [31MY]
      Colleges and universities: tribute to 3d Congressional District 
        service academy nominees, E921 [31MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council: tribute to 22d 
        Congressional District participants, E334, E335 [7MR], E340, 
        E353, E355 [8MR], E400, E403, E409, E411 [21MR], E415, E421, 
        E426 [22MR], E524, E528, E531 [16AP], E621, E625, E628, E630 
        [24AP], E810, E813, E820 [16MY], E873 [18MY]
      Conine, Kent: Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers 
        (organization) honoree, E28 [17JA]
      Coppell, TX: Mockingbird Elementary School recipient of 
        Character Education Partnership (organization) National School 
        of Character award, E1715 [23OC]
      Dallas, TX: anniversary of Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church, E60 
        [23JA]
      DAN-LOC Bolt & Gasket (company): tribute, H1980 [19AP]
      Deer Park, TX: tribute to Deer Park High School girls' softball 
        team, E1077 [19JN]
      Dept. of Defense: decision to relocate C-130 aircraft from Texas 
        to Montana, H1438 [21MR]
      Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of 
        construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 1938), E122 [2FE]
      Dept. of HUD: Galveston, TX, low-income housing restoration 
        funding, H4032 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: objection to Texas requirement for individuals 
        to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election, H2304-
        H2310 [7MY], H2638 [10MY], H3107 [18MY], H4659 [9JY], H4707 
        [10JY], H4824 [11JY]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      Dixon, Diamond: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1301 [23JY]
      Dunlay, TX: tribute, E689 [27AP]
      Dyess AFB, TX: tribute to Armed Forces members, E394 [20MR]
      Economy: Federal Government control versus free enterprise, 
        H6257 [21SE]
      ------importance of job creation, H362, H363, H365, H367 [1FE], 
        H629-H636 [8FE]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Flower Mound, TX: tribute to Marcus High School boys' basketball 
        team, E679 [27AP]
      Gainesville, TX: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Patriotic Small Town in America'' designee, E13030 [24JY]
      Garrett, Monica and Ivory: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1577 [20SE]
      Girl Scouts: tribute to Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, E1718 
        [23OC]
      ------tribute to Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, E1719 
        [23OC]
      Grapevine, TX: anniversary of Grapevine-Colleyville Independent 
        School District, E571 [18AP]
      ------anniversary of Unity Church in Grapevine, E1472 [11SE]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Houston, TX, to the 
        Military Museum of Texas, H501 [6FE]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain 
        offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf 
        Coast States, H779, H780 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
      Houston, TX: anniversary of International Brotherhood of 
        Electrical Workers Local 716, E305 [1MR]
      ------tribute to American Red Cross, the Texas Arrhythmia 
        Institute (organization), and the Methodist Hospital DeBakey 
        Heart and Vascular Center for Save a Life Community Heart 
        Training Day, H663 [9FE]
      ------tribute to Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, E298 [1MR]
      Jackson, H. Joaquin: Frontier Times Museum Texas Heroes Hall of 
        Honor inductee, E1391 [2AU]
      Johnson, Representative Sam: Texas Association of Business 
        Maurice Acers Champion of Free Enterprise Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1512 [13SE]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Kingwood Fallen Heroes Memorial Golf 
        Tournament, E1325 [25JY]
      League City, TX: anniversary, E356 [8MR]
      Love of the Lake (organization): anniversary, E1733 [2NO]
      Magnolia Park, TX: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 
        recipient of an official Texas Historical Marker, E193 [15FE]
      Manzano, Leonel: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1511 [13SE]
      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.: grand opening of Farmers 
        Branch, TX, campus, E433 [22MR]
      Medal of Honor: tribute to recipients, E706 [7MY]
      Medicaid: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of 
        uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]
      MICA Corp.: anniversary, E334 [7MR]
      NASA: establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Houston, 
        TX, H1898 [17AP]
      Natalia, TX: anniversary, E1556 [19SE]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      Orange, TX: anniversary of Greater Orange Area Chamber of 
        Commerce, E388 [20MR]
      Plano, TX: tribute to Plano Senior High School WorldQuest team, 
        H2080 [25AP]
      ------tribute to Plano West Senior High School girls' soccer 
        team, H2080 [25AP]
      Postal Service: decision to close postal facility in Tyler 
        County, TX, H2264 [27AP]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5733, 
        H5734 [10SE]
      Richmond, TX: anniversary, H5848 [11SE]
      Rockwall, TX: tribute to Rockwall-Heath High School baseball 
        team, E1136 [26JN]
      San Antonio, TX: anniversary of San Antonio Art League and 
        Museum, E333 [7MR]
      ------anniversary of West End Church of God In Christ, E1685 
        [5OC]
      ------tribute to defenders of the Alamo, H1166 [6MR]
      San Jacinto Day: observance, H2042 [24AP]
      Sisters of Loretto (organization): anniversary, E94 [31JA], E545 
        [17AP]
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School boys' and 
        girls' cross country teams, E54 [23JA]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School boys' and girls' 
        swimming and diving teams, E893 [29MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School football team, E65 
        [24JA]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School student council, 
        E920 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School students for 
        participation in Texas Forensic Association State Tournament, 
        E898 [30MY]
      ------tribute to Carroll Senior High School students selected to 
        Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band, E893 [29MY]
      Sports: importance of football rivalry between University of 
        Texas and Texas A&M University, E58 [23JA]
      Stinnett, Paige: Texas Music Educators Association All-State 
        Women's Choir selectee, E888 [25MY]
      Stroder, Evelyn: Crane, TX, Chamber of Commerce Heritage Day 
        honoree, E1600, E1610 [21SE]
      Temple, TX: closing of South Temple Post Office, H519 [7FE]
      Texas: tribute to Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, E1719 
        [23OC]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, H1166 [6MR], H1219 [7MR], 
        E292, E300 [1MR]
      Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1556 
        [19SE]
      Texas (U.S.S.): tribute, E1209 [9JY]
      TownSquareBuzz Foundation: tribute to ``Red Shirt Fridays'' 
        campaign in McKinney, TX, to assist veterans returning from 
        war, E419 [22MR]
      TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify project labor agreement for 
        Texas relative to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        construction, H772 [15FE]
      United Way: tribute to United Way of Denton County, TX, E1450 
        [10SE]
      University of Houston: anniversary of Center for Mexican 
        American Studies, E1683 [5OC]
      University of Texas: tribute to School of Public Health 
        Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) initiative to 
        combat childhood obesity, H738 [15FE]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H2304-H2310 [7MY], E1301 [23JY]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office, H2315 [7MY]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish, H3760 [19JN]
      Walne, Joan and Alan: Dallas, TX, Friends of Fair Park Spirit of 
        the Centennial Award recipients, E474 [28MR]
      Will, Kevin: sentencing of Johoan Rodriguez on charges of 
        intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer relative to death 
        of Kevin Will, E1032 [8JN]
      Women: health care for women, H1439, H1485 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497 [8MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S2758-S2761 
        [26AP]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2722 [25AP]
      Dept. of Justice: objection to Texas requirement for individuals 
        to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election, S1663 
        [14MR], S3956 [12JN], S4869 [11JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S2758-
        S2761 [26AP]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2722 [25AP]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Native Americans: determine blood quantum requirement for 
        membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1560), 
        S5894 [1AU]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Texas Independence Day: observance, S1173 [1MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Determine Blood Quantum Requirement for Membership in the Ysleta 
        del Sur Pueblo Tribe: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) 
        (H.R. 1560), S5731 [31JY]
      George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George 
        Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3304), S4821 [10JY]
      North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 6007) (H. Rept. 112-657), H5764 [10SE]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1545) (H. Rept. 112-430), 
        H1844 [16AP]
  Subpoena Notices
      U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, H2292 
        [7MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 6007, North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act, H5733 [10SE]
  Tributes
      Cuellar, Representative, H3318 [31MY]
      Johnson, Representative Sam, H701 [14FE], H730 [15FE]




TEXAS AFFILIATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Conine, Kent: Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers 
        (organization) honoree, E28 [17JA]




TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Corps of Cadets: tribute, E1143 [26JN]




TEXAS ARRHYTHMIA INSTITUTE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Houston, TX: tribute to American Red Cross, the Texas Arrhythmia 
        Institute (organization), and the Methodist Hospital DeBakey 
        Heart and Vascular Center for Save a Life Community Heart 
        Training Day, H663 [9FE]




TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS

  Remarks in House
      Johnson, Representative Sam: Texas Association of Business 
        Maurice Acers Champion of Free Enterprise Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1512 [13SE]




TEXAS FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Borchardt, Mack: Texas Fire Chiefs Association Fire Chief of the 
        Year award recipient, E536 [16AP]




TEXAS FORENSIC ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School students 
        for participation in Texas Forensic Association State 
        Tournament, E898 [30MY]




TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School students 
        selected to Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band, 
        E893 [29MY]
      Stinnett, Paige: Texas Music Educators Association All-State 
        Women's Choir selectee, E888 [25MY]




TEXAS PANHANDLE HONOR FLIGHT (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1556 [19SE]




TEXAS (U.S.S.)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1209 [9JY]




TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND FABRICS

  Amendments
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (S. 
        3326), S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: require textile and apparel 
        articles acquired for use be manufactured from articles, 
        materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or 
        manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 3444), S5486 [26JY]
      Tariff: acrylic fiber tow (see S. 3129), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4549), H2065 [24AP] (see H.R. 5107), H2270 (see H.R. 5160, 
        5161, 5162), H2271 [27AP]
      ------acrylic filament tow (see S. 3087), S3085 (see S. 3127, 
        3128, 3154, 3155, 3156, 3157, 3159), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4416, 4417, 4419, 4420), H2029 [19AP] (see H.R. 4547, 4548, 
        4551, 4553), H2065 [24AP]
      ------acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4410), H2029 
        [19AP] (see H.R. 4552), H2065 [24AP]
      ------acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers, carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3097), S3085 [10MY]
      ------acrylic staple fibers (see S. 3086), S3085 (see S. 3123, 
        3124, 3125, 3126), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4418), H2029 (see 
        H.R. 4445, 4447, 4448, 4449, 4450, 4451, 4452, 4453), H2030 
        [19AP] (see H.R. 4543, 4544, 4545, 4546, 4550), H2065 [24AP]
      ------acrylic staple fibers, dyed, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3094, 3095), S3085 
        [10MY]
      ------acrylic staple fibers, not carded, combed, or otherwise 
        processed for spinning (see S. 3158), S3086 [10MY]
      ------acrylic staple fibers, not dyed, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 3093, 3096), S3085 
        [10MY]
      ------artificial filament single yarn (see H.R. 5493), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------artificial filament single yarns (see H.R. 5302), H2274 
        [27AP]
      ------artificial staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, 
        combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (see H.R. 4585, 
        4586), H2066 [24AP]
      ------boys' knitted or crocheted shirts of man-made fibers (see 
        S. 3059), S3042 [9MY]
      ------camel hair not processed beyond the degreased or 
        carbonized condition (see S. 2312), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4529), H2065 [24AP]
      ------camel hair processed beyond the degreased or carbonized 
        condition (see S. 2313), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4525), H2065 
        [24AP]
      ------camel hair waste (see S. 2311), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4526), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carded camel hair yarn (see S. 2315), S2545 [19AP] (see 
        H.R. 4533), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carded cashmere yarn (see S. 2305, 2307), S2545 [19AP] 
        (see H.R. 4524, 4532), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carded or combed camel hair (see S. 2309), S2545 [19AP] 
        (see H.R. 4527), H2065 [24AP]
      ------carded wool yarn (see H.R. 5699), H2566 [9MY]
      ------cashmere goat hair processed beyond the degreased or 
        carbonized condition (see S. 2306), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4531), H2065 [24AP]
      ------combed cashmere yarn or camel hair yarn (see S. 2308), 
        S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4523), H2065 [24AP]
      ------cotton shirting fabrics (see H.R. 6265), H5629 [1AU]
      ------cotton yarn of combed fibers (see H.R. 5700, 5701), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with a layer or 
        layers of certified organic cotton (see S. 2876), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with other fabric 
        layers of either blends of hemp and cotton or polyester 
        microfleece (see S. 2875), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester with an inner layer or 
        layers of certified organic cotton (see S. 2877), S2966 [8MY]
      ------diaper shells each having a water-resistant outer layer of 
        laminated knitted fabric of polyester and a lining of mesh 
        fabric wholly of polyester (see S. 2878), S2966 [8MY]
      ------dyed acrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4412), H2029 [19AP]
      ------dyed polyacrylonitrile staple (see H.R. 4414), H2029 
        [19AP]
      ------fabrics of man-made fibers consisting of one or two layers 
        of expanded poly-tetrafluoroethylene sheeting layered between 
        an outer knit fabric wholly of nylon and another outer woven 
        fabric (see S. 2874), S2965 [8MY]
      ------filament polyester, foam-backed window shade material in a 
        plain weave (see H.R. 5201), H2272 [27AP]
      ------filament polyester window shade material in a modified 
        basket weave (see H.R. 5199), H2272 [27AP]
      ------girls' knitted or crocheted trousers and breeches of 
        synthetic fibers (see S. 3060), S3042 [9MY]
      ------knit garments with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3063), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4985), H2267 [27AP]
      ------knit tank tops with electrodes knit into or attached to 
        the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure 
        an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3062), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4984), H2267 [27AP]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics (see H.R. 5539), H2320 [7MY]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics containing elastomeric yarn 
        (see S. 2743), S2926 [7MY] (see H.R. 5036), H2268 [27AP]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics of dyed cotton of single knit 
        construction (see H.R. 3926), H568 [7FE]
      ------long pile fabrics of man-made fibers (see H.R. 5538), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------made up articles (see S. 3107), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        3923), H568 [7FE]
      ------man-made shells used in the manufacture of sleeping bags 
        (see H.R. 4975), H2267 [27AP]
      ------modacrylic staple fibers (see S. 3121), S3085 (see S. 
        3122), S3086 [10MY] (see H.R. 4446), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4542, 4554), H2065 [24AP]
      ------narrow woven fabrics (see H.R. 5485), H2319 [7MY]
      ------noils of camel hair (see S. 2314), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 
        4530), H2065 [24AP]
      ------non-woven polypropylene zippered sleeping bag carry cases 
        (see H.R. 4974), H2267 [27AP]
      ------nylon woolpacks used to package wool (see H.R. 5028), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------pile fabrics (see H.R. 5533, 5540), H2320 [7MY]
      ------plaiting material products suitable for use in window 
        shades (see S. 3150, 3151), S3086 [10MY]
      ------polyacrylonitrile tow (see H.R. 4411), H2029 [19AP]
      ------polyester fiber with tow bundles (see H.R. 4487), H2064 
        [24AP]
      ------polypropylene fiber with tow bundles (see H.R. 4486), 
        H2064 [24AP]
      ------rayon filament tow (see S. 3088), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4602), H2066 [24AP]
      ------rayon staple fibers (see H.R. 4947), H2206 [26AP]
      ------reliquidation of certain entries of polyester fleece sheet 
        sets (see S. 2947), S2967 [8MY]
      ------rubberized textile fabrics of cotton, other than those of 
        heading 5902 (see H.R. 5541), H2320 [7MY]
      ------single yarns of viscose rayon (see H.R. 5300, 5301), H2273 
        [27AP]
      ------sleeping bag carry cases (see H.R. 4973), H2267 [27AP]
      ------sports bras with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3061), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4983), H2267 [27AP]
      ------staple fibers of rayon, carded, combed, or otherwise 
        processed for spinning (see S. 3092), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 
        4584), H2066 [24AP]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon (see S. 2838), S2928 [7MY] 
        (see S. 3091), S3085 [10MY] (see H.R. 4422), H2029 [19AP]
      ------staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or 
        otherwise processed for spinning (see S. 2592), S2923 [7MY] 
        (see S. 3089, 3090, 3120), S3085 (see S. 3140), S3086 [10MY] 
        (see H.R. 4582, 4583, 4603), H2066 [24AP]
      ------synthetic filament yarns (see S. 2814), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5051), H2269 [27AP]
      ------textile device book style covers (see S. 2582), S2923 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5783), H2812 [16MY]
      ------textile device covers and stands (see S. 2583), S2923 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 5784), H2812 [16MY]
      ------textile fabrics of man-made fibers impregnated, coated, 
        covered or laminated with polyurethane (see H.R. 5536), H2320 
        [7MY]
      ------twisted viscose rayon yarn (see S. 2935), S2967 [8MY] (see 
        H.R. 5492), H2319 [7MY]
      ------undyed acrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4413), H2029 [19AP]
      ------undyed polyacrylonitrile staple (see H.R. 4415), H2029 
        [19AP]
      ------untwisted filament yarns (see S. 2815), S2927 [7MY] (see 
        H.R. 5052), H2269 [27AP]
      ------viscose rayon yarn (see S. 2934), S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 
        5491), H2319 [7MY]
      ------warp knit fabrics (see H.R. 5535, 5537), H2320 [7MY]
      ------warp knit open-work fabric (see S. 2477), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 5497), H2319 [7MY]
      ------window shade material (see H.R. 4590, 4591), H2066 [24AP]
      ------window shade material composed of 100% polyester filaments 
        (see H.R. 5209), H2272 [27AP]
      ------window shade material composed of woven fiberglass coated 
        with ethyl vinyl acetate (see H.R. 5206), H2272 [27AP]
      ------women's belts of leather or composition leather (see S. 
        2452), S2822 [26AP] (see H.R. 5173), H2271 [27AP]
      ------women's footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastic and 
        uppers of textile materials and leather (see H.R. 4900), H2205 
        [26AP]
      ------woven fabric containing vicuna hair (see S. 2310), S2545 
        [19AP] (see H.R. 4528), H2065 [24AP]
      ------woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers mixed mainly or 
        solely with man-made filaments, of yarns of different colors 
        (see H.R. 5534), H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of cotton (see H.R. 3972), H568 [7FE]
      ------woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers mixed mainly with 
        or solely with man-made filaments (see H.R. 5531), H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn (see H.R. 5532), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven 
        fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5404, of yarns of 
        different colors (see H.R. 5529), H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers (see H.R. 5530), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fiberglass window shade material with acrylic 
        coating (see H.R. 5203), H2272 [27AP]
      ------zippered cases of textile materials with textile straps 
        for toys (see S. 2564), S2923 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (H.R. 5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), S5425, S5426, S5451-
        S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], S5904-S5907, S5919-
        S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S5858 [1AU]
      ------add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend 
        third country fabric program (S. 3326), unanimous-consent 
        request, S5425 [26JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      Eximbank: amend membership of Advisory Committee to include a 
        representative from the textile industry, S1782 [19MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: require textile and apparel 
        articles acquired for use be manufactured from articles, 
        materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or 
        manufactured in the U.S. (S. 3444), S5726 [31JY]
      Pima Cotton Trust Fund: reauthorize, S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY]
      Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund: modify, S5703, S5704, 
        S5726 [31JY]
  Reports filed
      African Growth and Opportunity Act Addition of South Sudan to 
        List of Eligible Countries and Third Country Fabric Program 
        Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 
        [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5986, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, H5640 [2AU]
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 3326, African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South 
        Sudan to list of eligible countries and third country fabric 
        program extension, S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]




THACKER, JAMES I.

  Articles and editorials
      Sheriff Remembers Fallen Deputy, S1190 [1MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E89 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1189 [1MR]




THACKER, STEPHANIE D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: confirmation as circuit judge, S2490 [18AP]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, S2305, S2310, S2312 [16AP]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2275 [29MR]




THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E286 [29FE]




THAILAND, KINGDOM OF

  Remarks in House
      Democracy: efforts, E1106 [21JN]
      Hmong Heritage Month: observance, E518 [30MR]
      Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to Hmong pilots trained to fly 
        ``secret war'' counterinsurgency missions, E1081 [19JN]




THANG, JUDY

  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Woman 
        Business Center, E771 [10MY]




THARP, JOHN J., JR.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1066 [28FE], S1571 
        [12MR], S1640 [14MR], S2910 [7MY], S3117, S3123 [14MY]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3104 [10MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S850 [16FE]




THE ARC OF THE U.S. (organization)

  Letters
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits 
        and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding, 
        H2617 [10MY]
  Remarks in House
      Chester County, PA: anniversary of chapter, E423 [22MR]




THEISEN, BRANDON A.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1075 [19JN]




THERIOT, GERALD

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H1027 [29FE]
      Senate, S1063 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1027 [29FE]




THIEL, GEORGE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E22 [17JA]




THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES  see Developing Countries




THOMAS, BENJAMIN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3798 [6JN], S4161 [13JN]




THOMAS, BOOKER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1019 [7JN]




THOMAS, BRAD

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4745 [29JN]




THOMAS, CHARLIE

  Remarks in Senate
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]




THOMAS, CONNOR S.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E319 [6MR]




THOMAS, DANNY

  Remarks in House
      Memphis, TN: anniversary of St. Jude Children's Research 
        Hospital, H810, H813 [16FE]
      Tribute, H810, H813 [16FE], E235 [21FE]




THOMAS, J. TERRIG

  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act, E688 [27AP]




THOMAS, JILL E.

  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge, S3311 [21MY]




THOMAS, JOSEPH C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E487 [29MR]




THOMAS, KATELYNN

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2492 [18AP]




THOMAS, MATTHEW B. (BRAD)

  Articles and editorials
      Fallen Soldiers, Families Are Heroes, E1213 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1201 [29JN]




THOMAS, MICCERICA

  Remarks in House
      Henry Allen Educational & Learning Foundation: extra mile 
        honoree, E713 [7MY]




THOMAS, MONICA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1087 [19JN]




THOMAS, NIKKI

  Remarks in House
      KATM-Radio (Stockton, CA): Country Music Association and Academy 
        of Country Music Station of the Year Awards recipient, E789 
        [15MY]




THOMAS, RUFUS, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E495 [29MR]




THOMAS, RYAN

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E262 [28FE]




THOMAS, WILLETT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E421 [22MR]




THOMAS-GREENFIELD, LINDA

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Foreign Service Director General: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate), S2085 [27MR]




THOMASTON, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Brooks Trap Mill (business): tribute, S4890 [11JY]




THOMASVILLE, AL

  Remarks in House
      White, Sally: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, H120 
        [24JA]




THOMASVILLE, GA

  Remarks in House
      Flowers, Ira L.: Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc., Southeastern Province 
        Joseph R. Jenkins Award recipient, E738 [9MY]




THOMPSKINS, JOHNNY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1054 [18JN], E1113 [21JN]




THOMPSON, BENNIE G. (a Representative from Mississippi)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1915 [17AP]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Consumers: prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer 
        information in making any determination involving auto 
        insurance (see H.R. 6129), H4868 [13JY]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1498 [21MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1642 [27MR]
      ------prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with 
        homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism 
        (see H.R. 6003), H3974 [21JN]
      ------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling 
        across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use 
        of border tunnels (see H.R. 4119), H1133 [1MR]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H3481 [5JN]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H966 
        [27FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 3710), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 265), H2447 [8MY]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make 
        additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H3163 [18MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see H.R. 5909), H5202 [24JY]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2288 [27AP]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 
        397), H3707 [15JN]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H4605 [28JN]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (see H.R. 6326), H5706 [2AU]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H5293 [25JY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6001 [13SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H1846 [16AP]
      Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for 
        Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 
        1909), H1428 [20MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), H5079 
        [19JY]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H5711 [2AU]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H3267 [30MY]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1741 [28MR]
      ------encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel 
        (see H.R. 2014), H79 [18JA]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H27 [17JA]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5130 [23JY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H1428 
        [20MR]
      ------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
        shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
        water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H1915 [17AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Water: require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured 
        goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public 
        water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H115 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5077 [19JY]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (see 
        H.R. 5512), H2320 [7MY]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (see H.R. 3772), H26 [17JA]
      Mississippi: add certain counties to the region represented by 
        the Appalachian Regional Commission (see H.R. 4620), H2067 
        [24AP]
      Taxation: extend program to provide grants for specified energy 
        property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 4468), H2030 [19AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation 
        of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (H.R. 6159), H5078 [19JY]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (H.R. 
        5512), H2327 [7MY]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (H.R. 3772), H27 [17JA]
      Mississippi: add certain counties to the region represented by 
        the Appalachian Regional Commission (H.R. 4620), H2071 [24AP]
      Taxation: extend program to provide grants for specified energy 
        property in lieu of tax credits (H.R. 4468), H2033 [19AP]
  Letters
      Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Greg 
        Principato, Airports Council International-North America, 
        H4013 [26JN]
      ------Roger J. Dow, U.S. Travel Association, H4013 [26JN]
      ------Stephen A. Alterman, Cargo Airline Association, H4013 
        [26JN]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Edward Wytkind, Transportation 
        Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, H4007 [26JN]
  Remarks
      Belzoni, MS: tribute to Mid-Delta Home Health and Hospice 
        Center, E499 [29MR]
      Bolivar County, MS: tribute to Bolivar County Head Start 
        Program, E511 [29MR]
      Cannon's Catering (business): tribute, E1716 [23OC]
      Christian Harmonizers (musical group): tribute, E1706 
        [16OC]
      Christian Volunteer Services (organization): tribute, 
        E1717 [23OC]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (H.R. 
        5512), H3192 [30MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 
        631), H2151 [26AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), H3503 [6JN], H4007, 
        H4009 [26JN]
      ------establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, H3244 
        [30MY]
      ------establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of 
        mass destruction intelligence and information sharing 
        functions and require dissemination of information to relevant 
        entities (H.R. 2764), H3242, H3243 [30MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3503 [6JN], 
        E1033 [8JN]
      ------permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted 
        in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility 
        (H.R. 5843), H4014, H4015 [26JN]
      ------prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain 
        State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of 
        mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246 [30MY]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (H.R. 3857), H5822, 
        H5824 [11SE]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4009, H4011 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in 
        the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, 
        E901 [30MY]
      Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.: tribute, 
        E197 [15FE]
      Fayette Spiritual Aires (musical group): tribute, E1699 
        [16OC]
      First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: 
        designate (H.R. 3772), H4000 [26JN]
      Greenville Industrial College: tribute, E483 [29MR]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2151 [26AP]
      Indianola, MS: tribute to da' House of Khafre (business), 
        E1718 [23OC]
      Jefferson County, MS: tribute to Prospect Hill, E1113 
        [21JN]
      Kaiser Singers (musical group): tribute, E1699 [16OC]
      Kinard & Myles True Gospel Productions, Inc.: tribute, 
        E1713 [19OC]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3244, H3245 [30MY]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E747 [9MY]
      Mississippi Poultry Association: anniversary, E606 
        [19AP]
      Mound Bayou, MS: tribute to J&W Smokehouse (business), 
        E1720 [23OC]
      National security: improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3238, 
        H3239 [30MY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2160 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2151 
        [26AP]
      Point of order, H4009, H4015, H4017 [26JN]
      Ripley Blackwell Head Start Center, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E501 [29MR]
      Rolling Fork, MS: anniversary of Mount Herald Missionary Baptist 
        Church, E524 [16AP]
      Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc.: tribute, 
        E494 [29MR]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5822, H5824, 
        H5825, H5826 [11SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4016, H4017 [26JN]
      ------ensure that certain transportation worker identification 
        credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for 
        implementation of electronic readers for such credentials, 
        H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]
      ------establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 
        1447), H4012, H4013 [26JN]
      ------establish an Ombudsman Office (H.R. 1165), H5825 [11SE]
      ------modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving 
        from preclearance airports (H.R. 6028), H5825, H5826 [11SE]
      ------require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment 
        and Reemployment Rights Act (H.R. 3670), H3239, H3241 [30MY]
      ------transfer unclaimed clothes recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to local veterans organizations and other 
        charities (H.R. 6328), H5825 [11SE]
      W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home Inc.: tribute, E1722 [26OC]
      Webb, MS: tribute to the Webb Diner, E1724 [26OC]
  Tributes
      Allen, Jalisa, E1104 [21JN]
      Allen, Shawanda L., E1300 [23JY]
      Baines, Gene M., E174 [9FE]
      Bartee, Harry A., Sr., E221 [16FE]
      Bennett, Hattie L. Abner, E193 [15FE]
      Blackmon, Edward, Jr., E503 [29MR]
      Booker, William L., E169 [9FE]
      Breen, Eileen, E203 [15FE]
      Brown, Kelvin D., E25 [17JA]
      Bryant, Gidarell, E1274 [18JY]
      Buie, Lela Sims, E22 [17JA]
      Carpenter, Bridgett, E171 [9FE]
      Clay, Billy, E485 [29MR]
      Davis, Karen, E1700 [16OC]
      Davis, Martha Williams, E194 [15FE]
      Davis, Tyrone, E1702 [16OC]
      Dickerson, Calvin, E22 [17JA]
      Dixon, Bernita (Bert), E1708 [19OC]
      Dixon, Ricky, E1129 [21JN]
      Donald, Cleveland, Jr., E131 [3FE]
      Donald, Kineu, E1272 [18JY]
      Dotson, Bennie, E68 [24JA]
      Eason, Elijah, E26 [17JA]
      Ellis, Emmit, Jr., E1709 [19OC]
      Evans, Judy, E196 [15FE]
      Flowers, Fred, E1710 [19OC]
      Flowers, Kerrin A., E201 [15FE]
      Galmore, Wairterrica, E1271 [18JY]
      Gray, Joseph, E9 [10JA]
      Haywood, Kendra, E1101 [21JN]
      Hogan, Beverly Wade, E1307 [24JY]
      Holden, Matthew, Jr., E999 [6JN]
      Hollins-Rucker, Alma R., E66 [24JA]
      Holmes, Lucille, E1279 [18JY]
      Ivory, Beatrice, E167 [9FE]
      Ivy, Doris Steen, E1704 [16OC]
      Jackson, G. Torrie, Jr., E1314 [24JY]
      Jackson, William L., E19 [17JA]
      Jenkins, Andrew, E1715 [23OC]
      Johnson, George A., E532 [16AP]
      Jones, Sylvia, E1701 [16OC]
      Madison, Isaiah, E356 [8MR]
      Mallett, Gertrude L., E153 [7FE]
      Mants, Robert C., Jr., E226 [17FE]
      Mathis, Cherry, E1278 [18JY]
      Matthews, Jacques A.M., E1399 [3AU]
      McCord, Eddie Thompson, E1706 [16OC]
      McCurtis, Theodore, E21 [17JA]
      McKinney, Omelia Johnson, E1712 [19OC]
      McWilliams, Lemuel, E1161, E1163 [27JN]
      Montgomery, Alexis, E199 [15FE]
      Morgan, Shirley, E737 [9MY]
      Nason, Willie, E9 [10JA]
      Pendleton, Jessie, E505 [29MR]
      Perkins, Joe W. (Pinetop), E1705 [16OC]
      Pollock, McKenzie J., E1159 [27JN]
      Randle, Crystiana Smith, E742 [9MY]
      Randle, Emily E., E1108 [21JN]
      Raspberry, William, E1309 [24JY]
      Roland, Johnnie, Sr., E630 [24AP]
      Scott, Isaac D., E5 [10JA]
      Shirley, Aaron, E214 [16FE]
      Shoemaker, Maureen W., E1126 [21JN]
      Sias, Norma, E1701 [16OC]
      Simmons, Shirley W., E740 [9MY]
      Small, Warren, Jr., E20 [17JA]
      Smiley, Henry, E26 [17JA]
      Smith, Kimberly, E24 [17JA]
      Smith, Sabrina, E1121 [21JN]
      Spencer, Hosea, E5 [10JA]
      Sullivan, Ira L., E5 [10JA]
      Tankson, Katherine, E1297 [23JY]
      Taylor, Ariel K., E1275 [18JY]
      Thomas, Joseph C., E487 [29MR]
      Thompson, Jessica, E1118 [21JN]
      Thompson-Lewis, Alma Lee, E63 [24JA]
      Tribble, Shundraria R., E1280 [18JY]
      Ward, Lisa, E1273 [18JY]
      Watkins, Hezekiah, E528 [16AP]
      Wheeler, Tommy, E1727 [26OC]
      Wilkerson, Ellis, E8 [10JA]
      Williams, Larry, E23 [17JA]
      Williams, Linda, E178 [9FE]
      Williamson, Willie (Sonny Boy), E1707 [19OC]
      Wilson, De'Una, E1295 [23JY]
      Wilson, Joe N., E6 [10JA]
      Winford, Judith, E198 [15FE]
      Young, Melvin S., Jr., E1277 [18JY]




THOMPSON, BRUGETTE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E642 [25AP]




THOMPSON, CHERYL E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E761 [10MY]




THOMPSON, CLARK

  Remarks in House
      Gadsden, AL: tribute to Gadsden Police Dept., Medal of Valor 
        recipients, E1391 [2AU]




THOMPSON, COURTNEY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Washington (state) participants, E1354 
        [31JY]




THOMPSON, DANIEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1368 [31JY]




THOMPSON, FRED (a former Senator from Tennessee)

  Letters
      Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act, H5410 
        [31JY]




THOMPSON, GARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E573 [18AP]




THOMPSON, GINA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E730 [8MY]




THOMPSON, GLENN (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2813 [16MY]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1978 [18AP]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H476 [3FE]
      Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft 
        assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), 
        H641 [8FE]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see H.R. 6456), H6280 [21SE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H376 [1FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 4153), H1306 [8MR]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H6280 [21SE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H5526 [31JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for 
        public education and inform parents of their schools' 
        performance (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee 
        (see H.R. 2557), H182 [25JA]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H727 [14FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H4775 [10JY]
      ------improve employment services for veterans by consolidating 
        various programs (see H.R. 4072), H1847 [16AP]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      EPA: provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use 
        of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 
        [19JN]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4065 [26JN]
      GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland 
        Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of 
        prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H2328 [7MY]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      ------repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be 
        automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits plan 
        (see H.R. 2206), H2072 [24AP]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H3808 [19JN]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H5202 [24JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1808 [29MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1808 [29MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H4656 [29JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1274 [7MR]
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6312 [19OC]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H4606 [28JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), 
        H187 [27JA]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H2715 [15MY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H220 [31JA]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3266 [30MY]
      Power resources: repeal tax credits for ethanol blenders and 
        repeal the tariff on imported ethanol (see H.R. 2307), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, 
        PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H4656 [29JN]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2134 [25AP]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 
        4304), H1803 [29MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Lewistown, PA: convey former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center 
        (see H.R. 6285), H5704 [2AU]
      Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability 
        insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service 
        members (see H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]
      Tariff: stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds 
        technical correction (see H.R. 4627), H2123 [25AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Lewistown, PA: convey former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center 
        (H.R. 6285), H5708 [2AU]
      Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability 
        insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service 
        members (H.R. 6445), H6232 [20SE]
      Tariff: stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds 
        technical correction (H.R. 4627), H2127 [25AP]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H1219 [7MR]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H107 [23JA]
      America's Natural Gas Alliance: report contesting EPA study on 
        greenhouse gas emissions and natural gas development, H3812 
        [20JN]
      Booth, Gregory: nomination to Dept. of Commerce Manufacturing 
        Council, H2291 [7MY]
      Budget: deficit, H69 [18JA]
      Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H807 [16FE]
      Centre County, PA: tribute to Centre County Women's Resource 
        Center, H5118 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (H.R. 5873), H3365 [1JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H4636 [29JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6157 [20SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136 [24JY]
      Detwiler, Thomas C.: Paper Industry Management Association Mill 
        Manager of the Year Award recipient, H2214 [27AP]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H69 [18JA]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units, H3743 [19JN]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), H3691 [8JN]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, H201 [31JA]
      Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, H3743 
        [19JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4636 [29JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1524 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4745 [10JY]
      Medicare: modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (H.R. 1958), H1897 [17AP]
      Military Mental Health Awareness Day: observance, H2698 [15MY]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2458 [9MY]
      National Therapeutic Recreation Week: observance, H929 [17FE]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H110, H111 
        [23JA]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H588 [8FE], H1559 [26MR]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H3664 [8JN]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1156 [6MR], H1559 [26MR]
      ------State of the Union Message, H588 [8FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2171 [26AP]
      ------allow intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for 
        only certain purposes, H2171 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1524 [22MR]
      ------repeal, H1420 [20MR], H1546 [26MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4745 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1524 [22MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1546 [26MR]
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1289 [8MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1156 [6MR], H1559 [26MR]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H1156 [6MR], H2796 
        [16MY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H69 [18JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4636 [29JN]
      Shaner, Lance T.: Navy League of Central Pennsylvania Lieutenant 
        Michael P. Murphy Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, H5902 
        [12SE]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H107 [23JA]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2013 [19AP]
      Titanic (R.M.S.): anniversary of sinking, H1963 [18AP]
      Votes: correction, H3648 [7JN]
      Zippo Manufacturing Co.: tribute, H2291 [7MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Boy Scouts: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, E96 
        [31JA]
  Tributes
      Baird, Carson, H5210 [25JY]
      Boyd, Bette, E1671 [28SE]
      Hartle, Joe, H5531 [1AU]
      Lamb, Allyn, H4692 [10JY]
      Lomison, Kelsey, H663 [9FE]
      McMillan, Bruce (Trip), H84 [23JA]
      Moore, Louis, H549 [7FE]
      Paterno, Joseph V., H665, H666, H667, H669 [9FE]
      Stinebiser, Sherry, H1025 [29FE]




THOMPSON, JEAN

  Remarks in House
      Seattle Chocolates (company): King County, WA, Executive Woman 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1545 [14SE]




THOMPSON, JESSICA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1118 [21JN]




THOMPSON, MIKE (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3062 [17MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H820 [16FE]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3297 [31MY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1062 [29FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H2715 [15MY]
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H803 [15FE]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3707 [15JN]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H6234 
        [20SE]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1846 [16AP]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H5328 [26JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2134 [25AP]
      ------promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5711 
        [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H6234 
        [20SE]
      ------conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health 
        professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 
        1919), H1543 [22MR]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see 
        H.R. 2557), H1210 [6MR]
      ------protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in 
        rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts 
        under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 
        [27AP]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H1571 
        [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2134 
        [25AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance to non-Federal 
        interests for levee stability improvements located within the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta related to certain water 
        deliveries (see H.R. 6484), H6273 [21SE]
      ------provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes 
        program (see H.R. 3599), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H2072 [24AP]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H903 [16FE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H1847 [16AP]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H2040 [23AP]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for 
        certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-
        traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 396), H1100 [29FE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H2813 [16MY]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H2072 [24AP]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      ------require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H6062 [14SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H6234 [20SE]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H5712 [2AU]
      Flag--U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for 
        use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1344), H5202 [24JY]
      Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural 
        communities designated as an area having special flood hazards 
        for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        6034), H4156 [27JN]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H6152 [19SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H6298 [28SE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2134 [25AP]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H571 [7FE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H1363 [13MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1543 [22MR]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2273 [27AP]
      ------clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H3481 [5JN]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H220 [31JA]
      ------establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H1543 
        [22MR]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H6298 [28SE]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]
      ------provide payment for anesthesia services by 
        anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same 
        manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and 
        certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H4864 
        [12JY]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H181 
        [25JA]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H1741 [28MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3105 [17MY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H3662 [7JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H5860 [11SE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H1363 [13MR]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NOAA: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 
        3109), H3662 [7JN]
      ------establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H1846 [16AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H5328 [26JY]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3599), H441 [2FE]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H3976 [21JN]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids 
        (see H.R. 1479), H1543 [22MR]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), 
        H5077 [19JY]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H1391 [19MR]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2123 [25AP]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H2033 [19AP]
      ------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H1390 [19MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        H.R. 6437), H6150 [19SE]
      ------extend the production and investment tax credits for wind 
        facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable 
        to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity 
        taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H182 [25JA]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H4864 [12JY]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3977 [21JN]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H220 [31JA]
      ------permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build 
        America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]
      ------provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and 
        eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil 
        companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]
      ------provide an energy investment credit for energy storage 
        property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H1016 [28FE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H6304 [9OC]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H6312 [19OC]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        H.R. 6015), H6152 [19SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3164 [18MY]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see H.R. 5864), H6302 [5OC]
      Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation 
        Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H3703 [12JN]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H6152 [19SE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1363 [13MR]
      Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3808 
        [19JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see H.R. 5545), H2441 [8MY]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see H.R. 4969), H2267 [27AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Taxation: extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (H.R. 5545), H2444 [8MY]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (H.R. 4969), H2275 [27AP]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (H.R. 6362), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Taxation: extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced 
        energy projects (H.R. 6182), H5291 [25JY]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (H.R. 6494), H6277 [21SE]
  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: David 
        Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental Water 
        Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
  Lists
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
  Remarks
      Bureau of Reclamation: management of Lake Berryessa in 
        California relative to concession bidding process, H3354, 
        H3355 [31MY]
      California: ensure compliance with State laws and require use of 
        best available science relative to certain water-related 
        concerns, H1071 [29FE]
      ------protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain 
        water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E1047 [15JN]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4957 
        [18JY], H5051, H5052 [19JY]
      ------require purchase of U.S. flags manufactured in the U.S. 
        using U.S. materials, H5051, H5052 [19JY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H4957 [18JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing 
        off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and 
        Marin Counties in California, H820, H821 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H820, H821 [16FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3354, H3355 [31MY]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        H5898 [12SE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1465 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4737 [10JY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        H3292, H3298 [31MY]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), E1422 [3AU]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on 
        improving methods of granting security clearances to 
        subcontractors and notifying them of Federal classified 
        contracting opportunities, H3298 [31MY]
      Orange, CA: anniversary of Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, 
        E914 [31MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4737 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1465 [21MR]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6177 [20SE]
      Rhode, Kim: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1447 [7AU]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1049, H1051, H1062, H1063, H1071 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1037 [29FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), E621 
        [24AP]
      St. Helena, CA: anniversary of St. Helena High School, 
        E1448 [7AU]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5668 [2AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2000 [19AP]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3609 
        [7JN]
      Votes: position on missed, E1587 [21SE]
  Tributes
      Burton, Lincoln (Ed), E1528 [14SE]
      Chaney, Steve, E1667 [28SE]
      Douglas, Peter M., E603 [19AP]
      Wright, Cathie M., E979 [5JN]




THOMPSON, PHILLIP

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E954 [1JN]




THOMPSON, RICHARD M., II

  Reports
      Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence 
        Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women 
        Act, S2787 [26AP]




THOMPSON-LEWIS, ALMA LEE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E63 [24JA]




THOMSON REUTERS (news service)

  Remarks in House
      Bangor, ME: inclusion of St. Joseph Hospital on Thomson Reuters 
        (news service) Top 100 Hospitals list, E1632 [21SE]




THORNBERRY, MAC (a Representative from Texas)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3123, H3124 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H3481 [5JN]
      Agriculture: reduce regulatory burden on the agricultural sector 
        of the national economy (see H.R. 3323), H441 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H1916 [17AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H187 [27JA]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: enable States to establish reinsurance programs or 
        high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able 
        to access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5860 [11SE]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of 
        certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to 
        pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities 
        (see H.R. 4200), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and 
        Worker Health to oversee contractor employee benefits of the 
        Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
        (see H.R. 1030), H5009 [18JY]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's 
        Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H1210 [6MR]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H2813 [16MY]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 
        3461), H115 [23JA]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1808 [29MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Insurance: provide savings by permitting pass-through funding 
        for State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see 
        H.R. 6234), H5524 [31JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Medicaid: increase price transparency of hospital information 
        and provide for additional research on consumer information on 
        charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]
      Medicare: allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits and 
        allow such individuals to be eligible for health savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 2435), H159 [24JA]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5202 [24JY]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H3734 [18JN]
      ------extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 
        [18JY]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H2663 [11MY]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National security: provide for greater interagency experience 
        through the development of a national security and homeland 
        security human capital strategy and interagency rotational 
        service by employees (see H.R. 2314), H1359 [9MR]
      NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H3976 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent from 
        establishing health care provider standards of care in medical 
        malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1497 [21MR]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2072 [24AP]
      ------improve access to health care by expanding health savings 
        accounts (see H.R. 2010), H376 [1FE]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1543 [22MR]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H1391 [19MR]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3661 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Education: authorize domestic dissemination of information and 
        material about the U.S. intended primarily for foreign 
        audiences (see H.R. 5736), H2645 [10MY]
      Taxation: provide for equalization of the excise tax on 
        liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see 
        H.R. 3832), H181 [25JA]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Education: authorize domestic dissemination of information and 
        material about the U.S. intended primarily for foreign 
        audiences (H.R. 5736), H2647 [10MY]
      Taxation: provide for equalization of the excise tax on 
        liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel 
        (H.R. 3832), H182 [25JA]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H185 [27JA], H3701 [12JN], H5719 [7AU]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense detention of enemy combatants: several former 
        Government officials, H3080 [17MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H185 [27JA], H3701 [12JN], H5719 [7AU]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3011 [17MY]
      Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
        technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2221 [27AP]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2789 [16MY], H2998, H3005, H3009, 
        H3010, H3011, H3022, H3025, H3078, H3080 [17MY], H3126 [18MY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H2998, H3078, H3080 [17MY]
      ------establish an interagency organization to coordinate 
        military cyber operations, H3126 [18MY]
      ------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3025 
        [17MY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3009 [17MY]
      ------V-22 Osprey funding, H3022 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 
        631), H2149 [26AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4414 [28JN]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2149 [26AP]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), H2191 [26AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2163 [26AP]
      ------allow elements of the intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2149 
        [26AP]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance, H3010 [17MY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H3005, H3080 [17MY]
      Texas: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients, E706 [7MY]
      Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, 
        E1556 [19SE]
  Tributes
      Sullivan, John V., H1630 [27MR]




THORNTON, CO

  Remarks in Senate
      Diaz, Matthew: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]
      Fetz, Alisha: 9-1-1 for Kids (organization) Medal of Honor 
        recipient, S4458 [25JN]




THORNTON, STEVE S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E905 [30MY]




THOROUGHGOOD, BARNETT K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2720 [16MY], E189 [14FE]




THORSBAKKEN, JEANETTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1553 [19SE]




THORSTENSON, SANDY

  Remarks in House
      Association of California School Administrators: California 
        National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E279 
        [29FE]




THORTON, BRIAN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




THOS. MOSER CABINETMAKERS (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S698 [15FE]




THREE KIDS MINE REMEDIATION AND RECLAMATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2512), H3434-H3437 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2512) 
        (H. Rept. 112-512), H3404 [1JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2512, provisions, H3434 [5JN]




THRIFT INSTITUTIONS  see Financial Institutions




THROGMARTIN, JERRY W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E371 [16MR]




THUNDER BAY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1356 [31JY]




THUNDER BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND UNDERWATER PRESERVE BOUNDARY 
    MODIFICATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 485) (S. Rept. 112-134), S131 [26JA]




THUNE, JOHN (a Senator from South Dakota)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3854, S3857, 
        S3868 [7JN], S3913 [11JN], S4157 [13JN], S4205, S4206, S4216 
        [14JN], S4266 [19JN], S4339, S4354 [20JN], S4419 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S182, S183, S209, S215 [31JA]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), 
        S1050 [27FE]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2603 
        [23AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S860 [16FE]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4827 [10JY], S4894, S4896, S4897, S4898 
        [11JY], S4962 [12JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5213 [19JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401 [25JY], S5789 
        [31JY]
  Appointments
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S1195 [1MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. 
        Con. Res. 48), S4894 [11JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see 
        S. 2065), S323 [2FE]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see S. 881), S1540 [8MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2825 [26AP]
      Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private 
        entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education 
        to youth and their parents (see S. 2185), S1576 [12MR]
      ------ensure religious conscience protections relative to 
        insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S4300 [19JN]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 46), S4725 [28JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: treat small businesses bequeathed to 
        family by Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty as 
        owned and controlled by veterans for contracting goals and 
        preferences (see S. 3405), S5733 [31JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN]
      Ellsworth AFB, SD: anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S3234 [16MY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S2656 [24AP]
      ------establish a committee to assess the effects of certain 
        Federal regulatory mandates and provide for relief from those 
        mandates (see S. 1971), S851 [16FE]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4675 [27JN]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S2244 [29MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]
      Health: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S5085 
        [17JY]
      Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born 
        physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved 
        communities (see S. 1979), S3329 [21MY]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5383 [25JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S2970 [8MY]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to reporting requirements for 
        interest on deposits maintained at U.S. offices of certain 
        financial institutions and is paid to certain nonresident 
        alien individuals (see S.J. Res. 40), S3517 [23MY]
      ------make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S6547 
        [20SE]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S1147 [29FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5134 [18JY]
      Medicare: clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient 
        admission to and care furnished in participating long-term 
        care hospitals (see S. 1486), S164 [30JA]
      National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 444), S2824 [26AP]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        441), S2824 [26AP]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S3088 
        [10MY] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 
        2118), S850 [16FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S77 [24JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5133 [18JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3285), 
        S3976 [12JN]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S3977 [12JN]
      SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing 
        under the local development business loan program (see S. 
        2364), S3839 [7JN]
      Small business: preserve option for businesses to operate as 
        they choose, including as flow-through entities, and oppose 
        tax changes forcing such businesses to reorganize as C 
        corporations (see S. Res. 88), S6065 [10SE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        S. 2150), S1460 [7MR]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: suspend sales of petroleum products 
        until certain conditions are met (see S. 2100), S1195 [1MR]
      Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans 
        in S corporations (see S. 1512), S1089 [28FE]
      ------permanently extend treatment of certain farming business 
        machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see S. 700), S2243 [29MR]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3786 [6JN]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3175 [15MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S5871 [1AU]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S2656 [24AP]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S4774 [29JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National 
        Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local 
        South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 
        3288), S4151 [13JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR]
      Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of 
        articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one 
        day (see S. 3597), S6546 [20SE]
      Taxation: prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts 
        relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related 
        to gross receipts and sales (see S. 2083), S494 [9FE]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
  Cost Estimates
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 
        1956): CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Letters
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Douglas 
        W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Privilege of the floor
      Posey, Justin, S4107 [12JN]
  Remarks
      Abdnor, James: tribute (S. Res. 475), S3613 [24MY]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4355 [20JN]
      Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard 
        members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White 
        Draw Fire, S4815 [10JY]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S2995 [9MY], S5945 [2AU], S6527, S6528 [20SE], 
        S6611 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee receipts 
        for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. airlines 
        under the European Union emissions trading scheme, S6527, 
        S6528 [20SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S57-S59 [24JA], S600, S602, S603 
        [14FE], S5173, S5174 [19JY]
      ------deficit, S600, S602, S603 [14FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5119 [18JY], S5173, S5174 [19JY], S6293, S6296 [13SE], S6412 
        [19SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (S. 3228), S3740 
        [6JN]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3187, S3188 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6295, S6296, S6323-S6325 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3187, S3188 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3187, S3188 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3187, S3188 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3187, S3188 [16MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6477 [20SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S234, S236 [1FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S183 [31JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: limit crop insurance premium subsidies 
        based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S4355 [20JN]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, S5119, S5120 
        [18JY], S5173, S5174 [19JY], S6296 [13SE], S6412 [19SE]
      ------report to Congress on impact of budget sequestration, 
        S3937, S3938, S3939 [12JN], S5119 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3055 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S489 [9FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3055 [10MY]
      Dept. of Labor: reform certain proposed child labor rules 
        relative to family farming, S490 [9FE], S895, S897 [17FE]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S4318 [20JN]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4317 [20JN]
      Eureka, SD: anniversary, S4634 [26JN]
      Flandreau, SD: anniversary of Flandreau Santee Sioux Indian 
        Tribe Pow Wow, S4821 [10JY]
      Fulton, SD: anniversary, S4634 [26JN]
      Garden City, SD: anniversary, S5132 [18JY]
      Grossenburg Implement (business): anniversary, S5482 
        [26JY]
      Hosmer, SD: anniversary, S1419 [6MR]
      Johnson, Ryan and Amber: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6054 [10SE]
      McPherson, Paige: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        S6534 [20SE]
      Medicare: reform, S6324 [13SE]
      Monroe, SD: anniversary, S4635 [26JN]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S57-S59 [24JA], S4649 
        [27JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), motion to proceed, S2626 [24AP]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, S1100 [29FE]
      ------evaluation of administration, S5079 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S6411-S6413 [19SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S1099 [29FE]
      Orient, SD: anniversary, S4635 [26JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living 
        Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, 
        S1881 [21MR]
      ------impact, S1881, S1882 [21MR], S4857 [11JY]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S2119, S2120 [28MR]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4856-S4858 [11JY], S4935 [12JY]
      ------repeal, S2119, S2120 [28MR], S4857 [11JY]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S287 [2FE]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1099 [29FE]
      Pierpont, SD: anniversary, S4671 [27JN]
      Rapid City, SD: anniversary of Reptile Gardens, S4671 
        [27JN]
      Sacagawea: anniversary of death, S6443 [19SE]
      SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, S183 [31JA]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S3825 [7JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1690, S1692 [15MR]
      South Dakota: anniversary of Oahe Dam construction, 
        S5482 [26JY]
      ------anniversary of Services Center Federal Credit Union, 
        S6264 [12SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S4405 [21JN], 
        S4857 [11JY], S4934 [12JY], S5079 [17JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5291-S5293 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5291 [24JY], S5340, S5342, S5343, S5344 [25JY]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S3055 [10MY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4934 [12JY]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (S. 1676), S2295 [16AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2294 [16AP]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, S3740 [6JN], S4934 [12JY], 
        S5079 [17JY], S5344 [25JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5340, S5342, 
        S5343, S5344 [25JY]
      United Way: anniversary, S4416 [21JN]
  Tributes
      Blanchard, Scott, S4459 [25JN]
      Burns, Allyson, S5729 [31JY]
      Day, Shiloh, S4459 [25JN]
      Doyle, Patrick, S2029 [26MR]
      Dutton, Tyler, S5209 [19JY]
      Fitz, Tyler, S5729 [31JY]
      Goodfellow, Stephen, S5729 [31JY]
      Hall, Alex, S5729 [31JY]
      Hanisch, Alyssa, S3039 [9MY]
      Herrmann, Kelly, S4459 [25JN]
      Horton, Cody, S3039 [9MY]
      Hussey, Nora Walsh, S1613 [13MR]
      Jelen, Heather, S3276 [17MY]
      Kirk, Senator, S57 [24JA]
      Kroll, Judy, S5866 [1AU]
      Kyriss, Kody, S5729 [31JY]
      Miles, Derek, S5369 [25JY]
      Raposa, Megan, S5729 [31JY]
      Reiter, Rebecca, S4459 [25JN]
      Robb, Kevin, S4459 [25JN]
      Schmidt, Rachel, S3040 [9MY]
      Schoon, Shelby, S4459 [25JN]
      Smith, Brendan, S5729 [31JY]
      Whitcher, James, S5729 [31JY]




THURMOND, ARETHA

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1329 [25JY]
      ------tribute to Washington (state) participants, E1354 [31JY]




THURMOND, STROM (a former Senator from South Carolina)

  Articles and editorials
      Reject the ``Thurmond Rule''--Senate Minority Leader Mitch 
        McConnell Invokes the Legacy of Strom Thurmond To Hold Up 
        Judicial Confirmations--It's Bad for Judges and Bad for 
        Justice, S5248 [23JY]




TIBBETTS, JON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5688 [2AU]




TIBBS, LAURA

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: Gold Award recipient, E1554 [19SE]




TIBERI, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Ohio)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
      President's Export Council, H1291 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1916 [17AP]
      Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see 
        H.R. 2288), H1846 [16AP]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6298 
        [28SE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H82 [19JA]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      CBO: make all data and other information relating to the 
        estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public 
        website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care 
        (see H.R. 4341), H5712 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see 
        H.R. 6118), H5079 [19JY]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of HUD: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to 
        stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing 
        agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners' tax debts 
        (see H.R. 6203), H5291 [25JY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2647 [10MY]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H1391 [19MR]
      Diseases: raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H5766 [10SE]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H220 [31JA]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H1209 [6MR]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H2647 [10MY]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see H. Con. Res. 102), H902 [16FE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 
        [27JN]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide adequate technical assistance and other support to 
        States for long-term care partnership program (see H.R. 6300), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H5860 [11SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2663 [11MY]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to 
        workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides 
        under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H3977 [21JN]
      ------clarify use of private contracts by beneficiaries for 
        professional services and allow individuals to opt out of 
        certain benefits (see H.R. 1051), H6318 [26OC]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see 
        H.R. 2108), H5078 [19JY]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management, 
        cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3622), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H221 [31JA]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H1847 [16AP]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H945 [17FE]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6152 [19SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H801 [15FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5328 [26JY]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1543 [22MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
      ------provide for death and disability protection for loans from 
        qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3656), H694 [9FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H1154 [5MR]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2569 [9MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H3808 
        [19JN]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal 
        protection clause to extend particular consideration to 
        members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to 
        exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Taxation: extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1362 [13MR]
      ------extend period during which transfers of excess pension 
        assets may be made to retiree health accounts and provide for 
        transfer of such assets to retiree group term life insurance 
        accounts (see H.R. 4143), H1153 [5MR]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Taxation: extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain 
        business assets (H.R. 4196), H1362 [13MR]
      ------extend period during which transfers of excess pension 
        assets may be made to retiree health accounts and provide for 
        transfer of such assets to retiree group term life insurance 
        accounts (H.R. 4143), H1153 [5MR]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (H.R. 5746), H2714 [15MY]
  Remarks
      Corns, Evan R.: Ohio Wesleyan University Alumni Board of 
        Directors Herman ``Rusty'' Shipps leadership award recipient, 
        E945 [1JN]
      Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: anniversary, E1132 
        [25JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H456 [3FE]
      ------clarify that fractional aviation is non-commerical and not 
        subject to commericial aviation ticket tax, H456 [3FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4735 [10JY]
      National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1610 [21SE]
      National Ground Water Association: tribute, E371 [16MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4040), 
        E583 [19AP]
      Ohio: tribute to availability of home health services to senior 
        citizens, E1110 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4735 [10JY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: pension funding relief reforms, 
        H4629 [29JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4629 
        [29JN]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5673, H5675 [2AU]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (H.R. 5746), E820 [16MY]
  Tributes
      Carroll, Michael, E1007 [7JN]
      Mitchell, Louis A., E1207 [9JY]
      Moser, Bobby, E1131 [25JN]




TIBET  see China, People's Republic of




TIBETAN POLICY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 609), H1805 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (S. 
        Res. 356), S167 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR], S2652 [24AP]
  Reports filed
      Support People of Tibet, Call on China To Allow Free Practice of 
        Religion and Release Political Prisoners, and Congratulate 
        Tibetans Living in Exile for Holding Democratic Elections: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 356), S2166 
        [28MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 356, support people of Tibet, call on China to allow 
        free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and 
        congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic 
        elections, S166 [30JA], S2276, S2277 [29MR]




TIEMANN, NORBERT

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4363 [20JN]




TIERNEY, JOHN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3122, H3124 [18MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2496, H2570 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afghanistan: establish requirements relative to the provision of 
        certain products (see H.R. 6485), H6274 [21SE]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
        facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H6279 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of 
        certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at 
        which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular 
        service (see H.R. 1283), H4864 [12JY]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see 
        H.R. 2085), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H2447 [8MY]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------require individuals seeking training in the operation of 
        certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5712 [2AU]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H903 [16FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H3662 [7JN]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1017 [28FE]
      ------promote minimum State requirements for prevention and 
        treatment of concussions caused by participation in school 
        sports (see H.R. 469), H1428 [20MR]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]
      ------improve education and prevention related to campus sexual 
        violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking 
        (see H.R. 2016), H5630 [1AU]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: 
        establish (see H.R. 3653), H1306 [8MR]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H376 [1FE]
      ------constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to 
        natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and 
        affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations 
        and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H376 [1FE]
      Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual 
        credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H641 
        [8FE]
      Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response 
        to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
        stalking (see H.R. 1578), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H3481 [5JN]
      ------provide and implement insurance for workers on military 
        bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance 
        program (see H.R. 5891), H5766 [10SE]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish a partnership program in foreign 
        languages (see H.R. 1966), H159 [24JA]
      ------establish an awards program recognizing excellence 
        exhibited by public school system employees providing services 
        to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see 
        H.R. 1704), H903 [16FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1498 [21MR]
      ------promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H1428 
        [20MR]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient 
        staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), 
        H6061 [14SE]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H28 
        [17JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H5631 [1AU]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H3733 [18JN]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1306 [8MR]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure 
        Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone 
        marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H5630 [1AU]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H476 
        [3FE]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H476 [3FE]
      FDA: incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see H.R. 
        6160), H5077 [19JY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H376 [1FE]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (see H.R. 591), H5202 [24JY]
      ------prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H5202 [24JY]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H5711 [2AU]
      ------strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 
        6200), H5766 [10SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]
      ------require foreign manufacturers of products imported into 
        the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are 
        authorized to accept service of process against such 
        manufacturers (see H.R. 3646), H5331 [30JY]
      FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of 
        abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H1847 [16AP]
      Health: extend health information technology assistance 
        eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance 
        abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5712 
        [2AU]
      Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' 
        to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), 
        H2033 [19AP]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2310), H571 [7FE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2329 [7MY]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 650), H2814 [16MY]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H2569 [9MY]
      ------require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D 
        prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2248), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1808 [29MR]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3177 [29MY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits 
        for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA 
        regulations (see H.R. 1867), H3915 [20JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1428 [20MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1848 [16AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H476 [3FE]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5630 [1AU]
      Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs 
        (see H.R. 1085), H27 [17JA]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1642 [27MR]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5010 [18JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H3105 [17MY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H115 [23JA]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4907 [17JY]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H1017 
        [28FE]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H6062 [14SE]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H5766 
        [10SE]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H1210 [6MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H5631 [1AU]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H5331 [30JY]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1100 [29FE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1807 [29MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H4828 [11JY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4656 [29JN]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1848 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Contracts: increase accountability in contracts for overseas 
        contingency operations (see H.R. 6360), H5727 [7AU]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 4816), H2126 [25AP]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), 
        H1427 [20MR]
      Education: ensure students and taxpayers receive full value of 
        their education investments (see H.R. 6407), H6000 [13SE]
      National Apprenticeship Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 744), 
        H5327 [26JY]
      National Registered Apprenticeship Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see H. Res. 744), H5327 [26JY]
      NRC: limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license 
        renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted 
        (see H.R. 6554), H6276 [21SE]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Contracts: increase accountability in contracts for overseas 
        contingency operations (H.R. 6360), H5728 [7AU]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (H.R. 4084), 
        H944 [17FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), 
        H1428 [20MR]
      Education: ensure students and taxpayers receive full value of 
        their education investments (H.R. 6407), H6000 [13SE]
      NRC: limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license 
        renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted 
        (H.R. 6554), H6279 [21SE]
      SBA: increase small business lending (H.R. 5851), H3163 [18MY]
  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Jeffrey Levi, Trust for 
        America's Health (organization), H2241 [27AP]
      ------Pamela Banks and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, 
        H2240 [27AP]
  Motions
      Budget: reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H456 [3FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3650 [7JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]
  Press releases
      Congress Must Find a Truly Bipartisan Solution To Keep Student 
        Loan Rate From Doubling: Campus Progress Action 
        (organization), H2240 [27AP]
      Congress Must Not Eliminate Prevention and Public Health Fund: 
        Erica Sward, American Lung Association, H2240 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Budget: reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), motion to 
        recommit, H456 [3FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets, H1895 [17AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3286 [31MY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3125 [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2229, H2230, H2231, H2232, 
        H2233, H2234, H2235 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2151 
        [26AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2342 [8MY], H3280 [31MY], H3821 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2229, 
        H2230, H2232, H2234, H2235 [27AP]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: cybersecurity personnel funding, 
        H3650 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3650 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3286 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), motion to recommit, 
        H3650 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment 
        Program funding through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade 
        Program funding, H2496, H2497 [9MY]
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), 
        H1397 [20MR]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 
        [31MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]
      FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4743 [10JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2151 [26AP]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2342 
        [8MY]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        consideration (H. Res. 667), H3286 [31MY]
      Leonard, Tom: Essex National Heritage Commission Essex Heritage 
        Hero Award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips on Federal lands paid for by registered 
        lobbyists or foreign agents, H1895 [17AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2151 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4743 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), 
        H3821 [20JN]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (H.R. 
        1339), H1653 [28MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2496, H2497 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2342 [8MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1895 [17AP]
      Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2233 [27AP]
  Tributes
      Atkinson, Paul, E1616 [21SE]
      Benton, Nelson, E1157 [27JN]
      Berry, Frederick E., E1523 [13SE]
      Bradstreet, Anne, E1532 [14SE]
      Taillon, Christine, E162 [8FE]
      Wylie, Dick, E650 [25AP]




TIGAR, JON S.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S5976 [2AU]




TIGER GRANTS FOR JOB CREATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5976), H4037 [26JN], H4119 [27JN]




TIGHE, THOMAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1699 [16OC]




TILLER, SHANNIA

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1017 [7JN]




TILLMAN, HERMAN (HANK)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1027 [8JN]




TILLMAN, PAT

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, E1105 [21JN]




TILLMON, EDWARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E282 [29FE]




TILLOTSON, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Chaminade University: tribute to Leadership Alliance membership, 
        E1331 [25JY]




TIMBER  see Forests; Lumber Industry; Wood




TIMBERLINE LODGE, OR

  Remarks in Senate
      Timberline Lodge and Ski Area: anniversary, S5970 [2AU]




TIME

  Bills and resolutions
      Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal 
        elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 4183), 
        H1304 [8MR]




TIMPANO, MARYJO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E903 [30MY]




TINER, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E818 [16MY]




TINSLEY, MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1337 [26JY]




TINSMAN, RUTH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E787 [15MY]




TIPTON, SCOTT R. (a Representative from Colorado)

  Amendments
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1154 [5MR], H1187 [6MR]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3405 [1JN], H3462 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H5292 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H513 
        [6FE]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see H. Con. Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide incentive payments under the Edward 
        Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program 
        for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection 
        processes (see H.R. 6014), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease 
        sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and 
        provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3481 [5JN]
      ------streamline the application for permits to drill process 
        and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see 
        H.R. 4383), H3481 [5JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H2447 [8MY]
      EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from 
        national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
        requirements (see H.R. 2541), H1428 [20MR]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign trade: improve trade promotion policies and programs 
        (see H.R. 5393), H2317 [7MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3981 [25JN]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H2715 [15MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3267 [30MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2034 [19AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]
      SBA: improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1572 [26MR]
      ------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H1571 [26MR]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1274 
        [7MR]
      Securities: determine a customer's net equity based on the 
        customer's last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and 
        change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 757), H1846 [16AP]
      Small business: increase penalties for contracting fraud (see 
        H.R. 4206), H1498 [21MR]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H1210 [6MR]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H1210 [6MR]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1154 [5MR]
      Taxation: facilitate water leasing and water transfers to 
        promote conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H2329 [7MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4656 [29JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1210 [6MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H2288 [27AP]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2447 
        [8MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see 
        H.R. 4381), H1976 [18AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit provision of 
        compensation to individuals to encourage the return of, or in 
        exchange for a response to, surveys or mailings (see H.R. 
        6569), H6302 [5OC]
      ------require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
        and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see 
        H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]
      Foreign trade: require the collection of up-to-date information 
        on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of 
        foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services 
        (see H.R. 5513), H2320 [7MY]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      Taxation: exclude certain farmland and family-owned business 
        interests from the value of the gross estate of decedents (see 
        H.R. 6271), H5629 [1AU]
      Television: provide certain rural counties with the ability to 
        receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 
        4469), H2030 [19AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (H.R. 
        4381), H1977 [18AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit provision of 
        compensation to individuals to encourage the return of, or in 
        exchange for a response to, surveys or mailings (H.R. 6569), 
        H6302 [5OC]
      ------require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
        and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (H.R. 
        4370), H1915 [17AP]
      Foreign trade: require the collection of up-to-date information 
        on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of 
        foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services 
        (H.R. 5513), H2327 [7MY]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (H.R. 
        6089), H4685 [9JY]
      Taxation: exclude certain farmland and family-owned business 
        interests from the value of the gross estate of decedents 
        (H.R. 6271), H5630 [1AU]
      Television: provide certain rural counties with the ability to 
        receive television broadcast signals of their choice (H.R. 
        4469), H2033 [19AP]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H1393 [20MR]
  Remarks
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5298 [26JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), H1182, H1187, H1190 [6MR]
      ------authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development 
        under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), consideration (H. 
        Res. 570), H1175 [6MR]
      ------ensure authorization of conduit facilities for hydropower 
        development under Federal reclamation law shall not result in 
        net job loss, H1190 [6MR]
      ------maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and 
        San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (H.R. 6060), H6074 
        [19SE]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, H1187 [6MR]
      Chimney Rock National Monument: establish (H.R. 2621), H2679 
        [15MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above 
        energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, 
        H3886 [20JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H755, H756 [15FE]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H5124, H5128 [23JY]
      ------importance of job creation, H45 [18JA]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3462 [5JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), 
        H5127 [23JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5162 [24JY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5124, 
        H5127, H5128 [23JY]
      ------prohibit funding for surveys in which money is included or 
        provided for the benefit of the responder, H3462 [5JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4741, H4762 [10JY]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H45 [18JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4741, H4762 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3886 [20JN]
  Tributes
      Aguilera, Ray, E6 [10JA]
      Anderson, Fred, E5 [10JA]
      Atencio, Lawrence, E5 [10JA]
      Barger, John A., E1450 [10SE]
      Cassidy, John, E682 [27AP]
      Decker, Larry, E521 [16AP]
      DeFusco, Leide W., E1449 [10SE]
      Ebner, Steve, E1283 [19JY]
      Greagor, Howard, E1689 [9OC]
      Ingraldi, Salvatore, E971 [5JN]
      Johnson, Tracy N., E69 [25JA]
      Ortegon, Vera, E8 [10JA]
      Watts, Warren, E1095 [20JN]
      Wham, Robert S., E11 [13JA]




TISDALE, ROY L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4894 [17JY]




TITANIC (R.M.S.)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary of sinking, H1963 [18AP], E524 [16AP]




TITANTIC (R.M.S.)

  Bills and resolutions
      Ships and vessels: provide additional protections for ship and 
        wreck site (see S. 2279), S2243 [29MR]




TITUS, MARC

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1205 [9JY]




TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Cleveland Toastmasters Club, E578 
        [18AP]




TOBACCO INDUSTRY  see Tobacco Products




TOBACCO PRODUCTS

  Bills and resolutions
      Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. 
        in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in 
        contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 5934), 
        H3698 [8JN]
      Tariff: preparations intended to assist smokers to stop smoking 
        (see S. 3144), S3086 [10MY]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1152 [5MR]
      ------provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 
        3081), S3084 [10MY]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (H.R. 4134), E561 [17AP]
  Texts of
      S. 3081, Tobacco Tax Equity Act, S3088 [10MY]




TOBACCO TAX EQUITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3081), S3084 [10MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3081, provisions, S3088 [10MY]




TOBYHANNA, PA

  Remarks in House
      Tobyhanna Army Depot: anniversary, E1097 [20JN], E1108, E1128 
        [21JN]




TODAY'S ENTREPRENEURS ARE AMERICA'S MENTORS (TEAM) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3214), S3422 [22MY]
  Letters
      Provisions: Aaron Smith, Young Invincibles (organization), S3427 
        [22MY]
      ------Amy Rosen, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Debra W. Stewart, Council of Graduate Schools, S3428 
        [22MY]
      ------Edward L. Davis, DECA, Inc., S3427 [22MY]
      ------Jack E. Kosakowski, Junior Achievement USA (organization), 
        S3428 [22MY]
      ------Kent Schescke, Future Farmers of America (organization), 
        S3427 [22MY]
      ------Michael Simmons, Empact (organization), S3426 [22MY]
      ------Scott Gerber, Young Entrepreneur Council, S3427 [22MY]
      ------Tim Williamson, Idea Village (organization), S3426 [22MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3214), S3424 [22MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3214, provisions, S3425 [22MY]




TODD, WILLIAM E.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2084 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]




TOGO, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Robert E. Whitehead To Be Ambassador to Togo: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




TOKAR, STELLA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1292 [19JY]




TOLEDO, OH

  Remarks in House
      Economy: stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H521 
        [7FE]
      Heroes of Compassion: tribute to honorees, E995 [6JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Studio Glass Movement: anniversary, S2080 [27MR]




TOLEDO (OH) BLADE

  Articles and editorials
      Fedor Found Voice in Human-Traffic Battle, E1419 [3AU]




TOLENTINO, SHIRLEY A.

  Remarks in House
      Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, 
        NJ: designate (H.R. 2896), H5113, H5114 [23JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2896, Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, 
        Jersey City, NJ, H5113 [23JY]




TOLLEFSON, DON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1495 [12SE]




TOM LANTOS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

  Reports
      Effects of Incarceration on the Mental and Physical Health of 
        Former President Chen Shui-Bian of Taiwan: Joseph Lin, Ken 
        Yoneda, and Charles Whitcomb, E1258 [17JY]
  Statements
      Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Vietnamese Embassy in the U.S., 
        H5840-H5842 [11SE]




TOMASEVICZ, CURT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E303 [1MR]




TOMBALL, TX

  Remarks in Senate
      Tomball Veterans Post Office: designate (H.R. 2660), S2886 
        [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2660), S2730 
        [25AP]




TOMERA, KATHERINE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




TOMLIN, LILY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S35 [23JA]




TONER, JOHN E.

  Letters
      Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for 
        Educators Act, E688 [27AP]




TONKO, PAUL (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H545 [7FE]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5042 
        [19JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3381 [1JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4840 [12JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Weatherization Assistance Is Effective Investment, Tim Warfield, 
        Roll Call (publication), E1184 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H1273 
        [7MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H3915 [20JN]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3916 [20JN]
      ------eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain 
        active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which 
        Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service 
        (see H.R. 1283), H4605 [28JN]
      ------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty 
        or performed certain active service receive credit toward 
        early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 
        181), H3981 [25JN]
      Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security 
        Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see H.R. 5706), H3703 [12JN]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H5712 [2AU]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H441 [2FE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H159 [24JA]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor 
        during the Civil War (see H.R. 4933), H2206 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: extend and improve the Milk Income Loss 
        Contract (MILC) Program (see H.R. 4085), H1363 [13MR]
      ------permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without 
        certification (see H.R. 3914), H2447 [8MY]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to 
        determine distribution of low-income student assistance 
        funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H1273 
        [7MR]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3267 [30MY]
      ------provide loan guarantees for energy efficiency upgrades to 
        existing buildings (see H.R. 3221), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining 
        recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H3105 [17MY]
      ------collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education 
        and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5712 [2AU]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see 
        H.R. 2557), H3363 [31MY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H4907 [17JY]
      ------establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 531), H1807 [29MR]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2570 [9MY]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H6298 [28SE]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing 
        system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H1807 [29MR]
      ------authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational 
        organized crime and for information concerning foreign 
        nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see H.R. 
        4077), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to build on and help 
        coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of 
        the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 2325), H1154 [5MR]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H441 [2FE]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H571 [7FE]
      ------establish an ophthalmologic service and Director of 
        Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health Administration 
        (see H.R. 3216), H115 [23JA]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H1846 [16AP]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H5130 [23JY]
      ------expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        H.R. 2695), H5130 [23JY]
      Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and 
        civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see 
        H.R. 3053), H5711 [2AU]
      Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage 
        and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no 
        less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5711 
        [2AU]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H903 [16FE]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1847 [16AP]
      Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs 
        (see H.R. 2269), H2329 [7MY]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 
        3461), H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide amortization authority in certain situations for 
        capital calculation under the Financial Institutions 
        Examination Council Consolidated Reports of Condition and 
        Income (see H.R. 1356), H1741 [28MR]
      ------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment 
        banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3661 [7JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3267 [30MY]
      Health: reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H3976 [21JN]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary 
        school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens 
        reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
        providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2447 [8MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions 
        relating to restoration and stewardship (see H.R. 3717), H5712 
        [2AU]
      ------improve activities to protect watershed (see H.R. 2110), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1807 [29MR]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H966 [27FE]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H696 [13FE]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H3916 [20JN]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H2715 [15MY]
      ------reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by 
        extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to 
        beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for 
        developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H5711 [2AU]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3916 [20JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 
        2954), H903 [16FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        552), H902 [16FE]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5713 [2AU]
      National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally 
        significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 2489), H1978 [18AP]
      ------authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion 
        in the National Park System (see H.R. 6175), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend authorization of appropriations for certain 
        national heritage areas (see H.R. 6572), H6306 [12OC]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of 
        establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (see H.R. 5826), H3267 [30MY]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5712 [2AU]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H5079 [19JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2813 [16MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 
        [18MY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5292 [25JY]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
        contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see 
        H.R. 3352), H2715 [15MY]
      ------encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4605 [28JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1807 [29MR]
      ------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see 
        H.R. 2353), H571 [7FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H2715 [15MY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H4656 [29JN]
      ------facilitate program-related investments by private 
        foundations (see H.R. 3420), H1807 [29MR]
      ------increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-
        related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and 
        increase investment credit for more efficient fuel cells (see 
        H.R. 6384), H5922 [12SE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H4908 [17JY]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3915 [20JN]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 
        2382), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer 
        emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H2288 [27AP]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H2288 [27AP]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1741 [28MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H3977 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize projects and conduct research 
        on water resources in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and 
        establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (see H.R. 
        5927), H3660 [7JN]
      Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Irene 
        and Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3986), H640 [8FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize projects and conduct research 
        on water resources in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and 
        establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (H.R. 5927), 
        H3661 [7JN]
      Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Irene 
        and Tropical Storm Lee (H.R. 3986), H641 [8FE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H4810 
        [11JY], H5853, H5854 [11SE]
      ------extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs, H5854 [11SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H716, H717, H719, H720, H721, H722 
        [14FE]
      ------establish a commission of budgeting and accounting experts 
        to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best 
        measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit 
        programs, H545 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H545 [7FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1652 [28MR], H1904 [17AP]
      Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and 
        encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. 
        workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, 
        and invest in local communities, H719 [14FE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5852, H5854, 
        H5855 [11SE], H6259 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1904 [17AP], H4810 [11JY]
      ------WIC funding, H1904 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: limit salaries of contractor executives, H5042 
        [19JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5042 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H1924 [18AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2458 [9MY]
      Dept. of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program 
        funding, H3381 [1JN]
      ------Weatherization Assistance Program funding, E1183 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize projects and conduct research 
        on water resources in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and 
        establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (H.R. 5927), 
        E1011 [7JN]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5170 [24JY]
      ------require disclosure of political contributions as a 
        condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal 
        lands, H5170 [24JY]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H5856 [11SE]
      ------impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs on 
        jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H5854, H5855, 
        H5857 [11SE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H45 [18JA], H644 [9FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H4900, H4901, 
        H4902, H4903 [17JY], H5191, H5192, H5193, H5194 [24JY], H5856 
        [11SE]
      ------revitalize the middle class, H5855 [11SE]
      Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM) education funding, H557 [7FE]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H2458 [9MY]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America 
        agenda, H204, H205, H206 [31JA], H555, H556, H557, H558, H559, 
        H560 [7FE], H716, H717, H719, H720, H721, H722 [14FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3381 [1JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3664 
        [8JN]
      Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H559 [7FE], H719 [14FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, H445 [3FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        consideration (H. Res. 741), H5306 [26JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3664 [8JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4762, H4770 [10JY], H4811, 
        H4812, H4813, H4814, H4815, H4816 [11JY]
      Journal: question of approval, H42 [18JA]
      Mining and mineral resources: clarify definition of ``strategic 
        and critical minerals'' relative to efforts to promote 
        domestic production of critical minerals and materials, H4840, 
        H4841 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), H4840, H4841 [12JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4794 
        [11JY]
      ------require companies that earn a profit mining on public 
        lands to disclose political campaign contributions, H4794 
        [11JY]
      NIST: Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, H717 [14FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H5852 [11SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4813, H4816 
        [11JY], H4898, H4899, H4900 [17JY], H5189, H5190, H5191 [24JY]
      ------impact of requirement for States to establish health 
        insurance exchanges, H4815 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4762, H4770 [10JY], H4811, H4812, 
        H4813, H4814, H4815, H4816 [11JY]
      Point of order, H42 [18JA]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3885 [20JN]
      ------renewable energy funding through reductions in fossil fuel 
        subsidies, H5193 [24JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H45 [18JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3664 [8JN]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5855 [11SE]
      ------permanently extend the research and development credit, 
        H716, H717, H719, H720 [14FE]
      ------provide enhanced research and development credits to 
        companies that manufacture products in the U.S., H556 [7FE]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H204, H205, H206 [31JA], H721 [14FE]
      ------infrastructure funding, H204, H205, H206 [31JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H5854 
        [11SE], H6259 [21SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H10 [17JA], H2346 
        [8MY], H3142 [18MY]
  Resignations
      Committee on Budget (House), H887 [16FE]




TOOMEY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Pennsylvania)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3789 [6JN], 
        S3849, S3852, S3855 [7JN], S3903 [11JN], S3994, S3997, S3998 
        [12JN], S4209, S4211 [14JN], S4276 [19JN], S4348, S4349 
        [20JN], S4382 [21JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S182, S219 [31JA]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3093 [10MY], S3152 [15MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2603 
        [23AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538 [9FE], S574, S575 [13FE], 
        S791, S794, S796 [15FE], S1395 [5MR], S1466 [7MR], S1602, 
        S1605 [13MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4896 [11JY], S5048 [16JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5681 [30JY], S5740 
        [31JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4369 [20JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2656 [24AP]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. 
        Con. Res. 48), S4951 [12JY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and 
        mandatory spending (see S. 1316), S132 [26JA]
      ------cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Colleges and universities: preserve State and institutional 
        authority relative to State authorization and the definition 
        of credit hour (see S. 1297), S1089 [28FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (see S. Res. 489), S4370 [20JN]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of State: allow issuance of a certain number of E-3 visas 
        per year to Irish nationals (see S. 2005), S1050 [27FE]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S3235 [16MY]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4369 [20JN]
      ------implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial 
        banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules 
        (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see S.J. Res. 19), S5086 [17JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see S. 202), S5871 [1AU]
      ------require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to 
        conduct a small business review panel on the qualified 
        mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with a final 
        rule (see S. 3571), S6454 [19SE]
      Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include 
        the Gettysburg Train Station (see S. 1897), S76 [24JA]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for 
        conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide 
        conditions for continued operations, wind down, and 
        dissolution of such enterprises (see S. 693), S4637 [26JN]
      ------suspend compensation packages for senior executives of 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in 
        accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (see S. 
        2054), S261 [1FE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6548 [20SE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5733 [31JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1384 [5MR]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3731 [5JN]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see S. 1622), S209 [31JA]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 1162), S2824 [26AP] (see S. 3292), 
        S4151 [13JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S1459 [7MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S5305 [24JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5305 [24JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------provide for appropriate designation of collective 
        bargaining units (see S. 1843), S1089 [28FE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: establish a point of order to prohibit extension of 
        the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------provide information and limits on total spending on means-
        tested welfare programs and provide additional work 
        requirements (see S. 1904), S3423 [22MY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative 
        sales (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]
      Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for 
        ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), 
        S5978 [2AU]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards (see S. 3558), S6454 [19SE]
      Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 
        2242), S2166 [28MR]
      Teen Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 573), S6546 
        [20SE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S3632 [24MY]
      U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 
        [6JN]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S1148 [29FE]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S2969 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR]
      Dept. of Defense: require an independent study and report on 
        simulated tactical flight training in a sustained gravity 
        environment (see S. 3554), S6453 [19SE]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see S. 3316), S4368 [20JN]
      Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain 
        personal information of individuals to secure such information 
        and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security 
        involving such information (see S. 3333), S4417 [21JN]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provide 
        exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements 
        (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4120 [13JN], 
        S4276 [19JN], S4348, S4349 [20JN], S4383 [21JN]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1603 [13MR]
      ------sugar price support program funding, S4120 [13JN], S4349 
        [20JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6595 [21SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S684 [15FE]
      ------deficit, S684 [15FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3200 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3200 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3200, S3221 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3200 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3200 [16MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6479 [20SE]
      ------extend the same financial conflict of interest rules to 
        Senators and their staff that apply to congressional committee 
        and Executive Office of the President staff, S309 [2FE]
      ------prohibit earmarks, S197, S198, S199 [31JA], S292, S302, 
        S303, S304 [2FE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S182, S197, S198, S199 [31JA], S292, S302, 
        S303, S304, S309 [2FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Organic Certification Cost Share 
        and Agricultural Management Assistance Program, S4276 [19JN]
      ------repeal Biorefinery Assistance Program, S4348 [20JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S833 [16FE]
      Eximbank: make an increase in lending authority contingent upon 
        the Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase out of the 
        subsidized export financing program, S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3152, S3157 [15MY]
      FEMA: require mandatory purchase of flood insurance in residual 
        risk areas, S4666 [27JN]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S4666 [27JN]
      GAO: study effect of applying mandatory flood insurance purchase 
        requirements to areas of residual risk and voluntary 
        community-based flood insurance options, S4666 [27JN]
      Human Events (publication): tribute, S3276 [17MY]
      Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, S833 [16FE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S6479 [20SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1603 [13MR]
      SEC: exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses, S1968 [22MR]
      ------exempt a certain class of securities from regulations 
        limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small 
        businesses (S. 1544), S1454 [7MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, S1968, S1973 [22MR], S2229 [29MR]
      ------amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder 
        registration (S. 1824), S1455 [7MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, S1968 [22MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1968, S1973, S1977 
        [22MR], S2229 [29MR]
      ------increase job creation and economic growth by improving 
        access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies 
        (S. 1933), S1455 [7MR]
      Somerset (U.S.S.): tribute, S5368 [25JY]
      Taxation: rates, S684 [15FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2308 [16AP]
      Votes: position on missed, S3890 [11JN]
      Water: amend consumer confidence reporting requirements for 
        community water systems, S4383 [21JN]
  Tributes
      National Marrow Donor Program: tribute to marrow donor registry 
        drives, S386 [7FE]




TOPEKA, KS

  Remarks in Senate
      McConnell AFB, KS: support selection as main operating base for 
        KC-46A Tanker fleet, S5108 [18JY]
      U.S. Coast Guard Pay and Personnel Center: anniversary, S6622 
        [21SE]




TOPPENISH, WA

  Remarks in House
      Greene, Trevor: MetLife/National Association of Secondary School 
        Principals National High School Principal of the Year award 
        recipient, E1579 [20SE]




TOPSAIL, NC

  Bills and resolutions
      Coastal zones: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System Unit L06 (see S. 3561), S6454 [19SE] 
        (see H.R. 4311), H1803 [29MR]




TORGERSON, MARISSA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




TORNADOES

  Articles and editorials
      Game Over for the Climate, S3073 [10MY]
      Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report, S3074 [10MY]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
  Remarks in House
      Alabama: tribute to first responders, E651 [25AP]
      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.: commend efforts to rebuild Oak 
        Grove Mine and Concord Preparation Plant after destruction by 
        tornadoes in Alabama, E1433 [3AU]
      Climate: impact of global warming on national security, H2451 
        [9MY]
      Combat Medical Systems (business): tribute to opening of new 
        Fayetteville, NC, office after original location was destroyed 
        by tornado, E639 [25AP]
      Convoy of Hope (organization): tribute to Joplin, MO, recovery 
        efforts in aftermath of tornado, E768 [10MY]
      Disasters: express condolences to victims of recent tornadoes in 
        the Midwest and South, E423 [22MR]
      ------express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3271, H3278, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H3584 [7JN], E932, E942 
        [31MY], E954, E956 [1JN], E1007 [7JN]
      Duquesne, MO: tribute, E826 [17MY]
      Harrisburg, IL: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance, H1079 [29FE]
      Illinois: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts 
        in responding to tornadoes, E408 [21MR]
      Indiana: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage 
        caused by tornadoes, H1190 [6MR]
      ------tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts in 
        responding to tornadoes, H1160 [6MR], E327 [7MR]
      Joplin, MO: anniversary of tornado, E749 [9MY]
      ------tribute to reopening of Mercy Village Apartments, E199 
        [15FE]
      Stark, Carol: Local Media Association Editor of the Year award 
        recipient, E834 [17MY]
      Tennessee: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance, E698 [27AP]
      West Liberty, KY: tribute to first responders, E1462 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Climate: global warming, S673-S679 [15FE], S2221 [29MR], S2487 
        [18AP], S3073-S3075 [10MY], S3266, S3269 [17MY], S3612, S3613 
        [24MY], S3775 [6JN]
      ------impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Illinois: disaster assistance, S1571 [12MR]
      ------express condolences for victims, commend first responders, 
        and provide assistance, S1114 [29FE], S1380 [5MR], S1403 [6MR]
      Indiana: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage 
        caused by tornadoes, S1414 [6MR], S1519 [8MR]
      Kentucky: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance, S1161 [1MR], S1376 [5MR], 
        S1573 [12MR], S2190 [29MR]
      Missouri: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance, S1115 [29FE]
  Reports filed
      Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 646) (S. Rept. 112-
        150), S1049 [27FE]
      ------Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 
        3479) (H. Rept. 112-666), H5922 [12SE]




TORONTO (CANADA) SUN

  Articles and editorials
      Green `Drivel' Exposed--The Godfather of Global Warming Lowers 
        the Boom on Climate Change Hysteria, H4650 [29JN]




TORRE, ANTHONY A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1183 [29JN]




TORRES, EDWARD

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1156 [29FE]




TORRINGTON, CT

  Remarks in House
      Geiger, Roger: Torrington, CT, AMVETS (organization) Post 24 
        member of the year award recipient, E203 [15FE]




TOS, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce: Agriculturalist of the Year 
        award recipient, E1473 [11SE]




TOSTE, FRANK M., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1274 [18JY]




TOTAL REPEAL OF THE UNFAIR TAXES ON HEALTHCARE (TRUTH) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]




TOTH, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E432 [22MR]




TOURETTE SYNDROME ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in Senate
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tourette Syndrome 
        Public Health Education Research Outreach Program funding, 
        S4867 [11JY]




TOURISM  see Travel and Tourism




TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)

  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5131 [23JY]
      Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, 
        receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
        horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human 
        consumption (see H.R. 2966), H182 [25JA]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter 
        plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H1916 [17AP]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H3163 [18MY]
      Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English 
        language and government and history knowledge requirements for 
        naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in 
        other languages (see H.R. 2957), H1306 [8MR]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H4606 
        [28JN]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H512 
        [6FE]
      Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive 
        Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and 
        bullying (see H.R. 1048), H3105 [17MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H3707 [15JN]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6280 [21SE]
      Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H115 [23JA]
      ------enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation 
        of access to child pornography and require Internet service 
        providers to assist child pornography and exploitation 
        investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H1135 [1MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as 
        States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1912), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H1101 [29FE]
      ------award grants for science, technology, engineering, and 
        math education programs (see H.R. 4366), H3164 [18MY]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H903 [16FE]
      ------provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies 
        designed to improve outcomes for all students and 
        significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of 
        students (see H.R. 1532), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 
        [5JN]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H2329 [7MY]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to 
        prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of 
        victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs 
        (see H.R. 2730), H5292 [25JY]
      ------establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 531), H1978 [18AP]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H79 
        [18JA]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H221 [31JA]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H376 [1FE]
      ------obtain an unqualified audit opinion and improve financial 
        accountability and management (see H.R. 5941), H3699 [8JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out 
        child-parent visitation programs for children with 
        incarcerated parents (see H.R. 2464), H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1391 [19MR]
      ------authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative 
        focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict 
        resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6279 [21SE]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 
        3795), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H803 [15FE]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H2647 [10MY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to 
        initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 3710), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4776 [10JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H512 [6FE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see 
        H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      ------foster more effective implementation and coordination of 
        clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see 
        H.R. 2960), H1543 [22MR]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H2447 [8MY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H182 [25JA]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H2072 
        [24AP]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H1428 [20MR]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3977 [21JN]
      Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, 
        express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and 
        relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade 
        preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      ------restore fairness in education financing through student 
        loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and 
        refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 
        4170), H1916 [17AP]
      FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1152 [5MR]
      ------incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see 
        H.R. 6160), H5077 [19JY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or 
        deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such 
        veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil 
        service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      ------tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5131 [23JY]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3159), H3105 [17MY]
      Foster Children's Day: designate (see H. Res. 660), H3164 [18MY]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable 
        populations (see H.R. 5909), H5202 [24JY]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1741 [28MR]
      ------national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H159 [24JA]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3105 [17MY]
      Immigration: reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H1915 
        [17AP]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1846 [16AP]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H6300 [2OC]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3662 [7JN]
      Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1274 [7MR]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H4864 [12JY]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1847 [16AP]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H1847 [16AP]
      ------improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce 
        costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema 
        (see H.R. 2499), H512 [6FE]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H1017 [28FE]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education 
        and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see 
        H.R. 3790), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H696 [13FE]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H641 [8FE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3259), H79 
        [18JA]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5328 [26JY]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 
        [8FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H6314 
        [23OC]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1391 [19MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1498 [21MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from 
        requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, 
        password, or other access to a personal social networking 
        account (see H.R. 5050), H2448 [8MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3976 [21JN]
      Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      ------make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission 
        to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such 
        individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. 
        Magnitsky (see H.R. 1575), H1428 [20MR]
      San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial 
        of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama 
        Canal (see H.R. 6331), H6001 [13SE]
      SBA: strengthen entrepreneurial education (see H.R. 5944), H5328 
        [26JY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H220 [31JA]
      Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and 
        accessible financial products for entities that do not have 
        access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H903 
        [16FE]
      Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and 
        Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public 
        institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5712 [2AU]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1642 [27MR]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried 
        before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H3171 [25MY]
      Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids 
        (see H.R. 1479), H376 [1FE]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H2288 [27AP]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H2288 [27AP]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H945 [17FE]
      ------modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses 
        for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the 
        taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H158 [24JA]
      ------permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in 
        political campaigns (see H.R. 3600), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H187 [27JA]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H4907 [17JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H4157 [27JN]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Veterans: clarify responsibilities of small businesses relative 
        to employment and reemployment rights of veterans (see H.R. 
        3860), H694 [9FE]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H6001 [13SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2034 
        [19AP]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-
        offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 2212), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H3808 [19JN]
      ------require mammography reports contain a breast density 
        summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary 
        screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see 
        H.R. 3102), H220 [31JA]
      World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        589), H1427 [20MR]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2330 [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
      Federal employees: provide that spouses and widows or widowers 
        of certain veterans and Armed Forces members receive 
        competitive service employment preference (see H.R. 5852), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      Tariff: golf bags (see H.R. 5637), H2443 [8MY]
      Taxation: revise the new market tax credit rules for population 
        census tracts with low populations (see H.R. 5718), H2645 
        [10MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending (H.R. 4053), H902 [16FE]
      Federal employees: provide that spouses and widows or widowers 
        of certain veterans and Armed Forces members receive 
        competitive service employment preference (H.R. 5852), H3163 
        [18MY]
      Tariff: golf bags (H.R. 5637), H2446 [8MY]
      Taxation: revise the new market tax credit rules for population 
        census tracts with low populations (H.R. 5718), H2646 [10MY]
  Remarks
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, 
        E78 [25JA]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H924 [17FE]
      FDA: accelerate patient access to new medical treatments, 
        E933 [31MY]
      ------allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (H.R. 
        3737), H580 [8FE]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3229 
        [30MY], E933 [31MY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        H5243 [25JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E436 [22MR]
      Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E426 [22MR]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E775 [10MY]
      Medicare: clinical laboratory services payment rates, 
        H924 [17FE]
      National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E157 
        [7FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions 
        providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, 
        E436 [22MR]
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E308 [5MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: Pharmaceutical Traceability Enhancement Code 
        (RxTEC) proposal to establish national standard to address 
        drug traceability and pedigree, H3229 [30MY]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1602 [21SE]
      Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E491 [29MR]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections, 
        E852 [18MY]
  Tributes
      Abdin, Misba, E1085 [19JN]
      Barba, Joseph, E913 [31MY]
      Byrd, Ida Mae, E416 [22MR]
      Denktas, Rauf R., E96 [31JA]
      Douglas, Barbara, E285 [29FE]
      Farrell, Kenneth, E1089 [20JN]
      Gary, Lawrence E., E1095 [20JN]
      Gaudarrama, Gavina Acevedo, E242 [27FE]
      Hales, Ed, E246 [27FE]
      Han Duk-soo, E270 [28FE]
      Jamison, Albert L., Sr., E1179 [28JN]
      Jones, Susannah Mushatt, E1234 [11JY]
      Lewis, Leslie, E271 [28FE]
      Merriweather, Tommy, E1086 [19JN]
      Mitchell, Daran H., E1567 [19SE]
      Mitchell, Paul B., E1092 [20JN]
      Molinelli, Arthur, Jr., E1090 [20JN]
      Morris, Leo A., E1086 [19JN]
      Okebiyi, Matthew, E1084 [19JN]
      Price, Tremaine A., E1083 [19JN]
      Quail, Jim, E11 [13JA]
      Raju, Ramanathan, E1086 [19JN]
      Sawyer, Leroy, E1092 [20JN]
      Shelborne, David, E1083 [19JN]
      Simon, Herold, E1085 [19JN]
      Sniffen, Michael, E1702 [16OC]
      Sunkara, Swamy N., E1085 [19JN], E1180 [28JN]
      Thomas, Monica, E1087 [19JN]
      Thomas, Willett, E421 [22MR]
      Underwood, Jacob N., H5018 [19JY]




TOWNSEND, TAYLOR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1395 [20MR]




TOWNSHEND, VT

  Remarks in Senate
      National Association for the Specialty Food Trade: tribute to 
        award-winning vendors, S4718 [28JN]




TOWNSQUAREBUZZ FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      ``Red Shirt Fridays'': tribute to campaign in McKinney, TX, to 
        assist veterans returning from war, E419 [22MR]




TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 5911), H3660 [7JN]
      Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, 
        distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see 
        H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]
      ------prohibit use, production, sale, import, or export of 
        sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of sodium 
        cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 4214), H1426 [20MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (S. 847), S3463-S3466 [23MY], S5839 
        [1AU]




TOXIC WASTE  see Hazardous Substances




TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, INDIANA, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H228 [1FE]




TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC.

  Remarks in House
      Brown, Shari: National Center for Family Literacy Toyota Teacher 
        of the Year Award recipient, E462 [28MR]




TOYOTA MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.: tribute, H228 [1FE]




TOYS

  Bills and resolutions
      Tariff: bags for toys (see S. 2560), S2923 [7MY] (see H.R. 
        4455), H2030 [19AP]
      ------carrying cases of plastics with molded handles shaped to 
        hold toys (see S. 2565), S2923 [7MY]
      ------educational toys or devices (see S. 2561), S2923 [7MY]
      ------electronic drawing toys, electronic games, or educational 
        toys cases or containers (see S. 2562), S2923 [7MY] (see S. 
        3045), S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5489), H2319 [7MY]
      ------injection-molded ABS of PP cases or containers used for 
        electronic drawing toys or electronic games (see S. 3046), 
        S3041 [9MY] (see H.R. 5490), H2319 [7MY]
      ------plastic stylus pens for use with toys (see S. 2566), S2923 
        [7MY]
      ------protective cases of molded silicone for toys (see S. 
        2563), S2923 [7MY]
      ------zippered cases of textile materials with textile straps 
        for toys (see S. 2564), S2923 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      China: enforce product safety regulations on imports to the 
        U.S., S379-S381 [7FE]




TRACY, CA

  Remarks in House
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (S. 1302), 
        H2299, H2300 [7MY], H3148 [18MY]
  Texts of
      S. 1302, GSA conveyance of a parcel of real property to Tracy, 
        CA, H2299 [7MY]




TRACY, JOHN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2885 [26AP]




TRACY RANCH (business)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E714 [7MY]




TRADE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish 
        (see S. 3568), S6454 [19SE]
      Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
        and Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State under 
        the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences: improve (see H.R. 6537), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      Vietnam: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. 
        under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act 
        (see H.R. 5157), H2271 [27AP]
  Reports filed
      Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act: Committee on Finance 
        (Senate) (S. 3568), S6451 [19SE]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3568) (S. Rept. 112-
        227), S6545 [20SE]




TRADE DEFICIT  see Foreign Trade




TRADE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3112), H1173 [6MR]




TRADEMARK ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Courts: correct an error relative to remedies for dilution (see 
        H.R. 6215), H5326 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      Courts: correct an error relative to remedies for dilution (H.R. 
        6215), H5795 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: correct an error relative to remedies for dilution (H.R. 
        6215), S6665 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Trademark Act Error Correction Relative to Remedies for 
        Dilution: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6215) (H. 
        Rept. 112-647), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6215, Trademark Act error correction relative to remedies 
        for dilution, H5795 [11SE]




TRADEMARKS

  Bills and resolutions
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering 
        of copyright and trademark information on merchandise 
        presented for examination (see H.R. 4216), H1426 [20MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to 
        intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip 
        products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit 
        microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-
        9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by 
        entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (see H.R. 6215), H5326 [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (H.R. 6215), H5795 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (H.R. 6215), S6665 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Trademark Act Error Correction Relative to Remedies for 
        Dilution: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6215) (H. 
        Rept. 112-647), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6215, Trademark Act error correction relative to remedies 
        for dilution, H5795 [11SE]




TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit leasing of Federal lands to any 
        person who has violated the Trading With the Enemy Act or who 
        conducts business with a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 
        3876), H374 [1FE]




TRADITIONAL VALUES COALITION

  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3884 
        [11JN]




TRAFFICKING IN ORGANS VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6573), H6306 [12OC]




TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 6573), H6306 
        [12OC]




TRAILS

  Bills and resolutions
      Clear Creek National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 6286), 
        H5704 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include 
        trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
        National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see 
        S. 3319), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5980), H3914 [20JN]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (see H.R. 6077), H4655 
        [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Appalachian Trail: anniversary of completion, E1424 [3AU]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
      National Park Service: clarify that all public lands under 
        National Park Service jurisdiction are included in the hunting 
        exemption, H1882, H1883 [17AP]
      Rachel Carson Nature Trail: designate (H.R. 6077), E1196 [29JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (organization): tribute, S4818 
        [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112-120), S41 [23JA]




TRAIN, RUSSELL E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1605 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6493 [20SE], S6563 [21SE]




TRAINER, PETER B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E796 [15MY]




TRAMMELL, WEBSTER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E817 [16MY]




TRAN, ANH-MINH

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




TRAN, ELIZABETH

  Remarks in House
      Prudential Insurance Co., of America: Spirit of Community Award 
        recipient for Florida, E405 [21MR]




TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD.

  Amendments
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (see H.R. 4211), H1390 [19MR]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H1937 [18AP]
      ------expedite consideration and approval of construction and 
        operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), 
        E122 [2FE]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H362, H363, H365, H367 
        [1FE], H629-H636 [8FE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Labor unions: clarify project labor agreement for Texas relative 
        to TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline construction, H772 [15FE]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE], 
        H633 [8FE]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H362, H364 [1FE], H629-
        H636 [8FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5689 [2AU]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: prohibit drawdown of petroleum 
        unless the President has approved oil shale development, 
        certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline (H.R. 4211), H1375 [19MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 
        [27FE]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 
        3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]




TRANSFERRING CREDITS FOR COLLEGE COMPLETION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6135), H4907 [17JY]




TRANSIT RELATED INVESTMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3854), H218 [31JA]




TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1141, E1142, E1144 [26JN], E1202 [29JN]




TRANSOCEAN LTD.

  Remarks in House
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]




TRANSPORTATION  related term(s) Department of Transportation; Motor 
    Vehicles; Roads and Highways
  Amendments
      Appropriations: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]
      Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S6611, S6648, S6649 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, 
        H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, 
        H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, 
        H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, 
        H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, 
        H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, 
        H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4025 [26JN]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826 [11SE]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4733, S4777 [29JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S504, S505, S536, S538, S539, S540, 
        S541, S543 [9FE], S570, S571, S572, S573, S574, S575, S576, 
        S577, S581, S582 [13FE], S639, S640, S641, S642, S645, S646, 
        S647, S650, S651, S652, S653, S654, S655, S656, S657 [14FE], 
        S686, S687, S705, S706, S707, S708, S787, S788, S789, S790, 
        S791, S792, S794, S795, S796, S797 [15FE], S860, S861, S862, 
        S863, S864, S865, S866, S867, S870, S871, S872, S873, S874 
        [16FE], S913, S914, S919, S924, S925, S926, S927, S928, S1018, 
        S1019 [17FE], S1051, S1052, S1053 [27FE], S1079, S1090, S1095, 
        S1096, S1097 [28FE], S1151, S1152 [29FE], S1179, S1210, S1364, 
        S1365, S1367 [1MR], S1385, S1386, S1387, S1389, S1392, S1395, 
        S1396, S1397, S1398, S1399 [5MR], S1426, S1427, S1429, S1430 
        [6MR], S1463, S1464, S1466, S1467, S1468, S1470 [7MR], S1505, 
        S1512, S1515, S1517, S1531, S1533, S1534, S1535, S1544, S1548, 
        S1556 [8MR], S1573 [12MR], S1593, S1597, S1601, S1602, S1603, 
        S1605, S1618 [13MR], S1647 [14MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1750 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1944, H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Analyses
      National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development 
        Act, S1655-S1657 [14MR]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 
        Safety Improvement Act, H192 [31JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 
        [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Central Subway Needs Money To Fulfill Potential, H4137 [27JN]
      Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, S4707 
        [28JN]
      In the House, a Transportation Train Wreck, H527 [7FE]
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Appropriations: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (see H.R. 7), H218 [31JA]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE] (see H.R. 4164), H1272 
        [7MR]
      ------permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' license to a 
        member whose duty station is located in the State (see S. 
        3624), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (see S. 3263), S3729 [5JN] 
        (see H.R. 4350), H1845 [16AP]
      ------establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see S. 3302), 
        S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6449), H6230 [20SE]
      ------require individuals seeking training in the operation of 
        certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist 
        (see H.R. 6159), H5077 [19JY]
      ------require security screening of passengers at airports to be 
        carried out by private screening companies (see S. 3303), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), 
        H4655 [29JN]
      Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable 
        fee agreements for the provision of additional services at 
        customs ports of entry (see H.R. 5968), H3806 [19JN] (see H.R. 
        6055), H4603 [28JN]
      ------submit a plan to ensure the placement of sufficient 
        officers at certain U.S. international airports to effectively 
        combat security threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 4006), 
        H692 [9FE]
      Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to 
        airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see 
        H.R. 6216), H5326 [26JY]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
      Coast Guard: require development and posting of passenger 
        capacity limits for recreational vessels over a certain length 
        (see S. 3537), S6339 [13SE]
      Corps of Engineers: modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, 
        Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (see 
        H.R. 6026), H4064 [26JN]
      Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 5889), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: provide Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
        Service expedited authority to remove geese that threaten 
        aircraft (see S. 2377), S2821 [26AP]
      Dept. of Defense: work with non-Federal entities and accept non-
        Federal funding under strict guidelines to promote commercial 
        space transportation infrastructure efficiencies (see H.R. 
        4401), H2029 [19AP]
      Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust 
        survivors (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
      ------contract with an independent laboratory to study health 
        effects of backscatter x-ray machines used at airline 
        checkpoints and improve notice to airline passengers (see S. 
        2044), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4068), H901 [16FE]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (see H.R. 3857), H219 
        [31JA]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study of economically 
        beneficial uses of rights-of-way associated with certain 
        highways (see H.R. 6541), H6276 [21SE]
      ------develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses 
        (see H.R. 4361), H1845 [16AP]
      ------ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor 
        vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas 
        or oil well sites (see H.R. 6451), H6230 [20SE]
      ------establish a program to make grants to ports to enable 
        ports to employ high school students during the summer (see 
        H.R. 3838), H186 [27JA]
      ------establish a transformational infrastructure competitive 
        grant program (see H.R. 4352), H1845 [16AP]
      ------establish position of Recovered Mineral Component 
        Ombudsman in the Federal Highway Administration Office of 
        Pavement Technology (see H.R. 6492), H6274 [21SE]
      ------issue categorical exclusions from requirement that an 
        environmental assessment or impact statement be prepared for 
        highway safety improvement projects (see H.R. 6387), H5922 
        [12SE]
      ------issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit 
        together on flights (see H.R. 6124), H4863 [12JY]
      ------make capital grants for certain freight rail economic 
        development projects (see H.R. 4272), H1641 [27MR]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 [20JN]
      ------modify the Interstate System Reconstruction & 
        Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing toll facilities in 
        North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1304 [8MR]
      ------prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons 
        while operating in the national airspace system (see H.R. 
        5950), H3707 [15JN]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (see H.R. 3837), 
        H186 [27JA]
      ------reauthorize surface transportation research, technology, 
        training, intelligent transportation, and university 
        transportation programs, and Bureau of Transportation 
        Statistics (see H.R. 3833), H186 [27JA]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]
      Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders 
        for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence 
        (see H.R. 3810), H114 [23JA]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 533), H373 [1FE]
      ------establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (see H.R. 3824), H181 [25JA]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 
        3800), H113 [23JA]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 3268), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 
        3816), H158 [24JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit policy that 
        discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation 
        destination as the location for a conference or event (see S. 
        2469), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5332), H2316 [7MY]
      ------reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (see 
        H.R. 4472), H2039 [23AP]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (see 
        H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5200 [24JY]
      Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund 
        additional staffing and alternative financing for 
        infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see 
        S. 3279), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
      GSA: reduce amounts available for acquisition of new vehicles 
        for the Federal fleet (see H.R. 6144), H5008 [18JY]
      Immigration: restrict community policing programs funding for 
        States that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal 
        immigrants (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Investments: help leverage private investment for transit-
        oriented development near transit stations (see S. 2053), S261 
        [1FE] (see H.R. 3854), H218 [31JA]
      LA/Ontario International Airport: facilitate transfer or sale 
        from Los Angeles, CA, back to Ontario, CA (see H.R. 5832), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      Medicaid: provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that 
        provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to 
        beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 
        3586), S6545 [20SE]
      Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance 
        for air travel expenses unless an itemized description of 
        expenses is provided and a House credit card is used for such 
        expenses (see H. Res. 580), H1305 [8MR]
      Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of 
        Board of Directors (see H.R. 6356), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 
        6369), H5765 [10SE]
      ------provide for an Inspector General (see H.R. 5322), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Motor vehicles: amend certain safety laws (see H.R. 6051), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum fuel 
        economy increase standards (see S. 2174), S1540 [8MR]
      ------improve certain laws relative to use of high occupancy 
        vehicle facilities (see S. 3191), S3234 [16MY]
      ------reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and 
        leased by the Government (see H.R. 6324), H5706 [2AU]
      National Mobility Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 673), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. 
        Res. 798), H6232 [20SE]
      National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 798), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 754), H5629 [1AU]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 653), H2646 [10MY]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        441), S2824 [26AP]
      Natural gas: provide assistance to States to carry out 
        initiatives to promote the use of natural gas as a 
        transportation fuel and public and private investment in 
        natural gas vehicles and transportation infrastructure (see S. 
        3437), S5381 [25JY]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Power resources: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural 
        gas, allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-
        efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for 
        fare reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (see H.R. 
        4239), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 4276, 4281), H1739 [28MR] (see 
        H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP] (see H.R. 6057), H4603 (see H.R. 
        6058), H4604 [28JN] (see H.R. 6064), H4654 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 600), H1739 [28MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Senior citizens: improve public transportation services for 
        seniors (see H.R. 4028), H725 [14FE]
      ------provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 
        3621), S6625 [21SE]
      States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical 
        standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]
      Taxation: allow an ordinary and necessary business expense 
        deduction for contributions to regional infrastructure 
        improvement zones (see H.R. 3780), H77 [18JA]
      ------exempt certain air taxi services from taxes on 
        transportation by air (see S. 3451), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 
        6243), H5525 [31JY]
      ------extend authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund and 
        provide revenues for highway programs (see S. 2132), S1049 
        [27FE] (see H.R. 3864), H374 [1FE]
      ------extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3800), H113 [23JA]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        H.R. 6437), H6150 [19SE]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (see S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 
        6066), H4654 [29JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: appoint passenger 
        advocates at certain airports to assist elderly and disabled 
        passengers who believe they have been mistreated by personnel 
        (see S. 2207), S1847 [20MR]
      ------modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving 
        from preclearance airports (see S. 3542), S6340 [13SE] (see 
        H.R. 6028), H4064 [26JN]
      ------prohibit establishment by air carriers and airport 
        operators of expedited lines at airport screening checkpoints 
        for specific categories of passengers (see S. 2235), S2030 
        [26MR]
      ------transfer unclaimed clothes recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to local veterans organizations and other 
        charities (see H.R. 6328), H5706 [2AU]
      Travel and tourism: require priority visa processing for 
        visitors to national heritage areas or national parks and make 
        infrastructure grants to communities hosting these areas (see 
        H.R. 6130), H4868 [13JY]
      Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 6576), 
        H6310 [16OC]
  Chronologies
      Pilot's Bill of Rights legislative action, S4179 [14JN]
  Cloture motions
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE], S1372 
        [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
  Conference reports
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658), H230-H304 [1FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Cost Estimates
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S. 
        1956): CBO, S6527 [20SE]
  Letters
      Airport and Airway Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House), H136 [24JA]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H136 [24JA]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Greg 
        Principato, Airports Council International-North America, 
        H4013 [26JN]
      ------Roger J. Dow, U.S. Travel Association, H4013 [26JN]
      ------Stephen A. Alterman, Cargo Airline Association, H4013 
        [26JN]
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. 
        Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 
        [15FE]
      ------John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]
      ------Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council 
        Presidents, S695 [15FE]
      ------Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S.: Calman Cohen, 
        Emergency Committee for American Trade, H3046 [17MY]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3046 [17MY]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Douglas 
        W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6527 [20SE]
      FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation 
        Association, H3532 [6JN]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, S404 [9FE]
      ------Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      ------Transportation Construction Coalition, S416 [9FE]
      Pilot's Bill of Rights: several Senators, S4180 [14JN]
      Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, 
        American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Edward Wytkind, Transportation 
        Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, H4007 [26JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        E1175 [28JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1176 [28JN]
      Surface Transportation Extension Act: Representative Camp, 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 
        [29MR]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1603 [27MR], H1755 [29MR]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement: 
        Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations, H4152 [27JN]
      ------Kurt J. Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, 
        H4153 [27JN]
      Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure 
        projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed 
        Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building 
        America's Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]
  Lists
      House of Representatives staff who worked on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H455 [3FE]
      Surface transportation extensions passed in the House of 
        Representatives, H1756 [29MR]
  Messages
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, H702-H705 [14FE]
  Motions
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S382 [7FE], S686 [15FE], S1172, 
        S1179 [1MR], S1518 [8MR], S1605 [13MR], S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1959 [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Petitions and memorials
      Georgia: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, H733 [15FE]
  Press releases
      CBO--Republican Surface Transportation Proposal Bankrupts 
        Highway Trust Fund--Republican Leadership's Bill Falls $78 
        Billion Short Over Ten-Year Period: Representative Rahall, 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H744 
        [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      African Americans: tribute to contributions of African American 
        inventors, H969 [28FE]
      Appropriations: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), H201-H207 [31JA], H386 [2FE], H461-H463 [3FE], H477 
        [6FE], H526 [7FE], H632, H635 [8FE], H662 [9FE], H699, H720, 
        H721 [14FE], H731, H732, H737, H739, H759 [15FE], H818, H894-
        H897 [16FE], H930 [17FE], H952 [27FE], H978 [28FE], H1161, 
        H1189, H1190 [6MR], H1221 [7MR], H1433, H1448 [21MR], H1595, 
        H1603-H1607 [27MR], H1668 [28MR], H1748, H1749, H1755-H1760 
        [29MR], H1934-H1937 [18AP], E213, E217 [16FE], E514 [30MR]
      ------authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740-H750 [15FE]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (S. 3624), H6285 [28SE]
      Aviation: prohibit funding to implement European Union emissions 
        trading scheme on U.S. civil aircraft operators, H4139, H4140 
        [27JN]
      Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation 
        and recreation, H1578 [27MR]
      Boston, MA: anniversary of Boston Carmen's Union Local Chapter 
        589, E757 [10MY]
      Budget: deficit, H3654-H3657 [7JN]
      Buy American Act: increase total domestic content of all steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods, including rolling stock, H4125 
        [27JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit, H3655, H3658 [7JN]
      ------strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
        high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H19 [17JA], 
        H204 [31JA], H721 [14FE], H3694, H3696 [8JN], H3796 [19JN], 
        H4903 [17JY]
      California: high-speed rail project funding, H4141 [27JN]
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], H4614 
        [29JN]
      Cincinnati, OH: prohibit funding for streetcar project, H4147 
        [27JN]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the 
        extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of 
        coal by rail (H.R. 6202), E1328 [25JY]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content in 
        transportation construction projects, H3795 [19JN]
      Courts: revise laws on liability in certain civil actions 
        arising from maritime incidents, E615 [23AP]
      Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
        prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 5889), H3986-H3991 
        [26JN], H4421 [28JN]
      Dept. of Defense: certify Pakistan opens Ground Lines of 
        Communication, allows NATO supply transit into Afghanistan, 
        and supports U.S. equipment retrograde out of Afghanistan, 
        H3015 [17MY], E877 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), H3502, H3503 [6JN], 
        H4003-H4009 [26JN], E1151 [27JN]
      ------implement commercial pre-inspection pilot program at Peace 
        Bridge to expedite traffic at U.S.-Canada border, H4709 [10JY]
      ------prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain 
        State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of 
        mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, H3247 [30MY]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (H.R. 3857), H5821-
        H5824 [11SE]
      ------research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to 
        critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]
      ------study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security 
        and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4009-H4011 [26JN], 
        E175 [9FE], E1181 [29JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1079-H1085 [29FE]
      ------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide 
        fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate 
        offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure 
        revenue, H753, H756 [15FE], E217 [16FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail projects 
        funding, H4148, H4149 [27JN]
      ------carry out a program to improve roadway safety 
        infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older 
        drivers and pedestrians, H4624 [29JN]
      ------develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses, 
        E515 [30MR]
      ------develop commercial areas around rail stations to help 
        finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses 
        (H.R. 4361), E520 [16AP]
      ------Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, H4623 
        [29JN]
      ------distracted driving prevention and research funding through 
        reductions in financial management funding, H4035, H4036 
        [26JN]
      ------establish a program to make grants to ports to enable 
        ports to employ high school students during the summer (H.R. 
        3838), E81 [27JA]
      ------establish a transformational infrastructure competitive 
        grant program (H.R. 4352), H6163 [20SE]
      ------Federal Transit Administration formula and bus grants 
        funding, H4041, H4042 [26JN]
      ------Federal Transit Administration funding, H4047, H4048 
        [26JN]
      ------high-speed rail projects funding, E1239 [12JY]
      ------making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation 
        Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary 
        Grant Program (H.R. 5976), H4037 [26JN], H4119 [27JN]
      ------permit Federal regulation and review of tolls and toll 
        increases on certain surface transportation facilities (H.R. 
        3684), E57 [23JA]
      ------Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 
        funding, H4052 [26JN]
      ------prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons 
        while operating in the national airspace system (H.R. 5950), 
        H4144 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the International Highway Technology 
        Scanning Program, H4141 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the use of unmanned aircraft systems 
        as weapons while operating in the national airspace system, 
        H4143, H4144 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding to study alternatives to the current 
        system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based 
        on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle, H4137-H4139 
        [27JN]
      ------prohibit Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration requirement of placement of line markers other 
        than at public road crossings and railroad crossings, H4140, 
        H4141 [27JN]
      ------provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway 
        Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 3837), E83 
        [27JA]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program, 
        H731 [15FE]
      ------Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1238 [12JY]
      ------State distracted driving prevention grant funding, H3953-
        H3955 [21JN], E1149 [27JN]
      ------submit report estimating the number of lost jobs, 
        fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by 
        new fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, H6214-H6216 
        [20SE]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4032, H4037, 
        H4038, H4040, H4041 [26JN], H4119 [27JN], E1239 [12JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-
        the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029-
        H4062 [26JN], H4079-H4151 [27JN], H4630-H4635 [29JN], E1156 
        [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 
        [12JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4017-H4027 [26JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, 
        H4634 [29JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent 
        agreement, H4630 [29JN]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004-H1006 
        [28FE]
      ------importance of job creation, H3658 [7JN]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      ------rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, H3149 
        [18MY]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H521 
        [7FE], H4690 [10JY]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), H5826-H5829 [11SE], E1493 [12SE]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, H453 [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H445-H447 
        [3FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), H192 [31JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H447-H456 [3FE], E142, 
        E147 [6FE], E155 [7FE]
      ------clarify that fractional aviation is non-commerical and not 
        subject to commericial aviation ticket tax, H456 [3FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE], H4039, 
        H4040 [26JN], H4146 [27JN]
      ------establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address 
        flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements 
        (H.R. 3824), E76 [25JA]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        H135-H137 [24JA], E77 [25JA]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]
      ------prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/
        Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on 
        reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      ------reauthorize civil aviation research and development 
        projects and activities (H.R. 970), H452 [3FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), H5100-H5102 [23JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 4631), H5776-H5778 
        [11SE], E1531 [14SE]
      Federal Maritime Commission: administrative spending, salaries, 
        and expense accounts funding, H4121 [27JN]
      Federal Railroad Administration: funding, H4045, H4046 [26JN]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 
        [26JN]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      ------State and local rail and transit security grant programs 
        funding, H3531, H3532 [6JN]
      Friends of Light Rail and Transit (organization): anniversary, 
        E1669 [28SE]
      Hazardous substances: Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site 
        funding, H809 [16FE]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H32 [18JA], H171-H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 
        [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 
        [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, H3664 [8JN], E1031 [8JN]
      ------increase minimum rate of return to States for payments 
        made through the Federal gas tax, H3505-H3509 [6JN]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment (H.R. 632), H3507 [6JN]
      House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]
      Infrastructure: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]
      ------funding, H201-H207 [31JA], H737 [15FE], H976 [28FE], 
        H1531-H1533 [22MR], H1715 [28MR]
      ------importance of investment, H3956 [21JN]
      Maritime Administration: Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program 
        funding, H4051 [26JN]
      ------Maritime Security Program and Cargo Preference Program 
        funding, H4623 [29JN]
      Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel 
        economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H208-
        H213 [31JA]
      ------ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to 
        reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (H.R. 
        1687), H3465 [5JN]
      ------reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and 
        leased by the Government (H.R. 6324), H6097-H6099 [19SE]
      ------use of motorcycles and scooters as transportation options, 
        E874 [18MY]
      Nashville, TN: anniversary of Nashville International Airport, 
        E1017 [7JN]
      National Defense Transportation Day: observance, E815 [16MY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of 
        alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries 
        and fatalities, H4107, H4108 [27JN]
      ------State enforcement of law relative to motorists illegally 
        passing a stopped school bus funding, H4045 [26JN]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, E142 
        [6FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, E142 
        [6FE]
      National objectives: extend surface and air transportation 
        programs (H.R. 2887), H520 [7FE], E71 [25JA]
      ------importance of public transit program funding, H1004 [28FE]
      National Transportation Week: observance, E815 [16MY], E874 
        [18MY]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3416-H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]
      Obama, President: economic policies relative to stability of 
        domestic automobile manufacturers, H1547 [26MR]
      ------evaluation of policies relative to general aviation 
        industry, H734 [15FE]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H362 [1FE], 
        H633 [8FE]
      ------gasoline price levels, H951 [27FE], H974 [28FE], H1026, 
        H1027, H1028, H1029, H1030, H1091-H1097 [29FE], H1116 [1MR], 
        H1156, H1163, H1164 [6MR], H1211, H1220, H1221, H1222, H1264 
        [7MR], H1291, H1298 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H1559 [26MR], H1649 
        [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1857, H1858 [17AP], H1969 [18AP], H2059 
        [24AP], H2194-H2197 [26AP], H3820 [20JN]
      Portland, OR: streetcar investment anchored revitalization 
        project funding, H518 [7FE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 592), E393 [20MR]
      Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
        projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed 
        with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., 
        H3045-H3049 [17MY], E910 [30MY]
      ------ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects 
        using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, 
        iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (H.R. 3533), 
        H202 [31JA]
      Railroads: anniversary of Lake County Railroad, E1633 [21SE]
      ------positive train control requirements implementation 
        funding, H4047 [26JN]
      Roads and highways: authorize and sanction programs for 
        residential and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by 
        States, municipalities, other localities, as well as all 
        related agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604-H5606 [1AU]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs pending 
        enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (H.R. 14), H1448 [21MR], H1519, H1520 [22MR], H1586, H1594, 
        H1595, H1603-H1608 [27MR], H1645, H1650, H1668, H1669 [28MR], 
        H1746, H1747, H1750, H1756-H1761 [29MR], H1927, H1928, H1930, 
        H1935 [18AP], H1994 [19AP], E418 [22MR], E513, E514 [30MR], 
        E539 [16AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4239), 
        H1600-H1609 [27MR], H1755, H1775, H1776 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4276), 
        H1755 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        H1751-H1762 [29MR], E513, E514 [30MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1744-H1751 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        H1932-H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], 
        H3391, H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, 
        H3744 [19JN], H3817, H3881 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 
        [21JN], H4023-H4025, H4041 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], 
        E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3788-H3797 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, H4637 [29JN], 
        H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 [12JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 
        [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-
        H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 
        [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], 
        E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN], E1149 
        [27JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        H4637 [29JN]
      ------obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to level of CBO 
        projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3652-H3658 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding for construction of highways in foreign 
        countries and for Birmingham, AL, beltway, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      ------remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, H4623 [29JN]
      ------streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements 
        for surface transportation projects, H1934, H1953-H1955 [18AP]
      Roehl Transport Inc.: anniversary, E555 [17AP]
      San Francisco, CA: Central Subway project funding, H4136, H4137 
        [27JN]
      St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Teamsters Local Union No. 600, 
        E1082 [19JN]
      States: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, H732 [15FE]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, H1096, H1097 [29FE]
      Surface Transportation Board: funding, H4053 [26JN]
      Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil 
        Aviation Organization (ICAO) (S. Con. Res. 17), H5846, H5847 
        [11SE], E1486 [12SE]
      Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the 
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), H135-H137 [24JA], 
        E77 [25JA]
      ------extend the parity between exclusion from income for 
        employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (H.R. 
        6066), H4783 [11JY]
      Territories: provide for participation in Federal-aid highway 
        discretionary programs (H.R. 2734), H4625 [29JN]
      ------Territorial Highway Program funding, H4625, H4626 [29JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 
        3173), H4015-H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]
      ------call for investigation of allegations of airport screeners 
        involved in a drug smuggling ring, H2138 [26AP]
      ------ensure that certain transportation worker identification 
        credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for 
        implementation of electronic readers for such credentials, 
        H3502, H3503 [6JN], H4007 [26JN]
      ------establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 
        1447), H4011-H4014 [26JN], H4421 [28JN], E1167 [28JN]
      ------establish an Ombudsman Office (H.R. 1165), H5825 [11SE]
      ------Federal Air Marshal Service funding, H3547, H3549, H3550 
        [6JN], H3619, H3643 [7JN], E1029 [8JN]
      ------funding, H3546, H3547 [6JN], H3644 [7JN]
      ------modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving 
        from preclearance airports (H.R. 6028), H5824-H5826 [11SE]
      ------privatization proposals, H447 [3FE]
      ------prohibit funding for security officers or behavior 
        detection officers outside an airport, H3630 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to provide certain employees uniforms or 
        badges resembling those of law enforcement officers, H3629, 
        H3630 [7JN]
      ------reform, H3547 [6JN]
      ------require private companies contracted to provide security 
        screenings to be owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, H3644 
        [7JN]
      ------surface transportation inspection program funding, H3637, 
        H3638 [7JN]
      ------transfer unclaimed clothes recovered at airport security 
        checkpoints to local veterans organizations and other 
        charities (H.R. 6328), H5825 [11SE]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H4048, 
        H4050 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: clarify exemptions from certain Federal regulations 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers during 
        planting and harvest seasons, S1603, S1604 [13MR]
      ------expand exemption from certain Federal regulations for 
        farmers to transport their products across State lines in farm 
        vehicles, S1440 [7MR], S1603 [13MR]
      Appropriations: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), S585, S587 [14FE]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (S. 3624), S6675 [21SE]
      Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements 
        apply to all-cargo air operations (S. 3263), S3731 [5JN]
      ------prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from 
        participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme 
        (S. 1956), S2995 [9MY], S5945 [2AU], S6527, S6528 [20SE], 
        S6611 [21SE]
      ------prohibit use of appropriated funding or user fee receipts 
        for payment of fees, taxes, or fines incurred by U.S. airlines 
        under the European Union emissions trading scheme, S6527, 
        S6528 [20SE]
      BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads 
        program, S692-S696 [15FE]
      BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs 
        Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and 
        local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]
      Bridges: repairs and reconstruction funding, S4619 [26JN]
      Budget: reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway 
        Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1518, S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1604, 
        S1605 [13MR]
      Chicago, IL: O'Hare International Airport infrastructure 
        improvement project funding, S382 [7FE]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content in 
        transportation construction projects, S1440 [7MR], S1602, 
        S1608 [13MR]
      Corps of Engineers: port deepening projects funding, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      ------Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, S609 [14FE]
      Crime: provide transportation to crisis centers for battered 
        women in rural areas, S3272, S3273 [17MY]
      Cyr Bus Line (business): anniversary, S125 [26JA]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S3812-S3816 [7JN]
      Dept. of Energy: end loan guarantee program and apply savings to 
        deficit reduction and highway bridge program, S2048 [27MR]
      Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust 
        survivors (S. 3358), S4726 [28JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (S. 2044), S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, production, and economically feasible and prudent 
        transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of 
        Alaska (S. 352), S1708 [15MR]
      ------authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with 
        appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 
        1134), S33, S47 [23JA], S1180 [1MR]
      Dept. of Transportation: allow funds to be used to repair or 
        reconstruct a bridge on non-National Highway Systems Federal-
        aid highways, S1188 [1MR]
      ------allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain 
        percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement 
        projects, S405 [9FE]
      ------establish national safety standards for transit agencies 
        operating heavy rail on fixed guideway, S665 [15FE]
      ------grant States use of Congested Mitigation and Air Quality 
        Improvement Program funds toward transit system programs, 
        S1131 [29FE]
      ------off-system bridge program funding, S1451 [7MR], S1535 
        [8MR], S1602 [13MR]
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]
      Economy: create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 
        [19SE]
      ------impact of Government bailout of automobile industry, S3892 
        [11JN]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S1064 
        [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S2132, S2133 [28MR], S2217 [29MR], S2383 
        [17AP], S3419 [22MY]
      Employment: ensure transit agencies that partner with community 
        colleges on job training programs are eligible for Federal 
        grants, S842 [16FE]
      EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 
        710), S6672, S6673 [21SE]
      Evanston, WY: anniversary of Evanston Roundhouse and Railyards, 
        S4719 [28JN]
      FAA: approve applications from airports to authorize private 
        security companies to conduct passenger screening, S383 [7FE]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S329, S333-S344 [6FE], 
        S382-S385 [7FE], S4194 [14JN]
      ------authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), unanimous-consent agreement, S327 [2FE]
      ------Essential Air Service Program funding, S341 [6FE], S382 
        [7FE]
      ------extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), 
        S136 [26JA]
      ------improve treatment of certain sensitive national security 
        information under the Freedom of Information Act, S342 [6FE]
      ------Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) 
        funding, S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 1335), S4708 [28JN], S4733, S4740 
        [29JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN], S3803 [7JN], 
        S4176-S4180, S4182, S4183 [14JN]
      ------reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, 
        S4177 [14JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: limit conference expenses, 
        S2521 [19AP], S2640 [24AP]
      Highway Trust Fund: funding, S2211 [29MR]
      ------permit a State to elect to receive the State's 
        contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program 
        apportionment, S1592 [13MR]
      ------use of Social Security, Medicare, and other trust funds to 
        fund, S4690 [28JN]
      Infrastructure: encourage use of private-public partnerships to 
        invest in public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]
      Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of I-35 bridge collapse, S5811, 
        S5847 [1AU]
      Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches, S1188 [1MR], 
        S5178 [19JY]
      National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of 
        interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, 
        S341 [6FE]
      ------modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and 
        negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]
      ------repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple 
        majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, 
        S339-S341 [6FE]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, S3069 [10MY]
      ------observance (S. Res. 451), S3049 [9MY]
      National Youth Traffic Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 441), 
        S2886 [26AP]
      Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1035 
        [27FE], S1182 [1MR]
      ------gasoline price levels, S810 [16FE], S1064, S1068-S1072 
        [28FE], S1099-S1103 [29FE], S1174, S1181-S1183, S1187 [1MR], 
        S1381 [5MR], S1403-S1407 [6MR], S1434, S1436, S1438-S1440 
        [7MR], S1502 [8MR], S1662 [14MR], S2023, S2026 [26MR], S2046, 
        S2050, S2059-S2062, S2070 [27MR], S2116, S2132-S2135, S2137, 
        S2141 [28MR], S2192, S2193, S2215 [29MR], S2346 [17AP], S2456, 
        S2460 [18AP], S2521 [19AP], S2665 [25AP], S5130 [18JY]
      Power resources: provide consumer gas price relief, increase 
        domestic transportation fuel production, and close oil company 
        tax loopholes, S2047 [27MR]
      Railroads: allow Federal funds made available for purchase of 
        rolling stock to be used to purchase any equipment used for 
        high-speed rail, S1652 [14MR]
      ------change railcar procurement rules for transit systems to 
        allow up to 5 years for delivery of railcars after delivery of 
        1st railcar, S559 [13FE]
      ------maintain competitive market by ensuring equal treatment of 
        contract rail operators, S1536 [8MR]
      ------positive railroad control crash avoidance systems 
        implementation, S820 [16FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3812-S3816 [7JN]
      Roads and highways: assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects, S1647-S1650 [14MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, 
        S2209-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S364-S366 [7FE], S423-S486 [9FE], S545, S550, S559, 
        S561 [13FE], S585, S587, S593-S595, S599, S605, S607, S609 
        [14FE], S661-S665, S671, S672, S685-S690, S692-S697 [15FE], 
        S818-S822, S826, S832, S836-S838, S842 [16FE], S880, S885, 
        S886, S892 [17FE], S1072, S1073, S1077-S1083, S1085 [28FE], 
        S1104-S1110, S1112-S1139, S1141, S1142, S1155, S1156 [29FE], 
        S1159-S1173, S1179, S1188, S1189 [1MR], S1371-S1373 [2MR], 
        S1376 [5MR], S1405, S1407-S1410 [6MR], S1434, S1435, S1437, 
        S1440-S1443, S1448-S1452 [7MR], S1495-S1497, S1502-S1536 
        [8MR], S1561-S1564, S1572, S1573 [12MR], S1583, S1589-S1606, 
        S1608, S1609 [13MR], S1639, S1641, S1644, S1645, S1647-S1662, 
        S1667 [14MR], S1729 [15MR], S1877 [21MR], S1955, S1986-S1988 
        [22MR], S2009, S2013 [26MR], S2049, S2050, S2056-S2059, S2062, 
        S2076 [27MR], S2135, S2149, S2157 [28MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, 
        S2208, S2209 [29MR], S2314 [16AP], S2384-S2386 [17AP], S2458, 
        S2476, S2487 [18AP], S2590 [23AP], S3067 [10MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S400-S406, S414-S417, S420-S423 
        [9FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent agreement, S838 [16FE], S1455 
        [7MR], S1573 [12MR], S1814 [19MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), unanimous-consent request, S1409, S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2052 [27MR], S2202-S2204, S2206, S2208-S2212 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        unanimous-consent request, S2209-S2211 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], 
        S3744 [6JN], S3813, S3815, S3827 [7JN], S3957 [12JN], S4114-
        S4118 [13JN], S4165, S4195 [14JN], S4452 [25JN], S4659 [27JN], 
        S4690 [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-S4714, S4716 
        [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], S4810-S4812 
        [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        insert S. 1813 language in lieu, S2615 [24AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 6064), 
        S4779 [29JN]
      ------increase Federal cost share for emergency relief permanent 
        repairs in extreme disasters, S1648 [14MR]
      ------prohibit imposition of new tolls on the Federal-aid 
        system, S1592 [13MR], S1648, S1649 [14MR]
      ------provide States with additional flexibility to implement 
        tolls on interstate highways, S1648, S1649 [14MR]
      ------remove privatized highways from consideration in 
        apportioning highway funding among States, S1593-S1596 [13MR]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, 
        Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S123 [26JA]
      ------tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1813, 
        Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), 
        S1644 [14MR]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference report, 
        S4760 [29JN]
      States: allow States to permit non-highway uses in rest areas 
        along any highway, S1534 [8MR], S1605 [13MR]
      ------allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation 
        priorities, S1534 [8MR], S1592, S1604 [13MR]
      ------empower with authority for most taxing and spending for 
        highway and mass transit programs, S1594, S1595 [13MR]
      ------modify gas tax apportionment formula to ensure that the 
        percentage of funds received by a State is the same as the 
        percentage of total gas taxes paid by the State, S1535 [8MR], 
        S1601 [13MR]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize drawdown of oil reserves 
        to lower gasoline price levels, S1709 [15MR]
      Taxation: adjust gasoline tax rates with inflation, S1448-S1450 
        [7MR], S4690 [28JN]
      ------establish Transportation and Regional Infrastructure 
        Project (TRIP) Bonds program, S836, S838 [16FE]
      ------extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
        and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), S136 [26JA]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        renewable energy power generation projects and transportation 
        fuels (S. 3275), S3841 [7JN]
      Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to 
        communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
        business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., S3069 [10MY], 
        S6047 [10SE]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, S665 
        [15FE]
  Reports filed
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Transportation (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 112-397), H696 
        [13FE]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act: Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3864) (H. Rept. 112-396), H696 
        [13FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112-382), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-
        398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 600) (H. Rept. 112-
        424), H1739 [28MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112-545), H3974 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River 
        Values: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1134) (S. Rept. 112-124), S42 [23JA]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5972) (H. Rept. 112-541), H3914 [20JN]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 
        112-157), S2545 [19AP]
      Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3410) (H. Rept. 112-395), H696 
        [13FE]
      European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1956) (S. Rept. 112-195), S5976 [2AU]
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        658) (H. Rept. 112-381), H373 [1FE]
      Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 112-499), H3265 [30MY]
      Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 
        112-4631), H5859 [11SE]
      Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 112-162), S2730 [25AP]
      Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 710) (H. Rept. 112-654), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 112-152), 
        S1049 [27FE]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112-467), 
        H2441 [8MY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 
        1813), S350 [6FE]
      Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of 
        Maritime Navigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 5889) (H. Rept. 112-551), H4063 [26JN]
      Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act: 
        Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3857) (H. Rept. 
        112-498), H3265 [30MY]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 4251) (H. Rept. 112-521), H3702 [12JN]
      Transportation Security Administration Transfer of Unclaimed 
        Money Recovered at Airport Security Checkpoints to United 
        Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 2179) (H. Rept. 112-468), H2441 [8MY]
      Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply 
        for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112-523), H3706 [15JN]
      Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3452) (H. Rept. 112-452), 
        H2029 [19AP]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, 
        H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]
  Statements
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act: Executive Office of 
        the President, H745 [15FE]
      Boston Carmen's Union Local 589 Anniversary: Representative 
        Keating, E757 [10MY]
  Summaries
      Pilot's Bill of Rights (S. 1335), S4179 [14JN]
  Tables
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080-H4095 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 533, consideration of conference report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act, H445 [3FE]
      H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and 
        Infrastructure Jobs Act, H740 [15FE]
      H. Res. 600, consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation 
        Extension Act, H1744 [29MR]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of 
        Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and 
        H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 
        [1AU]
      H.R. 1447, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, 
        H4011 [26JN]
      H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of 
        transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) 
        applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or 
        activation, H4015 [26JN]
      H.R. 3800, Airport and Airway Extension Act, H135 [24JA]
      H.R. 3857, Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement 
        Support Act, H5822 [11SE]
      H.R. 4005, Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act, H4009 
        [26JN]
      H.R. 4239, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1600-H1603 
        [27MR]
      H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based 
        Targeting for (SMART) Port Security Act, H4003-H4007 [26JN]
      H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H1752-H1755 
        [29MR]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 4631, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act, H5776 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 5889, Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and 
        Safety of Maritime Navigation Act, H3986-H3989 [26JN]
      H.R. 6028, No-Hassle Flying Act, H5824 [11SE]
      H.R. 6064, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act, 
        H4637-H4641 [29JN]
      H.R. 6324, Cutting Federal Unnecessary and Expensive Leasing 
        (Cutting FUEL) Act, H6097 [19SE]
      S. 710, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, 
        H5826 [11SE]
      S. 1134, Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S47, S48 [23JA], H1079 [29FE]
      S. 1335, Pilot's Bill of Rights, S4733-S4735 [29JN], H5100 
        [23JY]
      S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-
        21), S423-S484 [9FE]
      S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition 
        Act, S6611, S6612 [21SE]
      S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act, S3842 [7JN]
      S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
        Beds National Monument Act, S4677-S4682 [27JN]
      S. 3624, Military Commercial Driver's License Act, S6675 [21SE], 
        H6285 [28SE]
      S. Con. Res. 17, accord Taiwan observer status in the 
        International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), H5846 [11SE]
      S. Res. 441, National Youth Traffic Safety Month, S2832, S2887 
        [26AP]
      S. Res. 451, National Travel and Tourism Week, S3047, S3049 
        [9MY]




TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION COALITION

  Letters
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), S416 
        [9FE]




TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21st CENTURY

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1304 [8MR]
      ------prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot 
        project (see H.R. 5713), H2644 [10MY]




TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OMBUDSMAN ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1165), H5825 [11SE]




TRANT, WILLIAM T.

  Remarks in Senate
      William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: designate 
        (H.R. 2767), S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2767), S2730 [25AP]




TRASH  see Refuse Disposal




TRASH FREE SEAS ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 [25AP]




TRAUB, JON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E145 [6FE]




TRAVEL AND TOURISM

  Articles and editorials
      Longest-Serving Tourism Director in State, S256 [1FE]
      Westbrook--This Is Most Exciting Time in History, S5253 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: enhance disclosure on information on official foreign 
        travel of Members and employees and impose additional 
        restrictions on such travel (see H.R. 4289), H1740 [28MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: limit authority to award 
        bonuses to employees and require approval of, and reporting on 
        high cost conferences (see S. 3481), S5976 [2AU]
      ------prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the 
        selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location 
        for a conference or event (see S. 2469), S2823 [26AP] (see 
        H.R. 5332), H2316 [7MY]
      ------reduce travel expensed for certain Federal employees (see 
        H.R. 4472), H2039 [23AP]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]
      Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining 
        whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and 
        experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority 
        of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
      Housing: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, and develop 
        full-time resident communities of, high tourism areas (see 
        H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]
      ------facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming 
        visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in 
        residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 [15MY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance 
        for air travel expenses unless an itemized description of 
        expenses is provided and a House credit card is used for such 
        expenses (see H. Res. 580), H1305 [8MR]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5797), H3102 [17MY]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 653), H2646 [10MY]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Public lands: require priority visa processing for visitors to 
        national heritage areas or national parks and make 
        infrastructure grants to communities hosting these areas (see 
        H.R. 6130), H4868 [13JY]
      Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for 
        duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of 
        Preferences (see H.R. 6307), H5705 [2AU]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (see S. 3542), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6028), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Visas: stimulate international tourism by reforming the visa 
        process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to the U.S., 
        and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), S2030 
        [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]
  Letters
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Tim Spreck, Minnesota 
        Outdoor Heritage Alliance, H5607 [1AU]
  Memorandums
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      ------D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Buffalo, NY: tribute to economic renaissance, H5024 [19JY]
      Costa Concordia (vessel): failure of safety measures aboard 
        cruise liner, E328 [7MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: determine potential adverse economic 
        effects of offshore oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast 
        fishing and tourism industries, H775, H776 [15FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from establishing a 
        travel or conference policy that takes into account the 
        perception of a possible event location as a resort or 
        vacation destination, H2081 [25AP]
      ------require quarterly reports on agency conferences and 
        meetings (H.R. 4631), H5776-H5778 [11SE], E1531 [14SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (H.R. 6292), E1430 [3AU]
      Laconia, NH: anniversary of Mount Washington Cruises, E931 
        [31MY]
      Lahaska, PA: anniversary of Peddler's Village, E1169 [28JN]
      Lobbyists: prohibit Members of Congress from taking hunting or 
        fishing trips paid for by registered lobbyists or foreign 
        agents, H1895 [17AP]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606-H5608 [1AU]
      NASA: establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Houston, 
        TX, H1898 [17AP]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 592), E393 [20MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (H.R. 6028), H5824-H5826 [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Business and industry: establish a nonprofit corporation to 
        communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, 
        business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., S3069 [10MY], 
        S6047 [10SE]
      Dayton, OH: tribute to hosting of NCAA men's basketball 
        tournament first round games, S1919 [21MR]
      Dept. of State: improve visa issuance process, S3069 [10MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: limit conference expenses, 
        S2521 [19AP], S2640 [24AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      Las Vegas, NV: recognize importance of the hotel, gaming, and 
        convention industries on economy of the city, S2462 [18AP]
      ------tribute to National Handicapping Championship, S123 [26JA]
      Las Vegas News Bureau: anniversary, S2914 [7MY]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, S3069 [10MY]
      ------observance (S. Res. 451), S3049 [9MY]
      New Hampshire: importance of travel and tourism, S6329 [13SE]
      ------tribute to tourism promotion campaigns, S3069 [10MY]
      Rapid City, SD: anniversary of Reptile Gardens, S4456 [25JN], 
        S4671 [27JN]
  Reports filed
      Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4631) (H. Rept. 
        112-4631), H5859 [11SE]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), 
        H5524 [31JY]
  Testimonies
      Costa Concordia (vessel) Cruise Liner Safety Measures Failure: 
        Brian Aho, E328 [7MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4631, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act, H5776 
        [11SE]
      H.R. 5797, Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5606 [1AU]
      H.R. 6028, No-Hassle Flying Act, H5824 [11SE]
      S. Res. 451, National Travel and Tourism Week, S3047, S3049 
        [9MY]




TRAVEL TRANSPARENCY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3867), H374 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3867), H929 [17FE]




TRAVERSE CITY, MI

  Remarks in Senate
      Ganter, J. Carl: Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award 
        recipient, S4816 [10JY]




TRAVIERSO, MARIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E479 [28MR]




TRAVIS, WILL (TRAY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E103 [1FE]




TRAVIS, WILLIAM B.

  Letters
      Siege at the Alamo, S1173 [1MR]




TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS

  Amendments
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5905, S5995, S5996 [2AU]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S6667 [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Strategic Stability in Today's Nuclear World, S2810 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Afghanistan: provide for congressional oversight of U.S. 
        agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 5787), H2812 [16MY]
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
      Children and youth: call on all governments to assist in the 
        safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence (see S. Res. 
        449), S3042 [9MY]
      ------provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation 
        standards (see S. 3331), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 6027), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
      European Union: initiate negotiations to enter into a trade 
        agreement (see H.R. 6536), H6276 [21SE]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
      Foreign aid: suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations (see S. Res. 556), S6340 [13SE]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR] (see H.R. 4071), H943 
        [17FE] (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      ------establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives relative to 
        application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to 
        agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture (see 
        H.R. 6538), H6276 [21SE]
      ------make elimination of government fisheries subsidies a 
        principal negotiating objectives in trade negotiations (see S. 
        3518), S5978 [2AU]
      ------prohibit purchases by the Federal Government of Chinese 
        goods and services until China becomes a party to the 
        Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 3449), S5487 
        [26JY]
      ------report on countries with which the U.S. negotiates trade 
        agreements, establish terms for future trade agreements, and 
        enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see 
        S. 3347), S4674 [27JN]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H158 [24JA]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), 
        H1739 [28MR]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S5978 [2AU]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE] (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 [19AP] 
        (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 
        [10MY]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (see S. 
        Res. 395), S1614 [13MR]
      ------strengthen (see S. 2177), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4243), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (see S. 3225), S3516 [23MY]
      ------take action to obtain Russia's full compliance with 
        commitments under the protocol on their accession to the 
        Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (see S. 
        3327), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 6149), H5008 [18JY]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see S. 3486), S5977 [2AU] (see 
        H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S4203 [14JN]
      Taxation: extend the research and development tax credit, limit 
        treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party 
        payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year 
        property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]
      Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: encourage increased 
        transparency in negotiations (see H. Res. 767), H5707 [2AU]
      Tunisia: initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade 
        agreement (see H. Res. 719), H4655 [29JN]
      Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see S. 
        Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5846), H3162 [18MY]
  Excerpts
      ``Speeches on the Passage of the Bill for the Removal of the 
        Indians'' (1830): Sketch of Remarks by David Crockett, E63 
        [24JA]
  Letters
      Condemn inclusion of Iran as conference member to negotiate U.N. 
        Arms Trade Treaty: Senator Isakson, S4807 [10JY]
      Countervailing duties application to nonmarket economy 
        countries: C. David Veal, American Shrimp Processors 
        Association, H1169 [6MR]
      International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: Colleen 
        Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support Enforcement 
        Association, H3450 [5JN]
      ------Gordon L. Berlin, Building Knowledge To Improve Social 
        Policy (organization), H3450 [5JN]
      ------Jon Baron, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, H3450 
        [5JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H3451 [5JN]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H3451 [5JN]
      Oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty if such treaty restricts the right 
        to keep and bear arms: several Representatives, S4807 [10JY]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: Senators 
        Portman and Ayotte, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S5009 [16JY]
      ------several Senators, S5009 [16JY]
  Messages
      Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of 
        Securities Held With an Intermediary: President Obama, S3293 
        [17MY]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: President 
        Obama, S3293 [17MY]
      Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative 
        Assistance in Tax Matters: President Obama, S3292 [17MY]
      Tax Convention With Chile: President Obama, S3293 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan: prohibit funding to negotiate or implement a 
        security agreement unless the agreement is in the form of a 
        treaty or authorized by law, H5061, H5062 [19JY]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to NATO summit meeting, H2573 [10MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE]
      Cyprus: support reunification agreement, E1389, E1391 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: limit funding to any institution or 
        organization established by U.N. Convention on the Law of the 
        Sea, H3081 [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or implement 
        studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, H5040-
        H5042 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5047, H5048 [19JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), H5640-H5644, H5696 [2AU]
      Egypt: limit U.S. assistance unless Egypt honors commitments 
        under the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, H931, H933 [17FE], H3125 
        [18MY]
      EPA: waive ban on over-the-counter asthma inhalers enacted as 
        part of international agreement to stop using products 
        containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and allow existing stock 
        to be sold until FDA approves replacement, H4872 [17JY]
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]
      Foreign aid: suspend U.S. assistance to countries that do not 
        comply with agreements to extradite criminals, E39 [18JA]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1165, H1166-H1173 [6MR]
      ------impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, 
        H125 [24JA]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (H. Res. 526), H6083-H6086 [19SE], 
        E1606, E1608 [21SE]
      ------support NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict, E285 [29FE]
      Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and 
        Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 4282), 
        H3448-H3451 [5JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H930 [17FE], 
        H5692-H5695 [2AU]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        H2687-H2693 [15MY], H2794 [16MY], H2816 [17MY], E434 [22MR], 
        E820 [16MY], E827, E828, E836, E838, E839, E840 [17MY], E866 
        [18MY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons 
        proliferation, E573 [18AP]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (H. Res. 627), E598 [19AP]
      National security: call for adoption of smart security platform 
        for the 21st century, H4995 [18JY]
      ------call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st 
        century (H. Res. 19), H123 [24JA], H378 [2FE], H585 [8FE], 
        H1024 [29FE], H1162 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H3485 [6JN], H4694 
        [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4916 [18JY], H5771 [11SE], H6157 [20SE]
      Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear 
        understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (H. Res. 21), 
        H1162 [6MR]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: anniversary, E1592, 
        E1646 [21SE]
      Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit authority to make unilateral 
        reductions to nuclear weapon stockpiles, H3070 [17MY]
      Russia: U.S. policy, H1577 [27MR]
      Taiwan: anniversary of Six Assurances guidelines, E1249 [13JY], 
        E1271 [18JY]
      Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: encourage increased 
        transparency in negotiations, H5926 [13SE]
      U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (H.R. 
        2829), H1528 [22MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, H5296 [26JY], E1241 [12JY]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, H5023 
        [19JY]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, H5973 [13SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5973 
        [13SE]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification 
        that Russia has met certain conditions, H3137, H3138 [18MY]
      ------report on impact on national security of reducing nuclear 
        weapons stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S5950, S5958, S5964 [2AU], S6511-S6515 [20SE]
      ------ratify, unanimous-consent request, S6512 [20SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 
        5986), S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        S5425, S5426, S5451-S5454 [26JY], S5703, S5704, S5726 [31JY], 
        S5858 [1AU], S5904-S5907, S5919-S5921, S5932-S5934 [2AU]
      ------modify textile and apparel rules of origin (S. 3326), 
        unanimous-consent request, S5425 [26JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), S1375 [5MR], S1608 [13MR]
      ------apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries 
        (S. 2153), S1375 [5MR]
      ------make elimination of government fisheries subsidies a 
        principal negotiating objectives in trade negotiations (S. 
        3518), S5988 [2AU]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-
        S6670 [21SE]
      Injunction of secrecy: removal, S3292 [17MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), 
        S3253, S3254, S3256-S3258 [17MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        S3659 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], S6417 [19SE], S6577-S6583, S6601, 
        S6602 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S6606 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), 
        unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]
      Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship: anniversary, 
        S5727 [31JY]
      National security: strengthen nuclear deterrence, S2809 [26AP]
      NATO: honor sacrifices of personnel in Afghanistan and 
        historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL (S. Res. 
        395), S2279 [29MR]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: anniversary, S6526 
        [20SE]
      ------provide documents relating to trade negotiations to 
        Members of Congress and their staff upon request (S. 3225), 
        S3517 [23MY]
      ------take action to obtain Russia's full compliance with 
        commitments under the protocol on their accession to the 
        Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (S. 3327), 
        S5126 [18JY]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (S. 3486), S5980 [2AU], S6667-S6670 
        [21SE]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (S. Res. 
        481), S3737 [5JN]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (S.J. Res. 44), 
        S6387 [13SE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: condemn inclusion of Iran as conference 
        member, S4806 [10JY]
      ------oppose if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear 
        arms, S4806 [10JY], S5128 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms (S. 2205), S3244 [17MY]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, S5007-S5010 
        [16JY], S5128 [18JY]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S3167 [15MY], 
        S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation, S3167 
        [15MY], S4194 [14JN]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense 
        systems, S2017 [26MR], S2192 [29MR]
      ------require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon 
        modernization plan, S815 [16FE]
  Reports filed
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-6), S5731 
        [31JY]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA) Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin Modification: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326), S5133 [18JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 112-
        225), S6545 [20SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction Compliance by Certain Countries and Procedures for 
        Prompt Return of Children Abducted to Other Countries: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 543), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Honor Sacrifices of NATO Personnel in Afghanistan and 
        Historically Throughout the World and Support the New 
        Strategic Concept and Upcoming Summit in Chicago, IL: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 395), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3486), S6545 [20SE]
      Require Congressional Approval of Agreements for Peaceful 
        Nuclear Cooperation With Foreign Countries: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1280) (H. Rept. 112-507), H3265 
        [30MY]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding Congressional Consent: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 44), S5976 [2AU]
      U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1641) (S. Rept. 112-222), 
        S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on 
        Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 112-223), S6545 [20SE]
      U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
        Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 112-224), 
        S6545 [20SE]
  Resolutions of ratification
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S5731 
        [31JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 526, support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity in Georgia (country), U.S.-Georgia 
        Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic 
        reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict, H6083 [19SE]
      H. Res. 568, express importance of preventing acquisition of 
        Iranian nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, 
        H2687 [15MY]
      H.R. 4105, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries, H1166 [6MR]
      H.R. 4282, International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, 
        H3448 [5JN]
      H.R. 5986, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 
        Agreement (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin 
        modification, H5640 [2AU]
      S. 2153, apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries, S1375 [5MR]
      S. 3326, Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 
        (DR-CAFTA) textile and apparel rules of origin modification, 
        S5920 [2AU]
      S. 3486, Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act, S5980-S5983 
        [2AU], S6667-S6670 [21SE]
      S. 3518, Fair Trade in Seafood Act, S5988 [2AU]
      S. Res. 380, express importance of preventing Iran acquisition 
        of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and 
        diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, S859 
        [16FE]
      S. Res. 392, end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian 
        heritage, and return confiscated church properties in Turkey, 
        S1543 [8MR]
      S. Res. 395, honor sacrifices of NATO personnel in Afghanistan 
        and historically throughout the world and support the new 
        Strategic Concept and upcoming summit in Chicago, IL, S1618 
        [13MR], S2279 [29MR]
      S. Res. 449, call on all governments to assist in the safe 
        return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained 
        outside the country of their habitual residence, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]
      S. Res. 481, U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and overall 
        bilateral relationship anniversary celebration, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 543, ensure compliance with Hague Convention on the 
        Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by certain 
        countries and establish procedures for prompt return of 
        children abducted to other countries, S5991 [2AU]
      S. Res. 556, suspend aid to Libya and Egypt until it is 
        certified they are providing proper security at U.S. Embassies 
        and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
        Relations, S6345 [13SE]
      S.J. Res. 41, express importance of preventing Iranian 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue 
        economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation 
        agreement, S6602 [21SE]
      S.J. Res. 44, State and Province Emergency Management Assistance 
        Memorandum of Understanding congressional consent, S6387 
        [13SE]




TREGAY, ALICE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E221 [16FE]




TREITEL, ELI AND CHEDVA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E724 [8MY]




TRENTON, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: impact of Community Oriented Policing Services 
        (COPS) Program funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]
      New Jersey Council for the Humanities (organization): 
        anniversary, E1590 [21SE]




TRETHEWEY, NATASHA

  Poems
      ``Power of One--Ode to Ms. Natasha Trethewey,'' Eric Charles, 
        E1527 [14SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      U.S. Poet Laureate: appointment, S4669 [27JN]




TRIANGLE, VA

  Remarks in House
      Prince William Forest Park: anniversary, E360 [9MR]




TRIBAL LAW AND ORDER ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (S. 2090), S5317 [24JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2090, extend period of time provided to Indian Law and Order 
        Commission to produce a required report, S5318 [24JY]




TRIBBLE, SHUNDRARIA R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1280 [18JY]




TRI-COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Brown, Tom: Tri-County Mental Health Services, Inc., Phoenix 
        Community Achievement Leader Award recipient, E1341 [26JY]




TRIEBL, CHARLOTTE

  Remarks in House
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, 
        H225 [1FE]




TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Independence: anniversary (see H. Res. 765), H5707 [2AU]




TRINITY COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Public lands: provide for a land exchange with Trinity Public 
        Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and 
        BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5083-H5085 [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Trinity County, CA, Public Utilities District Land Exchange 
        Involving Transfer of Forest Service and BLM Lands: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 112-500), 
        H3265 [30MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1237, provide for a land exchange with Trinity, CA, Public 
        Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and 
        BLM lands, H5083 [23JY]




TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to women's basketball team, E492 [29MR]




TRIPLETT, BRENDA V.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E592 [19AP]




TROPEANO, BRUNO

  Remarks in Senate
      Gelato Fiasco, Inc.: tribute, S2724 [25AP]




TROUT, STEPHEN N.

  Letters
      Election of Suzanne Bonamici to the House of Representatives, 
        H530 [7FE]




TROUT UNLIMITED (organization)

  Letters
      Prevent FDA approval of genetically-engineered fish unless NOAA 
        concurs with such approval, S3497 [23MY]




TRUCKEE, CA

  Remarks in House
      Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center: tribute, E1273 
        [18JY]




TRUCKING INDUSTRY

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain 
        commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time 
        at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 6451), H6230 [20SE]
      ------establish a program to assist veterans to acquire 
        commercial driver's licenses (see S. 2084), S494 [9FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to States to assist 
        veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while 
        serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers 
        licenses (see H.R. 4288), H1740 [28MR]
  Letters
      U.S. freight transportation system investment and improvement: 
        Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations, H4152 [27JN]
      ------Kurt J. Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, 
        H4153 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight 
        transportation system, H4041 [26JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], H4614 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to implement 
        regulations to mandate global positioning system (GPS) 
        tracking, electronic on-board recording devices, or event data 
        recorders in passenger or commercial motor vehicles, H4149, 
        H4150 [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to States to assist 
        veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while 
        serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers 
        licenses (H.R. 4288), E469 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Depts. of Agriculture and Transportation: conduct study of rural 
        transportation issues relative to movement of agricultural 
        products and domestically produced renewable fuels and 
        resources for electricity production, S4350 [20JN]




TRUDELL, HARRIET

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1438 [3AU]




TRUE COST OF COAL ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6202), H5291 [25JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6202), E1328 [25JY]




TRUJILLO, AURORA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4307 [19JN]




TRUJILLO, JOSEPH

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E813 [16MY]




TRUJILLO, LOYOLA R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E147 [6FE]




TRUMAN, SANDER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E268 [28FE]




TRUMKA, RICH

  Remarks in House
      Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual 
        Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]




TRUNISPEED, C. SADE

  Remarks in House
      Indianola, MS: tribute to da' House of Khafre (business), E1718 
        [23OC]




TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH (organization)

  Letters
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2241 [27AP]
      Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1133 [29FE]




TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1554 [19SE]




TRUTH, SOJOURNER

  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: unveiling of bust of Sojourner 
        Truth in the Capitol rotunda, S4411 [21JN]




TRUTH IN LENDING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (see S. 2280), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 6273), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see S. 3426), S5304 [24JY] (see H.R. 6483), 
        H6273 [21SE]
      ------establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 
        3452), S5487 [26JY]
      ------establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage 
        servicers (see H.R. 3789), H77 [18JA]
      ------improve definitions of points and fees in connection with 
        a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H1804 [29MR]
      ------provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see S. 3484), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 3849), H218 
        [31JA]
      ------require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (see S. 
        3177), S3174 [15MY]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------exempt community banks from certain escrow requirements 
        (see S. 2278), S2243 [29MR]
      Mortgages: add a rule of construction relative to certain 
        payments to an employee of a mortgage originator (see H.R. 
        4076), H943 [17FE]
      ------improve certain provisions relative to the compensation of 
        mortgage originators (see H.R. 4163), H1272 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education, H5531 [1AU]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (H.R. 5691), E752 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders 
        to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher 
        education (S. 2280), S2254 [29MR], S5710 [31JY]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (S. 3426), S5490 [26JY]
      ------establish a national consumer credit usury rate (S. 3452), 
        S5489 [26JY]
      ------require servicers to provide responses to mortgagors 
        requesting residential mortgage loan refinancing (S. 3177), 
        S3463 [23MY]
  Texts of
      S. 2280, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S2255 
        [29MR]
      S. 3452, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates 
        Act, S5490 [26JY]




TRUTH IN TRIALS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6134), H4907 [17JY]




TRYSLA, HENRY S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E83 [27JA]




TRZECIAK, JOANNA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1163 [27JN]




TSAI, GORDON

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E532 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E531 [16AP]




TSAI, STEPHANIE

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E873 [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E873 [18MY]




TSONGAS, NIKI (a Representative from Massachusetts)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3063 [17MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H4828 [11JY]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------extend authority of certain members and veterans to 
        transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to 
        family members (see H.R. 1910), H6001 [13SE]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see 
        H.R. 2085), H802 [15FE]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H694 
        [9FE]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see H. Res. 676), H4686 [9JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative 
        financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation 
        among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory 
        lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military (see H.R. 4192), H2716 [15MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2329 [7MY]
      ------provide grants to State and local educational agencies for 
        EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 3714), 
        H159 [24JA]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5079 
        [19JY]
      ------establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 531), H5766 [10SE]
      ------include problem and pathological gambling in Substance 
        Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and 
        establish grant program to address consequences of problem 
        gambling (see H.R. 2334), H802 [15FE]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H5078 [19JY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H5630 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and 
        Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation 
        evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress 
        disorder or mental health conditions related to military 
        sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), H4907 [17JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H2813 [16MY]
      ------foster more effective implementation and coordination of 
        clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see 
        H.R. 2960), H1847 [16AP]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1306 [8MR]
      ------provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H441 [2FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: permit agencies to count 
        certain contracts toward certain small business contracting 
        goals (see H.R. 5829), H3161 [18MY]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H5079 [19JY]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H802 [15FE]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person 
        may acquire geolocation information through an electronic 
        communications device (see H.R. 2168), H3700 [8JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1847 [16AP]
      LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H1391 [19MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5078 [19JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3976 [21JN]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1741 [28MR]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H4828 [11JY]
      ------improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass 
        measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H1642 [27MR]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 
        [28FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5131 
        [23JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5711 [2AU]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic 
        fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H1846 [16AP]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H726 [14FE]
      ------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5711 [2AU]
      Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs 
        (see H.R. 1085), H5766 [10SE]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H5860 [11SE]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H5079 [19JY]
      ------encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, 
        engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 289), H5711 [2AU]
      ------exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax 
        abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange 
        for services (see H.R. 6316), H6062 [14SE]
      ------expand personal and retirement savings by allowing 
        employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save 
        for retirement through automatic individual retirement 
        accounts (see H.R. 4049), H2134 [25AP]
      ------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1807 [29MR]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H5728 [7AU]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H3163 [18MY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see 
        H.R. 601), H1846 [16AP]
      Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
      Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis 
        of an individual's status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 
        2501), H220 [31JA]
      Veterans: make memorial headstones and markers available for 
        purchase for members of Reserve components who performed 
        inactive duty training or active duty training but did not 
        serve on active duty (see H.R. 2305), H79 [18JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Nashua River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5319), H2274 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Nashua River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5319), H2288 [27AP]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3279 [31MY]
      ------prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for 
        conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3279 [31MY]
      Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous 
        survey (H.R. 1038), H2046 [24AP]
      Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
        in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport 
        (H.R. 2947), H2049 [24AP]
      Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1293 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 
        6168), H5213, H5214 [25JY]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5213, H5214 
        [25JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H385 [2FE]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), H2048 [24AP]
      Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving 
        certain non-Federal lands (H.R. 2157), H2047 [24AP]
      Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or 
        interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare 
        funding, H817 [16FE]
      ------modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion 
        services (H.R. 358), H3279 [31MY]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (H.R. 
        1339), H1653 [28MR]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (H.R. 3307), H5871 [12SE]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, H5871 [12SE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H385 [2FE]
      Votes: position on missed, H396 [2FE], E1019 
        [7JN], E1623 [21SE]
      Women: health care for women, H1500 [22MR]




TUBMAN, HARRIET

  Bills and resolutions
      History: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park 
        in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad 
        National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot 
        Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      History: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park 
        in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad 
        National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot 
        Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
      Tribute, S250 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]




TUCKER, ANASTASIA

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




TUCKER, ROSE

  Remarks in House
      Palermo, Donna E.: Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. 
        Rose Tucker Award recipient, E1721 [26OC]




TUCSON, AZ

  Bills and resolutions
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H1427 [20MR]
  Remarks in House
      Animals: tribute to organizations supporting lives of shelter 
        animals, E125 [2FE]
      Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the 
        Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona (H.R. 4222), H3443 [5JN]
      Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Foundaation: tribute to Birdies 
        & Butterflies fundraiser, E1732 [2NO]
      Critical Path Institute: tribute, E1404 [3AU]
  Reports filed
      Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4222) (H. Rept. 112-510), H3362 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4222, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act, H3443 [5JN]




TUCSON CONQUISTADORES FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Foundaation: tribute to Birdies 
        & Butterflies fundraiser, E1732 [2NO]




TUDOR, ALISON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1555 [19SE]




TUKWILA, WA

  Remarks in House
      Seattle Chocolates (company): King County, WA, Executive Woman 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1545 [14SE]




TULLOCH, CHRISTINE K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E251 [27FE]




TULLY, NY

  Remarks in House
      Lomong, Lopez: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1343 
        [26JY]




TULSA, OK

  Bills and resolutions
      Claims: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 5593), H2442 [8MY]
  Remarks in House
      Claims: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the 
        victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 5593), E730 [8MY]
      WPX Energy Inc.: tribute, E312 [5MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the 
        Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (H.R. 473), 
        S1760 [15MR]




TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]
  Remarks in House
      Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
        illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement 
        the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in 
        the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 4100), E269 [28FE]




TUNCER, KAYA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E133 [3FE]




TUNISIA, REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Democracy: commend holding of fair, free, and democratic 
        elections and affirm U.S. national interest of democratic 
        reforms and economic development (see H. Res. 527), H181 
        [25JA]
      Foreign trade: initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade 
        agreement (see H. Res. 719), H4655 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Jacob Walles To Be Ambassador to Tunisia: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]




TUOLUMNE COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Sonora, CA: closure of Tuolumne General Hospital, E13 [13JA]




TUPOU, GEORGE, V

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1370 [19MR]




TURCINOVIC, CORINA de CHALUP

  Reports filed
      Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 357) (H. Rept. 
        112-621), H5200 [24JY]




TURKEY, REPUBLIC OF

  Articles and editorials
      ``Most Important Book I Will Ever Write''--Bohjalian Talks About 
        `The Sandcastle Girls', S5300 [24JY]
      Native American Tribal Leaders--Indian Country Shouldn't Be 
        Hostage to Far-Off Conflicts, E1478 [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see S. Con. Res. 47), S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 
        676), H3480 [5JN]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      Freedom of religion: end religious discrimination, safeguard 
        Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties 
        (see S. Res. 392), S1540 [8MR]
      Human rights: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
      Power resources: promote global energy supply security through 
        increased cooperation among the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, 
        Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia (country) (see H. Res. 611), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Terrorism: condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see S. Res. 486), S3839 [7JN] (see H. Res. 772), H5708 
        [2AU]
  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Safak Pavey, S1500 [8MR]
  E-mails
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Andreas N. Akaras, American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
        Association, H5092 [23JY]
      ------Bryan Ardouny, Armenian Assembly of America, H5093 [23JY]
      ------Kate Nahapetian, Armenian National Committee of America, 
        H5093 [23JY]
      ------Representative Cole, H5094 [23JY]
  Essays
      Armenian Genocide Survivor: Araxi Kechbouladian, E924 [31MY]
  Letters
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        several Representatives, E1313 [24JY]
  Lists
      Nobel laureates urging the Turkish Government to acknowledge 
        Armenian genocide, E622 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2079 [25AP], E622, E623, 
        E631, E632, E633, E636 [24AP], E648 [25AP], E660, E677 [26AP], 
        E697, E699 [27AP], E811 [16MY]
      Armenian Genocide Congressional Record Project: survival 
        stories, E924 [31MY]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: status of 
        Congressional Study Groups on Germany, Turkey, Japan, and 
        Europe, H4703 [10JY]
      Ataturk Youth and Sports Day: observance, E834 [17MY]
      Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H5017, H5020 [19JY], 
        H5082 [23JY], E1293 [19JY], E1320, E1331 [25JY]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources, E1331 [25JY]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (H. Res. 676), H5018, H5020 [19JY], E1342 [26JY]
      ------support reunification agreement, E1389, E1391 [2AU]
      ------support U.N.-brokered agreement between Tassos 
        Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat 
        relative to reunification, H5018 [19JY]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide, H1918 [18AP]
      ------ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding 
        and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
        genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide 
        (H. Res. 304), H1980 [19AP], H2079, H2081 [25AP], E648 [25AP]
      International Children's Day: observance, E633 [24AP]
      Israel: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-
        defense, H1145 [5MR]
      Mobile Turkish Coffee House Project: tribute, E728 [8MY]
      Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian 
        tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in 
        Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5020 [19JY], H5088-
        H5096 [23JY], E1313 [24JY], E1478 [11SE]
      U.S. policy, H46 [18JA], E490 [29MR], E743 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2652, S2653 [24AP]
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2362) (H. Rept. 
        112-451), H2029 [19AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2362, Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration 
        Project Act, H5088 [23JY]
      S. Con. Res. 47, respect sovereignty of Cyprus and urge Turkey 
        to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with 
        energy resources, S3784 [6JN]
      S. Res. 399, Affirmation of the U.S. Record on the Armenian 
        Genocide Resolution, S1792 [19MR]
      S. Res. 486, condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) 
        for violence and acts of terror and support efforts to 
        eliminate threat in Turkey, S3843 [7JN]




TURKMENISTAN

  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign policy: promote human rights and democracy, S4710 [28JN]




TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS  see United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
    Northern Ireland




TURLOCK, CA

  Remarks in House
      Turlock Irrigation District: anniversary, E214 [16FE]




TURNER, JASON

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, E1280 [18JY], 
        E1392 [2AU]
      ------tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, E1494 [12SE]




TURNER, MICHAEL R. (a Representative from Ohio)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3002 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5040 [19JY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4066 [26JN], H4144 [27JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2175 [26AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2363 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H27 [17JA]
      Armed Forces: ensure that relocation of an active duty 
        servicemember away from the servicemember's principal 
        residence does not prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on 
        that residence (see H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------extend authority of certain members and veterans to 
        transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to 
        family members (see H.R. 1910), H3733 [18JN]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and 
        improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care 
        (see H.R. 4341), H5010 [18JY]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1428 [20MR]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1807 
        [29MR]
      ------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed 
        Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in 
        Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
        exposure (see H.R. 3337), H182 [25JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H950 [24FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3578 
        [6JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H221 [31JA]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1978 [18AP]
      ------repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance 
        (see H.R. 21), H4656 [29JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide for cooperative governing of individual health 
        insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 
        371), H4656 [29JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 
        [21JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1807 [29MR]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3977 [21JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4657 
        [29JN]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6001 [13SE]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H376 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H115 [23JA]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6001 [13SE]
      ------repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see 
        H.R. 605), H944 [17FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      ------make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission 
        to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such 
        individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. 
        Magnitsky (see H.R. 1575), H1741 [28MR]
      Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see 
        H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]
      Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the 
        electronic content and format of data used in the 
        administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 
        3339), H1274 [7MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H115 [23JA]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H3105 [17MY]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5711 [2AU]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H1210 
        [6MR]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H79 [18JA]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3662 [7JN]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1807 [29MR]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H3481 [5JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H220 [31JA]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H3363 [31MY]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see H. Res. 
        777), H5860 [11SE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3578 [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H1366 [16MR]
      Dept. of Defense: use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear 
        material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (see 
        H.R. 6555), H6276 [21SE]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see 
        H.R. 4232), H1496 [21MR]
      NATO: strengthen (see H.R. 4243), H1541 [22MR]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1304 [8MR]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5077 [19JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal 
        protection clause to extend particular consideration to 
        members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to 
        exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (H.R. 4201), H1366 [16MR]
      Dept. of Defense: use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear 
        material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.R. 
        6555), H6279 [21SE]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (H.R. 
        4232), H1497 [21MR]
      NATO: strengthen (H.R. 4243), H1542 [22MR]
      Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by 
        ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
        the nuclear weapons stockpile (H.R. 4178), H1305 [8MR]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (H.R. 6151), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (H.R. 6048), H4604 [28JN]
  Letters
      National missile defense system funding: by, Committee on Armed 
        Services (House), H5031 [19JY]
      Protect child custody arrangements for parents who are Armed 
        Forces members deployed in support of a contingency operation: 
        several Representatives, E839 [17MY]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act: Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3235 [30MY]
      U.S. agreement with Russia relative to missile defenses: by, 
        Committee on Armed Services (House), H5032 [19JY]
  Poems
      ``Going Deeppppppp!'' Albert C. Caswell, E1259 [17JY]
  Remarks
      Air Force: prohibit funding cuts to Air National Guard units 
        until an impact study of the unit's loss is provided and 
        increase funding through a reduction in missile defense system 
        funding, H3052, H3053 [17MY]
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual 
        assaults, H2831 [17MY]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (H.R. 4201), H3235 [30MY]
      ------reduce end strength level for troops in Europe, H3083 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: International Trade Administration funding 
        for combating unfair trade practices by China, H2363 [8MY]
      ------require that certain actions be taken relative to 
        complaints of nontariff barriers imposed by other countries 
        (H.R. 3112), H1173 [6MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2790 [16MY], H3025, H3026, H3052, 
        H3053, H3068, H3069, H3070, H3071, H3083, H3095, H3096 [17MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2831 [17MY]
      ------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3025, 
        H3026 [17MY]
      ------include finding that deployment of tactical nuclear 
        weapons to South Korea would destabilize the Western Pacific 
        region, H3068 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5031, H5040, H5041, 
        H5042, H5044 [19JY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, H2790 [16MY]
      ------NATO troop deployment funding, H5044 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or implement 
        studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, H5040, 
        H5041, H5042 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with 
        Russia, H5031 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H2791 [16MY]
      Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to enforce regulations against 
        veterans' preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the 
        elderly built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, 
        H4144 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4144 [27JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H455 [3FE]
      ------improve integration of unmanned aerial system into the 
        National Airspace System, H455 [3FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1173 [6MR]
      Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not 
        apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by 
        the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (H.R. 
        4232), H1648 [28MR]
      Harrison, Kayla: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1544 [14SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4764 [10JY]
      Intelligence services: clarify certain definitions to maintain 
        consistency across all cybersecurity policies, H2175 [26AP]
      Mangold, Holley: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1544 [14SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2175 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4764 [10JY]
      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: increase transparency, H385 
        [2FE]
      Pierce, Angela: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Carnegie Medal 
        recipient, E684 [27AP]
      Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit authority to make unilateral 
        reductions to nuclear weapon stockpiles, H3071 [17MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2363 [8MY]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (H.R. 6151), 
        E1286 [19JY]
      ------exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise 
        tax on medical devices (H.R. 1310), H4764 [10JY]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3612 
        [7JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (H.R. 6048), H4764 [10JY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): report on 
        impact on national security of reducing nuclear weapons 
        stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H4711 [10JY], H5747 
        [10SE], E151 [7FE], E322 [6MR], E1073 
        [19JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H473 [3FE]
  Tributes
      Carlson, Bruce, E1161 [27JN]
      Sams, Joshua, E1259 [17JY]
      Young, Charles, E73 [25JA]




TURNER, NINA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1559 [19SE]




TURNER, RAFAEL C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E603 [19AP]




TURNER, ROBERT L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E509 [29MR]




TURNER, ROBERT L. (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3637 [7JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H3404 [1JN]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1848 [16AP]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]
      Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in 
        terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H3977 [21JN]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4657 [29JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H6318 [26OC]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H220 [31JA]
      ------restrict adjournments unless the House involved has passed 
        a budget resolution and provided funding for the Government 
        for the entire fiscal year (see H. Con. Res. 82), H5712 [2AU]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: permit use of certain grant funds 
        for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
        laboratory or research facility (see H.R. 5843), H4065 [26JN]
      Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or 
        the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
        suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H4605 [28JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1367 [16MR]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H4775 [10JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: permit Federal regulation and review of 
        tolls and toll increases on certain surface transportation 
        facilities (see H.R. 3684), H1017 [28FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H6318 [26OC] (see H.R. 3612), H376 
        [1FE]
      Diseases: issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against 
        colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H1846 [16AP]
      FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples 
        collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 6196), 
        H5291 [25JY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1017 [28FE]
      Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently 
        disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
        of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in 
        civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H4907 [17JY]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]
      ------require the Dept. of State and SSA to help restore 
        pensions earned in the former Soviet Union by immigrants now 
        living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2494), H3976 [21JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H5711 [2AU]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3703 
        [12JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3268 [30MY]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3405 [1JN]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1978 
        [18AP]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H4065 
        [26JN]
      ------independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      ------recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of 
        U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H3577 [6JN]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions 
        against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1391 [19MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2072 [24AP]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H1391 [19MR]
      ------recognize certain certified diabetes educators as 
        certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
        management training services (see H.R. 2787), H2134 [25AP]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H2647 [10MY]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2329 [7MY]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense against Iran's 
        nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3808 [19JN]
      National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
      National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), 
        H475 [3FE]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H4908 [17JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4657 
        [29JN]
      National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1756), H2647 [10MY]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6234 [20SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue 
        of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab 
        countries (see H.R. 6242), H5525 [31JY]
      Russia: continue to press authorities for full and complete 
        accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H3481 [5JN]
      Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        715), H4604 [28JN]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H1915 [17AP]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H4605 [28JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1741 [28MR]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H512 [6FE]
      Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2040 [23AP]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H950 [24FE]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3267 [30MY]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H1915 
        [17AP]
      ------reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small 
        producers (see H.R. 777), H3700 [8JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H5923 [12SE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H1391 [19MR]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H2329 [7MY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H5331 [30JY]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H115 [23JA]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1428 [20MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2289 [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Homeland Security: require inclusion as an eligible use 
        the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by local 
        law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program (see 
        H.R. 3857), H219 [31JA]
      Freedom of religion: include desecration of cemeteries among the 
        many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom 
        (see H.R. 6355), H5707 [2AU]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (see H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H901 [16FE]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H5765 [10SE]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary 
        and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 4075), H943 [17FE]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see H. Res. 646), H2320 [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Homeland Security: require inclusion as an eligible use 
        the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by local 
        law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program (H.R. 
        3857), H220 [31JA]
      Freedom of religion: include desecration of cemeteries among the 
        many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom 
        (H.R. 6355), H5711 [2AU]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (H.R. 4070), H903 [16FE]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary 
        and secondary education tuition (H.R. 4075), H944 [17FE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H518 [7FE]
  Remarks
      Belarus: human rights violations, H5296 [26JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3637 [7JN]
      ------require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of 
        specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement 
        under the Transit Security Grant Program (H.R. 3857), H5821, 
        H5822, H5824 [11SE]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (H.R. 5958), H5086 [23JY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets, H5569 [1AU]
      ------clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (H.R. 4070), H2824 [17MY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (H.R. 
        3783), H6082 [19SE]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5569 [1AU]
      New York Giants (football team): tribute, H520 [7FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: surface transportation 
        inspection program funding, H3637 [7JN]
      Votes: position on missed, E65 [24JA], E437 
        [26MR], E916, E921, E927 [31MY]
  Tributes
      Algaze, David, H4786 [11JY]
      Ingram, Martin J., E1136 [26JN]




TURNEY, CHRIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E111 [1FE]




TURTLE BAY ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1570 [19SE]




TUSCALOOSA, AL

  Bills and resolutions
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 
        361), S208 [31JA] (see H. Res. 518), H78 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team, H39 [18JA], 
        E572 [18AP]
      ------tribute to football team (H. Res. 518), H32 [18JA]
      ------tribute to men's golf team, E1365 [31JY]
      ------tribute to women's softball team, E1367 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (S. Res. 361), 
        S222 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 361, tribute to University of Alabama football team, 
        S213, S222 [31JA]




TUSCALOOSA (AL) NEWS

  Articles and editorials
      Congress Needs To Stop Judicial Partisan Games, S2150 [28MR]




TUSCON, AZ

  Remarks in House
      University of Arizona: induction of baseball team into 
        University of Arizona Hall of Fame, E1422 [3AU]




TUSKEGEE, AL

  Remarks in House
      Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic: tribute, E1521 [13SE]
      World War II: tribute to premiere of ``Red Tails'' movie about 
        Tuskegee Airmen, H83 [23JA], E27 [17JA], E54 [23JA]




TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Orlando, FL: tribute to YMCA of Central Florida for ``Red Tail 
        Pilots Tribute'' event, E232 [17FE]
      Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic: tribute, E1521 [13SE]
      World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E41 [18JA], E232 
        [17FE]




TUTEUR, MURIEL (MANNY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E629 [24AP]




TWAIN, MARK

  Amendments
      Coins: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), S6653, S6671 [21SE]
  Letters
      Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, 
        Committee on Financial Services (House), H1825 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1825 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Coins: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), H1824-H1826 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Coins: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2453), S6671 [21SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2453, Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act, S6671 [21SE], 
        H1824 [16AP]




21st CENTURY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 494), H1668 [28MR]




21st CENTURY FULL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]




21st CENTURY LANGUAGE ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2367), S3534 [23MY]
  Texts of
      S. 2367, provisions, S3534 [23MY]




21st CENTURY POSTAL SERVICE ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 1789), S326 [2FE], S2110 [27MR], S2333 [16AP], S2357, 
        S2369, S2406, S2425, S2426, S2427, S2428, S2429, S2431, S2432, 
        S2433, S2434, S2435 [17AP], S2504, S2507, S2508, S2509, S2510, 
        S2511, S2512, S2513, S2514, S2515, S2516 [18AP], S2554, S2555 
        [19AP], S2637, S2639, S2641, S2642, S2643, S2644, S2645, 
        S2646, S2648, S2649, S2650 [24AP], S2683, S2684, S2685, S2687, 
        S2688, S2689, S2690, S2691, S2692, S2693 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Failure To Deliver Solutions to Postal Service's Problems, S2631 
        [24AP]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 1789), S2369 [17AP]
      ------motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], S2054 [27MR], S2349 
        [17AP]
  Letters
      Postal Service surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (FERS): David C. Williams, Postal Service, 
        S2467 [18AP]
      ------Patrick E. McFarland, OPM, S2467 [18AP]
      Provisions: Senator Mikulski, S1995 [22MR]
  Memorandums
      Congressional Authority To Alter Postal Service Employee-
        Management Relations Including Collective Bargaining 
        Agreements: Congressional Research Service, S2633 [24AP]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 1789), S1985 [22MR], S2369 [17AP], S2634 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 1789), H2457, H2459 [9MY], H5322, H5323 [26JY], H5865 
        [12SE], E1313 [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      CBO: scoring method on savings achieved by refund of postal 
        surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (FERS), S2564-S2566 [23AP]
      Commission on Postal Reorganization: establish, S2630-S2632, 
        S2640, S2641 [24AP]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S3873 [7JN]
      Egypt: prohibit direct foreign assistance until certain 
        certifications are made relative to the treatment of 
        nongovernmental organization workers, S2347, S2356, S2357 
        [17AP], S2684 [25AP]
      Enact (S. 1789), S193, S194 [31JA], S1774-S1776 [19MR], S2357-
        S2382 [17AP], S2455, S2459, S2463-S2469, S2471-S2473, S2475, 
        S2478-S2481, S2484, S2488 [18AP], S2520, S2521, S2526-S2530, 
        S2535 [19AP], S2559, S2560-S2568, S2580-S2585 [23AP], S2623, 
        S2630-S2651 [24AP], S2663, S2679, S2683-S2697 [25AP], S2805 
        [26AP], S3260 [17MY], S4195 [14JN], S6616 [21SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S1985, S1995 [22MR], S2053-S2055 
        [27MR], S2202 [29MR], S2347-S2357 [17AP]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S2342 [16AP], S2538, S2539, 
        S2557 [19AP]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S2054 [27MR], S2634 [24AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: limit conference expenses, 
        S2521 [19AP], S2640 [24AP]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]
      OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of 
        Federal retirement benefits, S2566-S2568 [23AP], S2692, S2693 
        [25AP]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: require evaluation of area mail 
        processing studies if proposed closure or consolidation of 
        postal facility is appealed, S2644 [24AP], S2694 [25AP]
      Postal Service: authorize move to a 5-day mail delivery service, 
        S2580-S2582 [23AP], S2644, S2645 [24AP]
      ------consider effect of closure or consolidation of post 
        offices on voting by mail and provide for a moratorium on 
        closure or consolidation of post offices to protect voting by 
        mail, S2641 [24AP]
      ------consider impact of regulations when developing a 
        profitability plan, S2687 [25AP]
      ------contract with an independent organization to conduct a 
        study on community impact of closure or consolidation of 
        postal facilities, S2466 [18AP]
      ------create a moratorium on closure or consolidation of postal 
        facilities, S2526 [19AP], S2684, S2691 [25AP]
      ------create a moratorium on the closure of rural post offices 
        and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, S2463-
        S2466, S2475, S2478, S2479, S2488 [18AP], S2528-S2530 [19AP], 
        S2643 [24AP]
      ------determine impact of certain postal facility closures or 
        consolidations on small business, S2689 [25AP]
      ------develop a Medicare educational program for Postal Service 
        employees and retirees who may be eligible to enroll in 
        Medicare, S2691 [25AP]
      ------eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree 
        Health Benefits Fund, S2471-S2473 [18AP]
      ------encourage colocation of an employee at a commercial or 
        government entity to maintain local access to postal services, 
        S2642 [24AP]
      ------end mailbox use monopoly, S2650 [24AP]
      ------establish citizen's protection advocates and require 
        Strategic Advisory Commission on Postal Service Solvency and 
        Innovation to develop inter-agency agreements to provide 
        additional services, S2648, S2649 [24AP]
      ------establish pilot program to test alternative methods for 
        the delivery of postal services, S2686 [25AP]
      ------limit compensation of Postal Service executives, S2687, 
        S2688 [25AP]
      ------maintain all current door delivery point services, S2692 
        [25AP]
      ------maintain current delivery time for market-dominant 
        products, S2688, S2689 [25AP]
      ------maintain services to rural areas, S2562 [23AP]
      ------modify process for closure or consolidation of post 
        offices and postal facilities, S2638, S2639 [24AP], S2694 
        [25AP]
      ------permit postmasters and other supervisory organizations to 
        participate in the planning and development of changes in work 
        schedules and benefits, S2650 [24AP]
      ------prohibit closure, consolidation, or reduction in workforce 
        of certain postal facilities that have received a positive 
        efficiency review, S2645, S2646 [24AP]
      ------prohibit closure or consolidation of a postal facility 
        that is more than a certain distance from the nearest postal 
        facility, S2685 [25AP]
      ------prohibit closure or consolidation of processing and 
        distribution center in Easton, MD, S2466 [18AP]
      ------prohibit employees from engaging in collective bargaining, 
        S2688 [25AP]
      ------prohibit senior Postal Service executive salaries from 
        exceeding salaries of cabinet members, S2475 [18AP], S2693 
        [25AP]
      ------provide protections for postal employees with respect to 
        their right not to subsidize union nonrepresentational 
        activities, S2690 [25AP]
      ------reduce number of members serving on the Board of 
        Governors, S2475 [18AP]
      ------reduce the postal workforce by creating a mandatory 
        retirement requirement for eligible employees, S2642 [24AP]
      ------renegotiation of current collective bargaining agreements, 
        S2632-S2634 [24AP]
      ------request refund of postal surplus contributions into the 
        Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) in order to 
        finance buyouts and retirement incentives, S2467, S2468 
        [18AP], S2562-S2566 [23AP]
      ------require certification by State Governor that closure or 
        consolidation of postal facilities will not harm community or 
        disrupt commerce, S2466 [18AP]
      ------require closing of post offices in the Capitol Complex, 
        S2685 [25AP]
      ------require maintenance of expected delivery time for 
        protected mail items, S2466 [18AP]
      ------require State liaisons for States without a district 
        office be located within their respective States, S2685 [25AP]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 1789), S131 [26JA]
      ------Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (S. 1789) (S. Rept. 112-143), S207 [31JA]
  Tables
      Budgetary effects of Senate substitute amendment to S. 1789, 
        provisions, S2565 [23AP]




TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA

  Remarks in House
      Marine Corps: report on transfer of certain BLM land to the 
        Marine Corps for expansion of Twentynine Palms, CA, Ground Air 
        Combat Center, H3094 [17MY]




TWIST, STEVEN J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1448 [7AU]




TWITCHELL TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E588 [19AP], E632 [24AP]




TYGART, TRAVIS T.

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5384 [25JY]




TYLER, RONALD H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E361 [9MR]




TYLER, TX

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to Chapel Hill High School football team, E3 
        [6JA]




TYLER CLEMENTI HIGHER EDUCATION ANTI-HARASSMENT ACT  see Higher 
    Education Anti-Harassment Act




TYLER COUNTY, TX

  Remarks in House
      Postal Service: decision to close postal facility in Tyler 
        County, TX, H2264 [27AP]




TYLER'S LIGHT (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E533 [16AP]




TYLER-TIGERMAN, RICHARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E705 [7MY]




TYMOSHENKO, YULIA

  Amendments
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
      ------ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders 
        sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. 
        visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-
        democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 [13JY]
  Remarks in House
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]




U.S. ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6004 [2AU]




U.S. AGRICULTURAL SECTOR RELIEF ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6194) 
        (H. Rept. 112-679), H6150 [19SE]




U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY

  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: increase oversight (see H.R. 6546), H6276 [21SE]
  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5384 [25JY]




U.S. BOXING COMMISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see S. 3306), S4238 [18JN] (see H.R. 5966), H3806 
        [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Establish (S. 3306), S4240 [18JN]




U.S. CALL CENTER WORKER AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3596), H3749-H3752 [19JN]




U.S. CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1562 [19SE]




U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

  Articles and editorials
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 482), S3781 [6JN] (see H. Res. 678), 
        H3480 [5JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H833 [16FE]
      Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, 
        strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal 
        security standards to improve cybersecurity, S5430 [26JY]
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures, S2576 [23AP]
      Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using 
        Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, 
        and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., H3046 [17MY]
      Eximbank reauthorization, H2474 [9MY]
      Export Promotion Reform Act, H3254 [30MY]
      Paycheck Fairness Act, S3712 [5JN]
  Press releases
      U.S. Chamber's Donohue Praises House Leaders for Reaching Deal 
        on Ex-Im, H2475 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary (S. Res. 482), S3782 [6JN]
      Information technology: position on enhancing security and 
        resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, 
        S5823 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 482, anniversary, S3782 [6JN]




U.S. CHESS FEDERATION

  Bills and resolutions
      National Chess Day: designate (see S. Res. 539), S5871 [1AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      National Chess Day: designate (S. Res. 539), S5898, S5900 [1AU]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 539, National Chess Day, S5884, S5899 [1AU]




U.S. COMMISSION ON AN OPEN SOCIETY WITH SECURITY

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see H.R. 4291), H1740 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Establish (H.R. 4291), E467 [28MR]




U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

  Appointments
      Members, S2007 [22MR], S2037 [26MR], H1530 [22MR], H2253 [27AP]




U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S RIGHTS

  Remarks in House
      Women: strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign 
        countries (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]




U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS

  Bills and resolutions
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 364), S208 [31JA] (see H. 
        Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
  Letters
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        appropriations, H4021 [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (H. Res. 523), H122 [24JA], H225 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools, S37 [23JA]
      ------recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools (S. Res. 364), S222 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 364, recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic 
        schools, S215, S224 [31JA]




U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H2728 [16MY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units, S4292 [19JN]




U.S. COVERED BOND ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 940) 
        (H. Rept. 112-407), H1152 [5MR]




U.S. EXPLORATION ON IDLE TRACTS (USE IT) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 927), H5217 [25JY]




U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION

  Bills and resolutions
      Reauthorize (see S. 2218), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 6229), H5330 
        [30JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Reauthorize (S. 2218), S1938 [21MR]
  Reports filed
      U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2218) (S. Rept. 
        112-180), S4950 [12JY]




U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military 
        Readiness Areas for national defense purposes (see H.R. 4043), 
        H801 [15FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: set prices for Federal Migratory Bird 
        Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited 
        waivers of stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), 
        S1422 [6MR]
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      Fish and fishing: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread 
        of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins 
        and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 [12SE]
      Florida: remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 
        and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 4150), H1272 [7MR]
      ------revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit P31-P (see H.R. 6354), H5707 [2AU]
      Public lands: suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the 
        Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal 
        budget is balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Sports: recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational 
        boaters and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and 
        wildlife agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, 
        wildlife, and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Topsail, NC: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System Unit L06 (see S. 3561), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 4311), H1803 [29MR]
      Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious 
        wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. 
        of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites 
        (see S. 3606), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Defense: establish Southern Sea Otter Military 
        Readiness Areas for national defense purposes, H3004, H3032 
        [17MY]
      Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: tribute to volunteer 
        program, E932 [31MY]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, H3412, 
        H3471, H3472 [5JN]
      Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in 
        management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), 
        H1876 [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. 
        Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 588), S276 
        [1FE]
      Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton 
        Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach 
        Unit RI-07 (S. 1296), S276 [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries 
        Revision of Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P in Rhode Island: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2154) (H. Rept. 
        112-580), H4683 [9JY]
      John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundary 
        Revision of Units in Rhode Island: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1296) (S. Rept. 112-138), S131 
        [26JA]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2156) (S. Rept. 
        112-216), S6451 [19SE]
      Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4043) (H. Rept. 
        112-606), H4906 [17JY]
      National Fish Habitat Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1201) (S. Rept. 112-187), S5084 
        [17JY]
      Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act: 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) 
        (S. 1657) (S. Rept. 112-141), S163 [30JA]
  Texts of
      S. 1296, John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
        Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy 
        Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 boundary 
        revision, S276 [1FE]




U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]
      National Geospatial Technology Administration: establish (see 
        H.R. 4233), H1496 [21MR]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 
        [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: anniversary, S34 [23JA]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2584) (H. Rept. 112-589), H4774 [10JY]




U.S. GLOBAL LEADERSHIP COALITION

  Letters
      Provide limitations on U.S. assistance: James M. Loy and Michael 
        W. Hagee, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security 
        Advisory Council, S6571 [21SE]
  Lists
      U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security Advisory 
        Council members, S6571 [21SE]




U.S. HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

  Letters
      Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S2398 [17AP]
  Remarks in House
      Metro Orlando, FL, chapter: Hispanic Chamber of the Year award 
        recipient, E1615 [21SE]




U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL

  Appointments
      Members, H787 [15FE]




U.S. HOUSING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Federal aid programs: reform the program for rental assistance 
        under section 8 (see H.R. 4145), H1209 [6MR]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 6361), 
        H5764 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-
        based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-
        income families (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]
      Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as 
        income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 6361), 
        H6121-H6124 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6361, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act, H6121 [19SE]




U.S. INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Education: authorize domestic dissemination of information and 
        material about the U.S. intended primarily for foreign 
        audiences (see H.R. 5736), H2645 [10MY]




U.S. INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S.J. Res. 47), S4893 [11JY]




U.S. INVESTIGATIONS SERVICES, LLC

  Remarks in House
      Earnshaw, Tim: U.S. Investigations Services, LLC, Investigator 
        of the Year award recipient, H2571 [10MY]




U.S. JOB CREATION AND INTERNATIONAL TAX REFORM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 2091), S494 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2091), S497 [9FE]
  Texts of
      S. 2091, provisions, S498-S502 [9FE]




U.S. LEADERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]




U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE 225th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (H.R. 886), S1760, S1761 [15MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 886), H1442, H1443 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 886), S1760 [15MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 886, provisions, S1761 [15MR], H1442 [21MR]




U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY

  Appointments
      Board of Visitors, H227 [1FE], H1091 [29FE]




U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (publication)

  Remarks in House
      Houston, TX: inclusion of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer 
        Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best 
        Hospitals'' for cancer list, H5139 [24JY]
      Memphis, TN: inclusion of Hollis F. Price Middle College in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, 
        H6257 [21SE]
      Renton, WA: inclusion of Valley Medical Center in U.S. News & 
        World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals in the Puget 
        Sound'' list, E1640 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arkansas: inclusion of Arkansas hospitals in U.S. News & World 
        Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' high-performing list, 
        S563 [13FE]
      Boston, MA: inclusion of Massachusetts General Hospital in U.S. 
        News & World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' list, 
        S5083 [17JY], S5131 [18JY]
      Cincinnati, OH: inclusion of Cincinnati Children's Hospital 
        Medical Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) 
        ``Best Children's Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]
      ------Walnut Hills High School named by U.S. News & World Report 
        (publication) as best high school in Ohio, S3422 [22MY]
      Columbus, OH: inclusion of Nationwide Children's Hospital in 
        U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best Children's 
        Hospitals'' list, S4817 [10JY]




U.S. OFFICE FOR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

  Remarks in House
      Establish, H3092 [17MY]




U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide monthly assistance allowance 
        to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic 
        Team (see S. 3206), S3280 [17MY]
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (see H. Res. 729), H4868 [13JY]
      ------express that clothing issued to athletes representing the 
        U.S. should be made in the U.S. (see H. Res. 731), H4907 
        [17JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy that 
        requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the U.S. (see 
        S. 3387), S5047 [16JY]
      ------require the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that goods 
        donated or supplied to athletes are substantially made in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 6132), H4907 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: disapprove that U.S. uniforms were made overseas, 
        support U.S. manufacturing, and urge the U.S. Olympic 
        Committee to use U.S. designers and manufacturers for uniforms 
        in the future (H. Res. 729), H4859 [12JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: require the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a 
        policy that requires ceremonial uniforms to be produced in the 
        U.S., S5181 [19JY], S5726 [31JY]




U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION

  Remarks in Senate
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S3653-S3655 [24MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of Charles T. Massarone to the U.S. Parole 
        Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3630 [24MY]




U.S. POSTAL SERVICE PENSION OBLIGATION RECALCULATION AND RESTORATION 
    ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1351), H974 [28FE], H5928 [13SE], E1508 [13SE]




U.S. SECRET SERVICE RETIREMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 1515) (S. Rept. 112-205), S6062 [10SE]




U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Charles R. Breyer to the U.S. Sentencing 
        Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5211 [19JY]




U.S. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER

  Remarks in House
      Space Camp: anniversary, H3582 [7JN]




U.S. SPECIALTY SPORTS ASSOCIATION (USSSA)

  Remarks in House
      Mountain Home, AR: tribute to Mountain Home Bomb Squad baseball 
        team, H5209 [25JY]




U.S. STUDENT ASSOCIATION

  Press releases
      Don't Play Politics With Student Loan Hike, H2241 [27AP]




U.S. TENNIS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Military tennis camp: tribute, E933 [31MY]




U.S. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

  Remarks in Senate
      Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and 
        overlapping Government trade programs, S5904-S5907 [2AU]




U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, H4013 [26JN]




U.S.-BRAZIL JOINT COMMISSION ON COMMERCE AND TRADE

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see H.R. 6539), H6276 [21SE]




U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION

  Appointments
      Members, S48 [23JA], H169 [25JA], H4426 [28JN]




U.S.-COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3326) (S. Rept. 
        112-222), S6545 [20SE]




U.S.-ISRAEL ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 2165), S4779 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4133), H2481-H2492 [9MY], E763 [10MY], E779 [11MY], 
        E787 [15MY], E810 [16MY]
      Enact (S. 2165), H4884-H4888 [17JY]
      Iran: oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran 
        to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H2488, H2490 [9MY], 
        H3107 [18MY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system, H2483 [9MY]
      ------encourage continued commitment to Israeli/Palestinian 
        peace initiatives, H2490 [9MY]
      ------extend authority to provide loan guarantees, H2483 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2165), S4779, S4780 [29JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) 
        (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 [27JN]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4133, provisions, H2481 [9MY]
      S. 2165, provisions, H4884 [17JY]




U.S.-KOREA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 
        112-223), S6545 [20SE]




U.S.-PANAMA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 
        112-224), S6545 [20SE]




UBIETA, LOURDES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E661 [26AP]




UDALL, MARK (a Senator from Colorado)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3852 [7JN], 
        S3912, S3913, S3917 [11JN], S4107 [12JN], S4339, S4357, S4370 
        [20JN], S4384 [21JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6557 [20SE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S171 [30JA], S182, S189 [31JA]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2497 
        [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S536 [9FE], S707 [15FE], S851, S852 
        [16FE], S1052 [27FE], S1460 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4897, S4900 [11JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5686 [30JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Wind Power Faces Taxing Headwind, Mark Peters and Keith Johnson, 
        Wall Street Journal, S5055 [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 
        [26MR]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration 
        of members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total 
        population (see S. 2470), S2823 [26AP]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3730 [5JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Credit: require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy 
        costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy 
        consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency 
        retrofit and construction jobs (see S. 1737), S2245 [29MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5048 [16JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 
        relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent 
        to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou 
        Park and Incline Railway Co. (see S. 2341), S2655 [24AP]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Electronics: make it unlawful to alter or remove the 
        identification number of a mobile communications device (see 
        S. 3186), S4774 [29JN]
      FEMA: waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see S. 3320), S4675 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3394), S6547 [20SE]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (see S. 3261), S3786 [6JN]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6547 [20SE]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Gyari, Lodi G.: tribute (see S. Res. 557), S6340 [13SE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S4239 [18JN]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S5213 
        [19JY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1670), S2243 
        [29MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S5381 [25JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher 
        educational opportunities (see S. 3504), S5977 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S2243 
        [29MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 
        [11JY]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (see S. 3400), S5133 [18JY]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see S. Res. 427), S2546 [19AP]
      Taxation: encourage alternative energy investments and job 
        creation (see S. 1863), S2969 [8MY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1734 [15MR]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S1577 
        [12MR]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S1384 [5MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S5258 
        [23JY]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S1089 
        [28FE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2325 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (see S. 
        Res. 465), S3234 [16MY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see S. 2175), S1540 [8MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (see S. 2119), S850 [16FE]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 463), S3234 
        [16MY]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of 
        Presidential elections (see S. 3312), S4299 [19JN]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Aponte, Mari C.: nomination to be Ambassador to El Salvador, 
        S4176 [14JN]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], 
        S2028 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1372 [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Excerpts
      Budget Control Act (S. 365): Senate budget enforcement, S6095 
        [11SE]
  Letters
      Tribute to Stan Sloss: David E. Skaggs, S4146 [13JN]
      Wind power production tax credit extension: several businesses, 
        S6400 [19SE]
  Privilege of the floor
      Butler, Sarah, S6237 [11SE]
      Chapman, Andrea, S6284 [12SE]
      Green, Claire, S6284 [12SE]
      Haacke, Owen, S6284 [12SE]
      Heiman, Anderson, S6237 [11SE]
      Johnson, Luke, S6237 [11SE]
      Laudon, Sterling, S6284 [12SE]
      Mathis, James, S6284 [12SE]
      Smith, Rolland, S6237 [11SE]
      Steffens, Joseph, S6284 [12SE]
      Swedman, David, S6237 [11SE]
      Weaver, Sarah, S6284 [12SE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4127 [13JN], 
        S4339 [20JN], S4385 [21JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3890 [11JN]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6524 [20SE]
      Aspen Center for Physics: annviersary, S4722 [28JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (S. Con. Res. 53), S5296 [24JY]
      Black History Month: observance, S345 [6FE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S588 [14FE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6095 [11SE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed 
        drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (S. 1047), S588 [14FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (S. Res. 364), S222 [31JA]
      Cinco de Mayo: observance (S. Res. 440), S2831 [26AP]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (S. Res. 
        465), S3240 [16MY]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S307 [2FE]
      Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and 
        Forum: tribute, S4380 [21JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: National Resource Conservation Service 
        Emergency Watershed Protection program funding, S6524 [20SE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3053 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (S. 2119), S852 [16FE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3054 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S6095 [11SE]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 
        [11JN]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        motion to proceed, S4329 [20JN]
      Eximbank: prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3157 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3157 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3053 [10MY]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities, S1673 [14MR], S1695 [15MR]
      Forest Service: reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
        facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of 
        national forests and adjacents lands, S4127 [13JN]
      Forests: trees killed by bark beetles removal funding, S3891 
        [11JN], S4127 [13JN], S4339 [20JN]
      Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), 
        S222 [31JA]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2917 
        [7MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, S6243 [12SE]
      NASA: anniversary of Landsat Satellite Program, S5256 
        [23JY]
      National Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 463), S3239 
        [16MY]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 360), S222 
        [31JA]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (S. Res. 362), S222 [31JA]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood, S6564 [21SE]
      Peterson AFB, CO: anniversary of Air Force Space Command, 
        S6622 [21SE]
      Pittsburg State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 
        363), S222 [31JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), S6563 [21SE]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5056 [17JY]
      Senate: legislative program, S224 [31JA]
      Senate Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs, S307 [2FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1673 [14MR], S1695 [15MR]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5056 
        [17JY]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (S. 2201), S3934 [12JN], S4119 [13JN], 
        S4254 [19JN]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S3934 [12JN], 
        S4119 [13JN], S4165 [14JN], S4254 [19JN], S4380 [21JN], S4795 
        [10JY], S4841 [11JY], S4921 [12JY], S5055, S5056 [17JY], S5098 
        [18JY], S5176 [19JY], S5421 [26JY], S5712 [31JY], S5809 [1AU], 
        S5924 [2AU], S6078 [11SE], S6244 [12SE], S6292 [13SE], S6399 
        [19SE]
      ------prevent professional service income from being 
        mischaracterized as S corporation income to avoid paying 
        payroll taxes, S3054 [10MY]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction, S4385 [21JN]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S3934 [12JN]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5712 [31JY], S5841 
        [1AU]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6095 [11SE]
      United Way: anniversary, S3890 [11JN], S3974 [12JN]
      University of Alabama: tribute to football team (S. Res. 361), 
        S222 [31JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2769 [26AP]
      Votes: position on missed, S4889 [11JY]
      Webb, Wilma J.: Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Civil 
        Rights Award recipient, S563 [13FE]
  Statements
      Ryan Budget Plan: Bruce Bartlett, S6095 [11SE]
  Tributes
      Chavez, Cesar E., S2082 [27MR]
      Enzi, Senator, S6095 [11SE]
      Hamel, Alan, S6054 [10SE]
      Hybl, William J., S5045 [16JY]
      Johnson, Dale L., S2388 [17AP]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2164 [28MR]
      Mizel, Larry A., S6264 [12SE]
      Nadeau, Nanette A., S3277 [17MY]
      Sandoval, Paul, S2815 [26AP]
      Shah, Tejal, S4166 [14JN]
      Sloss, Stan, S4145, S4146 [13JN]
      Train, Russell E., S6563 [21SE]




UDALL, STEWART L. (a former Representative from Arizona)

  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously (see H.R. 6494), 
        H6274 [21SE]




UDALL, TOM (a Senator from New Mexico)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4157, S4159 
        [13JN], S4300 [19JN], S4370 [20JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3290 [17MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2509, S2512, S2515 [18AP], S2644 [24AP], S2685 [25AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S640 [14FE], S708 [15FE], S863 
        [16FE], S1210 [1MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5622 [26JY], S5740, 
        S5777, S5778 [31JY], S5885 [1AU], S5980 [2AU]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S81 [26JA], S283 [2FE], S395 
        [9FE], S805 [16FE], S1159 [1MR], S1495 [8MR], S1685 [15MR], 
        S1955 [22MR], S2187 [29MR], S2519 [19AP], S2745 [26AP], S3051 
        [10MY], S3243 [17MY], S3535 [24MY], S3803 [7JN], S4163 [14JN], 
        S4379 [21JN], S4689 [28JN], S4919 [12JY], S5169 [19JY], S5901 
        [2AU], S6289 [13SE], S6475 [20SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Crisis Mode--A Fair and Constitutional Option To Beat the 
        Filibuster Game, Senator Hatch, National Review (publication), 
        S1076 [28FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter, and 
        Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: 
        implement (see S. 1980), S4418 [21JN]
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3384), S5871 [1AU]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S699 [15FE]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S3281 [17MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        S. 1224), S3632 [24MY]
      Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S2166 [28MR]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S5381 [25JY]
      China: recognize anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong, call 
        for an end to continued persecution, release detained 
        practitioners, and support Tuidang movement renouncing ties to 
        the Communist Party (see S. Res. 232), S389 [7FE]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see S. 2468), S2823 
        [26AP]
      Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of 
        consumer credit (see S. 3426), S5304 [24JY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2343), S2929 [7MY]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a pilot program to reduce the increasing 
        prevalence of overweight/obesity among 0-5 year-olds in child 
        care settings (see S. 2119), S850 [16FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S4369 [20JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for 
        wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see S. 2108), 
        S614 [14FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for 
        connecting children and families with the outdoors (see S. 
        1802), S389 [7FE]
      ------use designated funding to pay for construction of 
        authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), S5047 [16JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of 
        survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset 
        the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation 
        (see S. 260), S2244 [29MR]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S4419 [21JN]
      Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes 
        for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see S. 2283), 
        S5085 [17JY]
      FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 
        1882), S3043 [9MY]
      ------improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), 
        S1680 [14MR]
      FEMA: waive waiting period for flood insurance policies 
        purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on 
        Federal lands (see S. 3320), S4368 [20JN]
      Fish and fishing: establish uniform administrative and 
        enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas 
        Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar 
        statutes (see S. 52), S4418 [21JN]
      Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
        activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 
        50), S4418 [21JN]
      Haiti: provide assistance to end deforestation and restore the 
        extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see 
        S. 1023), S614 [14FE]
      Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born 
        physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved 
        communities (see S. 1979), S76 [24JA]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Indian Law and Order Commission: extend period of time provided 
        to produce a required report (see S. 2090), S494 [9FE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S5085 [17JY]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S5134 [18JY]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        S. 1454), S208 [31JA]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see S. 891), S6455 
        [19SE]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see S. 3208), S3329 [21MY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 
        [30JA]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see S. 1494), S851 [16FE]
      National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. 
        Res. 568), S6455 [19SE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 
        561), S6454 [19SE]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 561), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure the survival and 
        continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 
        3546), S6340 [13SE]
      Natural resources: strengthen U.S. role in the international 
        community in conserving natural resources (see S. 3356), S4724 
        [28JN]
      New Mexico: anniversary of statehood (see S. Res. 585), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on 
        public lands (see S. 1775), S5979 [2AU]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, 
        and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and 
        community colleges (see S. 1597), S2245 [29MR]
      Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and 
        reports in electronic form (see S. 219), S2731 [25AP]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S44 [23JA]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6627 [21SE]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S6063 [10SE]
      ------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit 
        (see S. 672), S5978 [2AU]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 996), S3977 
        [12JN]
      ------extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans 
        (see S. 3536), S6270 [12SE]
      ------facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax 
        assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see S. 
        816), S2245 [29MR]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S614 [14FE]
      ------provide for logical flow of tax return information between 
        partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals 
        and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 
        845), S6063 [10SE]
      ------provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax 
        preparation (see S. 3355), S4724 [28JN]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S389 [7FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3729 [5JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S568 
        [13FE]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S4725 [28JN]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S2393 [17AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land in San Juan 
        County, NM (see S. 3357), S4724 [28JN]
      GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the 
        Amy Biehl High School Foundation (see S. 3370), S4892 [11JY]
      University of New Mexico: establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
        (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) Center (see 
        S. 2082), S494 [9FE]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), motion to proceed, S120 [26JA], S148 [30JA]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3070 
        [10MY]
      Fitzgerald, Michael W.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Jordan, Adalberto J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S544 
        [9FE], S558 [13FE]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1372 [2MR], S1410 [6MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Factsheets
      Average American Wind Farm, S676 [15FE]
  Letters
      Constitutionality of tribal government provisions in Violence 
        Against Women Act reauthorization: several law professors, 
        S2680-S2682 [25AP]
      Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: several 
        Senators, S1075 [28FE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      Senate, S81 [26JA], S283 [2FE], S395 [9FE], S805 [16FE], S1159 
        [1MR], S1495 [8MR], S1685 [15MR], S1955 [22MR], S2187 [29MR], 
        S2519 [19AP], S2745 [26AP], S3051 [10MY], S3243 [17MY], S3535 
        [24MY], S3803 [7JN], S4163 [14JN], S4379 [21JN], S4689 [28JN], 
        S4919 [12JY], S5169 [19JY], S5901 [2AU], S6289 [13SE], S6475 
        [20SE]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4390, S4391 
        [21JN]
      Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of 
        aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment 
        and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the 
        Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S95 [26JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow community land grant-mercedes and 
        land grant councils access to rural development program 
        funding, S4391 [21JN]
      ------allow frontier communities access to rural development 
        program funding, S4391 [21JN]
      ------Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program 
        funding, S4390 [21JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3016 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S3016 
        [9MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S676 [15FE]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), S105 
        [26JA], S3472 [23MY], S5018 [16JY]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4166 [14JN]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2680-S2682 [25AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court 
        decision on constitutionality, S4692 [28JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 2219), S3472 [23MY]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S5017, S5019 [16JY]
      Postal Service: authorize move to a 5-day mail delivery service, 
        S2580 [23AP], S2644, S2645 [24AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2580 [23AP], 
        S2644, S2645 [24AP]
      Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of 
        judicial nominees, S1075 [28FE]
      Senate Rules: improve debate and consideration of legislative 
        matters and nominations (S. Res. 10), S3017 [9MY]
      ------reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S3016 
        [9MY]
      Shaw, Mike: Time (publication) Dealer of the Year award 
        recipient, S1420 [6MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S105 [26JA]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S3472 [23MY], S5018, 
        S5019 [16JY]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, S674, 
        S675, S676, S677 [15FE]
      ------extend renewable energy production tax credit, S674, S675, 
        S676, S677 [15FE]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, S676 [15FE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, S675 
        [15FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to 
        proceed, S2680-S2682 [25AP]
  Statements
      Indiana Senate Race and the Direction of American Politics and 
        the Republican Party: Senator Lugar, S3055 [10MY]
  Tributes
      Anaya, Rudolfo, S2806 [26AP]
      Giffords, Gabrielle, S95 [26JA]
      Herrera, Pernell, S141 [30JA]
      Kirksey, Rex E., S5657 [30JY]
      Lugar, Senator, S3054 [10MY]
      Lujan, Ben, S828 [16FE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1913 [21MR]
      Nuanes, Israel, S4692 [28JN]
      Willeto, Frank, S6265 [12SE]




UDLAND, SIERRA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




UGANDA, REPUBLIC OF

  Amendments
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S6003, S6007, S6008 
        [2AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR] (see 
        H. Res. 583), H1362 [13MR]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice and express support to victims of such 
        atrocities (see H. Res. 584), H1362 [13MR]
      ------express that continued deployment of U.S. military support 
        personnel advising regional forces working toward apprehension 
        of Joseph Kony is necessary and appropriate (see H. Res. 581), 
        H1359 [9MR]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
  Lists
      Citizens supporting S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities in Africa 
        and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord's Resistance 
        Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice, 
        S4632 [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (H. Res. 583), H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice, S2485 [18AP]
      ------condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by 
        the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top 
        commanders to justice (S. Res. 402), S4632 [26JN], S6007 [2AU]
      Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Central Africa, S2485, S2486 
        [18AP]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Atrocities in Africa and Encourage Efforts To End 
        Threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and Bring Joseph Kony 
        and His Top Commanders to Justice: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 402), S4366 [20JN]
      Nomination of Scott H. DeLisi To Be Ambassador to Uganda: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2820 [26AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 402, condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end 
        threats by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony 
        and his top commanders to justice, S1941 [21MR], S6009 [2AU]
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]




UHART, BARNEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1584 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6621 [21SE]




UHLAND, WILLIAM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E913 [31MY]




UHLMEYER, JOEL H.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E554 [17AP]




UILKEMA, GAYLE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E401 [21MR]




UKRAINE

  Amendments
      Human rights: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister 
        Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign policy: ensure free and fair elections, release 
        opposition leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, 
        and deny U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights 
        abuses or anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 
        [13JY]
      Human rights: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister 
        Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Democracy: efforts, E321 [6MR]
      Foreign policy: ensure free and fair elections, release 
        opposition leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, 
        and deny U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights 
        abuses or anti-democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]
      Plast National Scouting Organization of Ukraine: anniversary, 
        E1291 [19JY], E1344 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      Human rights: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister 
        Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]




ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT SMUGGLING PREVENTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3801), H163-H166 [25JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 3801), S95, S136 [26JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3801, provisions, H163 [25JA]




ULTRASOUND INFORMED CONSENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3805), H114 [23JA]




UMSTEAD, ERICK J.

  Remarks in House
      Erick J. Umstead Memorial Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1245 
        [12JY]




UNDERTAKING SPAM, SPYWARE, AND FRAUD ENFORCEMENT WITH ENFORCERS BEYOND 
    BORDERS (U.S. SAFE WEB) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Extend (see S. 3410), S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6131), H4906 [17JY]
  Remarks in House
      Extend (H.R. 6131), H5829, H5830 [11SE]
  Reports filed
       Extend: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        (Senate) (S. 3410), S5731 [31JY]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension: Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6131) (H. Rept. 112-653), 
        H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6131, extend, H5829 [11SE]




UNDERWOOD, JACOB N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5018 [19JY]




UNDERWOOD, JOHN AND GRACE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1247 [12JY]




UNDERWOOD, JOSH

  Remarks in House
      Education: tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship 
        Programme, E142 [6FE]




UNEMPLOYMENT

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA], H151-H156 
        [24JA]
  Amendments
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5131 
        [23JY], H5251, H5252, H5253, H5259, H5260, H5265, H5266, 
        H5267, H5268, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5273, H5274, H5275, H5276, 
        H5277, H5278, H5280, H5282, H5283, H5284, H5286 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 
        [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302, 
        H5306 [26JY]
  Analyses
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
  Articles and editorials
      Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Now, S3299 [21MY]
      Job Gains Reflect Hope a Recovery Is Blooming, H527 [7FE]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Benefits: require participation in public service and engagement 
        in an active job search as conditions for receipt of extended 
        benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      BLS: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in 
        official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), 
        H1133 [1MR]
      Dept. of Education: provide interest-free deferment on 
        unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see 
        H.R. 5895), H3480 [5JN]
      ------provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student 
        loans made to recent college students when the unemployment 
        rate is at a certain level and other periods of deferment (see 
        H.R. 5801), H3102 [17MY]
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a study on the feasibility of creating 
        pilot programs to evaluate reforming Federal job training 
        programs for long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 6568), 
        H6302 [5OC]
      ------establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 4277), H1739 [28MR]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]
      Economic Development Administration: modify period used to 
        calculate certain unemployment rates and establish business 
        incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas 
        (see S. 2140), S1147 [29FE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), 
        H900 [16FE]
      Education: ensure that individuals in an authorized job training 
        program or completing degree or certificate work remain 
        eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see S. 2095), 
        S494 [9FE]
      Employment: streamline Federal job training system, steer 
        training dollars toward skills needed by industry, establish 
        Pay for Performance pilot program, and provide State access to 
        National Directory of New Hires (see S. 3599), S6546 [20SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 
        [17FE]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (see H. Res. 738), 
        H5130 [23JY] (see H. Res. 741), H5290 [25JY]
      Taxation: increase quarterly wages paid threshold for 
        classification as an agricultural labor employer for purposes 
        of unemployment taxes (see H.R. 5320), H2274 [27AP]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        4279), H1739 [28MR]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works (see H.R. 5683), H2566 [9MY]
  Conference reports
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834-
        H880 [16FE]
  Letters
      Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE]
      Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act: 
        Representative Lee, H139 [24JA]
  Motions
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 
        [7FE], H615 [8FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5318 
        [26JY]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E980 [5JN]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H398, H399, H403, H404 [2FE]
      Benefits: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H55 [18JA], H122, H142 [24JA], H229 [1FE], H519 
        [7FE], H590, H591, H592, H616-H623 [8FE], H659 [9FE], H709-
        H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907-H912, H921, H923, H926 [17FE], 
        H3582 [7JN], E101 [31JA], E159 [8FE], E278 [29FE]
      ------provide additional emergency unemployment compensation 
        (H.R. 589), H138 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H732 [15FE]
      ------require drug testing as a condition for application and 
        receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE]
      ------require enrollment in a program leading to a high school 
        diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment 
        compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE], H444 [3FE]
      Business and industry: consolidation of certain Government 
        ecomonic development entities into a single entity designed to 
        support business and industry, H42 [18JA]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (H.R. 494), H1668 
        [28MR]
      Colleges and universities: unemployment rate among college 
        graduates, H5755 [10SE]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      Dept. of Defense: include industry-recognized certifications in 
        pilot program on veterans' receipt of civilian credentialing 
        for military occupational specialty skills, H2823 [17MY], 
        H3129 [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: provide interest-free deferment on 
        unsubsidized student loans made to recent college students 
        when the unemployment rate is at a certain level and other 
        periods of deferment (H.R. 5801), E876 [18MY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate backlog of benefit claims 
        and delays in receipt of medical care, H2140 [26AP]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]
      Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential 
        administrations and the Obama administration, H460, H461 
        [3FE], H711 [14FE], H978 [28FE], H1462 [21MR], H5856 [11SE]
      ------create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, 
        cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, 
        and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (H.R. 
        3638), H34 [18JA]
      ------create jobs through infrastructure investment, H1004-H1006 
        [28FE]
      ------impact of continuation of certain agricultural programs on 
        jobs, H5854 [11SE]
      ------impact of Government regulations, H85 [23JA], H207-H213 
        [31JA], H581, H629 [8FE], H739 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H959-H962 
        [27FE], H1021 [29FE], H1295 [8MR], H1651 [28MR], H2079 [25AP], 
        H4641-H4643 [29JN], H4855, H4856 [12JY], H4913, H4914, H4915 
        [18JY], H5122-H5129 [23JY], H5134 [24JY], H5756, H5759, H5760 
        [10SE], H6224-H6227 [20SE]
      ------impact of tax cuts, H398 [2FE]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4694 
        [10JY]
      ------importance of job creation, H39, H45, H48, H57, H69, H70 
        [18JA], H93, H102 [23JA], H128 [24JA], H170 [25JA], H229, 
        H230, H362, H363, H365, H367 [1FE], H386 [2FE], H444, H445, 
        H460, H461 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H516, H521, H524-H529, H536 
        [7FE], H585, H589, H590, H629-H636 [8FE], H662, H670 [9FE], 
        H739 [15FE], H815, H816, H819, H896 [16FE], H957-H962 [27FE], 
        H975, H976, H977-H980 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1147 [5MR], 
        H1163, H1174, H1176 [6MR], H1220, H1221 [7MR], H1531 [22MR], 
        H1668, H1735 [28MR], H1924, H1966 [18AP], H2056 [24AP], H2073 
        [25AP], H2291 [7MY], H2572 [10MY], H2724 [16MY], H3408 [5JN], 
        H3602, H3613, H3658 [7JN], H3811, H3813 [20JN], H3984, H4023 
        [26JN], H4691, H4715, H4742 [10JY], H4793 [11JY], H5122 
        [23JY], H5645 [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H5774 [11SE], H5973 [13SE], 
        H6042, H6044, H6045 [14SE], E849 [18MY], E1468 [10SE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, H31 [18JA], 
        H5854, H5855, H5857 [11SE], E101 [31JA]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], 
        H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], 
        H478 [6FE], H524-H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], 
        H709-H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H906, H911-H927, H929, H934 [17FE], 
        H2783 [16MY], E237-E239 [24FE], E261, E265-E267, E272 [28FE], 
        E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907-
        H911 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137-H143 [24JA], H356-
        H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615-H623 [8FE], H659-H661 [9FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H18-H20 [17JA], 
        H43 [18JA], H398, H400, H401 [2FE], H554 [7FE], H621 [8FE], 
        H2619 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H3693-H3697 [8JN], H3957 [21JN], 
        H4425 [28JN], H4900-H4903 [17JY], H5188, H5191-H5194 [24JY], 
        H5775, H5856 [11SE], H5926, H5928, H5933, H5934, H5983, H5986 
        [13SE], H6049 [14SE], H6192 [20SE], H6259, H6261, H6262, H6264 
        [21SE]
      ------provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, 
        unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs 
        and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline 
        permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]
      ------rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, H3149 
        [18MY]
      Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H578 [8FE], H1980 
        [19AP], H2458 [9MY]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America 
        agenda, H18 [17JA], H201-H207 [31JA], H554-H560 [7FE], H715-
        H722 [14FE], H1004, H1005 [28FE], H2116-H2121 [25AP]
      EPA: consider the impact on employment levels and economic 
        activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or 
        guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered 
        program, E1624 [21SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, 
        prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
        within Federal spending, H4781 [11JY]
      Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering 
        requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, 
        H5269, H5270 [25JY]
      ------clarify that definition of annual cost to the economy 
        includes expected change in business revenue, H5274 [25JY]
      ------exempt clean drinking water regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations to protect 
        consumers from any regulatory freeze, H5268, H5269 [25JY]
      ------exempt patent application process regulations from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]
      ------exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
        implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, H5268 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from 
        any regulatory freeze, H5253-H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations relative to work-related electrocutions 
        or other fatalities from regulatory freeze, H5276, H5277 
        [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from 
        regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme 
        weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]
      ------exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for 
        gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any 
        regulatory freeze, H5266, H5267 [25JY]
      ------lower threshold at which significant regulatory action is 
        measured relative to the unemployment rate and the economy, 
        H5273, H5274 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H960, H961 [27FE], H5117, H5122-
        H5129 [23JY], H5134, H5138 [24JY], H5208, H5209, H5225-H5289 
        [25JY], H5296, H5307-H5320, H5323 [26JY], H5336 [31JY], E1335, 
        E1339, E1341 [26JY], E1356 [31JY], E1386 [1AU]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141-
        H5150 [24JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), consideration (H. Res. 741), H5302-
        H5307 [26JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), motion to recommit, H5318 [26JY]
      Helmets to Hardhats (nonprofit organization): tribute, H819 
        [16FE]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H129, H130, H131 [24JA], 
        H229, H230 [1FE], H470-H473 [3FE], H739 [15FE], H6048-H6051 
        [14SE], H6236 [21SE]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of jobs 
        report, H2666 [15MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H39, H70-H73 
        [18JA], H121 [24JA], H390, H397, H398 [2FE], H470 [3FE], H478 
        [6FE], H896 [16FE], H905 [17FE], H1147 [5MR], H1294-H1297 
        [8MR], H1461 [21MR], H3709 [18JN], H4872 [17JY], H4917 [18JY], 
        H5852 [11SE], E1030 [8JN]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, H191 [31JA], H444 [3FE], 
        H1276 [8MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1859 [17AP]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], 
        H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 
        [13SE]
      Public debt: impact on job creation and economy, H5754-H5760 
        [10SE]
      Rates, H478 [6FE], H1219 [7MR], H3280 [31MY], H3489 [6JN], H4780 
        [11JY], H5755 [10SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H42 [18JA], H144 [24JA], 
        H975, H977, H978 [28FE], H1220, H1221 [7MR], H3280 [31MY], 
        H3489 [6JN], H4692 [10JY], H5686, H5687, H5688, H5689 [2AU], 
        H6235 [21SE]
      States: require all money withdrawn from States' unemployment 
        funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment 
        compensation, H356-H361 [1FE]
      Taxation: prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on 
        medical devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (H.R. 
        4279), E1618 [21SE]
      Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and 
        transition assistance and providing incentives to employers 
        for hiring veterans, H37 [18JA], H5138 [24JY]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works, H5870 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, S898 [17FE], S3298 [21MY]
      Armed Forces: improve provision of Federal transition, 
        rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to 
        members and veterans (S. 951), S3504 [23MY]
      Benefits: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, S368 [7FE], S891 [17FE]
      Business and industry: economic role of small business, S5101 
        [18JY], S5809 [1AU]
      ------impact of tax rates and government regulations on decision 
        to outsource jobs to foreign countries, S4991 [16JY]
      Climate: impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of 
        report entitled ``Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report 
        on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA], 
        S3812-S3816 [7JN]
      Economy: create jobs through infrastructure investment, S6410 
        [19SE]
      ------impact of deregulation of the financial sector, S4658 
        [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      ------impact of Government bailout of automobile industry, S3892 
        [11JN]
      ------impact of Government regulations, S2676-S2679 [25AP], 
        S2948-S2950 [8MY], S4318 [20JN], S4922 [12JY]
      ------impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4658 
        [27JN]
      ------importance of job creation, S14 [23JA], S332, S337 [6FE], 
        S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S1568 [12MR], S1642 [14MR], S1705 
        [15MR], S2203 [29MR], S3110 [14MY], S3823 [7JN], S3959 [12JN], 
        S4112 [13JN], S4194 [14JN], S4623 [26JN], S6477 [20SE]
      ------national objectives priority assignments, S831 [16FE], 
        S3745 [6JN], S3959 [12JN], S4659 [27JN], S5100 [18JY]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 
        [15FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830-S836, S838-S842 [16FE], S880, 
        S882, S888-S892, S893, S894 [17FE]
      Employment: disparity between public and private sector wages 
        and benefits, S3877 [11JN]
      ------importance of manufacturing jobs, S283-S285 [2FE], S823 
        [16FE], S3123 [14MY], S4814 [10JY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), S5689 
        [30JY], S5691 [31JY]
      Health: release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      Motor vehicles: importance of manufacturing jobs, S560 [13FE], 
        S824 [16FE], S3419 [22MY]
      National objectives: economic recovery, S57-S59, S62 [24JA], 
        S332 [6FE], S368 [7FE], S2804 [26AP], S3110-S3113 [14MY], 
        S4134 [13JN], S4193, S4196 [14JN], S4602-S4604 [26JN], S4649, 
        S4653-S4658 [27JN], S4870-S4872 [11JY], S5107 [18JY], S5652-
        S5654 [30JY], S5806, S5826-S5828 [1AU], S6029-S6032 [10SE], 
        S6480, S6492, S6505-S6507, S6510 [20SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S2614, S2616 
        [24AP], S2991 [9MY], S3052 [10MY], S3460 [23MY], S4314 [20JN], 
        S4986-S4988 [16JY], S5052-S5054, S5074, S5076-S5081 [17JY]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S52, S53, S56, S61 
        [24JA], S140 [30JA], S177, S180 [31JA], S550 [13FE], S898 
        [17FE], S2560 [23AP], S3746 [6JN], S3931, S3932 [12JN], S4110-
        S4114 [13JN], S4189-S4192 [14JN], S4922 [12JY], S5101 [18JY], 
        S5170, S5184 [19JY], S5241-S5243 [23JY], S5281, S5284 [24JY], 
        S5693 [31JY], S5808, S5829 [1AU], S5902 [2AU], S6322 [13SE], 
        S6411-S6413 [19SE], S6476-S6482 [20SE], S6592-S6595 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S2948-S2950 [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S4857 [11JY]
      Rates, S368 [7FE], S421 [9FE], S823 [16FE], S1888 [21MR], S4623 
        [26JN], S6508 [20SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3812-S3816 [7JN]
      Senate: legislative priorities, S1607 [13MR], S1642 [14MR], 
        S3052 [10MY]
      Social Security: prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability 
        by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]
      Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and 
        transition assistance and providing incentives to employers 
        for hiring veterans, S3504-S3506 [23MY]
  Reports
      Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation--
        Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House), H5231 [25JY]
      ``Ten Thousand Commandments'': Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive 
        Enterprise Institute (excerpt), H5147 [24JY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class 
        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112-400), H900 [16FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small 
        Business Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        738) (H. Rept. 112-616), H5130 [23JY]
      ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 112-
        623), H5290 [25JY]
      Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) 
        (S. Rept. 112-176), S4203 [14JN]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112-399), H900 [16FE]
      Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act: 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H5130 [23JY]
      Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 4078) (H. Rept. 112-461), H2266 [27AP]
  Statements
      Economic Justice: Alex Lesser and Josh Fixler, Religious Action 
        Center for Reform Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism, E101 
        [31JA]
  Surveys
      Economic State of Small Business: American Sustainable Business 
        Council, Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority 
        (organization), H5239 [25JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, 
        Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]
      H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional 
        Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-
        Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]
      H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and 
        Small Business Job Creation Act, H5302 [26JY]
      H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation 
        Act, H5244-H5251 [25JY]




UNFUNDED MANDATES INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) 
        (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 112-483), H2811 [16MY]




UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT

  Remarks in House
      Government regulations: ensure that actions taken by regulatory 
        agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], H5141, H5143, 
        H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]
      ------ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are 
        subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]
  Reports filed
      Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 
        112-483), H2811 [16MY]




UNICO NATIONAL (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Cerullo, Joseph D.: Hazleton, PA, Chapter of UNICO National 
        (organization) Outstanding Italian American of the Year award 
        recipient, E1681 [5OC]
      DeLeo, John: UNICAN of the Year Award recipient, E95 [31JA], 
        E119 [2FE]
      Greco, Victor F.: Marconi Science Award recipient, E347 [8MR]




UNIFIED GROCERS (company)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1019 [7JN]




UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform 
        certain provisions of law relative to employment and 
        reemployment rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (see H.R. 5828), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      ------express that it is not a violation of the equal protection 
        clause to extend particular consideration to members of the 
        uniformed services or overseas citizens to exercise right to 
        vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
  Remarks in House
      Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (H.R. 5828), E862 
        [18MY]
      ------ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas 
        voters are aware of their voting rights and have an 
        opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee 
        ballots cast and counted, H5870 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform 
        certain provisions of law relative to employment and 
        reemployment rights of members (S. 3322), S5848 [1AU]




UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3233), S3516 [23MY] (see S. 3236), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        6015), H3975 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (H.R. 3670), H3239-H3241 [30MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (H.R. 3670), S6007 [2AU]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (S. 
        3233), S3518 [23MY]
  Reports filed
      Transportation Security Administration Compliance With the 
        Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3670) (H. Rept. 
        112-487), H3161 [18MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3670, require Transportation Security Administration 
        compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and 
        Reemployment Rights Act, H3239 [30MY]




UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1559 [19SE]




UNION COUNTY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Elizabeth, NJ: Union County Vocational-Technical High School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1587 [21SE]




UNION CYCLISTE INTERNATIONALE

  Remarks in House
      Carson, CA: tribute to Union Cycliste Internationale Para-
        cycling Track World Championships, E144 [6FE]




UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM

  Statements
      Economic Justice, E101 [31JA]




UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING AND 
    PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY OF THE U.S. AND CANADA

  Remarks in House
      St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, 
        E1053 [18JN]




UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S2236 [29MR]




UNITED HEALTH FOUNDATION

  Lists
      United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar Initiative 
        participants, E1151 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Diverse Scholar Initiative: tribute, E1151 [27JN]
      Lane, Joanne: United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar 
        recipient, E1142 [26JN]




UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

  Appointments
      British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3148 [18MY]
  Articles and editorials
      U.K. Plans Oil Sector Tax Relief, S2052 [27MR]
      UK Offers New Tax Breaks for Remote Fields, S2051 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Olympic Games: support goals and ideals of the Olympic movement 
        and congratulate the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. 
        Olympic and Paralympic teams (see H. Res. 780), H5922 [12SE]
      Tariff: reliquidation of certain entries of industrial 
        nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom (see S. 2936), S2967 
        [8MY]
      War of 1812: anniversary (see S. Res. 513), S4725 [28JN]
      ------award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect residents of Lewiston, 
        NY, from British invasion (see H.R. 6516), H6275 [21SE]
  Letters
      Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom) Diamond Jubilee: 
        Joseph V. Reed, U.N., E1550 [18SE]
  Messages
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Gibraltar and the Turks and Caicos Islands: 
        President Obama, S4770 [29JN], H4652 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics, H4078 [27JN]
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, H4829 [12JY]
      ------tribute to U.S. participants, E1349 [30JY]
      Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom): tribute to Diamond Jubilee, 
        H3408 [5JN]
      Reagan, Ronald: anniversary of Westminster address, H3692 [8JN]
      Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189 
        [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Financial institutions: allegations of manipulation of London 
        InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), S5959 [2AU]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S4594 
        [25JN], S5654 [30JY], S6032, S6033 [10SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 504, recognize a moment of silence at 2012 Olympic 
        opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 
        Munich Olympics, S4463, S4594 [25JN]
      S. Res. 513, War of 1812 anniversary, S4726 [28JN]
  Tributes
      Cook, Frank, H171 [25JA]




UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3587 [7JN]




UNITED NATIONS

  Amendments
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Articles and editorials
      IPCC Lead Author Misleads US Congress, S5856 [1AU]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: call for arrest and prosecution for 
        incitement to genocide (see H. Res. 807), H6318 [26OC]
      Armed Forces: require the President to seek congressional 
        approval before engaging members in military humanitarian 
        operations (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]
      China: prevent repatriation of North Korean refugees and allow 
        diplomatic access to, and application for asylum by, such 
        refugees (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1427 [20MR]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (see S. Con. Res. 47), S3782 [6JN] (see H. Res. 
        676), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see S. 3241), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 5857), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU] (see H.R. 6255), H5628 [1AU]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 
        368), S350 [6FE] (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]
      Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or 
        any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 
        446), S2824 [26AP]
      ------oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of 
        conduct for information security in order to preserve, 
        enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 114), H1571 [26MR] (see H. Res. 628), H2031 
        [19AP]
      ------promote a global Internet free from government control and 
        preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2031 [19AP] 
        (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 
        [10MY]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H158 [24JA]
      Refugees: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress 
        (see H. Res. 690), H3807 [19JN]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (see S. Res. 428), S2546 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (see S. Res. 379), S850 [16FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (see S. Res. 370), S494 [9FE] (see S. Res. 435), 
        S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 549), H802 [15FE]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before 
        the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3707 
        [15JN]
      ------condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        122), H2320 [7MY]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H2126 [25AP]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5846), H3162 [18MY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  Letters
      Condemn inclusion of Iran as conference member to negotiate U.N. 
        Arms Trade Treaty: Senator Isakson, S4807 [10JY]
      Oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty if such treaty restricts the right 
        to keep and bear arms: several Representatives, S4807 [10JY]
      Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom) Diamond Jubilee, 
        E1550 [18SE]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ratification: Senators 
        Portman and Ayotte, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), 
        S5009 [16JY]
      ------several Senators, S5009 [16JY]
  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic of Persons and of 
        the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others: anniversary of 
        adoption (H. Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources, E1331 [25JY]
      ------respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal 
        colonization, occupation, and interference with energy 
        resources (H. Res. 676), H5018, H5020 [19JY], E1342 [26JY]
      ------support reunification agreement, E1389, E1391 [2AU]
      ------support U.N.-brokered agreement between Tassos 
        Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat 
        relative to reunification, H5018 [19JY]
      Dept. of Defense: limit funding to any institution or 
        organization established by U.N. Convention on the Law of the 
        Sea, H3081 [17MY], E850 [18MY]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]
      Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to nations that 
        consistently oppose U.S. initiatives before the U.N. (H.R. 
        921), H931 [17FE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5253 [25JY], H5599-H5602 [1AU], 
        E1403 [3AU]
      International Children's Day: observance, E633 [24AP]
      International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (H. 
        Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      International Day of Human Rights: anniversary, E106 [1FE]
      International relations: promote transparency, accountability, 
        and reform (H.R. 2829), H1528 [22MR]
      Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to 
        find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical 
        qualifier and for all international uses for the former 
        Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (H. Res. 627), E598 [19AP]
      Middle East: support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria 
        if the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral 
        Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (H. Res. 394), H1527 [22MR]
      Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, E1224 [11JY]
      Refugees: recognize the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress (H. 
        Res. 690), E1093 [20JN]
      Rwanda: U.N. report on support of rebels in the Democratic 
        Republic of the Congo, E1569 [19SE]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (H. Res. 177), E847, E850 [18MY]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy, H1301 [8MR], H1376 [19MR], H2138 [26AP], H3729 
        [18JN], E1046 [15JN]
      ------condemn human rights violations and call for transition to 
        democracy (H. Res. 549), H1029 [29FE], H1144 [5MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, H5296 [26JY], E1241 [12JY]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, H5023 
        [19JY]
      U.N. Security Council: invoke ``Uniting for Peace'' resolution 
        to bypass China and Russia veto of Arab League plan for 
        cessation of violence and political transition in Syria, H3274 
        [31MY]
      ------veto of resolution by China and Russia supporting Arab 
        League plan for cessation of violence and political transition 
        in Syria, H587 [8FE], E147 [6FE]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), 
        H1429 [21MR]
      World Down Syndrome Day: observance, H1433 [21MR]
      World Environment Day: observance, E1001 [6JN]
      World Refugee Day: observance, H4075 [27JN], E1093, E1096 [20JN]
      World Water Day: observance, H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, 
        S5950, S5958, S5964 [2AU], S6511-S6515 [20SE]
      ------ratify, unanimous-consent request, S6512 [20SE]
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (S. 
        Res. 366), S277 [1FE]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (S. 3477), S5882 [1AU]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (S. Res. 368), 
        S358 [6FE]
      Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: endangerment findings 
        relative to impact of economy-wide global warming pollution 
        emission cap and trade program, S5856 [1AU]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]
      Lane, David J.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador for Food and 
        Agriculture, unanimous-consent agreement, S3651 [24MY]
      Paya Sardinas, Oswaldo: call for investigation of death, S5852 
        [1AU]
      Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed 
        en bloc, S6606-S6609 [21SE]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations, collect information on 
        crimes against humanity and take action for those responsible 
        for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, and support people 
        of Syria (S. Res. 428), S2552 [19AP]
      ------condemn human rights violations, support the people of 
        Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. Security 
        Council resolution condemning violence, and commend Arab 
        League's peace efforts (S. Res. 379), S1020 [17FE], S1139 
        [29FE], S2552 [19AP]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: condemn inclusion of Iran as conference 
        member, S4806 [10JY]
      ------oppose if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear 
        arms, S4806 [10JY], S5128 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms (S. 2205), S3244 [17MY]
      U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, S5007-S5010 
        [16JY], S5128 [18JY]
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
      World Press Freedom Day: observance, S2914 [7MY]
      World Refugee Day: observance, S4293 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Human Rights Violations, Support People, Express 
        Disappointment Over U.N. Security Council Resolution Veto 
        Condemning Violence, and Commend Arab League's Peace Efforts 
        in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        379), S850 [16FE]
      Condemn Human Rights Violations and Call for Transition to 
        Democracy in Syria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 435), S2921 [7MY]
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Committee 
        on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 112-6), S5731 
        [31JY]
      Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5857) (H. Rept. 112-494), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3241) (S. Rept. 
        112-172), S3630 [24MY]
      Nomination of Joseph E. Macmanus To Be U.S. Representative to 
        the U.N. Vienna Office: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6453 [19SE]
      Nomination of Senator Isakson To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. 
        Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 
        [19SE]
      Nomination of Senator Leahy To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. 
        Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6453 
        [19SE]
      Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Under 
        Which the Internet Has Thrived: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 112-564), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and 
        Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model 
        Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112-361), H25 
        [17JA]
      Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]
  Resolutions of ratification
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S5731 
        [31JY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 127, preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model under which the Internet has thrived, H5599 
        [1AU]
      S. Con. Res. 47, respect sovereignty of Cyprus and urge Turkey 
        to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with 
        energy resources, S3784 [6JN]
      S. Con. Res. 50, global Internet promotion, free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S4683 [27JN]
      S. Con. Res. 50, promote a global Internet free from government 
        control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
        governance model currently in effect, S6667 [21SE]
      S. Res. 354, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S134 [26JA]
      S. Res. 366, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S265, S277 [1FE]
      S. Res. 368, recognize anniversary of earthquake in Haiti, honor 
        victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance, 
        S351, S358 [6FE]
      S. Res. 370, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S503 [9FE]
      S. Res. 379, condemn human rights violations in Syria, support 
        the people of Syria, express disappointment over veto of U.N. 
        Security Council resolution condemning violence, and commend 
        Arab League's peace efforts, S858 [16FE], S1020 [17FE]
      S. Res. 428, condemn human rights violations in Syria, collect 
        information on crimes against humanity and take action for 
        those responsible for such crimes, prevent mass atrocities, 
        and support people of Syria, S2551 [19AP]
      S. Res. 435, condemn human rights violations in Syria and call 
        for transition to democracy, S2734 [25AP]
      S. Res. 446, oppose any effort to transfer control of the 
        Internet to the U.N. or any other international governmental 
        organization, S2833 [26AP]
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]
      S. Res. 574, call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran 
        for statements calling for the destruction of Israel, S6556 
        [20SE]




UNITED NATIONS TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND REFORM ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2829), H1528 [22MR]




UNITED NATIONS VOTING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 921), H931 [17FE]




UNITED NATURAL PRODUCTS ALLIANCE

  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S5384 [25JY]




UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Veterans: tribute to hiring of reservists and returning 
        veterans, E1726 [26OC]




UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INC. (USO)

  Remarks in House
      Gaylor, Gregory: United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) Sailor 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1611 [21SE]
      Rivera, Antonio: United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) 
        Service Member of the Year Award recipient, E1637 [21SE]
      Tampa, FL: establishment of United Service Organizations, Inc. 
        (USO) Center at Tampa International Airport, E254 [27FE]
  Reports filed
      Transportation Security Administration Transfer of Unclaimed 
        Money Recovered at Airport Security Checkpoints to United 
        Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House) (H.R. 2179) (H. Rept. 112-468), H2441 [8MY]




UNITED STEELWORKERS (organization)

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2842 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of United Steelworkers (organization) 
        Local 264, E1349 [30JY]




UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Employee Scholars Program: tribute, E225 [17FE]




UNITED WAY

  Proclamations
      Ms. Carol Crumby Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, 
        Jr., E617 [23AP]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H4647 [29JN], E1087 [19JN], E1094 [20JN], E1101, 
        E1107 [21JN], E1172, E1179 [28JN], E1204, E1208 [9JY]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to Social 
        Innovation Fund, E1269 [18JY]
      United Way of Bucks County, PA: anniversary, E673 [26AP]
      United Way of Denton County, TX: tribute, E1450 [10SE]
      United Way of McLean County, IL: tribute, E176 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S3890 [11JN], S3974 [12JN], S4414, S4416 [21JN], 
        S4720, S4721 [28JN], S4739 [29JN], S4820 [10JY]
      United Way of Connecticut: anniversary, S6531 [20SE]




UNITEDHEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Insurance: tribute to UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of 
        Pennsylvania, E812 [16MY]




UNITING AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 821), S1842 [20MR]




UNITING AND STRENGTHENING AMERICA BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE TOOLS 
    REQUIRED TO INTERCEPT AND OBSTRUCT TERRORISM (USA PATRIOT) ACT

  Remarks in House
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for 
        authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, 
        H3279 [31MY]
  Reports
      FISA Amendments Act of 2008: Constitution Project (excerpt), 
        H5896 [12SE]




UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

  Bills and resolutions
      Sports: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 361), S208 [31JA] 
        (see H. Res. 518), H78 [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Moore, Mal: National Football Foundation John L. Toner Award 
        recipient, E1338 [26JY], E1366 [31JY]
      Sports: tribute to football team, H39 [18JA], E572 [18AP]
      ------tribute to football team (H. Res. 518), H32 [18JA]
      ------tribute to men's golf team, E1365 [31JY]
      ------tribute to women's softball team, E1367 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to football team (S. Res. 361), S222 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 361, tribute to football team, S213, S222 [31JA]




UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

  Remarks in House
      Critical Path Institute: tribute, E1404 [3AU]
      Sports: induction of baseball team into University of Arizona 
        Hall of Fame, E1422 [3AU]




UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to women's basketball team, H1291 [8MR]




UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

  Remarks in House
      Truckee, CA: tribute to Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer 
        Center, E1273 [18JY]




UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to men's volleyball team, E1009 [7JN]




UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge: Eugene 
        Volokh, Unversity of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 
        S3312 [21MY]




UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI

  Remarks in Senate
      Cincinnati, OH: tribute to University of Cincinnati Cancer 
        Institute, S4458 [25JN]
      Ohio: tribute to teams advancing to Sweet 16 in NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, S1919 [21MR]




UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

  Letters
      Impact of NCAA academic progress rate standards implementation: 
        Connecticut congressional delegation, S2482 [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: impact of implementation of NCAA academic progress rate 
        standards on men's basketball team, S2481, S2482 [18AP]




UNIVERSITY OF GUAM

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E348 [8MR]




UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

  Remarks in House
      Center for Mexican American Studies: anniversary, E1683 [5OC]
      Colleges and universities: tribute to Hispanic-Serving 
        Institution designation, E606 [19AP]




UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

  Articles and editorials
      University of Illinois' James Coleman Elected to National 
        Academy of Engineering, E231 [17FE]
  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to women's volleyball team, E48 [19JA]




UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

  Remarks in House
      Division of Campus Recreation: anniversary, E1679 [2OC]




UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

  Remarks in House
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated 
        as NIH National Cancer Institute, H4789 [11JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center application 
        for National Cancer Institute designation, S3703 [5JN]
      ------University of Kansas Cancer Center designated as NIH 
        National Cancer Institute, S4923 [12JY]




UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

  Articles and editorials
      U.S.S. Kentucky's Commander Is a Proud UK Alum, S5252 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Sports: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 422), 
        S2393 [17AP] (see H. Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]
  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to men's basketball team, E521 [16AP]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 622), H1917 
        [18AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Kentucky: tribute to University of Louisville v. University of 
        Kentucky NCAA men's basketball tournament game, S2117 [28MR]
      Sports: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 [23JA]
      ------tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 422), S2453 
        [17AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 422, tribute to men's basketball team, S2400, S2453 
        [17AP]




UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

  Remarks in Senate
      Kentucky: tribute to University of Louisville v. University of 
        Kentucky NCAA men's basketball tournament game, S2117 [28MR]
      Sports: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 [23JA]




UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

  Bills and resolutions
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (see S. Res. 491), S3977 [12JN]
  Remarks in House
      International Food Safety Training Laboratory: anniversary, 
        E1458 [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      International Chemistry Olympiad: commend participants and hosts 
        and encourage pursuit of careers in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (S. Res. 491), S4107, S4108 
        [12JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 491, commend International Chemistry Olympiad 
        participants and hosts and encourage pursuit of careers in 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S3983, 
        S4108 [12JN]




UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

  Remarks in House
      University Without Walls program: tribute, H3108 [18MY]




UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

  Remarks in House
      Elmer Ellis Library: anniversary, E715 [7MY]
      ------Federal Depository Library Program Spotlight Award 
        recipient, E715 [7MY]
      Fleisher, Carol W.: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
        Outstanding Public Service Award recipient, E129 [3FE]




UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA

  Remarks in Senate
      Martins, Clarissa: American Association of Cancer Research 
        Thomas J. Bardos Award recipient, S5480 [26JY]




UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye 
        Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see 
        H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to men's basketball team, S14 [23JA]




UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

  Bills and resolutions
      Cavernous Angioma CARE (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and 
        Education) Center: establish (see S. 2082), S494 [9FE] (see 
        H.R. 4008), H692 [9FE]




UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 414), S2243 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E351 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary (S. Res. 414), S2282 [29MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 414, anniversary, S2258, S2282 [29MR]




UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1486 [12SE]




UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

  Remarks in Senate
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tourette Syndrome 
        Public Health Education Research Outreach Program funding, 
        S4867 [11JY]




UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO

  Remarks in House
      Women PeaceMakers Program: anniversary, E1453 [10SE]




UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

  Remarks in House
      Public University Honors (organization): inclusion of honors 
        program in list of top honors programs, H2044 [24AP]




UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA

  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S3728 [5JN]




UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

  Bills and resolutions
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 548), 
        H802 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E122, E123, E124 
        [2FE]
      ------tribute (H. Res. 548), E215 [16FE]
      Tribute, E121, E122, E124 [2FE], E215 [16FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tourette Syndrome 
        Public Health Education Research Outreach Program funding, 
        S4867 [11JY]




UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

  Remarks in House
      Summitt, Pat: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, H3180 
        [30MY]
  Tributes
      Summitt, Pat, S2480, S2481 [18AP], H2075, H2076, H2077, H2079 
        [25AP], H2139 [26AP], E639 [25AP]




UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

  Remarks in House
      Houston, TX: inclusion of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer 
        Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best 
        Hospitals'' for cancer list, H5139 [24JY]
      School of Public Health: tribute to Coordinated Approach to 
        Child Health (CATCH) initiative to combat childhood obesity, 
        H738 [15FE]




UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of History: tribute to ``Not Even Past'' website promoting 
        U.S. and global history, S3325 [21MY]




UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

  Remarks in House
      Adams, Keitha: Conference USA Women's Basketball Coach of the 
        Year award recipient, E368 [13MR]
      Excelencia in Education (organization) award: Master of Business 
        Administration Program and Reverse Transfer Program 
        recipients, E1661 [28SE]




UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

  Articles and editorials
      UVM Ranks 5th in Producing Peace Corps Vols., S204 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Peace Corps: tribute to volunteers, S204 [31JA]




UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

  Bills and resolutions
      Sports: tribute to men's crew team (see H. Res. 699), H3975 
        [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to men's crew team, E1126 [21JN]




UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR

  Remarks in House
      Sutherland, Doug: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E376 [19MR]




UNIVERSITY PARK, PA

  Bills and resolutions
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 411), 
        S2243 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance 
        Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey 
        Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1289 [8MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 411, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/
        Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn 
        State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S2257 
        [29MR]




UNLOCKING LIFESAVING TREATMENTS FOR RARE-DISEASES ACT (ULTRA)

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3737), H580 [8FE], H3864 [20JN]




UNTHANK, G. WIX

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2489 [18AP]




UPPER ARLINGTON, OH

  Remarks in House
      Johnston, Abby: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1392 [2AU]




UPPER MARLBORO, MD

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft 
        crash in Djibouti, E254 [27FE]




UPPER MISSISSIPPI CONSERVATION AND RIVER PROTECTION (CARP) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4146), H1209 [6MR]




UPRIGHT FRAMEWORKS (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Community service: tribute to assistance provided to reduce home 
        heating costs, S3232 [16MY]




UPSHAW, GENE

  Remarks in House
      Truckee, CA: tribute to Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer 
        Center, E1273 [18JY]




UPTAGRAFFT, ERIC

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1324 [25JY]




UPTAGRAFFT, SANDRA

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute for participation, E1319 [25JY]




UPTON, BARBARA

  Remarks in Senate
      Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of Greater Bridgeport Youth 
        Orchestras, S2810 [26AP]




UPTON, FRED (a Representative from Michigan)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1274 [7MR]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H2330 [7MY]
      Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see 
        H.R. 835), H27 [17JA]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H221 [31JA]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3916 [20JN]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H966 
        [27FE]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1273 [7MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------require specification of the source of authority under the 
        U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see H.R. 125), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2289 [27AP]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see 
        H.R. 973), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment 
        system (see H.R. 2295), H512 [6FE]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3164 [18MY]
      Executive Office of the President: define advisors often 
        characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any 
        associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H2328 [7MY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H4828 [11JY]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H1017 [28FE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3578 
        [6JN]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H726 [14FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H3914 [20JN]
      Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who 
        are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 
        140), H1100 [29FE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1274 [7MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H3578 [6JN]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4605 [28JN]
      National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to 
        improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), 
        H1018 [28FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1274 [7MR]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H4828 [11JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H726 [14FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H3577 [6JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3267 [30MY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H1101 [29FE]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see H.R. 6131), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H3363 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      FDA: make corrections relative to user fees (see H.R. 6433), 
        H6150 [19SE]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (see H.R. 5651), H2565 [9MY]
      Gold Star Dads of America, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 577), 
        H1273 [7MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H5327 [26JY]
      FDA: make corrections relative to user fees (H.R. 6433), H6151 
        [19SE]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H2567 [9MY]
  Letters
      Contaminated Drywall Safety Act: by, Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House), H6136 [19SE]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E869 [18MY]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act: by, Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce (House), H5577 [1AU]
      No More Solyndras Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H6008 [14SE]
      ------Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology (House), H6008 [14SE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: by, Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House), H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H3876 [20JN]
      ------Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H3876 [20JN]
  Remarks
      Berrien Community Foundation: anniversary, E1424 [3AU]
      Dept. of Energy: innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        nuclear and coal projects funding, H6009 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H6004, H6006, H6009, H6012 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6023 [14SE]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 
        6118), H6142 [19SE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 
        6163), H6138, H6139, H6140 [19SE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (H.R. 733), H6145 [19SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), E1609 [21SE]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers, H6145 [19SE]
      Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills, H3224 
        [30MY]
      ------make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II 
        drug under the Controlled Substances Act, H3224 [30MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H918, H919 [17FE], E237-
        E239 [24FE]
      FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional 
        oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), 
        H3234 [30MY]
      ------provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H918, H919 [17FE], E237-
        E239 [24FE]
      FDA: make corrections relative to user fees (H.R. 6433), H6137 
        [19SE]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3192, H3223, H3224 
        [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3825, H3861, H3867 
        [20JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1935, 
        H1945, H1958 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3038, H3039 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1935, H1945, H1958 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3038, H3039 [17MY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1945 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1453 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4725, H4726 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: tribute to staff who worked on S. 
        3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, 
        H3861 [20JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4725, H4726 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1453 [21MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3875 [20JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1958 [18AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1935, H1945, H1958 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3038, H3039 [17MY]
      Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, H6023 
        [14SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3610 
        [7JN]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), 
        H6144 [19SE]
      Walker, Chet: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and Naismith Memorial 
        Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1475 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H. Rept. 112-561), H4653 [29JN]
      American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5865) (H. Rept. 112-659), H5764 
        [10SE]
      Asthma Inhalers Relief Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 6190) (H. Rept. 112-673), H6059 [14SE]
      FCC Consolidated Reporting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 3310) (H. Rept. 112-443), H1844 [16AP]
      FCC Process Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 112-414), H1390 [19MR]
      FDA Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        5651) (H. Rept. 112-495), H3171 [25MY]
      Gasoline Regulations Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 4471) (H. Rept. 112-519), H3577 [6JN]
      Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 710) (H. Rept. 112-654), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
      Medicare Decisions Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112-412), H1366 [16MR]
      Motor Vehicle Insurance Cost Reporting Requirement Law Repeal: 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5898) (H. Rept. 
        112-591), H4774 [10JY]
      No More Solyndras Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 6213) (H. Rept. 112-652), H5764 [10SE]
      Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Under 
        Which the Internet Has Thrived: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 112-564), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act: 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4273) (H. Rept. 
        112-586), H4684 [9JY]
      Strategic Energy Production Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 112-520), H3698 [8JN]
      U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 6194) (H. Rept. 112-679), H6150 [19SE]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension: Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6131) (H. Rept. 112-653), 
        H5764 [10SE]
  Tributes
      Barnette, Jim, E102 [31JA]
      Bowers, Bennie F., Jr., E171 [9FE]
      Williams, Destiny, E537 [16AP]




URBAN AREAS  related term(s) Rural Areas
  Amendments
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), S2272, S2275 [29MR], H4001 [26JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Central Subway Needs Money To Fulfill Potential, H4137 [27JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]
      Children and youth: prevent childhood obesity (see H.R. 6461), 
        H6231 [20SE]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs 
        (see S. 3583), S6545 [20SE]
      Economy: create jobs by attracting global investment to 
        economically distressed urban areas (see H.R. 6493), H6274 
        [21SE]
      FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for 
        enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and 
        mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H3974 [21JN]
      Immigration: restrict community policing programs funding for 
        States that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal 
        immigrants (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see S. 2620), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5943), H3699 
        [8JN]
      ------permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist 
        services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the 
        reclassification of such hospitals (see H.R. 6146), H5008 
        [18JY]
      Senior citizens: improve public transportation services for 
        seniors (see H.R. 4028), H725 [14FE]
  Letters
      District of Columbia southwest waterfront development promotion: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4003 [26JN]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4002 [26JN]
  Remarks in House
      Baxamusa, Murtaza: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Honoree 
        of the Year, E1460 [10SE]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Logan Square Neighborhood 
        Association, E795 [15MY]
      Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Brooklyn Center neighborhood, 
        E1463 [10SE]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (H.R. 4210), H4117 [27JN]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to 
        domestic priorities, H4915 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity 
        Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice 
        (H.R. 471), E71 [25JA]
      ------report on extent to which certain high-need students are 
        being taught by alternative route teachers-in-training who 
        have been deemed ``highly qualified'', E1710 [19OC]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prioritize assignment of officers 
        and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to 
        enhance security of mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, 
        H3247 [30MY]
      Dept. of HUD: expand percentage of Neighborhood Stabilization 
        Program funding that can be used for demolition projects, 
        H4117, H4118, H4123 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding, H2500, H2501 [9MY], E837 [17MY]
      ------Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program 
        funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support 
        funding, H2393-H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------impact of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration funding, 
        H4047, H4048 [26JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants 
        under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program 
        and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, 
        H4142 [27JN]
      Detroit, MI: observance of Metro Detroit Youth Day, E1216 [10JY]
      District of Columbia: history as a municipality and the District 
        of Columbia Home Rule Act, H1127-H1129 [1MR], H4643-H4645 
        [29JN]
      ------promote development of southwest waterfront (H.R. 2297), 
        Senate amendment, H4001-H4003 [26JN]
      FAA: prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia 
        airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at 
        affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]
      FEMA: National Urban Search & Rescue Response System funding, 
        H3533 [6JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for Buffalo, NY, 
        area, H5536 [1AU]
      ------Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research 
        funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 [8JN]
      Friends of Light Rail and Transit (organization): anniversary, 
        E1669 [28SE]
      Lemmon, Tom: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Labor Leader of 
        the Year, E1462 [10SE]
      Portland, OR: streetcar investment anchored revitalization 
        project funding, H518 [7FE]
      San Francisco, CA: Central Subway project funding, H4137 [27JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Agriculture: promote access to healthful foods in areas 
        known as health deserts, S4196 [14JN]
      ------protect agricultural and forested lands from urban 
        development, S4357, S4358 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: clarify scope of District of Columbia 
        Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school 
        choice (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]
      Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the 
        rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and 
        facilities and development of improved recreation programs (S. 
        3583), S6549 [20SE]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), S2275 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      District of Columbia Southwest Waterfront Development Promotion: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2297) (S. Rept. 112-154), S2242 [29MR]
      Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112-467), 
        H2441 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2297, District of Columbia southwest waterfront development 
        promotion, S2275 [29MR]
      H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act, H3246 
        [30MY]
      S. 3583, Community Parks Revitalization Act, S6549-S6552 [20SE]




URBANA, IL

  Remarks in House
      University Laboratory High School: tribute to robotics team, 
        E456 [27MR]
      University of Illinois: tribute to women's volleyball team, E48 
        [19JA]




URIBE, ALVARO

  Remarks in House
      Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute: Trade and 
        International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]




URUGUAY, ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Julissa Reynoso To Be Ambassador to Uruguay: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]




USA CHEER (organization)

  Remarks in House
      STUNT competition format: tribute, H5026 [19JY]




USA TODAY

  Remarks in House
      Bardstown, KY: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Beautiful Small Town in America'' designee, E1284 [19JY]
      Gainesville, TX: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Most 
        Patriotic Small Town in America'' designee, E13030 [24JY]




USA WEEKEND (publication)

  Remarks in House
      Clarion, IA: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E535 [16AP]
      Ellis, Rick and Kela: Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E590, E599 [19AP]
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award 
        recipients, E566 [18AP]
      Madisonville, KY: tribute to Girl Scouts Troop 33 Make a 
        Difference Day Award recipients, E591 [19AP]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, E587 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, S2654 [24AP]




USEC INC.

  Remarks in House
      Radioactive substances: prohibit funding for domestic security-
        related nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], 
        H3421-H3423 [5JN]




UTAH

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: convey certain interests in Federal land 
        acquired for the Scofield Project in Carbon County, UT (see S. 
        2056), S261 [1FE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Native Americans: clarify authority under legislation defining 
        the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian 
        Reservation (see S. 3305), S4238 [18JN]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
      Public lands: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian 
        Tribe and the State Institutional Trust Land Administration 
        (see H.R. 4027), H725 [14FE]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (see S. 2471), S2823 [26AP] 
        (see H.R. 4484), H2064 [24AP]
      ------designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4267), 
        H1641 [27MR]
  Cloture motions
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: facilitate development of hydroelectric 
        power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project, 
        H3762 [19JN]
      Murray, UT: anniversary of Murray City Library, E161 [8FE]
      Public lands: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian 
        Tribe and the State Institutional Trust Land Administration 
        (H.R. 4027), H3712, H3713 [18JN]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of 
        land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 4484), H5085, H5086 
        [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Colleges and universities: tribute to service academy nominees, 
        S3039 [9MY]
      4-H (organization): anniversary of 4-H Club of Utah, S4819 
        [10JY]
      Hatch, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S6592 [21SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1981-S1984 
        [22MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1944 [21MR]
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
      Roy City, UT: anniversary, S1192 [1MR]
      Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to renaming of Eagle Gate Tower as 
        World Trade Center at City Creek, S3622 [24MY]
      Shelby, Robert J.: nomination to be district judge, S6609, S6610 
        [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 499) (S. Rept. 112-
        110), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 460) (H. 
        Rept. 112-503), H3265 [30MY]
      Nomination of Robert J. Shelby To Be District Judge: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (Senate), S2821 [26AP]
      South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 461) (S. Rept. 112-130), 
        S42 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        500) (S. Rept. 112-111), S41 [23JA]
      Ute Indian Tribe and Utah State Institutional Trust Land 
        Administration Land Exchange: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 4027) (H. Rept. 112-509), H3362 [31MY]
      Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3452) (H. Rept. 112-452), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4484) (H. Rept. 112-612), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4027, Ute Indian Tribe and the Utah State Institutional 
        Trust Land Administration land exchange, H3712 [18JN]
      H.R. 4484, Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act, H5085 [23JY]
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]
  Tributes
      Hatch, Senator, S6592 [21SE]




UTAH TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL

  Letters
      Repeal excise tax on medical devices, S3480 [23MY]




UTILITIES  see Public Utilities




UTLEY, DAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E715 [7MY]




UTLEY, DANIEL H.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2746, S2747 [26AP]




UWCHLAN TOWNSHIP, PA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1195 [29JN]




UZBEKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF

  Remarks in House
      International relations: anniversary of diplomatic relations 
        with the U.S., E193 [15FE]




VA MAJOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION AND EXPIRING AUTHORITIES EXTENSION 
    ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6375), H5859 [11SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6375), H6094-H6096 [19SE], E1605 [21SE]
      Miami, FL: Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical 
        Center operating room construction funding, E1605 [21SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6375, provisions, H6094 [19SE]




VACCA, VINCENT J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5255 [23JY]




VAIDEN, MS

  Remarks in House
      Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.: tribute, 
        E197 [15FE]




VAIL, CO

  Remarks in House
      Aguilar, Dan: Premio Internazionale Solidarieta Alpina 
        (organization) Silver Plaque International Alpine Solidarity 
        Award recipient, E897 [30MY]




VAIL, MARY

  Remarks in House
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award 
        recipients, E566 [18AP]




VALANOS, CONSTANTINE G.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E800 [15MY]




VALDES, CARMELIA M.

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: tribute to Centennial Celebration--Women of 
        Achievement honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, 
        E311 [5MR]




VALDEZ, AUJANAE

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E639 [25AP]




VALDEZ, SARAI

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E1011 [7JN]




VALENCIA, JACINTO (JAY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E170 [9FE]




VALENCIA, PETER J., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E858 [18MY]




VALENZUELA, VERNON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E507 [29MR]




VALLIER, TRACY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1611 [21SE]




VALLOWE, EMILY

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




VALOPPI, JENNIFER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E500 [29MR]




VAN ARK, ROELOF

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E283 [29FE]




VAN BEEK, GYS J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1314 [24JY]




VAN DEUSEN, KARL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E982 [5JN]




VAN GARDEREN, TEJAY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Washington (state) participants, E1354 
        [31JY]




VAN GRINSVEN, PATRICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1321 [25JY]




VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS (a Representative from Maryland)

  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1776 [29MR]
  Analyses
      Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Press Release Regarding 
        Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention, H2607-H2609 [10MY]
  Articles and editorials
      First Person Singular--Carmen Castro-Conroy, 40, Gaithersburg, 
        Housing Counselor, Housing Initiative Partnership, Amanda 
        Abrams, Washington (DC) Post, E1261 [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1544 [22MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H221 
        [31JA]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Bailey, Jonathan W.: tribute (see H. Res. 792), H6151 [19SE]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 
        [10SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5526 [31JY]
      ------require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt 
        policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H159 [24JA]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), 
        H115 [23JA]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 5936), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H903 [16FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 4816), H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: provide loan guarantees for energy efficiency 
        upgrades to existing buildings (see H.R. 3221), H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of HHS: reform and modernize the Office of Refugee 
        Resettlement (see H.R. 1475), H4605 [28JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: issue, upon request, veteran 
        identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H27 [17JA]
      Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with 
        significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 604), H5130 
        [23JY]
      ------improve individualized education program and facilitate 
        the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see 
        H.R. 602), H5130 [23JY]
      ------provide assistance to States to develop and implement 
        transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who 
        are transitioning from the secondary school system into 
        adulthood (see H.R. 603), H5130 [23JY]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------take steps to counter the growth in anti-Muslim 
        sentiments, targeted rhetorical attacks, and violence against 
        the Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian American communities 
        (see H. Res. 283), H3268 [30MY]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H2813 [16MY]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H1498 [21MR]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H182 [25JA]
      Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in 
        adoption or foster care placements based on sexual 
        orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any 
        prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 
        6042), H4156 [27JN]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, 
        licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk 
        purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
      Food industry: require labels on packages of meat include a 
        statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured 
        beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 6255), H5628 
        [1AU]
      ------ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding 
        and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
        genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide 
        (see H. Res. 304), H27 [17JA]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1572 [26MR]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, 
        sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 
        [17JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H5202 [24JY]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      ------prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see 
        H.R. 4259), H1916 [17AP]
      Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 
        to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see 
        H.R. 1537), H6061 [14SE]
      ------cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term 
        resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3915 [20JN]
      ------facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming 
        visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in 
        residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2813 [16MY]
      Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor 
        child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
        to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H2569 
        [9MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H4158 [27JN]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2134 [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H571 [7FE]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4907 [17JY]
      Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease 
        and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H115 [23JA]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5767 [10SE]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6280 [21SE]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6234 [20SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from 
        compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a 
        generic drug into the market (see H.R. 3995), H697 [13FE]
      Political campaigns: disclose third-party communications made 
        for or against a candidate and identifying information in 
        Internet communications, and apply disclosure requirements to 
        prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 3585), H694 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H376 [1FE]
      ------reform system of public financing of Presidential 
        elections, create similar system for congressional elections, 
        and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 
        6448), H6230 [20SE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H5526 [31JY]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade 
        petroleum and for its replacement with refined petroleum 
        product (see H.R. 1017), H1497 [21MR]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H3267 [30MY]
      Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts 
        from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property 
        interests (see H.R. 2989), H4656 [29JN]
      ------extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1367 [16MR]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration 
        of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), 
        H5201 [24JY]
      ------extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 
        6179), H5201 [24JY]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H726 [14FE]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H1847 [16AP]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H3808 [19JN]
      ------make permanent the increased deduction for business start-
        up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1135 [1MR]
      ------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3808 [19JN]
      ------provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance 
        of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5330 [30JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
      ------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain 
        deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of 
        depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H79 [18JA]
      ------treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher 
        education expenses under certain college savings plans and 
        allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such 
        plans (see H.R. 529), H220 [31JA]
      Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding 
        for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 
        3200), H220 [31JA]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H5331 [30JY]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H5766 [10SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1101 [29FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1642 [27MR]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1572 [26MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (see H.R. 4384), H1976 [18AP]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H219 [31JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (H.R. 6068), H4655 [29JN]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (H.R. 4384), H1977 [18AP]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments 
        (H.R. 3858), H220 [31JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (H.R. 4010), H693 [9FE]
  Letters
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, 
        American Action Forum (organization), H537 [7FE]
      ------Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H535 [7FE]
      Elimination of automatic salary adjustments for Members of 
        Congress: by, H307 [1FE]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Stephen E. Blaire, 
        Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, H2613 
        [10MY]
  Motions
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5967 [13SE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H6285 [28SE]
  Remarks
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E943 [31MY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), E1392 [2AU]
      Aeras (nonprofit organization): tribute to tuberculosis vaccine 
        research, E429 [22MR]
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), 
        H5657 [2AU]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5657 [2AU]
      American Physiological Society: anniversary, E422 [22MR]
      American Podiatric Medical Association: anniversary, 
        E936 [31MY]
      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of 
        stimulus funding, H398, H403 [2FE]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H603, H608, H610, 
        H613 [8FE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), E1537 [14SE]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E632 [24AP]
      Aurora, CO: express condolences for victims of movie theater 
        shootings and gratitude to responders to the shootings, 
        E1362 [31JY]
      Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to 
        certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H535, 
        H538, H540 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H535, H536, H538, H540 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2601, H2602, H2603, H2604, H2606, H2607, H2610, 
        H2611, H2612, H2613, H2619, H2622, H2624 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2575, H2576, H2577 
        [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H420, H421, H423, 
        H424, H426 [2FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H391 [2FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H4921, H4923, 
        H4924 [18JY]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5958, H5959, H5960, H5962, H5963, H5965, 
        H5966 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), motion to recommit, H5967, H5968 [13SE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act with a deficit-reducing increase in tax revenue, H5967, 
        H5968 [13SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4921, H4923, H4924 [18JY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1666, H1668, H1669, H1670, H1672, H1674, H1678, 
        H1679, H1680, H1681, H1683, H1684, H1685, H1686, H1689, H1695, 
        H1708, H1709, H1710 [28MR], H1771, H1772, H1774, H1784, H1785, 
        H1786, H1787, H1788, H1791 [29MR], H1867 [17AP], E518 
        [30MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for 
        hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 
        2842), E343 [8MR]
      ------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with 
        the National Environmental Policy Act, E343 [8MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3765 [19JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H396, H397, H398, H399, H400, H401, 
        H402, H403 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H391 
        [2FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for 
        restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to 
        develop and implement an adaptive management plan, 
        H3765 [19JN]
      Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that 
        adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the 
        Chinese Exclusion Act (H. Res. 683), E1067 [19JN]
      Congress: legislative process, H6286 [28SE]
      ------prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H657 [9FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H2577, H2606, H2624 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H5035 
        [19JY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), E938 [31MY]
      ------funding, H2575, H2610 [10MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H4924 [18JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5035 [19JY], 
        E1318 [25JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2238 [27AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H988 [28FE]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), E1549 [18SE]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2238 
        [27AP], H2607 [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        E1080 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or 
        enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration 
        enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial 
        discretion, E1080 [19JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
        Program funding, E837 [17MY]
      Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 6018), 
        H4883 [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), E1634 [21SE]
      ------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
        oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that 
        will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), E1441 
        [3AU]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        extend pay freeze of civilian employees, E966 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), E966 [1JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking 
        action on public lands which impede border security on such 
        lands, H3765 [19JN]
      Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H401 [2FE]
      ------importance of job creation, H536 [7FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H916 [17FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H398, H400, H401 
        [2FE], H2619 [10MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        E1026 [8JN]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2476 [9MY]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H455 [3FE]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1617 [27MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), E1147 [27JN]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), H6286, H6296 [28SE]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (H.R. 3835), H307 [1FE], H391, H392 [2FE]
      ------increase contribution by employees for defined retirement 
        benefits, H2612 [10MY], E966 [1JN]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H916 [17FE]
      ------make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts 
        ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 828), E1389 
        [2AU]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), E667 [26AP]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        E1533 [14SE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), E1437 [3AU]
      Germantown, MD: tribute to MSC Coyotes Green Girls Soccer Club, 
        E1434 [3AU]
      Glen Echo, MD: anniversary of Adventure Theatre, E539 
        [16AP]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        E1356 [31JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E418 [22MR], 
        E442 [26MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4751, H4752, H4753, H4754 
        [10JY]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014 [19AP]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), E1184 [29JN]
      ------tribute to staff who worked on H. Con. Res. 112, Federal 
        budget for 2013-2022, H1789 [29MR]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), 
        E1640 [21SE]
      Information technology: improve Federal information security 
        (H.R. 4257), E668 [26AP]
      Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), 
        E955 [1JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), 
        E838 [17MY]
      ------strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), E1409 [3AU]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 
        4133), H2488 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4888 [17JY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for 
        assisting stateless children (H.R. 1464), E1497 [12SE]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H455 [3FE]
      Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 5882), E1039 [12JN]
      Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities, H657 [9FE]
      LSC: funding, E837 [17MY]
      Medicare: reform, H1667, H1669, H1672, H1679, H1681, H1683, 
        H1684, H1685, H1686 [28MR], H1771, H1772, H1784, H1786 [29MR], 
        H1867 [17AP]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments 
        (H.R. 3858), H307 [1FE]
      ------extend pay limitation, H391 [2FE]
      Mining and mineral resources: clarify definition of ``strategic 
        and critical minerals'' relative to efforts to promote 
        domestic production of critical minerals and materials, 
        E1258 [17JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (H.R. 4402), E1258 [17JY]
      National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, 
        E1077 [19JN]
      National History Day (organization): National Endowment for the 
        Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, E269 
        [28FE]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4240), 
        H2687 [15MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H397, H398 
        [2FE]
      Parkinson's Awareness Month: observance, E502 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H332 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4751, H4752, H4753, H4754 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, E442 [26MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), E1121 [21JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H62 [18JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), E1657 [25SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (H.R. 14), H1668, H1669 [28MR], E418 
        [22MR], E513 [30MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        E513 [30MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E837 [17MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, E536 [16AP]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879 
        [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1867 [17AP]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, 
        E1409 [3AU]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5672, H5673 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), H5585 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, H5585 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1997 [19AP]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (H.R. 6410), H6100, H6101 [19SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5958, H5960, H5962 [13SE]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        E1035 [8JN]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2238 [27AP]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit, H2613 [10MY]
      Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 
        anniversary, E1559 [19SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        E830 [17MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H4808 [11JY], E177 
        [9FE], E439 [26MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        H1817 [16AP]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H510 [6FE]
  Tributes
      Boughman, Joann, E1452 [10SE]
      Castro-Conroy, Carmen, E1261 [17JY]
      Dash, Greg, E144 [6FE]
      Droggitis, Spiros, E1158 [27JN]
      Elwell, Susan Black, E764 [10MY]
      Gilliam, Reginald E., Jr., E680 [27AP]
      Grimmett, Jeanne J., E1357 [31JY]
      Hamilton, Greg, E12 [13JA]
      Jones-Bos, Renee, E1051 [18JN]
      Kotzin, Sheldon, E897 [30MY]
      Millar, Gail, E1191 [29JN]
      Nix, Roscoe R., E53 [23JA]
      Schimmel, Linda, E1700 [16OC]
      Train, Russell E., E1605 [21SE]




VAN HOOF, ALEX

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E48 [19JA]




VAN HORNE, TERRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E104 [1FE]




VAN NESS, MEG

  Remarks in House
      Golden Landmarks Association: Living Landmark Award recipient, 
        E1118 [21JN]




VAN REGENMORTER, BILL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1242 [12JY]




VANA, THOMAS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2718 [16MY]




VANCE, JIMMY L.

  Articles and editorials
      Jimmy Lee Vance--Remembrances of Jimmy Lee Vance, S1575 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1574 [12MR]




VANCOUVER, WA

  Remarks in House
      Community Foundation for Southwest Washington: tribute to 
        National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations 
        accreditation, E1726 [26OC]




VANDENBERG AFB, CA

  Letters
      Leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights near Vandenberg 
        AFB, CA: Kevin W. Billings, Dept. of the Air Force, H774 
        [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface 
        mineral rights near Vandenberg AFB, CA, H5170 [24JY]




VANDERWARF, JASON

  Bills and resolutions
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]




VanEVERY, DEAN A.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E553 [17AP]




VANG, YER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1377 [1AU]




VanHOOSE, JUSTIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E502 [29MR]




VANN, EDGAR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E357 [8MR]




VanNATTER, GRETCHEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E601 [19AP]




VANS  see Common Carriers




VANUATU, REPUBLIC OF

  Reports filed
      Nomination of Walter North To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, 
        Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate), S6453 [19SE]




VARGAS, JOANNA

  Remarks in House
      California: 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award 
        recipient, E475 [28MR]




VARGO, FRANK

  Letters
      Export Promotion Reform Act, H3254 [30MY]




VARHELYI, ANDRAS

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5317 [24JY]




VASQUEZ, MARGARITO CANO (GUNNY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E343 [8MR]




VASTINE, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1627 [21SE]




VATAVUK, LISA

  Essays
      Modern Tax System--Fair to the Average American?, H2718 [16MY]




VATICAN CITY  see Holy See




VAUGHN, JASON W.

  Remarks in Senate
      Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office, Iuka, MS: designate (H.R. 
        2213), S2885 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office, Iuka, MS: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2213), S2730 [25AP]




VAUGHN, JOHN L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E11 [13JA]




VAVALA, FRANK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1731 [15MR]




VAWTER, WILLIAM

  Remarks in House
      Berrien Community Foundation: anniversary, E1424 [3AU]




VEAL, C. DAVID

  Letters
      Countervailing duties application to nonmarket economy 
        countries, H1169 [6MR]




VEHRS, NANCY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E2 [6JA]




VEILLEUX, LAURENT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E121 [2FE]




VEISSI, MAURICE

  Articles and editorials
      End Flood Insurance Program Uncertainty, S2994 [9MY]
  Letters
      FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, H2785 [16MY]




VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M. (a Representative from New York)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3126 [18MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see H.R. 3286), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5712 [2AU]
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (see H.R. 3435), H5711 [2AU]
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H221 [31JA]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H1154 
        [5MR]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: 
        designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H440 [2FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H3700 [8JN]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H476 [3FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide equity for tuition and fees 
        for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing 
        education programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and 
        civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see 
        H.R. 3053), H1363 [13MR]
      Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to 
        scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H2288 [27AP]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H1915 [17AP]
      FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 
        3737), H1017 [28FE]
      ------improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H2329 [7MY]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H6069 [18SE]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2134 [25AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2448 [8MY]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2447 [8MY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3267 [30MY]
      Medicare: provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to 
        inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      SBA: increase small business participation in multiple award 
        contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]
      ------provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to 
        early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]
      Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and 
        harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H1543 [22MR]
      ------end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H1153 [5MR]
      Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs 
        (see H.R. 1085), H1363 [13MR]
      ------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the 
        same gender as marriage for purposes of determining 
        entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2134 [25AP]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-
        provided health coverage to certain employee designated 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2715 [15MY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3733 [18JN]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H5631 [1AU]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H4656 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members (see H.R. 5638), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide grants for school-based mentoring programs 
        for at-risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy 
        and provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating 
        in such programs (see H.R. 4034), H801 [15FE]
      Housing: preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-
        income families (see H.R. 4218), H1426 [20MR]
      ------train public housing residents as home health aides and in 
        home-based health services to provide such services to certain 
        elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted housing 
        residents (see H.R. 4220), H1426 [20MR]
      Real estate: establish programs to provide counseling to 
        homebuyers regarding voluntary home inspections and train 
        counselors to provide such counseling (see H.R. 4219), H1426 
        [20MR]
      SBA: improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      SEC: change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred 
        stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities 
        by, and revise rules on business development companies (see 
        H.R. 5929), H3698 [8JN]
      Small business: provide exporting assistance (see H.R. 3976), 
        H639 [8FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving 
        members (H.R. 5638), H2446 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide grants for school-based mentoring programs 
        for at-risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy 
        and provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating 
        in such programs (H.R. 4034), H802 [15FE]
      Housing: preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-
        income families (H.R. 4218), H1427 [20MR]
      ------train public housing residents as home health aides and in 
        home-based health services to provide such services to certain 
        elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted housing 
        residents (H.R. 4220), H1427 [20MR]
      Real estate: establish programs to provide counseling to 
        homebuyers regarding voluntary home inspections and train 
        counselors to provide such counseling (H.R. 4219), H1427 
        [20MR]
      SBA: improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      SEC: change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred 
        stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities 
        by, and revise rules on business development companies (H.R. 
        5929), H3699 [8JN]
      Small business: provide exporting assistance (H.R. 3976), H640 
        [8FE]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: provide for transfer of victims of hazing 
        incidents, H3129 [18MY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1677 [28MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3129 [18MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2245 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, 
        H2245 [27AP]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H923 [17FE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5239 
        [25JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4760, H4762, H4764 [10JY]
      Medicare: reform, H1677 [28MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4760, H4762, H4764 [10JY]
      SBA: provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans 
        (H.R. 6296), H6116 [19SE]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide 
        alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing 
        limitations (H.R. 8), H5585 [1AU]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2001 [19AP]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H923 [17FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H923 [17FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant 
        victims of domestic violence and crime, H2776 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2776 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, E1020 [7JN]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3263 [30MY], H3360 [31MY]
  Surveys
      Economic State of Small Business: American Sustainable Business 
        Council, Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority 
        (organization), H5239 [25JY]
  Tributes
      Aguirre, Yvette, E173 [9FE]
      Jackson, Dianne, E40 [18JA]




VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF

  Articles and editorials
      China Gets Jump on U.S. for Brazil's Oil--Two Export Pacts a 
        Coup for Beijing, S2194 [29MR]




VENKATARAMAN, ARVIND

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School students 
        for participation in Texas Forensic Association State 
        Tournament, E898 [30MY]




VENTURA COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing 
        off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in 
        California, H774, H775 [15FE]
      Ventura County Stand Down: anniversary, E1238 [12JY]




VERANJES, DAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1726 [26OC]




VERBANIC, TOM

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Football Hall of 
        Fame inductees, E321 [6MR]




VERIFYING AUTHORITY AND LEGALITY IN DRUG COMPOUNDING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]




VERIFYING OFFICIAL TOTALS FOR ELECTIONS (VOTE) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]




VERMILLION, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      University of South Dakota: anniversary, S3728 [5JN]




VERMONT

  Articles and editorials
      Maj. Gen. Dubie Is Vermonter of the Year, S122 [26JA]
      UVM Ranks 5th in Producing Peace Corps Vols., S204 [31JA]
      Vision Realized, S4413 [21JN]
  Essays
      State of the Union: Alden Fletcher, S155 [30JA]
      ------Dahlia Somers, S157 [30JA]
      ------Emma Hamilton, S156 [30JA]
      ------Erin Clauss, S155 [30JA]
      ------Giovanina Mier, S157 [30JA]
      ------Hannah Apfelbaum, S154 [30JA]
      ------Jack Du Pre, S156 [30JA]
      ------Jennifer Sikorski, S59 [24JA]
      ------Julienne DeVita, S155 [30JA]
      ------Karolina Sowulewska, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kate Raszka, S124 [26JA]
      ------Katie Leavitt, S156 [30JA]
      ------Kayleigh Ehler-Vock, S124 [26JA]
      ------Kidder Spillane, S158 [30JA]
      ------Monica Allard, S123 [26JA]
      ------Theophila Lee, S157 [30JA]
      ------Travis K. Reed, S157 [30JA]
      ------Yamuna Dahal, S155 [30JA]
      ------Zach Holman, S156 [30JA]
  Lists
      Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in 
        Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions 
        used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Alchemy Brewing, LLC: tribute, H5933 [13SE]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to Vermont National Guard, S4852 [11JY]
      Circus Barn, Inc.: anniversary of Circus Smirkus, S1730 [15MR]
      Dubie, Michael: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year 
        honoree, S121 [26JA]
      Leahy, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S5358 [25JY]
      ------tribute to casting 14,000th vote, S5357-S5359 [25JY]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Vermont participants, S5368 [25JY]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S5130 [18JY]
      Sanders, Senator: tribute to students who participated in essay 
        contest on the State of the Union, S59 [24JA]
      Shelburne, VT: tribute to Shelburne Farms, S4413 [21JN]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]




VERMONT BUTTER AND CHEESE CREAMERY (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      National Association for the Specialty Food Trade: tribute to 
        award-winning vendors, S4718 [28JN]




VERNON, CT

  Remarks in House
      Water Pollution Control Facility: New England Water Environment 
        Association Wastewater Utility of the Year award recipient, 
        E538 [16AP]




VERRILL, HERBERT S.

  Articles and editorials
      Laurel Man Receives French Military Honor, S1992 [22MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1992 [22MR]




VERSAILLES, KY

  Remarks in House
      Versailles High School: anniversary of 1962 State football 
        championship, E1523 [13SE]




VETERAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN SUPPORT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4124), H6142-H6144 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4124, provisions, H6142 [19SE]




VETERAN SKILLS TO JOBS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]
  Letters
      Provisions: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, S4858 [11JY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4155), H3366 [1JN], H4661-H4663 [9JY], H5026 [19JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (H.R. 4155), S4858, S4916 [11JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 2239), S4773 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4155) (H. Rept. 112-585), H4684 [9JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4155, provisions, H4661 [9JY]




VETERANS

  Addresses
      Memorial Day: Arthur Cozewith, E1014 [7JN]
  Amendments
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6065 [10SE], S6110, S6111, S6112, S6113, S6233 [11SE], 
        S6259, S6260, S6275, S6276, S6277, S6278, S6279, S6280, S6283 
        [12SE], S6346, S6347, S6348, S6349, S6350, S6351, S6357, 
        S6358, S6360, S6361, S6363, S6368, S6369 [13SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, 
        H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, 
        H3364 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3287 [31MY]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6661, S6676 [21SE]
      World War II: tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), 
        S6003, S6004, S6010 [2AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Air Force Dumped Ashes of More Troops' Remains in VA Landfill 
        Than Acknowledged, H1159 [6MR]
      Back on His Home Land, S2317 [16AP]
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
      Finding Family Far From Home, S2321 [16AP]
      Former Warrenton Mayor Lineweaver Dies at Age 89, E243 [27FE]
      Frankfort VFW's Honor Guard Members Feel Privileged To Serve, 
        S2320 [16AP]
      GOP Budget Doesn't Even Say the Word ``Veteran'', E425 [22MR]
      History in the Making, S2316 [16AP]
      House Republicans Tax Bill Leaves Some Military Families Behind, 
        H5543 [1AU]
      Navy Supplier, S2318 [16AP]
      Needs of Military Families Must Not Be Overlooked, E973 [5JN]
      Part of History, S2322 [16AP]
      Sole Surviving Marines' Lexington Platoon Member To Be Honored, 
        S3323 [21MY]
      U.S.S. Kentucky's Commander Is a Proud UK Alum, S5252 [23JY]
      World War II--A Trip Around the World, S2226 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]
      Arlington National Cemetery: establish a Tomb of Remembrance for 
        interment of unidentifiable or unclaimed remains of members of 
        the Armed Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or a subsequent 
        conflict (see H.R. 5735), H2645 [10MY]
      Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of 
        military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits 
        that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 
        6046), H4156 [27JN]
      ------celebrate anniversary of combat action and recognize 
        contributions of American Volunteer Group and 23d Fighter 
        Group (Flying Tigers) to the Nation's defense (see H. Res. 
        802), H6276 [21SE]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 2299), 
        S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 6293), H5704 [2AU]
      ------review separation of members on the basis of a mental 
        condition not amounting to a disability, including a 
        personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 
        [12OC]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see S. 2089), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 3981), 
        H640 [8FE]
      Benefits: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4114), H1100 
        [29FE] (see H.R. 4142), H1153 [5MR]
      Birmingham, AL: recognize longest running celebration of 
        Veterans Day (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6231 [20SE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see S. Con. Res. 45), S3729 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 
        128), H3266 [30MY]
      Cemeteries and funerals: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 
        5833), H3161 [18MY]
      Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen 
        born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War 
        (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      Colleges and universities: prohibit institutions of higher 
        education that have a certain cohort default rate from 
        receiving veterans' education benefits (see H.R. 5836), H3161 
        [18MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S4893 [11JY]
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (see S. 3238), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 581), S6626 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of 
        disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability 
        claims are pending (see H.R. 6269), H5629 [1AU]
      ------award grants to establish veterans gardens operated by 
        veterans to produce food that can be sold to individuals, 
        schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H512 [6FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorize the Transition Assistance Advisor 
        Program (see S. 3354), S4724 [28JN]
      ------establish a process to determine whether individuals 
        claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War 
        II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the 
        Missouri List (see S. 3530), S6270 [12SE]
      Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges 
        from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-
        Federal sources to count military and veterans' education 
        benefits under such rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 
        4055), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see S. 3614), S6625 [21SE] 
        (see H.R. 6381), H5922 [12SE]
      ------set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds 
        for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations 
        for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 5521), H2320 
        [7MY] (see H.R. 6414), H6060 [14SE]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches (see S. 3316), S4368 [20JN] 
        (see H.R. 6401), H5999 [13SE]
      ------establish a competitive grant program for community 
        colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 4261), 
        H1570 [26MR]
      ------establish a pilot program to have community business 
        leaders mentor Armed Forces members under the Transition 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 5712), H2644 [10MY]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members (see S. 2246), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4051), H900 
        [16FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a Veterans Conservation Corps 
        (see S. 2130), S909 [17FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to assist veterans 
        to acquire commercial driver's licenses (see S. 2084), S494 
        [9FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of 
        service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive 
        amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
        (see H.R. 6464), H6231 [20SE]
      ------assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human 
        remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for 
        burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), S2166 [28MR]
      ------authorize certain major medical facility projects and 
        leases and extend certain authorities (see H.R. 6375), H5859 
        [11SE]
      ------authorize transport of individuals to and from health 
        facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, 
        examination, treatment, and care (see S. 3511), S5977 [2AU]
      ------award grants to nonprofit organizations for construction 
        of facilities for temporary lodging in connection with the 
        examination, treatment, or care of a veteran (see S. 3324), 
        S4368 [20JN]
      ------carry out a major medical facility project lease for an 
        outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI (see S. 3336), S4418 
        [21JN]
      ------clarify contracting goals and preferences for small 
        business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 
        4048), H900 [16FE]
      ------consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed 
        of by the applicants for less than fair market value when 
        determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 3270), S3781 
        [6JN] (see H.R. 6171), H5200 [24JY]
      ------consider the veteran's best interest when making 
        determinations about contracted health care and improve access 
        to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses 
        (see H.R. 6393), H5999 [13SE]
      ------designate certain medical facilities as health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 4042), H801 [15FE]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (see H.R. 4057), H901 [16FE]
      ------eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and 
        entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 4140), 
        H1153 [5MR]
      ------enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless 
        veterans to participate in the Grant and Per Diem Program to 
        provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless 
        veterans (see H.R. 5830), H3161 [18MY]
      ------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
        receive a dignified burial (see S. 3202), S3280 [17MY] (see 
        H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base 
        Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (see H.R. 6534), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3429), S5304 
        [24JY] (see S. 3457), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6455), H6231 
        [20SE] (see H.R. 6563), H6284 [25SE]
      ------establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education 
        Award (see H.R. 4052), H900 [16FE]
      ------establish presumption of service connection for certain 
        veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see H.R. 6297), H5705 
        [2AU]
      ------expand eligibility for veteran reimbursement for emergency 
        treatment provided in non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 
        4246), H1542 [22MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see S. 3049), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 4287), H1740 
        [28MR]
      ------extend authority to enter into contracts with private 
        physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see 
        H.R. 5880), H3362 [31MY]
      ------extend authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing 
        owned by a family member (see H.R. 4299), H1803 [29MR]
      ------give preference to veteran-owned local contractors (see 
        H.R. 6004), H3974 [21JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 
        3309), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]
      ------improve authority to provide specially adapted housing 
        assistance to blind veterans (see H.R. 5999), H3974 [21JN]
      ------improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or 
        who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (see H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]
      ------improve employment services for veterans by consolidating 
        various programs (see H.R. 4072), H943 [17FE]
      ------improve pensions for surviving spouses of World War II and 
        Korean War veterans (see H.R. 4371), H1914 [17AP]
      ------improve provision of work-study allowances for individuals 
        pursuing rehabilitation, education, or training programs (see 
        S. 3503), S5977 [2AU]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 
        5948), H3702 [12JN]
      ------improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program 
        (see S. 3348), S4674 [27JN]
      ------improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by 
        providing assistance for certain training programs that are 
        considered less than full-time (see H.R. 6577), H6312 [19OC]
      ------improve utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal 
        imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services 
        for veterans' health care (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]
      ------make home loan guaranty programs for veterans regarding 
        adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages 
        (see H.R. 4482), H2064 [24AP]
      ------make permanent the authority to provide work-study 
        allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving 
        educational assistance (see H.R. 4300), H1803 [29MR]
      ------make supplemental appropriations for medical and 
        prosthetic research (see H.R. 6071), H4655 [29JN]
      ------modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences 
        for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
        after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), 
        S3329 [21MY]
      ------protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from 
        inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting 
        veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]
      ------provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in 
        science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 
        3488), S5977 [2AU]
      ------provide certain employees of Members of Congress and 
        certain local government employees with access to case-
        tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]
      ------provide dental care to veterans awarded the Purple Heart 
        (see H.R. 5653), H2565 [9MY]
      ------provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for 
        educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see 
        S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]
      ------provide grants to States to assist veterans who were 
        trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military 
        in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (see H.R. 
        4288), H1740 [28MR]
      ------provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans 
        training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see S. 3206), 
        S3280 [17MY]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      ------provide veterans, when they electronically file claims for 
        benefits, with notice that relevant services may be available 
        to them from veterans service organizations (see S. 3052), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      ------reauthorize Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education (see 
        S. 3282), S3900 [11JN]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]
      ------reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare 
        benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses owed by 
        veterans for certain treatment provided in non-departmental 
        facilities (see H.R. 4245), H1542 [22MR]
      ------remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified 
        losses under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
        Traumatic Injury Protection Program (see H.R. 4978), H2267 
        [27AP]
      ------reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the 
        Veterans Health Administration (see S. 3084), S3084 [10MY]
      ------require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for 
        departmental employment in the competitive service (see H.R. 
        6372), H5859 [11SE]
      ------require recipients of grants and other assistance for 
        provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans 
        to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H943 [17FE]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 
        [25MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 
        667), H3265 [30MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service 
        from veterans and veterans service organizations at national 
        cemeteries (see H.R. 6044), H4156 [27JN]
      ------improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide 
        prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for 
        Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 3340), S4460 [25JN]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), 
        S1540 [8MR]
      Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot 
        program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see 
        H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]
      Disabled: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 6576), 
        H6310 [16OC]
      Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
        study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces 
        members and veterans (see H.R. 4869), H2204 [26AP]
      Employment: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3233), S3516 [23MY] (see S. 3236), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        6015), H3975 [21JN]
      ------require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require 
        States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses 
        and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 
        3235), S3630 [24MY] (see S. 3353), S4724 [28JN] (see H.R. 
        4115), H1100 [29FE] (see H.R. 6008), H3974 [21JN]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (see S. 3283), S3900 [11JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S2085 [27MR] 
        (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal aid programs: exclude certain pension payments from 
        consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance 
        (see H.R. 6111), H4862 [12JY] (see H.R. 6361), H5764 [10SE]
      Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently 
        disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
        of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in 
        civil service (see H.R. 4312), H1803 [29MR]
      ------provide that spouses and widows or widowers of certain 
        veterans and Armed Forces members receive competitive service 
        employment preference (see H.R. 5852), H3162 [18MY]
      Federal Employees Health Benefit Program: allow recipients of 
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care benefits to be eligible 
        for supplemental dental and vision insurance (see H.R. 6580), 
        H6318 [26OC]
      Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 
        5926), H3660 [7JN]
      Gold Star Dads of America, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 577), 
        H1273 [7MR]
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 420), S2393 [17AP]
      Government: grant veterans access to Federal excess and surplus 
        property (see H.R. 6114), H4862 [12JY]
      Health: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 
        2128), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 3895), H475 [3FE]
      ------improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
      Health care professionals: provide grants to State emergency 
        medical service departments to provide for the expedited 
        training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training 
        (see H.R. 3884), H439 [2FE] (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]
      Homeless: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 3349), S4674 [27JN]
      K-9 Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 740), H5291 [25JY]
      Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3914 [20JN]
      Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post 
        Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), 
        H3914 [20JN]
      Mount Chosin Few: designate (see H.R. 5928), H3660 [7JN]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H3660 [7JN]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (see S. 
        3363), S4773 [29JN]
      National Mobility Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 673), 
        H3404 [1JN]
      National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and 
        Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to 
        veterans (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (see S. 3281), S3838 [7JN]
      National Veterans Support Network: establish (see S. 3082), 
        S3084 [10MY]
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (see S. 3548), S6340 [13SE]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        472), S3631 [24MY]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3266 [30MY]
      Philadelphia, PA: encourage the Philadelphia VA Medical Center 
        to form an advisory committee to consider naming the hospital 
        in honor of an individual or group of veterans (see H. Res. 
        625), H2031 [19AP]
      Postal Service: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see S. 
        3380), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]
      ------provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned 
        small businesses (see H.R. 5835), H3161 [18MY]
      Senior citizens: provide for outreach and coordination of 
        services to veterans (see S. 3619), S6625 [21SE]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 445), 
        S2824 [26AP]
      Small business: clarify responsibilities of small businesses 
        relative to employment and reemployment rights of veterans 
        (see H.R. 3860), H374 [1FE]
      SSA: perform process for closure of field offices (see S. 3489), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      Taxation: close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such 
        savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for 
        veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans 
        (see S. 3536), S6270 [12SE]
      ------extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and 
        allow an exemption from an employer's employment taxes in an 
        amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), 
        H3162 [18MY]
      ------extend time period for contributing military death 
        gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings 
        accounts (see S. 3234), S3630 [24MY] (see H.R. 6013), H3975 
        [21JN]
      ------improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 
        [29MY]
      ------prevent an unfair tax burden for veterans and homeowners 
        who have received assistance from the National Mortgage 
        Settlement (see S. 3224), S3515 [23MY]
      ------treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war 
        veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to 
        posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 5903), H3577 [6JN]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        4279), H1739 [28MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed 
        clothes recovered at airport security checkpoints to local 
        veterans organizations and other charities (see H.R. 6328), 
        H5706 [2AU]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]
      U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to 
        reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia 
        (see S. 2045), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4213), H1390 [19MR]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works (see H.R. 5683), H2566 [9MY]
      Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 684), H3699 [8JN]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), 
        S2242 [29MR] (see H. Res. 601), H1740 [28MR]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see S. 
        3603), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
      World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H1099 [29FE]
      World War II: anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (see H. 
        Res. 696), H3914 [20JN]
      ------authorize military departments to provide an exception to 
        standards for awarding the Purple Heart for veterans whose 
        service records are incomplete due to damage (see H.R. 6095), 
        H4774 [10JY]
      ------recognize superior service of members of the First Special 
        Service Force (see S. Res. 577), S6626 [21SE]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 418), 
        S2324 [16AP] (see H. Res. 777), H5860 [11SE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1845 [16AP]
  Cloture motions
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
  Eulogies
      Schwartz, Harvey L.: by Senator Shaheen, S3778 [6JN]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, H5059 
        [19JY]
      ------Wayne E. Carrignan, Florida VFW, H5059 [19JY]
      Dept. of Justice funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities: several 
        veterans support organizations, H2399 [8MY]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. 
        Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, 
        H2621 [10MY]
      ------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration 
        (House), E825 [17MY]
      ------Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), 
        E825, E826 [17MY]
      ------Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human 
        Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, S4858 
        [11JY]
      Vets4Warriors Program funding: several veterans organizations, 
        H5049 [19JY]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members from California killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan, S3776 [6JN]
      Armed Forces members from Mississippi killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3619 [24MY]
      Armed Forces members from Wisconsin killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, S1447 [7MR]
      Armed Forces members killed in military action in Afghanistan, 
        H3483 [6JN]
      Armed Forces members killed in military action in Afghanistan 
        and Iraq, H3272 [31MY], H3736 [19JN]
      Armed Services members killed in the Korean War battle for Hill 
        303, H3269 [31MY]
      Montford Point Marines from Louisiana, S6618 [21SE]
      Rotary Club of Little Rock, AR, veterans, E859 [18MY]
      U.S. Global Leadership Coalition National Security Advisory 
        Council members, S6571 [21SE]
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, S3740 [6JN]
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Kansas (organization), S5700 [31JY]
      World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Big 
        Sky Honor Flight (organization), E1034 [8JN], E1599 [21SE]
  Motions
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3429), S5724 [31JY]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5805 [1AU], 
        S5901 [2AU], S6025 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], S6259 [12SE], S6396 
        [19SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]
  Obituaries
      Baker, Kenny: Jennifer Hewlett, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, 
        S345 [6FE]
      Blunk, Jonathan, H5299 [26JY]
      Bunch, Dewayne E.: Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5655 [30JY]
      Childress, Jesse, H5299 [26JY]
      Larimer, John, H5300 [26JY]
      Maggard, Rod: Hazard (KY) Herald, S5863 [1AU]
  Poems
      ``Few,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1614 [21SE]
      ``Greater Than Gold,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1437 [3AU]
      ``I Volunteered,'' Albert C. Caswell, H2193 [26AP]
      ``Intel,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1439 [3AU]
      ``New Hope'', E781 [11MY]
      ``On Point, Shades of Black and Green,'' Albert C. Caswell, 
        E1148 [27JN]
      ``They'll Not Take That From You,'' Albert C. Caswell, H2638 
        [10MY]
      ``To the 10th Power,'' Albert C. Caswell, E525 [16AP]
      ``We Stood!'' Albert C. Caswell, H5690 [2AU], E1436 [3AU]
      ``Written on Your Soul,'' Albert C. Caswell, E333 [7MR]
      ``You Have No Idea,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1496 [12SE]
  Prayers
      Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt, S3748 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Albany, GA: tribute to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Marine 
        Band, E191 [14FE]
      American Legion: anniversary, E341 [8MR]
      Anderson, Frank W.: Joint Veterans' Commission of Cuyahoga 
        County, OH, Judge Felix T. Matia/Chester J. Koch award 
        recipient, E164 [8FE]
      Arlington National Cemetery: create a Tomb of the Unknowns for 
        every military conflict moving forward, H1159 [6MR]
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]
      ------authorize members not in uniform and veterans to render a 
        military salute during the recitation of the Pledge of 
        Allegiance, H3066 [17MY]
      ------ensure extension of certain benefits and programs for 
        active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2827, 
        H2828 [17MY]
      ------tribute to members from Arizona killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan, H4945 [18JY]
      ------tribute to members from California killed in military 
        action, H5918 [12SE]
      ------tribute to members from Massachusetts killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, H3743 [19JN]
      ------tribute to members killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, H3741 [19JN], E1105 [21JN]
      Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to 
        Congressional Golf Tournament, H4698, H4699 [10JY]
      AT&T Inc.: tribute to AT&T Veterans group, E291 [1MR]
      Bangor, ME: anniversary of James W. Williams American Legion 
        Post 12, E1650 [21SE]
      Bellevue, NE: anniversary of Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home, 
        E1239 [12JY]
      Benefits: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (H.R. 4114), H4660, H4663, H4664 [9JY]
      Benn, Alvin: Alabama Press Association Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E204 [15FE]
      Berea, OH: tribute to restoration of Victory Arch at the 
        Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, E1379 [1AU]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1034 [8JN], E1599 
        [21SE]
      Birmingham, AL: tribute to Veterans Day celebration, E1441 [3AU]
      Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: anniversary, E818 [16MY]
      ------tribute, E1325 [25JY]
      Bowers, Arthur B. (Deacon): Tennessee Dept. of Labor and 
        Workforce Development James H. Collier Service Award 
        recipient, E1648 [21SE]
      Brooks, GA: tribute to Brooks Elementary School Veteran's Day 
        Program, E1710 [19OC]
      Budget: ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583-H2633 [10MY], H2702-H2705 
        [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], 
        H4922-H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], 
        E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573-H2583 [10MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]
      Burlingame, CA: tribute for adopting Co. B, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1125 
        [21JN]
      Business and industry: provide assistance to veterans and 
        veteran-owned businesses with respect to contract 
        opportunities, H5060 [19JY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), H3444 [5JN]
      Cemeteries and funerals: make memorial headstones and markers 
        available for purchase for members of Reserve components who 
        performed inactive duty training or active duty training but 
        did not serve on active duty, H3324 [31MY]
      Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment, and Veterans 
        Employment: tribute to Helmets to Hardhats program to provide 
        veterans with training and employment opportunities in the 
        construction industry, H1643 [28MR]
      Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (organization): tribute, E510 
        [29MR]
      Cerullo, Joseph D.: Hazleton, PA, Chapter of UNICO National 
        (organization) Chapter Outstanding Italian American of the 
        Year award recipient, E1681 [5OC]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of VFW Rhine Post 2729, E1723 [26OC]
      ------tribute to Edward Hines, Jr., Veteran Affairs Hospital, 
        E168 [9FE]
      ------tribute to Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 
        E168 [9FE]
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), E1383 [1AU]
      Colleges and universities: efforts of for-profit colleges and 
        universities to recruit active-duty military personnel and 
        veterans, H2824 [17MY]
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, E396 [20MR]
      Courts: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (H.R. 1775), H4607 [29JN], H5793-H5795 
        [11SE], E1527 [14SE]
      Czmyr, William: Jewett City, CT, VFW Veteran of the Year award 
        recipient, E872 [18MY]
      Dallas, TX: tribute to Dallas VA Medical Center for 
        participation in Valentines to Veterans program, H228 [1FE]
      Dept. of Defense: anniversary of B-1 U.S. Navy Band, E498 [29MR]
      ------Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H4954, H4955 
        [18JY]
      ------include industry-recognized certifications in pilot 
        program on veterans' receipt of civilian credentialing for 
        military occupational specialty skills, H2823 [17MY], H3129 
        [18MY]
      ------protect TRICARE health care program, H1213 [7MR], H2723 
        [16MY]
      ------provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of 
        soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3316, 
        H3317 [31MY]
      ------require status report on sharing of environmental exposure 
        incident data with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3130 [18MY]
      ------Spinal Cord Injury Research Program funding, H4957 [18JY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H4955, 
        H4956, H4984 [18JY], H5049, H5050 [19JY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H4957, H4958 [18JY], H5062 [19JY], E1288 
        [19JY]
      ------tribute to veterans of the Korean Constabulary, E1337 
        [26JY]
      ------TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee implementation 
        funding, H5059 [19JY]
      ------Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4980, H4981 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]
      ------establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans 
        Affairs and submit a report on veterans' homelessness (H.R. 
        3298), H1553-H1555 [26MR], H1744 [29MR]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans' 
        preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly 
        built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H4144 
        [27JN]
      ------veteran rental voucher assistance funding, H4634 [29JN]
      ------vulnerable populations housing programs funding, E1239 
        [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address delays in expansion of 
        medical facility in Lafayette, LA, and construction of new 
        medical facility in Lake Charles, LA, H1369 [19MR]
      ------address issues in management of Orlando, FL, VA Medical 
        Center construction project, H3277, H3319 [31MY]
      ------allow veterans in rural areas to visit an approved non-
        departmental health care provider in their area, H3327, H3328 
        [31MY]
      ------assess skills of certain employees and managers of the 
        Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 2349), H5428 [31JY]
      ------authorize certain major medical facility projects and 
        leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6375), H6094-H6096 
        [19SE], E1605 [21SE]
      ------consider the veteran's best interest when making 
        determinations about contracted health care and improve access 
        to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses 
        (H.R. 6393), H5970 [13SE]
      ------construction of VA health care center offsite from Butler, 
        PA, Medical Center, H3318 [31MY]
      ------deem certain service in the organized military forces of 
        the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active 
        service for benefit purposes (H.R. 210), E200 [15FE]
      ------develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and 
        transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through 
        provision of information on institutions of higher learning 
        (H.R. 4057), H5817-H5821 [11SE]
      ------eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt 
        of medical care, H2140 [26AP]
      ------ensure timely payments to non-VA medical providers, H3317 
        [31MY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (H.R. 4287), E478 [28MR]
      ------expedite delivery of health care to veterans at VA 
        community-based outpatient clinics in Lafayette, LA, and Lake 
        Charles, LA, H2143 [26AP]
      ------implement plan to address Oakland, CA, VA regional office 
        disability claims backlog and inaccuracy rates, H2145 [26AP]
      ------improve certain laws relative to employment and training 
        of veterans (H.R. 2433), H3270 [31MY]
      ------improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans 
        (H.R. 6101), H4787 [11JY]
      ------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (H.R. 
        5948), H6088-H6094 [19SE]
      ------medical and prosthetic research funding through reductions 
        in Dept. of Defense base closure account funding, H3358 [31MY]
      ------National Energy Conservation Policy Act energy management 
        requirements funding, H3326 [31MY]
      ------notify Congress of departmental conferences, H5430 [31JY]
      ------permit Office of Inspector General to review practices 
        relative to collection and content of bids for certain 
        veterans' hospital construction projects, H3326, H3327 [31MY]
      ------post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma treatment 
        funding, H3327 [31MY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, H5335, H5416-
        H5432 [31JY]
      ------prohibit funding to hire a new director of a national 
        cemetery who is not a veteran, H3342, H3343 [31MY]
      ------protect freedom of speech of veterans service 
        organizations participating in funerals or memorial services 
        at veterans' cemeteries, H3343 [31MY]
      ------provide grants to States to assist veterans who were 
        trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military 
        in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (H.R. 4288), 
        E469 [28MR]
      ------report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit 
        claims, H3317 [31MY]
      ------require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults 
        and other safety incidents occurring at departmental medical 
        facilities, H5428, H5429 [31JY]
      ------require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for 
        departmental employment in the competitive service (H.R. 
        6372), E1474 [11SE]
      ------revise enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a 
        business concern as a small business concern owned and 
        controlled by veterans or by service-disabled veterans, H5430 
        [31JY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H3322 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]
      ------extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319, H3339 
        [31MY], E966 [1JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309-
        H3346, H3356-H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], 
        E1024 [7JN]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), 
        H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 
        [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, 
        H3331 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]
      ------make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain 
        injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, H3129 [18MY]
      ------submit to Congress annual reports on the Post-9/11 
        Educational Assistance Program, H5428 [31JY]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Rolling Thunder 
        Demonstration Run, E1141 [26JN]
      Dolan, Mike: Hazleton, PA, Elks Lodge 200 Elk of the Year award 
        recipient, E245 [27FE]
      Eastern Iowa Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E979 [5JN], 
        E1530 [14SE]
      Employment: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and 
        transition assistance and providing incentives to employers 
        for hiring veterans, H37 [18JA], H5138 [24JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 6008), 
        H5138 [24JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H3366 [1JN], 
        H4661-H4663 [9JY], H5026 [19JY]
      Federal aid programs: exclude certain pension payments from 
        consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance 
        (H.R. 6361), H6121-H6124 [19SE]
      ------improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]
      Federal contracts: prohibit funding to enter into contracts that 
        do not give small businesses owned and controlled by veterans 
        any available preference, H3134 [18MY], H3341, H3342 [31MY]
      Florida: tribute to veterans walk supporting Wounded Warriors 
        project, E37 [18JA]
      Fort Sam Houston, TX: anniversary of Memorial Services 
        Detachment, E889 [25MY]
      Fortune (publication): tribute to annual Fortune 500 issue and 
        efforts to assist veterans to find employment, E683 [27AP]
      Franco American War Veterans (organization): anniversary, E1564 
        [19SE]
      Geiger, Roger: Torrington, CT, AMVETS (organization) Post 24 
        member of the year award recipient, E203 [15FE]
      Georgetown, TX: tribute to Horses for Heroes program, E1721 
        [26OC]
      Gray, Marion: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E104 [1FE]
      Green-Byrd, Danielle: American Red Cross Tiffany Circle 
        Distinguished Woman Warrior Award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Health: provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan 
        access to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], 
        E425 [22MR]
      Health care: funding, H3235 [30MY]
      Health care professionals: provide grants to State emergency 
        medical service departments to provide for the expedited 
        training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training 
        (H.R. 4124), H6142-H6144 [19SE]
      Helmets to Hardhats (nonprofit organization): tribute, H819 
        [16FE]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, E1431 [3AU]
      Honor Flight Central Florida (organization): tribute, E1617 
        [21SE]
      Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E313 [5MR], E642, 
        E645 [25AP], E895 [30MY], E1131 [25JN], E1226 [11JY]
      Honor Flight Illinois (organization): tribute, H2718 [16MY]
      Honor Flight Iowa (organization): tribute, E629 [24AP]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E733 
        [8MY], E1558 [19SE]
      Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon & Portland (organization): 
        tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E749 [9MY], 
        E1593 [21SE], E1658 [25SE]
      Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E634 
        [24AP], E1579 [20SE]
      Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E758 [10MY], 
        E1508 [13SE]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        E1000 [6JN]
      Houston, TX: misplaced grave markers at Houston National 
        Cemetery, H1301 [8MR]
      Huizenga, Representative: report on trip to Afghanistan, H46 
        [18JA]
      Illinois: tribute to Illinois Patriot Guard Fallen Heroes 
        Traveling Memorial Wall, H1629 [27MR]
      January 28 Group (organization): tribute to efforts to organize 
        a parade in St. Louis, MO, to honor veterans returning from 
        Iraq, H129 [24JA], H229 [1FE]
      Jones, Wilbur D.: Wilmington (NC) Star-News Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1240 [12JY]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Creekwood Middle School Korean War 
        history project, H3269 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Kingwood Fallen Heroes Memorial Golf 
        Tournament, E1325 [25JY]
      Korean War: anniversary, E1198 [29JN]
      Kosta, Stanley: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E375 [19MR]
      Lewiston, ME: anniversary of Franco American War Veterans 
        (organization) Post 31, E1564 [19SE]
      Little Rock, AR: tribute to MacArthur Museum of Arkansas 
        Military History ``Vietnam--America's Conflict'' exhibit, 
        E1347 [26JY]
      ------tribute to Rotary Club of Little Rock veterans, E858 
        [18MY]
      Memorial Day: observance, H3274 [31MY], E950 [1JN]
      Miami, FL: Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical 
        Center operating room construction funding, E1605 [21SE]
      Middle Island, NY: tribute to Longwood Central School District 
        Longwood Veterans Walk and Longwood Veterans History Project, 
        E1062 [18JN]
      Military Order of the Purple Heart (organization): tribute to 
        Michael A. DiRaimondo Chapter, E1102 [21JN]
      Military Order of the World Wars (organization): tribute to 
        Conejo Valley Chapter, E1102 [21JN]
      Montgomery GI Bill: anniversary, H3272 [31MY], E958 [1JN]
      Morrison, Richard M.: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Veteran of the 
        Year Award recipient, E1464 [10SE]
      Mount Chosin Few: designate (H.R. 5928), E1346 [26JY]
      Music City Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E610 [23AP], 
        E681 [27AP], E723 [8MY]
      National Guard: tribute to Vets4Warriors program, H5049 [19JY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), H5613 [1AU]
      National Marine Week: observance, E1107 [21JN]
      National Military Appreciation Month: observance, E679 [27AP]
      National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, H6237 [21SE], 
        E1607, E1613, E1628-E1630 [21SE]
      National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, E168 [9FE]
      National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: observance, 
        H6159 [20SE], E1641 [21SE]
      Nazareth College: inclusion in Military Advanced Education 
        (publication) ``Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities'' 
        list, E335 [7MR]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to YMCA of Central Florida for ``Red Tail 
        Pilots Tribute'' event, E232 [17FE]
      Osterville, MA: tribute to Cape Cod Academy Stand Down event, 
        E1413 [3AU]
      Pablo, Benjamin C.: SBA Guam Veteran Small Business Champion of 
        the Year award recipient, E453 [27MR]
      Palm Springs, CA: tribute to Palm Springs Air Museum Spirit of 
        '45 Day, E1345 [26JY]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to Florida chapter, 
        E1479 [11SE]
      ------tribute to mission to show sincere respect for fallen 
        Armed Forces members by attending funeral services of a fallen 
        member as invited guests of the family (H. Res. 669), H3279 
        [31MY]
      Philippines: recognize military service of certain Philippine 
        nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of 
        Veterans Affairs benefits, H1276 [8MR], H3340, H3341 [31MY], 
        H5295 [26JY]
      Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Fox Chapel Area High School for 
        participation in Library of Congress Veterans History Project, 
        E850 [18MY]
      Plymouth, MA: opening of Veterans Outreach Clinic, E1412 [3AU]
      ------rededication of American Legion Post 40, E1412 [3AU]
      Prather, Gerald L.: Boy Scouts Del Rio, TX, Person of the Decade 
        Award recipient, E1467 [10SE]
      Sacramento, CA: tribute to Pioneer House veterans, E860 [18MY]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to ``Welcome Home'' Vietnam Veterans 
        Celebration, E406 [21MR]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]
      Seattle, WA: Port of Seattle recipient of Dept. of Defense 
        Employer Support Freedom Award, E1397 [3AU]
      SEC: provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      Shillington, PA: tribute to Governor Mifflin Middle School 
        ``Adopt a Veteran Program'', E1528 [14SE]
      Snyder, Bradley W.: tribute for participation in Paralympic 
        Games, E1306 [24JY], E1467 [10SE]
      Solano, Patrick J.: Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization) 
        Community Leadership Award recipient, E91 [31JA]
      Somerset County, PA: tribute to Somerset County Military Family 
        Support Group, E280 [29FE]
      Spaulding, Fredrick L.: Army Distinguished Service Cross 
        recipient, E691 [27AP]
      Tampa, FL: tribute to Military Officers Association of America 
        Operation Helping Hand, E1623 [21SE]
      ``Taps'': anniversary of writing, E1072 [19JN]
      ------designate musical piece as National Song of Remembrance 
        (H.R. 595), E1072 [19JN]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans 
        (H.R. 5044), H6101-H6104 [19SE]
      ------waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (H.R. 
        4279), E1618 [21SE]
      Texas: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients, E706 [7MY]
      Texas A&M University: tribute to Corps of Cadets, E1143 [26JN]
      Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1556 
        [19SE]
      TownSquareBuzz Foundation: tribute to ``Red Shirt Fridays'' 
        campaign in McKinney, TX, to assist veterans returning from 
        war, E419 [22MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed 
        clothes recovered at airport security checkpoints to local 
        veterans organizations and other charities (H.R. 6328), H5825 
        [11SE]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: opening, E1500 
        [12SE], E1660 [28SE]
      United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: tribute to hiring of 
        reservists and returning veterans, E1726 [26OC]
      Ventura County, CA: anniversary of Ventura County Stand Down, 
        E1238 [12JY]
      Veterans' Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to 
        unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance 
        of useful public works, H5870 [12SE]
      Vietnam Veterans Day: observance, E905 [30MY]
      Vietnam Veterans' Day: observance, E505 [29MR]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of American involvement, E870 
        [18MY]
      ------anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz Eleven'' from POW 
        camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]
      Volusia Honor Air (organization): tribute, E1542 [14SE], E1666 
        [28SE]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (H. Res. 601), E463 
        [28MR]
      West Virginia (U.S.S.): tribute to reunion of crew, E1549 [18SE]
      Willoughby, William H., Jr.: Joint Veterans' Commission of 
        Cuyahoga County, OH, Outstanding Veteran of the Year award 
        recipient, E162 [8FE]
      Woodbury, NJ: tribute to Woodbury Rotary Park Memorial Walkway, 
        E973 [5JN]
      World War II: anniversary of Battle of Dieppe, E1440 [3AU]
      ------anniversary of Battle of Midway, H3588 [7JN]
      ------anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign (H. Res. 696), 
        E1412 [3AU]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines, H3235 [30MY], E1147, E1148, E1154, E1158 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), E691 [27AP]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, H3484, H3489 [6JN], E989 [6JN]
      ------recognize superior service of members of the First Special 
        Service Force, E1665 [28SE]
      ------tribute to Japanese-American men and women who served in 
        the military, E220 [16FE], E277 [29FE]
      ------tribute to premiere of ``Red Tails'' movie about Tuskegee 
        Airmen, H83 [23JA], E27 [17JA], E54 [23JA]
      ------tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E41 [18JA], E232 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, S6096 [11SE]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (S. 2299), S2500 
        [18AP]
      ------improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, 
        vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans 
        (S. 951), S3504 [23MY]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (S. 3322), S5848 [1AU]
      ------tribute to members from California killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan, S1190 [1MR], S3776 [6JN], S6100 [11SE]
      ------tribute to members from Kansas killed in military action 
        in Afghanistan, S3818 [7JN]
      ------tribute to members from Mississippi killed in military 
        action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3619 [24MY]
      ------tribute to members from Wisconsin killed in military 
        action, S1447 [7MR]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S4145 [13JN], 
        S4192 [14JN], S6335 [13SE], S6527 [20SE], S6576 [21SE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), S2989-S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 
        [15MY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), S4218 [14JN]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (S. Con. Res. 45), 
        S3738 [5JN]
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]
      Colleges and universities: efforts of for-profit colleges and 
        universities to recruit active-duty military personnel and 
        veterans, S5634 [30JY]
      Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford 
        House homeless veterans shelter, S1844 [20MR]
      Congress: encourage Members of Congress to hire qualified 
        veterans for openings in congressional offices, S6291 [13SE]
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]
      ------tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (S. 3372), S4894 [11JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (S. 1728), S4840 [11JY]
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (S. 3238), S4780 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Defense: call for release of government records 
        regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, S5190 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS: facilitate emergency medical services personnel 
        training and certification curriculums for veterans, S6256 
        [12SE]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (S. 3614), S6629 [21SE]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches, S6256 [12SE]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members, S6256 [12SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary of Veterans' Community 
        Based Outpatient Clinic in Caribou, ME, S4148 [13JN]
      ------authorize certain major medical facility projects and 
        leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6375), S6671 
        [21SE]
      ------carry out a major medical facility project lease for an 
        outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI (S. 3336), S4422 
        [21JN]
      ------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
        receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), S3287 [17MY]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (S. 2241), S2087 [27MR], S2589 
        [23AP]
      ------ensure veterans jobs corps program counselors are 
        available to veterans in rural areas, S6315 [13SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3429), S5319 [24JY], 
        S5321 [25JY]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5689 [30JY], 
        S5691 [31JY], S6260 [12SE], S6289-S6292, S6294, S6296, S6298, 
        S6315-S6318, S6330 [13SE], S6393, S6395, S6400-S6405 [19SE], 
        S6488 [20SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to 
        proceed, S5805, S5825 [1AU], S5921, S5934, S5950 [2AU], S6025 
        [10SE], S6075, S6077, S6080-S6083, S6095 [11SE], S6246-S6249, 
        S6254-S6259 [12SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S6332 [13SE]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-
        consent request, S6260, S6261 [12SE]
      ------expand and improve health care services available to women 
        veterans, S2078 [27MR]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (S. 3049), S3044 [9MY]
      ------furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home 
        care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, when 
        the well water was contaminated (S. 277), S4619 [26JN]
      ------implementation of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, 
        S4930 [12JY]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 
        3309), S4241 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), 
        S4302 [19JN]
      ------improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program 
        (S. 3348), S4682 [27JN]
      ------improve veterans assistance programs, S5154 [18JY]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], 
        S5203 [19JY]
      ------provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve 
        the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S6077 
        [11SE]
      ------reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the 
        Veterans Health Administration (S. 3084), S3416 [22MY]
      ------treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed 
        Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and 
        controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences 
        (S. 3405), S5213 [19JY]
      ------tribute to Caregiver Support Program, S5200 [19JY]
      ------tribute to participation in American Heart Association Go 
        Red for Women cardiovascular disease awareness campaign, S4293 
        [19JN]
      ------veterans job corps funding through reductions in foreign 
        aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience 
        and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and 
        veterans (S. 3340), S4461-S4463 [25JN], S4719 [28JN]
      ------improve oversight of educational assistance (S. 2179), 
        S1541 [8MR]
      Diseases: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs and NIH research 
        into deep brain stimulation therapy for Parkinson's disease, 
        S5474 [26JY]
      Economy: provide growth through small business tax relief, 
        research and innovation, veterans' business incentives, 
        regulatory relief, support for high-skilled workers, and 
        counterfeiting enforcement (S. 1866), S1830 [20MR], S3764, 
        S3765 [6JN]
      Employment: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (S. 
        3233), S3518 [23MY]
      ------reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition 
        assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring 
        veterans, S3504-S3506 [23MY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses, S6256 
        [12SE], S6291 [13SE]
      Fair Housing Act: protect servicemembers and veterans from 
        housing discrimination (S. 3283), S4180 [14JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), S4858, S4916 
        [11JY]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (S. 2239), S4781 [29JN]
      Frankfort, KY: anniversary of VFW Post 4075, S2320 [16AP]
      Gold Star Wives Day: designate (S. Res. 420), S2451 [17AP]
      Homeless: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and 
        veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 3349), S4682 [27JN]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]
      Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3740 
        [6JN]
      Honor Flight Kansas (organization): tribute, S5700 [31JY]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2917 
        [7MY]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]
      House of Heroes, Inc.: tribute, S4361 [20JN]
      Kelly, Keith: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for 
        Veterans' Employment and Training, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S6510 [20SE]
      Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: dedication, S122 
        [26JA]
      McCormick, James: Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation 
        Citizen Service Before Self Honoree, S2238 [29MR]
      Memorial Day: observance, S3617, S3619 [24MY]
      National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 527), S5318 [24JY]
      National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center: allow use of 
        commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt (S. 
        3363), S4781 [29JN]
      National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate 
        (S. Res. 455), S3090 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]
      ------observance, S4719 [28JN]
      National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal 
        authorization (S. 3281), S3842 [7JN]
      Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act: clarify 
        certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the 
        memorial (S. 3548), S6344 [13SE]
      Nevada Military Support Alliance: tribute, S3129 [14MY]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6676 [21SE]
      Richfield, UT: Joining Forces Community Challenge military 
        support competition finalist, S3778 [6JN]
      Rockland, ME: dedication of Midcoast Area Veterans Memorial 
        Wall, S5728 [31JY]
      Run to Home Base (organization): tribute, S5970 [2AU]
      Shine Family Foundation: anniversary, S3777 [6JN]
      Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (S. Res. 445), S2886 
        [26AP]
      Suicide Stand Down Day: observance, S6438 [19SE]
      Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: designate (H.R. 
        2660), S2886 [26AP]
      Veterans: include certain veterans organizations as eligible 
        recipient organizations for donation of Federal surplus 
        personal property through State agencies, S6096 [11SE]
      Veterans Jobs Corps Act: violation of Budget Control Act by 
        increasing authority and outlays above Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (Senate) allocation, S6317 [13SE], S6396 [19SE]
      West Virgina: establish the Mountain State National Security 
        Fellowship, S5481 [26JY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford 
        Point Marines, S4669 [27JN]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H.R. 2447), S6426 [19SE], S6618 [21SE]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, S3740, S3769 [6JN]
      ------tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for 
        contributions toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), S2382 
        [17AP], S6010 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction 
        and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        667) (H. Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs Policy To Improve Outreach and 
        Transparency to Veterans and Service Members Through 
        Information on Institutions of Higher Learning: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 112-646), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' 
        Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. 
        Rept. 112-491), H3171 [25MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 
        112-168), S3422 [22MY]
      Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 112-517), H3479 [5JN]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the 
        Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112-470), H2565 [9MY]
      Stolen Valor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1775) 
        (H. Rept. 112-650), H5764 [10SE]
      Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2660), S2730 
        [25AP]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2239), S4773 [29JN]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        4155) (H. Rept. 112-585), H4684 [9JY]
      Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4114) (H. Rept. 112-486), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5948) (H. Rept. 
        112-678), H6150 [19SE]
  Resolutions by organizations
      National security and veterans' benefits funding: El Paso 
        County, TX, Commissioners Court, E439 [26MR]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]
  Tables
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3311-H3314 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 128, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, H3444 
        [5JN]
      H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement 
        Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, 
        Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for 
        military construction and veterans' services, H3282 [31MY]
      H.R. 1775, Stolen Valor Act, H5793 [11SE]
      H.R. 3298, Homes for Heroes Act, H1553 [26MR]
      H.R. 4057, Dept. of Veterans Affairs comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning, H5817 [11SE]
      H.R. 4114, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, 
        H4663 [9JY]
      H.R. 4124, Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act, 
        H6142 [19SE]
      H.R. 4155, Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, H4661 [9JY]
      H.R. 5044, exclude from gross income any discharge of 
        indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans, 
        H6101 [19SE]
      H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583-H2600 
        [10MY]
      H.R. 5948, Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service 
        Act, H6088-H6092 [19SE]
      H.R. 6361, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act, H6121 [19SE]
      H.R. 6375, VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring 
        Authorities Extension Act, H6094 [19SE]
      S. 2239, treat relevant military training as sufficient to 
        satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal 
        licenses, S4781 [29JN]
      S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act, S2088-S2092 [27MR]
      S. 2299, Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act, 
        S2501 [18AP]
      S. 3202, Dignified Burial of Veterans Act, S3287 [17MY]
      S. 3238, David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community 
        Based Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH, S4780 [29JN]
      S. 3281, National Veterans Business Development Corp., Federal 
        authorization termination, S3842 [7JN]
      S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 
        [18JN]
      S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, 
        S4303 [19JN]
      S. 3336, carry out a major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facility project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, 
        Oahu, HI, S4422 [21JN]
      S. 3348, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional 
        Housing Loan Program improvement, S4682 [27JN]
      S. 3363, allow National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center use 
        of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of debt, S4781 
        [29JN]
      S. 3363, use of commemorative coin surcharges for retirement of 
        National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center debt, H5613 [1AU]
      S. Con. Res. 45, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, S3734, 
        S3738 [5JN]
      S. Res. 418, tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan in World War II, 
        S2326 [16AP], S6011 [2AU]
      S. Res. 420, Gold Star Wives Day, S2399, S2451 [17AP]
      S. Res. 445, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2833, S2888 [26AP]
      S. Res. 455, National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness 
        Day, S3089 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]
      S. Res. 472, Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day, S3639 
        [24MY], S6676 [21SE]
      S. Res. 527, National Airborne Day, S5308, S5318 [24JY]
      S. Res. 577, recognize superior service of members of the First 
        Special Service Force during World War II, S6630, S6680 [21SE]
      S. Res. 581, Day of the Deployed, S6632, S6681 [21SE]




VETERANS ACCESS TO CARE ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4042), H801 [15FE]




VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION  see Department of Veterans Affairs




VETERANS' COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4114), H4660, H4663, H4664 [9JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4114) 
        (H. Rept. 112-486), H3161 [18MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4114, provisions, H4663 [9JY]




VETERANS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Birmingham, AL: recognize longest running celebration of 
        Veterans Day (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6231 [20SE]
  Remarks in House
      Birmingham, AL: tribute to Veterans Day celebration, E1441 [3AU]
      Brooks, GA: tribute to Brooks Elementary School Veteran's Day 
        Program, E1710 [19OC]




VETERANS DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6580), H6318 [26OC]




VETERANS DISABILITY EXAMINATION ACCESS IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5880), H3362 [31MY]




VETERANS E-HEALTH & TELEMEDICINE SUPPORT (VETS) ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]




VETERANS FIDUCIARY REFORM AND HONORING NOBLE SERVICE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5948), H6088-H6094 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5948) 
        (H. Rept. 112-678), H6150 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 5948, provisions, H6088-H6092 [19SE]




VETERANS GARDENS EMPLOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3905), H512 [6FE]




VETERANS JOBS CORPS ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 3457), S6065 [10SE], S6110, S6111, S6112, S6113, S6233 
        [11SE], S6259, S6260, S6275, S6276, S6277, S6278, S6279, 
        S6280, S6283 [12SE], S6346, S6347, S6348, S6349, S6350, S6351, 
        S6357, S6358, S6360, S6361, S6363, S6368, S6369 [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3457), S5658 [30JY]
  Cloture motions
      Enact (S. 3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
  Motions
      Enact (S. 3457), S5805 [1AU], S5901 [2AU], S6025 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6259 [12SE], S6396 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military 
        personnel and veterans, S6096 [11SE]
      Budget Control Act: violation by increasing authority and 
        outlays above Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) 
        allocation, S6317 [13SE], S6396 [19SE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S6298 
        [13SE]
      Dept. of HHS: facilitate emergency medical services personnel 
        training and certification curriculums for veterans, S6256 
        [12SE]
      Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans 
        with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to 
        facilitate online job searches, S6256 [12SE]
      ------provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces 
        members, S6256 [12SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans jobs corps program 
        counselors are available to veterans in rural areas, S6315 
        [13SE]
      ------veterans job corps funding through reductions in foreign 
        aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Enact (S. 3457), S5689 [30JY], S5691 [31JY], S6260 [12SE], 
        S6289-S6292, S6294, S6296, S6298, S6315-S6318, S6330 [13SE], 
        S6393, S6395, S6400-S6405 [19SE], S6488 [20SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S5805, S5825 [1AU], S5921, S5934, S5950 
        [2AU], S6025 [10SE], S6075, S6077, S6080-S6083, S6095 [11SE], 
        S6246-S6249, S6254-S6259 [12SE]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S6332 [13SE]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S6260, S6261 [12SE]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed, 
        S6316 [13SE]
      Veterans: include certain veterans organizations as eligible 
        recipient organizations for donation of Federal surplus 
        personal property through State agencies, S6096 [11SE]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses, S6256 
        [12SE]




VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

  Articles and editorials
      Frankfort VFW's Honor Guard Members Feel Privileged To Serve, 
        S2320 [16AP]
  Letters
      Armed Forces incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]
      Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding, H5059 [19JY]
  Remarks in House
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of VFW Rhine Post 2729, E1723 [26OC]
      Czmyr, William: Jewett City, CT, VFW Veteran of the Year award 
        recipient, E872 [18MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Frankfort, KY: anniversary of VFW Post 4075, S2320 [16AP]




VETERANS OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2433), H3270 [31MY]




VETERANS' TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]




VETERINARY SERVICE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Stanislaus County, CA: Ag Hall of Fame inductee, E1700 [16OC]




VF CORP.

  Remarks in Senate
      Johnson, Jhett: Wrangler National Finals Rodeo team roping 
        competition gold buckle recipient, S33 [23JA]




VIASSY, IAYIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E521 [16AP]




VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Joseph R. Biden, Jr.)

  Addresses
      State of the Union: President Obama, S68-S73 [24JA]
  Appointments
      Commission on International Religious Freedom, S3534 [23MY]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1399 [5MR]
      Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]
      Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation 
        Act, D2 [3JA]
      ------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
      Congressional Award Board, S3388 [21MY]
      Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board, 
        S5264 [23JY]
      Japan-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S2660 [24AP]
      Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board, S5319 [24JY], 
        S6558 [20SE]
      Reading of George Washington's farewell address, S659 [14FE]
      State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery 
        Board, S5264 [23JY]
      U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, S2007 
        [22MR], S2037 [26MR]
      U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, S48 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (see S. Res. 
        485), S3782 [6JN]
  Discharge petitions signed
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (S.J. Res. 36), S2538 [19AP]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Burma: President Obama, S4890 [11JY]
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Yemen: President Obama, S3233 [16MY]
      Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian 
        Financial Institutions: President Obama, S348 [6FE]
      Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2013: President 
        Obama, S564-S567 [13FE]
      Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of 
        Securities Held With an Intermediary: President Obama, S3293 
        [17MY]
      Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: President 
        Obama, S3293 [17MY]
      Economic Report: President Obama, S906 [17FE]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Designation for South Sudan: President Obama, S2030 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Argentina: President Obama, S2030 [26MR]
      Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country 
        Termination for Gibraltar and the Turks and Caicos Islands: 
        President Obama, S4770 [29JN]
      National Defense Authorization Act Section 1022 Implementation 
        Procedures Relative to Detainee Military Custody Requirements: 
        President Obama, S1087 [28FE]
      National Drug Control Strategy: President Obama, S2543 [19AP]
      National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Obama, S3277 
        [17MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Cote D'Ivoire: President Obama, 
        S347 [6FE]
      National Emergency Relative to Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea: President Obama, S4238 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S5730 
        [31JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 
        Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, S6105 [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to Significant Transnational 
        Criminal Organizations: President Obama, S5132 [18JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Somalia: President Obama, S5256 
        [23JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Syria: President Obama, S3040 
        [9MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of 
        September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6105 [11SE]
      National Emergency Relative to the Former Liberian Regime of 
        Charles Taylor: President Obama, S5084 [17JY]
      National Emergency Relative to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation 
        Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material 
        in Russia: President Obama, S4238 [18JN]
      National Emergency Relative to the Stabilization of Iraq: 
        President Obama, S3326 [21MY]
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions: President Obama, S5302 [24JY]
      National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe: President Obama, S1373 
        [2MR]
      Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative 
        Assistance in Tax Matters: President Obama, S3292 [17MY]
      Statutory Debt Limit: President Obama, S37 [23JA]
      Tax Convention With Chile: President Obama, S3293 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (S. Res. 485), 
        S3799 [6JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 485, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al., S3783, S3799 
        [6JN]




VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

  Appointments
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1399 [5MR], H1420 
        [20MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6151 [19SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies 
        (see S. Con. Res. 36), S1195 [1MR]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. 
        Con. Res. 35), S1195 [1MR]
      Federal employees: prohibit senior Government officers and 
        employees from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or 
        instrumentalities for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 
        4343), H1805 [29MR]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (see H.J. Res. 100), H78 [18JA]
      Taxation: express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by 
        the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should 
        not be less than the effective rate paid by middle class 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]
  Remarks in House
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. 
        Con. Res. 36), H1144 [5MR]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), H1143 [5MR]
      Federal employees: require federally elected officials to place 
        stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of 
        securities in a blind trust (H.R. 3639), H382 [2FE], H597 
        [8FE]
      Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of 
        public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal 
        office (H.J. Res. 100), H128 [24JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda and 
        Emancipation Hall for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. 
        Con. Res. 36), S1368 [1MR]
      Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. 
        Res. 35), S1368 [1MR]
  Texts of
      S. Con. Res. 35, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) 
        establishment, S1209, S1368 [1MR], H1143 [5MR]
      S. Con. Res. 36, use of Capitol rotunda and Emancipation Hall 
        for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S1209, S1368 [1MR], 
        H1144 [5MR]
  Tributes
      Cheney, Richard B., S2015 [26MR]




VICKSBURG, MS

  Remarks in House
      W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home Inc.: tribute, E1722 [26OC]




VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

  Addresses
      Victims of Communism in Albania: Joseph J. DioGuardi, E1253 
        [17JY]




VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (see 
        S. 2183), S1576 [12MR]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support mission and goals 
        (see S. Res. 374), S614 [14FE]
  Remarks in House
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, H2214 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund, S2592 [23AP]
      Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund: establish (S. 
        2183), S1577 [12MR]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, S2592 [23AP]
      ------support mission and goals (S. Res. 374), S608, S657 [14FE]
  Texts of
      S. 2183, Bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, S1578 [12MR]
      S. Res. 374, support mission and goals of National Crime 
        Victims' Rights Week, S637, S657 [14FE]




VIDAL, GORE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1424 [3AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5966 [2AU]




VIDEO PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain 
        a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and 
        that consent may be obtained through the Internet, S5914 [2AU]




VIENNA, VA

  Remarks in House
      Jimenez, Tony: Small Business Council of America Small Business 
        Person of the Year award recipient, E799 [15MY]
      Marah Christian Counseling Center: anniversary, E360 [9MR]
      Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Business 
        and Service Award recipients, E1069 [19JN]




VIETBAO DAILY NEWS (publication)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H5337 [31JY]




VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF

  Bills and resolutions
      Foreign trade: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the 
        U.S. under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade 
        Act (see H.R. 5157), H2271 [27AP]
      Human rights: condemn violations (see S. Res. 541), S5978 [2AU]
  Letters
      Call for removal of David B. Shear as Ambassador to Vietnam: 
        Representative Wolf, E1212 [9JY], E1410, E1411 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1411 [3AU]
      Detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan in Vietnam: David S. Adams, Dept. 
        of State, E1213 [9JY], E1410 [3AU]
      ------Representative Wolf, E1410 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1409 [3AU]
  Remarks in House
      Foreign policy: call for release Nguyen Quoc Quan, H5839 [11SE]
      ------petition on White House website urging the administration 
        to stop expanding trade at the expense of human rights, E751 
        [9MY]
      ------promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1410), H5835-H5842 
        [11SE], E72 [25JA], E1482 [11SE]
      Hmong Heritage Month: observance, E518 [30MR]
      Human rights: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards, H1222 [7MR]
      ------condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures 
        used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (H. Res. 484), H229 [1FE], H5844-H5846 
        [11SE], E1482 [11SE]
      Little Rock, AR: tribute to MacArthur Museum of Arkansas 
        Military History ``Vietnam--America's Conflict'' exhibit, 
        E1347 [26JY]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to ``Welcome Home'' Vietnam Veterans 
        Celebration, E406 [21MR]
      Shear, David B.: call for removal as Ambassador to Vietnam, 
        E1212 [9JY], E1409 [3AU]
      Vietnam Human Rights Day: observance, E751 [9MY]
      Vietnam Veterans' Day: observance, E505 [29MR]
      Vietnamese Community in Greater Cleveland, Inc.: observance of 
        Vietnamese New Year, E137 [3FE]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of American involvement, E870 
        [18MY]
      ------anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz Eleven'' from POW 
        camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]
      ------anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, 
        E729 [8MY]
      ------tribute to Hmong pilots trained to fly ``secret war'' 
        counterinsurgency missions, E1081 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Foreign policy: promote human rights and democracy, S4710 [28JN]
  Statements
      Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Vietnamese Embassy in the U.S., 
        H5840-H5842 [11SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 484, condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards in Vietnam, H5844 [11SE]
      H.R. 1410, Vietnam Human Rights Act, H5835-H5837 [11SE]
      S. Res. 541, condemn Vietnam human rights violations, S5989 
        [2AU]




VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 1410), H5835-H5842 [11SE], E72 [25JA], E1482 [11SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1410, provisions, H5835-H5837 [11SE]




VIETNAM VETERANS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Establish (see H. Res. 684), H3699 [8JN]
  Remarks in House
      Observance, E905 [30MY]




VIETNAMESE AMERICANS

  Remarks in House
      VietBao Daily News (publication): anniversary, H5337 [31JY]
      Vietnamese Community in Greater Cleveland, Inc.: observance of 
        Vietnamese New Year, E137 [3FE]




VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY IN GREATER CLEVELAND, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Vietnamese New Year: observance, E137 [3FE]




VIETNAMESE CONFLICT

  Bills and resolutions
      Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen 
        born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War 
        (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]
      Philadelphia, PA: encourage the Philadelphia VA Medical Center 
        to form an advisory committee to consider naming the hospital 
        in honor of an individual or group of veterans (see H. Res. 
        625), H2031 [19AP]
      Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 684), H3699 [8JN]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), 
        S2242 [29MR] (see H. Res. 601), H1740 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Aviation: tribute to Hmong pilots trained to fly ``secret war'' 
        counterinsurgency missions, E1081 [19JN]
      Burlingame, CA: tribute for adopting Co. B, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1125 
        [21JN]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Rolling Thunder 
        Demonstration Run, E1141 [26JN]
      History: anniversary of American involvement, E870 [18MY]
      ------anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, 
        E729 [8MY]
      Holleder, Donald: Distinguished Service Cross recipient 
        posthumously, E1487 [12SE]
      Little Rock, AR: tribute to MacArthur Museum of Arkansas 
        Military History ``Vietnam--America's Conflict'' exhibit, 
        E1347 [26JY]
      POW: anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz Eleven'' from POW camp 
        in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to ``Welcome Home'' Vietnam Veterans 
        Celebration, E406 [21MR]
      San Mateo, CA: tribute for adopting Co. A, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1102 
        [21JN]
      Spaulding, Fredrick L.: Army Distinguished Service Cross 
        recipient, E691 [27AP]
      Texas: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients, E706 [7MY]
      Vietnam Veterans Day: observance, E905 [30MY]
      Vietnam Veterans' Day: observance, E505 [29MR]
      Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to Hmong pilots trained to fly 
        ``secret war'' counterinsurgency missions, E1081 [19JN]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (H. Res. 601), E463 
        [28MR]




VILLAGE VOICE MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC

  Bills and resolutions
      Backpage.com (Internet site): support elimination of the ``adult 
        entertainment'' section of the classified advertising website 
        Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 646), 
        H2320 [7MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Backpage.com (Internet site): support elimination of the ``adult 
        entertainment'' section of the classified advertising website 
        Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking, S2667 [25AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 439, support elimination of the ``adult entertainment'' 
        section of the Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, classified 
        advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of 
        online sex trafficking, S2736 [25AP]




VILLALOBOS, CHAYANNE

  Remarks in House
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]




VILLANOVA, PA

  Remarks in House
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1389 [2AU], E1641 [21SE], 
        E1665 [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Devereux Foundation: anniversary, S6538 [20SE]




VILLANOVA, WILLIAM

  Remarks in House
      Illinois State Crime Commission: Police Chief of the Year award 
        recipient, E557 [17AP]




VILLAR MENDOZA, WILMAN

  Bills and resolutions
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, commend pro-democracy activist 
        organizations, and pledge solidarity with the people of Cuba 
        (see H. Res. 536), H440 [2FE]
      ------condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (see 
        S. Res. 354), S132 [26JA] (see S. Res. 366), S261 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cuba: condemn for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and repression 
        of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human Rights 
        Council, and call for release of all political prisoners (S. 
        Res. 366), S277 [1FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 354, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S134 [26JA]
      S. Res. 366, condemn Cuba for death of Wilman Villar Mendoza and 
        repression of human and civil rights, suspend from U.N. Human 
        Rights Council, and call for release of all political 
        prisoners, S265, S277 [1FE]




VILLARAIGOSA, ANTONIO R.

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2593 [23AP]




VILLAROSA, SHARON E.W.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S6452 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Mauritius and Seychelles: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6452 [19SE]




VILLARUS, SUZANNE

  Remarks in House
      Delano, CA: tribute to Philippine Weekend Grand Marshals, E1345 
        [26JY]




VILLARUS-GONZALES, ARLEEN

  Remarks in House
      Delano, CA: tribute to Philippine Weekend Grand Marshals, E1345 
        [26JY]




VILLARUZ, JUANITA QUIOCHO

  Remarks in House
      Delano, CA: tribute to Philippine Weekend Grand Marshals, E1345 
        [26JY]




VILLATORO, ALFREDO

  Remarks in House
      Honduras: human rights violations, E835 [17MY]




VINCI, JOSEPH J., SR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E284 [29FE]




VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

  Amendments
      Reauthorize (H.R. 4970): consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 
        [16MY]
      Reauthorize (S. 1925), S2698, S2737, S2738, S2741 [25AP], S2795, 
        S2841, S2842, S2843, S2864, S2865, S2884 [26AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Backward on Domestic Violence, S3229 [16MY]
      Delay on Domestic Violence, S5288 [24JY], S5348 [25JY]
      Partisanship and the Violence Against Women Act, S3230 [16MY]
      Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, H2765 [16MY]
      Weakening Violence Against Women Act Betrays Immigrant Victims, 
        S6302 [13SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      Reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2601 [23AP] (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR] (see H.R. 4970, 4982), H2267 [27AP]
      Reauthorize (H.R. 4970): consideration (see H. Res. 656), H2712 
        [15MY]
      Women: provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
  Letters
      Constitutionality of tribal government provisions in Violence 
        Against Women Act reauthorization: several law professors, 
        S2680-S2682 [25AP]
      Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds 
        for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott 
        Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 
        S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, S2719 [25AP]
      ------Mark Tennant, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
        Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: 
        Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child 
        pornography: Grier Weeks, National Association To Protect 
        Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2719 [25AP]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child pornography 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for 
        Missing & Exploited Children, S2757, S2793 [26AP]
      ------Linda Smith, Shared Hope International (organization), 
        S2719 [25AP]
      Prohibit use of Violence Against Women Act funds by religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices: Coalition 
        Against Religious Discrimination, H2729 [16MY]
      Reauthorize: Committee on the Judiciary (House) Democratic 
        staff, H2771-H2773 [16MY]
      ------Desiree Hoffman, YWCA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2785 [26AP]
      ------Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, 
        S408 [9FE]
      ------National Association of Attorneys General, S407 [9FE], 
        S2594 [23AP]
      ------National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence 
        Against Women, S406 [9FE], S5347 [25JY]
      ------Paul H. Fitzgerald, National Sheriffs' Association, S407 
        [9FE]
      ------Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, IL, Antonio R. 
        Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, and Michael R. 
        Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S2593 [23AP]
      ------Senators Leahy and Murkowski, S5348 [25JY]
      ------several domestic violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------several religious organizations, S3228 [16MY]
      ------several Representatives, S5348 [25JY]
      ------Sue Else, National Network To End Domestic Violence 
        (organization), S3228 [16MY]
      ------Thomas M. Susman, ABA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
      U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders: Grier Weeks, National Association 
        To Protect Children--PROTECT, Inc., S2794 [26AP]
  Memorandums
      Violence Against Women Act Provision Clarifying Tribal Court 
        Jurisdiction to Issue Protection Orders and Due Process: Jane 
        M. Smith, Congressional Research Service, S2786 [26AP]
  Motions
      Reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2779 [16MY]
      Reauthorize (S. 1925), S2370 [17AP]
  Press releases
      More Than 300 Organizations Oppose House GOP VAWA Bill: 
        Representative Pelosi, H2771 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5854, H5856 
        [11SE], H6085 [19SE]
      Crime: amend stalking laws, H2730 [16MY]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, H2735 [16MY]
      ------protect victims' identity to avoid retaliation, H2779, 
        H2780 [16MY]
      Dept. of Justice: Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program 
        funding, H2707 [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]
      Discrimination: ensure access to assistance programs regardless 
        of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2707-H2711 [15MY], 
        H2727-H2729, H2732-H2739, H2764-H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]
      ------prohibit funding for religious organizations to 
        discriminate in hiring practices, H2736 [16MY]
      Funding, H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      Immigration: ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2707-H2711 [15MY], H2726-H2739, H2764-
        H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]
      ------protect foreign women brought to the U.S. through the 
        mail-order bride industry from serial abusers, H2769 [16MY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2709 [15MY], 
        H2727-H2729, H2734-H2739, H2764-H2769, H2773-H2779 [16MY], 
        E823 [16MY]
      Reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1658-H1661 [28MR], H2143 [26AP], H2777 
        [16MY]
      Reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2636, H2637 [10MY], H2705-H2711 
        [15MY], H2717, H2724, H2725, H2726, H2745-H2781 [16MY], H2818, 
        H2826 [17MY], H3279 [31MY], H3947 [21JN], H5854 [11SE], H6044 
        [14SE], H6098 [19SE], H6258-H6261 [21SE], E823 [16MY], E830, 
        E831, E832 [17MY], E851, E865 [18MY], E881 [22MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 656), H2726-H2744 [16MY]
      ------motion to recommit, H2779, H2780 [16MY]
      Reauthorize (S. 1925), H2138 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], H3190 [30MY], 
        H5322 [26JY], E1713 [19OC]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H5689 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S3873 [7JN]
      Crime: impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, S2667 [25AP], S2791 [26AP]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of 
        child pornography, S2757, S2792 [26AP]
      ------provide criminal penalties for stalking, S1701 [15MR], 
        S2592 [23AP], S2718 [25AP], S6304, S6305 [13SE]
      ------provide transportation to crisis centers for battered 
        women in rural areas, S3272, S3273 [17MY]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants, S2774 [26AP]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate duplicate Violence Against Women Act 
        grant programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of 
        unexamined DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, 
        kidnapping and other criminal cases, S2777 [26AP]
      ------improve accountability of Violence Against Women Act grant 
        programs, S2773 [26AP]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], 
        S2789, S2793, S2796 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors 
        (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program, S1704 
        [15MR]
      Discrimination: ensure access to assistance programs regardless 
        of sexual orientation or gender identity, S2776 [26AP], S3678 
        [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, S6302, S6303 
        [13SE]
      Immigration: ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5843, S5844 [1AU], 
        S6300, S6302, S6303 [13SE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2670, S2680-S2682 
        [25AP], S2753, S2764, S2771, S2772 [26AP], S3164 [15MY], S3678 
        [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5444 [26JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, 
        S6302-S6304 [13SE]
      Reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3160, S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3227 
        [16MY], S3678 [4JN], S3958 [12JN]
      ------unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY], S5845 [1AU]
      Reauthorize (S. 1925), S289 [2FE], S406-S408 [9FE], S1700-S1705 
        [15MR], S1895 [21MR], S1991 [22MR], S2204 [29MR], S2307 
        [16AP], S2698-S2720 [25AP], S2746, S2750-S2799, S2801, S2806 
        [26AP], S3160, S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3217, S3226 [16MY], 
        S3272, S3273 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3678 [4JN], S3815 [7JN], 
        S3958 [12JN], S4853 [11JY], S5288-S5291, S5295 [24JY], S5347-
        S5349 [25JY], S5422-S5424, S5444 [26JY], S5842-S5846 [1AU], 
        S5968 [2AU], S6300-S6305 [13SE], S6521 [20SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S2370 [17AP], S2457, S2471, S2477 
        [18AP], S2519, S2530, S2533, S2534 [19AP], S2559, S2560, 
        S2579, S2587, S2591, S2592, S2593 [23AP], S2613-S2616, S2630 
        [24AP], S2663-S2667, S2669, S2670, S2680-S2682 [25AP]
      ------unanimous-consent agreement, S2697 [25AP]
      Reauthorize (S. 2338), S2603 [23AP], S2660 [24AP]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1925, 
        reauthorization, S2798 [26AP]
      U.S. Marshals Service: provide subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregistered sex offenders, S2667 [25AP], S2792, S2793 [26AP]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking, S2667 [25AP]
  Reports
      Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence 
        Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women 
        Act: Jane M. Smith and Richard M. Thompson II, Congressional 
        Research Service, S2787 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H.R. 4970, Reauthorize: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      Reauthorize: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4970) (H. 
        Rept. 112-480), H2712 [15MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1925), S388 [7FE]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 
        112-153), S1576 [12MR]
  Statements
      Reauthorize: Executive Office of the President, S2594 [23AP], 
        S3228 [16MY]
      Violence Against Women Act Anniversary: Attorney General Holder, 
        S6302 [13SE]
  Summaries
      GAO Reports Addressing Violence Against Women Act Grants and/or 
        Dept. of Justice Office of Violence Against Women, S2780 
        [26AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 4970, reauthorize, H2726 
        [16MY]
      H.R. 4970, reauthorize, H2745-H2763 [16MY]




VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease 
        Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112-651), H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
        Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]




VIRGIN ISLANDS

  Bills and resolutions
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
        and Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State under 
        the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to 
        the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]
      Immigration: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Kenneth Leslie Harmon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate 
        (see H.R. 5567), H2442 [8MY]
      Kenneth Leslie Hermon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate 
        (see H.R. 5867), H3266 [30MY]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 
        5824), H3103 [17MY]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]
      Supreme Court: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Taxation: extend the increased limitation on the cover over of 
        tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 
        (see H.R. 4374), H1914 [17AP]
  Remarks in House
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H102 [23JA]
      Employment: economic impact of closure of HOVENSA L.L.C., oil 
        refinery, H98, H102 [23JA]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], 
        E1247 [12JY]
      Office of Chief Financial Officer: establish (H.R. 3706), H5435-
        H5437 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
      Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under 
        the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto 
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 
        5824), H2820 [17MY]
      SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
        and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]
  Reports filed
      Virgin Islands Office of Chief Financial Officer Establishment: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3706) (H. Rept. 
        112-600), H4906 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3706, Virgin Islands Office of Chief Financial Officer 
        establishment, H5435 [31JY]




VIRGIN ISLANDS VISA WAIVER ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5875), H3362 [31MY]




VIRGINIA

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
  Amendments
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1392 
        [19MR], H1415, H1416 [20MR]
  Analyses
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 
        [18JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Former Warrenton Mayor Lineweaver Dies at Age 89, E243 [27FE]
      Greenspring Resident Honored for 30 Years of Volunteer Service, 
        E248 [27FE]
      LINK Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community, E1207 [9JY]
      Our View--Perfect Pioneers--Third Title ``Icing on the Cake'', 
        E496 [29MR]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see S. 2214), S1847 
        [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 587), H1390 [19MR]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and 
        improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and 
        foresters within the watershed and to States with water 
        quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see 
        H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 3448), S5487 [26JY]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (see H.R. 3882), 
        H439 [2FE]
      EPA: limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of 
        Board of Directors (see H.R. 6356), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 
        6369), H5765 [10SE]
      ------provide for an Inspector General (see H.R. 5322), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 
        [18JY]
  Cloture motions
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
  Letters
      National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. 
        of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Motions
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1418 
        [20MR]
  Obituaries
      Chuck Colson, Founder of Prison Fellowship & Colson Center for 
        Christian World View, Dies at Age 80, E644 [25AP]
  Poems
      ``We Are Virginia Tech,'' Nikki Giovanni, E526 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1492 [12SE]
      Accomack County, VA: prohibit sale of public land parcel next to 
        NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use by adult entertainment or 
        foreign governments, H1418 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1411-H1419 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 
        587), H1405-H1410 [20MR]
      ------remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), motion to recommit, H1418 
        [20MR]
      ------require appraisal and payment of fair market value for a 
        parcel of public land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415, H1416 [20MR]
      ------require independent appraisal of public land parcel next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility prior to removal of deed 
        restriction, H1416, H1417 [20MR]
      Achievable Dream (organization): anniversary of Achievable Dream 
        Tennis Ball, E1595 [21SE]
      Alibhai, Suleiman: Prevention of Blindness Society of 
        Metropolitan Washington Professional Service Award recipient, 
        E212 [16FE]
      Asian-American Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Asian-American 
        Chamber Award recipients, E561 [17AP]
      Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for 
        restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to 
        develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3760, 
        H3765 [19JN]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (H.R. 
        4153), E329 [7MR]
      Children and youth: tribute to students selected for U.S. Army 
        All-American Bowl Marching Band, E1 [6JA]
      Community Foundation for Northern Virginia: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1451 
        [10SE]
      Corps of Engineers: approve permit for economic development in 
        Henry County, VA, H3489 [6JN]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William 
        County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth 
        Oratorical Contest participants, E324 [6MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H480, H481 
        [6FE], E161 [8FE]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, H3911, H3912 
        [20JN]
      ------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf 
        leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 (H.R. 3882), H521 
        [7FE]
      Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Mosby Woods neighborhhood, 
        E1522 [13SE]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding 
        Corporate Citizenship Award recipients, E1080 [19JN]
      ------tribute to Fairfax County Football Hall of Fame inductees, 
        E321 [6MR]
      Hampton, VA: anniversary of NASA Langley Research Center, E1581 
        [20SE]
      Henrico County, VA: tribute to fallen law enforcement officers, 
        E1169 [28JN]
      Independence Empowerment Center Inc.: tribute to volunteers, 
        E956 [1JN]
      Leesburg, VA: dedication of war memorial to fallen soldiers, 
        E1711 [19OC]
      LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for 
        Community Caregivers Award recipients, E1726 [26OC]
      LINK, Inc.: anniversary, E1206 [9JY]
      Literacy Council of Northern Virginia: anniversary, E559 [17AP]
      Luray, VA: anniversary, E482 [29MR]
      Manassas, VA: tribute to Habitat for Humanity, Prince William 
        County, Manassas & Manassas Park, E954 [1JN]
      National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association: 
        anniversary of Dulles, VA, chapter, E1156 [27JN]
      National Guard: anniversary, E30 [18JA]
      Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the 
        Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper 
        Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 
        783), H5304 [26JY]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H108-H112 
        [23JA], E55 [23JA]
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]
      Prince William County, VA: anniversary of Prince William Forest 
        Park, E583 [19AP]
      ------tribute to Dept. of Public Works volunteers, E951 [1JN]
      ------tribute to Historic Preservation Division volunteers, E955 
        [1JN]
      ------tribute to Prince William County Retired and Senior 
        Volunteer Program volunteers, E939 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Prince William Forest Park volunteers, E937 
        [31MY]
      ------tribute to Six Weeks To Make a Difference Program 
        volunteers, E937 [31MY]
      ------tribute to teachers achieving National Board for 
        Professional Teaching Standards certification, E323 [6MR]
      ------tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program volunteers, E938 [31MY]
      Romney, WV: anniversary, E785 [15MY]
      Shelter House, Inc.: tribute to volunteer award recipients, 
        E1071 [19JN]
      Virginia Beach, VA: anniversary of Congregation Beth Chaverim, 
        E1194 [29JN]
      Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, E526 
        [16AP]
      Volunteer Prince William, Inc.: tribute to volunteers and Board 
        of Directors, E940 [31MY]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H4048, 
        H4050 [26JN]
      Winchester, VA: tribute to Millbrook High School girls' 
        basketball team, E496 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1498 [8MR]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), S1945 [21MR]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]
      National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of 
        Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction 
        for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide 
        uniform penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 
        [18JY]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, S665 
        [15FE]
  Reports filed
      Accomack County, VA, Land Parcel Next to NASA Wallops Flight 
        Facility Deed Restriction Removal: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2087) (H. Rept. 112-369), H77 [18JA]
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of H.R. 2087, Remove Deed Restriction From a 
        Parcel of Land in Accomack County, VA, Next to NASA Wallops 
        Flight Facility: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. 
        Rept. 112-415), H1390 [19MR]
      Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 379) (S. Rept. 112-201), S5976 
        [2AU]
  Statements
      Congregation Beth Chaverim, Virginia Beach, VA, Anniversary: 
        Israel Zoberman, E1194 [29JN]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 587, consideration of H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction 
        from a parcel of land in Accomack County, VA, next to NASA 
        Wallops Flight Facility, H1405 [20MR]
      H.R. 306, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, H480 [6FE]
      H.R. 2087, remove deed restriction from a parcel of land in 
        Accomack County, VA, next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility, 
        H1415 [20MR]
  Tributes
      Wampler, William C., H3275 [31MY], E950 [1JN]
      Warner, Senator, S5832 [1AU]
      Webb, Senator, S5705 [31JY]




VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

  Remarks in House
      Congregation Beth Chaverim: anniversary, E1194 [29JN]
      Viginia Beach Crime Solvers (organization): anniversary, E1379 
        [1AU]
      Virginia Beach Police Dept.: tribute to event to honor Black Law 
        Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]
  Statements
      Congregation Beth Chaverim, Virginia Beach, VA, Anniversary: 
        Israel Zoberman, E1194 [29JN]




VIRGINIA BEACH CRIME SOLVERS (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1379 [1AU]




VIRGINIA CITY, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in 
        Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve 
        conflicting ownership and title claims (see H.R. 6184), H5290 
        [25JY]




VIRGINIA INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND (organization)

  Remarks in House
      AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1492 [12SE]




VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]




VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY

  Poems
      ``We Are Virginia Tech,'' Nikki Giovanni, E526 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Crime: annivesary of campus shootings, E526 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]




VISA INC.

  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: settlement in class-action lawsuit filed by merchants 
        against Visa, MasterCard, and financial institutions, S5961 
        [2AU]




VISA WAIVER PROGRAM ENHANCED SECURITY AND REFORM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3855), H663 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2046), S256 [1FE]




VISCLOSKY, PETER J. (a Representative from Indiana)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who 
        served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry 
        Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns 
        (see H.R. 4248), H1978 [18AP]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2072 [24AP]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H476 [3FE]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H6001 
        [13SE]
      Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual 
        credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H1017 
        [28FE]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require 
        elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit 
        school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest 
        Partnership (see H.R. 5742), H2712 [15MY]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H966 [27FE]
      EPA: publish list of vehicles that satisfy requirements for 
        certification as a low emission and energy-efficient vehicle 
        (see H.R. 2222), H1273 [7MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to 
        establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working 
        group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H3662 [7JN]
      Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for 
        their faith (see H. Res. 728), H4863 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 3501), H79 [18JA]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried 
        before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), 
        H4908 [17JY]
      Taxation: exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax 
        (see H.R. 1533), H1428 [20MR]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
  Remarks
      African Americans: tribute to achievements of African American 
        women, E185 [14FE]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5955 [13SE]
      Black History Month: observance, E185 [14FE]
      Bureau of Reclamation: management of Lake Berryessa in 
        California relative to concession bidding process, H3355 
        [31MY]
      Cohen, Howard and Patricia: Rotary Club of Hammond, IN, Heinze 
        Vocational Service Award recipients, E726 [8MY]
      Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light 
        bulbs, H3462 [5JN]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3375 [1JN]
      ------funding, H3352 [31MY], H3368, H3369 [1JN]
      ------Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H3490 [6JN]
      ------operation and maintenance account funding through 
        reductions in construction account, H3369 [1JN]
      ------prohibit funding for development or submission of 
        proposals to expand authorized uses of the Harbor Maintenance 
        Trust Fund, H3461 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes 
        Study, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration 
        Plan study, H3458 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, 
        H3473 [5JN]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees, H3354 [31MY]
      Croatian Fraternal Union: tribute to Croatian Sons Lodge 170, 
        E1450 [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3006, H3007 [17MY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5051 [19JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4996 [18JY], H5051, 
        H5052 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4996 [18JY]
      ------require purchase of U.S. flags manufactured in the U.S. 
        using U.S. materials, H5052 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy 
        funding through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development Program funding, H3411 [5JN]
      ------Batteries and Electric Drive Technology Program funding, 
        H3493 [6JN]
      ------Defense Environmental Management Program funding through 
        reductions in the National Nuclear Security Administration 
        Office of the Administrator funding, H3426 [5JN]
      ------Defense Environmental Management Program funding through 
        reductions in the Office of the National Nuclear Security 
        Administrators funding, H3426 [5JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, 
        H3379, H3380, H3382 [1JN], H3458 [5JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding 
        through reductions in Fossil Energy Research and Development 
        Program funding, H3383 [1JN]
      ------Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program vehicle 
        technologies funding, H3384 [1JN]
      ------Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding, 
        H3413 [5JN]
      ------Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, 
        H3454 [5JN]
      ------National Ignition Facility continued support of nuclear 
        weapons stockpile, inertial fusion energy development, and 
        basic science research funding, H3354 [31MY]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H3006, 
        H3007 [17MY], H3420 [5JN]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat 
        Reduction Initiative funding, H3418 [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3415 [5JN]
      ------nuclear energy research and development programs funding, 
        H3410 [5JN]
      ------prohibit Fossil Energy Research and Development Program 
        funding to oil or gas companies convicted of antitrust 
        violations, H3492 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding for certain Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy Program international activities, H3461 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for grants requiring recipients to 
        replace any lighting that does not comply with the Energy 
        Policy and Conservation Act, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce showerhead water restrictor 
        regulations, H3475 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding to implement energy conservation 
        standards for golf cart battery chargers, H3476 [5JN]
      ------renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, H3471 
        [5JN]
      ------Wind Powering America Initiative funding, H3494 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: oil shale technology research and 
        development funding, H3414 [5JN]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3352, H3354, H3355, 
        H3356 [31MY], H3368, H3369, H3371, H3375, H3379, H3380, H3382, 
        H3383, H3384 [1JN], H3410, H3411, H3413, H3414, H3415, H3418, 
        H3420, H3422, H3426, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3458, H3460, H3461, 
        H3462, H3463, H3468, H3469, H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3475, 
        H3476, H3477, H3478 [5JN], H3490, H3491, H3492, H3493, H3494, 
        H3495 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3469, H3470 [5JN]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (H.R. 4105), H1173 [6MR]
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, 
        E917 [31MY]
      Gary Catholic Charities (organization): anniversary, 
        E1637 [21SE]
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]
      Government regulations: prohibit funding for surveys in which 
        money is included or provided for the benefit of the 
        responder, H3463 [5JN]
      Hammond, IN: anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic 
        Club, E1487 [12SE]
      ------tribute to naturalization ceremony, E1170 [28JN]
      Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall 
        of Fame inductees, E565 [18AP]
      Izaak, Walton League of America: anniversary, E188 
        [14FE]
      Michigan City, IN: anniversary of St. Luke United Lutheran 
        Church, E848 [18MY]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, H3472 
        [5JN]
      National Women's History Month: observance, E380 [19MR]
      NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing 
        activities funding, H3418 [5JN]
      San Joaquin River: restoration program funding, H3452 [5JN]
      Schererville, IN: anniversary of Indian American Cultural 
        Center, E556 [17AP]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3422 [5JN]
      Votes: position on missed, H1180 [6MR], H1289 
        [8MR], E104 [1FE], E317 [6MR], E339 
        [8MR], E1292 [19JY]
      Workers Memorial Day: observance, E621 [24AP]
  Tributes
      Coleman, Mary E. Brown (Edith), E91 [31JA]
      Cowan, John, E294 [1MR]
      Dobis, Chet, E377 [19MR]
      Ecklund, Edna, E556 [17AP]
      Freeman-Wilson, Karen, E23 [17JA], E185 [14FE]
      Gonzalez, Loreto (Baby Lou), E20 [17JA]
      Hall, Katie, H955 [27FE], E241 [27FE]
      Johnsen, Dale, E1376 [1AU]
      Kuchta, Margaret, E379 [19MR]
      Leonhardt, Brian, E25 [17JA]
      Lobodzinski, Chester S., E21 [17JA]
      Lynch, Leon, E845 [18MY]
      Mitchell, R.T. and Irene Robinson, E223 [17FE]
      Nowaczyk, David P., E725 [8MY]
      Perez, Sergio E., E1317 [25JY]
      Semancik, Joseph, E1637 [21SE]
      Slamka, Ruthanne, E1303 [24JY]
      Stevenson, Dan, E378 [19MR]
      Sullivan, John V., H1635 [27MR]
      Szafarczyk, Ronald, E32 [18JA]
      Thiel, George, E22 [17JA]




VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION HEALTH GROUP

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1073 [19JN]




VISN REORGANIZATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3084), S3416 [22MY]




VISSER, PETER

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6469 [19SE]




VITAMINS

  Bills and resolutions
      Tariff: synthetic and natural beta carotenes (see H.R. 5580), 
        H2442 [8MY]
  Remarks in House
      Science: anniversary of discovery, E1650 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      FDA: ensure regulations do not limit access to dietary 
        supplements, S3501 [23MY], S3561 [24MY]




VITTER, DAVID (a Senator from Louisiana)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791, S3792 
        [6JN], S3904, S3905 [11JN], S3979, S3991, S3992 [12JN], S4152, 
        S4153 [13JN], S4351 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S219 [31JA], S276 [1FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3091, S3092 [10MY], S3150 
        [15MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3290 [17MY], S3432, 
        S3434 [22MY], S3520 [23MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2104, S2110 [27MR], S2175, S2182 
        [28MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S539, S543 [9FE], S570, S573 
        [13FE], S647, S654 [14FE], S700, S797 [15FE], S1505, S1515 
        [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1796, S1797 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894 [11JY], S4960 [12JY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2738 [25AP]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP]
  Articles and editorials
      China Gets Jump on U.S. for Brazil's Oil--Two Export Pacts a 
        Coup for Beijing, Kelly Hearn, Washington (DC) Times, S2194 
        [29MR]
      End Flood Insurance Program Uncertainty, David Sampson and 
        Maurice Veissi, Roll Call (publication), S2994 [9MY]
      PetroChina Produced More Oil Than Industry Giant Exxon Mobil in 
        2011, Associated Press (news service), S2193 [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see S. 2103), S1734 [15MR]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3730 
        [5JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and extending the Federal employee pay freeze (see 
        S. 2065), S615 [14FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (see S. 
        Con. Res. 37), S2243 [29MR]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see S. 3079), S3084 [10MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see S. 881), S2496 [18AP]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S5134 [18JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 
        1947), S262 [1FE]
      Dept. of Energy: establish the Office of Federal Energy 
        Production (see S. 3404), S5211 [19JY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S209 [31JA]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property, cosponsorship withdrawn 
        (see S. 968), S132 [26JA]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3785 [6JN]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 2148), 
        S1194 [1MR]
      ------exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from 
        national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
        requirements (see S. 1369), S495 [9FE]
      ------require regional administrators to be appointed by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Equal Access to Justice Act: require disclosure of all payments 
        made from the Judgment Fund (see S. 3415), S5212 [19JY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), 
        S4300 [19JN]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S5382 [25JY]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S851 [16FE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S5213 [19JY]
      Iran: close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve 
        effectiveness of sanctions on trade in petroleum products (see 
        S. 2058), S261 [1FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see S. 1796), S851 
        [16FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S3175 [15MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2656 [24AP]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 1162), S2824 [26AP] (see S. 3292), 
        S4151 [13JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S1459 [7MR]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S2730 [25AP]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S3280 [17MY]
      National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 447), S2968 [8MY]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see S. 2371), S2821 
        [26AP] (see S. 3221), S3422 [22MY]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see S. 1467), S132 [26JA]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S3281 [17MY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S.J. 
        Res. 34), S77 [24JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see S. 2040), S132 [26JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        S. 3397), S5305 [24JY]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see S. 3471), S5980 [2AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and repeal estate and generation-skipping 
        transfer taxes (see S. 3420), S5257 [23JY]
      ------permanently extend the reduction in recognition period for 
        built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 3223), S3978 [12JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), 
        S2969 [8MY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S2969 [8MY]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see S. 344), S3900 [11JN]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S1050 [27FE]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. 2255), 
        S2656 [24AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1089 [28FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 364), S208 [31JA]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (see S. 2138), S1147 [29FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (see S. 3383), S4950 [12JY]
      Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac 
        disaster area (see S. 3601), S6546 [20SE]
      EPA: reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration 
        Program (see S. 3264), S3729 [5JN]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2344), 
        S2655 [24AP] (see S. 3050, 3051), S3042 [9MY]
      Financial institutions: exempt community banks from certain 
        escrow requirements (see S. 2278), S2243 [29MR]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: repeal authority to 
        designate certain non-bank financial institutions as 
        systemically important financial institutions (see S. 3497), 
        S5977 [2AU]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (see S. 3422), 
        S5257 [23JY] (see S. 3424), S5304 [24JY]
      Immigration: make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully 
        present alien an aggravated felony (see S. 3579), S6545 [20SE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        S. Res. 385), S1194 [1MR]
      SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its 
        regulations and orders (see S. 2373), S2821 [26AP]
      Strategic Petroleum Reserve: suspend sales of petroleum products 
        until certain conditions are met (see S. 2100), S567 [13FE]
  Letters
      FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension: several 
        organizations, S2994 [9MY]
      ------several Senators, S2769 [26AP]
      ------SmarterSafer.org (organization), S2994 [9MY]
  Privilege of the floor
      Gejji, Sidd, S3048 [9MY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4353 [20JN]
      Animals: ensure that extras in film and television who bring 
        personal, domesticated household pets do not face unnecessary 
        regulations, S4353 [20JN]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools, S37 [23JA]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6481 [20SE]
      Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-
        effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the 
        lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and 
        navigation construction projects (S. 2138), S1149 [29FE]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, S4353 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: extend certain offshore oil and gas lease 
        sales, S2144 [28MR]
      ------reinstate Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
        Gas Leasing Program, S1505 [8MR]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development, S2145 [28MR]
      Eximbank: prohibit loans or financing of certain fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing of renewable energy products in 
        foreign countries if similar U.S. projects do not receive 
        comparable funding, S3151, S3157 [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3151, S3157 [15MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3550, S3553 [24MY]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), 
        S2768 [26AP], S2993, S2994-S2995 [9MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund (S. 1940), S3479 [23MY]
      FRS: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3247 
        [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1524, S1529 [8MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, 
        S3888 [11JN]
      ------suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in 
        decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3888 [11JN]
      Lafayette, LA: Southern Living (publication) ``South's Tastiest 
        Town'' designee, S1790 [19MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S1836 [20MR], 
        S6481 [20SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1162 [1MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4694 [28JN]
      Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1708 [15MR]
      ------gasoline price levels, S2061 [27MR], S2193 [29MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs from 
        Canada, S4849 [11JY]
      ------prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
        generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug 
        into the market, S3553 [24MY]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3247 [17MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S1837 [20MR], S2061 [27MR], S2144, 
        S2145 [28MR], S2193, S2194 [29MR]
      ------eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
        energy (S. 2204), unanimous-consent request, S2145 [28MR]
      ------increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------national energy policy, S1708 [15MR], S2061 [27MR], S2193, 
        S2194 [29MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1162 [1MR], S1505, S1524, S1529 
        [8MR]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3247 [17MY]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), 
        S3397, S3398, S3399 [22MY]
      ------clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 577), 
        unanimous-consent request, S3397 [22MY]
  Tributes
      Beauford, Gertrude Lorio, S2388 [17AP]
      d'Aquin, Erica M., S258 [1FE]
      Fos, Peter J., S6445 [19SE]
      Segalla, Leo R., Sr., S6105 [11SE]
      Smith, James E., S81 [26JA]




VITTESE, MICHELLE

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New Jersey participants, E1353 [31JY]




VITUCCI, FRANCESCO (FRANK)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1693 [12OC]




VOCATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND TECHNICAL SKILLS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6008), H5138 [24JY]




VOELKE, PAUL C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4708 [10JY]




VOGEL, KEN

  Letters
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1048 
        [29FE]




VOGEL, STEPHANIE

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program 
        volunteers, E938 [31MY]




VOGT, SHERYL B.

  Letters
      Congress Week, S6422 [19SE]




VOGUE (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Remembering Journalist Marie Colvin, S1185 [1MR]




VOLOKH, EUGENE

  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge, S3312 [21MY]




VOLPI, JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Metroplex Technology Business Council: Tech Titans Corporate CTO 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1678 [2OC]




VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS  see Firefighters




VOLUNTEER FREEDOM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3794), H78 [18JA]




VOLUNTEER PRINCE WILLIAM, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Volunteers and Board of Directors: tribute, E940 [31MY]




VOLUNTEER WORKERS

  Amendments
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4424, S4429 [21JN]
  Articles and editorials
      Greenspring Resident Honored for 30 Years of Volunteer Service, 
        E248 [27FE]
      UVM Ranks 5th in Producing Peace Corps Vols., S204 [31JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service 
        from veterans and veterans service organizations at national 
        cemeteries (see H.R. 6044), H4156 [27JN]
      Domestic Volunteer Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H78 
        [18JA]
      Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist 
        foreign countries in environmentally sustainable 
        administration of natural resources (see H.R. 6422), H6060 
        [14SE]
      Federal employees: allow continuation of public service while 
        partially retired (see H.R. 4363), H1914 [17AP]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 
        [18AP]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 647), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      Medicaid: provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that 
        provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to 
        beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 
        3586), S6545 [20SE]
      National and Community Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H78 
        [18JA]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        593), H1497 [21MR]
      Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to 
        individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy 
        that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), 
        H26 [17JA]
  Letters
      Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services 
        in response to a disaster: David B. Hoyt, American College of 
        Surgeons, H1512 [22MR]
      ------several health care organizations, H1512 [22MR]
  Lists
      Rotary Club of Little Rock, AR, veterans, E859 [18MY]
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, S3740 [6JN]
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Kansas (organization), S5700 [31JY]
      World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Big 
        Sky Honor Flight (organization), E1034 [8JN], E1599 [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      Aguilar, Dan: Premio Internazionale Solidarieta Alpina 
        (organization) Silver Plaque International Alpine Solidarity 
        Award recipient, E897 [30MY]
      BEACON for Adult Literacy (organization): tribute to volunteers, 
        E950 [1JN]
      Big Brothers Big Sisters (organization): anniversary of Santa 
        Cruz, CA, chapter, E1025 [8JN]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1034 [8JN], E1599 
        [21SE]
      Borg, Holly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for California, E161 [8FE]
      Brand, Morgan: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Future 
        Leader Award recipient, E1056 [18JN]
      Chicago, IL: anniversary of Junior League of Chicago 
        (organization), H1744 [29MR]
      Christian Volunteer Services (organization): tribute, E1717 
        [23OC]
      Clarion, IA: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E535 [16AP]
      Cohen, Howard and Patricia: Rotary Club of Hammond, IN, Heinze 
        Vocational Service Award recipients, E726 [8MY]
      Columbis, OH: anniversary of Rotary Club of Columbus, E107 [1FE]
      Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. 
        territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program 
        grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]
      De Weerd, Kayla: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Iowa, E775 [10MY]
      Detroit, MI: observance of Metro Detroit Youth Day, E1216 [10JY]
      Doutt, Nancy: Berea, OH, Chamber of Commerce Grindstone Award 
        recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Eastern Iowa Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E979 [5JN], 
        E1530 [14SE]
      Ecology and environment: provide grants to nonprofit 
        organizations to assign and support volunteers to assist 
        foreign countries in environmentally sustainable 
        administration of natural resources (H.R. 6422), E1534 [14SE]
      Ellis, Rick and Kela: Make a Difference Day Award recipients, 
        E590, E599 [19AP]
      Esnault, Betty: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Community Service Honoree, E947 [1JN]
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Board of 
        Supervisors Lord and Ladies Fairfax award recipients, E1074 
        [19JN]
      Falbo, Joseph: Optimist Club of Dundalk Inc., Citizen of the 
        Year award recipient, E788 [15MY]
      Family Pantry of Cape Cod (organization): tribute, E941 [31MY]
      Fort Sam Houston, TX: anniversary of Memorial Services 
        Detachment, E889 [25MY]
      Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: tribute to volunteer 
        program, E932 [31MY]
      Greater Prince William Medical Reserve Corps: tribute, E952 
        [1JN]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E583 [19AP], E670 [26AP]
      Hadassah of Greater Baltimore (organization): anniversary, E242 
        [27FE]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1511-
        H1513 [22MR]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, E1431 [3AU]
      Honor Flight Central Florida (organization): tribute, E1617 
        [21SE]
      Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E313 [5MR], E642, 
        E645 [25AP], E895 [30MY], E1131 [25JN], E1226 [11JY]
      Honor Flight Illinois (organization): tribute, H2718 [16MY]
      Honor Flight Iowa (organization): tribute, E629 [24AP]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E733 
        [8MY], E1558 [19SE]
      Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon & Portland (organization): 
        tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E749 [9MY], 
        E1593 [21SE], E1658 [25SE]
      Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E634 
        [24AP], E1579 [20SE]
      Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E758 [10MY], 
        E1508 [13SE]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        E1000 [6JN]
      Independence, MO: Palmer Center recipient of National Institute 
        for Senior Centers accreditation, E30 [18JA]
      Independence Empowerment Center Inc.: tribute to volunteers, 
        E956 [1JN]
      Jones, Leechia: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in the Workplace award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Jorgensen, Hannah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E724 [8MY]
      Judah, Linda: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Keep Prince William Beautiful (organization): tribute to 
        volunteers, E935 [31MY]
      Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award 
        recipients, E566 [18AP]
      Lawnside, NJ: anniversary of Lawnside Volunteer Fire Co., No. 1, 
        E1380 [1AU]
      Little Rock, AR: tribute to Rotary Club of Little Rock veterans, 
        E858 [18MY]
      Madisonville, KY: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 33 Make a 
        Difference Day Award recipients, E591 [19AP]
      Maine: tribute to Governor's Award for Volunteerism recipients, 
        E628 [24AP]
      Manassas, VA: tribute to Habitat for Humanity, Prince William 
        County, Manassas & Manassas Park, E954 [1JN]
      Monroe, LA: tribute to St. Francis Medical Center auxiliary 
        members, E285 [29FE]
      Moore, Susan: Roseland School District, Santa Rosa, CA, Lifetime 
        Achievement Volunteer Award recipient, E903 [30MY]
      Music City Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E610 [23AP], 
        E681 [27AP], E723 [8MY]
      National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (H. 
        Res. 494), H3276 [31MY]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 
        593), E423 [22MR]
      New Avenues to Independence, Inc.: anniversary, E1463 [10SE]
      Norris, Christi: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Support Services award recipient, E1053 [18JN]
      North Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Ancient Accepted Scottish 
        Rite of the Valley of Syracuse, E897 [30MY]
      Pacifica, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club of Pacifica, E1691 
        [12OC]
      Peace Corps: anniversary, H1103 [1MR], H1438 [21MR], E276 
        [29FE], E296 [1MR], E308 [5MR], E322 [6MR]
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Dept. of Public Works 
        volunteers, E951 [1JN]
      ------tribute to Historic Preservation Division volunteers, E955 
        [1JN]
      ------tribute to Juvenile Detention Center volunteers, E965 
        [1JN]
      ------tribute to Prince William County Retired and Senior 
        Volunteer Program volunteers, E939 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Prince William Forest Park volunteers, E937 
        [31MY]
      ------tribute to Six Weeks To Make a Difference Program 
        volunteers, E937 [31MY]
      ------tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program volunteers, E938 [31MY]
      Project Mend-a-House (organization): tribute, E937 [31MY]
      Prussman, Lori: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1055 [18JN]
      Redwood City, CA: anniversary of Peninsula Hills Women's Club, 
        E597 [19AP]
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]
      Riverbank, CA: tribute to Riverbank Lions Club, E703 [7MY]
      Rotary Day: observance, H1981 [19AP]
      Saffran, Miles: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E402 [21MR]
      Sanders, Jan: League of Women Voters of Dallas, TX, Education 
        Fund Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E176 [9FE]
      Shelter House, Inc.: tribute to volunteer award recipients, 
        E1071 [19JN]
      Shepard's Center of Oakton-Vienna (organization): tribute, E560 
        [17AP]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Junior League of St. Paul, E723 
        [8MY]
      Stein, Sara Summers: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Emerging Leader award recipient, E1057 [18JN]
      Stoughton, WI: anniversary of Stoughton Area Senior Center, E711 
        [7MY]
      Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corps: anniversary, E604 
        [19AP]
      Superior, WI: anniversary of Rotary Club of Superior, E1310 
        [24JY], E1587 [21SE]
      Susan J. Campbell Copywriting Solutions, LLC: St. Joseph, MO, 
        YWCA Women of Excellence Employer of Excellence award 
        recipient, E1051 [18JN]
      Tampa, FL: establishment of United Service Organizations, Inc. 
        (USO) Center at Tampa International Airport, E254 [27FE]
      Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1556 
        [19SE]
      Tornadoes: tribute to first responders in Alabama, E651 [25AP]
      Tran, Elizabeth: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E405 [21MR]
      United Way: anniversary, H4647 [29JN], E1087 [19JN], E1094 
        [20JN], E1101, E1107 [21JN], E1172, E1179 [28JN], E1204, E1208 
        [9JY]
      ------anniversary of United Way of Bucks County, PA, E673 [26AP]
      ------tribute to United Way of Denton County, TX, E1450 [10SE]
      ------tribute to United Way of McLean County, IL, E176 [9FE]
      Ventura County, CA: anniversary of Ventura County Stand Down, 
        E1238 [12JY]
      Volunteer Prince William, Inc.: tribute to volunteers and Board 
        of Directors, E940 [31MY]
      Watson, Diane: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Volunteerism award recipient, E1053 [18JN]
      West Caldwell, NJ: anniversary of West Essex First Aid Squad, 
        E776 [10MY]
      West Liberty, KY: tribute to first responders, E1462 [10SE]
      White, Sally: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, H120 
        [24JA]
      Woodbridge, VA: tribute to Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer 
        Fire Dept., E323 [6MR]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, E587 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agusen, Candonino: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4428 [21JN]
      Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Junior League of Baltimore, S845 
        [16FE]
      Big Brothers Big Sisters (organization): tribute to New York 
        chapter, S205 [31JA]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S4145 [13JN], 
        S4192 [14JN], S6335 [13SE], S6527 [20SE], S6576 [21SE]
      Bruce, Pat: BLM Making a Difference National Volunteer Award 
        recipient, S4148 [13JN]
      Button, Jackson: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]
      Foremaster, Angela: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit 
        of Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3231 [16MY]
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (S. Res. 421), S2452 [17AP]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 448), S6676, S6679 [21SE]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]
      Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3740 
        [6JN]
      Honor Flight Kansas (organization): tribute, S5700 [31JY]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2917 
        [7MY]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]
      House of Heroes, Inc.: tribute, S4361 [20JN]
      Iowa: tribute to Everybody Wins! Iowa program, S67 [24JA]
      Junior League of Washington, Inc.: anniversary, S6618 [21SE]
      Links, Inc.: anniversary of Denver, CO chapter, S6535 [20SE]
      Louisville, KY: anniversary of Rotary Club of Louisville, S3895 
        [11JN]
      Olsson, Jona: Fire Chief (publication) Volunteer Fire Chief of 
        the Year award recipient, S6433 [19SE]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]
      Smith, Ashlee: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Nevada, S3171 [15MY]
      United Way: anniversary, S3890 [11JN], S3974 [12JN], S4414, 
        S4416 [21JN], S4720, S4721 [28JN], S4739 [29JN], S4820 [10JY]
      ------anniversary of United Way of Connecticut, S6531 [20SE]
      University of Vermont: tribute to Peace Corps volunteers, S204 
        [31JA]
      Yardley, PA: tribute to Pennsbury High School Make a Difference 
        Day Award recipients, S2654 [24AP]
  Reports filed
      Child Protection Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate) (S. 645), S6451 [19SE]
      Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act: Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4363) (H. Rept. 112-535), 
        H3706 [15JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 421, Global Youth Service Days, S2399, S2452 [17AP]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc., anniversary, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc. anniversary, S6676 [21SE]
      S. Res. 471, tribute to women who served in American Red Cross 
        Clubmobiles during World War II, S3519 [23MY], S4429 [21JN]




VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Volusia Honor Air (organization): tribute, E1542 [14SE], E1666 
        [28SE]




VOLUSIA HONOR AIR (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1542 [14SE], E1666 [28SE]




VON HARDERS, KIMBERLY

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




VOTER ACCESS PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3316), H503 [6FE]




VOTER EMPOWERMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5799), H5118, H5120-H5122 [23JY], E838 [17MY], E1703 
        [16OC]




VOTER ID ACCESSIBILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]




VOTER REGISTRATION INTEGRITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6386), H5922 [12SE]




VOTES IN HOUSE

  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, 
        and employees, display subject matter of debates, make 
        legislation available before voting, and promote availability 
        of FEC reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H4684 [9JY]
      ------reduce pay of Members who miss votes because of 
        campaigning for election to another office (see H.R. 6108), 
        H4862 [12JY]
  Explanations
      Previous Question Vote--What It Really Means, H394 [2FE], H600 
        [8FE], H748 [15FE], H1039 [29FE], H1177 [6MR], H1231 [7MR], 
        H1450 [21MR], H1596 [27MR], H1661 [28MR], H1750 [29MR], H1870 
        [17AP], H1930 [18AP], H1988 [19AP], H2155 [26AP], H2344 [8MY], 
        H2581 [10MY], H2742 [16MY], H2844 [17MY], H3287 [31MY], H3598 
        [7JN], H3752 [19JN], H3822 [20JN], H4025 [26JN], H4722 [10JY], 
        H5148 [24JY], H5306 [26JY], H5549 [1AU], H5647 [2AU], H5785 
        [11SE], H5946 [13SE], H6173 [20SE]
  Recorded
      Accomack County, VA, deed restriction on a parcel of land next 
        to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087): Grijalva 
        amendment (require appraisal and payment of fair market 
        value), H1417 [20MR]
      ------Loretta Sanchez motion to recommit (prohibit sale for use 
        by adult entertainment or foreign governments), H1418 [20MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 587), H1410 [20MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 587), question of consideration 
        relative to Grijalva point of order, H1407 [20MR]
      ------remove, H1419 [20MR]
      Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act (H.R. 6233): consideration 
        (H. Res. 752), H5648 [2AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 752), previous question, H5648 
        [2AU]
      ------Costas motion to recommit (extend certain agricultural 
        programs, prohibit disaster payments to foreign corporations, 
        and prohibit producers from collecting payments from multiple 
        programs), H5683 [2AU]
      ------enact, H5683 [2AU]
      Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs appropriations (H.R. 5973): consideration (H. Res. 
        697), H4026 [26JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 697), previous question, H4026 
        [26JN]
      Alta, UT, certain land parcels (S. 684): convey, H3721 [18JN]
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (H.R. 7): 
        consideration (H. Res. 547), H749 [15FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 547), previous question, H749 
        [15FE]
      American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (H.R. 5865): enact, 
        H5902 [12SE]
      Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, 
        TX (H.R. 3477): designate, H5116 [23JY]
      Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to 
        comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711): Dingell motion to 
        refer, H4416 [28JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 708), H4175 [28JN]
      ------find, H4417 [28JN]
      Baseline Reform Act (H.R. 3578): consideration (H. Res. 534), 
        H395 [2FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 534), previous question, H394 [2FE]
      ------enact, H458 [3FE]
      ------Tierney motion to recommit (protect certain funding levels 
        and adjust for inflation), H457 [3FE]
      Black Hills Cemetery Act (H.R. 3874): enact, H2694 [15MY]
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act (H.R. 915): enact, 
        H3249 [30MY]
      Border Tunnel Prevention Act (H.R. 4119): enact, H2744 [16MY]
      Budget 2013-2022 (H. Con. Res. 112): Cleaver amendment 
        (substitute), H1730 [28MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 597), H1663 [28MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 597), previous question, H1662 
        [28MR]
      ------Cooper amendment (substitute), H1730 [28MR]
      ------Garrett amendment (substitute), H1775 [29MR]
      ------Honda amendment (substitute), H1762 [29MR]
      ------Mulvaney amendment (substitute), H1729 [28MR]
      ------setting forth, H1794 [29MR]
      ------Van Hollen amendment (substitute), H1788 [29MR]
      Budget and Accounting Transparency Act (H.R. 3581): 
        consideration (H. Res. 539), H534 [7FE]
      ------enact, H548 [7FE]
      ------Tonko amendment (establish a commission to provide 
        recommendations to Congress regarding the best measure to 
        accurately account for the costs of Federal credit programs), 
        H546 [7FE]
      ------Walz motion to recommit (ensure that any changes to 
        accounting standards for Federal loan programs do not 
        adversely affect veterans and students), H547 [7FE]
      Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act (H.R. 1022): 
        enact, H166 [25JA]
      Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and 
        Rural Jobs Act (H.R. 2842): Garamendi motion to recommit 
        (require all materials used for conduit hydropower generation 
        be manufactured in the U.S.), H1233 [7MR]
      ------Napolitano amendment (require small conduit hydropower 
        projects to comply with the National Environmental Policy 
        Act), H1231 [7MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 570), previous question, H1179 
        [6MR]
      ------enact, H1234 [7MR]
      Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act (H.R. 
        2682): enact, H1557 [26MR]
      Capitol Emancipation Hall use for event to celebrate the 
        birthday of King Kamehameha (H. Con. Res. 105): authorize, 
        H2301 [7MY]
      Capitol Grounds use for District of Columbia Special Olympics 
        Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 118): authorize, H2302 
        [7MY]
      Capitol Grounds use for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service (H. Con. Res. 117): authorize, H2302 [7MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA) (H.R. 1734): Connolly 
        amendment (protect ability of Federal agencies to work with 
        local governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal 
        property as open space), H529 [7FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 537), H488 [6FE]
      ------enact, H533 [7FE]
      ------Michaud motion to recommit (exempt certain Dept. of 
        Veterans Affairs facilities from decommissioning), H532 [7FE]
      Coconino National Forest land to correct erroneous survey (H.R. 
        1038): convey, H2107 [25AP]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) Chairman 
        Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing criminal 
        investigations and statements relative to Attorney General 
        Holder (H. Res. 718): Webster motion to table, H4615 [29JN]
      Congress (S. Con. Res. 56): adjournment, H5685 [2AU]
      Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus (H.R. 4040): award, 
        H1827 [16AP]
      Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun Horne (H.R. 1815): 
        award posthumously, H1872 [17AP]
      Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg (H.R. 3001): award, 
        H1826 [16AP]
      Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
        Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan (H.R. 
        6082): Hastings of Florida amendment (require permit 
        applications include production estimates and climate change 
        impact), H5221 [25JY]
      ------Hastings of Florida amendment (require permit applications 
        include production estimates and gas prices impact), H5220 
        [25JY]
      ------Holt amendment (prohibit issuance of new oil or natural 
        gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing 
        leases), H5220 [25JY]
      ------Holt amendment (prohibit single multi-sale environmental 
        impact statement for all new areas opened for drilling), H5218 
        [25JY]
      ------Markey amendment (prohibit export of natural gas under 
        congressional plan to conduct additional oil and gas lease 
        sales), H5218 [25JY]
      ------Markey amendment (require new leases include drilling 
        safety improvements due to BP Deepwater Horizon disaster), 
        H5219 [25JY]
      ------Slaughter motion to recommit (prohibit issuance of oil and 
        gas leases to companies violating certain sanctions), H5223 
        [25JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 738), H5149 [24JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 738), previous question, H5148 
        [24JY]
      ------enact, H5223 [25JY]
      Conservation and Economic Growth Act (H.R. 2578): consideration 
        (H. Res. 688), H3754 [19JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 688), previous question, H3752 
        [19JN]
      ------DeFazio amendment (prohibit Sealaska Corp. export of 
        unprocessed timber from certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass 
        National Forest), H3782 [19JN]
      ------enact, H3786 [19JN]
      ------Grijalva amendment (prohibit Depts. of the Interior and 
        Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede 
        border security on such lands), H3784 [19JN]
      ------Markey amendment (establish a pilot program to test a 
        small increase in Federal grazing fees), H3783 [19JN]
      ------Perlmutter motion to recommit (Depts. of the Interior and 
        Agriculture reducing risk of wildfires, protection of tribal 
        sovereignty, and Buy American Act for gift shops), H3786 
        [19JN]
      Consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 631): allow, H2156 [26AP]
      ------previous question, H2156 [26AP]
      Consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 717): allow, H4615 [29JN]
      Consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 747): allow, H5551 [1AU]
      Consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 779): allow, H5948 [13SE]
      Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 117): Barber motion to 
        recommit (ensure extension of certain benefits and programs 
        for active duty service members and veterans), H5971 [13SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 778), H5947 [13SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 778), previous question, H5947 
        [13SE]
      ------making, H5971 [13SE]
      Countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (H.R. 
        4105): apply, H1178 [6MR]
      Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R. 3523): Amash 
        amendment (prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity 
        systems from using sensitive personal documents received from 
        certain sources), H2181 [26AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 631), H2156 [26AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 631), previous question, H2155 
        [26AP]
      ------enact, H2186 [26AP]
      ------Goodlatte amendment (narrow definitions of what 
        information private-sector cybersecurity entities may share 
        with the intelligence community), H2182 [26AP]
      ------Langevin amendment (include critical infrastructure owners 
        and operators in program to share cyber threat intelligence 
        with private-sector cybersecurity entities), H2179 [26AP]
      ------Mulvaney amendment (clarify retention and use rules for 
        personal information received by the intelligence community 
        from private-sector cybersecurity entities), H2182 [26AP]
      ------Mulvaney amendment (set sunset date), H2183 [26AP]
      ------Perlmutter motion to recommit (prohibit Federal agencies, 
        employers, or prospective employers from requiring disclosure 
        of passwords to social networking web sites), H2185 [26AP]
      ------Quayle amendment (allow intelligence community to share 
        cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity 
        entities for only certain purposes), H2180 [26AP]
      ------Rogers of Michigan amendment (require regulatory 
        information provided to private-sector cybersecurity entities 
        remain subject to the Freedom of Information Act), H2180 
        [26AP]
      Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (H.R. 2096): enact, H2246 [27AP]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310): Bartlett amendment (prohibit discrimination based 
        on project labor agreements in construction contracts), H3036 
        [17MY]
      ------Broun amendment (eliminate maximum age limitations for 
        individuals who are otherwise qualified to enlist), H3112 
        [18MY]
      ------Carson amendment (prohibit promotion boards from 
        considering information on mental or addiction issues), H3113 
        [18MY]
      ------Coffman amendment (reduce end strength level for troops in 
        Europe), H3119 [18MY]
      ------Coffman amendment (remove restrictions which prohibit 
        contracting certain commercial products or services), H3111 
        [18MY]
      ------Connolly amendment (Pakistan opening of supply routes), 
        H3035 [17MY]
      ------Cummings amendment (improve protections for servicemembers 
        against mortgage foreclosures), H3113 [18MY]
      ------Duncan of South Carolina amendment (U.N. Convention on the 
        Law of the Sea funding limitations), H3118 [18MY]
      ------Franks amendment (prohibit certain Cooperative Threat 
        Reducation funding to Russia), H3120 [18MY]
      ------Garamendi motion to recommit (require Navy or U.S.-flagged 
        vessels to be maintained in a U.S. shipyard), H3144 [18MY]
      ------Gohmert amendment (availability of writ of habeas corpus 
        for any person detained in the U.S.), H3110 [18MY]
      ------Johnson of Georgia amendment (impact on national security 
        of reducing nuclear weapons stockpiles), H3115 [18MY]
      ------Johnson of Georgia amendment (nuclear weapons deployment 
        to South Korea), H3115 [18MY]
      ------Keating amendment (prohibit cuts to Air National Guard 
        units until an impact study is provided), H3111 [18MY]
      ------Lee amendment (appoint special envoy to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons by Iran), H3119 [18MY]
      ------Lee amendment (limit funding to amount authorized under 
        the Budget Control Act), H3117 [18MY]
      ------Lee amendment (safe withdrawal of military forces and 
        defense contractors from Afghanistan), H3034 [17MY]
      ------Markey amendment (long-range penetrating bomber aircraft 
        funding), H3037 [17MY]
      ------Pearce amendment (prohibit USEC Inc., funding for domestic 
        security-related enrichment nuclear technology), H3121 [18MY]
      ------Polis amendment (ground-based midcourse defense system 
        funding), H3037 [17MY]
      ------Price of Georgia amendment (Dept. of Justice investigation 
        of leaks of intelligence on Israel), H3142 [18MY]
      ------Price of Georgia amendment (prohibit Presidential 
        unilateral reductions to nuclear weapon stockpiles), H3116 
        [18MY]
      ------Rehberg amendment (prohibit certain reductions to 
        strategic delivery systems), H3141 [18MY]
      ------Rigell amendment (conditional replacement of Budget 
        Control Act fiscal year 2013 sequester), H3117 [18MY]
      ------Rohrabacher amendment (prohibit assistance to Pakistan), 
        H3033 [17MY]
      ------Rooney amendment (require foreign terrorists who attack 
        U.S. be tried by military tribunals), H3035 [17MY]
      ------Sablan amendment (expand restrictions on foreign repair of 
        vessels to Northern Mariana Islands homeport), H3114 [18MY]
      ------Smith of Washington amendment (detainee due process and 
        prohibition on indefinite detainment), H3109 [18MY]
      ------authorizing, H3145 [18MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 656), H2743 [16MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 656), previous question, H2743 
        [16MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 661), H2845 [17MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 661), previous question, H2844 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 5856): Amash amendment 
        (ensure competition in Government service contracts and remove 
        restrictions which prohibit contracting certain commercial 
        products or services), H5000 [18JY]
      ------Berg amendment (prohibit funding to reduce number of 
        nuclear weapons delivery vehicles), H5068 [19JY]
      ------Cicilline amendment (Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund 
        funding), H5002 [18JY]
      ------Coffman amendment (NATO troop deployment funding), H5067 
        [19JY]
      ------Cohen amendment (Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund funding), 
        H5001 [18JY]
      ------Cohen amendment (health care research funding through 
        reductions in Navy cruiser shipbuilding funding), H4998 [18JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 717), H4615 [29JN]
      ------Garamendi amendment (military operations in Afghanistan 
        funding), H5068 [19JY]
      ------King of Iowa amendment (prohibit funding to be used in 
        contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act), H5063 [19JY]
      ------King of Iowa amendment (prohibit funding to enforce wage 
        rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act), 
        H5006 [18JY]
      ------Kingston amendment (motorsports sponsorship funding), 
        H4997 [18JY]
      ------Lee amendment (across-the-board funding reduction), H5065 
        [19JY]
      ------Lee amendment (military operations in Afghanistan 
        funding), H5005 [18JY]
      ------Lee amendment (reduce funding to 2008 levels), H5064 
        [19JY]
      ------making, H5071 [19JY]
      ------Markey amendment (ground-based midcourse defense system 
        funding), H5000 [18JY]
      ------Markey amendment (reduce number of deployed 
        intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles), H5003 [18JY]
      ------McCollum amendment (military musical units funding), H4996 
        [18JY]
      ------Moran amendment (end contracts with Rosoboronexport 
        (company) relative to role in arms sales to Syria), H5065 
        [19JY]
      ------Mulvaney amendment (freeze funding at current levels), 
        H5069 [19JY]
      ------Mulvaney amendment (separate overseas contingency 
        operations funding from base defense spending), H5070 [19JY]
      ------Pompeo amendment (Rapid Innovation Fund funding), H4999 
        [18JY]
      ------Quigley amendment (Navy DDG-51 destroyer funding), H4998 
        [18JY]
      ------Stearns amendment (TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding), H5070 [19JY]
      ------Turner amendment (prohibit funding to reduce nuclear 
        weapons or implement studies or plans intended to reduce 
        nuclear weapons), H5066 [19JY]
      ------Woolsey amendment (across-the-board funding reduction), 
        H5002, H5004 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (H.R. 5855): Bishop of 
        New York amendment (science and technology research funding 
        through reductions in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility 
        funding), H3574 [6JN]
      ------Bishop of Utah amendment (Bureau of Customs and Border 
        Protection Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations funding 
        through reductions in mitigation funding), H3571 [6JN]
      ------Blackburn amendment (prohibit funding for Transportation 
        Security Administration security officers or behavior 
        detection officers outside an airport), H3647 [7JN]
      ------Blackburn amendment (prohibit funding to provide certain 
        Transportation Security Administration employees uniforms or 
        badges resembling those of law enforcement officers), H3646 
        [7JN]
      ------Broun amendment (administrative spending, salaries, and 
        expense accounts funding), H3567 [6JN]
      ------Clarke of Michigan amendment (FEMA State and local grant 
        programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland 
        Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding), H3568 
        [6JN]
      ------Clarke of Michigan amendment (FEMA State and local grant 
        programs funding), H3569 [6JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 667), H3289 [31MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 667), previous question, H3288 
        [31MY]
      ------Hahn amendment (Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 
        salaries and expenses funding through reductions in National 
        Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding), H3569 [6JN]
      ------Hahn amendment (FEMA Port Security Grant Program funding 
        through reductions in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility 
        funding), H3570 [6JN]
      ------Higgins amendment (FEMA Urban Areas Security Initiative 
        funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security 
        science and technology research funding), H3573 [6JN]
      ------Holt amendment (FEMA State and local rail and transit 
        security grant programs funding), H3568 [6JN]
      ------Jackson Lee amendment (Transportation Security 
        Administration Federal Air Marshal Service funding), H3573 
        [6JN]
      ------King of Iowa amendment (prohibit funding to enforce 
        Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and 
        activities for persons with limited English proficiency), 
        H3645 [7JN]
      ------King of Iowa amendment (prohibit funding to implement 
        memos from John Morton relative to immigration enforcement 
        priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion), H3645 
        [7JN]
      ------Loretta Sanchez amendment (Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement Office of Investigations funding through 
        reductions in Detention and Removal Operations funding), H3572 
        [6JN]
      ------making, H3651 [7JN]
      ------Moore amendment (Office of Civil Rights and Liberties 
        funding), H3566 [6JN]
      ------Poe amendment (cell phone communications in rural border 
        areas funding), H3571 [6JN]
      ------Polis amendment (across-the-board funding reduction 
        exempting counterterrorism accounts), H3649 [7JN]
      ------Sullivan amendment (provide training to State and local 
        law enforcement to identify, process, and detain possible 
        immigration offenders), H3648 [7JN]
      ------Tierney motion to recommit (cybersecurity personnel and 
        FEMA Urban Areas Initiative funding), H3651 [7JN]
      ------Turner of New York amendment (Transportation Security 
        Administration surface transportation inspection program 
        funding), H3648 [7JN]
      Dept. of State appropriations (H.R. 6018): authorize, H4893 
        [17JY]
      Dept. of the Interior St. Croix River Crossing Project with 
        appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 
        1134): authorize, H1113 [1MR]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
        appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854): Barrow motion to recommit (Dept. of 
        Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetic research funding), 
        H3359 [31MY]
      ------Franks amendment (prohibit funding to enforce Davis-Bacon 
        Act wage rate requirements for contracts), H3357 [31MY]
      ------Grimm amendment (allow use of project labor agreements for 
        Federal construction projects), H3357 [31MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 667), H3288 [31MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 667), previous question, H3288 
        [31MY]
      ------making, H3360 [31MY]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972): Barber motion to recommit (Dept. 
        of HUD veteran rental voucher assistance funding), H4634 
        [29JN]
      ------Blackburn amendment (across-the-board funding reduction), 
        H4630 [29JN]
      ------Broun amendment (Dept. of HUD Office of Community Planning 
        and Development salaries and expenses funding), H4127 [27JN]
      ------Broun amendment (Dept. of HUD Office of Fair Housing and 
        Equal Opportunity funding), H4129 [27JN]
      ------Broun amendment (Dept. of HUD Office of Housing funding), 
        H4128 [27JN]
      ------Broun amendment (Dept. of HUD Office of Policy Development 
        and Research funding), H4128 [27JN]
      ------Broun amendment (Dept. of HUD Office of Public and Indian 
        Housing salaries and expenses funding), H4126 [27JN]
      ------Broun amendment (Dept. of HUD Public Housing Capital Fund 
        funding), H4130 [27JN]
      ------Broun amendment (Dept. of HUD Public Housing Operating 
        Fund funding), H4130 [27JN]
      ------Broun amendment (Federal Maritime Commission funding), 
        H4131 [27JN]
      ------Broun amendment (Federal Railroad Administration funding), 
        H4060 [26JN]
      ------Broun amendment (Federal Transit Administration funding), 
        H4061 [26JN]
      ------Broun amendment (Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp., 
        funding), H4131 [27JN]
      ------Broun amendment (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration funding), H4061 [26JN]
      ------Capps amendment (Dept. of HUD Housing Counseling 
        Assistance Program funding), H4059 [26JN]
      ------Chaffetz amendment (Community Development Block Grant 
        Program funding), H4132 [27JN]
      ------Connolly amendment (distracted driving prevention and 
        research funding through reductions in financial management 
        funding), H4057 [26JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 697), H4027 [26JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 697), previous question, H4026 
        [26JN]
      ------Denham amendment (California high-speed rail projects 
        funding), H4633 [29JN]
      ------Flake amendment (HOME Investment Partnership funding), 
        H4134 [27JN]
      ------Garrett amendment (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
        Authority funding), H4058 [26JN]
      ------Gosar amendment (Dept. of HUD administrative spending, 
        operations, and management resources funding), H4059 [26JN]
      ------Lankford amendment (prohibit Federal Highway 
        Administration funding for Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative 
        to the cliff swallow or barn swallow), H4632 [29JN]
      ------making, H4635 [29JN]
      ------McClintock amendment (Community Development Block Grant 
        Program Loan Guarantee Program funding), H4133 [27JN]
      ------McClintock amendment (Community Development Block Grant 
        Program funding), H4133 [27JN]
      ------McClintock amendment (Essential Air Service Program 
        funding), H4057 [26JN]
      ------McClintock amendment (San Francisco, CA, Central Subway 
        project funding), H4631 [29JN]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 
        (H.R. 3803): enact, H5450 [31JY]
      Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (H.R. 4480): Amodei amendment 
        (prohibit Dept. of the Interior transfer of any Solid Minerals 
        Program function from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining 
        Reclamation and Enforcement), H3936 [21JN]
      ------Bass amendment (require Transportation Fuels Regulatory 
        Committee to conduct study on how to shield consumers from 
        gasoline price fluctuations and supply disruptions), H3940 
        [21JN]
      ------Capps amendment (Dept. of Energy feasibility determination 
        of impact analyses of EPA rules and actions on energy prices), 
        H3940 [21JN]
      ------Connolly amendment (clarify that the term ``public 
        health'' under the Clean Air Act pertains to the health of 
        people and not corporations or other nonliving entities), 
        H3932 [21JN]
      ------Connolly amendment (prohibit BLM enforcement of a protest 
        fee to challenge the granting of a drilling lease, right of 
        way, or permit), H3935 [21JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 691), H3823 [20JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 691), previous question, H3822 
        [20JN]
      ------DeLauro amendment (CFTC funding), H3942 [21JN]
      ------enact, H3944 [21JN]
      ------Gene Green amendment (prohibit EPA consideration of 
        feasibility and cost in revising and supplementing national 
        ambient air quality standards for ozone), H3933 [21JN]
      ------Hastings of Washington amendment (National Petroleum 
        Reserve-Alaska additional rights-of-way and repeal of EPA 
        designation of Colville River as an aquatic resource of 
        national importance), H3930 [21JN]
      ------Holt amendment (Dept. of the Interior reduction in number 
        of onshore leases not producing oil and gas as an incentive 
        for oil and gas companies to begin production on currently 
        held leases), H3934 [21JN]
      ------Holt amendment (prohibit issuance of new oil or natural 
        gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases 
        incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market 
        price), H3938 [21JN]
      ------Landry amendment (raise cap under the Gulf of Mexico 
        Energy Security Act on certain offshore oil and natural gas 
        leasing revenue shared with Gulf Coast States), H3937 [21JN]
      ------Markey amendment (Dept. of the Interior requirement that 
        oil and gas produced under certain leases be offered for sale 
        only in the U.S.), H3936 [21JN]
      ------Rigell amendment (Dept. of the Interior inclusion of Lease 
        Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for 
        fiscal years 2012-2017), H3938 [21JN]
      ------Rush amendment (require Energy Information Administration 
        to determine whether implementation is projected to lower gas 
        prices or create jobs within a certain time period), H3934 
        [21JN]
      ------Slaughter motion to recommit (prohibit granting new leases 
        to oil companies until they forgo oil and gas subsidies, use 
        U.S. made products, and hire U.S. workers), H3943 [21JN]
      ------Speier amendment (require application for permit to drill 
        be deemed approved if review process is not completed within 
        60 days), H3941 [21JN]
      ------Waxman amendment (prohibit delay in finalization of EPA 
        clean air standards and air pollution reduction rules if rules 
        protect against asthma and other health conditions), H3931 
        [21JN]
      ------Wittman amendment (facilitate development of offshore wind 
        energy resources), H3939 [21JN]
      EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special 
        Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad 
        State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245): reauthorize, H5972 
        [13SE]
      Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325): 
        Blackburn amendment (across-the-board funding reduction), 
        H3520 [6JN]
      ------Boswell motion to recommit (flood protection funding and 
        Israel nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance funding), 
        H3525 [6JN]
      ------Burgess amendment (prohibit USEC Inc., funding for 
        domestic security-related nuclear enrichment technology), 
        H3516 [6JN]
      ------Chabot amendment (eliminate funding for regional economic 
        development programs and apply savings to deficit reduction), 
        H3519 [6JN]
      ------Chaffetz amendment (Dept. of Energy Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy Program funding), H3387 [1JN]
      ------Connolly amendment (oil shale technology research and 
        development funding), H3523 [6JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 667), H3289 [31MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 667), previous question, H3288 
        [31MY]
      ------Flake amendment (across-the-board funding reduction), 
        H3521 [6JN]
      ------Fortenberry amendment (Dept. of Energy National Nuclear 
        Security Administration Global Threat Reduction Initiative 
        funding), H3514 [6JN]
      ------Hahn amendment (Dept. of Energy Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy Program funding through reductions in Fossil 
        Energy Research and Development Program funding), H3389 [1JN]
      ------Hirono amendment (Dept. of Energy Advanced Research 
        Projects Agency-Energy funding through reductions in Fossil 
        Energy Research and Development Program funding), H3445 [5JN]
      ------Hultgren amendment (Dept. of Energy Office of Science 
        funding through reductions in Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
        Energy Program funding), H3386 [1JN]
      ------Jackson Lee amendment (Corps of Engineers operation and 
        maintenance funding), H3499 [6JN]
      ------Jackson Lee amendment (Dept. of Energy Energy Efficiency 
        and Renewable Energy Program funding), H3514 [6JN]
      ------Kaptur amendment (Dept. of Energy Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy Program funding), H3388 [1JN]
      ------King of Iowa amendment (Corps of Engineers operation and 
        maintenance account funding through reductions in construction 
        account), H3385 [1JN]
      ------King of Iowa amendment (prohibit funding to enforce wage 
        rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act), 
        H3522 [6JN]
      ------Kucinich amendment (Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology 
        Loan Guarantee Program funding), H3515 [6JN]
      ------Loretta Sanchez amendment (Dept. of Energy National 
        Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat Reduction 
        Initiative funding), H3517 [6JN]
      ------Luetkemeyer amendment (prohibit funding for Corps of 
        Engineers Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan study), 
        H3498 [6JN]
      ------Lujan amendment (Dept. of Energy Defense Environmental 
        Management Program funding through reductions in the National 
        Nuclear Security Administration funding), H3519 [6JN]
      ------Lummis amendment (prohibit funding to plan or undertake 
        certain sales or other transfers of natural or low enriched 
        uranium in the open market), H3523 [6JN]
      ------making, H3526 [6JN]
      ------Matheson amendment (Dept. of Energy non-defense 
        environmental cleanup funding through reductions in National 
        Nuclear Security Administration funding), H3447 [5JN]
      ------McClintock amendment (Dept. of Energy Energy Efficiency 
        and Renewable Energy Program funding), H3387 [1JN]
      ------McClintock amendment (Dept. of Energy Fossil Energy 
        Research and Development Program funding), H3446 [5JN]
      ------McClintock amendment (Dept. of Energy nuclear energy 
        research and development programs funding), H3445 [5JN]
      ------Moran amendment (Corps of Engineers finalization of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act), H3386 [1JN]
      ------Mulvaney amendment (across-the-board funding reduction), 
        H3521 [6JN]
      ------Polis amendment (Dept. of Energy National Nuclear Security 
        Administration funding), H3518 [6JN]
      ------Reed amendment (Dept. of Energy non-defense environmental 
        cleanup funding), H3516 [6JN]
      ------Rohrabacher amendment (Dept. of Energy U.S.-China Clean 
        Energy Research Center funding), H3495 [6JN]
      ------Scalise amendment (Corps of Engineers funding), H3384 
        [1JN]
      ------Shimkus amendment (Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste 
        disposal site licensing activities funding), H3497 [6JN]
      ------Stearns amendment (prohibit Dept. of Energy funding for 
        subordinating any loan obligation to other financing), H3496 
        [6JN]
      ------Tipton amendment (prohibit funding for surveys in which 
        money is included or provided for the benefit of the 
        responder), H3497 [6JN]
      ------Tonko amendment (Dept. of Energy Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy Program funding), H3389 [1JN]
      Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act (H.R. 665): 
        enact, H1410 [20MR]
      Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act (H.R. 3521): 
        Alexander amendment (exempt Corps of Engineers from 
        legislative line-item veto), H614 [8FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 540), H601 [8FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 540), previous question, H601 [8FE]
      ------enact, H615 [8FE]
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658): conference report, 
        H447 [3FE]
      FCC Process Reform Act (H.R. 3309): consideration (H. Res. 595), 
        H1597 [27MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 595), previous question, H1596 
        [27MR]
      ------Crowley amendment (promulgate regulations requiring a 
        label on packaging of certain baby monitors warning that 
        signals may be intercepted by potential intruders), H1624 
        [27MR]
      ------enact, H1628 [27MR]
      ------Eshoo amendment (require entities sponsoring political 
        advertising to disclose identity of donors who have 
        contributed over a certain amount over a 2-year cycle), H1625 
        [27MR]
      ------Owens amendment (ensure changes do not impede 
        implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in rural 
        areas), H1626 [27MR]
      ------Perlmutter motion to recommit (prohibit licensees or 
        regulated entities from requiring job applicants to disclose 
        passwords to social networking web sites), H1627 [27MR]
      FDA Reform Act (H.R. 5651): enact, H3248 [30MY]
      Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act (H.R. 828): enact, H5449 
        [31JY]
      Federal Reserve Transparency Act (H.R. 459): enact, H5224 [25JY]
      Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act (H.R. 
        347): Senate amendment, H954 [27FE]
      FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act (H.R. 4264): enact, H5787 
        [11SE]
      Financial institutions fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 
        4367): limit, H4670 [9JY]
      Financial services and general Government appropriations (H.R. 
        6020): consideration (H. Res. 717), H4615 [29JN]
      Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (H.R. 1173): 
        consideration (H. Res. 522), H200 [31JA]
      ------Deutch amendment (increase flexibility for implementation 
        of program), H351 [1FE]
      ------Deutch amendment (prevent repeal of program if failure to 
        implement program would increase Medicaid spending), H351 
        [1FE]
      ------enact, H354 [1FE]
      ------Garamendi motion to recommit (implement a voluntary 
        insurance program to provide long-term care for seniors with 
        Alzheimer's disease and other disabled individuals), H353 
        [1FE]
      ------Jackson Lee amendment (ensure that a majority of 
        individuals above a certain age have access to private long-
        term care insurance), H350 [1FE]
      ------Jackson Lee amendment (study impact of lack of long-term 
        care insurance on governments before repeal of Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program), H349 
        [1FE]
      Fiscal year 2013 Federal budget passage is of national 
        importance (H. Res. 516): express, H149 [24JA]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949): consideration (H. 
        Res. 773), H5786 [11SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 773), previous question, H5785 
        [11SE]
      ------extend, H5900 [12SE]
      Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act (H.R. 4005): enact, 
        H4176 [28JN]
      Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act 
        (H.R. 2938): enact, H3787 [19JN]
      Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society issued land grant 
        patent (S. 404): modify, H3722 [18JN]
      Gross income from any discharge of indebtedness income on 
        education loans of deceased veterans (H.R. 5044): exclude, 
        H6119 [19SE]
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 436): Bishop of New York 
        motion to recommit (prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise 
        tax on medical devices for companies that outsource jobs), 
        H3617 [7JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 679), H3600 [7JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 679), previous question, H3598 
        [7JN]
      ------enact, H3617 [7JN]
      Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership 
        (HEARTH) Act (H.R. 205): enact, H2695 [15MY]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration (H.R. 4348): Barrow motion to instruct 
        conferees (Keystone XL Pipeline funding), H3145 [18MY]
      ------Black motion to instruct conferees (distracted driving 
        prevention grant funding), H4028 [26JN]
      ------Broun motion to instruct conferees (Highway Trust Fund 
        equal to gas tax revenues), H3690 [8JN]
      ------Doggett motion to instruct conferees (restrict use of tax 
        shelters and havens), H3527 [6JN]
      ------Flake motion to instruct conferees (Highway Trust Fund 
        rate of return to States), H3526 [6JN]
      ------Hoyer motion to instruct conferees (agree to Senate 
        amendment), H4027 [26JN]
      ------McKinley motion to instruct conferees (coal and fossil 
        fuels material management), H3945 [21JN]
      ------Polis motion to recommit (prohibit funding for highway 
        construction), H1960 [18AP]
      ------Rahall motion to instruct conferees (Buy American Act 
        funding), H3146 [18MY]
      ------Rahall motion to instruct conferees (accept Senate 
        amendment), H2106 [25AP]
      ------Ribble amendment (streamline environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements), H1958 [18AP]
      ------Walz motion to instruct conferees (complete conference 
        report), H3824 [20JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 619), H1931 [18AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 619), previous question, H1930 
        [18AP]
      ------enact, H1961 [18AP]
      Homes for Heroes Act (H.R. 3298): enact, H1598 [27MR]
      House of Representatives: adjournment, H4710 [10JY]
      House of Representatives proceedings and actions during August 
        district work period (H. Res. 747): clarify, H5551 [1AU]
      House of Representatives proceedings and actions during fall 
        district work period (H. Res. 788): clarify, H6174 [20SE]
      ------previous question, H6173 [20SE]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act (H.R. 5892): enact, H4671 
        [9JY]
      Importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons 
        capability in Iran and economic and diplomatic pressure to 
        secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568): express and 
        continue, H2846 [17MY]
      Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act 
        (H.R. 2362): enact, H5115 [23JY]
      Insular Areas Act (S. 2009): enact, H4893 [17JY]
      Intelligence services appropriations (H.R. 5743): authorizing, 
        H3308 [31MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 667), H3288 [31MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 667), previous question, H3288 
        [31MY]
      ------Critz motion to recommit (protect U.S. intelligence and 
        military capability, defend certain sensitive information 
        against cybersecurity attack, and promote U.S businesses), 
        H3307 [31MY]
      Inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC regulatory requirements 
        put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
        Protection Act (H.R. 2779): exempt, H1556 [26MR]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act (H.R. 4628): Capps motion to 
        recommit (prohibit cuts in health insurance benefits for women 
        and children), H2250 [27AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 631), H2156 [26AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 631), previous question, H2155 
        [26AP]
      ------enact, H2251 [27AP]
      Inyo National Forest land exchange involving certain non-Federal 
        lands (H.R. 2157): facilitate, H2051 [24AP]
      Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (H.R. 1905): 
        Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), H5597 [1AU]
      Iranian continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of 
        Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. Res. 556): 
        condemn, H1114 [1MR]
      Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act (H.R. 8): 
        consideration (H. Res. 747), H5551 [1AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 747), Scott of South Carolina 
        amendment, H5550 [1AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 747), Scott of South Carolina 
        amendment--previous question, H5550 [1AU]
      ------DeFazio motion to recommit (raise expensing limitation for 
        small businesses to purchase products made in America), H5596 
        [1AU]
      ------enact, H5597 [1AU]
      ------Levin amendment (extend Bush administration tax cuts and 
        other tax relief for families making less than a certain 
        annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief), 
        H5594 [1AU]
      John J. Cook Post Office, East Rockaway, NY (H.R. 2079): 
        designate, H750 [15FE]
      Journal: question of approval, H53 [18JA], H708 [14FE], H1041 
        [29FE], H1452 [21MR], H1558 [26MR], H1665 [28MR], H1932 
        [18AP], H1989 [19AP], H2346 [8MY], H4724 [10JY]
      Judicial proceedings to enforce Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House) subpoenas issued to Attorney General 
        Holder (H. Res. 706): consideration (H. Res. 708), H4175 
        [28JN]
      ------initiate or intervene, H4420 [28JN]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606): Capps amendment 
        (SEC report on increase in initial public offerings, 
        specifically in the manufacturing and high technology 
        industry), H1286 [8MR]
      ------Connolly amendment (study effects of financial speculation 
        on domestic oil and gasoline prices on emerging growth 
        companies), H1263 [7MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 572), H1235 [7MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 572), previous question, H1234 
        [7MR]
      ------Ellison amendment (require emerging growth companies to 
        fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder 
        vote requirements), H1262 [7MR]
      ------enact, H1288 [8MR]
      ------Eshoo motion to recommit (require public disclosure of 
        political contributions by small businesses), H1288 [8MR]
      ------Himes amendment (modify revenue threshold for emerging 
        growth companies to remain eligible for exemptions from 
        certain regulations), H1261 [7MR]
      ------Peters amendment (require publicly traded companies to 
        disclose the number of domestic and foreign employees), H1286 
        [8MR]
      ------Senate amendment, H1598 [27MR]
      ------Waters amendment (require brokers underwriting initial 
        public offerings for emerging growth companies be held to 
        strict liability for publicly released research and be filed 
        with the SEC), H1263 [7MR]
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO (H.R. 3248): designate, H751 [15FE]
      Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, 
        Chesterfield, MO (H.R. 3247): designate, H751 [15FE]
      Legislative branch of the government appropriations (H.R. 5882): 
        Broun amendment (Congressional Research Service funding), 
        H3685 [8JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 679), H3600 [7JN]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 679), previous question, H3598 
        [7JN]
      ------Flake amendment (prohibit purchase of paid online 
        advertisements by Members, committees, and leadership 
        offices), H3687 [8JN]
      ------Gosar amendment (U.S. Botanic Garden funding), H3685 [8JN]
      ------making, H3689 [8JN]
      ------Moran amendment (prohibit use of polystyrene products in 
        food service facilities in the House of Representatives), 
        H3687 [8JN]
      ------Pingree motion to recommit (franking budget funding), 
        H3689 [8JN]
      ------Scalise amendment (Open World Leadership Center funding), 
        H3686 [8JN]
      Library of Congress authority to accept gifts and bequests (H.R. 
        6122): revise, H5747 [10SE]
      Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Coin 
        Act (H.R. 2139): enact, H5748 [10SE]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act (H.R. 5987): 
        enact, H6196 [20SE]
      Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act (H.R. 2453): enact, H1962 
        [18AP]
      Members of Congress and Federal employees pay limitation (H.R. 
        3835): extend, H354 [1FE]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): Bishop 
        of New York motion to instruct conferees (provide payroll tax 
        relief and additional emergency unemployment compensation), 
        H657 [9FE]
      ------conference report, H927 [17FE]
      ------Michaud motion to instruct conferees (require all money 
        withdrawn from States' unemployment funds be used solely for 
        the payment of unemployment compensation), H395 [2FE]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act (H.R. 5544): 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5786 [11SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 773), previous question, H5785 
        [11SE]
      ------Ellison amendment (ensure that private property interests 
        are not negatively impacted by exchange of certain Federal 
        lands for State trust lands), H5887 [12SE]
      ------Ellison motion to recommit (ensure certain Federal lands 
        exchanged for State trust lands will still be open for 
        recreational use), H5889 [12SE]
      ------enact, H5890 [12SE]
      ------Grijalva amendment (require land appraisals based on 
        accepted Federal standards before exchange of certain Federal 
        lands for State trust lands), H5887 [12SE]
      ------Holt amendment (restore public participation with 
        environmental review relative to exchange of certain Federal 
        lands for State trust lands), H5886 [12SE]
      ------McCollum amendment (ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights 
        and tribal consultation relative to certain Federal lands 
        exchanged for State trust lands), H5885 [12SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348): conference report, H4636 [29JN]
      ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4615 
        [29JN]
      Multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127): preserve and advance, H5684 [2AU]
      National Blue Alert Act (H.R. 365): enact, H2693 [15MY]
      National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740): extend, H2846 
        [17MY]
      National Security and Job Protection Act (H.R. 6365): 
        consideration (H Res. 778), H5947 [13SE]
      ------consideration (H Res. 778), previous question, H5947 
        [13SE]
      ------enact, H5969 [13SE]
      ------Van Hollen motion to recommit (replace the sequester 
        established by the Budget Control Act with a deficit-reducing 
        increase in tax revenue), H5968 [13SE]
      National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act (H.R. 
        4402): consideration (H. Res. 726), H4809 [11JY]
      ------enact, H4854 [12JY]
      ------Grijalva amendment (protect opportunities for hunting, 
        fishing, grazing, or recreation on public lands), H4851 [12JY]
      ------Hastings of Florida amendment (authorize lead agency to 
        extend mining critical minerals and materials permit review 
        process for new information), H4849 [12JY]
      ------Markey amendment (require mining companies pay royalty for 
        hardrock minerals on Federal lands and designate revenues for 
        abandoned hardrock mines cleanup), H4850 [12JY]
      ------Slaughter motion to recommit (prohibit permits to 
        companies that haven't paid taxes, have connections to Iran or 
        China, are outsourcing jobs, and require U.S. equipment), 
        H4854 [12JY]
      ------Tonko amendment (clarify definition of ``strategic and 
        critical minerals''), H4849 [12JY]
      ------Young of Alaska amendment (exempt national forest lands 
        producing critical minerals and materials from the Roadless 
        Area Conservation Rule), H4851 [12JY]
      No More Solyndras Act (H.R. 6213): consideration (H. Res. 779), 
        H5948 [13SE]
      ------DeGette amendment (clarify certain findings from Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce (House) investigation of the innovative 
        technology loan guarantee program), H6021 [14SE]
      ------enact, H6024 [14SE]
      ------Markey motion to recommit (extend production tax credit 
        for wind power), H6023 [14SE]
      ------Waxman amendment (ensure the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program is able to continue to accept applications 
        for new loan guarantees), H6021 [14SE]
      Oral histories from current and former Members involved in the 
        Selma to Montgomery, AL, marches and the civil rights movement 
        (H. Res. 562): compile, H1112 [1MR]
      Otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant 
        visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are eligible for 
        similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (H.R. 3992): allow, 
        H1374 [19MR]
      Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act 
        (H.R. 6169): Bishop of New York motion to recommit (preserve 
        tax deductions for mortgage interest and charitable 
        donations), H5680 [2AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 747), H5551 [1AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 747), Scott of South Carolina 
        amendment, H5550 [1AU]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 747), Scott of South Carolina 
        amendment--previous question, H5550 [1AU]
      ------enact, H5681 [2AU]
      ------Slaughter amendment (substitute), H5678 [2AU]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act (H.R. 3117): enact, H90 
        [23JA]
      Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) (H.R. 3541): enact, 
        H3289 [31MY]
      President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease 
        Sale Plan Act (H.R. 6168): enact, H5224 [25JY]
      Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act (S. 
        679): enact, H5448 [31JY]
      President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit 
        (H.J. Res. 98): consideration (H. Res. 515), H53 [18JA]
      ------disapprove, H68 [18JA]
      Pro-Growth Budgeting Act (H.R. 3582): Boswell motion to recommit 
        (macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation on Social 
        Security and Medicare benefits and trust funds), H418 [2FE]
      ------Cicilline amendment (CBO requirement of a jobs score for 
        each spending bill considered in Congress), H416 [2FE]
      ------Connolly amendment (extend requirement to bills or 
        resolutions reported by the Committees on Appropriations of 
        each chamber), H414 [2FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 534), H395 [2FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 534), previous question, H394 [2FE]
      ------enact, H418 [2FE]
      ------Fudge amendment (CBO inclusion of income equality among 
        economic variables to be estimated in macroeconomic impact 
        analysis), H415 [2FE]
      ------Jackson Lee (CBO inclusion of potential impact on SBA 
        HUBZone areas among economic variables in macroeconomic impact 
        analysis), H415 [2FE]
      ------Peters amendment (add findings section addressing impact 
        of Bush administration tax cuts to legislation), H413 [2FE]
      Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act (H.R. 2117): 
        Bishop of New York amendment (Dept. of Education promulgation 
        of rules or regulations defining the term ``credit hour''), 
        H993 [28FE]
      ------Capps motion to recommit (Dept. of Education protection of 
        students from higher education costs and increased student 
        loan interest rates), H996 [28FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 563), H980 [28FE]
      ------enact, H996 [28FE]
      ------Grijalva amendment (Dept. of Education establishment of 
        State review process for student complaints on institutions), 
        H993 [28FE]
      ------Polis amendment (Dept. of Education development of a plan 
        to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in financial aid programs), 
        H994 [28FE]
      Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (H.R. 5): Bonamici amendment 
        (delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until the 
        Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on potential effect on 
        health care premium reductions), H1514 [22MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 591), H1451 [21MR]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 591), previous question, H1450 
        [21MR]
      ------enact, H1518 [22MR]
      ------Loebsack motion to recommit (prohibit elimination of 
        Medicare program, increased Medicare costs, or reduced 
        Medicare benefits to seniors or people with disabilities), 
        H1518 [22MR]
      ------Stearns amendment (limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster), H1515 
        [22MR]
      ------Woodall amendment (strike findings section), H1513 [22MR]
      Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of 
        Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act 
        (H.R. 3408): Bishop of New York amendment (prohibit oil gas 
        lease sales in the northeast U.S.), H785 [15FE]
      ------Capps amendment (prohibit oil and gas lease sales off 
        Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, CA, coasts), H785 [15FE]
      ------Castor motion to recommit (prohibit drilling near the 
        Great Lakes or Florida Everglades), H885 [16FE]
      ------Deutch amendment (require estimates of economic impact of 
        a worst-case discharge of oil), H787 [15FE]
      ------Doyle amendment (use of domestic iron and steel in 
        Keystone XL Pipeline construction), H783 [15FE]
      ------Eshoo amendment (review hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations study before issuing Keystone XL permit), H781 
        [15FE]
      ------Hanabusa amendment (requirements to issue Gulf of Mexico 
        oil and natural gas drilling permits), H881 [16FE]
      ------Hastings of Washington amendment (streamline Federal 
        review to facilitate renewable energy projects), H882 [16FE]
      ------Labrador amendment (promote timely exploration for 
        geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases), H883 
        [16FE]
      ------Landry amendment (raise cap on offshore oil and natural 
        gas revenue shared with Gulf Coast States), H786 [15FE]
      ------Markey amendment (ensure TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline 
        oil is used in domestic commerce), H782 [15FE]
      ------Markey amendment (prohibit export of natural gas), H882 
        [16FE]
      ------Markey amendment (require companies holding defective 
        leases allowing for off-shore drilling to renegotiate), H883 
        [16FE]
      ------Polis amendment (development of U.S. oil shale resources 
        and technology), H784 [15FE]
      ------Rush amendment (prohibit use of eminent domain relative to 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permit), H783 [15FE]
      ------Thompson of California amendment (prohibit oil and gas 
        leasing off the California coast), H880 [16FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 547), H749 [15FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 547), previous question, H749 
        [15FE]
      ------enact, H886 [16FE]
      Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act 
        (H.R. 3857): enact, H5901 [12SE]
      Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        boundaries and tribal tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162): clarify and adjust, and provide, H489 [6FE]
      Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act (H.R. 
        4078): Connolly amendment (clarify procedure for considering 
        requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze), 
        H5310 [26JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 738), H5149 [24JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 738), previous question, H5148 
        [24JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 741), previous question, H5307 
        [26JY]
      ------enact, H5319 [26JY]
      ------Fitzpatrick amendment (consider burden of internal 
        controls auditing requirements for companies with public float 
        less than a certain amount), H5315 [26JY]
      ------George Miller amendment (exempt OSHA from certain 
        obstacles in establishing safety regulations to prevent 
        combustible dust and fire explosions), H5313 [26JY]
      ------Hastings of Florida amendment (exempt clean drinking water 
        regulations from regulatory freeze), H5261 [25JY]
      ------Johnson of Georgia amendment (exempt regulations 
        pertaining to privacy from any regulatory freeze), H5262 
        [25JY]
      ------Kucinich amendment (exempt regulations aimed at limiting 
        oil speculations from any regulatory freeze), H5262 [25JY]
      ------Loebsack amendment (exempt regulatory actions that would 
        lower prices for gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels 
        from any regulatory freeze), H5308 [26JY]
      ------Maloney amendment (delay effective date of cost/benefit 
        analysis of SEC regulations until certification that 
        requirement not divert resources from SEC mission), H5316 
        [26JY]
      ------Markey amendment (exempt regulations that protect the 
        public from extreme weather events from regulatory freeze), 
        H5264 [25JY]
      ------McKinley amendment (lower threshold at which significant 
        regulatory action is measured relative to the unemployment 
        rate and the economy), H5312 [26JY]
      ------Nadler amendment (exempt nuclear powerplants from certain 
        obstacles in establishing safety regulations), H5312 [26JY]
      ------Posey amendment (include existing Dept. of the Treasury 
        rule relative to U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to 
        interest paid to nonresident aliens), H5317 [26JY]
      ------Posey amendment (pay attorneys fees from agency 
        administrative budget if small business substantially prevails 
        in lawsuit on action taken during regulatory freeze), H5311 
        [26JY]
      ------Posey amendment (prohibit SEC from enforcing or issuing 
        interpretive guidance on climate change), H5316 [26JY]
      ------Richardson amendment (exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act 
        regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze), 
        H5310 [26JY]
      ------Richardson amendment (exempt Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Act implementation from any regulatory 
        freeze), H5309 [26JY]
      ------Sutton motion to recommit (exempt regulations on offshore 
        bank accounts, tax relief, invasive species, prescription 
        drugs, and foreclosures and predatory lending), H5319 [26JY]
      ------Waters amendment (SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis 
        requirements and litigation costs funding), H5314 [26JY]
      ------Watt amendment (exempt patent application process 
        regulations from any regulatory freeze), H5308 [26JY]
      ------Welch amendment (exempt regulations that promote energy 
        efficiency from regulatory freeze), H5263 [25JY]
      ------Woolsey amendment (exempt regulations relative to work-
        related electrocutions or other fatalities from regulatory 
        freeze), H5314 [26JY]
      Repeal of Obamacare Act (H.R. 6079): Andrews motion to recommit 
        (require Members of Congress who repeal health care benefits 
        for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves), H4807 
        [11JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 724), H4723 [10JY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 724), previous question, H4723 
        [10JY]
      ------enact, H4808 [11JY]
      Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act (H.R. 1141): 
        enact, H91 [23JA]
      Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL (H.R. 
        3637): designate, H1143 [5MR]
      Rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118): 
        consideration (H. Res. 788), H6174 [20SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 788), previous question, H6173 
        [20SE]
      ------disapprove, H6194 [20SE]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act (H.R. 1837): 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1040 [29FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 566), previous question, H1039 
        [29FE]
      ------enact, H1078 [29FE]
      ------Garamendi amendment (clarify jurisdiction over Central 
        Valley Project renewal contracts), H1074 [29FE]
      ------Garamendi amendment (prohibit decrease in current water 
        supply to the Delta region), H1075 [29FE]
      ------Garamendi motion to recommit (prohibit Federal preemption 
        of State laws and regulations), H1078 [29FE]
      ------Markey amendment (ensure compliance with State laws and 
        require use of best available science relative to certain 
        water-related concerns), H1076 [29FE]
      ------McNerney amendment (protect drinking water supplies in the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region), H1073 [29FE]
      ------McNerney amendment (protect water quality and availability 
        for agricultural producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River 
        Delta region), H1073 [29FE]
      ------Napolitano amendment (eliminate water subsidies for 
        irrigators and require new contracts charge interest for water 
        delivery and project debt repayments), H1075 [29FE]
      ------Thompson of California amendment (protect agriculture and 
        fishery-related jobs north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River 
        Delta when addressing certain water-related concerns), H1072 
        [29FE]
      Salem, MA as birthplace of the National Guard (H.R. 1339): 
        recognize, H1664 [28MR]
      Same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 643): allow, H2345 [8MY]
      ------previous question, H2344 [8MY]
      Same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 717): allow, H4615 [29JN]
      Same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 747): allow, H5551 [1AU]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326): Austin Scott amendment (LSC 
        funding), H2437 [8MY]
      ------Black amendment (prohibit funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws), H2437 [8MY]
      ------Blackburn amendment (across-the-board funding reduction), 
        H2438 [8MY]
      ------Blackburn amendment (prohibit Dept. of Justice funding to 
        defend against challenges to the Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Act), H2517 [9MY]
      ------Broun amendment (NOAA Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund 
        funding), H2387 [8MY]
      ------Broun amendment (across-the-board funding reduction), 
        H2439 [8MY]
      ------Broun amendment (administrative spending, salaries, and 
        expense accounts funding), H2382 [8MY]
      ------Chaffetz amendment (prohibit funding to knowingly and 
        willfully subvert congressional inquiries and investigations), 
        H2516 [9MY]
      ------Cravaack amendment (NSF Climate Change Education Program 
        funding), H2555 [9MY]
      ------Davis of Illinois amendment (Second Chance Act grant 
        funding), H2432 [8MY]
      ------Duncan of South Carolina amendment (prohibit Dept. of 
        Justice funding to litigate on behalf of the NLRB relative to 
        certain union elections), H2518 [9MY]
      ------Flake amendment (Dept. of Commerce SelectUSA Initiative 
        funding), H2556 [9MY]
      ------Flake amendment (NSF Political Science Program funding), 
        H2557 [9MY]
      ------Flake amendment (NSF funding), H2435 [8MY]
      ------Flores amendment (National Ocean Policy implementation 
        funding), H2521 [9MY]
      ------Flores amendment (exempt from certain requirements on the 
        procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels), H2520 [9MY]
      ------Gardner amendment (prohibit NOAA funding for salaries of 
        individuals who misuse Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture 
        Fund), H2553 [9MY]
      ------Garrett amendment (prohibit Dept. of Justice funding for 
        certain settlements on residential mortgage-backed 
        securitization trusts), H2518 [9MY]
      ------Grimm amendment (Community Oriented Policing Services 
        (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency 
        Support funding), H2433 [8MY]
      ------Grimm amendment (Regional Information Sharing Systems 
        Program funding through reductions in NOAA climate research 
        funding), H2386 [8MY]
      ------Harris amendment (NOAA Climate Portal Program funding), 
        H2386 [8MY]
      ------Holt amendment (Dept. of Justice funding for programs or 
        activities that involve racial, ethnic, or religious 
        profiling), H2555 [9MY]
      ------Huelskamp amendment (prohibit Dept. of Justice funding for 
        contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act), H2551 [9MY]
      ------Huizenga amendment (allow private sector competition for 
        performance of commercial activities within the Bureau of 
        Prisons), H2434 [8MY]
      ------Johnson of Georgia amendment (EEOC funding), H2435 [8MY]
      ------Landry amendment (prohibit NOAA funding to implement rule 
        requiring shrimp fishermen to use turtle excluder devices), 
        H2552 [9MY]
      ------Lewis of Georgia amendment (Dept. of Justice Antitrust 
        Division regional field offices closure funding), H2554 [9MY]
      ------McClintock amendment (Dept. of Commerce International 
        Trade Administration funding), H2382 [8MY]
      ------Michaud amendment (Dept. of Commerce Economic Development 
        Administration funding), H2383 [8MY]
      ------Nadler motion to recommit (Violence Against Women Act 
        funding), H2635 [10MY]
      ------Peters amendment (Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 
        Interagency Trade Enforcement Center funding through 
        reductions in NASA funding), H2381 [8MY]
      ------Pompeo amendment (Economic Development Administration 
        funding), H2384 [8MY]
      ------Quayle amendment (NIST Advanced Manufacturing Technology 
        Consortia (AmTech) funding), H2385 [8MY]
      ------Rohrabacher amendment (Dept. of Justice funding to prevent 
        States implementing laws authorizing use of medical 
        marijuana), H2553 [9MY]
      ------Runyan amendment (Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program through reductions in administration 
        funding), H2388 [8MY]
      ------Scalise amendment (Economic Development Administration 
        salaries and expenses funding), H2384 [8MY]
      ------Schweikert amendment (prohibit Dept. of Justice funding to 
        act against States for implementation of law requiring voter 
        identification), H2519 [9MY]
      ------Southerland amendment (prohibit NOAA funding for new catch 
        share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast and 
        Gulf of Mexico), H2439 [8MY]
      ------Tierney amendment (Dept. of Justice John. R. Justice 
        Student Loan Repayment Program funding), H2516 [9MY]
      ------Webster amendment (Bureau of the Census American Community 
        Survey funding), H2520 [9MY]
      ------Westmoreland amendment (LSC funding), H2436 [8MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 643), H2345 [8MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 643), previous question, H2344 
        [8MY]
      ------making, H2635 [10MY]
      Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act (H.R. 2072): enact, 
        H2490 [9MY]
      Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act (H.R. 3813): 
        consideration (H. Res. 547), H749 [15FE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 547), previous question, H749 
        [15FE]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act (H.R. 4251): enact, H4175 [28JN]
      Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (H.R. 5652): 
        consideration (H. Res. 648), H2582 [10MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 648), previous question, H2582 
        [10MY]
      ------enact, H2632 [10MY]
      ------Loebsack motion to recommit (prohibit former Members of 
        Congress employed as highly-paid lobbyists from receiving 
        Federal pensions and increase pension contributions), H2632 
        [10MY]
      Sequestration Transparency Act (H.R. 5782): enact, H4925 [18JY]
      Servicemember Family Protection Act (H.R. 4201): enact, H3248 
        [30MY]
      Small Business Credit Availability Act (H.R. 3336): enact, H2107 
        [25AP]
      Small Business Tax Cut Act (H.R. 9): consideration (H. Res. 
        620), H1989 [19AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 620), previous question, H1988 
        [19AP]
      ------Deutch motion to recommit (prohibit deductions for 
        businesses that engage in certain activities), H2009 [19AP]
      ------enact, H2010 [19AP]
      ------Levin amendment (substitute), H2007 [19AP]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act (H.R. 4089): consideration (H. Res. 
        614), H1871 [17AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 614), previous question, H1871 
        [17AP]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 614), question of consideration 
        relative to Moore point of order, H1862 [17AP]
      ------enact, H1896 [17AP]
      ------Foxx amendment (provide for State approval of national 
        monuments), H1894 [17AP]
      ------Grijalva amendment (make new restrictions on hunting, 
        fishing, and recreational shooting on public lands effective 
        only if land available for those purposes falls below a 
        certain acreage), H1892 [17AP]
      ------Heinrich amendment (preserve recreational fishing, 
        hunting, and shooting while maintaining prohibitions on energy 
        development, logging, and motorized activities in wilderness 
        areas), H1893 [17AP]
      ------Holt amendment (clarify that all public lands under 
        National Park Service jurisdiction are included in the hunting 
        exemption), H1891 [17AP]
      ------Peters amendment (prohibit importation of polar bear 
        trophies from Canada), H1893 [17AP]
      ------Tierney motion to recommit (CFTC actions to reduce 
        speculation in energy markets and prohibit Members of Congress 
        from taking hunting or fishing trips paid for by lobbyists or 
        foreign agents), H1896 [17AP]
      State or local governments to construct levees on certain 
        properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 2039): 
        allow, H5115 [23JY]
      STEM Jobs Act (H.R. 6429): enact, H6195 [20SE]
      Stolen Valor Act (H.R. 1775): enact, H5949 [13SE]
      Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409): consideration (H. Res. 
        788), H6174 [20SE]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 788), previous question, H6173 
        [20SE]
      ------DeFazio amendment (require EPA and Dept. of Transportation 
        report on health, environmental, and public safety impacts of 
        fugitive dust emissions from coal transport), H6252 [21SE]
      ------Flake amendment (provide States increased flexibility in 
        implementing EPA regional haze management standards through 
        State implementation plans), H6253 [21SE]
      ------Gosar amendment (prohibit implementation of EPA regional 
        haze regulations at the Navajo Generating Station in Page, 
        AZ), H6254 [21SE]
      ------Jackson Lee amendment (maintain current deadline for 
        comment periods by Federal agencies on water quality permits), 
        H6250 [21SE]
      ------Kelly amendment (Dept. of Transportation report estimating 
        number of lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and cost to 
        economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor 
        vehicles), H6249 [21SE]
      ------Markey amendment (Dept. of the Interior issuance of 
        certain rules that reduce prevalence of certain diseases or 
        reproductive problems in pregnant women and children), H6247 
        [21SE]
      ------Markey amendment (EPA action under the Clean Air Act if 
        such action would increase domestic energy independence by 
        reducing demand for oil), H6249 [21SE]
      ------Markey amendment (establish a Federal renewable 
        electricity and energy efficiency standard for certain 
        electric utilities), H6251 [21SE]
      ------McKinley amendment (prohibit EPA ability to retroactively 
        invalidate water quality permits under the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act), H6251 [21SE]
      ------Waxman amendment (uphold EPA scientific finding that 
        carbon pollution endangers the public health and welfare), 
        H6248 [21SE]
      Stop the War on Coal (H.R. 3409): Capps motion to recommit 
        (preserve fuel efficiency standards), H6255 [21SE]
      ------enact, H6256 [21SE]
      Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act (S. 2038): 
        enact, H657 [9FE]
      Study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and 
        how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood 
        Insurance Program (H.R. 6186): require, H5748 [10SE]
      Surface Transportation Extension Act (H.R. 4281): consideration 
        (H. Res. 600), previous question, H1751 [29MR]
      ------enact, H1761 [29MR]
      Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act (H.R. 3630): Capps 
        motion to instruct conferees, H150 [24JA]
      Thrift Savings Fund Clarification Act (H.R. 4365): enact, H5598 
        [1AU]
      U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act 
        (H.R. 886): enact, H1452 [21MR]
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act (H.R. 4133): 
        enact, H2491 [9MY]
      Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act (H.R. 3801): enact, 
        H169 [25JA]
      Use of public funds for political party conventions and 
        previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (H.R. 
        5912): prohibit and return, H6120 [19SE]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act (H.R. 4155): enact, H4670 [9JY]
      Violence Against Women Act (H.R. 4970): consideration (H. Res. 
        656), H2743 [16MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 656), previous question, H2743 
        [16MY]
      ------consideration (H. Res. 656), question of consideration 
        relative to Moore point of order, H2731 [16MY]
      ------Moore motion to recommit (protect victims' identity to 
        avoid retaliation), H2780 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize, H2781 [16MY]
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act (H.R. 
        3567): enact, H355 [1FE]
      World War II Memorial Prayer Act (H.R. 2070): enact, H149 [24JA]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: require that legislation be available for 72 hours on 
        the Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, 
        H910 [17FE]
      Correction: Andrews, E1131 [25JN]
      ------Bachus, H5312 [26JY]
      ------Biggert, E226 [17FE], E742 [9MY]
      ------Black, E1001 [6JN]
      ------Blumenauer, E577 [18AP]
      ------Buchanan, E948 [1JN]
      ------Capps, H1114 [1MR]
      ------Cassidy, H3035 [17MY]
      ------Conyers, H4851 [12JY]
      ------Cravaack, E351 [8MR]
      ------Denham, E1203 [9JY]
      ------Ellison, H3110, H3148 [18MY]
      ------Eshoo, H2492 [9MY], E629 [24AP], E782 [11MY], E1619 [21SE]
      ------Franks, H3516 [6JN]
      ------Graves, Sam, H3691 [8JN]
      ------Graves, Tom, E211 [16FE]
      ------Guthrie, E747 [9MY]
      ------Hinchey, E747 [9MY]
      ------Huelskamp, E965 [1JN]
      ------Long, E169 [9FE]
      ------Luetkemeyer, E934 [31MY]
      ------Lynch, E744 [9MY]
      ------Manzullo, H6251 [21SE]
      ------Miller, Candice S., H2518 [9MY]
      ------Miller, George, H5949 [13SE], E876 [18MY]
      ------Owens, E776 [10MY]
      ------Perlmutter, E1232 [11JY]
      ------Price, Tom, H5067 [19JY]
      ------Roe, E962 [1JN]
      ------Ros-Lehtinen, H3686 [8JN]
      ------Schwartz, H5004 [18JY]
      ------Scott, David, H2787 [16MY]
      ------Serrano, E1365 [31JY]
      ------Smith, Adam, E946 [1JN]
      ------Smith, Christopher H., H350 [1FE]
      ------Speier, E1007 [7JN], E1356 [31JY]
      ------Thompson, Glenn, H3648 [7JN]
      ------Welch, E109 [1FE]
      Position on missed: Akin, H395 [2FE], H980, H995, H997 [28FE], 
        H1408, H1411, H1419 [20MR], H1558 [26MR], H1599, H1626, H1629 
        [27MR], H2108 [25AP], H3601, H3618 [7JN], H3688, H3691 [8JN], 
        H4616 [29JN], H4711, H4725 [10JY], H4855 [12JY], H4926 [18JY], 
        H5150 [24JY], H5320 [26JY], E262 [28FE], E450 [27MR], E1030 
        [8JN], E1217 [10JY], E1277 [18JY], E1292 [19JY]
      ------Andrews, H3685 [8JN], E629 [24AP], E1472 [11SE]
      ------Bachmann, H3250 [30MY], E754 [9MY]
      ------Becerra, H3824 [20JN], H4176 [28JN], E214 [16FE], E1028 
        [8JN], E1288 [19JY], E1309 [24JY]
      ------Benishek, E1421 [3AU]
      ------Berg, H416 [2FE]
      ------Berkley, H1628 [27MR], H6257 [21SE]
      ------Berman, E1618 [21SE]
      ------Biggert, H6248 [21SE], E853 [18MY]
      ------Bilbray, H6248 [21SE]
      ------Bilirakis, H881 [16FE], H3691 [8JN], E1035 [8JN], E1148 
        [27JN]
      ------Bishop, Timothy H., H3945 [21JN], E1300 [23JY]
      ------Black, H1751 [29MR], H5681 [2AU]
      ------Blumenauer, H2244 [27AP], E1079 [19JN], E1540 [14SE]
      ------Boustany, E811 [16MY]
      ------Brady, Kevin, E1581 [20SE], E1586 [21SE]
      ------Braley, H169 [25JA], H395 [2FE], H1040 [29FE], H1262 
        [7MR], H1892 [17AP], H3147 [18MY], H3514 [6JN]
      ------Broun, E1566 [19SE]
      ------Brown, Corrine, H927 [17FE]
      ------Burton, H2745 [16MY], E985 [5JN]
      ------Canseco, E751 [9MY]
      ------Cantor, E1298 [23JY]
      ------Capps, H1119 [1MR]
      ------Carnahan, E777 [10MY], E1376 [1AU]
      ------Carney, H6174 [20SE], E189 [14FE]
      ------Carson, H356 [1FE], H419 [2FE], H2303 [7MY], H2346 [8MY], 
        E130 [3FE], E738 [9MY]
      ------Cassidy, H414 [2FE], H996 [28FE], H1827 [16AP], H4670 
        [9JY]
      ------Chu, H602 [8FE]
      ------Cicilline, E1089 [20JN], E1303 [24JY], E1485 [12SE]
      ------Clarke, Yvette D., H1143 [5MR], H3945 [21JN], E1155 
        [27JN], E1225 [11JY]
      ------Cleaver, H1114 [1MR], E210 [16FE], E232 [17FE], E1001 
        [6JN]
      ------Cohen, E604 [19AP], E819 [16MY], E1458 [10SE]
      ------Cole, H530 [7FE], H602 [8FE]
      ------Conyers, H4616 [29JN], H4672 [9JY], H5117 [23JY], E145 
        [6FE]
      ------Cooper, H2636 [10MY]
      ------Costa, H2252 [27AP]
      ------Crawford, H997 [28FE], E826 [17MY]
      ------Crenshaw, E1395 [3AU]
      ------Crowley, E1154 [27JN]
      ------Cuellar, E847 [18MY]
      ------Davis, Geoff, E697 [27AP], E1085 [19JN]
      ------Davis, Susan A., H752 [15FE], H1073 [29FE], E671 [26AP]
      ------DeLauro, E1594 [21SE]
      ------Denham, E1039, E1040, E1041, E1042 [12JN]
      ------DesJarlais, H3945 [21JN], H4672 [9JY], H5450 [31JY]
      ------Diaz-Balart, H4028 [26JN], E463 [28MR]
      ------Dold, H90 [23JA], H1374 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1452 
        [21MR], E815 [16MY]
      ------Duffy, H1519 [22MR], H3447 [5JN]
      ------Duncan, Jeff, H1873 [17AP]
      ------Duncan, John J., Jr., E1674 [2OC]
      ------Edwards, E160 [8FE], E230 [17FE], E561 [17AP], E1336 
        [26JY]
      ------Ellison, H548 [7FE], E151 [7FE], E264 [28FE], E866 [18MY], 
        E990 [6JN], E1225 [11JY], E1343 [26JY]
      ------Farr, H3144 [18MY]
      ------Filner, H53, H54, H69 [18JA], H90, H91 [23JA], H200 
        [31JA], H350, H351, H352, H354, H355, H356 [1FE], H395, H396, 
        H414, H415, H416, H417, H418, H419 [2FE], H458, H459 [3FE], 
        H489, H490 [6FE], H709 [14FE], H750 [15FE], H955 [27FE], 
        H1262, H1263, H1264 [7MR], H1286, H1287, H1288, H1289 [8MR], 
        H1374 [19MR], H1662, H1664, H1665, H1730, H1731 [28MR], H1751, 
        H1762, H1763, H1775, H1789, H1795 [29MR], H1827, H1828 [16AP], 
        H1862, H1871, H1872, H1873, H1892, H1893, H1894, H1895, H1896, 
        H1897 [17AP], H1931, H1932, H1959, H1961, H1962 [18AP], H1988, 
        H1989, H1990, H2008, H2010 [19AP], H2051 [24AP], H2107, H2108 
        [25AP], H2156, H2179, H2180, H2181, H2182, H2183, H2186 
        [26AP], H2246, H2251, H2252 [27AP], H2301, H2302, H2303 [7MY], 
        H2345, H2346, H2382, H2383, H2384, H2385, H2386, H2387, H2388, 
        H2433, H2434, H2435, H2436, H2437, H2438 [8MY], H2491, H2492, 
        H2516, H2517, H2518, H2519, H2520, H2521, H2522, H2552, H2553, 
        H2554, H2555, H2556, H2557 [9MY], H2582, H2583, H2632, H2633, 
        H2635, H2636 [10MY], H2694, H2695 [15MY], H2731, H2743, H2744, 
        H2745, H2781 [16MY], H2845, H2846, H2847, H3034, H3035, H3036, 
        H3037, H3038 [17MY], H3110, H3111, H3112, H3113, H3114, H3115, 
        H3116, H3117, H3118, H3119, H3120, H3121, H3142, H3143, H3144, 
        H3145, H3146 [18MY], H3248, H3249, H3250 [30MY], H3445, H3446, 
        H3447 [5JN], H3496, H3497, H3498, H3514, H3515, H3516, H3517, 
        H3518, H3519, H3520, H3521, H3522, H3523, H3524, H3526, H3527, 
        H3528, H3567, H3568, H3569, H3570, H3571, H3572, H3573, H3574, 
        H3575 [6JN], H3599, H3601, H3617, H3618, H3645, H3646, H3647, 
        H3648, H3649, H3651, H3652 [7JN], H3685, H3686, H3687, H3688, 
        H3689, H3690, H3691 [8JN], H3931, H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935, 
        H3936, H3937, H3938, H3939, H3940, H3941, H3942, H3944, H3945 
        [21JN], H4615, H4616, H4631, H4633, H4635, H4636 [29JN], 
        H4670, H4671, H4672 [9JY], H4893, H4894 [17JY], H4926, H4997, 
        H4998, H4999, H5000, H5001, H5002, H5003, H5004, H5005, H5006 
        [18JY], H5064, H5065, H5066, H5067, H5068, H5069, H5070, 
        H5071, H5072 [19JY], H5115, H5116, H5117 [23JY], H5449, H5450 
        [31JY], H5747, H5748, H5749 [10SE], H6120, H6121 [19SE], 
        H6174, H6195, H6196 [20SE], H6248, H6249, H6250, H6251, H6252, 
        H6253, H6254, H6256, H6257 [21SE], E743, E746 [9MY]
      ------Fincher, E604 [19AP], E814 [16MY]
      ------Fleischmann, H4176 [28JN]
      ------Fleming, E1383 [1AU]
      ------Fortenberry, H4421 [28JN]
      ------Franks, H351 [1FE], H459 [3FE], H1113 [1MR], H2553 [9MY], 
        E544 [17AP], E812 [16MY], E1523 [13SE]
      ------Garamendi, E1339 [26JY]
      ------Garrett, H6248, H6249, H6250, H6251, H6252, H6253, H6254, 
        H6256, H6257 [21SE]
      ------Gerlach, E203 [15FE], E639 [25AP], E913 [31MY], E1609 
        [21SE]
      ------Gingrey, H3142 [18MY], H3687 [8JN], E1372 [1AU]
      ------Gonzalez, E1308 [24JY]
      ------Goodlatte, H1041 [29FE], H1662 [28MR], H6024 [14SE], E313 
        [5MR]
      ------Gosar, H3690 [8JN]
      ------Graves, Sam, H458 [3FE], H5684 [2AU], H6024 [14SE], E1034 
        [8JN], E1309 [24JY]
      ------Graves, Tom, E1447 [7AU]
      ------Green, Al, E1220 [10JY], E1272 [18JY], E1589 [21SE]
      ------Green, Gene, H752 [15FE], H1113 [1MR], H1452 [21MR], H2010 
        [19AP], H2491 [9MY], H3945 [21JN], H4711 [10JY], H6120 [19SE], 
        E1042 [12JN]
      ------Griffin, H2051 [24AP], E1031 [8JN], E1090 [20JN]
      ------Guinta, E984 [5JN]
      ------Gutierrez, H91 [23JA], H200 [31JA], H709 [14FE], H1374 
        [19MR], H1828 [16AP], H2303 [7MY], H4028 [26JN], H4725 [10JY], 
        E965 [1JN], E1084 [19JN], E1196 [29JN], E1278 [18JY]
      ------Hahn, E154 [7FE]
      ------Hanna, H3121 [18MY], E1378 [1AU]
      ------Harper, H3722 [18JN], E1501 [12SE]
      ------Hartzler, H5116 [23JY], E1073 [19JN], E1182 [29JN]
      ------Heinrich, H3931 [21JN], E66 [24JA], E153 [7FE], E234 
        [17FE], E431 [22MR], E463 [28MR], E799 [15MY], E963 [1JN], 
        E1008, E1013, E1018 [7JN], E1403 [3AU], E1520 [13SE], E1618, 
        E1651 [21SE]
      ------Higgins, H6024 [14SE]
      ------Hinojosa, H993 [28FE], H1626 [27MR], H2781 [16MY]
      ------Hirono, H395 [2FE], H1408 [20MR], H3787 [19JN], H4850, 
        H4851 [12JY], E735 [8MY], E930 [31MY], E1076 [19JN]
      ------Hochul, H5787 [11SE]
      ------Honda, H459 [3FE], E762 [10MY]
      ------Huizenga, H1599 [27MR], E1067, E1069, E1070, E1073, E1076, 
        E1077, E1078, E1080 [19JN], E1237, E1239, E1240, E1241, E1242, 
        E1243, E1244, E1245, E1246, E1248 [12JY], E1440 [3AU]
      ------Hultgren, E1646 [21SE]
      ------Hurt, H533 [7FE], H2582 [10MY], E956 [1JN], E1092 [20JN]
      ------Jackson, E285 [29FE], E441 [26MR]
      ------Jackson Lee, H1452, H1453 [21MR], H1629 [27MR], H1751 
        [29MR], H4029 [26JN], E1271, E1274, E1279 [18JY]
      ------Johnson, Eddie Bernice, H10 [17JA], H54 [18JA]
      ------Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank'', Jr., E1452 [10SE]
      ------Johnson, Timothy V., H92 [23JA], H490 [6FE], H752 [15FE], 
        H884 [16FE], H955 [27FE], H1143 [5MR], H1374 [19MR], H1558 
        [26MR], H1828 [16AP], H2303 [7MY], H2695 [15MY], H3116 [18MY], 
        H3723 [18JN], H4028 [26JN], H4672 [9JY], H4711 [10JY], H6174 
        [20SE], H6251 [21SE], E567 [18AP], E640 [25AP], E889 [25MY], 
        E1176 [28JN], E1293 [19JY], E1307 [24JY], E1384 [1AU], E1473 
        [11SE], E1577 [20SE]
      ------Jordan, E195 [15FE], E322 [6MR], E723 [8MY], E929 [31MY], 
        E1153 [27JN], E1381 [1AU]
      ------Kelly, H1262 [7MR]
      ------Kind, E64 [24JA]
      ------King, Steve, E52 [23JA], E367, E368 [13MR], E586 [19AP], 
        E864 [18MY]
      ------Kinzinger, H1515 [22MR], E387 [20MR], E401 [21MR], E435 
        [22MR], E1475 [11SE]
      ------Langevin, H2694 [15MY], H3249 [30MY]
      ------Larson, H1626 [27MR], H1730 [28MR], H3447 [5JN]
      ------Lee, H1519 [22MR], E271 [28FE], E275 [29FE], E291 [1MR], 
        E393 [20MR], E409 [21MR], E424 [22MR], E892 [25MY], E1317 
        [25JY], E1475 [11SE], E1580 [20SE]
      ------Lewis, John, E1157 [27JN]
      ------Loebsack, E93 [31JA]
      ------Lowey, H5218 [25JY]
      ------Luetkemeyer, H169 [25JA], E811, E814, E820 [16MY], E883 
        [22MY]
      ------Lujan, H2635 [10MY], E1435 [3AU]
      ------Lynch, H4670 [9JY]
      ------Mack, H6195 [20SE]
      ------Maloney, E90 [31JA], E373 [16MR], E729 [8MY], E932 [31MY], 
        E993 [6JN]
      ------Manzullo, H2010 [19AP], E424 [22MR], E1221 [10JY], E1480 
        [11SE]
      ------Marchant, E419 [22MR]
      ------Markey, H2635 [10MY]
      ------McCarthy, Carolyn, E448 [27MR], E1070 [19JN], E1192 [29JN]
      ------McCollum, E1028 [8JN], E1072 [19JN]
      ------McDermott, H5220 [25JY]
      ------McHenry, H997 [28FE]
      ------McIntryre, H5309 [26JY]
      ------McIntyre, E168, E178 [9FE], E452 [27MR], E570, E575 
        [18AP], E822 [16MY], E994 [6JN]
      ------McMorris Rodgers, E125 [2FE]
      ------Meehan, H2345 [8MY]
      ------Meeks, E795 [15MY], E942 [31MY]
      ------Mica, E170 [9FE]
      ------Miller, Brad, H1598 [27MR]
      ------Miller, Candice S., H602 [8FE]
      ------Miller, George, H4635 [29JN], E75, E77 [25JA], E486 
        [29MR], E864 [18MY], E1137 [26JN], E1244 [12JY], E1326 [25JY], 
        E1501 [12SE]
      ------Miller, Jeff, H1143 [5MR], H1180 [6MR], H2517 [9MY], H3685 
        [8JN], H4133 [27JN], E560 [17AP], E1009 [7JN], E1157 [27JN]
      ------Moore, H6248, H6249 [21SE], E125 [2FE], E1378 [1AU], E1540 
        [14SE]
      ------Mulvaney, E159 [8FE], E232 [17FE]
      ------Murphy, Christopher S., E287 [29FE]
      ------Murphy, Tim, H1079 [29FE], H3931 [21JN], H5685 [2AU]
      ------Myrick, H2345 [8MY], E1013 [7JN], E1055 [18JN], E1171 
        [28JN], E1217 [10JY]
      ------Napolitano, H10 [17JA], H1827 [16AP], H1862, H1871, H1872, 
        H1873, H1896, H1897 [17AP], H1931, H1932, H1959, H1961, H1962 
        [18AP], H1989, H2008, H2010 [19AP], H2632, H2633, H2635, H2636 
        [10MY], H3939 [21JN], H4893 [17JY], E989, E991, E994, E998 
        [6JN]
      ------Neugebauer, E93 [31JA], E496 [29MR], E1031 [8JN]
      ------Noem, H69 [18JA], E41 [18JA]
      ------Olson, E1237, E1241, E1246 [12JY]
      ------Owens, E154 [7FE]
      ------Palazzo, H782 [15FE], E916, E921, E927 [31MY]
      ------Pallone, H749 [15FE]
      ------Pascrell, H91 [23JA], H419 [2FE], H490 [6FE], H709 [14FE], 
        H955 [27FE], H1374 [19MR], H2051 [24AP], H2303 [7MY], H3147 
        [18MY], H3250 [30MY], H3290 [31MY], H4672 [9JY], E764 [10MY], 
        E842 [17MY]
      ------Pastor, H2246 [27AP]
      ------Paulsen, H3111 [18MY], H5117 [23JY]
      ------Pence, E753 [9MY]
      ------Perlmutter, H1178 [6MR], E636 [24AP]
      ------Peters, E1332 [25JY]
      ------Platts, H658 [9FE], H6195 [20SE]
      ------Quayle, H534 [7FE], H2552 [9MY]
      ------Reed, H1451 [21MR], E1191 [29JN]
      ------Renacci, E228 [17FE], E1404, E1412, E1422 [3AU]
      ------Richardson, E1050 [15JN]
      ------Rivera, H1932 [18AP]
      ------Roby, H602 [8FE], E1096 [20JN]
      ------Roe, E1086 [19JN]
      ------Rooney, H980 [28FE], H5219 [25JY]
      ------Ross, Mike, H6024 [14SE], E1657 [25SE]
      ------Roybal-Allard, E175, E178 [9FE], E741 [9MY], E837 [17MY], 
        E1652 [21SE]
      ------Ruppersberger, H2345 [8MY]
      ------Ryan, Paul, H6257 [21SE], E1216 [10JY], E1549 [18SE]
      ------Ryan, Tim, H3145 [18MY]
      ------Schakowsky, H1074 [29FE], H2345 [8MY], H4130 [27JN], E1184 
        [29JN], E1321 [25JY]
      ------Schiff, E545 [17AP], E641 [25AP]
      ------Schilling, E410 [21MR], E873, E877 [18MY], E1003 [6JN], 
        E1126 [21JN]
      ------Schwartz, H1178 [6MR], H1263 [7MR], H3787 [19JN]
      ------Scott, Austin, H4854 [12JY], E1381 [1AU]
      ------Serrano, E228 [17FE]
      ------Sessions, H2051 [24AP], E399, E401, E404, E409, E411 
        [21MR]
      ------Sewell, H602 [8FE], H1989 [19AP], H3945 [21JN], E1283 
        [19JY]
      ------Sherman, H415 [2FE], E77 [25JA], E297 [1MR], E998 [6JN]
      ------Simpson, E53 [23JA], E1627 [21SE]
      ------Slaughter, H787 [15FE], H2051 [24AP], H2186 [26AP], H2252 
        [27AP], H2636 [10MY], H3250 [30MY], H3390 [1JN], H3447 [5JN], 
        H3528, H3575 [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3691 [8JN], E636 [24AP], 
        E677 [26AP], E760, E767, E776 [10MY], E909, E910, E911 [30MY], 
        E928 [31MY], E962 [1JN]
      ------Smith, Adam, E73 [25JA], E177 [9FE], E309 [5MR], E935 
        [31MY], E1327 [25JY]
      ------Speier, H3945 [21JN], E387 [20MR], E872 [18MY]
      ------Stearns, H1662 [28MR], H3389 [1JN], H4059 [26JN], H5262 
        [25JY]
      ------Stivers, H2492 [9MY]
      ------Sullivan, H3945 [21JN], E568 [18AP]
      ------Sutton, E755 [9MY], E1335 [26JY], E1383 [1AU]
      ------Thompson, Mike, E1587 [21SE]
      ------Tonko, H10 [17JA], H2346 [8MY], H3142 [18MY]
      ------Tsongas, H396 [2FE], E1019 [7JN], E1623 [21SE]
      ------Turner, Michael R., H4711 [10JY], H5747 [10SE], E151 
        [7FE], E322 [6MR], E1073 [19JN]
      ------Turner, Robert L., E65 [24JA], E437 [26MR], E916, E921, 
        E927 [31MY]
      ------Van Hollen, H4808 [11JY], E177 [9FE], E439 [26MR]
      ------Velazquez, E1020 [7JN]
      ------Visclosky, H1180 [6MR], H1289 [8MR], E104 [1FE], E317 
        [6MR], E339 [8MR], E1292 [19JY]
      ------Waters, H5225 [25JY]
      ------Welch, E464 [28MR]
      ------Westmoreland, H657 [9FE], E1426 [3AU]
      ------Wilson, Frederica S., H1374 [19MR], H1597 [27MR]
      ------Wilson, Joe, E1215 [10JY]
      ------Woolsey, H749 [15FE], H3142 [18MY], E268 [28FE], E295 
        [1MR], E320 [6MR], E350 [8MR], E391 [20MR], E1190, E1200 
        [29JN], E1338 [26JY]
      ------Yarmuth, H2745 [16MY], E205 [15FE], E823 [16MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: require that legislation be available for 72 hours on 
        the Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, 
        S190, S191 [31JA]
  Statements
      Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder 
        Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of 
        Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]




VOTES IN SENATE

  Articles and editorials
      Let's Just Say It--The Republicans Are the Problem, S3020 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Congress: strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, 
        and employees, display subject matter of debates, make 
        legislation available before voting, and promote availability 
        of FEC reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]
      Members of Congress: reduce pay of Members who miss votes 
        because of campaigning for election to another office (see 
        H.R. 6108), H4862 [12JY]
  Lists
      Senators who would have voted against the confirmation of Andrew 
        D. Hurwitz as circuit judge if there had been a rollcall vote, 
        S4148 [13JN]
  Recorded
      African Growth and Opportunity Act addition of South Sudan to 
        list of eligible countries and third country fabric program 
        extension (S. 3326): Coburn amendment (consolidate duplicative 
        and overlapping Government trade programs), S5920 [2AU]
      Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act (S. 3240): Alexander 
        amendment (prohibit entity receiving a business and industry 
        direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project from 
        receiving other Federal assistance for the project), S4275 
        [19JN]
      ------Ayotte amendment (value-added grant program funding), 
        S4267 [19JN]
      ------Boozman amendment (Dept. of Agriculture The Emergency Food 
        Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding through reductions in 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding), S4346 
        [20JN]
      ------Boxer amendment (EPA use of aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations), S4382 [21JN]
      ------Brown of Ohio amendment (strengthen rural communities and 
        foster the next generation of farmers and ranchers), S4270 
        [19JN]
      ------Cantwell amendment (encourage the purchase of pulse crop 
        products for school meals programs), S4271 [19JN]
      ------Casey amendment (require more frequent dairy reporting and 
        conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing two classes 
        of milk), S4273 [19JN]
      ------Chambliss amendment (modify crop insurance eligibility 
        requirements to include compliance with conservation laws), 
        S4354 [20JN]
      ------cloture motion on motion to proceed, S3808 [7JN]
      ------Coburn amendment (Dept. of Agriculture Market Access 
        Program funding), S4336 [20JN]
      ------Coburn amendment (limit conservation program payments 
        based on adjusted gross income of the producer), S4338 [20JN]
      ------Coburn amendment (limit crop insurance premium subsidies 
        based on adjusted gross income of the producer), S4356 [20JN]
      ------Coburn amendment (prohibit the use of public funds for 
        political party conventions and return previously distributed 
        funds for deficit reduction), S4385 [21JN]
      ------DeMint amendment (Dept. of Agriculture rural broadband 
        telecommunications services programs funding), S4279 [19JN], 
        S4336 [20JN]
      ------DeMint amendment (prohibit Dept. of Agriculture loan 
        guarantees), S4281 [19JN]
      ------DeMint amendment (prohibit mandatory or compulsory 
        participation in check off programs to provide research and 
        information for a particular commodity or brand), S4281 [19JN]
      ------enact, S4397 [21JN]
      ------Feinstein amendment (study feasibility of establishing an 
        insurance product that covers food safety recalls), S4276 
        [19JN]
      ------Gillibrand amendment (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program funding), S4278 [19JN]
      ------Grassley amendment (limit payments for marketing loan 
        gains and loan deficiency payments), S4269 [19JN]
      ------Johanns amendment (EPA use of aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations), S4382 [21JN]
      ------Johnson of Wisconsin motion to recommit (shift 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program into a separate 
        bill), S4352 [20JN]
      ------Kerry amendment (prohibit food aid to Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea unless the President issues a national 
        interest waiver), S4339 [20JN]
      ------Kyl amendment (prohibit food aid to Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea), S4339 [20JN]
      ------Lee amendment (repeal Forest Legacy Program), S4340 [20JN]
      ------Lee amendment (repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program 
        and Conservation Reserve Program), S4344 [20JN]
      ------Lee motion to recommit (reduce agriculture programs 
        funding to 2008 levels), S4351 [20JN]
      ------Merkley amendment (require the FCIC provide insurance to 
        organic crops similar in terms and conditions provided for 
        other crops), S4335 [20JN]
      ------Paul amendment (limit farm subsidy payments based on 
        adjusted gross income of the producer), S4274 [19JN]
      ------Reid motion to table Paul amendment (Supplemental 
        Nutrition Assistance Program funding), S4125 [13JN]
      ------Reid motion to table Shaheen amendment (sugar price 
        support program funding), S4124 [13JN]
      ------Rubio amendment (permit employers to pay higher wages to 
        their employees who are working under a union contract), S4389 
        [21JN]
      ------Sanders amendment (allow States to require labels on food 
        that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered 
        material), S4384 [21JN]
      ------Sessions amendment (end State bonus payments for 
        administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), 
        S4272 [19JN]
      ------Sessions amendment (prohibit funding to allow categorical 
        eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program), S4271 [19JN]
      ------Snowe amendment (Federal milk marketing order program 
        reform), S4268 [19JN]
      ------Thune amendment (limit crop insurance premium subsidies 
        based on adjusted gross income of the producer), S4355 [20JN]
      ------Toomey amendment (amend consumer confidence reporting 
        requirements for community water systems), S4383 [21JN]
      ------Toomey amendment (eliminate Organic Certification Cost 
        Share and Agricultural Management Assistance Program), S4277 
        [19JN]
      ------Toomey amendment (repeal Dept. of Agriculture Biorefinery 
        Assistance Program), S4348 [20JN]
      ------Toomey amendment (sugar price support program funding), 
        S4350 [20JN]
      ------Udall of Colorado amendment (remove trees killed by bark 
        beetles funding), S4340 [20JN]
      ------Vitter amendment (ensure that extras in film and 
        television who bring domesticated household pets do not face 
        unnecessary regulations and prohibit attendance of an animal 
        fighting venture), S4353 [20JN]
      Bring Jobs Home Act (S. 3364): cloture motion on motion to 
        proceed, S5189 [19JY]
      Budget 2012-2022 (S. Con. Res. 42): motion to proceed, S3222 
        [16MY]
      Budget 2013-2022 (H. Con. Res. 112): motion to proceed, S3220 
        [16MY]
      Budget 2013-2022 (S. Con. Res. 37): motion to proceed, S3221 
        [16MY]
      Budget 2013-2022 (S. Con. Res. 41): motion to proceed, S3220 
        [16MY]
      Budget 2013-2022 (S. Con. Res. 44): motion to proceed, S3222 
        [16MY]
      Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 117): cloture motion, S6604 
        [21SE]
      ------making, S6604 [21SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S6405 [19SE], S6500 [20SE]
      Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012) (S. 3414): cloture motion, S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------cloture motion on motion to proceed, S5450 [26JY]
      Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in 
        Elections (DISCLOSE) Act (S. 3369): cloture motion on motion 
        to proceed, S5072 [17JY]
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37): motion to 
        proceed, S4334 [20JN]
      FAA Modernization and Reform Act (H.R. 658): conference report, 
        S343 [6FE]
      FDA Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187): Bingaman amendment 
        (prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic 
        drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the 
        market), S3554 [24MY]
      ------cloture motion on House amendment, S4449 [25JN]
      ------enact, S3568 [24MY]
      ------Harkin motion to table Durbin amendment (improve safety of 
        dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers to register 
        supplement products with the FDA and amending labeling 
        requirements), S3563 [24MY]
      ------Harkin motion to table Paul amendment (access to dietary 
        supplements, prohibition on FDA employees carrying guns or 
        making certain arrests, and proof of intent for prohibited 
        acts), S3562 [24MY]
      ------House amendment, S4626 [26JN]
      ------McCain amendment (allow importation of prescription drugs 
        from Canada), S3562 [24MY]
      ------Murkowski amendment (prevent approval of genetically-
        engineered fish unless NOAA concurs with such approval), S3555 
        [24MY]
      ------Sanders amendment (revoke drug exclusivity from certain 
        entities for violations of Federal and State laws regulating 
        pharmaceuticals), S3563 [24MY]
      Importance of preventing Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons 
        capability and economic and diplomatic pressure to secure 
        nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41): express and 
        continue, S6602 [21SE]
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606): cloture motion, 
        S1884 [21MR]
      ------cloture motion on Cantwell amendment (reauthorize 
        Eximbank), S1842 [20MR]
      ------cloture motion on Reed amendment (substitute), S1840 
        [20MR]
      ------enact, S1977 [22MR]
      ------Merkley amendment (registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities), S1976 [22MR]
      Middle Class Tax Cut Act (S. 3412): enact, S5355 [25JY]
      ------Hatch amendment (extend Bush administration tax cuts, 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend increased 
        expensing limitations, and provide instructions for tax 
        reform), S5353 [25JY]
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): 
        conference report, S892 [17FE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348): conference report, S4759 [29JN]
      ------Reid motion to waive Budget Act and pay-as-you-go rule 
        relative to conference report, S4754 [29JN]
      ------Reid motion to waive Coats point of order (material not in 
        House or Senate version) on conference report, S4752 [29JN]
      ------Reid motion to waive McConnell point of order (public 
        availability) on conference report, S4751 [29JN]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (S. 
        1813): Baucus amendment (full funding for Payments in Lieu of 
        Taxes program and Secure Rural Schools and Community-Self 
        Determination Act), S1527 [8MR]
      ------Bingaman amendment (remove privatized highways from 
        consideration in apportioning highway funding among States), 
        S1596 [13MR]
      ------Boxer amendment (assess need for environmental reviews and 
        approval requirements for certain emergency highway 
        construction projects), S1650 [14MR]
      ------Boxer motion to waive Budget Act and pay-as-you-go rule, 
        S1531 [8MR]
      ------cloture motion on Reid amendment, S886 [17FE]
      ------cloture motion on Reid amendment (substitute), S1410 [6MR]
      ------cloture motion on motion to proceed, S420 [9FE]
      ------Coats amendment (modify gas tax apportionment formula to 
        ensure that percentage of funds received by a State is same as 
        total gas taxes paid by the State), S1601 [13MR]
      ------Coburn amendment (prevent creation of duplicative and 
        overlapping Federal programs), S1528 [8MR]
      ------Collins amendment (provide additional time to issue 
        achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and 
        institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators), 
        S1528 [8MR]
      ------Corker motion to waive Budget Act and pay-as-you-go rule 
        relative to Corker amendment (reduce budget discretionary 
        spending limits to offset Highway Trust Fund), S1605 [13MR]
      ------DeMint amendment (empower States with authority for most 
        taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs), 
        S1595 [13MR]
      ------DeMint amendment (terminate certain energy tax subsidies 
        and lower the corporate income tax rate), S1599 [13MR]
      ------enact, S1659 [14MR]
      ------Hoeven amendment (congressional approval of permit for the 
        Keystone XL Pipeline), S1530 [8MR]
      ------Menendez amendment (encourage alternative energy 
        investments and job creation), S1601 [13MR]
      ------Murray motion to table Blunt amendment (protect rights of 
        conscience relative to certain Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage), S1173 [1MR]
      ------Nelson of Florida amendment (restore natural resources, 
        ecosystems, fisheries, marine habitats, beaches, and coastal 
        wetland of Gulf Coast States), S1529 [8MR]
      ------Paul motion to waive Budget Act and pay-as-you-go rule 
        relative to Paul amendment (environmental reviews for 
        emergency highway construction projects), S1650 [14MR]
      ------Portman amendment (allow States to permit non-highway uses 
        in rest areas along any highway), S1606 [13MR]
      ------Portman amendment (allow States to spend gas taxes on 
        their transportation priorities), S1604 [13MR]
      ------Roberts amendment (approve Keystone XL pipeline, provide 
        for offshore and oil shale energy development, and extend 
        certain tax provisions), S1597 [13MR]
      ------Stabenow amendment (extend tax credits for clean energy 
        programs), S1599 [13MR]
      ------Vitter amendment (reinstate Draft Proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program), S1526 [8MR]
      ------Wyden amendment (approve Keystone XL Pipeline permit 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of oil, and 
        require U.S. iron and steel in construction), S1529 [8MR]
      National Flood Insurance Fund financial solvency restoration (S. 
        1940): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S4400 [21JN]
      NLRB rule relative to representation election procedures (S.J. 
        Res. 36): motion to proceed, S2634 [24AP]
      Nomination of Adalberto J. Jordan to be circuit judge: 
        confirmed, S558 [13FE], S673 [15FE]
      Nomination of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge: cloture 
        motion, S3890 [11JN]
      Nomination of Brian C. Wimes to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S2586 [23AP]
      Nomination of Cathy A. Bencivengo to be district judge: 
        confirmed, S420 [9FE]
      Nomination of David Nuffer to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S1984 [22MR]
      Nomination of Gershwin A. Drain to be district judge: confirm, 
        S5932 [2AU]
      Nomination of Gina M. Groh to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S1713 [15MR]
      Nomination of Gregg J. Costa to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S2761 [26AP]
      Nomination of Jacqueline H. Nguyen to be circuit judge: 
        confirmed, S2912 [7MY]
      Nomination of Jeffrey J. Helmick to be district judge: 
        confirmed, S3773 [6JN]
      Nomination of Jesse M. Furman to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S888 [17FE]
      Nomination of John J. Tharp, Jr., to be district judge: 
        confirmed, S3123 [14MY]
      Nomination of John M. Gerrard to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S27 [23JA]
      Nomination of John T. Fowlkes, Jr., to be district judge: 
        confirmed, S4804 [10JY]
      Nomination of Kevin McNulty to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S5007 [16JY]
      Nomination of Margo Kitsy Brodie to be district judge: 
        confirmed, S1041 [27FE]
      Nomination of Mari C. Aponte to be Ambassador to El Salvador: 
        cloture motion, S4176 [14JN]
      Nomination of Mary E. Phillips to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S1413 [6MR]
      Nomination of Mary Geiger Lewis to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S4230 [18JN]
      Nomination of Michael A. Shipp to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S5251 [23JY]
      Nomination of Michael W. Fitzgerald to be district judge: 
        confirmed, S1714 [15MR]
      Nomination of Miranda Du to be district judge: confirmed, S2153 
        [28MR]
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge: confirmed, 
        S3316 [21MY]
      Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge: cloture 
        motion, S5651 [30JY]
      Nomination of Robin S. Rosenbaum to be district judge: 
        confirmed, S4610 [26JN]
      Nomination of Ronnie Abrams to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S1984 [22MR]
      Nomination of Stephanie D. Thacker to be circuit judge: 
        confirmed, S2313 [16AP]
      Nomination of Stephanie M. Rose to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S6037 [10SE]
      Nomination of Susie Morgan to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S2153 [28MR]
      Nomination of Thomas O. Rice to be district judge: confirmed, 
        S1413 [6MR]
      Nomination of Timothy S. Hillman to be district judge: 
        confirmed, S3676 [4JN]
      Nominaton of Jeremy C. Stein to FRS Board of Governors: 
        confirmed, S3251 [17MY]
      Nominaton of Jerome H. Powell to FRS Board of Governors: 
        confirmed, S3251 [17MY]
      Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 3220): cloture motion on motion to 
        proceed, S3714 [5JN]
      Paying a Fair Share Act (S. 2230): cloture motion on motion to 
        proceed, S2313 [16AP]
      President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit 
        (H.J. Res. 98): motion to proceed, S94 [26JA]
      Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act (S. 2204): cloture motion, 
        S2199 [29MR]
      ------cloture motion on motion to proceed, S2028 [26MR]
      Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act (H.R. 2072): Corker 
        amendment (limit financing to transactions subsidized by other 
        countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable 
        or prohibitively expensive), S3156 [15MY]
      ------enact, S3158 [15MY]
      ------Lee amendment (phase out Eximbank authority and require 
        President to initiate negotiations with other exporting 
        countries to end subsidized export financing programs), S3155 
        [15MY]
      ------Paul amendment (prohibit financing of projects in 
        countries that hold debt instruments of the U.S.), S3156 
        [15MY]
      ------Toomey amendment (make an increase in lending authority 
        contingent upon the Dept. of the Treasury negotiating a phase 
        out of export subsidies), S3158 [15MY]
      ------Vitter amendment (prohibit loans or financing fossil fuel 
        projects or manufacturing renewable energy products in foreign 
        countries if similar U.S. projects not funded), S3157 [15MY]
      Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act (S. 2237): Baucus motion 
        to table Reid amendment (provide a deduction for domestic 
        business income of qualified small businesses), S4936 [12JY]
      ------cloture motion, S4938 [12JY]
      ------cloture motion on Landrieu amendment (substitute), S4938 
        [12JY]
      ------cloture motion on motion to proceed, S4804 [10JY], S5008 
        [16JY]
      Sportsmen's Act (S. 3525): motion to proceed, S6605 [21SE]
      Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act (S. 2343): 
        Alexander amendment (substitute), S3610 [24MY]
      ------cloture motion on motion to proceed, S2944 [8MY]
      ------enact, S3611 [24MY]
      Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act (S. 2038): 
        Brown of Ohio amendment (extend same financial conflict of 
        interest rules to the Senate that apply to congressional 
        committee and Executive Office of the President staff), S309 
        [2FE]
      ------cloture motion on House amendment, S1981 [22MR]
      ------cloture motion on motion to proceed, S149 [30JA]
      ------Coburn amendment (prevent creation of duplicative and 
        overlapping Federal programs), S308 [2FE]
      ------DeMint amendment (constitutional amendment to limit 
        Congressional terms), S308 [2FE]
      ------enact, S310 [2FE]
      ------Grassley amendment (require disclosure of political 
        intelligence activities), S309 [2FE]
      ------Inhofe amendment (prohibit earmarks), S304 [2FE]
      ------Lieberman amendment (extend the same congressional 
        financial disclosure rules to executive branch and independent 
        agencies), S301 [2FE]
      ------Paul amendment (prohibit Executive Office of the President 
        appointees or staff from holding certain positions over 
        entities in which they have a financial interest), S300 [2FE]
      ------Paul amendment (require Members and employees to certify 
        they have not used material, nonpublic information for 
        personal financial benefit), S300 [2FE]
      ------Shelby amendment (extend the same congressional financial 
        disclosure rules to executive branch and independent 
        agencies), S301 [2FE]
      ------Toomey amendment (prohibit congressional earmarks), S304 
        [2FE]
      21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789): Akaka amendment 
        (amend Federal Employees' Compensation Act), S2647 [24AP]
      ------Akaka amendment (permit postmasters and other supervisory 
        organizations to participate in the planning and development 
        of changes in work schedules and benefits), S2650 [24AP]
      ------Casey amendment (maintain current delivery time for 
        market-dominant products), S2689 [25AP]
      ------cloture motion on motion to proceed, S2055 [27MR], S2349 
        [17AP]
      ------Coburn amendment (reduce the postal workforce by creating 
        a mandatory retirement requirement for eligible employees), 
        S2643 [24AP]
      ------Corker amendment (substitute), S2649 [24AP]
      ------DeMint amendment (provide protections for postal employees 
        with respect to their right not to subsidize union 
        nonrepresentational activities), S2690 [25AP]
      ------enact, S2696 [25AP]
      ------Lieberman motion to waive Budget Act and pay-as-you-go 
        rule relative to Lieberman amendment (substitute), S2637 
        [24AP]
      ------Manchin amendment (create a moratorium on closure or 
        consolidation of postal facilities), S2684 [25AP]
      ------McCain amendment (Commission on Postal Reorganization 
        establishment), S2641 [24AP]
      ------Paul amendment (end mailbox use monopoly), S2651 [24AP]
      ------Paul amendment (establish pilot program to test 
        alternative methods for the delivery of postal services), 
        S2687 [25AP]
      ------Paul amendment (prohibit employees from engaging in 
        collective bargaining), S2688 [25AP]
      ------Udall of New Mexico amendment (authorize Postal Service 
        move to a 5-day mail delivery service), S2645 [24AP]
      U.S. foreign aid assistance limitations (S. 3576): provide, 
        S6601 [21SE]
      Veterans Jobs Corps Act (S. 3457): cloture motion on motion to 
        proceed, S6083 [11SE]
      ------motion to proceed, S6259 [12SE]
      ------motion to waive Budget Act relative to pay-as-you-go rule, 
        S6404 [19SE]
      Violence Against Women Act (S. 1925): Cornyn amendment (Dept. of 
        Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, minimum sentencing, 
        and U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority), S2797 [26AP]
      ------Hutchison amendment (substitute), S2797 [26AP]
      ------Klobuchar amendment (Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA 
        Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault 
        evidence backlogs), S2796 [26AP]
      ------reauthorize, S2799 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: require that legislation be available for 72 hours on 
        the Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, 
        H910 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: require that legislation be available for 72 hours on 
        the Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, 
        S190, S191 [31JA]
      Correction: Ayotte, S1606 [13MR]
      Leahy, Senator: tribute to casting 14,000th vote, S5357-S5359 
        [25JY]
      Lugar, Senator: tribute to casting 13,000th vote, S5357-S5359 
        [25JY]
      Position on missed: Alexander, S4760 [29JN]
      ------Bennet, S4760 [29JN]
      ------Blumenthal, S3619 [24MY]
      ------Boxer, S2028 [26MR], S6604 [21SE]
      ------Isakson, S202 [31JA]
      ------Johnson, Tim, S4382 [21JN]
      ------Landrieu, S6334 [13SE]
      ------Lieberman, S2313 [16AP]
      ------McCain, S4668 [27JN]
      ------McCaskill, S4199 [14JN], S4358 [20JN]
      ------Menendez, S202 [31JA], S3724 [5JN]
      ------Toomey, S3890 [11JN]
      ------Udall, Mark, S4889 [11JY]
      ------Warner, S4125 [13JN], S6083 [11SE]
      Senate Rules: improve debate and consideration of legislative 
        matters and nominations (S. Res. 10), S3017 [9MY]
      ------reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S3016-
        S3022 [9MY], S3708 [5JN], S5094 [18JY], S6612-S6614 [21SE]




VOTING

  Articles and editorials
      Colleges Take a Leap Into Voter Registration, E1703 [16OC]
      Real Referendum, E1682 [5OC]
      Taking It to the Street, E1115-E1118 [21JN]
      Voter ID Mess Subverts an American Birthright, H5119 [23JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Civil liberties: modernize voter registration, promote access to 
        voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote 
        (see S. 3608), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Colleges and universities: prohibit tactics that discourage 
        college students from registering to vote or voting and allow 
        use of school-issued photo identification when photo 
        identification is required to vote (see H.R. 3978), H640 [8FE]
      Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal 
        elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 4183), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      ------constitutional amendment to increase by 29 votes the 
        number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for 
        President who receives the largest percentage of the popular 
        vote (see H.J. Res. 121), H6314 [23OC]
      ------ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (see H.R. 5828), 
        H3161 [18MY]
      ------express that it is not a violation of the equal protection 
        clause to extend particular consideration to members of the 
        uniformed services or overseas citizens to exercise right to 
        vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6060 [14SE]
      ------prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see 
        H.R. 5815), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require each individual who desires to vote in an election 
        for Federal office to provide the appropriate election 
        official with a government-issued photo identification (see 
        H.R. 5971), H3807 [19JN] (see H.R. 6408), H6000 [13SE]
      Government regulations: require a voter-verified permanent paper 
        ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Immigration: make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully 
        present alien an aggravated felony (see S. 3579), S6545 [20SE]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see S. Res. 
        572), S6546 [20SE] (see H. Res. 758), H5707 [2AU]
      States: condemn passage of legislation that unduly burdens the 
        ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------require driver's license applicants in a new State to 
        indicate whether that State is the applicant's residence for 
        purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        6386), H5922 [12SE]
      ------require voter registration agencies that require 
        government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal 
        elections to provide such identification without charge upon 
        request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]
      Technology: establish standards for publication of poll tapes 
        used in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 5814), H3102 
        [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Allison Mock, E335 
        [7MR]
      ------Amanda Kerstman, E355 [8MR]
      ------Irene Cofie, E625 [24AP]
      ------Katelyn Moody, E628 [24AP]
      ------Kayla Cox, E621 [24AP]
      ------Komal Luthra, E630 [24AP]
      ------Mah-Rulch Mohammad, E813 [16MY]
      ------Rima Patel, E810 [16MY]
  Letters
      Florida legislation that would restrict the early voting period 
        and voter registration: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational 
        Fund, Inc., Florida Conference of Black State Legislators, and 
        Florida State Conference of the NAACP, E98-E100 [31JA]
      Impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation: several Representatives, H101 
        [23JA]
      Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo 
        identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot 
        or registering to vote in an election: Representative Jackson 
        Lee, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
      ------Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]
  Lists
      Voter suppression legislation by State, H2310 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      Absentee ballots: ensure that absent uniformed services voters 
        and overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have 
        an opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee 
        ballots cast and counted, H5870 [12SE]
      Civil liberties: modernize voter registration, promote access to 
        voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote 
        (H.R. 5799), H5118, H5120-H5122 [23JY], E838 [17MY], E1703 
        [16OC]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: denial of access by States to 
        Systematic Alienation Verification Entitlement (SAVE) database 
        to identify noncitizens among registered voters, H3584 [7JN]
      Dept. of Justice: objection to Texas requirement for individuals 
        to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election, H2304-
        H2310 [7MY], H2638 [10MY], H3107 [18MY], H4659 [9JY], H4707 
        [10JY], H4824 [11JY]
      ------prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of 
        provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of 
        attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2544-
        H2547 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to bring action against States for 
        implementation of State law requiring voter identification, 
        H2504, H2505 [9MY]
      District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in 
        Congress, H1831 [16AP]
      ------tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for DC Democracy, 
        E706 [7MY]
      Elections: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters 
        requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each 
        election during a Federal election cycle (H.R. 5828), E862 
        [18MY]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office, H2315 [7MY], H6072 [19SE]
      ------prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to 
        provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for 
        Federal office (H.R. 3316), H503 [6FE]
      ------require States to permit individuals to register to vote 
        in an election for Federal office on the date of the election 
        (H.R. 3317), H503 [6FE]
      Florida: passage of legislation that would restrict the early 
        voting period and voter registration, E98-E100 [31JA]
      Houston, TX: tribute to League of Women Voters of Houston 
        Education Fund, E1434 [3AU]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (H. Res. 758), 
        E1423 [3AU]
      Northwestern University: tribute to efforts to increase student 
        voter registration with UVote Project, E1703 [16OC]
      Puerto Rico: plebiscite to determine status of territory, H6156 
        [20SE]
      Seneca Falls, NY: anniversary of Women's Rights Convention, 
        E1295 [23JY]
      States: impact of voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H94-H102 [23JA], H503-H510 [6FE], 
        H2304-H2310 [7MY], H3729 [18JN], H5118-H5122 [23JY], H5209, 
        H5212 [25JY], H5537 [1AU], H6072 [19SE], H6153, H6159, H6162 
        [20SE], H6237 [21SE], E98 [31JA], E1301 [23JY], E1427 [3AU]
      Technology: require jurisdictions using electronic voting 
        machines for Federal elections to deposit certain technical 
        data at NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for 
        accuracy and reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]
      Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H94, H97, H101 [23JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Capitol Building and Grounds: unveiling of bust of Sojourner 
        Truth in the Capitol rotunda, S4411 [21JN]
      Dept. of Justice: objection to Texas requirement for individuals 
        to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or 
        casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election, S1663 
        [14MR], S3956 [12JN], S4869 [11JY]
      Florida: lawsuit by Dept. of Justice to prevent purge of 
        noncitizens from voter rolls, S3958 [12JN]
      ------passage of legislation that would restrict the early 
        voting period and voter registration, S90 [26JA], S3958 [12JN]
      Meadow Bridge, WV: tribute to Meadow Bridge High School student 
        voter registration campaign, S2668 [25AP]
      Postal Service: consider effect of closure or consolidation of 
        post offices on voting by mail and provide for a moratorium on 
        closure or consolidation of post offices to protect voting by 
        mail, S2641 [24AP]
      Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role 
        it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, S1433 
        [7MR]
      States: impact of voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, S90 [26JA], S2913 [7MY], S3958 
        [12JN]
      Wisconsin: results of recall election to remove Scott Walker as 
        Governor, S3773-S3775 [6JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 572, National Month of Voter Registration, S6555 [20SE]




VOTING RIGHTS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H94, H97, H101 [23JA]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for carrying out or 
        enforcement of provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal 
        preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or 
        practices, H2544-H2547 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role 
        it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, S1433 
        [7MR]




VOUGHT, JOSEPH

  Prayers
      Senate, S283 [2FE]




VOW TO HIRE HEROES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the Veterans Retraining 
        Assistance Program by providing assistance for certain 
        training programs that are considered less than full-time (see 
        H.R. 6577), H6312 [19OC]




VOYAGER (spacecraft)

  Remarks in House
      NASA: Voyager (spacecraft) funding, E1480 [11SE]




VULEVICH, EDWARD J., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E684 [27AP]




VULNERABLE VETERANS HOUSING REFORM ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6111), H4862 [12JY] (see H.R. 6361), H5764 
        [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]
      Enact (H.R. 6361), H6121-H6124 [19SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 6361, provisions, H6121 [19SE]




W.H. JEFFERSON FUNERAL HOME INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1722 [26OC]




WACHIRA, DANIEL

  Reports filed
      Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 824) (H. Rept. 
        112-618), H5200 [24JY]




WACO, TX

  Bills and resolutions
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. 
        Res. 426), S2496 [18AP]
  Letters
      Waco Mammoth National Monument establishment: Malcolm Duncan, 
        Jr., Mayor of Waco, TX, H3761 [19JN]
  Remarks in House
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team, H1917 
        [18AP], E535 [16AP]
      Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish, H3760 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (S. Res. 
        426), S2517 [18AP]
  Reports filed
      Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1545) (H. Rept. 112-430), 
        H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 426, tribute to Baylor University women's basketball 
        team, S2503, S2517 [18AP]




WACO MAMMOTH NATIONAL MONUMENT ESTABLISHMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1545) 
        (H. Rept. 112-430), H1844 [16AP]




WADDELL, GARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1383 [1AU]




WADESVILLE, IN

  Essays
      Role of the Farm in a Healthy Diet: Travis Koester, S2815 [26AP]




WAGES  see Income




WAGNER, AL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1689 [9OC]




WAGNER, JANE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S35 [23JA]




WAGNER, NEIL

  Articles and editorials
      Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report, S3074 [10MY]




WAGONER, LOIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E331 [7MR]




WAIALUA, HI

  Remarks in House
      Waialua High School: robotics team recipient of Hawaii For 
        Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) 
        (organization) Robotics Competition Chairman's Award, E282 
        [29FE]




WAILOO, ALISA LASATER

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H947 [21FE]




WAINWRIGHT, WILLIAM L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5016 [19JY]




WAIPAHU, HI

  Remarks in Senate
      Button, Jackson: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Hawaii, S1144 [29FE]




WAITE, JONAH

  Remarks in House
      Little Compton, RI: closing of Grey's General Store, E1444 [3AU]




WALBERG, TIM (a Representative from Michigan)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
      Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-
        defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs 
        discretionary spending (see H.R. 94), H4157 [27JN]
      ------provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 
        3583), H79 [18JA]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3808 [19JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2289 [27AP]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3916 [20JN]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4869 [13JY]
      Corps of Engineers: prevent the spread of Asian carp into the 
        Great Lakes and their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of 
        automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H3404 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3105 [17MY]
      ------repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments 
        to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3652), 
        H221 [31JA]
      ------repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric 
        limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
        (see H.R. 6418), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4864 [12JY]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813 
        [16MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H183 [25JA]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see H. Res. 695), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1428 [20MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H1543 [22MR]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H2447 [8MY]
      EPA: repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), 
        H6298 [28SE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4776 [10JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an 
        annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 
        areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 
        3609), H79 [18JA]
      ------require approval by agency head for conferences costing 
        above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2134 [25AP]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H4828 [11JY]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 
        [9MY]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6001 [13SE]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5200 
        [24JY]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H5630 [1AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H220 [31JA]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1154 [5MR]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5331 [30JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 
        [25AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H571 [7FE]
      Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, 
        Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H2662 [11MY]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H3662 [7JN]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H220 [31JA]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4864 
        [12JY]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H476 [3FE]
      Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, 
        Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First 
        Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H4605 [28JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H4775 [10JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an 
        increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority 
        of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6069 [18SE]
      ------prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary 
        Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see 
        H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
        secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
        contraception (see H.R. 4046), H1101 [29FE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1367 [16MR]
      ------revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a 
        person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting 
        period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see 
        H.R. 718), H802 [15FE]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        H.R. 4176), H1572 [26MR]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H4656 [29JN]
      Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual 
        retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        2502), H2569 [9MY]
      ------allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a 
        retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      ------clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 
        3444), H2569 [9MY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H115 [23JA]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H6318 [26OC]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H4864 [12JY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3481 [5JN]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3404 [1JN]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H5711 [2AU]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H641 [8FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H5079 [19JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H727 [14FE]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H1303 [8MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1543 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H3807 [19JN]
      GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative 
        to processing of claims for payment of workers who were not 
        paid appropriate wages under certain provisions of law (see 
        H.R. 6371), H5859 [11SE]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Tariff: acrylate modified vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer 
        (see H.R. 5519), H2320 [7MY]
      ------diacid modified vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer 
        (see H.R. 5517), H2320 [7MY]
      ------modified vinyl chloride-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer 
        (see H.R. 5514), H2320 [7MY]
      ------polyvinyl acetate for use in food (see H.R. 5518), H2320 
        [7MY]
      ------vinyl acetate-alkeneoic acid copolymer (see H.R. 5516), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer (see H.R. 5520), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------vinyl chloride-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer (see H.R. 
        5515), H2320 [7MY]
      Taxation: provide for economic growth and personal financial 
        liberty (see H.R. 6225), H5327 [26JY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative 
        to domestic service employees (H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 5969), H3807 
        [19JN]
      GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative 
        to processing of claims for payment of workers who were not 
        paid appropriate wages under certain provisions of law (H.R. 
        6371), H5860 [11SE]
      Tariff: acrylate modified vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer 
        (H.R. 5519), H2328 [7MY]
      ------diacid modified vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer 
        (H.R. 5517), H2328 [7MY]
      ------modified vinyl chloride-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer 
        (H.R. 5514), H2328 [7MY]
      ------polyvinyl acetate for use in food (H.R. 5518), H2328 [7MY]
      ------vinyl acetate-alkeneoic acid copolymer (H.R. 5516), H2328 
        [7MY]
      ------vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer (H.R. 5520), H2328 
        [7MY]
      ------vinyl chloride-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer (H.R. 
        5515), H2328 [7MY]
      Taxation: provide for economic growth and personal financial 
        liberty (H.R. 6225), H5328 [26JY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H103 [23JA], H5623 
        [1AU]
      Adrian, MI: anniversary of Adrian City Band, E1072 
        [19JN]
      Budget: deficit, H4780 [11JY]
      Children and youth: tribute to ``Share Your Breakfast'' 
        initiative, E349 [8MR]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3018 [17MY]
      ------prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement 
        status in awarding of construction contracts, H3018 [17MY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2229, H2230 [27AP]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5162, 
        H5165, H5166 [24JY]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (H.R. 5970), H4067 [27JN]
      ------reform certain proposed child labor rules relative to 
        family farming, H581 [8FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve certain laws relative to 
        employment and training of veterans (H.R. 2433), H3270 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow 
        use of project labor agreements for Federal construction 
        projects, H3335 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations for military construction and 
        veterans' services (H.R. 5854), H3335 [31MY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H581 [8FE], H1021 
        [29FE], H5134 [24JY]
      ------importance of job creation, H2073 [25AP]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 5969), H4067 
        [27JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), 
        H5134 [24JY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5134 
        [24JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4742 [10JY], H4780 [11JY]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4405 [28JN]
      Michigan: passage of motorcycle helmet choice law for adult 
        riders, E803 [15MY]
      National School Breakfast Week: observance, E349 [8MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1211 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on budget 
        deficit, H4742 [10JY]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H1430 [21MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H892 
        [16FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4742 [10JY], H4780 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1430 [21MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1211 [7MR]
      Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, H5623 [1AU]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6182 [20SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H33 [18JA]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H103 [23JA]
      Unemployment: rates, H4780 [11JY]
  Tributes
      Dillon, William P., E1530 [14SE]
      Hollinger, Paul and Sylvia, E1056 [18JN]
      Lyell, Beverly F., E991 [6JN]




WALBORN, PAUL

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S386 [7FE]




WALCEK, HANNAH

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School National 
        Merit Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]




WALD, PATRICIA

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]




WALD, PATRICIA M.

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3280 [17MY]




WALDEN, GREG (a Representative from Oregon)

  Amendments
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1621 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3405 [1JN]
      Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance 
        agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve 
        academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H6298 [28SE]
      ------establish an awards program recognizing excellence 
        exhibited by public school system employees providing services 
        to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see 
        H.R. 1704), H1306 [8MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5923 [12SE]
      ------establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H3363 
        [31MY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H1978 [18AP]
      ------provide for the participation of physical therapists in 
        the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see 
        H.R. 1426), H2033 [19AP]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: hold in trust for the benefit of 
        federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa 
        Indian School land and improvements (see H.R. 3878), H1498 
        [21MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry 
        to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals 
        and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding 
        such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3976 [21JN]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest 
        management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, 
        forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 
        [15MY]
      EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and 
        actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3164 [18MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), 
        H3171 [25MY]
      FDA: strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H3976 [21JN]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H5923 [12SE]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3662 
        [7JN]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      Grand Ronde Reservation Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 
        726), H4907 [17JY]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H3267 [30MY]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H2813 [16MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for 
        areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6298 
        [28SE]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3700 [8JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1571 [26MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1428 [20MR]
      Medicare: repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see 
        H.R. 1546), H2072 [24AP]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3981 [25JN]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6302 [5OC]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5766 
        [10SE]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Oregon: provide for the addition of certain real property to the 
        reservation of the Siletz Tribe (see H.R. 6141), H6298 [28SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-
        counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
        flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3363 [31MY]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits 
        (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H5130 [23JY]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1134 [1MR]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1847 [16AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H5009 [18JY]
      ------expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1244), H3105 [17MY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6298 [28SE]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3171 [25MY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
  Remarks
      BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 270), H5437 
        [31JY]
      Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (organization): tribute, 
        E510 [29MR]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (H.R. 2060), H3434 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5033 
        [19JY]
      ------report on status of work on cognitive radio, dynamic 
        spectrum access, software-defined radio, and other spectrum-
        sharing techniques and technologies, H5033 [19JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H914, H920 [17FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H358 [1FE], H616, H618, 
        H619, H620, H621, H622 [8FE]
      ------provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and 
        modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back 
        to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H621 [8FE]
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H358 [1FE]
      FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional 
        oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), H3233 
        [30MY]
      ------ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not 
        impede implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in 
        rural areas, H1622 [27MR]
      ------preserve ability for effective and efficient communication 
        systems to alert the public of dangerous weather conditions, 
        H1623 [27MR]
      ------promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of 
        certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted 
        by potential intruders, H1620 [27MR]
      ------provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H914, H920 [17FE]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1609, H1612, H1613, H1614, H1615, H1616, H1620, 
        H1621, H1622, H1623, H1624 [27MR]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), motion to recommit, H1627 [27MR]
      ------require entities sponsoring political advertising to 
        disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a 
        certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1621 [27MR]
      ------require the Freedom of Information Act process be more 
        open and transparent, H1621 [27MR]
      FEMA: reauthorize programs and activities (H.R. 2903), H6111 
        [19SE]
      Forest Service: convey certain land to Wallowa, OR (S. 271), 
        H5438 [31JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4728 [10JY]
      Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon & Portland (organization): 
        tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E749 
        [9MY], E1593 [21SE], E1658 [25SE]
      House of Representatives: legislative program, H2051 [24AP]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5599, H5600, H5602 [1AU]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4835 [12JY]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2163, H2164 [26AP]
      Oregon: Medicare coverage and home health care spending 
        concerns, E1132 [25JN]
      Oregon Institute of Technology: tribute to men's basketball 
        team, E568 [18AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4728 [10JY]
      Privacy: preserve ability to protect online privacy, including 
        rules prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from 
        requiring job applicants to disclose passwords to social 
        networking web sites, H1627 [27MR]
      Railroads: anniversary of Lake County Railroad, E1633 
        [21SE]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2000, H2005 [19AP]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H616, H619, H621, H622 [8FE]
      Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment 
        compensation, H616, H619, H622 [8FE]
      ------require all money withdrawn from States' unemployment 
        funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment 
        compensation, H358 [1FE]
  Subpoena Notices
      Circuit Court for Deshutes County, OR, H185 [27JA]
  Tributes
      Bonamici, Representative, H531 [7FE]
      Burch, Jeanne, E1197 [29JN]
      Demaree, Sarah, E1669 [28SE]
      Derouin, Pete, E1407 [3AU]
      Dillenbeck, Don, E1387 [1AU]
      Ensley, Gordon, E1434 [3AU]
      McCullough, Kyle, E1030 [8JN]
      McIntosh, Max, E499 [29MR]
      Novick, Carrie, E72 [25JA]
      Whelan, Andrew, E1672 [28SE]




WALDEN, MAYA ARRIETA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5154 [18JY]




WALDO, STEVEN W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E273 [28FE]




WALDWICK, NJ

  Bills and resolutions
      Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building: 
        designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]




WALES  see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland




WALESA, LECH

  Remarks in House
      Illinois: tribute to Lech Walesa Day, E177 [9FE]




WALK, ROBERT

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2236 [29MR]




WALKER, ADAM

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1555 [19SE]




WALKER, CHET

  Remarks in House
      Sports: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and Naismith Memorial 
        Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1475 [11SE]




WALKER, ED

  Articles and editorials
      Virginia Developer Is on a Mission To Revive His Town, S5369 
        [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5369 [25JY]




WALKER, ELAINE

  Articles and editorials
      Loudoun Mayors Pay Tribute to Walker, E1160 [27JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1160 [27JN]




WALKER, FLORA

  Remarks in House
      Michigan Democratic Party: Eleanor Roosevelt Award recipient, 
        E666 [26AP]




WALKER, JOHN

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




WALKER, LeROY T.

  Articles and editorials
      Former NCCU Chancellor, USOC Head LeRoy Walker, Dies at 93, E696 
        [27AP]
      LeRoy T. Walker, a Pioneer of U.S. Olympics, Dies at 93,, E696 
        [27AP]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E692, E695 [27AP]




WALKER, LEWIS N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E786 [15MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3326 [21MY]




WALKER, LIBBY

  Remarks in House
      Columbia, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' swimming 
        and diving team, E526 [16AP]




WALKER, LUIS

  Remarks in House
      Lackland AFB, TX: call for congressional investigation of sexual 
        assaults of recruits, H5019 [19JY]




WALKER, MARK E.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S3838 [7JN]




WALKER, RUBEN C. (R.C.)

  Articles and editorials
      He's Done It All, S2959 [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2959 [8MY]




WALKER, SCOTT (Governor of Wisconsin)

  Remarks in Senate
      Wisconsin: results of recall election to remove Scott Walker as 
        Governor, S3773-S3775 [6JN]




WALL, ANDREW

  Remarks in House
      Police Week: observance, E860 [18MY]




WALL STREET JOURNAL

  Articles and editorials
      Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]
      Cajun Towns Feud About Sausage With Links to the Past, E1168 
        [28JN]
      China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber--Attacks Breached Computer System 
        of Business-Lobbying Group--Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]
      China's Solyndra Economy, H6015 [14SE]
      Cyber Hill Battle--Searching for a Common Sense Defense Against 
        a ``Digital Pearl Harbor'', S5910 [2AU]
      From Receptionist to Music-Royalty Guarantor, S4361 [20JN]
      How Bernanke Can Get Banks Lending Again, E1323 [25JY]
      How the Fed Favors the 1%, E706 [7MY]
      Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
      ObamaCare and the Power To Tax, S4737 [29JN]
      ObamaCare's Secret History--How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma 
        Colluded With the White House at the Public's Expense, S4444 
        [25JN]
      Puff, the Magic Drag on the Economy--Time To Let the Pernicious 
        Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Blow Away, S6530 [20SE]
      Red Tape Diaries--One Small Business Owner's Struggle Against 
        Bureaucracy, S3620 [24MY]
      Republicans Blow With the Wind--Another Industry Wants To Keep 
        Its Taxpayer Subsidies, S1453 [7MR]
      Stimulus Spending Keeps Failing--If Austerity Is So Terrible, 
        How Come Germany and Sweden Have Done So Well?, S3213 [16MY]
      Strassel--Axelrod's Obamacare Dollars, S4442, S4446 [25JN]
      Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]
      Three Views of the `Fiscal Cliff', S3393 [22MY]
      Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]
      To Pay Off Loans, Grads Put Off Marriage, Children, S2672 [25AP]
      U.K. Plans Oil Sector Tax Relief, S2052 [27MR]
      Wind Power Faces Taxing Headwind, S5055 [17JY]
      Would Repeal of Key Dodd-Frank Provision Really Save $22 
        Billion?, H2610 [10MY]
  Letters
      We're OK With the EPA's New Air-Quality Regulations: several 
        energy company leaders, S4321 [20JN]




WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

  Articles and editorials
      Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]
      Why Dodd-Frank Is Necessary, E1311 [24JY]
      Would Repeal of Key Dodd-Frank Provision Really Save $22 
        Billion?, H2610 [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Financial institutions: implement rule banning proprietary 
        trading by commercial banks after regulatory agencies have 
        issued their final rules (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: repeal authority to 
        designate certain non-bank financial institutions as 
        systemically important financial institutions (see S. 3497), 
        S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6317), H5705 [2AU]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H1497 [21MR]
      SEC: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal 
        advisors (see S. 3620), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration 
        requirements (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]
  Remarks in House
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      Consumers: provide reasonable and proportional fees and rules 
        for electronic debit transactions, H6163 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: repeal the Office of Financial Research, 
        H2603 [10MY]
      FDIC: repeal orderly liquidation authority to prevent failure of 
        large financial firms, H2610 [10MY]
      Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall 
        Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 
        3336), H2095-H2099 [25AP], E667 [26AP], E696 [27AP]
      Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review 
        authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]
      Impact, E1311 [24JY]
      Repeal, H714 [14FE], H1151 [5MR], H5022 [19JY], H5230 [25JY]
      SEC: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal 
        advisors (H.R. 2827), H6125-H6128 [19SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Credit: promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card 
        interchange transaction fees, S3403-S3405 [22MY], S5960-S5962 
        [2AU]
      Economy: impact on concept of ``Too Big To Fail'', S6510 [20SE]
      FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S5960 
        [2AU]
      Impact, S5960 [2AU]
      Repeal, S140 [30JA], S3298 [21MY]
      SEC: issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral 
        companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial 
        development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]
  Reports filed
      Adjust Date on Which Consolidated Assets Are Determined for 
        Purposes of Exempting Certain Instruments of Smaller 
        Institutions From Capital Deductions: Committee on Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 3128) (H. Rept. 112-566), H4654 [29JN]
      Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112-
        391), H639 [8FE]
      Repeal Certain Indemnification Requirements for Regulatory 
        Authorities To Obtain Access to Swap Data Required To Be 
        Provided by Swaps Entities: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 4235) (H. Rept. 112-471), H2565 [9MY]
      Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or 
        Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1838) (H. Rept. 112-476), H2662 [11MY]
      Small Business Credit Availability Act: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 3336) (H. Rept. 112-390), H639 [8FE]
      Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112-345), H639 [8FE]
      Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Financial Services 
        (House) (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 112-477), H2662 [11MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2827, clarify Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
        Act provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors, 
        H6125 [19SE]
      H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act, H2095 [25AP]




WALLACE, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E522 [16AP]




WALLED LAKE, MI

  Remarks in House
      American Plastic Toys, Inc.: anniversary, E906 [30MY]




WALLENBERG, RAOUL

  Bills and resolutions
      Russia: continue to press authorities for full and complete 
        accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), 
        H1805 [29MR]
  Letters
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg: 
        Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1816 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1816 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Congressional Gold Medal: award (H.R. 3001), H1814-H1817 [16AP], 
        E546, E553 [17AP]
      Tribute, E729 [8MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congressional Gold Medal: award (H.R. 3001), S4850, S4916 [11JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3001, award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, 
        H1814 [16AP]




WALLER, WILL

  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




WALLES, JACOB

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2084 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Tunisia: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]




WALLOWA FOREST SERVICE COMPOUND CONVEYANCE ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 271), H5438, H5439 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 271) (H. 
        Rept. 112-432), H1844 [16AP]
  Texts of
      S. 271, provisions, H5438 [31JY]




WALNE, JOAN AND ALAN

  Remarks in House
      Dallas, TX: Friends of Fair Park Spirit of the Centennial Award 
        recipients, E474 [28MR]




WALSH, JOE (a Representative from Illinois)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2716 [15MY], H3127 [18MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3578, H3579 [6JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2448 [8MY], H2524, H2570 
        [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4656 [29JN]
      Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program (see H.R. 1739), 
        H1642 [27MR]
      ------repeal sugar price support program and marketing 
        allotments (see H.R. 1385), H1642 [27MR]
      Aviation: establish an air travelers' bill of rights (see H.R. 
        6449), H6230 [20SE]
      ------require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket 
        agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), 
        H374 [1FE]
      Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1135 [1MR]
      ------eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H641 [8FE]
      ------increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct 
        spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 
        3581), H115 [23JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6234 [20SE]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1306 [8MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE]
      ------restrict adjournments unless the House involved has passed 
        a budget resolution and provided funding for the Government 
        for the entire fiscal year (see H. Con. Res. 82), H5712 [2AU]
      Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or 
        insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction 
        that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage 
        (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H3363 [31MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal rule on nutrition standards that 
        impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and 
        breakfast programs (see H.R. 6418), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a 
        report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in 
        attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3916 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent 
        laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray 
        machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to 
        airline passengers (see H.R. 4068), H901 [16FE]
      Dept. of Justice: authorize grant funds to be used for Troops-
        to-Cops Program (see H.R. 715), H6151 [19SE]
      Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran's 
        Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
        organization (see H.R. 4228), H5766 [10SE]
      EPA: repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H4828 [11JY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H4908 [17JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements 
        relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 
        6016), H4065 [26JN]
      Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for 
        contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out 
        mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to 
        reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H4828 [11JY]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1571 [26MR]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H2288 
        [27AP]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5526 
        [31JY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H1304 [8MR]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1017 [28FE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      India: condemn human rights violations against Kashmiri Pandits, 
        dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the region, and hold 
        terrorists accountable for their actions (see H. Res. 387), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      Iran: condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2716 [15MY]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      ------make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), 
        H3105 [17MY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]
      Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      Members of Congress: allow to decline coverage under the Federal 
        Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 5951), H4158 [27JN]
      ------impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails 
        to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), 
        H903 [16FE]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2813 [16MY]
      National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (see 
        H. Res. 494), H513 [6FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1111), H4828 [11JY]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance (see H.R. 3013), H115 [23JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health 
        insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution 
        requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the 
        House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal limits on health-related tax benefits and treat 
        high deductible plans as qualified health plans (see H.R. 
        450), H1209 [6MR]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H945 
        [17FE]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H5923 [12SE]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5328 [26JY]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1018 [28FE]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1018 
        [28FE]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H1017 [28FE]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H1018 [28FE]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H1017 [28FE]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H727 [14FE]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1543 
        [22MR]
      Taxation: change the deadline for income tax returns for 
        calendar year taxpayers from the 15th of April to the first 
        Monday in November (see H.R. 88), H187 [27JA]
      ------increase participation in medical flexible spending 
        arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H2715 [15MY]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H5711 [2AU]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
      Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of 
        commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see 
        H.R. 3481), H3915 [20JN]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H945 [17FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see H.R. 3670), H1363 [13MR]
      Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached 
        workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 
        4128), H1133 [1MR]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1210 [6MR]
      ------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2134 [25AP]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1571 [26MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H4158 [27JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H6234 [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant 
        Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service 
        organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 
        5521), H2320 [7MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]
      SBA: modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H640 [8FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (see H.R. 6028), H4064 [26JN]
      Voting: require each individual who desires to vote in an 
        election for Federal office to provide the appropriate 
        election official with a government-issued photo 
        identification (see H.R. 5971), H3807 [19JN] (see H.R. 6408), 
        H6000 [13SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant 
        Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service 
        organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (H.R. 
        5521), H2328 [7MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 4631), H2127 [25AP]
      SBA: modify small business concern size standards (H.R. 3987), 
        H641 [8FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (H.R. 6028), H4064 [26JN]
      Voting: require each individual who desires to vote in an 
        election for Federal office to provide the appropriate 
        election official with a government-issued photo 
        identification (H.R. 5971), H3807 [19JN]
      ------require each individual who desires to vote in an election 
        for Federal office to provide the appropriate election 
        official with a government-issued photo identification (H.R. 
        6408), H6000 [13SE]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3129 [18MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2836 [17MY]
      ------include industry-recognized certifications in pilot 
        program on veterans' receipt of civilian credentialing for 
        military occupational specialty skills, H3129 [18MY]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance 
        Program funding to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration 
        sanctuary policies, H2524 [9MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on 
        agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 4631), H5776, H5778 
        [11SE]
      Government: require establishment of customer service standards 
        for Federal agencies (H.R. 538), H5778, H5779 [11SE]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4761 [10JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4761 [10JY]
      SBA: modify small business concern size standards, H2836 [17MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2524 [9MY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), 
        consideration (H. Res. 679), H3597 [7JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: modify screening 
        requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance 
        airports (H.R. 6028), H5824 [11SE]




WALSH, KEN

  Remarks in House
      Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA: Henry Schimpf Award 
        recipient, E1642 [21SE], E1659 [28SE]




WALSH, RICHARD F.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3621 [24MY]




WALT DISNEY CO.

  Remarks in House
      East Islip, NY: Timber Point Elementary School winner of Disney 
        Plant Challenge for New York, E906 [30MY]
      Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library 
        and Museum ``D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney 
        Archives'' exhibit, E1201 [29JN]




WALTER, JENNIFER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1696 [12OC]




WALTERS, BARBARA

  Eulogies
      Ribicoff, Casey, S1612 [13MR]




WALTHAM, MA

  Remarks in Senate
      Olesen, James: Brandeis University Leonard Bernstein Festival of 
        the Creative Arts Distinguished Contribution to the Arts Award 
        recipient, S3082 [10MY]




WALTON, ANDREW

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H1398 [20MR], H5082 [23JY], H6315 
        [26OC]




WALTON COUNTY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Lindsay, Randella: Walton County, FL, Teacher of the Year award 
        recipient, E216 [16FE]
      Pickard, Justina: Walton County, FL, School District Related 
        Employee of the Year Award recipient, E212 [16FE]
      Ward, Bruce and Shirley: Walton County, FL, Outstanding Farm 
        Family award recipient, E1667 [28SE]




WALTZ, DAVID L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E611 [23AP]




WALZ, TIMOTHY J. (a Representative from Minnesota)

  Amendments
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H407 [2FE]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4958, 
        H5011 [18JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3699 [8JN]
      ------extend military commissary and exchange store privileges 
        to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-
        connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), 
        H6274 [21SE]
      ------improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage 
        foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H3662 [7JN]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H82 
        [19JA]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H694 [9FE]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H640 [8FE]
      Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot 
        Program (see H.R. 1175), H1807 [29MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]
      Corps of Engineers: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the 
        Mississippi River in Minnesota (see H.R. 4146), H1209 [6MR]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), 
        H3732 [18JN]
      ------modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for 
        producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 
        5879), H3362 [31MY]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (see H.R. 5825), H3103 [17MY]
      ------require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to 
        closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency 
        office (see H.R. 4313), H4775 [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: clarify the requirement to procure footwear 
        from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H2329 [7MY]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1808 [29MR]
      ------improve academic content standards for physical education 
        (see H.R. 1057), H2569 [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see 
        H.R. 6118), H5860 [11SE]
      ------establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see 
        H.R. 2557), H6307 [12OC]
      ------provide for the participation of optometrists in the 
        National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
        programs (see H.R. 1195), H5130 [23JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H3105 [17MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      ------enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless 
        veterans to participate in the Grant and Per Diem Program to 
        provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless 
        veterans (see H.R. 5830), H3161 [18MY]
      ------provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel 
        program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities 
        rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H5728 [7AU]
      ------provide certain employees of Members of Congress and 
        certain local government employees with access to case-
        tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H803 [15FE]
      ------recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research 
        and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H2716 [15MY]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H115 [23JA]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H27 [17JA]
      Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address 
        their own health needs and the health needs of their families 
        (see H.R. 1876), H4775 [10JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3734 [18JN]
      Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit 
        societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in 
        communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5010 
        [18JY]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H4776 [10JY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1363 [13MR]
      Health: reauthorize certain programs for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H4908 [17JY]
      House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to Federal debt 
        reduction (see H.R. 262), H903 [16FE]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H6312 [19OC]
      IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying 
        employment status of individuals for purposes of employment 
        taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such 
        clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]
      Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease 
        and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H6298 [28SE]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H4908 [17JY]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5860 [11SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of 
        founding (see H.R. 2418), H79 [18JA]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: retain ban on 
        lobbying State legislators using Federal tax dollars and urge 
        focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education and 
        training (see H. Res. 239), H3105 [17MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      Pensions: reduce administrative burdens and encourage retirement 
        plan formation and retention (see H.R. 3561), H1017 [28FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]
      Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 
        3496), H4864 [12JY]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4908 [17JY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6298 [28SE]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H4828 [11JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1807 [29MR]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H5078 [19JY]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3662 [7JN]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5766 [10SE]
      ------provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer 
        emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H1428 [20MR]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H6298 
        [28SE]
      Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), 
        H27 [17JA]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1100 [29FE]
      Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see 
        H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), 
        H1740 [28MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3977 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: review separation of members on the basis of a 
        mental condition not amounting to a disability, including a 
        personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 
        [12OC]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see 
        H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: review separation of members on the basis of a 
        mental condition not amounting to a disability, including a 
        personality or adjustment disorder (H.R. 6574), H6306 [12OC]
      Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence 
        activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (H.R. 
        4054), H902 [16FE]
  Motions
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        H547 [7FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3723 
        [18JN], H3788 [19JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3723 [18JN], H3788 
        [19JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3723 [18JN], H3788 [19JN]
  Poems
      ``New Hope'', E781 [11MY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5296 [26JY]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H597 [8FE]
      Bernard, Ali: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, 
        E1426 [3AU]
      Budget: ensure that any changes to accounting standards for 
        Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and 
        students, H547 [7FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]
      CBO: include interest rates among economic variables to be 
        estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H407 [2FE]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), H650 [9FE], H739 [15FE], E548 
        [17AP]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H597, H624 [8FE]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4958 
        [18JY]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect, H1583 [27MR]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (H.R. 4045), H2698 [15MY]
      ------vision and eye injury research programs funding, H4958 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: Missing Children's and Exploited Children 
        programs funding, E750 [9MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to 
        improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces 
        members through provision of information on institutions of 
        higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5820 [11SE]
      Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military 
        training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
        requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H4662 [9JY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3743 
        [19JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3788 [19JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3743 [19JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3788 [19JN]
      Hormel Foods Corp.: anniversary of SPAM, H5211 [25JY]
      National Child Protection Training Center: tribute, E750 
        [9MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3743 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        complete conference report, H3788, H3789, H3793, H3794 [19JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3788, H3789, H3793, H3794 
        [19JN]
      Rochester, MN: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 21, E1699 
        [16OC]
      Ruthton, MN: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (RTR) Elementary School 
        recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, 
        E1668 [28SE]
      Schmidt, Sydney: Our Military Kids (organization) Military Kid 
        of the Year award recipient, H1981 [19AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E750 [9MY]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5774 [11SE]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (H.R. 3670), H3240 [30MY]
      Waseca, MN: TEAM Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue 
        Ribbon Schools award, E1670 [28SE]
      Winona, MN: anniversary of Winona Area Chamber of Commerce, 
        H3588 [7JN]




WAMBACH, ABBY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, H4829 [12JY], 
        E1392 [2AU]
      ------tribute to Rochester, NY, area participants, E1494 [12SE]




WAMPLER, WILLIAM C. (a former Representative from Virginia)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, H3275 [31MY], E950 [1JN]




WAQAR, DANIEL

  Remarks in Senate
      Senate: tribute to U.S. Senate Youth Program, S1085 [28FE]




WAR  related term(s) Korean War; Persian Gulf Conflict; Vietnamese 
    Conflict; World War I
  Addresses
      Ensure Humanitarian Protections Are Upheld for Residents of Camp 
        Ashraf and Support Removal of People's Mojahedin Organization 
        of Iran (PMOI/MEK) From List of Foreign Terrorist 
        Organizations: Ed Rendell, E473 [28MR]
      ------Michael Mukasey, E497 [29MR]
      ------Rudolf Giuliani, E504 [29MR]
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
  Amendments
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6661, S6676 [21SE]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence to honor U.S. troops killed in military action 
        in Iraq and Afghanistan, H1597 [27MR], H2845 [17MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, E686 [27AP]
      Executive Viewpont--Time To Bite the Bullet, H5056 [19JY]
      Intractable Afghan Graft Hampering U.S. Strategy, H1290 [8MR]
      Kazakhstan Launches ATOM Project To Support Global Movement 
        Against Nuclear Tests, E1510 [13SE]
      Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan, 
        H577 [8FE]
      Nangalam--Symbol of the Afghan War's Troubles, H117 [24JA]
      Statesmanship and Its Betrayal (excerpt), H4859 [12JY]
      Truth, Lies and Afghanistan--How Military Leaders Have Let Us 
        Down, H576, H583 [8FE]
  Bills and resolutions
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2243 [29MR]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. 
        Con. Res. 48), S3977 [12JN] (see H. Con. Res. 129), H3699 
        [8JN]
      ------express that the use of offensive military force by a 
        President without prior and clear authorization by Congress 
        constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. 
        Con. Res. 107), H1272 [7MR]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 
        5751), H2713 [15MY]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 3785), H77 
        [18JA]
      ------require a report on implementation of a termination of the 
        ground combat exclusion policy for female members (see S. 
        3182), S3174 [15MY] (see H.R. 5792), H2812 [16MY]
      ------require military command responsibility and accountability 
        for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a 
        deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and 
        respect (see H.R. 4913), H2205 [26AP]
      ------require the President to seek congressional approval 
        before engaging members in military humanitarian operations 
        (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 2139), S1147 [29FE] (see S. 3286), S3976 
        [12JN]
      ------increase accountability in contracts for overseas 
        contingency operations (see H.R. 6360), H5727 [7AU]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S4893 [11JY]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3084 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of 
        service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive 
        amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
        (see H.R. 6464), H6231 [20SE]
      Federal employees: treat time spent in Iraq or Afghanistan by 
        diplomatic or military translators, interpreters, or executive 
        security personnel as U.S. residency for naturalization 
        purposes (see H.R. 6223), H5327 [26JY]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU] (see H.R. 6255), H5628 [1AU]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (see S. Res. 459), S3129 [14MY]
      Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the 
        battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see 
        H.R. 3818), H158 [24JA]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Law enforcement: prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 6357), H5716 [3AU]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H3660 [7JN]
      NATO: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of 
        intelligence community in support of military operations 
        without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 
        6290), H5704 [2AU]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        472), S3631 [24MY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning 
        system (see H. Res. 671), H3362 [31MY]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (see S. Res. 479), S3729 [5JN]
      Syria: express the President should request authorization before 
        sending in U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 770), H5707 [2AU]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (see H.R. 5993), H3974 [21JN]
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (see S. Res. 480), S3729 
        [5JN]
      War of 1812: anniversary (see S. Res. 513), S4725 [28JN]
      ------award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect residents of Lewiston, 
        NY, from British invasion (see H.R. 6516), H6275 [21SE]
      ------recognize anniversary and the ensuing 200 years of peace 
        and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Res. 685), 
        H3699 [8JN]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 4107), 
        H1099 [29FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H1845 [16AP]
  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Maximillian 
        McElligott, E354 [8MR]
  Letters
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group establishment: Representative 
        Wolf, H1121, H1122, H1123 [1MR]
      Armed Forces incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding: Raymond C. Kelley, VFW, 
        H4978 [18JY]
      Congressional hearings on war in Afghanistan: several 
        Representatives, H972 [28FE]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan declassification 
        and release: Representatives McGovern and Jones, H576 [8FE]
      Siege at the Alamo: William B. Travis, S1173 [1MR]
  Lists
      Armed Services members killed in the Korean War battle for Hill 
        303, H3269 [31MY]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 
        Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, S6105 [11SE], 
        H5779 [11SE]
  Prayers
      Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt, S3748 [6JN]
  Press releases
      New Iran Sanctions Push U.S., Iran Closer Toward War--Friends 
        Committee on National Legislation: Friends Committee on 
        National Legislation, H5570 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Afghanistan: call for congressional hearings on war in 
        Afghanistan, H813 [16FE]
      ------ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only 
        used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces 
        and Dept. of Defense contractors, H2824, H2830, H3011-H3014 
        [17MY], H5028, H5029 [19JY]
      ------require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe 
        and completion date and reports with status updates on the 
        transition of U.S. military and security operations to the 
        Government of Afghanistan (H.R. 1735), E895 [30MY]
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group: establish (H.R. 1530), H1121 
        [1MR]
      Armed Forces: clarify procedures for the care, handling, and 
        transportation of the remains of a deceased member, H5037, 
        H5038 [19JY], E1290 [19JY]
      ------correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq and 
        Afghanistan and resurgence of terrorist organizations, H932-
        H934 [17FE]
      ------develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from 
        Afghanistan, H34 [18JA], H117 [24JA], H190 [31JA], H378 [2FE], 
        H578, H579, H582 [8FE], H730 [15FE], H805, H809, H811, H814 
        [16FE], H956 [27FE], H972, H973 [28FE], H1024 [29FE], H1118 
        [1MR], H1155 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1289 [8MR], H1369 [19MR], 
        H1527 [22MR], H1579 [27MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], H1852 [17AP], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2829-H2833, H2836-H2839, H3030, 
        H3031 [17MY], H3271, H3274, H3276 [31MY], H3483, H3485 [6JN], 
        H3740, H3741 [19JN], H4694 [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4918 [18JY], 
        H5135 [24JY], H5206 [25JY], H5333 [31JY], H5864 [12SE], H6071, 
        H6073 [19SE], H6258, H6262 [21SE], E163 [8FE], E419 [22MR], 
        E1076 [19JN], E1170 [28JN], E1298 [23JY]
      ------incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]
      ------prohibit detention of certain individuals without due 
        process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists 
        pursuant to authorization for use of military force (H.R. 
        5751), H3079 [17MY]
      ------repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to 
        authorization for use of military force (H.R. 3785), H39 
        [18JA]
      ------require military command responsibility and accountability 
        for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a 
        deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and 
        respect (H.R. 4913), E663 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Marine Corps 5th Regiment and Regimental Combat 
        Team 5, E1096 [20JN]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq, E191 [14FE]
      ------tribute to Oklahoma Army National Guard and Air National 
        Guard, E597 [19AP]
      ------withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H1527 [22MR]
      Army: anniversary, H3486 [6JN]
      Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, 
        E48 [19JA], E51 [23JA], E64 [24JA], E78 [25JA]
      ------logistics role in withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, 
        E1380 [1AU]
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, E697 [27AP]
      Burlingame, CA: tribute for adopting Co. B, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1125 
        [21JN]
      Colalillo, Michael: Medal of Honor recipient, H1022 [29FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (H.R. 1775), H4607 [29JN], H5793-H5795 
        [11SE], E1527 [14SE]
      Dept. of Defense: certify Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps 
        to support counterterrorism operations prior to reimbursement 
        for efforts in support of war in Afghanistan, H3135 [18MY]
      ------ensure funding items added to the overseas contingency 
        operations account are war related, H3030 [17MY]
      ------40-millimeter ammunition production funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H4954, H4955 
        [18JY]
      ------make available to the public the total costs of wars in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan on the Dept. of Defense website, H3005, 
        H3007 [17MY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4940-H4946, 
        H4952, H4994, H4995 [18JY], H5052-H5054 [19JY], H5944 [13SE]
      ------overseas contingency operations account funding under 
        sequestration, H3586 [7JN]
      ------prohibit funding to remove any portion of Mount Soledad 
        Veterans Memorial in San Diego, CA, H4993, H4994 [18JY]
      ------prohibit unmanned aerial vehicle strikes on targets based 
        upon patterns of behavior or targets with an unknown identity, 
        H3008, H3009 [17MY]
      ------provide mental health assessments to troops during 
        deployment to Afghanistan, H3064 [17MY]
      ------separate overseas contingency operations funding from base 
        defense spending, H4942 [18JY], H5057 [19JY]
      ------survey all deployed troops to find lapses in equipment 
        provided by the military, H3064 [17MY]
      ------tribute to veterans of the Korean Constabulary, E1337 
        [26JY]
      Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and 
        international legal status necessary for global operations and 
        continue financial support for the International Commission on 
        Missing Persons (H.R. 4344), E624 [24AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 
        2070), H131, H132 [24JA], E71 [25JA]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Rolling Thunder 
        Demonstration Run, E1141 [26JN]
      Domestic policy: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. 
        economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus 
        efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], H3736 
        [19JN], H4068 [27JN], H4687 [10JY], H5925 [13SE], E549 [17AP]
      ------recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      Florida: tribute to veterans walk supporting Wounded Warriors 
        project, E37 [18JA]
      Foreign countries: Presidential authority under the Constitution 
        as it pertains to the authorization of drone strikes, H3278 
        [31MY]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H177 
        [25JA], H805, H897-H900 [16FE], H1120 [1MR], H2201 [26AP]
      ------importance of statesmanship, H4859 [12JY]
      Fort Sam Houston, TX: anniversary of Memorial Services 
        Detachment, E889 [25MY]
      Huizenga, Representative: report on trip to Afghanistan, H46 
        [18JA]
      Illinois: tribute to Illinois Patriot Guard Fallen Heroes 
        Traveling Memorial Wall, H1629 [27MR]
      Iran: analysis of potential military strike as means to compel 
        Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H814 [16FE]
      ------appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084, H3085 
        [17MY]
      ------oppose potential military strike as means to compel Iran 
        to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, H2488, H2490 [9MY], 
        H3107 [18MY]
      ------prohibit U.S. military intervention, H2837 [17MY]
      Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the 
        residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty, H6163 [20SE]
      January 28 Group (organization): tribute to efforts to organize 
        a parade in St. Louis, MO, to honor veterans returning from 
        Iraq, H129 [24JA], H229 [1FE]
      Kazakhstan: launch of the Abolish Testing Our Mission project to 
        support the global movement to ban nuclear weapons tests, 
        E1509 [13SE]
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Creekwood Middle School Korean War 
        history project, H3269 [31MY]
      Korean War: anniversary, E1198 [29JN]
      Leesburg, VA: dedication of war memorial to fallen soldiers, 
        E1711 [19OC]
      Little Rock, AR: tribute to MacArthur Museum of Arkansas 
        Military History ``Vietnam--America's Conflict'' exhibit, 
        E1347 [26JY]
      Mackinac Island, MI: Mackinac Island State Park Commission 
        commemoration of War of 1812, E1260 [17JY]
      Memorial Day: observance, H3274 [31MY], E950 [1JN]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, H227 [1FE], E110 [1FE], E225 [17FE], E241, E248, 
        E252 [27FE], E280 [29FE], E302, E303 [1MR], E352 [8MR], E474 
        [28MR]
      ------anniversary of independence and formation of Republic's 
        army, H2823 [17MY]
      National Guard: tribute, E1230 [11JY]
      National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan: declassification 
        and release, H575 [8FE]
      National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally 
        significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 2489), H3760 [19JN], 
        H5735, H5736 [10SE]
      Nowakowski, Arthur: Silver Star recipient, E317 [6MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H5985-H5988 
        [13SE], H6265-H6271 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, 
        H6267 [21SE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: assess 
        consequences of a military strike against Iran, H3298, H3299 
        [31MY], E971 [5JN]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to YMCA of Central Florida for ``Red Tail 
        Pilots Tribute'' event, E232 [17FE]
      Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Fox Chapel Area High School for 
        participation in Library of Congress Veterans History Project, 
        E850 [18MY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S., H2998, H3005, H3076-H3081 
        [17MY], H3150-H3155 [18MY], E865 [18MY]
      Powers, Francis G.: Silver Star recipient, E1092 [20JN]
      Rwanda: U.N. report on support of rebels in the Democratic 
        Republic of the Congo, E1569 [19SE]
      San Antonio, TX: tribute to defenders of the Alamo, H1166 [6MR]
      San Mateo, CA: tribute for adopting Co. A, 1st Battalion, 327th 
        Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, E1102 
        [21JN]
      Shillington, PA: tribute to Governor Mifflin Middle School 
        ``Adopt a Veteran Program'', E1528 [14SE]
      Syria: Presidential authority under the War Powers Resolution as 
        it pertains to the authorization of military operations, H1293 
        [8MR]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual, H3740 [19JN]
      ------prohibit funding for support of military or paramilitary 
        operations by any nation, group, organization, movement, or 
        individual (H.R. 5993), H4071 [27JN], E1106 [21JN]
      Taylor, Charles: conviction for war crimes and crimes against 
        humanity, E685 [27AP]
      Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be 
        considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals 
        instead of civilian courts, H3016, H3017 [17MY]
      Texas: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients, E706 [7MY]
      U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish, H3092 [17MY]
      Veterans: provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan 
        access to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], 
        E425 [22MR]
      ------tribute to Japanese-American men and women who served in 
        the military during World War II, E220 [16FE], E277 [29FE]
      Vietnam Veterans Day: observance, E905 [30MY]
      Vietnam Veterans' Day: observance, E505 [29MR]
      Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of American involvement, E870 
        [18MY]
      ------anniversary of release of ``Alcatraz Eleven'' from POW 
        camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]
      ------anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, 
        E729 [8MY]
      War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie, E1464 [10SE]
      West Virginia (U.S.S.): tribute to reunion of crew, E1549 [18SE]
      Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189 
        [14FE]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial 
        (H.R. 938), H124 [24JA], H386 [2FE]
      World War II: anniversary of Bataan Death March, E664 [26AP]
      ------anniversary of Battle of Midway, H3588 [7JN]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, H3484, H3489 [6JN], E989 [6JN]
      ------tribute to premiere of ``Red Tails'' movie about Tuskegee 
        Airmen, H83 [23JA], E27 [17JA], E54 [23JA]
      ------tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E41 [18JA], E232 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Afghanistan: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, 
        S3224-S3226 [16MY]
      Armed Forces: ensure balance of power, as established by the 
        Constitution, between Congress and the President relative to 
        initiation of hostilities by Armed Forces, S2998-S3000 [9MY]
      ------tribute to Montana Army National Guard, S2296 [16AP]
      Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of conflict, S2915 [7MY]
      Budget: deficit, S6083-S6085 [11SE]
      Council for a Livable World: anniversary, S3683 [4JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (S. 3372), S4894 [11JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (S. 1728), S4840 [11JY]
      Dept. of Defense: funding, S3219 [16MY]
      ------small arms weapons and ammunition modernization funding, 
        S5832-S5835 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 3078), 
        S3747-S3749 [6JN]
      Domestic policy: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. 
        economy and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, 
        S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY]
      Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and 
        Armenia, S3722 [5JN]
      Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend, S2582-S2585 [23AP], 
        S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6573-
        S6576, S6579 [21SE]
      ------codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to 
        promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and 
        peacebuilding institutions (S. 3477), S5882 [1AU]
      Fort Wainwright, AK: tribute to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 
        25th Infantry Division (S. Res. 459), S3133 [14MY]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      ------commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events (S. 
        Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S4412 [21JN]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
        writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812, 
        S1106 [29FE]
      Memorial Day: observance, S3617, S3619 [24MY]
      Middle East: clarify authority to declare war or use military 
        force in Iran or Syria, S2066 [27MR]
      Nuclear weapons: anniversary of the moratorium on U.S. nuclear 
        testing, S6525 [20SE]
      Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 
        472), S6676 [21SE]
      POW: improve procedures for detention and review of status of 
        detainees of the U.S., S5947 [2AU]
      Shine Family Foundation: anniversary, S3777 [6JN]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (S. Res. 479), S3736 [5JN]
      Taxation: impose special tax to finance war, S4406 [21JN]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (S. Res. 480), S3736 [5JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (S. 418), S3071-S3073 [10MY]
      ------recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, S3740, S3769 [6JN]
  Reports
      Armed Opposition Groups (AOG) Initiated Attacks: Afghanistan NGO 
        Safety Office (excerpt), H812 [16FE]
  Reports filed
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally 
        Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 112-605), H4906 [17JY]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefields Under the 
        American Battlefield Protection Program: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 779) (S. Rept. 112-116), 
        S41 [23JA]
      Stolen Valor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1775) 
        (H. Rept. 112-650), H5764 [10SE]
      World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 112-368), H77 [18JA]
  Statements
      International Conference From a Nuclear Test Ban to a Nuclear-
        Weapons-Free World: Representative Faleomavaega, E1509 [13SE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1775, Stolen Valor Act, H5793 [11SE]
      H.R. 2070, World War II Memorial Prayer Act, H131 [24JA]
      H.R. 2489, National Park Service acquisition and protection of 
        nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of 
        the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program, H5735 [10SE]
      S. 418, award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil 
        Air Patrol, S3071 [10MY]
      S. Con. Res. 48, commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve, S3983 
        [12JN]
      S. Res. 388, commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events, S1208, S1369 [1MR]
      S. Res. 412, commend African Union coordinated military efforts 
        to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's 
        Resistance Army and support U.S. advisory role in such 
        efforts, S2257 [29MR]
      S. Res. 459, tribute to Fort Wainwright, AK, 1st Stryker Brigade 
        Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, S3132 [14MY]
      S. Res. 472, Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day, S3639 
        [24MY], S6676 [21SE]
      S. Res. 479, Strategic Air Command stand down anniversary and 
        memorial dedication, S3733, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 480, U.S. Strategic Command anniversary, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 513, War of 1812 anniversary, S4726 [28JN]




WAR CRIMES ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6382), H5922 [12SE]




WAR MEMORIAL PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 290), H132-H134 [24JA], E108 [1FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 290, provisions, H132 [24JA]




WAR OF 1812

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see S. Res. 513), S4725 [28JN]
      Congressional Gold Medal: award to members of the Tuscarora 
        Nation who fought to protect residents of Lewiston, NY, from 
        British invasion (see H.R. 6516), H6275 [21SE]
      Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the 
        battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see 
        H.R. 3818), H158 [24JA]
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events (see S. Res. 388), S1195 [1MR]
      ------recognize anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ensuing 
        200 years of peace and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada 
        (see H. Res. 685), H3699 [8JN]
  Remarks in House
      Battle of Lake Erie: anniversary, E1464 [10SE]
      Mackinac Island, MI: Mackinac Island State Park Commission 
        commemoration of War of 1812, E1260 [17JY]
      National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally 
        significant battlefields and associated sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 2489), H5735, H5736 
        [10SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      History: commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and celebrate heroism of those 
        involved in the conflict, S3728 [5JN]
      ------commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ``Star-
        Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved in the 
        conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative events (S. 
        Res. 388), S1105 [29FE], S1369 [1MR], S4412 [21JN]
      ------mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
        writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812, 
        S1106 [29FE]
  Reports filed
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally 
        Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 112-605), H4906 [17JY]
      National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefields Under the 
        American Battlefield Protection Program: Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 779) (S. Rept. 112-116), 
        S41 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2489, National Park Service acquisition and protection of 
        nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of 
        the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American 
        Battlefield Protection Program, H5735 [10SE]
      S. Res. 388, commemorate anniversary of the War of 1812 and the 
        ``Star-Spangled Banner'', celebrate heroism of those involved 
        in the conflict, and recognize organizers of commemorative 
        events, S1208, S1369 [1MR]
      S. Res. 513, anniversary, S4726 [28JN]




WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

  Remarks in House
      Syria: Presidential authority under the War Powers Resolution as 
        it pertains to the authorization of military operations, H1293 
        [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Middle East: clarify authority to declare war or use military 
        force in Iran or Syria, S2066 [27MR]
      War: ensure balance of power, as established by the 
        Constitution, between Congress and the President relative to 
        initiation of hostilities by Armed Forces, S2998-S3000 [9MY]




WARD, ANITA

  Remarks in House
      Memphis, TN: tribute to Emissaries of Memphis Music honorees, 
        E514 [30MR]




WARD, BRUCE AND SHIRLEY

  Remarks in House
      Walton County, FL: Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, 
        E1667 [28SE]




WARD, CHARLES AND LUCILLE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1035 [8JN]




WARD, CLARISSA

  Articles and editorials
      Nangalam--Symbol of the Afghan War's Troubles, H117 [24JA]




WARD, JACOB W.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E887 [25MY]




WARD, JAMES

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1476 [7MR]




WARD, LISA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1273 [18JY]




WARD, MELANIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1729 [30OC]




WARDS COVE PACKING CO.

  Bills and resolutions
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. 
        (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]




WARE, DONALD C.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E164 [8FE]




WAREING, TRACY L.

  Letters
      Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act, H318 
        [1FE]




WARNAGIRIS, JAMES

  Remarks in House
      Hazelton, PA: tribute to Hazelton, PA, Lions Club Melvin Jones 
        Fellowship award recipients, E1697 [12OC]




WARNER, MARK R. (a Senator from Virginia)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3856 [7JN], 
        S3999 [12JN], S4205, S4212 [14JN], S4247 [18JN], S4341 [20JN]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2515 
        [18AP], S2683 [25AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S615, S655, S656 [14FE], S862, 
        S872, S874 [16FE], S1397 [5MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1755 [15MR]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5789, S5792 [31JY]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S1 [3JA], S5631 [30JY], S6689 
        [28SE]
  Articles and editorials
      Virginia Developer Is on a Mission To Revive His Town, Melena 
        Ryzik, New York (NY) Times, S5369 [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
        sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 811), S6455 
        [19SE]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 
        2232), S2001 [22MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5048 [16JY]
      Dept. of Education: require payment of certain Impact Aid 
        Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 
        3 years (see S. 595), S208 [31JA]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see S. 362), S163 [30JA]
      ------expedite research and drug development to combat the most 
        deadly and costly chronic diseases (see S. 2069), S323 [2FE]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S164 [30JA]
      Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore 
        energy development (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see S. 3217), S3422 [22MY]
      FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), 
        S163 [30JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: reform and consolidate to 
        improve efficiency and effectiveness (see S. 2129), S909 
        [17FE]
      ------require independent regulatory agencies to comply with 
        regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive 
        agencies (see S. 3468), S5870 [1AU]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S3280 [17MY] (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]
      ------implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial 
        banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules 
        (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]
      FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial 
        Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S6457 [19SE]
      GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in 
        Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless 
        communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see 
        S. 3439), S5381 [25JY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S350 [6FE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1423 [6MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3330 [21MY]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S4822 [10JY]
      National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 425), S2496 
        [18AP]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S5258 [23JY]
      National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), 
        S2326 [16AP]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 
        [12SE]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 
        461), S3174 [15MY]
      National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 451), 
        S3042 [9MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S3731 [5JN] (see S. 3369), S5048 
        [16JY]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6271 [12SE]
      Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts 
        from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property 
        interests (see S. 1616), S209 [31JA]
      Telecommunications: require an inventory of radio spectrum bands 
        managed by the National Telecommunications and Information 
        Administration and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]
      Transportation: help leverage private investment for transit-
        oriented development near transit stations (see S. 2053), S261 
        [1FE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S615 
        [14FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see S. 2214), S1847 
        [20MR]
      Alliance To Save Energy: anniversary (see S. Res. 406), S2030 
        [26MR]
      Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see S. 
        Res. 434), S2655 [24AP]
      Government: increase accountability and transparency in Federal 
        spending (see S. 3600), S6546 [20SE]
      ------require establishment of customer service standards for 
        Federal agencies (see S. 3455), S5658 [30JY]
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see S. 2052), S208 [31JA]
      U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 
        47), S4893 [11JY]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      Senate, S5631 [30JY]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4343 [20JN]
      Appropriations: legislative process, S1042 [27FE]
      Budget: deficit, S830 [16FE]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1504 
        [8MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: rural broadband telecommunications 
        services programs funding, S4343 [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: improve accountability of Violence Against 
        Women Act grant programs, S2773 [26AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S6083 [11SE]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (S. 1965), S1689 [15MR]
      ------jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth 
        of new businesses (S. 3217), S3765, S3766, S3767 [6JN]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, S830 [16FE], S894 [17FE]
      Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), motion to proceed, S3063 
        [10MY]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3508 [23MY]
      Federal employees: increase contribution by new employees for 
        defined retirement benefits, S831 [16FE], S894 [17FE]
      Land-Grant College Act: anniversary, S4669 [27JN]
      OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of 
        Federal retirement benefits, S2566, S2568 [23AP], S2692 [25AP]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        S2566, S2568 [23AP], S2692 [25AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1504 [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1688 [15MR]
      Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, S830 [16FE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5830 [1AU]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2773 [26AP]
      Votes: position on missed, S4125 [13JN], S6083 
        [11SE]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S5832 [1AU]
  Tributes
      Braunstein, Diane, S5831 [1AU]
      Lawrence, Joseph, S894 [17FE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1995 [22MR]
      Walker, Ed, S5369 [25JY]




WARNER, NATOSHA

  Remarks in House
      Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Dialogue Forum and 
        Peace Islands Institute Friendship Award recipients, E586 
        [19AP]




WARREN, E. BOBBY

  Remarks in House
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]




WARREN, PA

  Remarks in House
      Sines Nickel & Dime Store: anniversary, E1445 [3AU]




WARREN, TIMOTHY

  Remarks in House
      Police Week: observance, E860 [18MY]




WARREN COALITION

  Remarks in House
      Youth Hero medal: tribute to recipients, E683 [27AP]




WARREN COUNTY, VA

  Remarks in House
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]




WARRENTON, VA

  Articles and editorials
      Former Warrenton Mayor Lineweaver Dies at Age 89, E243 [27FE]




WARRENTON (VA) FAUQUIER TIMES-DEMOCRAT

  Articles and editorials
      Former Warrenton Mayor Lineweaver Dies at Age 89, E243 [27FE]




WARRINGTON, PA

  Remarks in House
      Warrington-Warwick Little League: tribute to girls' softball 
        team, H5025 [19JY]




WARWICK, RI

  Remarks in Senate
      Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3822 [7JN]




WASATCH RANGE RECREATION ACCESS ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3452) 
        (H. Rept. 112-452), H2029 [19AP]




WASECA, MN

  Remarks in House
      TEAM Academy: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award 
        recipient, E1670 [28SE]




WASHBURN, KEVIN K.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Indian 
        Affairs: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S6545 [20SE]




WASHINGTON, CHRISTINE JACKSON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E506 [29MR]




WASHINGTON, DC  see District of Columbia




WASHINGTON, DELORIS

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




WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1st President of the United States)

  Addresses
      George Washington's Farewell Address: read by Senator Shaheen, 
        S1031-S1034 [27FE]
  Appointments
      Reading of George Washington's farewell address, S659 [14FE]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
      Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be 
        observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in 
        February, of each year (see S. 2052), S208 [31JA]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Senate: reading of George Washington's farewell address, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S659 [14FE]




WASHINGTON, JOHN P.

  Remarks in House
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, H518, H519, H521 [7FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, S385 [7FE]




WASHINGTON, KAREN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E167 [9FE]




WASHINGTON, MO

  Remarks in House
      Downtown Washington Inc.: National Trust for Historic 
        Preservation Great American Main Street Award recipient, E739 
        [9MY]
      St. Francis Borgia Regional High School: tribute to cheerleading 
        squad, E97 [31JA]




WASHINGTON, NH

  Remarks in House
      Washington Meetinghouse: anniversary, E1406 [3AU]




WASHINGTON COUNTY, CO

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1597 [21SE]




WASHINGTON COUNTY, FL

  Remarks in House
      Jacks, Jacqueline: Washington County, FL, Rookie Teacher of the 
        Year award recipient, E47 [19JA]
      Pippin, Christy: Washington County, FL, School District Related 
        Employee of the Year award recipient, E48 [19JA]
      Pritchard, Delanie: Washington County, FL, Teacher of the Year 
        award recipient, E47 [19JA]




WASHINGTON COUNTY, ME

  Remarks in House
      Mighty Women of Washington County (organization): tribute to 
        Elder Award nominees, E1374 [1AU]




WASHINGTON (DC) EXAMINER

  Articles and editorials
      Conservatives Should Break Transportation Bill Gridlock, S4707 
        [28JN]




WASHINGTON (DC) POST

  Articles and editorials
      Air Force Dumped Ashes of More Troops' Remains in VA Landfill 
        Than Acknowledged, H1159 [6MR]
      Bench With Plenty of Room, S5927 [2AU]
      Charles Colson Found Freedom in Prison, S3163 [15MY], E662 
        [26AP]
      C-SPAN Founder Lamb Steps Down After 34 Years, E408 [21MR]
      Egypt's Witch Hunt Threatens a Rupture With the U.S., S319 [2FE]
      Failure To Deliver Solutions to Postal Service's Problems, S2631 
        [24AP]
      First Person Singular--Carmen Castro-Conroy, 40, Gaithersburg, 
        Housing Counselor, Housing Initiative Partnership, E1261 
        [17JY]
      John Payton's Life of Principle, H1838 [16AP]
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
      Let's Just Say It--The Republicans Are the Problem, S3020 [9MY]
      Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 
        [23JA]
      Myth of China as a Harmless Tiger, E198 [15FE]
      North Korea's Dehumanizing Treatment of Its Citizens Is Hiding 
        in Plain Sight, S2541 [19AP]
      116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 
        [21MR]
      Park Ranger's Death Highlights the Risks in Federal Law 
        Enforcement, E44 [18JA]
      Rand Paul's Situational Principle, H4645 [29JN]
      Strategic Stability in Today's Nuclear World, S2810 [26AP]
      Study Predicts 42 Percent of Americans Will Be Obese in 2030, 
        S2948 [8MY]
      Turning a Blind Eye to North Korea's `Hidden Gulag', S2541 
        [19AP]
      Voter ID Mess Subverts an American Birthright, H5119 [23JY]
      Why Malala Inspires Us, E1695 [12OC]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Marion County, FL: inclusion of several Marion County Public 
        Schools in Washington (DC) Post ``Top High Schools'' list, 
        E1341 [26JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Congress: allegations that Members and employees profitted from 
        using nonpublic information derived from their official 
        positions for personal benefit, S4604 [26JN]




WASHINGTON (DC) TIMES

  Articles and editorials
      Congressional Staffers, Public Shortchanged by High Turnover, 
        Low Pay, H3678 [8JN]




WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

  Bills and resolutions
      National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 725), H4684 [9JY]
  Remarks in House
      Funding, H4048-H4050 [26JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Funding, S665 [15FE]




WASHINGTON MONTHLY (publication)

  Remarks in Senate
      Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College: 
        inclusion in Washington Monthly (publication) list of best 
        community colleges, S1140 [29FE]




WASHINGTON (State)

  Articles and editorials
      Scoop Jackson Never Forgot His Roots, E940 [31MY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: place certain lands in Skagit and San 
        Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation 
        (see H.R. 5992), H3974 [21JN]
      Jackson, Henry M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3162 [18MY]
      Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green 
        Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 6039), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. 
        Res. 530), H187 [27JA]
      Public lands: designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of Seattle World's Fair (see S. Res. 
        431), S2546 [19AP]
      University of Washington: tribute to men's crew team (see H. 
        Res. 699), H3975 [21JN]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (see S. Res. 423), S2393 [17AP] (see H. Res. 607), H1805 
        [29MR]
      World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (see H. Res. 545), 
        H726 [14FE]
  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization: Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of 
        Washington, H2480 [9MY]
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: Representative 
        Inslee, H1375 [19MR]
  Remarks in House
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E704 [7MY]
      Bellingham, WA: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Bellingham, E317 
        [6MR]
      Community Foundation for Southwest Washington: tribute to 
        National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations 
        accreditation, E1726 [26OC]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from 
        implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, 
        possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524-H2529 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow 
        rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain, H3776 [19JN]
      Dicks, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H5956 [13SE]
      ------appreciation of opportunity to serve, H5063 [19JY], H5956 
        [13SE]
      Federal Way, WA: groundbreaking of 9/11 Memorial at South King 
        Fire and Rescue Station 64, E1516 [13SE]
      Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River 
        salmon and other nonlisted species, H3776 [19JN]
      Flynn, Mike: Association of Washington Generals Washingtonian of 
        the Year award recipient, E1586 [21SE]
      Gonzaga University: anniversary, E1525 [13SE]
      Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1740), H3441, H3442 [5JN]
      KCPQ-TV (Seattle, WA): tribute to ``Washington's Most Wanted'' 
        program for role in capture of fugitives in Washington (State) 
        and Oregon, E1203 [9JY]
      Kona Kai Coffee Co.: King County, WA, Executive Workforce 
        Development Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1523 
        [13SE]
      Lewis County, WA: prohibit funding to build flood protection 
        walls along certain section of Interstate 5, H4151 [27JN]
      Mosby Farm (business): King County, WA, Executive Rural Small 
        Business of the Year award finalist, E1524 [13SE]
      Mount View-Edgewood Water Co.: National Rural Water Association 
        National Great American Water Taste Test Gold Medal award 
        recipient, E247 [27FE]
      Nesby & Associates, Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Minority 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1525 [13SE]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Washington (state) participants, E1354 
        [31JY]
      Olympic National Park: designate certain land as wilderness or 
        potential wilderness (H.R. 3222), H485 [6FE]
      People for Puget Sound (organization): tribute, E1533 [14SE]
      Public lands: clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute 
        Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide 
        the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 1162), H483-
        H485 [6FE]
      ------designate and expand wilderness areas and designate 
        certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National 
        Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 [21JN]
      Renton, WA: inclusion of Valley Medical Center in U.S. News & 
        World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals in the Puget 
        Sound'' list, E1640 [21SE]
      ------tribute to Renton Housing Authority Sunset Area Community 
        Revitalization Program, E1651 [21SE]
      Seattle Chocolates (company): King County, WA, Executive Woman 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1545 [14SE]
      Stand With Those Who Serve Week: observance, E1238 [12JY]
      Tacoma, WA: anniversary of Lincoln High School, E1580 [20SE]
      World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (H. Res. 545), 
        E187 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary, S4820 
        [10JY], S5728 [31JY]
      Public lands: clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute 
        Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide 
        the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 1162), S582 
        [13FE]
      Rice, Thomas O.: nomination to be district judge, S1401 [6MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1374 [2MR]
      Seattle, WA: anniversary of World's Fair, S2534 [19AP]
      Western Washington University: tribute to men's basketball team 
        (S. Res. 423), S2453 [17AP]
  Reports filed
      Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork 
        Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 322) (S. Rept. 112-108), S41 
        [23JA]
      Dept. of the Interior Boundary Adjustment of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park To Allow 
        Certain Road Rebuilding: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2352) (H. Rept. 112-532), H3706 [15JN]
      Illabot Creek Segment Designation as a Component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 888) (S. Rept. 112-119), S41 [23JA]
      Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act 
        Reauthorizartion: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 962) (S. Rept. 112-151), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
  Resignations
      House of Representatives: Jay Inslee, H1375 [19MR]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian 
        Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the 
        tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]
      H.R. 1740, Illabot Creek segment desgination as a component of 
        the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H3441 [5JN]
      S. Res. 423, tribute to Western Washington University men's 
        basketball team, S2400, S2453 [17AP]
      S. Res. 431, Seattle World's Fair anniversary, S2553 [19AP]
  Tributes
      Cantwell, Senator, S3159 [15MY]
      Dicks, Representative, H3495 [6JN], H5062 [19JY], H5956 [13SE]
      Jackson, Henry M., E939 [31MY]




WASHINGTONIAN (publication)

  Articles and editorials
      Taking It to the Street, E1115-E1118 [21JN]




WASHOE COUNTY, NV

  Remarks in House
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E233 [17FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators 
        National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S1192 
        [1MR]
      ------American Association of School Administrators 
        Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S879 [17FE]




WASIQ, ABDUL HAQ

  Bills and resolutions
      Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned 
        over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]




WASSERMAN, BOB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E24 [17JA]




WASSERMAN, MARK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E89 [31JA]




WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3543 [6JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2392 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H2330 [7MY]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H802 [15FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H3481 [5JN]
      Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs 
        relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 
        3796), H82 [19JA]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Credit: establish a mandatory mediation process for servicers of 
        residential mortgages and borrowers (see H.R. 3595), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
      ------prevent identity theft and tax crimes (see H.R. 3482), 
        H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H802 [15FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP] (see H.R. 4816), 
        H2289 [27AP]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H2448 
        [8MY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H513 [6FE]
      ------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
        transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
        appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H1101 
        [29FE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when 
        considering application for veterans status of an individual 
        who performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
        II (see H.R. 1288), H5009 [18JY]
      ------modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 
        3855), H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 
        [29JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women 
        veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health 
        of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain 
        veterans (see H.R. 6527), H6312 [19OC]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1847 [16AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6062 [14SE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1571 [26MR]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1273 [7MR]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 
        [5JN]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H3363 [31MY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1742 [28MR]
      ------extend authority to provide loan guarantees (see H.R. 
        4197), H1498 [21MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for 
        enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H4157 [27JN]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 703), H4064 
        [26JN]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3981 [25JN]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of 
        a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        854), H1428 [20MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H5711 [2AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H440 [2FE]
      Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on 
        Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H1209 [6MR]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H802 [15FE]
      Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign 
        outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4656 [29JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
      ------make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for 
        motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 3087), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H115 [23JA]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H3481 [5JN]
      ------provide a credit for costs of certain infertility 
        treatments (see H.R. 3522), H6062 [14SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H3808 [19JN]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H966 [27FE]
      ------require mammography reports contain a breast density 
        summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary 
        screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see 
        H.R. 3102), H3976 [21JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
      ------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
        Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H3976 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 
        4362), H1845 [16AP]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: amend (see H.R. 6556), H6276 [21SE]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2567 [9MY]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
        Act: amend (H.R. 6556), H6279 [21SE]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (H.R. 
        6443), H6151 [19SE]
  Letters
      Resignation from the House of Representatives: Representative 
        Giffords, H168 [25JA]
  Remarks
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2602 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1669 [28MR]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), E113 [1FE]
      ------reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4699 
        [10JY]
      ------results of congressional women's softball game, H3783 
        [19JN], H3931 [21JN]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (H.R. 6063), H5510 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2602 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
        Child Exploitation Center funding, H3542 [6JN]
      ------Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of 
        Investigations funding to combat child exploitation through 
        reductions in detention and removal operations funding, H3543 
        [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3542 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Internet Crimes Against Children task forces 
        funding, H2392 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility 
        regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public 
        accommodations or provided by public entities, E753 
        [9MY]
      ------provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase 
        penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), H5512 
        [31JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H810 [16FE]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        E956 [1JN]
      Diseases: cancer research funding, E938 [31MY]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, H521 [7FE]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
      Family Central, Inc.: anniversary, E152 [7FE]
      Giffords, Gabrielle: Association of Former Members of Congress 
        Distinguished Service Award recipient, H4699 [10JY]
      Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: repeal, H810 [16FE]
      Health: maternal and child health programs funding, E74 
        [25JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4752 [10JY]
      Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, E956 
        [1JN]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3256, H3257, H3258, 
        H3259, H3260, H3261 [30MY]
      Medicaid: funding, H1669 [28MR]
      National Cancer Research Month: observance, E938 [31MY]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E774 
        [10MY]
      National Work and Family Month: observance, E1633 [21SE]
      No Co-Pay Day: observance, E1383 [1AU]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, 
        E1383 [1AU]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), E117 [2FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4752 [10JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H56 [18JA]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2392 [8MY], E753 
        [9MY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, E74 
        [25JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2725 
        [16MY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3097 [17MY]
  Tributes
      Costello, Representative, H5912 [12SE]
      Giffords, Representative, H168 [25JA]
      Grant, Robert C., H1265 [7MR]
      Kling, William, H5930 [13SE]




WASSMAN, CHRIS

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S387 [7FE]




WASTE  see Refuse Disposal; Sewage Disposal




WATER

  Amendments
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3364 [31MY], H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3378, H3379, 
        H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3405 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3412, 
        H3413, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421, H3424, H3425, H3426, 
        H3429, H3430, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3457, H3458, H3459, 
        H3460, H3461, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3465, H3466, H3467, H3468, 
        H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3474, H3475, H3476, H3477, H3482 
        [5JN], H3491, H3492, H3493 [6JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3287 [31MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1069, 
        H1070 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Our Heritage Forests--An American Legacy, E376 [19MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 
        4194), H1305 [8MR]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see 
        H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
      ------transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way 
        to Fort Sumner Irrigation District in New Mexico (see H.R. 
        6343), H5706 [2AU]
      California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
        (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and 
        improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and 
        foresters within the watershed and to States with water 
        quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see 
        H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (see S. 
        Res. 465), S3234 [16MY]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (see S. 3483), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative 
        for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see 
        H.R. 4162), H1272 [7MR] (see H.R. 4328), H1804 [29MR]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3161 [18MY]
      ------improve energy efficiency of electric instantaneous water 
        heaters (see H.R. 3817), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize projects and conduct research 
        on water resources in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and 
        establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (see H.R. 
        5927), H3660 [7JN]
      ------convey certain interests in Federal land acquired for the 
        Scofield Project in Carbon County, UT (see S. 2056), S261 
        [1FE]
      ------provide assistance to non-Federal interests for levee 
        stability improvements located within the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin Delta related to certain water deliveries (see H.R. 
        6484), H6273 [21SE]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian 
        Community (see S. 3209), S3329 [21MY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 4067), H901 
        [16FE]
      ------use designated funding to pay for construction of 
        authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), S5047 [16JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 
        2465), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5325), H2316 [7MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S494 [9FE]
      ------limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see S. 2115), S850 [16FE] (see 
        H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      ------limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States 
        for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 
        6254), H5628 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see 
        S. 3362), S4773 [29JN] (see H.R. 4090), H965 [27FE]
      Government regulations: clarify definition of navigable waters 
        relative to application of environmental protection 
        regulations (see S. 2122), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4304), H1803 
        [29MR]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 4965), H2266 [27AP]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
      ------recognize as the most abundant source of clean, renewable 
        energy and should be fully utilized in pursuit of energy 
        independence and affordable energy (see H. Res. 579), H1305 
        [8MR]
      International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and 
        local governments for expenses incurred in designing, 
        constructing, and rehabilitating certain water projects (see 
        S. 2290), S2392 [17AP]
      International Water Safety Day: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 658), H2714 [15MY]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (see H.R. 5826), H3161 [18MY]
      NOAA: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      ------establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage 
        coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see S. 3543), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6007), H3974 [21JN]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Safety: require a health advisory and drinking water standard 
        for hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN] (see S. 3570), S6454 [19SE]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (see S. 3464), S5732 [31JY]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards (see S. 3558), S6454 [19SE]
      Taxation: facilitate water leasing and water transfers to 
        promote conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6231 
        [20SE]
      ------improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial 
        energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced 
        motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see S. 3352), 
        S4724 [28JN]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (see S. 2104), S614 [14FE]
      Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to 
        wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, 
        supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (see 
        H.R. 5791), H2812 [16MY]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Explanations
      Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families 
        Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) and 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), S5155-S5166 [18JY]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation 
        organizations, H3376 [1JN]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Andrew D. Munro, Grant 
        County, WA, Public Utility District, H4669 [9JY]
      ------Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc., H4668 [9JY]
      ------John Janney, Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, 
        H4669 [9JY]
      ------Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, 
        H4668 [9JY]
      ------Representative McMorris Rodgers, H4668 [9JY]
      Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      ------Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        (House), H4889 [17JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. 
        Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
      ------David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental 
        Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 
        [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
  Lists
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043-H1045 [29FE]
  Motions
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3390 [1JN], H3524 [6JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal 
        departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, 
        and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land 
        claims settlements, H3726-H3728 [18JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the 
        Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs 
        (H.R. 6060), H6074, H6075 [19SE]
      ------management of Lake Berryessa in California relative to 
        concession bidding process, H3354, H3355 [31MY]
      California: anniversary of Central Valley Flood Protection 
        Board, E94 [31JA]
      ------clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1061, H1062 [29FE]
      ------clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1066, H1067 [29FE]
      ------eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new 
        contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt 
        repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (H.R. 4153), E329 [7MR]
      Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E1594 [21SE]
      Corps of Engineers: coastal restoration project funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3466 [5JN]
      ------finalize proposed guidance on identification of waters 
        protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3372-
        H3377 [1JN], E977 [5JN]
      ------flood protection funding, H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master 
        Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to 
        prevent serious downstream flooding, H3748 [19JN]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (H.R. 2060), H3432-H3434 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: research, development, test, and evaluation 
        funding for perchlorate contamination cleanup through 
        reductions in operations and maintenance funding, H4971 
        [18JY], H5042 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (H.R. 5827), E853 [18MY]
      ------continue monitoring of impact of the U.S. nuclear testing 
        program on Runit Island of the Marshall Islands, H4890 [17JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce showerhead water restrictor 
        regulations, H3474, H3475 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of 
        nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (H.R. 
        3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]
      ------authorize projects and conduct research on water resources 
        in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and establish a Hudson-Mohawk 
        River Basin Commission (H.R. 5927), E1011 [7JN]
      ------extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench 
        Irrigation District (S. 997), H3715 [18JN]
      ------facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the 
        Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project, H3762 [19JN]
      ------study water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in 
        California, H3066, H3067 [17MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, H5335, H5416-H5432 [31JY]
      Energy and water development: across-the-board funding 
        reduction, H3455, H3467, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H3371 [1JN]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347-H3356 [31MY], 
        H3366-H3390 [1JN], H3409, H3444-H3447, H3451-H3478 [5JN], 
        H3489-H3499, H3513-H3526 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], E953 [1JN], E976, 
        E977, E982 [5JN], E988, E993 [6JN], E1018, E1023 [7JN], E1026, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 
        667), H3281-H3289 [31MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, 
        H3524, H3525 [6JN]
      ------prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for 
        contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468-H3470 [5JN]
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE]
      ------prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at 
        the Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      FERC: review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      Government regulations: exempt clean drinking water regulations 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act, H5022 [19JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Hydroelectric power: improve (H.R. 5892), H4666-H4672 [9JY]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), H2047, H2048 [24AP], H2186 [26AP]
      Izaak, Walton League of America: anniversary, E188 [14FE]
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Canoe River Aquifer Advisory 
        Committee, E1526 [13SE]
      Mount View-Edgewood Water Co.: National Rural Water Association 
        National Great American Water Taste Test Gold Medal award 
        recipient, E247 [27FE]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      National Ground Water Association: tribute, E371 [16MR]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (H.R. 5826), E853 [18MY]
      Native Americans: authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease 
        adjudicated water rights (H.R. 1461), H6075, H6076 [19SE]
      Outer Continental Shelf: protect marine and coastal environments 
        in making areas available for leasing, exploration, and 
        development and prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and 
        development in important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      People for Puget Sound (organization): tribute, E1533 [14SE]
      Power resources: use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil 
        and gas exploration, H2060 [24AP]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5733, 
        H5734 [10SE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], 
        E314 [5MR]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      ------restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 [9MY], H3452 
        [5JN]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6201, H6202 [20SE]
      Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular 
        areas (S. 2009), H4888-H4894 [17JY]
      Turlock, CA: anniversary of Turlock Irrigation District, E214 
        [16FE]
      Vernon, CT: Water Pollution Control Facility recipient of New 
        England Water Environment Association Wastewater Utility of 
        the Year award, E538 [16AP]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1643 
        [28MR]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H483-H485 [6FE]
      ------designate and expand wilderness areas and designate 
        certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National 
        Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 [21JN]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), 
        H1429 [21MR]
      Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods 
        by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 
        [21SE]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), E1382 [1AU]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5644-H5647, H5654, 
        H5656 [2AU], H5927 [13SE]
      World Water Day: observance, H1429 [21MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: water conservation programs funding, S4268, S4269 
        [19JN]
      Bureau of Reclamation: water projects funding, S4767 [29JN]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Clean Air Act: impact, S488 [9FE]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (S. Res. 
        465), S3239, S3240 [16MY]
      Community water systems: amend consumer confidence reporting 
        requirements, S4383 [21JN]
      Dept. of Defense: call for release of government records 
        regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, S5190 [19JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Fort 
        Belknap Indian Community (S. 3209), S3330 [21MY]
      ------settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi 
        Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water 
        projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River 
        operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish hospital care, medical 
        services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed 
        at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (S. 
        277), S4619 [26JN]
      ------presume service connection for illnesses associated with 
        water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health 
        care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], 
        S5203 [19JY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (S. 2094), S413 [9FE]
      FEMA: reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (S. 
        3362), S4775 [29JN]
      Ganter, J. Carl: Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award 
        recipient, S4816 [10JY]
      Government regulations: clarify definition of navigable waters 
        relative to application of environmental protection 
        regulations, S3932 [12JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3932 [12JN], S4168 
        [14JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S. 2245), S3032 [9MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Hydroelectric power: encourage research and development of 
        hydropower technologies, S3126 [14MY]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to East Bay Municipal Utility District for 
        renewable energy project, S2236 [29MR]
      Oceans: impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S6494, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      Public works: infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, 
        S5186 [19JY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural 
        Water Supply System (S. 3464), S5737 [31JY]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), S582 [13FE]
      Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require 
        applied water supply research regarding water resources 
        research and technology institutes (S. 2104), S615 [14FE]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5175 [19JY], S5339, 
        S5340 [25JY], S5454-S5457 [26JY], S5835 [1AU], S5956, S5966 
        [2AU]
      World Plumbing Day: designate (S. Res. 393), S1557 [8MR]
  Reports filed
      Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 499) (S. Rept. 112-
        110), S41 [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 460) (H. 
        Rept. 112-503), H3265 [30MY]
      Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2060) (H. Rept. 112-438), H1844 [16AP]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. 
        Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. 
        Rept. 112-504), H3265 [30MY]
      East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 997) (H. Rept. 112-
        527), H3706 [15JN]
      Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6060) (H. Rept. 112-672), 
        H6059 [14SE]
      Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112-462), H2316 
        [7MY]
      ------Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 
        112-164), S2819 [26AP]
      Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 112-563), H4654 [29JN]
      Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2050) (H. Rept. 112-437), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 
        112-367), H77 [18JA]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 802) (S. Rept. 112-117), S41 
        [23JA]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. 
        Rept. 112-442), H1844 [16AP]
      Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act: Committee on 
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 112-218), S6451 
        [19SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      National Fish Habitat Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1201) (S. Rept. 112-187), S5084 
        [17JY]
      North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 6007) (H. Rept. 112-657), H5764 [10SE]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Prevent EPA or Corps of Engineers Finalization of Proposed 
        Guidance on Identification of Waters Protected by Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4965) (H. Rept. 112-681), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-403), 
        H965 [27FE]
      Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 112-684), H6230 [20SE]
      Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]
      Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for and 
        Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources 
        Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2104) (S. Rept. 112-189), S5211 
        [19JY]
  Rulings of the Chair
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
  Tables
      Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3348-
        H3351 [31MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1031 [29FE]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5325, energy and water 
        development appropriations, H3282 [31MY]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian 
        Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the 
        tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]
      H.R. 1461, Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act, 
        H6075 [19SE]
      H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, 
        H1055-H1061 [29FE]
      H.R. 2050, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, 
        H2047 [24AP]
      H.R. 2060, Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act, H3432 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 5892, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, H4666-H4668 
        [9JY]
      H.R. 6007, North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act, H5733 [10SE]
      H.R. 6060, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act, 
        H6074 [19SE]
      S. 997, East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension 
        Act, H3715 [18JN]
      S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]
      S. 2104, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization and 
        require applied water supply research regarding water 
        resources research and technology institutes, S616 [14FE]
      S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights 
        Settlement Act, S621-S636 [14FE]
      S. 3362, Dam Safety Act, S4775 [29JN]
      S. Res. 393, World Plumbing Day, S1544, S1557 [8MR]
      S. Res. 465, recognize proclamation of the Year of Water in 
        Colorado, S3239, S3241 [16MY]




WATER FOR THE POOR ACT

  Remarks in House
      Implementation: enhance (H.R. 3658), H1429 [21MR]
  Reports filed
      Water for the World Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. 641) (S. Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]




WATER FOR THE WORLD ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3658), H1429 [21MR]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 641) (S. 
        Rept. 112-194), S5731 [31JY]




WATER POLLUTION  related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Amendments
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1944, 
        H1946, H1955 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Analyses
      Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report on the Health 
        Impacts of High Unemployment: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate), S2949 [8MY]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H1739 [28MR]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and 
        improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and 
        foresters within the watershed and to States with water 
        quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see 
        H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), 
        S163 [30JA] (see S. 3607), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 3811), H158 
        [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative 
        for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see 
        H.R. 4162), H1272 [7MR] (see H.R. 4328), H1804 [29MR]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (see S. 2094), S494 [9FE]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (see S. 3467), S5870 [1AU]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance under the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 6093), H4774 
        [10JY]
      ------limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see S. 2115), S850 [16FE] (see 
        H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      ------limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      ------provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (see S. 3549), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6405), H6000 
        [13SE]
      ------reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration 
        Program (see S. 3264), S3729 [5JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 
        [16AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]
      Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 3588), S6545 [20SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and 
        improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3298), S4203 [14JN]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see S. 2248), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 
        4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), 
        S5486 [26JY]
      ------recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of 
        the State (see S. 3573), S6454 [19SE]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN] (see S. 3570), S6454 [19SE]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards (see S. 3558), S6454 [19SE]
      Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any 
        person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on 
        and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit 
        (see H.R. 6579), H6318 [26OC]
      ------disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H218 [31JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR] (see H.R. 4965), H2266 [27AP]
      ------require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (see 
        H.R. 6249), H5628 [1AU]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation 
        organizations, H3376 [1JN]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      Revenue estimate for proposal to disallow a deduction for 
        amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a 
        discharge of oil: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint), E90 [31JA]
      Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: 
        Representative Schilling, E911 [30MY]
  Motions
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1959 
        [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 
        [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 
        [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, 
        H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 
        [27JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      American Bureau of Shipping: anniversary, E36 [18JA], E92 [31JA]
      Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the 
        watershed (H.R. 4153), E329 [7MR]
      Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Public Power proposed gasification 
        plant, E35 [18JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, 
        H958, H962 [27FE], H1220 [7MR], H2001 [19AP], H2252 [27AP]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), 
        H189 [31JA], H974 [28FE]
      Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification 
        of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act, H3372-H3377 [1JN], E977 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: research, development, test, and evaluation 
        funding for perchlorate contamination cleanup through 
        reductions in operations and maintenance funding, H4971 
        [18JY], H5042 [19JY]
      Dept. of Energy: Defense Environmental Management Program 
        funding through reductions in the National Nuclear Security 
        Administration Office of the Administrator funding, H3425, 
        H3426 [5JN]
      ------expedite consideration and approval of construction and 
        operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), 
        E122 [2FE]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding, H3430, H3431 
        [5JN]
      Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H11, H12-H18 [17JA], H35, H42 [18JA]
      ------revision of Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement with 
        Canada, H3812 [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: study water resources in the Rialto-
        Colton Basin in California, H3066, H3067 [17MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, H5335, H5416-H5432 [31JY]
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE]
      ------prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (H.R. 6405), E1521 [13SE]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited 
        through the threat of eminent domain, H769, H770 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H752, H753, 
        H757-H759, H761 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3548), H587 
        [8FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1932-
        H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, 
        H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 
        [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], 
        H4023-H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, 
        E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H2099-H2106 [25AP], H3038-H3049 [17MY], 
        H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 [6JN], H3652-H3658 
        [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], H3868-H3875 [20JN], 
        H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 
        [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]
      Galveston Bay Foundation: anniversary, E1141 [26JN]
      Government regulations: exempt clean drinking water regulations 
        from any regulatory freeze, H5251, H5252 [25JY]
      ------maintain current deadline for comment periods by Federal 
        agencies on water quality permits, H6237-H6239 [21SE]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, E615 
        [23AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609-H5612 [1AU], E1394, 
        E1422 [3AU]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      NOAA: Marine Debris Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H43, H44, H45, H72 [18JA], H84, H85, H93 [23JA], 
        H162, H170, H174-H176 [25JA], H213-H216 [31JA], H362-H368 
        [1FE], H588, H629-H635 [8FE], H1025, H1027, H1096 [29FE], 
        H1221 [7MR], H1559 [26MR], E122 [2FE]
      Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510-
        H2515 [9MY]
      Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost 
        of offshore oil spills (H.R. 492), H5217 [25JY]
      Outer Continental Shelf: protect marine and coastal environments 
        in making areas available for leasing, exploration, and 
        development and prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and 
        development in important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6201, H6202 [20SE]
      Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (H.R. 3852), 
        E90, E97 [31JA]
      Vernon, CT: Water Pollution Control Facility recipient of New 
        England Water Environment Association Wastewater Utility of 
        the Year award, E538 [16AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA of proposed guidance on 
        identification of waters protected by the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act, H5022 [19JY]
      Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 
        6249), E1382 [1AU]
      West Chester Fish, Game & Wildlife Association: anniversary, 
        E1607 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Agriculture: prohibit issuance of new EPA rule on municipal and 
        industrial stormwater discharges prior to completion of 
        evaluation of current rule, S3960 [12JN]
      Badger (vessel): anniversary of Lake Michigan car ferry, S3619 
        [24MY]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of 
        report entitled ``Red Tape Making Americans Sick--A New Report 
        on the Health Impacts of High Unemployment'', S2949 [8MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S605 
        [14FE], S1495, S1502-S1505, S1515-S1517, S1519, S1523, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR], S1596, S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR], S1707 [15MR], 
        S2142, S2143 [28MR], S5816 [1AU], S6298 [13SE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2041), 
        S165, S174 [30JA], S175 [31JA], S234-S237 [1FE], S366 [7FE]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 3607), 
        S6558 [20SE], S6559 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: call for release of government records 
        regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, S5190 [19JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination, S5154 [18JY], S5203 [19JY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, S2948-S2950 [8MY], 
        S4922 [12JY]
      EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to 
        intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer 
        overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean 
        water programs (S. 2094), S413 [9FE]
      ------establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance of 
        agricultural operations (S. 3467), S5872 [1AU]
      ------use of aerial surveillance of agricultural operations, 
        S4381, S4382 [21JN]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, S4112 [13JN]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S2615 
        [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 
        [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 
        S2461 [18AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], 
        S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed, 
        S4283 [19JN]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (S. Res. 566), S6469 [19SE]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by the pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, 
        steel, and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 
        [8MR]
      ------decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, 
        S1069 [28FE], S1100-S1103 [29FE], S1183, S1188 [1MR], S1381 
        [5MR], S1403, S1407 [6MR], S1434 [7MR], S2024, S2026, S2028 
        [26MR], S2070 [27MR]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, S2948-S2950 [8MY]
      Oceans: impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S6494, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (S. 2248), S2166 [28MR]
      ------facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy 
        costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), 
        S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3932 [12JN], S4168 
        [14JN]
      ------prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S. 2245), S3032 [9MY]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      EPA Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate) (S. 3264) (S. Rept. 112-185), S5046 [16JY]
      Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112-148), S388 [7FE]
      Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 112-
        184), S5046 [16JY]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4906 [17JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Preserving Rural Resources Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 112-683), H6230 
        [20SE]
      Prevent EPA or Corps of Engineers Finalization of Proposed 
        Guidance on Identification of Waters Protected by Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4965) (H. Rept. 112-681), H6230 
        [20SE]
      San Francisco Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 97) (S. Rept. 112-136), S131 [26JA]
      Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2541) (H. 
        Rept. 112-684), H6230 [20SE]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        reauthorization and amendment, H5609 [1AU]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      S. 2248, Fracturing Regulations Are Effective in State Hands 
        Act, S2167 [28MR]
      S. Res. 566, National Estuaries Day, S6466, S6471 [19SE]




WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Everglades restoration project: expedite implementation of 
        comprehensive plan (see S. 3509), S5977 [2AU]




WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Research: reauthorize grants for and require applied water 
        supply research regarding water resources research and 
        technology institutes (see S. 2104), S614 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Research: reauthorize grants for and require applied water 
        supply research regarding water resources research and 
        technology institutes (S. 2104), S615 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for and 
        Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources 
        Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2104) (S. Rept. 112-189), S5211 
        [19JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2104, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization and 
        require applied water supply research regarding water 
        resources research and technology institutes, S616 [14FE]




WATERBURY, VT

  Remarks in House
      Alchemy Brewing, LLC: tribute, H5933 [13SE]




WATERFORD, OH

  Remarks in House
      Muskingum River Power Plant: proposed closure, H384 [2FE]




WATERMAN, CHARLES R.

  Remarks in House
      Suffield, CT: tribute to Suffield Foundation for Excellent 
        Schools Hall of Honor inductees, E1010 [7JN]




WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4037, H4066 [26JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5277 
        [25JY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2377 [8MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1256 [7MR]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1978 [18AP]
      Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see 
        H.R. 2288), H726 [14FE]
      Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable 
        (see H.R. 2028), H2647 [10MY]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2647 [10MY]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H696 
        [13FE]
      Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to 
        ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 
        2659), H1367 [16MR]
      Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H28 [17JA]
      Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending 
        foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]
      ------exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has 
        been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H1846 [16AP]
      Crime: save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants (see H.R. 3515), H1135 [1MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support 
        adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
        Program (see H. Res. 564), H1916 [17AP]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-
        Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see 
        H.R. 2689), H1101 [29FE]
      ------establish an awards program recognizing excellence 
        exhibited by public school system employees providing services 
        to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see 
        H.R. 1704), H5923 [12SE]
      ------establish grant program to enhance existing secondary 
        education programs teaching high school students about the 
        U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), 
        H5999 [13SE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H441 [2FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H440 [2FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6152 [19SE]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to 
        nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of 
        disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 6381), H6062 [14SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1571 [26MR]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H571 [7FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange 
        Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global 
        conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6279 [21SE]
      ------establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote 
        global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 
        3795), H160 [24JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of 
        establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 
        6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (see H.R. 3838), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve educational counseling 
        opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 6101), H5712 [2AU]
      ------make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in 
        institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 
        3462), H159 [24JA]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      ------provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
        illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
        periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]
      ------require recipients of grants and other assistance for 
        provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans 
        to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H943 [17FE]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H6304 [9OC]
      ------issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H2716 [15MY]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H6061 [14SE]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H27 [17JA]
      ------support goal of preventing and effectively treating 
        Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the 
        National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H. 
        Con. Res. 120), H2716 [15MY]
      Education: assist States in establishing a universal 
        prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H2447 [8MY]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H5009 [18JY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see 
        H.R. 2234), H376 [1FE]
      FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H1391 [19MR]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see H.R. 3485), H6312 [19OC]
      FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 
        5740), H2813 [16MY]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3267 
        [30MY]
      ------permit certain current loans that would otherwise be 
        treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain 
        purposes (see H.R. 4029), H725 [14FE]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H945 [17FE]
      Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood 
        insurance options and how such options could be incorporated 
        into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), 
        H5290 [25JY]
      Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility 
        requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on 
        provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H2569 
        [9MY]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      ------authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable 
        rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H159 [24JA]
      ------recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6152 [19SE]
      ------make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H802 [15FE]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3662 [7JN]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense 
        services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross 
        violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see 
        H.R. 5749), H2713 [15MY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4908 [17JY] (see H. Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5526 [31JY]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Law enforcement: improve public safety through increased law 
        enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and 
        programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]
      ------prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H903 [16FE]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H115 [23JA]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]
      ------provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 
        6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        (see H.R. 2342), H802 [15FE]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H3167 [22MY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2570 [9MY]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6001 [13SE]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H27 [17JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H2447 [8MY]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H2329 [7MY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5728 [7AU]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H726 [14FE]
      Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating 
        disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive 
        Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by 
        Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H802 [15FE]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition 
        to democracy (see H. Res. 549), H1808 [29MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H476 [3FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H6307 [12OC]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H6280 [21SE]
      ------extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related 
        expenses (see H.R. 4038), H801 [15FE]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3703 
        [12JN]
      Television: establish signal quality and content requirements 
        for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental 
        channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 
        1746), H4775 [10JY]
      Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1392 [19MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (see H.R. 4470), H2030 [19AP]
      Kwanzaa Week: anniversary (see H. Res. 520), H78 [18JA]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H567 [7FE]
      Price, Frederick K.C.: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H78 [18JA]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]
      SEC: require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help 
        cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment 
        advisers (see H.R. 6204), H5291 [25JY]
      Tariff: plastic device book style covers (see H.R. 5782), H2812 
        [16MY]
      ------plastic device covers and stands (see H.R. 5785), H2812 
        [16MY]
      ------textile device book style covers (see H.R. 5783), H2812 
        [16MY]
      ------textile device covers and stands (see H.R. 5784), H2812 
        [16MY]
      Yoon, Byung Wook: tribute (see H. Res. 599), H1641 [27MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (H.R. 5976), H3915 [20JN]
      Insurance: require individual and group health insurance 
        coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health 
        benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening 
        (H.R. 4470), H2033 [19AP]
      Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued 
        postal services for certain areas (H.R. 3916), H569 [7FE]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (H.R. 3841), H219 [31JA]
      SEC: require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help 
        cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment 
        advisers (H.R. 6204), H5292 [25JY]
      Tariff: plastic device book style covers (H.R. 5782), H2812 
        [16MY]
      ------plastic device covers and stands (H.R. 5785), H2812 [16MY]
      ------textile device book style covers (H.R. 5783), H2812 [16MY]
      ------textile device covers and stands (H.R. 5784), H2812 [16MY]
  Letters
      Appointment of substitute Members to serve for any Committee on 
        Ethics (House) proceeding related to the matter of 
        Representative Waters: Representative Bonner, H927 [17FE]
  Remarks
      Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic 
        affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H987 
        [28FE]
      Dept. of Justice: legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI 
        financial and mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding 
        through reductions in NASA funding, H2377 [8MY]
      ------reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
        Program (H.R. 2800), H5790 [11SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (H.R. 5976), H4037 [26JN], 
        H4119 [27JN]
      ------Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H4037, H4038 
        [26JN], H4119 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4037, H4038 [26JN], H4119 [27JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H454 [3FE]
      FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program 
        to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program 
        and increase role of private markets in management of flood 
        insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2785 [16MY]
      ------extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), 
        H2785 [16MY]
      ------restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance 
        Fund, H4623 [29JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5277, 
        H5278 [25JY]
      ------SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and 
        litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1487 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4758 [10JY]
      Korean American Day: observance, H1522 [22MR]
      Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote 
        against union representation, H454 [3FE]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2728 [16MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H342 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4758 [10JY]
      Public welfare programs: require States to implement policies to 
        prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
        Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and 
        liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H320, H321 [1FE]
      Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the 
        power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H1001 [28FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4623 [29JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2377 [8MY]
      SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a 
        requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1240 [7MR]
      Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for 
        shareholder registration, H1240 [7MR]
      ------provide for registration exemptions for certain 
        crowdfunded securities, H1240 [7MR]
      ------require brokers underwriting initial public offerings for 
        emerging growth companies be held to strict liability for 
        publicly released research and that certain communications be 
        filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257 [7MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1240, H1243, H1256, H1257 [7MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2728 
        [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2728 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2725 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2728 [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H5225 [25JY]
      Yoon, Byung Wook: tribute (H. Res. 599), E493 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      In the Matter of Representative Waters: Committee on Ethics 
        (House) (H. Rept. 112-690), H6284 [25SE]
  Tributes
      Payne, Donald M., H1193 [6MR]




WATERVILLE, ME

  Remarks in House
      Colby College: anniversary, E1568 [19SE]
      Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce: tribute to award recipients, E400 
        [21MR]




WATERWAYS

  Amendments
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), S2272, S2275 [29MR], H4001 [26JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1069, 
        H1070 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Hope Flows--VT. NonProfit Pours ``Pure Water for the World,'', 
        S2599 [23AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3423), S5257 [23JY]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      ------reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative and 
        improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to farmers and 
        foresters within the watershed and to States with water 
        quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see 
        H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]
      Clear Creek National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 6286), 
        H5704 [2AU]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (see S. 
        Res. 465), S3234 [16MY]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see 
        S. 2286), S2392 [17AP] (see H.R. 4360), H1845 [16AP]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species (see S. 2317), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 4406), 
        H2029 [19AP]
      ------facilitate and expedite review of proposed improvements to 
        Federal flood control projects to be constructed by local 
        sponsors (see H.R. 6450), H6230 [20SE]
      ------manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi 
        River in Minnesota (see S. 2164), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4146), 
        H1209 [6MR]
      ------modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico 
        to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (see H.R. 6026), H4064 
        [26JN]
      ------notify the public of certain flood predictions for the 
        Missouri River System (see H.R. 5717), H2644 [10MY]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries (see H.R. 6348), H5706 [2AU]
      ------provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for 
        projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see 
        H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (see S. 3483), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide a scientific basis for the 
        management of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi 
        River Basin (see H.R. 4458), H2030 [19AP]
      ------provide assistance to non-Federal interests for levee 
        stability improvements located within the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin Delta related to certain water deliveries (see H.R. 
        6484), H6273 [21SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (see H.R. 3838), H186 [27JA]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]
      EPA: limit authority to implement certain actions relative to 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed total maximum daily loads (see H.R. 
        4337), H1804 [29MR]
      ------provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (see S. 3549), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6405), H6000 
        [13SE]
      ------reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration 
        Program (see S. 3264), S3729 [5JN]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel (see H.R. 5803), H3102 [17MY]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities (see 
        H.R. 5802), H3102 [17MY]
      ------reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see 
        S. 3362), S4773 [29JN] (see H.R. 4090), H965 [27FE]
      Fish and fishing: allow recreational fishing for Atlantic 
        striped bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone (see H.R. 
        3906), H512 [6FE]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (see S. 2158), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4148), H1209 [6MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Hydroelectric power: protect the Federal Columbia River Power 
        System, Power Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau 
        of Reclamation dams and facilities and promote hydropower 
        generation (see H.R. 6247), H5628 [1AU]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (see S. 3251), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 
        5797), H3102 [17MY]
      Nashua River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5319), H2274 [27AP]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Neches River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2324), S2545 [19AP]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      NOAA: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of 
        use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), 
        S6546 [20SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (see S. 3400), S5133 [18JY]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN] (see S. 3570), S6454 [19SE]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards (see S. 3558), S6454 [19SE]
      Taxation: facilitate water leasing and water transfers to 
        promote conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6231 
        [20SE]
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to 
        slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
        Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4304), H1803 [29MR]
      Water Resources Development Act: expedite implementation of 
        comprehensive Everglades restoration project plan (see S. 
        3509), S5977 [2AU]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      District of Columbia southwest waterfront development promotion: 
        Representative Issa, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4003 [26JN]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H4002 [26JN]
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Ernest F. Kuhlman, San 
        Juan County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      ------Kellie C. Hotter, Robert A. Lieb, Jr., and Wallace White, 
        La Plata County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Tim Spreck, Minnesota 
        Outdoor Heritage Alliance, H5607 [1AU]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. 
        Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
      ------David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental 
        Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]
      ------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 
        H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of 
        Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
      ------Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 
        [29FE]
      ------several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]
      ------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Edward Wytkind, Transportation 
        Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, H4007 [26JN]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        E1175 [28JN]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1176 [28JN]
  Lists
      Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley 
        Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053-H1055 [29FE]
      Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043-H1045 [29FE]
  Memorandums
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
      ------D.L. Nichols, Coast Guard, H5607 [1AU]
  Motions
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H1077 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      American Bureau of Shipping: anniversary, E36 [18JA], E92 [31JA]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), H5087, H5088 [23JY], E1307 
        [24JY]
      California: clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1061, H1062 [29FE]
      ------clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal 
        contracts, H1066, H1067 [29FE]
      ------eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new 
        contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt 
        repayments, H1068, H1069 [29FE]
      ------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best 
        available science relative to certain water-related concerns, 
        H1070-H1072 [29FE]
      ------prohibit decrease in current water supply to the 
        Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]
      ------protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San 
        Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for 
        restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to 
        develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3760, 
        H3765 [19JN]
      ------support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (H.R. 
        4153), E329 [7MR]
      Clinton, IN: Corps of Engineers completion of Feather Creek 
        flood mitigation project, H43 [18JA]
      Clinton River Watershed Council: anniversary, E523 [16AP]
      Coast Guard: tribute to interception of cocaine shipments, E1040 
        [12JN]
      Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and 
        Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time 
        period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic 
        nuisance species, E988 [6JN]
      ------Delaware River main channel deepening project funding, 
        E976 [5JN]
      ------ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance 
        Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance, H3355 [31MY]
      ------exempt from legislative line-item veto, H613, H614 [8FE]
      ------flood control and coastal emergencies funding, H3370 [1JN]
      ------funding, H3352 [31MY], H3367-H3369 [1JN]
      ------Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H3490 [6JN]
      ------operation and maintenance account funding through 
        reductions in construction account, H3369 [1JN]
      ------operation and maintenance funding, H3463 [5JN]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries, H589 [8FE], H5140 [24JY]
      ------prohibit funding for development or submission of 
        proposals to expand authorized uses of the Harbor Maintenance 
        Trust Fund, H3460, H3461 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes 
        Study, H3459, H3460 [5JN]
      ------prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration 
        Plan study, H3457, H3458 [5JN]
      ------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for 
        levees, H3354 [31MY]
      ------revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master 
        Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to 
        prevent serious downstream flooding, H3748 [19JN]
      ------study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the 
        Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (H.R. 892), E287 
        [29FE]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (H.R. 2060), H3432-H3434 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform 
        certain port security programs through increased efficiency 
        and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), H3502, H3503 [6JN], 
        H4003-H4009 [26JN], E1151 [27JN]
      Dept. of State: revision of Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 
        with Canada, H3812 [20JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: prohibit drilling permits or leasing of 
        any area within a certain distance of the Great Lakes or the 
        Florida Everglades, H884, H885 [16FE]
      Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to 
        ports to enable ports to employ high school students during 
        the summer (H.R. 3838), E81 [27JA]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H4001-H4003 [26JN]
      EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, E287 [29FE]
      ------impact of overregulation on the economy, H358 [1FE]
      ------prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality 
        permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239, 
        H6240 [21SE]
      ------prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at 
        the Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      ------provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront 
        brownfields (H.R. 6405), E1521 [13SE]
      FEMA: authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        mandated security personnel, H4008 [26JN]
      ------authorize use of Port Security Grant Program funds for 
        replacement of certain security equipment or facilities, H4008 
        [26JN]
      ------Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3556, H3557 
        [6JN]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (H.R. 4148), E319 [6MR]
      Galveston Bay Foundation: anniversary, E1141 [26JN]
      Great Lakes Week: observance, E287 [29FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance, H1926, H1934, H1938, H1944-H1946 
        [18AP], E592, E599 [19AP]
      ------ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor 
        maintenance (H.R. 104), H3950 [21JN]
      Houston, TX: Port of Houston dredging project funding, E953 
        [1JN]
      Maritime Administration: Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program 
        funding, H4051 [26JN]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 
        [25JY]
      Minnesota: remove designation of Mille Lacs Lake as a federally 
        navigable body of water to eliminate Federal regulation of 
        certain activities (H.R. 5797), H5606-H5608 [1AU]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, H3412, 
        H3471, H3472 [5JN]
      Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1581 
        [20SE]
      National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 
        Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power, E615 [23AP]
      ------implement recommendations (H.R. 501), H5217 [25JY], E1330 
        [25JY]
      National Marina Day: observance, E1034 [8JN]
      National Marine Sanctuaries Act: anniversary, E1581 [20SE]
      National Oceans Month: observance, H3586, H3589 [7JN]
      New York: allow for recreational fishing of Atlantic striped 
        bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone, H1887 [17AP]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (H. Con. Res. 121), H5696 
        [2AU]
      People for Puget Sound (organization): tribute, E1533 [14SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 592), E393 [20MR]
      Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction 
        facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers, 
        H3283 [31MY]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041-H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], 
        E314 [5MR]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), 
        consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031-H1041 [29FE]
      ------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion 
        to recommit, H1077 [29FE]
      ------prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations 
        when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]
      ------restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 [9MY], H3452 
        [5JN]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]
      St. Paul, MN: anniversary of St. Paul Yacht Club, E1177 [28JN]
      States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to 
        water quality standards, H6201, H6202 [20SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (S. 3423), S5262 [23JY]
      Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed 
        drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (S. 1047), S588 [14FE]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs, S4393 [21JN]
      Clean Air Act: impact, S488 [9FE]
      Coast Guard: ensure U.S. icebreaking capabilities (S. 1620), 
        S112 [26JA]
      Colorado: recognize proclamation of the Year of Water (S. Res. 
        465), S3239, S3240 [16MY]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 
        2286), S2394 [17AP]
      Corps of Engineers: port deepening projects funding, S1045, 
        S1046 [27FE]
      ------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and 
        their tributaries, S4742, S4752 [29JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: National Resource Conservation Service 
        Emergency Watershed Protection program funding, S6499, S6524 
        [20SE]
      District of Columbia: promote development of southwest 
        waterfront (H.R. 2297), S2275 [29MR]
      Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through 
        increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens 
        (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]
      FEMA: reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (S. 
        3362), S4775 [29JN]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (S. 2158), S1423 [6MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed, 
        S4283 [19JN]
      Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 
        [10JY]
      Mississippi: tribute to Mississippi Levee Board and Yazoo-
        Mississippi Delta Levee Board, S3512 [23MY]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (S. Res. 566), S6469 [19SE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (S. 3400), S5138, S5139 [18JY]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      South Dakota: anniversary of Oahe Dam construction, S5482 [26JY]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations, S3932 
        [12JN]
      ------infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 
        [19JY]
  Reports
      Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Executive Office of the 
        President (excerpt), S4293 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2060) (H. Rept. 112-438), H1844 [16AP]
      Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) 
        (S. Rept. 112- 139), S131 [26JA]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water 
        Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. 
        Rept. 112-405), H1016 [28FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112-183), S5046 
        [16JY]
      Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112-115), S41 
        [23JA]
      District of Columbia Southwest Waterfront Development Promotion: 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 2297) (S. Rept. 112-154), S2242 [29MR]
      EPA Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
        (Senate) (S. 3264) (S. Rept. 112-185), S5046 [16JY]
      Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 
        112-137), S131 [26JA]
      Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 112-122), S41 
        [23JA]
      Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 112-
        184), S5046 [16JY]
      Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 112-634), 
        H5524 [31JY]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5319) (H. Rept. 112-658), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act 
        Reauthorizartion: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 962) (S. Rept. 112-151), S1049 
        [27FE]
      Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 [23JA]
      Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112-403), 
        H965 [27FE]
      San Francisco Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 97) (S. Rept. 112-136), S131 [26JA]
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
        (House) (H.R. 4251) (H. Rept. 112-521), H3702 [12JN]
      Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and 
        Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate) (S. 140) (S. Rept. 112-104), S41 [23JA]
      Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 112-603), H4906 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
        Valley Water Reliability Act, H1031 [29FE]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, 
        H1055-H1061 [29FE]
      H.R. 2060, Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act, H3432 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 2297, District of Columbia southwest waterfront development 
        promotion, S2275 [29MR]
      H.R. 3388, Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act, H5087 [23JY]
      H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based 
        Targeting for (SMART) Port Security Act, H4003-H4007 [26JN]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 5797, Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act, H5606 [1AU]
      S. 3362, Dam Safety Act, S4775 [29JN]
      S. Res. 465, recognize proclamation of the Year of Water in 
        Colorado, S3239, S3241 [16MY]
      S. Res. 566, National Estuaries Day, S6466, S6471 [19SE]




WATFORD, PAUL J.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge: Daniel P. 
        Collins, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (law firm), S3312 [21MY]
      ------Eugene Volokh, Unversity of California, Los Angeles School 
        of Law, S3312 [21MY]
      ------Henry Weissman, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (law firm), 
        S3313 [21MY]
      ------Jeremy B. Rosen, Horvitz & Levy LLP (law firm), S3312 
        [21MY]
      ------Jill E. Thomas, Mattel, Inc., S3311 [21MY]
      ------Sean W. Gallagher and Mark S. Ouweleen, Bartlit Beck 
        Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP (law firm), S3309 [21MY]
      ------several business general counsels, S3311 [21MY]
      ------several former Supreme Court law clerks, S3310 [21MY]
      ------several former U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 
        law clerks, S3310 [21MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be circuit judge, S1067 [28FE], S3252 
        [17MY], S3307-S3316 [21MY]
      ------nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S3296, S3313 [21MY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S322 [2FE]




WATKINS, HEZEKIAH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E528 [16AP]




WATKINS, JAMES D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1386 [1AU]




WATKINS, THOMAS H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E172 [9FE]




WATSON, DIANE

  Remarks in House
      St. Joseph, MO: YWCA Women of Excellence for Women in 
        Volunteerism award recipient, E1053 [18JN]




WATSON, FRANKLIN N.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2468 [18AP]




WATSON, GERRY L., JR. (BUBBA)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E522 [16AP]




WATSON, GREGORY

  Articles and editorials
      Man Who Would Not Quit--A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight 
        for a New Constitutional Amendment, E722 [8MY]
  Remarks in House
      Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 27th 
        Amendment relative to congressional compensation, E722 [8MY]




WATSON, MAX

  Remarks in House
      Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth: award 
        recipient, E972 [5JN]




WATSON, MURIEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E801 [15MY]




WATSON, RICKY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E83 [27JA]




WATSON, SAXTON T.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E269 [28FE]




WATSONVILLE, CA

  Remarks in House
      Central Electric Co.: anniversary, E1356 [31JY]
      Watsonville Wetlands Watch (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]




WATSONVILLE WETLANDS WATCH (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1712 [19OC]




WATT, BRYAN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6469 [19SE]




WATT, MELVIN L. (a Representative from North Carolina)

  Amendments
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5265 
        [25JY]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2447 [8MY]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H5292 [25JY]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H5328 [26JY]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H6061 [14SE]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H3808 [19JN]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H441 [2FE]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H6061 [14SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish an office to encourage local 
        agricultural production and increase availability of fresh 
        food in nontraditional communities (see H.R. 3225), H903 
        [16FE]
      Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing 
        secondary education programs teaching high school students 
        about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 
        6390), H5999 [13SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 
        1521), H1154 [5MR]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in 
        financial literacy education for young adults and families 
        (see H.R. 300), H5766 [10SE]
      Dept. of Transportation: prioritize local comments when 
        selecting a toll pilot project (see H.R. 5713), H2644 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide equity for tuition and fees 
        for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 
        Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing 
        education programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]
      Drugs: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based 
        offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3662 [7JN]
      Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
        Industrial Designs: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case 
        of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real 
        property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance 
        with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3267 [30MY]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H5766 [10SE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate 
        (see H.R. 2342), H3363 [31MY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public 
        awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the 
        National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 
        [19MR]
      Patent Law Treaty: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H4065 [26JN]
      Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery 
        service (see H. Res. 137), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 
        998), H4907 [17JY]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H3915 [20JN]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit 
        rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 
        3661), H3163 [18MY]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H115 [23JA]
      Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater 
        flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see 
        H.R. 3545), H441 [2FE]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1846 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Tariff: acetic acid (see H.R. 3943), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid black 172 (see H.R. 3920), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid black 244 (chromate (2-), cobaltate (1-), and 
        chromate (1-)) mixtures (see H.R. 3957), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 171 (see H.R. 3945), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 221 (see H.R. 3935), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 264 (see H.R. 3963), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 284 (see H.R. 3958), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 324 (see H.R. 3933), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid red 182 (see H.R. 3948), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid red 278 (see H.R. 3941), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid red 414 (see H.R. 3938), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid red 426 (see H.R. 3965), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 79 (see H.R. 3944), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 137 (see H.R. 3936), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 151 (see H.R. 3934), H568 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 230 (see H.R. 3937), H568 [7FE]
      ------basic blue 94--1 (see H.R. 3959), H568 [7FE]
      ------benzenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 4964), H2206 [26AP]
      ------chemical mixtures (see H.R. 3949), H568 [7FE]
      ------cobaltate (2-) and cobaltate (3-) (see H.R. 3953), H568 
        [7FE]
      ------cuprate (4-) (see H.R. 3922), H568 [7FE]
      ------direct green 91 (see H.R. 3950), H568 [7FE]
      ------direct red 84 (see H.R. 3942), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 56 (see H.R. 3962), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 77 (see H.R. 3925), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 77 mixtures (see H.R. 3969), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 284 (see H.R. 3931, 3961), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse orange 288 (see H.R. 3960), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 60 (see H.R. 3917), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 159 (see H.R. 3951), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 311 (see H.R. 3954), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 367 mixtures (see H.R. 3939), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 367, benzo, and acetic acid mixtures (see 
        H.R. 3968), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 64 (see H.R. 3918), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 71 (see H.R. 3956), H568 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 184--1 (see H.R. 3947), H568 [7FE]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics of dyed cotton of single knit 
        construction (see H.R. 3926), H568 [7FE]
      ------made up articles (see H.R. 3923), H568 [7FE]
      ------(9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-dihydroxy(4-
        hydroxyphenyl)-) and (9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-
        dihydroxy(4-methoxyphenyl)-) mixtures (see H.R. 3964), H568 
        [7FE]
      ------1H-xantheno (see H.R. 3928), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive black 5 (see H.R. 3930), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive black 5, benzenesulfonic acid, and 1-
        naphthalenesulfonic acid mixtures (see H.R. 3967), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 19 (see H.R. 3946), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 19 mixtures (see H.R. 3971), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 187 (see H.R. 3955), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 224 (see H.R. 3921), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 250 and reactive black 5 mixtures (see H.R. 
        3966), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 122 (see H.R. 3952), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 123 (see H.R. 3929), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 198 (see H.R. 3932), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 198 and reactive red 239 mixtures (see H.R. 
        3970), H568 [7FE]
      ------reactive yellow 27 (see H.R. 3924), H568 [7FE]
      ------reduced vat blue 1 (see H.R. 3940), H568 [7FE]
      ------solvent yellow 163 (see H.R. 3927), H568 [7FE]
      ------vat blue 66 (see H.R. 3919), H568 [7FE]
      ------woven fabrics of cotton (see H.R. 3972), H568 [7FE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian 
        lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal 
        development of Indian lands (H.R. 3973), H571 [7FE]
      Tariff: acetic acid (H.R. 3943), H570 [7FE]
      ------acid black 172 (H.R. 3920), H569 [7FE]
      ------acid black 244 (chromate (2-), cobaltate (1-), and 
        chromate (1-)) mixtures (H.R. 3957), H570 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 171 (H.R. 3945), H570 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 221 (H.R. 3935), H569 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 264 (H.R. 3963), H571 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 284 (H.R. 3958), H570 [7FE]
      ------acid blue 324 (H.R. 3933), H569 [7FE]
      ------acid red 182 (H.R. 3948), H570 [7FE]
      ------acid red 278 (H.R. 3941), H570 [7FE]
      ------acid red 414 (H.R. 3938), H570 [7FE]
      ------acid red 426 (H.R. 3965), H571 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 79 (H.R. 3944), H570 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 137 (H.R. 3936), H569 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 151 (H.R. 3934), H569 [7FE]
      ------acid yellow 230 (H.R. 3937), H569 [7FE]
      ------basic blue 94--1 (H.R. 3959), H570 [7FE]
      ------chemical mixtures (H.R. 3949), H570 [7FE]
      ------cobaltate (2-) and cobaltate (3-) (H.R. 3953), H570 [7FE]
      ------cuprate (4-) (H.R. 3922), H569 [7FE]
      ------direct green 91 (H.R. 3950), H570 [7FE]
      ------direct red 84 (H.R. 3942), H570 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 56 (H.R. 3962), H571 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 77 (H.R. 3925), H569 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 77 mixtures (H.R. 3969), H571 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 284 (H.R. 3931), H569 [7FE]
      ------disperse blue 284 (H.R. 3961), H570 [7FE]
      ------disperse orange 288 (H.R. 3960), H570 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 60 (H.R. 3917), H569 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 159 (H.R. 3951), H570 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 311 (H.R. 3954), H570 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 367 mixtures (H.R. 3939), H570 [7FE]
      ------disperse red 367, benzo, and acetic acid mixtures (H.R. 
        3968), H571 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 64 (H.R. 3918), H569 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 71 (H.R. 3956), H570 [7FE]
      ------disperse yellow 184--1 (H.R. 3947), H570 [7FE]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics of dyed cotton of single knit 
        construction (H.R. 3926), H569 [7FE]
      ------made up articles (H.R. 3923), H569 [7FE]
      ------(9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-dihydroxy(4-
        hydroxyphenyl)-) and (9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-
        dihydroxy(4-methoxyphenyl)-) mixtures (H.R. 3964), H571 [7FE]
      ------1H-xantheno (H.R. 3928), H569 [7FE]
      ------reactive black 5 (H.R. 3930), H569 [7FE]
      ------reactive black 5, benzenesulfonic acid, and 1-
        naphthalenesulfonic acid mixtures (H.R. 3967), H571 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 19 (H.R. 3946), H570 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 19 mixtures (H.R. 3971), H571 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 187 (H.R. 3955), H570 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 224 (H.R. 3921), H569 [7FE]
      ------reactive blue 250 and reactive black 5 mixtures (H.R. 
        3966), H571 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 122 (H.R. 3952), H570 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 123 (H.R. 3929), H569 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 198 and reactive red 239 mixtures (H.R. 
        3970), H571 [7FE]
      ------reactive red 198 (H.R. 3932), H569 [7FE]
      ------reactive yellow 27 (H.R. 3924), H569 [7FE]
      ------reduced vat blue 1 (H.R. 3940), H570 [7FE]
      ------solvent yellow 163 (H.R. 3927), H569 [7FE]
      ------vat blue 66 (H.R. 3919), H569 [7FE]
      ------woven fabrics of cotton (H.R. 3972), H571 [7FE]
  Remarks
      African Americans: tribute to contributions of African American 
        inventors, H969 [28FE]
      Dept. of Defense: anniversary of B-1 U.S. Navy Band, 
        E498 [29MR]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5153 [24JY]
      Government regulations: exempt patent application process 
        regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5265 [25JY]
      Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H969 [28FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require health care 
        exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H3611 [7JN]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3611 
        [7JN]
      Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for 
        dilution (H.R. 6215), H5795 [11SE]
  Tributes
      Sanders, Hank & Rose, E1723 [26OC]
      Sullivan, John V., H1632 [27MR]




WATT, SARAH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3048 [9MY]




WATTS, CA

  Remarks in House
      Perry, Denzell: Boys & Girls Clubs of America Pacific Region 
        Youth of the Year award recipient, E1582 [20SE]




WATTS, DOUGLAS

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




WATTS, WARREN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1095 [20JN]




WAUKEE, IA

  Remarks in House
      Wittmuss, Jason K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1292 [19JY]




WAUSAU, WI

  Remarks in House
      Wausau Kayak/Canoe Corp.: hosting of International Canoe 
        Federation Junior and Under-23 Canoe Slalom World 
        Championships, E1217 [10JY]




WAUSAU KAYAK/CANOE CORP.

  Remarks in House
      International Canoe Federation: hosting of Junior and Under-23 
        Canoe Slalom World Championships, E1217 [10JY]




WAVE3.COM (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      Hodgenville Police Chief Remembers Fallen Officer, S6423 [19SE]




WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6019 [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6214 [20SE]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3899 [20JN]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]
      Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle 
        (see H.R. 3704), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H2072 [24AP]
      Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults 
        (see H.R. 3435), H1915 [17AP]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H376 
        [1FE]
      Business and industry: prohibit executives of financial firms 
        from insuring against having to repay illegally-received 
        compensation or to pay civil penalties to protect personal 
        assets (see H.R. 5860), H3265 [30MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a 
        ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 
        108), H1390 [19MR]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims 
        arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H6284 
        [25SE]
      Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention 
        related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H1846 [16AP]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of 
        Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds 
        for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to 
        natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and 
        affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations 
        and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H6280 [21SE]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a 
        request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt 
        decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 
        [6JN]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H5526 [31JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H803 [15FE] (see H.R. 
        4816), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H3733 [18JN]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see H.R. 4083), H4685 [9JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H4158 
        [27JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 3357), H2033 [19AP] (see H.R. 6087), H5923 
        [12SE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      ------eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws 
        for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), 
        H4775 [10JY]
      Diseases: recognize potential for virtual elimination of 
        pediatric HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive 
        (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------support continued international cooperation to combat HIV/
        AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 131), H5202 [24JY]
      Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild 
        and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways 
        back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H1497 
        [21MR]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for 
        tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H375 [1FE]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex 
        spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
        or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 
        2364), H1915 [17AP]
      FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a 
        determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device 
        that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design 
        that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]
      ------establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and 
        biosimilars (see H.R. 3988), H640 [8FE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H1210 [6MR]
      ------make corrections relative to user fees (see H.R. 6433), 
        H6150 [19SE]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (see H.R. 5651), H2565 [9MY]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H3171 [25MY]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H2814 [16MY]
      Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of 
        assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 
        5977), H4908 [17JY]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H641 [8FE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 
        6412), H6234 [20SE]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H4064 [26JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1463), 
        H376 [1FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting 
        requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 6272), H5704 
        [2AU]
      Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important 
        antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases 
        (see H.R. 965), H6151 [19SE]
      ------prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
        generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug 
        into the market (see H.R. 3995), H692 [9FE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H5078 [19JY]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6280 [21SE]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see H. Res. 704), H5202 [24JY]
      Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary 
        schools to make information available on equality in athletic 
        programs (see H.R. 458), H1846 [16AP]
      ------provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and 
        repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and 
        community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H79 [18JA]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H2715 [15MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1808 [29MR]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 
        [31JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H1915 [17AP]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H5130 [23JY]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6279 [21SE]
      ------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil 
        fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 
        [27AP]
      Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
        Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see H.R. 6131), 
        H5526 [31JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H6302 [5OC]
  Remarks
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E623 [24AP]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2614 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1696 [28MR]
      Congress: legislative process, H6286, H6296 [28SE]
      Corwin, Toni and Bruce: Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, CA, 
        Humanitarian Award recipients, E259 [28FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2234 [27AP]
      Dept. of Energy: analyze regulations other nations apply to 
        their oil and gas industries and compare them to U.S. 
        regulations, H3899 [20JN]
      ------ensure the innovative technology loan guarantee program is 
        able to continue to accept applications for new loan 
        guarantees, H6019 [14SE]
      ------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program 
        and provide taxpayer protections from pending program 
        participants (H.R. 6213), H6011, H6012, H6013, H6019 [14SE]
      ------require consultation and input of National Energy 
        Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, H3898 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (H.R. 
        6118), H6141 [19SE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 
        6163), H6140 [19SE]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (H.R. 733), H6146 [19SE]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2234 [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6199, H6201, H6214 [20SE], 
        H6244, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H757, H758 [15FE]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers, H6146 [19SE]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H914 [17FE], E265-
        E267 [28FE]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (H.R. 4273), H5604 [1AU]
      EPA: expand ability to waive certain pollution control fuel 
        requirements when there is a fuel distribution problem and 
        complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. of Energy, 
        H3903 [20JN]
      ------prohibit consideration of feasibility and cost in revising 
        and supplementing national ambient air quality standards for 
        ozone, H3902 [20JN]
      ------prohibit delay in finalization of rules to establish clean 
        air standards and to reduce air pollution if such rules will 
        provide protection against asthma and other health effects, 
        H3899, H3900 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of regional haze regulations at 
        the Navajo Generating Station in Page, AZ, H6246, H6247 [21SE]
      ------provide States increased flexibility in implementing 
        regional haze management standards through State 
        implementation plans, H6244 [21SE]
      ------uphold scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers 
        the public health and welfare, H6214 [20SE]
      FCC: provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, 
        ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct 
        incentive auctions, H914 [17FE]
      ------provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1611, H1612, H1617 [27MR]
      ------require entities sponsoring political advertising to 
        disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a 
        certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1617 
        [27MR]
      FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified 
        infectious disease products, H3228 [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3228 
        [30MY]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3861, H3862 [20JN]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), H6286 [28SE]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (H.R. 3835), H310 [1FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H757, H758 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1957, 
        H1958 [18AP]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3038, H3039, H3043, H3044 [17MY], H3869 
        [20JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5232 
        [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1957, H1958 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3038, H3039, 
        H3043, H3044 [17MY]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1454, H1456, H1457, H1459, 
        H1461, H1463, H1465, H1467 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4726 [10JY]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014 [19AP]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), E1403 [3AU]
      Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit 
        of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 
        1905), Senate amendment (H. Res. 750), E1404 [3AU]
      Medicare: reform, H1461 [21MR]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H914 [17FE]
      Parliamentary inquiry, H6296 [28SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H323 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4726 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1454, H1456, H1457, H1459, H1465, H1467 
        [21MR]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3876, H3898, H3899, H3900, 
        H3902, H3903 [20JN]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3869, H3874 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1957, H1958 [18AP]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        motion to instruct conferees, H3038, H3039, H3043, H3044 
        [17MY], H3869, H3874 [20JN]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), 
        H6143 [19SE]
  Summaries
      Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): 
        Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]
  Tributes
      Arness, James, E887 [25MY]
      Burke, Warren, H3862 [20JN]
      Flamm, Eric, H3862 [20JN]
      Nelson, Karen, H3862 [20JN]
      Patl, Arun, H3862 [20JN]
      Renfrew, Megan, H3862 [20JN]
      Rowland, F. Sherwood, E802 [15MY]




WAXMAN, JUDY

  Letters
      Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3603 [7JN]




WAYNE, PA

  Remarks in House
      Harcum College: Main Line Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Business 
        of the Year Award recipient, E1398 [3AU]




WAYNE, WENDY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4162 [28JN], H4637 [29JN], E1168 [28JN]




WAYNE COUNTY, KY

  Bills and resolutions
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see 
        S. Res. 357), S163 [30JA] (see H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 
        [18JA]
  Remarks in House
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (H. 
        Res. 517), E42 [18JA]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 3792), E42 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (S. 
        Res. 357), S173 [30JA], S203 [31JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 357, Civil War Battle of Mill Springs anniversary, S167, 
        S173 [30JA]




WAYNE COUNTY, NY

  Remarks in House
      Walworth-Seely Public Library: anniversary, E909 [30MY]




WEAPONS  related term(s) Biological Weapons; Chemical Weapons
  Amendments
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1475, S1484 [7MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 
        2165), S4779 [29JN]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3047, S3048 
        [9MY]
  Articles and editorials
      Strategic Stability in Today's Nuclear World, S2810 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Armed Forces: support designation of ``Initial Success or Total 
        Failure'' as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal 
        organizations (see H. Res. 624), H2031 [19AP]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see S. 2089), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 3981), 
        H640 [8FE]
      ------provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (see S. 3054), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5706), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related 
        programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of 
        multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]
      Dept. of Transportation: prevent the use of unmanned aircraft 
        systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace 
        system (see H.R. 5950), H3707 [15JN]
      Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5291 
        [25JY]
      ------enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of 
        firearms (see H.R. 4190), H1304 [8MR]
      ------establish national standard to allow State concealed 
        handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see S. 
        2188), S1613 [13MR]
      ------more comprehensively address the interstate transportation 
        of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H1641 [27MR]
      ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 2213), 
        S1847 [20MR]
      ------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of 
        ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of 
        ammunition (see S. 3458), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6241), H5525 
        [31JY]
      Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to 
        counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, 
        chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western 
        Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H4654 [29JN]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2546 [19AP] (see 
        H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4133), H1152 [5MR]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 
        3300), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5987), H3974 [21JN]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H2067 [24AP]
      National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 
        624), H2031 [19AP]
      National Guard: increase authorized number of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Civil Support Teams (see S. 3188), S3234 [16MY]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see 
        H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]
      National Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act: support goals and 
        ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1305 [8MR]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1133 [1MR]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), 
        S5047 [16JY]
      ------strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by ensuring the 
        safety, security, reliability, and credibility of the nuclear 
        weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1304 [8MR]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (see H. Res. 
        720), H4655 [29JN]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (see S. Res. 479), S3729 [5JN]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in District of Columbia 
        v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 677), H3480 [5JN]
      Syria: condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing U.N. 
        resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence against 
        civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful transition of 
        leadership (see S. Res. 494), S4203 [14JN]
      ------impose sanctions due to human rights abuses (see S. 2034), 
        S75 [24JA]
      ------oppose sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, 
        refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any 
        military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria (see S. 
        Con. Res. 54), S5381 [25JY]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (see S. 2152), S1373 [2MR]
      ------require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (see S. 2224), S2001 
        [22MR]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5846), H3162 [18MY]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (see S. Res. 480), S3729 
        [5JN]
  Cost Estimates
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2764): CBO, 
        H3242 [30MY]
  Letters
      Army depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base: several Representatives, H4987 [18JY]
      Condemn inclusion of Iran as conference member to negotiate U.N. 
        Arms Trade Treaty: Senator Isakson, S4807 [10JY]
      Condemn Russian support and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support sanctions and transfer of leadership: 
        Mahmoud Khattab, American Syrian Coalition, E1385 [1AU]
      Dept. of Defense to end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) 
        relative to role in arms sales to Syria: several Senators, 
        S1697 [15MR]
      National missile defense system funding: Representatives McKeon 
        and Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services (House), 
        H5031 [19JY]
      Oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty if such treaty restricts the right 
        to keep and bear arms: several Representatives, S4807 [10JY]
      U.S. agreement with Russia relative to missile defenses: 
        Representative Michael R. Turner, Committee on Armed Services 
        (House), H5032 [19JY]
  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Threat in Lebanon Posed by 
        Actions of Certain Persons To Undermine Legitimate Democratic 
        Institutions: President Obama, S5302 [24JY], H5141 [24JY]
  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: preserve right to keep and bear arms for active 
        duty military personnel stationed or residing in the District 
        of Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]
      Army: depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic 
        defense industrial base, H4987, H4988 [18JY], H5023 [19JY]
      Dept. of Defense: C-17 Fighter program funding, H3030 [17MY], 
        H5045 [19JY]
      ------Defense Environmental Restoration Program-Formerly Used 
        Defense Sites funding, H4954 [18JY]
      ------directed energy technologies initiatives funding, H2791 
        [16MY], H5057 [19JY]
      ------end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to 
        role in arms sales to Syria, H5038-H5040 [19JY], E1298 [23JY]
      ------F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3019-H3021 
        [17MY]
      ------F-22 Fighter program funding, H2821 [17MY]
      ------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3024-H3026 
        [17MY], H4965, H4966 [18JY]
      ------Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund funding, 
        H4985, H4986 [18JY]
      ------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3023, 
        H3024 [17MY]
      ------national missile defense system funding, H2790 [16MY]
      ------prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding to Russia 
        pending certification that they are not supporting Syria or 
        providing weapons of mass destruction technology to Syria, 
        North Korea, or Iran, H3086, H3094 [17MY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or implement 
        studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, H5040-
        H5042 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5047, H5048 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with 
        Russia, H5031-H5033 [19JY]
      ------reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic 
        nuclear missiles, H4989 [18JY]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, 
        E485 [29MR]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs 
        (H.R. 3974), H592 [8FE], H1532 [22MR]
      ------V-22 Osprey funding, H3021, H3022 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: continue monitoring of impact of the U.S. 
        nuclear testing program on Runit Island of the Marshall 
        Islands, H4890 [17JY]
      ------National Ignition Facility continued support of nuclear 
        weapons stockpile, inertial fusion energy development, and 
        basic science research funding, H3354 [31MY]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H2791 
        [16MY], H3006, H3007 [17MY], H3419, H3420 [5JN]
      ------National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat 
        Reduction Initiative funding, H3418, H3424 [5JN]
      ------non-defense environmental cleanup funding through 
        reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration 
        funding, H3415 [5JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Border Enforcement 
        Security Task Force, H3244, H3245 [30MY]
      ------establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of 
        mass destruction intelligence and information sharing 
        functions and require dissemination of information to relevant 
        entities (H.R. 2764), H3241-H3243 [30MY], E914 [31MY]
      Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or 
        the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
        suspected terrorists (H.R. 1506), H2456 [9MY]
      Dept. of Transportation: prevent the use of unmanned aircraft 
        systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace 
        system (H.R. 5950), H4144 [27JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the use of unmanned aircraft systems 
        as weapons while operating in the national airspace system, 
        H4143, H4144 [27JN]
      District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 
        645), H3074 [17MY]
      Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax 
        rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, 
        Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment 
        (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]
      Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from 
        buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal 
        Background Check System and require a background check for 
        every firearm sale (H.R. 1781), H2456 [9MY]
      ------establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1918 
        [18AP], H5204 [25JY]
      ------facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public 
        target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]
      ------gun control, H1856 [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5081, H5117 
        [23JY], H5135 [24JY], H5204 [25JY], H5634 [2AU], H6163 [20SE], 
        E1582 [20SE]
      ------prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, H5135 [24JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3084, H3085 
        [17MY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system, H2483 [9MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (H.R. 4133), 
        H2481-H2492 [9MY], E763 [10MY], E779 [11MY], E787 [15MY], E810 
        [16MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        H4884-H4888 [17JY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launch of 
        multistage rocket, E569, E573 [18AP], E647 [25AP]
      ------nuclear weapons proliferation, E573 [18AP]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 
        5987), H6128-H6132 [19SE], E1652 [21SE], E1657 [25SE], E1659 
        [28SE]
      Mexico: U.S. policy, H4825 [11JY]
      National Guard: Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams 
        funding, H3031 [17MY]
      National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws 
        relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (H.R. 
        4063), E218 [16FE]
      National security: call for adoption of smart security platform 
        for the 21st century, H4995 [18JY]
      ------call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st 
        century (H. Res. 19), H123 [24JA], H378 [2FE], H585 [8FE], 
        H1024 [29FE], H1162 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H3485 [6JN], H4694 
        [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4916 [18JY], H5771 [11SE], H6157 [20SE]
      ------improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, 
        and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction, 
        E914 [31MY]
      Navy: shipbuilding funding, H2836 [17MY]
      ------Virginia-class submarine program funding, H2791, H2793 
        [16MY]
      Nuclear weapons: funding, H2790 [16MY]
      ------recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear 
        understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (H. Res. 21), 
        H1162 [6MR]
      Pakistan: condition Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund funding on 
        certification of efforts to counter improvised explosive 
        devices operations, H3135 [18MY]
      Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in 
        management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), 
        H1876 [17AP]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (H. Res. 
        720), E1199 [29JN]
      Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of 
        Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such 
        transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership 
        transfer in Syria (H. Res. 742), E1384 [1AU]
      Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related 
        components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain 
        restrictions, H2792 [16MY], H2997, H2998, H3005, H3006 [17MY]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H1529 
        [22MR], H5567-H5569, H5571, H5572, H5576-H5578 [1AU], E178 
        [9FE], E1409, E1412, E1415, E1419, E1421 [3AU]
      Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China, E846 [18MY]
      ------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to 
        strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military 
        threat from China (H.R. 2992), E226 [17FE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms, H5296 [26JY], E1241 [12JY]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        reductions to strategic delivery systems pending certification 
        that Russia has met certain conditions, H3137, H3138 [18MY]
      ------report on impact on national security of reducing nuclear 
        weapons stockpiles, H3069, H3070 [17MY]
      USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related 
        nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], H3421-
        H3423 [5JN]
      War: Presidential authority under the Constitution as it 
        pertains to the authorization of drone strikes, H3278 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their 
        function as a critical component of the organic defense 
        industrial base (S. 3054), S3076 [10MY], S4717 [28JN]
      Boeing Co.: anniversary of B-52 bomber, S3726 [5JN]
      Dept. of Defense: clean energy technologies initiatives funding, 
        S3266, S3269 [17MY]
      ------end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to 
        role in arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 [15MR]
      ------national missile defense system funding, S5127 [18JY], 
        S6085 [11SE]
      ------small arms weapons and ammunition modernization funding, 
        S5832-S5835 [1AU]
      Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration 
        nuclear modernization program funding, S814, S815 [16FE]
      Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against 
        pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, 
        and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S1476, S1484 [7MR]
      Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows 
        (S. 35), S2773 [26AP], S4632 [26JN]
      ------gun control, S1729 [15MR], S5249 [23JY], S5280 [24JY], 
        S5466 [26JY]
      ------prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (S. 32), S4632 [26JN], S5863 [1AU]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (S. 2325), S3420 [22MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165), 
        S4779, S4780 [29JN]
      Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border 
        cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien 
        smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. 
        borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
      National security: strengthen nuclear deterrence, S2809 [26AP]
      Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for 
        workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 519), 
        S5898 [1AU]
      Obama, President: assessment of comments relative to missile 
        defense made to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, S2223 
        [29MR]
      Peterson AFB, CO: anniversary of Air Force Space Command, S6622 
        [21SE]
      Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal, S4717 
        [28JN]
      Russia: call for cessation of arms sales to Syria, S1696, S1697 
        [15MR]
      Strategic Air Command: anniversary of stand down and dedication 
        of memorial (S. Res. 479), S3736 [5JN]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, S5847 [1AU]
      ------promote U.S. policy objectives through imposition of 
        sanctions, creation of a Syrian Stabilization Fund, support 
        for opposition and democracy efforts, and departure from power 
        of Bashar al-Assad (S. 2152), S1493 [7MR]
      ------require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3048 [9MY]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: condemn inclusion of Iran as conference 
        member, S4806 [10JY]
      ------oppose if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear 
        arms, S4806 [10JY], S5128 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the 
        right to keep and bear arms (S. 2205), S3244 [17MY]
      U.S. Strategic Command: anniversary (S. Res. 480), S3736 [5JN]
      U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit 
        constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense 
        systems, S2017 [26MR], S2192 [29MR]
      ------require concurrent implementation of nuclear weapon 
        modernization plan, S815 [16FE]
  Reports filed
      Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) 
        (S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
      Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5987) (H. Rept. 112-676), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1478) (S. Rept. 112-128), S42 [23JA]
      Presidential Requirement To Report to Congress on All Known 
        Syrian Opposition Groups and the Number and Security of 
        Weapons Used by the Regime and Opposition Forces: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2224), S2819 [26AP]
      Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3065) (H. Rept. 112-529), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2165) (S. Rept. 112-179), S4674 
        [27JN]
      WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on 
        Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 112-466), 
        H2441 [8MY]
  Statements
      Enewetak People--Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever 
        Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 
        [21SE], H3243 [30MY]
      H.R. 2764, WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H3241 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 4133, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H2481 
        [9MY]
      H.R. 5987, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act, 
        H6128-H6130 [19SE]
      S. 1855, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and 
        attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
        weapons reauthorization, S1476, S1484-S1493 [7MR]
      S. 2165, U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, H4884 
        [17JY]
      S. 3054, Army Arsenal Strategic Workload Enhancement Act, S3046 
        [9MY]
      S. Con. Res. 54, oppose sale, shipment, performance of 
        maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade 
        of any military equipment from or by Russia to or for Syria, 
        S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 479, Strategic Air Command stand down anniversary and 
        memorial dedication, S3733, S3736 [5JN]
      S. Res. 480, U.S. Strategic Command anniversary, S3733, S3737 
        [5JN]
      S. Res. 494, condemn Russia for providing weapons and opposing 
        U.N. resolutions on Syria, call for the end of violence 
        against civilians, and support sanctions and a peaceful 
        transition of leadership in Syria, S4207 [14JN]
      S. Res. 519, designate a national day of remembrance for workers 
        of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S5048 [16JY], S5898 [1AU]




WEAR AMERICAN ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3444), S5726 [31JY]




WEATHER

  Addresses
      Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya: Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic 
        and Cultural Representative to the U.S., S2914 [7MY]
  Announcements
      Moment of silence for victims of Hurricane Sandy, H6319 [30OC], 
        H6321 [2NO]
  Articles and editorials
      Arctic Ice Melt Is Setting Stage for Severe Winters, S4855 
        [11JY]
      Congress Delays Farm Bill as Drought Spreads, S5456 [26JY]
      Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic, S5638 [30JY]
      Game Over for the Climate, S3073 [10MY]
      Green `Drivel' Exposed--The Godfather of Global Warming Lowers 
        the Boom on Climate Change Hysteria, H4650 [29JN]
      Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report, S3074 [10MY]
      IPCC Lead Author Misleads US Congress, S5856 [1AU]
      Maj. Gen. Dubie Is Vermonter of the Year, S122 [26JA]
      Panetta Warns Climate Change Having `Dramatic Impact' on 
        National Security, H2452 [9MY]
      U.S. Corn Growers Farming in Hell as Midwest Heat Spreads, S4856 
        [11JY]
      Weatherization Assistance Is Effective Investment, E1184 [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      Air Force Weather: anniversary (see S. Res. 545), S5978 [2AU]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 
        6389), H5999 [13SE]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H3362 [31MY]
      Corps of Engineers: temporarily relieve cost-sharing 
        requirements of watershed mitigation projects and flood damage 
        reduction projects for counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or 
        Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
      Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
        damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 6581), H6323 [2NO]
      ------provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Irene and 
        Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3986), H640 [8FE]
      National forests: declare state of emergency and implement 
        hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and 
        unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, 
        disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 
        4331), H1804 [29MR]
      National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see 
        S. 3584), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]
      National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 
        [21SE]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (see H.R. 5826), H3161 [18MY]
      NOAA: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, 
        Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and 
        environmental information program to support renewable energy 
        (see S. 3371), S4893 [11JY]
      ------establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage 
        coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      Taxation: increase amount of low-income housing credit that may 
        be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see S. 3243), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 3769), H26 
        [17JA]
      ------reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal 
        emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, 
        reduce deficit, and return funds to the American people (see 
        H.R. 6338), H5706 [2AU]
  Letters
      NOAA storm warning systems funding: Representative Hall, 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2356 
        [8MY]
      Position of James Lovelock on global warming: Gordon J. Fulks, 
        H4650 [29JN]
  Lists
      Global cooling predictions, S5857 [1AU]
  Remarks in House
      Bourne, MA: unveiling of high water mark commemorating 1938 
        hurricane, E943 [31MY]
      Charity Productions (organization): tribute to Ecumenical 
        Hurricane Forum, H3279 [31MY]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (H. Res. 672), E933 [31MY]
      ------global warming, H4649-H4652 [29JN], H4778 [11JY], H5017 
        [19JY]
      ------impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, H5645-H5647 [2AU]
      ------impact of global warming on national security, H2451 [9MY]
      Corps of Engineers: coastal storm damage reduction projects 
        funding, H3452 [5JN]
      Dept. of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program funding, 
        E1183 [29JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Regional Information Sharing Systems Program 
        funding through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, 
        H2374 [8MY]
      Dept. of the Interior: require offshore oil and gas lease permit 
        applications to include estimates on production and the impact 
        on climate change from consumption of any oil or gas found 
        under permit, H5181, H5182 [24JY]
      Disasters: anniversary of Susquehanna River flooding in 
        aftermath of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, E1544 
        [14SE]
      ------effect of drought on agriculture, H5644-H5647, H5654, 
        H5656 [2AU], H5927 [13SE]
      ------express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3271, H3278, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H3584 [7JN], E932, E942 
        [31MY], E954, E956 [1JN], E1007 [7JN]
      EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, H4649-H4652 [29JN]
      FCC: preserve ability for effective and efficient communication 
        systems to alert the public of dangerous weather conditions, 
        H1623 [27MR]
      Fort Hood, TX: anniversary of Air Force 3d Weather Squadron, 
        E520 [16AP]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations that protect the 
        public from extreme weather events from regulatory freeze, 
        H5260 [25JY]
      Illinois: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts 
        in responding to tornadoes, E408 [21MR]
      Indiana: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage 
        caused by tornadoes, H1190 [6MR]
      ------tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts in 
        responding to tornadoes, H1160 [6MR], E327 [7MR]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (H.R. 5826), E853 [18MY]
      NOAA: Climate Competitive Research, Sustained Observations and 
        Regional Information Program funding, E822 [16MY]
      ------Climate Portal Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS) 
        funding, H2522 [9MY]
      NSF: Climate Change Education Program funding, H2535, H2536 
        [9MY]
      Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy 
        independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition 
        to a clean energy economy, H3399 [1JN]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6050 [14SE]
      SEC: prohibit from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance on 
        climate change, H5280-H5282 [25JY]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Tennessee, E698 [27AP]
      ------express condolences to victims of recent tornadoes in the 
        Midwest and South, E423 [22MR]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H483-H485 [6FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Air Force Weather: anniversary (S. Res. 545), S6012 [2AU]
      Alaska: tribute to Coast Guard and Alaska National Guard for 
        response to severe weather, S115-S117 [26JA]
      Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts 
        with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]
      Climate: global warming, S673-S679 [15FE], S2221 [29MR], S2487 
        [18AP], S3073-S3075 [10MY], S3266, S3269 [17MY], S3612, S3613 
        [24MY], S3775 [6JN], S4184 [14JN], S4255-S4261 [19JN], S4647-
        S4649 [27JN], S4853-S4856, S4859-S4862 [11JY], S5196-S5198 
        [19JY], S5458-S5460 [26JY], S5635-S5642 [30JY], S5836-S5839, 
        S5841, S5853-S5858 [1AU], S5925-S5927 [2AU], S6306-S6308 
        [13SE], S6494, S6496 [20SE]
      ------impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of 
        natural disasters, S5637 [30JY]
      ------impact of global warming on the economy, S4255-S4261 
        [19JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN]
      Coast Guard: ensure U.S. icebreaking capabilities (S. 1620), 
        S112 [26JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: National Resource Conservation Service 
        Emergency Watershed Protection program funding, S6499, S6524 
        [20SE]
      ------provide Non-Insured Disaster Program funding to eligible 
        producers facing a loss due to freeze or frost, S4338 [20JN]
      Disasters: effect of drought on agriculture, S5175 [19JY], 
        S5339, S5340 [25JY], S5454-S5457 [26JY], S5835 [1AU], S5956, 
        S5966 [2AU]
      Dubie, Michael: Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year 
        honoree, S121 [26JA]
      Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating 
        to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any 
        Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2126 [28MR]
      Floods: anniversary of Souris River flooding in North Dakota, 
        S4415 [21JN]
      Indiana: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage 
        caused by tornadoes, S1414 [6MR], S1519 [8MR]
      Inhofe, Senator: call to rethink opinion that global warming is 
        a hoax, S5635-S5638 [30JY]
      Taiwan: tribute to food donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]
      Taxation: extend renewable energy production tax credit, S674-
        S678 [15FE]
      Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first 
        responders, and provide assistance to Illinois, S1114 [29FE], 
        S1380 [5MR], S1403 [6MR]
      ------express condolences for victims, commend first responders, 
        and provide assistance to Kentucky, S1161 [1MR], S1376 [5MR], 
        S1573 [12MR], S2190 [29MR]
      ------express condolences for victims, commend first responders, 
        and provide assistance to Missouri, S1115 [29FE]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), S582 [13FE]
      Water: infrastructure upgrade and modernization funding, S5186 
        [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian 
        Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the 
        tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]
      S. Res. 545, Air Force Weather anniversary, S5992, S6012 [2AU]
      S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]




WEAVER, DAVID

  Articles and editorials
      NASA Administration Meets With Apollo Astronauts; Agency Will 
        Work Cooperatively To Resolve Artifact Ownership Issues, H6086 
        [19SE]




WEAVER, DREW W.

  Remarks in House
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: designate (H.R. 3248), H707, H708 [14FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: designate (H.R. 3248), S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, 
        MO: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        (Senate) (H.R. 3248), S2730 [25AP]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3248, Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, 
        St. Charles, MO, H707 [14FE]




WEAVER, GERALD

  Eulogies
      Tribute to Marie C. Colvin, S1184 [1MR]




WEAVER, MADISON

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E820 [16MY], E874 
        [18MY]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E820 [16MY], E873 [18MY]




WEAVER, SARAH

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6284 [12SE]




WEBB, ALEC

  Articles and editorials
      Vision Realized, S4413 [21JN]




WEBB, ARTHUR H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E983 [5JN]




WEBB, JAMES L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E210 [16FE]




WEBB, JIM (a Senator from Virginia)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3999 [12JN], 
        S4370 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S209 [31JA]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S615 [14FE]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (S. 
        Res. 524), S6004, S6011 [2AU]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3047, S3048 
        [9MY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5980 [2AU]
  Appointments
      Acting President pro tempore, S3 [6JA], S1027 [24FE], S6695 
        [9OC], S6701 [19OC]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see S. 2214), S1847 
        [20MR]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Chesapeake Bay: reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
        Initiative and improve Dept. of Agriculture assistance to 
        farmers and foresters within the watershed and to States with 
        water quality programs (see S. 2294), S2496 [18AP]
      Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and 
        improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency 
        operations (see S. 2139), S1147 [29FE] (see S. 3286), S3976 
        [12JN]
      Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges 
        from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-
        Federal sources to count military and veterans' education 
        benefits under such rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE]
      Dept. of Energy: require a quadrennial energy review to assess 
        current domestic capabilities and future energy needs (see S. 
        1703), S2969 [8MY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see S. 362), S5085 [17JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: implement President Obama's proposed 
        Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and 
        conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore 
        energy development (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]
      Diseases: provide grants to better understand and reduce 
        gestational diabetes (see S. 1221), S4822 [10JY]
      Fang Lizhi: tribute (see S. Res. 476), S3688 [4JN]
      FDA: ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 
        1882), S6064 [10SE]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4299 
        [19JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see S. 1454), S3423 [22MY]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5659 [30JY]
      Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 
        490), S5135 [18JY]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 552), S6271 
        [12SE]
      National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), 
        S494 [9FE]
      Palau: approve results of the review of Compact of Free 
        Association between the U.S. and Palau (see S. 343), S5257 
        [23JY]
      Philippines: celebrate anniversary of U.S.-Philippines Mutual 
        Defense Treaty and overall bilateral relationship (see S. Res. 
        481), S3729 [5JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR]
      Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), 
        S2393 [17AP]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels 
        (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]
      Southeast Asia: reaffirm U.S. support for declaration of conduct 
        of parties in the South China Sea among Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and China (see 
        S. Res. 524), S5257 [23JY]
      Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known 
        opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used 
        by the regime and opposition forces (see S. 2224), S2001 
        [22MR]
      Taxation: extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans 
        (see S. 3536), S6270 [12SE]
      ------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking 
        and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common 
        cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1034), S208 [31JA]
      ------provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, 
        create jobs, and encourage investment (see S. 1174), S3729 
        [5JN]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        S. Res. 356), S163 [30JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S2245 [29MR]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S615 
        [14FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: require the President to seek congressional 
        approval before engaging members in military humanitarian 
        operations (see S. 3176), S3129 [14MY]
      Business and industry: prohibit the transfer of proprietary 
        technology and intellectual property developed with Federal 
        funding to entities of certain countries (see S. 2063), S323 
        [2FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S4893 [11JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (see S. 2179), S1540 [8MR]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (see S. 2117), S850 [16FE]
      National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 425), S2496 
        [18AP]
      Navy: provide an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School 
        at the Washington Navy Yard for the Man in the Sea Memorial 
        Monument to honors military divers (see S. Con. Res. 46), 
        S3782 [6JN]
  Cloture motions
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 
        [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
  Remarks
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (S. 3372), S4894 [11JY]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of 
        educational assistance (S. 2179), S1541 [8MR]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (S. 2117), S852 [16FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services, S1112 [29FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S1112 [29FE]
      Southeast Asia: call on China to work with the Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states to resolve 
        territorial issues in the South China Sea, S5335 [25JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5335 [25JY]
      War: ensure balance of power, as established by the 
        Constitution, between Congress and the President relative to 
        initiation of hostilities by Armed Forces, S2998-S3000 [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S5705 [31JY]
  Tributes
      Hagan, Elizabeth Evans, S5169 [19JY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S2078 [27MR]




WEBB, MS

  Remarks in House
      Small business: tribute to the Webb Diner, E1724 [26OC]




WEBB, WILMA J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Anti-Defamation League: Mountain States Civil Rights Award 
        recipient, S563 [13FE]




WEBBER, CLEMMIE E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1378 [1AU]




WEBER, MARY E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E156 [7FE]




WEBER COUNTY, UT

  Bills and resolutions
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (see 
        S. Res. 355), S132 [26JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ogden, UT: honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden Police Dept., and wish a speedy recovery 
        to other officers wounded while serving a search warrant (S. 
        Res. 355), S114 [26JA]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 355, honor and express condolences to family of Jared 
        Francom of the Ogden, UT, Police Dept., and wish a speedy 
        recovery to other officers wounded while serving a search 
        warrant, S114, S135 [26JA]




WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Weber State University Alumni Association: tribute to WSU 
        Salutes honorees, H6162 [20SE]




WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      WSU Salutes: tribute to honorees, H6162 [20SE]




WEBSTER, ANDY

  Articles and editorials
      Turbines in the Backyard--The Sound and the Strobes, S669 [15FE]




WEBSTER, DANIEL (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3344 [31MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2449 [8MY], H2507 [9MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 
        374), H512 [6FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H5131 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3915 [20JN]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1741 
        [28MR]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3164 [18MY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2647 [10MY]
      IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, 
        repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain 
        other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2313), H376 [1FE]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H3976 [21JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2135 [25AP]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H476 
        [3FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H2134 [25AP]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H4869 [13JY]
      ------exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers 
        to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and 
        biologicals (see H.R. 905), H3700 [8JN]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5078 [19JY]
      Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for 
        elective office (see H.R. 4186), H3700 [8JN]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 3276), H115 [23JA]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H6234 [20SE]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      ------extend deduction for dividends received from a controlled 
        foreign corporation by any corporation that has increased 
        wages or placed property in service for the year (see H.R. 
        3448), H2134 [25AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1209 [6MR]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 
        1259), H2663 [11MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 537), H475 [3FE]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 
        [14FE]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 533), H373 [1FE]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (see H. Res. 595), H1570 [26MR]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        717), H4603 [28JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (see H. Res. 
        596), H1641 [27MR]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 600), H1739 [28MR]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H31 [18JA], H575 [8FE], H805 [16FE], 
        H1211 [7MR], H1917 [18AP], H2331 [8MY], H3269 [31MY], H3735 
        [19JN], H5013 [19JY], H5527 [1AU], H5769 [11SE]
  Motions
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove 
        of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing 
        criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney 
        General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: tribute to Marine Corps 5th Regiment and 
        Regimental Combat Team 5, E1096 [20JN]
      Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2507 
        [9MY]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), 
        consideration (H. Res. 537), H485, H488 [6FE]
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), 
        consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609 [29JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740, 
        H741, H742, H746, H748 [15FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding for salary or 
        compensation of a Director of Construction and Facilities 
        Management who does not meet certain qualifications, H3344 
        [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3344 [31MY]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and fund the national aviation system (H.R. 658), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H445, H447 
        [3FE]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 595), H1593, H1595 [27MR]
      Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 
        3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740, H741, H742, H746, 
        H748 [15FE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609 [29JN]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), 
        H4609 [29JN]
      Harrelson, Patty: Florida Dept. of Education Principal 
        Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership recipient, 
        E498 [29MR]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (H. Res. 
        596), H1593 [27MR]
      Honor Flight Central Florida (organization): tribute, 
        E1617 [21SE]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 717), H4609 [29JN]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 717), H4609 
        [29JN]
      Lake Tire and Auto, Inc.: anniversary, E690 [27AP]
      Marion County, FL: inclusion of several Marion County Public 
        Schools in Washington (DC) Post ``Top High Schools'' list, 
        E1341 [26JY]
      National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1616 [21SE]
      Ocoee, FL: anniversary of Health Central Hospital, E1603 
        [21SE]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to Nemours Children's Hospital, 
        E1616 [21SE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609, 
        H4612, H4614 [29JN]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        consideration (H. Res. 600), H1744, H1745, H1746, H1747, 
        H1749, H1750 [29MR]
      Saffran, Miles: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E402 [21MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2507 [9MY]
      Tran, Elizabeth: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E405 [21MR]
      Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public 
        transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs 
        (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740, H741, H742, H745, 
        H746, H748 [15FE]
      U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Metro Orlando, FL, chapter 
        Hispanic Chamber of the Year award recipient, E1615 
        [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and 
        Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, FAA 
        Modernization and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112-382), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112-
        398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 1734, Civilian Property Realignment Act 
        (CPRA): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 
        112-385), H475 [3FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3309, FCC Process Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 595) (H. Rept. 112-422), H1570 [26MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale 
        the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
        Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        547) (H. Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal 
        Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. 
        Rept. 112-398), H725 [14FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 600) (H. Rept. 112-
        424), H1739 [28MR]
      Consideration of H.R. 5856, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), 
        H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General 
        Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) 
        (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
  Tributes
      Blocker, Ronald, E736 [8MY]
      Cavilla, Derek, E1601 [21SE]
      Hitt, John, E495 [29MR]
      Kelly, Jeffrey, E1430 [3AU]
      Sain, Gary, E759 [10MY]
      Schrier, Diane, E1613 [21SE]




WEBSTER, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association: observance of David 
        Webster Greener Way to Work Day, E1633 [21SE]




WEBSTER, SANFORD H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E890 [25MY]




WEBSTERVILLE, VT

  Remarks in Senate
      National Association for the Specialty Food Trade: tribute to 
        award-winning vendors, S4718 [28JN]




WEDDLE, JAMES G.

  Articles and editorials
      Judge Weddle Remembered--Circuit Court Judge Dies Days After 
        Announcing Retirement, S2651 [24AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2651 [24AP]




WEDGEWORTH, ELBRA

  Remarks in House
      Metro Volunteers (organization): Community Impact Award 
        recipient, E467 [28MR]




WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 436), S2731 [25AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 436), S2735 [25AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 436, designate, S2735 [25AP]




WEEKS, GRIER

  Letters
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for possession of child 
        pornography, S2719 [25AP]
      U.S. Marshals Service subpoena authority to investigate 
        unregisterd sex offenders, S2794 [26AP]




WEEMS, PETER

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




WEICH, RONALD

  Letters
      Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo 
        identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot 
        or registering to vote in an election, H2307 [7MY]




WEICHEL, DENNIS, JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1923 [18AP]




WEICHEL, DENNIS P., JR

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2219, S2220 [29MR]




WEIL, STEVEN

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H6161 [20SE]




WEINSTEIN, DEBORAH

  Letters
      Child tax credit eligibility and Dept. of HHS Social Services 
        Block Grant Program funding, H2618 [10MY]




WEINSTEIN, EVELYN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E999 [6JN]




WEISGERBER, WILLIAM (DENNY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E72 [25JA]




WEISSMAN, HENRY

  Letters
      Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge, S3313 [21MY]




WEISSMAN, JOSHUA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E194 [15FE]




WEITZMAN, H. MICHAEL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E600 [19AP]




WEITZMAN, HERB

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E690 [27AP]




WELCH, BING

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E109 [1FE]




WELCH, PETER (a Representative from Vermont)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3027, H3028, H3029 [17MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3326 [31MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3419 [5JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5259 
        [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H5202 [24JY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H3 
        [6JA]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H727 [14FE]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Climate: express that U.S. policies should reflect appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity concerning climate change issues 
        (see H. Res. 672), H4158 [27JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the 
        Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
      Corps of Engineers: temporarily relieve cost-sharing 
        requirements of watershed mitigation projects and flood damage 
        reduction projects for counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or 
        Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]
      Courts: provide for recovery of computer hardware and software 
        patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the 
        claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding 
        (see H.R. 6245), H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal 
        representation to parents and legal guardians relative to 
        child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), H3700 [8JN]
      Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that 
        has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see 
        H.R. 2086), H3404 [1JN]
      Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer 
        accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), 
        H943 [17FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1304 [8MR] (see 
        H.R. 5936), H5010 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA]
      ------restore and extend the grace period before repayment 
        begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program 
        (see H.R. 4286), H2329 [7MY]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce 
        U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
      ------establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program 
        (see H.R. 4230), H1496 [21MR]
      Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain 
        Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H4775 [10JY]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H2813 [16MY]
      ------provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out 
        child-parent visitation programs for children with 
        incarcerated parents (see H.R. 2464), H3915 [20JN]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H4656 [29JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all petroleum products produced from such leases will be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H79 [18JA]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H2134 [25AP]
      ------establish a registry of certain veterans who were 
        stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base 
        Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (see H.R. 6534), 
        H6276 [21SE]
      ------inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the 
        U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 
        3192), H1978 [18AP]
      Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the 
        very poor (see H.R. 2524), H6001 [13SE]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease 
        research (see H. Res. 351), H5923 [12SE]
      ------require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H182 [25JA]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4656 [29JN]
      FDA: strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]
      Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, 
        a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H5131 
        [23JY]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H79 [18JA]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H694 [9FE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1210 [6MR]
      Government regulations: provide for presentation and expedited 
        consideration by Congress of the recommendations in the 
        Federal Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Office of 
        Information and Regulatory Affairs (see H.R. 5720), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to 
        meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity 
        and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes 
        (see H.R. 1755), H1154 [5MR]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      ------modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see 
        H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]
      Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary 
        school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens 
        reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
        providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5202 [24JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3734 [18JN]
      Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and 
        military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 
        2757), H27 [17JA]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      ------reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2329 [7MY]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), 
        H3481 [5JN]
      ------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and 
        increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital 
        program (see H.R. 5943), H3699 [8JN]
      ------permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D 
        prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------promote medication therapy management under the part D 
        prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H2715 [15MY]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H6323 [2NO]
      ------provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to 
        accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 
        2140), H4685 [9JY]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H2329 [7MY]
      ------reform payment for physicians' services by eliminating 
        sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment 
        and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see 
        H.R. 5707), H3171 [25MY]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4657 
        [29JN]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NIH: establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases network (see 
        H.R. 2671), H3733 [18JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H513 [6FE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5079 
        [19JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see H.R. 
        4018), H1018 [28FE]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (see 
        H.R. 5967), H3806 [19JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
      Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide 
        assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
        renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5525 [31JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic 
        fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H3363 [31MY]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H572 [7FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H441 [2FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives 
        Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy 
        for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), 
        H4654 [29JN]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2033 [19AP]
      Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing 
        facility construction costs (see H.R. 6120), H4863 [12JY]
      ------allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses 
        which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see 
        H.R. 743), H1846 [16AP]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1978 [18AP]
      ------disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H441 [2FE]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from 
        the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests 
        (see H.R. 2989), H2033 [19AP]
      ------extend and expand tax relief for national disasters (see 
        H.R. 2718), H1101 [29FE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 
        [30JY]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5860 [11SE]
      ------increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be 
        allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical 
        Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H187 [27JA]
      ------make permanent and increase credit for increasing research 
        activities and increase domestic production activities 
        deduction for property for which research and development 
        occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 689), H375 [1FE]
      ------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient 
        cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H696 [13FE]
      ------permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable 
        contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3729), H3363 [31MY]
      ------provide estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax 
        relief (see H.R. 16), H5525 [31JY]
      ------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance 
        of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest 
        management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6312 [19OC]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5711 [2AU]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H572 [7FE]
      ------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and 
        refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see 
        H.R. 4231), H1543 [22MR]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H5767 [10SE]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5923 [12SE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 
        [28MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H2289 
        [27AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H6280 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Colleges and universities: simplify the process for determining 
        the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance 
        (see H.R. 6558), H6276 [21SE]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6428), H6060 [14SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Community-Supported 
        Agriculture Promotion Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      ------extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) 
        Program (see H.R. 4085), H944 [17FE]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (see H.R. 5825), H3103 [17MY]
      Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force: establish (see 
        H.R. 6557), H6276 [21SE]
      Taxation: extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to 
        include insulated siding (see H.R. 6226), H5327 [26JY]
      ------increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification 
        as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment 
        taxes (see H.R. 5320), H2274 [27AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Colleges and universities: simplify the process for determining 
        the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance 
        (H.R. 6558), H6279 [21SE]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (H.R. 6428), H6061 [14SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Community-Supported 
        Agriculture Promotion Program (H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]
      ------extend and improve the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) 
        Program (H.R. 4085), H944 [17FE]
      ------reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America 
        Program (H.R. 5825), H3105 [17MY]
      Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force: establish (H.R. 
        6557), H6279 [21SE]
      Taxation: extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to 
        include insulated siding (H.R. 6226), H5328 [26JY]
      ------increase quarterly wages paid threshold for classification 
        as an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemployment 
        taxes (H.R. 5320), H2288 [27AP]
  Letters
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Improvements Act: Chuck 
        Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, E1153 
        [27JN]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H3742 [19JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5537 [1AU], 
        H5776 [11SE], H6258 [21SE]
      Air Force: impact of proposed budget cuts on the Air National 
        Guard, H1214 [7MR]
      Alchemy Brewing, LLC: tribute, H5933 [13SE]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H605 [8FE]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H809 [16FE], H2837 [17MY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2623 [10MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H402 [2FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5966 [13SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4918 [18JY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1687 [28MR], H5929 [13SE]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 
        3179), H5138 [24JY]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H402 [2FE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate 
        or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
        subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), 
        consideration (H. Res. 708), H4167, H4168 [28JN]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6258 [21SE]
      Consumers: provide reasonable and proportional fees and rules 
        for electronic debit transactions, H6163 [20SE]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage, H906 [17FE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2837 
        [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4943 [18JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4943 [18JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H1851 [17AP], H2451 [9MY], H2724 
        [16MY], H3588 [7JN], H3743 [19JN]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2237 [27AP], H3365 [1JN]
      Dept. of Energy: ensure Federal agencies complete required 
        energy audits, H3419 [5JN]
      Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2237 
        [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. 
        oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H769 [15FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Energy Conservation Policy 
        Act energy management requirements funding, H3326 [31MY]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3326 [31MY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H618 [8FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3419 [5JN]
      FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures 
        (H.R. 3309), H1615 [27MR]
      FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. 
        dependence on foreign oil, H769 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration (H. Res. 619), H1927 [18AP]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (H.R. 5949), 
        consideration (H. Res. 773), H5783 [11SE]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations that promote energy 
        efficiency from regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5259 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), 
        H1927 [18AP]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1461 [21MR]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4167, 
        H4168 [28JN]
      Immigration: permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
        Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant 
        Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 
        J-1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), H5816 [11SE]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. 
        Res. 773), H5783 [11SE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community 
        Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 
        1173), H342 [1FE]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1461 [21MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1164 [6MR]
      Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, 
        H5929 [13SE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H63 [18JA]
      Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (H.R. 4018), 
        E1153 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), 
        H1927 [18AP]
      SEC: study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions 
        associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279 [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), H1279 [8MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5543 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5543 [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H5783 [11SE]
      ------promote simplification and fairness in the administration 
        and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 
        [24JY]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H618 [8FE]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2237 [27AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2710 
        [15MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2710, H2711 [15MY]
      Votes: correction, E109 [1FE]
      ------position on missed, E464 [28MR]




WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERANS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. 2255), S2242 [29MR] (see H. Res. 601), H1740 
        [28MR]
  Remarks in House
      Designate (H. Res. 601), E463 [28MR]




WELFARE  see Public Welfare Programs; Social Security




WELFARE INTEGRITY AND DATA IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3659), H315 [1FE]




WELFARE INTEGRITY NOW (WIN) FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACT

  Articles and editorials
      More Businesses May Pull Plug on Welfare Cash Cards, H318 [1FE]
  Letters
      Provisions: Tom Hansen and Barbara W. Ballard, National 
        Conference of State Legislatures, H318 [1FE]
      ------Tracy L. Wareing, American Public Human Services 
        Association, and Paul Lefkowitz, National Association of State 
        TANF Administrators, H318 [1FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 3567), H226, H315-H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3567, provisions, H315 [1FE]




WELLMAN, JODY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1513 [13SE]




WELLS, M.L. (PUG)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E351 [8MR]




WELLS, NICHOLAS J.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6052 [10SE]




WELLS FARGO & CO.

  Remarks in House
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672-H675 [9FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting 
        from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]




WELLSTONE, PAUL D. (a former Senator from Minnesota)

  Remarks in Senate relative to
      Tribute, S2756, S2765 [26AP]




WELLSTONE, SHEILA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2756, S2765 [26AP]




WELSH, EUGENE M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1375 [1AU]




WENGER, LAUREN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




WENZEL, ED

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1407 [3AU]




WENZEL, GREGG D.

  Remarks in House
      National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David 
        Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (H.R. 
        3593), H5112 [23JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3593, National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer 
        Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY, H5112 
        [23JY]




WESBY, MAYA

  Remarks in House
      Congressional Black Caucus: Spouses Essay Contest award 
        recipient, E1718 [23OC]




WESSON, HERB J., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E151 [7FE]




WEST, ALLEN B. (a Representative from Florida)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H1101 [29FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2813 [16MY]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H641 
        [8FE]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens, cosponsorship withdrawn (see 
        H.R. 3798), H4686 [9JY]
      Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide 
        a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a 
        violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Armed Forces: ensure that relocation of an active duty 
        servicemember away from the servicemember's principal 
        residence does not prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on 
        that residence (see H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------extend military commissary and exchange store privileges 
        to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-
        connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), 
        H6274 [21SE]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2289 [27AP]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal 
        budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3266 [30MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        4000), H692 [9FE]
      ------require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject 
        (see H.R. 3806), H903 [16FE]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H2289 [27AP]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 
        [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see H.R. 3897), H641 [8FE]
      Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime 
        for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H79 [18JA]
      ------provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for 
        auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a 
        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), 
        H220 [31JA]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the Colonel Charles 
        Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess 
        potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 
        799), H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2072 [24AP]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H1642 [27MR]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H903 [16FE]
      EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for 
        water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]
      Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency 
        actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents 
        in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see 
        H.R. 4377), H2329 [7MY]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1807 [29MR]
      Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding 
        of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 3061), H1428 [20MR]
      ------provide additional flexibility for fishery managers, 
        additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum for catch 
        shares, and additional sources for fishery survey funding (see 
        H.R. 6350), H5923 [12SE]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H2135 [25AP]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3703 
        [12JN]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1210 [6MR]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1210 [6MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H4869 [13JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Italian and Italian American Heritage Month: designate (see H. 
        Res. 367), H903 [16FE]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H3976 [21JN]
      Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law 
        enforcement officers to U.S. national security and 
        counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H6069 [18SE]
      Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
        kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions 
        (see H.R. 2969), H2288 [27AP]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H4065 [26JN]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 703), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3363 [31MY]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see H.R. 1112), H2288 [27AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H903 [16FE]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H4065 [26JN]
      PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of 
        Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of 
        a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas 
        (see H. Res. 524), H187 [27JA]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H5328 [26JY]
      SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract 
        bundling (see H.R. 4081), H943 [17FE]
      ------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 
        3987), H1210 [6MR]
      ------reform role of procurement center representatives in the 
        Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1154 
        [5MR]
      Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3252), H1101 [29FE]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for 
        customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the 
        Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 
        [9FE]
      Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged 
        Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on 
        behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see 
        H.R. 3851), H1154 [5MR]
      ------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving 
        small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H1274 [7MR]
      ------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H1154 [5MR]
      ------reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting 
        opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing 
        processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing 
        decisions (see H.R. 3893), H1154 [5MR]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability 
        insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service 
        members (see H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H6152 [19SE]
      ------exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness 
        income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 
        5044), H2268 [27AP]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1134 [1MR]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (see H.R. 5839), H3578 [6JN]
      ------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by 
        certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3661 [7JN]
      ------repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 
        2092), H2715 [15MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing 
        and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 
        3264), H803 [15FE]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H3481 [5JN]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 3721), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1154 [5MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 
        [27AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1210 [6MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H115 [23JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H966 [27FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3481 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: limit end strength reductions for regular 
        component of the Army and Marine Corps and ensure provision of 
        adequate resources to meet the National Security Strategy (see 
        H.R. 4294), H1740 [28MR]
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (see H.R. 6365), H5765 [10SE]
      Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]
      Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 800), 
        H6232 [20SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Armed Forces: limit end strength reductions for regular 
        component of the Army and Marine Corps and ensure provision of 
        adequate resources to meet the National Security Strategy 
        (H.R. 4294), H1741 [28MR]
      Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5765 [10SE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H10 [17JA]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3012 [17MY]
      African Americans: historical analysis of impact of Republican 
        Party on pursuit for equality, H796 [15FE]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H1527 [22MR]
      ------limit end strength reductions for regular component of the 
        Army and Marine Corps and ensure provision of adequate 
        resources to meet the National Security Strategy, H2792 [16MY]
      ------withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H1527 [22MR]
      Army: require military chain of command for Army National 
        Cemeteries, H3056 [17MY]
      Black History Month: observance, H796 [15FE]
      Budget: deficit, H2110 [25AP]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), H5959, H5960 [13SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H5959 [13SE]
      Callahan, Paul: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Danberg, Scott: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2792 [16MY], H3012, H3056, H3079 
        [17MY]
      ------ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, 
        the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the 
        military, H3079 [17MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H5211 [25JY], H5959 [13SE]
      ------small business contracting reforms funding, H2792 [16MY]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Rolling Thunder 
        Demonstration Run, E1141 [26JN]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H4641-H4643 [29JN]
      Egypt: condition military assistance on implementation of 
        democratic reforms, H1529 [22MR]
      Florida: tribute to veterans walk supporting Wounded Warriors 
        project, E37 [18JA]
      Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as 
        new global threat, H1525-H1530 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4761 [10JY], H4818 [11JY]
      Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, H1529 
        [22MR]
      Johnson, Brad: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Journal: question of approval, H10 [17JA]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: suspension of nuclear 
        weapons activities in exchange for food aid, H1530 [22MR]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn 
        Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of 
        Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear 
        weapons, H1527-H1529 [22MR]
      ------support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria if the 
        Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral 
        Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (H. Res. 394), H1527 [22MR]
      Obama, President: evaluation of policies relative to taxation 
        and tax code, H2254-H2256 [27AP]
      Olympic Games: tribute to Flordia participants, E1343 
        [26JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on small 
        business hiring, H4818 [11JY]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4761 [10JY], H4818 [11JY]
      ------repeal, H1566 [26MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4761 [10JY], H4818 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1566 [26MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1566 [26MR]
      Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): Palm 
        Beach, FL, chapter recipient of SBA National SCORE Chapter of 
        the Year Award, E1023 [7JN]
      Syria: impose sanctions due to human rights abuses, H1529 [22MR]
      Taxation: history and development of U.S. tax system, H2253 
        [27AP]
      ------provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current 
        income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1265, H1266, H1267, H1268, 
        H1269, H1270 [7MR]
      ------rates, H1266 [7MR]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, repealing fossil 
        fuel subsidies for large oil companies, and terminating 
        certain direct payments to farmers, H5960 [13SE]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H2110, H2111 [25AP]
      U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (H.R. 
        2829), H1528 [22MR]
      Yablong, Noah: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
      Zook, Justin: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, 
        E1502 [12SE]
  Tributes
      Metcalf, Michael J., H3013 [17MY]




WEST, AMY E.

  Articles and editorials
      Dave and Wendy Banks Teach Villagers During Peace Corps 
        Experience, E293 [1MR]




WEST, BRANDON

  Remarks in House
      West, Hudson S.: tribute to birth, E499 [29MR]




WEST, DANIEL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY], S6004 [2AU], S6469 [19SE]




WEST, HUDSON S.

  Remarks in House
      Chandler, Shana: tribute to birth of child, E499 [29MR]
      West, Brandon: tribute to birth of child, E499 [29MR]




WEST, LEWIS

  Remarks in House
      Florida: tribute to veterans walk supporting Wounded Warriors 
        project, E37 [18JA]




WEST, MATTHEW J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1358 [31JY]




WEST BRANCH HERITAGE TIMBER, LLC

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2543 [19AP]




WEST CALDWELL, NJ

  Remarks in House
      West Caldwell Volunteer Fire Dept.: anniversary, E1475 [11SE]
      West Essex First Aid Squad: anniversary, E776 [10MY]




WEST CHESTER, PA

  Remarks in House
      West Chester Fish, Game & Wildlife Association: anniversary, 
        E1607 [21SE]




WEST CHESTER FISH, GAME & WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1607 [21SE]




WEST HARTFORD, CT

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




WEST LIBERTY, KY

  Remarks in House
      Disasters: tribute to first responders, E1462 [10SE]




WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Monmouth University: anniversary of Marjorie K. Unterberg School 
        of Nursing & Health Studies, E601 [19AP]




WEST MONROE, LA

  Remarks in House
      Mount Vernon Baptist Church: anniversary, E1318 [25JY]




WEST NEW YORK, NJ

  Remarks in House
      West New York, NJ, School District: tribute for nutrition and 
        physical education programs under the Dept. of Education 
        Healthy School Program, H43 [18JA]




WEST PALM BEACH, FL

  Remarks in House
      Wynnebrook Elementary School: Florida Dept. of Education Grade 
        ``A'' School designee, E377 [19MR]




WEST ST. PAUL, MN

  Remarks in House
      Garlough Environmental Magnet School: Dept. of Education Green 
        Ribbon Schools award recipient, E904 [30MY]




WEST VIRGINIA

  Bills and resolutions
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
  Cloture motions
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
  Remarks in House
      Beckley, WV: inclusion in Smithsonian (publication) list of best 
        places to live, E575 [18AP]
      Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation: Community 
        Foundations National Standards Board National Standards for 
        U.S. Community Foundations accreditation recipient, E1453 
        [10SE]
      Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation: Community Foundations 
        National Standards Board National Standards for U.S. Community 
        Foundations accreditation recipient, E1459 [10SE]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        E1000 [6JN]
      Mullens, WV: anniversary, E1656 [25SE]
      Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H108-H112 
        [23JA], E55 [23JA]
      Skeens, Mary: West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame 
        inductee, E652 [25AP]
      Statehood: anniversary, H3811 [20JN]
      West Virginia (U.S.S.): tribute to reunion of crew, E1549 [18SE]
      West Virginia University: tribute to football team, H45 [18JA]
      WVOW-Radio (Logan, WV): anniversary, E1490 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Cedar, Kenneth and Vanese: Congressional Coalition on Adoption 
        Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S6053 [10SE]
      Century Aluminum Co.: retiree ratification of agreement to 
        restore health care benefits, S1665 [14MR]
      Electric power: infrastructure funding, S4843-S4845 [11JY]
      Groh, Gina M.: nomination to be district judge, S1710, S1714 
        [15MR]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S1682 [14MR]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]
      Mountain State National Security Fellowship: establish, S5481 
        [26JY]
      Sophia, WV: anniversary, S4788 [9JY]
      Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College: 
        inclusion in Washington Monthly (publication) list of best 
        community colleges, S1140 [29FE]
      United Way: anniversary, S4739 [29JN]
  Tributes
      Rockefeller, Senator, S4317 [20JN]




WEST VIRGINIA (U.S.S.)

  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save'' (excerpt), E1550 [18SE]
  Remarks in House
      World War II: tribute to reunion of crew, E1549 [18SE]




WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to football team, H45 [18JA]




WESTBROOK, GLENN (BUDDY)

  Articles and editorials
      Westbrook--This Is Most Exciting Time in History, S5253 [23JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5253 [23JY]




WESTCHESTER HIGHLANDS LAND TRUST (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Land Trust Accreditation Commission: accreditation, E1394 [3AU]




WESTCHESTER-PUTNAM SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E908 [30MY]




WESTERLUND, LAWRENCE E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1385 [1AU]




WESTERN ECONOMIC SECURITY TODAY (WEST) ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]




WESTERN HEMISPHERE ENERGY SECURITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]




WESTERN NEW YORK SAFETY CONFERENCE, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E320 [6MR]




WESTERN SPRINGS, IL

  Remarks in House
      St. John of the Cross Parish School: Dept. of Education Blue 
        Ribbon Schools award recipient, E1513 [13SE]




WESTERN VISAYAS COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Guam: anniversary of Guam Chapter, E1733 [2NO]




WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

  Bills and resolutions
      Sports: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 423), 
        S2393 [17AP] (see H. Res. 607), H1805 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Sports: tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 423), S2453 
        [17AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 423, tribute to men's basketball team, S2400, S2453 
        [17AP]




WESTERVILLE, OH

  Remarks in House
      National Ground Water Association: tribute, E371 [16MR]




WESTFIELD, MA

  Remarks in Senate
      William T. Trant Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 2767), 
        S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 
        2767), S2730 [25AP]




WESTLAKE, FL

  Remarks in House
      Westlake Christian School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon 
        Schools award recipient, E1660 [28SE]




WESTLUND, B.J.

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S1476 [7MR]




WESTMORELAND, LYNN A. (a Representative from Georgia)

  Amendments
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3921 [21JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2411 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
      Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and 
        ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill 
        material (see H.R. 4278), H2072 [24AP]
      Appropriations: require greater accountability in spending in 
        direct spending programs (see H.R. 3579), H513 [6FE]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H3977 [21JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H181 [25JA]
      ------extend authority of certain members and veterans to 
        transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to 
        family members (see H.R. 1910), H6069 [18SE]
      ------provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for 
        members, including Reserve components during any period of 
        lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5766 [10SE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to 
        certain eligible organizations for funeral and other 
        ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1154 [5MR]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 
        4386), H2570 [9MY]
      ------establish binding limits on spending and deficits (see 
        H.R. 3576), H694 [9FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 [23JA]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 
        3581), H28 [17JA]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H159 [24JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3916 [20JN]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the 
        cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual 
        production (see H.R. 6047), H4686 [9JY]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      ------approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H221 [31JA]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy 
        efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]
      Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), 
        H3703 [12JN]
      Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow 
        confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into 
        the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods 
        or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1847 
        [16AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and 
        grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3167 [22MY]
      ------repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a 
        food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit funding for the rule entitled ``Provisional 
        Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain 
        Immediate Relatives'' (see H.R. 6052), H4603 [28JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3916 [20JN]
      ------provide for annual reports on the status of operational 
        control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. 
        and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H5202 [24JY]
      Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform 
        reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly 
        available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to 
        Justice Act (see H.R. 1996), H3163 [18MY]
      ------prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple 
        rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H697 [13FE]
      ------revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled 
        relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by 
        public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]
      Dept. of State: designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
        Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 
        4228), H1742 [28MR]
      ------designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H694 [9FE]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see H.J. Res. 108), H2645 [10MY] (see 
        H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]
      ------repeal the Office of Financial Research (see H.R. 3044), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require entrance into contracts with 
        community health care providers to improve access to health 
        care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 575), H220 
        [31JA]
      Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, 
        health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, 
        Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and 
        regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H5631 [1AU]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint 
        during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      ------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and 
        technical research on implications of the use of mid-level 
        ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H2447 [8MY]
      ------repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      ------require a timely review of State documentation and reform 
        regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see 
        H.R. 5381), H5712 [2AU]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. 
        Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1498 [21MR]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor 
        organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 
        2145), H696 [13FE]
      ------provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the 
        cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for 
        Government programs (see H.R. 3609), H221 [31JA]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]
      FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of 
        property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 
        3663), H5009 [18JY]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H221 
        [31JA]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H2034 [19AP]
      ------permit certain current loans that would otherwise be 
        treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain 
        purposes (see H.R. 4029), H725 [14FE]
      ------provide exception from requirement for annual privacy 
        notices for financial institutions which do not share personal 
        information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H3103 [17MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2716 [15MY]
      Health: provide adequate technical assistance and other support 
        to States for long-term care partnership program (see H.R. 
        6300), H5705 [2AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 
        [21JN]
      ------restrict community policing programs funding for States 
        that grant driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
      ------temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal 
        immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain 
        deportations (see H.R. 2497), H3808 [19JN]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3977 [21JN]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H5130 [23JY]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H571 [7FE]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1642 [27MR]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of 
        Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 
        139), H6276 [21SE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5293 [25JY]
      ------make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), 
        H3703 [12JN]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot 
        election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H2447 [8MY]
      Languages: require departments and agencies to detail the 
        current cost of multilingual services provided by the Federal 
        Government (see H.R. 1715), H220 [31JA]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1017 [28FE]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H5711 [2AU]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H727 [14FE]
      ------establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6318 [26OC]
      ------exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies 
        furnished by small retail community pharmacies from 
        competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H5860 [11SE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H5766 [10SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H6304 [9OC]
      Mexico: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination with 
        Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational 
        criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
      Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense against 
        Iran's nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3363 [31MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1808 [29MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2289 
        [27AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 
        [7FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H2715 [15MY]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign (see H.R. 5894), H3916 [20JN]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show 
        sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending 
        funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the 
        family (see H. Res. 669), H3703 [12JN]
      Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and 
        competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies 
        from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health 
        insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H5078 [19JY]
      Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to 
        regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
        boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
      ------establish procedures for causes and claims relative to 
        leasing of Federal lands for exploration, production, or 
        transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other form of energy 
        (see H.R. 1032), H4907 [17JY]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------exercise of recess appointment power during a 
        congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H182 [25JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H4908 [17JY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1367 [16MR]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H1154 [5MR]
      States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal 
        environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]
      Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
        received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital 
        gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H4907 [17JY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2072 [24AP]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3977 [21JN]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1811 [30MR]
      ------provide for taxpayers making donations with their income 
        tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public 
        debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
        care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5202 [24JY]
      ------repeal credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles (see 
        H.R. 3768), H476 [3FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require student Social Security numbers and employer 
        identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose 
        return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax 
        fraud (see H.R. 4372), H2040 [23AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H115 [23JA]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see 
        H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        5846), H5131 [23JY]
      Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for 
        application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 
        3615), H727 [14FE]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4908 [17JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H79 [18JA]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2716 
        [15MY]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H1543 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (see H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Coins: provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum 
        and Soldier Center and Abraham Lincoln commemorative coin 
        surcharges (H.R. 6133), H4907 [17JY]
      Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for 
        self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other 
        related parts (H.R. 5710), H2646 [10MY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H6315 [26OC]
  Remarks
      Brooks, GA: tribute to Brooks Elementary School Veteran's Day 
        Program, E1710 [19OC]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3030 [17MY]
      ------C-17 Fighter program funding, H3030 [17MY]
      Dept. of Energy: lower energy efficiency standards for service-
        over-the-counter, self-contained, medium temperature 
        commercial refrigerators, H3921, H3922 [21JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize interception of 
        communications and other system traffic that is transmitted 
        and stored on Federal systems and deploy countermeasures for 
        cybersecurity purposes, H2177 [26AP]
      EPA: effect of regulations on coal-fired powerplants, H1651 
        [28MR]
      ------provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, H1645 [28MR]
      LSC: funding, H2411, H2413 [8MY]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        E829 [17MY]
      Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1645 [28MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2177 [26AP]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3921, H3922 [21JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2411, H2413 [8MY]
      Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1585 [21SE]
      Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: opening, 
        E1500 [12SE]
      Votes: position on missed, H657 [9FE], E1426 
        [3AU]
  Tributes
      Davis, Jonathan F., H2141 [26AP]
      Goodine, Brandon D., H5017 [19JY], E1286 [19JY]
      Pearson, Monica Kaufman, H1440 [21MR]
      Pierce, Paul R., Jr., H5206 [25JY]
      Whitlock, Nick, H1432 [21MR]




WESTON, MO

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1525 [13SE]
      Coulson, Samuel: Broadcom Corp., Math, Applied Science, 
        Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program 
        finalist, E1523 [13SE]




WETLANDS

  Amendments
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 
        4969), H2267 [27AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize 
        States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 
        [6FE]
      ------set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and 
        Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of 
        stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), S1422 
        [6MR]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), 
        H2274 [27AP]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2243 [29MR]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 
        2122), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4304), H1803 [29MR]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting 
        Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
        Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, 
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]
      Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana: 
        John F. Young, Jr., Jefferson Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
      ------Paul P. Naquin, Jr., St. Mary Parish, LA, H3473 [5JN]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
  Motions
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding to implement or enforce the 
        Modified Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in 
        Louisiana, H3472, H3473 [5JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize 
        States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H88-H90 
        [23JA]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary, H191 [31JA], E259 [28FE]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Massachusetts: anniversary of Canoe River Aquifer Advisory 
        Committee, E1526 [13SE]
      Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and 
        coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery 
        and economic development a priority (H. Con. Res. 121), H5696 
        [2AU]
      Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for 
        coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane 
        protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by 
        coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]
      Watsonville Wetlands Watch (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (S. 3587), S6552 [20SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: consolidation and streamlining of 
        conservation programs, S4139 [13JN]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (S. Res. 430), S2557 [19AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (S. 2282), S2256 [29MR]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to 
        application of environmental protection regulations, S3932 
        [12JN]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 
        112-137), S131 [26JA]
      Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2156) (S. Rept. 
        112-216), S6451 [19SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act: Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2282) (S. Rept. 112-
        217), S6451 [19SE]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112-212), S6451 
        [19SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. 
        Rept. 112-374), H113 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 3117, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, H88 [23JA]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      S. Res. 430, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., anniversary, S2553, S2557 
        [19AP]




WHALING CONVENTION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see S. 3262), S3728 
        [5JN] (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]




WHAM, ROBERT S.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E11 [13JA]




WHARTON, DAVID B.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S5486 [26JY]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Zimbabwe: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]




WHEAT RIDGE, CO

  Remarks in House
      Allen, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Anderson, Tea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Anghel, Denis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E744 [9MY]
      Aragon, Audrey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E640 [25AP]
      Avila, Jose: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E816 [16MY]
      Ballantyne, Brooke: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E647 [25AP]
      Batiste, Bailey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E641 [25AP]
      Bedford, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E865 [18MY]
      Blancas, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Blue-Norton, Elizabeth: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E742 [9MY]
      Bruce, Mallisyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E857 [18MY]
      Calderon, Miguel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Cantor-Gutierrez, Reyna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Carruthers, Emily: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E737 [9MY]
      Castaneda-Romero, Nalene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Chavez, Alicia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award, E469 [28MR]
      Chavez, Darlene: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E668 [26AP]
      Cisneros, Jacob: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Clark, Austin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E644 [25AP]
      Cormier, Aaron: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E472 [28MR]
      Crouse, Katherine A. and Peter: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, 
        Ethics in Business Award recipients, E1111 [21JN]
      Curiel, Frank: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Dassow, Chevelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      DeLaCerda, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E669 [26AP]
      Dunn, Kristen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E866 [18MY]
      Estes, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E863 [18MY]
      Estrada, Tanya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1014 [7JN]
      Fritz, Hunter: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E775 [10MY]
      Gallegos, Alexander: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award, E470 [28MR]
      Greenbury, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E814 [16MY]
      Groenhof, Samantha: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E978 [5JN]
      Grossetete, Chloe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Gurrola, Arisai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E646 [25AP]
      Harrison, Anjelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E645 [25AP]
      Hazlett, Angel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Herrera, Jada: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E773 [10MY]
      Hill, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E468 [28MR]
      Hoefler, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E977 [5JN]
      Holency, Crystina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E671 [26AP]
      Huerta, Wilfredo: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1121 [21JN]
      Irvine-Johnson, Kendra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E869 [18MY]
      Jamison, Janelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E766 [10MY]
      Johnson, Tyia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1015 [7JN]
      Kohen, Daniel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E672 [26AP]
      Kurtz, Melanie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E974 [5JN]
      Larson, Virginia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1123 [21JN]
      Lawrence, Anastasia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      Lopez, Carlos: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E665 [26AP]
      Lucero, Jesse: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Maloku, Edite: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      McGehee, Kyler: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E858 [18MY]
      Medina, Jazmin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      Meraz, Cristina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E667 [26AP]
      Mikhaylova, Mariya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E861 [18MY]
      Mikhaylova, Svetlana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1009 [7JN]
      Miller, Everett: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E769 [10MY]
      Miller, Tesla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Moore, Peyton: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E976 [5JN]
      Mora-Pina, Alysia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E466 [28MR]
      Nakata, Kayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Nichols, Donovan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E739 [9MY]
      Nielson, Zachary: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1126 [21JN]
      Orona, Kassie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E815 [16MY]
      Parson, Chesle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E670 [26AP]
      Perez, Ditza: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E745 [9MY]
      Pfankuch, Ryan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E979 [5JN]
      Prado, Angelica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E463 [28MR]
      Pride, Savannah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1013 [7JN]
      Quintana, Luis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E856 [18MY]
      Quintrall, Kyle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E860 [18MY]
      Richardson, Driszelle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors 
        for Youth award recipient, E740 [9MY]
      Roberts, Bobby: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E643 [25AP]
      Rodriguez, Nancy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E973 [5JN]
      Ryan, Jha-Mier: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E812 [16MY]
      Saenz, Edwin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E741 [9MY]
      Salazar, Lawrence: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E862 [18MY]
      Sawaqued, Jwan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Sell, Jonnalynn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Serrano, Yimi: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1119 [21JN]
      Solis, Erika: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E767 [10MY]
      Soukup, Brian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E648 [25AP]
      Southwick, Casey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E666 [26AP]
      Stave, Victoria: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1007 [7JN]
      Swartwood, Shyanne: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1016 [7JN]
      Thompson, Brugette: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E642 [25AP]
      Tiller, Shannia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E1017 [7JN]
      Tiner, Joe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E818 [16MY]
      Trujillo, Joseph: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E813 [16MY]
      Valdez, Aujanae: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for 
        Youth award recipient, E639 [25AP]
      Valdez, Sarai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E1011 [7JN]
      Watson, Max: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth 
        award recipient, E972 [5JN]




WHEATING, ANDREW

  Remarks in Senate
      Olympic Games: tribute to Vermont participants, S5368 [25JY]




WHEELER, JOAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1663 [28SE]




WHEELER, KEITH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E672 [26AP]




WHEELER, RUSSELL

  Articles and editorials
      Case for Confirming District Court Judges, S6521 [20SE]




WHEELER, TOMMY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1727 [26OC]




WHEELING, SYLVIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E426 [22MR]




WHELAN, ANDREW

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1672 [28SE]




WHELCHEL, DAVE AND LAURA

  Remarks in Senate
      Congressional Coalition on Adoption: Angels in Adoption Award 
        recipients, S6053 [10SE]




WHETMAN, JOSHUA

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1236 [11JY]




WHIPPANY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Morris County Public Library: anniversary, E1124 [21JN]




WHIPPLE, TREVOR

  Appointments
      Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board, S6558 [20SE]




WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT

  Amendments
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S2978 [8MY], H6293 [28SE]
  Letters
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Representative Issa, 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E1659, 
        E1660 [28SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1659 [28SE]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E1659 [28SE]
  Remarks in House
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), H6286, H6296 [28SE], E1664, 
        E1665 [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S1707 [15MR], S2978, S2985 
        [8MY]
  Reports filed
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 743) (S. Rept. 
        112-155), S2545 [19AP]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        3289) (H. Rept. 112-508), H3265 [30MY]
  Texts of
      S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, S2978-S2985 
        [8MY], H6286, H6293-H6296 [28SE]




WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Amendments
      Enact (S. 743), S2978 [8MY], H6293 [28SE]
  Letters
      Provisions: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and 
        Government Reform (House), E1659, E1660 [28SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1659 [28SE]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E1659 [28SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (S. 743), H6286, H6296 [28SE], E1664, E1665 [28SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 743), S1707 [15MR], S2978, S2985 [8MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 743) (S. Rept. 112-155), S2545 [19AP]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        3289) (H. Rept. 112-508), H3265 [30MY]
  Texts of
      S. 743, provisions, S2978-S2985 [8MY], H6286, H6293-H6296 [28SE]




WHISTLEBLOWING

  Amendments
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S2978 [8MY], H6293 [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Antitrust policy: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 3462), S5732 [31JY]
      Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay 
        requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3256), 
        S3688 [4JN]
      Contracts: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal 
        employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds 
        (see H.R. 6406), H6000 [13SE]
      Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and 
        standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in 
        civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]
      Employment: streamline administration of whistleblower 
        protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), 
        H6000 [13SE]
  Letters
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Representative Issa, 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E1659, 
        E1660 [28SE]
      ------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland 
        Security (House), E1659 [28SE]
      ------Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select), E1659 [28SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: whistleblower allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
        H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), H6286, H6296 [28SE], E1664, 
        E1665 [28SE]
      Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase 
        protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for 
        violators (H.R. 190), E691 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Antitrust policy: provide anti-retaliation protections for 
        antitrust whistleblowers (S. 3462), S5736 [31JY]
      Dept. of HHS: provide whistleblower protections for the 
        Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service Act, S3468, 
        S3491 [23MY]
      Dept. of Justice: whistleblower allegations relative to 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-
        S412 [9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
      FDA: investigation into allegations of monitoring of protected 
        communications of Federal employees suspected to be 
        whistleblowers, S5074-S5076 [17JY]
      Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected 
        from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of 
        nondisclosure policies (S. 743), S1707 [15MR], S2978, S2985 
        [8MY]
  Reports filed
      Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112-142), S163 [30JA]
      Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 743) (S. Rept. 
        112-155), S2545 [19AP]
      ------Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 
        3289) (H. Rept. 112-508), H3265 [30MY]
  Texts of
      S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, S2978-S2985 
        [8MY], H6286, H6293-H6296 [28SE]
      S. 3462, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S5736 [31JY]




WHITAKER, CHARLES AND BOBBIE

  Articles and editorials
      Superior Printing--Family Pride in Each and Every Job, S3036 
        [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Superior Printing and Publishing Co., Inc.: tribute, S3036 [9MY]




WHITAKER, GEORGE R.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1789 [19MR]




WHITAKER, MIKE

  Articles and editorials
      Superior Printing--Family Pride in Each and Every Job, S3036 
        [9MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Superior Printing and Publishing Co., Inc.: tribute, S3036 [9MY]




WHITAKER, QUINTON C.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E567 [18AP]




WHITCHER, JAMES

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5729 [31JY]




WHITCOMB, CHARLES

  Reports
      Effects of Incarceration on the Mental and Physical Health of 
        Former President Chen Shui-Bian of Taiwan, E1258 [17JY]




WHITE, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E275 [29FE]




WHITE, DON

  Articles and editorials
      Carl Dick's General Store--A Science Hill Tradition, S153 [30JA]




WHITE, F. JOHN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E64 [24JA]




WHITE, FREEMAN

  Letters
      Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation, 
        S1724 [15MR]




WHITE, JIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E406 [21MR]




WHITE, KEVIN H.

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see S. Res. 365), S261 [1FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S178 [31JA]
      Tribute (S. Res. 365), S276 [1FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 365, tribute, S265, S277 [1FE]




WHITE, PAMELA A.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S2084 [27MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Haiti: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S2084 [27MR]




WHITE, PAULINE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1142 [29FE]




WHITE, SALLY

  Remarks in House
      Congressional Award Gold Medal: recipient, H120 [24JA]




WHITE, STEPHEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E501 [29MR]




WHITE, TAYLOR

  Remarks in House
      Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School students 
        selected to Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band, 
        E893 [29MY]




WHITE, VAN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1335 [26JY]




WHITE, WALLACE

  Letters
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act, S5139 [18JY]




WHITE, WESTON

  Remarks in House
      Arkansas: tribute to 1st Congressional District service academy 
        nominees, H549 [7FE]




WHITE CLAY CREEK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER EXPANSION ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) 
        (S. 970) (S. Rept. 112-121), S41 [23JA]




WHITE COUNTY, AR

  Articles and editorials
      Newspaper Celebrates 25 Years, E509 [29MR]
  Remarks in House
      Jacksonville (AR) Arkansas Leader: anniversary, E508 [29MR]




WHITE HOUSE

  Remarks in House
      Rotary Day: observance, H1981 [19AP]
      Vietnam: petition on White House website urging the 
        administration to stop expanding trade at the expense of human 
        rights, E751 [9MY]




WHITEHEAD, CURTIS

  Remarks in House
      Queens, NY: August Martin High School May Student of the Month 
        award recipient, E794 [15MY]




WHITEHEAD, ROBERT E.

  Reports
      Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S613 [14FE]
  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Ambassador to Togo: Committee on Foreign 
        Relations (Senate), S613 [14FE]




WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON (a Senator from Rhode Island)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3840 [7JN], 
        S3917 [11JN], S4152 [13JN], S4205, S4206 [14JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S32 [2FE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3332 [21MY], S3545, 
        S3546, S3633 [24MY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S789, S797 [15FE], S871 [16FE], 
        S1050 [27FE], S1195, S1196 [1MR], S1541 [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1747 [15MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4828 [10JY], S4899 [11JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139 [18JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5741, S5787 [31JY]
  Articles and editorials
      Arctic Ice Melt Is Setting Stage for Severe Winters, Anne Ju, 
        ScienceDaily (publication), S4855 [11JY]
      For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure, Warren Rudman and 
        Chuck Hagel, New York (NY) Times, S5057 [17JY]
      From the Archives--Colvin '78 Reflects on Yale Career, Marie C. 
        Colvin, Yale Daily News (Yale University publication), S1183 
        [1MR]
      Game Over for the Climate, James Hansen, New York (NY) Times, 
        S3073 [10MY]
      Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report, Neil Wagner, 
        Huffington Post (Internet site), S3074 [10MY]
      Marie Colvin--The Natural, Allison Silver, Politico 
        (publication), S1184 [1MR]
      Remembering Journalist Marie Colvin, Katrina Heron, Vogue 
        (publication), S1185 [1MR]
      U.S. Corn Growers Farming in Hell as Midwest Heat Spreads, Jeff 
        Wilson, Bloomberg.com (Internet site), S4856 [11JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      African Union: commend coordinated military efforts to apprehend 
        Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lords's Resistance 
        Army and support U.S. advisory role in such efforts (see S. 
        Res. 412), S2656 [24AP]
      Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of 
        Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 587), S6626 [21SE]
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate 
        standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and 
        antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S4419 [21JN]
      Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems 
        (see S. 1773), S851 [16FE]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see S. 3248), S3631 [24MY]
      Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and 
        their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 3179), S3174 
        [15MY]
      ------improve provision of civil relief and the enforcement of 
        employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 2299), 
        S2496 [18AP]
      ------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for 
        abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of 
        private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see 
        S. 1214), S75 [24JA]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S2656 [24AP]
      ------strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain 
        provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment 
        rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in 
        business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY]
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3423), S5257 [23JY]
      Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 387), S1195 [1MR]
      Children and youth: permit disclosure of certain information for 
        the purpose of missing child investigations (see S. 225), 
        S5732 [31JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S6341 [13SE]
      Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3523), 
        S6062 [10SE]
      Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a 
        Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
        identity (see S. 3618), S6625 [21SE]
      ------provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 
        (see S. 3389), S5084 [17JY]
      Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 
        3452), S5487 [26JY]
      ------provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3522), S6627 [21SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S6109 [11SE]
      Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial 
        facilitation of access to child pornography and require 
        Internet service providers to assist child pornography and 
        exploitation investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY]
      ------establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: include shellfish on the list of crops 
        eligible for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program 
        and Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees & Farm-
        Raised Fish program (see S. 1607), S43 [23JA]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S208 [31JA] (see S. 
        2343), S2825 [26AP]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network 
        (see S. 3461), S5732 [31JY]
      ------extend funding for family-to-family health information 
        centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs make informed choices about health 
        care (see S. 2123), S909 [17FE]
      ------improve and enhance research and programs on childhood 
        cancer survivorship (see S. 1613), S4204 [14JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S1050 [27FE]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs (see S. 2254), S2242 [29MR]
      ------extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see 
        S. 2554), S2922 [7MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see S. 1629), S209 [31JA]
      ------ensure veterans have information and protections required 
        to make informed decisions on Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
        Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]
      Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority 
        to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or 
        apparel articles (see S. 1683), S6546 [20SE]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH programs on translational 
        research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see 
        S. 1840), S6547 [20SE]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 
        [27JN]
      ------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational 
        diabetes (see S. 1221), S3729 [5JN]
      Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through 
        rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and 
        commercial properties (see S. 2162), S1422 [6MR]
      Education: prohibit institutions of higher education that 
        participate in certain financial aid programs from including 
        predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts (see 
        S. 3557), S6454 [19SE]
      FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional 
        warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand 
        name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: require textile and apparel 
        articles acquired for use be manufactured from articles, 
        materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or 
        manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 3444), S6547 [20SE]
      ------treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
        training or certification requirements for Federal licenses 
        (see S. 2239), S4675 [27JN]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S2245 [29MR]
      FEMA: reauthorize and amend the National Dam Safety Program (see 
        S. 3362), S4773 [29JN]
      Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to 
        promote small business growth and economic development 
        opportunities (see S. 2231), S2001 [22MR]
      ------provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient 
        banking system (see S. 3048), S3330 [21MY]
      Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely 
        upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal 
        fisheries management (see S. 2184), S1576 [12MR]
      Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate 
        understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic 
        cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the 
        Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 399), S1790 [19MR]
      Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages 
        for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 
        compensate such executives in accordance with other financial 
        regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S389 [7FE]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Haiti: provide assistance to end deforestation and restore the 
        extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see 
        S. 1023), S323 [2FE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see S. 1993), S2825 [26AP]
      Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for 
        employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country 
        limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 1983), 
        S6064 [10SE]
      ------enhance national security, combat illegal immigration, and 
        promote job creation, innovation, investment, and research 
        (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]
      ------establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien 
        entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from 
        investors to establish business in the U.S. (see S. 565), 
        S6063 [10SE]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1089 [28FE]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S3088 [10MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3088 [10MY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S4151 [13JN]
      Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital 
        toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for 
        coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 818), 
        S5732 [31JY]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        S. 1454), S2969 [8MY]
      ------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and 
        other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and 
        outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and 
        planning (see S. 738), S6626 [21SE]
      Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), 
        S75 [24JA]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see S. 3208), S3329 [21MY]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see S. Res. 546), S5978 [2AU]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, 
        and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see 
        S. 775), S1147 [29FE]
      National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        564), S6454 [19SE]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and 
        ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), 
        S208 [31JA]
      National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: 
        designate (see S. Res. 362), S208 [31JA]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Natural resources: strengthen U.S. role in the international 
        community in conserving natural resources (see S. 3356), S4724 
        [28JN]
      NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        S. 2388), S2821 [26AP]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 456), S3087 
        [10MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S2086 [27MR]
      Public buildings: improve security at State and local 
        courthouses (see S. 2076), S2928 [7MY]
      SEC: require disclosure of total number of domestic and foreign 
        employers of issuers (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]
      Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult 
        protective services programs to implement a network of elder 
        abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2077), S388 
        [7FE]
      Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for 
        and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 3388), S5047 
        [16JY]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5488 [26JY]
      Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 589), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S164 [30JA]
      Southeast Asia: protect and increase U.S. support for delaying 
        the construction of mainstream dams along the Mekong River 
        (see S. Res. 227), S2825 [26AP]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR]
      Taxation: close certain corporate tax loopholes (see S. 2075), 
        S1384 [5MR]
      ------extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to 
        energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see 
        S. 3275), S3838 [7JN]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see S. 
        1787), S851 [16FE]
      ------make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit 
        rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit 
        rate for existing buildings (see S. 1989), S2825 [26AP]
      ------prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
        forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 2250), S4460 [25JN]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (see S. 2237), S2825 [26AP]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2884), S2966 [8MY] 
        (see S. 3364), S4789 [9JY]
      ------provide that corporate tax benefits based upon stock 
        option compensation expenses be consistent with accounting 
        expenses shown in corporate financial statements for such 
        compensation (see S. 1375), S132 [26JA]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S700 [15FE]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S2824 [26AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3043 [9MY]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S3977 [12JN]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S1680 [14MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Bankruptcy: make organization more efficient for small business 
        debtors (see S. 2370), S2821 [26AP]
      Colvin, Marie C.: tribute (see S. Res. 404), S2001 [22MR]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]
      Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see 
        S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      Drugs: more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 
        3431), S5381 [25JY]
      Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 467), S3280 
        [17MY]
      FDA: strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see S. 2281), S2243 [29MR]
      Federal employees: tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service 
        professionals who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), 
        S1932 [21MR]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4821 
        [10JY]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 
        2059), S261 [1FE] (see S. 2230), S2001 [22MR]
  Cloture motions
      Abrams, Ronnie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Baker, Kristine Gerhard: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
      Contreras, Rudolph: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2799 
        [26AP], S2944 [8MY]
      Du, Miranda: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), House amendment, 
        S4410 [21JN], S4449 [25JN]
      ------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), motion to proceed, 
        S3252 [17MY]
      Furman, Jesse M.: nomination to be district judge, S687 [15FE]
      Guaderrama, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S1569 
        [12MR]
      Helmick, Jeffrey J.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hillman, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3835 [7JN], 
        S3889 [11JN]
      Lee, John Z.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
      Lewis, Mary Geiger: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Morgan, Susie: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Nuffer, David: nomination to be district judge, S1569 [12MR]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 3369), motion to proceed, S4942 [12JY], S5071 
        [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2369 
        [17AP]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), motion to proceed, S1985 [22MR], 
        S2028 [26MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S686 [15FE], S886 [17FE]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), motion to proceed, S382 [7FE], S420 [9FE]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Shipp, Michael A.: nomination to be district judge, S5202 [19JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5244 [23JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4884, S4885 [11JY], S4938 [12JY]
      ------provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), motion to proceed, S5008 [16JY]
      ------provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and 
        business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), motion to 
        proceed, S5072 [17JY], S5189 [19JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2223 [29MR], S2313 [16AP]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 
        [2AU]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, 
        S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 
        [12MR]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
      Wimes, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Letters
      Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Gretchen DuBeau, Alliance 
        for Natural Health USA, S5384 [25JY]
      ------John Shaw, Natural Products Association, S5383 [25JY]
      ------Loren Israelsen, United Natural Products Alliance, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Michael McGuffin, American Herbal Products Association, 
        S5383 [25JY]
      ------Scott M. Melville, Consumers Healthcare Products 
        Association, S5384 [25JY]
      ------Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition, S5384 
        [25JY]
      ------Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, S5384 [25JY]
      Enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications 
        infrastructure: several former government officials, S4847 
        [11JY]
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: several Senators, S4291 [19JN]
  Privilege of the floor
      Brown, Whitney, S5050 [16JY]
      Famigletti, Rob, S5050 [16JY], S5090 [17JY]
      Freeman, Samantha, S5050 [16JY], S5090 [17JY]
      Jain, Varun, S5317 [24JY]
      Link, Alex, S5050 [16JY], S5090 [17JY]
      Salomon, Joel, S5050 [16JY]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to 
        proceed, S6496 [20SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, S6487 [20SE]
      ------maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, S6487 
        [20SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        S5413 [25JY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3202 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), S6487 [20SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3202 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3202 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3202 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3202 [16MY]
      Chukwueke, Sopuruchi: relief (S. 285), S5412 [25JY]
      ------relief (S. 285), unanimous-consent agreement, S5413 [25JY]
      Climate: global warming, S675, S676 [15FE], S2221 [29MR], S2487 
        [18AP], S3073, S3074 [10MY], S3269 [17MY], S3612, S3613 
        [24MY], S3775 [6JN], S4184 [14JN], S4647-S4649 [27JN], S4853-
        S4856 [11JY], S5196-S5198 [19JY], S5458-S5460 [26JY], S5925-
        S5927 [2AU], S6306-S6308 [13SE], S6494, S6496 [20SE]
      ------impact of global warming on the economy, S4647-S4649 
        [27JN]
      Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, 
        S5814 [1AU]
      ------improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, 
        enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes 
        for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 
        2151), S2458 [18AP]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6487 [20SE]
      Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in 
        certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), S3102, S3103 [10MY]
      Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force 
        senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 
        3556), S6458 [19SE]
      ------save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse 
        prevention grants, S2774 [26AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary (S. Res. 458), S3103 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: clean energy technologies initiatives funding, 
        S3269 [17MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that creation of center to 
        protect Federal Government networks does not disrupt current 
        cyber law enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]
      ------Federal Network Security funding, S6496 [20SE]
      Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in 
        international law enforcement issues and maintain 
        accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]
      Dept. of Transportation: grant States use of Congested 
        Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds toward 
        transit system programs, S1131 [29FE]
      ------Projects of National and Regional Significance Program 
        funding, S1131 [29FE]
      Drugs: more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 3431), 
        S5383 [25JY]
      Education: anniversary of Pell Grants, S4401 [21JN]
      Electric power: impact of global warming on increasing national 
        and global electrical needs, S6306 [13SE]
      EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control 
        technology for certain steam generating units (S.J. Res. 37), 
        S4164, S4165, S4185 [14JN], S4290 [19JN]
      ------implementation of the cross-State air pollution rule, 
        S2220 [29MR]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (S. 3268), S3799 [6JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3507 [23MY]
      ------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases, S3507 [23MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), S3066 
        [10MY], S3223 [16MY]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 409), S2184 [28MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S3066 [10MY], S3223 
        [16MY]
      Health: release of ``Health Care Delivery System Reform and the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' report, S2200 
        [29MR]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (S. 952), S4647 [27JN]
      Information technology: promote public awareness of cyber 
        security (S. 813), S2458 [18AP]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (S. Res. 504), S4594 
        [25JN]
      Jolin, Michael P.: Rhode Island Bar Association Victoria M. 
        Almeida Servant Leader Award recipient, S4671 [27JN]
      Leadership Alliance: anniversary, S5205 [19JY]
      Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for 
        in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual 
        alone, S3836 [7JN]
      NAACP: anniversary (S. Res. 520), S5023, S5024 [16JY]
      National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 503), S4593 
        [25JN]
      National Child Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 522), S5023 
        [16JY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 484), S3798, 
        S3799 [6JN]
      NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]
      Obama, President: evaluation of environmental and climate 
        policies, S6307 [13SE]
      Oceans: impact of global warming on ocean acidification, S6494, 
        S6496 [20SE]
      Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (S. 
        3269), S3799 [6JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1959 
        [22MR], S2200 [29MR]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services, S1132 [29FE]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4695 [28JN]
      Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (S. Res. 456), S3103 
        [10MY]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (S. 2219), S1938 [21MR], S3470, S3473, S3474 [23MY], 
        S4454 [25JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 
        3369), motion to proceed, S4939 [12JY], S4988, S5007, S5025, 
        S5028, S5040, S5041, S5043 [16JY], S5057, S5058, S5062, S5063, 
        S5066, S5071 [17JY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S2342 [16AP]
      Power resources: national energy policy, S4185 [14JN], S6307 
        [13SE]
      Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3822 [7JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs, S2210 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        (S. 1813), S1130, S1132 [29FE], S2157 [28MR], S2203, S2209 
        [29MR], S2314 [16AP], S2384, S2385, S2386 [17AP], S2458, S2487 
        [18AP], S2590 [23AP], S3067 [10MY]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        S2203, S2209, S2210 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4281), 
        unanimous-consent request, S2210 [29MR]
      ------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
        safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        S3066 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S3744 [6JN], S4114, S4116 [13JN], 
        S4165 [14JN]
      Romney, Mitt: evaluation of environmental and climate policies, 
        S6307 [13SE]
      Russell, George L., III: nomination to be district judge, 
        unanimous-consent agreement, S3104 [10MY]
      Senate: impact of partisanship, S6487 [20SE]
      ------legislative process, S6487 [20SE]
      ------legislative program, S2185 [28MR], S2342 [16AP], S3104 
        [10MY], S3799, S3800 [6JN], S4594 [25JN], S5050 [16JY], S5413 
        [25JY]
      Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Common 
        Cause, et al v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. (S. Res. 485), 
        S3799 [6JN]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1838 [20MR], S2590 [23AP]
      Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 521), 
        S5023 [16JY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S98 [26JA]
      ------decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., v. 
        Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political campaigns, 
        S4452-S4455 [25JN]
      ------decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political 
        contributions used for political speech, S3470, S3473, S3474 
        [23MY], S4453-S4455 [25JN], S4988, S5040, S5041, S5043 [16JY], 
        S5057, S5066 [17JY]
      Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and 
        ideals (S. Res. 408), S2184 [28MR]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, S6487 [20SE]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, extend increased expensing limitations, 
        and provide instructions for tax reform, S5287 [24JY]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief 
        for families making less than a certain annual income and 
        provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion to 
        proceed, S5286 [24JY]
      ------extend production tax credit for wind power, S675 [15FE], 
        S4797, S4798 [10JY], S5925 [2AU]
      ------extend renewable energy production tax credit, S675 [15FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2059), S263 
        [1FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), S5287 
        [24JY]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion 
        to proceed, S2289, S2293, S2304, S2313, S2314 [16AP]
      Technology: conduct study to determine current cyber law 
        enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure, S4846, S4847, S4848, S4849 
        [11JY]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S2458 [18AP]
      ------enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193, S5194, S5195, 
        S5196 [19JY], S5367 [25JY], S5720, S5722 [31JY], S5814, S5815, 
        S5816 [1AU], S5929 [2AU]
      Tharp, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S3104 [10MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2774 [26AP]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (S. Res. 523), S5023 [16JY]
  Resolutions by organizations
      EPA rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for 
        certain steam generating units: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 
        S4292 [19JN]
  Statements
      Tribute to Marie C. Colvin: Gerald Weaver, S1184 [1MR]
  Tributes
      Beckett, Katie, S3836 [7JN]
      Colvin, Marie C., S1183, S1185 [1MR]
      Culpo, Olivia, S5478 [26JY]
      Culpo, Peter and Susan, S5478 [26JY]
      Dorley, Maxwell R., S2721 [25AP]
      Garrahy, John J. (Joe), S253 [1FE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1908 [21MR]
      Pare, Edward D., S6622 [21SE]
      Shuey, Bill, S6541 [20SE]
      Spencer, Rebecca, S2519 [19AP]
      Tarwoe, Abraham, S2721 [25AP]
      Train, Russell E., S6493 [20SE]
      Weichel, Dennis P., Jr., S2220 [29MR]




WHITEMAN OSTERMAN & HANNA LLP (law firm)

  Letters
      Nomination of Donna M. Murphy to be District of Columbia 
        Superior Court associate judge, S4451 [25JN]




WHITEVILLE, NC

  Remarks in House
      Whiteville High School: tribute to baseball team, E1063 [18JN]




WHITFIELD, ED (a Representative from Kentucky)

  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2813 [16MY]
      Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. 
        agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who 
        are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 
        [19SE]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see 
        H. Res. 517), H116 [23JA]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H1428 [20MR]
      Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the 
        Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 
        6164), H5130 [23JY]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy 
        efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H5766 [10SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing 
        excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
        providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
        higher education (see H.R. 1704), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4605 [28JN]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5328 [26JY]
      ------reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes 
        and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]
      ------repeal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
        comparative effectiveness research funding (see H.R. 3827), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for 
        illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, 
        NC, and provide health care to those affected by such 
        contamination (see H.R. 1742), H1543 [22MR]
      Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order 
        under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit 
        electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental 
        laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H2447 [8MY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H2033 [19AP]
      ------improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3733 [18JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Information technology: preserve and advance the 
        multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has 
        thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2135 [25AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H512 [6FE]
      Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H6314 [23OC]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5766 [10SE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H5328 [26JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H115 [23JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        H.R. 4176), H1428 [20MR]
      Taxation: provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants 
        (see H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3267 [30MY]
      Turkey: commend efforts to facilitate, host, and care for 
        refugees fleeing escalating violence in Syria (see H. Res. 
        632), H3808 [19JN]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. 
        Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration 
        of members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total 
        population (see H.R. 5321), H2274 [27AP]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1805 [29MR]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H5999 [13SE]
      Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) for 
        violence and acts of terror and support efforts to eliminate 
        threat (see H. Res. 772), H5708 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration 
        of members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total 
        population (H.R. 5321), H2288 [27AP]
      Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major 
        rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and 
        intracoastal waterways (H.R. 4342), H1807 [29MR]
      EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for 
        any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. 
        (H.R. 4255), H1543 [22MR]
      ------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules 
        and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas 
        prices, jobs, and the economy (H.R. 4471), H2039 [23AP]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (H.R. 6388), H6000 [13SE]
  Remarks
      Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and 
        extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
        FERC projects (H.R. 5625), H3985, H3986 [26JN]
      Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, 
        environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust 
        emissions from coal transport, H6243 [21SE]
      Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative 
        technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency 
        goals (H.R. 4850), H3984, H3985 [26JN]
      Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan 
        guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from 
        pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6010, H6011 [14SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations 
        before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and 
        Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6199, H6201, H6214, H6216 
        [20SE], H6242, H6243 [21SE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H757, H759, H767, H771, H772 [15FE]
      EPA: take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would 
        increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for 
        oil, H6216 [20SE]
      ------uphold scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers 
        the public health and welfare, H6214 [20SE]
      FERC: prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone 
        XL Pipeline until certification that a certain percentage of 
        iron and steel used for pipeline construction was manufactured 
        in North America, H771, H772 [15FE]
      ------review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline 
        regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas 
        pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H757, H759 [15FE]
      ------transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to 
        instruct conferees, H3043 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3043 [17MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4728 [10JY]
      Madisonville, KY: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 33 Make a 
        Difference Day Award recipients, E591 [19AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on tax 
        burden, H4728 [10JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4728 [10JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3877 [20JN]
      Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and 
        energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, 
        H6242 [21SE]
      Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and 
        provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials 
        generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, 
        H3873 [20JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, 
        H3043 [17MY], H3873 [20JN]
      Turkey: U.S. policy, E743 [9MY]
  Tributes
      Baker, Gerald, H1979 [19AP]
      Denktas, Rauf R., E132 [3FE]




WHITFIELD, PHIL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1335 [26JY]




WHITING, WILLIAM

  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save'', S5084 [17JY]
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save,'' Senator Wicker (extra 
        verse), S5084 [17JY]




WHITLOCK, CRAIG

  Articles and editorials
      Air Force Dumped Ashes of More Troops' Remains in VA Landfill 
        Than Acknowledged, H1159 [6MR]




WHITLOCK, NICHOLAS S.

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft 
        crash in Djibouti, E254 [27FE]




WHITLOCK, NICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1432 [21MR]




WHITSON, CAROLINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1091 [20JN]




WHITTIER, CA

  Remarks in House
      Thorstenson, Sandy: Association of California School 
        Administrators California National Superintendent of the Year 
        award recipient, E279 [29FE]




WICHITA, KS

  Remarks in House
      National AMBUCS, Inc.: tribute to Wichita, KS, Air Capital 
        AMBUCS chapter, H1139 [5MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Koch Industries, Inc.: characterization relative to corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, S5177 
        [19JY]
      McConnell AFB, KS: support selection as main operating base for 
        KC-46A Tanker fleet, S5108 [18JY]




WICKER, ROGER F. (a Senator from Mississippi)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3791 [6JN], 
        S3979, S3994 [12JN], S4158 [13JN]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3455 [22MY]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2104 [27MR]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S538, S539 [9FE], S570, S573 
        [13FE], S639 [14FE], S797 [15FE], S910 [17FE], S1079 [28FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1791 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4894, S4896 [11JY]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4831, S4833 [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the 
        basis of sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S2497 [18AP]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S1932 [21MR]
      African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of 
        eligible countries and extend third country fabric program 
        (see S. 3326), S4461 [25JN]
      American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing 
        maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see 
        S. 2320), S3043 [9MY]
      Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions 
        (see S. 3434), S5381 [25JY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see S. 2112), S2394 [17AP]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget 
        constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other 
        budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see S. 3228), 
        S3516 [23MY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S. 3326), S4461 [25JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 
        2041), S163 [30JA]
      Cooperative Forestry Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 576), S6626 
        [21SE]
      Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (see S. 
        3293), S4203 [14JN]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see S. 1728), S4822 [10JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2366), S2731 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S262 [1FE]
      ------establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 
        3461), S5732 [31JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see S. 362), S4674 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons Director to be 
        appointed by and with advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 
        2169), S2245 [29MR]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see S. Res. 489), S3977 [12JN]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on the certification of 
        nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural 
        employment (see S.J. Res. 38), S1932 [21MR]
      ------prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor 
        rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S1932 [21MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3785 [6JN]
      ------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date 
        under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see S. 
        3450), S5487 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank 
        reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid 
        to nonresident aliens (see S.J. Res. 46), S5213 [19JY]
      Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to 
        recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560), S6454 [19SE]
      Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
        CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see S. 
        3326), S4461 [25JN]
      Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of 
        certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]
      EPA: require regional administrators to be appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 3053), S3042 
        [9MY]
      FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4726 [28JN]
      ------improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 
        2160), S1791 [19MR]
      Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 409), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 
        2213), S1847 [20MR]
      Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (see S. 1451), 
        S132 [26JA]
      Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for 
        NASA (see S. Res. 377), S699 [15FE]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see S. 2288), S2970 [8MY]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4951 [12JY]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S1050 [27FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S3130 [14MY]
      ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily 
        suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]
      Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day: designate (see S. Res. 
        584), S6626 [21SE]
      Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 45), S4726 
        [28JN]
      ------observance (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [19JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 
        2173), S5871 [1AU]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Medicaid: expand home and community-based services waiver to 
        include young individuals in need of services otherwise 
        provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see 
        S. 3289), S6547 [20SE]
      Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and 
        clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive 
        cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), 
        S1195 [1MR]
      ------clarify application of secondary payer rules (see S. 
        1718), S2245 [29MR]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        S. 1454), S4151 [13JN]
      ------permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
        drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted 
        infusion pump (see S. 3496), S5977 [2AU]
      ------protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural 
        areas to health care providers (see S. 1680), S615 [14FE]
      ------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin 
        (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish 
        demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer 
        IVIG in the home (see S. 960), S4725 [28JN]
      Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental 
        retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to 
        an intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S6547 [20SE]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see S. 3208), S6109 [11SE]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        S. Res. 396), S1680 [14MR]
      National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]
      National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform 
        (see S. 2342), S3901 [11JN]
      National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: 
        designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 438), S2731 [25AP]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), 
        S3631 [24MY]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]
      North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization 
        of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved 
        wetlands conservation projects (see S. 2282), S2656 [24AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal health 
        insurance tax (see S. 1880), S2602 [23AP]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S1195 [1MR]
      Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce 
        energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 
        3445), S5486 [26JY]
      ------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, 
        provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure 
        retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels 
        (see S. 2264), S5212 [19JY]
      Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant 
        regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see S. 2368), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 34), S42 [23JA]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see S. 3397), S5979 [2AU]
      Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate 
        polio (see S. Res. 473), S4240 [18JN]
      Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical 
        assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 
        [7MR]
      Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound 
        standards governing discharges incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see 
        S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]
      Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S2244 [29MR]
      Sudan: promote peace and stability (see S. Res. 397), S1734 
        [15MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        S. 1872), S1422 [6MR]
      ------make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of 
        expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music 
        copyrights (see S. 2258), S4300 [19JN]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see S. 339), S3785 [6JN]
      ------provide that the value of certain historic property shall 
        be determined using an income approach in determining the 
        taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2209), S1847 [20MR]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 2242), 
        S2166 [28MR]
      ------require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid 
        immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the 
        child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]
      Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from 
        imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, 
        providers, or property (see S. 543), S850 [16FE]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 
        1301), S3087 [10MY]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see S. 
        1966), S6108 [11SE]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S4774 
        [29JN]
      U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such 
        treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see S. 
        2205), S3088 [10MY]
      Unemployment: require participation in public service and 
        engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt 
        of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]
      Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
        indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled 
        veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2166 
        [28MR]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 2062), S2245 
        [29MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see S. 3526), 
        S6107 [11SE]
      Constitution--U.S.: commemorate anniversary of signing and 
        commend contributions of historical, educational, and 
        patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and values (see S. 
        Res. 376), S699 [15FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize 
        States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 
        [6FE]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (see 
        S. Res. 415), S2243 [29MR]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support mission and goals 
        (see S. Res. 374), S614 [14FE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        S. 3620), S6625 [21SE]
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
  Hymns
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save,'' by (extra verse), 
        S5084 [17JY]
      ``Eternal Father, Strong To Save,'' William Whiting, 
        S5084 [17JY]
  Privilege of the floor
      Amador, Brian, S5154 [18JY]
  Remarks
      Budget: allocation of funds, S6481 [20SE], S6593, S6594 [21SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3203 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3203 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3203 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3203 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3203 [16MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S6481 [20SE], 
        S6592, S6593, S6594, S6595 [21SE]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, S5129 [18JY]
      Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special 
        counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on 
        covert operations (S. Res. 489), S4186 [14JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: require the offshore oil and gas leasing 
        program to have a domestic strategic production goal, S2141 
        [28MR]
      Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S5100 [18JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal 
        wetland of Gulf Coast States, and provide Land and Water 
        Conservation Fund funding, S2476 [18AP]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (S. 1058), S3080 [10MY]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        S3420 [22MY]
      Mississippi (U.S.S.): commissioning, S5084 [17JY]
      National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support mission and goals 
        (S. Res. 374), S608 [14FE]
      Obama, President: assessment of comments relative to missile 
        defense made to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, S2223 
        [29MR]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, S5101 [18JY], S6592, 
        S6593, S6594, S6595 [21SE]
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: passage of 
        resolution imposing sanctions on persons responsible for 
        detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, S5187 [19JY]
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Mississippi participants, S6678 
        [21SE]
      Parliamentary inquiry, S2141 [28MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living 
        Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, 
        S1880 [21MR]
      ------impact, S1879, S1880, S1881, S1882 [21MR]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, S1880 [21MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1879 [21MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2141 [28MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (S. 2204), S2141 [28MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, S111 [26JA], S833 [16FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S2476 [18AP]
      Russia: human rights violations, S806, S809 [16FE]
      ------impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (S. 1039), S806, S809 [16FE], S5187 [19JY]
      Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax 
        relief for families making less than a certain annual income 
        and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), motion 
        to proceed, S5340, S5341 [25JY]
      ------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, S5340, S5341 
        [25JY]
      Trethewey, Natasha: appointment as U.S. Poet Laureate, 
        S4669 [27JN]
      Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, S5340 [25JY]
  Statements
      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Passage of 
        Resolution Imposing Sanctions on Persons Responsible for 
        Detention, Abuse, or Death of Sergei Magnitsky: Senator 
        McCain, S5188 [19JY]
  Tributes
      Hatch, Senator, S6592 [21SE]




WICKHAM, THOMAS J., JR.

  Appointments
      House of Representatives Parliamentarian, H974 [28FE]




WIEBBECKE, BRITTANY

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: Gold Award recipient, E1360 [31JY]




WIECZOREK, RAYMOND J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E392 [20MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1731 [15MR]




WIESEL, ELIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E578 [18AP]




WIKOFF, VIRGIL

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E410 [21MR]




WILBUR, EVA M. BALDWIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E117 [2FE]




WILBURN, JOE N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1300 [23JY]




WILBUR'S OF MAINE CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONS (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S610 [14FE]




WILCOX, TERRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E479 [28MR]




WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT

  Amendments
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3765, H3776, H3778, H3779, H3781, H3782 [19JN]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), consideration 
        (H. Res. 688), H3752 [19JN]
  Bills and resolutions
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 688), H3732 [18JN]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see 
        S. 2286), S2392 [17AP] (see H.R. 4360), H1845 [16AP]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (see S. 3483), S5977 [2AU]
      Nashua River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5319), H2274 [27AP]
      Neches River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2324), S2545 [19AP]
  Motions
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3785 [19JN]
  Remarks in House
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3755-H3787 [19JN], E1089 [20JN], E1143, E1144 [26JN], E1155 
        [27JN], E1207 [9JY]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), consideration 
        (H. Res. 688), H3744-H3755 [19JN]
      ------amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a 
        segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), motion to 
        recommit, H3785 [19JN]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (H.R. 2060), H3432-H3434 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 
        2286), S2394 [17AP]
  Reports filed
      Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2060) (H. Rept. 112-438), H1844 [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 688) (H. Rept. 112-
        539), H3732 [18JN]
      Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5319) (H. Rept. 112-658), 
        H5764 [10SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 688, consideration of H.R. 2578, Conservation and 
        Economic Growth Act, H3744 [19JN]
      H.R. 2060, Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act, H3432 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, H3765-H3776 
        [19JN]




WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3423), S5257 [23JY]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see 
        S. 2286), S2392 [17AP] (see H.R. 4360), H1845 [16AP]
      Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as 
        wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate 
        Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and 
        facilitate land exchange (see H.R. 4109), H1099 [29FE]
      Nashua River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5319), H2274 [27AP]
      Neches River: designate a segment for potential addition to the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2324), S2545 [19AP]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), H5087, H5088 [23JY], E1307 
        [24JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1079-H1085 [29FE], E291 [1MR]
      Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1740), H3441, H3442 [5JN]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 
        [21JN]
      York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for 
        study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 
        (H.R. 2336), H3442 [5JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate 
        segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System (S. 3423), S5262 [23JY]
      Connecticut: designate segments of Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 
        2286), S2394 [17AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S33, S47 [23JA], S1180 [1MR]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, 
        Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S123 [26JA]
  Reports filed
      Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork 
        Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 322) (S. Rept. 112-108), S41 
        [23JA]
      Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River 
        Values: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1134) (S. Rept. 112-124), S42 [23JA]
      Illabot Creek Segment Designation as a Component of the Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 888) (S. Rept. 112-119), S41 [23JA]
      Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5319) (H. Rept. 112-658), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112-114), S41 [23JA]
      White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act: Committee 
        on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 970) (S. Rept. 
        112-121), S41 [23JA]
      Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 112-603), H4906 [17JY]
      York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 112-370), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 1740, Illabot Creek segment desgination as a component of 
        the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H3441 [5JN]
      H.R. 2336, York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H3442 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 3388, Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act, H5087 [23JY]
      S. 1134, Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S47, S48 [23JA], H1079 [29FE]




WILD OLYMPICS WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 5995), E1113 [21JN]




WILDERNESS AREAS

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (H.R. 4849), S3291, S3292 [17MY], H2228 [27AP], H3147 [18MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5880, H5881, 
        H5882, H5884 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5785 [11SE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see S. 3375), S4893 [11JY] (see H.R. 5545), H2441 [8MY]
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see S. 2468), S2823 
        [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (see H.R. 4849), H2204 [26AP]
      Disasters: provide for reasonable and necessary access to 
        wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, 
        supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (see 
        H.R. 5791), H2812 [16MY]
      Dona Ana County, NM: establish a national monument to protect 
        the Organ Mountains (see H.R. 4334), H1804 [29MR]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as 
        wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate 
        Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and 
        facilitate land exchange (see H.R. 4109), H1099 [29FE]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2441 [8MY]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
      Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green 
        Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 6039), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (see S. 3400), S5133 [18JY]
      Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 4267), H1641 [27MR]
      Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and 
        designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 
        [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  E-mails
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
  Letters
      Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in 
        Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National 
        Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, 
        MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 
        [12SE]
      Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Ernest F. Kuhlman, San 
        Juan County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      ------Kellie C. Hotter, Robert A. Lieb, Jr., and Wallace White, 
        La Plata County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on 
        Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen 
        R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
        Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
  Motions
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow 
        rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain, H3776 [19JN]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), H2227, 
        H2228 [27AP]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), Senate 
        amendment, H3147 [18MY]
      ------issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock 
        operators for operations in designated wilderness within the 
        Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), 
        corrections in engrossment, H2252 [27AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), H2047, H2048 [24AP], H2186 [26AP]
      Izaak Walton League: anniversary, E1473 [11SE]
      Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest will still be open for 
        recreational use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal 
        consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for 
        State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
        Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5880, H5881 
        [12SE]
      ------ensure that private property interests are not negatively 
        impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]
      ------exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest from calculation of payments to St. 
        Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5014 [19JY], H5873-
        H5890 [12SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 
        773), H5780-H5787 [11SE]
      ------expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), motion to recommit, 
        H5888, H5889 [12SE]
      ------require land appraisals based on accepted Federal 
        standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State 
        trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
        of the Superior National Forest, H5884, H5885 [12SE]
      ------restore public participation with environmental review 
        relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust 
        lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the 
        Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
      Olympic National Park: designate certain land as wilderness or 
        potential wilderness (H.R. 3222), H485 [6FE]
      Power resources: use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil 
        and gas exploration, H2060 [24AP]
      Public lands: preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting while maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas 
        development, mining, logging, and motorized activities in 
        wilderness areas, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), H483-H485 [6FE]
      ------designate and expand wilderness areas and designate 
        certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National 
        Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 [21JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (S. 3375), S4895 [11JY]
      Bruce, Pat: BLM Making a Difference National Volunteer Award 
        recipient, S4148 [13JN]
      Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (S. 2468), S2828 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: issue commercial use authorizations to 
        commercial stock operators for operations in designated 
        wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
        (H.R. 4849), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3292 [17MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on 
        National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No 
        Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 
        2050), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY]
      Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of 
        National Forest System land and add certain land to the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 268), S4660 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of 
        implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and 
        accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier areas 
        receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]
      San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek 
        watershed lands as wilderness (S. 3400), S5138, S5139 [18JY]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between 
        Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park 
        and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 
        1162), S582 [13FE]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and 
        Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. 
        Rept. 112-660), H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of the Interior Boundary Adjustment of the Stephen Mather 
        Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park To Allow 
        Certain Road Rebuilding: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2352) (H. Rept. 112-532), H3706 [15JN]
      Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112-115), S41 
        [23JA]
      Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2050) (H. Rept. 112-437), 
        H1844 [16AP]
      Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5544) (H. Rept. 112-655), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National 
        Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With 
        Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112-387), H475 [3FE]
      Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment 
        Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        667) (S. Rept. 112-113), S41 [23JA]
      Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and 
        Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        (Senate) (S. 140) (S. Rept. 112-104), S41 [23JA]
      Tennessee Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 112-123), S42 [23JA]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education 
        Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign 
        Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and 
        intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
      H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian 
        Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the 
        tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]
      H.R. 2050, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, 
        H2047 [24AP]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 4849, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Backcountry 
        Access Act, H2228 [27AP]
      H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act, 
        H5879 [12SE]
      S. 2468, Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, S2828-S2830 [26AP]




WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION AIRCRAFT TRANSFER ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3441), S5964 [2AU]




WILDLIFE

  Amendments
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 
        [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879, H1881, 
        H1882, H1883, H1885, H1886, H1887, H1888, H1889 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636, S6638, S6639 
        [21SE]
  Appointments
      Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], 
        H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (see H.R. 3886), H439 [2FE]
      ------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see S. 3547), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 4122), H1133 
        [1MR]
      ------prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, 
        acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of 
        any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 
        4306), H1803 [29MR]
      Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying 
        control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal 
        and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program 
        and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
      ------submit and provide access to a report on the animals 
        killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), H5705 [2AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 3448), S5487 [26JY]
      ------establish a grant program to eradicate non-native 
        constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in 
        sustainable populations (see H.R. 5923), H3660 [7JN]
      ------grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue 
        electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 [6FE]
      ------set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and 
        Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of 
        stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), S1422 
        [6MR]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 430), S2546 
        [19AP]
      Government regulations: establish improved regulatory process 
        for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and 
        establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild 
        animal pathogens and parasites (see S. 3606), S6546 [20SE] 
        (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 
        619), H1914 [17AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 
        [28JN]
      Law enforcement: repeal certain laws relative to criminal 
        penalties and violations of foreign laws dealing with the 
        illegal trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 
        2062), S323 [2FE] (see H.R. 4171), H1303 [8MR]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H6151 [19SE]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see S. 3543), S6340 
        [13SE] (see H.R. 6007), H3974 [21JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE] 
        (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]
      ------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
        shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities 
        for those activities (see S. 2066), S323 [2FE]
      ------recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters 
        and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife 
        agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, 
        and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 [20SE]
  Cloture motions
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
  Conference reports
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (H.R. 
        4348), H4432-H4601 [28JN]
  Letters
      Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL 
        Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources 
        and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]
      ------Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]
      Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities 
        protection and enhancement: several sportsmen organizations, 
        S6498 [20SE]
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, 
        American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]
      ------Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of 
        America, H832 [16FE]
      ------Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), 
        H833 [16FE]
      ------several organizations, H834 [16FE]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of 
        Fish & Wildlife Agencies, H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), 
        H1874 [17AP]
      ------Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        (House), H1874 [17AP]
      ------several recreational sports and wildlife conservation 
        organizations, H1875 [17AP]
  Lists
      Organizations supporting S. 3525, Sportmen's Act, S6560 [21SE]
  Motions
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 
        [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 
        [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 
        [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], 
        H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6502 [20SE], S6559 
        [21SE]
  Remarks in House
      American Eagle Day: observance, E1067 [19JN]
      Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care 
        and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop 
        educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological 
        veterinary medicine (H.R. 3886), E123 [2FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: submit and provide access to a report on 
        the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (H.R. 6308), 
        E1396 [3AU]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H480, H481 
        [6FE], E161 [8FE]
      ------establish a grant program to eradicate non-native 
        constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in 
        sustainable populations (H.R. 5923), E1008 [7JN]
      ------grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue 
        electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H88-H90 [23JA]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary, H191 [31JA], E259 [28FE]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885, H1886 [17AP]
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]
      Forest Service: prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer 
        hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831-H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater 
        Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932-H1962 [18AP], 
        H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], 
        H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 
        [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023-H4025 [26JN], 
        H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], 
        E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609-H4614 
        [29JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616-H4630, H4636, 
        H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 
        [12JY]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925-H1932 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099 [25AP], 
        H3038-H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505-H3513 
        [6JN], H3652-H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788-H3797 [19JN], 
        H3868-H3875 [20JN], H3948-H3955 [21JN], H4151-H4153 [27JN], 
        E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 
        [21JN]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP], H2099-
        H2106 [25AP]
      Izaak, Walton League of America: anniversary, E188 [14FE]
      Izaak Walton League: anniversary, E1473 [11SE]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609-H5612 [1AU], E1394, 
        E1422 [3AU]
      Missouri River: Missouri River Recovery Program funding, H3412, 
        H3471, H3472 [5JN]
      National Park Service: clarify that all public lands under 
        National Park Service jurisdiction are included in the hunting 
        exemption, H1882, H1883 [17AP]
      NOAA: Marine Debris Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding to implement rule requiring shrimp 
        fishermen to use turtle excluder devices, H2522, H2523 [9MY]
      People for Puget Sound (organization): tribute, E1533 [14SE]
      Public lands: make new restrictions on managing hunting, 
        fishing, and recreational shooting effective only if the 
        amount of land available for those purposes falls below a 
        certain acreage, H1883, H1884 [17AP]
      ------preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting while 
        maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas development, mining, 
        logging, and motorized activities in wilderness areas, H1888, 
        H1889 [17AP]
      Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain 
        water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District 
        and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5733 
        [10SE]
      Santa Clarita, CA: annexation of Elsmere Canyon, E1233 [11JY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1873-H1897 
        [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5889 [12SE], E585, E589 [19AP], E621 
        [24AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. 
        Res. 614), H1860-H1872 [17AP]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to 
        recommit, H1895, H1896 [17AP]
      Watsonville Wetlands Watch (organization): anniversary, E1712 
        [19OC]
      West Chester Fish, Game & Wildlife Association: anniversary, 
        E1607 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 498), S4308 [19JN]
      Animals: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big 
        cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (S. 3547), S6343 [13SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), S1945 [21MR]
      Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary (S. Res. 430), S2557 [19AP]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 
        [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 
        [28JN]
      ------restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine 
        and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf 
        Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 
        [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]
      ------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and 
        wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive 
        economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710-
        S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741-S4744, S4747-S4764 [29JN], 
        S4810-S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]
      Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. 
        Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 588), S276 
        [1FE]
      Rapid City, SD: anniversary of Reptile Gardens, S4456 [25JN], 
        S4671 [27JN]
      Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) conference 
        report, S4760 [29JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6604 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6066 [10SE], S6075 
        [11SE], S6415 [19SE], S6498, S6499 [20SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604, S6605 [21SE]
      ------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent 
        request, S6415 [19SE]
  Reports filed
      Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 112-188), S5084 [17JY]
      Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead 
        for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112-558), H4603 [28JN]
      Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112-444), H1844 
        [16AP]
      Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112-446), H1914 [17AP]
      Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 
        112-137), S131 [26JA]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4684 [9JY]
      ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 112-584), H4906 [17JY]
      Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2156) (S. Rept. 
        112-216), S6451 [19SE]
      Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21): 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112-557), H4603 
        [28JN]
      National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 1494) (S. Rept. 112-215), S6451 
        [19SE]
      North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 6007) (H. Rept. 112-657), H5764 [10SE]
      Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112-212), S6451 
        [19SE]
      ------Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. 
        Rept. 112-374), H113 [23JA]
      Prohibit Importation of Various Injurious Species of Constrictor 
        Snakes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 511) (H. 
        Rept. 112-691), H6297 [28SE]
      Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2834) (H. Rept. 
        112-609), H5077 [19JY]
      Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement 
        Fairness (RELIEF) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 3210) (H. Rept. 112-604), H4906 [17JY]
      Sportsmen's Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112-426), H1844 [16AP]
      Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3065) (H. Rept. 112-529), 
        H3706 [15JN]
      Trash Free Seas Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 112-161), S2730 
        [25AP]
      Wildlife Disease Emergency Act: Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works (Senate) (S. 357) (S. Rept. 112-214), S6451 
        [19SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage 
        Act, H1860 [17AP]
      H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs 
        reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting 
        approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy 
        restoration, H1925 [18AP]
      H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), H4609 [29JN]
      H.R. 306, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, H480 [6FE]
      H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act 
        reauthorization and amendment, H5609 [1AU]
      H.R. 3117, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, H88 [23JA]
      H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada 
        Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast 
        States resources and economy restoration, H1940-H1944 [18AP]
      H.R. 6007, North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act, H5733 [10SE]
      S. Res. 430, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., anniversary, S2553, S2557 
        [19AP]
      S. Res. 498, American Eagle Day, S4305, S4309 [19JN]
      S. Res. 580, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]




WILDLIFE AND DROUGHT RELIEF FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3395), S5810 [1AU]




WILDLIFE DISEASE EMERGENCY ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) 
        (S. 357) (S. Rept. 112-214), S6451 [19SE]




WILDLIFE FEDERATION

  Letters
      FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees 
        on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, 
        H5109 [23JY]




WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM CONSERVATION SEMIPOSTAL STAMP ACT

  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2236) 
        (H. Rept. 112-372), H77 [18JA]




WILDLIFE REFUGES

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 3448), S5487 [26JY]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (see H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of 
        national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic 
        rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, 
        or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
  Remarks in House
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H461, 
        H462 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631, H634, H636 [8FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for 
        management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
        Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H480, H481 
        [6FE], E161 [8FE]
      ------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for 
        exploration, development, and production of resources of the 
        Coastal Plain of Alaska, H752-H755 [15FE]
      Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley 
        (H.R. 5958), H5086, H5087 [23JY]
      Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: tribute to volunteer 
        program, E932 [31MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1035 
        [27FE], S2460 [18AP]
      Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: tribute, S1732 [15MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, 
        development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
        western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, 
        S2143 [28MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, and 
        production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal 
        Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 
        [15MR]
      ------authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, 
        and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil 
        and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), 
        S1708 [15MR]
      ------enter into an agreement to provide for management of the 
        free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
        Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), S1945 [21MR]
      National Wildlife Refuge System: anniversary, S1732 [15MR]
      Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. 
        Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 588), S276 
        [1FE]
  Reports filed
      Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112-392), H691 [9FE]
      Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 
        Visitor Contact Station Naming in Honor of James L. Buckley: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5958) (H. Rept. 
        112-608), H5077 [19JY]
      Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2236) (H. Rept. 
        112-372), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 306, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, H480 [6FE]
      H.R. 5958, Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
        Refuge Visitor Contact Station naming in honor of James L. 
        Buckley, H5086 [23JY]
      S. Res. 580, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]




WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT

  Remarks in House
      Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded 
        public target ranges in certain States, H3776 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: Committee 
        on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3065) (H. Rept. 112-529), 
        H3706 [15JN]




WILES, ADAM

  Remarks in House
      Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Football Hall of 
        Fame inductees, E321 [6MR]




WILKENS, JUSTIN J.

  Remarks in House
      Armed Forces: express condolences to victims of U-28 aircraft 
        crash in Djibouti, E254 [27FE]




WILKER, MICHAEL

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H6309 [16OC]




WILKERSON, ELLIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E8 [10JA]




WILKERSON, LAWRENCE

  Articles and editorials
      Executive Viewpont--Time To Bite the Bullet, H5056 [19JY]




WILKES, KATHLEEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H5134 [24JY]




WILKES COUNTY, GA

  Remarks in House
      American Revolution: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189 
        [14FE]




WILKES-BARRE, PA

  Remarks in House
      Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley, Inc.: anniversary, 
        E420 [22MR]
      Solano, Patrick J.: Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization) 
        Community Leadership Award recipient, E91 [31JA]




WILKINS, KITO K.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1566 [19SE]




WILKINSON, STEPHANIE D.

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2885 [26AP]




WILKS, MATTHEW

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E74 [25JA]




WILL, KEVIN

  Remarks in House
      Police Week: observance, H2815 [17MY]
      Rodriguez, Johoan: sentencing on charges of intoxication 
        manslaughter of a peace officer relative to death of Kevin 
        Will, E1032 [8JN]




WILLARD, DEREK H.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1287 [19JY]




WILLARD, ROBERT F.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1928 [21MR]




WILLETO, FRANK

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6265 [12SE]




WILLIAM J. CLINTON FOUNDATION

  Remarks in House
      Obama, President: tribute to address on human trafficking made 
        at the Clinton Global Initiative, E1662 [28SE]




WILLIAMS, AARON

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1522 [13SE], E1583 [21SE]




WILLIAMS, BILL AND JUDI

  Remarks in House
      Telect, Inc.: anniversary, E1526 [13SE]




WILLIAMS, CASSIUS S.

  Remarks in House
      North Carolina State University: Watauga Medal Award recipient, 
        H1220 [7MR]




WILLIAMS, CLAYTON

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]




WILLIAMS, DANIEL W.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1221 [10JY]




WILLIAMS, DANNY C., SR.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (Senate), S4950 [12JY]




WILLIAMS, DAVID

  Remarks in Senate
      Nevada: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations 
        TOP COPS Award recipients, S3275 [17MY]




WILLIAMS, DAVID C.

  Letters
      Eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree Health 
        Benefits Fund, S2472 [18AP]
      Postal Service surplus contributions into the Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (FERS), S2467 [18AP]




WILLIAMS, DESTINY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E537 [16AP]




WILLIAMS, EPHRAIM

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1033 [8JN]




WILLIAMS, FLOYD

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3973 [12JN]




WILLIAMS, GARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E161 [8FE]




WILLIAMS, GLADYS L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E503 [29MR]




WILLIAMS, HAROLD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1230 [11JY]




WILLIAMS, JAMES

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4948 [12JY]




WILLIAMS, JAMES W.

  Remarks in House
      Bangor, ME: anniversary of James W. Williams American Legion 
        Post 12, E1650 [21SE]




WILLIAMS, JOSEPH

  Articles and editorials
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]




WILLIAMS, JUANITA WORSLEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E835 [17MY]




WILLIAMS, KALEIGH

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2492 [18AP]




WILLIAMS, KATHRYN ELLIOT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1026 [8JN]




WILLIAMS, KAYLEE

  Remarks in House
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, E683 
        [27AP]




WILLIAMS, LARRY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E23 [17JA]




WILLIAMS, LAURYN

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to Pittsburgh, PA, area participants, 
        E1497 [12SE]




WILLIAMS, LINDA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E178 [9FE]




WILLIAMS, MARVIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E244 [27FE]




WILLIAMS, MICHAEL

  Articles and editorials
      Fannie, Freddie Dole Out Big Bonuses, S184 [31JA]




WILLIAMS, PAUL

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3457 [22MY]




WILLIAMS, PIA HAYNES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1160 [27JN]




WILLIAMS, SANDRA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1515 [13SE]




WILLIAMS, STEPHEN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E382 [19MR]




WILLIAMS, THEODORE C. (TC)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1600 [21SE]




WILLIAMS, TISH H.

  Letters
      Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, 
        and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities 
        affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H833 [16FE]




WILLIAMS, VERA

  Remarks in House
      Webb, MS: tribute to the Webb Diner, E1724 [26OC]




WILLIAMS, VINCENT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1057 [18JN]




WILLIAMS, WAYNE

  Remarks in House
      Telect, Inc.: anniversary, E1526 [13SE]




WILLIAMSBURG, KY

  Obituaries
      Bunch, Dewayne E.: Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5655 [30JY]




WILLIAMSON, TIM

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3426 
        [22MY]




WILLIAMSON, WILLIE (SONNY BOY)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1707 [19OC]




WILLIAMS-SKINNER, BARBARA

  Remarks in House
      Presidential Champion of Change: award recipient, E1060 [18JN]




WILLIAMSVILLE, NY

  Eulogies
      Katz, David: by Sam Katz, E19 [17JA]




WILLIS, STEPHEN

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H6321 [2NO]




WILLNER, RUTH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E309 [5MR]




WILLOUGHBY, WILLIAM H., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Joint Veterans' Commission of Cuyahoga County, OH: Outstanding 
        Veteran of the Year award recipient, E162 [8FE]




WILLS, KATHERINE

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4831 [10JY]




WILMETTE, IL

  Remarks in House
      Baha'i House of Worship: anniversary, E665 [26AP]




WILMINGTON, NC

  Remarks in House
      HeartsApart.org (organization): tribute, E647 [25AP]
      Jones, Wilbur D.: Wilmington (NC) Star-News Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1240 [12JY]




WILMINGTON, OH

  Poems
      ``Going Deeppppppp!'' Albert C. Caswell, E1259 [17JY]




WILMINGTON (DE) NEWS JOURNAL

  Articles and editorials
      Lugar Proved `Bipartisanship' Serves Principles Well, S3274 
        [17MY]




WILMINGTON (NC) STAR-NEWS

  Remarks in House
      Jones, Wilbur D.: Wilmington (NC) Star-News Lifetime Achievement 
        Award recipient, E1240 [12JY]




WILSON, ANDREW

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E81 [27JA]




WILSON, ANN

  Letters
      Disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation election 
        procedures, S2624 [24AP]




WILSON, CHRIS

  Remarks in House
      Issaquah, WA: tribute to National Association of Police 
        Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, E766 [10MY], E1053 
        [18JN]




WILSON, DE'UNA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1295 [23JY]




WILSON, DONALD M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E81 [27JA]




WILSON, FREDERICA S. (a Representative from Florida)

  Amendments
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2449 [8MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H5766 
        [10SE]
      Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and 
        support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access 
        to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H2716 [15MY]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H3808 [19JN]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1210 
        [6MR]
      Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes 
        (see H.R. 1513), H187 [27JA]
      Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H2072 [24AP]
      Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs 
        using a network of public and private community entities to 
        provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), 
        H376 [1FE]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H903 [16FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H5293 [25JY]
      Community development: provide funding through bonding or 
        Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to 
        undertake significant residential and commercial structure 
        demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H2813 [16MY]
      Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H375 [1FE]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see 
        H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of 
        the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to 
        corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate 
        entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H5860 [11SE]
      ------constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to 
        natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and 
        affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations 
        and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H4158 [27JN]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1543 [22MR]
      Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State 
        regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H3404 [1JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a research program under the 
        Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to discover 
        a cure for HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 6187), H5631 [1AU]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H903 [16FE]
      ------improve academic content standards for physical education 
        (see H.R. 1057), H182 [25JA]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4158 
        [27JN]
      ------implement demonstration projects at federally qualified 
        community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and 
        promote family well-being through parenting practices and 
        skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]
      ------implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 
        Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa 
        waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H727 [14FE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2134 [25AP]
      ------phase out issuance of special wage certificates to 
        entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates 
        of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H1847 
        [16AP]
      ------provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban 
        Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H5328 [26JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the 
        West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 
        1521), H1846 [16AP]
      ------require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]
      Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for 
        the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery 
        (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: give preference to veteran-owned 
        local contractors (see H.R. 6004), H3974 [21JN]
      ------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals 
        entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 
        Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education 
        programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
      Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and 
        civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see 
        H.R. 3053), H4775 [10JY]
      Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 6311), 
        H5705 [2AU]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress 
        and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in 
        political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for 
        such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H3977 [21JN]
      Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local 
        educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to 
        pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
        engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H3976 [21JN]
      Employment: create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), 
        H5860 [11SE]
      ------prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an applicant 
        for employment has been convicted of a criminal offense, 
        except in certain circumstances (see H.R. 6220), H5923 [12SE]
      Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote 
        responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see 
        H.R. 2193), H4775 [10JY]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H1210 [6MR]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H3977 [21JN]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to 
        promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 
        H6062 [14SE]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 192), H6233 [20SE]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless 
        (see H.R. 3528), H1154 [5MR]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 
        397), H4065 [26JN]
      Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H4686 [9JY] (see H. Res. 749), H5525 [31JY]
      Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for 
        regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required 
        to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4686 [9JY]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H1847 [16AP]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1367 [16MR]
      IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H476 
        [3FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]
      Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3868), H441 [2FE]
      Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service 
        members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the 
        bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see 
        H.R. 2881), H803 [15FE]
      Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws and urge 
        rejection and repeal of such proposals and legislation (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1101 [29FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3662 [7JN]
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
      Medicare: provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H3915 [20JN]
      Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 703), H4064 
        [26JN]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 
        758), H5707 [2AU]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2320 [7MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving 
        college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math 
        (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM 
        faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H1154 [5MR]
      ------reform financing of House of Representatives elections 
        (see H.R. 1404), H4064 [26JN]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
      Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall 
        elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]
      Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights 
        accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other 
        human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement 
        (see H. Res. 177), H3662 [7JN]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H1210 [6MR]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see 
        H.R. 3423), H6152 [19SE]
      ------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of 
        elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H4685 
        [9JY]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H4064 [26JN]
      ------promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the 
        taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H2813 
        [16MY]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2072 [24AP]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6061 [14SE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1847 [16AP]
      Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), 
        H5707 [2AU]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 
        [8FE]
      Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme 
        Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see 
        H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
      Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens 
        the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed 
        legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable 
        communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]
      ------modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
        disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 
        5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for 
        Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST 
        and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and 
        reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H441 [2FE]
      Wildlife: prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H512 [6FE]
      William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see 
        H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]
      Young, Charles: provide for posthumous promotion to brigadier 
        general in the Army (see H.R. 1015), H641 [8FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Africa: express that continued deployment of U.S. military 
        support personnel advising regional forces working toward 
        apprehension of Joseph Kony is necessary and appropriate (see 
        H. Res. 581), H1359 [9MR]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
  Letters
      Florida legislation that would restrict the early voting period 
        and voter registration: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational 
        Fund, Inc., Florida Conference of Black State Legislators, and 
        Florida State Conference of the NAACP, E98-
        E100 [31JA]
  Poems
      ``Heat Is On,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1192 [29JN]
  Remarks
      Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute, E676 [26AP]
      Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Beta Lambda 
        Chapter of Miami-Dade County, FL, for contribution to the 
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, E1 [6JA]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1792 [29MR]
      Davis, Alvin A.: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E659 [26AP]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans, H4079 [27JN]
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, H1559 [26MR], 
        H1579 [27MR]
      Florida: passage of legislation that would restrict the early 
        voting period and voter registration, E98-E100 
        [31JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4693 [10JY]
      Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E1003 [6JN]
      Lopes, Alexandre: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State 
        Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1351 [31JY]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1396 [20MR], H1437 
        [21MR], H1521 [22MR], H1652 [28MR], H1795 [29MR]
      Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute, E1192 [29JN]
      National Association of Real Estate Brokers: tribute, 
        E250 [27FE]
      National Women's History Month: observance, E484 [29MR]
      Original Florida Hall of Fame Highwaymen: tribute, E821 
        [16MY]
      Padron, Eduardo J.: Greater Miami, FL, Chamber of Commerce Sand 
        In My Shoes Award recipient, E252 [27FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4693 [10JY]
      Votes: position on missed, H1374 [19MR], H1597 
        [27MR]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, E98 [31JA]
      Women: health care for women, H5634 [2AU]
      ------impact of access to contraceptive services and supplies, 
        H5634 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Brown, Marsha Lewis, E667 [26AP]
      Costello, Representative, H5911 [12SE]
      Edwards, Clarence L., E255 [27FE]
      Jackson, Viola, E753 [9MY]
      Lewis, Henry, III, E177 [9FE]
      Sonenreich, Steven, E1003 [6JN]




WILSON, JEFF

  Articles and editorials
      U.S. Corn Growers Farming in Hell as Midwest Heat Spreads, S4856 
        [11JY]




WILSON, JOE (a Representative from South Carolina)

  Articles and editorials
      Fallen Soldiers, Families Are Heroes, Greenville (SC) News, 
        E1213 [9JY]
      Memorial Day Recalls Courage and Legacy of Gamecock and Tokyo 
        Raider William Farrow, Ron Shelton, Lexington (SC) Chronicle, 
        E909 [30MY]
      Needs of Military Families Must Not Be Overlooked, Orangeburg 
        (SC) Times and Democrat, E973 [5JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 
        374), H512 [6FE]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H376 [1FE]
      ------require an abortion provider, before performing an 
        abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H114 
        [23JA]
      Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-
        defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs 
        discretionary spending (see H.R. 94), H4157 [27JN]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H2716 [15MY]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H3808 [19JN]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget 
        to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H439 [2FE]
      ------express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget 
        is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (see H.R. 6365), H5860 [11SE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3977 
        [21JN]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H476 [3FE]
      Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for 
        certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend 
        Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost 
        mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H3733 [18JN]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products 
        manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program 
        of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
        and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H1915 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]
      ------transfer certain military equipment returning from Iraq to 
        Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative 
        education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]
      ------support State and local accountability for public 
        education and inform parents of their schools' performance 
        (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
      Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain 
        Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H727 [14FE]
      ------revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task 
        Force (see H.R. 5998), H4158 [27JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred 
        action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of 
        immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
      ------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies 
        regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 
        5953), H3916 [20JN]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (see H. Res. 695), H4606 [28JN]
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as 
        an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 
        [27MR]
      Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, 
        bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against 
        Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 
        Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
      Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease 
        research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with 
        the disease (see H.R. 1897), H220 [31JA]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), 
        H966 [27FE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor 
        organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 
        2145), H376 [1FE]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1543 [22MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3734 
        [18JN]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate 
        U.S. development programs and private sector investment 
        activities (see H.R. 6178), H5201 [24JY]
      Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic 
        Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful 
        resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1742 [28MR]
      Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 
        157), H3267 [30MY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
      ------require verification of the immigration status of 
        recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 
        [29JN]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]
      Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain 
        assets (see H.R. 4070), H3163 [18MY]
      ------condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3916 [20JN]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3405 [1JN]
      IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium 
        tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1808 [29MR]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions 
        against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), 
        H1915 [17AP]
      Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to 
        achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 4074), H943 
        [17FE]
      Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating 
        regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]
      Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H27 
        [17JA]
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]
      ------provide payment for anesthesia services by 
        anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same 
        manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and 
        certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H2715 
        [15MY]
      ------repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality 
        Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H4908 [17JY]
      ------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 
        1546), H5130 [23JY]
      Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of 
        any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and 
        regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 
        3643), H5009 [18JY]
      Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
        (see H.R. 5303), H2648 [10MY]
      ------support Israel's right of self-defense against Iran's 
        nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3363 [31MY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      ------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for 
        coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H694 
        [9FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal section authorizing an education and outreach 
        campaign (see H.R. 5894), H4686 [9JY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing 
        of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and 
        ensure retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new 
        fuels (see H.R. 4345), H3164 [18MY]
      ------streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase 
        domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      ------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed 
        during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the 
        Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H28 [17JA]
      Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an 
        increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority 
        of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), 
        H376 [1FE]
      ------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
      ------establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the 
        debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been 
        agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H376 [1FE]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
      Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, 
        SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]
      Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: 
        designate (see H.R. 6147), H5631 [1AU]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2647 [10MY]
      SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see 
        H.R. 2131), H512 [6FE]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
      Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see 
        H.R. 4160), H1367 [16MR]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H571 [7FE]
      Taxation: allow a credit to pass-thru entities for hiring 
        unemployed individuals receiving unemployment compensation 
        (see H.R. 3681), H376 [1FE]
      ------allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for 
        restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due 
        (see H.R. 1416), H2040 [23AP]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2329 [7MY]
      ------encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job 
        creation, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1380), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3267 [30MY]
      ------make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
        for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3976 [21JN]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3363 [31MY]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2569 [9MY]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      ------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the 
        corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H694 [9FE]
      ------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
        services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H4775 
        [10JY]
      Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater 
        flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see 
        H.R. 3545), H159 [24JA]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1154 [5MR]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H5009 [18JY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H697 [13FE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H1847 [16AP]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H376 [1FE]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H3268 [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625), 
        H2123 [25AP]
      Tariff: ammonium polyphosphate (see H.R. 4831), H2204 [26AP]
      ------cast-iron engine crankcases for marine propulsion engines 
        (see H.R. 5524), H2320 [7MY]
      ------cyanuric chloride (see H.R. 4836), H2204 [26AP]
      ------fluoroalkyl acrylic copolymerisates dispersed in water 
        (see H.R. 4838), H2204 [26AP]
      ------forged steel crankshafts (see H.R. 5525), H2320 [7MY]
      ------fuel injection pumps (for compression-ignition engines) 
        functional in a common rail fuel system (see H.R. 5527), H2320 
        [7MY]
      ------fuel injectors each functional in a common rail fuel 
        system (see H.R. 5523), H2320 [7MY]
      ------glass fibers and articles thereof (see H.R. 4830), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 4840, 4841, 4842), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with N,NNbis(2-
        aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, cyclized, methosulfate (see 
        H.R. 4835), H2204 [26AP] (see H.R. 5522), H2320 [7MY]
      ------1-propene, polymer with ethene (see H.R. 4832), H2204 
        [26AP]
      ------phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt (see H.R. 4834), 
        H2204 [26AP]
      ------phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt with synergists 
        and encapsulating agents (see H.R. 4833), H2204 [26AP]
      ------pistons for marine propulsion engines (see H.R. 5528), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------plain shaft sputter bearings without housing (other than 
        spherical bearings) (see H.R. 5526), H2320 [7MY]
      ------sulfur black 1 (see H.R. 4839), H2204 [26AP]
      ------zinc diethylphosphinate (see H.R. 4837), H2204 [26AP]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), 
        H2126 [25AP]
      Tariff: ammonium polyphosphate (H.R. 4831), H2207 [26AP]
      ------cast-iron engine crankcases for marine propulsion engines 
        (H.R. 5524), H2328 [7MY]
      ------cyanuric chloride (H.R. 4836), H2207 [26AP]
      ------fluoroalkyl acrylic copolymerisates dispersed in water 
        (H.R. 4838), H2207 [26AP]
      ------forged steel crankshafts (H.R. 5525), H2328 [7MY]
      ------fuel injection pumps (for compression-ignition engines) 
        functional in a common rail fuel system (H.R. 5527), H2328 
        [7MY]
      ------fuel injectors each functional in a common rail fuel 
        system (H.R. 5523), H2328 [7MY]
      ------glass fibers and articles thereof (H.R. 4830), H2207 
        [26AP]
      ------manufacturing equipment (H.R. 4840), H2207 [26AP]
      ------manufacturing equipment (H.R. 4841), H2207 [26AP]
      ------manufacturing equipment (H.R. 4842), H2207 [26AP]
      ------1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with N,NNbis(2-
        aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, cyclized, methosulfate (H.R. 
        4835), H2207 [26AP]
      ------1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with N,NNbis(2-
        aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, cyclized, methosulfate (H.R. 
        5522), H2328 [7MY]
      ------1-propene, polymer with ethene (H.R. 4832), H2207 [26AP]
      ------phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt (H.R. 4834), 
        H2207 [26AP]
      ------phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt with synergists 
        and encapsulating agents (H.R. 4833), H2207 [26AP]
      ------pistons for marine propulsion engines (H.R. 5528), H2328 
        [7MY]
      ------plain shaft sputter bearings without housing (other than 
        spherical bearings) (H.R. 5526), H2328 [7MY]
      ------sulfur black 1 (H.R. 4839), H2207 [26AP]
      ------zinc diethylphosphinate (H.R. 4837), H2207 [26AP]
  Obituaries
      Mason, Mary T. Grayson: Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, 
        E853 [18MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H700 [14FE], H951 [27FE], H1138 [5MR], 
        H1398 [20MR], H2291 [7MY], H3408 [5JN], H3586 [7JN], H5772 
        [11SE]
  Remarks
      Armed Forces: clarify procedures for the care, handling, and 
        transportation of the remains of a deceased member, 
        E1290 [19JY]
      ------proposed troop reductions, H200 [31JA], H227 [1FE], H1103 
        [1MR]
      Bangladesh: call for release of political prisoners, 
        E1176 [28JN]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H700 [14FE], H737 [15FE], H816 
        [16FE]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        E164 [8FE]
      ------modify discretionary spending limits to take into account 
        savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
        employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (H.R. 3662), H162 [25JA], H4871 [17JY]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H3586 [7JN]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H5208 [25JY]
      Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4696 
        [10JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2666 [15MY], H2723, H2793 [16MY], 
        H2823, H3054, H3055 [17MY]
      ------eliminate maximum age limitations for individuals who are 
        otherwise qualified to enlist in the Armed Forces, H3054 
        [17MY]
      ------funding, E167 [9FE]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H4871 [17JY], H5117 
        [23JY], H5208 [25JY], H5337 [31JY], H6161 [20SE]
      ------include industry-recognized certifications in pilot 
        program on veterans' receipt of civilian credentialing for 
        military occupational specialty skills, H2823 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), E1290 [19JY]
      ------overseas contingency operations account funding under 
        sequestration, H3586 [7JN]
      ------prohibit military promotion boards from considering any 
        information regarding mental health or addiction issues, 
        except in cases where individuals are determined to be a 
        danger to themselves or others, H3055 [17MY]
      ------protect TRICARE health care program, H2723 [16MY]
      Dept. of Energy: H-Canyon Chemical Separations Facility funding, 
        H11 [17JA]
      ------Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, 
        E1028 [8JN]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3278 [31MY]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H478 [6FE], H2291 [7MY], 
        H3408 [5JN], H3811 [20JN], H5749 [10SE], E849 [18MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        E1028 [8JN]
      Government: role in everyday life, E1138 [26JN]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5138 
        [24JY]
      Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site 
        remains the designated site for development of a repository 
        for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), 
        H2144 [26AP]
      ------Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, 
        H384 [2FE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1499 [22MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4707, H4744 [10JY]
      House Democracy Partnership: tribute to partnership with 
        Kyrgyzstan Parliament, H951 [27FE]
      Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status 
        of certain long-term resident alien students, H3742 [19JN]
      Independence Day: observance, E1213 [9JY]
      IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, 
        administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]
      Journal: question of approval, H1922 [18AP]
      National Women's History Month: observance, E478 [28MR]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H1027 [29FE]
      ------evaluation of administration, H6003 [14SE], H6235 [21SE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H445 [3FE], H905 [17FE], 
        H3709 [18JN], E1030 [8JN]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1027 [29FE], H1163 [6MR], 
        H1399 [20MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, 
        H1438 [21MR]
      ------repeal, H1547 [26MR]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4707, H4744 [10JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1499 [22MR]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161 [28JN], 
        H4607 [29JN]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1547 [26MR], 
        H4076 [27JN], E463 [28MR]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1027 [29FE], H1163 [6MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H519 [7FE]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 
        515), H47 [18JA]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H42 [18JA]
      Social Security: solvency, H2079 [25AP]
      South Carolina: Dept. of Energy decision to install small 
        modular nuclear technology at the Savannah River Site in Aiken 
        and Barnwell, SC, H1138 [5MR]
      ------formation of joint technology initiative between Savannah 
        River National Laboratory and University of South Carolina to 
        build new technology-based businesses and create jobs, H1813 
        [16AP]
      Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law 
        enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration 
        enforcement, H3984 [26JN]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2001 [19AP]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H1857 
        [17AP]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5773 [11SE]
      Unemployment: rates, H478 [6FE], H1219 [7MR]
      University of South Carolina: inclusion of Honors Program in 
        Public University Honors (organization) list of top honors 
        programs, H2044 [24AP]
      Votes: position on missed, E1215 [10JY]
      Voting: ensure that absent uniformed services voters and 
        overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have an 
        opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee 
        ballots cast and counted, H5870 [12SE]
      Wilson, Julian and Joy: tribute to birth of child, E1233 
        [11JY]
  Tributes
      Baker, John F., Jr., H92 [23JA]
      Bowen, Murdic and Beulah, E1062 [18JN]
      Dickerson, Joyce, E478 [28MR]
      Farrow, William, E909 [30MY]
      Hunter, Kyleanne, E567 [18AP]
      Lowrey, F.A. (Andy), E932 [31MY]
      Mason, Mary T. Grayson, E853 [18MY]
      Meador, John D., II, E1181 [29JN]
      Rawl, Ryan D., E1187 [29JN]
      Thomas, Matthew B. (Brad), E1201 [29JN]




WILSON, JOE N.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E6 [10JA]




WILSON, JULIAN AND JOY

  Remarks in House
      Wilson, Sally W.: tribute to birth, E1233 [11JY]




WILSON, LULA BELLE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1687 [5OC]




WILSON, MATILDA DODGE

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




WILSON, SALLY W.

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




WILSON, TERECIA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E636 [24AP]




WILSON, WADE D.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E952 [1JN]




WILSON, WILLIAM, III

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1980 [19AP]




WILTON, ME

  Remarks in Senate
      Upright Frameworks (business): tribute to assistance provided to 
        reduce home heating costs, S3232 [16MY]




WIMES, BRIAN C.

  Cloture motions
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S1570 [12MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Courts: nomination to be district judge, S2585, S2586 [23AP]
      ------nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent 
        agreement, S2556 [19AP]




WINCHESTER, MATTHEW

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1347 [26JY]




WINCHESTER, VA

  Remarks in House
      Millbrook High School: tribute to girls' basketball team, E496 
        [29MR]




WINCHESTER (VA) STAR

  Articles and editorials
      Our View--Perfect Pioneers--Third Title ``Icing on the Cake'', 
        E496 [29MR]




WINDER, DAVID F.

  Bills and resolutions
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (see S. 3238), 
        S3631 [24MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
        Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (S. 3238), S4780 
        [29JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3238, David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community 
        Based Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH, S4780 [29JN]




WINDLOGICS INC.

  Statements
      Production Tax Credit for Wind Power, E1209 [9JY]




WINFIELD, CLAUDE L. AND MICHELLE D.

  Remarks in House
      Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club: Humanitarian Award recipient, 
        E1561 [19SE]




WINFORD, JUDITH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E198 [15FE]




WINFREY, KENNEDY

  Remarks in House
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]




WINFREY, KYA

  Remarks in House
      Gary, IN: tribute to Gary NAACP life membership inductees, E917 
        [31MY]




WING ON CORP.

  Remarks in House
      Lai, Richard K.: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year 
        award recipient, E448 [27MR]




WINGO, REBECCA

  Obituaries
      Personal, H5299 [26JY]




WINNEMUCCA, NV

  Remarks in Senate
      Bruce, Pat: BLM Making a Difference National Volunteer Award 
        recipient, S4148 [13JN]




WINOKUR, PETER S.

  Letters
      Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories and production 
        facilities safety, H2834-H2836 [17MY]




WINONA, MN

  Remarks in House
      National Child Protection Training Center: tribute, E750 [9MY]
      Winona Area Chamber of Commerce: anniversary, H3588 [7JN]




WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      National Child Protection Training Center: tribute, E750 [9MY]




WINTER PARK, FL

  Remarks in House
      Saffran, Miles: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of 
        Community Award recipient for Florida, E402 [21MR]




WINTZ, DAVID

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H3148 [18MY]




WIPA AND PABSS CONTINUATION OF SERVICES ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6061), H4654 [29JN]
  Letters
      Provisions: Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, 
        E1186 [29JN]
      ------Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., E1187 [29JN]
      ------several Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities members, 
        E1187 [29JN]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 6061), E1185 [29JN]




WIRE-NET (organization)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1161 [27JN]




WISCONSIN

  Amendments
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]
  Bills and resolutions
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (see S. 2158), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4148), H1209 [6MR]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), 
        H5765 [10SE]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 44), 
        S4203 [14JN]
  Lists
      Armed Forces members from Wisconsin killed in military action in 
        Afghanistan, S1447 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      Continental Congress: anniversary of Northwest Ordinance 
        adoption, E1594 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), H1079-H1085 [29FE]
      ------prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a 
        certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, 
        H884, H885 [16FE]
      East Side Club (organization): anniversary, E746 [9MY]
      Ellsworth, WI: anniversary, E1267 [18JY]
      Fond du Lac, WI: anniversary of Exchange Club of Fond du Lac, 
        E600 [19AP]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (H.R. 4148), E319 [6MR]
      Green Lake, WI: tribute to the Green Lake School District for 
        developing 21st century readiness knowledge and skills in 
        students, E876 [18MY]
      Hines, Dale: Wisconsin Agriculturist (publication) Master 
        Agriculturist award recipient, E655 [25AP]
      Hmong Heritage Month: observance, E518 [30MR]
      Lancaster, WI: anniversary, E738 [9MY]
      Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, E1490 [12SE], E1518 
        [13SE]
      ------condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express 
        condolences to victims' families and friends and gratitude to 
        responders to the shootings (H. Res. 775), H5973 [13SE]
      Roehl Transport Inc.: anniversary, E555 [17AP]
      Ronning, Jean: Ashland, WI, Chamber of Commerce Person of the 
        Year award recipient, E624 [24AP]
      Sister Bay, WI: anniversary, E556 [17AP]
      Stoughton, WI: anniversary of Stoughton Area Senior Center, E711 
        [7MY]
      Superior, WI: anniversary of Rotary Club of Superior, E1310 
        [24JY], E1587 [21SE]
      Wausau Kayak/Canoe Corp.: hosting of International Canoe 
        Federation Junior and Under-23 Canoe Slalom World 
        Championships, E1217 [10JY]
      Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, E464 [28MR]
      Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College: anniversary, E1218 
        [10JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Armed Forces: tribute to members from Wisconsin killed in 
        military action, S1447 [7MR]
      Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
        values (S. 1134), S33, S47 [23JA], S1180 [1MR]
      Elections: results of recall election to remove Scott Walker as 
        Governor, S3773-S3775 [6JN]
      Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish 
        (S. 2158), S1423 [6MR]
      Richland County, WI: anniversary of Richland County Fair, S4819 
        [10JY]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, 
        Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S123 [26JA]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding: grant congressional consent (S.J. Res. 44), 
        S6387 [13SE]
      States: proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for 
        most public employees, S3773-S3775 [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing 
        Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River 
        Values: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 
        1134) (S. Rept. 112-124), S42 [23JA]
      State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
        Understanding Congressional Consent: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 44), S5976 [2AU]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 775, condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and 
        express condolences to victims' families and friends and 
        gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5973 [13SE]
      S. 1134, Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River 
        Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to 
        promote river values, S47, S48 [23JA], H1079 [29FE]
      S.J. Res. 44, State and Province Emergency Management Assistance 
        Memorandum of Understanding congressional consent, S6387 
        [13SE]




WISCONSIN AGRICULTURIST (publication)

  Remarks in House
      Hines, Dale: Wisconsin Agriculturist (publication) Master 
        Agriculturist award recipient, E655 [25AP]




WISCONSIN COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E464 [28MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Anniversary, S2599 [23AP]




WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1218 [10JY]




WISCONSIN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

  Remarks in House
      Sutherland, Doug: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 
        Hall of Fame inductee, E376 [19MR]




WISE, BENJAMIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E67 [24JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S137 [26JA]




WISE, DAVID

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5479 [26JY]




WISE, JOE

  Remarks in House
      Paralympic Games: tribute for participation, E1664 [28SE]




WISE, KATHLEEN

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S3385 [21MY]




WISHART, STEVEN

  Prayers
      House of Representatives, H6303 [9OC]




WISHNER, ALIYA

  Remarks in House
      Richardson, Representative: tribute to staff, E1442 [3AU]




WISNOM, RUTH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1694 [12OC]




WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in House
      Sports: tribute to women's volleyball team, E2 [6JA]




WITTMAN, ROBERT J. (a Representative from Virginia)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3056 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4992, H5011 [18JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3920 [21JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2813 [16MY]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H2072 [24AP]
      ------ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does not 
        infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H2134 [25AP]
      ------ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember 
        away from the servicemember's principal residence does not 
        prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see 
        H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]
      ------further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, 
        to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 
        4485), H2289 [27AP]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H2034 [19AP]
      ------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 
        2288), H3267 [30MY]
      ------support designation of ``Initial Success or Total 
        Failure'' as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal 
        organizations (see H. Res. 624), H5712 [2AU]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and 
        Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 
        6438), H6234 [20SE]
      Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize 
        pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see H.R. 4094), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
      Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 111), H441 [2FE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous 
        product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]
      ------prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State 
        laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 
        2299), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance ineligibility 
        requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on 
        native sod (see H.R. 5879), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for 
        catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure equitable treatment of Armed Forces 
        members and civilian employees killed or wounded in certain 
        attacks outside combat zones (see H.R. 1142), H1642 [27MR]
      ------modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
        Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve 
        members whose mobilization began before changes to the program 
        took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]
      Dept. of HHS: revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services 
        Task Force (see H.R. 5998), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H944 [17FE]
      ------prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to 
        domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H6234 [20SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017 
        (see H.R. 3882), H439 [2FE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed 
        and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains 
        are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 
        2051), H3267 [30MY]
      ------designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World 
        War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]
      ------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to 
        certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H6279 [21SE]
      Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention programs on translational research and 
        related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), 
        H1274 [7MR]
      Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset 
        on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 184), H2715 [15MY]
      Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services 
        exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), 
        H6234 [20SE]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3578 [6JN]
      Federal employees: permit transfer of sick leave in leave-
        transfer programs (see H.R. 3028), H159 [24JA]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1498 [21MR]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4605 
        [28JN]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5712 [2AU]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H159 [24JA]
      Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 3159), H159 [24JA]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, 
        fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and 
        create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 3096), H79 [18JA]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who 
        provide health care services in response to a disaster (see 
        H.R. 3586), H1808 [29MR]
      Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3578 [6JN]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H3976 [21JN]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]
      Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical 
        equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see 
        H.R. 6490), H6319 [30OC]
      ------establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        H.R. 2969), H3976 [21JN]
      ------provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist 
        assistants (see H.R. 3032), H571 [7FE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H2289 [27AP]
      ------provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H4864 [12JY]
      Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: 
        reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H159 [24JA]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 
        624), H5712 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1135 [1MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H802 [15FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds 
        to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), 
        H1741 [28MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H160 [24JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1543 [22MR]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5328 [26JY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3363 [31MY]
      ------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for 
        adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5292 [25JY]
      ------provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1741 [28MR]
      ------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H3163 
        [18MY]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 
        1549), H1642 [27MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money 
        recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service 
        Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H376 [1FE]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H1847 [16AP]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H1642 [27MR]
      ------require States to ensure that training received by a 
        veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
        granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 
        4115), H1498 [21MR]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1571 [26MR]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H2648 [10MY]
  Lists
      Fredericksburg, VA, area Armed Forces enlistees, E918 
        [31MY]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H5633 [2AU]
  Remarks
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H6047 [14SE]
      Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq, 
        E191 [14FE]
      Army: require military chain of command for Army National 
        Cemeteries, H3056, H3057 [17MY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H5295 [26JY]
      ------sequestration, H6235 [21SE]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3760 [19JN]
      Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for 
        restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to 
        develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3760 
        [19JN]
      Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit 
        funding for additional base realignment and closure round, 
        H4992 [18JY]
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H2791 [16MY], H3056, H3057 [17MY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H4608 [29JN], H4829 
        [12JY], H5633 [2AU]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4992 [18JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize 
        States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H88, H89 
        [23JA]
      ------study suitability and feasibility of designating 
        prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, 
        Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park 
        System (H.R. 1141), H87 [23JA]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), E156 [7FE]
      Fredericksburg, VA: tribute to Armed Forces enlistees, 
        E918 [31MY]
      Hampton, VA: anniversary of NASA Langley Research Center, 
        E1581 [20SE]
      National Marina Day: observance, E1034 [8JN]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3920, H3921 [21JN]
      Prince William County, VA: anniversary of Prince William Forest 
        Park, E583 [19AP]
      Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy 
        resources, H3920, H3921 [21JN]
      Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center: tribute, E270 
        [28FE]
  Tributes
      Chittum, Lloyd, H5075 [19JY]
      Davies, Lawrence A., E272 [28FE]
      Swain, Kristine, E1488 [12SE]




WITTMUSS, JASON K.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1292 [19JY]




WIZIG, MARISSA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2978 [8MY]




WKTY.COM (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      Sheriff Remembers Fallen Deputy, S1190 [1MR]




WMD INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING ACT

  Cost Estimates
      Provisions (H.R. 2764): CBO, H3242 [30MY]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2764), H3241-H3243 [30MY], E914 [31MY]
      National security: improve efforts to prevent, protect against, 
        respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass 
        destruction, E914 [31MY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2764) 
        (H. Rept. 112-466), H2441 [8MY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2764, provisions, H3241 [30MY]




WNC & ASSOCIATES, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Cooper, Wilfred, Sr.: California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of 
        Fame inductee, E1291 [19JY]




WODZANOWSKI, KIMBERLY

  Remarks in House
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, 
        H225 [1FE]




WOJCIK, JOSH

  Remarks in Senate
      Upright Frameworks (business): tribute to assistance provided to 
        reduce home heating costs, S3232 [16MY]




WOLF, FRANK R. (a Representative from Virginia)

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
  Articles and editorials
      Capt. Quin Remembered--``He Was the Best'', Leesburg (VA) Today, 
        E430 [22MR]
      Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Warning to Tyrants, Mike Corder, 
        Associated Press (news service), E686 [27AP]
      C-SPAN Founder Lamb Steps Down After 34 Years, Paul Farhi, 
        Washington (DC) Post, E408 [21MR]
      Former Warrenton Mayor Lineweaver Dies at Age 89, Warrenton (VA) 
        Fauquier Times-Democrat, E243 [27FE]
      LINK Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community, Leslie Perales, 
        Herndon (VA) Patch, E1207 [9JY]
      Loudoun Mayors Pay Tribute to Walker, Leesburg (VA) Today, 
        E1160 [27JN]
      Myth of China as a Harmless Tiger, Yu Jie, Washington (DC) Post, 
        E198 [15FE]
      Our View--Perfect Pioneers--Third Title ``Icing on the Cake'', 
        Winchester (VA) Star, E496 [29MR]
      Park Ranger's Death Highlights the Risks in Federal Law 
        Enforcement, Joe Davidson, Washington (DC) Post, E44 
        [18JA]
      Paterno Built Penn State On, Off the Field, Bill Kline, 
        Allentown (PA) Morning Call, H669 [9FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H3703 [12JN]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1572 [26MR]
      Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion 
        of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid 
        violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights 
        and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
      Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does 
        not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of 
        conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: 
        establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
      Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of 
        U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H4656 [29JN]
      Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 106), 
        H1100 [29FE]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]
      China: condemn human rights and legal due process standards 
        violations of Uyghurs (see H. Res. 576), H1273 [7MR]
      ------ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic 
        objectives (see H. Res. 616), H1845 [16AP]
      CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games 
        that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see 
        H.R. 4204), H1390 [19MR]
      Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H6061 [14SE]
      Dept. of Defense: declassify information relative to missing and 
        unaccounted-for members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 485), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      ------ensure equitable treatment of Armed Forces members and 
        civilian employees killed or wounded in certain attacks 
        outside combat zones (see H.R. 1142), H726 [14FE]
      Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits 
        for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5923 [12SE]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding for the rule 
        entitled ``Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of 
        Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives'' (see H.R. 
        6052), H4603 [28JN]
      Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange 
        of controlled substance and prescription information to 
        prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and 
        drugs (see H.R. 4292), H1740 [28MR]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H1808 [29MR]
      ------require investigations into and a report on attacks on the 
        U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), 
        H6318 [26OC]
      ------require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign 
        terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H4686 [9JY]
      Diseases: improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary 
        hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H3808 [19JN]
      District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former 
        Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to 
        honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. 
        Con. Res. 87), H2289 [27AP]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Egypt: call for the release of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 559), 
        H1135 [1MR]
      Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage 
        (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
      FDA: strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on 
        rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of 
        individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2647 [10MY]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H1209 [6MR]
      Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration 
        (see H.J. Res. 13), H160 [24JA]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H2569 [9MY]
      Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for 
        patients (see H.R. 3497), H3267 [30MY]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H3363 [31MY]
      Immigration: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and 
        their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify 
        fundamental due process and human rights violation of 
        imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H944 [17FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H182 [25JA]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3734 [18JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 
        2040), H5328 [26JY]
      Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in 
        State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of 
        a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court 
        (see H.R. 4309), H5860 [11SE]
      Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of 
        Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the 
        Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5630 [1AU]
      Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and 
        reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of 
        lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H3167 [22MY]
      ------include screening computed tomography colonography as a 
        colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H6298 [28SE]
      NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of 
        Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the 
        term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]
      National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1543 
        [22MR]
      National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        644), H2570 [9MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), 
        H1541 [22MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H182 [25JA]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H440 [2FE]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H6302 [5OC]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 4405), H2029 [19AP]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1303 [8MR]
      Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith 
        communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security 
        of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H5707 [2AU]
      ------condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see H. Res. 629), H2031 [19AP]
      Taxation: require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3267 [30MY]
      Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of 
        religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate 
        Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see 
        H. Res. 609), H2448 [8MY]
      Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and 
        enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 
        3589), H1274 [7MR]
      Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 
        Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay 
        (see H. Res. 506), H5331 [30JY]
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H6062 [14SE]
      Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal 
        measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release 
        political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international 
        human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1544 [22MR]
      ------prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. 
        under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act 
        (see H.R. 5157), H2271 [27AP]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H6310 [16OC]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1210 [6MR]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H2033 [19AP]
      Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), 
        H4606 [28JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Federal employees: prohibit senior Government officers and 
        employees from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments or 
        instrumentalities for ten years after leaving office (see H.R. 
        4343), H1805 [29MR]
      Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of 
        Board of Directors (see H.R. 6356), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 
        6369), H5765 [10SE]
      ------provide for an Inspector General (see H.R. 5322), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (see H.R. 5326), H2316 [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of 
        Board of Directors (H.R. 6356), H5711 [2AU]
      ------change membership of Board of Directors (H.R. 6369), H5765 
        [10SE]
      ------provide for an Inspector General (H.R. 5322), H2288 [27AP]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2321 [7MY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H6321 [2NO]
  Eulogies
      Colson, Charles W.: by Emily Colson, E996 [6JN]
      ------by Timothy George, E996-E998 [6JN]
  Letters
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group establishment: by, H1121, 
        H1122, H1123 [1MR]
      Call for removal of David B. Shear as Ambassador to Vietnam: by, 
        E1212 [9JY], E1410, E1411 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1411 [3AU]
      Detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan in Vietnam: by, E1410 
        [3AU]
      ------David S. Adams, Dept. of State, E1213 [9JY], 
        E1410 [3AU]
      ------several Representatives, E1409 [3AU]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China's People's 
        Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and 
        defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications 
        markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 
        [15MY]
      ------by, E797, E798 [15MY]
      Sudan hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions: by, 
        E37 [18JA]
      ------David S. Adams, Dept. of State, E37 [18JA]
  Lists
      Committee on Appropriations (House) staff who worked on H.R. 
        5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related 
        agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
  Motions
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2557 [9MY]
  Obituaries
      Chuck Colson, Founder of Prison Fellowship & Colson Center for 
        Christian World View, Dies at Age 80, Business Journals 
        (Internet site), E644 [25AP]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H6321 [2NO]
  Preambles
      Moment of Truth--Report of the National Commission on Fiscal 
        Responsibility and Reform, H1727 [28MR]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group: establish (H.R. 1530), H1121 
        [1MR]
      Aldie, VA: tribute to Mercer Middle School winter food drive, 
        E478 [28MR]
      Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E699 [27AP]
      Budget: deficit, H2002 [19AP]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1726 [28MR], H1792 [29MR]
      China: U.S. policy, E198 [15FE]
      Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff who worked 
        on H.R. 5326, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and 
        related agencies appropriations, H2347 [8MY]
      Committee on Homeland Security (House): radicalization in the 
        American Muslim community hearings, E1254 [17JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school 
        lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks, 
        E803 [15MY]
      ------anniversary, E803 [15MY]
      Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. 
        companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, 
        H2357 [8MY]
      ------Economic Development Administration funding, H2366 [8MY]
      ------expand Economic Development Administration definition of 
        grants to include grants authorized by the Regional Innovation 
        Program, H2368 [8MY]
      ------International Trade Administration funding, H2363 [8MY]
      ------International Trade Administration funding for combating 
        unfair trade practices by China, H2364 [8MY]
      ------Minority Business Development Agency funding, H2370 [8MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3544 [6JN]
      Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division regional field offices 
        closure funding, H2531 [9MY]
      ------Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program 
        funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support 
        funding, H2394, H2395 [8MY]
      ------Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through 
        reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423 [8MY]
      ------Drug Courts Program funding, H2371 [8MY]
      ------Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program 
        funding, H2536 [9MY]
      ------funding, H2376 [8MY]
      ------Internet Crimes Against Children task forces funding, 
        H2392 [8MY]
      ------John. R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program funding 
        through reductions in NASA Mars Next Decade Program funding, 
        H2497 [9MY]
      ------legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI financial and 
        mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding through 
        reductions in NASA funding, H2378 [8MY]
      ------prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of 
        provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of 
        attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2545 
        [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve 
        racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement 
        organization, H2534, H2535 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws 
        that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of medical marijuana, H2525, H2529 [9MY]
      ------Regional Information Sharing Systems Program funding 
        through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 
        [8MY]
      ------Second Chance Act grant funding, H2390 [8MY]
      ------State Criminal Alien Assistance Program suspension of 
        reimbursement to States for costs of incarcerating unknown 
        documented aliens, H3544 [6JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4049 [26JN], H4108 [27JN]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), conference report, H921 [17FE]
      Education: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM) education funding, H2522 [9MY]
      EEOC: funding, H2408 [8MY]
      FBI: funding, H2388 [8MY]
      Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain 
        activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416 
        [8MY]
      ------extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (H.R. 3835), H310 [1FE]
      ------increase contribution by new employees for defined 
        retirement benefits, H921 [17FE]
      ------tribute, E44 [18JA]
      Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H1120 
        [1MR]
      Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School robotics team, 
        E928 [31MY]
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China's 
        People's Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. 
        intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. 
        telecommunications markets, H1376-H1378 [19MR], E796 
        [15MY]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. 
        Res. 556), H1090 [29FE]
      Leesburg, VA: dedication of war memorial to fallen soldiers, 
        E1711 [19OC]
      LINK, Inc.: anniversary, E1206 [9JY]
      LSC: funding, H2412, H2414 [8MY]
      Marine Mammal Commission: funding, H2415 [8MY]
      Morocco: human rights violations, E1646 [21SE]
      Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, 
        and Baku, E110 [1FE]
      NASA: Commercial Crew Program funding, H2498 [9MY]
      ------consolidation of Arc Jet facilities, H2503 [9MY]
      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: development of 
        alcohol detection system to prevent drunken driving injuries 
        and fatalities, H4108 [27JN]
      National Marriage Week: observance, E151 [7FE]
      NIST: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AmTech) 
        funding, H2372 [8MY]
      ------Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 
        funding, H2537 [9MY]
      NOAA: Climate Portal Program funding, H2373 [8MY]
      ------Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS) 
        funding, H2522 [9MY]
      ------coral reef research programs funding, H2501 [9MY]
      ------Fisheries Management Commissions funding, H2536 [9MY]
      ------John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant 
        Program funding, H2358 [8MY]
      NSF: Educational and Human Resources Account funding, H2551 
        [9MY]
      ------funding, H2410 [8MY]
      ------Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program funding, H2415 [8MY]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Interagency Trade 
        Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA Cross-
        Agency Support funding, H2361 [8MY]
      San Joaquin River: restoration program funding, H2538 [9MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        across-the-board funding reduction, H2424, H2425 [8MY]
      ------administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts 
        funding, H2362 [8MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2346, H2357, H2358, 
        H2361, H2362, H2363, H2364, H2366, H2368, H2370, H2371, H2372, 
        H2373, H2374, H2376, H2378, H2388, H2389, H2390, H2392, H2394, 
        H2395, H2408, H2410, H2412, H2414, H2415, H2416, H2423, H2424, 
        H2425 [8MY], H2493, H2494, H2497, H2498, H2501, H2503, H2522, 
        H2524, H2525, H2529, H2531, H2534, H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, 
        H2545, H2551 [9MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, 
        H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert 
        congressional inquiries and investigations, H2494 [9MY]
      ------prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty 
        vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on 
        Federal fleet performance, H2524 [9MY]
      Shear, David B.: call for removal as Ambassador to Vietnam, 
        E1212 [9JY], E1409 [3AU]
      South Sudan: independence anniversary, E1249 [13JY]
      Sudan: hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions, 
        E37 [18JA]
      ------human rights violations, E37 [18JA]
      Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of 
        qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2002 [19AP]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H921 [17FE]
      Taylor, Charles: conviction for war crimes and crimes against 
        humanity, E685 [27AP]
      Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage 
        services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]
      Vietnam: petition on White House website urging the 
        administration to stop expanding trade at the expense of human 
        rights, E751 [9MY]
      Vietnam Human Rights Day: observance, E751 [9MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: funding, H2634 [10MY]
      Warren Coalition: tribute to Youth Hero medal recipients, 
        E683 [27AP]
      Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H4049 
        [26JN]
      Winchester, VA: tribute to Millbrook High School girls' 
        basketball team, E496 [29MR]
  Reports filed
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        5326) (H. Rept. 112-463), H2316 [7MY]
  Statements
      Declaration to Moroccan-Controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi 
        Refugee Camps in Algeria--Summary of Preliminary Observations: 
        Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights 
        (organization), E1647 [21SE]
  Subpoena Notices
      Fairfax County, VA, Circuit Court, H5848 [11SE]
  Tables
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2348-H2353 [8MY]
  Testimonies
      American Muslim Response to Hearings on Radicalization Within 
        Their Community: Qanta A.A. Ahmed, E1255-E1258 
        [17JY]
  Tributes
      Argue, Don, E469 [28MR]
      Colson, Charles W., E643 [25AP], E996 [6JN]
      Gaer, Felice, E469 [28MR]
      Lamb, Brian, E408 [21MR]
      Land, Richard D., E469 [28MR]
      Lineweaver, Willard, E243 [27FE]
      Paterno, Joseph V., H669 [9FE]
      Payne, Donald M., H1191 [6MR]
      Prodromou, Elizabeth H., E469 [28MR]
      Quin, Michael, E430 [22MR]
      Shea, Nina, E469 [28MR]
      Walker, Elaine, E1160 [27JN]




WOLF, MILTON R.

  Statements
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H4719 [10JY]




WOLF, OLIVER P.B.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4634 [26JN]




WOLFE, ANNETTE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E882 [22MY]




WOLFLEY, NATALYA

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5480 [26JY]




WOLFORD, BRITTNEY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E584 [19AP]




WOLFSON, ZEV

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6532 [20SE]




WOLLNEY, SAYDI

  Essays
      Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project, E411 [21MR]
  Remarks in House
      Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth 
        Advisory Council participants, E411 [21MR]




WOLOSHANSKY, LINDA

  Remarks in House
      Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall 
        of Fame inductees, E565 [18AP]




WOMACK, STEVE (a Representative from Arkansas)

  Appointments
      U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H227 [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (see H.R. 361), H4656 [29JN]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]
      Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members 
        continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the 
        failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the 
        Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1297), H4775 [10JY]
      ------commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish 
        national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as 
        the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 
        129), H4686 [9JY]
      ------designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official 
        symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of 
        duty (see H.R. 546), H4828 [11JY]
      ------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty 
        or performed certain active service receive credit toward 
        early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 
        181), H4907 [17JY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H376 [1FE]
      Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of 
        preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased 
        product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
      Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, 
        revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see 
        H.R. 6118), H4863 [12JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H2813 [16MY]
      Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for 
        the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or 
        provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H4775 [10JY]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1978 
        [18AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds 
        to State or local governments for any program to check helmet 
        usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 
        904), H4775 [10JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3808 [19JN]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H4907 [17JY]
      FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for 
        expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric 
        diseases (see H.R. 3059), H220 [31JA]
      Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time 
        may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 122), H5525 [31JY]
      Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to 
        foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
        small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 
        1697), H79 [18JA]
      ------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller 
        machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of 
        Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 
        1865), H4775 [10JY]
      ------provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics 
        may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without 
        obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense 
        (see H.R. 615), H4775 [10JY]
      Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure 
        requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
        establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 
        [11SE]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1135 [1MR]
      Health: make the provision of technical services for medical 
        imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
        more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3808 [19JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of 
        intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in 
        certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions 
        (see H.R. 2032), H3808 [19JN]
      Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered 
        rural areas (see H.R. 273), H6233 [20SE]
      Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government 
        contracting (see H.R. 4259), H3976 [21JN]
      Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H696 [13FE]
      ------repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1571 [26MR]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H966 [27FE]
      ------establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H3808 [19JN]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H2288 [27AP]
      Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject 
        to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as 
        missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 
        6085), H5010 [18JY]
      ------clarify whether a House Member is subject to a deduction 
        in pay due to absence by defining absent as missing any vote 
        held in the House on a given day, cosponsorship withdrawn (see 
        H.R. 6085), H5079 [19JY]
      ------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year 
        in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular 
        appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), 
        H4685 [9JY]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5526 [31JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 3870), H374 [1FE]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of 
        complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see 
        H.R. 2978), H1274 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H696 [13FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3976 [21JN]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight 
        limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 
        763), H4775 [10JY]
      Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, 
        AR: designate (see H.R. 3869), H374 [1FE]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (see H.R. 3606), H513 [6FE]
      Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and 
        merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under 
        regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H376 [1FE]
      Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H2072 [24AP]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H2647 [10MY]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3976 [21JN]
      ------increase alternative tax liability limitation for small 
        property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), 
        H4157 [27JN]
      ------make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
        qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H115 
        [23JA]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2447 [8MY]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H694 [9FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H4685 [9JY]
      ------treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
        and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), 
        H6061 [14SE]
      Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify 
        provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see 
        H.R. 2827), H2072 [24AP]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3164 
        [18MY]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H9 [17JA], H5333 [31JY], H5633 [2AU], 
        H5729 [10SE], H6071 [19SE], H6311 [19OC]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H2666 [15MY], H5729 [10SE]
  Remarks
      Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program Loan 
        Guarantee Program funding, H4108 [27JN]
      Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4108 [27JN]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H959 [27FE]
      ------importance of job creation, H958, H959 [27FE]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3353 [31MY]
      Journal: question of approval, H10 [17JA]
      Kennametal Inc.: Rogers, AR, facility recipient of Arkansas 
        Three Million Work Hour Award, H2666 [15MY]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H162 [25JA]
      ------State of the Union Message, H162 [25JA]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H958 [27FE]
      San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 
        1837), H959 [27FE]
      Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H960 [27FE]
      U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary (H.R. 886), H1443 [21MR]
  Tributes
      Brav, Herb, H1979 [19AP]
      Landers, Joe, H2572 [10MY]




WOMBACH, ABBY

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, E1280 [18JY]




WOMELSDORF, PA

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1529 [14SE]




WOMEN

  Addresses
      Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women: Birch 
        Bayh, E805 [15MY]
      ------Janet Kopenhaver, Federally Employed Women (organization), 
        E805 [15MY]
      ------Sarah Bear, E805 [15MY]
      ------Terry O'Neill, National Organization for Women, E806 
        [15MY]
  Amendments
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4424, S4429 [21JN]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), 
        consideration (H. Res. 656), H2742 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2698, S2737, S2738, S2741 [25AP], 
        S2795, S2841, S2842, S2843, S2864, S2865, S2884 [26AP]
  Articles and editorials
      Backward on Domestic Violence, S3229 [16MY]
      Delay on Domestic Violence, S5288 [24JY], S5348 [25JY]
      Evelyn H. Lauder, Chairman of Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 
        75, S321 [2FE]
      Family & Children's Place Has Money for Big Center, S904 [17FE]
      Fedor Found Voice in Human-Traffic Battle, E1419 [3AU]
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]
      Partisanship and the Violence Against Women Act, S3230 [16MY]
      Protect Immigrant Women From Violence, H2765 [16MY]
      Weakening Violence Against Women Act Betrays Immigrant Victims, 
        S6302 [13SE]
      When States Abuse Women, S1498 [8MR]
      Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 
        3805), H114 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (see S. 3290), S4151 [13JN]
      ------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and 
        ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see 
        H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
      ------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and 
        secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion 
        providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (see S. 2103), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 3803), H114 
        [23JA]
      ------require an abortion provider, before performing an 
        abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H114 
        [23JA]
      Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5748), H2713 [15MY]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Armed Forces: ensure military leadership reflects the diversity 
        of the population of the U.S. (see S. 3181), S3174 [15MY]
      ------require a report on implementation of a termination of the 
        ground combat exclusion policy for female members (see S. 
        3182), S3174 [15MY] (see H.R. 5792), H2812 [16MY]
      Business and industry: ensure reasonable workplace 
        accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the 
        functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a 
        related medical condition (see S. 3565), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay 
        requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3256), 
        S3688 [4JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN] (see 
        H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see S. 3237), S3631 [24MY]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see S. 3567), S6454 [19SE] (see 
        H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
      Constitutional amendments: remove deadline for ratification of 
        constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 
        39), S2001 [22MR]
      Crime: consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that 
        support families and victims in the justice system affected by 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 3977), H640 [8FE]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (see H.R. 6198), H5291 [25JY]
      ------provide protections against violence against immigrant 
        women (see H.R. 5331), H2316 [7MY]
      ------reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to 
        combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]
      ------support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, 
        investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex 
        trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such 
        exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] 
        (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
      ------prohibit discrimination under the family planning program 
        on the basis of separate provision of abortion (see H.R. 
        5650), H2565 [9MY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from 
        being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]
      Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault 
        and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to 
        homeless veterans (see S. 3309), S4238 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 
        3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]
      ------improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or 
        who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4238 [18JN]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2515), S2922 
        [7MY]
      Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
        study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces 
        members and veterans (see H.R. 4869), H2204 [26AP]
      ------provide research and education on triple-negative breast 
        cancer (see H.R. 6417), H6060 [14SE]
      ------raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients 
        anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage 
        of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see 
        H.R. 5937), H3699 [8JN]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and 
        encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 
        796), H6232 [20SE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN] (see H. 
        Res. 694), H3914 [20JN] (see H. Res. 700), H3975 [21JN]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (see S. 
        2249), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 6042), H4156 [27JN]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 3477), S5870 
        [1AU] (see H.R. 6255), H5628 [1AU]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. 
        Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S3042 [9MY] (see H. Res. 647), 
        H2567 [9MY]
      Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children 
        (see S. Res. 352), S42 [23JA] (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]
      Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward 
        accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of 
        women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5008 [18JY]
      Homeless: eliminate involuntary homelessness for families, 
        women, and children (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2067 [24AP]
      House of Representatives: take any legislative action necessary 
        to verify ratification of Equal Rights Amendment once 
        additional States ratify the amendment (see H. Res. 794), 
        H6232 [20SE]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (see 
        S. Res. 415), S2243 [29MR]
      National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health 
        Disparities: support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life 
        initiative (see S. Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        510), S4637 [26JN]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        748), H5525 [31JY]
      ------support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 537), S5871 [1AU]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 360), 
        S208 [31JA]
      National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: 
        establish (see S. 3196), S3280 [17MY]
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5077 [19JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (see S. Res. 511), S4674 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage 
        offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
        exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban 
        (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN] (see H. Res. 689), H3733 
        [18JN]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (see S. Res. 547), S5978 [2AU]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]
      ------improve the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]
      ------reauthorize the women's business center program (see S. 
        3197), S3280 [17MY]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (see S. 2172), S1459 [7MR]
      SEC: require annual disclosures relative to the compensation 
        brackets in which an issuer's minority and women employees 
        reside (see H.R. 3791), H78 [18JA]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]
      Tariff: clarify duty on sanitary towels and tampons, diapers and 
        diaper liners for babies, and similar articles, of any 
        material (see S. 2545), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5496), H2319 
        [7MY]
      ------sports bras with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3061), S3042 [9MY] 
        (see H.R. 4983), H2267 [27AP]
      ------sports footwear for women (see H.R. 4901), H2205 [26AP]
      ------sports footwear with spikes for women (see S. 2401), S2822 
        [26AP]
      ------women's footwear (see H.R. 4504, 4505), H2064 [24AP] (see 
        H.R. 4926, 4929), H2206 [26AP]
      Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated 
        with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (see H.R. 4376), H1914 [17AP]
      ------permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, 
        labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high 
        deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 
        6162), H5078 [19JY]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 
        [9FE]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 646), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2601 
        [23AP] (see H.R. 4271), H1641 [27MR] (see H.R. 4970, 4982), 
        H2267 [27AP]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (see H. Res. 656), 
        H2712 [15MY]
      Water: require a health advisory and drinking water standard for 
        hexavalent chromium (see H.R. 4266), H1641 [27MR]
  Briefs
      What the Women Say--Killing Them Softly--The Stark Impact of 
        Sanctions on the Lives of Ordinary Iranians: International 
        Civil Society Action Network, H5572-H5575 [1AU]
  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Aneesa Ahmed, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hana Elhebshi, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Jineth Bedoya Lima, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Maryam Durani, S1499 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, S1499 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Safak Pavey, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Samar Badawi, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Shad Begum, S1500 [8MR]
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Zin Mar Aung, S1499 [8MR]
  Cloture motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 
        [24MY], S3713 [5JN]
  E-mails
      Repeal of Obamacare Act: Aracely Rodriguez, H4797 [11JY]
  Factsheets
      Race/Ethnicity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, H3066 [17MY]
      Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, H3065 [17MY]
  Letters
      Call for female nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court 
        Justice David H. Souter: Senators Boxer and Snowe, S1109 
        [29FE]
      Constitutionality of tribal government provisions in Violence 
        Against Women Act reauthorization: several law professors, 
        S2680-S2682 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]
      ------Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]
      Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex 
        offenses: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, S2719 [25AP]
      ------Mark Tennant, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, S2793 
        [26AP]
      Paycheck Fairness Act: David French, National Retail Federation, 
        S3713 [5JN]
      ------R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3712 [5JN]
      ------several business organizations, S3712 [5JN]
      ------William T. Robinson III, ABA, S3699 [5JN]
      Prohibit use of Violence Against Women Act funds by religious 
        organizations to discriminate in hiring practices: Coalition 
        Against Religious Discrimination, H2729 [16MY]
      Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage 
        of certain women's preventive health services: several law 
        professors, E1370-E1372 [1AU]
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and 
        decisions and position on the death penalty: several 
        organizations, S3885 [11JN]
      ------Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), 
        S3884 [11JN]
      ------Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 
        [11JN]
      ------Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), 
        S3883 [11JN]
      ------Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
      Triple-negative breast cancer research funding: Betty Sommer, 
        Causes for a Cure (organization), H3065 [17MY]
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) Democratic staff, H2771-H2773 [16MY]
      ------Desiree Hoffman, YWCA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S2785 [26AP]
      ------Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, 
        S408 [9FE]
      ------National Association of Attorneys General, S407 [9FE], 
        S2594 [23AP]
      ------National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence 
        Against Women, S406 [9FE], S5347 [25JY]
      ------Paul H. Fitzgerald, National Sheriffs' Association, S407 
        [9FE]
      ------Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, IL, Antonio R. 
        Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, and Michael R. 
        Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S2593 [23AP]
      ------Senators Leahy and Murkowski, S5348 [25JY]
      ------several domestic violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]
      ------several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic 
        violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]
      ------several religious organizations, S3228 [16MY]
      ------several Representatives, S5348 [25JY]
      ------Sue Else, National Network To End Domestic Violence 
        (organization), S3228 [16MY]
      ------Thomas M. Susman, ABA, S3229 [16MY]
      ------U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]
  Lists
      Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS 
        mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women's 
        preventive health services, E946 [1JN]
      Contraception coverage bills co-sponsored by former Senator 
        Edward M. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]
  Memorandums
      Violence Against Women Act Provision Clarifying Tribal Court 
        Jurisdiction to Issue Protection Orders and Due Process: Jane 
        M. Smith, Congressional Research Service, S2786 [26AP]
  Motions
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2779 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S2370 [17AP]
  Pledge
      Girl Scout motto, S1501 [8MR]
  Press releases
      More Than 300 Organizations Oppose House GOP VAWA Bill: 
        Representative Pelosi, H2771 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      A Safe Place, Inc.: anniversary, E1110 [21JN]
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H86, H92, H93, H94, 
        H102-H108 [23JA], H380 [2FE], H5623-H5626 [1AU]
      ------prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
        government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]
      ------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of 
        sex (H.R. 3541), H3180-H3191 [30MY], H3272, H3274, H3279, 
        H3280 [31MY], H3691 [8JN], E916, E919, E920, E921, E922, E924, 
        E935, E943 [31MY], E945, E946 [1JN], E972 [5JN]
      ------prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]
      ------prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for 
        conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]
      ------protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 374), H86 
        [23JA]
      ------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 3803), H3074 [17MY], H3155-H3157 [18MY], H4692 
        [10JY], H4791 [11JY], H4872 [17JY], H5334, H5440-H5448 [31JY], 
        E1369, E1377 [1AU], E1392 [2AU], E1396, E1399, E1400, E1421 
        [3AU]
      Adams, Keitha: Conference USA Women's Basketball Coach of the 
        Year award recipient, E368 [13MR]
      Africa: provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to combat 
        obstetric fistula (H.R. 5748), E788 [15MY]
      African Americans: tribute to achievements of African American 
        women, E129 [3FE], E185 [14FE]
      Alafoyiannis, Loula Loi: Association of Greek American 
        Professional Women Woman of the Year award recipient, E1558 
        [19SE]
      Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women 
        Educators: anniversary, E1620 [21SE]
      Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute, E676 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Theta Lambda Omega chapter Debutante 
        Scholarship Cotillion, E777 [10MY]
      American Heart Association: tribute to National Wear Red Day, 
        H443 [3FE]
      Andrews, Eleanor K.: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E461 [28MR]
      Armed Forces: assist victims of sexual harassment, E827 [17MY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H2831, 
        H3006 [17MY]
      ------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (H.R. 
        3435), H735 [15FE], H1215, H1216 [7MR], H1434 [21MR], H1646 
        [28MR], H2142 [26AP], H2822 [17MY], H3583 [7JN], H4160 [28JN], 
        H5019 [19JY]
      ------increase opportunities for women and minorities in officer 
        positions and Special Operations Forces, H5046, H5047 [19JY]
      Arrighi, Eva: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E466 [28MR]
      Block, Francine: Bucks County, PA, Women's History Month Award 
        recipient, E506 [29MR]
      Brand, Morgan: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Future 
        Leader Award recipient, E1056 [18JN]
      Brazoria County, TX: anniversary of Sweeny Civic Club 
        (organization), E544 [17AP]
      Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1679 [2OC]
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Bucks County YWCA ``Women Who Make 
        a Difference'' award recipients, E760 [10MY]
      Business and industry: ensure reasonable workplace 
        accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the 
        functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a 
        related medical condition (H.R. 5647), H2459 [9MY]
      Carson, CA: tribute to Carson Women's Club, E282 [29FE]
      Centre County, PA: tribute to Centre County Women's Resource 
        Center, H5118 [23JY]
      China: forced abortion policy, E1227-E1229 [11JY]
      ------mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, H3743 
        [19JN]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex, E519 [16AP]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H444 [3FE], H2192 [26AP], 
        H3190 [30MY], H3278, H3280, H3285, H3286 [31MY], E553, E560 
        [17AP], E976 [5JN], E1036 [8JN]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 [21JN]
      Civilian Property Realignment Commission: provide assistance to 
        small, minority, and woman-owned businesses seeking to be 
        awarded contracts to redevelop Federal property, H500-H502 
        [6FE]
      Colorado School of Mines: tribute to women's softball team, E170 
        [9FE]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (H.R. 6421), E1538 [14SE]
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hearings 
        on women's health and contraception with all-male panel, H972 
        [28FE], H1117 [1MR], H1599 [27MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
      ------results of congressional women's softball game, H3783 
        [19JN], H3931 [21JN]
      Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1559-H1563 
        [26MR]
      Constitutional amendments: ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 69), 
        H3190 [30MY], E805 [15MY]
      Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, 
        H1648, H1650 [28MR]
      ------combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      ------impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, H2735 [16MY]
      ------protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct 
        resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled 
        premises (H.R. 6198), E1332 [25JY]
      D.C. Divas (football team): tribute, E1074 [19JN]
      Davis, Belva: Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and 
        Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, 
        E1528 [14SE]
      Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute, H522 [7FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H1898-H1905 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: breast cancer research funding, H3030 [17MY]
      ------conduct outreach program to benefit women- and minority-
        owned small businesses prior to conversion of functions from 
        civilian employees to contractors, H2837, H3066 [17MY]
      ------reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic 
        priorities, H4915 [18JY]
      ------require posting on departmental websites information on 
        sexual assault prevention and response resources, H3129 [18MY]
      ------triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H3064 
        [17MY]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436-H438 [2FE], H469 
        [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, 
        H592, H593, H623, H625-H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, 
        H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, 
        H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, 
        H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, 
        H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624-H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 
        [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]
      ------exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for 
        failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's 
        preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral 
        conviction, H4732 [10JY]
      ------lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to 
        provide insurance coverage of certain women's preventive 
        health services, E946 [1JN]
      Dept. of Justice: condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof 
        vests and body armor on unique fit for female officers and 
        mandatory wear policy, E1401 [3AU]
      ------Office of Violence Against Women funding through 
        reductions in general legal activities and salaries and 
        expenses funding, H2379 [8MY]
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence 
        of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women 
        and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
      ------establish Office of Energy Employment and Training and 
        Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, H3928-H3930 [21JN]
      Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 
        Program funding, H4623 [29JN]
      ------Minority Business Resource Center funding, H4033-H4035 
        [26JN]
      ------Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
        funding, H4033-H4035 [26JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require a policy on reporting and 
        tracking sexual assaults and other safety incidents occurring 
        at departmental medical facilities, H5428, H5429 [31JY]
      Didone, Cristina: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Female 
        Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E1515 [13SE]
      District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 
        [9JY]
      Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H670-H677 
        [9FE]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, E1223, E1231 [11JY]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 694), E1093 [20JN]
      ------anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination 
        in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in 
        guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and 
        girls (H. Res. 700), E1103 [21JN]
      Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income 
        women through increased participation in high-wage, high-
        demand occupations (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]
      Equal Pay Day: observance, H1925 [18AP], E553 [17AP], E585, E604 
        [19AP]
      Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 
        6042), E1152 [27JN]
      Federation of Asia-Pacific Women's Association: anniversary, 
        E1567 [19SE]
      Fedor, Teresa: tribute to efforts in Ohio General Assembly to 
        combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]
      Feminist Majority Foundation: anniversary, E471 [28MR]
      Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment 
        of obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E353 [8MR]
      Fresno, CA: anniversary of Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, 
        E626 [24AP]
      Gin, Diane: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E478 [28MR]
      Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance 
        coverage of certain women's preventive health services 
        relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 
        [16FE]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, H225 [1FE], H444, H445 [3FE], E298 
        [1MR], E311 [5MR], E368 [13MR]
      ------tribute to Centennial Celebration--Women of Achievement 
        honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, E311 [5MR]
      GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. 
        Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]
      Greater Cleveland Community Shares (organization): tribute, 
        E1162 [27JN]
      Green-Byrd, Danielle: American Red Cross Tiffany Circle 
        Distinguished Woman Warrior Award recipient, E768 [10MY]
      GSA: ensure contracts are in compliance with workforce diversity 
        rules, H1829 [16AP], H1854 [17AP]
      Guillen, Nancy E.: California 29th Congressional District Woman 
        of the Year award recipient, E471 [28MR]
      Gurusamy, Ruth: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year 
        award recipient, E447 [27MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary, E583 [19AP], E670 [26AP]
      Hadassah of Greater Baltimore (organization): anniversary, E242 
        [27FE]
      Health: health care for women, H348 [1FE], H1028, H1029, H1030, 
        H1031 [29FE], H1160, H1164, H1165 [6MR], H1218, H1270 [7MR], 
        H1379-H1383 [19MR], H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1439, H1440, 
        H1441, H1442, H1475, H1485 [21MR], H1500 [22MR], H1651 [28MR], 
        H1924 [18AP], H4803 [11JY], H5536, H5537, H5538 [1AU], H5634 
        [2AU], E464 [28MR], E506 [29MR], E1226 [11JY], E1369 [1AU]
      ------impact of access to contraceptive services and supplies, 
        H1270 [7MR], H5634 [2AU]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, 
        H3865 [20JN]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (H.R. 3526), H817 [16FE]
      ------maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]
      ------prohibit cuts in health insurance benefits for women and 
        children, H2246, H2250 [27AP]
      Hitchcock Center for Women Inc.: anniversary, E1375 [1AU]
      Hollowell, Alescia M.: Miss Black Michigan USA pageant winner, 
        E160 [8FE]
      Houston, TX: tribute to League of Women Voters of Houston 
        Education Fund, E1434 [3AU]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls, H1118 [1MR]
      ------strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign 
        countries (H.R. 418), E353 [8MR]
      Illinois Wesleyan University: tribute to women's basketball 
        team, E458 [27MR]
      International Women's Day: observance, H1276 [8MR], E342, E353 
        [8MR], E359 [9MR]
      Jones, Denise Houlemard: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E477 [28MR]
      Jones, Leechia: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in the Workplace award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Judah, Linda: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Lackland AFB, TX: call for congressional investigation of sexual 
        assaults of recruits, H5019 [19JY]
      Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to 
        birth control, H1116, H1118 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR], 
        H1213, H1218 [7MR], H1300 [8MR]
      Links, Inc.: anniversary of Arlington, VA, chapter, E297 [1MR]
      Madison, NJ: anniversary of DAR Loantaka-Parsippanong chapter, 
        E574 [18AP]
      Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation: Dept. of State Museums Connect 
        grant recipient, E1671 [28SE]
      Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.: tribute to Merck for Mothers program, 
        H730 [15FE]
      Mother's Day: observance, H2454 [9MY], H2638 [10MY], E769 [10MY]
      Mouradian, Kay: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E465 [28MR]
      National Bar Association: anniversary of Women Lawyers Division, 
        E1240 [12JY]
      National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1675 
        [2OC], E1713 [19OC]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1485, 
        E1489, E1491, E1492, E1498, E1503 [12SE], E1585, E1598 [21SE]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: observance, E127 [3FE]
      National Women's History Month: observance, H1030 [29FE], H1160 
        [6MR], H1219 [7MR], E304 [1MR], E359 [9MR], E368 [13MR], E380 
        [19MR], E461, E464, E465, E466, E468, E469, E470, E471, E475, 
        E477, E478, E479 [28MR], E483, E484, E485, E486 [29MR]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (H.R. 6150), E1285 [19JY], E1299 [23JY]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2709 [15MY], 
        H2727-H2729, H2734-H2739, H2764-H2769, H2773-H2779 [16MY], 
        E823 [16MY]
      New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence 
        (NHCADSV): anniversary, E1715 [23OC]
      News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of religious 
        issues, H3409 [5JN]
      NIH: anniversary of release of Women's Health Initiative study, 
        E1208 [9JY]
      No Co-Pay Day: observance, E1383 [1AU]
      Norris, Christi: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Support Services award recipient, E1053 [18JN]
      Oakland, CA: tribute to Progressive Oakland Women for 
        Empowerment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) Ms. Delilah Beasley Tea 
        reception, E1528 [14SE]
      Oakland County, MI: opening of Planned Parenthood Federation of 
        America, Inc., facility, E506 [29MR]
      Palermo, Donna E.: Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. 
        Rose Tucker Award recipient, E1721 [26OC]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1378-H1384 
        [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1436, 
        H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490-H1495 [21MR], H1524 [22MR], 
        H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1924 
        [18AP], H3797-H3804 [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN], H4664 [9JY], 
        H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, H4785 [11JY], H4897-H4900 
        [17JY], H5139, H5188-H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E404 [21MR], 
        E418 [22MR], E464 [28MR], E1383 [1AU]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, H1397 [20MR]
      ------modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion 
        services (H.R. 358), H3279 [31MY]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H106 
        [23JA]
      Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], 
        H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 
        [13SE]
      Presidential Medal of Freedom: tribute to recipients, E930 
        [31MY]
      Prussman, Lori: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1055 [18JN]
      Redwood City, CA: anniversary of Peninsula Hills Women's Club, 
        E597 [19AP]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (H. 
        Res. 689), H4161 [28JN], H4709 [10JY]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H975 [28FE], H1220, H1221 
        [7MR], H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU]
      Riverdale, NJ: anniversary of Riverdale Women's Club, E670 
        [26AP]
      Robinette, Gretchen: California 29th Congressional District 
        Woman of the Year award recipient, E464 [28MR]
      Rochester, NY: tribute to Hippie Pandas Girl Scout technical 
        team for helping develop a solar-powered pasteurization system 
        for raw milk, E1460 [10SE]
      Salinas, CA: tribute to DAR Santa Lucia chapter commemoration of 
        Harvey House, E1018 [7JN]
      SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to 
        provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial 
        real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]
      Seattle Chocolates (company): King County, WA, Executive Woman 
        Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1545 [14SE]
      SEC: provide online information and conduct outreach to inform 
        small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned 
        businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital 
        markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
      Seneca Falls, NY: anniversary of Women's Rights Convention, 
        E1295 [23JY]
      Shaw University: tribute to women's basketball team, E591 [19AP]
      Snortland, Ellen: California 29th Congressional District Woman 
        of the Year award recipient, E468 [28MR]
      St. Louis Community Empowerment Foundation: tribute to Salute to 
        Women in Leadership Luncheon, E200 [15FE]
      Stanford University: tribute to women's water polo team, E1312 
        [24JY]
      Stein, Sara Summers: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Emerging Leader award recipient, E1057 [18JN]
      Suh, Debra: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the 
        Year award recipient, E470 [28MR]
      Summitt, Pat: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, H3180 
        [30MY]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102-
        H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, H226 [1FE], H385 [2FE]
      Susan J. Campbell Copywriting Solutions, LLC: St. Joseph, MO, 
        YWCA Women of Excellence Employer of Excellence award 
        recipient, E1051 [18JN]
      Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated 
        with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, 
        race, or color (H.R. 4376), E558 [17AP]
      U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression 
        of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the 
        Prostitution of Others (H. Res. 929), E1663 [28SE]
      University of Arkansas at Little Rock: tribute to women's 
        basketball team, H1291 [8MR]
      University of Illinois: tribute to women's volleyball team, E48 
        [19JA]
      University of San Diego: anniversary of Women PeaceMakers 
        Program, E1453 [10SE]
      Vargas, Joanna: California 29th Congressional District Woman of 
        the Year award recipient, E475 [28MR]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2707-
        H2711 [15MY], H2727-H2729, H2732-H2739, H2764-H2779 [16MY], 
        E823 [16MY]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, H2707-H2711 [15MY], H2726-H2739, H2764-
        H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]
      ------funding, H2633, H2634 [10MY]
      ------prohibit funding for religious organizations to 
        discriminate in hiring practices, H2736 [16MY]
      ------protect foreign women brought to the U.S. through the 
        mail-order bride industry from serial abusers, H2769 [16MY]
      ------protect victims' identity to avoid retaliation, H2779, 
        H2780 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1658-H1661 [28MR], H2143 [26AP], 
        H2777 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2636, H2637 [10MY], H2705-H2711 
        [15MY], H2717, H2724, H2725, H2726, H2745-H2781 [16MY], H2818, 
        H2826 [17MY], H3279 [31MY], H3947 [21JN], H5854 [11SE], H6044 
        [14SE], H6098 [19SE], H6258-H6261 [21SE], E823 [16MY], E830, 
        E831, E832 [17MY], E851, E865 [18MY], E881 [22MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), 
        H2726-H2744 [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), motion to recommit, H2779, H2780 
        [16MY]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), H2138 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], H3190 
        [30MY], H5322 [26JY], E1713 [19OC]
      Walker, Flora: Michigan Democratic Party Eleanor Roosevelt Award 
        recipient, E666 [26AP]
      War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and 
        move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on 
        addressing domestic priorities, H1857 [17AP], E549 [17AP]
      Watson, Diane: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Volunteerism award recipient, E1053 [18JN]
      Wittenberg University: tribute to women's volleyball team, E2 
        [6JA]
      Women's Garden Club of America: tribute, H1020 [29FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an 
        ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before 
        giving informed consent to receive an abortion, S1497, S1498 
        [8MR]
      Alaska: tribute to ``Choose Respect'' initiative to reduce rates 
        of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse, S2204 
        [29MR]
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4428 [21JN]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: unveiling of bust of Sojourner 
        Truth in the Capitol rotunda, S4411 [21JN]
      Chicago, IL: tribute to St. Bernard Hospital free mammogram 
        program, S5202 [19JY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3457 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], 
        S3536 [24MY]
      ------improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of 
        wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], 
        S3669-S3671, S3672-S3674 [4JN], S3695, S3697-S3715 [5JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370-S4372 [20JN]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (S. 3567), S6461 [19SE]
      Congo, Democratic Republic of the: conditions of Heal Africa 
        Hospital in Goma treating women for obstetric fistula, S1783 
        [19MR]
      Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame 
        inductees, S2811 [26AP]
      ------tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]
      Constitutional amendments: anniversary of congressional passage 
        of equal rights amendment, S2810 [26AP]
      ------remove deadline for ratification of constitutional 
        amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 39), S2003 [22MR]
      Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]
      Crime: impose mandatory minimum sentencing for certain domestic 
        violence and sex offenses, S2667 [25AP], S2791 [26AP]
      ------provide transportation to crisis centers for battered 
        women in rural areas, S3272, S3273 [17MY]
      Democratic Party: national agenda, S3812-S3816 [7JN]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372, S374, S376-S379, 
        S381 [7FE], S398-S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, 
        S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882-S885, S898-S900 [17FE]
      Dept. of Justice: eliminate duplicate Violence Against Women Act 
        grant programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of 
        unexamined DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, 
        kidnapping and other criminal cases, S2777 [26AP]
      ------improve accountability of Violence Against Women Act grant 
        programs, S2773 [26AP]
      ------tribute to Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors 
        (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program, S1704 
        [15MR]
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand and improve health care 
        services available to women veterans, S2078 [27MR]
      ------improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 
        3309), S4241 [18JN]
      ------improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate 
        research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and 
        modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), 
        S4302 [19JN]
      ------provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve 
        the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S6077 
        [11SE]
      ------tribute to participation in American Heart Association Go 
        Red for Women cardiovascular disease awareness campaign, S4293 
        [19JN]
      Depts. of Agriculture and HHS: establish dietary guidelines for 
        pregnant women and children from birth until the age of 2, 
        S4334 [20JN]
      Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in 
        order to create a thriving global market for clean and 
        efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2515), S2929 [7MY]
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Thompson-Markward Hall 
        (Young Woman's Christian Home) congressional charter, S5082 
        [17JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (S. Res. 500), S4375 [20JN], S4414 [21JN]
      Family & Children's Place (organization): tribute, S904 [17FE]
      Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (S. 
        2249), S2168 [28MR]
      Foreign policy: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
        Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution 
        efforts and peacebuilding institutions (S. 3477), S5882 [1AU]
      Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: assessment of statements made relative to 
        the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other 
        foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1501, S1525 [8MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (S. Res. 448), S6676, S6679 [21SE]
      Health: health care for women, S374-S379, S381 [7FE], S882-S885 
        [17FE], S1497-S1499 [8MR], S1821 [20MR], S5692-S5699 [31JY], 
        S5806 [1AU]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls, S1498 [8MR]
      ------condemn international human rights violations against 
        women and human trafficking, S2477, S2478 [18AP]
      Hurwitz, Andrew D.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, 
        S3882-S3889 [11JN]
      International Women's Day: observance, S1497-S1501 [8MR]
      ------support goals (S. Res. 90), S1499 [8MR]
      Junior League of Washington, Inc.: anniversary, S6618 [21SE]
      Links, Inc.: anniversary of Denver, CO chapter, S6535 [20SE]
      National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (S. 
        Res. 415), S2282 [29MR]
      National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 
        510), S4642 [26JN]
      National Girls and Women in Sports Day: observance, S257 [1FE]
      National Infertility Awareness Week: observance, S2812 [26AP]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S6101 
        [11SE], S6261 [12SE], S6440 [19SE]
      ------support goals and ideals (S. Res. 537), S5898 [1AU]
      National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 360), S222 
        [31JA]
      National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force: 
        establish (S. 3196), S3281 [17MY]
      National Women's History Month: observance, S2078 [27MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2670, S2680-S2682 
        [25AP], S2753, S2764, S2771, S2772 [26AP], S3164 [15MY], S3678 
        [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5444 [26JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, 
        S6302-S6304 [13SE]
      Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S880-S882 [17FE]
      Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to women's softball team 
        (S. Res. 511), S4685 [27JN]
      Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal, S4411 [21JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, S1821 
        [20MR], S1873-S1875, S1879-S1883 [21MR], S1956-S1963, S1988-
        S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020-S2023 [26MR], S2160-S2163 [28MR], 
        S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S4731-S4733 [29JN], S4808-
        S4810 [10JY], S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445-S5447 [26JY], 
        S5692-S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042-S6044 [10SE], S6586-S6589 
        [21SE]
      ------impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, 
        and accessibility, S1843 [20MR]
      ------impact on tax burden, S4856-S4858 [11JY]
      Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1126 
        [29FE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, S3669-S3671 [4JN], S3812-
        S3816 [7JN]
      Ride, Sally K.: tribute (S. Res. 547), S6012 [2AU]
      Salt Lake Council of Women: anniversary, S844 [16FE]
      SBA: reauthorize the women's business center program (S. 3197), 
        S3281 [17MY]
      ------remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts 
        awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small 
        business concerns and identify industries in which women are 
        underrepresented (S. 2172), S1462 [7MR]
      Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1925, 
        Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S2798 [26AP]
      Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and 
        improve SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386-S5390 [25JY]
      Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood 
        Federation of America, Inc., funding, S375-S379 [7FE]
      Tekakwitha, Kateri: Catholic Church canonization, S6539 [20SE]
      Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National 
        Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman 
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
        Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S251 [1FE]
      Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the 
        ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising 
        website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex 
        trafficking, S2667 [25AP]
      Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs 
        regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S2776 
        [26AP], S3678 [4JN], S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, 
        S6302, S6303 [13SE]
      ------ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic 
        violence and crime, S5288-S5291 [24JY], S5843, S5844 [1AU], 
        S6300, S6302, S6303 [13SE]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), S3160, S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3227 
        [16MY], S3678 [4JN], S3958 [12JN]
      ------reauthorize (H.R. 4970), unanimous-consent request, S3615 
        [24MY], S5845 [1AU]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), S289 [2FE], S406-S408 [9FE], S1700-
        S1705 [15MR], S1895 [21MR], S1991 [22MR], S2204 [29MR], S2307 
        [16AP], S2698-S2720 [25AP], S2746, S2750-S2799, S2801, S2806 
        [26AP], S3160, S3162, S3164 [15MY], S3217, S3226 [16MY], 
        S3272, S3273 [17MY], S3295 [21MY], S3678 [4JN], S3815 [7JN], 
        S3958 [12JN], S4853 [11JY], S5288-S5291, S5295 [24JY], S5347-
        S5349 [25JY], S5422-S5424, S5444 [26JY], S5842-S5846 [1AU], 
        S5968 [2AU], S6300-S6305 [13SE], S6521 [20SE]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), motion to proceed, S2370 [17AP], 
        S2457, S2471, S2477 [18AP], S2519, S2530, S2533, S2534 [19AP], 
        S2559, S2560, S2579, S2587, S2591, S2592, S2593 [23AP], S2613-
        S2616, S2630 [24AP], S2663-S2667, S2669, S2670, S2680-S2682 
        [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 1925), unanimous-consent agreement, S2697 
        [25AP]
      ------reauthorize (S. 2338), S2603 [23AP], S2660 [24AP]
  Reports
      Hurwitz--The ``The Architect'' and ``Lone Remaining Defender'' 
        of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
      Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians in the Violence 
        Against Women Act Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women 
        Act: Jane M. Smith and Richard M. Thompson II, Congressional 
        Research Service, S2787 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 112-671), H6059 [14SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. 
        Rept. 112-481), H2712 [15MY]
      Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of 
        Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, 
        and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), 
        S6451 [19SE]
      District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3803) (H. Rept. 112-
        640), H5524 [31JY]
      Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112-
        105), S41 [23JA]
      Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3541) (H. Rept. 112-496), H3176 [29MY]
      Tribute to Laura Pollan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) 
        (S. Res. 342), S613 [14FE]
      U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Prohibition: Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 112-361), H25 
        [17JA]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4970) (H. Rept. 112-480), H2712 [15MY]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1925), S388 [7FE]
      ------Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 
        112-153), S1576 [12MR]
  Statements
      Equal Rights Amendment: Birch Bayh, S2810 [26AP]
      Violence Against Women Act Anniversary: Attorney General Holder, 
        S6302 [13SE]
      Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Executive Office of 
        the President, S2594 [23AP], S3228 [16MY]
  Summaries
      GAO Reports Addressing Violence Against Women Act Grants and/or 
        Dept. of Justice Office of Violence Against Women, S2780 
        [26AP]
  Testimonies
      China Forced Abortion Policy: Guo Yangling, E1228 [11JY]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of 
        ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' and production of 
        electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 
        [10SE]
      H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women 
        Act reauthorization and H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense 
        appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel 
        strengths, and military construction, H2726 [16MY]
      H.R. 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H3180-H3182 
        [30MY]
      H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child 
        Protection Act, H5440-H5442 [31JY]
      H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H2745-
        H2763 [16MY]
      S. 2172, Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act, 
        S1462 [7MR]
      S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168-S2171 [28MR]
      S. 3196, National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task 
        Force Act, S3282 [17MY]
      S. 3197, Women's Small Business Ownership Act, S3283-S3286 
        [17MY]
      S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 
        [18JN]
      S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, 
        S4303 [19JN]
      S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, 
        Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations 
        (SUCCESS) Act, S5390-S5401 [25JY]
      S. Res. 352, address gender-based violence against women and 
        children in Haiti, S45 [23JA]
      S. Res. 360, National Stalking Awareness Month, S213, S222 
        [31JA]
      S. Res. 415, National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day, 
        S2258, S2282 [29MR]
      S. Res. 439, support elimination of the ``adult entertainment'' 
        section of the Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, classified 
        advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of 
        online sex trafficking, S2736 [25AP]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc., anniversary, S3046 [9MY]
      S. Res. 448, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of 
        America, Inc. anniversary, S6676 [21SE]
      S. Res. 471, tribute to women who served in American Red Cross 
        Clubmobiles during World War II, S3519 [23MY], S4429 [21JN]
      S. Res. 500, Title IX anniversary, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls, S4373, S4375 [20JN]
      S. Res. 510, National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month, S4640, 
        S4643 [26JN]
      S. Res. 511, tribute to Pacific Lutheran University women's 
        softball team, S4683, S4686 [27JN]
      S. Res. 515, honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters, 
        S4727 [28JN]
      S. Res. 535, support goals and ideals of National Caucus on 
        Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities Movement Is 
        Life initiative, S5882 [1AU]
      S. Res. 537, support goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer 
        Awareness Month, S5883, S5899 [1AU]
      S. Res. 547, tribute to Sally K. Ride, S5993, S6013 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Caraway, Hattie, S2228 [29MR]
      Lauder, Evelyn Hausner, S320 [2FE]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1896-S1918, S1945, S1946 [21MR], S1994, 
        S1995 [22MR], S2163, S2164 [28MR], S2206, S2226 [29MR], E405 
        [21MR]
      Roby, Representative, H3783 [19JN]
      Rogers, Edith Nourse, S2226 [29MR]
      Smith, Margaret Chase, S2226 [29MR]
      Summitt, Pat, S2480, S2481 [18AP], H2075, H2076, H2077, H2079 
        [25AP], H2139 [26AP], E639 [25AP]
      Wellstone, Paul D. and Sheila, S2756 [26AP]




WOMEN AND WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FOR NONTRADITIONAL (WIN) JOBS ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2315), H1925 [18AP]




WOMEN VETERANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENTS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3313), S4299 [19JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3313), S4302 [19JN]
  Texts of
      S. 3313, provisions, S4303 [19JN]




WOMEN'S FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      D.C. Divas (football team): tribute, E1074 [19JN]




WOMEN'S GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H1020 [29FE]




WOMEN'S PROCUREMENT PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]




WOMEN'S SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3197), S3280 [17MY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3197), S3281 [17MY]
  Texts of
      S. 3197, provisions, S3283-S3286 [17MY]




WONG, BERNIE

  Remarks in House
      Presidential Champion of Change: award recipient, E488 [29MR]




WONG, EDDIE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1082 [19JN]




WONG, FANG A.

  Letters
      Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee 
        implementation funding, H5059 [19JY]
      Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, S4858 [11JY]




WONG, LINDA

  Briefings
      Impact of Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) SBA 
        Micro-Loan Program, E772 [10MY]




WOO, RYAN

  Articles and editorials
      1000 Days, S2307 [16AP]




WOO, THEODORE R.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E917 [31MY]




WOOD

  Bills and resolutions
      Tariff: reliquidation of certain entries of high-density, 
        fiberboard-core laminate wall and floor panels (see S. 2946), 
        S2967 [8MY] (see H.R. 5154), H2271 [27AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Agriculture: Community Wood Energy Program biomass 
        cooperatives grant funding, S4353 [20JN]




WOOD, DAVE

  Remarks in House
      Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame: inductee, E213 [16FE]




WOOD, DAVID

  Articles and editorials
      Idyll Banter--Burning the Christmas Candle at Both Ends, S66 
        [24JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S66 [24JA], S6443 [19SE]




WOOD, HOBSON P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E767 [10MY]




WOOD, PATRICK J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1466 [10SE]




WOOD, WARFIELD M.

  Remarks in House
      Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., 
        event to honor Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]




WOODALL, ROB (a Representative from Georgia)

  Amendments
      Budget: reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H393 [2FE]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H393 
        [2FE]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1504 [22MR]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2173 [26AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H641 [8FE]
      Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and 
        ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 
        3867), H374 [1FE]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 
        3581), H115 [23JA]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3700 [8JN]
      Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American 
        Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
        basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National 
        Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the 
        Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison 
        and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Energy: repeal the Weatherization Assistance Program 
        (see H.R. 3441), H512 [6FE]
      Federal employees: require federally elected officials to place 
        stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of 
        securities in a blind trust (see H.R. 3639), H376 [1FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3363 [31MY]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 
        4180), H4065 [26JN]
      Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is 
        reached (see H.R. 2402), H5711 [2AU]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Immigration: temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal 
        immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain 
        deportations (see H.R. 2497), H3808 [19JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2034 [19AP]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 
        [19AP]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without 
        penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while 
        allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), 
        H1807 [29MR]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see 
        H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 
        6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]
      Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings 
        (see H. Res. 662), H3268 [30MY]
      Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1807 [29MR]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 540), H567 [7FE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
      Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 539), H511 [6FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 534), H373 [1FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (see H. Res. 778), H5922 [12SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (see H. Res. 597), H1641 [27MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (see H. Res. 534), H373 
        [1FE]
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]
      House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 643), H2316 
        [7MY]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (see H. Res. 
        643), H2316 [7MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of 
        Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for 
        employment eligibility verification and permanently 
        reauthorize the E-Verify Program (H.R. 6112), H4863 [12JY]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H1019 [29FE], H6299 [2OC]
  Explanations
      Previous Question Vote--What It Really Means, H394 [2FE]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H3810 [20JN]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5944 [13SE]
      ------make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance 
        available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation 
        programs (H.R. 6233), H5681 [2AU]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. 
        Res. 540), H593, H595, H596, H598, H599 [8FE]
      ------legislative process, H5945 [13SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), consideration (H. Res. 
        778), H5939, H5940, H5942, H5943, H5944, H5945 [13SE]
      ------making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments 
        and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce 
        discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE]
      Budget: allocation of funds, H806 [16FE], H939-H942 [17FE], 
        H1295 [8MR], H3157-H3160 [18MY], H5691 [2AU], H6051-H6054 
        [14SE]
      ------deficit, H1295 [8MR], H2198-H2200 [26AP]
      ------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), 
        consideration (H. Res. 539), H523, H525, H526, H528 [7FE]
      ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573, H2575, H2576, 
        H2577, H2578, H2579, H2581 [10MY]
      ------reform entitlement programs, H806 [16FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H422, H426 [2FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), consideration (H. 
        Res. 534), H387, H388, H389, H391, H392, H393 [2FE]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), motion to 
        recommit, H457 [3FE]
      ------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control 
        Act (H.R. 6365), consideration (H. Res. 778), H5939, H5940, 
        H5942, H5943, H5945 [13SE]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1681 [28MR], H2339 [8MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 597), H1654, H1656, H1657, 
        H1658, H1660 [28MR]
      CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), H401, H402 [2FE]
      ------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
        legislation (H.R. 3582), consideration (H. Res. 534), H387, 
        H388, H389, H391, H392, H393 [2FE]
      Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H73 [18JA]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (H.R. 1148), H596, H598, H599 [8FE]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H2575, H2579, H2581 [10MY]
      Dept. of Defense: funding, H2573, H2575 [10MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), consideration (H. Res. 
        717), H4611 [29JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2233 [27AP]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (H.R. 4816), H2341, H2343 [8MY]
      Dutch Monkey Doughnuts (business): American Express OPEN and 
        Facebook Big Break for Small Business award recipient, 
        E1678 [2OC]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H1295 [8MR]
      ------importance of job creation, H526, H528 [7FE]
      ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and 
        reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), H528 [7FE]
      Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress 
        and Federal employees (H.R. 3835), H392 [2FE]
      Financial services and general Government: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4611 [29JN]
      FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of 
        Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 4180), 
        H6223 [20SE]
      ------reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219-
        H6224 [20SE]
      ------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H6222 [20SE]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5242, 
        H5243 [25JY]
      Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
        habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs 
        and revive economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
        (H.R. 4348), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), 
        H4611 [29JN]
      Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1420-H1425 [20MR], H1504, 
        H1505 [22MR]
      ------reduce health care and insurance costs through medical 
        malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), 
        H1446 [21MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4822 [11JY]
      House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and 
        consider certain legislation (H. Res. 717), H4611 [29JN]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 643), H2337, 
        H2339, H2341, H2343 [8MY]
      ------same-day consideration of resolutions allowing 
        consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 717), H4611 
        [29JN]
      Medicare: funding, H1296 [8MR]
      ------reform, H1657, H1681 [28MR]
      ------reform sustainable growth rate payment system for 
        physicians, H1422 [20MR]
      Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL 
        Pipeline, H213-H216 [31JA]
      ------evaluation of administration, H6051-H6054 [14SE]
      ------evaluation of economic policies, H939-H942 [17FE], H1294-
        H1297 [8MR], H2198-H2200 [26AP]
      Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements 
        of the intelligence community to share cyber threat 
        intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 
        3523), H2174 [26AP]
      ------exempt private-sector cybersecurity entities from 
        liability for non-participation in voluntary intelligence 
        community cyber threat efforts, H2174 [26AP]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3800 
        [19JN], H3961-H3966 [21JN]
      ------impact on Medicare funding, H1422-H1425 [20MR]
      ------impact on tax burden, H4822 [11JY]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4822 [11JY]
      ------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board, H1420-H1425 [20MR]
      ------Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H3961-H3966 
        [21JN]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H215 [31JA], H1297 
        [8MR]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional, H74-H76 [18JA], H677-H680 [9FE]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs 
        pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4611 [29JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), consideration (H. Res. 
        643), H2337, H2339, H2341, H2343 [8MY]
      Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), H5674, H5675, H5690, H5692 [2AU]
      ------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform 
        legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5542 
        [1AU]
      ------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative 
        minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations 
        (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5542 [1AU]
      ------provide payroll tax relief, H528 [7FE]
      ------rates, H2578 [10MY]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H806 [16FE], H2114 [25AP]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2233 [27AP]
      ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H391, H422 [2FE], H522 
        [7FE], H1964, H1965 [18AP], H2114 [25AP], H2343 [8MY], H5691 
        [2AU]
      ------tax cut for small business, H391 [2FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4271), H1658, 
        H1660 [28MR]
  Reports filed
      Consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 2013-2022: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 597) 
        (H. Rept. 112-423), H1641 [27MR]
      Consideration of H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations and 
        H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 778) (H. Rept. 112-667), H5922 
        [12SE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3521, Expedited Line-Item Veto and 
        Rescissions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. 
        Rept. 112-389), H567 [7FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and H.R. 3582, 
        Pro-Growth Budgeting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        534) (H. Rept. 112-383), H373 [1FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 3581, Budget and Accounting Transparency 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112-
        388), H511 [6FE]
      Consideration of H.R. 5326, Science, Depts. of Justice and 
        Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
      Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112-
        472), H2565 [9MY]
      Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 643) 
        (H. Rept. 112-464), H2316 [7MY]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 3578, Baseline Reform Act and 
        H.R. 3582, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, H387 [2FE]
  Tributes
      Haynes, Richard, H3810 [20JN]




WOODARD, DAVID

  Poems
      ``To the 10th Power,'' Albert C. Caswell, E525 [16AP]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E525 [16AP]




WOODBRIDGE, VA

  Remarks in House
      National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association: 
        anniversary of Chapter 1270, E1724 [26OC]
      Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E323 
        [6MR]




WOODBURY, MN

  Remarks in House
      Woodbury Fire Dept.: tribute, E244 [27FE]




WOODBURY, NJ

  Remarks in House
      Veterans: tribute to Woodbury Rotary Park Memorial Walkway, E973 
        [5JN]




WOODEN, SHERMAN

  Remarks in House
      Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County, PA: Governor 
        Robert P. Casey Medal for a Lifetime of Service recipient, 
        E554 [17AP]




WOODFORD COUNTY, KY

  Remarks in House
      Versailles, KY: anniversary of Versailles High School 1962 State 
        football championship, E1523 [13SE]




WOODHOUSE, ALEXANDER H.

  Remarks in House
      Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., 
        event to honor Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376 [1AU]




WOODHULL, NATHANIEL

  Bills and resolutions
      Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, 
        Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]




WOODLAWN, IL

  Remarks in House
      Woodlawn High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, E437 
        [26MR]




WOOD-PAWCATUCK WATERSHED PROTECTION ACT

  Remarks in House
       (H.R. 3388), E1307 [24JY]
      Enact (H.R. 3388), H5087, H5088 [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) 
        (H. Rept. 112-603), H4906 [17JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 3388, provisions, H5087 [23JY]




WOODRUM, MATT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E985 [5JN]




WOODS, EUGENIA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S4307 [19JN], S4729 [28JN]




WOODS, GARY L., JR.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2668 [25AP]




WOODS, HENRY L.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E614 [23AP]




WOODS, RICHARD (CHAPPY)

  Remarks in House
      Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E24 [17JA]




WOODS, SYLVIA

  Obituaries
      In Remembrance of Sylvia Woods, February 2, 1926-July 19, 2012, 
        E1364 [31JY]
  Remarks in House
      New York, NY: anniversary of Sylvia's Restaurant, E1364 [31JY]
      Tribute, E1322 [25JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S5480 [26JY]




WOODS, TYRONE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H6004 [14SE], E1704 [16OC]




WOOLARD, WILLIAM H. (BABE)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E547 [17AP]




WOOLPERT, BRUCE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1362 [31JY]




WOOLSEY, LYNN C. (a Representative from California)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4988, 
        H4990, H4992, H5010, H5011 [18JY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5276 
        [25JY]
  Appointments
      Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H2330 [7MY]
      Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on 
        certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical 
        (see H.R. 3432), H6069 [18SE]
      ------ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see 
        H.R. 3704), H376 [1FE]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H2569 [9MY]
      AID: improve nutritional quality, quality control, and cost 
        effectiveness of U.S. food assistance (see H.R. 4141), H1153 
        [5MR]
      Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish 
        aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except 
        in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 
        574), H5630 [1AU]
      Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force 
        by a President without prior and clear authorization by 
        Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6062 [14SE]
      ------grant family of members temporary annual leave during 
        deployment of such members (see H.R. 6188), H5290 [25JY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H27 
        [17JA]
      ------require the use of only human-based methods for training 
        members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 
        1417), H79 [18JA]
      Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 
        621), H1914 [17AP]
      Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate 
        (see H.R. 5545), H2441 [8MY]
      Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6280 
        [21SE]
      Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does 
        not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, 
        increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes 
        economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
      Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and 
        innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see 
        H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
      ------list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make 
        such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and 
        require call center employees to disclose their physical 
        location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]
      California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-
        Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape 
        Conservation System (see H.R. 4969), H2267 [27AP]
      Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 289), H3662 [7JN]
      Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 
        4389), H1976 [18AP]
      CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of 
        appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2447 [8MY]
      Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on 
        collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of 
        children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), 
        H1543 [22MR]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]
      ------increase transparency and reduce students' burdens related 
        to transferring credits between institutions of higher 
        education (see H.R. 6135), H5712 [2AU]
      Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: 
        establish (see H.R. 1564), H5009 [18JY]
      Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's 
        History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6280 [21SE]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and 
        strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts 
        (see H.R. 2722), H4065 [26JN]
      Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights 
        given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on 
        elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate 
        corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H2448 [8MY]
      Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation 
        management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: implement a certain interim final or final 
        rule regarding child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5789), H3164 
        [18MY]
      ------recognize significance of and support adequate funding for 
        the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 
        564), H965 [27FE]
      ------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. 
        Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation 
        planning and response program (see H.R. 4314), H1803 [29MR]
      ------issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance 
        existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery 
        Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), H5764 
        [10SE]
      Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to 
        due process, the court system, and will not be detained 
        indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1916 [17AP]
      ------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see 
        H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H441 [2FE] (see H.R. 
        4816), H2329 [7MY]
      ------reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through 
        School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H26 [17JA]
      ------revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a 
        certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to 
        count military and veterans' education benefits under such 
        rule (see H.R. 4055), H1916 [17AP]
      ------strengthen connections to early childhood education 
        programs (see H.R. 2794), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research, 
        development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee 
        efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and 
        water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3267 [30MY]
      Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain 
        Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H1101 [29FE]
      ------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
        allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
        and other programs, and promote education in palliative care 
        and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6280 [21SE]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H5923 [12SE]
      ------provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, 
        methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 
        [10MY]
      ------provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income 
        families (see H.R. 5188), H3105 [17MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H513 [6FE]
      ------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
        related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce 
        infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H79 
        [18JA]
      ------revise and extend program for viral hepatitis 
        surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
        deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising 
        practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
        gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1916 [17AP]
      Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange 
        Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global 
        conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6279 [21SE]
      Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and 
        gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that 
        all petroleum products produced from such leases will be 
        offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 
        [29MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless 
        veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3700 [8JN]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H802 [15FE]
      Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child 
        marriage (see H.R. 6087), H4864 [12JY]
      Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and 
        around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5008 [18JY]
      ------establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce 
        lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), 
        H6304 [9OC]
      ------recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric 
        HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. 
        Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]
      ------require group and individual health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less 
        favorable than coverage provided for intravenously 
        administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3976 
        [21JN]
      Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to 
        medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see 
        H.R. 6335), H6234 [20SE]
      ------provide an affirmative defense for medical use of 
        marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 
        6134), H4907 [17JY]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see H. Res. 694), H3914 [20JN]
      ------reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see 
        H.R. 3821), H441 [2FE]
      Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers 
        consider requests, for flexible work terms and conditions (see 
        H.R. 4106), H1306 [8MR]
      ------promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women 
        through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand 
        occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2715 [15MY]
      ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 1322), H6279 [21SE]
      FDA: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of 
        ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls 
        on the use of such devices (see H.R. 1676), H6279 [21SE]
      ------limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages 
        containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see 
        H.R. 3984), H1978 [18AP]
      FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by 
        corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for 
        elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5860 [11SE]
      Federal employees: ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit 
        Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the 
        pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see 
        H.R. 979), H1153 [5MR]
      Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        3365), H945 [17FE]
      Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices 
        related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage 
        programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 
        [9MY]
      Firearms: limit possession, sale, and other disposition by 
        persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children 
        (see H.R. 505), H476 [3FE]
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine 
        validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other 
        property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et 
        al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H1543 [22MR]
      Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]
      Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and 
        responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 
        510), H26 [17JA]
      Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for 
        seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6280 [21SE]
      ------expand and support strong home care workforce and make 
        long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for 
        seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759), 
        H6280 [21SE]
      ------promote development of meaningful treatments for patients 
        (see H.R. 3497), H5711 [2AU]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]
      Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business 
        Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community 
        development housing organizations for development of 
        affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H6302 [5OC]
      Human rights: combat international violence against women and 
        girls (see H.R. 5905), H3660 [7JN]
      Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
        term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
      ------reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H375 [1FE]
      Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt 
        issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in 
        financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125), 
        H6001 [13SE]
      ------require individual and group health insurance coverage and 
        group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans 
        to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), 
        H2447 [8MY]
      Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon 
        intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 
        713), H5202 [24JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 4173), 
        H1304 [8MR]
      James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, 
        CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), 
        H4869 [13JY]
      Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain 
        View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
      LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H903 [16FE]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2569 [9MY]
      Medicaid: apply prompt pay requirement to claims for payment for 
        covered items and services furnished by any Medicaid health 
        care entity (see H.R. 3587), H1571 [26MR]
      Medicare: improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone 
        mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H5711 [2AU]
      ------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and 
        grant programs for provider education (see H.R. 3705), H1741 
        [28MR]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H5711 [2AU]
      ------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, 
        regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required 
        during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H3163 [18MY]
      Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
      Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation 
        (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support 
        goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]
      National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 
        [21SE]
      National Family Reunification Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        693), H3807 [19JN]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 655), 
        H2646 [10MY]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H6001 [13SE]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
      National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see 
        H.R. 1561), H1101 [29FE]
      National Water Research and Development Initiative: implement 
        (see H.R. 5826), H3267 [30MY]
      National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize 
        appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5631 [1AU]
      National Young Audiences Week: designate (see H. Res. 574), 
        H1272 [7MR]
      Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against 
        Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such 
        crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), 
        H4065 [26JN]
      Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6302 [5OC]
      Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, 
        eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, 
        restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain 
        levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1741 [28MR]
      Power resources: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural 
        gas, allow a tax credit for the purchase of a domestic fuel-
        efficient vehicle, and make grants to mass transit systems for 
        fare reductions (see H.R. 3784), H77 [18JA]
      Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
      Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities 
        on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, 
        archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train 
        new land managers (see H.R. 587), H903 [16FE]
      Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents 
        with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance 
        for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements 
        (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]
      Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the 
        reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
        Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H5712 [2AU]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1807 [29MR]
      SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's 
        domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of 
        certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H5526 
        [31JY]
      Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create 
        incentives for governments and persons to end support, and 
        reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1916 [17AP]
      Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation 
        contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 
        481), H944 [17FE]
      ------disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a 
        responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 
        3852), H641 [8FE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided 
        health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]
      ------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide 
        exclusions from income for certain payments under the National 
        Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H2716 [15MY]
      ------impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 
        3313), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 6411), H6060 [14SE]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H950 [24FE]
      ------increase alternative minimum tax exemption amount and 
        index such amount for inflation (see H.R. 3747), H1808 [29MR]
      ------provide for an investment credit relative to the 
        production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), 
        H6152 [19SE]
      ------reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on 
        primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 
        3242), H115 [23JA]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5711 [2AU]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H1916 [17AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional 
        nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 
        3695), H159 [24JA]
      Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously 
        (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
      Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat 
        veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H6001 [13SE]
      ------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 
        [12JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H513 [6FE]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641 
        [27MR]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
      ------permit an individual who is required to present 
        identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such 
        requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the 
        individual's identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]
      ------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 
        5816), H3103 [17MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), 
        H1498 [21MR]
      Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive 
        big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require 
        registration of big cats currently in possession by private 
        owners (see H.R. 4122), H5860 [11SE]
      ------prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, 
        acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of 
        any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 
        4306), H2289 [27AP]
      Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers 
        whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
        pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see 
        H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
      ------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
        disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women 
        (see H.R. 3526), H1808 [29MR]
      ------protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for 
        breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage 
        breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing 
        mothers (see H.R. 2758), H441 [2FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First 
        Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H696 [13FE]
      Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H160 [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
      Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower 
        protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), 
        H6000 [13SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower 
        protections for private sector employees (H.R. 6409), H6001 
        [13SE]
  Letters
      Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: 
        Angela Canterbury, Project on Government Oversight 
        (organization), H2841 [17MY]
      Interest Rate Reduction Act elimination of Dept. of HHS 
        Prevention and Public Health Fund: Kristor W. Cowan, American 
        Federation of Teachers, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Paul Jarris, Association of State and Territorial Health 
        Officials and Robert Pestronk, National Association of County 
        and City Health Officials, H2242 [27AP]
      ------Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future 
        (organization), H2242 [27AP]
  Pledge of Allegiance
      House of Representatives, H4916 [18JY]
  Remarks
      Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of 
        land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1413 
        [20MR]
      Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations 
        are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military 
        forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3012 [17MY]
      Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of 
        troops from Afghanistan, H378 [2FE], H730 [15FE], H1024 
        [29FE], H1216 [7MR], H1646 [28MR], H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], 
        H3276 [31MY], H3485 [6JN], H3740 [19JN], H4694 [10JY], H4781 
        [11JY], H5206 [25JY], H6262 [21SE]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1736 [28MR], H1901 [17AP]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H3280 [31MY]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6262 [21SE]
      Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2018 [19AP]
      Conti, Maurice and Sophie: New Zealand Bravery Medal recipients, 
        E712 [7MY]
      Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 
        192), H3586 [7JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        funding, H1901 [17AP]
      ------WIC funding, H1901 [17AP]
      Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H4988, 
        H4990, H4992 [18JY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), H2821, H3012, H3075, H3085 [17MY]
      ------authorizing appropriations for military activities, 
        prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction 
        (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2841 [17MY]
      ------F-22 Fighter program funding, H2821 [17MY]
      ------limit funding to amount authorized under the Budget 
        Control Act, H3075 [17MY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4915, H4941, H4988, 
        H4990, H4992, H4995 [18JY], H5030 [19JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4941, H4995 
        [18JY]
      ------reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic 
        priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]
      ------reduce funding to 2008 levels, H5030 [19JY]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2236 [27AP]
      ------prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial 
        aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H984 [28FE]
      Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative 
        to insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health 
        services, H623 [8FE], E305 [1MR]
      ------Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2236 [27AP]
      Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child 
        labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5163, 
        H5165, H5166 [24JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing 
        off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and 
        Marin Counties in California, H820 [16FE]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H820 [16FE]
      Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance 
        programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]
      Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend 
        and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 
        3630), motion to instruct conferees, H139 [24JA], H359 [1FE]
      Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and 
        include domestic partners (H.R. 3151), H2725 [16MY]
      Government regulations: exempt regulations relative to work-
        related electrocutions or other fatalities from regulatory 
        freeze, H5276, H5277 [25JY]
      ------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory 
        action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a 
        certain level (H.R. 4078), H5276, H5277 [25JY]
      Grabill, David: Northern California ACLU Jack Green Civil 
        Liberties Award recipient, E634 [24AP]
      Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand 
        boundaries (H.R. 192), H3586 [7JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4744 [10JY]
      International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
        AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs, H4916 
        [18JY]
      Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy 
        for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent 
        acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war, H3085 [17MY]
      Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: suspension of nuclear 
        weapons activities in exchange for food aid, H1162 [6MR]
      Kosta, Stanley: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E375 [19MR]
      Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H139 
        [24JA]
      Moore, Susan: Roseland School District, Santa Rosa, CA, Lifetime 
        Achievement Volunteer Award recipient, E903 [30MY]
      National Oceans Month: observance, H3586 [7JN]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1498 [12SE]
      National security: call for adoption of smart security platform 
        for the 21st century, H4995 [18JY]
      ------call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st 
        century (H. Res. 19), H123 [24JA], H378 [2FE], H585 [8FE], 
        H1024 [29FE], H1162 [6MR], H1216 [7MR], H1646, H1736 [28MR], 
        H1920 [18AP], H2140 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H3485 [6JN], H4694 
        [10JY], H4781 [11JY], H4916 [18JY], H5771 [11SE], H6157 [20SE]
      Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear 
        understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (H. Res. 21), 
        H1162 [6MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, E464 
        [28MR]
      ------repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports 
        (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H346 [1FE]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4744 [10JY]
      Petaluma, CA: tribute to Petaluma Little League All-Stars 
        baseball team, H5864 [12SE], E1503 [12SE]
      Point Reyes National Seashore: anniversary, E1518 [13SE]
      Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of 
        Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6182 [20SE]
      Republican Party: national agenda, H6262 [21SE]
      Rohnert Park, CA: anniversary, E1583 [21SE]
      San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Golden Gate Bridge, 
        E890 [25MY]
      San Rafael, CA: anniversary of school system, E168 [9FE]
      ------anniversary of Spectrum LGBT Center, E1524 [13SE]
      Sonoma County, CA: anniversary of Fort Ross State Historical 
        Park, E1153 [27JN]
      Sonoma State University: anniversary of Environmental Technology 
        Center, E534 [16AP]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H2018, 
        H2019 [19AP]
      Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a 
        minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 
        2230), H2016, H2017 [19AP]
      ------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, 
        H2236 [27AP]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5771 [11SE]
      Unemployment: require all money withdrawn from States' 
        unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of 
        unemployment compensation, H359 [1FE]
      Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and 
        transition assistance and providing incentives to employers 
        for hiring veterans, H37 [18JA]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2725 
        [16MY]
      Votes: position on missed, H749 [15FE], H3142 [18MY], 
        E268 [28FE], E295 [1MR], E320 [6MR], 
        E350 [8MR], E391 [20MR], E1190, 
        E1200 [29JN], E1338 [26JY]
      Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter 
        suppression'' legislation, H6162 [20SE]
  Tributes
      Abramson, Robert, E36 [18JA]
      Agrella, Robert, E650 [25AP]
      Berner, Robert, E1634 [21SE]
      Bertucci, Dorothy, E376 [19MR]
      Campbell, James K., E455 [27MR]
      Corrigan, Robert A., E554 [17AP]
      Davis, Daniel L., H730 [15FE]
      Durney, Maxine Kortum, E380 [19MR]
      Goggins, Ute and Patrick, E506 [29MR]
      Lowry, John, E1605 [21SE]
      Massucco, Ken, E630 [24AP]
      Nakano, Mei T., E1308 [24JY]
      Ohrenschall, Robert F., E1514 [13SE]
      Payne, Donald M., H1192 [6MR], H1216 [7MR]
      Silveira, Anthony, E508 [29MR]
      Solis, Raul, E310 [5MR]
      Spahr, Jane A., E1070 [19JN]
      Wong, Eddie, E1082 [19JN]




WOOLSTON, MICHAEL R.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2918 [7MY]




WOONSOCKET, RI

  Remarks in House
      Freedom of religion: request to remove religious symbols from 
        Woonsocket Fire Dept., memorial and website, H2192 [26AP]




WOOTAN, MARGO G.

  Letters
      Dept. of HHS Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S841 
        [16FE]




WORK FORCE HOUSING ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 3825), H181 [25JA]




WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND REVITALIZING OUR COMMUNITIES ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]




WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Labor: minimize adverse effects of employment 
        dislocation (see S. 3297), S4203 [14JN]
      ------require companies to notify employees and local 
        communities if they are closing plants or laying off U.S. 
        workers to offshore jobs and operations (see S. 3425), S5304 
        [24JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Labor: minimize adverse effects of employment 
        dislocation (S. 3297), S5118 [18JY]




WORKER PROTECTION AGAINST COMBUSTIBLE DUST EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 522), H520 [7FE]




WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H2215 [27AP], E621 [24AP], E691 [27AP]




WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Dept. of Labor: establish alternate guidelines for measuring 
        progress of State and local performance for entrepreneurial 
        training services under the Workforce Investment Act (see H.R. 
        5805), H3102 [17MY]
      ------establish the Small Business Liaison Pilot Program (see 
        H.R. 5975), H3914 [20JN]
      ------establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider 
        dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see S. 2108), S614 
        [14FE]
      ------strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through 
        innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, 
        training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (see S. 2117), S850 [16FE]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system 
        through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, 
        employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), 
        H1397 [20MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for 
        wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (S. 2108), S619 
        [14FE]
      Education: increase access to adult education to provide for 
        economic growth (S. 2117), S852 [16FE]




WORKFORCE INVESTMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4297), H6181 [20SE]




WORKFORCE-READY EDUCATE AMERICA ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4249), H1542 [22MR]




WORKING FAMILIES FLEXIBILITY ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4106), H1099 [29FE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4106), E282 [29FE]




WORKMAN, DEBRINA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1345 [26JY]




WORKPLACE INVESTMENT ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of Labor: conduct a study on the feasibility of creating 
        pilot programs to evaluate reforming Federal job training 
        programs for long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 6568), 
        H6302 [5OC]




WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF SEATTLE

  Bills and resolutions
      Anniversary (see H. Res. 545), H726 [14FE]
  Remarks in House
      Anniversary (H. Res. 545), E187 [14FE]




WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF ST. LOUIS

  Remarks in House
      Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: World Affairs Council of 
        St. Louis International Humanitarian of the Year Award 
        recipient, E987 [6JN]




WORLD BANK GROUP

  Bills and resolutions
      Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to 
        international norms of economic relations and commitment to 
        the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 
        686), H3703 [12JN]
      ------express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law 
        relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access 
        to benefits and loans by international financial organizations 
        (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on 
        adherence to international norms of economic relations and 
        commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]




WORLD CHOIR GAMES MONTH

  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 325), S1019 [17FE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 325, designate, S1019 [17FE]




WORLD CIRCUS FEDERATION

  Remarks in House
      World Circus Day: observance, E546 [17AP]




WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 492), S3977 [12JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 492), S4108 [12JN], S4173 [14JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 492, designate, S3983, S4108 [12JN]




WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA (organization)

  Statements
      Tribute to Donald M. Payne, E372 [16MR]




WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

  Amendments
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4831, S4833 [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 429), 
        S2546 [19AP]
  Remarks in House
      World Immunization Week: observance, E661 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 429), 
        S4832, S4833 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day: Committee on 
        Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 429), S4366 [20JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 429, support goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, 
        S4833 [10JY]




WORLD MALARIA DAY

  Amendments
      Goals and ideals: support (S. Res. 429), S4831, S4833 [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      Goals and ideals: support (see S. Res. 429), S2546 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Goals and ideals: support (S. Res. 429), S4832, S4833 [10JY]
  Reports filed
      Support Goals and Ideals: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 429), S4366 [20JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 429, support goals and ideals, S4833 [10JY]




WORLD MRSA DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 603), H1805 [29MR]




WORLD PEACE CORPS MISSION

  Bills and resolutions
      Gilman, Benjamin A.: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
      H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III: World Peace Corps Mission World 
        Peace Prize recipient (see S. Res. 505), S4636 [26JN]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 505, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and Benjamin A. Gilman 
        recipients of the World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize 
        recipient, S4638 [26JN]




WORLD PLUMBING COUNCIL

  Bills and resolutions
      World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      World Plumbing Day: designate (S. Res. 393), S1557 [8MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 393, World Plumbing Day, S1544, S1557 [8MR]




WORLD PLUMBING DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see S. Res. 393), S1540 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 393), S1557 [8MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 393, designate, S1544, S1557 [8MR]




WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S2914 [7MY]




WORLD REFUGEE DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H4075 [27JN], E1093, E1096 [20JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      Observance, S4293 [19JN]




WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Goal and ideals: support (see S. Res. 400), S1848 [20MR] (see H. 
        Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 400, support goals and ideals, S1850 [20MR]




WORLD TB DAY

  Bills and resolutions
      Goals: support (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]




WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

  Amendments
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3406), S5681 
        [30JY]
  Bills and resolutions
      CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), 
        H2270 [27AP]
      Foreign trade: make elimination of government fisheries 
        subsidies a principal negotiating objectives in trade 
        negotiations (see S. 3518), S5978 [2AU]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (see S. 3327), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 
        6149), H5008 [18JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see S. 3285), 
        S3976 [12JN] (see S. 3406), S5211 [19JY] (see H.R. 6156), 
        H5077 [19JY]
  Letters
      Normal trade relations status with Russia extension: several 
        Russian dissidents, H5974 [13SE]
  Remarks in House
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status, H4912, H4913, 
        H4914, H4915 [18JY], H5136, H5137 [24JY], H5974-H5980 [13SE], 
        H6047 [14SE], E1098 [20JN]
      ------U.S. policy, H5337 [31JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      China: U.S. complaint over tariffs on American-made automobile 
        exports, S4814 [10JY]
      Foreign trade: make elimination of government fisheries 
        subsidies a principal negotiating objectives in trade 
        negotiations (S. 3518), S5988 [2AU]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take action to obtain 
        Russia's full compliance with commitments under the protocol 
        on their accession to the Agreement Establishing the World 
        Trade Organization (S. 3327), S5126 [18JY]
      Russia: extend normal trade relations status (S. 3285), S5125 
        [18JY]
  Reports filed
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 6156) (H. Rept. 112-632), H5524 [31JY]
      Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of 
        Law Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 
        3406), S5211 [19JY]
      ------Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3406) (S. Rept. 112-
        226), S6545 [20SE]
  Texts of
      S. 3518, Fair Trade in Seafood Act, S5988 [2AU]




WORLD WAR I

  Bills and resolutions
      Coins: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 
        4107), H1099 [29FE]
      History: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      History: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial 
        (H.R. 938), H124 [24JA], H386 [2FE]




WORLD WAR I AMERICAN VETERANS CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 4107), H1099 [29FE]




WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see H.R. 6364), H5764 [10SE]
  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 938), H386 [2FE]




WORLD WAR II

  Addresses
      Memorial Day: Arthur Cozewith, E1014 [7JN]
  Amendments
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4424, S4429 [21JN]
      Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: tribute to members for contributions 
        toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), S6003, S6004, S6010 
        [2AU]
  Appointments
      U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H787 [15FE]
  Articles and editorials
      Chapter in WWII History, S3078 [10MY]
      Laurel Man Receives French Military Honor, S1992 [22MR]
      Navy Supplier, S2318 [16AP]
      Sole Surviving Marines' Lexington Platoon Member To Be Honored, 
        S3323 [21MY]
      World War II--A Trip Around the World, S2226 [29MR]
      World War II--Taking the Lead, S1993 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (see S. Res. 471), S3516 [23MY]
      Armed Forces: celebrate anniversary of combat action and 
        recognize contributions of American Volunteer Group and 23d 
        Fighter Group (Flying Tigers) to the Nation's defense (see H. 
        Res. 802), H6276 [21SE]
      Bataan-Corregidor Month: designate (see H. Res. 636), H2274 
        [27AP]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (see S. Con. Res. 45), S3729 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 
        128), H3266 [30MY]
      ------permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of 
        the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1390 [19MR]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 
        2212), S1847 [20MR] (see H.R. 4086), H950 [24FE]
      Dept. of Defense: establish a process to determine whether 
        individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during 
        World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not 
        being on the Missouri List (see S. 3530), S6270 [12SE]
      Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust 
        survivors (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 
        3078), S3084 [10MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of 
        service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive 
        amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
        (see H.R. 6464), H6231 [20SE]
      ------improve pensions for surviving spouses of World War II and 
        Korean War veterans (see H.R. 4371), H1914 [17AP]
      Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: tribute to members for contributions 
        toward the defeat of Japan (see S. Res. 418), S2324 [16AP] 
        (see H. Res. 777), H5860 [11SE]
      Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution 
        of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to 
        pass such laws (see S. Res. 516), S4773 [29JN] (see H. Res. 
        766), H5707 [2AU]
      First Special Service Force: recognize superior service of 
        members (see S. Res. 577), S6626 [21SE]
      Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 
        5926), H3660 [7JN]
      Guadalcanal campaign: anniversary (see H. Res. 696), H3914 
        [20JN]
      Hickman, George: tribute (see S. Res. 567), S6455 [19SE]
      International law: hold war crimes suspects and Nazi war 
        criminals accountable by encouraging foreign prosecution and 
        extradition of such suspects and criminals (see H.R. 6382), 
        H5922 [12SE]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
      Russia: continue to press authorities for full and complete 
        accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), 
        H1805 [29MR]
      Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception 
        to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II 
        veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage 
        (see H.R. 6095), H4774 [10JY]
  Eulogies
      Katz, David: by Sam Katz, E19 [17JA]
  Letters
      Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg: 
        Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services 
        (House), H1816 [16AP]
      ------Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), 
        H1816 [16AP]
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Lists
      Montford Point Marines from Louisiana, S6618 [21SE]
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, S3740 [6JN]
      World War II and Korean War veterans brought to visit national 
        memorials by Honor Flight Kansas (organization), S5700 [31JY]
      World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Big 
        Sky Honor Flight (organization), E1034 [8JN], E1599 [21SE]
  Obituaries
      Baker, Kenny: Jennifer Hewlett, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, 
        S345 [6FE]
      Wortman, Melvin D.: Kitsap (WA) Sun, H2041 [24AP]
  Poems
      ``On Point, Shades of Black and Green,'' Albert C. Caswell, 
        E1148 [27JN]
  Prayers
      Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt, S3748 [6JN]
  Remarks in House
      Alexandria, VA: Days of Remembrance observance, E550 [17AP]
      Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action 
        Badge to include members who participated in combat during 
        which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941, 
        H3108 [18MY]
      Bataan Death March: anniversary, E664 [26AP]
      Battle of Dieppe: anniversary, E1440 [3AU]
      Battle of Midway: anniversary, H3588 [7JN]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1034 [8JN], E1599 
        [21SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), H3444 [5JN]
      ------permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of 
        the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 108), H1442 [21MR]
      Cleveland, OH: tribute to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        luncheon, E998 [6JN]
      Colalillo, Michael: Medal of Honor recipient, H1022 [29FE]
      Congressional Gold Medal: award to the Montford Point Marines, 
        H3235 [30MY], E1147, E1148, E1154, E1158 [27JN]
      ------award to the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 2447), E691 
        [27AP]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 4086), 
        H1370-H1372 [19MR]
      D-Day: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the amphibious landing at Normandy, France, 
        H3484, H3489 [6JN], E989 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 
        2070), H131, H132 [24JA], E71 [25JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized 
        military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts 
        to have been active service for benefit purposes (H.R. 210), 
        E200 [15FE]
      Discrimination: recognize anniversary of Executive order 
        authorizing internment of Japanese-American communities and 
        increase awareness of events surrounding such internment, E231 
        [17FE], E701 [27AP], E1130 [21JN]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, H518, H519, H521 [7FE]
      Eastern Iowa Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E979 [5JN], 
        E1530 [14SE]
      First Special Service Force: recognize superior service of 
        members, E1665 [28SE]
      Gray, Marion: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E104 [1FE]
      Guadalcanal campaign: anniversary (H. Res. 696), E1412 [3AU]
      Hirabayashi, Gordon: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, 
        E934 [31MY], E1089 [20JN]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2014, H2015 [19AP], 
        H2080 [25AP], E535 [16AP], E561 [17AP], E577 [18AP], E640, 
        E642 [25AP], E659 [26AP], E687, E700 [27AP]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, E1431 [3AU]
      Honor Flight Central Florida (organization): tribute, E1617 
        [21SE]
      Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E313 [5MR], E642, 
        E645 [25AP], E895 [30MY], E1131 [25JN], E1226 [11JY]
      Honor Flight Illinois (organization): tribute, H2718 [16MY]
      Honor Flight Iowa (organization): tribute, E629 [24AP]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E733 
        [8MY], E1558 [19SE]
      Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon & Portland (organization): 
        tribute, E994 [6JN]
      Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E749 [9MY], 
        E1593 [21SE], E1658 [25SE]
      Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E634 
        [24AP], E1579 [20SE]
      Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E758 [10MY], 
        E1508 [13SE]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        E1000 [6JN]
      Karski, Jan: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E902 
        [30MY]
      Kosta, Stanley: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E375 [19MR]
      Morrison, Richard M.: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Veteran of the 
        Year Award recipient, E1464 [10SE]
      Music City Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E610 [23AP], 
        E681 [27AP], E723 [8MY]
      Nowakowski, Arthur: Silver Star recipient, E317 [6MR]
      Orlando, FL: tribute to YMCA of Central Florida for ``Red Tail 
        Pilots Tribute'' event, E232 [17FE]
      Palm Springs, CA: tribute to Palm Springs Air Museum Spirit of 
        '45 Day, E1345 [26JY]
      Provencher, Philip D.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier 
        recipient, E26 [17JA]
      Terre Haute, IN: tribute to CANDLES Holocaust Museum and 
        Education Center, E1108 [21JN]
      Texas: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients, E706 [7MY]
      Texas A&M University: tribute to Corps of Cadets, E1143 [26JN]
      Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1556 
        [19SE]
      Tuskegee Airmen: tribute, E41 [18JA], E232 [17FE]
      ------tribute to premiere of ``Red Tails'' movie, H83 [23JA], 
        E27 [17JA], E54 [23JA]
      Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine 
        nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of 
        Veterans Affairs benefits, H1276 [8MR], H3340, H3341 [31MY], 
        H5295 [26JY]
      ------tribute to Japanese-American men and women who served in 
        the military during World War II, E220 [16FE], E277 [29FE]
      Volusia Honor Air (organization): tribute, E1542 [14SE], E1666 
        [28SE]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        H1814-H1817 [16AP], E546, E553 [17AP]
      West Virginia (U.S.S.): tribute to reunion of crew, E1549 [18SE]
      Yamaichi, Jimi: Japan Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver 
        Rays award recipient, E163 [8FE]
  Remarks in Senate
      American Red Cross: tribute to women who served in Clubmobiles 
        during World War II (S. Res. 471), S4428 [21JN]
      Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S4145 [13JN], 
        S4192 [14JN], S6335 [13SE], S6527 [20SE], S6576 [21SE]
      Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall 
        to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point 
        Marines (H. Con. Res. 128), S4218 [14JN]
      ------authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional 
        Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (S. Con. Res. 45), 
        S3738 [5JN]
      ------permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of 
        the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 108), S2006 [22MR]
      Clay County, KY: tribute to World War II veterans, S3078 [10MY]
      Congressional Gold Medal: award to members of the Civil Air 
        Patrol (S. 418), S3071-S3073 [10MY]
      ------award to the Montford Point Marines, S4669 [27JN]
      ------award to the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 2447), S6426 
        [19SE], S6618 [21SE]
      Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional 
        immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (S. 2212), 
        S1848-S1850 [20MR]
      D-Day: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who 
        participated in, the amphibious landing at Normandy, France, 
        S3740, S3769 [6JN]
      Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, 
        designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible 
        for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust 
        survivors (S. 3358), S4726 [28JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II 
        Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that 
        Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 3078), 
        S3747-S3749 [6JN]
      Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: tribute to members for contributions 
        toward the defeat of Japan (S. Res. 418), S2382 [17AP], S6010 
        [2AU]
      Dorchester (U.S.A.T.): tribute to chaplains who were killed in 
        action during World War II, S385 [7FE]
      Hickman, George: tribute (S. Res. 567), S6469 [19SE]
      Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S2322 [16AP], S2540 
        [19AP]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, S6051 [10SE]
      Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3740 
        [6JN]
      Honor Flight Kansas (organization): tribute, S5700 [31JY]
      Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2917 
        [7MY]
      Honor Flight West Virginia Always Free (organization): tribute, 
        S3717 [5JN]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3001), 
        S4850, S4916 [11JY]
  Reports filed
      American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act: Committee on Natural 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 112-597), H4906 [17JY]
      Commend European Countries That Passed Laws for the Restitution 
        of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by 
        Nazi or Communist Regimes: Committee on Foreign Relations 
        (Senate) (S. Res. 516), S6451 [19SE]
      Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification 
        Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4086) (H. Rept. 
        112-413), H1390 [19MR]
      World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Natural Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 112-368), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H. Con. Res. 108, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to honor 
        victims of the Holocaust, H1442 [21MR]
      H. Con. Res. 128, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, H3444 
        [5JN]
      H.R. 2070, World War II Memorial Prayer Act, H131 [24JA]
      H.R. 3001, award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, 
        H1814 [16AP]
      H.R. 4086, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, H1370 [19MR]
      S. 418, award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil 
        Air Patrol, S3071 [10MY]
      S. 2212, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
        Clarification Act, S1849 [20MR]
      S. Con. Res. 45, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall to award 
        Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, S3734, 
        S3738 [5JN]
      S. Res. 418, tribute to members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
        for contributions toward the defeat of Japan in World War II, 
        S2326 [16AP], S6011 [2AU]
      S. Res. 471, tribute to women who served in American Red Cross 
        Clubmobiles during World War II, S3519 [23MY], S4429 [21JN]
      S. Res. 516, commend countries that passed laws for the 
        restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally 
        confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other 
        countries to pass such laws, S4775 [29JN]
      S. Res. 567, tribute to George Hickman, S6466, S6471 [19SE]
      S. Res. 577, recognize superior service of members of the First 
        Special Service Force during World War II, S6630, S6680 [21SE]




WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL PRAYER ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2070), H131, H132 [24JA], E71 [25JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Enact (S. 3078), S3747-S3749 [6JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2070) 
        (H. Rept. 112-368), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2070, provisions, H131 [24JA]




WORLD WATER DAY

  Remarks in House
      Observance, H1429 [21MR]




WORTHEN, MARIA

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S2342 [16AP]




WORTMAN, KATHY

  Remarks in House
      Prince William County, VA: tribute to Un-Trim-a-Tree Program 
        volunteers, E938 [31MY]




WORTMAN, MELVIN D.

  Obituaries
      Kitsap (WA) Sun, H2041 [24AP]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H2041 [24AP]




WPX ENERGY INC.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E312 [5MR]




WRANGELL COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula, 
        S695 [15FE]




WRAY, JOHN D.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3836 [7JN]




WRIGHT, CATHIE M.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E979 [5JN]




WRIGHT, DOMINIQUE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E901 [30MY]




WRIGHT, HUNTER

  Remarks in House
      Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: Bright Minds Scholarship recipient, 
        E1076 [19JN]




WRIGHT, JEFF AND KATE

  Remarks in Senate
      NexStraps (business): tribute, S3513 [23MY]




WRIGHT, JESSICA L.

  Reports filed
      Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Reserve Affairs: 
        Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3174 [15MY]




WRIGHT, LOUIE A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E43 [18JA]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3625 [24MY]




WRIGHT, MAE B.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1349 [30JY]




WRIGHT, RICHARD E.

  Remarks in House
      House of Representatives: tribute to House Service Award 
        recipients, E1541 [14SE]




WRIGHT, RICKY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H6153 [20SE]




WRIGHT, STEVE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1200 [29JN]




WRIGHT-HENNEPIN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E484 [29MR]




WVOW-RADIO (Logan, WV)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, E1490 [12SE]




WXRT-RADIO (Chicago, IL)

  Remarks in House
      Anniversary, H119 [24JA]




WYDEN, RON (a Senator from Oregon)

  Amendments
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3787, S3797 
        [6JN], S3853, S3867 [7JN], S3905, S3913, S3917 [11JN], S4001 
        [12JN], S4155 [13JN], S4240, S4244 [18JN], S4277 [19JN], 
        S4344, S4345 [20JN]
      Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic 
        information derived from their official positions for personal 
        benefit (S. 2038), S221 [31JA]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6112 [11SE], S6279 [12SE]
      FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription 
        drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for 
        generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3330 [21MY]
      Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2110 
        [27MR], S2428 [17AP], S2497, S2511, S2515 [18AP], S2603 
        [23AP], S2637, S2641 [24AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S866, S873 [16FE], S1389 [5MR], 
        S1466, S1467, S1468 [7MR], S1517, S1544 [8MR]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), S1798 [19MR]
      Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
        payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business 
        assets (S. 2237), S4964, S4973 [12JY]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5622 [26JY], S5741, 
        S5744, S5777, S5778, S5788 [31JY], S5885 [1AU], S5980 [2AU]
  Articles and editorials
      Going After the Pirates, New York (NY) Times, S28 [23JA]
      Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, New York (NY) Times, S28 
        [23JA]
      Online Piracy and Political Overreach, New York (NY) Times, S29 
        [23JA]
      Policing the Internet, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S28 [23JA]
      U.S. Should Legalize Industrial Hemp, Bend (OR) Bulletin, S4138 
        [13JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see S. Res. 402), S3088 [10MY]
      Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter, and 
        Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: 
        implement (see S. 1980), S2393 [17AP]
      Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster 
        assistance programs (see S. 3395), S5134 [18JY]
      ------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 
        and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 3239), S3730 [5JN]
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see S. 
        Con. Res. 48), S4370 [20JN]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S43 
        [23JA]
      ------provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, 
        adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see 
        S. 2134), S1384 [5MR]
      Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express 
        condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the 
        shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]
      Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import 
        restrictions (see S.J. Res. 43), S4419 [21JN]
      Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved 
        training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion 
        of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote 
        U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]
      Chemicals: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately 
        understood and managed (see S. 847), S3900 [11JN]
      Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs 
        targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care (see S. 3231), S3516 [23MY]
      Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3730 [5JN]
      ------restore effective use of group actions for claims arising 
        under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN]
      Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to 
        certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see S. 1244), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the 
        institution financial aid offer form and make such form 
        mandatory (see S. 3244), S3631 [24MY]
      ------require private educational lenders to obtain certain 
        certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 
        2280), S3730 [5JN]
      Colvin, Marie C.: tribute (see S. Res. 404), S2001 [22MR]
      Credit: provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by 
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 3085), S5659 [30JY] (see S. 
        3522), S6062 [10SE]
      ------require portion of closing costs to be paid by the 
        enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans 
        (see S. 3520), S6271 [12SE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit 
        or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5258 [23JY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 
        1947), S3632 [24MY]
      Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for 
        Prineville, OR (see S. 3483), S5977 [2AU]
      Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt 
        Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the 
        program took effect (see S. 2121), S2825 [26AP]
      ------provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
        Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to 
        Government error (see S. 2060), S261 [1FE]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 2051), S2325 [16AP] (see S. 
        2343), S2825 [26AP]
      ------require Statistics Commissioner to collect information 
        from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see 
        S. 1269), S4674 [27JN]
      Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean 
        electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]
      ------improve high-end computing research and development 
        program (see S. 3459), S6271 [12SE]
      Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health 
        information centers to help families of children with 
        disabilities or special health care needs make informed 
        choices about health care (see S. 2123), S6456 [19SE]
      Dept. of Labor: require State workforce agencies and employers 
        to certify the active recruitment of Americans for job 
        placement prior to hiring H-2B nonimmigrant workers (see S. 
        2167), S3785 [6JN]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog 
        training therapy (see S. 1838), S262 [1FE]
      ------clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain 
        veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 1629), 
        S164 [30JA]
      ------establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3457), S5980 [2AU]
      ------improve provision of work-study allowances for individuals 
        pursuing rehabilitation, education, or training programs (see 
        S. 3503), S5977 [2AU]
      Diseases: increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S5659 
        [30JY]
      ------urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, 
        awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how 
        prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 
        493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 [26JY]
      Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see 
        S. 2159), S2732 [25AP]
      Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender 
        discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its 
        critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities 
        for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 29), 
        S133 [26JA]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see S. 1335), S495 [9FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see S. 2096), S494 [9FE]
      Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners 
        (see S. 1910), S6064 [10SE]
      ------tribute to Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals 
        who represent the U.S. abroad (see S. Res. 401), S3131 [14MY]
      Federal Helium Reserve: ensure expedient and responsible 
        drawdown in manner protecting private industry, scientific, 
        medical, and industrial communities, commercial users, and 
        Federal agencies (see S. 2374), S2821 [26AP]
      Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see 
        S. 3204), S4461 [25JN]
      ------advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
        business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 
        2231), S2001 [22MR]
      Fish and fishing: establish uniform administrative and 
        enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas 
        Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar 
        statutes (see S. 52), S3631 [24MY]
      Foreign aid: improve access to microfinance and microenterprise 
        programs (see S. 2027), S1541 [8MR]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide additional 
        privacy protections (see S. 3515), S5978 [2AU]
      Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by 
        implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see 
        S. 1906), S4418 [21JN]
      Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 398), S1734 [15MR]
      Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: 
        anniversary (see S. Res. 448), S6065 [10SE]
      Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
        Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and 
        establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to 
        other countries (see S. Res. 543), S6065 [10SE]
      Haiti: provide assistance to end deforestation and restore the 
        extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see 
        S. 1023), S614 [14FE]
      Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 582), S6626 
        [21SE]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see S. Res. 504), S4460 
        [25JN]
      Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control 
        and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
        currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S6065 [10SE]
      Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for 
        statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 
        574), S6546 [20SE]
      ------condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of 
        the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions 
        for such violations, and call for release of religious 
        prisoners (see S. Res. 80), S700 [15FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 
        41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]
      ------support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair 
        elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift 
        restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and 
        expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2929 [7MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 
        2165), S2497 [18AP]
      Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1670), S4789 
        [9JY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. 
        Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see S. 1299), S2969 [8MY]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 1935), S4299 [19JN]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and improve (see S. 1119), S1734 [15MR]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1309), S3087 [10MY]
      Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see S. 2347), S5659 [30JY]
      ------extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
        transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see 
        S. 1454), S2731 [25AP]
      ------reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 
        3463), S5732 [31JY]
      Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the 
        consumer price index (see S. 3453), S5487 [26JY]
      National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see S. 2036), S1680 [14MR]
      National Estuaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 566), S6454 
        [19SE]
      National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3633 
        [24MY]
      National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 
        538), S5871 [1AU]
      National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. 
        Res. 417), S2243 [29MR]
      National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 580), 
        S6626 [21SE]
      Older Americans Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3562), 
        S6454 [19SE]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR]
      Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
        renewable energy (see S. 2204), S2031 [26MR]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY]
      Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, 
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud 
        Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights 
        violations (see S. 1039), S43 [23JA]
      Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1231), S132 [26JA]
      Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and 
        reports in electronic form (see S. 219), S2601 [23AP]
      Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in 
        horseracing (see S. 886), S2928 [7MY]
      Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of 
        articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one 
        day (see S. 3597), S6546 [20SE]
      Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain 
        renewable resources (see S. 2201), S1734 [15MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with 
        the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        (see S. 1990), S2602 [23AP]
      Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S3234 
        [16MY]
      Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and 
        reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see 
        S. 3233), S3516 [23MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S133 
        [26JA]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), 
        S2731 [25AP]
      Wildfires: tribute to efforts of firefighters and military 
        personnel to contain wildfires and protect life, homes, and 
        natural resources (see S. Res. 523), S5047 [16JY]
      World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 492), 
        S4205 [14JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for 
        training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries 
        (see S. 3418), S5257 [23JY]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana (see S. 3501), S5977 [2AU]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (see S. 3609), S6625 [21SE]
      Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative 
        care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing 
        schools, and other programs, and promote education in 
        palliative care and hospice (see S. 3407), S5211 [19JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension 
        applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less 
        than fair market value when determining eligibility for such 
        pensions (see S. 3270), S3781 [6JN]
      Education: support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (see S. 2098), S494 [9FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit purchase of 
        merchandise subject to antidumping or countervailing duty 
        orders (see S. 3611), S6625 [21SE]
      Foreign trade: make elimination of government fisheries 
        subsidies a principal negotiating objectives in trade 
        negotiations (see S. 3518), S5978 [2AU]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (see S. 3261), S3688 [4JN]
      Medicare: establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (see S. 2243), S2166 [28MR]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (see S. 3225), S3516 [23MY]
      Syria: condemn violence against and detention of journalists and 
        support freedom of the press (see S. Res. 391), S1540 [8MR]
      Tariff: boys' knitted or crocheted shirts of man-made fibers 
        (see S. 3059), S3042 [9MY]
      ------clarify classification of recreational performance 
        outerwear (see S. 3073), S3042 [9MY]
      ------footwear with open toes or open heels or of the slip-on 
        type (see S. 3068), S3042 [9MY]
      ------girls' knitted or crocheted shorts of synthetic fibers 
        (see S. 3064), S3042 [9MY]
      ------girls' knitted or crocheted trousers and breeches of 
        synthetic fibers (see S. 3060), S3042 [9MY]
      ------knit garments with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3063), S3042 [9MY]
      ------knit tank tops with electrodes knit into or attached to 
        the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure 
        an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3062), S3042 [9MY]
      ------manganese ferrite carrier covered with acrylic resin (see 
        S. 3071), S3042 [9MY]
      ------men's leathered footwear (see S. 3056, 3058), S3042 [9MY]
      ------poly(methyl methacrylate) and zinc acetate mixtures (see 
        S. 3072), S3042 [9MY]
      ------sports bras with electrodes knit into or attached to the 
        fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an 
        electronic transmitter that transmits physiological 
        information to a compatible monitor (see S. 3061), S3042 [9MY]
      ------sports footwear (see S. 3069), S3042 [9MY]
      ------sports footwear for men with outer soles of rubber or 
        plastics and uppers of textile materials (see S. 3065), S3042 
        [9MY]
      ------sports footwear with cleats (see S. 3066, 3067), S3042 
        [9MY]
      ------titanium dioxide, silica, and decyl(trimethoxy)silane 
        mixtures (see S. 3075), S3042 [9MY]
      ------titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane mixtures (see 
        S. 3070), S3042 [9MY]
      ------women's leathered footwear (see S. 3055, 3057), S3042 
        [9MY]
      Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing 
        duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax 
        credit property (see S. 3610), S6625 [21SE]
  Cloture motions
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), S6501 [20SE], 
        S6603 [21SE]
      ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), motion to proceed, 
        S6405 [19SE]
      Bacharach, Robert E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5449 
        [26JY], S5650 [30JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 
        3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]
      Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3159 [15MY]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, 
        S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]
      Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, 
        S3158 [15MY]
      Watford, Paul J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3252 [17MY]
  Letters
      Provide the EPA additional time to issue achievable standards 
        for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators: Lisa P. Jackson, EPA, S1514 [8MR]
  Remarks
      Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4137, S4139 
        [13JN], S4344, S4345, S4346 [20JN], S4398, S4399 [21JN]
      ------continue certain programs (S. 3240), motion to proceed, 
        S3816-S3818 [7JN]
      ------promote SBA Microloan Program to businesses to establish 
        gleaning programs that redistribute surplus food to 
        organizations that serve the hungry, S3817 [7JN]
      ------promote U.S. agricultural export programs, S3816 [7JN]
      Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for 
        training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries 
        (S. 3418), S5262 [23JY]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 42), motion to proceed, S3196 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), motion to proceed, S3196 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 37), motion to proceed, S3196 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 41), motion to proceed, S3196 [16MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (S. Con. 
        Res. 44), motion to proceed, S3196 [16MY]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S1525, 
        S1530 [8MR]
      Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the 
        definition of marijuana, S4138, S4139 [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which 
        determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with 
        respect to webcasting (S. 3609), S6628 [21SE]
      Council for a Livable World: anniversary, S3683 [4JN]
      Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to obtain a waiver from 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize 
        healthier food purchases by beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 
        [13JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to 
        implement farm to school programs that improve access to local 
        foods in eligible schools, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4344 
        [20JN], S4399 [21JN]
      ------establish a pilot loan program to assist organizations 
        providing healthful food for the hungry, S4345, S4346 [20JN]
      Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
        Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S3004 
        [9MY]
      Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative 
        care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing 
        schools, and other programs, and promote education in 
        palliative care and hospice (S. 3407), S5214 [19JY]
      Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity 
        and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), S27, S29 [23JA]
      ------support appointment of an independent special counsel to 
        investigate leaked intelligence information on covert 
        operations (S. Res. 489), unanimous-consent request, S3942 
        [12JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in 
        Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and 
        Community-Self Determination Act, S1525, S1527 [8MR]
      Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end 
        result contracting authority for projects to improve land 
        management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S4399 
        [21JN]
      Education: support statewide individual-level integrated 
        postsecondary education data systems (S. 2098), S502 [9FE], 
        S3005 [9MY]
      Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and 
        expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), S103 
        [26JA]
      EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for 
        industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process 
        heaters, and incinerators, S1513, S1514 [8MR]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, S384 [7FE]
      Federal agencies and departments: prohibit purchase of 
        merchandise subject to antidumping or countervailing duty 
        orders (S. 3611), S6629 [21SE]
      Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain 
        counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (S. 3276), 
        S3895 [11JN]
      Foreign trade: make elimination of government fisheries 
        subsidies a principal negotiating objectives in trade 
        negotiations (S. 3518), S5988 [2AU]
      Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air 
        tankers (S. 3261), S3720 [5JN]
      Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, 
        S2960 [8MY]
      Medicare: establish a program to provide incentive payments to 
        participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and 
        maintain better health (S. 2243), S2233 [29MR]
      ------modify designation of accreditation organizations for 
        orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure 
        requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices 
        (S. 2125), S910 [17FE]
      ------reform, S3196 [16MY]
      Mikulski, Senator, S1945 [21MR]
      Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
        consistent with current law, prohibit export of crude oil 
        transported by pipeline, and require use of U.S. iron, steel, 
        and manufactured goods in construction, S1525, S1529 [8MR]
      Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide documents 
        relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and 
        their staff upon request (S. 3225), S3517 [23MY]
      Postal Service: consider effect of closure or consolidation of 
        post offices on voting by mail and provide for a moratorium on 
        closure or consolidation of post offices to protect voting by 
        mail, S2641 [24AP]
      ------improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2459 [18AP], 
        S2641 [24AP]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs (S. 1813), S836, S838 [16FE], S1513, S1514, 
        S1525, S1527, S1529, S1530 [8MR]
      Senate: legislative program, S27 [23JA]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC 
        on corporate political contributions used for political 
        speech, S103 [26JA]
      Taiwan: democracy efforts, S2960 [8MY]
      Task Force To Promote National Security by Reducing Childhood 
        Obesity: establish, S3818 [7JN]
      Taxation: Build America Bonds program, S836 [16FE]
      ------deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing duties 
        in the determination of the basis of any energy tax credit 
        property (S. 3610), S6629 [21SE]
      ------establish Transportation and Regional Infrastructure 
        Project (TRIP) Bonds program, S836, S838 [16FE]
      Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and 
        communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S3300 [21MY]
      Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S5423 [26JY]
  Texts of
      S. 2125, Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act, 
        S910-S912 [17FE]
      S. 3407, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, 
        S5215 [19JY]
      S. 3518, Fair Trade in Seafood Act, S5988 [2AU]
  Tributes
      Achterman, Gail, S259 [1FE]
      Bartow, Rick, S6265 [12SE]
      Bristol, Rachel, S1930 [21MR]
      Kirk, Senator, S27 [23JA]




WYKOFF, RICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E264 [28FE]




WYLIE, DICK

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E650 [25AP]




WYLIE, RICHARD E.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1846 [20MR]




WYNER, JOSHUA

  Articles and editorials
      John Payton's Life of Principle, H1838 [16AP]




WYNTER, LEON E.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E422 [22MR]




WYOMING

  Bills and resolutions
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), 
        S5133 [18JY]
  Letters
      National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the 
        Interior, S5137 [18JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Bousman, Joel: Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication) Wyoming 
        Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]
      Evanston, WY: anniversary of Evanston Roundhouse and Railyards, 
        S4719 [28JN]
      Hardy, Gene: Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication) Wyoming 
        Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]
      Johnson, Jhett: Wrangler National Finals Rodeo team roping 
        competition gold buckle recipient, S33 [23JA]
      National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for 
        possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), 
        S5136 [18JY]
  Tributes
      Cheney, Richard B., S2015 [26MR]
      Enzi, Senator, S3539 [24MY], S6095 [11SE]




WYOMING LIVESTOCK ROUNDUP (publication)

  Remarks in Senate
      Bousman, Joel: Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication) Wyoming 
        Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]
      Hardy, Gene: Wyoming Livestock Roundup (publication) Wyoming 
        Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S5865 [1AU]




WYTKIND, EDWARD

  Letters
      Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for 
        (SMART) Port Security Act, H4007 [26JN]




XAVIER UNIVERSITY

  Remarks in Senate
      Ohio: tribute to teams advancing to Sweet 16 in NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, S1919 [21MR]




XUAN, KATHY

  Remarks in House
      SBA: Illinois Small Business Exporter of the Year award 
        recipient, H3488 [6JN]




XURON CORP.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S1678 [14MR]




Y MOUNTAIN ACCESS ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 4484), H5085, H5086 [23JY]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4484) 
        (H. Rept. 112-612), H5077 [19JY]
  Texts of
      H.R. 4484, provisions, H5085 [23JY]




YABLONG, NOAH

  Remarks in House
      Paralympic Games: tribute for participation, E1502 [12SE]




YACCINO, STEVEN

  Articles and editorials
      Colleges Take a Leap Into Voter Registration, E1703 [16OC]




YAHOO! INC.

  Remarks in House
      Clermont, KY: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest inclusion 
        in Yahoo! Travel ``America's Prettiest Parks'' list, E1576 
        [20SE]




YAKUB, KAREEM

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S5894 [1AU]




YALE CORDAGE (business)

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6445 [19SE]




YALE DAILY NEWS (Yale University publication)

  Articles and editorials
      From the Archives--Colvin '78 Reflects on Yale Career, S1183 
        [1MR]




YALE UNIVERSITY

  Articles and editorials
      From the Archives--Colvin '78 Reflects on Yale Career, S1183 
        [1MR]
      Marie Colvin--The Natural, S1184 [1MR]




YAMAICHI, JIMI

  Remarks in House
      Japan Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays award: 
        recipient, E163 [8FE]




YAMAMOTO, TADASHI

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E557 [17AP]




YANKTON, SD

  Remarks in Senate
      South Dakota: anniversary of Services Center Federal Credit 
        Union, S6264 [12SE]




YANOFF, SHELLY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E930 [31MY]




YANUKOVYCH, VIKTOR (President, Ukraine)

  Amendments
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S3332 [21MY], S6652, S6666 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (see S. Res. 466), S3280 [17MY]
      ------ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders 
        sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. 
        visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-
        democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H4868 [13JY]
  Remarks in House
      Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition 
        leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny 
        U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or 
        anti-democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]
  Remarks in Senate
      Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her 
        release (S. Res. 466), S6665, S6666 [21SE]
  Reports filed
      Condemn Imprisonment of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia 
        Tymoshenko and Call for Diplomatic Sanctions Pending Her 
        Release: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 
        466), S6451 [19SE]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 466, condemn imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime 
        Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions 
        pending her release, S3287 [17MY]




YARDLEY, PA

  Remarks in House
      Pennsbury High School: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award 
        recipients, E587 [19AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Pennsbury High School: tribute to Make a Difference Day Award 
        recipients, S2654 [24AP]




YARMOUTH, MA

  Remarks in House
      Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce: anniversary, E1699 [16OC]




YARMUTH, JOHN A. (a Representative from Kentucky)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H2072 [24AP]
      Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the 
        housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), 
        H27 [17JA]
      Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against 
        mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]
      ------limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676, 
        3702), H115 [23JA]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H726 [14FE]
      Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers 
        overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants 
        and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their 
        physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1391 [19MR]
      Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions 
        of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]
      CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in 
        energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
      Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 
        pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see 
        H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]
      Civil War--U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see 
        H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows 
        Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world 
        hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H79 [18JA]
      Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1912), H3481 [5JN]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      ------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1741 [28MR]
      Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 
        3679), H2813 [16MY]
      ------require certain standards and enforcement provisions to 
        prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see 
        H.R. 3126), H1847 [16AP]
      Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 870), H571 [7FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to 
        evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in 
        Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of 
        inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 
        [18JA]
      Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities 
        relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H4157 [27JN]
      FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical 
        statement identifying the source of any ingredient 
        constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing 
        ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H5860 [11SE]
      Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the 
        authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 
        1418), H1642 [27MR]
      Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy 
        countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
      Health: provide for human stem cell research, including 
        embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H1847 [16AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1916 [17AP]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]
      March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 3187), H727 [14FE]
      Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
        physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate 
        quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2715 [15MY]
      Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered 
        part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        2248), H2715 [15MY]
      Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting 
        for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are 
        conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]
      National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate 
        (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]
      National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. 
        Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities 
        relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
      ------reform the financing of congressional elections by 
        encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of 
        campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]
      Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide 
        access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5292 
        [25JY]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters 
        (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
      Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between 
        individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of 
        determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and 
        disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
      Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for 
        charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or 
        scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), 
        H1846 [16AP]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H3363 [31MY]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------extend the energy efficient appliance credit (see H.R. 
        6056), H4603 [28JN]
      ------increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line 
        deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher 
        expenses (see H.R. 1738), H950 [24FE]
      ------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum 
        effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), 
        H2072 [24AP]
      ------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement 
        savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
      University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. 
        Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting 
        for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see 
        H.R. 5799), H3164 [18MY]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 
        593), H1497 [21MR]
      Taxation: repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies 
        and refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners 
        (see H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]
      Taxation: repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies 
        and refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners 
        (H.R. 4231), H1497 [21MR]
  Remarks
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1585 [27MR], H1785 [29MR]
      Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6164 [20SE]
      Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program 
        to promote global respect, understanding, and communication 
        (H.R. 3795), H45 [18JA]
      Economy: importance of job creation, H739 [15FE]
      ------stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H4690 
        [10JY]
      Ford Motor Co.: tribute to Louisville, KY, assembly plant, H4690 
        [10JY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), 
        consideration (H. Res. 738), H5145 [24JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY]
      House of Representatives: tribute to charitable golf tournament, 
        H4808 [11JY]
      Louisville, KY: anniversary of Louisville Ballet Co., 
        E476 [28MR]
      ------anniversary of Louisville Metro Human Relations 
        Commission, E449 [27MR]
      National objectives: economic recovery, H230 [1FE], H739 [15FE]
      National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 
        593), E423 [22MR]
      National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2337 [8MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1859 [17AP]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY]
      ------Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4609 [29JN]
      Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure 
        requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other 
        entities, H3744 [19JN]
      ------provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
        corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 
        4010), H976 [28FE], H4919 [18JY]
      Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to 
        increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H60 [18JA]
      ------increase statutory limit, H2826 [17MY]
      Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) 
        report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work 
        (H. Res. 755), H5637 [2AU]
      Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate 
        political contributions used for political speech, H976 [28FE]
      Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H162 [25JA]
      Votes: position on missed, H2745 [16MY], E205 
        [15FE], E823 [16MY]
      Women: health care for women, H1164 [6MR]
  Tributes
      Runyon, Keith, E1215 [10JY]




YATES, ERIC

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S395 [9FE]




YATES, ERNIE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S3725 [5JN]




YATES, RICKY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E451 [27MR]




YEAR OF THE GIRL

  Remarks in Senate
      Designate (S. Res. 310), S1580 [12MR], S1609 [13MR]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 310, designate, S1580 [12MR]




YEAR OF THE KOREAN WAR VETERAN

  Bills and resolutions
      Designate (see H. Res. 618), H1845 [16AP]




YELLIN, JANET L.

  Addresses
      FRS Monetary Policy, H5155-H5157 [24JY]




YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF

  Articles and editorials
      Look in Your Mirror, E1588 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see 
        S. 3551), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (see H. Res. 786), H6068 
        [18SE]
  Messages
      Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or 
        Stability of Yemen: President Obama, S3233 [16MY], H2782 
        [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Terrorism: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice (H. Res. 786), H6076-
        H6079, H6103 [19SE], E1578 [20SE], E1614 [21SE]
      ------condemn attacks on U.S. consulates in Egypt, Libya, and 
        Yemen, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, 
        H5932 [13SE], E1587 [21SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on 
        attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, S6571 
        [21SE]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans job corps funding through 
        reductions in foreign aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and 
        Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]
      Middle East: U.S. policy, S6296 [13SE]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 786, commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on 
        U.S. consulate in Libya, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn U.S. Embassy attacks, and call for 
        perpetrators to be brought to justice, H6076 [19SE]




YEPSEN, LUKE

  Remarks in House
      Kingwood, TX: tribute to Kingwood Fallen Heroes Memorial Golf 
        Tournament, E1325 [25JY]




YERINGTON, NV

  Bills and resolutions
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see S. 2228), 
        S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4039), H801 [15FE]
  Remarks in House
      BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV, H3760 [19JN]
  Reports filed
      BLM Federal Land Conveyance to Yerington, NV: Committee on 
        Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 112-525), 
        H3706 [15JN]




YF-415 (U.S.S.)

  Remarks in House
      Sinking: anniversary, E716 [7MY]




YODER, EDNA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4161 [28JN]




YODER, KEVIN (a Representative from Kansas)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]
      Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats 
        by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his 
        top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H2072 [24AP]
      Amtrak: limit manner in which food and beverage service is 
        provided (see H.R. 3362), H2715 [15MY]
      Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see 
        H.R. 2288), H726 [14FE]
      Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 113), H1847 [16AP]
      Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted 
        governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned 
        aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H4065 
        [26JN]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1134 [1MR]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 
        3811), H221 [31JA]
      ------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on 
        nonpublic information relating to Congress and require 
        additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and 
        employees (see H.R. 1148), H440 [2FE]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]
      ------increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H3976 [21JN]
      Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide 
        chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the 
        TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H2134 [25AP]
      Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy 
        education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4908 
        [17JY]
      ------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative 
        (see H.R. 733), H4907 [17JY]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5009 
        [18JY]
      Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a 
        mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce 
        residential housing (see H.R. 3825), H181 [25JA]
      Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H6001 [13SE]
      Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-
        agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. 
        Res. 104), H1101 [29FE]
      Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat 
        transnational organized crime and for information concerning 
        foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals 
        (see H.R. 4077), H2072 [24AP]
      Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System 
        Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing 
        toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H2647 
        [10MY]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H3481 
        [5JN]
      Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and 
        growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3480 [5JN]
      EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain 
        States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see H.R. 
        4387), H1976 [18AP]
      Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies 
        relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds 
        administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H692 [9FE]
      Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return 
        unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury 
        for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H2329 [7MY]
      FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction 
        of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 
        [6FE]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see 
        H.R. 4367), H3915 [20JN]
      Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or 
        relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer 
        without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or 
        Defense (see H.R. 615), H6279 [21SE]
      Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent 
        decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the 
        agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
        terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H2033 [19AP]
      Hazardous substances: establish standards limiting the amounts 
        of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in pavement 
        markings (see H.R. 708), H1153 [5MR]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Health care professionals: authorize physicians to transport 
        controlled substances from a practice setting to another 
        practice setting or to a disaster area (see H.R. 3724), H3267 
        [30MY]
      Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of 
        monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower 
        allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to 
        drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H115 [23JA]
      House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal 
        debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H903 [16FE]
      House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping 
        Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
      IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, 
        repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain 
        other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2313), H6298 [28SE]
      Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in 
        enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H6001 [13SE]
      ------prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to 
        invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of 
        Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H6001 [13SE]
      ------provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), 
        H6068 [18SE]
      Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health 
        insurance (see H.R. 2077), H5711 [2AU]
      International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence 
        at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost 
        their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3808 
        [19JN]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1498 [21MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 
        [29MR]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1642 [27MR]
      Members of Congress: terminate further retirement benefits for 
        Members, except the right to continue participating in the 
        Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2913), H641 [8FE] (see H.R. 
        3480), H571 [7FE]
      National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 
        341), H4908 [17JY]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election 
        procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
      ------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 
        [18AP]
      ------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the 
        Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail 
        addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
      Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate 
        operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. 
        law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. 
        Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 [7FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals 
        for hospitals (see H.R. 1186), H6234 [20SE]
      Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery 
        service (see H. Res. 137), H1978 [18AP]
      Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing 
        on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of 
        funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect 
        (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
      Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance 
        with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work 
        requirements (see H.R. 6140), H6280 [21SE]
      Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by 
        aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived 
        from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 787), H6061 [14SE]
      Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear 
        mission for the space program represents a threat to American 
        exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]
      SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
        arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see 
        H.R. 4176), H2647 [10MY]
      Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to 
        address threatening policies, and establish a program to 
        support a transition to a democratically-elected government 
        (see H.R. 2106), H2329 [7MY]
      Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 
        3444), H2329 [7MY]
      ------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, 
        makes available for consumer use a machine capable of 
        producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco 
        products (see H.R. 4134), H1572 [26MR]
      ------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability 
        expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), 
        H803 [15FE]
      ------exclude certain farm rental income from self-employment 
        net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease agreement 
        relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 [21JN]
      ------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by 
        Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
      ------expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 6289), H6280 [21SE]
      ------expand availability of cash method of accounting for small 
        businesses (see H.R. 4643), H4775 [10JY]
      ------permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
        qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, 
        and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2134 [25AP]
      ------prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
        conventions and return previously distributed funds for 
        deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]
      ------provide a business tax credit for resilient construction 
        (see H.R. 5839), H4656 [29JN]
      ------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2329 [7MY]
      Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military 
        retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
        connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period 
        for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4828 [11JY] (see H.R. 333), 
        H4907 [17JY]
      ------provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        4124), H2134 [25AP]
      Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        3001), H1741 [28MR]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see 
        H.R. 6364), H6152 [19SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate 
        automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4399), H1977 [18AP]
      Taxation: enact long-term tax policy and allow one year for 
        citizens to adjust and prepare for impact of any tax increases 
        (see H. Res. 805), H6277 [21SE]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate 
        automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 4399), H1978 [18AP]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H1103 [1MR]
  Letters
      Eximbank reauthorization: by, H2477 [9MY]
  Remarks
      Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H86 [23JA]
      Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H1220 
        [7MR]
      ------evaluation of energy policies, H1220 [7MR]
      Dept. of Defense: tribute to Employer Support of the Guard and 
        Reserve Program, E1230 [11JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3557 [6JN]
      Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations for military construction and veterans' 
        services (H.R. 5854), H3318 [31MY]
      Down Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, H1524 [22MR]
      FEMA: Port Security Grant Program funding through reductions in 
        National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3557 [6JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4709 [10JY]
      Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, 
        technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and 
        eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162 
        [20SE]
      Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated 
        as NIH National Cancer Institute, H4789 [11JY]
      Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. 
        consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of 
        victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be 
        brought to justice, H5871 [12SE]
      National Essential Tremor Awareness Month: observance, 
        E488 [29MR]
      National Guard: tribute, E1230 [11JY]
      Netanyahu, Benjamin: U.S. visit by Israeli Prime Minister, H1165 
        [6MR]
      Obama, President: characterization of remarks concerning small 
        business, H5025 [19JY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        H4709 [10JY]
      Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1220 [7MR]
      Power resources: national energy policy, H1220 [7MR]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2358 [8MY]
      Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by 
        improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth 
        companies (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1584 [27MR]
      Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86 [23JA]
      Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified 
        disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 
        3423), H1524 [22MR]
      ------reform the Federal tax code, H1859 [17AP]
      Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5771 [11SE]
      World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and 
        rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I 
        Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial 
        (H.R. 938), H386 [2FE]
      World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members 
        who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, 
        France, H3489 [6JN]
  Tributes
      Bethell, Bob, H3393 [1JN]
      Knapp, Mike, H5772 [11SE]
      Miller, Cale, H5772 [11SE]
      Yoder, Edna, H4161 [28JN]




YODICE, JOHN S.

  Articles and editorials
      NTSB--An Impartial Forum for Pilots?, S4179 [14JN]




YOEST, CHARMAINE

  Appointments
      Congressional Award Board, S3388 [21MY]
  Letters
      Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to 
        involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3884 
        [11JN]




YOLO COUNTY, CA

  Remarks in House
      California: protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-
        San Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
      ------protect water quality and availability for agricultural 
        producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, 
        H1065, H1066 [29FE]




YOM KIPPUR

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




YONEDA, KEN

  Reports
      Effects of Incarceration on the Mental and Physical Health of 
        Former President Chen Shui-Bian of Taiwan, E1258 [17JY]




YOON, BYUNG WOOK

  Bills and resolutions
      Tribute (see H. Res. 599), H1641 [27MR]
  Remarks in House
      Korean American Day: observance, H1522 [22MR]
      Tribute (H. Res. 599), E493 [29MR]
  Texts of
      H. Res. 599, tribute, E493 [29MR]




YORK, EMILY

  Remarks in House
      Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan 
        Courage Award recipients, E732 [8MY]




YORK, PA

  Remarks in House
      Fawcett, Robert: Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians 
        Family Physician of the Year award recipient, E1230 [11JY]




YORK COUNTY, ME

  Remarks in House
      Mothers and Others Against Hunger program: tribute, E302 [1MR]




YORK RIVER WILD AND SCENIC RIVER STUDY ACT

  Remarks in House
      Enact (H.R. 2336), H3442 [5JN]
  Reports filed
      Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2336) 
        (H. Rept. 112-370), H77 [18JA]
  Texts of
      H.R. 2336, provisions, H3442 [5JN]




YORKTOWN, IN

  Remarks in House
      Yorktown High School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools 
        award recipient, E1538 [14SE]




YOSHIKAWA, HIROKAZU

  Reports filed
      Nomination to the National Board for Education Sciences Board of 
        Directors: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        (Senate), S2730 [25AP]




YOSHINO, HAYATO (JACK)

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E181 [13FE]




YOUNG, ALICE FRANCIS

  Remarks in House
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        E1677 [2OC]
  Remarks in Senate
      Brentwood, NY: tribute to Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, 
        S5965 [2AU]




YOUNG, ANDREW J., JR. (a former Representative from Georgia)

  Remarks in House relative to
      Tribute, E861 [18MY]




YOUNG, C.W. BILL (a Representative from Florida)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to 
        diminish national security role of, and recognize the National 
        Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129), H6152 [19SE]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal 
        budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
      Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see 
        H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
      ------prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see 
        H.R. 2492), H5711 [2AU]
      Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer 
        Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4685 [9JY]
      ------establish permanent national surveillance systems for 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other 
        neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H159 
        [24JA]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain 
        immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
        discretion (see H.R. 5953), H4864 [12JY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H115 [23JA]
      ------ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can 
        receive a dignified burial (see H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]
      Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to 
        reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 
        1394), H5923 [12SE]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H694 [9FE]
      Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, 
        strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of 
        Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6318 [26OC]
      Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and 
        sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see 
        H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
      ------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H2034 [19AP]
      Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2648 
        [10MY]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1363 [13MR]
      Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain 
        private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 
        2563), H5079 [19JY]
      Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of 
        establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2663 [11MY]
      Medicare: provide for coverage and payment for complex 
        rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H6298 [28SE]
      ------provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as 
        physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist 
        services (see H.R. 831), H3807 [19JN]
      Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see 
        H. Res. 560), H944 [17FE]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile 
        defense system (see H.R. 4125), H2447 [8MY]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1101 [29FE]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H3267 [30MY]
      Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain 
        officers or employees during a congressional recess of less 
        than 3 days and express that such appointments are 
        unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      Taxation: provide for taxpayers making donations with their 
        income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the 
        public debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
      ------require individuals to provide their Social Security 
        number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child 
        tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2329 [7MY]
      Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco 
        products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the 
        sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 
        1639), H3267 [30MY]
      Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see 
        H.R. 3895), H2569 [9MY]
      Wildlife: prohibit importation of various injurious species of 
        constrictor snakes (see H.R. 511), H79 [18JA]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (see H.R. 5856), H3171 
        [25MY]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H3171 
        [25MY]
  Letters
      Tax return identity theft: by, H5513 [31JY]
      ------Rosalind C. Kochmanski, IRS, H5513 [31JY]
  Remarks
      Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H4982, H4983 [18JY]
      Air Force: research, development, test, and evaluation programs 
        funding through reductions in operations and maintenance, 
        H4956 [18JY]
      Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5954 [13SE]
      Armed Forces: clarify procedures for the care, handling, and 
        transportation of the remains of a deceased member, H5037 
        [19JY]
      ------ensure access by members to information about health care 
        coverage through Medicaid and State Children's Health 
        Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]
      ------incentive pay funding through reductions in Afghan 
        Security Forces incentive pay funding, H4978 [18JY]
      ------increase opportunities for women and minorities in officer 
        positions and Special Operations Forces, H5046 [19JY]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2609 [10MY]
      Clearwater, FL: Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 recipient of 
        Dept. of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, E229 
        [17FE]
      Coast Guard: tribute to interception of cocaine shipments, 
        E1040 [12JN]
      Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit 
        funding for additional base realignment and closure round, 
        H4992 [18JY]
      Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H4990, 
        H4993 [18JY], H5034 [19JY]
      ------C-17 Fighter program funding, H5045 [19JY]
      ------Defense Environmental Restoration Program-Formerly Used 
        Defense Sites funding, H4954 [18JY]
      ------end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to 
        role in arms sales to Syria, H5039 [19JY]
      ------ensure competition in Government service contracts and 
        remove restrictions which prohibit contracting certain 
        commercial products or services, H4971 [18JY]
      ------exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and 
        acquisition of alternative fuels, H5036, H5051 [19JY]
      ------40-millimeter ammunition production funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------freeze funding at current levels unless financial 
        statements are ready for audit by a certain date, H4992 [18JY]
      ------funding, H2609 [10MY]
      ------Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H4955 [18JY]
      ------impact of budget sequestration, H4937 [18JY]
      ------limit salaries of contractor executives, H5043 [19JY]
      ------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4926, H4937, H4938, 
        H4939, H4942, H4951, H4952, H4954, H4955, H4956, H4957, H4962, 
        H4971, H4977, H4978, H4980, H4982, H4983, H4984, H4990, H4991, 
        H4992, H4993, H4994 [18JY], H5027, H5028, H5029, H5030, H5032, 
        H5033, H5034, H5036, H5037, H5038, H5039, H5042, H5043, H5045, 
        H5046, H5047, H5050, H5051, H5052, H5053, H5059, H5060, H5061, 
        H5062 [19JY], H5954 [13SE]
      ------military musical units funding, H4939 [18JY]
      ------military operations in Afghanistan funding, H4994 [18JY], 
        H5053 [19JY]
      ------motorsports sponsorship funding, H4951 [18JY]
      ------Precision Aerial Delivery System (PCADS) funding to battle 
        wildfires from military aircraft, H5046 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the 
        Defense of Marriage Act, H5028 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into contracts with entities 
        having been convicted of fraud against the Federal Government, 
        H5061 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to enter into non-competitive contracts 
        for helicopter leak-proof drip pans, H4991 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons 
        delivery vehicles, H5047 [19JY]
      ------prohibit funding to remove any portion of Mount Soledad 
        Veterans Memorial in San Diego, CA, H4994 [18JY]
      ------prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with 
        Russia, H5032 [19JY]
      ------prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems except in 
        accordance with the Fourth Amendment, H4990 [18JY]
      ------reduce funding to 2008 levels, H5030 [19JY]
      ------report on status of work on cognitive radio, dynamic 
        spectrum access, software-defined radio, and other spectrum-
        sharing techniques and technologies, H5033 [19JY]
      ------require purchase of U.S. flags manufactured in the U.S. 
        using U.S. materials, H5052 [19JY]
      ------require use of U.S. owned and operated aircraft in the 
        Civil Reserve Air Fleet to transport cargo and passengers, 
        H5052 [19JY]
      ------research, development, test, and evaluation funding for 
        perchlorate contamination cleanup through reductions in 
        operations and maintenance funding, H4971 [18JY], H5042 [19JY]
      ------security clearance process funding, H4952 [18JY]
      ------separate overseas contingency operations funding from base 
        defense spending, H4942 [18JY]
      ------suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H4956, 
        H4984 [18JY], H5050 [19JY]
      ------traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
        treatment funding, H5062 [19JY]
      ------TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee implementation 
        funding, H5059 [19JY]
      ------Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4980 [18JY]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        E1040 [12JN]
      Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and 
        increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 4362), 
        H5513 [31JY]
      Dept. of the Interior: replace President Obama's proposed Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a 
        congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales 
        (H.R. 6082), E1329 [25JY]
      Enable America (organization): anniversary, E1488 [12SE]
      Foreign aid: prohibit funding for assistance to certain entities 
        whose policies call for the destruction of Israel, H5029 
        [19JY]
      FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal 
        Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5161 [24JY]
      Indian Rocks Beach, FL: anniversary of Calvary Episcopal Church, 
        E482 [29MR]
      National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute, E124 [2FE]
      National Guard: complete capability assessment of medical 
        equipment in Humvee ambulances, H5038 [19JY]
      National Marrow Donor Program (organization): tribute, 
        E732 [8MY]
      National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, 
        E1492 [12SE]
      Navy: DDG-51 destroyer funding, H4962 [18JY]
      Pakistan: coalition support funding, H4993 [18JY]
      ------prohibit assistance, H4980 [18JY]
      Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to Florida chapter, 
        E1479 [11SE]
      Point of order, H4942, H4992 [18JY], H5028, H5043, H5061 [19JY]
      Seminole, FL: anniversary of Seminole High School, E1322 
        [25JY]
      ------anniversary of Seminole Vocational Education Center, 
        E225 [17FE]
      Snyder, Bradley W.: tribute for participation in Paralympic 
        Games, E1306 [24JY], E1467 [10SE]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3615 
        [7JN]
      Treaties and agreements: prohibit funding to negotiate or 
        implement a security agreement with Afghanistan unless the 
        agreement is in the form of a treaty or authorized by law, 
        H5061 [19JY]
      University of South Florida: tribute, E124 [2FE]
      Veterans: provide assistance to veterans and veteran-owned 
        businesses with respect to contract opportunities, H5060 
        [19JY]
  Remarks in House relative to
      Leave of absence: granted, H3263 [30MY], H3360 [31MY], H3402 
        [1JN]
      Tribute, H5035 [19JY]
  Reports filed
      Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 5856) (H. Rept. 112-493), H3171 [25MY]
  Statements
      Service Academy Appointment Candidate Statement: Bradley W. 
        Snyder, E1306 [24JY]
  Tables
      Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4928-H4934 [18JY]
  Tributes
      Cockrell, Jerrell J., E346 [8MR]
      Deegan, James, E870 [18MY]
      Durante, Blaise J., E1127 [21JN]
      Gadsden, Corliss, E1498 [12SE]
      Hodges, Frederick B. (Ben), E1219 [10JY]
      Kasulke, Robert J., E1496 [12SE]
      Leonard, Kevin A., E984 [5JN]
      Lewis, Representative Jerry, H5063 [19JY]
      McGhee, Phillip E., E1495 [12SE]
      Schulz, Roger B., E1501 [12SE]
      Shea, Eugene, E1193 [29JN]
      Stanton, Edgar E., III, E43 [18JA]
      Van Deusen, Karl, E982 [5JN]




YOUNG, CHARLES

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E73 [25JA]




YOUNG, DON (a Representative from Alaska)

  Amendments
      Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military 
        construction (H.R. 4310), H3133, H3134 [18MY]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3452 [5JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4844 [12JY]
  Appointments
      Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, 
        TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf 
        Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H3163 [18MY]
      Animals: designate the North American bison as the national 
        mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H6280 [21SE]
      Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under 
        authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), 
        H2329 [7MY]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support 
        expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 
        2152), H641 [8FE]
      Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into 
        account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of 
        Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense 
        categories (see H.R. 3662), H694 [9FE]
      Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish 
        (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]
      Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in 
        the international community in conserving natural resources to 
        further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 
        [27JN]
      Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase 
        agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2033 [19AP]
      Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about 
        military service (see H.R. 1775), H5328 [26JY]
      Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable 
        economic activity for counties and local governments 
        containing National Forest System land through a management-
        focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]
      ------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see 
        H.R. 5873), H3808 [19JN]
      Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to 
        refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
        Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), 
        H5764 [10SE]
      Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes 
        for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]
      ------require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to 
        eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 
        2094), H6304 [9OC]
      Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 
        3679), H115 [23JA]
      ------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing 
        requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty 
        drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred 
        brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2570 [9MY]
      ------provide States with incentives to require elementary and 
        secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to 
        administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5631 [1AU]
      Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates 
        to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at 
        rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), 
        H945 [17FE]
      Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real 
        property to assist with land management, conservation, and 
        development and identify land that no longer needs to be 
        federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H2447 [8MY]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5526 [31JY]
      ------expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
        benefits (see H.R. 4287), H5712 [2AU]
      ------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
        under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of 
        veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 
        178), H3163 [18MY]
      Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs 
        (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
      Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H3707 
        [15JN]
      Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (see 
        H.R. 3742), H441 [2FE]
      EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 
        2284), H3267 [30MY]
      ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for 
        dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), 
        H5079 [19JY]
      FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against 
        pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, 
        require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical 
        certification process (see H.R. 3816), H5079 [19JY]
      Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on 
        parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4686 [9JY]
      Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal 
        wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal 
        land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see 
        H.R. 6306), H5766 [10SE]
      Financial institutions: improve examination of depository 
        institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3662 [7JN]
      Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate 
        transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), 
        H2570 [9MY]
      Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to 
        improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal 
        wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal 
        wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4908 [17JY]
      Fish and fishing: provide additional flexibility for fishery 
        managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum 
        for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey 
        funding (see H.R. 6350), H5923 [12SE]
      Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in 
        the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products 
        must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 
        6170), H5712 [2AU]
      Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating 
        forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase 
        State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see 
        H.R. 6089), H4908 [17JY]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that annual expenditures 
        to pay for operation and maintenance costs are allocated 
        equitably among eligible harbor projects (see H.R. 3648), H28 
        [17JA]
      Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance 
        for employees (see H.R. 1744), H802 [15FE]
      House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 
        397), H3405 [1JN]
      Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access 
        to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims 
        (see H.R. 890), H220 [31JA]
      ------preserve consumer and employer access to licensed 
        independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1209 [6MR]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1848 [16AP]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5079 [19JY]
      Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome 
        anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1808 [29MR]
      ------include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H5860 
        [11SE]
      ------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the 
        President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this 
        relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 
        4133), H1847 [16AP]
      LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States 
        (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]
      Medicare: provide for a primary care graduate medical education 
        pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce 
        (see H.R. 3667), H2288 [27AP]
      ------recognize attending physician assistants as attending 
        physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H3808 
        [19JN]
      ------strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), 
        H3733 [18JN]
      Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments 
        and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic 
        health records (see H.R. 4066), H3700 [8JN]
      Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in 
        commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
      ------promote domestic production of critical minerals and 
        materials (see H.R. 4402), H3267 [30MY]
      National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to 
        establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5712 [2AU]
      National Museum of the American People: support formation of a 
        bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see 
        H. Con. Res. 63), H803 [15FE]
      National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of 
        anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]
      Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian 
        lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), 
        H903 [16FE]
      NATO: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of 
        intelligence community in support of military operations 
        without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 
        6290), H5704 [2AU]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H945 [17FE]
      NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address 
        marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5712 [2AU]
      ------establish constituent-driven program to collect priority 
        coastal geospatial data and support information platform 
        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage 
        coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]
      Northern Mariana Islands: prevent Federal funds from being used 
        for any construction project exceeding a certain cost unless 
        the workforce is composed of a certain percentage of U.S. 
        workers (see H.R. 4037), H4908 [17JY]
      Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of 
        free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), 
        H4156 [27JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on 
        health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6279 [21SE]
      Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national 
        security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and 
        express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 
        [20MR]
      Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service 
        determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that 
        would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns 
        (see H.R. 4335), H2329 [7MY]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain 
        areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or 
        individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal 
        resources (see H.R. 2776), H6152 [19SE]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
      Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
      Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
        buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 
        6151), H5328 [26JY]
      ------extend eligibility of activities in Puerto Rico for the 
        deduction for income attributable to domestic production 
        activities (see H.R. 4605), H6234 [20SE]
      ------extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H3578 
        [6JN]
      ------extend the research credit and increase and make permanent 
        the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), 
        H3577 [6JN]
      ------modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private 
        foundations (see H.R. 2311), H2134 [25AP]
      ------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see 
        H.R. 860), H1741 [28MR]
      ------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see 
        H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
      ------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1807 [29MR]
      Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain 
        employees from using title of ``officer'' and from wearing 
        uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement 
        officers (see H.R. 3608), H27 [17JA]
      U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that 
        threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional 
        rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 
        3594), H1210 [6MR]
      Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), 
        H4863 [12JY]
      Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of 
        proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 
        [7MY]
      Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and 
        violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal 
        trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), 
        H3578 [6JN]
      World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Alaska: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining area road 
        corridor (see H.R. 6227), H5327 [26JY]
      Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 
        4194), H1305 [8MR]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1272 [7MR]
      Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (see H.R. 
        6478), H6231 [20SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (see H.R. 5898), H3480 
        [5JN]
      Forest Service: resolve title issues involving real property and 
        equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln 
        Drying Grant Program (see H.R. 3777), H26 [17JA]
      Mount Chosin Few: designate (see H.R. 5928), H3660 [7JN]
      Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian 
        Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely 
        presented (see H.R. 4031), H726 [14FE]
      ------facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by 
        reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of 
        Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H568 [7FE]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (see 
        H.R. 4347), H1811 [30MR]
      Sports: recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational 
        boaters and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and 
        wildlife agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, 
        wildlife, and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 
        [20SE]
      Taxation: exempt certain air taxi services from taxes on 
        transportation by air (see H.R. 6243), H5525 [31JY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Alaska: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining area road 
        corridor (H.R. 6227), H5328 [26JY]
      Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (H.R. 4194), 
        H1306 [8MR]
      Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military 
        aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve 
        components, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
        dependents (H.R. 4164), H1273 [7MR]
      Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (H.R. 
        6478), H6233 [20SE]
      Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on 
        aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling 
        Commission fails to adopt such limits (H.R. 5898), H3481 [5JN]
      Forest Service: resolve title issues involving real property and 
        equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln 
        Drying Grant Program (H.R. 3777), H27 [17JA]
      Mount Chosin Few: designate (H.R. 5928), H3661 [7JN]
      Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian 
        Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely 
        presented (H.R. 4031), H726 [14FE]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 
        4347), H1811 [30MR]
      Taxation: exempt certain air taxi services from taxes on 
        transportation by air (H.R. 6243), H5525 [31JY]
      Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at 
        Visitor Center (H.R. 6291), H5708 [2AU]
  Remarks
      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement 
        of certain claims, H3758, H3759, H3777 [19JN]
      ------resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 
        292), H3439 [5JN]
      Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite 
        consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H608 [8FE]
      Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land 
        claims settlements, H3728 [18JN]
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]
      ------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con. 
        Res. 112), H1735 [28MR]
      California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project 
        located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), 
        H3758, H3759, H3777 [19JN]
      Coast Guard: report on costs of reactivating or interest in 
        purchasing Polar Sea (vessel) before decommissioning and 
        disassembling for scrap, H3551 [6JN]
      Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), 
        H3551 [6JN]
      Dept. of the Interior: establish a competitive oil and gas 
        leasing program for exploration, development, and production 
        of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, H753 [15FE]
      ------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production 
        plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3887 [20JN]
      ------expedite a program of competitive leasing of oil and gas 
        in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at 
        least one lease sale in the Reserve each year during a certain 
        period, H3887 [20JN]
      ------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale 
        resources and promote shale technology research and 
        development (H.R. 3408), H753 [15FE]
      Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies 
        from Canada, H1885, H1886 [17AP]
      Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), 
        H3452 [5JN]
      FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create 
        efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and 
        capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation 
        system (H.R. 658), conference report, H454 [3FE]
      FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on 
        certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 
        2039), H5105 [23JY]
      Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an 
        automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 
        4367), E1283 [19JY]
      Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
        lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3725, H3728 [18JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), E1247 [12JY]
      Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, E1431 [3AU]
      House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in 
        contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas 
        issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
        (House) (H. Res. 711), H4414 [28JN]
      Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, 
        E1254 [17JY]
      James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK: designate 
        (S. 1710), H1142 [5MR]
      Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609, H5610, H5611 [1AU]
      Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for 
        territories, H2630 [10MY], E1247 [12JY]
      Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of 
        critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4844, H4845 
        [12JY]
      Mount Chosin Few: designate (H.R. 5928), E1346 [26JY]
      National forests: exempt national forest lands producing 
        critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area 
        Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
      Native Americans: provide for the use and distribution of the 
        funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the 
        U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 
        (H.R. 1272), H3723, H3724, H3725 [18JN]
      NOAA: Fisheries Management Commissions funding, H2536, H2537 
        [9MY]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), 
        E1247 [12JY]
      Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas 
        exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 
        leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum 
        Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3887 [20JN]
      Public broadcasting: funding, E1328 [25JY]
      Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
        motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
        funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear 
        reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4618 [29JN]
      Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 
        4347), H5104, H5105 [23JY]
      San Joaquin River: restoration program funding, H3452 [5JN]
      Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: 
        making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2536, H2537 [9MY]
      Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from 
        certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3777 
        [19JN]
      Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
        fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1885, H1886 
        [17AP]
      Taxation: rates, H1735 [28MR]
  Tributes
      Burkart, June, E710 [7MY]
      Costello, Representative, H5903 [12SE]
      Frey, Mano, E1025 [8JN]
      Slick, Sherrie, E866 [18MY]
      Uhart, Barney, E1584 [21SE]




YOUNG, JAMES E.

  Proclamations
      James E. Young U.S. Citizen of Distinction: Representative Henry 
        C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E611 [23AP]




YOUNG, JOHN F., JR.

  Letters
      Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified 
        Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, 
        H3473 [5JN]




YOUNG, LYNDA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E752 [9MY]




YOUNG, MARTIN

  Articles and editorials
      Back on His Home Land, S2317 [16AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S2316 [16AP]




YOUNG, MARY ALAMAR

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E146 [6FE]




YOUNG, MELVIN S., JR.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1277 [18JY]




YOUNG, NEAL A.

  Remarks in House
      Partnership for Public Service: Samuel J. Heyman Service to 
        America Medal for Science and Environment recipient, E1519 
        [13SE]




YOUNG, TODD C. (a Representative from Indiana)

  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
      Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District 
        of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1498 [21MR]
      Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial 
        marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division 
        members who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 
        111), H1542 [22MR]
      Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers' 
        license to a member whose duty station is located in the State 
        (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]
      ------protect child custody arrangements for parents who are 
        members (see H.R. 4201), H1916 [17AP]
      ------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), 
        H181 [25JA]
      Budget: require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), 
        H3362 [31MY]
      Business and industry: empower States to require online 
        retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see 
        H.R. 3179), H1101 [29FE]
      Children and youth: require parental consent to release records 
        of home-schooled students (see H.R. 2910), H696 [13FE]
      Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private 
        entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education 
        to youth and their parents (see H.R. 2874), H571 [7FE]
      Dept. of State: designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
        Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 
        4228), H1642 [27MR]
      Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to 
        exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of 
        Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5711 [2AU]
      Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation 
        assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce 
        State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H802 [15FE]
      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 
        5871), H4686 [9JY]
      Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or 
        relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer 
        without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or 
        Defense (see H.R. 615), H512 [6FE]
      Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are 
        used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H3577 [6JN]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy 
        benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H1978 [18AP]
      Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear 
        weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic 
        pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 
        568), H1572 [26MR]
      ------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing 
        presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see 
        H.R. 3783), H182 [25JA]
      ------use parts of fines levied against companies that do 
        business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to 
        Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified 
        in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3405 [1JN]
      Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct 
        the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance 
        this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see 
        H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
      Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 
        1063), H4828 [11JY]
      ------ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic 
        imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H966 [27FE]
      ------provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the 
        prescription drug program to further fair audits of and 
        payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1978 [18AP]
      National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 
        [28JN]
      National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an 
        amnesty period during which veterans and their families can 
        register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H944 [17FE]
      Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), 
        H1154 [5MR]
      NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees 
        who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3700 
        [8JN]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of 
        conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific 
        items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 [7FE]
      ------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
      ------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 
        1370), H3363 [31MY]
      Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and 
        competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies 
        from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health 
        insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H2033 [19AP]
      POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any 
        person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 
        [18AP]
      Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and 
        celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]
      SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 3501), H79 [18JA]
      Tariff: acetic acid, 5 chloro-8-quinolinoxy, 1 methylhexylester 
        (see H.R. 5023), H2268 [27AP]
      ------benfluralin (see H.R. 5024), H2268 [27AP]
      ------benzamide, N[[[3,5 dichloro-2-fluoro-4-1,1,2,3,3,3-
        hexafluoropropoxy)phenyl] amino]carbonyl] 2,6 difluoro - (9Cl) 
        (see H.R. 5002), H2268 [27AP]
      ------DAT intermediate (see H.R. 4998), H2267 [27AP]
      ------DEPCT (see H.R. 5006), H2268 [27AP]
      ------dichlormid (see H.R. 5017), H2268 [27AP]
      ------dimethyl malonate (see H.R. 5003), H2268 [27AP]
      ------diphenyl sulfide (see H.R. 5004), H2268 [27AP]
      ------DMDS (see H.R. 4999), H2267 [27AP]
      ------ethalfluralin (see H.R. 5015), H2268 [27AP]
      ------fenbuconazole (see H.R. 5008), H2268 [27AP]
      ------formulated product containing propyzamide as the active 
        ingredient (see H.R. 5011), H2268 [27AP]
      ------4,4-dimethoxy-2-butanone (see H.R. 5026), H2268 [27AP]
      ------4 ethoxy 1,1,1 trifluoro 3 butene-2-one (see H.R. 5014), 
        H2268 [27AP]
      ------4-(1-thoxyethoxy) styrene-4- (t-butylcarbonyloxy) styrene-
        4-hydroxystyrene copolymer (see H.R. 5363), H2317 [7MY]
      ------fungicide mixtures (see H.R. 5020), H2268 [27AP]
      ------gallery (see H.R. 5019), H2268 [27AP]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder (see H.R. 5347), H2317 [7MY]
      ------ion-exchange resin powder comprising a copolymer of 
        styrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene (see H.R. 5360), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------macroporous poly(divinylbenzene) (see H.R. 5346), H2317 
        [7MY]
      ------macroporus adsorpent polymers (see H.R. 5362), H2317 [7MY]
      ------MCPA-2-ethylhexyl (see H.R. 5012), H2268 [27AP]
      ------methoxyfenozide (see H.R. 5000), H2267 [27AP]
      ------myclobutanil (see H.R. 5021), H2268 [27AP]
      ------1,3-dichloropropene mixed isomers (see H.R. 5027), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (see H.R. 5009), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------poly(4-(1-isobutoxy ethoxy)styrene-co-4-hydroxystyrene 
        (see H.R. 5348), H2317 [7MY]
      ------propiconazole (see H.R. 5018), H2268 [27AP]
      ------quinoline (see H.R. 4996), H2267 [27AP]
      ------Quintec (see H.R. 5001), H2268 [27AP]
      ------(R)-(+)-2-(4 hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid (see H.R. 
        5022), H2268 [27AP]
      ------tebuthiuron (see H.R. 5013), H2268 [27AP]
      ------10,10'-oxybisphenoxarsine (see H.R. 5361), H2317 [7MY]
      ------trifluralin (see H.R. 5025), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2,6-dichloroaniline (see H.R. 5005), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2 chloro 1 (3 ethoxy 4 nitrophenoxy) 4 (trifluoromethyl) 
        benzene (see H.R. 5016), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2 methoxy-4-trifluoromethylpyridine (see H.R. 5007), H2268 
        [27AP]
      ------2-amino-5,7-dimethoxy-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (see 
        H.R. 5010), H2268 [27AP]
      ------2-cyanopyridine (see H.R. 4997), H2267 [27AP]
      Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of 
        qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), 
        H5712 [2AU]
      ------repeal the individual and employer health insurance 
        mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
      Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation 
        worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to 
        remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 
        3173), H571 [7FE]
      Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service 
        departments to provide for the expedited training and 
        licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 
        3884), H439 [2FE]
      World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
        Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
      Dept. of Defense: expand indemnification responsibilities 
        applicable when property at closed military installations is 
        conveyed (see H.R. 4407), H2029 [19AP]
      Tariff: capacitor grade homopolymer polypropylene resin in 
        primary form (see H.R. 4380), H1976 [18AP]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics (see H.R. 5539), H2320 [7MY]
      ------long pile fabrics of man-made fibers (see H.R. 5538), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------pile fabrics (see H.R. 5533, 5540), H2320 [7MY]
      ------rubberized textile fabrics of cotton, other than those of 
        heading 5902 (see H.R. 5541), H2320 [7MY]
      ------textile fabrics of man-made fibers impregnated, coated, 
        covered or laminated with polyurethane (see H.R. 5536), H2320 
        [7MY]
      ------warp knit fabrics (see H.R. 5535, 5537), H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers mixed mainly or 
        solely with man-made filaments, of yarns of different colors 
        (see H.R. 5534), H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers mixed mainly with 
        or solely with man-made filaments (see H.R. 5531), H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn (see H.R. 5532), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven 
        fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5404, of yarns of 
        different colors (see H.R. 5529), H2320 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers (see H.R. 5530), 
        H2320 [7MY]
      Taxation: waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        4279), H1739 [28MR]
  Constitutional authority statements
      Dept. of Defense: expand indemnification responsibilities 
        applicable when property at closed military installations is 
        conveyed (H.R. 4407), H2031 [19AP]
      Tariff: capacitor grade homopolymer polypropylene resin in 
        primary form (H.R. 4380), H1977 [18AP]
      ------knitted or crocheted fabrics (H.R. 5539), H2328 [7MY]
      ------long pile fabrics of man-made fibers (H.R. 5538), H2328 
        [7MY]
      ------pile fabrics (H.R. 5533), H2328 [7MY]
      ------pile fabrics (H.R. 5540), H2328 [7MY]
      ------rubberized textile fabrics of cotton, other than those of 
        heading 5902 (H.R. 5541), H2328 [7MY]
      ------textile fabrics of man-made fibers impregnated, coated, 
        covered or laminated with polyurethane (H.R. 5536), H2328 
        [7MY]
      ------warp knit fabrics (H.R. 5535), H2328 [7MY]
      ------warp knit fabrics (H.R. 5537), H2328 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers mixed mainly or 
        solely with man-made filaments, of yarns of different colors 
        (H.R. 5534), H2328 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers mixed mainly with 
        or solely with man-made filaments (H.R. 5531), H2328 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven 
        fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5404, of yarns of 
        different colors (H.R. 5529), H2328 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn (H.R. 5532), 
        H2328 [7MY]
      ------woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers (H.R. 5530), 
        H2328 [7MY]
      Taxation: waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by 
        unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (H.R. 
        4279), H1740 [28MR]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
      House of Representatives, H515 [7FE]
  Remarks
      Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and 
        replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act 
        (H.R. 5652), H4923 [18JY]
      ------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases 
        in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the 
        previous year's spending levels (H.R. 3578), H422 [2FE]
      ------require the President to provide a report detailing the 
        sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), 
        H4923 [18JY]
      Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H4923 [18JY]
      Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television 
        broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, 
        H3278 [31MY]
      Economy: impact of Government regulations, H5123, H5126, H5127, 
        H5128 [23JY]
      Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of 
        the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
        joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), 
        H5127 [23JY]
      Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any 
        significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is 
        equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5123, 
        H5126, H5127, H5128 [23JY]
      Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care 
        related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4754 [10JY]
      Indiana: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts in 
        responding to tornadoes, H1160 [6MR], E327 [7MR]
      Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3797 [19JN]
      ------repeal, H3797 [19JN]
      ------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4754 [10JY]
      Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3797 
        [19JN]
  Tributes
      Ellsworth, Tom, H2722 [16MY]




YOUNG AUDIENCES, INC.

  Bills and resolutions
      National Young Audiences Week: designate (see H. Res. 574), 
        H1272 [7MR]
  Remarks in House
      National Young Audiences Week: observance, E354 [8MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio (organization): tribute, S1418 
        [6MR]




YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR COUNCIL

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3427 
        [22MY]




YOUNG INVINCIBLES (organization)

  Letters
      Today's Entrepreneurs Are America's Mentors (TEAM) Act, S3427 
        [22MY]
  Press releases
      House GOP Student Interest Rate Bill Offers Young Adults a 
        Choice--Your Health or an Affordable Education?, H2241 [27AP]




YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

  Remarks in House
      Cox, T. Randolph: YMCA of Kanawha Valley, WV, Spirit of the 
        Valley award recipient, E1380 [1AU]
      Hollidaysburg, PA: anniversary of YMCA of Hollidaysburg, E524 
        [16AP]




YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

  Letters
      Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S3229 [16MY]
  Remarks in House
      Brand, Morgan: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Future 
        Leader Award recipient, E1056 [18JN]
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Bucks County YWCA ``Women Who Make 
        a Difference'' award recipients, E760 [10MY]
      Jones, Leechia: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in the Workplace award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Judah, Linda: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Lifetime 
        Achievement Award recipient, E1054 [18JN]
      Mountain Lakes, NJ: anniversary of Lakeland Hills YWCA, E872 
        [18MY]
      Norris, Christi: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Support Services award recipient, E1053 [18JN]
      Prussman, Lori: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1055 [18JN]
      Stein, Sara Summers: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence 
        Emerging Leader award recipient, E1057 [18JN]
      Susan J. Campbell Copywriting Solutions, LLC: St. Joseph, MO, 
        YWCA Women of Excellence Employer of Excellence award 
        recipient, E1051 [18JN]
      Watson, Diane: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence for 
        Women in Volunteerism award recipient, E1053 [18JN]
  Remarks in Senate
      District of Columbia: anniversary of Thompson-Markward Hall 
        (Young Woman's Christian Home) congressional charter, S5082 
        [17JY]




YOUNGSTROM, KENYON M.

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S6535 [20SE]




YOUNIS, ABED E. AND MARIA PAZ C.

  Remarks in House
      Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) Marianas Variety News & Views: 
        anniversary, H1547 [26MR], E441 [26MR]




YOUNTVILLE, CA

  Remarks in Senate
      Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building: 
        designate (H.R. 3004), S2886 [26AP]
  Reports filed
      Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, 
        Yountville, CA: Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3004), S2730 [25AP]




YOUSAFZAI, MALALA

  Articles and editorials
      Why Malala Inspires Us, E1695 [12OC]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1694 [12OC]




YOUTH  see Children and Youth




YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA (organization)

  Bills and resolutions
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (see S. Res. 421), S2393 
        [17AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Global Youth Service Days: designate (S. Res. 421), S2452 [17AP]
  Texts of
      S. Res. 421, Global Youth Service Days, S2399, S2452 [17AP]




YOUTH SUMMER JOBS ACT

  Bills and resolutions
      Enact (see S. 3273), S3838 [7JN]




YSLETA del SUR PUEBLO AND ALABAMA AND COUSHATTA INDIAN TRIBES OF TEXAS 
    RESTORATION ACT

  Remarks in Senate
      Native Americans: determine blood quantum requirement for 
        membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1560), 
        S5894 [1AU]
  Reports filed
      Determine Blood Quantum Requirement for Membership in the Ysleta 
        del Sur Pueblo Tribe: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) 
        (H.R. 1560), S5731 [31JY]




YSRAEL, DIANA Z.

  Remarks in House
      First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business (publication): Guam 
        Businesswoman of the Year Gala Lifetime Achievement Award 
        recipient, E673 [26AP]




YU, EUGENE CHIN

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E525 [16AP]




YU, PRISCILLA

  Remarks in House
      Peace Corps: anniversary, E322 [6MR]




YU, ZIZI

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]




YU JAE GIL

  Remarks in House
      Korea, Democratice People's Republic of: call for release of 
        political prisoners, E837 [17MY]




YU JIE

  Articles and editorials
      Myth of China as a Harmless Tiger, E198 [15FE]




YUAN, JASON C.

  Addresses
      Taiwan Food Donation to Kenya, S2914 [7MY]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1593, E1621 [21SE]




YUBA COUNTY, CA

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




YUCAIPA, CA

  Remarks in House
      Crafton Hills College: anniversary, E486 [29MR]




YUDIN, LORY

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4147 [13JN]




YUKO, KENNETH

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1515 [13SE]




YUKOS OIL CO.

  Letters
      Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. 
        investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company: Senators Inhofe and 
        Scott P. Brown, S4945 [12JY]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors 
        who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian 
        Government expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]




YUMA, AZ

  Addresses
      Leesburg, VA, War Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Dedication: John 
        Epperly, E1711 [19OC]
  Remarks in House
      Leesburg, VA: dedication of war memorial to fallen soldiers, 
        E1711 [19OC]




YUMA (AZ) SUN

  Articles and editorials
      Federal Courts in Arizona Face Crushing Caseload, S1983 [22MR]




ZABALO, CASSIE

  Remarks in Senate
      Tribute, S4948 [12JY]




ZABLE, WALTER J.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, H4161 [28JN], E1136 [26JN]




ZAHN, TAMARA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1264 [17JY]




ZAHNER, RICHARD P.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E920 [31MY]




ZAK, MARY ANNE KELLY

  Remarks in House
      Suffield Foundation for Excellent Schools: Excellence in 
        Education award recipient, E1010 [7JN]




ZAMPERINI, LOUIS

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E656 [25AP]




ZANGARDI, ALFONSO

  Remarks in House
      Plains, PA: tribute to Plains, PA, Hall of Fame inductees, E1710 
        [19OC]




ZAPATA TAMAYO, ORLANDO

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E210 [16FE], E804 [15MY]




ZAPPONE, JOSEPHINE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E130 [3FE]




ZDNet (Internet site)

  Articles and editorials
      Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, H3097 [17MY]




ZELIN, MARGARET

  Remarks in House
      Bucks County, PA: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, 
        H225 [1FE]




ZELLER, MIKE

  Remarks in House
      Greater Corona Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce: Citizen of the 
        Year award recipient, E31 [18JA]




ZEOLI, CHRISTOPHER

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E899 [30MY]




ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INC.

  Remarks in House
      Esnault, Betty: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Community Service Honoree, E947 [1JN]
      Rodges, Teresa A.: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Rho Zeta 
        Chapter Woman of the Year award recipient, E964 [1JN]




ZHANG, DIANA

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1361 [31JY]




ZHANG, YUNING

  Remarks in Senate
      Connecticut: tribute to Intel Corp., Science Talent Search 
        semifinalists, S2723 [25AP]




ZHAO, MARK

  Remarks in House
      SBA: Guam Minority Small Business Person of the Year award 
        recipient, E451 [27MR]




ZHERKA, ILIR

  Articles and editorials
      Taking It to the Street, E1115-E1118 [21JN]
  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1114 [21JN]




ZIEGLER, KATE

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to California participants, E1336 [26JY]




ZIENTS, JEFFREY D.

  Memorandums
      Use of Evidence and Evaluation in the 2014 Budget, E1270 [18JY]




ZIEVE, ALLISON M.

  Letters
      Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, S2499 
        [18AP]




ZILKA, RICHARD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1058 [18JN]




ZIMBABWE, REPUBLIC OF

  Messages
      National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe: President Obama, S1373 
        [2MR], H1139 [5MR]
  Reports filed
      Nomination of David B. Wharton To Be Ambassador to Zimbabwe: 
        Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5486 [26JY]




ZIMBLE, JAMES A.

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E47 [19JA]




ZIMMER, TONI

  Remarks in House
      Girl Scouts: tribute to Centennial Celebration--Women of 
        Achievement honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, 
        E311 [5MR]




ZIMMERMAN, GABRIEL

  Remarks in House
      Diaz, Yethzell: University of California, Santa Cruz, Gabriel 
        Zimmerman Scholarship Fund award recipient, E652 [25AP]




ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE

  Bills and resolutions
      Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the 
        investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. 
        Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, H1398 [20MR], 
        H1522 [22MR], H1559 [26MR], H1579, H1580 [27MR], H1830-H1836 
        [16AP], E418 [22MR]
      Martin, Trayvon: condemn shooting death, H1396 [20MR], H1437 
        [21MR], H1501, H1521, H1533-H1535 [22MR], H1646, H1651, H1652 
        [28MR], H1795, H1796 [29MR]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of Justice: investigation into shooting of Trayvon Martin 
        by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, S2040 [27MR]




ZIMMERMANN, IRIS

  Remarks in House
      Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, E1280 [18JY]




ZIMRING, DONALD

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1124 [21JN]




ZIN MAR AUNG

  Citations
      Dept. of State International Women of Courage Award awarded to 
        Zin Mar Aung, S1499 [8MR]
  Remarks in House
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, H2139 [26AP]
  Remarks in Senate
      Dept. of State: tribute to International Women of Courage Award 
        recipients, S1499 [8MR]




ZINK, CHRISTY

  Articles and editorials
      Kind of Woman Who Needs a Late-Term Abortion, H5447 [31JY]




ZINK, ROBERT J.

  Remarks in House
      Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E393 [20MR]




ZINTER, COURTNEY

  Privilege of the floor
      Senate, S6065 [10SE]




ZIPPO MANUFACTURING CO.

  Remarks in House
      Booth, Gregory: nomination to Dept. of Commerce Manufacturing 
        Council, H2291 [7MY]
      Tribute, H2291 [7MY]




ZOAR, OH

  Bills and resolutions
      Corps of Engineers: preserve historical integrity of Zoar, OH, 
        while carrying out any study or construction of flood damage 
        reduction measures, including levees (see S. 3580), S6545 
        [20SE]




ZOBERMAN, ISRAEL

  Statements
      Congregation Beth Chaverim, Virginia Beach, VA, Anniversary, 
        E1194 [29JN]




ZOELLICK, ROBERT

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E780 [11MY]




ZOOK, JUSTIN

  Remarks in House
      Paralympic Games: tribute for participation, E1502 [12SE]
  Remarks in Senate
      Paralympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, S6333 [13SE]




ZTE CORP.

  Articles and editorials
      Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, H3097 [17MY]




ZULCOSKY, CHLOE

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E1340 [26JY]




ZULU SOCIAL AID & PLEASURE CLUB INC.

  Remarks in House
      James, Elroy A.: Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Inc., King of 
        Zulu designee, E223 [17FE]




ZUNT, MARY

  Remarks in House
      Tribute, E278 [29FE]




ZYSKOWSKI, KAYLEIGH

  Articles and editorials
      Frankfort VFW's Honor Guard Members Feel Privileged To Serve, 
        S2320 [16AP]